urmi? COLUMBIAN tJU).IUIAlll,ll0ClUT,s,U0i. ,,R Mount ANlluOMtM BUHtOSaoMllAlEI).) 2. ..I",.. J?.,.?'!ar,,.,-'lJ.', 'U 'TllK'ni nut i lho buiie'h.edbvjunilthi' jeur i ..jii.eiii p.,i ihiiit, until nil arrcara yt urn paid, Imii lonir jiivMasK' uk' c,i"rau"" ,,h"u All paper sent out of IlicSta'c, or In distant post oniivs, must bo paid for In advance, unlt'BH ft res inn. Minn n-rikiii In Columbia county iwsutnos to nay lliu uutHi-rlptlon dun on demand, ui'ju.u Wis l' Ail 11 Is no longer exacted from subscribers In lha county job a?K.iisrTinsra-. Thr .lobMnsf Department of the t'oixvintAN Isvery ' lpletc, mill our .toll Printing will compare favor- niil wlili tiiutot t he luigi-cities. All work ilonoon tlcinanil, nily ami al modi'ialo pi lees, j Columbia County Official Directory. ' l'i lilciit.titdgo-WllllMn Kin-oil. ,' . mi mic .ludgi h Irani Hirr, itoorgc Scott, l'i aiiionntnrv, -vc. II. rr.ink V irr. it .finer II' riliT llli.iiusi.il il. Jncoby, in hi let, Ailorni'v .lohn M. chirk. Mm rlir-Mi'lin.'lclrovor. Purveyor Isanti Hewitt. Tr, usurer - Dr. II. W, Mclioynnlds. ( I'limlSHlofiorn John Ucrner, x. V. Mcfloiirj, .losoph Hnlid. Commissioners' Clerk William Krlckhnntn. Audltora-M. V. II. Kline. .1. 11. C.isty, 11.1!. llrown. Coroner Charles (I. Miupliy. luri Commissioners-Jacob II. VtiU, William II. c.i'tntv Superintendent William II. Snyiler. lllooin Poor ll.strlet-lilri'Ctu-H-o. I'. lint, Scott, Win. KMincr. Illnnmshurg una Thomas crevellng, iVutt, o. 1'. i:nt, Secretary. Bloomsburg Officii Directory. I'.liotnsbiirg Hanking company John A. Punslon, Pri"ldi'iit,ll. ll.iiroi, Cashier. firs. Naioinil Hank charted!!. P.wlon,l'rosl(tcnt .!. I'. Tustln, ('ashler. (v.InniM.i County Mutual Savins,' fund anil Loan A ism t.itlon II. II. Little, President, U. W. .Miller, I-' i rotary. liliiimwliiirK llulldlng nndsavlng fund Association -Win. I'c.ii'ik k, President, .1. 11. ltoblsoti, secretary. Ill Himsbui'K Mm ii.il snvlng I'titid AHsncta'lon J. j. urowcr, i-rcsiiicnt, c ei, naiKiey, cecrcinry, CJIUItClt imiKCTOHY. IIVI'TIST Clll'ltClI. Hev. J. P. Tusllti, c-upply.) Nil u lay Hi'i-vlci's lujj a. in. nnd f.Jtf p. in. K-llnlai- Xohnnl n a. in. I'r.ivcr Mcctlng-llvcry Wednesday evening ntc; I ' U K. s 'UK tree. Tho public are Invited to nttenil. sr. StlTTIIKW'J t.l'TIIKIUV Clll'IlClt. Mliits'or Her. J. Micron. Sunday Hen Icon Iflfc 11. 111. and p. m. ilml.lv Kflmnlo -1. tn. 1'inv er Mooting Every Wednesday evening at c,yt llll'K, Seats free. Nopewarenled. All arc welcome. ruKanvTKiuvsciinicii. Mltils'cr-l!ov. Stttarl Mltf-hell. Siiiulij Si'ivleen Ink; 11. in. nnd Ox p.m. Nllnil.lv Sellout il n. in. Pi-ax er Meeiliig-L'U'ry Wednesday eycnlng at 0,'i Moms free. Xo pews rented. Strangers welcome, METHODIST El'I-COl'AI.ellUllCll. Presiding i:ider-l!uv. N. S. liticklngham. Minister llcv. .7. II. Mcllarrnh. .iiiud.iy Services Ki mulo;,,' p. m. Ntliul.lv SHindl1, iv 111. Illblo L'l.nH-i:verr -Monday eventngnt r.; o'clork. voiing .Mens rrajer .Meeiing nery iuc-iujj I.VOllltll lit I'L i'.'I.i.-L (ii'iiiTall'r.ijcr.Mcctlng-IHcry Tliurbd.iy evening t o'clock! UEI'OIIJIKII ciiuncn. Corner of Tlilrd and Iron btrccts. I'aitor liov. T. !'. Ilorfincler. Ili'si.U'iietf 1:11st btieet, opp. Third Mreet. sniiilay I'.'i-vic.y 111: a. in. anil 7 p. in. Nuiiilay St I100I 3 p. in. . l'rajer Mccllng Nattinlay, 7 p. 111. All aie Invited There Is alw aj 8 room. Ni'i'WroseuTy Siuid.iy ntti moon tit '2 o'clock at ilclkT'uchuich, Maillson tovvuslilp. ST. I'ACI.'SCHUHCII. liertor l!ev. John Hew lit. Sunday services 10j a. m., p. m, Nunilay Scliool '.1 a. in. l'lrM. Sunday In I ho month, Holy Communion. Services preparatory to Communion 011 l'i I Jay evening before tlio 1st Sunday In each mouth. l'ews rented : but everj body welcome. I vi'bOtiH debiting to consult the Hector on religious matters will llnd him at tlio paionago ou Kock .Nlicut. KV VSOKI.IOAI. Clll'IlClt. 1'ri'stdlng Hlder-licv. A, L. llccber. Jllidler-l!ev. J. A. 1 1 M lie. , Sunday Servlco II p. In., In I ho IronStleclChtlicli. I'iaer Meeting livery NaMialh at '2 p. 111. All 1110 Invited. All ale welcome. THE CIU'IICH Ol'CllltlST. Jleet In the Opera House eviry Lord'H day, nt 10'; n. 111. and c'.s, p. 111. llegular .Meeting of the church for worship, 10i n. 111, Sunday evening Lecture, by u. 1:. on Is, p. m. Tlie pulillc are cordially Invited to attend, seats free. "U)OMsTsUJi DIItlXTOIiY. QCIIOOr. OltDEKS, blank, jift innteil nml in ally bound lu bmall books, on hand nnd fir sale at tho Colcjihiak offlco. 1'eb. la, lbin-tl 1 ") L XK DKKDS, on I'arclinunt anil I.inen I Paper, common and for Admtnlst rators, llxecu f.i.s una tiusu'cs, lor bale cheap 111 tlio colvmuiah ( 1 mee. T,rAIlUA(iKCKltTII',ICATi:S.iiutiriiileil III and for salo at the coi.t'JiniAN Offlee. .Mluls feriuf tlie (lospe! anil Justices Miould bupplytheiu belve.s Hlth tlieso necesaary nittclcs. TUSTK'ICSanil Cmislables' I've-llills for Kale J nt tlio Coi.umiiian onice. They contain tho cor. 1 eeteil fees ns established by the last Act of tho Leg lslaiino upon tho subject. Every JustlcoandCon. blatilo should havo one. CXI1UK NOTKS just jtrinteil anil for pale cneap ui 1110 uoi.i anuAN onice. CLOTllI.N(l,A.C. AVID LOWKNIiKllO, Jtercliant Tailor Main sc., auovo cenirai noiei. HOOTS AND SIIOKS. HIOX'UY KLKIM, Jrnnafacturer ami ilealer In boots and bhoes, grocei les, 1 le., -M:ilu St., liloomsburg. J? M. KXOUn, Dealer in Hoots anil Slmcs, J'J, latest and best stjles.eomerMalnaud.Muiket streets, In the old post onice. CLOCKS, WATCllHS, &C. C:.SAVA(iK. Dealer in Clocks, AVntclies , nnd Jewelry, Main bt., Just below tho Central Hotel. J! Ill id I ANTS A N D O HOC 111 IS. HC. nOWKl!, Hals ami Caps Hoots and . Shoes, Main stieet, aliovo Court House. H. Mir.U-.it .0 KOX, dealers in Dry j lloods, groceilcs, queensware, lloiir, Bale, bhoes, notions, etc.. Main blreet. l'UOI'IlNSIONAI. CAIIDS. 