The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, September 19, 1884, Image 2
THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSEURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. mm ii? rim rninT i t 1 1 1 ll4 UULiUiUDJUUN. 0. 2. Elwcll, v,u... BLOOMSBURG, PA. PIUDAY, SKPTKMHEll 10, 1881. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET. FOK l'MSlllKNT, STEPHEN QROVER CLEVELAND, OP NEW YOltK. roit vice rm:sii)KST, THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA. DEM00RATI0 BTATE TICKET. KI,r.CTOItS-.VT-I.AllOR, KlOll.UU' VaUV, 1$. .1. McCtllANN, II. H. Pl.tMKK. r.i.ECTOits, DUt. 1. John Slcvin. i. i. v. j. samtnderter. 3. John W. Lee. L ll. J. Koran. . It. L, WrUfllt. a. J. 11. Iirlnlon. 7. Win. stabler, v. C V. ltculsehtor. . II. M. North. 10. II. a. Stiles 11. A. 0. llroullWAiL ll. K V. Itoefcntellow. U. luehftnl liatm. ll. atarge ll. Irwin. Idst. 15. George s. runly. IK. 1'. II. Ackley. IT. .lolin 1'. Levan. 11. Jfcra 1. Parker. 19. K. W. Mamma. 30. A. II. DHL 1. F. 1'. James. . J. K. 1. Duff. . John swan. M. A. ll. Wlnternltz. at. JOllQll. MIL an. Win. A. Forquer. 87. A. J. Greenlleld. DEMOCRATIC GOUNTY TIOKET. CONG UBSSM.VN-.VT-LAltO E, W. W. II. DAVIS. von congress. DK. O. A. MEGAKGELL, OK OttANOEVILLK. FOU rtEPKESKNTATIVE. A. L. FPJTZ, of liLOOMsnimo. WILLIAM I5UYSON, OF CENTItAIJA. , VOR I'ltOTIINOTARY. W. II. SNYDEIl, OFOUANOE. FOIS UK0l3TF.lt Jt ItF.COnDKIl. G. W. STEKNEK, of liLOOMsnimo. FOU COUNTY TREASURER. P. A. EVANS, of stOKTOurt township. FOU COUNTY COM.MISSIONF.lt. STEPHEN POIIE OF CENTRE TOWNSHIP. WASHINGTON PARR, OF FRANKLIN. FOR COUNTY AUDITORS, ELI ROBLUNS, OF FISHINOCREEK. E. M. TEWKSBURY, OF CATAWISSA. STANDING COMMITTEE. The Chairman of the Democratic County- Com mlttee, requests each member of the THandlng Committee to make an appointment of a Vigilance Committee for his election district, borough or township consisting of at least two members, In addition to the member of the Standing Commit tee, and In the larger dlstrlns three or four, as may bo necessary, and tlio membera of the stand Ins Committee will promptly within not more than one week Bend the name to the chairman. Geo. E. Elwkll, David Lowenbeko, Secretary. Chairman. Post Offlco. Beaver Valuer. Berwick. Berwick, lionton. Bloomsburg. Beaver Berwick E. Berwick W. Benton Bloom E. Bloom W. Hrlarcreek CatawLssa Central la .1. Rlttenhousc, Isaiah Bower, G. A. Carey, o. W. Illrleman David Lowenbcrg, eo. t. i-.iweii. W. T. Creasy Mi u iiousKnecnt, wiiiow pngs. Catawlssa centralist. Light Street. COntralla. Ashland. Van Camp. FcnnsyL Greenwood. Buck Horn. Waller's, ltoarlngcreek. Jcrseytown. Mainvllle. Mlffllnvllle. uroranla. Canby. Orangevllle. line Summit. Mill Grove. Light. Street. Espy. Cole's Creek. centre i. r. lAirry Samuel Illdlay Conyngham JJ. John Brennan ConynghataS. Johnllonroc, TTshlnjtcreek Franklin (ireenwood Hemlock Jackson LOCUSt Madison Main Mimin Montour Mt. rieosant Orange I- SI. Crevellnr. Daniel Lorcman, I. D. ration, James HnrrK s. w. McIIenry, J. 9nydr, Miles Smith J. W. Kclchncr, I'. II. Montgomery O. a. stongo Jftcob Gilbert y. w. Ammerman Ptnrt til II fltrtnaf Koarlngcreck James Knlttlc. ,'U. II. Go y. est Scott . (i. l Itelghard, East Scott i). Gclslngcr Sugarloaf w. B. merman, VIGILANCE COMMITTEE. I!0?' -fcA. V. Howcr, J. IL Maize, C. II. Camp helLJ. acfisey.c. W. Jones, Ed. Yost, Charles Hassert, and Jas. sterner. Mount Hi-. V. Dectler, C.A. Klelra, Thomas i.orrey, it it. Little, Clinton Sterling and W. W. Barrett, i Joncur-nenry IT. Keitcr, Ed Wheeler. A'. Conimifliam Patrick Haley, Andrew Dona- ffrfenu-ooi'vm. Eyer. A. J. Dcrr. J. P. DeWltt. BerrcUk ;. p, s. Hnnley, A. D. freelcy, Samuel Chamberlain, Freeman Sltler and James Hayman. 8toariyaf-', a. Kile, A. K. IY1U, Wm. L. Ilet- Catawtasa E. M. Tcwksbury, J. B. Itobblns, WtfnpcnvvT. II. Edgar, Lewis Ilelshllne, W, J, Kreanier, J. M. Ammerman and W. N. Hosier. Jafn-john F. Bowman J, J. Susa, John A. Shu man. Oranw. Wm. Mafateller, Isaac K. Dlldlne, Amos Irv4ck, W. A. O. Klmberly, W1UT. Snyder, C B. JacHson. Richard Williams. Seoit, 11'. Isaac Eelchard, John Crawford, Mace 4 CUM. XcSarinocrte k. Wm. Ycacer, Daniel Long. (titr M t Su-ennentieiwr. A. II. Ilnuler. Lrvl fluey. Clovcland says : "Tell tho truth." Blaine says : "Burn this letter." Men who hnve been reneatedlv hon 7 ' orcd by tho Democratic party of this county by nomination and election to oflicial positions aro tho vciy last ones who should bo found urging Democrats to repudiate tho action of a conven tion. Democrats from nrincitilo aro ahvnys found Hue to their party, but Democrats "for oflico only" may b? t r ; . ...i . . : nw.'iycu irom inu ii'uuriugn whch iu suits their personal interests, or grati ilea a private spleen. Tho elopement of a daughter of Mr. Morosini, partner of Jay Gould, with her father's coachman has caused great excitement in Yonkcrs. Tho mother is prostrated with grief, and tho father refuses to recognize his daughter. Al though tweiity-fivo years of age, it is said tho young lady had nover been al lowed to receivo calls from gentlemen, and this is tho result. Tho girl has visited hor mother, but persistently re fuses to abandon her husband. Thero may bo circumstances under which a bolt from county nominations would be justifiable. There aro ho such circumstances at present, and tho only effect of such action would be to reduco the volo for President and to break down nnd demoralize tho party organ ization. This is just what republicans are hoping for and encouraging, and no truo democrat will in any way assist thorn in the accomplishment of this ob ject, Thoso who ndvocato a bolt, aro actuated solely by personal pique, and are working directly against tho inter ests of tho party. Kor a long timu tho cry of tho Now iork Sun was "Turn tho rascals out." With singular Inconsistency it 1 now doing nil in its power to ki t thoiu in. If you listen carefully ou will hear the Blaitio organs shouting that John ''. l'lnerty, a democratic congressman from Chicago, has bolted Cleveland, ntul declared his purpose to support Blaine. Fiuerty was a candidate for renomiinlion and his party turned him overboard. He was a democrat "for oflice only." The p&rty can well afford to lose such a man on the same day that Bri3tow bolts Blaine. The Jltpublican