The Columbus journal., 1879-12-03


2Sult.
| OK the 2SIh ult., fearful tornado
swept over Louisville, KY, which
did great damage to buildings, and
blowing large brick warehouse to
pieces. -
PAssusoEEs who came into st.
Louis, Monday. on the Iron Noun
tain road, report the robbery of
$4,000 ia bonds on the Little Rock
railroad. . -.-..-
SAxroHp Patrick, prisoner AT
the Lincoln penitentiary serving out
q term of four years for arson, was
killed on the 2Sth ult. by load OF
dirt falling npon him.
\ COMMITTEE of the city council o.
Philadelphia, appointed 10 arrange
the reception OF General Grant, have
agreed upon & programme for a
weeks entertainment.
MAgcELLUs' Powder Mill, near
Syracuse, y. Y, exploded last week,
destroying three buildings aud 1900
pounds OF powder. The report was
J heard twenty miles away.
4 SPECIAL train on the New York
and New England railroad for
Washington village ran into hand
car near Providence, on the 2Sth
ult., instantly killing Michael Nc
Grath and John Noon. ..
ADA CLIFTON, variety actress,
attempted suicide by shooting her.
self in the region of the heart with
small pistol, at Cincinnati, on the
2Sth ult. Her home is reported to
be AZ Columbus, Ohio.
IT is reported at Washington City
that Thomas Hendricks, of Indiana,
has expressed a Willingness TO ac-
cept 4 second place on the Demo
cratic ticket with Iloratio Seymour,
of New York, for President.
News from Dublin under da;e of
the 29th ult. states that a bailiff,
while executing some DEGREES on
farmer near Sheer, County Kerry,
was the day before murdered. The
affair created great excitement.
DEPUTY SHERIFF, Charles A.Haw-
les, Of Denver, arrested the other
day at Big Grove, Ia, Samuel Wood
ruff, who is charged with the mur-
der of q man By the name Of Hay
wood, near Denver. Colo, last Sep
tember.
SOME of The papers claim 10 have
full copy Of Secretary Sherman's
report, which recommends that
creenbscks be reduced 10 three hum
dred million dollars by cancellation,
aud that Congress take steps 10 re-
peal the legal tender act.
Asa MACON, who murdered Ru-
fus Stree,er at Barre, Vermont, Oc-
tober, 1875, was hanged in the state
prison, on the 2Sth nit. He refused
20 make O confession, but left an
explanation OF the crime and said
Mrs. Perrine was tho guilty one.
IT is stated ia an exchange that
pickpockets attend sll funerals in
New York, and are only captured
BY detectives shrewd enough to
keep their eyes on The members OF
the cortege who seem 10 be the
most deeply and solemnly effected.
THERr was. Cor a short time, a
fair show for 9 big fire in Grand
Island on the 2Sth st Sears Bros.
block. The fire originated in 8 de-
iecuvc fGe, but was rapidly extin-
guished by the water works. Loss
amounting TO sbout three hundred
dollars. ......
Iris stated that the value OF the
exports over importations Of Octo.
Der, is s40,067 ,S7S, the largest in the
history of the country. The excess
OF imports of gold and silver in:o
the country over exports, from July
lst to November 22d, amounted to
about $65,OO0,oO0.
JAMES NJ. Lowe was arraigned
last week at Portland, Me-, for the
murder Of his brother J. A. Lowe,
some time in September last plead
ed guilty. The trouble Between the
brothers was occasioned BY what
was believed TO be unjust discrimi-
nation by The father in regard to
property. Be-.
GES GRANTS friends are active
in preparing a number of drafts of
bills providing positions for him.
We believe that Gen. Grant will cot
accept any place thus created for
him, simply because he must see and
feel that The desire Of the American
people points In another direction
in h;s case. ...y
TnE grand jury recently in ses-
sion at Salt Lake found only four
indictments tor polygsmy. That
crime must DO ou she decrease in
that vicinity but the grand jury ex-
plain the trouble by saying in their
report that they found great difficult
~ ia obtaining truthful testimony