The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-02-28
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed Telegraphic News.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

Rev. Alexander Duff, ID. d., dis
tinguishcd Scottish Missionary, is dead.
The Plainfield Savings Bank, of Plain
field, n. j., closed its doors, on the 18th.
The King uf Siam has decided to
send diplomatic representative to the United
States.
The .Etna Iron Works, of Ironton,
Ohio. has suspended payment. 1t had CAPT
tai of sl.OOO.OOO.
The old family mansion of Daniel
Webster, at Marshtield, Mass, was burned, on
tie morning Of the 14th.
J. +. Tracy. formerly President of
the Chicago. Rock Island Il Pacific Railroad,
died at Erie, Pa, on the 18th.
There is to be National Fat-Cattle
Show at Chicago, opening in the Exposition
Building, on the I'd of December.
President Hayes has refused to re-
move Gen. Anderson from the office of United
States Collector at the Port of New Orleans.
SiNtv-onc Cardinals entered their
cells in the Vatican, on the evening of the
18th. where they will remain until Il Pope is
elected.
The house of Daniel Rcarlon, ut
Wickham. y. b.. was burned. few days ago,
and he. his wife and four children, persisted in
the flames.
The house of j. Leftridgc, near Iron
ton. Ohio. caught fire, the other dav. and his
three children, who were alone in the house,
persisted in the fla hes.
The strike of the Crispins. ut Lynn,
Mass, has been virtually ended by concessions
upon both sides, and all the boot and shoe es-
Establishments have resumed operations.
An official telegram from Zanzibar
announces the death there of MeSSrS Mars
and Crespel, who were sent 10y the King of
Belgium to explore the interior of Africa.
The income tax of 1870 produced
>>,"n,C0o and was paid by 5000 people.
Commissioner Raum has expressed the opinion
that the renewal of such tax would not now
Weld over half that sum.
The United States Treasury held. on
the 10Th. SID, a3a $50 in United States bonds
to secure National Bank circulation, and 3d.
$1,000 in bonds to secure public deposits.
National Bank circulation outstanding: Cur
rcney notes. S:sN, COS SIS; gold notes, 81, 49,,
l2u.
\ recent fire in New York City de-
stroycd Il six-story building, known as En-
crl>ior Block. ON the south side of Twenty
third street near Second avenue, and two
Presbyterian Churches adjoining. The total
loss was estimated at from ;5OOWO to
Sl.oOC.WO.
Mrs. Jane Pitman. wife of Ben Pit
man. the well known phonetic writer and pub
Usher. died recently in Cincinnati, and. in ac-
c"rdancc with her own request, expressed in
her will, the remains were taken to Washing
ton, Pa, on the 18th, and there successfully
crcmatcd in the LcMoyne furnace. The op-
Grafton was completed in less than two hours
Officers of the Postoflicc Department.,
in Washington, estimate that the revenues Of
the Department are suffering not less than
:2D.Un month by the flood of stamps sold
by Po>tmastcrs at small country offices at
discount. for use in cities and towns. The
Postmaster at st. Louis alone shows that his
office is being defrauded of revenue to the
amount of $4,000 per month in that way
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate by the President, on the 18th, were the
following: Bayard Taylor to be Minister to
Germany: John Baker, of Illinois, to be Min
lister Resident to Venezuela; VIM. 4. How
ard. of Michigan. to be Governor of Dakota:
y. W. Speight and W. {. Quimby, Of Texas,
and John Van Rcncrlcn, of Oregon, to be
Honorary Commissioners to the Paris EXPOSE
ion.