Bi TILE COLUMJUAN
Alt papers scut out of thoHlntc, Or lo distant host
ol Ices, must bo paid for In advance, imloM u re si on.
MMo Person In Columbia county ttsaunica to fray tbo
suhwrlptlon duo on demand. 1 ' lu0
(hlrAUBl3nolonifcrcxactC(Urom subscrtbersln
JOB 3?S,I3STTIlSrC3-.
Tho .lobbing Department ot tho Coi.tstniAN Is very
rnmplcp, ana our Job Printing wtll compare tavor
nbly wlih tlmtot iho largo cities. All work ilonoon
(lumaiul, neaiJv and at inoilcralo prices.
Columbia County Official Directory
President .tuilgc-Wllllam Elwcll.
Associate .tudgcs-Irnln Herr, (loorgo Scott.
I'rothonotnry, Kc II. Frank Znrr.
itoglslcr .V. Hccurdcr Williamson II, Jacoby,
District Attorney violin M. Clark.
Wierlir-Miehaoi (inner.
Ntirvoror Isaac l)eltt.
Treasurer Dr. IJ. V. Jlcf!evnolils.
Commissioners John llerner, H. W. Mcllenry,
MM-.l'l f-jll-,.
Commissioners Clerk William Kitekbaurn.
Audlturs'-M. V. II. Kline, J. 11, Casey, E.H. llrown,
Coroner-Charles (I. Murphy.
Jury Commlssluners-.Jaoob II. Tiltz, William H,
U 1 1.
Countv Kimerlntcnilent William II. Snvdcr.
IllonmPnir District-Directors . I1. l'.nl,seoit
Win. Kramer, liloomsburg and Thomas Crevcllbg
IVJUU, v. i . i.ui, BClTL'Uiry.
Bloomsburg Official Directory.
ltlnninsburg Hanking I'umpany John A. V
President, 11.11. orot, Cashier.
First National Ilank-Charleslt. l'axlon.ri
unslon.
.President
J. 1. Timlin. CnOiliT.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Vund nnd Loan
.issocjauou u ii. Mine, rrcsiueiii, u. n . jiuici-,
heeri'Niri-.
liloomsburg UulMlng nndSnvIng 1'und Association
ii 111. I I'UI UCK. rresilll'Ill,.). It. Iiuuiiim, ni-i.li; nil j .
llloiimsliui'jf Mutual HaMns l'und Assnelallonw
J. Jiiowcr, ITeslucm, n. narKiey, wruiury
cnuitcir DimccToitY.
nimT ciit'iicu.
Ilcv. J. 1'. Tustln, (supply.)
Sunday HcrWcvs iu4 a. mi and C,ys p. m.
Stliid i w W'Imnl Hn m
ITnjer Meullnk'-lery Wednesday evening at c,v
Soats'free. Tho public aro Invited to attend.
t.r. Jl MTltKW'ii I.UIIIEIl.VN CIll'HCU,
Jtlnlsier-IIev. J. Mcrron.
Sunday Services 1014 a. in. and lijtf p. in.
M 1 1 n I. n spin irill) 11. in.
I'raver .Meetliw-i;vcry Wednesday evening at
I'lDCK.
riuatafrcc. Nopews rented. All aro welcome.
1'HF.snVTElllAS CHCIICII.
Mlnlster-Ilcv. smart Mitchell.
Sunday Sen Ices li,v a. m. and 6 p. m.
Sutiil.iv Splmnl n 11. 111.
1'ravur Meullng-i;ery Wednesday evening nt f.;j
O HOCK.
Seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome,
MKTlIOniST Kriscorvi. ClIL'ltCII.
Presiding i:ider-l!cv. N. S. liucklngbam.
Minister Hcv. J. II. Mcdarrah.
.Sunday Services lux nnd 6)1 f. m.
snml.ii Keliool 'i 11. in.
r.llilo Class Kvcry Monday evening at dyi o'clock.
oung icns rr.iyer jieuuog i.iciy nicnu.ij
ovniiliif nl r.u n'rtiirk.
(iencr.il I'rayer ileetlng-Evcry Thurbday evening
i O ClOCK.
liEFoiiMEn cnur.nt.
Corner of Third and Iron streets.
I'astor Ilcv. T. V. Ilorfmeler.
Ueslilenee Kast street, opp. Third street.
Sunday Serv Ices WK a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school 3 p. in.
l'rajcr Meetlns Satunlay, T p. m.
All are Invited Thero Is always room,
soi vices every Sunday iitfei noon at 2 0 clock at
ilcllcr's church, Madison township.
hT. l'AUL'S CI1CUCII.
I lector ltev. John Hewitt.
Sunday Serv lces-lu; a. m., Otf p. m.
Sunday school a. m.
First Sunday In the month, Holy Communion.
Services preparatory to Communion on lilday
evening betoie the 1st Sunday In each month.
I'ews rented; but ever body welcome.
l'er.ions deMi Ing to cwiisuIL the Hector on religious
matters will linil him at tho parsouaguou Hock
btreet.
EVANllEUCtl. cni'KCII.
Presiding Uldor-Kcv. A. I.. lieescr.
.Minuter ltev. J. A. Irvine.
sund ly Service 3 p. m In tho Iron Street Church.
lTav er Meeting livery Sabbath at 2 p. ill.
All aro Invited. Allure welcome.
the cni'KCii or cimiST.
Meet In Iho opera Uouso every Lord'n day, at lfljj
nVflVu"arM,eelt'lng' of tho Church for worbhlp, 10,v
a in.
Sunday evening Lecture, by U K. Orvts, b v p. in.
The public aro cordially Invited to atUnd.
Scats free. ,i..Mm m
"IZoojisimnc! 'duikctouy.
QCHOOr, OUDKIiS, Unnk, jti't prinlcil ami
rfn In' it Ihn CM.nslCIAN Oftlce. IVb. 13, 1815-tt
noniiv noiinii 111 mii;iii ijuuko. uhhu ("i
I
")LAXIC DKKDS, on l'arclir.K'nt ami Linen
-C ...... rAM l.lmlnlairitr.r l.'vf.Pll-
1 f raner, i oiuiiiuii nun iwiiiiiiiaii.uii
tJisand trustees, for balo cheap at tho colcmuian
Olllee.
rAnUIA(5I':CEUTlFICATi:S.iustirintcil
111 and lor saio ul in uininni n; ...n-r.:A-..
u.niMnni fiml.li . Ipi -lmn it Kilnnlv tliein-
irilin iiir i.u.ijiv -
. ,.i.... ...,n. tlirivi. iuriik.krv ill Meles.
JUSTICES nnil Constables' Kvc-lllIU for sale
nt Iho Columbian oniee. They contain Iho cor
rected fees as established by tho last Act of tho Leg
1 Mature upon tho subject, livery Justlco and Con
Btablo should havo one.
V
ENDUE NOTES just printed and fur sale
cheap at Iho colvmuian omce,
CLOTHING, .sc.
D
AVID LOWEXHEIiO, Merchant Tailor
Mam si., aoovu v.euiiiii iiuii.1.
HOOTS AND S1I01W."
ENUY KJ.KIM, Manafacturcr and dealer
in imnis nnd shoes. L-rocciles, etc., Main St.,
"Illoomsbuig.
