The Columbus journal., 1881-05-11
The market in Omaha is short on

ANOIhEh duulllOu ic bCAnb hoNS
to the city of Lincoln.
A BRICK KILN of 10000 has been
started at Central City.
YORK intends dedicating her Uni
versslist church June lst.
NrOBRARA is said to be looking
around for higher ground.
The sportmsn's club at Lincoln
advertise for 10000 pigeons.
GEN. GRANT was recently honored
with another banquet in the city of
Mexico.
A PRESSED BRICK and sewer-pipe
company has been organized at
Lincoln.
SEVERAL hundred thousand brick
made at Crete have been sold in
Lincoln.
Four thousand seven hundred
immigrants landed at New York
on the 7th.
The West Point Republican is of
the opinion that Sidney is Nebras-
ks's Sodom.
IT is claimed that aid is still great
ly needed for the Dakota sufferers
by the food.
The Odd Fellows have eighty-fve
working lodges and $500 members
in Nebraska.
The homesteaders of Frontier
county propose to enforce the herd
law this year.
The arrest of Dillon is said to
have had bad effect upon the Irish
Land League.
THREE bodies of the Elgin ferry
disaster were found near the watch
factory bridge.
The strike last week among en-
ployees visited many of the cities
of this country.
TIE deportation of 1900 of the
Russian people to Siberia was to be-
gin on the 10th inst.
TIE citizens of Volo, Thressaly,
were very much frightened last week
by an earthquake shock.
THE Lancaster county Jail was
empty one day last week, for the
first time in many years.
HENRY w. MEAD, a tea broker of
Chicago, committed suicide in that
city by cutting his throat.
IT is stated that one-fourth the
Vermont towns have elected women
as school superintendents.
THE fire that recently occurred at
Ottumws, Iowa, destroyed property
to the amount of 100000.
A VERY disastrous fire occurred
the other day at Cairo, destroying
many houses. Loss $4,000.
Two hundred and thirty seven
Otoes on the reservation and about
200 gone to Indian Territory.
THREE children, while playing
under tree near Winona, Miss, the
other day, were killed by lightning.
PRoF. CHANDLER of New York
pronounces oleomsrgarine superior
in all respects to the poorer grades
of dairy butter.
PRoF. LEWIS SWIFT, of Rochester,
n. Y, claims that he has discovered
bright new comet in the CO nstella-
ton, Andromeda.
MRS. DoUGHERTY, an old lady
living at st. Claire, Pa, died last
week of fright, caused by the burn
ing of her house.
A. p. KENNEDY, q life insurance
agent of Chicago, was drowned last
week, in a well at his residence, in
Downer's grove.
1T is now claimed that the NOM
instion of Gen. Hancock by the dem
ocratic convention was the work of
the star-route ring.
News from London announces
the arrest of Michael Breen near
Clifton, county Galway, charged
with melting murder.
SECRETARY and Mrs. Blaine Sat-
urdsy week gave their final card
reception. Two thousand five hun
dred guests were present.
LAST week no less than $50, SOC, ,l50
of 6 per cent. bonds were received
at the Treasury Department for con-
version into SIS per cents.
A MAN and a large brown horse
are held by the Sheriff Of Lawrence
county, Kansas, under suspicion
that the man stole the horse.
A VICIOUS and fractions horse in
New York city kicked an infant to
death and broke the legs of two men
who tried to rescue the child.
Two highwsymen known as the
notorious tall and short man." rob-
bed the east aud west-bound stages
near Tsbinsl, Texas, last week.
A GERMAN was enticed the other
day by two men to secluded place
near the depot in Omaha, knocked
down and robbed of his money.
IT,. Ira;uaraitu Of Nan Xn.l- hno