The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-01
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Hon. George H. Boxer, Minister to Rus.
Ia, has resigned
The Oldest cod fishers say that this is the
est year for those fish since 1886.
The Grand Commandery of the Knights
'emplar of the State met at Lancaster Tues.
lay night.
Ten thousand Canadians have offered
heir services to the English Government in
he case of war with Russia
The Mission to Brazil has been twice Of
cred to ex-senator Logan, of Illinois, and
lie has declined it each time
Within the past two years the valuation of
Boston for purposes of taxation has been
educed SlOO,OOO,OOO.
Fletcher Harper, the last Of the well
inown firm of Harper Brothers, died, on
tuesday, in New York, aged 70.
Ten Brock, the famous running horse, has
made the best l mile, mile, 8 mile and
mile time on record His two mile time
1t Louisville on Tuesday was 227I the fast.
est by three seconds ever made.
A freight train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, just beyond the Hackensack river in
New Jersey, backed into a hand car, on
Tuesday, and killed four men who were
ties
A warrant was issued, on Monday for the
execution of Thomas Duffy, of Schuylkil
county, on the 2lst of June. On the same
day FIVE other Molly Maguires will be hanged
at Pottsville, and four others at Mauch
Chunk.
The little schooner New Bedford, 20 feet
long, and little oyer u tons burthen has
sailed from New Bedford for London. 1t is
the smallest vessel which has ever attempted
to cross the Atlantic. The crew are Captain
Grape and his wife.
1t was decided at the Cabinet meeting on
Tuesday that the Secretary of State should
notify the Mexican Government that il must
prevent the raids into Texas, otherwise our
military in Texas will be instructed 20 pur-
sue the raiders into Mexico.
The Hanover breaker, owned by the Le-
high and Wilkes Barre coal company, and
worked by Chas. Parish & Co., at Hanover,
seven miles from Wilkes Barre, was burned
on Wednesday afternoon 1t was valued
at $4,000. 1t is believed that the structure
was fired by lightning.
The Republican State Committee met in
Harrisburg, last Tuesday, and selected that
city for the place for holding the Republican
State Convention on the 29th of August
next Efforts were made to have Williams
port and Wilkes Barre chosen but they were
unavailing.
Ezekiel Howell, chief engineer of the
Pennsylvania railroad, is charged with en-
bezzling from fifty to one hundred thousand
dollars of the company's funds, which he
sank in private business ventures. He has
been suspended pending a full investigation
of the charges.
A telegram from Corpus Christi reports
that eight Mexican robbers have murdered
Francisco G. Flores, prominent citizen of
San Diego, Texas, and his son Tebarco.
The murderers secured seven hundred do-
lars. They also stripped and robbed U. Lott,
President of the Corpus Christi and Rio
Grande Railroad, and gentleman named
Mays. The country is aroused and the people
are hunting for the ruffians.
T., Hatch, editor of the North Troy (Vt.)
PaIladium, was assaulted ON the street on
Friday evening by q Miss Haddock, who
threw red pepper in his eyes and then COW.
hided him without mercy. Hatch had pub
lished an article rejecting on her and her
family.
A Russian commissariat officer at Odessa
was detected adulterating flour about to be
sent to the army with lime and other sub
stances. He was Immediately tried and shot
within twenty -four hours after the discovery
took place. The Russian Government trust
that this summary execution will put stop
to these practices, which caused so much
suffering to the Russian soldiers during the
Crimean war.
A frightful disaster occurred at Chester
on Tuesday Of last week at the launching of
the large iron steamer Saratoga. Seven
men were killed and three wounded. When
the ship was ready to glide down the ways,
the order was given for the men to get out
of danger, but, unfortunately, this order was
not heard or not understood and the terrible
results ensued. The huge blocks crushed
and mangled the bodies of the unfortunate
victims.
1t is rumored in diplomatic circles at
Washington that the question of postponing
the Paris Exhibition is under consideration
OF the French authorities. No official action
has yet been taken in the matter, but the
Russo-Turkish war and the political crisis
in France itself are supposed to furnish suf-
ficient reasons for a postponement. The
Eastern war, it is said, will prevent Russia
and Turkey, and perhaps Austria and Eng
land, from participating in the Exhibition.
Wide Awake for June 1877.
Vide Awake for June opens with "Ty-.