THE COLUMBIAN. nuntl DliOOIl AT, UTAROrTIU NORTH AHD C0LTJM Issued weekly, every Friday morning , at 1 nti.nMMnUnO. COLUMMA COUNTY, PA, .. ,wo nor was per year, So rents discount allowed t .po mtdln advance, After tho oxplratlon of the rear M w w111 w onarjjed. To subscribers out of the tftlintT 1113 lUmi", - I" J J' i ,.'"- ''... Nn naner discontinued, except at the option or the -i.i'hiiUhers. until all arrearages are . paid, but long oontlnuml credits afler tho expiration of mo first 1 filoincrasenfoutof tho State, or to distant post in'ces must ho palil for In advance, unless a respon sible ner"011 In Columbia county assumes to pajr the posTAiili Is no longer exacted from subscrlbcrsln he county. .TO 33 TPHHSTTIKTa-. tnt.hirtr nrniritnent of tho OoLrMBtAN !s verv blr wltlt that of iho large cttlea. All workdoiioon Columbia County Official Directory, ....-(..Ant -Tnrliri, William F.lwfll. Associate. Hidgcs-I. K Krtckbaum, P. UHhuman. Prothonotary, sc-hihin nrn&uuuui, court Htctiojrrnpijcr J. N. Walker. i ruler Heouriler Williamson II. Jacoby, District Attorney-Robert It. Little. sliiTlff- John W. HoUman. -tiirrti or vun'tJl Neybsrd. TM,..irnrMil. A. Mwpnnonhplser. Oimmlssloncrs Stephen I'ohc, Charles Illcharu n'mlllnnArs' Clerk -sT. 11. CAlOr. Auditors S. II. Smith, W. Manning, C. B. See-urvCommlsslonera-BU Robblns, Theodoro W. iot superintendent William It. Snyder. i,i,.r-n ivmr District Directors R. 8. Ent. Scott. Vm. Kramer, Illoomsburg and Thomas llcece, $10lt, Bloomsburg Official Directory. President of Town Council O. A. Herring. clerk-Paul R. Wirt. Chief of Police Jns. C. sterner. Prest lent of lias company 3. Knorr. Secretary C. W, Miller. llioouuourg Hanking Company John A. Funston President, 11. II. droit, Cashier, John Pcacook, Tel. tpr. Firs Na lonal Hank Charles II. Taxton, frosldent J. P. Tusun, uosnier. Columbia County Mutual Saving Pund and Loan Assoclailon-E. II. Utile, President, C. W. Miller, Secretary. Hlnomsburg llulldlny and Saving Fund Association wm. reococK. rresmeni,.!. li. luiuiaon, pecreiary. ltloomsburg Mutual Sating Fund Association J, J urower, President, P. E. Wirt, secretary., CHURCH DIRECTORY. 8rTIST citPRcn, Itov. J. P. Tustln, (Supply.) Sunday Services "X a. mi and x p. m. Snn.tt HfhrmtQ A. m. Prayer Meeting Every Wednesday evening at t)f CIOCK, soais tree. Tho public aro Invited to attend. sr. uattuxw's LtmisaiNCUDRCU. Mlnlstor-ltov. o. D. S. Marelay. Sunday Services 10 a. in. and 1)4 p. m. Qiinrtn v N,-hnn1-Q n. In. Prnvcr Jlce'lng-Every Wednesday evening at Ttf CIOCK. .... Soatsfree. Nopews rented. All are welcome. mBSBVTEalAN cnrRcn. Mlnutpr Ttpv. KLuttrL Mltlhell. Sunday Services lotf a. m. and 6Jf p. m. Pravcr Meoi lng Every Wodnesday evening at tyt Scats freo. No pews rented, strangers welcome. UKTnODtsT KriscorAL cnuRcn. Presiding Elder Hcv. w. Evans. Minister ltev. M. L. Sniyser. Sunday services lays and tf p. m. Sundav school 2 p. m. , lilble class Evcrv Monday evening at 6)f o'clock. Young Men's Prnver Meeting Every Tuesday adnlnnll (IL? r'fnfV. .1 ThllKO. nVAtltnt I O CIOCK. RKPORMRD CntTRCH. Corner of Third and Iron streets, pastor Iter. W. B. Krcbs. ncsldcnco Corner 4th and Catharine sjreets. Sunday Services 10 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School 9 a. m. prayer Meeting Saturday, T p. m. All are Invited There Is always room. ST. PAUL'S cntJRCn. 'lector Itov L. Zahner. Sunday services luji a. m., IX p. m. Sunday school 9 a. m. Plrat Sunday In tho month, lloly communion, uanrim nrMwMtnn' to finminunlon on Friday 1 eWS rCUll'U , UUli fL'l i UUUT UWl-UUH.. rvanoxlicai. cncRCn. Presiding Elder ltev. A. L. Iteeser. All are Invited. All are welcome. tiik emmen op ciirist. XtnMa In .!hn Itttlft IlrlCk rhurCll On thO hill. OCIIOOIi ORDERS, blank, tjust printed anil nntiu hMinri In email hnnl-a fin hnnrl and rf iiolrt nt. I lift ('ni riMRii nfflm. t.11rniHitriiRtf'pR. for aaio cueaDai idq culumbhh IIIIIPO. i . il Itllil u 1J vu.Aa .i'"-v I ...... nnnm.l nml .TuailfoO Olinttlfl RlinTtlv IllRlTI solved with these necessary articles. 'TTTCTirrsioM.i Jno(lIllp, KptvKiiift for Bale fcrectcd f eea as established by tho lost Act of the Leg Ik v.tiimmwin tho Bublect. Every Justice and Con- iTrKVDIIE NOTES iiist nrinteJ and for sale 1 V cheap at tho coichbian offlce, BLOOMSBURG DIRECTORY. , PROFESSIONAL CAMS. fri Q. BARKLEY. Attorney-at.I.aw. Office yj . In Urower'a building, Snd story, itooms i & 5 " B. ROBISON, Attorncy-at-Law. . in Uartman's building, Vain street. Office is .tMUEI. KNORR. Atlomcyat.Law,Ofiice In Uartman's Iiulldlng, tlaln street. DR. WM. M. REBER, Surgeon an J Physi cian, omco S. K. corner Hock and Market tbircets. ' R. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and riiysi . clan, (onics and lte&ldence on Third street, ! T B. McKELVY. M. D.. Surceon and Phy- J elclan, north side Main 6treet, below Market. TQR. J. 0. RUTTER, rn VSICI AN SURGEON, omco, North Market street, Mar.27,'74 Bloomsburg, Ta. TR. I. L. RABB, PRACTICAL DENTIST, Main Street, opposlto Episcopal Church, Blooms burg, Pa. tr Teeth extracted without pain, aug St, u.lj, HOWELL, DENTIST. Office In Uartman's Block, second Door, corner Main and Market Streets, BLOOMSBUKQrf PA. May 24 ly, MISCELLANEOUS. Q M. DRINKER, QUN and LOCKSMITH. Sewing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re dalred. Opxra Ilocas Building, Bloomsburg, Pa. AVID LOWENBERG. lercliant Tailor Main St., above Central Ilotcl. IS. KUHN, "dealer it, Jteat, Tallow, etc, . centre street, between Second and Third. ROSENSTOCK, IMiotograpber, oyer . Clark & Wolf's btore. Main tti tet. UGUSTUS F1EU'D, Practical homeo pathlivllorao and Cow Doctor, Bloomsburg, pa. Jku. h, 79-tl Tr Y. K ESTER, I IT . , 5IKRUHAJST TAlLUlt, ItoomNo. IS, Opera llecss Bt'iuiKa, Bloonuburg. arrlil9.lf78. TDRITIS1I AMERICA ASSURANCE CO NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. The aBsets cf tnese old corporations are all In vested In SOLID SECURITIES and ore liable tottie haiard of Uro only. Moderate lints on the best risks are alone accepted. Lohbcs from n lt and uoNEtTLY adjusted and paid as hex u as determined by Cuiiistian P. Knapp, spe cial Agent and Adjuster, B'oom&burg. Penn'a. The citizens of Columbia county khould patronize the agency wbcro losses. If any, are adjusted and paid by one of their own citizens, nov.ie, U-ly IREAH BROWN'S INSURANCE AGEN . CY, Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa. Cabltal. Etna, Ins Co., of nartford, Connecticut.., a.aoo.ooo uierpool, London and Olobe . W.ikhi.ooo jtojalot Llverrool 18 Wo.wxi Lancanshlre 10,000, 00 Piro Association, Philadelphia s.loe.ooo FArmera Mutual of Danville 1,000,000 Danville Mutual Tsjkjo Ilome.New Vork....... 8,too,ooo . lt . 