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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
An Indiana Horror.

The Kokomo lind Tribune says:
zone Of the most horrible, cold-blooded
startling murders that ever happened ir
the State was perpctrated last night nea,
Greentown, Howard county. The cor
oner was notified Of the affair at 2 o'clock
this morning, and is now present holding
an inquest. The particulars Of the affair
as yet are very meagre, but as near as
we can learn are as follows: David Rob.
inson came to town yesterday and bought
new suit Of clothes and a revolver. He
went home, showed the purchases to his
family, and ate supper. His brother and
another man were at his house, and Rob.
inson seemed to want them to leave,
church. Robinson went in good h1mor,
and appeared to be perfectly sane. Some
time after the men had left, Robinson re.
marked to his wife that it would have
been we'll if little Dan, his son, had died
two weeks ago. and said he had attempted
to kill the child. He then drew a revol-
yer and fired at second son, who was
lying in bed, and then shot at his wife.
Terrified and crazed with fright Mrs.
Robinson ran out of the house, and the
Oldest boy, eight years of age, started to
follow. Robinson shot him in the face,
but the ball glanced and failed to hurt
him badly. The father then struck him
on the back Of the head with a chair, and
made bad wound, but the son succeed.
ed in getting out Of the door with his
mother. Robinson then deliberately
took a razor from box near him and ap-
preached his little girl, his only daugh
ter. who was lying in the bed, and seizing
her cut her throat from ear to ear. He
followed this murder by taking the life
of his son whom he had first shot in bed,
in the same manner. Robinson then
jumped on his horse and fed, his dead
body being found the next morning one
mile from jackson station on the l. P. &
G. r. R. 1t is supposed Robinson got
on to one Of the night freight trains, and
either fell off or jumped off, meeting in.
stant death.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
THE NEWS.
Criuaes.

Crimes.
The First National Bank of Pittsburgh
Pa, was broken into on the night of the &c
by band Of burglars and the two safes broke,
open and robbed Of $4,000 in bonds ant
money.
At last the detectives have obtained thu
possession Of tue platts on which were printed
the counterfeit ives OF the Traders Bank o.
Chicago, and the First Nationals Of Canton,
Paxton, Peru and Aurora. In all there were
fifteen plates captured, including some for
fractional currency. They were found buried
i'll the woods, six miles north from Centralia
Mo. Boyd, the man who engraved them, il
in custody. ~ss
In addition to the laie Indictment found
in Washington against Julius Witows]<i
charged with fraudulently obtaining @260,0OG
firm the government, true bills have been found
by the grand jury in alleged conspiracy in pre-.
senting false claims against Gen. J. S. Negley,
Henry Fetterberg, Wiley Edwards. Lewis
Peck, Geo. Keelan, Albert Metcalf, R. C.
Mitchell, G. A. Purdy, David C. Stewart
Frank Somers and Henry Waters, and also
against Sagg Fort and ex-Congressman K. R.
Butler Of Tennessee.
1t is now stated that neither DR.. nor Mrs.
Davis, convicted Of abortion At Toronto, will
be executed, the ministry being inclined to
commute their sentences on the ground that
abortion is crime for which the public as
well as the abortionists are responsible.
Zeno Burnham, an extensively notorious
character Of New York, is husband of Mrs.
Burnham, correspondent Of the Missouri Re-
publican. Stephen Fiske is connected with
the Fifth Avenue theatre. Burnham was
jealous and wanted to shoot Fiske, the result
being that both were arrested. Mrs. Durnham
called At the station house to condole with
Fiske and by mistake her husband was
brought out to meet her, upon which a local
paper naively says q scene OF great confusion
followed.
bismarck advices say that Paymaster Smith
arrived from Fort Buford yesterday en- route
70 st. Paul. He reports an Indian raid on
SCOTS wood yard, resulting in the loss of
stock and death Of one Indian. Smith, hun
ter, was returning to camp and noticed an In
dian creeping up behind \ wood chopper.
Just as the Indian was taking aim Smith shot,
killing the red instantly aud saving the white.
The Indian was Unckpape. A detachment
Of troops Was sent down from Buford, but the
Indians had left the neighborhood.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12

DuEL1NG as an art has been brought to
perfection in Now York city. Two
Polish Jews, having misunderstanding,
ascended to fifth-story room and
squared themselves for an encounter
with revolvers. On the first shot both
men fell dead. If the duel must be re.
sorted to in the adjustment of lnisunder'
standings, what pity it is that the re-
suit cannot always be like this-as fair
for one as for the other.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
Duel to the Death.

