The Worthington advance., 1879-04-10
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
SHOT.

A Louisville, KY, telegram of April 4,
says special dispatch from Paris, KY, to
the Courier Journal, says, at Millersburg
Bourbon county, to-day, Milton Waddington
Willie attempting to release his brothers from
the custody Of the constable, was fatally shot
KILLED.
A New Orleans telegram of April 4th,
says the engine and three cars OF the north
ern bound passenger train on the New Or.
leans, Chicago & St. Louis railroad, jumped
the track near Hazclhurst Andy Caldwell
engineer, was killed, and Baggage Master
Belts seriously wounded.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The night express from Bangor, Me-,
on the Eastern road, drawn by two locomo-
tivcs, jumpted the track at North Beverly,
and the locomotives, express cars and mail
and baggage cars were wrecked, blockading
the track during the day. Nobody hurt
FATAL ACCIDENT.
A Wheeling, VIVA, telegram Of April,
4th, says man named Henry Summers, liv-
ing seven miles wet o! Newberry, was in
freight train. He was picking coal on the
track and did not see the Il ain. He leaves a
wife and six children in destitute circum-
stances.
TIE GERMAN MISSION.
An April 4th, Washington telegram
The fact that the German mission wa, offered
to Whitclaw Reid OF the New York Tribune
last December seems to have been one OF the
best kept secrets which the present admins
tration had. 1t is now first made known by
publication OF the correspondence which has
heretofore been treated as confidential.
BURMAH
A correspondent at Rangoon reports
some powerful chiefs have renounced their
allegiance to the king Of Bugmah. This
probably will be presented as the result OF
British intrigues, aud may precipitate crisis.
Burmese war vessels are posted on the river,
with the evident intention OF preventing
British residents at Mandalay from escaping
by water
A New Vow York telegram of April
4th says Mrs. Barrett, alias Birdie Bella woman
well known in some circles Of this city,was the
person who shot Washington Nathan. Mrs
Marion Ward, wife of the actor, now in Cali
fornia. can only account for her name being
associated with the shooting from the circum-
stance that she knew Nathan some years ago
No arrests.
MAYTI.
Miragoanc was destroyed by fire on
the night Of the 10th OF March. The Haytien
l.. 1;.f ri,
thousand people were rendered homeless.
The property destroyed, including 50, 600 bags
OF coffee, 1S.OO,O0O pounds Of logwood, of
which SOO0CO were to have been shipped to
France and the remainder to New York Loss
about 81 100000.
VICTORIA.
Queen Victoria is on her travels and a
dispatch from Bayeno says the Italian gov
eminent recently received an anonymous let
ter giving warning that an attempt would be
made to assassinate Queen Victoria between
the frontier and Turin. It was believed the
sole nbject OF the writer was to embarrass the
government, but every precaution was taken
to insure the queens safety.
COMBINATIONS.
April 2. the Senate confirmed Andrew
d. White, New York, envoy extraordinary and
minister plcnipotentiary to Germany; Cor
nclius A. Logan, Illinois, minister resident
to the Central American States: Jacob H.
Stewart, st. Paul, surveyor general for the
district of Minnesota; A. r Norton, United
States marshal for the Northern district OF
Texas, aud Jefferson P. kidder, associate
Justice of the supreme court OF Dakota.
OL1vER-CAMERoN CASE.
In the Oliver. Cameron case the jury
rendered verdict for the defendant. The
first vote stood three for plaintiff and nine for
defendant The second vote stood one for
plaintiff and eleven for defendant. 1t took
two hours and-a-nalf to convince this one
juror and bring him over with the majority.
An effort will be made to secure new trial,
and II refused the case will he carried up upon
exceptions.
FIRE IN A PRISON.
At Q o'clock April 1, a fire broke out in
tho cooper shop Of the southern prison, at
Jacksonville, Indiana, creating great excite
ment among the citizens, who were not ad-
mittcd inside the walls. The fire department
at.Jeffersonville, the government fire engine,
and one engine from Louisville, soon cxter.
minated the flames. Ryder and Hyatt. con.
tractors for prison labor, lose $4,000 on
machinery and stock insured for : 900 in the
Franklin, Indianapolis. The State loses 81 ,OOC
insurance unknown.
EGYPT.
A London telegram of April 4, has the
following: The Egyptian officer sent to break
up the slave depots at Bahr Ell Gazal Kardafan
reports an engagement with Suleiman, CHIEF
slave trader and owner Of twenty five depots
in which women alone were waiting importa
ton into Egypt to the number of 10000 The
Egyptian force numbered 5000, a part armed
with improved rifles, and were intrcnched
aults. but were completely defeated and tiet
in disorder, leaving LOST dead. The Egyptian
Ost twenty men.
THE INDIANS.
Indians, who are believed to lie strag
Cling Sioux and Gros Vcntres from the north
are raiding the Yellowstone valley. They rar
all the whites in the vicinity of Tcrrys land
ing, on the Yellowstone, into the militar,
posts, and captured all their horses and cat
tic. JOhnson's and Stearn's house in tn,
valley was attacked bv band Of seven Indians
johnson killed and Stearns badly wounded
Another band Of Indians ran off ali the stag
stock. Troops have been sent out from For
Custer, and two companies 60 from For
Keogh in pursuit.
COLORED EMIGRATION.
An organization of the natioral emi
grafton aid society. having for its object tn
regulation of emigration from the South t.
the West, has been further perfected by tn
choice of national executive committee, con
sisting Of the following gentlemen: Senate
Window, president, Senators Ha,nln, Chand
Ter, Teller and Representatives Garfield an,
Chas. G. Williams and Joergensen, Vim. I
Chandler, Geo. E. Gorham, Joseph H. Raine,
8. c., Rev. J. E. Rankin, A. NJ. Clapp, Joh1
r. Lynch, Miss, Hon. J. NJ. Rdmunds. Prot
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