The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CURRENT PAxAaRAPHs.

CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Cattam, Morton 4 Co., leading West
India merchants, in London, have failed for
Sl.5NOO.
The Louisiana Republican State Con
ycntion is to be held at New Orleans, on the
10Th of September.
The Cabinet, at Washington, has APP
proved the Universal Postal Treaty recently
concluded at Paris.
Emil Hoedel, who attempted the as
sassinaticn Of the Emperor William, on the
18th of May last, was bchcadcd, on the 10th.
The 18th of September is the date
fixed upon for the distribution of the awards
to the successful exhibitors at the Paris Expo
stion.
President Hayes has accepted an in
vitation to be present at the Minnesota State
Fair, to be held at St. Paul the first week in
September.
Charles w. Angel, Secretary of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, Chicago, is
said to be 4 defaulter to the amount Of $780,
900. He has absconded.
Orders have been issued to station an
army of observation in Bcssarabia, consisting
of $1,000 men, until the changes south of the
Danube are made known.
A traveller for wholesale New York
icwclry firm was robbed Of over $4,000 worth
n al W. ~, has .hai of at III
House, in Chicago, a few days ago.
The August returns to the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture show the average condi-
ton of the cotton crop in ten cotton States to
be % per cent, \ decline of 4 per cent.
Germany and Italy have concluded
Ia mediate in favor Of the rectitcatiOn OF the
Greek frontier and have dispatched some men,
of war to Greek waters rs demonstration.
A Baker City (Ore.) telegram of the
18th announces the further surrender of 1ndi-
ans in that region, and says the Indian trou-
hles there might be considered over for the
season.
Austria and Turkey have st last con-
clut,cd convention for the occupation by the
former of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
treaty binds the latter to aid the former in
preserving peace.
In the British Parliament, on the
18th. the Under-Sccretary for India, in intro
ducins the Indian budget, stated that the
number of deaths from famine in India was
officially estimated at 1,S5O,O0O.
\ Rome (ltaly) dispatch of the 18th
says the Papal Secretary of State had decided
to drop for the present all negotiations for the
re.cstablshment of diplomatic relations be-
tween the Vatican and Great Britain.
The Washington National Republican
of ~ recent date states authoritatively that
voters in the Government Departments in
that city will be granted the usual leave of
absence to attend the elections in their sew
eral States.
4 Paris dispatch of the 18th says
that, independent Of the medals OF the Expo
sition proper the United States Agricultural
Exhibit had received the Diploma of Honor,
and the United States Educational Exhibit the
gold medal.
The sixty-eighth call for the redemp-
ton of s., 900 900 of $50 bonds of 1855 was
issued on the 10th, by the Secretary of the
United States Treasury. The principal and
Interest are be paid on and after Nov. 16,
interest to cease on that day.
While Senator Blaine and family
were out driving at Augusta, Me-, on the 18th,
the horses became frightened because of
no
carriage. The Senator received many pain
full bruises. No one else was I'M ured.
Att'y-Gen. Youmans, of South Caro-
lima. who was in Washington on the 18th,
saws the people of his State had no desire to
resist the authority of the General Govern
ment. The recent controversy there, grow
ing out of revenue matters, was purely ju-
dicial and one of jurisdiction.
Duringa storm on the 18th, a powder
magazine at Pottsville, Pa, containing l, 100
kegs of powder, was struck by lightning, and
an EXPLOSION followed with terrible effects.
Several buildings were demolished, and a gap
fifty feet wide was made in a neighboring
wood. OF picnic party there assembled, three
persons were killed, and several others were
injured.
Up to the 18th, the Pension Office in
Washington had received, since the passage
Of the act of March 8, granting pensions to
the soldiers and windows of soldiers who
served fourteen days in the War Of 1872, $1,000
claims filed under the act, and it was thought
that at least 1900 more claims of a similar
nature might be presented. These pensions
were being allowed and paid at the rate of
1900 to 1000 per month.
Senior Zamacona, the Mexican Min.
lister at Washington, having been recently
asked whether he anticipated war with the
United States, replied: ''By no means. Prcsi-
dent Diaz is very anxious to preserve friendly
relations with the United States, and is doing
everything in his power to put down lawless-
ness on the border but the Mexican Govern
mcnt is like this country-it cannot at all
times keep perfect order in outlying and
sparsc'y settled Statcs.''
A Public Administrator in California,
named Dye, and an cmpoye of his, named An
derson, have recently confessed to the murder
of friend of the fOrmer-a wealthy farmer
for the purpose Of securing the legal commits
sions (about 3,aOO) which would accrue on
settling up the affairs OF the estate. Dye and
Anderson charged each other with being the
original tenptcr. The crime was committed
by Anderson and a confederate, Dye assisting
them in getting to and from the murdered
mans ranch, about sixteen miles below Sac.
ramento.
Writing of the recently-arrived Chi
ncee Embassy, a reporter for an Eastern pa.
per says Chun Ian Pin, the Chief Ambassa-
dor, is sixty years of age, and graduate OF
Han Lin College. He ranks second in the
Empire being next to the Imperial family.
He is the only one of the Embassy of noble
rank, and can be readily distinguished by his
polished manner. He told the reporter that
the hoodlum outrages in San Francisco are
looked upon in China with feelings Of bitter
cnmity. He thought the Embassy would tend
to MITIGATE the evils snnkon If oud croo<n n