THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBU COLUMBIA COINTY, PA.
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BB35SWAY SLWELLSdlton.
1? LOOMS BURG, PA.
Friday, Doo. SO, 1878.
What .1 illfl-renci lliero Is between Dm
narntic anJ a Hrpiibltcin majority In eilhor
linmi-h of Congre-v A Hpuilicsn m.ijnritT
nlwsya urovoki'l iliin-lnn, while a Demo
cratic elirlnVs from It. TMi N shown in
0)nrrs. Tho majority In the Hme MrWr-s
ti f vA'Io iliciimion. It ilixlci ll the h
iura raUcd in the I're'i.Jent'.i mnjgr. There
U policy in thl. Agwl l.iwver Mway ad
vl'cs ft guilty client lo Veep hi? Ilp5hut.
.11 'Ionian.
The ''Democratic m jority" were cent to
Oongrcs lor purimw of IrgLlMlrm In th
interests of the people, nnrt not to make
blatant pcrchts abont matters in which the
manes hare, no concern.
Whit hai ljcom of C.ihirrrmn Speer, tin
great Penmen tic cominamUf-in-ln-nhlef In
this State ? Since hii lia-t? retirement from
I'M'nlelphia about tho time of the election
hia name hn notappeariii in the Damocrati
jurntt. Hai he buried hinnelf in the
mmnlnini of the ''Hln .lonia'.a," ami
tnroeil hermit? Giae'tc d- Itnlletin,
11b liai iloue mischief enough for one, aud
shonlcl retire to merited obllvinn. Even nn.
niuorr.uic leaner H uearatilo in a campaign,
i a'jle ; but when incapacity, and mali-
itnimoy are hW prominent traits his dictum
U not entitled to eten consideration.
The Republican U nevir at a Ioy (.iran .ll-
tonal sojbest. When other tonic arr
aroe it,furnihea it reader with a 'hloorlv
Mrt.' It leader of this ek i ofjhatchar
acler. A partisan organ may perhap b
escusd for publihing enttional yarn
about the terrible condition of the imt1
pending an election, but whew it print no
trash at other time when there i no excite
ment, and no occasion fur exaggeration, i
prints nonensc. Too only cam we barn
heard of where nntrare were committed re
Cititly was the reported murder ot twelv
negroe. Upon in7etlgatinn however It ny
pears that thre neiroeadied of the yellow (V
ver. iIr.yjtf)Mii'ean,wben you areata In" f'
copy cnt out something from a well cooduci-
ed exc lange. but d) not mats ynjrulf ri
diculous hy trying the played-out blood.t
shirt game.
The most startling information within the
last fortnight is that which announces that
Qufen Victofia's mind is aflVeted. Th
Whitehall Review s.iys: "Tho epideraie
which has attacked in one. case fatally the
children of perhaps the most beautiful, and
assuredly not the least distinguished, of the
Queen 'jj fair daughters, the Princoss Alice,
ot Hesse, has effected Her Majesty ver
profouudly, and this clrcumstance,so fraught
with anxiety, together with thecontinutd
tna!on in the political situation, has rend
ered a journey southward something more
than a matter of i-xpedieacy. The Queen's
neajtb is surprisingly robust. Mentally,
nowever, tne condition are reversed.
CaiJiilatci ts Printpn.
A case of Considerable Jinteresl to candi
aaies anu printers has j nst been decided hi
Wiiliaiusport. The defeated oandidate for
Coroner refused to pay the hill of printiui'
election tickets on the ground that he indi
vidually had not ordered them and was no
cordiogly sued by E. B. Uaines, editor of tin.
Banner, Tho chairman of tho county com
mittee testified that ho ordered th tickets to
bo printed, and they were sent all over tin
eonnty to ba ued for the benefit of the Coi
oner and other candidates named on the tick
et. Others who had been candidates testifi
ed that it was customary for candidates tr
pay bills such as printing ticket, &a. The
fact that a candiJAto don't ordei his ticket
printed Is enough to atsume that ho leae
it in the band of the county committee tc
do for him and inakerr.spnihe. Tne Ran
per wa'Jawarded judgment for the amount o1
the bill, $10, and cost. The printer wlr
prints ickesfora caniidate should un
doubtedly ba paid.
Ilanged hy a Jlb.
A special dispatch from Omsba, iays a
jury in Nebraska City found Henry ,Jack, r,
Henry Martin an I William S. Given guil
ty of murder in the st-ctind decree for ki'
lug Charles Slocum ami outraging hi- wlf. .
The evidence warrant'd a conviction "f
murder in the firal degrte.and Judge Do
ling so Mated when sentencing the priajner
tothe penitentiary. About two o'clock in
the, moruing a crowd a-sembltd at the j til
broke down thu dour, overpowered the ja.l
er, seiz-d .Mnrtiu and Jackson, and taking
them about a hall'milu outh of the couit
homo hi ms J thum to a tree, wli.-ro the
bodies were found iu the morning. Ciivena
was taken to the penitentiary by a strong
guard.
liver sinco the election, ex Gjvtruor Cur
tin, Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Clearfield district, has b.-en dangerously
ill. Now that be is better, be is in po.ses
kion of facta -ahlch, ho considers, makes it
his duty to himself and his party to contest
the election of Yocum, Greenbacker, who
was reported as bis successful opponent. It
is claimed that frauds enough hava been dis
covered in a single county to give Curtin a
mojority of over 200, and that this will bo
ijuadrupled by a revision of the returns fiom
other counties. Ex,
Joseph Ilodtbam, before quitting bis
home In Hillside, near PittsWurb, for
the evening, warned his three sisters, whom
lie left alone, to beware of tramps. On his
return he pulled his hat over his face and
turned up his coat collar, in order to fright
en the girls. They took him for a tramp.
One of them ordered him to go away, but he
persisted ou entering, whereupou she fired
upou him with a gun, killing him instant
ly 1'roiiiotlon of an Old Ofiltcr.
