The Columbus journal., 1881-01-26

GEN. B. +. BUTLER has been NOM
mated by the democratic members
of the Massachusetts legislature, IN
caucus, for United States senator.
He received on the first ballot %
out of 80 votes.
CHAs. KAsTENBEIN, of Cassel,
Germany, has at last perfected a
type-setting and distributing ma
chine. A company has been formed
in Chicago, as well as other places
for its manufacture.
The recent strike in Lancashire
of the coal miners has caused q
scarcity of coal in London, causing
several mills aud foundries to stop
and distress among the working
classes is apprehended.
1T is stated that bill lie before the
Ohio legislature'to allow all persons
having the qualifications Of electors,
without regard to sex, to vote on
the question of suppressing the IL
quor traffic, on July 4th next.
AT a recent meeting OF the direc-
tors of the Union Pacific railroad
held at New York, il was unsni-
mously agreed 10 increase the capi-
tai stock $lO,OO0,OOO, to be issued to
stockholders in February at par.
DIR. NJ. F. ANDERSON, a real estate
dealer at Minneapolis, Mimi, for
merly a citizen of Omaha, was
thrown from his sleigh on the morn
ing of the 18th, and died in half an
hour after, receiving internal in-
juries.
The recent great snow storm in
England has almost placed the king
dom under complete embargo is
general throughout Europe. Com
munication between London, Paris,
Brussels and Amsterdam is entire
ly stopped.
GEORGE LAWRENCE and wife, liv-
ing near Springfield, ILL.,, were pois-
oned the other day by eating
diseased pig filled with deadly
trichina. Mrs. Lawrence died
horrible death and her husband can
not recover.
A. B. MARTINS extensive moroc-
co manufacturing establishment at
Lynn, Mass, was burned last week.
The building, 400 feet in length, was
burned to the ground. The factory
gave employment to between 200
and 300 hands.
IT is stated that the Legislature of
Nebraska this winter is composed
of thirty-siX farmers, eighteen law
yers, seventeen merchants, eight
physicians, five railroad men, six
editors, the balance being divided up
among the various callings.
The joint legislative convention on
the Goth bsllotted five times. The
last vote was as follows: Paddock
IS, Van Wyck Is, Weaver Is, Dun
dy Is, Post s, Mason Z, Nance 3. Up
to this date no marked change ap-
pears in the senatorial situation.
WHILE certain parties follow up
the abuse of Sarah Bernhardt, we
notice that the public still continue
to extend to her in this country an
unprecedented support, as her total
receipts for eleven weeks, the last
one just closed in Chicago, foot up
$24S, ,36S.
A DIsHATCH from London of the
18th reports snow storm extending
nearly all over the kingdom. The
weather is the severest experienced
in 20 years. The cold and stormy
weather on the continent is Obstruct-
ing navigation and also railways
and telegraph lines.
BoDY-sNATCHING is very common
throughout the country just now.
We hear of many cases this cool
weather; the last one occurred al
Detroit, Mich, the other day, being
the body ofJeremiah Sullivan which
was dug up and carried away from
Mt. Elliott cemetery.
SECRETARY SHERMAN one evening
last week, at the banquet held at
Park hotel, Columbus, o., returned
his thanks to the senators and men,
bers of the general assembly of
Ohio for the high honor conferred
by electing him for the fourth time
as United States senator.
THE recent great snow storm i'm
England accompanied by severe
gales has done great damage to
shipping and railways. Telegrsphic
communica ton is entirely disar-
ranged. London has not been so
blocked up with snow for years, if
ever, as it is at present.
FROM San Francisco we learn that
Joseph Deroche, formerly Of Chica-
go, and who killed Thos. Treloar
last week at Bodie, was captured
and taken to Bodie Jail, and from
thence taken by the citizens to the
spot where the murder was COM
mitted and hanged TO a tree.
THERE has been great floods re.