The Worthington advance., 1880-09-09

Tsyms+rwo dollars . year, In advance;
One dollar for ok months; F1ity cents TOT
three months.
The Old Established Paper. O@-
cial paper Of the County.
A. p. Miller,
Editor and Proprietor.
THE LATEST NEWS.
ssalsassa Daily oeoa the Nest Rsliabls A.
ISOLATED Press and Special Tsisgr.as
DrouGth.
Advices Of Sept. 8, report that q fear
1ful drought prevails all over Vermont and Ill
manufacturers have been compelled to sus
pend wsrk for want Of suf{1cient water to run
the machinery. The temperature for ten days
Is almost equat to the hottest days in Ju.
ly.
Blown Up.
An Ontario dispatch says, nine China
men at work on the Canada Pacific railway,
and standing on rock over a blast. when a
premature explosion took place, were hurled
into the air. Two had their skulls fractur. d.
Friends Of the men seized sticks and axes and
started up to wreak Vengeance on the fore
man Of the gang, q white man. They chased
him several miles.
Treatme0t OF Luuatics.
1t Is reported from st. Johns, N. sB.,
Sept. 9, that many women are stored away iu
the cellar OF the insane asylum at that place,
in which person accustomed to the decen.
ces Of life could not be hired for any sum to
pass an hour. Other accommodation is def
ctent, and the inhumanity involved In the
present arrangement Is so great that no st.
John newspaper would care to describe it.
Attempted suicide.
Al Faribaull, Rice county, Minn, Mrs.
Karp, crazy woman living in the Fourth
Ward, attempted suicide on the afternoon OF
September 8. during the temporary absence
OF her watchers, by pouring a gallon and a
half OF Kerosene oil over her head and shout
ders aud setting fire to it. The poor womans
screams brought her friends TO her relief, who
managed to put the flames out. She Is ter
ribly burnt abou. the head aud shoulders.
4 Desperate Defaulter
X. 0. Adams, late postmaster of Dead
wood, and who Was convicted of embezzipg
over $ll ,O0O from the government, was seen
by Bender, messenger on the Deadwood
route, and recoguiz d. Adams will not enter
rancho for fear OF being ca ptured, but orders
bis horse fed and meals brought out OF doors
to him. He is we'll armed, aud will resist any
att mpts made 10 arrest him. Two special
deputy marshals uuder Sheriff Mckenzie are
In search Of him.
Trade of st. Louis.
A st. Louis, Mo-, telegram Of Septcm.
Der 5, says interview with representatives of
branches Of business Of this city, show that
trade is not only very lively. but that 1t is
from 20 to 40 per cent. greater than last year;
that the increase Is legitimate and healthy;
that collections are prompt and that the out
look for large, prosperous and profitable
trade never WAS better.
Milwaukee Business
The Sentinel publishes statement of
the grain and produce trade of that city for
the past crop year. 1t shows an aggregate
Of nearly "a 'Oo0DO bu> heels Of grain receipts
against S6OO0,I00 Of tie previous year, a fall
inK of OF wheat receipts Of nearly 3NO,OO0
bushels. Total receipts OF wheat 15O!'O QUO
bushels, -four o.OGIOO0 barrels, corn 1,OOU 900
bushels and barley s,V00,0 600 bushels There
was large increase in cattle receipts and in
wool, timber aua in pig iron.
Dishonest Mediums
At Boston, Mass, the cases of Mrs. and
Mr.. William Fletcher, spiritual mediums
charged by Miss Davis, of England, with Oh.
tanning large amount Of property from her
under false prctens,one, was the subject of
police investigation, which has resulted In the
arrest OF Mrs. Fletcher and the recovery from
her OF large amount OF diamonds and other
property identified as belonging to Miss Da.
Wis. Fletcher was also found and promised
to restore the property OF Miss Davis In his
0eeeeeion.
Business In the South.
Reports from all parts Of the South
indicate An unprecsdent business during the
fall and winter There is a call for laborers
In certain sections to aid in saving the largest
cotton crop ever raised Railroad earnings
still increase. The gross earnings of Louis.
vile & Nashville roads are as follows: Fourth
week In August 1884,, $247.60O. Same period
In 1879 el4a.5O0. Increase $lO3,lOO. Tota
for mouth, 1880, 1896 $40. Game period 1879,
*44a7'e. Increase. $a52,072
Caned.
At Titusville, Pa, Aug. 81, the notori-
ous Jim Place, editor in chiei of d black. mail.
ing eheet called the Petroleum World, was se.
verely caned and disgraced at the Hotel Biz
marck, by Superintendent Wilson, OF the
Pittsburg, Titusville 4 Buffalo railroad, it
having come to Mr. Wilson knowledge that
the said Place had been lying about and vi;ely
slandering that gentleman In respect to the
manage ment Of his road. The affair has ere.
ated sensation here and the public sympa-
thy is with Superintendent Wilson. Pace is
hiding out of the way.
Strike
General manager Merrill, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee 4 st. PArl road, had a con-
ference With the striking mac hinists Sept. 8,
and offer. to allow them to resume work OF.
the old terms The men refuse, and will
bold out for the advance called for. Sixty
shoe makers, in the employ OF Bradley and
Metcalf, made a demand for an advance of 81
cents dozen on shoes. and, io the event OF
refusal will strike. There are rumOrs of
Similar proceedings by the brick!ayers and
stone masons OF that city.
Storm In Jamaica,
A telegram of Aug. 20, contains par.
ticulars Of the storm which devastated Jamai.
o. The destruction which followed the storm
aud the damag. could not be estimated. In
Uppork camp prisoners wers released to save
their lives, which were threatened by falling
buildings. Two women were killed at Glen
Gobbe by house falling upon them. and At
Newcastle one aoldiar and three xomen xera