The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-16

the 9th General Roberts reached point six
miles from Cabul on the 5th, and expected
to occupy the city on the following day.
THE NEW WORLD.
IT was reported on the 3Oth ult. that
the excess of exports over imports in this
country for the year ending August 81, 1879,
amounted to $3.50, 'O9,34l.
The American Literary Bureau stated
on the 30th ult. that the friends of Mr. Red.
path had not heard of or from him since his
mysterious disappearance from New York
City some time before.
The United States Treasury Depart
ment has recently decided that the '.statutc
authorizing the redemption of called bonds
where clear and uncquivocal evidence has
been furnished that they have been destroyed
does not apply to coupons which, at the time
of their destruction, were detached from the
bonds" In the case in question coupons had
been destroyed after they had been detached
from the bonds, and could not, therefore, be
redeemed by the Government.
ACTING SECRETARY BELL, of the
Interior Department, las decided that no
woman who occupies the relation of plural
or polygamous wife shall bc permitted to
make a homestead or presumption entry of
public land.
MARY SCHWARTZ, servant girl in
Milwaukee, used kerosene to light Gre few
days ago. Her clothes were isnited and she
was fatally burned. She ran shrieking
through the streets into a saloon, where the
flames were extinguished, but too late to save
her life.
ANOTHER Custer affair has occurred
on the southern borders of Wyoming It
seems that Major Thornburgh, of the Fourth
United States Infantry. was dispatched on the
l4th ult. on an expedition against the Milk
River Ctes. When within twenty-five miles
of the agency of the White River Utes the
command was met by thrice their number of
savages, and an engagement followed, during
which Major Thornburgh AID thirteen men
were killed, and thirty-tivc wounded. Every
officer in the command was shot except one
The Indians killed from $50 to POO head of
mules and destroyed large amount of
property. The remainder of the command
then fell back to the corralcd train, made
breast works of their wagons and intrenched
themselves as well as they could. The Indians
withdrew on the night of the Goth. An ex-
pedition has been sent to the relief of the
command, which, it was stated on the LIST,
would remain within their camp until re-
lieved. Nothing had been heard from Indian
Agent Meeker since the 9th Of September,
and it was believed that he had been killed.
THE public-debt statement for Sep
TENDER makes the following exhibit: Total
debt Including interest, 1926, 9S1 ,131.
Cash in Treasury, $234, rs 679 Debt, less
amount in Treasury, s2,Ga7, 2O2, 49, Decrease
during the month, g., 563, 752. Decrease since
June 30, 1873, s4,SO3.
The Presidential party were at Spring.
field, ILL.,, on the 3Oth ult., and arrived at In
dianapolis, Ind, on the evening of the LIST.
They were met and greeted at both cities,
and at many points along their line of travel,
BY many thousands of people.
The Nebraska Republican State Con-
vention met at Omaha on the LIST. Amasa
Cobb, present incumbent, was nominated by
reclamation for Supreme Judge, and John L.
Carson aud j. w. Gannett were placed in
nomination for Regents of the State Uniyer-
sity. stalwart" platform was adopted, in
which was resolution welcoming the return
of General Grant, and characterizing him as
the champion of our Union, the protector
OF our Nation and the hero of the great re-
bellion."
GENERAL GRANT and wife, accom-
panied by small party of relatives and
friends, left San Francisco on the 3Oth ult.
for few days tour in the Yosemite Valley.
AT Stockton they met with a brilliant recep-
tion at the hands of the authorities and a
large assemblage of citizens.
DURING the progress of a race at the
Fair Grounds in Adrian, Mich, on the I'd, the
grand stand gave way, and two thousand
people were precipitated to the ground. Six
persons were killed outright and several 9TH
ers were fatally hurt. A large number re-
ceived hurts more or less serious.
THE reunion of the surviving prison.
ers of the late war, held at Toledo, Ohio, on
the LIST and I'd, was largely attended. The
proceedings were of q very interesting char
acter, consisting of addresses and reminis-
cences of war experiences, etc. Aprocession
on the I'd had fully 1900 soldiers in its ranks,
about one-half of whom had been prisoners
of war during the rebellion.
A RECENT Washington dispatch says
there was then in the Treasury but $6,179, 900
in gold in denominations of less than twenty
dollars-an amount not sufficient to meet any
active demand upon the Treasury for small
coin. To supply this deficiency, it was said
the Treasury Department intended to recon
most OF the foreign gold received at the New
York Assay Office into five-dollar and ten
dollar gold pieces.
The Treasury Department at WASH
ington has recently issued a statement rela-
tive to the four-percent. bonds, to the effect
that all the proceeds of the sale of such
bonds had been paid into the Treasury, ex-
cept the called bonds and coupons in tyansitu
from the Government agent in London. The
amount of called bonds outstanding, not vet
presented for payment, was $2S, 81, 800, all Of
which bonds were provided for by cash in the
Treasury, except $6o7, 050, for which an equal
amount Of unsold four-per-cent bonds was
retained in'the Department. The aggvgs6e
of the four-per-cent. bonds sold was $780,
S47,950.