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Year: 1874

DR.. Ross made his first appearance in
this place at the Methodist Church last Sun
day morning, when he delivered to large
audience most powerful and impressive
sermon upon the subject Of Gods Judgment
Of the Nation Of Antiquity.


In the afternoon the Doctor talked to an
immense concourse Of children at Music
Hall in an inimitable manner, to the great
delight, and let US hope, benefit of the
youngsters. $50 ~


On Sunday evening he lectured in Music
Hall to . grand audience, every seat being
occupied to its fullest capacity, and large
numbers being obliged to stand up. Hun
dreds Of people were unable to obtain even
comfortable standing room and left the Hall.
The interest did not abate ct any time dur
ing the evening, and the immense assem-
blage remained to the close, giving the
strictest attention. 5& t1


He snnounced o his subject for the
evening the most difficult Of Ill temper
Year: 1874

The STATE GRANGE.-Before anoth-
er issue of the ADVANCE shall reach
our readers the State Grange will be in
session at Mankato. The business CON-
ing before the Grange will be of vital
importance, and the utmost harmony
should prevail. We have admitted free
criticism Of the officers Of the Grange
to our correspondents but have refrain
ed from any criticism on our own part.
We believe in free expression Of opin-
ion, and think that it is much better
that persons who think or ars convinced
that they have discovered wrong, should
openly state their minds, and give an
opportunity for explanation, if explana-
ton is possible, than that they should
either conceal wrong, or should secretly
foster and spread accusations without
the knowledge Of the person attacked,
until the distrust has become so wide-
spread as to make it impossible to coun-
teract. Now we have no doubt but that
grave mistakes have, and probably
errors committed, yet no one should be
too hasty in their judgments, and above
all things no one should 60 to the State
Grange with bitterness in his heart, or
with any other desire than that of pro-
noting the best interests of the Order
and Of every member thereof: 1t must
be remembered that while there have
been mistakes and errors, there have
also been sacrifices, and those who have
not been in the wrong are not to be in
discriminatory classed with those who
have either knowingly or unwittingly
erred. Let all things be done in a
spirit of brotherly love and kindness.
Year: 1874

The recent elections in France
look as though France were to be per-
manently Republic at last.


We give way this week to ou"
friends who have word to say to the
readers Of The ADVANCE. We believe
that the newspaper should be a medium
through which the people may talk and
that the editor should not be expected
to do all the talking


The agricultural regions of Michi-
gan are shown to be decreasing in pop.
ulation. Diversified culture and more
careful tillage are recommended to check
this tendency to run down at the heel.
How long will it he before Minnesota
will need similar advise for similar
reason


We are now endeavoring to put in
a new Office Of our own in order to re-
duce expenses and to give our readers
better paper for their money. Let
every man who wants better paper
see to it that his old subscription is re.
newed and paid, and that his neighbors
subscribe.


Too Much HoNoR.-Miss Susan B.
Anthony having lately been referred to
by an enthusiastic lady admirer as the
"Moses Of her sex, because she had
led the women forty years, modestly
arose to explain that the time had been
less.


-"Lo,' the poor Indian has been
found by the United States Supreme
Court to have no title in fee to his
lands, and that the land includes the
timber and the minerals; Uncle Sam
owns the whole. All of which is fine
thing for U. S., but hard on "Lo,"
as we'll as upon any sharpers who have
got their title from the last named gen.
tleman.


lis there a. more valuable present
that can be made to friend or to ones
own family: than a paper which will
come laden with thoughts, knowledge,
and kind, loving words every week Of
the year. constant reminder of the
donor? When selecting holiday pres
ents ponder this question, and send in
your subscription to The GRANGE AD-
VANCE.


We present our readers, on the in
side Of our paper to-day, the Presidents 8
Message delivered in Washington to the
Forty-third Congress yesterday after
noon. This is what little enterprise
and the telegraph can accomplish. Of
course we have not had time to make a
synopsis of, or to review the document,
and owing to the Importance Of the mat
ters discussed, we think perusal Of the
entire document will pay for the time it
takes.


