The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, July 16, 1875, Image 2

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    BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Friday, July 10, 18 V G.
Tlio jmpcrs pay President Or.uit hns been
raised to the dignity (if grnnd-futhor. The
little third termor, Hit said, weighed 10J
pounds nurses' vcic;ht, of course,
-i .
I'lillndclphiii is original In nothing nud
nn imitator of New York in every thing.
They have just brought out n feeble repro
duction of Uecchpr-Tiltonisin, nnd are now
undergoing tho first stage, of exhibition, a
church trial.
Fred Douglass say, "if tho colored people
need n Moses in the future, they will find
him among their own tribes." They pro
pose to part company with "wandering men
dicants," carpet-baggers, &c.
Executive Commlttco of National Orange
agreed 3 to 2 to remove tho headquarters
from Washington to Louisville, Ky., within
six weeks. Noxt meeting of National
Qrango nl Louisville, third Wcdnsday in
November next.
Tho Treasury Department is reported now
to bo tho purchaser of all the bullion yielded
by tho prcat silver mines on tho Comstock
lodo for coining into money, to tako the
placo of tho present fractional currency. It
will require about 10.000,000.
The Iron trade all over tho world seems to
be depressed, most of tho recent failures in
England being in this branch of trade.
Notwithstanding tho building of iron ships
nnd iron houses, the supply exceeds the de
mand, and the downward tendency in prices
is universal.
Judge Kclley has lately been imposing
his crazy stale rag money platitudes upon a
patient audienco in Ohio. A synopsis of the
speech was set up in a newspaper ollico in
Philadelphia previous to his departure, and
the next morning after speaking it was duly
palmed upon tho public as ti telegraphic re
port. Vivo la humbug I
The Erio Observer says that Hon. Win. A.
Galbraith "is not a candidate in tho sense
of thrustinc himself forward for the nomina
Hon for Governor," yet "he will not decline
if such au extraordinary event should occur
as the nomination coming to him trccly and
without effort." Tho declining business is
played out.
Sundry postmasters hsivo inquired of the
Postmaster General whether they will bo re
quired to pay assessments for political pur
poses. The Postmaster General "declines to
give advice," which means that tho local
postmasters must pay whatever is demanded
of them by Radical committees, and that is
a sample of the way elections are to be car
ried. The crops in Kansas and Missouri are re
ported to be "splendid ;" even in the grass-
hopper districts thero will be a two-thirds
corn crop. A new kind of buffalo grass is
springing up in tho fields ravaged by the
grasshoppers ; and tho farmers aro greatly
excited thereat. Tho crop prospects in Ar-
kansas are described as "better than ever
before kuown" in that State.
The fourth of July was celebrated.th rough
out the country this year with unusual and
somewhat tho old fashioned spirit. The re-
turning of Democratic successes brings with
them Democratic practices, and with the
election of a Democratic President in 1S7G,
people may look for the re-establishment of
the "union of hearts and the union of
hands" that existed previous to tho advent
of abolitionism and radicalism.
Tho Indian Uurcau lately received a de
spatch from Professor Jenny, in which tho
Professor reiterates his statement that he has
not found enough gold in the Black Hills to
warrant any extended mining operations.
Near his encampment are fifteen miners who
eay they can obtain from five to fifteen cents
worth of gold from a panful of earth. The
Professor, however, after repeated tests, can
not make nn average of more than 1 cents
per pan. Ho snys the character of tho gco
logical formation docs not indicate gold.
Thomas II. Benton said in 1831: "If I
were going to establish a worklngmau'a par
ty it would bo on tho basis of hard money
n hard money party against a paper party.
Paper money bauks tend to aggravate tho
inequality of fortunes, to make tho rich rich
er and the poor poorer, to multiply nabobs
and paupers. Paper money is injurious to
tho laboring classes, because they receive
no favors, and the price of the property they
wish to acquire is raised to the paper maxi
mum, while wages remain at the specie nun-
iinum.
Tho advantages of ring administration
could not be more forcibly put than in the
instance of farmers who live along tho lino
of Washington and Alleghany counties in
this State. In Alleghany county, where tho
great Republican majorities havo made it
impossible to put any check upon the oper
tions of that party, the farmers aro assessed
nt $120 per aero on their land. In Wush
ington countv thoy aro assessed 120 per aero
Whcro tho farms cross the lino of courso
both rates are paid, and tho owners of sue
land must hare occasional moments of rellec'
tlon not altogether complimentary to lie-
publican management. Exchanjt.
This is tho woy the money of tho pcopl
U squandered by tho Grant party: Tho
United States steamer California was put up
for sale by auction at the Maro Island Navy
Yard. California, last month. Sho cost tho
Government 1.&00.000, and after one year1
voyage was allowed to fall into dilapidation
She was knocked down by tho auctioneer
for $23,600, currency. Thus nearly a million
and a half of taxes were wrung from the
pooplo to glvo some favorite contractor a job
in tho first place, and somo favorite- specula-
tor n bargain in a second hand ship in tho
eecond. How long at this rate will it tako
to pay the national debt T:.
Plymouth church (at best a placo for Sun
day amusements) has voted Ueecher a salary
of $100,000 for tho ensuing year, and lias
also irlvcn him a tureo months Jcavo or nu
Hence. For somo years past his salary has
ranged between Jiu.ow mm tzo.vw. i ei
lie was compelled to mortgago his houseto
J3.000 when Moulton nud Tilton
blackmailed him I Tho hundred thousand
salary, it Is supposed, is to last only one
year, mid Is probably u modest mouo oi pay
ing tho expenses of his recent trial, and glv
Inir hlin a vcrv hondsomo remuneration bo
sides for fuss and trouble. Whether tho
amusement within tho church will equal
those- of tho court house will bo determined
THE
Stato Treasurer Hankers and Ctntlhlntes.
A ltnrrUbiirg writer who cither cannot
read or can not understand plain words cor
rectly, says through a Willlam-quirt paper to
lilch ho has obtained ncccss, that there Is
'going tho rounds of tho Stato press and
credited to tho llloomsburg Col.UMMAN an
article on the Stato Treasurcrship which
conta.ns nn unfair political reflection ono
hich no Intelligent business man would
make and which by tho unavoidable auc
tion Implied in copying It docs n anno In-
ustlco to the party nnd to very worthy mem
bers of It. Tho man who will deliberately
pen that n great, liberal nnd Intelligent par
ty is opposed to banks nnd brokers, politi
cly or otherwise, gives to tho public
lat is intrinsically false, whether Inten
tionally or not." Now wo say to this writer,
luarcly, that ho never saw or read such an
article as ho describes "going the rounds of
f tho State press," credited to tho lllooms
burg Columbian, or in Its columns, or any
hero else until ho himself wrote. What
wo said on tho subject was to stato tho fact
that "objection had been raised to bankers
as candidates for Stnto Treasurer, as the
natural bent of their minds would bo to
make uo of any surplus on hand for loan-
ngpurposcs,aii(f especially to banlcuteho have
been dabbling in Ike Stale fund during the
idminislrationt of Kemble ami Mackcy." e
added, "thero is force in these objections
the latter being abiolulely fatal" That is all
wo wrote on the subject.
Now why do these straightforward sen
tences give occasion for personal abuso of
their author 1 ithout answering tho qties
ion let us see what there is in them. The
first division simply states an existing fact,
to wit: that objection had been raised to the
nomination of a banker as a candidate for
State Treasurer. Wo had secu tho objection
in print and it had also been raised In pri-
ate letters to tho editor, brought out by
tho fact that he had spoken highly of Mayor
Powell, of Williamsport, banker, as a can-
dato for tho position. We simply stated
tho fact and admitted that thero was somo
force in the objection, and the whole appli
ed only to a candidate for Stato Treasurer.
