Tle dolurcli)i?ai.
tOOtCMBIAI)IIOCKlT,TiROFTn HORTIt, Mid CO'
LCXBUH, COtlSOllJfttCJ.)
ItMunt Weekly, every Prlitny .Morning, nt
nLooMsntnto, Columbia co , ra.
lJES Of DV'EX'SlfiQ.
1u Sit !1U M IV
Onn Inr-li ...Mm taisn MtiO 1300 MOO
Twolnciies son 400 6() 800 isoo
Three Indies...., 400 BOO 700 1100 isoo
Four Inches boo toa 900 isoo sow
duni-ie r column., a 10 8 00 10 00 is 00 33 on
unit column in 00 14 on ll 00 hi 00 bo 00
IW-NO paper Discontinued except nt llin nnllnn
ibllshcw, until nil arrearages nro paid, but
ono column so 00 saoo 3000 soou ion 00
YniirlAririrtimfntn nasnMonuarterhr. Tran-
lent advertisements must bo paid for beforo insert-
u except wncrc parties nnvo nccouiiio,
tnrnl itwriliirmontjl Iwfl dnllnnl 110 r Inch for
three Insertions, and nt that raw for additional
Insertions without rcfcrcnco to length.
KTpeiilnr'n.Ailmlnt.trntor's. and Auditor's notices,
JOB PRINTING-.
I Thl i Jobbing Department of tho Coi.cwbi am Is very
complete, and our Job lTlntlng w 111 compare favor
W"ot thelftrBOrttlM. All work dono on
abort nouce, neatly and at moderato prices.
three, dollars. Must bo paid for when nscrtod.
Transient or Local notices, ten centB a line, regu
J ' S 'BITTEH&NDEB, oprletorB.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1882.
lar advertisements halt rates.
THE COMJiMMAN.VOL. XVI.NO40
COLOMBIA DKMOOHAT, VOL.XLVI, NO 81
Cards
I ho 'Business Directory" column, ono
ear for each line.
dollar
Sizes of.Diamonds.
ti Gun
I Cmat
2 Cajuii
CAMTI
7 Caniu
16 CAjUIS
For Autumn Wear.
Our Bargain sections offer many lots
of Clothing for men and boys, well
adapted for Fall wear, at an average of
forty per cent off from the low prices
established at our June Upset Sale.
You may save the cost of a journey
to the city, and perhaps much more, on
a single suit of clothing.
Wanamaker & Brown.
Oak I Tail, Sixth and Market
PhilacHp'iin
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T V.. WAT.T7KH
ii x.jituxi3t.ut.y ,
omco In 1st National Bank building, second floor,
nm door to the right. Corner of Main and Mar.
ket streets, Bloomsburg, Pa.
T- U. FUNK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
AHimnnvTmr m r nir
BLOOMSBCM, TA.
onioo in Int's Building.
Q R. &W. J. BUCICALEW,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
BLOOIISDORO, l'A.
Office on Main street, 1st door bolow Court nouso.
JOHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bloojisbcro, Fa.
Offic orer Schuyler's llardwtro Store
p W.MILLER,
ATTOKNltr-AT-LAW
omco la Brower's bulldlng.BCtond floor.room No. l
Bloomsburg, Fa.
B
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Office corner of Centro and Main Streets. Clark's
Building.
Can bo consulted in German.
pEO. E. EL WELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
New Colombian Ucildino, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Member of tho United States Law Association.
Collections made in any part of Amorlca or Eu
rope. pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
Offlco In Colombian bcildino, Boom No. 1, second
door,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JJERVEY E. SMITI1,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bloomaburg, ra.
Offlca In Mm. Int's Building.
Sept. 15 '88-1 y.
p UY JACOBY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
BLOOMSBUHG,
omco in H.J.Clark'd Building, second floor, flrst
door to tho left.
Oct, 8, .
JOHN C. YOCUM,
Attorney-at-Lawt
CATAWISSA, pa.
Office In Nkws Jtkm building, Main street.
Membor of tho American Attorneys' Associa
tion. Collections made In any part of America.
Jan. b, 16S.
A K. OSWALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Jackson Building, Rooms 4 and S.
Mays, W. BERWICK, PA.
y 1LRIIAWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Offles, cornar of Third and Main streets.
M. H. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Orangoville, Pn.
rofflce in Low's Building, second floor, second
door to the left.
Can bo consulted In German. aug 13 '8i
S. XMOSR. L, i. WINTIRSTSIK.
Notary Publlo
KNORIt & WINTERSTEEN,
Attornoys-at-La-w.
onua In 1st National Bank bulldlnir. second lloor.
UrBt door to the left. Corner ef Main and Market
streets uioomsourg, ra,
tSrPameiu ami Bounliet Collected.
J II. MAIZE, ff.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
AID
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Office in Mrs. Ent'a Building, third door from
Mam su-eei. m uy w, '01
w
M. L. EYERLY,
ATTOllNBY-AT-LAW,
0Uvlau,ra,
CollaetlOBj kouftiy sMd an 4 rtmltted,
Offloa oppaMW UawvlM Qpm(I Uuk. (m-st
AL. FRITZ, Attorncj.al-Law. Office
, In Columbian Building, Junes '81,
T BUOKINGIIAM, Altoruey.at-I.aw.
ITVi.oaic, uxoci way's jiuiidlng.nst floor,
jJToomsburg, Pcnn'a. may T, 'so-t t
Buyers of Diamonds
May dopond on tho gems wo aro now rocolvlng from
abroad bolng of tho hlghost degroo of oxcollonco, at
Importers' lowost prices.
BAILEY, BANKS
, DIRECT IMPORTERS,
Sts.,
SO,
.offii
s
BARK LEY, Attorney-at-Law.
omco In Brower's building, snd story.Hooms
B. McKELVY, M. D.,Surgeon and Phy-
ilclan, north side Main stroct,bolow Market.
