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The Grange advance., 1874-09-09
The Vermont Election.

Even in Vermont party lines arc be-
ing less. observed, and a Republican
nomination is no longer a surety Of
election. In the second Congress dis,
trict, L. p. Poland, the present incum-
bent and regular Republican nominee,
was bolted by at least third of the
Republicans who voted for an indepen--
dent candidate. The result is n6 choice.
The same refractory spirit has been
manifested to considerable extent. in
the county and town elections, in which
a number of compromise or. bolting
candidates have been elected. tn some
of the larger towns the liquor interest
united with the Democrats. lii Rut-
land county the Republican nominee
for State Attorney was defeated. In
Burlington Democratic Representa-
tive was elected for the first time since
1858. On the general State ticket the
regular Republican candidates are.
elected by slightly reduced smajorities.
In the first and third Congress districts,
the Republican candidates, COL: Chas.t
II. Joyce and G. W. Hendee, are
elected BY large majorities.:. ~.....% =. .1 {.
= ] : / r. . 81 =
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09
stabsern 0aetling fer Demscr.tt,
+ N0WinAtions In Mise0uri.

ST. roc1s, Sept. s. The Democrats
OF the 18th district have nominated j.
". GlaFer for reelection to Congress.
Two hqppdrcd ~ M and twenty.seyen iallo+s
The democrats Of the 7th district
have, been in convention at Clinton
three days, bal]oting for Congressman.
At last accounts 348 ballots had been
taken, without result. Every. one of
the ballots stood: Crittenden, the
present incumbent 16; Lay IT,; Phil
lina II -tsss - rs''' :seA>SsS2 r
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fair may comfortably obtain meals dur
ing usual dinner hours.

fair may comfortably obtain meals dur
ing usual dinner hours.
TRANSPORTATION, .,s,z-, aess, .,,psr.->-s
Besides the onanibuses and hacks,
sufficient to transport a multitude ev-
cry day, the grounds may also he con-
E<sniently reached by trains on The St.
Paul & Pacific roads running from the
St. Paul and Minneapolis depots every
hour, direct to the grounds. The spur
track, connecting that railroad with
the fair grounds, is being relaid this
week and put in best order.
All the State railroads, except the
St. Paul & Sioux City, will sell eexcur-
sion tickets, good for fair week. frum
any Of their stations to St. Penl or
Minneapolis, for half fare-the plan be-
ing, we understand, to sell round trip
tickets at one price. r The St.. Paul &
SioEx City Company makes reduction
Ct forty per cent. from its regular
rates.
Stock for exhibition will be charged
fall;freight rates going to the fair, but
Oh presentation Ca h 1OTIEal ccrLIGCaLc
from the Secretary Of the Agricultural
Society, the stock will bereturned;home
tree and the money paid fer taking it
to the fair will be refunded. That is to
say, exhibition stock will be canried
free beth ways. Animals sold or ex-
changed will be excepted from this
gratuity on the partof the roads.
ALTOGETHER
The prospects for grand State exhi-
bition Of products and manufactures
are most encouraging and very large
attendance Of people is anticipated. Far
these latter
EVENING ADJUSTMENTS
Will be a5undantly provided. Among
these will he Haverly's Minstrels at the
St.Paul Opera House and the spectacular
war drama of The Color Guard, by
Acker Post G. A. r. of St. Paul in a
large building erected for that purpose
on Court House Square. near the
Opera House.
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MINNESOTA ITEMS,

