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The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Fitz John Porter Case.

Washington special to Cincinnati Com
mercial: Il seems probable that the president
does not intend to do anything in regard to
Fitz John Porter's case Tho president has re-
ceived strong letters form Gen. Graut upon the
subject, and equally strong letters on the other
side from friends whom he eptertains as high
regard ~ he does for the ex- x-president The
pressure for routine daiiy business ia so great
that he has little or no time for going into old
matters, and the result will probably be that no
action will be taken. in the case at ALL What
was hoped BY Porter's friends was that Arthur
would grant him pardon, which would restore
him to the rights Of citizenship; but even this
10 moi probable, and the whole matter will be
left to the action Of congress Ftz John Por-
ter, it is announced, will be back in Washington
next week, to begin the agitation Of bis claims
for reinstatement to the army. He had IN iu-
terview with tho president before he left and
it is understood that the executive gave him
encouragement to persevere in the attempt at
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
CONDENSED NEWS.
RAILRoADa

The amendment OF the Omaha land gran,
for supplies furnished the Iaborers st ve.z;e
having been adopted by tho house and con-
CURED in by tho senate at Madison, tho bin was
st&oed by the governor and is now law. A
Dhl 10 now pending which provides that these
nnds shall not be taxed .or series Of vears.
under tho terms Of this bill it il also provided
tneta portion Of the license paid by the com
pt p.nG snsu ns 10. 20 refunded by the state, to the
cfealt or the company in counties where the
Snds thus exempt from taxation are located.
Land Commissioner Willis Drumn,ond. Jr
or the Chlbago, Milwaukee l. St Paul railway
nag returned from lengthy tour throughout
nottncrn Iowa and southern Minnesota. in the
mterests lo OF bis company. Mr.: Drummo1d
ssys that the immigration into Iowa and Mime
ises to a. present is simply and
Farmers in tho western states are taking a.
van1aGe OF the mild weather and are busy plow-
ing. 1here seems to be very hopeful feeling
AZ present that tho wheat crop this wear will he
larger than ever before known.
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, referrine to
= recently published statement to the effect that
ne was endeavoring TO have the signal corps
separated a from the war Office. eays II have
Al times pereistenty opposed such a stop.
s;nce ench separation would deprive it Of the
olsclphne the articles of war giva which alone
MAKES 1t reliable and efficient"
Ihe Manitoba railroad is building round
s0nse, car shops, etc., at st. Paul that Win cost
HoOO,OoO. The company will expend in tbese
snops alone the vast sum Of $500, 900 Der
y9nr 1or wages, as between 500 and 600 men
iation OF from 2, 500 to :, ,,,>'u, who viii Hr be-
dependent upon tho erection ard la:,tenence
OF this grcat s.a.l;slment
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Decoiying the Very Elect.

Rugby, Tenn, the seat of Tom Browne
Eng lish colony is rigidly temperate, SC
much SO that traffic in drinks that intoxi-
cate are strictly prohibited. But if mar
wants q bottle of whisky he can get it. This
is the way it is done:
When the devotoe feels the craving
coming on, he starts out alone, for a wall;
in some unfrequented part of pine grove,
when he suddenly makes the discovery of a
bottle Of nloonsi,ine Oh the back side Of a
tree. He picks it up and walks solemuly
away, meditatiug on spiritual things Be-
fore he has gone f.r a stranger appears. and
says, Beg pardon, sir; l would like to
have you loan he /. dollar He lou@s the
dollar and the stranger departs, withou!
disclosing his name. He may never sec
ms dollar again, hut Providence has been
KIND to him, and llie man WAS Door.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Scientific Notes.

