The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-03-06

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all $16S,942, 100 After deducting the amount
Of current liabilities from the amount of entire
assets the balance available for resumption at
the same date was $l36, ,467, ,2t4, but no scpa-
rate designation Of particular moneys for this
purpose has been kept nor has it yet been de-
whether the resumption fund can be
considered as money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated"
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
A dispatch from Rome. Italy. of Feb
ruary 9Th, say the great storm of Feb. 24th
was most disastrous. The whole coast is
strewn with wrecks and ut many ports small
crafts were blown out to sea and lost. The
new quay at Posilipps is almost entirely de-
stroyed. In the interios the storm was equal
ly violent. At Puagginolo, near Selma Cam
panile, church was blown down while the
people were at mass, killing two priests at
the altar and three other persons. A similar
occurred at Anentauro, where
the vault OF the church yielded to the force OF
the storm, Killed the priest celebrating mass
and injured u number Of the congregation
At Rome the force Of the wind was unparal-
lcled. All the windows OF the monastery oi
Montealle Croci were destroyed and por.
ton of the base OF Michael Angel o's statue G
David was sweep off.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
The executive session Feb. 9th, in the
United States Senate, the nomination of Sam
uel Hayes as postmaster of st. Louis, called
forth extended remarks from a number o.
Senators. The committee on post-ofTiccs and
post roads. being equally divided, report
ed without recommendation. ltwas opposed
mainly on the ground that Hayes predeces
sor, Chauncey j. Filley should have been re-
tanned in Office upon civil service principles
The fact was developed in debate, however
that the President informed the committee
that a rejection OF the penang nomination
would not have the effect ofreinstating Filley
and that he would not under any circumstanc
cs reappoint him. The nomination was con
tirmed by yeas IS, nays 10, the Democrats
with one or two exceptions, all voting in tn.
affirmative.
DOUBLE MURDER.
A Special from Iuka, Miss, gives the
following account of double murder pclpe
trated near that city, Feb. 25th: Major A. N
Hutchins, accompanied by .Thos. McNo't
both highly respected citizens of the county
left luka together in the afternoon to &c
home. being neighbors. Hutcbins had drawI
100 in gold from the express office, sen
from a Cincinnati house, which WAS to b.
used in purchasing a farm. late in the even
ing, McNolt's horse, returning home, rider
less, with blood marks on the saddle, aroused
the suspicion of his family OF FOUL play
Search revealed the dead body of McNolt, ter
ribly mutilated, about two miles from hi
house. A hundred yards fun ther on Hutchini
was found in like condition. 1t is though
some parties knew Of the gold being at tn,
express Office and had waylaid and murdered
both for the money.
A SCHOONER WRECKED.
A Feb. 2G, telegram from Barnegat, N
j., states that the schooner, David II. Folck
had come ashore south of that place. TIL,
sea being very heavy she commenced to brcal
up rapidly. Her crew Of eleven, including
woman and child, took refuge in the rig
ging. The crew of life saving station No. l
attempted during the forenoon to board tn.
vessel in surf boats, but were driven back By
the heavy sea- and they then, with the assist
ance OF the crew Of station IS, rugged up {
beccher buoy, in which one man and tht
young child were brought aslbrc, but in sucl
an exhausted condition that no further par
ticulars could be obtained from them. subse
.quently. the crew Of No. i. arrived at tho
wreck and four Of the vessels crew were land
ed in q dying condition, making the number
:saved ak: Two, willie being drawn ashore
In the beechcr,. were drowned, the line break
ing. The captain s-wifc ~dietl-in-th rigging
One man was washed overheard. r..
! THE SON or NAPOLEON III.
Prince Louis Napoleon and retinue sal
in the steamer Danube from 'Southhamptor
tomorrow for the Cape to join the British
military forces in South Africa as volunteers
The prince in letter to Revter, announcing
his intention to join the British forces q
the Cape says: "For the last eight Years i
have been the guest Of England My eluca
ton was competed in an English 1nilitar,
school. have Strengthened my ties Of friend
ship with the English army by taking part ir
its annual manouvcrs. The war at the. Cape
having assumed more serious character,
have wished to follow the campaign. I coult
not refrain from sharing the dangers ant
fatigue Of the troops among whom hayc st
many friends. Moreover, the time spent il
witnessing this struggle Of civilization agains
barbarism will not be wasted for mc"r-s
DEATH OF BISHOP FOLEY.
A Chicago telegram says Bishop Foley
of the Catholic church, died = few minute.
before 4 o'clock on the mornihing Of Febuar,
10Th Bishop Foley has been prostrated b.
complicated disorders since the 9th inst, ant
since then, although physicians believed the,
could control his disease, he has at no tim'
been out OF danger. Soon after midnight
singular change appeared and it was imme
diately om-nunica ed to his physicians, VIII,
found that weakened rs he was by' a drsen
terry Of twenty -four hours duration, the dead
ly typhoid pneumonia would prove fatal
His mind was perfectly clear and he prayet
constantly while able to articulate. As Ri
speech began to fail he turned to Dr.. McSful
len and said: 9" appoint you administrator
have tried to do my duty. I bow to tn
will Of Almighty God" These were his las
words. His life has been particularly activ
and his tender heart and great administrativ
ability have secured him an affectiouxte ra
membrance in the minds of his large flock
The 9Th Of March, proxtmo, would have bee,
his 57th birthday
ENGLISH GRAIN.
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