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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
More Dispositions in the Christiancy
Case,

A volumnious deposition in the Chris
tiancy divorce suit was taken at Detroit before
the commissioners and forwarded to WASH
ington. They comprise the testimony Of
Judge Christiancy's two SONS, George and
Victor. The former tcstitics to the amours
carried on between Mrs. Christiancy and the
man Haight at Lima and other places in
Peru, setting full facts of a shameful charac-
ter. The latter narrates of variety Of cir
cumstances in Washington among which
was an effort on Mrs. Christiancy's part to
get witness to procure all abortion is which
she had secured the assistance of a druggist
in accomplishing her purpose. All the tcs-
tlmony is ofthe same general character and
will bear against Mrs. Christiancy
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
Letter from Mrs. Garfield

CLEAvLAND, O., May IS, 1Ss2.-Hon. Geo
L. Loring-DEAn FR1ESD-I have TO-DAY
received the beautiful tribute to the memory
of General Garfield forwarded by the kind
ness Of Massachusetts, republicans of
Washington. Pray accept my thanks and
present this association my gratitude The
manner III which the name of the Rev.
Mark Hopkins, General Gartields coiIe,:
president and most loving and veneratcd Of
cnds, is linked with the memorial, adds
much to its interest and value. With high
regard, | remain, very truly your friend.
(SigneD LucEEr1A GAEF1ELn
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
"A Milwaukee Beast in Limbo.

One "Dr" Gustav Kern was arrested in
Milwaukee on Tuesday. David Seelig, the
complainant, informed the police nearly
two weeks ago that his eleven-year-old daugh-
ter, Dora had been inticcd into the Office
of "Dr" Kern and had been criminally abused
by him. Detectives Struebig and Hannifin
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
Record Of Fires and Casualties

John Capers, aged thirty-eight, colored,
who has been employed for many years to
tend the straw cutter in the paper works at
Moline. Monday morning lie tried to
wrench from the machinery a clump OF
straw that had fed in wrong but was him
self drawn into the latter and before the ma
chine could be stopped was fatally manglcd.
He died within an hour.
At Philadeldhia, Chas. Cooper, in the en,-
ploy of Edward Norris was arrested for rob-
bling his employer and attempting to black
mail him by means of threatening letters.
Morris is an ex-United States minister to
Siberia and present Liberian consul to Phila-
delphia.
Mclean & Kendalls carriage mandatory
in Wilmington, Del, burned recently. Loss
estimated at $4,000 Insured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
judge Mathews Of the United States sup-

Judge Mathews Of the United States sup
rene court convened the United States circuit
to try the case Of the State of tennessee vs. vs.
Geo. F. Larkins, for murder about 4 year
ago. Larkins was deputy United States
marshal, and killed his cousin. The cause
is attracting much attention 40 test case, be-
cause Is the only case of its kind svef tried in
the United States court
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
NUMBER 40.

were detailed to work the case and ascertain
whether the grave charge could be sustained
The detectives have been shadowing Kern's
place ever since; and say that Kern is not
only guilty Of criminal and devilish conduct
with Dora Seelig but with a number ofothcr
girls, among them Josie Adams, aged ten
years, her sister aged thirteen years, Hattie
Baughton aged eleven years and Rosa Davis
aged twelve years. The officers say he coaxed
meats and sums of money, and then prac-
ticed his fiendish designs. The time chosen
by him was usually when the girls returned
from school,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing tho GARDEN SPoT Of Iowa and
Minnesota, BY subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Ainneso:a- Send - for
one year. 81 for six months, and 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. MOBILES Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
Ne2VS Of the Railroads.

