The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-04-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The rumor that Vanderbilt contemplates the
consolidation OF the New York Central. Lake
Shore and Chicago 4 Northwestern railwaya
under the Lake Shore charter has gained
strength and i accepted pretty. generally in
New York and Chicago railway circles, as being
substantially correct. Saturday. rumor had Il
that the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati 4
indianapolis wonld in all probability be en-
braced IN the sche1ce, and that Mr.. Vanderbilt
is negotiating with the European holders Of
the Bee Limo stock for The purposes Of occurring
their consent and cooperation.
There was ehort but severe panic among
lumbermen, when solid mass Of logs came
tnmbling down the river from above st. Ar.
thony falls. 1t was at first feared that several
large booms had broken and that the loea vould
be severe. 1t turned out, however, that only .
couple OF upper river pockets had DISCHARGED
their coRtents, and only some 1000, 900 feet
went over the falls. Some Of these were 40.
90 that the entire loss will be less than 4, 600.
| 600 These will be caught and saved below
and the only loss will be the expense OF securing
them, which one lumberman estimates 4: ST
per thousand.
As two !aborers wero digging drain at st.
Lonis on the premises of James E. Hageerty,
they unoarthed pot tightly sealed. witch on
examination was found to contain \ laree ,.
amount OF English sovereigns, American silver
dollars and hatfull, more or less, of continen.
tai currency. The money has moi been count.
ed yet, but there is probably between $780,
900 and $50, OOOof the coin, which is dated
in the last century, and the currency bears
the date OF l777: The house was occupied
by, Montgomery Blair many years ago and
subsequently, passed into the possession OF
Samuel Gaty.
At Atlanta the preliminary trial Of deputy
United States Marshal Bolton and two members
OF his posse, Miller and Freeland, charged with
the murder OF Hicks, an illicit distiller, closed
Saturday. Bolton was discharged and Freeland
aud Miller held in bonds Of $3.50 on a charge q
involuntary granddaughter, which under the code
Of Georgia is killing while in the discharge Of q
lawful act withoutdne caution. and punishable
as misf1emeanor.
Cole Younger, now in tho state prison at Still.
water. has submitted statement in refutation
OF the stories In Buell's book connecting the
brothers with several bold robberies by the
James gang. 1t amounts simply to specific
denial Of each According to Cole the Young.
ers we're always in Texas or somewhere else
when robberies were committed. The alibi i
| big thing in the eyes Of Cole.
New postoffices hss been established - fol.
lows: At Careon, Becker county, Mimi, and
squire = Mckinley is appointed postmaster
| lthe mail service to be special from Kinlred)
at Carlton, Carlton Co., Minn., Fred W. Pine,
| postmaster (tho service to be from Junction or
the route between Junction aad Superior Citv,
Wis.,; at Su unit Lake. Lincoln Co., Wis. 81.
| mon German, postmaster.
James Gordon Bennett has given $4,000
| to the actors fund.
Postmasters has been appointed ~ follows
| Edward N. Perry at Hartford; Mrs. Mary E
Thomls n Champion Mill and Samuel G.
sheardown at Stockton Minn; John Hill II
Lake View, Ia Henry A. Fox at Parkhurst,
.. T.; VIM. ". Simpson, At Daugley, Geo. n.
Tapp at Waucousta, Edgar F. Wright 1t Mon.
ticello, Fred Wiegel at strong's Prairie and
Edward Sawte]l 1t White Oak Spring, Wis.
Richard Edwards, IN old French Indian half.
breed died at his home in Florence township
Wabasha county, on Friday last He did moi
know how many years he had lived on earth,
but claimed to have been large boy vheu
Warrington was first elected president He
vas probably 100 years old, or more, when be
died.
Messrs. H. Clark l. Co., proprietors of the
C)ark's Forks town cite, be~e'osore known "
Coulson, We changed the ,me to R.!iugs,
In louor Of 'he 4 President of the NorsLeru fa.
cifc. Bill 60 il still largely Interested In the
road, and Is I member Of the board Of direct.
orr.
Ata macs meeting in Cooper Union New
York, Peter Cooper presiding, Gen. Carey OF
Ohio deprecated strikes, saying the only lasting
remedy the laboring man has against the On.