The Grange advance., 1874-01-07
GENERAL NEWS.
New York imports 10000 letters
week from Great Britain.

New York imports 10000 letters a
week from Great Britain.
California pays 100000 year
to Scotland for wheat bags.
indianapolis claims the third place
in the list Of the packing cities Of the
world, and says it has the largest pork.
packing house in existence, 394, 900
hogs being slaughtered there last year.
The Chicago City Attorney has
brought suit against the bondsmen of
David Gage, the defaulting City Treas
urer, and the State Attorney will bring
Gage before the grand jury for indict-
ment on criminal action.
Contrary to the Sheriff. expecta-
tions, Harry Genet has not been cap
tured The Sheriff believes that he
is still on Long Island and Deputies
have been diligently securing the sur
rounding country for him.
Another steamer troul Santiago de
Cuba arrived at Havana on the 26th,
bringing no intelligence Of Ralph Keel
er. the missing correspondent Of the
New York Ti5unr. who is supposed to
have fallen overheard from the steamer
Cienfuegos ON her last trip from Santi.
ago
The United States Senatorial
Transportation Committee met at At
lanta. ga, on Wednesday. Col j. ".
frobel made an argument in favor Of
the Atlantic and Great Western Canal
Colonel Mcfarland, IT the United
States Engineers, u.ade report Of 4.
survey Of the route
The New York He>u11x Kew
West special states that the United
States steamer Pinta was suddenly or
dered to sea on the night of the 24th
under sealed orders. Her destination
is known to be one of the Cuban ports.
1t is rumored that some new complica-
tion has arisen.
In Peoria, a lady teacher in one
Of the public schools was amazed, the
other day, by seeing a'perfect forest of
Juvenile hands fly up in the air. and
shake and gesticulate with violent agi-
tation. "What do you WANT" queried
the puzzled instructor. Chorus
Eyer hair is fallin' off,
The law of 1889, making it the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury,
to appear before Congress personally,
or in writing, and explain his views
on the finances, has never been repealed,
and a member of the House proposes
to offer resolution. after the holidays,
requiring Secretary Richardson to ap-
pear in the House and explain his
views on several financial propositions
among others his proposed increased
| taxation
The aggregate value Of land in
Goodhue county, other than in town
lots, including the structures thereon is
S2,660,274. Aggregate value of town
and city lots, and structures thereon
$709,598 Total value of land and
structures, s3,569,972 Value Of per.
sonal property. 81 ,261 ,677. Grand to.
tai. s4,841, ,54e. For the year 1872 it
was s4,7l8,514. showing, as will be
seen, considerable increase. The
amount of taxes assessed is 1927 ,971.72
against $116,197.55 in 1872. The
State taxes amounted to s23, ,207.68
the two mill school tax is $9,683. 10
and the special school tax to s42, 1884,.
IS.
Judge Dillon, of the United States
Circuit Court for the 9th Judicial Dis.
trict. has filed decision in St. Paul OF
great Importance to dealers in wheat
overruling the decision Of the Court in
the case Of RAHILLY rs. WILSON
He holds that owners Of wheat receipts
should share with the general creditors
OF bankrupt warehousemen, and that
the wheat should be sold for the bene,
tit Of the estate. The Judge suggests
that additional Legislation is required to
protect the grain depositor against the
insolvency of proprietors of elevators.
The suit was brought in the District
Court to settle the title to 1900 bush.
els OF wheat or its money value, now ly.
ing in the registry of that Court. - w:
mona Republican.