THE COLUMBIAN AN DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBUKG, COLUMBIA COX. NTT, J?A. . (fit Itfattttat. BROOSWAT XLWXtUEilterf. BLOOM8DURG, PA. Pritlny, JAN. 31, 170. The following article written by Col. J O. Freeze, and printed In tbe lUrrinburg Patriot, contains a good suggestion. There Uno reason why the law should requite twtlve men lornn Inquest, and nur legist i tors should make the proposed change. ISQUKST ON FlEllt FACIAS. The act of June 1(5, 1830, relating to exe. cntlon. while it provides for an Inquest, does not any where fix the number necessary to constitute thelnquest. Turning to Trou bat k llaly'a 'TennsvlvanU Practice,' I tlml them saving that It "raii't consist ol at least twelve," but they give no authority for tho singular expression. Whereupon I be' tan tracing tbe matter up and found in nti act of 1700. 1 Smith's Laws 7, the first authority to sell lands for the payment of debts, and this pioviso, 'And before any such lands, measuage,or houses, or any oth er lands or homes, whatsoever, taken in ex ecution, shall be sold they shall be duly ap praised by twelve honest and discreet men of the neighborhood, wbloh clause of iu quest and nppraUement was again inserted tu the act of 1703, 1 Smith's Laws 53, with the addition that If the clear yearly profits will pay the debt in seveu years the lands shall be delivered to the party obtaining the 'execution, upon a reasonable extent, until tho debt or damages be levied. So' far as these acts are not supplied they are in force, but no reference to either of them is made in Furdon. Would not it not be well to limit the number of men com posing the Inquest to six 7 The Potter Committee is engaged in in 'vestigating the cipher despatches to ascertain who stole them, and gave or sold them to the New York Tribune. The Phlla. Tunes says, that in Washington the accepted the ory now is that they were examined by cer tain Republican Senators either at the rest dence of Professor Holden of the navy, with whom they were deposited for safe keening byan officer of the Western Union Telegraph Company, or at Senator Morton's committee room. All the telegrams which compro mised the Republican visiting statesmen were taken out and burned by George E. Bullock) one of Morton's runners, and the rest iound their way into the bands of Gen eral Butler. The translations for tho Trib une wero made by Professor Holden in whose possession the telegrams remained long enough tor copies to be taken. This gen tleman is now sworn to decipher them anew for the Potter Committee. The theory is the most plausible yet advanced. The com mittee will no doubt find it desirable to hear from the honorable Senators who examined tbe dispatches and decided which should be burned. There were several of them, ac cording to the report, and. Senator Morton only is dead. Let us know who the real thieves are. Clark, Reeves & Co., iron contractors of Phcenixville, Pa. have contracted with the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co., of New York to build the 2nd Avenue Line Bail way. This firm is now engaged in build ing another section of the road 3 miles long. The contract for the feecond Avenue Line is said to be the largest iron contract ever awarded in this country as fifty million pounds of iron must be furnished by the contractors nnd eight miles ofroad built. The contract for tbe section they are now build ing comprised twenty seven million pounds of irou. Both contracts are to be finished by Sept. 1st, so that Messrs. Clark, Reeves & Co., have undertaken to furnish nearly eighty million pounds of iron and at tbe aame time construct nearly twelve miles of a double tract road in a little over six months. Lord Derby in a recent speech at Rochdale iuU'inated that the English people were packed too close in England, and that emi gration was the safety-valve which would in good time relievethe distresses occasioned by redundantpopulation. The Welsh miners agree in opinion, with his lordship. They have given a very practical demonstration of the thoroughness of their belief that, at least, there are too many miners in Great Britain, by oflering thirty-five dollars to ev ery member of the Miners' Union who will go to America, and seventy dollars to every one who will betake himself to Australia. This action betokens a thorough understand ing of tbe trouble that has overtaken the in dustrial interests of England. There are more man to work than there is work to do. The remedy lies between a choice of evils : either to accept lower wages for the whole or to send part, out of the country. Governor Hampton to lteslgo. Gov. Hampton was able last week Wed' nesday to visit tho executivo office for the first time Isince his accident. Though un expected, his appearance was made the coca' sion for a general reception on the part of all state officers and many prominent citizens. ,He will probably resume tbe duties of his ofEee for a few days before sending in his final resignation, and then take a short trip to St. John's river, Florida, from which place ho will return to Charleston in time to take part in. tho coming celebration of Washington's birthday. Governor Hoyt has tendered tbe uomina tion of Secretary of State to M. S. Quay, and Mi, Quay has concluded to accept. Lane will step Into tbe Kecordershlp of Philadelphia which Quay will vacate. Tbe Vanderbllt will case still drags Its weary length along. The latest phase is a snit by Cornelius J. against William II. for one million dollars, under an alleged agree ment to pay that turn in case opposition were withdrawn from tbe probate of the will. Dr. LInderman, Director of the Mint.dled in Washington on the 27th Inst. He was appointed in 1867 by President Johnson, ana iieia mat ouice ever since with the ex. ceptlon of two yean. Judge I'adwillader ot the United States District Court died in Philadelphia on the 2Cth. He bad been a the Bar and on-the Bench for more than fifty years. hrarls baa aspirations for tho Presidency but his friends fear that ho would hardly get through with Lis inaugural address before it would bo time for the 1884 election. Boston JUL . Justice is dearer than cotton in Memphis. poo Henry Augelo stole four oranges, valued at ten cents, and bis case occupied the court f . i t i i t. . . . . jor inn anu a uau uays longenougu to use $121 30 out of tbe people's pocket. As fur Aogelo, he was acquitted. Mmamt to Establish a New BpttetMl Dh mm. At the regular quarterly meeting of the Convention of Willlamsport, recently held In 'hat city, a memorial was presented by the Rev. Dr. Hopkins, atklng tbe constitu tional consent of the Bishop of Central Pennsylvania to the erection of a new Dio cese. After considerable debate Ine memori al was adopted by