The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-03-14

clatcd press, who has asceuded the Sacramento
river to Monroeville, 100 miles above Sacra.
mcnto, telegraphs that for the entire distance,
the country presents the appearance of a con
tinuous sea. On both sides Of the river. not
five thousand acres of land along the river for
the whole distance have escaped the food. The
river is now falling rapidly, and vast tracts of
wheat land are making their appearance, much
OF which may be saved if drying north winds
follow the recent continued storms. Between
Sacramento and Monrocvillc there are about
26o breaks in the lcyces. DR.. eileen, large
farmer in Colusa county, lost %, 600 sheep and
ak thousand acres of wheat by the flood. The
main wheat lands OF Colusa county arc five
miles from the river and are safe. About 10
per cent. OF the wheat crop Of that county is
ruined, and about the same amount damaged.
The loss between Sacramento and Monroeville
in lcvecs, buildings, stock and crops, will reach
S80O,OO0, besides decrease in the value of
property in some localities. There is however,
aprospect OF AL enormous harvest, and much
sediment has been deposited, which will renew
he land where worn out by continuous crop
ping. The flood has caused comparatively
ew cases OF personal suffering and want
Changes In tlle Tariff Bill.
The committee on ways and means
have considered the tax on sundrics. Brim.
stone, crude, was made free. Brittania ware
was increased from 20 to Is per cent
M|orem Card cases, pocket books, souvenirs
and all similar articles of whatever material
composed, are increased form 20 to 80 per
cent. al pn',"e" Chicory and the root,
ground or unground, burnt or prepared, is re
duced from 5 to cents per pound. The rate
on castor beans or seeds was fixed at 80 cents
per bushcl OF 80 pounds. Crude cocoa and
cork bark were made free; cork bark manu-.
featured 80 per centum all va1oyen. Chloro-
form 50 cents per pound. Cream tartar was
reduced from 3 to 6cents per pound. Zapte
or other currants were reduced form 2 to |
cent per pound. Raisins were fixed at 21S
cents per pound Corsets manufactured of
cotton, were reduced from s3 to So per Dozen
The tax on unwrought clay, pipe clay and fire
clay was fixed ut 81 per ton; kaoline 81 per
ton and fullers earth s3 per ton.
Fiendish ana Diabolical murder.
One of the most tiendish and diabolical
murders ever committed, recently occurred
near hoge Stanton, Kansas, a man named
Andrew Butts being the victim. He was
travelling with companion named George
Stuttman, both being from Mount Carmel,
northumberland county, Pa. While he and
his companion were sleeping by a camp fire,
three tramps whose names are unknown, came
up and asked permission to sleep by the ire.
This being refused, the tramps went away
and the two Young men went To sleeD Ah0ut
midnight Butts was awakened to find his
clothing in dames>and burning railroad tie
laid across his body. He tore lhe burning rags
from his body,but he was 80 badly
burned before he could do SO that the flesh
dropped from his body In various places. He
crawled to farm house near bv and had his
wounds tied up, and was then taken to the
poor house at Leavenworth, where he died
the next day. His companion has not been
seen since that night, and the general sup
position is that the tramps made way with
r. him.