SJItc (SfatumMmt
-AND-
Published ovory Friday morning
nftho Columbian Building near tho
Jourt Houso, by
MOIIAItLES D. BIIOOKWAY,
Editor and Proprietor.
lTbkms. Two dollars a year, payn
lo In advance.
JOB PRINTING of nil descriptions
xecutcd with neatness and dispatch,
t reasonable rates.
BLOOMSBURG DIRECTORY.
fJ, STOVES AND TINWARE.
rACOnMKTZ, denier In stoves tinware, Mntii
I St., above enurt home. vl-nll
l tM.lnUrr.UT, stoves nml tinware, Itupert
Vi block, Jlnlnsi., wi-st of .Market. vl-ul3
CLOTHING, AC.
LOWnNIlEIia, merchant tnllor, Main St., M
i'doorabovo American bouse. vl-n!3
r ,W.CIIIiMHKIU.IN. wliolCBSleiinilretnUile.il.
I. er lnclotlilnK.ctc: lliirtmnn's building, Main
treet., vl-ul3
(DRUGS, CHEMICALS, AO.
r N.7MOYKK, ilrugglat and apothecary, Ex
j. change block Main fct. vl-n!3
,1 P.'I.UTZ, druggist and apothecary, Itupert
'j. block, Main St., west of Market. vMiM
-'CLOCKS, WATCHES, AC.
OUIB BEKNHAltl), watch and clock maker.
J near southeast corner Malnaud Iron sts.vl-nU
1 E.8AVAOE, dealer In clocks, watchei nnd
! . ,nn .( li.et lmtn.tr ArnnrlrTin
louse,
CATI1CAUT, watch and clock maker, Market
Vst.,'belowMuln. vl-n.3
iJ. .BOOTS AND SHOES.
1 M. BIIOWN, boot and shoomal:cr,Malu street
.opposite Court Houso. vl-nll
1 SOLLEDlSH.monur.ictureranddcalcrlnbootJi
v.. and shoes, Mulu St., opposite Kplscopal church
vl-iU3
IENIIY KI.KIM, manufucturcr and dealer In
boots and shoes, groceries etc., East Ulooms
urg Malum, vl-nl.)
I AVID BETA boot and shoemaker, Main st.,
' uolow Ilartman'a Btore, west of Market street.
" vl-n!3
PROFESSIONAL.
It. EVAN3, M. D. surizeon and physician south
Bide Main St., below Market, vl-n 13
B. B. PVKtnney surseon dentist, teeth extract
) ed without pain. Main St., nearly opposite
plscopal Church. vl-u4(l
B. M'KEIjVY, M. 1). surgeon and physician
north Bldo Mam St., below Market. vl-n 13
0. rtUTTEIt, M. D. surgeon and Physician.
Marketst., above Main. vl-m.l
VR. II. a JIOW'liK,surgoou dentist, Main St..
I above court house. vl-nll
B. KOI1IBON, Attorney-at-Law, Office Hart
. man's building. Main Street. l-a20
11 IKELEIt, Attorney-at-Law.Olllce, 2d floor
I In Exchange) Block, near tho "Exchango Ho
"l." , , v3nl
MILLINERY A FANCY GOODS.
TIBS, LIZZIE BAHKLEY, milliner, Itomsey
lbullulnar.Malust. vl-nl.)
Iisa A. D.AVEBIl, fancy goods, notions, books,
I stationery, north Bldo Main street below Mar
't. vl-n3
i PETEIIMAN, millinery and fancy goods op
i noslte Episcopal church, Main Bt. vl-u!3
f BS. JULIA A. & BADE BAItKLEY, ladles
L cloaks and drcsa patterns, southeast corner
aln and west st. vl-n!3
IS8M. iDKBltlCKSON, millinery nnd fancy
Igoods Maliml., opposite Court House, vl-nll
Its. M. B.I'UItMAN, milliner, Main Bt., below
L ilartman's store, west of Market st. vnl3
HE MIRSI3) HAlt.MAN millinery nnd fancy
goods, Main street Just below American house.
vl-ull
'HOTELS AND SALOONS.
LEACOCK, oyster aud eating baloon, Ameri
can House, ilalu St., lialtzer Lencock bujerlu
ndenU vl-ul
IUMYEB & JACOnY, confectionry, bakery,
I and oysusr saloon, wholesale- and retail. Kx
ange block, Main st. vl-nll
OX & WEBB, confectionery, bakery, and oys
ter saloon, wholesale aud rcuill, Malubt., Just
low Iron' vl-uU
XCIIANQE HOTEL, by Knous & Clark, Main
st.t opposlto court houso. vl-n!3
M ERICA N HOUSE, by loan Lkacock, Main
- sU, west pf Iron street. vl-nU
0BK8 IIOTEL, by O.W. Maocikh, cost end of
MalUBt. vl-n 13
BTOnNEIt, refreshment saloon,Main St., Just
. above court house. vl-n!3
OONsKk'CLABK, refreshment saloon, Ex
1 change hotel. vl-nll
'MERCHANTS AND GROCERS.
JACOBS, Ciinfeetlonery. groceries Ho Main
st.,abovo Court House, vl-nlO
II. MILtiETt, dealer In dry goods, groceries,
.jueuuswaro, Hour, halt, blioes, notions, etc.
.'change block, Muln street, vl-n 13
'KELVY NKAL & Co., dealers In dry goods,
.groceries, Hour, feed, salt, fish. Iron, nails.
K, northeast comer Mufu and Maikct st. vl-ul3
fi.O.HOWEn, hats and caps, hoots and shoes,
! Main Bt., nbove Court,llouse. vl-nl-1
't.j Mll
ifi MABR. dry goods and notions, southwest
corner Main and Iron sts. vl-ul'l
'A J. nrtOWEU. drv ernmlR. Groceries, etc.. north-
I west corner Main nnd Iron sts. vl-nl3
A. BECKLEY.Keystoneshoe store, books and
! stationery, somhwest corner Market and
Unels.i-, vl-nl3
,'rALLIAM ERASMUS, confectioneries. Main
St., near tho railroad. vl-utf
MENDENHALL,generalitoelc of merchan
. dlso and'luinher. corner of Malu Street anil
.rwlckrood. vl-n!3
".T. rmnniTCS. dealer In ilrv coods ercerlos etc.
