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The Worthington advance., 1880-09-16
Fatal Scalllus,

At Independence, Mo-, Sept. 10. +. B.
Barrow and sou and N. Lustcr, were working
1t shswhan's distillery, when large wooden
still fall OF boiling mash BURST, and they were
completely cooked by the hot liquid They
lived few minutes. but their eyes We're put
OIL: aud the nesh fell from their bones.
Their brief agony WAS terrible Other work.
men were not seriously injured.
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There were 262 pairs of twins born dur
ing the year, 264 males and 260 females, and
Blue Earth, Fsribault, Mower, Otter Tail,
Ramsey and Rice counties are each credited
with one set of triplets.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
s-sAsassA Daily frsD The nees 1slleblo 40
sssaass1 Press aAA Special TslsGEans.
Heavy Robbery.

Heavy Robbery.
The safe Of Cline Bros, OF Martins.
burg, Kuox county, Ohio, was blown open
BY burglars on the night Of September 10th.
and robbed of $l3,25O. The Cline Bros, being
leading merchants, had on deposit various
sums of monies belonging to neighbors and
Others. Four thousand dollars was township
i, nds, and but too belonged to Cline Bros.
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Illinois Winter Wheat,

From Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 10, it is
learned that the forthcoming crop report Of
be board of agriculture will show winter
wheat crop Of the State OF 1850, to be $685..
900 bushels, the whole value Of the crop be-.
ing estimated at $445 10000. This crop has
never been equalled in the history Of tho
State. There will be over 476, 100000 bushels
to be shipped after taking out the amount
necessary for consumption and seed
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EMbeZZ!eRlent.

Jas. Japson, formerly secretary C the
Metropolitan railway compauy's provident
savings bank OF England, was arrested in Phil
Adelpbia, Pa. on the night of Sept. l2, on the
charge Of appropriating at different times
during the past five or six years, sums Of
money belonging ~ depositors OF that instit,,-
ton, sg greg. .ling about $4,000. He denied
his identity at i'>. but upon being confront.
ed W Chief luspc.tor Gorden, of the Metro.
politan railway company's police, to whom he
WAS known. hr "dn.tted his identity.
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Timber Fires,

From Upton village, Canada, it 10
learned fires continue with undated vigor in
those sections OF country in which soil is Of
peat bog description, and only requires stia
breeze to make fresh mischief, II not disaster
and death. The drouth is very marked and
people who have good wells are compelled
to 20, in some instances, twelve miles to get
water for their cattle. Several additional
houses in St. Simon and on thu little st. Hel-
enc road have been burned recently, some
thirteen or fourteen in the former and seven.
teen in the latter section. No one has seen
or heard iron Wilson's mills, except one man
who says he left there Monday and has not
been back since. From st. Volaren the list
tf losses is large Passengers by the Grand
Trunk railroad this morning say that the fire
at the st. Losberre station, had approached
very nearly to the railway track and caused
extreme caution to be used by the railway of.
ficials. The measures for relief, though hard.
~ commenced, will be seconded by the peo.
pie with hearty generosity, and already St
Ii, acinthe has come forward literally,
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HE exasperated owner of q corner
store in Augusta, Me-, has put up sign
reading: Wanted, the ten LATEST men
In town-to loef O. TIA coruer,"
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS,
Jolalun3 Crow.