iER Is pEE'alcuL III houston cOu0'
t..
SPRING VALLEY, Fillmore county, has
new hotel.
EoRrHF1ELD opens it's free reading
roon next Wednesday.
WsL1MAR, Kandiyohi county, has a
new elevator in operation.
The Nicol]et House at St. Peter has
been reopened to the public.
BUILDING is very lively at GAINESVILLE,
Waseca county, at present.
The Sherman House at Lake City
suspended business on Monday.
FAR1BAuLr has arrested and fined a
''prize-package'' man. Good for Fari-
bault. -.
CHAs. SrAAcKE of St. Peter was
thrown from horse last Saturday and
his leg broken.
A HUNTING party Of five or six gentle.
men from Baltimore have.arrived in St..
Peter, and are going to camp in that
vicinity.
Sr. PETER boasts an elopement case
which occurred last week. Winona
was not to be out-done, and got up Sec
ond one on Saturday.
A1AD named Hodges. Is years Of age,
son of Henry Hodges of Kasota, LIE
6uer county, had an arm broken while
working with a threshing-machine last
Saturday. ...
The Cannon Valley Agricultural and
Mechanical Association offer $50, 600 in
premiums and purses for the races dur
ing their fair on September ~23d, 24th
and 25th.
a DRAyMAN named Schultz, in Fari-
bault, maltreated his wife and finally
turns her out Of doors and locked her
ont over night, last Monday. Bad
whisky wasthe trouble, and Schultz
was sorry the next day while cooling
off in the town refrigerator. Z. :~' 4"
= rOuAuNcEY MoALL1srRR of Kasota, lost
recently, thirty odd head of sheep kill
ed by q railroad train. Two excellent
cows belonging to. Gen. Matthews Of
South Bend, were also killed by trains
on the St. Paul and Sioux City road.
Two sons Of VIM. Richards, living
near Mnneiska, Wabashaw county, left
home last Monday and have not been
seen since. Yesterday their clothes
were found on the river bank, below the
steamboat landing. They were evident
ly drowned,while bathing.
A kERosENE lamp was knocked down
in Cragin's saloon, in Caledonia, Hous-
ton county, on Tuesday evening, and it
was only by vigorous work that a gen.
eral confagration was prevented. One
Of the bystanders pulled off his coat
and endeavored to smother the flames,
but the fire proved too much for the
garment, and IN 4 moment he was left
coatless. 1t was narrow escape 70,
the building. o.. > 49, e 49,. =
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Il A long letter in the Cincinnati
Commercial, from Tennessee, says: .sIn
eight months there has been thirty-nine
murders in the counties Of Rutherford.
Sumner and Gibson. = 4s is4Is} .et.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09
Fast Time Of the season.

The following tabular record of the
fast time made at the great meetings
during the present season Will not only
be interesting reading. but useful for
nofonnonn.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09
THE STATE EAR.
r. ,Iussday, "Wednesday, thursday and Friday.
Sept. 8th, 9th; 10th and 18th.

Roo1 Prospects fer q aLa98crExhibl-
tlaa Than Ever DeG0re-Liberal
Reductions by the 1allro0As On
Passenger Fares, and Exhibilioa
1t0Ck Canned EKoe-G:Air Week
Ann11ARUnemfn.
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06
An Appeal to the Country.