Jl. KNOHIt, Dealer in Hoots and Shoes,
, latest and best stjles, corner MnlnaMlSUiKct
.t, In tho old jiust olhce.
CLOCKS, WATCIILN, ,.c.
C E. SAY AO E, Dealer in Clocks, alches
and Jewelry, JlUnM., ju,t below thoCeutial
Hotel.
Mi:ilCIIANT.S.ND(ll!OC'i:ilS.
H
C. IKWKIt, I Tats and Caps, Hunts nnd
. Shoes, Main street, abovo Court llouae.
II. MILLIOU it SOX, dealers in Dry
M . (londs, groceries, nueensware
blloes, notions, etc., Main btreet.
liuiu, rui,
PIIOI'lLsSIONAL CA11DS.
,1 1!. IKl'.LEI!, Allornty at Law. liooins in
l:xchange iiiock, zu nour, i.iuuiiinuiii,
Ct (!. ISAliKLEl', Attorney-at-Lavv. Oflice
, In mower's building, 2nd b'.oiy, Itooms 1 a a.
Oct. 13, 'is.
DU. WM. M. KEIiElt.Smgeon and I'iivsi
elan. OMco S. J5. corner Hock and Market
Micas.
J
i ei'iYt: f TV Kitrir,rin and l'hvi-
dan, noith bldo of Main blreet, abovo J. K.
J
1!. McKELVY, M. P., Surgeon and l'hy
blclau.Iioith bldo -Main btreet, below M.uKet.
J.
11. ItOIMSOX, Altoinevnt-Law. OIHce
In llartman'a bullillng, Valu btreet.
s
AMUEL JAC011Y, Murblo and ISrovvii
htone works, iut inoomsoui nui iui
II
ltOSEXSTOCK, l'hotographer, over
. Clark Wolfsstore, Main btiect.
D
I. II. C. IIOWEi!, Surgeon DvntM, Mnln
bl, IIUOVO 111 1 V.OUI b liuiisi..
J II. MAI.E, Mammoth Grocery, lino fio-
eerles, Fruits, Nuts, Provisions, .ve., Main and
Centre bt reels.
MISCKLLANIIOUS.
IS. KUIIX, dealer ii. Meat, Tallow, etc.,
, Ckhtro blieet, Ittvvcen Second and Third.
rMi7).IASAVEl!I!,(.'onfi'clloiicryaiid llikerv.
X wliolcsalo and retail, Hxthangelllock.
G
I W. COItELL, I'urniluro Kooms, three-
OATAWISSA.
"WTM. H. AllHO'lT, Atloiney-at-Law, Main
blieet.
"I V. DALLMAX, Mcrihant Tailor, Second
btreet, Hnbliliis' building.
vyr.M' L. EYKHLY,
AT-l'onNEY-VWJVW,
Cntavvlssa, Pa.
Collections promptly mado nnd remitted, onico
oppoblto Culavvl-ssii Deposit Hank. Oiikm
VTOT10K.
1 10m this dato tho liloomsburg (las Company will
mil in ten leu nlnesnt llrbt eobl and lumlMi and btt
IneUis at four ilollui s eaih. ,
j jut company have 011 hand a lot of gas lar Bulled
for pulniliig itofs, und jiobts or other tliulxra placed
under ground.
J'litu lu 1 tuts per gallon orti.W per buriel.
0. W, illlXLli,
OCt.l5,'I6.tf H'Ct,
YULOAN IKON WORKS,
DANV1LLK, JIONTOUH COUNTY, TA.
TTILLIAM II. LAW, Mnnufaeltircr of
Wrought Iron Hrldges, Ilullcrfl, llasholdcr,
l'lreoroof llulldlngs, M'ruugUt Iron Jtootliig, nooning
I'nimes, Flooilug und Doois, l'urm dates and Feno.
,... also WiougEt iron Piping, Ktacks and ull kinds
ot NiilU Work, 40. litpulrs jiromptly nltendeU U
N. li.-Hravvlngs and lillmaUis aupplled,
0CU,,1SI-U
al.EuSY,"ilandPr0jrictcr5.
OUAKGKVILLR DinKOTOUV.
A
11. lIKIlltlXO, Cnrncnlcr nnd builder,
Matnsticctbclovvriue.
11UOK IIOIIX.
M,
(1. W. II. SIIOKMAKr.n, Dealer In
Dry tloods.ciroccrles nnd (lencrnl Jlcrchan-
HUSIXKfcS GAUDS.
Ilt. A. L. TUItXEH,
Hc.s'idcnco on Jl.irkct Street ono door below
I). .1. Wnllcr's.
onico over Klelm's Drug store. Olllco hours from
I to 4 p. in., for treatment ot diseases of thuKyc, liar
and Throat.
All calls night or day rromptly attended to.
Apr.23'!5-tf
D
It. J. C. 11UTTKK,
l'lIYSICIAN &SUUOEON,
onicc, North Market street,
Mar.2T,'74 y liloomsburg, rn.
I!. !. V. OAltDXKl!,
:i'IIYSICIAN AND SUIIOEON,
lii.ooMsimiio, r..
oniconbovo J, Schuyler & son's Hardware store.
ApMKI'K-tt v
gASIUKL KXOKli,
A T T 0 Ii X 13 Y-A T-L A W,
I1LOOMSI1UIIO, IA.
omcr, Hartman's Iilock, corner Main and Market
i:. onvis,
All OK.N -A l'-bAVV .
OivirE-lloom No.1, "Columbian" llulldlng.
Sept. 1S,1R7.S.
c
t W.JIILI.El!,
ATTOKNUY-AT-LAW
onico In Brower'3 building, second lloor, room No.
1. liloomsburg, I'a. Julyl.TJ y
c
1 H.&W.J.JiUCICALKW,
ATTOItNEYS-AT-LAW,
liloomsburg, ra.
onico on Main Street, first door below Court Houso
.ii.ir.ii, 14 y
J F. it J, Jl. CLiAltK,
ATT01!.Ni;VS-AT-LA W,
liloomsburg, Pa.
onico In KnfH Hullding. April lo,';t-y
A.CKEVEUNdSSimi. nKHVEVmvIKO 8)111 u.
C11EVKLIXO SMITH & SOX,
AXlOUlilS-Al-LiAVV ,
Illoomiburg, Pa.
SW.Ml business entrusted to our care vv 111 reclcvo
prompt attention. July1,',3 y
T.. IT. I.ITTI.E. KOll'T. II. LITTLE.
II. & It. It. LITTLE,
Al !Ul,.l.li3Al-l.AVV,
liloomsburg, l'a.
ffllustne.ss beforo the U.S. Patent onico attended
). onleo In tho Columbian llulldlng. ly 3S
'"l!OCKAVAY A EL1VELL,
J
A T TO It X E Y S-A T-L A W,
Columbian ISuii.mmi, liloomsburg, Pa.
Members ot Iho United states Law Association.
Collections made In nnv part of America.
Agents for continental l.lfo Insurance company of
New Y01 k. Assets nearly I7,(i(io.ciio. 'I ho best In tho
country. Send lor descriptive pamphlet. It
HA11MAN & HASSERT.
