The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
FAITH, HOPE,

ton. David Ray was also nominated by
the same party fra like position from the
st. Joseph district, Missouri. -. The land
department Oft Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fee R. R. has made sale of land
aysreyating l5O, 200 acres to a party of
Mennonites. The lands lie in Ma.
rion, Harvey, Mcpherson and Reno
counties Representatives Of manufac-
turing corporations having headquarters
at Boston, have voted to reduce the pro-
duction of the New England cotton mills
one'third until an improvement is note
in tie market. Advices from New Or
leans are to the effect that another confer
cnce between leaders Of opposing factions
is to b. held, at which it is believed q
compromise will he agreed upon for con-
Quoting the forthcoming election satistac.
tory to all. Less trouble is reported from
country parishes than was anticipated.
FRIDAY, Sept. 25.-One man WAS killed
and several wounded Ivy boiler explo-
si,n i'll Boston yesterday. 1.-THE business
portion of Arlington, Bureau county, III,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. DO.
mes:ic trouble in tn: family of one Kraas
of Marietta, Pa, eliminated last light in
kraas shooting his wife and then himself
Members of the Austrian polar expedition
don't believe there is any open polar SEA
At least, after going to eighty-three de
grees north, they were not able to see it.
-. The postal congress has approved tht
pIa:: for an International post office. TIL
congress is to meet every three years, Paris
being the next place CT meeting. .Th
city authorities OF Chicago, having failed
to comply with certain demands OF the M.
,ional Board Of Underwriters, the execu.
tive committee OF the Board have resolved
that ali companies belonging to il
discontinue all business in that city
on and after October l, 1874. \ train o
six cars bound solrh OIL the Selma, Rome
4 Dalton R. R., yesterday, went through a
bridge over the Waxahatchis creek, falling
sixty feet. The engineer, fireman and sew.
rral passengers were killed, and nearly all
the remaining passengers more CT les:
dangerously wounded. by collision
on the Baltimore & Ohio R. r., Yesterday
at Sanitation, both engines were wrecked
and the postrl car Of the west bound train
lurned "a postal clerk named Bradford per.
IS}, w.
who accompanied Clusters Black Hills e1.
ledition, discredits the idea that gold cal
de found there in paying quantities.
The rumored transfer of the Southerl
Minnesota R. r to the Milwaukee & St
Paul company is denied from Milwaukee,
the headquarters Of the latter company.
Saturday, Sept. 26.-In the big race be-
tween Occident and Sam Purdy at Sacra-
mento yesterday, Purdy was the victor,
winning the three last heats. Over one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars were
depending on the race. The United
Presbyterian Board have decided to send
six missionaries to Egypt and India. e. =.
Judge 4. Deboit has been nominated for
Congress by the Democrats Of the Tenth
Missouri District. =. Emancipation in Porto
Rico has resulted in disaster to the asri-
cultural interests. -, The late Mrs. Sarah
L. King Of Taunton, Mass, among other
bequests, gave 100000 to Antioch COL
lege, Yellow Springs, Ohio. and $4,000
to support preachers in weak Unitarian
societies in New England and the Western
States. j.. Members OF the Austrian Arctic
Expedition arrived at Vienna yesterday.
They were received by an i'm
men$e CT wd, and escorted in
triumph through the principal streets
...A serious riot occurred Thursday
night and Friday morning, at McDonald's
station, near Pittsburg, on the Pan Handle
road, between some Italians and striking
miners. Fire arms were freely used, but
with what effect is not known. During
tue riot nine buildings owned by
Huntsman, Miles & Co., were burned by
lncendiaries. Twelve other buildings
We're fred, but extinguished Gen.
Sherman has written a memoir of the
events of the late war for publication after
his death. The State Central Commit.
tee, of the Peoples party Of Louisiana.
have resorted to enter upon active canvass
as the only possible way of settling the
difficulties in that State. . . In answer to a
letter Of Marshal Packard, Gen. Emery