The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-20
General News Summary,
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Ex-SECRErARY BELKNAP has secured az
his counsel in the impeachment trial, Messrs
Montgomery Blair, Jere. 8. Black, Ben. F
Butler and Matt. II. Carpenter.
AN order was issued, by instruction of the
President, on the 5th, directing the re -estao.
lishment Of the Army headquarters at Wash.
ington, and also providing that in future all
orders issued by the War Department per.
tanning to military affairs shall be promul.
gated through the General Of the Army.
ATTY..GEN. PIERREPoNT, A. c. Bradley,
Levi P. Luckey and Gen. Babcock were be-
fore Clymer's investigating committee on
the 9th, and contradicted many of the essen
tial parts of Detective Bells story.
Mr.. SPRINGER, of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, asked Gen. Schenck, on
the 9Th, if the committee should say that he
(Schenck) had been engaged in the Emma
mine transactions in good faith, and with no
fraudulent intent, whether he would still de-
sire fuller investigation for the sake of 9th.
crs. Gen. Schenck replied that he desired
such an investigation for others as well as
HlMSCu, lAdt was HClIACI uupC uol q
rascal, but had invested in the mine with his
eyes open and with a view of lettering his
condition; lie wished to show that the failure
Of the mine was owing to Encouragement.
Col. WHITLEY having given testimony be-
fore the House judiciary Committee which
tended to implicate Gen. Babcock in the
safe-burglary conspiracy, the latter gentle
hafOro fho iffoo
Sth and sought to explain away the circum-
stances which seemed to connect him with
such conspiracy !, and asserted that he knew
nothing of the safe burglary, but that, had
he known it was contemplated, he would
have taken means to prevent it.
THE EAST.
The election in Connecticut on the Sd re-
suited in the success of the Democratic
ticket. The total vote of the State, with only
the town of Salem to hear from, which last
year was u Republican to q Democratic, is
9S,4S5, against lOo, 9S3 last year. Ingersoll
Den. for Governor has 5l,O7l; Robinson
(Rep), 1857; Atwater Currency Re.
form, 1886; Smith (Pro), 1871. Ingersol's
majority, 1857; plurality, 1918. The SEN
ate stands is Democrats and Republicans,
and the House 159 Democrats to s. Republi-
cans, and 2 Independents.
RETURNS from the Rhode Island State cleo
tion, received on the morning of the 9th,
give Lippitt (Rep) for Governor, 2l2; How
ard (Pro.), 6,227; Beach Dem. }, 3472-Lipptt
lacking about ], 400 of an election by the peo-
pie. Alderman (Rep) for Secretary of State
is elected by about 10000 majority over
Pierce (Dem.). Other candidates on State
ticket run about the same as Governor. The
General Assembly will stand-Senate, twenty
seven Republican and nine Democrats;
House, sixty three Republicans and nine
Democrats; thus insuring the election of the
Republican State ticket by that body.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made at Philadelphia
on the 4th, by Postmaster Fairman, that the
pestoffice of that city would be closed a,
dark and all night work and business sus-
pended, under Secretary Bristow's recent in.
structions. Several business firms Of the
city thereupon offered to defray the expenses
of keeping the Office open as usual during the
week, which offer was accepted by the Post
master.
IN the suit of Frank Moulton against the
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the defendant was sustained, on the 9Th, with
leave to the plaintiff to amend mis- complain,
within twenty days, on payment of costs.
THE Springfield (Mass) Republican of the
9th says that in settling up the affairs of Pat
rick Donahue, the proprietor of the Boston
Pilot, who recently went into bankruptcy
facts Of most disgraceful character came tc
light II hat dnrinr he fou
years he has been the recipient of thousands
of dollars placed in his hands for safe-keep
ing by many Irish Catholics who regarded
him as their best friend. Such money he put
into his private business and lost.
THE bill to tax church and educationa
property has been defeated in the New Jersey
House of Representatives.
A MEETING of the New York and BROOKLYN
Association OF Congregational Ministers was
held 10 the latter city on the 7th, at which the
action Of the Advisory Council was endorsed
and resolutions were adopted to publicly in
wife anyone having, or protesting to have, any
evidence against Mr.. Beecher, not already
Investigated before the civil court, tc
bring such evidence before q con-
mission to be appointed for the
purpose of hearing such evidence, the pro
posed commission to consist of Messrs. r. s
Storrs, W. l. Buddington, L. Smith Hobart
K. s. Stone and N. W. Vergeu. Messrs. Storrs
Buddington, H. H. Mcfarland, B. N. Martin
W. N. Taylor and W. H. Ward entered pro
test against this action on the ground that ar
investigation thus organized could result ir
nothing more than another superficial and I'm
fanf0r inn III,
by Prof. Martin in favor of ecclesiastical doc
trines, fhe opposite of those espoused b,
Plymouth Church and it's Council, were
tabled, and Drs. Buddington, Mcfarland
Taylor and Storrs then sent to the Moderator
letter, in which they withdrew from the
membership of the New York and Brooklyn
Association.
THE wife of Gen. B. F. Butler died st Bos
ton on the morning of the sth.
AT Binghamton, N. Y, on the 9Th, as Charles
Carter, foreman of boiler. shop, was testing
pattern-boiler on the sidewalk in front Of
the shop, the boiler exploded with terrific
force, killing the foreman, a calker named
John Maloney, and boy named Charles
Gambler. Fred Ochesenbein, a jeweler, and
Samuel 1ngraham, boy, were seriously
and several other person slightly, injured.
Mr.. A. T. STEWART, the great New York
dry goods merchant and capitalist, died in
that city on the 10th. He was over seventy
years Of age, and had been in i'll health fol
some time. His estate is estimated at s25,
100000 to $50, 0OO, 900. He leaves a wife, but
no children.
GOLD closed in New York. on the 10th al
1874. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Sprins
Wheat, 1890 l.27; No. 2 Milwaukee, t1.27@
1.2s; Oats, Western Mixed 431<@441{c
Corn, Western Mixed, 6S@69c; Pork
Mess, e2S0 5; Lard, 14c. Flour, good I.
choice, 3535@5.7O; White Wheat Extra
s575@775. Cattle, 9H@l1hc for COED t
extra. Sheep, 6N@sAc. - IL.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 10th, cattl
brought: Best, $5.75@60o; medium, $50
@5.5O; common, $4.25@45O. Hogs sold
Workers. SS 25(0S 40. PhiIadelphias k9OO0