MISCELLANEOUS.
p M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH
Sowing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re
paired. OriRA Ilocss Building, Bloomsburg, Pa.
D
AVID LOWENBERG, Merchant Tailor
Main St., abOTO Central notel.
D
R. J. C. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN fcSUnOBON,
Offlco, North Market stroot,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
DR. WM. M. REBER, Surgeon 'and
Physician. Offlco corner of Hock and Market
street.
T R. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and
l . Physician, (Ofllco and Resldenco on Third
treet.
"y II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Bloomsbuko, Columbia County, Pa.
All styles of work done In a superior manner, work
warranted as represented. TiKTn Kxthact
kp without Pain by the uso of Oas, and
freo of charge when artlflclal teeth
uro inserted.
Office over Bloomsburg Banking Company.
lo be open at all hours during the day.
Not. as-ly
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOMSBVEG, FA.
opposite court house.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath rooms
hot and cold waler.and all modern conveniences
PALL AND WINTER CLOTHING.
-)o(-
A. J. EVANS,
Tho uptown Clothier, has Just received a lino line
of New Goods, and Is prepared to make up
FALL AND WINTER SUITS
For Men and Boys In tho neatest manner and La
test Styles.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Hatsi Caps. &c-
Always on hand. Call and Examine. EVANS
BLOCK Corner Main and Iron streota,
BLOOMSBuna, pa.
PLUMBING.
GAS FITTING,
STOVES AND TINWARE.
,:o:
E. 33. BBOWER
Has purchased the Stock and Bnslness of I, II a
genbuch, and is now prepared to do all kinds of
work in his line, Plumbing and Gas Fitting a
specialty. Tinware, Stoves,
in a great variety. All work done by
EXPERIENCED HANDS.
Main Street corner of East,
itLooitismmG, pa.
B, F. SHABPLESS,
FOUNDER AND MACHINIST,
NEAE L & B. DEPOT, BLOOUSBUBO.PA.
Manufacturer of Plows, Stoves and all kinds of
Cablings. Largo stocV of Tluware, Cook stoves.
Room Stoves, stoves tor heating storcs,school
houses, churches, to. Also, largo stock of re
pairs for city stoves of all klnds.wholesalo and retail
.such as Flro Brick, Grates, Lld,uentrcs, 4c.,stove
Pipe, cook Boilers, Spiders, Cako Plates, Largo
Iron Kettles, Sled Soles, Wagon Boxes, all kinds
01 Plow roinis, Mouia uoarus, 11011a, riuaier, nun,
BONK MANUHK, &o.
feb3t-f .
IjlUEAS BROWN'S INSURANCE
1 AUH.NOV. Moycr'a new building, Main
sifcet, Bloomsburg, Pa.
.Etna Insjrance Co., of Hartford, conn, jt.ois.ssi
Royal of Liverpool l8-60MS
Lancashire 10,0110,000
Flro Association, Philadelphia 4.165.III
Phamlx.of Ixindon 826"'2!5
london Lancashire, of England.. . 1,IW,J
Hartford of Hartford B,'i-Su?
Sprlnglleld Uro and Marine s,0S9,6bJ
As tho airenclea are direct, policies aro written
for tho Insured without any delay In tho
office at Bloomsburg. oct. 8, '81-tf,
JpiRE INSURANCE.
CHRISTIAN K. KNAI'P, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY,
GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY,
These old coHroHATioKa are well seasoned by
age and rial tbstio and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court of law. Their assets
are all invested In solid sicuuiTiiiand are liable
to the hazard of rial only.
Losses raoMrrLT and uonrstlt adjusted and
paid as Boon as determined by Cusistian F.
KMirr, snciAL Aoint and Adjcstii Blooms
soaa, Pa.
Tho people of Columbia oounty should patron
lio the agency where losses it any are settled
and raid or one of their own citizens.
PK0UP1NKSS, KlJUITY, FAIR DEALING.
t7nA WEEK.; tit a day at homo easily made
I costly outrtt free. Address tkuk & Co
Angosta, Maine. march Bi.iy
& BIDULE,
lillh AND UHKSTITUT,
l'lUIiAHELl'iriA.
JAMES KKILLY,
Tonsoi'ial Artist,
Is air .n ft at bis old stand under RXC1IAN0R
num., and has as usual a FIRST-.CLASS
URIllClt illOP. Ho respectfully boIIcu'j the
patronago of his old customers and of the public
goneraur.' jnlyl,'fio-tt ,
AND
PAPER HANGING,
WM. F. BODINEi
IRON IT.. BELOW SECOND, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
is prepared to do all kinds of
HOUSE PAINTING
Plain and Ornamental
PAPER HANGING,
BOTH DECORATIVE AND PLAIN.
ill Itlinlx of ruriillurc Itcpnlrctl
am) in arte an tfuorf an now.
NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS WOUKM KN EMP
LOYED. Eatimatou Made on all Work.
WM. F. UOD1NE.
ffl. C SLOA & BRC,
ULOOMSHUIUJ, l'A.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, PHAETONS,
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C.
First-class work always on hand.
XKPAHIINQ NEA TL YDONE.
Prices reduced to suit the times.
fi ENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.
I. UZAL TI. ICNT. High Sheriff of Co
lumbia county, commonwealth of l'i'unslvanta,
do hereby make known and proclaim to the quali
fied electors of Columbia county that a general
election will bo held on
Tuesday, Hoveinber 7, 1882.
(being tho Tuesday next following tho llrst .Mon
day of said month) for tho purpose of electing tho
several persons hereloafter named, to-wlt: " '
Ono pjrton for Governor of Pennsylvania.
Ono person for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsyl
vania, l t
One person for Judgo of the Supremo Court of
Pennsylvania.
One person tor Secretary of Internal affairs of
rennsyfcahia.
One person tor President Judgo of tho Mth Ju
dicial District.
