The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-10-03
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
The King of Burmah, in India, i.
The general elections in Canada have
resulted in the defeat Of the Government.
The announcement was made, on the
10Th, that the Paris Exposition would be pro
longed until the Goth of November.
Mrs. Bravo, who became notorious
in connection with the BALKAN murder mys
terry, some time ago. died at her home in Lon
don, on the 18th.
The Special Congregation of Cardi.
nails has decided that the Pope should moi
leave the Vatican unless under special over
ruling circumstances.
Montenegro has asked Servia to
unite with her in resisting the Albanians
The Russian Gen. komoroff it is said, strong
ly advises this course.
The Fenians Condor and Melody
were discharged from Portland Prison, on the
morning of the 11th, and, later, sailed for New
York in the steamer Moselle.
The Union Dime Savings Bank, of
Saratoga Springs, n. v, has closed, with liza
bilities reaching Sl53.OOo. The usual an
nouncement of ability to pay all depositors.
The odd-Fellows' Bank at Sacramento, Cal,
has also made an assignment.
In response to u letter, signed by
very many prominent citizens of Wisconsin,
ex-senator CARPENTER has replied, consenting
that his name may go before the next Wiscon-
sin Legislature as candidate for the United
States SenatorShip.
The Provisional Government in Bull
garia has been instructed by Russia to sum-
mon al male inhabitants between the ages of
twenty and twenty-five to form a territorial
army Of fifty battalions of infantry and severn
" squadrons of cavalry.
In the school-district election at
New Haven, Conn, on the 10th. the issue be-
ing the re-establshment of devotional eXcr-
cises in the public schools, the ticket favor
ing re-eStabishnent was elected 10y 1900 ma
ioritv. The Catholics united with the Pro-
testauts.
The Oregon Legislature has elected
j. II. Slater IDem) to succeed Mr.. Mitchell
III the United States Senate. In recent in
tcrvicw. Mr.. Slater said he is not in sympathy
with imitation. He advocates the substitution
OF legal tenders for National Bank notes, OPP
poses fiat money. and demands that currency
shall be OH a coin basis.
ID. n. Shilling, the candidate on the
ticket recently promulgated by the Butler
wing of the Massachusetts, Democracy for
State Treasurer, and J. Boyle O'Reilly, the
candidate on the same ticket for State Audi
Cor, have defined their nominations, the form
er because he does not approve of the methods
of the party. aud the latter becauss he had
rather be editor than Auditor
The Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows, in
session at Baltimore, on the 18th, elected
John p. Harmon, of California, Grand Sire,
and Mr.. Glenn, .of Georgia, Deputy Grand
Sire. The other officers We're reelected. An
amendment was adopted changing the title Of
the supreme body from Grand Lodge of the
United States to that of Grand Lodge of
independent Order of Odd-Fellows.''
There being no choice for Governor
in Maine Ia clear majority over all being rec
es>ary1, the new Legislature will have to elect
Governor when they meet in January next.
The process is for the House Of Representa-
tives 10 select by ballot two persons from
those who have received the greater number
of ballots at the popular election. and make
return OF their names to the Senate, by which
body one shall be elected as Governor.
The United States Treasury, on the
2i>t, disbursed 16,oG0 silver dollars. Since
the order OF Sec'y sherman rcvoking the pre-
vious order for the general issue of silver
coin for -rcenbacks, the daily issue had been
about Slo,oov. The Treasury held, on the
.!st, $3i9.6l3, $50 in United States bonds to
secure National Bank circulation; Sl3. 15S,-
100 i'll honds to secure public deposits, and
S3,3,3.,o to secure subscriptions to 4-per-
cent. loans.
A Washington special of the 23d
says the labor agitators there triumphantly
claimed to have brought about an order
which had been issued giving laborers at the
Navy Yard full days pay for eight hours
work. and a full day and a quarter for ten
hours work. Similar orders had been issued
to apply to workmen on Government build
ings in that city. and the rate of pay for la
borers in the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing had been raised from dollar to dollar
and quarter day. Judge Smell decided
that the meetings and professions held by
Cohen and his followers were riotous and
d:sorde-ly. Orders had been issued to the
police, and were being enforced, to prevent
any further meetings or demonstrations of
the kind