The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
Foreign Intelligence.

Foreign Intelligence.
In its review Of the British grain trade for
the week ending on the 9th the Mark Lane
Express says that, in consequence of the con-
tinued wet weather in England, the remnant
of the harvest left standing out had been rem
dered worthless. Wheat in stacks had also
suffered somewhat. and thrashing had been
suspended. In consequence there had been
a slight advance in all kinds of grain, British
and foreign. American wheat advanced one
shilling per quarter, and showed an upward
tendency. During the week some s75, 57l
hundred-weights OF wheat and 16S hundred
weights of -four were imported into Great
Britain, most of which was from America.
ADvIcEs from the Arctic regions received
at San Francisco on the 18th are to the effect
that the revenue cutter Corwin had not yet
found any trace Of the missing exploring
steamer Jeanette and the whalers. The
Corwin had made several trips to Herald
Island, but had been unable to make land
ing there, on account of the ice.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram of the 18th
says the Porte had decided to cede Dulcigno
without delay, but would maintain its posi-
ton with respect to the naval demonstration.
The Sultan had threatened to abdicate If the
fleets came to Constantinople.
The military authorities in the west of
ireland were making extensive preparations
on the 18th, in view of apprehended disturb
ances. Two more persons had been arrested
charged with being concerned in the murder
of Lord Mountmorris.
AT Stillerton, Nova Scotia, few days ago,
the water from worked-out pit broke into
the Ford pit of the Albion mines, killing ten
men, among whom were James Frazer, the
underground manager of the mines, and Mr..
Conway, the mine boss.
BARON BoIssY D'ANGLAs has been appoint.
ed French Minister to Mexico. There had
previously been no diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries since the days of
Macmillan.
Mr.. HEAP United State Charge d'Affaires
at Constantinople, has telegraphed to the De-
partment of State in Washington, announcing
that the murderers of DR.. Parsons, the
American missionary, who was recently killed
and robbed under circumstances of great
atrocity, at Ismidt, had been tried by Court
at Constantinople and convicted. The prin-
cipal, Turk named Ali, had been sentenced
to death by hanging, and two accomplices to
imprisonment at hard labor for fifteen years.
The trade for the cession of Dulcigno was
signed by the Sultan on the 18th.
BECAUSE of apprehended disturbances the
military authorities in the west Of Ireland
were making extensive preparations on the
18th. Two more arrests had been made of
persons charged with being concerned in the
murder Of Lord Mountmorris.
MADAME RACHEL, known as the "Female
Beautifier," recently died in French prison.
She. was condemned to penal servitude in
The leading members of the Irish Land
League have entered vigorous protest
against Archbishop McCabe's late pastoral.
CARDINAL NINA, at his own request, has
been relieved of the Secretaryship of State
by the Pope, on account of ill-health.
The Shah of Persia telegraphed the Sultan
of Turkey on the 18th demanding that
Turkish army corps be sent to the frontier to
assist Persia in quelling the Kurdish out
break.
THE United States revenue cutter Thomas
Corwin, which returned to San Francisco on
the 18th from an Arctic cruise, brings news
that at st. Lawrence Island out of 700 inhab-
itants 500 were found dead of starvation. The
traders had introduced liquors among them,
causing them to neglect laying up the usual
supply of provisions. The officers of the Cor
win expressed the opinion that the Jeanette
wintered on the Siberian shore, and was still
there west Of North Cape. The Corwin could
not get far enough west to verify this belief
on account of ice.
IT was reported from st. Petersburg on the
18th that the Gar was married to the Princess
Dolgorouki on the 18th of September.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch of the 18th
says the real cause of the cession of Dulcigno
was the threatened occupation by the Powers
of Smyrna in Asia Minor.
LATER.
The Pope has summoned the Irish Catholic
Bishops to Rome to take into consideration
the disturbed condition o: Ireland.
By the bursting Of an affair called ''cool-
err" which is used in distilleries to steam
corn before it is mashed seven persons en-
ployed in Haas & Powell's distillery, Chicago,
were killed, and four others were seriously
wounded, on the evening of the 18TH The
names of the parties killed are Jacob Kakus-
ka, James Daley, Frank Podratz, Frank
Trainor, Joseph Horak, Mrs. Horak, and Q
Scotchman named SANDY"
The attention of the Rock River (Ill.) M.
Z. Conference was, on the 18th, formally
drawn to the case of Rev. DR.. Thomas by the
presentation of q series of resolutions by Mr..
Iibbals reciting that Mr.. Thomas holds doc
trinal views at variance with the theology OF
the Methodist Church, and that in the inter
est of peace and truth he be kindly but firm
~ requested to withdraw from the Confer
ence; 1t was agreed that the resolutions
mn faN 1fonsp
day.
The State Elections.
INDIANA-Full returns from the State, of
fetal and unofficial, received on the 18th,
show that Porter, the Republican candidate
for Governor, is elected by q plurality OF
6,5S4. Byron X. Elliott, the candidate fol-
Justice of the Supreme Court, ran ahead Of
Porter and the remainder Of the State ticket
has plurality Of about 3,OO0 The Repub-
licans elected Congressman as follows: fell
man, In the First District; Browne. in
the sixth: Peelle, in the Seventh; Pierce, in
the Eighth; Orth, in the Ninth; De Motto,
N the Tenth; Steele in the Eleventh;
Gratis elected the following Congress-
men: Cobb, in the Second District; Stock:
slayer, in the Third; Holman, in the Fourth;
Matson, in the Fifth; Colerick, in the Twelfth
The State Senate stands Republican, %;
DS"OS'aCcS ~~s N0LAOuOjS, & Inc house
stands: Republicans, Sc; Democrats, "A: Ma,
tiona!s, 3-gfving the Republicans majority
on joint ballot.
OHIO.-The unofficial and official returns
received up to the morning of the 10th indi-
Gated that the Republican State ticket would
have a majority of from Is, O0) to 10000 The
Republicans elected fifteen COngressmen, as
follows: Bulterworth in the First District, by
l,3Oo majority; Young in the Second.
BY l,oo7 majority; Morey in the Third,
BY coy majority; Schultz in the Fourth,
BY $50 majority; Richie in the
Sixth: BY 0o4 majority; Keller in the Eighth,
BY $500 majority; Robinson in the Ninth,
By 100 majority; Rice in the Tenth, BY L.
$50 majority; Heath in the Eleventh, by T.
800 majority; Dawes In the Fifteenth; Upde-
gran in the Sixteenth; McKindley in the
eeventeenth; Mcclure in the Eighteenth:
Taylor in the Nineteen th; Townsend I'm the
Twentieth. The Democrats elected Ave Con-
gressmen, IS follows: Lefevre in the Fifth
District; Converse in the Twelfth; Atherton
in the Thirteenth; Gcddes in the Fourteenth;
Leedom in the Seventeenth.
WEST VnaINIA. - Tie returns from u
STATE came in slowly ON the 18th. allowing