As to the second position assumed in the
paragraph from the Columman that is
'going tho rounds of the State press," to wit:
that it is an absolutely fatal objection to the
nomination of any one ns the Democratic
candidate for Stato Treasurer that he has
"been dabbling in tho State funds ilurin
the corrupt administrations of Kcmblc and
Mackcy," wo repeat it now with tho most
decided emphasis possible. In other words
any hanker or other person who has been
dabbling in tho State funds with Kcmblc
and Mackcy, and consequently a participant
n and beneficiary of their plundering oper
ations, is an unfit man to ho placed on the
Democratic'ticket for State Treasurer or any
ther office. Tho office in question is one of
tho very highest importance to the people.
not overshadowed even by that ofli? vernor
of tho State and if reform is to be effected
in the gross abuses of which tho people
complain and by which thcy.nro so largely
swindled, somebody else than ono who has
profited by them must be elected Stato
Treasurer some man who is opposed to any
and every improper cr unauthorised use of
tho public funds. The strength of the Do
mocracy will bo in nominating a candidate
who the whole people will know to be an in
flexibly honest and capable man who is op
posed to nil such practices, and tho Erie con
vontion will fall far short of its duties if it
shall fail to give the Democratic party
such a nominee. We do not fear the result
in that convention, for it will at least not
nominate any body for Treasurer who has
been engaged in or has profited by the frauds
of which all the people complain. Thcso gen
try may cover tho editor of tho Columman
with abuse, but it will neither disturb him
or give them success.
We do not fail to observe that tho few
promiuent men in our ranks who go into
politics for profitjliaveabaudoucd the Guber-
tutorial field to the men of purer patriotism,
tho great body of tho party, and they may as
well take a back scat generally, for thou
they are just now making a desperate rally
for Treasurer, they will fail, utterly and
completely. Tho Democracy require nblo
and competent candidates, against tho pro
pricty of whoso election not a word can be
ustly uttered, and who will bo completely
sure to carry out all tho reforms demanded.
Such the Erio convention must and will give
them.
The Frequent Mail Failures ami the Delia
.. ! P.Kit..!..!.. . , I f II
uuencies ui uiiu-inis ureal unit muuii.
The constantly recurring failures of the
eastern mail carried by tho llloomsburg and
Lackawanna railroad prove tho utter inefli
ciency and incompetency of tlio wholo blatch
of officials connected therewith, from Post
master General down. The public havo be
come bo accustomed to incompetency in
Republican oflicc-liolilers that thoy have
como to put up with auy short-coming in
that lino with the best possiblo grace, but
forbearanco herein ceases to bo a virtue
Sundry explanations aro suggested, all point
ing to incompetency. 1 ho railroad is ceil
sured for refusing to carry an extra 1'. O,
agent free nnd return from Nothumberland
to Danville: another represents tho mail
agents to be incompetent nnd careless ; nn'
other is that tho II. fc. L. trains will not wait
a moment for tlio transfer ot tho large bulk
of mails nt Northumberland, &c Ac. All
thcso excuses aro trivial and unsatisfactory,
If good so far as they go, then tho nuthori
ties nt Washington aro neglectful and in
competent, as well as the numerous iutcrme
diate agents between them and the carryin;
service.
Postmaster General Jewell seems more in
tent upon making personal displays of him
self than in attending to tho proper duties
oi his position, and henco spends his time
junketing over tho country upon free passes
and exhibiting his bandy-legged corporation
to gaping crowds. Raised to a position hlgl
abovo his previous hopes or ambition, by
President distinguished for tho eccentricity
of his appointments, ho has been struck with
tho Presidential phantom and spcmls hi:
tlmo in splurging for capital. Tho ends to
this foolish ambition ho seems to think aro
tD;bo attained by various tricks peculiar to
tho character of tho yaukco tribes, and I
such occupations ho spends his time, to the
neglect of his duties. Whether ho has th
ability to dischargo tho duties pertaining to
his position is yet to bo demonstrated, witli
tho cvidenco preponderating to a ncgativ
answer.
Hut the late chairman of tho Radical Con
crosslonal committed ou postal affairs, (Hon
John U. Packer, of Sunbury) resides in our
vicinity, nnd In behalf of all ourpcoplowo
call upon him for relief. If tho railroad
authorities will not wait a reasonablo tlmo
for tho malls, forco them to do so; If thero
nro not enough moll agent, appoint mora
if they nro incompetent or careless removo
thorn and glvo tho places to better men j or
whatever is nt fault, correct it. Let n cor
rective bo nt onco nnd efficiently applied, fur
tho wholo peoplo from Northumberland to
Wilkes-llarro aro Imposed upon and injured
by tho abuse of which wo complain.
The Hon. Reverdy Johnson may lie a good
man, but he admits that he has ken practicing
COLUMBIAN AND
Xcxt (lovfrnor Mr. lllglor a Candidate.
In response to tho nctlon of tho Democrat
ic convention In Indiana county which In
truded It delegates to ittpport Hon. Wil
liam lllglcr for Governor that gentleman
scut tho following dUpatch:
Ct.KAiiriEM). Pa.. July 7. 1870.--7b Jot-
eph M. Thompson, Indiana, J'a .' I received
four dispatch to-day, and snail comply wiiu
ts request My personal desires shall not
nterfero with my duty to my party and my
State. "Wm. Iliglcr."
It will bo seen that this is In exact accord-
nnco with tho convictions In regard to this
subject that wo havo heretofore printed in
thcso columns. Gov. Iliglcr has no particu
lar desire to be n candidate, but If tho Erio
convention shall deem him tho most proper
man to bo nominated he is too patriotic to
refine. This Is tho exact position nssumcd
by Gen. Washington In regard to tlio first
Presidency, ns well as tho previous command
f tlio nrmy. Many of tho most honorable
and most serviceable statesmen this country
ever produced also held precisely tho same
lews ns to holding office. In 1844, Silas
Wright, of New York, occupied exactly tho
same position that Gov. Iliglcr now docs, ex
cept that ho held the position of U. S. Sen
ator, which ho preferred to nny thing else.
Hut his party nominated him for Governor
and elected him, whereupon he resigned ins
scat in the Senate. Gov. Allen now occupies
a similar position in Ohio. lie did not want
to be a candidate two years ago, but his par-
nominated and elected lain. Ho did not
want to bo a candidato for rc-clo ction, but
his party again placed him in nomination
and no doubt will re-elect him. And we
might run over n hundred similar instances
What wo have particularly to say on the
ubject i, let tho Erie convention nsccrtain
who would be tho strongest fit candidate and
then nominate him.
Tlio submission of Gov. lligler's namo will
very much change tlio aspect of probable
chances, f le will cither bo nominated with
comparative unanimity or not at all, though
tlicro may be some balloting to give future
prominence to certain names. Public senti
tnent will now begin to develop itself, and
will no doubt be mainly divided between
Gov. Iliglcr, of Clearfield, Col. Noycs, of
Clinton, Judge Pershing, ofSehuylkill, Hon
Robert E. Monaghan, of Chester, and Hon.
