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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
Discovery and Arrest Of a Murderer.
= [St. Louis Telegram, Aug 7th.]


A year ago last January, andrew Eek
man, an old and wealthy farmer of French
village. in Illinois, was shot dead while
passing through piece Of timber, about
dusk one evening, almost within sight of
his home. He had been to this city with
load Of grain, and had about $500 with
him, which the murderer obtained. From
that time until very recently there has
been no clue to the perpetrator of the
crime. A few days ago, however. St.
Louis detective became acquainted with
woman named Harriet Saunders, now
living here. In confidence she told the
officer that at the time Of the murder she
was living in French village, and was be.
ing courted by man named Frank Leon
ard, alias Linnlng. On the morning Of
the murder, Leonard quit work. came to
her house, and told her he was going to
Chester. In ten days he. returned, and
the woman. at a venture, bluntly asked
him why he had murdered Eckman. He
made 40 reply, but, she says, hung his
head and cried. Then she asked him
about the money, and he pulled out
roll Of over 5000. Following this he
made partial confession to the woman
and then disappeared. The woman kept
the secret until few days ago. Since
then detectives have been on Leonard's
track. He was finally captured last
night at Kanevillc, small town in
Wayne county, Southern Illinois. His
story, after various contradictions, con-
firms, to a certain extent, that Of the
woman, and the evidence against him Is
considered strong.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13

On the night of the 7th, at Cleveland,
Ohio, German girl named Kopp, l8
years Of age, and Of respectable family,
was going home after ball with young
man On the way two ruffians frightened
away her escort, knocked her down, and
raped her. One Of the scoundrels &C.
complished his purpose, but before the
other could, both were arrested by the
police aud taken to prison. Tho affair
occurred at late hour IN 4 lonely part Of
The Test sido.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
Commercial Ma tiers.

01' AuAS august II.
Farmers have already commenced hauling
new barley aud oats to market quite freely,
the receipts to-day aggregating several thou
sand bushels Of each. string Of ten teams
crossing The bridge At one time this forenoon
loaded with the former.
Wheat is merely nominal, very little moving
now. QuotabIe at @1.l7@l.2O.
Commission men report fairly active
movement Of corn, good No. shelled going
quick at 6s@7oc OH track; ear dull at 5sa6oc
from store.
Fair receipts OF new white oats are noted.
with quick sales at 46c. Old, steady At 629s7c
IN track; from store be@6Oc.
Provisions-Market active aud firm. Mess
pork a1m At eaasooss. Hams lsx0,<e.
ehouldsrs l0X0Il. 81 -,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
A Self.PropellinE Fire Engine.
1Tr0v proaS

lIrOy freSS.j
Fire Commissioners Hotchin and Ran.
ken, who, together with Captain Smith
and Engineer Knihbs, visited Manchester.
n. H., to purchase new steamer for the
Read, returned this morning. Messrs.
Hotchkin and Ranken have purchased a
second class selfpropeller for $4,000,
subject to the approval Of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, who meet tonight.
The visitors were shown through the
works at Manchester and we're given an
opportunity to become acquainted with
the working Of the sclf.propelling fire.
engine. The propeller consists Of two
endless chains which run over drums on
the hinder axle and over shafts project
ing from the fly.wheels. The rear wheels
are very heavy, and the tires arc studded
to prevent slipping when the steamer is
ascending hill. Yesterday, one
Of this : class of steamers was
taken from the works Ito
the race.course at Manchester, where it
ran a mile in three minutes. It was af-
| terwards tested on ordinary roads, and in
ascending a hill, sleeper than any in
Troy. 1t went up hill faster thanteither
of the four Trojans could. Nine of this
class Of steamers have been made, and
sold; five are in New York, two in
Brooklyn, one in Boston, and one in De-
troit. The steamer which was tested
yesterday can be finished in about a
month, but it is considered too heavy for
Troy. If the Fire Commissioners ratify
the bargain made by the Committee, q
second.class steamer will be built within
three months for this city at cost OF
$4,800. On the way home the Tro,
jams stopped in Boston and looked
at the sclf-propeller in use there
It gives, great satisfaction. In going
to a fire the tender is hitched behind, and
no horses are used at all, saving the cost
of buying horses, and of replacing then
when worn out, and their keeping, and O
the wages.of driver. Sixty pounds o.
steam is kept up constantly at cost o
so cents per diem. 1t looks as if tn.
days of horse flesh in our fire depart
ment were numbered. The cost of keep
ing the steamers supplied with horses hal
been one Of the largest items Of expense
A team will last not to exceed two years
when they must be sold for almost moth
ing and another team purchased; beside
it costs about SO per week for eacl
steamer to keep the horses. and 800 pc
month for driver. The selfpropelle
costs as much more than an 5ordjnar,
steamer as a team Of horses, and cat
nothing and wants no driver.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13

