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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

A Frenchman, named La Page, has
been arrested in Suncook, n, H., on, suspicion
OF being the guilty party IN the murder Of Miss
There. was heavy white frost at Mem
phis and vicinity on the morning .ot the 3D.
It is thought little damage was done to- the
cotton crop. @ = : ss@s& $S% s}sSs,E,
Il Judge Drummond has over-ruled the
motion to quash the indictments in the Mil
waukee whisky cases, and the trial Of George
F.fErskine, ex- collector, has commenced.
The Hennepin & Rock Island canal
company is moving to gain influence in Con-
gress in favor Of an appropriation for con-
struction OF the Hennepin canal extension.
Col. Dodge's command was expected to
arrive at Fort Laramie from the Black Hills on
the 18th, when Capt Vroom's company goes
to Fort Mcpherson, Spaulding's to Camp STAN
baugh, and Noy's, Burt's and Munson's will
remain at Fort Laramie. !. = = z' S*ssas.S..
The Hannibal & St. Joe railway, re-
Gently sold to satisfy judgments for debt, APP
pears, according to exposures through the
Chicago Times, to have been managed for five
years tor the furtherance OF private interests
Before that it was a paving road. +
A court M artial of the order of the
Sacred Irish Redivivi, appointed by the
national elie:, the Rev. Father J. Y. Mona
mara, hassexpelled Thomas J. ~McGeoghegan
from the, order. and denounced him as q traitor
to Ireland. 1t appears that one Of the rules Of
this society fixes the penalty Of death for
treason.
The engineer corps estimates for river
and harbor improvements, to be submitted t
Congress at its next session. include 81 O00, o0G
for the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, $3.50, 74a
for additional Improvements Of Wisconsin
river, s., 5se, 1o5 to secure five feet Of water
from the Mississippi to the Lake, and $685.
to complete the Wisconsin improvements
which have been begun
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
The Evidence Against Drew BY Miss
Lake.

Miss Carrie Isabel Lake, of Chicester.
NJ H., has made the following statement
before witnesses. III regard to Josie Long.
maid, the victim OF the rape and murder,
which seems to fix the guilt of the crime
exclusively on William +. Drew, the man
in custody: ''In June last she SAYS. Il
was walking on the Main street in S un-
cook with Josie Longmaid, aud Just as We
were going into Mr.. Wilkins picture
room, Josie Longmaid looked across the
street, and there was William F. Drew. Of
Pembroke, whom had known personally
long time. Josie began to tremble,
and looked very pale and frightened.
asked h r why she trembled. Josie said,
i will tell you if you will not divulge it,
promised would not. l said, Cannot
| tell Sarah Cochran?' She said, NO,
don t tell anyone, for mother won't let
me go across to school, She said that
on that morning, as she was going TO
school on the road, and had got about
half way to the academy, Drew stopped
suddenly in front Of her, and that she
put up her sunshade and hit him. ask
ed what he said. Josie said it was too
bad to tell. Josie said that after she hit
him he said, BY God, I vii! be even with
you. | will chop your damned head
off, Josie said she screamed murder,
and ran along until she heard a team.
We parted soon after, and I have never
seen her since.''
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
The Grain Crops of Europe.

Tie Mark Lane E:nprsss of the 18th
in its weekly review Of the European
markets, says: ''The weather has been
much broken, having been hail in some
places, but the interruption to field labor
has only been partial. The dampness has
interfered with threshing, and the condi-
ton of the samples is generally bad. The
upward tendency in prices is continued,
though business is restricted. The aver
ages as compared with 1874 are two pence
lower, while in France they are slightly
higher. There is less doing at Odessa,
but rates are maintained. DantZic is
rather dcarer. The receipts of wheat
from India are unprecedented. The qpRl-
ity is low, however, but if shipments pay
it places vast acreage at the service Of
Eneland.:
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
Pluckey John Chinaman
Grass Valley (Col. )Union, Sept. 26tl

