TEE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBUIIG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. The Columbian. 0. E. Elwell, 1 J. Ei BlttaaVandar.J a4""1' BLOOMSBURG, PA. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1885. John 0 Hlnck of Illinois ling been ammlnlHl Cnintniegiotiur of IViuMotm, Cliarli'i" S. FiilioiiiM, Assistant Secre tary of tho Treasury, ami Joseph S. Miller of West Virginia, Commission or of Internal llcvL-nue. Wednesday wantliii 48ili anniversary of tho birth of tho president and most of his callers took occasion to co'ngraluh'.o him, and wish him 'many happy returns of tho day." A little child, to whom tho pre sident had been particularly kind a few days before, pent tho President a handsome bouquet of violet' with her card, wishing him the compliments of the season. Tho reports from tho states of Ohio, California, "Sw Yoik, Indiana, Penn sylvania, Illitxii', Mis-ouri, Miohipan, Kuntuukv, Virginia, Maryland, Ten nessee, North Carolina, West Virginia Georgia, au.t South Cmolitin, imliuntn a falling off in the wheat products over last year of 101,800,000 bushels Thm will bring 'ho crops down to that of 1883 and probably 1881. Wo may soon expect an advanco in tho price of wheat. The secretary of tho treasury Wt d ncsday issued a warrant for S3 930.73 in favor of R. B. Hayes, being the sum appropriated by conircss to reim burse liini for payments tnide. on nc count of the expenses of the commis sion appointed to go to Louisiana in April, 1877. Warrants were al-o is sued in the name of Charles II Reed for $3,000 and in tho name of Oeorgo suoviltu tor $2,000 tor services render ed as counsel for the defenco in tho case of tho United States against Chas. J. Guttcau. A caucus of republican Senators on Tuesday night agreed unon a now con gressional apportionment bill which makes our district composed of tho fol lowing counties : Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, .Montour and Unlnm bia counties, which will inve a demo cratic majority of about 6,300. Tho majority in the present district was al ways about 8,000. Columbia giving more than one-fourth tho majority. Should the present bill pas Columbia will contribute more than three-eighths of the majority. Tho two most dis tant points in tho district would bo about 125 miles. The President sent tho following nominations to the senate Wednesday. Milton J. Durham, of Kentucky, to bo tirst comptroller ot tho treasury. Win. (iarrard, of .Nevada, to be, Hiipennten dent of the mint of the United States at Cirson City, Nevada. James R. Ryan, of Nevada, to be coiner of the mint at Carson City, Nevada. Malcolm Hay, of f ennsylvania, to be hrst assist-ant- po8timstcrgener.il. Martin V. Montgomery, of Miohiij.ni, to bo com missioner of patents. D.ivid S. Baker, Jr., ol Rhode Island, to bo attorney of the United States for tho district of Rhode Island. lionjamin H Hill, Jr, of Georgia, to bu attorney of the United States for tho distiict of Geor gia. Mrs- Snrratt and Stanton. TWO STRANGE RTOItll'.S TOLD I1V WILLIAM 1 WOOD, EX CHIEF OF DETECTIVES. Somo timo after the execution of Mrs. Surrat President Johnson sent for me and requested mo to uive mv ver eion of Mrs. Surratt's connection with tho assassination of President Lincoln I did so, and I believe lie was thor oughly convinced of tho innocence of Mrs. Surrntt. He assured me he sin ccrely regretted that hu had not given Mrs. Surrat t the benefit of Executive cleraeuoy, and strongly expressed his detestation of what ho termed the "in famous conduct of Stanton" in keep- ; e i -... T mg luesu jams irom mm. i aserieu my unchangeable friendship for Mr. Stanton under all circumstances, and while I regretted tho coureo adopted by the (secretary of War towards Mrs. Snrratt, 1 would never hesitate to per form any act of kindness for him President Johnson commended mo for my devotion to friends, and the sub ject of i ho assassination was never af terwards discussed between him and myself. The great War Secretaty of the union was no longer in power, lie was a plain citizen of our Republic, broken in health and tottering between life and death. The Republican leaders had, after much phailiug, induced President Grant to name Mr. Sjrttitnn for judge of tho Supremo Court. The Senate promptly confirmed tho nomination but Grant, for some reason best known to himself, did not put his signature to tho commission, or if he did sign the commission ho did not forward it to Mr. Stanton. It was at this time th" latter sent for me, and I called at his residence on K Street. When ushered into his piescnce I was stai lied at his woo-hegono and wretched ap pearance. Ho inquired if 1 knew the reason why that man (moaning rresi dent Grant) withheld his commission I told him. Then wo drifted in our talk to tho executions hciciii referred to, and ho rebuked me for not making greater effort to savo tho woman that was hanged, llo said lie would hava trusted his life in my keeping; that I would have saved him the torinenis of hell If I had been more persistent in mv fforiH. I reminded him of my call on President Johnson to plead for uitiiu) of JUrs. fcmrratt, and that 1 was met by L. O. Raker at tho entrance of tho 1 loidents house, and isaner pro duced uu order over his (Stanton's Big nature which set forth that I should not be p minted to enter the building or communicate with tho Pie-udent. Too true," ho responded, "and tho Surr.itt woman haunts mo so that my nights arn sleepless and my days mis er dii-, and Grant aidd my ouemierihy refusing lo sign my onmmwion, which wmi.il ulfuni mo teuiiiouiry relief and perlnH pr -long my I fe. He will not do it, and, Wood, this is at last thu end." Placing his hands to his head ho continued ; "I cannot enduro tho pressure! 