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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Friday, Fob. i). 1870.
THE PIIKSIDKNCV.
Djtb Houses of Uongro-ii met February
1st, la Joint convention, to count and declare
the Electoral Vote. Mr. Ferry, Preslden of
the Senate, pro tempore, presided, ilin
votes of Alabama, Arkansas, California,
nrado, Connecticut and Delaware ,. .1
counted without objection. Of these, i,ti
fornla aud Colorado were for Hayex, tlits
others for Tildcn. When Florida un
reached, objections were made by the Dem
ocrats to the Hayes certificate mid bj the
lUpubllcarii to the Tildcn certificate''. The
certificates and papers In the case were
thereupon referred to the Electoral Commis
sion, which body met in the Supreme Court
room immediately after the adjournment.
Argument was begun ou the following day
by Messrs. Field and Tucker on behalf of
the Dsmocrats, and Messrs. Kaasou and
McCrary for the Republicans. On Tuesday
an elaborate argument was made byWllliam
M. Evarti, and ho was followed by Charles
O'Conno-. The Commission then went into
conference with closed doors.
On Wednesday the Commission decided
by a Yote of eight to seven that no evidence
could be received or considered, which was
ot submitted to the joint convention of
both House by the President of the Senate,
with the different certificates, except such
evidence as shall be submitted as to the
elrgibllity of Humphreys as n Presi
dential elector. The evidence submitted to
the joint convention will embrace the re
ports of Committees filed with the papers in
the cues.
THE LOUISIANA I'KIME.
Under the skillful cross-examination of
David Dudley Field, the secret plottings of
the Louisiana conspirators are being brought
to light. We have already noted the testi
mony of Kenuer and Llttleficld, in which it
was shown that the returns from Vernon
parish had been so manipulated as to give
TilJen's majority to Hayes, and also that
the work was done by direction of J. Madi
son Wells. Casenave, one of the negro
members of the Board, proved to be an utter
ignoramus in regard to the action of his
white associates, and it is probable that he
did know very little of what was being done.
The most important evidence given was by
T. F. Pickett and Joseph 11. Maddox.which
waj to the effect that Wells offered to sell
the electoral vote of the State to the Demo
crats for 1, 000,000. Pickett went to New
York and made the offer, for Wells, to John
Morrissey and to Abram S. Hewitt, Chair
mau of the Democratic National Committee.
Both of these gentlemen verify his state
ments. Maddox tells the same story as re
gards Wells' offer to sell the vote and gives
the conversation between himself and Wells.
A letter, which we print elsewhere,
from Wells to Senator West, hints very
strongly at Wells' desire for money from one
side or the other. Documentary evidence
amply confirms the stories told by Maddox,
Littlefield and Pickett. Wells was examin
ed on Tuesday before the Committee. His
demeanor twas insolent In the extreme,
but enough admissions wero drawn from
him to satisfy any reasonable mind of his
guilt. He admitted that by the votes actu
ally cast Tilden had a majority of 7,000 or
8,000 in tho State. Of course he denied the
testimony of Maddox and tho rest, but as
the character of any one of these men is
"vastly better than his own, his abuse of them
goes for little. The Republican organs, true
to their principles, now denounce Maddox
sod Littlefield as disreputable, but, strange
to ay, they never discovered how bad they
were until their evidence against Wells had
been given. Up to that time Maddox had
been an agent of the Treasury Department
and apparently above suspicion, and Little
field was thought to be pure enough to act
as a confidential clerk to the Returning
Board. Wells Is so notorious a liar that his
word la practically good for nothing, and,
from what Is known, at least, is entitled to
less credence than any of his confederates.
His explanations of his letters are too silly
for serious consideration. As the matter
now stands, the case for the Republicans is
bad iadced, aud It will require the clearest
kind of a showing to do away with the gen
eral Impression, confirmed as it is by letters
and documents, t'lat the testimony of the
witnesses against Wells is true ; that the ac
tion of the Returning Board was false and
fraudulent; that Wells knew it to be so,
and that he cheated Tilden out of 10,000
votes and the electoral vote of the State be
cause he could find no Democrats dishonest
enough to buy him.
The Wllliamsport Gazelle t- JtulMin con
Ulna some amazing oditoral stuff and its
correspondents seem disposed to emulate the
examples given them. One of these im
aginative fellows has figured out the final
result of the Presidential question, in this
wise ; the Commission will not decide any
thing; the House will elect Tilden President
and the Senato Wheeler, Vice President ;
the auit against Tilden to recover revenue
tax will be prosecuted and Tilden convicted;
he will then be impeached and removed and
Wheeler will become Presideut, The cor
respondent in question cannot for the life of
him see any other way out of it aud the
Gazette, it is perhaps needle) to remark,
thinks such a result "not Improbable by any
means." Great paper, that, chock full of
enterprise and lies and things,
When the present complications are settled
w hoDe the neonle of Louisiana will see.
"what lias long been plain to the rest of the
Union, that they are not safe until they
have rid themselves of this Returning Board.
It has always been the blackest blot on the
administration of their unfortunate State.
Perhaps they will now realize that it is also
their gravest danger. Tribune,
Oh, yes, now that the mission of this in
famous Board seems to have been finished
and it can no longer work lu tho interests of
the Republican party ; now that its cor
ruption and dishonesty have been exposed
to public execration, this first class organ
condescends to take a highly moral view of
the case and advocates the abolition of what
it has for years aided in upholding. A fig
for such morality.
For the more speedy hearing or argu
incut on writs of error lu criminal cases th
supreme court has decided that hereafter ult
.writs 01 error in murucr cuius nuuii uo re
'jHriiablo on the first Monday of every month
. and argued on the first Monday of the tic
ceeding mouth. This will have the etlect of
reducing the number of writs of error issued
aud confining such proceedings to cases o(
hI ik'M, merit. If thli rule had been adopted
.(jjjufsr ago, most of the Mollie Maguire cases
w, jrotiiu nave ueen disposed 01 uy mistime,
THE
The Usury Law.
Wo have been several days waiting for tho
copy of a bill presented In tho Legislature
or tun State on the 2.1th ult. by Mr. Jack
son, from the Committee on Banks, entitled
"An Act Fixing the Kale of Interest and
Prohibiting the taking of Usury."
