The Worthington advance., 1882-10-12
Personal tt1.tl IDl23e1'SO1,tIZ.

Rev. DR.. Rice preached on The Higher
Christian Education in Park Avenue church.
Minneapolis, and the congregation raised
its subscription for synod fund for Man.
chester and Albert Lea colleges $4,000 the
pastor subscribing $1,000, Judge Wander
burgh 5000, his son Henry $1,000, Capt
Whitney and S. A. Harris each $500, the Sab
bath school fund $1O0, etc. The college Sec
retary hoped to complete the synod fund by
the close Of the present year.
Mrs. Langtry's Rosalind is condemned by
the London critics because they claim it is
lacking in the essential elements of dramat-
ic genius, while the adjunct of wcll-rountled
limbs is also lacking in her make up. Pos
sib]y the make up might be rcnlodeled to a
more robust development, for the benefit of
the critical English eye 1t is more than
likely that one of Mrs. Langtry's most fatal
misfortunes is that she has lost favor with
the queen since she went upon the stage.
Gov. Davis delivered a magnificent ora
ton last week to the survivors of the Twenty.
Eighth Wisconsin in camp at Waukesha
The osth was the governors regiment in
which he served as private and captain.
Lemuel w. Livingston, the colored boy
who failed to pass the preliminary exami,a-
ton at West Point has been appointed
principal Of Arion academy at Gainesville
Florida.
Friends of Mr.. Conkling say that he has
assured them that he intends to take no part
in politics this fall, and that the report that
he would speak is incorrect.
DIR. Charles Griswold of st. Paul has been
elected medical director of the Mutual Ben
eft association of the Minnesota Grand
Grove of Dr,,ids.
Mr.. Eugene E. Campbell of Madison,
Wis, has accepted the position of principal
having resigned.
Will Rose, the bicycle tourist of Danvile
ILL.,, after travelling /, 400 miles. has at Chey-
enne given up his proposed ride to Califor-
mia.
]. c. Conley, prominent business man
and president of the Chicago Union League
Club, died suddenly in Indianapolis.
Henry George, who has suffered in Ireland
will be rendered banquet by prominent
citizens on his return to New York.
Caleb c. Dickinson ofSpringficld, Mass,
left 100000 to found charity hospital at
Northampton in that state
"Muggins' Taylor, deputy sheriff at Bill
'ngs, who was shot recently by rough, died
on Monday last
Bancroft, the historian, celebrated his
eighty-third birthday at Newport K. T., Tues
day.
W. +. Ball of Fargo has been unanimous
ly nominated for district attorney.
Political Notes and News.
The democratic convention of Carver
county nominated James F. Dilley for SEN
ator, Adam Hill and Robert Patterson for
the house and Leonard Shreunkens for aud
itOr q
At the legislative convention for Rock
and Pipestone counties, at Luverne, w. O.
Crawford was nominated for the assembly.
Crawford is Dunnell man.
George D. McDill was nominated for
member of the assembly by the republican
convention at St. Croix Fall, Wis.
Geore e1a election resulted in 10000 demo-
cratic majority for Alexander H. Stephens
for governor.
The democrats of the Ninth (Mo. } distric
have nominated Col. James O, Broadhead
for congress.
De La Matyr declined the Greenback nom-
lnatlon in the Seventh Indiana district.
II. II; Hadley, renegade republican, is
sa1d 70 nave written the Morey letter.
Delaware election on the 4th resulted in
the usual democratic majority.
St. Paul Vim Be lighted With electricity.