80.31.0O0 AH Inn DITnPt&a Bra Airnnf wiMMna ..nVHUan ... ho Insured vs Ituout any delay In tho onico at Dloouis- Jnarcn o,TT y F. JIARTMAN MPHEseNraini roixowiKa AMKTlTriAV lKiiii'iv rnxiiiA vtpc. Ijcomingot MiincyPennsi Ivanlo, oil; Americana I'hUadefphla, Pa ranviio, of fiuiSjIVHiilaot Irormersot York, Pa. -mnuvrrof Now York, llfuhattan of " 3. E. EIiWZLL, E1lwr and Proprietor!. IiAWYERS. E. WALLER, Attornoy-nt-Law. Increase of Pestiens oUalnet, eelleetlen.md pmco, Second door from 1st National Bank. BLOOMSBURO, PA. . Jan. II, 1973 U. FUNK, At.toi tinvnf.T ntxr Increase of Pensions Obtained, Collections BLOOMSBURO, PA ' Offlco In Ent's Builpiko. ROCK WAY A ELWELL, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Coicmbiak Dcilbiko, Bloomsburg, Pa, Merbere of tho United Stat Iaw A.vi,thR Collections made In any part of America or Europe Q B & W. J. BUCKALEW, " ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Omco on Main Street, first door below courtnouse F. & J, M. CLARK, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Bloomsburg, Fa, omce In Ent's Building. P P. BILLMEYER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Orric In Uarman's Building, Main street, Bloomsburg, Pa. n. L1TTLK. EOBT. . UTTII. J H. A R. R. LITTLE, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Bloomsburg, Pa. Q W.MILLER, " ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW- Offlce In Brower's building, second floor, room No. Bloomsburg, Pa. . gERVEY E. SMITH, AHORNEY-AT-LAW, Office In A. J. Evan's nw BciiDoia, uwuillOUUHU, 1 A. Member of Commercial Law and Bank Collection As- B FRANK ZARR, Attorney-at-Tjaw, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Offlco la Cnanost's nutLDiNO, on MMn street second Can be consulted In German. Jan. io, fj-tf OATAWISSA. tpi. L. EYERLY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Catawl3sa,Pa. Collections nromntly made and remitted, omen uupvaiio vautwiHsa liopoait iiauK. .m-sa V. H. AHBOTT. W. U. RBAWH. ABBOTT & UHAWN, Attorneys-at-Law. CATAWISSA, PA. Pensions obtained. deo 81, 77-ly BLOOMSBURG TANNERY. G. A. HERRING R ESPECTFULLY announces to tho public that he has reopened SNYDER'S TANNERY, (old stand) Bloomsburg, Pa., at the Forks of the Es py and Llifht street roads, where all descriptions of leather will bo made In the most substantial and workmanlike manner, and sold attortces to suit tha tmes. The highest price In cash will at all times be ad for GREEN HIDES of every description In the country. Tho nubllcnat. rontgo is respectfully solicited. uiuumsuurg, uch j, itua. 54 Ninth Street lMttsburir. Dec 10. 1874. Messrs-IDHEIIEH. REAY & C( Gentlemen ; Your nalnt have crlven entire sat isfaction. I have used them on a good many differ ent kinds or work, such as Iron, Tin, Wood, Brick, C, and never heard any complaints, on tho con trary, t utf work Btands w ell and for wear, will in my opinion, stand with any lead In the market. When In want of reference in this city or vicinity yon are at liberty to use my name with pleasure, also to use this aa you think best. itespecuuuy i outb, JOHN T. GRAY. Painter and Dealer In Paints, oils, & STRICTLY PURE WHITE LEAD, AT THE LOWEST . market rates. MONTOUR SLATE PAIN TS. 8 CENTS. MONTOUR METALLIC WHITE, 8 CENTS. MONTOUR METALLIC BROWN, O CENTS. OPP COLORS AT THIS PRICE. PURE LINfTEED OIL at lowest market rates. Samnle cards and nrlce list furnished without charge. Orders and lnuulrles by mall will recelre prompt attention, HENRY S. REAY, MANUFACTURER, Rupert. Pa. MOYEIl BROS. WHOLESALE AGENTS, BLOOM8BCRO, t'A Mays. 76.-ly. THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY I GRAY'S SPE0IFI0 MEDICINE fRADE mark is especially recom-TBAPt MAK. mention aa an uu fauini; cure for sem inal weakneH,gper matorrbea, lm p o tency, andalldba. ses, such as Loss of memory, Universal ljissltude, patn in. thn Hnrk. Iilmncaa1 BefoyeTakksofvMprema. many other clseaaes that lead to Insanlty.Conaump tlonanda Premature Grave, all of which as a rule are tlrstcaused by deviating from the rathof nature and over indulgence. The Spocflo Medicine Is the rcuult of a life study and manyjearsof experience in treating inese special uiaeairea. Pull partlculara In our pamrhleU,wh!cn we dealre to send free by mall to every one. ,t.i.u .niiin untiHn. ts mid bv all DrUfirBlstA at tl nrtr,R nrfciv iurka?ea for is. or will be sent y mall on receipt of the money by addressing THE OI1AY MEDICINE CO., No. 10, Mechanic's Block, Detroit, Mich, sold in Bloonuburg bye. A. Klein?, and by all Drugglsu every v, here. .,.., Harris t Ewlng, Wholesale AgenU, Plttaburg. Bcpt. 6, ia-u BiM,frMHMBHiMMMMMM lie Tho Seaside Library. Choice books no longer for the few only.. The best oiuuumu iiuti'iB wuuin uie renen vi every one. Books usually sold from It toti given (unchanged 101. ANiblo IJfo, by Mhui'Mnlock in. Hard T lmcs by Charles Dickens lis. A liravo Lady, by Mlas Mulock i,l. Peep O' Day, by John Banlm M. At the Sign of tho Kilycr Hagon, by II L Farlcon loo 100 aic loo lto. The master cf Iho fireylands, by Mrs Henry loo 107. lllado-o'-nrtaa by 11 J, Farjeon im.lho toa Klng.byCaptnln varrynt lr. Eleanor's Vlitorr.hv Mtna t ItVrnrt.tnn loo 100 soo 110. The tilrls of Pcvcreham. b Plorenco Xlarryattoo uu, oi iuo orm in I'.iguiy uavs, vy Jules Verne . 