Hhlve's block. Main St., below Iron vl-ul3
i.K.iQlltTON', Groceries it rrovlslous, south
east corner Main and lion Ktiects. vl-nll
'.V J. HT.OAN. denlerin chnlco drv exds. HOUSO'
, kceplnggoods, fresh groceries, etc., etc. Main
opposite court liou&o. v-lull
lC, K.'HYBU, groceries and general merchandise
, MaUftjlj. abo e West. vl-n 13
rli T. SlLSnrLESSyTry Koodr, groceries, boots,
Jk 6hoes,'etc, Itoprj. block. Main St., west ol
lirket.J-
i. (i . .ri.ii . JB'v irivinnt.m t 1 ...... t
Ottowu. south side, two doors above Brobst's
MISCELLANEOUS.
flSifM M fitldF.r,. SIku. Ornamental and Deci'
1-nllv r"'11!1" Hcottown, cor 1th & It It st. vl-12
f prick ori.Aiaiu BU, west in mantel bv, viuo
'Vllj.TnOBNTON, wall paper, window shades,
i and nxtures, Itupert block, ilalu st. vl-u
s ltOSENBTOCIC, photognipher, Exchaugo
if, block, Malu St., opposlto court house, vl-n 13
d!t. ItlinATlT. nhotoeraoher. Hartman's build-
...r.T r. r t a nan t 1 ,1 n.nn'u rnnnnr Tn.
1 ifw.tr. T.lirlillllnv ltml. V2-1119
vUltsi:LL. saddle, Irunk and larness
;r, ainm 6i., neiow couri, iiiiunp. ..-.hi
EH, Glue Maker, nnd White and limey
, "'-ittowu, yt-n
V SOtJ I.UMllEU CO., monufaetnrers
li, i.niiilii'r. of nil kinds, planing
OWtfall-road. vl-um
IX Ft ry.nf a m kn.i.i in nml lmrnf'ss maker.
I''"-.'nnTi4hwebl corner Main and Market Bt.
.Li-tPS'"" 1 vi-nu
l"1 lHerl : -
Vi JSjmarblo works, near bouthwest
'.' V Jlll ""'I Market sts. vl-nll
K t-"l- - ' .
'B.! v.t.m,0ll rfa.l.r Innlnnnd nrrrftm. lltlll
i .tlNOLEH. dealer In pianos, organs and
' uienni. at a. W.Coiell'Bfurnlture rooms
WW. , ' vl-ntl
i i i 1
inlllllWU llnnn rlonlnT KAnmill llnnrfTom
,r . Uwest corner Main and Iron Bis. vl-nU
u' ACOCI?Notaty Public,
t 'n and Brarke-t jj.
Vl-nU
WITWHTnM'Miiiltial nfiil riiKhnitea flrO
.,.n rviiiiiinnv.iiiirtliijiHLrnrner Main and
't. CtO, V1-UU
,1,'t.1 TArnnYjiMarMu nd llrnwn Hlon
ftu.EaiUHuoniBbuiE.BeiwIckroad. vl'nfl
"v fiAMPLE & CO. MochlnUts.EastBlomns-
-huU near railroad. Casting, made at short
a. vtlce-Mnachlnery made nud repaired. v2-n
.. .r.ri.Kr ,Ur.lfl.l in.nl InlloW. eltf.. CllCni
l.rVAll
M- "((jrVni'a sl'iey, hack of Auiurlrau he im. vl-nl
uf
VOLUME III NO. 10.
ORANGEVII.LE DIRECTORY.
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It. O. A. MEOAItGEL, physician and surgeon.
Main si., next uoor 10 uouii s xioici. vi-ni
BUICK HOTEL and refreshment saloon, by
Vm. Mas teller cor, of Main and l'lnest.vlnn
SWAN HOTEL, the upper house by John Sny.
dor, Main st above I'lue. Vl-nl7
tTAUMAN BKOTHEIti), Tanners nnd mannfac
11 timers of leather, on Main St., below UomW
Hotel. V2-IH7
D
AVID llBItlUNd, Flour ami Grist Mill, nnd
ueaierin grain, . Mill street. vi-nu
BOWUH A. llErtltlNG. denier In dry goods,
groceries, lumber and general Merchandise
Main st. vl'n!7
nEOUGE LA7.AUUH, saddle nnd harncssmakcr
j Alain si., nuovo me nwnn jtoiei. vimhi
A E. W. COLEMAN, Merchant tailor nnd
, Gent's furnishing goods, Malu Bt., next door
to tho brick hotel. V1-1U7
MB. HAYHUrtST, Clocks, Watches nnd Guns
, repaired. Guns and WatchcB for sale, Main
St., below l'lne. vl-n 17
JAMES B. If AB.MAN, Cabinet Maker, nnd Un
dertaker. Main St., below I'ine. vl-u!7
ICIIAEL C. KELI.EK. Confectionery, Oysiers
Ac. c.c.,on i me m.t between aiain anu .tun.
vl-n 17
n
II. &C. KELCHNEIl. Blacksmiths, on Mill
. Btrcct, ncarrina. vl-nl7
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ILLIAM DELONO. Hhoemakcrnnd monufac-
turer or una;, Mill St., west or rino vin rj
EWIS II. KCHUYLEll, Iron founder, Machln
jlst, nnd Mannfactuier of plows, Mill Ht.vl-nl7
M
ILES A. WILLIAMS A CoTnnncrsnud Man
ufacturers oricatner, Mill street. vi-nw
JOHN KELLEIt, Boot nnd Shoemaker, Pino
Street, opposlto tho Academy vl-n!7
All. HEnitlNG BUOTHElt, Carpenters and
. Builders, Main Street, below 1'ino. vl-ul7
SAMUEL HIIAUPLES8, Maker of thellayhnrst
Grain Crudlo. Main St. v2u5.
JM. 1IARMAN, saddlo nud harness maker
t Orangevllle, opposlto Kramo church. v!2nll
catawissaTirectory.
SUSQUEHANNA orBrlckllolel.H.Kostcbauder
proprietor, fiouth-east corner Main nnd Second
Street. v2-n!2
T II. CltEAHY, dry goods, groceries, nnd gen
tj s erai mcrcuauuise, aiuiu mrreu
V2-U12
t D. ItlNAUD, dealer In stoves nnd tln-warc.
j. MaluSticet, v2-n!2
M. H. ABBETT, attorney at law.Mnln Street.
GILBERT .t KLINE, dry goods, groceries, and
general merchandise, Main Street. v2-nI2
KEILEU, billiard Baloon, oysters, and lco
cream In season Main Street. v2nl2
BP. DALLMAN, Slerchant Tailor, Second 8t.,
. Bobbins' Building. ' v2-nl8.
D
II. J, K. nOBBIN8, Burgeon nnd Physician,
ooconu ueiow iuain. v-mo.
B. KISTLEB, "Cattnwlsn Honse," North West
.Corner Main and Second Streets. v2-ul.
M,
M. BROBST, dealer In General Merchandise,
Dry Goods, Groceries &c. v2-nl8.
LIGHT STREET DIRECTORY.
PETEIl ENT, dealer In dry goods, groceries,
llour. feed. salt. llsh. Iron, nails, etc.. Light
Street. vl-ulo
JTEHWILLIOEII, Cabinetmaker, Undertaker
and Chalrmaker. vl-nl8
F. O.MAN & Co., Wheelwrights, first door
above school houso. vl-nlO
M1
BS. E. ItLINEi millinery and fancy goods.
