The Worthington advance., 1879-05-29

wife with holding improper relations with n,
.: D. Hough, his family physician On the
night OF May g, Capt. Hoel left home ostcnsi-
ply Tor Cincinnati, but returned and concealed
himself in his house. In the morning he SIR.
prlsed his wife and DR.. Hough, who were to-
gcther in the parlor, and drawing large re-
Eolver fired at Hough but without effect Tie
then began clubbing the doctorwith the pistol
and while doing so it was discharged, the ball
entering 11ocls .heart, killing him Instantly
Hough is seriously injured
THE CHIPPEWA GREAT LOG DRIVE.
May 20, at Eau Claire, Wis, the water
in the Chippewa river was continuing to fall,
the pier mark showing little less than eight
1ee1 III the channel. The logs are running
| steadily, and there is no doubt of full supply
for the season. There arc in the Dclls resers
volr about 10o,Ooo,O00 feet, with fully 100000:
oOO feet, more on the river above, a little part
OF which are in the big dam at Little Falls.
lhls dam is full Of logs as is also the main
] river ABOVE it to the mouth of the jump. a
distance OF about fifteen miles, The loes will.
be turned out of the Little Falls dam as fast as
they can DC handled with safety below The
mills are no." all running on full time -''
DISASTROUS MENAGERIE FIRE. F.:
The menagerie establishment owned ,y
>. W. French, five miles north of the city Of
Detroit, Michigan, was destroyed by fire on the
morning OF May q. The elephant, Sultan, five
lions, zebra, leopard, stag and many other,
valuable animals were crematcd Loss heavy:
| insurance small. When the fire was first dis
covered Mr. French and his men were at work
IN an adjourning field, and before any efforts
could be made to staythc progress of the: flame,
The whole establishment, consisting Of an ami
NAL barn, two buildings and 4 blacksmith shop,
were mass Of flames. While endcavorins to
rescue the famous trick elephant, Sultan, Mr..
French was knocked scnsclcss by the fright
encd animals, and barely escaped with his life.
fhc loss Of animals, circus paraphcrnala and
buildings Is about $4,000; insurance $l3,DO
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET
LONDON, May 20.-The Mark Lane E,r,
press says: Reports as to the present aspect
OF the country, although they arc not ala,n::'
ing, arc not calculated to afford farmers much
satisfaction. The damage already done to;
wheat Is not perhaps extensive. \ succession;
OF dry, warm days would 20 far to relieve the.
present anxiety. Provincial exchanges al: :
most without exception were dcarcr at Tic
| close of last week. English wheat has been
marketed freely in the country, but sparcngly.
at Mark Lane, and trade in London has been
marked by considerable firmncss. Foreign
wheat has been firmly held, holders in occa-
slonal instances obtainng''a slight advance
Should the adverse weather continue a rally
may speedy take place, as imports. although,
| on fairly liberal SCALE have not been cxces
sivc. Although sales the past week have been
| chicly RETAIL millers have shown more incli
nation to extend their transactions \ strong
feature in trade has been a steady continental
| demand for cargoeS of white wheat from Cali
| fornla and Oregon. Stocks are steadily di
minishing, as most of the imports have gone
| direct into millcr'S hands, and taking all
| things into consideration the present condi
! ton of the market is rmcr than it has orr,1
| pied for many months. There has been very
little quotablc alteration in the value of spring
| wheat, but trade has been inanimatc Maiz.
is steady and appearances seem to indicate
the lowest point has been touched Sales of
English wheat last week, 57,209 quarters at
40s 81 per quarter, against SIS Id per quarter
the corresponding week the previous year.
Imports into the United Kingdom the week
| ending May 10, were 992 or, hundred weight
OF wheat and :2So,1i& hundred weights of
| flour.