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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
The Continental Life-Insurance Failure,

INVESTIGATION into the affairs of
the Continental Life-Insurance Compa.
ny reveals some scandulous malprac-
tice in it's management. A former at.
torney for the Loaners' Bank makes
public the discreditable fact that for
years the Continental had been, with
the help of the President of the Loan.
ers' Bank, returning false cash balan-
ces in its annual sworn reports. 1t
was done in this way: A deposit was
made with the bank Of worthless
checks and drafts, which were credit
ed on their handbook as cash. This
credit was then included in the state
ment Of their assets, and Immediately
thereafter the worthless deposit was
checked out, the check being paid in
the same drafts and papers that were
deposited. The building erected by
the Company was a piece of almost
wanton extravaganza, it's cost amount
ing to $810,000,-more than once; ghth
of the total assets of the Company. In
their last statement, the Company, in
stead of admitting the depreciation,
falsely stated that the market value
was 1882 l2 over cost. The Compa.
ny's expenditures last year were $l72,-
065 over their income. The Insurance
superintendent of California, in his
latest report, charged that the agents
Of the Continental in California were
betraying the policy.holders by Undue.
ing them to surrender their policies or
let them lapse. The system OF State
inspection that could overlook or per-
nit such abuses is mockery, or some
thing still worse. Life-Insurance COM
panies are used by great many per-
sons as saving banks. The failure of
the Continental entails the same kind
Of losses and suffering to the same
kind of people as that of any of the
New York savings banks that have re-
Gently been broken.
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A Turkish Brigand at Belgrade.
Herald Letter.

Fro Herald Letter.
A FEW days ago we had the pleasure
of interviewing one of dozen Turkish
prisoners sent in here from the front
by Tcbernayeff. One of those was a
TcherkeSS. a real, live, brutal.lOOking
bandit. He had a ferocious express
sion. The brute-I call him this with
desire to accurately present him
had been surprised by some Servians,
who brought him down with a bullet.
could not take my eyes off the fellow.
He groaned in agony, for he was suffer-
ing from a confusion in the head and a
ball in the thigh. He attempted to
reason between the outbursts of pain to
the effect that he ought to be par
doned, invoking meanwhile the Glenn
ency of Allah and all other known del
ties. All at once his tone changed.
Several old Servians, who had taken
refuge here after having had their
houses destroyed by the Turks and
their wives and children reduced to
AFFECT beggery, stepped forward and
with great bitterness asked the privi-
lege of shooting the bloodthirsty
wretch, whose people had committed
so many fearful atrocities. The old
peasants were told that Servians should
be human, and not initiate the barbar-
ism of Stamboul. So the Tcherkess
was saved and sent to quarters, while
the other wounded prisoners were tax.
en- off in an ambulance. A Turkish
commander kills his prisoners: Serv.
ians spare theirs and thereby show
their superior civilization. This
Tcherkess told Col. Nicolitch terri
BILE story. lie had committed deeds of
arson and murder. He had killed chill
dren, too, perhaps. But he could not
avoid the dlsagreeable duty. If he
had expressed any conjunction he
would have been tried as traitor and
shot. If he had failed to kill certain
number he was degraded among his
class. Hence there was but one Law
murder, burn, destroy.
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fuence is often thus partial in it's la
Hurricane Experienced

A LETTER from Key West, giving
the experiences of the United States
steamer Ossippee in the storm of the
10Th and Goth of October, says s.The
men, in getting about the deck to
attend to their duties, were thrown
violently from their feet, and blinded
by the salt spray, and were obliged to
60 cropping about as if they were in total
darkness. They could only stick to
their stations by the most desperate
struggling against the Matches, graf
ing, doors, deck-buckets, and many
other articles, that were being swept
back and forth acrossthe decks by
the rushing of the water as the ship
rolled and tossed. Breathing was
difficult, and the air taken into the
lungs was SO sea-salts that it caused
excessive irritation, producing violent
coughing and vomiting. The suffer-
ing OF the men was most intense,
especially among the firemen and
coal-heavers, who were not only de-
prlved Of ventilation, but obliged to
enhale the salt water steam produced
by the sea rushing into the fire room.
1t was then thought advisable to en-.
courage the men by the use of slim.
ulants. The surgeon found sufficient
quantity to give all hands a sstot,
each, and sent it into the cabin to be
distributed, The effect of the storm
on the animals on board was peculiar.
The cats disappeared the morning
before the storm, and were not seen
for five days afterward. The dog,
Daniel, a splendid pointer, owned by
the Captain, exhibited the greatest
dread at being left alone and was
only appeasedl when some one was
petting him. The hens and turkeys,
usually the most hungry and voracious
and quarrelsome beastf on board,
forgot their hunger, and barely opened
their eyes when food was thrown to
them. Two birds, bobos. species:lof
Pelican. came on board while we we're
lying in the vortex. They must have
been drawn down while attempting to
fly over us. The parrot was the only
thing on board that seemed at all to
enjoy the surroundings.
The storm commenced on the 10Th,
and lasted twenty-six hours, and was
intensity violent. The seas made clean
sweeps over the vessel, and the sailors
suffered severely. She lost her fore
and main-top gallant-ma5t, and much
personal properly was destroyed.
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Hiccoughed to Death.
From the Pottsyil]e Miners Journal.