a vote of more than two to one of the members present, and It was signed on tho rpot by a clear majority of all those preseut. The new Dlocose which It propose 1 to create will consUt of the counties of Lycoming, Clinton, Centre, Tioga, Potter, Northumberland, Montour.Oolumbla, Union and Snyder, being the same which now, by canon, form the Convocation of Williams port. The new Diocese, If created, will em brace a quarter of a million Inhabitants, and will be called tho Diocese of Willlamsport. According to the rules of the Church, the new liishop could not be consecrated until about January, 1881. The Diocese of Cen tral Pennsylvania, which was organized In 1871, consists of thirty-seven counties, with a million and a half of inhabitants, and ex tends from Pikecounty to Bedford, Inclusive It Is considered entirety too large for one Bishop to look after the wants of the Church and the present movement is one which ought not to interest the members of the Episcopal Church only, but all the citizens of this section of the country. . When tho Diocese of Central Pennsylvania was organ ized, considerable difficulty was experienced In settling upon a name and a city for the residence of the Dlshop, Harrlsburg, Read ing, Lancaster, Pottsville, South Bclhleham and Willlamsport all put in their clalms.and no one of them was stroDg enough to conquer all tbe rest. At that time Mr. HerJIc, who was at the zenith of his power, offered to give a $20,000 house) for an Episcopal resi dence, If the Bishop would only come and live in Willlasport. Reading was chosen however by Birhop Howe,and now that city Is the only one between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh where a Bishop of the church re sides. If Willlamsport should become a see city it would add greatly to its prestige and importance, and it is expected that a strong effort will be made by the clergy and laity of the Convention of Willlamsport to have a new Diocese created. The disting uished Dr. Hopkius, one of the most emi nent members of the Episcopal Church, and who for several years past has been Rector of Christ church, Willlamsport, is tbe prime mover for the establishment of the new Dio cese , and from his well-known energy and ability, it is safe to nssume that he will labor indefatigably for the success of his proposi tion. After the adoption of his memorial a committee of three, of which he is one, was appointed to circulate the document for the additional signatures among the clergy and laity not present at thomeetiug,and the Rev. Dr. Breck. Dean of tbe Convention, was requested to present the memorial, when completed by signatures, to the Bishop and parties to whom it is addressed for their con. sideratlon. It is thought that Bishop Howe in view of the very large Diocese over which he presides, will bo very glad to consent to its reduction, as it will materially reduce his labors, and enable him to look after the bal an co more carefully. We clip the above from the Willlamsport correspondence of the Phila, Jtccorti. The adoption o f the memorial referred to was notly contested Dy a debate of two hours, during which tbe following amendment was offered by the Rector of St. Paul's Chnrcb, Bloomsburg : "We, the members of the Convocation of Willlamsport, having a supreme desire to promote any measures which 'tend to strengthen theChurch within onrDioeee,and believing that a division of the same into two or more dioceses, might be of great ben efit to the interests of the Church within the limits now comprising the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, and furthermore, rec ognizing in all things which pertain to the welfarcpf our Diocese, the value of the god ly judgment and ripe experience ot the Rt. Rev., the Bishop of this Diocese, do ear nestly beg him to consider the whole subject of division; and if, upon such consideration be comes to a favorable conclusion, we fur thermore beg him to present the matter to the next Annual Convention to be held at Lancaster, and ask such legislation upon it, as the canons of the Diocese may require; 'and that this subject may be properly pre sented to the Bishop, Resolved, That the Rev. the Dean of onr Convocation, be empowered to appoint a committee of three, whose duty it shall be to visit tbe Bishop at. Reading and acquaint blm of this action." The adoption of the amendment would have put an end to the scheme of division, as it is well known that Bishop Howe would have placed his veto upon it at onee. The Constitution of tbe (Episcopal Church pre scribes three things as necessary to the erec tion of a new diocese; (1.) The consent of the Bishop to the Bame, (2.) The favorable action of the Convention of the Diocese In which the new diocese la to be formed, (3.) The ratification of the General Convention which meets once in three years. Tho memorial of Dr. Hopklna proposes to bring tbe subject of division before tbe next Convention without having previously ob talned the Bishop's consent. If the action of tbe Convention should be favorable, a tremendous f. iree would then be brought to bear upon the Bishop, to induce him to agree to it. As yet, but fivo out of the thirteen self supporting parishes In this Convocation are represented by the signatures to "the memorial, and but four out of eight mission ary stations. If every parish had been rep resented in the Convocation, it Is doubtful whether the memorial would have been adopted. It is highly improbable that division will succeed for several reasons the chief of which is the additional financial burden which would be imposed upon this Convo cation, should It be obliged to support a Bishop of its off u. A Farmer named Donelson Jiving in Rob inson township, Washington county, in this State, had his cellar cleaned up, o few days ago, when $700 in notes were found under a lot of planks, in a tin box, and $200 lu gold in a tin cup. The 'farmer believed it was placed there by his father, and calling bis two brothers together, made an equal dlvls ion of tbe spoils. Sefator George D. Jackson, who has suo- ceediil fr. Allen, is fairly in the harness again, and determined to look after the inter- esta of his district with care. 1'Yotn experi ence ga'ncd as a member and senator years ago, he is no novice ut uarrishurg, and be will make a worthy successor to Mr. Alien. Gazette & Bulletin, Colonel Forney's Progress, alludimr to Governor Moyt says "a freth Governor in lilr a fresh suit of clothes, a little tight at first. 