MIR. Il. J. Johnson, who is to be the chief
i'll charge of the engineering corps in running
the surveys for the Grand Forks g. Missouri
Valley railroad, has arrived at Grand Forks
and will push the survey rapidly.
President Gowen of the Philadelphia s.
Reading cables the English bondholders
that they may reasonably anticipate divi-
dend this year, which may sustain their
waning hopes of their investment returning
them some revenue.
Il. J. johnson of Chicago, chief engineer of
the Grand Forks & Missouri Valley railroad,
is at Grand Forks. fairgrounds for the Grand
Forks terminus are to be surveyed forthwith
and workmen are now in the field Plans
are atioat to put upa 100000 hotel in that
city and one citizen alone agrees to give S.
600 bonus.
annual report for 1881, the gross earnings for
past year are announced to be 81, ,365, ,O67:
gross operating expenses, $500, ,44S; less cx-
ruary and March, 1881, $65, ,SS43, making the
net earnings, less ordinary o opcratins ex-
penscs, S625, ,367.
On last Friday evening the directors of the
Rochester Southern Railroad company of
Rochester held a meeting at the office of NJ.
J. Daniels and elected J. u. Blake to fill the
vacancy in the board caused by the death OF
John Il. Cook. The directors then co,nplct-
ed ed their Organization by electins H; T. Hor-
1% residenR ReSe" NJ Daniels secreary Dta siSi and
Thomas Brooks, treasurer The officers are
i'll communication with the Iowa railroad
interests, with the object ofgetting north
and south road.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
Better than Lynch Law.

AT lie Sucur, Mimi, the wretch, Chas
Horn, who ravished the little Zimmerman
girl about a fortnight ago at East Hender-
SON, was indicted Wednesday, put upon
trial Thursday and the same afternoon sem
fenced by Judge Mcdonald to the State pen
itentiary for life. He attempted plea of
assault only, but the jury was not in mood
to palliatc his crime and gave him all there
was. Every body rejoiccs that the law was
allowed to take its course.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
Important Civil Service Conviction

Important CIVIL Service Conviction.
In New York city, the jury in the trial OF
Gen. NJ. NJ. Curtis, who was charged with
receiving money from government employees
for political purposes, found Gen. Curtis
guilty on the first and eighth count The
first was for receiving $ from an employe of
the custom house named Vogclsang, and the
eighth was reccivnga bank check for $1OO
from Mr.. Treicbel, the auditor ofthe custom
house. 4 motion for new trial was made
Gen. Curtis was an officer in the New York
custom house and was deputized by politi-
cal committee to collect assessments from fed
eral officers contrary to law.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01

Robert A. Smith, who killed Charley Yost
at Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, was captured by posse
after being shot at several times and seriously
wounded. There are fears of mob violence.
he Is now in White county.
AT Philadelphia, Eugene V. Clad has been
found guilty Of mutilating gold coin. He
made two fifty dollar pieces out Of five
pieces, and five dollars out of ten, substitute
ing platinum for the gold taken.
James A. Wood, commercial traveller
from Rochester. n. Y, was murderously as
saulted at the Clarendon hotel, Toledo, by
VIM. Prince, a barber.
An Indian Territory special says that Mo.
scs Sick, notorious ruftian and murderer,
was riddled with bullets by Sheriff Taylor
at Fort spunky.
Mccarthy, who confessed to setting in
cendiary fires in Winnipeg, has been sen.
fenced to fourteen years in the pe,,itc,,-
tiary.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
The Minnesota Pine Land Investiga-

The Minnesota Pine Land Investisa-
tiOn.
Washington Special: When Gov, Mar
shall of Minnesota was here recently, he
made report to the general land Office OF
the results of an investigation he had made
into the alleged fraudulent prcemptions in
the Duluth land districts. He also had q
long conference with the land commissioner
regarding the same matter. The report and
conference related simply to the manner OF
conducting surveys in that district, and the
fact that the lands for entry are very little
improved, and it being the evident purpose
OF the parties proposing to enter the same to
cvatlc as far as possible the object of the pre-
cmItion laws. 1t appears that these
lands were entered for the
sole purpose Of obtainining possession of
the valuable timber upon them. In this
way it is said 10000 acres, worth $40 and up
wards per acre, have been entered for the
nominal sum Of $l.25 per acre, the parties
entering them being spcculators and having
no intention of improving them for farms.
The investigation begun by Gov. Marshall
will be pursued by the land department,
and a recommendation made after all the
facts have been obtained. The commission
er said that Gov. Narshall's investigation
had furnished the department with much
valuable Information and suggestions
which would be Of great service to him in
luis efforts to correct the abuse.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-01
Minnesota State Sunday School.

