The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-25

Houses Of Congress and needs but the
Presidents signature to become law....
The Senate yesterday confirmed: the fol-
, lowing Minnesota appointments John
&. Knovlton, receiver at Duluth :. Justin
r. Moulton, receiver ut Worthington, and
Warren Adiey, receiver at Alexandria. ). :,
Commander w. B. Cushing, sent to- the
government insane asylum at Washington
few days ago, died there yesterday.
Commander Cushing was one Of the most
gallant officers Of the American navy, and
9ill be remembered particularly for the
desperate attack he made on the ram AL
bemarls pear Norfolk enrly in the war Of
the rebellion, and for which he received
the thanks Of Congress. The testimony
Of Secretary johnson in the Pacific mail
investigation yesterday, brought out the
fact that $4,000 was paid R. c. Parsons,
member Of Congress from the Cleveland,
Ohio, district, and that in all checks for
$750, 900 were drawn OH the company
and endorsed by Irwin aid that there
We're no entries on the books showing that
any part Of this sum was ever
returned. -. The Secretary Of she interior
recommends Congress to appropriate
ls16o, 900 for the suppoat of the Northern
Sioux Indians OH tue Red Cloud and
Whitest"ne agencies in Dakota. The
dollar contributions in New York for the
Kansas and Nebraska sufferers has reached
q; 2;229, and the money is now coming in at
the rate OF four or Eve hundred dollars per
day. The Missississippi Legislature yes
terday adopted resolution calling on the
President to send troops to that State, and
also appointed a copmit;ee to investigate
and report upon the cause OF the recent
Vicksburg troubles. Agents Of West
ern raill DAD lines in convention at Chico 20
yesterday announced a reduction Of way
passenger fare to 3 cents per mile after
Jan. LIST. John Luxury, murderer, was
hanged yesterday at Carson, New.
Two companies Of U. 8. troops have been
sent to Piroche, Neb., in the vicinity of
which the Indians have killed several
white settlers recently -. The trial Of
Samuel Rindskopf, James N. Bull and C.
Mueller Of Milwaukee, terminated yester.
day in q verdict Of guilty as to all Of the
defendants. J.. Rindskopf was nominated
for Congress by the Democrats at the late.
|election, but was subsequently forced to
resign. . . The German Reichstag yesterday
adopted a resolution OF confidence in Prince
Bismarck by vote of 1919 to II.
MONDAY, Dec. 21.-A falling roof at Se-
dalia, Mo-, Saturday, killed three men.
.... Tie convicts Of the Auburn state
prison have made several attempts recent
ly to burn the buildings. Two attempts
were me de Saturday. The Eagle woolen
mills at Gallatine, Tenn, were burned
Saturday. Loss 100000; insured S17,~
600. 80. The Democrats of the 4th Congress.
sional district of Tennessee have nomina-
ted Judge Samuel y. F. File to fill the va
cancy caused b, the death of Hon. J. w.
Head. Memorials to Congress have
passed the Dakota legislature for division
of the Territory and for opening the Black
Hills. The Legislature has also formed
new judicisl district Of that portion Of the
Territory lying north Of the 10th parallel,
and providing for holding the U. s. court
at Fargo instead o: at Pemon a, as hereto-
fore Frederick Hesser, coroner OF Nor
thumberland county, Pa, was murdered
at Coalrun mines near Shamekin, Friday
night. Great excitement among the citi.
zens. An unknown Negro. .brutallyassault~
ed and 'mutilated twelve year sll child
rofa U s. Judge at soston, Saturday. H.
is thought the child is fatally injured.
The Western Baptist tEducat:on
Union have pu chased val
liable property near St. Jo-
seph, M,., for university purposes. The
corporation IS composed Of leading cit zens
of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, 1eSa
and Colorado. The endowment fund
is placed at s300,o with power to
increase t. 81 100000. This is the FIRST
instance OH record Of this denomination
establishing first class university, over.
stepping State lines in its organization
and control. {. The Democratic majority
in the Louisiana House will be about q
80. The iron works Of the Great Western
railway Of Reading,o ont.,. were burned
Saturday, throwing four hundred persons
out OF employment. The Republican
. |senatorsi in caucus Saturday agreed to re-
! port bill ior the resumption Of speci'
payments in 1879, for free banking, and
the gradual withdrawal of fractional cur
rency and the substitution Of silver in de-
nominations Of $ t. SO cents. -. 1t is tele
graphed from Hong Kong that t*e Pacific
: Mail steamship Japan, with 500 person
on board l.: from San Francisco, burned
Thursday when sixty miles out from Yo
= kohama with loss Of all ber cargo, il
q which was large amount Of specie, an
it nearly all her crew and passengers. q
3 the. passengers 424 were Chinamen.. B.
z a collision on the East Tennessee and Wiz
: 8inia railroad Saturday, near Carter's DE-
= pot, Tenn.,J Z. Cross and VIM. Wyatt
l. were killed menx .einjured, and much (
n the rolling stock VI the two trains demo-
= ished. :. The new dam at Haydenvill'
J. Mass. built to replace that destroyed i
> May last, gave way Saturday, AMI a lars
IS body Of water and ice was swept down IL
N channel through the village with a teri
ID BILE roar, Seventy five or 100 childrc
g were skating on the pond at the time, II
A. miraculously all escaped, and so far 1
a, known there was no loss Of lie. =. job
es Murphy who was to have been hanged
E. Carson City, Nevada, Friday, has been r