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

NEWS OF THE WEEK. "1
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 4,ooo. The exposition was
q great success. >. The Duke Leinaster,
Ireland, died Friday night. Reports
from Louisiana represent registration pro-
crossing quietly. It.closes the 23d inst.
80. 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. IA
few politicians Of Massachusetts,, styling
themselves Conservatives, have addressed
xletter to President Grant, arguing that
the only true way to restore peace to the
South is for Congress to pass IN act to pay
for the quartermaster and oonmissary
stores taken by the Union army in the
South during the war, and refund the COT
ton tax. The letter has been ref red to
the Attorney General. ...The Sat 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 56. 30. Sc e,retary Of the Interior
Delano addressed = 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 Great
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 -x-
planned that the resistance was unknown
to and discontinued 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 Srate....
President Grant and party visited Vinitea,
capital of the Cherokee nation, Indian
Territory, Saturday. The President was
received by aelarse delegation Of Chero-3
KEGS, on whose behalf Cor. Bndinet made
= very hattering address, to which the
President replied in his usual brief style.
Aondsy the same was repeated at Caddo,
Indian Territory, the capital Of the Chos-
aw natiqn: This i the first visit of d
President Of the United States 10 this Sec
ton. .. The ne~ army headquarters 1T St.
Louis are V be odeislly opened Widnss.
day. . AT the Massachusetts, Sixth Con
gressional Convention Yesterday Gen. But
Ter Was repominated by : vote Of l62 to
100. IAN interesting episode yesterday
in the general convention Of the Episcopal
church IN session in New York, was the
admission Of aSfull. .blooded Dakota Indian
delegate, the first instance Of the kind in
the history fthe church. !. !. santanta and
Big Tree 6s3ro6a q ahttpsssine cile IS sftiekis.
was, yesterday SURRENDERED to Gen, Neill,
mmanding in the Indian Territory. The
surrender included "A lodges Of Kiowas.
90. Dispatches from Gen. NcKen.ie, com.
manding in Texas, report y Victory over
the Indians on the 9th ult. The troops
destroyed over 100 lodges, and their entire
ontft, and captured I, ,424s horses and
mules. The bodies Of four Indians were
brought In. Our loss Was one soldie,
.ligh.ly ag, sqaafda1 9q az Gen. AeKsn.is !. i
WzDxEsDA1, October ll o.: The Variety
Opera House 4 Bal1inlozlss 50 burned loell
91o0, ,000 The Hendricks copper mill,
near Bellsyille, New York, buInsd Ia.
night; lol ri, GO q. Cha. 10
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