Among (he nominations sent to the senate
Thursday afternoon was that of Colonel
Uaudolphtt, Marcy, inspector General, to
be a brigadier general in the army. This
appointment was made in pursuance of an
act which became a law that day. General
jSlarcy is tLo father-in-law of Geueral
George II. McC'lellan. He graduated at
West 1'oint in and has beeu in coiitln
uous service ever tiuce.
There are two great achievements of hu
mail Intellect that deserve to stand as com
pauion pieces in history what Horace Gre
ley knew about farming, and what Carl
Schurz knows about managing Indians,
Iter. John Hihelmon. of Greencastle,
KraukJIu county, IrnatvlDg that tho lima of
hid dissolution was approaching, preached
li la nurn ftiiifir.il B.rmnii uml rllml '...
afterward.
TW. MST OF JACK KEI10E.
l'otlsvllle, Dec. 18. Jack Kehoo was ex
ecuted in tho jail yard of this county to
day. Kehos had rejlred last night at "eleven
o'clock and nays hp shpt noundly until six
o.clock thin morning, when lie remarked to
the umlk.-cf?r that he never felt better1
lu his life. About half pastscveu this morn
ing his spiritual udvisers (two Catholic
priest) wrr welcomed to his cell by the
oondemtiMl, who entered Into the high mass
ceremonies with apparent' test. His wife,
who remained almost ntidcr the shadow of
the fallows until the final scene, was also
present during thf progres of the religious
exercle, sh halng entered tho acll a short
time previous to the arrival of tho prict
a-J had a final and a(Tctlng Interview with
ber husband. Tro Sisters ol Charity also
joined In the exercises.
The procr.in was headod by the sheriff
and warden, followed clotly by Kehoe and
the officiating prltt and the jury (elected
to hold the inquest. Tho stnophcre wt?
nlrrcinaly dd and the snow wa slowly fal
ling. About 200 person had asembled In
"le vicinity of tha scjfMd to wltnestho
'.angino, and a the familiar (orm of the
'Jollio King e-nrrp-d from the prison l"
?hich he had for over two yeirs been in
urcerateil a rush was made to get agllmpe
if his hno. Kehoe had thrown over a black
uit a cloak which hn hd worn before hi
arrest, and nn tho lappel of lit oost a bin
quet, furnisliKl by hi wlf,was di-played.
Kthoo stood up well under the trying or
deal, walking with stoaine nearly fifty
yards nnd .itcending tho hluh steps Iwding
to the gall lira unassisted and without betray
ing nervouHuess. Ho carried a tiper in his
1 and which the sajnd had exllnulsheilbe
fore lie reached the sraff.ild. The bold man
nr in which ho walked into the jaws of
tenth rxeil much surprise, the general im
prvslnn, judging him by his frequent ex
'libitions of cowardice, being that ho would
nresr down under tho strain, one of Ills old
noci itf, who had saved his neck by squeal
i ig on his partner in crime, having stated
a few Jay ago that tho Mollie king would
hate to bn aarried to the gallows. Even
while the fatal rope was dangling about his
shoulders he appeared unmoved. As the
t.me approached for the hanging he eiuietly
removed the cloak and received the embra
ce of ids priests and exchanged kisses with
ira. He afterward embraced the warden
.rid imparted a kiss on his neck, when the
olatform was cleared of all but th sheriff
ud his deputy who remained to adjust thu
necessary paraphernalia about tho culprit.
IlsfortJ the performance of this exerciso the
sheriff asked Kehoe whether he had any
thing to say. The Mollie, with head erect,
declared that he was not guilty of the mur
der of Langdon and that he did not see the
crime committed.
Having made his last speech he assumed
a prayerful attitude, and until the white bag
hid his face from view his lips wero in mo
'ion if as he were engaged in supplication
The trap was sprung about half past ten, nnd
thechiefof the murderous organizition was
suspended between heaven and earth.Thebody
remaiued stationary a few minutes, when vi
o'.ent convulsive movements ensued, which
clearly iudicated that he was dying by stran
gulation. Prom the hips down the body was
drawn up at least a coreof times. Niue
minutes after the platform fell Kehoe was
pronounced dead, and two minutes after
ward be was cut down
Too Little Pumpkin.
A down-et fanner annually raised a
'arge pumpkin and divided it between his
grown-up rons, who, with their wives, camo
home every Thanksgiving-day to get their
lice. The youugerj unmarried children of
'he farmer did not participate in the pump
!.!n feast, but as ono by one they became of
I'.'c and married, they were admitted Into
h- circle. The farmer began to notice that
ii. c larger the party to bo served wilh pump
xln tho 1cm each one received, as the pump
ill was always about tho same hize and
A'tight, and finally, when the last bon had
rirried, the good man discovered that the
lid's were ro small a to be utterly worth
less, then lie held a council. Jly sons,
hi) said, "you are doubtless aware that I can
not perform miraclea and consequently can
not make this pumpkin feed a multitude.
Go ye, therefore, and raise pumpkins, each
for himselt, and may the blessing of Divine
i'roudenc abide nith ye." The family then
srjltered, some going into one county and
tho other into another, and they established
themselves a farmer,itllllug the soil and
alsing all kinds of crops, etc. And each
.ad bis own pumpkin vino and tig tree. This
dd story is illustrative of the predicament
of the lawyers in their scramble for practice
n this county. Like office holders few die
and none resign, and every year their num-
r is growing larger. Hut the praotice
the pumpkin dos not increase ; it grows
less every year, so at last the great problem
is what shall we do with our lawyers 1 If
they ttay here starvation threatens them,
and go away they will not, unless driven out
by parental or higher authority. The legal
'ractice in Schuylkill couuty annually grows
less, and is divided among so many that few,
if any, lawyers are making more than a bare
living. And yet still they come. Here we
have twenty or thirty young lawyers hang
iug to the ragged edges of an impoverished
bar, all expecting to reach fame and fortune
in the course of time. Some remain here
because they are in love and have relatives
who keep them. (Now don't all start up
aud ask, "me V me?" at ouee, gentlemen).