The London Times says: 1T can scarceh
be doubted that all London, along its main
thoroughfares, will discard gas for the elect
ric light within the present century. The
really cautious and hesitating progress Of
the invention must remind not few of #he
equally cautious and hesitating progress Y
gas"
A mechanic of Rochester, n. Y, has, 40
cording to his own statements, Just CON
pletcd Il duplicate of the celebrated astror
omical clock of Strasburg, in which city ht
was born and lived for many years. The
only difference between the working of the
two clocks is in their seize and in the form
Of the astronomical portions. The case for
the main part of the Rochester clock IS ten
and one half feet high, while it is in all
particulars exactly porportionate to the
clock seyenty-fve feet high which it imi-
htes.
A writer in the London Globe SAYS that
cad pipes placed in contact with lime are
so corrotled and eaten in the course Of fif-
teen or sixteen months as to become pore rs
and brittle, and eventually useless for t.
purpose intended. If this be fact it is q
high ly important one in a sanitary point of
view. Plumbers and house builders wh.
habi ually use lead pipes imbedded in NOR
tor nj cement containing lime ought t.
inves igate this matter, and, if the pipes de.
tryiol tie when SO situated, change their
plans
The method by which She B. ash Electric
Ligh'% ompany proposes to I,umjn ate thu
city Q! Cincinnati, If the beard of public
works accepts the offer, is 20 erect towers
200 fN. in height and plat on top Of them
amps (, ith q capacity Of from 10000 to 49,
200 candle power and on seventy five foot
posts lamps Of 90 70 to 1 900 candle power.
A central station has been established, five
-,acn'nes, with total '*p~city of 208,00c
candle power, are now being manufactured,
| and the company expects to be ready tc
commence operations within month from
this date .ccor1ing to the contract, the
cost is to pe 23 per cent. less than the price
now paid for gas.
Professor Bowditch, of Harvard College,
having examined the measurements of some
25. 900 Boston school children, finds that
the growth Of children takes place in such
way that, until the age of eleven or twelve
years, boys are both taller and heavier than
girls of the sa1ue age, but at this period of
life girls begin to grow very rapidly, and for
the next two or three years surpass boys Of
the same age in both weight and height
boys then acquiring and retaining size
superior to that Of girls, who have now
nearly completed their full growth. He
Gnds that children of American-born par
ents are in Massachusetts taller and heavier
than the children of foreign born parents.
superiority which seems to depend partly
on the greater average comfort in which
such children live and grow up, and partly
upon differences peculiar to race or at<lcl.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Murder In Northwestern Iowa,

John Tenehin. farmer living nine miles
southeast Of Sibley, station on the Chicago,
st Paul & Omaha road, Was shot while stand
ing by his fire about IL 80 O'Clock Saturday
night He had returned from 4 lyceum held
at the school house. All the other members of
the family bad gone to bed On coming to him
they found him dying. The shot was fred
through tho window. The ball entered the
back Of tho head near the base Of the skull and
lodged against tho cheek bone. A young man
whose name could not be ascertrined and the
vito and daughter of Tenehin have been held
by Coroner Geo. Montux for the murder. The
young man WAS the lover of the girl aud was
favored by the mother but opposed by the faith
er. There is much excitement in the neigh
borhoed where the murder vas committed, and
in Sibley, where the murdered man was well
known. The young man mentioned is = new
conner in the neighborhood.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Draft RaisinR Scheme Defeated.

A draft for 81 800 eig7ed by L. Kells in
favor Of David Wilson, was presented st the
bank Of Alaxandris, Douglas county, Mimi, on
Tuesday for sale. Van Hoosen, the cashier,
telegraphed immediately to the bank of Sauk
Center to know il it was good No such draft
David Wilson was sold February IL by tho
bank Of SAuk Center, drawn on tho American
Exchange National bank, New York, and
signed by L. Kells, cashier; aud 10 undoubt-
edly the one presented 1t tho bank OF Alaxan-
dris, having boon raised from SO to 81 800
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
A Victory For the o .nahs Line.