Arrangement, are steadily progressing
tur le temi1l celebration and Inter-
ttioA.d Exhi pit5on. The principal build
i9gs are IN course Of erection. The Presi
deut y! the United States us requested by
Congress III its last session, has extended
a cordial invitation to all other nations to
join in this work and a large number Of
these have already signihed their intention
t. accept that invitation Exhibition space
is being applied for from this and foreign
countries, and every manifestation on the
subject seems to indicate eminent success
tor our Centennial display. But to carry
out this undertaking on a scale due to the
glorious event to be commemorated add
tional funds will be needed; for while
Congress h 5 cheerfully thrown around
this patriotic work the nat onal prestige
and promptly promoted it by appropriate
laws, it did not furnish the necessary
capital; that part was lett to you. And
rot doubling that, inspired by the memories
of the past and the blessings of the present,
you will cheertully perform it, and to the
end that it may be convenient for you to
do SO, we have adopted plan for raising
a revenue, which will be brought before
You by the bureau created for that purpose,
and acting under the general direction of
hon William Bigler, a member OF this
board, who is commended to your respect
full consideration in the performance of his
arduous duties In addition to the use of
this plan, any person can subscribe for one
or more shares of Centennial stock at $40
each, by renting payment for the same
in post-ofice draft or by check to Frederick
Fralev. treasurer. No. 904 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, for which certificates will be
promptly returned JOHN WELSH
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06
Sharp Battle in Wyoming.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l. The War De-
partnent received report CT the expedl-
ton under Capt. Bates, which left Camp
Brown, Wyoming Territory, July lst for
the purpose Of Furnishing the Indians who
were committing depredations. He reach
ed the Indian village at Owl Creek Noun
tains, which consisted OF 1l2 lodges in
deep ravine. The Indians opened fire on
the troops, but without damage, and the
troops drove them through a gully where
they were crowded SO closely together
near the lower end that the troops had a
splendid chance at them, and counted after
the fight II dead bodies almost in one
heap. In about twenty minutes or half an
hour at the furtherest there was not an
Indian IN the village, excepting the dead
and the children who were left in the
lodges The Indians who had escaped
had reached the rocks above, where they
opened very telling fire on the troops,
killing two men and wounding three. The
result of the fight was 25 Indians killed.
and with the usual proportion of four
wounded to one killed, there being 100
wounded. Complaint is made of the bad
behavior and cowardice of the Shoshones
who were with the party OF allies.
SALT LAKE, Aug. /. Fifteen Indians
raided Oh haying party at Pine Grove
Meadows, Wyoming Territory, yesterday,
killing one. The cavalry was sent in pur-
emit
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

a remarkable case Of circumstantial
evidence occurred recently in Jersey City.
The body Of a man named James Nc
Cam, was found on the road with two
bullet holes in the head. The police az
rested one Frank Wagner on suspicion of
being the murderer. The circumstantial
evidence against him was strong He
had been on the road at the time the shots,
were heard He bore bad character.
He betrayed signs Of fear when arrested.
He denied having been out, which was
proved at once to be an untruth. He had
that night exhibited pistol in saloon
close by the spot where McCann's body
was found. Finally, the bullet taken from
McCann's head fitted the chambers in the
revolver found in Wagner7s room. What
stronger case could be made out against
prisoner? But suddenly a man comes
forward, harmless. innocent fish dealer
Thomas Brooks by name, who tells how
McCann met his death. Brooks was driy-
ing to New York for q load of fish, when
Mccain sprang into his wagon and at
tackled him. Brooks fired at him twice
and passed on, ignorant that he had hit
HIM and thinking that he had jumped
from the wagon. The mystery is solved
but if Brooks had not told the truth,
would Wagner have escaped hanging?
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06
An Old Story Revived.

ono Jnor. oro cav o,, @I,o,,
obontg INV Nv tio ',sn,o of 1ah,, W. NJ.
man ived IN t5o .v,indn,;I1 bos, 1'i0l
eaIjed At tba bood Of ola stnto 'q e.,oo1
Irboro now, st,.o W oau 'i,''e 'V''.'
~ oit,. Az ~ 49,. $500 ~" peg I'LL
'1'..re ~ ''ii "'s d Nsicei mai
,,'+d ,,-Il NJ stl'' is VIC Ta9 le-
H. $500. li''i-.'9oiio "Eli'I'tt Oui lLs
MS 49, '5';en1ea u sne hl'uailu me
49, ~ eu ~ lolNluuell pains anu
~ i ~ - 10y ~ tie hloMIeuse VI
w. It',r''.iIu Nntln loueeu iliiil pS Tue
steo'i'fs =" iiions!eI ~ ti.cn u oesPera,
~ ttoH O'l ietuiI''ng d. one 'Lihe ne iouiid
49,, ,,+0 az. -, e'Daeir. nc 'ooh MS iish AMT
,.a 1tt' " = iielsiipo5s anu kiounu ~ 70 i
~ A 80, IestoIains ~ tiie enqu1ll ~
- Ma nc N19 gUlne ~ NY "iLn IT, lAat
-, ~''a ing ~ NJ hosi ne tnen went
IN a.'i0 "a ~ ~ nus VIE, "i!u lounu lel al
.iuu'0 ~ ~ iHiiIe. ~ ueinalGeu u heI
i Su'|t , anI SnouIo ioLuiil 70 ms nGuse ana
IL WI" W. itili a. sue ousnl 10 i've, uls-
inisS me aItent1 10 o. oIneI men, ana De-
naNe Ae! sell AAlS the "lle reused re-
~ ~ liiIl she was going 70 uo as siie
91eao0(t' I1lga "o[os passed. "hen ne
~, ~" niS A'i il',; anu sa'e Ael s'ao N
pAo"o' h4!!4us uel iu0ldutlN' Ae
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

