The Grange advance., 1874-11-04

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tuesday, Oct. 27.-The President bas
removed all the treasury officials in Texas,
save one collector Of customs and one COL
lector of internal revenue, appointing to
their places men Of intelligence and char
acter. The trial Of Lepine, Riel's adju-
tant general, in progress at Fort Garry for
the past twelve days, was ended Monday
evening by the jury returning verdict OF
guilty, with a recommendation for mercy.
Sentence was deferred. {. Simon Wolf, an
influential citizen Of Green county. Ohio,
was murdered and robbed Of { old watch
s,,d q large sum Of money Saturday night
N, clue to the murderers. MARY Morri-
svn, Of Anderson, Ind, arrested there
Wednesday for the murder or being access
sovy to the murder of her son Albert, COM
mitted suicide Monday in Jail by taking
poison. .. DR.. w. A. Fastland and Fred
X. Norris, two prominent citizens Of Meyer
county, Kentucky, got into personal diff.
foulty Monday, which ended in shooting
affray, during which Eastland was shot
five times causing his death and Norris
twice. Bishop Payne, late protestant
Episcopal Bishop Of Africa, died at his
home in Westmereland county, Va, yes
terday, from the effects of paralytic
stroke. Geo. Reynolds of Salt lake was
OH Monday indicted for bigamy under the
Congressional law of 1862, and held in
$500 bail. This is the first indictmen:
under the act Of Congress, tue others hav-
ing been formed under territorial law.
The case will probably go to the Supreme
Court Of the United States, thus securing
adecisisn settling the status OF polyya-
mists The Western Division Of the
brotherhood Of locomotive engineers, has
decided to resist the proposed reduction OF
wages recently agreed upon by different
railroad companies. ... DR.. E. S. Kimber-
ly, one Of the earliest settlers OF Chicago
and for many years prominent in its affairs,
died at his res dence in that city Sunday
y n,:xEsDAr, Oct. 28.-The produce
shipments for last week from
New York amounted to bu,
81 ,l43, ,516-the smallest aggregate of any
week tor q long time. committee Of
the Union League of America waited upor
President Grant yesterday, and presented
series Of resolutions thanking him for the
appointments of Hon. Marshal Jewell and
Hon. H. B. Bristow to important positions
in his cabinet, and also for his efforts t.
weed out corrupt and inefficient officers, Al
shown in the removals and appointment:
in Texas. 1t is announced that the Ma
tional Council Of Union Leaguers Of Amerit
will assemble At Cincinnati 18th January
next, when measures will be taken to ef
% feet thorough recognition Of the Leagu,
throughout the country. Mrs. Kate
Dawson, wife of Thomas &. Dawson o
Louisville, suicided Tuesday night BY
poison. =. "A freight train was ditched nea'
Fairfield, Iowa, yesterday, and tho fire.
man, Joe. Ingram, was seriously inj ured
All theaothsr attashees of the train escaped
injury.... INA political discussion At Kin!
William Court House, w., Tuesday. be
tween J. SeneE, Rep. and B. B. Doug
las, Dem. the parties got into an alterca
ton duriuR which Sener had IN arr
broken and was otherwise injured.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2o.-At an election il
Ealtimsse Wednesday fer nsmbers Of tn
city eouneil the Democrats carried tn
oity by 1o, coo majority Gen. Grant
reported ~ saying that al the t'thir,
tesm' talk grew out Of certain newsps
per, and not from anything he had said Q
intimated ON tho subject. .Chancello
MtGrsw, Republican, whose district EN-
braces nearly one-third Of Alabama, write
that he does not know nor has he heard
single we'll authsntieated case Of outraa
Or personal violence for opinions SAX
through an the length and breadth of tn,
State. :. 1t was snowing At Salt Lake IN
Bismarck al day yesterday. At the la1
ter pl.oe depth Of four inches y.
reached. /. . The First National bank ,
Salt Lake has suspsndsd. :. "A tsle4a,
last night iron 6rsencastle, Ind, reportc
the town bu1aing, aad called on adjacs,
towns to furnish aasistanos. 0isastro,
timber hTss ~ reported IN The vicinity
Newcastle, Ohio and Georgeto~n, Il
The former d reported d spreading mo