'J his probably has reference to an unreported part of the ceremony of Inauguration. We are sorry to hear this of our new Oovernor. A Ri4 Law Dftlslw. Recently Judgo Oallraith, ofKrie, decid ed a question of some importance under the road law. it defined tho rights of owners on a point this) is arising continuously under our complex special legislation. The plaintiff, John W. Dawley,'residcs in Franklin town ship, Erie county, on the Population road. Tho defendants were the road commissioners of Franklin township and others employed by them. In 1873 tho road commissioners of Franklin township employed the county sur veyor to survey the Population road, with in structions to find the lino of the original sur vey of tho road. According to the line run by Piatt under these directions, the road through Dawley's improvement appeared to be from three to seven feet too far west, and tho void commissioners ordered him to move his fence on tho the east side of the road back cast, In accordance with this new survey. Dawley's houso and grain barn stood on tho cast side of tho roxi and hu had built a good fence in front of his lions;, with iron posts, etc., and a nice stake and cap rail fence the balance of tho distance, in all, about ninety rods of fence, and set shado trees along the whole line. All these and other improve ments had been made with reference to tho road as actually opened and traveled since the year 1831, forty-seven years ago. Tho road was tho lawful width, fifty feet, and tho fence which tho commissioners required him to inovo was twenty-five feet and over from the centra of tho traveled track, and being advis ed in regard to the law of the case ho refused to comply with the order of the road com missioners. In the fall of 1870 tho road commissioners caino on with help-arid tore down aud threw back tho fence abovo referred to, and Dawley brought an action of trespass against thetn tho same yetr to recover damages. The court after a very careful considera tion of tho law, ruling that supervisors have no right to relocate a road in order to place It on what they may suppose its recorded site, and that a public road laid and opened, and used by the publio for a term of years, whelh opened on its recorded site or not, can only be altered by a new proceeding under the road law. While the country will willingly pay any measure of dignified homage to General Grant and will gladly see him sent to every nation of the world as the guest of the gov ernment, the special favoritismshown to Colonel Grant because he is the son of the ex-President, is justly reprobated by the great mass of the people. The younger Grant has done nothing for the country but enjoy its favor, and largely at the coat of his fellow army officers. He has been promoted over seniors without any pretence of merit, has been assigned to the most acceptable staff service, and Is now about to be granted a leave of absence for a year or more to ac company bis father on his voyage. It it be true that General Grant has asked for the leave for his son, he committed a blunder that the government should not sanction, and the young army officer who enjoys high rank without any more than ordinary merit if that, should be taught that military dis cipline depends upon equal and oxact jus tice to every officer of the army, without re gard to their birth, and that military dis tinction must bj earned by intelligent and faithful service. Colonel Grant mav be al lowed tS accompany his father in his voyage on a government vessel with proprlerty; but he should do as any other officer of tbe ar my would have to do to take such jonrney he should resign his commission. If the son of the ex-General of the army can be allowed unmerited promotion and absence from duty fr a year or more for pleasure travel at the expense of the government, the same rule must apply.to a greater or less ex tent, to the sons of all the other Generals of the army, and it must be subversive of all karmony and good discipline in the line and stafTofficers. President Hayes should drop a bint to the title chiefs of the army' on the necessity of jnst military rules to be appll cable to all, wlthont regard to their paren tage. Times, Mrs. Senator Brace a Favorite in Official Circles. Washington Letter to the Baltimore American. When Mrs. Bruce took up her residence here the first person to pay her social respects to the bride was the wife of the President She was so much pleased with Mrs. J!ruces ladylike bearing that she repeated her visit, and then soon followed nearly all of tbe Sen atora and a large number of members' wives. Of course, the Cabinet ladies were not be hindhand in their respects, and, as is the custom here, after the wife of the Sec retary of State had by calling formally inducted Mrs. Bruce into Washington socle ty visits became general so mneh so in fact that time has not allowed of 'their being re' paid. Every one who has called at Senator Brace's residence, atNo. 909 M street.where be has recently removed from College Hill, speaks in glowing terms of, his wife. Her beauty land her accomplishments are' both praised, and those who went to see her more to gratify a lave of curiosity than anything else, accord her a full meed of praise. Mrs. Bruoe before ber marriage was Miss Joseph' ine Wilson, daughter of Dr. Wilson, a weal thy citizen of Cleveland, Ohio. She gradn ated with high honors at the Cleveland High ecu ooi, ana speats Preach and Uerman flu ently. Bbe Is of fine presence ; ber com plexion is a rich olive ; her hair Jet black, silken in quantity and lustrous In hue ; eyes are full and dark and teeth perfect. There is a grace In her .movements that any lady might be proud of, and, better than all, there is a quiet dignity in ber manners that Ibe speaks the perfect lady, Bbe resembles close ly what we all imagine a beautiful Spanish lady to be, and no one cognizant of her birth could trace any signs of African blood. have often heard in the South that these signs were unmistakable, and.no matter how fair in complexion and bow far removed from the negro, the marks of the African blood were always visible. Mrs. Bruce puts such theories to flight. Mr. Bruce is of the color designated in the south as "saddle-col ored," and is a 250-pounder. General Warren maintains that ih Minn eeota valley and the Misaissipi valley have ueen lormea since the deposftionof thegla cial drift : that tbe lowest denosita lag up to Savannah are later than tbe last giaciai arm, and that channels at the Des Moines Raolds and river terricM In that vicinity are more recent.tban thelowesLjThls is based to a great extent on the hypothesis of southern elevation and northern deprcs aUn of tbe lacd. ' Loss of Ufa by yellow fever in tbe South last year is estimated at about 16,000 per sons, and of money and trade at $175,000, 00 to $200,000,000 as great as tbe loss from the Cbliago fire. But some good is ikely to come out of Ibis calamity. It is thought that henceforth quarantine regula tions will be more