At Madison, Fob. Is, the senate bill to trans
fer the land grant now held by tho Chicago,
Portage b Superior railway company to the
Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
company, WAS concurred in by the assembly
votes were by members from the counties
along the line of the south end Of the Air Line
road
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Fees OF Doctors,

Tie fee Of doctors is an item that very
many persons are interested in lust ct
present. We believe the schedule for Wis.,
its is $500. which would tax g III n con-
fined to his bed fora year. and in need Of
daily visit. over 81 900 a wear for met,ic,l
attendance alone! And ono single bottle
or Hop Bitters taken in time wonl1 save
the 81, GOO and I'LL the years Sickness
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
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 tho
,Worthington ADVANCE, published at
.Worthington, Minnesota. Send So for
one year, 81 for six months, and, 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington, Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
DtlIca O'Bricn's Sudden Death In St. Paul.

u
Mr.. Dillon o. 'Brien, one Of the best known
and highly esteemed citizans Of Minnesota,
dropped desd last Sunday morning in the study
Of Bishop ireland At g. Paul MIR. O'Brien. Il
the time Of his death was on his way to The
cathedral, and stopped at tho parrcnags adjoin.
ing to speak to Bishop ireland. He was seated
IN chair convsrsing with the reverend gentle.
man, and without tho least indication of suffer
ing or Illness, threw up his arms, lis body coz
vulsed with spasm, and before the bishop
could reaize it, he was Cesd. The congregs-
ton In the cathedral was iMmediately notified
OF tho sad occurrence, and few could realize The
truth. 1t is supposed that his death was oc.
casioRed by disease Of the heart
Dillon OBrien was born in June 1918 in
Roscommon county, ireland. He was educated
III Judswood college, Dublin, from which i,,eti-
tntion he graduated during the year 1912 In
1853 no disposed Of all his property IN Ros.
common and Limerick counties, and with biz
family migrated to this country. He spert
eight years in Detroit, Mich, as a public in.
etruc:or He was then appointed to an ofice,
at Ray field, Wis, Of Indian instructor.
During the yesy 1868 he lott Bayfield, and
:a:ne into the state Of Minnesota, making his
home at Minneapolis, where he remained two
years, finally going to st. Paul where he re
SIDED up to the time OF his death. In S.; Pau.
izatiOn bureau, and as lts founder he t,oa q
m ost ac:iyo part. Ha was always mos: happy
when assisting his countrymsn. aud in promot-
inS their interests in America the greater par,
Of his latter lie was spent
As citizen he was held in the highest esteem,
by all with whom he came in contact, and not q
few who read the short stories products OF his
pen, recognized how thoroughly he was i,nbued
with lova for msnkinl Ill general, and tender
ness toward his countryElen in particular.
lrishnlsn and Americans alike will mourn his
death. NJ. O'Brien leaves . wife and seven
children, all OF whom are residents of st. Paul,
ard two, are among tho most prominent law
yers.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23

unousande OF persons are constantly tro1blel
neys and costive bowels are their tormentore g.,
They should know that Kidney-Wort acts on
these organs ut the came time, causing them To-
throw Of the polsons that have ,logged them.
ana 60 renewing the whole man. Hundreds
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
cASUALTTEa

, a 10" minutes past l o'clock Sunday even
!ng, an earthquake shock OF fivo minutes dura-
non was felt at Lake City, Colorado. Citizens
wore awakened and many thought powder
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23

apsnsion 0: $5, 600 per annum 10 Mrs. Garfield
rassod tho house and ouly requires tho
sigAatnre Of the president to become law.
An':ersOn's srostltuts fixing the membership
OK tho house FL 81 will, it is generally conoed-
cd, DO finally passed. 1t is about the same as
the bill passed by the democratic house last
year, except that it provides for six more m ,nl-
bers. Those xix additional members are given
one each to New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kan
sas, Texas and South Carolina Democrats
say 1t is a fair bill and they will support it.
The military committee after examining Oh
jections produced against favorable action on
the casa OF Maj. Rochester to be paymaster gen.
be confirmed. Placed on the calendar with the
"ommittee's favorable recommendation.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
FRIDAY, FEB. II.


