The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-06-18
General Nows.

The Scott liquor law in Ohio has again
been pronounced unconstitutional.
The fund for the relief sufferers by the
Plymouth (Pa.) plague amounts to $12,-
900.
President Mitchell, of the Milw aukee road
says definitely that he will not retire from
Office.
The Pennsylvania senate passed the con.
sressional appointment bill over the COVER
nOr's vetO-34 to Is.
According to Lieut.. Schwatka, there is alb
solutely no limit to the codfishing banks
along the shores of our Alaska.
The Illinois state Senate has passed bill
giving negroes the same rights in hotels, res
tanrssnts, theaters, ETC., as white people.
Myriads of young grasshoppers have made
their appearance on the south side of tho Ar
kansas river, opposite Canon City, Colorado
has thrown IS, 900 men out Unemployment,
who lose SIG, 900 in wages every day the
strike lasts.
The West New jersey Game society pays
SO cents for each hawk killed in certain
counties OF the state, and $50 have been
brought in this season.
The Democratic members OF the New
Hampshire legislature, in cancus, nomi
mated Hon. Harry Bingham of Littleton as
candidate for United States senator. .
All OF the passengers on the steamships
Weser and Polynesia, which arrived in New
York few days ago with thirteen cases oil
small pox aboard, are still held at quaran.
tine by the health officers.
It is stated that tho property of COL
Thomas P. Cheney of Ashland, United States
pension agent at Concord, has been at.
tached as endorser for Gov. Hale. Col.
Cheney is thought to be ruined thereby.
Harlow, Spencer & Co., grain dealers and
commission merchants of St. Louis, made
an assignment. Liabilities, 800, 900; as
sets, sos, 900. The firm expects to paw
dollar for dollar, but will not resume bust
ness.
Patents were issued for a new system for
the production Of spherical and conical pro-
jectiles, doing away with the old and tedious
method OF turning in a lathe to reduce to the
proper shape. G. F. Simonds of Fitchburg
Miss Mary Lilly, daughter of Peter Lilly
of Galena, Ill.,, who was married to ohm Nc
Mahan in 1888, has secured a divorce. She
would not marry him until he furnished a
home, which he told her he had done, but
she, finding he had deceived her, left him at
the altar, and has never lived with him.
The committee on organization of the
national conference of charities and
corrections has decided to report
the following organization; President,
Howard Neff, Cincinnati; vice presidents.
D. c. Bell, Minneapolis; w. F. Beasley.
North Carolina; secretary, H. H. Hart, St
Paul.
The June crop reports Of the Ohio board Of
agriculture, based on returns from about nine
hundred regular townships, gives the follow.
ing estimates: Wheat, probable bushels, with
good weather till harvest, TO- SOC, 600, or 81 per
cent Of an average crop; o., &c, OOO, Gao short of
the FIVE years average, 5000, eco short of the
April estimate and z, o00, 0o0 short Of that for
May.
There is great excitement at Bellaire, op-
posite Wheeling, w. Va, over a heavy strike
of oil made at Armstrong; mills, ten miles
below. The matter has been kept a secret
for ten days, and only leaked out through
the filing Of over eighty land leases at St.
Cairsville. The well was put down in search
of gas, and on May 20, it is said, the oil sand
was struck and the well flowed one hundred
barrels.
The Chicago lady from whom, by a sur.
gical operation, an encysted fetus was re.
moved few days ago, having suffered
thirteen years from the cause, died. He1
name was Putnam she was fifty years old,
and weighed $50 pounds. The fetus pre-.
sented q dark color and was about nine
inches in length. Most of the muscles had
disintegrated, but the skeleton was perfect
! and intact.