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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
The Markets.

From information received from
private source, an extensive Milwaukee grain
house summarizes the condition and charac-
ter of the new grain crops in Iowa, Minneso-
ia, and Wisconsin, as follows:
Our returns from a reliable party sent by
us and now travelling in the west and north
west, strongly indicate that wheat in Iowa,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin, while of good
quality, will be fully % per cent. short OF an
average yield: In Iowa the average on old
farms is less than in former years. and the
shrinkage in the quality per acre. The aver
age in the northern counties of Iowa will turn
| out from five to ten bushels per acre, the lat
ter being the exception, and perhaps seven
to eight bushels being fair average There
is some old wheat in farmers hands but it is
new wheat, as in most cases the dealers who
hold it in country warehouses are compelled
to keep turning it over to improve or preserve
its condition.
In Minnesota the yield turns out about the
same as in Iowa, the quality, however, being
excellent. In many counties one-half to two
thirds crop is reported, and farmers general
~ have taken advantage of the fine weather
| to stack.
In Wisconsin the conditions are about the
same as in Iowa and Minnesota, the quality
being good but the yield poor-in many Sec
tions half crop and in none over two
thirds. The old wheat remaining in the hands
of dealers and farmers is not being sent for
| ward and the receipts from the new crop, in
any event, must for the next thirty days be
| very light: During August no figure likely to
be reached in this market would have any eff
feet in materially increasing the receipts, as
farmers are not as anxious to realize upon as
to save what they have raised.
Oats are fair yield, but very light The
samples received from the new crop would in
dictate that in weight two-thirds Of the crop
is large estimate.
Barley, with the exception of few western
counties in Minnesota turns out poorly
There have been few cars received, and that
up to grade Of. No. is good, and brings about
SOC, but the poor is very poor, and brings
about 55c. On the whole, we should call the
crop about two-thirds of an average as to the
quantity and quality.
Corn is reported as up to the average in
Iowa, except in counties bordering on the
Missouri river and Dakota, where grasshop-
pers have done great damage, in many places
having altogether destroyed the crop. In H.
linois the condition has improved during
the last 20 days, but it isyet below the aver
age.
St. Paul and Minneapolis at last advices,
were paying SIS to SEC for No. new, and 80
to 9'H for No. new.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

100000, and he has for some time received a
pension OF $4,000 year from the govern
ment as an ex-minister.
1t is asserted that Montenegro did
not intend to join Servia in suing for media
ton and did not agree to the course taken by
Prince Milan. But Prince Nicholas has in
formed Prince Milan that he MILAN need
consider himself no longer bound to keep the
agreement made at the beginning of the war,
that neither should separately enter on nego-
tiations for peace
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
Personal, Impersonal and Political.

Personal, lmpersOnal and Political.
The Democrats of Burks county, Pa,
have nominated Hon. Hester Clymer for re-
election to Congress.
Frank Moulton has filed supple
mentary complaint against Beecher, locating
the action in New York.
The Republicans OF Connecticut re-
nominated the old State ticket, headed by
by Henry c. Robinson for Governor.
In German political circles the be-
lief is expressed that Prince Milan's request
for mediation is only another move in the
policy of Russia to protract Turkish compli-
cations, SO she can complete her own prepac-
ations
The Morning News, of Auburn, n.
Y, took down the Democratic State ticket
from the head of it's columns as soon as it be-
came known that Seymour refused to accede
to the demands for him to accept the guber-
fraud somewhere. The papers with other
calls for new convention.
The New York Democratic conven-
ton nominated Horatio Seymour for Govern
or by reclamation, in the face of a telegram
from that gentleman, saying: "You must not
let my name be used for Governor My health
will not permit" The convention then ad-
journed tor one day. On reassembling next
day Gov. Seymour's acceptance was an
nounced, and Dorsheimer was renominated
for Lieutenent Governor, and the convention
adjourned. No sooner was the adjournment
had, however, than it wos authoritatively
stated that Gov. Seymour positively and I'M
qualifedly declined the nomination, and the
naming of substitute is the duty OF the COM
mittee
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Fabulous gains in oil, recalling WV
idly the outbreak in '04, are reported
from the oil regions. A sudden de-
mand from abroad, or some other un-
explained cause. has run the price of
the oleaginous staple up to two and
three dollars above the usual rates.
Those who held stock have cleared
enormous profits, one lucky holder as
high as 100000, while score fol.
lowed after in big bonanzas.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Crimes, Criminals and Casualties

