The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

er boat and by boats from the Shore Five
ladies' were drowned. Great blame is attached
to the captains Of both boats for their mis-
management and lack of judgement.
SILVER COINAGE.
The: coinage Of standard silver dollars
will, this month, fall between 100000 to $780,
OOO short of the minimum amount fixed by
law, 100000 monthly. The deficiency will
be due to the fact that on account of the July
stock Of the silver bullion at San Francisco
and Carson City mints being reduced there
was nothing to commence work upon. Since
then it has been impossible to procure bullion
for these mints. Up to the 3Oth of June work
was pushed forward continually at the Phila-
dclphia. and New Orleans mints SO as to run
the coinage up to s20O0,9O0 required for that
month. The mint at Philadelphia will be run
night and day during August to make up the
deficiency.
A MOTHER-lN-LAW BOOMERANG.
Much excitement has been created at
-Scottsslle. Va, by the discovery of poison
ing plot, which has turned out exactly as the
would be-poisoner did not wish it to. Mitchell
Jefferson, young farmer has been separated
rom his wife Melinda Jefferson for some
time. He visited her recently, and while he
was there his mother-in-law persuaded her
daughter to get him out of the way by poison
ing him, and gave her dose to give him in
his coffee the first favorable opportunity.
The daughter placed cup of coffee on the
table and invited him to driuk it. He thanked
her and went to the table to do SO She left
the room. He took a spoonful, and not liking
the taste, he took the coffee pot, which was at
the Fireplace, and poured somc coffee in
small bucket which he had with him, and then
cmpticd the proficrcd cup into the coffee pot
His wifc's mother then stepped in and asked
her daughter for something to eat She was
told that coffee was in the pot at the stove
She drank freely of it, was taken sick and
died. Jefferson has been cxonerated from all
blame III the matter.
FOREIGN GRAIN.
The Mark Lane Erpress says: The
ground is still soddcn from violent storms at
the commencement OF the week, but since
Tuesday the weather has been in fine condi-
ton. The potato crop will almost certainly
be disappointing. Even under favorable cir
cumstanccs a loss may be expected equal to
millions Of pounds sterling. The ears Of
wheat arc generally small but mostly satsfac-
tory and free from blight and vcrmin The
state of the ground, however, is evidently i'm
favorable to maturing Of grain in the south
Holland aud north of England. The harvest
is not likely to commence before September,
and there is thus time during which improved
weather may do much for wheat and some
thing for barley. In other parts of the country
there is less time for recovery, and more injury
has been suffered. Oats appear to be in better
condition than wheat and barley. The mark
cts which were active carly in the week be-
came comparatively sluggish with the finer
weather. The wheat trade has not been scri-
ously affected by adyiccs from foreign business
and shipments of American exports for the
United Kingdom arc rather heavy. The guam
Titles OF grain now at sea- and the supply of
American here are somewhat reduced. The
Imports during July were good, but not at all
above the country's wants. Wheat is about a
shilling quarter higher than the previous
week, but with this improvement the impetus
Ill 1avor OF rise appears to he exhausted
English white wheat ranges from 80 to sc shil-
lngs per quarter, at Il large number Of coun-
try markets, compared with 45 to 53 shillin.s
per quarter before the improvement CON-
Samples Of red wheat which were
valnly offered at 30 slillings per quarter Il
month ago, have recently sold at as shilings
The finest lot OF reds have not made SO great
Samples which were quoted a.
4S shillings per quarter at the beginning of
July are row quoted at 81 shillings.
Trade III foreign wheat has been fairly brisk
at many markets. The total absence of cx-
citcmcnt caused the advances to be confined
within modern limits. Grinding barley has
been firmly held and a slight advance usually
Oats have been salcablc at about
sixpencc improvement and inquiry ta,s been
fairly active. There has been II good steady
demand for maize and it generally improved
sixpcnce on the week. Imports into the Uni
ted Kingdom for the week ending July 18th:
8G5,652 hundred weights wheat and 153,O76
hundred weights -four. In Mark Lane today
(Monday), English wheat was held for full
prices, bnt inquiry was inert. Foreign was
rather depressed owing to the large supply of
New Zealand and Australia. Heavy mcr-
chants were willing to accept Il shilling per
quratcr decline. American rcd winter held
for full prices. Barley is in fair request
at six pence to nine pence advance
Oats, firm. Maize, fairly active at shilling
per quarter advance. Trade in -four quiet but
prices we'll supported.