The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-06
the punishment Of wife-beaters by public

the punishment Of wife heaters by public
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EARLY on the morning Of the Esd, boiler
in the Union Pacific Company's rolling mill
at Laramie City, Wy. T., exploded with ter
rible force, completely wreckipg the south
half Of the mill and instantly killing four
men and seriously wouuding ten others, one
Of the wounded dying soon after the acci-
dent. The boiler was carried through the
stone wall Of the mill and deposited on the
prairie quarter of mile distant.
Mrs. CATHERINE LEHERT, Of Chicago, used
kerosene oil to build . fire, ON the cd, and
was fatally burned.
THE death of Chief.Justice Nicholson, of
Tennessee, was announced by telegraph on
the sd. He was formerly United States
Senator and at one time editor of the WASH
ington Union.
Ar Salt Lake, Utah, John Virgins has
been sentenced to be shot June %, for the
murder of John Kramer, the prisoner, who
was given the option, choosing this mode Of
death in preference to hanging Or decspita-
ton.
Gov. Davis, of Mississippi, was pronounced
on the 23d, being removal from Office and dis
qualification for ever again holding any Office
of honor, trust or profit. Upon request OF
the House the Senate discontinued proceed
ings against ex-Superintendento of Education
Cardozo.
ADVANCE sheets of the new directory for
st. Louis place the population of the city at
~, 1879.
THE Iowa State Convention, for the selec.
ton of delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, has been called to meet at Des
Moines, on the 18th of May.
A TEXAN named Davis recently killed a
man named Atchison, ut Herkiag's Mill, in
Colorado, in consequence of a quarrel over
the pronunciation of the word Newfound-
land"
In Chicago, on the 9th, spring wheat, No.
2, closed at $l0lkC@1. ok cash. Cash corn
closed at 4711c for No. 2. Cash oats, No. 2,
sold at 3s@sS1c; April options were
sold at S2s4c. Rye, No. 2, 64@65c. Barley,
No. 2, 5s11@60c. Cash mess pork closed at
s22.35@22.4O. Lard $1S.7O@1375. Good to
choice beeves brought $4.5O@55O; medium
grades, $425@45O; butchers stock, $S.5O@
4.25; stock cattle, etc., $3.5o@4l0. Hogs
brought $s.1O@s.9O for good to choice
Sheep sold at s5.OO@6 so for good to choice.
FOREIGN lNTELLlGENCR.
The bill comforting the title of Empress Of
India upon Queen Victoria passed the British
~ In -
PAUL DAHLGREEN, ul-General of the
United States to Italy, and son of the late
Rear Admiral Dahlgreen, died at Rome on
the Esd.
A RuMoR prevailed in st. Petersburg, on
the 25sh, that the Car of Russia, weary Of
public burdens, was about to retire from the
throne for season, and would appoint the
Czarowitch as Regent.
The American Episcopal Church in Rome,
Italy, was consecrated on the 25th. Bishop
Littlejohn, of the Diocese of Long Island,
conducted the dedicatory ceremonies.
THE dykes surrounding the city of Hero
sonbusch, In Holland, have been swept away
by recent floods. Railway bridges and roads
have been destroyed, and the town was, al
late accounts, completely surrounded by
water. Over 100 houses had disappeared
and it was estimated that 5000 people were
homeless.
A RAaUsA telegram of the 26th says Peko
and other Montenegrius had refused to leave
the insurgent ranks at the demand of the
reigning Prince.
A LONDON dispatch of the 9th gives the
details of the loss of the British emigrant
ship Strathmore, just come to hand. She
struck on the rocks among the Crozet Isl
ands, in the South Pacific, on the LIST of last
July, and went to pieces at once. Forty-foul
OF her passengers and crew were drowned
The survivors succeeded in reaching one OIL
the islands. where they remained withou,
shelter for six months, subsistiug on birds
and BIRDS eggs, until they were rescued by
the Captain of an American whaler.
A CoNsTANT1NoPLE dispatch of the 9th
says the Ottoman Bank had refused to make
further advances to the Turkish Govern.
ment.
The first Chinese locomotive recently made
its trial trip on the tramway near Shanghai
CONGRESSIONAL.
SEVERAL petitions were introduced in
the Senate on the 21st, among them from Good
Templars and other temperance organizations
praying for the passage of a Prohibitory liquor
law in the District of Co!un bia aLd the Terri
tories and also for law prohibiting the use Of
and naval service. A Conference Committee on
the Military Academy bill was appointed The
bill to provide for the counting OF the vote fol
President and Vice-President was further con
House was one from the Judiciary Com
mittee making it q misdemcanor for any EN-
ploye Of the Government to solicit or distribute
funds for ELECTION purposes or to canvass in State
County, or District elections. An amendment
was offered by Mr. Blaine to include Senators
and Representatives in the bill, which being OBJ
a-to reconsider the vote by which the mai1
question had been ordered, and Mr.. Blaine't
amendment was then offered, as were also sew
eIal other amendments. A resolution wal
Smith, Of the Real-Estate Pool Committee, to ap
pear before the Grand Jury of the District and
testify under summons which had been served
upon them.
THE Senate, on the ed, resumed con.
sideration Of the blll providing for the counting
of votes for President and ce-President, and
several proposed amendments were rejected. :.
In the House the Senate amendments to the bill
to supply the deficiency in the appropriation 70,
certain Indian tribes were non.concurred in. The
bill reported from the Judiciary Committee pro
htbitfng contributions to election funds by Gov
eminent officers and employees was taken
g.. The bill as passed provides that nc
officer or employe of the Government shall solicit
OF receive from or give to any other employee OF
ofacer, or other person, directly or Indirectly apy
money or other valuable thing for political pur
poses under penalty Of being dismissed from
service and being deemed guilty Of y high INSIDE
meanor and, on convict N, Of being ined moi
oned one year or les; 1t is also made q misde
meanor to use force, duress, menace, violence 0,
bribery to influence the election Of President
Vice-President, Senator or member of Congress
United States District Courts are given jurisdic
ton Of the ofenses created by this act.
RI1I xas infro6lncod in thu Gonafo On