The Grange advance., 1874-10-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

TUESDAY, Oct. G.-Gen. Sherman left
Washington Monday for st. Louis, the
future headquarters Of the army -. Wes-
ton is making another attempt TO walk 500
miles in six consecutive days. Brigham
Young is convalescing....The French
elections resulted in favor Of the censerva-
t;ves. Our government wants Spain to
pay up i'll the Virginius AFFAIR. Richard
Wiuslow oi Cleveland, O., was killed
Monday by the falling Of flag g-staff...
The town Elections took place in Connec-
lieut. Monday. Eastern Connecticut
showed slight but general Republican
gains, with little or no change in the bal
ance of the State. . David Valentine &
Co., New York, jobbers in silk goods and
fancy dress goods, have failed with 'iabili-
ties Of half million. =. . The earnings OF
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
the fiscal year ending May lst, 1874, were
$2l5, ,63l 1866, and the total expenses, in-
cluding interest on outstanding bonds,
etc, 22l4, 1855, leaving COM
bined net profit for the year Of
Sl,355,06l. 90. The colored people
Of Knoxville, Tenn, have petitioned the
Rev. Geo. w. Severe to run for Congress
IN the second district Of that State ). The
cotton mills of Rhode Island generally
commenced running Monday on two thirds
time -. 1t begins to look blue for the de-
positors in the freednen's banks, collec.
tions being made very slowly. The twen-
ty-three branches are to be closed up at
the end Of the month. :. Outrages in the
South continue to be reported. A letter
received at Washington from Alabama ex-
poses terrible state of affairs there, armed
bodies Of whites having inaugurated a
reign of terror. %. The following Congress
sional nominations were made by the
Democrats and Independents of Illinois
Monday: First district, Bernard Caul-
field :; second district, Carter H. Harri-
son third district, ]. V. Lemayne. They
are now represented by Rice, Ward and
Farwell :. John Anderson, OF N. Y, has
sent 900 francs for Garibaldi's relief.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 7.-Comm ander Kel-
lrgs, of the United States gunboat Ajax,
is dead. John A. Broadwell, late tax
collector of Jersey City, pleads guilty Of
embezzlement. Lieut.. Mahmoude Terry
of the TarAish army, visiting this country
to inspect arms manufacturing for the Sui
tan, committed suicide Tuesday night at
Providence, r. IT,. The Irish rifle team
are making tour through some of the
principal cities Of the West and North.
west, and are meeting with enthusiastic
receptions. Tilton furnished bail in the
Beecher libel suit Tuesday .. Rev. J. F.
Glendenning, charged with procuring an
abortion on Miss Pomeroy, causing that
young lady's death, has written letter tc
the Presbytery of Jersey City, requesting
athorough investigation OF the charges
....The ceremonies ofthe unveiling of the
Lincoln monument at Springfield, H., Oh
the 18th, will commence at ten O'Clock
and end at g.. The New York Contra
railroad wants 100000 due it for in.
creased mail service, but will have t.
wait, the appropriation for that purpose
having been already overdrawn. u. i. |. Prof
David Swing, Of Chicago, has formally
Withdrawn from the Chicago Presbyterv.
In complying with this request the Presby.
terry adopted resolutions regretting the &C.
tion and assuring him of the strong per-
sonal and Christian regard entertained fo,
him. The E forty-fourth semi i-annua
conference of the Latter Day Saint:
is in session at Salt Lake. It is announced
that several hundred saints will be sen
to st. George to hurry up the building o
the Temple at that place. 1t is reported
that within the past two weeks eleve,
persons have been killed by Indians il
western and southwestern Kansas. Seve
al others are missing and supposed t.
bave met the same fate. Three columns
of troops are operating against the rec
skins southwark each moving in sup
porting distance of the other. Gov
Kellogg of Louisiana complains that Whit,
Leaguers are still drilling in that State
IN violation ofthe recent compact. . .TA,
New York Tribune publishes further ex
Ef1 .5em Gov. Kellogg's check-book
~sho~Sa'x that he sent Senator Matt. Car.
= Penter, April %, 1873, three thousand dol
/: 'larsfor counsel fees, and that altogethe