The Columbus journal., 1879-06-11

400 for, and 400 against.
The steamer Devoushire, from
Philadelphia TO London, lost 155
head of cattle in gale.
MARRIAGE is projected between
the Crown Prince, OF Sweden, aud
Princess Victoria, of Baden.
The Iowa prohibitory liquor law
has been held to be constitutional
by the Supreme Court of the State.
The new craters of Etna form a
vast abyss in the side OF the noun
tain, from which eruptions continue
increasingly.
The German Catholic convention
recently in session at Newark, n. j.,
selected ST. Louis for the next place
OF meeting.
Four nihilist conspirators were
hanged the other day at Kief, Rus
sia. Thousands of people witness
cd the execution.
GEN. JAMES SHIELDS, late United
States senator from Missouri, died
suddenly at Ottumwa, Iowa, on the
evening Of the LIST.
IT is announced that Edward Pet
tit, the boy that was SO badly hurt
at the Omaha driving park recently,
will soon be as well as ever.
PORE, the bigamist, tried the other
day at Lincoln, got the full penalty
of the law,-seven years at hard
labor in the penitentiary.
Ok the 7th inst, warrants were
issued for the arrest of Kellog's
witnesses for testifying falsely be-
fore the committee on privileges
and elections.
A TRAMP in New York attacked
the widow of farmer Vinegar. She
was SO frightened that she died in
stantly. A lynching party went in
pursuit of the tramp.
SECRETARY MCCRARY has been
nominated by the President for u.
5. Circuit Judge for the eighth cir
cult, to succeed Judge Dillon, who
udc NSuoClSu HIS ltSl1 lldllOu.
GOULD is reported as saying, once
upon time, to a rival, that he could
fight him as long as he lived, be-
cause he had a railroad in Nebraska
that was bringing him in an i'm
mense revenue.
THE st. James Hotel and Mrs.
Jahn's establishment, on Tenth
street, Omaha, were entered the
other night, and several guests were
relieved of their watches, chains
and some money.
CHAs. THURMAN, of Omaha, charg-
ed with bigamy, was arrested the
other day, and judging from the
facts il appears TO be a plain case
against him, as both wives live in
the city of Omaha.
JOHN BLAN was hanged on the 9th
at st. Charles, Mo-, for the murder
of Elijah Warren. He confessed his
guilt, and said whisky and bad CON-
pany was the cause, and warned all
to shun both.
THE steamer China sailed the
other day for China. Among the
passengers were seventeen Chinese
lepers, who had been inmates of the
pest house, and were shipped by
order of the supervisors.
THREE men dressed i'm black en-.
tered the house of Thos. Murray. al
Fort Omaha, on the night of the 9th
and demanded his money or his life
They obtained about five hundred
dollars in money and made their
escape.
WE learn from Tuscon, Arizona
under date of the 9th, that band OF
Indians from the San Carlos reser.
walton have been marauding the
country for three weeks. They have
killed five men and run Off consider.
able stock.
BARON NATHAN NJ. RGTHscHrLI
the famous banker of the great firm
of Rothschild, is dead. He was
Hebrew in faith, and remarkable
for his great benevolence. As {
financier he scarcely had an equal
Peace 10 his silent dust.
LEWIS S. MILLER, aged Is, O
Robertsville. Nd, on the 9th shot
and killed Charles Morris, about
the same age. Miller had been call
ed nicknames by some BOYS, anC
procured a musket, loaded il, fol low
cd the boys and shot Norris.
DAVID STUART & Co., merchant
of Liverpool, have failed. Thell
liabilities will reach two hundred
thousand pounds. 1t is stated tha
the firm is largely indebted TO tn,
Presbyterian missionary agency il
America, for whom they wer,
agents.
ANOTHER robbery occurred tn,
other night in Omaha. A gentle
man retiring TO bed hung his pant
on a chair near the window whicl
contained in the pocket about $3.50
The thief opened in some way thu
shutters, raised the window, grabbed
the pants, aud got away with th,
prize.
LeadYiile, Col, TO the Omaha Be,
that all business is overdone anC
rapidly declining. The same write
says that the supreme ruler in thii
part of the country is gold or it
equivalent. and that thousands ar,
worshipping at its altar, and that les
than ten per cent. will realize thei
anticipations.
THE Democratic State convention
held in Ohio on the 4th nominated
the following ticket: Thomas Ew
ing, for governor; A. V. Rice, lieu
tenant governor treasurer, Anthony
Howell auditor, Charles Reemelin
judge of the supreme court, w. j
GlsoEe; attorney general, lsaial
Pillars; member Of public works