The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-30
THE NEW s.
Crimes and Casualties.

A destructive tornado is reported in Louisia-
ma. ty which dwellings, stores and churches
in the town Of Smithland We're leveled to the
ground, and several people killed. Another
destructive blow is reported i'll Georgia.
If has lately been ascertained that 81 ,918, 600
Missouri State bonds belonging to the treasury,
and consequently of no legal value to the hold
ers. have been stolen from the treasury vaults
and are probably now in circulation. No one
knows when the theft was committed, as the
packages from which the missing bonds were
taken have not been examined for several
yeas.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to assas-
sinate a member of the ku klux while on the
witness stand as State'sevidence, in Todd coun-
ty, Tennessee.
The alleged murderer of Mrs. Bingham, in
East BOSTON. has been arrested and fully iden-
tilted. In bis pocket was found a knife belong
ing to the murdered woman.
Reports from Tacoma, Wyoming Territory,
announce the wrecking OF the steamerRuby on,
Puget Sound and the loss of all on board, in
Guiding theatrical troupe. The story is not
confirmed.
The noted bandit, Vasquez was executed at
San Jose, CAL, on the 10th inst. He protested
his innocence OF murder at any time in his lite
but acknowledged the Justice of the sentence,
because he was the leader OF a murderous band.
EIGHTY convic,s in the Jacksonville, Indiana,
State Prison attempted an escape lately, by
overpowerlng the guard. They succeeded in
binding the inside force, and were cutting a
hole through the outside wall when general
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broadside Of Spencer rifles, the rioters were
forced back to their cells.
The postoffce and newspaper office Of Fulton,
Ill.,, were burned March %, with all letters and
documents.
Somebody has been forging the coupons of
the second mortgage bonds of the Toledo, Wa
bash and Western railway.
The four men who lately robbed the express
at Memphis have finally been caught, and are
now awaiting trial. Fconvicted, hanging will
be the verdict, as murder was also committed.
Several members Of band of counterfeiters
have been arrested in Boston, good clue OBJ
the detectives.
Fries RACED in seda1ia, Mo-, Concord, N. H..
in New York and in Fall River, Mass, OH the
S6th OF March. Loss, over $4,000.
Sober old Boston has broker out with the
Black Hills yellow fever, and proposes to fit up
an expedition of 800 armed men. They pro.
pose to go to stay, Sheridan to the contrary,
notwithstanding.
IA. Middleton, editor of the West Point
Miss, Times, was shot and killed, last week,
by D. L. Love, editor OF the Citizen, of the
same town. The difficulty arose from news
paper paragraph
The authorities of Todd county, KY, are ap-
parently determined to put down kr-kluxing
in that county. The county Jail is now full Of
the "banditti"
The court house at Galena, No., was entered
lately, and orirninal indictments against sever
al persons distracted therefrom. Out of the
attempted arrest of the guilty parties grew a
somewhat extensive war. Two armed bodies
were Threatening each ether from opposite
sides Of the James river, at last accounts, and
collision was hourly expected.
The reported loss Of the steamer Ruby, on
Puget Cound with all on board is now authori
tatively contadicted.