Crimes, Criminals and Casualties
The sentence of Jesse Pomeroy, the
boy murderer, OF Boston, has been committed
to Imprisonment for lite.
By the explosion of a threshing ma
chine boiler, in Dover, Mimi, three men were
instantly killed and three badly wounded.
James Hammel, a Cincinnatian, last
week attacked his wife with butcher knife
and when she fell from loss of blood, killed
himself. The wife will recover
Two young men named Smith and
Kentucky, for the murder of a highly res
pected citizen, were taken out by masked
mob and hung upon the nearest tree, on the
night of the 21st.
The man Adams, who has been lion
lied for saving railroad train from destruc-
ton by notifying the engineer of a loosened
rail, has confessed himself to be the party
who removed the rail, and also to other
crimes of like character, causing loss of life.
Advices from Decatur, Tex, says
Rev. w. 4. England, Methodist minister,
his wife, and four sons were murdered at their
home, six miles from Montague, by party of
disguised men. No particulars of the iend-
ish affair are received, but it is supposed the
buthery was committed for money.
John Sheldon, wife and little boy,
FIVE years old, from Maysville, KY, accom-
panied by John Burke, of Cincinnati, Oh their
way to Carlo in skif, attempted the passage
of the falls at Jacksonville, Ind. Just below
the bridge the skitf is supposed to have struck
rock and capsized. The boy was drowned
BY the the timely aid of a fisherman close by,
Sheldon, his wife and Burke were saved.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Boston, notwithstanding its Puritan-
ic origin, its churches administers and
its Radical Club, is making bad name
for itself. How Cotton Mather would
have been shocked had he known that,
with population of 100000 people,
Boston would consume 100000 bottles
of lager beer per day, or over two bot.
ties for every man, woman and child
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

The New York Herald has come to
the conclusion that Geo. W. Curtis
cannot be ranked as a statesman or a
pollution. but only as a contributor to
the public amusement. This is high
compliment from the Herald, which
is everywhere recognized as the sole
organ of roley-boley, and all other attn
ietic sports.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Of all the big stories yet set ahoat
by California, the last is the biggest.
1t is that of one field of wheat ten
thousand acres stood five feet high
and turned out: an average yield of
seyenty-1iV bushels per acre.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

The statue of DR.. Livingstone, lately
unveiled in Edinburg, represents the
explorer in travelling costume, his
right hand holding out Bible, and his
left resting on the handle of an ak.
The material is bronze.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

The New York Mercury is publish
ing romance about Old Bets, the an
Gent squaw seen by nearly everybody
who visited St. Paul between 1862 and
1875. Old Bets was a suggestion of
anything but romance. It can't be
that the author of the story ever saw
her.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
Crook and Terry's Wild Goose Chase Ended.

A letter from Terry's command says
the Indian campaign is over for the
season. Since the junction of Crook
and Terry it was hoped to overtake
and force fight with the Sioux. The
command moved west to the Big Horn
Mountains, where, on the 18th, trail
five or six days old and two miles wide
being the heaviest ever seen on the
prairies, was discovered. This trail
finally separated and the Indians were
found to be in full retreat, one band
heading north, towards the British
possessions, with 4 probable intention
of crossing the line. The other trail
south along the Little Missouri for the
purpose of crossing the Missouri river
above Fort Berthold. There is every
indication that the hostiles have been
heavily reinforced by agency Indians.
They have their families and evident
ly intend remaining north this winter.
The Indians burned the grass along
their trail making the pursuit impos-
sible, as the cavalry horses were many
of them young and unused to fatigue,
and were nearly worn out.
The conduct of Crook is severely
commented upon by the New York pa
pers. When the forces met he did not
leave his camp to meet Gen. Terry,
and his conduct through the campaign
is pronounced peculiar, to say the last.
On consultation General Terry learned
that Crook had been following for
several days heavy trial, supposed
to be leading in the direction of Pow
der river. Had this information been
sent to General Terry by courier, as
could easily have been done, the forces
OF that general, which were encamp-
ed on the Yellowstone, could have
easily moved down to cut off the
Indians retreat northward, or advance
up the river until they met Crooks
column, when the trail could have
been followed in whatever direction it
led. This is what the public interest
required, but for reasons difficult to
understand General Crook allowed
General Terry to march into his camp
without making an effort to furnish
him with information as to his move
ments. The fact that General Terry
is a volunteer general and not West
Pointer, may, perhaps, have some.
thing to do with it. Inquisitive peo-
pie are also asking how it came to pass
that so distinguished an Indian fighter
as General Crook allowed large body
Of Indians, encountered with their
families and their wounded to escape
from him.
Miss Laura Redden (ssHoward Glyn-
don'') has gone and got married, and
good luck so with her. But it's mis-
take. Once she was deaf and dumb.
/ By self-education she has 'sgradually
trained her vocal organs to the habits
Of speech, and now talks as audibly,
distinctly, and fglibly as those who
have never been long years fettered in
the bonds of silence" Some time her
husband may have the hardihood to
refer to her earlier and quieter days
when, if life was a burden to her, it
was blessing to her neighbors, and
she'll do that with rolling pin which
she will lament all the days of her
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

The failure Of the Quebec Railway
loan in London proves that British cap
italists have been effectually dissuaded
from encouraging railroad rivalry in
Canada. Only such Canadian lines as
are really wanted can henceforth ex-
pect aid from English investors.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

A sheriff named moon arose to the
occasion in Dallas (Texas) the other
day. A mob approached the Jail with
the intention of hanging a colored
man. The sheriff mildly remarked
that they might kill him, but they
couldn't have that prisoner, and the
crowd dispersed.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
Murder i'll Dakota County, Minnesota.

