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The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
A Letter OF Sympathy.

From the Burlington (Vt) Free Press.
The following is the letter to which we
have already referred, written to our
distinguished townsman, Senator Ed
munds, by his associates of the Judiciary
Committee of the United States Sen
ate:
VICE PRESIDENTS CHAMBER, WAsI1lxt;-
TON, July II, l882.-Dear Mr.. Edmunds:
The sad Intelligence ofthe affliction which
desolated your fireside, has touched
each of us and all of us as colleagues on
the Judiciary Committee and as friends
with the force of personal sorrow.
Knowing how grievously your tenderest
affection has been stricken in this ire
parable loss.it is beyond our power to Of
fer any consolation, except such as wells
up in sincere sympathy. But We hum
bly, pray God to give you fortitude to
bear this hard trial, and to inspire you
with confidence in his sublime mercy,
that the loved one, in passing away from
this life, has joined the blessed in ever
lasting jo-. Your friends,
David Davis, T. F. Bayard, S. J. r.
Mcmillan, John J. INGALLS,, George F.
Hoar, A. II. Garland, John A Sargent.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
How Far Troy Church Bells are
Heard. =.

From the Troy Times.
The New York boat last evening car
ried bell from this city, directed to
mission church in Jaffna, Ceylon, the
second shipment to the same place IN
the past month. The preceding boat
took six bells destined for q Catholic
church in Central America. These bells,
as the Spanish inscriptions indicate, are
the gifts of the members of one family.
A bell has just gone to church of In
dams in the Indian territory, and one to
a church of miners in Arizona, as the
gifts of liberal Baptist lady. One of
our leading merchants has just sent a
bell to m ission church in Central
Asia. One bell order lately received
read: "ship the bell early, SO that we
may surely have it in time for use the
coming winter" Thus the calls keep
coming, the world over, and Troy,
church bells keep ringing out their glad
messages.
The fact is recalled that the tragedian
Lawrence Barrett was captain III
the Twenty-eighth Massachusetts vol
unteers.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
A Swim for Life I'M a Canon.

A correspondent of the Pioche Record.
writing from Ell Dorado Canon, New, un-
der June IS, says: "Another of our
old, timers has been swallowed up by the
trescherous Colorado. Barney Coleman
and Benjamin Gooch, accompanied by
two Indians, started up the river last
Friday morning in skiff for the purpose
of catching driftwood. After reaching
point between twelve and fifteen miles
up the river the boat, becoming unman-
ageable, was drawn into an eddy and
disappeared in an instant. The skift
1T the time was near a
walls were two hundred feet in height,
and the Indians, observing that the ed
dy was about swallo wing the boat and
crew, jumped out and chung to the rocks,
and Gooch endeavored to do the same
thing after them. He secured slight
hold to the perpendicular side of the
cliff, clung to it only for moment, then
fell into the water and was seen no more.
Coleman sprang from the stern of the
skiif out into the river and got beyond
the eddy, where he watched for the ap-
pearance of the boat. He had not long
to wait, but it seemed to him ages, when
he caught sight of it, bottom upward,
few yards down the river, when he
swan after it, overtaking and clinging
to it.
In this condition, for three miles, he
went shooting past rocks, ploughing
through breakers, and whirling about in
eddiea, when he came face to face with
one of those fearing rapids and treach-
erous eddies SO numerous and so dread
full in the Colorado. There was no time
to lose. Another chance between life
and death, and that chance, perhaps,
was the only one in q thousand. The
resolution was formed one moment and
executed the next. The skif was in the
another breaker and over it went. This
was an indescribable moment to Cole
man, whose sole reliance had deserted
him, as he felt a prisoner in the hands
of death; and though he had scarcely
known his strength before, here was a
desperate opportunity for its test, and
he SAYS that he felt that he was mere
straw at the mercy of a wave one second
and an eddy the next:
Here was Waged fierce and prOtract-
ed struggle for life between a powerful
man and skiltul swimmer, weighing 225
pounds, and first wliirlp pool and then a
rapid, whose force and size and danger
can never be realized except by the
man whose life was trembling in the
balance but courage and human strength
at last prevailed, and the brave man
swan on over rapids and through whirl-
pools for the distance Of three of as
perilous miles as were probably ever
won by man. Who can imagine his
feelings as he reached in safety and
crawled upon the river bank, where he
lay for some time completely exhausted?
AS soon as he had regaincd sufficient
strength Coleman set out for the canon,
and, shoeless and naked, after a tramp
Of six miles over the barren, rocky
mountains and through deep canons Of
burning sands in the heat Of q broiling
sun, he arrived, his feet bleeding and
fearfully lacerated by the sharp rocks.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
A MURDERER ARRESTED,
Arrest Of a Wisconsin Man CHARGED
With the Murder OF His Mother.

