The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-21

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and irom their carriage BY Gen. Sheridan.
Inc BODY guard was composed Of coloretl
men.
Mount Hood, in the Cascade range, With
in ono hundred miles of Portland, or, 10
smoking in a very ominodhs way. Hood
has heep regarded as an extinct volcano,
but u these days Of subterranean disturb
ance there 10 no use trusting extinct craters.
The directors OF Catholic missions have
been informed that 700 Christians have
been massaCred in Tanhoa, TonQuin, also
that thirty villages in that district have
been burned, end 8, 900 inhabitants are
starving.
A duel with swords has been fought be.
tween NJ. Bauer, editor OF the Paris Echo,
and Count Dion, a well-known fianeur.
The trouble was caused by comments on
Count Dion's coming marriage with an &C.
tress OF tho Theatre Franchise. NJ. Bauer
was wounded In tho arm.
The Nouveau Monde publishes q sensa.
tional letter from Gun; Diaz. president OF
Mexico; to the effect that during the late
attempt to establish an empire in Mexico,
Marshal Bazaine. through a third party.
offered to place in his hands the towns &C.
cupied by the French, ard to surrender
Macmillan, MNrqiez, Miramon and 9th.
ers. Il he accepted certain proposal,
which Dia. rejected. because he deemed it
dishonorable.
Frederick Jackson. a member OF the firm
OF Farwell, Ozmun Il Jackson, of 1t: Paul,
died OF typhoid fever.
Col. W. 3. King Of Minneapolis says his
attorneys inform him the Bit suit cannot
be appealed until after nm accounting has
beer. had and judgment entered, and then
bonds must be given for the payment OF
the judgment. Tho attorneys on Mr..
Kings side are all confident that the thing
is settled:
There was terrific storm OF rain and
wind in Illinois and Indiana recently, and
on the lakes.
At Ashland, Wis.,, at 10 a. M, two men
entered the bank of L. C. Wilmartk; seized
him. thrust him into the open vault and
closed and locked the doof upon him.
They then rified the outer sale and gather
ed up the cash that was laid out for the
business transactions of the day. amount.
ing to about 81. 600, and then decamped.
Soon after the robbers left Il lady entered
the bank, and by pounding on the door
Mr.. Wilmarth made his wants known:
Mrs. Sarah E. Howe, of Boston; who was
taken from prison d year ago alter sefv M
three years for swim ding hundreds of ped-
pie ont Of thousands Of dollars by her
woman's bank, is working her old game
hgain.
At Kankakee, ILL.,, Harry Golf, formerly OF
Chicago, was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for bigamy: Three wives,
with three children, appeared against him.
j: F: J. Bradley, manager OF the Pull
man sleeping Car company at Chicago,
was arrested at Rocky River Ohio.
1t has been expected that the president
would soon appoint a surgeon. general of
the army to fill the vacancy which has so
long existed, but there is still il hitch.
This consists in the fact that there is d
trtmendous Opposition on the part OF riv.
al aspirants to Dr.. 8. H. Baxter, chic
medical putveyor of the army. who is the
next III rank to the deceased surgeon gen.
eral.
The executive board OF the Knights of
Labor at Richmond decided to send $15,-
900 to the locked. out cotton workers in
Augusta, Ga, the curriers' and tanners,
Salem and Peabody, Mass. and the
lourneymen plumbers, New York city.
$4,000 in each OF the cases, and that fur
Their sums be sent as needed.
Postmasters commissioned: 8. Coleman,
Clarkfeld, MINI. Postoffices established
Eden Prairie, Hennipen county, MIMI, A.
L: Hill, postmaster; Wellinger Polk county,
Minn:. J. K. Messett, postmaster; Ivy,
kandiyohi county, Mimi, E. A. Hogmoe,
postmaster.
The claimants to Harlem commons in
New York within ten days will file in the
United States circuit court in New
York stupendous bill in equity. One
heir from Louisiana will appear as plant.
if, and the other 1, 400 known heirs will
appear as respondents. The prayer of
this bill will be for partition of the prop.
erty among the claimants. The valuation
OF the land is $50, 900, 900, and they will
be willing to settle upon a basis of 20 per
cent.
Anne c. Coleman OF Wisconsin bequeath.
ed IS 900 to Nashotah college, to found
scholarship.
Theodore Roosevelt is the republican
candidate Tor mayor OF New York.
Michigan's wheat yield is 26,594,514
bushels-about 14hper acre.
Ex-Conpressman Ben Willis died in New
York. aged forty-six. He served two terms
in congress, from 1874 to 1873.
Miss Mollie Garfield is said to have grown
very handsome and prepossessing in ap-
pearance. with a ready wit and brilliant
conversational powers.
1t is stated now that the Rev. Father
Sherman, the Catholic priest of New York
who married Tillie Mccoy lis not in Phila-
delphia monastery, as reported, but is liv-
ing happily with his wife in Brooklyn.
At Somerset, KY, Henry Boyle, special
United States bailiif, and T. V. Logan,
Office OF the latter and after few words
were exchanged both drew their pistols
and commenced firing. Three balls took
effect in Bogles body and two in Logan's.
Both are dying. Boyle and Logan are old
revenue officers and prominent citizens.
A fire at Eastport, Me-, ragged ten hours.
It started in Capen e. McLean's sardine
factory and swept in a northerly direction
along the water front and through Water
street, burning ten sardine factories, two
hotels, about thirty dwellings, the custom
house and postoffice and every place OF
business where goods of any description
were kept for sale, except two small gro
Gerry stores. The loss is at least $500, 900,
fairly covered by insurance.
The secretary OF the interior has affirm
ed the decision OF Commissioner Sparks OF
Oct. 20, 1884, in the case OF Cornelius w.
Mckinley, holding for cancellation his re-
cord presumption filing made June 20.
1888, for the northe asst quarter of the
southeast quarter OF section %; northeast
hall OF the southwest half OF section q,
township 1872, range IS, of Aberdeen, OAK.
Tor the reason that said filing was illegal
under section 1851 of the Revised Statutes,
the secretary giving his reason in denying
as above stated.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered
an address in Rev. DR.. Parker City Temple
on pulpit Work." He dwelt upon the
aid the newspaper rendered to the preacher
A number Of questions was asked as to his
idea on the doctrine of retribution, and
his answers caused intense excitement
several divines rising to their feet and loud.
~ protesting against his views. Mr.. Beecher
retorted: Any man who believed in retri-
button who married. entered society or
smiled, was monster. He preferred work.
ing through a fear springing from love rath-
er than through a fear of the barbaric doc
trine of retribution.
In opening the northwest council at Re-
gina, N. w. T., Gov. Dewdney stated: The
townships in the territories heard from re-
ported that II, 951 acres were under cult.
walton, and that 1,4OO acres OF new land
had been broken. There are ninety schools
in tho territory, with 2,7S6 pupils. There
never was a time when the Indians were
more contented and cheerful or better dis
posed toward their brethren than at pres.