The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-29
GENERAL HIATrERS.

GENERAL MATTERS.
Hon. I. Lyle Dickey was elected Judge
of the Supreme Court from Illinois from the
Chicago judicial district. at special election
on the 2lst, by a large majority.
Two-:hirds of the paper makers of the
country are said to have agreed to suspend
production until January 18th, their object be-
ing to effect a raise of ten per cent. on the
selling value of fine papers.
George Reynolds, on trial at Salt Lake
Utah, for some time past, charged with polyg-
amy: was sentenced to two years imprisonment
and to pay fine Of $500, but was released on
$lO,OO0 bail, during his appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Yale University club has issued cbal.
lenge to the Harvard University club to row
an eisht-oared, four mile, straight-away race,
with coxswains, at such time and place and on
such conditions as shall hereafter be mutually
agreed upon.
The Congregational Church at Henry,
ILL.,, over which the Rev. Mr.. Glendenning OF
the Mary Pomeroy scandal was called to pre-
side, has split into two. The first sermon to
the seceders' church was delivered by Rev. w.
E. Holyoke, and his subject was, curiously
enough, "Character."
AT meeting Of representatives of
Eastern trunk line railroads on the cod, it was
decided to advance rates on fou tn class freights
to correspond with those fixed at the meeting
in Chicago few weeks ago, to take effect De-
cember 2Sth.' No change was made in the
rates on flour and grain.
Cincinnati is making arrangements for
grand celebration of the inaugural of the
centennial year, on New Years eve, at mid
night. 1t is proposed to celebrate the event
by the ringing of all the bells in the city, the
firing of cannon and grand military and
civic procession.
Richmond, Va, was visited by lively
earthquake shock the night of the e9d. The
guests at the different hotels were so alarmed
from the rocking Of buildings as to assemble
in the parlors en- dishabille, ready to leave the
premises. The alarm was general, the shock
being felt in all parts of the city, and the citi-
zens leaving their domiciles in fright.
1 Advices from San Rafael, the capital Of
Lower California, report the success of the
revolutionists in their attack upon the city
and the killing of Gov. Villagrana and twen-
ty-nine others, securing possession of others.
A portion OF the government troops have taken
refuge in Arizona and Gen. Kartz has dis
patched force of cavalry to compel their sur
render to the U. S. forces.
The Secretary of the Interior on the
Goth decided upon an appeal of the long con.
tested case OF the heirs Of Murray Mcdonnell
VS.. the Chicago aud Northwestern railway
company, involving the title to land lying on
the north and at the mouth of the Chicago
river upon which the depot OF the company
now stands, and Of which the reported value
is several millions, the decision being in favor
of the company, and to the effect that their
title to the land is valid.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in a
letter in answer to an inquiry as to whether it
is his purpose to make resppointment OF clerk
ships in the Treasury Department, allowing
States and Territories on basis of population,
states that he does not construe section of
the act OF March Sd, 1868, as directing the APP
pointment to the extent Of Diminishing clerks
from States which now hold All excess of an.
pointments, but only as directing the Secre-
tary with reference to future appointments.
The coal merchants and other citizens
of Pittsburgh, Pa, interested in the improve
ment OF the navigation of the OHIO river, after
a thorough examination of tie SUBJ
ject, condemn the proposed system
of locks and dams as too expensive, costing
for construction from $4,000 to $4,000, and
with their maintenance quadrupling the pres
ent running expenses. The best method
improvement, in their opinion, would be to
keep the channel as near to its unobstructed
normal condition as possible by wing dams,
etc., and by the removal of wrecks. snags, etc.