The Worthington advance., 1885-02-05

less than the earnest wish thAt tho d;Attlicai
authors may be brought T. juHtice. Any mar
with . touch Of hNrsh feeling must regret tn.
In tho court Of appeals in London dscisior
was handed down in tho case of Charles Brsd
laugh on his appeal from tho decision Of tn.
divisional court refusing him new trial in tn:
case whl> tho government w3n against him
tor taking his seat Of commons without taking
the oath. Tho court Of appeal decides thai
Bradlaugh has the right ct Appeal, and the dc.
clslon il in effect an order for . now trial
The court martial in the Swain case il still
aehoer.ang, not having reached any eono'u'
sion yet Tho members refuse - telk About il
70 outsiders, either to deny oi lfarm the cor
rectness OF any Of Tho runaors ahoat % to their
views. Tho fact that no conclus ion has ye1
been reached is generally regarded by army Oh
Gers - indicating that tho court 70 divided. and
no unanimous conclusion 10 to bs looked for.
| Congressman Duester was swindled 0ut Of
>150 by female sharper n Washington. Tho
woman presented him telegram purportins
to come from responsible gentleman in Mi.
Waukee, requesting Deuster to advance the
woman $50 on his account He gave the
money, and subsequently ascertained that the
te4ogIam was Dogus. The gentleman from
tho Milwaukee district is now looking for the
woman.
In tho Massachdseea tlhkts, Th.yer intro
duoed bin pretfding for the punishment Of
persons making, selling, Offering to sell o.
having in their possession nitro-g -glycerine, gi-
ant powder or any other explosive compound
with intent that such explosives shall b used
| ~ any place within tho commonwealth 5f IN
any foreign country for the tnjtry or destruc-
ton Of public or private property or for tho
purpose ef ssestsinaton
| flandreau, DAB. Special Telegram. Their.
nave been no through trains from the east
, s'nce Monday tho 10Th, owing to blockade
through southern Minnesota. ,S1,Asds% ths
:Oth, the train going eAst rstAfnsd from Fuids
and has bepp making daily trips between that
point sna Woonsocket The weather for the
ceptlon OF one day has been very calm There
Is not to exceed two inches Of snow on thu
| ground
AT Cleveland, O., Mr.. Patterson and Aley
Bates, two young society men, created sen.
sat'en by engaging in disgraceful night At
prominent roller rink. The affair grew out oi
some derogatory remarks made by Bates con.
cernlng Patterson and Miss Mahr, 4 dashinf
young society lady. Patterson was bedlS
whipped, and cried Enough" owing to tho
prominence of the partieA S::sat efforts are b.
Ing made to hush Up the affair.
At Huntington, Pa, during the abSieenca !!
Sheriff McAlevy the prisoners &ht are allowed
tho freedom of the corridors engaged in des.
perate con1ic* among themsel yea. in which
Ale1, e.:y received dangerous injuries by be-
ms Beaten over tho head witha poker by . fol.
low prisoner named Tom Potter The insur:
rectlon was quelled through the heroism ct
Miss Laura McAlevy, niece Of the sheriff who
forced the prisoners back to their cells ii the
point Of q revolver:
Admiral Courbets otefations for the seizure
Of the mines IT Kelung have been thwarted by
the Chihese Dispatches state that the French
troops disembarked, attacked Kelung and were
repulsed with a loss of seventy five mon. La
Tor news shows the repulse Of the French was
due largely to the utter inefficiency Of their at-
tack, owing to miscalculation Of the eneny'e
strength. The French troops are being nov
organized for combined attack uprn both
kelung and TameWi
The Clearwater Advance commends the Pio-
neer Press IN ie new venture ':presenting in
It's Sunday issue articles on current topics by
specialists" 1t says the articles are made
doubly valuable because the authors "are
known to be in full possession Of their powers;
1t Is literary t. eat to peruse their writings" !"
The Advance is right, and tho fact that these
articles are published in the Weekly as we'll "a
in the Sunday Pioneer Press, places them within
reach OF every body for One dollar q wear. A
marvel Of cheap literature.
Capt J. M. Farrell, organizer Of F.rrers de-
tective agency and protective police has lust
died in New Orleans At the age of tifty-nino.
He was one Of the best known detectives in the
United States. William Melchert, druggist.
made mistake in filling prescription In:
stead OF one ounce of water, and twenty four
drops Of aconite, as ordered by the doctor, he
put III an ounce Of aconite A dose of this was
administered to Farrell, and he expired shortly
after warrant has been ISSUED, charging
Melchert with involuntary manslaughter.
In explanation of the position Of Gen. Rose
Grams on the bill of retiring Gen. Grant, some
papers have published two dispatches purport-
the war to Stanton and Halleck, one demanding
Rosecrans removal and the other ordering his
arrest In certain contingency When Gen
Rosecrans' attention was called to the dispatch
es named and the commands thereon, he said:
This ls the first intimation have ever had
of the existence of any such dispatches or Of
any ground upon which such telegrames might
be based.
Des Moines, Iowa Special-The executive
Offices in the new capitol were thrown open tc
the public on the night of the 10Th inst Gov
Sherman was assisted in the reception OF guests
by ex-Govs. Stone and Merrill 1t was intended
to have all the living ex- governors present. but
Krkwood, Gear, Newbold and Carpenter did
not appear. There was continuous jam OF
the populace going and coming from the time
the doors opened until aftor II o'clock. The
governors new quarters comprise a suite OF
four rooms, and constitute elegant quarters
thoroughly in keeping with tho dignity Of the
state.
A conference was held At the treasury depart
ment Saturday on the general question of the
business prospects of the country as affected
by the alleged depreciation Of silver. There
were present Secretary McCulloch, Treasurer
Wyman, Assistant Treasurer Acton Of New
York, William Dowd, George 8. Coe and YER
milyea, bankers Of New York. Secretary Nc
Culloch said, in referring to tho conference.
that views all were in harmony on the general
question, that national finance does not call for
changes in the present policy of the admins
tratlon. There is no cause, he said, to appre-
hend any interruption in the business prosper
lty OF the country nor anything to Justify de-
probation Of the value Of silver certificates.
Portland. Or, Special: During the past six
weeks heavy storms have prevailed through
ont Eastern Oregon and Washington Territory.
The loss Of live stock is reported very heavy.
Cattle and horses perlshed by thousands from
exposure and want of food The loss OF sheep
and hogs, however, is reported much greater:
In Crook county, Or, the percentage Of loss
is very large, but in Klamath county. inst
so. south, the loss is comparatively light The
total money value to stock raisers is difficult
to estimate The latest reports from Set
tied regions east of the Cascades are that
large numbers of persons froze to death dur
ing the late cold, protracted snow storm.
A number of persons during tho continuance
OF the storm are known to have wandered
on and perished Most of the bodies of such
persons have been recovered since the snow
disappeared. Very recent inquiries among
relatives and friends disclose the fact that
many persons are still missed, and their where
abouts unknown. There can be no doubt "a to
the fate of these missing persons. The pre-
else number of persons perishing will prob
ably never be known, but it 10 large.
The recent biography of Hawthorne
will recall many incidents in the career
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