The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK..
THURSDAY, Dec. 10.-Rzra Cornell, the
founder OF Cornell University, died Al
Ithaca, N. Y, yesterday. DR.. H. c.
Potter Of New York, was yesterday elec.
ed Bishop Of tho Diocese Of Iowa, to sue.
ceed the late Bishop Lee: The Northern
Pacific bond holders have asked an in.
junction restraining the trustees Of the
Jay Cooke estate from making any divi-
aends until their claims TO the amount o1
$4,000, 600, are recognized. {. . The dis
turbances At Vicksburg broke out afresh
Tuesday evnein. resulting in the killing
Of seven or eight Of the contestants
Latest advices report the negroes a
again preparing to advance ON the city.
Gov. Ames yesterday issued proolama-
ton throwing the responsibility on the
whites, and commanding them to dis
]erse, to which the Mayor of Vicksburs
answers by counter proclamation de.
nouncing the Governor and calling upon
the whites to stan. firm. 81. The Govern.
'nent has abandoned further proceedings
In the safe burglary cases, owing to the
illegal constitution Of the grand jury
bringing the indictments. .. John Joyce
8 abbed James Mcclure to death at Quincy,
Ill.,, yesterday. .. DR.. N. Leaman Of Gin
cinnati has been arrested on the charge of
producing an abortion on Mrs. Rosa
F'iesna: few days ago, from the effects Of
which she died. King Kalalua and party
were at Omaha yesterday. About 5000
people headed by the city and military
officials went out to meet him, and sa-
lutte Of 2l guns was fired. Col. Forney
now in England telegraphs that the Eng
]ish government will appoint Comm;s
soners to the Centennial celebration al
Philadelphia. The proposition Tor con.
ven,ion to form new constitution for
Missouri was carried 1t the late election
by the small majority of 283. :. "A new In
plan outbreak is reported in Kansas.
Fires Wednesday, destroyed portion Of
the American print works, Fall River,
Mass, loss $50, 600; the Custom House a,
Ottawa, Ont. with all the papers and
documents; one ofthe two buildings OF the
Pillow & Hersey rolling IN lis, Montreal,
loss above insurance 939, 900 and Daniels
printing house at Lisle, france, the larg-
est printing establishment in that country,
loss $500, 900. MIR. Abe Clarke, SWITCH
nun, was rnn over and both his legs cut
fiat indianapolis yesterday. The Sui
:an Of Turkey has given 100000 for the
"lief "I the famine stricken inhabitants OF
Anyona -. The trial Of Count Won Arnim
or ''derelicti>n Of duty" was begun yester-
day. The indictment is very formidable
document. ....A heavy gale visited the
English coast yesterday doing great DAM
age 10 property adoat and ashore. -. The
President has pardoned John and Jerome
Whissonant, South Carolina Ku-Klux,
sentenced to rs yea . in the penitent ary
FRIDAY, Dec. I'D Potter, having
peremptorily declined to accept the Bish
opric Of Iowa, Rev. DR.. Huntington, OF
Massachusetts, was yesterday elected in
his stead. 90. The New York produce ex.
change yesterday donated O., 100 to the re-
lief Of the Nebraska grasshopper sufferers.
miss Julia Gaveston las been elected
State Lecturer Of the Iowa Patrons of Hus-
bandry. The President has appointed
John w. Thatcher, Of Virglnis, to Ike
commissioner and Ellis Speed: of Maine,
to be assistant commissioner Of patents
The pig iron manufacturers, in con.
ventioa at Philadelphia, yesterday agreed
to cut down production 50 per cent, pro.
7ided two.thirds Of the furnace men in the
country would unite in the agreement.
They also passed resolution endorsing
the 1855 scheme. 80. The Attorney General
Of New York has brought suit to set a.ide
the election OF Jewell as President Of tue
Erie railway, on the grouud that the sala-
~ paid him (a40, 900 annually is grossly
extravagant. A man named McDanie!s
was arrested at Kansa1 City Mo. yesterday
supposed to have been an gagged in the
train robbery near that city a few days
ago. He had 81 ,034 on his person and
was heavily armed. The trial Of Jesse
Pomeroy, the boy murderer of Boston
concluded yester Jay in verdict of gritty
with recommendation for mercy .. A
family quarrel in St. Bernard Parish
Louisiana, Wednesday, resulted in the
killing Of Mathew and James Toperal by
Herman and James More Tie Mores
escaped. .Thos. G. Jones, clerk Of the
cour. of appeals Of Ky, has been indicted
by the grand jury Of Frankfort, Tor usurp
ing the Office, while ineligible from hav.
ing accepted challenge to fight = duel.
He gave bonds in $4,000. IA fire a
Darien, Ga, yesterday, destroyed the pos
Office and several business buildings los!
$4,000. ..All quiet At Vicksburg. It j:
stated that one hundred and fifty negroe,
we're killed in the different fights. >. Eek
President Sage and Managing Directo
Hatch OF the Pacific Mail have gone t,
Washington to testify before the Ways an,
Means committee in the matter cf tn
steamship subsidies the last and pre-
vi0us sessions.
SATURDAY, lee. l2.-Charleston, Va.
suffered a loss Of $780, 900 by fire yester
day.. New York and Come -ticut wer
visited by slight earthquake shock
Thursday night. The force Of the vibrs
ton was sufficient to arouse slecpers, rat
tie the crockery and otherwise distur
thugs. s....A quarrel about = woman le'
John Martin to kill Harry Robinson G