The Worthington advance., 1879-05-15
THE WORLDS DOlNGS,

THE WORLDS DOlNGS.
May 10, \ 100000 fire occurred 1T
Chicago, and the same day 100000 fire occur
red ut East st. Louis.
% In the criminal court at Chicago, on
the morning Of May 10, Mark Gray was, after
hearing of full testimony, declared insane
Medical experts testified his attack on Booth,
was simply an outbreak Of lunacy which will
eventually develop into cpileptic insanity. He
will be sent to the Elgin asylum.
SHOT.
Harrison and Riley Stone, two brothers
charged with various robbercs committed in
6 the vicinity OF Eaton, O., were arrested near
Terre Haute, Ind, May Z after both had been
shot by officers while running. Riley has two
balls in the arm, and Harrison was shot in the
back. The latter will probably die.
AN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT.
At supper time ut the Gait house in
Louisville, Ky, May 8, Bridget McDouough, y
servant in the house enleavOred to leap from
tho elevator while in motion. Her head strik-
ing the frame gateway caused the gate to fall
breaking her neck. The girl was thrown
eighty feet and horribly msnglcd.
THE ELECTION BILL.
The bill to prohibit military intcrfcr-
ence at elections, having passed the Senate, as
1t came from the House, was signed by the
President pro TEN Of the Senate, and is in the
hands OF the President for his approval, or We
to. It Is alleged that there is good reason for
stating that he will return the hill with anotl,-
or veto message.
TWO SUICIDES.
AT Burlington, Iowa, May 8, two young
men, August Miller and John Miller, friends
but not relatives. attempted suicide The
former was successful, having used a pistol
and the latter used knife with probable fatal
effect. They lived in different parts Of the
city, and it is not known whether they had
mutual understanding.
INSANE ADVENTIST.
A. P. Davis, leading Adventist Of Po-
cassctt, Mass. and abcttor of Freeman in the
murder Of his daughter is thought TO be hope
lessly insane, and it is reported immediate
steps will be taken for his arrest, thinking him
unsafe in the community in the present state
OF feelings. The grave of the little victim is
still guarded day and night:
Accidental death.
In Palmyra, Portage couty, Ohio, May
q, Dr. Ezra Rose, proprietor of a drug store in
Palmyra, Portage county, Ohio, invited his
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liquor which he had just received. By mistake
they each drank about two ounces of aconite.
The doctor died in about two hours, and Can
field il in u prccarious condition.
HUNG.
Two colored men, Tom Jones alias
satterwhite, and Henry McLecd alias Cantello,
were hung Mt Apling, Columbia county, Ga,
Mays. Jones killed n colorcd woman in 1876.
Jealousy impclled him to the crime. Mcleod
wAyad and killed his son lust November be-
cause h believed him guilty Of stealing from
him. Three or four thousand people were
present.
THE ADvENTIsTs.
The anti-adyentists ut Pocasset, Mass,
are in state Of great excitement, as well they
may be, after the brutal, fanatical murder of
his child by Davis. The Adventist minister
Charles Brown was announced to address the
Pocasset Adventists Sunday May II. The pco-
pie threatened to tar and fca1hcr him and ride
him on Il rail. Davis, another Advent preach
er, met two yo,mg men in the road near here
yesterday, drew IL knife and tore up their nets,
and forbade them to go near his house.
FRENCH COMMERCIAL RELOTIONs.
Paris telegram May 10: a delegation
from the French committee to promote
FrQncO-American treaty Of commerce, waited
on Tierard minister OF commerce, and called his
attention to Fernando Woods motion in the
United States House OF Representatives rcla-
tive to commercial relations Tierard received
the delegation very cordially. lie says he WAS
in favor Of reciprocal treaty and his depart
ment would give the matter the most serious
consideration.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY.
At Wilmington, North Carolina, May
., it Ring memorial day, business was al
most entirely suspended in the afternoon.
Oakdale cemetery was visited by the local
military, fire companies and other civic Or
ganizations, and large number OF citizens,
where the graves of tho confederates were
decorated with flowers and salute fired by
the Cape Fear artillery. The Grafton was de-
livered by Capt j. II. Moftat, of The confeder-
ate steamer Florida.
BEILIaERENT MINERS.
Advices from Brazil, Indiana, state the
mining trouble is not over yet Last night J
W. Rushcr, miner, was stopped by three
masked men with ropes, who threatened to
hang him unless he stopped work, which he
agreed to do. They also shot through the
window Of William Elders house in Stringtoven,
but did no damage to any one. Tie strikers
have notified several men to stop work or they
would bc killed. They say Elder must die
Some persons entered the house of an old man
working for Niback and robbed him Of all his
possessions.
POISONING.
Francis E. Hayden, Of Fitchburg,
Massachusetts,, was arrested on the morning OF
May 10, charged with poisoning his sister
Sarah. He pleaded not guilty. Young Hay
den's father died April 10, and his mother
April 10, both after \ sickness of n few days.
The sister WAS sick only few hours Hay
'icn's fathers property amounted TO about
$500, but the daughter held notes against the
estate for money advanced TO pay the ex-
penses of young Hayden at Boston university
So his share would be less than $4,000 The
bodies Of father and mother will be cxhumed
DISHONEST OFElCERs
On Saturday afternoon, May 10, Dis
trict Attorney McKenny Of Milwaukee filed
Information in the criminal court against cx.
clerk OF municipal court Charles Casper, and
his deputies Peter Billinghaascn and Henry
g. Phillips, one Of Milwaukec's prominent clti.
zens. The Information charges Casper, Bill.
iinghausen and Phillips with conspiracy to de.
fraud the city out Of witness fees during the
last six month Of 1876, and all Of the year 1877
and with defrauding the county out of fines
ia oil,