the MmneSOt0 0tote ounuay SCHOOL aSSOc13
ton will be held in the Baptist church. Ro-
chester, commencing Tuesday evening, Juno
6, at 7:3O, and continuing through Wcdnes-
day and Thursday, 7th and 8th. Schools
are entitled to one delegate for an attendance
Of 100 or less; and an additional delegate for
ench additional hundred or major fraction
thereof Pastors and their wives, superin-
tendents, ministers, who are professors in
theological seminaries, colleges or state edu-
cational institutions, are cx-offic;o members
Of the convention. Each county or district
organization is entitled to one delegate.
Hon. Henry Hickman has presented the
state library with two volumes of the terri
torial Laws Of 1856 and one of 1858; also two
copies Of the house journal Of 1856. Libra
rian Taylor still wants both the regular and
extra session house journals to complete the
SET
Sheriff Monks Of Blue Earth county 6.
corted to Saltwater two Of his prisoners who
escaped from his custody not long ago and
placed them in custody of the state-Frank
Fulljames and Edward Clark, burglars, sen.
fenced to two years at hard labor.
Burt LeBar Of Wadena county appeared
before the United States commissioner at St
Paul, Monday, and was fined $50 for selling
Ossian Satterlec, father of Rev. W. w.
Satterlec, died at Minneapolis on Monday,
aged Sc.
Last week, the Rev. I. l.. Cory, pastor o.
the Congregational church at Sauk Center
was united in marriage with Miss May I.eay-
lit, daughter of E. J. Leavitt.
4 letter has been received from the secre-
tary Of the state board Of health, stating that
the cause Of sickness at kasota from eating
headcheese was that meat from which it was
made WIS spoiled.
Mr.. NJ. Stockenborn, of Perhan,, while
taking load of hay home, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. His hat wat
torn in two parts, his rubber coat was torn t,
atoms, his right ear was partly torn off, an.
two small holes were observed on his neck,
The postotlicc and the general store OF
Frank Ogden, ofFishervillc, was entirely de.
stroyed by inccndiary fire. The stock is val.
ued at about $500, and was insured for
$1,000.
Work on the new capitol is progressing at
rapid rate. The first proof-vault has beer,
rooted i'll and ccmcntcd, and the stonc-pas
sage way leading underground to it is nearly
completed. The contractor homes to hay,
the brick work entirely completed by JULY !
William Low, son of Alex. Low Of West
Albany, Wabasha county, has mysteriousl,
disappeared. As he had some $3.50 Will
him, it is feared that he has been violently
dealt with.
DR.. Alfred Bray and George Vettcr of
Minneapolis have been held in 1000 each
on charge of rape OH one Nordh Sexton,
whose character is none Of the hest
Frank Skimmerhan and Miss Nellie Foley
eloped from Brainerd, and the News SAYS
they took $:,5 worth OF silverware from the
house where they boarded.
Matthias Stckenhorn was killed by light
ming in St. Joseph settlement, Otter Tail
county.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21
Pleasures of Travel I'm Italy.