tboroughlyj.establlshed than they hale ever been. Apart from death and human s offering negligence Is the worst kind of political economy. Expenditure of ne-twrntieth Jttrt of what the fever has cost might have prevented it altogether. Itcitntifio Amtrimn. TaiMg Cfty Country. ''Tho city Is no worse than the countiv," was Talmage's opening sentence last .Sunday morning, at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, nxd then, in pursuance of his previous promise to bo "moro sensational than ever," ho contin ued : "Tho vices of tho metropolis aro moro evident than tbe vices of the rural districts' because the'ro are more porsons to be bad if they wish to be. Tho merchant is as good as tho farmer. There is no moro cheating in town than nut of town, and not worso cheat ing, only it, is on a larger scale. The coun tryman sometimes prevaricates about the ago of liU horse that be sells, or tho sizo of his bushel measure J or as to whether tho peach es at the bottom of the basket aro as large as they are at the top : or about tho quarter of beef Ibcing tender when it is tough. Tho countryman, in short, prevaricates about his goods to as bad an extent as the citizen docs about his calicoes, silks and hardware "As to villages, I think that iu somo respects they are worso than tho cities, becauso they copy tho vices of tho cities in the meanest shapes. As to gossip, its! heaven is a county village. There aro always half a dozen wo men who have their sun ''onneis near, to that at the first item of news derogative to anybody they can fly out and cackle it all over town." Laughter. Cain was the founder of tho first city. It takes a city a long while to escape from the character of its founders. It will take centu ries for Now York to get over tho good In fluences of its pious founders, whoso prayors wont up in tho streets where now banks dis count and brokers rave, where companies de clare dividends and importers swear Custom House lies, and auctioneers shout, while all worship the nlmighty'dollar. In other days men gathered in cities for defence. Only the poor who had nothing to bo stolen lived m the country. Now, when Christian civiliza tion makes it safe to livo anywhere, men live incities for the sake of rapid gain. The cit ies aro the ccntresof civilization, and in them popular liberty first raised its voice, as witness Genoa, Pisa and Venice. After the death of Alexander tho Great among his papers wero found extensive plans of cities with a view to the commingling and fraternization of differ ent populations. It is a strange thing that snrpasses my comprehension why there should bo bickerings and rivalries between cities. New York must stop caricaturing Philadelphia ; Philadelphia must stqp pick ing at New York I The continent is large enough for St Louis and Chicago. "The city with the large forehead is Bot ton; that with tho deliberate step and calm manner is Philadelphia; that with a pocket full oi money is New York applause ; go ing along with a rush that shakes the con tinent is St. Louis or Chicago ; and the city that takes its wife and children along with it is Brooklyn. Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, all cities, aro distinguished for Borne one thing ; for professional ability, af fluence, fashion,,bot not one can be spared. Whatever damages Boston Common, injures Washington square Laurel Hill and Clinton Avenue weep over the same grief, and New York pays for the obsequies of plague strict en New Orleans. "While they are different in some respects, all these cities teach us three or four import ant lessons. One lesson that ought to i m press itself on every' Christian man, is tbe fact that this world is", a scene of trial acd struggle. Watch the countenances of men is the busy streets of cities, and there is an inti mation that they are on errands which must be executed at the earliest possible moment. In tho woods, where the eternal shadow it never lifted, or in tho seashore amid the whirlwind and the tempest, is the best place to study God; and in the ever-changing streets of the great cities is the place to study man. "A magnificent field for Christian work is present d iu the cities. Poverty "is worse there than in the country, for there are 10,' 000 persons,.with none to help." Mr. Tal- mage told a story of a boy who, when asked if he could read and write, replied that "God does not want me to read and write, because I never got the chance,' and then be continued: "How many of tbe children of the great city have sought to walk, and have got np from tbeir hands and knees only to put their feet on the road to derpair I Christians are too particular what kind of work they are called upon to do for Christ. Don't spend so much time in tying our cravatB when wo can be sav ing the souls of men from death. "Commercial life is full of temptations. A man tries to be honest, but finds that ho can' not compete with the Shy locks, those men whose consciences are nuch that if they had one honest principle it wonld die of loneliness, Laughter. Those Shylocks despise God, while they have a little anxiety about the Sheriff. Then the honest man asks himself, 'How can I get on unless I do just as the others do? Are there not in all our cities commercial temptations of which a thousand now present have felt the pressure ? Although they may have resUted, have not these men required the help of God to maintain their integrity 1 I know a man, a bookseller, who started business, saying that he would never sell a book over his counter that he would not be willing to have read in his family. ' Five years passed on, and I saw books on his shelf that were as bad as bad could be. I said to him, 'Hon is it possible that you can sell sueh books? He replied, "Oh, I have got over that Puritanical notion.lf you had been in business as long as I have you would find out that a man can't do business unless he does it just as other men do.' A little while passed on and he lost all bis property, he lost his morals, ho losi his intellect, and went into tho mad boose. In other words, 'He that casts off God, God casts him off.' There is no success, even for this world, unless you take uod as your guide and try to do right, "The cities have tbeir temptations of a political character. How many men go down nnder tho prcssure of politics ? Some men go into politics to reform them, and if a man does that honestly politics will not hurt him, But generally when a man steps into politics the newspapers will try to blacken his charac ter, and after a while, instead of considering himself an honorable citizen, he is lost in con teuiplation of the fact that he has been so long kept out ot jail. Laughter. News for the Pioas. In Indiana a man can go to church on Sanday, subscribe