The Grange advance., 1874-09-30

Henry B. Paine, Of Cleveland, by acclama
ton. David Ray was also nominated by
the same party fc1 like position from the
st. Joseph district, Missouri. The land
department Of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fee R. R. has made sale of land
$50, 900 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 tho effect that another confer
ence between leaders Of opposing factions
is to bs held, at which it is believed a
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 by a boiler explo-
sim in Boston yesterday The business
portion of Arlington, Bureau county, ILL.,,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. DO
mestic trouble in tn. family of one Kraas,
Of Marietta, Pa, eliminated last night in
Kraas shooting his wife aud 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-
srees north, they were not able to see it.
-. The postal congress has approved the
plas! for An international post Office. The
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 Ma
tional Board Of Underwriters, the execu-
tive committee OF the Board have resolved
that all companies belonging to it
discontinue all business in that city
on and after October l, 1874. -. A train
six cars bound south OIL the Selma, Rome
& Dalton R. B., yesterday, went through
bridge over the Waxahatchis creek, falling
sixty feet. The engineer, fireman and sew
eral passengers were killed, and nearly all
the remaining passengers more CT less
dangerously wounded. by collision
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio R. R., yesterday,
at Sanitation, both engines were wrecked
and the postal Car Of the west bound train
burned a postal clerk named Bradford per-
ish;ng in the flames lit. Col. Fred Grant
whe accompanied Clusters Black Hills ex-
pedition, di*credits the idea that gold can
be found there in paying quantities. -.
The rumored transfer Of the Southern
Minnesota 3. E. to the Milwaukee 4 St.
Paul company is denied from Milwaukee,
the headquarters ofthe latter company.
Saturday, Sept. 26.-Tn the big race BE-
tween Occident and Sam Purdy at Sacra-
mento YESTERDAY, Purdy wss the victor,
winning the three last heats. Over ane
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars were
depending on the race. The United
Presbyterian Board have decided to send
six missionaries to Egypt and India. -.
Judge r. Deboit has been nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Tenth
Missouri District. .. Emancipation i'll Porto
Rico has resulted in disaster to the agri-
cultural interests. .. The late Mrs. Sarah
L. King Of Taunton, Mass, among other
bequests, gave 100000 to Antioch Col
lege, Yellow Springs, Ohio, and 10000
to support preachers in weak Unitarian
societies in New England and the Western
States. {. . Members OF the Austrian Arctic
Expedition arrived. at Vienna yesterday.
They were received by an i'm
mense 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
the riot nine buildings owned By
Huntsman, Miles & Co., were burned by
fnosndiaries. Twelve other buildings
were fred, but e1tinguished !. !. Gen.
Sherman has written msmoir. sof the
events Of the late war for publication after.
his death. The State Central Commit
tee, Of the Peoples party Of Louisiana.
have rssorted toenttr upon active canvass.
as the only possible w.y Of settling the
dimcultios In that Sta&e =. IA ansvar "a (.
lette Of Marshal PAekard, ddn. asryS
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