Wm. A. Galbraith, of Erie. There aro oth
cr gentlemen locally named, as well as somo
in burlesque, but wo notice none gaining
prominence except tho.tforegoiiig. Either
of these would bo worthy of all tlio cflbrt
cny patriotic Democrat could make for him
Of Coroners
The office of Coronor is very ancient and
existed by the common law. What his povv-
crs were by tlio common law seems not to
he very well settled; but it is quite sure that
ho exercised somo under it which aro fallen
into disuse. In A. D. 127(5, 4 Edward I.,
the statuto De Ojficis Coronatori) was passed,
somewhat defining and explaining his du
ties, though perhaps not limiting them.
And it has been held that though tlio stat
uto mentioned only inquires of tho death of
persons slain, drowned or suddenly dead,
yet the coronor ought also to inquire of the
death of those who die in prison.
A jury of tho vicinage is expedient though
not imperative, and to be summoned by the
Coroner. Tlio subjects of inquiry for the
coroner's inquest are cases of sudden and vi
olent deaths, whether they take place from
the visitation of God; by misfortune, as if
sudden death ensue in consequence of a fall
or other casualty : or by suicide ; or by the
hand of another, whether by murder, man
slaughter, in self-defenso or by accident:
and also of all those who die in prison. The
inquest must bo taken on the view of the body ;
that is, the bodv must bo before the Coronor
and tho jury. Therefore whcro tho body
cannot be found, or is so far decayed that a
view can be of no service, no inquisition cm
be taken by the Coroner. If tho body be
buried ho ought to take it up nnd view had
thereof: and it is decided in Salk, ."77, that
it is a misdemeanor to bury one who has
died a violent death, before tho Coroner has
sat upon him. After tlio view tho inquest
can adjourn to some convenient placo and
hear evidenco and deliberate.
So much for tho statuto of Edward, which
was not changed as to the above matters by
that of it Henry VII. chapter 1. The statute
of Edward is in force in Pennsylvania, and
tho only question is how far it has been mod
lfied bv our own legislation. Tho view
should ho, it is said must be, where tho deatl:
happened, or the dead body may bo found
That is, the body cannot bo removed from
one jurisdiction or county to another and
the view held in tho latter.
Many special acts have passed limiting nnd
defining tho powers nnd duties ot Coroners
but tho only general one is that ot loth May
1857. P. L. MO, fixing tho number ot jurors
at six in all cases.
Tho legislative mind seems to havo set
tied, by several special acts, upon this res-
triction of powers That no inquest shall be
held "unless the said deceased person shall
havo ditd of violent death" "or whosi
death shall have been Hidden, that is of sick
ness of less than 2 1 hours, with no regular
practising physician; or suspicious circum
stances attending tho same, which circum
stances shall bo sworn by n citizen."
Tho duties of a Coroner require judgment
and discretion, and ho should not subject
persons nnd counties to cost nnd troublo un
necessarily. Except in special cases there-
fore, an inquisition is not required whcro it
happens by an accident, a tall, or other ens
unity, or even by drowning, in view ot cili
zens. And although wo in Columbia conn
ty seem to bo under tho statuto of Edward
and tlio common law, yet wo may look to
acts of our own General Assembly for other
counties, as tho criterion for our own action,
They contemplate "deaths of violence,' whicli
I tako to bo cases where tho wound or hurt
causing dcatli is inflicted by one upon nnoth
cr: and not whcro it happens by tho care
lessness or tho foolhardlness or the misfor
tune of tho victim himself. So suspicious
circumstances in a death upon sickness
long or short In duration, should bo investi
gated by tho Coronor, A dend body found
requires him to summon nn inquest, and that
no matter how tho death appears to havi
been produced.
He has tho right to call in n physician or
surgeon, nnd generally to procure all such
aid In the investigation as beeins necessary to
elicit tlio truth, for all proper expend!
turo tho county is liable, in all cases where-
in tho Coroner is in tho lino of his duties
nnd powers.
John G. Fjii:i:zi:,
Council to tho County Conun's,
Ocn. Francis P. Illnlr, jr., died nt St
Louis last week, In tho 6.1th year of his nge
Gen, Illnlr was a man of considerable ability,
bravo nnd reckless, au ecccntrio politician.
was ono of tho leading "freo-boilcrs" who
Itnlltv nnd forco to abolitionism, nnd
ncnulrcd somo credit ns a volunteer officer 1
Sherman's marches. Ho was nttneked by
paralysis somo years ngo which steadily en
Cabled him. Lately fresh blood from i
Wltliv nerson's nrm was transfused into his
veins nnd under this treatment ho seemed
to recover rapidly for a brlet time, nut nnai
ly died very suddenly.
DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA
from tho rhllaflclphU Commonwealth.
Tlio Next (hvernnr.
So soon ns tho Democratic parly of this
Stato makes Its nomination for Governor the
issues between parties iu Pennsylvania will
bo joined, becauso It Is this offico which now
attracts tho universal nttcntlon of our citi
zens, ns tho State Treasurer nomination Is
nvolvcd directly iu tho nomination for tho
Chief Executive. Tho Radical party, by Its
nctlon nt Lancaster has made this a necessity.
Tho Democracy must accept tlio gaugo of
battle thus thrown down at tho door of tho
Erio Convention.
Tho Radical party put nil Its strength In
its nomination for Governor, nnd the Treasu
rer was only nbohtall to the Governor's kite.
l'liiit parly virtually admitted tlint If it car
ted Its Governor It would command the
Stato Treasury. Tho Democracy must do
tho same thing. If the Democrats nominate
true, earnest, faithful, able, competent
questionable associations with doubtful Dcm
ocrnts, then his election is nssurcd, ami the
party will command tho strict and thorough
Investigation into tho Stato Treasury, and
preserve tho integrity of tho administration
f tills offico by Its nominee.
Governor Ilartrnnft is to-day before the
people for re-election, not on his record as
Governor, but on his association with tho
corrupt ringstcrs of his party, who havo
made all government a sham and n fraud.
Governor llnrtramt is tho canuidnto of a
ring of men who have utterly dNgraccd
themselves by tho resolutions adopted by
their Lancaster Convention, lie is tho can-
ilidatn of men who were loo corrupt to di
nounco tho administration ot tlio present
State Treasurer, and too cowardly to insist
on an investigation into tho charges made
igainst tho administration of this office since
it lias been held by ringstcrs of their own se
lection, for they were never elected by the
honestly counted votes of individual, honoit
otcrs.
Governor Hartrauft stands to-day as the
nominee of men who believe in and approve
all the past corruptions of the Radical party
iu this State, both at the polls, In the Legis
lature, in the rings, in the ollices, nnd liy
officers which this party lias created nnd
counted into office, despite tho votes of the
people.
Governor Ilartrnnft is to-day tho candi
date of tho paity which dared not denounce
the infamies iu Louisiana, the liunditti Sher
idan outrages, tho Arkansas outrage, the
force bill, the schemes of Landau Williams
to engender more civil war in tlio South by
efforts to subjugato the white citizens of tho
Southern States to tho ballots and bullets of
the negro.
Governor Hartranft is tho candidate of
tho advocates, indorscrs, supporters, and aid
crs of Grant in all his attempts to create an
other revolution iu the land, by using the
army to overthrow sovereign States, control
their Legislatures, and instigato tho negro
to "rapine, blood, nnd fire," which these no
groes publicly threatened to resort to, unless
they were elevated abovo the white race by
tlio Federal power.
Governor Hartranft is the candidate, not
of the Republican party of Pennsylvania,
but of the ring of rulers, who ignore every
other consideration but self-interest, jobs,
contracts, official patronage, profit, frauds.
and corruptions which tho Radical l-cderal
iVdministration has cultivated and fostered
for political partisan success, over the peo
ple's will.
