The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-08-13

telegram received. lacccpt the position, be-
cause by so dolng can testify my respect
Tor the memory Of u great soldier, and thus
return as far as l can the generous feeling
| he has expressed toward tho soldiers OF the
South. FlrzuuGu LEE.
Seven-eighths OF the callers at the White
| House come for political purposes.
The distance from the city hall in Now
| York to tho site OF Gen. Grants tomb is
| nine miles.
Albany IN. W, by the recent census has
| population OF o6,OOO-a gain Of 5000
since 1880.
Lowell, Mass, has, according to recent
$51,31s, 915.
CIR grades are made at the rate OF ono
hundred day.
Reuben Casperwas shot and killed at
Berlin, Neb, by Thomas Williams, son ola
| well known farmer
Two hundred and forty appointments to
fourth-class misunderstanding were recently
announced in one day.
Ex-Presitlent Arthur will resume the prae-
| tice OF law in New York, Oct. l, combining
himself to office work. He is worth 1OO,-
900.
Burr Blair OF Cincinnati says that fifteen
months ago he could have bought the old
Grant house at Point Pleasant, Ohio, with
the land for 5000.
WOrkmcn are putting up 172 additional
lightning rod tips ON the Washington mon,,-
| mcnt. The iron stairway to the top will
not be completed for several months.
train struck a carriag e at crossing at
Morristown, n. j., instantly killing Mrs.
Edward J. Brown, Miss Mary Brown and
an infant child ofMrs. Irving IL. Brown.
The verdict OF the jury in the Ricl trial is
looked unon at Toronto as Il just one, and
tho opinion is freely expressed that Riel
should suffer the extreme penalty OF the
law.
WORTH the man milliner, says Paris
dressmakcrs do {; business OF $50, OOO, 900
IL year and lose 81, 600, 600 by bad debts
Very little is lost through American GUS
toners.
Secretary Manning says that no change
will be made in the Office of clerk of the APP
| pnlEt'ncnt division, and it was never con-
templated that Mr.. Albright should succeed
Higgins.
An Easton, Pa, dispatch says that n ter
rifle storm passed over that part Of the
state recently, doing great damage to grow
ing crops, railroads, etc The loss will not
be less than 100000.
During revival service at Centre Valley,
Pa, q veterinary surgeon named maritime,
in endeavoring to reach the altar TO make
confession, sank to the floor and expired
before medical aid could be brought.
Col. Fred. Grant states that all the writ
ing for the first volume of his fathers book
was done with the generals own hand, and
not his own individual composition.
u,,acio1 from S,p nol .ov, n %o.
rihle cyclone visited that section recently
totally destroying property for miles in q
stretch 300 feet wide. Stock was killed, and
Orclla rtis and Orn fields were DESTROYED, No
lives lost.
Althc;l Hall, who claims to DO tho wife OF
Senator Sharon, pointed q pistol the other
, day ut ex-senator Stewart, remarking: II
is over, and don't know but what had
better do it now"
Nine. Gailhard, vito of one OF the direc-
tors of the Paris opera, recently died after
!. being married thirteen months, and after a
sickness OF thirteen days. She was buried
on tho 18th day Of July. The husband
J tainted on the coffin at the funeral.
There has been q startling increase OF
outrages on girls OF tender years in England,
which is attributed to the influences OF the
Pail Mall Gazetto's recent exposure. The
Gazette contends that there has been no
increase but that cases Of outrage a re sim
! ply brought into greater prominence.
Adviccs from various points throughout
the state Of Maryland show the recent
storm to have been the most disastrous
| that has at any time visited this section.
A cyclone swept a path 200 yards in width
through Creil county. Houses. mills and
bridges were carried away The loss l.
roughly estimated at $l5O,OO0 and may
be considerably more.
Mr.. Francis, tho retiring United States
minister, had u farewell interview with
Count Kalnoky, the Austro- Hungarian for
: eign minister, recently. Count Calnoky as
. surcd Mr.. Francis that the present slight
cloud in the relations Of Austria and Ameri
ca would soon disA ppear. A dispatch from
: Vienna to the London Telegraph, however
. says that Austria has formally notified tn,
:. United States government that Mr., Kelly il
not acceptable rs American minister t.
Austria, and has expressed the hope thai
D.: he will be recalled and another appoint
! ment 10 made.
j, Daniel Dudly Field has been giving an
Y other dinner and t:.ffy without limit, to
9 British nobs- Among those present were
t Minister Phelps, Joseph Pulitzer Of the New
8 York World, and many representatives o.
/ telegraph companies and news agencies
,, Mr.. Field was supported on the right BY
0 Chief Justice Waite, and on the left by thu
y lord mayor OF London: Senator Hawle,
toast to the peace and friendship existing
between England and the United States
+ thanking Canon Farrar for his kindly trib
Il ute to Gen. Grant during the Westminste
o Abbey memorial service, and spoke il
praise OF John Bright for the support h
o gave the North during the war OF the Rebel
d lion.
- General commentator is given 1.-THE viz
% orous letter OF President Cleveland, in whcl
~ he vigorously denounces those democrat
who bctray his confidence by recommend
:: seek to shirk responsibility for their en-
j dorsements by declaring they signed on &C
= count Of partisan policy. The case dis
X closed by tho presidents letter il not sin
I; gular. A case recently occurred where
- man who was appointed a postmaster wht
=" was discovered to have been convicted an,
- sentenced for cmbezzlemeut, and who a
y y the time OF his appointment was in jail
y with two months OF his time to serve Thp
!, - mans petition contains nearly 100 sigma
-. lures OF reputable men, who doubles
% were ignorant OF the iacta,
:. The article in the North German Gazette
re OF Berlin, attacking France in connection
d with the advice Of the Paris Temps, tina
80 the French cavalry on the frontier be rein
u forced, has seriously affected the Berlin an
lie Frankfort bourses. 1t is supposed in off
n cial circles that the object OF the article, i
s. to prepare the public for large increase
er the military budget. All the German news
g. papers, following the Gazette, dwell ppo
.e the fact that the approach Of France an
q Russia toward each other is cOincident wit
% increasing good will between England an
q, Germany. The rector OF the University {
le Berlin, ut celebration in honor of tn
n founder, Frederick William, toasted til
% health OF Emperor William in the followin
e, words: Let us live in peace: Should, hocv