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The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
CASUALTIES.

Oapt Stonington Of the steamer Nevberu
picked up part Of thecrew Of wreck ed Brit
lsh bark oil the coast Of lower California. Thew
were famishing and about to resort to csnni-
balism The party consisted Of the canta;n
wife and two children and two seamen. The
child and seaman died Immediately. The
mother has just given birth to q healthy infant
During race at the Chicago driving park.
1sst .sf, June jocky who was riding the mare
rode against the stallion Wolverton, the result
being that the latter WIS thrown and killed.
Suit was bro 'ght for the value Of the horse.
which was placed $40, 900: and after 4 trial
OF Two days the jury have just returned YER
dict for the plaintiff for $45 200.
The loss Of the HaverhilI fire will foot mn
about S2, zoe, 900, and ,s almost fully covered
BY insurance, prin ipally in New England COM
panies.
At Merrimac, Mass. Foster l. Prescott's
$4,000
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
pOSTOFFICE CHANGES
During tho Week Ending February 10, 1ss

During tho Weok Ending February IL, 1882,
MINNESOTA.
Name chanRedADAlston. Yellow Medicine county.
to Porter.
Postmasters Appointed-Canneld, Fillmore coun-
ty, Mrs. Phebe A. Canheld: Elbow Lake. Grant
county, Jasper n. Sanford; Hamilton, Fillmore
county. Reuben Grant: Ledoux, Morrison county.
Richard Kay: Neby, Polk county. Peter p Krog-
song: Richmond, Wfnona county Jesse P. Nevill.
WISCONSIN.
Postmasters Appointed-Apple River. Polk coun-
IT, Frank 4. Carlson: Brookville, st. Croix county.
Walter 81. Wood; Hammond. st. Croix county,
Christ. svendson; Otter Creek. Eau Claire county,
Geo. Mcclellan: Richford, Waushara county, An
drew Wallenston: Verona, Dane county. VIM.
Purstorf.
Estabshed=-Baaley. Guthrie county, Charles r.
Wright, postmaster: Churdan. Greene county, Jo-
rhraller. Wright county, Dorastus B. Myers, post
Chamberlain. postmaster; Willow Glen. Humboldt
county, John W. King, postmaster.
Discontinued Woodbury. county.
Name Chaneed-Advance. Guthrie county. to
Postmssters Appointed -Blairstown, Benton
county. Mrs Cora L. Van Matse: franklin Mills.
Decatur Des county. Geo; A. G;.ham; Lincoln.
county. Geo. II. etehaer: Quasaueton, Buchanan
county, Mn Ada Butterhed; 8cottsWood. Potta-
watomie county. W. II. McNair; TuskeeRa, Decatur
county. Lewis Craig; Woodburn, Clarke county, J.
A. Heaton.
DAKOTA.
Established-Adrienne. Grant county. John
Craine, postmastsr; 0ros, Clark county, Francis
E. Miller, postmaster: Noble. Ca.s county. James
Pratt. postmaster; Portland, Trail county, janet
D. Mckenzie. postmaster.
Discontinued Allentown, Turner county; Battle
River. Custer county: Hegton. Grand Forks county
Name changed-0lo. Lake county, to Russell
Postmasters Observation-Disclosures, Ramsey
county, Henry 4. Fox: Waverly, CodingtoQ pol1-
y, James +. Harkpes&
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
DOWN IN THE SEA.

Twenty-Five OF the Crew Of the..steamship B,-
hama Lost by the Foundering Of the Vessel
Thirteen OF the Crew Saved Story of the
The steamer B.ham., Of Quebec, in tho New
inst from St Johns, Porto Rico, with full
Thursday last, when IT'S miles
from New York. At 8 O'Clock in the evening
the WIND began to increase and by midnight
was gale. At O'Clock Friday morning the
stean.ehlp vas struck by heavy squall and all
sall had to be taken in. In q very short time it
was blowing hurricane and immenee auant.-
ties OF water were shipped 1t was With great
d'1hculty that the steamship WAS managed, and
With the engine going full speed Capt. Astwood
were set to drive her OF before the sea. IL and % rst
- the expedient was succeeding q tremen-
dous 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 % big one and through it the
The fires wore put out and the steamship be-
came unmanageable, she rolled heavily and
the seas swept her deck frequently. Gradually
the starboxrd side settled and she went over
on her beam ends. 1t was apparent that the
steamship would 60 down and the captain or
ready for launching. In twenty minutes the
steamship began to sink rapidly and the cap
tain ordered the boats lowered The captain
went in the large life boat with sixteen or
seventeen othore, 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 captain's boat got away first When the
small beat was getting away from tho steam
ship Mr.. Scott, passenger who was in her,
saw the captain's boat swamped, but nothing
could be done to save any Of those that we're
thrown out and the fmall boat roved away.
When tho captains boat was swamped two or
three persons were seen swimming back to the
steamship, but those in the small boat could
not tell whether they succeeded in getting on
boaro.
Soon after noon on Friday full rugged ship
was sighted 1t was not an easy job to get to
the ship because the sea was running high, but
the boats head was put against the wind and after
pulling half ! mills reached the ship, which was
the 0leuomrsg, from Calcutta. The Glenno-
rag reached New York Friday afternoon aud
the thirteen rescued men came ashore and
OuArterA Wero fonnd FIR tho crav
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
wASHINGToN.