Others stay because they cau't get away,
aud some even remaiu because they ex
pect some day to occupy scaU on the bench,
this belDg considered a good county for am
bitious young lawyers, lint they remain,
some for une.reasou, some for another ; that
is the stubborn fact, aud it has come to pass
that the few must devise some means to pro
tect themselves against the many. We
think wo have hit upon a plan, Thejudg
es will agree to it because thoy are interest'
ed in having as few aspirants for their posi
tious as possible and consequently it can bo
carried out, It is this. In the new rules of
court at which tho committee are uw tinker
ing, let one be engrafted requiring members
of the bar for five years Jafter admission
toundergo semi-annual examinations. If
(l.ri-f.ll In .l.iK?l....nJ It.... nr.HI
they brighten up. Why. ahoulJh't our le
gal profession be kept Up (o the same stand'
ard as the army nnd navy f Fully two
thirds of our attorneys cease study with their
aduiUsion and never look into a law book
unless it is to find 'a decision. Aud yet these
aie the men who rulu the business of the
other third who do study and fit themselves
to be entrusted with the care of important
cases, If then the rule. Wd urge is adopted
the meritorious will be benefitted and the
loafers at the bar will have to leave. When
the day dawns for the first examination the
board would only see a corporal's guatd,
Think of it, gentlemen, It is your only sal
vat ion ,l'u!ln il!e . Chronicle.
Three pounds of butter, wrapped in a
cloth, wilh a piece of paper attached for the 1 whisky! Uill 'it-.II'afMmijfi. To say we didn't
address aud stamps, has been mailed atMia "'V Hill, and on that the Jury will
lilooniiugton, fa. j
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, II. 0., llic, 17, IS7S
1 hose who have given little attention lo
the "Grant movement" III be surprised lo
read in foreign oVspatche this morning nu
announcement that "he will rcturu home
toward the end of 1870. and will accept the
-residential candidature." Stronger nlways
than the, Ilepubllcau party, the general
to day unmeisureably strouer than any
other leader Of that party. He seems to be
the Inevitable candidate for 1880, and the
one against whom, therefore, the Democratic
fight must be made : The "reform,1 clemeut
of tho party, led by Sir. Hayes, Mr. Evaits,
Mr. Schurz, Mr. Curtis, etc., will not have
the strennth in 18S0 It had In 1S70. Hum
bugs of that kind, which s;ek profit by loud
proiewlens of parity) do not prosjier
long.
Senator Illalne wlli attempt to get a fur
ther hearing to-day on hi resolutions con
cernlng iutlmldation. Thero is little In the
rules of the Senate, except that a motion t;
adjourn is always In order, to prevent any
Senator from speaking at any time on any
subject. Mr. Itlnino will doubtless apiak,
and may or my not be answered. Hi res
olutlon, with Mr. Thnrman's .".mendmsnt,
will be paed unanimously.
The admirable manner In which Speaker
Randall ha kept like political subject from
interfering wilh the tranactlon of legitl
aiate busine in the IInne, brings word of
pnln from ail. Whllo tho House i nn
questionably more dispwd than heretofore
to keep clear of merely partlsm discussions,
there an- yet member belonging to both
parties who nre retle under rr?'raint. Mr.
Rindall is clvar,cool,aiid quiet.aud at such i
a time his serviees as Spjak T aro simply
invaluable,
There is no doubt the Potter Committee
agreed in dun form to investigate what nre
known a the "cipher telegrams," and the
fict that they have not so far done anything
ill that direction excites remark. If they
have awaited tlm arrival of General But
ler they can commence at ouce, as the Geu
eral is hack hero. F r ono I am anxiou
that everything known or that can be known
of these despatches should bo exposed
This is due to Mr. Tilden who was elected
to the Presidency, and to the party whioh
nominated him and the people who voted
for iiim. Oyer-cautious Democrats, who
fear mischief to the party should remember
that the mischief is already done.
1 esterday we had an all day's rain, but
this morning is clear and cold. The church
es were not half tilled, though if the day had
been bright there would have been good
audiences. A good many Congressmen nre
church goers and a good many nre not.
Christmas preparations go on apace. Tho
stores and shops already have a holiday ap
pearance. Whenever it is pleasant thereis a
throng upon the streets and sidewalks, nnd
everybody seems to have a bundle.
Sruinolk.
It is now too late for tha radical leaders to
repair the blunders which they have commit
ed in legislating for the souiii. Senator
Maine's speech is a pitiful eonlessiori of the
cmbjrrasmeuts that surround them. The
enfranchisement of thi negrofs has increas
ed the political strength of the south as he
complains, and it has lessened to its whole
extent the power of tho republican party.
Upon the ballot in the hands of the negroes
tho republicans confidently relied for main
taining their power in the south. In de
pending upon the brute force of Ignorant
numbers thoy left Rome moral elements ol
great weight out of their calculation. They
did not estimate the influence of intelligence
nnd education upon the maw which they
havoeltvated to the responsibilities and du
ties of citizenship, and they now discover
the full extent of their error. The republi
cans should not have enfracbised the negroes
of the south or they should not have remov
ed political disabilities for participating in
the rebellion. When the white people of
the south were restored to their political
rights their superiority naturally asserted
itself in the electrons, as was bo well, said
by JudgeThurinan in his admirable reply
to Mr. Blaine. What might have beeu an-:
licipated from the collision of these opposing
torccH was soon witnessed. As soon as tho
pressure of federal forco was removed in tho
south and tho disgraceful carpet bag power
was overthrown the colored people, ignorant
and inept in political inan:iement, naturally
and necessarily fe'l in behind their masters.
As the plundering rule of carpet baggers in
South Carolina, Louisiana aud other nates
has sho a h this was necessary fbr their pro
tection. It is too late now to renew the dis
abilities ol the southern whites for participa
tion in tho rebellion, and it is too late to de
prive the colored people of the political priv
ileges secured by the amendments to tho
constitution. The experiment of ncirro suf
frage will go lo the end and its tuost strenu-
ous supporters will be found among those
who resisted it in the beginning. Political
rights'when once conceded cannot bejmade
the sport of paity. Negro suffrage is em
bedded in the constitution and it will remain
thero in spite of tho bitter disappointment
of the republican leaders at the failure of
tho partisan ends for which it was designed.
