The Grange advance., 1874-11-18
ST. PAUL AND RED WING, MINI.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY. Nov. lO.-Tilton's civil sui!
against Beecher was called yesterday and
again postponed on motion Of the defend
ants counsel, in order to hear the decision
in the appeal to compel Tilton to furnish
bill Of particulars. Nathan Burgers, OF
Vandalis, ILL.,, has made confession to
having murdered Joseph Robbins, bridge
watchman on the railroad ON the 29th ult.
The sum of money for Which Robbins was
murdered was 93l.50. Serious threats OF
lynching Burgers are made. IA state
ment is published that there are fully fo1-
ty thousand people in Kansas and Nebras-
ka who are either now or shortly will be
in absolute want Of the necessaries Of life.
1.-THE committee of seventy OF New Or
leans have appealed to the President to
withdraw the troops from that State, as the
late election had settled the question of
who shall govern. They also say that
they consider it extremely improper that
the duties Of the returning board should be
performed in the midst Of the bayonets
Of the Federal Government. .. AT Central
village, Mass, Saturday, boy of IL years
playing with an old gun accidentally dis
charged it killing brother aged two
years, and dangerously wounding sister.
The iron merchants of New York are
moving for modification OF the tariff on
the commodity .. An incendiary fire at
Fort Madison. Iowa, Sunday night, des-
troyed two livery stables and several stores
and dwelling houses. Losses mostly COW
cred by insurance Hon. John w.
Head, member of Congress from the Fourth
district of Tennessee, died at Gallatin, that
State, Monday morning. The steamer
James Kinney was sunk below Cairo yes
terday. LIT is reported that the Carlists
have raised the seige of 1une and that
Don Carlos is refugee in France. -. The
marriage Of the Prince Imperial of France
to the daughter of the Russian Grand
Duchess Marie is reported in Bonapartistt
circles as coming event t.. The famine
Asia Minor continues despite the meas
ures Of the the government, and foreign
ers are interesting themselves in the forn.-
alton of aid societies.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. ll.-Members of the
Congressional committees are gathering at
Washington for the purpose OF preparing
some of tI.eir business before the assem-
bling of Congress. Gold medals have
been presented by the citizens of Mill
river valley to George Cheney, Collins
Graves, Jerome Hillman and NJ Day, the
heroes Of the Williamsburg reservoir dis
aster of six months ago Two horse
thieves caught in the act were shot and
killed at Brinkley, Ark, Monday night.
90. Three men were arrested in Shelby
county, KY, yesterday, supposed to he
par: of the masked party which murdered
q negro girl in that county last month. ....
Thos. c. King, a prominent commission
merchant Of Buffalo, N. Y, committed
suicide Tuesday afternoon by drowning
himself in cistern. The Beecher- Tilton
libel suit has been cootinued. In the suit
of Miss Edna Dean Proctor against
Moul:on for libel, Moulton has
guilty -. Nathan Brown, atteh |ting to
board moving train at Elkhorn, Neb.,
yesterday, missed his footing and fell, re-
ceiving fatal injuri George Beay, IN
envelope manufacturer in New York, has
failed, throwing $50 persons out Of en-
ployment. The brokers of Philadelphia
were swindled yesterday to the tune Of
$4,000 by forged city warrants. The
forgers escaped. The Arkansas Legisla-
ture met yesterday and perfected an Or
ganization. Two hundred and. forty
workmenhave been discharged from the
Brooklyn navy yard... The Chicag3
branch Of the Nebraska relief society has
already received some $1,000 in money,
food and clothing, and are forwarding the
same daily to the sufferers in Nebraska. i. 1. i.
Father Gurdemann, the Catholic priest,
who eloped from Philadelphia, is reported
to have sailed from New York Wednes.
day last. He is reported to have a., 900
Of church money with him,
$25, 900 Of which was funds deposi ed for
safe-keeping by members Of his congrega.
tion.
THURSDAY, Nov. l2.-The statement
that,the Presidents views on financial
questions had been modified since las,
spring is authoritatively denied. He still
holds to to the views advanced in hia veto