The Columbus journal., 1879-01-15
THE JOURNAL.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. Is, 1879.

su, dangerously ut Al us AoihS "a
Ohio.
TRERf WIS a report in circulation
last week that the post-office at York
lad been burglarized, mail sacks cut
open and letters taken out.
S. L. WARD, of the produce firm
offs. l.. Ward & Co., of Boston, has
disappeared. A number of credi-
tors are said to be defrauded.
A BILL has been introduced in the
United States Senate by Senator
Sargent to admit Dakota as a State.
The bill was appropriately referred.
RECENTLY, eight stills have been
seized in Stanley county, North
Carolina, and eight distillers arrest
ed. One of the raiding party was
shot.
Or the morning of the 18th,
Hauck's brewery, at East Newark,
N. j., and all buildings connected
with it were totally destroyed by
fire.
The first FIVE days of January in
southeastern Nebraska were the
coolest of the season, the thermoin-
eter ranging from eight TO sixteen
degrees below zero.
SESSIONS and Gibson of the House
will probably not have so much
influence with members OF the legis-
lature as they would if they would
talk less.
DISPATCHES from Scotland on the
10Th report great snow storms and
severe gales. Similar severe storms
were also prevailing at Crook
Haven, ireland.
HULL, who stole thirty thousand
dollars in bonds from Fields and
Jones Bros, New York, was captur-
ed on the 10th, and taken from ST.
Johns steamer 10 Montreal.
f. A. SCHwILL's distillery at Day
ton, Ohio, burned on the night of
the 18th. Damage to building $3,-
900, and to alcohol works, which
were totally destroyed, $50, 600; in
sured fer $4,000.
The news from Fort Robson
states that fifty Cheyennes are still
at large. Corporal Ore, Company
A, of the Third cavalry was killed
Sunday noon by savages ;and private
Hunter was shot in the shoulder the
same evening.
OLIVE and three Of his associates
have been transferred from the Jail
at kearney 10 the peniteniiary AT
Lincoln for safe keeping. 1t was
not known al Lincoln that they
were coming, and everything was
quiet.
REPRESENTATIVE ScHLEICHER, q
member from Texas, died on the
10th inst, at III a. NJ. An unusual
number of members OF congress
have died thus early in the session.
There must be some local cause
The Nebraska State officers elect
on the 9Th, took the oath of Office at
Lincoln, administered by Judge
Maxwell of the Supreme Court,
after which Gov. a. Nance deliver
ed his inaugural, which is a sensible
and worthy address.
THE Potter committee, on motion
or McMShon, orders an invesliga-
tion OF the cipher kilograms, and
requests the House to grant an ad-
ditional appropriation for expenses.
The resolution was adopted by the
votes of all the Democratic mem
bers.
IT is stated in recent foreign news
that the Ameer OF Afghanistan has
entered Russian Territory on &C.
count of British victories. This
statement has subsequently, been
denied aud il is claimed that he is
there to invoke the mediation of
Russia.
Tue Omaha Commercial Exchange
puts down in round numbers, $1,000
miles OF railroad in the United
States, all in good running order,
being four and half times more
than any other nation, and within
1900 miles as many as all Europe
and 70 per cent. of all the railroads
ON the globe.
THE viceroy OF India telegraphs
that he had received news that the
governor of Candshar with most Of
the Cabul officials fed towards
Herat, and the garrison had been
disbandcd. The deputy governor
las sent in his submission. The
British troops march through Can
dahar on the llth.
The following nominations of the
governor we're unanimously con-
firmed at Lincoln on the 9Th: III. z.
Mathewson, Superintendent OF the
insane asylum; Henry c. Dawson.
warden Of the state penitentiary; j.
B. Parmalee. principal of the blind
asylum; j. A. Gillespie, principal OF
the deaf and dumb asylum.
AGAINST the food tide of accu-
mulated capital on the one hand, and