The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-12
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.

IL klVME VI ll1E VEN.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Several fatal cases of Asiatic cholera
have appeared in Sweden.
The Massachusetts, State Democratic
Convention has been called to meet ut Wor-
ccster on Sept. IL.
During the week ending Aug. 81,
there were filed "a petitions in bankruptcy
in Chicago. The aggregated liabilities of these
debtors was SIS 1885, 5s.
The New York Republicans have de-
cidcd to hold State Convention, and call
has been issued directing delegates to meet at
Saratoga, on the 35th of September.
Dennis Kearncy was in Washington,
and called on the President, on the 18th, ard
was courteously received and entertained for
n few moments in general conversation.
The rcquisitiOn Of the Governor of
South Carolina upon the Governor of Massa
chusctts, for the surrender OF the person Of
Hiram II. Kimpton, has been refused hy Gov.
Rice.
The amount of standard silver dol
lars coined up to the 10th ult. was $l2,S $780,
$40. of which t2,6S9,lSl were outstanding
eaving SIC, 23s, 3l6 on hand. The demand for
them was said to be increasing.
On the LIST, an excursion train on the
London, Chatham Il Dover Railroad collidel
with freight train, near Sitting Bourne,
Eng, and was completely wrecked. Eight
persons were killed and thirty seriously hurt
The public-ticbt statement for August
shows a total of debt aud interest of 81, 3es9,
lOs,0l. Cash in Treasury, 500, OO3, ISL. Debt
less cash in Treasury. t2,Oa@ 90; de-
crease during August, s6,475,5O4.
At Indianapolis, the other day, lit
tie daughter of man named Westfall was
burned to death in an attempt to light the fire
with coal OIL Her mother was badly burned
while trying to save the little one.
The census of Washington, ID. c..
just completed. shows population of 13l ,OO
$4,000 of whom are colored. There were found
Twenty-Five cOlored persons over 100 years old,
one being reported as old as no. Seventy
persons were between ninety and 100.
A San Francisco telegram of the goth
states that Gen. Howard had concluded a
peace with the Oregon Indians, requiring all
the Indians concerned in dcpreiatons to be
delivered up. He was going to Wala Walla
Ia make similar arrangements with the Wash
ngton Indians.
At Wheeling, w. Va, few days
ago. three young girls, aged twelve, ten and
eight years respectively, daughters of a Mrs.
McGec. started the fire i'm the kitchen stove
with coal oil. The eldest was burned to death,
and the second was fatally injured. The third
escaped.
The Town of Mickalcz, in Hungary,
has been almost entirely destroyed by hurri-
cane. Up to the morning of the LIST, over 400
corpses had been recovered and 3N persons
were still missing. At Erlau, the River Eyer
broke through the walls of the town and de-
mol.shcl whole rows Of houses and drowned
many persons.
few mornings ago. about sixty
miles below St. Louis, on tho Illinois shore of
the Mississippi River, boy seven years old
was found in the river floating on the trunk
OF huge cottonwood tree, and from the evil
dence attanable 1t appeared that the little
fellow had been in that position five or six
days without food
The International Monetary Confer
cncc, which had been in session ut Paris, adj
lourncd size die, on the 10Th ult. The Amcri-
can delegates urged some positive action, but
the delegates adopted formula affirming the
necessity of maintaining the monetary char
"ctcr OF silver as well as gold, but recon-
mcnding that each State be left free to use
either or both. and to allow or dsallow the
free coinage OF silver.
The Association for the Advancement
OF Scen ce, recently in session at St. Louis,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, George F. Barker, Philadel-
phia: Eicc-Presidents, S. B. Langley, Allie
yhcny City, Pa, Maj. j. W. Powell, Washing
ton: Grand Secretary, G. A. Little, Georgia;
Treasurer, W. F. Vaux, Philadelphia. The Per-
manent Secretary, F. W. Putnam, holds over.
The next session of the society is to be held at
Saratoga on the third Wednesday in August
of next year.