11. IKKLUt, Attorney nt Law. llooms in li j:chungo mock, 2d noor, liloomsburg, Pa. es C (J. P.AUKLEY, Altorney-at.Law. Office , lu Hrowcr'a building, and btory, ltooms 4 & 5. oa. 15, '75. DIt. WM. Jr. liUlKU, .Surgeon nnd l'liysi elan, onico S. 11. comer lioek and Market btiects. !. UVANS,M.r)., Surgeon nnd l'lij-fi . clan, north bldo of Main bliect, ubovoJ. K. Ilyci 's. 11. McKKLVY, M. IX, Surgeon and i'l.y . blclaii.iioilhbldo.M.iln streit, below Market. !. HOIilSOX, Atlornev-at-I,aw. Office '. lu llartman-s building, Malnblreet. s AMl'KL JACOr.Y, Marblo and llrown Stone vvoi ks, jiisi inoomsuurg, nerw ick ru.ui. H KOSKXSTOCIf, l'liotograplier, over , ClatU & NVolt'sbtore, Main btieet. It. H. C. HOWKIt, .Surgeon DenlM, Main St., above tic cuuri nouse. TIT. MATZH, Miimiuolli Orncery, finetirn . cerles, fruits, Nuts, Provisions, ie., Main and Ceutro btiects. MISCELLANEOUS. H. KUDX, dealer it. Ment, Tnllow, etc., , centre btieet, 1 etttccn second nnd Thlid. rpiIOMAS Vi:i!l!,('onfe(tiopeiy and liikery, J w holcsale nnd retail, llxihango llloek. Gi W. COllU.L, l-'iirnitiire ltooms, three T, story brick, Maliibtioet, west of Market bt. OATAW'lStfA. M. rr. AllllOrr, Attorncy.nt.Law, .Main bire-ei. 1 V, DAU.MAX. Merchant Tailor, Second ) , blreet, HoMilns' building. Ty M. KYUItLY, ArroiiNUY-Ai .VT-IJIW, Catawlssa, Pa. collections prompily mado nnd remitted. Ofilco opposite Catawlssa IK-poblt llauk. Cnv3-i otici-:. I lOin lIUSUlllll llio IHUl'Iliauuil- tniovi-in ruuj ..... put In ten lee pipes nt III Kt cost uud f ui 11b.I1 and bet luff cih til four dollars each. T ho roniiuiiiy have on band n lot of gas tnr milled for painting 1 ools, and posts or olhcr lliubei a placed n... liaieri-iouiivi. Piltu 10 telils per gallon or Ji.M Jt r l;am i- vnirii. 0Ct15,75.tt pi-ci. YUL0A3S' IRON "r01lKSi DANVILLE, MONTOUlt COUNTY, PA. WrLLTAM rr. LAW, Mnnufaelurcr o( Wrouglit Iron llrldgcs, Hollers, (lasholder, I'lieproof llulldlngs, Wrought Iron lloollng, llootllng I'TaiiioH, flooring and lioetin, farm dales and feno. ng. idsn Wrought Hon I'lplng, Stacks uud ull kinds e,f smith Work, ic. liepalin promptly ntU'Udca to N. II. Drawings and usuinaics supiuicei. UCt, V, 16T6-tI Si ISllI7' sdltcnanirroptletcr: OKANO HVILLR IlIItKCTOIlY. 11. IIHItlMN'O. Cnrnciiter nnil builder. A . ..tain aireei oci-'W lane. mrnnioitN. "ir (UW. 11. KIIOKMAKKR, Dealers In .liM iiry(iooits,iiroecrie8iiniiivnerni Jiercnan, disc. K. A. I.. TUUNKU, esidenco 011 Market Ptrect ono iloor below 11. J. Wnllcr s. Offlco over KtetmV Drug Slnre. Ofilco bonra from 1 to 4 p. in., for t real mcnt of dlseabes of t he i: c, liar nun 1 uroai. , All calls night or day promptly attended to. Apr.ffl'75-tf I!. J. C. HUTTKIi, 1'iiYsiciAN ftsinianoK, Ortlce, North Jlnrkct street, J!nr.S7,'7l y liloomsbtirg, Pa. TTvIt. I!. V. OAHDXKH, rriYsrcrAN ANr buhokox, HLOOMSlltntO, l'A. onice nbovo J. Scliuj lcr .t son's llardwaro Store. ,pr.2.r75-tf gA.MUKL KXOltn, A T T O 11 X R Y-A T-L A V, 11L00MS11UK0, PA. ortlcf, Ilarlman's llloek, corner Main and Market Streets Oct. s, '75 "J K. OHN'IS, ATTOltNEY.AT-I.AW. (ii-Ficr Doom No. 1, "Columbian" Dulldlng. Sepl. 11H78. Q W.MILUCi:, ' ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW Offlco In llrowcr's building, second Iloor, room No. 1. liloomsburg, Pa. Jnlyl,73 y c 1 l.."V.J.r!UCKALlvW, ATTOUNEYS-AT-L.VW, liloomsburg, P.i. Office on Main Street, llrst door below Court House Mar.,74-y J V. t J. M. CLAHK, ATTOltNEYS-AT-LAW, liloomsburg, Pa. Apil!10,'7l-y Offlco In Ent's nulldlng A. CUEVELINO bMITIt. IIEIIVEY KWINQ SMITH. CKEVKLTXG SMITir & SOX, A 1 i eili. 1. 1 M-A 1 I.AI , liloomsburg, Pa. CWAH business entrusted to our care w 111 rcclcvo prompt attention. Julyl,'73 y E. II. l.ITTI.K. ItOll'T. II. I.ITTLK. n H. & K. 1!. LITTLE, ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW, liloomsburg, Pa. "IliislnesH before tl.ot'.S.I'alentOfllcoatleniled to. Office in Iho Columbian llulldlng. ly 33 Ji:OC'KWA Y .t ELWKLL, -V T 'I t ) 11 a-A T-L A w, C01.CMGI1N HciniiNii, liloomsburg, Pa. Meinbeis of tho Vnlted States Law Association. Collections made In nnypait of America. Agents for I'onllneiiliil Lire Instiratico company ef New "Wuk. Assets ne.iily J7,iiihi,iihi. 'i'liobest In Hie country. Send for descriptive pamphlet. tf UAKMAN & HASSE11T. FOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, A N I) IRON-SMITHS. East Slrecr, below Enil Eoad, BLOOMSBUG, PA. Wo resnocltullv call nubile attention to Iho follow ing facts that : The-y manufacture llrst class MINE CAK WHEELS AXD AXLES and all kinds of Coal Hrcaker Castings. They also make all kinds of Car. Machine. Itrldiro and otlu-r eastings used by contractors generally. Tlicy.ulso inanur.icturo rncATrxc. axd cook stoves, and are prepared tn furnish all kinds of repairs, such us urines, 1,10s, i int itrick, micuuerei, ac. iney keep eonstuntly 011 hand PLOWS AND PLOW POINTS. Larue Iron Hetties, farmers' Holts. Sled Soles. Wntr- 011 Hoves, cellar Orates, &c. They are idso prepared to furnish Saw and Grist Mill Machinery, Shafting, Pullcj's, Ac. Thejtpny special attention to Repairing Threshing Machines lieapcrs, Sc. Tlio Proprlt tors nro both practical mechanics. Try them. Dec. 8,lS75-cm AMHKH'AN AND FOHKItiM'ATKNTS- (Ih.moiikA CO.. btieeessets In Ciiinman. Hosmer tt Co., Noiu-itors. I'aienls prueuriHi In all lountilos. No fkfs is advance. No charge unless tlie patent Is grouted. No fees for making pi elltnlnar) exam inations. No additional fees for obtaining nnd con dueling a leliearlng. lly a lecint decision of the Commissioner Ai i. le'Jected niipllcntlons may bo re vliid. special iitlentlon given to Inlerleieiiio case-s lieioro the Patent Olllee, extensions before Cungress, lurilngeinent bulls In dinerent stales, and nil litiga tion appertaining to Inventions or patents. Send stamp to (illnioio & Co. for pamphlet of sixty pages. LAND CASUS. LAND WAU HANTS AND &VKW.. Contested hind eases nroscv .ed before Iho V. S. (ieneral Ijind otlleo mid Depailneut ef the Interior, Pi Hate laud claims, mining nml pru-emptlon claims, and homestead cases intended to. Ijind hcrlp In 4n, so and K.11 acre tilee-es for sale. This scrip Is assigna ble, uud can bo located 111 Iho numu of the purchaser upon any lov eminent hind subject to private entry, at I.W -vcriicio. It Is of eipial value with bounty hind Win rants. Send stamp to (illmoruA: Co. for pamphlet of Instructions. AKKHAltS Or PAY AND BOUNTY, otllrers. soldiers nnd sailors rf Iho late war. or I heir In lrs,uro In many eases emitted lo money fiom the government of which Ihey luneiiii knowledge. vv rue Hill IHSIOI 01 Sl-l-iv-e, nun Mail- Ulliutllll ill n.i v nml liountv leeelvcd. Enclose sta'i n tnollinoio vi'o., and a lull reply, after e.xamlimlloii, will bo given J 011 free. TENSIONS. All onice is. soldle rs nnd sailors woiinded.riirtiired or Injuied lu iho Into war, however slightly, can ob tain u iR'iislon by addiesslng Ollmore X Co l list-! 