Patriot.
l'rincess Alius Head.
London, Dec. 1 1. The Grand Duchess
of Hesse Darmstadt Princess Alice of Eng
land-died at 7,30 this morning, of dipther-
ia, from which she had been suffering for
several days.
WHO 811 n WA8,
Princess Alice was the third daughter of
liueen Victoria. She was born in 1843, and
married in 18G2 to Prince Louis, of Hesse
Darmstadt, aud was, at the timo of her death.
thirty-fine years of age. She contracted dip
htheria several days ago. for which she was
careiully treated. No alarming symptoms
were noticed until recently, when the dis
ease suddenly assumed a serioui form, and
uotwifhstaudlug every effort was made to
save her, she gradually sank under the dis
case and died this morning as stated above,
THE WHOM-! FAMILY SICK.
More than a month ago dlptheria broke
out in the family ot the Grand Duke, and
alt the children, five In number, together
with the father, were attacked. They all re
covered, however, but the youngest chtldi
Princess Marie, who died about the middle
ofNovember, Her death affected her grand
mother, the Queen of England, deenlv.
Now that the mother has been carried offby
thesame disease, great'grlef may beexpect-
est, btiels tlietirstof (lie family of Queen
Victoria that has died out ofher nine child
ren
Did you ever jump a board, Bill 1EJen
bury JcralJ. Wero you ever sued for a lie,
Bill? WAttling Iadr. Did you ever run
a grocery, BUI f Phonograph. Did you
ever find a dollar, Hill 1Rome Sentinel,
What did youdo with your tailor, Bill f
AVui York JUprtu, Did the sun dry your
due, Hill? 1'itMurg Telegraph. Won't
you please shut off your gas, Ilillf,
JCtdrtd Eaylf, Please walk In end pay your
subscription, Bill 7 dimeron 7Vw. But
""'1 naun't you belter go and settle that
find a true, Hill.
llorv lo Teach.
'
It v. Daniel La-li, Supsrlntendent of
chool lii Provldo tc. -ays. In his quarterly
rep rt to the SjIiooI Committee just submit
- - - -
ted:
Ono of tho most cunmon, If not tho great
est, fault of teachrrs has beenthuthey have
been confined too eiflusively to text book,
This Is now a,not universally conceded to
be a most erious defect, tint ought at once
to be remedied J but th") Igniring of text
books entirely In teaching and relying upon
oral Instruction is an evil of even greater
magnitude. The trim pnrpose of education
1 not merely to fill the mind, but to q ilck
en it powers into self-activity, an I thereby
to improve and strengthen it, When child
ren first enter into tho path of knowledge
everythingsh mid be audo.eafy.aadjpleasaut
as possible. Their perceptivo powers should
be quickencsl by every ehnrm of novelty
that can be thrown around the visible objects
from which they are constantly gaining new
idea. A child's knowledge must of necessi
ty bo of tho concrete nnd not of the abstract.
Word are sljns and symbol of Ideis In the
minds of a child, only when they have bean
associated with visible objects and their
qualities. Il.it, after tho earlier stage ha
bee. pasd, children must be taught to - use
their own powrs, and ujo them vigorously.
Tho attempt to make education a mre pas
time is an absurdity that should be scoffed
nt, a idlo and visionary.
There never ha been any thorough ed
ucation, nor can there ever bo, without hard
workers. The powers of mind, ns well as
those, of tho body iicqiiro strength and vigor
only by use. And tho highest function uf a
'cachcr i to instruct Ids pupils hoi to use
thMr powers aright, by a wie and Iraltlifu'
exercise. Astho treasures of knuwhdgs urn
iiaiuly contained in book, pupils should bs
arly taught to know how to ue them. Tho
rapid, discursive and thoughtless manner in
which books nio now read by our youths
is is one of ths greatest obiticles,to the pro
gress of a siuiid education. Tho kind and
amount of oral instructions that should b
iven in our schools riqtilrns also the most
careful consideration. There are many sub
jecis that are mt included in any course of
study that can be presented orally and clear
ly in every sc'jojI. What Infinite Wisdom
lias r-een lit to make in the varied forms of
nature is certainly worthy of the attention
and careful study of man. This should ev
er constitute mi important part of education
It should beginSwith the earlitstdawn of in
tellectual life Nature has a language thai
is addressed to every intelligent being. Its
alphabet should be learned as one of tho
very first lessons taught, aud Its expressivo
and symbolical language should bo thestudy
ofour whole life. Oral teaching, however,
should be limited to, nnd closely connected
witdi, the studies the pupils are pursuing. It
should always ba definite and exact, expli
eating or enforcing some new truth or fact,
and so intimately related to the subject
taught as to bo thoroughly incorporated
with it, giving to it greater clearness of force.
Whatever a pupil cm do for himself should
never bo done for him. Tho office of teach
er is to nw.meu tiioiignt ; to guide ami as
sist, and not to do the work of his pupil
Knowledge that is acquired without effort i
of but little value ; it soou lades from th,
memory and is forgotten All oral teach
ing that is general, discursive, wil bout a le-
hmte niin.-and is beyond the range of th
stildicsorthe capacities of the pupils, tenda
to distract the mind nnd interrupt the con
nected current of thought whlc.i is oscntial
to all true di-cipline. While tho teachrr's
coustant aim should bo to make everyUu'ug
clear nnd easily apprehended ,by tho dullest
capacity, thero should bs no excess of expla-
uanation. Tho random talk sometimes heard
in some schools on almost every variety or
topics, without method or purpose, wordv
and meaningless, is ever to he deprecated as
a mo-t ierioiu evil. Far better lor n teach
er to be silent, unless ho can open his mouth
with wisdom.
