The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-01-27
AN AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA


James Nowlin, l7-year-old boy,
who murdered George A. Cadman, In
Somervill, (Mass) little over a year
ago, and then mutilated the body In
horrible manner, was hanged last
Friday morning for his crime.
William Murdoch, q wealthy bache-
lor, aged 81, was victimixed in Pitts
burg on Saturday bv four bunco steer
ers, to the tune Of $4,000. His for.
tune is estimated at between one aud
two hundred thousand dollars.
An enthusiastic mass meeting of
miners and laborers was held at Ashley,
Luzerne county, on Thursday of last
week, at which resolution was unani-
IN ,usly pass TO donate one days pay
every month to the Lehigh strikers.
Two stalwart middle-aged men who
occupied room At the International
hotel, on Park Row, New York, and
had registered as +. Parker and Il.
Fulton, of Shubenacode, N. s., were
found lying on the floor dead, having
blown out the gas.
The trustees of the Valley Forge
centennial and Memorial Association
held meeting and decided to present
bill to Congress, asking for an sp-
preparation of $25,000 to purchase
more grounds surrounding Washing
tons headquarters at Valley Forge.
The license Of sixty-six hotel and
saloon keepers and nine wholesale
liquor dealers in Lancaster county ex.
pired Saturday night, and the proprie-
tors will be compelled to stop selling
until the Let of April, when the court
will grant licenses under the new law,
President Cleveland, on behalf of
himself and Mrs. Cleveland, has written
ex Governor Cornell accepting the in
vitation to attend the twentieth annual
commencement of Cornell University
at Ithaca next June, conditioned only
upon possible emergencies of official
duty.
Dan Driscoll, the leader of the
"Whyo" gang of New York, was
hanged at the Tombs Prison, New
York City, last Monday, for the muir
der of Elizabeth Clarity. His neck
was broken and he died Instantly. He
had lived life of crime and received
only what he deserved.
A dispatch from Lampasas, Texas,
says that blizzard struck that section
Saturday, and thousands Of sheep have
been frozen stiff. Many farmers are
engaged in going over their ranches
hunting dead sheep and shearing their
carcasses. The loss of sheep will re-
sult in a short wool crop this next sea-
son.
A despatch from Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin, dated January 18th said !:
The past two nights were the coldest
ever known in thus region. Sunday,
at 8 o'clock in the morning, spirit ther-
m"meters indicated SO degrees below,
at noon 22 degrees below. This morn
ing it ranged from SIS degrees below
to 81 degrees below.
A despatch from St. Paul, MIMI.
dated January Path, says: Another
blizzard has broken loose northwest of
here. At Neche, Dakota, the mercury
went down to sixty below and the wind
reached velocity of forty miles an
hour last night. 1t is still blowing and
trains are ten hours late. Brainerd rp-
ports that the storm reached there this
morning. A heavy fall of snow has
set in and the wind is blowing a gale.
The snow is drifting badly. The storm
has not yet reached St. Paul. but trains
are badly delayed.
The d. L. & W. and Lehigh Valley
railway companies have for some time
been trying to reach Rochester, N. Y.
Their engineer corps have surveyed
several routes. The best is known az
the Feeder line and enters the city at
an easy grade. 1t has been supposed
that the Lehigh Valley had secured
this right of way, but Friday morning
large force of men appeared at tn
city terminus and hastily constructed
several hundred feet of track in the
interest of the Rochester Terminal Co.,
which is supposed TO represent the
Lackawanna.
Mrs. Elizabeth Garfield, mother of
the late President Garfield, died at her
residence in Mentor, O., about 5 O'Clock
Saturday. She had been in bad health
for long time, and her death was not
unexpected. Mrs. Garfield came of
the purest New England stock, and
was always noted among those whc
knew her for firlnness of purpose and
integrity of character. Her distin
guisbed sons affection for her knew
almost no bounds. She always lived
with him after his marriage. and was
a resident of the White House from
his inauguration until his death. Sht
was aged SO years.