1U. Hard Cash, by Charles Reado lis. (ioldcn Drain, by B I, Parjoon 114. Iiarrell Markham, by Miss M E Braddon 11 . Vt ithln the Mnze. by Mrs 11 Wood 116. Pauline, bv I. n vvalinrti 100 20 ia loo 117. The I'emalo Minster, by E Lies 100 lis. oreat KAnectatlons, by C Dickens 100 soc 119. Pctroncl. by Horencn 1 Man nront 100 loa soo 100 met iiomanco oi a poor Young a, an, by O Feu- lit. A Llfn tor a Life, by Miss Mulock 121. The Prlvateersman.by captain Marryat 123. Irish Legends, by Samuel lflver 1S4. squire 'I revlyn s Heir, by Mrs II Wood Its Mary Barton, by Mrs Haskell 1!J. Erema i or my Patlter's f In.by R D Black more 1S7, Mv Lady Ludlow, by Mrs Oaskcll 1S Cousin Phillips, by Mrstlsskell iss. The Wandering Jew, (1st halo by Eugcno 100 !00 100 too 100 100 1!9. The Wandering Jew (!d half) by Kugeno Sue soo !00 mo, fHTinuns out oi iiiurcn. oy mm AlUiOCk 181. Michael stroeoll, bv Jules Verne 1S3..tack lllnton.tiy Charles li-ver v 1S3. The Duchess of Rosemary Ijino, Ty II L Far Jeon 1st. My Biothcr's Wife, by Amelia n Edwards 139. Agatha's Husband, by MI'S Mulock lso. Ratio Htcwart, by sirs cilphant 137, A Itcnt In a Cloud, by Charles Lover li 8. hat He cost Her, by James Pa) ne ISO. London's Heart, by H L Karjeon 140. The Lady Llslo, by Miss M E braddon 141. Mastertnan Ready, bv Captain Marryat 14s. The Head of the Family, by Miss Mulock 143. The Haunted Tower, ty- Mrs Henrv Wood 144. Tho Twin Lieutenants, by Alexander Dumas 10c 143. Half a million of money, Amelia B. Kd- warua 146. Charles O'Mallcy, tho Irish Dragoon, by lever, (Triple No) 147. ltatt'ln, the Reefer, by Captain Marryat 149. A Blue Stocking, by Annie Edwards 149. Joshua Marvel, by B L Farjeon 150. Midshipman Easy, by Captain Marryat 151. The Russian uypsy, by Alex Dumaa 16s. Arthur O'Loary, by Charles Lover 163. Ward of Wife? 154. A Point of Honor, by Annie Edwards 1M. The Count of Monte-Crtsto. Alex Dumaa 156. The King's Own, by Capt. Marryat 157. Hand and Glove, by Amelia B. Edwards 158. Treasure Trove, by Samuel Lover 159. The Pnantom Milp, by Captain Marryat 160. The Black Tulip, by Alexander Dumaa 161. Tho World Well Ltt,. Lynn Linton 16S. Shirley, Charlotte Bronte 163. Frank MUdtnay, by captain Marryat 164. A Young Wlto's Stcry, Harriet Bowrn 165. A Modern Minister (Vol. 1.) chevely Novel 166. The I ast Aldlnt, bv George Sand 167. Tho Queen's Necklace, by Alex. Dumas 168. Con Cregan, by hnrlPB Lever 169. St. Patrick's Eve, by Charles Lever 170. Newton Eorster. by Captain Marryat 171. Hostage to Fortune, by Miss Braddon 172. Chevalier de Malton Houce. bv Dumaa too 100 100 soo ll'C 100 so loo 100 400 1110 100 soc 100 100 SOO soo 100 100 200 100 100 200 100 loo 200 loo 113. Japhct In Search of' a Father, by Captain Marryat oftr, 174. Kate u'Donoghue, by Charles Lever 200 175. The Pacha of Many Tales, Captain Marryat 100 176. I 117. George Canterbury's w Ul, by Mrs. Henry f 200 10c 100 200 ino 10c soo 178. Rare Good Luck, by It. E. Franctlllon 179. Tho History of a Crime, by Victor Hugo 160. Armalade, by Wllklo Collins 181. The counu-ss do Charny, Alex Dumas 182. .unlets Guardian, b,v Mrs. Cameron 183. Kenllworth, by fclr .Iterseott 1C4 Tt.rtt lllls Oc.nnA 1. . rt ........ . , .in, luv.iiiiDoainuj t, piuiii .uri JUL 1UC 185. "nood-Hyo sweetheart." bv llhoda Brougton 100 180, David Copperfleld, by Charles Dickens 20c 187. Nanon, by Alexander Dumas 100 168. The Swiss Family Koblnion 100 189. Henry lumbal, by Mlsa Braddon 100 190. Memoirs of a Physician, by Alex Dumas soo 191. Tho Three Cutters, by Captain Marryat 100 192. The Conspirators, by Alexander Dumaa 100 193. Heart of Midlothian, Sir Walter Scott 200 194. No Intentions, bv Florence MAirvntr. iih 195. Isabel of Bavaria, bv Alexander Dumas loo 196. Nicholas Nlcklcby, by Charles Dickens 20c 197. Nancy, by Rboda Broughton 100 198. Settlers In Canada, by Cantata Marryat 100 199. Cloisters and the nearth, by Chaa. Reade soo 200. The Monk, by Matthow G. Lewis, M. P. (Monk LewisL 10c 901. Catharine Blum, by Alex Dumas 100 802. Mr. Hilars lovostory byGcorgo Eliot 10c 203. Cloister and the Hearth, by Chas. neade soc 204. The Young Llanero. VV. It. G. Kingston 19c 205. The mysteries of Paris, (1st half) by Eugene Rue soo 05. The mysteries of Paris, (sd half) by Eugene Sue 30c 206. Poison of Asps, by Florence Marryat 10c 207. The Children of the New Forest by leapt. Marryat 10c sos. North and South, bv Mrs. GAAkeii at. 200. A Jewel of a Girl 100 210. Uoung Musgrave.by Mrs. Ollphant 10c 311. ltandolph tiordon, by "Ontdv' 10c 312. Brigadier Frederick, by Erckmann-Chatrlan loo 813. Barnaby lludge, by Chas. Dickens 2110 214. Wlnstowe, by Mrs. Lelth Adams 100 sis.llrdsof Prey, by -Mlsi Braddon soo 816. Legends r f the Black Watch, by J mes OrantlOf si7..Tuesart Fortunes of Rev. Amos Barton, by George Eliot 100 218. Dombey and Son, by Charles Dickens 200 319. My own Child, by Floreno Marryat 100 aw, in-urKu lumtTuury a v, m, ny airs., Henry 221. Poor Zeph, by F. W. Robinson 222. Last of the Mohicans, by J. p. Cooper 823, ho Marriage Verdict, by Dumas . i ue ieer Mayer, ny .j. p. uooper 8.'5. Two Destinies, by w llkle Collins 326. The 1'atn Finder, by F. J. Cooper 827. Hannah, bv Miss Mulock 32S. The Itegent's Daughter, by Dumaa x. i no i ioiii rm, uy i, r enimoro uooper 230. Llttlo Grand and tho .Marchioness, by ouiaa" 231. The lTalrle, by J. Fenlmoro Cooper 232. A Dark Night's Work, by Mrs. Oaskell 233. The mot, oy J. Fenlmoro Cooper 234. The Tender Recollections of Irene Macgllt cuddy 235. A n open Verdict, by Miss Braddon 836. Shepherds all and maldena Fair, by Walter Besant and James Rico 837. Wandering Heir, by Chaffles Reado 238. Beatrice, by Julia Karanagn !39. No Thoroughfare, by Charles Dickens and Wllklo Collins 240. The Laurel Bush, by Miss Mulock S41. Trlcotrln, by "nulda" 242. Tho Threo Feathers, by William Black 243. Daisy Mchol.by Lady Hardy 244. The Three Guardsmen, by Dumas 345, Jack Manly, by James Grant 246. Peg Wortlngton, by Charles Reade 247. Martin Chuzzlewlt. by Dickens 349. Bread and cteeso and Kisses, by B. L. Far- JUUU 249. Cecil Caatlcmalne's Gage, by "Oulda" 250. No Name, by Wllklr Collins 251, Lady Au'ley's Seo.