The Worthington advance., 1878-10-24

NESOTA, THURSDAY. OC
conjectured that rejected suitor Of the bride
was guilty OF the foul crime.
HoNORs TO ADMIRAL PAULDrNa.
The secretary of the navy has issued ar
order announcing the death Of Rear Admire
Hiram Paalding, In which he. speaks of th'
life and services OF deceased, and directs tina
on the day Of the receipt Of the order tn,
hags OF the navy yards and stations, and o
all ships Of war in commission, will be place.
at half.mast from sunrise until sunset a1t
thirteen minute guns be fired ut noon from
all navy yards.
STRANGE WILL.
TIE will Of the late Alexander NJ ;Gill
Of Allegheny City, Pa, has been admitted t.
Probate. 1t contains Gu 'ious feature. It i
dated January l6, 1878, aud gives certain p' op
erty, said to amount to e20,OO0 or &30,0O0, t.
certain relatives, and on their death to thre,
aunts in Ireland. In case the aunts are no
living, or at their death, then his estate goe'
to the President Of the United States, p-ovid
ed he be Democrat, to be used to further in
terests Of the national Democratic party
The money is to remain on deposit until ,
Democrat President is elected.
BUYING SILVER.
An order has been issued by the sec.
rotary Of the treasury providing for the mode
of purchasing silver bullion hereafter. The
new mode requires bids Wednesday of eact
week for delivery at Philadelphia or Sau
Francisco, to be delivered as proposed by the
bid. The price of lots under 10000 ounces
to be fixed by rule dependent ulon the
market value as ascertained by pubic bids
1t is found by experience that the London
quotations are not a safe guide. The tran
sactions there are far less in amount than in
New York, and the quotations are frequently
Influenced by speculative movme nts and
not by genuine sales.
MURDERS.
Mrs. Matte Farrell, widow woman OF
Detroit, Mich, aged 6s years, was found brut-
lily murdered in her own house. A son OF
hers is under arrest on suspicion of being the
murderer. In Burk City KY, a drunken
young rough had q quarrel at the house of q
man named Garhart. Young Garhart, inter-
posed in behalf Of his father, WHEN Neil fatally
stabbed him. Mrs. Garhart interposed IN be.
half OF his son. when Neil stabbed her to the
heart killing her instantly. She waa enciente
The fend was arrested. On board Of q ship q
short distance out from Savannah, Ga, sailor
killed the mate of the vessel.
GEN. BUTLER SUED.
VIM. o. Avery, es-chief clerk Of the
treasury department., who as convicted in
st. Louis on account of connection with the
whisky fraud, has entered SUIT in Washington
city against Gen. Ben Butler to recove,
$5 0 wbi. he alleges he paid Butler a. a re-
'ainer TO defend him when TN trial at s:
Louis. Avery claims that lie agreed to pa,
Butler e., 600 to defend him, *5'W Of which he
paid when he engaged him, the remaining
RI $40 to be paid after the conclusion of the
trial. He CLAIMS Butler did not assist him in
any way and did not make his appearance
during the trial although he repeatedly sent
for him and that as the result he was con-
victed.
OUTRAGE ON INDIANS.
Gen. o. o. Howard teiegraphs from
Fort Vancouver to Washington, that an Una
tilla Indian was murdered on the 10Th inst
by white men, and that the Cmatillas have,
within three weeks, lost 500 horses takerf by
the whites. He asks: Cannot the district
attorney be instructed by the attorney gener-
al to attend to this and other cold blooded
murders OF Indians by ~hite men? A few ex.
amples of justice would do more for peace
than a whole summers campaign" The
foregoing was endorsed by Gen. Sherman as
follows: "The Umatilla Indians should be
protected in their lives and property as far as
possible by civil agents, as also by military
but after the crime Is committed the civil
courts should try the case and adjudgc the
measure of punishment" The dispatch thus
endorsed was sent by Secretary McCrary to
the Indian bureau and acting commissioner
Heeds has referred it to Secretary schurz
with recommendation.
MURDERS.
A telegram from Memphis, Tenn, gives
an account of two murders committed under
the following circumstances: A party Of
white men entered the dwelling of a negro
living on the farm of Geo. Il. Wellington, near
Glenco, Tenn, town fifteen miles north OF
this, and killed h,m while lying in bed with
his vile aud children. The verdict of the cor.
oner's jury was that he came to his death from
a gun and pistol shot wound inflicted by one
Hill and Mccain. Mccain was arrested, but
Hill ned and was pursued by j. s. Tally, con.
stable, and poss. of three men who over.
took him the following morning at Cuba,
Tenn, five miles distant from the scene of the
murder. They attempted to arrest the fngi.
tive, who drawing two pistols defled the ofti-
GERS. and effected his escape. Several negroes
beiug in the neightorbood Of Cuba hearing OF
the murder, killed white man named Baird,
who was found asleep on the porch of q gro.
Gerry store at Cuba. The negroes riddled his
body with buck shot, thinking he was the
man, Hill, who had resisted arrest.
A MURDERER IDENTIFIED.
During the inqeust and examination, in
Chicago, into the death of police officer Race,
who was shot by burglar at night when try.
Ing to make an arrest On State street, fort.
night ago, q dramatic scene took place.
Lamb Was brought in for Identification By a
" Il.
Just then Lamb turned partly around, and a
colorcd woman sitting on the bench among
the witnessrs exclaimed, "Gentlemen that's
the man that was sitting in the wagon; that's
the very one. The woman was called to tic
witness chair, and Terrified to having seen the
shooting. This testimony caused an immense
sensation. sup:. Dixon again caused Lamb
to be produced, aud had slouch hat placed
TN his head. the witness again said, firmly,
Yes, sir; that's the man that did the shooting.'
Lamb trembled and his swathy complt xion
turned pale. He was immediately taken
away. There was great excitement in the
court room. Sup.. Dixon said, "Wc've struck
the truth at last" A verdict was brought in
against Lamb, while seven other notorious
thugs are held rs accessory to the crime.
Milwaukee Produce Market.
GRAIN Wheat opened firm and 10 higher, and
clored weak No. hard $l0l No. l, SIC: No. ?,
o0@c; Go ober SO4c; November 8la.c: December
ss4c; No. ., eotc: No. 4, 6lc; rejected SIC. Corn