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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-25

The completion of the Southern Pacif-
10 is looked for by the farmers of Cali
fornia to open q new and favorable route
for the export of their vast surplus wheat
crop. 1t is even prophesled that this
route via the Southern Pacific, New Or
leans, and the guilt will carry the entire
crop of that State, almost Immediately
after it's opening, and that wheat alone
will give the road fifty thousand tons
Of freight q month.
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THE population Of Delaware is 145,-
o54. The males slightly exceed the
females in number. There are 74,153 of
the former, and 72,051 of the latter;
0,472 residents Of the State are foreign
born. There are 94.458 colored people
in tho State. In 1870 the population of
Delaware was 125,O15,
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polied their votes In tho following Counties:
Tho Insane Asylum Fire.

The Insane Asylam Fire.
As tho days wear on the only addition.
al news to report relative to the insane asyl.
um disaster Is in regard to tho identinc alton
Of the dead. The following is believed to be
nearly correct list:
Bu1NxD 10 D8AIH.
g. g. PruddeD, James E. Olinoh,
4aroelle 0aRyns, Henry Diokmsn,
Patrick CLANCY, Columbus mcnullen,
Miohasl Collippis. Edward Mahoney.
Peter Hagen, Ohas. RausheimeE-l0.
PROBABLY BURNED 10 DEATH.
Amoa O. Alley. Jacob E. Gfeller,
Toston l.. Moss, Hans Anderson,
Andy Mckay, Ephr1sm D. Gordon,
Patrick Fancy. Andrew Uieson,
Lenore Dafe, Ohas H. Barber-l0.
DIED FROM E11EcT OF H1RI.
John inquest, Frederick Leader,
Thos. ONeil, Jonathan p. Abrshsms,
Jacob Gilles, John x. Thorvildson-6
MISSING AND POSSIBLY LIVING.
Daniel O. Brien, John O. Brennan,
b. g. Quinby. VIM. Fitz,
Peter Petersun-6
Tho work of occurring the remains from the
ruins is being prosecuted a. rapidly Is tho heat
will permit.
1t is entirely probable that twenty or twenty.
three human bodies. or the charred and black
ened remains of the esme, will be taken from
tho ruins, no one of which it will be able to
positively identify, the crisp and revolving re-
mains hurried into the grave, to be NO mt re
known than the victims Themselves in their
mental darkness have known.
The intention of scattering patients through
the State in county poor houses has been ab.n-
doned, and aside from those sent to St. Paul.
the Others will be provided for as tho following
telegram indicates:
sT. PETER, Nov. 18.-His Excellency Gov.
J. 3. Piilsbury: On account of the number
of patients Transferred to tho second hon pital
for insane and the removals by their friends.
" believe by utilizing our chapel and other
rooms of the center building to their utmost
capacity. We can mako the patients moro COM
Portable here than in tho county receptacles.
and therefore request that no farther efforts
be made towards their removal by county au-
thosities. VIZ. ScHIMMEL,
A. l.. BAcKErT,
Resident Trustees.
O. K. BARTLETT, Superintendent.
1t Is now generally believed the fire was the
act Of one Of the insane patients.
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FAMINE il again threatened in some
OF the provinces of British India where
tho rainfall during the months of June
and July was from four to six inches be-
low the average. The situation causes
grave uneasiness In government circles
ut Calcutta and London.
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MINNESOTA'S VOTE.

0miclal Canvass Of the Votes Cast for
Presidential Electors and CenGrss.msa.
PREsrDENTlAL.
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Dr.. w. A. P. MARTIN, the distinguished
Oriental scholar and president of the
Imperial Tung Wen College, at Peking,
China, who recently sailed from the city
for Europe, holds commission from the
Chinese Government to visit both America
and Europe, and to report on their re-
spcctive educational systems. DR.. Martin
will be absent from China about two
wears.
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WEEKLY CASUALTY RECORD.

