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The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
THE PRESIDENTS DUTIES.

Very Light Indeed During the Summer
Garfield Could Quickly Bring Up Ar
rears.
Washington Special to the Boston Herald
For nine long weeks the cabinet chamber
and executive Office at the White House
has been mere ante. room to the presi-
dents sick chamber. Much would have
happened in this apartment. if tho murder
Gus bullet from Guiteau's pistol had missed
him. Coming back from his vacation, the
president would have found plenty of busi-
ness on Lis hands. The cabinet meetings
of Tuesday and Friday would have contln-
ued for the first time since the government
was organized. There have been real cab.
met meetings, but these meetings, lasting
but an hour at time, are but a small part
Of the business at the executive mansion.
There has been a tendency of late years to
diminish the amount of business transacted
when all the cabinet officers are present,
and to establish more intimate relations of
the president and members of the cabinet
as individuals. This was especially the
case during the Hayes administration. It
is safe to say that, rs business is now
crowded, there is hardly a day when the
president (whcn we]D does not confer with
every member of his cabinet. He is &C.
countable to them at all times from 9
o'clock in the morning until 3 or in the
afternoon. It is the habit of the members
to keep the president informed Of all c7ents
Of importance in their several departments.
If Mr.. Garfield had been in his Office
yesterday, for instance, his visitor would
have been Secretary Lincoln, who would
have laid before him all the dispatches re-
ceived from General Mcdowell in regard to
the slaughter Of officers and soldiers by In
dams in Arizona. There is nothing that the
president could do about it beyond telling
Secretary Lincoln to telegraph Mcdowell to
do whatever was necessary to protect the
posts assaulted. Then Secretary Hunt
would have appeared to tell the president
about his little affair with the commander of
the Tallaposa, to consult with him about
relieving the said commander in the case.
It is safe to say the president would have
simply suggested to MI. Hunt to drop the
matter. Mr.. Kirkwood would have come
in to tell the president about fresh compli-
cation in the removal of the Utes. There
again the president might have suggested
some course for the secretary to pursue;
but more probably he would have left the
whole matter to his discretion. So, doubt
less, all other departments OF the govern
ment might have furnished topics upon
which the secretaries would consult the
president, and yet which did not absolute
~ require his attention at all. The truth
is that the amount of business which abso.
lutely demands the presidents knowledge
and attention, when congress is not iii ses-
sion, is, after all, very small.
The beginning of an administration in
uo1voo a r,roat dea1 ~ lohor m the mart of
a president, principally connected with 6ll-
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
Miss JeWett Again Defeated.

At Chicago on the 18th, the twenty mile
equestrienne contest between Miss Cook Of
California and Miss Jewett of Minnesota at the
fair grounds attracted about 5000 persons.
Miss Jewott, after holding tho LEAD for tho first
milo, was passed by Miss Cook, and from that
out never recovered it again, and during the
major part Of the journey was from quarter
to half mile behind This was owing, in a
great measure, to the poor attendance she had
in the changes, and perhaps the inferior quail
ty of her cattle. Miss Cook made fourteen
changes altogether, and Miss Jewett eleven, yet
the former occupied about 2 minutes aud 3
seconds, while the latter took 2 minutes and 8
seconds to make the transfers. The horses
taken altogether, were Of superior quality.
The fastest mile made by the winner was $50
and the slowest 2:25. The time Of Miss Jewett
was not kept.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern.
Ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa md
Minnesota, by subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Minnesota. Send So for
one year. 81 for six months, and so
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
The Great Balloon Fizz:e.

The much advertised balloon Of Prof King.
which was to have started at four o'cloc: MoE
day afternoon from the Minneapolis exposition
grounds, when the wind was fair and etrone
but did not start until nearly six, after tho wind
la gone down, and then went ouly few milct
and anchore ed Eear It I'au!. was finally col
lapsed by the professor, On Thursday night,
packed on the cars ard sent cast On tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday tho wind was st:Ole
out not from tic right direction, and the Lsii'
loon thrashed around fesrfully, ard was intea-
tionalIy collapsed to save it from utter testruc-
ton: Prof. King processes to be deeply chasri;s-
ed at the c,mpa rative failure Of his trip, ard
20 is Coz. King, who paid lin zoo, and 60
attempt to reach the clouda.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

