The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-20
GENERAL NEWS.

william Nichols, at III ,zletOn, AMI VINO
is TO be hanged on April 9TH. Medical
experts now swear that probing for the
ball was the immediate cause OF Mich
OILS death.
Miss Hattie Melvin is one of the
managers OF the Faith House in New
ark. She was married the other even.
ing at the house of Mrs. Owen, in
Morristown, to Thomas johnson. Be-
litving that faith secured all things,
Miss Melvin gave no heed at all to
preparations for her wedding. She
even had no curiosity as to what she
should wear. Her faith received a re-
sponse, q Morristown Bible class Of
young ladies preparing everything that
was necessary and presenting ward
robe at the last moment.
ID rmsn B. Eaton, president of the
Civil Service Commission, in resronse
to an inquiry in regard to the enforce
ment of the civil service rules by the
new Administration, said "vacan-
cies are being regularly filed ander the
rules"
A man named Coyle who went to Shen-
andoah on SATURDAY. last to receive pay
from the Lehigh Valley Collieries, got
into a dispute with some of his friends
on his way home, when coal and iron
policeman named Harris, interfered,
shot Coye, in the breast the ball pen
etrating the heart, killing him instant
". Threatswere made of lynching
Harris, who it is said interfered with.
out cause.
Preliminary steps were taken at
st. Louis few days ago, to organize a
national association of base ball clubs.
Thomas Caffrey and John Nc.
Avery fought several rounds at Plains
vile, Luzerne county, Saturday. Both
men were badly punished. In the last
round Caffrey broke his opponents
nose, when the fight was declared in
Caffrey's favor.
Secretary Lamar has ordered that
notice be published that the Texas Pa
cific Railroad lands have been restored
to the Government, and are for sale at
50 so an acre as provided by the
Homestead, Preempllon and other
land laws.
General Grant had bad tLrn on
Sunday night. During the night he
took narcotic pill, and it lodged in
his throat so that he could neither get it
up nor get it down. His coughing and
Efforts to expel it caused him much
pain, and greatly irritated his throat.
"A fight took place lately on grand
Island near Buffalo. between Fred
Young and John Slurb. Young had
spoken disrespectfully of Slurb's wifi,
and Slurb demanded and received an
apology. Slurb, however, was not sat
sfied, and from hot words the two
came to blows, and each seized the
Others thumb in his mouth When
friends interfered TO separate them, it
was found that Youngs jaws had set
around Surb's thumb, and the service
of a physician was found nrcessary to
unlock them. Slurb's hand is very
much swollen, and the physicians pro-
nounce his case hopeless on accoun, of
blood poisoning. Young has fled to
Cauada.
The constant rush of visitors to
the Executive Mansion at all hours Of
The day has so encroached on the me
of the President that he has telt i'm
PEELED 20 make a set of rules for the
reception of visitors. Hereafter he
will limit his office hours to from ten
to one o'clock, except on Tuesdays and
Thursdays Cabinet days., when they
will be from ten to twelve o'clock.
During these hours he will receive all
persons who call Oh official business.
An hour will also be set aside every
afternoon for the reception of visitors
who have no business with the Presi-
dent, but who merely cali to pay their
respects. The President desires to re-
serve the afternoons and evenings to
considering the business of his office
and will receive no persons outside OF
the hours above specified, except by
special appointment.
Charles Corwin, an Englishman,
residing in New Yrrk, worker in the
ranks of the Salvation Army in the vi
cinity of Wilkes Barre, was arrestt d on
suspicion of attempting to enter q
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
pay car. When searched key was
found in his possession which unlocked
the car. The police think he is thiei
and using religion as cloak to ctvel
crime. From letters IN his pockets il
is known that he recently served 6
t,rm in one of the New York Prisons
He is also suspected of being compli
Gated in robbery at Ashley. He was
committed to Jail until the case is
fully investigated.
John L. Sullivan the Boston prize
fighter arrived 10 Philadelphia Monday
where he will go into training Tor &
| contest with Doninick McCaffrry a,
Industrial Art Hall on Monday, Marcf
30th.
| Business men IN Boston and VI
cinity VINO handle large quantities OF
subsidiary silver coin are considerably
disturbed by the occasional detection
of "genune' counterfeit half dollars
which, it is judged, must be in very
extensive circulation, They call then
genuine counterfeits,' because wher
properly coined they are Identical il
size, weight and composition witt
those from the government mints. Il
is only by means of an occasional flaw
in coming that one of them is detected
and is therefore impossible to estimate
the quantity of them in circulation
Counterfeiting of this sort is exceed
ingly profitable when done on larg'
scale, as detection is practically i'm
possible if ordinary precautions are ia
ken.
1t is not at all surprising that ''crooks
who have recently stopped so low as t.
counterfeit pennies, should make thi
a branch of their work. The bullioi
value of one dollar in subsidiary silve
coin is only II cents aud the 23 pc
cent margin of profit makes quite al
inducement 10 the counterfeiters. 1t il
believed that most of the metal used il
from re-melted trade dollars. BY tn
purchase OF these in large quantities