The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-06-21
BIOoMsBURG


Convention when in session APP
pointed full delegation to the Balti-
more Convention. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted accepting the
Cincinnati platform, declaring against
any separate nominations at Baltimore,
and instructing the delegates to oppose
such nominations. The delegation to
Baltimore includes Hon. William
Aiken, Hon. w. d. Porter, and ex-
Senator Chestnut.
Another boilerhas exploded twenty
five persons killed, and no one, ,of course,
to blame. This one of Deaths most ef-
fective auxiliarics belonged to a RATS
boat on the Mississippi, and the acci.
dent took place near McGregor, Iowa.
About twenty persons, including sew.
eral little children, were bitten by a
mad dog in the streets of Louisville,
Ky, on Saturday night.
A most extraordinarily bold murder
YVES committed Thursday OF lest week
in New York, a Frenchman, who had
had much trouble with his wife, who
persisted in living with another man,
apparently lost all control of himself,
and, clearing her from the house, caught
her by the shoulder, placed a pistol
close to her head and killed her instant
ly. OF course the man was immediate
ly arrested, and exprl sed himself per-
fecily satisfied with his work.
The Grand Commandery of knights
Templar of Pennsylvania elected the
following officers at the meeting at
Reading on Wednesday of last week :
r.. e. Grand Commander, Peter G.
Shidle; V. Il. Deputy Grand Com
mander, Grant Waidman; L. Grand
Generalissimo, j I'm Dusenberry; f.
Grand Captain, Gauci 90 Charles King
ston E. Grand Senior Warden, a, j.
kaufman; E. Grand Junior Warden,
William II. Egle; e. Grand Treasurer,
NJ Richards Muckle; E. Grand Re.
corder, Charles e. Mercer. The next
place of meeting has been fixed at Mead.
vile, on the third Tuesday Of June
1878.
A circular signc l by Senator Schurz
ex Secretary Cox, Messrs. Bryant, OF.
tendorfer, Wells, and Brinkerhoff has
been sent to about two hundred gentle
men who originally favored the Cincin
natl movement. The design of the cir
cular is to have a conference called o
the different branches of the opposition
to President Grant and his administra
tion, to take such action as the "situa
T tion of things may require,' says th,
document.
Tue remains of an extinct species o
winged reptiles were recently found il
Western Kansas. The expanse OF botl
wings in one of the specimens, measured
20 feet and in another % feet. They arr
the largest specimens of this strange
race of giant lat yet discovered b,
geologists.
THE Republican caucus of the New
Hampshire Legislature have nomina
ted Bainbridge Wadleigh for U. S
Senator. Mr.. Wadleigh is forty.ont
years of age member of the presen
Legislature, and lawyer by profess
ion.
| HERE is a gratifying piece ofinforma
ton which could not be obtained a
any price except from a Paris paper
"Miss Grant is one of the most highl,
educated woman in Europe. She speaks
with facility English, German, Frencl
and italian. She has contributed under
the veil of anonymous signatures tC
several American magazines; and OF
her return to her own country she is t
marry the son ofone of the richest man
ufacturers Of New York, who is {
member of the American Parliament
THE Grand Conclave S. P. X, ofPenn
i sylvania, concluded its session at Potts
vile, on Thursday of last week.
was found that the following officers
had been unanimously elected: Crane
Commander General, John Kay Gle
ment; Vice Grand Commander, Will
lam j. Macaullan; Grand Treasurer
John Sage Secretary, Jacob Somerset
Grand Recorder, w. III. Dram.