The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

porting to have been drawn by the cashier
Of the Springfield (In.) National Bank, was
presented by . man calling himself A. G..
Fischer, at the Hartford Comm Trust Com
pany's Bank and honored. After the oper-
ator had left town it was discovered that the
check was forged.
Senators was taken In the New York Leg
islature, resulting as follows: For sue
cessor to Mr.. Conkliug: Jacobs, 40; Conk-
ling, 81; Wheeler, %; Cornell, IL; Rog-
ers, IA; Lapham, 9; scattering, 6. For sue
cessor to Mr.. Plat: Depew, So; Herman,
30; Plat, %; Cornell, 8; scattering, Is. In
the Assembly Mr.. Bradley arose to ques-
ton Of privilege and stated that he had re-
ccived $, 900 to pay him IL he would vote
for Mr.. Depew for United States Senator,
instead Of Mr.. Plat, which sum he had
handed to the Speaker. He asked for .
Committee Of Investigation. The Speaker
stated that he had the money In his pocket.
A resolution for Committee of Investiga-
ton was unanimously adopted, and the
committee were instructed to extend the
inquiry to all other cases Of alleged bribery.
| The committee met in the evening, and
Bradley appeared before them and stated
that he had been paid the money by Senator
Sessions, and detailed the circumstances of
the alleged bribe- giving. Mr.. Sessions,
who followed him, denied Bradley's story
emphatically in every essential particular,
claiming that NO money or other considers
ton had been given by him to influence Mr..
BPS vote, but that the latter had announced
his intention Of voting for Mr.. Depew be-
cause his constituents were generally in IA
vor of his so doing.
THE Pennsylvania Legislature has ad-
journed size die, after session lasting 1877
days. The State Treasurer refused to pay
ANYTHING above 81 .0C0. mileage and stations
cry, and the members are reported to have
resolved to institute legal proceedings to re.
| cover $125, 800 more than was offered them.
West and South.
WITH the probable expectation Of obtain
ing some valuable jewelry, thieves few
days ago broke open q vault in the cemetery
at Canton, Ohio, which had been closed for
a quarter Of . century, and strewed the
bones about.
SOME 1000 armed Utes met the Commits
sioners at Los Pinos agency few days ago,
and were informed that the Government
would enforce the treaty placing them on
new reservation. Chief Shavano, in tow
ering passion, demanded to know who
signed such treaty, and declared that he
and Ouray's widow owned the Uncompahgre
valley. Agent Berry notified five chiefs to
accompany the Commission to select new
home, the Utes having refused to name q
committee.
A HEAVY hailstorm occurred at Dead
wood, D. T., on the 9Th. Hailstones the
size of hens eggs fell for two hours, houses
| were blown over, one woman was killed and
| another badly injured.
A YOUNG MAN named Fred Schwarz, .
law student of Cincinnati, has been recently
rendered deaf by smoking cigarettes.
A CINCINNATI butcher named Louis Hell.
mer was killed in quarrel few days ago
by lad named Daniel Mahoney, who threw
piece of window glass at him, which
struck Helmer in the head and penetrated
his skull.
LEE CHIN and Mrs. Eva II. Lee left Wy
oming Territory for Denver, Col, some
| months ago, and were married, the laws Of
Wyoming forbidding such intermarriages.
They have since been indicted at Cheyenne
for miscegenation, and the Chinese Consul
| at Denver has engaged counsel for the &C.
cused and will attend to their defense. A
statement Of the case is being prepared for
the Chinese Ambassador at Washington.
MRS. MARY E. NASH, who was recently
nominated by the Iowa Greenback State
Convention for State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, declined the nomination on
the eth.
CAPTAIN BOYTON, who started from st.
Paul, Minn., on swimming expedition
| down the Mississippi River eight days be-
-. -, - -.
THE Mayor of Cincinnati has directed the
police Of that city to prevent Sunday picnics
at the hilltop resorts and public parks.
On the eth the National Greenback. Labor
Committee met in St. Louis, twenty-nine
members being present or represented by
proxy. A spirited contest arose between the
friends Of E. H. Gillette, Of Iowa, and Lew
Crandall, Of Washington, for the Chairman
ship, but Jesse Harper, Of Illinois, was finally
elected by handsome majority.
Ex-PREsIDENr GRANT reached St. Louis
on the 7th from New Orleans.
A SEVERE and destructive thunder storm
| occurred at Baltimore on the afternoon of
the 9Th. Lightning struck in several places,
and the streets were strewn with tops of
the trees blown of by the storm. On the
same day q terrible storm passed over
Wheeling, W.. Va, causing the mountain
streams in that vicinity to rise with unprec-
edented rapidly. Six persons of the fam
lily Of Frederick Straub were swept away
and drowned.
THE ranchmen of the Uncompahgre VAL
ley, to the number of 100, fought q battle
with the Utes and defeated them ON the 9Th.
A general outbreak of the Indians at an early
date was feared.
NEARLY two hundred negroes have re-
Gently arrived at Corning, Ohio, from vir-
ginia, to work in the coal-mines.
THE Republicans Of Ohio held their State
Convention at Cleveland on the Sth. Sena-
tor John Sherman was elected permanent
President Governor Foster, State Treas.
urer Turney and Attorney General Nash
were renominated by reclamation, and
j. G. Richards, Of Jefferson County, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor, and
Nicholas Longworth, Of Cincinnati, for
Judge Of the Supreme Court. The resolu-
lions adopted declare that the Republicans
Of Ohio ''heartily approve and indorse the
Administration Of James A Garfield" and
pledge to him cordial support in all the
duties devolving upon him as the Chief
Magistrate Of the Nation; and also ''heartily
indorse the wise policy of the Republican
party in giving full protection to American
labor and in discriminating in favor Of home
protection"
A SINGLE highwayman recently stopped
the Fredericksburg (Texas) stage, on which
were five passengers, rifled the mail and
robbed the passengers.
THE Mississippi steamboat Hanna ex-
ploded her boilers near New Orleans on the
9Th. Five men were killed and several 9th.
ers seriously wounded and not expected to
live. The Hanna was racing with the
steamer st. John at the time of the explo.
sion.
THE first carload Of new wheat has