The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
miscellaneous,

W1oCelAbueOUSs
The Government has appealed from the de-
cision of the Court of Claims awarding the
son Of the late Stephen Douglas for cotton de-
stroyei in the late war.
The National Gold Bank and the Merchants
Exchange. Bank of San Francisco suspended
on the day following the failure of the Bank
of California.
The liabilities of the Bank of California are
about sl9, OK, 600 and the assets not far from
s7,ooo,ooo.
Before committing suicide Mr.. Ral>ton trans
terred all his property to Senator Sharon, of
Colorado, for the benefit of his creditors.
Edwin B. Smith is the New England law
yer to he appointed First Assistant Attorne6
General of the United States His commits
sion was sent to Long Branch Friday for the
signature Of the President.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has awarded the contract for printing check
stamps to the Graphic Company OF New York.
The Atlantic Mills, of Lawrence, have re-
sumed operations, after being idle tor seven
weeks. The stock on hand has been sold to
good advantage and there is chance now for
steady work for thousand hands.
1t is reported that some heavy stock brokers
and others who have borrowed large sums, in
one case amounting to half million dollars,
for the benefit ofthe Bank of California, securing
their own bills payable with stock OF the bank,
are likely to become heavily involved. Stock
of the Bank of California could not be given
away at present.
About fifty suicides are reported for the first
week in August, caused by insanity, domestic
trouble and financial embarrassment.
A prominent banker of San Francisco
reports that the immediate cause of the de-
mand by the directors Of the Bank of Califor-
MIA for Ralston's resignation was discovery
by the directors during their investigation OF a
lot of bills receivable from irresponsible
individuals, aggregating in the neighborhood
Of 81 ,00O, 600, with no col!aterals. He also
said it was the intention of the directors to
have subsequently called Ralston into their
counsel to avail themselves OF his intimate
knowledge of the business OF the bank.
Alta soldiers reunion in Caldwell, Ohio,
Senator Cockerill, Of Missouri. an ex-Conieder-
ate general, declared that it was passion and
noHpatriotism which prompted him to take up
arms against the government.
The Merchants Exchange bank of San Fran
cisco has resumed payments, and the anic
was. on the LIST inst, declared over.
Geo. A. Smith: Brigham Young's next best
man among the Mormon's, died on the LIST.
There is a ctal of one hundred ard forty
millions of dollars in the United States Treas
ury.
The public debt was reduced 1855 ,049 in
the month of A. gust
The California election resulted in the cleo
ton of the Democratic ticket by a large ma
jority, together with at least three Congress-
men. The independents, heretofore af6liating
with the Republicans voted with the Domo-
Gratis.
Assurance is given that the Bank of Califor-
MIA will resume payments, aud the effect on
business prospects is improving.
Hon: NJ. j. Fletcher, commissioner of pen
sions, has resigned.
Goldsmith Maid trotted a mile in 2:14K at
Hartford, Conn, on the Sd.
The colored leader of the reported Georgia
insurrection has been found not guilty.