Jenaina Crew.
Oh, listen, children, ooe and Ill!
0h, Mseeo, high md low!
"htlo Felsss ths mournful tale
Npoor Jeaaims Crow.
Jenims ~ splnstsr crow,
>" 1oee accomplished m,en;
aex teeehessd back vas Qlossy black,
dsr btu was bright and keen.
1.s vcsos, tSoass :s.1p. ..s lov:
And The good word o< every bird
Followed Jemims Crow
Jemims's d ter had mate.
4 happy Wtfo was abe;
This family Of three.
Upon ptns-tree bouRh they sat,
Each evening In . row;
bridegroom and bride ct side by side,
And then-emim8 Grow.
4 abort way Of shs ss$ alone.
And turned this problem DER:
"0tven tree too zig foe three,
What IL tho sixe for lour7"
Always the answer seemed the same.
And always it Was this:
IT'S am for mo q number three,
And four were not amiso."
~ M0ous V1 oQE10g, tQo t0feo came D4ck,
All in their Wonted row,
Now how can the fact deny?
There came another crow!
black and gentlemanly bird
He va, or seemed to be:
But loi "Caw Cav |" quoth brother law,
"0et out! This 10 our tree"
am Jemima's promised Spouse"
The stranger urged. But still
"Get outt Cav! Caw! cried brothsr-tn-law.
Whetttng IN angry bill.
mo bough 10 big enough for four,
And Scarcely % for three.
This 70 our home. And 20 beaone,
And ind another tree"
Jemima wept, Jemima prayed,
In vain. Away they dew.
They found . perch upon birch,
And there they st In view.
Disconsolate Je1nima alta
Her sable lord beside:
He caweth gay tho uvelong day,
But cannot cheer his bride.
For still her arithmetic mind
Revolves this problem Ger:
why 10 tree too big for three
NOT big enough for four?"
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PEACH GRuB.-"Here is the plan
have tried for twenty years with the
worm that works on the tree just under
the surface of the ground. I destroy
all the worms I can find then prepare
q sheet Of brown paper by painting it
with grating wax clean the dirt from
the tree as low as I can without inter-
fering with the roots; then wrap the
paper around the trunk about q foot up
from the root. It will stick without any
tying. Then pull the dirt back around
the tree. The time to do the work is
in the spring. If you are planting out
young trees, wrap them before they ars
planted. They should be wrapped every
spring. Old trees are not worth both
ering with. The miller deposits tho
eggs which produce the grubs in May
or June, just above the surface of the
ground. They hatch, go downward and
become larger all the time and do not
stop working till cold weather. ."-E. NJ,
Cincinnati, o!
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A Fortune Claimed.

A Washington, -. c. !e!.Sr"m ct Sept.
~, states III It Count Pulaski, ,.!ish general,
who was killed ut the scige Of S,v.nnah, Ga,
while lighting for American Independence in
the Revolutionary war. left the Government
indebted to him in tn. sum Of $1,000, for back
pay and other matters. The accumulation OF
interest for nearly century would make,
added to the principal, IN ,derate fortune.
Now mysterious woman, claiming to be the
grand niece OF the brave count, and his heir
at-law, has appeared at Washington to an-
uounce her lineage with a modesty that is
suspicious. She offers to waive her claims on
the money II she can get appointed to clerk
sap. Too easy compromise for justly
founded claim. The claim is bogus, aud the
"heir" AL adventures, doubtless
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When NIAGARA Went Dry.

A citizen Of Buffalo writes to the
Courier of thet city: There are un.
doubtedly many witnesses yet living to
attest the truth of the Rev: Bishop
Fuller's statement relating to the sud-
den and extraordinary subsidence Of wa
ter in the Niagara river at the time he
refers to. I remember the circumstance
well, being in charge at the time of the
Custom House at Black Rock ferry. The
wind for several hours previous had va.
ried but little from east to northeast,
causing a strong current during the time
and piling the volume of water back
upon the bosom of Lake Erie. No
slight sensation was manifested by the
millers whose imperative machinery
was unexpectedly in a mute condition,
minus minus the e. element e.! Of propelling power.
George w. Tiff, Esq, in this connec-
ton, may undoubtedly be referred to as
an interested witness. The steam ferry
boat Union, during the greater part Of
the day, was unable to reach her
dock on either side, being pre-
vented by the low stage Of the
water. The shore on the Canada
side presented the appearance of an ex-
tended marsh Of gravel and sand beds
fshermen's nets were in fold beyond the
reach of the boats. The absence Of
water was equally perceptible on the
American side. The massive pier
stretched like a stone wall upon dry
land Squaw island was extended by q
temporary area of barren beach; the
harbor displayed the worst features OF
the annoying deposits which obstructed
navigation and often disturbed the
equilibrium Of the miller's temper. In
the latter respect it was benefit, fur
nishing clew to the worst obstructions
to be removed. The remembered tim
Der foat-bridge sunk below available
use for crossing trains, the declivity OF
the windlass- worked falls at the ends re-
quiring Of the pedestrian a persistent
effort to reach q reliable foothold.
recollect remark made by tho late re-
spected Col. Bird in the evening, he
having visited the falls during the day,
that "the water was so low on the Amer
ican side that footmen could pass from
the Porter mill to the small islands
upon the naked rocks"
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NATIONALITY OF PARENTS