1 am dying, dying surely, dy ing now 1'' A few parting words wero exchang ed betwt en iw, and th" following day tho death of Edwin M. Stanton was publiely nm ouuuid, Jle never teoeiv td hi commission ol judge of tho Su prune Conn though he hud been con iirmtd by tho S.i,.ar ot tho United State From th4 Wnflngton Co- xettt. WASHINGTON LETTER. From our regular correspondent.) Wasiiinoto.v, Mar. 10, 1885. The situation in Washington is In- cresting, and even sin prising. It is lain that in tho tirtsidential chair, around it, or behind, there is a mind and n will. I will not. say that certain fierv reformers are hnmiv in tho reali zation of their impatient hope. And i it must bu said that those in need of I reformation, have t'iketi nuw heart mid holdi bullet nil wait with patience, and prayer, and they will, I think, sen the glory of tho new dispensation reveah d, with tho exultation ot tho right men, and principles with the confusion of thieves, and money changers who havo so long preyed upon the substance) of llw country. i There Is an old latin maxim, Jestma lente, hasten slowly, and this seems to be the result of thu now administra tion. Reform was very properly be-. gun at the Whito House. Fourcletks' swept from otlico with one swoop of the new broom. iuvo thousand dol lars per year, and luncli disk room saved. The example was taken up in , the Treasury Department where Sec retary Manning has discharged forty , useless employes liom one buieau. secretary Jiin.ir has first applied his broom to tho stables adjoining the Interior Department, ror years ot R"publioan ascendancy carriages and horses hnvo been kept at extravagant expense in all the Departments, and have been used not for the publio ser vice, but for tiio convenience of the families of public officials. 1 lie lino equipago that, ha? beon used to convey ladies to receptions Una at night, has been ordered to bo sold and tho seven persons who have been carried on tho pay roll as drivers will no longer nave even tho semblanco of a right to draw their unearned pay. Of course this is only a beginning. In all tho Do partmcnts, and in all the bureaus, and subordinate olliccs supeitluous chrks aro stumbling over one another. Turn tho loafers out and then it will bo eas ier to find the rascals. Twenty thous and employes can bu discharged n'lth result of positive improvement, and ex pedition in uovcrnment work, uet your littlu pencil and multiply 20,000 by gloOO, and you will have an idea, but not a full one, of the amount that will be saved; for vou have not taken into acconnt tho office room, and fur niture of this vast armv. It is nut necessary to say that there is much uneasiness, and alarm in all tho depigments. Tho reduction of tho clerical force is an unexpected flank movement, and it has set thou sands of clerks quaking in their luxur ious sinecures, "l orn tho loaters out is a new and terrifying sound. there aro many straws indicative ot a new era. An order has been issued to all tho employes in tho Patent Of fice that there shall bo no more read ing or talking during office hours, and that those behind with their work must work after office hours until it is brought up to date. Tho Patent Of ficii has been conducted in a lax and slatternly way. In somo classes of in vention, as textiles, harvesters, print ing, stoves and furnaces, household furniture, builders, hardware, suigery, etc., iho Patent Office Examiners are from three to twi lve months behind with their woik, and applicants for patent have frequently to wait six months or a vear before their oasis aro taken up. Tho recent order indicates that tho new administration will intio duce a new1 order of things, net only in the Patent Office, but in other branch es of the publio service. The rush of office seekers has abated, and the new administration has moie time to address itself to work. It is a fact mueh commented on here that very few office seekers have cotae from the South, and that many havo come from the Northern and Noithwestern republican states. Since tho Presi dent has announced that he will not hear applicants for office personally, but will reter all applications to the proper cabinet officers, he has been but little tioubled. There will doubless ho important changes made, but policy and good business management would require that they should not be made until after the most careful delibeia tion, and a thorough study of thu needs, and abuses of the service. Am person acquainted with affairs will know that the work will bo all ihe bel ter done for tho caution that piecedea its inception. Lady of the White House. THE IMtHSIIlENTS SISTMl AS A TUACllEn IN" A TOWN IS INDIANA. From the Lafayetto Sunday Times. The President's sister. Miss Rse E. Cleveland, the mistress of tho White House, wns a ret-ident of Lafayette a few years ago and engaged as a teach er of the higher classes in Professor Allen s Institute, which was carried on in thu building now known as the Stockton House. For several months of her nsiilene.o in ih'n city she was a member of the family of Mr, and Mrs, II W. Chase. They inform us that although quite young, she had taught for a year in the Houghton female seminary, where slio received tier edu cation, at Clinton, near Utica, N. Y., and that her ability as a teacher had given her such a reputation as to at tract the attention of Professor Allen. In tho home of her friends here sho was bright, genial and often full of girlish mirth, but decreet and lady like. She was a thoroughly cotupe tent, earnest faithful and successful teacher, and tho conspicuous trails of her character aro strong common sense, discretion and firmness. A wo mail of superior talents, cultivated and refined, self-possessed, of a kindly d'.s position, pleasing manners and address, excellent conversational powers and tuorougniy tonversant with the cus toms and usages of the best society, sho will be a charming mistress of the. Executive Mansion and a model for her intelligent