-r. hy MIssM. E. Braddon 10c Ttoi. nam w near.oy utort'ianna ai. croik 253. A True Man, by M C. Stirling 254. The Octoroon, by Miss Braddon 255. Lothalr. by Itleht Hon. B. Disraeli 256. Lord oakburnrs Daughters, by Mrs, Henry Wood 257. That Bov of Norcott's. br 7-over 253. Phyllis, '1 he Duchess y, v aienime vox, tisr nau) ny Henry cockton V69. Valentine Vox, (2d half) by Henry Cockton 360. Charlotte's Inheritance, by Mlsa M. E. urauuuu (61. Les Mlserables Fantlne, by Hugo uva ntiaciuutL-B lawc.u?, uy Hugo 863. Les Mlserables Marlus, by Hugo 861. Lej Mlserables St Dennis, by llugo 363. Les MlseraMes Jean Vatican, by Hugo w, UIU.UU rtuuuui, uj iuiiuilil M HIT ai. 367, The Last of tlie lladdons, by Mrs. Newman 869. Ved as a Rose Is she, by ithoda Broughton loo 810. The Jilt, by fhaa Reade " Yti, iue vuuy ui a rnyaician, (ismain Dy ssoiuel Warren 300 271. Thu Diary of a PhytUan (3d half) by Samuel Warren 200 871. The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dick ens 100 83. snarleyyow, by Capt. Marryat 100 874. Ten Thousand a Year,( 1st half) by Samuel Warren 30c 874. Ten Thousand a Year (3d half) by samuel Warren joo 876, A shadow on tho '1 hreshold, by Mary Cecil Hay joo 216. Tho rage of tho Duke of Savoy, by Alex. Dumas 100 277. Brother Jacob, by Oeorgo Eliot 100 278. six Years later, by t lex. Dumas 80 279. A Lear In tho stern byi'Oulda" 100 iso. The VI reck of the "GrJsvenor" 100 391. Lady Marabout's Troubles, by "Oulda'1 100 39. Poor Jaek. by Captain Marryat loo 83. Twenty Years After, by Dumas 800 884. Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens 100 ss. Cometh dp aa a Flower, by Rboda Broughtonloo 86. A fur Dark by Wllkle Collins 100 287. Ilghton Grange ' 100 888. The Channlnga, by Mrs. Henry Weed 8i 289. A Christmas Carol, by C, Dickens 100 890. Dick Rodney, by JamesGrant 100 891, Olive, by Miss Mulock sue 8J. '"He Cometh NoVSho Said," by Annie Thomas 100 293. Tom Crosblo,by Samuel Lover 100 894, The OgUvles, by Miss Mutock see 295. 1.ost for lA)ve. by Miss Brtddon soo 26. Tom Burke of Ours," (1st halt) by Charles Lever . 200 s6, Tom Burke of "Ours," (8d half) by Charles Iver 200 897, The Haunted Man, by Charles Dickens 100 899. Captain Paul, by Alex. Dumas 10c 899. By Proxy, by James Payn 100 soo. By Ceila's Arbor, by James Besant and Wal ter Rice 200 For sale by all Booksellers and Newsdealets, or sent postage prepaid, on receipt of price. UEOKOB MUNRO, Publisher. P. O. Box G6S7. tl, 23 and 25, Vandowatcr at,, N. Y. aug S, "77-a j- TyAINWRlGHT A CO., WHOLESALE QROCEK3, I'UILADILrulA, Dealers In TEAS, SYRUPS, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES, B1CI, BflCrS, BICABB SODA, C., &C. N. E. Corner Second and Arch streets, I vorden will receive prompt attention. u BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Poetical. GETTING UP. Hnvo you brought my boots, Jemima ? Leave llicm nt my chamber door. Docs Iho wnlcr boll, Jemima ? Place It nlso on tho floor. , Eight o'clock nlrcady, is it ? How's tho weath er) prcltyfino? Eight is tolerably early I ran got away by nine. Still I feel n little sleepy, though I camo to bed nt one. Put tho bacon on, Jemima j sco tho eggs are nicely doHe I I'll bo down in twenty minutes or, if possiblo in less I shall not be long, Jemima, when I onco be gin to drrss. She is gone, tho brisk Jemima ; she js gone, nnd little thinks How the fluggnrd yearns to capture yet anoth er forty winks. Sinco tho bard is human only not an early village cock Why should ho saluto tho morning at the hour , oj.eigut 0 clock, I Stifled by tho voico of Duty j Prudence, pry thco ceaso to rhitlo ! While I turn mo Boftly, gently, round upon my other side. Sleep, resume thy downy empire i reassert thy sable reign I Morpheus why desert n fellow? llring those poppies hero again ? What's tho matter now, Jemima. Nino o'clock 1 It cannot bo I Hast prepared the eggs, tho bacon, nnd the matutinal tea ? Take nwny the j'ug, Jemima. Go, replenish it anon Sinco tho charm of its caloric must bo' nearly irone. She ha3 left me. Let me linger till sho reap pears ngnin. Let my lazy thoughts meander in a freo and easy vein. After Sleep's profounder solace, nought re freshes llkfl thn nrv(. ; . ' Should I tnmblo off, no matter : Bho will wake mo 1 suppose Bless me, is it you, Jemima? Mercy on us, what a knock I Can it be I can't believe it actually ten o' clock ? I will out of bod and shave mo. Fetch me warmer water tin I Let the tea bo strong, Jemima. I shall only drink n cup. Stop 11 minute I I remember somo appoint ment oy me way. Twould have brought mo mints of money ; 'twas (or ten o'clock to-dav. Let me drown my disappointment, Slumber, in thy seventh heaven 1 You may go away, Jemima. Come and call me at eleven I Fun. Select Story. LOST ON THE MOORS. BY MARY T.. MOFFAT, A. wide stretch of breezy moorlnntl.covcred with purple heather, a sky whosa radiant sunset tints were fast fading into neutral grays. Par In tho distance aomo slowly ris ing smoko spiralold of warmtli snd shel ter. .It was a grateful sight to the eyes of a young man who had lost his way among tho seemingly interminable solitudes, broken only by tho sound ot a utartled rabbit, or whirling of a frightened paitridgo. Shouldering his game bag ho at onco turn ed his steps toward tho dusky harbinger of homo comfort. As ho reached the modest cottago he paused almost unconsciously, and looked in upon the family group just gathered around the table for their evening meal. Then he passed on and gave a brisk rap at tho half open door. It was answered by yountc girl. Dof fing his cap, the stranger said : 'I am alone, and have lost my way among the moors. Can you give mo the wherewithal to break my fast and after that a direct hint homeward V 'Come in, sir,' said tho farmer, who had followed Mnriou to the door. 'You aro wel come to aught wa have. Eat and drink first then itwilj be time enough to think of leav ing. Haste, Marion, and a chair for the youth, and bring hot porridge.' As Marion obeyed,Louib DeMornay's eyes followed her with a look of wonder lurking in theirdarkbut brilliant depths. How had such a pure white lilly blossomed from sucli a rugged stem, with a skin so atlny soft that the blue veins upon tho temples could be traced beneath it, and eyes so large and clear in their unclouded blue that one could easily imagine them tinted from the sky it self as they looked out from waving masses of sun-bright hair, fastened only by the modest knot of blue ribbons. ' Louis DeMornny was a young Cuban who had but lately fallen heir to largo estates, both in England and upon tho continent. One of these was a fine hunting scat in Scot land, In which he was spendr c the autumn months ; and beiiig of a romantic tempera ment it was a great pleasure to hint to sally out without his gamekeeper, and to make his way over the country alone. This was the first time he had become bewildered as to location, and with the enthusiasm