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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-29
TeloRraphic Summary.

Telograph1c Summary.
Mrs. IAngtry now has s97, 500 in New Yory
mortgages
Tom Thumbs 10000 house in Brideeport
sold for $45,O0O
Gail Hamilton and Sophie Sparkle Mrs.
Jenny Hicks are at Luray, Va.
Henry s Church, the defaulting chamberlain
of Troy, N. Y, has been indicted
The Savannah News says there is no mourn
ing in that region for Began Cash.
Isaac Vetch talked himself to death before
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows at St Louis
Joseph B. Mcdonald Of Woburn, Mass, q
lumber dealer, has assigned Liabilities, $125,
Col. Clough of st. Paul says the supreme
court is sure to sustain the Dakota capital de-
cision.
Gov Cleveland has pardoned Brother Frank,
the Buffalo priest imprisoned for rape on lit
tie girl
The Enterprise button shop at Clifford, Ct
was burned by an incendiary. Loss, $4,000:
insurance, $1,000.
The six-year-old daughter Of William Dyke,
living mile east of Hillsdsle, Mich, was out
ragged and murdered.
Police MagistrateM. c. Mills, Of Robinson Ill
who il now missing has left creditors to the
amount Of nearly q, 500
It is reported that the Bank Of Montreal ex-
ported 38, 100000 in gold to New. York during
the recent financial trouble
The Eureka paper mill ct Bridgeport, Pa
owned and operated BY Dagger & Cow burned
Los, 94o.ooo; partly insured
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Judah p. Benjamin's Domestic
Life.


and interesting incidents in the domes-
tic life of the late Judah P. Benjamin.
He married, early in life, a very beauti-
full woman. She did something which
offended the society of New Orleans.
Mr.. Benjamin was much devoted to her,
and it wounded him keenly. He spent
years and vast amount of trouble and
money to win back for her her place in
society, but he never succeeded. Once
he gave grand ball in New Orleans; all
the men invited came, and not single
woman. That crushed his hopes then.
When he was elected to the senate he
brought his wife to Washington and set
up magnificent establishment. The
old grudge against his wife was remem-
bered, and he again found himself
obliged to go into society without his
wife or to remain in seculsion. He sold his
splendid household effects at great loss
gave up his house, and said, despond-
emily, to friend, II am bankrupt in
heart, purse and reputation" His
wife then went to Paris, where he sup
ported her in splendor and visited her
often. His own tastes were of the sim
plest kind, and his personal expenses
hardly 1.-THE of his great earnings. He
knew how to charge clients, and often
described with relish his plan of MAX
ing fee. First, he said, II charged
retainer, then I charge reminder, next
1 charge refresher, and then 1 charge
tinisher." He was exceedingly liber-
al and had no love of money for moneys
sake. His Law Office in London was
the darkest and dineiest Granny imagin-
able. There were two rooms, one toll
erabic, which was occupied by his
clerks, and the other absolutely meagre
occupied by the great jurist himself. It
was a favorite resort of southerners,
and pilgrimage to the shabby little
law Office was religiously performed by
nearly every southerner who visited
London.
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Since the failure of the tariff bill con-
gress has manifested but little inclina-
ton for business, and it is probable that
little will be done this session beyond the
passage Of the appropriation bills. All
tho members of congress are poll
ticians, most of them candidates fer
reelection, and hence the apparent in
difference to anything. that does not
Immediately concern themselves.
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Como ont and hear the robins sing.
And hear tho bluebirds' tale Of sprina.
And sec the swallows on the wing.
Como ont and listen, listen low.
And hear the grasses ~ they grow.
And list the little winds that blow.
And learn to read their secret well-
The secret that they softly tell
To bird and bee in drowsy dell,
OF bloomy banks that are to be,
OF fragrant field and leafy tree,
And all the summer mystery.
OF bud and blossom, flower and fruit
That quicken now in sap and root,
And now in tender springing shoot.
Come out, come ont, the days are lo1&,
But nature sings her secret song
In secret ways-the days are long.
But swift o. sweet from day to day;
From hour to hour, the tuneful Law
Runs headlong on changeful way.
Come out, then, in the early glow
OF early springtime's bud and blow,
Come out and hear the grasses grow,
And all the secrets of the spring
That melt and murmur, speak and sing.
To ears attuned to listening.
Mora Perry, in the Manhattan
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Market Reports.

