The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-02

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY. Feb. q. -The glue works Of VAIL
Bros. Chicago, covering eight acres of ground,
were almost completely destroyed by fire yes
terday. together with large amount Of stock.
Loes. exclusive OF insurance, $250,o00. One
hundred labo ers we're thrown out Of employ
ment by the fire. 80. Three 'hildren
named O'Brien, ringing in age from
eight to eleven years, were frozen to death
in Otsego county, New York, last week. The
children were basket peddlers and were Or
dered out on their regular tour notwithstand-
us this terrible cold. The next morning the
bodies of the two children were frozen to
deeth, the oldest with his arms around the
neck of the youngest 80. Washington's
birthday was very generally observed
throughout the Union. Probably the
most significant demonstration was at Nash
vile Tenn, where the people turned out al
most en- masse, and with banners flying, can
non booming, and the music Of many bands,
ex-federal and ex-confederate soldiers, the
blue and the grey, white and black, under
command of an ex-tederal genera! united in a
grand procession and marched through the
principal streets ....A train of cars
was thrown from the track near Sheffield, ILL.,;
Saturday, one passenger car going down a tif-
teen foot embankment, killing one persona
school teacher-and injuring IA others. No
names given %. Phillip dwell of New York
CITY. surrendered himself to the authorities
yesterday, alleging that he had killed an un-
known man in a drunken ARRAY in his house
Saturday night. The police believe
that the murdered man was British deserter,
and that dwell killed him supposing he had
money go. A man was arrested at Laramie
City, Neb., yesterday, for living in lascivious
oohabitation with two daughters. one Is and
the other Is years Of age. One of the daugh-
ters has Just been delivered of child by the
hther.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24.-Among the nomina-
tons yesterday by the President were two
postmastcrs for Minnesota, VIM. Wetherbee OF
Wabashaw and Chas. Lord of Shakopee 500
The Americans in Germany appropriately re-
.zembered Washington's birthday 80. The
lower river steamer, Cora Belle, was burned
near Pocahontas yesterday 80. Ernst Ort vein
was hung yesterday at Pittsburgh, Pa. His
crime was the murder Of the Hammet family.
consisting Of husband and wife, two daughters
and bound boy named Robert Smith, in
April 18th last. Ortwein confessed his crime
soon after arrested and expressed him.
self ready to pay the penalty
OF his crime 80. The Congressional committee
recently in Louisiana have made their report
They admit in the declaration that the action
of the recent returning board in refusing TO
the five Democrats afterwards elected by the
military was fraudulent; favor the restoration
of Kellogg as Governor, and final measure
for the complete restoration of friendly rela-
tions between all the people, the withdrawal
Of federal troops, leaving the people of that
State to govern themselves 90. The prosecu-
ton in the Tilton- Beecher trial rested its case
yesterday with the redirect examination OF
Mrs. Moulton and the court adjourned. Gen.
Tracy is to open the case for the defense, and
it is reported his address will occupy nearly
or quite three days.
THURSDAY, Feb. 25.-The tornado which
passed over Houston, Iowa, Tuesday, destroy
ed several buildings and did much other dam
age. A man named w. H. Potter was fatally
injured and DR.. Williams had several ribs
broken and his lungs injured. A train OF
freight cars were blown from the track, and
some cars carried distance OF 100 yards 90.
The Conservative caucus of the Louisiana Leg
tsiature has agreed to accept the compromise
proposed by the Congressional committee go.
The Legislature of Ohio has passed bill pro-
viding for compulsory education 90. Gen. j.
seph r. Hawle; has been renominated to Con-
gress by the Republicans of the first district Of
Connecticut 80. Wintermute, who killed Gen.
AcCook at iankton, having secured the $40,
900 bail required by the Superior Court, has
been discharged from Jail 80. Now that the bill
for the admission oil Colorado as a State has
been successful in the Senate, the Republican
members in Congress have decided to press the
bill Tor the admission Of New Mexico at the
earliest possible moment ..A bartender
named Dempsey, in Washington City, shot
his paramour, Lolita Warren, on Wednesday
night, and then attempted his own lite. Both
parties were IN critical condition Yesterday.
....The Massachusetts House yesterday de-
feated the proposition to amend the constitu-
ton by giving the right of suffrage to women
by Is to 120.... Harris, the so-called South
Boston wife murderer, has been convicted OF
murder in the second degree.
FRIDAY, Feb. 26.-The ice in the Mississippi
river at st. Louis, which has been an embargo
on navigation since Jan. 4th, moved on ,yester-
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