The Grange advance., 1874-10-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MONDAY, Oct l2.-President Grant and
party left St. Louis Saturday evening for
Springfield. The Chicago exposition
closed Saturday, with an attendance dur
ing the day of 81, 600. The expo ,ition was
a great success. 80 The Duke Leinaster,
ireland, died Friday night. Reports
from Louisiana represent registration pro-
crossing quietly. It. closes the 23d inst.
Sixteen Of the Petersburg, Va, judges
of election have been indicted by the
United States Circuit Court for violation Of
the enforcement act of 1871. Upon
recommendation of the Republican
State Committee, General Healey, U.
S. Marshal for Alabama, has appointed
dozen deputies, all Republicans, one for
each strongly negro county, to see that the
enforcement act is complied with. ....A
few politicians Of Massachusetts, styling
themselves Conservatives, have addressed
aletter to President Grant, arguing that
tue only true way to restore peace to the
South is for Congress to pass an act to pay
for the quartermaster and commissary
stores taken by the Union army in the
South during the war, and refund the cot
ton tax The letter he's been ref red to
the Attorney General. The SIT Lake
grand jury have indicted Thomas E.Ricks,
indicted few days ago for polygamy, for
a murder committed fourteen years ago.
TUESDAY, Oct. l3.-Right Rev. Francis
P. Mcfarland, Bishop of the Roman Cath
olic diocese embraced in the State of Con.
nectieut, died at Hartford Monday n
ing, aged &c.. Sc ,retary Of the Interior
Delano addressed a large Republican meet
ing at Mount Vernon, o., Saturday even-
ing. His argument Was in defeose OF
Grants administration and that the mis-
sion Of the Republican party was not yet
ended. "A little breeze Of war was creat-
ed in Salt Lakey esterday by the refusal
of some Of Brigham Young's minions to
allow the U. S. Marshal to pass iEto his
presence to serve subpoena upon him.
Later Mayor Wells accepted the service Of
the summons for President Young, and ex-
planned that the resistance was unknown
to and discountanced by him. . Contra
dictory reports continue to he received
from Louisiana. The Kelloggites assert
that outside the presence Of U. S. troops
the negroes are lntimidated and registra-
tion obstructed, while the White Leaguers
charge their opponents with flooding the
State with colored voters from other
States for the purpose Of overcoming the
honest vote o. the State. 80.
President Grant and party visited Vinitea,
capital Of the Cherokee nation, Indian
Territory, Saturday. The President was
received by large delegation of Chero-
KEGS, on whose behalf Col. Budinst made
a very tlattering address, to which the
President replied in his usual brief style.
Mondey the same was repeated at Caddo,
Indian Territory, the capital of the Choo-
aw nation. This is the first visit OF at
President Of the United States to this Sec
ton. The new army headquarters at St.
Louis are to be officially opened Wednes.
day. AT the Massachusetts Sixth Con
gressional Convention yesterday Gen. But
Ter was renominated by vote Of l62 to
100. An interesting episode yesterday
in the general convention of the Episcopal
church IN session in New York, was the
admission Of full.blooded Dakota Indian
delegate, the first instance of the kind in
The history Of the church. -. Santanta and
Big Tree, e,thetroublesome chiefs of the Kio-
was, yesterday surrendered to Gen Neill,
mmanding in the Indian Territory. The
ilErender included "a lodges of Kiowas
dispatches from Gen. Mckenzie, com.
msnding in Texas, report q victory owe,
the Indians on the 9th ult. The troops
destroyed over 100 lodges, and their entire
ont6t, and captured l,424 horses and
mules. The bodies of four Indians were
brought in. Our loss was one soldie,
slightly wounded. Gen. Mckenzie is il
pursuit.
WEDNESDAY, October 1.-THE Variety
Opera House at Baltimore is burned; los:
&loo, 900. >. The Hendricks copper mill
near Belleville, New York, burned las
night; loss e60, 600. -. Chas. A Dana ha,
declined the nomination for mayor Of New
York city, rendered BY the Industrial po
l'tioaa party. Speaking Of the progress o