Section 1 provides that the lawful rate of
interest lor tue loan or use of, or forbearance
to demand money, In all cases where no ex
press coutract shall have been made lor a
leas rate, shall be six per centum per annum;
second, when a raUj of Interest for the loan
or use of or forbearance to demand money
exceeding that established by law shall
hereafter he reserved or contracted for, di
rectly or ludirectly,thls shall be deemed and
adjudged a forfeiture of tho entire nniouut
Of the principle and Interest of tho debt, or
a sum loaned, as tho case may be ; and third,
If any person or persons, or any corpora
tions, shall take, receive or recrve, directly
or Indirectly, a rate of IntereRt for the loan
or tuo of or n forbearance to demand mutiny
exceeding that established by law, the per
sail or persons by whom it has been paid, or
lis or their legal representatives, may reco
er hack In an action of aiuumDsit. or on
the case commenced in the Court of Cttminon
Picas of the proper county, tho amount of
me principle and Interest paid Irom tlio per
son or corporation taking, receiving or re
serving the same, providing such action is
commenced within two years from the time
of such taking, reserving or receiving. Sec
tion 4 repeals all acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith.
Wo have so often borne testimony against
the fallacy, we might almost say tho wicked
ness, of what are termed the Usury Laws,
that we now feel shame for our State that a
man of Intelligence can be found in our
Legislature to offer such a bill as the above.
The prominent reasons given by the advo-
cates of Usury Laws are that money is cro
ated by legislation, deriving Its intrinsic
value from that source. Upon this they urge
tho right and tho duty of Government to de
termine peremptorily tho limit which tho
people, even after money has gone rightfully
into their own hands, shall chargo one an
other for using it. Their second point is,
that borrowers need and ask for the restrict-
ve Usury Laws to shield them from the ex
tortion of lenders. In reply we would say,
even if Government had tho right, which is
denied by tho more intelligent in such mat
ters, to establish such limit, all know it is
an utter impossibility. Tho bill under con
sideration fixes a rate, and imposes a severe
penalty for going above that rate, and it is
sought to be justified on the plea that, as
debt can only be paid in money, the value
of money should be fixed by law, otherwise
tho debtor is left at the mercy of the creditor.
Another defence of the arbitrary assump
tion to limit the price of money, and to stig
matize a greater prico than that tixed by the
wisdom of legislation us a crime, is the pro
tection of the borrower. There is no in
stance on record In proof of any such allega
tion. Political economists of almost every
school now set it down as an axiomatic
truth that rates of interest cannot bo fixed
or lln itcd by law, and business men have
quite generally given it as the result of their
experience for years that tho attempt to leg
islate upon this matter, so far as it has any
effect, works to tho injuryof the borrower.
But there has seemed to be a certain consti
tutional inability among our legislators to
comprehend the simple propostions on which
these views of both theoretical aud practical
reasoners are based. The plea is sometimes
urged by the advocates of usury laws that
their repeal would be in favor of bankers
and brokers. It would bo more correct to
say that the abrogation of usury laws would
inure the to benefit of borrowers, a large pro
portion of whom now puy usury, with an ad
ditional percentage as au insurance for the
lender, while many who would gladly bor
row on the security of real estate find them
selves unable, to compete with the attractions
of United States gold-bearing bonds. Why,
the Bank of England raises and lowers its
rates at pleasure. The fact that the average
rate of interest in England, with a free mar
ket for noney, Is only about half what it is
here, is conclusive against the doctrino and
policy of the penalties of usury to effect a
like result. In this country, in those States
n which the restrictions on loans have been
removed, a distinguished jurist, who is per
fectly familiar with the whole subject, says
be never knew au act of legislation which
ha so completely justified the predictions of
Its friends and refuted those of its opponents
as the repeal of the Usury (.laws. Ho adds,
'Not only has tho monetary effect been all
that could be expected, but the moral effect
on money transactions has been excellent.
Tho secret, falsified transactions, and the
large fees of the nominal parties and go-betweens
have disappeared, and the strain
taken off the consciences of jurors, parties
and witnesses and bank officers, and the
borrowers aud lenders meet face to face, aud
the market rates are steady governing all
transactions, and money brings its natural
rates." This is the condition of things we
need in this State, aud lor that reason thou
sands of merchants of this city of the bor
rowing class would gladly see u total repeal
of all the penalties apaiust usury. It is
hoped that Representative Jackson will give
his subject wider inquiry, aud that our pco-
le will take a little trouble to inform him
of what Is really desired In the premises.
rubUc Lidyer.
The Tell-tale Letter.
In the course of the examination of Treas
ury Agent Maddox on Saturday the letter
alleged to have been sent by J. Madison
Wells to Senator West was produced. Sen
ator West opened the letter in the presenco
of the Committee and it was read as follows:
New Orleans, La.. November 21. Mv
Deak Senator : I regret much not seeing
you when here. I wanted to say much to
you wmcti wouiu oe at least impruaeni 10
put upon paper. 1 trust, However, to meet
you lu Wustiingtou as soon as tno canvass ib
over which is upon us. Our duties ns re
turning othcers nave augmented the magni
tude ot tue destiny ol tne two great parties
may 1 not say tue nation; i lully com
prehend the situation, as well as my duty to
the greatest living general, U, S. Grant, and
nui wiin my consent snail tins oppressed
people be governed by hie paroled prisouers,
aided by the white-lvered cowards of the
xnoriu.
Let me. inv esteemed air wnrn vnu nf thfl
daugcr. Millions have keen sent hero and
will be used lu the Interest of Tilden. Uu
less there i some counter movement It will
he Impossible for me or any other individual
to arrest its productive results.
J. he gentleman presenting this letter Is
fully aware of the moves, and, If you allow,
will communicate freely to our friends and
act promptly, or results will he disastrous.
A hint to the wise.
Strictly private and confidential, Yours
very truly,
J. Madison "Wells.
To Hou. J. R. West, Washington, 1). U.
