The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, September 26, 1879, Image 2

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THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT,BLOOMSBUKG, COLUMBIA COl NTY, PA.
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BUOSKWAYJt fiLTOUi, SIRori.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Fridivy, Sopt. 20. 1870.
demoor state ticket.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
DANIEL O. BARR,
01' PITTSBURGH.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOK SHERIFF,
A. K. SMITH,
KOIt COIlONEIt.
I. K. DILDINK.
Fort juiiy roMMissioNKit.
ELI ROBIHNS.
Domocratic Standing Committee,
Bloomsburg K David Iiwcnberg, Cti Urman.
W (I V Clark, SdcrtUr.
IVaver -lam's T Fox.
li.?ntin Hohr Mcllenry.
lijrwIcK Hor. Wm T. Snyder.
Hrlnrrrcolc M. I. Itouwkneclit.
c ita!ssi- M.V. II. Kline.
iMntralM Itor. I". V. llurkc.
i 'ntp Ktwar-l lliiririHn.
OnyniruaraN -ratrlck Hrcnnan.
S lolin .Monroe.
1'Utiln -S. O Crerellng.
Kranklln-Wm. Kohrboch.
(Irw-nwooa A. .I. I)err.
lcrnlock S. r. Moore.
Ja kton Iram Orrr.
l.-.ici3t lej. Knltt o.
Madison Wm. (llnglos.
Main J. II. Num.
Miniln D. II Monttromery.
Moutotir Henetllle utindes.
Ml. Pleasant Jolin Mordan.
onagfO. A. Megarsell.
Ploe John F Foler.
WonrlngC'Wk Jolin Mowrer.
Scott soutb .loan Kresslr.
N'lgnrloat . .1. Hess.
Scott Nortli-Jacou TcrwllIIger.
Vigilance Committees.
BLOOM KAST.
Vaul E. Wirt.
J. II. Casey.
Amurtli Noble.
Tamo Lennon.
Jonn Vest.
petr Solleder.
Ilngli Hucktnpliam.
Charles tlaasert.
BLOOM WEST.
K. It. Little.
E1U3 Funnna.
William Ilirrett
(1. W. Sterner.
BENTON TOWNSUIP.
CMrlos Olbbons, Samuel Appleman, T. B. Cole.
CENTBALIA.
D.F Curry,
Owen Cain.
CONYNOUAM NORTH.
Thomas Chapman,
caarlei Mcdulro.
CONYNQIIAM SOOTII.
John 1'. nanncn,
Jas. Monaghan.
IMPUKTANT NOTICE.
Tho members of tbe Standing Committeo
elected by the people in their respective dis
trhts have impo-tant duties to perform. Nog
lect or failuro on their part prevents thorough
organization and entails a heavy loss It is
allimportant that they should select Vigilance
Committees for their districts at once, and re
port their names to the Chairman. 'The men
chosen should be the most active and intelligent
who will lerve. Work and not cotnplimenti
are demanded. See that every man is duly
assessed, properly registered, and has paid his
taxes. Tho registry books arc now in the
proper places. Delay in such matters is fol
Iy, and so to work at once.
D. Lowknuf.ro,
Chairman.
TO THIS KEADKUS OF THE COLUMBIAN.
With this issue of the Columbian I cease
to be one of Its editors and proprietors,
having sold my interest in it to Mr. John K
Bittenbender, now foreman of tbe office.
The public at large cannot be interested as
to my motives for this action, but I may
stato that tbe main reasons are a desire to
follow exclusively the practice of law, and
to endeavor to settle several thousand old
accounts, some of which have been stand
ing over fourteen years.
To those who know me it is needless to
ay that I take this step with great reluct
ance. My past, and the Columbian, have
been so closely identified that It is morn
than a separation from an old friend ; it is
more like a farewell to a dear child 1
As to Mr. Elwell, my associate for tbe
past four years, no words of commendation
arc necessary. My successor, Mr. Bitten
bender, is a practical printer of large ex
perience, and an able writer.
In stepping into theback-ground, "down
and out," I desire to thank our cotenipor
arles for their uniform courtesy, the De
mocracy for their unflinching support,
and my friends for their charity as to
errors of judgment for which I may have
been immediately responsible.
0. II. IlBOCKWAY,
I do not know that it Is necessary for me
to say much at this time.
For tbe past four years I have endeavored
by constant and careful attention to business
to make the Columbian a first class news-
iper, and to establish it on a firm financial
li.sis. How well my efforts have succeeded
I leave to tbe public to judge.
The Columbian will continue to be what
it has been iu the past,a staunch Democratic
Journal, an exponent of the principles of
that party, and opposed to dishonesty and
corruption, wherever they may be found.
It gives me pleasure to introduce to tbe
patrons of this piper my future partner.Mr.
John K. Bittenbender. Be is a young man
of ability and energy, graduate of tbe
Normal school, and a practical printer of
somb years experience. lie has been fore
man of this office for several months oast,
nd has proved himself here, as well as in
other offices with which be has been con'
nected, a fitst-class mechanic- and publisher,
He will assume control of the publishing
department and assist In tbe general man
agement of tbe paper, while tbe editorial
department will continue under my direc
tion, We ask of tbe public the same liberal
patronage that has been extended to tbe of
fice heretofore, and promise iu returu to put
forth all our efforts for the benefit nf our
patrons and to make the Coi.Uil WAN a ne
cessity In every household.
Geo, E, Ei.Well.
A Tim ttntlal.' An nTnlmnfrA Miva that
Governor Sprftgiie'a manainn M Cononchet
contalna 92 rooma. It'a 01 wonder be can
not (ltiil lila wife and children.
Since the heavy Importation of gold bo-
Ran In August. the total amount received la
24,0OO,O0O. Silver to the amount of $700,.
000 hna hecu Imported during the aame
period.
Ucnlimln V. llullcr has been nominated
again for governor of Massachusetts, this
titno by tbu Independent party of that state.