Governor Hartranft has no party to sup
port him or claim him as its nominee. Ho
is made to represent the voice of a party
which consists only of men who, under any
name, are their own agents without a con
stituency rings in rings, office-holders, cor
porations, managers, office-seekers, partners
in political schemes, borrowers of party cred
it, and traders in party capital. These men
few in numbers, but great in their power to
manage and manipulate party meetings,
county and State, pretend to bo tho represent
atives of the masses of the party which was
once Whig, then Abolitionist, then Know
Nothing, then Republican, then Negro
equality and Radical, and now plunderers,
They force the honest men of tho Rcpuuli
can party to train in their company. They
forco tho honest Republicans to. be silcn
when these ringstcrs speak for them, not be
cause tho honest Republicans arc satisfied
but because they hopo for better tilings, till
tho very worst will compel them to protest
Governor Ilartrant is the nominee, tho
candidate, tho exponent of thcso men, and
ho must tako tho issue made by tho Lancas
ter Convention in nil its hideous forms, nnd
iu its diabolical spirit; iu nil its revolution
ary intent, and in alt its sacrifices of truth.
It is therefore impossible that nny true,
honest, faithful patriotwho loves his country
and believes in constitutional rcpresentativ
government, who hopes for peace, prosperi
ty and happiness in the union of the States,
who looks hack to tlio bright and joyom
days when tho peoplo wcro sovereign over
rings, wages were paid in money, business
was nctivo nnd prosperous, when Iho peo
ple's money was used for tho needs of tlio
public welfare, when n thiet, n ueiauitcr,
ringstcr, a corruptionist in politics, in office
in government was almost unknown, when
honesty was tho very life-blood ol tho gov
eminent, nnd the Administration of the Gov
ernment can give his support, not to Gov
crnor Hartranft personally, but to tlio nom
inee of men who are obnoxious to the ceil
sures of tlio calm, unprejudiced, nnd thought
ful men of this Commonwealth.
lh-illuiil and lis Waters and Luxuries.
Tlio gay and festive editor of tho Easton
Sentinel has been visiting liedlord springs.
but goes homo as mad as a March hare be-
cause of "tho niggardly policy" oftlieirown
nrs. nlmut which ho scolds like a drab,
Thero aro but two luxuries sure to bo en
couutercd at licdford: extraordinary natur
ally medicated waters nnd tho best mutton
in t in world: am n third may be, pleasant,
company, mo waters aro irmy
.... .
nary. Without moving from n given spot
tho visitor mav see at n glance, highest u
tho llttlo mountain rivulet, tho iron spring-
pure frcsli nnd cool water strongly impreg
nated with iron, but no tlngo of any thin
else. Next tho "medicinal" spring, tho wa
li-rs nf which aro very palatable cool, nnd
Impregnated with magnesia, lime, Ac., i
homeopathic doses, but which aro certnin to
operate strongly upon tho liver, kidneys, and
bowels, nnd nre liable to irritato tho latter
nnd il sensed luncs in urlouslv. JNext below
is puro water, from slato rock, with no min
eral whatever In it, and near by a strong
limo stono spring, llelow all these is
sulphur spring, tho water of which is puro
from every thing except u strong impregna
tion of sulphur. If villainous wiiisk-y,
swashy summer drinks, milk warm shiniry
victuals. Ac., nre wanted they may bo ob
tained at tho hotel within a few paces of tlio
springs. Hut at lledford town, 1J miles ills
taut, tho best mountain mutton iu tho world
may bo obtained at every meal, and when
urn nrft wherfl It Is wo caro llttlo whether
thero is nny thing elso savo strong cofleo on
tho table or not. It is ns superior to ino or
dinary mutton of tho land as trout nro to
unMr likriirdliig mere luxuries, lledford
is tho most pleasant, most beneficial, and
best watering placo of which wo havo any
knowledge
Tho prohibition candidato for Governor,
Robert Audlcy Hrownc, has written a letter
accepting tho nomination, which wo print
on tho first page. Ho speaks In plain terms
nnd bears down hard on both patties, but his
deadliest thrusts aro made at the Radical
party, whoso hypocrisy he well understands,
having been n staunch and respectable mem
ber thereof. Iu responso to tho Radical
groan that this separate action will make
them responsible for tlio destruction of "tlio
only party that can savo tho country," ho
sneers nt tho idea of a party saving tho
country which ho says "can no longer savo
Itself." His entire letter breathes a sovoro
condemnation of tho Radical party in this
State, nud In view of tho high pretensions
that party makes to morality nud temper
ance, it is peculiarly forcible to hear ono of
its old members bear down upon it iu terms
of severe reprobation and disgust.
Officers who dischargo their duties faith
fully, by refusing to allow shabby politicians
to plunder tho people, aro suro to bo roundly
nbused. Characterless papers aro usually
bought up by tho rogues to do tho dirty
work. It is nn old adage that it Is only trees
that bear good fruit that aro clubbed. The
best of men will refuse to stop to kick every
whiffet that barks at their heels, nnd no man
who respects himself can afford to bandy
words with a very common blackguard,
whether he talks or prints. Those aro com
mon axioms that ought to be In ovcry body's
mind. Tlio faithful and honest public olii-
cer deserves the friendship, tho support nnd
tho good opinion of all tlio people, and no
matter how much ho may bo bespattered
with blackguardism, when tho people sec his
good works, every honest ono among them
will give hint praise. Let malice, envy nnd
disappointment do their wrong work, they
only servo to attract tho attention nnd np
probation of tho public to the faithful officer,
and in the end will come to naught.
Pantomime Administration.
The Republican press and politicians havs
flattered themselves that tlio quietude nnd
unimportance of Gov. llartranft's ndminis
tration would leave no hold for adverso crit
icism, nnd that he would go through the
campaign as n maggot goes through a cheese,
n progress ofobscuro nnd patient industry
that invariably meets with its own reward
There is a great amount of worldly wisdom
in theso expectations; but the campaign of
1875 is a most itnfortunato tlmo for their
realization. Tho policy of letting tho craft
of Stato drift, in order that nobody should
bo able to find fault with tho steering, has
resulted badly. When Gov. Hartranft came
into offico the Stato was in tho hands of
plunderers. His election was darkened by
questions of financial dishonor whicli kept
from his side honest Republicans who saw-
no credit in a victory under his banner. No
public man with a proper senso of officiul
responsibility could havo assumed position
as Gov. Hartranft did without clearing up
all the clouds which beset his rising sun
lie followed the extravagant Geary, who
furnished him a pattern on which it was ca
sy to improve. All the inducing reasons
that occur in an honest and laudable anibi
tion for public renown nnd the faithful per
formance of official obligations impelled Gov
Hartranft to the reform of abuses of whicli
no man in tlio State was better informed
Rut he was fraudulently elected by a cabal
and ho has paid it back by supserviency, the
istration in leading strings. Tho result has
been that tho extravagance of Hartranft has
ovcrtoped tho extravagance of Geary. Ev
cry year durirg his administration until
1S7;, when tho new constitution intervened
the expenses of tho government were in
created, and in 1874 they were thirty per
cent higher than when he came into office,
and two hundred per cent higher than under
Democratic administration. This lias not
been done at tho recommendation of Gover
nor Haitsanft. Hois not a recommending
man. Rut it has been done with his privity.
with his acquicscnce, with the consent of his
written signature, aim to ins personal advan
tage and emolument, Tho only tlmo in his
official career in which ho has departed from
his policy of non-interference was when h
attempted in 1873 to stay tho hand of tli
people in arresting tho march of expendi
ture by tlio restrictions of the new Constitu
tion, Tho renewal of his candidacy necessi
tates tho tearing away of the mask which
separates tlio actual manbohlnd it from tlio
gaze of the people. With tho mask down
Gov. Hartranft appears to bo what ho is
tho "patient log-mau" for tho ring bon-firc
From tho day ho accepted offico ho hns
served tho men that made him Governor,
If ho is re-elected it is their victory. They
will renew their attacks upon tho treasury
and ho will renew his undemonstrative char
actcr ns n pantomimo Governor whoso whol
stock in trailo is that lie has been cmineutl
successful in doing nothing himself whilo
tho rats of tho ring havo gorged themselves
behind the scenes. 7 farrisbury Patriot.
