The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-19
NISCELL4NEOUS NEWS.

The clearing house reports from
twenty OF the chief cities show that the ex-
changes for the first week in May were the
largest on record.
News from New York brings con.
flrmation OF the reported compromise .etween
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. and
the Oregon Navigation Company, by the terms
Of which Mr.. Willard withdraws all OF his
suits, and Mr.. Billings is to resign the Presi
doncy of the road, to be succeeded by Mr. Vii
lard, Mr.. Billings having sold $4,000, 900 OF
his stock, which has been purchased by Mr.
Willard, thus enabling him to gain his ends.
The result of the withdrawal of the Willard
suits is regarded as virtual recognition OF
the validity of the $16,000,C00 of common
stock over which the controversy is all about
st. Julien and Santa Claus, who are
in fine condition, have started eastward from
San Francisco IN special car.
A party of Tennesseeans have
started for Montana with three hundred head
Of fine breeding cattle. The trip will consume
will be $4,000.
The statue Of Stonewall Jackson in
Metairie cemetery, New Orleans, was unveiled
in the presence Of several thousand persons, a
few days since, among whom were the widow
and daughter of the illustrious soldier. Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee delivered the address, and
Jefferson Davis responded to calls by brief
; speech.
Cowpens monument at Spartanburg,
3. c., was unveiled May 10, by young ladies
who descended from heroes of the battle.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has effected lease of all the lines
| and franchises Of the Northwestern Telegraph
Company, for a period of ninety nine years.
Little or no change will be made in the man.
| agement.
Father Nah oney, of Erie, Pa, who
suffered exposure of his miracle frauds, has
been arrested for forgery and for obtain.
ing money under false pretenses.
The following is the text of the
general order, relative to the military depart
ment division:
and of general order No. 81, issued Decem-
ber 18, 1880, from this Office, constituting the
department of Arkansas, and the military di.
vision of the Gulf, are rescinded, and the
boundary lines OF the military division of Mis-
souri, and of Atlanta are restored to those in
force prior to the issue Of said order, to-wit
The military division of the Missouri to en-
brace the departments OF Texae and Missouri
as they existed before the publication OF
general orders No. GA Of 1880; and the depart
ments of the Platte and of Dakota, the mill
tary division Of the Atlantic to embrace the
departments of the east and south, as it was
const ituted prior to the issuance Of general
order No. 81 OF 1850. The records OF the divi
sion OF the Gulf will be sent to the adjutant
general Of the army. Those OF the department
Of Dakota, relating to troops in Louisiana and
Arkansas to headquarters of department o1
the south. Maj. Gen. J. NJ. schofield is placed
on waiting orders with full pay until farthe,
orders Of the president.
A shooting match for $500 sida
took place at st. Louis between Capt. Bogar
dus and ". H. Mitchell, Of Virginia,-10(
birds, three yards rise, English ru1es-waf
won by Bogardus, the score standing eighty
to seyenty-eight.