The Q leen's Bench Division, at a sitting
111 iiuic, before Lord Coleridge and .Mr. Jus
tice Mellor, has decided that there is no cora
mt;hw right entitling fox hunters to pass
over land In fresh pursuit ofa fox. The ar-
peal camo up in this way: Bomo gentle
men, while hunting witli the Yale of Taun
ton hounds, in Somersetshire, tried to crors
the field of a fa rmer named Summerhayes.
tils son warned them off, and turned back
Mr. Paul's horse. Mr. Paul urged his horee
forward. Summerhayes aeain nut it back.
Then Mr. Paul resisted. Summerhayes took
up a stone. Mr. Paul got off his horse, and
strove to take it away, and a struggle ensued
Another of the gentleman said : "If jou
throw that stone, I'll knock you down."
The young farmer caught hold of the horse's
bridle, and the gentleman struct- him twlco
with his whip. Summerhayes complained,
and the magistrates convicted the fox hunt
ers, and imposed a small fine, from which
conviction the appeal was taken.
Mr, Cole, Q. 0., contended that the chase
of the fox was a lawful justification for en
tering upon any land. He cited au old case
in Popham's Iteports, in the reign of Eliza
beth, that it was lawful to go on land ii
pursuit of the fox, "for the fox Is a noNome
beast, so that his destruction is beneficial to
the public,,' XIr. Justice Mellor observed
that tliejustification was not put on a very
sportsmanlike ground that the fox was a
noisome beast, and thu object was to kill
him as soon as possible. The-modern idea
is that the pleasure of the Iiun, is the object.
He romembered the case of a member of
Parliament who had tho misfortune) of hay.
ing a fox killed 011 his land, and who was
torced to have a kind of inquest held on'the
body oi the animal to satisfy his neighbors
that he was no party to the act, or he would
certainly have lost his seat. Mr. Charles,
Q. 0., who appeared for Summerhayes, cited
the case in which the Earl of Essex sued
the Uev. Mr. Capel, in 180'J, for hunt
ing in Cashiobury Part, and Lord Ellen
borough decided (bat those who hunt are'
not entitled to go oyer the lands of other
persons.
Lord Coleridge, with whom his colleague
concurred, then pronounced judgment, af
firming the conviction for tho assault. He
was of opinion that the prosecutor was
justified lu resisting the defendant's .entry,
nr. iUn fnA I.V t .1 t II l.l.l.1
w.. ... .vv. u. uuuup wen euuueu
to the enthusiasm it excites among those who
enjoy it i but it must be carried on In sub
ordlnatlou to'lhe'genual rights of mankind
and the ordinary laws of property, one of
winch ts that no one is entitled to go on the
land of another without his lenve and against
bis will. I here is nothing to justify a party
of fox hunters lu riding over the field of a
farmer against his will, If they persist,
they are trespassers, and If he resists them
and they assault blm, they aro without any
legal justification. It is not a little singular
that, after so many years of fox hunting,
this question of law should have come now
before an appellate court lu England for the
first time. ''U
Nearly a million lrti'alf Gospels and
New Testaments printed in twenty-two
languages were given away at the bible
stand iu the Paris Exposition.
From the 1st of Mav to tho 1st of Novcm-
' ber 203, 117 foreigners entered Paris and
were rrglsttred at hotels and lodging-houses
fnriv..lv i,oilr.,,,.lin.,. l.lr, rr.t,.i
. J ........ ..,.. a uvu'K IkWIUlU, 1.U1IU
there were 1,(174 "miscellaneous.". There
were 21, 778 Germans, 13,573 residents of
the United Stntcs, 03,910 English pfople,
8,6ul Austrian, 28,830 Belgnns, 10,004
Spaniard, 0,082 Dutch, 1 1,003 Italian, 6,
725 Russians ami 11,930 Swiss.
Foriy years hence, arcirdlng to a witty
Continental writer, Socialist histories will
contain Item like this : "A crowd was
peacefully thronging the streets f Nnplo,
when a king, Humbert I,, dahl violently
among them in a carriage, and, In nn access
ot criminal fury, aimed a blow with a sabre
at an Innff-nsive citizen named Passavanti,
which the unhappy man barely ucceed In
parrying with a knife that, fortunately, he
had taken tho precaution to purchase tho
day before."
A New Mignilnc.
l,eiiurc Ifourt is tho name of a new Maga
zine which has been sent us by the bubllsh
er, J. L. Patten A Co., 47 Barclay street,
New York. The uumber before us contain
lllustiated articles of Travel, Biography, etc,
beides stories, sketches and poetry, and is
published at tho popular price of,fl per
year. The illustrations are handsomely got
ten up, and the reading matter is of the best
quality. Tne for;y page of tbi Mnzazine
are filled with matter that will be Interesting
to all our readers. In order that all may
have a chance to see and examine this Maga
zine, the publishers offer to send it three
months fir 25 cents, and' to present every
three months ubcriher with a churn ing
chrom i motto, entitled" "Faith II po and
Charity." The words of this motto are-print-ed
in fifteen oil colors upon a dark ground
and are entwined with floral dfsignsnl creat
beauty. dec. 20; '78 3w
COJIMISSIONI.RS' NONCE.
Wo have fixed upon tho 2Gth, 27th and
28th days of this month as the time to final
ly close out the business of the office for
this year and for our term. Wo have made
a calculation of the amount that each col
lector shall pay by the 27th iiist, to meet
the entire obligations due by the coiinty.aod
directed the Treasurer to notify them of the
fame, and we want them to comply with
said notice, as wo now mean that all ao
rounts shall be paid as aforesaid All per
sons having any Id IN due them will please
pre-cnt them on those days.
Claims for Road damages not included in
this call. The holders of coupons on Coun
ty Ilonds will please present them for pay
ment, aud persons holding over-due County
Bonds shall present them on the 28th inst.
All Coll-ctors are also notified that returns
of seated lands as well as uusoated I'mH
must be made ou or before the first day of
reoruary, 1S7U.
iiauu upon which no prooerty can be
I.undfiom which to make tax moat hn re
turned, and thoae who fail to make return bv
said day will be held for such- loss. Persons
indebted to the ccunty to make payment by
that time.
