The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.


Liverpool for Texas.
The failure Of J. Il w. Shaffer, brewers
New York, was announced October TO- Liza
bilitles estimated at $l,000,OOO.
The state school commissioners of
Georgia have appointed IA colored pupils to
the Peabody scholarship in the Atlanta Uni
| versity.
On the morning of Oct. IA Fort Smell
ling received Il new garrison in the arrival OF
four companies of the Seventh United States
infantry.
1t is reported that Gen. Merritt, since
having continuous and heavy fighting with the
Ute Indians.
A New Orleans telegram of Oct. 8 says
the steamship Canada brought sl,057,200. Re-
ceipts of foreign specie since last weeks state
ment were $3, 296, 500.
The North German Gazette says Russia
has intimated her willingness to permit the
| annexation OF Afghanistan.
At Buffalo, N. Y, the freight hands of
the large transfer house of the Lake Shore
| and New York Central roads, at East Buffalo,
struck for higher wages. Considerable excite
ment prevailed.
A special from Allahahad says no
quarter was given any one found firing upon
the British, and the prisoners taken in the
fight were shot. The leaders of the mutineers
| are the Ameer's most trusted friends.
The chief of the bureau of statistics at
Washington reports that the exports OF pctro-
leum and petroleum products from the United
States duniug August 1879, amounted to 46,
3S7, ,776 gallons, valued at $3630,l12.
The American Board OF commissioners
for foreign missions commenced its annual
session at Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. 8, President
| Mark Hopkins, of Massachusetts, in the cnar.
The attendance was large, 1900 in all being
present
A dispatch from Berlin reports that
Russian overtures to England relative to AT.
ghanistan have either been or are about to be
made. The Car desires assurance that Eng
land will not occupy Herat or the Babakohan
plateau.
At St. Louis, Oct. 8, the great pageant
Of the yelled prophet traversed some Of the
principal streets of the city, at night, and was
the most magnificent spectacle ever presented
| in the West, surprising in extent and splen-
dor any Of the Mardi Gras carnavals of the
SOUTH
Sir Frederick Roberts telegraphs from
Chorasiab, Oct. 8, at q o'clock in the evening
that the Afghans advanced from Cabul in
| force and there was heavy fighting all day.
Tho Afrhou ooif;on ,yoa io6 op1 fsuo1uo
guns captured. British loss about eighty
killed and wounded. Gen. Roberts hoped to
be able to march close to Cabul the next day,
| Tuesday.
Thomas Floyd, compositor on the
Dubuque Times, saw balloon early on the
morning of Oct. 10. He watched it for over an
hour and called the attention of the telegraph
operator to it. 1t was up very high and car
could be seen but no person. It was seen in
the southeast and travelled south, slowly rising
and falling in its course. Numbers of others
also claim they the air ship
| A Winnepeg telegram of Oct. 10 says
Six delegates sent out by the tenant farmers
of Great Britain, arrived last night, accompan-
led by Hon. Mackenzie Bowel, minister of
customs, and Hon. ]. C. Aikens, secretary of
state. They have been warmly received and
will spend about ten days looking over the
country. The object Of the delegates is to seek
locality for intending immigrants from
Great Britain.
The forthcoming annual report Of the
commissioner of the, general land office will
contain an interesting comparative statement
Of the disposals Of public lands to actual set
lers during each of the last five fiscal years
The totals range from about g. 5OO, 900 to 1900,
900 acres each for the fiscal years of 1875, 1876
and 1877 to 7,166,974 acres for the year ending
June 80, 1878, and 8660,1l9 acres during the
twelve months ending with last June. The
totals OF entries under the homestead and
timber culture laws contrast as follows:
For the fiscal year Of 1877, 26ss,7n acres;
for 1878, 6,9ss,779 acres; for 1879, s,026,6s5
acres. The cash sales show a
decrease of 266,Oo0 acres since last year, when
they aggregated about 87,00O acres, but
the net increase in the amount of land taken
by actual settlers the last fiscal year, is found
to have been nearly one and a half million
acres.
A Washington telegram of October 10,
declares that the Indian bureau is preparing
for the attack which is certain to be made up
on it as soon as Congress meets. The advo-
Gates of the transfer of the bureau to the war
department will take advantage of the Ute
outbreak to urge the aecessity of an immedi-
ate change in the Indian system. One of the
| arguments which will be used is the charge
that the Indian bureau was advised in time
OF the imminent danger of an outbreak on the
part OF the Utes, but delayed calling for
troops for the reason that it was hoped that
the difficulties might be averted, aud because
there was strong desire not to seem to be
dependent upon the military in the conduction
'of Indian affairs. Secretary schurz and Com.