The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-29

Servia and Montenegro have announced
their determination to remain neutral in the
trouble between Turkey and the northwest
province.
There now remains only twenty-eight
million new five per cent bonds for negotia-
| ton. No further call for the redemption OF
old bonds will be made until demanded by
| subscription to the new.
A general order just issued by the
War Department restores from the LIST inst
the allowance of fuel and forage prescribed Ivy
orders and regulations in force previous to the
order of March 18th, 1875.
A Washington telegram says that
while the internal revenue receipts this month
are satisfactory to the Treasury Department.,
those from the customs are less than those for
the corresponding month last year.
The experiment of publishing daily
religious newspaper in New York has failed,
and the Daily Witncss, that has assumed 10
represent the religious element of the me trop-
oils tor several years, announces its own death.
Negotiations are pending between the
managers Of the St. Louis, Kansas City &
Northern railway and Thomas A. Scott for the
extension OF the fast mail train to Kansas City,
Mo. 1.-THE arrangement is made, trains will
run between St. Louis and Kansas City in
eight hours-six hours less than the usual
time.
At the session of the National Agricul:
tural Congress in Cincinnati, Prof. Riley of
Missouri presented paper and memorial to
Congress concerning the need of a scientific
commission, under the auspices Of the national
government, to investigate further ways and
means Of preventing injury by grasshoppers
and other insects.
An enthusiastic meeting of the princi-
pal manufacturers of Paris was held on the
evening of the cath, to consider the question
Of creditable display at the Philadep hia
Centennial, at which resolutions were adopted
that it was to the interest of France to make
such an exhibition, and pledgng the meeting
to do all III its power to attain that object.
The general freight agents of the east
ern lines propose new freight tariff to take
effect October first, as follows Fourth class 35
cents; grain 81 cents; box meats 40 cents :;
bulk meats 45 cents; so cents per hundred
pounds, and 10 cents per barrel Oh flour from
Chicago to New York, with the regular differ
ences to all other points. There will also be a
relative advance from St. Louis and other
southwest points, taking effect on the same
day.
The great feature Of the Cincinnati Ex-
position Friday was the floral display, the diff
ferent florists exhibiting Occupying 5000 square
feet. The attendance during the day and
evening, as shown by the sale of tickets, was
10000. The first premium was awarded to
Thomas Knowlton of Cincinnati. Among the
display was number Of agricultural imple-
ments made of flowers, fountain eight feet
high, al Is light chandelier, a large bell and
globe and a number of other fancy articles.
POLITICAL.
Cyrus G. 'Pershing, the Democratic can
didate for Governor Of Pennsylvania, re-
fuses to resign the Office Of Judge which he
now holds.
The Republicans Of the 23d New York
Congressional Convention have nominated
NelsonI. Norton to fill the vacancy in Con-
gross occa>ioned by the death, soon after his
election, of A. F. Allen, Democrat.
G. z. George, chairman of the Demo-
cratic tate executive committee OF Mississippi,
with a view to prevent the organization of ne
upon the auditor restraining him from paying
any portion OF the militia appropriation
The evangelical churches of Chicago
are making strong effort to have a series OF
meetings KY Messrs. Mooiy and Sankey, the
great revivalists, in that city. Such meetings
would undoubtedly be a good thing for Chica.
go, but they would be terribly trying for
Moody and Sankey.