The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-01
THE EAST,

the National W. C. T. U. at New York on
the 23d on the condition of Mormon wom-
en- IN Utah. She told of two sisters, six
teen and fourteen years old, with babes in
Their arms, who were the wives of their
father; and cited the case Of man who,
besides his regular spouse, had married
his mother, his grandmother, his daughter
and his granddaughter, all of whom were
now living.
TIE death of Mary Ann Weidler, aged
about forty-five years. occurred at Ian
caster, Pa, on the ED Of consumption.
fastened by fast extending owe, period
Of forty seven days.
The total registration Of Boston, Mass,
is Il. SSl, against 65.Ss1 in 1884 The total
registration of Brooklyn, n. Y, is 156,3S5,
against $50, 09O in 1884.
GEORGE GORDON, who had registered
illegally at New York, was sentenced on
the ed to Sing Sing prison for two and
one-half years.
By falling scaffold at the French
spr.ng works in Pittsburgh, Pa, three per-
sons were fatally injured on the oath.
A. r. RUTAN, an undertaken at Pater-
son, N. j., lost his stable by fire on the
oath, and twenty-seven horses were Gre
mated
Mrs. JOHN A. LOGAN, wife Of the late
General John A. Logan, sailed from New
York on the oath for Europe on the steam
ship Trave.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
on the oath as follows: New York, Second
district, Thomas Seward (Rep.), Felix
Campbell DEM Fourth, William E. Rob-
inson (Rep.); Fifth, Thomas F.. Wagner
(Dem) Tenth, Francis B. Spino!a Dem }
renominated.
THE residence Of Charles Nigabower, in
1lion, N. Y, was burned on the oath, and
Mr. Nfgabowor and daughter, aged
twelve, persisted in the flames.
OK the 18th base metal bar purportlng
to be gold was received at the Philadelphia
mint from the West A bar of gold of the
same size would be worth {35,OOO
ALVIN SCuERMERHoRN, aged seventy
eight years, was burned to death in his
home at Fall River, Mass, on the 25th by
the explosion Of a lamp
DANIEL HAND, Of New Haven, Conn.,,
gave to the American Missionary Associa-
ton OF New York, as trustee, the sum of
81. OOO. 600 on the 25th to be expended for the
education of INDECENT, worthy colorei peo-
pie Of the South.
On the Goth In New York City over e6,
O41 names were added to the registration
list, making the total 259, $50
AT Lowell, Mass, Mrs. Myra Beals was
on the 18th awarded a verdict of $50, 600
against DIR. Augustin Thompson for having
alienated her husbands affections.
ALFRED II. LOVE declined on the 18th to
be a candidate for Vice President on the
National Equal Rights (Belva Lockwood)
ticket.
IT was stated at meeting of Odd Eel.
lows in Rondout. N. Y, on the 9th that the
Odd Fellows was now the largest secret
order in the world, having membership
of over five hundred thousand.
Two YEARS ago Patrick Minturn, Of New
York, disappeared from that city. His
wife was paid 81, 500 insurance money, and
got married, but the missing man turned
up on the 9th and caused sensation.
The death of John Guy Vassar, the last
OF the Vassar brothers, whose muniflcent
endowments of educational and benevolent
institutions have made the family name
dear to thousands occurred on the 9th at
his home in Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where he
was born in 1911.
The failure Of the Berkshire Wooden
Company Of Great Darlington, Mass, &C.
Cured on the 9th. The mill employed
three hundred hands.
The records showed on the 2Sth that two
hundred Thousand foreigners had been
naturalized this year in New York City.