American tatheo and foreign mother. 49,. 79l
American mother and foreign father.... 1878
The illegimste births of the year number
18O, of which sc were in Ramsey county and
"a in Hennepin county.
THE DEATH LIST.
Of those who died in 1879, 1868 were
males and 4, 4,O84 females; 1924 were single,
1868 married and 4G8 widows and widowers.
August exceeds any other month of the year
in tho number of deaths by over 200. Just
100 are reported who were over IS years
old when they died, and in the table of
causes of death 284 are stated to have died
from old age. Those who were 100 years or
more were Belgian of Goodhue county,
1O1; Canadian of LeSueur county, 1O4; an
1rishman of the same county, 1O3; another
1rishman of the same county, 100, and a
Canadian OF Ramsey county, 104. The lead
ing causes of death are enumera-ed
as follows: Scarlatina, 225; diphtheria, 951;
Group, 22l; typhoid fever, 297; cholera in
fantum, 400; dropsy, 179; cancer, 124; con-
sumption, S74; hydrocephalus, LAG; convul-
sions, 234: brain diseases, lib; heart dis
eases, POI; congestion of lungs, 157; pneu-
monis, y LOG; other lung diseases, 239; enter
tits, 156; stillborn, l64; premature birth,
1926, and old age, 2s4. The following table
gives the death from specified classes o. dis
eases for the year by sex, and the percentage
OF each class to the total deaths:
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Sudden Death.

SuU0eQ Dt8G0.
For many years John r. Cook, Presl-
dent of the First National bank, at Rochester,
Olmsted county, Minnesota. has suffered with
paralysis ofthe stomach. For three weeks
past he has been confined to his room, but
was better it was thought September .. At
1920 on the morning OF September 10 his
physician was called, and after examination
administered some medicine that seemed to
revive him, and so far as outward appearance
goes, he showed no signs OF dissolution; his
strength ard force were as usual; at $50 he
turned over quickly and his head was noticed
to drop forward. The physician and attend
ants went to the bed and found him dead.
Blood.
A quarrel at the American hotel saloon
on the corner Of Wabashaw and Fourth streets
In s.. Paul, Minn., late in the afternoon of
Sept. IL, resulted in bad wound received by
one of the parties In the quarrel. Gilbert
Pottegsiser, OF the the American house, and
George Albertson wers the parties In the
quarrel. The former threw 9 beer glass at
the latter, which struck him under the left
jaw, and being broken, inflicted CHASTITY
wound, severing several arteries, and produc-
Ing fearful flow OF blood. Physicians were
instantly called and soon stopped the bleed
ing, and fatal results are not expected. AL
bertson Is an ugly customer when drunk, aud
Is we'll known to the police OF St. Paul for nu.
merous infractions OF the law and order Pot
tegeiser claims to have acted In self defense,
as Albertson was about to hurl beer glass
at him.
More Kentucky Shooting.
An Owenton. KY, special to the LOUIS
Vile Courier Journal, says q very serious
shooting affray occurred at a picnic, about
seventeen miles from there on Saturday, Sep
tember l1th. A difficulty arose between
some drunken boys over some trivial matter
which before its termination involved three
brothers named Smith aud three brothers
named Hammond and . half brother Of Ham,
monds' named Boainerd Acre. The shooting
was general and INDUCED In by both parties,
but the Smiths proved more expert with their
weapons. The Acre boy IS years, was shot
in the head and instantly killed, and his three
half brothers, the Hammonds, were all wound.
ed, two Of whom Jonathan and Sam, the ply.
sicians say mortally. The Smiths and Ham.
uonds are cou,ins and Sam Hammond is
brother. r.in.law to the Smith brothers. The
parties who did the shooting have evaded ar
rest. They are sons OF G. V. Smith, justice Of
the peace. very respectable and good citi-
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MINNESOTA NEWS,
a now Touring mill has just been com
psetsd 1t Aontioelleo, Wright county.

