The Columbus journal., 1879-06-18
THE JOURNAL.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is, 1879.

jackson, Mich, destroying about a
quarter of million dollars worth OF
property.
LAW business must be fiourishing
I'm Lincoln, as no less than fifteen
have located there within the past
two weeks.
A REsoLUrIo> = the bonse has
passed for the adjournment of con-
gress on the 18th. The senate may
or may not concur.
1T is stated that VIM. G. Thurman
has challenged Ingersoll TO meet
him jn Chicago to discuss the ques-
tion,-Reso1ced, That Jesus is the
Christ of God.
GovERNoR NANCE, on the llth
granted a respite in the case Of Henry
Schlencker until July 18th to give
an opportunity for a rehearing in
the supreme court.
The land for State Reform
School consisting of 800 acres has
been selected near Kearney. The
land will be presented to the State,
and will cost $2,400.
AN exchange has brief article
headed, "Croton Cows" and adds
the milk supply of New York city
Is stated to be one fourth water, at
cost of 100000 per year.
JAMES Colon, James Gillet and
Mike Crowley have been arrested at
Chicago as the parties who robbed
the messenger of the Illinois Central
Railroad of $4,000 last week.
MAN and his wife quarreled, the
other day, while out riding in Maine,
and in the excitement the wife let
her baby roll off her lap TO be killed
under the wheels of the wagon.
LAST week Manley Stephens, of
Hunter Creek, Michigan, shot his
unfaithful wife and her paramour
John House, and then blew out his
own brains, thus getting rid of the
whole "outfit."
EDWARD PARR, who murdered his
daughter, and received his death
sentence, the other day, sank down
In the prisoners dock from the ef-
fects of poison, and died in a short
time thereafter.
A TERRIBLE thunder storm passed
over Philadelphia, on the llth, Gre
ating great havoc with the shipping
in Delaware bay and off Point
Breeze, several vessels were caught
in the storm, and wrecked.
The Lincoln World says "Ex-Gov.
David Butler is spoken of as an in
dependent candidate for governor"
The "Omaha Republican" says sand
the honorable John f. Long is
already in the field! What rash
ness"
A SEVERE hail storm passed near
Topeka Kansas, one day last week,
doing considerable damage. The
storm was only about mile wide,
killing chickens, hogs, &c, in its
course, and badly cutting up the
crops.
NINETEEN indictments have been
und by the last grand juEs III
NIGHTS .unty against d.saggists for
steht in kf6r without license. The
indictments are not based on charg-
es for selling liquor as beverage |
alone, but for medical purposes as
well.
j. r. JENKINS, Alex. Hardesty, L. |
R. Wymond and J. o. Smoot have !
been arrested by u. 5. Marshal Nc |
Cord, of Springfield, ILL.,, charged |
with circulating notes intended to
pass as money. Southern Illinois |
hiss been flooded with this kind of |
script.
A WIND storm Friday night scat
tered things about lively at c. w.
Tousley's near the race track at
Omaha. 1t blew off the roof of his |
house, bis wind mill, bee hives, out |
house removed, wagon smashed up |
and the fence on the east and west |
side of the race track was blown
down.
The freight Office and ware-rooms |
OF the c., b. Il Q. road, at Council |
Bluffs, were entirely destroyed by |
fire on the llth. Ii is not known |
whether the fire originated from
accident on the part of the clerks, or |
IRON a heavy charge of lightning |
entering on the telegraph wires and |
firing the building.
DURING a thunder storm on the |
afternoon Of the 18th Balls school
house on Stevens creek not far
from Lincoln was struck by light
ming, killing a girl named Susan
Dabcock, lacerating both arms of
the teacher to the shoulders, break
ing the arm of one boy, while 20 l
other children were thrown 10 the
floor with great violence.
Iowa Republicans were in State
convention on the llth, and nomi-
mated state ticket as follows: For
governor, Gear; lieutenant COVER
nSr, Campbell; supreme judge,
Beck superintendent of instruction