The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-03-17
News Items.


-Beecher, Bowen, Butler, Babcock Bel
knap, Bessie, bad batch OF BIS No won
der Spelling Bees are questionable.
DR.. Edwards, of fWest Virginia, who wa
a member of Congress in 1913, and received
John Quincy Adams in his arms when the
old statesman fell in his place in the House
of Representatives, died at Wheeling last
week.
Wonder if Grant ever heard this anec-
dote of President Pierce? A gentleman
from Charlostown, Massachusetts,, went 10
Washington and applied for an office. He
was recommended, and would doubtless
have received the appointment but for his
name. "But am no relative OF yours,
said the gentleman. "I know it," was the
courteous reply OF the President, "but your
name is Pierce, and might be accused OF
showing undue Partially to my relatives"
Revelations of corrupt practices on the
part OF Purman, Republican Congressman
from Florida, which will necessitate his ex-
pulsion, have come to light. 50 says a dis
patch to the Phila. Times.
GEN. CUsTER's OPINIoN.-The following
is the full text of the telegram sent by Gen.
George A. Custer to Hester Clyner' from
st. Paul, MINI on the Sd inst.
An investigation of the leadership along
the Missouri river would expose as disgrace
full state of affairs as has recently Dcen dis
covered in connection with Fort Sill.
The Jury in the SG,OOO,OOO suit against
Tweed found verdict for the people for
S4,7lG,9 ,940,3j principal, and $1,Sl7l77,0 ,03
interest from September, 1870. Total, Sc,
49, 117,3S,
-Winslow the Boston forger had hear
ing in London and was committed 70. fif-
teen days when he will be sent to the United
States in the custody of an American officer
to await his trial.
-Josephus Sooy Jr., the defaulting New
Jersey State Treasurer has been convicted
of embe zzlement and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment and until the costs of
prosecution are paid.
Preparations are being made to go to
work in the coal regions next week. The
rail roads have begun the distribution of
cars among the mines and business shows
signs of Improvement especially among
the merchants.
Hon w. w. Kctchum member Of Con-
gress from the Luzerne district has been
very ill with pneumonia. His friends have
not abandoned hopes Of his recovery
John Harsey is one of the zone armed
Republicans" who has been dismissed from
the service of the House. He lost that one
arm in a saw-mill, and got $4,000 of Pa
cifc Mail funds
The Luzerno Union is anxious to know
whether "it is because Pennsylvania is so
rich or because it is so hard to govern"
chat her Governor should get so much larger
a salary than do the Governors of other
States? Perhaps some Radical voter will
rise and explain.
1t is now charged that Senator West, of
Louisiana, u pet with the administration
spent $25, 900 to secure his election. L. A.
Wilt, member of the Legislature, is the
man who makes the charge. Let the SEN
ate investigate West, and if guilty, send him
after his Kansas predecessor.
a curious incident of the Beecher pro-
ceedings has occurred. MIR. Bowen read a
statement before an assemblage of Beecher's
friends, and when about to retire, before
the party had an opportunity to question
him, found the"door locked. Bowen took in
the situation at glance and darted out the
back door, upsetting the furniture.