An Impression has got al
uel J. Tilden was cnlefly
1, tv . t 1 i . 11 r-f 1
abroad that Sam-
instrumental
sending David Dudley Field to Congress to
manage his coso lu that body. But as be is
not succeeding with that brilliancy and
dash that was expected, au impression is
slowly forming that the Investment has not
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proved u very guuu uuc wo. cue iv jjuucii'i,
Yes, that Impression Is "slowly forming"
and It will form more slowly yet, now that
Mr. Field has succeeded In exposing the
plot of the Louisiana conspiracy and has
started Wells on the high rood to the penl
teutlary. The Gazette ought to have printed
that little squib earlier In the season.
COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PAT
THE COUNTY POOR HOUSE.
Tho following is tho text of the Act for the
erection of tho Poor District of Columbia
county, recently introduced iulo llio House) of
Representative al Harrisburg :
AN ACT,
7b erect into and constitute the district of the
poor of the township of llloomin the Cotm
ty of Columbia, the poor district of Comm
bia county.
Suction I, lie it enacted, (.,
That the district of the poor of tho town
ship of Bloom, iu the County of Columbia,
bo and the same Is hereby erected into and
comtitiitro tho poor district of Columbia
county, and shall bo n body politic and corpo
latiou in law, forever, to all intents and pur
poses whatsoever, relative to the poor of said
county, and shall have perpetual succes
sion, and may sue and be sued, plead and bo
impleaded, by tho name, style nnd title of
"the directors of the poor of Columbia coun
ty." and by that name shall and may lcccive,
take and hold any land), tenements and here
ditaments, not exceeding the yearly value of
six thousand dollars, and any goods or chat
tels by the gill, alienation or bequest of any
person or pi-wom whomsoever, for the bene
fit of the poor of said district, to taku and
hold any Innd and tenements within said
county, m i'co simple or otherwise, as may bo
donated to said district by deed or otherwise,
and dispose of the sanio as deemed conducive
to tho comforts of the inmates J to provide nil
things necessary for the lodging, maintenance
and employment of Raid poor; to repair and
keep in proper condition such buildings ns arc
now erected upon tho lands of the said dis
trict of the poor of tho township of lllooin ;
to cicct and keen in nroiier condition such ad
ditional buildings ns may be deemed necessa
ry for the reception, use, accommodation and
employment ol the oor of said county. And
tho said directors are hereby empowered to
use one common seal in all business relating
to said corporation, and the samo nt their
tilcasure to alter mi l renew.
Section 2. That the present directors of
tne poor ol tlio township ot lllCKitn atoresaiu,
shall coutinue fn office during their present
term and shall act as directors of the poor of
Columbia county until the expiration of their
present term ol office, or until their succes
sors are duly chosen aud qualified; that nt
the next general election the ciualitied electors
of said county shall elect Ihrce persons Jo bo
directors of the poor for said Kor district of
(Jommbia county, whoso term ol service shall
commence on the first day ol January next
following their election and continue three
years.
Section 3. In all elections of said direc
tors, whether for rocular terms or to fill va
cancies, each voter may distribute his votes to
aud among candidates a he shall think fit, or
luav bestow them all nnon one candidate, and
when three directors are to be chosen he may
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Sire one vote anil a nan 10 eacn ni two canui
atcs. In nil cases the candidates high
est 111 number of votes shall be chosen. Re
turns of election in tho several election dis
tricts shall be made to tho court of nuarter
sessions of the peace of Columbia county, as
in the case of tho election of township offi
cers, and the clork of said court shall, within
ten days after anf election, add up the several
returns filed in his office, ascertain the result
of the election and transmit ""written notices
of their election to the persons who shall ap
pear to be chosen : tho said clerk, lor Ins ser
vices so formed, shall receive the sum of
one dollar lor each ot the persons elected, to
be paid bv the said directors and to be chart
ed among tho expenditures of the district.
Provided, That, whenever a single vacancy
shall occur or exist in saul board nt directors.
the court of quarter sessions of the peace of
uoiumuia county snail nil tlio same lor the
whole remaining part of the unexpired term
in question, by appointing some fit aud com
petcnt person fioiu among the electors of said
poor district who shall have voted for the di
rector whose place is to be filled.
Section 4. That the said directors shall be
fore onteriuir unon the duties nf their nHW.
be duly bwom or affirmed to faithfully dis
charge the duties of said ofi'scc, and in the
month of January in each ycar.the directors,
or a majority of them.shall appo'uit a treasurer,
a c Elector or collectors of poor taxes, n stew
ard, a physician, and such other assistants as
they shall deem necessary, none of whom shall
be directors of poor district, to serve for one
year and until their successors are appointed
and dulv nualificdi tho said treasurer nml
collector or collectors, to give bonds with
sufficient security conditioned for the faithful
penormance ol their respective duties, in
such sum as the directors may require, and
tlte bond of said treasurer shall, before the
treasurer euters upon the duties of his office
be approved of by tho president iudce of the
court of quarter sessions of Columbia county,
both as to amount and sureties. Anv of said
officers or assistants may be removed by said
directors for neglect of duty, or for improper
conduct iu office, and the vacancies, as well as
all other vacancies which shall otherwise oc
cur, to bellied by them.
oectiono. mat the said directors, any
two of whom shall constitute a quorum for
tho transaction of business, shall lmvo power
annually, as soon after the returns of tho an
nual assessments in said county as Is practica
ble, to lay a rate or assessment of tax, not
exceeding five mills on the dollar in anv ono
year, upon all real and persoual estates within
tne county alorcsaid, lor the purposj of pur
chasing additional real estate lor said poor
district, if deemed necessary, and for erecting
and keeping in repair such additional build
ings as may be needed, and for maintaining
the poor of said district, which shall bo the
same rate per centum in oach borough and
township, after tho indebtedness of such bor
ough and township is equalized, as hereinaf
ter provided, ana said tax shall be levied upon
the basis of the last adjusted valuation made
ior regulating county rates and levies, and
shall have caused fair duplicates of such rate
or assessment by them laid to be made, which
shall be signed by them, und shall issue their
warrant to the collector or collectors of such
tax, therein authorizing and requinug him or
them to demand, receive and collect from ev
ery person therein named, the sum wherewith
such person stands charged, in tho manner and
by the same process as poor taxes aro
now by law collectable; and tlio said directors
shall exercise aud perform all the powers and
duties which overseers ot tho poor may and
arc now required to cxeicisc and perform, in
tho said county; of Columbia, except so far as
such acts, duties aud powers aro herein ex
pressly prescribed and limited.
