The Grange advance., 1875-01-26

New York Ere11img Post an
the suspension Of the Boston dry
ouse of Heath, Anderson & Co.
ne valley Of Salinas river, Califor
. - under water, and great damage to
'ty but no loss of life, is reported.
The safe mandatory Of Beard &
St. Louis, was nearly destroyed by
Friday night, the 22d.
Andrew Johnson's highest vote Fri.
y, in the Tennessee Legislature for
1itei States Senator was 81.
The Democrats Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature have nominated Judge j. Alb
bot for United States Senator.
The estimated expenditures for the
government of the District of Columbia
for the year beginning June 3Oth, next,
are $3,l20,l8O.
"A snow.slide Wednesday on the
mountains near Sonora, Nevada, buried
forty Cinnamon, wood-cutters, of whom
twenty-eight were killed.
The friends of G.. c. Washburn claim
he is supported for the United States Sem
ate by forty -four Republican members of
the Legislature. Forty.one will secure
the nomination.
The Republicans in the Legislature
Of Massachusetts, on the choice of Scna-
tor, are about equally divided between
Messrs. Dawes and Hoar, and strong hints
are thrown out of a contemplated fusion
of one party or the other with the Demo.
Gratis.
At Fort Laramie, Monday, the 18th,
fearful snow storm was prevailing, with
the thermometer fcrty degrees below zero.
A heavy snow fall is reported through
Nevada.
Mayor Walker of London, Ont.,p-i
member elect of the Dominion aa In
ment, has been found guilty Of co : uei
practices, disqualifying him for a seat
the parliament for five years.
The Liberals of the English Parlia-
ment propose 20 elect the Marquis of
Huntingdon for their leader in the House
of Commons in place Of Lord Granville
who will resign.
The Cincinnati chamber of commerce
asks Congress to appropriate 100000
for improvement of the harbor of Charles
ton, S. c., and also to locate branch
mint at Cincinnati.
Debate has been opened in the
French Assembly on the constitutional
bills which are to decide whether McMa-
hons powers shall be confirmed and con-
tinued, or whether republic, monarchy
or empire shall be established, and ex.
citement runs high at Versailles.
John Regan of Cleveland. O, was as
saulted, terribly battered, and left help
less on a street Friday night. When
found about l A. ~, he was almost
frozen, and his recovery is considered
doubtful. He says two brothers named
Nerkel assaulted him.
-Whitelaw Reid who was in Wash.
i'gton Monday the 18th, to give evidence
''efore the ways and means committee,
was arrested on charge Of libel pre-
ferred by A. R. Shepherd, and was also
served with notice of a suit for 100000
damages claimed by Shepherd.
"A special from Mason CITY, Missouri,
says the cattle train on the Hannibal &
st. Joseph road ran through a bridge at
Eureka City Sunday, destroying the
bridge, l25 feet long smashing the loco.
motive and three cars and killing or main.
ing the cattle in them. Damage over
$4,000
Judge McAr:her Of Washington, has
dismissed the writ of hab1Qs corpus in the
case Of Irwin, the recusant Pacific Mail
witness, and has remanded him to the
custody of the Sergeant.at-arms of the
House Of Representatives.
AT large public meeting held in
Cincinnati, Saturday evening. the action
of the federal administration and military
in Louisiana was vigorously denounced,
and among the resolutions passed was one
asking Congress to abolish the office Of
Lieutenant General, which is held by
Gen. Sheridan.
The Republicans of Connecticut
have nominated for Governor James
Lloyd Green Of Newark, the mayor who
ordered salute Of one hundred guns in
honor of the Presidents course in Louis.
lana affairs. The other nominees are, for
Lieutenant Governor, Charles L. English;
Secretary of State, Col. Augustus Tenn !;
Treasurer, B. Arnold; Comptroller, Gen.
r. B. Crawford.
Senator Edmund's bill to establish a
court for contested elections provides for
court to consist Of the Chief Justice
and Associate Justices of the United
States Supreme Court, to be convened on
the second Wednesday of February, 1877,
and every February subsequent to any
election held to fill a vacancy in the office
of either the President or Vice President
of the United States. This court is to
hear and adjudge contests covering re-.
suits Of such elections, and to report its