The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-15

lische, two days before, but had been beaten
back and compelled to fee in great disorder.
Russian and Turkish dispatches Of
the Sd report slight slkirmishes south Of the
Balkans. The former claim Russian victory
and the latter Russian repulse.
The advance of the Russians from
Olti to Erzeroum has been checked by heavy
snsw-stOrm.
1t was reported, at Orchania, on the
5th, on the authority of Russian prisoners,
that Gen. Gourkho, the Russian Cavalry Gen
eral, had been wounded during the late battles
in that section, and had since died.
On the 5th, Turkish force of 1900
men attacked the Russians at Mahren, but
were beaten back after three hours fighting,
leaving ON the field 100 dead and many
wounded.
An Erzeroum telegram of the 5th
says the Russians had, ON that day, made an
attack upon the Turkish position, lighting
going on along the entire line. After an en-
gagement lasting ten hours, the Turkish CEN
ter gave way and the Turks fell back. Mukhtar
Pasha was slightly wounded. The Russians
had also cut the lines of communication be-
tween Erzeroum and Batoum and TrebizOnd
GENERAL.
On the 30th ult., Hon. John Welsh,
of Philadelphia, was nominated for United
States Minister to the Court of St. James.
The following nominations, among
others, were confirmed by the Senate, in Exec
utive session, on the 3Oth ult.: E. F. Moves,
Minister to France; f. 8. StOughton, Minister
to Russia; Thos. Osborne, Minister to the Ar
gentine Republic; j. NJ. Comley, Minister to
the Sandwich Islands; j. r. Lowell, Minister
to Spain, and John A. Kasson, Minister to
Austria.
The President, accompanied by his
family and some of the members of his Cabi
net, reached Richmond, Va, ON the 3Oth ult.
An address was delivered by the Mayor, to
which brief responses were made by Mr.. Hayes
and Others.
According to a new York dispatch
of the ;Nth ult., Thos. A. Barry, Second Mate
of a vessel which was wrecked on the coast of
Hudson Bay last summer, had brought to that
city some interesting relics Of the Inflated
Franklin Expedition, which he obtained from
a native tribe near whose homes the last of
the explorers are said to have persisted.
President MacMahon gave dinner
to ex-President Grant at the Elysee, on the
evening of the LIST. 1t was brilliant and
animated affair.
Field-Marshal Won Wrangel, of the
Prussian Army, died, on the LIST.
Duke De Cazes of the French Cabinet
has rendered his resignation.
Early on the morning of the 3lst ult.,
at the residence Of Burgoyne Tritt, near Sand
ford Station, Ind, horrible murder was com
mtted. 1t seems that Tritt's daughter wa.
visited by two men, each of whom claimed to
have pretelrsions to her hand She favore,
those of a neighboring young man, and the
other, Sylvanus Burnham, swOre to have re
venge. On the morning in question Mr.
Tritt's house was discovered to be on fire. anG
was consumed, and among the debris wa.
found the young lady's corpse, showing incon
| testahle evidence that she had been murdered
The murderer had not been captured up t
| the LIST.
An Alexandria Egypt special of the
ID says the King of Abyssinia had AGAR
| threatened to invade Egypt with $4,000 men
Gen. Gordon had been sent to Massowah t.
| negotiate.
Rev. DIR. Wyckoff, Secretary of the
American Bible Union, died suddenly at hi.
residence in Brooklyn, N. Y, on the morning
| of the I'd, while taking bath, of aneurisn
| near the base of the brain. He was seventy
years old.
Portions of the New England and
Eastern States and Canada were visited about
two O'Clock, on the morning of the 4th, b,
quite severe earthquake shocks. In some sec
| tons buildings and furniture were shaken, an6
| bells rung, the inhabitants being awakened by
| the disturbance. At Montpelier, VT, the PEG
pie were awakened by successive Shocks last
ing about fifteen minutes. At Northampton
Mass, glass was broken.
At Allegheny, Pa, on the 5th, John
Knee attempted to extinguish his kerosene
lamp by blowing down the chimney The lamp
exploded and Mr.. Knee was fatally burned.
1t was announced from Columbia,
s. c., on the 5th, that another indictment had
been found against Senator Patterson, charg.
ing him with bribery in connection with his
| election to the Senate.
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, Oct. 29.-In the Senate, the
following bills were introduced and referred
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