The Grange advance., 1874-10-07
FAITH. Hoff,

guilty Of murder 81 tie seeond deg1s,s.
Tussday, and was sentenced to State
prison for life. .. Tue Wisconsin Supreme
Court yesterday vacated the exemption
made in favor of the Prairie du Chen
road. relieving it from compliance with the
Potter railroad law. .. Washington dis
patches say between three and four hun
d:ed employees, principally women, are
to be discharged from the printing bureau.
The adjourned New York Liberal Re-
publican State Convention, at Albany yes
terday, declared it unwise to make. nomi,
nations and adjourned. >. The following
nominations for Congressman from the
districts embraced in the city Of St. Louis
were made yesterday: First district, E.
T.. Kehr; second district, E. Wells, present
incumbent 3; third district, wm. H. Stone,
present incumbent. :. The total loss by
the fire at Lenoxville, Ont, Monday, is
now stated at $500, GOO. s.. The cotton crop
in the Memphis district shows a falling of
Of 43 per cent. from last years returns. ..
A hurricane at Charleston, South Carroll
M, Tuesday, did great damage along the
ha<bor, injuring wharves, etc. The low
storm sea wall, known as the Battery, was
laid in ruins. A number Of buildings in
the city were blown down, including the
large new theatre. Estimated damage
aosn OOn
THURSDAY, Oct. 1.-The Duke of Leis-
ter is dead, aged IS years. Moulton's s
bail in the Edna Proctor libel suit has
been reduced from $2o, 900 to So 600. 90.
NJ. .. Leggett, Commissioner Of Patents,
is to- resign. 1.-THE running time Of east
ern cotton millsis to be still further re.
duced :: Mead, the sculptor, has return
ed home from Florence. ,. Merchants in
New York believe the underwriters and
officials Of Chicago will effect = compro-
mise. -. The commissioners appointed to
wind up the affairs of the Freedmen's y
savings ,ank at Washington say the
showing will be bad. Col. J. W. Knowl-
ton, Of Connecticut, takes charge of the
dead letter division of the Post Office De-
partment. -. It is reported that the New
York agency of the Bank of Montreal loses
$3.50, 900 by the failure of J. Bishop & Co.
80. Fears are entertained for the safety OF
the st. John steamer due in Boston yes
terday afternoon. She has on board a
2umber Of persons returning from the in.
ternational boat race, including the oars.
man, Morris. Both the Sharpe, and the
Remington and Sous arm manufacturing
companies have accepted the challenge o!
the Irish team. .. Reports received at the
Agricultural Department, Washington,
show that the wheat crop will nearly av-
terage that Of last year. None Of the large
corn-producing States reach an average.
There will be fair crop of oats, potatoes
and hay, but less than half a, crop Of to
ba,co. Fires yesterday. destroyed a
good p>rtion of the town OF
Chico, CAL. loss $50, 900; distillery' and
Touring mill and other buildings,
at Pittsburgh, loss sloo, 900; block frame
buildings in Dallas, Texas, go, 900; six
houses in New Orleans, s25, 200: Great
Western railroad car shops and one Pull.
man car, at Clifton, Ontario; a plowing
mill and six dwelling houses at Braddock i
Field, Pennsylvania, 100000. . Mrs
Julia Perkins, wife Of Chas. T. Perkins
Of Cincinnati, yesterday morning cut the
throat Of her only daughter, Clara, three
years old, numbering her, and then cut
her own throat, but not sufficient to cause
her death. She alleged domestic intelicity
and appeared in her right mind. =. The
National Congregational Council are in
session at New Haven, Connecticut. "A
convention Of steam boatmeI is in session
at St. Louis. One Of the principal topics
under consideration is to settle upon some
plan for the improvement Of the Mississip.
pi and urge upon Congress its adoption.
John Kelly, anoted Tammany chief, IS to
commence suit against Mayor Have'neye,
and others, for charging him with NAL
administration while sheriff Of New York.
80. Senator Brownlow announces himself
candidate for Congress from the second
district Of Tennessee. = a. i 8
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FRIDAY, Oct. 2.-The Secretary Of the
Treasury yesterday made cali for S10,-
100000 in 5-2os, for redemption within
three montas J.. The public debt state
pasnt shows reduction Of four hundred
tahaii1ty-dvet aai1t thonsand, feur hundrsdi and