The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, October 06, 1882, Image 1
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.