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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21

A Detroit man wants pay from the
city for digging up the remains of his
ancestors, and lie makes no bones of
announcing that he. wants dust for
dust.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21

a decision Of the supreme court,
invalidating some 100000 of Missouri
state bonds has seriously affected two
New England life insurance compa-
MES.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21

Many of the Black Hills miners have
tired of digging for gold and hundreds
are digging for home. 81
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21

The Rev. Robert 'Collyer has con
tributed fifty dollars toward the pur-
chase of a bust of Tom PAYNE.
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Miscellaneous News items.

Four carloads of Mormons from
England recently reached Salt Lake City.
The Pennsylvania railroad carries
passengers from Chicago to New York for $l2.
The Toledo, Wabash & Western rail-
road has been sold to the bondholders for
50, 100000
The American print works, at Fall
River, has again started up, and are rum
ming full time.
The American Medical Association
has again refused to admit female practition-
ers to membership.
The number of magnificent steam
ships lying idle in English ports is unparal-
leled in the history Of commerce.
Mr.. f. E. Whitcomb, of Boston, re-
covered lost pocket-book containing 5000
and other valuables by the confessional.
All steamers to Europe now go out
with all the passengers they can carry, and
passage is every day refused on the steamer
next to leave.
St. Augustine's Church, in Washing
ton, built by and for colored Catholics, was
dedicated last Sabbath by Archbishop Bailey.
The music was rendered by one hundred
voices.
Margaret Donaldson Boggs, Of Phila-
delphia, died last week, aged one hundred
years, FIVE months and twenty days. Her
mother made the first American flag of the
present pattern.
Queen Victoria wrote to the Wo-
mems International Temperance Association,
which met in Philadelphia, decliningto send
a representative. She said she preferred to
leave the subject with the public of England.
The recent elections in Belgium re.
suited in victory for the Catholics, and the
effect was to greatly insense their opponents
who mobbed several Catholic institutions in
Antwerp and necessitated calling out troops
to preserve the peace.
On the Sd of Juno seven inches of
snow fell at Fort Buford, and eighteen at Fort
Benton, on the Missouri. AT Mulligan's pass
in the mountains three feet fell. The result
OF this is the largest food ever known in the
mountain valleys and on the upper Missouri
Of the committee on credentials, in
the Cincinnati convention, were J. Baldwin
of Iowa; Col. Merriam, of Minnesota and
David Atwood, of WISCONSIN. Onthat Of res
olutions, were Hiram Price, of Iowa; J. B
Wakefield, of Minnesota and J. A. Horn, o
Wisconsin.
It is said that while Mr.. Blaine lay
unconscious upon the parlor floor, Mr.. Bris
tow called, and Mrs. Blaine, meeting hin
near the door, said, Don't come in, sir; yo'
have had your way!' Mr.. Bristow immedi
ately retired, and while going down the stree
remarked that the remark was undoubtedl,
due to her frantic grief.
The decline OF Speaker Kerr's health
since the opening of spring has been rapit
indeed. On the 18th inst. he was in a condi
ton creating the greatest anxiety to hi
friends, and too low to bear removal to plac
in the country. He was in this condition
when the report of the investigating commit
ee, entirely vindicating him, was unanimous
ly adopted by the House.
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Convention CondensatiOns.

Convention Condensati0ns.
AS high as five dollars was paid by
members of the Bristow Club for seats in the
convention hall.
A brass band was kept a-going when
the managers didn't want speeches.
Much opposition was made to dele
gates from territories who could not vote tor
the election OF the nominee being allowed a
voice in selecting candidate
The orator of the convention was
the silver tongued George William Curtis,
the well-known editor of Harper's Weekly.
Tho demonstrations made by the adj
herants Of the various candidates, such as
campaigns singing, torch light professions
and brass band music, kept the city in a con-
tinual tumult.
Daggett, the sheriff Of New W. York York,
had stg,ooo, bet that Blaine would not be
nominated !
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=, Personal, I,npersonal and Political.