Grass valley (Col.)U junior, Sept. Goth.
On Friday night about Q o'clock, a
highwayman stopped a Chinaman near
the corner Of Auburn and Rice streets,
and demanded his valubles. 1t is not
known whether the Celestial was in 'bon.
anza,' but at any rate he resisted the
call, disarmed tie would-be robber and
put him to fight. Some parties in the
neighborhood heard the scuf1le and az
exclamation from the Chinaman: You
hittle mel and shortly after he came
rushing bareheadcd from the scene of
conflict. Several white men gathered,
and procuring light proceeded to make
an investigation. At the point where
the struggle took place they found two
hats, one belonging to the Chinaman and
also the robbers which he had left behind
in his fight. The Chinaman was in
possession Of the robbers pistol, which
he had captured from him, while at the
same time he exhibited wound in his
hand, which appeared to have been re.
ceived by being caught by the hammer Of
the pistol in the struggle for the possess
ion Of the weapon. 1t is believed that
the owner of the hat is known, and the
officers are on his track. This is the first
instance in years, in this section, where
the party sought to be robbed has come
out ahead, and it is creditable to the
pluck of the Chinaman that he made
such successful resistance. This
nstence serves in calling to memory
funny resistance on the part of Chinese
miners in this vicinity number Of years
ago. a footpad entered their camp,
and perhaps counting upon their non-re.
sistant qualities, was proceeding to relieve
them of their coin, when they turned
upon, disarmed, and overpowered him.
Then they tied his hands and heels to-
gethcr, and stringing him on pole, after
the manner they have Of packing pork.
ers, brought him to town. 1t was a
queer-looking procession, but when they
explained the case and dilivered their
prisoner the whole affair appeared irresti.
bly, ludicrous. But the Johns were in
high feather, and having delivered the
culprit into official hands they went
home with the satisfaction of knowing
that they had vindicated the law as we'll
as sayed their valuables.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

claim was allowed, Mitchell signed Newcomos
name to a voucher, drew the money, and
failed to account for it. 49, -
The Rev. Father Lauken of the Ger.
man Catholic Church of SITS. Peter and Paulin
Springfield, ILL.,, left that place, on the 9Th
inst, accompanied by Mary Langemannr, =
plump German girl, IS years old, daughter: o.
his housekeeper, and on Friday the STU ~ was
married to her at Cincinnati He was appar-
emily well esteemed until his elopement,sb ut
since then disparaging rumors are circulated.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
The Fast Train to be Abolished.
[Chicago Tribune. Oct. 1917

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The timetable meeting of the General
Managers and General superintendent
OF the railroads in this country and the
Canadas will not begin until tomorrow
morning. The meeting promises to be
one OF unusual interest, and will undoubt.
eddy be very stormy one. Ordinarily
the semi-annual time table MEETINGS are
very uninteresting, peaceab|e affairs. but
this time the establishment of fast trains
by the Pennsylvania and other roads viii
prove an apple Of discord and strife. Be-
sides Mr.. Thomas Scott, not single rail.
road manager in the country is in favor
of them. They all believe that thew are
gotten up to advertise few LEADING
roads, and that they do more
harm than good. The time
gained amounts to but very little. and all
other trains are delayed by having to
keep out of the way. They also are con-
sldered to be dangerous to iife,on account
OF their. extraordinary speed and the dan
ger of collision with other trains. Com.
modore Vanderbilt. who at frs: was in
favor of fast mail trains, has, since Scott
began to run fast passenger trains, com.
pletely changed his mind, and is now
working hard to have them abolished. As
tor the fast passenger trains, there is not
the ghost Of chance that any of them
will hereafter be run, nearly every rail.
road manager having already decided to
90 dead against them.
AS regards the fast mail trains, thew
may he continued for while longer, there
being little more difference of opinion
on this subject. Mr.. Bangs. the Super.
lntendent of Railway Mail Service, how
ever, a day Or two ago, expressed his fears
that there was great danger that they,
too' would be abolished. If they are re-
tanned it will be only after severe and
prolonged struggle, and then they will oe
allowed to carry nothing but mails.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
PERSONAL MATTERS.

