The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-13
THE NEWS CONDENSED

ting Bull having rrcrosscd the Canadian bord
or into this country
KILLED ON THE TRACK.
Frank Wilton, night clerk, ut Buffalo,
NJ Y at the lake shore railroad freight Office
was killed on the morning OF Feb 18th while
walking home on the track.
SUNK.
A Liverpool telegram Of Feb. Z, says,
the ship Van Dcman was sunk by collision
with an unknown vessel. Two Of the crew
were picked up in a small boat. They report
their shipmatcs and the crew Of the unknown
vessel probably drowned.
A LARGE swINDLE.
A Boston, Mass. telegram of Feb 5th
says 1t is believed F. Fcnna, the missing mem
her Of the firm Of Long Il Fcnna, stock brok.
ers, has fled to Europe with it i, claimed,
about $l56,OW cash and valuable securities,
mostly borrowed from customers
A COUNTY TREASURY sw1NpLE
Excitement still continues at Urbana,
O., over the county trcasurcr's crookedness.
A large number Of farmers have presented
tax receips, finding an overtax in nearly every
instance. james Caldwell, one Of the treas
urer's bondsmen, demands release.
FRIE
A fire at Ripon, Wis, Feb 7th destroyed
the Runals block and portion OF Aliens
block. The postoce was located in Runals
block, and was entirely destroyed, together
with all the mail matter, records, funds,
documents and private papers OF the post
master. Total loss about$l3.OOO; insurance
$1,000.
CHARGED WITH INCENDIARIsM.
A Red Win. :: Feb. b, telegram says {:
Christian Knight had hearing to day before
Justice Phillips, on charge OF burning the
Central house, of which he was proprietor, to
obtain 500 insurance on the furniture
Knight was bound over in .he SUM of $500.
The evidence was circumstantial but neither
weak nor scarce.
THE PLAGUE.
A dispatch from Vienna states that
from fifteen to twenty fresh cases of disease
resembling plaguc occur daily near Xanthi,
Thessaly, and there is great mortality from
the same cause at Raslog. A Berlin dispatch
says acase Of plague is reported ut Myssokoye,
near Moscow. This is possibly revival Of an
old report
AN EMBEZZLEK SENTENCED.
VIM. Heath, who was auditor of ST.
Louis county for ten years prior to 1876, was
convicted Feb. : in the criminal court OF en-
hezzling about $l43, 600 OF the county and
township school fund, of which he was colcc.
tor and custodian. HIS sentence is ten years
in the penitentiary. This was his second trial
and a motion will be made for another
ROBBERY.
At Dayton. o. Saturday night Feb. 8.
the house OF farmer named Daniel Franz was
broken into by masked robbers. They bound
the family, aud ly threats OF shooting them
forced FranZ's wife to reveal where the money
was concealed in the house, amounting to
$:NN in cash and $:5WN in notes and bonds
The robbers made their escape with the booty
ILLICIT DIsrIIL.ERy.
A San Francisco telegram Of Feb. 4th,
says: Internal revenue officers last evening
discovered an illicit distillcry in the basement
Of a restaurant on Dupont street, conducted
by Louis Moeried. Apparatus in full work
ing ORDER spirits, ilnplmcnts, etc, were cap
tured, and the proprietor lodged il, Jail. The
property which will be forfeited to the govern
ment is valued at $1,000.
MURDER AND LYNCH Law.
A terrible double tragedy occurred at
WrightsVil|c village, in southern Illinois,
Monday night, Feb. Sd. Charles F.. McAuliffe,
physician, invited his wife, and her brother
Mr.. Heavincr, into his drug store, and after
drinking with him, shot him dead with a shot
gun. The doctor fled. Before they could get
him to Jail Oil infuriated mob of sixty persons
seized him and hung him to the limb of q
tree.
BURGLARS WHIPPED.
A dispatch from Cinninnati Ohio of
Feb. s. Gays, a few nights ago number of
burglars raidcd several residences In Seymour
and secured large amount of wearing appar-,
el, etc. Subsequently six ofthcm were arrest
ed and jailed. After which body of men ap-
preached the jail, took the key from the turn
key, handcuffed the burglars, marched them
half u mile from town, divcsted them of their
clothing, gave them severe whipping, and
then let them free, with q warning of a worse
fate II they again appeared in the nciyhbor.
hood.
CAPTIVE C1IEYENNEs.
A Fort Robinson, Nebraska, telegram
OF Feb. 4th, says twenty one Cheyenne prison
women and children, guarded by two com
panics Of the Third cavalry, under Capt
Vroom, left for Sidney, enroute 10 Leaven-
worth. Tho same telegram says, private
sprocul, Company w." Third cavalry, died
last night in the post hospital, having been
shot On Jan. 2Gth, within 800 yards Of this
post, while driving an ambulan e, by some
unknown person.
SCHEDULING AMERICAN CATTLE.
A Toronto telegram of FEBRUARY 5th,
says the action Of the British government on
the question of scheduling American CATTLE
is watched with interest. Should the decis-
ion be favorable to the States, the Canadian
government will have to undo what they
have done, in propibting for space OF three
months the importation of American cattle
into Canada, or their passage through any
part OF the Dominion. II this is not done,
the effect will be to send all trade to United
States ports during that period.
rENsON ARREARS.
A Washington telegram OF Feb. 18th
says: Gen. Rice, chairman Of the committee
on pensions, has had several interviews with
Commissioner Bentley as to tho necessary
legislation to carry out the provisions Of the
arrears OF the pension act The commission
cr's time will be required to examine claims
presented and with the facilities ut his dis
posal the commissioner thinks no more than
$l0,OOO,OOO, will be required for claims adjusted
during the coming year. The commissioner
has informally considered and will probably
report bill accepting That amount for the
purpose. Should claims be more rapidly ad-
justcd provision for their payment can be
made on the meeting OF Congress In December
SHOT IN SELF DEFENSE.
Special dispatches says double trag-
edy, resulting in the killing OF two men in
self.defense, occurred near McI.eansboro, Ill.
Feb,..s. 1t appears that Mason Morris recently
gave hlsproperty to two daughters, Mrs. Craig