The Grange advance., 1874-07-08

belle, died yesterday from the use Of
arsenic to beautify her complexion. 90.
Later reports from the gfasshopper regions
ase most discouraging, being to the effect
that scarcely any Of the crops will be
saved and that much distress must ensue
among the people who, for the second
year, have their harvesting prematurely
done by the great plague.
THURSDAY, July 2.-P. F. Wintermute,
for the killing Of Gen. AcCook at Yank-
ton, was yesterday sentenced by Justice
Shannon Of Dakota to ten years imprison.
ment in the Iowa penisentiary at Fort
Patterson. HE counsel, however, propose
to appeal for new trial to the Supreme
Court Of the Territory. .... The prize fight
between Red Handed Mike and Jim Taylor
Of Chicago, which Vas expected 10 come
of near Green Bay, Wis.,, yesterday. did
not take place. Mike failed to appear,
and it is said had himself arrested as an
excuse for not appearing. The Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad Company has
conformed its Iowa rates for freight and
passengers to the statelaw. The Super
intendent announces that this is an exper.
iment. If the legal rates will pay they
will be continued, otherwise the company
will establish higher rates and apply to
the courts for projection. :. The suit in
which the bondholdess Of the G. and n.
W. railroad seek to have the State Of Wis
consin enjoined from enforcing its law
regulating railway transportation, is on
trial in the United States Circuit Court at
Madison, and decision 10 expected next
week. The leading railway lines be-
tween the East and West yesterday agreed
to reduce through rates for both psssen-
gers and freight aaaout fifty per cent. %.
The Eastern banks being many of them
disposed to surrender sarplus circulation
tor which they have no present use, the
Comptroller can supply currency for west.
ern banks being established without
issuing his call for the Withdrawal of
circulation from the East. SO far 600
employees, mostly women, have been dis
msseed from the several departments at
Washington, this week.. Mr.. Hale of
Maine, having yesterday withdrawn his
acceptance Of the office Of Postmaster
General, on account Of ill.healtn, ex.Post.
master General Cresswell will remain in
charge of the department. for few days
longer, until the vacancy can be filed. o.
The thirty thousand MINOR postmasters,
under the new law, are hereafter to be
paid quarterly, according to the business
Of each quarter. 1t being reported that
tho Carlists have assassinated large num-
BET Of prisoners taken at Nuro, when Mar.
shat Concha was killed, the Spanish na-
tioual troops threaten retaliation. :. The
subcommittee of the committee Of thirty
Of the French Assembly, have prepared
constitutional bill for continuing The title
President of tho republic, for the creation
Of second chamber, for the organic alton
of . purely personal septennat, which is
to terminate with the expiration .! Presi
dent AacMAhon's seeen-ysar term, or
seeoer in case Of his resignation o. death.
No provision IL made for q successor to
tbS President, and it is thought that the
object Of the omission 10 to leave N op.
pottaaiy for the restoration of the non-
srehx, which may be possible when the
settennat ceases Emperor Willisn has
preseased Hon. George Bancroft, the re-
tiring American Minister, with his life
size pestrait, painted 70 order. The 0a6ei.
a Gazette Of Prussia also highly compli-
nsnts Mr.. Bancroft. The Social cotton
mills at Woonsocket, r. l., running co.
900 spindles and 900 looms and employ
og 700 hands, was burned yesterday.
Loss over 800, ,ooo; insured in the East
for $3.50, GEO. ). The suit Of Jay Could
against Lord Gordon hes resulted in :
judgment By default against Gordon for
80. 500. .Haaty Grinnsll, Of New York.
Who fitted out the Grinnsll sxpsdition 70.
search for sir John franklin, did Toes
dsy, ased 75. Rast orsnes, Il. X,
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