The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-12-06

HAS 0skcU NOunt AnOFaSey, the AUSTRIAN fre-
mier, to offer his services to mediate between
Russia and Turkey. The Premier replied thai
mediation was inopportunc, and would prove
advantageous to Turkey.
A Pcra dispatch of the 25th says Me-
hcmct Ali had been unable to organize an
army for the relief of Plcvna.
The Turks have evacuated Morice
and all the villages Of the Krama District, in
Montenegro, and retired beyond the Boyana
The Porte has issued an trade, call
ing out 10000 civic guards in Constantinople
and the Provinces, to maintain order dusing
the absence of the regular forces. The Chris
tians arc summoned to participate in the levy.
GENERAL.
The leading Turkophile newspaper
of London contained an editorial, on the 10th,
demanding that England should at once dc.
clare war against Russia.
A few days ago, band of men en-
tered Spanish village near Figuras and made
forced levy ''ip the name of the Spanish Re.
public"
The payment of 10 per cent. divi
dend to the dcpositors in the suspended Fideli.
t, Savings Bank Of Chicago wac begun on the
18th.
On the 21st, the Third National Bank,
Of Chicago. closed its doors, and voted to &c
into liquidation. The President stated that the
institution would eventually pay dcpositors in
full. Due depositors, q, 164, 600.
The National Grange met at Cincin-
natl, on the 21st. In his annual address the
SO as to allow persons or societies engaged in
industrial pursuits to become stockholders in
the enterprises of the Order. The Executive
Committee advise the discontinuance of gen
eral agencies, and the establishing of whole
sale and retail stores on the cooperative prin-
ciple.
The clearinghouse of w. w. Smith,
at Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, sus-
pended, on the Goth. Liabilities, 100000
assets, $4,000.
1t was announced from Rome, on the
s23d, that an attempt to cup the Pope had
failed, and had produced an afflux of humors
to the chest. a meeting Of Cardinals had
been called to discuss the general interests of
the Papacy and to appoint a Council of Re
gencv.
A Berlin dispatch of the Esd an
nounccs that negotiations had been entered
into between the German and United States
Governments for mutual Naturalization
Treaty, to supersedc the existing treaties with
the separate German States.
The question of the liability of the
whisky conspirators to the payment of civil
damages, notwithstanding the grant of i'm
munity for "squealing,' has been on trial in
the United States Court, at Chicago, a jury
being called to decide the issue of fact. The
case was given to the jury on the afternoon of
the I'D. and, after being out all night, they
came into court on the I'D, reported their ina
bility to agree and were discharged.
The Central National Bank of Chica-
60 closed its doors on the morning of the I'D,
and announced its intention of going into
liquidation. The liabilities to dcpositOrs are
stated to he s544,S5S. 1t is claimed that these
will be paid in full.
The Greece Ministry rendered their
designations to King Ohio, on the sd. in con-
ment The King declined to accept them.
The Miridites are again in revolt, and
have ADVANCED to the vicinity of Scutari.
Gen. Grant is about to leave Paris for
other portions of France. From there he
has decided to GO to Athens and CONSTANT.
nopc.
a fearful gale ragged along the Brit
ish Coast on the night of the oath. Thirty
vessels were ashore next morning between
Ramsgate and Deal, and many lives were lost
Great excitement prevailed in Lon.
don, Oh the oath, over the semi-official an
nouncement that Russia. as preliminary to
peace, would insist upon the surrender of OF
toman forts, the restriction of the navigation
of the Black Sea to the navics of Russia and
Turkey, and territorial compensation for the
expenses of the war. The Cabinet, it was said
had countermanded the orders for the reduc.
ton of the force at Malta, and sent hostile
ultimatum to Russia.
There were destructive floods in Vir-
ginia, Maryland and other sections of the
South, on the oath, and great damage was done
to property along the various streams. A
passenger train was precipitated into South
Fork Creek in South Carolina, in consequence
of the undermining Of the trestlc-work, and
the passengers narrowly escaped being killed
or drowned. One person only received fatal
INJURIES