The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-11-24
NEWS ITEMS.

Four inches of snow fell in Windham
county, VT on Sunday night.
The floor of theatre in Sacramento, Cal,
fell on Saturday night last, during the per
fOrmance and seven PERSONS were killed aud
one hundred wounded.
1t was seventy-six years ago last Friday
that the Capitol of these United States was
made the seat of the national government
The Governor has issued warrant for the
execution, on January 18th, 1877, of Allen
G. Laros, convicted of the murder of his
father by poisoning.
1t is stated that 2l5, 900 persons perished in
the recent cyclone which swept over Eastern
Bengal, Iudia. The distress and destitution
is terrible.
Cooper received 13 votes in ll9 districts
of Brooklyn and 252 in New York city.
His prophetic soul early di.ccrned that he
was beaten and he WASH fool enough to sit
up all night to receive the returns.
The particulars of the recent hurricane in
the West Indies show the STERN 10 have
been of Unprecedented violence. The de-
structioh of property on land and sea WIS
very great. No less than torty-Gve vessels
were wholly or partially wrecked.
Another political race riot il South Caro-
lima. Two white cOnstahes of Beaufort
county, in attempting to arrest five negroes
on Thursday, were attacked by an armed
body of c0lored men and killed. There is
great excitement in the vicinity and more
trouble is feared.
A Western paper has made an estimate
that at least 5000 girls iu that region of
Uncle Sans dominons haze taken husbands
this year for the only earthly reason that
they were thereby enabled to visit the Cen
tennial at somebody elses expense.
William Mckee, one of the convicted
whisky ring, has been pardoned by the Presi-
dent and his fine Of $4,000 remited. Nc,
Kee is the proprietor of the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat 1t is waste of time and money
to convict thieves now-a' days
]. NJ. Smith is Governor of Georgia he
is also representative elect from Ogethorpe
county, a recent candidate for ordinary in
another, candidate for tax collector in
another, justice of the peace in another
and a chicken thief in Savannah. And
about the last person the question comes,
from the Boston advertiser : Why don't he
acquit himself?
The Grangers' Hotel at Elmwood Station,
about three miles from the Centennial
grounds, was totally destroyed by fire On
Friday last, with all its contents The build.
ing was 500 feet long and $50 feet deep, be-
sides the dining room which was 80 feet wide
and 800 feet long, and cost with the furni-
ture $4,000. Insured for $i5 600 The fire
is thought TO have been the work of an in
cendiary.
The convention of Western Governors, as
sembled to take measures for the externina-
ton of the grasshoppers, adopted resolutions
calling on Legislatures of the States and
Territories interested to enact law offering
bounties for the destruction of eggs and un.
fledged insects, and also suggest the repeal OF
the Game laws, so as TO prevent the destruc-
ton of birds which feed on the insects
They also recommend Congressional action
A highwayman was shot by one of Wells,
Fargo Il Co.'S express messengers, neal
Shasta, California, few days ago, The fel
low had stopped stage, covered the mes
senger with his rife, and demanded the
treasure box which was given up. After the
| stage got out of sight of the robber the mes.
| senger jumped Off, ran back to the spot, and
surprising the robber while engaged in ia
king the money from the box, shot him dead
and recovered the treasure. The messenger
| name was McNemer.