A terrible duel with pistols was fought
in small room in tenement house at
inc. 106 Delaney street, in New York, on
Tuesday afternoon. the End inst. The
fight grew out Of a personal quarrel on a
matter of business. and the contestants,
Joseph Goldman and David Jaroslow by
name, were both Hebrews, and natives of
Russian Poland, and had been partners
in manufacturing jcwelry at No. SO East
Broadway for about two years. Recently
BUSINESS had not been very rcmuner.
ative, and Jaroslow became suspicious of
his partner, and began keeping separate
account of his transactions. This &C.
count confirmed his suspicious, and the
partners had disagreement, resulting in
a dissolution of the firm in August last.
The money which Jaroslow had invested
was gone, and he found himself almost
pcnniless. He, however, formed a part.
nership with another jeweler and began
business anew. Goldman resented the
suspicious cast upon him, and was accus-
toned to speak reproachfully to his for
mer partner, and to mention him with
bitter terms in conversation with others.
Goldman resided at No. 100 Hester
street, and Jaroslow ut No. 10 Essex
street. On Monday night Goldman met
Jaroslow at the Atlantic Garden, in the
Bowery, and asked him to take glass Of
beer. After drinking several times,
Goldman went to the residence of q
friend, Daniel Pearson, at No. LOG Del
ancey street, and bade Jaroslow good
night. Goldman slept that night with
Pearson, and in the morning complained
Of headache. Pearson went away to his
work about 7 o'clock, leaving Goldman
in bed, and did not return until after the
shooting, about noon. On Tuesday Gold
man called At No. 10 Essex street to see
Jaroslow, and asked him to pay him
$l.25 which he said Jaroslow owed him.
jaroslow replied that he had not the
change with him, but could pay it some
other time. Goldman then, after some
further conversation, went away, and
soon after sent message to Jaroslow
that a lady friend Of his wished to see
him 1T No. 106 Delaney street, before
leaving the city. Jaroslow Immediately
went to the house, went up to the room
of Pearson, on the fourth floor, where
Goldman was. Miss Josephine Wiedman,
living in the same house. on the third
floor, back room, reports that, about
o'clock in the afternoon she heard eight
pistol shots fired in rapid success.
sion, followed by the noise Of something
falling. Being very much frightened,
she ran to the TeAth Precinct Station.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12

THERE will not be the usual rush
to the orange groves of Florida this
year. The reasons for this number
about thirteen, the first of which is a
want Of cash-and this reason is so gen.
eral and we'll understood that the other
twelve need not be given. The fact is,
folks can pine away about as comfortably
at home, and at one.half the EXPENSE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
An Infant Abandoned and Eat Up by
Hogs.

An effort is being made to arrest a
woman named Margaret Jolly, residing
near Richland Furnace, fifteen miles west
of Macarthur, Ohio, who it is believed
murdered her child on the night of Octo.
Der 1st, but her whereabouts at present
cannot be ascertained. She was seen
getting off train at that furnace at 8
o'clock on that night, With her two chill.
dren, one boy about five years old, and
the other an infant three or four months
old, closely wrapped in a shawl. She
started away, saying she was going to the
residence Of Samuel Rinehart, who lived
three miles distant, where she
arrived about midnight, but not
having the infant with her. On
the following morning she left Rinehart's s
and has not been seen since. Her little
boy, while at play with some children at
Rinchart's, said that his mother had a
pretty baby, but she had left it by the
side of q log in the woods. The children
told the story to their parents some time
after the departure of the woman. The
woods between Rinehart's and the fur
mace were searched. and the clothing of
the infant and some small bones were dis
covered near log, the child having been
devoured by hogs. The bones which
were discovered have been examined by
a number Of physicians, who pronounce
them to be those of an infant.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12

