The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-12-06
EPITOME OF THE WEEK,
Condensed Telegraphic News.

EFllUME VI lnE WIEN.
Condensed Telegraphic News.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
The President has accepted the resig-
nation of Ass't-Secy Mccormick.
Judge George Grenncll, Member of
Congress from Massachusetts, from ISIS to
lS>S, died at Greenfield, Mass, a few days ago.
He was nincty-on years old.
The official vote for Governor ut the
late Wisconsin State election is reported as
follows: Smith (Rcp), 1853; Mallory
tDem), 'O,+S.; Allis (Grcenback), a6,l6S;
Smiths plurality. S,2sl.
The National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation has called a Sixteenth Amendment
Convention Of all Woman Suffrage Associa-
tions in the United States, to be held in Wash
ington, d. C., Jan. s, 1873.
The French Ministry has been def
nitely reconstructed with Gen. Rechebonet as
President of the Council and Minister Of War.
The Republican papers censurc the compost
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections resolved on the 3sd-6 to 3-to
Spoffcrd. as United States Senator from Louis
lana. A minority report would also be made.
The vote for Secretary of State of
New York. at the recent election, was as fol-
lows: Beach jDem.). $4,000; Churchill (Rep.),
3,l.sll; JUNO (Workingmanl, 70, 167; Haynes
trro.D. 6,l66: Greenhack vote, 2,1GO Beach
over Churchill 1850.
The recent vote in New Jersey, ac-
for Governor: Mcclellan {Dem.), 1850;
Newell (Rcp.). $500: Hoxsey (Greenback),
APO: Bingham tTemperance). 1,4Ol Nc
Clellan's plurality, l2,7lO; majority, $3.50.
Charles Leibrick, two-year-old son
ofCharlcs Leihrick, of Philadelphia, who was
bitten six weeks before by Spitz dog, died of
hydrophobia, ON the 10th. The disease was
plainly marked. and there was no reason to
believe that imagination played any part in the
matter.
At the session of the National
Grange. on the oath. the Constitution was
changed So as to abolish the Court of Appeals
and making the Master aud Executive Cons
mittce such Court. The membership fees were
fixed at three dollars for males and one dollar
for females.
\ Congress of the Workingmcn's
party of the United States has been called TO
NEE, at Newark, " j., commencing on the
2ath of December There are eighty-four
associations belonging to the party in the
United States, and it is expected that each will
send one or more delegates to the general Con-
grcss.
The Fishery Commission, recently
in session at Halifax. y. s. awarded si5OO,
600 a, the amount of damages done Great
Britain account of the exercise by the
United States of the fishing privileges in Ca
madam waters under the Washington Treaty.
President Defor>c and Sir 4. I. Gait agreed in
this decision. Judge Kellogg, United States
Commissioner, dissenting thcrefrom.
Capt. Howgate has received letter
from Capt. Tyson, in command of the Flor
cnce. the advance vessel of the American Are
tic Expedition, under date Of Sept. ~, in
which the latter announces his safe arrival at
Niuntlick llarbor, Cumberland Gulf He pro-
posed to move to the head Of the gulf in few
DAYS, where he would go into winter quarters
and carry out his instructions in reference to
the collection of material.
According to Washington dispatches
of the 2:}d. both official and unofficial atlvices
from Mexico showed that President Diaz was
DESTROYS of not only treating the United States
with respect, but of preserving peace, and with
this view only. had recently ordered a large
force to the Texan and Mexican border 1t
was denied at the War Department that Gen.
Ord had. as published, applied for additional
forces to meet any anticipated collision with
Mexican troops.
The United States man-Of war Huron
was wrecked off the coast of North Carolina.
on the 24th and utterly DESTROYED. OF the 1879
officers and men on board only about forty
were known to have been saved up to the
evening of the 25th. Com. Geo. P. Ryan (of
Massachusetts, was in command of the vessel
The vessel was constructed of iron and built
in 1870. and was considered one of the best
vessel, of her class afoat. On the 25th. the
surf-boat OF the steamer Baker, which had gone
tothc scene Of the disaster, was swamped and
five Of the persons on board lost their lives.
Gen. Sherman has lately issued a
General Order from the Headquarters Of the
Army. in which he says: 1.-THE President is
very much concerned to find before him for
action the proceedings of Courts-Martial in
several cases where officers have been tried for
violation Of the Thirty-cighth Article Of War,
which provides that any officer found drunk on
duty thall bc dismissed the service. The Pres
idcnt desires it to he made known to the Army
that he cannot be led to undcr-rate the magni-
tudc Of the evil which the crime al
luded to il likely to produce in the public
service. and no person addicted to it can ex-
poet to be intrustcd with any responsible duty,
and person who cannot be trusted had
better not lie continued in office. 1t must,
therefore. he understood that any clemcncy
which may have been heretofore extended, BY
mitigation or Communication Of sentence, can
not hereafter be relied upon as basis Of
hope for like favorable action. After this
solemn warning, vigorous execution of sen
fences imposed in due course by Courts Mar
tial may bic expected"
THE TURCO.RU SSlAN WAR.