WEEKLY CASUALTY RECORD.
The steamer Maldred, Capt. Long from
New York, September 2s, for Marseilles, is
given up as lost.
The quarters of Lieut.. Bell, at Fort A.
Lincoln, D. T., were burned, and other build
ings damaged, by fire, the 10th.
A terrific snow storm with high wind
prevailed throusLoi.- ~; H'ack Hills country
the 18th, and 10th, the thermometer falling
to 80 degrees below.
Floods are causing much damage in
the counties Of Derbyshire. Warnickshire,
Nottinghampshire and Worcestershire. Fog
land, and the waters OF the Thames are rising
rapidly.
Two-thirds of the buildings in New
port, Ark, ION the iron Mountain railroad)
were destroyed by fire Tuesday evening, the
10th, making about 200 families homeless.
The property consumed is estimated at $780,
CO.,
The wholesale drug house OF Lord
stoughtenberg & Co., Chicago, burned the
2oth. Loss on building $5o000 with .@22 500
insurance, and stock $12o coo, with an insur
ance Of el29 600. A girl employe was fatally
bnrned.
D. J. Arnold, 70 years old, while har-
Messing his team In the passage Of grain
elevator at East Des Moines, lows, the 18th,
was crushed to death by the floor Of bin
above giving way.
At Logan, Ohio, while Corwin Call, a
miner, was emptying quantity Of blasting
powder into sack which his wife was hold.
ing, the powder exploded. Mr.. Call was
burned to death and Call is not expected to
live. The room was badly shattered.
A special to the Galveston, Texas,
Nesos, Of Nov. II, from Corsicana says: A
special train carrying four companies Of the
Sixteenth infantry, struck 4 broken rail four
miles above here, ditcbiug four coaches.
Twenty five men were wounded several seri.
ously.
The gun works OF J. Brown & Son,
Pittsburgh, were burned. the 18th, inficting 4
loes Of $a5O00. Brown & Son have been
particularly unfortunate, having been burned
out three times in twelve years, besides having
their works pulled by the mob during the
memorable riots OF 1877
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Garfield over Hancock, 40688.
The vote for Frederick for clcetor, 10 reduced
by several hundred votes cast having been
printed John Frederiokson." and therefore
returned ~ scattering.
CONGRESSIONAL.
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ga 707 votes; ". Ball. Temperance candidate:
e'3 ana ~ votes are returned ''ac4tterine."
Tho following is tho vote in detail, 70
eleotors:
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The diamonds of New South Wales,
according to G. s. wilkinson, govern
ment geologist, have been CHEMICAL;
formed in the cement OF Miocene and
Pliocene conglomerates, which is very
ferrug,nous and sometimes silicious. He
thinks the water contained carbonate
with silica, and that a chemical reaction
took place, setting free the carbon in q
capitalized form, and in similar man
ner accounts for the formation of uumer-
ous minute scales of graphite in the Tri-
assic Hawkesbury sandstone
TIM new French cabinet refuses to en-
force the religious decress according to
their letter and spirit. It seems dis
posed to enter into compromise with
the religious orders. Tho Gambettist
organs arc urging the Ministry to an en-
forcement of the DEGREES, and threaten to
make their enforcement an issue at tho
coming elections unless their advice ia
acted on. The feeling against the en-
forcement is quite strong, as is evidenced
by the fact that the police commissioner
1T Rennes have resigned rather than en-
force them.
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PRES. ANDREW D. WHITE, of Cornell
University, the United States minister to
Germany, is writing a"Life of Thomas
Jefferson" to form one of series of BIZ
ographies of the founders of the American
Republic, to be published during the
coming winter. Professor Goldwin Smi th
10 to write Life of George Washington, -
for the same series.
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WHEN Hans Christian Andersen, one
Of whose dearest hopes, in going to
Sweden, had been to meet Frederika
Bremen, was presented to her, on the
deck of steamer, she had never heard of
him and was quite formal. He produced
one of his books, however. as she left him
and after An hour or 80 she hurried back
4 know you no,o," said she, and thus
began = lifelong friendship.
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CRIME AND CRIMINAL RECORD.
6 A man named John Riley was arrested
At Winona. the 10th, on suspicion of being the
person who attempted to assassipate Judge
Page At his hone in Austin on the 24th of
August last. 1t is said the evidence points
strongly to the guilt Of Riley. Riley's home
is Stevens Point, Wis.
At Washington, D. c., the 10th, tho
negroes, Joseph Neverson alias Baby Bedford.
and Edward Queenan, were executed for the
murder Of G. P. Hirth on the 7th of January.
Both men maintained Indifference on the
scafold, At the same time maintaining their
innocence and processing willingness to die.
An Austin, Minn., telegram of the
2oth says: John Riley, the alleged assailant
of Judge Page, arrived here to-day, in the
custody Of Officer Minette Of Austin, and was
committed to Jail. The warrant was issued
by ajustice Of Dexter, Mower county. and the
examination is Get for the 2oth, at this place.
The prisoner is brother of the Austin Rileys
one Of whom Is the chief Of police in that city.
1t is rumored that the prisoner was hired by
An organization In Austin; that all the facts
connected with the plot ara known, and that
other arrests, which will create . profound
sensation, will soon follow.
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FOREIGN.


