The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
General News GOSSIP.

JouIes 0Elueu, young FARMER OF 1 OrK
township, Ohio, near Bel|aire invited his
oeighbors to butchering the 10th. After
The party gathered fire was started with
logs from IN old cabin that had been torn
down last spring, and the logs piled up for
future use. After the fire had been burning
tor some time young man noticed that
one Of the logs was hollow, and taking a
poker, he gave it a punch. To the surprise
and astenisbm ent of all present some 500
gold pieces rolled out into the FIRE. The
logs were rapidly pulled eff the Ere, and q
general search was made. Gold pieces OF
all denominations were fouad raDgiag from
81 to $40, and the total sum was something
over $4,000. Who owned it nobody knows.
The announcement is made that nearly
all the rail mills, iron works, furnaces,
and stove foundries of St. Louis, are either
closed or running at halt their capacity:
that all glass works are closed and there is
great depression among all classes, throw
ing perhaps 5000 men out of employment
aud Withdrawing very large sum of
money f:on, circulation: which has hereto
fore been paid for wages.
J. B. and w. H. ANDERSON, grain dealers
millers. bankers, of Menden, Mich, have
failed. They had been in business there
sixteen years and were considered solid.
The business was quite extensive. No
statement is furnished. A large amount of
money reported locked up in the Cadillac
failure the last two months was prob.
ably the cause of the firms embarrass.
ment.
Bradstreets Journal furnishes the follow.
ing: There was 80 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week. ending the 26:h, IL less than the pre-
ceding week. 81 more than the corresponds
ing week OF 1888. aud los more than the
same week III 1882. About 80 per cent,
were those OF small traders whose capital
was less than SIS 900.
Frank 8. Hesth, ate proprietor of the
Cory, Ps., Herald, and chairman of the
Pennsylvania state greenback committee OF
1882, has been arrested on q charge of send.
ing indecent matter, advice to abortionists.
ETC., through the mail. He gave bail in
81, 500 to appear before the URited States
court in February.
Several railroads. including the Burline.
ton, Alton and St. Paul, are declining ia
take grain for transportation to Chicago.
unless for sale on track, because all the
elevators are full. Warehouses capable OF
holding $50 600 bushels were made regular
on the 23d. There are 100000 bushels on
tho track in Chicago.
G. &. Benhsm, who is six feet tall, threat.
ems to whip Editor Dana. of tho New York
Sun for saying he had fad the city leaving
$3.50, 900 liabilities He had only gone la
San Francisco on wedding trip, and for
got to take care OF certain mining stock con.
tracts. Bsnham has paid up everything.
1t is understood that an attempt will soou
be made by the New England friends Of
Dakes Ames, whose son lieutenant gov.
ernor OF NJ assachu.etts, 10 have expunR ed
tr0m the records OF congress the resolution
OF ceusure passed upon hin, BY cuugress for
the part he took in the Credit Mobilier.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail.
road company will return members of thu
Dairyman's associstion who attend tn.
convention in Faribsult, Feb. Z and s n
one ftt)h the regular rate of fare upon thei1
showing certificate from the secretary o.
In the United States district court, ct St
Paul, criminal information WAS fled sgains,
Hugh Duffy, charging him with sellina
3iquor Ut Vermillion without paying the
special tax. He pleaded guilty and wss sen
leDcea to thirty days imprisonment and
500 fine, and committed until paid.
Joseph Kuhn, who has done business in
Detroit for the past thirty years - . private
banker, money lender, real estate and
steamship sgent, has suspended pavment,
His customers are mainly among the Ger.
man working people, OF whom great mum.
'oers had dep sits with him.
The Northern Pacific has received its
four new dining cars, making fourteen in
all now owned by the company. Only
eleven Of these are now in use, but the 9th.
ers viii be put on . soon % the service 10 OK.
tended from Wallula junction to Portland.
James Gordon BENEFITS old yacht Dauat
len. owned by.Albert and George Nicker.
Uon, OF Boston, Vile bound from Boytou
70 the Mediterranean, put in at Fayal in 4
leaky condition.
The national executive committee Of thu
Isohaeaeon pa<ty asvs dedded h halA 4