The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-10-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

Some capitalists Of Minneapolis are putting
up five story building which will be $50 feet
| in length.
The Rock River conference has declared DR..
Thomas guilty upon all charges preferred
against him.
The following gentlemen have been admitted
by the supreme court to practice in Mlnnesota:
s. F. Cameron, r. Fl. Day and T. E. Byrnes,
Minneapolis; J. C. Tarbox, Elk River, and J.
NJ. Bronson, st. Paul.
The election on the l tn in Ohio for state
officers resulted in the success of the repuhli
can ticket by small majority, probably not
over 5000. The following are the officer,
elected: Governor, Charles Foster; lieutenant
ao1nsn Richards Gan Rdss
treasurer, Joseph Turney; member
board public works George Paul
All the Wisconsin rivers are booming, ano
new alarm is felt at Eau Claire, Wausau and
Portage. The Mississippi below the mouths of
| the Eau Claire, Chippewa, Black and Wiscon-
teen years. At McGregor travel is almost COM
| p!etely interrupted, and there is danger of an
| over flow of streets and buildings.
The eighth annual convention of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen, held in Boston
last month, somewhat changed the plan of the
! insurance branch of the order On and after
January /, 1882, an assessment of fifty cents
brother member loses life or limb. As there is
now membership of over 8, 900. this amounts
to an insurance Of more than 81, 500.
At Glendive, Mansfield, who was arrested
for the murder of Cole at Glendive last fall,
has been tried and acquitted. Pale and tot
the court room TO the telegraph Office, and sent
message to his mother in Maine of his re-
lease During his confinement his father died
OF grief; and his mother though 2, 1000 miles
away, has been confined to her room from
sorrow Justice has been done.
Later returns show that Sherman is elected
governor of Iowa by so, 900 majority, and that
the majority for Gov Foster Of Ohio viii be
$4,000. In Iowa the returns on the Legislature
| give the republicans ~ out of 50 senators, and
| 70 out Of 100 representatives. In Ohio re-
turns indicate the election of twenty republican
ana thirteen Democratic senators. It is thought
| that the republicans will have from thirty to
thirty five majority in the house.
Gen. Daniel Tyler was a first lieutenant of
the First artillery, consisting of LOO men
In 1924. when the regiment received Lafav-
cite at Yorktown. Every member of the reg
iment is said to be dead except Gen. Tyler
The latter resigned from the army in 1884,
and was until the rebellion leading civil en-
gineer: In the war he eerved with distinction
until the death of his wife in 1851, which 80
checked him that he was incapacitated for any
duty and resigned.
The attention Of the secretary Of the United
States alleged navy is called to the fact that
the Russian imperial yacht Livadia has been
condemned because its propensity to roll is too
great. and though not very violent, yet Of q
nature to continually expose the crew to the liza.
bility to suffer from sea-sickness; secondly, ite
rate Of speed is comparatively slow; thirdly, il
is too weakly built; and, fourthly, the materials
used in it's construction are OF An inferior quail:
ity: The Livadia should be purchased and
added to it's peers Of the United States navy.
The descendants of Baron Won Steuben. who
have come here on IN invitation of the UniteG
States government to take part in the York
town celebration arrived in New