The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-11-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Hinton G. Lee, travelling agent of Will
Transport, recently yielded to the strong
temptations of Wall Street and foolishly in
vested his employers money and of course
lost it. The strong hand of the law is now
bearing down hard upon Hinton in conse-
quence. His employer gave him in trust
$3.50. to be invested otherwise, but Hinton
overlooked instructions in his anxiety to get
rich quick.
General Cassius Marcellus Clay, aged 81,
once President Lincoln's minister to Russia
recently led Miss Dora Richardson, aged Is,
to the marriage altar in Kentucky-the land
Of connubial sensation and the home Of
Breckinridge.
Because of short pasturage in some parts
Of the west good horses are being sold as
low as S. in many cases.
Chicago, not willing to be outdone by
New York in either vice or virtue now also
threatens kind Of Lexow investigation of
the peculiarities of her city police There
are those who claim that some of their pc.
culiarities are reprehensible.
A case Of tie vote occurs in Indiana be-
tween Jonathan Keith, Republican and John
F. Goodman, Democrat, they each having
received for the Office of District Attorney
2,9I5 votes.
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The loss ofhis money at betting on horses,
&c and then the loss of his health, induced
Jared Davis of Massachusetts to shoot him
self recently.
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A cut 10 advantage was that made by a
New York pick-pocket recently, who clever
ly relieved Senior Modesto Solizano, Consul
General OF Ecuador, of his pocket-boo con-
tanning $3.50. The Consul-General was
travelling on an elevated train and was met by
chance, as it were, the thief having cut
through the overcoat and also the frock coat
pocket before he succeeded in reaching the
wallet. New York is the home of artists of
all kinds.
The largest American merchant vessel
ever built was formally christened " The St.
Louis by Mrs. Cleveland and launched in
grand style at the Cramp ship.yards on
first ocean greyhound built in America, and
1t is 554 feet long, and 63 feet wide, and
The necessity for issuing per cent bonds
to the amount of fifty million dollars is a
question under cabinet consideration.
1t is conjectured that Hugh O'Donnell,
the leader of the Homestead strikers, having
placed Congressman-elect Kulp under great
obligations, will be kindly cared for at the
seat of Government by Mr.. Kulp who will
need a private Secretary.
Mrs Lane, of Wilmington, sleep walker,
recently fell from second-story window of
n New York hotel and sustained serious
injuries. She was found unconscious on the
pavement early in the morning by police.
man, aud when removed 10 the hospital and
restored to consciousness she gave her name
rs Mrs Jennie Wilmington, Of Brooklyn
Her injuries are likely fatal, she having
sustained internal injury besides breaking
several bones in the fall
Robert Fltzsimmons, Esq, the pupilist
now has a little theatrical company Of his
own, though he is still interested in prize
hghting, It being rather more lucrative than
variety theatre work. He thinks quite
favorable OF the $50, 600 offer of the Edison
kinetoscope Company for him TO fight III,
bully in Mexico.
An oreanist of fottsvi lie has determined
to rejon church when he gels out of iaIl
where he was placed for making counterfeit
money. 1t is possible that back of hi
church membership was the money he mad
for playing the organ, and the pay not being
as high as he wanted, he made a little none