The Grange advance., 1874-09-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY, Sept. 15.-Maine was carried
by the Republicans yesterday by m in
creased majority. The Governor, Legisla-
ture and Eve Congressional districts were
carried. {. :. The South Carolina Republi-
cans adopted platform which thanks the
federal government for its military inter-
vention in that State, deprecates lawless-
Hess in any form, pledges reduced public
expenses and the enforcement of financial
reform, entreets Congress to pass tle civil
rights 'ill, pledges to maintain the settle
ment Of the State, debt, and endorses
Grant for the third term. The Demo-
cryts have gained victory in the city
election OF Portsmouth, N. H.. The Re
publican Genital Committee Of New York
last night adopted a resolution favozirg the
denomination ofGov. Dix, AMI subsequent
" reconsidered and will drew it as being
premature. .. The General Convention OF
the Universalist Church was opened last
evening in New York. 1t is reported
that large numbers Of white men ars srpr
tering the Black Hill region from Montana
and the west. crank p. Blair is recov-
ering from his recent severe illness. -.
The treasurer of the United States has
issued call to the national banks for al
additional redemption deposit of i've per
cent =. Gov. Kellogg has called upon the
President for federal aid to support the
State authorities in suppressing the revo-
)ution in New Orleans. :. There is NO truth
ia the ramor that Germany is seeking terri
torial possessions on this continent. 80.
Baron schwarz-Senborn, the new Aus.
trian minister, presented his credentials to
tue President yesterday, when the usual
interchange of & complimentary sspesche.
occurred. "A special to the London
Times says the Spanish Republican troops
had mutinied against Gen. Lazer,a and
cheered ior Moriones. whose restoration to
the command they demanded. The
voting in the department Of Maine et Loire
has resulted in no election The following
are the full returns: De Maille, Republi.
can, $4,000; Braces, government candi-
date, 10000; Berger, Bonapartist, $4,000.
A second ballot is ordered for the eth
iast It is understood that n. Berger will
formally withdraw from the contest to-
morrow. The Republicans : arc Nated
over their prospects of sdeoess.t... .Thiers
is going to italy on - two months tour tour
...Jules Simon il about to open the po'
Aitio.l campaign in Tie South of@ France
Ne is ANNOUNCED 70 nakeI . sepeedh y
Avignon, Montoulin and Toulouse. -.
The trialof the, alleged aooompliees in b:
zaine's escape, began at Graisss yesterday
The witnesses examined testified thai
escape by rope was Impossible s.. Ban
croft Davis presented hk credentials 70 II,
King Of saxony At Dresden, and returned
IT, Berlin. He has takenifa :flns house .,
Behrsn Sssssss, MhaaA hsywi4 sh.,
rendezvous Of Americans, and where Ii
will give weekly soirees. :. An attemp
was tmsde 70 assaasinats lie Pr,4ideat q
Peru in Lima, on Aug. ~, without snc
cess; the assaslins wsrs arrested. IL. |,
Chicago last evening, two young Italians
Francisco Dejns.ny and Genasro BaSonl
.quarrelea about some trifing matter, ,whe,
the former drew a.dirk and stabbed Barr.
nj in his breast, inflicting wound whicl
proved fatal In leas than half IN hour :.
Sixty State Guards were levied a. Louis
Vile XIV. Wednasdav nnornina. ~ ord.