of his tropical Southern natiire, be added ailent but earnest thanksgiving to tho old cottager's blessing over the food they wero about to partako ; for it was to him liko the hand of fate that he had been led to tho home which enshrined such a maiden. Xever,ln his wanderings overland or sea,had hU eyes rested on one so beautiful, and liko some blofcuom which remains folded in its calyx for years, and then burst at once into gorgeous love-compelling beauty, so did his heart open to receive, into It Marion's im age. She could not but feel the Influence of his magnetic glances; and a color stole softly up into her cheeks, and the bluo eyes scarcely dared lift themselves from out the ambush of the fringed lids as she listened to Ills con versation with her father. Why did her heart flutter so with pleasure when he ac cepted an invitation to remain until the mor row ? She was glad to Beek the solitude of her room to question nnd chide herself What had this fiery-eyed stranger to do with her simple cottage life ? Yet the memory of thoso burning eyes would come hack anil thrill her very soul with their svytetness. All unwitting of the truo attraction, far icr McGregor responded to thoyoting man's exprefsod,deslre to try his hand at the birds upon the surrounding moors for n lew days by n cordial Invitation to him to remain as guest. Tn his sturdy pride, It never entered Ills mind that child of his would think of lift ing her eyes to that dark stranger, who, though to his knowledge a man of rank anil consequence j was not at alt to his tasto in looks, with such midnight-dark hair and eyes, and n comptex'lon liko a Spaniard though he well liked to talk with him and listen to his stories of other lands ant: climes. So It came upon him like a shock, when, after the stranger.'s stay had lengthened into weeks, ho sought him one morning nnd told him tho real attraction. It was his pearl his white lilly it was Marlon. The old man's lips opened at first for a burst of anger : but he was his guest. He had eaten of his salt. So he, with an effort controlled himself and answered quietly, but with a firmness which augured 111 for the lover's BUlt. 'My daughter must marry in her own sta tion when tho time comes. She's o'er young yet to make iier choice. You do us honor, sir, by your proposal ; but tho lime will come when you will thank me for seeing tho folly of such an unseemingly union,' 'Sir, she shall be cherished as sho deserves to be, if you will only give her to me. The HeMornays were never known to bo aught but a knightly, chivalrous race. Think again, I beg you. I love your daughter so truly that It can but bo that she returns it. Such a fire could not burn without creat ing at least a shadowy flame.' 'Have you not spoken to Marlon your self?' 'It is the custom of my country to speak, first with the father,' nnd the young man raised his head proudly to meet tho old far mer's questioning look. 'I have sought you first ?' 'That ts well. I should ill like to have my girl unhappy. I wish you well, sir, and success in all else you undertake.' 'The wish, without the gift I seek, will bo but littlo good. You take the spring out of my life, and then hope that machinery will work.' There was a bitter ring in his voice as he spoke, but Duncan .McGregor was unmoved. Marion was bis one little wee lamb, and no stranger should claim her unless it wero n youth after his own heart. True to his code of honor, Louis departed without telling Mariou of his feelings, al though he did not intend to give her up. After he had gone Marion drooped. She made a brave effort to keep up, but it was to no purpose. The light died out of her eyes, and tho soft bloom left her cheek. Her father noticed the cbango and taxed her with, it. 'I hope it's not moping you are after that dark stranger, Marion. He's naueh', at tractive to my way of thinking. He'll not be back, either, for he got more from me than ho looked for.' 'Oh; father, tell me, what do you mean ?' The bluo eyes looked unnaturally bright as they gazed up into the old man's stern face. 'I mean that what I told bim is true, and the sooner you put thoughts of him out of your mind tho better for peace. "Xo lad from foreign parts with such a blackamoor face can marry my snow-white lass.' A sudden joy kindled tho palo faco and looked out of the wide eyes, 'Oh, father, did he ask you for mo ? Then heaven bo praised 1 I read his looks and acts aright. Oh,' said she, sinking down upon her knees and catching her father's homey hand and kissing it, 'I bad lost my faith in human nature, nnd you havo it back, lllm you for itl Oh, father, if that face could tell a false story, then tho angels themselves would be untrue 1' 'Calm yourself, Marion,' interrupted her father, sternly. 'Did you not hear me ? It's all at an end. You cannot be his bride. It would be like the mating of a crow and a dove.' 'I care not, so ho loves me,' murmured Marion, softly. 'Hear my vow,' she Baid, suddenly, and again she sank upon her knees and raised her pure, childlike, but resolute face to his. 'I will never marry Louis DeMornay without your consent ; but Kill love him my life long, ami Jit an old maid fur his take if I cannot be hit wfe.' It was too lato to check her. Ino vow was taken, and would be kept. The strict old father himself would not have dared to ask her to break it. Matters went on about tho same at tho farm. Several years passed by, during which Louis was constantly changing his location, as indeed it was necessary for him to do to give personal supervision to his various estates. During this period of unmitigated pros perity to the wealthy young landowner, far mer McGregor had been gradually but sure-, ly going down In the world. A succession of bad crops, a dlseaso among his fine Dur- hams, until scarcely a poor half dozen was left of, his large herd, and a murrain which proved fatal to the sheep, left him at last in a very straitened condition. Still he bad managed to get his rent mon ey together. The pay-day was near, and the farmer had put tho hardly-earned mon ey in a leathern wallet preparatory to a start. 'Well, wife,' he said with a sigh, 'here's pay for the last year. It's main doubtful though, where the next will come from.' 