He imow a very much nominated candidate,
and if ho dooi not maku It now he probably
nover will.
TI10 largo railroad cotniianie.i keen as caro
Tut rniviril of' W-nnmtivri nnd tl.4 nerfunnan-
cos as ship owners do of an ocean steamship.
The I'onn'ylvnnia Railroad doe not repair
one Iftho cost will exceed 13.000, TI10 en
gino ia then marked aa dead ou tho record
and is either cold or broken up.
It has come out through a lawsuit be
tween the managers that "Pinafore" at first
failed to draw well In London, the receipts
averaging lor weeks only about (200 a night,
while the expenses were (350. Hut the con
tract stipulated that It should be performed
at leat 100 times consecutively, and before
that period had expired tho profit was (2,
500 0 week.
A Itustian tcnant eirl. ten years old.
weighing four hundred and eighteen pounds
Is now on exhibition, she is accompaulea
by her mother, and is engaged by a Jewish
manager, who nnvs to the mother for the
girl's services (70 monthly. This gigantic
itirl. when travelling, is put in the baggage
car, as she cannot pass through the door of
the passenger cars.
Thieves so exasperated Prof. Denbam, at
Castle Shannan, Pa., by stealing fruit from
his garden at night, that he resolved to
shoot the next offender. While watching
in a grape arbor, gun In hand, he heard a
rustling among some bushes and fired in that
directiou. Then bo went to ascertain
whether he had hit anybody, and while he
was searching In the bushes his hired man
shot him dead, mistaking him fur tbo thief.
A robber found Winnie Roberts, aged 1C,
alone in a farmhouse at Wadesburg, Mo He
commanded her to give him all tho money in
the building,butsho refused. After searching a
little, and finding only $10, ho threw her on
n bed, drew a pistol, and swore that he would
kill her if she did not givo tho information
She thrust her hand under the pillow, lead'
iug bim to suppose that she was getting some
money, but what she diew out was a revol"
vcr, witli which she shot him twice.
Clark Brown murdero I his father and sis
ter at. Winchester, Ont., but there was little
evidence against him. The Rev. Mr. Row-
an visited him In jail, and told him that if
he would confess he would bo forgiven
Brown made a full disclosure of the crime.
He now says that be understood the minis
ter to promise him forgiveness at tbe hands
nf the law, to be followed by release, but ho
learns that a spiritual pardon only was meant
nnd he will probably be hanged on his owu
confession.
A Mntinoas Ship's Crew.
The ship Sea King left Hull, England,
fir Philadelphia, the 8th of August. When
seven days out, tbe second mate, Charles E.
Brooks, was attacked by seven of the crew
and so badly beaten with belaying pini,that
he died two days afterwards. Upon reach
ing quarantine at Philadelphia a police tug
took off the murderers. Tbe crew state that
Biooka drew a revolver and threatened them
on the night of the affair, and previously ill
treated them. The captain reports that the
boatswain wa blown off and on lost the
night of tbe 22J.
Queen Victoria, when she visits Chisel
burst to see the Empress Eugenie, is invar
iably conducted to the resting place of tbe
Prince Imperial, where she places flowers,
presented by Monsiguor Qoddard, tbe Ro
inau Catholic priest, for whom she has a
special fancy. Times are changed. In 1850,
at the time of the fright about the Pope's
bull, when Richard Swift, the Roman Cath
olic Sheriff of London, presented Monslgnor
Searle, Cardinal Wiseman's secretary, at
court as his chaplain, the Queen ordered his
presentation to be ignomlnlously cancelled.
Monsignor Goddard's title Is now fully rec
ognized in the office journals.
When tbe Republican slato was "smashed"
and a good ticket substituted, tbe result was
universally approved by tbe newspaper press
of all shades as something gained in tbe
way ol obtaining better nominations for lo
cal offices. Even tbe newspapers that lean
toward the Democrats joined in the approv
al. When, however, the Intelligent and
orderly voters of the Democratic party do
a similar thing and put forward nominees in
all rtapects as good personally as tbe Repub
llcans tbe approval from tbe Republican
press comes 'along in very grudging style.
Tbe concession to the public will and welfaro
is quite as commendable In tbe one case as
the other. l'tiila. Ledger (Rep.)
The trial of William Torrey of Ashland
for embezzlement of tbe funds of tbe First
National Bank of Ashland as cashier, has
occupied the attention of the court at Potts
Title for the past two weeks, Messrs. Hughes
and Furquhar conducted tbe prosecution,
and Col. W. B. Maun of Philadelphia, John
W. Ryonand W. A. Marr were for tbe de
fense. It was a hard (ought battle. Tbe
cose was given to the jury on Tuesday, and
they were discharged on Wednesday, not
belug able to agree. Tbey stood 11 fur ac
quittal and 1 for conviction. This bank
went into liquidation about two years ago,
and a receiver was appointed. Since then
the depositors bavo been paid in full with
six per cent ipterest, and nearly all the stock
holders have been paid. Under this show
sng the prosecution of Mr. Torrey appears
very much like a piece of personal spite, not
on tbe part of the prosecutor who was a
mtre figure bead, but by others who stood
behind and footed tbe bills.
The irou "boom" is not an uuinixed good
to our manufacturers. .Many are yet of
necessity working on contracts made early
iu tbe teaaon aud paying the increased rates
for stock. There is alto a large class of
goods made from iron aud steel on which
it Is as yet impossible to advance prices, and
the uncertainly of maintaining advances
when tbe great temporary demand is tup
piled aurruundi the question of increased
rates in all goods with many difficulties. At
Is seen In tbe case of our stove manufacture,
cost of pig iron has greatly Increased, with
no prospect of increase in prices of the
manufactured product. The laborer Is the
first to be benefited, as be now has steady
work, a great boon to thousands that have
suffered for the past six years. It Is well not
to forget that patience and some mouths yet
re required for a proper adjustment of mat
ten. iron World.
HOW THE REPUBLICANS CARRY ELEC
TIONS.
