The Columbus journal., 1878-12-11
THE JOURNAL,
WEDNESDAY, DEC. II, 1878.


wood, committed suicide by NOR
phine on the ID inst.
THE Pencook Savings bank, at
Fisherville, New Hampshire, has
been closed by the bank commits
sioners.
AN exchange states that Thanks
giving was failure I'm the Black
Hills, as turkeys were scarce at 80
cents a pound.
A VERY severe storm prevailed in
some of the Eastern States on the
Cd inst, particularly severe in Maine
and Connecticut.
II. WEIGLE, proprietor of the beer
garden at Hamilton, Ohio. shot his
wife through the head, then shot
himself. Both died Immediately.
IT is stated that the Fenian con-
vict, O'CoDnor, has been released,
and quietly placed on aboard a
steamer bound for New York on the
4th inst.
RoBT. j. WHELAN, young man
not yet q years old, robbed his
employer, James Yoeman, of jersey
City, the other day, of s4l, 1000 and
absconded.
The Blair Times thinks that the
legislature "will early be called up
on TO wrestle with giant railway
monopolies, collection laws and
bank interest"
A WATCH and chain was recently
found in the stomach Of a large fish
caught near Port Washington, Ohio,
which WAS lost by a man wading the
river over two years ago.
The English Parliament was open
ed on the 9th inst. The Queens
speech was very brief, and referred
principally to her action in sending
troops against the Afghans.
CHARLIE Ross is now reported to
be in the keeping of Nelson Wander
pool, a half-breed Indian living
near Towando. 1t is stated that
Charlie's father has gone TO examine
the boy.
GEN. GRANT in a private letter TO
friends i'm this country states that
il is still his intention to travel east
ward through India and China,
thence home by way of San Fran
cisco in about a year.
ORION HYDE, one of the oldest
members of the Mormon church,
died at his residence at Spring City,
Utah, on the evening of Thanks
giving day. He was one among the
first founders of the Mormon
church.
Down TO the 7th inst, matters at
the stock yards at Chicago were
still somewhat unsettled by the
stock yards strike. A majority of
the strikers are holding out, only
small portion having returned TO
dGty.
NoRTH's rancho on the Dismal
river was reported burned last week
by the Indians, who il is stated
have already run off 300 head of
horses from that range. Ldter.-We
learn from friends here that the
JOHN MCMAHON, the owner of
saloon in Chicago. was shot and
killed instantly by j. G. Haywood, a
student of the Chicago Medical Col
lege. The trouble between them
arose from a discussion regarding
the payment of drinks.
A PRAIRIE fire below Crook City.
Deadwood, destroyed an immense
amount of hay on the 4th inst,
which had been prepared and stack
ed for the military post at Bear
Butte. It is stated that the military
quarters barely escaped destruction.
The citizens CT New Orleans met
\ in mass meeting on the evening of
the 9Th and passed resolutions ex-
pressive of their heartfelt gratitude
for help and aid from outside
friends, who dared face the deadly
pestilence in their mission of hu-
manity.
SENATOR EDMUNDs has given no.
tice that he will call up the bill
heretofore reported 10 amend sun
dry provisions of the revised stat
ules relative to presidential electors
and the counting of the votes for
: President and Vice President and
the decisions of questions thereon.
UNDER the Black Hills news we
notice the following item: Edwin
L A. Curley, the author Of Nebraska,
her Resources and Draw backs was
arraigned the other day in the dis.
trict court of Lawrence county, on
a charge of assault with intent TO
kill, and plead guilty of an assault
and battery.
SEVERAL joint resolutions have
been offered in reference to giving
notice to the North German con-
federation 10 terminate the treaty of
February %, 1868, on the ground
that its provisions had been violated
I'm the person of a naturaliZed Amer
ican citizen, by forcing him into the
military service.
NEBRASKA is rapidly settling up,
and the monthly report of sales of
land for November, from the L. p.
II. X. CO., is only one source from
which we obtain the evidence of
that fact. During that month no
less than l3,S75,064 acres OF land
were sold TO actual settlers, at an
average price of $452% per acre.
APARTY of hunters from Omaha,
including Judge Dundy, were heard
from tho other day throuoh The
Kearnev Press, which stated that
James Van Sickle, one of the party,
had come in with a load OF deer,
nine in number, weighing l0l0
pounds. The remainder of the party
was. expected at Kearney in few
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