The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-04-17

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Supreme Judge, BY from 5000 to 10000 ma
jority. The Cities Of Milwaukee and Nadisou
each elected Republican Common Council.
GEN. DANIEL CAMERON, an old and
respected citizen Of Cook County, Ill, died Of
consumption in Chicago, ON the "a. Gen.
Cameron was one Of the early journalists Of
Chicago. raised the Sixty-fifth Regiment Of
Illinois Infantry during the War, and has held
several positions Of trust and influence.
GEORGE L. SMITH, Collector of the
Port Of New Orleans, recently indicted by the
Grand Jury for alleged fraud upon the Gov.
eminent by carrying ON the Custom House
rolls the names Of parties not performing any
services, was tried on the I'd and honorably
acquitted.
AMONG the combinations by the
United States Senate, on the 1st was that of
Francis A. Walker, as Superintendent Of the
Census. On the Cd, the nominations of An
drew D. White, of New York, % Minister to
Germany, and OF C. A. Logan, Of Illinois, a.
Minister-Resident to the Genital American
States, were also confirmed.
In q caucus held on the I'd, the
Democratic United States Senators unani-
mously agreed that the Senate should per-
manently retain Capt. Isaac Bassett, as Az.
sistant Doorkeeper, and William John, %
Keeper of the Main Door of the Senate, both
Of whom have been in the service of the Sem
ate for forty years or more-and Amzi Smith,
Superintendent Of the Document Room, to-
gether with two of the Acting Assistant
Doorkeepers who are crippled Union SOL
diers. It was also decided that the Secretary
and Sergeant-at- Arms of the Senate should
exercise their own judgment and discretion
concerning the personnel Of their Offices.
The Iowa Democratic State Conven-
ton is to be held at Council Bluffs, on the 21st
of May.
Col. BUFORD's trial for the shooting
of Judge Elliott, at Frankfort, Ky, win begin
on the 18th inst, at . special term of court.
The Board of Military Officers who
recently investigated the case of Gen. Fitz-
John Porter report that they discovered, BY
new evidence placed before them, that the
previous court-martial made mistakes in their
conclusions, and that radically erroneous
opinions were entertained by Gen. Porter's
accusers. The board has decided that the
General exercised the ordinary discretion Of .
military Commander in not fully obeying the
orders of Gen. Pope.
A NUMBER of prominent colored men
of st. Louis issued an appeal, on the I'd, to
all generous and charitable people through
out the country, for means to assist the COL
arriving in that city, fleeing from the South
to seek homes in the free West. The colored
people OF st. Louis had not encouraged them
to come, nor had transportation companies
offered them any inducements to emigrate,
but the movement was made in the hope Of
lettering their condition. Many of them
were very destitute on reaching st. Louis,
and in great need of charitable help. Con-
tributions may be sent to Rev. Moses Dick
son, 1911 Morgan street; Rev. John Turner,
1879 Morgan street; Rev. 8. P. Anderson,
Eighth-Street Baptist Church; Rev. William
r. Lawton, 10l5 Christy avenue, or j. Milton
Turner, ex-United States Minister to Iberia,
2513 North Tenth street.
FROM the 31st of March to the Sd of
April, three feet of snow fell at North
Troy, Vt.
The Republican candidates for State
Offices in Rhode Island were elected on the
LIST. The Republican ticket received ans
votes; the Democratic, 5,5l5, and the Green
back, so.
JOHN P. PHAIR, who was to have
been hanged at Windsor, VT, on the 18th, was
rc' rieved by the Governor for six days. The
announcement of the reprievc was received by
telegraph, after all preparations for the execu
ton had been made.
1T was extensively advertised in New
York, on the Sd, that an Indian would take
part in twenty-mile walking contest at Gill
more's Garden, and a number of spectators
assembled to witness the affair. Six entries
we're made. The Indian proved to be an Irish
man, with a painted face. He collapsed after
the seventh mile.
The Speaker of the Illinois House of
Representatives, ON the 4th, sentenced Mr..
Nevine, a correspondent of the Chicago T,i6-
une to imprisonment in the Sangamon Coun-
ty Jail, for refusing to answer the questions
of the Committee of the House appointed to
investigate charges of bribery. He must re-
main there until he consents to disclose what
he knows about the matter, or until the ad-
journment of the General Assembly, unless
released by judicial process.
PROF. G. V. RILEY, the Entomologist
of the Department of Agriculture, has rendered
his resignation.
JUDGE JAMES r. STEWARD, Member
of the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-six.h Con-
crosses, died, at Baltimore, Nd, on the Sd.
He was seventy-one years old.
MIRAGOANE, in Hayti, was utterly
destroyed by fire, on the night of the 10th of
March. About 6,OOO persons were rendered
homeless, and property valued at 1000, 600
was burned.
ANEW YORK dispatch of the Sd says
a cutting on through rates of freight from the
West to ports in the United Kingdom and
Continent Of Europe was going on almost
uninterruptedly, and rates were lower than
ever known before. This was owing princi-
pally to large increase in the number of
freight steamers plying between New York
and other portions of this country and Eu-
rope, and to severe competition between
them for cargoes. Provisions. by steam, were
quoted at COS to 22s per ton from New York
to the United Kingdom, and at 2Ss to sos to
the Continent. Wheat, for Liverpool, had
been taken at SID per bushel. Through rates
on flour from the West to Europe was as low
as rs to IS per barrel, and 18s Sd to 22s Cd per
ton for flour in sacks. Much eagerness was
displayed to secure carg0es at these prices.
The subscription to the 4-per-cent.
bonds, on the 4th, amounted to $50, SOC, 700,
the greater portion being from New York Ma
tional Banks. The Secretary of the Treasury
issued call for the balance of the $50 bonds
of 1867, and it was stated that he would, on
the 5th, issue call for all the outstanding
5-20s Of 1S6S-the total of both calls amount
ing to S59, SIS, 700. The aggregate calls since
Jan. amount to s349, 565. 700. No further
subscriptions for the 4-per-cent bonds, ex-
cept for the ten-dollar certificates, will be re-
ceived until further notice. The 4-per-cents