The Columbus journal., 1880-12-22

FOURTEEN lratnps "oiS atiNo'
in Galesburg, H., one morning last
week on suspicion of having COM
mitted various burglaries during
the week.
HIRAM ). HoLEBROoK, local agent
of the American Express Co. at Du-
buoue, shot himself one night last
week in his bed, the bullet also KILL
ing his little daughter.
GLAD to learn that Wade Hamp-
ton had no thought of giving or IN
viting a challenge with John Sher-
man. lie so declares in a recent
letter TO Bishop Howe.
CLINTON and John L. Armstrong,
residing near Carrolton, Ill, quar-
relied about a wagon, which ended
by the former killing the latter by
blow with a neck-yoke.
MADAM THEIRS was laid to rest
the other day at Paris, beneath a
weight of flowers. Gambeita ana
Buffet were conspicuous among the
statesmen in attendance.
YouSG JACKsoN's body (who was
killed by the Utes in Colorado) has
been found and taken to Lake City.
A bullet had passed through his
heart, but he was not scalped.
HARRY THOMPSON, a young farmer
of West Cleveland, Ohio, was killed
last week by the accidental discharge
of a gun, while hunting. He was
engaged TO be married last waek.
IT was generally understood and
believed in London on the l4th inst.
that the cabinet meeting had decid-
ed TO adopt the coercive policy
urged by Mr.. Forster for ireland.
JUDGE COwEN of New York re-
fused the other day TO quash the
indictment against the editors and
publishers of The Truth, in connec-
tion with the Morey-Chinese letter
case.
THE democrats of the house will
probably pass the Morgan resolu.
ton regarding the electoral vote
The power t. do so exists il Is be-
lieyed under the new rule, without
further debate.
SD. KLINE, of Canton, Ohio, who
expected TO marry his hOusekPeper,
died very suddenly on Saturday
evening las. His son has been taken
into custody TO await AN .examina :
ton into the case.
THE steamship Italia arrived al
New York the other day with a
large lot OF Italians on board, among
whom the smallpox was raging
Most of them are without money oi
a change of clothing.
A MEDICAL. man at Montreal has
sued Tor a separation frcm his VI il,
on the ground that he was deceived
as to her fortune. She answers tha'
she is the aggrieved party, "a she
falsely believed him a millionaire
A GILLIAN feet of eighteen yes
sells recently attacked and captured
the Peruvian town of Pisco, anC
burned the rolling stock of a rail
road belonging to British capitalists
The Peruvians lost $50 men aud th'
Chilians 400.
A SPECIAL report from ST. Johns
New Brunswick, gives an account o
the wreck of the ship Norantun
Fifteen sailors were either swal
lowed by the sea or left on deser
coast. There were only two survi
vors, so far as known.
THE residence of Mrs. Gov. Todd
of Youngstown, Ohio, was entered
by robbers one afternoon last week
who stole 81, 900 worth of diamond
aud iewelry. The family was a
home, and il is a great mystery how
the robbery occurred.
WM. PARDUE, an old resident O
Leon, Iowa, the other day helpe,
himself TO what he supposed wa
whiskey at the village drug store
and discovered, when il was too lat
to save his life, that it was poison
He died in a few hours.
LAND is valuable on the line of tn
Western Indiana road at the corne
of Grove and Seventeenth streets
Chicago, owned by G. III. McCor
mick, has been condemned in tn
circuit court at $500 per foot. 4
good price for real estate.
PREPARATIoNs for the marriage q
Victoria Woodruff to a LOndO
banker were suddenly stopped las
week, Oh account of stories from
America assailing her character a
exchange says she threatens 10 bur
both continents i'm libel suits,
TIE bill for the relief of Fit
John Porter was passed in the sen
ate, being amended TO provide tina
within eighteen months the pres
dent may appoint him to colonel
CIV on the retired list, without pa
for the time intervening since hi
, dismissal.
III. C.. HANSON aud family, of CHI
cagO, another case of trichina i'm
perils the lives of this family. Til
time il came from eating raw han
: smoked and sugar-cured. The ply
? sician in attendance reports havin
found 1900 parasites in an ounc
of the ham.
E Gov. NEIL OF Idaho, is fearful thu
r polygamy will take possession {
that territory, and refers TO the sui
iect in his message to the Legislature
I. in which he says the territory is j
danger of becoming second editio
of Utah, aud expresses the hope th'
the Legislature will adopt measure
{ TO crush out the practice.
SENATOR Harris presented petitio
I for woman suffrage i'm the Terrific
ries, which he said were signed b
ladies of highest attsinments, al
/, occupying places of the highet
D responsibility in society, and whic
' contained arguments that to h