The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-09-27

Gambetta and Murat have given notice
of appeal from their recent sentences.
Canaris, the Premier of the Grecian
Cabinet. died on the 18th of apoplexy.
The New York independent State Con-
vcntion has been postponed until the 10th
Of October.
The New York State Workingmen's
Convention has been called to meet on the
Sth of October.
The New York State Democratic Con.
vention has been called to meet at Albany
on the Sd of October.
One OF the oldest Frankfort banking
houses, that of Ncufvilte, Mertens & Co.,
has failed for 5,OOO,OoO marks.
President MacMahon has issued mani.
fcsto to the French electors, advising them
to support the Government candidates.
The Circuit Court of Cook County, ILL.,,
has appointed David q. Strong Receiver of
the collapsed State Savings Institution of
Chicago.
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his old regiment, the Twenty third Ohio, at
Fremont, on the 14th. There were 10000
persons present.
The Hyde Park Hotel, a popular suburb
an retreat, some six miles south of Chicago,
was burned, on the morning of the 18th, in
volving a loss of $4,000.
Levi Coffin, President of the Under.
ground Railway, in ante-bellum times, died
at his residence near Cincinnati, ON the 10th.
He was seventy five years old.
The Department of Agriculture reports
the condition of cotton, on the LIST of Sep
TENDER, as averaging S. per cent. for the
whole cotton-belt, which is 5 per cent less
than last September.
Lame Deer's band of hostile Indians
surrendered at Camp Sheridan on the 10Th,
thus completing the surrender of all the
hostile Sioux and clearing the Black Hills
and Big Horn country.
Positive information was received at
army headquarters, on the 18th, that Sitting
Bull and his people were still north of the
line in the British Possessions, and had no
apparent intention of coming south.
The International Rifle contest at Creed
moor, l.. l., ended, on the 14th, in victory
for the American Team, by majority of
ninety-two points. The superiority Of the
American over the British marksmen was
especially noticeable in the ,OOO-y yard range.
The Kemper County (Miss.) outbreak
which resulted in the death of Gully, CHS
holm, Miss Chisholm, ETC., last spring, is to
be made the subject of Investigation by the
Grand Jury, under charge from the pre-
siding Judge Of the Circuit Court of that
county.
The sum of So 81 was recently received
from New York by the Secretary of the
Treasury at Washington from an unknown
person. for an error in income returns for
1865 and &c, and omission in 1870. The
amount was placed to the credit of the con.
science fund.
The Soldiers Monument, at Dayton,
Ohio, was unveiled, on the 10th, by Presi-
dent Hayes, in the presence of 5000 veterans
and 10000 citizens. Addresses were made
by the President, Gen. Butler, Secretary
McCrary, Chief-Justice Waite, Maj Gen.
Martindale and others.
The Minnesota Prohibitionists have
placed the following ticket in nomination:
Governor, Rev. A. Willy; Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, \. P. Jewell; Secretary of State, NJ.
7. Anderson; Treasurer, w. W. Slocum;
Attorney-Gene James G. Childs; Railroad
Commissioner, T. G. Carter.
On the 18th, a special train on the Can
ada southern Railroad, conveying Rev. Z. H.
Borgess., Bishop of Michigan, on his return
home from Rome, made the run from st.
Thomas to Amherstburg, Ill miles, in 100
minutes, beating by three minutes the best
railroad time previously on record.
The freedom of the Town of Ayr, Scot
land, was presented to ex.President Grant,
on the 18th, and he made appropriate re-
Spouse. Gen. Grant has decided to proceed
to Paris on the 10Th of October, where The
will remain for period of six weeks. He
then proceeds to Italy and thence to Egypt
and Turkey.
The Pennsylvania State Prohibition
Convention met at Harrisburg on the 18th
and nominated A. H. Wilton for Supreme
Judge; Sam Cornell for Treasurer, and A.
II. Barker for Auditor General. The plat
form declares adherence to the principles of
prohibition, and an abiding faith in the ulti-
mate success of the Prohibition artv.
At the late Maine State election Con-
stitutional amendment, providing that no
person who has not paid his poll-tax for two
years shall vote, was defeated by over 5000
votes, and an amendment, prohibiting towns
from creating debts in aid of railroads in ex-
cess of existing municipal debts of per
cent. valuation, was carried by majority of
about 10000.
The President visited Senator Morton,
at Richmond, Ind, on the 18th. The Prcsi-
dent interviewed him alone, and is said to
have been deeply affected at his condition,
although he was much better than he ex-
pcctcd to find him. The sick SenstOE had
greatly improved during the preceding two
days. Gen. 3. F. Butler also made brief
call. Mr.. Morton is reported to have in
formed the President that he intended to
take his seat in Congress in December next,
and to warmly and earnestly support the
Administration.
The Apostles of the Mormon Church
published circular on the 10th, stating
that they lrsd received revelation directing
that john Taylor, the Senior Apostle and
Acting President of the Twelve, should be
sustained in that position; also that q
quorum Of the Twelve Apostles is presid-
ing quorum and the authority of the Church.
To facilitate the transaction of business, it
was ordered that the President be assisedt
by J. w. Young and Messrs. Wells and Can
non. They advise all Saints to be faithful
in building temples and paying tithes, since
the last day is at hand.
The Massachusetts State Prohibition
Convention met at Worcester, ON the 18th,
and nominated Judge Pitman for Governor;
Geo. G. Ev ing for Lieutenant Governor; D.
H. Quincy for Secretary of State; d. n Skill.
ing for Treasurer: O. r. GRAY for Atfornev