The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-18

1tSOta 1T Il less price Than t,v the Onion,
Pacific lolte and at Il great saving Of
distance and time. The time saved be-
tween New York and Helena by this
route will he twenty da $, and nlne-
t"nths Of the freight shipped to Mon-
't;'''o will s" through Minnesota.
7HE ohio ELEc77ov.
The Ohio election, in many places,
turned upon the temperance issue. At
kruto,l, Warren, Mt. Vernon, Marion,
Lima, and several other places. the
temperance ticket was successful. At
Van Vert, Poneroy, Bucyrus, Shelby,
and other points the anti-ttm|,eranue
ticke: was elected. III the larger cities
>'"h us Cincinnati, Cleveland. Column
bus and Dayton. the Dt'no:E:1tS claim
>d victories. Tie Cincinnati Enqui,er
!l>emocratic), Says these results were
greatly strt ngtlltnetl Ivy 1I!o1trute Re-
inI>licaliS, WlW Acknowledgements fanat-
icis'n which is attempting to regulate
thefrersonM atf;sirs'oi citiM!s." This
f;Ara.ls that the DetRocratic ticket Was
elected 10y the aid "f the German Re-
pnhIicalls al,d'jxiierS WHO are opln,scd
t" tt,ul~ftt'tcc> How readily every
wi! tirtSsto the arms Of the Democrat
i'rar@: f'f sympathy and s,cror:: At
!@yt<w The Democracy are jubi!ant.
nt >ay the Temperance: crusade is end
Il IN that city. But the wnnn'n were
promptly out praying on The sidewalks
..md kept it up until Il mob gathered
.!l"ut them with knives and pistols.
We do not see in this elect ion, Us
.~:me Of our contemporaries do. an indi-
tioI OF the political results Of the
:. importance crusade. 1t is ilaturul that
''al elections should turn upon the
importance ISSUE, as they frequently
ave done and as they always do in the
.,,tti"nal Colony, but the temperance
sue has not yet become Il general one
.:'lising the tw" leading parties. Per-
.st'> tie sooner it uWS become general
"r better it will I've for the country.
IMPURE WATER.
II is singular that large cities shoul l.,
81 rule. have ,,urcr water than villages,
IT this is the ease The London LIN
-, it, III article on impure water, says:
ll't' shallow wells Of villages are among
- pests Ut the country, and it is high
.ur that Il Jealous and we'll organized
tS;the should be brought to bear upol.
:: IN. 1t Is sck-ning in most country
..,t- t" observe the uniformity witt,
'''rll the cts>lool AMI well are made
i" stand side by side, as though each
'>'> necessary OF the other; and to
:: AK Of the twenty feet or SO Of foul
'""raIr-rerking soil through which.
ii" Water prrc"Iatr> to its ftti bed!
4'|4> applies with Il good deal of fore,
q ',4a!'y Of the wells in THIS vicinity.
:. ;n'rt' there is Il spongy soil three or
!" II feet deep, like ours. and the refuse
T.: he town is thrown out as it is here.
,:':'s!l OF the filth must drain into the
::I 'iluW wells.
II" commissioners to distribute seed
:;."t 1T have completed their travel,
>'.'' !etur,td home. The st. Saul Press
>';.~:
i. ~ attribute Il large proportion ct
:'' suffering in Lyon county to the
!:.': ;l';,, the Wiuona & st. Peter rail.
::'' "'n!'a,y failed to open their line
~ :A:!ruad. They have declined to op.
''it'l he western portion of the road
ri '''e February, though only about
..""' feet Of track between Marshall
.;i:'i \rW l. I'm is covered with snow.
i.lr merchants Of Marshall had fOl
$;',':t IT," dry goods, bnt no groceries
:>.' ''.ts'rt'l tor sale, and the bare lleces-
:,!l '"s Ut life are extremely setaEe, ow.
:'5 /" / great extent to the, f&ct that
e.. ;:,'';ilIs IT transportation lave been
AFFECTED!
I'r"}'r who live OH the line Of gooc