From the PottsyNe Miners Journal
DIR. ELTON says he was called to see
a man named Henry Hoskins, slate
miner, aged as years. Hoszins said
that he went to work without break
fast, as he had not felt we'll. Abont
s o'clock he had drank some cold
water, and the hiccOugh set in, violent
ly at first, but subsequently he did not
mind 1t as much thinking it would soon
disappear. 1t did not, however, and
he then tried several local remedies
such as drinking nine swallows of
water, putting a cold piece of slate
down his back, and such like cures.
He became alarmed, for he felt he
was getting weaker every minute.
1t continued with renewed violence,
and Hoskins was advised to go home
by the boss. His wife made him hot
coffee, aud he tried to eat breakfast,
but his appetite was entirely gone.
He began to shiver, aud the hiccough
still continued as bad as ever. The
doctor was then sent for. He at once
administered twenty drops of sal
vointile and fifteen drops of ether in a
wine glass full of camphor water, but
hat did not do any good. The doctor
tried to divert the man S mind from
it, but it was all to no purpose. He
then gave the man thirty props of lau-
danum, and drove back to his house to
procure other medicines. Still the
hiccough continued, and in fifteen
minutes after the doctor left the man
was corpse. Hoskins seemed to be
perfectly healthy in every respect.
His throat swelled a great deal before
he died, and he seemed to strangle
before his sufferings were over.
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CENTENN LETTER.
Reports Of the Judges of Awards-Fsterle,
d. Sons Harvesters, Seeders and
Cu1tivatoro

AS the time tor the close of the Exposition
draws near, the number of visitors increases,
People seem to be in haste, and rush here and
there as if fearful that they will not have a
chance to get good look at the Big Show.
The Exhibitors, too, are in trouble lestthe re-
ports OF the Judges ofawards will not be ready
IN season to enable them to make known the
mereits of their exhibits to an expectant Dub-
lie. paw
snail MISS many pleasant and familiar
sights after the 10th of November. The man.
moth grapevine man will no longer stand
under the shadow of his huge vine, and dis
pense souvenirs to a gaping crowd. The
corn .3 -husker man will sell no more iron-clad
gloves to grangers. Peck, Of the t'Practical
Farmer" will no longer demonstrate. as !
nave often seen him do, to surprised and de-
lighted truit-growers that, with his West
Chester Pruning Shears, an instrument for
pruning orchards, grape-vines, etc.. which is
put ten inches long and weighs only pound,
ne can, with one hand, easily cut off a dry
hickory limb an inch and half thick. A
platoon OF policemen will not hold back the
crowd pressing for admission to the New Eng
land Kitchen; a rush Of eager men and
women will no longer surge through the pass
age-Ways Of the spacious Kansas and Colo
RADIO building, to see the huntress of Colorado
and her show of stuffed animals and birds
nor will there be continuous riot of strue-
Cling humanity, in the Women's Pavilion. to
see pat OF butter nodded into the perfect
likeness of the human face divine.
The judges on agricultural implements,
confirmed the opinion expressed last sum
mer, Of the great superiority of a harvesting
machine, by giving it the only premium in
its class, though all the leading harvesters OF
the country were here competing award
rejecting the opinions of all intelligent and
impartial visitors who have examined these
machines. l refer to Esterly & Sons Harvest
er, on which the binders ride, which is man
itestly superior to all other Harvesters on ex-
hibition. They also received the first and
only premium of their Broadcast 6eeder and
CultiVator, and premium on their Self-rak-
ing Reaper. They are made at Whitewater,
Wisconsin. SNB
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Forced VerdictS.

