The Columbus journal., 1881-11-30

tlnues qulte uhWeil' le euhei
much, and is still confined to hit
room.
CYRUS w. FIELD has purchased
the New York EUening EGpress
and is now in possession of tht
property.
GEORGE PITTS, of Columbus, Ga.
drank quart of whiskey on 9
wager, and died in a short time
afterwards.
The grand jury at Washington
found six indictments against Capt.
HOwgate for forgery, and one for
embeZzlement.
THE republicans of Providence,
X. l., on the 22d inst, elected Spoon
er to congress by 1853 majority
over Henry f. Lisson, democrat.
The fifty-fifth annual report of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad COM
pany shows gain of nearly 9 per
cent in the earnings of the Chicago
division.
A PISTOL was picked up the other
day on the line of the Brighton rail-
way, which is believed to be the one
used by LEROY when he murdered
Mr.. Gold.
JOHN A. SNYDER, one of the
wealthiest residents of the Jersey
Valley, Pa, was struck the other
day by the fast mail train and in
stantly killed.
SEVEN men have been arrested in
Dunimore, County Galway, Ireland,
for illegal drilling. The patriots
have subscribed a large sum for
their defense.
The city of Washington is fast
filling up with politicians. There
we're on the Goth twenty-three SEN
ators and sixty-seven members of
the house in the city.
JOHN GARTH, Theodore Murphy,
Maggie Buckner, all about l6 years
of age, were drowned at Columbia,
Mo, recently. They formed por-
ton of skating party.
RECENT dispatches received from
COnstantinOple state that Russia's
attitude over the war indemnity
claims embarrasses Turkey in the
settlement of the debts.
A LARGE party of men armed and
disguised raided house in Dublin
county, for arms. Thirteen were
arrested. Several of them have
been committed for trial.
THE success of the Malone politi-
cal movement in Virginia has in
duced some young democrats in
North Carolina TO attempt break
in the ranks in that state.
CONGRESS meets on Monday, Dec.
5, and will do but little business, we
presume, (besides electing a speaker
and arranging committees) until
after the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. WALDRoN, of Strafford, N.
H., who had been i'll for some time,
called her granddaughter to her
bedside and cut her throat from ear
to ear with razor. She then killed
herself.
Four thousand dollars worth of
seal sacques and other valuable fur
goods were stolen the other night
from Hansen's factory in Milwau-
kee. The thieves entered by back
window.
HENRY MYERS, cigar-maker,
drowned himself in the Mississippi
the other morning, leaving an insane
wife in the asylum at st. Peter. He
served through the war in the 18th
Illinois cavalry.
A LADY passenger jumped from
train when near her house and was
instantly killed. 1t is claimed that
she asked the conductor of the Grand
Rapids and Indiana railroad to stop
the train and he refused.
KEIrER, Steifel & Co.'s extensive
tannery at Pittsburg, Pa, was burn
ed the other morning. Loss $685.
600. 1t is believed to be the work
of incendiaries, as the tannery has
been twice burned this year.
THE ship Fravel, we learn from
Havana, foundered the captain and
eight men of the ship were picked
up after drifting about many days
in an open-air boat. It is stated |
that four crews are still missing.
THE Central national bank at Bos
ton has resumed business without
any fuss or furry, and accepted the
resignation of Cashier Young, who
involved the bank i'm its troubles by
accommodations contrary to orders.
H. w. BRINK, in giving his testi-
mOny on the Guiteau trial, in an
swer to question, said that he
didn't think the prisoner so deranged
as to be irresponsible--thought him
not deranged, but very badly ar
ragged.
THE postmaster general in his
forthcoming report believes that If