The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

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dark and blurred.
A telegram from Ogden, on the 10th
announces the completion of the Utat
Central Railroad. Trains commenced
running regularly from Salt Lake City te
Ogden, in connection with the Pacific
road.
PERSONAL.
Lieutenant A. p. Colby, q: q. A., com
mitted suicide at Jefferson, Texas, on tht
31st ult., by shooting himself through thu
head with . revolver.
Gov. Palmer, Of Illi1sis, has commuted
the sentence of Daniel Walsh, who wal
to have been hung, in Chicago, on thu
7th, for the murder Of his wife, to i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary for life.
The Regents Of the Michigan Statt
University have adopted resolution de
claring that the privileges of that institu
ton were open to all, regardless of sex
who on an examination should prove to bs
duly qualified.
Lawrence P. Hair, Chief of the Osags
tribe of Indians, died on Christmas. He
had been Chief about twenty years. He
was an old man.
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture
have elected the following officers for the
current year: President, John D. Viii
liams, of Knox county; Vice-President
John Sutherland, Of Laporte county
Secretary, Joseph Poole, o. Fountain
county; Treasurer, Carlos Dickson, o1
Marion county; Superintendent, Jacot
Benson; Executive Committee, ]. Matz
Alexander Heron, w. c. Donaldson, and
Hezekiah Caldwell.
A recent telegram from New Orlean.
announces the death, by CONGESTION of the
lungs, of Brevet Major General ]. A
Mower, commanding the Department o.
Louisiana.
The Rawlins fund had reached $50, ,00(
on the 7th, and the Stanton fund $4,000
in New York.
In a recent speech at Birmingham
Charles Dickens alluded to the fact thai
q former speech of his had been misunder
stood, and he would therefore take thii
occasion to restate his political creed. He
had No faith in the people with small
"p" governing, but entire faith in the
People with large "P" governed. He
put entire trust in the masses, none what
ever in the so-called ruling class.
About $50 Chinese, en- route to Texas
aE.;Evd n, Kew Orleans IN. 'tlfe fStn.
Indian Superintendent Janney report
that q recent census of the Indians nov
on the reservations in Nebraska, show
that they number about 5000. They wer
all satisfied and well provided for.
Hon. Solomon L. Withey, of Michigan
lately confirmed to the Circuit Judgeshil
for the States of Ohio, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Michigan, has telegraphed t
Washington positive declination of tn
position.
The following were among the nomina
tions sent to the Senate by the Presiden
on the 10th: Edward s. Solomon, of I'LL
nois, Governor of Washington Territory
Fred. W. Pinder, of Missouri, Marshal Q
the Consular Court at Han Kow, China
John Youngs Collector of Customs a
Sandusky, Ohio; Samuel M. Clark, SUI
veyor of Customs at Keokuk, Iowa. Al
SCISSORS of Internal Revenue-James N
Hayden, Washington Territory; Horac
Coleman, Fourth District of Ohio. Henr
W. Blodgett, Judge Of the Northern Dis
trict of Illinois; Il. 81. Emmons, of Mich
gan, Circuit Judge Of the Fifth Judicis
Circuit, viee 8. L. Withey, declined
Elisha P. Applegate, Surveyor General G
Oregon; VIM. H. H. Terrill, Third Assist
ant Postmaster General. Postmasters
N. N. Page, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Eliza
Easton, Watonna, Mimi.