The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-29
In a game of billiards in Chicago, on

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In q game of billiards in Chicago, on
the 18th, between Jacob Schaefer, Of Chicago,
and George F. Slosson, of New York, for IL
600 and the Brunswick-Balke championship
of-the-world emblem, at the three-ball game,
Schaefer made the unprecedented run of $50
points. He won the game in three runs, his
average being 1885. Slosson made only a
points in the entire game, an average of 142sxk.
THE report Of the Department of Ag-
riculture, for April, was issued on the 10th.
The acreage of growing winter wheat was
about IA per cent. greater than last year. The
crop of the country, taken as a whole, pre-
sented promise of at least 2 per cent. below
the average. The rye crop was per cent be-
low the average. The condition of sheep
throughout the country was very good
FIVE public executions by hanging,
and one by shooting, occurred on the 10Th
three in North Carolina, one In Missouri, one
in Louisiana, and one (that BY shooting) in
Utah. The ropes of two of the culprits, at
Hilleboro, N. O., were too long, and had to be
readjusted after the trap was sprung. At
Boonville, Mo-, the rope broke, and second
hanging was necessitated.
The New York Assembly has passed
terest in that State. i
BENNETT AND FLAHERTY, two OF the
Commissioners of Public Works. in Brooklyn,
N. Y, were, on the 10Th, found guilty of put
ting men on the payroll Of the board for the
purpose of securing their votes, and not ex-
acting work In return.
Ex-STATE SENATOR CORNISH, of
dcfraud the county Of $4,000, and j. H..
Sweeny, Elk Chief of Police, of Phillipsburg,
N. j., convicted of "raising" county bill,
were each, on the 18th, sentenced to one
years imprisonment 10 the State Prison.
IT is reported that Frank James, one
of the celebrated James Brothers, is encamped
in the Wind River country. north of the
Union Pacific, with q band of outlaws and
many deserters from the army. A military
company has been sent from Fort Steele to
arrest the deserters.
A ST. LOUIS dispatch of the 18th says
the work of receiving and caring Tor the
Southern colored refugees was no longer left
to local committees, but was in the hands of
men whose names command respect, and who
would not have been brought into the move
ment unless it were tolerably we'll understood
that the exodus was about to assume new pro-
portions, and to be carried on in new way.
Two foundries, capable OF accommodating
several thousand at q time, had been rented,
and from the measures taken to provide shell
ter and food in abundance, it was apparent
that vast crowd of new arrivals was ex-
pected.
The ninth annual Conference of the
General Secretaries of the Young Mems
Christian Associations of the United States
and Canada met in Bait more, on the 18th,
to discuss certain preliminary questions to be
presented to the biennial Convention.
JUDGE ASA PACKER, the well-known
coal magnate of Pennsylvania. died at Phila-
delphis, on the night of the 18th. He was
seventy-three years old.
CONCERNING the shooting at Provo
City, Utah, of the murderer Wallace Wilker-
son (who chose that manner of death in pref
erence to hanging), dispatch says the pris-
oner evinced great nerve, and sat in chair
facing three guns, distant about thirty feet,
without either bandaging or closing his eyes.
At a signal from the Marshal, three concealed
marksmen fired. He leaped from his chair
exclatming, "Oh, God!" fell forward on his
face, and continued writing, breathing few
gasps, for twenty-seven minutes, when the
physicians pronounced him dead.
A RECENT telegram from Boston says
Mrs. Freeman, the wife of the Pocasset Ad-
ventist, who killed his child as a sacrifice, as
he claimed, by the command of God in a
vision, had realized fully the enormity of the
act, to which she consented at the time OF its
commission, and was constantly bemoaning
the death of her child. She would take scarce
ly any food, and was said to be grieving her.
self to death.
In reply to certain remarks reported
to have been made by Gen. Sheridan, Judge
Dundy made statement to Omaha Herald
reporter, on the 10Th, in regard to the effect
of his decision in the Ponca case, that such
decision was based upon the fact that there
was no United States law or treaty stipuls-
tiOus setting apart q reservation in the
Indian Territory for those Indians, nor
for removing them thereto, or keeping them
thereon, and that they could not, therefore
be removed there by force. 1t is not claimed
in the opinion that Congress might not au-
thorize such removal by law, or that treaty
might not be made which would justify re-
sort to force. It was not claimed that the
decision would apply to those Indian tribes
having reservations to which their treaties re-
quire them to remove and remain thereon.
In reply to a Senate resolution of in
quiry, Sec'y Sherman reported to that body,
on the 10Th, that there had been redeemed in
coin, since Jan. l, 1879, legal-tender notes to
the amount Of $4,13S.513. Under the pro-
visions of the Resumption act, the coin reserve
of the Treasury had been increased to $685.
100000, that being about 40 per cent.
Of the notes outstanding to be re-
deemed, and believed to be the smallest
reserve upon which resumption could be pru-
IDENTIFY commenced and successfully MAIN
tanned. This reserve arose from the sale of
s95, 500, 600 in bonds, and from surplus reve-
nues, and it must, under the existing law, be
maintained unimpaired for the purpose for
which it was created.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.-The House bill for the ex-
change of Subsidiary coin for leQal-tender money