FOUNDERS, MACHINISTS,
AND
IKON-SMITHS.
East Street, below Eail Road,
BLOOMSBUG, PA.
We respectfully call public attention to tho follow
ing facts that : They manufacture llrst class
MINE CAlt WHEELS AND AXLES
and all kinds of Coal llreaker Castings. They also
make all kinds of Car. Machine. Hrtilgo ami other
castings used by contractors generally. They.abo
manulacturo -
IIEATIXO AND COOK STOYES,
nnd arn piepared tofurnMi all klmls of repairs, such
as (Hates, Uils, Fire llrlck. SlKlchus, Ac. They
keep constantly on hand
PLOWS AND PLOW POINTS.
Laige Iron lie llles, rarmeib' Hells, Sled Soles, Wag
on lioM's, cellar (Irates, sc. They are alsoprcimcd
to furnish
Saw and Grist Mill Machinery,
shafting, Pullej 's, Ac. 'Iheyuvay special attention to
Repairing' Threshing Machines
Heapcrs, sc.
Tho Proprietors arc both practical mechanics. Try
t hull 1.
Dec. ,t,isG-cni
AMlMtKUN AM) rOUKHiX l'ATKNTS.
(Mi.vioiiE .V Co., biiceubsois to ( hlpmaii, Hosiner &
en., solleltors. Patents pioeureil lu alUeouutrles.
No h:ks is aiiv akck. Noeliaige unlehstlie patent
l.sgianted. Nofeisfor making prelluiln.iij 1 aln
Inalluns. N111uldlll1n1.il fees for obtaining and eon
diluting a iihearlng. Hy 11 recent decision of iho
LliiiiiiiUMoner ai 1. rejected applications may beie.
vlved. hpielal all I'lit lull give n-lo luterftii'iii e cubes
before Iho Patent Olllte. exleiislonsbtfoi'iiciingri'bs,
Infilngcinent hiiltslnilllleieiit stales, and ull lulg.i
Hun appertaining to Inventions 4,1- patents. Send
blamp toolhnoie .t co. lor pumping of tltj pagis.
LAND CASKS, LAND AVAUHANTS AND
SCKIP.
Contested land cases prosecuted before the V. S.
(leneral Und (illloo and Department of tho Interior.
Private laud claims, mining and pre-emption claims,
and homestead ensi sat tended 10. Land seililu4ii,
-11 and lfti acre plei i s for bale. '1 his sci Ip Is assigna
ble, and can be located In tho naino of tho purchaser
upon any (lovirimient land btiliket (0 pilvute entry,
aill.av per acre. It Is of eiiual vuluovvllh bounf
land Wan ants. Send blamp 10 lillmoio & Co. for
pauiphlt t of instructions.
AKKKAIIS OF WY AND 1501NTY.
onicers, soWlers nnd bailors of iho lalo war, or
their hehs.aie lu many cases ml II led lomone.v 110111
the governmi nt of which Ihey havo no know lodge.
Wiltctull hlsiorj of servile, and blaio amount ot
nav and bouuty received, Lncloso bla r.p In lillinoin
ict'o., nnd a lull reply, uiur eiamluutlon,wlll bo
given j oil flee.
l'HNSIONS.
All f.nicers, soldiers and sailors woimded.ruptureil
or Injuiid 111 the late war, however bllghtly, can ou
lelii a pension bv addressing (Ulinoro Co
Cai-espriiu'euled by (illuiuie K co, btfnro thosu
luvme euiirl of tho I tilted sttites.lhecuui tot claims,
find (he soulhirn claims commlssloii.
Haeh depart mint if our business Is eonductiil lu a
scnarate biiieau, under charge of thobamo cximI
until iiuilteseinplojedbv Iho old Una. Proinptut.
ti lilloii to all biislnebb eiilrusted In Illl-Mlilili .V CO.
Is thus secured. Wo destioto win buccess by.do.
urvlnglt Address. fc
' C29 F ttreit, Wushlugton, D. 0,
Jan'H.'IMf.
Maiiliil: I1W Lost, How Restored !
.lost 1111l1lM1ed.il new edlllunof Dr.
WWRculvcrw ell's celebrated Hssuy on thu
r nil, mi euro Ivvllhout medicine) of bner
iniiiniibii'aor semlu.il weakness. Divot
nntary bemliiul losses. Impoteiiey, mental undphvst
eal liiapaelly Impediments to marriage, itc: also
lousumpllon, ejillepsy and llts, InUueeabyselMndul
,. ki'vieif exIluvilL'llllCe. AO
b : ;'-prlce. In n healed cnvi'lojie, only tlx cents,
'1110 IVIelirUlCU llllllll'l, 111 11m iiiiiiiiiuuiu
Cleat IJ'di'l
IllUllSIIUiei Him, , li'll .J jiHionMuimii-i
!ibu.o may bo radically ciirid wlihoui thedaugeroiis
iisoof lii'irnal inedlilno or the uppllention of tho
tiiife i nolnllngout a mode of cure utonco blinple,
r'".1 1 ..tV... iiuil liv ini.imu of wlili'h I'Vnrv kilt.
nruiliie, mai me iuojihi.ii. -v.l :i .
... ,. I..-...I.W. .nii.ii.iiw.rnnii ui.ir.
tint no in '''i' what Ids condition muy be, may
imiidmsi't i.ly.prlvauiynndradleally.
Vi , iiiu 1 1 ,, should bo In tho handsof every
Youilini.il evil j man In tho land,
' sent under beal.lu a plain envelope, to any ad-
UlCbS, 011 rtU'IPt 01 bix eeuis ui mu jiuauiu biuiui.
AdJrebsthol'ubllshers,ii,iiimKiMAN&BONi
41 Aim bt, Now York ; P. o. Iiox rtv.
tJ.U.I'.Jiu!H-siu.
BLOOMSBURG TANiNJiRY.
. a. in:itni
R
IWIMiCTFULTA' announces to tho public
iiuil 110 iiaa reupeueu
SXYDKH'S TANNK11Y,
old stand) lllnomsburg, 1'n., nt tho
I'orlMottlw F.siiy anil Light street
vnaiLs, whero nil dofienptlons of
leather will lio mado In the most
substantial anil workmanlike manner, nnd sold at
pi Ices to suit Uic times. The highest price In cash
win at nil limes 00 pain tor
OKI3BN HIDES
of every description In tho country. Tho public pat-
ronngo in rcsiieciiuiiy Hoiicueu.
liloomsburg, Oct. 1, is5-
KEYSTONE CARRIAGE WORKS!
lILOOMSimitO, PEXN'A.
AS. CUOSSLEY has on hand nnd for sale
. cheaper than tho cheapest, for cash, or vv 111
c.iuiango lor oiu wagons ou reasonaoio icrms,
OAltUIACU!S,
UUGGIES,
AND
rAaoNB
of every description both plain and fancy.
Portablo Top Huegtcs, open liugelos, Plain nnd
Pancy Platform spring Wagons all nt the latest stv lo
nud mado of good material and fully warranted.
(live 1110 a call In'furn purchasing elbow here, ns I can
not be undersold. I claim that I inako tho best wag
ons for tho least money.