sENArE.-Bills were introduced Of no gener
al impoltan and the senate remained mos: of
the tim, in executive session. The president
nominated Wakefield g. Frye Of Msine United
States conaut general at Halifax, and Horatio
N. Beach of New York consul At Puerto Cabe:-
10, Venezuela Fostmas.ers: John H. Co.'s.
we'll, Titusville, Pa; Richard J. Hanna, Kan
kekee, ILL.,; Louis NJ: Davis, Tecumseb, Neb.
The nomination Of Edgar Ferguson. as pen
eenate. Other con1rmat;ons hy the senate:
3 III: Mathews, United States marshal Eastern
district Of Michigan; II. J. Campbell, United
States attorney fo: Dakota territory; Mareden
O.. Burch, Ua'tod States attorney Western dis
trict OF jnichgsn; Leonard Lo.ttidRe. collect
or OF revenue, Sixth district OF Visions in.
Postnssters: Cline G; spryrock, Rochester,
4. swingle,. Mount Morris, Ill Edw4rd Z.
Brown, Sheldon To-; Frank A. Douglass,
Hocghtor, Mich. Jacob srei ringer, Jefferson
Ulty, Mo. Jacob Y. Abbine. OeaSe City. Kss !;
Russell W. CaswelI, Macon City, Mo.
George Fisher, surveyor Of customs, Cairo,
ILL
Adjourned to Monday.
House The apportionment bill passed
Mr.: McCook Of New York in opposing the
bill, to restore Capt Thomas Little to the army
sent to the clerks desk to have read tho afi-
davit Of Thomas Little relative to the charge
made against hin, and which Was taken from
the ties OF the war department The language
OF the affidavit was 80 gross that many ladies'
70 t the ga leries, and the lo,ding Was stopped
~ objections from Springer Of Illinois aud
obscene, and it was stricken from the record
rhe sff>davit, IVES stricken out, thus defeating
the MEASURE
No business Of importance was transacted.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23

NNNyr fsN GAt &ly,

Mrs: Dr. Mary Whitney is dangerously ill in
California Sko left Rochester last fall 10 eDen,l
the winter on the Pacific cnaak
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23

-.'just went out u see, = friend" re-
marked Jones to his wife ~ - returned
10 his seat in the theatre. Indeed" re-
Piled Mn. J. with sarcastic surprise, Il sup.
posed from the odor of your breath, that
you had been out TO sec your wors, enemy. "
Jones Vinood.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23

KILLED.
JOHN LARIPLUGH.
THOS. DONALDSON.
THOs. ANDERSON:
ALEX. PHILLIPS.
JOHN PALLOCE.
JAMES KESTNER.
GEORGE TAYLOR.
JAMES r. DOUGHTY.
PERRY WILLIAMS.
ANTHONY BARBER
WILLIAM WOOD.
DAVID DAIEM.
PETER VISCATf.
W. 3. FRANKLIN.
WIN. COWEN.
r1- >,.~r-D nAN0
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Representative Wash

Representative Washburn has been request
ed by the secretary of var to designate I can
didate from his district for the cadetship at
West Point, to enter the class Of 1882 in June
next Tho vacancy il caused by the failure of
E1gar G.. Beede, Of Hinnespolis
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
a Fearf,ii fa,a:itv.


