The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-28
Miscellaneous views Hotas.

The Democrats will hold their national circus
Aug 5.
Norfolk is the first Virginia city to have the
electric light
William j. Sullivan has been nominated post
master at Leon, Iowa.
A National Greenback- Labor convention is
to be called for May %
A Maine Republican state convention will be
held at Bangor, April 80
March Is convention of American inventors
will be held in Cincinnati.
The Iowa senate decided to locate the su-
preme court at Des Moines.
The Longview private insane asylum at Gin
clnnatl is offered to the State Of Ohio.
At Metropolis, Ill, the floods DESTROYED the
National hotel, made famous by Dickens.
The California grand master Mason tele-
graphed 81, 600 to Cincinnati for food suffer-
ers.
The British Columbia legislature has ad-
journed after appropriating variously $685.
The New York assembly has passed bill
vesting absolute appointing power in the may
Or OF New York-Ayes 70, noes 81.
The Virginia senate and house passed over
the governors veto the bill reapportionting the
state for representatives in congress-.
The republicans of Massachusetts will hold
state convention for the choice of delegates
to the national convention In Boston, April 30.
Sypher 4 Co., the New York bric-a -brac firm,
is putting in a branch at Chicago in charge of
Mrs. Herbert Aver, wife Of the bankrupt who
fed to France.
The defaulting city treasurer of Chicago,
Dave Gage, befriended a poor miner in Colo
RADIO The miner, William p. Linn, prospered.
and at his death left So 600 OGO, quarter of
which was bequeathed to MIR. Gage.
Keziah B. Blackburn of Brooklyn denied her
self comforts for fifty years, that she might be
extensively buried and that her grave might re-
ceive daily attention. Her parents had been
buried IN paupers' graves. Her funeral cost
$1,000
Hugh J. Jewett is a director in twenty rail-
road companies; Samuel Sloan in twenty-th
Jay Gould in twenty-four, George B. Roberts in
twenty-six, Augustus Shell in twenty eight
Sidney Dillon in thirty six and Frederick L.
Ames in ffty-two
Dr. Roe, we'll do citizen Of Birmingham.
Ala, was at Fort Payne, Ala, recently, making
settlement with Samuel HARRISON, brother
of Judge HARRISON A quarrel resulted in Roe
cutting Haralson's throat, killing him instantly
Roe escaped to the mountains. A large posse
is in pursuit
The Massachusetts Democratic state conven-
ton will be held in Worcester. The date is not
fixed. Members of the state committee and
friends to the number of 100 enjoyed the ban
puet in Boston last night Ex-Mayor Palmer
paid warm tribute to Wendell Phillips. Ex-
Gov. Butler was not present
There were 21S failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the past week,
twenty five less than the preceding week; four
teen more than the corresponding week in 1863,
and 81 more than the same week of 1882.
About s. per cent. were those of traders whose
capital was less than $1,000
John H. Kinley, counsel to the Real Estate
Owners Protective association, New York, has
been arrested on a charge of Matchmaking. It
is alleged that he extorted money from owners
of property on the East side, telling them their
houses were used for improper purposes, and
threatninS to bring actions against them
The steamship Frisia, from Hamburg, arrived
at N. Y, the goth, with bodies of Lieut. belong
and comrades on board Lieut., Ward, u. 8. N
representing Commodore Upshur, met the
Frisia at quarantine and came on it to the dock
at Hobo ken and transferred the cases of bodies
to an undertakers Woodlawn cemetery.
The surrogate of New York has given decis-
ion in the case of the will of Sarah Burr, who
disposed of her whole estate, valued at 81, co.,
OOO, for charitable purposes. The surrogate
decides the contrasting relatives, and concludes
that the will expresses the free, unrestrained
and deliberate purposes of the decedent, that
she was of sound mind and memory when she
signed it, and that it is entitled to be admitted
to the probate.