The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-21

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two Mollie Maguires who have served
a term of five years and nine months
in prison, were discharged on Saturday
last. They were imprisoned for con
spiracy to kill William Major, and
were sentenced for seven years; but for
good behavior their term was reduced
one year and nine months.
Chairman Mckee issued call on
Friday last for meeting of the Inde-
pendent Republican State committee
at Philadelphia on the 9th.
Prof. George w. Atherton, of Rut-
gers College, New Jersey, has announc.
ed his acceptance of the presidency of
the Pennsylvania State College, and
will enter on his duties Immediately,
though he may possibly be obliged to
spend part of the autumn session at
Rutgers, pending the selection of his
successor there.
Three hundred and sixty-nine sol
diers orphans will be discharged from
the various schools in the state this
year, having attained the age of six
teen years, and the superintendent of
the department has prepared list of
the scholars, arranged by schools, to
which he has added the date when each
child will be discharged Copies of
this will be sent to each of the G.. A.
X, ard to numerous soldiers, and citi-
zens, the object being to interest as
many as possible in obtaining homes
and employment for the orphans.
Forney's Progress reports that DR..
Evans, native of Lancaster county,
now settled in Paris, is said to be the
best dentist III the world. DR.. Byng,
Chester countyan, alsopracticing in
Paris, stands second.
The following named persons died
from lockjaw on July 18th, the effect
of toy pistol wounds received July 4th !:
James Roads aged thirteen died at
Pottsville /; James McAllester of Centre.
dale, r. l. aged fifteen; Rufus Show,
at Westboro, Mass aged seventeen;
John Goodwin, aged fourteen, son of
ex Councilman Goodwin. Mrs. r.. ii.
Alexander, of east Greenwich, X. |.
died on July ~, from the same cause.
Passenger locomotive engineers on
the Pennsylvania railroad are paid by
the trip, and can average 1925 per
month Engineers on freight trains
average from 800 to 500 per month,
and firemen receive $50 per month
Gold fish inhabit the Delaware between
Easton and Trenton, in considerable
numbers, and are often taken in the
nets of fishermen. They belong to the
carp family, but have little merit as a
| food fish, and are more ornamental than
useful. The Germantown Telegraph
says they are the descendants of those
which inhabit the Schuylkill. They
originally got into the river by the
breaking away of a pond on Lemon
Hill, Fairmount, the residence of Mr.
Bartram, who imported the fish from
China.
A duel was fought in Lunenberg
county, Virginia, on Friday last, be-
tween Joseph Addison of Baltimore,
and Richard Garland of Lunenberg
county. The duel was fought at
distance of six feet. Addisons pistol
hung fire four times, and he only fired
once, the bullet striking Garland in the
wrist. Garland fired five times, one
shot taking effect in Addison's stom-
ach. He died at five o'clock the next
morning. .
John L. Sullivan of Boston, and
"Tug' Wilson, the English champion,
fought in Madison Square garden on
Monday night. Sullivan had made a
challenge that he would give any one
81 900 who would stand before him
for four rounds of three minutes each,
allowing one minute between each
round. In the first round Sullivan
knocked Wilson down nine times, but
he succeeded in getting up each time
within the ten seconds allotted to him.
In the second round he was knocked
down eight times. He succeeded in
getting in several blows OH Sullivan
and once or twice drew him on top
when he fell. In the third round he
was knocked down five times, but each
time quickly regained his feet. The
last round was desperate one. Sulli.
van fairly jumped for Wilson. He
knocked him off his feet five times,
but each time he quickly rose again
At this time the fifteen minutes ex.
pired, and the two shook hands and
left the ring. Both men met at Harry
Hills and Hill paid the $1,000 to Will