The Republican Congressional Committee
wants more money than it has been ablotn
collect thus far for this year's campaign. In
1876 and 1878 regular assessments wero
levied on the officeholders of the country.
So much criticism was excited by this meth
od, and it was 10 flagrantly In violation of
Civil Service Order No. 1. that a new method
was resorted to this year. No circulars were
Issued and no assessments levied, but per
sonal appeals were made to the employees
at Washington. In the different States the
work of raising money from the office-holders
was delegated to tbo local committees
In Washington. This method has resulted
In the collection of about (11 000, and the
expenses of the Congressional Committee
are in danger of exceeding their receipts. In
view of this tbe Committee bat determined
to return to this old system of circulars, and
have tent out tho following to the federal
officeholders :
Headquarters of the Republican Com.)
Washington, Sept. 13, 1879. f
Tho heavy and increasing demands upon
tbe Congressional Committeo aa the cam
paign progresses, induces ut to invite such
voluntary contributions from all persons In
terested In the success of the Republican
party and its measures as they may be will
ing and able to make. We earnestly hope
that any contributions you may wish to
make will be remitted or paid at once to
the Hon. Jay A. Neubell, Treasurer, 1,317
F. street, It ia needed now, in order to en
able us to carry on our work with all the
energy that the Importance of tbe issues in
volved demand. Respectfully youra,
II. G. Fisiiek, Chairman.
What a beautiful thing ia civil aervice re
form under the present fraudulent adminls
tration I Hayes forbids office holders under
his appointment to take part in running the
republican machine politics, and yet sends
the members of his cabinet all over tbe
country in the interests of the republican
party. He forbids assessments for campaign
purposes to be made on govtrnment i-fllce
holders, and yet the managers at Washing
ton disobey orders under bis very eyes, and
probably at his direction. Still the drain
upon the purse has been so heavy in Maine
and California that they must have money
to pay the bills in spite of Civil Strvlce
Or cr No. 1.
THE (IKANl" 1I00M.
General Grant arrived at San Fian i-co
in the steamer Tcklo on the 21st inst. When
the signal was given that the steamer was in
fight every kind of business was suspended
and people poured forth in such numbers
that in a few minutesjthe streets were denst
ly crowded with citizens flocking toward the
Utn down Market street. The sun was
shining brilliantly and tbe effect upon tie
decorated buildings, arcbes and flags was
nty tine.
Silu;e was flrwl from every fort and bat
tery in the harbor. The cross fire from tbe
batteries on lh approach of the Tokio and
escorting jewels, i-howed that auv hostile
descent upon San Fraucisco would be ex
tremely hazirduus. At least thirty thousand
people were ufi tat on the bay and two bun
dred thousand on tbe street. The Tokio
passed up the water front at a quatter to 'six
p. m., followed by the escorting fleet. About
seven General Grant landed from the ferry
boat Oakland, according to arrangement, at
(he foot of Market street, and was received
by the mayor and g-ivernor, also by Govcr
nor-elect George C. Pirkius. Governor
Irwin was accompanied by his staff.
Tbe mayor welcomed General Grant in a
brief speech referring to the honors the lat
ter received when abroad and to the fact
that General Graut was once a rttldent of
San Francisco. General Grant in riply
made a abort speech expressing his gratifica
tion at bis returu to his native couutry.
Tbe procession was one of the greaus. over
seen in San Francisco. The streets were
lined with people and the indows and. bal
conlet. were crowded, Tbe procession was
fifteen blocks loug, and ab mt seven tb iu-
sand persons tonic part in it. It counter
marched on Market street bifire General
Grant, from which point the general went
to the Palace hotel ami was serenaded in
the court yard. General Graut, on arrival
at the bote) u'ter the Jproies ion, retired to
bis rooms and asked not to bodlsturbtddur
tbe night. A number cf gentlemen were
presented by the committee to General Grant
who received tin in cordially.
Tbe enthusiastic populace thronged the
court aud refu-ed to leave. Finally Mayor
Bryant appeared and auuuuiiced that as
soon as the general had finished bis dinner
be would show hiuiselr. In a fjw minutes
Grant appeared, auiid deafening and long
continued shouts. Mayor Bryant called tbe
crowd to order and the general wua again
greeted with a succession of cheers. When
tbe noise subsided be udJressed them as
follows :
Fellow Citizens of Sn Franc'uco : After
twentj-fivo ycirs absence I am glad to meet
you and assure you of my oirdial thanks for
the kind greeting you have given me. I
shall stay iu your city long enough to ureet
you more fully.
He then withdrew amid prolonged and
tremendous cheering . ud the crowd reluc
tantly scattered. Toe geueral is looking ex
tremely well and expressed his satisfaction
with his experience of his trip and his sur
prise at the tremendous demonstration which
greeted his arrival home. He specially re
marked that good health had attended htm
during hU trip and related with evident rel
ish that he had got rid of his superfluous
flesh, as he weighed 18C pounds when he
left tbe United States and now pulled down
tbe scales at 169.
General Grant informed tho committee
that he was in their bands as far as the re
ception was concerned, and that in regard
to his stay on the coast and future meve
mjntsbe had no programme, and would not
decide until he bad lime to examine letters
be expected to receive.
TUB UNITED DEMOCRACY.
Tbe conventions of the regular democracy
0-1 Wednesday, in Philadelphia, endorsed
the Horticultural ball ticket. There was
no contest except for city treasurer, the vote
standing 74 for S. Davis Page to 14 for
Charles S. Austin, Tbe Vaux faction
also ratified the ticket. The candidate
fir tbe united democracy then fore are,
for sheriff, Samuel Uartranft j for treasurer,
S. Davis Page; for register of wills,
Thomas Greenbank.
Tbls was a wise step, and'tbowa that tbe
Democracy of Philadelphia are in dead
earnest. Tammany thould Imitate the ex
ample.
