The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-04-16

to Now York, is reported as saying that the
Grant family has become reconciled to tho
fact that the general cannot recover. Before
leaving the sick room, tho attending physician
permitted Gen. Dent to see Gen. Grants
throat, by means of reflector. He says tho
cancer has made greater progress than any
one who has not seen it canimagine. An arte-
ry in the throat must certainly give way soon,
and then there is nothing to prevent the gen.
eral dying Notwithstanding all his suffering,
Gen. Grant is perfectly resigned to his fate
and prepared to die. Remarked Gen. Dent:
HE is as calm and self possessed to-day 40
he was at the battle of the Wilderness"
At the attorney generals Office and among
the heads Of tho interior department it il the
common opinion that proclamation must DO
issued by tho president to render President
Arthur's order opening the Winnebago reserva-
ton to settlement null and void, % Attorney
question seems to be terribly muddled. Sec-
rotary Lamar was Of the opinion that tho Ind
ians had been wronged by opening the reserva-
ton, and his opinion probably had good deal
to do with the opinion formed by Mr.: Garland;
yet the president 10 not so clearly of tho same
opinion.
The Chicago Daily News says: Appointment
politician said recently that secret organ
ization, having branches in every ward in
the city, had been started with . view of FORM
ing . vigilance committee it needful The OBJ
ject was not only to punish ballot box thieves
and suffers, but murderers and highwaymen,
if tho courts failed to deal with them as they
deserved. The gentleman was asked to Join
them and told the agent who approached him
that he would respond At any time of tho day
or night
R. G. Dyrenforth, assistant commissioner Of
patente, has resigned that Office The p1esi-
dent has appointed Robert B. Vance Of North
Carolina to succeed Dyrenforth, and William
E. Mclean of Torre Haute, Ind, first deputy
commissioner Of pensions. vice Calvin b
take effect April 16: The president also ap-
pointed postmasters for numerous presidential
postoffices, including these: Nelson Bruell,
Jefferson, Wis, vice William Forsyth, resign.
ed; J. F. Mccall At Moorhead, MINI vice james
Douglas, resigned.
To reduce tho expenses Of tho inspection
bureau of the post Office department within the
limits Of the appropriation, the postmaster
general has requested the resignation Of four
teen inspectors, including Charles Adams Of
J: Hanna Of Ohio, George W. Porter Of Illinois,
W. W. Patterson Of Kentucky, T. r. Meier
son Of Indiana, L 81. Bedeu Of Indiana and
J. J. Murphy Of Oregon.
While Mrs. Tom Graham, tho vito Of .
prominent citizen Of Lexington, Ga. was q
the well, . negro stepped up behind her and
grasped her around tho waist She struggled
bravely, but he carried her into . clump Of
bushes. where, exhausted by her struggles,
she fell into sWoon and WAS ct her brutal
captor's mercy She was found still uncon-
sciouA The countrywide was soon searching
for the negro
Dell Moon, the notorious outlaw, who has
been confined in the Eau Claire jail fifteen
months waiting for trial ct tho circuit court tc
answer to the charge Of assault ON hin nephew
with intent to kil1, was discharged, tho jury
finding verdict OF not guilty. Moons name
e familiar In criminal circles el through ths
Northwest