The Columbus journal., 1881-12-07

shops at North Platte. The pay roll
for October is said to amount to
S3O,764.
The assistant treasurer at New
York has been authorized to con-
inue the purchase of called bonds
until the limit of s., 100000 has been
reached.
SENATOR VAN WICK and wife
left Nebraska City last week for
Washington. 1t is thought they
will return home during the hOli-
days and spend week.
Mrs. SOPHIA PETERS, of Chicago,
took poison with fatal results. She
was a married woman and became
depressed with the possibility of
eviction from her residence.
QUEEN VICTORIA requested a pho
tograph of the late President Gar
field, which Mrs. Garfield forwarded
TO her majesty last week. IL was
suitably framed and cabinet size.
SEvENTY-sIx members of the Ohio
editorial association went on an
excursion the other day to New
York city from Youngstown, o.,
where they held their annual meet
ing.
A MOTHER i'm Lincoln recently
whipped and mutilated the body of
her child with strap, for failing to
recite her prayers, and then ran
away to avoid the wrath of the
father.
A BREAK in the dams of the lower
old river last night let the water
from Red river into Jones' bayou
with q rush, destroying the govern
ment improvement at the mouth of
the bayou.
Two old women, Mrs. Reed and
Mccarthy, of Scranton, Pa, were
burned to death the other morning
in a dwelling-hou that was on
fire, before any assistance could be
rendered.
ELIAS FITTs, another crank, was
arrested the other night in WASH
ingtOn City. He said he came TO
save Guiteau. II is said that ninety
cranks have been arrested there since
Garfield was shot.
THE recent settlement of the ac-
counts of the state fair for Nebraska,
shows a deficit OF $500. The time
for holding the next fair was set for
the second week in September, COM
mencing on the llth.
The national tariff convention re-
Gently in session i'm New York was
presided over by George B. Loring,
who spoke at length in reviewing
the manufacturing and agricultural
industries of the country.
CHARLES F. GOODWIN & Sons
cracker bakery. on Front street,
the other morning to the amount of
$4,000 on the stock and machinery,
and $4,000 on the building,
1T is understood that the grand
jury sitting at Washington consider
ing star route matters will only find
indictments against Lilly, late dep
uty auditor, and Pratt, the man
charged with having paid him
money.
The Omaha Herald, which uni
formly has seemed to regard Gov
ernor Nance as q very shrewd man
in politics, now says that he sis a |
short-headed politician" What has
the Governor been doing lately to
cause this change of opinion in our
Democratic contemporary?
MRS. LEHMAN, wife of former |
reporter on the Cleveland Plain
dealer, attempted suicide at Kansas
City the other morning. Her hus-
band had left her, and she was here
in search of him. Her former name
was Carroll, and she is very respect
ably connected, with friends living
at Boston.
IT appears that indictments have
been found by the United States
grand jury against Edward Corbin,
c. +. Iddings and Fred Clary, for
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. Corbin is the general SUPER
intendent of the Black Hills stage
line between Sidney and Dead
wood; Iddings is the company's
agent at Sidney, and Clsry, the post
master.
The latest news from Caldwell,
kas, says that Danford, president
Of the suspended Kansas banks, and
Smith, one of the cashiers, are now
put of danger from being hanged by
the rougher element. The officers
Of the law are fully able to protect }
the two men. The liabilities of the
bank are 100000, assets $4,000, and ;
he difference, it is said, Danford is :
Ible TO make up.
JENNIE STEVENS, Chicago girl, b
vas induced by an acquaintance &
FAMED Jennie Gould to take a runa- b
way trip to New York the other v
lay. On arriving at New YORK f.