The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
Personal and Political.

Personal and Political.
The committee of the prohibition party
OF Massachusetts, appointed for that purpose,
have named John J. Baker as the candidate OF
that party tor Governor. The Labor Reformers
OF the same State have nominated the follow
ing ticket: Wendell Phillips, Governor; VIM
+. Bartlett, Lieutenant Governor; J. w. An
'drews, Secl etary Of State; s. r. Coffin, Treas.
,urer; John E. Fitzgerald, Auditor:
II. B. Mclaughlin, Attorney General Their
platform declares in favor Of greenback cur
rency, the retirement of national bank cur
rency, and declaring the national bank sys-
tern fraud. The Republicans of the fi,st dis
trict have nominated Hon. VIM. N. Crapo OF
New Bedford, Tor Congress, in place Of the late
Mr.. Burlington.
Miss Josephine NJ. jewell, daughter OF
Postmaster General Jewell, was married at
Hartford, Ct, the 9th inst, to Arthur NJ.
Dodge, of New York. Among the distinguish
ed guests present were Secretary Bristow, At.
torney General Pierrepont, Attorney General
Phelps, Hon. John Jay OF Philadelphia, Henry
WatersoD, ofthe Louisville Courier Journal,
Sam Bowles of the Springfield Republican.
Gov. 1ngersoll, lion. L. W. Kellogg, Gen. J
r. Hawley, Judge Carpenter and Pardee and
many others.
MIR. Geo. H. V. Boynton is about to publish
a lengthy review Of Gen. Sherman's memoirs,
made up chiefly of official records of the wal
department, for which he has had free access
to the official files. The review will make a
book as large as one Of Sherman's volumes,
and will be issued in about two weeks.
General lie Grange, Superintendent of the
mint at San Francisco, has rendered his resie-
nation, owing to the connection of his name
with the appointment of Pinney, the default.
ing Iaymaster's clerk. The court of inquiry in
the Pinney case is in progress with closed
doors. faymaster Spaulding promises revela.
tions that will make futtering among po(iti-
cia-:s, as regards influences when Pinney was
retained in his position, if the inquiry is press
ed too hard upon him.
Miss Josephine. NJ. Jewell, daughter Of
the Postmaster General, was married on the
9th to Arthur NJ. Dodge of New York. The
wedding was brilliant affair and the presents
were valuable beyond any recent like occa.
sion.
Rev. Thomas Ryder, late pastor of the
Strong Street Baptist Church OF Nottingham
England, was found dead in his bed at the res.
idence Of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. in
Hartford, Connecticut, on the morning of the
7th. MIR. Ryder was travelling for his health
and probably died of heart disease.
Miss Mary E. Chaueey, of Sedalia, Missouri,
daughter of wealthy citizen Of Sedalia, Mo-,
has grieved her friends and astonished hel
acquaintances by marrying the blind music
teacher, Professor Roulon. Tie marriage was
kept secret for few days, until the 4th, when
the professor and his bride started eastward or
their wedding tour.
Mrs. Sadie E. Martin, the Democratic can.
didate for superintendent Of schools in Brewe,
county, Iowa, has taken to the stump and j.
making effective speeches.
The State Constitutional Convention O
North Carolina has adjourned sine die, after :
session Of tliirty-one working days. It is sta
ted that in the last few days OF the session
many important ordinances were passed
amounting toa general emancipation of tn.
legislature from the restrictions under which
it has labored since 1868. and giving it larger
powers. The public debt question was not i'll
terlered with. Several Intellectual attempts
were made to repudiate the special tax bonds
James 7. Gardner, the chief geographer o
tie geological and geographical survey of tn,
territories OF the United States, has, with hi
staff, located at Washington for the winter
Charlotte Champion, H(Mrs. Wilkinson,
q distinguished actress of the last generation
whose talents were obscnred by dissipation
died recently in Louisville, aged about s
The father Of little Charley Ross is still EN-
gagged in the search for his boy.
The Hon. s. c. Dimmack, attorney genera
Of Pennsylvania. died the night Of the 18th 3
pneumonia.