JW.SANKEY, dealer In leather. Hides, Bark,
et. Cash paid for Hides. vl-ulfl
M. M. ENT, dealer In stoves aud tiu ware In
all Its branches. vi-m:i
JOHN A. OMAN, manufacturer nnd dealer In
boots and shoes. vl-uOI.
J. LEISEIt, M. D. Burgeon nnd Physician.
Oillco nt Keller's Hotel. v2-n27
ESPY DIRECTORY.
D. WEUKHEISEIt, Boot nnd Shoo Store
and mnnfaetory. Shop on 3Ialn street, op-
posltu steam Mill. vlMilO
risrY STEAM FI.OUBING MILLS, C. B. Fowler,
U l'rorrieior. v-u.o
F. IlEIGHABl), ABBO., dealers In dry goods
, groceries, and general merchandise. vl2nll
J P. CALDWELL, dealer In dry goods, grocer-
les, uueensware, hard wiue, fish, salt, nails,
etc.. etc.. vl2nll
rp W. El)aAH,Susquehnunari.mlng Mill nnd
iiox jiimuiaciory. vuun
BUCK1I0RN DIRECTORY.
MG. iW. II, SHOEMAKER, dtnleis In dry
goods, riiocerlcs and general merchantHM1.
irsibioru m miiuu cuu ui iiiwii, vi-mo.
JACOB & WM. H AHItlS, dealers In dry goods,
groceries, drugs aud mtdlctues. First Btoroln
north end of town. v -nls.
JERSEYTOWNDIRHCTORY.
TACOB A. SWIBHEU, dealer lu Hides, Leather
i) Bark etc. Madison township Columbia county
a. vi-uiu
HOTELS AND SALOONS.
jgXCUANaE HOTEL,
Thn nndprKltrnoiI hn. villi? tiurchafii'il thlHWfll
liuownniulcentrnHy-.ocntPcUiouhe.tlioKxclinnKe
Hotel, hltunte on MAIN BTRICKT, In ltloomiburB
linniedlately omwsite the Columbia county Cmut
House, respectfully inronu tneir inunus anuine
nubtlu In Rcncral tluit their house Is now In order
for the reception nnd entertainment oftravellers
who mny be illbpoMHl tofavor It with their cus
tom. They liavuHpareiluoexpenseln preparing
theKxchaime tor theentertalnmentoi their guestH
neither Miult thero bp anything wautlng on their
iari in nnuiMer to ineir personal eoiumri. inev
iniiho Is bnaclous. and titJovH an excellent bustf-
uets location,
OnmlbiiscM run ntall times between the r,x
chuniie Hotel and the various railroad depots, by
which travelleis will be pleasantly conveyinlto
and from tho respective stations In duo time-to
ineei me cars, ivuun x, iiiv.
liloomsuurg, April a, lwa,
L'OKK'S HOTEL,
aUOUOK W, MAUOUIt, Proprietor.
Tho above wellknon hotel has recently under
gone rad eal changes In Us Internal arrangements,
and tin nr. tirieior annoiinwji to his former cublom
and the travelling public that his accomodations
lor mecomiori nj nis Ruesisaresecijut i tumw m
the country. Ills table will nlwoys bo fouud sup
nllMl. not only with substantial food, but with all
(lie iicllcaclesof tho Reason. His wines and 11-
nuors (except that popular bovcra.ee known ns
iMcIfenrju), purchased direct from tho importing
nouses, Rre enurciv pure, mm iii-o ii"i un inn
annnusdruirs. He Is thnnkful fora liberal patron
age In the past, and will contlnuo to deservo It lu
"T7XCIIANGE SALOON,
THK Proprietor of tho EicliongeBaloon has now
on hand n largo stock of
BUMMER REFRESHMENTS,
consisting of
BI'ICKII OY8TEIIS, BAliniSW, TIlirF, 110TJ)flNAS
HIIKKI'TONdllK, liOlI.EI) KtiGB, BWEIli.KK CIlKtHEi
LAGEll BEEIt, ALE, S.O. .
S- COME ONE, COME ALL AND BEE.
LAWSON (1ALMAN.
Huperlnteiideut.
Ilhiomsburg, Mny 3, 1607,
rpiIE ESI'Y HOTEL,
ESPY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
TUB ubscilber respectfully InformshU friends
nud tho public, that lie has taken the above well
known llou of Entertalument, and will be
pleused to welve the custom of all who will
ravor mm wiui a can,
HE WIIiL KEEP A GOOD TABLE,
a Bar well stocked with the best of Llnuois.nnd
every ciiort in u .y .Silw.ii
mil loll. C, 11. 1HETTEH1C1I.
Spy, Pa., April 12.1M7.
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AINWRIQIIT & CO.,
wim l.l'KAM' OBOOEHB.
N, E. Corner Second and Arch Street,
PlMLADKM'lIIA,
nnnlnrfl III
TEAS, BYBU1S, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOIMSSEH,
..,,.. .,r nmu iinnt . .n.. AO.
orivfti v
tm Orders will receive prowi't attention,
Mayl0(i8d7-ly,
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOB
PKINTING
Neatly executed at this Office
jyj M. L'VELLE,
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW,
Ashland, Schuylkill County, Penn'o,
Q W. MILLEIl,
ATTOBNEY AT LAW,
Odlce with E. II. Little, In brick building ad
joining Post Olllce. Jtj-Bounties, Back-Pay and
Pensions collected. scplx'C7.
JOHN G. PItEEZE,
ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW,
Oftlcoln Boglster and Bccorder's office, In tho
basement of tho Court Houso, Bloomsburg, Pa,
jOBEHT F. CLARK,
- ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW
Odlco comer or Main and Mnrka streets, over
First Nallonnl Bank, Bloomsburg, Pa.
II. LITTLE,
' ATTOBNK Y-AT-L A W,
Ofllco on Malu street, In brick building below the
Court House, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Q B. BIIOCKWAY,
ATTOBNEY AT LAW,
BLOOMSBURG, PA,
3- OrrirE Court House Alley, below tho Co
lumbian Olflco. JanV67
A
UOTIONEEIl.
MODES COFFMAN,
Having followed tho profession of Public Vendno
Crier for many yenrs, would Inform his friends
that ho is still lu the field, ready nnd willing to
nttendtnall tho duties of his calling. Persons
desiring his services should call or write to him
at Bloomsburg, To, mar8'C7.
J" B. PURSEL,
HABNESS, SADDLE, AND TBUNK
MANUFACTUBEB,
nnd dealer In
CARPET-BAGS, VALISE4?, FLY-NETH,
nUKF.U.O ItOOES, iiorse-dlankets 40.,
which he feels confident ho can sell nt lower
rate than any other person In ths country. Ex
amine for yourselves.
