The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-04

time Russia proposed q series of amendments
which England refused to accept. The Con-
gress also fixed nine months as the term to be
allowed Russia for withdrawing her troops
from Eastern Roumelia and Bulgaria.
A Berlin dispatch of the 10th saws
that, during an interview between Bismarck
and Gortschakoff, on the preceding day. a
large Danish dog, belonging to tn. former,
made furious attack upon the Russian Pre-.
mier. Gortsclakof was, with difficulty. res
cued.
The Iowa Republican State Conven-
ton was held at DesMoines, on the 10th. The
Temporary Chairman was ex-senator Harlan,
and ex-senator Wright, Permanent President,
with ono Vice-President from each Congress-
ional District. Capt. J. A. T. Hull was nomi-
mated for Secretary Of State; B. r. Sherman
for Auditor of State; Geo. W. Bemis for State
Treasurer; J. X. Powers for Register of the
State Land Office; j. F. McJunkin for Attor-
ney-General; J. II. Rothrock for Supreme
Judge; j. 8. Runnells for Superior Court Re-
porter, and E. J. Holmes for Supreme
Court Clerk. Frank Hatton, Of the Burling-
ton Hark-Eye, was chosen Chairman of the
State Central Committee. The resolutions
laud the Republican party and affirm its old
time policies; declare the permanent pacifi-
cation Of the South paramount duty; Op-
pose and ridicule the "new Democratic dog
ma OF Home-Rule;" give special credit to the
soldiers; insist that the Republican party is
the party of law and order; applaud the
financial policy of the party; oppose the reb-
ell raid on the Treasury; favor revenue tariff;
denounce the attack on the Presidential title
by the House of Representatives, ETC., etc.
An Athens (Greece) telegram of the
10Th announces the breaking out of another
instruction in Crete. A battle was then be-
ing fought at Canea.
A private telegram, received on the
morning of the 2lst, says a revolution against
the Sultan was imminent
The Missouri Greenback State Con.
vention was held at Sedalia, on the 10th. A.
l.. Gilstrop was nominated for Judge of the
Supreme Court, G. Hayden for Railroad Com
missioner, aud j. NJ. Greenwood for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. The platform
demands the repeal of the Specie Resumption
act and the issue Of absolute money in green
backs equal to gold and silver; that all bonds
now subject to redemption be Immediately
redeemed in absolute money equivalent to
coin; that the Federal Constitution be amend
ed SO as to limit and restrain Congress from
sxempting any property, stock, bonds or
credit from taxation, and from granting all
subsidies, etc., etc.
In State Convention, on the goth, the
Vermont Democrats nominated w. H. H.
for Governor, Jerome W. Pierce for
Lieutenant-GOvernOr, and George E. Royce
for Treasurer.
At Chicago, on the 21st, Geo. Sherry
and Jeremiah Connolly, two Chicago butchers,
who, in January last, made an assault upon
Hh~@n IncOo"'iha~ ...a III. ..s~~~ s.s,~. pun
lie streets of that city, and then killed McCon-
vile because he resented their violence toward
the young lady and himself, were hanged in
the County Jail. On the same day there were
other hangings as follows: Charles Burns, at
Paris, ILL.,. for the murder of Elijah Burdwell.
Nov. 20, 1877; Perry Bosher, at Chillicothe,
Ohio, for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Mcvey.
Oct. 26, 1877; Jacob Levels (colored) at Little
Rock, Ark, for the murder of another colorcd
man, and Edward H. Costley, at Frederick,
Nd, for the murder of solomon Costley, his
cousin, April 4, 1877.
A special correspondent of the Chi
cago h.ter-Ocemu telegraphs to that paper from
st. Paul, Mimi, on the 2lst, in reference to
the Indian scare in Burnett County, Wis, that
he had just returned from Grantsburg, where
nc had sifted the scare to the bottom, and had
found there was not the slightest foundation
for the alarm that had been created.
A Galveston (Tex.) dispatch of the
23d says Gems. Mckenzie and Shaffer had
with their commands, to the Amer
lean side of the Rio Grande, after having pen
etrated several miles into Mexico They were
met on the route by detachment of the
Mexican Army under Col. Valdez, who in
quired the object of the invasion, and de-
manded that they should proceed no further.
zen. Mckenzie warned them out of his way,
and the Mexicans finally yielded, and after
ward offered to escort McKenzie's forces ON
their return to the place of crossing. No
captures were made during the expedition.
The violent illness of Queen Merce-
des, of Spain. was reported on the 23d.
Moses A. Wheelock, for twenty years
President Of the New York Stock Exchange,
committed suicide, on the 23d, by shooting
himself through the head.
MIR. Justice Miller, of the United
States Supreme Court, had very dangerous
operation performed upon him, for calculus,
ON the ed. He was very sick ON the sd, but
the physicians hoped he might recover.
Congressman Acklen telegraphed
from New Orleans, on the oath, explicitly
denying the statement that Gen. Rosser had
assaulted him in Washington restaurant be-
cause of an offered indignity to lady. Gen.
Rosser was at st. Paul, Mimi, and in an in
terview positively refused to make any state
ment relative to the affair. He said the mat
ter was q very delicate and strictly personal
one, and he had made no statement to anyone
concerning it.
CONGRESS-.
TUESDAY, June 18.-In the Senate.
resolution was passed extending the session
until six O'Clock p. m. on the 10Th. Several
amendments to the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill were agreed to, one Of them being for
$5,5OO.OOO to pay the award of the Halifax
Fishery Commission, and the bill a. amended
was passed. The House Ion-concurring in
these amendments, . Conference Committee
was subsequently appointed. A resolution
was submitted, and referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, to allow Senator
Matthews to testify before the Potter Inves-
tigxting Committee. The House bill for the re-
lief OF settlers on the public lands was passed.
extending the provisions of the act allowing set.
tiers who had their crops injured BY grass
rari1y for the purpose Of ohfaininn sI,stensnce