The Grange advance., 1874-12-08
inder intended to form part Of the pier Of

inder intended to form part Of the pier Of
the railroad bridge across tie Taunton
river near Fall River, Mass, yesterday,
three workmen were killed outright and
one fatally and one SCI iously injured. %.
Hiram Smith convicted of completely in
the murder of Chas. Wentam, Jan. 7, 1872,
was hanged at Waterton, N. Y, yesterday.
....Albert Jackson, the accomrlice of
Jarvis in the murder of Samuel Jones of
South Oyster Bay, L. l., and Jarvis con-
victed two days ago, were yesterday SEN
fenced to be hanged Jan. Is. 1.-THE large
canning factory ard jelly works Of J. D.
Collins & Co., at Lebanon, Del,
burned last night. Loss $780,
600; fully insured. -. Honorable
Jasper D. Ward, defeated for reelection
to Congress from the second Illinois dis
trict by c. H. Harrison, Esq, will contest.
90. Eight hundred colored depositors in
the Nashville branch of the defunct Freed
mans bank, have united in an appeal to
Congress to investigate the management
Of the institution, to the end that any or
all persons liable civilly or crimina,ly for
Encouragement of its business may he
proceeded against. The deposits Of these
petitioners ranged from 81 to $780,. 90.
The Pacific mail squabble eliminated yes
terday in the resignation of President Sage.
Sage charges bad and reckless manage
ment on the part of the directors, and the
directors on the part Of Sage. i. . i. The police
of New York have been instructed to en-
force the ordinance against Sunday thea
tricals. "A ship supposed to be the Pom.
tiac, from Sunderland, to Bombay, has
been burned at sea, and 26 Of her crew
perished. :. The sum for the maintenance
of the German legation at the Vatican has
been stricken from the budget, in accord
ance with the decision of the federal
council, and in the name Of the Emperor.
MONDAY, Dec. 7.-Gold went up Satur-
day to s1.l5, the highest point reached
for several months past. Forty thousand
men were thrown out of employment in
Pennsylvania Saturday, by the failure Of
the iron manufacturers and puddlers Of
Pittsburg to effect compromise of their
differences. The names Of the killed by
the prematur. explosion at Fall River,
Mass Friday, were Chas. Elwood and
Timothy Haley, of Leavenworth, Kas.,
and Jeremiah Crank, of Fall River. John
Qaigley, of Fall River, was fatally in
jured. 1t is announced that early and
favorable action will probably be hsd on
the house bill for the admission of Colo
RADIO and New Mexico IA locomotive on
the c. C. & l. e. railroad at Delaware, TO-,
Saturday exploded badly scalding Wm
Hutchins the engineer and instantly killing
his son who was acting as fireman. 80. The
funeral Of Mayor Havemeyer of New York
Saturday was very largely attended. %.
The quarrel among the directors Of the
Pacific Mail steamship company is growing
very warm, and developments which will
throw the Credit Mobilier sensation into
the shade are promised. Among other
things, Richard Irwin is expected to tell
how he divided up the $3.50, 900 placed in
his nands to aid in procuring govern
ment subsidy from the last Republican
Congress. -. The Alabama State Senate
has ousted Miller, Rep, and seated Martin,
Dem., Martin was counted out by the
compromise Legislature of 1870. It was
the seating of Miller which gave Spencer.
KEEP, q seat in the q. s. Senate.