The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-11-15
NEWS

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of Brescia, in Italy, a town of over 4 600
inhabitants, was visited by a violent
hurricane Of Tuesday of lest week. Half
of the buildings in the town were de.
stroyed, thirty two persons were killed
by the falling walls and timbers, and
j 900 families made homeless.
Pittsburg is just beginning to suffer
from the disease among the horses. AL
ready business is being seriously inter
fered with, it being impossible to secure
enough teams for transportation pur-
poses.
A human body, "found in two bar
rels," floating in the river at Boston,
has been identified ss that Of Abijah
Ellis, of No. 10 Dover street, in that city.
Circumstances indicate that he was
murdered, but there is no clue to the
murderer.
a severe storm passed over Pot vile
and its vicinity on Thursday night of
last week. The extensive trestle work
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company, at Hcckshervlle,
was demolished.
1t is rumored that General o. 0.
Howard will be promoted to tho Major
Generalship made vacant by the death
of General Meade. and Immediately re-
tired with the full grade of Major-Gen-
eral. His retirement will still leave
vacancy in the list Of Major G enerals,
which, it is thought, will be filled by
the promotion of General Terry or Gen.
eral Candy.
AT Baltimore, Thursday evening of
last week just % the polls were closing
on special election to fill vacancy in
Councils in the Sixth Ward, an indis-
criminate firing Of pistols took place, in
which one young man was killed and
another was mortally wounded. The
firing is alleged to have been entirely
unprovOked and tOhave proceeded rom
a crowd of men, mostly colOred, who
were passing at the time.
1t is understood that at the approach
troduced especially providing for the
retirement of Chief Justic5 Chase. In
addition 10 the fact that ne has not been
ten years on the bench, he is not of the
age required by the act OF Congress
which retirc5 on full pay the judges of
the supreme court. Ol aecount of his
health the Chief Justice is anxious to
Withdraw, but would of course like to
do so on full pay. 1t has long been I'M
derstood that Hon. David K Cartier, of
Ohio, will succeed Chase.
A great fire is reported in London,
England, which broke cut on Sunday
night and consumed the City Flour
Mills valued at 100000. One fireman
YVES killed and several wounded.
At NeWton, Kan, Friday lest, JUS
tice Holiday was shot dead by a de-
perado named Michael Fitzpatrick.
Marshal Johnson attempted to arrest
when the latter drew a
revolver and defied him. Johnson shot
the outlaw dead.
A terrible accident occurred at coal
mine near the village of Monceaux, in
the Department of Some ct Loire,
France. As usual, the cause of the dis
aster is due to an explosion of fire damp,
and the result is the death of thirty.
eight miners.
The funeral of the late General
Meade, which took placa on Monday
last in Philadelphia was one of the
most imposing and imprJ s5ivo ever
seen in this country. The whole city
seemed to turn out spontaneously to
Join the nation Is mourning over the
hero. After the ceremoniJl in St.
Marks Church the procession commen-
ced moving and took nearly an hour to
pass any given point. All the national, |
State, and city officials eoltendel who |
should do most honor to the deceased. |
President Grant rode in an open carri.
age, and Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
and other army officers appeare in full
The notorious female brokers of |
New York Victoria Woodruff and Ten |
nie @. Claflin were arrested on Saturday |
and locked up, on the charge of sending
obscene literature (their newspaper) |
through the mails. There are said to |
DO number of warrants out for their |
arrest for libel.