I also do painting, trimming nnd repair old work
atthoshorlestnollee, old springs welded and war
ranted to stand or no pay. I vvllt exchango aporta
bio top buggy for any kind of lumber, such us heir
lock, pine, ash, linn hickory nnd poplar to bedellver
edntinvshop by tho llrst of February, 1S73. Iron
dale orders taken and JlcKclvy, NealtCo'sfonc
palrli as cash. A. S. CltOSSLHY.
Oct. S, 1516.
CARRIAGE
MANU FACTO RY
HLooMsiiuna, i'A.
M.'O. SLOAN & IiROTHEIl
II
AVE on hand and for bale at tho mo4
rcasunablo rates a splendid btock of
CAKRIACSES, IIUOGIKS,
and every description of Wagons both PLAIN nnd
FANCY,
Warranted to bo made of tho best, and most durable
maeerlals, nnd by tho most experienced workmen.
All work tent out from tho establishment will be
found to bo or the highest class nnd sure to give per
fect satisfaction. They have alsoallneassorlmeutof
SLEIGHS
ot all tho newest and most fashlonablo styles well
and carefully mado and of tho best material.
AnlnsM'CIInn of their work Is nsked as It Is be
lieved that nono superior can bo found In the coun
try. Oct. 6, lSI.'v-tf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c.
M. BEO W N,
Dealer In
HOOTS AND SHOES. TowAsn.i Hoots a specially,
lleralrimr done at bhort notice. Under Hrovv n's Ho
tel, Illoomsbuig. oct.s,"5-ly
CKXTP.AL HOTEL,
A 1' 1 Jt b J.-U LASS 11UU6 P,,
Oct. S.'TSly
JOHN LAYCOCIC, l'rop'r.
G
1 M. DHIXKEK, GUX and LOCKSMITH.
few Ing Machines and Machlncrj'Of all kinds re
paired. Oi'Kiiv Iloi'Sk Dulldlng, llloombburg, Pa.
ui.1, 1, ,a ly
JgXCIIAXOE HOTEL,
Opposite li(! Court IIouso,
HI.OOMSHUUd, PA.
Tho J.akgkst and Ilrsr In all 1 csrccls In t he county
W. U. KOONS.
Proprietor.
Oct. 8,'75-ly
BJIOWN'S HOTEL,
BLOOIVISBURG, FA,,
B. STOHNER, Proprietor.
Accommodations First Ulasa-il.is lo f l.t.0 per day,
liKSTAUItAXT ATTACHED.
iargo, Airy Samplo Ecoms on 1st Fleer,
A good btahlo iii rear of Hotel,
llloombburg, Oct. (,, lST&-tf.
EliTOKS TO THE COLUMIilAX.
'ersonslndibledtotlio undi islirned fnrbulwrln-
lon lo the cm I'm iak me heubv liiionneil lliat thev
111a) at 1111 tliae M'Ule the ait mints due 1 Ihem to
Hie W till 1.'. I'.. Ol Vis. Fsil.. Ill 11,1 111 No. 1. I'nllllillii.ill
building. After Feluuaiy mint, tho extiu Illty
cents n r year will In all eases bo added.
Persons owing neciiiints for adveitlslng nnd Job
woikuie li.Iuiuied thai srtihmiiit must be made.
, ll, 111, III l'l JIl'M', ,,111111) .-1, Ull,, , ,l- UUllll,
aleil 111 tho hands of 11 lustRolor lininedlato col-
eillon.
II. I.. D1F.ITF.NHACII
F.'L.Mvus Is 1.0 lrine-i raiitborli'd ti, c,,11i-i l. for
tho tin 1 hiiian or to ri cclv u money for me.
Dec le,'TS-tf.
J-ENTJ.VrilY.
11. I.. 1IU1V JK, UL. 1 ini ,
liespcctfully orrers his professional services to the
ladles and gentlemen of llloouisbiirg and vlilnlly.
Ilolsprepaieil loalleiid loiill tho vailousnpualloiis
In the lino of his piofesslon, and Is piovlded with the
latest Improved Poiu klain Tkktii, vv lib li win bv In
serted tin gold plating, silver und rubber base to
iook as wen as 1110 naiurai item, tcciu exiriuted
bv all the new nnd mobt aniiiiivt d iiiell.uds. and all
operations 011 tho teeth eaiclully uudpiopeily at-
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Account pi lor lo Juno 1st 1T5, am 11 qui bled to call
und bcttlo by nolo orothtrvvlse Uloro Januurylst,
Isiii, us utter that all misellled accounts win bo plac
ed in Iho hands of un ouicer for collect Ion.
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llavlug absoclatcd w lib 1110 Dr. Wm. McKelvy, wo
aro prepared toatlend iroinptly to all professional
calls In Mullclnu, Surgery, und Obslctilcs. J'ubllo
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BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18.
Poetical.
Till! MASKCK.
I havo a smiling face, sin said,
I have ajst for all I meet,
I lmvo a garland for my head
And nil Its tlowcrs aro sweet
And so you call mo gay, sho said.
(irlcf taught mo this smile, alio said,
And wrong did teacli mo this Jesting bold.
Tlicso tlowcrs wero plucked from garden-bed
While a death chlino was tolled ;
And what now will you say? sho said.
llchlnd no prison gale, sho said,
Which slurs sunshlno halt a tnllo
Live captives so uncomfortod
As souls behind a smllo i
(ma's pity let us pray, sho said.
I know my face 11 bright, sho said
Such brightness djtng suns diffuse,
I bear upon my forehead shed
Tho sign of what I lose
Tho ending of my day, she sal.
If I dared lenvo this smile, she said,
And tako a moan upon my mouth
And tlo a cypress 'round my head,
And lot my tears rur smooth
It wero tho happier way, sho sold.
And since that must not be, sho said,
I tain your bitter world would loavc.
How calmly, calmly, smllo tho dead
Why do you not, therefore, grtove I
Tho yea of hoavon Is yea, sho said.
P.ut In your bitter world, sho slid,
l'aco Joy's a costly mask to wear,
'TIs bought with pangs long nourished,
And rounded to despair,
Oriel's earnest makes llfo's play, sho said.
Yo weep for thoso who weep 7 sho said
Ah, f 00I8 1 I bid you pass them by,
(lo weep for thoso whoso hearts havo bled
What tlmo their eyes wero dry.
Whom sadder can I say ? sho said.
r.I.IZADKTlt n. IMOWNINlI.
Original.
History of Columbia County.
NUMBER VII.
CIIAl'TEIl II.
Till: OltOANIZATION.
Tho county of Northumberland, from tho
territory of which Columbia county was
taken, originally extended northward to the,
borders of New York. In 17SC tho county
of Luzerne was erected out of part of Nor
thumberland, and named in honor of tho
Chevalier do la Luzerne, minister from
France to tho United States.
