The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-02-07
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The Worlds News Cleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE WIRES.


The Rev. s. X. Frazier, pastor Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church at youngstown, o.,
well known throughout the United States
for his lectures on Japan, has suddenly be-
come insane.
Watchman Hagney, who was shot by some
unknown person at Phpnixville, Pa, is dead.
Hagney made an ante-mortem statement
that Bernard Mallon, speak easy" pro-
prietor shot him. Mallon has been arrested
at Phenixville. Hagney had informed the
authorities Of Mallon's violation Of the law.
The coroners jury in the case Of Banker
Ditman, who disappeared Dec IL and whose
body was found in the Schuylkill, Jan. 20,
at Philadelphia, rendered verdict of acci-
dental death by drowning.
Seth Low has been formally installed
as president of Columbia College
Worlds fsir legislation at Albany is at
stand still. The senate on Monday did not
take up the assembly bill.
The New York Presbytery by vote Of
93 to 43 favored the revision of the creed, In
cluding the recommendation to alter chap
ter so as to include only the sovereignty Of
God in election, the general love Of God for
all mankind and the salvation in Christ and
the revision Of the tenth chapter regarding
children dying in infancy and the damna-
tion of the heathen.
Ten persons were burned to death in a
Boston lodging house fire Sunday morning
The Sears building in Boston has burned.
Loss, 100000.
Danbury, Conn, was visited by a 100000
fire Feb 2.
Seven miners were killed by an explosion
in the Nottingham shaft at Wilkesbarre,
Pa.
Secretary Blaine's eldest daughter, Mrs.
saI aNN oeI,f I'll o
The Times has settled Mr.. Parnellis libel
suit by paying him s25, 900.
The New York assembly, by refusing to
pass the senate Worlds fair bill, has killed
| it. The assembly bill is still before the sem
ate and may be passed this week, but the
| assemblys action is said to have greatly in
| jured New York's chances of getting the fair.
The New York police board has appointed
| Gen. e. s. Rodenbough chief of the bureau
| of elections as successor to John j. O'Brien
Secretary Noble has appointed W. II.
Barker, of New York, chief of division in
the pension Office at g., 900 per annum:"
| w. II. Turner superintendent of the New
| York, New Haven and Hartford railroad,
died Thursday night at New Rochelle.
| The following new postmasters have been
appointed New Jersey-Holmdel, F. p.
Mcgee; Parker, L. B. Sutton; Koselle, I. M.
Belknap; Sayreville, N. M. Townley.
Governors Island will replace Castle
Garden, New York, as the landing place of
immigrants arriving in this country at the
port Of New York
The secretary of the navy has decided D.
award the contract for the construction OF
one of the thousand ton gunboats and the
eight hundred ton naval academy practioe
cruiser to the firm of Samuel L. Moore a.
Sons Co., of Elizabethport N. j., and the
other one thousand ton gunboat to the Bath
Iron works of Maine.
James Stone, the jockey, who was con-
victed of murder for killing German bar
tender in lager beer saloon at Coney Island
in the summer of 1888 has had his sentence
of death commuted by Governor Hill to i'm
prisonment for life Judge Henry A. Moore
before whom Stone was tried and convicted,
recommended him to executive clemency.
The New York state board of regents have
chosen the following officers: George Will
lam Curtis, chancellor, and DR.. Anson j.
Upson, vice chancellor.
The New York superintendent of public
works has appointed Thomas Calvin, Of
Troy, a son of ex-Postmaster Calvin, chie
clerk in the office of public works. Terrenc,
I. Hardin, formerly division superintend
ent, was appointed assistant superintendent
in place of John E. Ashe, resigned.
Miss Bisland, Nellie Blys rival in circum
navigation, arrived at New York Jan. 80.
Detective Mccarthy and a policeman ar
rested thirteen sneak thieves in house ii
New York The detective spent the nigh
in their den and caught them one by one a
they entered.
The residence of Rev. Joseph Fleckinge
at Mansfield, Pa, was blown up by dyns
mite Jan. 80, with the intention of KILN
Father Fleckinger. The priest believes Al
archists are responsible for the deed.
Charles II. Shear, the Charksville, N. Y
wife murderer, has been sentenced to lif
Imprisonment in Dannemora prison.
The Presbyterians in session at Syrt
cuse, N. Y, voted unanimously for revision
and report that they favor simple and MOI
catholic creed, but hope that the old COZ
fession of faith will be allowed to stand as
} historic monument.
} Joseph Chapleau was sentenced to be ex
cuted by electricity on March at Damn
mora prison, N. Y. He was convicted of IL
5 murder Of a man named Tabor.
The Rev. John Grimes has been appointt
to succeed the late Rev. James A. O'Har
d. D., as pastor of st. Mary's church
Syracuse, N. Y.
At meeting of the members of the CO.
trail New York trotting circuit held in Bin
/
vile, was elected vice president. The exec
tive committee elected consists of f.
Babcock, of Hornellsville; I. l.. Leonard,
Syracuse; L. NJ Cafferty, of Binghamto
c. A. Nichols, of Elmira, and j. NJ. Pre-
dergast, of Phoenix.
=, The Pennsylvania National bank, of Pit
= burg, capital 500, 900, has been authoriz
y to commence business.
=. The jury in the case of Justice Jose
Hayter, Matthew Reid and Thomas Ten
son, of New Brunswick, N. j., charged wi
4 stuffing ballot boxes at the last electic
"a brought in verdict of not guilty.
If Blanche X. Bruce of the District of Colu
bia, has been appointed recorder of deeds
. the 3D. District t. 4 Columbia :, a.,
Va mocracy for the Nineteenth IN. W asse
Il bly, district have adopted resolutions
is proving Mr.. Cleveland's ideas on tai
id reform; also favoring the Australian bal
system and civil service reform. 1t is s,
by knowing ones that this is the beginning
a movement to array the County Democrt
- against Tammany Hall and Governor Hill
the next presidential election