'Keep up, Duncan,' was her cheerful an swer. It's all tor tne nest, tuougu one can not always ken why.' So ho started away to the laird's country seat on his stout cob, without. weapon of tie fense ; for It was peaceful country and he had no fear of molestation. But his journey was not half -oyer, when in some lonely woods through .which the road ran, an escaped convict seized his tip portuulty and struck him senseless from his horse, rilled his pockets, and mounting rode rapidly away with his plunder. About lialf an hour later he was found by thegatnekeepor of an adjoining estate and taken at onco to the bn; house and cared for, The master was away, but the housekeeper was kind and ethcieut, and under her goad olliccs io soon camo to consciousness, but not to the ability to help himself. One blow had fallen up on his shoulder, and it proved to bo dislocated. There was no alternative but to remain perhaps for weeks. So the good woman Bent for Marion to comn to her father, having by judicious questioning 21. 1879. learned that she was tho light of his old eyes next to the good wife, who of course could not bo spared from the homo dutlci. Marlon camo much to her father's delight. Tho day after the young proprietor arrived also. Theusekeeper told him nt onco of his strange guests, and he hastened to as suro them of his cordial welcome. As ho entered tho room .Marlon rose from beside her firthcr'a bedside, nnd after one surprised glance held out her hand, his eyes shining like twin stars. Jt tij fault De ifornay. His palo face brightened with a sudden light as he went forward. Taking her two tender hands within his own ho turned to the old father. See,' he said, gravely, 'It is the will of God that yoa should glvo me Marlon for my very own. Her steps Iinvo been led to my roof treo by tho hand" of fate. She.is to mo tho mot precious treasure .In. tho whole wotld Will you not give her to mo ?' The old man looked uplntothedark earn et face. Its expression of sincerity and kinduess could not be misunderstood, and in spite of himself ho becamo for tho first timo conscious of his noble, manly beauty. Then, too, Marion's vow rang through his ears, and ho turned his eyes on her face, which was like an April morning first smiles and then tears. At last ho reached out a trembling hand and placed it npon Marion's bright head. 'Take her,' ho said, hoarsely. 'It is God's will end the lata tores you. I'm not suro if I would givo her up, but the poor balru might soon bo without a sheltering roof tree. The world's not gone well with me of late, young man.' 'That is because you Blighted Lovo, nnd the little tyrant is angry,' said Louis, play fully, as he turned and looked questloniugly into Marion's blushing face. 'Little one, is it true ? Do you love me t Look up and tell me.' She trred to raise her blue eyes to meet his, but their radiance was too powerful. Her sweet lips trembled. but before the words came they were drowned in a Bhower of kisses. Thu lb.., -r Letrothed. Tho Amazon. JCST ABOUT THE GREATEST RIVER -IN THU WORLD. Extensive, important and profitable as our rivers are in respect to commerce nnd devel opment of the country, they aro wholly un equal to the rivers of South America. Tho Amazon nlono furnishes a host of watery re BOurces,and is fitly named the Mediterranean of that continent. Together with its tribu taries, it is navigable by steamers, accord ing to official reports, for 20.85S miles ; its average breadth in Brazil is A miles j ,ries, when high, 64 feet above its ordinary level,. and its volume is so vast that sailors at sea drink its water and find it fresh out sight of land, its curront being visible 500 miles from shore. The volume of the principal rivers in our Bister continent is, in propor tion to the area drained, far greater than the volume of rivers here, on account of increas ed rain-fall' The annual rain-fall' on our Atlantic coast averages from forty to forty live inches ; on tho coast of Brazil, seventy nine inches. The main channel of tho Ama zon is, for the first 1,000 miles from tho ocean, nowhere less than thirty fathoms. Beyond the Peruvian frontier it continues to be 11 big river more than 1,000 miles Into the heart of the Andes, the head of steam navigation being at Mayro (Peru), 3,023 miles from tho Atlantic and 323 miles from Lima by public roads; so that onlv 331 miles from Callao thp port of Lima on the Pacific to tho head of steam navigation on tho Amazon. Peruvian railways will soon bring steamers on the Amazon within one day's travel of the Pacific, and Peruvian en terprise will speedily improve Andean com munication and open tho interior of South mencan to civilization and commerce. The tributaries of tho Amazon aro longer than the largest rivers of Europe. Tho Maderia is navigable by steamers to its falls, on the Bolivian frontier, over 1,000 miles and aboyo the falls its tributaries furnish 4,300 miles of steam navigation, thus ren dering commercially accessible the whole of Bolivia and the western part of the Brazilian provinco of Malto Grosso. Brazil has lately granted a subsidy o a foreign country to build a railway around the Falls of Maderia. The large rivers, Napo, Marino, and Putu- mayo, are navigable from tho Amazon, through Ecuador and Columbia, for almost 1,000 miles boyond the frontier of Brazil to the Andes, within 400 miles of Quito and Guayaquil, and bo open communication with all the region of Ecuador east of Cordillera. The llio Negro, entering the Amazon at Manaos, some 1,100 miles from the Atlantic, rises near Bogota, Columbia's capital, passes through Southern Venezuela very close tn the Orinoco, and is n channel of trade .be tween Venezuela and Brazil, while the Ori noco Is iiavlgablo for sail and steam vessels fromt'e "n to the Andes, in Colombia- Thus, th 7. 