Shop first door below tho Post Office Main
Street, Bloomsburg, Pa,
Nov. 15, 1S07.
g C. COLLINS,
FASHIONABLE
SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING
AND
SHAMPOOING SALOON,
Over Wldmnyer A Jacoby's lco Cream Saloon,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Hnlr Dyeing and Whiskers colored blnck or
brown. Hnlr Tonic to destroy dandruff and beau
tifying tho hair; will restore hair to Its original
color without soiling tho finest fnbrlc, constantly
on blind. nprl2'07.
D
ENTISTRY,
if. C. HOWKK, DKNTIST,
Respectfully oilers his professional services to
the ladles anil guntlemrn of Itloomstiurc and vi
cinity. He Jh prepared to attend to all the vari
ous operations in the line of his profession, nnd
is provided with tho latest lmproed Pokcklain
Ti-kth which will be Inserted on gold plating,
silver and rubber base to look as well asthe nat
ural teeth. Teeth extracted by all tho new and
most approved methods, nnd all operations on
tho teetli carefully and properly attended to.
Itcstdence and office a few doors above the
Court House, some hide.
Hlooinshurg, Jau,3l,'(Stf
pOAVDEU KEGS AND IiUMRElt.
W. M. SIONnOEACO..
Itupert, Va.
Manufacturers of
I'OWDEU KK(JS,
and dealers In all kinds of
LUMIJEH,
ghe uotico that they are prepared lo accomodate
their custom with dispatch, and on HiDcIumpen)
JJNION IIOTKIi,
It O II K 8 It u it o, r A.
Tho undersigned wonld rei-pectfully Inform
th travcilnKpubllctlmtho has purcbaMd and
relltted lu I lie l.nt manner the old stand furmer
ly occupied by V, A. Kline, and that he now
piepared to aceominotlale IiIh friends w It h all the
c(mlm ts nnd ctnenleiKt sf.f a llrst-rlaps home
A llnenew barn has betn built and thesurroun
dings placid u pcrf.u't order, 'J lie bar will al
ways bo strdud wllh the chnlsest liquors and cl
cais, and tho table furnlshi d villi the Ixst the
maiket niroids, JAMHH V. CUI.I.ASriK.
July ;i,'6i-ir
JIUCK HOTEL,
UUAX70ISVIM.E. COI.UStniA COUNTY, IA.
WAt. masti:lm:k, piu.piuetok.
Havlm: taken possession of this well-known
louse, ro lout? kept by Hanmel Kvevett, the Tro
Drletortiasnutln Itnermant nt in -aim ml furnish
ed HAH AND LAHDKKwUh tlie choicest Ihuors
ami nowesi ociicueies. jimniaote is nci-rxceiiea
In the comity; and no nnlns win n spared to
Hcrfim'notlai guests faprS
M
ISS LIZIE BARK LEY
has Just relumed from Philadelphia, and has
bought, and Is now offering the best .assortment
of
FANCY GOODS, ,
TRIMMINGS.
BONNETS Ac. Ac,
ever exhibited In Bloomsburg, and Is prepared to
mako up dresses and all other articles of female
Mnrdrobe, at short notice, and In the bent and
LATEST 8PBINO STYLES.
Rooms m tho Bnmfcoy Buildings, on West
Maln.Ktreit. Call and. no her varied stock of
Spring Goods.
May 1,'liS.
c. ii. nor.KK. w. a. kino. j. n. sr.Yin:iiT.
TTORNE, KING'.it SEYBERT,
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
No. 313 Market Stieot,
PHILADELPHIA,
Outers llllcd promptly at lowest
Januarys, ISOl.
CHAS. Q. BARKLE Y,
Allornvy at Iiw,
BLOOillSDVItG, COUhUMA CO., l'A.
Offlco la tho I'.lthnnjc llulldinr. rconil ilulT. ever
Wnliiiycr k Jaci'hy'. L'onlfctiencry. fixosu ilimr
abovri Hie Uictiause Motel
lil'iomnbilrj.. Jao, 1, UliO.
0.
E. SAVAQE,
PltAOTlCAL WATCH MAKER A JEWELElt.
Malu Hlret, (near tho Court Houfco,
BI.OOMSBUUO, PA.
Conl"ntly on hnndnllnoakborlment of Ainer
can and Swiss Watches, clocks, Jewelry, Mlver
wurnof thnhest iler-erlplion iilattdou whlto met.
al, rnnblbtiug of butter dUheo, goblets, knives,
forks, biHHjus, napkin rluifs etc.
Mosoulo marks made to order. All goods and
work wurrunltil. Jon, 1,'UI,
JSTABLISIIED 1703.
J0I1DAN ABltOTlIEIl,
Wholcsalu Grmcrs, nud Dtaleu lu
SALT1T.TEU AND 11BIMSTONE,
No 519 North Third St.
Philadelphia,
jyjKUCIIANT'S HOTEL,
4Q zroitTU louurn btwklt,
nuiADELrnjA,
J, & a, M'KIUIUN. rroptielor,
May H lSi7-l
BLOOMSBURG, PA.,
(Choice godyi).
A rUXSONKIVS Pit A V Kit.
Mm. T. Kt Hkuvky. tho widow of tho pool of
with tho rninantle. tltln of ''Rnondnd JprrhIIiio
contrlhutes Ibo follow inn pot m totfioKwrnoum,
naseii on i no wuros wrnicn oy Carolina jMniinm,
(lueen of Denmark, on tho window of her prison
aiKronbcrgt
''Oh, keep mo Innocent mako others great!'
Bucli was thy captive cry,
Thou, fit to rule, though not where kings keep
fitato,
Aud fitter Mill to die.
"To die, nnd rulo tho world w Uh wordo that live;
To pasi to dust, and leavo
A pearl to Tlino, Thy pearl of prayers nhntl
glvo
Ijtght whllo his seas shftll heavo.
'Oh, tender pleader Innocoucy's mato
Woman I couldst thou not eeo
tow wild a prayer was thine? "Not mo mako
great."
Whatnnscl bllndcilthco?
'Thy volco was raised lujvaln. Thou didst but
ravo,
How weak wast thou to cry,
Sweet Innocence let live! " lkhold a grave:
Sweet lnnoccnco must die.
"Great Heaven confoHndsthy prayer, AW thou
dost sco
How God la love, not hate,
Took back thine lunoccnco In taking thee,
And, taklnu, left thcogri'iit.'
THIS OXI1 CJItAV 1IAIII.
The wisest ot tho wlbo
Listen to pretty lies.
And lovo to hear them told ;
Doubt not that Solomon
Listened to many n one
Some In hhi youth, and moro when ho grow old,
,t never sat among
Tho choir of 'Wisdom's fcoug,
Hut pretty lies loved I
As much nsnny king
When youth was on tho wing,
And(musttt,thon, he told?) when youth had
qulto gonoby,
AlnM and I hav not
Tho pleasant hour forgot,
When one pert lady Kald,
"Oh, I Am qulto
Iiowjldered with atTrlght:
I aco (sit quiet now) a white hair on your lietult'
Another, more benign,
Prow out that hair of mine,
And lu her own dark hair
Pretended sho had found
That one. and twirled It round
Fair as bho was, tho never was so fair !