81. PAuL-Wheat No. hard, 96@91. 0s:
No: 1, 9Oc; No. 2 hard, 9S@96c; No. 2, @t0S5c,
Corn, No. 2, SIC; No. 8, Csc; rejected, Sc.
Oats No. 2 mixed, Sic; No. s mixed, 900;
8, SOC.
Rye, No. 2, SIC.
Bsled Hay, wild, 80; timothy, >11oo
Potatoes, 2(@3Oc.
Eggs, 12c. ay.1ze.
MHwAuKEE-Wheat, No. 2, 0lAc
Corn, No. q 541s(155c
3 8.s NJ No. 2 s$$@s5c; white, ae@se1e
Barley, No. 2, 651<c
Mess Pork, SIS 15941830
Lard, % a@4& 321
Butter, choice creamery, 2O@2c; fair "a
good, 19@20c; best dairy, 17@1Sc
Eggs, 13@1S11c
CGdM4cAao.-whe.t No. Chicago spring, ss,1
Corn, 54@54,<e
Oats, sligo
Rye, Gle
Barley, 69c. II
Flax SEED, @1.0a
Ed fora, :: :aaS1ssa' 2@ss g
Butter. creamery, A@a8c; dairy, lS@loa
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xleyA 8. ,eajers, zr-1.,.4A1, - -.

Geya q. 19Ajefs, 2k-11sa1Aas "a H.
1ewysr. 1angsl n oaliassaaa.
Lloyd g Majors, WAS hanged q OAKLAND, Cal,
near San Francisco, on Friday last On the
Monday previous. the condemned man made
desperate effort to escape 10 possessed
immense strength, and he overpowered
the two death watches and jailer, who hap
Wrenching tho keys from the isiler's grasp r,
no dashed through the door across the Jail
yard, outinto the street But Just q he thought
no had succeeded, he was encountered by two
4remen who had been attracted BY the noise.
They recognized Majors and another struggle
s sn 20 fierce that Majors, arm vas broken
ed back to his cell, and from that moment he
abandoned all hope. In conversation with J: B.
Renowder, brother Of ono Of the murdered men,
ne nald: you may draw the life blood from my
Arm and with this pen Twill write my innocence
q. he eh' .pc Ssmi i. IN .1Ds % o as sSa
to witness =, the truth of his statement
Majors mounted the scanold without assis-
lance, and took up his position on the drop,
firmly erect. He refused to say word, main
tanning throughout = stolid silence. At 1912
the bolt was pulled, Majors fell, and his neck
years old; born near the home Of GARFIELD in
Ohio, graduated At Ann Arbor college in 1870,
and began the practice Of law. But afterward
Joined the Methodist ministry After preach
ing several years he, went to the Pacific coast
aud settled in Los Gatos, whore he became the
owner Of 4 hotel. The double murder for
ego He planned it, leaving the execution;
howeyer, to two tools, named Jewell and Show
ers. They were both tried and convicted, but
before this all the facts in the case became
Known, and the agency of Majors was revealed
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very glad that it is in my power 10 Do
so, and she shows her appreciation by
getting such q delicious little dinner fol;
Lawrence's guests tonight, that he is
ecstatic.
BELL, little woman" he exclaims,
when his friends have gone, you are .
regular trump. What q housekeeper
you have turned out to he. And de-
clare" looking at me attentively, "you
are growing young again.
II am not very old, Larry"
"Oh, no, but there was q time when
you had a worried, absent look that did
make you look older than you should"
"And if that look is gone" I say,
perching myself upon my husbands
knee, 1T is all owing to your consenting,
to try giving me an allowance for the
year."
ooh, yes" says Lawrence. refec-
lively, "the time of that experiment must
be about up now. Do you really find
it an improvement"
"Has it caused you any inconvenience,
Larry?"
"How like woman to answer one
question with another! But has it made
things easier for you?"
ooh, what wild way of putting it!
1t has emancipated me" say fervently.
"How about the accouts ?"
This with little touch of sarcasm,
for he had insisted upon my keeping
them, and he had predicted utter failure.
ooh, they were maddening at first,
but am used to them now, and, ad-
II IT, c,f
aging the first month or two, but now
have grown as systematic as clock,
and I am so comfortable! I know just
what can do in each department.. l
pay for every single thing as buy it,
and the shopkeepers like cash payments
| so much that they often give me little
advantage in prices and the grocerinvari-
ably hands me back five per cent. for
cash. I keep an account of that, too,
and it comes to enough to get some lit
tie delicacy for Sunday nights tea"
ave do have nice Sunday teas" says
Lawrence, meditatively.
cts the only tea we have in the week,
| now that we have late dinners week
days, and I like to have it nice, for
your friends are so apt to happen in" l
| say artfully.
Lawrence is silent for while, and I
hold my peace also. but it is an anxious
moment for me. The amount [ have
kept house on is small, and have often
been sorely perplexed to make it cover
expenses, but I feel that it would be
going back to slavery, to try to get
along without it.
"Do you really want to continue the
bother of handling all the housekeeping
money again this year, at last says
Lawrence, disseminating his survey of
the fire.
Indeed, I do" say, trying not to
appear too rap:urously hopeful.
"Very we'll, you shall do it if you
choose"
ooh, Larry"
"Why, little woman, you are actual
ly crying. Did you really care so
much about it? What beast l was
not to give it to you before!"
Then he owned to me frankly that
we have spent less than usual, because
he kept back $3.50 to cover deficiencies,
being so sure that should get into
mess with my finances and he should
have some bills to pay.
II consider, and joyfully, that the al
lowance system has become perma-
nent thing now, in our once distracted
household. M. C. Hungerford, in Good
Cheer.
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1u91eto OF xoroaRz Hava.

