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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

Thus, says the Gazette, not only have the
accidents been more numerous, but they have
been more deadly than usual. Only in one
year Q676) have we reported more killed by
train accidents, and never more injured (in
1873 just as many. Compared with 1879, there
is an increase of 70 per cent. in the number
killed and of g per cent. in the number in.
jured, while the number Of accidents was but
1Sh per cent. greater. In 1879 there were 2Oa
persons killed and IS injured to every
ten accidents; in 1880. 2.98 killed
and 1857 injured. Very seldom, indeed, have
accidents on the average had such serious
consequences, and. considering the quite gen.
eral use Of improved safety appliances. espe
cially powerful continuous brakes, BY which
tho consequences Of negligence are very
greatly mitigated and reduced, this is further
evidence Of great negligence and less skill in
employees. There were involved in these acci.
dents AT passenger and Loss freight trains.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
Bonded indie btedness Of Cities.

MR.. ROBERT p. PORTER, special agent of the
census on wealth, Debt and Taxation fur
nishes an interesting exhibit of the outstand-
Ing bonded indebtedness of the cities and
towns of the United States containing pop,,-
lation OF 500 inhabitants and upward. Forth
coming tables will show the purposes for
which all bonds were issued in each year from
1850 to 1880. and the amounts maturing each
year from 1880 to 1900. The figures given in
the following table are subject to possible re-
vision;
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

was raised in Parliament whether this was
not melting to indictable offenses.
In its recent statement Of the maximum
concessions It was prepared to make, the
Porte included only the cession Of Thessaly
and portion Of Epirus.
IT was authoritatively announced in the
House Of Commons on the 22d that Great
Britain did not intend to prohibit the Inn
portation of pork from the United States.
| On the 22d the Italian Chamber of Depu.
ties adopted resolution that unless new
! monetary treaty be arranged, only italian
silver coins shall be current in Italy after
1885,
THE Belgian Minister of the Interior an
nounced in the Chamber Of Deputies ct Brus-
sells on the 22d that there had been no case of
trichintasis in Belgium. y z9eF
WHILE expressing regret at the attacks on
the Church, the Pope has ordered an extra
ordinary jubilee throughout Christendom.
FAuCoNNIERE, the Bonapartist member Of
the French Chamber of Deputies, who re-
Gently announced himself in sympathy with
the Republic, and was subsequently a candi-
date in the Department of Orme for re-
election, was defeated on the 22d. -
VICE-PREsIDENT DROz has succeeded to
the Presidency OF the Swiss Confederation
made vacant by the suicide of Anderwert in
the streets of Geneva, on Christmas eve.
A BULLET was fred through window of q
hall in Montreal where Mrs. O'Donovan Rosa
was giving reading few evenings ago.
1T was stated on the 23d that many farmers
in Sligo who had previously refused to paw
the rents asked were complying with the de-
mands Of the landlords.
SEVERAL natives of India have recently
been convicted OF conspiracy to murder the
European residents of Kolapore.
A MASSACRE has recently occurred at Iona,
in the Samoan Islands, where the opponents
of King Malietoa killed five men, q woman
and four children. The King dispatched .
body of troops to the scene, who Stayed sew
eral of the murderers. -.tlf
THIRTY-sIx successive earthquake shocks
have recently been experienced by one of the
Azores Islands. Several persons were killed
and two hundred houses wrecked
PARNEIL has recalled his advice to tenants
to pillow up lands on being evicted, for the
years. penal servitude.
THE italian Chamber of Deputies has voted
to abolish forced paper currency.
GENERAL NEY, of the French army, a
grandson Of the famous Marshal, was found
dead at Chatellon on the oath, having killed
himself with revolver.
As HE was alighting from his carriage in
London on the evening of the oath Mr.. Glad
stone, the British Premier, fell and was &C.
verely injured, his head striking the step of
the vehicle.
JAMES LYALL & Co., East India merchants,
of London, suspended on the oath, with liza
bilities of 81, 100000.
A BERLIN telegram Of the Gath says
Greek man-o.-war had reached Pirmus with
cargo of muskets and torpedoes, and Turkey
HAD ordered thirty million cartridges from
the United States.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