Late OIL Wednesday afternoon, I'd inst, G.
l.. Spangler deputy sheriff OF Richland
county, Wisconsin, III company with Theo-
dore f. Anderson, deputy of Goodhne
county, Minn., arreStd Martin Coleman un-
der 4 warrant charging him with numbering
his mother on the 10Th day Of July, near
Richland Center, Wis. Spangler has for
some time been searching for Coleman and
Tuesday while coming down from St. Paul
on the train, happened to look out ofthe win.
dow at the place where the new line Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway is being constructed. He at once
recognized the murderer engaged in saving
wood. The arrest was made at that point
after the deputy had conferred with the
sheriff OF Goodhue county. The prisoner is
young man about twenty-five years old,
and is tough-looking fellow. The reason
OF his committing his internal crime is not
really known, bu' it is thought to be strong
objection by his mother to his marrying a
that he would be unable to pro-
vide for her. The instruments used in
perpctrating the net was club, with
which he broke her skull, and then finished
the job by several blows from q hoe which
the mother had previously used in the gar
den. he then secreted the body in dry
ravine, in secl uded part of the farm,
among the brush. His bloody clothes were
found in tub of water under the bed in the
house from whic]a he himself took the mon
ey there was in the house and skipped for
parts unknown.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
Pes:s0KaI and Il,De1:so,l0k. |.

Personal and IluDessonaL.
James Generals, one of the Oldest colored
men in Wilkesbarre, was found dead in a
livery stable. He recently received a severe
blow upon his head by an unknown man,
and that together with excessive drinking
caused his death. He had nearly $500, 900
Insurance on his life, held by various per-
sons inthe Death Rattle insurance organiza-
tion. but he outlived all the companies
Fred G. knight and J. C. Ellis both colo.
nels met on the field Of honor in Georgia,
with shot guns, the other day, and without
having had recourse to their foWling pieces,
submitted to settlement Of their trouble
honorable and satisfactory to both part
les"
Jack Campbell has been appointed chief
police of st. Louis Six weeks ago he was
9 sergeant on the: force, which shows that
the humblest citizen may be elevated to ex-
allied attitude in the great republic.
The story that Archibald Forbes, the FAM
Gus war correspondent is engaged to Miss
Meigs, daughter Of the late quartern,aster
general, is authortatively denied.
Secretary Teller will, it is said, soon after
the adjournment of congress, leave Wash.
ington for his Colorado home to be absent
about month or more.
Maj. Joseph l.. Leland of New York is
dead. He was member OF the great hotel
family of New York, Saratoga, Albany and
Springfield
Gen. Rarstow, United States army, retired,
died at Oak land, Nd, on Monday.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
Another CLERGYMAN in Trouble.

The Rev. d. C.. Hanselnlan Of the Disci-
ple's church at Canton o., is on trial before
q committee Of his brother preachers
charged by three female members of his con
gregation with hugging and kissing them
and attempting other improprieties. One
woman said that just after Hanselman had
performed funeral services owe. her husband
he call ed ut her house and suddenly kissed
and embraced her several times before she
could tear away. Hanselman claims it is
all blackmaling proceeding and shows
the following letter:
Canton, Ohio, July ~, 1s82.-Rev. Mr..
f1anse1man, Sir: don't care to make this
trouble of ours public unless obliged to do
80. If you. will pay me $500 we will let
the matter drop.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

In the bombardment Of Alexandria. \
heavy part was played by the Tnfiexible,
reported to be the finest war-ship in the
world, measuring II SIG tons, with en-
glnes ofs,0oo horse power, and capable
ola speed Of l3 miles All hour. Her
iron armor is from l6 to 20 inches in
thickness. Her special armament con-
slsts of four sl-ton guns, throwing balls
that weigh more than 600 pounds. If,
IN these guns. the ordinary rule nf
heavy artillery practice is followed, every
cartridge would contain about $50 pounds
OF powder. 1t is no marvel that such
guns did fearful execution on the de-
fences of Alexandria.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
The Immense Debt Reduction.

