The Grange advance., 1873-10-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The National Trust Company has re-
sumed business.
They are trying Stokes for the
third or fourth time in New York.
Patrons hold your wheat. The
foreign demand was never greater, and
the prospect for good price is the
very best.
Somebody has tried to garnishee
old Pom's 1000 bribery money. Some
of his creditors are anxious to find out
to whom it belongs.
-Injunctions have been removed
from the sale Of stocks, but there are,
instead Of reaching their old prices.
constant declines and reactions.
Specie is being shipped in large
quantities from Europe to this country,
and the resumption Of specie payment
is being discussed by those in authority.
The iron workers in Philadelphia
resist reduction in their wages, and
are standing out manfully for their
rights. Subscriptions have been taken
to aid them
Henry H. Boody has been charged
with pocketing the neat little sum of
$245,0O0 which he had, as Treasurer
of the Rockford, Rock Island and St..
Louis Railroad Co. There is not always
honor among thieves.
"A great change for the better is
reported this morning, Oct., 9Th, for the
condition of Memphis, only eighteen
deaths from yellow fever yesterday.
Liberal contributions have flowed in from
all parts Of the country.
A special meeting of the County
Union, P. of H., of Olmsted County is
to be held October 18th, in Rochester,
to attend to several matters Of interest
j. L. Wright is Master, and s. D. Hill
man, Secretary.
The Union National Bank Of Chi
cage. has resumed business so have the
banks of Cincinnati. Thus resumption
causes no excitement. If men had
kept as cool all the TING there would
have been in many instances no need Of
suspension.
1t is now stated that Senator Conk-
ling will not accept the Office Of Chief
Justice if rendered him. He is going
to retire from public life and apply him.
self to practicing law and laying up a
fortune. If this be true there must be
reform somewhere, for whoever heard
Of mans declining an Office in this
age, when offered They do sometimes
modestly decline before it is offered.
Three shots were fred at Senator
Pomeroy while walking up one of the
streets in Washington on the 11th.
One shot passed through his hat and
one took effect in his breast, but proved
to be only flesh wound. The shooter
gave US a reason for shooting che
ruined myself and family" The Sena-
tor says he never had any difficulty and
does not know why the fellow shot him.
1t is probably because he had taken a
liking to him.
THE CONTESTED OSAGE LANDS
LARGE MEETINGS OF SET
TIERS
The settlers on the Usage lands in
Kansas held q meeting on Wednesday
at which 5000 people were present.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
Congress to pass, early next season, an
act authorizing and requiring the U. S
District Attorney for Kansas, in con-
junction with the attorney selected by
the settlers on the Usage lands, to file
bill in chancery in the U. S. Circuit
Court to set aside and annul the
patents heretofore issued to railroad
companies, on the ground that neither
Of said roads have any grant Of lands
within the limits Of the Usage Coded
Lands; calling upon the legislature of
Kansas to memorialize Congress for the
passage Of such an act; renewing fealty
to the cause, and pledging unflaggingly
to prosecute the claims until the
highest tribunal of the land shall decide