The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY, Jan. 19.-"Boss Tweed" now
wears the common prison garb and sleeps
in felon's cell. Judge Macarthur, of
the District of Columbia, has dismissed
the writ of habeas corpus in Twins case,
aud that gentleman now seems doomed to
e1nain in the common Jail until he con-
cludes to answer the question for which
he is in contempt.'.. Whitelaw Reid, I'd
itor Of the New York Tribune, while in
Washington, Monday, was arrested on two
complaints for libel at the instance of Gov.
A. 4. IShepard. IA beast named G. w.
Allen, Of Buchanan, Mich, who had out
ragged little girl only nine years old, q
few days ago, was taken from the Jail Sun
day morning, by body of masked men,
and hung. It is thought the little girl
with the thermometer 40 degrees below
zero, is rer~uted from Fort Lara
mic 1.-The caucus Of the Republicans
of New York have nominated ex-
Gov. Morgan as their candidate for U. S.
Senator. The Democrats in Massachu-
C. Abbott for the United States Senate. %.
Major General E. Head, with squad OF
federal troops, entered the sheriffs Office
at Vicksburg, Monday, and forcibly dis
possessed the sheriff, J. "A. Flanagan, in pos
session of the Office by virtue OF the late
ono nf
New York's millionaires died Monday
night. >. The House committee ION ap-
preparations have agreed to report in the
civil appropriation bill s475, 900 for the
signal service weather reports, and $780,
600 for the improvement of the Capitol
seriously i'll. 1.-THE Prussian authorities
have closed the Roman Catholic seminary
at Fuldon expelled the head priest from
German territory, and sequestered all
property OF the bishop of that diocese.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2O.-The Cook coun-
ty national bank of Chicago has closed its
doors. Depositors are assured that pay
ment in full is only question of time. :
A. A. Selover, heavy stock Spectator
in New York, has failed with estimated IL
abilities of 1000. The Patrons of
Husbandry of Louisiana and Mississippi
have issued an address to the Order
throughout the United States, denying the
existence of lawlessness as stated to exist
in those States by Gen. Sheridan, and as
serting the truth:ulness of the report OF
the Congressional sub-cc mnlittee. 90.
Judge J. A. Campbell has commenced suit
against Gems. Sheridan, Emory and De
Trobriand, and Il. J. Campbell, for $780,
600 damages, for being forcibly elected
from the sitting of the Louisiana legisla-
ture on the 18th inst -. The grand jury in
the case of Father Gu:demann, ex-priest
of St. Boniface church, Philadelphia,
have found true bill against the accused,
charging him with embezzlement. BY
a fire last night, in Brooklyn, in build
ing occupied by five families, six persons
lost their lives, viz Mrs. Blood killed
and two sons fatally injured in jumping
from the window; Timothy Mccormick
and his son Patrick sufocated and daugh-
ter Ellen killed in jumping from the win
dow. Hon. Hannibal Hau,lin has been
reelected U. S. Senator from Maine. The
ballotings in the legislatures of Rhode
Island. Massachusetts,, Tennessee, Michi-
gan and Nebraska did not result in q ma
jjority for either of the candidates.
THURSDAY, Jan. 2l.-United States
Senators were elected Wednesday as fol-
10 s.: New York, Francis D, Kernan,
democrat, to succeed Fenton; Pennsylva-
mia, WE. A, Wallace, Democrat. to suo-
coed Scott; Indiana, Joseph E. Mcdonald
to succeed Pratt; Delaware, Thos. F. Bay.
ard, Democrat, to succeed himself; Mis-
souri,, Gen. F. Ccckren, to succeed schurz.
In Rhode Island, Michigan, Tennessee
and Nebraska, there was no choice go.
President Grant in special raessage to
Congress, renews the recommendation IN
his annual message for the speedy and
complete armament of our sea coast FORTH
cations. .. Congress has passed the bill
appropriating 100000 for the distribu-
ton of seed grain in the grass
hopper devastated districts. "A
suow slide at Alto City, Utah,
Tuesday night, destroyed two houses and
killed six persons-James Carey, wife and
two childien, and John Vandereen ard
Mickey Kelley. Two murderers. Sam
uel Beighley and Frederick Heidenblut
paid the death penalty for their crime
Yesterday Beiphlev WAS execnted al