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

The census office states the people
Of the United States pay annually SEC, ESQ, 600
for their daily newspapers.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Colonel Thos. a. Scott, of Philadel.
phia, who last week was stricken by paralysis
for the third time, aud whose death was mo-
mentarily expected, has risen from his bed
and his physicians have hopes that he may re-
cover.
Stanley Matthews was confirmed to
he an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
by one majority in the Senate, in executive
session May 12. The vote stood twenty-onc
in the negative to twenty-three in the affirma
tive; but Senator Vance, of North Carolina,
who is paired, voted in the affirmative, be-
lieving that the senator with whom he is
paired would also vote for confirmation. Had
the Democrats BEEN evenly divided Matthews
would have been rejected.
Sir Edward Thornton, the dean Of
the diplomatic corps at Washington, is soon
to be transferred to St. Petersburg. His sal
ary at our national capital is $4,000, with
handsome residence and an ample entertaining
fund.
Ex-Gov. Washburn, Of Wisconsin,
has donated to the sisters of St. Dominica, his
valuable property near Madison, known as
Edgewood, containing thirty-four acres and
several fine buildings, to be by them used as
| an educational institution. The conveyance is
| made without consideration and the gilt adds
another to the record Of the cx-goyernor's
magnificent public benefactions. Ex-Goy.
Washburn is slowly recovering his health and
strength, and now thinks he will fully re-
cover. He will start for Europe, May 2s, and
will visit the springs Of Germany, and will
not, probably return until fall. He attributes
his recent serious illness to inhalng sewer gas
in hotel in st. Paul.
Some manipulation whose name is
not given, is said to have brought suit at Deu-
ver against ex-senator Dorsey for services in
getting up petitions to increase mail facilities
in Oregon.
The Goth birthday of W, H. Wander
bi1t was commemorated at Nashville, Tenn,
by the dedication Of a theological hall, which
he gave 100000 to erect
Chairman Jewell invites Republi-
| ans through the country to suggest the hest
method for elccting delegates to the next ma
tional convention.
The President has Withdrawn the
nomination Of Y. A. NJ. Grer, of Pennsyl-
vania, to be third assistant postmaster general,
Grier having declined the position.
The nomination Of Stanley Mat
thews to Il seat on the Supreme Bench has
been reported on adversely by the Judiciary
Committee Of the Senate.
THE WEST
The assessment at st. Louis for 1881
shows a decrease Of 81, 900 900 in the taxable
wealth Of the city. Realty is reported at $780,
600, 900, and personally at $oG> 900 .OOO
Owners of large herds in western
Iowa and eastern Nebraska are greatly alarmed
over widespread outbreak Of Inflammation
Of the bowels among their cattle. Healthy
animals seem to he instantly affected by the
presence of diseased ones, and medical effort
has thus far failed.
4 fire in the penitentiary, at JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, destroyed the shoe and sad"
In the pedestrian contest at Chica
go, Charles Hartman made 117K miles in the
| first twenty yfour hours, beating all previous
heel-and-toe records by about two miles.
There were shipped from Chicago
| May 10th, 913,34o bushels of grain of all
| kinds.
Mrs. Emeline Gould, a widow Of
Eaton Rapids, Mich, living alone, was recent
" found in her bed after having been dead for
week.
The glass works at Rock Island have
been destroyed by fire, causing loss Of $685.
600, and throwing $50 men out of employ
Mcnt.
The Fort Meigs paper mill of South
Toledo, owned by the Fort Meigs paper COM
pany has been destroyed by fire. Loss esti-
mated at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Some days since the switchmen en-
ployed in the yards Of the Chicago, Milwau-
| kee and St. Paul Railroad Company at Mil
waukec, demanded an increase of about twenty
per cent in wages, and being refused, struck.
The strike has assumed an ugly shape, and
nitro -g]yccrine bombs are brought into use by
the strikers. On the morning Of May 10, ali
attempt was made to assassinatc foreman
in the yard named Michael Keiscr, by means
OF mnrderons bomb OF nitro -glycerlne. As
kciser was riding down the road on an engine
bomb was thrown, which exploded along
side of the engine, doing some injury to it,
bnt fortunately missing the occupants. AS it
was, the ground for distance Of fifty feet
was torn up, and the earth was thrown 100
feet. In the search an unexploded bomb was
found imbedded in the mud, alongside the
track. 1t is six inches long, and filled with
nitroglycerine and slugs. The property of
the company is now all under strict guard, as
further trouble is anticipated.
The Chicago Times, of May :, de-
votes considerable space to reports from the
northwest, OF the spring,wheat prospects, It's
analysis says the situation of affairs is
satisfactory. Indeed, it may be said to be
highly encouraging, for the best reports come
from localities where most of the spring wheat
is raised, and for the most part the least en-
couraging reports are from sections where
winter wheat has been found the most profit
able.
In Minnesota, Nebraska and Dakota, which
are almost wholly given up to spring wheat
there is a largely increased acreage, and the
prospect is thoroughly good in Minnesota,
which raised over 40, 600 bushels of wheat