Section 0. That tlio said directors aro
hereby authorized to provide work and em
ployment for such lvoor persons ns may be
able to perform any labor or pursue any em
ployment, and if auy poor person, unless by
reasou of aire, infancv. diseao. infirmitv. nr
other disability, shall refuse to perform such
reasonable Labor or service as shall bo allotted
fn nr rnmir.iil nf lii.n n- 1 1,., unl,l ,l,Hu,,nK,
suoh person or (icrsoiis shall not be eutitlod
to or receive any relief or assistance during
such lefusal, anJ shall immediately upon
such refusal bo discharged from said poor
house ; that said directors are further author
ized to biud out apprentices so that such ap
prenticeship may expire, if males, at or ho-
fore the age of twenty-one, if females, at or
before the age of eighteen years, l'rovided.
That no child shall. be bound out for a longer
time, man uutii ne or sue arrives at the age
01 eighteen years, unless no or sue be bound
out to a trade other than that of a farmer.
J'rocitlcd alio, That no child be apprenticed
without tho limits of tho State.
SECTION 7. That as soon as nraetieahln nf.
ter the paisago of this act, the directors of
the poor of Columbia county shall give notice
to tho overseers of the po'ir ot each 'township
and borough, and to the directors of tho
poor in each poor district iu said county, of
lueirrcauuiufia iu receive mm accommodate tne
poor thereof, whereupon said overseers or di
rectors are required to furnish, forthwith, tho
said directors of the poor of Columbia county
wiin a list oi tue names 01 the persons a
chariro upon their respective townships, bor
oughs, or poor districts, or receiving relief
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luereiroui, vrim iiiu( piacu ui resilience oi
each, and tho said directors shall thereupon
cause sum poor persons, or eucli ol them as
they shall think it expedient to remove, to be
removed to the poor house of the poor dis
trict ef Columbia county and thereafter to be
lodged aud maintained therein so long as
such persons shall coutimie a clmrgu Usn
auy township, borough, or poor district in
said county, and no who shall refuse to
KQ tO Said POOrllOUSO. firwli,inli,fa!no.lfl,,,r,i.
In, shall bo entitled to relief or supmrt from
tho said directors, or from the overseers of
any township, or borough, or directors of the
poor of auy district in said county, during tho
time of such refusal. Provided. Tint ia mil.
door relief shall Is? granted by said directors
uiiicn iiiu jruiMju ut jiui sons is or are pnysio
ally unable to bo removed lo said poor limu.fi
and shall furnish said directors with a physi
cian's tworu certificate setting forth tho phys
ical disability of the person applying for re
lief. Section 8. Tho overseers of tlio poor of
tho several townships and boroughs of said
conty and tho directors of tho poor of the
several poor districts therein, shall, as soon ns
notified by the directors of tho poor of Co
lumbia county, ccaso to act as overseers of tho
poor of any township, or borough, or as di
rectors of tho poor of any poor district in said
county, except so far as may be required to
settle, adjust, and close their accountsiH such
overseers or directors, or with persons with
whom they have transacted business, nnd
they shall, upon demand, deliver to said di
rectors transcripts of all Kor taxes remain
ing unpaid on duplicates m their hands, to
gether with nil boots, papers, ordeis, and
documents pertaining to their ollico as over
seers or directors of tho poor, nnd shall also
pay to the said directors, or to the treasurer
appointed bv them, nil the unoxp;idcd mon
eys in their hands belonging to their re
spective districts.
Section y. That the directors or the poor
of the said poor district of Columbia county
arc hereby authorized and required to levy
and collect such sum or sums of money as
will be tho proportionate share of the sever
al townships, boroughs, and poor districts iu
said county, for tho purchase of real estate
and improvements made by the said Bloom
poor district; at well as for money expended
on the buildings thereon, and for stock, ntnl
other personal property ou their farm ; such
proportionate share shall bo ascertained upon
the bais of the as.sc.-scd valuation of tho
ptoperty made taxable by law in cadi dis
trict, for the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven, when such sum or buius sn
to be paid by tlio said townships, boroughs,
and poor districts of said county, may le col
lected by the directors of the poor of Colum
bia county as taxes for poor purposes are now
collected by them ; that any surplus now or
hereafter to come into the hands of said
overseers or directors of tho poorol any town
ship, borough, or poor district of said county,
shall first be applied t the payment of nny
indebtedness of said township, borough or
poor district, lor poor purposes, and, if no in
debtedness exists, such surplus shall go to
ward the pro rata of indebtedness, if nny, of
said township, borough, or poor district, or
other proportionate sharo for becoming part
of said district of Columbia county ; that if
any additional amount be required to equal
ize the amount from nny township, borough,
or poor district, the said directors have the
power tojlcvy'and assess the samo in tho man
ner providod by section fivo of this act.
Section 10. The said directors of tho poor
of Columbia county sliall have tho right and
authority to sell and dispose of any real es
tate of any poor district in said county, at
publip salo, after advertisement for thirty
flays iu two papers published iu said county,
to the highest and best bidder, on such terms
ns they may deem expedient, the proceeds of
such sale to apply.first, to payment of tho in
debtedness of saiJ district, township, or bor
ough, second, on payment of all indebtedness
ot said district, township, or borough, to be
applied to its pro rata share in becoming a
part of said poor districtof Columbia county,
and, third, all balance to remain in the hands
pf the directors of tho poor district of Co
lumbia county, to the credit of the respestivo
districts to which the property belonged; and
the court of quarter sessions of the iieace of
Columbia county shall appoint throe apprais
ers who shall inventory and inako an ap
praisement of the personal property of said
poor districts, and the directors of the poor
of said poor district of Columbia county may
take the whole, orpart, of such personal prop
erty at such appraiscnient.'.nnd if any portion
thereof should not be taken by them, the
fame to be sold at public sale, on thirty days'
notice, to the highest bidder, on such terms
as tho said directors of the poor of Columbia
county may prescribe, and the proceeds to bo
distributed m manner provided for the distri
bution of the proceeds arising from the sale
of the real estate of such townships, bor
oughs, or districts.
