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The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
CRIMES

Representative Manning has assurances
which lead him TO believe that the committee
OF the American Bar association, at It's meeting
in New York Friday, will agree to recommend
his plan for relieving tie United States SUD-
RENE court Of the excess OF business now be-
fore it. Manning has received letters from 4
number OF tue committee expressing their ap-
proval Of his plan. He GAYS he has had letars,
by thousands from prominent la~yorj and
Jurists IN all parts of the couotry ard that 80
per cent. OF these letters arc i'll favor OF his
measure.
Molly Leggin killed John Hill. &c ran .srounj
a billiard tablo three or four times. Finding
he could not avert her, le snatchca a billiard
cuo and struck her over tho head. Recovering
from the effect OF tho blow, she rushed upon
him with a knife. Before he could release him
his heart. He fell dead at her feet
A jail bird from Wabasha struck Oronoco
Saturday night, broke into a private honse and
stole a watch chsin worth $S. Uo also broke
into Worps old store and stole what cIange
there WAS in tho drawer He was arrested, and
Justice Grant OF Oroneco fined hin $40, O..
five days in the county jail. Not having tho
money, he was sentto Jail.
Sunday night Mrs D. ". Miller, of Discol
Ill, becoming involved in difficulty with her
husband, seized an Ak and attempted to kill
him. Failing in this she retired to another
room, saturated her clothing with kerosene and
set fro to her dress She was burned to teat:,
from his room and attacked him with a knife
and he killed him in self-defense.
John Streecher, welI-hnown citizen OF Pitts
burg, mysteriously disappeared Friday OF las
week. His remains wero found in wood, in
Messmorlsnd county, Pa, with 4 bullet hole in
his head. It is not known whether it was q
case of suicide or murder.
William Bracksmit, aged ninteen, son of tho
freight auditor Of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
IL Northern railway, at Cedar Rapids, Ia was
murdered in New Mexico at his sheep ranch,
Saturday night by unknown parties.
Frank Simmons, trader of Kansas City.
was murdered On Sunday.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09

FDecreaso.
Hennep,n county has the highest number
ing II, ,684; Fillmore comes nest with 7,7O1;
Goodhue with z, 1913; Minona with 5000, snd
Ramsey fifth with 5,7SS; Aitken coming low
est with SO. Hennepin county has lis dis
tricts; Ramsey %, while Fillm6rs ;las 1853
and Goodhue 143 The value Of houses spd
Ramsey 1887 1888; Olmsted comes thi ird with
$2lO. $50. Hennepin county has laid out
F39, 745 on new buildings and sites, and
Ramsey county $5O,777 for the same
purpose.
III tho number Of teachers employed, Fill
2l0; Goodhue 222; Olmstead 22O: BlueEarth
14G; Wabasha III; Mower 176; frceborn
eleventh, 129.
In the matter of wages, Crow Wing,
with one district. pays malo teachers $99 20
tricts, pays SOL. so to males, and $39. rs to
females. Ramsey, with twenty-five districts,
pays SOL to males and to females $3G. Lin
coin county comes fourth in this respect, pay
ing males $40, and females 1928, with thirty
districts in the county. Minneapolis has 6, 6,720
Paul has 4,S02. The average daily atteedance
in MINNEAPOLIS for the year was 4,684; in St.
Paul 3, ,425
The number Of teachers in Minneapolis
schools was 1874; in St: Paul, 113. The sa;a-
ry of the principal in Minneapolis was ST. 700;
in st. Paul, 81, goo. The average monthly
pay to teachers OF both sexes in Minneapolis
was $4S.32. In S.: Paul male teachers re-
ceived al average monthly salary Of SlO5;
females. $53. The enrolment in the Mime
apol;s high school was 2GO; in the St. Paul
high school, 2O9. Tho whole number Of pu-
pills graduated from the Minneapolis high
school up to August 81, 1881, was 1874: Tip TO
the same time, from the st. Paul high school,
25G. The number graduating from tho Min
neapolis high school last year WAS 13; from
Minneapolis school buildings is put down al
$3.50. 500: of st. Paul, at Y317, 729
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
Minister Vests Romance,
From the Milwaukee Republican.

