The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-04-18

failures in New York City, with aggregate IL
abilities of S1,l11,336, and assets amounting
10 $3.0iSA4.
Rev. DIR. Geo. +. Seymour has de-
clined the Bishopric of the new Episcopal
Diocese of Springfield, H., to which he was
recently elected.
\ call has been issued for meeting of
the Missouri National State Convention for
the nomination of a State ticket, and TO pro-
vide for Congressional nominations.
The boilers of the Sandy Fashion, Il
small steamer in Kentucky, exploded few
nights ago. Four persons were instantly
killed and number of others were wounded
At the late election in Rhode Island,
the Republican candidate for State offices
were elected by about 5000. The Grecnback
vote was about 600. Legislature largely Re-
publican.
The trustees of the champion belt
have decided that O'Leary is entitled to take
it to America. and anybody challenging him
must go to that country, unless OLeary con-
SCENTS to compete in England.
1t has been recently reported that ut
Mieron. on the Rio Grande, the Mexican au-
thorites had. on requistion, returned a herd
~ stolen cattle to their Texas owners, and
had taken measures to punish the thieves.
Att'y-Gen. Gwinn. of Maryland,
according to Washington dispatch
of the 4th, declares the Blair resolu-
tons wholly imperative, and says he does
not think a contingency will arise when his
services will be required.
The Committee of the National House
of Representatives on the Revision of the Laws
Regulating the Counting of the Electoral Votes
for President have agreed to the proposition
for the election of President and Nice-Pres-
dent by direct vote of the people.
William Brady Sheriff of Lincoln
County, New Mexico, was recently assassin
ated by party of four, one of whom was
United States Deput, Marshal Weidcrmann.
The murderers have been arrested and placed
in the custody of the Military Commandant at
Fort Stanton.
On the night of the 9th, one of the
buildings of the Steuben County On. " Poor
House. near Bath. was burned. and fifteen of
the inmates persisted in the flames. The fire
was set by one of the insane paupers, who was
himself one Of those persisted. There were
about seventy inmates altogether.
Near Slatington, Pa, few MORN
ings ago. an oil train ran into a freight train
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, demoi>hin-
the engine of the OIL train and setting fire to
several oil cars. One man was instantly
killed. fifteen were seriously. and perhaps
fatally, burned. and about twenty-five other
persons We're slightly injured.
Both branches of the Maryland Leg
stature have passed 4 resolution instructing
the Attorney General of that State to institute
proceedings in the United States Supreme
Court for rcopening the Tilden-layes Pics-
Dental controversy, by a judicial nvestiga-
ton of the question of the legality of the adj
iustment made by the Electoral Commissions
Advices received from the Texas
border by the Department in Washington, on
the 9TH, was to the effect that there has been
OF late few, if any. incursions from the Mexi-
can side. Members of Congress who had con-
side ed the subject of our relations with Mex
leo say the delay in her recognition had pro-
duced an improved condition of affairs on the
border The latter Government had not We
done what was required 10y our own as pre-
requisite to recognition. One of the most Sc
rious causes Of complaint was that American
residents were subject to forced loans, while
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