Section 11. That the value of the real es
tate and personal property of the said
district of tho pO0r of the township of
Bloom shall be ascertained by three apprais
ers, to be appointed by the .court of quarter
sessions of tlio peace of Columbia county, as
soou as practicable after the passage of this
act, and the said appraisers, after due notice
ot such appointment, shall forthwith proceed
to value and appraise said real estate, and to
mveutory and appraise all personal property
belonging to said Bloom poor distr.Vt. ntnl
Ucll inventory nnd innrnispmnnf u,l,., ,,.,
firmed by the said court of quarter sessions of
thejieaco of Columbia county, shall bo the
basw of contribution to be made by the town
ships, boroughs, and poor districts which are
to be added to the nresint. ilittrir-t nl'il,.,
of the township of Bloom, which by tho pio-
visions oi mis act snail constitute the district
of tho poor of Columbia county.
Section 12. That the auditors of Columbia
county sliall constitute a board of auditors to
scttlo the accounts of said directors and treas
urer of said poor district, and which auditors
sliall intet for.that purpose on the second Mon
day in January in each year, and shall receive
iur incir services caeu two dollars per day,
for every day necessarily employed.
iu. mat the said directors, or
treasurer or anv one or morn nf li in
crs of said county, may, within twenty days
from the yearly settle ucnt by the auditors as
aioresaiu, appeal iroui such settlement to tho
court of common pleas of Columbia county,
in the same manner, and under the same pro
visions and regulations, that appeals from
settlements by county auditors aro now al
lowed. Section 14. That the compensation nf n.
treasurer collector or collectors, steward, mat
ron, physician, and other officers or assistants,
shall bo fixed by tho directors, and the com
pensation ot the directors shall be fixed by
the board of auditors, at each yearly settle
ment, for the next succeeding year, l'rovided.
i hat tlio compensation ot said directors from
the passaeo of this act until the first Miiiln.
ment, shall be fixed by tho board of auditors
at the first yearly settlement, the said direc
tors to furnish tho said auditors a correct ac
count of the time lost, and expenses incurred
oy mem in attending to their duties as direc
tors, from which aeonunt thn uiiil nni.
tion shall be fixed and adjusted.
druuu. in. mat no moneys shall be paid
hy tho treasurer) : opt upon orders drawn by
the directors and gno.1 by at least two of
them.
Section 10. That a uuorum of sn!,l .llrnn.
tors shall, and they aro hereby enjoined and
required to meet ut tho said poor house at
least onco in every mouth, nnd visit the
apartments aud see that tho inmates aro com
fortably suppoi tod, and hear all couiplaintjH
and redress, or causod to bo redressed, all
grievances that may happen by the negleot or
misconduct of anv permui lir nprsnnu in ti,.,:.
employment or otherwise.
SECTION 17. "lhat all acts of Assembly, or
parts of acts hereby supplied, or incoMsistcnt
nun mis aei, are nereuy repealed.
Tho United States Senato is the better for
the recent elections. "ThoGroion t-rnrpi"
Boutwell, has been replacedlbir Judce Hoar
wno, it is needless lo say, is worth a reel
ment of Boutwolls. Judge, Davis will take
the place of John A. Uigau the blatant
Illinois demagoguo and Mr, Hill succeeds
Mr. Norwood as Senator from Georgia. Mr.
mil uas twenty times the ability of his
predecessor and will roilect credit on his
State. Even tho Now York
knowledges theso facts ail says : "To Eup
plant General Logan with Judgo Davis, and
to replace a mail of moderate ability like
Jir. Norwood with a man of power like
Mr. Ben Hill, means a gain "for the Senate
in Drains, ll not In Republican votes." The
Jrtbune has nothing to say concernimr Bout-
well, perhaps bocansa it can hardly do that
gentleman justice, lie bus beeu so utter and
conspicuous a f.tYluio iu every position he
has occupied that even tho organs can hardly
pluck upspititenough to defend him or his
course
The Rhode Island legislature passed a bill
last week legalizing he marriages of whites
aud blacks, but they reconsidered aud voted
it down next day. Their um'uiua was straigli
enough, hut thoy couldn't face the publlo
wilt i mat record, even in H'io le Maud.
The House Uouimiueo uu appropriations
lu tlio legislative and executive annrourla
tlon bill only provide $25,000 for Che salary
of the Presldeut, and accompany it with a
provision repealing the section of the re
vised statute which increased tt'to $50,000.
Tl I . I , .1 ... . ... '
OUR HARRISBURQ LETTER,
llAiutisnuRU, February 7, 1877.
Tho Senate has gotten away ahead of tho
House in the business ol tho session, but
yesterday the House made a start to catch
up and aotunlly passed a bill passed one
bill and defeated two others. So you see
we havo got down to business In dead earn
ed and mean to keep at It. On and after
next week there will bo two sessions of the
House on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs
days ; from 10 a. m. to 1 p. in., and from
3 to 0 p. m. A resolution has been adopted
to adjourn finally on tho 15th day of March,
and there seems to be n determination to
have tho wcrk of tho Besslon finished by that
time.
Two bills were favorably reported from
committee last week, and will soon come be
fore tho Homo for debate, that promise to
stir up much bitternris between their re
spective supporters nnd opponents, the Lo
cal Option hill and the Boom hill, The
Local Option bill Is substantially the simo
s tho ono repealed In 187.1 except that it
docs not allow cities to vote separately upon
the question of granting or wltliolding li
censes. Hy omitting this provision of the
old bill tho local optlonlsts hope, If the hill
becomes a law, to capture soveral cities that
would vote for llcenso If they were allowed
to voto separately from the counties in jvliicli
they are situated. Tho friends of the bill
claim that it is gaining strength every day.
This may bo so, but, nevertheless, the pros
pect for its passage is very slim thus far.
Though its advocates aro working hard and
display la great deal of energy, its oppo
nents do not seem to be nt all alarmed or
anxious about it and express the greatest
confidence iu their ability to defeat it. Pe
titions praying for the passage of the bill
continue to pour into tho Senate nnd House,
but petitions do not count for much in a
matter that lias beeu so often and so thor
oughly discussed, not only In the Legislature
and the public prints, but iu every town and
village, and perhapn lamily, in the State.
The Boom Bill referred to abovo is an act
repealing several supplements to the bill
granting a charter to the Susquehauna Boom
Company, hy which the company was per
mitted to increase its tolls for boomage.
