The Worthington advance., 1879-04-17
: THE WORLDS DOINGS

LOST AT SEA.
A New York telegram of April II,
states that the schooner T. B. Baird from Car
oenasreports the loss OF the mate and two
ssansn In = gale.
ILLICIT D1sT1LL1Na.
ANashville, Tenn, telegram ofApril IL,
says, Collector Woodcock has received infor-
nation that large illicit iist'llery has been
destroyed in Putnam county and number Of
arrests made.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Secretary Evarts has telegraphed the
United States minister to Russia to convey to
the czar President Hayes congratulations
uroa his escape from assassination.
EMBEBZLEMENT.
At Gambia, N. H, pril 13, upon rep
resentations OF the committee appointed to
investigate the atfais Of f. r. Ingalls,, late
town treasurer, who claimed to have been
robbed Of $4,000 March 4, the grand jury
found an indictment against him for embez.
element.
SHOT DEAD.
A Washington, d. c., telegram of
April "A, says, d. J. Williams, merchant, Of
Laurensburg, while closing his store Saturday
night, was shot dead by H Oglesby. The
shooting was the result OF an old grudge.
Oglesby has been arrested.
PROTESTANT SCHOOLS OPPOSED.
A letter from the cardinal vicar is pub
lished complaining bitterly OF the existence
In Rome OF Protestant schools supported
chiefly By foreign money. It announces that
the Pope has appointed d vigilance committee
to increase and improve the Catholic schools
and appeals to the nobility and clergy to sub.
scribe for their support.
AMETRoR.
During = thunder storm at Chicago,
April 8, q meteor which looked white in the
air and about . foot in diameter fell to the
ground, bursting into many pieces. Just BE-
fore striking it was white with heat, and the
fragments resembled clinkers. Tho wire OF q
telephone connecting two business Offices on
tho south side was struck by lightning at
about the same time and the electric fluid en-.
tered the offices and played havoc with the
urniture.
A fire broke out in the Chamber of
Commerce building at Toledo, Ohio, at 1890
?. N. April II, originating in the nansard and
partially consuming the roof Damage by
fire and water 5000, fully covered by insur-
ance. The building was owned by w. j,
Findlay, and occupied by the Western Union
Telegraph company, the Second and Commtr.
cial banks, and law and insuranbe offices,
most Of which suffer considerable damage by
water.
INDIAN OUTRAGE.
On the 9Th party of seven Indians
attacked Sergeant Kennedy, late signal
observer At Deadwood, and q private soldier
named Bader, Of the Second cavalry. The
two men were eating lunch at Mizpah, forty
five miles from Fort Keogh, their destination.
when fired upon. Bader was instantly killed,
and Kennedy badly wounded. The latter
crawled into the busn and kept the Indians
of with six-shooter until assistance arrived
Bader was scalped. Kennedy will probably
recover.
THE POPE ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
A letter Of the Pope to Cardinal Vicar
IL published, In which the Pope announces
that - the success Of the movement for in
creasiDG and improving Catholic schools vii
greatly depend upon his pecuniary means, he
proposes to contribute annually as large an
amount Of money IS his private means will
permit, and as the conservation OF the faith in
Rome is connected with the interest of Catho-
lies he will also devote to the Roman schools
- much Of Peters pence as the needs Of the
church will permit.
INDIANS CAPTURED.
A Deadwood, Dakota Territory tele-
gram April l3, says, small band Of Indians,
who 9 few days since killed aud scalped Pri-
yate. Leo Bader, Of the Second cavalry, and se-
'rtously" wounded Sergeant Kennedy, Of the
sf1nA service, were captured by Sergeant
Thomas B. Glover, of the Second cavalry with
detachment OF ten men, and taken to Fort
Kaogh, Yesterday. The Indians surrendered
oammedistely on the approach OF the soldiers,
not offering any resistance or any attempting
70 escape. Barders horse and scalp lock
were found in their possession.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
At Lake City, Mimi, April 10. seri-
ous accident occurred at the bath house which
has just been established by DR.. Cell He
was preparing to administer Turkish bath
and was pumping water into the boiler, which
was already well heated, when an explosion
occurred with suficient force to spread out
the walls OF the building all around end COM
pletely demolished the glass front. There
were several persons in the building at the.
time, but no one was injured except the doc
tor, who Is severely scalded from head to feet,
and biz recovery IL doubtful.
:, } ( j., REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
At we'll attended caucus of republi.
can Senators at Washington, there was an in
terchange of views concerning the course to
be pursued by the minority Of the Senate in
regard to the army appropriation bill. No
formal action was taken, but it was agreed
that every possible effort should be made to
defeat the passage Of the bill in its present
shape, for the reason, mainly, that the enact
ment o: the sixth section would prevent the
use OF posse comitatus ON election days, for
the execution Of civil process OF any and all
descriptions issued by United States authority
AD1rrER QUARREL.
indianapolis, Ind, telegram April o:
Judge Huntington, late Greenback candidate
for Governor Of Indiana, and Major Gordon
we're opposing counsel in q recent murder
trial ut indianapolis. during which Gordon
made serious illusions to the character Of
harrlugton's wife. Aretraction was demand
ed and evaded. Harrington then sent Cor.
don communication handing satisfaction
which Gordon declined to give. Harrington
now publishes card branding Gordon as an
Infamous slanderer, liar, and q coward, 8
disgrace to his species and nuisance among
mankind,
ABOUT CHINESE LABOR.
The following card he's been furnished
for publicntion st San Francisco: Tn,
Chinese six companies are daily in receipt o
applications for laborers to 90 to the South
'ern States, notably Mississippi and Louisiana
to take the place Of negro labor now EN-,
grating. The officers of these companie.
wish 1t expressly understood that they hav'
no control over their peoplea labor. and hav