In the year 1772 Mr. James McCIuro set
tled upon tlio west bank of tho north branch
of tho Susquehanna river, about ono milo
abovo tho mouth of Fishing creek, in what
i3 now Columbia county. Ho obtained a
patent for his farm from tho heirs of Wil
liam Fenn under tho name of "McClure's
Choice." A largo part of West Moomsburg
is built upon tho old McCIuro survey. On
tho 8th of Feb", 1770, among tho committee
of safety wo find named as tho members for
Wioming township, Mr. James McCIuro,
Mr. Thomas CIaton, Mr. Peter Melick,
whoso families aro still here. Col. James
McCIuro, who died upon tho old homestead
o October -1, 1S50, was tho youngest son of
tlio original proprietor, and was tho first
white child born is this section of Pennsyl
vania. His mother was a Miss Espy, and
his eldest sister married Maj'or Moses Van
Campcn, a famous Indian fighter in this
neighborhood, whoso exploits border some
times on tho marvellous.
Within the samo year of 1772, Evan Owen
located himself on a farm at tho meiith of
Fishing creek, and abovo Mr. James Mc
CIuro came in their order Thomas Clayton,
John Bonn, John Webb, George Espy, the
proprietor of Espytown, and tho Ginglcs
family. There was also previously to tho
1'cvolution a settlement at tho mouth of
Ilriar creek. The majority of these settlers
belonged to tho Society of Friends. Mc
Cluro's house was made uso cf as a fort from
tho commencement of tho war, as was also
tlio building at Iiriarcrcck. In 17S0 Mc
Clure's was surrounded by an enlarged stock
ade, occupying tho very spot of tho precnt
homestead upon that farm,
Columbia county was taken from North
umberland and separately organized by act
of Assembly of March 22nd, 1SW, with tho
following boundaries, to wit: "Beginning nt
tho nine mile tree on tlio bank of tho north
east branch of tho SiWjuehanna, and from
thence by tho line of Point township to tho
lino of Cliillisiuarpio township, then by tho
lino of CliillUpuntuo and Point townships
to tho west blanch of tho river Susquehan
na, thenco up the samo to tho lino of Lycom
ing county, thenco by tho lino of Lycoming
county to tho lino of Luzerno county, thenco
by tho samo to tho line of Schuylkill coun
ty, thence along the samo to tho south-west
corner of Cntavvissa township, thenco by tho
lino of Catawi.a and Shamokin townships
to tho river Susquehanna, nud thenco down
said river to the plnco nf beginning."
Thero can ho no doubt that the townships
of C'hillNqiinquo and Turhot were originally
incorporated into Columbia county in order
to secure tho location of tho county build
ings nt Danville ; for tho commissioner ap
pointed by the Governor to select a sito for
tho county town wero required to fix it "as
near tho center ns tho situation thereof will
admit," and Danville having been named in
tho report of tho said commissioners, and
tho object king thus achieved, nil act was
passed, and approved tho 21st day of Febru
ary, A. D. 1810, by which it was provided
"That from nnd after tho first day of May
next, the townshiiis-of Turhot and Chillis-
quaque, in tho county of Columbia, bo, and
tho same aro hcieby annexed to and mado
part of Northumberland county."
On tho samo day an act'To run and mark
n line dividing tlio counties of Columbia nnd
Luzerno" becatno u law.
Tho seeming trick by which tho county
beat of the new county had been fixed at
Danville, and tho prompt ro-nnnoxation of
tho two townships of Chillisquaquo nnd Tur
hot to that from which they wero tnken,pro
voked 11 spirit of indignation nud opposition
in tho upper part of tho county. An agita
tion for tho removal of tho scat of justlco
from Danvillo to liloomsburg, ns a moro
central location and moro in accordance
with tho letter nnd spirit of tho act erecting
Columbia county, immediately commenced,
nnd continued until success crowned tho en
deavor, by on act approved the 2Hh day of
February, 1815, just thirty years after, au
thorizing 11 voto upon tho question of remo
val. Tho detailed result will bo found under
that chapter in this volume.
In tho meantime, however, an active und
determined was tho new inovemijiit becomo
that it became necessary to conciliate tho
I if Ml
twill
'removal" party. Accordingly, on tho 22d
day of January, A. 1). 1810, an net was at
prorcd, providing "That from and after
tho first day of May next, that patt of the
Chillisquaquo and Turhot townships, in tho
county of Northumberland, lying within tlio
following described bounds, viz.: beginning
nt tho corner of Point nnd Chillisquaquo
townships in the line of Columbia county,
thenco by tho lines of said townships
along tho summit of Montour's mountain,
to whero what U called Strawbridgo's road
crosses said mountain, thenco by said road
to whero tho road from Wilson's mills to
Danvillo intersects said road, thenco to tho
brldgo over Chillisquaquo creek at John
Murray's, thenco by what is called Harri
son's road past Chillisquaquo meeting houso
to tho corner of Turbot nnd Derry townships
in tho lino of Lycomint? county, thenco by
tho lino of Columbia county to tho placo of
bcgi inlng, bo, nnd the samo nro hereby nn
nexed to and mado part of Columbia coun
ty."
Tlio parts of Chillisquaquo and Turbot
which wero thus re-anncxed to Columbia
becamo tho townships of Liberty nnd Lime
stone, now in Montour county. This nc
tion of tho Lcgislaturo took, for a timc,much
of tho vim out of tho removal party, but tho
snako was only scotched, not killed, nnd as
tho northern townships increased in popula
tion and wealth nnd citizens found them
selves obliged to travel nearly tho whole
lengthof tho county to reach the court house,
tlio question again loomed up.
It received a now impetus when tho Leg
islature, in 181S, by an act approved March
tlio 3d, provided "That all that part of Co
lumbia and Luzerno counties lying within
tho following lines, viz.:
Beginning at a corner in the line dividing
tho county of Columbia from tho county ol
Schuylkill, thenco extending through tho
township of Catawissa north ten degrees
east four miles and a half to a pino tree on
tho littlomountain,thcncoextendiugthrough
tho townships of Catawissa and Miflliu
north forty-five dogrces cast fivo miles to a
stoiio onlBuck's mountain and in alinodivid
ing tho county of Columbia from tho county
of Luzerne, thenco through tho township
ot bttgarloaf in tho county of Luzerne,
south seventy degrees cast eight
miles to tho lino between tho county of
Schuylkill and tlio county of Luzerne, thenco
along tho said lino and tho lino between tho
county of Columbia and the county of
Schuylkill to tho place of begiiining,"sliould
bo annexed to the county of Schuylkill, and
bo called "Union" township.
Thus shorn of her fair proportions upon
the ono sido and tho other, onco more, in tho
year 1850, wo wero dismembered, and tho
county of Montour was erected from the ter
ritory of Columbia, by an act approved May
3d, by tho following boundaries : "All that
part of Columbia county included within
tho limits of tho townships of Franklin, Ma
honing, Valley, Liberty, Limestone, Derry,
tVnthouy, and the borough of Danville, to
gether with all that portion of the townships
of Montour, Hemlock and Madison lying
westward of tho following lino: beginning
at Lciby's saw mill 011 tho bank of tho Sus
quehanna, thenco by tho road leading to tlio
Danvillo and Bloomsburg road, at or near
Samuel Lazarus' house,thcnco from the'.Dan-
villo and liloomsburg road to tho back val
ley road at tho end of tlio lane leading from
said road to Obed Everett's houso, thenco
by said lane to Obed Everett's houso, thenco
northward to tho school houso near David
Smith's, in Hemlock township, thenco by
tho road leading irom said school houso to
tho stato road at Robbins's mill to the end
of the lano leading from said road to John
Kinney's house, thenco by a straight lino to
John Town-end's, near tho German meeting
houso, thenco to Henry Johnston's, near
Millvillc, thenco by a straight lino to a post
in tho Lycoming county lino near tho road
leading to Crawford's saw mill; together with
that part of Roariugcreck township lying
south and west of a lino begiuning at tho
south-eastern corner of Franklin township,
thenco eastward by thesouthcrnboundarylino
of Catawissa township to a point directly
north of John Ycager's house, thenco south
ward by a direct line, including John Yca
ger's house, to tho Schuylkill county lino at
tho north-cist corner of Barry township."