1t will be noticed that each OF the New En-
gland States, except Rhode Island, has 4
much larger number of members in the lower
house than Indiana has. New Hampshire has
the highest number. 379; Vermont follows
with 242, then Massachusetts, with 24O and SO
on. The newer States have smaller Houses,
but none of them smaller in proportion to
area and population than Indiana.-Chtcago
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
Railroad Accidents,

THE Railroad Gazette of q recent date pub
fishes the number Of railway accidents occur
ring in the United States in 1880, and the num-
Der of persons killed and injured, and also
gives the accidents for eight years past, from
which cQmnarisQnR can ha drawn:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

In the report of the State of South Carolina
the Indebtedness of the City of Columbia
(f6O0,OOO) is not included. The report of the
State Of Tennessee does not include the (repu-
diatedD Indebtedness of the City Of Memphis.
which is estimated at about $5,OO0,OOo. The
States of Colorado and Florida have no bonded
debt. The bonded Indebtedness of New York
City amounts to $136, 4O7, 434: of Chicago to
$13,0 GOO. and of Louis vile KY, to Ss.O7a co.,
The rates of interest paid range from three
to twelve per cent. per annum.-Wd Washington
Cor NJ y Tribune
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
Successful Prophecy.

By far the most accurate estimate of future
population ever made in this country, or any
other, was made by q man named Watson in
1915 As his predictions were published that
year there can be no doubt of the genuineness
of his "guesses." He predicted that the pop
ulation in 1880 would be 56, $4,000. His proph-
ecies were made in 1915, and here is the strik-
ing manner in which successive censuses have
ahOwn their Qcollr0cv.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
West and South.

AT Indianapolis on the 10th Joseph II.
Wade, charged with being an accomplish Of
Mrs. Brown in the murder of her husband,
pleaded guilty to murder in the second de-
gree, and was sentenced to imprisonment for
life. He filed by his attorneys strong pro-
test, declaring his innocence, and stating that
he entered the plea because the circum-
stances connecting him with the murder
were such that no evidence he could produce
would enable him to escape the penalty. On
former trial Wade was found guilty and
sentenced to be hung, but the Supreme Court
reversed the decision and gave him . new
trial.
A FEW days ago the widow Of Wilson
Fowlkes, of Petersburg, Va, was found
guilty of the murder of her husband and SEN
fenced to be hanged.
The Iron Moulders' Union Of Cincinnati
has issued an order for strike in all the
foundries for an advance Of twenty per cent.
In wages.
A BILL has passed the lower house of the
Tennessee Legislature providing that no
whisky shall be sold within four miles Of any
chartered institution of learning, the object
being to protect Cumberland University from
the evils of intemperance.
AN almost incredible story comes from NIL
ton, N. c., to the effect that an eagle had At
tackled . boy Is he was sitting alone At
breakfast in bis fathers house near that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
-Whan Won era t.lk;nr throuo

When you are talking through q
telephone, stand back from the instru-
ment if the listener is near, but If the
person at the other end of the line 10
over mile from you, speak close up to
the transmitter. Thus saith IN old tel
ephone manager.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

The Yonkers Gazette has an article
entitled: ''What Do We Eatp" That
depends. II you live in . boarding
house, NO human being can tell.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

The American Lutheran ChuruE
has fifty-nine Synods and ga, 1858 COM
municants. The increase in member.
ship during 1890 was over 100000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
Foreign Intelligence.

ACCORDING to Rome Italy telegram Of
the 10th the Pope was indignant at Parnell
and other Land Leaguers because they had
formed IN alliance with Rochefort and other
anti-clericals in France.
ACCORDING to st. Petersburg dispatch Of
the Goth the Car had directed his aids to dis
tribute money in the famine-stricken villages
Of Russia.
PARNELL 10 reported to have given advice
to tenantA In his speech ct Glare on the 20th,
that, IN the event Of threatened eviction,
they pillow up the land and prevent landlords
from grazing their cattle. Tho question
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches,
From WASHINGTON.


