The Grange advance., 1874-08-12

on the State ticket. The Kansas City
Times brings very serious charges, appar-
emily we'll founded, against Senator In
gals the successor Of Pomeroy. He is ac-
cused Of adultery ana bigamv; Of abuse OF
his mother-in-law; Of demanding and re-
ceiving bribes; of being knowing tefore-
hand to the York conspiracy against Pom
eroy ; ana OF having, or money consid.
Grafton, helped Pomeroy to the postpone
ment of his trial.
SATURDAY, Aug. S.-To give members
of the Plymouth Church committee an op-
portunity to 80 out of the city for Sunday,
Frank B. Moulton's testimony in the
Beecher-Tllton case viii not De submitted
until Monday at o'clock. A converse
ton with H. C. Bowen of the Independ-
ent is reported which shows that he wants
to keep out Of the adAir, but has no love
for either Beecher or Tllton. Catherine
e. Beecher, in card published, appeals in
behalf of her brother to the popular love
OF justice and asks that Beecher be held
innocent until proved guilty. At last
accounts riot was in progress between
whites and blacks al Somerville, Tenn,
and two men bad been killed. 80. The
Democratic or Conservative majority in
North Carolina is estimated at from ten to
twenty thousand. .. At Buffalo yesterday
Goldsmith MAJ. vas trctted against time,
with running horses to encourage h.r, for a
purse of $4,000, being drove by Budd
Doble, and made the mile in 2:15 IL, the
fastest trotting time on record. In the race
fer the 2:20 class, five horses were started
and Red Cloud won in the Sd, 4th and 5th
heats, his time being 2:1s, 2:1S IA and
2'2l. The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin
is in doubt as to its having original juris-
diction in the matter of the injunction ap-
piled for to compel certain companies to
submit to the railroad law of that State. A
decision is not expected under week
from now "A strong league is organizing
in Massachusetts, for the purpose Of unit
ing political and money influences on
project for building doubletrack steel
railway from Boston to Lake Ontario and
westward. -. Attorney General Williams
decides that the St. Croix land grant
has reverted to the government and that
all that is necessary to make it again a
part cf the public 6cmair, il ar o-eere-cn
the Secretary OF the Interior restoring the
lands to settlement and market. :. The
British Parliament was prorogued yester-
day.
MONDAY, Aug. l0-Ex-Judge Morris,
Mr.. Tilton's counsel, says the suit against
Beecher will he for criminal connection
with Mrs. Tilton, and vii! be brought with.
out regard to the action or conclusions of
the Plymouth Church committee. Suit
will be brought in the Supreme Court Of
New York. 80. The specie shipments from
New York Saturday aggregated 81, ,2l4, GA,
Of which q, zoo, 900 was in gold coin. 49,.
The riot at Somerv,lle. KY, was started on
Wednesday by negro named Cash War
ren, VINO the Gay before mad quarreied
with brother Of Mayor Herndon, meet
ing the Mayor, commencing a verbal abuse
and finally swapping pistol in the May or's
face. The Mayor then drew pistol and
shot Warren, and three or four other shots
were simultaneously fired at the negro,
one Of which killed him, and was thought
to have been fred by man named Bur-
ton. The negroes, much incensed at War
ren's death, threatened to kill Burton, who
about IL o'clock came out on
the streets armed with double
barreled shot gun and pistols. Three
brothers named Reeves; one of them
being the Sheriff elect, undertook to ar
rest Burton who refused to submit to an
arrest, whereupon they opened fire on
him, wcunding him in four places. Bur-
ton returned the fire from his shotgun,
mortally wounding two Of the brothers and
then, himself fallen to the ground. fired
his pistol at the third brother, inAicting a
dangerous wound in his shoulder. Then
i. party of negroes opened fire on Burton
aud he received, in all, thirteen wounds,
but, it is thought, may recover. The Ok.
citement which followed, Was intense, but
was quieted by the arrival Of militia COM
panies from Memphis. 9. The inquest
upon Lord Gordon's death revealed the
fact that his arrest, ppon which hs COM
mitssd suicide. althoagh xl~n : Toronto
warrant, was instigsted b New Yolk law