The Etlenne sugar refinery in Nantes,
France, burned the 18th. Loes I, 500 900 francs.
Tie Marquis of Sligo has removed all
his valuables from Westport and Iwlll reside
in London until the agitation in Ireland is
ended.
A Dublin telegram Of Nov. II, says
IN additional reward of R500 has been offered
for the discovery Of tho murderer Of Lord
Montmorris.
A detachment of 400 British troops
has been sent into county Galway, ireland,
on account Of rumors that arms arc being fur
nished tho people from America.
In the International regatta on the
Thames, IEngland, tho e20th, L.ycock tho
Australian, won the first prize, E5o0; Ross
second eso0; Hosmer, third ,ele0; and Smith
fourth, e40.
Parnell has issued an appeal to the
American people, hoping all lovers Of free
dom win assist the agitation now going on
in Ireland claiming it will secure = radicel
settlement Of tho land question.
Cables Of the 18th, from London re.
port that it IL now feared that there il only
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NINNEsOrA NEWS.

Whooping cough prevails in several of the
towns In Swift county.
A man at 1elrose had thigh broken By
slippipg on the ioe last week.
The young men Of Litohhsld, Neeksx
county, have organized lyosum.
Tho Episcopal society Of Window axe
about to erect . now church sdiaee.
Diphtheria has almost entirely dissppeared
from Cannon Falls, ssys tho Beacon.
Twelve inches Of suov sre reported at thu
headwartess Of tho 4iss,ssippi nivsr.
Mis- Emma Jevett, tho eqaestrienne, II
. student in business college in st. Paul
Five dollars cord for hard wood il do
nanded on tho street In Litohheld, Neeker
county.
Tho horses In Willmar, % in nsAny other
places, sre suffering With the epizootio, but
not severely:
The wood supply in Rush City u beoom-
ing moro abundant and 10 selling from %. so
to 81 cord.
The Presbyterian society Of Red Wing
have very pleasant reading circle among
tho young folks.
Deer hunting IL being prosecuted in aud
~NSeeoOAAt
siderable success.
Minnesota farmers ars beginning to b.
stow greater attention on tho raising Of fax,
corn and stock. 6ensible.
At Spring Valley, Fillmore county, On tho
morning of Nov. 17th, the Thermometer
stood at Is degrees below zero.
Tho Chicago d Northwestern railroad has
reached tho Missouri river. Tho arst train
went through to Pierre Nov. IL.
The Benson, Swift county, Times Of Nov.
10, says twelve new buildings have bsen
erected In Grsoeville during tho past two
weeks.
A great deal of grain in different sections
OF the State remains yet in stock, and it il
thought it will have to 30 remain till next
spring.
The old poor house and two lots in Ninin-
ger were sold at auction Nov. Is, BY resolu-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

Last week Mrs. Mary Spires, own
sister Of Willie, Charlie and J. ID.
Morris of this city, and sister-in-law
of Bob. Arnold, returned from Cali
tOrnia after on absence Of Il years.
Her relatives were not expecting her,
and when she got Off the noon train,
went at once to Billie Morris store.
She saw at once that Billie did not
know her, SO she thought she would
have some fun. She priced the differ
ent brands of sugar, and finally
bought a barrel Of Coffee "a" She
then went to Charities store and in
vested in a sack of coffee. AS she went
out of the store Charlie thought tina,
there was something about her that
reminded him of his sister, SO he fol-
lowed her to j. D.. Morris store
when he recognized her. They then
went back to Billic's store and accus-
ed him of swindling the lady in the
sugar trade, she denouncing him tc
his face, and he did not know her un.
til they all commenced laughing, and
she went up and kissed him. She
then went over to the bank and Dor.
rowed $1,000 from her brother-in-law
Bob Arnold, who did not recognize
her until she got the money and did
not want to give any name.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

G. z. Williams is n of the oldest
settlers in this county. He is not
a very old man, yet he has been in
this county nearly all his life, and
says he can remember when there
was not a house where Mexico now
stands, and frequently has run wolves
across what is now the court house
ward. He lives five miles northwest
of Mexico and has one Of the best
farms in the county. When Polk
was president of the United States,
he entered 40 acres of land at S1.25
per acre. When Fillmore was in the
White House he entered 40 acres
more at the same price. He would
not now take $50 an acre for this
land. At that time Mr.. W. says
wheat was only so cents per bushel,
bacon about two and three cents
per pound, good calves selling for
81 and So, money was very scarce,
there being no way Of shipping pro-
duce. He says he al hardly realize
that this is the same county he moved
into from North Carolina in 1888,
being 10 years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25
OLD LANDMARK GONE.


