The Worthington advance., 1878-11-28

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SUICIDE.
Charles E. Peters, aged 1S, type set
ter In the New Ulm, Minnesota Herald Office
committed suicide on the merning Of the 10th
inst, by hanging himself with small cord
No cause for the rash act is stated.
GRAVE ROBBERS IN LIMBO.
The grand jury of GAINESVILLE Ohio have
found indictments againtt the grave robbers
Lyman Easton, Capt. Hilliard, and DR.. Heyel
It is thought Hilliard, who is much affected
BY his position, will make full confession.
FATAL BURNS.
At Carlo. Ill. Lille Sherman colored
child, burned to death on the 22d inst, while
alone in the house. The fact was only dis
covered after tho burning garments had sel
fire to the building and the door broken open
by fremen.
AN EXPRESS THIEF.
A package of money, $s5 900, in transit
hy Southern express from Charleston to Ath
ems, was lost some time ago near Yemassee
and now the messenger, Walter 8. Lynch, an
old employe OF the express company, has been
arrested.
WAR ARCHIVES.
The secretary of war, in his annual re.
port, will call attention Of Congress to thu
desirability Of providing for the publication
Of the archives Of the war OF the rebellion
OF which some forty volumes have been edit
ed and prepared for printing at tho wal
department..
LYNCHED.
At Lagrange, Ky, lately, forty armed
men aroused Capt. Jas. Russell, the jatlor
from HE bed, and took the jail key from him
went to the Jail, secured a negro ravisher
Geo. Williams, and hung him. The negro
confessed he had ravishcd the 8.year-old
daughter Of Jack Barbour. The mob was
very orderly.
REPUD1ATION OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED.
Mayor Patton of New Orleans, in his
meas &c, concludes the premium bond plan
is a failure, and suggests scaling the city debt
At 50 cents on dollar and cumulative sink.
ing fund system which will pay of the entire
debt in twenty-five years, in the meantime
paying 5 per cent, interest.
MURDER.
At San Francisco, CAL, lately, George
w. Smith, q coo ,er by occupation, shot and
killed his wife. She had separated from him
on account of his cruel treatment, and refused
to return. After the murder Smith attempted
to shoot himself, but failed. Mrs. Smith was
native of California, aged "a.
A STRIKE.
Ten thousand cotton spiancrs at Old
ham, England, went on a strike November
2sth. per cent. reduction OF wages is
cslered at Carnarvonshirf slate quarries The
mayor OF Barrow-in in Furness has called q pub
lie meeting to relieve the distress in conse-
quence Of the depression of trade.
THE FISHERIES AWARD.
A Washington telegram of November
alst, says: Iu pursuance with instructions
from the secretary OF state, the American
minister in London, Mr.. Wcltb, has rendered
the British government, in the person of Lord
Salisbury. the sum Of s55oo,000 in gold The
receipt Of payment was acknowledged by
Lord Salisbury in due form.
ROBBER CAUGHT.
An ocean telegram has been received
at Chicago, by Geo. NJ. Pullman, from the
American consul at Lisbon, Portugal, stating
that Chas. ". Angell the dcfaulting secretary
Of the Pullman Palace Car company, has been
arrested there, and that s8O,OO0 OF the money
taken by him has been found on his person.
1t is believed there will be little difficulty in
securing his extradition.
A SUIT OF THE REBELLION.
A New York telegram Of Nov. 25th,
says the case Of James Whalen against Gen.
Sheridan, owing to the absence OF Gen. Butler,
OF counsel for plaintiff, is postponed till Mon
day next. The suit is to recover @4l60OO for
losses alleged to have been incurred bv the
plaintiff being deposcd from his sugar plan
tation near New Orleans by Gen. Sheridan in
1867.
WAR IN AFRICA.
A London telegram saws an order has
been unexpectedly received at Woolwich for
90 tons of camp equipagc for the army in
South Africa. The stores are being embarked
for immediate dispatch. The consignment
includes a great number of tents, blankets,
barrack furniture, utensils and other nccess-
aries OF the kind to be sent out bcfolc the
commencement OF the Katlir campaign.
AFTER HIS LIFE.
The Paris Nontteur reports that previ-
Gus to the arrival OF King Humbelt 1T Rome
Nov: "a the police seized placards threat
enirg death to all who joined in the ovation
to him. The report has been in circulation,
and appears to be confirmed, that dynamite
was found on the rails shortly before the pass
age Of the royal train to Rome. Socialists
have ,becA arrested at Padua and San Sepalcro
MURDER AND THEFT.
Ben Case, an employe Of w. c. Keith,
was found murdered forty miles up the North
Platte river lately. Murderer unknown,
though the killing was done after the Indian
fashion. Seventy head of horses were stolen
from Paxton and sixty from Shiedley rancho
on the North Platte, Wednesday last, supp ,sed
by Indians. Major Worth from Dismal river
reports small band Of Spotted Tail Indians
down this way seeking horses.
RENEGADE INDIANS.
, A dispatch from the Cascades, Colum.
hia river expedition, sent out by General
Howard for the purpose of capturing rene
gale Indians, reports complete success.
Capt. Boyle, with Lieutenants Co,uman ard
shattener, surrounded their camp at night in
John Day valley, and captured the whole out
tit. Eight of the principal chiefs are Ell
route to Vancouver. The remainder were
sent, under escort to the Warm Spring reser,
walton.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
The mail which left Mckinney on the
soth inst, was stopped and robbed by two
masked men, twenty-one miles north of Fort
Fetterman, Wy, few days ago. Two pass.
sngers, Thomas D. Williams, OF Omaha, and
George w. Chubb, Of Cheyenne, lost all the
valuab]cs in their possession. The mail bags
were cut open and half hour consumed in
ransacking letters, which were nearly all torn
and scattered over the ground and all the
money taken out.
STEWART GRAVE ROy,RHpv