The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
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of Pension Agent at New York ON the 10th.
He is sixty-fve years old and much broken
down by his sons disgrace.
JOSEPH P. STEWART (colored) after spend
ing twenty mine years Of his life In prison
at Trenton, N. j., was given his freedom on
the 10Th.
The Standard OIL Company, it was said on
the 10th. contemplated changing it's base Of
operations from the Pennsylvanla fields to
those of Ohio.
FLAMES nearly swept away Centerville, R.
L, on the 10th.
THOMAS DOMINIQUE, q Span1ard, killed
his wife and himself with razor on the 10th
at Buffalo. N. Y Jealousy was the cause.
PATRICK McATAMNEY, switchman, at
Jersey City, N. j., on the 18th jumped be-
fore an engine and saved the life Of 4 ten
year-old boy, but he was run over and
killed
On the 18th Fred Grant, tho newly-a
pointed Minister to Austria, left New York
for that country. Hon. Albert g. Porter,
United States Minister to Italy, sailed on
the same steamer.
The failure of Thomas F. Scanlon, a
piano manufacturer with offices at Boston
and New York and factory at Roxbury,
Mass, occurred on the 18th with liabilities
of $780, 0O
MRS. JAMES FIELD, Of Butler. Pa, shot
and killed her husband on the 18th. The
shooting was in seH-defense.
Ar Hartford Conn, John II. Swift was
hanged on the 18th for the murder of his
wife on July Z, 1887 He shot her because
she refused to live with him.
Two MEN engaged on tho 18th in tearing
down telegraph wires in New York were
pulled from the window Of building by
the sudden falling of pole and killed.
On the 18th Charles Rice, living near
Franklin, Pa, sought relief from asthma by
rubbing kerosene on his breast. While thus
engaged the can exploded, burning the house
and fatally injuring Rice.
On the 18th Edgar King, son of Joseph
King, wealthy farmer near Montgomery.
Mass, murdered his father, set fire to the
house and then killed himself He was sup
posed to have been insane
CHESTER COLLINS and Frederick Broder-
lex were arrested on the 18th at Roundout,
N. Y, for making and circulating counter
felt money.
IT was SO warm in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
10th that two men were overcome by the
heat and would probably die.
FLAMES among elevators and warehouses
in New York City on the 10Th did damage
to the extent of $500, Co., The east bank
of the North river was swept clear from
Fifty-ntnth to Sixty fifth street Five men
probably lost their lives in the flames, and
several others were injured.
HAVING taken the office under the Gov
eminent of Minister to France, Whitelaw
Reid retired from the editorship and direc-
ton of the New York Tribune on the 18th.
The failure of the Calendar Insulating
and Waterproofng Company of New York
occurred on the 10th for $4OO, Geo.
The battle of Lexington was fought one
hundred and fourteen years ago, and at
Lexington and Boston on the 18th ami.
versary exercises were held
FRANK HANCOCK killed his four children
and himself on the 10th at Blue Run, Pa,
during the absence of his wife. Domestic
trouble caused the tragedy.
On the 10th Dewison, Williams Il Co., hide
and leather dealers of Boston, failed for
100000
The steamer Missouri arrived at Delaware
breakwater, Del, on the 10Th with $40 OF
the passengers and crew on board OF the ILL.,
fated steamer Danmark which was wrecked
on the 9Th inst. in mid-ocean and the other
$40 taken from the vessel were left at the
Azo1es
The new British Minister to the United
States, Sir Julian Paunoefote, arrived in
New York on the Dist
The firm of Isaac Rich l. Co., fish dealers
of Boston, failed on the Goth for $4,000.
The death of ex-Postmaster Henry g.
Pearson, of New York, occurred at the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, ex-Postmaster-
General Thomas l. James, at Highwood,
N. j., on the 10th, from cancer of the stom-