The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-24

BENZ. Noyes, indicted for conspiracy in
connection with the New Jessey Mutual Life
Insurance Company, failed to put in an appear
ance ON tho 10Th, and his hail was declared for
| feited.
On the nth, a Russian battery masked
by \ vineyard opened fire ON the Turkish moni-
torn near IbraiL An hour after the action COM
menced, a shell struck large three-masted ,run-
clad and sunk her with her crew of 800 men.
Haasan Bey, her commander, also pesished.
A Sulina dispatch of the 18th says that,
ON the preceding day, the Russians were defeated
in an attempt 10 cross the Danube 1t Rent.
They were met by Turkishi infantry and artillery,
the bridge broken and large number of Rus
slams were killed and wounded.
On the forenoon of the 18th. the inner
walls of the Court House in the process of con-
struction at Rockford, Ill, fell and buried sew
eral workmen in the ruins. Ten or twelve men
were killed and several others were injured,
some of them fatally. The names of the killed,
20 far a. known up to midnight of the llth,
were: Fred Haugh, A. Haugh, J. Pipe, A. 81.
Hollenbeck, J. Warren, Geo. Clos, Tim Flan-
nagan, L. J. Lawson and ]. Peck. @. Harris
was fatally wounded.
An official telegram, received in st. Pc
tersburg, ON the 18th, reports that the fight ON
the 18th at Khatzubani was Russian victory, in
stead of a defeat as was first reported.
A Constantinople telegram of the 18th
Gays the Porte was very uneasy about the sup
plies Of arms and ammunition still to come
from New York, and was very angry with the
United States for allowing the Russian squad
ron to remain in American waters.
Mingal's ship-yard, ON the Clyde, was
burned on the 1Stl involving loss Of sA0O, 900.
An official Constantinople dispatch of
the 18th reports an attack by the Russians upon
the Turkish forces at Batoum, in which the
former were defeated with loss of 4, 900 men.
A fire, which destroyed property valued
ut $lOO. 600 occurred in Brooklyn, N. Y, ON the
18th.
A London telegram of the 14th says the
Russian troops passing through Roumania had
exchanged their ordinary colors for flags hear
ing the double Greek Cross, carried only when
the war il a Religious one.
In the British House of Commons, on
the l4th, after spiriteddebate vote was taken
on the resolutions offered by Mr.. Gladstone
condemnatory of the courseo of the Government in
respect to the management of the Eastern ques-
ton, resulting in their rejection by S54 to 22S.
The President and portion of his Cab
met visited New York City ON the 18th, and in
the evening attended the annual banquet OF the
Chamber of Commerce. In response to toast,
he said: 1--WE are at peace with all the Nations
of the world. With AN honest purpose on the
part of our people and Government to strive for
the restoration Of ancient concord within our
own limits, believe that we may confidently
look for carly, decided and encouraging evil
dences of reviving business prosperity through
out our country"
The papers in the suit of Cornelius J.
Us. VIM. H. Vanderbilt were served on the 18th.
Tha plaintiff asserts that defendant had prom
ised to pay him 81, 100000 if he and his sisters
would withdraw their objections to the probate
of their fathers will, and that be had since re-
fused to make such payment Similar causes of
action were filed in two other cases.