The Grange advance., 1874-08-26
FAITH. F. HOPE,
IN UNION STRENGTH---IN KNOWLEDGE POWER.
Vt AND MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

provisions OF the Geneva convention, with
out limiting the rights of beligerents. go.
It is announced from Washington that
the administration will not permit the
transfer Of Porto Rico by Spain to Germa-
ny. j.. The bush fires in Ontario are still
raging and destroying much farm proper
ty. Monday the village Of Washington
near New Hamburg was half destroyed
lit is reported that a messenger has
arrived at Fort Rice bringing news that
Custer's expedition was attacked on the
18th b, 1000 Indians, who were repulsed
with heavy loss. The whites lost SO
killed and wounded J.. The Chinese gov
ernment has given Japan ninety days to
withdraw its troops from Formosco. Mean
time China is making extensive prepara-
tions for war with Japan, which is gener-
ally expected. Minister, Jewell, who
comes home to be Postmaster General, ar
rived at New York yesterday from Europe
80. The Republican State Convention Of
Pennsylvania, in session at Harrisburg yes
terday, adopted rosoluti n recommend,
ing Gov. Hartrauft for President in 1876.
FRIDAY, Aug. 21.-Geo. C. Harding g,edi.
tor and proprietor Of the indianapolis Her.
aid, shot Moritz, prominent merchant of
Indianapolis, yesterday afternoon. Nor
itz, who is Hebrew of about ferty years
of age, and married, had seduced the
daughter of Mr.. Harding, a young lsdy of
eighteen. Miss Harding, after confessing
the facts to her father, took her own lite
by swallowing dose of opium. 1t is
thought Mor.tz will recover. -. At Red
Oak, Montgomery county, Iowa, Wednes-
day hight, Tom Mcclellan, a desperado,
shot twice, it is supposed fatally, Miss Full
Ter, whose daughter Mcclellan had been
counting, but who, at the request of her
mother, discarded him. Mcclellan was
arrested and sent to JAIL. :. Carl Kissel-
bach, q German saloon-keeper, at North
La Crosse, Wis.,, attempted suicide yester-
day morning by cutting his throat with
a razor. He will probably die. -.
At Saratoga, yesterday, Fellowcraft, in the
four mile race, beat Lexington's time by
making the four miles in 7:l9 1-2. .. The
Commissioner of the General Land Office
has directed that regulations respecting the
final proof of homestead settlement in the
grasshopper region Of Iowa and Minnesota
will be 50 modified as to permit settlers to
go before their county court to make their
dispositions intsead of before the local land
officers. =. i. i. Moulton'ss statement concern.
ing the BeecherTilton affair is promised
for Saturday. ~ ~, H. y
SATURDAY, August 27.-The news ofthe
E|ssday is limited to the long statement by
Frank D. Moulton, concerning the Beech
er-Tilton stair, which was prepared
for tile plymouth Church committee, but
was reserved on advice Of Moulton's per-.
sonal friends. Under the provocation OF
Mr.. Beecher's reflections upon Mr.. Moul-
ton, the statement is now made public,
having been printed yesterday in the nai-,
" Graphic Of New York, and having since
occupied the Telegraph wires to the exclu-
sion of any othe: news. The statement,
Mr.. Aoulton says, is the same, without
any alteration, which he prepared for the
committee, but is prefaced BY I letter to
the public explaining his connection with
the case, a. arising from his long friendship
for Tilton, his early knowledge Of the at
fair, and his earnest desire to spare the:
families immediately concerned and socie-
ty from tho injuries which are following
the making the scandal public. This de-
sirs involved him for four years in great
anxiety and labor and the Only reward
he could have hoped for, the preservation
OF the interests Of innocent parties ana Of
society has now failed him, while an At
tempt Is Enow made 70 throw on him 4
part OF the shame and disgrace which be-
long to the actors alone. The present ex-
posture he attributes TO the folly, insincer-
ity and wtckedness Of Nr. Beecher's late
counsellors. 'ss @ 49, n sls d. Efsj'>;3
h The statement, 80 far as yet received
consists chiefly Of copies Of letters, u,euuao-;
randa, etc., cousecutiyely arranged and
explained b the brietsst 3 poalible
nAlraaiys. From these it appsafs dat @ tlhe:
1lton demand Of Deoslab "a. 1870. a.
Bssohsr shpsla qait IL .u,iai, sayofP fPly-.
mouth Chnroh and leAvs Brooklm, vhich
~: :ooh,yIslyed to5 Beecher III BowsnS NJ xla11i
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