Our readers will please to take no.
tice that this paper is furnished to sin.
gle subscribers at $500 per year and to
clubs Of ten or more at precisely $3.50
year payable invariably in advance.
We cannot let clubs run a year or a
half a year or any longer than until the
first day Of January, A. D. 1876, and
then take $1.5o or nothing. We must
have the cash on the nail for every sub.
scriber; any other course would be bank
ruptcy to us and we do not propose to
bankrupt. 1t is not in our line. Send
in the cash then at once, and direct to
the GRANGE ADVANCE, Red Wing
Minnesota.
Year: 1874

An entire change will be made tonight at
the Academy in the medley portion of the
entertainment. Sheridan and Mack appear
in new acts, Miss Jourdan's songs will be
new, and the company generally will be
put forward in their most pleasing perform.
aEces.
Year: 1874

Estate of Michael Griffin deceased.

 By virtue of an order from said Court, the un dersigned offers at private sale, and will receive proposals therefor, until the l2th day of May next, allthe real estate said Griffin died seized, to wit; the homestead and farm occupied by him consisting of 50 acrss of land more or less with the dwelling house and barns thereon, snd sit uated about one mile northwesterly from the postofiee in Terryville, in said town of Plymouth The said premises to be sold subject to the in cumbrance of the widows dover therein. For a more particular description of the premises, and of said dover interest, reference may be had to the inventory and distribution of said estate now on file in said Probate office. : The undersigned reserves the right to reject any proposal not considered advantageous for said estate
Year: 1874

The New Orleans Times tells very
interesting but pathetic story of the
life of an orange planter named Land
man. Thirty Years ago he came into
possession, As IA sflatter, of the island
of Cheniere on the Gulf coast. He was
at that time very young and full of en-
lerprise. By hard labor, year after
wear. he succeeded in raising one of
the largest and finest orange orchards
in Louisiana. although he worked
alone for years. After time he mar
ried and took his wife to the island,
and for years they enjoyed one Of the
happiest of homes. Children were
born to them, and their work was re-


munerative, so that they laid
up handsome sum. Then sick
ness came, and, one by one, all the
family died until tie father was left
alone again. Brooding upon his
troubles, he iancied that the spirits of
the dead were about him, and soon he
became an ardent believer i'll Spiritual
ism. At this point, some greedy land
spectators discovered that he had no
valid title to his land, and set about in
the courts to dispossess the old man OF
his island home. lie would not retain
counsel, hut relied upon the spirits to
help him manage his ease. OF course
there could be but one issue 10 the case.
There was practically no defense at
all. His spirit friends did not help
him. lie lost his home whore he had
lived for thirty years, and where his
wife and children We're buried. When
the Judge announced his finding and
decree the poor old man arose in
court, and his sole reply was: " Please
YOUR Honor, there is no redress for me
III earthly courts; | therefore appeal
my cause to the higher court of the
third hcavens,n This is an appeal
lich can not and will not be set aside.
Ills compensation will come.
Year: 1874

Now everybody will bo wanting to rush up
into Wisconsin, and dig for gold, although
tho testimony to the discovery Of genuine
ore in tint State is Of tho 1imsiost possible
description. Probably most of the "gold
land" in WISCONSIN Gnu be bought for $40 an
aero, cRQa1-termy.
Year: 1874

Correspondence N. Y. Sum-


"Wehave got to make the North
ern people believe that the old
Secessionists are educating their
children to hate the Union. There
Is no other way to keep the Re
publican party in power. There
is no other policy on which the
Republican party can be united.
There are hard money men and
inflationists in our ranks just as
there are in the Democratic party.
There are free trade advocates
and high tariff praters on both
sides, and SO on through the whole
catalogue of political questions.
There is no hope Of carrying ma
tional election on any or all Of
these issues. There is only one
great question dividing the people
into parties, and that is, Shall we
solidify the results Of the war into
q strong central government that
will give confidence at home us
well as abroad, or shall we resur-
rect the old rebel idea Of States
rights, and undo all that has been
done during the last ten years ?
The opposition press daily charges
us with corruption and knavery
Of every sort. They have all the
influential papers in tho country,
and will soon educate the people
to believe that the Republican
party is composed entirely Of
scoundrels, who are held together
only by the cohesive power of
public plumber. They keep de-
claiming about carpet-bag rule in
the South, and insisting that the
Southern people have the inalien-
able right to govern themselves.
This sort of doctrine is popular,
and If we don't do something to
offset it, the Democrats will sweep
everything in 1876. The Republi-
can leaders cannot afford to lose
oil the Southern States. Their
hold on the Northern people is
not very strong, and take away
the talk of Southern outragcs'
and new rebellion and the Dem
ocrats would swamp us certain
with their outcry about Credit
Mobilier. salary steal, carpct-bag
rule, the Washington ring, and
Sanborn contracts.