.*HUNG iuries'' have Z hard road to
travel in Philadelphia. The men i'm
paneled to try libel case there the
othdr day failed to agree, and the
judge kept them locked up for week,
although it must have been perfectly
clear to the jurors themselves within
an hour or two after the case was given
to them that an agreement was impos-
sible. The occurrence suggests very
grave doubts as to the quality of the
justice that is ordinarily extracted
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
The Markets..

The most that can be said of the
wheat market is that the ''oldest inhabitant''
can scarcely recall a time when the future
was so uncertain. Notwithstanding all that
has been said respecting the short supplies
of Europe, the reaction from the September
war excitement was complete and most de-
pressing. An observer at this distance would
fail to see why English dealers should be so
slow to bid for our grain if their shortage is
as represented. Another war rumor gave adj
ditional life to the market on the 31st, which
was continued on the days Immediately fol-
lowing.
Milwaukee paid s1.M for No. l hard and
sl.l3 tor No. 2. Minneapolis and St. Paul,
not feeling in the speculative impetus, paid
only 81 90 for No. and 92c for No.2.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
Germany's Foreign Policy.

In the opening of the German Reich.
stag, the emperor, in his speech, expressed
a determination in future commercial nego-
tiations with foreign nations to protect Ger
man industries from the prejudicial effects of
onesided custom regulations in other coun-
tries. In other words the emperor proposes
that if the United States and other nations
who hold to like policies, insist upon placing
a tax upon the introduction of German man-
utactures within their respective Jurisdictions,
Germany shall hereafter retaliate in kind. A
similar disposition has recently developed
among English statesmen, and the American
manufacturers who insist upon the protection
of their wares are in fair way Of being
@'hoist with their own petard."
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
Red Revenge.

Reports from Camp Stambough, Wy
oming, says village of fifty lodges OF Shos-
homes was attacked October Goth by a large
Sioux war party, estimated at 1900 lodges,
at Painted Rock, near the scene of Captain
Bates fight in July, 1874, and about ninety
miles from Camp Stambough. AS far as
learned only one Shoshone, by the name of
Hampy, escaped, who was the Indian that
saved the life of Captain Henry, in Crook IS
second fight this summer.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
Dubuque Revenue Frands

The verdict of over 100000 in the
United States circuit court at Des Moines
against J. A. Rhomburg, of Dubuque, tor de-
frauding the revenue by illicit distillation Of
whisky, and the tact that other suits for $400,-
ore are pending, in which the result
will probably he the same as in the first, Gre
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
A Terrible Explosion,

Two large buildings of the Miami
Powder Mills, located fourteen miles west of
Springfield, Ohio, blew up with terrific vio-
lence on the LIST. Michael Denlove was blown
to atoms, and several other persons severely
injured. The conclusion was so great that
windows were broken miles distant. Antioch
College, at Yellow Springs, was considerably
injured, and the shock was felt with great
force at Springfield, London and other points.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08

ates great deal of CONSERVATION among his
bondsmen at Dubuque. Rhomburg has been
considered one OF the wealthiest men of the
city, and his friends consider him "more
sinned against than SHINING" He has been
liberal, public spirited man, and his fate ex-
cites good deal Of sympathy.
Public Debt Statement.
The following is the statement of the
public debt for the month OF November:
per cent. bonds. ...............$ 9s4,9O9.e5O
per cent. bonds. .............. 712s20.4s0
1otal Ccin DOnuS 81 ,697 ,32 1UO
Lawful money debt. .......,...:$ 100000
MaCureG dept. ................... 2,51S,AO
Legal tenders. .................. S67,6O1,4OO
Certificates of deposit. ......... 4O,67O,OOO
Fractional currency. .......... 8,555,478
Coin certificates. .....,.,., S3831CO
Total without interest ................S S7O1O99e6
Total debt. 81 49,,
Total interest. 34,473,564
Cash in the treasury
CON-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 75,967,0N
currency 12,Ul, 326
Special deposits. .............. 4O67OOOO
Total in treasury. 1e9 $50 s54
Debt less cash in treasury 81 092 266, SIS
Decrease Of debt during October. ....... $685. 1S9
Decrease since June so, 1876. 1056O,O
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08

Prices on clothing was never lower
than this season at the Boston One Price
Clothing Store, Minneapolis.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
FOrbearance PLAYED Out.