A horrible murder was perpetrated
near Rosemount, in Dakota county,
on Sunday, the 9th, by two brothers
named Bird, tramps who had been
working for the victim. The tramps
were caught in Minneapolis, and put
in Jail at Hastings. There were many
threats Of lynching, among the deceas-
ed mans neighbors. but no violence
has yet been attempted. The story is
best told in the language of the young
er brother, who confessed to detective
Hoy as follows, according to reports in
the St. Paul papers:
In conversation with Capt. Hoy he
mentioned the differences in regard to
the amount Of wages due them from
Mr.. Callahan, and says that after the
unsatisfactory settlement and dis
charge, they John and Jacob) loiter-
ed around the hazel brush near the
scene of the murder, John stating
that he would like to knock Callahan
down when he returned home at night
and abstract the amount claimed to be
still due from his pocket book. Jacob
states that John then cut cherry
club (since found by the searching
party and, patiently awaiting Gala
hans return, assaulted him to get the
balance due, but, as Jacob insists,
without any intention of numbering
him.
John struck Callahan in the dark
ness, but the assaulted man was not
rendered senseless, and he cried out,
''Oh John - twice. The expression
led John Bird to believe that Callahan
recognized him in the darkness, while
in reality the murdered man may have
been trying to call his own brother,
John Callahan, living near by, to his
assistance. This futile cry for help
sealed poor Callahan fate, and his
brutal assailant followed him to the
fence, where he seems to have dubbed
and knitted him to death, although ia
cob does not state where Callahan gave
up his defensive struggles and fell, a
crush ed and bleeding corpse.
He stated in addition that after the
murder had been committed, to destroy
evidence of intended robbery, John
and himself started across the country
on foot, and reached a Mr.. Kenealey s,
at a settlement known as Black Dog,
about eight miles above Mendoza, in
the town Of huntsville, on Sunday
forenoon. Here they inquired for
work, but were informed that no as
sistance was required at that time.
They again set out on their journey,
carefully avoiding the travelled high
ways during the flight from the scene
| of their crime. They swan across the
Minnesota river about five miles above
Mendoza. and came down to Lincoln s
place at Minnehaha, where they slept
in hay stack on Sunday night. Yes
terday morning they came on to Min
neapolis, as if led by relentless fate
and justice, only to find the officers of
the law awaiting their arrival.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

The Supreme Court has struck a
blow at usury. It decides that usuri-
Gus interest charged by ga national
bank'' vitiates the contract, and works
a forfeiture of all interest agreed to
be paid.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

The brutal combat between drunk
en- wife and husband, in Jersey City,
ending in a revolving murder, is al
most too coarse. to furnish moral.
1t is merely a reminder that human
nature at it's worst is the BLACKLIST of
black CLAW.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Claude n. Avenstein, the naval Off.
Ger who committed suicide in New
York last week, suffered from an hal
lucination which made him believe
that the spirit of his Pauline called
him to another world. He left a wife
at Portland, Me-, whose name, it is
presumed, is not Pauline.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
TIMELY TOPICS.

La Crosse wants a pontoon bridge to
bring the trains of the Southern Min
nesota railroad into the city. The
way to get it is to go to work and build
II
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Some ingenious liquor-dealer has in
vented story about George Stravar-
ides, Of Smyrna, who drank 100 drains
of brandy daily, and yet lived to be
1872 years of age, being to the last Wig
orous and in full possession of all his
faculties. We feel little doubtful
about the identity Of George, and
question whether Smyrna has ever
been called upon to mourn his loss.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Two Canadians named Young were
in prison under sentence of death, and
escaped the day before that set for
the execution. Though they have
since been recaptured, the authorities
are in middle about the hanging, as
the day fixed by law passed by without
its being enforced. If they were down
in Missouri, now, 10 little question of
law would stand between them and a
Well-cOnducted mob.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Very long polohaises are becoming to
large figures, which should avoid ev
erything short. in the, way of TUNES
overskirts, &c. ~. *:s e.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

