The Worthington advance., 1878-10-10

Win the Indians on the I'd inst, but does
not name the place. Lieut. Brodrick, 2Sd in.
1antry' was wounded, and Corporal Stewart,
company l, 23d infantry, and five soldiers
killed. Capt. Mauk with his command cross
eo Blower creek, in close pursuit of the In
olane. The bodies of thirteen settlers, killed
oy the indians, were brought into Buffalo
station.
On Sunday, the 9th inst, while the
congregation was worshiping in St. Francis
charch, New York city, man entered, and
"itnout moments warning plunged knife
lnto the body of Miss Mary Logan, who, being
half drunk, he mistook her for his wife, from
whom he had been separated. The scoundrcl
lied, u:was pursued and arrested. Miss Lo-
gan was taken to the hospital and found to be
suffering severely from deep cut in the ab-
dOmen,
GEN. GRANT IN PARIS.
Gen. Noyes, United States Minister to
Franco, entertained Gen. Grant and Mrs.
Grant at dinner, Oct. Sd. Among the invited
guests were John Welch, minister to En- ngland;
John A. Kasson, minister to Austria; j. NJ.
Meredith Read, charge d. affairs to Greece;
Gen. Hazen, United States army; Gen Lucius
Fairchild, consul general at Paris Gov McCor-
mick, commissioner general to Paris exposi-
tion; Gov Smith, of New Hampshire, and Miss
Waite, daughter of the chief justice,
POLICEMAN SHOT.
Officer Race, of the Chicago police
force, saw man on State street driving q
wagon, and having suspicious that something
was wrong, attempted to investigate the mat
ter, when man drew a pistol and shot him
through the head, killing him instantly. It
was afterwards discovered that burglars had
entered the dry goods house of E. 3. jeffrey
and stolen quantity of silk and velvet goods.
The man who did the shooting is supposed to
have been one of four burglars engaged in
the robbery.
CRIMINAL CONFESSION.
1t has transpired that Wesley W.
Bishop, of Norwich, Conn.,, charged with poi
soning his wife, Harriet Bishop, and Charles
NJ. Cobb. Jr. has made confession implica-
ting Kate NJ. Cobb, his paramour, in guilt.
Bishop confesses criminal intimacy with Mrs.
Cobb, the recurring of poison for Mrs. Cobb
with which to destroy the life Of her husband
and his knowledge that she administered it.
He denies he poisoned Mrs. Bishop, and i'm.
putes the murder to the woman. The " hole
makes one of the most terrible pages in the
annals of crime. Mrs. Cobb says Bishops
confession is base lie from beginning to end.
RESURRECTION.
Washington telegram: The government
has official information relative to the exist.
ence of an insurrection at Santa Cruz, but the
adviccs say nothing regarding the number OF
lives supposed to be lost. The island of Santa
Cruz is embraced in the consular district OF
St. Thomas, under the jurisdiction OF Consul
V. V. Smith. According to the latest reports
received at the state department, the moi
sccccedcd in capturing and destroying the
town Of Fredericksted. There is United
States consular residing there, and it is sup.
posed his house has been destroyed with the
others. In addition to the squadron sent
from Portland, Me-, for the protection o
American citizens in Santa Cruz, the navy
department also sent a vessel from the Wes
India station-one nearest to the disturbed
region-to hasten on the same mission
Intelligence has been received in New
York city of the loss of the Pacific Mai
steamer Georgia. She struck on a rock of
the harbor Of Punta Arenas. Passengers an(
crew saved. The Georgia was coming out O
the harbor of Putan Arenas, about forty y-cigh
hours sail from Panama, when she struck
reef and went aground. The steamer wa:
h,1 ~.
passengers Of the steamer Colon, Of the Same
line. The Georgia had five cabin passenger
and forty steerage passengers, besides d larg,
cargo of merchandise. She was large iro1
screw steamer, built four years ago, cost sio''
600, and at the time OF her loss was fully in
sured. It is not known at the Pacific Mai
Office whether the cargo was insured or not
but the general opinion is it was. It i
believed the vessel will be got off and carg,
saved.
DISAsTEROUs FIRE.
The large new frame store of Stoddart
Field, at Osseo, Trempleau county, Wis, wa
| found to be on fire on the 25th ult, and whe1
discovered was gone to such an extent :ha
no one could get in the burning building. Hi
new fall stock, amounting to about $4,000, wa
just got in, and with the goods on hand wa
all lost. His new hall overhead had just bee
| fitted up with new furniture, musical instru
ments, etc. Most of account books and valu
aule papers were burned. The building cos
about $1,000, and was insured in the NORTH
western National, of milwaukee, for 81 so
and in French company for 500. No il
surance on stock. The fire crossed the stree
and burned hotel belonging to Mr.. Fielt
reach $4,000. Mr.. Webster, the lessee Of til
hotel, lost most of his furniture. Osseo is
small but thriving village on the Beef rive
and will feel this loss severely.
GREECE AND TURKEY.
Safuct Pasha, grand vicar and ministe
of foreign affairs has sent circular to tn
powers calling attention to the fact that th
Greek government, on the authority or re
ports from the counsuls in Thessaly,in Epiru:
charges the Porte with stirring up the fanatic
ism of the Albaians against Greece, and prt
viding them with arms Safuct Pasha d.
clares these assertions calumnious, and con
municated the cabinets by Greece for tf
purpose of justifying her military presar
tions, which are really direct threat of a!
erosion against the Ottoman Empire. II
proceeds to make counter charges. and sa,
the Porte is daily oppressed by the machiehn
tions of Greece against Thessal,ly and Epir1
to arouse the peaceable popu alton. Nor
over he states that Greece is preparing
plsce in the field within month an army
10000 men with a reserve Of $1,000. Til
fact, conjointly with orders for suppliee ar
the loan of $4,000, 900, leaves no doubt of Il
aggressive intentions of Greece.
SHOT ANDs Tabled.
| An old Norwegian farmer, o. Lee |
name living in the town of springdale, Wi
was brutally knocked down, stabbed, sh
and robbed by three Norwegian tramps. e
age is 83 years, and he was living entire
alone. Lee had just gone to bed when
, heard noise in the kitchen, and going in
: that room to learn the cause OF the noise, W
confronted by the men, one stabbing ht
twice in the neck, the other hitting him ov
the head with club, rendering him insen
bic. The robbers then fired two pistol she