The Worthington advance., 1879-01-16

the following report: Their camp is on Little
river, near the United States boundary.
Twenty five days ago they had the largest
council ever held BY the hostilca, and decided
to send out twelve runncrs-tivc to Standing
Rock. two to Cheyenne, three to Spotted Tail,
and 70 to Red Cloud-as representatives of
the hostile bands which belong to these
agencies. They say We are willing to. come
in, surrender to agency rules, if we are
guaranteed protection by the government.
Tho traders in British America have used
every measure te keep lis there. II it had not
been for them we would have come in With
Gen. Terry A council will be h,ll by the
agent
| SWINDLING.
| A Nashville, T,nn. telegram Of Jan
18th, says, the Grand officers Of Odd Fellows
have discovered y conspiracy to defvaud the
society OF Insurance money, involving A. 0.
p. II. Scborn, past graudmastcr, living at
Murfrccsboro, aud D.. G. Howell, at Chatta-
nooga. The Parties collected $4,000 insur-
ancc money and received s2,0uo from the
Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern railway,
claiming the death OF fictitious person in the
Ashtabula accident. The matter has caused
an uproar OF excitement in the order. Seborn
and Howell have confessed. The lodge has
taken steps to refund the money The
amount involved in the new scheme to dciraud
| the Benevolent society of Chicago and the
United brotherhood OF Pennsylvania is esti-
mated at $1,000. The conspiracy has grown
to such large proportions that probably not
halt the rascality has been developed.
MADAM ANDERsoN's FEAT.
A New York Telegram IF january 18th,
| says, Madam Anderson has concluded her
task of walking 2,7cO quarter n,iles in as
many quorter hours. Considerable money is
said to have changed hands on the result
She commenced the last quarter mile at 10:45
and made it In two minutes aud thirty seven
and threc-qUarter seconds. During the last
four quarters she was the recipient Of several
presents. The quarter before the last she
stepped upon the stand and said she hoped
they would keep quiet SO that she night &C.
complish the feat without interference She
appeared greatly exhausted after her last
quarter mile had been accomplished, and as
taken to her physician, where she will DC un-
der treatment for week o: two. At first she
will not he allowed to sleep more than fifteen
minutes at at time. 1t is said she would
probably never wake it not disturbed. In Il
day or two she will be allowed to sleep two
hours at time, and the time OF rest will be
gradually increased until she can take all the
sleep she desires without fear OF iajury
! ATERR1BI.E HANGING SEINE.
Michael Farrell was hung at o. bee,
jan. 10, For the murder OF Francis Conway in
August last. At quarter to $ all the bells of
the Catholic churches were tolltd, and in the
churches people were assembled praying for
the condemned, while at s. the hour appoint.
cd for the execution, the arch bishop ccle.
bratCd solemn mass Of requiem. At the
same hour black flag was raised over the
Jail and Farrell was marched upon the drop
attended by two Gle, gymcn. After q shor'
prayer, the hangman, who was enyelopcd il
| black, made an attempt to draw the bolt, bu,
| it. was some seconds before he succeeded, the
culprit meanwhile bending heseeching look
upon his excrutioner. AS he fell Farrell caught
the rope, uttered q piercing scream and re-
mained hanging by his hands until tie hang.
man, by vigorous shaking OF the rope, loosen
cd his hands, aud Farrell fell and was
strangled to death. The body will be inter
rcd iu the Catholic buying ground. meet.
ing was held, and the authorities denounc,d
for persisting in the execution, One OF tn e
speakers declaring that Farrell was only to
be hanged because he was Of The old Irish
| race.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE E.
The committee appointed By The w .
man suffrage convention, ,hela in Washington
last Week, consisting OF Mrs, Gage, Mrs
Spencer, Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Williams, tho
two latter OF Utah. called on the President
Jan. 18th and pl escnted memorial aud 9th
er papers in relation to female suffrage and
charging that the President had ignored the
| women OF the country in his annual n cssage
They also called the attention Of the President
to the recent decision of the supreme court
in relation to the polygamous act Of 1862 and
said it would make thousands of women out
casts and their chill iren il!csimatc. The
President said he was deeply impressed by
what had been said and requested that Mrs
| Williams and Mrs. Wells make out statements
in writing and submit them to him. He
| wanted all the information on the sut ject le
could procure. They promised to do this and
| the President asked them how he could serve
them. The reply was by vetoing any bill &c
enforce the act Of 1862. In answer to tie
memorial and remarks made in relation to fc
male suffrage the President said. You say ]
have ignored the women OF the country in my
annual message. l will carefully consider
what you have said aud the papers you have
presented to me, and in my next message !
will recommend according to the dictates Of
my conscience and the best light have"
| MILWAUKEE BUSINESS.
A full and c:nprehensiva review OF the
produce trade OF Milwaukee for 1878, CON-
pared with former years, as to the receipts OF
wheat, flour and coarse grain, show very
considerable increase over the two preceding
years, while the receipts and manufacture of
Hour aggregates larger amount this year
than ever before. The live stock tables show
an unprecedented increase in business done,
the receipts of live hogs being nearly double
and those Of cattle u third larger than last
year. The receipts Of cheese reached the
enormous aggregate OF 13,2C3, 900 pounds, an
increase of nearly 5O,O0o0O0 pounds oyer 1877
The receipts OF wheat were 21 900 bushels.
Shipments Of flour, 100000 barrels.
! NCNNTcnTA TEC.ST ATFF1DH