The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-23
"A prairie fire on the Mongolian frontier Of
Russia has covered space Of seventy square
rules, CONSUMING many Cossack villages,
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~ >, The article Of Grant on Porter naturally
attracted great deal of attention in army
circles here, and the friends OF Porter: say
that in the Forty-eighth congress there @
longer will lie any question but that he will
accomplish his purpose. It has come, In
the course of this discussion, from friends
mended the promotion OF t'Ope,s :as has been
alleged, and that he said, if asked, be should
have recommended some one else, Those
who are very near to Grant say that Pope
will not have his support to prevent him
from being defeated BY the opposition which
he will have to en- counter W hen the senate
is ask led to confirm the presidents action:
Prof; Palmer, who was murdered in the
desert together with Lieut.: Caar1rrippgton and
Capt. Gill, had held the lords alnloner chair
ofArabic at Cambridge university since 1871
Mr.. Palmer was the son of . s.scmcolmaster,
and was born in Cambridge. In his you'll h
he exhibited a remarkable aptisu ude for learn
ing languages; and devoted himselt partic,
nlar]y TO Arabic. He took his degree, of B,
AZ at st. Johns in 1885,, and owed a fellow.
ship At his college to- his proficiency in east.
era ]anguages: Prof Palmer had been vice
married aud leaves widow and family
Henry Winthrop Sargent a. prominent
citizen of Boston, is dead. He. was al,
authority on horticulture and tree cuitune.
He was the friend. and ,neighbor ,oi the late A
J. Downing, and alter. the death ,fthe latter
revised and enlarged his work ON Landscape
Gardening. Mr., Sargeant was also the
author Of Skeleton Routes through England,
Scv'land, Ireland, Wales, Denmark Nor.
way, Sweden, Russia and SPAIN -; 4 ;
:. Harrison, the boy preacher, has been hold.
ing revival meetings at Grand -Rapids,
Mich, for several weeks. Three persons
have been driven to insanity by the excite.
R,ent. the latest victim being Miss Enimons,
a dressmaker. 81 ~. ":''' .. ''''''
reception ',M t. Mrs. John Blevn, :,,,, widow
of the'Kansas hero and martyr was given
IL the senate chamber: at Topeka, Kan,
Wednesday and was success: The attend.
ance was large, including many a ,celored peo:
pie. ~ .'|,,'.,,. :...;,.,t: -, =.
Harry Lockwood Grant. aged twenty five,
I the eldest son et the late Orvilse Grant
nephew of eD- President Grant,: died last
EPloyed in the New York sub-treasury..:} ;
Sullivan the slugser express: Is AMI earnest
desire to meet Tom Allen in the square
ring, either IN Colorado or the Indian Ter
ritory, and is confident he can whip the ex'
champion. ..
s The Rev, Or. Alvi Tabor rwin9, secretar,,
for domestic missions under the Missionary
Society Of the Protestant Episcopal Chu,ca
died recently Of fatty degeneration Of thu
heart. 49, ,,..l, .s...t =, H., ,,,... ,,
!; The World considers New York's, reoep
ton of Ars. l. tngtry, as creditable tn: thu
American republic from every point of view
and Ut once enthusiastic and discriminate
Ing, -ess.s .t..4s .gg.: e:3s q! II
, The American Home Missionary society
in New Yort, unanimously appointed Rev
Joseph b. Clark Of Boston secretary. Il !js
Williams, . noted labor-greenback poi
itician of Erie, Pa, has been driven insan,
BY the result Of the elections.