- t;3EhaE. -. t~.-
.,,x Personal, 1mpersonal and Political
Senator Anthony has been reelected
from Rhode, Island for the fourth term.
The remains of Rear Admiral Col
Inns have just arrived from Peru, where he
died, while in command of the South Pacific
The British government has finally
refused to surrender the pious forger, Win
slow, because the United States government
sV6uld not guarantee that he should not be
punished tor any other ofense than that
named on tile ground Of extradition, and
have released hin from custody.
Il AS Mi. Blaine, in company with Mrs.
Blaine, was enteringth the vestibule of the Con-
gregational church at Washington, on Sun
day, the 11th, Mr.. Blaine put his hand to his
head and exclaimed, sob, this pain !" He
soon BECAME unconscious and was taken to
his home where prompt attention from
physicians was procured. The attack was
pronounced Ito be hyper excitement OF the
brain and nerves, superinduced by recent
events in which he was a prominent actor.
After remaining unconscious over six hours
he opened his eyes and asked his wife what
was the matter. His symptoms were then
more favorable, although he was not fully re-
stored to consciousness. There was no APP
oplectic symptoms.
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? SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
r Grimes, Criminals and Casualties

q = Grimes, Criminals and Casualties
I Edward = A. Pierce, of St. Adams,
Vermont, robbed his employer of $4,000 and
then decamped. n4 80 'f-r&
An insane patient in the Bingham
HAN insane asylum at Canandagua, N. y,
fatally stabbed the president Of the institu
ion, on the 18th. .ss,o7., -. ,.5..'; IT,.
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EXPOSITION Notes.

sfhe Michigan state building will be
formally opened on the Fourth Of July next.
The prize contests of5the military
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21

New England life insurance cOmpa-
MES.
A Detroit man wants pay from the
city for digging up the remains Of his
ancestors, and lie makes no bones Of
announcing that be. wants dust for
dust.
The wheat harvest in Georgia was
unusually good, averaging over ten
bushels to the acre. Cotton looks
promising, and Georgians are happy in
consequence.
a Milwaukee man on the witness
stand, the other day swore that he did
not kiss the omplainant-that he had
never kissed anybody, nor anything,
and wealld not kiss dog.
The Chicago Times sympathizes
with the children of the late sultan
because there will be so little left of
their fathers wealth after each of the
1000 widows get their 'sthirds.'
Ex-senator Sprague is now hard
working laborer. He is superintend-
ing the work of building a dam, and is
the first and last man Oh the job every
day, frequently working until ten
O'Clock at night.
Cranberry culture in Wisconsin is
becoming an important industry. A
company at Appleton have marsh of
over fourteen hundred acres, of which
upwards of three hundred are i'm.
proved.
Goethe asks, s:How shall you learn
to know yourself - Just ask your
servant what the neighbors say of you;
but if you have no servant the desired
information may be had by becoming
candidate for President.
indianapolis will make q s'fool.kill-
ers'' day of the Fourth. Sixteen bal
looms will be sent up, each containing
one person. Why not finish the job
and get rid of all the dictionaries
while they have their hands in?
Affection never come singly. Min.
nesota has suffered from grasshoppers
in the southwest, it's great lake port
IN the northeast has been blockaded
by icebergs, and now a visit from
George Francis Train is threatened.
The little girls of Washington dec
GRATED the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives, at Washington, last Dec
Grafton Day. They probably thought il
as appropriate to bestow flowers upo1
a political as soldiers grave yard.
Thomas Mast is illustrating tn,
complete works. of Josh Billings
Of course it will be called 'sthe Cen
tennial edition - at least it seems lik'
a hundred years since Josh first com
menced learning to spell. At any rat'
it is quite spell.
The ''world moves even down cas-
in New Hampshire. The governor O.
that State, in his late inaugural ad
dress called attention to the ''religiou
test which places New Hampshire
even behind Spain in the matter O
liberty of conscience.
Agreat fuss was made over the men
tai condition of young Walworth, VIII
shot and killed his father some thre
years ago, and it was said he woul,
pine away and die: Prison fare seem
to agree with him. however, and h
weighs about fifty pounds more thai
when he was first incarcefated.
Miss Gertrude Carbett, formerly o
st. Paul. has achieved a great triumph
on the New York operate stage, il
Norma. Critics unite ia the. decision
that she has a voice of great power AM
much sweetness. and that as an actres
she stands unusHally high. ! In St
Paul she was known as Mrs. Winnie
but the court granting her divorc
gave back her maiden name
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
CHINA AND JAPAN.

THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR HONG KONG UN-
SATISFACTORY TERRIBLE TYpAooN.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov u, 1870.
The Pacific Mail steamer Great Republic hero
to-day from Hong Kong Yokohama, with Hong
Kong dates to October l6 and Yokohama dates 10 tho
gath.
CONSTITUTION
The China Mail says--"We have now, there ia cvery
reason to boleve, correct and ul text OF the
has not been received with satisfaction in Hong
Kong. II Is considered that the British
Minister should have done something toward
opening up the est River beyond Canton, tho river
being thoroughly navigable to least tho borders Of
that province, and vast amount Of trade being
ccntratcd It's banks. Il Is said Sir Thomas Wade
will shortly proceed homo. Sir Douglas Forsyth Sir
Garnet wolseicy and Hon. Mr. Erskine are spoken Of
as his successor.
THE ruXSAy AFFAIR AGAIN
memorial from Likung Chang, and a Imperial
edict reply, referring TO tho Yunnnn affair. have
been published In the Pekng Gazette In accordance
with the terms OF the Chetoo both OF these
documents to be embodied in a proclamation,
which is 70 be posted throughout the province.
TYPIooN
occurred in the vicinity OF Saigon tho evening of
October s, which lasted until the following morning.
Tho telegraph line connecting Cape ST. James with
Saigon was blown down, and the telegraph company's
station at the former place was much damaged. No
shipping casualties have yet been reported
PERSECUTION CHRISTIANS
Letters from Wen-Tchou, = maritime city In the
Province OF Che that native Christians
there arc suffering much persecution.
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
THANKSGIVING DAY.
MAYOR ecnroEprn's prccrAMATro,

MAYOR ecHEoEpEE's PROCLAMATION.
His Honor Mayor Schroeder issued tho subjoIncd
thanksgiving proclamation to the people OF Brooklyn
yesterday
CITY HALL. BROOKLYN, Nov. II, 1876.
The President OF the United States and the Governor
Of the State oil New York having designated Thursday
tho Soth day OF November ncx as day of thanksgiv
ing and prayer, do hereby recommend my fellow
czcns mat they lay aside all business that day
repair Their respective houses OF worship and
there unite in Offering thanks 10 Almighty God for the
manifold blessings which lie has voucnsafcd to dur
inx the past year.
We have especial reasons for being thankful for the
bountcous protucs o The earth md the general good
health OF the people, aud while gratitude for these
blessings let forget that there
In community numbers OF deserving AMI suffering
poor whose hcarths should be made cheerful on that
day By contributions 10 alleviate their wants
commend them 70 ysur kind consideration.
y. 4 SCHROEDER xAyoG
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
THE WEBSTER STATUE.

CEREMONIES OF THE uNvEILIx0 on SATURDAY
NEXT AT CENTRAL PARK
On Saturday afternoon next, AZ two o'clock, Mr.
Gordon ". BIrnham Of No l2S Filth avenue, will
mako formal presentation TO the city OF New York OF
bronze statue Daniel Webster. The ceremony OF un-
yelling will take place IN the Central Park the Fifth
avenue and Scvcntysccond street gate, the site Sc
lcctcd for tho statue One platform has been erected
for the speakers the OCCASION and another contain
ing about 1000 seats, Tor the convenionce Of those
nc arc also cordially invited TO attend The order OF
exercises VIII be as folows:--
!. Music.
Tho assembly will be called 10 order by tho Pres.
dent OF the Department OF Public Parks
g. Presentation OF tho statue by Mr. Burnham.
s Response Of His Honor the Mayor Of sne city Of
New York. .
Z address BY Mr. Ev r.s
S. Nusic.
.. Address BY the Hon. Roberto G. winthrop
Tho statue Is already In POSITION ncnr the lake. on
tho drive At he Intersection OF the road leading
northward from the Filth avenue gate al Seventy
second street aud the road ng northwsrd IRON
Eighth avenue. u Is tho largest oopen
space on any Of tho drives In tho Park
and about tne best position for lne statue
Tho statue itself Is fourteen feet in height and
on pedestal about t~cnty feet hign II is OF bronze
weighing together l25 tons About three years ago Mr.
Thomas Bali, OF Florence, in New York Mr.. Burn.
ham him the order for tho modelling aud casting
oi The statue though the idea OF having such statue
erected in memory OF the great siaiesm,n had been in
the mind oi the donor sincc Daniel WebsIers death.
Ii was modelled at Florence by Thomas Ball. and cast
IN the great foundry oi Munich, by Muller II arrived
the Cmbsm in The Inter part OF October. Tho
pedestal which this statue stands we,shs lle tons,
and was designed BY Patterson. Canneld x CO., or
Hartford Conn 1t is OF the best Quincy granite ana
ono single stone IN weighs ncar,y thirty three tons
Mr. Burnhom cniiied to the greatest thanks OF the
ciiizcns New York Tor his no0lo GIFT aud It Is ex-
pccied that they viii he present in large numbers
nc xt saturday only to show their appreciation Of
this genicmans bcraty but also to do honor 10 tho
memory OF ono OF Americas greatest patriots and
Statcsmeu.
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
MEN-oF-wAR FOR HAMPTON ROADS.
THE PLYMOUTH AND ESSEX LEAVE PHrLADEL-
PHYA BOUND SOUTH.

