The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18

pointed speaker or the ontario senate to
succeed Senator Lacoste, who has been an
pointed chief justice OF the Quebec court
of appeals
Nothing has been received at the state
or navy department either to confirm or
deny the report from Chill of the escape of
Balmaceda from Valparaiso under pro-
lection of Admiral Brown on the United
States cruiser San Francisco.
A sneak thief entered the residence OF
John Ford on Tysen street at Snug Har-
Dor, S. l., and stole money and jewelry to
the amount OF about $500.
Richard Carr, forty-eight years of age,
of 62 Eleventh avenue, Newark, in trying
TO jump from Lackawanna train fell and
had both feet cut of by the wheels.
Henry Van Name, eighteen years old,
arrested while robbinga house in Smith
town, l.. L., confesses that the plot was to
murder old Mr.. Whitman and his sister
and rob and burn their home. lie impl.
Gates James Lynn, u stone mason.
The New York society belle, Mis-, Sallie
Hargous, was married in All Saints
church, Newport, to Mr.. Duncan Elliot
Sept. 10.
At New York the old Moses Y. Beach
building, corner of Nassau and Fulton
streets, was destroyed by fire Some OF
the occupants narrowly escaped with their
lives. The iiremen were hampered by lack
of water.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis. who finished her
husbands memoirs begun by himself, has
sued Robert Belford, the Belford company
and Edward Lange for $40 COO for royalties,
which she claims are due her from the sales
of the book. She has not yet received n
cent for her work, although the book sold
well. The firm is embarrassed and cannot
pay.
Francis W., president, and Henry II. Ken
nedy, cashier of the defunct Spring Gar
den National bank, who We're convicted
recently for wrecking that institution,
were sentenced by Judge Butler this morn
ing to ten years each in the Eastern peni-
tentiary.
g. w. Allen, Worlds fair commissioner
from New York, has purchased several
pieces of property in Chicago.
1t is rumored mt Burlington. Ia, that
Ex-Governor Geer has been rendered Judge
Cooley's place on the interstate COM
merce commission.
William Hessler, of Chicago. was stabbed
ten times while trying to stop quarrel
between Daniel David and his wife and
Charles Meyer. Mrs. David did the stab
bing.
w. w. johnson, formerly well known
business man at Stony Point, n. Y, COM
mitted suicide by hanging.
The navy department has made n very
satisfactory trial of smokeless powder for
small arms of American manufacture.
Ex-Friar Francis Dent has invoked the
aid of the civil courts to annul the decree
which expelled him from the Order OF
Franciscan Monks.
The Examiner. of San Francisco. says
that Albertson, the cashier of the Tacoma
Fidelity Trust company, absconded with
$4,000 cash and nearly $1,000, 600 in bonds,
instead of 5000, as reported.
Senator John b, Mcpherson, of New Jer-
sey, has accepted an invitation to make
number of speeches for Governor Camp,
bell in the Ohio campaign.
Sheriff John McCargue, of Somerset.
Ky, was shot dead in his stable by Joseph
and John Gilland.
Ninety of the 10 destitute Jewish refu-
gees who arrived at Montreal on the steam
ship Oregon recently, We're sent to the
United States and western Canada.
The physicians of John Fitzgerald pres.
ident of the International League of
America, say that he will never be him
self again mentally.
Mrs. Allen G. Thurman is reported, at
Columbus, o., rs being much improved.
Sheriff John II. McCargue, of Rockcas.
tie county, KY, was killed by an unknown
assassin.
Sixteen-year-old Percy Carr accidentally
shot and killed his six-year-old cousin,
Harry Price. at Northeast, Nd, while ex-
aminng pistol.
Assembly nominations in New York
state have been made as follows: Peter ID.
Muller, Democrat, Cortland county; q.
+. II. Gould, Democrat, Lewis county.
L. l.. Polk, president of the National
Farmers Alliance, believes Cleveland will
be nominated in 1892.
Investigation proves the report to be
incorrect that Prince Bismarck had suf-
Tered slight stroke of apoplexy.
Archbishop Corrigan laid the corner
stone of the new church of St. Joachim
and st. Anne, at Mount Loretto, 5. l.,
Sept. IL.
1t is reported that Tascott, the murderer
OF Millionaire Smell, of Chicago, has been
caught at Charleston, S. C..
Major Edmund l.. Smith, formerly OF
the United States army and member OF
the law firm Of Wells, Smith g. Mason, OF
Denver, died at Reading, Pa, Sept. IL.
The proposed reproduction OF "Lohen-
grim in Paris caused so much excitement
that it had to be postponed.
The Lake Erie and Western railroad
strike in Ohio is at an end.
The Consumers Merchandise Clothing
and Provision company at Philadelphia
has susnandad