The Worthington advance., 1879-05-08
THE WORLDS DOINGS.

The WOkLD'S DOlNGS.
ACTION OF THE POPE.
A dispatch from Rome says the Vatican
hss instructed It's delegates to Chilli, Peru and
Bolivia TO intsrpose their good offices with q
view to ending the war, or at least causing it
to be waged with the least possible cruelty.
TORNADO.
There was terrible wind storm along the
Utah Nothsrn railway May 2. Afreight train
near Round Valley, Idaho, consisting CT six
teen cars, some loaded with silver bullion, was
blown from the track and some Of them car
ried . distance Of seventy five feet.
BURNED TO DEATH
William Sallance and George Rhodes, who
were on hunting and fishing trip, crawled
into the drum house of the coal works at New
Haven, near Pomeroy, Ohio, to sleep. About
! o'clock May 2, the house caught fire and
burned to the ground, the sleeping Young
men being consumed in the flames.
Elias Lipiss, stage manager Of tho Bella
Union San Francisco theater, shielded May 4,
by shooting himself through the body In the
presence Of his wife. lie shot at his wife .
few days ago, but was subsequently recon-
ciied to her, through fear Of trial and convic
ton. The attempt At murder was the cause
Of luis suicide.
BURGLAR RELEASED.
On the morning of May 2. at Portage City,
Wood county, Wisconsin, the Sherifs daugh.
ter, "a brighteyed girl Of II, stole a man
named Wood, incarcersted in Columbia
county Jail for an attempted! burglary on a
railroad ticket Office at Kilbourn City, out OF
the Jail and ran away with him. The sheriff
10 disconsolate at this double loss, and offers
liberal reward for the return OF his prisoner.
May 3, the Senate rejected the nomination
OF Thos. Mason to be collector Of customs,
Bangor, Me-, vice E. L. Fox, whose commits
sion has expired. This Is the second time
the Senate has refused to consent to Collecto,
Fox's displacement, the previous nomina
tion and that OF Mason being alike rejected
unanimously upon the ground that the pres.
ent incumbent has served faithfully, and hia
displacement would be extremely discour-
teous TO Senator Hsmlin.
RAILROAD CONFLICT.
The roads leading west from Chicago were
notified, May 3, that not only would freight be
diverted from Chicago by the apportionment
In New York, but the st. Louis trunk lines
will be allowed to prorate on through business
to the Missouri river points until the Chicago
roads recede from their western rates. Much
bad feeling has been engendered, and it ia
said the roads here will unite with lake and
canal transportation companies to lower
rates and secure q share Of business.
LOOKING AFTER TREsPAssERs.
Orders have been issued by the secre.
tary OF war TO Gen. Pope. commanding the
department OF Missouri, to furnish such mill
taiy force as may I've required TO enable the
Indian department to keep trespassers out o
the Indian territory and enforce the Presi-
dents recent proclamation on the subject
The force in the Indian territory and vicinity
is ample for the purpose, and the administra
tion is determined to enforce the present or
ders and protect the treaty and other rights
OF the Indians.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A passenger train on the Whitewater
Valley railroad May the 1st when near Brook
vile, Ohio, ran into wagon containing Hen
ry strawmier, his wife, their daughter, sget
20, and young son. The wagon, after being
carried $50 yards, was thrown beside the tract
acomplete wreck. Mrs. Straw,nier was in
jured internally, 1t is supposed fatally. Th'
daughter was found covered with blood, ant
piece OF wood driven into her flesh. Sht
will probably die. The father and son received
slight injuries.
FINED FOR CONTEMPT.
In the Miles poly gamy case at Salt Lake
May 3, Judge Emerson sentenced DAME
A. Wells, first counsellor to the twelve apos
ties Of the Mormon church, to $500 fine An,
two days imprisonment for contempt in re
fusingto answer questions relative to poly
gamy and marriages In the endowment hous
said 70 have been performed by him, and t
the costumes worn. The evidence taken ha
been similar to that taken before the commits
sioners At the examination in October last
and points to conviction.
PACIFIC SLOPE RAILROAD.
Advises from Portland, Oregon, up t
May1, are to the effect that gentleman
Sl0se}y Identified with the enterprise. who al
rived there on the last steamer, states Ja
Gould has made detection at fort Hall, Ida
h0; from the Utah Northern line in the direc
ton Of" Oregon, and has let the contract TO
100 miles Of road. II this road should be con
tinued on the line of this detection, and ther
are good reasons for be !ievlng it will, It will
touch the Columbia river at Umatilla. Th
msasxerso Of local railroads are projecting
narrow gauge roads to connect with the Utal
Northern.
INSURANCE LITIGATION.
The great insurance trial, whch ma. beei
In progress for seven days tsfore the unltet
States court In Cincir-ati, O., and In whicl
Gov. Weshburn u Wisconsin, Is plaintiff
and the Western Insurance company defend
ant, redulted May 2, In verdict for tn
plaintiff for the full amount claimed. after tel
minutes elaboration by the jury. This is tn
Arst OF eight cases pending and involving tn
same questions OF law and of fact. Th
plaintiff was represented by Sage & Hinkl
and the defendant BY T, D. Lincoln, John F
Follett and others, Lincoln and Follett speak
Ing twelve hours. This litiga grew out o
the hre at Minneapolis one year ago. whicl
resulted In the mill explosion and loss Of III
ut that point.
..., ooLoRED REFUGEES.
Over 800 colored refugees from the Soutl
landed 1t Atchlson Kansas, May 2, in gen
orally destitute condition. There being n
vacant buildings In the city great difficult
Vas experienced In getting them under shel
ter. but they were finally housed in colore
houses. It Is questionable whether many Q
thein can be furnished employment, a. th
demand for uuskllled labor In that State il
very little. Their arrival was entirely unex
pectaa ~ they were originally destined TO