pops up this week with tho old throat! bate charge con corning tho Pittsburg Riot bill, and hopes thereby to distract attention fronv the real issues, and to injure tho Columbian in its earnest endeavors to secure tho election of tho democratic ticket. This same old chargo U kept on hand in tho otlice of our cotempo rary, and is hauled out for ventilation on all occasions, in season and out of season. It was in reason wben first made, and was then shown most con clusively to bo false, and all papers that did as tho Coi.imiiian did wrro entirely exonerated by a legislative committee and by public opinion. It is out of season now, when tho person who tho Jltpublictm desires to injure has had nothing to do with tho editor ial maiiagetnoni for four weeks, and has given no occasion for a malignant personal attack, a fact which tho edi tor of tho Jiejmblican admits In his ar ticle. But our contemporary cannot break itself of tho bad. habit of indul ging in personal journalism, and wo arc not surprised at its present out break. When tho Independent republicans, headed by George William Cm tis de clared their intention to oppose Blaiue, the republican organs all over tho coun try cfied out with one accord, "Let them go ; they aie free-traders, and wo are glad to get rid of them." That cry is no longer of any avail. No one will call Carl Sehurz. a free-trader. Thad. C. Pound of Wisconsin, James Spec d, Lincoln's attorney-general, Judge Harding and many others, who are daily declaring for Cleveland, have always been republicans, and claim to bo so now. but they cannot endorse a man with Blaine's public record. Th'o latest blow to the republicin party is the announcement that Benjamin II. Bristow, secretary of the Treas ury under Grant's administration, has declared his intention to vote for Cleveland. These men arc not politicians. They are all men who have held high positions in the repub lican party and liavo made for them selves an honorable record. They seo the iottenness that has crept into their party, and they know tho record of James G. Blaine, and liko honest men that they are they repudiate both. To account for this defection the howling organs must raiso some other cry than "free-traders." TAMMANT TOR CLEVELAND. Ever since the Chicago convention the Republicans have professed to have strong expectations ot carrying New York ttate. Their hopes are based on the opposition of tho Sun to Cleve land, on the largo labor vote that But ler is expected to draw from tho Dem ocrats, and on tho action of Tammany Hall. Tho influence of tho Sun has not proved all that was desired, and it is probable now that Mr. Dana would swing around acrain so as to get on the winning side if ho could do so without appearing ridiculous. The Butler side show has failed to capture the labor volo of tho State, and all his demon strations have been a farce. Last. but not least, Tammany has declared strongly in Cleveland's favor. Many prominent uepuuncans are announcing their intention to support tho Demo cratic candidate, and every day adds to the certainty ot Cleveland s success in New York. This makes his elec tion sure, though from present iudica- .; t. i. .... i ., . uuus ik: c;ui do uiecieo wuuoiii unit, state. NO BOLTING THIS YEAS. Already the republicans of this coun ty are beginning to cherish hopes of electing at least one prominent otucial at tho coming election, and their organ, the llqntblica , thifiks it hears rum blings in tho air that indicato tho do feat of the democratic candidate for Prothonotary. From this time forth our contemporary will bo constantly encased in an effortto show that thero is great disaffection in the Democratio ranks, and will do and say all in their power to encourage a bolt. Will they succeed ! Are tho democrats of this county ready to assist tho republican organ in breaking down our reat ma jority that for years past has been con stantly increasini; 1 For two decades the Jlepubliean has heaped abuse on tho democratic party. It has called them rebels, copperheads, traitors, tho wiuakey party, tiie party of ignorance, and all tho epithets that it could con jure up, but now it hopes to uso thoso same democrats for Us own purposes, by endeavoring to induce them to ro- pudiato tho action of tho county con veniiou ny a romsai to vote tor some of tho nominees. There is no reason why a single democrat should scratcli his ticket. All tho candidates aro ac knowledged to bo men fully qualified to till tho offices to which they aspiro j tho nominations wero made in a full convention after a bitter fight at tho delegate election ; no charges ol cor ruption have been made against r single nominee. If thero bo any dis affection it is not becauso tho rules of tho party, the laws of tho state, or tho will of the people havo been encroach ed upon. Any londency to a bolt, if there bo any, can come, therefore, only from tho iutluuuco of disappointed can didates and defeated politicians. Tho democratic party has always claimed to bo an organization based upon mull principles, and wo havo no fears that it will depart from tlicso. If, however, t no nersonal nuiiio ot a tew shall bo a . lowed to override tho expressed will of tho people, then, indeed, is it high time to abolish tho rules and customs of the party, and thereby avoid tho ex ponso of tlio preliminary canvass and tho county convention. It would bo especially disastrous at this tirao to attempt to deteat any man on tho ttoKct. nuch action would dis tract attention from tho Presidential election and could not help but dimln ish tho voto of Cleveland and Hend ricks. Wo must remeinberthat in this matter tho oyes of tho stato are upon us, and in oaso of a lessened majority it would bo heralded as a great repub lican victory in tho democratio stroiii; hold of Columbia. The Democraoy of this county arc not easily deceived, and it will require much more than has yet transpired to causo any thing liko n bolt. This being tho caso wo may con fidently expect the election of every man named by tho convention, and tho usual majority tor tlio national uckuu A GOOD SPEECH BY JOHN BOYI.K o'llKILI.Y. A large Democratic meeting was held at Wilkes.Barre last week, Thurs day. John Boylo O'Reilly, editor of tho Boston J'ltol mado tno leading cpeech, pot lions of which aro given be low. On