The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-30
think Of compromising with such notorious

think Of compromising with such notorious
characters"
AT the recent session Of the National
Temperance Convention at Saratoga resolu-
lions were adopted affirming the wisdom
and duty Of total abstinence; indorsing the
movement for the introduction Of text. books
tific grounds into our schools and colleges;
declaring that Christian people should
pledge themselves to total abstinence as 4
protest against the liquor traffic, and
should pursue the work of intoxicating tenn.
perance in church organizations, and as
Christian patriots should cast their ballots
in aid Of the temperance cause. The sale Of
liquor on the Sabbath was denounced, and
the use Of alcoholic wines in the communion
service condemned. Another resolution
asks Congress to present to the people q
Constitutional Amendment prohibiting for
ever the manufacture and sale Of alcoholic
beverages in this country.
On the evening of the 22d the Administra-
ton members Of the New York Legislature
held largely ATTENDED caucus, at which
general feeling was expressed in favor of
concentrating their strength In support of
Messrs. Wheeler and Depew rs successors
to Messrs. Conkling and Plat.
AN east-bound train on the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway, when about
twelve miles from Cleveland, on the ed,
struck buggy in which were riding Thorn.
as Garfield, uncle of President Garfield, and
Mrs. Alonzo Arnold, sister Of DR.. Boynton,
a cousin Of the President. Mr.. Garfield was
instantly killed, and Mrs. Arnold's skull 80
badly fractured that her life was despaired
Of. The buggy was dragged about 200 feet
before the train stopped. Mr.. Garfield was
eighty years old and leaves seven children.
TAXES are being assessed against the par
sonages Of the different churches in Brook
lyn, n. Y.
Two SIMULTANEOUS dispatches were re.
ceived on the 2Sd, by Prof. Swift, of the
Warner Observatory at Rochester, N. Y,
by which it appeared that another great
comet had been discovered. Prof. Sharp
less, Of Haverford College, Pennsylvania,
stated that IL. T. Edwards saw it with the
naked eye this morning, and Edgar L. Lar
Kin, at New Windsor, ILL.,, also reports see.
ing 1t, and that it is vast. The new com.
ct is located in the constellation Auriga,
about eight degrees from the star Capella.
1t is not improbable that it may be the
much-expected comet of 1912, which should
appear not far from that locality. There
is some question as to who has the honor Of
the discovery and to whom the Warner
prize Of 500 belongs-Larkin or Edwards
THE National Division of the Sons Of
Temperance met at Saratoga, N. Y, on the
23d. Grand Officer Evan G. Morris, of Gin.
cinnati, Most Worthy Patriarch, presided.
About $50 delegates, representing the twen-
ty-nine Grand Divisions of the United
States and Canada, were present. The loss
in membership during the year was 4,693
The Grand Division is out of debt, and has
81, 400 in the treasury.
On the 23d Henry A. Grover, Of Foxboro,
Mass, bought a bicycle at Attleboro and
started to ride home, but fell off and broke
his neck on the way.
JAMES TILLINGHAsT, Of the New York
Central Board, explained, before the Bribery
Investigating Committee at Albany, N. Y,
on the 23d, what use he made of $4,000 in
currency in his private business. John 1.
Davenport testified that he was authorized
by Henry E. Knox, Of Washington, to ten
der q Marshalship to Senator Strahan.