The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-03-03
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quently became Collector Of Internal Reeve
nue. in the Third District Of Louisiana HI
has lately been arrested on . charge Of EN-
bezzling $4,000 Of Government funds.
A MASS of coal and rock, estimated at two
thousand tons, recently fell in the Empire
mines at Wilkesbarre, Pa. and Morris AMI
Thomas Evans were crushed to atoms.
IT was stated on the 26th that individuals
and corporations in New York had pledget
nearly $1,000 900 to the Worlds Fair Com
mittee.
Anew days ago five children of farmer
named Boscomb, living near Malone, N. Y.
were mysteriously burned to death during
the absence of their mother at neighbor'a
NEARLY foot OF snow fell at WATERFOWL
N. Y, ON the Goth, compelling the abandon
ment of all freight trains.
The benefactions of Mrs. Valera Stone. o.
Boston. amounted, up to the 26th, to 4l, 79a
292. Among the late recipients of her bounty
were colleges in Nebraska, Kansas and Colo
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A FEW days ago q savage bloodhound en-
tered New York lumber-yard aud attacked
four men, decorating their fe III in shocking
manner. He had previously bitten several
other persons, and is believed to have beer
mad.
Ex-Governor SPRAGUE has fled his cross
bill in the suit for divorce brought b. his wife
He charges infdelity, aud declares that she
has driven their eldest son out of doors, and
persistently squandered his property, embar
RAISING him in his efforts to cxtricate himself
from his pecuniary straits.
A BILL has been introduced in the New
York Assembly providing that telegraph wires
shall be laid under ground.
A FEW nights ago the store Nos. S65 and
367 Broadway, New York, occupied by several
dry-goods importers, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, 100000.
A FouGnKEEPsIE IN. ~ dispatch of the
eth says that, for the first time since the 2lst
a train had got through to Millerton from
Poughkeepsie, on the Poughkeepsie, Hart
ford Il Boston Road. For several miles the
cars ran between snow banks from seven ia
fifteen feet high.
AN earthquake shock was experienced q
few days since at Montgomery, N. Y.
West and South.
Anew days ago Rev. w. II. Perrin, D. D.,
one of the leading Methodist ministers of
Michigan, died at Albion, aged ffty-four
years.
AT Bodie, CAL, few days ago Dave Ban
non and Ed Ryan, the former a rough and
the latter gambler, got into a scuffie, begun
in fun, In which Ryan tore Bannon's coat
Bannon commenced beating Ryan with his
six-shooter, when Ryan pulled his pistol and
commenced shooting. They had their arms
around each others neck, and continued
shooting each other until Bannon was dead
and Ryan MORALLY wounded.
REMARKABLE snow-storms occurred
throughout the South ON the oath. Snow
fell to the depth of three inches at New Or
leans, and OF several inches at Galveston and
Mobile, and trees and shrubbery were gen.
orally greatly damaged. In Wilmington, N.
c., there was good sleighing, and at Augusta,
Ga. snow fell for eight hours.
AN elevcn-year-o!d boy Of Cincinnati has
been recently detected in raising orders given
him by his father for collection, his stealings
amounting to $500.
JUsTUs c., brother Of Secretary of War
Ramsey, was found dead in his bed at St.
Paul Mimi, on the morning of the oath, hav-
ing shot himself through the brain. He had
been depressed for some time because of dis
ease Of the heart. His fortune was large, and
was left to his brother.
WILLIAM L. WEBB has been convicted of
voting twenty-one ballots in Georgetown
County, s. c., at the last election.
AN analytical test of the water used by the
family at Chrisman Station, Ind, which re-
Gently lost five children from diphtheria has
demonstrated it to be little better than sew
age. The Chicago Times, in announcing the
fact, says mo case has more clearly demon
strated the connection between filth and diph.
theria.''
A FEW days ago eight thousand cartridges
were found under building in St. Clair
street, Toledo, Ohio, formerly occupied by a
distinguished member of the Fenian Army of
Liberation.
A SHORT time since ]. N. Smith, Cashier OF
bank in Kansas City, Mo-, started to de-
scend bluff by stairs, which had been re-
moved, of which fact he was ignorant. He
fell sixty feet to the railroad track, and was
fatally hurt.
On the IS b Michigan Central locomotive,
while running at full speed near Owosso
Mich, threw a driving-w Wheel which was
afterwards found in the woods one hundred
and sixty feet from the track.
UNITED STATES Sen AToR 8. B. MAxEY has
been reelected Senator from Texas.
On the 25th Chica 60 pawnbroker, named
Lesser Friedberg, was tried in the Criminal
Court for receiving stolen goods and wa:
convicted and sentenced to four years in the
Penitentiary.
On the 25th johnson N. Camden was elect
ed United States Senator by the Legislature
of West Virginia, the twenty Republicans
voting for A. W. Campbell.
DIR. H. V. PECK, of Indianapolis, recently
accidentally stepped into reservoir of hot
water, and was fatally scalded.
ACCORDING to a dispatch in the Pioneer
Press Of St. Paul, received On the Goth, it was
re; o ted that Sitting Bullhad surrendered tt
the Canadian mounted police, and proposed
to go to Fort Buford under their escort fol
fear of bodily harm.
The Wisconsin Legislature ON the 26tt
formally declared Philetus Sawyer to be duly
elected United States Senator to succeed Mr.
Cameron.
LIEUTENANT ARCHIBALD GIBSON, of the
Seventh calvary, son of prominent lawyer
OF st. Louis, recently died of Inflammation oil
the brain, caused by the bite of spider.
On the Goth the thirtieth and last ballo
was taken in the Tennessee Legislature fol
United States Senator, resulting In the cleo
ton of Howell c. jackson. He is State.
credit Democrat and member of the lower
House.
On the 26th the Ohio House of Representa-
tives adopted resolution directing the Judi
ciary Committee to report what legislation II
necessary to prevent the consolidation oil
telegraph companies.
A TELEGRAM received on the 27th says tina,
a band of Indians had been committing fear.
full outrages near San Jose, N. M. A few
days before the driver of a mail-coach nea,
that place was killed by the savages. They
also killed three miners at Chloride Gulch
and burned four persons, women and chill.
dren, near San Marcial. Four other persons
were saved from similar fate BY the timely
arrival of some soldiers.
The first grain elevator on the South At
lantic coast was opened for business at PORT
Royal, s. c., q few days ago.
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