The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-06-18
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
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The sale Of Daniel Webster's private library
began in Boston on the 9th, and although the
was not brisk, the books brought
fair prices. ~
A writ of error was allowed by the Supreme
Court Of Ohio, in tho case. of Geo. Rufer, con.
victed Of the murder OF Herman Schilling in
Cincinnati, commonly known as the lanyard
murder. He had been sentenced to be hanged
on the 18th prox.
In the libel suit w. D. Mooress. the Pits
burg Post, on trial for several days past in the
common pleas court, the jury this morning re-
turned verdict of $4,000 damages for plaint-
ID. The cause OF the suit was an article pub
lished in the Post in February, 1874, wherein
MrMoore, then; chairman oi the Democratic
County Committee, was accused OF, abandon
ing his trust as chairman, and being traitor
to his party.
The steam yacht Octavia, built At Cleveland
in 1854, for T.:W. Kennard, engineer Of the At
lantic Il Great Western railroad, is under sur
veillance in New York, suspected Of being
fitted out to aid the Cuban insurgents.
Piper, tho Boston child murderer, has been
indicted ,tor his crime.
In the u. s. Court at Fargo D. T., four men
have been convicted OF stealing government
grain from Fort Lincoln. opposite Bismarck,
the past winter. Large amounts have been
stolen from there the past year and also gov
, eminent mules. Several other indictments
for this are still pending. Among those con-
victed Saturday, is Horny Gager, who has
been several years contractor in Minnesota
and Dakota, and who has been ring leader
n the recent depredations. Two other
indictments are pending against him for run
ming of soldiers who were witnesses. General
sanborn Of St. Paul, appears rs attorney for
most Of the accused parties, with home counsel,
and the prosecution is conducted by U. 8. At
torney Pound Of Yankton.
A late telegram says Tom Mcclellan, no.
'torious desperate, made famous by the tragic
end of his counsel. Hon. C. L. Vallandigham,
who lost his life in explaining some points
in the trial Of Mcclellan for murder
of a man named Myers, was assassinated in his
saloon on Basin street, Hamilton, Ohio, on
Sunday night thel3th. A constable, hearing the
shot fired, ran to the saloon and found McGe-
han lying dead in pool OF blood. From the
appearance OF the room and position of the
body it is supposed that some
one entered the saloon and
called for drink, and while Mcclellan was
serving the customer he was shot by some one
else through window that looks into an alley
ron the west side Of the house. Aspiring wag
~on had been backed against this window and
the assassin undoubtedly stood upon it when
he fired, as pane Of glass was
shattered into thousand fragments. Although
shot with several bullets in his right temple
and side of the face, Mcclellan had strength
enough to get his revolver to defend himself,
but fell dead on reaching the end Of the coun-
ter. There is no clue to the murderer a yet
A young girl who was committed to Jail in
Cleveland, Ohio, for non n-payment Of = fine, and
who was working out her fine in the family oi
the jailor, procured the key while the family
were in the other part of the building and un-
locked the door, letting nineteen Of the pris-
oners out before it was discovered that the
door was open. The charges against
the prisoners are burglary, assault with inten>
TO kill, haGse stealing and grand larceny
Among tie escaped are the two men arrested
with gang Of burglars who shot policema,
Koch some time ago. Five Of the prisoner
have been recaptured.
The property of Thomas Comon and J.
Welcb, ex-Court House Commissioners o
New York, has been attached in the Rim,
suits to recover e462, ,248.