Great excitement has been created
in Kansas City by the report that the farmers
OF Wyandotte County, Kansas, had organized
a Vigilance Committee to protect themselves
against horse-thieves, and that they had
hanged William Fulton and another noto-
rious desperate named Hendley, ght miles
southwest OF that city, on Sunday morning.
1t is also said that they took three others into
custody, who have undoubtedly been hanged,
and that the farmers of Jackson County, Mis-
souri,, are cooperating with them. Jackson
County was the home of the James boys and
Clel Miller, the Northfield bank-robbers.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
Turkey Accepts Russia's Ultimatum

11000P0o 10Hoa1tt
Gen. Ignatieff announces that the
porte has accepted two months armistice, be-
ginning Nov. LIST, and has ordered the imme-
diate cessation Of hostilities. Both armies
will retain the positions occupied by them at
the time the armistice was agreed upon. It
is announced that Russia Immediately COM
menced preparations for pressing negotiations
TOR the arrangement of all pending questions
on the basis OF English proposals.
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Col. Sellers at theS centennial Exhibition.

You would almost doubt my word if
I were to tell yon of the greenness Of
some of these Centennial visitors.
There never was such chance for
guying in the world. 1t proved too
much for John T. Raymond, and he
could not let so rare an opportunity
slip. He could go up to the wax-work
groups in the Main Building, which
really are very life-like, and pretend
that he thought they were alive. So
innocent did he look that two young
girls took some time to explain to him
that they were really only wax. An
other time he made believe he was a
wax work, and got a friend to call at
tention to the villainous expression Of
his countenance, until those in the
crowd who saw that he was not wax
cried ''Shame!' when, to their aston
ishment, he took the arm of the rude
fellow and walked off with him, while
the crowd stared with indignant Won
der.
Mr.. Raymond was standing in the
art gallery in front of a bronze statue
of negro, of the most decidedly Afri-
can cast of countenance, who held his
freed arms aloft, while the broken
chains fell at his feet. A countryman
came along and gazed in open-mouthed
admiration. Then he turned to Mr..
Raymond and said: s'The Greek Slave
amt it?' eyes, by the Powers, il ISL
said the actor. swell, I'm glad I've
seen it, said the man, ''for I've al
ways wanted to see that statue. I
heard it was pretty, but dern me if I
see any beauty in that, but it's more
like natur' than them marble fggers.''
The native Baptist preachers of the
Indian Territory have some very I'M
evangelical names. Brother j. Will
liams is Til-la-ma-tub-by, which means
"Jump around and kill him. Brother
Lewis Case is It.la"ho.mat.che, which
means ''Paint himself red.'' among
the licensed native preachers are Ho-
las-se-chub-by, ''Draw near and kill
him. and Compatibility, or ''Kill him
and throw him away
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-22

boldt Grange Journal. He is travelling
through the county delivering lectures
to the Changers"
esteemed citizen Of Shelbyville, died al
his home LAST Sunday. Mr.. Costing was
q fr end and an earnest advocate OF pop
ulsr education, aud before the establish
ment of public schools, educated an I'M
usually large number OF poor children
At his own expense.
AMONG theretur aed Centennislities We
notice our friend Mr.. Simon Feucht, the
popular wholesale liquor merchant OF
Front street, who lcoSs as ii the high
thermometer in the north ha in no
manner diminished his rotundity. His
genial countenance will be welcomed by
host Of friends in this city.
THE Chattanooga Commercial, which
noted for its bitter Iadicalism, says In
its issue OF the eighteenth: "Hon. D. NJ.
KY arrived In the city last evening
1 ON Washington, looking finely. Sem
a or Key was warmly greeted by his
I lends in this city. ChsttSHooga has
ason TO be proud Of the short but manly
q I'd independent, though thoroughly
Democratic in principle, record he has
made In the United States senate"
THE Tuscumbia Albanian says
HMr. @. D. Madden, the former puc-
Usher of the Tuscumbis Times, has sev-
cred his connection with that paper.
Since his sojourn In Tuscumbia Mr..
Madden has made many friends by his
courteous ard pleasant manners, and all
of them will be glad to see him meet
with that success he deserves. He is an
accomplished printer, and q sprightly
local writer"
TONIGHT Bishop Quintard holds in
itial service IN the new Episcopal church
at GAINESVILLE, which is the handsome st
edifice of its kind in Tennessee. The
Episcopalians of GAINESVILLE are TO be
congratulated upon the completion Of
their new stone church, the architectural
beauty of which far surpssses any in
Tennessee, and compares fsyoTsbly with
auy in the eastern cities. Rev. DR..
Phitz, the rector, is christian gentle
man and excellent minister, beloved
alike by his congregation and the entire
community where he resides.
PERSONS who wish to purchase good
clothing at very low prices, will find it
to their interest to visit Harry Cohn's
establishment, No. 227 Main street. This
house is we'll supplied with large stock
of clothing, which is now being offered
at very low prices In order to clear out
in time for the fall and winter trade
Such an opportunity to purchase good
clothing, at remarkably low figures, is
Of rare occurrence, and should be taken
advantage of. Cohn has had large
experience In theelothing business. and
is now offering The public and his nu-
merous customers the most advanta-
geous prices. His stock comprises stylish
and excellent good, and purchasers will
be satisfied both with the price as ked
and the quality of clothing offered.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-22
The Gratitude of an invalid.

