The Grange advance., 1876-07-12
Miscellaneous News items.

-nlSCclittutOuS NEWS 1tCulS.
The khedive has furnished the porte
$4,000 men.
Delayan, Wis. is to have a new
chemical fire engine, to cost s., 900.
Grasshoppers have appeared in the
cotton-6elds in Polk county, Georgia.
Officers of the Des Moines and Fort
Dodge road are prospecting a branch from
Dallas Centre to Guthrie Centre, via Panora.
One day last week Il loaded freight
car became detached from its train at Della
it reached Delhi, ten miles ditant.
The new postal regulations embraced
in the appropriation bill just passed by Con-
gress, does not change the existing law re-
garding the circulation Of county newspapers
The admissions to the Centennial
exposition on the 7th, numbered 52,024, of
which 46, ,05l were paid. The whole number
of visitors since the opening had been 1863, :
O54.
Fourth of July accidents were rather
more numerous than usual this year. The
supply Of new arI.s, legs, fingers, toes and
heads required to mend the losses is sume-
what astonishing.
The Servians crossed the Turkish
frontier at three points, on the I'd, and SIM
ultaneously the prince Of Montenegro led his
army into Herzegovina. A perfect agreement
had been established between the two princi-
palities.
Private advices from Bucharest indi-
cate that within the last fortnight Russia has
sent considerable reinforcements to Bessara-
bia. Australian troops are concentrating near
Agram, in Croatia, and reinforcements have
been ordered to Dalmatia.
The war in Turkey is now in full
blast. The principal European powers have
determined to form ring and let the show
go on. The Servians were defeated in the
first engag cement with the Turks, leaving 700
dead on the field of battle.
The centennial celebrations through
out the whole country were on a scale much
beyond the greatest expectations OF the most
patriotic The procession in St. Paul was
several miles in length and was the most
magnificent affair ever witnessed in the
northwest.
On leaving Belgrade to take com.
mand of his army of 100, 900 men, Prince Mi
Ian said: "Soldiers and people Of Servia!
| leave the capital to join the valient army
| which will aid me to fight victoriously the
natural enemy of my country and religion.
Adieu until after victory''
/ Two brothers named Richardson, of
Dundee, Mich, went hunting on the 4th
When they separated Thomas shot bird
and got into tree to secure it, when William
came up. Hearing something in the tree he
| shot into the moving leaves and was horrifed
to see his brother fall to the ground, dead.
A remarkable condition Of affairs ex.
listed in the U. S. Treasury on the first day o
July There was no Secretary of the Treas.
ury nor assistant treasurer, nor cashier. The
The cashier room was closed, and no drafts
paid. Toward night the President recalled
his acceptance ofMr. News resignation, which
remedied the temporary embarrassment.
The conference committee Of the
Senate and House finally agreed to a posta
appropriation bill which fixes the rate OF post
age on all third-class matter except unsealed
circulars at one cent for every two ounces, OF
fraction thereof, and the sender may write his
name on the outside, preceded by the word
s'from," or may write briefly, or print on any
package the number and name of articles en-
closed.
The death of Martin Schuster, q
wealthy hotel proprietor OF Brooklyn, from
hydrophobia, was terrible affair. Schustel
was bitten ten weeks ago by large blood.
jho,,1 IN Sunday atteruoor he hooan ff