"You Northern Republicans
cannot afford to turn up the whites
of your eyes and shake your heads
over the doings of Republicans in
South Carolina and Louisiana.
What II the Southern whites-the
old rebel elcment-areimpove
cd and oppressed? Have they any
rights that we are bound to re.
spect2 Haven't you your rings in
Pennsylvania, r Massachusetts, and
New York? There must be a
certain per centage Of stealings IN
any government, and the people
would never be any the less happy
on this account If it wasn't for the
internal newspapers"
Year: 1874

"But do you believe that this
old story Of the disloyalty of the
Southern whites can be made
available much longer2"


II don't know how much longer
1t will last, but I do know that
when it wears out we are gone
also. But I honestly believe that
there will be little or no difficulty
in convincing the masses, especi-
ally the rural population Of the
North, that the White League is a
disunion organization. Tho South
ern whites are such an imprudent
set that they will talk in their old
ante-bellum style, and Southern
country editors will continue to
write crazy editorials. 1t will be
as easy now as it ever was to fire
the Northern mind with these IA
wings Of fools and lunatics."
Year: 1874

The democratic majority in the New
Hampshire Legislature have removed by
address nearly all the county officers in
that State, including even the Probate
Judges, solely on political grounds. And
on Tuesday they advanced another step in
carrying out the "spoils" doctrine by abol-
ishing the Supreme and Circuit Courts
and establishing them in another form,
solely for the purpose of getting rid of the
judges. and putting in their place courts
composed of majority of democratic
judges. There was no suggestion that
the judges had not discharged their du-
ties with fidelity and ability, but the sole
reason for thus tampering with the high
est court of the State was to provide pla-
ces for democratic partisans


The spectacle of the Legislature of a
State engaged in removing county officers
by address, solely on partisan grounds.
was enough to awaken feelings of deep
regret that the public interests should thus
be sacrificed to supposed party necessities.


But when the "spoils" doctrine is ex-
tended to procure the overthrow of the
Supreme Court of the State for the pur-
pose of removing able and impartial iudg-
es solely to provide places for partisans,
the very foundations of good government
are shaken and party cries thrust into Il
department Of the government which
should be lifted far above mere partisan
methods. In short, it is essential that the
judiciary of State should not be subject
to party mutations or party lines, but
should have tenure of office so fixed and
be composed of men SO far above mere
party thoughts. as to claim and receive
the confidence of all citizens. No wonder
even the New York Tribune, which for
two years has urged trial Of democrat
ic experiment, now cries out that New
Hampshire and Connecticut are already
too much of such rules-Lewiston Jour-
nal
Year: 1874

Nearly everybody has by this tins seen
the comet, and many are the questions asked
as to what it is and what will become of it.
The answers, however, which can be given
are not very satisfactory. 1t is suppos ed
that cometic matter is like that of the earth,
sun, and other planets. Where they come
from is all conf ecture. Proctor thinks they
finally make Judgement in the sun. The
idea has been advanced that the tail of this
one will come in collision with the earth,
but the latest and most careful calculations
say no such thing is possible, and if it were
to take place that no disaster would ensue,
as it has already happened in the case of
Biela's comet, in 1872, without any damage
resulting except large metoric shower Of
which no one took special notice except the
astronomers.


