The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-11
The committee appointed to organize

The committee appointed to organize
. National Agricultural Society has called a
convention to meet in New York City ON the
18th of December. A general invitation is
extended to all interested in the movement.
GREAT indignation existed at Los
Pinos on the 10Th ult, on the part of the
Peace Commission, against Stanley, the In
dian agent, because of the part he had taken
in receiving the money taken from Mrs.
Meeker and which had been returned BY the
Indians. It seems instructions had been
given to have nothing to do in the way of
negotiations with the Indians. The Commits
sioners thought the Indians would consider
this return of the money bride, and that it
had been accepted as such, and thereby rec
oDciliation would be postponed. 1t was
thought a request had been made by the
Commission for SANKEY'S removal.
A SIMLA telegram of the 3Oth ult.
says the Afghans were threatening Candahar.
Yakoob Khan was still held prisoner. He
was very respondent, and insisted that he
had no hand in the Cabul massacre.
ALFoNzo, King of Spain, and Marie
Christine, Archduchess of Austria, were mar
ried at Madrid on the 10Th ult,
The Nihilists charged with attempt
ing the assassination of General Dentrelen
were tried in St. Petersburg ON the 29th ult.
One was sentenced to be hung, and one
condemned to thirteen years hard labor in the
Siberian mines. Six were acquitted.
JOHN ARTHUR ROEBUCK, a distin-
guished member of the British Parliament,
died on the 3Oth ult.
The land agitators of County Mayo,
Ireland, held an immense meeting at Bal
laghaderin on the 3Oth ult. At least 1900
also held in Hyde Park, London, to sympa-
thize with Irish demands. 1t was estimated
that SO, 600 persons participated in the latter
gathering. A similar meeting was held at
Glasgow, Scotland.
THE international bicycle match in
Chicago between an English and French and
an American team ended on the evening Of
the 10Th ult. in victory for the former, the
highest two of the team scoring 1865 miles
to 1858 by the latter.
REV. DIR. WILLIAM IVES BUDDING
TON, for many years pastor of the Clinton
Avenue Congregational Church, New York,
died in that city on the 3Oth ult., from ex-
haustion in consequence of a cancer on the
chin. He leaves wife and six children.
A FEW days ago twenty-seven persons
were dancing on the ground floor of factory
in the course of construction at Foggia,
Naples, when the two upper floors fell upon
them. Seven persons were extricated alive.
All the rest persisted.
HERR KRUPP's iron-works, at Essex,
in Prussia, are executing American orders for
$4,000 tons of steel blooms.
GENERAL JEFFERSON c. DAVIS, of
the United States Army, died in Chicago on
| the 3Oth ult., of jaundice.
A NOTICE has been issued by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to the effect that the
express charges on money sent in for redemp-
ton will be paid b. the Government, pro-
vided that such money is mutilated or other
wise unfit for circulation. In case notes
| are found in packages that are still fit for
| circulation, the express charges upon the
| entire remittance will be deducted from the
package. The Treasurer's object is to rid
| the country of WORKOUT money, but at the
| same time prevent notes that are fit for circu-
lation being sent in.
A LONDON dispatch of the LIST an
nounces the serious illness of Queen Victoria.
Considerable solicitude was publicly expressed
over the matter.
A VERY heavy snOw-stOrm prevailed
throughout the United Kingdom on the LIST.
| CARDINAL MANNING has issued an
appeal for subscriptions to relieve the dis
tress in Ireland. 1t is stated that in the west
OF Ireland such hunger, poverty and want have
not been witnessed since the great Irish
famine.
YAKOOB KHAN, the late Ameer of AZ
ghanistan, has been sent under strong escort
to Pcshawur.
The Emperor William, of Germany,
has sent 400, 600 marks to relieve the distress
in Upper Silesia.
j. c. GODDEFROY 4 Sons, an impor-
tant Hamburg firm, has failed with over 50,
COX, OO0 liabilities.
A CAPE Town telegram received on
the LIST says the peace policy of the Govern
ment had wholly broken down, and the pro-
posed wholesale disarmament of the natives
had proved failure. The Beers were also
reported to be in rebellion and to have estab-
lished armed camps throughout the Trans
vaal.
A WINNIPEG (Manitoba) dispatch of
| the LIST says the Canadian Indians were be-
coming troublesome. They were coming
into the settlements, demanding food, and
threatening to take it by force if it were not
given them.
A Los PINos dispatch received on
the LIST announces the arrival of some of the
White River Utes to testify before the Com
mission. Jack and Douglass were conspicu-
ously absent, and runners had been sent to
bring them in.
The public-debt statement for No.
vember makes the following exhibit: Total
debt (including interest), az, 2223, 367, 40.
Cash in Treasury, 500, 1858. Debt, less
amount in Treasury, $2,O16, O49,7 22. Decrease
during the month, $799, 1923. Decrease since
June 80, 1872, $11, Isl, 533.
The Fortv-sixth Congress assembled
in regular session at noon on the LIST. Both
houses opened in formal order, and the Pres
ident's message was received and read.
AMONG the nominations made by the
President to the Senate ON the LIST were the
following: George W. McCrary, of Iowa, to
be United States Judge in the Eighth Circuit;
William H. Hayes, of Kentucky, to be United
States District Judge in the District of Ken
lucky; Charles G. French to be Chief Justice
of Arizona Territory: Norman Buck, OF Ida
no, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme
| Court of Idaho Territory.
| THE MARKETS..
New YORK, December Flour
White Wheat Extra, $5.SO@6.25. Wheat
No. 2 Chicago Spring, $1.36k@l.37; No. 2
Milwaukee, $1.37@1.37H. Oats Western
Mixed, 460147c. COrn-Western Mixed, 70
@6lc Pork-Mess, $11.35@11.5O. Lard
$3.50. s7.Oo9lO.OO for Common to
Extra. Sheep-s3.65@525 Hogs-$4OO@
$50.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. Cattle Best,
$5OO@5.25; Fair to Good, $4.OO94O
Hogs-Yorkers, s3.9O@4.OO; Philadelphias,
$42O@4.3O Sheep-$2 75@450.