uouiitrywomen. The Senato on Wednesday passed thu senatorial apportionment bill, which pretends to bo based on the vot for Gai field of 1880, and which republicans claim will givo thirty-one lepublican and nineteen democratic! districts, when in reality it cannot possibly givo mnro than eighteen democralio and possibly not that many districts. If tho senate propose to mako tho apportionment in proportion to tho vote, east in IHHOthey A'oiild uvdui it appear that Gm field re ceived 300,000 maj irity over Hancock. The maj irity was less than 40,000, If tho republican senate allow less than twenty democratic districts they aro unjustly depriving a great number of our people from representation. Somo districts would havo populations of rnoro than one hundred thousand, while otheis would not have half that num ber. Attorney General Gray of Dela ware has been named bv tho demoorut- lo caucus as tho suocesor ofSumtor jiiynrd latelv oh sen by Pitsidtmt ' Cleveland as Secretary of State. GENERAL NEWS, Kverv effort Is being mad" to savo the life of Edwin Hotheras, now In tho lull at Wilkes lUrre, w ho murdered I William Nichols, nt II izleton, and uho 1 is to bo hanged on April 7th. Medical experts now swear that probing for the ball was the immediate cause of Nich ol's death. Miss Hattlo Melvin is one of the mntnigers of the Faith House in New ark. She wns married the other oven- log at tho houso of n Mrs. Owen, In I Mnrristown, to Thomas Johnson. Ho-! litving that faith secured nil things,' .Miss iUemu gave no heed nt all to preparations for her wedding. She even had no curiosity as to what she should wear. Her faith received a iu spouse, a Morristown Uililu class 0f young ladies prepaiing everything Unit was necessary and piesonliug a waid robo at thu last moment. 1) irnmi 1!. Elton, president of tho Civil Service Commission, in response, to an inquiry in regard to thu enforce ment of the civil service rules by tho nuw Administration, said : "vacan cies aro being regularly tilled umUrtho ruh s." A man named Coylo who went to Shen andoah on Saturday Inst to receive pay from the Lehigh Valloy Collieries, got into a dispute with some of his friends on Ids way home, when n coal nnd Iron policeman named Harris, interfered, shot Coyle, in tho breast tho ball pen etrating tho heart, killing him instnnt lv. Threatswero made of lynching Hitrris, who it is said interfered with out cause. Preliminary steps wero taken at St, Louis a few days ago, to organizo a national a-soeiatlou ot base ball clubs. Thomas Caffiey and John Mc- A very fought several rounds at Plains ville, Luzerne county, Saturday. Roth men were badly punished. In the ltil round Caffrey broke his opponent's nose, when the fight was declared in Uattrey s tavor. Secretary Lamar has ordeied that notice be published that thu Texas Pa cific Railroad lands have been lestoied to tho Government, and aro for sal'j at $2 60 an acre as provided by tho Homestead, I'rcempiton and other land laws. General Grant had a bad ti.rn on Sunday night. During tho night ho took n narcotic pill, and it lodged in his thio.it so that he could neither get ll up nor get it do aii. His coughing nnd efforts to expel it caused htm much pain, and greatly irritated his throat. -A fight took place lately on grand I-land near Rultalo, between Fred Young nnd John Slurb. Young had spoken disrespectfully of Slurb's wife, and slurb demanded arm I recited nu apology. Slurb, however, was not cat- isfied, and lrom hot words the two came to blows, and each seized the others thumb in his mouth. When friends interfered lo separate them, it was found that Young's iaws had set around Slurb's thumb, and thu service of a physician was found necessary to unlock them, slurbs hand is very much swollen, and the physicians pro nounce his caso hopeless on account, of blood poisoning. Young has tied to Canada. The constant rush of visitors to the Executive Man-ion at all hours of the day has so encroached on thu t me of tho Presideut that he has fell im pelled '.o make a set of rules for tho reception of visitors. Hereafter lie will limit his office hours to from ten to one o'oloctf, except on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Cabinet days), when they will be from ten to twelve o clock. During these hours he will receive all persons who call on official business. An hour will alt-o be set aside every afternoon for the reception of visitors who have no business with too Presi dent, but who mrrely call to pay their respects. Iho 1'iesideiil desires to re set ve tho afternoons and evenings to considering the business of his etlico and will receive no persons outsulo ot the hours above specified, except by spicial appointment. Charles Corwin. an linclishmnn. residing in New Yi-rk, a woiker in the ranks of the salvation Army in tho vi cinity of Wilkes Rarre, was atresttdon suspicion of attempting to enter n Philadelphia and Reading Railroad pay car. When searched a key was found in his possession which unlocked the car. The polite think hu is a thief and using religion as a cloak to cover crime, l'roin tetters m ins pockets it is known that hu recently served a t rm in one of the New York ptisons. Ho is also suspected ot being compli cated in a robbery at Ashley. lie was I . . 