Ono person for member of Congress for the nth
Congressional District,
Ono person for State Senator.
Two persons for Representative.
Ono person for sheriff f Columbia county.
One person for Coroner of Columbia county.
Two persons tor Jury Commissioners of Colum
bU county.
I also hereby make known and Alve natlcethat
the places of holding Hie aforesaid election In the
several wards, boroughs, dlstiicts uud townships
within the county of Columbia aro as follows, viz:
Beaver township, at tho public house of I'h'arlcs
Ahleinan.
Bentgn township, at tho public nouse of Illram
Hess, in the town of Benton.
East Bloom, at tho Court House, In Bloomsburg.
West Bloom, at the Court House, In Bloomsburg.
Borough of Berwick, at tho ofllco of W, J. Knorr,
In tho borough of Berwick.
Borough of Ccntrolla, at tho public house of Wil
liam 1'elfer.
Brlarcreek township, at the public school house
near Evansvlllc.
Catawlssa township, at the public house of G. L.
Kostoibauder Co., in tho town of Catawlssa.
Centre township, atthebchool nouso near Lafay
ette Creasy's.
North Conynghatn District, at tho school houso
near the colliery of John Anderson A' Co.
South Coiiyngliam District, at tho houso of Mrs.
Thomas Monroe.
Ftshlngcreck township, at the school houso noar
C. B. White's.
Franklin township, at the Lawrence school
house.
Greenwood township, at tho house of L. I).
Patton.
Hemlock township, nt tho public house of Chas.
II. Dlctteilch, In tho town of Buck Horn.
Jackson township, at tho houso of Kzeklel Cole.
Locuit township, at tho publlo house of Daniel
Knorr, In Numedla.
Minim township, at tho public house of Aaron
Ilesi, in the town of Minilnvillo.
Madison township, at the public school houso
In Jeree) town.
Mt. Pleasant township, at the MUlertown school
hous,.'.
Montour township, at tho Dubllo houso of Kou-
ben Ranch, nt Rupert.
Main township, nt tho publlo houso of Jeremiah
E. Longenberger,
Roarlngcreek township, at tho houso ( Samuel
Miller.
Orango township, at the public houso ofK.
Unangatln (JrnngetUte.
Pine townshlD. at tho Centro School House.
lately Axed by a voto of tho cltliens of said town
ship. Sugarloat township, at the houso of Norman
Colo.
West Scott at the publlo houso of Theodore
Heck,
East Scott township, at tho public houso of
Jacob Miller, In Espy.
At all eloctlous hereafter held under tho laws of
this Common we illh. tho election polls shall be
opened at seen o'clock In the forenoon, aud
shall contlnuu open without Interruption or ad
journment until seven o'clock In tho evening when
iho polls will bo closed.
NOTICE 1H HEREBY GIVEN,
That every iwrson excepting Justices of tho
Peace and Aldermen, Notaries Public and Per
ions In the mlillla Hen Ice of the state, who
shall hold or shall wlthlu two mouths havo held
any rni-e or appointment of protlt or trust uiidar
theUr'i?d t-uites, or of this state, and city or
corpornti'd dl.trlct, wheth.r a commissioned
officer or othernlse, a subordinate officer or agent
who if ur Biiuu oo employed unuer mo LegLsla
turo, Executive or Judiciary Departmentof this
State, or of any city or of any Incorporated Uls
trlct, and ulso, that otery nipmber of Congress
and of Iho Statu legislature, and of the select
or common council of nuy city, or commissioner:)
of any Incorporated district, are by law Iscapable
of holding or exercising at tho bame time tho
olilcti or appointment of Judge, Inspector or clerk
of any election of this Commonwealth, tin I Mat
no Inspector, Judgo or other officer of such elec
tion shall bo eligible to be then voted for.
Tho Inspectors and Judge of thcclectlons shall
mfet ut tho resH'Ctno places apiwinted for
holding tho election In the district to nhlchthoy
respectively belong, beforo seven o'clock In the
morning, and each of said Inspectors shall ap
point ono clerk, who shall be a qualified voter of
such district.
Tho qualified voters of the several districts la
this county at all general, township borough and
seclal elections, are hereby hereafter author
led and required to vole by tickets printed or
written, or partly printed and partly written,
severally elassliled its followsi One ticket shall
embrace tho names of all Judges of Courts voted
tor, and labelled, outside, "Judiciary:" one
ticket shall e mbraco tho uames of all the State
officers voted for and to bo labelled "State:" Une
tlnl'i.t filtiill it.iV. thj. .. ....... . i. . . .
... B..H.. .iiiutiH. tiiv lunula ui uu euuitiy
officers oted for. Including tho office of Senator,
and Members of Assembly, If voted fur, uud
members of Congress. If voted for, and be label-1
le.a V!-'01""!'.'1'.' Hftiit shall embrace thu names 1
of all township officers voted for, and bo labelled .
,Y'ns"P !'.' one ticket shall embrace the uames I
of all borough officers voted for, aud bo labelled i
"Borough." j
And each class shall o deposited In separate
Hei't o-lf
V. II. ENT, Sheriff.
vit il-l n'd
W.ltMl. J. U AJ.UllUU V CO., PtllSjffi Til
DARBYS
PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID.
A ITon.rliold Arttrln for Itiiltvr.iil
l'nmlly Use.
, I'or Sen) I.I
Eradicates iBpttL"!;
malaria. -::;T;;r;;:;!
MHHiHnHMi lox, 3Iea.lrn, mid
U Contagious DUrntin.. Pcninl waitlnKoo
the Sick iliould use It frcrly. Scarlcl Fever ha.
never been known to tprrad vihcre the Huid wal
uied. Yellow Tever ha. been curcil ollli It utter
black Totnlt lind taken pluce. Tlie won!
