The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-01-27
West and South

VNE Vi Tue SONS Oh farmer named E0fe0C,
living near Galena. ILL.,, a few mornings ago
playfully pointed a gun, which he thought
unloaded, at his brother while in bed, telling
him if he did not get up he would shoot him.
The gun was loaded, and went of, the bullet
lodging in the brothers throat, and killing
him almost instantly.
HEAVY snow-slides have recently taken
place in American Canyon, Utah. One on
the morning of the 10th killed two men. The
bodies o. some who we're swept away on the
18th lie buried beneath one hundred feet of
snow.
ALVIN HAWKINS Republican) was in
augurated as Governor of Tennessee on the
18th.
On the evening of the 10th, while Rev. E. s.
Curtis, of Lapeer, Mich, was at church,
charged his wife with having wronged her,
threw gasoline over the venerable lady, and
set it on fire. She then returned to the
church and Joined in the service. Mrs. Cur
tbs survived her injuries only short time.
Mrs. Barnard was put in jail, but was thought
to be insane.
CHAUNCEY GAYLORD, residing, near Chris
man Station, Ind, buried five children, who
died of diphtheria, in one grave on the nth,
and two more we're not expected to survive
the day. -
On the 18th the Michigan Legislature
elected Henry P. Baldwin (Rep.) United
States Senator for the sholt term, and Omar
D. Conger (Rep.) for the fnll term: the Min.
nesota Legislature re-eascted 3. J. r No
MILAN (Rep.); the Indiana legislatura
elected General Ben Harrison (Rep) to sue
coed Mcdonald (Dem.), and the Delaware
Legislature reelected Thomas r. Bayard
DENY. A nM Go
On the 18th the Judge created q sensation
In the Criminal Coustef Chfeago by persmps
torily discharging . panel Of jurors ON the
ground that they were irregularly drawn.
ACCORDING to the report of the Governor
of Nevada to the United States Senate the
result Of the vote on the Chinese question
was - follows: There were 1888 votes in
favor Of Chinese immigration, and 1889
against 1t, while only 955 persons failed to
vote on the subject.
On visiting, few days ago, wolf-trap set
by him the night before. Jacob Floyd, of
Concord, lowe, was surprised 70 iad aneigh-
Dor caught by both hands and in state of
exhaustion. He had been out hunting,
found the trap, and, examining It, was caught
aud held fast. He was badly frozen, and but
for the timely arrival of Floyd would soon
have been . dead man. &c
Fort BuFoRD advices, received on the 10th,
stats that Sitting Bull had started for the
British Possessions accompanied by forty
lodges Fifty lodges refused to follow him
and were expected to surrender to tho United
States authorities within few days.
A MRS. BuErrNsR, Of Detroit, was advised
few days ago to take IN alcohofic sweat for
some ailment and she ignorantly placed 4
saucer full Of alcohol o. the hoee. sst fire "a
It, and thsn steed<evps. The auees, veaript
her ordinary eloshinG s1As hSuqseet. IRE ia
her undergarments, and in moment the uu-
fortunate woman was mass Of flames. She
was alone In the house. but neighbor heard
her screams, and arrived before hsr eloehing
had entirely burned 81. She was badly and
fatally burned, her whole body, from the
nesk DOM, bslng a:nns q biistsrs anA half.
roasted lesh.
In session at Hssepcst oaths 18th. the flli-
nois State Grange Endorsed the Reagan bill
70 regulate CONNIE, @ between Saafes.
TIE California Stsfs seeusts has lasd unou
the table two concurrent resolutions protest
ing against the ratification Of the treaties with
China. ~ ~
formerly ascsstsTy . TIE sPrssident q the
Mormon Church, completed his term Of two