from tile milwaukee kepuDuCAn.
The story of Mr.. Vests early and romantic
marriage reads 80 like one of Ouida's socie-
ty tales that it half seems as though the no.
BILE young diplomat and the beautiful hero
inc must have appeared somewhere in her
pages. Twenty years ago, when stripling
attache in the service OF the state, this third
son OF the earl Of Delaware married IL Span
ish actress. countess in her own right but
Vests FANNY. His mother, the countess
of Delaware, was one OF the stiff and unre-
lenting old dowagers that the English nov
tlons of a worthy British matron, would
never hear Of her sons misalliance, mol
call an actress her daughter law. Not
withstanding this stern and unrelenting
parent, Mr.. West and his wife continued to
be happy, and his ardent and romantic de-
votion lasted through all the years of he1
life.
She died in Paris about ten years ago, al
the time of the Franco Prussian war, leav-
ing him three children, to whom he has al-
ways been the most indulgent father. The
fair lady was famed for her beauty through
all the courts of Europe, and her portrait,
nainted at the kings request, in the
Resideuz- Palace Of Munich, rivals any OF
the faces in Stielee's Gallery of Beautiful
Women. The pure Spanish type of her
beauty, and the poetic and exquisite face
Of the gifted countess, were something
rarer than the later and moro celebrated
charms Of Mrs. CORVALLIS West. This
marriage, regular and legal by all tho forms
Of church and state, was never entered in
the peerage, through this unpleasant family
difficulty.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
FOREIGN.

A private cable dispatch from Martinique, ro-
celvcs' from &. A. DeGentilie, prominent
American merchant states that the negroes are
i'll insu:rectlo,,, and MIR. Cicero, the American
vice consul, has been illegally arrested by an
inferior negro official. mr. Gentiiie, Who sends
the cable dispatch, is one of the most respected
men at st. Pierre, and he and the two cnnsiils
are tho only Americans who arc now there.
The lllsurrectiOn may hayo reached very seri-
Gus proportions: if so the whites on tho ielanti
will be entirely st the mercy Of tho blacks.
John DILLON writes to Forster, chief secre-
tsry for Ireland: Ihavo received your mes
sage that if desire to go to the col tinont the
gates OF k!manhhm prison arc open to me-
do not know why the message was sent me, as
l have made no communication, and il any
representations have been made by my friends.
they are without my consent or Knowledge
must request that you will net address me any
further communications.
Tho london Times III leading article, ssys
"Mcditation in South America, such rs Ere!ing-
hlysen las commissioned Trescott 10 Under
tako is tainted with no designs of private
profit for the arbitrators, except that whicI.
peace must bring H. all. English'1en must DO
=, rmitied to- reSart. tie attempt with az sim
cere go q VIII as if offered on their epecial be-
half.n
Al 3 conference CT the LenL Naturalization
society, in London, Henry George Of America
said it was an imperative question that must
como to tho front in England as it had done III
America and Ireland; private property in land
WAS 80 unjust it must be altogether abolished
Capt G. L. Davis has turned over the keys
of tho state arsenal 10 his successor, Capt
Joseph Burger.
4 contract has been awarded at Montreal for
tunnoling the ST. Lawrence, at a coat OF 3d.
$4,000, the work 10 be completed within
four years.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
CASUALTIES.

The depot at Green Island, thirty miles south
OF Dubuque on the river branch CT the Chicago
MilWauReo & St. Paul railroad. was entirely
consumed by fire Thursday morning The de-
pot agent and family lived IN the ,lpper part
OF tho building and barely escaped with their
lives, being compelled to Ieavo the burning
building III their night Clothes Every srtic!e
OF household furniture and clothing was
burned, besides ak the fixtures in tho depot
and considerable baggage and freight. Moth
Ing WAS saved. Loss estimated at SD, ,OGO
The cause Of tho fire is unknown.
Nison Decker started across Crooked lake.
Prairieville township, Barre county, Michigan.
pushing an old cutter before him containing his
wife and little boy, two years old. When noar
the middle Of the lake, in crossing a hole only
recently frozen over, the ice broke beneath tho
load, precipitating all three into the water
Some boys skating Oh the lake succeeded in res
culng Decker, but he was go nearly frozen that
big: wife and child, in their struggles, slipped
from his grasp and were drowned in fifty feet
OF water. The bodies are not yet recovered.
~ John Fitzpatrick, formerly employed on tie
Northern Pacific road, was run over by an ell
g'ne at Fargo, and instantly killed. He was
last seen at 1 o'clock the night before in an
intoxicated condition No blame is attached to
the road. The deceased was unmarried and
thirty five years old.
A fire at Oxford village, sixteen miles west
OF Iowa City Iowa, destroyed the Central hote.
and DlnW1ddle house and tho Douglas building,
occupied Dy James Harmon, grocer. st an early
hour III the:morning: Insurance unknown The
property was entirely destroyed LOGS IS, 600.
There has been very great damage done by
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
IN COURT AGAIN.
Gateau Before judge Cox-The Motion Tor
Ma T.icl

