The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-04-04

The Iowa State Republican Conven'
ton is to be held at DesMo,nes. on We,lnes
day. June II.
The next Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention will be held at Pittsburgh
on the I'D of May.
Up to the 10Th, the subscription to
the +-per-cent Government bonds had reached
total of s3,6l2,6O0
THE Democratic State Convention OF
Arkansas has been called to meet at Little
Rock, on the ith Of July.
The Republican State Convention was
held at Providence, X. l.. on the 2lst. All the
present State officers were renomnated
The bill granting female suffrage in
municipal elections has been defeated in the
Massachusetts House Of Representatives by a
vote OF 90 to 121.
The general meeting of the American
Social Science Association, for this year, will
be held at Cincinnati. Ohio. beginning May
Is. and continuing until May 24
The Rhode Island State Democratic
Convention met at Providence on the 22d, and
nominated J. b. Barnabv for Governor and
Isaac Lawrence for Lieutenant (iovernor.
Mrs. President Hayes was at Column
bus. Ohio. on the evening of the :.3d. where
she Was the guest of Gen. Mitchell, relative.
who gave private reception. in her honor.
The English Earl of Roseberry was
married to Miss Hannah de Rothschild, in
London. on the Goth. The bride brought her
husband a dowry of from S15, 100000 to SEQ.
oNNU
1t was stated. on the 25th, that no
more goods would be received at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard for shi ,ment to the Paris EXPOSE
ton. Twelve hundred tons were awaiting
transportation.
The National Committee on the
Dairy Fair met at Utica, \. Y. on the Goth
and elected Col. Il. H. Littler, of Iowa, Secre
tary. 1t was voted to hold the fair in New
York City the coming autumn.
The great International walking
match. in London. closed on the evening of
the 23d. O'Leary, the Chicago champion. was
the winner, having made $50 miles in six days
and beaten his best record by five hours.
The Rhode Island House of Repre-
sentatives have defeated--l9 to 35-the pro-
posed Const tutional amendment giving un.
married women and widows the right to vote
on propositions to impose taxes, to apprcpri-
ate money, or formembers of the City Council.
The Secretary of the Treasury was
before the Senate Finance Committee, on the
10Th. and declared it unwise and injudicious
to repeal the Specie-Resumption act. as re-
sumption could be brought about by the date
fixed in the law without difficulty.
The Government Directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad have been recently an
nounced as follows: Chas +. Adams, .Jr. of
Massachusetts,: Ralph p. auckland. of Ohio:
q. W. Smythe, of Iowa: Daniel Chadwick, of
Connecticut, and {. {. Housel of Nebraska.
The returns from the late New Hamp-
shire election show the following footings for
Governor: Prescott (Rep.), 1887: Mexican
DEM. 1858; Kendall, PSI: Flint 2.3; seat
tering, 30 Prcscott's plurality. 1.514; major
itv.94 The House stands: Republicans, 2O5
Democrats. It's.
The Rhode Island State Convention
of the new National party was held at Provi-
dencc. on the Goth. William Foster was nom
mated for Governor: Jason z. Hazard for
acknowledgements: Henry Appleton for
Secretary of State, and Andrew B. Moore for
State Treasurer.
Hon. John Allison, Register of the
V-,,;,. Il:
few mornings ago of apoplexy. His death
was very sudden and unexpected. He was
sixty-six years of age, was formerly Men,
Der OF Congress from Pennsylvania, and was
appointed Register Of the Treasury by Prcsi-
dent Grant, in 1869
The Massachusetts Legislature has
recently passed an act-and the Governor
having signed the same it is now law-giving
to the Board of Commissioners of Savings
Banks the power whenever it judges that - the
welfare and security of the depositors require
it, to limit the amount and time of payment.
The law l. to continue in force for three wears
The Postmaster-Generalh has recently
decided that any matter in print which may be
transmitted through the mails, within inclos
ure, may also he transmitted at the same rate
if printed on the wrapper or envelope. This
includes business-cards directions for return.
ing and any printed matter on the outside of
the wrapper or envelope. Postmasters how.
ever, are instructed not to regard return re-
quests unless stamps to repay return postage
are deposited.
1t was reported from Texas. on the
22d, that The Commission appointed by Prcsi
dent Hayes and Gov. Hubbard to investigate
the San Elizario and FL Paso troubles of 9
few months ago, had finished their labors and
adjourned. They recommend the stationine
Of 2OO Federal troops at FL Paso The result
of the Commission is said to have produced
great dissatisfaction in Texas. Mai. Jones
who represented Texas in the Commission
will. it is said. make minority report, which
will recommend aggressive action and the pun
ishment of alleged Mexican insolence.
THE TUKsO.RlSSgAN WAR.
1t was officially stated. on the 10Th
that Servia would not recognize the Russo