'lljiffUnncousi.
A DESCENT TO AN EAGLE'S
NEST.
A TIIBILTilNO BTOHY.
"Yhh Sm," said my guide, who ac
companied mo down from tho Itighi
through all tho highlands of Heme an
obliging as well as an educated man,
"there is, Indeed, a differenco between
travelers. I havo now driven (riding
on pack horses is called 'driving' In
Switzerland) for twenty years, up and
down tho mountains ; I havo guided
thousands of English, French and Ger
mans, and speak theso thrco languages
almost equally well; but havo never
yet chatjed so agreeably with any ono,
as with you, sir. And when you havo
roamed about, for weeks, in tho moun
tains, silent and Joyless in tho journey,
It is, then, very tedious. I havo expe
rienced it.
"Hut tho most singular being," con
tinued he, -'that I ever met In my long
practice, was' an Englishman. Ho
might havo learned, somewhere, that I
had formerly killed many a chamois,
and had robbed various eagles' nests,
abovo thero on tho Tyrolean mountains
at any rate, ho suddenly engaged mo,
through tho landlord of tho Victoria
Hotel, at Interlaken, for fourteen daj;
and ono morning, with tho first rays of
the sun, wo proceeded Into tho moun
tains without saying a word, and with
out Ills having answered my English
morning salutation, but, after an hour's
wandering, ho suddenly stopped. Poin
ting with his Alplno stair to tho snow
crowned summit of tho 8Ilborhorn,nnd
thenco describing n circle, us If ho would
intimato thatthe whole mountain-chain
w to bo traversed, he gazed at mo, fur
a while in silence, and then pronounced
Blowly, only theso two words : Show
eagles !' Then ho went on. From this
tlmo not n syllable passed his lips, du
ring tho entire journey.
"For fourteen days wo wandered
through wind and storm, snow and Ice;
searched all tho passes, peaks and gla
ciers, but not an caglo did wo see; yet I
tlitl not hear n mortal word moro from
tho lips of this man; iiot a complaint,
not an exclamation of Joy. When wo
returned, fourteen days afterward, late
at evening, to Interlaken, ho silently
counted me out, lu fine gold-pieces, the
wages agreed upon, nodded his heart
and went Into his chamber; lior.-o and
rider never saw each other again,"
This comical story put mo In a very
pleasant humor, and, laughing, wo
chatted long about tho taciturn John
Hull, whoso flguro nnd manners tho
guldo described to mo very vividly. In
tho courso of tho conversation, wo nat
urally came, also, to his early chamois
and eaglo hunts, nbuut which ho could
relato much that was interesting.
"Yes, sir," said he, earnestly, as wo
climbed up tho rocky pathsof tho Wen
gcrn Alp, "sinco my brother wns pre
cipitated from above at tho Stag's Horns
that swarm with chamois, and stay at
nomo with wife and child. It is, indeed
n peculiar thing, to know that my
brother's body is below there, in tho
abyss, aud Ihcii to mount up again to
tho Himo dill's and rocks to which tho
poor fellow slipped from. Hut captur
ing cajjles Is now over with mo, slneo I
returned from tho Tyrolean mountains,
and brought back my whlto hairs."
I looked at tho nirralor question.
Ingly.
"Yes, sir," fcinlled ho cheerfully,
"wllh hunters on tho Alp, H has hap
pened that ono will climb up tho moun
tains lu tho morning, gaily and brisk
ly, nnd with thick, brown locks, ami
return after a few days, pule, feeblo.und
with ichtlc hair. Thus It happened to
me, yonder in tho Tyrol,"
Tho stcop path had fatigued me, I sat
down on a fragment of rock, nud Invi
ted tho speaker to placo himself hesido
me, and toll Ids story.
"Not eo, sir," said ho decidedly, "sit
wo will not. Wo havo walked and
talked ourselves warm, and (ho snow,
wind from tho Jungfrau, yonder, Is
blowing hero too Icy-cold, for us to
FRIDAY, MAIL 5, I860.
stretch our limbs without danger. Let
us go on and I will bo relating it to
you."
"It is now, perhaps, twenty-flvo years
ago," ho begun, "that I lived yonder,
In tho Tyrol, with my rclattons. I was
then n vigorous, powerful man, for
whom thero was no greater pleasuro
than to climb up tho mountains, with
my rlflo on my back. No chamois path
was too Bleep, then, no caglo'a nest too
high. My two cousins, likewise strong
nlmhlo lads, bharcd with mo tho pas
sion for tho chaso. When a chamois
had been tracked, or an eaglo's nest dis
covered, wo thrco cousins wero suro t
bo not fur oft". All in tho valloy know
tills, too, and brought us word, when
anything appeared.
"Ono day a shcphcrd-boy Informed
us, that, on tho ledgo of a precipice,
thero was lodged an eaglo's nest, in
which, as far as ho could dctermlno,two
young eagles wero fluttering. Tho prcc
iplcu led into tho depths of a frightful
abyss and tho ledgo was only to bo
reached from abovo by descending on a
ropo. Tho danger of tho pursuit when
such a noblo booty was at stake, could
not deter us from attempting tho haz
ardous enterprise, and I oven promised
to tnlre tho nest myself.
"Tho next morning wo proceeded
well loaded with strong ropes, up tho
mountains. I had provided myself
with an Alplno staff, whoso Iron point
had nn unusual length, and mightsorvo
mo as a powerful weapon of defenco In
caso of necessity. Besides this, I wore
my great cliamois-knlfo in my bolt.
"Arrived at tho summit of tho rock,
I lay down, with half my body exten
ded over tho precipice, and gaZiul down
Into its depths, to discover tho 'ledges.
It was a terrible sight. However sharp
my eyo was, otherwise, It did not, hero,
reach tho bottom of tho abyss, that
stared back at mo, only like a black
chaos. Tho ledgo with tho eaglo's nest
was easily fountl, and layabout seventy
or eighty feet below tho summit on
which wo stood. There wero nestlings,
as tho lad had scon qulto rightly, two
young eaglets, In their knotty, hard
bed of twigs, ;tho older possessors of
which, tho malo and fcinalo,in all prob
ability, hail flown away in search of
food. Since it was early In tho morning
wo might expect that they would iiot
return soon, and determined to set to
work at once.
"My two cousins now put onu end of
tho rope around the thick stump of a
tree, that stood upon tho summit of tho
precipice, wiiilo at tho other end was
fastened a firm, wooden cross-piece by
tho middle, nnd In sucli a way that I
could uso It as a scat In tho dangerous
descent. Besides this, I wound about
my body a short ropo, which, however,
was fastened to tho longer one, so that
I should not bo embarrassed in descen
ding and ascending. This was a mca
suro of precaution, in caso I should
slide from tho cross-piece.
