The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-18
THE NEWS.
Crimes,

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House Of Representatives was lately detected
in robbing safe of$1 800.
Large whisky frauds have been discovered
which will result in the resignation of several
revenue officers.
In quarrel over piece Of land in Meeker
county, MIMI, two men were shot, last week,
one being instantly killed.
A special telegram from Milwaukee dated
May 10, says: To add to the distress already
already felt among the Germans of this CITY on
account OF the Schiller disaster, fearful trag-
edy was enacted yesterday afternoon, resulting
in the Death of Chas H. Ramien Of the we'll
known wholesale establishment of Ramien
Bros. Capt. Ernst F. Herberg, brother-in-law
Of Ramien, stepped out Of saloon as the lat
ter was passing along the street and shot him
in the back. Herzberg, who has not been liv-
ing with his wife for some time. claimed that
Ramien had been the cause Of the separation.
Capt Herzberg at one time lived at st. Paul,
where, in connection with his wife, he opened
q millinery establishment, which proved a
failure, and he moved to Milwaukee,
There was furious conflict between the U.
s. forces and the civil authorities of the
city of Bismarck, Dakota Territory, who inter-
tered and took the recovered oats from the U S.
Marshall, M. Edgerly, and arrested him. This
official again called on Custer, tor both he and
the commissioner received the cheerful infor-
nation that the currents Of their respective
lives might probably be interfered with. Gus
ter responded, and to prevent bloodsled, if a
strong front could do it, came over from
Fort Lincoln with his whole military force.
thus virtually declaring the resisting Bis
marckians 'banditti." This was on March Goth.
AMI in short time he and the resident U. S.
officials discovered considerable grain. several
mules, and arrested about 80 individuals,
among them the city Justice Of Bi marck,
city attorney, county sheriff, and pair of al
dermen, who have since been held to appear
at the next term of the District Court at Fargo.
Then, at the request of the Commissioner, Gus
ter left detail often men under Major Car
land, at Bismarck to assist Marshall Edger]y in
the discharge of his duties. There are rs sus-
pected parties, many ct whom have been ar.
rested, and Garland is after the balance. A
majority Of the citizens of Bismarck sustain
the U. s. authorities In their efforts to
break up the gang aud purify
the city Garland makes all the complaints,
being assisted by Deputy Marshals B. c. Ash
and M. J. Kdgerly.
Judge McKean's award to Ann Elisa Young
against Brigham Young, has been set aside by
Chief Justice Lowe.
1t is said that Judge Nelson has information
OF attempts to tamper with the jury in the
Beecher- Tilton case, and that no verdict can
be given in consequence
Armed laborers have taken possession of sew
eral OF the coal mines, and are determined to
defend themselves at all hazards. Matters are
growing more serious daily.
The grand jury Of the District of Columbia
IS found true bill against COL VIM S. King,
for perjury in testitying that he never received
money from the Pacific Mail company. As
Kings counsel stated that he Lad made ar
engagements to appear when called, no war.
rant for his arrest was issued.
The officials are vigorously prosecuting in
vestigations into whisky frauds, and all reven-
ne officers in any degree implicated will be re-
moved at once.
The distillers of Milwaukee propose to test
the constitutionality of the revenue law under
which the whisky seizures have been made,
and have retained Matt Carpenter as counsel.
Four prisoners escaped from Sing Sing pris-
on by jumping upon an engine which was
passing Through the prison yard. They cut
loose from the train and abandoned the engine
when within three miles of Tarrytown.
James Smith, engineer of the steamer Sena-
tor, blown up at Portland, has been indicted
for snanslaughter.
Investors in lottery tickets will do well to
make note Of the fact that the postoffice de-
partment Supposed to the business. The Gin
cinnati postmaster has been forbidden to cash
postal money orders sent to L. D. Sine, lottery
swindler.
The notorious Missouri bandits, the Younger
and James brothers, have combined for bust
ness, and commenced operations by rohbing
store in Clinton. They first arrested party of
croquet players, and then proceeded with the
robbery. They made so little fuss about it that
not even the neighbors knew Of their pres
ence until the job was done.
Geo. F. Smith, one OF the Minneapolis mid
dlings purifier inventors, has been arrested in
Buffalo, charged with perjury in obtaining his
patent.
The silk combination to defraud the
revenue was one of the greatest conspiracies
ever formed. It numbered about five hundred
members, many of them being men OF wealth
and position, both here and abroad. The
most extensive ramifcation of thesystems were
in England and on the continent, agents being
kept in nearly every large port. ~
A. Spear, at Portland, Maine. while drunk
shot his wife twice and then killed himself.
The wife may recover.
Casualties. -
A tornado passed over the town of Green
Springs, O., on the 10th inst, killing two
persons.
"A scafold fell from the Central Presbyterian