new Touring mill has just been CON-
psstsd at Aontieelleo, Wright county.
Tho new elevator at Alexandra. DouRlss
county, il completed and is'reoeiving grain.
Girard Mitchell, reading at st. Cloud, Z
railroad employe, met with an accident at
Anoke tho other day, BY which both his leRs
were broken.
Ono day last week huge rattlssnske was
alaughtered on the road between Maiden
Rock and Stockholm, Wright county. It
had twelve rsttles-
A tramp in Austin stole q school bows
vest recently, and his cousin, N. J. Wood
son, thrsshed tho tramp and recovred tho
vest, and now comes tho tramp and sues
Wooden for damages!
8. Rathbun, At his wagon factory In St.
Cloud, tho other day Was struck by Q piece
OF timber thrown by circular saw, over tho
right eye, cutting frightful gash and de-
stroying the sight of the eye.
Reports for Wright county arc to tho eject
that the late favorable weather has enabled
farmers to thresh most Of tho wheat in shock,
and it does not prove to be a. badly damaged
BY the late rains as had been supposed.
In portions of the State complaint is made
OF the ''canker worm," which is making
serious depredations on the trees; among
them the plum, apple, oak, elm and bass
wood are suffering, the trees being despoiled
Of their foliage.
The Hastings Neso Era says John Miner
had negro arrested last week for an ALLEGED
insult, but the negro was proved blamelees,
and he was discharged. The negro then had
Miner arrested for IN assault. He plead
guilty and paid $11 for his enterprise.
The st. Peter Tribune of September 8.
says the first frost of the season occurred on
the previous evening, and it was sufficiently
severe to nip all tender vegetation. Corn.
not matured, was slightly injured, but near
" oil of the crop was "out of the way"
hence beyond harm.
Many blame the farmers for reckless dila.
toriness in securing their wheat in stacks.
The truth is, many farmers had not teams
and men enough to put tho shocks in stacks
before the rains came. Self-binders work 80
rapidly that often help is not always ade-
quate to secure tho grain in stacks.
Reports are to the effect that tho damage
to the wheat in shocks and stacks by the late
rains Will be very considerable, much greater
than was at first anticipated. Stacks have
to be taken down and tho bundles scattered
to dry. In some instances the wheat has
grown. The grade will be lowered and tho
price, OF course, correspondlngly.
Little Falls Daily Transcript, Sept. 4:
just before We 60 to press, s O'Clock this
afternoon, messenger arrived in Little
Falls and informed Sheriff T. j. Hayes that
q wagon loaded with wheat had Just run
over one of Mr.. Hayes children, johapna,
aged years, on his farm three miles south
OF town, and that the child was probably al
ready dead.
Dan. Quincy, living about three miles
east of Austin, Mower county, met with q
severe loss BY fire recently. The fire caught
in hay stack and consumed from twenty to
thirty ton of hay, ten stacks of wheat, two
stacks Of oats. two harvesters, two seeders, q
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-11

Brief Uems.--The negro, John Moore,
who was shot BY Policeman Jones about ten
days ago, while running from that officer,
is still unable to walk. He Is charged with
misdemeanor, and will probably be tried at
the next term OF the Hastings Court.
The Board OF Supervisors OF Chesterfield
county will meet again at The court-bouse
on the fourth Monday Of this month.
Bartlett Fisher and Henry Gibson, who
were arrested i'm Pow hatan not long since,
charged with burglary and attempting to
murder Mr.. MaXey, will not be tried until
the September term Of the Circuit Court.
The city taxes for the coming year have
been reduced almost one half OF the former
rate, and under new assessment OF real
estate they will probably be still lower.
Services are expected TO be held in the
upper part OF the Baptist church tomorrow
week. The work Of fitting up the inside OF
this church is being pushed forward as ra'
pdly as possible.
Two gold medals will be given In the
| Male High school, at the close OF the session
| TO the two most proficient scholars. On
will be presented by Mr.. A. G. Harding, o
this city, and the other by the principal o
the school, Mr.. f. Morrissette.
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BRIEF -PERsoNAL.-Robert H..
Glass. Jr., OF the Danyile Post, Is in the
city.
william Chubb, who was sent to the pen
itentiary from Fredericksburg, was dis
charged yesterday, having served out his
term OF imprisonment.
The Richmond Grays will celebrate their
anniversary at Bon Air next Monday.
The annual sermon before the Male Or
nhan Asylum will be preached by Rev. Dr.
Hatcher at the Second Presbyterian church
Sunday. .u,.o,a
public temperance meeting will be held
AZ the Venable-Street Baptist church TO-
night. Addresses will be made by Kew
Messrs. Barrett and Pitt. :,
The cheapest excursion OF the season f
that advertised for tomorrow night per sne
steamer Ariel. ,.s
The beautiful challengecup to be rowet
for at the approaching State regatta y Oh
exhibition at J. II. Tyler q Sons.
| A number Of the stores on the nefth s,d'
~ Main street between Fourteenth an9
Seventeenth are being remodelled. :,
The remains OF the late Russell Marsnal'
Of this city, were inferred al Blandior'
Cemetery Wednesday.
The condition Of Mr.. w. c. Elan was re
ported as favorable yesterday, ana hopes
his sneedy recovery are entertained.
Rev. i. William Jones will lecture Q
Granite tonight on the "boys In Gray.
The lecture Is for the benefit OF tne urani,
Union Sunday school. seasonab'e reiresl
ments will be furnished.
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THE CoLoRED TRooPs.-Tbe Douglas
Guard. OF Augusta, Ga, arrived 10 this city
Yesterday morning nroute for Washington.
They were met at the Petersburg depot Dy
a detachment from each company OF tne
First Virginia battalion (colored). In the
afternoon the company paraded the streets,
and their fine appearance elected iayoraDie
Comment. This afternoon the Guard ana
the battalion, or portion OF 1t, viii parade
the principal streets after O'Clock. There
are forty-two men, rank and file, 10 the com
papy. The officers are as follows: Lieu
tenant commanding, X. G. Cummings
Lieutenants, John l.. Mitchell and +: X
johnson; Sergeants, Anderson Galphin'
Andrew Watkins, Lindsey Moore, X: wa D.
ington, and Stephen Mimms; Color-Ser'
geant, Robert Jones; Quartermaster ser
geant, William DriscoIl Corporals, JACK,
SON Williams, j. Jones, David Lurk, ano
Thomas Henson.
The Douglas Guard will leave for Wash
iugton tomorrow morning. They express
themselves as highly pleased with their re-
ception and treatment by their comrades 10
this city.
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TCOmmunicafpd.1