1 .11 .:, .1 ... ! . commiucu 10 J in uiuii uiu cuu is tully investigated. John L. Sullivan the Boston prize fighter aimed in Philadelphia Monday where ho will go into training for a contest Willi Dniuituck iMctJultiey at Industrial Art Hall 'on Monday, March 30th. Business men in Boston and vi cinity who handle largo quantities of subsidiary silver coin are consideiably disturbed by the occasional detection of "genuine"' counterfeit half dollars, which, it is judged, must be in very extensive circulation. They call them "genuine counterfeits," beeauso when properly coined they are-identical in size, weight and composition with those from tho government mints. It is only by means of an occasional flaw in coining that ono of them is detected, and is therefore impossible to estimate the quantity ot them m circulation Counterfeiting of this sort is exceed ingly profitable when done on a largo scale, as detection js practicably im possible if ordinary piecautions aro ta ken. It is not ntallsnrprisingthat "crooks" who havo reoently stooped so low ns to counterfeit pennies, should make this a branch of their work. 1 ho bullion value of one dollar in subsidiary silver coin is only 77 cents and thoi.'3pr cent, margin ot protit makes quito an inducement lo tho counterfeit rs. It is believed that most of the metal used is from re-melted trade dollars. By the purcln.se of these in large quantities the counterfeiters obtain the met'il al ready mixed fit just the samons standard alloy. To illustrate tho profit in the operation, 100 trade dollars purchased for SHI, tho present market price, wil yield 217 standard half dollars, n profit of $21.50, less tho small cost of redlin ing. The secret service ofiictrs here havo no clue to while this woik is ho ing done. It is believed, however, that an important comhiuutiori of crooks, have undei taken n whohsnle venture in high-grade coin counterfeit ing. It will take the clovcrest dcttct ive work to root them out. Mr. Frank Gabby, of Franklin township, Washington county, is ono of the few lucky funnels uhohuxe mado money out of the oil oriizo. At thu beginning of the i xeiiiim nt he was given '200 t ) hold his farm fuu from a lcae for fivo days, At the ex pi ration of that lime hu was given $.100 to hold tho plucu for three months. Subsequently he Iciued his farm In iho company for whom ho kept his idaciu By tho terms of the lease he is to get a bonus of $200 Upon tho stiiklhg of gas or nil. E, K. Rlioa' P, late stntloti nuent of tho L'hlgh Valloy Railroad Com pany at Muhnlioy City, wns convicted ol tlio embezleinent of 3,000 from the tnilroad company, and seiilonced to two jcaiB and two mouths' imprison ment. It is said that General Grint was much distuibed lately about tomo dis pai aging retnaiks he made about Gen eral Hancock fivo years ago, and sotit 1dm a message of regret, to which General Hancock returned a kind an NWer. If Arthur had tint bells on his cab In vt officers bofoio they were turned loose n better undei standing of their present whereabouts might bo had now. -The anguish which fills tho souls of '.hu republican otlico holdcts at the prnspect ot being turned out is out) dialled by the anguish which lends the columns gf the republican papers be cause tho democrats won't quairel over thu olliues. Roller skating rinks nro on the decline all over tho countiy. The bet ter element of society giving them but little eucourageuient. They nro detn mental to the health and moral condi tion of society. The people round Hagerstown are lelighicd to Know that Gemral George B. McClellan is to deliver the Decora tion day oration at Antietatn. The great railroad strike of ihe Wot was brought to a spenly settlemo'il on Monday by the railroad companies re storing tho rate o I wages which pre vailed up to last September, and giving the men ono and a half timo for all ex tra work. Dr. Rufus H. B.irtlult, of Chicago, writes a letter to tho Inter-Ocean about an ancient book which he recent ly found in tho possession of ono of his patients. lie sas: "Its heavy covers ot rotten nnd honeycombud wood, its leaves on nncicnt parchment, all very worn and stained, some por lions written with ink' of ono color and some with another, whitih is in many p aces entirely laded out, all go to show that it is of a very ancient origin. Comparisons wero made witli speci mens of early writings iu tho works of John Kitto, which indicates that it must have been written between the hrst and sixth centuries. 1 here were very few ISs'.aments written iu thu Apostolic age by thu early fathers, most of which remain until to-day. One is in Beilm, ono in St. Petersburg, one or two copies are found in the libraries of Rome, Paris and thu Brit- Museum. Mr. George Mentor, of Asia Minor, who wns educated nt amy ma iu one of tho best Greek schools and who has seen two or three of these Testaments, gives it as his opinion that this book is of much ear lier date. "It is believed to be the first written reports of Christ's sermons and to bo a copy of I lie original letters by St. Paul to the ililteirnt churches. In a lotler written to Bishop Titus St. Paul ad- di esses him as 'my child Titus," and when writing to timothy he addresses him as 'my chiM Timothy' always. In all his letters to the different churches he usi;s nlways the expression, 'my brethren,' which is not found, ho far as I know, in our Bibles of to-day. I Hi ther compari-Hins show that translators have succeeded in making some very plain things very difficult and hard to understand. Proper names aro chang ed and even the Lord's Prayer loses much ot its toreo and beauty by being wrongly and unnaturally translated.'' Methodist Conference. The Conference of theM. E. Church held nt Huntingdon during tho past weik adopted the following resolu tions : I. "That wo pledge our influence, la bors and votes in behalf of constitu tional prohibition and in support of candidates only for the legislature who are in favor of submitting to the peo ple, a constitutional piohibition amend ment." 2. "This conference, composed of 2U ministers and representing over 38,000 members, earnestly and unani inously recommends to the Hoiish of Representatives, now in Fession, to pass the bill requiring temperance in btruction iu the public t-chools." A memorial was sent to the Senato and House of Representatives which read uu fo'lows : "Jtesolved, That we rispectfully reqinst the modification of the' present mniiingt1 laws so as to require all per