About 1,000 new ovens are being built In
tbe coke regions of Pennsylvania. At yet,
lays the American Manufacturer, 110 Increas
ed demand outruns the present production
of 30,000 toot a week ; but from various
quarters Inquiries are coming In which affjrd
safe presumption of an immediate want
of larger supplies. These uew wants
are from new and enlarged works, and from
others where autbracite is being superceded
by coke. Prices now racge from (1,20 to
(1,30 per ton of 2,000 pounds on board of
can at tbt oveni,
OUR DELEGATE SYSTEM.
Editors Columbia! ! A few weeks ago
I read with much care and attention a com
munication in your paper on this subject, and
would ask- tho ptiviicgo of submitting a few
thoughts of my own, believing at tbo same
time that I represent tho views ot a largo
number oi your readers. At tbo outset allow
me to stato that I do not in any nay chal
lenge the regularity or propriety of tho nom
ination made for ShcrliTat tbe last convention
nor do I allege that tho result would have
been different under any provious plan.
In my opinion tro eelcctiou of delegate;,
and the nomination of candidates should bo
by some cqultablo and clear system Propor
tional representation, based upon the Demo
cratic vote of a district is therefore Just. The
difficulty is to have the wishes of tho voter
properly recorded in convention. It is affirm
ed that that object can bo accomplished un
der our present rules. It may bo so, but
whether from stupidity, or the verbiage and
technicalities surrounding ihoso rules, it ia a
fact that they arc not understood by nine
tenths of the voters ; and if their illustrious
uthor wero to die, 'twould bo confusion
worse confounded to try and explain tbem,
And then they arc io pliable so likely to be
interpreted so as to meet the views of inter
ested parties I
A few illustrations will suffice. Ono object
of tho present rules was to prevent tho mlo of
01 bargain undelegates, and tlicrcforo cuoh
and every ono was obtigod to come into con
vention instructed for some ono or more can
didates. How easily is this evadtd? The
knowing candidato for delegate, and his con
fiding constituents instruct for souio ono who
has not the ghost of a cliaucj fur nomination.
In duo oourso that candidato is dropped, and
then the delegate is free to vote for whom ho
chooses, and that may bt for the man with
the largest purse,
Again, whec John Knt and John O, Quick
were candidates in convention for Commis
sioner, after much tuanccuvreing it was found
that there was a tie cf delcgato votcj. For
such a dilemma tho rules did not provide, but
tbe interested ones cut tho Gordian Knot,
and set a precedent that in such a case the
popular majority thould determine. Mr
Knt, having nearly 100 majority was then de
clared tho regular nomiuco. To regulate such
cases in tho future, in the convention of 1870
the precedent was formulated into a rule.
But this must have been a poor rule, be
cause it did not 'work both ways,' In that
same convention Dr. Mcgargrll and Capt.
Brockway wero candidates for the Congress
ional nomination, and a tio vote of delegates
again ensued. In this case neither precedent
nor rnlo was followed, although Brockway
had about 300 majority on tho popular vote,
The way in which th managers got out of
this was ingenious Fint, disregard the pre
cedent and rule, and then give each a con
feree and a half vole split a man I
Another illustration is in point, and it was
forcibly brought out in the last convention.
The rules contemplate a Fecond or more in
structions, if the voters sen fit so to act. But
how is it in practice ? Generally they instruct
cd for but one candidate. But shrewd politi
cians would go to one class of delegates, and,
when in their favor, insist that they were
practically instructed for tho Bfcond highest
name on the tally list, if the first was off, even
if not named on the ballots In other cases,
that tho delegates were told that thfy were
not so bound. The cases of Beaver and Jack
son illustra'e the point, an illusion which
the Chair did not see fit to correct.
Let me illustrate again. At tbe late conven
tion the contest for Sheriff narrowed down to
A. K. Smith and William Miller. In Beaver
Miller got 33 votes Smitli 1, and yet under
this vaunted system Miller got but one dele
gate and Smith two 1 In Jackson Smith got
13 out of 68 votes, and yet got both delegates.
And so on through the list As to the pop
ular vote, as between the two, Miller had a
majority. Understand me Messrs. Editors, I
do not dnny the rrgulaiity of Mr. Smith's
nomination under tho rules, but I am only
criticizing iho results under them
Lastly, it semis to me that a p'nn eou'd be
devised by which fractional votes could bo
eliminated. They ten 1 to no good and cro
ate conl'uM u No man in the heat of con
vention feels like calculating whether he is a
ball', fuuith, eighth, tie, of a man. Imagine
the indignat'on of our woithy friend from
Catawissa, Mr. Tvwksbury, wheu ho was re
duced to a vulgar fraction.
But I huve written enough I hope, to ca'l
renewed attention to the subject.
Si, a hoc.
Tbe Last Detective Dodge.
The latest fashion in modern detection of
crimo is to put a detective in the jail cell with
an accucd murderer, with a view of drawing
the accused into conversation and thus in
veigling him into confession of guilt. This
has been dune in. Connecticut, whero ono
Buchotz is being tried fr tho murder of a
wealthy miser. Tho evidenco against tho ac
cused was by no means complete. Detective
Stark was lodged in the cell with him to cn
gago him in talk, worm a confession out of
him and put it all down on paper. To a cer
tain extent Stark's work was successful. All
day for several weeks he thus shadowed him
and at night wrote down the substance ot
what ho had said. Stark and his memoran
dums are now admitted as in court, with a
possibility of carrying considerable weight
against Bucholz. But lawyers and other
thinking men in various directions are begin
ning to reflect seriously on this method of
extorting a confession and on the propiiety of
using such extorted confession as evidence.
What a murderer confesses is no evidence-
Ills mind may bo unsettled by remorso and
general embarrassment or under excitement
his memory mar fail bim. Tbo evidenco of
tbe detective is no evidcnoo at all. Ho saw
nothing of tbo murder and knows nothing of
it except in a second hand way by what bo
heard from the accused. Were such a meth
od of obtaining testimony ever so reliable, it
is open to dangerous abuse. A detective
thus serving as a bogus prisoner docs not liko
to make a failuro of his undertaking, nor do
his employers like to send bim to engage in
it in vain. lie may bo an unscrupulous man.
