The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
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GENERAL.
One of the bOldest and most daring
| train robbesies that ever occurred in the West
took place about half-past one O'Clock, ON the
| morning of the 18th, about one mile below
Winthrop Junction, opposite Atchison, Kan.
Four men boarded the passenger train, bound
south, at Winthrop junction, getting on the
platform between the baggage car and the
first coach. When the conductor started to
go through the train from the baggage car,
the leader of the four men pointed two re-
volvers toward him, and ordered him back
into the baggage car. The robbers then en-
tered the car, and ordered the baggageman
and young man with him to hold up their
hands, which they did. Frank Baxter, OK
press agent, was sitting in chair in the light.
cd end of the car, his bills in his lap and the
express safe open beside him, busy with his
work, when a revolver was suddenly thrust in
his face, and he was ordered to hold up his
hands. The leader of the gang then deliber-
atcly transferred the money in the safe, about
$1,000, to a sack they had with them. With
their pistols in his face they then ordered the
conductor to stop the train, and he pulled the
bcll-rope. As the train slowed up the robbers
backed out Of the car, still covering the in.
mates with their pistols, and disappeared in
the darkness. The entire work was done in
five minutes, and none of the many passengers
on the train knew of the robbery until the
perpetrators had escaped.
A grand mass Convention of Pro-
hibtionists was held at Lansing, Mich, on
the 18th, and State ticket was nominated, as
follows: For Governor, Watson Snyder, 81
Ypsilanti; observation-disclosures, J. w. Nc
Keever; Secretary of State, Traverse Phillips
Treasurer, ID. II. Stone; Attorney-Gencral,
f. q. Fuller; Superintendent Of Public In
struction, Samuel Dickie; Commissioner OF
Land Office. w. &. Brown; AuditOr-Gcneral,
L. l.. Farnsworth; Member of the Board of
Education, Charles Latour. The usual cold
water resolutions were adopted, and the Con-
vcntion declared in favor of currency issued
by the Government, but redecmablc on demand
in gold and silver.
A Berlin dispatch of the 14th says
that since the attempted assassination of the
Emperor Wilhelm by Modelling, there had been
563 arrests for insulting the Emperor. OF
these, SCI had been convictad, including thir-
ty-one women. The aggregate of the sem
fences of imprisonment was Sl1 years, and five
of the accused committed suicide before trial.
The National Greenback party of
Connecticut held their State Convention at
New Haven, on the 18th, and nominated a
full ticket, headed by Charles Atwater for
Governor, and Henry Manchester for Lieu
tenant Governor. The resolutions adopted
dcnounce both the old political parties for
their financial legislation, and demand the
issue of new and full legal-tcnder paper
money, and the payment Of the outstanding
bonds in absolute money as soon as possible;
the repeal of the Resumption act; the estab-
lshment of Postal Savings Banks; an income
tax; oppose the importation of servile Chi
nese labor; denounce all seditious and violent
measures, and look to the ballot-bOx only for
the redressing of grievances.
The Colorado Greenback State Con-
yention, recently in session at Denver, nomi-
mated X. G. Buckingham for Governor, P. A.
Simmons for Lieutenant Governor, and j. E.
Washburn for Secretary. A full ticket was
put in the field. The platform declares for
the issue by the Government of a full legal
tender absolute paper money; the immediate
repeal of the Specic-Resumption and National
Banking laws, and against the further issue
of Government bonds, and favors tax on all
incomes ever $1,000.
j. w. Davis is the Greenback candi-
date for Congress in Nebraska; l.. q. Todd
for Governor and U. T. b. Williams for Secre-
tary of State. The platform demands that the
coinage of silver be placed upon footing
with gold: the repeal of the National Bank
ing law: public lands for actual settlers; the
abolition of the importation of coolies; and
declares that the Government has the power
to issue absolute paper money.
The British Parliament was pro-
rogued by the Queen, on the 10th, until Nov.
9, 1878. A speech was read from the throne,
congratulating the members upon the preserv-
alton of the peace of Europe, and thanking
them for the alacrity with which they voted
necessary supplies.
A Grenada (Miss.) telegram of the
10Th says the scenes in that plague-stricken
town beggared description. The strongest
men and women and helpless children were
sick, dying or dead, entire families being pros
trated and swept away in few hours. The
population had decreased to little over 200
souls. Sixteen new cases of yellow-fever
were reported in Memphis. on the 10th, and
five deaths. Everyone who could get away
had left, or vas about to leave, the city. One
hundred and eight new cases and nine deaths
were reported in New Orleans on the same
day, and three new cases at Vicksburg. There
were fifteen new cases and forty-seven deaths
in New Orleans, on the 18th. A nOvina, OF
nine.days' prayer, had been ordered in all the
Catholic Churches of the city for the ccssa-
ton OF the scourge. Fifteen rev cases were
reported in Grenada, on the 18th, and people
were dying, on the 18th, without an attend
ant: relief was greatly needed. In Memphis,
there were nine new cases and thirteen deaths
reported for the twcnty-four hours ending al
five p. m. on the 18th. All who were able had
moved out of the infected district, and ar.
rangements were being made to remove the
remainder to camp south of the city. -Four
of the nurses sent to Grenada by the Howard
Association of New Orleans had the fever, on
the 10Th. One hundred and twenty nine new
| cases and forty-two deaths were reported in
New Orleans, on the 18th. In Memphis the
| new cases numbered nineteen and death!
twelve.
Considerable damage was done in the
Towns of Austin and Eureka, New, on the
| 10th, by cloud bursts and consequent freshets
Several buildings were wrecked in the bust
ness portion Of the former place.
Gen. Mezentow, Chief of the Cars
private police, was assassinated in the street.
of St. Petersburg, on the 10th. The assassin!
escaped.
John A. Leet, who had recently been .
witness before the Potter Committee, took
room at the Aston House, in New York, OF
the evening of the 18th, and shortly after fret
a bullet from pistol through the door of hi
room, and raised a great hue and cry. Oi
officers bursting open the door of the room
| Leet fired at them twice, but they finally over
powered him. He was terribly excited, ant
said there was conspiracy to kill him on nc
count of his testimony before the committee
that he carried . private memorandum bool
with him containing some additional startlin,
testimony, and it was this book they were aft
er. Leet was taken to Police Station ant
locked up. He swore at every everyone, AM
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