The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-12-24
News Items.

-Chambersburg is to have water works
costing $4,000.
In Dublin last week the death rate rep
| resented mortality of % in every 1000 of
the population.
Vice President Wilson is said to have
le Fl an estate worth $4,000, and his place N
Natick is valued at $500.
New York detectives are searching OF
tawa for William NJ. Tweed, whom they
have reason to believe has reached there.
Judge Kelly claims to have reasons to
believe that bill will be passed by the House
during the present session substituting green
back for national bank currency.
james Dale, the Delaware county COM
missioner whose prolonged absence from his
home in Chester, has excited the liveiest
apprehensions of his family, has not turned
up.
Mr.. O'Conor continues in about the
same condition as before reported, with the
exception that he is becoming more restless
The end, apparently, is not far oft.
Mr.. Steck, ofFughesvile, has nearly COM
pletcd the plan for a Changers centennial
cnCdHl pllcUl near 1 lulluutipuld. ne mas re-
ceived valuable assistance from Mr.. Little,
his architect 1t is now certain that the
project will prove success.
Gen George b. Williams, now in Wash
ington, will leave for Europe shortly as the
commissioner of the Government of Japan.
He is accompanied by two japanese gentle
men of high rank, Messrs. Tamto and Min
ami.
A man was buried in sullivan county,
only year ago, weighed S0pounds two days
before his death. The other day his body
was exhumed and found to weigh Az pounds,
A case of petriiacton.
Bishop Simpson has denied the state
ment that he had expressed an opinion on
the subject of the third term. He deprecates
any attempt to connect the Churc b with po-
litical nominations or elections.
A determined effort will be made in the
next legislature to erect an insane asylum
tor the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester,
Deleware, Lehigh, Montgomery and North
ampton.
Three men, named Mahlon Naylor VIM.
Cole and Richard Eaton, were Instantly kill
ed at the main exhibition building OH the
Centennial grounds on Wednesday. They
were on a scaflold which gave way, and they
tell to the ground distance of seventy feet
- General Henderson thinks it little rough
to be told by the Attorney General that "the
department will not continue to pay special
counsel for this kind of services" when, as a
matter of fact, he had never received a cent,
had never rendered any bill, aud the matter
of COMPENSATION had been under consdera-
ton ut no time. Mr. Henderson adds that the
appointment of special counsel came to him
entirely unsolicited.
Recently party of four went out hunt
ing in Fulton county Hiram Snotts, one
of them. became separated from the rest, and
to let him know where they were two of his
companions discharged their guns. One Of
the balls struck Snotts, and he died soon af-
ter.
"A Texas judge is credited with the fol-
lowing decision "1he fact is, Jones, the
Jail is an old, rickety affair, as cold as an
iron wedge. You applied to this court for
a release on bail, giving it as your opinion
that you would freeze TO death there. The
weather has not moderated and TO keep you
from freezing | will direct the Sherlh TO
1 hang you at four O'Clock this afternoon"