The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-10-22


mense fall of rock at Red Lodge.
NANCY HANKS. the mare with a rec
ord OF 200. was sold by Hart Boswell,
OF Lexington, KY. to j. NJ. Forbes, of
Boston, for $4,000
On the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
railway fast train ran from an open
switch into roundhouse at Crete, Ill I,
and James Clark, the engineer, and
Leonard Washburne, Frederick w.
Henry and Frank McCafferty. reporters
on the Chicago Inter Ocean were in
stantly killed.
The death of Gen. W. II. r. Lee, Sec
ond son of Gen. R. E. Lee, occurred at
his home in Ravensworth, Va, aged "a
years. He represented that district for
two terms in congress and was q MEM
ber-elect of the next house.
FoR the murder of Moses Lufkin,
William Rose was hanged at Redwood
Falls, Mimi. Rose protested his inno-
cence to the last
THE late John Twohig, of San An
tonio, Tex. left the bulk of his fortune,
$1,000, ,000, to promote the interests of
the Catholic church.
AT Columbia, 8. c., Fred Kempson
(colored), convicted of assault and bat!
terry on the testimony Of Rebecca
Thomas, met the woman afterwards
and cut both of her ears off,
The remains of soldiers who fell in
the battle of Fort Recovery, O., 100
years ago, were disiaterred and buried
in the new federal cemetery at that
place.
In Toledo, O., F. I. Smith set 47,9OO
ems corrected matter in exactly eight
hours on a type-setting machine. This
is the fastest type-setting on record.
ALLERroN won the great race at Lex
ington, Ky.,. beating Delmarch with
ease in three straight heats. His time
was S:ls4, 2:15 and 1854.
TIE raisin crop of California was
said to be the largest ever raised.
In eastern Kentucky Belgian syn
dicate has bought $4,000 acres of coal,
iron and timber lands.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
AT meeting of Parnellite membe
of parliament at London it was decided
not to accept any overtures for a coali-
tion with the McCarthyites.
OFFICIAL statistics of the recent floods
in Spain show that the number of vic
tins will not exceed 800.
FROM various points in Russia advices
say that great masses of peasants were
flocking into the towns from the coun-
try districts, perishing from the want
of food.
IT was said that Rev. Charles Spur
geon, of London, was slowly recover
! ing from his recent illness. He was
going abroad for a few months rest
THE mansion and stables of Baron
Detterscher at Sagan. Germany, to-
gether with 14o head of cattle, twelve
horses and mauy sheep and swine were
destroyed by fire.
DURING the passage of the steamship
Virginia from Boston to Liverpool she
lost 362 head of cattle.
THE large and fourishing village OF
Felso Nador, in Pennsylvania, has been
completely destroyed by fire.
! ADvlCEs state that a number OF
French officers and soldiers had been
slain by Chinese pirates.
The Russian government was said to
be negotiating for the purchase of large
quantities of breadstuffs in the United
States. Fourteen million persons
were said to be in need of immediate
help.
| DURING storm the steamer Citta di
Roma was wrecked at Marine cove, N.
F., and her crew of twenty-five men
and 600 cattle were drowned.
/. The marriage of Josie Mansfield,
who figured in the murder of Jim
! Fiske, by Stokes, at New York twenty
years ago, took place in London to
Robert L. Read, New York lawyer.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted at a MACS
meeting at Belle River. Ont, in favor
of political union with the United
; States.
1T was said that the pope was afraid
of being assassinated if he remained
longer in Rome, and that he was con
vinced that the Italian government was
preparing to expel him.
THE death of Count Ludwig Won Arco
Valley, aged Al years, German minister
to this country, occurred in Berlin
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