The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-11-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THURSDAY, Nov. 5.-Aiken's woole,
factory. two miles sonth Of DEBORAH, Ia.
was burned Tuesday night. Supposed t.
be the work Of an incendiary. Loss Sl2,.
0eo; insurance s4,500. 1.-The famous
trotting horse, Kitty D., valued at $50 900
was stolen from its stable at Steubenville
Ohio, Tuesday night. Joseph E. Knowl
ton has been appointed receiver Of public
moneys at Duluth. :. Mary Johnson and
Joseph Milbrough, colored, Of New Or
leans, were committed to Jail Yesterday
charged with an attempt TO break up .
Democratic colored club. This is the frs
commitment Of colored people i'll Louisi
ana for violating the Ku Klux act.
FRlDAY, Nov. 6.-Capt. Thos. Wright
we'll known steamboat man, died a
Memphis Thursday. E. .Rt. Rev. DR.. b.
con, Roman Catholic Bishop Of Portland
Me. died at St. Vincent's hospital, New
York, last night. Dr.. Bacon had just re-
turned from Europe where lie had peel
travelling several months for his health
An Official just returned from a visit to th<
grasshopper region Of Nebraska, reports III
actual starvation now, but that relief must
be given OF hundreds will starve before
winter is over. The present aid they are
receiving is bu. drop in the bucket.
While firing sslute last night over the
recent Democratic victories, al
Madison, O., the cannon burst
instantly killing young man
named Geo. F. Mratin. IA young man
ramed Corwin, at Moran, ILL.,, was caught
on buzz saw, and literally sawed in two.
....A coach and sleeping car were thrown
from the track OF the Grand Rapids and
Indiana R. R.. near Grand Rapids, Mich,
yesterday. Levi Able, Of Illinois. was SO
badly injured that death ensued few
minutes after. Mr.. Garrison, road mas
ter ofthe road L. J. West, +. C. Wesley,
ofKalamazoo DR.. Tons, Of Fl: Wayne !;
and W. C. Wesley, of Big Rapids, were
badly though not dangerously injured
Mrs. Tehresa Watson, and little son Of
D. NJ. Krammer, Of Maryland, were terri
bly, hurt, and probably will die. Some
twenty others were more or less injured.
SATURDAY, Nov. IA severe rain and
snow storm has been in progress for the
past two days, extending from Salt Lake
City to the Pacific coast. =. Rev. J. E.
German, Catholic priest Of Philadelphia, ,
has ell ped with the organist of his church
It Is also reported that he stole the church
funds 1.-THE Bsecher-Tilton libel case
will be called Monday next in the court
ut Brooklyn. Frank Moulton is also sum-
msned to appear on that dAy and plead to
the indictments tor libel on Mr.. Beecl4er
and Miss Proctor. The Franklin tele-
graph company Of Massachusetts, have
leased their lines TO the Atlantic and Pa
oi6c. company for 80 years at an annual
rental Of 325, 900. IA negro named Jack
Phillips outraged the wife If a planter liy-
ing near Osceoa Tennessee,
Thursday morning. The lie.
gro was arrested the next night, taken
to Osveola, where the citizens, both white
and black, improvised court, and,
after hearing the evidence, took the rris-
oner out and shot him to de .th. Fires,
the work OF incendiaries, occurring
for two nights in succession at Bucyrus, @.
the citizens have organized as viyilants to
protect themselves. -. 4 number Of disas-
trous fires occurred Friday, involving the
Loss Of hundreds of thousands of dollars
The principal ones were at Cincinnati
soap and candle works of Mr.. Werk & Co.,
elS0. 600; the main portion Of Marce!lus
Falls, Onondago Co., N. Y. $50, 600
Parmley's livery stable at Peoria, ILL.,, with
20 head Of horses, Is tons of hay and g
large 2umber of carriages, bugges, etc
$4,000. VIM. Stevens Of Butler coun.
ty, O., hunting Thursday, accidentally
discharged his gun, blowing his arm OFF,
from the effects of which lie died Friday
49,. Marshal Seclye Of Louisiana, and
Lieut.. Hodgson. have been arrested fol
contempt of court in refusing to Obey F.:
writ Of habeas corpus. The Marshal wa:
found secreted in All attic. The sister
of the notorious Tichborne claimant hav,
petitioned Queen Victoria for his releas
The siye Of Irun by the Carlists i
continued. The besiegers are usihg pc
troleum shells, by which many house
have been burned.
MONDAY, Nov. 8.-Wisconsin is Demo
cratic on the Congressional vote by 400
majority. -. Another heavy failure
isreported in New York: Meade, Murra,
4 Co., with liabilities stated at $350.00
Half a dozen lsaging citizens Of Mem
phis were arrested Saturday on a charge Q
violating the enforcement act. Char
lotts Cushna J, the. celebrated actress tool
her farewell OF the stage in a matinee per
formanee at Booths New York theatre Sat
urday afternoon. lit is reported tina
Austria, Germany and Russia have unite
in demand on Turkey for more persons
and religious liberty for Roumania. .Th
absconding and e!oping Catholic prie:
from Philadelphia, writes that he lett 6l
church because he could not believe in tn
infalibility Of the Pope, but fails to ex
plain what that had to do with his rob
berry Of the church fund. "A dispatc
from Rome says the Pope Is i'll.
TUESDAY. Nov l0.-Tilton's civil su
against Beecher was called yesterday an
again postponed on motion Of the defend
ants counsel, in order to hear the decision