The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-03-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
SUDDEN DEATH.
At Wilmington, Delaware, on the
morning Of March 8, Henry Pepper, law part.
ner of Senator BaYard, was found dead in hia
bed.
A Paris dispatch says the warehouses
of the Mcssagerics national great carrying
company have been destroyed by fire. Mer.
chandisc estimated at the value of 100000
francs was dcstroycc. Six thousand square
yards are covered with debris. Loss fully in.
surcd.
The Gushing house at St. Croix Falls,
Wisconsin, was destroyed by fire on the morn.
ing Of March T. Loss. 5000; insured in the
Flre'& Marine, st. Paul, for 1000. The records
OF the U. q. land Office were all saved, but
business will be suspended ,afcw days. The
contents Of the hotel were par.,ally saved.
ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A NIHILlsT.
On the afternoon of March 3, at St.
Petersburg, Gen. Meliko1, chief of tho new
supreme commission was fired at by young
man with revolver, when alghting from o
carriage at his residence in Grand Masak:ia
street. Gen. Melikofr was not hurt. The man
was Immediately seized by a cossack.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
A farmer named Daniel Leonard. liy
ing some eight miles south of Morris, Stevens
couHty, Minn.. was found frozen to death on
Horse Shoe lake on the afternoon of March s.
AS he was under the influence of liquor when
he left Morris, the supposition is that he fell
from his team and wandered about until over
come by the cold.
A LARGE SALE.
J. W. Mackcy, of San Francisco, stated
March 3, that he had purchased from J. c..
Flood the lattcr's entire interest in the CON-
stock mines and mills. lie declines to state
the exact consideration, but intimatcs it is
over IS 100000 He has the greatest confidence
in Comstock. Mr.. Flood will hcnccforth de-
vote his attention to his San Mutio property
and to his banking:
FIRE AT DULUTH.
On the afternoon of Saturday, March
6, the elevator of Munger. Markell 4 Co., was
destroyed by fire with all its contents. It was
commenced in 1878 and finished in 1874 at a
cost OF 10000. 1t was insured for $4,000 and
contained 10000 bushels OF wheat and l25OOO
bushels of corn, both fully insured. The loss
is $4,000. Total insurance, $4,000.
A LITTLE GIRL SHOT.
At Delaware, O., on the night of March
the three year old daughter of Geo. Bell was
fatally shot by her cousin, Daisy Price, aged 8
years. The shooting was accidental Daisy
had been playing with toy pistol, and when
she had found her fathers revolver she showed
it to her cousin who attempted to get possess
sion OF it, and in doing so the revolver was
discharged.
A TORNADO.
A terrible tornado passed over Indian
opiis about IL o'clock on the night of March
5. large uumber Of houses were unroofed,
thinneys blown down and trees uprootcd. The
Central avenue Methodist church was almost
entirely demolished. One dwelling house was
lifted from its foundation and carried five or
six feet. The inmates OF the house escaped
with but slight injury.
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEITs
Washington adv1ccs of March :, state
that the treasury department has announced
the existence Of counterfeit one hundred dol
lar bills on the following banks: National
Reserve Bank. Boston ;Pttstlcld National Bank
Pittstcld, Merchants National bank, N. Bed.
Counterfeit notes on the banks mentioned arc
80 admirably executed they arc liable to de-
ceivc even experts.
BOY SHOT, HIS MOTHER DROPS DEAD.
Waring Schoolcy, aged IA, son of
Joseph Schoolcy, a prominent citizen of Pits
burg, Pa, was found late on the evening OF
March 4, on the outskirts OF the city in an un-
conscious condition. On examination it was
discovered he had been shot, and probably
fatally wounded, by an unknown party. Mrs.
Schoolcy, the mother dropped dead when the
little victim was carried in the house. The
people OF the town arc greatly excited.
SUICIDE.
Nicholas Bicht, a we'll to do business
man OF Fort Branch, Indiana, a few miles
away from Evansville, committed suicide on
the morning of March 4, by shooting himself
through the head with pistol. He had been
slightly sick for a day or two. His wife had
Just left him to bring cup Of coffee and had
scarcely reached the dining room when she
was startled by the report of pistol and re-
turning quickly found him dead. They have
no children.
HAND CAR DEMOLISHED.
A Red Wing, Mlnn., dispatch says as
hand car containing a crew OF four section men
were coming cast on the river division near
Engleson, March s, they were run into by an
cast bound freight train, dcmolshing the car
and seriously injuring the foreman, VIM.
Crowley. The other occupants escaped with
slight bruises. Crowley was brought to Red
Wing and is doing as we'll as could be expect
ed. The escape from instant death was a mr.
row one.
ESCAPE OF \ MURDERER.
Arthur Maynehan, convicted few
days ago of murder in the first degree for KILL
ing John r. jackson, of Brooklyn, in Scptcm
her last, escaped on Saturday night, March 8,
from jail at Logansport, Ind. He walked out
after lhe turnkey, who was removing dishes
after supper, the doors being ncglgcntly left
unlocked A reward of $500 has been offered
for his capture and the officers arc using cyery
means to find him
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
At Van Vert, Ohio, March 4, G. Grosc-
man and William Carson ere found gailty of
the murder of Bernard Picker, who was mur-
dcrcd at his door one night in December last,
and the murdcrers then tortured his wife bv
placing her feet to d hot stove until she told
them where to find &2,600 When the men
were arrested in Van Vert, they shot the
sheriff and constable, inficting serious injur
les on both. Daniel Harmon, tried with the
others, was acquitted.
STARVING.
Adviccs from Constantinoplc of March
Z, state that the committee for the distribution
Of aid among the refugees in eastern Ron.
melia reports that unless fresh funds are nro.
vidcd it must cease operations in a few davs
in which case many persons will die Of hnn
ger. In Won Armenia tifty-two persons died
OF starvation. Thousands arc cndcayorinr r