The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-01-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Senators were elected Wednesday A. fol
10 3: NV York, Francis, D., Kernan
Democrat, to succeed Fenton; pe,,osyl Iva
mia, Wn. A. Wallace. Democrat, to sue
coed Scott; Indiana, Joseph E. aDonal'
to succeed Pratt; Delaware, Thos. 7. Bay
ard, Democrat, to succeed himself; Mis-
souri,, Gen. F. C~ckrell, to succeed schurz
In Rhode Island, Michigan, Tennessee
and Nebraska, there was no choice. :.
President Grant in special rlessage I,
Congress. renews the recommendation IL
his annual message for the speedy and
complete armament Of our sea coast fortiG.
cations. Congress has passed the till
appropriating e3,ooo,ooo for the 1istrbu.
ton Of seed grain in the grass.
hopper devastated districts.... "A
suow slide at Alto City, Utah,
Tuesday n ght, destroyed two houses and
killed six persons-James Carey. wife and
tive childien. and John Vandereen AID
Mickey Kelley. murderers. Sam
uel Beighley and Frederick Heidenblut,
paid the death penalty for their crime
yesterday. Beiyhley was executed At
Greensburg, Ga, 'or the murder Of Joseph
Kerr, November, 1873, and lleidenblut at
Philadelphia, for the murder Of Godfrey
Kuhulel in December. 1873. The sen.
tence to death "f Lepin>, for the murder
Of Thomas Scott, at the time OF the Manito-
ba rebellion, has been commuted by the
Governor General Of Canada to two years
imprisonment and permanent forfeiture
Of political rights. Lloyd Green has
been placed in domination by the Repub-
licans Of Connecticut as their candidate
for Governor.
FRIDAY, Jan. 22.-Judge Isaac P. Chris
1iancy was yesterday elected u. s. Sena-
tor from Michigan, defeating lack Chan.
dler. BY snow slide in Big Cottonwood
canon, Utah, Thursday, six men. lost their
lives. Their names were Thomas H.
Broderick, VIM. Ritter, Chas. Dobble,
James Breeze, Henry Atkins and +. Moore
1t is estimated that at least so persons have
met their death in Utah from this
cause during the past week. .. Nineteen
Republicans CT the Wisconsin Legislature
have signed written pledge boiling Matt
Carpenter ..The Senate committee on
Territories have decided in favor of form.
ing a new Territory out Of the nothern
half OF Dakota, to be called Pembina with
the capitol at Bismarck. Russia, Austria
and Germany have agreed to recognize
Alfonso as King Spain.
SATURDAY, Jan. 20. .-Isx-Ge~c-,.e- A. -.
Paddock was yesterday elected U. 8. Sem
ator from Nebraska 1.-THE Republican
caucus Of the Wisconsin Legislature last
night nominated Matt. Carpenter for U. s.
Senator. Twenty republicans, however,
remained .out It the caucus and refuse to
be bound by its action. The ballotins
for U. 5. Senator in Tennessee and Rhode
Island yesterday did not result in choice
In the first State Andy Johnson leads aud
in the latter Gen. Burnside. Mrs. John
Emerson Of Bradford, w., While
sitting in l.er house yesterday.
was shot ly some unknown
person, and her head literally blown from
her body. Mrs. Emerson was twenty years
old, had been M uried but - few months,
and was not know II to have an enemy
Irwin gave his testimony in the Pacific
Mail business yesterday, with tae names ol
all parties to whom money WAS paid. In
the list the name Of VIM. s. King appears
for 9l25, 900 paid him under Stockwell's
engagement. He had no knowledge Of
what use King made Of the money.
MONDAY, Jan. 25.-B. Il. Can't eld, Congress-
man elect to the 44th Congress from the lst
Illinois district, was elected Saturday to fill
the vacancy in the present Congress caused
by the dsath OF John B. Rice .... Great dam
age from floods in the Marysville district, Cal.
itornis, is reported, with continued rain sev.
eral persons and large numbers Of stock have
been drowned ...... A broken rail threw All
engine and car OFT the track near Grand Rap
ids, Michigan, Saturday, killing John w. An
derson, engineer, and injuring Walter Cum.
nnd m1ss a%es fireman. Ks:ss christopher s;n.ne M:one
n ssone .ssSns ns' ksegsn an' IL the necH Ing
and last ballot for u. s. Senator in the Legisl la.
ture Of Tennessee, the vote stood johnson AZ
Bates 46, Stephens !, Ewing Z, nenry l. Til.
deadlock in West Virginia and Rhode Islant
continues ...... The Conservative members o
the Louisiana Legislature have addressed Z,
in New Orleans, asking them to investigate al
facts bearing upon the late election and repor
the names Of the legally elected members
piedging themselves to abide BY snch decision
The Republican memberso of Congress.
met in caucus Saturday to talk over Southern
affairs, but no definite line Of action wa
- I,>A.-
York and Brooklyn, was bridged by the ic'
Saturday, and many people crossed from shor'
to shore On = change Of tide the ice becam,
detached and moved rapidly out, carryin,
away several people, but all were rescued b;
ting boats .... .Alfonzo was officially declared
King Of Spain, Saturday, lby Captain Gener
Cencha. .
TUESDAY, Jan. 26-It is reported from Wash
ington that the Senate committee have decid
ed to report adversely on the bill extendin
Government aid to the Northern Pacific rail
road Gen. I'd. 8. Bragg of Fond du Lac, 4
one time commander Of the .'old iron brigade.
was nominated last night by the Democrats Z
the Wisconsin Legislature for u, 8. Senate,
~, The Democrats Of the West Virginia Lea
islature are still unable to decide upon ciandi
date for U. 8. Senator go. st. Patrick's church
New Yolk, was burned yestertl.y tnorning. Il
was valuedat @16o, 900. ..:.By an accident o
heAtlantto & Pacific railroad, about 80 mile
=. south ofst. Louis yesterday, two passenee
coaches were thrown down . twenty foot ,em
bankment; three passengers were seriously in
jured, and ten or twelve others slightly hur
"A fire hoke out in the -" uppt
rooms of the navy. department build