The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-12

destroyed by fro early yesterday
morning. The house and farm build.
ings burned, together with their con-
tents, were valued at S25, 200, on
which there was S., 900 insurance.
Saturday, Feb. o.
David Hastings. Market Clerk Of
Allegheny City, Pa, was found guilty
yesterday OF failing to turn into the
city treasury money collected from
stallkeepers.
The large woolen goods factory OF
Joseph Culbert of Philadelphia was
seized Friday by the Sheriff on
judgment note entered by Josiah Lin
ton for S35, ,s96.
George William Northedge, Of Chi
cago, received news on Friday that
he had fallen heir to an estate in Eng
land worth $3.50, 900, and then he went
out to shingle a woodshed.
The private banking firm Of Marcy,
Greer and McCairn Of Ration, N. NJ,
has made q general assignment. It
is thought the liabilities will reach
1000; assets about $4,000
The E. Goddard & Son Flour Mill
Company Of st. Louis made an assign
ment Thursday. Liabilities 500, 600,
assets $97, 900. The failure is believed
to have been caused by poor business.
At the head of Squaw Gulch, Grip
pie Creek, COL, at depth OF thirteen
feet, q chimney of ore has been dis
covered which is a perfect mass OF
shining gold. 1t is estimated as worth
from $l2, 900 to S15, 900 ton. -r
While dancing at the reception
given by the Pittsburg Club In honor
Of the re-opening OF their new club
house, Miss Kittie Shaw, daughter Of
a prominent physician Of Pittsburg,
Pa, dropped dead at $50 o'clock this
morning. t
The Leland Hotel property. In Chi.
cago, including building, land and
good will, has been sold to A. J.
Cooper, acting for New York capital
lists, for 1926. 900. The building and
good will Of the house were valued at
$500, 900 and tho land at seas. 1000. .-
John A. Morris, the chief owner Of
the Louisiana Lottery Company, was
arranged in the United States Court
at New Orleans, Friday, under tho
indictments found against him by
Grand Juries In Ell Paso and
Austin, Tex; Sioux Falls, 8. D., and
Parkersburg, w. Va. for violation Of
the Anti Lottery Postal law.
Hg Monday, Feb. g.
Fire in the business portion Of
Gorhan, Me-, causes $12. 900 losA
Fire at Meriden, Conn.,. CUTS the
Cashen business block. Loss, e2o. 900.
A Sunday morning nre in Manohes-
ter, N. H., burned out two business
blocks. causing a loss Of el25. 900.
The Kansas wheat plant Is In fine
condition and recent rains virtually
insure a magnificent crop the coming
season. WE.
It is rumored at Columbus, O., that
employees Of the Adams Express Com
pany, are being hired for John Hoey'e
new company. .sa i-ae 30.
w. @. Fees & Son, boots and shoes,
Findlay, O., assign. They have
creditors In Toledo, Columbus. Chi
cago, Cincinnati and New York. u
William Slavenski, a hermit, sew.
enty- Ave years old, near Michigan
City, Ind, was beaten into insensi.
bility by masked robbers, who got nc
booty. "-.
Adiutant- General McClelland died
at his homo in Harrisburg, Pa, Sun
day evening. Mr.. McClelland hal
been prominent in State and Nationa
politics, and worked earnestly In 1881
for Mr.. Cleveland in New York.
Elmer Bech, alias J. X. Stratton, wa
convicted in Denver. COL, Saturday, o
having forged o $12. 900 check. Strattol
is one Of the famous gang OF lette
box robbers who have operated il
nearly every city In the Union, ant
who were arrested at Atlanta. Ga, II
October last.
Tuesday, Feb. Q.
| At Larned, Kan, Sunday, fire de
stroyed $125, 600 Of property.
The Merchants Bank, OF Moor
head, Mimi, closed yesterday.
The Ulster County, N. Y. Saving
Institution was reopened for busines
yesterday.
Miss Amanda Jensen attended
dance at Turner Hall, Kansas City
last Thursday evening, and died
few hours later of heart disease.
w. H. Beers, president OF the Ne
York Life Insurance Company re
signed yesterday and the director
voted to pay him $37. 500 per year dul
ing the rest Of his life.
The Court Of Appeals at Albany tn
morning decided that Jeremiah Cott'
the italian now awaiting death
Sing Sing by electricity, must abic
by the judgment OF the lower oou
and die.