The Columbus journal., 1881-01-26
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 1881.

Paddock received 40 votes.
THos. c. PLATT will be one of the
future senators from New York.
The damage by food in the
Thames is set down at fl0,O00,OO0.
THos. F. BAYARD has been re-
elected United States senator from
Delaware.
The senate has confirmed John M.
Morton surveyor of customs at San
Francisco.
JAMES F. WILSON, of Iowa, is
spoken of rs the next secretary OF
the U. 5. treasury.
THE weather predicted by Vennor
last week transpired in big snow
storm at Montreal.
Gov. FOSTER, OF Ohio, lie spoken
of as q candidate for cabinet Office
under Gen Garfield.
SERIOUS floods are reported in
Spain, and immense damage has
been done to property.
lT is stated that over 10000 citi-
zens of Albany participated in the
reception TO Gen. Grant.
EDWARD STANTON, of Illinois, now
consul at Bremen, is to be consul
general at ST. Petersburg.
The Fort Clark elevator, with 25,-
600 bushels of grain, were burned
last Saturday morning.
WAsATCH Touring mill, near Salt
Lake city, was burned last week.
Loss on mill and grain, $4,000.
JAMES f. BOYD, of Omaha, has
killed between $4,000 and 1900
hogs since the LIST of November.
JACOB Rich has been appointed
and confirmed by the U. S. senate,
pension agent at Des Moines, la.
CHAs. ScHELoTH was arrested in
Chicago the other day charged with
the murder of his stepfather named
O'Bearen.
The friends of Gen. Thsyer, of
this state, are pressing his claims for
the secretaryship of the interior un-
der Gen. Garfield.
REPORT comes from the western
plains that the cattle, during the
present severe weather, are suffering
very considerably.
The friends of Paddock held a
caucus on the evening of the 18th,
and unanimously passed a resolu-
tion to stick by him.
THE auction sale of pews in
Beecher's church furnished the sum
of S29, 1886, which was an increase OF
$1,000 over last year.
CD. Robson and ID. c. McCadly,
farmers, living near Connellsville,
Pa, were suddenly killed while fell
ing a tree the other day.
MINNEAPOLIS was visited the 9TH
er night by a $4,000 fire. A resi-
dence was totally consumed and two
factories badly damaged.
CADET WHITAKER, of West Point,
10 being court-martisled on his own
request, to find out if it is true that
he mutilated his own ears.
THE state board of agriculture
have elected j. T. Clarkson, presi-
dent, J. G. Mcbride, secretary, and
Christ. Hartman, treasurer.
VANDERBILT, il is stated, will take
control of the Union Pacific in
March next, as it is claimed he has
secured ll2,O00 shares of stock.
The history of the /" Rise aud fall
of the Confederate Government
said to be written by Jefferson Da.
Wis, lie soon to be issued by the Ap.
pleton's.
The census returns show q pop
ulstion for this country OF 50,0O0,OO0
Ii is claimed that it will require an
appropriation of 100000 to finish
the work.
THE census returns give 245 cities
in the United States as having q
population of 10000. The figures
show that Omaha has 30,5lS and
Lincoln 1904.
LEOPOLD De RoTHsCBILD, a son
of Baron DE Rothschild, was mar
ried at London, on the 18th inst, to
Miss Perugia OF Trieste, at the Port
ianu eucct eNuaSosuc'
lT is stated that Jay Gould pre-
diets one of the greatest finsntisl
psnics in the history of the world,
as the result of the present unpre-
cedented mania for speculation.
The announcement is made in
New York that the building OF
q double track trunk line OF railway
from that city to Chicago and Oma-
hs has been definitely arranged.
GEN. j. r. HAwLEY was elected
United States senator the other day
from Connecticut by a vote OF III
to y. One democrat and one iude-
pendent voted for Gen. Hswley.
SENATOR BALDWIN has been elect
ed to fill thp unpxnired farm of