The Grange advance., 1874-01-07

RED WING, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY T. k7$ f27/
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS. ,'a' 81
New York imports 10000 letters a
week from Great Britain.
California pays 81, 100000 = year
to Scotland for wheat bags. !
indianapolis claims the third place
in the list Of the packing cities Of the
world, and says it has the largest pork
packing house in existence, 394, 900
hogs being slaughtered there last year.
The Chicago City Attorney has
brought suit against the bondsmen of
David Gage, the defaulting City Treas
urer, and the State Attorney will bring
Gage before the grand jury for indict-
ment on criminal action. u,.
CONTRARY to the .Sheriff's expecta-
tions, Harry Genet has not been cap
tured. The Sheriff believes that he
is still on Long Island. and Deputies
have been diligently securing the sur
rounding country for him. ~s.,.
Another steamer from Santiago de
Cuba arrived at Havana on the 26th,
bringing no intelligence of Ralph Keel:
er. the missing correspondent of the
New York Tribune, who is supposed to
have fallen overheard from the steamer
Cienfuegos op her last trip from Saati.
ago &
The United States Senatorial
Transportation Committee met at At
lanta, Ga, on Wednesday, Col. B. W.
Frobel made an argument in favor Of
the Atlantic and Great Western Canal.
Colonel Mcfarland, Of the United
States Engineers, made a report Of a
survey Of the route. ~ =-s1
The New York Herazd's, Key
West special states that the United
States steamer Pinta was suddenly or
dered to sea- on the night Of the 24th,
under sealed orders Her destination
is known to be one of the Cuban ports.
1t is rumored that some new complica-
tion has arisen. ..
In Peoria, a lady teacher in one
Of the public schools was amazed, the
other day, by seeing a'perfect forest of
juvenile hands fly up in the air, and
shake and gesticulate with violent agi-
tation.. "What do you want?" queried
the puzzled. instructor. Chorus
"Yer hair is fallin' off,"
The law Of 1889, making it the
duty Of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
to appear before Congress personally,
or in writing, and explain his views
on the finances, has never been repealed,
and member of the House proposes
to offer resolution, after the holidays,
requiring Secretary Richardson to ap.
pear in the House and explain his
views on several financial propositions
among others his proposed increased
taxation.
The aggregate value Of land. in
Goodhue county, other than in town
lots, including the structures thereon is
1880, ,274. Aggregate value of town
| and city lots, and structures thereon
$7O9,59 Total value of land and
structures, $3,569,87 Value of per.
sonal property, 81, ,261 ,677. Grand to-
tai, $4,841 SO. For the year 1872 il
was $4,7l8,514, showing, as will be
seen, considerable increase. The
amount Of taxes assessed is $127 ,971.72
against $116,197.55 in 1872. The
State taxes amounted to $23, ,2O7. SO
the two mill school tax is 1858. 10
and the special school tax to $42, 1884,.
So. j.. - ~ -. ..,-i 49, .-.'.'.
Judge Dillon, of the United States
Circuit Court for the 9Th Judicial Dis.
trict. has fled a decision in St. Paul oi
great Importance to dealers in wheat
overruling the decision of the Court in
the case of RAHILLY Us. WILSON
He holds that owners Of wheat receipts
should share with the general creditors
Of bankrupt warehousemen, and that
the wheat should be sold for the bene-
tit Of the estate. The Judge suggests
that additional legislation is required to
protect the grain depositor against the
insolvency Of proprietors of elevators.
The suit was brought in the District
Court to settle the title to 500 bush
els Of wheat or its money value, now ~
ing IN the registry Of that Court. . W.
mona Repu5lican.