The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-11-20

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VOLUME VIII.
Between G900. 900 and c4O0, 900 in
specie were taken from the Bank OF England
Nov. II, for shipment to the United States.
| The proceeds Of the Catholic Orphans
Fair In st. Paul, MINI, last week, amounted
It IL said. to between i've and six thousand
dollars.
The liberals Of Spain support the gov
ernment's Cuban programme which includes
the sending out Of l0,poo more troops u put
down tho new insurrectioa. -
A Liverpool dispatch says there 10 On
exeeedingiy active demand for cotton At 4
| general advance In price, caused by the i'm
proved condition Of trade at Manchester.
The steamship Gallia, from liverpool
In the Westphalia from Hamburg reached
New York. Nov. II, bringing gold bars and
coin TO the aggregate amount Of u ,ssoooo.
The loss to the government it il alleged
in the amount OF money received by post
masters throughout the country tor the pas
two years will bs less than one twentieth o.
onsf psr cent.
A large flouring mill In Aeadville Pa,
has failed. judgement Of over $780, 600 have
been entered against It, and get It Is believed
its assets, II they could be made available
would meet all liabilitiea.
The Vieerov of India telegrahs to Lon
don, Nov. 2, as follows: Khan, Governor u
Herat Is said to be practically. Imprisoned in
| the citadel BY his troops. =.
At meeting Of the stockholders ol
tho Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, at Baltimore
Nov. II, the old olacers were reelected. Ths
annual report shows the net earning Of thu
main stem aud all branches aud divisions fol
the year 10 be $6 602 ,3s4, An increase Of $42S,
700 over .lS7S
All the four classes, from the highest to
the lowest, lnlthe! Middlebury, Vermont, co...
lege, have gone into voluntary Suspension
The faculty has suspended two lower classes
and probably will suspend others. Every stu,
dent was engaged In the rebellion. The trou.
bic grows out Of the alleged unjust action ol
the faculty toward 4 member III the sopho-
more class.
The Mark Lane Express Of Nov. II
| says: A decided improvement In the weathe.
tho past week facilitated wheat sowing which
u fairly forward. In the southern aud some
Of the midland counties Of Scotland, the com.
mencement Of snow and night rrosts have
necessitated the reaplng Of March grain in m
lmperfectly ripened condition. The root crop
Is only expected to be half an average yield.
It Il stated that tho prospect Ia moro serious
than ever encountered by the present genera.
ton Of Scotch farmers. Irish reports less un.
favorable, the weather having been very tine.
At Mark Lane; English wheat was rather
more freely offered, but the supply is undoubt.
edly small for this tune Of the year. The
condition Il somewhat improved, owing TO
more favorable weather for threshing. At .
| majority Of provincial markets business has
been quite impracticable, a. large proper.
tton Of the grain offered has been useless
to millers. The few tine dry lots to De met
with changed hands On former terms,
while inferior pa reels were quite neglected.
The imports Of foreign wheat into London
aave been fair but not excessive. There was
slight revival In business Monday, but since
| then so'ae reaction has taken place. Specu.
| lators held aloof and confidence was some.
! what shaken BY the increased visible supply
In America. Holders, however half been up.
held by the rise Of prices In New York; and
there hos been no disposition of force sales.
On the whole there has been only = retail dc.
mand. which was satisfied at previous prices.
Sales Of English mating barley was checked
by liberal imports OF French aud German bar.
ley. Maize was neglected, and prices were
slightly easier despite the comparative ab
sence Of arrivals. The arrivals at ports oi
| call have been large. Wheat IL In = state OF
suspension, buyers holding od, pending all
further arrivals, and prices are fully shin.
Ing per quarter lower on the week. Maize
10 In fair demand at about three pence pei
| quarter decline. Business In wheat for ship.
ment il very limited ut about two shillinG1
| per quarter decline. Maize and barley easier
Saies Of English wheat last week, 3668s quar-.
ters. at t0s III per quarter, against t2S67
quarters at s9s Sd ger quarter the same week
last year The imports into the United King
dom for the week ending Nov. lst were Loss.
NO hundred weights Of wheat aud 979!G0a
hundred weights Of -four.
The formation OF supervisory distr1cts
under the provision Of the census act OF March
,, 1879, has been completed by supeEintsnd.
Walker, except in regard to the States OF
Massachusetts, and California. The appoint
ments OF supervisors must be made in each In.
stance by selection from applicants residing
within the boundaries Of the respective dis.
sricte. These officers will practically contro!
the thousands Of local appointments peces-
frR tho rpft tnL{ H..
they arc to be filed by the first Of January.
atnnesota is composed Of three districts as
follows: First district, Blue Earth, Brown, Cot
tonwood, Dodge, Faribsult, Fillmore Frecbon,
Houston, Jackson, Lac qui Parle. Lincoln, Ly.
on, Martin, Mower, Murray, NicoIlet, MOBILES
Olmstsd, fpestoue, Redwood, Rock. Steele,
Wascca, Watouwan, Winons, and Yellow Med.
icine counties. Second district Big Stone,
Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue,
Grant, Hennepin. Kandiyohi, LIE Sueur,
Nc Leod, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Rice, Scott,
sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, WI.
and Wright counties. Third district, Wash.
tngton, Ramsey, Anoka, sherburnc, stcarne
Todd, Aitken, Otter Inil, Clay and all othe,
counties lying to the north and east Of the line
Wisconsin has formed districts as follows
| CNos 0A0AACh, OOu0c, 1OasN uu AAaCs OIOCuC
Lake, Keaosha, Milwaukee, Osaukee, Racine
Rock, sheboygan, Walworth, Washipgton
and Waukcsha counties. Second district
Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane. Grant
Greene, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Lafayette
Marquette. Richland and Sank counties
Third district, Vernon, Monroe, jackson
Clark, Taylor, Price, Chippewa, Ashland an,
all the other counties lying to the north An,
west Of the line thereof Fourtl, district
Manitowoc, Calumet, Winnebago, Waushara
Portage. Wood, Marathon, Lincoln aud al
the other counties lying to th
uorth and east Of tho limo thereof
Iowa, four districts: First district, Ceda
Clinton, Davis, Des Aoines. Henry, 1oua, Jei
ferson, johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Louise
Mahasks, Muskentlne, Poweschiek. Tote, Va
Buren,, Wapello and Washington countie.
Second district Alamankie, Benton, Black
| hsvk Bremen. Buchanan, Butler ChickasaV