NiliJ Is DcuurZS MOtlTe
The Freie Presse says the Demo-
cratic papers-prominent among them
the Anzeiger DIES Westerns and natur-
ally) the Illinois Staats-Zeitung-have
given circulation to the petty SANDER
that Carl Schurz supports Hayes and
Wheeler merely because seat in the
Cabinet or an AmbassadOrship has
been offered him. But, on the other
hand, the Westliche Post says that,
Immediately altar Tilden's nomination
at St. Louis, his friends called on Mr..
Praetorius, Mr.. SchurZ' associate edi-
tor, and assured him that Mr.. Tilden's
first official act as President of the
United States would be-if Schurz sup
ported him-to nominate him for Sec
rotary of State, or, if he preferred it,
for AmbassadOg to Prussia. This in
teresting piece of information proves
that Tilden and his friends, as gen.
uine Tammany Democrats, fully I'M
derstand the art of political bargains,
but that Carl Schurz is not the man to
be won over to the support of a
''crooked Reformer' like Mlden by an
offer of personal profit.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-14
RINGING FoR THE wArER BOY.

A good story is told of a yerdant one,
who was passenger in railroad express
train aud became thirsty.
Where's that ere boy with the water
can? he queried Of his next peiehbor.
He has gone forward to the baggage
car, suppose, was the reply
Waal. dye s'pose kin git him back
here sgin?
Certainly, said the other You have only
TO ring for him; and he nodded to the
bell.lno above their heads.
No sooner said than done. Before any
one could prevent it Rusticus bad seized
the liue and given it a tremendous tug.
The consequences were at once obvi-
ons; the shril whistles were heard, half
a dozen brakemen ran to their posts, and
the train came to standstill with sud-
denness that startled half the passengers
with astonshment, and caused every
man next window to hoist 1t, aud look
out and see what was the matter.
In few minutes the conductor, red
and excited, came foaming into the car,
to know who pulled that bell rope.
Here, mister, this way; am the man,
shouted the offender, drawing all eyes
upon him.
You, said the conductor, and what did
Won do i for.
Cos wanted some water.
Wanted some water
Sarliu; wanted the wafer boy, and
my pardner here ia the seat. said I'J bet
ter ring for him, ~ we do at the hotel
an 50 yauked the rope. VIII be be a.
long soopf An byihe-way, what IN
thunder BE- yon stuppin for?
Tue shout OF laughter that greeted his
honest confession, was TOO much for the
conductor, and be bad TO wait TIL be bad
got his train under way again, before hc
explained the mysteries Of the bell rope
to bis Yerdant passenger.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-14
GYPSY WISDOM.

The man who has not the whip hand
of his tongue aud his temper is rot ft 10
60 into company.
When the wind il high, move your
tent to Tie other side Of the hedge, !. e..
change your side according 10 cifcum-
stances,
Never bay handkerchief or choose q
wife by esudlelight.
Us Ike aLls-, good for nothing unless
divided between two.
Don't ask for thing when you can't
get Il.
IL Is always the largest Gsh that falls
back iHlo the wafer.
There msy be adsersily in large
b0nse A. well al III small one.
Keep il secret IN your own heart aud
nobody will know Il.
Clean watef never came from dirty
paee.
Behind bad tuck comes good luck.
There il sweet sleep At tho end Of !
long road.
I An ass that csfries you ls better than 1
horse that throws you 81.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-14
now rue TUnKIsH TROOPS LOOK.

The correspondent Of the London
Standard writes as follows: | bad
scarcely been two hours 10 Widden when
part OF the victorious Bashi-Bazouks
returned to the fortress. No one who
had not seen the procession could form
au idea Of the wonderful picture IL pre-
sented. The greater number Of the rid
ers, mounted on their ugly, lean little
horses, which, however, eeemed capable
of bearing great fatigue, were Circasssus
in long black, gray or white coats, With
half dozen little cartouch pockets, in a
row on each side of the breast, Among
them we're few Turks aud Arnsuts, q
negro, two men in European dress, ex-
cept that they wore the fez, Tarlars,
Kirghizcs and Armenians Each one
was dressed differently, most OF them
barefoot, many without saddes or ON
high-peaked wooden ones.
The Circsssians carried their arms IN q
shaggy, black wooden case, attached by a
strap 10 their backs, and every one held
the muskets taken fromithe euemy up
right in bis hand, resting the butt end
on bis leg. The same hand held a short
whip, while in the left were The reins,
and from the shoulder hung a scimetar
in leather case, red at one end and
black at the other. Men over seventy,
boys under twelve; white, red, green
aud many colored turbans; yellow, gray
blue, black trowsers, and in some cases
none at all; on all faces the excitement
Of battle, the eyes glowing with dau-
gerous fire; never was such a motley
group, and to put the climax TO this
strange sight, a gigantic Circassian rode
along under green silk paraso, and
several of those savages wore spectaces.
No prisoners were brought in, as quarter
is not given.