The Naples correspondent of the London
Times writes fIs Italy united, or not; or Is
Naples still the capital of the Kingdom of
the Two Sicilies These are questions which
may reasonably be asked by travellers ar
irving here from Rome. / have been long
aware of the embarrassments and inconyen-
fences suffered by travellers at the station,
but have preferred waiting for cases on
which I could certainly rely and they are the
following One friend tells me that on get
ting in at II o'clock at night, and preparing
to start for his hotel, the keys of his boxes
were demanded of him. They had been
sealed and roped at the station in Rome. but
this made no difference to the employees,
who insisted on examining everything, and
examine them they did, without, however,
finding anything liable to duty. The other
case was that of a gentlemaa, who, like the
other friend, had party of hzes with him.
On being asked for his keys, he refused to
give them up. 1t was suggested by rail
way porter that if he would give a Ira his
boxes would be passed without any difficulty
This the gentleman declined to do, adding
that he would rather sit in the omnibus all
night, where he, in fact, had been detained
for a considerable time. The wrappIngs
were then taken off, and he was suffered at
| last to proceed. Imagine a parallel case IN
England, and such a case would be that OF
man arriving with several ladies from Lon
don at birmingham or MANCHESTER. HHhe
kind of reception would be given to any Jack
in Office who presented himself and demand.
ed the keys of his trunk Either he would
be well cudgelled, or would be given into
custody on a charge of supposed assault and
robbery. Yet such cases are continually
| occurring here, and, possibly, in other parts
of Italy, quite sufficient to compel one tc
doubt the union. Such enlbarrassments OIL
worse were Ineligible before 1870, when the
temporal sovereignty of the Pope was fac t
| but now that the Papal States have been alb
sorbed By the great mother they are mex
cusable, and must create doubts as to the
reality of the much-boasted unity. 1t is not
| improbable that the necessity of collecting
/ the oetroi tax would be alleged as a reason
| for examining the effects of all who arrive
but as it is lot very likely that foreigners oil
any persons coming from Rome would en-
| cumber themselves with articles liable to 10
| cal taxation, the vexations to which havt
| alluded may we'll be reserved for costermon
| gers or the peasantry from the neighbor
| hood. What those vexations are l will no
| attempt to describe, nor can any outsidel
have a right to interfere with the interna
arrangements of the country but it is carry
| ing matters little too far to victimize Eng
| lish families, or families of any other coun-
| try, after this fashion"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21
THE WEST.
Missouri.
A Deluge of Rain .

DeIuge of Rain.
ST. Louis, Feb. 2O.-Rain has fallen stead
lily since Saturday and the river has risen ten
feet and is still rising, the rain continuing to
fall. The rise was so sudden that a consider
able amount of freight lying on the levee
was washed away. At Cave Cliff on the Iron
Mountain road there is an extensive washout
and trains cannot run. The only trains that
left to day were on the Ohio and Mississippi
and Missouri Pacific roads, there being wash
outs on all the other lines.
At st. Charles this afternoon the levee
around Laconia circle $50 miles south of
Memphis has broken. The river has sub
merged eighteen cotton plantations belong
ing to the following persons: Patrick Henry,
five plantations Shepard & Blackburn, Gov
| ernor Luke Blackburn of Kentucky, DIR.
| Henry Blackburn, B. Keene of New York,
DIR. Scott, Mrs. E. Blackburn, Mrs. Rice,
| B. j. Eddins, P. J. Ord of Washington. Beas.
| ley and Coleman, one plantation each. From
800 to 1000 hands were employed on these
| places and 5000 bales of cotton were pro-
duced annually. The Ievee broke on the
west or White river side, while several hun
| dred experienced hands were working on the
front or Mississippi river side. Laconia cir
Gle has been dry since the great overflow OF
1867. The disaster is likely to fall heaviest
on poor people who own all the cattle, which
they will not be able to feed. Work on the
crops had begun and the damage will be pro.
portionate to the length of time the flood
| lasts. Another crevasse occurred yesterday
near Austin, sixty miles below here. which
threatens to flood the entire country to Fri
ar's Point, thirty-five miles below, and per.
| haps the entire Sunfower river valley. The
disastrous effects of the overflow will be felt
from Cairo to Natchez, as cotton planting
had lust begun.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21
MARYLAND.

