The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-11
General News Summary.
FROM WARRINGTON.

Safe to Vice-Prcsidcnt Ferry, who declined
to give receipt on account of two returns
from the State, as in the case of Florida.
The amount If silver disbursements from
the United States Treasury to the 18th ag-
yregated Sa5,5ll 500, of which SIS. S95, 5l2
was for the redemption of fractional cur.
rcncy. and slO,115,g96 was silver paid in lieu
of notes and checks. The amount paid by
the Assistant Treasurer in. New York was
<'.'@,6o'; Boston, r. 81 ,oSo; Philadelphia,
a,4So; St. Louis, 81 ,4s5, Osa; Cincinnati.
Sc,,,aa>o,25l; Chicago, $2,6SS, 81; Baltimore.
S.9l,0l
Hon. Il. \. DrELL, Commissioner of Pat.
entS, rendered his resignation on the 2Sth.
THE EAST.
Otis d. SWAN, a wcll-known New York
broker, has lately absconded, taking with
him large amount of trust funds. His
embellishments are estimated at between
$4,000 and S3OO,OOO.
Ex-senator James W. Nye, of Nevada,
died at White Plains, New York, on the
18th.
Lrclus T. ROBINSON was inaugurated
Governor of New York State, on the LIST, as
successor to Gov. Tildcn.
TnE ship Circasslan went ashore, on the
night Of the 18th ult., off Bridgehampton,
on the south shore of Long Island, and the
crew and officers were all saved; but thirty.
four employees of the Coast Wrecking Com
tany were on the stranded ship on the af-
ternoon OF the 3Dth ult., when a severe gale
came up, and the water washing over the
deck drove the men into the rigging, where
they remained during the night, in view of
i large number Of people on the shore, who
made hereulean efforts to save them, but
All Ia no purpose. At about half-past four
on the morning of the 3lst the masts, which
were of iron, gave way, and the doomed
men dashed to them were carried to the bot
tom of the sea, twenty eight or Twenty-Five
of them thus perishing. Four men were
washed ashore in the morning, more dead
than alive, and are the only survivors of the
crew.
ALBERT A. WOODWARD, ex-coLfidential
clerk of Vim. NJ. Tweed, who was arrested in
Chicago some three months ago to answer to
Indictments for forgery and embe zzlement,
and has since lain in the Tombs, was, on
the Gth ult., discharged from custody on his
own recognizance. Woodward handed over
to Mr.. Peckham a number of important
documents to be used as evidence in
the forthcoming trial Of Tweed, and, more
over, transferred to the city and county
Of New York property amounting to $685.
600, hes de furnishing security for rcsti-
tuition of $4,000 more. The Attorney Gen.
eral ordered the discharge of the prisoner on
his own recognzance, that he might testify
for the people in the civil suits.
GOLD closed in New York on Dec. 80, at
l.0,. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No , Chicago Spring
Wheat, new sl.S7l1s0l IS; No. 2 Milwaukee
(New) sl.4011.42; Oats, Western Mixed
and State, 3sd4?c; Corn, Western Mixed,
5>5soaioc; Pork, Mess, $3.50; Lard, Sl1.25;
Flour, good to choice, $5.S5Gl6.OO; White
Wheat Extra, S6O5@s.5o. Cattle, 9(a1lc
for good to extra. Hogs, live, $6.4O966O.
Sheep, sil2ls96,5O.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on Dec. 80, cattle
brought: Best, s.. 7506.OO; medium. $3.50
0l5.5o; common, s3.O0C04.OO. Hogs sold
Workers, s6Oo@6aO; Philadelphia, s6.5O@
$50. Sheep brought s3.OOa6.OO, according
to quality.