The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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FRIDAY, Oct. l6. The memorial stat'l
to Abraham Lincoln, At Springfield, Ill.
+, was unyeiletl, yesterday in the presence q
: q, 900 people, among whom was Prvsiden
Grant and other distinguished psrsoaages
80. The next annual reunion Of the arm,
Of tue Tennessee win be at D.s' Moines
Iowa, septem ,er 29th and 30th, 1875. q.
A man named Sturtevant; formerly, Q
Minneapolis, was drowned in Lake st
Croix Wednesday night; by the wreekinl
ofhis skif by the steamer Charley (hes
yer. DR.. J. c. Aver, the great pill man
has been nominated to Congress by .the
Republicans Of the seventh district Of Mas
sachusetts. -. The New York Tammany
HILL Democrats have made the following
Congressional nominations Filth dis
trict, 4. z. Mean; seventh district, 8. s.
Cox eighth district, Fred. A. Conklin
eighth district, Fernando Wood long term,
Richard Schsll, short term ninth district,
a. 8. Hewitt; tenth district, r. A. Willis.
SATURDAY, Oct. II. The Democratic
majority in Indiana:is about Ii, 600, with a
majority over oil In tue Legislaturs.. 30.
The Democrats elect their entire Congress
siorsl delegation in West Virginia, three.
The delegation now stands one Republican,
one Democrat and one Independent. 90.
The grand Jury Of Salt Lake has indicted
Brigham Young and Congressman Cannon
for lascivious oohabitation. 80: Twenty five
more department cler X a., Washington
have been informed that their services
will not be required after the lat preximo
-. Rev. T. A. Goodwin Of Indianapolis is
to be tried for heresy. Rev. Henry c..
Montgomery, D. D rector Of the Church
Of the Incarnation, New York,
dropped dead at his resi-
dence yesterday morning. Har-
rison Luddington, Mayor Of Milwaukee,
has accepted call signed without respect
to party, to run for Congress in the fourth
district. The Republicans will make no
nomination. :. The Spanish government
has paid England $4,000 as indemnity
for th- Virginius butchery. 90. H. Emanuel
& Co., the largest importers Of cigars IN
Canada, have suspended with e400, 600 L.
abilities. ... The Beecher-Tilton libel suit
has been placed on the calendar for trial
in the November term. President Grant
and family are in Chicago, where they sre
to remain until after the marriage of Col
Fred Grant, which is to come of on the
10th.
MONDAY, Oct 19.-The White League
Of st. Anry's Parish, La, has rendered hal
The nominations on its tieketto the col
ord people, provided only that the col
ored folks select competent men. ...A
government detective named Hester Sat.
urday caused the arrest Of Col. Thos. b
Whitemore, chairman Of the Democratic
committee Of Sumter county, Alabama, OF
charge Of conspiracy against Hester. 4
Democratic meeting was about to assembl,
at the time and some excitement ensued
Hester has also had dity whites arreste:
who acted as She1i6's posse during for
mer Disturbances in Sumter. :. Tie feut
between two Republican factions at Clin
ton, L., was Intensified Saturday by Al
attempt to assassinate Mr.. Gair, the inde
pendent Republican candidate for th
SENATE. Gair was wounded, but not SC
riously ..Jasper D. Ward, Chicago, h,
besn nominated for reelection to Con
gross by the Republicans Of the second =
: linois 2istrict The American resident
on the Navigator or Samoan islands ,
: ths'Paciac, aided by the mercantile com
munity Of San Francisco are. moving I
have An American protectorats sxtende
over the islands and their people. .. I'll
testimonials Of DR.. Welles, Bishop elect I
Wisconsin, were Saturday signed by tt
Episcopal House Of Deputies. ). Al
ooriing to estimate. Of The Department I
Agriculture, tho wheat crop Of Minneso'
ts l6 PEI cent, less than last year but in
proved in quality q per cent. The tot
yield Of the whole country is estimate
about the same as last year Seven pc
sons who started two weeks ago fro
Yankton for the Black Hills were attacke
in camp 1t the month Of Little Platte riv'
BY Ths- indians: In the fight John Lo
VA shot dead, l.. Baden mortally woun'
sd md: txo5 others sehoa.ly wounde
!5whils the Indians suffered so1e. loss. =
q survivors of the seven have returned
Yankton. Another party of whites, TIVE
tJ-ssven: In rumber, have gone fro
Yankton on the same journey, and fe,
entertained that the Indians have kill
Or captured all of them. AT East Grane
H., Saturday little daughter Of Mr.. Ne
. = .1in1 undertook to set into the. soho
= : .<aAetse by 4 window. When part "
! ~ - raised Eindex dropped on,..sr nee
and her death ensued before asIistan
could reach her. =. AT Terre Haute, In
Saturday evening", Jerry Pritchard v
walking on the street with lis wife, wh
two strange men rashed upon them, a
one held tho woman while tie other 81
her hnaband IL tic head, inf'icting ia
wound. The motive for the murder
unknown. -. Rev. Robert Collyer, of c
- ;T caRo:r hna, finallv decided not TO ACCEPT