The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-09-15
The .NevSlof the Week.
FROM WASHINGTON.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL,

BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
81, 126. 23S, sS5, against 1865, $50, 621 the
previous week. The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 was 10.
The business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 9th numbered 146, against 176 the
preceding week and s1S7 for the CORE
spending week last year. s.
The postmaster general has issued
an order deputizing the postmasters of
free delivery cities, towns and rural
communities to put up letter boxes. on
the request of citizens, for the collec-
ton and delivery of mail at house doors.
The resignation of Albert G. Porter
as United States minister to Italy was
reported.
THE EAST.
JAMES G. BLAINE in a letter to the
republican state committee of Maine
says that the tariff, reciprocity and ma
t;onal currency are the issues that
should be discussed in the national
campaign.
In state convention at Concord the
New Hampshire republicans nominated
John B. Smith, of Hillsboro, for gov
ernor. Presidential electors were Sc.
lected and resolutions were adopted
which reatfirm the Minneapolis plat
form.
EIGHT new cases of cholera and one
death were reported among the quar-
antine passengers at New York. a
large fleet arrived in port, but none of
them brought additional infection.
NOMINATIONS for congress We're made
as follows: New Hampshire, First dis
trict, Henry W. Blair (rep.); Second.
Henry NJ. Baker (rep.). Pennsylvania,
Third district, William McAleer rep J.
JOHN G. WHITTIER, the Quaker poet,
whose songs and rhymes the world has
by heart, died at his home in Hampton
Falls, n. H., aged 81 years.
The American Protective league, a
five years benefit order, was reported
at Lowell, Mass, as owing s.. 900, 600
and had only SOL, 200 in it's benefit
fund.
THE large factory in Philadelphia
owned by John Williams was burned,
the loss being 100000.
THE death of Francis Herman, who
was United States senator from New
York from 1873 to 1881, occurred at his
home in Utica, aged Is years.
In a fit of jealousy Henry Hayner, a
canal boat captain at Jersey City, N.
j., shot his wife and man named
Michael Adams
CONNECTICUT republicans in co, VEN
ton at New Haven nominated Samuel
E. Mcrw in for governor
The peoples party in Massachusetts,
has nominated Henry VIM for gov
ernor.
On the Sth FIVE deaths from cholera
and ten new cases were reported from
among the crew and >teerage passen-
gers Of the Normannia and Rugia on
board and on Swinburne and Hoff-
man islands. There were no cases in
New York city.
NEAR Altoona, Pa. the engineer and
fireman of passenger train and seven
foreigners on a work train were killed
by col ision.
THE democrats of New Hampshire
have nominated Luther F.. Mckinney.
of Manchester, n. H.. for governor.
HAVING lost all his money and prop
erty on the result of the Sull,van-Cor-
bett fight, Thomas Rooney, of Plym~
Outh, Pa, committed suicide.
JACOB Is. SwARTZ died at New Bloom
field, Pa, after hiccougiling ten days,
despite the efforts of physicians to
save him.
JAMES COoNEY, in drunken frenzy
at Chepachet, Mass. murdered Erastus
Phetteplace and his wife, an aged
couple.
The steamer Scandal of the Ham
burg American line arrived in New
York on the 9th loaded down with
cholera. Thirty-two deaths occurred
during the voyage and many others
were sick. There were two deaths
from cholera reported upon the steamer
Wyoming lying at quarantine. making
a total of eighteen deaths which have
occurred in New York harbor since the
Moravia arrived August 25.
THE death of Thomas Fl. Hadaway,
known to the theatrical profession as
the oldest actor in the country, occurred
at Montgomery, n. V, aged 81 years.
ARrHUH ZIMMERMAN rode Il mile on a
bicycle at Springfield, Mass, in 2:06 10
FRANK GARvIN, at artist at Pitts
burgh. shot and instantly killed his
newlymarried wife at their home in
Allegheny City. jealousy was the
cause.