The Columbus journal., 1881-12-07
Mr.. FL. HNGHT, of New York.

Mr.. +. l.. HAIGHT. of New York, |
claims he owns a steer that can pull |
a sulky plow over a mile in four
and just get warmed up.
He is regular trotter, and is read
lily driven in light, racing harness.
The venerable Peter Cooper read
a long speech on the changes and
improvements in the policy of the
government in its relations with
other countries, and he said the gov
erment failed in its duty by allowing
individuals, states or their banks TO
issue paper monev and thus breed
panic and ruin.
THE M. E. judicial conference
sitting at Terre Haute, took up the
case of DIR. Thomas, of Chicago,
which came before them on appeal.
1t was not entertained, On the ground
that Thomas has gone out of the
church since his trial, and the church
has no jurisdiction on any cases only
those OF members.
WHILE Nathan Graybill and Will
liam kiner, of Petersburg, Pa,
were out hunting muskrats, Gray
bill by mistake mistook his COM
panion's head for a muskrat and
discharged his gun at the object, the
entire charge entering Kiner's left
eye and tearing il from the socket.
Kiner cannot recover.
The Omaha Commercial Record
says that at Boyd's packing house
they are slaughtering from 1000 to
l,5OO hogs daily, and that Mayor
Boyd paid out in one day last week,
for hogs, $4,000. We are told that
Mr.. Boyd's establishment, when
started few years ago, was no more
extensive than that which goes into
active business here in a few days.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. IA
contract has been signed between
the Baltimore and Ohio aud Buffalo,
Pittsburg and Western railway COM
panies for interchange of business.
The latter road is to build an extern
sion of l36 miles, from Newcastle,
Pa, to Chicago Junction, where il
connects with the B. u o., thus Civ
ing the latter an outlet TO Lake Erie.
The Irish national convention in
session at Chicago, closed it's labors
on the I'd. Among the resolutions
adopted are the following: "That
there is a demand established in
Ireland for national government,
based upon the will of the Irish
people; that the American people of
Irish birth and descent, pledge
themselves to stand by the people at
home in their mOmentous struggle
that the convention thoroughly en-
dorses the policy of the Irish leaders
at home, and assures them that they
will be fully sustained by their
kindred in America" Another res
olution recommends special levy
OF $25Q,OOO On the organ izatiOns here
to be forwarded to the friends of
Ireland before February lat. The
resolutions were unanimously adopt
amounting to $4,000.
The question of the speakership
for the next house of congress is ex
citing considerable interest. 1t ap-
pears that Kasson, Kiefer, Hiscock
and Reed are the most prominent
The politicians are ever
on the alert to involve the President
and obtain his influence in all con-
tests for place about the capital, and |
indeed all over the country, but thus
far 1t is understood and admitted |
that the President has shown his
good sense in declining to take part.
The election of speaker is strictly a
duty devolving upon the members
of the house, and they alone are re-
sponsib!e to their constituents for
its performance. True, the Presi-
lent for many reasons might prefer
he election of some one candidate.
but in such contest, where his own
official duties are not brought in
'equisition, he should ever decline
o use his influence as President to
promote the success of any candi-
late. Should the President continue
o strictly travel on this line he will
ave himself from many bitter polit-
cal chickering's i'm the future.