sons desiring to be united in marriage to secure horn Iho Oi plum's. Court Clerk of tho county iu which tho cer emony is to be perfonm d, a certificate setting foith that said pailiis are of nge, or if minors, havo the consent of their parents or guardians, and that said certificate shall exempt ministers from all finis and penalties.'' Tint appointments were ti ade for the various districts, but we givo our read eis only tho following : Danville District. M. L. Simcr. pi eliding elder; Ashland, John Don ahue ; Beach Haven, E. M. Chilcont ; Benton, G. V. Savidgo j Berwick. E. II. Yocum ; Bloomsburg, D. S. Mon roe; Biickhom, T, II. Tiibbs ; Cnta wissa, W. G Fi rguon ; Circuit, W. S. Hamlin ; Ceutrslia, J. W. Buckley ; ConyngliPin, J. R. Fisher ; Dai'ville. St. PaulV, Richard I link 1 1-; second ohurch, B, P Kins.' ; Eiysburg, II. B. Fortner ; Espy and Light Street, J. S. Beyer ; Goitlon, J, A. Wood, jr. ; Har vey ville, J. F. Kerliu, jr. ; Hazleton, J. C. Clnrko; Helfenstein, A. W. Houtz ; Herndou, L. L. Logan ; Jeanesville and Audenreid, W. O. Hc-ser ; Jersey town, Biuco Hughes ; Mifilinville, J. I). W. Deavott ; Mt. Carntel, S. W. Sees ; Muhleuburg, J. L. Brishlhm ; Northumberland, James II unto r ; Oraugeville, A. B. Hoover; Riverside, N 11. smith ; Kohrsburg, K. s. 1'ay lor; Selinsijrove, G. W. Stevens; Shamokiii, S. M Frost ; Shickshiuny, A, M, Baruitz ; Snydettown, John Horning ; South Ilebertou, E. T, Ow en ; Stockton and B-aver Meadow, j, M. Lamed ; Sunbury, R. T. Wil son ; Town Hill, T. O. Clees ; Trevor ton, R. L. Armstrong j Washington ville, Jonathan Guldin ; Wenlhetly, E. T. Swarts ; West Hazleton, to bo supplied b S P. Booiio ; West Sim m.'kin, D.'F, Stilts ; While Haven, G, II. Dav ; Hugh A Currin, professoi State Noriiftl School, Bloomsburg. Iu the Williamsporl Distiict are the following t E. II. Witraun, Dubois town Fail field, N. B, Smith i Rals stou, A. P. vV loir ton ; Salladasburg; M P, Ciosthwaite ; Watsontown and Moiitandon, 1). II Shields ; Pine Street, Williiimsport, J. H. McGar rah. J. S. Murray is presiding elder of tho Juui'itn district, R. H. Wharton has an appointment at GrecucaHle iu the Ilarrisburg dis trict. In tho Houso on Weducs lay bills wore reported f ivorably appropriating $8.0,000 for tho indigent insane at the state hosplt.tli from Jiliio 13, 18S.i to June 13, 18H7t House of Refuge, Phil adelphhi, SI23,000 (ish commisdon. $$5,000; Pennsylvania oral school for deaf mutes, S20.000. TltO ItcllllHC. The annular eclipse of tho sun announc ed for Tuesday, m.ulo Its appearance nt the time previously announced. At Just twclvu o'clock by our town time thu moon was tlrst seen In outer the outer circle of tho sun, and gradually p.is9lng over tho f.ice, soon cave It the nppenrnncu of the moon In a little more than Its crescent shape. At about Iil5-more than one-half of Hie sun's face was covered, when thu moon gr.ulu.il ly pewed over the north slilo of tho sun, and nt lmlf-pnst two tho eclipse wns ended. Tho sight was witnessed by a great miny people In this town who mljlit ho seen on tho comers, or from their placo of business with smoked glass In hmiil. The previous announcement hy nil p.tpcrs, and tho exact ncss of thu time- of tho eo!lp-c, proh.ily was the Ciiuae of such a general observance of It. Frequent expressions wero miide ns to how exact the astronomers were In forlell lug. The Now York Sun In speaking of It thus S!l)9 I The most Interesting feature of tho celt pseoftho sun to those who wero armed with good telescopes was tho nppoariuieo Iu protllo of the gnat mountain ranges on tho eastern edge of Iho moon's dink. Tltero nro several places In tho eastern liemls phere of Iho moon where n powcitul glass will ulvvuys show the serrated horizon Hue of the peaks end craters that llo clo9u to thu moon's eilgo ; hut when theso sumo mountains aro seen, ns they were then with their outlines showing absolutely black against tho whlto sun, their uppear mice Is mueh moro striking th in usual. At moments when the nlr wns steady, permit ting the use of a hlijh magnifying power, It was it grand sight to seu Ihe profiles of the giguitlc ranges of the DWlcmbcrl nnd Hook Mountains, and the Lun.iv Cordilleras pictured with sharpest nutlhiu ng.tlust this brilliant b i ckgrouiid. Tho whole forward edge of the moon wns suen to ho deeply notched and lined with slmip peaks, pre senting tho striking contrast to tho perfect ly even curvo of tho sun's edges. Even with n small magnifying power the outlines of the principal mountains could ha clearly sacn. In one placo n broad dish shaped valley was conspicuous, with a rldgn of mountains ou either side nnd a lofty peak hi tho centre, whoso sharp conical form stood nut from n blaze of sunlight behind it with beautiful distinctness. Here nnd there the edge of the moon appeared llat tencd nnd sometimes scalloped out, show ing the presence of broad deep valleys sunk far below tho general level. The largo mountain masses presented n particularly impressive spectacle just ns they entered upon tho sun s edge, pcuk after peak slowly moving Into view, while the light streaming through the Interven ing valleys brought them into still greater promlncucc. Somo of tho mountains In this part of the moon rise to a height of 20 000 feet, and there nro valleys among them which In some cases appear to sink iu an nlmost equal depth below tho lunar surface. It is no matter for wonder, therefore, that this rugged region presented a grand ap pearance when cut out, as It were, in blacK cst silhouette against the sun. There was a group of sun spots a little west of the center of the sun, and the grad ual concealcment of tho spots as Iho moon ndvnnced over thorn, followed by their re appearance as It passed off, was an inter esting fc-uture of the telescopic observation of thu eclipse. IUHtitutu l'ruccvdltiuM. The Local Institute, at Blmmautown, Iienvcr