The Worthington advance., 1882-07-27
News Of the ROiI1'ONfiS.

The Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul rail
road company have made the Cannon Val
ley company an offer to compromise, and to
settle the dispute over the right of way
through the dug way which this city gave to
the Cannon Valley company in place of
bonds, and in which the Chicago, Milwa,l-
kee & st. Paul company are unable to gain
the right of way except through the consent
of the Cannon Valley company. The mana
gers Of the Cannon Valley company have
offered them the right side OF the dug way
providing they will keep nineteen feet from
the center Of their track. The matter will
be settled within the next few days.
1t is rumored that the Chicago & North
western Railroad company will at once build
a branch road from Owatonna TO St. Paul
via Mortified. They will run on the Can
non Valleys track from Faribanlt to North
field. and from Northficld will build their
own road to St. Paul. Work on the same is
to he commenced immediately.
The Chicago e. Northwestern railway earn
ings for the second week in July, 1882, were
Si54 ,904, against last years SALE, 900, an in
crease of $$29. 1896.
The estimated amount of grain in store on
the lines of western roads running into Chi
cago is 1000, 900 bushels.
Record Of Fires NMM Casualties.
At Fairfield, Me-, four saw mills and ma
chinery Of a sash and blind factory and two
furniture factories and one builders factory
were burned with all their contents; also five
dwelling houses. Loss, over SlOO,OOO. Six
hundred men are thrown ont Unemployment.
The saw mills were not insured. The insur-
ence on other buildings is light. The busi-
ness Of the place is crippled if not entirely
destroyed for a year to come.
The livery stable of Carter & Pember,
Chicago was burned Sunday Loss, $4,000.
Ffty-nine horses and one cow were burned.
Chimes <.,,d Criminals.
A suspicious looking fellow named Rob-
ert Johnson, was arrested in Wright Centre,
who was supposed to be the murderer Of
Policeman O'Connell in st. Paul, or at least
one of the gang. He was arrested at Cakato
upon telegram from Waverly, on inforn,a-
ton furnished by tramp named Dick Smith,
who says Johnson, whom he has known for
some time, let the matter ont while talking
with him. His appearance is that Of a stu
pid country boy who had become fourth
rate cracksman, and Capt. Clark of st. Paul
police force does not think he was connect
ed with the murder, and it is not even prob
able that clue can be gained from him.
At Floyd, La, in the court
house hall, David D. Norwood
attempted to cane IL. Polk. Both are
prominent planters Each pulled dragoon
pistols and began firing. Polk was shot
dead, and Norwood badly wounded. A
lawsuit was the cause Of the quarrel.
At Deadwood, James Leighton was sen
fenced to be hung September 8 for the MUIR
der in 1873 of Mexican named Bissentie
Ortez, on scout reservation. The prisoner
was sentenced to be hung last May, but the
case was appealed to the supreme court,
which refused to interfere.
Alexander Kier, who superintended the
laying of the switch at Parker's Creek
bridge, Long Branch, where the recent rail-
road accident took place has been commit
ted to Jail to await the action of the grand
jury on the charge of 1nanslaughter.
John Van Horn, middle-aged, well-to-
do farmer, living at Comforts Pond, Pa,
committed suicide by shooting himself with
pistol, and a neighbor's wife, Mrs. Green
killed herself the same day.
A prize fight has been arranged between
Tug Wilson and Sullivan.