Tine Census Bureau reports the total value
OF six goods manufactured in the United
states for the year ended June 80, 1880 at
$S4, Az, 1853; number of factories, 3S3; amount
OF capital, real and personal, invested, $1S,-
S99,5O
The Secretary of the Treasury on the 2lst
issued call for SIS OO0, 900 in fve-per-cents
OF 1881, on which principal and accrued inter-
est will be paid after May 81.
The value Of the exports Of domestic pro.
visions, lard and dairy products from this
country during January, 1881, was SIS, 2lS,-
6S1; January, 1851, $9,5A7,447; values of
provisions and tallow for three months
ended January 81, 1881, $SS, ISL ,6S4; three
months ended January 81. $780, $256o6,-
SlS; values of dairy products for nine
months ended January 81, 1851, $2l, 10S, 1856;
nine months ended January 81, 1850 s14,-
655, 73A
AMONG the provisions of the Agricultural
Appropriation bill which passed the National
House of Representatives ON the 23d are ap-
preparations of $4,000 for the purchase and
distribution Of seeds: SIS, 600 for continuing
the experiments in connection with the man
ufacture Of sorghum sugar; $4,000 for in
sect investigation; $4,000 for tea-culture
experiments, and large amount for the erec-
ton of an Agricultural Museum.
Ar caucus held on the evening Of the Esd
the Republican members of the National
House Of Representatives adopted . resolu-
ton declaring that they would vote for no
Apportionment bill which fixes the number
of Representatives at less than 319.
HENRY D. Cooke, a member of the old
firm Of Jay Cooke & Co., and formerly Gov
ernor of the District Of Columbia, died in
Washington on the cath, of Bright's disease
OF the kidneys.
In Washington on the oath Senator Mat
thew H. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin, died, after
several weeks of suffering from Bright's dis
ease Of the kidneys. His wife, son and
daughter were present at his death. He sank
quietly away without a struggle, simply dy-
ing from exhaustion incident to the disease.
He was ffty-six years of age, and was born in
Vermont, moving to Wisconsin in 1S4S
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Membership Of State Legislatures.

HE following table shows the number of
Senators and Representatives in each of the
State Legisla tures:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

Total. 800 II, SEQ, ~ seel, a4e 913 s5s s.
Geographically considered. the bonded in
debtedness of the cities and towns of the
United States, containing 1900 inhabitants and
upward, is as follows:
No. Of Pop,aaI Total bond
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-07

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23.-The Conference re-
port on the Pension Appropriation bill was
adopted in the Senate. The Fortifcations
Appropriation bill was passed, with amend
ments, and bill was also passed to extend
for two years the time for filing claims for
horses and equipments lost by officers and
soldiers Of the United States. Some of the
Senate amendments to the Post-office Appro-
priation bill were, and others were not, con-
Cured in by the House. Mr.. Cox consented to
further postponement of the Apportionment
bill until the oath, the Republicans to
hold conference in the meantime to deter
mine the course to be pursued on the ques-
ton by their side of the House. The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was further consid.
cred, and several amendments were disposed
of.
THURSDAY, Feb. M-The death Of Sen
ator Carpenter was announced in the Senate,
and appropriate resolutions were adopt
ed. After the appointment of committee
to attend the funeral and accompany the re-
mains to Milwaukee, the Senate adjourned as
Q mark Of respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased. In the House Mr. Cox demanded the
regular order, being the consideration Of the
Apportionment bill. At first the Republicans
refused to vote, but upon the Sec
ond roll-call they, at Mr.. Conger's
suggestion, cast their votes in the neg
alive. The result was: Yeas, IA;
nays 66. So the House determined to con-
slider said bill. A vote was subsequently taken
on the demand by Nh. Cox for the previous
question, which resulted in 1876 to 10, being
one less than quorum The Speaker then
voted affirmatively, thus making quorum.
The Republican members then sought by
dilatory motions to prevent action on
the measure, and finally on one vote the
House was found to be withouta quorum,
and the Sergeant-at-Arms was sent in quest
of absentees. The session continued through
out the night. the time being occupied in
submitting and defeating vdrious proposi-
lions.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05
Peasant Life in Normandy.

