The Worthington advance., 1882-07-13

NOTIHan 1IOuSc, the eInDeZZlcr, While be-
ing taken back to Elgin wounded and pen
niless. made his escape near Nilwood, Illi-
nois. His legal wife has sworn ont a warrant
for bigamy committed at Sedalia, Mo-, and
the investigation as to the poisoning OF his
child is still in progress.
There are ..345 convicts in! Illinois peni-
tentiaries, besides the large nun1Der at large
in Chicago.
Mtscckl0sseOAs Nous Notes.
1t is stated that the purchase of the Barnes
& Magill elevators on the Northern Pacific
by the millers has not been consummated,
nor is it likely to be- Special privileges are
understood to have been granted to the orig
inal owners by the railway company which
it is now impossible to transfer, and other
considerations have arisen which have con-
spired to defeat the sale.
The crop reports from thirty-cight coun-
ties in Nebraska show that rye and barley
has begun in the eastern and southern coun-
ties and all the crops promise fair weld.
Corn, wheat and oats are in unusually large
yield. In three counties where damage was
done by hail the corn is recovering and the
yield of those counties will be as good as a
whole. Fruit will be abundant along the
Missouri river.
Ten thousand acres of land in the James
River valley, Virginia, have been purchased
by the Hungarian colonization society of
New York, which is seeking a similar ac-
QUESTION in New Jersey. The purpose Of
the society is to settle Hungarians whom it
will bring from their native country on these
lands.
The Winneagoshish anil Leccl, Lake In
dians have not yet been paid the amount
! awarded them for damages on account of the
construction of reservoirs on their lands, and
Indian Agent c. p Lusc is being put to some
inconvenience ard trouble in consequence of
the delay.
At the meeting Of the St. Paul council the
fire commissioners asked authority to pur-
chase two engines Of the third or fourth class
for the fourth and fifth wards respectively,
together with 1 500 feet Of hose for each
and, also Babcock extinguishcr on wheels
During June 9619 immigrants passed
through Milwaukee. OF this number 4.6S;
| found homes i'll Wisconsin. 4,1Ol in Min
| nesota, $50 in Michigan and IL in Iowa.
The Russian immigration aid committee
of Philadelphia, has notified the English
committee that no more refugees can bo
cared for in that city.
The signal service observer at Little Rock,
| Ark, reports that the wind blew at the rate
| night.
The New York delegates to the Chicago
! convention Of 1850 has been notified to call
| for the :jO6 Grant medal.
The Tobey pasture, in Texas, contains
IS, 600 acres and is to be cncircle,l with sixty
| miles of wire fence.
Another 5000 barrel sushcr oil we'll has
| been struck in the New Warren Pa. district.
Heavy rains and washouts have occurred
at Duluth.
Personal and I,npersO,,ak.
Robert Emory Pattison, democratic candi-
| date for governor Of Pennsylvania, is de-
scribed as pleasant hammered, rather quiet
young man, quick TO see point, careful i'll
making a decision. and hard to change when
he has once ''made up his mind He is
| more than six feet tall, stoops slightly, and
has dark complexion back hair and eyes,
| and wears a small mustache.
At Skohcgan, Mr.. Stephen Coburn, a
younger brother Of ex-Goy. Coblrn, and a
prominent member of the bar, while tcn-
porarly insane from sickness, drowned him
self. His only son, Charles followed him
into tae river, and III attempting to save his
father was also drowned.
Emery Astor Of Chicago is missing. Ne
went to Europe to act as consul for AmeJi-
can cattle shippers and mitigate the preju-
dice of European laws against American
beef and export trade President Arthur
Secretary Frelinghuysen and Gen. Grant
gave him strong letters
Mrs Scovillc emphatically denies the
| truth Of the statement that she went to the
jail and thumped the door like an insane
| woman on Friday last. THE fact is: was
! perfectly cool and collected, and merely
went to the door to notify John that was
on the outside"
The official majority for George (rep.) in
Oregon is 3, ,3G5.
From FOrei0,s Lands.
Aman was shot dead early Tuesday morn
ing in Selvin place, Dublin it is ssupposed
by Fenians. Persons passing a: the time 10
ticed three men apparently dsputing. Pts
tol shots were heard, one man fell and the
other two ran away. On the man killed was
| belt with the inscription, "God save Ire
land" The body had seven stabs and four
bullet wounds. The man has been identi-
fled as Kenny, an artisan. Kenny was fired
at TWO years ago as AL llllOrHlel "A Il1at
named Poole and two others have been ar
rested. The police believe the arrest of
Poole is important outside Of the present
case.
Jas. Casty has been arrested on suspicion
of being accessory to the murder Of Kennedy.
Three persons have been arrested for threat
ening kcnncdy's widow to prevent her from
divulging the names of her husbands asso-
ciates. It is stated that the police have OBJ
tanned fresh information relative to the muir
dercrs of Cavendish and Burke An addi-
tonal reward of $500 is offered for private in
formation in connection with three muir
dcrers.
Private kilograms from Egypt say the
situation is so strained collision is un-
avoidablc. Admiral Scymour's caution to
the governor was relative to a rumorcd in
tention to blockade the entrance of the har-
Dor by sinking boats laden with stone Ad-
miral Seymour notified the governor that
he would regard any such attempt as an act
of open hostility. Meanwhile the Egyp-
tians are dispatching large stores and am
| unition to forts on the coast.
The Lontlon Times cditorially says If
Arabi Pasha refuses to abandon the obnox-
ious works Admiral Seymour will immcdi-
ately open fire and lombard Alexandria,
| The Times adds, these instructions are en-
| entirely in dependent of the conference and
belong to a different category of action.
They are an act of police rather than AL act
of war.
The Svltan OF Turkey received Gen. Wal
lace very kindly on the 4th and expressed
sympathy with America. He remarked a.
| q curious coincidence that his birthday and
! Americas anniversary were the same date.
He referred to the political situation, but did
not ask Gen. Wallace's advice thereon, as re-
ports assert.
The archbishop and bishops of Ireland
have prepared circular to priests directing
them to discountenance the ladies' land
league and forbidding females from attend
ing public meetings. without the consent of
| the parish priest.
Gladstone was badly defeated in tho
house of commons III government amend
ment to the repression bill. Gladstone de-
clared if the amendment was rejected he