The Grange advance., 1874-07-22

mt PAUL AND RED W1NG MINNESOTA JULY

ING. MINNESOTA. w.
Republicans Of the Terre Haute, Ind, dis
trict. E. N. Gates Of Jasper county, Iowa,
by the Anti-Monopolists Of the Ottumwa
district. Henry 0. Pratt of Charles City,
Iowa, renominated by the Republicans Of
the fourth or McGregor district. Eugene
Hale by the Republicans the fifth Maine
district. "A thunder storm, accompanied
by hurricane, passed over Lowell, Mass,
yesterday, doing great damage to steeples
and roofs. AT East Saginaw, Mich. yes
terday, Goldsmith Maid trotted three mile
heats in PIG Sd, PIG IL and PIG. Full
lerton, the second horse, was also timed as
follows: 2:20 l-2, 2:le and 2:l7 3d. The
Maids time is the best on record for three
successive heats. Wisconsin crop re-
ports Of yesterday were that in the south
part of the State the wheat has been some
what injured by drouth, but generally an
average or more than an average yield is
expected. Thus far, seven persons are
known to have lost their lives by the Chi
cago fire Of Tuesday night. .Obstruc-
tions were found upon the New York Gen.
trail track, near Fort Plains, yesterday,
placed there, it is supposed, by gang
prepared to rob the pay car which was
coming west with $4,000 on board. A
wood train, running ahead of the pay car,
the distractions were removed by the train
men. BY the breaking of a switch a
freight train was ditched on the r. & C.
road near Richmond, Ind, yesterday. 1t
is believed the switch was broken for the
purpose Of wrecking and robbing the pas
senger train. .Rnth Ven Ellen of Au-
burn, New York, slipped on the rocks of
Atkins Glen, Elmira, yesterday, fell over
precipice 95 feet high, and was dashed to
pieces on the rocks below. In Harden
county, Ky, Tuesday, John Brunnen, a
boy Of IL, hanged himself because his
father had refused to buy him ne sad
die. Rev. DR.. Green OF Nashville, Tenn,
veteran Methodist preacher, died We'd
nesday, aged Is. :. The French steamship
company has dismissed from its service
| the late captains of the abandoned ships
| l'Eu1ope and Amerique.
SATURDAY, July lS.-The Associated
Press continues to send out contradictory
and very unsatisfactory conjectures as to the
progress Of the Beecher-T Tilton affair and
what the forthcoming expose will amount
to-. After stormy session the Republi-
can nominating Convention at Cambridge
| City, Ind, last, evening named Clayfoot
to succeed Jesse Wilson in Congress.
Hon. J. P. Kidder, associate justice of the
territorial supreme court, formerly a
practicing lawyer Of St. Paul, was Thurs
day nominated by the Dakota Republican
Convention at Elk Kiver for delegate in
Congress. The convention resolved in
favor Of division of the territory and crea-
ton of the proposed new territory of Penn
bina Of the northern half. {. . Josephine
Beaudett, only daughter Of Joseph Beau
dett, aged Is, was outraged in Mendoza,
last night, by some unknown william who
entered her room through the open win
dow, by removing the mosquito bar, and
accomplished his purpose by using chlo-
roform to keep her from awaking. ). The
board of Indian peace commissioners was
reorganized at Washington yesterday.
General Sibley is chairman of the >urchas-
ing committee. :. . .Rsti6cations having
been exchanged the new postal convention
with France will take effect August 1st.
The litigation by stockholders of the Keo-
kuk Northern Steamboat Company, to pre-
vent W. F. Davidson from obtaining full
control Of it through his late purchase of
the late Mr.. McCune's stock, it is said will
BE- persisting in to the last, and lively
legal war is anticipated. ~. .Skirmishes be-
tween small bands Of Indians and troops
are daily reported from Texas, New Mexi-
co and w yoming. But little harm appears
to result to either side. j.. The Quakers
ask Nr. J. D. Mills, western Indian agent,
appointed on their recommendation, to
resign, because Of his having become ex-
| cited over exaggerated reports of an In
dian disturbance, and telegraphed to Wash
ington, counseling war. =. The British
government refuses to >ecept the Fiji is
lands on the condition fixed by their
king, but proposes to the king and his pee