The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-24
THE NEW WORLD.

The hundredth anniversary of the
burning of Fairfield, Conn.,, by British troops,
under General Tryon, was celebrated at
Bridgeport on the Sth.
A DRUNKEN woman of Jersey City
a few days ago visited several saloons in New
York, trying to sell her one year-old babe for
glass Of beer. She was arrested and prom
ised to reform.
The Fitchburg Railroad and the
Massachusetts State authorities have come to
an agreement for operating the Hoosac Tun-
mel.
The Arctic exploring yacht jean
nette sailed from San Francisco, Cal, on the
Sth.
The boiler Of steam-fouring mill
at Carlisle, KY, exploded few days ago,
throwing the engineer, James Summers, q
distance of forty feet, mangling him terri
bly,. He died in two hours after the acct
dent.
Mrs. SARAH A. DORSEY, of Mis-
sissippi, who died recently, left will be-
queathing her whole estate, including two
large plantations and an elegant villa at
Beauvoir, to jefferson Davis.
The sixth National Convention of
the German Young Mems Christian Associa
ton of America assembled at Cincinnati on
the Sth. The annual report of the officers
gives marked evidence of the growth of the
organization during the past year. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, F.
Mashmeyer, Jr., of st. Louis; Vice-P President,
II. w. Tuerchter, of Cincinnati; Correspond
ing Secretary, L. Below, of st. Louis; Treas
urer, L. Schwartz, of St. Louis.
The reported finding of Charlie
Ross in the Province of Montreal turns out
to be hoax perpetrated by college student,
who furnished the item to q country paper.
On the 9TH, William C. Reeves shot
his wife four times with pistol, at . st.
Louis candy factory where both were en-
ployed. The cause of the shooting was jeal
ousy. After the deed was done, and when II
was thought she must die of her wounds,
Reeves flung himself on his knees at his wife'a
feet and begged her forgiveness for his act
The wife, wounded as she was, jumped to hel
feet, flung her arms around his neck, and as
sured him that he had not only her forgive
ness but all her love. 1t was thought on the
morning Of the 9Th that the woman might re
cover
THE Secretary of the United States
Treasury has decided that the act exemptina
quintne from duty, which took effect July L
does not Affect importations made before thai
date.
The PostofRce Department has de-
cided that packages of tobacco bearing inter
nal revenue stamps can 70 through the mail
Is fourth class matter.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has stopped
the practice of clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment employing substitutes.
A LARGE number Of Mormons ar
rived At Castle Garden, New York, on th,
9th. There were 66S adults, who came in tn,
steamer Wyoming. OF this number, 881 cam,
from Scandinavia, eighty from Switzerland
and Germany, and the others from England
and Scotland. They started at once for Utah
Most Of the men are farmers.
SEVERAL cases of sunstroke occurred
in st. Louis on the 9th, four OF them bein,
fatal.
GREAT excitement prevailed in Mem.
phis on the 9th over the fact that death hai
occurred in that. city from what IL said I,
have been well-developed case of yellow fe
yer, the victim being > shoemaker namet