being introduced Mr. O Ueil ly said : I have been handed n copy of a morning paper published in your city, containing some questions addressed to me, which I shall begin my few re mnrks this evening by answering. Tho til st Is : If Cleveland was an unfit man for the Presidency (Seo files of Uoiton l'x lot from May 1st to July 17,) both be fore and after the meeting of tlio Chi cago convention, how comes it that all at once ho becomes tit for the otlice. I tako it that this is a reproof nnd a reproach to me, as tho editor of n wide ly circulated newspaper, for my fearless o.xcrciso of an undoubted and hitherto undisputed privilege of the American citizen. I opposed the nomination of Grover Cleveland, as a citizen, becauso I then believed that a stronger candi date !mitht bo secured. When tho convention met and I, with thoic who operated with tno wero overruled, I submitted. I now support tho candi date of tho Democratio party, as a Democrat, and because I am, and shall continue to be, loyal to my party. II ho impressive earnestness with which these few woids were uttered are wanting in their presentation in cold type. But tho largo audience un derstood nnd appreciated it, and such a cheer went up in responso as has Beldom been heard within tho Court House walls. 1 Continuing, Mr. O'Reilly said : Tho second question is "Can a loop- nrd chango his spots t" I do not think it can. An honest man may honestly change his opinions. But tho man who takes dishonest advanlago of high po litical positions to make himself rich that "leopard" cannot chance his "spots." Tho man who is charged with the responsibilities of a Minister of one country to the courts of anoth er, and who retires to hearken to the cry of an imprisoned fellow-citizen who is innocent of crime nnd who only asks that ho be informed of what he is accused and accorded the right of n speedy trial and tho Secretary of Stato who nevertheless applauds that Alunster mu ccrtincs that ho has obey ed bis instructions implicitly such leopards" cannot chance their 'spots." The man who twenty-nine years ago was following an honest profession, the profession of journalism, and yet was tho foremost and bitterest voice in all Now England in endorsement of the cruelly prescriptive doctrines of Know- totlungism that "leopard cannot, change his "spots." Tno man who, twenty-one years af terward could write or circulate a pa per advising that tho representative of a family, which had a huudred years of life in his own state, should not bo elected to Congress simply because ho was a vJatholio that "leopard cannot "change his spots." Tno man who could do these things, with morn than a score of yeans inter vening, surely had not changed his spots. The third question is : "Mow is it that leading Irish-Americans through out the country support Blaine in pref erence to the regular Democratic nomi nee That has never been proven. I was one of tho loudest in opposition to his nomination ; but as I have already tried to tell you, I am for him now, and I know hundreds of others who wore aud are in the same positions. I think this question, or the allegation it is intended to make, is a mistake. Tho fourth and last question is : Has it not been nroveu time, and again that Cleveland has always been the enemy of tho Irish !" Neither has this been proven. I call it a grave mistake. In another part of the paper in which these questions aro asked I find theso words: "Ueneial Uragg said at Chi cago that ho loved Cleveland becauso John Boyle O'Reilly aud his country men hated him. That is not a mistake. That is a le. General Bragg used no such lan- guage and gave out no such infer- ence. We havo been many davs and many nights upon your beautiful river, with only tho company of tho flics by day and the owls by night. Wo havo not read the papers. Our communings havo been with tho running waters and the sermons wo have heard havo been from tho stones in the rapids. But it is tho glory of tho Democracy that tho man whoso faith is tied to it, mav bo away for ten days or ton years and re turning find it unchanged. This is be cause its principles aro unchangeable becauso tho principles of the party are greater than tho men of any party. They aro unaffected by tho defection of our littlo or the doath of our great men. I am of thoso who do not beliovo that a President or a Governor, howev er good, csji do very much for tho peo ple. Tho best man for such positions is tlm honest and tho safo man, not tho meritrieiouB and brilliant. The sailor doesn't fear the quiet deeps but is in danger of being rolled over in tho noi sy shallows. The highest law is tho common opinion of tho citizens. When that opinion settles upon any reform it becomes law. Tho President can do but littlo good except in guarding the entranco to tho law books of tho nation so that bad legislators cannot obtrudo their dishonesty upon the people. Tho bad rresident, however, can do an in finitudo of civil j first, by lowering tho whole moral tono of tho nation. Ho can do it by taking advantage, as JSiainc has in other ohicos ho has held, of tho enormous power a President wields tor personal aggraudupment Ho can do it by tho terrible opportuni ty it affords to sow religious and other dissensions among tho people- for his own and tho party s advancement Thero should bo no mention of raco oxtractton or creed belief in politics But both aro necessarily vivid nues tions in this campaign on every side, and their discussion at this timo is stamping out and killing most danger ous elements. For 'nstance, in coiibo quonco of tho lights it has developed, no American citizen uniustly imprison ed in a foreign country will over again bo cruelly turned from as Blaiuo and l.owoii turned irom the irisn-Auioiican suspects. Race nnd religion havo been dragged Into this contest by .Mr, Blaine, and it Is right, therefore, that at such a timo nnd under such provo cation, Catholics nnd Irish Americans should express themselves ficcly. Yet 1 need uot go at length into Blaine's record as an anti-Catholio or an advo cate of twenty-ono years residenco as a requisite for citizenship, for ho neither does nor daro deny theso charges. In his paper ho villainously abused tho voters iiu uuw anus iu Biiiiuri mm, i know of my own knowledge that in consequence of tho