The Worthington advance., 1876-07-20

.WRElRD or THE NEWS " /
Political, Personal and Foreign Do
---ings and Gossip.
M IJkg .Te + aETts--.+ 1T . Al
- Il ,.epy. sTayloF's investigation. :
The ked0mniittee" appointed by the
last Legislature TO Investigate into the expen-
ditures'6f Governor ~ 1ay ylor scohtinsent fund,
have completed their report, which shows
that GoTve11Hibf Taylor has drawn Ave hund-
redr,dolls1a from tlh.i, thei Eoxb |ana Wisconsin
Improvement company l1 fnlnd w91ch ne mas
neSvFeear expended for any purpose, but still has
it in his pocket; that five handred dollars
WA. drawn. from the Superior harbor fund
with ntsPt tent 70 4 ske9Rit for himsel but finally
was improper: 8 1n9~ III II ~" ~
A5sgqzd p.thfStraxelipg cxpfy cxppepAes. As. Of the
governor while, inside the state, ,,they find that
tlis paymsnt Of such cx penses out otbhe con-
tingent fund was improper, as being forbid:
da9x;hbBdhe tconstitntionI and 'by-laws'; !" that
the Of fogr Or; ;fiye y (l hundred dollars was
50 expendsd Gy GoyerrnoE Taylor. which he,
nbpaW owes to the 'state, ahd that It should 'be
settled. 741fey approve the payment Of the
travelling expenses OF both governors while
outside Of the State. st.
Ih1sshEd to'ireports' of public property,
Ntsredith and, Lunds find Dean detaulter!
and x recQmmcnd suit 'be brought. They
blame knight for errors OF Judgment in re-
pairing the boilers and by being governed by
Governor Taylor in that matter, but 'acquit
him of Intentional wrong. -. =.
~ey'7' a.. Horrible Crime.
SYhree young Germans, brothers,
named Fiqhorn, who have been known as
desperate characters for years, were arrested
last week in'Ncwark, N: j., by police officers
D3dkiinon and Elsden, for disorderly conduct.
Astbe officers attempted to march. them of,
thA men drew, ,reyolvers and shot Elsden dead
aud fatally wounded, Dickerson. Escaping
from the'crowd the desperadoes ran up the
street to Dawson's tahnery,, where they for
merly worked. There they called for the
foreman who had discharged them, but not
finding him, they commenced an indscrimi-
nate firing in the shop, which resulted in
khlihg' John 'Albies, assistant foreman, and
wgp1dixg of'two:: workmen. The employees
ottle9shOP turned out en- 1nasse, and chased
the mnrde1ers towards the river. In the pur-
suit the workmen used stones and knives,
striking the 1lnurderers several times before
they reached the rivef The latter leaped
inothe water and attempted to escape across,
but were stoned to death by the outraged
workmen. The wounded were taken to st.
Michael hospital. One Of them, named Fish
cr, is dead. Dickerson will die, and the
oS s,,o c%o
Myers and Elsden leaye families
The Situation In the Indian Country.
By a courier from Gen. Crook the
commander ofs1For Fetterman is informed
that the Indians are still lowering about the
Little Big Horn, but one days march from
Crooks camp. They have fired into the
camp every night, and tried to burn the mill
tary opf byfiring the,g grass all around. On
tho 9Th Cot: Sibley, Co. E. Second cavalry,
with twenty-five men, Frank Gruerd and
Baptiste Powerier. as scouts, went on re-
connoisance; were discovered and surround
edxsnd followed into the timber OF the Big
Horn Mountains, where, by hitching their
horses to, the trees and abandoning them, the
men were enabled to escape on foot by way of
a ravine in The rear. They all got back alive,
and probably this diversion saved the camp
from grand attempt at stampede or capture.
General Gibbons reserve force were met by
the victorious Sioux, dressed in Custers
mems clothes, and mounted Oh their horses.
firing into the soldiers. The Indian village
possessed evidence of white mems presence,
kegs of whisky, &C., being found.
Resignation of Postmaster General Jewell.
On the 10Th inst, the telegraph
brought the unexpected announcement that
Marshall Jewell, Postmaster General, had re-
signed. The dispatch says: "a few days
ago Postmaster General Jewell being asked
about aTreport. that he intended to resign,
laughingly replied that so fur from resigning
he expected to remain n'his place until the
present administration went out. Yesterday
attetAoans Aoweyer, after calling at the Exec
utive Mansion, to transact some business with
lie President, the latter, much to the sur
prise Of the Postmaster General, informed
him that his resignation would be accepted.
Mr., ,lsYelh himmediately wrote letter accord
in9fYS The most intimate friends of Jewell
are unable to accountfor the action of the
President except on the grounds of political
considerations" Judge J. N. Tyner, of Indi-
ana, formerly Second Assistant Postmaster
General Vas appointed to the vacancy.
Terrible Disaster.
The Steamship St. Clair was burned
to the yaters edgcip Lake Superior, on the
10th, and twenty six persons are supposed
to have gone down with the burning vessel.