The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-12-05

upon ms escape from the assaSsins knife.
Gen. John b. Gordon was, on the
18th, almost unanimously reelected United
States Senator by the Georgia Legislature.
Denis kearney, the San Francisco
orator, left Boston for California on the even.
ing of the Goth, accompanied by his wife and
children.
Judge Dyer, United States District
Judge al Milwaukee, has lately decided that
the law authorizing trade marks is unconsti.
tutional aud void
The Bucharest Government has, it
is reported, refused to Russia the increased
ABILITIES for communication with Bulgaria
which she demanded.
In his annual report, p. NJ. Gen.
Key recommends the entire abolition of
the franking privilege and the use of check
stamps by all branches of the Government.
The official returns from all the Con-
uressoual Districts in Wisconsin foot UP as
follows: Republican, M51S; Democratic, 81,
@25; Greenhack, l30aS. Total, 205, 53l. The
total vote in 1871 was Us, I'D.
The National Bank circulation out
standing on the :a3d was 1921 S52,S4 OF gold
notes there Were l,4tiS. $50. Amount of bonds
To secure bank circulation, $34O, 4O5, 200; to
secure public deposits, Sl3, SS3, 400.
The announcement is made that
Charles W. Angel. the absconding Secretary
OF the Pullman Palace Car Company, has been
sod; III u
the American Consul. About $4,000 of the
:l2o.uuO embezzled was secured
The Marquis of Lorne, Governor
General of Canada, accompanied by his wife,
the daughter of the Queen of Great Britain,
reached Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the evening
OF the 23d. Violent storms prevailed during
the entire passage, and the distinguished per-
sons comprising the Niceroyal party suffered
greatly from sea-sckncss.
a New York special of the morning
# the 2lst says August Belmont, the New
York representative of the Rothschilds, does
not approve Of the late action of the New
York Clearing House on the silver question,
on the ground that it would raise an issue be-
tween the West and the East, and cause one
According to the report of the Sec
rotary of the Navy, the number of desertions
during the last fiscal year was 669, against
SIS the previous year The number of boys
enlisted during the rast year was 53 An
appropriation of S96i,4!5 is asked for the
maintenance of navy yards and docks etc,
aud of 1884, >>6 for the Bureau of Ordnance
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
in his annual report, asks for the Indian Serv-
ice. during the next year, the sum of $780,
600. which is 5000 600 more than the appropri-
alton for the current yer. The increase is
principally for the purpose of extending ed.
ucational facilities to certain tribes, and to
suhsist a number who are unable to help them
selves.
The POStmaSter-Ieneral has ordered
the Spring Garden, Ala, Postoffice to be dis
continued. and mails for that office to be sent
to another Postotfice, on account of the riot
Gus demonstrations and threats made by
portion of the inhabitants against a special
agent of the Department. who had procured
the arrest Of the village Postmaster on the
ground Of fraudulently selling stamps.
The estimates of the Secretary of the
Treasury for the support of the General Gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1850. other than for the permanent annual
appropriations. are Sl29, ESP; for perma-
nent annual appropriations, 1888 43S.
These estimates show reduction of S5,55l,-
sums asked for is that of SO, 1892 900 for rivers
md harb - Oh,
year.
The annual report of the Revenue
Marine Bureau of the Treasury Department
shows that of vessels wrecked or in distress
with an aggregate of 926 persons on board.
1872 have been assisted by revenue cutters. The
estimated value of property saved is Il, 100 600
and lf3 persons were rescued from death by
drowning. The expenses of the revenue ma
rine service for the year ending June 30 last
were sSi4,00l. The number of vessels in the
service is thirty-seven.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notices the
following counterfeit bills: $lOO-bill on
the Pittstield National Bank, of Pittsfeld,
Mass, changed from Revere Bank, of Boston:
s50-hill On the Tradesman's National Bank,
most perfect, imitation; a5-bill on the
Pocassctt National Bank, of Fall River,
Mass, and bills of the same denomination on
the Farmers National Bank. of Virginia,
Ill.,, ami the Manufacturers National Bank, of
Amsterdam, n. Y.
The estimates for the support of the
Navy for the next fiscal year are about the
fhn Ar
last session of Congress, for the year ending
June next, about sl4,OOO,OOO. The report of
the Secretary will show that the appropria-
tons have not only been confined within their
proper limits, but that there is small balance
to the credit OF the Naval Academy and Ma
rine Corps. Unless Congress shall order the
building of new vessels, the Secretary, with
the means asked for, can render those VIC now
have more efficient and keep them in good re-
pair.
At a recent session of the Executive
Committee OF the Society of Friends on In
dian Affairs, at Cincinnati, it was reported
that 5000 Indians were under the Society's
charge at the seven agencies at the beginning
# the year. but that three agencies had since
been placed in charge of agents nominated
by politicians. The agencies in charge of the
Friends had made substantial progress in ed.
ucation and agriculture. The Committee
protested against the transfer noted above,
and thought their methods would shortly civ.
iize the Indians and render them sclf.sup.
porting
GEN E1AL.
A dispatch from Peru to the Journa
dies Debats of Paris reports that Manuel Par
do ex-President of Peru, had been assassin
ated.
A London telegram of the goth says
appalling distress aud restitution existed
among the mechanics and laborers of Shelf
field in consequence of the business depres