The Worthington advance., 1874-11-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK..

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THURSDAY, Nov. 12.-The statement
that the Presidents views on financial
questions had been modified since last
spring is authoritatively denied. He still
holds TO TO the views advanced in his veto
message 1.-The steamer Sacramento
while lying at the wharf San Francisco
Wednesday, took fire and burned. Loss
about 900 900. %. The verdict Of the jury
in the Cincinnati tragedy is that Andreas
Egner and George Rufer killed Herman
schilliny, and Fred Egner was accessory
Both the murderers have made full con.
tession. .. .Gotthard Walz driving home
from Pittsburgh last night, was set upon
by two men, fatally shot and robbed...
W. J. Pollock, Of the importing firm "I
w. J. Pollock & Co., New York, and R.
Van Valkenburg, custom house employee,
have been arrested on a charge Of deiraud-
ing the customs, and held the former in
$40, 900 and the latter $4,000 bail i. . . .
Joseph Wallace, son Of a Baptist minister
in Nodaway county, Mo. shot and killed
William Brush Friday last. Gov. Hart
raft OF Pennsylvania. has refused the ap-
plication for a reprieve in the case of Un-
derzook. :. The coal miners OF st. Clair
Co., ILL.,, are on strike, and fears are felt
that the disafection will spread 70 other
localities, aud that serious trouble If not
bloodshed will follow. The bagging
firm Of Ross 4 Smith, failed yesterday
with liabilities OF $l25 900 Fears are
entertained OF further failures in the same
line. 80. Robert C. Ramsey of Helena,
Ark, shot himself at Memphis hotel
yesterday, the ball entering just below
the heart, and inhicting a fatal wound. A
telegram TO the father said: 81 have been
driven from home and am maddened.
Shall commit suicide. God help me in
the name Of Jesus u" Ben. Butler
claims that his late defeat is directly at
tribntable to the treaclery OF professed
friends. In revenge he proposes the iornl~
alton OF a new party in Massachusetts. -.
Pomeroy's case was called at Topeka,
Kas., yesterday, and again postponed on
motion Of defendants 3 counsel on ground
Of absence Of material witnesses. "A fire
at Summit, Mass Yesterday, destroyed
property to the value Of s55 900; insurance
$50, 900. The Carlists have been COM
PEELED to raise the seige OF 1run and re-
tire. The Sublime Porte has ordered
a concentrating of Turkish troops. o..
Thirty-ti rec members OF the council gen.
eral Of Seine, recommend tie establish
ment Of primary free schools in Paris, at.
tendance upon which shall be obligatory
1.-TWO Irish members Of Parliament
have fought Il duel and one was severely
wounded.
FRIDAY, Nov. l3.-Ten thousand men
and women are said to be out of employ
ment in New York city, and hundreds Of
families are without the necessaries ofli,e.
....The execution OF O'Mara and Irving,
for tie murder Of Mrs. O'Mara and her
daughter, took place at Montrose, Pa,
yesterday, and that Of Uddcrzook, at
West Chester, in the same State. O'Mara
and Uddeczcok confessed, while Irving de-
MED any active participation, but ac-
knowledged to having been present. "A
meeting Of Eastern railroad magnates was
held at Baltimore yesterday for the pur-
pose Of getting the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road to join the combination for putting
up the rate Of eastern and western freights
and for maintaining uniformity of charges,
but the proposition was rejected. All
the other great through lines have joined
the combination =. The hondholders OF
the Oil Creek & Allegheny R.. R., Pa,
finding that institution hopelessly bank
rupt, are moving to foreclose on the mort
cages. -. The repairs on the mint at New
Orleans are completed, and that institution
is ready to commence business . (. i.
ohm D. Lee, in prison at Beaver, Utah.
charged with being connected with tie
massacre. Of l20 Arkansas emigrants pass.
ing through that Territory in 1867, al
Montain Meadow, will it is SAID, give q
true history Of the affair, a I'd the names ol
parties interested. Geo. +. Cannon, ter
ritorial delegate from Utah to C"ngress
has 81 yen bail in $1,000 to answer from
day to day to the charge Of polygamy be
fore the U. s. Court Of Utah. -. Murder
GUS and thieving raj Is into Texas 10y or
ganized bands Of Mexican 'sgreasers" is re
ported, and much excitement exists in tn.
localities visited. The cloud Of border
warfare is looming up....C. Il. Fowler &
Bros rice dealears OF New York, have
suspended with liabilities approximatine
900, 600. -. The Hebrew Orphan Asylum
At Baltimore was bur.ed Thursday. Loss
s25, 900; insurance $4,000. Thomas
NJ. Dudley, rector Of Christ Church, Balti
more, has been elected assistant bishop o
the Diocese Of Louisville. {. .. The defeat O
the Carlists at lrun is reported to have re-
suited in regular rout, the rctreatin,
army losing heavily Of arms and munitions
Of war. The Russian government ha
decided t introduce system Of compul
sorry elementary education, trial to b
made at st. Petersburg Of the Berlin sys
tem.. It is reported that a socialist
conspiracy for the assassination Of tn
Gear has been discovered. . . Meetings ar
being held in portions Of Canada, to urg
the granting Of amnesty to persons ;mpli
Gated in the Manitoba troubles, and ais
for partlons for Riel and Lepim.
SATURDAY. Nov. l3.-Daniel N. Has
kel, the veteran editor Of the Bosto
Transcript, died yesterday morning.
Postmaster General Jewell favors a furthe
reduction in letter postage. VIM. II
Lockla"d has sued al election judge il