JOSEPH Witowski, who has been in
dictcd for fradulcntly obtaining $4,000
from the government for furnishing logs
for Notifications around Nashville during
the war, must have been = good man for
that business. He has demonstrated his
ability as a log.roller by pushing his
claim through Congress-,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12

IT is reported that Sergeant Bates was
actually kicked while "bcar;ng aloft'' the
star spanglcd banner through Canada.
Yes, sir! kicked! Kicked by British
cow'hide boot. Shall the Dominion be
made to pay for this, or shall VIC pay the
Dominion2
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
The Cuban Question.
Washington Associated Press Telegram, Octo-
hopQ

Washington Associated Press Telegram, Octo-
ber 3l.]
The discussion Of the Spanish Cabinets
reply to what is called in the late Mad.
rid telegram, r''The Washington Note, -
has reference to the unsettled questions
between the two countries. The exact
points Of this offic paper cannot be as
certaincd, but they may be inferred from
the views of the President, which form
the basis Of the instructions to Minister
Gushing. and which show that the Presi.
dent regards the civil dissensions in Cuba,
and especially the sanguinary hostilities,
as producing effects in the United
States second in gravity only to those
which they produce in Spain. The ulti-
mate issue Of events in Cuba will be its
independence, however that issue may be
produced. whether by means Of negotia.
tions or as the result Of military opera
tions, or one of those unexpected Incl
dents which 50 frequently determine the
fate of nations. The continuance of the
insurrection grows day by day moro in
supportable to the United States, and,
while the attention of this government is
fixed on Cuba in the interest of humanity
by the horrors of civil war prevailing
there. it cannot forbear to reflect that
the existence of slave labor in Cuba, and
it's influence over the feelings and inter-
ests Of the peninsular, Spaniards lie at
the foundation of all the calamities which
now afflict the island; but slavery can.
not long continue in Cuba, en-
vironed as that island is by communities
of emancipated slaves in the other West
India Islands and the United States. The
President has not been without hope that
all those questions might be settled by
the spontaneous act of Spain herself, she
being more deeply interested in such a
settlement than all the rest of the world.
The question. what decision the United
States shall make, is serious and diff
cult one, not to be determined without
careful consideration Of its complex ele.
ments of domestic and foreign policy, but
the determination Of which may at any
moment be forced upon us by occurren-
ces either in Spain or in Cuba. With
al, the President cannot but regard inde-
pendence and emancipation as the only
certain, and even the necessary, solution
of the question of Cuba, and, in his mind,
all incidental questions are quite subor-
dinate to these. The President does not
mediate or desire the annexation of
Cuba to the United States, but its eleva.
tion into an independent republic Of free
men, in harmony with ourselves and with
the other republics Of America. The
policy Of the United States in reference
to Cuba is one Of expectancy, but with
positive and final convictions Is to the
duty Of the United States when the time
or emergency Of action shall arrive.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12

TIE financial condition of Alabama is
truly pitiable. The State debt is thirty
millions, while the entire taxable property
of the State amounts to only $l6O,0O0.-
900. One half the immense indeb tedness
is Endorsements of securities for railroads
which are now bankrupt.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
High Toned SIM uKglers.

