THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. The Columbian. 0. E. Etwsll, I Tali J. 2. Bltttmtienlsr.,) BLOOMSBURG, PA. FRIDAY, MAY, 8, 1885. Col. Quay is a republican candidate) lor state Treasurer, unrig. iunpeo u opposed to his nomination. There will be sorno fun before, tho campaign is over. The following bills passed finally in tho House of Representatives; Making it a misdemeanor for storo kecpefa to securo patronage by lottery gilts. Tho Houso joint resolution propos ing an amodment to the constitution Abolishing tho poll-tax qualification was defeated yeas, 24; nays, 40. To regulate tho marriage of minors. imposing a fino of $200 on any minister or justice of the peace who shall unito in marriage any minor without the consent of his or her parents, unless the minors present a certificate from the clerk of the orphan's court showing that tbey are ot ace. For making false representations as to his or her ace any minor shll be fined $300, and the clerk of tho court issuing a certificate, in violation of this act shall bo fined 3200. Schuylkill County is likely to have a temporary experience of prohibition through tho failure of 250 hotel and saloon keepers to pay for licences which were granted at the February term of court within the time pro scribed by law. The Law and Order Society has notified the Clerks of the Court not to issue them now, after the time has elapsed, nnder legal penalty, and there is promise that tbero will be this number of drinking places less in that vicinity than there would have been had the applicant been more prompt. The practice hitherto has been to take out the licenses whenever cash was most abundant, and tho temperance people have this time taken advantage of the negligence of the saloon keepers and insist on the strict enforcement of tho law. The Pension Praudi. Tho new Commisioner of Pensions has made a good start exposing and putting au end to the gross frauds which have been perpetrated for many years in the executive bureau over which he presides. The number of illegally drawn pensions whose suspensions ho has just directed is 109, all belong ing to a single agency, that of Phila delphia. In 102 of these cases the only persons entitled to the pensions have been dead for years. Some died as long ago as 1871, yet tho periodi cal allowances bavo ever since been re gularly drawn in their names. In seven of the cases widows who forfeited their rights to pensions by ro-marriage years ago, have called for and received mon ey as usual ever since. Theso are tho first fraits of an inves tigation begun by a special agent in a single locality. There is no reason for supposing that Philadelphia is the only place where theso practices have been earned on, and we may therefore pre sume that the nnlawfnt disbursements of this kind in the whole country are to be numbered by thousands. This, too, is only one form of possible, fraud, and a form, perhaps, comparativly easy of detection. It risks not only tho disbursing officer's personal ac quaintance with the lawful applicant, but the circulation of the news of the death of a pensioner by his friends and neighbors. Frauds in the original granting of pensions, when once ac complished, are usually safo from de tection. So far as can bo judged from tho nature of the Pbiladeldhia frauds, they must have resulted from careless or corrupt discharge of official duties. There are now over three hundred thousand pensioners on the roll, and more than a hundred different grades of pensioners. The Government has sometimes paid out fifty or sixty mil lions a year in pensions. These facts, coupled with the looseness in taking evidence upon pension cases, of which the Commissioners have often com plained, indicate the extent of tbo field open for fraud. But in addition for several years, the pension Office baa been managed by people who ridiculed tho idea that any fraud worth worrying about was perpetrated. One of tho Commission ers, when asked to recommend needed pension legislation, gravely called for special laws, in addition to tho ordina ry statutes against perjury, to punish Boverely "those ivlio swear falsely against a meritorious claimant's right to a pension" a demand directly tending to prevent persons who strong, ly suspect frauds from mentioning the e round of their belief, lest they should o prosecuted by the Government they wished to aid. Tbo same officer thought that tho proportion of pensions auecieu uy iraua was not more than ono iu a thousand, and that "the pre cautions against fraud are extraordin aav." A provious Commissioner, whoso frankness cost him his place, had made known that five hundred fraudulent pen sions were dropped from the roll in about threo years.after over half a million dol lais had been paid to them; and bo had also reported that as these discoveries wero mostly duo to accident or volun tary information, "tho evidence is con clusive that a small percentage of the frauds committed liavn been discover ed." Congress, n short time since, in des pair of otherwise ferreting out frauds, ordered the publication of tbo pension roll. Tho Pension Office discount enanced this project from tho begin ning, and a fow days niter it was carried into effect exultlnaly announced that 'ithus far not a slr.glo