"When everything was in readiness,
I lay cautiously down upon tho rocks,
witli my feet towards tho preciplco,and
extended upon my belly, pushed my
self slowly with both hands, from the
verge, and hung over tho aby.vi, whoso
wholo terrlblo depth I now overlooked.
It was tho llrst tlmo that Iovernttnmp
ted such a thing, And, sir, It Is a pecu
liar feeling to hover thus In tho air,
high aloft on n slender rope, that may
break or slip off any moment, and un
der you a black, ugly chasm, whoso im
mcasuraliio deptli yawns awfully up
ward. Had not the pleasure of tho
chaso thrilled all my members, and
the fear of my cousins' ridicule re
strained me, I should almost havo
begged to be drawn up again. I did
not, however, but only asked for my
hat and stuff, anil slowly sunk Into the
abyss.
"You will spare niu tho description
of this descent; It is not associated with
tho most agreeablo ri-itiliiisceuci-s of my
hunting life. Sulllcu it to say, that, af
ter a Journey through tho nit- of about
llvo minutes, I arrived in tho neigh
borhood of tin-iodize, beside which, to
my great joy, I descried a smaller ledge
upon whoso surface I could llnd room,
When tho young.still almost unlledged
brood perceived me, they opened their
bills wide, nnd lifted their featlierless
wings, as If they would fly away. With
out paying farther attention to them, I
clinchid a cleft of the rock, planted
my foot upon tho ledge, and stood now,
freely breathing nnd succes-ful, on my
feet again, knowing that terra llruia
was under mo.
"Silently, and with tho least possiblo
noise, I mnde my preparations. Tho
sldo-pocltets of my coat wero so Inrgo
that n young eaglo had ampin room In
each of them. Not to bo hindered In
taking them from tho nest, I mado a
signal to my cousins abovo to slacken
tho rope, and wasjust upon tho point
of strotehlng out my nrm nml seizing
ono of tho young eagles, when a pecu
liar cry sounded shrilly in my ears. In
tho midst of a rustling, that soundod
llko tho flapping of wings, rang forth a
shrill, half-piping, half-plalntlvo sound
that overy moment approached nearer,
and Anally changed to a cry ofnnguish.
Turning my head In tho direction of
tho nolso, I perceived an eaglo larger
than nny I had overseen. With all tho
impetus of his headlong flight, and
with oyeH flashing rage, ho was rushing
down upon me, tho robber of his chil
dren. I know that I was lost If I did
not sticced In enfeebling tho onset, or
laming his wings.
"In a tlirico I had seized tho ropo
again, with my left hand ; with my
right, I grasped with nervous force tho
lower part of my staff, drove tho lco.
spurs of my left foot ns deeply as possi
ble Into tho weather-beaten rock of tho
ledgo, to gain n support, and nt tho very
moment that the eaglo, shrieking ttnd
flapping his wings, plunged down upon
mo, I gavo such a violent thrust at his
breast that tho Iron burled Itself deep
in his flesh, and sovcroly wounded, ho
beat his wings together. Ills power of
flight, I baw, was weakened ; but at tho
bamo Instant, through tho viulcnco of
tho utlack, I, too, lost my equilibrium,
my feet stumbled 1 staggered back
wards Into tho nbjvsl
"The blood frozo In my veins, but I
COL.
did not lost) consciousness, for it mo
ment. In tho midst of my fall I seized
with both hands tho ropo. I felt tho
stick nt tho othor end of tho ropo, and
upon which I sat, bronk under mo,
through tho sudden plungo and tho
weight of my body, and that I was on
ly connected s.tlll with tho upper world
by tho second small ropo, that was
wound around my body. "Draw in!
draw In 1" rang my clear cry to my
cousins above, who answered my sig
nal, nnd tho ropo was nt onco drawn In
I hovered upwards. Tho sovercly
wounded caglo, as I could still observe,
was striving to cling with his claws to
tho rocky ledgo and reach his nc6t.
'Sir, I was In my youth ono or tho
first wrestlers, and my arms and mus
cles wero of such strength that they
could bo measured against tho best In
all tho mountains. But I was, and am
also what Is called a "man of corpu
lence," nnd soon perceived that tho
small ropo In tho long ascent of eighty
feet, could not atone bear my heavy
body. Necessarily my arms must lend
assistance, If I would reach tho summit.
I did what was in my power, nnd
clinched with both hands tho largo ropo
but I had not calculated that, through
t'.o weight of my body, tho ascent must
proceed but slowly. Longingly I direc
ted my glances above. Itepcatedly I
cried to my cousins : "Draw In draw
In!" They answered encouragingly,
but tho ascent, however, was not, on
this account, quicker; tho muscles of
my arms wero strained to their utmost,
nnd my strength was failing moro and
moro.
"Suddenly I felt that a cold, clammy
sweat was covering mo. As I looked,
longingly towards tho top, I obsorved
an icy chill, oven now, runs througl
mo that under tho weight of my body
tho knot of tho small ropo va3 slowly
unloosening from tho larger, and with
every second tho moment drew nearer
when I must roly solely upon tho al
ready failing strength of my arms.
"I shall never In my llfo forget that
moment. With every pull from above,
tho knot lengthened, tho plungo into
tho abyss was nearer. 'Onco more,' I
cried, in tho deepest anguish of soul,
to my cousins; closer and moro'convul
sively my hands grasped the ropo, then
I closed my eyes commending my
soul to God tho Lord in heaven helped
"Scppcl I" a volco cried on a sudden,
near me, and a hand seized my hair,
anil drew mo towards It. "Seppel, for
God's sake, what has happened to you?
Whcro is your hat your staff?
"I opened my eyes. My two cousins
wero kneeling upon tho precipice, and
drawing in tho rope, to bring mo to
terra Anna. I had boon nearer tho top
than I had supposed. Tho knot, al
though already half loosed, had contin
ued lo hold, and bear its bunion till tho
last. Perhaps two minutes later tho
end would havo slipped, and sent mo
into tho abyss. When I reached tho
summit of tho rock, I sank to tho earth
in a swoon. How long I lay thus, I
know not ; but when, a few days after
ward, I awuko again, In tho houso of
my relations, and learned that I had
had a high fever, nnd been delirious,
my eider cousin, smiling, held a glass
beforo mo.
"Jfj hair teas snow white I"
M I lit An Y Chised. Tho following
creed was adopted by thoofllccrs of tho
American Army nt Verplanck's Point,
in 17S2:
Wo beliovo that thero is a Great First
Cause, by whoso almighty Hat wo wero
formed.
Webelieveour business hcrois toobey
the orders of our superiors.
Wo belle vo that overy soldier who
does hh duty will bo happy here nnd
hereafter.
Wo bollovo that General Washington
Is tho only flt man In tho world to head
tho American army.
Wo believe that Nathaniel Green was
born a general.