GEN. JOHN EATON, United States COM
missioner Of education, atthe late meeting
of the Social Science Association at Sara
toga, said that all the southern states now
have provision for general education by
taxes levied on all and distributed per
capita and that in nearly all, Normal schools
or departments have been established,
while benefactions to schools are becoming
noteworthy the latest being one Of $4,000 bv
Gov. Brown of Georgia. The number of
Young men and women making special ef-
forts to obtain education to fit themselves
to become teachers is very large, and is an
encouraging feature.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

On account of high prices of producean
the low rates of freightage, the motive pow.
er on most of the roads is unequal to the
the task OF moving all the freight on track
or in transit. The rush of grain towards
tho Atlantic is unprecedented and probably
will continue until the entire surplus is ex-
hausted. shonld high prices continue to
prevail.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

DELMoNlco, the great New York caterer,
lately deceased is eulogized very heartily
by the newspapers, for vastly improving
the style of cooking in America and max
ing good cooks and fine restaurants a thing
OF custom; and for relieving the American
digestive organs of an enormous strain put
On them by the coarse and unskilful moth
DDS of cookery which obtained before his
advent. For these great public services
there seems to be no reason why he is not
entitled 70 q public monument as we'll as
any other man who has served the pnb]ic
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

JOHN E. OWENS, the actor, has lost about
$4,000 of bard earned money in Arizona
mining. and has mortgaged his property
worth $4,000 to get out of it. If all the
cases of failure in mining operations were
reported, Colorado and Arizona would not
appear SO inviting. There is scarcely a
town of any magnitude in the country
where there aro not silent mourners over
the loss Of ventures which were deemed
certain to be increased q thousand fold.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

Robert Malcomson; the first engineer,
William Crosby; the second engineer,
william Miflin; fireman. George
Benton; VIM. Shannon, Harriet Simmons, Miss
Fitzgerald, also passenger said to be from
Chicago, and seven others whose names are
unknown, we're lost The bodies OF the cap.
tain, first and second engineers, Miss Fltzger-
aid, and = young man name unknov n, have
como ashore
" furious storm swept the west end of Lake
Erie on Saturday night, and some wrecks are
reported AMI loss of life.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.

FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
A Toronto dispatch says: Great damage has
been done by fires in tho neighborhood OF
Owen Sound, Gravelhurst, ,Ottervile, Stratford,
Eden Mills, Burton and Zpurich. million
dollars worth Of timber has been burned in the
Parry Sound district.
cattle train bound east on tho Union Paci-
tic was ditched near Shelton, Nebraska, and
all the train men were injured Holteen, the
engineer. had an arm broken. Fireman Levi
was terribly scalded, from the effects of which
he died. One of the brakemen was badly in
iured Thirteen head # cattle were killed
Seven cars were demolished and. the engine
was badly wrecked.
At Cincinnati fire at Hunt, Holtsinger l.
Co. spicture frame maaufactory broke ont in a
part Of the building occupied by the Cincinnati
Coffin company. The loss Of the coffin company
is $3O, 600; insurance, 16, 500. Hunt. Holt
singer s, & Co. lose $50, 0G0; insurance, 70, 600
The dwellings of. B. Cullahan, H. c. Ezekial,
B: Fox, James Kelly, William Cromwell and
Mr. Riley were consumed or badly crushed or
badly damaged by falling walls aud by fire.
John Fieman was caught by falling wall and
injured so that no died.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

an gratiaed with the very high compliment
paid me BY the citizens Of Ramsey county and
other portions Of the state, 40 we'll - by the
friendly sentiments frequently expressed by
yourself, I Am constrained to adhere TO my
former determination to retire from political
life at the close OF this term Of ollico, and tia
card - to inform you of my purpose. Very re-
srectfully, J. g. PILLsBuRY.
United States Court Grand Jury.
The following named persons have beer
drawn to serve as grand jurors for the coming
term Of the United States district court:
Francis Church, Mortified.
8: H. Parsons. ST.. Cloud.
u. II. Cutter, ST. Paul.
NJ. Norrcll, Rosemount.
Charles Ii. Church, Owatonna
E. 7. Earnum, s. NJ. Rurch, Sauk Center:
G. F. Macdonald. St. Cloud
r. Simpson, Saltwater.
William Doxev, Zumbrota.
J. D. House, Mendoza.
J: Il: Kraker, St. Cloud.
William II. Honlton, Elk River.
Fr. S. Draper. s.. Paul
George w. Duffum, Owatonna
y. D. Lamhie, ST. Paul!
II. NJ. Hastings, Owatonna,
J. Ji!nn"man, St. Cloud.
J. Frankenfed, Henderson,
S. B. Meiner, ST. Peter
j. w. Coantryman, Hastings
William F.. Thorne, Saltwater.
r. Lamb, SauI Center
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