The British ship Syria was wrecked of the
Fiji Islands, and seventy passengers all COOL
les, were drowned
Henry F. 1illing, president Of the American
exchange, in Paris, gave dinner in that city,
recently, to Augusta Bartholdi, the sculptor Of
Liberty Enlightening the World"
London Cable: Plunger Walton has received
another housekeeping This time the drum
ming was administered by German American
named 1ofler, veterinary surgeon.
No confirmation can be heard Of the reported
revolutionary outbreak at Linares, Mexico.
The only report that has reached Laredo is ID
the effect that great conflagration has pre-
vailed at Lnares.
In the commons Giadstene announced tina,
Lord Hay Vas making an arrangement for the
xhedive's steamers with small company Of
British sailors, to patrol the Nile between As
STOUT and Wady Halfa. The question of Egyp-
tain conference. The government has no inten-
ton Of proposing rival dual control
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Fees Of English Doctors.

The English doctors, Radcliffe made
over 1000 year in the height of his
fame; Mead, $4,000; Baltic, $45. 900;
Sir H. Halford, $50, 600; aud Sir b.
Brodie, $4,000 in the year but one be-
fore his retirement, the largest income
known. Radcliffe once received s., 900
as special fee for visiting Lord Alber-
marie at Namour, Granville 900 and
his travelling expenses for visit to St.
Petersburg, and recently Sir W. Gull
$1,000 each for two visits to Pau and
$500 for travelling to Perthshire and
remaining y week with patient. But
the fee of fees was that received by DIR.
Dinestlale in 1768 for inoculating the
Empress Catherine and her son at st.
Petersburg, viz: $50, 900 paid down, .
pension of =, 800 for life, and the Dig
nifty Of baron.
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Last Wook's Failures.

There were 1s3 failures and suspensions in
the United States reported to Rradstreets dur
ing the past Week ending 24th, against 1871 in
the preceding week and 155, "a and 81 in the
corresponding weeks of 1888. 1882 and 1881, re-,
spectvely. About - per cent were those Of
small traders whose capital was less than $5, !
goo. Ths following were the important sus-
pensions during the week:
": B. Scott 4 Co., bankers and brokers, G.
McCulloch, Beecher 4 Co. and Bonner & Pink
ney, shipping and commission, New York City i,
Planters l. Mechanics bank, Petersburg, Va.
Brennan l. Co., bankers, Charlottesville, Va,
Elicit A. Drewry 4 Co.. wholesale dry goods,
end s. blanchard, wholesale grocer, Richmond;
Va: Erie County Savings bank, Erie, Pa. l.
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The man who is not in debt beyond
his means of speedy liquidation, or who
has his money invested in property or
in legitimate business enterprise, need
not bother himself about the turmoil in
Wall street. Even if he is q holder of
the stocks Of good corporation as long
as the dividends come promptly it need
make no difference to him il the nomin-
al price is depressed. If the value is
there it is sure to be reorganized when
the excitement Is over.
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Hen suffers bad Nephow

