The Columbus journal., 1881-05-18

rived in New York.
SOUTHERN RUSSIA is in q condition
bordering on anarchy.
ANOTHER revolution in Greece is
believed to be imminent.
BIsNARcK's beer tax is said to be
doomed to certain defeat.
OVER 1000 emigrants passed thro'
Chicago one day last week.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED immigrants
arrived at Baltimore last week.
PoTAToE bugs have appeared In
large numbers at Bedford, Ind.
A FORTY thousand dollar fire oc-
Cured in Boston the other day.
THE transactions in real estate for
last week in Chicago foot up $685.
30.
The Indians in Colorado have re-
Gently been committing depreda-
tions.
The loss by the fire last week in
the Missouri penitentisry will reach
100000.
QUEEN ISABELLA will preside at a
festival to be given in honor of
Cslderon.
LORD DUNDALE's bailiff, recently
shot near Loughres, Ireland, has
since died.
j. BLINKENsDERFER, chief engi-
neer of the u. p. X. r. Co., went
west last week.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON has ac-
cepted the position of Ambassador
at ST. Petersburg.
Two southern bloods of Georgia
fought duel with knives, and both
were fatally injured.
Prince BISMARCK is said to be
much irritsted at the rejection of
the exemption tax-list.
Tue municipal elections recently
held in Spain resulted largely in
support of the government.
A LINE of railroad is proposed to
be built by the Texas Western Co.
from Houston to Galveston.
A NATIONAL temperance camp
meeting at Bismarck Grove, Kansas,
will be held Aug. 10th to 18th.
1T was rumored yesterday that
Senators Conkling and Platt of n.
Y, had resigned their positions.
MAY 18th, 81 was the hottest day
in May on record in the eastern part
OF the URited States and Canada.
TRTSKET, Little Brown jug and
Robert McGregor were the winners
in the trotting races at Washington.
THE estimated losses of the Jews
by the recent riot in Elizsbethgrad.
Russia, will reach 100000 rubles.
1T is reported that Mr.. Bradlaugh
has promised that he will not fur
ther disturb the house of commons.
The Pennsylvania railroad ex-
press train one day last week made
ninety miles in ninety-five minutes.
The Land League at a recent
-meeting held in Dublin reported
the receipt of 81 800 from the United
States.
THOMAS SMITH, of Des Moines, a
gunsmith, committed suicide on the
morning of the 18th by cutting his
throat.
The Women's Christian Union of
Brooklyn are making an earnest
effort for the SUPPRESSION of polygsmy
in Utah.
ONE day last week one of the rail-
road lines from New York brought
west 1900 immigrants, and 957 pieces
of baggage.
THERE has been q bloody outbreak
against the Austrian Jews, accord
ing to recent reports from the Rus
sian frontier.
EUROPEAN wheat prospects are re-
ported to oe generally satisfactory,
although backward ia many parts of
the country.
The secretary of the treasury one
day lsst week exchanged 6 per cent.
bonds for 81, to the amount of
$l43, ,OSl $50.
The governor of New York de-
sires TO stop lotteries in that state,
and has issued his proclamation pro-
hibiting them.
A PETITION containing 100000
names has been presented to the
President TO abolish wine and beer
at military posts.
TRINITY College, located at Hart
ford, Ct, has dismissed her stu
dents, owing to the presence of a
case of varioloid.
In lie stated that the printers un-
ion has practically collapsed, owing
20 the unsuccessful strike recently
attempted at Detroit.
HE building and contents be-
longing to the American Cutlery Co.
az Chicago was destrovad hv f;ra m