liberally to lift tbe church debt, and never pay a cent of it. Tbe Su preme Court of that State has decided that a subscription made on Sunday is not bind ingin law, Chicago Tribune. Tbe body of Major Andre, who was execu ted as a British spy, was buried at Tannan N. Y in 1760. Fo'rtv veara afterward tin remnins were disinterred and sent to England where Jthey now repose in Westminster Ab bey. Mr. Cyrus W. Field has nurchaseil ih snot at Tannan which was their first rmilnir place, and proposes there to erect a monu ment, for which Dean Stanley has already writUai a'.fitting inscription. Graat ought to lei his hair grow so as to have a pig-tail when he lands In China a cock-tail won't carry him through always. WASUIMTON LETTER. Waihlngtoii, D. C, Jan, 29 , 1S79. There was no progrcw In legislation of consequence last week, except the agreement of the two Houses on some of the appropri ation bills or, rather, the agreements made by tho Senate to such bills. This was especi ally notlceablo In relation to tho Post Office appropriation bill, to which, on Saturday, the House agreed to the addition of many hundreds of thousands of dollars. If Democrats needed any vindication for demanding a largo reduction in our naval appropriations they had It in Senator Blaine's speech last week on tbe subject. Ho thinks we unnecessarily spend many millions In that way. To be sure, he was arguing to get some of this squandered money to aid in building up our merchant marine, but the use be wishes to make of tbe money makes no difference In tht fact that it has hereto fore been unnecesarll) spent. His plan Is to subsidise lines of steamships to South America and other parts of the world. He says this would not only Increase our trado enormously, but will give us a large number of the best of sailors to draw from whenever we might have need of a navy. For many days there has been great inter est felt In the coming struggle In the Senate over the New York Custom House nomina tions. Tbe Administration will use all in fluence to secure tbeir confirmation, and Senator Conkliug will do his best to prevent it. The vote may be taken at any time. Tbe Committee on transfer of the Indian Bureau is equally divided, in numbers, on the subject. The scssiou of Congress is now so nearly over, nnd so much else remains to be done, that final action on the two reports, for and against transfer, is not possible. The noted Mi Garrahan case is likely to go to the Court of Claims under a resolution to that effect to be introduced in both Houses. The resolution will simply authorize any one claiming title to the immenso property in dispute to commence in that Court suit against the United States. It would be a singular result of this long struggle between McGarraban and The New Idria Mining 0., if it should appear finally that the Government, and not either of those parties, really owns tbe land. It is currently reported here that Mrs, KlizabethTbompson who originated the Yel low Fever Investigation is strenuously sup porting the measure of constructing re frigerating ships for Southeran ports as a means of purifyinc Incoming vessels and practically abolishing tbe great er inconveniences of quarantine. Practical philanthropy is rare but Mrs. Thompson has been very fortunate first In boldly relying on the discretion and talents of Dr. Woods- worth and now in fosteripg the means sug gested by ber Commission for developing the power of that natural enemy of Yellow Fever cold. It is expected that a bill will be brought in immediately so that Prof. Gan gee's steel ship with Its enormous machines may be available early in summer. Let us hope when this bill is presented there may be little talk and Immediate action. The sum demanded $2000,000 is a flea bite com pared to the pecuniary losses by yellow fev er and the cost of death dealing Iron Clads. Seminole. After the Jennlng's Estate. AN INVITATION TO ALL THE JENNIKfJSES OP A1IERICA TO JOIN IN TIIE FIGHT. Over two hundred malo and female resi dents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, claim ing to be heirs to tho great Jennings fortune locked up in tho English Court of Chancery, assembled, for the third time this year, in Morgan's hall at Camden, and spent a counlo of hours deliberating over ways and moans by which the huge pilo of dollars 300,000, 000 in round figures could bo wrested from the English law officers nnd distributed on this sid.e of the Atlantic. Mr. William Cook, who, with Dr. Kirkpatrick, has been retained to visit England and institute legal proceed ings, presented to the assembled heirs a letter from one Hector Jenniogs, of Sandusky, 0., who claims to have in his possession import ant documents bearing ou the genealogy of th Eastern heirs, which bo is ready to place at -their disposal. This news so olated the heirs that they unanimously adopted a reso lution calling upon all tho Jcnningscs in America to join with them in the lkht, as well as to participate in the distribution of tbe cash. The sum of $200 was subscribed in the room toward the expenses of tho delega tion to England. ANOTHER VIEW OF TIIE JENNINGS ESTATE, The American papers are constantly chronicling meetings of semi-lunatics who firmly believe that they are entitled to sums of money In England, usually ranging with delightful indefiuiteness from seventy to two Hundred millions of pounds stcrl ug, The proceedings of such meetings have, in every case, one very important result the religious ceremony of "taking up a collec tion" is never omitted. Some smart lawyer Is generally the deut ex machina of the whole movement, aud he, at any rate, has no diffi culty In getting money out of tbe "estate, One can't help pitying the unfortunate peo ple who year after year with a courage and pertinacity worthy of a better cause, keep on assembling m conventions and passing reso lutlons to proclaim that they are tho heirs to the"Jenulngs estate," the "Drake estate." and so forth, but really it spoaks bad for American "cutenesa" that such impostures can succeed, '.these estates so far as Amerl cans are concerned, are myths. Last year some half-crazy individual brought an action against Lord Howe as the bolr of the "Jen yns" estate that is tbe correct spellibg and was literally laughed out of court. The Court of Chancery gave Lord Howe the es tate upward of a century ago, and twenty years peaceable possession, when there has been not fraud gives a good title in Eng land. It Seem Impossible That a remedy made of such common, sim ple plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dan delion, Ac, should make so many and such marvelous and wonderful cures as Uop Bit ters do, but with old and young, rich and poor, Pastor and JJoctor, Lawyer and Editor all testify to having been cured by them,you must believe and try them yourself,aud doubt no longer. Bee other column. MARKET REPORTS. BLOOMSBUKG MARKET. Wheat per bushel , Hye " Oorn,new, ' '"" Data, " ' ........I..!!!... VtnarnAr harm! ....... I1.U0 .SI .41 .S3 e.oa t.w .so .to .ot M l .U 81U .u 9.UI Clorerseea ""!!.'