1'rvisei uiv.i .j ..umixiu mu, isiuiu iitumi- preine court of the United sluH'S.iho court of claims, and the southern claims commission. ;, icli dcpai I mcnt 1 f our business Is conducted In a separate bureau, under charge of Iho same expert, eneed ptirtli'semplojedby lliu old III in. Prompt at teiillou to nil business entrusted to (ilLMoltEi CO. Is thus seemed. Wo deshoto win success by.de bervlnglt. Address, -.i VIII..V1IMI1. CC Hi., CS3 f btrect, Washington, D. C. Jan st.Ttt-tf. ManM: HOW Lost, How Restored ! - r h UUM iui.iiai.i-ii, u new ,'uuiuu Ul IT. 7S Ciilvervull's eelebriiled Essay on tho -sfeuiy radical euro (w Itbont luedlclni-) or bper. tiftthMyy matoi rliu'a or bemlnnl w e-akueus, lnv ol. uniarv bemlnnl losses, lmnoleiicy. inentul ondnhvsl. cal liicapiiilly, Imiiedltueuls to nun lace, lie; also, consumption, epilepsy and Ills, Induced by belMndul- gem o or su&lllll i-AiiaviiKUiiv-e, &u b? i I iv V", ill u ou.iiv 11 v (t, v ivi"-', v,j niA uuia, Tim eelebriiled uulhor, In this admirable essay, clearly demonstrates, fiom a thirty jears buccubsful pnulii'c, that Iho nleimlng eonseiiuences of belt abuse may Im radically cuied vitihout tliedaiigeroiis use of Internal medicine or tlio application of Iho knife I iwlnltng out n mode of euro utoncu simple, ceitaln and effectual, by mcuiis of which every bin. feier, iioinai'er what Ids condition may be.inuy cine hluibcll .auply, privately and radically. t-ThlsLeinuo should Iw In tho hands of every vouili iiiul euiy man In tho land. Sent under seul.ln u plain enveloie, to any ad dress, 011 ti n ll't of six cents or two pobtngo Mumps, AdJrcbS thu publishers, A V. HltUtlMAN & SON, 41 Ann Bt-, Now Yoik; P. 0, Hox 4&bd. S. M.P.Jaii III-SulI I3L00MSJUJKG TANiN'KRY. a, a. nr. HitiKc; T) Efil'ECTl-TLLY nniumiiccs to tlio ptiLlie JLVi that ho h.m reopened SNYDEU'rf TANXKIIY, nt.l ttnn.h t'lnnmi-liiii-i Pn ntlli a ii.,,ii,rr will bo made In tho most substj1ntl.1l nnd workmanlike manner, nnd sold nt prices to suit Hint lines. Tho highest price In cash will at all limes bo paid for O UK UN HIDES f.f every description In tbo country. Tho publlcpat ronage Is lespect fully solicited, liloomsburg, Oct. 1, U70- KEYSTONE CARRIAGE WORKS! riLooMsmma, texx'a. AS. CllOSSLEY lias nn ltnnil nml for sale , cheaper than tho cheapest, for cash, or will exeliango for old Wagons 011 reasonable terms, CAlUirAGES, liUGOIES, AX'D WAGOXH of every elcscrlpllon both plain nnd fancy. Portable Top lluggles, open liugglcs, Plain nnd fancy Platform Spring Wagons all or Iho latest sis lo and made of good material and fully warranted. (live inoaeall before purchasing elsewhete". ns I can not lie undersold. 1 claim that I mako the best wag ons for tbo least money. Inlsodo painting, trimming nnd repair old work nt tho shortest notice, old spilntrs welded and war ranted to stand or no pay. 1 w 111 exchangn a porta ble top buggy for any kind of lumber, s'ji-'ins heir lock, pine, ash, linn hickory nnd poplar to bedelHei ed at my shop by Iho llrst of feuruary, 1S73. Iron dalo orders taken and McKclvy, Noal A- Co's for re pair! 1 . os cosh. A. S. CUOSSIJlY'. Oct. s, ls75. CARRIAGE . MANUFACTORY HLOOMSUUltO, PA. M..c. sloan & rsnoTHEn TTAVE on liaml anil for sale at tlio most JLLreasonnblo rates a splendid stock of and every description of Wagons both TLAIN nnd FANCY, Warranted to bo mado of tho best nnd most durable maecrlals, and by the most experienced workmen. All work sent out from tho establishment will bo found to be or the highest class and sure to gto per fect satisfaction. They hav e nlso a lino nssoi tmcnt of SLEIGHS of all the newest and most Mshlonablo stv les well ami caremuy mane nnu 01 me uesi material. An Inspection of their work Is asked as It Is be. lleved that none superior can bo found In tho come try. Oct. 8, lS75-tf. MISCELLANEOUS. c 1 M. BltOWN, Tlenter tn HOOTS ANlt SHOES. Towanha Hoots a specialty, lieptilrliig done at short notice. Under brown's Ho tel, liloomsburg. Oct. s,'75-ly QEXTIJAL HOTEL, A F r It S T-C LASS H O U S E, Oct. S.'JIly JOHN Ij.YCOCK, rrop'r. Q 1 M. r)ltIXKEl!, GUX and LOCKSMITH. Sewing Machines and Machinery cf nil kinds re paired. Oruu llot-sE llulldlng, llloomsbuig, Pa. VA.I, 1, til ly JgXCHAXGE HOTEL, Ojiiiohilc tlio Court IIoiinc, HLOOMSUUltO, PA. Tho Laugest nnd 1!est In allresptcts lnthocounty Oct. 8,'75-ly W. II. KOONS. Pioprictor. 13 nrvAVAT'c T.Trvm-? i XJXVKJ II 11 p XI KJlllllj, DLOOIVTSDUKO, PA,, B. STOHNER, Proprietor. Accommoelallons First C!assji.2otol.S0 per day, ItESTAUltAXT ATTACrrED. Large, Airy Samplo Rooms on 1st Pleor, A good stable in rear ofHolcl. liloomsburg, Oct. r. lSTtvtf. 13 EIITOILS TO T1H-: COLUM11IAX. 'el'SOriS Indlbled tolbn lllulf l-sltmeil fnsnl.c''rln lion lo tho Coi.i-jiiUAS are herebj Inioiineil that they may at any time settle the accounts duo by them lo me with E. E. orvl.s, Esq., at room No. 1, Columbian building. After l'i binary couit, the e-xlm liny tents per year w 111 In nil cases bo milled. Persons owing aecounls for ndveilUIng nnd Job work are Ii.tonned that Mltlemeiil must bo made, by payment or note, within mi iiajs, or thev win bo placed In tho hands of -u Justice tor Immediate col. lection. ILL. HIEITENIIACIt E'L. M.vers Is 110 longer nitthorleil tocollect for tho 1 ou-11 111 an or to receive money for inc. Deo 10,'15-tf. JQEXTJSTKY. II. C. IIOWEII, DENTIST, Uespeclfully oners I1I3 professional services to tho ladles and gentlemen of liloomsburg and vicinity. I lo Is prepat ed t o attend to nil the various operal Ions 111 tbo lino of his m-ofcsslon. nml Is nin tiled with tim I 1 latest Improved PoncEi.AiNTt.KTIi, which will bulii. scried 011 gulil plating, bllvcr and lubber ba.e lo iuok us weiius iiiu iiaiurai leeiu, -iceiii extracted by all Iho new and moot approved mi thods, nnd all operations on tbo teeth caiefully andpropeily at tended to. otilcu a fuw doors abovotho Court House, samo side. oet. s 75 EJ.THOltXTOX , would nnnounco tolho clllcnsof lllooms buig and vlclidly Unit ho has Just received n full uud coiuplcto usbortincnt of WALL PAPEII, WINDOW SHADES, mu-iiEs, conns, tassew, and all other goods In his lino of business. All tho newestnnd mosiupprovcd jintterusuf tho day nro always to bo found luhls eslabllshtnent, Main street, below Market. oct. b,'7& T7KKAS UtOWX'S 1XSUKAXCE AOEX J, CY, Eichnugo Hotel, liloomsburg, Pa, Capital. Etna, Ins Co., of Hartford, Connecticut.., u,teHi,etoo Uverpool, Inidoii and (Hobo . '.11,01 0,0111 ltojulof Liverpool 3 eexi.oeiu Laiicahxhlro JO.ihmi, (hi l'lro Association, Philadelphia s,liiii,ouii Ameileuiiof Philadelphia l,intieiH) Alias of Hartford mu.ihki Wyoming, of Wilkes