This comet was first discovered about the
18th of April. 1t is at present approaching
the earth with the velocity of 1880 miles a
minute, or 2,592, 900 miles per day, and its
distance from the earth's orbit is estimated at
about 90, ,000, 900 miles. The tail is increas-
ing in length at the rate of 500, 900 miles a
day. On the 10Th inst. it will be nearest to
us. The disc of the comet is more planetary
than stellar, and it has a nucleus which is
very bright and well defined. The tail ap-
pears to be splitting, so that it is probable it
will show two appendages very soon. Its
perihelion distance is estimated at G3, 600, 900
miles, and its orbit will therefore come with.
in the orbit of Venus. If the tail continues
to increase in width, and not be curved too
much it is possible it may come in contact
with the earth. 1t is thought, however, that
there is no danger of such an occurrence
taking place; and from what has been already
stated as to the nature of comets train,
even though the tail should touch our planet
in passing round the sun, it could exercise
no sensible influence in any way. The fact
would not be known except to astron-
omers. The inclination of its orbit to the
earths orbit is about Gs', and as it moves in
parabolc curve, it is visiting US for the first
and last time. In many respects it is likely
to prove more interesting to scientific men
than any other comet that has appeared in
our system.


Prof. Swift, who discovered the comet in
dependently of its discovery in Europe, says
of the tail at its nearest approach, that 1--WE
might get little whisk of it, but only astron-
mers would know it. Business would go
along as usual, and possible electrical dis
play might be noticed" The TAIL he says, is
not only exceedingly thin, but is hallow, and
he compares it TO stove pipe attached to a
pumpkin, both Illuminated. Others declare
even the disc of the comet to be nothing but
gaseous matter Of the most attenuated char
acter.
Year: 1874

The democrats of Maine are in a declin-
ing condition. They are declining in
numbers and their would-be available
candidates make haste to decline before
they are nominated. Unless there is a
change very soon they will show woful
decline at the election. When the leaders
have so far declined in the faith that they
will not consent to have their names
placed on the ticket, the number that will
come to the polls will be small and feeble.
Year: 1874

Radical ring organs continue to howl over
the removal of radical officeholders by the
Democratic administration in New Hamp.
shire, pouring out whole columns of lamen-
tations at a time. Was there ever a greater
display of cheek 9-Maine Standard.


The above is the way in which our dem
ocratic neighbor discourses over and de-
tends the outrageous course of the demo-
Gratis in the New Hampshire legislature.
This is rather worse than its defence of
Tweed for his sins.
Year: 1874

During the last week in July the comet will
come within twenty-fv million miles of the
earth, with brilliancy ten-fold that which it
had few weeks since. 1t will be between
the earth and the sun July 20, and not until
then shall we have settled weather. The cold
spell which has prevailed is attributed to the
comet, and certainly it is many years since
we have had such cold July.
Year: 1874

The domestic" Sewing Machine will do
ordinary sewing with band of single
thread of No. GO spool cotton. Try yours
with one, then with two or more, and you
will have the relative power required to oper-
ate them, and perhaps comprehend more
clearly what in meant by al "easy running"
sewing machine. luly2+tf
Year: 1874

This great political revolution has
come upon us like q whirlwind. But
from whence it came and whittier it is
going we know not. Every man you
meet can give you a reason for this
great political change, which is con-
elusive, in his estimation, but of the
hundreds we have listened to, no two
agree. We do not believe it is the
popularity of one party,n nor the unpop-
ularity of the other party that caused
the change. TO sum it up in few
words, it is just this: We are tired
of what we had, and we want some
thing else" That is all there is of it.


We want change and knowing we
could not be damaged by any change
that could be made, we shut our eyes
and bolted it down, like the old Con-
fe derate soldiers used to bolt their
tough beef They did it because there
was nothing better. If the Demo-
cratic party acts upon the supposition
that the popularity of their party
caused the change, the victory will be
fruitless. No, it was not that; the
Year: 1874

