The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-09
the city has population Of 81, 00O-s gain of
1O,0 600 since 1880.

Giustave Fox, of Cincinnati, dealer in dia-
monds, has assigned. Liabilities, $50, QUO; as
sets about the same.
The twenty-drst annual convention Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers is in
session at San Francisco.
The KuKlux Khan has been reorganized in
southeastern Missouri, and begun work bv
warning citizens to leave the country.
The Exchange national bank OF Cincinnati
has gone into voluntary liquidation, and its in
tcrests are united with the Cincinnati national
bank.
| News from the coal mincrs' camps along the
Monongahcla river indicates that the men will
be compelled to return to work for rates less
than they received when the strike was inaucu-
rated.
| Operators Of government telegraph lines in
the city Of Mexico not having all been paid for
an average Of three months, struck the 2Sth.
a portion resumed work on promise Of pay
ment.
Mrs. Rubad avcrted frightful disaster at the
mouth CT a mine near Georgetown, Colo, by
pouring water upon some burning boxes con-
tanning giant powder, at imminent personal
! risk.
Experienced wcll-5orcrs have leased 5000
acres of land on the Monongahcla river, a few
miles above Pittsburg, and will cndeayor to
find petroleum. This territory has never been
| tested.
Judge Hayes, Of Muscatine, Iowa, decides
that purchasers Of liquors are indictablc as
we'll as sellers, and that temperance societies
who subern purchasers are indictable for con-
spiracy.
The Universalist general convention of the
United States will meet at Peoria, Ill.,, on the
30 inst, and be in session three days. Dele
gates will be present from twenty states and
territories
The Mecosta county poorhouse and asylum,
at Big Rapids, Mich, were burned at mid
night This is the second time within a year
that the county has lost its poorhouse by fire.
No lives were lost.
The postof1ice at Ceur d. Alene City, Idaho,
Called Sheridan BY the postal Department. is
soon to be abolished, and mail matter will be
delivered at CGur d. Alenc (thc fort), one mile
away-the old office.
Henry Van Martcls visited the Cincinnati
Post and endcavored to murderously entreat
Editor Ridenour for an article rejecting on his
dead brother. He was captured by the force
and handed over to the police.
llilhousc Raymond owns the best horse
ranch in Montans. lie owns $50 head of
b!oCdcd horses. His fences enclose 10000
acres of pasture land and he is now making
preparations to enclose 10, 600 acres more
The federation Of trade and labor unions of
the United States and Canada will hold a SEES
sion in Chicago, Oct. Z to 10. A mass meeting
will be held on the 10th, at which addresses
will be delivered by some of the visiting dele
gates.
In the town of Lake, south Of Chicago, the
Harper high license law has had the effect of
reducing the number Of saloons from PCS to
III, while at the same time the revenue from
licenses will be s64, 500 this year, against s12,-
00O last year.
The infected herd of Frisbie 4 Lake, Of Ken
lucky, has been appraised at $4,000. The cat
tic breeders Of the state voted to attempt to
raise 5,00O to offer for the destruction of the
animals, and to take legal measures should the
sum be refused.
Vigilantes in West Carroll parish, La, hung
up Bale Henderson, negro, &C used of horse
stealing, and after hanging him until life was
almost extinct, slit him up the back, and tried
to skin him. Then they went home and found
the horse in its owners pasture.
Col. Geo. H. Woods, we'll known grain and
commission merchant, was found dead in his
room at the Hotel Brunswick, Decatur, ILL.,,
Wednesday morning, having died suddenly of
apoplcxy. He served during the war on the
staffs of Gen. Phil Sheridan and Gen. Hooker.
The Georgia state election for governor and
statc-house officers and members OF the Lcgis-
lature was held on the 1st. Henry G. McDan-
iels, successor to Gov. Stephenson, was re-
elected governor. There was no opposition
Not more than third of the vote of the state
was pollcd.
The Citizens National bank of indianapolis
will 60 into voluntary liquidation and close II.
its business by reason Of the expiration at ito
charter next month. The bank, it is said, has
been successfully managed, never passing a
dividend, and its stock has never been on the
market. Capital $4,000.
After Democratic rally at Nevada, Mo-,
Saturday night, George Ticc, 4 cattle dealer,
left for home in wagon, accompanied BY sew
eral friends. The party were shortly after
ovcrtakcn by Cash Thornhil. A dispute arose
between Ticc and Thornhill, and the latter re-
cpiYol ont Tho wrist from, 1rhicb hN r; o1
Sunday morning from loss Of blood. Ticc was
arrested.
In Terre Hautc, Ind, on the 1.t Gen. Butler
spoke. He arrived at a late hour and was cs-
corted to the Terre IIaute house, where he took
dinner. He spoke in the Republican wigwam
to an immense audience, and said the present
troubles in the country were due to the in
sufficient volume of currency. lie paid his re-
spccts to Gen. Harrison.
At Fredericksburg, Tex, on the 1st the boil
er in the mill and cotton gin Of Edward Mair
exploded. John Becker, fireman, was instant
ly killed, and Geo. Gcnds fatally scalded and
will die Mair, the proprietor, was sealdcd
about the head. Two others were slightly in
jured. The mill and gin are complete wrecks.
Parties are searching for others supposed to be
victims. Loss, $50, 600.
Representatives of roads interested in the
passenger business to Missouri river points
met in Chicago on the 3Oth, to consider the
matter Of thousand mile tickets, which, it is
claimed, have been Issued by the Rock Island in
considerable numbers in payment for advertis-
ing and printing rates which have enabled the
recipients to dispose OF them to scalpcrs, thus
in effect cutting rates. AS the Rock Island re-
fused to call in these tickets the lines in interest
agreed to make cut in the rate to Omaha and
Kansas CITY. The amount Of the cut will be
governed by circumstances. The regular rate
is $l4.5O. 1t is anticipated s9.75 will be the
rate.
In Cincinnati on the LIST, at the afternoon
session Of the Irish-American Republican
league much time was spent in choosing a per-
manent chairman, NJ. Boland having been put
n DOmip etion in opDoait;on - N1orr;soc