Harm If3l,miii Fanners Mutual of DanMllo 1 uni,wio Danvlllo Mutual 7r.,iisi Homo, New Y ork , 6,oiki,wk) fOl.ODS.OOU March'M,'74-y k: OTICE. All eei'snos lmUbtud tolho undeif.lirned on Hook Account 1 11 lor lo Juno 1st wr., 11 10 reipiesli il to cull nndbcltleb) notn or oihcrw le U fore Juniiury 1st, 1H70, as utter that all unsettled aecounls will bo plac ed lu tbo hands of an olilcur for collection. T.J. IiWLSIIEU.'M.I). Having nssoulnUd with mo Dr. Wm. MeKolvy, wo nro prepnroil tn attend promptly In all professlonnl culls lu Medicine, surgery, nnd ObsteUlcs. Publlo palroniigu Is rosiiocttully solh-ltul. HWlSJIIai:McKILVi. Jersey town, Nov. W-cw. , BLOOMSBU11G, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25. Poetical. tiii: tJiiii l oiiY max. llo wnn n queer old fogy man, nd lov 1 d old fogy wars. And l-alll-d against I he reckless speed Of these fast modern days, llo once could trucl leisurely, And stop Ids filcndlobaloj And now they rushed lilm through by stenin, Androilo ldmonnrall. Tho good old coach was f.vst enough for prudent folks lo go i Imprudent men now laugh nt It, And sav 'twas rather slow i And so they rush upon tho train, Anil speed like thought nwny, Until n smafh-up breaks their bones llo thinks It doesn't pay. llo loved old housewives' spinning wheels The music of their hum Wns far more grand tolds old car Than grand piano thrum. "Hut, nh," he sighs, thoso wheels nro gone, Slnco Whllneymade Ids gin, No inoro wo hoar their thrifty hum No more tho bisters spin. Tho rosy ghls of olden tlmo Sunburnt, were llrmer mado Than tlieso the late nnd tender shoots That grow up In the shade. They did their mothers' heavy work, And eased her weary hands i And sometimes, too, It brothers failed could help to do a man's. ' Their dresses mado with easy fit, (lav 0 notn pain beneath; Their hearts had amplo room lo heal, Thctr lungs had room to breatho Unlike our present glrkvwlth waists Too much compressed and blight, Who It they do not dissipate, Aro very often light. They let no fashion dwarf their forms, Hut grew to comely sUo ; And health bhone ever on their brows, A nd sparkled from I heir cj es. They thanked kind heaven for Its gifts, And thought w lib secret pride, That they were beautiful enough, And they wero sallsiled. Hut now our modern girls, alas 1 Think Provldenco unkind, Tor putting loo inttcn In tho midst. And not enough behind. And so they bustle 'round and lace, To mend such clumsy ways, And think they far outshlno tho girls, of good, old fogy days. "Ho wished," ho said, '"for their sweet Bakes, That fashion's torturing vico Would ease them up n little, and Less pinching would sufllce That they might feel the boundlnghcaltli Around tho heart that plays, When nil unfettered ns It was ' In good old fogy days." , Original. History of Columbia County. numueii virr. HLoo.Msnuiici. Tt will bo easily perceived by tlio reader tliat tlio following number win written some time ago; nnd I have permitted it tq stand as tlicii existing facts warranted, because I desired to show Iho condition of tliingsa few years ago by comparison with tlio present. Li 177G Wyoming township extended from the mouth of Fishing creek to the State line on tho north, and Mr. Inmea 'Meniii rp wlin in 1772 had settled on the flats above the mouth of the creol;, was 0110 of tho commit tee of safety for tho township. Gradually the namo 'Wyoming was more definitely fix ed for the upper end of tho Susquehanna vallev. ns tho State lino vv.is mislied nnrtli. ward and tho Connecticut claimants cither relinquished, or bold, or wero confirmed in their rights. Tho great beauties of tho Wy oming valley were not tho exclusive rironcr- ty of what is now distinctively so called, but were distributed aloner tho river : and tn-dav thcro is no landscape any where superior to several views 01 tlio valley lrom Fishing creek to riorwick which can bo'obtaincd in the vicinity of liloomsburg. Indeed, standing upon tho root of tho liloomsburg Stato Normal School buildim?. you have command of a region of country which lor beauty, lertility nnd natural scen ery is unsurpassed by tho famous ono from Prospect Kock. Standing there, vour eve. lor twelvo miles along tho winding Susquehanna, rests upon 1110 valleys between you and Iierwick on one side of tho river, and upon tho other is re lieved by tho majestic Catawlssa mountain-.. Oil' to tlie north, Nob Mountain looms up in its picturesquencss, and tho valley of tho Fishing creek seems shut up among the mountains, whilo immediately at your feet iprcad Ollt tho fifteen hundred neres nf I11111I upon which tho town of liloomsburg is be ing built, bounded on tho north and west by tho Fishing creek and south bv the, ever beautiful Susquehanna, making in thospaik-ling-iunlight, a band of silver encircling the green valley upon which tho cyo Is resting wnn unmeasured delight. Through tho midst of tho valley with shriek and whoop rush tho trains of cars over tho Lackawanna it liloomsburg Itailroad, cro-siug tho creek near its month, and sweeping down tho bank of tho winding river, iiwnkoiiiiu' tlin echoes of tho rock of tho "Lover's Leap." Ami wlnlo you nro gazing nt tho receding train on the 0110 road, from bevond tlio Out. iivviss.i hills, with steady roar comes another along tho Cataivissa railroad over tho mag nificent bridgo spanning tho Susquehanna, nnd crossing tho Lackawanna ci liloomsburg at right angles, escapes from your sight nt a long distanco down tho valley 011 the oppo silo sido of tho mountain. IlloonisbiirL' 'can challenco without, fern tho visit of tho tourist and tho work ot tho painter. Tho vicinity was settled at nn onrlv ,W by sovcral families; nnd Major Moses Van- v-anipcn says mat in t, ,H lie, with n compa ny of about 20 men. built 11 fort nn Vislilmr creek about thrco miles from lis mouth. Ho also says that "In tlio spring of 1781, wo built a fort on tho Widow McOluro's ulnnin. Hon, called JtcCluro's fort, whero our provi sions wero stored." Tho town of lllooinsbii ro- was lnlil mil In 1802 by Ludwlg Eyer. Tho descendants of tho proprietor nro still living ninongst us, Ho rests In tho Lutheran blirvini? e-rnunil. which ho gavo to tho congregation, Howaa a generous hearted nnd liberal inlmlr.,1 nun. of a a stock of which Pennsylvania Is proud. 