utSe d. Il. feafSon departs his LlIC.
Death is another life. We bow our heads
AT going ont, we think. and enter straight
Another golden chamber OF the Kings.
Larger than this we leave, and ~lovelier.
Last Monday morning, March p,
1880, Judge j. A. Pearson Of this
city departed this life. He was III
of our oldest citizens and we'll known
all owe the county. His remains
were inferred Monday evening at
three O'Clock.
Judge Pearson was born in Rowan
county, North Carolina, in 1897 and
married his first wife in Wilkes coun-
ty, the same state, in 1919. Her
maiden name was Carlton. They
moved to Galloway county, Mo. in
1884 and in a few months they moved
to what is now Mexico, Audrain
county. At that time there vas not
a house where Mexico now stands.
Judge Pearson, at one time, owned
all the land on which the east side
of the square stands, as well as all OF
East Mexico. The Judge married
his second wife in 1865, Mrs. Eliza
Beatty. The Judge had been a mem
Der of the Old School Baptist Church
for over 60 years and his life, both
public and private, had been most
exemplary. AS a reward for his
virtue and uprightness he lived to
the age of S3 years and IL days. A
! good old age.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

Land sales made by John p. ClarE
& Son during the week:
To John +. Youngblood, so acres,
II miles east of Mexico, $500.
To James S. Brown, 100 acres,
southeast Of Mexico, S1,100.
To n. Il. Lewellen, 16O acres.
three miles south of Vandalia. 81, 1870.
To James S. Barnes, 80 acres
miles south of Vandalia, $500.
To John Barnes, so acres 3 miles
south of Vandalia, $500.
To Daniel A. Dennis, so acres
near Secoy station, $500.
To Mrs. Laura f. Robinson (wift
of Mr.. James Robinson, the justly
celebrated champion equestrian Of
the worldly 440 acres adjoining hel
large farm north of Mexico, $4,000.
To Phillip Mohry 40 acres neal
Farber, $3.50.
TO d. G.. Barnes, so acres neal
Vandalia, $500.
To John Gilmer, 80 acres, 5 mile:
southeast of Mexico, $500.
To John r. Nation, 40 acres neal
Farbcr, $3.50.
J.. p. Clark & Son are doing /:
heavy land business this season
Parties wishing to buy Or sell should
call on them. 1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25
''The Tree Shall be known
by Its Fruit"
MRS. j. M.
Ladies' Physician.

DIR. j. NJ. koontz and wife, sole
proprietors of the French cure for
women, and also other justly cele-
brated family medicines of their own
compound, are still located in Mexico,
where they a be consulted in regard
to their medicines and diseases which
they are recommended for. The
French cure for woman is the only
remedy of the kind prepared and sold
in America, and so acknowledged by
all ladies, who have given it a trial,
to be the only reliable remedy
on earth for all diseases peculiar to
the female organization. Prepared
and for sale only by them. Also
midwifery and chrome diseases of
woman made a speciality by Mrs. j.
Nj. Koontz, who has had over IA years
experience in the practice of medl-
cine among the female SEX. All per-
sons calling at the residence will get
an honest opinion In regard to their
case and for chronic diseases can
have treatment and medicine furnish
ed them containing full directions
and instructions for using at very
reasonable rates. All medicine guar
anteed to be entirely vegetable. For
consultation call at residence on
Water Street, opposite the Catholic
Church, Mexico, Mo. 49-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25
Notice.

A Republican Convention to meet
at the court house in Mexico, Mo,
Saturday, April Sd, 1880, at two
O'Clock p. M, TO elect delegates to
the Republican State Convention, to
meet in Sedalia, Mo-, on the 14th
day of April, 1880, for the purpose
of clecting delegates to represent the
Republicans Of Missouri in the Ma
lional Republican Convention, to rs
semble at Chicago, Illinois on June
I'd, 1880; also TO elect a county com
mittcc and Transact any other bust
ness that may claim attention.
The Republicans of the different
townships in Audrain County will
assemble at their various voting
places, on Saturday, March 9th,
and elect delegates AS follows to the
said county convention:
Salt River, court house, Is dele
gates; East Loutre, Martinsburg,
6: West Loutre, Benton City, 4;
East Cuivre, Crows school house, 6
West Cuivre, Farber, 4; Linn, Wal
ker's school house, 10; Prairie, Dyes
school house, 6; Prairie, Laddonia,
4; Wilson, MAYORS school house, 5
Wilson, Giants, 5; Saline, Canada
school house, 10.
L. N. HATHAWAY, Chairman.
GEO. A. PoTEET, Sec. Com.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25
MExICO's Mills.
FIGURING and Woa}en Both booming.

