The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-29

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
REDWOOD FALLS. MINNESOTA.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
The Legislature of Indiana adjourned without
day On the 18th.
The Colorado potato-beetle has been discov-
cred alive at Bremen, ON goods brought from
New York.
FRED DOUGLASS. the colcred orator. has been
nominated United States Manhal of the District
of Columbia.
The Medical College of Pennsylvania recently
conferred the degree of Doctor Of Medicine on
fifteen women.
Ex-SEcRErARY-cr-THE-TR TREASURY MORRILL,. has
been nominated and confirmed Collector IF the
Port Of Portland, Me.
The Connecticut Legislature has lately passed
bill making the legal rate of interest six per
cent. in the absence of a contract
UNITED STATES MINISTER FOSTER has recog-
nized Diaz the latest President of the Mexican
Republic. M President de .ti,cto.
The budget for the financial year, 1875 g. in
India. shows deficit Of SlS,OOOOOO. The de-
felt for 1861 is placed at $50. 100000.
The Louisiana Republican State Central Com
mittet-by a vote of ~ o4-have voted to expell
+. b. s. Pinchback from that organization. A.
Dumont was then elected President Of the Com
mittcc.
The Michigan State Democratic Convention
met at Lansing. on the 10th. Henry F. Severens
was nominated for Supreme Judge and John
Lewis and Ansou T.. Chadwick for University
Regents.
PETER B. SWEENEY. the pal" Of Tweed, who
was associated with him in the great ring swim
dies. and who has been an exile during the last
five wears has returned to attend his trial. which
is set for April 1.
AT the recent election in New Hampshire. the
proposed amendment to the Constitution Of that
State. giving Catholics the right to hold high
office. the same as members of other denOmina-
TONS was defeated.
The Servian Government has ordered Col.
Deslptovitch. who was sent during the Scrvian
war to Bosnia to foment insurrection, to return
to Servia. Despotovitch refuses to obey, and de-
cares his intention to keep up the disturbance.
THE contest over the will of the late COmmo-
dore Vanderbilt was ended, on the 18th, by all
the contestants withdrawing their objections.
The differences between VIM. II. Vanderbilt and
the contestants were arranged outside of court
THE Colorado Legislature has abolished the
Grand Jury system. providing in lieu thereof
that the Judge of the County Court and two
Justices of the Peace in a county shall sit as a
Court Of indictment, to hear testimony both
sides.
CHRISTIAN HANSON, lately r--ineo rom the
Columbus ,Onio, Penitentiary. attempted to
commit burglary in New York. On being ar
rgned. on the 10Th, he stated that he was
starving. and that he made the attempt in order
that he might get where he could obtain food.
RECENT Washington dispatches state that Sec
rotary Schurz had notified all heads Of bureaus
in his Department that there would be no re-
movals of clerks or other employees except for
cause, and no promotions except for merit.
There were at present no vacancies to be filled.
THE forty-third call for the redemption of $40
bonds of 1865. May and November, has been is
sued by the Secretary of the United States Treas
no, 60 .rs
interest to be paid at the Treasury on and after
the 18th Of June next the interest to cease on
that day.
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL KEY has written letter
To senator Merrimon, in which he states that. in
making the appointments in his gift, he shall
always give Republicans the preference, if
suitable men are recommended whose selection
will be satisfactory to the-people, but otherwise
he shall appoint Democrats.
The United States Supreme Court has decided
adversely to the claim in the celebrated Choir
penning case, on an appeal from the Court of
Claims. The Court holds that the duty devolved
upon the Postmaster-G eneral, under the act of
Congress, is wholly ministerial, and in no sense
judicial, on that of any arbitrament.
SENATOR MORTON has formally declined the
Craftsmanship of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, preferring to remain at the
head Of the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons. Mr.. Hamlin has taken the Craftsmanship
that Mr.. Morton declined, and Mr.. Ferry, the
Craftsmanship Of the Postal Committee.
The Compulsory-E Education bill which re-
Gently passed the Ohio Legislature requires all
children Of certain age to attend the public
schools for a certain time each year, except when
the child is physically incapacitated for study;
when it has already acquired the branches OF
learning ordinarily taught in public schools
when it is under private instruction; when it il
dependent upon its own labor for support, OF
when its labor lis necessary for the support Of it,
parents or relatives. The act goes into effect
Sept. l, 1877.
A DECISION has recently been rendered by the
United States Supreme Court relative to the
Eight-Honr law enacted by Congress, to thu
effect that the act is in the nature of direction
by the United States to its agents, and is not q
contract with the laborers to that effect and doe.
not prevent the officers of the Government from
making agreements with labores by which tn,
days labor may be made more or less than eigh
hours. The act does not prescribe the amount Of
compensation to be paid for the labor Of eight
hours or of any other time.
CONDENSED TElEeRAPHIC NEWS.
Ex-SEcRErARY-oF-WAR CAMERON was, on the
18th. nominated by the Republican members Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature for United State.
Senator, to fill the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Simon Cameron, his father.
REPORTS from the Ninth Georgia Congressional