Judge Benedict to-day rendered de-
cision on the motion to quash tho crimi-
nal indictment against the firm of H. B.
Claflin & Co., who were indicted for con.
nection with the silk smuggling. Judge
Benedict sustained the indictment, with
the exception of the fourth count. The
opinion in brief is as follows: The in.
dictmcnt consists of four counts--first,
that of concealing smu"gled goods ;
second, that of facilitating their transpor-
tation; third, Of facilitating the sale of
certain merchandise. These three counts
are similar in form. The fourth is differ.
ent, and will be considered by itself.
The first objection which l examine is
that the goods forming the subject of
transportation charged are not sufficient
ly identified. The rules by which the
sufficiency Of an indictment is to be de-
termined have been too often stated to
require repetition. These rules, as they
have been understood and applied in the
adjudged cases, are to he applied here.
Plainly the language used in the descrip-
ton Of the goods to.wit: "Ccrtain goods,
wares and merchandise, large quantity
of silk goods, to.wit: six cases containing
silk goods, valued at $50, 1000, more par
ticular description of which is to the
jurors unknown is sufficient. There is
also an additional statement that the
goods were dutiable goods, introduced to
New York from France. Judged by the
above, the description is sufficient. The
next objection is that the illegality in the
importation Of these cases is not properly
stated. In support Of this objection the
proposition is advanced that an indict-
ment for buying goods which have been
brought into the United States
contrary to law must set out the
offense committed in the
original importation with the
same particularly that would be required
in an indictment for an original offense.
Such proposition cannot be maintained.
The next objection, that section 4 of the
act Of 1866 cannot be applied in other
cases than that Of smuegled goods, need
not be entertained here, for this indict.
ment is confined to such 4 case. The
court proceeds to define the word snug.
Cling, and adopts the statutory definition
of 1874. The real difficulty does not lie
in the form or manner of indictment but
in the fact. The charge made does not
conform to the proofs which they sup.
pose the government to have.
Upon argument the district attorney
was challenged to admit that none of the
goods referred to were smuggled goods,
but it cannot in this way be made to 40.
pear that the indictment is void. The
fourth count in the indictment makes
general allegations of violations of the
law. This is vague and cannot be sus.
tanned. and therefore the motion as to
this count is granted, but IS to the first
three counts in the indictment the motion
to quash is denied and the indictment
Sustained.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
One Of the Heroes Of E3aIaklava.a prk-
vate On the New York Police Forca.-

! lNcW 1OIK herald ~
Officer Charles II. Mckenzie, iof tn,
Thirty.sccond precinct, .Metrodpol;ta,
Police, is one Of the survivors of the ia
nous charge who foundit impossible t,
be present 1t the London banquet Nc
kenzie was private in the second: troop
center squadron, rear ,rank, on that event
ful day, and, while galloping through dust
and smoke against the Russian batter,
had' like all his comrades, slight conccp
tion Of aught save that he was rushing or
almost certain DEATH. Ofhis& own, share
III the struggle at the guns McKenzi.
speaks modestly but intclli gently. When
a counter charge Of Russian cavalry Va.
made upon the decimatcd brigade
ne received a blow = or
the left side Of his head
from sabre. which cut through his
leather shake, and made a wound, the
scar Of which is yet plainly visible. After
his service in the Seventeenth Lancers
Mckenzie saw hard service in India during
the Sepoy rebellion When the mutiny
was quelled he returned to England, and
on the breaking out of our civil war he
came to this country with the intention
Of enlisting in our cavalry service. By
some trick he found himself shipped on
board one Of our men.of-war and shared
in all the engagements on the Mississippi
and Red River. His record as member
of the New York police force is marked
by a brave action which came near cost
ing him his life. While on his post one
night in the upper portion of the city he
surprised four men who were about to
commit burglary, and terrible .strug-
gle ensued, in which Mckenzie was finally
left senscless on the ground, bleed
ing from wounds in the head,
neck and arm. For over four months he
was confined to his house, and his recov-
cry was for long while despaired or.
He is now stationed at the Colored Or
Phan Asylum, Boulevard and One Hun
dred and Forty.third street. The resi-
dents of the neighborhood where he re-.
ceived his injuries presented him with =
handsome gold medal in recognition Of
his gallant efforts in defense of their prop.
erty. He has also the United States Navy
medal and the four.clasped Crimean
medal: which bears the names of the bat
ties in which he served, Alma, Balaklava,
1nkerman and Sebastopol. It was pinned
upon his breast by the Queen herself: A
medal for exemplary conduct while in
the British army is also in his possession.
AS Mckenzie was never a grog shop
lounger, and has therefore no friends
possessing political influence, he remains
to-day an ordinary patrolman. His
grandfather and father were English SOL
diers, and he himself was born in the
army.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12

