The Columbus journal., 1881-06-01

| land office is TO take charge of the
land bureau of the Atlantic and Pa.
cific II. IL. Co.
The total national custom revenue
for May is Sl4, 300, 800; internal rev.
enue, Sl2. 100000. The reduction oi
the public debt for May will be over
eleven millions.
COMMODORE MUTT died last week
a pauper. The attending physician
refused certificate on the 10th
ult.. in New York, of his death until
the bill was paid.
THE town elections last week in
Virginia put the democrats in high
spirits, but readjusters declare no
issue was presented in them and
they signify nothing.
CANADA, it is said, has no law for
steamboat inspection. This may be
the cause of so many steamboat
horrors in that locality, last season,
and now the Victoria.
IN Oregon they issue license to
the man who drinks liquor. Every
six months the local papers are re-
quired TO publish the NAMES of those
who apply for license.
THE first days shooting of the
Specimens Association at Lincoln
closed with Petty of Omaha carry
ing off the honOrs. Heidi not miss
a single shot all day.
Hon. PAGE, of California, has pre-
ferred charges against Mr.. ii. L..
Dodge, Sup't of the San Francisco
Mint. A committee will be sent to
that city TO investigate.
THE Lincoln Democrat speaks of
Orlando Teflt, Church Howe and f..
+. Brown as candidates for congress.
OF those three, if we were in that
district, we should favor Teflt.
THE last report from London, Ont,
states that 23S bodies had been re-
covered from the wreck of the Vic
toria, and more are still supposed TO
be under the boiler of the vessel.
J. G. MCBRIDE has been appointed
postmaster at the city Of Lincoln.
This appointment takes effect imme-
diately, and will await confirmation
at the regular session of congress.
LARGE numbers of immigrants
arriving at Castle Garden are being
sent to various portions of the South
ern States. but mostly to Louisiana,
South Carolina, Arkansas and Texas.
IT is stated that the government is
making preparations to protect
American Jews now being persecut-
ed in Russia. Good for the govern
ment. Let it be speedy and most
effective.
Hon. c. III. DEWEY, Of Dewey &
Stone, Omaha, was expected home
last week from his trip around the
world. Doubtless his friends at
Omaha will cordially welcome him
home again.
AT Anna, H., Tuesday of last
week, Robt. 5. Reynolds, aged 20,
was instantly killed by his son, aged
-. They had dispute, when the
son threw a stone, striking his father
on the head.
THE National Woman's Suffrage
Association are holding their thir-
teenth annual convention in Boston.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton pre-
sides, and delegates are present from
fourteen states.
Mrs. ALEXANDER, near Clay ton,
Ga, while sitting in her room the
other day with her three children,
was struck by lightning and instant
ly killed. The children, it is tho't,
are fatally injured.
THE patronage of the custom house
of New York amounts TO 81 ,4OO, 600,
and the collector has 953 appoint
ments. The term is for four wears,
salary $4,000 a year, and about
$4,000 additional in fees.
WHILE the superior court was in
session at Morgantown, Kv., on the
23d, thirty men broke down the Jail
wall, and released the prisoners
charged with violating the revenue
laws in Pickens county.
THE freight house and transfer
platforms of the Union and Central
Pacific roads at Ogden were des-
trOyed by fire on Wednesday last,
caused by the explosion of car of
gasOline.--Omahd Republican.
JosEPH WHITE, of Hawley, Pa,
was arrested last week for the un-
natural abuse of his daughter, thir-
teen years of age, whom he threaten
ed to kill if she told. This is the
second outrage on the same girl.
FRANK DAVIS, alias Saml. Pres
colt, was recently arrested at Ham,
burgh, Iowa, for passing counterfeit
silver dollars, one hundred and
siXty-three of the base coins being
found in his possession when ar
rested.
The Quincy Whig believes that
Whitelaw Reid had better get back