The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31

DIR. Sladc, the American Spiritualist,
has been expelled from Berlin.
Ex-Sec'y Bristow was banqueted by
the citizens Of Boston, on the evening of the
18th.
Hon. John II. Gear, the new Gov
emor Of Iowa, was formally inaugu, ated on
the 18th.
AT the meeting of the State Grange
OF Illinois, recently held III Peoria, A. Z.
Forsythe was reelected Master.
VIM. NJ. Tweed, of New York, has
made application to the Supreme Court for
his discharge under the provisions of the Poor
Debtors act.
4 death from hydrophobia occurred
at Shenandoah City. Pa, few days ago, the
victim-a man-suffering intense agony dur
ing his last hours.
Gen. John 5. Williams was elected
to the United States Senate by the Kentucky
Legislature on the 18th. He succeeds Mr..
McCreery, the present incumbent.
The number of killed in the recent
railroad disaster near Tariffville. Conn. was
reported, on the 18th. to be fourteen; wound
ed, forty-tve, a few of them severely.
On the 18th. the Legislature OF
Maryland elected ex-Gov. James B. GroOme
United States Senator. to succeed Mr. Dennis,
for the term beginning March 5, 1879.
Hon. George H. Pendleton was. on
the 18th. elected United States Senator by the
Ohio Legislature, to succeed Hon. Stanley
Matthews, receiving ~ Of the l3S votes in joint
ballot.
On the 10th, the President appointed
the following Commissioners to the Paris FIX.
position: Geo. 4. Halsev and VIM. B. Ship.
pen, of New Jersey, and Bronson Rayless and
Peter Staub of Tennessee.
The National House of Representa-
tives adopted joint resolution, on the 18th,
extending thanks to Henry VI. Stanley. the
African Explorer, for solving the most im-
portant geographical problem OF the age.
The Keokuk Packet Company has
re GENTLY voted to dispense with the sale Of
liquors on all boats belonging to the line
These bars have heretofore Welded the COM
rany net profit Of about $4,000 year.
Samuel Bowles, editor of the Spring.
field (Mass.) R-1uNica,,, died in that city on
the nigh. Of the 10th. He was conscious until
within a few minutes of the end, and contem-
plated death with the same composure as
when first stricken, seven weeks before.
Ex-Gov. Washburn has donated his
residence and sixty acres of land, near Madi-
son, Wis.-worth Sl0O.OO0-to the State of
Wisconsin for the establishment of an In
dustrial and Reformatory School for Girls.
AT Newburyport, Mass, few DAYS
ago. a twelve-year-old boy, wishing to fright
en- some little girls, pointed a loaded gun at
them. when it went off. and instantly killed
Rosa Farrell, aged six years, and wounded
two other children.
The late Senator Morton's unfinished
report of the Chinese investigation, conducted
hy the committee of the United States SEN
ate of which he was member, was submitted
TO The Senate, on the 18th. by Mr.. Wadleigh,
and ordered to be printed. 1t is said to be
favorable to the Chinese
The Methodist clergy of Chicago, at
recent meeting. unanimously adopted a res
oution, reafi, ming their belief in the future
endless punishment of the wicked. as distin-
guished from the theory of the restora.ionists
on the one hand, and from that of the annihi-
latonists on the other.
An organization of 5000 colored res
idents Of Florida, having appointed Rev. Mr.
sturks to inquire into the advantages of Hayti
and San Domingo as points for them to emf
CRATE to for the lettering of their condition,
Mr.. s. has obtained a great deal of information
relative thereto, but, still being undecided in
the matter, he had an interview, few DAYS
ago, with President Hayes, and laid the situa-
ton before him. The President has responded
in letter, in which he says: ~ am not well
informed as to the advantages offered by San
Domingo to immigrants, but my impression is
that your people should not I've hasty in de-
Gliding to leave this country. The mere differ
ence in climate is very serious objection to
removal. The first generation in all such re-
movals suffer greatly. 1t is my opinion, also,
that the evils which now affect you are likely
steadily, and hope, rapidly to diminish. My
advice is, therefore, against the proposed emf
grafton"