Matthias Keller, composer ofthe Amer
lean hymn, died at Boston the 18th inst.
The President has suspended James
E. Donaheu, postmaster at Bridgeport, Con-
necticut, for having sold appointments
Otis Reed, actor and elocutionist, for
many years the "Lord Dundreary'' OF Laura
Keene's company. died at Boston the night of
the 10th.
Judge Robert J. Mckinney, for many
years one Of the Judges Of. the Supreme Court
of Tennessee, and one of the most popular
jurists of that State, died at Knoxville, the
morning of the 9Th. -:
Rev. James A. Hennessey, founder and
pastor of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church
in Detroit, Mich, died on the 18th. He had
been resident OF that city 25 years and was
greatly respected by all classes.
- Alex. H. Stevens is lying dangerously
i'll at his residence in Augusta, Ga, and his
recoveryis considered very doubtful. He is
afflicted with stone in the bladder and his suf-
fering is represented as excruc:ating.
Napoleon Victor Alexander Grauber, a
Swede by birth and violinist Of some note,
dropped dead on the 18th in shoe shop at
McGregor, Iowa, Of a congestive chill. He
was man of extraordinary education but a
hard drinker.
In Springfield, Allen county, Indiana.
Miles UpdegraR, on the night Of the 9th, un-
dertook to arouse his neighbor Samuel Ober-
hotter by kicking at his door, when Samuel.
installing him for a burglar, shot at him, in
aicting probably fatal wound in his face.
Andrew Worst, who recently died in
the hamlet of St. Leon, near Lawrenceburg
Ind, served in the cavalry of Napoleon for sew
eral years, including the Russian campaign
and the battle of Waterloo. He died with his
lips pressed to the cross of the Legion of Honor.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

The signal bureau reports severe
earthquake at Jamaica on the 18th inst
An English iron steamer, the Biscany Of
Newcastle, has stranded in the Baltic, drown
ing eleven of her passengers
In the crooked whisky trials at Mil
waukee, the motion to quasi the indictments
has been taken under advisement by Judge
Drummond.
The negro who killed Sam Garner, in
Murray county, Ga , a few days ago, was taken
from the guard at Spring Place on the 18th aud
hung.
Asher & Redlich, New York, dealers in
laoe'goods, have suspended. Also Fay & Co.
of the same city, dealers in hats. Liabilities
not very large.
Advices from India say that 10000
people have been rendered homeless by foods
Province of Guzerat.
In prize fight in Cincinnati on the
18th between two young roughs named Frank
Farrell and Jack Leonard the latter received
injuries which will probably prove fatal.
A lad II years of age named Albert
Hallgort, in attempting to board morning
train at indianapolis, on the 18th, missed his
footing and was run over and instantly killed.
John 7. Huso, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of TiAin. Ohio, suicided on the
evening of the 10th, by shooting himself
through the heart. Malfeasance in Office is
the supposed cause.
Judge Bowman, of Utah, on the 18th,
charged the grand jury Of his court very
strongly upon the duty to take cognizance OF
the violations Of the laws in that Territory by
bigamists and polygamists.
A sharp shock Of an earthquake was
felt at San Francisco on the evening of the
18th. The vibrations were from east to west.
A similar shock is also reported from Santa
Clara. No damage was done
Capt. Chas. 0. Burbank, a young man
who mystcriously disappeared from Medferd,
Mass. has been found and restored to his wife
and children, but is partially insane, and has
evidently been completely so.
A wrecking train on the New Bruins.
wick railroad, near West Andover, N. B..
broke through temporary bridge on the 18th.
killing John Mcdonald, contractor, and iniur-
ing conductor Barritt seriously and four others
slightly.
100000 damages was given to Ed
wards & Co. oeOttawa, Ontario, tor the des
truction of their mills and lumber by a spark
from the steamer Peerless belonging to the
Ontario Navigation Company. An appeal was
taken by the company.
Instead of the fast trains being abolish
ed, according to the Chicago Times, the; East
ern railroad managers are only studying how
to run equally fast passenger trains without
violating the State laws, which require them
to step at all regular stations.
Miss Sill was from St. Louis but she
knew no better than to blow out the gas in her
chamber at the Hurd House in Jackson, Mich.
Fortunately tn first person to discover her
condition knew enough to adopt the right
measures and thereby saved her life.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

The steam saw mill Of the Kennebec
land and lumber company at Augusta, Me-,
was burned on the 18th. While the fire was
in progress derrick fell, killing Robert L.
Reale and severely injuring Charles Deplock,
members of fire company. Loss by fire $780,
600; insurance $4,000.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

Lamps are liable to explode when
trimming is neglected. The wick being
charred low down in the tube, the fame
obtains access to the oil below.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

poses largesnumber of impressions may
be obtained. The inventor, is Mr.. Edi.
son,ef the MISUNDERSTANDING appar,
atuS.4~ %*&.s - - - -.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

"A special from Berlin says that
under pressure of the great powers Tur.
key is diminishing her concentration of
troops on the Servian frontier and Servia
is diminishing her forces.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
Quarrel OH the Steamer Red Wing
Endin& in Murder.

