The Grange advance., 1874-10-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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TUESDAY, Oct. 20.-Oficial returns from
seventy-three of the ninety
counties Of Indiana give a
Democratic majority of l4,733. The
counties yet to hear from gave Demo-
cratic majority at the last election. The
Democrats have good majority on joint
ballot in the Legislature. ...R. N. Boskin,
Gentle, will contest the seat in Congress
Of Carnon, polygamist, as delegate from
Utah. ...Dan. Perdue, engineer, and Jo-
:seph Parent, fireman, were killed as ap-
preaching Cincinnati yesterday, by the
engine breaking through bridge. They
might have saved themselves, but by stay
ing at their posts they saved the whole
train from going through, and the lives Of
many passengers I'M. Ryan, saloon
aud boarding house keeper Of Chicago,
was murdered yesterday morning
Ly James Finncane, car driver.
Ryan had accused Finncane
of stealing revolver. Confronted by
Finncane Ryan reiterated the statement,
Finncane drew revolver and shot him
dead. Two construction trains were
wrecked near Detroit ye erday, killing
Charles Kramer, fireman, I'D seriously in
jurins six Others. 18th agency ware
house at Fort Berthold,s da large amount
of provisions intended for the Indians,
was destroyed by fire Sunday. >. Cecil
Buckland corresponds. ofthe N. Y. Times,
has been 81 It y the Spanish Republicans
Buckland " sprivate secretary of Minister
Jewell while in Russia, and on that gentle-
mans acceptance of the post Office port
folio, accepted place on the corps OF
foreign correspondents of the Tines. ..
The Democrats in the Fifth Congressional
district Of Massachusetts, have declined to
make any nomination, but will supper,
Gen. N. =. Banks who ia to run inde-
pendent.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 2l.-The Sawhegau
National bank Of Milford, N. l.. vas rob-
bed Monday night of about 100000 in
currency and bonds. >. Phelps the New
York State treasury official, convicted Of
embezzlement, larceny and forgery. has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for ff-
teen years John A. Carson of Cleveland
and an old and we'll known lake Captain,
was found in the cabin of his vessel Mon
day in an insensible condition, dying
shortly after. Foul play is suspected. 80.
The Legislature of Vermont Tuesday re-
elected George F. Edmunds, U. S Senator
from that State for six years from tina 4th
Of March next. . Samuel Rindskopf, the
Reform candidate for Congress from the
Milwaukee district Of Wisconsin, has ten
Tered his resignation, and Hon. VIM.
Pltte Lyde, a leading lawyer and intuen-
tial politician appointed to the vacancy.
80. The Republicans of the First Congress
sional District Of illinois, yesterday nomi-
mated Hon. Sydney Smith and in the third
Hon. Chas. B. Farwell. The reported
assassination Of Buckland, the New York
Times correspondent in Spain is denied
...Gsn. Ord yesterday pardoned twenty
two soldier prisoners from the
Iowa penitentiary. NJ Dem
'ocratic jollifcation meeting
At Jacksonville, Ind, last evening, there
was d premature explosion Of cannon,
tearing off Edward Tobin's arm5 " the
elbow and probably infic ingi Il inju-
ries. ....A. w. Putnam, co 1duc on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids s. Paul rail-
road was run over and instan killed al
Cedar Falls yesterday. B heexplosion
'cf a boiler in the pork pack ing house Of
Mitchell & Co. at New Albany, Ind, the
boiler room was blown to atoms and fou,
men severely scalded, one fatally. The
boilers were blown fifty feet into the q l
and carried two hundred feet from thei,
original position. ...A balloonatic we'd.
ding took place at Cincinnati Monday.
The parties were Thcs. N. Cotton and
Miss Mary Welsh, Rev. H. B. Jeffries, of.
floating, with Prof Dsnaldson ~ the aero.
naut. The balloon rose to the height of 8
mile, descending safely three miles from
the plaoe Of ascension. 1t. Col. +. D
Grant, son Of the President, was united il
marriage At Chicago yesterday to Mics Id,
Narisa =. .Honore. :. Captain < Aayn.
Reid,h Z the novelist. i II dan
geroasly ill....h IL sta&ed that 1Attor
ney Genesal " -liams is about to resign t
accept the xpointmeut Of 1iniater 70 Rus