TIE Evening Express, while pre-
tending to point out the causes which
prevent many people from taking up
their residence in this city, carefully
avoids mentioning that it prevented
many families coming here by pub
fishing false statement to the effect
that the scarletina was an epidemic
in this city. Our little cOtemporary
may find another and very powerful
reason why respectable families
cannot live in certain localities in
this city, by reading communica-
ton under the head of "The Mayor
atty" in another column of this morn
ing's HERALD. The city cannot afford
to indulge the peculiarities of her TIF-
FANIEs, when through them an en-
forcement of the law is withheld and
in consequence fostering nuisance"
maintained,
Year: 1874

The Express devotes an unusual
amount of time and space to COM
ments OH the circumstance that high
land lots which Mr.. BEAUDRY now
holds at 5000 each We're assessed at $40.
We have shown that the enhanced
value of the property in question is
due to the fact that the Supreme Court
has decided that such a thing as an
exclusive franchise, or the right to
supply water, gas, or anything within
specified limit cannot exist, and that
the property is now supplied with
water. But there is one other point
to which we wish to call the attention
of the Express, which is that as late
as March of this year Mr.. BEAUDRY
purchased number of these lots from
Mr.. MORT "a gentleman far too
shrewd to sell them for less than
what he supposed would be their value
without water-at prices not exceed
ing S2l each. Yet short time after
and before the special water franchise
melted into thin air, those lots were
assessed at $40 apiece. In regard to
the charge that Mr.. BEAUDRY re-
quested that some portions of his as
sessment be reduced, we may say
that the facts seem to warrant his
doing.so, or else justify the Board of
Equalization in raising the assess
ment Of others, as property below the
level of ditch is assessed at $40 per
acre, while land owned by Mr.. BEAU
DRY lying three-fourths of mile
further from the heart of the city and
without water is assessed at $50 per
acre. Portions of the plat assessed at
$50 per acre have lately sold at the
rate of $1,000 per acre, while Mr..
BEAUDRY could not sell that assessed at
$50 peracre for one-fourth that amount.
If the Express will take the trouble to
examine the list it will find that there
is large amount of property in the
city of much greater value than that
owned by Mr.. BEAUDRY assessed at
smaller figure than his.
Year: 1874

THE readers of the HERALD will re-
member that when the proposition
was under consideration in the Coun-
Gil to pay the City Assessor 500 more
than the amount of his annual salary
as fixed by ordinance, Mr.. BEAUDRY
opposed the motion on the ground that
it would be better that the pay
ment of this extra sum be de-
ferred until it was known that the
City Assessor had faithfully performed
his duty. His suggestion did not meet
the approval of the majority of the
Council, and the extra 500 was paid
before sufficient time had elapsed to
determine whether the assessment had
been faithfully or imperfectly per-
formed. The wisdom of Mr.. BEAU
DRY's suggestion is now apparent. The
minutes of the City Clerk show that
already twenty three persons have
called to pay their taxes against whom
the Assessors books show no assess
ment.
Year: 1874

In the list of candidates now before
office of Mayor, there is one upon
whose record as public officer it
would be prudent for all, and especial
ly the moral and law-supporting por-
tion of the inhabitants of this city to
ponder and carefully consider before
aiding, assisting or passively assent
ing to his election. This candidate
was lately foreman of Grand Jury
of Los Angeles county.


BY scrutiniZing the actions of that
Grand Jury, the people Of this city
may be able to form a judgment of
the respect which this candidate has
for the laws under which they live,
his regard for the sanctity and obliga-
tions of an oath freely and voluntarily
taken, and therefrom reach q fair and
safe conclusion of the course which
would be pursued by him in the event
of his becoming the chief magistrate
of this city.


In the staute book of this State the
following may be found: " Every per-
son who keeps house of ill-fame in
this State, resorted to for the purpose
OF pros titution or lewdness; or who
wilfully resides in such house, or any
house for the purpose of assignation or
prostitution, or any house of public
resort by which the peace, comfort or
decency of the immediate neighbor-
hood is habitually disturbed, or who
keeps any inn in a disorderly manner;
and every person who rents any apart
ment or tenement, knowing that it is
to be used for the purpose of assigna-
tion or prostitution, is guilty of mis-
demeanor."


On the 22d of October of this year
the Grand Jury above referred to made
their final report, signed by their
Foreman, who had taken an oath adj