Friends of the four young men of Gin
cinnat: who were drowned ~ the Ohio
river ty the capsizing. OF their sklH by
the steamer 'My Choice, ,, discredit the
story Of foul play. There was no rob-
berry, for the party took no valuables
with them and their. baggage was recov-
cred and returned by the fishermen who
discovered their fate,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13

During the past week twelve CONNER:
cial firms of Montreal, stated to be per:
fectly solvent 20 far IS assets and liabili-
ties IRE concerned, have been obliged to
make special arrangements with creditors
for IN extsns!on ef tune 70 meet payments.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
O,C0nneal:s Wit.


One of the most effective weapons of O'Con-
nell was his wit, which was always at his COM
mand.. There are hundreds Of stories detail
ing instances OF his power in this respect. One
Of these is story where the victim was DR..
Russell, known in this country as "Bull Run
RUSSELL" the famous correspondent of the
London Times. On one occasion when O'Con-
nell was to address monster meeting in Ire
land, Russell was sent over by the Times to
report O'Connell's speech, the purpose being
to get evidence that could be used against him
in case he should utter language capable of
being interpreted as seditious. By O'COnnell's 5
advice Russell was provided with every possi-
seat near O'Connell where he could hesr
every word. O'Connell, before beginning
his speech, informed the thousands Of people
present that there was a very able Englishman
present, who came all the way from England
to report his speech; that it wss to be printed
in the London Times, and that the gentleman
was very desirous to get an accurate report, so
therefore appealed to the Irish present to he
quiet and orderly to make no noise, and to do
nothing that could disturb the English gentle
man, or cause him to lose word Of the speech
which he was to swear. During these re-
marks he pointed out Mr.. Russell personally,
who was placed SO conspicuousl.- as to be
easily seen by all Then, turning to Mr.. Rus
SCH, uC uSACu HILL ii IlCIC was tA1AR At
needed, if he was comfortably seated
if his pens were in order, and if he
were ready to begin. BY this time
Russell had become the most interesting and
conspicuous man in the crowd. Again ap-
pealing to the crowd TO become quiet and let
the gentleman get such report as he could
about to begin. Russell dipped his pen in ink
and O'Connell began his oration-in Irish
The multitude saw the joke. and Russell was
painfully impressed with the knowledge that
he was laughed at. At intervals O'Connell
would appeal in English to the crowd to be 81
lent, as the English gentleman did not seem tc
get along very we'll, and would not be able tc
swear to the accuracy Of the report. Ever mo.
ment made Russell's position more painful
until at last; mortified and humiliated at thu
exposure OF the real purpose of his visit, and
at its defeat, he rose from his seat, left tn.
meeting, and quilted Ireland.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
Wicked Burglary ut Sauk Centre.
rSauk Centre Her,ld. 7th.1

About IL o'clock on Sunday night the
millinery store Of Mrs. N. A. Clark on
Third street, was entered by two men
with blackencd faces, who after gagging
Mrs. Clark and tying her hands behind
her, proceeded to 60 through the estab'
lishment. Mrs. Clarke had made ar
rangements to 60 East on Monday morn
ing to buy goods. having on Saturday
drawn about $500 from the bank, which
she put in sewing machine drawer. This
the rascals found, after short search
through trunks and drawers, when they
sst fre to the building and went out.
lesyiuf Nrs. Clark inside. still gagged
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13

The O'Connell centennial celebration
at St. Paul was participated in by the COL
|ored population, by special invitation, It
|does seem - Il ''ds year oh jubilee had
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
The Cruelty of an English Butcher.
: - '.iT'rPall Mall Gazette.l

