The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-19

The investigation into the management
Of the State Reform School Of Iowa, At Eldora,
commenced in April last, 10 completed, result
ing in unanimous report showing the most
reprehensible management, the boys being in.
sufficiently fed, often whipped and beaten,
and frequently confined in dark dungeons
An entire change Of officials and mode of
management is recommended.
The general missionaries' committee OF the
NJ. E. Church. in session in New York,
made the following appropriations Minne-
sofa. 800; Mississippi, e7,GU; Nebraska.
u, 500: Nevada $500; New York, $4,000;
New York east. e2,oo0: North Carolina, g.
0t'O; North Indiana, $500; Northwest Iowa,
5000; Ohio, 81 800; Oregon, 92,5U0; Pitts
borgh, 3, ,2OO; Rock River, Z, 200; Rocky
Mountains, 30 QUO; South Carolina, @7,6o6;
southeast division 0: Indiana, $500.
A Baltimore, Maryland, dispatch Of Novem-.
Der 18th says that the American public
health association re:ssembled that morning
and admitted 43 new members. The officers
tor the ensuing year are: President, Edwin
L. Snow, Of Providence, r. l. vice preyiden,s,
1no. d. Ranch, Of Chicago, and Prof. Walker,
OF Yale college; treasurer, J. Foster jenkins,
ut Yonkers, New York. An executive COM
mittee WAS also elected.
The cruise of the steamer Walcott in
search of survivors OF the Pacific, while not
successful in this respect, resulted, on the
18th, in the discovery on Vancouv+r's shore
OF the officers and crew Of the ship Orpheus,
with which the Pacific col'ided. From in
formation obtained, it il stated the Orpheus
was undoubtedly struck by the Pacific. The
Orpheus was wrecked the following Saturday
after the collision on Copper Island, the crew
making their escape to land. There is NO ex-
pectation of rescuing any more of those of the
Pacific.
A great commotion has been created in
commercial circles in Tennessee by the charge
of Judge Trigg in the case where national
bank of Nashville has been sued under the
national banking law Tor usury in discounting
commercial paper, bills Of exchange, etc. The
Tennessee State law makes per cent legal in
terest, but allows As high as 10 per cent by
written agreement. The judge, in his charge,
held that all interest above 6 per cent, unless
the written agreement conld be shown, was
usury, and as national banks have been
charging 10 per cent, innumerable suits are
looked forward TO if the position of the Judge
Is sustained.
The annual report Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad shows total revenues OF 4l4, ,426,.
$50, and decrease compared with 1874 OF
$3.50 06sa: net earnings -, 4so, ,0o8: surplus fund
~. .023,6 ,666, which exceeds the entire mort
gage Indebtedness of tie company by s5,3O7, :
2s2. The report shows steady and continued
annual expansion Of tonnage of through mer-
chandise east and west. The passenger earn
ings exhibit an increase of S94,774.
The board Of Missions Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, the 18th, made addi-
tional appropriations for missions az follows
Denmark. q. e92; Germany and Switzerland.
$23. 900; Norway, $4,000; Sweden, $25, 500;
California Chinese mission, $l0,284; and mis-
sions in India, $63, ,0i6.