The Worthington advance., 1879-01-16
THE NEWS CONDENSED

FALL FROM A BALLOON.
Jan. 8. Prof. Henry Dierk attempted
n balloon ascensioe at Joncsboro, Craighead
county, and fell from the trapeze distance
Of 900 feet and was instantly killed.
DEATH OF 4 COMMODORE.
Commodore John Guest, eommandant
ofthe Portsmouth navy yard, died Jan. 18th
Tuesday aud the funeral take place Thursday
MURERED.
Two colored citizens Of Memphis got
into fight on Jan. 10Th when one, in imita
ton OF white gentlemen in such cases, shot
the other through the heart, killing him in
stantly. The murderer escaped.
FATAL RAlRoAD ACCIDENT.
Jan. 10, the passenger train on the
Iron Mountainrailroad near Kcnsett Ark. was
destroyed, and the. baggage master killed, tho
express messenger mortally injured, and
several other persons, wounded.
CHARLES ErnERlDGE.
Charles Etheridge, the St. Paul 80
sconding dcfau'tcr, has been found and has
made restitution OF s25, 900 in cash, and $4,000
IN property. Tie relencd and made rcstitu-
ton under the influence OF his wife.
FIRES.
G. B. Msrklc & Co.'S building ut jed
do, Pa, the express and postottlcc and guam
tity OF mail matter was burned January 10th.
Loss $4,000. There were also Mt the same
date very considerable ilr's In Chicago, Gin
cinnuti, O., and Troy, NY
KILLED
james Atkins, the Kentucky outlaw
who recently escaped from the Elliott county
Jail, attended tlrkey shooting match at
Dar's Mills, Morgan county. Jan. aud
becoming engaged in an alteration with Ben
Percy, u farmer, was shot and killed. Percy
was badly wounded in the head.
TIE rOPEs ENCyCLlCA1. LETTER.
A dispatch from Rome says: The
Pope has sent to the hi-hops OF the Catholic
cAurch, a very important cncyclscal letter, in
which lie speaks at length OF the condition oI
the church, the holy see AMI society, ana cx-
plains What tc has a'rcaly done, aud what
remains to he done. The document is short
~ to be published, and it is believed will
create some sensation.
THE SAVAGE CHIEF JO5EPH.
Chief Joseph, of the Ncz Pcrces tribe
OF Indians, accom- >anied by an interpreter and
Yellow Wolf another Of the NtZ Perccs chiefs
arrived in Washington, jan. 10. aud will have
an interview with the commissioner OF Indian
affairs. The object of Joseph in going tc
Washington is to be allowed to speak for him
self concerning his views as to how he should
be treated ny the government.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH INDIANS
A dispatch from Fort Robinson, Of Jan
United States troops and Cheynne Indians
The troops found them well intrcnched, ant
resortcd to the use of artillery to dislodgt
them. "A fight ensucd. Three or four sol
dicrs were killed, and forty or fifty savage 8
and about 50 taken prisoners. Many escaped
and the pursuit was continued
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
a Cheyenne, Wy. T., telegram of Jan
8, says, George Clinton was brought there The
day before in badly frozen condition. Onl
or both feet will probably have to be amputat
I'd. Clinton and partner, Perry D. Short, camt
there short time ago from Elgin, Ill. They
started from Horse Creek to hunt, separated
and got lost. Short has not yet been found
and probably perishcd in the storm.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The passenger train cast on the Clcve
land, Columbus, Cincinnati & indianapolis
railroad struck the scatfolins OF the new
bridge near Springfield, Ohio, on The Sth inst.
%hrcxI Off f,,rr
living in Cleveland, fell thirty feet into the
stream and had his shoulder blade broken
and was badly cut on the head. Another
name unknown. was also badly injured.
PACIFIC Mali. COMPANY.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
have issued q report showing the tinancia
condition OF the company Dec. lst, 1873, whe,
911, as against an excess Of -, 1859 Aprl
so. OF this Indebtedness sl,4o0,000 is due tht
Panama Railroad company. The cash asset.
inclndcd in the statement do not include tho
claims of the company amounting to ove1
81 CO0,0C0. part Of which it is believed can bt
collected.
ABOUT CCSTERs DEATH
a Chicago dispatch of January 104h
says, Major Reno had arrived in that city,
and the court OF inquiry will begin its session
on his case on the 18th inst The court will
partake of the nature OF Il grand jury, will
hear all evidence against Major Reno and re.
port to the authorities at Washington, who
will decide whether it merits proceedings by
courtmartial. Col. John H. King, Ninth in
fantry; Col. Wesley Mcrrctt. Fifth. cavalry
Licnt. Col. W. b. Royal. Third cavalry, arc
the court as constituted.
TRIPS TO CHICAGO.
A New York telegram of January 12tt
says, a train Of special palace cars under th,
superintendent OF Samual Carr enter, yener
al eastern passenger agent OF the Pcnnsyl
yania railroad, bearing company of abou
300 persons, started from Boston at $50 las
night, enroute for Chicago. the train wa
transferred from Harlem to Jersey City b,
the steamer Maryland, and the party left tina
place about five o'clock this morning, will
the expectation Of making remarkably quicl
run, the intention being to reach Chicago al
an early hour on the morning Of the 13.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Cincinnati, o., telegram Of Jan. Is
says, Saturday night west bound frcigh
train on the Marietta & Cincinnati railroct
when near Mineral City parted about Il
middle OF the train on account OF broker
coupling. An extra freight train ran into til,
rear just as it reached trcstIe thirty fe,
high, crushing the caboose. Three passen
gers jumped from the caboosc, alighting up
on the solid ice of the stream below. One
Washington Reifsyder, was instantly killed
william King was fatally injured, aad Johl
Bette feet were crushed.
NAIL CARRIERS sUFFER1NGs.
A Helena, Montana Times telegram OF
Jan. Q. says. On the 9th of December, Mai
Casey left sun River III his mail cart for For,
Benton. Not reaching tue lwcnty-eieh
Mile Springs station, half way to Benton, aaf
binding storm prevailed at the time, he wa.
supposed to be lost. Search was made, ant
on the 5th inst. Casey was found seated ir
the cart which the horse was drawing slowl,
along, about twenty eight miles from til,
Springs station. During all this time he hat