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


hEDEMfIIUN AND LIQUIDATION,
The amount of currency deposited in
the treasury for the redemption of notes Of
national banks failed, in liquidation or rcdu-
cling circulation is as follows: Reducing cir
culation, $6,749,2s7; liquidation, s6,s9s, ,l52;
failed, 1867 ,O66; total, $13,114.606.
| DROWNED.
On the night Of Aug. 2, in Chicago,
two dock hands, William Fitzpatrick and Ed
ward Ryan, while engaged in a fight on the
stairway of a building just over the river on
Clark street, were precipitated over the railing
to the dock, and thence into the river, where
both were drowned.
| RIFL1NG REGISTERED LETTERS.
August 2, United States government
detectives, arrested James W. Walsh, for
seven years letter carrier in Detroit, Mchi-
gan, charged with robbing the mails. Walsh
made afull confession in writing, acknowl-
edging that he made q practice to rifle regis
tered letters, etc, for the past two years: -
| GREAT FIRE.
A disastrous fire occurred at Hamilton.
Ontario August l. Mc1nncs' block is totally
| destroyed. The Bank Of Hamilton, Turner
| Livingston s. Co, Mclnnis' & Co., and tho
! Hamilton Providence Loan association arc
burned out. Also the Merchants bank. Two
| lives were lost. Loss half million dollars.
MURDERER SHOT.
At Scguin, Texas, John Baker, accused
Of the murder Of young Holtoman, last anuary,
out on bond, was shot and instantly killed,
July 29 He was attending camp meeting
| near Galveston, and while standing in u crowd
| under the trees, some one placed pistol to his
head and fired. The assassin escaped unrcc-
ognizcd in the confusion.
F1ENDs.
Henry Simpkins. Elmor Nay, and
Lindsey Jones, OF Warrington, West Virginia,
were arrested on the evening of August l,
charged with cnticing a young girl named
Nancy Rice away from home and ravshing
her. The parties are held for investigation,
and it appears, from the evidence at hand,
| they are undoubtedly guilty. The people of
Warrington arc intensely excited over the af-
fair.
sUFfoCArED.
On the tst, inst, Mrs John Howe, wife
of Il prominent business man ST Cincinnati,
and her servant Anna Brown, fell through a
| floor vault ut their residence in Covington,
and before they could be rescued both were
sutfocatcd. Mr.. Howe hearing cries ran out,
jumped down to their relief and was taken out
inscnsiblc, but was rcsuscitatcd by vigorous
| means.
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
The st. Louis Journal Of Commerce of
August ,, contains extracts from letters re-
ccivcd from all sections of the West particu-
larly from country merchants, all Of which
notice Il large increase in business, 4 rapid
| restoration Of confidence among I'LL classes,
general prosperity and bright prospects for
future in all departments of trade.
EPIDEMIC IN IOWA.
The cholera epidemic at Centre Point,
lows, Is The local physicians call it, is stiu4,.
The increase. Not less than 100 cases have
:ecn reported in the rural town ard immedi-
ate ncighborhood. with fatalities occurring
every hour Six deaths arc reported at the
;owu of Walker, distant only few miles, from
:hc same disease, which is an indication of its
epidemic or contagious character, which is
:ruly alarming.
BRIGHAM YOUNG's ESTATE.
In the case eff Cannon, Darlington and
Young, executors of Brigham Young's estate
and John Taylor, president Of the Mormon
church, before Judge Borcman ut Salt Lake
city, for contempt in not turning the property
over to the receiver, ordered that the cxecu-
tors pay into court $4,000 cash, and that
John Taylor pay $290000 cash and stocks H.
legally received by him, and to be imprisoned
till paid The order for Imprisonment was
suspended twcnty-four hours.
FATAL MALADY.
July 80 advices state that IL disease
akin to cholera is raging at Centre Point,
Lynn county, Iowa. Fully twenty persons
| have died from its effects during the past thr-
teen days, and an equal number arc prostra-
led by it. 1t is also raging i'll Walker, a town
seven miles from Centre Point. A number
of deaths have occurred there. An order for
forty collins was received from Centre Point
July 20 by Il Dubuque undertaken. The physi-
clans Of Central Point arc worn out, and resi-.
idents arc fleeing from. the place.
BRUTE KILLED.
A bloody affair occurred at Pittsburgh,
Ia. on the night OF Aug. 1. John u. Wussi at
tackled with razor woman named Irwin,
with whom he had been living, and after bad
ly cutting her about the head and face, cs-
capped through the rear entrance Of the house.
lie was pursued by two officers. and bcin
hard pushed took refuge i'll !: water closet, and
opened fire OH The police, who returned the
shots, killing Wussi instantly. 1t is stated
that Mrs Irwin's husband is living, and is at
Altoona now. She will probably recover.
MURDERoUs SHOOTING.
At Cairo, ILL.,, July 80, John Hogan,
county constable, shot and killed Chas. D. Ar
ter, cx-chicf Of police. Artcr was seated, read
ing a newspaper. when Hogan approached
him from behind, and without word of warn
ing, fired the fatal shot aud then quietly sur
| rendered himself to an officer, who took him
| to Jail. Hogan recently separated from his
wife, since which time he has appeared de-
spondcnt, and his friends think his mind I'M
settled. Various rumors are afloat as TO the
motive, but Hogan gives no explanation ex-
| ccpt that he thinks he was iustitiable.
STANDARD DOLLARS.
The mint at Carson City has been lc-
opened and coinage will be recommended as
soon as the necessary bullion can be procured
| at the market rates. The New Orleans mint
is running at its fullcapacity with plenty of
| bullion on hand. Much Of the bullion pur
chased there has been in the form of Mexican
dollars. The treasury is making arrangements
to avoid the necessity Of running the Philadel
phia mints night and day during August to
make up the deficiency OF coinage of standard
| silver dollars for the present month
| A STRANGE CASE.
At Erie, Pa, July 81, at the G. A. r.
encampment, documents were laid before the
| depart .nent staff, Ivy a committee from Nc
kcesport, Pa, having reference to the petition
OF El.1ce to all hc''grand army posts of the
country: Ice is in MoundvlIc pcnitcntiary,
sentenced for life, for shooting a rebel prison.
er who was escaping in 1863, and for which he
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