The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FRIDAY, Oct. 9.--IIalf million Of gov
ernment gold was awarded Thursday a
100. S9... The pretty waiter girl saloon
IN San Francisco have been closed
John Kelly, chairman Of the Tamman,
Hall General Committee, N. Y, has be
gun suits against Mayor Havemeyer ant
Nelson Waterbury, laying damages il
each case at 1000. George 5aylor, o
Columbus Ohio, switchman, fell on tn
track yesterday and was run over by 10
comotive and killed "A fire at New
York yesterday destroyed gutta perch'
and rubber mandatory, and two build.
ings adjoining. The fire spread with sucl
rapidity thai. many OF the employees had to
Jump from the second story windows tu
escape. John Brennan and man named
Gallagan perished. $Loss zoo, 900. John
w. Canter, all Englisllman IS years Of
age, has been arrested in New York for al
tering bonds from 81 to 10000 in order
to start an insurance company. The dis
covery was made by the comptroller OF
Pennsylvania, with whom the raised bonds
had been deposited as security for tie is
suance ofa charter. Canter is an old Of
fender. ). Thirty. mine medical students at
Buffalo, were arrested Thursday for violat-
ting the grave of Mrs. Richard J. Cary and
others. The students were surprised en-
gagged in dissecting the bodies. Much ex-
element. Jacob Schweitzer, an insane
German living in Detroit, set fire to his
house yesterday and then shot himself in
the face, perishing in the flames. j.. j. NJ.
Eckfeldt, superintendent Of construction
Of the new branch mint at San Francisco,
suicided Thursday by shoe ting in the
head. No cause assigned. Z. . Phelps, as
sistant treasurer of New York, has been
found guilty of embezzlement. .. The
Grand jury Of Salt Lake have indicted
Thomas E. Kicks, for lascivious cohabita-
ton. lie is charged with having five
wives, three Of whom Were married to him
late typboon, in China is estimated at
100000 The shore for miles around
Hong Konh was strcwn for miles with
wrecks of vessels. .. Two more regiments
ofinfantry have been detached from the
army on the Northwestern frontier an:
sent south. "Wednesday nj ht, a mob Of
forty negroes at Holly Springs. Miss, took
James Perkins and VIM. Ravenswood,
colored, from Jail and shot them dead.
SATURDAY, Oct. 10.-The funeral of
Rev. Thomas Eddy, the eminent Metho-
dist divine, took place from St. Paul's
church, N. Y, Friday afternoon. The
services were conducted by Bishop Simp-
son and sones. -. The Presbytery of
Jersey City has presented charges aid
specifications Of seduction, breach Of
promise, etc., against Rev. J. L. Glenden-
ing. The council Of the Catholic Ma
tional Total Abstinence Union, has decid-
ed to open an emigration department t,
aid emigrants in finding proper homes
mined to put an end to claim agents 80 far
- his department is concerned, and en-
phatically refuses to recognize such agents
in the future. The Republicans were
successful in only three counties in the
election in Georgia Wednesday. The en-
tire Congressional delegation are Demo-
Gratis, 60 n Of two. ... The commission
appointed from Washington to investigate
the facts relative to tho recent alleged
murder of five Usage Indians by the Kan
sas militia find that the attack was unpro-
voked aud unjustiiable, and recommend
that the government zee that the tribe is
reimbursed. . Thomas Ballard alias John
Davis and Elizabeth Ballard alias Ann
Adams, the former one Of the most expert
counterfeiters in the country and the latter
an accomplice, were arrested at Buffalo
yesterday. $40, 900 in counterfeit money
In various denominations way found, to
gether with press, dies, plates, etc. The
Pope has addressed by telegraph his pos
tolic benediction to the members of q
Catholic Total Abstinence Union now ::n
session in Chicago. .. The east parish
church Of Aberdeen, the first church in
the north Of Scotland, has been destroyed
by FIRE. The Archbishop Of Cologne has
been released after six months imprison.
ment, and the remainder of the sentence
will bs treated as cancelled.
MONDAY, Oct. 12.-President Grant ani
party left St. Louis Saturday evening fo1
Springfield. . The Chicago exposition
closed Saturday, with an attendance dur
ing the day Of $4,000. The exposition wa!
great success. The Duke Leinaster
ireland, died Friday night. Report.
from Louisiana represent repatriation pro
gressing quietly. It closes the 23d inst
Sixteen Of the Petersburg, Va, judge
Of election have been indicted by tn,
United States Circuit Court for violation O
the enforcement act Of 1871. .Upe,
Recommendation Of the Republica,
State Committee, General Healey, U
s. Marshal for Alabama, has appointed
dozen deputies, all Republicans, one 70
each strongly negro county, to see that til
enforcement act is complied with....4
few politicians Of Massachusetts, stylin
themselves Conservatives, have addresse
aletter to President Grant, arguing tbs
the only true way to restore peace to th
South is for Congress to pass an act to pa
for the quartermaster and commissar
stores taken by the Union army in til
South during the war, and refund the cot
ton tax. The letter has been ref red t
the Attorney General The Suit LAX
grand Jury have indicted Thomas E. .Ricks