11 and its tributaries are comrne I ays for Venezuela, Col ombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and are navigame lor steamers a greater uistanca than i included in the globa's circumfer ence. A story is told'of a footman to a lady of rank, in the days when lotteries wsro in fashion in England, who disposed of all his savings in order to purchase two lottery tick ets. So suro was lie of success that ho drew up the following plan of the manner in which he iutended to spend tho fivo-thous- ami-pound prize: 'As soon as I havo receiv ed tho money I will marry Grace Towers! but, as she has been cross atad coy, I will use her as a servant. ..Every morning she shall get me .1 mug of strong beer, with a toast, nutmeg, aud sugar it; then I will sleep till ten, niter which I will havo a large sack pes set. My dinner snail uo on table by. one, and never without a good ' pudding. I will have stock of wine aud brandy laid in About five in the afternoon I will havo jel lies aud tarts, and a gallon bowl of punch at teu j a hot supper of two dishes. If I am in good humor and Grace behaves herself, she shall tit down with ine. To bed at twelve,' l'urtuue proved fickle; and afler 11 few melancholy days the unhappy man put an end to his lift. In those days, too, per' sons took considerable trouble to Insure sue ces". An instance Is recorded of a,lady who held a ticket in a lottery having tho follow ing prayer offered up in church the day be fore the drawing : 'The prayer of tho con gregatlon are desired for the success of a person engaged in a new undertaking, THE COLUMBIAN. VOL. XIII, NO. 8 COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL. XLUf , NO, 60 The Mnclc Whistle. 1 AN OLD STORY OF ITS WONDERFUL INFLU ENCE RETOLD, 'You have heard,' said a youth to a mai den who stood beside him as ho sat on a corn-sheaf one evening about quitting time : 'you have heard, I dare say, of the Danish boy's whistle of wood ? I would rIvo two dollars and a half If that Danish boy's whistle were mine.' The maiden had heard of the wonderful things which could be accomplished by means of the magic whistle, and, coloring slightly, said s 'And what would you do with It ?' while n smile played over her-benutiful face, ex tending clear round to her cars. 'I would blow it,' he' answered, 'and then my fair maid would fly to my side and sit dowrrpn the same corn-sheaf with me, which 'would make mo extremely happy, and make it a matter of supreme Indifference to me whether school kept or not, or how much com mado a bushel.' 'Is that all yon wish It for?' exclaimed the maid, with n laugh that started a convey of birds in the next row, 'That may be yours without' any magic, Charlie. A favor so slight one could not find In one's heart to deny, you know, and sho playfully seated herself by his side and drummed with her little heel in the furrow. 'I would blow it again,' said theyouth, who had begun to boo how matters were drifting. '1 would blow tho thing agafii and tho one fair woman beneath the sun could not resist the charm, and would lay her fair arm upou my shoulder,' She smiled and laid her fair arm round his neck. The young man was takenjcompletely by surprise, but managed to bear up under it, although, as he confessed to the writer, It was by all odds the greatest effort of his life. A young man of his age is never satisfied but is always reaching out and grasping af ter the unattainable, as it were, and afler drinking in for a moment the nectar of the situation so to speak, exclaimed : Yet once more would I blow it. This time I would give it the awfulest blast that was ever heard this side. of the crack of doom; the music divine would .bring me the third timo an unspeakable pleasure. She would lay her fair check to this brown one of mine and her lips stealing past mine would give mo a kiss, I'm quite -sure ; at least I hope so,' Tho young lady laughed out in her inno cent glee, just as any other youug lady would do under the same circumstances end said ; 'What a fool of yourself you'd make with your whistle, bo sure 1 Now just consider for a moment how silly it would be to sit on a corn-sheaf, liko a knot on a log, and crack your cheeks whistling for what you might lako !' . T.,is almost took tho young man's breath. He immediately reached for the love ly creature, but, strange to relate did not find her. She had anticipated him, and was already breaking through tho cornstalks for home while her laughter floattd back upon his ears remluding him that he had an en gagement at home to gnaw a file. Detroit Free Dress. Greeley on Mormonism. One winter Mrs. Greeley went to tho West Indies for her health, and the following spring she sent for her husband to come af ter her and bring her home (0 New York. Now, if there was one thing the old man ha ted, it was the sea. The very smell of salt water made him sick. But nevertheless he obeyed his wifo's call, as he was accustomed to obey her every whim. In due timo they got back to Gotham, and that morning Mr. Sinclair received word that Greeley was not well, owing to his voyage, and had decided to Etay at home for the day. In the evening Sinclair was going to Washington on bus I nes', nnd so, valise in hand, he called at Greeley's houso an hour or two before tho train was to start. He found tho old man in bed, and actually very ill, having suffered terribly from sea sickness all the way out aud all the way back. He was alone, the other members of the family being 111 or swayrom home, and so Sinclair determin ed to pass the night with him, giving up fur that timo his trip to tho capital. 'Sinclair,' sale he, in that querulous whine of his, 'I'm naked as the day I was born. My trunks haven't nrrived yet, and I haven't got a night-gown." 'But why not wear this?' Pointing to a garment taken off before he went to bed. Oh, I expect to bo out to-motrow, and I want that to wear then. How the blazes would it look after I'd slept in it ?' Well, in due timo his luggage arrived, and Sinclair made a bolt for the article he wantoi. After some rumaging about he found It, and helped the old manputlton. It was speedily fastened at the neck, and the nurse took up one of the wrists and tried to button it. There,however, he stuck fast, The ends wouldn't meet by fully two inches He tugged and twist, d to his utmost, but it was no go. Still, as the patient said nothing ho supposed It ought to be fastened, and re doubled his efforts for that purpose. For about twenty minutes he labored without success, I lien lie said : 'This is a failure. It won't fasten.' 