The Worthington advance., 1879-01-09


as to further limit the coinage OF the silve,
dollar, and its use as legal tender.
PROFITS OF COINAGE.
On the 3rd of January the government
bureau turned in:o the treasury &5750O(
profits accruing to the government, from the
| coinage OF standard dollars the past three
| weeks alter buying the silver for coinage
| paying for transportation aud allowing ful
the washing In process OF coirage. Since the
commencement OF the coinage Of the stan.
dard dollar the government has profited be-
tweed the legal tender value and the real
| value of bullion, Of which it contains to the
| amount OF about sixteen hundred thousand
dJllars.
POSTAL RECEIPTS.
Washington telegram, JAM, s: On
the 1st inst, the postoffice department re.
duced the prices Of stamped envelopes on an
average OF 20 per cent. throughout the entire
schedule, and the result isseen in tho largely
increased r. r.quisitions now being received.
Those on Saturday footed up 4,466 800 cnvel.
opes valued at s9755, or more than double
those Of any single day in the history of the
department. The entire acquisitions for he
day for postage stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards amounted to $517,5s9, includ.
cd in which were 4. .765 500 postal cards.
FIGURING MILL BURNED.
At 10 O'Clock Oh the morning of Jan. 1st,
the large stone Touring mill at Rockdale, two
miles west OF Dubuque, H., was burned to the
ground. As no other possible cause can be
asccrtain-d for its origin, it is believed the fire
originated from flour gas in the patent flour
department. There was large quantity OF
grain ard flour in the mill, all of which was
destroyed. The mill was valued at $25.OOO:
insured for $l7,O0O. The mill was the only
building remaining in the little hamlet OF
Rockdale on the morning OF the great food OF
July, 1885, in which forty persons were drown.
ed.
MENNONITEs.
A New York Telegram: It is antici-
pated that this year will see the greatest i'm.
migration to this country OF Mennonites that
has yet taken place. Some time ago ukase
was given out by the Car of Russia that NJ, n.
nsnitea were to be exempted from military
service until 1850. AS this is the Mennon-
tiles last year Of exemption from military life
in Russia, multitudes Of them are preparin q
to come to America. They arc selling of
their stock and purchasing tickets for this
country. 1t is expected that at least fifteen
thousand Mennonitcs will land ut Castle
Garden before May next.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
On the afternoon of Jan. lst, at Terre
Hautc, Ind, an explosion of three boilers oc.
cured at half-past 3o'clock at the large dis
tillerv of Hulmann & Fairbanks. The engine
house was demoraliz I'd. VIM. Day, co,orcd,
fireman, ard Frank Hughes,a a boy IL years
old, were instantly killed. Damage about
IS COO The three boilers were torn to frag.
ments, piece of one was thrown across the
Wabash river. The ruins caught fire, but
were subdued by the fire department. The
hrec boilers were new ones. The other bat
ferics Of three boilers each stood unnjured.
Cause OF the explosion is unknown.
GEN. GRANT IN DUBLIN.
A cable telegram Of Jan. 81, fiom
Dublin, says Gen. Grant arrived in that CITY,
on the morning of that day accompanied by
Gen Noyes, United States minister to France.
The cx, President was met by the lord mayor,
but there was no public demonstration, The
general was presented with the freedom of
the city and later visited places of interest.
In reply to lord mayors complimentary
speech presenting the freedom of the city,
Gen. Grant said that no ceremony had given
him such satisfaction as the present one. He
was proud of belonging to country contain
ing so many lrishmer, subsequently, two
hundred guests sat down to banquet given
in honor OF Gen. Grant.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
At Augusta, Maine, jap. 3, the legis.
'ature elected Alonzo Garcelon, Democrat,
Governor as follows: In the Senate he re-
ceived 81 votes to 10 for Joseph L. Smith
Every Republican Senator voted for Garcelon
The vote in the House stood as follows:
Alonzo Garcclon s.; Joseph l.. Smith IS; Sell
don Conner 64 Frederick Robie g.. One alb
sent on each side. At the convention of both
branches for the election of State officers, the
nominees Of the Democratic -Greenback eau
Gus were elected, as follows: Secretary Of
State, Edward H. Grove; State treasurer:
Charles A. White; attorney general, VIM. A.
McClellen; adjutant general Samuel D.
Leavitt.
MILWAUKEE, BUSINESS.
A full and c,nprehensiva review OF the
produce trade of Milwaukee for 1878, COM
pared with former years, as to the receipts of
wheat, -four and coarse grain, show a very
considerable increase over the two preceding
years, while the receipts and manufacture of
-four aggregates a larger amount this year
than ever before. The live stock tables show
an unprecedented increas: in business done,
the receipts of 1--we hogs being nearly double,
and those Of cattle third larger than last
year. The receipts Of cheese reached the
enormous aggregate Of 13, 1853 600 pounds, an
increase of nearly so ,00o, 900 pounds yer 1877
The receipts Of wheat we're 81 900 600 bushels.
Shipments Of -four, 2620Oo0 barrels.
BURGLARS SHOT.
Two men Noah Williams and Modoc
Gainey, living in Green county, made arrange.
ments to burgIarize the store of Wall Bond, at
Oaktown, forty miles south of Terre Houte,
Ind. Jan 8. The citizens previously obtained
information of their intended visit and large
party waited In a saloon near Bonds store
Having put out the lights, the burglars came
SION after midnight, but went first to the sa-
loon to get liquor. The citizens opened fire,
aud in three minutes over thirty shots were
exchanged. Williams was shot through the
neck and killed. Gainey was dangerously
wounded in the breast and arm, and will prob.
ably die. Henry Motion, one Of the citizens,
was shot in the face by the thieves and slight
ly hurt. With the robbers was captured a
complete set Of fine burglar tools.
SOCIAL EVIL IN ST. LOUIS.
The social evil question, which has
besn the subject Of public discussion and a
bone Of contention in the municipal assembly
for number Of weeks past, (therc having
been number Of conference committees at
work on the matter) has been finally com
promised, and both houses adopted the fol.
lowing amendment 10 the city charter, which