IItA lNStEANCl IN NJ iINT From The
forthcoming report OF Mr.. Nye, Stale In
glrancr Commissioner for Maine. il ap-
pears that the condition OF lite insuranc,
companies doing business in this State i.
rs follows:
Al the close Of 1873 there were thirty
Two life and two accident Insurance com
panies authorized Ia do business in thi7
State. The Union Mutual Life Insurance
Co. Of Augusta. is the only life Insurance
company in this State There are now
thirty-three lite and two accident compa-
MES doing business in Maine. The eros
assets of lite insurance companies trans
acting business in the State, amounted
the first Of January las: to S3lG,0Sj. 316-
%. The liabilities amounted to S2S;'.-
2I1 .261 % The total surplus rs regards
policy holders, is So ,S3S, $3.50. The
income amounted to Sl0l 50. ,USO.6l The
expenditures amounted TO S1l $40. 916.-
Of, The total excess of income over eNr
penditurcs is $50. 500. l03.3O, Policies
terminated during 1873, by death or ma
turity, 784G, amounting to So. "A BOG
by expiration, 932, amounting to S2,347 :
POI; by surrender, 81 1896, amounting TO
$65, 5SS, 626; by losses, 81 ,526, amount
ing to 144,947 ,455 The number of pol
icies issued during the year was 3z73.
Amount insured $5,195,3 67. Premiums
received, 81, O79, 4912 20. Losses and claims
incurred during the year S27S, 234.29.
Losses and claims paid. 1905, 96629
Losses and claims unpaid, S122,52 The
whole number of policies in force in the
State at the close of 1873, 16.7S7. Whole
amount insured, $40. l05.257
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06
An Illegal Rum Mill Broken I'm.

The Portland Argus gives the follow inc
particulars of the capture Of the engineers
Of the secret distillery which has for some
years been operated III that portion of
kennebec County lying east of the river
For some time the United States authori
ties have been cognizant OF the fact that
an Illicit distil was being operated some
where in the town OF Windsor, hennebec
County, but the particular locality could
information was received BY the authori-
the arrest OF the guilty parties, whose
names were ascert4ined to be James
Brown, and Dominick VIM According
y Deputy Marshal Marble started out to
work up the matter For five DAYS he fol
owed the trail, tracing Brown, who proves
to be an old offender, through a dozen
Inherent towns, out over a wide expanse
81 territory; when he would get there he
thought he had his man sure he would
ind he was q little too late Finally, he
got back to house in the town Of White
HeId, and several suspicious circumstances
Ind him TO believe that the man he was
rfter occasionally made that place visit.
lie could derive no information from the
people III the house, so he departed; but
instead OF going far away, went into the
woods arc secreted himself, only coming
out Tor his meals. For two DAYS he re-
manned there, having made arrangements
with a man that II anyone arrived at the
house, he should be notified On the
second day wagon drove up to the h use,
and trunk was loaded into it and closely
covered, and two men rode away Soon
alter they had gone Marble came out and
having procured a team, started in pur-
suit. lie overlook the team. and the par
les plnN ed to be Brown and VIM The
otter u d been At work on y farm near V,
Which act Mr. Marble had ascertained,
h. had not arrested him tur fear OF
.--liteiI'.- away BROWN When he over.
0u& tho Il III lie told the driver he might
80 Nctl tu.m back No resistance was
-Htdc. '1d the prisoners were taken to the
eare~t station, and Yesterday Deputy
Iaiea,u Marble arrived here with the
men IhtN will have an examination be-
fe Commissioner Rand, this morning at
ten o'clock
II Is said that is distil has been run
ever since the war, and very superior
article OF rum was manufactured The
place where the still was run in the sum
ner was in a swamp, far away from any
house, and the rum had la large sale Those
in the hlblt Of using it We're feeling very
Dad to think that they were thus deprived
vi their tayorite beverage In the winter
time the rum was manufactured in house
No idea Of the amount manufactured can
be formed
Mr. Marble was out on the trip some ten
days, and worked hard before he succeed
ed in trapping his men
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