Gaiteau Before judge Cox-The Motion Tor
New Trial.
On Friday Guiteau was brought into court and
placed in the dock Before taking his seat Gui-
quiet and rather pleading tone. " =
Can SIT At that table, il your honor please?
Judge Cox-1f there is no objection from
counsel.
Gniteeu:have you any objection, Colonel?
Col Corkhill- mo, sir.
The prisoner then took seat at tho table bv
the side Of Scoville and taking out OF his coat
pocket . roll Of manuscript addressed the court
i'll apparent belief, and with the air Of principal
counsel In the case: III the court please, before
this motion is made desire to correct fow
errors that have nrept in.,,s At this point he
W. stopped by the court ;0ol. !Qorkhia OBJ
]ected to anyremarks fom ths prisoner. Sco-
Vile also objected and thought anything of the
kind had better be postponed until the business
before the court had been disposed OF.
ScoVllle proceeded to read a@davits and
other payers filed by him with hi motion Of a
new trial +. Il: Snyder. maker Of the at
hdavit upon which Scoville relies mainly to
support bis motion, sat Immediately in the rear
Of Scoville. Corkti!l then read the affidavit Of
each member Of the jury, in which they most
positively denied having seen or sread copy
OF the Critic or any other paper during tho
Gniteau. Following these va. read the af-
tidavit Of Norman Wiard., to tho effect
that he had known Snyder for fifteen
years, and to his knowledge said Sny-
der IL = thief, forger and blackma.ler,
and that he (Wiard) would not believe him un-
der oath. Col. Corkhill also read aflidsvit, OF
John L. Sargent, formerly detective il
Warrington. and Detective McElfresh, who ar :
rested Snyder several years ago on the charge
Of grand larceny, also an affidavit of George G.
Curties bailin in charge OF the rocm frem
which Snyder alleges he took the copy Of the
Critic with the Jurors names upon it The affi-
ant did not purchase Critic during the trial.
Judge Cox Wes expected to render his decision
on Saturday. 'tT7a':
On Saturday Judge Cox sentenced Guiteau to
be hung on the 3Oth of June. :.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09

AN Iowa representative in congress has
introduced measure for the election of a
president and vice president, in cases Of
vacancy, which finds some favor. 1t pro-
vides that the electors appointed by each
state for the election Of president and vice
president shall hold their trusts az such
electors, end constitute their colleges of
electors Of their respective state for the
presidential term of four years, with power
to f1li vacancies. Thot in case Of the re-
moval, death, resignation o. inability both
OF the president and vice president tho Sec
retary of stale shall perform the ministerial
duties OF the offico of the president ad in
terim as acting president, and he shall i'm
mediately issue proclamation declaring q
vacancy to have occurred, and shall appoint
a day, not less than thirty days thereafter,
upon which the colleges of electors of the
several states shall meet for the election Of
president for the unexpi7cd term of the
quadrennial presidential term; and there
fore the colleges of electors of the several
states sha meet or the day appointed, and
having filed the vacancies therein shall pro-
ceed to elect a president and vice president
Tor the unexpired term, and the mode of
procedure shall teke place as under the
constitution would taho place in the ordi-
nary year OF presidential election.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
What q JiltinG Did.