II is proposed by the bill introduced by Son.
ator Plum to go amend the act to encourage
the growth OF TIMBER on western prairies - to
provide:
That any person who has made or shall here
after make an entry or claim OF land under the
provisions Of this act or Of any amendments
thereof, shall have the right to transfer by
warranty against his own acts. any portion Of
said land or claim for church, cemetery or
for the right Of way Of railroads across the said
lands, and the transfer for such public pur-
poses shall in no way vitiatc the right to com
plete and perfect the title to said land or claim
The Fisk Jubilee singers called on President
Arthur at the White House, and sang Steal
Away to Jesus with the LORDS Prayer. The
president became deeply moved, and endeav-
ored to brush away the teare with hia hand. but
tho fountain which had broken forth under the
touching song refused to be stayed, and taking
from his pocket his handkerchief he burst into
tears and *ept like little child. The last note
warmly shook each one by the hand, md turn
Ing to DR.. Raukln said, 'Doctor have never
IN my lie been so much moved"
Representative Allen OF St. Louis il yerv
low, and his friends think he cannot recover.
he himself, appreciates his condition, and, it is
unders1ood, 10 arranging his affairs against q
fatal termination of his illness. Mr.. 1llen ia
perhaps the wealthiest member Of the present
congress, his property being estimated at any,
where from $4,000, 900 to $40, 600, 900. He
mas been identified with tho development Of the
west for many years.
Aeample Of current star route expeditin9 ia
reported through sn interview with Mr. Joseph
Pennell, who located and built the Bismarck
and Miles City line in 1878. He shows how
the route which originally cost only Sc, 400
vac made to return au annual income of 882.-
OOO in less than eighteen months after the
service WAS established. Mr. Pennell told the
grand jury all abont it, and the principals were
promptly indicted.
There may be eome significance in the fact
that Monroe Salisbury, one Of the largest star
route contractors and who has been freely
spoken OF as probable defendent in the gov
ernment prosecutions, has transferred to Eliza
Salisbury his wife in consideration Of $50. .OOO
property on State street near the Palmer house.
Chicago. The deed was dated in July last but
was filed last week.
Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, who was promoted to the
posltlon OF quartermaster general vice Gen,
Rucker. retired, will follow Meigs and Rucker
into retirement shortly, it is said, and give the
Representative Allen OF Missouri is living i'll
At the Arlington, and is supposed to be at the
Mr.. George N Lanphere has been appointed
an inspector OF customs under the treasury de
p8rtment
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
Ars. sprakue to Have Her Children.

sprague against William spraguo wili. It il said
be settled. xra Sprague will be granted de.
cree Of divorce, giving her custody Of her three
daughters, The boy 10 remain with his father
The question Of slimony viii probably not be
meodoosd In tho decree, After . long con-
fereoce. counsel noticed ths court that there
~: 70 n:e:esiA ofa hsaztng te'dsy Or asins
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
Strength
In his report the Government Chemist say
&;sl 1ouaed al al,axso s,cuda1n n xxo.sx

III his report the Government Chemist saye:
III regard all alum powders as very un-
wholesome. Phosphate and Tartaric ACID pow.
ders liberate their gas too freely in process Of
baking. Or under varying climate changes
suffer deterioration"
DR.. H. A. Mott, the former Government
Chemist, after careful and elaborate examin-
alton OF the various Baking Powders Of COM
merce, reported to the Government in favor
of the Baking powder manufactured by the
Royal Baking Powder Company.
An extract from the doctors report 10 given
below:
1T is not only my opinion, but = scientific
fact, tha. the Baking Powder known - the
Royal Baking Powder is, as is claimed, abso-
lutely pure, being entirely free (as demon
strated by Chemical Analysis) from al those in
ferior substitutes, such a. Alum, Terra Alba,
TO-, which are 80 extensively used, and which
are Ill more or less injurious"
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02

A Sioux City dispatch says: G. Whitten,
right of way agent Of the Northwestern, was
in the city on his way to the Sioux
country to buy the right of way and depot
grounds, for the Calliope line. He says
bis company has not abandoned the plan Of
building this line ~ tas a. Qsll3ope % The
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
Bad Outlook for Yorktown.