township, convened promptly nt 10 o'clock a. nt., Saturday morning March 14. Notwithstanding the fact that this wns the flist Institute held in our district for n number of years, tho people evidently manifested much Interest In the subject uf education. The house was quite well filled, the par ents accompanying the little ones, eager to hear them perform their parts In thu pro gramme of the day. Five of tho seven teachers in the district wero present, although but tew of tho pat rons of the Scotch Vulley schools honored us with their presence. Thu Institute opened with thu usual de votional exercises. After n few words of welcome front Supt. Gilmes, tho pupils, from the schools ot Mr. Thco. Ilunuon and Mr. Geurhurt, entertained the audience with a variety of work consisting of essays, recitations, dialogues, etc. Tho efforts of thu pupils gave great credit to their respec tive teachers, and proved they were doing good work. Thu specimens of penmanship nnd mup-druwlng, prepared by Mr. Gear, hart's pupils weru highly commendable. Supt. Grimes then uddressed tho meet Ing ou tho importance, of tenchiiu history In our public schools. To arousu an inter, est in the mluds of the pupils, he says, it Is important to dwell upon biography und nnccdotes of noted persons, Instead of his torical facts. Having thu pupils reproduce, on slates or tablets, Moiles recited or rend by tho teacher. After a few more recitations thu Institute adjourned until liSO p. ru. AFTERNOON SE.SIO.N. Prof. Koetliug of tho Uloomsburg State Normal School whose fame as an institute instructor is too well known to require nn introduction, having arrived on the uoon train, opened the exercises with nn address on the Vuluo of a Practical Education. He says, a farmer must mix brains with tho manure. He then took up tho subject of primary rending, comparing the old meth oil with tho new nnd saying any teacher compelling a child to study the letters of tho alphabet upon entering tho schools, Is a thousand years behind tho times. Tho subjects of nrilhmetlc, language und spell Ing were also discussed by him. He snys throw your spelling-books to tho dogs, and banish nil text-books ou arithmetic from the school. room. Thinking the audience was becoming weary ho Interested them with somo comi cal stories in Gentian 'fhe secretary not being tamillar with the inn guiigo could not record that on the mlu. utcs. Supt. Grimes then spoko about tho nec essity of u school-room being comfortublo and attractive, well supplied with maps, dictionaries, and other good books. Prof. Knelling sanctioned his remarks iuhI concluded with a short talk ou morals. Habits of truthfulness, nnd obedience should bu encouraged. Compel n child to do what you tell him. Tho institute then closed, all feeling they hsd spent a profltublu and pleasant day, James Rcilly is fitting out his barber shop and pool room with a new spring suit all around. Tho walls nnd ceiling aro haudromely papered, and Iho wood work has a new coat of paint. Now flooring has been laid and everything looks very fresh about the establish ment. A ham'soino new sign has been hung in front of William Knurr's to bacco tture. Donlh of tho ApoHllcH-Cotitiuucd. St. Mlmon tho Zealot, some say ho went to Ejtypt, Cyrene, and Africa, preaching tho gospel to thu Inhabitants of these re mote nnd barbarous countries nnd others add, that after ho had passed through thoso burning waters, ho look ship, nnd vlsltcil tho fror.cn regions of tho north, preaching tho gospel to thu Inhabitants of the western parts, nnd oven to Hrltnln ; where having converted grent multitudes and sustained the greatest hardships and persecutions, ho wns nt last crucified, nnd burled in some part of Great Ilritnln, but tho placo where, is unknown, St. Judo wns cruelly put to denth by the Mngl. St. Mnnliln?, It Is uncertain hy what kind of denth hu left the regions of mortnllty, nnd scaled the truth of thu gospel ho had so nii'lduously preached, with Ids blood, Donit liens snys i Hu finished Ids course nt Schastopol, nnd was burled there, near the temple of tho sun. An niiclunt martyr ology reports him to havo been seized by tho Jews, nnd ns a blnsptiemcr to havo been stoned nnd bchoHdcd. But the Greek olUces, supported herein by severnl nn clent brovlnries, tell ns that ho was cruci fied. St. Mark. His feet wero bound with cords, and ho wns dragged through tho streets, nnd over the most c-aggy places to tho llucelus, a precipice near tho Ben, leav big him there In n lnucsotnu prison, for that night but his grent nnd beloved mas ter nppeiircd to him in a vision, comforting and encouraging his soul, under tho ruins of his shattered body. The next morning early the tragedy began ntresh, for they dragged hint about In the same cruel nnd barbarous m inner, till ho cxolred, after which they burned his mangled body. St. Luke. As a historian ho was faith ful In his relations, und elegant In his writ ings, ns n minister, careful nnd diligent for the good of souls, as a Clulstaln devout nnd pious ; and to crown nil the rest, laid down his life In testimony of tho gospel ho had both preached und published to tho world. Uiiili: IiBAnEit. Glacoe C imeron lias mado many improvements in his bather shop. Tho ceilings and walls havo been re-papered. GI:i.coo is always up to the times in impiovementH. 51. C. Woodward has b-rn seriously ill for some days with intl iminaiion of thu bowels, brought on by contracting a severe cold. POWDER Absolutely Pure. powlet riuTer varies. A mirvel ofpurit strenjrUi aed wh ,nHOia ness. M ire eoonomtcul ttnnUi-t ordlnao km is. and cannot sulci In competition wlta the multitude of low tmt, sn'irt wehrht. alum or ou ispnatw p iwders. S-ild onlj In cam. I'.ovai. iuciku I'oitdku Co , to-.. Wa'.l-st. N. V. ailr ll-l v. starry Pectoral. , " Drrilli, Ohio, Si'i't. 10, Uk2. " II-ivl- c b-i-n Hut.jiHit to a hrnn tlil.il :ilVf.l.,ii, Mltli fri'qucnt 1 1, i . .tuiiucr i.f yi-nrs, 1 hereby cer r. u .V. vi; fiirnuv Prc-Tor.At. gives l'p -i-t f : f nnd Is tho most cilY-Uivo i Ii..v .1 v. r trii.1. J vMrs A. Hamilton, IMItor of The Cvtsccnt." ' Mt. (.Head, Ohio, June V,, 1SS2. " 1 have uiil Avi- n's Oimnnv I'rrTinuL this Hiring for n so- vi re i-onqli anil lllliR trouliln with Rood elFect, ami I am plcnved to recommend It 10 any one similarly aUVetcd. llAnvnr rtArnmnv, Proprietor Globe Hotel." pnnrARED hv Dr. J.C.