The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-09-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
::::,Fx,pA1, SEPT. 1l:r7The liberal Demo-
cratic Congre. .sional Convention for the
second district OF Wisconsin yssterd~ y
nominated Hon. A. G. Cook, Of Columbus,
for Congress, .. Baxter having declined
the denomination for the Gover1orship Of
Arkansas, the Little Rock Convention
unanimously nominated Hon. A. H. Gar
land, OF Pulaski. .. The Michigan Demo-
Gratis have nominated Henry Chamberlain,
.! Berrian, for Governor. .. In the Sixth
Missouri District Convention 'rhtaslier has
been nominated and H. Z. Havens
squelched on account Of the salary grab
Washington H-ising. son ofA:TC. Heising,
OF Tie Chicago Stats Z<itung, declines to
run for Congress because lie
lacks the necessary age and funds. -.
The National Pork Packers Convention
st Louisville adjourned after deciding that
barrel of mess pork should contain 100
pounds instead Of ls6 pounds as hereto.
fore. The prisoners confined in tho
county Jail At Toledo, O., to the number OF
26, made bold strike for liberty yester-
day. Having effected All entrance to the
main stair aay and hall Of the prison. they
watched until the door was opened to
admit the prison physician, when they
rushed for the street, and all escaped.
About 20 have already been retaken. A
similar attempt WAS made by the inmates
Of the city prison, but was discovered in
time to prevent ita' bsing successful. ...:
Extensive bush fires are reported
from New Jersey and the vicinity Of Otta-
va, Ont. An immense amcut Of property
has been destroyed The former is now
under control.
SATURDAY, Sept. l2.-Marshal B.zaine
has written long letter to tho New York
Herald, defending himself and. attacking
AacMahon with considerable malignity.
....The international law association,
which has been in session this week At
Geneva, closed its proceedings yesterday
with public meeting at which ovor 5000
people were present. The meeting was
addressed by David Dudley Field Of New
York, Henry Richards, and Father Hya-
einthe. >. All apprehensions of a second
year Of famine in Indis are ended. :. At
the Beacon Park races, Boston, yesterday,
Red Cloud Won the first heat, time 2:22
"a; aloster the the second, time PIG IL
and Nellie the three last heats and the
race, time 2.ls, 2:l9 3-4 and 2:22 l.2.....
Moulton's promised supplementary state
nent appeared in thu New York Graphic
yesterday. 1t adds very little testimony
Of fvalue to the case, contains numerous
letters from Beecher, aud the concluding
portions relate to tho accusations against
the Plym ,uth pastor said to have been put
forth bv Bowen, and *re
of r<ssly indecent char
aoter. 80. In the U. 8. Circuit Court at
PhilAdelphia yesterday bill in equity was
presented in behalf Of Jay Cooke, McCal-
loch & Co.. London, and N. G. Taylor 4
Co., an assignee Of Jay Cooke & Co., claim
ing balance Of 22,679 pounds due the
London house under letters Of credit. :. "A
new line Of steamships on the Pacific ocean
to run exclusively in the interests of the
railroads and their European connections,
is projected. i. . "A terrific collision occurred
yesterday morning on the Gres t Eastern
railway nsar Norwich, England. Twenty
psrsons were killed outright, and fifty
wounded, some badly. The railroad line
- completely blocked ky debris Of the
wrecked trains. . Senator Carl Sehurz
addressed the Peoples Party ratification
meeting at st. Louis last night. He gives
the Peoples ticket his support. The
Kansas State Temperance Convention At
Leavenwortl yesterday nominated D. c.
Haskell for Governor. The September
returns Of the Department OF Agriculture
show very heavy decline in the pros
poets Of the cotton crop In all the states ex-
cept Virginia. :. AT Fort Wayne, Ind, yes
terday, Sleepy George won the pacing race
in 2:29 l-2. Cleaner, the horse injured by
collision day before yesterday, died yes
terday. He was valued at $4,000. -.
Taylor's gin house and mill, near Como,
Miss, together with lot f cotton, was
burned yesterday by a spark from gin
saw. Loss 10000 no insurance. >. "A
large quantity Of arms have been seized in
New Orleans by the police.
MONDAY, Sept. l4.-A Madrid dispatch
says 5000 troops leave Spain for Cuba the
present month, and s, 900 in October. ....
Tie masons, bricklaycrs, hod carriers and
helpers in jersey City, Bergen, Hudson
City and Hoboken. lave abandoned the
eight hour rule and it il announced that
all are working ten hours . day without
increase Of wages. . Julius l.. Mendels-
shoss, who claimed to he son OF the great
composer, was Friday convicted Of forgery
in New York, and sentenced to state pris-
on for five years. That night he killed
himself by poison In the Tombs. The
claim Of being son Of the great composer
was generally looked upon as fictitious.
nis'rigLt name was thought to be Julius
Lrss,r. %. There were $4,000 visitors At
the Louisville exposition Saturday and as
many 1t the Chicsgo exposition. The
great strike Of cotton operatives at Bolton,
England, has begun. 1t stops "a mills,
employing 900 hands, while 48 mills,