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


the month sl2, OF, l67. Decrease since June
30, 1880, Si7,60I2al.
DURING August the internal revenue
receipts were 81 .497 O9l, gain Of 81, O69. 1a7
over August, 1879.
The East.
THE distinguished American physic-
list, DIR. jackson, who disputed with Prof.
Morse the honor of having invented the cleo
trio telegraph, died at his home in Somerville,
Mass, on the Both ult-
The Democratic nominee for Con-
gress from the first New Hampshire District,
Ii. +. Norris, has declined to accept the NOM
nation.
SINCE the opening of navigation and
up to the evening of the 3lst ult. there were
received by lake at Buffalo 7l3, 400 barrels of
flour and 81. Isl, COO bushels of grain.
On the 31st ult. Rev. William Adams,
d. D., President OF Union Theological Semi
nary, who had preached in New York City
since 1884, died, AGED seventy-fve years.
OK the Slst ult. the Tammany branch
of the New York Democracy revoked its call
for State Convention and ratified the call of
the Regulars.
On the 1st the New Jersey Prohibi-
tionists met in State Convention at Trenton
and nominated s. B. Ransom for Governor,
and also Presidential Electors.
On the LIST an explosion occurred in a
coal mine near Shenandoah, Pa, by which
one man was killed and six seriously injured.
On the 1st the Greenbackers of the
Sixth Massachusetts, District nominated E.
NJ. Boynton for Congress, and the Republic
ans of the Twenty-third New York District
renominated Congressman CYRUS D. Prescott.
On the LIST the New Jersey State DEM
ocratic Convention met at Trenton aud NOM
mated George c. Ludlow for Governor on the
fourth ballot.
DURING September unusually heavy
gales are pred cted along the Atlantic coast,
and orders have been issued to the life
saving stations on the Jersey coast to be on
the alert and in readiness for any emergency
that may arise. There are forty-two of these
stations, manned by 252 men.
A FEW days ago a Mrs. Hamburger.
Montreal (Canala) milliner, undertook to
bring her stock into the United States with
out paying the usual customs duties. At the
frontier post of Richford, VT, prying Off
Ger discovered the goods and promptly con-
fscated them. They were worth $4,000
On the LIST the Massachusetts State
Democratic Convention met at Worcester
and nominated full State ticket headed by
Charles P. Thompson for Governor and Alpha
E. Thompson for Lieutenant Governor.
OK the I'd the two branches of the
Democratic party in New York City agreed
to unite on Legislative and Congress :ional
nominations.
On the I'd the Republicans of the
Fifth New Jersey District nominated John
Hill for Congress.
West and South.
Ex-Governor MCCLELLAND died at
Detroit, Mich, on the g. tn ult. from an apo
plectic attack. He was Secretary of the In
terror under President Pierce.
On the 3lst ult. messenger reached
Ouray, Col, bringing intelligence that the
Southern and White River Utcs, Piutes aud
Navajoes had taken the war-path in Grand
Valley and hal committed many depreda-
TONS
A RECENT Los Pinos dispatch states
that Victoria, the hostile Apache ch;eftain,
had sent mesa, &c to the Mexican Govern
ment requesting a meeting for treaty pur-
poses. The Mcxicaus refused to consider the
proposition until the United States authori-
ties had been consulted.
A LEXINGTON (Ky.) man recently
declined the invitation of a conductor on the
Santa Fe Railroad to pay his fare, and as the
official was preparing to throw him from the
tain, shot him dead.
A HEAVY rain-storm prevailed at
Richmond, Va, on the night Of the 30th ult.,
flooding the lower part of the city and doing
agreat ,al of damage to property.
The following Congressional nomi-
nations were made on the 3st uit.: Second
Iowa District, Major s. 8. Farwell, Republ:-
can; Fourth Illinois, E. w. Blaisdell, Green
back; Fourth Michigan, Henry Chamberlain,
Greenback.
A YOUNG farmer of Pickaway County,
Ohio, named Thomas Mcdonald, was taken
from his residence on the evening of the 31st
ult. by mob and hanged.
The President visited the Soldiers
Reunion at Canton, Ohio, on the LIST, and
made q speech; there we're $1,000 present
A STATE Convention of the Michi-
gan PrOhibit:onists was held at jackson on
the LIST and full State ticket headed by Sam
uel Dickey for Governor was placed in nomi-
nation.
THE Dakota Territorial Republican
Convention was held on the LIST. X. F. Petit.
grew was nominated for Delegate in Con.
gress.
On the 1st the Nebraska State Re.
publican Convention was held at Lincoln and
Governor Nance and most of the present in
cumbents of the State Offices were renomi
mated. E. X. Valentine was renominated fol-
Congress, and Colonel Majors for contingent
Congressman.
The following Congressional nomina-
lions we're made on the LIST: Seventh lows
District, 6. H. Mallory, Democrat; Third
Michigan, James w. Sheldon, Democrat;
Fourth Michigan, o. w. Powers, Democrat;
Seventh Illinois, Daniel Evans, Democrat;
First Georgia, j. 8. Collins, Republican
Second California, ]. r. Glascock, Working
man; Fifth Maryland, Andrew g. Chapman
Democrat; First Minnesota, Henry X. Wells
Democrat; Third Alabama, A. A. MADISON
Republican.
The first railway mail service ever
performed in Arizona will be begun on the
2Oth of September, over the lately completed
portion of the Southern Pacific Railway from
Yuma to Benson, nearly three hundred miles
THE Kansas Republicans met in State
Convention at Topeka on the lst and renomi
mated Governor st. John on the first ballot
A platform of principles was adopted.