The Columbus journal., 1879-12-17
THE JOURNAL.
WEDNESDAY,. DEC. l.. 1879.

1870 were SCI ,SSS; in 1879, S25i ,OS3.
JAMES f. BOYD of Omaha, has
packed the present season 26,5l1
hogs.
THE steamer Dovan brought to
New York from Europe sl,0OO,OOO
in gold.
IT is claimed that over 400 miles
of railroad are being built this year
in Nebraska.
FERNANDO WooD is fixed in his
purpose to pass the new tariff bill
at this session of congress.
A HUNTING party from the Dis
NAL came in last week to Kearney
with six elk and as many deer.
1T is claimed that the five China
men who burned to death at Love-
locks, New, were drunk with opium.
THE Jackson and Norfolk r. r.
we learn is now completed to Mad
ison, 35 miles north from Jackson.
IT is stated that a company of
English capitalists has recently been
formed to loan money on American
farms.
GEORGE w. MCCRARY was con-
firmed last week United States
judge, in place of Dillon, without a
division.
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE was return
ing last week from Spain to London,
and appears completely broken down
in health.
THE New England Society is
about to erect a monument to the
Pilgrim Fathers, in Central Park,
New York.
A. c. BURLINGAME, has been sp-
pointed by the President, postmaster
at Sutton, Neb., and George Cross,
Fairbury, Neb.
AUSTIN THOMPSON was run over
at Omaha on the l2th inst. by two
empty freight cars and badly if not
fatally injured.
THE President has nominated J..
c. Whipple for register of the land
office, Cheyenne, w. Y, and w. NJ
Garvey, Receiver.
EX-EMPREss EUGENE arrived at
Paris Oh the llth. She remained
but few hours in the city, and then
left for Chiselhurst.
THIRTEEN participants in the
management of the Louisiana State
Lottery Go. were arrested at New
York on the 9Th inst.
THERE is an artesian well near
Buda Pesth, Hungary, that is 3,20(
feet deep, and the temperature oI
the water it yields is nearly 1869.
From Glouchester, Mass, we learn
that the fishing schooner Andrew
Leighton with a crew of fourteen
men is believed lost i'm the recent
gales.
JUDGE maxwell Of the Supreme
Court is preparing an other work
entitled Practice in the Supreme
Court of Nebraska, which will be
completed by July next.
III. l.. RICE has discovered q new
mineral for Colorado, known a,
uranium, worth $1,000 a ton. Tn,
mineral is found in Bohemia, bu
never before in this country.
IT is stated that there is q scarcity
of corn west of Franklin county thi
State. Send down to Platte count,
farmers; they can supply all reason
sble demands for this article.
THE weather continues very Sc
we're throughout Europe. A small
wave of the same kind struck Ne
bTasks last week. The cold here
was very severe last Sabbath.
GEN.GRANT received splendid re
ception at Cincinnati, Ohio, on tn
llth. The procession of citizen
was immense. Mrs Grant was ten
dered a reception by the ladies.
THE French Minister of justic
has resigned, and Waddington ha
also again rendered his resignation
The Spanish ministry have resign
ed, owing to their hostility to CubaI
reform.
A FAMINE prevails at Zwickad
Saxony, among the unemploye
weavers. A large meeting has re
Gently been held to consider mean
OF relief. Emigration to America
secretly discussed.
POSTMASTER GEN. KEY asks 70
$4,000 with which to pay rout
messengers on lines of railroad bull
the present fiscal year. The growt
OF the mail routes demands 600
for their continuance.
IT is stated in dispatch from LoI
l don that Parnell Finagan and Dillo
will sail on the 10Th inst for Americt
1 where they will not be preyente
] from telling the truth as it exists
! their suffering country.
FROM Paris we learn that a propos
! ton is pending asking the govern
! meut for 100000 francs, to be al
! piled to the relief of the inhabitani