Washington Special: George H. Butler,
who is one Of the most brilliant men in the
country, but who is unfortunately cursed with
dypsomania, has been voluntary inmate of
an insane asylumn for the last eight months
endeavoring to cure himself of the appetite
His uncle, Gen Butler, offered him $4,000 if
his best to earn the money but the other day he
came ont to see the bicycle parade aud could
not control himself. In the morning when he
came over from the asylum he looked as fresh
as schoolboy, but before midnight he
Being arraigned in tho police court next day for
drunkenness, he made touching appeal to the
court saying:
This is the first time for eight months,
judge; I've tried, God knows how hard to keep
from drinking, and went eight months with
out drop. claim your mercy and consider
alton. Send me over to the asylum in charge
of an officer, and I'll try again
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important telegraph Decision.

Important Telegraph Decision.
Des Moines, Iowa Special An important and
interesting decision was rendered in the United
States circuit court in this city, involving the
liability Of the telegraph companies for DAM
ages for failure to deliver messages promptly.
Nov. 9, 1882, George F. Hall at Des Moines at
sa M, gave the following message to the tele-
graph company:
"Charles T. Hall, Exchange, Oil City, Pa. :
Buy me 10000 If you think it safe wire me. "
Meaning for his brother to buy 10000
barrels of oil for him. The company ommit-
ted the address-'C Charles T. Hall"-and the
message was received at Oil City directed sim
ply to Exchange" which is the name of the
building where the board Of trade met The
company after carrying the message to
the building, and on the refusal of the officers
of the board of trade to receive it, procured the
correct address and delivered the message to
Charles I. Hall at p. M, too late to make the
purchase directed; The price Of oil at the time
the message ought to have been received II 80
a. m., and when the oil would have been pur-
chased, if received, was u. II per barrel The
price at the opening of the market, the
next day at 10 a. m. was 91.35 The plaintiff
gets judgment for the difference on 10000
barrels, being u 500, and the court certify a
division of opinion ON certain legal questions
to the supreme court of the United States. in
case the defendants desire to carry the case
there
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Arrest Of q Bank Rascal.

James D. Fish, president of the Marine bank,
New York, was arrested Sunday, the 26th, by
Deputy United States Marshal Grimes upon
warrant issued by United States Marshal
Shields, upon an affidavit made before Com
missioner Shields by Augustus Serbia, national
band examiner. He deposed that after care
full examination he found that President Fish
had Incorporated funds belonging to the
bank to the amount of 81, 141 600. This was
done between March and May 6, 1884, by a
series of credits to the firm of Grant & Ward
Of moneys in sums of from rs, GOO to $780,
600 at various dates, and they we're entered in
the books of the bank as loans to imaginary
persons and secured by imaginary collaterals
in stocks and bonds, none of which loans had
ever been made, and the transactions were
stated to be entirely fictitious.
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Personal Points,

Rcaa DErina, cantatrice, was married, in
New York to Prof. Vontom, Viscount st. Croix,
= wealthy Frenchman connected with the e.
thedral choir in New York.
Miss Ellen Sheldon Drummond, daughter of
Judge Drummond, of the United States circuit
court, and Mr.. John Y. Farwell Jr, of Chicago,
were married in the Episcopal church at Whea.
ton on Tuesday the 10th. Bishop McLaren, as
sisted by the Rev. r. n Morrison Jr., per-
formed the ceremony.
Becky Jones, faithful old servant In the
family Of the late Louis c. Hafnersley Of New
York, wenttc Jail Monday for contempt, in re-
fusing to answer questions about Mr.. Hamers-
Icy, in contest Of his will by certain heirs The
old lady says she will stay there till tho resur-
rection day rather than testify.
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4 Gamblers 8nd.

