The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-08-28

money could be secured for the maintenance
Of herself and children. Mrs. Sprague
further says no hostile words were exchanged
between her husband and Mr.. Conkling ct
the house.
A TELEGRAM from General Miles,
dated Fort Peck, August II, received at st.
Paul ON the 14th. reports the capture BY
Lieutenant Whittier, with detachment of
the Fifth infantry, Of Short Bulls band OF
Sioux from the Spotted-Tsil or Rosebud
Agency. The band contsined flfty-sevcn In
dams and about one hundred ponies, end
were on their way to join Sitting Bulls
camp. The capture was made uear Poplar
Creek, where the Indians were attempting to
cross the Missouri River.
THE National Archery Tournament
in Chicago on the 18th, 18th and 14th was =
highly successful affair, and was participated
in BY clubs from various portions of the coun-
try. VIII F. Thompson, of Charlottesville,
Ind, won the championship Of the United
States, making the best score in all the con-
tests. Mrs. Spalding Brown, of Hastings,
Mich, won the ladies' championship. Several
valuable prizes were awarded for the best
shooting in the different contests.
A PHOTOGRAPH of the one dollar
bills of the National Eagle Bank of Boston.
Mass, was discovered in the National Bank
Redemption Agency in Washington on the
14th. The counterfeit is much darker in APP
pearance than the genuine, but is well calcu-
lated to deceive.
FREMONT TEMPLE in Boston was
badly damaged by fire on the night Of the 14th.
The loss on the building, which was owned by
the American Bible Society, was estimated at
over 500, 900. Several fremen were injured
by falling walls, but none, it was thought,
were dangerously hurt
BISHOP ODEfHEnGER, of the Epis-
eopal Church, died at Burlington, N. j., on
the 18th. of Bright's disease. He was sixty
two years old.
A TANK containing $4,000 barrels
Of oil at Parker's Landing, Pa, was struck by
lightning on the 14th, and the contents
were entirely consumed by fire. In the even
ing of that day the heat communicated to an
adjoining tank became 90 great that the
$4,000 barrels of oil contained therein sudden
~ burst into flames and were also consumed.
Several men on the top of the tank at the
time of the explosion were severely injured.
The August crop returns TO the De-
partment of Agriculture up to the 18th show
q slight decline from the condition in July.
The average for the whole country was
ninety-one per cent, q loss of two per cent.
since July. The condition of spring wheat
was eighty-two per cent, against seventy-fve
in 1878; in the West and Northwest there
was general decline, caused by drought,
rust and chtnch bugs; the condition of the
whole country was seven per cent. better than
last year.
VIM. II. ROACH, cashier of the
Citizens National Bank of Washington, D.
e., was reported on the 18th to be defaulter
to the amount Of $4,000, he having used the
funds of the bank for speculative purposes.
He is said to have made full confession.
A PROVIDENCE (R. ~ dispatch Of
the 18th says Mrs. Sprague remained at
Canonchet the night before. Mr.. Sprague
had declared that he would have the children
at all hazards. and had forbidden the servants
to obey any of his wife's orders without con.
sulting him.
The trouble among the ship-laborers
Of Quebec eliminated on the 18th in fearful
free fight between the French and Irish men,
bers of the Ship Laborers' Society. There
were about 3, 900 of the former and somewhat
less of the latter. The French party were
driven back after heavy fighting. with five
killed and more wounded. Subsequent
ly hardware stores were sacked and
all the firearms found we're confis-
Gated by one or the other Of the con-
tending factions. During the evening of the
18th each party held meetings and openly
threatened to wipe out the other. The May
or declined to act as Chief Magistrate of the
city, and the other magistrates called out the
military, but the number was so Insignificant
that they were practically powerless. At mid
night the city was substantially in the hands
of the mob.
The New York Herald of the 18th
has dispatch announcing the arrival Of the
Arctic steamer jeanette at the port of Illu-
luck, Islandof Onalaska, on the ID of August.
She would sail for st. Michaels on the 9Th of
August.
The New York Democratic State
Convention is to be held at Syracuse on the
10th of September.
A COLLISION between an excursion
and . freight train occurred on the Narrow
Gauge Railroad between Philadelphia and
Atlantic City on the 14th, and conductor,
two brakemen, news agent and deaf mute
were killed.
The New York Sun of the 18th pub
fishes lengthy account of an interview with
Mrs. Sprague, who is represented as saying
that she had sent for the reporter for the pur-
pose of giving expression to her side of the
case. She denies that she INDUCED in recrimi-
nations at recent meeting which occurred
between her husband and herself. She says
her husband is morbidly Jealous, but has not
had from her the slightest cause for It.;
that the jealousy of Senator Conkling
began more than year ago, and
that she knew of her husband having more
recently written letter to friend in which
he declared his purpose of killing both Sem
ator Conkling and Professor Linck; that
she " considered there was no improperly in
Mr.. Conkling's visiting her house for the
purpose Of giving advice about the manage
ment of the estate;" that she witnessed an
exciting scene between her husband
and Mr.. Conkling, after which the
latter withdrew from the house,
but she heard none of the words
used; that Mr.. sprague took his gun with
him when he went after Mr.. Conkling; that
Mr.. Conkling did not indorse, but disap-
proved Of, the story, which was first put
forth attributing the whole affair to Mr..
Sprague's hatred Of Mr.. Linck. Mrs. Sprague
denies all the reports about sending notes
to Senator Conkling on the night of the a.
tercation, in the Senate chamber, with Sena-
tor Lamar, and denies giving any cause for
public gossip.
TIE rioting at Quebec was not re-
sumed on the 10th, although there were sew
eral fights between individuals. The military
remained under arms during the day. Tbs
city was quiet on the 18th.
A HEAVY wind and rain storm along
the Atlantic coaet ON the 18th did great dam
age to shipping and to property in New Yorh
City and at other points The rainfall at
Baltimore, Nd, was over four inches. The
velocity Of the wind ct Atlantic City, N. j.,
Wilmington, N. e., ETC., was reported at over
sixty miles an hour. The heavy rain extended
into the interior, and much damage to the
crops was feared.
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