1,100111 township wan ono of , tho original twelvo with which tho county was organised. It extended to llriar creek, but ono town ship alter nnother has been cut from it until now It contains only about acres nl land, nnd by a recent net of Assembly tho wnnio lovviinlilp is organized under tho namo Of tllO Town of lllnnillslillrir Vn In, vi. t tho Stato has a moro henlthy location. It Is built on a high bluff on tho l-'lshlng creek, nbout one nnd n half miles from tho river in a straight lino north, nnd nbout two miles from tho mouth of tho creek going south west, tho ground descending from tho creek and town to tho river completo and cheap scwerngo ls)osslblo from every part of tho town. Tho new organization will probably ns soon ns tho gr.vlo of tho streets is taken, Inaugurate, with tho paving, n system of drnlnago which shall sccuro beyond pcrad Ventura tho health, comfort nnd cleanliness of tho place. Water U plentiful, and is no ceniblo at from twenty feet to 0110 hun dred. Although vast improvements havo been mado within twenty years, tho next twenty will astonish thoso who havo looked calmly on tho past. In 1850 tho bridgo over tho brook below tho Forks Hotel on Main street wni less than 20 feet wide, nnd thcro wero no sidewalks at all nt tho point of crossing whe Marr's storo now is,it required a flight of sleps about four feet high to enter tho door, now level with tho pavement Mar shall Silverthom had n blacksmith shop whero tho Misses Harman now havo their brick millinery store whero Dr. McKclvy's residenco h, Koon tho tailor had n small, low, red, framo house whero llrowcr's building stands, on Main street, thcro wero a couple of old framo buildings, 0110 occu pied as a millinery storo by Miss Ilobison, and tho other by sundry persons for tin shop, ;e. and llrowcr's residence h upon tho site of an old tumble-down red houso on Mar ket street. Thus wo might go on through the town, pointing out changes which n few years havo wrought. Hut the iiiost important movement in the way of improvement was undoubtedly tho purchase, by llcv. Mr. Wrallcr. of tho farm of Major William Sloan, adjoining tho town, and lying between it and tho North llranch Canal, in tho direction of tho river. Tho ex pansion was immediate, nnd streets nro now obened to tho Lackawanna Itailroad.nnd tho finest residences are going up on Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets. Lately Mr. Waller has purchased tho farm of John S. Sterner, reaching from tho canal to tlio river, and opening Market street through from First street to tho river, over a mile in length and ono hundred feet wide, will mako such an avenuo a-i has no equal in tho interior of tho State. Ono or two things aro yet to bo done. A iiowand splendid building to bo pittjup in tho room of the Exeliango Hotel, which burned down on the 21th of February, 1870 Sharp less's foundry is being moved off Centre street and that widened and opened out and now "Tho Forks Hotel" must como away from the head of Second btrect, giving to tho Stato Normal Scliool buildings tho magnificent appearance their structure and location insure them Miss Wells in Mar ket street, and shortly that unsightly ob struction mu-t yield to tho advancing tido of beauty, symmetry and improvemcnt.andthat splendid street opened upfrom tho Fishing creek to the Susquehanna. With a proper grade to tho strcct,standing in the front door of Mr. Mathias S. Apple- man on tho bank of Fishing creek and look ing south, your eye will tako in a street over a milo long, and ending at tho river will be relieved by tho opposito mounlain,and with in a very fewjycars a bridgo for public travel and for tho trains of tho North &, West llranch Itailroad will, from the foot of Mar ket street, give liloomsburg a direct and easy access to tho east sido of tho river. So, too, with tho Forks Hotel out of tho mid dio of Main or Second street tho view from tho Normal School grounds, looking west, will present a street a milo and a half long and ninety feet wido to tho Fishing creek ; and parallel to it from llcrwick Ave nuo on tho east to tho west a series of wido and beautiful streets will bo opened, extend ing from tho Fishing creek on tho north to the Susquehanna on the south. llctween the Lackawanna ex: liloomsburg Kailroad lies the North llranch Canal, so that with al! parts of tho country, thcro can in ono way or another bo constant and cheap communication lor freight and travel. This is no fancy sketch. It is a plain statement of what is certain within ten years, and per haps within five. Without doubt, tho projected North & West llranch Itailroad, which is intended to open tho Wyoming coal fields to tho markets of tho great west, and which was on its course from Wilkcs-Ilarro to Williamaport, makes liloomsburg its central point,lying as wo do forty miles from each place ; will in a very few years givo us control of nn amount of trade and population which moro than doubles tho valuo of our property, and tho population of our town. Competition is not only the life) of business, but tho be getter of business. Of that business and competition tho vvholo community has tlio benefit. F.very facility fur ingress to all other business points and places gives to your baso of operations an advantage. Thcro fore, capital and capitalists, men of leisure and fortune, persons who desire full educa tional advantages for their children, and tho summer tourist and casual visitor, como whero it is pleasant and ngreeablo and ac cessible, and wo havo tho ad vantage of their society, their acquaintance nnd tho money they leave among its for which wo givo them an equivalent. Under tho chapter on education, some thing has been said of tho schools and tho buildings and their cost : In that on Iron, Coal nnd Limestone, our manufactories havo been spoken of; and in tho ono on Iloads, ltailroads nnd Canals, tho connection of liloomsburg with tho surrouuding counties has been discussed : It has within Its boundaries two pig Iron furnaces, two iron foinideries, ono tannery, four largo, fine, well kept brick Hotcls.thcro aro forty-two dealers in dry goods, grocorics, hardware, drugs, fancy goods, kc., thero aro thrco newspapers "Tho Columbian" demo cratic, "Tho Itcpublican," republican, tho "Church lxalcudar," episcopal, monthly, in religious interest of St. Paul's Parish 1 Tlio places, of public worship nro aro numerous tho best and newest, at tho corner of Iron and Second Street, St. Paul's Episcopal, a splendid btouo structure ; Presbyterian on Market street, below Second, brick; Lutheran Market street abovo Second brick; Ucformcd Third nnd Iron streets, brick j llaptlst Third street nbovo Iron, frame; Methodist Third street below Market brick j Itomanist Third street below Iron, brick; welh llaptlst First street, brick; Welsh Weslcyan lion street wood j Africnu Methodist, First street wood. It has also two money institutions Tho First National llauk, and Tho liloomsburg Hanking Company. Each with a capital of fifty thousand dollars. .