The Columbus journal., 1885-11-04

foremost statesman of the country.
Malone esteemed it q great
honor to have the privilege Of intro
the distinguished senator from
Ohio to q Virginia audience. He
came there, he said, to address the
reason, and not the prejudices, Of the
people, and he bespoke for him a
cordial greeting and respectful hear
ing. Senator Sherman was cordially
greeted and accorded q most res
pectful and attentive hearing.
Mr.. j. H. MCCALL. q citizen of
Plum Greek, Neb., met with q serious
accident the other day by his team of
horses becoming frightened; they
commenced plunging and kicking,
upset the buggy and threw Mr..
Mccall with violence on to q barbed
wire fence, tearing his clothes and
frightfully decorating his side, shout
der aud back. One shoulder vas
dislocated. Hopes are entertained
that he will recover.
A DISPATCH received from st.
Johns, N. F., at Halifax, N. S., on the
18th uit., states that a great storm
ragged off the coast of Labrador q few
days before doing immense damage
among the fishing feet. Eighty ves-
sells were wrecked or driven ashore,
and at least seventy men lost their
lives. Two thousand persons were
reported ashore in q destitute condi-
ton. The news created great excite
ment at Halifax.
The other night about II O'Clock, q
stock train on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern was thrown
from the track near Northwood,
Worth county, Iowa. Morrill, Rice,
engineer, aud Michael Connors,
brakeman. both of Cedar Rapids,
were instantly killed. The fireman
was badly scalded. Twenty-eight
head of cattle, belonging to the Pho
neer Cattle Company, of Montana,
were killed.
In the mandamus case before the
circuit court, brought by the republic
can. candidates for senator in Ham
ilton Co., Ohio, the counsel for the
county abandoned his plea against
the jurisdiction of the court and en-.
tered q motion to compel the REALTORS
to make the petition more definite
and certain. The court sustained the
motion and further proceedings were
stayed until the amendment can be
made.
A NUMBER of conservative mem.
bers of parliament arrived the other
day at Ottawa, Ont, and will
intercede for Riel. The date to which
Riel has been respited is Nov. 10th.
1t is q very questionable question any
any how, whether any body ought to
be hanged, and in Riel's condition OF
mind it is thought to be questionable
whether even the law could hold him
responsible for his acts.
A MAN giving his name as Herrick
H. Bridges in New York the other
day looking hungry and tired accost-
ed q police officer and said he had
robbed the store of Cumberledge s.
Smith, at Athol, Oak, of $1,000 and
had spent the money and was willing
to 60 back and take his punishment.
He vas locked up and the Dakota
authorities will be consulted.
MRS. JULIA A. GRANT, widow OF
Gen. Grant, has recently made the
statement to w. r. Grace, mayor OF
the city of New York, that Riverside
was selected by herself aud family as
the burial place of Gen. Grant, and,
for reasons stated in her note. leaves
the strong inference that her desire is
that his body remain in New York.
THREE men and q woman were
buried in the ruins of q frame build
ing the other day which collapsed on
Wabash avenue, Chicago. One of
the men was killed outright and bis
companion and the woman, who was
in an upper part of the building at
the time of the disaster, received &C.
rious injuries.
CITIZENS Of chihuahua, Mexico, are
talking of annexation to the United
States. We believe that our citizens
will be q little slow to extend the
area of the republic in that direction.
If communities naturally gravitate
towards US we cannot we'll help it,
and eventually the Mexicans may
make good citizens.
COMMISSIONER SPARKS, Of the land
Office, does not approve of the policy
which Assistant Secretary jerks has
laid down of suspending the thirty
suits in Montana against those who
are charged with taking timber from
the public domain. He has written q
letter to Secretary Lamar protesting
against this.
RECENT news from Constsutinople
says that the porte continues msssing
troops at points available for offensive
operations in eastern Roumelia in the
event of extreme measures being re-
sorted to. A dispatch from Smyrna
A. >HAn, Il. .svs k-onto th0Oaond