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN. Victor Koch, Proprietor. Itonms are h ated by Meant, well Tenttlated and 0 egantly lurntshed. Flnebt liar and Lunch Coun ter in the city. Jleals to order nt all hours Ladles nnd oents llestnur nt furnished with all dell acles ot the beason. Location near D. L. & W. It. It. Depot, Scranton, Pa. ilarch eu-tf UDITOU'3 NOTICE. KtTATl OF nENRV W, UAJOR, DECKASED, The undersigned auditor appointed by tho Or phans' Court ot Columbia comity to mate distri bution In tho hands or tho administrator In tho es tate ot Henry w. .Major, deceased, will tit at his oniro In Uloomsburg, nn .Monday, April 13th, at 10 o'clock, a. m., when nud who 0 all parties Interest, ed In -aid estate must appear nnd present thrtr clalii s or be debarred trom any share or said tund. 1). A. S1UNMW, E. It. IKELEIt, Administrator. Auditor. nMINIBTIUTOirS NOTICK. ESTATE OF JACOD lilLtKH, IlKtXASIU. Utters ot Administration In tho estate of Jacob Keller, late ot Jacksou township, Columbia coun ty. Penna., havs been granted by the Itfglsterof said county to tho underehjnM Administrator. Altpereoni having claims against tho estate ot said decedent are reques ed to present them for settlement, and thoso Indebted to the estate to make payment to tho underelirneit without deUy. OKOKHE ItEMLEV, Mar 21 0 w Administrator. Waller P. O. EEPOUT OP THE CONDITION OF the FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Diminishing, at Bloomsburg, in the State of Petin'a., nt the close of busi nes Mai oh 10, 1H83. HESOUnCES. Loans and discounts overd raits b. K Honda to secure circulation other stocks, Unndi und mortgages Due from unproved reserve airents Duo from other National Hanks Due (rum Mate ll.inks and bankers Current expenses and taxes paid Checks and other cash Items Hills or other lienks Frucllonal paper currency, ntckles nd peuntcs Bpeclo I'k'al tender notes liedemptlon fund with u. S. Treasurer (5 per cent, ot circulation 118 757 31 83 71 CO CO 00 M 375 11 1 7S SSI 08 7 W li 1! 851 41 1 081 W 3D i! COS Oil 47 00 S 59.1 00 5 4S9 00 8 ro 00 Total 1J70 781 43 LIABILITIES. Capitol stock paid In Surplus fund 50 ono no ,nn nui no Undivided profits a mm e.-i National Hank notes outstanding 4.1 am no Individual deposits subject to check 15 ) 598 23 cashier's checks outstanding 1 ess 00 Due to other National Hants 13 txi 61 Total 1870 7tH it Ol, wr 1 nn,, iuv II ur t-lil UMBIA, BS I I,. I. P. Tustln. Cashier or the above ninedbank, do solemnly afllrmtbat the above statement la true to the best of my knowledge a d beUer. J. P. TlMiN, cashier, mbscrlbed and affirmed toleforomethU 18th da) ot March 185. Jausi C. IIuoivk. ftotary public. Correct Attett 1 M (1. HUGHES. ) I. W. iicKELvy, Directors. It W, 14. LOW. J t uy Ti up UtII UMBIA, Sd I fWm y 1 BEST TONIC. This medicine, combining tron with rro vejctabls tonics, quietly nnd rmm.Utcly Cure Drtper-dl ImtlKrntlnn, Wrntitirpn, Impure Illood, .tlnlitrln,tlilllaaiull-veri,, unit Nrurnlfftit. It la an unralline remedy for Diseases or tho KMnryn nnd l.lvrr. It Is Invaluable Tor Dlsenres peculiar to Women, and nil who lead sedentary lives. Itdocs not Injure the teeth, cause headache or produce constipation vilt'r Jumnwdictimtlo. It enriches and purifies tho blood, stimulates tho appetite, aids the assimilation of fond, re lieves Heartburn nnd Hi Idling, mid strength ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of Energy, Ac., ft has 110 equal, lr The penulno has above trnde mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. niHii'sumilrii. n uiLTleuui.au. s TATKMENr OF FINANCES OF M'N'fOUR TOWNSHIP, FOIl YEAlt ENDINO Mil MAItClt, 1883. davip mocssr, cnr.LKCTOR roon tax, To duplicate i'h. lira C7 CIt. nycaslip-il'l overseers 139 ro " tax ii lurned to commissioners 15 " Exoneration .Mrs Sommers s " " llenrr import 07 " Cash pa lil C Crawford overs cr SU w " commission 8 CS iltss cr llts 07 EI.tZltlF.Tlt Wtt.TKK'S ESTATK. lilt. Assistance rondered by overseers or poor ;i! si Interest 2 53 CIt. By cash received by 0 Cran ford S8 87 S8 87 S8 87 rnitir FjtsT ash c. ckawfouo ovKiissnns ok poor. 111;. To caih from collector 16(1 trl " b.ilinco 1011(10 " K. Walter's cstalo SS sr " unsealed land 1 1 1 tat. Ilyca It paid tor clothing cico. John son " cash paid .r Casey for d pllc.ito 11 ' fur boots for (ico lohnson " " for support of (ico loh'ison " " att's fees K1101 r & Vtlnler stcen Hy ens., services as overseer " " auditors' tees " " paid t V -McKelvy account or Mrs sommcrs Dy cash paid usllcufor oaths ad ministered Dy b.il.tnco 11 0 2 f.0 2 25 5'J r, 00 11 00 0 10 ISO CO 75 W U3 M0 1 51 tiiCHl 51 Amt duo two from Crawford Hi v: ASA UiILY, 1-A1K SL rEln 1SUU. lilt. To balance 57 81 MICII.UX llAlTIt, Bll'SRVliOS. 