The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-19

The export Of horses from Germany has
hccn forbidden by Imperial decree.
Twenty-Five persons have been recently
drowned by foundations In the Province of
Murcia, Spain.
Claston 4 Co., heavy shipping mer.
chants and traders, of London, have failed
for e5OO,OOO.
Portugal has consented to act with
England in suppressing the slave trade ON the
Mozambique coast.
Philadelphia, Pa, has been chosen q
the next place for the meeting of the Pan
Presbyterian Council, now in session at Ed
inbnrg, Scotland
The Secretary of the Treasury has made
another call for the redemption of $50 bonds
of 1855, in amount of 10000, OCO, interest
and principal payable on the 5th of October.
IT has been recently stated that the loss
in valuation Of real estate and personal
property in the City of Boston, compared
W it'll last year, reaches the sum of sc, Geo.
co,
The Annual Directory o: the City of
Chicago, just published, contains 149, l26
names, which, allowing three and half per.
sons to each man, as ordinarily estimated,
would show a population of 5al ,94l.
On the 9th, Vermont celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of the adoption Of its
first State Constitution. A large number of
distinguished citizens from all parts Of the
State were present ut Windsor or the occa-
sion.
The Keeseville IN. W National Bank
was entered, a few nights ago, by seven or
eight masked burglars, who bound and
gagged the Waterman, blew open the safe
and vault, and got away with $15, 600 belong.
ing to the bank aud t6O, OOO belonging to in.
dividuals.
Announcement is made of the failure of
the Merchants Loan and Trust Company, of
Paterson, n. j., caused, it is said, by business
depression, injudicious purchases of paper
aud Investments in real estate. The stock
holders lose about fifty cents on the dollar,
but the depositOrs are safe.
The Mexican Government has sent q
communication to the United States Govern
ment insisting upon modification of the
recent order to Gen. Ord in relation to deprc-
dations on the Rio Grande, claiming that II
is in contravention with the treaties between
the two countries. A Washington special of
the 9TH says the order had not been mOdi-
lied and would not be.
Capt. HOwgate's proposed Polar expe-
tlition promises to be a success, SO far as
pecuniary assistance ia concerned, contribu.
tions having been SO liberal that he has been
able to procure the vessel necessary, the
Florence. \ Washington dispatch Of the
Sth says the vessel will sail from New Lon.
don on the 10th, under the command OF
Capt. Tyson, who was navigator of the Pc.
laris, and who has been on several Polar OK.
petitions.
A colored barber, named Riley Coving.
ton, was recently arrested at Cairo. ILL.,, fol-
the murder of two men at Osceola, Ark,
about year ago. He was taken to the lat.
ter place, and Immediately after reaching
there As taken from the Sheriff by a crowd
OF white ana eolored men, and dragged to
the outskirts of th~ city, where ropes were
tied around his neck ana feet, and mule
hitched to each rope and driven in opposite
directions, literally tearing the man to pieces
A statement has been published by the
President Of the Charter Oak Life Insurance
Company, Of Hartford, Conn.,, to the effect
that the Company not only has all the assets
it claims, but that they are worth all the
Company claims them to he, and that it will
pay every just claim. He urges policy hold
ers everywhere to renew their policies. This
is in reply to the recent report of the In
surancc Commissioners of the State, reflect
ing upon the financial standing of the Com
pany.
The Wisconsin State Greenback Con
vention was held at Portage, on the 4th, and
the following State ticket placed in nomina
ton: Governor, E. p. Allis, of Milwaukee
Lieutenant-GovcrnOr,E E. H. Benton, of Font
du Lac; Secretary of State, ]. H. Osborn
Of Winnebago; State Treasurer, william
Schwartz, of Shcboygan; superintendent o.
Public Instruction, Geo. NJ. Steele, of Apple
ton; Attorney General. Henry Hayden, Of
Wood. The Sparta resolutions were adopted
as the platform Of the Convention.
In reply to letter from The Postmastel
at Madison, Wis, stating that four of tn,
five members of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee were Postmasters, and ask
ing if their signatures to call for Stat,
Convention would be considered violation
of the Presidents recent order, the Post
master-Gcncral stated, ON the 5th, that al
though he would prefer each official shoult
interpret the Presidential order for himself
yet he is of opinion that to merely provid,
for the meeting Of the Convention ana to cal
it to order, without attempting to control it
organization or future action, would not b.
inconsistent W it'll the spirit or purpose of tn
Presidents instructions.
Mrs. NJ airy Parish, of Fort Lee, N. Y.
who has been conspicuous in the temperate
movement in that section, was recent
trutally assaulted by Edward Hanlon, an,
beaten until her life was dcspaired Of
Hanlon called at her house, and after max
ing some pretense to draw her outside
suddenly knocked her down. She begge,
for her life, when he told her the name
Of six men who had hired him to xii
her, and cave her fifteen minute
to prepare to die. Her entrcatics were vail,
and when she offered him one hundred dol
lars to spare her, Hanlon again struck he
down aud kicked her In the head, placing hi
foot across her neck. He had nearly suffo
catei her, when neighbor came to tn
rescue. The names of the men given b,
Hanlon are those Of men against whom sh
had proceeded for selling liquor withou
license. - s.
THE TURCO.RUSSlAN WAR.
The Porte has published the followin,
official dispatch: " The Russians, defying tn,
rights of humanity, and without any militar,
necessity, have completely destroyed tn,
fourishing Town of Rustchuk, which 10 nov
nothing but heap of ruins. They sparet
neither mosques, churches, hospitals, mo-
public buildings. We hereby make know
their act to the Justice and humanity O
Europe"
A Bucharest dispatch Of the Sd cay,
that all able-bOdied Buluarisna had t,ee,