The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-15

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OF the late president OF the Bank of California
will amount to between three and four million
dollars, and that an over-issue of stock has
been discovered. 1t is not supposed this will
in any way prejudice the arrangements now
being made to rehabilitate the bank. t,. q.
II has been reported that the bank of Cali
fornia was largely indebted to the U. S. Mint
there. The bank has been refining for the
mint and the supposed indebtedness was said
to be incurred through that channel. The
superintendent of the mint states that
on the contrary the mint owes the bank $780,
600, payable on demand. ~.'
The secretary Of the U: S. geological survey,
has received particulars of an engagement
which occurred August 18th, between Gardner
and t1ennett's parties OF Hayden's survey and
"a band of Indians near the line between Colo
RADIO and Utah and near the north line of New
Mexico. The fight lasted twenty -one hours
and resulted in the loss to the Gardner and
Gennett party of all their baggage and nearly
all their provisions, but the men all escaped
without injury.
The Catholic priests of Morristown, N. Y.
from their pulpits Sunday the 9Th instant
took occasion to call upon each Catholic voter
to scratch four OF the proposed amendments to
the State constitution relative to public
schools and forbidding appropriations of pub
lie money tor sectarian schools. There is con-
siderable excitement, and it is expected Prot
estants will gather in force to vote in favor OF
the amendments above specified.
Applications have been received at the Treas
ury Department, Washington, D. c.,
tor the transfer Of about one million dol
lars in gold from New York to San Francisco,
mainly for commercial purposes. The appli-
! cations were from residents in the latter city.
The Treasurer hopes to be able to transfer
| about half million dollars on the 18th, which
will be distributed pro rata among the appli-
! cants. Since the suspension of the Bank of
California the directors of the mint
had directions to stop the coinage of silver and
esume the coinage of gold. Therefore mil
lion dollars in coin intended for the purchase
of silver not being needed, 100000 Of the
amount was returned to the assistant Treasurer
last week, and the other halt million will
be returned in few days, when he will
comply with the present requestsfor transfer
of a million dollars.
The trade with the South is opening bet
ter than was calculated. A good business was
expected with the West, and there is no dis
appointment. The trade of New York
with the Middle and Eastern States is
small as it was expected it would be, because
of the depression in manufacturing interests.
With the agricultural sections tlourishing.
however, it is but step to improvement in
m n 0f1 sc
prejudice manifested in trade this season than
there has been since the panic, and it is safe
to assume that whatever business is done will
be done on safe basis.
The situation of the Union Pacific and Cen.
trail Pacific is practically unchanged. The water
being too high for any work to be done The
railroad proposes to put in line of wagons
and transfer between the points where the
trains stop.
Tue New York and Erie Bank, of Buffalo.
N. Y, of which the late Jno S. Ganson was
president, did not open its doors the 9Th inst,
It's rumored that large Indebtedness through
outside speculation is the cause. The canital
of the bank is s30O, 900.
Gov. Ames of Mississippi has made a for
NAL application to the President tor troops to
aid in preserving the peace in that State.
1t has been decided to hold the grand Black
| Hills council with the Indians at Fort Laramie.
Considerable dissatisfaction among the Indi-
ans is reported owing 10 the change of pro-
gramme: Red Dog is said to be natural ora
tor, and man of unusually good Judgment
AS he lavors the sale of the Hills, his influence
will ne of great service to the commissioners.
The fast mail train between New York and
the West was put in operation on the 18th. 1t
leaves New York at 1880 A. M, and arrives in
Chicago at $50 A. NJ
The new Atlantic cable has had a good effect
on ocean rates. Dispatches are now taken at
one English shilling for each word; "a large
reduction from former rates.
Fifteen thousand Indians have congregated
for the Black Hills council.
The Chicago Exposition is said to have sur
passed any former exhibition
The population of Kansas is 536, O0O.. &,
Commercial Matters.
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