There is nobody except the accused prisoner
to contradict what he says. The word of the
accused, even though possibly as good as that
of tho detective, carries no weight with it.
The unfortunate prisoner is thus put at the
mercy of the mn who is paid for being bis
enemy and whose interest it is to bring bim
to the gallows.
It is comforting to know that tbe detective
who uodertook this miserable business found
the wear and tear on bis nerves so great as to
necessitate hit being bailed out of jail and
giving up for a season this unpleasaut tort of
confessional. And it is cheerful to reflect that
when he gavo the accused man an axe to
show how a blow might have been inflicted
on tho skull of the deceased miser, the accus
ed wliltked it around in such a lively and vig
orous manner as to cause tbe detoetivo to be
lieve a death blow was to be inflicted on his
own skull. With such risks there is no rea
son to bopo that the new fashion of defectivo
confessional will not become popular. 'Afa
dtlpia Timti,
The Origin of Shaving.
The custom of shaving the beard pas cu-
foiced by AlexAnder of Macedoo, not for
the sake of fashion, but for a particular end,
He knew that tho soldiers of India, when
they encountered their foea, had a habit of
grasping them by the beard, and so be or
dered his aoldlers to shave. Afterwards
shaving was practised In the Macedonian
army and then among the Greek citizen'.
The Romans Imitated the Grceka In the
practice, aa they did in many other things.
and apread it to the dlflerent European na
tions yet barbaric, In the middle ages at
tbe time of tbo Renaissance, shaving was
Introduced nnd the bablt was retained,
though classicism gave place to romanticism
and that in its turn was replaced by realism,
The beard was asourco of troublo to Peter
the Great, who, simultaneously with the in
troduction of his great reforms in Dussia,
tried to Induce his people 1 1 Imitato the
shaving nations. This innovation was re
listed by his subjects with the utmost resis
tance, and they preferred to pay a heavy fine
rather than suffer disfigurement as they be
lieved, of the Image of God. To tbe Russian
of olden times tbe beard was a symbol of
liberty. In several countries of Western
Europe and In the United States, the beard
was restored to honor only about twenty
years ago.
Important to Voters.
Tha nCTi election Sn Pnnovlunnin trill tin
held on Tuesday, tho 4th of November.
voters who have not paid a stato or county
tax within two years next preceding tho elco
tion (except such as ara between tho ages of
tWChtv-nna find twenlv.lwn rpnraV tniiQl tiav
such tax ono month preceding tho election,
tnat is, on or before Saturday, October 4.
Failuro to pay tax iu season deprives tho
voter of tho privilege of suffrage. If an clco
tor bavo paid a stato or county tax within two
years next preceding tho election, or il ho bo
between tho ages of twenty-ono and twenty
two years, ho can Bccuro his vote by making
Mr-Oner tirnnfa tn itin .ilfinltnn tinnnl liv Mantvn
affidavit and that of a qualified voter of his
prccioct, though ho bo not registered.
Members of democratic stato, county and
city committees should soo to it that every
voter ot our party complies with tho law.
Sept, 12, 3w.
Tho action of Kidney Wort on the Kidneys,
Bowels and Liver, given it wonilerfcl power,
E. P. ZMkel's Bitter Wins of Iron.
It has never been known to fall In the cure ot
weakness attended with symptoms, Indisposition to
exertion, loss of memory, difficulty ot breathing,
weakness, horror of disease, night f.wcats, cold
reel, weakness, dimness of vision, languor, univer
sal lassitude of the muscular system, enormous
appetite, with dyspeptic symptoms, hot hands,
Hushing of tho body, dryness ot tho skin, paUd
countenance, and eruptlo son tho face, purifying
t e blood, pain in tbe back, heaviness ot the ejellda
frcquentblock spots uilng before tho eyes, with
summon and loss ot sight, want of attention, etc.
Sold only In $1 bottles, net the genuine. Depot and
omce, North Ninth St., Philadelphia Advice free.
Ask for K. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine ot Iron, and take
no other make. Genuine sold only tn f I bottles.
Nervous Debility! Nervous Debility!
Debility, a depressed Irritable state of mind, a
weak, nervous, exhausted fueling, no energy or
animation, confused head, weak memory, the conse
quences or excesses, mental overwork. This ner
vous debility rinds a sovereign cure tn K. V. Kunkel's
Bitter Wine of Iron. It tones tho system, dispels
me mental gloom and despondency, and rejuven
ates the entire system. Sold only In $1 bottles. Get
tho genuine. Sold by all druggists. Ask for E. P,
Kunkel's Bitter Wlno of Iron, and take no other.
Genuine sold only in II bottles or six bottles for fs.
All I ask Is a trial ot this valuable medicine. It
will convince the most skeptical of its merits.
Never Failing Worm Syrup.
B. P. Kunkel's Worm Syrup never falls to destroy
Seat, Pin and Stomach Worms. Dr. Kunkel Is the
only successful physician who removes Tape Worm
In two hours. Head and all complete kllve, and no
tee tut head passes. Common sense teaches that If
Tape Worms can be removed, ail other Worms can
be readily destroyed. Send tor circular to Dr. Kun
kel, S5 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., or
ask your druggist for a bottle ot Kunkel s Worm
Syrup. Price, tl per bottle. It never falls. Used
by children or grown persons with perfect safety.
NEW AVDERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFFS SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Lev. Fa. lwiort out of ttie
Court of Coin mon Pleas of Columbia county and to
me directed, will be exposed to public sale on
tho premises la lie r wick, l'a., at t o'clock, p. m , on
Monday, October 20th, J 879.