eembly in 1856, and once prominent in tho
democratic party Of the state. A number of
years ago his wife procured divorce and
married CO... Isaac E.. Messmore Of Grand
Rapids, Mich. The deceased had been very in.
temperate of lato years, and both his bodily
and mental faculties we're broken. He leaves
one son who is with his mother
Gen. W. Tucker was assassinated last Thurs
day night at Okolona, Miss. He was called to
the front door of his residence and shot down
by an unknown party, death resulting almost
immediately. His family was in another part
Of the house when tho act was committed. Cir
cgmstances point to Houston Parish, a negro
boy eighteen years old, with whom Gen. Tuck
or had some trouble few days ago. Parish
has been arrested and is now in custody The
deceased was prominent citizen of tho state.
having commanded brigade during tho late
civil war;
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
END OF A WISCONSIN TRAGEDY.
The Jury in the Case of Cochrlne for Murd.
ing HAYDEN Renders a Verdict 0f Acnniffa

The Jury in the Case of Cocl,rane for Murd-r-
ing Hayden Renders Verdict Of Acquittai.
The trial Of Cochrane for the murder of
Henry Hayden, his wife's paramount, year and
xesk a %eraS Ghsh a nse1 in for
verdict OF acquittal. The testimony in the case,
including. that OF Cochrane, was simply re-
hesrsal OF facts and testimony famiiisr to al
most every reader, the same
having been often printed siaee
the fatal 0 :cmrence. The main feature of the
Storris Of Chicago. Tho counsel for Cochrane,
to whose eloquence he Ows his escape il
great measure Mr.. Storris made speech
lasting an hour and half for the defenso He
stated in a thrilling manner the killing and the
causes which led to it, claiming that the shoot
ing was done while Cochrane was uucontroliably
excited, and not responsible for his act. He
characterized lso: her, the partner of Hayden,
as perjurer, buzzard, pimp and defanler Of
women. Tho courthouse was crowded, and
men and women wept as Storris related the
story Of the terrible wrongs suffered by Coch-
rane, at Hayden's hands. There was great
cheering wien the speech was finished.
On Friday, as the announcement Of no. guilty
was uttered, wild cheer rang through th3
room. Cochrane beanled like an angel and a
genera! rush was made for a ,ongratulatory
hand shake with the vinliclted slayer. ''3y
G." sai S'orrs to juror, Il rnntol On you
1 saw had you by your eyes" Cochran was
continuously congratulated from the court
house to the hotel, one platouic Tcuton i'm print
ing kiss on his clean shavcu cheek III the
evening the ladies of the town gave him and
the jury banquet at Fireman's hall, at which
happy speeches were made by G. H. Webb,
Ssorfs Gol. D,sge OF Iowa, and Co;hrAne TAe
general sentiment is that while Cochrane is
guilty in the eyes OF the law, he is too good
fellow TO be punished for procrastinating four
months before Staying his wife's paramour. He
was eerenaded upon the arrival OF his train at
MERRIAM junct on, and banquet awaited hin
at Grand Rapids, where he now resides.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The agricultural report for August shows
corn II per cent below the average condition
last year.
An official statement shows that the saving
effected by the star route reductions last mouth
was $79: :OCO: The total saving August 81,
was 81, ,479, 900; total saving to September 13.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
EOu ni1o eoI1 in Y,nkn NyNh {wOv

Saturday night between l. o'clock aud mid
night, the steamer Columbia, of the New Eng
land transportation line went down off Frank
fort, Michigan. The steamer was bound from
Chicago to Collingwood Can, and was laden
with grain. The calsmity was due to the
CAPT MssomsoD he sesond msss msxs
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

Dr.. Bliss in the opinion of the Boston
Transcript, may we'll set of the presidents
selection of him as one of tbs three phy.
slclans to accompany him to Long Branch
against much of the ill-natured criticism
to which he has been subjected,
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

TENAs has IN area sufficient to make six
states of the size of Pennsylvania, and is
one hundred and thirty seven times
larger than Delaware, and may some lav
have proportionately greater population.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
Gov. Pillsbury Declines.

