The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-22
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Governor lngersoll Of Connecticut has lately
appointed committee OF distinguished philo-
logists to consider the advisability OF using an
''amended photography" in publishing the
official documents OF the State.
A Canada gentleman prominently connected
with the Guibord case states that no day has
been appointed for the burial of Guibord's re-
mains, and that it is possible it may be de-
ferred lor considerable time.
The Michigan liqnor law, taxing the liquor
business, has been decided constitutional by
the Supreme Court. The main points argued
before the court were, first, whether the pres
sent liquor law taxing the business was not
practically a license law, and thus in contro-
vention Of the existing clause in the constitu-
ton which prohibits the legislature from pas
ing any law licensing the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors; second, whether the tax bein g levied
by authority of the State could be constitu-
tionally enforced since it was applied to the
support of the local municipal governments;
or it this were not SO whether the levying Of
such tax was net in violation OF the local
right Of self government possessed by the
municipalities.
A section of one of the big trees of CAL
AOIA ID Pd6SCO I11OuHA |Is AOuAS Va tAC Aotu3
for exhibition at the Philadelphia centennial
The section is 16 feet long and 20 feet in dame
ter, and was taken from tree 276 feet high,
with diameter at the base of Is feet, and, IS
indicated by the yearly rings, 2,220 years old.
On the Albion Jockey Club course at Nash
vile, Tenn, on the 18th, for the Murphy stake
for two year olds, dash of one mile, Richards
Grit, won in l:44x, the fastest time for two
year olds on record.
A Washington telegram of the :1th instant
says: Although this government has repeat
edly and emphatically expressed its desire to
the Spanish government for termination of
the insurrection in Cuba, and rendered its
good Offices to produce . reconciliation be-
tween the contending parties, it has never
gone to the extent of the late transatlantic
story Of automatically threatening to &C.
knowledge the rights of the Cubans in case
hostlities be not closed before the first Of jan
uary next.
A delegation of Chippewas from Min
| nesota visited the Indian department. in Wash
ington on the l4th. They lett their agency
without obtaining permission Of their agent,
and were four weeks on the ruad, paying their
expenses by dancing, ETC., at different places.
A hall breed with them acted as interpreter.
They went to complain Of their agent, and de-
sired to remain there until an Interpreter could
come from Minnesota to present their case
properly. Commissioner Smith told them
that under the circumstances he could net
keep them, and advised them to return at once.
Writs in the civil suits now pending in St.
Louis have been issued against the various
distillers and gaugers recently charged with
violating the revenue laws and their securities
received. The distillers' bonds amount to
@6l6, 900, and those Of the gaugers to $4,000.
Many of these securities are said to lie IRE
sponsible, but from others the government ex-
poets to realize large proportion of the reve.
nue. OF which it is claimed the principals have
! defIsnded Il. ..