The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-04-15

Sea, which was ceded to the Russians by the
Turks by the treaty Of San Stefano, is being
strongly fortified by its present occupants .
A PERUVIAN corvette recently fought
her way through the Chilian blockade into
the port of africa, and there DISCHARGED arms
and stores for the beleaguered Peruvians.
She kept up the fight while discharging her
cargo, and fought her way out again.
IT was announced from Berlin on the
9th that Prince Bismarck had rendered his
resignation of the Chancellorshtp OF the
German Empire. The immediate occasion Of
this action was said to be the rejection by the
Federal Council Of his proposition to increase
stamp duties The Emperor had not decided
whether or not to accept the tender.
A BOMBAY Qndia) dispatch of the
9th says that the rep ort of Mahomed JAMS
| death was untrue.
A BERLIN tele gram of the 9Th says
the German Geographical Society had started
an expedition to Central Africa to establish q
permanent station on the banks Of Lake
Tanganyika.
The announcement was made from
Rangoon, India, en- the 7th, that King Thee
baw, the besotted ruler of Burmah, was
dead.
IT is said that Jay Gould has leased
the Great Western Railway of Canada, guar
anteeing the bondholders satisfactory rate
of interest.
A LONDON telegram of the 9Th says
that the British steamer Syria, from New Or
leans to Liverpool, had been abandoned at
sea in sinking condition. Her crew were
rescued by a steamship from Hamburg
A PARIS paper states that note had
been received from the Vatican expressing
regret at the enforcement of repressive meas
ures, but offering no formal protest, and CIV
| ing the French ecclesiastios encourage
ment to resist.
A GOOD deal of gunpo WIDER has re-
Gently been stolen from the Government mills
at Odessa, Russia.
The Jesuits are to be expelled from
the French colonies also, it is stated.
The armed force which recently in
| vaded Russian territory in Asia, was made up
Of Tartars and not of Chinese, as reported.
The British authorities have pro-
claimed the Peace Preservation act in Basuta-
land in South Africa, in anticipation of trou-
BILE with the natives who have been ordered
to be disarmed.
IT is announced that before retiring
from the Ministry Lord Beacons6eld will be-
stow Baronetcies on two of his journals ic
friends-Borthwick, of the Post, and Levy,
Of the Telegraph.
A NEW Bulgarian Ministry has been
formed, with Zancoff as Premier, and Kara
veloff as Minister of Finance.
THE Queen of Greece has presented
the King with daughter.
The Emperor of Germany has posi-
lively refused to accept the resignation of
Prince Bismarck.
| ACCORDING to q recent letter from
Aleppo 1000 Koords, impelled by want, had
descended from the mountains, plundered
the town Of Mardene, in Asiatic Turkey, and
murdered number of priests and European
| merchants.
PAUL DE CAssAGNAC has declared
transferred his allegiance to Prince Victor,
his son.
HERBERT GLADSTONE, Liberal, son of
the ex-Premier Gladstone, who was defeated
in the recent election for Middlesex, will
stand, It Is said, as candidate for Leeds, his
father, who was returned for Leeds and
Midlothian, having elected to accept the
latter.
LATER.
UP to the night of the 9th the net
Liberal gain in the British Parliament was
ninety-seven. 1t was said to be certain that
the Liberals would have large majority over
both Conservatives and Home Rulers.
The Senate on the 9th confirmed the
nominations of James B. Angel, of Michi-
owiiI, Oh california, and William H. Tres
colt, of South Carolina, to be Commissioners
to China. to constitute, with the United
States Minister to that country, q commits
sion to negotiate and conclude by treaty a
settlement of such matters of interest to
the two Governments, now pending between
the same, as may be confded to it.
The amount of postage stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards issued to
postmasters upon acquisitions during the
first nine months of the present fiscal year
aggregate in value $23, 979, 1886, an increase
over the issues for the corresponding nine
months of the previous fiscal year of $S,O16-
O6a, or about Az per cent. The greatest in
crease is in the sales of postal cards.
CADET WHITAKER appeared before
the Board of Inquiry at West Point on the
9th, and was subjected to q rigid examina.
ton. He repeated the story of the assault
recently made on him, and 1t is said no serious
discrepancies were found in his statements.
GENERAL HATcH's command, oper-
ating in Southern New Mexico, had an en-
gagement, lasting four hours, with Victoria's
band of Apaches on the 7th. The savages
finally broke and fed, leaving several of
their dead on the field and considerable
stock, which fell into the hands of the SOL
diers. Captain Carroll, of the Ninth Cavalry,
and seven troopers were wounded.
GENERAL MILES, who passed through
st. Paul on the afternoon of the 9th, ex.
pressed the opinion that trouble with the
Northwestern Indians might be expected dur
ing this summer, but nothing like a general
war.
The Oregon Democratic State Con-
vention at its late session elected Tilden dele
gates to the Cincinnati Convention.
GENERAL GRANT arrived at Mobile on
the afternoon of the 9th, and was banqueted
BY the Cotton Exchange in the evening.
The Minnesota Republican State Con-
vention for the election of delegates to the
Chicago Convention has been called to meet
at st. Paul on the 10th of May.
In the United States Senate on the
9th the Ute Agreement bill was further debated
and amended, and it was agreed that general
debate on the bill should cease al three D. m.
on the 18th, and that final vote should be
had at four p. m. on the same day. Adjourned
to the 18th. A bill was introduced in the
House by Mr.. De La Matyr, and referred, es-
tablishtng temporary government for
Alaska Between fifty and seventy-five bills
on War Claims, and laid on the table.
Gazing In Of Cemetery Vaults.