Messrs. Editors,--I notice the steamer
Ariel carrying United States nail will
leave Richmond Saturday, 18th, at 9 p. NJ,
for excursion to Fortress Monroe and Nor
folk. Fare only 25 cents round trip. Nice
cots free. viii you please inform the public
why the Ariel carrying United States maiD
did not 60 down on excursion on Satur-
day, June 8, 1880? Was 1t because the
Schuyler could not go? II the Ariel (car-
rying the United States maiD proposes to
accommodate the public, why not do so
when the Schuyler is not here? j under
stand the Schuyler proposes 10 keep up
these excursions throughout the summer
for the accommodation OF the public.
ExCURsIONIsT.
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HusTIyGs COURT.-In the Hastings Court
Yesterday Mr.. E. G. Cabell, counsel for Mary
Moore, convicted Wednesday OF keeping a
disorderly house, withdrew his motion for
a new trial, and the accused was sent to Jail
for six months and fined $50.
Anna Williams was convicted OF unlaw-
fully cutting and wounding George Brown,
and sent to Jail for five days and fined one
cent.
Robert johnson alias John Johnson was
found guilty Of stealing lot OF clothing
from c. Wendlinger, and sent to Jail with
labor for twelve months, and ordered ten
lashes.
The following parties were acquitted
Mary Jane Washington, charged with
stealing SO from l.. II. Holmes.
Margaret Morris, charged with breaking
and entering the house Of Josephine John
son and stealing wearing apparel.
The grand jury will meet next Monday
At IL O'Clock A. VI. The names OF all par
ties who have failed TO take out their liqHoi
licenses will be handed in at that time.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL AND ExECu
TIVE CoxATrTEEs.-Tbe Virginia Republi
can State Central Committee met at th,
custom-house In this city yesterday at 1:
O'Clock. Hon. John II. Lewis presided
and X. z. Brooks acted as secretary.
The following members were present
John Callahan, j. b. Stewart, w. RI. Carter
Lazarus Bib, james Wood, J. II. Work, r.
X. Alexander, B. B. Bolts, j. w. Cochran,
X. r. TanselI, and j. ii. Ballard. Several
olDer members were represented by proxies.
Much time was consumed in discussing
Inc right OF proxies to take part in the
meeting. II was finally determined to al
low them the rights OF members.
The State Executive Committee w9s ap.
pointed, consisting OF the following gentle
men: Lee Upton, Jr., John Callahan, Laza-
rus Bibb, Joseph Jorgensen, James Wood,
J. Il. Work, James Cochran, X. t. TaBsell,
j. II. Ballard, w. II. Lester, and II. L.
| Wickham.
A long discussion was had on the ques-
tiOn as to the selection OF the chairman and
secretary OF the Executive Committee,
Messrs. JorgeDsen and Hoxie being strongly
urged by their respective friends for the
first place.
At $40 O'Clock a recess was taken until
7:30 O'Clock.
The committee endorsed the Chicago plat
form, and refused TO enlarge the Executive
Committee. Members OF the State Central
Committee in the different congressional
districts where there are no Republican or
ganization were authorized to organize and
call conventions.
A subcommittee OF three will be appoint
ed by the Chair at some future time to in.
quire into the eligibility OF the electors ap-
pointed at Sraunton, in order that no Federal
office-holder may be placed on the electoral
ticket.
The Executive Committee met last night
for the purpose OF electing permanent
chairman.
Mr.. II. T. Wickham nominated Hon. 10.
seph Jorgensen.
Mr.. James Wood nominated Major b. w
HOxie.
Mr.. Jorgensen withdrew his name, and
| placed in nomination General Williams Z,
| Wickham.
A vote was taken, resulting as follows
| Wickham, q; Hoyie, 3.
General Wickham's election was subse
quently made unanimous.
After the election OF Mr.. Arthur A
Spitzer as secretary the committee adj
| journed subject to the call Of the chairman