The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-05
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The victims Of the late Italian murders At
/ Denver, Co.., were an old man, Joseph
Gu'ssppi, his sons Giovanni and Antonio, and
his nephew Luiggi. The young men were
musicians, the old man was 4 scissors. grinder
BY day, and At night played the harp with the
young men in saloons or At parties. 4 hard
worker himself, and hard task.master for
the boys, living on crusts and cheese, sleeping
on the floor Of his hovel, he had accumulated
considerable sum Of money, which he car
risd on his person, and so tempted the cupid.
y Of the more reckless and worthless Italians
of the city.
\ Late advioes frnn Londos, deny the story
Of the love and assaasination affair in, which
the king Of Spain and the Duke de sexto are
represented - principal actors. One version,
speaking Of the wife and daughter Of Spanish
colonel, shows it, falsity from the fact that the
colonel mentioned 10 we'll known in New
York, where he resided long time and mar
ried IN American lady who has no daughter,
and the gentleman instead Of being assassin
ated il alive aud in comfortable circumstances.
John H. Fuller, who was recently about to be
convicted Of the murder Of Wilson Pound,
near Grand Haven, Mich has made sworn
confession Of his crime, clearing his son Melvin.
He says the three were fishing, Melvin having
gone home; Watson and he planned the MUIR
der; Watson struck Pound with an ax and he.
Faller, stabbed him; then they stripped the
body and staked 1t in the bottom of the lake.
aud divided the money Of Pound between
them.
Johnny Tuers, the negro minstrel who
in January, 1879, in shooting At Harry How
ard, who was assailing him, accidentally
killed James II. Bowling, theatrical mana.
ger, has, after long confinement, been decided
not guilty Of murder and discharged from ar
rest The quarrel OF Tuers aud Howard was
about variety actress usually billed as Josie
Mansfield.
his II. II. Blackwell, whose body was
recently found in the Missouri, near Leaven-
worth. WAS formerly housekeeper in the
Broadway House, Of Chicago, and the Leland
Hotel, At Kansas City. It is believed ehe was,
on arriving in Leavenworth late at night.
taken to house Of ill-fane, there outraged.
and then murdered and thrown In the river.
Suspicion attaches to several persons,
The Huntington, West Va, lapk robbery.
who was captured in Fentress county. Ten.
nease, has been identified by his photographs
sent to st. Louis n Tom Brock, one of GUAM
trells guerillas, and brother OF the John Brock
who few days ago exposed scheme to assas-
sfnatt' Clay county, No., farmer named Scud.
der. This Tom waa one of the Gad's Hill train
robbers. tits tamlly are well-to.do farmers OF
Clay county.
Henry Harrington, who was arrested for the
murder OF VIM. Stewart, at Au Sable, Nich.,
waived an examinat on and was committed to
Jail fortrial At the next term of court. which
will he in May next. The evidence is said to
be strong against him. Mrs. &. D. Rivers, ar
rested ~ m accomplioe was placed under
bonds Of $4,000.
DIR. Strousherg, the noted railway con
TRAITOR and nnaucier, has been arrested at St.
Petersburg, Russ 4, for fraudulent failure,
and sent to Moscow for safe keeping. His lia-
bilities are said to be very large. Proceedings
in bankruptcy have also been commenced
against him in Berlin.
Drs Moines, Iowa, telegraph dispatch ofthe
aoth ult. says: ''ln the Rhomberg whisky
tax Cases, In which the government claims
>76o, 900 for the taxes Of 1866, the court de-
cided that the commissioner of internal rev.
enue had the power under the statute to make
the asseasment, but that the same was non.
conclusive upon the defendant, and that the
defendant could be allowed to contest It. and
show the same to be erroneous.
Wednesday, the 9th ultimo. Charles
Patterson shot and killed r. W. Porter. chief
herdcr Of Bosler's cattle on the North Platte,
30 miles north Of sidney, Neb. where Patter-
son was taken under arrest. Saturday night
following the Jail was broken into by Z mob
Of masked men, and Patterson strung up to At
telegraph pole. The sheriff overpowered the
crowd and cut Patterson down in time to save
his lite, but later the crowd again took Patter.
oon and hung him until he wss dead.
Casualties.
H. Wiggin Il Co.. lumbermen and trad.
err Of Ellsworth, Maine, have failed, throwing
400 laborers out Of employment
The greatest portion Of the business
part Of Austin, Aias., WAS burned Tuesday,
the 26th, indictinga total loss OF $4,000 or
more. on which there was very little insur-
anoe. The nre 10 supposed to be the work Of
inoendiaries.
A large quantity OF o-glycerine was ex-
ploded on the night Of the 26th under the win.
dow Of Harvard College building, sha4terins
several hundred panes Of glass. Some OF the
stadents arc supposed to be the perpetrators
Of the outrage.
On tho nioht of th. % ;r.4.r& A.. l Il