The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-04-02

testlmony taken BY the House OF Repeesenta.
tives is not proper and lawful evidence to 80 to
the grand jury. :
The Ohio Legislature adjournedpn the 3oth Of
March, afler continuous session Of enc hun.
dred and ten days.
The Wisconsin railroads have agreed upon
ascale o! prices under the e'new luw, which went
into effect April lst.
the spelling school mania 10 taking the place
Of bsse ball in telegraphic dispatches. Picked
mines may soon take the field and 60 about In
= professional way, Tor betting purposes.
The warm sun Of last week Matched out q
small: army Of grasshoppers in the vicinity Of
Kasota, MINI.
An order has been received It Yankton to
change the boundaries Of the Sioux reservs-
ton, which would indicate the early extinguish
ment Of tho Indians title to the Black Hills.
Gov. Pennington is confident that treaty for
the surrender Of the Black Hills will he en-
tered into by April Goth.
Political.
The nomination OF Don Pardee TO succeed
Durrell, as United States District Judge for
Louisiana was not confined.
Treasurer Spinner is on his ear and threat
ems to resign unless certain appointments to
vacancies in his bureau are made in accordance
with his wishes.
Rumors of the resignation of Secretary Bris-
tow broke out afresh in Washington, last week.
His most intimute friends denied the rumor,
so the st.ry falls agatn.
The Republicans of Rhode Island have NOM
mated Henry Lippitt, OF Providence, for Gov
ernor and Henry T. Sisson for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Lirpitt was opposed by tho radical
temperance men.
A bill to provide for compulsory education
has been killed in the Ohio Legislature.
Personal.
Mrs. Campbell, lately agent Of tho New Eng
land Women's Suffrage Association, has been
engaged to lecture fewweeks in Iowa.
Oliver Dalrymple, the great Minnesota wheat
raiser has settled his losses in the Chicago mar
kets and all proceedings against him have been
withdrawn.
Gen. Levi Sparks. for many years mayor Of
indianapolis, died March IS, Of drcpsy Of the
bowels.
G neral Augur has taken formal command
At New Orleans and General Emery has gone
to Washington.
U. 8. Treasurer Spinner has resigned, "for =
fact" The time will doubtless come, not many
years hence, when currency bearing his queer
autograph will command premium.
w. F. Storey, editor Of the Chicago Times,
and the most enterprising news gatherer in tho
West, has heen sentenced to ten days. impris-
onment for contempt of court. The newspa-
pers of Chicago regard the action of tho judge
as high handed usurpation of power.
From Abroad.
An attempt is being made in tho Dominion
Parliament to prove that tho Hudson's Bay
Company aided, abetted and advised the Win
nipeg insurrection in 1870.
A Mexican raid Was lately made on Texas,
and several ranches destroyed and their own.
ers taken pri oners. Fears of more serious,
ons:aughts were felt at Corpus Christi, and al
citizens were in arms.
The largest meeting that has taken place in
London tor many years convened in Hyde Park
Hareh %, under the auspices Of tho Tichborne
release committee. The number present was
estimated at one hundred thousand Dr.. Ken
eally and Nessrs. Onslow and Whalley were
the principal speakers. Resolutions were ad-
opted denouncingthe crushing partiality Of the
judges on the trial, the unscrupulous license Of
the prosecution and the absolute miscarriage
Of justice, and declaring they would know no
rest until the enormous judicial crime was rec
tilted.
The Pope has renewed the encyclical excom-
munication pronounced against the old Catho-
lies Of switzerland, and censuring the author
tiles for Protecting them.
Gen. Concha, late Captain General Of Cuba,
has addressed letter to the King Of Spain, in
which he censures the Spanish minist ol
war, and attributes the i'll success of the royal
arms to his mismanagement.
A decree has been issued in France prohibit
ing the importation Of American potatoes in
the sack or barrel, in order to prevent the in.
PRODUCTION Of the Colorado beetle.
The prospect is good for large number O
British exhibitors in the Cento; NAL exhibition
next year.