The Worthington advance., 1879-04-24
THE WORLDS b 'DliO<1NGs.|
NINE EXPTOslON.

By an explosion Il 6oe0650: s6lliery
near Branchdale, eight miners were burned
some seriously. The breast Of the mine Wa'
much damaged by fire. .' -, ~ b b.. -,
.s DETTRUCT1vE FIRE. +. ~.
On the morning Of April e1st abou
one half Of the town of Kingsley. Kan. wa:
destroyed BY fire. Including til po4to@ci A.
all the court offices, Loss 75,0oo>o
- " ADvERr1s1Na SHEETS!
The attorney generslh has affirmed'the
decision Of the assistant attorney, general fo'
the postoffice department that regular publ.
cations designed primarily Tor advertising
purposes cannot be sent through the mails
ut the rates charged leeimate newsp9elaxi
=, AMNESTY ACcEPTED.
At Nashville, Tenn. roo violators Of
States Court, April ~2l. One hundred and
seventy-fiye accepted Deven's amnesty, and
all the rest will follow suit. The large mum.
Der of witnesses summoned were dismissed
DlsAsrERoust F.nE.<f 1E GN &
A fl,e at Eureka, Nevada, on the night
Of April, 1S and the morning of the 10 burned
half the town Including the heaviest business
houses, hotels, newspaper offices, telegraph
offices, Masonic building and great number
ofdwellings. Three hundred families are des
titute, and 1000 people are without: shelter
A relief Committee has been organized Loss
roughly estimated Ut 81 600 ,000.<::'' -
LYNCHED.
When the train which left Washing ton
Mrs. Thomas at Licksville, Md, reached
Washington junction April II, fifteen Or TWEEN.
ty masked men boarded it and after despe.
rate struggle succeeded in overcoming the
policemen and the prisoner was dragged
from the train, a rope was thrown over his
head and he was pulled across the aeldto
the nearest tree and hanged. wv
SHOOTING CASE.
In the Hines-Jamcs shooting case il
Baltimore, Md. the coroner's jury rendered,
the. following verdict, April Is: "That Isaac
b. James came to his death from pistol shot
wound, fired by the hand of Denwood b.
Kinds, aided and abetted by his brother Harry
Hinds." Upon rendering of the verdict the
coroner committed to Jail Denwood as the
principal for the murder, and Harry Kinds as
accessory to the murder before the fact, to
await the action of the grand Jury.
SITTING BULL.
The Secretary of War has addressed a
letter to General Sherman, directing, in case
Sitting Bull or any of his followers cross from
the British Possessions, they be held as pris-
oners OF war until further orders from the
President. In. view Of their action, Sitting
Bull and band having voluntarily subjected
themselves to the authority OF Great Britain
and ceased to be subjects OF the United States,
they will not now be permitted even with
peaceable intentions to recross the frontier.
G. NJ. & ST. P. R. Il. ANNUAL REPORT.
The fifteenth annual report, of the
Chicago Milwaukee {, St. Paul railway com.
pany for the year ending December 81. 1878
shows gross earnings of Is, ,451, ,767, an increase
OF S355G, ,s735 over 1877. Operating exp nscs
including taxes, ~. .792, ,312; increase SOL $50
The entire cost of fcompany's property, includ-
ing equipment, bridges, elevators, cattle yards
ana grounds, is reported at $50. 772 ,244-atter
deducting certain assets, an average of $685.
4OO per mile for the 1912 miles of road owned.
ILLICIT D1sTlLLERs.
United States District attorney War.
den, of Nashville, Tenn, received telegram
from Attorney General Devens directing him
to accept pleas of guilty, with suspension
OF sentence during good behavior, with the
payment of costs, from illicit distillers and
all persons indicted for resisting officers OF
the internal revenue of the Fifth collection
districts OF Tennessee, for acts done prior to
this date. There are about seven hundred
Vlolators OF internal revenue laws in all to
appear before the United States circuit
court.
-. PACIFIC STEAMSHIP WRECKED,
An Astoria telegram to San Francisco,
of April 20, gives an account OF the wreck
OF the Great Republic steamship, whose pas.
sengers we:e transferred to the Astorias zfhe
disaster was due 10 an attempt to entef al
night when it was very dark. At 1886 A. NJ
the last tug arrived bringing news that at Il
O'Clock the last boat left the ship: with first
officer Lennon, Mr.. Davis, second officer, Ae
oatswain, two sailors, eight walters, ten 10
whom, Lemon, Davis the boatswain and
seven others were drowned By capsizing O
the boat in the surf Three men clung to tn,
boat and drifted ashore.
,'g.'E't BURaLARs. G. II
-Four masked burglars broke into ;thf
store of Al. Russell 6; Co., at Bulgcr, Pa,
April 16, and exploded the safe door, securing
small sum Of money. Laird, telegraph on
orator at the station, heard the noise of thu
explosion and going out to learn the caus,
was seized by the robbers, who took his mon
ey and bound and gagged him in the store
They then set fire to the building and escaped
leaving Lair I'd bound to the post in the store
ROOM. He succeeded in FREEING himself 6fdht
gag before the flames. reached him and hi,
cries speedily aroused the Sneiehbors, who
rescued him from the buldin :. II
BLOODY ROW. =,
On the MI 1T Of April 2l a bloody row
occurred in the thirteenth district of Tennes
see. Thomas R. Baker went into Miss A. NJ
singleton's grocery, and treated several per
sons to beer: Having failed to pay for it sht
sAAe AAAOASy, nnu Ou ulS btlll REFUSING
locked up the doors and commenced strikip1
Baker over the head with q: billet Of wood
Her brother, A.W Singleton, shot ;at Bake, Sal
three times, the ball making a slight wount
in his side. when the latter shot Singleton
through the rlcck with a navy revolver, kill
ing him instantly. The corners jury render
ed C verdict of justifiable homicide.
co1onzD REFUGEES. !
Advices from Kansas City of April II
say large lumber Of Southern colored reft
gees have been landed by steamboat a
Wyandotte, in an entirely destitute condition
during the past few dsys, and are occnpyinf
the churches and halls of that place, Man,
are sick from EXPOSURE aid dying. MAYO
Rhetley, Of Kansas City, :, telegrapket
the secretary Of war for an order for the M Missin'
of rations from, Fort Leayenworth to fee.
them. Secretary McCrary replied that he hat
no author;9y to do SO; that Congress was i,
session, and applications should be made t,
that body, 4 cqdq qittee ha, bee. apfonte,