, 1874-08-28

"A largo temperance picnic mas hold at Will
tamsf Grove yesterday, 1tlor the a1lsricoY of tn.
Moman'a Christian Tempo: a'1co Uniou Of For
wayne. Several Thousand person." wore Ia nt
prayer " tho Nov. 9. b. Martndalo, Of Indsn
apoliB, Socrotary of tho Btate Temperance ALI
9!sco, aftor wfol, Mrs. ]. H. Ayellno introduced
alfn. al Emma Malloy, editross Of tho Elkhart %.
.,! strce'! VINO delivered MI eloquent mud foroiblc
auuroha about ono hour and half III langth A
nasXos 1int!or was then pa, taken Of. after which
aiatlGr stewart, the celebrated Otto crusader,
and Tho lion. j. Il. Vinton, Of WISCONSIN, aud
0tlorB, mAdo sncocheB.
Tho heavy rolpB Of ,P"1. i,o mat tro Inv, ,,,,,
provo bonefiola to tho lato corn and Imitation
crops II S1uthcrn Iowa. ''''A ''''"*0'
-Tho Agricultural aud Mechanical Exhibition
q tne Mofahwest o a Will bo hold ut Dubuque, supt.
- THO Centennial toa-party at Des s1ot,es
ye.sto'day was failure on acconnt Of tic heavy
faii'H which Bot In in tho morning, Extensive
preparations Ind boen made and excursion mr.
~ U.s. atllvea from adjoining countos and townH
10 participate III the party. An efroit will bo
nlIao TO continue tho festivities to-day and To-
morrow. ' "'" W.
-Iho Grand Lodge Of Good Tomplars, In
asss'1n aScni', a' psa M'Dlnos adourol Wednesday,
10 DO tho sentimsilt Of lilo Order tint tI'a rSht
OF suffrage ntionld bo Rrnntod to women. nl,d
That tho Urlcr should tako an active tart in nofi.
tics, nnd favorinR the cou4tabutatory Byatom
agn sno enforcement Of tho lasa. After tho
tosoiutlonH were passed setting forth TINT a
temperance party Ahund bo organiznl With ~
view Of leldlI'8 tho balanco Of power bstwoan
tue tue coStend.nE parties at'd tavorns tic aoIoc-
tion OF oandtateH from tho different ttcltnta
who would pledge themselves fayorabIo to tsIe thn
enforcement Of tho laws.
MICHIGAN,
4 Conference OF tho Contral German Mothod.
tats, onibl acing those Of Michigan, Ohio IuI,aua
'1. Eats q of Aent.'cky aud Pennsylvania, und tic
lts proceedings are conducted wholly III Gor!nnan
and aro continod to mastors Of ritual aud dinci.
pllne. which posseBs no Bpectnl public intcrcht.
the tournament at Kntanlnzoo closed ]ast
evohsnE. Seven thousand pelsons witnessed
tlla rac"s. Eleven hose companies contested
Tor tho champion bolt aud purse. tn run 10 rods
aud lay two lines Of hose 10u feot cach. Tho
Enrckas oi kala1nazoo, mutla the rnco In NIX
aseopda; tho vnions. Of Baltic Crock l2,i;;
Kssaanoo, KKss Of 4S}5s' .5SGD, .S vsans q ,;,
Y VEL, 47s@; big 1ssnids. 81; Marshall, six;
e9!9. The first premiutn,. SIPS aud CHAMPION
peg. was giYen to The Eu1okas; eocond premium
Hope, Of Niloa Tie pwoopstakes race, ~ rnl, run
o. ~ rodn, lay pipe and taho water from q
t1ydrant, premium 300, taken by tho Unious, Of
Battle Clock: 1imo, s9A. Two Of tho iva
luuEts "efe 1ol ElvlnR Mics tho GwcepH$also
Premium. A special premium of :100 was eiyou
Lhe Grand Rapids Cornet Dand The Coustao-
Inc Dn,ld did not contoAt. trumpet was prc-
seslted TO Coldwator for the excellent appearance
"a anu appointments Of her two companies. oic,
he 1iemon'a bull last evening was grand suo-
,esd.
wIscoSslN.
Lewis Gust. OF 1araboo, was instantly killed
'estcrday In the railway yard. IIo lad made Sew
'ra! unsuccessful attempts to got upon wood
fan IN motion, ho being an omploye of tho
oat!, and finally fell back upon q noirhboriur
,acK ' 1'tst aa a'l cnEino was passing backward.
Inc ensine-1nan could not zoe him and lie wna
truck BY the ougino. h1s skull being crushed.
Fhe Coroner's jury found that lia death wnB
a'lscd BY his own caseloBsness, and tuat tho |
management and employees Of tho railway aro |
'IAnleleRs.
Gov. Taylor is confined to his houso with
ll1'cAs contracted on his Like Superior trim.
-DoleEAteB IN favor of the nomination OF r.,
), Caswoll by tho Republicans OF tho Mad,son
district, Tor Congress, were choson at Nadiaon
I'D Middleton yesterday.
Outo.
IN drunken TOW on Ill excursion train rp-
nrninE from a circus at Jackson. Inst ntpht
hrco men wero badly cut. William III thur and |
ivan Williams, Of Oak Hill, arc but!l reported I
ataliy injured. man named Dtan1enBlIin did
lo hsootlY work, and escaped by jumping OF tho
ralll while In motiua.
--Tho attendance at tho jamestown Fair yester-
av was very lnrgo, and tie showing fine. Tim
'so tretti:9, races vera tho attfactions-ouo by
eldings, the other mares. The first money fpr
old'ngs was taken by James Stiles: tho tirs. for
'nres. "Gypsy Qnecn.'