This bill re-opens the fight between the
Boom Company and tho lumbermen which
caused so much scandal at Harrisburg last
winter becauso of tho notorious attempts of
both sides to carry their poiut by buying
tho votes of legislators. Peter Herdic, of
Miimcqua and Boom Dili famo was in town
the other day. His presence at Harrisburg
is generally supposed to indicate lively times
in tho Legislature and a rattling volley of
cnampagno corks all along the line.
Quito a lively llutter was occasioned
among the leading orators of the House a
few days ugo by tho introduction of a reso
lution providing tliat hereafter all speeches
in the House should be limited to ten min
utes in duration. Eight or ten gifted speak
ers at once arose to oppose the resolution.
It was denounced as an attempt to cut off
debate, to strangle freo speech and prevent
odious aud corrupt measures from being ex
posed and defeated. The gentleman who
introduced the resolution vainly explained
that it was merely intended to save time
and expedite business. The talking states
men proved too much for the quiet ones nnd
tho resolution was defeated.
Last week a bill giviug authority to may
ors of cities of the first class to preserve tho
peace at election polls and forbidding sher
iffs of counties to appoint any deputies to
be jiresent at any pulling placo was declared
unconstitutional in the Senate by a majority
of one all tho Democrats and four Repub
licans voting against the constitutionality of
the bill. On Friday last substantially tho
same bill was introduced in the House by
Mr. Hall, of Philadelphia. It immediately
raised a rumpus among tho Democrats, who
asserted that as Philadelphia is the only
city of the first class in the State the bill is
a purely local one and therefore not In ac
cordance with the provisions of ths new
Constitution. It was finally referred to tho
Committee ou Municipal Corporations and
will be reported favorably. When it comes
before the House thero will probably bo a
fierce fight over it.
j pennon presented in mo iiouse by Jlr.
Spang, of Bedford, on Friday, created a gen
eral laugb. It was from citizens of Bedford
eouuty, askiug for a reduction in the salaries
of members of the Legislature. Spang
couldn't help laughing himself.
B.
That pure patriot, J. Madison Wells, of
Louisiana, indignantly denies the imputa
tion that he offered to sell the electoral vote
of his State to the Democrats lor $1,000,
000. Hear him:
"You say-1 was to sell out for tl.000.000.
What nonsense 1 One million dollars 1 No.
not for WO.000,000 we.uld I betray my party.
This, sir, is a matter of principle, and I can
only explain this series of damnable lies as
pan or a conspiracy to injure me. Witnesses
were brought 400 lailes to malign my char
acter." Noblo man I Principles for him, not
money. Thero is only one thing necessary
for Wells to do now. Let him bring a suit
against General Sheridan for slander and
(when be win it) stand forth beforo tho
people spotless aud undefiled. Sheridau
merely remarkul that Wells was a thorough
ly dishonest uiau, who "had no friends who
were not thieves." Not much of a charge to
bo suru for a man to refute who wouldn't
take $40,000,000 and betray his party, but
he might as well look after it, now that he
is In the business, of manufacturing a char
acter for honesty nnd Integrity. Just think
of witnesses traveling "400 miles to malign"
Ait character.
Some of the. New York ilergymcu do not
tako much stock in Brother Moody, in so far
as permanent good resulting Irom his labors
is concerned. They think: that the idea of
"sudden sane tifscat ion" is absurd. There
are many laymen throughout the country
who bold similar opinions. formed by noting
the results, of revivals and emotional meet
ings of tine kind for many years. If religion
were rneiely a matter of sentiment and of
temporary excitement this sudden sanctiu
cation" would answer all the ends of Chris
tianity, but, ax every sane person knows,
the life of a consistent Christian is made up
of constant watchfulness, prayer and self
denial, lJouvlless mere are many men ca
pable of making great sacrifices for tho cause
of religion, who utterly fall to keep their
lives pure in the lesser affairs ef this world,
simply becauso they are tho lesser, and not
such as demand heroism and the grand dis
play of courage to be seeu of all men, 'Tls
the little foxes that destroy the vines.
Tho Philadelphia Timet says Ben Butler
is unhappy. He was sent back to Congress
expressly to sjuanel with Ben Hill.and now,
as Butler re-enters tho House Hill will leave
it for the Senate. Too bad, too bad, but then
thero are Sam Cox and Sam Randall still
left. By wrangling with the Speaker and
abusing Cox he may be happy yet.
"llut of al sad words of tongue or pea
The taddekt are ths ha caot have ilea."
It costs $2,700,000 to keep up the road
sqkl foot pavements of Paris.
Items.
8enator Edmunds la not a college bred man
but Senator Morton never was bred at all,
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has do
cided that railroad property Is subject to
State, county and municipal taxation.
The Governor has Issued n warrant for the
execution on the 4th of April next, of Thos.
Duffy, convicted In Schuylkill county of the
murder of Benjamin F. Yost.
Tho State Board of Agriculture met In
Harrisburg, February 1st. Governor Hart
ranft was chosen President nnd W. H. Hoi
stcln of Montgomery county, Secretary.
Another company of Infantry nnd two
companies of artillery have just arrived nt
Washington. The Administration is not
certain yet that Hayes is elected.
John F, Chamberlain, the well known
gambler of New York, has gone Into voluu
tkry bankruptcy. His debts amount to
?215,000.
The Oregon penitentiary was recently
entered by some thieves while the guards on
duty wero asleep and much valuablo proper
ty carried off, Including tho loaded guns of
the slumbering guards.
The Governor of Kentucky has recognized
Nicholls as Governor of Louisiana by Issu
ing a requisition upon him for tho surrender
of Maurico A. Schwab, arrested in Now
Orleans for an alleged fraud iu Louisville.
The old fort in Marblchead, Mass.. built
during the war of the Revolution for the
protection of Salem harbor,is now garrisoned
by a large bull terrier. He never strays bo-
yond tho line of earthworks, and is so fierce
that all who approach the fort are compelled
to beat a hasty retreat.
