The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-15
NEWS ITEMS.

Walt Whitman, the poet, is very i'll
and his life is despaired of by his
friends.
Governor Hill, of New York state,
has signed bill legalizing the execu-
tion Of condemned murderers by cleo.
tricity.
Senator Cameron has offered reso-
luton in the House appropriating $50,
900 for monument to mark the birth
place of George Washington.
The faculty of Yale College has just
passed law which forbids absolutely
the use of Intoxicating liquors in any
shape whatsoever in any of the socie-
ties or organization of students of the
university. A member of the faculty
said that the law had not been passed
on account of any especial recent ex-
cesses among the students, but rs q
matter of general university policy.
Sergeant Harry Reese, of the Forty
eighth Infantry, now High Consta BILE
of Shamokin, is the man who lighted the
fuse which blew up the famous mine
in front of Petersburg during the war.
General Horace Porter, in his "Philos-
ophy of Courage" article in the last
number of the Century Magazine,
makes mention of the event, and re-.
CARDS it as one of the most courageous
undertakings of the war.
Farmers are W .rned to beware of o
lightning rod company, representing
themselves as the "North American
Lightning Rod Company" They send
an agent to obtain an agreement to put
up rod for ten dollars, but when the
rod is up it costs ninety dollars instead
of ten. After the first man, second
party comes around to put it up, and
theu third party comes to collect,
The whole business is fraud.
A despatch from San Francisco da-
ted June 6, says: The British bark
Balaklave arrived yesterday from Lon
don. after remarkable long voyage of
one year and seventy.four days. Her
misfortunes were many. There is not
a sailor aboard who shipped on her
from England. Ten sailors were
washed overheard and drowned in q
storm off Cape Horn, and while at
Valparaiso for repairs the remainder
of the crew deserted The bark was
again caught in a storm after leaving
that port, and lost two more men.
A remarkable lady has Just died in
Lancaster County, s. G. She was Mrs.
Catharine Crowell and was 80 years
old. Mrs. Crowell was the mother of
sixteen children. Her descendants
numbered 422, not including the de-
scendents of two OF her children who
lived out West and have not been
heard from for years. She had 1856
grandchildren, PIP great grandchildren,
and thirty-two third grand children,
and six fourth grand children. She
married when she was 16, and many
OF her descendents have done likewise.
James Owen O'Conpor, has a rival
in Philadelphia who last week won q
historic triumph which cast in the
shade the great achievements of Count
Johannes aud of all who have followed
in his footsteps. Last Friday night,
at Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, DIR.
Lands, who bad been playing a piece
called: "Dick Shaw" was confronted
by an audience of 1000 people armed
with potatoes, eggs, oranges, lemons,
beans and Observation-Disclosures. Landi.
had had net placed in front of the
stage, but it was as slight protection
from the missiles flthe crowd as in 9
mosquito screen from the onset of 9
swarm of New Jersey stiugers.
Judge Thurman tells reporter that
he does not know how the now fam
Gus bandanna became associated with
his name. "When first went to Con
gress' he adds, "along in l839-4O, thi
habit of taking snuff was general
Two large boxes, each containing /,
pound or more Of snuff, we're stationed
in the House of representatives TO
public use. l did not acquire the ha
bit for some time, but as one can no
get along very well without some eyi
habit, fell into il after time. o.
course that necessita.ed the use of ban
dannas. Nearly every one carried
them then, but ! suppose was singled
out by some newspaper man, and that
probably how the thing started
You see there is nothing romantic
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