The Columbus journal., 1881-06-08

ported out of danger, and rapidly
cOnvalescing.
TRANSPORTATION to this country
this year has been secured by ten
thousand people of Sweden.
DURING last week riots, evictiOns
and arrests seemed to be the regular
order of things throughout Ireland.
SILAs BRoNsoN's gift of 100000
to the city of Waterbury, Conn, for
a library, now amounts TO s225,OOO.
COINAGE in the various L. 5. mints
for Nav reached l2,22S,55O, OF
which s2,3OO,OOO were silver dol
lars.
SECRETARY BLAINE was reported
Saturday seriously i'll. His sickness
was creating much anxiety at Wash
ington.
The Congregational Association
of Marlborough, Mass, was the first
religious body to adopt the new
version.
NEW YORK car drivers gained an
advance in wages without strike.
That is the proper way to do the
business.
The London World says: "Sarah
Barnhardt is to marry soon an Anglo
who has been travelling with her in
America"
LAST week over 1000 captive hos
tile Indians embarked on three
steamers at Buford for Standing
Rock Agency.
IRISH patriots made use of hive
of bees which they let loose on the
constsbulsry as they rode forth to
evict tenants.
GREENBACKERs were in state con-
vention at Msrshalltown, Ia, last
week with several hundred dele
gates in attendance.
Our four per cent. bonds sell at
sl.ISl& and three and a half per
cents. at $l.04l3. Not a bad record
for a young government
IT is stated in an exchange that
one thousand stocking weavers are
preparing TO emigrate from Chem
nitz, Germany, to America.
SENATOR SAUNDERS and family
arrived at Omaha last week from
Washington. The senator is report
ed to be in excellent health.
AUGUSTUS BRosINE, of Pennsyl-
vsnis, has been appointed by the
President, Indian agent of Great
Nebraska agency, this state.
SAMUEL HOLLOWAY, a travelling
salesman for the wholesale clothing
firm of Work, Watchsmith & Co.,
suicided last week at Chicago.
Two boys of a farmer named Will
lisms, living in Miller county, Ark,
were burned to death the other day
while attempting to fill lamp.
INCENDIARIsM is growing to be
one of the effects of the disturbances
in Ireland. At Mallow, county
Cork eight houses have been burned.
SCHUYLER saloonists have deter
mined to run all risks Of taking out
license under the old law, and con-
sequently have each paid their $3.50.
JAMES HOGAN, of Monticello, Ia,
lsst week shot his divorced wife six
times, inflicting injuries that will
prove fatal, and then with one shot
killed himself.
IN the United States during the
past ten years the annual produc-
ton of buckwheat has increased
l5,OOO,OOO, and rye 3,OO0,6 bushels
in the same period.
THREE hundred Turner's left New
York aud other cities last week by
special train to attend the 23d festi-
val of the North American Turner
Bundis at St. Louis.
IMMIGRATION for the month of
May last to this country exceeds
anything for any month the past
year in the history of Castle Gar
den, reaching 76,Sl2.
The lsboring men on the u. p.
railroad at Omaha, il is understood,
have demanded an advance in their
pay Of twenty-five cents a day. the
present pay being sl.40.
LIGHTNING killed one man and
thirteen head of stock the other day
i'm the vicinity of LsSalle, Ill.,, as
well as destroying a large amount
of machinery and grain.
1T is claimed that the saloon keep
ers of Omaha have a purse of $4,000
TO contest the validity of the new
liquor law. They claim ii to be
worse than prohibition.
A TEN year old son of Michael
Willberger, Of Lancaster, Ohio,
killed another boy, a son of Henry
Strscke, the other night, by stabbing
him to the heart with a pocket knife.
THE hardware store of Kennedy
& Son at Willoughby, Ohio, was
burgisrized the other night of slO,-
500 in paper and money. The door
was broken and the safe lock crushed.