At a mass meeting of unemployed work
ing men in New York on Saturday night, a
memorial to the Legislature was adopted,
asking that $2,000,000 bo appropriated for
public works, to give employment to the
65,000 unemployed working men of that
city,
Mansfield Island, in Lake Erie, has been
bought by a man who iutends to stock it
with black cats and kill their progeny for
their fur. He will feed them at first on fish
caught oil the shore by men who will live
ou the island, but after the enterprise is well
started he will utilizo the meat of tho
slaughtered cats as food for the living oues,
Nathan Lcinham, the absconded cashier
of the First National Bank of Montrose, Pa.,
is reported to havo embezzled J90.000. In
the negotiation of loans, discounting of
notes, and. transaction of all other business
he had "full control, without even consult
ing the directors." His bond being good,
the bank will not lose more than $24,000.
Joseph F. Deugler, ex-cashier of the
Pennsylvania National Bank ol Pottsville,
convicted of embezzlement, was sentenced
on Saturday to Imprisonment for two years
and two months in the penitentiary. When
asked if ho bad anything to say before re
ceiving sentence, he burst into tears. The
amount embezzled was about fSOOO, of
which $5000 has been paid back by Dengler's
friends.
Later advices from Panama coufirm tho
reporter of the sacking of Cali m tne State
of i;auca by the Liberal forces under Qener
al Pcna. The number massacred is stil
placed at three hundred, but it appears the
foreigners escaped. The value of the prop
ty taken is estimated at $500,000. Tin
Government disapproved of the atrocity, but
1 ena was too strong to be removed from his
command.
The cold in Russia has been more severe
this winter than for 153 years. In St. Peters
burg, on Dee. 30, the thermometer fell, to
32 degrees (Reaumur) below zero. Several
cabmen were frozen to death ou their seats
and cats, pigeons, aud sparrows were found
dead in the street. Large fires were kept
burning at night by the police for the bene
fit of the public. In Motcow the Grand
Theatre was closed for want of an audience
the people being afraid to venture out in the
cold.
Very obstinate and troublesome aro old
sores and ulcers. Yet how easily may they be
healed. All that is necessary is to use freely
of Glenn's Sulphur Soap dissolvedCin water
as a lotion, iiepot, unttenton's, rto. 7, utn
Avenue. New York.
Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown, 50 cents. Feb.
Marriages.
JOIINSTON-DYKB.-In Centr, Ula on tho 1st Inst.
by Rev, (i. M. Lamed, Mr. J. II. Johnston to Miss
Mary A. Dyke, both of Centralis.
WIIITENIQHTMELlCK. At tile Methodist par
sonage in OrangevUle, on the 1st liwt, by Rev. n.H,
MendcnhaU, Mr. Mathlas Whlteulght, of Hemlock to
Miss Sue M. Mellck of ML rieasuat.
rillNNKY WtlNK At the M. K. parsonage In
Benton, on the 18th ot January, mr, by Rev. C. L.
Benscoter, Win. 8. l'hlnney to Mlsa Minerva R,
Brink, both ot sugarloaf.
fillKLLHAMMER ORKKN By tha same tn Ben
ton, at tho bride's residence on the soth ult., AUea
Ehellbanimer of Centre township, Columbia county
to Mrs. s. II. Green.
Deaths.
FIUCE. At Anbury on tho Jth lilt., Annie Price,
aired 1 year, 3 months and days.
fAUSOLD. Annie E. Fausold, wife of B. 11. Kalis.
old, and daughter ot Jolui Andrews, formerly ot this
county, and ulso a bister of Mrs. T. O, Clees, ot
Buckhorn, died on the 18th ult., In full triumph
having obtained a full victory over Bin. 8ho won a
loving wife, a dutiful child and an affectionate
sitter.
TITTLE. -On thesd Inst., William Oscar Tittle,
aged 4 years, 1 months und 4 days.
LEE. On Sunday, rebru&ry 4tb, 1877, In Locust
township, John Lee, aged nearly 4 years. He had
lived In tho township over o years.
MARKETREPOItTS.
BLOOMSBURQ MARKET.
Wheat per bushel , l.sa
H)e 73
corn, new, " M
Oats. " " .it
Kkiur per barrel I.w
Cloverseed T.M
Flaxseed ..,,,, H... l.w
Butter , , , so
kicks u
Tallow iu
1'otatoeB to
Dried Apples e
Hams , ie
sides a Shoulders , , ,ia
Lard per pound ,n
Hay per ton ig.oo
Beeswax a
Timothy Seed 4.to
O.UOTATIONS yoti COAL.
No. 4 on Wharf , 1 1,40 per Ton
No, a " " , s.oo "
No.i" 1,00
Blacksmith's Lutup ou Wharf u 40
" Bituminous " , H M
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
I EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
U XSTllXOl' WIUJAM J01INBOM, DKCIASID.
Letters Testamentary on the estate of William
Johsson late ot the Twp. of Orernwood, county of
Columbia, deceasedjiaf e been granted by the Itegls
Urof said county to Ira Johnson of same twp. All
Strains having claims against tha estate of the dece.
ent are requested to present them for settlement
ana those indebted totho estate tomsko payment
IIIA JOHNSON,
sUecutor,
Tea. t.WT-w.'
E. P. KUNKKlfl DITTKK WINK OP IRON. !
The rrett succoss and delight of the people. In
fact, nothing ot tt kind has ever been offsred to tho
American people which has so quickly found Its war
Into their uood favor and hearty approval nsK. 1".
Kunkel's Hitter Wine of Iron, It does all It proposes
and thns gives universal satisfaction, It Is guaran
teed to cure worst cases of dyspepsia or Indigestion,
kidney or liver disease, weakness, nervousness, con
stipation, acidity of the stomach, Ac. Oct the genu
ine. Only sold In I bottles. Depot and onice, S5
North Ninth strctit, Philadelphia. Ask for Kunkel's,
and tako no other, Bold by all druggists.
mSI'KPHtA. DYSPEPSIA, DYSPEPSIA,
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for this dlsfano. Jt has been prescribed dally for
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with unparalleled success. Symptoms are loss ot ap
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hoadaohos, dlz7tncss, alecplesRnoss and low spirits,
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sold by all druggls'.s. Ask tor E. P. Kunkel's Illtter
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aro readily removed by Kunkel's Worm Hjrup. nr.
Kunkol Is the only successful physician In this coun
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hours, lie has no feo until liesd and all passes alho
and In this space of time. Common senso teac'irs It
tapo worm can bo removed, nil other worms can bo
readily destroyed. Ask your druggist for a bottlo of
Kunkel's Worm Syrup. I'rlco 11 per bottle. It never
falls j or send to tho doctorforctrculor,No. tso North
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
KSTATK or WKI.l.tNUTON 11 XST, DIC'D.