THE PLYMOUTH AND ESSEX LEAVE PHILADEI-
PHrA BOUND SOUTH.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 81, 1876
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
The United States man of-war Plymouth, and tho
United States sloop-ol-war Essex left this port this
afternoon for Hampton Roads, It Is reported although
positive news OF their destination was refused by
United States officials.
THE PLYMOUTH
The Plymouth has been IN the Delaware at this port
for almost three months on Centennial duty,
having relieved tho Hartfort. Tho is OF
z, 400 tons and OF tho second rate, and cnr
rics twelve guns The Plymouth was. 10
have been sont TO Pacific station, but whether her
orders proceed 10 Hampton Roads are In accordance
with the intention to send her her original destna-
tion is not known hero
THE ESSEX.
The Essex is sloop-ofwar built by John
Roach, At Wilmington She Is bark rugged soop OF
l. 400 TONS and carries six guns her trial trip was
made on the Delaware only short time ago. Her
first orders wore 10 make dccp water sound,ngs on
the Atlantic now she is to report at Hampton Roads
wARLrKE STORES
Both vessels took In provisions and powder and
mission at this port. II is rumorcd that oracrs have
been received here to have the two dsmantled
monitors Al League Island rcHtted II Is known that
Assistant Naval Constructor James +. Feslcr has
been ordered from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to League
Island 10 relieve Constructor Howe and that the latter
has been sent 10 Brooklyn
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
YESTERDAYS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
A COMMITTEE TO DRAFT A STATE coNsTIru-
TIoN.
lDY rELxonApH TO THE HERALD.

lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY, Nov 2l, 1876
A large attendance Of prominent lawyers Of tnc
State present to-day at tho meeting called form
= State Bar Association. The meeting held IN he
Assembly Chamber, and called order by Elliot
r. Shepherd OF New York. william C Ruger, o.
syracuse, was appointed chairman
Among those present were John X. Por-
er, William Allen Butler. william +. Choa,c.
Charles A. Peabody. Henry d. Scdgcwick. CLIFFORD A.
usacn Of Tho FRS, or New YORK judicial district, D
T. Barnard, Philip S Cooke, A. * Hall, OF Brooklyn;
, Samuel Hand aud Marcus I. Hunt OF Albany; r. a.
els Hscock and Israel $ spencer, OF Syracuse;
George ~ Diven, o! Elmrn; John J. Van Alien and
Tho following were appointed vice prcsidcn,s:-
John X. Porter, Peter ). Daniorth, piau Potter,
Charles Rhodes Horatio Ballard. W. W. Cooke and
Lorenzo Morris.
Sir. Hand moved that q committee be appointed to
draft constitution and bylaws, which was carried
tec:--Mr. Elliot +. Shepherd, OF New York; Albert
Mathews. Samuel Hand, $. W. Jackson. E. s. Merrill,
Frank h'seock ho,a;9 Ballard George ~ D'von'
a petition presented from tho members OF tho
Bar Of the city OF New York in relation the selection
Of members OF the Convention, which referred TO
the Committee on tho Constitution and Bylaws
Some other preliminary business was done.
TuE EVENING SESSION
Some other preliminary business done, when
recess taken until evening
Al the evening session Mr. Shepard reported a con-
stltut,on which was road, discussed and adopted by
artcieA
committee appointed to nominate officers Of
she Association.
rho constitution among othcrs contains tho follow
ing provisons:-
The meeting OF the Association shall be held In
Albany tho third Tuesday Of November. aud nfty
bers shelf constitute quorum.
All members of tho profession In good standing
eligible membcrship.
a United s., residing in tho STATE
Court made honorary members
Tho initiation fee was liked at S.
Tho committee to nominate officer: reported for
President John X. Porter, together with number of
vice presidents, secretaries and committees which
agreed TO, and then, AT midn ght tho Convention
adjourned
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
THE STATE CoMPTRoLLER.

