The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06

ing the one IN which the jury were, with two
windows looking directly into the windows of
the latter room, at distance of about 90 feet
An attempt to follow them showed they had
secured the door behind them by placing a
chair under the knob. When a point was
found from which view of the interior room
could be obtained, it was seen that Sherman
| and Bigelow and Abbot's clerk were engaged
| in an animated debate in front of one of the
windows mentioned, while Murray was at the
other conversing, in a loud voice, with Chris.
topher Filter and George Hull, who we're
standing at window opposite, At
! this the reporters burst in door
| and entered the room, when Shearman, Muir
10y nnd thu 0lorh instantly made their eVlt
Bigelow remained nearly half an hour, the re-
porters watching him closely--when he, too,
took his leave in apparent disgust. Asst soon
as Filter saw the reporters he closed up the
blinds. A view ofthe room subsequently, OBJ
| tanned from house on Boerum Place, showed
that the twelve were again in consultation.
The St. Louis Times was lately sold by the
sheriff for $1a1 500.
At a meeting of the Northern Pacific bond,
holders, in New York, old differences were
adjusted, and general feeling manifested that
the road will be completed.
| Bismarck dispatches June % say twenty-five
chiefs, soldiers and headmen of the Berthold
Indians arrived Sunday night. They met IS
Indians from the Cheyenne Agency at Lincoln
Saturday and ratified the treaty of peace re-
Gently made between the Standing Rock and
Berthold Indians. This is important, showing
that the Sioux mean to keep the peace with
their old enemies. The chiefs from Cheyenne
were in Washington at the time the treaty was
made, and were therefore not represented in
| its negotiation.
dispatch from Memphis dated June 80
says the transfer of the Memphis & Little
Rock railroad to R. K. Dow by President Green
low, without the sanction of the board of direc-
| tors, creates considerable excitement here Vice
President Brinkley, who owns a controlling in
| terest in the road, after obtaining an injunc-
ton from Chancellor Walker, enjoining
Dow from taking possession, attempted to
reach Little Rock to oppose Dow any at
! tempt to have himself appointed receiver,
which Brinkley thinks was the real object
the transfer, but was unable to obtain an en-.
CINE, as President Green]ow has placed the
rolling-stock under orders of Dow Brinklev
leaves for Little Rock this afternoon, however,
and it is evident that a great amount of litiga-
ton will be the result Of the action Of the pres
ident.
| The jury in the Beecher case had been out
twenty-fou hours when a rumor was circulat-
ed that they stood seven for Beecher and five
for Tilton. Though unfounded, this created
much excitement.
The New York papers say that at one time
| the Beecher- Tilton jury were unanimous for
Beecher, and at another time equally divided
in opinion.
The entire village Of Meridian, Nebraska,
was totally destroyed by a tornado, last week,
and the neighboring town of Alexandria was
badly damaged.
The motion to quash the indictments in
Tweed's case has been dismissed.
The latest reports give 100000 as the
amount of damages by the floods N France.