ally, it is said, in periecting the lunar tables
navigation. The motions OF the moon are
disturbed by the suns attraction, and
when this is accurately determined by as
eertaining the suns distance, the moon
will become to the mariner grand celes-
tial clock, giving him absolute time
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06
A Difference of Views.

When Speaker Blaine issued his letter
against thesDemocrats of Maine and their
platform. charging that free trade was the
worst possible policy for the State, and
that reciprocity was the worst form Of
free trade, simple folks doubtless sup
posed that the republican party was an
ranged in one unbroken front against such
purposes. But there are other portions of
the country that send senators and
representatives, and help elect Presidents,
whose voices arc rs powerful as Names in
controlling the public policy.
Just now the representative republican
and special friend Of the administration in
the west. is Senator Morton, of Indiana He
is its trusted friend its confident, its mouth
piece Whatever he lays down as the
republican platform of to-day in that
section, must be accepted as the genuine
thing, however much it may differ from
other doctors having the case in charge.
Mr.. Morton on Saturday last delivered a
speech nj ere Ildulc, IUtl;tIl:t, WHICH HAS
been deemed of Importance enough to be
telegraphed to all the eastern states and
given to the readers OF the daily papers.
In this he considers among other things
the question of a reciprocity treaty with
Canada He does not handy words about
the matter, or beat about the bush, but
comes to the point, and says
In regard to reciprocity he favored treaty
with Canada as a foreign country as long as IT
remained such.
So that really. and after all. the evils
that have been SO terribly pictured as GER
tain to grow out Of reciprocity, are favor
ed by the republican leader Of the great
west And this is to be the policy and
the tact of the future, as certainly as that
the votes of the West and South dominate
those of the East. So the people OF Maine
may prepare TO realize, by the agency of
western republicanism, all the terrors
which Mr. Blaine's letter 50 vigorously
shakes at them.
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

A novel project for assisting the centen-
Mai has been devised, and will, il is rX-
pected, he carried out under the direction
of DR. linderman. director of the mint
1t is proposed to strike at the Philadelphia
mini device to be furnished by DR. Lin
derman, two medals commemorative OF
the centennial, one made of silver about
the size of a silver dollar, for public en-
culation, costing probably $50 or s.,
and the ether q more elaborate and costly
medal, to be sold for s. or IS The profit
on the former, Of which several hundred
thousand are expected to be sold, will be
about 20 cents each, and the other about
the same proportion, after paving the OK
penScs Of the mint
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