attitude of tho Blaincs of this country on these and kindred questions it has not for twenty years been safo for an Irishman to visit Ireland, lest ho should bo arrested, for ho knew that, in such event, ho would get no protection from tho Republican party. I am not now speaking as a politician. I noyer mado a stump speech before, but I say now and here ns my honest conviction th.it no more unworthy vote as ever given than would bo a voto at this election for tho man who for 30 years has mado them cat their hearts out with anger of his bigotries. Six weeks ngo I wroto to a ft lend in Portland whom I know to bo honorablo nnd upright asking him to ask Maine plainly whether ho had any connection whatovcr with tho Madigau ciiculnr. I did this ns an editor anx ious that my readers should know the tttith. Tho unswvr came that Maine had solemnly said, upon h'n honor, that ho had no knowledge of the circular until ho had received it through the mail. Two weeks ngo there wero pub lished atlidavits of men of unimpeacha ble character o tho effect that, in spite of his denial on his word of honor, Maino had the circulars in his house when he was Chairman of tho Stato Committeo of Maine, that they were read by his servants who woru Catho lics and who wero mado jti'tly indig nant by the exposure, and that they were distributed from his house. In Mich a man there is no honor. Mr. Cleveland has been called upon but twice in connection with th'se matters. When a meeting was called in Buffalo to express tho public indig nation in consequence of the failure of the Rlaino Government to extend re lief to Michael Boy ton, an American citizen imprisoned in ICilmainham jail under tho Coercion act, Governor Cleveland presided. IIo also mado a speech, ono of tho strongest over de livered upon tho subject, taking the broad ground that it was Boyton's right, guaranteed him in our constitu tion nnd laws, to bo tried and tried at once, or released. Maine was invited to a similar meeting, and though not in oflico at tho timo, neither camo nor answered tho invitation. A few weeks ago there met in Bo-Uon a great body known as tho Irish National League. It included representatives, leading citizens from every state in the Union, and many distinguished men from abroad. Both Cleveland and Blaine wero invited to bo present. The for mer acknowledge tho invitation in a polite note, regretting his inability to attend, in consequence of a cont-.m plated trip to the Adirondack- :or ncc-Jcd recreation, which wo a.' know ho was about to take. Maine neither camo nor answered. Evidenco is no where to bo found that tho leopard has changed his spots on theso questions. It has been said that the Irish vote should divide. 1 don't think Irishmen or any others should go away from a principle for any temporary advantage, aud I don't seo that oven a tern pornry advantage could bo gained by going. Irish-Americans are with tho Democratic party from principle. They know it better even than sorno native Americans. Jefferson, its great founder, was loved and studied in Ire land a hundred years ago. Already the Irish were strong both here and in Now England. They saw where tho principle of human liberty lay. The Irish people have given up a thousand years of the life of their nation, in fidel ...... . . e i . uy to in uusiraci worsnip oi it. uo you think that they can now give up tho party that loves it and expresses it? Irishmen aro Democrats becauso De mocracy is for decentralization, which leads to class rule ahd distinctions and nnd ultimately to monarchy. We know as Irishmen hcro we stand and why we stand there, and we arc not going away, either. We wouldn't go away if wo liked Maine better than Cleve land, which, thank God, we don't. As a Massaehusets man, I suppose I must say a word about Butler. A year ago ho received the largest volo the Democrats of Massachusetts ever gave a candidate. IIo was a good governor with some mistakes. 1 he measure of his popularity is not, however, to be judged by tho voto ho will receiv! for rresident, for if General Butler pro ceeds to try and wreck the Democratic party for personal vengeance, nobody will be so severely hint as General But ler. I say this with profound convic tion nnd profound regret. For one, I havo supported him as a Democrat, but 1 shall riot support him now, for his position is absurd. A Butler voto is simply a vote for Maine. Irish-Amer icans, 1 hopo ami believe, aro not in any considerable number going to leave tho party to which they havo been loyal for generations, or help wreck and destroy it, either through following any individual desertion from from their own party, or becauso thoy havo been told by a charlatan and big ot I mean Blaine that ho is going to bo what ho never yet was, for tho leop ard has not changed and cannot chango his spots. The State Campaign. THK. lini'KFM. llK.MOCItATIC OUTLOOK IN PENNSYLVANIA. Tho J'ost, tho oflicial paper of tho Democratic State Committee says : lho oflicial information of tho Dem ocratic State Committee from all parts of Pennsylvania is to the effect that tho work of registration was more fully completed than over before, and tho present indications aro for a heavy Democratic vote being polled. It is estimated in somo quarters as high as holt a million, for sinco 1876 the full strength of tho Democracy in this btnto has not had encouragement to come out ; and even then there was littlo hope of carrying tho Stato indulg ed in, while now there is a very fair prospect for it. Tho State Committee docs not pro pose to agitato or oucoitrago a deinun- strativo campaign in tl.u earlier stages of tho struggle, l'ortho present ai.d up to October 4 it is urged that every energy bo devoted to qualifying tho voters by paying taxes and naturalizing the foreign born citizens, If these things are not attended to thrir day will bo past after October l. Meet ings can bo held, clubs organized and processions formed after that, but littlo good will it do to drill a voter by theso agencies if attention has not been paid to mialifyiug him. Tho opening meeting of tho cam paign was held In Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, on Saturday evening, Sept 13. After that date aud up to Oct. 1, there will bo a number of meetings in tho State, dates already fixed being Brookville, Jefferson