THE two governments-the. United
States and Ontario--have made provis-
slons that will answer for any dispute
about the boundary line, 50 far as it is
established. 1t is marked by cast iron
pillars eight feet high, set in the ground
four feet, at distances of a mile from
each other, the two governments setting
the posts alternately.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
The Women Lawyers Of Iowa.
(Des Moines Correspondence of Chicago Tr
bune1

| uuue.
Without noise and confusion, Iowa is
making steady progress in Woman's
Rights. Althoug h the word ''male' in
the constitution prevents her from being
a member Of the Legislature, and, by pre-
sumption, Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor, (yet the constitution does not cx.
pressly prohibit women; it says "per.
son. and subsequently uses
the term che shall,'' ETC.,
but the law says che" OF
"him" means both sexes),--1 say, al.
though expressly prohibited. from the
Legislature (as are negroesl and the bal
lot, she is working her way to many off,
ces of trust, and the Courts. Three Vo-
men have already been admitted to the
|Supreme Court of the State: Mrs. j.
Ellen Foster of Clinton, Mrs. Annie G.
Savery of this city, and Mrs. Emma Had
dock Of Iowa City. Mrs. Foster ar.
|gued her first case in court
last week, in behalf of woman who sued
a saloon.keeper for damages in selling
liquor to her husband. Yesterday, Mrs.
Haddock was admitted to practice in the
United States Circuit Courts Of this
lotAte,-tue lfSt case VI IIc hnu III any
State in the Union. She is
the wife Of Judge Haddick, and
a woman Of fine culture, who
graduated at the Law Department
of the State University with high honors.
She is highly esteemed also for her many
womanly virtues. With Judge Dillon,
reared as he was under Iowa progressive
ideas, it was easy to grant the boon and
welcome women into q new field of labor
with Judge Love, an old Jacksonian
Democrat, with all the name implies, it
was quite step in advance to welcome
to the bar ofthe Court (the United States
| |District) woman as IN attorney; but
the Judge is a man of eminent practical
good sense, wise enough to accept the in
evitable with good grace and becoming
dignity.
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SINCE the advent Of Secretary bristow
into the Treasury Department he has re.
duced the clerical force at the custom.
houses, making saving OF over $500, 900
annually in the item Of salaries. It is
questionable whether he has made more
friends than enemies by his course.
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In Cape Breton, N. s., it is calculated that
over {, 900 miners this winter will have to 6e.
pend On external aid for existence, owing to
depression Of the coal trade.
1t is now stated from Madrid that the Vat
lean has sert note to Madrid which expresses
approval Of Cardinal Simeoni's conduct re-
garding the circular. The note insists upon
the execution ofthe concordat; refuses to rec
ognize the royal placet; attributes the war to
religious liberation, and demands that the
bishop Of Wegcl be tried by ecclesiastical
judges and not by an ordinary tribunal.
1t is stated in the Memorial Diploma-
tique, Paris, Oct. l5, that the governments Of
England and France have agreed to cooperate
with the United States in compelling Spain tc
settle the Cuban troubles. According to this
paper. which gives no official authority for the
statement, the United States are first to accord
belligerent rights to the Cubans, and when this
is done the three nations are to demand thai
SPAN shall observe the usages Of war while
endeavoringto to suppress the rebellion.
Advices from Singapore say Col. Alexander
Clarke, governor Of the Straits settlement viii
90 to Perak to-day. Intelligence received
from Penang announces that the Malayans are
besieging the British residences at Perak. AL
the natives rayahs are suspected
OF completely in the murder of the late resi-
dent, Mr. Burcb. 1t is reported that the Ma
layans are preparing for resistance. The Sui
tan plaid is collecting considerable force 70,
the purpose Of attempting to expel the British
from the country.
A late telegram from Berlin to Londo1
states that the central government for Alsace
and Lorraine will be established at Berlin, ani
probably special ministry will be created for
these provinces.