On the 14th inst, Gov Pillsbury sent the
following letter to the editor Of the Pioneer
Press:
DEAR Sm-The action which you have taken
in placing my name before the people for
farther gubernatorial honors was, % You aro
aware, without knowledge or consent While
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

Charles OConor's residence and fire.
proof library, two distinct buildings. which
he is erecting at Nantucket, Mass, viii
cost about $35, 600. They are on a cliff on
the north shore of the island.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

During the past two years $17O, ,O00
in specie have been brought into the United
States from Europe, and for that period Of
time the aggregate production of the gold
and silver mines Of this country has been
about $500, ,00O, 900. Nearly all this vast
amount of hard money has been kept in
this country.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

VENNER SAYS there will be much rain after
the middle of September, but farmers
think they had quite enough long before
the middle was reached.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
AFeW WiticismS.

"Come, come sir, none of your impu-
.lcnce; remember lam your father" "That's
no fault of mine. You are the last person
1 should have chosen for father, had I
been consulted"
Mabel (aged twenty to Edith (aged five)
There, Edith, do stop hugging me;you'll
drag me to DEATH" Edith-"You didn't
talk that way to Charley Brown t'other even
ing, and he weighs ever SO much more
asI."
did you hear of the case up on Market
street?" said Barber to Brewer, when they
met at the postoffice this morning. @No;
what about it" inquired Brewer. interested.
"Why, said Barber, "a man lay there in
the house nine days before the family would
bury him. Had the funeral yesterday"
"By gracious" said Brewer, that's an out
rage. Why didn't they bury them before?
superstition?" mo; not exactly that" and
Barber slowly drew Brewers car down
toward his mouth. That was not it. He
wasn't dead"
Said the reporter, entering the store of
Smith, Smithson e. Co., understand that
Mr.. Smith is dead, and have come to get
a few points for notice in the Daily Lu-
bricator." The shopman gives birthplace,
age and few facts. WAS there anything
of public interest abOutthe deceased? asked
the reporter. No." was the reply, moth
ing that think of. It'll hardly worth men
tioning, perhaps, that Mr.. Smith was the
Oldest Ma son, one of the original Free SOL
diers, and the man who first mentioned
General Garfield in connection With the
presidency" "Oh, I've got that all down.
said the reporter. 1--WE put that in all our
death notices now; but is there anything of
special interest? No? Good morning, sir.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
A Timely Warning.

The following circular from the Northern
Pacific Office has been Issued along the line of
the road:
Circular No. ia report just received
from, the purchasing agent shows that the
Northern Pacific Railroad company has not 4
sufficient supply of wood on hand for the use
OF engines during the coming winter. 1t will
therefore ee difficult for the company to fur
nish supplies of wood for settlers. It will be
expedient for parties who are engaged in tho
business OF selling wood or coal at stations to
zee that the proper supplies are provided and
stored mp for the coming winter, aud the CON-
pany will transport such fuel at reasonable
rates. This notice is given that settlers and
others may not depend upon the railroad com
pany for their supplies, but will make their ar
1angements before it is too late Agents at the
several stations on the line are requested to
make special inquiries, aud to commauicato ln-
formation to division superintsndents AZ to the
amount of fuel that wi | probably be needed
for settlers in the vicinity, in order that trans
portatlon may be provided to assist them in
procuring necessary supplies.
Fl. HAUPT.
General Manager.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
EX-SENATOR CHRISTIANCY.
Kc is Invited to Fight Duel by a Brother OF
His Wife Bnt Graciously Declines.

WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-A new feature of the
Christiancy divorce case was made public to-day.
1t was no less than challenge by brother of Mrs.
Christiancy to the ex-senator to fight duel. The
challenge reads as follows:
Hon. J. 2. Chris.iancy-Sir: Unless you prefer te
contne yourself to assaults upon women to warfare
in print. and to similar methods involving Dhysi
cal danger, yoa will please meet me at any spot r
Virginia which you may designate within twenty
miles Of Washington. Any communication ad.
dressed to me in the care of J. Eicholz, BIG n
street. N. W., will reach me. 1t will be wise to
cent my proposition. Respectfully, F. LUGENBE1.
Mr.. Christancy replied to-day as follows:
Sir: have had the honor of receiving your 20.
lite note without date. but left for me
last evening at this hotel. Having
no special ambition to acquire notoriety BY assas-
sination, in which it seems have the misfortune
to differ from you, and not believing the mode you
propose is the best for ascertaining the TRUTH al
though perhaps satisfactory some metho Il
of procedure recently adopted in this
country. it occurs to mo that the
best manner of answering your letter is by
an emphatic silence so far as relates to the specia
matters therein set forth, but without admitting the
truth of your charges and leaving you to carry out
at your own time and in your own way the implied
threat in the last sentence of that note e wisdom
of which cannot accept even on your assurances.
seeking on my part only such projection
as the laws Of my country afford.
am, Yours truly, I. P. Chrstiancy."
This afternoon Mr.. Christancy swore out war.
rant for the arrest of Dr. Lugenbeel, but it was
found that he had gone over to the Virginia side,
and was not within reach Of the officers.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

CONNECTED with the British government
is an office called, parliamentary counsel,
whose business is to draft all bills to be
presented to parliament by the government.
The drafting of laws is special depart
ment of legal practice, just as much as con-
veyancing or practice before juries, and
common carelessness of legislation is in
great measure avoided. This is the system
for public bills. Private bills, or bills af-
fecting private interest are thoroughly in
vestigated before select committee of the
house who hear opposing counsel and who
also refer the form of the bill to expert au-
thority,as is done with public bills. ANY one
whols conversant with the gross blunders,
fatal defects and numberless in conpruities
OF state and often of congressional leeisla-
ton, will readily understand the importance
OF having first class legal counsel in the
drafting of bills.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22
pnStOmcn Chanuoc

POstOtfice Changes.
Postoffice changes during the week ending Sep
tember 10, 1881, furnished for the PIONEER PRESS
by VIM. Van Week Of the postoffice department:
MINNESOTA.
Established - Lafontaine. Polk county: JoseDb
Marchidon, postmaster. Sabin. Clay county; WIN.
}. Almy, postmaster.
Name Changed-Lily Creek, Martin county, to
Welcome.
Postmasters Appointed-Airlee, Mobiles county,
Henry G. Conrad: Richand, Rice county, James
Nolan.
WISCONSIN.
Estabshed-Stebbinsville Rock county: VIM.
!. Stewart, postmaster.
Name Changed-Trout Brook, Burnett county, tc
Veazie.
Postmasters Appointed-Shortve, Clark county,
J. R. Richmond; Tousey, Jefferson county, Charles
J. Smith.
IOWA.
Postmasters Appointed Caander, Webster coun-
ty, Peter L. Dustrad: Deloit, Crawford county, f.
T. Fegtly.
DAKOTA.
Names Changed-Deuel Center, Deuel. county, to
Clear Lake; Sankey, Moody county, to Coleman.
Postmasters Appointed-Aberdeen, Brown coun-
ty. John II. Drake: Antioch. Lincoln county, Gus
tes Goecke; Badus, Lake county, George A. Harth:
bay, Day county, Anton Sundberg.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

AN eastern paper discourses sensiLly on
the absurd formula of addressing and sign
ing letters, and wants change in the ad-
dress to the mere name, ommitting "dear
SIR" used inditferently whether the ad-
dress is really dear to us, or Is simply in
different, or is worse than Indifferent. "Sir'
iswrested from diplomacy and means moth
ing. The 'Mr. us an abbrevlation of ma
0iste', and was originally the honorary ap-
pellation of "teache;. The." COL, Hon, )"
and" Esq, in majority of cases are equal.
ly.missapplied; and then comes we'll tax.
en- exception to signing ourselves, "yours
respectfully" albeit we hare no respect
or Yours truly" albeit not in any sense
his, truly Or untruly. There is certainly
room for reform in these things, and intel.
hgent letter writer's will know how to an
ply it without further argument.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-10

The sIsishiss season is bsooming stale