The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-15
From Washington.

INVESTIGATION made recently by the Statis-
tician of the Department of Agriculture of
the rate OF wages Of farm labor showed an
increase of twenty-four per cent. since 1879
in the Eastern States. From 1875 to 1879 the
decline was heaviest in the manufacturing
sections, where artisans thrown out of en-
ploymert competed to depress the rate of
farm wages. The advance since 1879 had been
fourteen per cent in the Western States, and
thirteen per cent In the Southern. t..ih5 ~
THE Government has purchased the build
ing OF the Freedmen's Bank for $3.50, 900, and
fifteen per cent. dividend has been declared
in favor of the creditors of the institution. .
CHIEF-JUsTICE CARTER and Judges James
and Hagner, of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, constituting the court in
banc, on the 9Th rendered decision upon the
last motion which had been filed by Charles
ii. Reed in Guiteau's behalf. The Chief-Jus-
t1ce delivered the decision, as follows: I'm
the case of Guiteau, the Judges who listened
to the argument in that case have come to the
conclusion that they have exhausted their
powers upon it.; that they have heard it pa
tiently, fully and fairly. and that a re-argu-
ment would bring no other conclusion than
oh"o aiiNCu dUs duu tueS ucClluc W
open the case for the argument
A DECISION has been recently rendered by
the United States Attorney General to the
effect that more legislation Is necessary be-
fore the Eight Hour law can be enforced at
the navy yards and other Government works.
Mr. REED appeared before Judge Wylie, of
the Criminal Court, on the 9th, and asked to
have the record in the Guiteau case corrected,
especially the allegation that President Gar.
field died in the District of Columbia. The
motion was denied, as the Judge had no per-
sonal knowledge of the record. - e.. .-,......~
THE President on the 9th nominated George
P. Pomeroy to be, Consul General at Cairo, E.
T. Brulatour for Secretary of Legation at
Paris. and E. g. Van Rifer Consul at Moscow.
THE Alabama contested election-case Of
Smith against Shelley has been disposed of by
the House Committee on Elections by the
adoption of q resolution declaring the seat
vacant. -
The Tariff Commission appointed BY the
President on the 7th is composed as follows:
William A. Wheeler, Of New York; John L.
Hayes, of Massachusetts; H. A. Oliver, Dr., of
Pennsylvania; Austin M. Garland, of Illinois
Jacob Amber, of Ohio; John s. Phelps, Of
Missouri; Robert P. Porter, OF the District Of
Columbia; j. w. H. Underwood, Of Georgia,
and Duncan f. Kenner, of Louisiana s-f
CHARLES REED, counsel for Guiteau, re-
Gently received letter from Mrs. Dunmire,
Guiteau's former wife, Offering to second all
efforts he may make to save her ex-husband
from the gallows. '''''' -
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rGHysf. Tho East. a}t sqaZzaG
F. E. BELrzHoovER has been renominated
for Congress by the Democrats Of the Nine
teenth District of Pennsylvania.
UP to the Sd the propeller lines ut Buffalo
had carried westward one-fourth of all the
coal shipped to that port. e. ss.,g..sl
JAMES DoLAN, known as the king Of pick
pockets, died In Sing Sing Prison, Of heart
disease a few days ago. e2 fas 52ti'-7-'f7
THE Legislature Of New York adjourned
sine die on the Sd after an, unusually long SEES
sion, during which 1857 bills were introduced.
OF these 500 were passed. e.g4s,.. .a.a..r,...,.-
A BROOKLYN IN. " ex-conyict has brought
suit for $4,000 against tho officers of the Au-
burn Penitentiary, for torturing him while he
was serving q term Tor passing counterfeit
money .1otfsSA,l-tes t.3 s,fa'@ - i-a
On the 9TH the Harmony Mills at Cohoes,
N. Y, were opened to such as chose to 20 to
work, but as only one man and his two daugh-
tiers appeared, notice was subsequently post
ed on the doors that nothing would be done
this summer. SIC an,.E sifas bso%|
A Boston dispatch OF the ,5th states that
during the week ended on the Sd business
took a stride forward according to the ex-
hibit of clearing houses In twentyIsix of the
principal cities Of the United States, which
aggregated $50, 272, 5l1, against e6ss OOs. 975
for the week ended May q. = s.,,s. fL,,s, -
PRoMINENT Maine Republicans received q
letter nom Ex-secretary Blaine recently in
which he declined to be candidate for Con-
gressman-at-Large. 4a1 .l5 2ss Tei - go. IL
Work was resumed on the 9Th BY about
LOO striking boier-makers Of New York ct
the increased wages demanded ,fgai i
CHEAT indignation Is expressed BY the
Catholic Lasd-Leaguers of Buffalo over the
policy OF Bishop Gilmour, Of Cleveland, with
regard to the Ladies Land League, and denun-
eiatory resolutions were adopted on the 9Th.