.'!'!!"" Flaxseed uuiter ,4 - Tvffaw'V. '.'.'' "!'""""' Potatoes I.'.'.'.!!'". Dried Apples .. .-, . . Hides A uhouldera ,,, " Lard per pound . ' Hajrpertoa ' ' lkwaw&x TlmoUir seed ::::::::::::;:;::;:: iirr? NO.S M I "co 41 MlackamlthItapoaVfhtitJ, " iVw u " nitumluoni " 4 M In the Massachusetts Legislature a bill la under consideration which provides that tramps shall be punished by bard labor for one year, and that "any tramp who shall en ter any dwelling house or any unoccupied building, or kindle any fire In the highway or on tho land of another, without tho con sent of the occupant or owner thereof, or shall be found carrying any firearms or oth er dangerous weapon, or shall threaten to do any injury to the person or properly of an other, shall be punished by Imprisonment at hard labor In tbe houso of correction or Stato workhouse not more than two years." The enactment Is not applicable to any fe male, to n minor Under 1G years of age, to any blind person, nor to any person who has a certificate of respectable character from the Selectmen'of tho town of which he was last an inhabitant. LEISURE liouits. J. L. 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Jan. 9-3w HASSON'SgorTAR n lho moHt nlpnptitnt find elUt-Arinnn rcliKHiJf I imown for the cure of oyA, rtf.f, Jtwu I Aitkrta.Wkoef.Ug Cbugh, and til til tend-1 Irttf to Vulmonai-0 CutnmjHfon, TDV IT I JlanUn wldOTertwrntrypari, II II I dec! it, rs-8m dico NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Blooita0)3ra House MR. J.K. TJLLOSTON, Ltttee it Manager, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN Saturday Evn'g. Feb. 1st. Clarke's 5th Avenua Company of N. T. rsr The greatest success ever achteved the pro- lous Drama In e acts and 80 tableaux ol uncle Tom's Cabin. The Gifted Artist?, LITTLE DOT, tvill appear In her wonderful creation ot the WILD CHILD OP SLAVERT-TOPSV; LITTLE LCLU-TUK INFANT PKODtQY il KVA. Iiecojnlifd as the greatest child artiste In America, Together with all tho original mustc,appototmfnts and great cast of characters, as I'LA YKD AT TIIE Sth AVENUE TUKATUK IN NEW YUKK. tW-OBSEUVE THE PWUES-Atlmlsslon S5andS5 cents. NO fcXTHA CHAItOE Foil KKSKHVKI) SEATS. Chart or ot seats now open at U. A. CLARK'S 1JOUK. MiUllE. Jan. 31. 1S7S. VEGETINE 18 RECOMMENDED BY ALL Physicians. Vaxjjct BrftBA. Qmv m, 14MIUAX1,2V.Y.J Km. XL JL BTBTXKa: jMar4ir, lUka tb pIMnr of writing jg anull certificate concerning Vtfttto pr prd by you. I h bn ialhrr with 14 XvcjMStia for over forty jMn, ad ba4 thm CKrmte Diarrhoea for OTr six mebtlM, ftM bar tried moat Tery lb Ing; waa glrto opto and 41d not expect to 1W from aaj to day and no pbyalclan coald touch my cat. 1 taw J onr Vegellne recommended to core Dyiprpriev. commenced vslng It, and I coollnDed delng o, and am now a well woman and restored to perfect bealtn. All who are afflicted with taU terrible dlaeaat, I woold kindly recommend to try It for the benefit of their health, and It la excellent aa a blood partner. By Dr. T. II. Foun, V. D., for MBS. WK. H. ? ORBXBL Vxozmiz. When the blood becameallfele aad stag naBt.eltberfrom change of weather ot of climate, want of exercise. Irregular diet, or from any other canse, tho Vxobtimb will re tw the blood, carry off the pntrld hnmors. clean the stomach, regulate the bowels, aa4 Impart tone of vigor to tho whole body, VEGETINE For CANCERS an) CANCEROUS HUMORS. Tha Doctors Certificate. Rsad it AsltLBT.WASKtNaTON CO., ILL., Jan. II, ISIS, Mm. H. B. Otuvxxh , a iw atr, yia isi tu i-vs m ij was a uau ww guflerlug from a JCcm Omcer on my right breast, which grew very rapidly, and ail my friends kad riven mono toe medicine, Vegetine, recommended tor Cancer and Ctmeerotte Jlumort. 1 commenced to take a we, wnen s ueara of year ft, and soon found myself beginning to feel bet ter; my health and spirits both felt the benign from tbe time I commenced the aseof tha Vog Una, the Cancer came out almost bodily, CAKRIK DKFQBREST. X certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. De Forrest, and consider ber one of ou vary best women. DR. a 11. FLOWJULB. AllCisxases irTni Blood. If Vsex-nxx will relieve pain, cleanse, purify, and cure such diseases, restoring tbe patient to perfect health after trying different physicians, many reme dies, and Mufferingfor years. Is it not conclusive proof, If yon arr a sufferer, you can be cured T why la this medicine performing such great cures? It works In tbe blood, lu tga circulat ing fluid. 1 1 can truly be called the urtat JtUmd JurUfr. Theg rest source of disc see originates In the blood; and no medicine that does not Kt directly upon It, to purify and renovate, g anjjast claim upon public attention. VEGETINE I regard It at a valuable FAMILY MEDICINE. Jan.l,lt7t. lfm. n. JL BnevxNt: IxarVar. I take pleasure In aaylng that I have used ibsVegetlnetn my family with good results, and I have known of several cases of temark able cure effected by It. 1 regard it as valuable family medicine. Truly yours, REV. WH. McIXBNALtt Tha Rev. Wm. McDonald la well known through the United butea as minuter In tha U. K. Church. Thocumm SriAK. VioniMi Is acknowl edged and recommended by physicians and apothecaries to be the best purl tier and cleanser of the blood yet discovered, and tbousa&ds apeakta lla praise who have been restored to VEGETINE The M. 1.'b have iU Sta. H. R. Stevens i Dtar AKr, I have sold Vegetine for a long time, and nod It gives mosi excellent sstlefao- lio. h a, DsWtmrr, m. x.. iwwui, , liuleton, lnd. VEGETINE rrfpared by K. R. STEVEN H, Boston, Mas. VerttlM It SU bj all DracglsU. Jan. 10, '79.