The Worthington advance., 1881-03-03
Persons and Things.

Cardinal kutschker. archbishop of
Vienna, died from stroke Of apo
plexy.
The first grain elevator on the
South Atlantic coast has been opened
for business at Port Royal, S. c..
The prediction is made by tho Lon.
don Times that the Bank of France
will now fall back on the silver
standard.
Dlondin, the tight-rope performer
first crossed over the Niagara river on
rope stretched just below the falls,
on June 80, 1850.
Sir Thomas 1Iesketh and his Cali for.
mia bride, the daughter of Senator Sha-
ron, have reached their estate in
Lancashire, England.
Chaucer WAS courticr and diplo.
matist rs we'll as Il poet. lie was sent
TO France and Italy in the capacity Of
his Kings representative.
The term ske-dad<lle is said to come
from Danish or Swedish word, mean.
ing to betake oneself to sudden and
preclpitate flight. 1t is never used in
refined society.
The title Of Protector of the Com
monwealth was conferred upon Oliver
Cromwell, December, rs. 1854. His
death aired at the palace Of White.
hall, September 5, 1858,
Up to the year 1850 but very little
was known Of the origin OF skating.
According TO tradition this mode Of 10.
comotion was supposed To have origin.
ated among the Scandinavians.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe writes
from her winter home at Mandarin,
Fla, that the recent hard frost caused
loss Of all her orangcs-about 100000
Of them. The fruit lies in heaps Oh the
ground.
Mrs. Langtry and the other pro-
fessional beauties of London have Il
rival i'll the shape OF a beautiful
youth named Oscar Wilde. IL poet and
al '';osthetic. Ills picture adorns all
Of the shop windows, and is taken in
the aesthetic style, with bunch of
lilies in his hand.
II cave in Eastern Tennessee is two
miles in length and has openings at
both ends. The owner Of tho ground
around each entrance charged for al.
mlsASon and acted us IL guide for
visitors. Their rivalry led to serious
nights in the cave, for each held the
other to be trespasscr. Then one of
the contestants hit upon a novel and
effectlve means of running the others
business. lie sunk 4 Shaft so as to al.
! NIT large stream into the cave at
NIL !
in Il favorable direction the waitl
poured out at the enrmy's portal
| while his own was unobstructed. Tho
matter Is to be made the subject of a
lawsuit.
Lady Burtlctt.Coutts has bee,
invested with the white and purple
liveries Of the Guild Of Iabcr,l,sherS
and made free and accepted draper.
| ess. She is the first woman since the
days of Elizabeth who has been admit
ted within the charmed circle Of tho
Guild. The Hesture is a sort Of pima
fore, mantle and robe. and Il rirhl,
embossed gold medallion was hung
round her neck. She made Ion" and
excellent speech. in which there was
| no sign OF effort.
" hen IN London. tu roHtc for st
Petersburg, to take his place as minis
ter Of the nited States IT, the Rus
sian empire, Mr.. Cameron, during Il
visit to the office Of the London Times.
was asked to register his name and
profession III a book kept for that pur.
pose. Complying with the request. he
wrote, ''>lmon Cameron, printer
Ellen Powell publicly taxed Albert
! Green, her lover, with his rrriuly rs
he WAS going to church with his new
sweetheart, i'll (lclurne county, Tex.
! as. That night Green aud d companion
lisgniSed themselves and dragged El.
len ont of her bed. intending to viii,
her for what she had done. She was
armed with Il pistol, having anticipat
Ell some such outrage. and with it she
shot Green dead.