The Worthington advance., 1879-04-03

you and dire necessity drives me to do this.
II you do not send me at once 800 will dis
close some Of your transactins to the public.
For your information will say the matter
concerns law suit" Werlich is 40 years old
or more, and was formerly in the Prussian
service. For several years succeeding the
war he was draughtsman in the United States
engineer bureau, having his residence in
South Washington.
REVOLUTION IN SONORA.
A letter dated Altar, Sonora, the 23d
inst, says the revolution seems to DC ut an
end. Two couriers have arrived from Mag
dalcna with communication from Gen. AL
timarinc, directed to the municipal president
Of Curpcr, advising him Of the disbanaing of
the forces under Mariscal and the peaceful
recognition oi tic Serna government. Anoth-
or courier arrived late from Palma, with
communication from Gen. Serna to Gen.
Lezargo, notifying him that on the following
day he [Serna) would enter Hermosillo with
600 nationals and 800 volunteer troops. The
federal forces aidoi Serna, which proves that
President Diaz favored Serna's revolution
against the lawful government Of Sonora.
Al PUNISHED SCHOOL BOY DIES.
Robert Sheenan, the boy who was so
severely punished at Racine, Wisconsin, some
four weeks ago, by Mr.. Sleeves, superintend-
ent of schools, died March 8. 1t is asserted
that the severity of the punishment was acci-
dental, the boy having, in trying to dodge a
blow of the ruler in Skewe's hands, received
blow on the temple. sheenan attended
school for several days after the injury, but
his death was unqucstionably the result of the
blow on the head, no inquest was held, as
the attending physician gave death certiti-
cate. Considerable excitement among the
citizens OF Racine will doubtless culminatc in
forcing an examination by the school author
tiles.
DEsPERADO SHOT.
Edward Weilden. aged %, a we'll
known character of Baltimore, Md, and form
erly railroad brakeman, was killed by Ser
geant Harvey on the q inst. 1t is charged
that he, with others, attacked the officers, and
that an exciting melee occurred. Finally the
sergeant found himself surrounded with the
gang, an9 warned them to leave or he would
use his weapon. One of them exclaimed,
"God damn the cops. They'll call, but they
won't shoot Let's 90 for them." Sergeant
Harvey then drew his revolver and fired. The
ball entered the left breast of Weildcn, caus
ing q fatal wound. He wal carried to drug
store and physician sent for, but in minute
he was corpse. The officer surrendered
himself and the investigation was at once
begun.
| FIRE AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
On the night of March 31st fire was
discovered at Minneapolis, Mimi, III the feed
store Of Day & Gilmore, at Cos Washington
avenue south. A delay OF ten minutes in
sounding the alarm, aud the inhamable ma
teral with which the store was stocked
caused the fire to make rapid hcadway, and
when the flremen reached the scene the build
ing and the one adjoining, 90l Washington
avenue, were all ablaze. In q few seconds the
| building on the south side, 005, caught fire
The brisk wind which prevailed, caused the
| fire to burn ficrccly, but the firemen worked
with q will and in an hours time had it under
control The three buildings named were
| consumed. The fire caught from a stove in
Day & Gilmorc's feed store. Loss about
$4,000 Insured $4,000.
ASSASSINATION.
Judge J. NJ. Elliott, Of the court of ap
peals, was assassinatcd and instantly killed
on the street in front of the Capitol hotel
Frankfort, Ky, March &c, by Thomas Buford
Of Henry county. Elliott had rendered an
adverse decision in case Buford had in court
for some time. Bouford loaded double.
barrel shotgun and waited for Elliott to como
to dinner, and walked up and shot him
through the heart without warning. Buford
was arrested and is in jail There was great
excitement and strong feeling against him.
Buford. after he was arrested, acknowledged
thai the other barrel Of the gun was loaded
for Judge Pryor, and he would have killed
him also had not some children been in tho
way He is brother of Gen. Abe Buford
of Woodford county Ky.
| BISHOP PURCELL 8 AFFAIRS.
Some little excitment was occasioned
on the 2Sth inst at meeting Of the Catholic
priests OF the Cincinnati diocese for the pur-
pose OF perfecting plans for relief of Arch.
bishop Purcell, by an announcement that
Frank Grever, Charles Stewart and Thos.
Scanlon had been appointed by the arch
bishop committee to receive all charitable
contributions to pay the diocesan debt. This
| appointment was understood to mean that
the committee appointed by the priests was
completely ignored and caused bitter dis
cussion. Father Callaghan, OF the Cathedral,
| who was supposed to be at the bottom of this
appointment, was denounced by German
priests especially. The meeting finally ad-
journed without taking any united action up
on the matter on hand.
| DEsTRUCTIvEPRA1RIE FIRES.
The Sioux City, Iowa, Journal has
startling reports Of the ravagcs Of the de-
strnctivc prairie fires up the Big Sioux Val
ley and throughout Southern Dakota. The
fires on Saturday were OF unusual force and
destructive beyond precedent. Poles on the
telegraph line on the Sioux City & Pcmbina
railroad were burned, so the lines have been
down, and reports from that quarter are n o,
full. A merchant OF Eden, in Sioux City TO-
day, tells narrowing tales OF losses in that
quarter March Goth. From his store door
the town occupying an elevated position, ht
counted thirteen farmhouses in flames, ant
he says more than forty farmers in that vicin
ity have lost every thing, houses, barns, hay
seed grain, etc. The flames travelled will
such rapidity that the people were unable ia
save anything. The stricken people are
daze1 by the terrible blow that has fallen up
on them. Loss OF life Is also reported.
DEPRESSION OF BUSINESS.
In the house Of LORDS on the 9th Lore
Huntlcy suggested that inquiry be made int
the depression OF commerce and agriculture
Lord Beaconsdeld acknowledged that the: de
preston in the agricultural interest was un
precedented, but the depression was antici
pated when protection was abolished. Itwa
estimated that the public wealth had dimiu
ished O,OOO, ,OOO, and the area Of land unde
cultivation had diminished 100000 acres
English industry and commerce however
kept we'll OF the level with those OF forcig
countries. They suffered only from 10,
prices, the cause ofwhich was partly the d.