The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-04
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
SCHOONER CAPslZEU.

lHE WOkLDTS DOlNGS
! SCHOONER CAPslZED.
| The Schooner Stephen Bennett, frou
Boston for Baltimore capsized August 2.
Capt Bennett and crew, five persons, and thrc
passengers are supposed to bc lost.
PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS.
The President and family leave Wash
ington September Sth for Cincinnati, on th'
way 10 their homo in Fremont, o. The Prcsi
dent will return carly in October. In til,
meantime nc will attend tho reunion of thu
Twenty third Ohio volunteers at Youngstown
and to so to the agricultural fair at Ncosho
Kansas.
| LOTTERY CLOSED.
AT Louisville, KY, August 26, On ap'
| plication of the mayor and council of Frank
fort in tho Franklin county circuit court, an
order OF injunction was granted against Sim
mons s. Dickinson, restraining them from
rransacting any lottery business under the
| Frankfort grant. Notice was served upon the
firm at II O'Clock A. NJ, so no new drawing
was had that day.
POlSONINu.
At st. Louis, August 2G, eleven per
sons in the boarding house of Mrs
Moore, were poisoned and about the same
number living outside the house, but furnished
with meals by Mrs. Moore, also suffered with
more or less severity. The truoble was traced
to cake served as desert, purched at confec.
tionery near by, but what was in it has not
been ascertaincd.
AssAssINATED.
Sam Fl. Pemberton and VIM. Roberts,
while returning from Galatin, ILL.,, TO their
homes near,Walpolc' August n, were assassin.
atcd. Pcmbcrton had been to Galatin to take
charge Of a law suit. and while there had q
difficulty with PARTIES interested III the suit,
but nothing serious occurred. The theory
seems to be that parties with whom he had
trouble committed the murder
FROM HAYTI.
Information received from Cape Hay
tien, August 15 via Havana, says the forces
sent by the provisional government a: the
port Of Au Prince, after a severe engagement,
have taken possession of the town of Coma
vicvcs, headquarters Of the Libcrals. Part of
the iown was burned. Losses heavy among
the combatants. The cities Of Cape Haytien
and Port dc Paix, which were occupied by the
rebels, surrendered, and acknowledged tho
authority of the provisional government This
ended the revolution.
SHUT BY \ MOE.
Bounville, Mo-, Telegram, August 81 /:
Friday night IL body of unknown men went to
the cabin of a negro named Casin, some five
miles from Brownsville, Mo-, called him out
and riddled him with bullets. He was a rough
character, kept Il sort Of low gambling den
and made himself generally disagreeable to
the ncighbors. The immediate cause Of the
affair was Casin went to the house Of u neigh.
Dor during his absence, insulted and slapped
his wife aud otherwise abused her. which SO
| cnraged the community as to cause the above
! result.
STATISTICk.
The internal revenue bureau has pre-
pared statements showing the number IF gal
| Ions OF spirits produced during the fiscal year
of 1879 to be II ,992,6l7 against 56,1os,O53 gal
| Ions in 1875 Gallons withdrawn from bond
with the tax paid in 1879, numbered 81 e9677S;
i'll 1878, 69,57363 Gallons withdrawn from
bond, for export in 1879. 14s575sl; against
6,499,262 gallons in 1878. Gallons landed
abroad in 1879 was 1889, ,O6l; in 1878 the mum
Der was 3646lG gallons. Remaining in bond
and warehoused June 30tl,, 1878 was 1905,
as; on juno 30th, 1878 only 14,0ss,773.
CORN AND HOGS.
The Kansas City Commercial Indicator
reports from 5s counties in Kansas. 35 i'll Nc
braska, II in Western Missouri, and |" IN
Southwest Iowa. in reference t. til: acrcag &C
Of corn and its yield, and also Us 10 the pro0-
able number Of hogs which will be marketed
during September aud October, as compared
with the same month last year. The acreage
of corn is generally reported very much larg'
cr, with the prospects of large yield excel
lent although i'll counties in Kansas and West
crn Missouri late corn has been somewhat
damaged by the weather. There will be 4 less
number Of hogs marketed during thc next
two months than the same month last year.
Hogs arc generally in healthy condition.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC.
The United States consul ut Quebec
says 81, 800, 600 capital have been wholly wiped
out by the failure Of the Consolidated Ex
hangc and Vile Marie banks, besides the de-
positors aud bill holders Of half million more
But worse than all is the coudition of the
working classes. During the past winter
there was scarcely amy employment, and it is
| estimated there arc not less than seven thous.
and men ut present out Of employment in
Qubcc and suburbs Controversies about the
| distribution Of tho small amount uf work to
be done eliminated in the riot Of the 18th. II
is entirely question Of bread, and Us rsprcs
sion docs not feed tho hungry, the situation is
anything but agreeable.
| INDIAN OUTRAGE.
A Dc;lwood telegram OF August ~
says: Armund knudson and George Bcecher
two freighters from Fort Pierre arrived yes
| terday, report that while cncamped at Pine
Springs eighteen miles below Cheyenne river
last Friday night, they were attacked by In
dams about 10 L. NJ, their wagons riddled with
bullets and arrows and some horses killed
They noticed Indian signs previous to goint
into camp and slept in their blankets some
distance from the wagons and close by the
picketcd horses, They mounted their horses
knudson's giving away from the effects Of
wound They escaped on one horse to tn,
next station, secured aid aud returning earl,
in tho morning found the wagons undsturbell
but the balance of the stock gone. Their wag
ons were brought here by another incomin!
trains.
| BANK ROBBERY.
At Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 26, u respect
ablc-looking man walked into the Capitol Cit.
bank, called president Rickey's attention, ant
entered into conversation about the purchase
Ut some bonds. In few minutes anothe
man came in, and also engaged Rickcy's at
tention concerning some other business Th
first man stepped away, walked over to th
watcrcoolcr, and Mr.. Hickey supposed h
| rplv <akin,, a .irinl- p;ol,o~,,