The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-09-15
NEWS ITEMS.

Master Warner of Atlantic, Iowa, is
not yet 4 years old, but he weighs near
ly 400 pounds,
The biggest diamond in New York
city is worn by Dock Commissioner ia
cob Vanderptol
The greatest navy in the world is
that of England. The most invisible
one is the United States.
The highest range of mountains is
the Himalayas, the mean elevation be-
ing estimated from 10000 to $4,000
feet.
Kentucky has no great fresh water
lakes, but it has great whiskey distile-
ries, and the natives do not feel the loss
of fresh water much.
The greatest cornet player is Levy
He measures fifty six inches around the
chest, and is said to have the largest
lungs of any musician in the world
The best record in a six days go-as.
you-please race is that made by George
Hazel, who covered 600 1.8 miles in
Madison Square Garden on March of
this year.
The largest suspension bridge will
be the one now building between
Brooklyn and New York. The length of
the main span is 1896 feet inches
The entire length of the bridge is s.
SS9 feet.
The Pennsylvania Railroads new
locomotive Jumbo, has seven feet dri-
wing wheels, and has drawn a train
from Philadelphia to Jersey City. a
distance of ninety miles, in eighty min
utes.
Jumbo is the largest elephant in the
civilized world He is II feet inches
in height. The measurement of his
ears when outspread is Is feet, and he
can reach upward 26 feet with his
trunk.
Probably the biggest feet are those
of Chicago girl namcl Lizzie Mertz
They are said to measure l64 inches
each. 1t is reported that she once
kicked a young man and fractured his
spine.
A Massachusetts law makes the own
er of a house liable for treble any loss
that may be sustained by gambling
therein with his consent A SALOON
keeper at Lowell has just been compell-
ed to pay $500, the money going to
man who had lost only $500 in play
ing poker on the premises.
-Four persons were seriously injured
by Barnumn's elephant Emperor, which
broke loose and raced through the
streets of Troy, Bradford county, about
a month since. OF those hurt Mrs.
Burns died on Friday last, her husband
has been pronounced fatally injured
and Mrs. Langley is dying. Patrick
Coulon has partially recovered and has
entered suit for $4,000 damages.
The livery stable of J. George Sny-
der of Allentown was destroyed by
fire last week. Sixteen horses perished
in the flames and number of carriages
were burned. The loss is $1,000 and
the insurance slight. Two ice-houses
belonging TO b. F. Nuding were also
destroyed Thefre was of incendiary
origin.
Up in Tioga county the Stalwarts
are called Irregular Republicans" 10y the
Democrats and Beaver men. The In.
dependents have the organization, and
call themselves the ''simon pure article
and swear by Abe Lincoln and John
Brown.
Last Friday night about ~ o'clock
two women of rather questionable char
acter, known respectively as Iona Ar
mold" and "Alice the Blonde, attempt
ed to commit suicide by jumping into
the river at Wilkesbarre. A policeman
hearing the splash in the water, went
to the rescue and, after hard struggle,
succeeded in taking the pair on shore
again.
Early Saturday morning Officer
Smith of Allentown, arrested a noto-
rious robber, John Solomon, on suspi
cion of having committed a series of
burglares in that city, The Allentown
Female College has been robbed twice
in several months and the residence of
the Rev. Hifferd, president of the in
stitution, was burglarized in August
while at the seashore. The officer
found lot of silverware, clothing,
linen, etc, which has been Unidentified
as the property of the college and Mr.,
Ilifferd. Solomon is an old offender,
and some time back served a three
years term for burglary. Other charges
are pending against him and he is good
for six Or eight years in prison.