The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-13
From tho Old World.

An action of the Central News, London,
against the Press association for libel. ha
begun. The libel was contained in letter
from the manager of the Press association to
customers of the Central News, denying that
the latter received any telegram in regard to
the tirei Il the circus at Berditchey, Russia.
The efendants denied publication, and
true. They also stated thst the manager
wrote the letter without authority.
In the court of ass;z,s at Dublin a true
bill was foun3 against Elliot. arrested for
the murder of Sarah Smyth, the wife of a
Westueath landlord, who was shot dead
while returning from church. True bills
were also found for conspiracy to murder
against fourteen Others in connection with
this murder. Taree men arrested for COM
plicity in the affair were discharged.
The crown prince of Germany, with his
suite, started for Seville, incognito. King
Alfonso, the cabinet ministers, the diplo.
matte body, and other Eotables, took leave
of the prince at the depot, where the king
end prince embraced and kissed each other.
The prince will proceed from Genoa to
Rome, where he will visit with the pope.
At Dublin, Robert Elliott, indicted for
the murder Of Mrs. Smythe, in April, 1882,
pleaded not guilty, and was assigned coun.
sci. Thirteen others, indicted for conspira-
cy to murder Smythe's brother in-law,
brother Of the deceased lady, pleaded not
guilty. The trial begins the 10th inst.
O'Donnell was informed on the 4th inst.
By the sheriff that he would be hanged on
the 18th inst. He received the announce
| ment with composure and replied that he
was prepared tor the worst.
Sir Richard Paul Amphlett, fl1merly
member of parliament, is dead, aged seven
| ty-fcur years.
Personal Gossip.
Frank Hurd of Ohio said: II do not
| think any general tariff revenue will be
brought fol ward, but we will ask for free
| salt: free sugar, free lumber, free barbed
wire and free copper. Nv preference is for
single MILLS, but do not how know the matter
| will be arranged. I shall introduce q bill
for free wool at the earliest opportunity.
Our Michigan men were elected on the free
lumber and salt issue. Seven tenths of the
people of Louisiana want free sugar, and l
do not approve of the giving of bounties."
Moses Il. Colby, wealthy and eccentric
bachelor who lived alone in Boston for
thirty years, died suddenly at the cour
| house the other day. While testifying in a
trial that was in progress he settled back in
the witness chair and apparently fell asleep
There is no known relative to claim hi
wealth.
The name of John c. New is being men,
toned for the vacant craftsmanship ofthe
republican national committee. Secr etary
Chandler is objected to because he is in the
cabinet and the western members do not
favor going to New England for man.
Rev. George W. Molly, well.known
Methodist minister, diedl at Ashland, Va,
recently, aged eighty years. He had been
over fifty years in the ministry.
John R. Butchel of Akron, Ohio, has
made another beqrest of $500, 900 to the col
lege bearing his name in that city, making
his donations $500. 600.
The Des Moines State Register will pub
lish letter from Hon. John A Kssson,
declining reelection to congress-.
William Y. Buttles, the cowboy poet, is q
Washington clerk, and is said never to have
seen the plains.
1t is said Carl Schurz thinks of returning
to st. Louis.