The new fiscal year opens with reduc-
ton it, the pub1ic debt for the first tno*,tl, O
nearly $14 ,0oO, 900, which is the largest re-
duction ever made for July ofprevious years.
and nearly s4,OOOO0o in excess of the re-
duction made for July, 1881. This auspi-
cious opening for the new year is..attributAble
to larger increase from customs compared
terest charge. The loan of July and Aug
nst, 1861, has disappeared from the debit
statement The available cash Glance is
nearly $l39, 500, ,000-a decrease Of about ST.
1000 compared with July1. The stand
ard silver dollars in the treasury now
number SO, ,0oo, ,0o0 against which there are
outstanding silver certificates amounting to
s54, 75s 600, thus showing that the treasury
is the absolute owner Of 34,OOO,OOO ofthe
silver dollars new in hand. Compared with
July l this is al increase Of nearly $l,500,
600. In gold coin and fgold bullion there
has been decrease of$3, 500, 900 during the
month.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

The reports regarding the crops l.ur-
vested and the prospect of those in the
field continue to be good. 1t is estin1at~
ed that she wheat yield will be fully
WO,OOO, 900 bushels. The estimate for
Minnesota is 45,0OO, ,UU; Wisconsin, 30
100000; Iowa, 25,0OO,WO; Dakota, co.
OO,OOO. Ii the estimate Of all the states
shall be realized, there will be surplus
OF 200, 600, 600 bushels Of wheat for ex-
port. The crop this year, remembering,
OF course, if our expectations of the full
harvest anticipated are realized, will ex~
ceed that of 1880 by 5O,OOo,OOO bushels,
and the harvest Of 1881 by l2o,OOO,OOp
yhe whole value OF the cereal crops is
estimated at $7733,22;5s, $777733 22;5s ,6os. And when we
come to remember that the potato, cot
'on, hay and tobacco crops are bright as
the cereal outlook, it will not be amiss
TO reckon the value of the crops this year
IN the United States at the stupendous
figure of 81 500, 0,00O,0OO at least. But it
must be recollected, that there is always
tendency to exaggeration before the
crops are safely harvested. and that the
ma outcome almost invariably falls
short OF estimates.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

Gen. Grants letter TO the Mexican
minister at Washington, expressing the
opinion that the United States could not
and would not interfere in Central
American affairs, is commended by the
New York Heraldas Admirable in every
"ay;;' and that is the popular verdict,
Notwithstanding the dissenting opinions
OF certain tillibustering statesmen. or
rather polit icians. Washington's fare
we'll admoni:'on to his countrymen. to
avoid ''entangling foreign alliances" is
not likely to be disleeartled or forgot
ten. TO keep out of other peoples bus
ness Is, as rule, the correct policy for
nat ions as well as for individuals.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
miscellaneous Mems Notes.

1t appears that the five Robeson monitors
have actually cost the government thus far
over SIS, ,OOO, 600, and it is now estimated that
it will cost sc, 202, 200 to finish them accord
ing to tile Robson plan. This will make
these comparatively worthless vessels cost
nearly S25, ,OOO. .OOO-a sum which would
build ten great iron-clads like the superb of
the British government, which participated
in the recent bombardment Of Alexandria.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Society of
Minnesota had an interesting session in St
Paul Tuesday. On Wednesday the Total
Abstinence union of the church was held
with prominent delegates in attendance from
every section Of the country Cardinal
McCIoskey sends special representative
with his hearty endorsement, and q papal
blessing is contributed from the Vatican.
The srgar refining firm of John Higcrt &
Sons, Philadelphia, has failed. Chas. N.
iiiIgcrt who has conducted the business un-
drr that name, cannot be found MORTGAGES
amounting to over 100000 were recently
torcciosed by hansen & Lardell, precipftat-
ing the failure. A Philadelphia bank is
said to be the principal creditor.
A faith cure camp meeting in progress at
Old Orchard Beach, Me-, is developing re-
markable features. The lame, halt and
blind, after being prayed over and annoint-
Ell with oil, are sent on their way rejoicing.
and many claim to have received great phv.
sical as we'll as spiritual benefit
Gov. Cullom of Ill.,. refuses to remit the
$1,000 fine imposed on Edward Murphy by
the Cook county criminal court for ballot
box frauds. He has served his additional
penalty Of year in the penitentiarv. and
now asks remission of his fine
A court of inquiry has been ordered in
the case Of Col. Carr, Sixth cavalry, in refer
ence to accusations growing out of charges
of INSTRUMENTATION preferred by Gen. Will
COX, commanding the department of Ari-
ZOna.
The total number of deaths in Chicago
last week Was 81, an increase of so over the
previous week. Cholera infantum carried
off nearly one-third of the victims. The ex-
ira mortality is attributed to the hot wealth
er.
In the application of a Chinaman for
naturalization papers, Judge Wylie informed
him the Chinese bill recently enacted abso-
lutey forbade the naturalization of Chinese
from the date ofits passage.
A conspicuous increase is noticed in the
importation Of foreign wares. The entries
dry goods alone for July at New York foot
up $11, ,370,04O.
The ship North A:&e:ican and the yacht
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