Wo believo that Baron Steuben has
mado us soldiers, and that ho is capable
of forming tho wholo world Into a solid
column, nml deploying it from tho cen
tre. Wobellovo in his "blue book."
Wo bollovo in General Knox and his
artillery.
Wo believo in our bayonets. Amen.
A HANPsoMi: young Yankee peddler
mado lovo to a buxom widow In Ohio.
Ho accompanied his declaration with
nn nlluslon to two Impediments to tho
union.
"Namo them," said tho widow.
"Tho want of moans to set up a re
tail storo."
They pnrled and tho widow ent tho
peddler a check for ample means. When
thov met again, tho peddler had hired
and stocked hUlstore, nnd tho smiling
fair ono begged to know tho other im
pediment. "I havo another wife," saltl tho no
tion dealer.
At Bridgeport, a Sunday School
teacher questioned his class last week
In regard to tho origin of Christmas,
with tho follow lug result:
"Whero was Christ born ?"
"At Bethlohcm."
"Wbero's Bethlehem?"
"In Judea."
"Who first know that Christ was
born ?"
"Ills mother."
"VatS do matter? vat's do matter?"
exclaimed an old dutchmmi ns ho tuck
ed up his apron and ran out of his shop
to know tho meaning of a crowtl lu Ids
neighborhood ; "Vat's do matter?"
"Therolsn man killed," answered n
by-stander.
"Oh, Ish dat all?" said our friend, In
disappointment, "Ish dat all ? shust a
man kilt 1 Humph I I tought It vasha
light."
"Did I understand you to say that I
was lousy, sir?"
"Oh no, I moroly told my frlond that
when It rained Hco In Egypt, I thought
you must havo been walking about
thero without hat or umbrella that's
nil."
DEM.-VOL. XXXIII NO. 3.
Hon- u Seller of Hocr wan Sold.
TniMtn nro n few men In Cincinnati
who mako a living by selling cheap
signs of various kinds to Iinnir nt, tot, In
n WM.W.UW
oi corner groceries, saloons, etc.
Hinco it was recommonded by tho
Board of Health Hint n nlirn Incnrll.n.i
'Small Pox' should bosuspended in front
oi nouses whoro that dlscaso prevailed,
ono of tho most ontcrnrlslnr nt thn
cheap sign dealers prepared n quantity
oi mem to oo ready for nn expected de
mand. Yestcrdav mnrnlni Ii n rnllnit
with his assortment nt n lager beor
saioou.
"Want linV SlL'nsV'hn Inmilrml nf
tho portly proprietor.
"Yaw," said Hons, "I vants a sign
"Sawdust Vontedl"
"Hero It is," said tho dealer, who
was a graceless scamn. hnmiw Mm
ono of his small pox signs, and receiv
ing his pay departed.
The unsuspecting Teuton, supposing
it was all right, and not being nblo to
reau lingiisn.nung it outsldo his door.
People t-asslntr on thn wnllf snw Ilin
sign, turned pale, and hurried to tho
other sldo of the stront. II
toincra camo, caught sight of tho door
kiiou, anu stoio away, remarking that
they guessed that they warn't very dry
that morning. An Importunato credit
or, whom nothing could daunt before,
blanchod nt the sicht of thn ftlp-n. nnd
going homo went to bed straight.
in tlio mcantimo tho saloon keeper
was wonderlnir at tho ah nnnrt nf hla
customers. Tho regular forenoon lunch
was spreau soup, boiled tripe, bologna
sausage, stewed liver and onions, saur
kraut and brown bread but no ono to
partake of It.
Being of a social disposition, this soll
tudo was opprcsslvo to him, besides
being unprofitable.
At length ono man did como in, and
called for n glass of beer. His faco was
deeply pitted. Ho had had it.
"Iseo by your sign out there," g.-.id
tho man with n motion of tho head"
toward tho front door, "that you havo
got It bad hero."
"Neln,', replied Hans, supposing that
ho alluded to sawdust wanted; ''1 don't
havo cot 'em now nlrcadv. I iriwmt.
puts out mine sign so getch 'om ven
uey gomo uis vey, nil uo vilo I"
"You want to catch it?" said the cus
tomer in amusement.
"Yaw, that's what's tho madder. I
vants whole loads of 'cm. Goot tings
to have mit dcr house. I pauks him
up mit dec cellar unt cellar, undsprlng
les dcr floor mit my salloon all over
mit him. I gleans out dcr houso mit
him boolly, mind I tell you."
"You'ro ritrht." said tho r trimmer.
"If small pox wont clean out n houso,
I don't know what will."
"Schmall box." exclaimed tho aston-
ished Dutchman; "vat you mean by
schmall box, hoy ?"
Exnlanatlon of course ensiipil nml Mm
wrath of that beer Jcrker and lunch-set
ter was Tearful to bohold. Could ho
havo fastened his embraco ution Hint
painter nt tho time, ho would havo
"uieu anu mauo no sign" more.
I'.ty your Pastor.
Pay yourj pastor what you havo
promised. If It bo sufficient for his
temporal support, his mind will bo freo
from worldly cares, nnd ho may glvo
himself up to tho work of his ministry
with a cheerful, contented, and happy
heart. IIo will respect and lovo you
for your liberality, and labor tho moro
earnestly for your spiritual good. Ho
will not boensily drawn away to anoth
er field at least ho will not bo over
seeking a change. Able to eductto his
children, to supply his library with tho
best books of tho day, happy in tho
midst of homo comforts, nnd ablo to
lay up a I it t lo for tho time when ho
must ho laid aside, ho has nothing to
do but to study and labor for your good
and tho Master's glory.
If tho salary bo inadequate, it Is nil
you promised, and perhaps all you nro
ablo to glvo. Ho knew It when ho ac-
cepted your call. If ho bo a man of
earnest devotion to tho work, willing
to mako sacrifices of personal comfort
for tlio sako of preaching Christ, ho
may rcduee'hls expenses to his income,
and still bo hnppy and useful. You
ought to appreciate his labor of lovo
nnd pay him by oil means, to tho day
anil tho dollar. You may bo too poor
to glvo him more, but you cannot tifl'ord
to bo dishonest, especially toward ono
who Is sacrificing so much for your
spiritual good.
But what is tho pastor to do whoso
salary Is paid only In part, or In uncer
tain Instalments, coming in long after
tho quarter has becomoduo? What Is
hotodo?3JHow Is ho to sustain his
character for common honesty? Your
promise will not pay hlsbutcher's bills,
tho grocer's-, or the bookseller's. How
can ho lovo you ns dear children In
Christ, or pray for you, or labor In tho
study, tho pulpit, or from houso to
houc, as ho should? Is It n matter of
surpilso that ho should preach dull
sermons, and seldom call to spend n
pleasant hour at your homes? Is It to
bo wondered at, if ho should becomo
dissatisfied with you, and you with
him, his ministrations unprolltablo to
you, his temper soured, and his charac
ter and Influence ns n minister of the
gospel ruined?