The Depredations of Oyster stenIers
EAsToN, Feb. 20.-The piratical opera
tons of unlicensed oyster dredgers in Chesa-
peake and Herring Bays, and along the Della
ware and Maryland coasts, create much ex-
element. The work of plundering the
oyster beds is carried on openly, and when
the police boats pursue the buccaneers they
are fired upon, and already several persons
have been wounded in these conflicts A
feet of six we'll built, fast sailing schooners,
which is called the Cook fleet" from the
fact of all the boats having the name of
"Cook" painted upon their sterns, gives the
Dorchester county oyster policemen consid-
cradle trouble. These boats make regular
daily and nightly raids upon the best oyster
grounds and carry off loads of the bivalves.
1t is useless for the police to attempt cap
ture of any of the craft composing the
Cook feet,' as their fast sailing qualities
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21
TELEGRAPHIC JoTTINGs

The Anglo French commercial treaty nego-
tiations have ended and Faance refuses Eng
land even the most favored nation clause.
Ten new cases of smallpox were reported
to the board of health in Pittsbnrg Pa, yes
terday, and three in Allegheny City.
large arti-polygamy meeting held at
Syracuse, n. Y, last night, pursuant to call
of the Mayor, was addressed by Judge An
drews, Rev q. P. Clifford, recently mis-
sionary to Salt Lake City, and others.
The funeral of the late wife of Governor
Long, of Massachusetts,, was held at Trinity
church, Boston, yesterday, Revs. Phillips
Brooks and William G. Winslow officiating.
The attendance of friends was large. The
remains were inferred at bingham.
The opera of Patience was performed at
Baltimore last night at the Academy of
Music by company of amateurs from New
York for the benefit of the Women's hospi-
pital. charitable institution in this city, to a
81, 900 house. President Arthur, Vice Presi-
dent Cassett and Mr.. Frank Thompson, gen.
eral ticket agent of Pennsylvania, were pres
emit
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21

Boston, Feb. 20.-Mrs. Sophie Turner is
under arrest at St. Adams, Vt, for burning
to death the three year old child of Peter
Gerry, by setting it upon a hot stove and
holding it there. The injury was inflicted
January %, but the child did not die till Sat
urday. The woman was arrested Saturday,
but owing to lack of evidence was dismissed.
She was again arrested this morning with her
niece, aged sixteen. Both protested their in
nocence, but lad of five years, a brother of
the dead child, afirms that his parents left
them with the Turner woman and she held
the child on the stove, threatening to kill
them if they told. The doctors say the child
could not have been burned by accident, and
its shirt was all burned, showing that it was
held up. Great Indignation is felt against
the woman.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21
NEW JERSEY.


The New Jersey Central Road.
TRENTON, Feb. 20.-Much excitement has
been caused here by the visit of President
Gowen of the Reading Railroad company and
ex-President Knight of the New Jersey Cen
trail, who were here a short time this after
noon, leaving on the $50 train. tits report
ed that they are arranging to appeal to the
Governor to postpone his signature to the
Deacon Senate bill to increase the stock of
the New Jersey Central until after the ten
days allowed him by law and allow them to
be heard by counsel The Governor in an
interview with a correspondent of the Ma
tional Associated Press denies that they have
made any personal appeal to him, but says he
will give them hearing if they desired it.
The Governor has not yet received the bill.
1t is generally believed that he will sign it
when the time comes. Heavy Reading, Bal
timore, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Central railroad Hobbies are here.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-21

enable them to elude all pursuit. The
sons of Captain vallient, chief of the Dorches-
ter county oyster police, were detailed to
watch the operations of the "Cook feet" a
few days ago. The boys concealed them
selves upon an island in Herring Bay. By
some means the pirates discovered the where
abouts of the spies, and poured volley of
rifle shots in their direction. The Vallients
were not hurt, but were compelled to retreat
to place of safety. The "Cook feet"
plundered the oyster banks all day long, and
whenever the boys endeavored to escape from
the island they were fired upon. This ex-
plot has created great excitement, and Cap
tain Vallient is having cannon
made with which to arm the police boats IN
der his command, in order that the daring
pirates may be treated to warm reception
when they again make predatory excursions
in the waters of the Chesapeake and Della
ware bays. So extensive and outrageous
have illicit operations of the unlicensed
dredgers become that it is possible the State
authorities of Delaware and Maryland may
determine upon military campaign against
the pirates at no distant date like that of
the Governor of VIRGINIA