The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-01
HISTORY OFTHEWEEK.

serious trouble with his eyes. Senate
Morrill, Is very Ill with Inflammation OF til
bowels, but is improving. Senator Sabi
has been Ill for three weeks and il still
quite i'll Of cholera morbus Mr.. Edmund
is sunef1hg from . severe cold. Senate
Frye was out of the senate for tho frs
time since he was elected, from illness, fo
two days, this week.
On the 10th eight-thousand persons ak
} sembled in and around the krand seminar.
court, the occasion being the pfesentatio,
by citizens of Quebec 20 Cardinal Taa
chereau Of an address and a purse contain
ing 3, 54. All the Catholic and religion
societies were represented. The pontifica
guards formed guard of honor. At Al
p m, his eminence arrived in a carriage
Upon his ascending the throne Mayo
Sangelier approached and on behalf of tn,
hin upon bis elevation to the cardinalate
August Spies, Michael Brhwab, saraue
Filldsn, Ado!ph Fischer Geo: EnEle. touil
Lingg and Oscar Neebee, the anarchis
consPiratSrs, we're brought before Judg'
at much length argued q motion to quasi
the indictments, but it was overruled anG
the selection Of jury began. During tht
session Parsons suddenly appeared ia
court and surrendered himself and wa.
put on trial with the rest.
At Boston, Mass, a former Exposition
building, occupied by the Metropolitan
Street railway company for repairs and
storage of cars, was set on fire by dis
charged employees aud totally destroyed
on the 2lst. Sixteen persons are missing
flames. The loss is 500: 600, insured 70,
$4,000.
The senate committee on elections has de
cided against investigating the election Of
Senator Payne of Ohio. Senators Teller
Evarts and Logan are the Republican mem.
beers OF the committee who favor this re:
port. Senators Hoar and Spencer will
make minority report favoring investiga
| ton
The Postmaster general has dismissed
twenty six railway postal clerks for insub.
ordination and conepiring to embarrass
the department.. Most of them are in In.
diana and Ohio. G. r. Kirkland running
from Chicago to st. Paul is the only north:
western one.
On the 18th inst, the President with
Congressman w. L. Scott, his old law
partner Bissell and private Secretary
Lamont started on a few days yacht cruise
| down the Potomac and Chesapeake bav.
Ae left his wife to care for the White
House.
The Senate, on motion of Senator Loga
| Qu), has passed a bill granting Dearbor
park to the city of Chicago for the use o
| the public library. the Soldiers home, and
the Academy Of Design. The park is to be
divided equally betw cen the three inst;
| tutiOns.
| The tenth anniversary Of the battle of the
Little Big Horn, where Gen. Custer and his
command was killed occurred on the 9th
OF June and was observed on the spot by a
| few soldiers. The Sioux Chief Fall was
present and described the battle.
The Democratic members of the House
held caucus on the oath to consider what
measures they would take up this session.
But little will be attempted beside. tho
appropriation bills and it is thought con-
gress can adjourn by July 18th.
The senate committee on District of Col.
umbia has decided to report against the
confirmation Of James w. Matthew's, co.,
ored, who succeeded Fred Douglass as reg
lister OF deeds, on the ground that he was
imported to hold the Office.
One hundred and eighty persons are w.
ing dangerously i'll in the vicinity of Lean
| ington and Pottsville, N. J. Thew attended
| picnic last week and partook heartily of
sandwiches in which canned ham was
used.
| Justice Stanley Matthews, of the United
States supreme court, was married to
! Mrs. Teaker Of New York, June @. and
they sail at once for Europe, where thew
will remain until October.
The Hon. L. A. Drummer, late speaker of
the Ohio legislature, and editor of the Tiff
| fin (O) Advertiser died suddenly of heart
disease at Tiftin on tue 21st. He was so
years old.
OF 1850, 500 gallons Of whisky in bonded
warehouses June 30, 1885, 1,410,356 gallons
! were exported, 5000 gallons lost by leak
age, AND the remainder withdrawn on pay
ment of tax.
The plasterers of Pittsburg, 700. in num-
Der, went out on a strike on the 23rd claim
ing that the eight hour scale had been vio-
lated by the Contractors union. This will
stop building operations for some time
The president sent thirty veto messages
to the house on the Path. They we're all
pension bills. He had sixty-seven in his
hands and out OF the number vetoed thirty.
To meet the Rock Island cut in passenger
rates between Chicago and st. Paul, the
Milwaukee people have cut the rate from
Chicago to Omaha to 50 90. fiat.
June %, Providence r. l., celebrated the
25Oth anniversary of the settlement of that
city, Chief Justice Durfee delivering an
historical address.
The President and Cabinet are invited to
attend the opening exercises of the
Worlds Pastime exhibition at Chicago
July 3.
The wheat harvest in southwestern Vir-
glnla has began and the crop is reported
unprecedented.
q. II. Swift & Co., New York, sugar i'm
portcrs have failed for million.
Edwin P. Whipple, tho distinguished
Boston writer died on the 18th.
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS