The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-06-12
reported adversely BY the judiciary committee
The following was also confirmed: Wilson
King Pennsylvania. consul At Birmingham. =

reported adversely by the judiciary committee
The following was also confirmed Wilson
King Penlnsylvania consul At Birmingham. %
STRIKE AT BUFFALO.
For some days past trouble has beer
brewing among the longshore men and
propeller lines at Buffalo, n r., caused by tht
demand for Increased wages from Is to 20 cent,
an hour, which the. propeller lines refused te
accede. A number Of them refused to work
and threatened, the new men engaged in tbei,
places With violence. Stones and clubs were
freely used on the morning Of May 81 on a lot
OF men unloading vessel, but the strikers
were promptly dispersed by the police. More
trouble is looked for.y .,.,: ,.
~ COLLEGE BURNED. - =
AT Easton, Pa. at eight o'clock in the
evening of June 4, Pardce Hall, one of the
Lafayette college buildings, was destroyed b,
fire. Owing to the scarcity of water the efforts
Of steamers and flremen were unavailing, and
at midnight the building was completely
Quilted. 1t was erected few years ago at q
cost of $225 900, donated by A. Pardec, and the
fixtures cost &75O00 more. Loss almost total
Fire supposed to have originated in the base
ment of the chemical department. During
the progress Of the fire a man fell from the
third story and was fatally injured Insurance
on building $4,000
BISHOP M'cRosKEY's SUCCESSOR.
In the Episcopal convention at Detroit
Mich, at the afternoon session, June 6, the
clergy made nomination of Rev. Geo Worth
ington, Detroit, for bishop, which was rejected
by the laity by vote of Is yeas to II nays, it
having been previously decided by vote OF
the convention that each lay DELEGATE should
cast an individual vote. The clergy next pre-
sented the name Of Rev. T, A. Sniyely, which
was also rejected by the laity. The next nomi-
nation by the clergy was the name of Rev.
Samuel Harris, of st. James church Chicago,
which the laity confirmed by vote of 80 yeas
to 36 nays. The election of Harris was then
unanimous.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill which at times was present
ed June 5, in the House, Incorporates the bill
known as the Mcmahon amendment, providing
for the repeal Of certain laws regulating the
payment of pensions and directing the secreta.
~ OF the treasury to pay out for arrears of
pensions the remainder of the ten millions of
dollars which have been held as a special fund
for the redemption of the fractional currency
lhe bill also provides for salaries of Offices
which have been created since the passage OF
the act of 1878 and includes the necessary an
preparations for different bureaus, and no other
MINOR provisions and no general legislation
other than that mentioned as included,
TOBACCO KILLING HIM.
The New York Sun is responsible for
the statement that Senator Matt Carpenters
physician has ordered him off to Florida for
his health. 1t is given out that the trouble is
rheumatism, but every one that knows the
Senator's habits understands that it is tobacco.
He smokes from twenty to thirty choice cigars
day, and fills in the space time with pulls
at his pipes. He may 60 to Florida, but un.
less he gives up tobacco he will not improve
He is slave to it, and it is killing him. His
arms and legs are us little as pipe-stcms, and
the flesh has gone from his body Yet he is as
cheerful and as lively as of old, and does not
Indicate by his manner that anything was the
matter with him.
AT Chambersburg, Pa, June 5, Peter,
alias Peachey swingler, colored, who murder.
ed John Anderson, colorcd, at ball on the
night of December 18th, last, was hanged in
the Jail yard. Upon reaching the scaffold
Swingler himself, placed the rope around his
neck, which the sheriff had him remove to al
low him to make any remarks if he wished
he then said whiskev and bad company
brought him there, and advised all to abstain
from them. He thanked the Sheriff and at
tendants for their kindness. He said he was
ready, and again placed the rope around his
neck which the sheriff again had removed.
After prayer the cap was placed over his head
the rope was adjusted and the trap was sprung
at 105 and at 11:15 he was pronounced dead
THE POISONED BROOK.
Advices from Island Point, Vermont of
May 30, are to the effect that there hats been
nine deaths, so far, of children who drank
from the poisoned brook. Edward Morse lost
two; John Aldrich, three; Fred Simpson,
one; l.. Wilson, one; Mr.. Park, one, and John
Cole, one. Others cannot live Potato tops
poisoned by Paris green and thrown into the
brook are regarded as the cause of poisoning
rather than the carcasses of dead animals.
Terrible distress prevails and work is suspend
ed Twenty-seven children were poisoned by
drinking from the brook. The farmer who
allowcdlthe carcasses to be thrown in will be
arrested. The bodies of the children soon de-
compose and are quickly buried Additional
accounts are that two more children of John
Aldrich have died, making five, his entire
family. Mrs. Aldrich is insane.
KILLED BY FALLING WALLS.
At Cincinnati, O., June S, workmen
were placed in the ruins of Post & Co.'S. fire
to clear away the rubbish, and
at half past three o'clock one of the i'll
terror walls fell, carrying with it portions of
the second, third, fourth and fifth walls, and
a number of men. A fire alarm brought a
number Of engines and police to the ruins,
and with number of volunteers work was
commenced to rescue the dead and dying.
In half an hour one dead man and two
aFounded had been taken out but work was
AIcltuPtcu ~ luEtitF I'LL Oh lnC runs,
burying those carried down by the first crasl,
still deeper in the debris. Work was again re-
sumed, and the following dead and injured
were finally rescued: Four persons taken out
dead, and number Of wounded. Previous
to the accident Post & Co. estimated their
loss at from $4,000 to $45 600, but they state
that it will certainly reach 100000, and pos
sibly $4,000. There are two men yet miss.
ing, John McGarry and Michael O'Dowd, and
the work Of searching for their bodies is pro.
crossing as rapidly as possible, but up to II 80
p. m. they had not been found.
A HORRIBLE TRANSACTION.
1t is reported that last week in Chi
huahua, Mexico, a woman went into a shoe.
makers shop in front of his dwelling and was
measured for pair of shoes. The son O
Crispin said to the woman: "You have the
prettiest foot in Mexico" The woman was
to come back the next day and leave one dol
lar, when the shoes were to be commenced
The shoemaker's wife, hearing all, said moth
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