The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-16

the various departments have issued circulars
announcing the abolition OF the civil service
rules and abolishing the sub-boards of civil
service reform throughout the country. APP
p'icants for positions will hereafter be exam
ined by board of three, consist
ing of the chief of the bureau
or Office to which the applicant
desire to be appointed, and two other clerks
selected by the head of the Departmental.
Among the western appointments confirmed
by the Senate yesterday were J. F. Bryan,
Pension Agent at La Crosse, Charles Seymour,
postmaster at the same place; w. T. Maxwell,
Cresco, and ]. J. Mathews, Lyons, Iowa, post
masters go. At meeting of the New York Ca
nal hoard yesterday, it was decided to reduce
tolls in grain 33H per cent; on lumber 80 per
cent. on merchandise going to tide-water 80
ler cent.
FRIDAY, March 12.-The recent fire at Port
al Prince was much more disastrous than at
first reported. A space Of one half mile square
was burned over, destroying $2,000, 600 worth
of property go. Orders issued Thursday make
the following military changes: Gen. Anger
goes to New Orleans to succeed Gen. Emery;
Gen. Ord to San Antonio, Texas, to succeed
Gen. Anger; Gen. Crooks to the department
OF the Platte to succeed Gen. Ord, while Gen.
Kantz takes command in Arizona The changes
indicate the retirement of Gen. Emery at pres
ent commanding in Louisiana ..'
General Sheridan LETT Washington Friday
on his return to New Orleans. It is
asserted that the President fully approves his
conduct IN the late troubles in that city 90. It
is announced from Washington that when the
pending Louisiana compromise shall be fully
consummated, portion OF the troops now in
New Orleans will be withdrawn 80. The gov
ornment of the United States, through Minis
of Spain. Mr.. Gushing presented his creden-
tails yesterday, in short speech, in which he
said he had been instructed by our Govern
ment to strengthen the bonds of friendship
between the two nations, and to convey to the
King the wishes of the American people
for the prosperity of Spain 90. The time
having expired in which Brigham Young was
called upon to pay the attorneys fees of $1,000
in the divorce and alimony suit brought by
Ann Eliza, his nineteenthly, the prophet was
arrested yesterday and taken before Judge Nc
Kean, aajudged guilty OF contempt and ordered
to be imprisoned one day and to pay a fine of
s25. Brigham then paid his $1,000 tees and the
$25 fine, and was then taken to the peniten-
tiary where he is to remain "a hours 1t is
stated in explanation that Young disclaimer
any contempt OF court, but pursued the course
he did on advice OF counsel, to raise the ques-
ton Of appeal, the papers Of Which had been
filed several days 90. The Parliamentary el9c-
ton in Tipperary, Ireland, resulted in again
returning John Mitchell by about 900 major
ity, Notwithstanding the fact that Parliament
had pronounced him ineligible ....A conven-
ton composed of sixty delegates, representing
twelve States, in session at Cleveland, O., yes
terday, organized new party, based upon the
abrogation OF National Banks, and the issue of
unlimited greenbacks direct to the people,
upon which it is proposed to go into the next
Presidential contes: 80. The estimate of hogs
packed in the West from November LIST to
March LIST is 1850, 900 against total last season
of s, 456, 600. Of this number, Chicago packed
2,136,7l6. The average net weight of hogs is
three and one-haf pour DIS less than last year,
and the crop in pounds equal to last year.
SATURDAY, March ia Bismarck telegram
Of the 10Th says a party will leave there about
April 9Th for the Black Hills, and another
about April Goth 80. General Sherman in an
swer to an interviewer, said that as soon as the
weather would permit, troops would be put
into the field to prevent parties entering the
Black Hills country, and that if necessary
troops will be sent to bring out the party now
in the Hills .... The proprietors of a minstrel
performance at Montgomery, Ala, having re-
fused negroes admission to the parquette of a
theatre, they were arrested on complaint of the
negroes for violation OF the civil rights bill.
ance to stand trial go. Judge John
W. Longyear of the U. S. District
Court, died at Detroit Thursday
night. There were two hangings in Mary
land, Friday. One, that of Joshua Griffin, COL
ored, at Belair, for the murder of Miss Susan
Taylor, near Aberdeen, on the 18th of October,
1874. The other, Geo. Wheeler, also colored,
Tor the murder Of Mrs. Margaret Whitman, a
white woman, in July last.
MONDAY, March 15.-The lower river steam
boat B. H. Hunt, sunk Saturday about 80 miles
above New Orleans. The clerk, Hardy Ander-
son, jumped overheard and was drowned, and
ten or fifteen negro deck passengers are sup
posed to be lost ....J. S. Miller's distillery at
Sterling, ILL.,, was burned Saturday. Loss 500
600 90. As an accommodation train was ap-
preaching Aurora, ILL.,, Saturday. we'll dress
ed man laid his head on the track as the loco
motive neared him, and the wheel cut his
head from the body. There was nothing on