The Columbus journal., 1881-01-19

TWELVE American Union Tele-
graph men were arrested at Eliza
beth, Y. j.. on the l1th, for interfer-
ing with the Western Union wires.
They were held in $500 bail each, to
appear for examination.
THE gubernatoral reception held
at Lincoln on the evening of the
18th was very successful affair, and
was attended by the bench, the bar
and the legislature TO meet and greet
the Executive and his pleasant lady.
THREE young ladies in Nebraska
City nearly lost their lives recently
by the gas escaping from live Goals
which they unwittingly placed in a
coal hod in their room for the pur-
pose of keeping it warm during the
night.
AN explosion of gun-powder oc-
Cured the other evening at Climax,
Michigan, caused by accidental ig-
hitting while a clerk in store was
wei ching some out for customer
by lamp light. Twelve persons
were badly injured.
FIFTEEN or twenty years since the
United States was away ahead of
other nations in Indebtedness. With
in that time our debt has been re-
duced SS70,OO0,0O0. The debt of
Europe has increased within that
time SS,OOO.OOO.OOO.
BECK & BUCHER's fur store, III
Wabash avenue, ,Chicago,was robbed
one night last week of 5000 worth
of sealskin cloaks, fur-lined silk
clOaks, caps, etc. The goods were
found in barn, and the thieves are
known and will be arrested.
A REPORT is current to the effect
that General Manager Touzalin, of
the Il. 4 NJ, is also TO be made the
manager of the Kansas City, st. Joe
& e. Il. railroad, which road passed
under the control of the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy, some time
ago.
THE number of miles of railroad
track laid down in the United States
during the year 1880, is said to be
not less than 7,207 miles. These
figures are greater than any other
year since 1871, and the mileage is
81 per. cent greater than that OF
1879.
FRANK GALLAGHER, Patrick Nc
Gee, Dennis McGee, Charles Nc
Closkey, Hugh Herritty, James
Roarty, Andrew Gallagher, Corne-
lius Harr and John Shanks were
killed by the boiler explosion in the
rolling mill at Allentown, Pa, last
week.
THE county poor hOnse at Straf-
ford county, New Hampshire, was
burned on the morning of the 9TH.
From the best Information given at
the time twelve or thirteen inmates
of the house were missing, and it is
believed their lives were lost by
the fire.
SENIOR SNYDER, of Sidney, has
been adiudged insane and was taken
to the insane hospital at Lincoln on
the 18th, by his brother. lie is a
member from the southwestern part
| of the state, and his seat in the sem
ate is being contested by David
Ballentine.
Mrs. BRIDGET CANNON, ,>of Marys-
vile, Mo-, the other evening being
requested by her husband to open a
boil on the side OF his face, went
behind him took him by the head
and cut his throat from ear to ear
with razor. She is considered in
sane. Her husband may recover.
HARRIET ). Brooks, now at the
Commercial Hotel, Lincoln, i'm the
/ interest of her female friends has
issued call for meeting to be held
in that city Wednesday, January,
26th. TO ask the Legislature of Ne
braska to submit 10 the voters of
the state a form of constitutional
amendment, providing for the strik-
ing of the word "male" from that
part of the constitution relating to
the qualifications of voters. The
effect of such an amendment would
! be to extend the elective franchise
TO women, with the same privileges
and restrictions as il is now eXer-
cised by "male citizens" Persons
who purpose to attend the meeting
will inform Harriet S. Brooks by
postal card of that intention, so that
bill for that purpose can at once
be introduced in the legislature.
GRAND Army of the Republic,
Farragut Post, No. %, department of
Nebraska, installed the following
officers last week: Post command
er, c. III. Gould; Senior Vice Com
mander, c. NJ. Parker; Junior Vice
Commander, S. p. Nanatta; Adju-
tant, Will. A. Place; Quartermaster,
II. c. Hazelton; Surgeon, w. ID.
Latta Chaplain, Henry Mssterman
Officer of the Day, A. p. Tarbox
Officer of the Guard, Jas. McCarty
nr1inoncp Spropant Silas SDraUup.