The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

A desperate engagement occurred
near Bogrov, on the I'd, between Gen.
Gourko's forces and q Turkish detachment,
which resulted in the latter's defeat, with .
loss of 1000 men. The Russians lost 200.
An Erzeroum telegram of the 9Th
says the Russian detachment sent to India to
destroy the telegraph lines had been signally
defeated.
A Russian force under Gen. Dander-
vile, which supported Gen. Gourko in his
movements over the Balkans, had fifty-three
men frozen to death in one night, and so
frost bitten.
The Turks are reported to have aban-
doned their position at Schipka Pass.
A Bucharest dispatch of the 9Th an
nounces that the Russian communications had
been restored by the freezing of the Danube
GENERAL.
The Pennsylvania Legislature was
organized, on the LIST, by the election of Thorn
as V. Cooper as Speaker pro tenn. This is an
adjourned session.
Col. F. w. Holiday was inaugurated
Governor of Virginia, on the LIST, with all the
pomp and display of ante-ba7Mm times. In his
message the Governor took strong grounds for
the maintenance of the State credit.
The New York Legislature was Or
ganized, on the LIST, by the election of VIM. H.
Robertson as President pro tenn. of the Sem
ate, and Jas. W. Hustled as Speaker Of the
House. The message of Gov Robinson was
confined mainly to State topics.
The Maine Legislature organized, ON
the I'd, by the election of Warren H. Vinton
as President of the Senate, and Henry Lord
Speaker of the House.
Gov. Connor, of Maine, was inaugu-
rated, on the Sd. In his address he deprecated
the passage of the Silver bill. The savings
banks of the State had deposits of $25, O92 S72
"a decrease of $1.6s3, 29S during the year.
The Legislature elected 8. j. Chadbourne,
Secretary of State; L. A. Emery, Attorney
General, and L. P. Cilley, Acknowledgement.
The Massachusetts, Legislature con-
vened on the Sd. In his message, the Gov
ernor recommends amendments to the Con-
stitution prolonging the tenure of Office of the
Executive and other State officers, and pro-
viding for biennial sessions of the Legisla-
ture. The State debt, on the LIST, was $33, 30, :
464-a reduction of $3.50, 600 during the year.
The Maryland Legislature organized,
on the Sd, by the election of Edward Lloyd
as President of the Senate, and F. 8. Hoblit-
zell as Speaker of the House. The Governors
message shows the net debt of the State to be
81, 396, 3D..
On the Sd, large body of unem-
ployed workingmen marched in a body to the
office of the Mayor of San Francisco and de-
manded, through committee, work or bread.
They suggested that public Improvements be
prosecuted to give them work. The Mayor
stated his inability to do what was suggested,
and recommended application to benevolent
organizations. The crowd was subsequently
addressed by agitators, who loudly insisted
that the workingmen must help themselves
by force, if other means failed.
London dispatches of the 18th say
that irreconcilable differences existed in the
British Cabinet in regard to the Eastern ques-
ton, and it was believed that its disruption
impended
An extensive report was made, on
the 4th, by the Alderman!c Committee of the
robberies. They reported that there was no
legal obstacle in the way of a vigorous pros
ecution of the Ring thieves who were still liv-
ing in the enjoyment of their stolen fortunes
Some, whom the committee name, had made
no restitution. The report was accepted, and
on consideration of that portion which treated
OF Tweed's fate as too harsh in comparison
with the leniency shown his associates, it was
voted-11 to THAT he be released on con-
dition that he surrender his property, as agreed,
and hold himself ready to testify as witness
The committee stated that the robberies aggre-
gate 5O.OOO,OOO, of which 81, OOO, 600 only had
been recovered.
There was heavy tumble in the
price of securities, in London, on the 5th.
The United States Treasury, on the
5th, held 3346, O97 $50 in bonds to secure the
National Bank circulation, and S13, So, 900 in
bonds to secure public deposits. The National
Bank circulation outstanding on that day was !:
Currency notes, $3.50, 17O, 400; gold notes,
1,432, 1870.
A London dispatch of the 9TH says
France had sent an energetic protest against
any action by Great Britain having for its OBJ
ject the possession of Egypt. The war fever
had sensibly abated. A report prevailed that
Earl Carnarvon, the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, had resigned.
Joseph Anderson & Son, provision
merchants of London, failed on the eth, with
liabilities exceeding $1,000. 600.
The ruins of the Barclay street (New
York City, explosion had yielded fourteen
dead bodies up to the evening Of the 7th, and
it was believed that the last had been found.
The Ohio Legislature was organized,
on the eth, by the election of the Democratic
caucus nominees. A. U. Myers was elected
Clerk of the Senate. In the House, James E.
Nestle was elected Speaker, J. A. Norton
Speaker pro tenn. and L. A. Brewer Clerk, The
message of the Governor states that the pub
lie debt was reduced 5000 during the year,
leaving the outstanding funded debt &c, 49,
sos. The local Indebtedness aggregates $780,
1928, 500, and the irreducible debt 3, 231 ,4O4H
making total of Indebtedness of sc, O39, 47S.