How tlio Money (loos.
During tho last two years various efforts
were made to supercedo Gcueral Mciggs as
Quartermaster General with Rufu3 Iugalls,
ono of his assistants. Tins change was
prompted by tho President's personal wis:
and for reasons which aro now pretty well
understood by tho public. Meiggs was disin
clined to give up a place which ho liked, and
in which he had acquired a certain distiuc
lion. Ho could not be retired involuntarily
for the ago had not como for that sort of ex-
ilo of service.
They tempted him with tho bait of tlio
Russian mission, but howas too old a fish to
bito with tlio barb of a hook llashiug before
his eye, Thoy tried him in other ways, but
ho was not disposed to givo up a good thing
for an uncertainty, and his record was too
good to bo disposed of harshly, as somo oth
ers have been, with us llttlo cause to justify
their exclusion.
Meantime Grant was becoming impatient
He wanted Ingalls near lilm, and wished to
resume their familiar relations, when neither
thought tho possibilities of human nfl'airs
could tako tho strango turn they havo done.
Something must bo dono, nud n way out of
tho dilemma found.
In this strait it was determined to send
General Meiggs to Europo for eighteen
mouths, with full pay, nnd a secretary and
servants, for tho pretended "purposo of in
specting nnd reporting upon tho orgnnlzittion
of foreign nrinics." Tills devlco deceives
nobody. Tho organization of foreign armies
is no secret even to tho unprofessional ; and
it Is only a yearslnco General Sherman went
over this ground and put on record all that
tho books do not tell satisfactorily.
-Tho plain truth Is tho public money is
squandered iu this mission for no other rea
son than to get rid of Meiggs, nnd to glvo tho
placo to a favorlto ol tho President. Tho
War Department professes to estimate for
tho actual requirements of tho army, nnd
yet hero is a caso in which many thousands
of dollars must bo expended for which no
estimate was over suggested, nud which was
not contemplated as a contingency wlicu
Congress voted tho money, It la found ev
erywhere, Uxchange,
The Free Natation nf llivcrs.
The right of a State to nutliorho tho con
struction of dams Iu navigable rivers Im
ver been doubted. In a recent eae, thotij h
tlio exact point was not Involved, the Su
prcmo court of the United States gavo a de
cision which doubtless covers the principle
nnd ought to rid tlio Susquehanna of all tho
obstructions that havo been erected in it.
The Harrisburg Patriot thus sums up tho
caso :
"The Supremo court of the United States
has decided In a caso arising iu Wisconsin,
involving the question of tho navigability or
the l-ox river, thai those rivers mui bo re
garded as public navlcablo rivers in law
which nre navigable in i.ict, and tney aro
navigable In fact when they aro used or aro
suscciitlblo of being used in llicir ordinary
condition as highways Tor commerce, over
YlllCll iraou mm ir.ivci mu or may oe con
ducted in tho customary modes of trade and
travel on water. And a river is a navigablo
water of tho United States when It forms
by Itself, or by its connection with other
waters, a continued highway over whicli
commcrco is, or may be, carried on with
other States or foreign countries in thecusto
inary modes in which such commerce s con
ducted by water. The Fox river is entirely
within the State of Wisconsin, but under
this decision it constituted a public water of
.!. TT!.l 1 !.. .1.1.-1 i
iuc unucu ciaicfl auu is suojixl logovcru-
menial regulations.
Viewed in tills llaht. tho Allcirhenv river.
tn northwestern Pennsylvania, all the navi
gable portion or winch lor steamboats is
within tho territory of this State, becomes a
stream subject to the jurisdiction of tho na
tional governmcut.ns well as thcSiisouehah-
1 t .1 ...1.!-!. fl .!. 1 1
ua mm ut'innaru ivnicii now iqioil uic ooru
ers or through tiio territory of neighboring
States. The court ssvs. "commerce is con
ducted on tho water, even at tho present
uay, tnrougn other instrumentalities .than
boats propelled by steam or wind, and inde
pendently of the ordinanco of 1787, declar
ing tho 'navigablo waters' leading into the
Mississipi and St Lawrence to be common
hichrrays, the true test of the navieahilltv
of a stream docs not depend on the mode by
wuicn coniEierco is or may ns conducted nor
the difficulties attendinir navigation. If this
were so tho public would ho deprived of the
uso oi many or trie urge rivers or the coun
try, over which rafis or lumber or great
value are constantly taken to market. It
would be a narrow rule to hold that in this
country, unless a river was capablo of being
navigated by steam or sail vessels, it could
not be treated as a public highway. The
capability of use by the public for purposes
of transportation and commerce affords the
truo criterion ot the navigability ot a river,
rather than tho extent and manner of that
use. If it bo callable in its natural stato of
being used for purposes of commerce, no
matter in what manner the commerce may be
conducted, it is navigable in lact nud be
comes iu law a public river and highway
Vessels of any kind that can float upon the
water, whether propeueu by nnimal power,
by the wind or by tlio agency of steam, nre,
or may become, the mode by whicli a vast
commerce may bo conducted, nud it would
bo a mischievous rule that would exclude
either in determining the navigability of a
a river. '
If the SusMiichanna is a part of tho navi
gable waters oi the United states it will bo
in order for our representatives in Congress
to insist upon a pro rata share of the money
expended yearly in tho improvement of river
navigation. It has always been contended
by well informed and capable engineers that
the money expended upon the main line of
canal in this state would nave more than
paid for a perfect system of slackwater nav
ation in the cusmichanna, and tho day may
yet come when Harrisburg. Williamsport
and Wilkes-liarro may be regular ports ot
entry, who knows 7
Foreign Xcws
They aro fighting now with somo degree
of vigor in Spain nnd the constant retreat of
tlio Carlists proves tho truth of the Alfonsiet
nsscrtion of continuous victory. That the
Carlist cause is growing desperato is full
shown by the fact that the London Tunes has
recently taken much pains to holster it up,
This is to enable British holders of Carlis
bonds to disposo of them before the final
failure of the pretender. Spain is iu a de
plorable condition.
The French assembly is- fast winding u
its work and will soon dissolve. A new elec
tion will then be held and n new nnd more
popular government organized, except as to
President. When McMabon falls the Em
pire will no doubt bo re-established, and his
retiring would lead to tho same result.
The Prince of Wales, heir to tho Britis'
throne, is to visit India. An immense bum
to pay expenses is to be taken from the na
tional treasury. The working men are hold
ing meetings to protest against it, but witl
out effect.
