The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-11-06
THE NEW WORLD.
TIE Louisiana Republican State Con

THE Louisiana Republican State Con-
vention met on the Goth and continued in ses-
sion until the 2lst. The nominees for Gov
csnor and Lieutenant-Governor were TAYLOR
Beattie and James NJ. Gillespie, respectively.
\ stalwart platform was adopted, and resolu-
'ions favoring protective tariff; the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors: National
aid for a Southern Pacific Railroad; the full
payment of the State debt: the nomination
OF General Grant for the Presidency: etc, etc.
A DISPATCH from General Merritt
camp on White River, dated on the 2lst, saws
that on that day Lieutenant Weir, while out
hunting, was drawn into an ambuscade and
killed, and his body subjected to the foulest
indignities. Seven OF his soldiers were at
tackled by thrice that number of Ctes, but
they effected their escape after killing two OF
the savages.
THE steamship Wieland, which ar
rived at New York on the 22d from Europe,
brought s1,4l3,O0O in French gold. This
made a total of a, 541 900 in gold that had ar
rived from Europe since the morning of the
18th, and nearly $55,OOO,OOO since January
last.
The Commission on Reforms in Cuba
have agreed to recommend that slaves shall
be entirely emancipated in seven years from
date OF the passage of an Emancipation bill.
In the case of Blair, a New York
bank teller, tried for killing his coachman, a
man named Armstrong, the jury on the 22d,
after four days elaboration, returned YER
dict of not guilty.
The Superintendent of the Money
Order Service has informed the Postmaster
General that he has agreed with the Director
General at Paris upon the general terms of a
convention for the exchange of money orders
between the United States and France.
DURING the month of September
$50 worth of provisions were shipped
to foreign ports from customs districts north
Of and including Baltimore.
AT the election in Baltimore on the
I'D Mayor Latrobe (Democrat) was reelected
Tor third term, by majority of 5000.
The Montauk Cotton Mills at Sag
Harbor, n. Y, burned q few mornings ago.
Loss $4,000.
On the evening of the 21st DR.. Kali
loch, Mayor-elect of San Francisco, made his
first appearance before the public since his
recent attempted assassination. Metropoli-
tan Temple was densely packed, notwith-
standing the admission tickets cost one dol
lar each, and Mr.. Kalloch delivered an ad-
dress, in which he spoke of the De Youngs
very much as In his speech which led to the
shooting.
The total vote for Governor at the
recent election in Ohio was 66s, 667, divided
as follows: Foster (Rep), 336,261; Ewing
(Dem.) 3l9, 1872; Stewart (Prohibition), AIS;
Piatt (Greenback), 9,129. Fosters majority
over Ewing, 1879; over all, 1885,
BETHANY COLLEGE, Bethany, w. Va,
was.nearly destroyed by fire on the sd. A
man named Bradies Cheek was arrested on
suspicion of incendiarism, and confessed to
having set the building on fire, and to having
also burned several barns in the neighbor-
hood
GOVERNOR PITKN, of Colorado, sent
q dispatch to Secretary Schurz on the ed
demanding that the Government recognize
the fact that it was dealing with barbarians,
and act accordingly. Secretary schurz re-
piled, defending the action of the authorities
and stating that arrangements had been made
for the release of the women and children
captured by the White-Rivsr Utes.
A CONVENTION of the Bee-Keepers Of
the United States was recently held in
Chicago. the session lasting three DAYS. A
large number of delegates were present, and
the discussions we're very interesting and
profitable. Cincinnati was selected as the
PLACE for holding the next Convention. An