From the New York Tribune.
Robt. Lincoln, secretary of war, says Of
the Yorktown celebration:
About all it will be possible for me to do
is to concentrate all available troops. They
are few men in this city, few in Bslti-
more and Washington and few at Fortress
Monroe"
How many altogether2"
We'll, at the utmost do not think We
shall be able to bring together 1000. 1t is the
lery from Colombo, because it is an exact
counterpart Of the company which took
part in the original celebration. This is
about all the department can do besides
sending down l 400 tents. OF course tho
department will aid to the utmost any VOL
unteer organization that may attend, but we
cannot do much, because Of tho lack Of
money"
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
STAR ROUTE THIEVES.
fhe District Grand Jury Presents Twelve O.
THIN for Indictment

Washington Special, 2O;h: Ths grant iury
sent down presentmenss against tw G. We PERSONS
Tor conspiracy in the etar route cS.es. Col
Bliss confirmed the report OF indictments, and
gave the following list: Ex-Assistant Post
master Geaeral Thos. J. Brady, ex-So. .stor
Stephen A. Dorsey, John ". Dorsey, brother
OF the senstr; W Il. Turner, formerly clerh
IN tie pos Office department., and J. r. Miner
and Henry NJ Vale. Of the firm Of Miner.
Vaile Il Co., J. L Sanderson, J. n. Peck
Of tie Dorsey firm. The last named
il 8 id to have del recently. 1t is understood
Pieseatments do not include French, T. B.
Lilly and $. P. Brown, who wee include in
the original information. Mr.. Bliss state
that the grand jury We unanimous il fading
on tue merits of the cAte Que juror had some
doubts as to Il application OF tie statute OF
limitations to &c eral casee, but none whatever
ss to the rropriety OF returning indictments
Said Col Bliss
regard the unanimous action OF the grand
jury a. the ~ vindica:ion Of the admin,etSat on
OF justice in the District o. Celumbia; (2) as a
vindication OF the administration Of President
Arthur, who has ihsiet ID from the first that
justice should have full sway in these cases.
and that the guilty should be punched; and 81
as vindicath Of the prose ;ut on and in
minor s:rs, Of myself, for have said
al along these parties ought to be indicted and
case in which evi lence was colItc'ed with 90
mnch energy, intelligence and ability: That
credit does not belong to me nor to any of the
pros ccnti0n, but to the inspectors of the pcstof
tice department, who gathered this testimony
from all parts Of the west. Bliss SCENE natur-
ally very much gratified 1t the action of the
grand jury: He says tho government would in
stltute civil suits against various mail oontrac-
tors who are believed to have profited by the
star route ring wherever there is reason to be-
leve they have prOperty
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02

Tho New Haven Palladium urges the
Connecticut legislature to appropriate
funds for the erection Of statue or man-
ument to young Nathan Hale, the revolq'
tjopary martyr,
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02

Hop Bitters so freely advertised IN Ill
the papers, seculsr and religious, are hav.
inga large sale, and are supplantine ell
other medicines. There is NJ denying the
virtues Of the hop plant, and the proprie.
tor of these bitters have shown great
shrewdness and ability in compounding .
bitlers, whose virtues are 80 palpable te
everyone's observation Exaniner and
Chronicle
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
.AEMBERS or CONGRESS,

The New Apportionment Compared With For
lner Appointments.
The distribution of seats in the house, under
the apportionment bill proposed recently,
Affords the following comparative result, by
geographical sections, with former apportion-
mauta:
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02

John J. Finn, who has just been ap-
pointed consul at Clemnitz. Germany-s
place with So, 900 salary and 81. 900 ices
is managing editor Of the Chicago Ncsos.
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern.
ing the GARDEN SPoT Of Iowa and
Minnesota, by subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Minnesota. Send q for
one year, 81 for six months. and 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02

Hon. g. g. Boman OF st. Charles, now n
Florida, has become partially peFsly9ed.
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
The Crop Garnered 6Y IN Eyaneeliat

Rev. George O. Barnes, the famous mountain
evangelist, who has been doing missionary work
in louisville for seven weeks, preached his fare
he has conducted two meetings daily and three
Sundays, and the attendance has crowded the
largest hall in the city. His work in Louisville
has resulted in 2, 473 conversions. In addi-
ton to this about as many afflicted people have
confessed their faith in prayer for restoration
Barnes. Many of the latter have publicly pro-
claimed themselves cured Of the ills their bod
ies were heir to- The evangelist goes hen CO to
Bowling Green. During this five years Of mis-
sionary work 23, 4S0 confessions Of faith have
been made.
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
Fitz John Porter Case.