Cates of Diphtheria yield to it.
reveredandSlchiVir- SMALL-POX
son. refreshed and and
Hcd Sore, prevent. PITTING (if Snmll
id M Ijathins with !, 'tl!VITEI)
Darby. Fluid. . , , ,
Impure Air ma.lo 1 A " Jmr t,,m
harmlew and purlHoJ, "r taken with
For Sore Throat It It a ST?1,1-?,' 'ydh
lure cure. Hulil . tl;o patient wal
Contagion deitroyeJ. "?' delilou, wa. not
Chilblain., I'll on, the liou again In thru
Chafing., tc. wk,V ?
RheumnU.iu cured. "A " . ),' f; ""
Soft White Conudei- "ft0" Philadelphia.
ion. securca by us use,
Pldn lfcver prevented.
Topurirythellrcutli,
Clean. a tho Tenth,
It can't be surpassed.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
jrT.lnclafl cured.
h7. IVZIZ Tumy- Tl rylcln hero
"aITiV A . A. STOLLIiNWI'RCK,
AnAntluototorAnimal , Ortn.lMim Al.
or Vegetable Poisons, I Greensboro, Ala.
Stings, etc. I Tetter dried up.
I used the Fluid during ' Cholera prevented,
our present atliiction with Ulci'r. purified and
Scarlet Fever with de-, healed,
elded advantage. It Is In cii.c.of Denthlt
Indispensable to the sick-' should lie used about
room. Wm. F. Sanu- I the cjre It will
rORO, Kyrle, Ala, I prevent any unpleas
ant smeu.
Theemlnontriiy.
slrliitl,,!. JIAltlO.V
Sl.tlS, M. 1J., Now
Yorli, says: "I am
convinced i'rof Darbys
l'rophs Uctlc Fluid Is a
valuable disinfectant."
Vamlerbllt University, Naslivllle, Tonn.
I testify to the most excellent qualities of Prof.
Darbys Prophylactic Fluid, As a disinfectant and
detergent It Is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which I am ac
qualntcd. N.T. Lctton, Pror. Chemistry,
Darbys Fluid I. Itccomineiiileil by
Hon. Aluxandhr H. STki ilnNS, of Ceorsli:
Ker. Chas. F. Dbbms, D.U., church of the
ft
ps, LbContii. Columbia, Prof.,Unlvcrslty,S.C
tev. A. ?. Hatti.,,. Prnf f... III. .!....
Rev. Go. F. I'i.kcb. Bishon M. E. Chlirrh
iunisvKNSAitr.u to i:vr.uy iio.ni!.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally or
externally for Man or Beast.
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested, and we
have abundant evidence tint it das done evers thina
here claimed. For fuller Information get of you"
Druggist a pamphlet or send lo the proprietors'
, J. it. zi:ilin .v co
Manufacturing Chemists, PHILADELPHIA.
Augutt, 4 'fl ly
SEEK
health and avoid sickness.
Instead of feeling tired and
worn out, instead of aches
and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong?
You can continue feeling
miserable and good for no
thing, and no one but your
self can find fault, but if you
are tired of that kind of life,
you can change it if you
choose.
How? By getting one
bottle of Brown' Iron Bit
ters, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
MansficldOhlo, Nor, :6, l!3i.
Gentlemen : I have suffered with
pain In my side and back, and creat
soreness on my breast, with shoot
ing pains all through my body, at
tended with great weakness, depres
sion of spirits, and loss of appe
tite. I have taken several different
medicines, and was treated by prom
inent physicians for my liver, kid
neys, and spleen, but I cot no relief.
I thought 1 would try Brown's iron
Bitters; I have now taken one bottle
and a half and am about well pain
in side and back all gone soreness
all out of my breast, and I luvc a
good appetite, and am gaining In
strencthand flesh. It can justlybe
called thcXv'ifi'iy tneJicines.
John K, Allei.dcb.
Brown's Iron Bitters is
composed of Iron in soluble
form; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
March, 8, 'M. ly
DR. J. B. IVlARCHlSl.
UTICA NY
DiscovEnioH Of 'mi. MAncmera
CATHOUCON,
A POSITIVE CURE FOR FtHAU COMPLAINTS.
This remedy will act In harmony with the Fc
mils jlem nt all times, and ln Immediately
upon tti. abdominal and uterine muscl... aiidro
.tore them to a healthy and strong condition.
Dr. MarcbUl'a Uterine Catliollcon "ill cure fill
ing of the womb, Leocnrrtitea, Chronic Inflamma
tion aud Ulceration of tho Womb, Incidental
Huiorrh: or Plondlng, Pslnrul, Suppressed
lud Irregular Mcn.lrtiatlon, Kidney Complaint,
Barrenness and I. especially adapted to the change
of Life, Send for pamphlet free. All letter, ol
Inquiry freely answered. Address si aboie, I'or
Mo by alldiu;clsts. Nesralze HI perliotlle,
Old Ut VI .ol). Be sure ntid ask fur Dr. Mar
chlsi's UtoilnoCithollcou, 'i'tk.uootlicr.
Moyer Bros., Wholesale Agents, Bloomsburg Pa
JiiiieS3-ly,
HAS BEEN PROVED
tnO SUHEBT CURE for
KIDNEY DISEASES.
Bom a lama back or disordered urine. Indi.
asks that you are a victim P THEN so HOT
iinnis-AA-jsi uh juanoy-wort at onoe. (drug.
rUU recommend it) and it will .n&An a,,h
oom. th fH.fl.sw and reator. he.uhv action.
Zi rtl r C or oompiAins. poouuar
i.uu shuwim, jssan.j.won is uajurpasMd.
m it will aot promptly and sorely.
EltharBex. Iucontlnenoe, retention efurlntJ
brtekdu.torropydepclt.,aadduU Ansxtaa
polni, all .poodUy yield to iu ounUr power I
si- muj ui au. uaouoisia. rrio.il.
IDiphthona I
J Provcntod. I
DauEflters, Wives, lotliersl
POETICAL.
THE OPENING OP THE PIANO.
