The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-29


The Michigan Democratic State Conven-
tion, for the nomination OF State officers, will
meet at jackson on the 23d of August.
A FEW days since Agent Berry, of the Uin-
tab Agency, in Utah, was arrest ed by Indian
Inspector Pollock and a squad of troops.
NOMINATIONS for Congress were made on
the 22d as follows: Iowa-Secend District,
Mr. Wilson, Rep; Ninth District, Major An
derson, Rep. Ohio-Fifth District, B. F. LIE
Fevre, DEM, renominated; Third District,
Emanuel Schultz, Rep, renominated. Indi-
ana-Tenth District, James N. Monroe,
Greenbacker; Eleventh District, George w.
Steele, Rep. o A,re m. au lifa !.z5Hi3 9",
On the night of the ed Oily E. Owen, Re-
,ceiving Teller Of the Third National Bank of
st. Louis, was arrested on the charge of being
defaulter in the sum Of $15O,OO0.
|gE35 Boa ii'Ta3 81 $1,000! Sl'hi 3 E"fH -
'"vo Foreign Intelligence. sa'i
The American schooner Massasoit under
full sail, recently encountered an iceberg of
Newfoundland, and sank instantly five ofher
crew being lost. ..,s..,..-..,.. .s...,-, ..i
AT Paspebiac, near Quebec, two laborers
were drowned the other day by the sinking of
boat in which they were rowing. On the
same day the rising tide at Isle aux Grues
drowned two children, covering the island
upon which they were at play. AZ a-....,ra
One Of the chief navigators of the German
navy, named Melting, has been arrested for
accepting a bride Of $50, 900 rubles to give the
Russian Government copies. of plans Of all
defensive works on the German coast. m .....
AT Channel, N. F., the other night Edward
Carter, his son, his daughter and his son-in-
law persisted in their burning house. =
1T was announced on the 10Th that civilians
would no longer be admitted to the military
barracks in Ireland. The sentries had been
doubled, the night patrols quadrupled, aud
military telegraph operators were required to
sleep next to their Instruments - 2'''.'
P VS. A CABLEGRAM on the 10Th from st. Peters
burg, Russia, announces that Melville found
the bodies of De Long and his companions on
the 23d of March, under eight feet of snow
They were all decently inferred, and rough
mausoleum was erected over their remains.
Two boxes of records and a medicine chest
were recovered. ~.. ....t.- f., .... .......,I
CIVIL war in South Africa between the ma
tive tribes was reported on the Goth.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
passed the Divorce bill by vote of 1856 ayes
to $50 noes -
CAPTAIN Ross and his command of fifty
Texas rangers few days ago followed the
Apache trail into Mexico, where their arms
were taken from them by General Reyes for
an invasion of Mexican soil, and they were
compelled to make their way home without
weapons. They saw the dead body of Chief
Loco.
The Russian police discovered Nihlistic
lodging on Vassila Island a few days ago.
Forty-nine persons were arrested and large
quantity of dynamite was seized.
AT Hamilton, Ont, the other day Alexan-
der Forbes killed his wife, George Ralston
and himself with a revolver, because the
former refused to 60 back to live with him.
SIR CHARLES dixie stated in the Bri fish
House of Commons on the Goth that the Brit
ish Consul-General had been instructed that
the Government abstained from making de-
mands for the present, but it must be clearly
understood that they would require full repa-
ration and satisfaction for the recent outrages
on British subjects in Egypt. All English
engineers connected with the water -works in
Alexandria had been ordered to quit their
posts.
SIX houses and five million feet of lumber
were burned at Trenton, Ont, few days ago.
causing a loss of $1,000
The Mayor Of Dublin appeared In his official
robes before the bar of the British House of
Commons on the Goth, and presented petition
of the corporation of Dublin against the Re-
preston bill. He attempted to make aspeech,
summarizing the petition, but was called to
order.
THE Prussian student, Melting, through
whose help the Russian Government obtained
maps of the coast dcfenses of Germany, COM
mite suicide few days ago.
The American horse Golden Gate won the
first honors at the Stockbridge (Eng.) races
on the 22d. ....% ~
The French Senate has rejected the bill to
repeal the act to prohibit the importation of
American pork. '.' -
A FEW days ago the French Secretary of
Control at Alexandria, Egypt, M. Hoede,
committed suicide. .t,.<J III! .st :!..i,.!
1T was announced recently that great de-
preston prevailed in the silk trade at Mac
clesfeld, England, and hundreds of weavers
were emigrating to America. '.'-
THE recent election in Canada for members
of Parliament resulted in the success of the
Government by majority of from IS to 60.
NATIVES of Martio, an island near Sierra
Leone, recently plundered a boat belonging
to Bunthe Island, where some British officials
we're stationed, and the Martions fred on
police sent to arrest them. The Governor of
Sierra Leone, with force of marines, went
to the island and killed 200 of the inhabit-
ants.
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, On the 21st the Tennessee Democratic State
Convention met at Nashville and adopted
platform mainly devoted to State affairs, and
approving OF scaling the State debt, etc.
General w. B. Bate was nominated for Gov
ernor During the discussion on the plat
form $50 debt-paying delegates left the hall
and refused to partici ate further in the pro-
ceedings. Subsequently the latter met and
organized convention of their own, and
voted to call State Convention to meet on
the 18th of July to make nominations for
State officers. +z7 "a, o.. ,.,i... 1....., g. H..
The Cabinet at Washington held special
session on the evening of the 23d to consider
the question of the sanity of Guiteau, and
voted to refer to the Attorney General the