The Columbus journal., 1881-04-13

the unconditional surrender of the
company, which decided to grant
everv demand of the men. All lines
are running again as usual.
The strong shock of earthquake
at Chic Island the other day de-
stroy ed many hOnses, and seriously
damaged all that were left standing.
The shock was so great that IL was
felt at Tinos aud other islands.
CHANCELLOR FAIRFIELD of the
State University gives excellent
reasons for believing that his wife
did not commit suicide, but was
using her ordinary method of pre-
venting an attack Of apoplexy.
Al recent affrsy which occurred
betw cen the people and the police
who were protecting the process
servers OH an estate near Ballaghader,
in county Mayo, ireland, two men
were killed and many wounded.
TEE steamer ''E. o. Standard"
while making a landing the other
night near Quinn's, above Cairo,
struck the bank and sunk in fifteen
feet of water. Her cargo of boxes
fioated of. Happily no lives lost.
THE latest accounts from the Chic
Island earthquake, by way OF Con-
stantinople, estimate the number Of
victims at 5000. All foreign men of
war at Smyrna started for Chic
Island, with succor for the sufferers.
TIE request by the German Reich
stag to Bismark to bring about an
agreement between the European
powers for international action for
the suppression of conspiracy, was
opted with only three dissenting
votes.
A REUNION of the Army of the
Tennessee took place at Cincinnati
on the 9th. Generals Sheridan,
Pope, and others were present. Ex-
President Hayes and others were
expected to arrive in time to take
part in the exercises.
ACCOUNTS from Dakota give
doleful picture of the flood and the
damage caused thereby in that ter.
ritory. Lowlands have all been
submerged; thousands of head of
stock swept away and drowned;
railroads ruined, and all sorts of
property damaged.
COUNT HAMILTON. chancellor Of
the University of Upsal, Sweden,
has been arrested charged with for
gerry to the amount of f40,OO0.
Names counterfeited include those
of the King and Queen. Learning,
it appears in this case, is not a pre-
ventive against crime.
ANOTHER shock of earthquake was
felt on the 9Th in San Christobel,
there being light oscillations all
morning. Another earthquake was
reported the same day in the Island
of Zante. Vibrations continued
during the day, and were prolonged,
but no damage has been done.
JAMES S. MCKINNEY was recently
arrested I'm Montana, and brought
back to Omaha, charged with the
seduction of his niece, who has been
detained in Jail at Omaha as a wit
ness against him. McKinney's broth.
er from Missouri is at Omaha to
assist him in procuring counsel, etc.
THE republican party was greatly
split up in the city election at Free
mont, the natural result, a democrat
ic victory, electing their entire ticket
except one councilman. Sang was
elected Mayor. The city election
in Omaha resulted in the same wsy,
electing Mr.. Boyd, Mayor, from a
divided republican vote.
ANOTHER rise was reported in the |
Missouri river at Yankton on the |
9th ;lower part of Yankton was SUBJ
merged and the people moved to
the upper part; no lives lost, but |
great damage to property. A re-
port came from Bon Homme that |
several persons had been drowned |
and seven families lost near Green
Island.
No lives were lost by the high |
water at Niobrara, and the damage |
to the town is slight. The river at
that point during the flood was
about six miles in width. Its sur
face is now covered with broken ice.
A few miles east of that point the
breadth of the water was twelve
miles, retaining this width without
exception for forty-five miles.
GEN. MAHoNE's desk in the senate
was again decorated the other day
with a handsome floral anchor, to
which was attached a card with the
following endorsement: "Hon. VIM.
Malone - The colored Virginians
conjoin in this tender as an evidence
of their appreciation of the manly
stand taken by you in defence of
free speech, fair ballot and an
honest count"
The republican senators have con-
cluded in view of the fact that they
have a majority in the senate they