The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-04

Hon. 7. j. Quinn, Member of Con.
gress from the Albany N. w District, died
on the 18th.
Congress adjourned at seven o'clock,
ON the morning of the 10th, finishing up it,
work in such way as to render an extra SEES
sion unnecessary.
At special business meeting OF
Plymouth Church, of Brooklyn, N. Y, on the
evening of the 2ist, Mrs. Elizabeth Il. Tlton
was excommunicated
President Hayes nominated recently
two colored men for Justices of the Peace in
the District of Columbia. On the 18th. the
Senate refused to confirm the nominations.
The bark Liberia sailed from New
York, on the 10Th, with fifty-nine negro emil
grants and five cabin passengers, bound for
Liberia. The ship sailed under the auspices
Of the United States Colonization Society.
Major Reno, whose failure to relieve
Gen. Custer at the time of his massacre has
provoked charge of cowardice, has lately
written to the Chairman of the House Com
mittec on Military Affairs, demanding an in
vestigatiOn.
A Portland (Ore.) dispatch of the
18th says the latest election returns settled,
beyond doubt, the election of Thayer (Rep.)
for Governor. His majority would range
from forty to seventy. The Democratic ma
jority. in the Legislature on joint ballot,
would be twelve.
The schooner Eothen sailed from
New York, a few days ago, for the Arctic
regions, in search for the relics of Sir John
Franklin. Col. Glider, just before sailing,
stated that the vOyagers would probably be
absent for two years or more. After landing
searching party at Repulse Bay, the Eothen
will depart on a whaling voyage.
There was quiet wedding at the
White House in Washington, on the evening
of the 10th, the third event of the kind that
has been celebrated there in the sixty-four
years that it has been occupied by Presidents.
The groom was Russell Hastings, of Rock
ford. ILL.,, aud the bride Miss Platt, the Presi-
dents niece and ward
1t is said President Hayes has de-
cided to carry into effect the provision in the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill continuing
the authority of the Hot Springs Commission
just as If the clause had been enrolled after its
adoption by both houses. Congress will be
depended upon to ratify this action, and also
10 pass deficiency for the payment of the
Commissioners.
Hon. j. c. Brown, of the Commission
sent to Louisiana in the spring of 1877, has
sent to Sec'y Sherman a draft for SS21.63, to
pay one-tifth of the expenses of that Com
mission. Sec'y Sherman returned the draft,
and wrote to Mr.. Brown that the President
believed Congress would yet make the neces.
>ary appropriation but if it did not. the Presi-
dent himself would pay the expenses of the
Commission.
The following are the full election re-
turns from Oregon For Congress-Whitaker
DENY. 1854; Hines (Rep.), 1884; Camp
bell Und.), $50. Governor-Beekman (Rep),
1909; Thayer Dem }, 1908: wilkins (Ind.).
1888. Secretary Of State-Earhart (Rep),
1916; Reams. Dem }, Is, So; Gates Und.),
l,2S9. Treasurer-Hirsch (Rep.), 1865;
Brown DEM. l5,493; Sutherlin lind J., 726
Carter (Rep.), for State Printer, and Powell
tRep.), for Superintendent of Public Instruc.
80" alncfad
The Maine State Democratic Conyen-
ton was held at Portland on the 18th, and
Alonzo Garcelon was nominated for Gov
ernor. The platform demands the rapid pay
mert of the public debt; no further issue of
Government bonds; opposes an irredeemable
currency: condemns the National banking
system and favors the substitution of green
backs for National
action of the National House of Representa-
tives in investigating fraud, etc., etc.
Considerable excitement has recently
been created in Washington by a report of the
alleged disgraceful conduct toward lady on
the part OF Congressman Acklen, of Louisiana
The friends of the accused gentleman pub
llshed statement, on the 33d, contradictiDg
the version OF the story as given to the public.
1t was stated that Gen. Rosser had protected
the lady at the time of the insult offered her
by Ack!en, and had kicked the latter out of
the restaurant when the affair occurred.
duel between the two gentlemen was thought
to be imminent.
The ninth annual session of the Ma
tional Christian Association was recently held
suing year as follows: President, Moses Pct
tingil; Vice President, Rev. A. ID. Freeman:
Secretary, J. z. Stoddard; Treasurer H. L.
Kellogg, and board of nine Directors.
letter was received from President Blanchard
resigning all connection with the association.
Resolutions were adopted declining to accept
this resignation and requesting him to con-
tlnue his active Membership. The report of
the Treasurer Shnua1 <;ef,
condition.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
passed by Congress just before the close of
the recent session, has been discovered to be
deficient through an alleged blunder of the
Enrolling Clerk. The section providing for
the continuance of the Hot Springs Commits.
sion, which was created in 1877 to appraise
and sell the Government Reservation in the
Hot Springs (Ark.) region was almost en-
trely omitted in the enrolment of the bill
in the office of the Clerk of the House. Be-
cause of this omission the Hot Springs Com
mission will have to suspend operations until
Congress can again act upon the subject.
Henry Watterson, of the Louisville
Co"r'er-Jowr"at, in an open letter to the New
York Sun OF the 23d, accuses Abram 8. Hewitt
with having withheld the opinion of Mr.. Til
den as to the Electoral bill at the time of the
meeting of the Committee of Amusement. on
the 18th of January, 1877, 1t which meeting he
says Mr.. H. was as dumb as an oyster as to
Mr.. Tilden's sentiments, although he knew
he (Tilden) disapproved Of the proposed meas
ure. Mr.. Watterson says the members of the
committee finally agreed to support the bill,
most of them believing it to be the
emanation of their chief. Mr.. Wat
terson then reiterates his charge
that Mr.. Hewitt's failure to tell the committee
what Mr. Tilden had said to him. the day be-
fore, was the practical suppression of Mr.. TIE
more sagacious councils and to all intents q
betrayal of his friend. Mr.. w. repeats and
declares his charge of personal dishonor upon
S!r. Hewitt. He then proposes to submit the
matter TO an arbitration of Eve Of the mem
hers Of the said (yOnvufffao ,f Adv;so,,,orx