While two rivermcn named James A.
Russell aud Charles Herman were on
their way to LeClaire from Davenport
Ia, on the steamer Red Wing, on the
9th inst, they got into quarrel, and
short time before the boat landed at LIE.
Claire their quarrel eliminated in Her.
man striking Russell in the face. When
the men went ashore at LeClaire, about
clock, Herman proceeded to the Gait
House, took chair on the porch, and
went to sleep, and Russell soon after
reached the same hotel, and went up to
his room, but returned to the porch
where Herman was. A scuffle ensued,
but no one appears to know who was the
attacking party. The first intilnation Of
it 20 Mr.. Gait and others in che hotel
was hearing the report of pistol-shot,
and voice saying, ',Tll shoot you now"
followed by another pistol-shot. Those
shots soon attracted crowd to the scene
of the scuffle on the porch, where Russell
was seen lying, and Herman with pistol
in his hand pointing right at him. Rus
sci was then picked up and born into
the hotel, when it was found that he was
dead. The murderer was arrested.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
A FAIR GAME.

During the war Georgian started 10
Marietta with some chickens for sale.
He met sqnad of soldiers, and they
bought all his chickens but one rooster.
lie insisted that they should take him,
bnt they we're ont of money! and couldn
buy.
The old man said he hated to 90 to
town with only one chicken, and was
greatly puzzled about it.
At last one of the soldiers said:
"Old man, III play You game Of
seven up for him.
"Agreed,' said the old man.
They played long and spirited game.
Al last the soldier won. The~old man
wrung the ROSTERS neck and tossed him
at'the soldiers feet, and mounted his
swab-taiied pony and started home.
After getting some 200 yards he suddenly
stopped, turned round and rode back and
said:
''You played far game, and won the
rooster fairly, but Id like to know what
IN the HI you put up again that
rooster,'
Here is the dinner bashful young
man enjoys at the picnic Saturday, given
in the order Of the courses: A pickle,
dish of ice cream, ham sandwich, rice
pudding, picked onions, sponge cake,
another pickle, frosted cake, plate Of
beans, plum pudding, and glass of ice
water. During the night he lost his
bashfulness to some extent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
Barnum's Happy Family.
From the New York sun.

| Two lions, two leopards, and tame
black panther have for some months
been kept i'll one cage in Barnum's
hippodrome. The lions are separated
from their companions through the
night by iron bars, but in the day
| time the bars are Withdrawn, and the
animals form sshappy family"
| No sooner were the bars taken out
yesterday morning than the leopard
made a spring for the panther's throat.
The panther was young, but his mus
cles were like iron and his skin as
thick as sole-leather, and he struck
the leopard a blow with one of his
fore-paws that laid him sprawling on
the floor of the cage. In an instant
the leopard was on his feet again, and
the animals stood face to face. For
fully minute they glared and growl-
ed, and then, with a shock that nearly
turned the cage on'the side, they met
again, each trying to grasp the other
by the throat.
The employees of the hippodrdme,
attracted by the noise of the conflict,
tried, with iron bars and spears, to
separate the combatants, but without
avail. Seasoned spears were snapped
into like straws, and even the keeper
of the animals dared not approach the
cage.
The leopard, with an unexpected
spring, fixed himself on the panther's
back, and, taking the loose skin on
the back Of the latter's neck between
his teeth, gave the panther toss
against the side of the cage that bent
the thick iron bars nearly double. For
a minute there was great danger that
all the beasts in the cage would es-
cape. The top of the cage was broken
and the floor was split. But the bat
tie was over, for the panther, without
sound, struck the floor of the cage
lifeless.
But the leopard was not satisfied
with the death of his antagonist. No
sooner was he convinced that he
could approach with safety than, seiz-
ing the panther's head between his
fore paws, he gave him tearing with
the sharp claws of his hind feet that
nearly stripped the skin from his
body. Then he began with his teeth,
and before the employees could inter-
fere nearly half of the dead panther
had been eaten by the leopard.
When at length sufficient force
lad been collected around the cage,
the keeper who had tanned the panther
entered the den. There upon the floor
lay his pets silky black skin, almost
entire. His body, not yet cold, quiv-
cred and his eyes glared. The leopard
crouched in corner of the cage, sat
isfied with his meal. The iron bars
were soon replaced, and the leopard
was prevented from doing further
mischief.
At the afternoon performance the
leopard was SO unruly that it was
deemed unsafe for the trainer to enter
the cage; but the bars were kept in
their places and no more damage was
done.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
Marvellous Snake Fight.

