The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-31
NEWS

ing, an 1ncendlary hre broke out In
some buildings on Fall creek. One of
the fire steamers was stationed on the
bridge over the creek, and when the fire
was nearly extinguished the bridge fell,
carrying down the engine and about
two hundred people into the water
twenty five feet below. Fifteen persons,
including some, students of Cornell
University, were injured, some of whom
are not expected to recover.
The Ga,tloiS publishes letter from
the Emperor Napoleon, dated Chisel.
hurst, May 12, and addressed to the
generals aud commandants of the
French army. In this communication
the Emperor makes the following
acknowledgment:
/ lam responsible for Sedan. The army
fought heroically with an army double
its strength. After IA 900 had been kill
ed or wounded l saw the contest was
merely one of desperation. The army's
honor having been saved / exercised my
sovereign right and unfurled the flag of
truce. 1t was impossible that the immo-
lation of 10000 men could save France.
l obeyed cruel, ineXorable necessity.
My heart was broken but my conscience
was tranquil!
AT the session of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania, on Ma y
9th, the following officers were elected: :
Grand Master, VIM. Stedman Deput y
Grand Master, Jacob M. Campbell;
Grand Warden, Isaac A. Sheppard Z;
Grand Secretary, James B. Nicholson
Grand Treasurer, M. Richard Muckle !;
Grand Representative, r. A. Lambert
son. Grand Master Stedman, on taking
his seat, made an address.
The success of the mechanics who
struck for eight hours of labor, in New
York, has had the effect of inducing
other workers in different branches of
trade to follow their example. 1t is
said that 10000 men are organized in
the city for the same object.
THE Atlantic cable announces the
death of Sir Henry Bulwer. He was
born in 1904, and passed his active life
in the diplomatic service of Great Brit
ain. He served as British Minister in
Washington from 1S49 to 1862. While
in the United States he negotiated the
well-known Bulwer-Clayton treaty.
For his services he was raised to the
peerage in 1871 as Baron Dalling and
Bulwer. He was elder brother of the
great novelist.
The South Carolina State Superin.
tendent of Education has issued a notice
to the county school commissioners
that there will be no money to pay
drafts until the next general taxes are
paid, and accordingly advises them to
close their schools.
A letter from Mr.. Greeley to a Re.
publican member of the House of Rep
'resentatives and lifelong Republican
states positively that he will Withdraw
from the field unless indorsed at Balti-
more, fact which his friends do not
hesitate to admit.
The boiler of the tug boat Epsilon
exploded Monday in the East River
New York as she was towing vessel
out of the dock. The tug Immediately
sank, carrying down with her several
of her crew. The consequences of this
fresh instance of rotten boilers are sim.
ply six lives lost and many persons
wounded, some slightly, some seriously.
Southwestern Missouri has been visit.
ed by terrible tornado. Several farms,
with their houses, barns, orchards, and
fences, were completely destroyed, and
besides two persons killed twelve were
wounded, some of them it i feared
fatally.
A perfect carnival of crime prevails
in New York City, murders and suicides
being of daily occurrence. Two or three
violent deaths per day is about the
average.