The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-05-23

The Thirteenth Annual Meeting d
the National Temperance Society was held In
New York ON the nh. w. E. Dodge, of New
report states that in many Of the State Legis
latures, - well as in Congress, the liquor traf
iic had occasioned much discussion, but their
have been few important statutory changes.
There was terrible tornado in Can
ton, China, on the nth of April last. Thou
sands of houses were destroyed or seriously
injured by the wind and an enormous water
spout which broke over the city, and about
500 lives were lost. The foreign settlemen,
suffered severely.
Bayard Taylor, the United States
Minister to Berlin, presented his credentials t.
the Emperor, ON the Sth. He was cordially
received.
Early on the morning of the 9Th, q
tornado passed over Memphis, Tenn, un.
roofing the Peabody House and iniuring Other
property. The total loss was about $4,000.
At Cleveland, on the 9th, Senator j.
D. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, was married to
Miss Sherman, daughter of Judge Sherman,
and niece Of Secretary and Gen. Sherman.
An explosion of gas occurred on
board the Allan steamer Sandman ct the en-.
trance of the harbor of Londonderry, ireland,
were killed and from forty to sixty more OF
less injured. The steamer was aare ON the
morning Of the 18th, with little prospect Of
saving her. Her passengers were chiefly Ger.
mans and Italians, although there were some
English and Scotch emigrants on board.
Rome Qtaly) dispatches of the 10th
say the Pope was suffering from Inflammation
of the liver. 1t was also stated that the nego-
tiations for establishing diplomatic relations
between England and Russia and the Vatican
had failed.
A Vienna dispatch of the 18th says
Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Premier,
was not likely to recover, and that his sue
cessor was already selected.
Nearly $50 persons have lately been
arrested at Warsaw, in Poland, as accomplices
of the Nihilist movement recently unearthed
in Russia.
An attempt was made, ON the 18th,
to assassinate the Emperor of Germany. Two
shots were fired into the Emperor's carriage,
neither of which took effect. The would-be
assassin, named Emil Hoedel, and his accom-
plice, named Kruger, were arrested.
The sixty-eighth anniversary of the
American Board Of Commissioners of Foreign
Missions was held in New York City on the
18th. Since its organization in 1910 the Board
has sent $50 ordained missionaries to all parts
of the world. They are now working in forty
six different tongues, among various races and
climes, virtually giving the gospel to 100 OO0,
900 people. They have educated more than
100000 pupils aud organized $50 churches with
q membership of $1,000. The present num-
Der Of laborers from America, men and women,
is S9l, Of whom Isl are ordained missionaries.
There are 1,lO0 native laborers aiding in the
work.
The wife of John Bright, the British
statesman, died of apoplexy, ON the 18th.
At St. Louis, Mo-, on the 18th, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bowler was shot and instantly
killed by her nephew, a lad about six years
old. A revolver was left in the bureau drawer,
and the little fellow got hold of it and acct
dentally fired it of, with the result stated
above.
One side of the public square at
Pulaski, Tenn, was burned, on the 18th, in
volving loss of about 100000.