SILAS 'v. McilENltr,
1 1 Col
,J Ct
immlsslon'rs
u"ii.i ncii.nrjit,
JO.SEI'H K. SANDS.
or
Attest: .VM. KKirRmnu. l!l..rL-
Columbia co.
Coramissloners' omcc, uijjuisuuri; doo. 13, 'is 2w
A I'ouijilete .Newspaper.
Tho enterprise that has made 7ie W'ceilg
Timet not only the best journal of its class in
Philadelphia, but, by general acknowledg
ment, the bet journal for tho family circle is
sued from any press is scrupulously maintain
ed. Its contributors from week to week aro
among tho foremost men of the nation, and
no department of news or literature isshVht-
cd in any number on any pretext. It is ad
apted as well to women as to men ; hence, al
though its political intelligence is full and ac
curate and its political editorials free and fear
less, liberal provision is made for religious,
literary, dramatic and musical matters, wit
and humor, travels and adventure, tiction.poe
try,fasliions and tho chronicle of current social
events. In all these departments the pens of
tho best writers aro engaged, whilo selections
from other journals aro niado with cure, taste
and fullness that aro unsurpa'nad Tho spec
ial correspondents oi Jnc Weeilg Times are
found at every news centro, embracing all
American and European capitals, aud they
aro cliargod to sparo io labor or expenses to
givo its readers the best and earliest accounts
of matters of current interest in ovcry depart
ment oftho world of news. In addition to
tho regular correspondence thus provided,
this journal is chosen by many of the most
eminent men of tin dayas a medium of com
munication with tho public. The "Annals
oftlio War," embracing chapters of unwrit
ten history contributed by prominent actors in
the war of rebellion, are a valuable feature of
tho paper, and havo become a recognized de
pository of such matters, whether from
Noithern or Southern sources. This depart
ment, as we'll us others, will bo well sustained
during the coming year. Selections of somo
of tho most .valuable. ,var articles that havo
uppcarcu already liavo been made, to answer
tho general demand for thoir publication in
book lorui. I ho volume thus compiled, cov,
cring about 800 pages (prico.ft), handsomely
illustrated and elegantly bound, is uffered as a
premium lor subscribers. A copy of the "An
nals' given asa premium to anyonoseud
ing ?15 for a club ol ten, or $25 for a club of
twenty. Club terms of The Weekly Tlmei.
Ono copy, ono year', 12 ; fivo copios, one year,
8 ; ten copies, ono year, 15 ; tweuty copies,
ono year, 20, Address The Times, Philadol
phia, Pa.
E. F. KUNKEL'8 UITTElt WINE OF IKON.
This truly valuable tonic has been so thoroughly
u.-nieu vS mi i-msnea ot tne community mat It Is now
aecinoa inaupcnsable as a Tonlo medicine. It costa
nut mile, purines the blood, and gives tone to tho
stomach, renovates the systiin and prolongs life
js.Yeryiouy gaouia navo it, m
ror tne cure of weak stomachs, acnerol lebillty
.uuiswiuu, ui tne storaocn, and ror on ca'
sea rtciulrlnB a tonlo.
This wlno Includes tho most agreeable and efficient
Bait or iron wo possess-cilrato of Magnetic Oxide
uomoined witu inemost.nergcttoof vtgetable ton.
ca Vellow t'eruvlan Dark.
Doyou wantltoinelhtng to strengthen you I
Do j ou want u good appetite t
Tm nil Wnnt In rr. rll n.
tn .-fill iDan, aha..... a
Do you want to sleep well 7
Poyoa want to build up your constitution T yW
uo you wani jo reel welt t
1)0 you want a brisk ana vigorous feeling t
ir you do iry KUNKBL'a iiittek wine of
iriun.
I only ask a trial ot this valuable medlclnn I
Beware ot counterfeits as Kunkel's Hitter Wine of
Iron Is the only auro and unectuat remedy In tho
known world for the permanent cum nr n,.,n.i.
and Debility, and as there area numberof imlta-
iufu. uuercu iu mo puouc, 1 would caution the coin,
munlty to purchase nono tut the genuine article
manufactured by JS. f. Kunkel. and having hhi
v, . , c,erJf uoiue. Tne ract tuat otll.
era are attempting to Imitate this valuable rmnvi
proves IU worm and spoaks.volumes la lta favor.
vv u (euuiup, u. r, aunkeiS,
6old only In II bottles. Sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere. E. F, Kunkel, Proprietor, SJJ
Tuim Worm ltpi,iovel Alive.
Head and all complete, lo two hours. No fee tin
head passes, beat, tin and biomach Worms remov
el hy Dr. Kunkel, vj North Nintti strict, ThUadel.
rula, I'a. ben d for circular, or ask your druggist for
a bottle W Kunkel's Worm Syrup, it nerer Jalla.
1 rite ft.
llcnrfaetors.
When n boaul of eminent physician nnd
chemists announced tho discovery that by
combining soino well known vnluablo remedies
tho most wonderful modlcine was produc
ed, which would euro such a wide rango of
diseases that most all other remedies could bo
dispensed withi many wcto floptical J but
proof of its merits by actual trial has dispell
ed all doubt, aud to day tho discoverers of
that great medicine, Hop Bitter., nro honor
ed and blessed by all ns benefactors.
Ingenious legil trick which is vain : Mr.
Merrick Is to be tried at Indianapolis for
wife-murder, nnd his attorneys have lsued
a stib-pcDiia for the murdered woman, whom
they represent as alive and living In the
town. They expect tho Sheriff to return
"Not found," and then ask the Court lo
grant a continuance because of her absence.
The Sheriff will checkmato this by return
ing tho dato of tho discovery of her body
and her present burial, lot, and accompany
the same with the Coroner's certificate.
Marriages.