Tho student OF history soon learns to say
With DR.. Young,
S'Think naught trihe, though it small appear
Small sands the mountain, moments make the
''~ And triae. th. IN, -
The British system Of. artificial inland
navigation, which includes ono htindyed
and ton lines and two thousand four hun
dred miles Of canal, sprung from trifle-a
matrimonial disappointment. The Duke
of Bridgewater, the originator Of the sgs.
tenn, vas engaged to be married just after
he had attained his majority. A dispute
arising between the gentleman and lady, tho
match was broken of.
The dukes chaRr,n changed the course
of his life. He gave hia first and last ball
to the London world Of fashion. dnd then
buried himself among his ooal-tields at
Worsley. Eschewing tho society Of women,
he even refused to employ them as servants
marrying the most beautiful woman in
England, he determined to unite. by means
Of canal, his coal-6elds with Manchester,
then beginning its career as manufacturing
town.
In those days good roads wore the exccp-
tons, bad roads the rule. The cottons of
Manchester and the woolens of Leeds were
conveyed from place to place on pack
horses, which jagged along in single file.
The freight charge from Leeds TO Lon
den was sisty- -three dollars q ton. When
the dukes canal was finished, the prices of
coal and other commodities in Manchester
fell one half.
The success OF this canal started the
duke to build one which would connect
Manchester with Liverpool. To procure
the funds he reduced his personal expenses
to four hundred pounds year. So
Strengthened was he at times that the Lon
don bankers hesitated to discount his note
for FIVE hundred pounds.
Sometimes when hard up," he would
start his steward upon a collecting tour
among the tenantry of the ducal estates.
The steward would ride from tenant to ten
ant, getting FIVE pounds here aud ten
pounds there. Wien he he'd collected
money enough, he would return and pay
the canal laborers their weekly wages. In
few years, however, the dukes canals paid
him On an annual revenue of eighty thou
sand pounds.
Doubtless England would have had it's
canals If the beautiful duchess of Hamil.
ton had not Tilted the young duke of
BridSewatet: But the historical student,
who finds that many similar tribes have
changed the course Of history. will sympa-
thize with Hamlets words:
"There are moro things in heaven and earth,
Than are dreamt Of in your philosophy"
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09

The polygAnous mormons have kindlel
& back lire for their ow's protection against
further and more et1ectlye congressional
leglsiat1on. 1t IS stated that they have gath
cred details showing Immoral conduct on
the part OF many members Of congress, and
that this business has been so perfectly car
ricd out that it is possible in almost every
instance to plead truth in justification OF
any suit that might arise ficm the publica-
ton of these detaiia. ''omo congressman
who have denounced the polygamous NOR
mons at home and in Washington arc not
SO jealous as formerly against tie Nor
mons, but arc looking ont for their own
frailt;as
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
Minnesota Agricultural Association

The annual meeting Of tho Minuesots Agri-.
cultural association was held 1T st Psm er
the lat. Co: Clark ". Thompson, presidsnt
Of the association, IN the chair.
kThe following are the names Of the delegates
present and the counties represented by them.
Becker county, Geo. ". Taylor; Dakota
county, s. V. r. Hendriux: Feri6auit, NJ J.
Meyers; Lyon, G. H. Whitney; Meeker, A. T.
Kolmcr, II. g. Branhan, E. Emerson; Murray,
W. e. Meiler; Olmsted, U. T. Dickerson, N.
Hurd, II. Burn; Ramsey, l. Hoyt, S. Dearing,
A. Bot, land Renville, J. N. Bowler; Steele, c.
Chsnburg; Watenwau, J. N. Cherry; Wright,
S E. Adams; Waeecs, H. Woodbury., A. ".
Brant; Lincoln, w. E. Dean, J. A. BiuSnam; ;
Yellow Medicine, n. s. Landrau.
The treasurers report showed that the total
amount collected during the progress 4 the
state fair held at Rochester was $l1 143. IS,
AID the expenditures $i1 ,437.74, leaving =
deficiency OF $294 sc. This was an sgree
ablo surprise TO- those present. as : much
larger deficiency was expected, owing to the
weather while tie fair was in progress. The
report was accepted,
TIE following officers for the ensuing year
were elected:
Clark ". Thompson, president,
NJ. J. Myers, vice president.
o. L. Dickermsn, vice president
G. i. DeGrah, vice president.
T. Wilcox, treasurer.
II. G. Judson, secretsry.
Two new members Of tie executive commit
tee Clark Chambers ard J. McHuch were
elected.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09

JUDGE Cox has emerged from the Gui-
teau trial with untar1ishcd reputation Tho
cheap newspaper hacks who sought to ex-
cite popular prejudice against him did not
know SO mucn about the case as the pre-
siding judge. It was q remarkable trial in
many respects and could not be governed
by ordinary rules Of procedure. Judge
Cox understood tho situation from the be-
ginning and that cannot TO said Of many Of
his maligners. He acted constantly after con =
su!tation with The members of the supreme
court of tho district. His charge is pro-
nounced masterpiece and 1t will 90 down
in legal history as the clcarest review of
the greatest Of ,nodorn trials. There was
no doubt Of the verdict after tho charge
had been delivered.
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
Da5ry,nop of Idinpssota.

