The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-05-25
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A Calcutta dispatch says the aspect Of the
India famine is unchanged 100000 persons
are employed on relief work, and $4,000 are
receiving gratuitous relief
The postal card contrac. will be awarded
to the American Prototype Company of New
York, at about half the price for the last
four years, thereby saving s2,SOO,OOO.
| A balloon, which was about to asceud, ex-
ploded at Hull, England, on Monday, injur-
ing eighty-six persons, six of them danger
ously.
| Thousands of birds have been driven out
of the woods, along Long Island Sound, by
the smoke, and hundreds of them are drop.
ping on passing boats aud in the water.
| ?. I. Barnum and the father of Charley
Ross have issued card offering $4,000 for
the return of the child and pedging not to
attempt to discover the persons returning
him.
Robert Stickles of Shaftesbury, VT, filled
a bushel basket with 300 hailstones, one of
which weighed 10l ounces, that fell in a
terrific hail storm that passed over Shafts
bury and the northern part of Bennington
on Friday afternoon last
The national bank notes redeemed last
month amounted to S14,00OOOO sum larg-
er than for any similar period since the es-
tablishment of the agency. 1t is believed
the redemptions this fiscal year will be Sl7,-
OO0,OO0 more than last year.
At the instance of the Board of Health, in
Boston, five prominent manufacturers OF
candy haye been indicted for adulterating
their candies with poisonous ingredients
They have each given bail in $4,000 TO an
swer in the Criminal Court.
At the meeting of coal carriers and pro.
ducers, in New York, on Monday, it was
agreed to suspend mining operations from
the 10Th of June to the 10Th of July. BY
this arrangement thousands of miners ard
laborers will be thrown out of employment.
The New York Tribune has information
leading to the belief that the Russian wal
vessels are watching along the coast for the
purpose of intercepting vessels having on
board munitions of war for Turkey. A
steamer with such cargo has just sailed OIL
is about to sail from New Haven.
Hayes still believes in Civil Service Re.
form. He has just appointed ex-Attorney
General Dunn of South Carolina, Collector
of Internal Revenue in that State. Dunn
was member of the Returning Board OF
South Carolina at the late election. The
Returning Board Members, seem to be max.
ing out better than the Governors.
During a thunder storm in Washington
D. c., on Sunday, the lightning struck g
street car track and followed the rail fol
about a quarter of mile, tearing up the
concrete pavement on either side, but doing
no other damage. 1t was of course sudden
and instantaneous, and all the observers saw
was terrible thunderbolt and a vivid line
of light in the centre of the street.
In Oregon, Holt county, No., few days
ago, Miss Kingsburg, school teacher, at
tempted to punish l3-year-old pupil, nam
ed William Payne. He struck her severa
blows in the breast with his fist, when sht
fell and expired. A post-mortem examina
ton revealed such serious disease of the
lungs and heart that death might have beer
caused by excitement at any time
Gov. Robinson, of New York, vetoed ar
appropriation of 81 ,OO0,O for the new State
Capitol building. When it came up before
the Assembly, the Chamber was crowded
with workingmen and an immense Grove
gathered outside. The Members were hisset
or cheered as they voted against or for tn,
veto. A strong force of police was necessary
to disperse the mob. Some of the Member
were assaulted.
The foods in Kansas continue, and have
stopped travel on the Kansas Pacific ant
Santa Fe Railroads. The Kansas river a
Lawrence is higher than it has been sine
1858. The Cottonwood and Arkansas river
are also overfowed Bridges on all the
streams have been carried away.
Rev. and Hon. John G. Simpson, of Ore
gon county, Mo-, was convicted in the U. s
Court at st. Louis on Monday, of illicit dis
tilling. Simpson is minister of twenty
years. standing, and he was County Judge
for two years.
In the Methodist Protestant Convention
at Baltimore, on Saturday, Committee wa
appointed to call upon President Hayes an,
present to him the congratulations of tn
United Convention. 1t was ordered that
Committee of Fraternal Relations be ap
pointed to attendthe General Conferences O
the Methodist Episcopal Church North an,
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Add
tional articles of discipline embraced in tn
Constitution of the Methodist Protestar
Church were adopted, and the third Frida
in May, 1880, was appointed for the time c
= meeting of the next General Conference.
The case of Thomas Duffy, Molly Ma
, guire, who was jointly indicted as an acces
| sorry with Hugh M'Gehan, James Boyl,
a james Roarity and James Carroll, for tn
t murder of Benjamin F. Yost, the Tamaqu
. policeman, was disposed of by the Suprem