All that certain piece ottandsltuato In the borough
of Berwick, Columbia county, Pa., branded on tbe
north by land of Paul Klkendoll, and lot of Charles
A. Becker,4in the east by lot of Sarab Becker, on
tbe south by Canal street and on the west by lot of
Mrs John M, Snyder, the sumo being one hundred
and forty-eight and a half feet alo t g Canal street
and forty-nine and a halt feet more or less in depth
being southern end ot lots number thlrty-nve, thirty
two and thlrty-slx as marked and numbered In gen
eral plan of said borough, on which are erected a
large three story frame hotel, containing eleven bed
rooms and other large rooms, to-wlt : sitting room,
parlor, dicing room, bar room, &a, a largi frame
Btable, and frame shed, a well of good water n
the premises.
Seized, taken In execution at tho suit of II. Wer
rctt against Philip Sponey with notice to James
Wagner, terre tenant and to be sold as tbe property
of 1'hUlp Sponey with notice to James Wagner, term
tenant.
Jackson, Attorney. Lev. Fa,
Terms cosh on day ot sale
JOUN W. nOFPMAN.
Bept. So, ta. Sheriff.
D
ISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Ihe partnership heretofore existing between C. B.
Brockway and Geo. K. Blwell as the nrm of Brock
ray Id well, engaged In the publication of the C'o
li'mbuw, audln the practice oflan-.ls this day dis
solved by mutual consent. The books of the Arm
wUl remain at the Colcubmn onlce ror settlement,
and ail persona k-ioMng themselves to be Indented
to the nrm will please call and settle, and those hnv
lojjcbUms against the Qrm wUl pleme present laelr
C. B. BHOCKWAY,
GEO. E. KLWKLL.
sept 1M, 4W.
JDMINISTUATOn'S NOTICE
IST1T1 OF VilUUKIT B. BHITH, DtCSlSID.
Letters of Administration on the estate ot Margaret
It. Smith, late or Madison twp., Columbia co int
deceased, have been granted by the Iteglster of sold
county to undersigned Administrators. All persons
having claims against the estate are requested tc
E resent tbem for settlement and those indebted
make prompt payment.
II. J.SMITU,
A.U SMITH,
sept St, ew. Administrators.
jtDMINISTKATOIl'S NOTICE.
CSTiTSOrOBOHOI KISIW1CI, DICIiSID,
Letters of administration on the estate of George
Itlsewlck, late ot Bloomsiurg, Columbia co., de
ceased, have been granted by tho Heglster of said
county to tbe undersigned Administrator, to whom
all persons indebted are requested to wake Imme
diate payment and those having claims or demands
against the estate will make them known to the Ad
ministrator without dlay.
DAVID LOWUNHEHO,
Administrator.
Sept. 1J, "it-tw Bloomsburg,
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ha vtTorad viU AiLbtua fruui Usj Uwa tbo m jw old,
Vblek U Ml Ulrl jaara.
koto Md ytof t alaabU litbua tad Caunb Koaadf ,aal Mf
yiU pltMara tail It fund ut. ruw tut tuuwtttl
GEO. COIE, i-ylo f, OUa.-lta b.r.Wj wrtlfj U.l I
M aAUwd vita fauna I ft, a jtari. I tid a-t la.
tbltdi i r a VMkai f D. Laaoaua iiUsa tad CaUrrk
aMd, aad aaa aa aatlraJr aarod.
I
Geo. A, Kelley& Co. WholesaloUgeats.Pittsburg, Pa.
oopMmoer is, tt, im.
Dauchy & Go's. Advt's.
mm
IS Steps 8 apt Iloo-ls Knoo
Swells, sinoi, nook only fs.
I I'ft. Pianos, stool, cover
nook only imj.ts. illustrated
Newspaper sent tree. Addrets DANIEL F. I1KAT1 V,
Washington, N.J,
sept vs, w.
A tir.NTM WANTMI-For tho best and fastest
selling notorial Books and Bibles. 1'rlcm ro-
ffiicrfl s per cent. Ntnomt rcai-isniKO Co.. mil.
adelphla, l'a d serit.su, 'I-sw
$mnn returns In sodayaonHKMllnvcstid. ot.
OlUfnclal reports and Information FHRIC
Llkopronts weekly on stock options or ItOtolM.
Address T, rorrtR WinnTtCo., BixtiRS, us Wall
at., N Y. a aept.!s,-4w
flft Wf 4innf Invested In Walisustocka
11" J VJ 3 llliumakes fortunes eTery
onlli. nook Sorit free oaptalntne over thing, l.a.
dress iuxtsr a Co.. Iunrs, u Wall street, N. Y,
neptsa, TK-sw d
WANTUD'AnrnUwnalrd lr onr Xnlei did Hook
LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS
Completo In ono volume. Illustrated with flno Steel
plate HrigraMngs. Agents doing well. 49 orders
taken by ono Avcent Ust weo k. (irand hook for Kali
ana inter. quAitKiluu 1 t un. uuuno., ,u pun
som St., Philadelphia.
Bept. W, 4w. d
Active parties to net as Gen
eral Agents lor the sale of
0111 specialities. Business rc-
svt-ciablo. Goods sell rapidly. Wo pay a salary or
liberal commlslon on sales. From s'oo to tiuo a
Month can 00 made oy live men. linre cnance ror
making money. Addrcas-J. S. MCDONALD & CO.,
iss Clark St.. Chicago,
acpt. SO, sw. d
CONSUMPTION
UcnJBroncmUs.Ckurrh.AsUimft.nn-l all TAraal
and Luns Jftthont. Aio BDOiillTB will
putlroXeiirofor Kerrons Debility .andall
Nervous ConiplilDts, vhlek o . fl n
tKoMiiHdi o "u... Koclpc, with full dlr cUoni;
n and niinr. M-nl by mall free of enarco
on TfMtr-t of sump. ""'!; r-p-r.
MUU.1H r.nn .IKI.KCHIHI.D. .
sept 36, 4W,
Xitsblllbed
In 1843.