HEDHENS-VAN.NATTA.-On tho crenlne ot No
vember ltth, at the residence of Mr. Chester Flaclt
t East Muncy, by Hcv E. It. Lelsenrlasr, JotinC,
Heartens, of WasulntonTlile, Montour county,- Pa.,
to Mtsa Clara Vannatu,ot Jcrsoytown, Columbia
county.
Deaths.
IIOSTJJtn.-Ia Jonestown, Dec. 11, 197s, Mrs. Mary
M. Hostler, consort ot Dantet It. Hostler, aged 6
j ears, s months and 4 days.
CHESsLElt In Flshlngcrcek townslilp December
II, H78, Mary 3, Crosslcr, ajed 20 years, 11 months
and 11 days.
M A.RKE IMlEPOltrS.
BLOOMSHUKCl MARKET.
Wheat per bushel il.uo
Rje " si
Corn, new, " , so
i lata, " " , '
Flour per barrel e.oo
cioverseed
Flawed - l.rv
miner
link's
Tallow
Potatoes 6'
Dried Apples 04
Hams 13V
sides & Shoulders 09
Lard per pound is
nay per ion s.'
lieeswnx s;
nreoiiij-seea 2.11
9UOTAT10N1 FOK COAL.
No. 4 on Wharf 3,00 per T01
NO. 6 " " $ 2.15
SO. 0 " t 2,011
Blacksmith's Lutup on Wharf 1 8,00
" llitumlnous " M
NEW AVDERTISEMENTS.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
ie matter of exceptions to tho account ofjr. M,
Smith, Assignee of I. .lohn & gon.
The uri'lerslL-ned Auditor anr.olnlert bv tho emit!,.
on r Kcepitons to tho above mimed account will meet
an panics interested, ai nis oiuco in iiioomsmirir,
on Saturday, 1 he lsth day of January, ls?9, at ten
o'clock a. m., ror tne purposo or ni appointment,
CO. HARUIKY.
dec. 20, TS-sw Auditor.
tVILROAD ELECTION NOTICE,
otlco is hereby ei?en that the stockholders of the
Itunloeks I'reck i,d Muncy It. II. I'oinrany will
hold ihetr reeuliir annual meetlji at tho i'arker
House in Muncy nornugii, ia coming eounrv. ra. on
o'clock noon, to elect a President andtwelo Direc
tors ror Hie ensuinir year, ana to transact sucn oth
er business as muy bo found necessary under their
cnarier.
lly odr ot II. V. PETKIKIN,
Attest i C, A. Uowkrj, rrsa't.
teo'y. doc. 20, s-2r
gXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE OF JOHN WIIITa, DBO'B.
Letters Testamentary on tho estate of John
While, late ot Flslilnircreek township, Columbia
co . I"a..have been in-anted by the Register of Colum
bia county to Hie undersigned Kxecutor to
whom all persons Indebted nri reouested to mal.o
lmmtdlalu ta ment, and tho-te having claims or de
mands against the BiM estate wlli make them
Known to the under-tgned Kiccutor without
delay.
P. C. WADSWOHTII.
W. J. nrcKALEw, Executor,
Airy, ror Estate. Town 11111, Luz. Co., I'a.
deo. so, lsrs w
N
OH'filEKN CENTRAL P.AILWAY
WINTER TIME TABLE.
On and nttcr Sunday. November 10. ISTS.the tra'ns
on the 1'hl ado phla Erlo lta Iroad Division will run
as follows :
WESTWARD.
Erie Mull leaves Philadelphia
" " llarrlsburg
" " William port
" " Jersey Miore
" " Lock Haven
' " itenovo
" arrive at Krle
11 r5pm
4 25 a m
85 um
soiam
8 40 a in
11 o am
tbo pm
T 20 a in
10 so am
2ihi p in
s 25 pm
11 45 a m
8 35 p m
7 25 p m
s 40 p m
6 40am
7 u urn
7 5s a m
1153am
3 40pm
11 20 a m
12 40 p m
4iupm
7 20pm
8 35pm
45 p m
11 05 p ra
2 45 am
Tioam
lussnin
atsam
7 40 a in
Niagara Express leaves Philadelphia
" arr. at wwlsmsport
lock Haven
Fast line leaves I'hlUdelrhla
" Ilnrrlsburg
" arrive at wtillamsport
' " Lock Haven
EASTWARD.
Pacific Kxpress leaics Lock Haven
der-ioy rM.uru
' " w Ulhimsport
" arrive at Harrlsnurg
" " I'hUwlelphla
Day Express leaves Lock HuTen
urrlvoat llarrlsburg
v muunspuri.
'hllodelDh
puia
Erie MaU leaves
uunuvu
Luck Haven!
' unilaugport
arrives at llarrtsburg
I'lilladelnh
ma
Fast Lino leaves Wlillamsport
arrives at lltirrlsoiirg
" " l'hlladelpnla
Parlor ears will run between Philadelphia and
Wtllam-port on Niagara t.xp ess west, Krlo Kxprebs
we-t l'nllad "lphta Express oa t. Day Express east
and Sunday Express east, bleeping curs on aU night
trains.
WM. A. BALDWIN,
General tjupt.
Fairbaho Scales
THE WORLD'S STANDARD !
PARIS, 1878.
CL r. ( Tnls was the hlgest award
Gold Medal. i&'tDj waa tqc our eeneral
CLASS 76, ( The Highest Atrnril nnd
fJnLl Mu.lnl a the onlv (iolp MsDiLtonny
UOUl JlltidHl. sciieinanuiai turer.
The Only Awiird and the
lllalie.i Airitnl to any wale
manufacturer, aud the Medal
waa iiwurdid for "Accuracy
and I'retlilon."
CLASS 63. f The Illiilimi Aivnrd for
Silvpr Afpiinl iw'hlng midlines to. mill-ouvt-i
lULUiu. (tay transport service.