CHESTER, Pa, Feb 17.-Aboui O. clock this
morning, while firenlon wore trying to ex-
tinguish fire in tho pyrotechnic works OF
Prof. Jackson, all explosion occurred by whice
the building WAS destroyed, at least fifteon per-
sons killed, and many more wounded. A part
Of tho mansion has been used by Prof. Jackson;
pyrotechnist, for eomo years as place for
manufacturing explosive commodities. The
tiremen, after being assured there were no ex-
plosives in the place, went to work. After
playing on the fla nes about half an hour an
explosion occurred. Tie bodies Of men wero
thrown in the air i'll every direction. the air
was filled with rubbish and the ground covered
with the victims. Some were killed and seri-
ously injured, and others badly hurt: Til
dead bodies of the men lay on the ground, q
number writhing in their blood moaned and
sroancd pteously for help. Many lay insensi-
blo to thei: surroundings, and others, bruised
and bleeding groped their way from tie scene
Of the terrible accident TIE scene bcGgars
description. People prayed in tho open streets,
and the shrieks OF the dying were appalling
The fire was abandoned, and everybody in con-
1iton to do so turned their attention to ailevl-
ating the distress. The houses in the vicinity
Of the explosion were coneerted into hospitals
and the wounded removed thereto Tic nonl-
Der killed is between fifteen and twenty. About
twenty arc dangerously and fifty moro or lese
seriously wounded.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
Boy NAMED OAKS.

DANVEhOCS111 WOUNDEU
Police Officer Blizzard, William Gibson and
Smith, Nabbitt fireman, Alex. Knowlton. Hor-
ace Lakin A. Greenbangh; Wm Ford, James
Clark, Jacob Roth and John Wood are danger-
ously wounded. John Wood is brother Of
William Wood, killed
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
VOLUME X.

magazine near town had exploded The shock
was violent at the capital CITY.
Tho ship Glenniorag, arrived at New York
reports: Fell in with boat containing eleven
OF the crew and two passengers OF tho steamer
Bahama, from Porto Rico for New York took
them on board, and brought them to that
port
Arthur Won Rohr, lO-year old; Wnona
boy, was run over BY wagon, Saturday. and
received probably fatal injuries.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
DOWN IN THE SEA.
Twenty-Five OF the Crow Of the Steamship Da.
hama Lost by the Founderipg Of the Vessel
Thirteen OF the Crew Saved Story Of tie

Twenty-Five OF the Crow OF the Steamship Da-
hama Lost by the F0underipg Of the Vessel
Thirteen Of the Crew Saved Story Of tie
Survivors,.
The steamer Bahama, of Quebec, in the New
York and Porto Rico service, sailed OH the 9th
cargo ca she had ane weather until
from NJ York: At 8 % O'clock in the evopies i'es
the wind began to incrSase and by midnight
was gale. At 2 O'Clock Friday morning the
steamship WAS s'ruok by . heavy squall and al
tail h;d 70 be taken in: In very short time it
ties Of water were shipped It was with great
difficulty that the steamship vas mansged, and
with the engine going full speed Capt. 1stwood
did not get het hsad to the sea. The head sails
were set to drive her off bofore the sea, Al just
doue SEA was shipped: It struck on the
starboard side, the bulwarks were carried
away and the deck was ripped up. The hole
IN the deck was q big one and through it the
water swept, filling the room and tho bunkers
The fires were PITT otit aud the steamship be-
came unmanageable, she rolled heavily .apd
tho starboard side settled and she vent over
on her beam ends. It was apparent that tho
steamship would 70 down aud the captain or
dered the crew to get the two port line boats
ready for launching. In twenty minutes the
s5eamshlp began TO sink rapidly and the cap
tain ordered the boats lowered. The captain
went in the large life boat with sixteen or
seventeen othora, while First Officer Williams
and Second officer Ross took the small life boat
with eleven persons on board. This left three
or four men in the sinking steamer
The csptSip's boat got away first. When the
small boat was getting swEy from tho steam
ship Mr.. Scott, q passenger who was fn her,
saw the captains boat swamped, but nothing
could be done to save any of those that we're
thrown out and tho email boat rowed away.
When the captains boat was sWamped two or
thres persons were seen swimming back to the
steamship, but thoee In the small boat could
not tell whether they succeeded In getting on
board.
Soon after noon on Friday full rugged ship
was sighted It was not an easy job to get to
the ship because the sea was running high, but
tho boats head was put againet the wind and after
pulling half mills re ached the ship, which was
the Gleuomrag, from Calcutta The GIenmo-
rag reached New York Friday afternoon and
the thirteen rescued men came ashore and
quarters we're found for the crew.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
FOREIGN