The Silk Association Of America re-
ports that the products of the year end
ing June 80, which amounted in value to
about s35, ,OOO, 600, are triple the value of
the factories ten years ago. Since 1870
the productive capacity Of the industry
have very greatly increased. Within
the decade the number Of factories en-
gagged IN silk manufacture hats Increased
from Sc to 3SS, while the looms increased
from 500 to 5000. and the hands en-
ployed from 6.G0O to 81 800. The wages
paid rose III the ten years from s., ,OOO,-
oo to 100000, and many new states
not previously engaged in the ind,,str;
began to manufacture silk, and TOW have
Factories at work. These states are
Maine, Rhode Island, California, lli-
nois, Kansas and Missouri.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

Malon Fisher of Wi1liamsport, Pa, len
S., 900 as fund for the benefit of tho
needy widows of the city, several years
ago, and the recipients of his bountv on.
nually decorate bis grave with flowers
July 9. tho anniversary of his death
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

killed by lightning while about the build.
senf e It 1e ana asS dn@ ssocH ey e4
damage. The Eighth district school and
seven dwelling houses, all on the west side,
and the schooner August Smith We're struck
by lightning and more or less damaged.
The most damage 10 property was done by
water, which filled all the easements in the
heart Of the city. Many business houses
near the river suffered heavy loss on goods
stored in easements.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
Political Points.

The democratic district committee have
met and issued call for the Fourth district
congressional convention to be held at Min.
neapolis, Aug. "a. There will be ene dele
gate for each county at large, and one for
each 100 democratic votes cast at the presi-
dental election Of 1880.
The democrats of the Second Und.) dis.
triCt nominated Hon. Thos. r. Cobb 70,
congress.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
Crimes U1l(l Criminals.

Bishop Emberton and Richard Speakman
ofMonroe county, KY, charged with an I'M
speakable crime against Mrs. !. B. Garrell
OF mpFinsville, on Tuesday of last week,
while being brought to Glasgow for safe
keeping We're shot to death thirteen miles
from that place.
John II. simmon, postmaster of South
Byron, Fond dn Lac, Wis, was arrested and
brought before the limited States district
conrt at Milwaukee,, on charge of opening
q letter. He pleaded not guilty, and gave
bond in $500 cash for his appearance at the
October term of conrt
A sneak thief entered the Hoseley house,
Lake Benton, and stole watch valued at
5000 ofthe proprietor, David Hoseley.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
Fearful S form in Milwaukee.

On the Sd the most destructive storm
which has visited Milwaukee for years >wept
over the city. The damage to property can
not be defr ritely known, but is variously
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000 But
two lives a'!e reported lost. VIM. .Kopfhrei-
mer at tie Plankinton packing house was
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
From FO1.ei0,i iitut1$.

smalley London Cablegram: George Jacob
Holyoak goes TO America at the end of next
month, returning in November. He pro-
poses, meantime, to collect material for a
book to promote emigration, supplying
practical i'll formation about different parts
of America. He has grant for this object
from the treasury. He will be Mr.. Inger-
soils guest at his seas ide cottage Oh his ar
rival.
Maurice, son Of Sarah Bernhardt, is to
be proprietor of the Ambigu theater in
Paris
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
minnesota High Schools

The STATE: High School Board report the
following list Of schools which the board
finally accepted as being organized and
conducted high schools as required by the
statute and the rules and regulations of the
high school hoard.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
WORTHNGON MOBILES COUNTY, MINNESOTA