LAURENS 9. h., y. C., September "a, 1873.
DEAR Shiny wife has been using
daily your Bitters, and am glad to say
she has been greatly benefited. She is
now stronger and In better general
health than she has been FIR year, sndI
feel certain her present good health is the
result OF using few bottles of the Home
,Bitters. She joins me in thanking you
for your kindness. My wife has inn
proved 80 much that she does not need
the Bitters now, but thinks she will
send for few bottles when cold weather
sets in. 1 commenced this letter at the
request of friend greatly sufferirg from
bronchial affection, which has brought
on general weakness. He asked me to
order for him half dozen bottles. Send
them to Rev. w. F. Pearson, DonsldE-
vile, South Carolina. Mrs. May, lady
of our town, says the bottle gave her
did her great deal OF good, anu that
she would order more soon. 1 ahl, as
ever. your friend. REV ]. R. RILEY,
To the President of the Home Bitters Com
panY, st. Louis, Mo.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-22
Personal.

SHERIFF SHERMAN, of Haywood
county, is at the Peabody.
MAJOR GEORGE r. ALCoRN, of Mis-.
sissippi, was in the city yesterday.
Mr. E. WHITMoRE, proprietor of the
Ledger, has returned from the east.
OWING to illness Prof. On. Phi. Wink
Ter will not be able to begin lessons in
music until next week.
CAPTAIN JOHN II. GLASS having pur.
chased the Trenton Nes0s offics, will
soon begin the publication Of a Journal,
to be called the Mirror.
EX-GOVERNOR. w. THRoCKMoRToN,
member Of congress from Texas, is visit
ing friends and relatives at Sparta, Ten
nessee, the place Of his nativity.
Mr.. WILLIAM L. LYLRs, editor al d
proprietor of II Yell county lark. J
NesOs, Is in the city, and will cali up n
our merchants during the week. IT q
Neacs is published st DsrdaneIle, has a
large circulation, and is q first.class
weekly.
THE DyersbUrg Progress say: "Ws
received 8 pleasant call last Saturday
from Mr.. Robert w. Leigh, Of the Hum
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BASEBALL.
The Games Played Between the Mem
phis Reds and the n echanfes, OF
Helena, Arkansas, and the
EckfOrds and RIversides.
The HeIenas and OneIdas-The Game at
Central Park TOsAOrrOw-Games
Flayed at Louisville and ST.
LOuiS-Great Sport.

Between ssven and eight bu1dred
persons attended Central park SuEdsy
afternoon to witness the match-game
between the Memphis Reds and the Me-
chanics OF Helena, Arkansas. There
WAS general speculation IS to the prob
able result, but With the ending OF the
first inning it was foregone conclusion
that the Helena nine would be severely
punished, as their adversaries ran up
eight scores. There was nothing Of a
marked character in the game to de-
mand special note. The Helena balls
were widely and recklessly thrown, and
rs easily and effectively batted by the
Reds, who played close in-field game,
and covered the entire ground. The
Helena catcher is reliable and safe, but
his excellence is of no avail when he
has to stand the delivery Of such wild
pitcher. The club has good material,
and would plsy ten per cent. better il
they had q pitcher who understood his
business. The following is the score: