The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-02-17
West and South.

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ALAReE PORTION of New Orleans was un-
der water on the 9TH, owing to crevasse in
the new aud old canal levees.
A CoLoRED woman known as Aunty Jack
son, and sa to be liz years old, died re-
Gently at Normal. Ill.
EARNEST EFFORTS are being made by the
Government authorities in Alaska to sup
,ress the manufacture Of "hoockerso" an
intoxicating beverage of Russian anteced-
IS. In ore raid over 20J stills and 800
gallons Of mash and LIQUOR were destroyed.
The merchants of Sitka have Iopted a reso-
ution not to import any molasses or Sand
wch Island suga.. from which the drink is
stiiled.
CHIEF-JUsTICE COMEGYs OF Delaware, has
lately called the attention of the Grand Jury
at Wilm ngton to an address by Co.onel In
yersoll, as coming under the law Of bias
phemy.
The stock of the new Telegraph Company
organized in Chicago has been arportioned
az follows: Chicago, $4,000; New York,
s30O,O0i; Buffalo. $4,000; Toledo. $500 !;
Detroit. $4,000; Milwaukee. $25, 0O0; Cleve-
land, $25.OO0 Total. $1,OO,0N
A BILL was recently introduced in the
Wisconsin Legislature for the apprehension
of female tramps
The large pork packing establishment Of
j. c. Ferguson & Co., indianapolis, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. involving q loss Of
about $5JO,C0O.
On the 9Th petition was filed In the Salt
Lake City District Court for . mandamus to
compel the Governor to issue q certificate
ofelection to George Q. Cannon, who claimed
to have been elected Delegate in Congress
from Utah. An alternative writ was issued
by Judge Hunter, as prayed for.
The price of membership in the Chicago
Board Of Trade has been raised from 81, 900
to 81, 500.
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch Of the 9Th says
that the steamer California had brought to
San Francisco specimens OF gold quartz from
Alaska which assayed $500 to the ton. The
new Eldorado is eighty miles north of Sitka.
The scout sent out by Major. Il2es to ascer-
tain the whereabouts of Sitting Bull has re-
turned and reports the latter's arrival at
Woody Mountain with forty-three lodges
They suffered greatly on the march from the
want Of food.
The first steps in the movement against
butterine, oleomargarine and other substi-
tutes for genuine butter were taken in the
Police Court in Chicago on the 9Th. Several
dealers were summoned to answer to the
charge of selling adulteratsd butter. and one
of them, after . spirited defense, was fined
90 and costs.
A FEW days ago party Of ten cowboys in
dams and put them to iii hit, leaving six dead
Indians ON the fed.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made on the 9th that
the pursuit OF Sitting Bull had been aban-
doned, and that Major Ilges would return to
Fort Buford after securing few hostile Sioux
who were secreted in the Yanktona village.
DURING . recent storm every building at
Pass Manchec, La, was swept away, but no
lives were lost.
BOTH houses of the Nevada Legislature
have adopted concurrent resolution condol.
ing with the Irish sufferers.
TEE Ohio House of Representatives has de-
feated the bill to provide for local option in
the sale Of liquor.
The Cincinnati builders have been notified
that general strike Of the trades connected
with building operations will take place on
the Let Of April.
Legislature on the 10th the Governor sent to
that body . second message urging immsdi-
ste and stringent measures to extirpste DO
lygamy in the Territory.
MAJOR ILoEs has secured about 100 hostile
Sioux In the Yanktonais village, placed the
Chief Little Assiniboine in irons, and taken
his line Of march to Fort Buford.
On the 10th tn. inundated portion of New
Orleans was about five square miles in ex-
tent and conta med 5000 inhabitants. The
water was three to four feet deep in many
places.
A FEW mornings ago the Southern Oil
Works at Memphis were destroyed by fire.
Loss ABOUT 500 OOQ ~se4