'With Tour
ADDRESS Will
brlrtff yuu a poit-puid
SPECIMEN of iM
AMBUIOAN
Equal lo 144 HXtstloe iwrt,
with 334 ENUItAVI.NGtiiV
CENJ
find Detcrlptlonsof
POST-
FOR
ACE,
GOOD THINCS for
Tour Own Vic. for HOLIDAY,
WEDDIHO, ctbrr PHESENT4,
at, im imw inrtaiiiiv
aobtalnthcm.wlllionlj
ICaih Outlay. Address I
rORANOEJUDDCOi
34 D Broadways
New York.
WT A TVTTT?ri A lionii ah knt ta can
W AH 1 JM vass moomshurtf, and the
ndlolnlncr towns for 1 lie tiesr Rflllnt? household arti
cles In the world. Tip top profits, write ut once to
World Manufacturlot; Co., I2i Nassau St., New YotW.
cepu ic, 4w, u
BAITS nrSTKTTHZlfT CATALOGUE.
uor rt coMtofw or iiua
1 di t rnmrnlt, It title, Bal U,
porn, Drum Mtjori' Stiff I
od Ht, Eplcti,
Ltunni. Standi, ud Oat
flti eoDttloi 85 of
Hilled frwc Iddren
1.YOM IIEALT, 181 Btt Bt., Chicago, IU.
Kept. 1 2, 4 W d
QEO. K. ELWELL,
ATTORNE Y-A T-L A W,
Columbian bulbing, moorosburtr, Pa,
Member of tbe United States Law Association,
Collections made In any part ot America or Europe
OCt. I, 1ST0.
B. BROCKWAY,
ATTORNE Y-A T-L A W,
C'ou'MBiiN bcildino, Bloomsburg, Fa,
Member of the United states Law Association
Collections mado In my part of America or Europe,
oct. j,
S . i E RIFF'S SALE
By virtue ot sundry writs Issued out of the Court
ofcommon Pleaa of Columbia county and to me di
rected, will be exposed to public sale at the Court
House in tbe town ot Bloomsbuig, Columbia county,
rennsylvanla, at one o clock p. m , on
Saturday, October 25, 179.
All those cert tin lots or pieces of land situate In
Miniln township, Clumbla county, Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as folio b, to-wlt: Lot No.
101 Is bounded on the north by Fifth street, on the
east by May street, on tho south by lot No. 109, and
on the west by lot No. 100, containing two acres
more or less vacant
ALSO,
Lot No. 103 bounded on the north by lota one hun
dred and one hundred and one, on tbe east by May
street, on the Bouth by lot No. 110, nnd on the west
by lot No, 1, containing two acres more or less va
cant.
ALSO,
lot No. $51 bounded on tbe north by Third street
on tho cast by lot No. on the couth by Fourth
street, a-id on tho west by lot No. :s I, being sixty-
six feet in front and two hundred and ttilrty-ono In
depth vacant.
Seized, taken In execution at tbe autt ot A W,
Creamer against John Keller and to be sold as the
property ot John Keller.
Litti.es, Attorneys. Vend Ex.
ALSO,
All the defendants Interest In a certain tract of
land situate In Greenwood township, Columbia coun.
ty, 1-ennsylvanla, bounded as follows, to-wlt : Be
ginning at a Btono In tho middle of the road thence
by land of James Berry north cighty-elgh', degrees
and twenty-threo minutes west twenty-seven perch
es to tbe middle of little Flshtngcreek, thence up
tho middle of said creak north thlrty.three degrees
east forty.slx perches to a stone, thence by same
north seventy-eight degrees east twenty-rive perch
es to a hemlock on tho west side of mllt-dam, thence
up tho west Bide of said mill-dam forty-two perches
(or 10 such distance aa lll secure a head and fall o'
fourteen feet at the aaw-mlll on the premises herein
described), thenco south thirteen degrees east to a
stone In tho middle of the road before mentioned,
thence by the Bame Bouth seventy-one degrees
twenty-threo minutes forty-scvea perches to;a stone
theuce by tho middle of said road south thirty-two'
degrees, twenty-three minutes, twenty-three perch
es to a stone, thence south twenty degrees, twenty.
uirre minutes, tnirtecn perches along the middle ot
6ald road to tho place ot beginning, containing clev.
en acres, three perches abd appurtenances.
ALSO,
All the defend inta Interest In a certain tract of
land situate In Fine and Greenwood townsblps.coun.
Iy of Columbia and state ot Pennsylvania, beginning
at a pt thenco by land of Margaret Coarson, cast
three hundred and eighty perches to a post, thenco
by lands ol lluraprey Parker north ono hundred and
eighty perches to a white oak. thence by landt of J.
J. Bobbins and J. Berry north elghty-nlne degrees
ana ona-nait west tureo hundrf d and eighty perches
to a post, thence by lands of Esther Kves south ono
half degrees west one hundred and ten perches to
tbe place cf beginning, containing two hundred and
lorty-four acres and thirty seven perches moro or
less, on which Is erected a barn.
seizid, uken In execution at the suit of Thomas J.
Yandendlce agslnst John Lecgott and Alexander J .
Frlck and to be Bold as tbe property ot John Leggott
anu Aiexanaer J, prick
Mndikslick, Attorney. Vend Ex.
Terms cash on day of sale.
JOHN W. HOFFMAN,
Bepf.s, 19-bi Sheriff.
C'Lanoell's Asthma GAtarrh Remedy,
w.t.n . . (VATHJJTWD.)
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rtHiid;, if i could orIj t found,
4 kU. lb) dor (rvm tbtni, htu I f-riijp,!.!, BioVriT met
"i, - ,.M AkTIIM and TITA UKH. i no olir uVur Uu4
llnwi, tho two.Mor Bij dltoattrr, mod If Ibtj (
Bin w i to i tank it tinrLiiH,
vlitj."" ur ui"t " ! turd ti owbu
tar Mrton not fultt .ilfl,j, afir tUt
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fortfoUf iiropotlU-a U i ti, MUteM, Mod jw .uii tad addtfii, and 1 "ill
U iod bj wall t aAlrt.t id focii,. f lh. r.t.
