The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-06-08
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.
EDWARD NJ. BEALE, of Washington-for-
merly Of California-has been nominated by
the President to succeed Mr.. Orth as Minister
to Austria.
JOHN s. RUTAN, of Pennsylvania, was, on
the 25th, nominated as United States Consul
to Florence, the name of Mr. Writ Sykes hav-
ing been withdrawn in connection with that
appointment.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 26th says
Gen. Sherman had telegraphed to Gen. Sher-
idan, at Chicago, to the effect that the Presi-
dent had stated "that the people who had
gone to the Black Hills of Dakota inside the
Sioux reservation, or who may hereafter go
there, are there wrongfully, and that they
should be notified of the fact. But the
Government is engaged in a certain meas
ure that will probably result in the opening
up OF the country to occupation and settle.
ment. In the meantime the Indians should
not be allowed to scalp and kill anybody, and
you are authorized to afford protection to all
persons who are coming away or who are
conveying food and stores for those already
there"
LAWRENCE HARNET, an ex-Doorkeeper of
the House, appeared before the Clymer In
vestigating Committee on the 29th and
swere that he had paid $3.50 to Speaker Kerr
IN 1866 for the appointment of Augustus P.
Greene to a vacant lieutenancy. Upon col
lateral points the witness was forgetful, but
he stuck most pertinaciously to the main
assertion that the money was paid for the APP
pointment. Mr.. Kerr denied knowing Har-
ney, and most solemnly asserted that not a
dollar had passed between them as sworn to
by Harvey.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed
the retirement of $4C4 POS of legal tenders,
that being eighty per cent. of the National
Bank circulation issued during May. This
leaves the outstanding greenback circulation
at 1910, 12S 66S.
THE EAST.
The New Jersey Democratic State Conven-
tion was held at Trenton on the 3d. Dele
gates-at-Lirge were chosen to the National
Convention and requested to present the
name of Joel Parker as candidate for the
Presidency of the United States. Among the
resolutions adopted was one favoring the res.
toration Of gold and silver as the basis of
currency as soon as practicable.
Mr.. WILLIAM H. HURLBuT, for some time
connected with the New York World, has
purchased Mr.. Marbles interest in that
paper, and succeeds him in its editorial man.
agement, Mr.. Marble retiring.
THE New Hampshire Republican State
Convention was held on the Gath, and dele
gates were chosen to the National Convention.
They were uninstructed.
Us. GRANT, JR, son of President Grant,
has been admitted to the practice of law in
New York city.
THE fast-mail train jumped the track at
Albany, N. Y, on the morning of the Goth.
The engineer and fireman were killed
PIPER, the murderer of little Mabel Young
was hanged at Boston on the 18th On the
same day, Samuel j. Frost was also hanged
at Worcester, Mass, for the murder of his
wlfe's brother in July last. horrible scene
occurred at the latter execution. The fall
was so great that the head of Frost was
jerked from his body, which hung only by
ligaments. His blood spurted in every direc-
The recent National Convention of the In.
dependent Greenback party issued a call for
National ratification meeting, to be held in
the city of Philadelphia, on the 4th day of
July, 1876, and invited all the people of the
Nation to attend and ratify the platform and
nominations of the Convention.
A New YORK dispatch of the 2Sth says the
New York Central Il Hudson River and the
Pennsylvania Railroads were about to reduce
their passenger rates from New York to Chi
cago to seventeen dollars; to Cincinnati to
to fifteen dollars, and to St. Louis to twenty
two dollars, and to other Western points to
proportonate figures. The Erie Company's
rates were one dollar less in each case than
the foregoing.
A RECENT Philadelphia dispatch says that,
during the first thirteen DAYS of the Centen-
NAL Exhibition, according to official figures,
49S, s3s people visited the grounds, being
considerably more than three times the mum.
Der that visited the Vienna Exposition dur
ing the same period of its existence.
GOLD closed in New York, on the Goth, at
ll2B. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat, sl.21@l.22; No. 2 Milwaukee, s1.25
9l.26; Oats, Western Mixed, 3S@36c
Corn, Western Mixed, 5911@6211ac; Pork,
Mess, s2o.S5; Lard, llAc; Flour, good
to choice, $5.4o@5.75; White Wheat Extra,
s5s0@775. Cattle, 9(0lO4c for good to
extra Sheep (shorn), 5(97c.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the goth, cattle
brought: Best, $53015.5O; medium, a Is
@5.15; common, s4.25945O. Hogs sold
Workers, $6.OO9675; Philadclphias, $1,000
$50. Sheep (shorn) brought $4.5O@5.75 ac-
cording to quality.
WEST AND SOUTH.
The Kansas Republican State Convention,
held at Topeka on the oath, adopted resolu.
ton declaring James 6. Blaine to be its first
choice as candidate for President of the
United States. Delegates were chosen to
the Cincinnati Convention.
THE Minnesota Republican State Conven-
ton met at st. Paul on the oath, and elected
delegates to the National Convention. A
strong Blaine resolution was adopted The