The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-23
THE NEWS,

THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches.
From Washington.
THE report of the Department of Ag-
riculture for September shows the average
condition Of cotton on the LIST to have been
9l, decline of one per cent. since the Au-
gust return, but an increase over the condi-
ton reported September /, 1879, of six per
cent The average condition of the corn crop
for the whole country was 81, a decline Of
seven per cent since the returns of August
l, and four per cent lower than September
/, 1879. The report also indicates a decline
in the general average of the tobacco crop
for the whole country. The condition was
81, decline of two per cent. since August
l, and three per cent less than September /,
1879.
The exports from this country of do
nestle breadstuffs during the month of
August last amounted in value to $3l, 1885,
eight months ending August 81, 1880, the
'~iuo vac SASAsSSO,s oSuMSe TAcss An
the corresponding eight months of 1879.
The internal revenue receipts of the
United States during July and August
amounted to 81, 16l, 7s9, against el9, 137, 2l5
for the corresponding months last year.
The East.
On the 18th Benjamin F. Tubbs, a
druggist, Of Kingston, Pa, while hunting on
the banks of the Susquehanna River, acct
dentally shot his companion, John Butler.
Tubbs was so affected by the terrible acct
dent that he attempted suicide, and Don aft
err became raving maniac. Butler died from
his wounds. Both were very respectable
men.
NEW YORK lawyer named Samuel
Higenbotom has brought suit against two
physicians and his two brothers-in-law, to re-
cover 100000 alleging that they fraudulent
ly conspired to have him placed In lunatic
asylum.
w. H. BARNUM, the Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee has declined
the nomination for Congress in the Fourth
Connecticut District.
OK the 14th John Hart Brewer was
nominated for Congress BY the Republicans
of the Second New Jersey District.
THE Massachusetts, Republicans have
renominated the present State officers, with
the exception of Treasurer, Daniel A. Glea-
son being nominated for that position.
The New Hampshire Democratic
State Convention was held on the 15th and q
full State ticket was nominated, headed by
Frank Jones for Governor.
REVISED returns from the recent
election in Vermont, published ON the 18th,
show that the vote for Governor was as fol-
lows: Farnham, Republican, 1852; Phelps,
Democrat, 2l,24O; Heath, Greenback, and
scattering, 1891; Farnham's majority over
ALL 25,021.
REV. E. P. ADAMS, a Presbyterian
minister of Dunkirk, N. Y, has been deposed
from the ministry for having preached against
the doctrine of eternal punishment.
CHARLES LIVINGSTON, the Brooklyn
(N W man who had undertaken fast of
forty-two days, abandoned the task on the
night of the 18th, after entering upon the
ninth day of the experiment About eleven
o'clock man rushed into the hall and told
Livingston his wife had committed suicide, in
consequence of her husbands determination
to continue the fast against her wishes Liv-
commissions. He summoned a physician who
could not discover Mrs. Livingston had taken
any poison, and concluded it was only a
device on her part to get her husband home.
AMONG recent Congressional nomi-
nations at the East are the following: First
New Hampshire, Congressman j. G. Hall,
Republican,: Second New Hampshire, Con-
gresham James F. Briggs, Republican; Sew
enteenth New York, Congressman Walter A.
Wood, Republican; First Pennsylvania, Con-
gresham H. H. Bingham, Republican; Sec
ond Pennsylvania, Congressman Charles
O'Neill, Republican,; Third Pennsylvania,
Benjamin L. Berry, Republican; Fourth
Pennsylvania, Congressman W. D. Kelley,
Republican,; Fifth Pennsylvania Congress
man A. c. Hammer, Republican,; Second New
Jersey, Samuel A. Dobbins, Greenback; Fifth
New Jersey, Congressman George NJ. Robe
son, Republican.
A LIGHT fall of snow occurred in por-
tions of Clinton County, Pa, on the 14th.
Two VESSEL Captains, who recently
returned to Gloucester, Mass, from the coast
of Newfoundland, state that their boats were
boarded by large number of natives, who
used violence to prevent their fishing.
The New Hampshire Prohibitionists
have nominated George D. Dodge for Gov
ernor.
The bark Erinagh, from Port-de-
Paix, Hayti, arrived at New York on the 10th,
with all on board sick of yellow fever. Two
deaths occurred during the voyage. The sui
ferers were quartered at the Quarantine Hos
pital in the harbor
The Democrats of the First New
Hampshire District have nominated John w.
Sanborn for Congress; those Of the Third
New Hampshire, G. H. Bingham; Second
New Jersey, Congressman H. b. Smith. The
Republicans of the Fifth Massachusetts,
District have renominated s. T. Bowman.
West and South.
A TEST RACE of 156 hours duration
Chicago on the night of the 18th, one of the
men leading the score by ten miles over the
next best score by one of the horses. The
score of the men who continued to the end of
the contest was as follows: Byrne, 57S miles,
6laps; Krohnc, $3.50; Colston. 1894; Jack
son, 20}2. Horses score: Betsey Baker, 56S
miles; Rose of Texas, 545 miles. 4 laps; Bate
mans entry, 521-2; Crockett, 525-2 Byrne
took the first prize of $4,000; the owner
of Betsey Baker the second, $1,000; Krohne
the third, $780, and Colston the fourth, $50
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made on the 18th as follows: First Illinois
District, Congressman William E. Aldrich,
Republican; Third Illinois, Charles B. Far
well, Republican,; Fourth Wisconsin, Con-
gresham P. V. Deuster, Democrat
The defaulting ex-postmaster at
DeadwoOd, Dakota, has been sentenced to