The American evangelists, who have been
holding a series of immense revival meetings
in London, havo closed their operations and
will return to tho United States. Whether
good has resulted will soon be apparent
Tlio Americau riflmen arestill lingering in
different parts of Ireland, Scotland and Eng
land. They aro now admitted to be superior
to European marksmen in "team," but havi
failed to win in some of the individual cou
tests, though successful in many,
Other European countries exhibit no movi
ments of nny interest here.
Thero is something of infatuation for th
most part, that attends people that grasp at
uureasonablo dominion, for they never can
tell when they havo enough, and stretch their
power so far Hint they over-reach themselve
The desire of dominion over others is sweet
to the majority of mankind, but tlicro
nothing in nature mora unreasonable, nor
anything that argues more a weakness o:
understanding than the desire thereof.
proceeding through tho history of the small
est colonies, wo may seo their ruin insepara
bly conuected with arbitrary governmen
nud whenever tho ideas of liberty nro lost
prosperity ends nnd confusion begins. It
of no signification whether few or many ex
erciso tyranny: tho effects will ho the same
and will always bIiow their cause. Civ
j and rcligous liberty aro essential to all good
government : for thero is in fact no govern
ment without them, they are tlio springs o
both rational rule and obedience. Without
these two springs nil forms of government
will bo tyrannical, and oil professions
obedienco hypocrisy ond dissimulation. Un
less men supposo themselves freo they will
never obey from tho heart, and lcgislato
have but a poor hold on mankind when
they rulo them only by principles of fear,
This may restrain somo from acts of vio
lence, but it will novcr stimulato men
great and noblo actions. Ktehange,
There aro many things made taxabloiindcr
our internal revonuo laws that might well
bo exempted. Tho druggists and chemists
havo tried in vain to havo tho stamp tax on
various petty articles in their trado removed.
becauso it gives troublo and delay In their
business and yields but llttlo revenue, And
now wo havo a formal decision from the
commissioner of intcniul revenue that every
bottlo of that simple, cooling preparation,
called citrate of Magnesia, is liable to a tax,
Thus tho American citizen is made, to pay a
tax on constipation, a tax ou headache, a tax
on exccsslvo bilo, a tax on fever, and taxes
on scores of other llttlo ailments, ns if their
cxlstcuco nlono was not burden enough,
without having them decorated with revo
nuo stamps costing two conts apiece. Phih.
llultetin.
From all accounts of tho condition of the
affairs of Howard University at Washington,
the representative colord republicans who huvo
had its financed in charge aro nsbittcr than their
whilo brethren. Even u colored radical will
steal,
The commissioners of tho sinking fund
report tho State debt on the first of Juno to
be ns follows i
Debt hearing coin Inferc't
Debt bearing Interest In United
$1,422,300 00
18,933.650 00
KlMi'Srnrrf'liPV
Debt on which Interest has been
plomicd
130.000 12
100.002 Si
73.182 29
Debt hearing no Interest
Chaiiiher.biirg certificates, act
May 27, 1871
Total debt May 31, 1875 - 23.000.831 70
Cash on hand In sinking fund $1,001,400-
30. Tills Is applicable only to the payment
f the funded debt. In addition to this
there Is in tho general fund, applicable to
tho pjymcnt of nil other debts of the Stato
the sum of $!10 21. This is somewhat oi an
increase, as on April first there was only
$1 70 ill the Stato Treasury applicable to tlio
samo purposes 1 Tlicro nre nlso in tho
Treasury vaults liiuo million dollars In rail
road bonds, not yet due, which can bo ap
plied only to the payment of funded dobt.
rw. irnrtrsnft bus appointed P. Frazer
Smith, of West Chester, to tho nurd term ns
dnln rnnorter. Ho was first appointed by
Governor Curtln in 1805, again by Governor
Geary in 1870, nnd now by uovcrnor nar
traiift, making an aggregate of fifteen years
if lie should servo until ins iasi commission
expires. Patriot.
Despito nil their protestations, thcso Jud
ical officials have a decided liking for third
terms and indulge in them at every opportu
nity that offers.
Excerpts nnd News Items from Exchanges.
Senator Cameron says when this country gets
200,000,000 Inhabitants that they will not bo
such people ns you find in Russia and China, hut
a God-fearing people. If tho Americans rear
God now more than tlio Russians and Chinese
they are very careful to keep It to themselves.
Gen. Sherman's book is causing great commo
tion in army circle, and it is very evident the
author does not expect to be a candidate for the
Presidency. If ho should a grand army of offi
eera stripped of llieir laurels will bo organized
against him.
Governor Hartranft is the candidate, notof the
Republican party of Pennsylvania, but of tho
ring of rulers, who ignore every other consider-
ilion but self inlerest, jobs, contracts, ofiical pat
ronage, profit, frauds, and corruptions which the
Radical Federal Administration has cultivated
and fostered, for political partisan success,over
the people's will.
George Grant, founder of ihe Victoria Colony
in Knns.is, is the owner of a farm which em
braces the whole county of F.llis, is larger than
any dukidoni in Europe, and rontains 570,000
acres. .Mr.urant devotes linncii principally
to clock raising. Ho has ju.-t wintered 7,000
sheep and has 8230,000 invested in stock of all
ports.
The reduction of summer goods in Xew York
this season is greater than tho most ancient and
veaerable shopper can remember to havo ever
been beforo : Partly because tlio market has been
flooded with fancv f-ibrics, which tho merchants
dare not earry over, and partly because of the
general dullness of trade and the necessity of
raising money.
Mr. ISeechcr has given notice that lie will con
tinue to preacli "whilo his life is spared and
tlicro aro sinners to bo saved." Judging from
tho developments of tlio great scandal trial and
the bewildering flood of perjury it gushed forth
wc infer that Mr. Ilccchcr is not at nil likely
stop preaching for want of sinners at any time
during the present generation.
Tho Coluinlils Jvurnnl, describing an Ohio
political!, says: "lie is an honest man by pro
fession, and he earns his bread by the sweat of his
jaw.
The Chicago Timis thinks It is a great pity
that, when a man attempts tlio deadly role
murder and suicide, lie does not commence will
t'ie latter. So it is. Our criminals do need edu
cating in this direction.
It would ho impossible, not to say impolite.
to toll what becomes of all tho Americans, hut
it's no harm to mention that sevcutv-five thous
and of them go to Europe every year.
P. Frazer Smith, Esq., has been reappoined
by Gov. Hartranft to the office of Stato Reporter
of the Supreme Court, and ho was unanimously
recommended by the Supremo Court official
and tho Stato bar generally. During tho pa-tJIO
years ho has issued 23 volumes of reports.
The Berks county papers are bragging about
the possession of tlio smallest lady in tho Slate,
in the person of Miss ICuiclinoMengle, daughte
of Mr. Martin Mengle, of I'crry Township. SI
was fifteen years old on tho 19th of March last.
is thirty-seven inches high and weighs fifty-seven
pounds. Her growth ceased after sho was three
years old. Her body is well proportioned, ar
she is an intelligent and pleasant companion,
CANDIDATES.
Wo nre authorised to announce tho follow
ing candidates for tho offices named, biibject
to Democratic rules :
associati: jupoi:.
GEORGE SCOTT, Catawism,
ISAAC S. MONROE, Catawissa.
I'ltOTHONOTAKY, AC.
I!. FRANK ZARR, llloomsburg.
unnisTEK and itncoiipnii,
W. H.JACOHY, llloomsburg,
CYRUS ROISWNS, Fishingcreek.
MORUECAI MILLARD, Centre,
LEONARD KLINE, Greenwood,
WHITE N. HOSTLER, Fishingcreek.
TJWAbUUElt.