America, the latter owned by Gen. B. F.
Butler. left Boston yesterday for 5OO-mile
race.
st. Barnabas Hospital at Minneapolis was
dedicated last week.. Bishop Whipple de-
livered an address.
The corn crop in Tennessee is rated at 1873,
or 50 above the average.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern.
ing tho GARDEN SPOT of Iowa a
Minnesota, by subscribing for Il 4
Worthtngton ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Minnesota. Send 81 for
one year: d for six months, and 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthtngton. Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

George Welch, the horse thief who shot
Constable Cross, who died from the effects of
his wound, has been committed to await the
action OF the Meeker county grand jury He
will be kept in Ramsey county Jail.
The total assessed valuation Of property in
Duluth village is $l,sOO,OOO. Two wears ago
it was not one-third Of that
Bishop S. NJ. Merrill of the EPISCOPAL
church and very we'll known in st. Paul, will
come to that city August 10 and preside over
the St. Paul District conference which is to
be held at the Jackson street church. of
which DR.. Marshall is pastor.
Tuesday afternoon two-year-old daugh-
ter of Jonas Berg Of Atwater had her hand
cut off and skull fractured by a locomotive
while playing OH the track.
at Winona, a fire in the horse collar and
net mannfactary of. P. Schmitz, on Third
street between Walnut and Market, We'd
nesday at midnight, damaged the building.
owned by Mr.. Schmitz, and the stock, ST..
500 or $1,000. r. Crossgrove harness max
er on the fist floor, sustained damages on
stock to the amount of $500. Both fully in
Snred.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

TIC poaru VIII SHORTLY 1SSUt revised CIR
c"lar OF rules and regulations for the guid-
ance OF schools acting under the statute
Attention is in the meantime called to the
following:
L. Schools not finally accepted rs having
met the requirements are de facto, and can
not be re-entered by renewal of the appli-
cation
2: Principals and teachers in charge of
high schools must hold the certificate of the
high school board as condition of accept
anCe.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
MINNESOTA NEWS,
Sale Of Minnesota Land.

Sale Of Minnesota Land.
The secretary Of the interior has ordered
the sale Of public land in the Duluth land
office district, and has already sent the pro
clamation of the sale to the president for his
signature. The sale commences on the 18th
of December next He has also ordered the
sale CT fifty four townships in the St. Cloud
land district. and lists are now being pre-
pared III the general land district office II
is probable that this sale: will take place
either in January or February,
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

Record Of Fires ana Casualties.
The specter of yellow fever is stalking
through the fair southland, cases being re-
ported at New Orleans and Brownsville.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

SENArE.-At the opening when all was
ready Senator Mcmillan J.sved to take
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-22
African Wheat.

In some of the Western States experiments
are now being made with what is termed
African wheat, the seed of which is round
and huliess. The rows are usually three feet
apart, the hills two feet, and three kernels
are put in each hill with either q hoe or a
drill. The blades are very tender when they
first appear, and strongly resemble sorgho
and head out like it. This wheat should in
yariably be put upon land not infested with
weeds. Nathan Childers of Louisburg. Kan,
has had some experience with this new kind
Of wheat, and he states that it should be
planted the first week in May; that when
soaked and boiled it is as palatable as rice,
and much superior to buckwheat as an edi-
BILE. and if properly tended can be made to
produce seventy bushels to the acre; and
that if it were sown broadcast it might be
made a profitable and NITROUS crop to cult
vate as an article of FEED for stock. An
Eastern paper says the 'African wheat" ia
withou1dopbt one Of the numerous varieties
of sorghum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-22
a Year Ia New York.

During 1881, SO, ga deaths occurred in New
York City, aud IS, 900 births were reported.
For the education Of children some 81
600, 000 was expended, while the drinking
places, Of which there are 9,215, absorbed
it is is is estimated, the enormous sum of
$50. 900, 600.
Of the army Of wine-bibbers who east
their substance into this poole, 32,391 were
committed to the Tombs.
The amount expended in public amuse-
ments of all kinds amounted to O., 0O0, 600.
In the pol Q. stations 19), 084 asked for AMI
were furnished with lodgings, end 1900 on.
door poor were relieved.
In the police courts 81, 1875 persons were
arraigned.
Crimes OF violence were committed by g.
800 persons.
Charity sent to the a~lns-heuse, hospitals
nursuries, schools and asylums 131, 1855 per-
sons.
GOT the immense population OF noarly 6
million and q half, III, III are females be-
tween the ages of fifteen and thirty years j;
80, 900 of whom are domestic help.