The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-19
THE NEW WORLD.

The Maine Greenback State Conven-
ton was held on the Sd. Joseph H. Smith, of
Oldtown, was unanimously nominated for
Governor, and resolutions were adopted-re
affirming the platform Of 1878, and expressing
pride aud satisfaction at its Endorsement by
the people at the September election; favor
ing the unlimited coinage of gold and silver,
to be supplemented by full legal-tender paper
money sufficient to carry on the business of
the county; the substitution of greenbacks
for National Bank notes; etc.. etc.
A JOINT caucus of the Democratic
members of both houses Of Congress was held
on the afternoon of the Sd, and q programme
previously agreed upon hy the Caucus Commit
tees was adopted. The plan decided upon
provides for the Introduction in the House of
the Army Appropriation bill, Invested of the
political amendments IN which the Presidents
veto was based, but containing q proviso
that no money Appropriated by the act
shall be paid for the expense or COM
pensation Of any part Of the army to be used
a. police force to keep peace at the polls at
any election held thin any State; the Legis-
lative and Executive Appropriation bill to
be introduced without any political
clauses, but the Judicial appropriations
to be provided for in q separate
measure, in which no provision is to be made
for the compensation Of Supervisors or
Deputy Msrshals of Elections, and which will
contain, substantially in the same terms,
those sections of the v. toed bill which pro-
vided for amendments respecting the method
OF drawing jur:es, and for the repeal of the
lnpNrto a ali Ah~A
no portion Of tie money appropriated in this
act shall be used Is compensation or to defray
the expenses Of any person employed under
the statute authorizing the appointment Of
Supervisors and Deputy Marshals Of Elec-
tions, aud that NO officer Of the Government
ehsli make any contract or incur any liability
before q sufficient sum to meet such contract
or liability shall have been appropriated by
Congress.
The Iowa Prohibitionists have called
State Convention to meet at Des Moines on
the 4th Of July, to n ominate State ticket.
PROFESSOR j. A. NASH, the Iowa
Greenback nominee for Superintendent of
Public Instruction, has declined the nomina-
tou.
Ar the General Council of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church, In session in Chi
cayo on the Sd, Rev. A. 8. Richardson, who
was recently elected Bifhop Of the branch of
the Church in Great Britain, was confirmed
in bis Office by vote OF ffty-two to twenty
fve-those In the negative favoring . post
ponement for year.
The next session of the General
Council Of the Reformed Episcopal Church
viii be held in the City Of New York.
A REMARKABLY close conjunction be-
tween the planets Mars and Saturn win take
place on the last day Of June, the distance
being, ct their nearest approach, only the six.
taeth part Of degree.
JAMES ORroN WOODRUFF, the pro-
jector Of the "Woodru6 Scientific Expedi-
tion." which collapsed . few weeks ago. died
at New York on the eth, Of brain fever.
The Secretary Of the Treasury gave
notice on the 4th that the ten-dollar refund
ing certificates would be received ct the
Treasury Department In exchange for the
four per cent Government bonds on IN after
the 9TH inst, but that they must be furnished
for exchange without expense to the United
States.
Tn Ohio 0reenback State Couveu-
sson met IN Columbus On he "a, and placed