The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-06-10
From Washington.

makes the following exhibit: Total debt
(including interest), s2, l59, 900, 236. Cash in
Treasury, $2O6,6l3,5l6 Debt, less amour,
in Treasury, s1,95., 1856, 10. Decrease during
the month, SIS $3.50 Decrease since June
30, 1872 $74,S $40, 5S8.
IN the Equity Court in Washington
on the LIST the Christiancy divorce case came
up on motion by defendant for alimony and
counsel fees. Judge Hagner made an order
fixing the alimony at $50 per month, COIN
mencing May l, to be paid within fifteen days,
and ordering plaintiff to pay defendants
counsel 1900 within twenty days.
The United States Senate has con.
frmed the nomination of Horac. Maynard as
Postmaster-Genera
The President on the Sd nominated
Eugene Schuyler, Consul General at Rome.
to be Consul General and Diplomatic Agent
Of the United States at Bucharest, and Will
lam n. Pethye, Vice. Consul at Tientsien, to
be Secretary of the Commission to China.
COLONEL j. c. AUDENREID, of the
staff of General Sherman, died at Washing
ton few days ago.
The East.
Two ELDERLY widows, named Avent
and Chilsey, respectively, we're murdered by
unknown persons at Avon, Conn.,, on the
night of the 3Oth ult.
On the Slst ult. prize-fght of sixty
six rounds. lasting an hour and half, &C.
Cured near McKeesport Pa, between two
roughs known as Jack Fleet and Norge
Turnbull. Fleet, who is ffty-four years OF
age, was defeated. Both men were severely
punished.
A LOCKOUT was inaugurated at the
Pittsburgh iron furnaces on the lst, and men
and boys to the number of not less than 25,-
600 were thrown out of employment.
The Maine Greenbackers have nomi-
mated General H. NJ. Plaisted for Governor.
The Democrats of that State held their State
Convention on the LIST and ratified the Green
back nominations for State officers ard chose
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention.
The Elm Place Congregational
Church in Brooklyn, N. Y, was recently de-
stroyed by fire.
AT the Brewers National Convention
In Buffalo on the ID reports were read show
ing that the revenue collected from brewers
and dealers in malt liquors for the last fiscal
year amounted to 49, 729, 800, which is $780,
26S more than received from the same source
the year preceding. The total income from
the internal-revenue tax on malt LIQUORS
since the year 1863 amounted to $40, 446, $685.
The brewing establishments of the country
now number over 30OO which annually con-
sumo 35.0O0,0OO bushels Of barley and IS, 0O0,-
0o0 pounds Of hops.
In his recent report Mr.. James M.
swank, Secretary of the Iron and Steel Asso-
citation of the United States, says the produc-
ton Of pig-iron in this country during last
year was 300. SIS tons, by far the largest
production in our history. The number of
blast-furnaces in operation last year was
697, and forty-four others were in course
of construction. The capacity of all when
the forty-four are completed will be $780,
600 tons. The production Of steel rails for
1879 is very nearly double whatit was in 1876,
being 1,047,5O6 tons for the former year
against 597, la in the latter. It Is thought
that over SOC, 600 tons of steel rails will be
required this year, and that the capacity of
the mills will he enlarged 80 Is to very nearly
meet the increased demand.
IT was announced on the Sd that
Herman Lissberger, Q dealer in metals and
an importer of iron at New York, had failed,
with liabilities of about q, 500, O0Q The
causes of the failure are said to have been
the heavy decline in the iron market and the
reputation of importation contracts by Gus.
toners, who were either unwilling or unable
to fulfll their engagements
AT its recent session in Pittsburgh
the Methodist Protestant Conference chose
Revs. w. Bates. G.sB. McElroy, 8. B South
erland, Hon. c. w. Butler, J. J. Gillespie,
and F. H. Pierpont Is representatives. to the
Ecumenical Conference, which meets in Lon
don In August, 1881. ra