The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

The telephone is being introduced IN
tolWinona.
There are in store at Duluth 25O,OO0
bushels Of wheat.
The yellow fever has broken out in
several places in Brazil.
Snow fell to the depth OF several in
ches in Richmond, Va. Feb. 2.
The No. 2 furnace at Phoenexville, Pa.
which has been idle FIVE years is again In blast
The strength Of the German army on a
peace footing is 1927 officers, aud 40l $50
men.
The German press is making very par
ticular ana extended reference to the distress
| in Ireland.
1t is announced that Holland and
Greece have recognized the independence Of
Rowmania.
At Parnell and Dillon meeting in
New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 20, 81, 800 was raised
| in the audience.
The winter wheat acreage now sOwn
In Illinois is 2, ,G68 S26. A larger acreage than
in any previous yerr.
In Sioux City, Iowa, at public meet
ing on the night Of Jan. 30, 1922 were raised
for the Irish relief fund.
Total coinage of tho United States
| mint during Jannary was $S,676, 500, Of which
e2,45O,O O0O were silver dollars
| The first issue of Democratic CAM
paiyn paper appeared at sprlngaeldsul., Feb. 1,
called the "Sletlge Hammer"
a large gang Of men are now at work
in Memphis perfecting sewerage. The force
will be increased to 800 by Feb l.
At meeting OF the western iron asso-
citation at Pittsburgh, Jan. 30 the price was
i advanced to four cents per pound.
The value IF the freight thrown over
board from the stranded steamer, Louisiana,
of New Orleans, is estimated at $4,000.
! The Lehigh coal exchange at Ph,ladel.
phia. Jan. 30, advanced the price Of furnace
coal % eta ton. No change in other kind of
coal.
A Boston exodus committee is calling
for clothing and money to help colored people
to leave the South for other parts of the
country.
Bishop Sweeney, of st. John, N. B. d.
rected that collections be taken up in the Cath.
olic churches in his diocese, Sunday, Feb. 9Th
in aid OF the distress in Ireland.
For the fourth time in tho present cen
/ tury. Lake Zurich in Switzerland, Ia frozen
over Lakes Lorat, Neutcha:el and Rienne
and the river are also frozen over.
| A Cabrl dispatch Of Jan. 20 rceived at
London says: Tho ex-governor Jellalabad Ii
now within one days march Of Ghusnee with
a number Of guns and some sepovs, and has
announced his intention to attack the British.
One Of the main subjects to be present,
ed to the English Government for legislation
at the coming session Of parliament will be 8
bill for the abolition Of the law of primogeni
ture and for simplifcatien of the transfer o.
land
1t is understood that the English Gov
eminent intends to give grant for the pur
pose Of providing seed for small Irish farmers
An eminent Irish statesman estimates the losl
sustained by the failure of last years potatot
, crop In Ireland at 4,s26,OoO pounds.
The Gibraltar Guardian says the Moor
ut Fez, Morocco, have attacked the Jews
wounding several. They covered an old man
ovor seventy years of age with petroleum ant
burned him alive, amid shouts of joy. Two O
the wounded Jews are French subjects.
A dispatch from Rome of Jan. 80 say
kilograms received there states Prince Bis
msrck aud the German crown prince hav,
agreed that |: is advisable to reestablish har
mony between the Roman church and Ger
many. 1t Is not yet known whether Prince
: Frederick William will visit the Pope.
Advices from St. Petersburg of Feb. 3
state that the minister Of the interior has de
prived the Go1os of the right Of inserting id
s vertisements for the present month for pub
fishing an article suggesting that the thre
bishops iDcarcerated at Lusdal had been for
gotten by tie government.
A Berlin dispatch Of Jan. 9th, say
| the National Zeltung alluding to Parnelr