On tlio first of November following tho
act was to go into operation. Tho excite
ment over the matter was intenso, heighten
ed by tlio recollection of old contests over
tho question of tho removal of tho seat of
justice from Danville to Bloomsburg. Ev
ery interest niccumbed to tho dominant
question of "Repeal," and tho people went
into tho election contest on that issue. Fi
nally hy an act approved tho 15th day of
January, 1S53. tho division lino was chang
ed, nnd now remains ns follows: "Tho town
ship of Roaringoreek in Montour county,
and such parts of tho townships of Franklin,
Madison and West Hemlock in tlio samo
county ns lio eastward of tho adjusted lino
between Columbia nnd Montour countieshero
innftcr prescribed and established, shall be,
and tho samo aro hereby, ro-nnnoxed to tho
county.and shall hereafter composo n part of
tho territoryof tho said county of Columbia as
fully and efiectually ns if tho samo had never
been included within tlio limits of Montour
county. That tho lino between thosaid conn
tie of Columbia and Montourshallbochang
ed nnd re-located as follovvs.to wit: beginning
at tlio Northumberland county line, at or
near tho houo of Samuel Reader, thenco a
direct course to tlio center of Roaring creek
in Franklin township, twenty rods nbovo a
point in said creek opposito tlio houo of
John Vought, thenco from tho middlo of tlio
stream of said creek to tho Susquehanna riv
er, tlicneo up tho centre of tho samo to a
point opposito whero tho present county lino
between Columbia and Montour strikes tho
north bank of tho river, thenco to tho said
north bank, thenco by tho present division
lino between said counties to tho school
houso near tho rcsidenco of David Smith,
thenco to a point near tho rcsidenco nf Dan
iel Smith, thenco to tho bridge over Deer
lick run on tho lino between Derry nnd
Madison townships, thencQ by tho lino be
tween said township of Madison nnd tho
townships of Derry and Anthony to tho lino
of Lycoming county." By tho samo net,
what was then Madison townnhip in Colum
bia county was re-named Pine, nnd tho
parts of Madioon which had been set off to
Mount Pleasant nud Hemlock wero ro-an-nexed
to tho old territory of Madison by this
act roverting to Columbia county, nnd re
main Madison township,
As at present constituted, Columbia coun
ty contains an area of a littlo over four hun
dred squaro miles, nnd a population of near
ly thirty thousand.
t KM
1876.
Miscellaneous.
Distoiirngliii; business.
Tiin TiiiinMoMnTEit man in Detroit.
Ho was n way-worn man from the East
and ho hail thirty-seven thermometers in a
basket nn his arm, After standing on tlio
street comers for two or three hours without
making a sale, ho started for tlio castorn
parts of tho city, hoping to do bettor among
tho privato houses, Ho seemed to gain con
fulcnco from tho cheerful look of tlio dwcl
lings, nnd lie boro himself like a bnnkor ns
ho ascended tho steps and pulled tho door
bell,
"Nothing for tho poor," said tho lady, as
slio opened tho door.
"I am not soliciting for tho poor I nm
selling tliermoiiicters,"ho replied In a balmy
voice.
"Don't want nny bought our stock in tho
fall," sho said, drawing in her head.
"I said thermometers, Madam," ho callod
in a despairing voice.
"I know it; butwo'vo got nil the vegeta.
blcs wo can uso," sho called back-, ami tho
door struck his toes.
Going in tho saloon on tho corner tlio man
addressed tho proprietor with a sweet smile,
asking :
"Would you like a thermometer to day?"
"By do pnshel ?" inquired the saloonist.
"No ; a thermometer; a littlo instrument
for telling you when it is cold or warm."
'iAny music-box in it?" inquired the sa
loonist.
'!No ; it records tho weather."
"Whatwcddcr?"
"Why, tho weather we havo every day in
tho year. When it is warm this littlo bulb
runs up; when it is cold itsinks down."
"UmphtVhcn it ish warm I dakes mv
goat off; vhen it isli gold I but more goal on
dcr stoaf. Go und el! dat to soino schmall
poy as knows noddings 1"
Tho thermometer man entered n carpet5
weaver's and tho bow-backed man nodded
kindly, nnd cordially welcomed him.
"Accurato thermometers for only twenty-
fivo cents," said tho peddler, as he held up
ono.
"Now thing?" said the weaver, as ho took
one in his hand.
"Wo have had thermometers for many
years, l'coplo havo come to consider them
n household necessity."
"Zero? .eio? Who was Zero ?" asked
tho weaver, reading the word behind the
;lass.
Tho thermometer man explained, and tho
weaver, after trying to get his thumb nail
under the glass, asked :
"Whcic does the blamed thing open?"
"Thermometers aro not mado to open,
my friend," was tlio reply.
" ell 1 don't want no thermometer nround
mo that won't open i ' growled tho weaver.
"I thought it was a new kind of stovc-haiidlo
when you camo iu.or I shouldn't have looked
at it I"
The thermometer man next tried a dwell
ing house. In answer to his ring tlio door
was instantly and swiftly opened hy a red-
faced woman, who hit him with a club and
cried out :
"I'll learn you, you young villain I"
She apologized and explained that several
bad boys had been ringing tho door-bell,and
ho forgave her and said :
"I havo some accurato and handsome ther
mometers here. Would you "
"Wo never have hash for breakfast,", sho
interrupted. "My husband detests hash,
and to I don't wan't to buy."
"Hash I A thermometer has nothing to do
witli hash I" ho exclaimed.
"Well, I can't help that," sho replied,
slowly closing tho door. "Wo haven't any
lamps to mend, nnd you shouldn't track
mud on the steps that way."
Thero was a portly man crossing tho street,
nnd tho thermometer man beckoned to him
halted him, and when ho got near enough
asked:
"Can I sell you an accurato thermometer
today?"
"A what?"
'A thermometer."
"What do I want with a thermometer?"
exclaimed tho portly man, raising his voico
a peg.
"Why, to noto tho weather."
"You blamed idiot! Do you suppose I
run tho weather?" roared the fat man, grovv
iug purple in tho face.
"But you want to know when its hot or
cold, don't yju?"
"Am I such an old fool that I don't know
when it's summer and when it's winter?"
shrieked tho fat man.
"Wo all know, of course," replied tho
stranger, "every rcspeclnblo family has n
thermometer now a days."
"They have, eh ! I nover had ono nor I
wouldn't havo any, nnd do you daro tell mo
that I ain't respectable?" screamed old
portly.