Washington special to Cincinnati Com
mercial: 1t seems probable that the president
does not intend to do anything in regard to
Fitz John Porter's CASE The president has re-
ceived strong letters form Gen. Grant upon the
subject, and equally strong letters on the other
eide from friends whom he entertains - high
aregard ~ he does for the ex- president. Tho
pressure for routine daily business is 90 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
wss hoped by Porter's friends was that Arthur
would grant him q pardon, which would restore
him to the rights Of citizenship; but even this
10 not probable, and the whole matter will be
left to the action Of congress-. Fitz John Por-
ter, it is announced, will be back in Washington
next week. to begin the agitation Of his claims
for reinstatement to the army. He had IN in
terview With the president before he left, and
it 10 understood that the executive gave him
encouragement to persevere in the attempt ut
Qualification Of his conduct on the occasion for
which he has been 20 many years under =
cloud.
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02

surveyed route, and that part il not sll
OF tho grading between Sioux Rapids and
Calliope is let to Wells, Harris i SCHULZ Of
Chicago, who now have force at work.
The Worthington advance., 1882-03-02
A Healthy STATE.

n H00lt6y SS4t0e
People are constantly changing their homes
from east to west and from north 70 south q
vice versa, in search Of . healthy stasa II
celsbrsted Kidney-W when nck they vould
be much better OF. Tho whole system oan
be kept in = healthy state by this simple but
efectual remedy. See large adv.
Shipherd. the Peruvian speculation man,
is, if the Providence Press Iememben
correctly, an "e1-minister Of the gospel, IN
ex-secretary of the American Freedmene
Union Commission, an e1-secretary Of the
American Missionary Association. IN ex-
editor Of q religious newspaper, IN ex-in-
insurance agent aud IN e1-bankor or bro
ker; in fact, ep extraordipazy man.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
Maryland Items.

Nathan & Co.'s circus will show at
Elkton, next Monday.
The polItical situation in Cecil IS
growing worse by degrees and fright
fully mixed.
The largest Number oi teh-toi, slooPo oi,s1
ever builtin Cambridge ut one tihe are
now under way.
Clinton Ross. of Dorchester county,
shinne1 to New York on Tuseday week,
1000 watermelons.
Tbe Methodist as Oxford have de-
,;dad to huild an addition of 10 feet to
their church. The Improvement VIII
cost $1,000.
During the storm OF Monday nlghI
last week, lightning struck and kliled q
pair of valuable mules belonging 10
Wm. Turner, residing on the Ellasoh
t"rm % onnosite wye Camp ground.
Ex-IInited States Senator Dennis
a.adat b;a residence in Somerset county
SUNDAY, In the sixty-first year oI hi'
sum .saa senator Dennis occupied promi
nsni nen, nosition IN Maryland politics fol
many years.
.oonoants for the annual meet
ArIaI M pan;nsnIar Press Association
at Oxford, August 26tn, are are nS" e ~ :
coinl,d,I n.lpd mart of a day is to be spen
pecsseu. ls,'i..,, and II Is probable that a.
excursion by steamer or san cra's WI
be made to Cambridge.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

