The Columbus journal., 1880-11-03

The steamer Trader, lying at the
wharf at Memphis, Tenn, was burn
ed to the waters edge on the 26th.
Captain Oscar Postal, narrowly
escaped with his life.
ISDIAE Agent Berry, besides
Hoyt, Cline and Mescham have been
arrested, charged with the murder
Of Jackson, the freighter, and are
now in jail at Gunnison City.
MRS. IMoGESE WOODWARD. wife
Of John Woodward, the defaulting
cashier Of the city treasury Of Bos-
ton, was arrested the other day on
the charge Of completely iu the theft.
J. T. ROGERS & Co.'S lumber-yard,
with planning mill at Peoria, ILL.,, was
totally destroyed on the morning Of
the 2Sth ult. by an incendiary fire.
The value of the property destroyed
will reach $4,000.
KEIL's livery stable at Council
Bluffs on the 30th ult., was destroyed
by fire, together with sixteen horses
and five cows. 1t is supposed that the
fire originated from q cigar csrless-
ly thrown into the hay.
ROBERT LOWE, of Wabash county,
Mimi, last week shot and instantly
killed his wife and child, and after
wards blew out his own brains.
Trouble Of q domestic nature was
the cause of the tragedy.
THE case OF VIM. B. Brockway,
charged with the forgery Of more
than 100000 in United States bonds,
was set on the 29th ult., at New
York, for hearing on the 18th Of
November before the U. s. Com
missioner.
j. b. DOYLE, recently arrested at
Chicago, charged with counterfeit
ing government bonds, had q hear
ing on the 18th ult., and was held to
answer the charge in $40, 600 bail, In
default of which he was sent to the
county Jail.
THE Dublin Gazette published q
proclamation last week, declaring
county Kerry in state of disturb
snce, requiring additional police. A
reward of $1,000 lie offered for the
capture Of the murderer of Mr..
Hutchins and his driver.
A SEVERE storm was raging at
Dublin on the 2Sth ult., and much
property was destroyed. Fifty fam
lilies in the suburbs are made bome-
less by the storm. The floods at
Leeds have stopped several mills,
and hundreds of persons are thrown
out of employment
LEE SHRYEoCK, book-keeper and
cashier at the Turf Exchange, st.
Louis, was last week absent from his
place of business for several days,
and had not returned at last report.
His accounts show him to be . de-
fauIter to the amount Of $4,000, and
may reach $4,000.
W. III. MIDDhEHAN, landlord Of
the Central House, New Sharon, Ia.,
last week, having abused his wife,
her son, W. III. Davis, interfered,
when Middlehan, who was drunk,
stabbed him several times, finally
severing the jugulsr vein and wind
pipe, and causing death.
UNDER date OF the 29th ult., q |
frightful storm is reported, which
has been devastating Great Britain
for several days, and at the above
date was still raging violently In the |
northeast. Many vessels have been
wrecked. The storm was accom-
panied by terrible rains and snow.
MRS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN arrived
in New York the other day from
Germany, where she has been qui-
etly living for several years. She is
in very bad health, much worse than |
when she left home, and will pro.
ceed to the residence OF her son
Robert, where she will make her |
home for the present.
PRESIDENT HAYES and party had
reached Santa Fe, n. NJ, on the
9th ult. The President will stop
there but short time, and then pro-
ceed to Washington City, where he
desires to arrive by the lst Of No.
vember. 1t is stated that the party
are In good spirits and health, and
have enjoyed their western trip
very much.
JUST outside of the Bellevue hos
pital, New York, one morning last
week, q well-dressed man commit
ted suicide by shooting himself. The
note was found on his
person: ITO whom it may concern.
Bury me in the potter-field. have
sufficient money on my person to
pay the city the expense. Signed,
+. G. Vozelt."
The Investigation Of the Philips
Chinese Garfield letter shows it to
be . forgery beyond a doubt. The
all tending to that con-