111'.. To baltnco a) '8 Todupllcalo Wi CO CIt. By cash for plank " " " tf ravel, Fliher 4: MenscU " work on roa is 14 services as supervisors " cash pjlJ I) Fiy supervisor " commission " balanco 11 7J 7 "iS SIS 14 31 S3 Bu 00 21 i5 17 18 117.' I47J 72 Balanco duo township 1118 IUNIKI, Mir, SITKKMSOK. Dlt. To balanco 11 4') Toduplle-ito 55! w. To cash rrom Mr. ltauch 30 00 C1L By work o roaot CJ7 73 " exonerations .Mrs uommcrs 1 5'i " " wurocklnj 42 " commission 27 C3 " auditing 1 25 Balance t3 51 JC38 5 1658 51 li t 51 57 M 17 18 11 49 To balance due D Fry By " " Horn Asa Dolly 11 ' 11 " ji ltauch Balanco I 75 no 1 15 00 Balanco township 11 to We tho auditors duly elected to examine tho nc cofntsorihoecieroloillcera nt .Montour town-hlp met at the olllco or V M Monroo und do ccrilfv that wo havo exa Ined tho nbovo accounts and nnu them correct as ubiivo staieu tignea V. .M. MONUOK, 1 P. s. KL'llCHN 11', Auditors. P A. KVANg, ) Ifupeit, March 9th, 185. mar w SUPERIOR SPEGTAGLES AND EYE-GLASSES MICROSCOPES. TELESCOPES. FIELD-GLASSES, MAGIC LANTERNS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS, Drawing InMnlnirnti, Philosophical nnd Chemical ApparntUN. List And Dtwcrintlons of our Ten Catalogues sent FltEK on Application. QUEERS & GO. 024 Chtstnut St. PHILADELPHIA. fcU'i-ly W A TV'tPtfT'lt'Il Ladd-s and gentlemen V A intake tutil" employ- ment nt their own ho ne-i (distant 0 no ubjectluni; work sent by n all : f towu dayci bo quietly inado j 110 e mussing. Please address at once Olobo ilfff. Co., Boston, .Muss., bo 5.111. Slnrcli 20-4W a WANTED IMMEDIATELY ! A FKW (iOOD MEN to canvas-i for tho s.ilo or Fruit and ornamental lives, hliiuin. Vines, Buses, &c No j-ipeileuct) llerjulit'd. Liberal Waes. Address H, J. liuWDH.N 4. CO., Itibjhton, X. V. March 20 4w d W I VI'IM 1 Bnergello, reliable men M f I I'j I I. tosell rmlt 'Irecs, Crape Vines, Shrubs, ltoses, Ac. fcabiry und Eipenso or Liberal commissions paid. Full Instructions nlven, so Inexperienced men can boon earn tho business. Address J, F. Leclaie, Brighton, N. V. March 20-lw d DMINISTIUTOll'ri NOTICB ESTATE OF JOHN ACIlKKlliCIl, I'ECEASBD. Letters of administration In tho 0 tate or John Achenbach, deceased, late of urunso township, Columbia county, Penna., lmvo been granted by the Iteglsterof tald county to the uiiderslaued Ad i.lnlstrator v byncs non cuifitesttmifntittin. wj-o. All persons having claims against iho es tate of said decedent are requested 10 present them for settle ent, nnd those Indebted 10 tho es tato to make payment to the undersigned without delay. .1. HOWAItU KL1.NK, Administrator, it, 6. 11, c. 1. a. mar 30-0 w ' 1 U1I1M1I llll I 1 1 I HWMWMH WJJ-MWW4t CARPETS o Now is the time to buy your carpets. I have the largest stock ever brought to Bloumsburg anil they are very much iOWER SN PRE02 than last spring. Very handsome Wilton Velvets, Bodv Brussels of beautiful designs and somo as cheap as Tapestry Brussels. A vcBy EsuB'g-c stock of TAPESTRY BRUSSELS at prices lower than over were known. Yard wide Ingrains as low as 20c Bag Carpets at 85, -lo and 50 cents (Wool Stripe.) A largo stock of SDvciriisrA. irctg-s, Cocoa "Rugs, Cocoa Matting all widths, Floor, Table and Stair oil cloths of all grades. STAI! dl 1AL1L CAlPIf in largo quantities, also Nickel end and PLAIN WALNUT STAIR RODS, CARPET SWLEPERS, best make. J. J. ISROWER, Urowcr'8 limiuiiii;, net to Court Ilcute, DllOUSaUlU, PA. t-CanW HC tlkto In sshau;- tor Arptt, M jt t MARKET REPORTS. ni.oo.Msmnta mahkkt. Whcnt per bushel Hyo ' " Corn 11 ..... Oats ' " mh flour tier barrel Clovereei'ii , Duller Lp..... 4 .., .... Tnfiow,. .11 Potatoes new - Drletl Apples Hums Sides nnd sliotililers Chickens I urKcys .,,,,,..,......... f.nril per pntiml liny per tun Ili-ostvnx Iluckwlie'it Hour per hunilrt tl.... Illiles per lb Vi-ul sMns per Hi Slii Lti pells, each Wool per lb 9 00 7(J (10 32 1 fi 0C 8 Oi, S2 SO 00 30 or, 12 0 8 12 10 14 00 2fl , s 00 , 0 10 7 03 76 HO Philadelphia Markets. COHKKCTKI) WEliKLY. rt-XD' Western winter bran, epot, 10.23(9 17 FI.OUH.-Western extra's a.75 3.12X t Penn'a fiunllv, 3 50 1 3 87 Ohio cloar, 4.iu4.50, wli.tor patent 6 00 rt 5 so. WliliA'l-lennijIvnnla red, No. 1,05; No. 2, BJ. COIIN.-47 (A 5 . OA IS. No. 3 HhltC (4 38 No. 2, 3'J. HAY AND ST1IAW '1I111 thy-l'holi-e Western and Niwork, tlS- (olr to v;ofl Western and New ik, U. d$ 16. t medium Wcstemnnd Nut York, 10. t 12. i cut hay ns to quality 16. ir.to. ltje straw 20 21, Wheat straw, v. (3 lu. Oat straw 11. Hons. Pennsylvania 31 1 western 12 0 1R. Bl'VlKlt. Peninyuuid.ieieumery pilots 33 It Wi'steiiicvira 21 1 23. I.l 1: l ot l.'i ltV.-Fowls io,v ti, 11 mixed tots 7k m 10 ii'oslcisold 0. liltl.ssKti I ol'l 'UtV. r'hlcKcns extra 10 ilrcsed turkeys, extra, 15, ilioloe, 13U, middling 11 ia 4 DMI.UsTIIATOItS NOl'lCK A. LsTATE Of SAMltt.lI. HillFNECClt, PKCEASKU. Ilt?rs of administration In tho estate of Samuel 11. Iiori nbuch tleceuMiLiuteoi Orange twp. colum blaiouni , uiiisMviiiii.i, linvclH't'ii Kinmcil bv tlio liigiMei of suld tountj to tho tir.deislgnul Admli lstrulor. All peisons i.uMng eluluis ngulnsl Iho estate ot the deieuttd r.re ttqtiested 10 pietcnt tin 111 lor m till 11 ent, and those Indibud to the es tate to intike )u) inciii to the undeislgned adu In Istru or wlthuul delay. tlncll, Alt'y. W. It. H.MIF.XBt'CIt, leb27 0 w Adui.ntstrutor. M O ADVKltTlSKllH.- lowest Dales tor Adveitls I li.y lu 1 r.-J good 11 vispi pi'isfint lue. .i.d ess (ll-O. P. LOW L. CO., 10 bpiuco N. Y. "HVtcr? igitomnc is hliss 'tis folly to be tcise '' TJicso boys are just iw happy as if their umbrella wan not lorn. Just so with people who are continually paying high pri ces. But there is no reason why they should stay out in the rain when Mich prices as I. W. HHiivttitiiii &. Ssi are mak ing will open their eyes : Good yard-wide unbleached Muslin, 0 els. per yard. Better yard-wide unbleached Muslin 7 cts. per yard. Best yard-wide unbleached Muslin 8 cts. per yard. Less by the piece. Best light calico u cts. por yd. " dress styles G " " " " .Navy blue S " " " Good gingham 0 " " " Extra heavy ticking, yard wide, '20 cents. Extra heavy Cottonades, 18 to 22 cents. Good Cassimere for Boys' wear at 50 cents. Ironstone China Tea Sets, 40 pieces, 3.00. Decorated Chamber Sets, $3.00. Handsome Lamps, 1.00. New pattern Ice Cream Set, .80 Give us a chance to prove our advertising by selling you goods at fair proit prices. I. W. HARTMA1T & SOU. as E f or M
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