The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-01-08

one negro was examined, who swo.s that
the League was to intimidate voters, and
that not only negroes Int many whites
voted the Conservative ticket from fear ot
this organization. At Montgomery, Ala,
the testimony was conflicting. The
negroes generally swore that promises
made by Republican politicians had. not
been kept, while others that they had
been ma(treated for voting the opposition
by both Democrate and Republicans.
,AQsnAY, Jan. 4.-The subcommittee Of
the Ho1e Mayt .pd Means committee.
which has been pursuing the Pacific Mail
subsidy inyeatigation in New York, ad-
'ourned Saturday, and will report to. the
full committee at Washington "Wednesday.
%. Tho steamship Thos. Brooks which
left Santiago de Cuba on the 27tl. ult.,
struck rock the same night and sunk,
taking down with her IS people. About
the same number escaped to the shore.
....For the Tilton-Beecher trial, an
nounced to commence to-day 500 persons
have been subp@naed for jurors. Sam
Sharpley, the we'll known Ethiopian Min.
strel, died at Providence, R. L., Saturday
night 1t is announced that the Euro
pean powers will recognize Don Alfonso
as King Of Spain as soon AS his representa-
tives are accredited to the various courts.
Saturday the Cuban army telegraphed its
adhesion to the new ORDER, while several
additional provinces in Spain signify
their acceptance. =. The publis debt was
increased o., ,659, 1857 during the month Of
December. Later reports from the In
dian Territory are that the fighting be-
tween the Ross and Downing parties is
still in progress and that many more per-
sons have been killed. The Ross men
number 500 iull bloods, well armed. ..
Father Gurdemann, who eloped with his
organist from 81. Boniface church, Phila
delphia, some time ago, taking also the
funds Of the church, was Saturday, after
hearing upon writ Of habras corpus,
remanded to Jail for embezzlement. Sat-
urday night Richard Borum, Of Lee coun
ty, Miss, his wife, two children and a | it.
Il. negro boy were murdered and their
bodies burned with the building. No
clue to the murderers. ...J. K. Moore: for
merly clerk in the internal revenue Of
ice, was arresteda at Washington, Satur-
day, on the charge Of forgery.
TUESDAY,, Jan. 1.-THE Beecber-Tilton
case was called at IL o'clock yesterday
and after little sparring between coun.
sci, went over to II o'clock to-day ..
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has
affirmed the sentence of Ortvein, convicted
Of murder in Allegheny county....C. B.
Goodyear, one Of the oldest members OF
the Chicago Board of Trade, died yester~
day at the Grand Pacific hotel. The
Warmoth-Jewell duel is of, mutual friends
fixing up compromise. Geo. r. Cur
tis has volunteered bis services to the city
Of New York in the effort to procure re.ti
tuition froEl Tweed and others Of the
amounts stolen from the CITY,. Indian
Commissioner Smith having, in Ills annu-
al report, criticised Gen. Clusters
management Of the Black Hills
expedition, the General comes
back in letter, in which he accuses the
Rev. Commissioner Of willful falsehood,
and advises him to attend to the duties of his
own department and to let the military
alone. 80. The Legislature Of Tennessee
assembled yesterday. The House COM
pleted its organization on the 10th ballot.
The Senate failing adjourned over 10 to-
day. Lewis Burd of Haywood, was elect
ed Speaker Of the House. "A boiler ex.
rlosion in Boston yesterday injured one
man fatally and four, slightly. ...R. J..
Dallas, cashier of the Toronto bank ar
rested in New York last week for stealing
| 40, 900 from the bank, has been pro-
| nounced i2sane and sent to the asylum.
The board Of government engineers to
report upon the plans for constructing a
Ebrtdg ge across the Mississippi at La Crosse,
meets at that place on the 18th inst :. The
payments made by warrants from the
treasury ::uring December were, on &C.
count Of miscellaneous 9521 AIS; WI,
%, ,627, 1872; navy 81, ,sc2, ,297; intorior, In
dams and pensions Is ,393, ,4l2; total $15,
085,3 1927. The above does not Include
payments made on account Of interest O.
principal OF the public debt Of the United
States. E.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN: 6.-The Crow In
dams report white men in the Black Hill
near Snake Canon. Congressman Schn
maker and Parsons have signiied thei
willingness to go oeftre the Pacific Mai
investigating committee and tell all the.
know in relation to the passage Of tn
subsidy biz >. Three jurors were accept
ed in the Beecher-Tilton case yesterday
The trial is before Judge Nelson. >. Kin
Alfonso has been notified by all the. gres
p powers Of Europe that he will be prompt
. ly recognized on his arrival at Madrid. .
Mayor Wickham Of New York has order
= ed Corporation Counsel E. Delaiel
+ Smith, to show cause why b
q should not be removed for h
n connection with the old Twee
J.. regime. The sale Of rews in Beecher
4 church took place last night, Il
l sales amounting to 100000 against 95s
e 600 last year. All quiet at New orlea'
:. yesterday. The Congressional committ
have already commenced taking testim
It ny in reference to the disgraceful procee
4 inqs of Monday. Janus Jeffreys, me1