The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
EPlTOME OF THE WEEK.
CURRENT PAKAORAPHs.

CURRENT PARAGRAPHs.
The British Parliament has beer
further rrorogued until the 3Oth of November
Rev. Samuel Lunt Caldwell, DID.
was, on the 18TH, elected President of Vassa
College.
Lomer Griffin, the oldest man in tn,
United States, died, at his residence, in Lodi
Ohio, on the evening of the 10TH He was 10
years old.
a Berlin dispatch of the 10th say,
the Emperor William had SO far recovere,
from his late wounds that he proposed to as
sumo the reins of Government, on the LIST O
October.
The Oregon Legislature convened, o,
the 9th. and effected permanent organiza
ton on the 10th. The vote for Governor wa
canvaS>ed. and showed Thayer's majority ts
be sixty-nine.
1t is said that the Russians at Kus
tendie. on the Black Sea, are again arming tn,
batteries which they dismantled month ago
and that the orders for the embarkation Of
troops have been countermanded.
DR.. Modelling, the man who attempted
the assassination Of the Emperor of Germany
some months ago, died on the 10th, from
paralysis of the lungs, the result of his self-in
iiicted wounds at the time of his arrest.
y nitro-glycerine and dynamite mag
azine. near Bradford, Pa, exploded a few
days ago. and n. B. Pulver (owner of tn,
magazine>. J. B. Burkholder, Andrew p
Higgins and Charley Page were blown into
fragments.
The elections in Spain, recently com.
plcted have resulted in large Governmental
majority. The Opposition were successful
only in Almeria and Barcelona. A conspir
acv has been discovered in Seville to establish
4 Federal Republic.
Sec'v Sherman, on the 10th, issued
the seventy-rst call for the redemption OF
S5,o0o.010 of 80 bonds of 1S65-S2, OOO. COX
coupon aud S3.Oo0,oOO registered. The prin.
cipal and interest will be paid on and after
Dlc. Is, interest to cease on that day.
Officials tables of the census of the
District of Columbia were published on the
ldth. The population of Washington is given
ut l3l,94,: Georgetown, 11,5sl, and of the
county, 1888. Total in the District, $780,.
c5l, OF which 1862. are white and 53624 col.
cred.
in Berkeley. Tex, few days ago,
George Lynch was shot, by an assassin, and
left fp ln;I Wbil, 10 1,;r
the murderer Drained his whole family, con.
sis n- of seven children, the Oldest being q
girl of seventeen. Lynch was likely torecov-
or. at last accounts.
The vote for Governor in Maine, at
the late election, is given approximately as
follows: For Common (Rep.), 5000; Smith
tireenback). $1,000: Garcelon Dem. }, $4,000.
There being no choice by the people Ga majori-
" of all the votes cast being required to elect),
the legislature will have to designate the
Governor.
IL. NJ. Holden, President of the sus-
PENDED First National Bank of Kansas CITY,
Mo. +. II. Allen, Vice-President and j. j.
No>tin, Cashier of the late Mastin Bank, of
that city. We're arrested. on the 10th, on the
charge OF receiving deposits when they knew
their banks We're failing. They were each held
To tail in the sum of 5000.
President Hayes and party arrived
in Chicago. on the morning of the 18th, from
their trip to the Northwest. He visited the
Board Of Trade, where he met with a hearty
welcome. and made a few remarks relative to
the business prospects Of the country at large.
He was escorted to the Lake Shore Il Michi-
gan Southern Depot in the evening, and he
and his family and suite left on the night
train for Fremont, Ohio.
very severe storm swept over Ohio,
Pennsylvania and other Eastern States, be-
ginning on the 9th and reaching its climax on
the night o. the 18th. A great number of
bridges on the various trunk railways were
washed out, and in some cases lives were lost.
The storm was particularly severe at Mead
vile, Pa, where a train ran into washed out
calvert. and six persons on board lost their
lives. The Weland Canal was also injured,
and traffic has been for the present suspended.
The currency balance in the United
States Treasury, on the 10th, was $l1, $50, 600,
including the :10.OO0,OO0 for the redemption
of fractional currency, and 1926, 963, 900 IN
coin. including about $l0,O0O.OOO in standard
silver dollars Of the $4,000, 900 of fractional
currency issued in 1862, over $4,OOO, 900 were
still outstanding. Of the three and five. cent
pieces issued in 1863 probably over g, 600, 900
We're outstanding. The entire amount of frac-
tional currency outstanding was GIG, 351, 900.
On the afternoon of the 18th, the
Secretary of the Treasury issued an order
postponing the execution of the recent orders
directing the exchange of standard dollars fol
United States notes. The reason assigned TO,
vised that such exchange was a substantial
resumption, and that he had no authority to
anticipate the time fixed by law tor the re-
sumption of specie payments. The announce
ment is made that silver dollars will be paid
out for coin obligations and for common cur
rency demands upon the Treasury.
THE United States Treasurer has
issued circular stating that for the present
12O National Banks designated depOsitorie:
of the United States,'' will be supplied by the
Treasury, upon their application, with stand
ard silver dollars from the mint, free of ex
pense, in accordance with Sec. 1881, r. 8
1t is expected that the coin furnished will bt
put in circulation by being furnished to pub
lie disbursing officers, to manufacturing and
other establishments; to other banks and
bankers for distribution in like manner by
them and generally where it is to be used AZ
current money.
GEN ERAL.-
Up to the evening of the 10th, over
GOO bodies had been recovered from the wreck
of the Princess Alice.
At Democratic caucus held in Bos.
ton, on the evening of the 10th, to choose
delegates to the Massachusetts State Conven
ton, representatives were selected from near
ly every ward in favor of Gen. Butler, who
had already accepted nomination for Govern
or as an independent Workingman's candi
date.
The New Hampshire Republicans
held their State Convention, on the 10th, ant
nominated Nat Head for Governor. Tn,
platform indOrses specie resumption ant
the payment of the public debt according Il