'No,' replied Greeley, with exasperating calmness, 'I knew it would not. The fact is, I never could button the infernal thing myself. But you eemcd to enjoy it, so I didn't disturb you,' lie lay back on the pillow for a few mo ments, as if thinking deeply, and then sit' ting bolt upright, he brought his fist down upon tho quilt and exclaimed savagely If ever Mormonism works as far East as this, I'll bo ru. ew 'f I don't havo one eft to take care 01 j h it-!' iV Baltlmoro tea merchant is making th tour of tho South making investigations in regard to tea culture. He thinks that Amer icans should not attempt to imitate the China green tea, with its coloring and fancy twlstlug,'but confine themselves to curing the lenf so as to obtain tho best possible c1i of tea without regard to its appearance. Be sides tho work of twisting that of sorting the tea according to shape and size can, ha thinks, be depensed with to advantage, slir pllfylug greatly the process of preparation and as greatly, diminishing the cost. The cultivation of the tea-plant In Georgia, declares from his experience of several yeat in China and Japan, is perfectly practlci ble, aud he offers $1 a pound fur all leaves shipped to his firm. (Messrs. Martin Gillet & Co., Baltimore), the firm engaging to do the curing and preparation till the producers aro fairly on their feet. RATES OF ADVERTISING. PACI. Ik. 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The grist tax In Italy, so much complain ed of by the Italian millers, yielded last year sixteen and a half million dollars. Ell Perkins has been engaged to tell 2700 lies in 2700 quarters of a minute. A Maine editor advocated retrenchment ; a week later tho $1100 office held by his sou in tlie Belfast'Custom House was abolished The 'murderer who was sentenced to 09 years' imprisonment ip Kentucky tho other day vows he'll never serve out his time he'll die first. There are 22 counties in Kansas each of which raises more corn than New Hamp shire. In.tead of going into tho State Treasury the,procceds of liquor licences ought to bo applied to tho support of our local prisons. There is an intimate and evident relation ship between the' two. A man out west dropped a counterfeit half dollar in n contribution box and then drop ped in a fit. Make a moral to fit the casa yourself. The Howard officers are now burning all the tents used In Chatannoga, Memphis, New Orleans and other points daring the yellow fever epidemic. At the suegestlvn of Queen Victoria the names of the men who lost their lives during; the storm In the Bay of Biscay iu October, 1877, in their efforts to rescue the crew of the boat carrying Cleopatra's needle, are to be placed upon the pedestal supporting tho obelisk. On the 27th of July next the Bank of England will be 185 years old. The charter granted for eleven years at first has been renewed from time to lime. Iu the large, building on Threadneedle street eight hun dred persons aro now employed. The tleigh iu which Napoleon I. traveled in Switzerland is still in existence. AJyet moro remarkable relic is the ship in which Charles II returned to England from Hol land at the restoration in 1G60. Lord Beaconsfield, according to a London correspondent, lives principally on cham pagne jelly, of which he consumes three guineas' worth" at a meal, The experiment of lighting mines by elec tricity has been tried at Marston salt mines, near Manchester, and proved a complete success. Lord Chelmsford, commander of tho Brit ish forces who were whipped 'in South Afri ca, has one advantage that an American of ficer never had when he was whipped, and that is be has the confidence of his Govern ment still. A native of Marseilles has purchased the right of extracting chlorate of potash from tho Dead Sea, which he ex'pects to be able to offer in London at 72 shillings a ton, whereas the present price of that article is 104 shillings. A few small boats are said to have gath ered some $10,000 worth of sponges iu two days, within half an hour's sail of a Flori ida wharf. A Key West paper Bays that the article was supposed to be extinct years ago but it is discovered that the bars in the bay aro teeming with sponge of a superior qual- ity. A bride waited two hours after the time appointed for a wedding in Goshen, O., but the bridegroom did not come. It was deci ded to send for him before dismissing the guests. He was found at home with one side of bis face shaved, and so nervoni that he had not been able to wield the razor any longer. Senator Bruce of Mississippi, was called to the chair February 14, and presided over the Senate a portion of the afternoon, being the first time in the history of, the govern ment that a colored man has occupied the chair. In the apportionment of the Halifax fish eries award, New Foundland Is to receive $975,009 and Canada $4,387,600 being re tained until tho expenses areettled. Prince Edward Island claims nearly one-half of Canada's share. A French jeweller in 1870 sold a lady a 5,000 franc set of jewelry, giving a written promise to take the articles back if they were not approved, Sho worn tbem bIx years and then asked to have them exchanged for something of a newer fashion. The courts have finally decided that be must do so, and a London tribunal has rendered a similar judgment where the customer wore a dia mond ring three years before returning it. Bismarck, D. T February 12. The first Northern Pacific railroad train loaded with visitors and railroad iron, crossed over the Missouri river to-day, Thp track is laid on the ice with twelve feet ties. The train is the firt that ever went over the river on Ice without some special bridging underneath. The ico is threo feet thick and the thermom eter twenty degrees below zero. Nine hun- hundred cars of material will be crossed over for the extension at once. The temperance cause has suffered a .re verse in Sierra Valley, Nev, The total ab stlence society flourished during the fall.but about holiday time rumors of inebriety on tho part oi leading members were circulated. In a subsequent meeting, It was moved that those who had broken their vows be expell ed, The motion was lost. Then a resolu tlon was adopted, amid great enthusiasm, that all who passed the holidays without getting drunk should be turned out. Three cheers wero given for John Barleycorn, and the meeting was adjourned at the Pretldent'e invitation to step across the street and drink nt I1I4 .rn.tiMi r