1t would be difficult to imagine a more
disgusting case of cruelty to ANIMALS
than ono which came before the maeis-
trates At the Observation-Disclosures Pc.
lice Court on Wednesday, when jour-
neyman butcher named James Heath
was charged with cruelty ill.treating a
sheep by partly sklnning it alive. It
seems that on the 25th ult., a police off.
Ger, when, passing a slaughter house
where Heath was employed, had his at
tentlon attracted to the place by the
sound of stiaed' -g1oans> of some animal.
On looking inside a dreadful spectacle
met his eye: The deiendsnt was oper-
ating upon sheep which had been ssin.
efectually stuck" He had removed the
skin from one of the forelegs, the should
er and the neck. and the foot.ioint was
cut through and broken of: The
wretched animal was seen to raise itself
and turn its head towards its tormenter.
This mute appeal for mercy failed to
touch his heart, and for seven or eight
minutes the sheep struggled while the de.
fendant still went on, when the police.of.
ticer, probably thinking that it's agonies
had been sufficiently prolonged, stopped
him. The magistrates said the case was
very shocking one, add that such cruel.
ty must be put down by the ''strong arm
Of the law They therefore fined
Heath 40 shillings and costs, or in default
sentenced him to one months imprison.
ment. This seems to be all the punish
ment that the ''strong arm Of the law"
can inflict for an act Of almost incredible
brutality. If Heath were ''partially fay.
ed alive" by the CATO '-nine.tails, WELDED
by the ''strong arm' of a prison warden,
his case would doubtless excite more SYM
pathy than that Of the sheep he tortured,
but his sufferings would be slight COM
pared with those of his blameless victim
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and her hands tied: The. back door Of
the shop was fastened. with latch, which
she raised by getting her shoulder under
it, and made her escape tcfthe Sauk Gen.
tire House, where she was released. The
building and all the contents were burned,
and it was only by liberal. application
OF, water that the fire was prevented from
spreading, the harness shop adjoining
several times being on fire, Various ru-
mors in regard to- the matter were aAoat
next day. none of them amounting to
more than surmises, and up to the pres
ent time no clue to the perpetrators has
been found T., :: ,',;,.'.t.,e,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
The Preachers wife Who was nc.
.cuseds of Murder, 1or Theft
Bloomington, ILL.,, Correspondence Chicago

The Preacher's wife Who was nc.
cuseAe e1 Murder, 1or Theft
bloomington, Ill.,, Correspondence Chicago
At Metamora, Mrs. T. G. Workman,
once tried for the murder of Mrs. Hedges,
has been indicted by the grand jury of
Woodford county for larceny and bur-
glary. Ever since her trial for murder,
the Workman family have been living in
Metamora. The family consists Of Work
man, Mrs. Workman, and seven children.
the Oldest boy, Watson Workman, almost
a man grown, Workman has led a pre-
carious life by plasteriug, endeavoring in
the meantime to get license to preach
again. Last November. Katie Evans, a
young woman now living in the Camp.
bell house, Ell Paso, went to Metamora,
and was employed by the Work
man family. The first day, on
going up stairs to make the bed, she
found tucked away in one corner a water
proof skirt, apron and waist. She rolled
them up, but the sight of a blood spot
and splashes over the front breadth was
sufficient to arouse her curiosity. The
second boy was in the ha bit of saying to
" ACSOA NuO" WuO hlACu tl1C WOul6us
Mrs. Workman was ordinarily morose,
and Workman was in great fear of her,
She would say, ''You had better: go and
get another Mrs. Hedges" to which he
responded one day, "Well, if I should
you'd kill her. The girl, Katie, says
Mrs. Workman robbed the house of a
German named Bailer, next door. and
for this Mrs. Workman has been indicted.
Katie also relates that one day Mrs.
Workman took her into her confidence
and confessed completely in the murder
of Mrs. Hedges. She told her she was
aided IN the bloody deed by Watson, who
struck her over the eye, on the temple,
with a board. This stunned her, when
Mrs Workman, in fit Of fury, cut her
throat with knife, searched the body,
and, aided by her son, threw the body
into hog lot, where it was found.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
ISuicide Of Hon. Charles %cheffer, Of
ST. Paul.