( .,1 1876. It is thus apparent, that thcro Is no town in tho Interior of Pennsylvania which offers to tlio tourist, the visitor or tho resident so many, so varied, nnd so substantial attract ions'. Easy of nccoss, beautiful ami health' fill, having unusual educational facilities, as well as religious opportunities j being tlio County scat, tho roddenco of tho President Judgo of tho District, and of many other persons of moro than local reputation, its socicfy Is refined, I ntcllcctual and ngreeablo , Miscellaneous. TUB FATAL NAIL. On tho evening of Juno 20, 1837, a pcdlcr on horseback stopped nt tho smithy of 0110 John Steele, on tho outskirts of the town of Tickhlll, near Doncastcr, England. Several persons wero in tho smithy at tho time, be sido tho blacksmith aud his son Itichard. The peddler nsked Stoelo to shoo his horso ns quickly as ho could, as ho wished to reach Doncastcr early, and get n bed at his old place ; for next day being "Statues," or fair, a number of visitors would bo looking for accommodation. While tho smith was attending to tho ped dler's horse, nnother stranger arrived, also on horseback, and likewiso desiring the smith's services, as his horso had cast a shoo. Tho two strangers and tho loungers got into conversation, and tho peddler finally opened a mahogany case which was suspend by a strap from his shetildcr, ami exhibited his wares, which consisted of rings,gold and silver chains, watches and so forth. On tho last comet's hearing that tho peddler was going to Doncaster ho offered to accompany him, as ho was going in tho samo direction ; adding, that ho was a stranger, tho peddler might tako him to somo houso whero ho could get accommodation. Tlio peddler re plied that ho was going to "Tho Traveler's Itest," on tho outskirts of Doncastcr, a3 it was a good houso aud ho knew tho land lord. When tlio smith removed tho shoo from tho horso of tho last comer, he examined it closely, remarking that it had been made in Holderness, pointing out tlio fact that tho nail was peculiarly made, having a half split in tho head, and saying that that was a Holderness fancy. "I'll keep this nail," the smith said, and ho drovo it as a wedgo into tho handlo of a small hammer, whero it passed through tho head. Tho peddler sent for a flagon of ale, nnd they stood drinking and talking for somo time. When tho blacksmith joked tho ped tiler about being in such a hurry when he first came in, ho laughed and said : "Oh, that's all right. I've mado up my mind to sleep in the big outhouse, whero I have often slept before; it's comfortable, ami you tako anybody you like in there, you know," tho peddler added, with a wink. When tho two men wero ready to depart, tho peddler took a largo wallet from tho valise on his saddlo bow and paid tho smith. The peddler seemed to make a rather osten tatious exhibition of his wallet, which was crammed with bank notes and gold. Tho two men rodo off together, and the smith cleared his placo and closed it for tho night. In duo time tho peddler and his new friend reached tho Traveler's Ket, and teld tho landlord they would sleep in tho outbuild ing in the rear, in which there were several beds. Tho landlord said thcro was good ac commodation there, and promised to mako them comfortable. Tho peddler retired first, and tho stranger remained behind to havo supper and linger over his ale. At 11 o'clock ho went to tho outbuilding, and fivo minutes later tho landlord observed tho light put out. Next morning, neither tho peddler nor his friend appeared, and tho landlord went to tho outbuilding to arouse them. He found tho door open, and on entering tbo room discovered the peddlecin his shirt, ly ing on tho iloor at tho far end in a pool of blood. His head was battered in, and near him was lying a hammer with blood and hair on tho head. Ho was dead and cold. When tho alarm was given it was found that tho horso belonging to tho man who had accjmpanied the peddler to the inn and occupied tho samo room with him, was miss ing, and suspicion at onco fell on him as tho murderer. Tho authorities were notified, and officers were in pursuit of tho supposed assassin beforo tho day was an hour older. They tracked him to Coninbro', but lost trace of him justoutsido that town, on tho road to Shcflield. Tho keen cye3 of tho officers, however, caught sight of a horso among tho brambles in a valley to tho left of tho road, and there tho man was captured. Ho was terribly frightcucd so much so as to be unable to articulate for somo time. Strapped to his saddlo bow was a valise, and on opening it a heavily filled wallet, identi fied as tho peddler's, was found. Iloforo tho Coronor, tho prisoner, who said his namo was Henry Scott, told a most astounding story. Ho said that when ho went to tho outhouso tho peddler had al ready gono to his bed, which was a high, old-fashioned tent bed, with curtains. Scott took a bed at tho opposito end of tho room. This bed had curtains also, ns tho room was largo and draughty. IIo placed his clothes ou a chair, and flung his valiso or holsters, on a bit of carpet at tho sido of tho bed. When ho put out tho light, ho observed that tho moon was shining full into tho room. Ho lay awako for somo time, nnd presently heard footsteps in tho room. Tho next mo ment tho curtain of his bed was gently Jravvn, and ho bnw a face looking down upon him, Ho lay qulto still.though greatly alarmed. Tho faco disappeared and retreat ing steps wero heard. Ho aroso 011 his el bow, nnd peered through tho curtain. Ho distinctly saw two men at tho further end of tho room, near tho peddler's bed. They passed round tho foot of it, and disappeared at tho other side. That moment ho heard a scream and ascuflle, and saw tho legs of tho pedder protrudo from tho curtains. Thero was a scufllo and a suppressed cry, and tho next moment tho peddler bounded from tho bed and ran, screaming "Murder I" toward Scott's bed, hoiding his valiso at arm's length. Two men followed tho fugItivo,nnd Scott, horrified nnd fear-stricken, slipped from his bed ou tho other sido and hid him self In n closet. Ho heard tho gioana and blowH