The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25
GENERAL s1cx1Es is visiting Paris

American Commission under the Presidency
Of General Grant, to make definite choice
between the Panama and Nicaragua Canal
schemes.
AUSTIN BURCHARD, uncle of Presi-
dent Hayes, an old and honored citizen of
Windham County, VT, died at Fayetteville in
that State on the 18th.
JEFFERSON DAVIS is represented as
saying, in a recent letter. that his name will
not be, with his consent, included among the
candidates for United States Senator from
Mississippi.
The Kennebec (Me.) Journal of the
10th publishes official returns from the entire
State with the exception of twenty small
towns and plantations with the following re-
suit: Davis Rep.), 6s,Ol2; Smith Green
back), 47,OSs; Garcelon DENY, 21,1S1.
Davis plurality over the Greenback ticket is,
according to these figures, 2O,84, and over
the Democratic ticket, As, 1881. The returns
from the remaining towns will not essentially
change the result. Davis will lack thousand
votes of having majority over both COM
petitors.
THE monthly report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, issued on the 18th,
shows the general average of the cotton crop
to be eighty-ive, against ninety-one the
month previous. The average condition of
corn in the whole country on the LIST was
ninety-five, against ninety-three in August.
The tobacco crop averaged eighty-seven, an
advance of ten per cent over August, and of
six per cent over the condition of the crop at
the same time last year.
YELLOW-FEVER NEWS.
THE Cairo Board of Health on the
10Th removed all quarantine restrictions on
trains except from Memphis. Health certii.
Gates were, however, required.
A WASHINGTON special of the 10th
says all fears of yellow fever in that city had
subsidized, and it was then generally believed
in medical circles that the disease would not
spread much outside of Memphis and New
Orleans
THERE were fifteen new cases eleven
colored) and eight deaths in Memphis on the
18th. The Preachers Aid Association (col-
ored) had appealed for pecuniary aid. They
had $50 orphans under their care. All remit
tances should be sent to Rev. A. Holmes,
President.
A TELEGRAM to the National Board
of Health in Washington, on the 18th, report
ed five new cases of yellow fever at Morgan
City, La, and two mild cases in the infected
district of New Orleans.
TwENTY-oNE new cases eleven col
oreD and eleven deaths made up the fever
record in Memphis on the 18th. A second do
nation of 5000 was received by the Towards
from jay Gould, Of New York, making the
total receipts of the Association for the day
Sc, 1895.
THERE were twenty-three new cases
(thirteen colored) and four deaths reported
in Memphis on the 18th, and one case and
four deaths on the 18th. The weekly report
showed 1872 new cases (seventy-two colored),
the total to date being 1,136; number of yell
low-fever deaths during the week, forty Eight.
A TELEGRAM was received at Cairo,
ILL.,, on the 18th stating that there were eight
cases of yellow fever at Concordia, Miss
Quarantine against the latter place had been
established by the surrounding neighborhood.
One case of yellow fever was reported
in New Orleans on the 18th, the victim being
young man lately from Morgan City.
NINETEEN new cases Twelve Whitley
and eight deaths were reported in Memphis
on the 18TH
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Four-
White Wheat Extra, e475@525. Wheat
No. 2, Chicago Spring, e1.05@1.O7; No. 2
Milwaukee, $1C5@ 1.07. Oats-Western
Mixed. 80 ds5c. Corn-Western Mixed, 431<
@4Sc. Pork-Mess, ss.75@s.s5. Lard
e615. Cattle-a6 75010.25 for Common to
Extra. sheep-s3.5O@5.5 Hogs-e35O@
40.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa-Cattle - Best,
$50095 1215; Fair to Good, *4.0O@4.65. Hogs
Workers. e3.7O@3.SO; Philadelphias, sass
0395. Sheep-S3O004.21
BALTIMORE Md.-Cattle-Bes quail
fly, $500 q 51215; medium, sS.2594.25
Hogs-Good, s4.5o@55o. Sheep - Good.
Wheat - No. Spring,
9s%@9224c cash; 93s6@9shlc for October;
94H@94ssc for November. Corn closed at
s3A@ss1Sc for No. cash; 3411@34s6c
for October; 3i@341Sc for November. Oats
No. 2. 23A@23Xc, cash; seller October
24x@24Ac. Rye-No. 2, 52k@525sc. Barley
No. 2. cash, 75@76c. Mess Pork-ss3)@
s.3a111. cash. Lard-s575 95.771S, cash. But
ter-Good to Fancy, 16 123c. Eggs-141f@15:.
Cattle-Extra Beeves, e5.OO@5.25; Choice,
$45O@A75; Good, $4.15@4.4o; Medium
Grades, $a25@39); Butchers Stock. s2.45
@2.9O; Stock Cattle, e22S@S.O0. Hogs
Good to Choice, SaO0@aS0. Sheep-Poor
to Choice. s2.500a4.25