-ljr w & co SHERIFFS SALE. By Ylrtue "of Bundry writs Issued out of the court of Common i'leas of Columbia county, and to me directed will be exposed to public at no court Ilouso Bloonibbuw, ut one o'clock p. m. on MONDAY, FEBKUAUY 3d, 1879. All that certain lotor piece of ground situate In Flshlngcreelc township, columbli county, i-enn-BjlTinla' bounded on the north by land of George Cadwollader.oa the east by land of John White, on the west by land of E. Jtutan, on the south by land of Alex. Stewart, contalnttg ninety acres, on which are erected a dwelling hou3e,barn and outbuild ings. ALSO, A certain house and lot of ground'eltuate In Espy, Scott township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows t Beginning at a corner of lot owned by John Shuman, on the north aide ot Main street, thence by aald lot northwardly one hundred and eighty feet uAn alley westwardly thirty feet to corner of lot owned by Henry Jones, thence by said lot southwardly one hundred and eight feet to Main street aforesaid, thence by said street eastward) thirty feet to the place of begin nlngs which are erected a dwelling bouse, stable and o&tbalklliff& telwd, taken Into execution at the Unit of Wm. a Kesusr and Mary Jane Keeter his wife la her right gainst Lemuel Draie with noUoetoterre tenants and to dj told aa the property ot Lemuel Drake with notice to terra tenant. &fcX"f. VendBx. Jan. a, is-ta JOHN W. llomiAN, Sheriff. Gold Medal Awarded at Paris Exhibition 1878. ' WILLIAM IF. nVEXJUI'HC-y S SONS, Practical Stationers, Stcam-Powcr Printers, BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS, 509 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. Fa. j&a, u, 'iv-im BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! i CALL AND SEE CLOTHI1TG- I3ST BJL.003VISBXJRC3-- Mens' Overcoats from Mens' Suits from $6 00. Good Working Pants 90 cents. Good Wool Hats for 75 cents. Winter Caps from 40 Boys Caps from 25ccnts. Good Working Shirts 50 cents. xMens' Vests from 50 cents. Good White Shirts, linen fronts 65 cents. Mens' Socks, 3 pairs for 25 cents. CALL ANO SEE FOR YOURSELVES THE BARGAINS At the PQ&yil&i? Btam ai bayed LowiiBEma SHERIFFS SALE. By virtue of sundry writs Issued out of the Court ot Common Pleas of Columbia coun ty, and to me directed, will be exposed to pub lio sale or out-cry, at the Court House In Bloomsburg at one o'clock p. m. on MONDAY, FEURUAUY 3d, 1879, All that town lot! situate (on Third street In the Town of Bloomsburg, bounded and described as fol lows, to-wit : On tho north by line Alley, on the east by lot of William Swcnlzel, on the south by Tolrd street and on the west by Barton Alley, the said lot being tltyfeet front moro or less on Third street and extending in depth to Pine Alley two hundred feet moro or less, whereon aro erected a double two story framo dwelling house, and out buildings. . seized, taken In oxccutlon at the suit of The Mu tual Building andiSavlng Fund Association of Uloomsburg against Adam Case, and to be sold as the property of Adam Case. ltosisox, Attorney. Vend Ex. ALSO, All that certain messuage, tenement ana tract ot land situate In tho Town ot Bloomsburg, county ot Columbia, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to-wlt ; beginning at a corner of land of o. A. Jacoby, thence by the same and lot of Jacob Wa nton south sixty-two and a quarter degrees west thirty-two nnd four-tenth perches to land of David J. Waller, thence by the same south twenty-oight and a quarter degrees, west one hundred and nine and five tenth3 perches to tho Susquehanna Illver.thence up the same north sixty-flvo and a quarter degrees, east thirty-three and eight tenths perches, thence by lands of.Jos. W. Uendershott and others north twen-ty-nlneand one-half degrees west one hundred and twelve and one-tenth perches to tho place ot begin. nlng, containing twenty-two acres and fort) -six perches ot land more or less, on which are erected a large brick dwelling house, frame barn, wagon house wood shed and other out buildings. Seized, taken In execution at tho s'ultot Isaac Ikeler's use against Jacob Dcirrcnbach and to be sold as the property of Jacob Deirtenbach. Ikkler, Attorney. ALSO. All thoso certain two plecos ot land situate In the township of llrlarcreek, bounded and described as follows: Tho one piece Is bounded ou tho west by land of George Bower, on tho north by land of ine ute John Doak, on thi oast by lind ot (lite) Charles Masteller and souUi by Und of Michael Bow. er, contalulng ten acres more or less Tho other piece U bounded by commencing at a stono corner In lino ot land of the late John Doak, tuence nortn sjventy-tour degrees, wot twelve and eight-tenth perches to a stone, tbencu by land ot sold John Price above described south three-fourths degrees, east ntty-nlne and Uvo tenths perches to a stono, tnocce by land of Bower, south seventy, clgtttand a fourth degrees, west four and nine-tenth perches to a stone, thence by land ot th j s nd Bower north eight and onc-tourth degrees west ttrty-seven and four-tenths perches to tho place ot beginning, containing three acres and twenty-six perches, strict measure. Seized, taken Into execution at the suit of Joseph Lamon against John Price and to be sold as the prop erty oi fuuo rnce. Jxcison Son, Attorneys. Al. Levari Facias. ALSO, All that certain piece or parcel of ground situate in Jackson township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, described as follows to-wlt: Bounded on the north tiy lands of fchalty and John L. Hess, on the tost and south by Asa Yorks, on the west by William Yorks. containing one hundred acres more or less, on which are erected a frame house and barn. Seized, taken into execution at the suit of Jacob scbujler against James P. and N. D. Kile and to be sold as the property of N. D. Kilo. Knobb, Attorney. Vend Kx ALSO, A lot of ground sltualo In tho borough of Centralis, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, bounded aud Ue- scnoea as touows : on tho south by centre street, On thO West bv lot of Jnhn Artjtr mi thn nnrrt. . nn alley on the cast by lot of Aug tst Gable, containing uiiy :eet iroui on said centre street and one hundred andforty feet ,ln depth, whereon are erected a two story frame dwelling housea Ed out-bulldlugs. Seized, taken In execution at the salt of o. o. Murphy against I.P. Iloagland, and to be sold as the property ot j. p. uoagiand. BtuxLKT, Attorney. Al. PL Fa ALSO, All the Interest of Samuel W, Baker In that certain lot of ground situate la Centre township described as follows: Bounded on tho west bylano and land of Jesse Ilotfman, on the north by land ot Lew Miller, on the last by land of Levi Miller, and on the south by publio road leading fromKspyto Berwick, con taining ti vo acres more or less, on which are erjeted aframedweUlog houso and frame stable, together wltn out buildings. , 1 seized, taken la execution at tho suit of George Uucktl agalosts. w. Baker an 1 to bo sold as the property of S. W Baker. nowsu. Attorney. Vend Ex ALSO, AU that certain tenement or tract of lan.i ninonrt being la Locust township, bounded and described us follows, to-wlt i Beginning at a white oak, corner of land of Peter MWer, sr., runnlog thence by tho same Mv.iu.oTi.