The Columbus journal., 1878-12-25
TYPHUs fever has appeared among
Ihe British feet in the Sea of Mar

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TO say that no printer bought it.
GEN GRANT intended TO visi,
Ireland about Christmas, which will
be his last jaunt before his depar.
ture for India.
The business of catching, opening
and shipping oysters in Virgins
usually gives employment to ten
thousand men.
The steamer Byzantine, from Mar.
seilles for Constantinople, sunk i'm a
collision on the 10Th. One hundred
and fifty lives are supposed to be
lost.
JUDGE VALENTINE was holding
District Court at Omaha last week
He was disposing of cases in which
Judge Savage was form erly at
torney.
THE House resolution for a hol-
iday recess was am ended in the
Senate and adopted, and as it now
stands, give recess from the Goth
of December TO the 7th OF January.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Minister TAYLOR,
were held at the American legation
last Sunday, after which the body
will await transportation to this
country.
WE learn from the Omaha Bee
OF the 18th that Mrs. George p.
Gordon, widow of the inventor OF
the Gordon printing press, was a
passenger on the west bound train
on the l7th.
The agitation among the Russian
students at st. Petersburg is increas-
ing and spreading throughout the
empire. The carrying of arms and
holding private meetings has been
prohibited.
A SPECIAL to the N. Y. Sun from
Cincinnati says Archbishop Purcell
and his brother Edward are unable
to repay the moneys deposited by
by Catholic friends. Their notes
have gone to protest.
UNCLE WILLIAM SCoTT, q colored
man, at present resident of Balti-
more, it is stated with a very fair
show of truthfulness, has attained TO
the wonderful age of l49 years, and
is still in apparent good health.
The death of Minister Bayard
Taylor was telegraphed from Berlin
on the 18th December, 1878, which
occurred at 4 o'clock p. m. He had
been out of bed, and had transacted
business with American officials.
Fatal symptoms came Oh suddenly,
and his death was peaceful and
painless.
The dressing Of fur skins was
once carried Oh in Albany, N. Y,
but it appears now to be lost art
in that place, as it is stated that all
seal skins now used in this. s.country
are dressed in England. Alaska
seals are shipped to England, TO be
returned at heavy duty.
THE cotton crop this year in
North Carolina was very good and
OF i superior quality, owing 10 i'm
proved methods of farming that are
coming into use. The sales of cot
ton in Raleigh have been much
larger and more active this year
than at any period since the war.
THERE appears to be no anxiety
on the part of senators 10 serve on
Blaine's investigating committee.
Blaine declines to serve as chairman,
feeling that he can deal with evil
dence taken more freely outside of
the committee. All members of the
senate judiciary committee have de-
clined TO act.
The citizens of Omaha are rejoic-
ing at their fair prospect of obtain
ing an other railroad, which in all
probability will terminate at that
city. This road is known rs the
Cbillicothe extension of the ST.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern
railway, which in length will be on
ly about two hundred miles.
IT is alleged in army circles that
Lieut.. Blair of the u. S. Army had,
at the time of his recent marriage
with Mrs. Granger, an other wife,
and children living in Scotland.
Steps are being taken 10 prosecute
him for bigamy. and to court mar
tiat him for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman.
WHEN asked for an explanation
of the sudden fall in gold at New
York, it is stated that Register
Mersereans said ''it is very simple.
1t costs 3 per cent. TO carry gold.
While currency is worth 2 per cent.
it is cheaper 10 sell it even at par
than it is TO keep it. That is the
secret. The only party that can
afford TO carry it is the government"
Gov. GARBER has issued a procla-
nation offering 5000 reward :or the
capture of the parties who barbar-
ousIy murdered Mitchell and Ketch-
um in Custer county. Two hun
dred dollars being the highest re-