The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-03-20

~ the commence OF tAe rivers lnelse ana 11YCi
or, thirty.two miles north Of szegedin, I'M
szenetz, two miles nearer szegedin. are ais
threatened. Accounts from Vienna say 900
persons are still surrounded by the waters q
Szegdin.
| SPRING TRESHETS.
/ A Buffalo, N. Y. telegram of harcl
10 says, recent rains and sudden warn
weather has inundated the southern suburb
Of the city. The iron bridge over Casenovi
creek and several other smaller structure
have been carried away. The bridge over tn
crossing Of the T., N. Y. & r. railroad ha
been held in place by heavily laden carr
Fears are entertained Of damage to shipping
A family OF four living ON the flats in Soutl
Buffalo had their house washed away, ant
were forced to take refuge in trees until re
lieved by bouts.
,s.:e,:.., LYNcHED. r.,s,ss.
There wss considerable excitement Al
Newport, KY. on the 18th inst, caused by tht
arrest Of Peter Klein, the tramp who outraged
Mrs Truesdell few days since. A crowd
was in tie neighborhood Of the Jail all day
but no demonstrations was made until Afte,
6 in the evening when about twenty five mer
marched through Monmouth street to tht
jail, overpowered the jailer, knocked down
two policemen and the mayor, secured Klier
and marched off. He was taken to Mrs
Truesdelps house and identified by her, then
to the woods and undoubtedly hung.
GREAT FLOOD,
A telegram from Pesth, of March 10th
savs, two OF the three dams protecting the
own of Sczzdin from the overflow of the
Thesis river have burst. Five thousand men
ore working the remaining one. If this bursts
10000 people will be made homeless. Many
villages are already swept away. Szezdin il
in Marsh on both banks of the Thesis river.
A telegram later in the day says the city OF
Szezedin is now considered to be safe. The
water is only rising very slowly. The neigh
boring village of Dorsemayo. containing 400
houses, has been totally destroyed. Its in
habitants took refuge on hill.
THE GREAT FLOOD.
The commissioner at Szegedin reports
he was rowed through the submerged streets
and found three quarters of the town in ruins
He thinks if the water remains few days
longer scarcely 800 houses will remain stand
ing. The burgomaster estimates that severa
thousand persons have been drowned. He
attributes the disaster to the Incidence of the
inhabitants. and to the fact that the govern
ment commissioners concentrated all their
efforts in strengthening the dams and did not
prepare means Of saving life in the event OF
the contingency breaking of dams.
uAN1MANs nav
Friday, March 14th, was emphatically
hangman's day. On that day seven criminals
were executed in different portions of the
country, as follows: In Concord, N. H., John
@. Hinkham, for the murder of Mrs. Maria
Brey in 1877. In Windsor, VT, Harry Grave.
lin for the murder of Herbert o. White in
1876. In Lowell, Mass, William II. Devlin
for the murder OF his wife and infant child in
1877. At Manrsville, CAL, Chinaman All Ben,
for the murder Of John Mechanics, in 1878.
In Portland, Oregon, Archie Brown anc James
johnson for the murder Of Louis Joseph, in
1878. In Pueblo, Cal, Victor NUM-, for the
murder Of Louis Rasconer in 1877.
r. DE WIT TALMADGE.
The Brooklyn, N. Y, Presbyterians
have decided to try DR.. Talmadge on the fol-
lewing charges presented by committee at
a previous session: Deceit and falsehood in
statement regarding his withdrawal from
the editorship Of The Christian at Work; in
stating that the sittings in the Tabernacle
were free; In accusing J. w. Hathaway Of
dishonest practices and then denying it; OF
falsehood in collecting subscriptions for pay
ment Of the church debt; Of deceit in diff
Guilty concerning the organist Of the Taber-
nacle, and Of stating that he was to be ar
raigned for heterodoxy, when he knew that
such was not the case.
CATHOLIC PASTORAL LETTER.
Right Reverend Bishop Gilmour, of
the Cleveland, O., diocese has issued q pastor
al letter to fhe clergy Of his diocese which
condemns the Irish World, published in New
York, as being antagonistic to true Catholic
principles. 1t condemns labor unions for
their secrecy; fortids Catholic parents, unde,
threats of accommodation, sending children
to public schools where a Catholic parochial
school is easy Of access; and gives the Hlber.
mans severe reprimsnd for not allowing
priests to act as their spiritual advisers and
for not allowing them at all their meeting
The bishop urges upon Catholics the necessity
Of subscribing to the diocesan Catholic jour.
nal in preference to all others. and repeats
his order to young Catholics not to marry
outside their religious faith. His letter con.
cludes with unimportant suggestions as to
funerals, etc.
BENEVOLENT REQUESTS.
By the will of the late Deacon Asa
Ostis, the American Board of Commissioners
OF Foreign Missions WAS made by residuary
legatee. the bequests, amounting to nearly
s75o,0OO, are as follows: Amherst college
$250oo; Yale college and Theological SEM;
nary, $25, 900; Bulkelsy high school, New
London, $4,000; Bacon academy, Coldchest
er, Conn.,, $4,000; First Ecclesiastical so
ciety, New London, $4,000; American
Board commissioners for Foreign Missions
$4,000; American Home Missionary society
5000; American Bible Society, 5000; Amer
lean Tract society, 5000. The balance of ths
property, amounting to over half million
will 90 to foreign missions.
AFFAIRS OF ARCHBISHOP PURCELL.
The Investigation at Cincinnati, Ohio
of the affairs Of Archbishop Purcell by tn,
trustees appointed for that purpose, disclose,
the fact that his liabilities amount to 1854,
81, Of which $s5, 600 is secured by mortgage
The assets, In addition to the real estat,
which has been assigned by the archbishop'
brother, have = nominal value Of $484. 900
The trustees to whom the investigation wa
committed find it a hopeless task to determin,
where the money went or how much wa
spent on The Cathedral. seminary and orphan
asylum. The cause Ia attributed to heavy In
terest, bad investments, shrinkage in value
and want Of business management Tn
trustees close their report by asking the sub
| stantial aid of the faithful throughout tn
country to provide for the relief of those wh<
by the smash up, have been deprived Of tn
support they had set aside for their old age.
GREAT NUNDATION.
A London telegram of March 10Th hs
the following: dispatch from szegedin thi
"wednesday morning at o'clock, say.
after fearful night OF anxiety, all effort
proved useless. The water broke throug
with immense force ats O'Clock, carryin