The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
THE NEW WORLD.

THE Pennsylvania Prohibition State
Convention was held at Altoona on the 3d.
George f. Turner Chairman of the Conven-
ton, stated that he had Intercepted the Re-
publican, Democratic and Observation-Disclosures
candidates, but they had so far declined to
place themselves on record on the questions
addressed to them, hence the Prohibitionists
were impelled to take separate political ac-
ton. Resolutions were then adopted, and
William Richardson was nominated bv accla-
nation for State Treasurer
THE late Colorado State Convention
nominated George Q. Richmond for Supreme
Judge. The platform denounces Hayes
vetoes, andcondemns the purpose to nominate
General Grant for the Presidency; denounces
the crime by which the country was cheated
out of its President and Vice-President: de-
clares the decentralization of silver Repub-
lican breach of trust; favors free coinage of
silver: etc, etc.
The Massachusetts PrOhibitionists
met in State Convention at Boston on the
24th and nominated Rev. D. c. Eddy for Gov
ernor: 7. X. Earl for Lieutenant Governor;
Charles Almy for Secretary of State; David
n. Skillngs for Treasurer; j. H. Orme for
Auditor, and s. NJ Fairchild for Attorney
General. Beside the usual prohibitory reso-
buttons, resolution was adopted inviting the
cooperation Of women in the work of the
party and invoking her use of the ballot.
ABOUT one hundred and fifty colored
emigrants of all ages, from Nashville, Tenn,
arrived in st. Louis on the night of the 23d,
on their way to Kansas. They claimed to be
iona fde emigrants, able to pay their way
and to take up land when they should reach
their destination.
AT Louisville, KY, on the Esd Gus
Burke died, after great suffering, from eat
ing toad-stools in mistake for mushrooms
Two of his brothers were lying in q critical
condition from the same cause.
The Treasury Department in Wash
ington has recently received several complaints
from the West of the scarcity of notes of
small denominations, and asking for supply
OF such notes. A telegram of the oath says
the United States Treasurer will furnish new
notes of such denominations as may be de-
sired in return for bankers drafts in New
York, and will transmit them as the appli-
cants may indicate, but without risk or ex
pense to the Government.
Ir is stated that during the first
twelve weeks of the current fiscal year, en-
bracing the period from July to September
70, the imports of specie at New York ex-
ceeded the exports by s25, $685. 14
The Minnesota State Democratic
Convention met at st. Paul on the 25th and
nominated the following ticket: Governor
Edward Rice; Lieutenant Governor, E. p.
Barnum; Secretary of State, F. A. Bower;
Treasurer, L. A. Cowdry; Attorney General,
p. NJ. Babcock; Railroad Commissioner, Will
lam Colyille. The platform favors the speedy
establishment Of free trade; thorough re-
vision of the patent laws; the unlimited COIN
age of silver; agenuine reform in Ciyil-Serv-
ice; the abolition of sumptuary laws; . free
oallot and an honest count; etc, etc.
A FIRE at Carroll, Iowa, on the
morning of the 25th destroyed the entire
business portion of the place-over thirty