H. W. McREYNOLDS, Hemlock,
H. A. SWEITHN'HISEU, Centre.
ISAIAH ROWER. Iierwick,
JOHN LEGGOTT, Greenwood.
COMMISSIONUK.
HENRY GAI1LE, Locust,
SILAS W. McllENRY, Jitckson,
JOHN 1IEKNEK, LociM,
JOHN ENT, Scott.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SALE.
A N
Open ItiiKKV, coud ns new, will be fold
Y. cheap for cash. Inquire of W. II. l'OUSl
w , n. ruu.iT,
Agent at Depot.
Jill 16-31.
FOR SALE.
ONE Hay llailer, good as new. For sale by
(1. M. UAKLIt. Call or address lilm at tsny.
julyic-4f
GREENWOOD
SEMINARY.
T
MIK Greenwood .Seminary will open the Fall
i t-rm ot ocuuoi
8nt MONTH Ifinr, 187.1,
under tho caro ot Krlcndi, w Ith A. W. l'otter, II. li,
1'rlnclpal.
Tlio desirahlo location of this School and tho high
standing ot tho principal amongst educators and
students aro seldom found, bludeuts from a distance
can reach tho Seminary by public onrcyanco nt a
I rlfllriL- cost Iron llloomsburg. l'a. Hoarding ran tu
had at the Seminary or pmatu houses on reasonable
terms, t or particulars u
nqulry may bo made of mils
It. y. lives, MUlvme, l'a., or
Kvcs. Aaron Kester, or
P. li. I'.i cs, Danville, l'a.
Mllllllo,7 ino.,5, 1ST 6. tf.
TN THE MATTER OK THE REAL
X Kstato of Philip Miller, lato of Cuntro township,
Columbia county, deceased.
Jlute on lairs to accept or refute the Ileal Instate at
the mluationor show cause uhy the same should
not be sold.
Tlio Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania to Ilcnjamlii
Miller, Harriet llrelsch. Mary Ann (angles, Iteglua
Wolverton. Ilenrr 1). Knnrr. commit li-ci i,r llmn,-r.
son nndestatoof Levi Miller, a lunatic, chlliUruof
said
rhlllln Miller. deceos.-il. nnd Mnrv
Alice Hopper and Cjrus Webb, grand children of
said I'hltlp Miller, dect-ased. You and cacli of you
uiu miiujr luiuumumi, iu uu iiuu ujut-ur uciuro 1110
Orphans' Court of suld county, to bo held at lllooms
burg, on tlio cth day of BepU-mber, A. 1)., 1815, then
and there to acceptor refuso tu tako tho real ostato
of suld I'hlllp Miller, deceased, at tho appialsud
alue, or show cause why tho samo should not bo
bold. liy tho court. II, I'ltANU .Aim.
llloomsburg, July 13, ISIJ.-ct. Cleric.
A UPITOK'S NOTICE.
J, estate or l'KTta uinkr, peceisep,
In the Orphans' Court of Guiii(iia tbuny.
Tho undersigned, Auditor to dlstilbuto tho fund In
the hands of Clinton Mcndchltall, Administrator of
said estate, will attend to the upjiolutmeut at his ot
llco, In llloomsburg, ou Monday, July ictli, ibis, utli)
o'clock', a. in , when and hero all persons having
claims against the said cstalouro required to present
the samo before the Auditor, or be debarred from
coming lu for a sburo of sold f uud.
C.W.lIILLKlt,
Iiloomibburg, July , 1673,-tt, Auditor,
AUDITOR'S NOT1CK.
IS THE MATTEIl OF TIIK MCOfSr 0PC. 11. HOOMH
ASSHIXKH OK THE COI.UMHUN IIIOS AMI) MANITACTCHINU
COMI'ANV.
Tlio iinilerslirneit. Auditor to distribute tlm fund
Inlhn liimlsoro. II. Wooilln. Asslenmnf lliniv,ti,n,.
tilnnlron And Manufacturing-Co., mil attend to tho
dutlesot his appointment ntuis ofllce, In blooms.
burif, on MoniUv, AJiitusinth.A.ii., IST.i.at tl o'clock,
a. in., when nnd Where nil persons having claims
Iho samo beforo tho Auditor, or
coming In tor a sharo ot said tuud.
K. K. OIlVIS,
Auditor.
llloomsburg, July s.'TS-lt.
a:
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
.-.STATU OP J01IH MSXSCU, IlECEJlSBn.
trra ot Administration on tho cstiitn of .tni.n
Mcnsch, lato ot l-'rnnklln township, Columbia county
deceased, hao been granted by iho lieglstir of said
county to Jesse .Mcnsch nnd .Michael Mcnsch, ot
Franklin township. All persons lint Ing ilMnis against
the estnto ot tho decedent, arc requested to present
them for settlement, nnd those Indebted to tho estnto
i mitKO piiymunv iu iuu uiiuirMnuai ""ininiurniora
ithout delay. .ir.ssn MIlNst ii,
MICilAKbMr.NSCII.
Administrators.
Wm. I.. Kycrly, Attorney (or tho Administrators.
, i-n., duno out, ibid. juiiu 11-et.
riONYNGHAM SCHOOL DISTItlCT.
1 Marlln I'urccll. Treasurer nnd Colloninr n, n..
count with conynzham Township school District for
tho ear ending June, 1S"5I
To amount of dunllcato (10,139 "9
unseated lanu incs rco u..., i,t4 vo
Mate appropriation kpi til tl5,.6S8t
liy unseated land las returned
for collection t 903 60
liy errors and exonerations nl
lowed SIT 9J
liy collector's com. at srer cent. 413 t
"nmountof outstandlna orders
of 'il paid 423 oo
Ily Hecrctary'a salary and sta
tionery ii-i w
liy District Kuperlnteudeuis sal
ary - lii oo
liy amount Teachers' salary,... 4,4i oj
- mei,coiuinsc11t'Suutii.-ii;im-
ing tii IJ
liy Insurance 43 us
J. A. nancron, uo ooj w
' Attorneys fcc, cost and c.
twnsoot Itwsult 474 S3
liy IhjoUs. furnlluro and mlscol
lanoous exnense 2ii 73
liy materials, labor, repairing
nnd painting fcS
llynmountof l'rcastircr'scom.. 2us 41
- uy uai.incu uuouisinei,,.,,, jj u-i iu,oss 91
We. tho underslcncd. Auditors of Com nirh.im
tonnshlp, for tho ) cur ls;.i, havo carefully cvimlncd
tucaooro account, uuu mum ii. i-urruuiiiianootubeb
forth. M. FI.ANAIIAV,
July 10-31, uuvt aiiu iiuiiiii:s.
Auditors.
SHERIFFS SALE.
