The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-01
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED rELesRAPHlc NEWS.

EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELE6RAPHic NEWS.
AplspArcH has been recently transmitted
to the Boston Globe from Salem, Mass, by
the telephone, the Salem reporters voice be-
ing easily recognized In the Office In Boston.
This is the first instance of . prose report
being orally transmitted, and shows the uses
to which this wonderful invention may in
the future be put.
FlFTY-FIvE lives were lost by . recent
explosion in the Grsisseseac Coal Mines,
France.
Col. GORDON, the African Explorer, has
been appointed Governor of the Egyptian
Province of Soudan.
ACCORDING to letters recently received in
London from an English physician with
Mukhtar Pasha's army in Trabinje, the Turk
i>h troops were In q dreadful condition on
account of the lack of hospital accommo-
dations. From twenty to thirty soldiers
were dying daily from dysentery and typhoid
fever
A RECENT Washington telegram says bill
had been drafted to meet substantially the
recommendations of the President in his re-
cent special message with regard to early
specie payments, and submitted to him, as
it probably would be to the Committee Of
Ways and Means. Its provisions differed in
several respects from the suggestions Of the
President, but there was reason to believe
that he would not seriously object to the
changes.
THE south-bOund passenger train on the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Rail-
road was ditched seven miles north Of Little
Rock, Ark, on the morning of the 14th. The
fireman was killed and the engineer badly
hurt. The accident was caused by some
one tearing up rail.
KlRsuEsErr (Russia) telegram OF the
18th says the Russian Army gathered at
that point, and ready to march against the
Turks, numbers 10, 600 infantry, 900 caval.
ry and 42S pieces of artillery. There was
also at Odessa, and ready to march, GO, 600 in
fantry, 1a,cOO cavalry and 10 guns. 1t was
rumored at Belgrade that Russia had dropped
Serva, as the price Of Austria's acquiescence
in her policy toward Turkey.
THE famous French Gen. Changaruicr
died at Paris, on the 18th, aged eighty-four
years.
THE Special United States Treasury Agent
in New York, on the night o! the 18th, ar
rested three parties concerned in smuggling
goods from Canada. The goods were got
across the border through the connivance of
United States officials.
OK the night of the 14th, in New York
City, the wholesale store of William Stens s.
Go. was robbed Of 5000 worth Of laces.
New ORLEANS dispatches Of the 18th re-
port that about noon on that day man,
giving his name as William H. Weldon, had
obtained access to the private room Of Gov.
Packard, and made an attempt upon the
Governors life; but that, owing to the ac-
ton of tee latter, only slight pistol wound
was inflicted in the knee. Several gentle
men were present in the room at the time,
aud some one of them fired at the
would-be assassin and wounded him in
the arm. Weldon obtained admission to
the Governors apartment by claiming
to be newspaper man connected with the
Philadelphia Press. One dispatch says an
accomplice of Weldon had been arrested
ard another had escaped. Gov. Nichols
tslegraphed to Washington that he could
conceive of no motive for the act charged,
unless he (the assassin) were madman, and
no friend of Louisiana, and no friend of
mine, can entertain any other idea" 1t was
reported that Weldon had promised to make
confession.
A ST. PETERSBURG telegram of the 18th
says the Gear had stated that war with Tur-
key was unnecessary, because the fall of
Midhat Pasha marked the commencement
of an era of anarchy which would speedily
compel the interference Of Europe. It was
stated that Gen. Ignaticff supported this
view.
JOE CoBURN, the notorious pugilist, shot
and dangerously wounded two New York
policemen on the morning of the 10th. An
officer had ordered hackman from in front
of Coburn's saloon, and was ass aulted by
the latter, who fired two shots, one taking
effect in his breast and the other in bis arm.
Another officer coming to his comrades as
sistance, Coburn fired again, wounAing him
in ais side. He has been lodged in Jail.
AN Associated Press dispatch of the 10th
says the action Of the Electoral Commission
in the Louisiana case was the subject of
universal comment in Washington. The Re-
publicans were rejoicing, while the Demo-
Gratis were correspondingly depressed. A
special telegram Of the same date says Mr..
Hewitt had stated that there would be no At
tempt by the Democrats to delay the count
of the Electoral vote. Although they felt
they were entitled to the Presidency, they
had agreed to accept the arbitration, and in
tended TO abide by the decision.
On the afternoon of the 10th, Recorder
Stalls, of New Orleans, proceeded to the
room in the old st. Louis House where
the wounded man Weldon was lying, and
formally arraigned him ON . charge of
assaulting Gov. Packard with deadly weap-
on, with intent to murder. To the formal
questions, "Are you guilty or not guilty of
this charger" the prisoner replied In q
firm voice, Guilty" An order of commit
ment was then made cut directing Chief-of.
Police Loan to retain him in custody until
further orders.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram of the 18th
says Edhem Pasha, recently appointed
Grand Vizier, had been dismissed, and Nah.
mould Damorud, brother.in-law of the Sui.
tan, appointed as his successor. with pol.
icy aiming at the abrogation Of the Consti.
tuition.
ACCORDING to London dispatches of the
18th, the man-of-war Valurous had just re.
turned to Yarmouth after . weeks unsuc.
cessful search for the missing fishing fleet.
Twenty-Five vessels and $50 hands were
given up as lost.
A CoNsrANrINoPLE telegram Of the 18th
says Montenegro had asked for two months
extension of the armistice for the considera.
ton Of propositions for peace, but Turkey
had declined to grant the demand. The
Servian delegates were on their way to Con-
stantinople.
On the morning Of the 18th, IRE oc-
Cured in the village Of Sag Harbor, N T.,
which destroyed thirty buildings and burned
over an area 500 feet wide and . quarter Of q
mile long. Loss, 100000.
Ex-Gov GROVER, of Oregon, ON the 18th,