No congregntlou can afford to let their
pastor's salary remain unpaid. They
can better afford to borrow tho money
at fifty per cent., than fall to meet their
Just obligations to him, nnd bear tho
consequences which Inovltnbly follow
to both pastor nnd peoplo. Pay your
pastor what you havo promised. II.
A iiAsiirui, youth was lamenting to
his paternal progenitor tho ordeal of
popping tho question.
"Pooh !" said the patriarch, "how do
you suppose I managed ?"
"You'd better talk," responded tho
hopeful; "you married mother, and
1'vo got to marry a strange gal 1"
Not having heard from tlio debating
societies In relation to tho conundrum,
"Why do hens always lay eggs In tho
day tlmo?" a contemporary nnswers,
lleeauso nt night they nro "loosters."
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The Electoral Amendment,
Tun most Influential and concluslvo
speech mndo in tho Sonnto in favor of
the proposed electoral amendment was
by Mr. Buckalew of Perm. It is so sug
gestive In facts and concluslvo In argu
ment as to tho expediency of sumo
amendment of tho President-electing
process that we glvo It in full, as fol
lows :
"I was n member of tho commlttco
which considered this subject. Wo hud
nearly n full inoetlm?. 1111(1 rrnvi, ll.i
very thorough consideration. Wo had
rapersand a considerable amount of
information unon tho sublept. wtnm u
and it was thoroughly examined. As
a memDcr oi tno committeol joined my
colleagues vcrv wllllnn-l V In l,n piwi.
ommendation of this provision ; but I
uavo avoiucil entering, for my part, in
to tho debato so far, In order to save tho
tlmo of tho Senate. But a few remarks
now seem to bo required.
Tho figures collected by members of
tho commlttco show thn nrnsnnt ren
dition of things in regard to choosing
i-resiucnis in a uoplorablo light, and
provo that thero is dantrornhnul nr nm.
culty in our country from thoimpcrfect
machinery of tho electoral colleges.
In tho presidential election nr ts-i
between Jackson andAdams, Jackson)
wun a popular voto ono-half greater
than Adams, received fourteen !..
nl votes less than his duo share, making
a unierenco or cliango of twenty-eight
in tho electoral collects between tin.m.
Ho received moro votes from tho people
man Auams ana Crawford combined,
and yet they outnumbered him tu-i,iil..-
six in electoral votes.
In tho presidential cleptlnn nf iq
tho Jackson electors wero chosen hv ,,n
nverago of 0,652 votes each ; tho Adams
cieciors oy (5,1,0 votes. In 1S32 tlio ro-
sultwast
Pnrtllhtr. 4r,t.i T.Vr.
Hallos.
Jitclisoii C37,0(J lil'j
Cluv r.r.n tun .,,
a,l!i!)
ii,
.Wirt 7
Iho totariMiVi;Jjjr voto of Jackson nml
Clay was 1,137,091, uhd'-iliclz, electoral
otes combined 208. A common rati,..
for them, thoreforo, was 4,018. from
which it results that Clay should lmvo
had ll'J aud Jackson 141) electorul votes.
Clay lost 70 electors, maklm?
or 110 in tho remilt us between them.
Jackson should havo had U0 electoral
majority; but ho had 170, or moro than
uvo limes ins true majority.
I will now cite moro recent cases:
1'rcsidential Election 1852.
I'oimltir mfn. Klprinm rVr.v.o
Piorco 1.5S5.54& 251 0.2 VI
bcott l.tlSa.fOT 42 32.81(1
Unle 157,200
8,120,378 290
Six thousand Pierce voters obtaimd
an elector whllo 32,000 wero required
for a Scott elector I Now, dividing tho
wholo popular voto by tho whole num
ber of electors, wo obtain tho average or
common ratio of votes to each elector
oflO,riC2. If electors, then had been ob
tained by tho several candidates in pro
portion to tho reported popular voto for
each tho result would havo been :
Pierce, 150; Scott, 131; nnd Hale, 15.
By tho defectlvo plan upon which elec
tors wero chosen It appears, then, that
Ploreo had 101 moro electoral votes than
his duo share; that Scott had 89 less
than his shnro, and that Halo was de
prived entirely of electors. And it is
to bo remembered that tho 101 electoral
voles to Plerco In excess of his duo shuro
really count 203 upon tho result In tho
electoral colleges, because they nro de
ducted from tlio other candidates.
Tako next tho Presidential election of
18C0 :
Popular rote. Electors. Hallos.
Lincoln 1,800,452 180 lO.rtCtl
Douglas 1,375,157 12 lll,5!)(i
Breckinridgo 847,053 72 11,777
Bell 500,031 39 15,111
4,CS0,1D3 303
Common ratio, 15,416. Lincoln should
havo had 121 electors, Douglas 69,
Breckinridgo 05. nnd Bell 3S. Douglas
obtained less than ono scventh of tlio
electoral votes which belonged to him
upon tho popular voto. Though second
in choico with tho peoplo ho was tho
lowest In the electoral vote of tho four
candidates. If by a slight change of
voto in a few States tho election had
gone to tho Houso of Representatives
liu would havo been;;ruled out, as tho
Houso must choose from tho threo can
didates highest In electoral vote, and
Breckinridgo or Boll would probably
havo been elected by tho House.
I might refer to soveral other prowl-
dentlal elections. For Instance, In 1801,
tho ratio for tho Lincoln electors was
10,292 nnd for tlio M'CIellau electors Si!,-
271. In 1SCS thodlfferenco between tho
ratios of Grant and Seymour elctors was
somewhat less, but still very remarka
ble. In both those elections tho popu
lar majority, as roported, secured tho
result they desired. But this was for
tutinto or accidental rather than a cer
tain result under our electoral system
as now constituted. Tho election of
1821 proves that n plurality as well as a
minority candidato may suffer heavy
loss of electoral votes, and In fact bodu-
feated. And tho subsequent cases must
convlnco us that tluro is danger of de
feat In future elections oven to majori
ty candidates.
Tho conclusion to bo drawn from tho
facts in our political history Is that at
any tlmo a candidato with a minority
of votes given to him by tho peoplo of
tho United States may havo a majority
In tho electoral College. I havo refer
red to theso facts not only to show that
tho commlttco examined tho subject,
but that they acted wisely In recomend
lug the proposition beforo us. It Is In
my opinion wlso nud timely. It will
secure to tho peoplo tho right of choos
ing electors, and will render possiblo
any plan or nicivsuroof reform In regard
to tho manner lu which such electors
shall bo chosen liotton Commonictalth,
Tho nbovo figures do not Include the
podular votoofSouth Carolina In which
Btato Electors wero cho-en by tho Leg
islature. En. C'oil
A itETUitNi:i) California!! was intro
duced to, courted, and married n Lowell
girl -all within twenty-four hours.
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