The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-04

AN unusually heavy fall of snow oc-
CURED at Augusta, Ca, on the 10Th. II
showed steadily for over three hours.
The steamer Algeria, from Liver
pool arrived at New York on the 10Th, with
e3s3O, '35 in specie on board. On the same
day the steamer Gallert brought $500, 600 in
French gold coin.
ABOUT two o'clock on the morning
of the Goth the Leadville (COL) vigilantes
took foot-pad named Patrick Stewart and
Ed Frokishaw, notorious desperate and lot
jumper, from the Jail, and hung them until
they were dead.
AN Augusta (Maine) dispatch of
the Goth says that proceedings had been in
stituted before the Supreme Court by two of
the Republican Senators-elect to restrain the
Governor and Council from interference with
the returns of the late election.
AT the session in Washington on the
10th OF the Society of the Army of the Cum
berland the following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: President-General
Phil. H. Sheridan. Vice-Presidents- General
Underwood, Massachusetts,; General Bar
mum, New York; General Cramer, New Jer-
sey; General Negley, Pennsylvania; General
Duffield, Michigan; Colonel Hobson, Ken-
lucky; Captain E. E. Rhum, Tennessee;
General Morgan, Illinois; General Streight,
Indiana; General Meyer, Ohio; Colonel john
ston, Wisconsin; Colonel Conover, Missouri !;
General Martin, Kansas; Captain Wood
Minnesota; and Captain Selleck, Iowa. Re-
cording Secretary-Captain Steel. Core
spending Secretary-General Cist. Treasur-
er-General Fullerton. Toledo was selected
as the place for the next meeting of the So.
ciety.
The following circular has been is
sued by the Commissioner of Pensions:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1879.
To Pension Claimants and their Attorneys:
To enable this Office to dispatch with better
facility the rapidly-increasiny current busi-
ness, Il change in the system of arranging rec
Ords and files has been made, which will rem
der 1t necessary that all inquiries for the con-
ditiOn of pension claims on account of service
rendered after March 4, 1861, should contain
the name of the soldier who performed mill
ment. as We'll as the humber Of the " Claim or
pension certificate, as the case may be. In
quiries which do not contain the above infOr-
nation will not be answered. except in special
cases where failure to furnish it is explained.
j. A. BENTLEY,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The will of Rev. DR.. Joseph P.
Thompson, who died in Berlin, contains a
clause bequeathing to Mrs. Sara DeLand, of
Grand Rapids, Mich, the sum of 5000 marks
and certain pictures and books.
The following was the vote cast in
Wisconsin at the recent election for Gov
ernor: Smith, Rep, 100, 533; jenkins, DEM,
1909; May, Greenback, 1885; Bloomfield,
Temperance, 3S7; scattering, 81. Total vote,
1S9,Oll. Smiths plurality, 25, 4494.
On the evening of the Goth Dennis
kearney was arrested in San Francisco, upon
the charge of attempting to break up pub
lie meeting, and held to bail in the sum of
500.
CHIEF OURAY, in speech before the
White River Ute Commission, an account of
which was received on the 2lth, explained the
regeneration of the Indian witnesses. He
said it was because they believed that plot
had been set for their capture. They had since
learned that this was not SO, and he believed
they would hereafter testify truthfully. In
response to the request that the further in
vestigation in relation to the White River
affair be prosecuted at Washington, Secretary
Schurz telegraphed, on the Goth, acceding
to the request, provided the guilty parties in
the massacre be first pointed out and surren-
dered, and stated that, if this were not done,
the whole tribe would be considered guilty of
the crime, and treated accordingly.
A RECENT Washington dispatch
states that the Secretary of the Interior
would soon issue circular for the informa-
ton of parties desiring to register their
trademarks, to the effect that the Federal
statute upon the subject, by recent decision
of the Supreme Court, is declared uncon-
stitutional, and that Patent-Ofice registra-
ton is consequently Intellectual as a means
of protection; but that the Department will,
however, continue to register trademarks
for persons SO desiring.
THE case of the Post-Office Depart
ment against the lottery establishments is to
be settled by the Supreme Court on an
agreed case.
PRESIDENT HAYES, on the 22d, signed
the commission of Colonel John Hay as As
sistant Secretary of State.
The Governor and Council of Maine
gave notice on the ed that they would be in
session from the LIST to the 18th of December,
for the purpose of examining official election
returns, and candidates claiming irregulari-
ties or other causes presumed to vitiate their
election would have reasonable opportunity
to be heard personally or by duly-authorized
counsel.
FEARS were entertained in Washing
nm, In %1,o< 10
would not be successful. It was asserted
that the authorities apprehended that the
savages were only seeking to gain'time in the
hope that wintery weather would soon make
military operations impossible and enable
them to scatter SO effectually before spring
that it will be impossible to find and identify
them.
THE colonial forces have recently OBJ
tanned several decisive victories over the Gu
ban insurgents.
NEWS was received on the, Esd that
Wan coast and captured Pisagua, after a Sc
we're fight. The Peruvian army had retired
inland, followed by the invaders.
NEWS was received at Denver on the
2lst, from Los Pinos, to the effect that Chief
Ouray had told tie Commissioners that he
would be able to establish Mormon completely
in the White River troubles. 1t was his be-
lief that Representatives. of Mormons had been
in communication with Jack for long time.
The Commission intended to sift this matter
to the bottom. Ouray says he bad resorted
to his last peaceable method for intercession
on behalf of the White River Utes. He had
convinced them of personal safety while they
testify, and of justice thereafter; that none
OF the innocent would suffer. If they re-
fused to appear and testify truly he would
call his friends to his standard at Uncom-
pahgrc, and treat with the Government d.
rect, securing the punishment of the White
River Utes at the discretion of the Depart
ment.
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK, November 22.-Flour-
White Wheat Extra, $5.s0@625. Wheat
No. 2 Chicago Spring, $1.34@1.s5; No. 2
Milwaukee, $l.3511@1.a6 Oats - Western