The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
GENERAL MATTERS.

/ ne rise OF tide caused by the late Cy.
clone at Lynchburg, Texas, was fourteen feet
above ordinary tides.
Boston capitalists are said to be pre-.
pairing to build twelve.story hotel at St..
Louis with two Thousand rooms.
In a ten mile trotting race at POUCH.
keepsie, between Maggie Nancy and Ulster
Maid, the former won in 34:48}9.
In the international shooting match at
Creedmore between the American seven and
Canadian eight, the Americans won bv %
points.
The report Of the last commission OF
architects appointed to examine the Chicago
custom house being favorable, the Secretary OF
the Treasury has ordered work to he resumed
the spring. .-.
The Solicitor Of the Treasurer has given
al opinion that a license tax on the capital "a
national bank cannot be enforced, and that
State officers have no right to examine or to
exact reports from national banks
In the Circuit Court at Milwaukee
Monday, in the suit Of Geo. Reed against the
Wisconsin Central railroad and trustees, the
injunction against the sale of the balance OF
the bonds in the hands Of the company, was
! dissolved
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has decided that under the act Of July 18th,
| 1870, railroad companies are liable to five
per cent. tax on accrued earnings, etc., up to
that date, instead Of 2H, as was claimed 10y
the Illinois Central company
In the stallion race at Beacon Park.
Boston, between Smuggler and Thomas JET
1erson, for purse Of 50, 900, the former won
III three straight heats. Time, 2:25H, c:o33
1924. Jefferson was drawn after the second
heat, badly famed, having strained tendon
in the hind leg
Germany is feeling the pinch Of trans.
formation of her money system, caused by leg
islation prescribing a uniform gold standard, tc
take effect Jan. 1st next, and also changing the
banking system of the country. As conse.
quence rates of discount are advancing and
money at Berlin is reported as extraordinarily
tight.
Cloudy weather prevented the scien.
lists at Manchester, N. H., on the 29th from
making the observations for which they
were prepared. They were only able to dis
discern shadowy outline of the ring as the
moon passed, but enough was seen to verify
almost to a second the predictions OF asst, ono.
1ners.
The board Of education of Chicago
have excluded scripture reading from the
public schools OF that city. The Times finds
that about half the Protestant preachers and
laymen think the step is frar1ght with danger
to freedom and their religion, while tile othel
half regard it as Of no peculiar significance OF
importance.
At Paris, France, a committee which
includes several prominent members Of the
National Assembly, has been organized for the
purpose OF erecting Oh some island in Long IS
land Sound amonument to commemorate the
centennial year of American independence, for
which a subscription has been opened ly Oscar
de Lafayette and others.
Gloss, Medley & Co., iron founders CT
Pittsburgh, have suspended and closed THEN
works. The liabilities are stated at s31O, oGo
with assets amounting to $3.50, 600, but the
principal part of the assets, consisting of mill
property and real estate, is not available a,
present. The suspension throws about 30l
men out Of employment.
The convention Of railway agents at
Saratoga last week fixed passenger rates for
the Centennial at Philadelphia, next year. bv
deciding to issue round trip tickets from all
parts OF the country to Philadel phia, at a re.
duction OF % per cent Tickets over all tho
roads will also be sold from a union Office
on the centennial grounds.
J. V. Farwell & Co., and other promi.
nent houses jobbing in dry goods in Chicago
report larger business the past week than
ever before in the same length OF time. The
fall trade IS proving to be heavy Country
merchants Throughout the northwest are buy
ing freely, and the outlook generally in the
business is more promising than it has been
since the panic.
The department Of agriculture gives
the condition OF the wheat harvested as 10 pei
cent, while the quality is poorer than for sew
eral years. The oat crop is superior III quaint.
ty and quality, and mostly secured in good
condition. OF barley the ten per cent. above
the average The wool crop is tull average
weight, or a little above. III nearly all the
States tobacco has fallen ten per cent below IN
average.
The bondaolders Of the Northern Pa.
cltic have elected the following directors lol
the ensuing year: Edwin NJ Lewis, Johnston
Livingstone, J. K. Moorhead. J. N. Hutchin-
son, George Stark, John NJ. Dennison, George
W. Cass, G. B. Wright, Joseph Dilworth, B.
B. Cheney, Charlemange Tower, Fred. X.
Billings, J. Gregory Smith. The meeting also
adopted the report OF the purchasing commit
! tee.
The syndicate Of the bank of Califor-
mia have organized by the election of William
Sharon President of the Bank Of California 90
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