The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-31

THE WORLDS DOINGS
MARSHAL M'MAHON.

THE WORLDS DOINGS.
! MARSHAL M'MAHON.
The French government is negotiating
| to obtain Martial McMahon's acceptance OF
the garrisons Of Paris and Versailles.
MILLS BURNED.
AT Oswcgo, n. y, July "a, the Empire
| Reciprocity and Lake Ontario Touring mills,
with elevators attached, were burned.
Loss, S150,000; insured, $S3OO0 The adjoining
buildings were badly damaged by fire and wa
ter.
THE INDIANS.
Special and positive instructions have
been sent by the war department to prevent
Gen. Miles from bringing on an Indian war
aud telling him that the only purpose of send
ing him into the field was to protect the navi-
| CATION of the Missouri river
INDIAN MURDER.
A Fort Peck, Montana, special of July
%, says, Joseph Lambert, well knowf inter.
pcrtcr and scout, was with his wife and four
| children killed on the Doth inst, by Sioux
Three other persons who were returning with
! him from the Yankton camp, were also killed
and one little girl was taken captive.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
July 26, a general train on the Chica-
go Il Northwestern, while backing into Wau-
kcgan, ILL.,, with large number of workmen
on its cars, struck a COW on the track and was
dtchcd. Four were killed one other fatally
| injured, and number of others more or less
| severely hurt
SITTING BULL.
A special from General Miles camp,
near Little Rocky Creek, Montana, says: The
| scouts have captured some Sioux squaws, who
attempted to join the party defeated Thursday
last. They saw Sitting Bull, who has COM
mcnced a rctrogradc movement and is now
beyond the British line. The buffalo are coming
south and Sitting Bull must either fight or
starvc.
FIGHTING THE INDIANS
An engagement took place on the 18th
inst. between two companies Of troops and It.
Clark's Indian scouts of Miles command and
800 hostile Sioux. The troops lost four Indian
scouts killed and two soldiers wounded, when
Miles main column, which was twelve miles
behind, came up. The Indians were pcrsucd
Il distance of fifteen miles but made their es-
cape to Sitting Bulls camp.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Monrocville, Ohio, passenger train
which left Chicago Junction at 9:45 P NJ, July
26th, jumped the track at Havana ditcllng
the engine, baggage, mail and express cars
and three coaches, instantly killing engineer
None Of the'passengers were hurt A tramp,
stealing ride between the engine and bag
gage ear was slightly injured.
THROUGH A BRIDGE
The North bound freight train on the
Denver and Rio Grandc railroad went through
!, bridge over Fountain creek. Il mile north of
Colorado Springs, at 10 o'clock last night, Kill
ling brakeman r. l.. Manning, late of Empo-
ria, Kansas, and wountlinS engineer Tully
slightly and fireman Martin Lydcn seriously,
The engine and seven cars went down. The
bridge was rendered insecure by sudden rise
in the creek caused by a water spout.
| sUNsTROKEs IN ST. LOUIS.
July 1G adv1ces from ST. Louis, Mo.
say, the temperature of that day was very try
| ing. In the middle of the day the mercury
stood at 81, and at o'clock at 50. It was not
until after dark that any relief was expert
enccd. -Four cases of sunstroke were treated
at the dspcnsary, none fatal. Four other cases
occurred in the southern suburbs of the city
! Three deaths from sunstrokc were recorded
with the mortuary clerk. The distribution OF
free ice among the deserving poor was com.
menccd today, and on Saturday IL series Of
free excursions on the rivcr,undcr the auspices
OF the fresh air mission for the benefit of sick
children, will be given.
SECRETARY SHERMAN IN MAINE
An immense audience greeted Secretary
Sherman, on the night of the 23d, at the City
Hall, in Portland, Maine Long before s
o'clock every available seat was taken and all
standing room occupied AS Sherman mount.
cd the platform he was warmly received, and
when Blaine came up soon after the applause
was long and continued. The chairman, OK.
Governor Washburn, made brief address and
felicitously introduced Mr.. Sherman, who was
received with storm Of applause. He said
that if he had foresccn this immense audience
this sea Of uptuned faces, he ght have
declined the urgent invitation of our junior
senator to address them. Mr.. Sherman then
went on and delivered his set speech.
CHICAGO THIEVES.
Acting Superintendent of Police
O'Donncll having recently issued warning
to thieves in the shape of orders to policemen
to run them in upon sight, to watch their
prosecution carefully, and to take every means
to rid the city Of them, conference was had
tonight among the bad characters mentioned
at which it was decided the order looked bad
for them and that they will be safer elsewhere
They therefore determined to leave Chicago
and distribute themselves over the country
and city towns cast and west. As more OF
these professionals have been in Chicago dur
ing the past two months than ever before in
the same length of time, their advent else
where will be a matter of interest.
EURGLARIEs IN LAKE CITY.
On the night of July "a, Lake City, in
Wabashaw county, Minn., was the scene OF
several burglarics. The residence of Rev. G
W. 7. Wright was entered and gold watch
| tA"atl "Iu NHiSAG AtHlpiitl Vial lH duu aDOtt
Sl5 in money taken, the whole valued ut $500
Entrance was made to the promises by cut
ting away the window shutter and screen.
The robbers made good their escape Tho
Same night Mr.. F. Rogers house was entered
by these night prowlers and twelve dollars in
money, a revolver and a note for $500 taken
The pantry of Mr.. John Kennedy, who re-
sides in the same ncighborhood, was also
cleaned Of all the cdiblcs it contained, nc
doubt by the same parties.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
1t is stated in a July &c telegram
from Washington, that the value of export.
Of domestic merchandise during the fiscal
year 1878, was $3.50, ,7O9, ,26s; in 1879, sG9S 1894,
96l. Value Of exports Of foreign merchandise
for the fiscal year 1878, sl4,l56, ,49S: in 1878
sl2,O9a,792. Values Of imports of mcrchandis,
during the year ending June 30th, 1878, s437,
05l ,5S2; June Both, 1879, s445, ,792, l4l. Tota