county, Sept. 18, to bo nddressed by W. U. Hensel, Lock Raven, Sept. 23, Hon. Richard Vnux, Gen. W. W. II. Davis and W. U. Hensel. Betwien October 1 and October 12 many of tho Democratio speakers of i'onnsvlvnma will bo engaged in unto and West Virginia, and dining tho last three weeks of tho campaign there will bo hundreds of able and eloquent campaigners from this and other states on the stump iu Pennsylvania. MORE OF BLAINE'S LETTERS. Another batch of letters embraced in the correspondence brtween James G. Blaino and "Dear Fisher" havo boon published, and they show bej ond question that Blaine prostituted his high position for personal gain. Wo havo not space for all tho letters, but wo reproduce ono that shows tho means by which Maine attempted to cover his tracks. ConndcntlaL WAiaiNnroi', D. C, ICth Apr, lsrc. Jtv Diak Mb, Fisiixr t You can ila mj a vo-y great favor, and I know It n ill give you pleasure todooo-Jiutasl woukldofaryo'i under similar clrcutnstance.1. Certain persons anJ piiperaaro trying to throw mud nt mo to injure my candida cy before the Cincinnati convention, and you may observe that they are trying It In connection with tho Little ltock nnd Fort Smltti matter. J want you to tend mo a letter such as tho In closed draft You will receive this to-morrow (Monday) evening, and It will bo a favo." I shall never forget If you will at onco write tno tho letter and mall tho s-ime evening. The tetter is strictly true, U honorable to you and to me, and will stop tlio mouths of slanderers at onco. ltegard Hits as strictly confidential. Do not show It to any one. The d ml t Is In the hands of my clerk, who Is as trustworthy as any man can be. If you cant get tho letter written In season for tho 0 o'clock mall to New York, please be sure to mall it during the nlzht to that It will start llrst mall Tuesday morning j but It possiblo, I pray you to get It in tho 9 o'clock mall Monday evening. Kind rejards to Mr. Fliher. Sincerely, liurn this letter. J. f). B, Indorsed on the back.) Not knowing your exact addreis I ssndthUto tho Parker Houso In order that It may not bo subjected to any danger In tho hands of a carrier, J. O. II. Tin Western Union Telegraph Company, uated WAstiiNdto.v, p. c, lyre, ltecelved at D.I I, April IS. TO WRRKN I'lSHKK, COMMONWEALTH HOTEL t Pleasogo to Parker House to-morrow, Monday evening j on arrival morning mall from New York, nnd letter. Answer by return malL 19 I). II. J. (1. DLA1NK. XSM. The following Is tho Inclosurc referred to In the preceding letter : IIostos, April , 1376. Tub llos. JMm 0. Ulaine, Washington, U. c. ! Us All Sm : I observe that certain newspaper) are making or rather Insinuating tho absurd charge that you own or had owned 1130,00) of Lit tle liock and Fort Smith railroad bonds, and that you had In somo way obtained then as a Gratui ty. Tho enterprise ot building t ha Littlo ltock and Fori Smith railroad was undertaken lnl!6bya company ot lloston gentlemen, of whom I was myself one. Tho bomb wero put upon tho market In this city on what was deemed very advanta geous terms to tho purchaser. Thoy were sold largely -arough raysclL You becamo tho purcha :r nbout 130,000 of the bonds on precisely tho nme terms that every other buyer receded, pay ing tor them In Instalments, running over a con siderable pcrloil, Just as others did. The transac tion was perfectly open, nnd thero was no more secrecy In regard to It than It you had been buy. lng flour or sugar. I am sure you nover owned a bond of tho road that you did not pay for at the market rate, Indeed, I am sure that no ono re ceived bonds on any other terms. When tho road got into financial dlfllcultles and loss fell upon you you still retained your bonds, and you held them clear through to the reoranl latlon of tho company In 1ST), exchanging them for stock and bonds ot the now company. You acquired also seme demands against tho Dew company by reason of your having Joined with others In raising somo money when the com. piny was In pressing need. Fur tho recovery of that money proceedings are now pending In the 1. 8. circuit court In Arkansas, to which you ore openly a party of record. Concealment of the In vestment and everything connected with It would have been very easy had concealment bean desir able ; but year action In the whulo nutter was a open and as fair ns the day. When the original enterprise failed, I knew with what severity the pecuniary loss fell upon you, nnd with what Integ rity and nervo you met It. Years having elapsed, It seems rathor hard at this lato day to bo com pelled to meet a slander In a matter where your conduct was In the highest degree honorable nnd straightforward. You may use this letter In any way that will bj of service to you. Very tlnccrely yours, W. r.,Jr. Tho words "Indeed, I am sure that no ono re ten td bomU on imy other terms'' were Interlined in foregoing letter In Sir. Maine's own handwrit ing. Fisher did uot writu the letter as re quested, because ho knew it to bo un true. More Hot Shot. From the New York Herald. Congressman Theodore Lyman has been opposed to Blaiue from the fust, ami in acceiitini; a rt-uomiualion to congress ho takes occasion to say some thing about his position in national pol itics : Having heen a republican since the ills- solution of the whig puity, It would be nat- ural In me to vote for tlio republican nomi nee, but for .Mr. lllalne I cannot vote. " It cannot be denied Hint the only candidate for whom the majority of tho Massachusetts delegates to tlio last three republican national conventions, and con spicuously nt tho convention in Juno of this year, declined to vote was Mr. lllalne. Why did they make this exception ? It was becnuse thoy knew Unit Mr. Ulalne's character was so much Impaired ns to ren der him an unfit candidate. The significance of such an utterance lies in the fact that all that has been dono to discredit Cleveland has been of no avail among men who, though in namo republicans, do not recognize party lines. Mr. Lyman hays that he has confidence in Sir. Cleveland, ami will voto for him. Almost daily tlio announcement is niado of tho defection from Dlaina of men of influence, whoso republicani-im lias never been question ed, and who as a rulo will carry with them many who cither rtcoguizy their authority or aro