In the llltlo southern p trior of tho houso you may
havo seen,
With tho gambrcl roof, and thogablo looking
wcstwnrd to tho green,
At tho sldo toward tho sunset, with tho window on
Its right,
Stood tho Iitidon-mndo piano t am dreaming of
to-night I
Ahtnolliowl remember tho cvcnlnlng when It
camo I
What n cry of eager voices, what a grouo of cheeks
In name,
When the wondi rous box was opened that hail
come from overseas,
Will! Its smell of must I c varnish and Its flash of
Ivory keys I
Then the children all grew fretful In tho rostlcss -ncss
of Joy s
For tho boy would push his sister, and tho sister
crowd lh? boy,
Till tho father asked for quiet In lilsgravo paternal
way,
But tho mother hushed tho tumitt with tho words,
"Now, Mary, play "
For tho dear soul knew that muslo was a very
sovereign balm ;
Sho had sprinkled It o'er Sorrow and seen its brow
grow calm,
In the da) s of slender harpsichords with tapping,
tinkling quills,
Or carrollng to her spinet with Its thin metallic
thrills.
Catharine, child of a neighbor, curly and rosy
red, (Wedded since, and a widow something llko ten
years dead),
Hearing a gush of music such as nono heard be
foro Steals from her mother's chamber and peeps at the
open door.
Just as tho "Jubilate" In threaded wlspcrdtes,
"open It I open it, lady I" the llttlo maiden cries,
(For sho thought! It was n singing creaturo caged
In a box sho heard),
"Open It I open it, lady and let mo sco tho
bird 1"
SELECT STORY.
KILLING AN OLD MAN.
A TALK OF TUB 0PIIIK 001.1) FIELDS.
It was shortly after tho ojieniny of
the sruat Exhibition cf 1851 that I set
sail from Eniiland for the gold fields of
Now South Wales, with a heart brim
ful of hope, and expectation, anil pock
ets, boxes aiu portmanteaus made of
sufficiently capacious dimensions to
hold any amount of tho precious metal
(when found in addition to my some
what scanty wardrobe.
Well do I remember the packing of
that black leather portmanteau, and
the swallow-tailed dressed coat that my
mother would insist upon putting in,
although having a presentiment that
such articles of apparel were not
"cpminc U laut ' at tho goltl tields, 1
vigorously resisted the measure. I also
remember tho many dozen pairs of
warm socks that had been manufact
ured with sisterly affection and gray
worsted by tho live girls from Julia
the eldest, aged 19, down to Susan tho
youngest, just turned 9. Finally, I
have a distinct memory of how my
maiden aunt, on tho strength ot her
sixteen stono weight, jumpetl upon the
aforesaid portmanteau and performed
a kind of war tlanco thereon, so as to
otinblo Tom tho groom and JIary the
housemaid to strap and lock it ; and
how, after many tears being shed by
my father and mother, my brothers and
sisters, and my maiden aunt in panic-
ular, 1 was whisked away to tho rail
way stal ion in order to catch tho 9:15
A. AL, train for London.
I will not dwell on tho voyago out,
because it was very much like other
voyages. Suilico it lo say that in just
100 tlays wo arrived at Sydney, the
capital ol New South Wales, and hero
I discovered that tliu favorite gold field
of tho day was at Ophir, near Bathuist,
Mi") miles up tho country. Here some
tieniendous finds had lately been made
and people had been turning up nug
gets like an Irishman shovels up pota
toes. When I look back at tho splendid
yields of tho Ophir gold tields in thoso
days, I cannot help ejaculating : "O-fer
such times at Ophir to como o-fer
again."
In duo time, after a fortnight's weary
journey in an ox cart, which also con
tained my cradle, my pick and shovel,
my tent and other camp tequsit.es, as
well as tnv peisonal luggage, I arrived
at tho gold lield-i, having picked up
tnoio strange oaths on that short jour
ney than I had heard during the whole
portion of my previous life.
JJiivers say that bullocks will not go
without a lot of swearing, aud I cer
tainly beliovo that, after they have
beeomo accustomed to it, they will not
budge an inch Jor any gentler language.
1 will tell you n very good yarn bear
ing on tho point.
There was once a back country squat
ter who married a religious wife from
tho nearest township, forty five miles
distant, and on one or two days later
ho sent down his largest wagon and
ox-team to convey his fair bride and
her bag and baggago to his station.
"Now, Tom," said ho to tho team
ster, "tho mistress is very particular ;
so, for tho life of you, you mustn't let
an oath out of your mouth all the way
home. If you don't oneo offend her
ears witli your usual bad language, I'll
give you live sovereigns on your re
turn." Tho man readily promised compli
ance with the desire, and promptly set
out on his journey IIo got to' the
township all right, for ho thtow his col
onial curses right and left with his
tuiial volubility, and tho beasts under
stood tho language only too well. On
tho return journey, however, when tho
newly-iniulo wife was on board, tho
case was very dilYeront. In vain Tom
halloed at the top of Ids voice. Tho
language he now addressed to tlioin
might havo been Hindustani or San
scrit for aught thoy knew to tho con
trary, and when night came on thoy
had only accomplished nino miles since
the morning.
Tho next day it was just as bad, and
nt length thoy came to a hill, up which
thoy would not go. "Crack I crack 1"
went tho whip, aud Tom's voice was
used with Stoutor-liko effect, but still
all was of no servico ( tho oxen wero
obdurate.
At, last Tom, seeing that moral per
suasion was useless, approached the
lady, cap in hand, and humbly asked:
"t'lease, ma am, win you give mo
leave to swear at them there oxen T for
thoy will never move till I do."
Seeing tho necessity of thu n.iso. ilm
lady at last consented. The ell'eot was
magical j addressed in tho broad vor
nacular of tho bush, the animals nulled
together with a will, and reached the
station in no tltno t but whether Tom
I.! 1!.! II.. .1 C.
got his conditionally promised five soy
oroigns i nm not, in pusitiuti to say.