FOREIGN.
Advices from Lima, Jan. Is, confirm the re.
port that treaty Of peace has been signed be-
tween Bolivia and Peru. By its terms Bolivia il
left without sea board.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23


The new Districts are composed Of tho fol-
owing counties respectively:
First District-Houston, Fillmore, Mower,
Freeborn, Steele. Dodge, Olmsted, Winona and
Wabasha
Sscond District-Faribault, Blue Earth, Wa
SEGA, Watouwan, Martin, Cottonwood, Jackson
Marray, Mobiles, Rock, Pipostone, Lincoln.
Lyon, Redwood, Brown, Nicoiiet, Yellow Me4i-
Third District -Goodhue, Rice, Bskota,
Scott, Carver, Mcleod, Meeker, Kandiyohi,
Renville, Swift and Chippewa
Fourth -WasbinstoD, Ramsey, Hen
nepin. Wright, Pine, Kanabec, Aroka, Chisago,
1santi, and Sherburne.
Fifth District-Nile Lace, Benton, Morrison,
Traverse, Grant, Todd, Grow Wing, Atikin,
Carlton, Wsdens, Otter Tail, WlkiD. Cas-,
Becker, Clay. Polk, Beltami, Marshall, Kittsen,
1tasca, St Louis, Lake and Cock.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-23

The March Wide Awake is brilliant with fine pict-
ure- one of Charles volkmar's famous duck paint
ings Leading the list frontispieee. Mrs. Jessie
Curtis Shepherd has beautiful full page engraving.
They who Wear Fine Gloves and Jessie NcDcr-
mott another with two fulllensth figures, to illus
trate the irresistible poem by IN. E. B. entitled
"a Girl of the Period" Bodfrh also has three full
page drawings in the number illustrating "Hannahs
Snares- "a Saving Match and The Story of
Maple Sugar" The letter press is equally attrae-
tive The poems are Two Little Pilgrims" by Ju-
Iiet c. Marsh; behind the Arras, A. d. 1886" a
charming art poem by Mrs. Margaret J. Preston +;
March" by Edward Faweett SHADOW and Echo, -
by Mrs NJ. F. Butts; "Catkins." by Mrs. Clara Do,y
Bates and "A girl of the PERIOD by NJ f. Il. The
stories include The Sixpenee Of Princess" The
Saving Match How I Entertained Two Little
Girls full of charming "reminiscences Of Louisa N.
Aicott by an old schoolmate. Their Club and Oars
lserial) by A Boy, From the Hudson TO the Neva-
lserial by David Ker. THE Story of Maple Sugar.
delightful piece of woods lore by Rowland f.
Robinson. The Misfortnnes Of Yankee Bobinson's
Family" by Mrs. Catherwood. "What Grandmam-
ma Did" '.Ilannah's SHARES" by NJ. NJ b., and "a
Mean Little Mouse by Mrs. Eytinge. Then there
are some excellent articles. solid, yet entertain
ing as the stories To-day in which Edward Everett
Hale explains the tariff. .Short Stories frsu the
Dictionary by Arthur Gilman, "a Pair of Gloves"
by Mrs. Dickinson, Beautiful Mr. Baby Jap
anese sketch by Mrs. Arthur. Then follows, to
crown this, the months Reading Course for the
Chautauqua Reading Union, sparkling with wit aud
wisdom helpful with practical suggestions and bril-
liant with fine engravings, among them very fine
drawing by Lungrcn fer the music article entitled
..Muzart Playing for Friends" The music this
month is by Mr.. G. W. Chadwick. the musical con-
ductor of the Greek play, -Edipus, he having set
Miss Mulochs mill Song" especially for Wide
.ircake Only - 50 year ID. Lothrop & Co.. Bos-
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