The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-02

litical rights; charge the Democratic party
with having undertaken to revive sectional
Animositv for the purpose OF securing political
ascendency in the Southern States; insist that
the paper and coin circulation of the country
shall at all times be maintained at par with
the gold standard of the commercial world |;
applaud the "firin and patriotic course OF
President Hayes in maintaining the Constitu-
tional prercgatives of the Executive, and in
couragcously and successfully resisting all
efforts of a Democratic Congress to cripple
the functions of the Government" ETC., etc.
The Fall River (Mass.) strikers at
tackled a party of French men, women and
children who had been brought from Canada
to take some of the vacant places in the mills
there, on the 18th, and drove them through
the town. hurting rocks at them and beating
and kicking them. Several were very badly
hurt.
OFFICIAL returns received in San
Francisco on the 18th render it certain that
the Democratic candidate for Congress in the
Third District has a small majority.
AT Detroit on the 18th Rev. Samuel
s. Harris, of Chicago, was formally conse-
Grated Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of
Michigan.
A sEvEN-YEAR-oLD boy named John
B. Ramer died of hydrophobia, at Cleveland,
Ohio, a few days ago, after an illness of one
day. He was bitten by dog about two
months before the disease was developed in
his system. The dog also bit policeman at
the time the boy was bitten.
THE Democratic State Convention of
Massachusetts, was held at Worcester on the
18th. General B. F. Butler was nominated
Tor Governor; A. C. Woodwork for Lieuten-
ant-Governor, and Michael j. Donohue for
Secretary of State. The platform adopted
reaffirms devotion to the time-honored prin-
ciples of the Democratic party of the coun-
try; cordially invites the disaffected Demo-
Gratis in the State to reunite with the party
and make common cause with it in the con-
test with the party now ruling the State:
deprecates the discussion in this campaign
for State officers of National issues, as tend
ing to create division between men who are
in entire accord upon all questions involved
affecting the administration of State affairs;
demands rigid economy in the public expen-
ditures, and the abolition of all sinecures and
unnecessary offices; opposes all restrictive
and sumptuary laws; declares opposition to
any system of convict labor in the prisons
which brings its products into competition
with free labor. The present State Central
Committee was continued until the LIST of
January next. There were 1,7s3 delegates
present in the Convention.
EARLY on the morning of the 18th a
fire broke out in a three story tenement house
OH Gold street, in South Boston, Mass. Nearly
all the occupants-principally Germans-were
asleep at the time, and the fire made such
rapid Roadway that before those in the upper
story could descend all avenues of escape
were cut off, and the imprisoned victims ap-
peared on the roof and at the windows in
vain attempt to find safety. Several were
burned to death, and many others who jumped
from the building were seriously injured.
REV. RoLLIN H. NEALE, d. D., the
Nestor of New England Baptists, died at his
residence in Boston on the 18th. He was sew
enty-one years old.
DANIEL DREW, the old Wall street
magnate, died suddenly late on the night of
the 18th, from a complication of disorders.
Mr. Drew was in his eighty-third year.
GENERAL G. b. SMITH, a noted Wis
consin politician and lawyer, died at his
home in Madison on the morning of the 18th.
PRESIDENT HAYES and party arrived
at Detroit, Mich, on the 18th, where they met
with hearty reception. They were present
at the reunion of the Twenty-third Ohio regi-
ment at Youngstown the day before, where a
large assemblage of people gave them an en-
welcome.
The Massachusetts Independent State
Convention was held at Worcester on the
18th. A motion was made, seconded and
unanimously carried, nominating General
Butler as candidate for Governor. A. E.
Woodwork was then nominated for Lieuten-
and NJ. j. Donohue for Secre-
tary of State.
News was received in Washington on
the 18th that the Indians were committing
horrible atrocities in Grant County, New
Mexico.
The Wisconsin State Central Com
mittee has nominated Hon. James g. jenkins.
of Milwaukee, as the Democratic candidate
for Governor, in place of Alexander Mitchell,
declined.
The Colorado Republican State Con-
vention met at Denver, on the 10Th, and NOM
mated William E. Beck as Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court-the only office to be
filled this year. The platform briefly touches
upon National politics, but strongly favors
and unlimited coinage of sill
yer. A resolution was also adopted eulogiz-
ing Grant and pledging the vote Of the State
to him for the Presidency in 1880.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 18th
says the called bonds of the Government
outstanding on the 10th, upon which interest
ceased July II, 1879, amounted to $3.50,
O5O and the amount of deposits with Ma
tional Banks, the proceeds of bonds sold,
was SIG, 2O5,9lS, of which S7,OOO,OOO was cov-
cred by called bonds or coupons in the hands
of the agent of the United States in London
AN order was issued from the Treas
ury Department at Washington on the 10Th
authorizing the United States Treasurer and
the Assistant Treasurers at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Chicago, st. Louis, New Orleans and San
Francisco to pay out gold coin as well as sill
yer coin and notes upon current obligations
of the Government, and upon advances to
disbursing officers, as may be convenient and
practicable. Transfers of coin for this pur-
pose will be made to any Assistant Treasurer
when necessary by the Treasurer of the
United States in Washington, by application
to him. Standard silver dollars may also be
obtained as heretofore.
DURING July, 1879, there were ex-
ported from United States ports 5O,O32, $50
gallons of petroleum and petroleum prod
ucts, the aggregate value of which was
q, 23S, 461.
GENERAL GRANT and party reached
San Francisco on the steamer City of Toxic,
on the afternoon of the Goth, and met with a
grand and enthusiastic reception at the hands
of the thousands of waiting people who had
assembled to do honor to the occasion. At
night the streets were illuminated by electric
lights, and the distinguished guests were
escorted to their rooms in the Palace
Hotel, accompanied by an immense concourse
of people. The Mayor delivered welcoming
address, to which the ex-Presihent made a
brief response.
The Washington Post of the 21st
claims to have had an interview with Mrs.
Kate Chase Sprague, at her home in that city,
and represents her as declaring it to be her