The Columbus journal., 1882-07-26

SoU 1Or selllDg SCulLefateu m1lk.
IL is a nice thing to haye an exalted
opinion of our intellectual citizens.
A PARTY of some sixty Colorado
journalists with their families were
1 visiting Chicago last week.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has appointed
James NJ. Haworth, of Kansas, in
spector of Indian schools.
| FRANK CAMPBELL, aged II, at
Frankfort, Ind, accidentally hanged
himself in trapeze and was choked
to death.
THERE was the other day monster
feet of coal vessels in the Chicago
port. Their cargoes aggregated 16,-
$40 tons.
1T is claimed that six boys have
died in Boston and vicinity since July
4th from lockjaw, superinduced by
toy pistol wounds.
MADALINE STILES, of Chicago, who
shot and killed her reputed husband,
| was indicted for murder the other
day by the grand jury.
Two hundred and fifty Russian ref
ugee Jews arrived at Cincinnati last
week in a starving condition, without
any notice OF their coming.
PARTIES drilling for coal the other
day in Hubbard township, Mahoning
Co, O., struck oil. Much excitement
prevails in the neighborhood.
The Blue Valley Blade saws Ne
braska will be the banner state this
year as far as crops are concerned.
She is a STEM -winder and no mistake.
THE depot safe at Ulysses, Neb., was
broken open the other night by un-
known thieves and about 500 taken
away. Entrance was obtained thro'
a window.
The committee on printing in the
house at Washington have reported a
bill for printing 10000 copies of the
census and 10000 copies Of the report
on population.
MEADE WooDSON. a prominent res
ident of Kansas City, who died the
other day, was one of John Morgan's
men in the raid through Indiana and
Ohio.
The crops in Northwest Ireland
are said TO be in a piliiui condition.
Hay is lying out in the fields, sur
rounded by water. Potatoes are
blighied.
A GERMAN resident of Wheeling,
w. Va, whose wife died last April,
committed suicide the other day at
her grave by serving the arteries in
his left arm.
A RECENT report from Senator
Hill makes him decidedly worse. He
was compelled the other day to take
food through tube. His death may
occur at any moment.
| Ex-Governor FLKTCHEH. of Mis-
souri, has perfect right to the ex-
preston of his opinion and he has
done so by selecting John A. Logan
for the next president.
E. NJ. RUNNEGAN, well known ho-
tel man, was robbed OF cash and Jew
elry the other night valued at $l,l0O
while sleeping in his room in the
Pullman house, Chicago.
A SPECIAL from the Indian territory
says 10000 head OF cattle are or the
trail passing north through the terri
tory. So far this season it is claimed
$4,000 have passed up.
SECRETARY of War Lincoln is a
cabinet officer after the peoples heart
He seems to have uppermcst in his
mind one of his fathers maxims of
government--''forthe people.
lT is estimated that the wheat crop
OF Kansas will amount to 35,00O,OOO
| bushels, which would load d train of
cars reaching from Topeka to Chi
cago. The quality OF wheat is first
class.
VIM. II. REID, living about four
miles south OF De Witt, in Gage
county, Neb., shot ard instantly
| killed his wife, Catharine Reid, on
the night of the 22d, between hours of
10 and ii.
LAST week nine hundred and twen-
ty-tive Norman immigrants from En-
rope, accompanied by thirty-four
missionaries arrived at Salt Lake CITY
and are now being distributed among
| Mormon settlements.
The President has nominated VIM.
Hale. of Iowa. governor of Wyoming
j. 5. Crosby, New York, governor of
Montana; Wilson w. Hoover, Cali
fcrnia, associate justice of the Su-
preme Court OF Arizona.
Mrs. JOHN MARTIN, of Lowell,
Mass, mother of Peter Martin, killed
on the Salem Il Lowell railroad, i
short time age, died the other day of
grief She was previous to the acci-
dent strong, healthy woman.
From Fort Bowie, Ariz, we have a
report that the Indians are again on
the war path, committing depreda-
lions around San Carlos reservation
and McMillardvilled. They killed
the chief scout and two men.
A QUANTITY of chemicals in a drug
store at NorristOwn, Pa, exploded
the other morning from lighted cam
die. The store was entirely DESTROY
Ell and DIR. Shipbig, Donough and
Dehaven were terribly burned.
THE Friendly Islands were recently
swept by hurricane and tidal wave,
causing dreadful havoc. Ships foun-
dered, seamen were drowned, and
houses and churches leveled. One is
land was completely desolated.
The other night at Montreal two
year old child of Mr.. Melvin, a
wealthy gentleman of that city was
abducted. A note was left demand
ing flO.OOO as ransom and a threat
TO murder the child if refused.
Ben. HILL has greatly wasted away
and cannot speak. The cancer is
slowly but surely eating its way to-
ward vital parts, which it may reach
at any moment. Physicians place his