The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-11-24
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches,
From Warrington.

From Warrington.
The expenses Of the Yorktown celebra.
ton, which the Government must pay, are
stated to be $4,000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BLAINE has re.
signed the Craftsmanship Of the State Re.
publican Committee of Maine, a position
which he had held for moro than twenty
years. Senator Frye has been elected IN his
place. a ss s IL
JUDGE FoLGER assumed tho duties Of the
Secretary of the Treasury on the 18th.
MR.. Mac VEAGH took final and formal
leaveeof the office Of Attorney General on
the 18th and returned to his home In Phila-
delphia. " sy q &e
CONSULTATION was had on the 18th be.
tween the Postmaster. General and the at
torneys employed to conduct the prosecu-
ton In the Star-route cases, at which it was
agreed that the quashing Of the information
was OF little consequences, except to settle
the point that all grave offenses must be
acted upon by the Grand Jury. 1t was de-
clded to forward the cases, notwithstand.
ing the vacancy in the Attorney General
ship.
THE Post-office Department, on the rep
Nu0CAOISs
ford. Va, had combined to prevent the
Readjuster postmaster from securing q
place for an office. has deprived the town OF
mail facilities. fsh
MIR. WEST, the newly.appointed British
Minister to the United States, has presented
his credentials to the President. He was
introduced by Secretary Blaine, and the
usual complimentary speeches passed.
IN the case of Francis H. Barton -. John
Barbour, the United States Supreme Court
has recently held that where a. court of one
State has railroad or other property in its
possession for administration and appoints
a Receiver to aid in the performance Of its
duty by carrying on the business to which
the property is adapted, court Of another
State has no Jurisdiction to entertain suit
against such Receiver for cause of action
arising in the State in which he is appoint
cd, and in which the property in his pos
session is situated, based on his negligence
or the negligence Of his subordinates in the
performance of his or their duties.
THE President has appointed Solicitor
General Phillips as Acting Attorney Gene
raj until regular appointment is made.
THE special counsel for the Government
in the Star-route cases declares that the
Department of Justice has furnished only
500 out of $1,000 expended in pursuit Of
evidence, the remainder coming from the
pocket of counsel.
DURING the ten months ended October 81
the total value Of exports of domestic pro-
visions, tallow and dairy products was
Sill. ,2S 222l; for the ten months of 1880,
S115,931. 919; total value of exports of pro-
visions and tallow for the twelve months
ended October 81, 1881, $40, 172,545; for
the twelve months Of 1880, $113,991, 14S; to-
tai value of exports of dairy products for the
six months ended October 81, 1881, $lS, $40, =
450; same period in 1880, SIG, 491, $40.
BETWEEN May 10 and June 30 of the
present year there were $226, 0C0, 200 worth
of five per cent. bonds received for redemp.
tion and continuance at 81 per cent.-the
largest amount of bonds ever handled in
such a brief period by the United States
Government.
There was expended by the National
Board of Health since its organization
April I, 1879, to June 80 1881, total OF
$40, S9s
ANOTHER $4,000 has been discovered in
Captain Howgate's grand total of embezzle-
ment, and he has been again indicted by
the Grand Jury.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, of the Treasury, has
recently decided in effect that money paid
by manufacturers for internal revenue
stamps on goods which were supposed to
be, but were not, dutiable, must be refunded
to them.
In his report to the Secretary Of the Navy
the commander of the Arctic relief ship
Rodgers SAYS he crossed the 18th degree
west longitude north of the I'D degree north
latitude about September q, and found the
northern ice SO solid that it would not be
possible to pass its outer edge. He says it
was his intention to proceed to the coast of
Siberia in search Of the missing Jeanette
and of harbor to winter in, and from
which to send out sledge parties.
The East.
On the 18th the Massachusetts, Paper Com
pany, of Springfield, Mass. went into bank.
ruptcy. Liabilities, 100000.
ACCORDING to official returns from every
county in Pennsylvania, Bailey, the Repub-
lican candidate for State Treasurer, has q
plurality of 1902 over Noble, Democrat.