Nearing Amiens. we begin to per-
ceive. without doubt, that we are in
foreign country. True. the landscape
is not unlike our English rural land
scape. when especially inane. and the
farmhouses and buildings are like most
others we know: but there is dawning
a difference. For instance, in England
we never saw those huge. queeriy-har-
messed horses, with great sheepskins
hung at their necks. on the top OF their col
lars, and bits of shiny brass dangling and
jangling about their forelegs in fash
ion which British Dobbin would never
submit to for an instant. And our in
digenous British Hodge. how very un-
like him is this Norman peasant, in his
invariably blue blouse, which dots the
view with a bit Of refreshing color.
He Just stops in blowing or wagon
driving-and what queer shaped wag-
ons they arctic LOOK up as the train
skins by; and. il near enough we per-
ceive that he is spare-made, sharp
featured. generally bearded. but has a
neatness Of costume and intelligence of
face rather beyond Hodges 1t sets Us
moralizing and Specializing on his daily
life--what sort OF a cottage or hovei he
lives in; what kind of people are his
wife and children; and whether. sup
posing we were to drop in upon them
at their supper tonight. we should in
the least understand them, or they US. in
language, habits or sympathies. any
more than if we had dropped from the
moon. This with only an hour and
half of sea running be,weenl Ii takes
down our insular pride considerably.
Truly the world is wide plaee.-Nrs-
Huioch Crdik.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05
Fashion Chlt.Chat.


Steel appears on the s:rnpsof the low
shoes
Steel lace will be used to trim black
grenadines
Crepe is to be used in trimming sum
mer bonnets-
Dark mixed straws promise to be
very fashionable.
Flowers and feathers are both worn
on hats at once.
The new spring pokes are in Tuscan
and Leghorn braids-
Quantities of lace will be worn en- the
new spring costumes.
Brocaded gauzes will be among the
elegant novelties Of the coming season.
Young ladies' still wear the PLAIN
round skirt and waist with sash at the
side.
Red appears shaded from the deep
est Vandyke, which is a very dark
shade. to the palest pink
Large round collars of the same ma
terial as the dress are worn. Some OF
these collars are shirred.
Some of the new gauzes have piush-
like effects given to them by heavy
looping of silk threads.
The straws worn viii be of the OPEN
work varieties with lace crowns, and
soft crowns OF pulled silk
Striped grenadines ere shown with
alternating stripes of satin and an Open
work design like lace.
Stirring not only is seen on the
mantles and dresses, but bonnets of
shirred silk are fashionable.
worn ~ith sashes. and they match the
buttons worn on the dresses.
Long framed dresses are still univer-
sally cut en- prime, SO, with shirred and
pulled fronts. square corsage.
Wooden dresses are generally made
with plated skirts, the jacket being of
the same material AS the skirt
Wide linen collars edged with lace
three inches deep will be the fashion
able collar for morning wear with sum-
mer dresses. l ar5.,,
Very few oyerskirts are now worn;
the trimmed skirt has all the effect of
an overskirt and is more desirable as to
economy. @
New styles OF linen collars are simply
straight bands fastened with gold but
ton. The ends are slightly curved and
are made to lap.
a Among the new coiors is :. condor
brown" named after the condor Of
South America bird said to iy high
er than any other bird
Fruits will be used to trim bonnets
this season as well as flowers Small
punches of grapes are shown, looking
very pretty and natural. 44nGjSes1s'
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05
THREE FISHERS.