-iH) -seven ana oue-han degrees west tor-ty-one and eight-tenth perches to a Spanish oak, thence by the same In the publio road north ven. ty-llve and three-quarter degrees west thirty, two and seven-tenths perches to a stone in said pub Ho road, thence by land of the aforesaid Peter UUler sr., north ten and one-quarter degrees, west thirty, four perches to a stone, thenco by land ot Peter Mil ler, sr., south eighty-three degrees, east tlilrty-three and eight-tenth porches to a stone, thence at a stone (In tho same rouree one perch apart) the aforesaid perch Is Intended for alone for the benefit of tbe said Peter MUler, hu heirs and assigns forever; thence from the bald stone and land of l"eter Miller, sr., north twelve degrees, west forty-nine and three, tenth perches to atone, thence by Ian d of James A. Fox south tlghty.two degrees, east twenty perches to a stone, thence by land ot Jonathan Bachmau north aeventy-su degrees east Mxty-nveand nre ttalli perches to a stone, corner ot land ot Jacob Osewalt, thence by the same south twenty. $4 50. cents; NOW SELLING six and one-halt degrees east thirty-seven perches to a stone, the middle of a public road, thence by land ot John P. Kachercas one-holt degree cast ninety-seven perches to a white oak, thence by tho same south 13 .degrees, west seventy-two and five-tenth perches to a stone, thenco by other londot John Hughes south ntty-elght perches to a stone, thenco by land of Reuben Fahrlnger and land ot Peter Mil ler, srM south seventy-two degrees, west forty-soven perches to a stone, thenco by land of Peter Miller, sr., north two ;degrees, west twenty-five aud five, tenth perches to a stono, thence by land of tho samo north thirty-throe degrees cast ono hundred and twenty-six perches to tha place ot beginning, con taining seventy-eight acres nnd nineteen perches be tho samo moro or less, on which are erected a frame house, bam and out-bulldjngs. excepting five aud one-fourth acres ot ground sold to Charles Mil ler, described as follows' to-wlt: Bounded on the north by land of reter Miller, on tho cast and south by publio road and on the Vest by land of Cnarlos Miller, containing flvo and one-fourth acres ot ground. Seized, taken into execution at tho suit of Patrick Herbert to the use of A. K. Walter now to the uso ot Peter E. Buck against John It. Jones with notlco to terre tenant, and to be sold as the property ot John It. Jones with notlco to terre tenant. Mask, Attorney. Levari Facias. ' ALSO, All tht c:rtaln lot ot piece of ground sltuito In the Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pennsyl vania, and described as follows to-wlt : Bounded on he north by Henry ahutt, on tho west by Poplar street, on the east by an alley and tho south b? Jo seph Hondershott,contalnlng fifty feet front on Pop lar street and two hundred foet In depth more or ess on which aro erected a framo dwelling houso barn and out buildings. Selzod, taken In execution at the suit of Tho Mutual Building and Saving Fund Association ot Blooms, burg against Samuel B. Anderson and to be sold as tho property ot Samuel B. Anderson. ItosisoK, Attorney. fl Fa. ALSO, AU that certain lotor piece of ground situate In Scott township, Columbia county, Fennsyl vaala.de -scribed as follows, to-wlt s bounded on the north by land ot Benjamin Ulchart.on tho east by land ot John, Leo, on tho south by land of Abraham Snyder, Hi ram Tronso ahd John Shuman on tho west by land ot Harvey Crevcllng, containing one hundred and fortj-nlne acres more or less, on which ore erected a dwelling house, bank barn and out buildings. Seized, taken la execution at tho suit ot Henry J. McKwen against Moore Crevellng and Benjamin Rlchart and to bo sold as tho property of Moore Crevellng. Uowsix, Attorney. pi. pi. Fa. ALSO, AU that certain lot or parcel of ground situate in subtown, Locust twp, col. county, Pennsylvania, described as follows, to-wlt i bounded on tho north byjond ot Isaiah Yeager.on the east by land of David Yeager, on the bouth and west by public road, con talnlng one aero more or less, on which are erected a framo dwelling house.store houso and out bull dings. Seized, taken In execution at tne Bult of Charles Qabli against Lucas Fahrlnger, and to be sole as the property ot Lucas Pahrlnger. MiLLxs, Attorney. vend Ex. ALSO, All that certain lot or pleco of ground situate In tho Town ot Bloomsburg, Columbia countv. Perm. sylvanlo, described as follows, to-wlt j bounded on the north by lot of M. c. Woodward, on the east by an alley, on tho Bouth by an aUey and on the west by East street, containing feet front and soo feet In depth on which aro erected a double dwelling uvu&e uuu uut ouuamgs. Seized, taken In execution at the suit of Ell Jones now tor uso of Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan Association against Sarah Brlggs and to be sold as the property of Sarah Brlggs. juiu-xa Lirrts, Attorneys. Vend. Ex. ALSO. Two lots ot ground sltuato In the Borough of Cen tral lo, Columbia Couaty, Pennsylvania, being ntty feet In width and one hundred and forty feet in depth whereon are erected s two-etory frame dweU- mg nouses, said lots bound-d and described as fol lows: North by Park street. east bv Ktrmt, south by vacant lots and west .by lota of M. Lawler. ALSO, A lot of ground situate In the Borouuh. countv anfl State atoresala, bounded and described as foUows : number one (No. 1) Mock one hundred nnd Mffhtm-n (US) northby I"ark street, east bv aa nller. amth h- lot lately owned by wuilamTorr y, and west by Lo cust Avenue, whereon Is erected a two-story framo dwelling house. ALSO, All the right, title and In terest of said itobert nnr. rell in tho estate of Mary GorreU, deceased. Seized, taken Into execution nt tno suit of Thn First national Bank of Ashland. Pa. airainsr. unhert OorrcIL and to be sold as the property ot Itobert Oo- FHrz, Attorney. AL Vend. Ex. AU that certain lot ot ground situate la the town ot Catawlssa In the county of Columbia State ot Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wlt I Beginning at a post set for a sornerot said lot at the Intersection of the two pubUo roads leading from the Town of Catawlssa rcspecu, ely to McNlacu and McKelvy's laUls, south eighteen and a half de grees east one hundred and forty-one feet six Inch estoapost,thinceby land of tha Catawlssa Semi, nary north fifty and a quarter degrees east ono hun dred and Ave feet to a post on the south side of tho aforesaid road leading from Catawlssa to McNlnchU Mill, thence by the samo north sixty-four degrees west ono hundred and 41 feet to the place of be ginning, on which are erected a three-story brick building, store room, publio hall ana Masonlo Hall, Seized, taken Into execution as the property ot Itobert tiorreu with notice to Catawlssa Masonlo As sorlatlon Gornlahee.and to be sold as tho property of Itobert GorreU with notice to Gatawtssa Masonic Association Garnishee. Klwill-abbott Hiuwn, Attorneys. Vend. Ex. Terms cahb on day of sale. , ,. , JOHN W. HOFFMAN. Jan. 10, 1-ta bherlff. LEGAL BLANKS OK ALL KINDS ON BAND AT TUB COLUMBIAN OFFICII St
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