The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-11
THE WORLDS DOINGS,
GEN. HOODS CHILDREN.

THE WORLDS DOINGS.
GEN. HOODS CHILDREN.
The Atlanta Constisation's fund for Gen.
Hoods children, reached the frst day nearly
$1,000. The money was invested In securities
BY three trustees The children are left en-.
tiroly destitute Subscriptions received from
any quarter.
WATER PERIL OF ST. PETERSBURG.
Violent storms in the gulf Of Finland
have caused the river Neva to rise to The level
Of the streets. and the canals In the center Of
st. Petersburg have overdowed and the Eau.
bourgs are under water. Iron roofs have been
blown from houses and churches in all direc-
tions.
GEN. GRANT HoMEwARD BOUND.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
received the following from Yokohama Sept
8, To Capt. John Riley, President Of the Psci-
6c Mail Steamship company, New York:
steamship City Of Toxic sailed September Sd
and Will probably arrive at San Francisco,
September 2ist. Gen. U. 6. Grant was a pas
sengcr on the steamer.
| STORM IN KENTUKKY.
A heavy rain fell in Frankfort, Ky.,
Sept 3, doing much damage. Benson creek
rose very rapidly during the night, and car
ried OF about 81 100 worth OF saw logs, on the
river near its mouth. A portion of the rail-
road bridge over Benson creek was also car
ried away. The total rainfall in Louisville in
thirty-six hours was ~ inches.
REVOLT IN AFaHAN1sTAN.
The British embassy at Cabul has been
attacked by several Afghan regiments
which had assembled In that city de-
manding arrears Of pay. The viceroy of In.
dia has ordered troops at Alikulyl to move
instantly upon Shutorgordcn pass Gen Rob.
erts has been ordered to proceed to Hewar
pass and advance on Cabul, while Gen. Stewart
has been ordered to hold Candahar.
| FATAL FALL.
On the afternoon of Sept. 4, at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, by a falling scafo]d on the
new opera house building four men were pre-
cipitated to the basement floor, sixty feet b.
low. Charles Brown and VIM Yoakum, the
latter contractor for the building, were prob
ably fatally injured and will die. Archie Tur-
ner, lex broken and shoulder dfslocatcd,
Hugh Mulooney, boy Of 16 only, slightly in.
jured.
| DROWNING ACCIDENT.
A party Of two girls and two young
men, while crossing White river at Morgan's
ferry, twenty miles south of Vincennes, Ind,
on the 4th inst, were thrown into the river BY
the horses attached to the wagon in which
they were seated becoming frightened, and
backing of the boat. Alice Cottrell, aged II
Ellen Dillinger, l6, John Hummell. %, were
drowned, together with the horses The other
young man succeeded in regaining the lost
| WRECKED.
On the morning of Sept. 4, the steamer
Avon went ashore at Amherstburg, Ontario.
She was loaded with 26 ,00) bushels of wheat,
24.OOO bushels of rye and large miscellaneous
cargo. The vessel Is owned by the Union
Steamboat company, was built in Buffalo two
years ago, was 800 tons burden, and valued
at $4,000 now, the cargo is fully insured.
1t is not known that the vessel is insured.
but it can be repaired.
EFFECTS OF THE GREAT STORM.
The late great storm that swept over a
portion Of Louisiana was very destructive.
New Orleans advices of September 3. state
that the tow boat John Gilmore and burgess,
st. Louis, arrived in the storm Monday Three
of her barges were sunk above Baton Rouge,
and one of the pilots drowned The sunkcn
barges had cargoes Of produce, including sew
enty y.nine thousand bushels of wheat The
sinking of the Gilmore's bargcs caused a loss
of $3.50
THE COLORED LINE.
About thirty colored bcys made de-
monstration at the Lincoln, Ill, High school
Sop, l, claiming the right to admission. They
were denied entrance and ordered away, but
threatened to take legal measures to secure
the same right In the High school US the
white children. The school, board assert they
are entitled to admission to the common
schools, but that the State supreme court has
held that town authorities can bar them from
the High school. They also claim that out.
side influence has caused them to make the
present demand and not any desire of their
own
MURDER.
Septembe 2, report reached Louis
vile. Ky, of q most cowardly and unprovoked
murder at the little town ol Camdenville, An
derson comfy. Ky, about sundown Saturday
evening, Robert Mosely, the town marshall,
and Budd Oliver, u former saloon keeper
were neighbors. Oliver had been hunting
Saturday. and as he returned home and en-.
tered his yard with bis unloaded gun, he was
hailed by Mosely and asked If he was ready to
settle that difficulty when Mosely commenced
cursing and abusing Oliver, and finally drew
revolver and shot him dead Moscly was
arrested and Is under guard.
CASUALTY.
. The excursion steamer Alaska, of the
Detroit and Putin-B Bay line, while few miles
from the mouth of the river in Lake Erie, on
the down trip, on the 9Th inst. exploded the
dome of her boiler, instantly killing the en-.
gincer and deck hand, and seriously scalding
ten other deck hands two fatally; but of the
large number of passengers on board only one
was injured, and that slightly. The steamer
City Of Detroit, but short distance from the
Alaska at the tine Of the accident, immediate.
" went to her assistance and took of the pas
sengers and crew, and towed the wrecked
steamer to Amherstburg, near the mouth oi
the river Only the upper works Of the steam.
er suffered. Amount OF loss not known at
present.
RAILROAD LANDS.
The secretary of the interior has con.
CURED in the recommendation of the acting
commissioner general of the land Office tina,
certain lands heretofore withdrawn in Mich
igan for railroad purposes, be now restored to
the homestead and presumption settlement
and entry The lands are within the terriforx
set apart for the Chicago s. Northwestern
but not required on account Of its grant. TheJ
have been in continuous state Of reservation
since 1856 Tho secretary has also directed tht
restoration to presumption and Homestead
laws Of 558 acres In Audubon county. Iowa
heretofore Withdrawn for grant tor the Chi
cogo, Rock1sland & Pacihc railroad company
BRUTAL MURDER.
} At Hot Springs, Arkansas, Sept. 7, tho
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