The Columbus journal., 1881-11-09

qutke WAS felt the Otn6r Qay al
Hillsboro. N. III. -- -
VICE PRESIDENT DAVIS recently
dined with President Arthur at
Washington City.
FLoURING-MILLs at Marshall, Mo-,
worth $4,000 were destroyed by
fire the other day.
A VEIN of coal over five feet thick
was recently struck at Mattoon, ILL.,,
at the depth of 720 feet.
LAST week the police quietly dis
persed the ladies' land league meet
Ing at Carrick, Tipperary.
SECRETARY FoGLER il is expected
will take charge of the treasury de-
partment sometime this week.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR left Washing
ton City on the Sd inst, accompanied
by Secretary Hunt, for New York.
THERE arrived last week at Castle
Garden, New York, $500 German
ehigrsnts who will 60 mostly west.
The municipal elections through
out England and Wales show i'm
portant conservative gains in many
cases.
BOB INeERsoLL's former res
idence In Peoria, was recently sold
to Harvey Lightner, a capitalist, for
$23,6OO.
THERE was q marked decline in
the Chicago grain market the other
day, December wheat selling at
sl.27%.
Mr.. SAxToN, who has been con-
fined in Kilmsinham Jail, ireland,
has been liberated on medical cer-
tificate.
IT is claimed that five political
prisoners were tried last week at st.
Petersburg. Authorities maintain
secrecy.
TIE Apaches are depredating in
the Ssturipi district of Sonora, where
they killed five men, two women
and q child.
DENVER may now congratulate
herself that she is only twenty-four
hours distant from the metropolis of
the far west.
STRATHAM has been appointed
postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, vice
Wilson, suspended under the tenure
of-ofice law.
TELEaRAMs from st. John, N. B.,
report wrecks received from the
northwsrd. One man only of one
crew was saved.
ANOTHER crazy chap appeared at
the White House last week who
imagined himself to be President.
He was secured.
PARNKLL was reported last week
to be very i'll from q violent attack
Of fever. On the LIST inst. he was
suffering from convulsions.
A PRESIDENTIAL order was Issued
the other day directing the pension
agency at St. Louis to be removed,
January LIST, TO Topeka, Kss.
The pinkeye is very prevalent
among the horses at Des Moines,
and the death of Russell's pacing
mare Kittie B., took place last week.
The Wabash road will put on this
week train between 81. Louis and
New York, to make the distance in
thirty-thres hours and forty min
utes.
Tue President has appointed Jos.
X. McCsmmon to succeed Theoph-
oils French as commissioner of rail-
road accounts in the interior depart
ment
The season Of lake navigation was
nearly closed last week. Chicago
elevators contained 100000 bush
els OF grain against l0,500,OOO of a
year ago.
FREDERICK FRELINGHUYsEN has
been appointed receiver of the Me-
chsnics' National bank, Newark, by
the comptroller of the currency at
Washington.
A GALVESTON dispatch reported
heavy frost one night last week that
caught the cotton plants at Paris,
Texas, and vicinity and which did
much damage.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR appointed
Nathaniel Adams, OF Manhattan,
Kan, the other day, pension agent
ut St. Louis, vice Rufus Champion,
whose term had expired.
LAZY ANN, O small steamboat
plying between Des Moinee and
Ottumwa, owned by Capt. Bears,
sunk the other morning in five feet
OF water, with q loss of $1,000.
IT was rGmored last week that
Secretary Blaine was preparing
protest against the action of the
Bank of England relative to the
purchase of Confederate bonds.