CLtbS64. I The lllnl.i-.l AHrd for
Bronze Medal rallroaa tn!l-le-
Two Hold XkXodali I
Two Silver Medals I
Ono Bronze Medal I
CLASS tt,
f Tho Hlghesi Award for the
finlil Mmlnl 1 Improved Type Writer, for
UU1U lUUUai.S. which Fairbanks tndco.are
lth sori lasNn for the world
CLAbSM, r For the Exhibit of the O&ctl
RmllvnMl(lnlJa,lrl1'umP8l0,' which Kalr
urOleiUCUaK tanks o. are the sot.
tiUKNTaul the world.
AW rlmllriig-c-d the world lo meet ua In romp
etlllou ut 1'iirU, and have won it hut uo other
eoiircru run ciuiui.
Three Gold Medals 1
Two Silver Medals 1
Two lironzo Mtdals I
SEVEN MEDALS I
TAIRBANKS & EWING,
715 UHESTNUT ST.,
Philadelphia,
"Seep. 'it. TMSw
jDMIMHTItATOllS', NOTICJrll
IST1TI Or lll'On BUDLTZ, EECIISID.
Letters of administration on the estate of Hugh
Nhultz, lateof Jackson townshlp.Columbla County,
..lil
uvummiu, iwm iru Kr uicu uy tue jiegister ot
to whom all Demons Indebted lu iuiM h-aia an. th.
eoiiniy to tne unuersigneu 'I ntn Istrator
quested to make payment, and those bavtnir
claims or demands against the said estate will
make them known to the said administrator without
delay,
JAMES M. BHl'LTZ,
. . Central 1'. o.
deo. , 73-tw Administrator,
U81NEBS OARDH,
V1SITINO C'Altlk.
LBTTKH UBADS,
DILL II K A US,
rXWTKUS, 0 0.,
N.eatly and Cheaply priuted at the Colum
bian Office.
A 'BNT,VAJTKIl-rorthebsl and fastest
A nulling J'tettrlal Uools and Mblea. J'rice re
iueed tl per cent, HirioxiL I cnujnim Co.. I'Imw.
driphla,
i, I'a. .
Each suceecdiiiK year mulccd plainer tho fact that there is a rapidly
growing taste for Holiday Gifts, combining usefulness with beauty and
correct taste.
STRAWBRIBGE & CLOTHIER
Have made very extensive preparations for supplying tho prevailing
taste and havo now on daily exhibition the largest stock of useful and
beautiful articles ever placed on salo in Philadelphia. An examina
tion will convince any ono that almost every department of tholiouse
contains .articles more appropriate for Christmas offerings thafr gifts
of silver or gold. r .
All who find it inconvenient to visit Philadelphia, aro cordially, in
vited to make their selections and order their goods through
(hup Mail OMer Bpartmeait
Of late tho business transacted through this Department hnsbeen so
heavy as to necessitate the employment of additional help, but the per
fect system in .practice enables us to promptly answer every request
for samples, and to fill at once every ortler in tho most satisfactory
manner. - f
Below we cive a necessarily brief list of nrtinlkq oanpeinllv ndnntnrl
tV- II.1M,,.. r"j:ri '
1W1 AAVilUilJ JlitD,
Initial Handkerchiefs
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
Colored Border Handkerchiefs
Fancy Bilk Hankerchiefs
Handkerchiefs in Fancy Boxes
Tor Ladles, Gentlemen and Otilllrcn.
Gentlemen's Silk aud Cashmere
Mufflers i-
Ladies' Embroidered Collars and
Cuffs -
Ladies' Neckties and Bows k
Ruffling and Scarfs
Gent's Neckwear of every styles
Fancy Hosiery t
Silk Hosiery ?
Underwear in Silk, Wool, Cash
mere and Merino
For Ladles, fienllemcn and Children.
Gent's Collars and Culfj
India and Paisley Shawls
Ladies' Coats aud Suits
Childruis' Coats and Suits
etc., &c.;&c. :
T WENT Y-El VE OASES
Twenty-Five Cent Dress Goods,
Eapecially Adapted for Christmas Presents.
Our greatly enlarged store room this
accommodate the manv hnndiln
heretofore fouud difficulty in
counters. "
The price of everything is guaranteed to be absolutely tho lowest.
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER,
N. W. Cor. Eighth and Market Sts.
w. PHILADELPHIA.
BARGAINS ! BARGAlMf
CALL AND SEE
OLOTHIITG
lasr BLOOMSBTJHQ.
Mens' Overcoats from
Mens7 Suits from $6 00.
Good Working Pants 90 cents.
Good Wool Hats for 75 ponte
Winter Caps from 40
Boys Caps from 25cents.
Good Working Shirts 50 cents.
n i wi u 1),G."S' Vests from 50 cets.
Good White Shirts, linen fronts 65 cents
Mens' Socks, 3 pairs for 25 cents'.
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES '
THE BARGAINS
At the Papulai; Mtare of
BAHD) LOWENBEEe,
IS
LAmWE WE.WSFAJPEM
AND HAS TIIE
.OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Terms $1.50 a Year in Advance.
Country Produce taken onSubscriptt1i7
THE DIFFERENT
IN THIS
OP TIIE INNUMERABLE
Variety of M Itefttexs
AND MATERTAT.
All kinds of IMaiii and FT
IV. ill i ii done on short notice , !,
at low rates. 3,141
OFFICE NORTH SIDE
1-J r
Hoys' Clothing and Overcoats
Infants' Outfits
Novelties in Skirts
Piano, Table and Organ Covere
Napkins to Match
Fine Damask Table Covers
Toilet Requisites
lilankets and Quilts
Eiderdown Quilts
Carriage Lap Kobea
Silk Umbrellas
Japanese Lacquer Goods
Celluloid Toilet So s
Pocket Books
Wrnt Warmers
Gloves of all kinds
Fans, etc.
Silks, Satins, Velvets
Dress Goods
Prints and Cretonnes
season.enables us to comfortably
nf m,r ,,Dt .a ,-t. u..JL
.'ettintr waitnrl ,im, n. nr
1
$4 50.
cents
NOW SELLING
THE '
i
STYLES OF
PAPER
OF THE COURT HOUft
mm.
a?
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BLOOMSBURG, PA,
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