The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-23
EPlTOME OF THE WEEK,
Condensed Telegraphic News.


Condensed Telegraphic News.
CURRENT PARAGRAPas.
The Citizens Fire Insurance Company,
Of Newark, N. j., has failed. The excess Of
liabilities over Assets 10 stated to be &61 900.
A Detriot hog recently bit John Perkins
90 savagcly that his life was despaired of.
The savage beast literally chewed the mans
CO to pieces.
The customs collections for the year
ending June 80, 1877, were: Duties on i'm.
ports (coin ,$129, AL, go; tonnage dues (cur.
rency), $l,47s,61S.
The aggregate of silver coin issued ur
to the 18th was sS4, go, 900; fractional cur
rency redeemed, Gel $50 900, leaving SIS, 6as,
900 currency outstanding.
At the recent election in Louisville, Ky.,
the workingmen ran an independent ticket
and elect d five of their number as Rep
resentatives to the Kentucky Legislature.
The next (sixth) session of the National
Agricultural Congress is to be held In Chi.
cago on the 18th, 18th and eth Of Septem.
Der. All agricultural societies and institu-
tions are entitled to representation.
W. C. Pike has been tried for the muir
der Of s. 8. Jones, editor Of the Chicago
Re';gio- Philosophical Journal, and acquitted
on the ground of insanity. The prisoner
was remanded in o custody, to be taken to
the Insane Asylum.
The President has issued a general Or
der prohibiting the sale of arms or ammu.
milton to Indians, and revoking all licenses
to trade with them in such articles. All mil
itary commandauts are directed to assist In
the execution of this order.
The recent election in West Virginia
resulted in the selection of Charleston as the
permanent capital OF the State. By the terms
of the law submitting the question to the
people, Wheeling will continue to be the seat
Of Government until May, 1855.
The members of the Citizens Vigilance
Committee at Scranton, Pa, who had sur
rendered to the authorities at Wilkesbarre,
on charges of murder made against them
for having killed some Of the rioters during
the late troubles, have been discharged on
bail.
Gen. Crook and William Welsh, of
Philadelphia. have been offered positions on
the Commission to confer with the Canadian
authorities relative to the deportation Or dis
posi- ion of Sitting Bull, the former to repro
sent the War and the latter the Interior De-
partment.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
Issued a circular calling on the National
Banks to report tire amounts of all the taxes
paid by them to State, county, town, city, or
other municipal authorities, for 1876, and
also as to The amount Of personal taxes as
sesscd on the stock of the banks.
On the eth, at San Francisco, q broker.
named Leslie e.. Hanks, shot and instantly
killed John E. Daily, well-known stock
operator. He was arrested, and early on the
morning of the Sth, committed suicide in his
cell in the City Prison. Both we're wealthy
and occupied high social positions.
The Democrats of Virginia have nomi.
mated: For Governor, F. W. NJ. Holiday;
Lieutenant-Governor, Gen. Jas. A. Walker;
Attorney General, Raleigh T. Daniel (present
incumbent). In their platform they recog-
nize the obligation Of the public debt of The
State, and recommend that the General As
sembly readjust the same in a manner just
to creditors and honorable to the State.
Col. Scott, the President of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company, has issued an
address to the loyal employees of the Compa-
ny. covering series of resolutions adopted
by the Directors, thanking them for their
fidelity during the late strike. The officers
claim that 80 per cent. of their employees
"remained faithful to their duties, notwith-
stan Ing the intimidation and threats of vio-
lence to which they were subjected by a mob
composed mainly of men in no way con-
nected with railway service"
At the recent Convention lat Columbus.
Ohio.) of the Iron and Steel Workers, resOlu-
tions were unanimously adopted indorsiug
the demands made by 'ailroad employees fer
the restoration Of the late 10 per cent. reduc-
ton in wages, and the modification of al.
legged tyrannical rules and orders as Just
and proper, and with which, bv proper man.
agement, the companies are fully able, and
of right ought, to imply; denouncing every
act tending to the violation of law the
distur ,ance of peace and order as tending
only to the injury Of the cause of the
workmcn and those engaged therein; declAr.
ing that the arbitrary p wer over employees
assumed by corporations demands serious
and careful conside alton on the part of all
honest ci izens; and favoring the policy of
arbitration between disagreeing employers
and employees.