The Worthington advance., 1878-12-12

Secretary Sherman says there is a
strong speculative feeling springine up to
give silver bullion in the form Of trade dollars
avalue greater than other bullion, thus dis
eliminating In favor of bullion held in
China against bullion in the hands of our
miners. The secretary says trade dollars will
be bought as bullion upon bids each Wednes
day, and no preference will be given to trade
dollars over other bullion. This is the sccre-
| tarys answer to San Francisco offer of one
million trade dollars delivered there from
China within sixty days.
RAILROAD PROJECTS.
1t is stated by a Waukon paper, on
what is asserted to be reliable authority, that
the Waukou & Mississippi narrow guage rail-
road. receatly purchased by the leading stock
holders in the Dubuque s. Minnesota road, is
to be transformed into a standard guage road,
and the work of extension up through Min:
nesota commenced early next spring with a
view to reaching st. Paul. The line will
probably pass through Preston, High Forest,
Kasson, and SO on through Dodge, Goodhue
and Dakota counties, and will thus prove a
competing through line between st. Paul and
Chicago.
QUIET REsTOPED.
Advices from Ereathitt county, Ky,
Indicate that quiet has been again restored
Notwithstanding the desperate eftert on the
part Of the friends of Jason Little, the mur-
derer. to release him, Sheriff Higgins suc-
ceeded in delivering him to the jalor Of Mad
ison county, where he was ordered for safe
keeping by Judge Randall. Gov. McCleary
has issued instructions for special term of
court in jackson as soon as practicable to in
dict and punish all parties who participated
in the late disturbance, and has also ordered
the McCleary guards to be ready to march to
aid the conrt If necessary.
BODY sNATCH1NG.
The Cincinnati police bave just cap
tured Henry Goddard and Rufus Keynes, they
having just delivered the body Of a negro girl
to the Miami medical college. Keynes, who
| appeared to be new man in. the business,
WAS intoxicated and talked freely. As re
suit the police followed the case up and ex
posed gang of resurrectionists consisting of
five persons, the two white men above named,
two women, one of them the widow of Cum
-
and a negro. The women talked freely of
their experience in the business. The two
men arrested were sent to the workhouse,
Keynes on the charge of drunkenness, and
Goddard on an old charge Of abusing his fam
lily.
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET.
The Mark Lane EGpress says: Trade is
still overweighted by large supplies. The
quantity Of wheat and flour at present on pas
sage to the kingdom being 336,O00 quarters
more than at corresponding time last year.
Imports OF foreign wheat into London have
been liberal, last Mondays returns showing
arrivals Of nearly $1,000 quarters, more than
half which came from Conssadt and 81. Pc
tersburg. Much of the foreign wheat arriv'
| ing goes direct to millers who now buy
largely. The cost Of freight and insurance
| and amount Of business done off stands is
considerably affected thereby. Stocks are
consequently not materially increased and
| there is no scarcity of granarv room.
OHIO PEN1TEN1TABY TROUBLE.
The directors of the Ohio State peni-
tentiary are in session at Columbus investi-
eating charges made by Chief Warden
McWharter against Deputy Warden Quinn.
The charges embrace drunkenness while on
| duty, the appropriation of State property and
general unfltness for his position. They also
consider the charges Of drunkenness, use OF
poses, and the liberation of female convict
before her term of service expired, presented
by Deputy Ward n Quinn against Warden
McWharter. The trouble has been brewing
for some time, and has taken this form owing
to the bitterness of the guards and attaches of
| the prison, who are divided in their allegiance
between the two chief officers.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
At Columbus, Ohio, few days ago, the
large boiler in Hayden's rolling millexploded.
Killing outright, and injuring and scaldine
(some fatally large number Of workmcn.
The boiler was made of quarter-inch iron and
was about thirty feet long, and had been In use
for some years. No reason Is given for the
explosion, and it is claimed there we're three
guages Of water in it when the explosion oc
CURED. Theexplosion burst the boiler at the
steam drum, tearing the metal in strips. A
twenty-foot section was thrown through =
fram building, thence across wide street and
through ten.inch brick wall, and finally
struck large apple tree and fell in q yard
about 3O0 feet from the starting point. All
the mill buildings in the neighborhood Of
the boiler house are wrecks.
A FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
In regard to the shocking domestic
tragedy at Hamilton, Ohio, the following are
The particulars: John A. Weigel was man
about 60 years Of age, who owned very good
| brick store and dwelling. In this building he
resided and kept general provision and ero-
Gerry store. As far as can be learned there has
been no family quarrel. Yet last night the
husband arose from his bed and taking a re-
volver purchased the day before shot his wife
while asleep, the ball passing through her
heart. She made one frantic leap, and crying
oh, my God," fell corpse upon the floor.
He then shot three balls into his stomach Just
above the navel and one into hie month mn