The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

paralysis.
The Prohibitory Liquor bill was de-
feated in the Massachusetts House of Repre-
scntativcs, on the 18TH, by vote of % to us
Oliver A. Willard. managing editor
OF the Chicago Ersniny Post, died. few daysa o.
after a brief illness. He was forty-three
years Of age.
The exchanging of new silver dollars
for gold was begun at the Philadelphia Mint,
on the 18th. The rate of coinage will be
about $4,000 dav.
On the night of the 18th, at Washing
ton. arecently-dischar-ed employee Of the In
terror Department named DR.. B. s. Schorn,
committed suicide by shooting.
Since Jan. 10th. the date of the
Treasury circular advertising the bonds, there
had been subscribed to the i-per-cent. loan, up
10 the i4th, a total of s3,50O.O0O.
The Acton (Mass.) powder-mill
blew W on the 18TH, killing two of the work
men. The noise of the explosion was heard
At Lowell fifteen miles distant.
ouaSt i-SoIiutus lIlc NOIuIIllSSloHeE
sant By the President to Cuba. to investigate
the alleged kidnapping reports. died in Havana
a few days since, of yellow fever.
AT his home. in Brooklyn, n. Y, a
few days AGO. an eieven-vear-old bov named
Foley. died of hydrophohia. He was bitten by
Il small dog about six weeks before his death
The Secretary of the Treasury am
nouuces that he will sell only 4-percent
bonds. unless AZ per-cents can be placed. at
their relative value. with 4-per-cents-the lat
ter being placed at par.
Gus Johnson, 4 white man, was
hanged at Rome Ga. on the 18th. for the
murder in 1876. of tolored man. named
Alfred NcCowu. Johnson confessed on the
scaltold, to four murders, and was defiant t.
The last.
The Louisiana Supreme Court gave
Its decision, on the 18th, in the appealed case
Of Gen. Anderson. of the State Returning
Board. II rcycrses the verdict Of the lower
Court, which convicted him of fraud and per-
Jury, and ordered his release.
The Secretary of the Interior has de-
cided that presumption filing is not absolute
~ required III making a homestead entry and
that it may be entirely dispensed with in max
ing final proof thereon. This ruling will. it is
sad save settlers Inconvenience and expense.
Joseph LaFaige, alias Joseph Par
ish, was hanged. at Concord. n H., on the
10Th. Tor the murder, in October 1873. of Josie
l.an@iaaid He confessed to the crime for
when he was hanged. and also to the murder
OF Miss Ball, School-teacher. at st. Adams,
VT. in 1874
a serious case of hazing occurred at
Dartmouth College, few nights ago. In re-
taliation for being imposed upon bv the Soph-
omores. some Freshmen broke into a room oc-
crpied by Sophomore and his brother. a
senior, and numerically beat them with bot
f!eS. Two arrests were made
he first three silver dollars of the
new coinage We're received in Washington. on
the 18th. One of them was delivered to the
PRESIDENT another to the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the third to the Director of the
Mint. About 900 of the new dollars would
be forwarded. on the l4tll.
On the 10th, the Lechmere National
Bank OF East Cambridge. Mass. was robbed
OF @oo,vV. man and woman called at the
bank and asked the President to step to the
door While thew talked to him about financial
AFFAIRS. During his absence some confederates
stepped into the vault and made away with the
funds.