1.00 per Package
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old bT finurirUta and klodlrln T1aaU
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE
Em GOODS
OP
STRAWBEIDGE
Aro filled to
NEW, CHOICE AND SEASONABLE FABRICS,
it is inaniiesuy impossible to nniko mention ot more tliiin a small
rtioit cf such it Btoek.
IN FOREIGN NOVELTIES,
Wc have nil tho newest things produced this season iu tho mnnufac-
tunng Centres ot i' ranee,
OUR PHESE.VT COLLECTION OK
cashmeres
Was selected with the greatest cure
cumstanccs
WE IISTA-IIVEE
IO IMcccn
ALL WOOL OASHMKIUS,
(Double width, all colors,)
AT 15 CIJ.VT.S.
SO Piece
ALL-WOOL OASHMEKK3,
(.11 inches In wiiltli),
AT SO CKSITS.
so ricceH
ALL-WOOL CASIIMKUES,
(33 Indie in width),
AT 62 Ci:,TS.
SO IMcC'PN
ALL-WOOL OASIIMEilES,
(40 inches In width),
AT 75 CIJXTS.
-10 IMccc-K
FUKXCIt SHOODAS,
(44 Inches in width),
AT Sli CJEVI'S.
OUR STOCK OP
Was received when these goods had touched bottom, so that, notwith
standing tho recent advance in Prices,
We shall adhere to the Old Figures until all are sold.
CO Pieces All-Wool Choviot Suitings,
At - - 31 Cents.
150 Pieces l!4-ln. Cheviot Mixtures',
At - - 25 Cents.
42 Pieces Double width Cashmeres,
27 inches in width.
At - - 20 Cents.
42 Pieces 21-inch Mohair MelanRea,
At - - 31 Cents.
40 Pieces Double width Mohair Ileigea,
At - - 25 Cents.
100 Pieces 24-inch Washington Delges,
At 15 Cents.
100 Pieces Manchester Caahmeres,
22 ici t' width.
At - - 12 Cenls.
BEAUTIFUL NOVELTIES
Imperially adapted for Trimming,
At - 31 Cents.
At 35 Cents.
At - 37J Cents
At - 50 Cents.
We respectfully solicit comparison of our stock with any other
stocky iu this country as to completeness and assortment of choice
Fabrics.
OUT OF T0V.TN CONSUMERS WILL FIND THAT
SHOPFIKCt BY MAIIi,
When done through our perfected Mail Order Department,
(MONEY!
SAVES 1 TIME !
I FATIGUE !
AND IS JUST AS SATISFACTORY
As shopping in person at the counters.
8TRAWBK1DGE & LOTHlK
Eighth and Market Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA.
In thefaco of everything, Wanamaker & flrown increased
their great Clothing business last year at Oak Hall nearly a quarter
of a million dollars, and for 1879 the new plans will make the
house more popular and increase the business much more.
Eighteen years in the people's service at the old corner of Sixth
and Market has taught us how to do the business well.
Ma
Whatever may be said, no house in the United States selU any-'
thinK lilce so much Clothing at Retail as Oak Hall, and no house
m 1 hiladclphia sells more than a quarter as many goods as
Mr. Wanamaker sells In Clothing alone. Doing this large
business shows the people's regard for our goods, and enables us
to buy cheaply and sell at small profits.
New patterns have been made this year and ncw"styles intro
duced through Mr. Robert C. Ogden (formerly partner of the
famous firm of Devlin & Co., New York), who is now associated
witn uak Hall, and will give his whole energies and valuable
experience to improving the manufacture of our Boys' and Men's
Clothing. We flo net buy Clothing like the dealers, but make
it expressly for our own sales. The Spring stock is splendid,
and no other make of goods, so far, have as much merit, or are
told ns cheaply.
Impression 5 have been erroneously given to the effect that
Mr. John Wanamaker, who founded Oak Hall, is not interested in
the old s ore, and that it docs not have his attention; on the
contrary, his ownership of it remains unchanged, and ho has lost
none of his love for it. Everyday finds him supervising all its
P.mr?Ti, M"j' w,ll'am Wanamaker spends his entire time
on the Oak Hall business.
A VISIT THIS SPRING PARTICULARLY INVITED.
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
OAK HALL, 6th &
THE LARQEST CLOTHINQ HOUSE IN AMERICA.
j,ayji-acn,
rvR rAKTICUlAR,V -"noin"""" ADDRltS
... - - . . . -r,l, Ufu.rD.y nu .
WHITESEWINO MACHINE
DEPARTMENTS
& CLOTHIER,
ovcrllowitig with
Jtiitigland und Uermuny,
and shoodas
and under tho most favorable cir-
-IO I'lCCCN
FBKNOI1 SHOODAS,
(43 Inches in width),
AT SU.OO.
We have a siipetli stock of
FREIUCH PL. AIDS
Embracing all the new combinations oi col.
urs that aru in ropue in Pari the present
season.
IO I'leect
IIEAUIIFUL FRENCH PLAIDd,
(am. woot.)
AT 75 C12XTS,
io riccc
ELEGANT KHENOif PLAIIW,
(Al.li wool,,)
AT tit.OO,
-IO t'il-CPN
110 YAL CASHMERES PLAIDS,
AT 81.25.
40 I'icces Double width Cheviots,
(al.lj wool.,)
At - - 50 Cents.
50 Pieces Wool Face Cashmeres,
At - 35 Cents.
50 I'iei es 32-Inch Melange Chevrons,
At . 37J Cents.
00 Pices 32-iui h English Melanges,
At - - 37 Cents.
50 Pieces Ombre Cashmeres,
At - ' - 31 Cents.
Iridctcent Colorings.
50 Pieces Ombre Chevions,
At - - 31 Cents.
Iridescent Colorings.
50 Pieces Worsted Momie Cloths,
20 inches in width.
At - - 25 Cents.
59 Pieces Melange Momie Cloths,
24 inches in width.
At - - 25 Cents.
Market Sts., Phllad'a.
SO SIMPLE .
wAdMiirni
OHIO.
CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO.
atptM.sw,