now in doubt and only need an example to decidu their course. It is obvious tha. ihu Blaino t'ictics have not been successful iu obtaining suppnit for Blaiue, but, on tho other hand, havo alienated from him tho men who would havo added materially to tho strength ol the party ut der any candidato save ono with the shadow o'f dishonesty and hickory hanging over him. Wo predict that all the hut shot of the opposition has not nil yet been fired. Blaiuo is undertaking a bluff gnmo wl en ho says that ho hopes cvtrbndy will read his letters, and asks every re publican pajer to publish tliein. Uf coursn tho Jlepubliean will comply with his rcipiibt. Queries for the Workiagraen. Has uot tho Republican party con trolled tho national administration for almost twenty-four years t Has it uot executed lho laws by men of its ohoicot Has tho party brought prosperity to you and your families t Aro yon working for good wages all the timo 1 Aro thero no mills closod ! Aro wages not out down T Do you find living cheap, routs low, provisions abundant, and low-priced clothing and other supplies down to tho out in pay T Aro business affairs satisfactory to you t How much moro aro your wages to day than thoy wero four years ago when this samo Republican party prom isod you moro pay and moro work if you would support the tiukct t Who has grown richer in tho last four years of Bepublican policy, yon, or tlio men who were rich then and who seek to alluro you with tho name sort of arguments now t The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown, employing 5,000 work'inui, have nnnotineed a reduction of wages fiom 10 to 20 per coi.t to take eileet October 1st. Foiii boilers exploded at lho likens Valley collii-ry on Wedlirfdny evening. There ni'ri' but four poison's about at tho time of tho u.tploiion, three of ; whom wero severely inj'ired nnd onu 1 fatally. The wi stoi n republicans are badly scared. Lng.ui has been swinging i around tho circle trying t enthuse tho , soldier clement, and now they ileum it ' tipcosmry for Blaluu.to exhibit himself In Ohio. The Chicago Inter Ortun ndmi'H that th-re is diuigrr iu Wicmi sin, Illinois, .Michigan and Ohio, , From a il'fpaio'i dal.d nt lteiidiug, Pa.. Stpl 17th, we fiko tho following": "Detective' B-iishin r to-dny, :it L- es port, arrest. d llany Iloi'n. Chmios Cerium, William Bendimt nnd llnw ard Wiley on the uluirco f being eon Ci rin'd in toe liotous -ureiiaihn aiid pa rail us geu tor the puipo'i' of driving f I OIll lli.it viihgii William 1'. tteece, aged 00 yo.ir-, wno is charged with harbui'ig t yout.g woman, Iim wife of auntli- r nun living iu lho vill.ige. The ' serenades with ball liddlrs. tin horns, ging-gongs, tin cans, etc., havo been going on for lho past ten successive mghts s gioteyque parades by marked men wero indulged m. Beeper's two-stoiy stone- cotlugu was a vain effort of either dri vine out Bee- ser and tho woman or of compelling them to separate. The parties were notitie-el last evening, Imt tho demon strations continued later in the nicht. It is said thaMho racket will bo contin ued, no matter how many aro arrested. From live hundred to one thousand people participated in tho disturbance, anil there is great excitcmnt to-day iu the viiiaire. A little too Fresh, It was icported last week that Ham ilton Fish, secretary of stato under Grant, had conic out lor Cleveland. Iu iLs characteristic way the Philadelphia 1'resi at onco attacked Mr. Fish in tho following language : "That New York 1'i.Viwho has comoout for Cleveland Is one ot tho dry salted variety, lis has been hanging so long In tho corner grocery of Amerlsin politics that he doesnt know a party principle from a string ot dried apples." But now it appears that the report was a mistake, and Mr. Fish says ho will vote for Blaiue. Fish may "be of the "dry s-iltcd variety," but it is evi dent that in this matter tho J'ras was altogether "too fresh.'' Wo agree with lho J'rcs3, however, that Mr. Fish docs not know a party pr nciplo from a stiing ol dricil apples.'' lie has been a republican so long that his moral pro ception has become blunted. This is why ho will stick to Blaine. MURDER IN ' BRUSH VALLEY- Tho daily papers of Tuesday contain a dispatch from Mt. Carinel, giving an account of a shooting affray in Brush Valley. Wo have been unable to ver ify tho facts, and so give the di-q.atoh for what it is worth, a- follows: Simon Hissler, a wiaithy fanner, living iu Bi u-h Valley, four miles from Mt. O.uiuel, aiti'iided court at Blooms burg last week, leaving honii-on Thurs day nnd returning on .Saturday night at a late hour, llu had sin-ptced his wife, of whom h'i wa vciy fond, for months pa-a of uiifaithfuliiws, ami. see ing a light upstair?, ho noiselessly .en tered tho house and crept up to his bedroom and opened the door. At the bed-ide sat a young man named McCoy. Mrs. He'-sler was re clining on tho hod. A few words, hard and angiy, passed between them, and then a pi-tol r-hot was hoard. Aaron Hersch, a farm hand, who sleeps in an adjoining room, was aroused, and ran into the passigeway leading to I less or's room. The door was paitly open, and through lho crack ho saw McCoy lying upon tho floor, bb.od flowing from a wound iu his head, while over him stood the infuriated husband, pis tol in hand. With. nit waiting to see moio Hersch ran from the hoiie- and gavethe alarm. Several men I.ving within half a mile wore- arou-ed and hmried to the scene of bloodshed. They found Hs-lcr lying on tho bed still clutching tho pis tol with which his vengeance had been taken. In a corner of the room, cow ering with her face to the wall, was the woman, while her alleged betrayer writhed in a pool of blood on the tlo'or. Hcs-der accompanied tho men with out resistance. lie spoke freely with them and said he had only dore what any man would have done'in his place. A physician was called, found two wounds iu McCoy's body. One of the bullets had struck Ids 'backbone nnd paralysis will likely follow. This shot must have been fired after Hersch left the house as he swears ho heard but one shot aud h miw a wound in Mc Coy's head heforo ho left. An investigation ha- be-on made by Justice Brown and tho woman w.