Last Monday We had the pleasure
of visiting the Mexico wooden mills
of II. Rice & Co. The WOODEN mills
are Mexico's pride and they are to-
day in a more prosperous condition
than ever before. Two sets ofhands
are run, one during the day and the
other during the night, and about
thirty hands are kept busy all the
time. When the mill runs to it's full
capacity 60 hands will be employed.
New machinery has just been put in
and large capital expended to make
the mills what they should be. Large
contracts are now on hand and will
necessitate the running day and night
with full sets of hands to supply the
demand. H. Rice, the chief proprie-
tor and manager, is a nan that knows
his business and believes in enter
prise and go-a-head.
Bob Self, the old reliable engineer,
is still at his post.
The ponds have been enlarged and
deepened so that there will be no de-
lay on account of a dearth of water.
The WOODEN mills are a great insti-
tuition for this city and should be
we'll ~patronized by our merchants.
Home manufactures and dealers
should always work together for the
best interests of their town.
FLOUR MILLS.
Monday afternoon We paid a short
visit to Mexico's -four mill. This
mill is owned by VIM. Pollock &
Co., and we found Mr.. Pollock, the
enterprising proprietor, In his private
office over heels and head in business.
This mill has filled a long wanted
necessity in Mexico and is now one
of the finest mills in the State. The
proprietors, always enterprising, have
each year, added new improvements,
until they have now every conven
fence known, even to the magnate
''iron catcher,' which is placed in
the lead to the burrs and draws from
the grain as it passes down to the
hopper every metal substance. We
saw a half pint of nails and wire
which had been caught from the
wheat in the last week, which
would have ruined a set of burrs,
besides causing trouble in other parts
Of the machinery. The mill keeps
twelve men employed all the time,
and its capacity per day is 60 barrels
of flour besides 2iO bushels of corn
meal. Two large corn dumps, one
for yellow and the other for white
corn, have just been added. Pollock
& Co. ship 4 good deal Of shelled
corn. Their flour seems to give
satisfaction all over the state, and
they annually ship a large quantity
into Illinois. These mills are both
big things for Mexico and should be
we'll patronized.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25
An Elegant HearBe.

We saw the other day in front of
VIM. HINES furniture store q mag
niicent new hesrse, and upon investi-
cation found that Mr.. Hinze had added
undertaking to his large furniture bus
mess. He has, indeed, the finest
hearse we ever saw IN this countv ;
also q full line of all kinds of collins,
caskets, and other goods belonging in
that line. He is at all times prepared
to furnish the above articles at as low
prices as possible, and to attend fu-
nerals. We would advise parties who
are in need of those articles, to give
him a call and compare prices. 45tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

There are two more races on the
tapis, and one will take place next
Saturday at the Blues Store track,
one-fourth of a mile for s25 q side,
between Bud Allison and a man from
from Monroe county. The horses
are both good goers. There will be
another race of 1000 yards for 500,
at Laddonia, Saturday the 10th OF
April, between Pack Woolwine and
Bud Allison's horses. The track at
Laddonia will be made by the mer-
chants. They think the race will
draw a good crowd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25
P. s. MlTcRELl,s SPACE.

This is of interest To you as well as
your neighbor. This week We offer
all the new spring styles in Women's
Misses and Children's shoes and san
dals, etc. All styles Mems fine shoes.
Mems buckle and lace pillow shoes,
S1.25. Boys buckle and lace pillow
shoes, $l.00. Women's Newport ties,
$1.00. Women's cloth slippers, 25cts.
We open up our shop in first class
style, so we can make what we have
not in stock. See our new store, see
our new stock, and learn our low
prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

A. B. Tinsley, a prominent Demo-
crat of this county, made US a call
last Saturday. He is very much
pleased with the way the laws of this
county are now being executed, but
has no love for Pike county, which
seems to be a refuge for Audrain
criminals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

Carter & Hisey, our enterprising
groin and commission merchants,
have just erected a steam elevator
for handling corn, oats and wheat,
and by this means they al load foar
cars with CORE per hour. They could
handle a million bushels per yeaf il
the farmers would only bring it IN.
These gentlemen have a similar elcS
yator at Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-25

If you want to buy. sell or rent
land, confer with J. w. Daniel, who,
by personal observation, knows most
every turn, crook, and cross-road in
Audrain county. Law and Insurance
office, north side public square, Mex
leo, Mo. Aft