Letters ot administration, do bonis non. on the
estate of Wellington 11. Knt, lato of tho Town of
liloomsburg, have btien granted by tlio Register of
coluiiiMn county, to NevTn U. Funk, of Hie Town ot
liloomsburg, to whom all persons Indebted are re
quested to make Immediate paymont nnd tlioso hav
ing olalms or demands against the said estate win
make them known totho nnaerslgned Adinlnlslra
tor without delay.
Jan. 5, ISTJ-Sw Administrator.
TN pnrsuanco of an order of Delano C. Cal
ln. lu . HurroMte of tho Countv of Now York.
nut Ice Is hereby given to all persons having claims
against Charlotte Kyer, lain of Catanlssa, I'cnnsjl.
Tnnia, dui lenving nsspis wuiun mo city uim uuuiiir
of New York, deceased, to present the samo with
vom'iicrH nit ruui lo iiio Buuscnwr, ui. uis uimr, ..u,
s Wall Street, In the city of New Y ork, on or beforo
the. eighteenth day of Juno next.
Hated, NowY'ork, tho seventh day of December,
1670.
FitEnnnicK c. havkmeyf.r,
Decl5-m Executor.
vroTici:
I ncreb' give notice Hint I bought nt Constnblo's
sale on tho iTtli ot January, 1877, tho following per
sonal property ot John Ateni to-wlti 9 tons hay,
s bushels wheat, V0 bushels ne, 40 bushels oats, 4
bushels com, 1 cow, 3 horses,! heifer, 1 hog,l wagon,
1 truck wagon, Ket harness, l spring wagou 1 plow,
lot, of lumber, 1 cutting box, 1 threshing machine, t
post augur, 1 buygy, 1 cross cut saw, lot of corn
stalks. 1 conking slote, 1 parlor stove, 4 acres wheat
lngiound, s bushels potatoes, andharo left tho samo
with him dining my pleasure. All persons urc cau
tioned against Interfering with It In any way.
8AMUKL, KNtCIIT.
Mlfllln, Jan. 28, ,77-3 s'
The Columbian Law Docket,
A complete record for tho uso of attorneys. Con
vcnlently arranged for tho docketing of nllcnser,
containing SCO pnges, with double Index. This Is
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llshed.
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Published by Brockway & Elwell
Editors and Proprietors of the Columbian,
BLOOMSBTJBO, PA..
Decl-tt
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!
The undersigned will sell at private salo
a valuable farm,
sltuatedMn l'lslilngcreek townshlp.Columbla county
bounded by lands ot John Rnntz. tjnmuel Rhone, Jo
seph Colennn's hetro, Chai If s Ash, Daniel Karris and
William Uuluio, containing about
150 ACRES,
of which about US acres aro cleared, on which Is
erected
A GOOD FRAME IIOUSE,
FRAME BARN, nnd all necessary outbuildings.
There is also
A GOOD ORCHARD,
on the premises.
Terms will bo made known by colling on the un
dersigned, or by addressing him at MIUI water, I'a.
MATHIAS KLINE.
G-- T. Ta
Oil Till!
Wondorful Adventures of a Pullman.
ltev. E. E. Halo's (rrcat story In
THE CHRISTIAN UNION,
ltev. H. W. needier and I.yman Abbott, Editors."
Ilf-rc her'ii NrrmonM,
and Abbott's sunday-bchool Lessons every week.
AU the best Contributors in the country,
S3.O0 per year. To clcrirvmcn. K2..10. Thr. r
monlli on Irlnl. 75 rrntN. Airentfl wanted, spnrt
stamp for sntnplo copy. Address lloitATIO 0. KINO,
l'ubllaher, S7 1'arfc I'luce, Now York.
WHKHK TO ADVERTISE.
A.T. Stewart MIVS thO beht nflvnrltclni- mfillnmn
ho has ever found "aro tho,old established organs ot
the two political parties, at the several county seats
throughout the Onion." "These," ho says "reach
every family of the least account In their several
counties, and are more carefully read than any other
class or Jonruuls." If Mr. Stewart's judgment Is of
varue, mere is no uimcuity in deciding which paper
It Is for tho Interest or business men to ndvertl.se In
The Columbia UEMnciiAT, upon which thts par r Is
partially founded, was established In 1830, una the
Columbian now clijojs a wider circulation and
trreater rrosrtrllv llinn If pvpr dirt, if imp wir.
ly Into two thousand families In Columbia and ad
joining counties, ami oy most or them Is read from
In rirstto tho last line, it Is the only recognised
exponent of nearly hve thousand Democratic voters
In the county. It gives advertisements a last dis
play, that makes them attractive to Its patrons.thus
ensuring greater teitnlnly that they will peruse
them. While Its circulation Is undoubtedly much the
larebt In the county, the adiertlslng rates of the
Columbian are no higher than those of ether pnK'rs
with barely half nnd several not one-fourth tho num
ber of subscribers. 1'acts like thess spenk for them
selves. No shrewd business man will neglect to in
sert bis advertisements in tho Columbian tt
AdvertisijvgAgents
ll Witt, u i
(?fjiit' Styles,
!i'ij6'ii',i
PUBLIC SALE
Printed at
HAND BILLS
this Office
ON SHORTEST NOTICE AND AT THE
REASONABLE TERMS.
CM I'M V 1 and defective drafts cured. fuel
m XI-v I I saved, and heat inerennnrt ultli
UHlMlNrillS f "'0 Spiral Draft. Bend stamp
Tum, -26 Hansom St,
Dec. 8a.'7C.-ly.
rcular to IIHNltv cdu
, Hill'a, ra.
PAPER BAtiS
FOR SALE
AT THE COLUMBIA OFFICE.
Machines, Reapers, &c.
3 r
fhanlcs, havlnirhad an experience of over thirty sea
to them dune In the Best Manner and at Fair prices.
mm
JL M. BRUCE & C0.,
General Agent
auun, VUCNIIIU! Hi., Fhl
" is tBOilgm toat ttio bill will paj",0
ghu'
jt tAlock.