The annual meeting Of the Minneeoaa 9tste
Dairymen's association was held al tho Metro
pOlitan hotel Ia 81. Paul, last week, With Presi-
dent w. n. Fowler in the chair. f;f5ir asr
PROF. Porter Of the state Of Niune eoka.
speaking OF the different breeds OF covs and
their epecial use, classed them inthss follO wins
manner: rf...;s
Devons-Workipg cattle. "
Jerseys-Butter :; G:Et1,
HhOrthorns-Beef y-i- -! :f.,x
Ayrshires-Milk.
Holsteins- and beef r. i'f
Each Of the above breeds he claims atands
| unrivallea in their Cwn line Of course men
I who breed differently think differently, and it
is natural for each man to claim istown herd
is the best, let the breed bs Whist it may.
The report o. the treasurer, J: E. Pntm.u,
| shows the receipts for the past year 1868. 48,
| auce ia the treasurer's hands Of $i379S Az
! ter the tressurer's report the members paid
their ANIMAL duee. ...4
| The association proceeded to the election of
J officers, With the following result: =
y. Fowler, president. =
s. DeaTing, vice president.
J. ]. Alexander, vice president "
J. l.. Putnam, treasurer. :...
A. W. Re1ell, secretary.
Adjourned to March let The following hit
| of subjects Vas prepared for discussion At the
next meeting:
Which Is the Bes. Bfosd Of Cows for Dairy
Purposes?
The Beet Mode OF Fesdios Dairy Cows, and
What il the Best Field
Which is the Best System for Butter Making,
AID Which is the Best Package?
Which Pays the Beet, D4iryiDg or Raising
Bsef?
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09

NOW that Guiteau is convicted ho should
be treated, in the time before his execu-
ton, like q murderer, not like ono simply
charged with crime yet 10 be proven. II
will be disgrace if tho public must be
treated for month Or two With sensational
interviews md to the charac,eristi: produc
tons OF the murderer. Solitary conine-
ment as near rs may be, should be the rule
Nobody should be allowed to see him save
prison keepers, relatives and legal counsel
Guiteau has filed the he ewspapers fo, over
SIX months and 1t is high time that his
tongue should be curbed ana his neck
broken
The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
The Successful Man.

When the successful man was bov. and
lived in q manufacturing village O.: New
Hampshire, q widows son. tho greatest lux
ury he knew was to eat apples, so he told
us the other dey whom we fell into CONVEX
sation about old times.
"Yes," said he; when I was ten wears
old, used to think that if ever I was rich
enough to have as many apples as want
cd, all the year round. should be perfect
ly happy. And now!"
He went Oh to say that he had one of the
finest orchards, on q small scale, TO be
found anywhere in Massachusetts, which
produced last year ninety.four barrels OF
apples CT the best varieties yet produced.
But he did not eat two apples per ennum.
He could not; for while he was making his
fortune he worked SO hard, and confined
himself SO closely. as to contract chronic
weakness Of digestion. With all the laxur-
les ut his command, ne was obliged to live
principally on oatmeal and milk.
Later in his youth his ambition scared
above apples. He was begin
nlng to get little mors money than
he absolutely needed. and was
able occasionally to indulge in ride. He
then thought that if be ever OWED a horse
fast enough to pass everything on the road,
dUll tdh0 uU ulAu utbt, uc EuOulu D9 tle
proudest and happiest OF men.
"We'l," he continued, II have a horse
that think is the fastest in the county,
but never drive him. I gave him to nv
son last summer, and for my own use ]
keep All old plug that jogs along six miles
m hour, without troubling myself about
him.
y At this point our poor successful man
YEARLY took out his watch to see how time
was getting on and We observed that the
watch was peculiar pattern rarely seen in
this country.
"This watch, said he, lis another case in
point. One of my young ambitions was to
possess as good watch as mortal man could
make. have one. Igave 5000 in gold fo,
it at time when gold was more expensive
article than it is now. But knocking about
the world in sleeping cars and Mediterra-
mean steamboats, was always little an1.
ious about my watch, and, besides, the pos.
session of so costly an article by traveller
is temptation to robbers. One day in
Paris I noticed this curious little watch
marked twenty 1--we francs. A SIS watcl
was q novelty, and I:bought it. Idepositoi
nay 5000 timekceper with my banker, aud
it has been there ever since in an iron safe
find this little watch keeps time as vel
for all tie ordinary purposes of life, as th'
other, and I have carried it ever SINCE"
| The successful man said these things will
what We may call good d-humored despair
! He ms lie no complaint, but at tho age whel
he ought to be at the full tide of chee1fu
activity, he appeared to have exhausted
life,