The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-05-20

with great rapidity over large tract Of coun-
try. The villages Of Oil Center and Mid
daughville and tank containing ESQ bar
| rels Of oil were destroyed. Railroad bridges,
oil wells and tanks and other property were
swept away In al directions
AN attempt was made ON the 18th to
XIII the spanish Consul at New York. by
means Of an internal machine. The ofiacial
found, on entering his office, an oblong
package, mailed 1t Philadelphia, which he
proceeded to open. On cutting the string an
explosion occurred, filing the room with
smoke and severely wounding him in the
left hand. An examination Of the box showed
that IL had been arranged to discharge it's
contents at both ends, but, Is the Consul
held It sideways when opening 1t, he did not
receive the charge in his body.
A COLORED NAN was recently admit
ted to the New York Bar by the Supreme
Court Of the State.
The Portland (Me.) Advertiser Of the
18th published an account of an interview
with Mr.. Z. B. Washburne, who was visiting
his brother in that city. He is reported Is
stating that his candidacy was out Of the
question; that he was for Grant first, last
and all the time; that he repudiated all COM
binations. and that he would not be . candi-
date under any circumstances. He denied
the charge Of duplicity, and said the result in
Cook County. Ill.,. was . greater surprise to
him than to anybody else.
The town of Stuyvesant, N. Y. was
visited by very serious conhagration ON the
18th, over mile square of the best portion
of the village being burned The loss amount
ed to $500, 900.
The Vermont Greenbackers held
their Convention on the 18th aud appointed
delegates to the Chicago Convention. They
were uninstructed.
The three murderers of old man Ra-
Der, At Lebanon, Pa, and Edwin Hunt, of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, who killed his aged father,
were executed on the 18th.
A PowDHR-MILL situated in the Ma
honing Valley, near Pottsville, Pa, exploded
few days ago. causing the death Of one man
and severely injurinx five others.
West and South.
A FIRE at Fayette, O., on the 9th
destroyed forty buildings, causing loss Of
$75,00l
The Republicans of Cook County,
ILL.,, met in Convention in Chicago on the
10th. After an uproarious stru lgle the anti
Grant men secured the organization, where
upon the advocates of Grants denomination
seeded and set up Convention Of their
own. The original Convention appointed del
egates to Springfield favoring the nomination
| of Washburne and Blaine in the proportion
of IS for the former and "a for the latter. The
seceders appointed full set of delegates ia
voring Grants nomination.
The recent Nevada Republican State
Convention instructed its delegates to the
National Convention to vote as q unit for
Senator Blaine.
A JUNK-DEALER in Baltimore. Md, a
few days ago bought some condemned shells
at Fort McHenry, and, having conveyed them
to his store, proceeded with some others to
break them on an anvil with a sledge-ham-
mer. One Of the shells exploded during the
operation, and six persons who were in the
vicinity were instantly killed.
A RECENT collision between the
United States Marshals posse and q large
crowd of settlers on railroad lands in Tulare
County, CAL, resulted in the killing of
several OF the latter and the wounding
of two or three Of the officers. The squatters
were banded together, and all attempts to
dispossess them would be resisted to the last
extremity.
AT Central City, near Deadwood, on
the 18th an explosion of giant powder
caused the death of three persons. The pow
der was stored in q blacksmith's shop, and
fragments of the building were strewn on
the ground for miles around.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee of New Mexico has appointed two unin-
structed delegates to the National Conven-
ton.
THE West Virginia State Republican
Convention has instructed its ten delegates
to the Narlonal Convention to vote for
Blaine.
The Florida Republicans, in State
Convention assembled, adopted resolutions
instructing delegates to the National Conven-
ton to labor for the nomination of Grant for
President and Thomas Settle for Vice resi-
dent
The Michigan Republican State Con-
veption was held on the 18th, and its dele
gates to the National Convention were in
structed to use all honorable means to secure
the nomination of Blaine for President and
Senator Ferry for Vice-President.
Four Bishops were elected by the
Methodist Conference at Cincinnati on the
18th. They are: Rev. E. o. Haven, Chancellor
Of the Syracuse University and at one time
President of the Northwestern University at
Evanston; Rev. II. w. w ,rren, of Philadelphia
Pa. Rev. Cyrus D. Foss, President of the
Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn.,,
and Rev. John H. Hurst. The Conference
also adopted resolutions approving of the
proposal to call an Ecumenical Council of the
Church Ut London in August, 1881.
ON the afternoon of the 18th, during
an amateur theatrical performance at Atlanta
Ga, young lady's dress took fire from the
footlights, and in the panic which ensued the
clothes of two other girls were ignited. All
Of them were severely and probably fatally
burned before the flames could be smothered.
Several other young ladies were burned about
the face, arms and hands in their efforts to
extinguish the flames.
The Wisconsin Democrats held their
State Convention on the 18th. The delegates
to the National Convention were uninstruct-
ed, but are claimed to be for anybody but
Tilden. The Convention favored continued
adherence to the two-thirds rule.
OVER ninety persons were indicted
by the Louisville (Ky.) Grand Jury on the
18th for violation of the Sunday law. The
indicted persons are of nearly every calling,
from saloonkeeper to church-chorster and
journalist.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted by the
Chicago Board of Education on the 18th
abolishing corporal punishment in the schools,
and calling for the resignation of Mr.. Vale,
School Principal, and . teacher who were con-