The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

at Paxton, ILL.,, to celebrate the S7th
birthday of their friend Mrs. ii. A.
Bridgman. The united ages of the
eight were COZ years.
"SoCK" JOHNSON a burly darkey
undertook to beat his wife at Lin
coin the other day, when she picked
up a fiat iron, Sizing hot, and laid
him out cold, temporarily.
OVER five hundred delegates were
present at the meeting, Oct 26th. at
st. Louis, of the Mississippi River
Improvement Convention. Inter-
esting addresses were made.
HARRY MEYERS. who robbed far
mer Fairbanks, of Wheaton, ILL.,, of
$4,000 was recently arrested at St.
Louis and fully identified by Mrs.
Fairbanks as one of the robbers.
TWENTY-FIVE Mormon missiona-
ries went east, south and to Europe
last week to quietly spread the doc
trine of polygamy, and secure as
many emigrants TO Utah as possible.
AN exchange in eastern Ohio says
that apple and peach trees are in
bloom in some parts Of Harrison
county. This is claimed to be an
argument in favor of mild winter.
The large steamer Clarion, of the
Anchor line, struck rocks while
crossing the Detroit river the other
morning, and soon after sunk in
eighteen feet Of water. No lives
lost.
IT is stated that the Potomac river
improvements are to have earnest
consideration during recess, and the
redemption of the flats will be Wig
orously pushed before another ad-
journment.
president ARTHUR promptly &C.
cepted the resignation of First As
sistant Postmaster General Tyner,
and nominated Frank Hatton to fill
the vscancy-which nomination has
been confirmed.
A LARGE crowd of several hum
dred persons attacked the police the
other day while serving summons
at Belmullet, county of Mayo. The
police fired upon the people and
several were wounded.
The Chicago Board of Trade have
voted to admit non-residents to its
membership and to increase the rate
of commission for handling corn and
seeds to one cent per bushel, the
former rate being one-half cent.
THANKS to Senator Saunders for
a copy of the report of the depart
ment of agriculture for 1879, and to
Senator Van Wyck for a copy of
memorial addresses on the life and
character of Zachariah Chandler.
A SURVEY of a branch road of the
Utah & Northern road from Dillon
to the Yellowstone National Park,
by way of Virginia City, Montana,
has been completed. 1t is intended
to be a narrow guage and 130 miles
in length.
CHEF JUSTICE HUNTER has decid-
ed that Cannon's pretended certifi-
cate of naturalization is fraud as he
was an aleu- when obtained and
gives him no right to a seat in con-
gress. Campbell will therefore rep
resent Utah in congress.
DAVID MATTEsoN, of Minnesota,
has been confirmed consul general at
Calcutta; willard b. Wells, of
Michigan, consul at Dundee; John
+. Winter, Of Illinois, consul at Rot
terdam; John M. Baily, of New
York, consul at Hamburg.
From Chicago we learn that the
Vanderbilt roads announce an ad-
vance of 29 cents per hundred
pounds in freights. To Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, 20
cents on grain, aud % on provisions:
to Boston, % on grain and 80 on
provisions.
JAS. *. kEENE, owner of the cele.
brated horse Foxhall, won the Cam.
bridgeshire stakes at Newmarket the
other day. 1t is stated that thirty
two horses were entered i'm the race.
which made it splendid and hotly
contested. Mr.. Walton, of New
York, who backed Foxhall largely.
won at least fl2,OO0.
JOHN NoETLING is another insane
applicant for the White House and
his arrest was accomplished Monday
after a hard struggle. His capture
disclosed the fact that he was armed
with a seven-barreled revolver, and
evidently bent on shooting some
body. He has been in Washington
since some time in September, and
his home is in Coleville, Pa.