The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-02-10

aetit Has leu 10 the discovery OIL thou.
sands of Indian graves in tho vicinity
of Toronto. An immense circle, over
half mile in circumference, was also
discovered. which was part Of an old
fort. Near it were the graves, over
grown with trees 5UO years old. Num-
bers Of relics have been found in the
neighborhood.
TIE Halifax (Noya Scotia) Chroui.
Gle. in alluding to the vast immigra.
ton to the Northwest, discourages
immigration to Canada and says: I'm
migrants should not be advised to 60
there while they can get cheap lands
i'll the United States. and have the
benefit of competing railways. They
should prefer country taking Just
pride in paying off her debt, to one
which glories in unnecessarily increas-
ing hers
TIE Indians are in the habit of Civ.
ing names to their braves founded on
incidents. acts, events, and often for
fanciful rcSelnblances. Thus the fam.
ous Sitting Bull, Whose former name
was Lanle-Dccr, was named after an
incident. lie went out one day and
shot il young he-buffalo with a mystic
white cross OH it's forehead. Byapro-
digious effort Of strength he carried it
into camp on his shoulders. but sank
exhausted at the lodge door, in sit
ting posture. When thus seen he was
named Sitting-I;ull, and has been So
called ever since.
T'tE effect Of the recent decision up.
holding the harbcd.wire patents Of
Washburn and Morn is beginning to
appear. as consumers who had hither.
{" paid only ~ cents per pound, are
now obliged to pay 10 cents. Western
manufacturers say that they have hecn
put under bonds, on taking ont licenses
from the Worcester patcntecs, to sell
the larbed wire Of all styles at not less
than ]o cents. with Chicago rates of
freight added. Many of the CONSUME
cr5 are becoming greatly indignant at
what they term ''tllis extortion Of the
combination, but the prices will pro.
hah|y remain about what they are.
\ BILL is now before Congress, ask
ing payment for the loss of the brig
Cen. Armstrong, destroyed by the
Rri IaI, in 70 hn, of
tral port, during the war Of 1872 be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. The matter Of settlement
has h'"n before many Of the crowned
heads IF Europe, ami has been pre-
Sentcd to every administration since
The time Of the occurrence. The Sen
ate of the United States in 1855, passed
4 bill allowing to the claimants So
731 damages. but for want Of quorum
in the House The measure failed Of
passage.
lEpS shipbiilding is ',niUrStiorahly
destined I" bca very large and inIpUr-
tant Industry i'll some Of the lake ports.
The advantages Of iron over wood for
|nr@"-clasS vessels arc sufficiently ap-
parent. The former cam carry more
freight for the sam" draft than the
latter, and when built they boil, last
longer and cost less to repair. Il has
been estimated that the repairs Of an
iron vessel during the first ten years.
f<, Ia ,1,il 80
wooden vessels Of the same size for
the saline period will average $25. 900.
rln: iron vessel would still rate Al at
til" end Of the decade while the
wooden vessel would rate AZ.
TUE United States annually con-
;''me 1,W0,Q0o,W 900 pounds of sugar de-
rived from cane and bcet-the latter
in very small proportion-and more
than 20 per cent, Of this quantity is
Imported. Sugar is the largest item
in III" list Of commodities imported
int" this country in respect to boil!
VALUE: and quantity. In value it repre-.
scn'> ""c-sevcntl of the aggregate Of
all the imports. In quantity il amounts
to at Least LOO cargocs. estimating
the average capacity of Sugar-vcsscls
at son tons. The present average tariff
oil imported sugars is 50 per cent. Out
Of total customs revenue of Sl33.
152,oo5 in the year 1879. $3S.005, 1903.
or 2s!!. per cent. was derived from
sugar. and. including nolasses: the
percentage Of customs derived from
this article was 3oII.i per cent.
THE railway scheme for an out.
Jet to The sea at >t. John. y. B..
ahsori,s much attention from Montreal
merchants. The Southeastern man.
ayers and the Canada Central arc all
in tho concern; and there has been
about tl,e whole affair a great deal of
secrecy. until now that the Montreal
connection has been secured through
to st. John. \ side issue in the scheme
is Iinc projected from Surcl to Lake
Chan,plain, but the route to the sea- is
the n'ain effort. The whole distance
from Mn,ltrcal to st. John by the new
line will be about go miles,. saving
over the present Intercolonial route of
4N miles. The parties interested in
this little scheme boast that the Sau]t
line will hc completed,-insisting also
that the American section will he
completed to the Sault before the Can.
adian line,