I must now return to my original
subject, for tho reader will naturally
ask. "What has all this lo do with tho
Ophir gold fields and killing an old
mnti t""
I found Ophir, then, a peculiar and
yet a romantic looking place. Two
hills roso in a pyramid shape toward
tho sky, both covered with gentle un
dulations, both thinly timbered to their
summits Tho lower slopes of these
hills wero thickley dotted with diggers'
tcn(s,and the Summer-Hill creek wound
right around their base.
At tho tlmo I reached this gold field
tho diggings there wero estimated to
covor an extent of !100 miles, though
eight months previously the existence
ofgold in any part of Australia wa
utterly unknown.
I lost no time in pitching my tent
and making out a claim, mid twenty
four hours later I was hard at work as
tho rest of them.
My tent was pitched in eloso prox
imity to one occupied by two strong,
burly fellows of tho old convict class,
or at least such I set them down to be,
on account of tho odd way in which I
faticifd each of them lifted tho left leg
in walking, a peculiarity appertaining
o most men who havo been accustomed
to perambulate in leg irons for any
lengthy period. These men were al
ways very civil to me, and of course I
was the same to them, and yel some
how or other, 1 .contracted a dread of
them which I could neither overcome
or combat ; and when sometimes one
or tho other of them would stroll up,
pipe in mouth ; to tho edge of my pit
and ask mo how I was getting on, I
used to fancy that it was dono to see
whether I was turning up anything
good, and consequently, worth robbing,
and I used to conceal my gold in all
sorts of out of-tho-way places to elude
their suspected designs.
Que night 1 heard a horrid revelation
that confirmed all my suspicions against
thine men. And now I como to the
very Hubjcol matter of my Rtory.
1 havo said that my tent adjoined
that of my two mysterious acquaintan
ces j in fact, thu canvas of one tent
touched that of tho other ; and from
my tent I could hear tho conversation
they carried on in theirs very plainly.
I liad never beforo listened to their dis
course, but ono night, just as I was re
tiring to bod, I heard ono say to tho
otljer, "Yes, this little knife did for
him ; I killed the old man with one
blow, sir."
"Did you now T And did the fellow
resist you t"
"Faith and he did," replied tho as
sassin. "IIo grasped me till ho nearly
passed the life out of me, and tried to
rip mo with his spur ; but I drove the
knife into him up to the hilt, and then
I out his head off.'
''Bravo, Charlie !" cried tho other j
"that makes the seventh old man we've
killed since our arrival in the colonies,
don't it?"
ilNo, tlio eighth," was tho roply. Don't
you remember tho black fellow 1"
"Oh, ay, to bo sure, right you arc,"
said the other ; "but what have you
dono with the illustrious dead in this
present instance V
"Why, I left tho body in tho bush,
with tho exception of tho legs, which
are here in tho tent.''
Tho conversation here ceased, and
was not resumed ; in fact, a stentorian
snoring soon told mo that it was very
improbable that it would be so, for that
night, at tho least j so I crept into my
bed, not to sleep, (how could I, after so
horrible a discovery 1) but to reflect
upon all that I had heard.
"Tho eighth old man they had killed!
and ouo of them an unfortunate black
fellow. Oh, tho wretched miscreants!"
I muttered to myself ; and then my
mind wandered away, and I wondered
why it was that they murdered old
men how it was that their last victim
tried to rip his murderer up with a spur
and what on earth had induced the
assassin to cut off tho victim's legs and
bring them into his tent ? At last.
however, 1 did sink into a disturbed,
iinrefreshing slumber, and was nIHictcd
bv a frightful dream, in which I fan
cied that one of my next door neigh
bors was kneeling on my chest and cut
ting my throat from ear to ear.
-Iy dream bad in fact some slight
foundation, for I was awakened by a
rough hand shaking mo by the shoul-
ler t and my oyes, on opening them,
rested on tho roughly boarded faco of
the very man I had been dreaming
of.
1 was about to scream "Murder 1"
for I thought that my last hour had
como : hut, glancing around ,1 saw that
it was broad daylight, and that tho fol
low was merely asking mo for a match
to light Ins pipe with. This I imme
diately gave him and ho went away
with a muttered expression of thanks;
I hat day, instead of going to work.
I set out for tho tent of tho Police
Commissioner and after a long walk
succeeded iu reaching it. I had to
wait a very long time before I was
granted an audience, but when I was
ushered into tho presence of the dread
tuuctioiiary and told him as succinctly
as possible tho circumstances of tho
case and how I had heard tho rascals
confess their numerous crimes, and par
ticularly their last murder, tho proofs
of which wero within their tent, tho
enthusiasm of the Commissioner
was itiiiy aroused, ami no leit as anx
Ml. T , , ..
ious for their capture and punishment
as myself. Ho suggested that two
policomeii, disguised as diggers aud
wen armed, siiouui come to mv tent
that evening on tho pretense of paying
uiu it visit, ii om acquaintances, ami
that after it was dark and tho murder-
1 S , S ! f .1 . .
ers iinii turned iu lor mo night wo
should rush into their tent and secure
them
This was a very feasiblo plot and I
heartily entered into it. So I minutely
described the position of my tent, and,
to inako it more easily discoverable, I
promised that a bright red pooket
iiaiidKorcniei siiouid do hanging to
somo conspicuous part of it, as though
to dry i and, having inado nil these ar
rangements, l took xiy leave.
Well, I got back to tuy abode nbout
1 o'clock in the nfternoon, and after a
hasty meal, not wi.hing to lose a whole
nay, l wont to my claim anil sot to for
a Ihreo hours' dig, Strange to say, 1
mid not uoen ai work vo in nute
when I camo across a very liltlo nugget
mm tt lew iiiiuiues later picked out an
uuici us mrgo as a erau nppie. I was
about to pocket this latter when Hook
ed up and saw one of tho nssasshiB gtt
I zing down on mo,
..r I i
"Ltioky (hid, mate 1" said he, with
a broad grin, that in my prejudicial
mhiiT seemed to say : "Ay, but it will
bo initio beforo long.
