The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-09-26

out opposition, and Gen. Emery tele
graphs to Washington in the evening tina
all was quiet. President Grant, in re
ply to Gov. Brown, of Tennessee, con
graduates that official on the promp
measures taken by him to secure IL.
arrest and punishment Of the perpetrator
OF the recent outrages in that State, ut th'
same time calling his attention to the fac
| that the laws Of Congress give the Genera
Government jurisdiction i'll such cases, un
der which federal officials must act, bu
that no special instructions have beer
issued in these particular cases, and
that no conflict of authority need necessa.
rily ensue thereby. Senator Brownlow
also sends Gov. Brown very compliment
tary letter to the same effect. "A severe
storm swept over portions Of Illinois and
Iowa Friday night. At Davenport and
Dubuque, Iowa, and Rock Island, Ill.,, q
number OF houses were unrooted, walls
blown down and cellars flooded, while
great damage is reported from the country
surrounding. :. During the storm Of Fri
day night, freight train on the Illinois
Central T. 4. when three miles from Dun.
lcith was wrecked, badly :njuring the en-
named Allison, the latter dying from his
injuries shortly after. go. Mr.. Campbell, Of
Charlottesville. Ind, injured in a railroa,;
collision near Buffalo, N. Y,
Friday night, died Saturday morning.
TUESDAY, Sept. 22.-Yesterday the sum
of 81 ,929,9l9 was paid at the State De
partlnent to the agent ofthe British Gov
ernment. being awards to British claim
ants by the mixed commission, under the
Washington treaty OF 1878 REV. Wes-
ley Prettyman, OF the NJ. K. church, and
Postmaster at Marietta, Ga, has been ar
rested there charged with embezzlement
and other penal violations of the postoftlce
laws. The party in pursuit of the Hot
Springs, Ark, stage robbers, have been so
far successful as to force them into the
mountains, where they are completely sur
rounded, and the capture or death Of the
entire band is expected. "A Cuban in
France has given $4,000 to the PARROT
agency III New York. Victor Sejonn a
French dramatic writer is dead. Gen.
Sherman takes up his headquarters in ST..
Louis Oct. T.. The Narragansett Fire
and Marine Insurance Company, Of Provi-
dence, r. L., has suspended on occount Of
its heavy losses by the Chicago
and Boston fires. Frank Moulton
has accepted the service Of . capias in the
libel suit of Miss Edna Dean Proctor. in
which that lady asks for 100000, grow
ing out Of charges in the Beecher scandal.
go. Henry Ward Beeeher has notified his
congregation that lie will attend. the Fri.
day evening prayer meeting this weak and
preach from Plymouth pulpit next Sun
day. .. Henry w. Dodge, executive officer
Of the Hayes arctic expedition, died at
Brooklyn, Monday, Of appoplexy, age d
45. THE complete transfer of the city
government of New Orleans to the Kellogg
officials is finally consummated. An at"
tempted compromise by the opposing fac
tions in reference to the composition OF
t. e returning board of the coming election
failed. Advives from the interior of the
State indicate further trouble. In some
parishes citizens are arming and refuse to
allow the restoration of the Kellogg Off
cials, and it is feared that nothing but the
presence Of u S. troops will rest ore order
in these disaffected districts.
WEpNEsD Az, Sept. 23.-The Russian
government, OH account Of the extensive
emigration Of Menaonites, proposes to ex'
empt the members OF that sect from actual
military service, but to hold them liable
to duty as hospital attendants. ... Nomina"
ton. for Congress were made by the Wis
consin Reformers yesterday as follows
Sixth District, Hon. Gabriel Bouck, Of
Winnebago; and Third District, Hon
Charles C. Thompson, and Gen. Ed. Bragg
of Fondulac, from the Fifth. President
Grant, in conversation yesterday, stated
that as far as federal Off
GERS were concerned, the
South should have no complaint in the fu'
ture. In this particular he was decided
on new departure. The civil service
rules are working so acceptably that the
President has issued an executive order
extending their operation over the customs
district of Boston. Reports from the
wheat crop Of Europe continue tlattering
1t is estimated that Hungary has million
quarters to cell. Prices in Germany, Russi:
and France have declined heavily. Mrs
Eunice Howcll,a maiden lady OF 70 years
at Washingtonville, Orange CON- Y, wa:
murdered Tuesday night. Her golc
watch and large sum OF money known t.
be in the house, are missing. IS. A
Briggs, of Chicago, said to be default"1
in the sum of s100, 900 from the bank 0
| which he was Vice President au1 Cashier
was arrested in New York yesterday, ant
sent back to Chicago. The motion to in
clude the old Prairie du Chen railroad i,
the injunction compelling a~complianc
with the Potter law, was argued i'll tn
Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday, tn
court then adjourning for week when
>:ecision will be rendered. >. Tie Annua
Convention Of the Catholic total absti
ncnce union of America, will be held a
Chicago Oct. Judge A. A Atocha, c
the New Orleans Superior Criminal Court
before whom any action instituted b
State authorities against leaders Of til
late insurrection, would have been brougl
has resigned.
THURSDAY, Sept. 4.-Elie de Beaumon