The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
The authorities of the principal
Arab theological institute at Tunis, had Sc
eretly resolved to- proclaim II holy war, but


cretly resolved to. proclaim i holy war, but
the bcy's police checked The movement by sew
eral arrests - "i = ~ s's2 :.
John Dillon, me amber of Parlia-
ment, has been arrested by the police, at Dub.
lin, on warrant charging him with melting
the people to forcibly oppose and resist the
execution of processes Of law, for giving
possession of land, and to riot and assault.
a recent manifesto issued by the
Nihilistic executive committee at St. Peters.
burg, says:
The verdict against the Nihilists who have
Just received martyrs crowns, was dictated as
we'll rs confirmed by the Car. The first act
Of his autocratic will thus has been the hang.
nation he has sprinkled his throne with the
blood of champions Of national rights. Over
the graves of our colleagues We publicly
affirm that we will continue our efforts for
the liberation of the people. We will no more
be deferred by the gallows than were Solovieff
and other champions. After the event of the
18th OF March, the executive committee in
reverting to the path of peaceful development
was by an appeal to the people. Judging BY
the execution the supreme power has decided
to appeal to the hangman. So be it. The
committee defers prOnouncing any judgment
on the general policy of the Emperor, but it
declares that rcactionary policy will lead to
consequences more disastrous than the event
which took place in March.
The manifesto concludes by appealing to all
who would shake off slavery to cooperate in
the struggle for liberty.
CRIME AND CRIMINAL RECORD.
John F. Kerrot, assistant postmas.
ter at Little Rock, has disappeared, and his ac-
counts reveal Il shortage OF about $4,000. He
is son-in-law of Governor Joe Brooks.
The postotfice ut Georgetown, d. c.,
was entered by burglars and robbed of about
$4,000 worth Of property belonging to Miss
Blackford, the clerk in charge.
Rebecca Rothschild, Of Indianapo.
lis, has recovered $1,000 from James NJ. Dick
son for breach of promise, and filed a sui,
claiming $4,000 for seduction.
William Bonney, who killed two
deputy sheritfs and escaped from Jail at Lin.
coin, New Mexico, has threatened to kill Gov,
ernor Wallace for signing his death-war.
rant.
A tramp recently entered a bar.
room in Terra Hautc, Ind. with brick in
his hand, and demanded drink from the bar
keeper, Joseph Montgomery. On being re-
fused he attempted to throw the brick, and
was instantly shot through the head by Mont
gomery.
Three of the leaders of the mob
which last December attempted to lynch the
negro murderer Hicks, at Covington, KY.
were sentenced to three months imprson
ment and fined $l0O each.
On the arraignment Of Schwingel
the fratricide, at Erie, Pa, the entire jury was
quashed, at the demand Of the prisoners coun
sci, for the reason that the jury-box had moi
been scaled with wax, a form imperativcly re-
quircd by the law.
At Ell Paso. ILL.,, Walter Bullock, an
old citizen, was shot dead by P. G. Ransom,
the defeated candidate for mayor, for com.
menting on the recent election
1t is not usual in the south for the
courts to take cognizance of shooting affrays
based on social otfenscs. An exception has
been made at Shreveport. la., where jury
convicted Captain s. NJ. Thomas, of man.
slaughter for killing his brother-in-law, NJ.
H. Dickson, the seducer of his daughter
The jurors united in recommendation that
the punishment be the lightest known to the
law, and it is probable that Thomas will he
pardoned for revenging himself.
For All insult offered to his wife.
Antonio Nucisto, of Butfrlo, fatally shot
George Mavonia.
John Il. Cahill, Il horse-shocr, resid.
ing on Second avenue, New York, is charged
with having hung his wife to door in their
apartments, whence her corpse was cut down
by the neighbors, on the appeals Of the chill
dren. Cahill has been committed for murder