Of the Cecil county wheat crop the
democrat, says: " John b. Brickley, in
Elk Neck, cut an average crop of 3S
Dushels per acre from 80 acres, II acres |
yielding 40 bushels per acre"
Bob Allen, wanted in Chestertown.
for burglary, who broke Jail at that !
place, and subsequently escaped from
the City Hall cells Wilmington, is i'm
custody in Philadelphia awaiting IA
requisitiOn from the authorities.
The Judgeship contest in Cecil county
Is still increasing in fervor, and the
county papers are full of contributions
advocating their respective claims of
Judge Stump and Mr.. Cruikshank to
the position.
}. L. FierO, of Greensboro, Caroline
County, was drowned from the steamer
Ida on her trip to the ChOptank on
tuesday night last. He occupied a
staterOOm with Mr.. p. Horsey, and
left the greater part of his clothes and
satchel i'll the room. He Was missed
at . O'Clock A. NJ, and the suppositiOn
is that he accidentally fell from the
steamer and was drowned before any
one knew of the accident.
As Mrs. Manning residing in the
neighborhood of Morriss station, was
returning home from visit to her son
she was attacked with what the jury
rendered heart disease and fell dead
upon the railroad track, upon which
she was walking. Timely assistance
arrived to pull the body off just in time
to allow the 8 p. m. train to pass. She
was taken to near farm and from
thence to a place of interment. She
was 45 years old and leaves husband
and eight children.
The camp meeting at Concord, Caro-
line county, was a great success
every way. Nearly one hundred peni-
tents bowed at the altar, of whom
about seventy professed conversion.
The camp was the most quiet and
orderly ever held in this section of the
country. The bread tent, horse pound
and other privileges were retained by
the managers and the sacredness of the
Sabbath carefully guarded. Promena-
ding was not allowed at any time
which accounts for the great spiritual
success of the meeting.
another Frdcds at Norris StatiOn.-A
desperate struggle ensued between two
, Morris station notOrieties one day las
! week. A man named Frank Davi!
seriously bruised q fellow named
George Walker, the cause was not fully
: ascertained, but as is always the cas-
. in that neighbOrhood, woman was a
the bottom. Walker received sever
. knocks and kicks about the head caus
ing some six or eight large gashes-
three bystanders by the name o
t Elliott, Noah FOracres and Billy Brown
f became so excited that they to-
J. began lively row with the two would
/ be Sullivans" and bruised them bot
badly, by trying to kick them apart
l Davis father caused the arrest O
0 of Walker. He was taken to Chester
town Jail to await the decision of tn
e court, which convenes there mex
$ month.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

The labor situation at Pittsburg has
assumed a new phase on account of the
reported sale of workingmens' Organi-
zations to one of the old political par
ties. 1t is alleged that the coming con-
yention of workingmen in Philadelphia
is to be packed in the interest OF poll
ticians. President Jarret, of the IRON
workers, is preparing circular de-
signed to prevent this scheme, and 1t
will be signed by the officials repre-
senting 10000 workingmen in the Pitts
burg district.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
eecRET SOCIETIES.

ms ~. Ii. \. "a. M.-Merts FIRST
HAR9lM, li1,,i Thursday evenings of each month,
atS"'lgn' at.r,r lonaE. No. T. l o. o. F.-Mects
every r''' r..,.,,pvrSr. Nn Meets second
NcD9TSSEri TSanrih tuesday evenings OF each month"; at
.srssl oEnEf OF HErTAsIpS asipsk
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
ou,,acH SERVICES.

,,o,,sT EPlsCoPAL.-Sulday-
,snrsY METhop,SS' Il and ~ pm. Sunday School
AIp ;nr al lOl3 A. NJ PRAYER Meeting-rueSday at
=; 1se% : n $e:s,
q ipiraachins at ~? Tiiav~gls AN sunday school
E7APN "a. sS'"W Nm Is. Gordon, Rector
--2PA sundav-Prcaching at lOl3 a. NJ.
psgsBYTERl Az y Sunday school, P; N; Prayer
and " ?. ph.Frjdays rid at ilaP.M. Rev-J.T.UmS'ed'
Pastor oll Fellows lIall-seeond Sunday
CATHOLIC. c.-OIn,,, At 10 \. NJ, and > P. NJ. Rev.
Geo : utriopl>r EPISCOPAL tC"l"red).-
rgNrENSSl.tL Pna,nlus at 1919 A. NJ. and +. NJ
.a[,< Ss[ NJ Es2 IA H. rE%h%4 EaStr
,,, Pastor.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

The arrears of rent bill as amended
by the House of Commons after 1t had
been amended by the House OF Lords,
has finally passed the House Of Lords,
and is now the law for Ireland. Lord
Salisbury tried ON Thursday to defeat
MIR. Gladstone's amendments, and force
n collision between the two houses, but
was most signally defeated. This bill bill
will give needed relief to over 1OO,OOO
small farmers, and will be real boon
IN Ireland
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

The British IroncIad Superb threw
shells Friday into Arab Pacha's earth
works near Ramleh. II is reported IN
Hlexandria that Arab has a large
force near Ismailia. The cable between
Alexandria and Port Said is working:
The Mahometans in India are excited
because the Porte has decided to CO.
onerate with the English in the mill
tary movement in Egypt.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

The propeller Monomiaee, on arriving
at Chicago. reports having encountered
In mid-lake on Tuesday night OF last
week. q thick colored cloud, which
hnrst en- her decks, covering them with
snow and slush to the depth OF SIX
inches. For five minutes the atmos-
nhere was like that Of Winter.