The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

| The funeral of Col. Forney at Philadelphia
took place Monday. For several hours lires of
men, women and children entered the house
aud viewed The remains Many prominent
citizens we're present, including, Gems. Han
cock, Sickles and Ruff, ex Speaker Randall,
W. Childa, John Russell Young, A. X Mcclure,
and many other we'll kr own journalists. The
interment took place in the West Laurel Hill
cemetery Newspaper publishers and editors
passed a resolution Of coincidence with the
family and attended the funeral in body.
! Mrs. James s. Hale, mother of Senator Eu-
gene Hale, died very suddenly last week at
Turner. Me- She had been quite feoble for
some time, and DR.. Gushing, her soil law,
had cent message to Lewiston to telegraph to
her sons, Senator Hale aud Clarence Hale, that
she was liable to pass away atany moment, and
whom tho messenger returned Mrs: Hale was
| dead. Her husband, James s. Hale Esq. was
accidentally killed while l2gging last winter
Mrs. Hale was very superior woman
An advance statement of the exports of
bread-stuffs for eleven months ending Novem-
Der 30 last shows that compared with the cor
responding eleven months of 1880, there was
falling of in the aggregate value Of $47,-
3 falling of of IA o. O.O0O bushels. Indian
corn 39,OOO.0OO bushels, rye 1,3OU, 600
bushels and barley $40, QUO bushels. In -four
there was an increase of about 5OO,O
barrels.
Edward S. Stokes, the slayer of jim Fisk,
/ having met with great pecuniary success in
| California, js living in very cxtravagant man.
| owned on Twenty fourth street have been add
ed to the Hoffman house, Of which he ia said to
| have become part proprietor. Josie Mansfield
| is in New York, leading quiet life on her own
means.
The American dramatists in New York have
| appointed committee to memora!ize congress
! for an international copyright law; that the
British parliament be asked to pass similar
| law, and the dramatists OF the two nations con-
| fer on the subject.
The city council of Chicago has passed an
| ordinance requiring the law department to pre-
! pare an ordinance assessing all annual license
OF S on each freight car, and 500 Oh each
passenger Car, of roads doing business in
Chicago
| The Garfield monument committee report
that half of the $3.50, 600 has been raised and
announce that when the sum required shall
have Eeen subscribed negotiations will be en-
tered into for the finest piece of monumental
wor': to be had anywhere for that amount OF
money and that the means will be disbursed by
Ohio.
! The fact Of q conspiracy to defraud the
| government in the matter OF pension claims,
with the principal conspirators among clerks
! IN the pension bureau, was admitted by Secre-
| tary kirkwood on Saturday.
| AT the minister's meeting at Appleton, Wis
tho other evening resolution was adopted de
nouncing the course of Rev. H. W. Thomas, and
declining to recognize Linn in the future as d
member of the cloth.
| The last paragraph written by the late Col
| Forney was penne,i for the Progress on the
death OF his old friend Jere McKibben Of the
| Worlds hotel. St. Joe, and formerly Mime
apolis hotel manager.
| The annual report OF the commissioner of the
Freee mans Savings and Trust company show
that the depositors will receive 60 per cent. of
deposits.
H. S Smith, ex-mayor of Grand Rapids,
| Mich, and Greenback candidate for governor
of the state, died Sunday night, aged 81.
| Capt. Thomas II. Hay, retired officer, was
found dead in his bed on the morning of the
| Sth inst at his residence in Boston, Mass
John II. Mclean has purchased the interest
of hon. James j. Faran in the Enquirer OF GIN
cinnati, and becomes sole proprietor.
| Erainerd voted 296 70 "a 10 become a city
The first election Of Cfficers will take place or
he second Tuesday in January.
Parties Ill the interest of the Republicans,
Milwaukee, have purchased the controlling
stock Of the Sentinel.
| The vote for mayor in the city of Boston ie
80 close as to necessitate count.