"I didn't mean "
"Yes, you did, and you'vo mado 1110 miss
tho car and I'll enno you !"
Tho thermometer man waded across tho
muddy street and mndo his oscaro, and nt
lusk Inst night was backed up ngainst tlio
soldiers' monument, Ills basket between his
feet, and was squinting sadly at the clock on
tho City Hall. Detroit Free rrm.
Seven Men Shot to Heath.
Tivinini.E picTHitn op liit. on a cuiian
PLANTATION HAP.IIAP.OPS TP.IUT.MP.NT
OF A CltLOLP. SLAVH A Ul'ftllAND's
VKNOHANC-:.
Advices havo been received of tho execu
tion of seven persons which took place on
tho 20th tilt, on a plantation in Cuba called
"El Santo Cristo." This plantation is
owned by Francisco Gonzalez Arango, and
is situated in tlio Vnclta do Abajo, near tho
town of Qulbican, in tho juiisdlction of
Bejucal,
iWango is a wealthy planter, and is the
owner of several sugar plantations. Hols
about forty-six years of age, S01110 months
ngo lio bought n lot of slaves in tlio Yuelta
di Arriba, and hud them taken to his plan
tution, El Santo Cristo. Among them were
an African woman, her son Luis, a Creole,
bom in Cuba, his wife, also n Creole, and a
Clilncso coolie laborer.
After they had bet 11 on the plantation a
short time, Arango'it mayoral, or ovcrccr,
a white mail, mado Improper ropo.aU to
Luis' wife. Nie liidlgmuitlv njected his
advances, nud after npintcil lel'iisals, tlio
mayoral became aury and determined to
take revenge, He therefore went to Arangi
and told him such btories about tho woman
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. X, Nf). 7
COLtJMIHA DEMOCRAT, VOL. XL1, NO. 1
ns lo indtico him to order that sho should be
severely whipped. When aslavo is whipped
in Cuba it is tlio custom to lay him prono
on the ground, four others hold his hands
nnd feet, and tho lash is then applied to the
b.iro skin. Tho whip used on thci"0 oc
casions is a most formidable instrument of
punishment. Tho handle, which is gener
ally of orango wood, Is quito thick, nnd
is about thrco feet long, with a heavy lash
of about four feet, tipped with a strongly
twisted hempen cracker. With this whip
when wielded by a practised hand, tho skin
may bo cut through at each blow.
When tho siiitcnco was about to be exc.
cutcd upon tho woman, It was found that
sho would soon becomo n mother. Her
fellow slaves hoped that on account of this
sho might escape, thinking that her condi
tion would preclude tho infliction of the
punishment in tho ordinary manner. But
tills did not avail, and sho was whipped in
aterriblo manner. ;Durlng tho whipping
her child was born.
Luis, incensed at the terriblo outrago to
which his wifo had been subjected, deter
mined to revengo himself upon his master.
From tho cruelties daily practised towards
ills fellow slaves, ho felt convinced that he
could easily securo tho cm-operation of a
sufficient number of them to accomplish his
purpose. In a few days seven of tho ne
groes who had been brought with him from
Vuelta do Arriba, together with tho China,
man, had entered into a solemn leaguo with
him to kill Arango.
About tho middlo of January nil their
plans wero laid, nnd ono night they started
out to do the deed, but Arango, from some
unexpected cause, had left tho plantation.
Meeting tho mayoral, they decided that he
is tlio executioner of tho cruel and inhu
man decrees of his master, should pay the
penalty. They accordingly killed him, nnd
then went and gavo themselves up to the
authorities at Bejucal, telling what they had
done. They were nt onco put in prison and
an investigation was begun.
Tho trial did not last long, and tho result
was that Luis and two other negroes were
sentenced to bo shot, tho Chinaman nud two
negroes wero sentenced to tho chain gang
for ten years, ncd tho remaining three to
fivo years extra hard work ou tho planta
tion. tVrango was not satisfied with tho sen
tences of tho court. Ho therefore appealed
from its decision, and through the influence
he brought to bear obtained another trial.
This time tho prisoners were tried by a
court martial composed of officers of the
Spanish army. On January 2G Luis, the
Chinaman, and five of tho negroes were
sentenced to death, and tho others to extra
hard labor on tho plantation for such a time
as Arango might deem proper.
Entry on tho morning ot the 2uth the
prisoners wore taken out and surrounded by
a strong guard, were placed on horses, tlicir
trms tied behind their backs and their feet
securely fastened. Tlio scene is said to have
been ono of tho saddest ever witnes-ed in
Bejucal. All persons watched tho proceed
ings with sorrowful faces, and tho negroes
ot tho town were loud in their expressions
of grief, and many of them were in
tears.
When tho procession was formed the
irisoncrs wero taken through tho piazza and
thenco through tho principal street of the
town, to tho plantation El Santo Cristo.
There all tho slaves were called out to wit
ness tho execution, and Luis' mother was
mado to stand first in tlio line. His wife
w.13 too ill in tho infirmary to bo pres
ent. '
The priseners were then mado to stand in
ino, and a platoon of soldiers were drawn
up in front of them. They fired at tho word,
and tho seven men, who all met their fato
witli courage and resolution, fell at tho first
fire. Their bodies wero then thrown into
m ox cart, and removed for immediate
buiial.
A Tiii'Mling Wat1 Incident.
DUEL HLTWIXN I'HDHP.AI, AND CONrilDElt-
ATE COMMANDERS.
A Confederate surgeon writes to a Chica
go paper :
On tho 12th day of Juno 1S03,I witnessed
.1 duel between a Captain Jones, command-
ng a Federal scout, and Capt. Fry, com
manding a rebel scout, in Greene county,
East Tennessee. These two men had been
fighting each other for six months, with tho
fortunes of battlo in favor of one nnd then
tho other. Their commands wero encamped
on cither sido of Lick creek, a largo aud
sluggish stream, too deep to ford and too
hallow for a ferry boat ; but thero a bridge
panned tho stream for tho convenience of
tho traveling public. Eacli of them guard
ed this bridge, that communication should
go neither north nor south, as tho railroad
trackball been broken up months befoie.
fter fighting each other for several mouths,
mil contesting tho point ns to which should
hold tho bridge, they agreed to fight a duel,
tho conqueror to hold tho bridge undisputed
for tho tinio being. Jones gavo tho chal
lenge, and Fry accepted. Tho terms, wero
that they should fight witli navy pistols at
twenty yards apart, deliberately walking
toward each oilier and firing until the last
chamber of their pistols was dischargcd,iiii-
less 0110 or the other fell beforo all tho dis
charges wero made. They choe their bee-
onds, aud agreed upon a rebel surgeon (as
ho was tho only one in cither command) to
attend them in ciuo of danger. Jones was
certainly a fiue-louking fellow, with light
inir nud blue eyes, five feet ten inches in
height, looking every Inch tho military
chieftain. Ho was a man that soldiers
would admiro niid.ladics regard witli admira
tion, I nover saw a man more cool, de
termined and heroic under buch circum
stanced. I lmvo read of tho deeds of chivalrv
nud knight errantry in the middlo nges, and
of bravo men embalmed in modem pocsv,
but when 1 saw this man Junes come to tlio
duelists' scratch, fighting, not for real or
suppo-ed wrongs to himself, but as lio
hononlly thought, fur his country nnd tho
glory of tho ling, 1 could not help ndiuiiing
tho man, notwithstanding ho fought for tho
freedom uf the negro, which 1 was opposed
to. I ry was a man full six loot high, blend
cr, with long, wavy, culling hair, jtt black
oyes, wearing a slouch hut and gray suit,aiid
ooking lather tho demon than the man
Thcie was nothing (cmclou. about him; but
10 bud that sulf-sutliolt'ut nonchalance that
wild, "I will kill you." Without a doubt
wiu brave, cool und collected, nud, although
MiU'cring liom a terrible l!ili wound in hi
left nriii, received n week befoie, he inaiil
fetcsl 110 symptoms of ilMion, but M'ciucd
ready fur thu fight. The glouuU was btcppul
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off by tho seconds, pistols loaded and ex
changed, and tho principals brought faco to
face. I shall never forget .that meeting.