his own hand, of Hon. Charles Schetfer will he
received with deepest sorrow by many thou
sands in the Northwest, and particularly in
Minnesota.
Mr. Scheffer left his home as usual about
nine o'clock on Saturday morning, the 9Th
inst, and went to his Office, in the extensive
wholesale building Of Auerbach, Finch &
Schefer. There was nothing unusual in his
looks or actions, but he appeared to
be feeling rather better than usual. He seated
himself at his desk and wrote q somewhat
lengthy letter, then went to gunshop where
he lett pistol tor repairs, with instructions to
have it done by eleven o'clock. After attend
to some mat ers OF ordinary business, he re-
turned to the gunshop, where he ascertained
that the pistol was not yet ready tor him. He
then purchased new revolver, had it loaded
and left the store.
On the approach Of night his family became
uneasy at his continued absence, and search
was commenced for him, which was continued
through the night and following morning,
when his body was found, about nine O'Clock,
near the German Lutheran cemetery, with two
pistol wounds through his body. Lite was ex-
tinct, and it was plain that the desperate act
had leen committed on the previous day.
One bullet passed into the right side, the other
through the heart, killing him in
stantly. There was no evidence
of struggle; the loose leaves were scarcely
disturbed. On his body was found letter to
his wife, with few lines in pencil on the en-
velope, written since it was sealed. This was
the letter, doubtless, which he had written in
the store the morning before.
Mr.. Schetfer was born in Prussia, in 1886,
and in l746 he came to America. He was poor
boy when the family arrived in Milwaukee,
three years laer. There he secured
a place as errand boy in bank. where he
made himself so useful and developed such
rare qualities that he was finally sent to Fond
du Lac to start a branch bank, he being taken
into partnership. From Fond du Lac Mr.
Schetfer removed to Hastings, Mimi, and from
Hastings to Saltwater, always in the banking
business In 1859 he was elected State Treas.
urer OF Minnesota, position which he leld
for six or eight years.
| Soon after retiring from public life Mr.
Schf fer became partner in the largest whole
sale dry goods house in the Northwest, anG
about three years ago he became widower
Last November he married Miss Jennie Good
rich, daughter of Hon. Earl s. Goodrich, ent
went ca OIL All extended wedding tour, dur
ing which he was badly injured
by railroad accident, from
the effects of which he never recovered. /
is more than probable that the insanity which
was the cause Of his suicide, was the result Q
this accident. In lact indications OF menta
alteration have been quite frequent Of late
This ending of a life so worthy OF emula
ton is indeed a sad one, and many there ar
who will mourn with the immediate relative
| Of the deceased.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
Lard in tierces l3x@14c; kegs l4X@14c
Clear sides 14c. Dressed beef el0@u.

Lard in tierces 13x@l4c; kegs l4x@l4o
Clear sides l4c. Dressed beef el0@1l.
Eggs Ii X@l2c.
Butter-A better feeling is noticeable at the
East, followed by healthier condition all
around. We quote the market here tor COM
mon to medium shipping grades at l4@l6c;
choice selections 1890.
Cheese in fair demand, prices steady at l1@
l2c.
New potatoes 45 to 55c, at which figures
there is fairly active movement
Peas command sl.75@2 for field; s2.25 fuf
marrowlat.
Beans-Threshed, very quiet and firm;
hand picked medium freely offered at s2.10@
226
Lemons nearly out of the market; firm at
$l3. Oranges out Of the market.
Green apples-Arrivals light and poor in
quality; selling all the way from &6@6.6o per
barrel.
MnwAuxEE, August 10.
$40 A. M.-Liverpool I'D better on wheat.
Receipts here 661 ,072 bus; shipments 81, ,23s
bus.
1915 P. M.-Wheat unsettled. No $l.35x;
No2 $l.30H; August $I.29H; September
sl.26h; No. hard $685. Barley: No. 2,
nominally 81 Is cash; s1l4 September
lp. m.-Wheat unsettled; August Sl.29X /;
September sl.26; No. hard 81. 80.
CHICAGO, August 10. =.
12:4O P. x..-Wheat unsettled at $l.25H for
September and g. % cash No. 3sl.2l; No. l
Minnesota 81 ~. Corn steady at 7lkc cash
and 72Nc for September; nominally
Gle the year. Oats unsettled and lower
at 44Xc fer August and 39Hc for September.
Rye quiet at 83@84c 1or September and 84@S5c
for August. Barley lower and quiet at $l.l1X
for September and $l.l0x for October. Whis-
ky quiet and firm with safes at sl.18H.
New YORK. August 10.
l:30 p. m.-Flour quiet; extra State $6.0 COG
$3.50. Wheat held higher for spot; fair quiet;
good 81 .39@l.4O; last sales for August Sl4l;
best fair held at spot, sl46 bid for choice,
and $l.5l bid for new Corn quiet: held,
steamer, at 8o@s3Xc; sail 84c Oats held at
SIC in stole, and 69c afloat, without busi-
ness
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11
ENCHANTED.


