The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-12
Be'knap, for the President, telegraphs him
that his course is fully sus; aimed.

5e'knar, for the President, telegraphs him
chat his course is fully sustained.
FRIDAY, Jan. 8.-The jury in the Beech
er case is completed and the trial will
now commence. In the Republican
senatorial caucus at Augusta, Maine, last
| night, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin was nomi-
mated Oh the first ballot, as was Hon.
lack Chandler in the Republican caucus
at the Michigan legislature -. . The Cos err
ncrs of Ohio, Massachusetts,, Tennessee
and Arkansas have addressed special mes
sages to the legislatures of their respective
States in relation to recent affairs in Loui-
siana, recommending the adoption of a
protest to the use made of the military to
be sent to Washington. >. Irwin COM
planned to the House yesterday Of his quar-
ters in the common Jail, and asked that
he be removed to more comfortable
place in conformity with the previous
action Of Congress in such cases, but,
after brief discussion, his applica-
ton was denied. 90. Mr.. Charles Albert,
TWINS uncle, was again before the Pacific
Mail investigating committee, and again
declined to tell TO whom he paid that por-
ton Of the subsidy fund which passed
through his hands. Finally he was ex-
cused until Saturday to mahe his final de-
cision. Nv. C. Bryant, VIM. NJ. Evarts,
Whitelaw Reid, Manton Marble and other
leading citizens of New York, embracing
men of all polit Cal beliefs, have united ip
call for a Louisiana indignation meeting
at Cooper Institute Monday evening %.
Both houses of the Indiana Legislature or.
gained Thursday. The Republicans and
Independents controlled the Senate and
the Democrats the House. The latter
have eight majority on joint ballot. IA
fire at Baltimore destroyed the State to-
bacco warehouses. with 2,7o0 hogsheads
of tobacco. Loss on tobacco $3.50, 900 and
on buildings 100000. The crisis in
France has resulted in the resignation Of
the ministry, but Mcmahon refuses to &C
cept for the present.
SATURDAY, Jan. 9.-Representative Par
sons in his statement in 1.-The Pacific Mail
investigation, says he was employed by
Stockwell as an attorney to prepare pa
pers, etc.; that he received in all Sl3 500,
which included clerk hire, travelling ex-
penses, etc., and that he paid no honey
to any member Of Congress, and had no
knowledge of any money having been so
paid. Representative Schumacher was
also belo1 the committee and testified that
during 1923 he was attorney for the
Pacific Mail company; that h. had check
of his clients for $275, 900, of which $l0,-
900 was for personal service, the remand
er being distributed as directed by his
client to different parties, but to whom
and for what purpose the money
was so distributed he could not state
without consent of his clients, and
finally that he never bribed or attempted
to bride any member Of the 42d Congress.
....A mail car was burned on the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad yesterday with
the postal clerk, Thomas Fayman, whose
body was burned to a crisp, and $400, 900
in national bank notes, $500, 900 in legal
tenders and fractional currency, and the
entire northern mail from Washington,
excepting one pouch. The Pennsylva-
MIA State Grange is in session with an at
tendance of 1000 members. Macbride
& Williams, produce dealers of New York,
have suspended, with liabilities Of $780,
0O0.. Hutch McDaniels, steamboat cap
tain, at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was
shot and killed Wednesday by VIM. Welt
eel. for having criminal intimacy with his
wife. "A. II. Cheering, Democrat, was
elected president pro tenn. of the Illinois
Senate, yesterday, on the 29th ballot.
MONDAY, Jan. 1.-THE celebration of
the anniversary Of the battle of New Or
leans was observed at Wooster, O., Friday,
in an appropriate manner. About 10000
people participated in the exercises. Gov.
Allen delivered the principal address. %.
It is stated that Dan. Voorhees,, the "tall
sycamore of the Wabash" has withdrawn
from the Indiana Senatorial contest. -.
The suspension of coal mining operations
in Pennsylvania has become almost gen.
eral. The action of the Philadelphia &
Reading Company, however, in reducing
the price, it is thought, will prevent any
attempt at an advance ....No change is
reported in the situation at New Oeleans.
Gen Sheridau's detailed report of the mill
tary interference in the organization OF
the Legislature, was received at Washing
ton Friday night. Caucuses of the Re-
publican members of both houses of Con-