The Columbus journal., 1879-12-17


BISHOP GrLBERT HAVEN, of the
NJ. f. Church, is reported seriously
i'll at Walden with malarial fever.
JOHN w. GARRETT was last week
unanimously elected president for
the ensuing year of the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad.
GEN. GRANT met with a splendid
reception at Louisville, Kentucky,
on the 10th, by crowds Of people and
the city authorities.
The wife and oldest son Of Levi
III. Stone, of Cornish Flat, New
hampshire, have been arrested in
connection with his murder.
GEN. GRANT at Pittsburg as well
as at other places met with a splen-
did and hearty reception from the
city authorities and masses of people.
EvENs, a brakeman on the A. e. b.
& O., was run over at Glenwood,
Ia, by an engine and tender on the
10th, and both legs severed, which
resulted in his death.
Mr.. KELLEY has introduced a bill
fer a constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting general legislation on ap-
preparation bills, and allowing the
President to veto one or more items.
LIEUT.. CHARLES w. MERRITT, of
the Ninth cavalry, recently dismiss
ed from the service by court-martial,
committed suicide at his hotel, Santa
Fe, on ths 18th, by shooting himself
through the head.
ALBEIT GILBERT, assistant United
States appraiser, at New York city,
was arrested last week, charged
with completely in various custom
house frauds recently unearthed.
Bail demanded, 5000.
EX-SENATOR RAMSEY of Minnesota
was last week nominated by the
President for secretary of war.
Without reference by the senate to
any committee, the nomination was
unanimously confirmed.
The Atchison Globe of last week
says: "There can no longer be any
doubt that Gould wants the Atchi.
son x Nebraska road. His figuring
clearly proves this, and if we owned
| A. 4 n. stock, we would hold il
high"
AT recent meeting of the Amer.
lean Agricultural Society held a
New York, John Merriman, of Ma
ryland, was chosen president. The
vice-presidents include John Scott
of Iowa, j. ID. Gillett, Of Illinois, and
ID. III. Wheeler, of Nebraska.
The House committee on rules
authorizes representative Frye Il
report a resolution creating a com
mittee of nine members to whom
shall be referred all matters intro
duced i'm the House which relate Il
the subject of woman suffrage.
CARLoTTA PATTI has entered sui
at st. Louis against the Post. DIS
patch, asking $4,000 damages TO
publishing libelous article from tn
Leavenworth Times, in which il wa
asserted that she was drunk OH tn
occasion of her concert at that place
REV. w. Ill. PLEDGE, recently ap
pointed by the NJ. f. Conference t
take charge of church at Atlantis
committed suicide at Atlanta, on tn
18th, by cutting his throat. He wa
a minister of promise, and leaves
family. No cause assigned for th
act.
WE learn from Paris that the win
ter on the continent is terrible
Great distress is resulting from tn,
heavy SHOWS and fearful cold. Tn
river Seine is frozen over for th
first time in fifty years. All tn,
roads and railroads are blockade'
by snow.
Two grave robbers were arrested
OH the 18th at Rochester station Of
2 the Detroit l. Bay City railroad VIII
had in their possession the dead bed
. les of Robert Ensley, James Dow
and Mrs. N. Hamford. This season
the grave robbers are driving larg
business.
, CONGRESSMAN PoND, of Wiscon
i sin, has introduced into the House
: constitutional amendment limitin
s the tenure of Office of the Presiden
6 and Vice-President of the Unite
States to six years, instead of foul
r and that congressman shall be elec,
e cd for three years.
A CABINET meeting last wee
n authorized the secretary of the int.
U rior to notify Gen. Hatch to receiv
the Ute Indians engaged in ii
l. White River massacre with the a
n surance that they will be granted q
!, impartial trial outside of Colorad
d and New Mexico.
u A FATHER named Weisner livin
at Otterville, Iowa, playfully aime
j. a revolver, supposed to be unloade'
!. at his two year old child last wee
}. when it accidentally discharged, an
the contents entered his heart an