The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-04-25
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Weeks Thrashing.

Weeks Thrashing.
The treasury department has declined to
allow the wife and four children Of Mr..
Quong Lee, Chinese resident of this
country, to land in this country, holding
that the law excludes them unless certi.
ficate is presented from the Chinese gov.
ernment that they are simply tourists and
will, after seeing this country, return to
China.
The cracker bakery and ware house OF
Joseph G. Hitcher, at West Pittston, Pa,
was completely destroyed by fire. Loss es.
timated at 5000; partly insured.
The special Legislative committee Of New
Jersey have completed their investigation
of the state prison They find it well man.
aged and report that Mrs. Robert Ray Ham.
ilton is treated the same as the other pris
oners.
special from New London, Conn, says
that defect has appeared in the western
pier of the famous railroad bridge over the
Thames river which was opened last
October. The pier is said to have sunk
seven inches. Trains are run very eau.
tiously over the bridge.
About 800 people attended the sale OF
Jersey cattle at New York. One hundred
and two'lots were offered, bringing an aver.
age price of $50.
The California Athletic club has voted to
make the Sullivan-Jackson purse $4,000
The fight is not expected to take place be
fore September.
The health Of Emin Pasha is said to be
completely undermined, and his sight
nearly gone. 1t is believed that his useful
ness in equatorial Africa is at an end.
Minister Charles Emory Smith was en-.
tertained at diplomatic dinner at The
Hague by the American minister to the
Netherlands
The stockholders of the Asbury Park Ma
tional bank, which got mixed up in the
Claassen-Pell muddle, elected an entirely
new board of directors, and the young pres
ident, George w. Byran, steps down and
out
The mysterious stranger who committed
suicide last Thursday night at Willow
brook, Staten Island, is now thought by
many TO have been Michael Eyraud, the
much sought murderer, who several
months ago shot and killed Deputy Mar
shal Gouffe, at Paris.
The indictment against John Kunze, the
Cronin suspect, has been stricken from the
court record at the request of States Attor-
ney Longenecker, who stated that he had
no new evidence against him and did not
expect to get any.
Charles Z. Graves, aged SO, died April 81
at Bennington, VT, from the effects of an
overdose Of morphine taken to alleviate
pain from rheumatism. Mr.. Graves served
during the rebellion in Company Fl, Sec
ond United States sharpshooters, and was
prominent IN y. A. H. circles, and at the
time of his death was staff officer to Gen
Alger
John r. Grithth, business manager OF
Inc Northern Chrlstlan Advocate, oled on
April o. aged W.
The president has sent to the senate the
following nominations To be post chap
taihs IN 'he army-Ihe hev: Delmarr Low
Ell, Oh vermont the rev Jonn L. Ialvln,
Oh ONO
Charles L. Dietzer has been appointed
oeputy coilector OF customs at Buffalo
Henry d. Purroy was elected sachem
IN place OF ex-Register Slevin, and j. b.
McGoldrick, secretary, in place of Thomas
\. ullroy, at the Iammany society election
The Dahomians having murdered four
captured frehch soldlers, the french re-
tahateo oy Deheading nVe OF the Amazon
"arriors heid prisoners IN their camp.
Augustus +. Rockwell, broadway fur
rier mas maze an assignment. IL was pre-
| G,pI.a'eo py suie Oh newton freres, OF
| Faris' ior soo'oVo'
Inc Will OF FRANCIS " cunningham, who
aled on March "a AT Nice, leaves $5oo,ooO
Ior the benent OF Marie H. Flllppini, OF
| Villa dupont, Hue Pergolese, Paris, and
her daughter, Gabrielle Francois. The VIII
concludes; i authorize the said Gabrielle
=. 10 assume ana take and use the name OF
Gabrielle f. Cunningham" Cunningham
was bachelor.
| ASSemblyman Howell Stull, of Mercer
and eX-Alderman james Hillman, of the
rlith ward, Irehtoh' N. d. engaged IN a
hvely nst hght IN which Stuil was the
VICTOR.
John Rhodes, farmer, aged A years
nVihg ABOUT iour miles from Greencastie
IA, shot ana instantly Killed MS nephew
Wliiiam n hhodes' aged "a years
capt. W. Is. Couch, the famous Okla
ho"a boomer, uieu April III OF th'
wouhu received IN olspute over the titl'
TO land he had taken up
Z. f. kincaid, the slayer OF Taulbee, ha'
oeen released on .SD'ooo Dali
The New York Star says: "Col. g. w. G
Leybourn, who obtained considerable noto
riety lately in New York in connection will
a universal Catholic bank, is in Paris en-
gagged in floating the enterprise"
According to The New York Press rela
tions between this government and that o
Guatemala have become strained by reasoi
OF the efforts OF Secretary Blaine to Obtain
JustIce lot D. H. Hoilander, an American
ciVizen' who' as editor OF The Guatemal
olar, mas peen Twice imprisoned ana mail
expelled irom the country, besides suffer
On Monday, April 81, Murat Halstead
editor of The Cincinnati Commercial