Three fishers went strolling away to the
stream
To the babbling brook where the fishes
swim:
Uf speckled beauties they all did dream.
And each felt certain they'd bite for him.
For mcn will tramp from morning till night,
And suffer the fierce mos Iuito's bite,
And drink to stop their grooming.
Three fishers strolled into the market place,
Twas some two hours after the sun went
down.
And IA look of gloom was ON each mans face,
For at empty baskets they each did frown.
For men may fish but may get no bite,
And tire and ugly q home AT night,
And vent their wrath in grooming.
Three fishers strnllcd into the beer saloon.
Where the crowd sat round and the gas was
bright,
And each yaily whistlei II merry tune,
And showed his fish with assumed delight.
For men will fish, yea and men will lie,
And boast of catching the fish they buy,
While inwarliy they're grooming.
Boston Post.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05


feet, throbbing with strong regula
pulsations for nearly two hours, at in
tervals of fifty seconds; the River Qua
calate rose suddenly and ran warm
July % much damage was done to New
Amsterdam and other parts Of Guiana
and August Ii q terrible convulsior
visited Chill, though, happily, the los.
of life was not proportiOnate to il.
severity. The shock was felt on tn,
highest points of the Andes, where Tn,
telegraph wires were broken and thrown
down. and at Mendoza. east of the Cor
dilleras, earthquakes occurred on thu
10th and 10Th such as had not beer
known since 1861. Ii was about thi.
time that an earthquake was felt in the
Azores, followed bv the emerSence
from the sea of a new island of is, OO(
square yards area. With the horror;
of the earthquake at Casamicciola in
the first week of March our readers are
familiar.
The most notable and disastrous
earthquakes on record. it may be said
are those of Italy (526). when I2O.O JC
persons persisted, and of Sicily Q6SS),
when $4,000 sttheir lives. According
to Glbbon towards SIP each year wa,
marked with the repetition OF earth.
quakes of such duration that Con.
stantinople was shaken above forty DAYS
of such extent that the shock wa,
communicated to the whole surface OF
the empire. At Antioch quarter of a
million persons are said to have perish.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05
A bachelor too poor to get married.

A bachelor too poor to get married.
yet too susceptible to let the girls
alone. was riding with a lady ..all of a
summers day." and accidentally
mems arms. awkward things! are ever
in the way-dropped an arm round her
waist. No objection was made for a
while, and the arm gradually relieved
the side Of the carriage of the pressure
upon it. But of sudden, whether
from late recognition OF the impro-
priety OF the thing. or the sight of an
other beau coming, never was known.
the lady started with volcanic energy,
and with n flashing eye, exclaimed.
:. Mr.. B., l can support myselfr' Soap
ital"' was the instant reply. You are
just the girl l have been looking for
these five years. VIII you marry me?"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05

A hen few into house near Rock
castle, Pa, the other day. and Knocked
down rifle that was hanging on the
wall, which was discharged. killing a
preacher that was visiting the family.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-05-05

-Heine's grave at Montmartre is
described as being in the most forlorn
state. The weather-w worn and leaiess
remains of laurel wreath are all the
decorations it possesses.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-02

DEADLOCK ENDED.-The long contest in
the Pennsylvania legislature over the elec-
ton of United States senator has ended in
the choice Of Hon. John |. Mitchell, member
in the present congress from the Tioga dis
trict. He was selected by conference COM
mittee of both factions of the republicans
and was elected with only two dissenting re-
publican votes on the thirty-fifth ballot. Mr..
Mitchell has served five years in the Penn
sylvania legislature and four years in con-
gress. Previous to his recent election he
was little known outside of his own state
If he has hands which are destined to sway
the rod of empire, those imperial members
are still concealed in the brooches pockets of
obscurity. Except for the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of the lamented Carpen-
ter the senatorial list would now be COM
plete, and would stand thirty-nine democrats
to thirty-seven republicans, counting Davis
of Illinois and Malone of Virginia with the
democrats. The ability of the republicans
to organize the senate when the Wisconsin
vacancy has been filled will depend in full
senate upon the vote of either Davis or Ma
hone. Either of these senators voting with
the republicans would tie the senate, and the
vice president would then have the casting
vote. Davis is morally sure to vote with the
democrats. Mahone's intentions are not yet
publicly known.