She sat ina piteous hut
In wood where poisons grew;
Withered was every leaf,
And her face was withered too;
Like sword the fierce wind cut
Her worn heart through and through.
GRAY as the frost was her hair,
Dim as the dusk were her eyes,
As still as stone was her mouth;
Yet she knew that she was fair,
And she knew that she was wise,
Therefore she waited there.
Away, and so far away.
She looked for a light and sign:
"Oh. he has not forgotten mel
What should care for today,
When all tomorrow is mine?
am content TO stay"
On the heights the hall would beat.
In the thorns would sink the SNOW,
And the chasms were weird with sound /;
Yet the years would come and go:
Somewhere there is something sweet,
And some time shall know.
'sThere is land close by,
A land in reach Of my arm;
tits mine from shore to sea,
There the nightingales do fly,
There the flush of the rose is warm;
l shall take it by and by.
''But the shape that guards the gate,
Where my mirror waits to show
How beautiful am,
o, he makes me 10th to go.
l wait, and | wait, and wait,
Through fear of him, | know.
''But who breaks this charm of breath
Enchantment himself must wear.
Two from each other shrink
In the freezing dark and stare
Your kiss for my kiss, o, Death.
Each makes the other fair"
Mrs. s. VI. B. Pidtt, in AtGatic Monthly.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

his first born child before he was five
years of age. He being astonished,
changed his family diet to the use of
whole grains in connection with the
usual meat and vegetable diet, and
the next child had no appearance of
diseased teeth up to the same age.
How common it is to see infants not
cutting teeth at all until they are
twice as old as they should be, or see
their teeth begin to decay before they
are scarcely old enough to wean.
Some interesting facts viii be in
place here relative to recent examina-
tions of different primary schools in
the land by a reliable dentist, the re-
suits of which are as follows: In the
examination of 2TS children teeth in
various primary schools, 213 were
found to have deeayed teeth, and only
65 in which these organs were not de-
cayed. And there is no doubt but
similar results could be ascertained
in the schools of Gallipolis and vi
cinity. When Lycurgus, the great
lawgiver of ancient Sparta had the
lords and potentates of other prov
inces invited to his great banquet, he
in common with the others surround
ed the princely table bountifully
spread with boiled wheat, and on
finding no changes were to be made
many of his lordly guests indignant
ly complained, as it was not thought
suitable for such dignitaries. When
they were politely informed by the
master himself that, "Spartans eat
to live, but did not live to eat Would
it not be wisdom for our modern civ
ilizatiOn to benefit by such wise ex-
amples?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

A MOST extraordinary religious
awakening is reported at London,
Ohio, under the labors of two Quak-
ers, man and wife, who have been
holding meetings in the Methodist
Church, for the last three weeks.
They visited London under strong
conviction of duty, and the result has
shown that they were led of the Spir-
it. The Church is crowded day and
night with penitents, and multitudes
are making a profession of Christ.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

Getting up in cold room to make
fireis getting up in life. If you
crawl timidly out of bed, go ON tip
toe to the stove, and allow the shiv-
ars to get control of you before the
kiudling starts, your fire will proba-
bly, be a failure, and you will half
freeze to death in the operation. But
if you jump out bravely, hustle
around, pull on your clothes, knock
over a chair or two, and pitch in the
stove-wood, you will probably be too
warm by the time the fire gets to
burning and have to open a window.
So IN life. Attack it timidly and
you will fail. Grapple with it, hurry
up things, stir around, conquer for
tune, and you will be success,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

A LIKENESS of JEFF. Davis has been
added to the gallery of the War De-
partment at Washington under a law
of Congress authorizing the collec-
ton of the portraits of the Secreta-
ries of War, during the different Fed
eral administrations.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

THE Bishops of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church have appoint
ed a day of fasting and prayer, to be
observed by their people in view of
the sufferings to which negroes are
exposed in many parts of the South.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

A WIDOW named Mary Shearer or
Patterson, who had attained the age
of los years, died in England on
February s. She was a person ofre-
markable vigor of intellect, and re-
tanned the possession of all her fac
mites till within few hours of hel
death,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-03-11

Mrs. MARGARET E. LowERY, who
has been an actress for twenty years,
has turned Evangelist, and preached
in Jersey City on Sunday. She
gave up position at Ford's Theater,
Baltimore, where she received SIS a
month.