Moulton, the mutual friend Of Beecher
and Tilton, has been interviewed and
pumped. He says that before he speaks
he must be invited to do so by written
request from both parties, and then he
shall feel called upon to consider the pro-
priety of telling what he knows! The
fact probably is that he don't like to come
too near the snare, tor fear OF getting
caught himself
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06
County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention Tor
this county will be held in this city on
Saturday, Aug -, According TO the
basis established at the meeting Of the
Democratic County Committee towns
will he entitled 10 delegates as follows
Belfast, 20; Belmont, ) ; Brooks, .; Burn
ham. I; Frankfort 9; Freedom, :. Isles
horo, s; jackson, .; Knox, 6; Liberty,
G; Lncolnville, 10; Monroe, j Mont
Vile, 6; Morrill,, Is Northrort, 6; Paler-
no, G Prospect, 6; Searsmont, g. Scar
port, =; Stockton, 9; swanville. 4 Troy
8; Thorndike, = Unity. 3; Waldo, 5.
Winterpolt, O. The official call for the
Convention Will he published in our ney1
issue.
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

KENTUCKY ELECTION. The general
election took place in Kentucky on Mon
day. Members Of Congress were voted
for throughout the State, but the only
official on the State ticket was Clerk of
the Supreme Court. The Democrats, as
usual, sweep the State, returning n solid
delegation to Congress and electing near
" every official on their ticket. by in
creased maiorities.
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

Dirigo Business College, at Augusta,
advertised in another column, offers an
opportunity to the young for the acqusi-
ton of business education
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

With fire, Hood, grasshoppers and o.
iato bugs that devastatc the west, we NAV
expect to see the New England men tina,
have emigrated thithcr turning their faces
to the old homesteads There is vet corn
IN Egypt
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

If the republican Congressman don't
put the mulatto cadet back to West Point
again, or give him an office. they can't
rely on the colored troops any longer,
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

Thomas Cahill, charged with the murde,
Of Bridget I-andergan, at Boston, last fall
has been arrested in Ireland, and is tc
be returned to this country for trial
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

The Senatorial fight in this State WAKES
warm. The Bangor Wing ntters def
ant crow over the Hamlin delegates
elected in Augusta to the County Conven-
ton. although it appears to outsiders TO
he a very small crumh
The Republican journal., 1874-08-06

!
IN Delaware the price for calling the Court
! ~ hloatcd old rhlHOccros' IS Just 81.
4 A young man named Benjamin Knox was
| drowned while in bathing mt Berwick, Sunday
| evening.
The amount Of taxes assessed in Rocllnl
tins year i ~lo7.tl9No. Eatr of taxation. $50
| ON $1,000.
In coal shaft ucat Boone. iowa. a family of
lfoSS We're unearthed one hundred ana eighty
| feet below the surface.
The Brooklyn Algu, has a,lyiees to show
that there is not 50 much trimming on NIGH
gowns Is there used to be,
Mrs. Lucy Gooch of Icnnebunk committed
suicide bydrownn% in the creek near her house.
| She WAS ScNcnty->iN years old
Round Pond, Bristol. seems TO he one Of ,h-
thrifty villages al The State. This prosperity
- largely attributable 10 The porgy.
The Boston Posi- u@ge>ts that il wouid b.
| appropriate for her Majesty 10 confer 1he Order
| of The Garter on The Red Stockings
| II i. rumornd that The Coburne Of Skowhegan,
| have despatched an agent to England to nego-
| iatr a -aIr OF a portion of their tmbeE lands.
Horace Greeley Wa requested by chap once
| 10 send htm sure cure remedy for ratarrh,
| W iiich lie did III tins WY. "tnt your Did
head on
. Nohody can hHnno = airl for ynwing that ,'no
| IE shalt touch IA,nn Ihl have touched bottle
| Every rrnpeIly-,on trut1rd flask ma, dcinkiue
| cup attached
! 1hc southern democratic papers rs i rule
| expire 4 preference for senator Thurman ii,
| III" Democratic candidate in thr comn. Uraei-
| dental cam aHn
lhr new non bridge vi the Maine Central
| i.nlr1ld aeIa7 HE hennrbe, above Warervil-
| viii probably b. I'M Ari and opened for travel
| Tim