The Columbus journal., 1881-06-15

hazards, and blood will probsbl,
be shed.
AN old man en- route from Boston
to San Francisco was robbed by |
pick-pocket near Council Bluffs tn,
other day of 5000, all the money b,
had to take his two children anC
himself to the latter place. He claimi
his pocket was picked between Avo
ca and the Transfer.
FURTHER particulars from thu
shooting affair at Fremont the other
day, brings the news of the death o.
Patrick Hanlon on the 10th, and the
arrest of J. NJ. Bradley, the man
charged with shooting him, and who
claims he did it in self defence
Hanlon having shot at him first.
Lou PAXTON, young man living
ten miles north of St. Paul, Neb.
was murdered one day last week
while engaged in plowing. His
team of horses and wagon were
gone. Intense excitement prevails
A number of horsemen Joined in the
chase for the murderer or Murder.
ers.
Mrs. NJ. Z. NASH of Des Moines,
Iowa, who was recently nominated
by the greenback convention of that
state for superintendent of public
instruction, declines the nomination,
and, while disclaiming any desire to
engage in politics, asserts her sdher-
ance 10 the republicans and their
principles.
A TERRIFIC wind and hail storm
passed over Deadwood last week.
Hail stones as large as eggs fell for
over two hours; one stone measured
twenty-five inches in circumference.
In the Deadwood Clutches, the wind
storm destroyed four houses, kill
ling one woman and seriously in
turing Mrs. Thomas and her two
young children.
AT the Theatre Comique in Jop-
lin, Mo-, the other day occurred a
shooting affray in which &. l..
Thompson. the stage manager, was
instantly killed, and Thos. Carney,
former employee, was mortally
wounded, and also a colored man,
Frank Woolard, was shot i'm the leg. d.
The trouble arose about some bar
fixtures, and resulted as above
stated.
THE tenth annual commencement
exercises of the Nebraska Univer-
Sity was held at Lincoln on the Sth
Ii consisted of orations and essays
by the graduates of the largest class
that ever graduated from the insti-
tuition. They all acquitted them
selves with deserved honOrs, but
especislly the young ladies for the
excellent quality of their compost
tions and music.
The Ohio Republican State Con-
ventiOn, which held its session last
week at Cleveland re = nominated
Charles Foster for governor; j. G..
Richards for lieutenant govern or !;
George Pain member of the board
of public works by sccIamation /;
Joseph Turney treasurer Nicholas
Longsworth for Judge of the su-
preme court and George II. Nash
for attorney general.
Ia is wonderful what tricks are
reSorted TO by persons who have
no regard for truth to accomplish
improper ends. On the Sth inst, in
y. y. an attempt was made to affect
the stock and grain markets by
means of a dispatch from western
points, by announcing the sudden
death of Jay Gould. The dastardly
scheme was defeated by stopping
the dispatch in the associated press
office.
THE women have the right to vote
in Wyoming, but they cannot marry
a Chinaman there. They 90 over to
Denver TO obtain that right, as Col
orado laws do not prohibit it, as the
marriage of Chinamsn named Lee
Chang aud a woman named Miss
Eva Lee which recently was SOL
emnized at Denver fully attest. The
marriage is attracting great stten-
ton, and will be contested in the
Courts.
We learn from Lake City, COL,
that the ranchmen and Utes are hav-
ing trouble in the Uncomphare val
ley, and that several white men and
Indians have recently been killed in
that valley. 1t is claimed that set
tiers in the valley are determined to
no longer await the tardy movement
of the government in the matter of
peace negotiations. 1t is said that
this outbreak however is due to the
Ute commissioners now engaged in
an attempt to remove the Utes from
that valley, and that general out
break is question of but few days.
1T is very important fact that we
are about to announce that should
be known in the eastern states. We
know that unless especial attention
is called TO the subject, the modesty of
the dear creatures would never think
of investigating the matter. The
fact has been announced in several