Jones, In his military, boyish mood, as they
shook hands, remarked that
A BoMler braves death for a fanciful wreath.
When In glory's romantic career.
Fry caught up tho rest of tho sentence,
and answered by saying
Yet ho liends o'er tho too wheo In battlo laid low.
And bathes every wound with a tear.
They turned nround and walked back to
the point designated. Jones' second had
tho word"firc," and ho slowly said: "One
two thrco fir ol " They simultaneously
turned at tho word "one," and instantly
fired. Neither was hurt. Thoy cocked their
pistols and deliberately walked toward each
other, firing as they went. At tho fifth shot
Jones threw up his right hand, nnd, firing
his pistol in tho air, sank down. Fry was
in tho act of firing his last shot, but seeing
Jonos fall, silently lowered his pistol,
dropped It to tho ground, and sprang to
Jones' side, taking his head in his lap as ho
set down, and asked him If ho was hurt. I
discovered that Jones was shot through tho
stomach, tho bullet glancing nround that
region, nnd coming out to tho left of tho
spinal column; beside, lie had received thrco
other frightful flesh wouuds in other portions
of his body. I dressed his wounds and gavo
him such stimulants us I had. Ho afterward
got well. Fry received threo wounds ono
breaking his left arm, 0110 in the leg and tho
other in tho right Bido. After months of
suffering, ho got well. Neither of them
asked for a dischargo,but both resumed their
places as soon as they recovered, and they
fought tho war out to tho bitter end, and to
day aro partners in a wholesale grocery
business, aud verifying the sentiment of By
ron that "A soldier braves death," &c.
A Bali.p.t-Gip.l Bhrned at tub Stake.
An inquest has been held at Sheffield on
tho body of tho poor ballet-girl, Alma
Oldale, who met her death under tho wrotch
edest circumstances through a fire which oc
curred during tho performance of a panto
mime at tho Sheffield thcatro on tho 18th of
December last. Tho uufortunato deceased
was only 18 years of age: and was engaged
to enact tho part of an "extra" or "flying
lady" in tho transformation scono of tho
pantomime. Sho was suspended from tho
"flies," standing on a pieco of iron, nnd
strapped to an iron rod at hor back. Tho
gauze curtnins at tho wing, from some un
known cause, caught fire nud wero blown by
a current of cold air towards tho deceased
her muslin skirts sho had on besides only
a single garment wero at onco enveloped
in flames, and it was stated nt the inquest
that two minutes elapsed beforo sho could
bo lowered to the stage. Being strapped to
tho iron rod, she was, of course, utterly
powerless, and between such a fato and be-;
ing burned alive at the stake wo aro unablo
to discern any material difference. Alma
Oldalo appears to havo undergone tho pro
cess of roasting with remarkablo courage,
but her nervous system was entirely shattered
by the shock sho had sustained, and, after
lingering .1 few days, tho poor creature
died. London Telegraph, January 15.
Tlio Sorrows of a San Francisco Sheriff.
Tho newly-elected sheriff was sitting in
his oflice sad-eyed and haggard. Ho held
in his hend a stack of manuscript represen
ting the applications of 879 candidates for
positions of deputy sheriff, each of whom
said ho had worked for him at tho polls,
and had gained him all the way from 200 to
1000 votes from their personal friends who
did not voto tho Democratic ticket.
A man attired in a blue shirt, with a pa
per collar and a red nose, entered the office
and, gras.dng tho hand of tho lirod official
greeted him cordially. "Ah, Mr. Sheriff
but it's glad I am to seo you looking so hear
ty ; don't you remember mc ?"
"I don't think I do," remarked the official
"although there is something in your face
which is familiar to me."
"Ah, Mr. Sheriff, I thought you'd know
me. I worked for you all day election, and
got you ono thousand votes, and I como for
that place."
"Well, I am sorry to say that I havo nl-
ready promised all tho places at my dispo
sal." "Oh.givcmoa place, I don't caro what
it is."
"Oh, by tho way," said tho sheriff, ' witli
a malicious grin in his eye, "thero U 11 placo
but it's not worth much, nnd I don't think
you'd take it."
"Ah, Mr. Sheriff, I'll tako anything; I
don't caro what kind of a placo it is. Tell
mo what it is, and I'll jump at it witli my
coat oil."
"All right," said tho sheriff; "thero is a
Chinaman going to bo hanged at tho jail
nex' month, and ho wants somebody to tako
his place. I think it will buit you."
The man with the red uosu ceased to smilo
and asking tho sherill' for a quarter to pay
hi. lodging that night, he left tho uilien
nud mingled with tlio throng of woulrl-uo
deputy she! ill's on tho oiitsido.
Ills Loilgo
It got so nt last that his wifo began to
wonder what business "iho Loige," had 011
hand that it should meet four or live times
per week. Ho was out four nights .1 week
until eleven o'clock, and ho camo homo
with redness in his eyes, and his step was
unsteady as he passed down tho hall. Ho
said "iho Lodge" business was mighty hard
on tho nuisclesjthat candidates were coming
In by the hundreds, Ono night ho groaned
out int ids bleep nnd talked of "the tight
bower," aud yelled out "spades I" and tlio
wife ivondeicd still more, Tlio other
evening sho took 11 position whero sho could
seo who went up stairs into tho Lodgo
rooms. Her husband passed by and entered
a placo where rows of bottles adorn tho
shelves, nud coffee 11 ml spices stand in a
saucer on tlio counter to purify the Jircath.
When sho went lu lie was 0110 of four nta
table. Each one of tho four was looking.at
tho pictures 011 some cards ho held in his
hand.
"So this is the Lodgo, is It?" sho inquired
as she stood befoie him.
Ho was caiiht, and resolved to make a
clean breast of it. He laid his cards down
1 o-e up und gave her ills nriii, nud said :
'(won't lio tu you, Mary. This Is not
thu,,I,odo room this Is where wo stop tor
a )uiiiuto to be.it the hhiiteul cucm'ei uf our
Croft out oyv'i' urpiuH greenbacks I When
I come home to-night, Mary, I'll bring thit
huwl you bpoke of."
Tlio reguhiiiiy vyJi wliiih that man now
hangs iirmiud Innne iveiy cveiiii g in tho
wcok is a.twiUl.ihg. litmi .