The Columbus journal., 1881-09-14
RAIN generally on Saturday
throughout Illinois aud Iowa.

fair at Des Moines that weighs
1850 lbs.
OVER 5000 has been already
contributed in Chicago to the Mich
igsn sufferers by fire.
IT is stated that on the 18th Of
August last not a drop of rain fell
anywhere in the United States.
TIE Chinese quarters at Oroville,
California, were burned on the 9Th,
loss probably 5000, partly insured.
GRADING has begun on the Mis-
souri, Pacific at its junction with the
u. p, four miles west of Papillion.
OK the 9th Columbus, Ohio, was
enveloped in smoke supposed to be
caused by the Michigan fires. What
q terror they must be, near at hand !!
The U. p. elevator at Omaha will
be the largest in the west and have
q capacity of q million and half
bushels. Eight thousand bushels
per hour can be cleaned.
THE new horse disease is raging
at Marshalltown, la. 1t infects the
brain, the eyes swell shut and dis
charge. The spine and kidneys
seem affected and the legs swell
badly.
The contract for building a new
court house for Douglas county has
been let by the Commissioners to
Dellone & Mullsny at slS7,0OO. The
plan provides for fire-proof floors
and iron stairwsys.
THR b. & NJ. are pushing their
road from Indianola to Denver, one
hundred miles of grading having
been contracted for to be completed
by the 3lst of December. 1t is 300
miles from Indianola to Denver.
The Express tsllies one for DIR.
Mary Bridges and womsn's rights.
The board of county commissioners
accepts her bid to perform the du-
ties of county physician, and she has
the contract for one year.-Beatrice
Express.
Mrs. CLARA b. Colby, of Beat
rice; Mrs. Ada M. Bittenbender, of
Osceols; and Miss Lydia Bell, of
Lincoln, have been elected State
lecturers of the Nebraska Woman's
Suffrage Association.-We Western WO-
mans Journal.
The Inter-Ocean says that the
thousands of acres of burning forests
in Michigan and Canada will per-
hsps account for the hazy air of
Boston. Passengers westward thro'
Canada say that they ran for hours
through dense clouds of smoke.
IT appears that the United States
have at last q genuine volcano on
their hands in the shape of a noun
tain twenty miles east of Mt. Idaho,
I. T.; il has sent forth a column of
fire and smoke several feet high.
At its birth the earth trembled for a
radius of seventy-five miles.
LOSSES of property and life in the
burnt districts in Michigan have
been fearful. IL is known that not
less than five hundred souls have
perished in the flames. Our space
is too limited this week to give any,
thing like full account of the dev-
astation. The sufferers need SUBJ
stantial aid.
EDWARD CHAMBERS committed
suicide last Saturday three miles
from Bennet station, by throwing
himself in front of the engine on the
Nebraska railroad. He was a Jew
eler, had recently been at work at
Lincoln and went on a spree, result
ing in his death. The section hands
said he appeared like a crazy man.
A SCOTCH clergyman, in the region
OF William I'LL, in a prayer in the
town church of Edinburgh, used
these words: "Lord have mercy up
on all fools and idiots, and particu-
larly upon the town council of
Edinburgh" We move that next
Sunday be appointed as a day Of
tasting and prayer, aud that the word
"Omshs" be inserted in the petition.
-Republican.
The amenities of Chicago daily
papers will soon pass into proverb.
The JcemediUian and BiGstoreaR
force whack each other over the
hesdwith their journalistic shillalies.
and turn the air blue with their ex-
pressive epithets. Meanwhile the
Inter Ocean, towering above both
the comdatants, gives soothing ad-
vice only to be booted at by BOTH
Lincoln (Neb.) Globe.
GENERAL MANAGER CLARK, of the
U. p. road was in town Tuesday.
He says the company proposes to
run the new road from TT. Hartsuff
to the Middle Loup, and then to the
Black Hills next summer George
I. Kendall is intending to erect
water tank near his residence that
will contain 200 barrels. 1t is his
intention to have q water supply 10
irrigate his fruit and vegetable gar.
den when necessary. The tank will
be flled by pump operated by a
wind mill.-St. Paul Phonograph.