"Pretty well," I replied, brusquely,
and ho walked away.
I found no inoro nuggets on that oc
casion, and at o'clock I knocked oft
and mado my way to my tent, whero
after a good wash, I pulled nn old gin
enso outside, sat down on it, lighted
mv pipe, and coolly awaited tho arrival
of my visitors.
I had not to wait long. I presently
saw two strongly framed men strolling
leisurely in my direction, ns though
merely sauntering at random through
tho diggings. As they came opposite
to me, ono of them started, and, ad
dressing me, exclaimed : "Hello, Ted,
how long have you been at Ophir, and
where did you "hail from lost t" and
stepping up ho grasped me warmly by
the hand.
Seeing what was expected of me, I
heartily returned tho pressure, saying,
in a loud tone, "Why, about three
weeks. Hut when did you leave Syd
ney t Old friends like you and mo
should liquor up beforo questions nro
asked and nnswercd,1' ntid insido wo all
three of us went.
Ono of tho two men that we wanted
to catch was an oyo and car witness of
all this scene, but it was so naturally
enacted that no suspicions that my two
acquaintances were detectives could
have entered his head.
I found that each of my visitors was
armed with a revolver and a pair of
handcuffs. Thoy wero both strong,
powerful men, nnd more than a match
for tho others in every way. Tho plan
however, to make all things certain,
and to prevent any unnecessary spill
ing of blood, was to wait until tho ruf
fians were iu their beds and asleep,
when wo wero to steal in and try to
handcuff them before thoy could wako
up.
Wo had to wait many hours for this
time to arrive, but at last tho snoring
commenced in earnest, and this was our
signal. Ilandcuils in hand, tho de
tectives crept into tho adjoining tent, I
followed them, with my revolver level
ed, in case that one, or both the rascals
should wako up and be too quick for
them. They did not wako up, and the
irons were clasped around and locked
on their wrists without them even
twinkling an eyelid.
lint now thoy wore roughly awaken
ed, and tho senior officer said, "Tom
Jackson and Hen Wilton, I arrest you
for wilful murder. You must both of
you get up and como along with us. I
am Detective Sinclair, of tho Now
South Wales police."
1 never saw two men so struck with
consternation and surpriso as were
these two worthies. At last one of
them gasped out, "Murder 1 Wilful
murder 1 Dctectivo Sinclair ! Why,you
must all be mad I"
"Tho evidence of their crimo aro in
this tent, remember," I said to Sinclair,
nudging him with my elbow. "Lot us
search for the limbs of their last slaugh
tered victim."
The hint was promptly acted ution.
Wo seized spades and picks, and in ten
minutes every inch of ground covered
by tho tent ivas turned over to a yard
in tiepin.
JS'o old man s legs were found; but
we were not to be daunted, and pro
ceeded to ransack the touts all over,
still without any old men's leg? turning
up, though we spied two fine hind legs
of a kangaroo hanging up in an obscure
corner.
"Well, aro you satisfied T" asked ono
of tho prisoners. ''Are you convinced
that you'are on some wild-goose chase f
T 1 rr i
ii so, t:iKo inese cttrseii irons on anti
begone."
".No, we are not so convinced, an
swered Sinclair, with somo asperity.
'This worthy gentleman," pointing to
me, "heard you eontess last night to 1
having murdered no less than eight old
men, and such crimes will have to bo
accounted for. He heard you confess,
too, to having bid tho legs of your last
victim iu this tent ; but doubtless you
havo this day removed them to somo
more secure hiding place.''
"lie told you that, did he? tho yonng
donkey 1" screamed ono of tho accused,
with an hyena-like laugh. "And so
we havo. too old men kangaroos
and there aro tho legs wo spoko of
hanging up iu that corner ready for to
morrow a pie. Ah I ha I ha I ho has
brought you on a tools errand, sure
enough,"' and tho roars ot laughter the
two men indulged in fairly shook tho
tent.
Both detectives looked fearfully an
noyed and yet they could not help
laughing. Without a word to mo they
took tho handcuffs off tho men and re
turned them to their pockets. Then
Sinclair said: "What will you take
to keep this matter a secret ? You see
through this unfortunate new chum's
blunder ; we shall get laughed oif the
diggings unless you choose to bo mer
ciful. I'll givo you a five pound note
out of my own pocket if you will keep
this tuifortuiiato affair dark.
I will supplement Sinclair's offer
with tho largest of the nuggets that I
dug up to-day," I said, foeling that be
ing laughed at was tho general dread.
I stood iu the worst position of the
trio.
"Hang your bribes 1" was the retort.
I would not give up tho chance of
circulating so glorious a yam for ten
tunes Hie value ot what you offer.
However, I will toll it leniently its
possible. And as for this new chum,"
turning to mo, "when I first came to
tho colony, I and my mate here, aro
both of us green enough to have mado
just as stupid a blunder j so I can't
blame him. Come, let us sit down.
and havo a drink all around of real old
Jamaica rum, of which wo havo an uu
hroaohed keg in stock.
Iho invitation was rendu v accent-
ed, and wo kept it up until daybreak
wiiu grog, songs ami toasts.
So ended tho tragedy of "killinir an
oiu man, which i now learned was a
1 1 l ...1 t. T " , ,
namo universally bestowed on n largo
male kangaroo. Thoso animals, when
attacked, are very lerocious, and if thev
cannot get away; and aro engaged nt
cioso quarters, wiiiemsp you with their
short fore legs, and pressing you tightly
agaimt their chest, will riso ono of
their strong hind legs, which is urmed
wuii i lurnuiy mug, strong nnd knito
shaped spur, nnd rip you right down
wiiu ii, causing almost instant death
When hunted with dogsthu "old man"
will gonernlly, when once nt bay,
disembowel two or threo of his canine
adversaries betoro he is dragged down
nnd dispatched, and tho human foo is
sometimes served iu the sanio manner.