Last August, as Mr.. Woodbridge, who
lives just above Cloverdale, formerly
of Petaluma, was going to his work in
the early morning he saw strange
sight, something which he could not
at first -writhing, whirling and
turning on the ground. On a nearer
approach what was his astonishment
to discover two immense rattlesnakes
engaged in deadly strife. They were
wrapped around each other from tail
to within six or eight inches of the
head, and never for a moment did they
take their eyes off each other. Now
and then they would slowly unwind to
within one or two coils of the tail,
when with an instantaneous move
ment they would again become in
volved to the neck, and with jaws dis
tended and fangs exposed, cue would
strike at the other, his antagonist in-
variably lodging the blow, when in
turn he would strike in the same man.
ner and in turn would be foiled. After
repeating their man0uvres for time
they would lie painting in each others
coils and then slowly and cautiously
unwind, only to repeat the involve
ment and striking again. So fiercely
did they embrace each other that Que
would think surely the life would be
crushed out. Strike after strike was
made on both sides, but never once
was an adversary so far caught off his
guard as to receive blow. They had
been fighting over space of fifteen or
twenty feet, as evidenced by their
tracks in the dust. 70 all appearances
they had been fighting all night, every
inch of ground bearing marks of the
conflict. After looking at them for
some time, Mr. Woodbridge cut a pole
some eight or ten feet long, and just
then Mr.. Murphy came up. He took
the pole and approaching the snakes
they simultaneously discovered him,
when loosening their hold of each
other with marvellous rapidity the
larger one rushed at him perfectly fu-
rious; it required the second blow to
stop him. In a moment after the other
started for Mr.. NJ as his now dead an
tag0nist had done, when he too was
slain by well-directed blow. One
had sixteen and the other fifteen rat
ties. = Sonon,a Democrat, February
10th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
PHYSICIANS AND CONS.
DIR. w. HAZELTINE,

nENTIST-CoRNER SPRING AN ID TEN
IL pie streets Opposite Temples Bank
Los Angeles Ja3O u
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
DR., 4. Dexter Lyford,

rNHysICIAN AND sURaEON - OFFICE,
L No.. II, Downey Block, Los Angeles,
California. Office hours-9 to IL A. NJ; to
and to 3 p. M. ap&-u-z
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
Los Angeles Chapter No. SO, r.. A.. M.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

Ceur De Lion CommarGciY 70. 3, K. T..
Holds its stated contiaycs at the Asylum in
Masonic Hall, on ga" Third THU RSDAY of
each month, at O'Clock p. NJ. Sojourning
Knights Templar in good standing are cor
daily invited to attend. BY ORDER of the
E.. c..
H. N. BRUNING, Capt.. Genr..
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
DRs. CHASE & LYONS,

CSURGEONS AND PRACTITIONERS of Ho-
y meopathy Office and residence, Back
man House. Night calls promptly attended,
lssy~ Special attention given to diseases ol
women and children. octSti
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
Dr. Joseph Kurtx,
XSI(uAN.

OFFICE-in Lanfrancos Building, Main st
above the Drug store of C.'F. Heinzeman Il
Co. Will give particular attention TO EYE
and EAR DISEASES. Office hours: From 0
to IL A. M. from TO p. NJ, and from TO y p
NJ Residence: Buenavista street. augl6
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
X. D. WISE. NJ. D.,

RADUATE OF JEF'FERSON
VI Medical College, Philadelphia. Otiice
In Ian Franco Building, Main street. once
hours, from s to l0% A. NJ, and from IA 10
p. M.
Obstetrics & Diseases Of Women Specially.
mY7-lY--l5
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
I. o. O. r.
Orange Grove Encampment, No. 81, 10. o. r.

.,sa.sssss,. REGULAR MEETINGS held on
asiTgSss the Second and Fourth TUES
Sr DAYS OF each mouth at IA p. NJ.
'Sss~ysS Sojourning Patriarchs in good
standing are cordially invited to attend
Ii. BURDICK, G. T.
j. NJ. BAssETr, Scribe
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
.. "A. MCKEE, M. D.

nHYSICIAN & SURGEON - OFFICE,
Mol Spring street. opposite Temples
Bank REsIDENcE = First street, between
Fort and Hill, Los Angeles, Cal. mrlS-tf-2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-26
Or, M. S. JONES,

VaORMERLY OF ST. LOUIS, MO-,
A Il has located in Los Angeles, where
MYSzl he will give his special attention TO
diseases OF the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
OFFICE: Spring ST., opposite Temple Block.
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