The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

Pu PoecS aluct uc AVfwSFuOu C1IUuGn Vuc WiIl-
tary channel to the Adiutaut- General for the
consideration and action Of the President.
The Michigan Democratic State Con-
vcntion W.T. held at lansing on the 4Oth, and
the following licked was noshinated For Gov
ernor, Orlando NJ. Barnes: Eieutenant1Gov-
| ernor, A. T. SwinefOrd; State Treasurer, Alex
McFarlin; Secretary of State, George H.
Murdoch; AuditorIieneral w. T. B. Schcr-
merhorn; Commissioner of Land Office, Geo.
IL. Lord; Attorney General, A. B. Morse; Su-
pertendent Of Public Instruction, z. Trucs-
dell; Memberof Board Of Education, E. F. Uhl.
The resolutions adopted arraign the R..publi-
can party for it's alleged corruption in Office its
unwise legislation, ETC., and its alleged steal
ing of the Presidency from the people and
placing fraud in the Presidential chair; in
dorse the investigation into the Electoral
frauds; declare that gold and silver coin is the
money Of the Constitution, and that all paper
Gu, rency should be convertible into such coin
at the will of the holder; oppose the further
reduction of the volume Of the currency aid
indorse the action Of Congress prohibiting
such reduction, and congratulate the country
upon reduction Of over $5O,OOO,OUO in the
National expenditures during the last four
years.
A Sydney New South Wales) tele-
gram of the 18th says that two tribes of ma
tives had risen, on the Island of New Caledo-
mia, and massacred 125 whites and captured
two military stations. =
1t was officially stated in Paris, on
the 18th, that the Americans mad obtained
more prizes at the Exposition than the citi
zens of any OTHER country, in proportion to
the number of exhibitors.
A private dispatch received at UNA
tilla, Ore, on the 18th, says the hostile>
whipped back by Gen. Howard had started
eastward for the Snake River, alorig the ridge
of the Blue Mountains. In a dispatch to Gen
Chadwick, dated the 9th, Gen. Howard states
that he had apparently met the main body of
the Indians. He had sent a column in pur-
suit Of those who escaped after the battle Of
the previous day. sf7',.
Considerable excitement was caused
in New York City, on the 10th, by the new,
of the suspension. by the President, of Col
lector Arthur, of the Custom-H House, and tn.
appointment of Gen. E. A. Merritt to succeed
him. A. B. Cornell was also suspended iron
the Naval Office, and Col s. w. Burt wa
promoted to the position. Gen. e. X. Graham
was appointed Surveyor. 1854 ~s.t
There was intense excitement in
Montreal, Can, on the 18th. because of tn.
intended street parade of Orangemen. tn,
Mayor had issued proclamation several days
before prohibiting the proposed demOnstra-
ton. and stating that he should use his au-
thoritv to suppress any efforts in that direc-
- e a.
men persisted in their determination to ia
rade in body, Notwithstanding the Mayors
order, up to late hour on the forenoon of
the 18th, when. ascertaining that they would
not have the aid of the military under the Po
lice Magistrates, but that the latter
would be used Unfortunately to quel.
any riotous proceedings, the street
march was abandoned. To test the
legality of the Orange Association, aud its
consequent right to parade in public, several
OF the leaders, including d. Grant, County
Master, and John Hamilton, County Secretary
OF the Association, were arrested and subs:
quently released on bail. During the day a
young man wearing an Orange lily was at
tackled by two special constables and struck
on the head. As an Orangeman was proceed
ing home in cab late in the afternoon, he
was attacked by all Infatuated mvb and was
very badly beaten. The Orangemen were
nearly all conveyed from their hall to their
houses in cabs. under the escort of the regu-
lar police, about half past five in the evening
A Constantinople dispatch of the ] 4th
says great conspiracy against the Sultan had
just been discovered ut StambOul and fifty
persons arrested.
An Athens (Greece) telegram of the
18th says that destructive fires were prevail
ing throughout the Province of Thessaly-the
work of incendiaries.
The heat in St. Louis continued in
tense on the 18th, the mercury ranging from
% to lob deg. in the shade. Over $50 cases OF
sunstrokc occurred on that day, between forty
and fifty being fatal. There were sixteen
fatal cases on the 18th, and over twenty on the
14th. Extreme heat prevailed general,
throughout the West on the 18th, and several
deaths from sunstroke are reported from
different localities.
A dispatch was received from PEN
dleton, Ore, on the 18th. to the effect that
the troops under CAPT. Miles had driven the
Indians into the Foot Hills, near Cayuse
Station, after four or five hours fight at
long range in the valley. Several horses were
captured and quite number of Indians were
killed. The soldiers did well, and were CON-
plimented by the officer in command. The
Indians were surrounded, and further fighting
would cnsue.