The Grange advance., 1874-08-05
FAITH, HOPE,

mile and half, but both died from their
injuries within ten hours. Two other
children were burned to death and the
four were buried in one grave.-Hon.
John Sherman Of Ohio is to take part in
in the political campaign in Iowa, Kansas
and other Western States, commencing
next week.-It is stated that England,
Germany and France have agreed to estab-
lish joint surveillance over the frontiers
of Spain, which bodies no good to the Car
lists. Among other business at a meet
ing of the executive committee Of
the State Agricultural Society
yesterday, in St. Paul, it was agreed that
individual exhibitors in the railroad de-
partments should be allowed the privilege
Of competing for premiums. An agree
ment was also perfected by which it is ex-
pected to largely increase the exhibition
ofpcultry at the next State fair.--A gov
ernment survey party started from St. Paul
yesterday to survey the Upper Minnesota,
with view to the improvement OF its nav
igation. Parties are organizing for similar
surveys on the St. Croix and Red rivers.
Bids for State printing, under a Sec
ond invitation Of the Secretary of State,
were opened yesterday, J. K. Moore, of
the st. Peter Tribune, offered to execute the
job work for the several departments at the
maximum rates Of the law and the con .
tract was awarded to him. On other
classes Of work the Pioneer, Press and n.
Ramaley bid above the maximum rate.
FRIDAY, July 3l.-The morning gossip
in regard to the Beecher-Tilton affair runs
as follows: The abuse of Tilton by the
New York papers has turned the tide Of
public feeling there in favor Of Tilton.
Mrs. Tilton has taken sides with Beecher,
imagining that thereby she is defending
the cause Of religion. She refuses to see
her husband, who has called on her seve-
raj times since she left him, because his
influence over her is so great that he would
compel her to go back to her home. Beech
er is quoted as saying to a reporter that he
felt himself innocent of intention to wrong
any one he might have been inconsider-
ate, even indiscreet; but by what he had
to say in his defense he was quite prepared
to stand or fall. Moulton is yet absent
from Brooklyn and Beecher's full state
nent will not be submitted until after
Moulton has appeared before the commit.
tee.-1n the 2:40 race at Cleveland yes
terday the former St. Paul horse, Tearaway
was sixth.--The American base ball clubs
in England played their first exhibition
game at Liverpool yesterday. The play
was much admired and called forth con-
siderable applause from spectators.
There is strike of the flour mills opera
tives at Belfast, Ireland. Crowds of the
strikers last night paraded the streets and
attacked several bakeries.-$1,5 500, 900
was represented at a meeting Of bondhold-
ers of the Iowa Central yesterday in new
York, which inaugurated measures look
ing to foreclosure and reorganization of
the company.-Near Waukesha, yester-
day morning. Edward P. Dunbar, proprie-
tor of the Bethesda springs, Waukesha,
Harry Wolf and Clarence Jones, of St..
Louis, were fishing in boat near wauke-
shA. A squall struck and capsized the
boat, and Dunbar and Wolf were drown
ed:-rhe members OF the Canadian lum-
bermen's convention, in session at Ottawa,
yesterday, agreed to cut down the produc-
ton of lumber one-half. A committee
was also appointed to correspond with
American lumbermen to ascertain if they
will cooperate in reducing production.-
The work of building the Valley railroad Of
Wisconsin was begun between Eau Claire
and Chippewa Falls yesterday.
SATURDAY, August LIT is supposed
that Mrs. Tilton was examined before the
Beecher investigating committee yesterday
and it is known that the Woodruff trie1
hard, through an agent, to get the commit
tee either to accept or refuse her offered
testimony, but without success-The
sportsmen Of Chicago will inaugurate a
shooting tournament August 18th. Prizes
aggregating s24, 900 in cash will be offered.
and an invitation is extended to all sports
men to be present and participate.-Dr.
Earll Of Chicago, being convicted Of abor-
tion. the jury, which fixed his. sentence.
gave him only one year in the peniten-
tisry:-Gov. Auss Of Mississippi hAv-
ing renewed thu reouest oriainallv. made