Theso two terrible murderers, as I
thought them, turned out to be two
right good follows : one had been n cor
net in a craokcavalryrcgitnentnthomo,
tho other n curate of tho Church of
ICngland. Wo soon became sworn
friends and partners in what turned out
afterward to bo n well-paying claim,
nnd iu the year 1807 wo all returned lo
Old England rich men.
Venus' Ooming Transit.
AN ASTltONOMia KVIINT NO LIVING IIF.INO
will kvlii sun AOAIN.
Tho great astronomic event of tho
year will bo tho transit of Venus which
occurs on the (3th of next December.
Tho Scientific American says of it:
Astronomers have boon busy for
years in getting ready for tho transit,
for tho wholo'Western world, where
tho sky is clear, will be in the sunlight
during somo portion of tho passage.
Tho busy notes of preparation aro now
being sounded in many of tho Amer
ican observatories, where every aid
that science can command will be util
ized for the occasion, while European
astronomers havo already formed their
plans, received appropriations for the
groat expenses to bo incurred, nnd
chosen stations which nro tho best
adapted for observations, ns well as
thoso that aro at extreme distances
from each other.
Tho phenomenon is not sublime and
awo inspiring, like the total eclipse ot
the sun ; nor simply beautiful, like tho
conjunction of two planets ; nor mag-
nihcciit, like the telescopic oaturu.
The naked eye observer, looking at
thd sun through smoked glass, will sec
a tiny black spot passing over his face.
The telescopic observer will see a black
round ball, as largo as the full grown
moon, making its way across tho great
luminary. Tho phenomenon to tho
ordinary observer will bo only this and
nothing more. But thousands of sci
entific observers will eagerly note, as
if lifo depended upon the accuracy,
tho second when Venus touches the
sun's edge, tho moment when she is
fully embarked upon his disk, tho
exact time of her passage, and tho
second when her retreating edge
touches the sun's edge, as well as the
timo when the last contact occurs and
the exhibition closes. There aro two
principal reasons for tho importanco
attached to a transit of Voinff- One
is that it is considered the best means
for determining tho sun's distance ;
tho other is that it is extremely rare in
its occurrence.
Venus and Mercury are tho only
planets that can make transits across
tho sun, for their orbits are within
that of the earth, and they are there
fore called inferior or inner planets.
In every synodic revolution, or when
earth, planet and star como into lino,
these planets must pass between us aud
the sun, the point being known as in
ferior conjunction. Venus accomplish
es this period in 581 days. But her
orbit, or path, is inclined to the ecliptic
or Rim's path, and, at inferior con
junction, sho ordinarily passes above
or below tho sun and is invisible.
When sho is in inferior conjunction,
and also at one of her nodes or cross
ing points, as in December, she passes
directly between us and the sun and
makes a transit. Tho transits at the
descending node Lro in December,
those at tho ascending node in June.
The intervals between arc 8 and 23.
years. Tho transit of 1874 occurred
eight years ago ; tho next transit alter
that of 1882 at the same uode will bo
in 2117. Tho last transit al tho as
cending node occurred in 1709 ; the
next will occur iu 200 1.
When in 200-1 tho next transit of
Ven.ts after tho coming one takes
place, no human being who now treads
tho earth will bo alive to seo its pas
sage. Nearly four generations of men
will havo lived and died beforo tho
brightest of the stars again passes be
tween us and the sun when at ono ot
her nodes. Observers will, therefore,
witness an ovent to bo remembered for
a life-time, and, for this reason, inde
pendent of its scientific importance, tho
phenomenon will bo eagerly antici
pated. If astronomers can agree in
their calculations and make tho transit
meaus of accurately determining the
sun s distance, a great teat will bo ac
complished. For the sun's distance
from the earth is tho unit or yard
stick for measuring celestial distances
outside tho solar system, and on its
accuracy the whole celestial structure
lepends.
"Yes, sir, I'd shoot liim."
Six or eight congenial spirits sat
around a stovo in a Grand Hivcr gro
cery tho other night, and after several
other objects had been exhausted somo
ono introduced that of panics in
churches, theatres and halls. This
gavo Mr. Hopowell a chance to re
mark :
'Gentlemen, I just long to bo there."
"Whero V
"Why, iu ono of those panics. Yes.
sir, I'd givo a new twenty-dollar bill
to bo in a theatre ono night when there
was an occasion tor a panic.
'Why 7
"Why, becauso ono cool, lovel-head-
ed man could stop the thing as easily
as you could end up a barrel of Hour.""
"Well, I dtinno about that, observ
ed ono of tho sitters. "Thero is some
thing awful in tho cry of fire, and hear
it whero and when you may, it staitles
anil frightens. What would you do in
a theatre, in caso of a cry of firo and a
IIISII 1
"I'd stand right up in mv seat, pull a
revolver from my pocket, and shout
out that I'd shoot the first man who at
tempted to crowd or rush. One cool
man would cheek tho panio in ten sec
onds." While tho subject was being continu
ed tho grocer poured a little powder on
a board and gavo three or four men tho
wink, Presently there was n bright'
Hash, mid yolls of "lire 1" and "nowdor 1'
and every man sprang up and rushed.
Hopewell didn't spring up and talk of
shooting. On the contrary, ho fell
over a lot of baskets that were piled be
tween him and the door, got up to plow
his way over a rack of brooms, and
when ho reached tho sidewalk ho was
on all fours, while as a ghost, ami so
frightened that ho nover looked back
until he i cached tho opposite sido of tho
street. Detroit 7-Veo J'resa.
Tho digestive organs weakouod and
worn out by using cathaitio tncdioiuos,
lestored by using Browu's Iron Bitters.