The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-12-13


All the railways of Spain have beer
placed under the management of the State.
Moses H. Grinnell, ex-Collector Of
The Port of New York, died, a few days ago
in that city, at the age Of seventy-fvc.
Gen. Grant partOok of a farewell ban.
uuct. in Paris, ON the night of the 1Dth ult.
given by NJ. Harjcs, the Partisan banker
A few days ago, at Baltimore, Md,
while handling toy pistol, Miss Laura Ban
non accidentally and fatally shot James Muir
ply. her cousin.
Mrs. +. p. Shall. of Columbus, Ohio,
was fatally burned, recently, from the explo
sion of the can Of kerosene with which she
WAS correcting recalcitrant fire.
Congressman Smalls. of South Caro-
lima. lately convicted of malfeasancc. has been
released on $4,000 bail, to await the action Of
the Supreme Court upon his appeal.
The non-action by the Senate upon
the motion to reconsider the vote confirming
Mr.. Harlan as Associate Judge Of the Supreme
Court leaves the nomination confirmed.
The Committee on Commerce in the
National Senate reported adversely to the con-
tiriuation of the Presidents appOintees for
the three principal Federal offices in New
York City, ON the Both ult.
According to the public-debt state
ment for last month. the total debt is S!.O46.-
ro1.c6. Cash in Treasury. $lS4. l47 ,612. Debt,
less cash in Treasury. =. O46, OF .0I Decrease
during November. 81 .32364
During the absence of Senator Ed
mund>. on the aath. the Senate confirmed the
nomination Of Mr.. Harlan to be Judge of the
supreme Court. 4 motion subsequently
entered 10 reconsider the confirmation.
Hon. John b. Hawlcy. of Illinois,
has been appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. to succeed Mccormick. resigned.
Mr.. Iiawlev was member of the Forty -tirst,
F.rty-Sccond and Forty-third Congresses.
The jury in the case Of H. n. Stiles,
on trial at Portland. Ore. for perjury in con-
ucction with the Grover Investigation, have
disagreed and have been discharged. They
qui,tal
The Senate has confirmed the nOmi-
nation of Owen 2. Fitzsimmons to be United
States Marshal for Georgia. Mr.. F is Demo-
crat. and the majority on his confirmation was
six. the negative votes being given by Repub-
lican Senators.
Robert l.. Case, the late President of
the Sccurit, Life Insurance Company of New
York was. on the 9th. sentenced to five years
in the State Prison for forgery in connection
with his periodical statements as to the cOndi-
tcn OF his company.
The loss of the private property in
Richmond. Va, in consequence of the late
floods n estimated at from s:D0,O0O to $780,
go. The damage in Manchester, on tie op-
posite side of the river, was 100000 Most
Of the railroad bridges in the vicinity We're
swept away.
+. l.. Cardozo. the convicted ex-Treas-
urcr of the State of South Carolina, has been
sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and to be con-
tinc,, in the County Jail two years: Congress-
man Robert Smals to three years imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary, at hard labor; and
l.. c. Carpenter to pay fine of 81 600 and con-
fiilernent in the County Jail for period of two
wears.
The National Grange has elected off,
GERS. as follows Master, Adams, Of Mime
sofa: Ovcrseer, Woodman, of Michigan; Lect-
urcr. Mortimer. Of Cincinnati; Steward,
Vaughan, of Iowa; Chaplain, Forsythe, of H.
lnois: Treasurer, Mcdowell, Of New York !:
Secretary. Kelly. of Louisville: Gate-Keeper,
Dinwidlie, of Indiana: Ceres, Mrs. Adams, of
Minnesota Pomona. Mrs. Woodman, of Michi-
gan: Flora. Mrs. Moore, of Indiana.