The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-09-26

ANODA4IO WV AN j VAXA~ ~
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
EXPLOSION.
A still in the Green company 3 oil works,
Flushing, L. l. exploded on the 20th inst,
and two men were terribly, probably, fatally
burned.
An old lady named Farmer, age 80,
was murdered in Clayton county, Ga, lately.
Her daughter who lived with her had her
skull fractured. The house was set
on fire.
SUICIDE.
Leonard Sihler, a German butcher who
has been drinking heavily for two weeks past,
shot himself through the heart with revslv-
er in a saloon, at Toledo, O., producing in
slant death.
Fred Huffman who murdered John
Shredder, Sept, 20 having been captured has
been arraigned before Justice Eaton in Roch-
ester Olmsted county, MINI. The circum-
stances are strong against him.
SHOT.
LOUIS Gueting, a nephew of the pro-
prietor OF the Spencer House in Indianapolis,
Ind, shot and instantly killed young woman
name McGlcn, formerly dining room girl at
the hotel. 1t is said to be jealousy.
MURDER.
In Lowell, Mass, on the Goth inst,
Fredrick Sproat shot and killed Laura E.
Hunt and then killed himself Both worked
In the Boote cotton mills. He had endevored
TO wait on the girl, who repelled his ad-
vances.
On the 21st inst, the treasury of the
United States disbursed 1900 silver dollars.
Since the recent order Of Secretary Sherman,
revoking the order for general issue of that
coin for greenbacks, the daily issue has been
about $4,000
CHINESE EMBASSY.
The minister from China now in Wash
ington city, has formally advised the secre-
tary Of State OF his arrival, and requested
him to confer with the President so as to
designate time for the presentation of his
credentials.
MATT CARPENTER,
In response to call signed by over
5000 citizens of Milwaukee, asking him to be
4 candidate for the United States Senate.
Hon. Matt H. Carpenter has replied, stating
that if elected to the position he would re-
q q RI IL aa hia 6ufv tn accanf
INPALED.
A man in Gridley, ILL.,, descending a
well, the rope broke, and falling distance Of
so feet, struck well auger, which passed
through his body. He was rescued with
great difficulty. The auger passed through his
body rupturing the intestines. His injnries
were fatal.
On Monday afternoon, Sept, 23d, the
dead body of man named Richard Parry was
found at the foot of the basement steps, near
Ely hall, in Winona, MINI. He was a roofsr.
and in some unexplained way fell from the
roof upon stone steps, killing him instantly.
Parry formerly resided in Cincinnati, Ohio.
LYrcHED
The dead bodies of two men named o.
A. Davis and Geo. W. Keating, we'll known
horse thieves, were found hanging to tree
five miles north of Spear Fish Dakota Ter
ritory lately undoubtedly the work Of the Wig
ilants of Spear Fish, as the tracks of dozen
men were found to and from the spot. Keat-
ing and Davis were last seen in Deadwood.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
The Republican State convention at
Worcester Mass, put in nomination the fol.
lowing ticket: Governor Henry Thomas
Talbot John D. Long, lieutenant governor.
Henery L. Pierce, secretary Of State. Hon,
Chas Endicott, treasurer. Hon. Geo. Morton
attorney general. Gen. Butler received two
votes fer Governor, which produced Kisses
and laughter.
Four buildings were bured in Rochest.
er, Minn, Monday morning Sept, %. The,
were owned by Moses Tyler, Rommen Bros.
Thos. Hunter and David LeSueur. How i
originated is a mystery, possibly from light
ming as it was raining at the time. Loss, 81,
were carried half mile. There was small
insurance on the personal property.
! WELDING.
A wedding occurred at Winona, Min
nesoto, in high life, in the Presbyterian churcl
on the 18th inst. Miss Kate l. Stevens, cid
est daughter of Hon. VIM. H. Stevens, of "
mona, was married to Mr.. Joseph B. Doe, c
GAINESVILLE, Wis. TIE ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. W. D. Thomas, assisted by Rev. }
W. Mclean, of GAINESVILLE. The toilets wer
elegant, the floral decorations profuse.
ROBBERS CAMP.
Two packers came into Hat Cree
from Worth the other day and reported th
finding the main camp Of the robbers who il
fest the Black Hills stage line. There wer
fourteen men and two women dressed
mems clothes, in the gang. The packer
saw the house from a freighter's booth
camp, and afterwards met three Of the 70,
bers some distance this side of main camp.
ROBBERY.
While the military parade was in r
gress in Toledo, O., the other day, the Com
mercial national bank was entered from tt
and robbed of $1,000. The thieves escape
without discovery. About the same time tt
delivery room of the postoffice was entere
and postage stamps amounting to $4,000 wer
taken. No clue to the robbers has been =
obtained in either case.
AMNESTY.
United States commissioner Hallet h,
given a decision in Boston, Mass, in the ca
Of Henry A. Parr, arrested some time ago
the charge of being engaged, with others,
the capture of the steamer Chesapeake
the name of the confederate governmer
The commissioner ordered the discharge
Parr on the ground that his case was coyer
by the general amnesty proclamation
December 25th, 1878.
TORNADO.
Sherman City, small village in Is
: bella county, Mich, was annihilated by a t.
rifle tornado on the goth inst. Every sto
dwelling house and shet In the village "
swept away, except one frame dwelling whi