HY VIllTUi: OV A WHIT of Levari r.icl.is,lsuoA
out or tho Court of Common l'leas nnd tu inn
directed, will bo exposed to public saloaltuo court
nouse, iu tuoomsourg, uu
SATURDAY AUGUST 7th, 187'.,
nt ono o'cloc):, p. in.; all that certain mcssu-ige, tenc
meiitandtractorpleccof land, situate In the town,
ship of Miniln, In thocoiintyof Columbia, and statu
aforesaid, being composed otslt pieces or parcels ot
lanu, nouiiiieu aim uescnutu iw niiion,-..-
I-'IHST tractor parcel of land, beginning at a red
oak corner ot land of Wm. W. Hrown and running
I henco north Dfleen and thrcc-fiuartt-rsdegrees, west
thirty and st.x-tenths perches to a slouo, thenco
Hunt Ik sixty-eight degrees, westlhlrty-soven peielus
ton stone; thenco norlh twentj-one and mc-sl.ths
degrees, est sev enU -four lienhr-s ton stone; thente,
Uy lanu OI Ulirisuuil ,voll,nuiiuiai.L-v!Km,ulliluu-
thirds degrees, west Ihlity-lwo and seven tenths
pci cues to a stone; thence, by land of tho afoiesald
Wm. W. Hrown, south twenty-llirco degrees, east
fourteen nnd mc-tcnths perches ton stone; Ihenee
boutli sixty-seven and one-fourth degrees, west ten
perches to a stone; t hence south slxiy-two degievs,
veal one ami inrcu-uciiLiia i-cimus in u eunii-r;
thence south twenty-six degrees, east uneaud llve
tenths lurches to a comer; thenco south slxty-clght
degrees, cast right-tenths of a in-reh to a corner;
thence south nine degices, east three and eight
tenths perches lo a corner ol a building; thenco south
twenty-tlv o and a half degrees.east six and one-tenth
perches to a corner; thenco south mty-llio degrees,
east three perches to a stono comer; tbeuco south
twelve degrees, east four nnd scv en-tenths perches
to a comer; thence south thirty-two nnd three-quarters
degrees, east four ami sfx-tenths lurches lo a
corner; thence bouth ten degrees, east ouo and llve-
seven nnd three-quarters degrees, cast rour nnd Ilve
tenths nerches to a stone: tuencu south eighty-four
lemns pcrenes 10 a turner; luuuce souui sineiny-
nnd three-quarters degrees, east llv e and tHO-fentlis
nerches lo adoublo vvnlte oak corner: thenco south
tlxty-elKhtnnd one-half degrees, cist nrteen perches
to iho place of beginning, containing tneutj-slx
acres and one hundred nnd elghu en lurches.
KUCON'D parcel or tract of land, beginning at a
red oak corner on tho bank ot tno Misquchanna
rlver.l henco south fcrty-threo nnd three quarters de
grees, cast iniriy-cigui percues to stones; memo
north sixty-four degrees, east nlno and two-tenths
perches to a rock; Ihenco south fourteen and one-lull
degrees, east twelve and four-tenths perches to a
stone; thenco south tlghtecn and three-quarters de
grees, west llfty-one anu tour-tenths perches to a
stone; thence, by land of Freas Hrown, south seventy-three
and a quarter degrees, west scu-nty-onu
and six-tenths perches to u stone; thence, by laud
now or lato of Abraham Hess, north nineteen nnd
three-quarters degrees, west tweuty-Mjven nnd
seven-tenths perches to a stone; thence north thlrtj
ttirec degiees, west forty-four perches to n stone
comer on the bank of t liuHusiiiicliJh.ua riven Ihcnrc,
along the same, north sixty-three uud a quarter de
grees, east iiluety.ono and three-tenths perches to
tho place of beginning, containing lorty-soven acres
and seventy-ouu perches net measure.
THlItl) parcel, beginning nt a pine, thenco norlh
eighty-three degrees, cast six and six-tenths jn-r-ches
to a black oak; thence, by laud ot l-'reas lirow n,
south twcnty-slx degiees, east lourteen and nine
tenths perches to a stone: thence, bylandof Henry
Hellas, south seventy-eight degrees, west twenl.i
six and ouc-hnlf peiches to a stoue; thence noil li
live nud one-half degrees, oast twenty-one perches
to tho place of beginning, containing seven acu-s
and onu hundred and tu enty-slx perches net incis
ure. l-'OHHTII parcel, beginning nt a whilo oak, thence,
by land of W'. W. Hrown, south clghtt-slvnud one
half degrees, west eleven ami three-tenths perches
to a stone; thenco north twenty-three and three
quarters degiees, west eleven and slx-lenths jier
cues to a corner; thence, by landot Henry Hellas,
north llfty-Ilve and three-quarters degrees, wot
thirteen and one-tenth perches to a stone; thence
south eighty-seven and one-half degrees, west thlr
ty.slx nud six-tenths perches to a stone; thence, by
land ot Stephen II. Wolf, south twenty-eight de
grees, east twcnty-slx perches to a stone; theme, by
l.indut Samuel i-njder, north elghty-mo and one
halt degrees, cast noiety-seven and seven-tenths
perches to a corner; thenco north llfteen and a quar
ter degrees, cast eighteen perches to a corner; t hence
north tw enty-slx degrees, west 11 vo nnd suv en-tenths
perchottothe place of beginning, containing nine
teen acres and three-fourths of a perch.
h'iKl'II parcel, beginning at a stone, thenco, by
land of Stephen (learhart, south elghty-nluo and a
quarter degrees, west ono hundred and twenty-two
perches to rod oak; thenco north thirteen degrees,
west three and three-tenths perches to a comer on
tho bank of tho .Susquehanna river; thence along
said i her north llftj-tlghtand thrce-quaiters de
grees, cast stxty-tlirco perches to a corner; thenco
north llfty-two and a quarter degiees, east liny
seven and three-tenths lurches to a stone; tin nee,
by laud of heirs ot Abraham Hess, south tnent)
three degrees, oast fit ty-llve and IU e-tenlhs jn-rihes
to tho place of beginning, containing twenty acres
luirl sixty-four jierehes slrlct measure.
SIXTH parcel, beglanlng at a stono In a public
road leading from brown's mill to Mtilllnville, thence,
by tho same and land of l'rcns Hrown, south eigh
teen nnd a quarter degrees, west U n and eight
tenths perches to u stone tn said road; thenco soulh
eighteen and one-half degrees, east six and fuur
tcnths perches to a stono iu the public road leading
from said road to Yoho's mill; f hence, by landot
heirs of John Hrown, deceased, north slxty-sov en uud
a quarter degrees, cast ten and one-tcuUi perches tn
a stone; thenco north twenty-thrco degrees, west
fourteen and live-tenths perches to a stone: thence,
by land ot Christian Wolf, south slxty-clght and
three-quarters degrees, west two aud lHo-tenllis
jierehes to tho pluce of beginning, containing onu
hundred and clcv en perches, said parcels containing
in nil ouo hundred nud twenty-two acres, ten and
three-fourths perches, moro or less.
seized, taken In execution nnd to bo sold ns the
property of Stephen II. Wolf nnd Maria Wolf.
SllEKlFK'd Omci:, MldUM. OHOVHll,
llloomsburg, July lc, 1ST. sheriff.
GHAWO OPENING
ELTAS MENDEN1TALL
HA VINO resumed the business of Merciian
dlselug at his Old Store, ou
MAIN STREET, 11LOOMS11URO,
Still THE 1011E3 HOTEL,
Desires to call tho attention of his ltlends and tho
l'ubllo generaUy.o his
NUW, FULL AND VAIUKI)
STOCK OF GOODS,
JUST OPENED,
And solicits a share ot public palronago
HIS STOCK CONSISTS OP
flltY GOODS,
OKOCEIIIL'S,
QUKCNSWAItl:,
WOODK.NWAItK,
WILLOWWAIIE,
HOOTS & BUCKS,
IIAHDWAltL,
FLOUlt AND lTED.
In connection with his stock of Mtrcnandlso ho
constantly keeps on hand in his yard.
A FULL STOCK OV
Dressed, ana Undressed Liter,
AND SHINGLES OP 1113 MANUFACTU1IK.
Bill Lumber mndo it speciality.
CALL AND SEE.
Oct. 8. IST3-tf.
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