CONFERENCE AT GOVERNOR TrLDEN's HousE ON
GENERAL AFFAIRS OF THE sTATE-THE STATE
coMPTRoLLERsHIP CONSIDERED.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY Nov 21, 1870
II has been asccrained here That Governor Tiidcn.
Governorelcct Robinson and Secretary State Bicc
low did meet In conference upon general affairs a,
Grsmcrcy Park, on Saturday night and that the names
OF several persons wcro mentioned for the Comp
trocrshp Governor T'lccn, who will make the ap-
pointment did not suggest any candidate and seemed
ndisposcd 20 advocate tho OF any particular per.
son Tor tho Office but left 10 manly TO Mr. Robinson's
own decision III you and your colleagues y said
will appoint him. by colleagues OF course. was
meant the other officials OF tho State all OF whose re-
ations IN the Canal Board and elsewhere, with the
new Comptroller were 10 be considered. Mr. Andrew
II. Green and Mayor wickham were not present on
the occasion OF this conference.
The New York herald., 1876-11-22
OBITUARY.
THE DUKE OF sALDASHA.


The cable announces the death In London OF Joao
Carlos olivcra Edaun Duke de saianha. FioId Mar.
shaI OF Portugal and Minister al the British Court
He was born at Arinhaga about 1920. and was the
grandson OF the celebrated Marquis do PombaL he
studied at Lisbon aud at the University OF coimbra Hc
then became q member OF the administrative council
OF The colonies When the royal family fed to
Brazil, he submitted 10 the French domination with
out protest lie made prisoner in 1910 by the
British, under Wellington and carried England He
was thence allowed to 20 Brazil. whore he served
with distinction In the army and was intrusted with
scvera. diplomatic missions. lie returned
10 Portugal alter The re-cstablshmcnt OF
constitutional government King John W. in 1895
made him his Minister Tor forcisn Affairs lie became
Governor oporto and vigorously repressei the nrst
urrslngs ofthe followers Of Dom Miguel directed by
the Queen mother. lie remained IN the Ministry until
June y, 1897, out having WISHED 10 force
the Regent dismiss some suspected function
aries he himself lost his place and Withdrew TO
England He headed the liberal uprising OF Opor:o.
but abandoned by his troops and fsd more
England, thence TO France, where IN 1925 he became
the Trend o. Lafayette, and, In 1882 when Dom Pedro
collected other forces ana landed In Portugal, sal
danna vas made commandant oi oporo and chief OF
the general stall In conjunction viliaaor he
broke the Mlguclst lines before Lisbon and in 1884
was appointed IN the room OF his companion in arms
the chici command. LII the Corcs opened by
Pedro. August 1854 Sadanha belonged TO the oppo-
siion. but ON the 2,th OF May, 1855, made War
Minister and President OF the Council, but resigned IN
November. In 1916, being then IN Paris. he was re-
called TO Portugal the portfolio OF Foreign
AHiirs, ana arrived sosn a!terward, but instead of
embracing the oGer, came TO an understanding wiki
the Duke OF Icrccira with 10 oyer brow Tho
Premier tho Duke OF alneia In consequences of tnesc
inirgucs counter movement In the ruacionary IN
crcsf took place on the night OF October O lc4s and
was Tor time successful Saldnnha pres nicd himself
!. the queen as the bearer of list OF new minister's
at the head OF whch his name. This step
called iurih popular nsurrcction in Uporto aud Tho
northern provincc- The issue OF which was Saldanha
appointment 10 the cniershin In June, lS56, tho
ff.lrn h.t at nd an
order 10 give the Cabinet Sadanha prcpOnderancc
III the Upper Chamber. he. with the otncr members.
retired from oic.. Sadanha Is htc member OF The
Council OF state. lie was Minister IN Rome from 1862 TO
lSGi, ana again from 1866 TO 1862 On May ~ 1870 hu
instsatcd revolution IN the royal palace, IN consc-
qucncc OF which the King was compelled Ia place him
head OF the Cabinet; but lhc succeed
ing elections went against him. and he was supplaned
on August 80 oil the same year by Sa da BandclrA He
position he niici unli his death on yesterday A. the
age of eighty.six years