The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-20
.NTSCELLaHEOyrS NEu'S.

Maxwell & Norman, tobacco deal
ers, Of Milwaukee. have assigned.
The temperature fell to 90 degrees
below zero at Chicago Thursday night.
The grand jury of Newark, n. j.,
recommends the rccstablishmcnt of the whip
ping post for wife bcatcrs.
The sale of tickets i'll Cincinnati for
Bcrnhardt's four nights exceeds 900.
Southern Texas was visited by the
heaviest snow storm ever known, Monday.
The steamship City Of Richmond
arrived from Europe Jan. II, bringing .e10o,.
coo in coin.
The famous Tontine Coffee House
building, in New York city, was sold at auc.
ton, Jan. II, for $l28,500.
The &C in the Mississippi river oppo.
site Louisville, Ky., broke away yesterday,
doing some damage to boats.
The building department of Chicago
reports S,s6s buildings erected during the past
year, costing over $9,000,00O in the aggregate.
The Ohio legislature has passed Il
law prohibiting pool selling in the State, with
penalties of fine not exceeding $500 and im.
prlsonmcnt.
The failure of f. W. Marshall & Co.,
wholesale dry goods, Charleston, S. c., was
announced Jan. II. Liabilities, $6O, 600; as
sets, $1,000.
The ship Leonorc, Capt. Bailey, sunk
off Hartellc Pool, in collision with the steamer
John Dixon. Nine persons were drowned, in
Guiding Capt. Bailey.
a New York dispatch, of Jan. IL,
says that appeals have been received there for
relief for colorcd refugees in Kansas, who arc
In distressing dcstitution.
There are already forty .eight entries
for the O'Ievry belt contest, beginning on the
Gath inst. Rowell and Vaughn arc training in
England for the special O'Lcary match.
6 +. n. Hutchins, superintendent of
| stamp department Of the Boston postotticc, be-
| ing unable to explain deficiency Of $500 or
| 5000 in his accounts, has been allowed to re-
| sign.
The Merchants club in New York
has appointed a committee to 60 to Washing
| ton and advocate the adopotion of new Gen.
! era1 bankrupt law. The Lowell measure is
| favored.
The bank clearings in Chicago for
the week ending Jan. Is were 81, 600, 900, or
10, 600 600, above last year. Hogs slaughtered
| since November 2,064, 900, or 437 600 more
| than last year.
Il dispatch from st. Louis, Jan. II.
| says: The sale Of season tickets for Sara
Bcrnhardt's engagements at the Grand Opera
house began this morning, and up to one
o'clock 9,760 worth were disposed Of.
Memphis dispatch, Jan. IL: Fire at
four o'clock this morning at Bartlett, Tcnncs-
| see, destroyed the store house occupied by
Shore Il Bros, W. B. Williams, DR.. W. r.
| Blankwell, Wright l. Mooney. Total loss
/ about &c, 600; insurance $500.
The following has been received at
headquarters in St. Paul: On the IS, Allison
received word through Major Brothcrton that
he was confident of bringing his negotiations
| with Sitting Bull to a successful close in five
| days. Allison was then at Wolf Point.
Philadelphia dispatch, Jan. II: The
Lchigh s. Schuylkill coal exchange agreed to
work full time this week and the first three
days Of next week, SO that suspension will
take place the last three days Of next week, land
"OSh W ACSOuACN Oll IlIC u 81 NuO UC COU'
! tinued until further notice.
City of Mexico dispatch, Jan. 10:
Indians in the State Of Chihuahua, December
| q, KILLED four men, two women and child and
afterwards murdered four shepherds and
wounded several Others. On the next day
Lieut. Senniga attacked Indians in Sierra del
Nido, but was unable to drive them from their
stronghold.
AS heretofore announced. the ma.
tional association of veterans of the Mexican
war will hold it's annual meeting in Louisville,
KY, February 22nd. During the sessions the
association will be the object of the veterans OF
the State and city. The desire is To- extend tu
| old comrades welcome such as will maintain,
| the credit of the commonwealth.
Chief Gall and the captive Indians
arrived ut Fort Buford Jan. 10. Gall boasts OF
having slain fifteen soldiers in the Custer Mas
sacre. He is short, stout Indian of about
forty years of age, with a very hard cruel look
| on his face. There are about 200 captivcs:
with Dcihl for Sitting Bulls camp, and will
probably effect his surrender.
The allotment of subscriptions to
the Mexican Central railroad securities is the
talk in financial circles in Boston. The amount
offered to the public was $5,7l5,000. The sub
scription was double the amount. In accord.
ance with negotiations recently entertained in.
10 with parties controlling connecting roads
between Mexico and the Mississippi, Jay Gould
receives 676 blocks of n 500 each, total sub
scription of $2,997 900. Gen. Grant receives
ten blocks, and other subscribers the balance
"6HAKE," - the medicine bottle said
to tho invalid.