and tho sound of retreating footsteps ; then nil was still, Tho next instant, how aver, tho door opened, other footsteps wero heard along tho Iloor, and tho curtains of Scott's bed wero hastily drawn, Tho visi tant, whoever ho was, uttered an nath of disappointment, and fled from tho room. mSim TIIK COLUMMAN. VOI,. X, NO. 8 COLUMMA DKMOCHAT, VOL. XLI, NO. t After waiting for some time, Scott camo forth from tho closet, nnd found tho peddler lying 011 tho ground, dead. Sc6tt was In a tcrriblo dilemma, and saw nt a glance that ho would bo suspected of having murdered tho peddler. Panic-stricken, he hastily dressed himself, picked up ills valiso from tho floor, took his horse from tho stablc,nnd departed fiom tho inn, resolving to seek safety In flight, it was daylight when ho reached Coninbro,' nnd then for tl)0 first tlmo he discovered that the valise which hn had taken from tho floor was not his, but tho peddler's, which he had no doubt dropped when tho murderers fell .ipon him, and in tho placo of which they doubtless seized and carried off Scott's, which lay on tho carpet closo by. Tho extraordinary story was not bellovcd by tho Coroner's jury in tho faco of all tho damning evidence ngalnst Scott. It was shown that ho had seen tho peddler produce lis wallet from tho valise, in tho blacksmith shop ; that ho had offered to accompany tho peddler to Doncastcr, and that ho had taken up his quarters at the samo inn, and slept in tlio same room with tho murdered man. Ho sides this, he was captured with the valiso in his possession, aud what better evidence of his guilt could thcro bo? Scott was sent to jail, and In duo course tried for wilful murder. Out of charity a young lawyer undertook his defence. Tho evidence for tho prosecution was clear and convincing, and Mr. O'Hrien afterward Sergeant O'Hrien tho prisoner's counsel, saw no chance of his client's escape. Tho principal witnesses against him wero tho blacksmith, John Steele, his son Illchard, tho men that wero in tho smithy when tho peddler and Scott first met, tho landlord of tho inn, who swore that Scott urged tho ped dler to go another inn, nnd the officers who found Scott with tho pcdler's valiso In his possession. Tho hammer with which the murder had been committed was produced on tho trial, and shown to tho jury. Ono of them re marked to the Court that it was a black smith's shoeing hammer. Mr. O'Hrien quietly asked to be allowed to look at it, and he examined it closely. Then ho stood up and handed it to the prisoner. Scott glanced his cyo over it for a moment, aud then handed it back to his counsel. The next instant ho clutched it, drew it from Mr. O'Hricu's grasp aud scrutinized it with tho most intense interest. Then he leaned on tho dock and spoko in a hurried tone to his counsel. Tho latter, with Hushed faco and hasty movements, mado his way to the side of tho prosecuting officer, and conversed with him in a low tono for several minutes. Tho prosecuting officer then spoko with the judge, and after a few seconds, beckoned an officer and whispered to him a few words. Mr. Steele, tho blacksmith was recalled to tho witness stand by Mr. O Hrien, who said : "Mr, Steele, you are an old and experi enced blacksmiih, aro you not ?" "Yes, sir," Steele answered, with a per- ceptlblo tremor in his voice. "Did you work at your trade in Holder ness?" "Yes, sir, when I was a young man." "Anything peculiar in tho manufacture of horseshoo nails in that district, Mr. Steel ?" "I think thero is, sir." "Pray tell us what that peculiarity is, Mr. Steel?" "The head is divided like, in the mid dle." "Anything llko tho head of that nail used as a wedgo in tho handlo of that hammer, Mr. Steele?" tho counsel asked, handing tho witness tho weapon found near tho body of tho murdered peddler. Tho witness' hand shook like a leaf as he reached it out for tho hammer, his checks grew deadly pale, his lips became parched, and though ho held tho hammer in his hand, his startling eyes were fixed on his questioner. "Anything liko that nail ?" Mr. O'Hrien repeated, calmly looking at tho witness. "Yes, sir," Steele replied, at length, with difficulty. "Should you say that nail had been made in Holderness, Mr. Steclo ?" "It looks llko it, sir," was Steolo's re ply. "Mr. Steele," tho counsel said moving al most closo up to him, and standing so tliat judge and jury could seo both witness and interrogator distinctly, 'did you over see that hammer beforo you saw it in this Court?" The witness gavo a gasp, and theu recov ering himself, said; "Yes, sir ; I saw it in tho bauds of tho Coroner." At this juueturo there was a disturbance in the Court,and tho officers wero seen striv ing to prevent a young man from quitting tho room. Tho young man was Richard Steele, tho blacksmith's son. "Let mo go," ho said, "that's tho old scoundrel that did it. Ho knows that ham mer's his well enough. Ho knows that ho planned tho wholo thing nnd led mo into it. 1 11 turn King's evidence, I'll blab tho whole story. Let rao go, aud I'll hang tho old vil lain, though ho is my father." Tho scene that followed cannot bo de scribed. Sufiico it to say that a nolle prose nul was entered, and Scott was transferred into an important witness, Steele and his son being duly indicted and tried for tho murder of tho peddler. Scott sworo to tho blacksmith's having taken tho nail from tho old horseshoe, remarked that it had been mado in Holderness, and driven Into the hammer as a wedge. Tho hammer was fur thermore identified as having belonged to Steclo, and testimony was given which showed that tho blacksmith and his son were absent from home tho night of tho murder, a marketman swearing that ho passed them near Douenster, going in the direction of Vickhill, at 3 o'clock on the morning of tho 21st of Juno. Hut tho evi dence that settled their fato was furnished by Scott's valise, which they had taken at tho time of the murder of the peddler. It was discovered in tho ash heap at tho back of the smithy, Steele and his sou were con- victed and bcntcnced to bo hanged, and both made a full confession to tho followlug cllcct. "Steele, Sr., resolved on the robbery and the murder, if need bo, of tho peddler, Im mediately ho after discovered that the man was posrc si'dofa largo sum of money. After the peddler and his companion had quitted the smithy, Steele closed it, and communi cated to his sou his design respecting tho peddler. The son, viho was a profligate mau, assented to tho scheme, Doth wero RAT12S OF ADVERTISING Onolnb,(twe!votlneaorlUoqutTolentln Wonr rlltypejonoor two insertions, l,U thrco Instr tlons,t,oo. SrACI. 