The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30
WEST AND SOUTH.

Thomaston, Ga. has raised the liquor license
to s. 900.
The army worm has appeared in Faycttc and
Bond counties, Ill.
Nashville negroes were greatly frightened BY
meteor Tuesday night.
Carl Schurz denies the report that he is to
take charge of Chicago newspaper.
The Iowa supreme court adjourned at Du-
buquc without transacting any important bust
ness.
A Texas man ninety. six years of age recently
cut his third set Of teeth, but the pain was SO
great that he died.
The Scott temperance act was voted on in
the county of Peel, Ont, on the 23d, and de-
featcd by 100 majority.
A heavy frost appeared at Memphis, Tenn,
on Friday night the first of the season. Dam
age to crops is reported as slight.
Noah B. IIargs, patient at the Indiana in
sane asylum, was killed in a quarrel with an
other patient, being hit over the head with a
floor rubber
The cases to test the corstitutionalitv of the
Scott liquor tax law were argued in the Ohio
supreme court on the 22d. A decision is ex-
eected Tuesday.
. The clothing, boot and shoe and notion stock
of Adolph Kohn, Chicago, was attached yes
terday for $4,000: estimated liabilities, $780,
600 to $4,000: assets, 5000 to $4,000
At Wabash, Ind, wild geese flew against the
electric light wires on the dome Of the court
house, smashing the globes and damaging the
apparatus. Two of the birds were killed.
Reports from Kansas arc in circulation that
nearly all the cattle ranges on the Cherokee
strip are burned off. This is not true Only
3O,UC0 acres out of G,OO0, 900 have been burn
ed.
Kansas City Division No. 3 won the first
prize at the drill of uniformed knights of
Pythias at St. Louis on the 23d. The Knights
Templar band of St. Louis took the prize in
the band contest.
Circulars have been sent to the governors of
all the states and territories in the union, re-
questing each to appoint one delegate to the
national cattle mems convention, to be held at
st. Louis, Nov. II.
The faculty of Racine college have rear
ranged a three years scientific course, which
would fit students for practical life in itself or
prepare them for advanced rank in the great
special schools of the east.
Capt. T. II. Pickat of Dawson, Ga, was shot
and killed Saturday night by G. w. Chcvcs,
editor of the Dawson Journal. Great excite
mcnt prevails and it is feared that Cheves may
be taken from Jail and lynchcd.
In rough-and- tumble fight in Dubuque, a.,
several were badly injured. John n. Purcell
was struck in the head by Il stone, fracturing
his skull. He is in a dangerous condition.
The fight was tn result Of a political quarrel.
1t has just come to light that Prof A. j.
Birmingham, of Atlanta, Ga, and Miss Kate
a. Fennin, of Princeton, n. j., were married
three years ago, the matter being kept secret
on account of the opposition of the lady's
family.
The public grain and stock exchange of Chi
cago obtained an attachment Saturday against
property in New York state of H. D. Cooke &
Co., bankers, Washington, D. c. The OK
change had $40, 0C0 deposited in the bank when
it suspended.
r. w. Wilson has just returned to his home
at Acllworth, Ga, which he deserted thirty
three years ago to seek mis- fortune in Cali
fornia He found his faithful wife dead, but
a son grown to manhood, whom he will make
heir to millions.
A poor EnglishmaA named Jack Jacobs has
been cking out prccarious livelihood in San
Francisco recently by peddling cigars and
doing odd jobs. By the death of an elder
brother he has just fallen heir to a fortune Of
nearly s4,OOo,0CO.
Two Cinnamon in Mercer county, CAL, WHO
had agreed to fight a duel to settle some diff
Guilty, worked together I'll one afternoon to
build a coffin. After completing their work
they met, armed with revolvers, in field, and
one blew the head of the other off.
5 At the closing session of the Masonic grand