-i. ex amined. She protested thnt she W39 entirely innocent and declaieil tint her husband was insanely jealous of her. She is 30 years of age and ln always borne a good reputation. Sho says McCoy was a friend of her vouth and lh.it he has been iu the west for years, that being iu tho neighborhood and hearing of her he called oh her, and that sho had boon ill all d iy. Hersch confirms this. She slates that when McCoy called sho a-ked that ho be s-nt uiistai'-. They engaged in con versation fur an hour, when her hus band cnmi iu. McCoy's father is in tho mountains of Colorado, and has boen telegraphed for. Mis. dossier is in a very low state from nervous pi ost ration, but will no doubt lecovcr. MUMMWTdNKiviNiuwnivanirmjuii Absolutely Pure. This powder n v -rvs'l s. . mirv -1 if purity s'rt-ugih nd wh iifotan -m. m re tci uomicil llunllit ordlnari k n s. undc.uiDot to sol I In competition nlih the multlludd or low fst, mort wnlunt, atumoi- phosphate pjwdere. hold only In cms. Kuril. IUkiku 1'owdkkOo , looVa!.st.. N. V. auell-ly. (CL ILL MOBMNS, DEALER IN Foreign ajidi Mamostxc WINES AND LIQUORS. AND JOBBER IN CIGARS. BLOOMSBURG, PA. 3? I Ll T7 ! JSTJ IB E IjR,!, J : .'-,-1 a . Am mm aw wmmm, SIEIIT METAL WOKE 1M ALL ITS ESPECIAL PAID l'or Tetter. Ringworm, Erysipelas, scrofula, Pimples notches, Unlls, t'le-trs, Female Complulnts, an all dbeases arising In or transmitted by the blood. Dr. LIWDSEY'SBlIbcBSISAROHER, This celebrated Vegetable Compound has no equal, and 13 an tntalllblo remedy when used as dlrr et od. send lor circular. l-'or sale by all DruggUts. It. I- SIXLLUS t CO., 1'iopr's llttiburgh, I'a. Sep 5-1 n d SHERIFF'S SALE. ny virtue ot sundry writs l.ued out of the Court of common I'loas of Columbia county, and to mo directed, will be exposed to Public Sale at the e'ourt House In llloonisburgi on Monday, Sept. 22, '84, nt S o'clock, p. m., tho following described real es tate, to-wlt : Tho undivided oae-half ot tho following describ ed real estate : a lot of ground situate In the town of Dloomsburg, In the county ot Columbia, and s-tate of Pennsylvania, BEOIN'NLNO at the corner of a lot of ground formerly of Thonm Harris andrun. nlng thenco along the east side of Iron Street north westwardly about forty tettto a corner of lot of ltobUon Kenlg, now owned by Jacob Millard, thenco by the samo northwestwardly two hun dred and fourteen feet to an alley, thenco along the same southeastwardly about torty feet to said Harris lot, thence along the same two hundred and fourteen feet, to the place of beginning, CONTAIN IXG eight thousand live hundred feet, be the same more or less, whert-on aro erected rt two-story frame dwelling houie and out building. Seized, taken Into execution, at the suit of I. W. McKclvy vs. Mary Lewis, and to bo sold as the property of Mary Iswls. Vend Ex. Jilwell, Att'y. ALSO The undivided one-halt ot tho following describ ed real estato : a lot ot ground situate In the town of rxoomtburv, In the county of Columbia and state of Pennsylvania, liKOlN'NI.NO at the corner of a lot of ground formerly ot Thomas Harris, and running thence along tho ca'tsldeot Iron Street northwestwardly about forty feet to a corner of lot of ltobUon Ka'slg, now owned by Jacob .Millard, thence by the same rortheastwardly two hundred and fourteen feet to an alley, thenco along tho samo southeastwardly about forty feet to said Harris lot, thence along tho samo two hundred and fourteen feet to tho placo of beginning, CON TAINING eight thousand live hundred feet, bo tho samo more or less, wht-reon aro erected a two story f r.imo dwelling hou.-? and out buildings. Seized, taken Into execution, at tho sua ot I. W McKelvy vs. John Hooper, and to bo so'd as the property of said John Hooper. Fl. Fa. Elwfll, Att'y. ALSO All Hut certain messuage, tenement, and tract of land situate In Locust township in tho county of Columbia and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and descrlbfd as follows, to-wlt: nEQlNNINOat a stone corner In lino of land now or Into of Jacob Stein, and running fiom thence by tho samo north six and three-quarter degrees, east seventy-eight and threo.tcntlis perches to a stone, thenco by land now orlatoof Henry Hcrner north three quarters of a degree, cast tHOnty.tbree nnd four tenths perches to a whlto plno stump, thenco by tho samo north forty-two nnd n half degrees east eighteen perches to a stono ; thenco by .M. E. Meet ing houso lots South forty-six and three-quarters aegroes East, five perches to a stone, and North twenty-nlno and one-halt degrees East, 12 perches and 4-10 to a stone; thenco by land now or law of William Carl and John Hemer South sev enty ono and a half degrees East, forty-ono and nine-tenths perches to a Btono ; thence by land now or lato ot William Itoth and William Yeager South two degrees west, ono hundred and elgnt perches to a stono thenco North elgbty-threo devrces West thlrty-slx and five-tenths perches to a stone ; thenco south three and a halt degrees West, eight and six-tcnths perches to a ttonoj thence North elghty.two and a halt degrees Wen, thlrty-ono perches to tho place of beginning, CON TAININO fourty-tour acit-3 and ono hundred and nine perches moro or less, with tho appurtenan ccs consisting of a dwelling liouso and a barn, tc, Seized, taken Into execution,' at ths suit or A. u. Walter vs. Timothy M. Boiick, and to bo sold 03 tho property ot Bald Timothy M. Bollc-k. Spinney, Att'y. fi. m. A L S 0 All that certain piece or parcel ol ground tltuato In tho town of OraugoWlle, County of Columbia nnd stato of Pennsylvania bounded and described as follows, to-wlt 1 UECINNINO at a post, corner at a publlo road leading through tho town of OransovUle, thence by land of Miles A. Williams North seventy-four and three-fourth degree? West eight and forty-six one-hundredth pen-lies ton post, thenco by land of said Miles A. Williams North nf ly-tour degrees West, twelve and twenty 0110 hundedth perches to a limestone eorncr, thence by Un l of Benjamin Wertman south thlr-ty-llvaand threo-elghth degrees West twenty, thre-o and twenty ono hundredth pjrehos ton pojt, thenco by land of said llenjiictn rtertinan South elghty.seven and three-eight dogices East sixteen mid eighty-four one-hundredth perches to a stone corner, thence by land ot James 11. liar, man North tweoty-nve and one-fourth degrees East, five una forty one-hundredth perches to a post, thenco by land of James ll. Ilarmaii