The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

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the Union Steel Works, on the south
branch of the Chicago river, were
struck by lightning last week and
destroyed.
Two reformstory conventions were
in session at Jackson, Miss. last
week, one of State Sunday School
| teachers, and the other favoring
prohibition.
THE excessive hest has struck
London and Paris. In both cities
the water supply is limited, and
sprinkling of the streets has been
discontinued.
THE Americans and German
Americans held at Leipsic oil the
22d a celebration of the GLORIOUS
Fourth" postponed on account of
the Presidents assassination.
ABOUT one dozen sunstrokes oc-
Cured on the 18th in st. Louis, five
of which proved fatal, and several
others were reported in the after
noon, but no particulars given.
NIHILIsTs are holding a congress
in st. Petersburg under the very
eyes of the government, which, al
though duly warned of the fact, are
unable to discover the place of
meeting.
"JUDGE MAXWELL will be his own
successor. The masses of the people
know he is careful, safe and unim-
peachable; consequently he is the
man for the Observation-Disclosures
Enterprise.
THE question of United States
senator to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Conkling has
been settled at last by the election
of Eldridge g. Lspham. The final
vote stood Laphsm 80, Potter AZ.
SEVEN thousand people recently
attended a Socialistic Congress in
London. There was a Mrs. Le-
compto, an American, who spoke i'm
the congress at length on the work
ingmen and capitalists in this coun-
try.
ALBERT and Charles Talbot were
hanged at Maryville, Missouri, on
the afternoon of the Odd, i'm the pres
ence of eight or ten thousand peo-
pie, for the murder of their father,
DIR. Perry Talbot, on the 18th of
last September.
THE Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull,
with five other chiefs and two hun
dred Of his tribe are positively COM
ing, this time, to surrender to the
United States authorities at Fort
Buford. The necessities of the band
have caused his humility and sur
render.
A. w. MERCHLING, formerly a cit
izen of West Point, with more cour-
age than judgment attempted TO
ford the Elkhorn river the other day
on his pony, which floundered in its
effort to swim, threw its rider and
he was drowned. His body has not
been found.
THE House of Commons in COM
mittee on the Irish land bill last
week, passed an amendment which
will allow the land court to quash
leases made during the past ten
years, which contain unfair terms
forced upon tenants by threats of
eviction.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD's condition
on the Goth as reported is that he
continues to improve. lie was bet
ter that day than at any time yet.
He has lost about thirty pounds,
but his appetite is still good and
great care will continue to be exer-
cised in his diet.
THE Inter Oceans correspondent
at Council Bluffs claims to have dis
covered Jay Gould's plans for a
grand system of railroads. He says
they are to open up Mexico; then
with another trunk line to the Pacific
cover all the undeveloped territory
of the United States.
On the Goth passenger rates from
New York to Chicago underwent
no change. Tickets over all lines
were $40, and this was cut under to
the usual extent by brokers. 1t is a
reduction of SO from the regular
tariff through TO Indianapolis, st.
Louis and Cincinnati.
The Inter Ocean says, the London
Times speaks of the grotesque pro-
possl to remove the bones of VIM.
Penn to America as little better than
mockery. 1t says "the thing is hap
PLY impossible, as the trustees of
the burial place are not certain of
the exact spot where the remains
are Inferred"
GEORGE w. SEWARD, a deaf mute,
who has been going from door to
door in Philadelphia soliciting aid
to defend Guiteau, was arrested the
other day and sem to prison. In
reply to a question he wrote on q
slate, "Guiteau isa Frencbman, l am