The Columbus journal., 1881-09-07
The fund for Mrs. Garfield has
reached $4,000.


born in Washington, ID. G.
ANNUAL fairs are ripe, and are
being gathered all over the country.
A GRAPE VINE at San Diego, Cal,
bears five tons Of fruit in season.
Good enough.
The public debt was lowered dur
ing August by sl4,lsl,22l. Hurrah
for Window.
Two hundred and twenty-five
cases of yellow fever in Hsvsna--26
fatal last week.
BENZ. I. BUTLER, aged 81, son of
Gen b. f., died Sept lst at Boston,
Of kidney disease.
@DEsPERATIoN is more frequently
the inspirer of successful effort than
genius. ."-Disrdeli.
MRS. A. LINCOLN intends to spend
the fall and winter with her son
Robert, at Washington.
Is l02 railroad accidents in the
United States during July 80 per-
sons were killed and l20 wounded.
1T is reported that grain dealers
of Nebraska City have been con-
tracing for new corn at As cents a
bushel.
The drought in the section of Buff
falo, N. Y, is very severe. A large
number of habitat cattle flood the
market.
A RAIN in portions of Illinois
Sept. lst was hailed with Joy as
ending the longest dry spell known
to the oldest inhabitant.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD has won for
himself the admiration of the coun-
try for the wonderful pluck, courage
and patience he has shown in his
illness.
MARQUIS DERoCHAMBEAU and the
Marquise will leave Havre, France,
on the oath, with the French dele
gates to the Yorktown Centennial
Celebration.
"THE people who snatch victory
from the jaws Of defeat are usually
those whose only alternative is Sc
curing the victory or going into the
jaws."-Disrdeli.
"MY girl, can you read ?" said one
of those ignorant, patronizing ladies
(who "look down" upon the girl
who labors), to waitress in a New
England hotel. "Yes, ma'am,-in
seventeen languages" was the an
swer.
AT a depth of AGO feet Yankton
has an artesian well which yields
2l6,OO gallons of water daily. The
pressure is said to be sufficient to
carry a column Of water six inches
In diameter, forty feet above the
surface.
THE Republican State Convention
is to be held at Lincoln, Wednesday
Oct. 5, B. 30 p. M. to put in nomina-
tiOn one judge of the supreme court
and two regents of the state univer-
sity. A full convention would con-
sist of AL delegates. Platte county
is entitled to7
The State Democratic committee
of Nebr., has been called by their
chairman, j. Sterling Morton, to
meet al the Barnum House, Nebras.
ka City, Wednesday Sep. 7th. NJ.
Zentmeyer, N. w. Smails and T. j.
Hamilton are the committeeman for
the Fourth district.
JOHN j. TAYLOR of Streator, ILL.,.
has sent to the Inter-Ocedn a postal
card, on one side of which is writ
ten, with the naked eye, 100 words,
embracing the sixth aud seventh
chapters of st. Mathew, and the
first, second and third chapters OF
st. John, with nineteen verses of the
fourth chapter. 1t would make
three columns of the JOURNAL, in
minion type.
The trial Of DIR. Thomas of Chi.
cago for preaching Doctrine con.
trary to the established standards OF
doctrine of the Methodist church,
began last Thursday; the proceed.
ings will be read with considerable
interest wherever the doctor is
known. Owing to the absence OF
DIR. Jewett, the leading counsel for
the prosecution, an adjournment
was had till yesterday, after ap-
pointing the trial committee.
A BED of coal, four feet six inches
in thickness, is said to have been
struck at Decator, at a depth of 47C
feet, by parties digging an artesiau
well. Prof Aughey pronounces the
coal equal to Iowa coal, which may
be correct, but we remember that
Prof Aughey once certified over his
official signature as state university
geologist, that Bill Stout's artificial
stone would outlast the everlasting
granite rock-hence we always take
the professors certification with 8
grain of allowance.-Bee.
From the Omaha Republican OF