south eight y-uveu and Ihree-elght degrees East ten aud lioventy-elglit ono hundredth perches to a none corner, thence by land of John iiegargle North ihlrty-llvo and ono-four.h degrees East four and sixty one-hundredth pc-rchos to u stone corner and thenco by hud of John Megargcl and John Stlner North fllty and three-fourth degrees wt, ono and blxty-fcur one-hundredth perches to a stone corner, thence by land ot John stlner North seventeen and one-fourth degrees Iiau ono and thirty-two hundredth perches to n stone corner the place ot iwglmilng, t'O.Vi'AINlNa one ftere uud one hundred and llfteen perches no.it inew ure, on which aro elected a two-Mory frame dwel. ling house, a frame b-iu-her shop, turn and other out buildings. ScUod, Uikeu In executlun, nt tho suit ot William Mean fur his own use and in trust for Ikwctta BRANCHES. ATTEN TiOFJ TO Meari vs. e'amden Mean and to be sold as the property of Camden Mcars. Miller Att'y. Fi. I'a. ALSO Tho right title and Intwcst of tho defendant In all that mcsauage and piece or parcel of land lin ing and lying in tho township of Orango aforcs;dd bounded and described as follows, to-wlt : liegin nlng at a stone comer, theneo by lands of lleuben Sltler north eighteen degrees west, thirty-eight aud live tenth perches to n stone, thenco by land of the samo south sevunty-nlne and thrc-o fourth degrees West, thlrty-slx perches to u pine, thenco by land of 1). W. Montgomery and others south eleven and one fourth degrees east forty-one perches to ft post, thenco by lands of 1). W. Mont gomery north 76 degrees east, foity perches to the place of beginning, containing nlno acres und sixty perches strict measuro r tho samo more or less, on which Is erected an old barn. Seized, and taken it to execution at tho suit of William Mears, for his own use, and In tru-a for Ilernettn Mcars, i Camden Mears, and to bo sold as the property of Camden Mears. Miller Atty A L S O All that certain tract and messuago of land sit uate in Centra township Columbia county Penn sylvania, CONTAINING one hundred aud thirteen acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Laf.iycttn Creasy and others on tho west, lands of Lafayette Creasey on tho north, lands of Thomas Koeher on tlio east, and land ot William Miller and others on the south, whereon aro erected a two-story framo dw elllng house, a framo barn and other out build, lngs. A L S O Lot in centre township, e-olumbl.i county, Pa., bounded North by land ot Isaac Miuuso, East by land of said Hutchison and Lafayetto cre.iso. south by lands of 11 11. Low and West by l.uid-i of E. 11. Low, being a llmo stono quarry lot con talnlng about one-fourth of an nei-e more or lc-is on which are erected a llmo kiln and llinehouse. ALSO Lot in Centre township bounded notth by land ot Isaac st rouse, cast by land of McICelvy, Neal.t Co., south by land ot II a Low, and west by oth er lot of Levi A. HutctiLson being a limestone quarry lot containing about ono-fourth of an acre, moroorlcns, on which aro erected a llmo kiln and llmo house. I Seized, taken Into execution, at tho suit of wil ' llam Shaffer vs. I- A. Hutchison and to bo sold as the property of L. A. Hutchison. , Harkley, Att'y. I'a. ALSO ' All that certain pleco or parcel of land situated in Centre township, Columbia County, l'enna., bounded and described as follows, to-wlt! 011 Hie ; north by lands of Samuel, David and Charles 1 Whltmire, on the cast by land of David WhltmlrP, on the south by land of George liuckel, and on tho , west by land ot Elizabeth Yoke, containing about sixteen acres of laud, moro or less with the ap purtenauces. The nboo tract is Improved land wunoui uuuuings. Seized, taken Into execution nnd to bo sold as the property of Allen Whllmlrv. II Fx Jkeler, Att'y. ALSO All the right, title. Interest nnd life estato of John Delong, ono of the defendants In tho within nam ed writ In the folowlng described real estate, two tracts ot land situate In Ccntro township Colum bia county, I'a., bounded to-wlt : On the north by land of John Neyhard and Henry Sh-iffer, on tho east by land ot Henry Shaffer, on tho south by land of Frank Hageubuch nnd Jeremiah Hngcie but-h, decea d, aud ElUiia Ilagenbucli, and on the west by division line following the middle fence on and between the abovo described land nnd oili er lands of Henry Delong, deceased, as directed In Lis lost will and testament, to tho public road loading from Light street to llerwlck, said line thenco leading across said road continuing ui a straight Uso to the line of land belonging to tlWia Ilagenbucli, containing about sixty, two acres ot land, moro or less, vSrcon nro erect ed a large two-story brick dwelling house, kitchen, wood house, ami all necomary und con venient out bull Jlngs, a largo lunk-bjrn, wagon houe, hogpen, cller prow nn.l other buildings. Tliero is also on the Eald tract, fruit and fruit t ives of every description. ALSO All the right, title, interest aud llfo ctato of John Delong one of tho defendants named In tho within writ and one other certain piece, par eel and tract ot land sltuato in Centre township, Columbia county, state ot rennsjlvanla. Hound ed and described as follows, to-witi Called tho "Summer IHU Tract," North by Geo. Itucklo, East by Und of Einmett and Levi Alkman, Soulh up land of Samuel Hagenbuch, deceased, and on tho west by land ot Henry Shaffer, CONTAINING about thlrty.nlne acres of Und, moro or less, being ttmbcrlaud, 12 acres cleareel. seized, taken Into execution, nt tho suit ot Cy rus McIIenry and John Delong Excc'rs ot Henry Delong, deceased vs. Sarah A. Delong and John Delong and to bo sold as lho property of Sarah A. Delong and John Delong. vend. Ex. snydcrand Jkeler, Attys. JOHN .MOUttEY, sheriff. E1 S HUT KOTICC. Camo to the nremlvo. of t im muierciirr.nii nr. VVedgtowii, aboutJuly soih, awlillo pig, about isvmks old. 'Jhe Kit ear is slightly cut. 'lho o ner w til pleie call, pay costs and tako It away or It will be disposed oi nctoidlnif to law. AUgiM-DW JOHN WA1ID. a weak at home. t5.00outllt free, j'ny ac wimcij wire. nuruiK. umuuunui miuiicu. Header. II you wiihl lMnlnot nt w-hloli i it. h.na .If ..l.t.a cav .-m.t... ..-..1,1 a.... .....i.n gieat pay ull tho time they work, wlih ubsoluto certainty, wrtto for particulars to II. lULi.trr & Co., Fortluud, Jiulno; DeoSMy