Fargo, OAK, Special: N. J. Kelly, gamb.
ler, who came to this city q few weeks ago,
killed himself here by taking an overdose Of
morphine, which he obtained on forged pre-
scription. He died, after being at the county
hospital twenty minutes. No reason is given
for the deed He is said to have relatives in
Southern Minnesota, who have been notified.
The coroners Jury pronounced 1t 1 case of
premoditAted suicide:
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Minnesota Flour Mills Burned:

The Sand Creek mills at Jordan, Scott Co..
Mimi, owned by Mr.. Frank Nicolin, burned
last Sunday morning The fire was first dis
covered about 1 80 o'clock, in the basement,
but was under such Roadway that the flames
could not be controlled. The mill was in on
Grafton at the time. The mill and stock were
insured for about ~, OOO The proprietor es-
Inmates the total loss at about 465,UN Two
car loads of -four, about z, 600 bushels of wheat
and seventy tons of feed were burned, on
which there was no insurance. The insurance
on mills, etc., amounted to about $35, OOO
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What Made Old Emo Mad,

New York Special: 1thas become known that
John 8 Enc; after he had confessed 10 his father
that he had lost In speculation %, ooo, 600 or
81, 0O0, 600 of the funds of the Second National
bank, coolly drew q check on that bank for
$S6, 600 and had it cashed down town. It is
said that the venerable Amos r. Emo was 80 in
dignant that he at first refused to honor the
check. After while, however, the old gentle
Stokes said that check for $95,OOO did come
in the day after the bank was declared solvent
and Mr.. Amos Emo paid half of it. A gentle
man quite familiar with the facts said: SWhen
John s. Emo drew that check for $95; 600 and
That either his father or the directors of the
bank Would pay it."
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The Blind Pool Game In Ws,hiu9tou.

40O 04100 FOOL came In Warrington.
Congressman Horr of Michigan, Millikon Of
Maine, and nufierous other statesmen who have
b far kept their names out of the papers,
together with three or four hundred de-
partment clerks, are sadly lamenting the de-
parture Of friend named George H. Lewis.
He left this locality very suddenly and unex-
pectedly last Sunday, and his present where
abouts are unknown. There is no anxiety
for his welfare, however, as he is considered
competant to take care Of himself, and is we'll
supplied with means. Two or three hundred
thousand dollars were deposited with
him BY the aforesaid, officials as mar
gins; and with this money Mr. Lewis operated
In oil He did business on the blind pool plan,
and for the first few months he paid amazing
profits to the members of. his "syndicates," as
he called them, and there was nothing around
Washington that offered such great advantages
to investors as Mr.. Lewis blind pools. Men
and women put all the money they had or could
borrow into his hands, and when he thought he
had "skinned the town." MI. Lewis skipped
There are large number Of army and navy
officers who miss their friend sincerely, to the
extent OF from $500 to 5000.
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General Grant resigned his COM
mission to become president. The bill
now before congress and which passed
the senate provides for his appointment
on the retired list of the army. with the
rank and ply of general in the army.
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calamity at Dubuaue; rows.

Oe4SmaSy 1t Oob0qu0s iowa.
At Dubuque Iowa, ON Sunday afternoon, q
dire calamity occurred at Carr, Ryder Wheel
er's planning mill The engine room exploded
with terrible loss of life and great damage to
surrounding property. The report was heard
all over the city, and buildings surrounding the
mill were shaken by tho violent conclusion.
The air for blocks around the mill was filled
with debris, consisting Of heavy rock, timbers
aud portions Of the boilers. At the same time,
the debris, etc, caught fire, adding manifold
terror to the situation
After the smoke and flames had somewhat
eubsided, through the efforts Of the t1reiAen
the search for the missing parties began. The
first found YES the body ST the engineer, Milo
H. Mel1en; Which was discovered about seven
teen feet from the boiler His body was terri
bly, mangled, almost beyond recognition. At
half past o'clock tho second fireman, Michael
Mclaughlin was found He was horribly man
gled Several physicians were on tho ground
rendering assistance WHEREVER needed The
first fireipan,s name was Fritz Villdanger and
bis mangled body was found in the door leading
from the main portion of the engine room
His arms and legs were shattered
The remains of all three were
speedily removed to their residences. Prob
ably the saddest sight of all was the discovery
May, adjoining the engine room. Adjoining
this house was yard in which were playing
three little children named May. They were
killed outright and terribly sealded Several
others received slight bruises, which are not
supposed to be serious. The loss to property
is $1,000; fully insured in the Hartford Insur-
ance company. The firm employed 200 n1en