The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17

tent the estimates for his department might
be reduced. It is generally understood the
falling of in revenue renders imperative a
corresponding reduction Of expenses, and the
question is as to what is the most urgen1
need Of the service.
e. THE INDIANS.
Great indignation is expressed At the
inemclency and blundering action of Thorn
burgh's command in letting the Indians on
the South Platte river escape. Even = court
martial 10 talked of. A Leavenworth, Kansas,
telegram says, the number Of white settlers,
ana ranchmen and berders killed by the reds
during their sweep through the northwestern
part Of that State is estimated 1T least sew
enty.dve and probably more, many being
killed who will doubtless never be heard
from. Some twenty-five OF thirty women
were outraged and murdered.
'5@* A CLERICAL FoRaER.
Jacob L. Levlnson went to Cincinnati
|sevSal years ago from near -Nsw.@York, &C.
cepted the position of pastor of the Jewish
church which he filed acceptably for several
years, when he resigned and started whole
ssle mandatory Of cigars on Everett street,
employing some sixty. hands. Recently
i has been suspected that some of his fnanc-
ial transactions were not honest and an in
vestigation began, when it was discovered he
had secured sums to the estimated amount OF
k2O, 400 from business friends upon forged
paper. Mr.. Levinson has disappered.
TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Sunday morning, Oct. 18th, the town Of
Edinburgh, Pa, was nearly destroyed by fire.
The fire broke out in the rear of Wilber's
livery stable, Main street, and spreading rap
men were promptly on hand, but their efforts
we're paralyzed by the insufiiciency of water.
The total loss is estimated at from $35O,OO0 to
$4O0, 900, largely insured. Two hundred and
twenty five buildings we're burned, and the
town almost completely destroyed. Much
suffering among the losers. A relief commit.
tee has been organized, and the contribution
Of food from adjacent towns and farmers in
the vicinity is being distributed to the home
less.
Just after 30 employees of r. N. N.Y.
ers' chair factory in New York City had re-
sumed their evening work, David O'Keefe, an
earrand boy, whispered to the foreman that
the factory was on fire. So successfully was
the precaution on the part of the boy and
speedy action of the foreman that nearly
every one Of the hands was safely out of the
building before the cause of the retreat was
generally known. The factory was soon
burnt to the ground, and the fire extended to
tne tenant houses on First avenue, burnirg e
along the row to Sixty.second street, and
there igniting another block of tenements
Ill Of which were totally or partially destroy.
ed. Loss, $4,000.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Boston, Mass, telegram says seri.
GUS accident occurred on the morning of Oc.
tober Sth, on the Old Colony railroad to g
crowded excursion train, which was return.
ing from the Silver Lake rowing match be
! tween Regan, of Boston, and Davis of Port
land. The train of twenty cars was thrown
| off the track, and it is rumored forty.twe
persons were killed and that Regan, the boat
man was fatally injured. The scene of the
| accident is about seven miles from Boston
/ and as soon as the news reached the city 6
large number of cots and stretchers were sent
/ out by the city officials. The train to which
the accident happened was composed Of
twenty-five cars and two engines, carrying
abuot 1000 persons. The train was not 20
ing at "a high rate of speed, perhaps twenty
miles an hou.
ACKL1N ExONERATED.
Congressman Acklin, Of Louisiana
,1,ov,r
Washington, last spring, being againa cand;
date for congress, and having been accused o.
seducing girl in New Orleans, submitted an
investigation of the charge to two committees
one composed Of Republicans and the othel
of Democrats. The Republican committee
reports that they have investigated the charge
and wholly exonerate Mr.. Acklin, alleging
that the charge was a trumped up one fol
black mail purposes. The mother and hus
band of the girl unite in cards of exoneration
HUNG BY MOB.
At Mount Vernon, Indiana, seven
negroes entered house of ill-fame and BY
threats and violence succeeded in ravishine
five white women living there. Four of the
negroes were arrested. Deputy sheriff Thomas
and Hayes went to the residence of Dan Har
rison, father of one Of the three missing ones
to make an arrest of his son. Dan Harrison re-
| sisted the entrance to the house and sho
Deputy Thomas, killing him instantly. Deput,
Hayes shot the old man, shattering his arm
The news spread rapidly, and soon a mob o
| several hundred men surrounded the jai
where the old man Harrison had been taker
to keep company with the four previously in
carcereted. The Jail is very insecure, and tn,
| mob surrounded it to prevent the prisoner
being taken to Evansville for safe keeping
| Hearing that militia had been ordered from
Evansville at $40 A. NJ. train west was stoppe,
by the mob mile before reaching Mt. Verno,
and searched. Finding no soldiers, the trail
| was permitted to pass on. The crowd aroun,
the Jail increased in proportion toward night
The telegraph operator was run out of hi
Office the $50 P. M. About 100 men in lon,
black masks proceeded to the JUL at O'Clock
took the four prisoners arrested Tuesday AM
hung them in the Jail yard. The old mai
Harrison was cut to pieces and thrown dow
privy vault. After perpetating the horribl
deed the mob dispersed. The bodies of tn
negroes hung all day long from tn
I VI oAAS AVNu6t LCC5 lA tuO COuEI~taEV
At O'Clock they where cut down and buried
The town is still in a state of tremendous .ex
citement over the affair. Nearly half scor
of persons have lost their lives since the tel
rible tragedy began. But some of the ne
groes who were engaged in ravishing th
white women Monday night are at large, and
caught will probably share the fate Of thei
fellows.
! Milwaukee Produce Market.
| GRA1N-Whest opened uEse ttled, 1c lower, IN
closed steady No. hard $1.O2, No. l, 84ko; No.
SIC; October Sic; November sake; December M1c
No. g. &c; No. SIC; rejected SOC. Corn 1--we. NJ
T. &c. Oats du and nominal; No. 2, 18c. Rye, I'll
moro inquiry; No. !, 4Sc. Barley weak; No. q $1.O0
No strong; 66heeb7hc.
| PROV181ONs-Easy and quiet. Mess pork SIS
cash and October. Lard, primo steam $6.25.
Chicago Produce Market.
GRA1N-Wheat, active and no changes; ohicss
e0Ac cash and October; 6lXc November; 83x
December: No. Chicago 6A4@68c; rejected sic
No. and No. red winter SIC. Corn In fair demand
No. and high mixed sc cash and October; 3S2i
November; 3S4c December; rejected, SIX. OF
/ mn n. AAZMf0kA 80 <n0a Ar1a.