The Columbus journal., 1880-11-24

Miss JENNIE SPENCER, aged %, a
bright and fascinating young lady,
hanged herself i'm her fathers cellar,
in Burlington, Iowa, last week.
A DISPATCH from London on the
18th says that parliament will meet
early in January to take action with
reference to the state of Ireland.
JOHN BARNES of Burt county, was
arrested last week BY sheriff Boggs,
at Omaha, and taken back to Burt
county. He is charged with forgery.
A REPORT comes from London
that the ship Galena, bound for
Bombay, foundered off Cape Clear,
and twenty-one persons were
drowned.
JAY GOULD it is reported has pur-
chased The World. This means, of
course, the newspaper known by
that name published in the city of
New York.
The Lincoln Journal says the
members of the coming Legislature
of our state are gathering in the city
to secure comfortable quarters for
the winter.
THE grand jury sitting in the city
of New York, ordered on the 18th
inst. a bill of indictment against
Kenward Philip for criminal libel on
Gen. Garfield.
A FIRE in Windsor hotel, Denver,
on the 10th destroyed $25,0O0 worth
of property. Much of the damage
was caused by water. Origin of the
fire unknown.
LAST week the New York Lotus
Club gave Gen. Grant a brilliant
reception. In response to the pres
identis remarks, the Gen. made a
very happy speech.
The death of Gov. Williams is re-
ported on the evening of the 10th
inst. He was quite an old man,
having been born in Pickaway Co.,
O., in January, lS0S.
NATURE seems to be disturbed In
every direction. Mount Vesuvius
was on the Doth inst. throwing up
increased hot lava in abundance on
the side toward Naples.
A HEAVY snow storm prevailed at
Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th inst,
and is stated to be an unusual oc-
currence and something without
precedent in that latitude.
A WING of the Minnesota Insane
hospital was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. 1t is supposed that sew
eral inmates were burned. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
A REPORT is in circulation in Bal
ia District, Ireland, that during the
past week large quantity of revol-
vers have been consigned to mer-
chants of that neighborhood.
LATER news from Cleveland, o.,
shows that but one death resulted
from the stove gas poisoning. The
remainder of the Burr family are
now considered out of danger.
THE celebrated Libby prison was
sold the other day at public auction,
and knocked down to James L.
Gray, at S6,725. The building is at
present used as a tobacco factory.
JAMES A. OsMER, supreme treas
urer of the Knights of Honor, died
at Jamestown, New York, on the
18th. At least his death was Off
cially announced on that morning.
THE Missouri river closed at Sioux
City on the night of the 18th. A
large number of steamers were
caught in the ice. This is the earli-
est close of the river for ten years.
MARY BURNS stabbed and killed
George Bates, a colored deck hand,
at ST. Louis last week, who attempt
ed to compel her to live with him.
She and her husband were arrested.
ONE HUNDRED and thirty-nine
cases of diphtheria were reported in
Brooklyn, n. Y, last week, making
two hundred and forty-eight that
have occurred this month. Many
proved fatal.
OK the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad on the 18th a con-
ductor of a freight train was killed
and a brakeman fatally injured. 1t
was the conductors neglect that
caused the collision.
JUDGE MCCRARY has refused to
grant the motion to transfer the case
of Indian Agent Berry to the State
courts, on the ground that the Unit
ed States has exclusive jurisdiction
on Indian reservations.
The temperance people are con-
sidering the propriety of asking the
next legislature to submit the ques-
tion of prohibition to a vote of the
people, by way of an amendment to
the constitution of the State.
IT is rumored that the South Park
railway has been sold to Jay Gould /;
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