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,
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k:
OTICE.
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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
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nbDtit to start nfter the two men nnd get
ahead of them by n bridle-path, but tho
smith changed his plan. If they did that,
they would havo to attack them both in tho
open road and on horseback. 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,"'