The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-10
THE WORLDS DOINGS,
CRIMES REPORTED, JULY 5.

Mrs. ANNE Brown was shot 0Ca0
in New. York by her drunken husband.
/ -. .-e,, ACCIDENTS JULY 5.
Mr.: Sweeney was killed, and Ed. Kelly,
brakeman, was nlortally wounded by railroad
collision, at the Jeffcrsonvillc, KY, Madison (
indianapolis depot.
| INDIANS.
| A special from Austin brings news Of a
fight between State troops and party of In
dians 1T the head Of Coucha river. One Indian
was killed and reycral wounded. The rest es.
capped. The State troops lost several horses
and pack mules.
On July 2. u man named LaGrandeur,
living at Red river, was robbed OF 81, ,225 in gold
by three Of his neighbors. The: money was
taken in the day time, while LaGrandeur was
at work in his field. The police have gone
after the suspected parties.
PosT-oFEICE THIEF SENTENCED
|. In the United States district court, at
Chicago, July l, Vim. P. Golscn, convicted of
embczzlcmcnt OF post-ofticc funds, was SEN
fenced by Judge Blodgctt to confinement in
the county Jail one year and to pay fine of
Sl,2M.
| MURDER.
On the morning of July 2, ut Glasgow,
Mo, VIM. NJ. Pierce, a laborcr on the construc-
ton train Of the Chicago & Alton railroad, and
son of the foreman Of the yard Of the Pitts
burgh, f. Wayne e. Chicago railroad, was
shot and killed by John Canyers, another la
borer The murder is said to he unp,ovokcd.
| CANNIBAL1sM.
A private letter from Fort Saskatchc-
wan brings news of the arrest for cannibalism
| OF an Indian. Tie is suspected Of having nur-
dcred and eaten his wife and children The
examination Of his camp seems to confirm
the suspicion. He lies in Jail pending further
| investigation.
AT Rochester Mimi, July :, Christian
Miller Il farmer was struck by lightning and
killed.. His clothes were nearly all burned off
and distiguring him almost beyond recogn-
tion lie leaves i wife, only having been mar
| ried three months. The funeral takes place
| to-day at the Norwegian church.
CROPS PROSPECTS.
Reports from over hundred different
| points in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin say
the late storm did no damage to crops. Some
wheat was knocked down, but is all coming
| up.again. The yrasshoppers did considerable
damage to a small section along the Sioux
valley, but all reports give very lattcring pros
! poets.
BLOODY AFFRAY.
4 Little Rock, ARK, telegram of July l.,
says, farmer named Davis, living near Beebe,
| had dispute will, his =tepsol,, Jackson Parker
In whipping the hoy he broke two of his ribs.
! The hoy went to the field where his brother
| was working. when Davis soon followed.
They all fought, during which Davis received
severe cut from Il hatchet and cut cnch of
the boys dangerously with knife.
! CONTRIBUTIONS.
The President July i, withdrew the
nomination Of r. S. Matthews as United States
district Judge for Maryland and substituted
| Thomas J. Morris, Baltimore, and the Senate
| confirmed him without debate or division
The Senate also confirmed John Hunter,
Missouri, chief justice of the supreme court OF
| Utah; Iieu.-Col John Newton to be colonel
and Maj. Geo. II. Mcndcll, lieutenant colonel
Of the engineers.
EXECUTION.
july :, at San Antonia, Texas, Jos Cor
to,la, tor the murder Of Robert Trimbe}, July
IL, 1877, was executed in the Jail corridor in
the presence Of few witnesses, mostly phys
icians and reporters. On the scaflold Cordoua
declared himself innocent. HI made the
same statement in writing yesterday The
drop fell at 1928 and Cordua was declared
dead at II, 49,, The body was turned over to
his parents. Cordua exhibited the utmost
! coolness
| RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
\ passenger train on the Nothcrn
Pacific railroad was wrecked on Sunday july 6
at point a mile and a hall north of Sauk
Rapids The accident was caused by the wasl,
out OF -culvcrt There were about forty pas
sengers on the train, but all escaped serious
injury, except one, Augustus Charles, Of Dc.
catur Michigan. He was taken up inscnsblc
and DR.. Murphy of St. Paul was tclegraphcd
for The latest report is that Mr. Charles in
juries are not necessarily fatal
=: WAR.
The Chlllans are said to be preparing
an attack on Lima and Callas with an army
Of 10000 or 1900 men, while the ronclads
will engage the attention of the present gar.
rissn. The main army Of Peru is now at
Psaquo, Iquiquc, africa and Tacua, and, with
the Transports hcmmed in Callas Bay, relief
for the beleagued city would be impossible
for more than a month. The Huascar is I'm
dcrgoing repairs at Callas A Peruvian trans
port left Panama for Callas the 10, laden with
arms. The Chilan consul has made Il most
emphatic protest, but to no purpose.
SHOT HIM.
At New York city, July :, Mrs. John
Bandy, wife Of the proprietor Of the Union dc
pot hotel, this evening shot Leonard Offer
man, late proprietor Of the Tivoli hotel OF
fcrman and Bandy married sisters. Thei,
mother lived for time in Oferman's family
and Mrs. Bandy says she learned this evening
of his outrageous treatment of the old lady
and that she shot him for 1t One bullet shat
tered tho right arm and the other passed in al
the mouth and buried itself beyond the reach
Of the probe. Offerman is still alive hut is 1
critical condition.
ACCIDENT AT LAKE ELMO.
Saturday night July 5, the depot al
Lake Elmo was the scene OF an accident which
for moment was appalling in threatened
danger. A wagon was being loaded with
furniture belonging to Gen. Flower, from q
freigh: car. The wagon and team were direct
ly on track, and the teamstcr busy with the
furniture. Suddenly train was backed
against the wagon, but not before general
cry alarmed the driver and enabled him to cs
cape: The wagon and furniture were total,
wrecked, and one of the horses was killed out
right. The damage done will figure up fully
to 1850.
KILLED HIMSELF AND WIFE.
July :, Joseph Atkins, a fruit gardener,
Il few miles from Grccnsburg, Wcstmoreland
Pa shot and killed instantly his wife, and
after telling his nearest ncighbor that he had
killed the old woman" placed the muzzcl O
the gun under his chin and fired and killed
himself The trouble is believed to have riser
from n nnOrrn1 0hn,1t n 1ift1n rioon of .,,o,>, H.