1U. IM. M. 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Tho smith know tho Inn to which they wero going, and was well acquainted with tho outbuild ing in which they wero 'to sleep. Ho pro posed, therefore, that they Bhould rob tho peddler in his sleep, and only uso violence In case it was necessary to sccuro their snfety. When they entered tho outbuilding tho smith went toward Scott's bed, whilo Hlch nrd remained near tho door. Fndlng tho man they wanted was not there, Steclo and his son approached tho other bed, and found the peddler asleep, knowing it was ho from his bald head. They tried lo removo tho valiso on which lio slept, from under his head, but ho ovidently had his hand in tho strap, and tho tug awoke him. Tlio reader knowa tho .rest from tho Btory told by Scott. Alter tho Bmlth and his son hail quitted tho room, with what they sup posed was tho peddler's valise, Steelo's mind f misgavo lilm, and a dread that Scott had been an observer of tho bloody deed, and would recognize the perpetrators, seized him. IIo hurried back to tho room, resolved to brain Scott if ho found him awake. On discovering tho bed empty, the smith drop ped his hammer in affright.the only explan ation to his mind of Scott's absenco being that ho had witnessed the crime and quitted tho place secretly to give tho alarm, Tho smith and his son departed panic-stricken and on reaching homo discovered, to their intenso mortification and disappointment, that tho valise for which they had murder ed a man and exposed themselves to tho gallows, contained only a few old clothes and a Bible. Steelo aud his son wero hang ed at York, December 8, 1837. The Indian Language Akin to tho Sivedish. Tho following strango story, which is told by the Wichita (Kansas) Beacon, is in ro- gard to a case somewhat similar to ono chronicled some time ago, with the nvecp tion that the chief character was a nativo Swede. This Swcdo was walking around Fort Leavenworth ono day and paid a visit to tho calaboose of tho post whero tbo Chey enne captives who wero afterward taken to Florida, whero then confined. To his as tonishment ho found that ho could under stand perfectly everything they said, al though It was tho first time he had ever heard tho Indian language spoken. IIo was afterward sent west, and is now acting in tho capacity of a Government interpre ter This is the Beacon's story : "Andreas Eisingcr, a nativo of Switzer land, and lately of the Sixth United States c.ivalry, is now in Wichita, under orders to report to deuartmcnt headquarters at Leaven worth. Mr. Kisiugcr is a young man of a bout twenty-two years of age, born in Can ton Thurgau. and was educated in the G:i son or Canton Graubcnden, which lies in tho lyroleans Alp3, on the Austria front ier. Tho inhabitants of this C.intuii speak a dialect termed Pomelus by tho German aud Uome-pa-va by tho natives. Eisingcr speaks it readily. In tho spring'of 1873 ho came to the United States, enlisted In tho service, and was sent to Fort Dodge. In October, 1S74, he was with General Milcu' command, with captured a part of tho Choy enno baud of Indians then on tho war-path. Ono ot tho parties captured consisted of three warriors and a squaw, who, supposing that nono of their, captors understood their languago, conversed freely with ono another laying plans to escape. Eisinger was as- lonished to hear tho aboriginics speaking a languago familiar to his cars, the Rome pa va dialect. He reported .this discovery to his commanding officer, who investigated tho matter and found it to be ns stated by. tho Swiss boy. lie was discharged from tho army and appointed interpreter, which po sition he now holds." Tho identity of the tongue is not perfect, but analogous to the broken talk of tho Ger man-speaking English. It is the samo with tho Comanche and Arrapahoe dialects. The Memory op old Mev. Whilo ar guing a case beforo tho United States su premo court lu Washington, a few days ago Mr. Albert Piko mado a clever reply to an objection of Attorney-General Pierrepont. Tho Attorney-general had questioned tho ovidenco of ono of Mr. Pike's witnesses on tho ground of tho cxtrorao age of tho man 3eventy-thrco years and presumptive fail ure of his faculties. "Well, your honors," said Mr. Pike, "I don't altogether liko that myself, for lam sixty years old, aud in a littlo whilo I shall bo seventy, and even seventy-three, and I am somewhat sensitivo about old men with no memories. I see on the bench beforo me ono justice hearing tho caso who is sixty.nino years old, another who is seventy-two, aud I would like to ask with what force tho attorney-gcncnl's ar gument strikes them that a man has no memory at their ages." Mr. Picrcpont yielded tho point. Curiously enough, tho client for whom Mr. Piko was arguing was ox-Governor Sector, of Arkansas, with whom ho had onco fought a quel. Privileges of Leap Year. In thrco years out of every four, man has tho privilege of "popping tho question," and tho anuoyaiico of having a plain-spoken No ! for the reply. Tho fourth year woman may propose, if it so pleases her. In tho event of refusing, tlio penalty, wo believe, is that tho gallant gentleman shall present tho tender damsel with n now silk dress. There is a re servation, however, that tho right to claim this penalty depends on tho circumstance that when she proposed, tho damsel was tho wear er of a scarlet petticoat, which (or a little of tho lower part of which) sho must exhibit to tho gentleman, tho understood idea being that a sllkeu dress hhall cover the petticoat and thus nssuago dire feminiuo indignation at tlio rejection of her offered hand. It is stated that in a book entitled "Court ship, Lovo nnd Matrimony," published iu 1CG0, ten years beforo the death of Shak speare, is this explanation regarding ladies privileged in leap year: "Albeit, it li uowo becomo a part of the common Inwe, in regnrdo to sofiial relations of life, that us oAen as every blticxtilo year doth return, tlio hielyes hnf 0 the tolo privi lege, during the na it eouilniii'th, of niak. in iiivo unto the men, wnicli they doe, either by words or looks, as theui it burnetii prefer and moreover, 1111 limn will be entitled to the benefit of the clergy who dotlio in uuy wlso trvato he-r proposal with nugi t or cou tuiu ily,"'
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