complaint has readied this omco going to show that persons not entitled to reccivq pensions aro getting assistance." A change of administration, nevertheless, as we have seen, lmi already rovealcd in a sinu'lo city more than n hundred instances of persons who had for years been ircttini; pension assistance to which they were not entitled. It would bo human nature for those under which chronic occupation of oflico loose methods of cross corruption bavo been iu vogue to shrink from exposing either existing or past iniquities. Hut with a thorough reorganization of tho I'onsiou uiliee, Irom top to bottom, and a thorough investigation of all abuses, there will bo hope of that reform which the people demand and desorre. iVI Y. Sw. To co Slower than Eier. Mr. Randall called upon the Presi dent recently for tho purposo of direct ing his attention to a decision in n re cent Pennsylvania report, in which tho Court held that a power to appoint car ried with it tho right of removal, re gardless of any Tenoro-of-Ofllco nets. Tho President listened attentively to tho reading but said very little. Ho mado a very significant remark, how ever, when Judgo Joshua Allen, of Il linois, called upon him afterwards to aik about changes in the Federal offi ces. Said tho President, as ho was af terwards reported: "When I assumed tho duties of this office I resolved to go slow in making changes, believing that if any mistakes were made tbey would naturally result from hasty and inconsiderate action. From certain recent occurrences I am moro than ever of tho opinion that my original determination was right. In tho futuro I intend to go oven slower than over." Tho recent occurrences re ferred to in the President's vigorous little speech show his estimation of Mr. Bayard's peculiar personal policy. The Supreme Court- TUB LIMIT OF MUNICIPAL TAXATION'. Chief Justico Mercur of tho Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, has lust filed an opinion in tho appeal of tho City of Wilkcs-Barre from tho degree of tho Court of common pleas of Luzerno County, sitting as a court of equity. This caso involves an important ques tion as to tho right ot municipality to increase its indebtedness under Section 8, of article 9, of the Constitution. This section provides that the debt of any municipality or incorporated district shall never exceed 7 per cent, of tho assessed valnation of the taxa ble property therein, and also that no municipality or district shall incur any now debt or increase of its indebted ness to an amount exceeding 2 per cent upon such assessed valuation, without the assent of tho electors at a public election. Tho City of Wilkes-Barro proposed an increase in its debt, which was in itself less than 2 per cent, of the as sessed value of its taxable property, but when added to the debt provtonsly existing made and aggregate of moro than 2 per cent. Tho question was raised by certain tax payers whether this could be done without the previ ous consent of the electors. The city government contended that thero was nothing in the Constitution to prevent a city from increasing its indebtedness by successive steps, from time to time, as it saw proper, and that so long as this increase was less than 2 per cent. tho consent of the electors was not nec essary. Chief Justice Mercur, however, holds that there is no warrant in the Consti tution for any such view, and that any increase which has the effect of raising municipal indebtedness more than 2 per cent must receive the consent of the electors at a municipal election. Tho decreo of tho Common Pleas of Luzerne County is affirmed and the ap peal dismissed at the costs of the apel- ant municipality. WASHINGTON LETTEB. (From our Ttejular Correspondent.) Washington, April 27, 1885. Your correspondent did not have his usual six-hour confidential interview with the President of the United Stales this week, and is consequently not able to give you a news report hot and steaming from the lips of tho adminis tration. Maybe the reason why I did not call on tho President was because friend did. I have a wild Western friend who found himself in Washing ton last week with two whole hours at bis disposal. He decided that the timo was not sufficient for him to seo and talk to everybody in Washington (though he como as near doing it as any living man or oven woman) and inasmuch 03 he had to draw a lino somewhere, ho called only on the Presi dent, Secretary Lamar and your corres pondent. 1 will not attempt to tell all he told me, for ho talked without punc tuation. Bat to the President he made tho original remark that he had no friends to reward, no enemies to pun ish, and no favors to ask. The "no favors to ask'' clause seemed to please tho President, and be replied "I am nearly worried to death by those who have nothing but favors to ask.'' Mv friend then called at Iho Interior De partment upon Secretary Lamar and told him that he wished to see his bath tub 1 The Saturnine secretary at once set down my wild Westerner for a crank, but a glance, at his nice clothes and Ins face painted red with intelli gence and humor convinced him that he had struck a character rare. So he showed him the little zino bath tub and the two four dollar rugs, to buy which; he had sold the ten thousand dollars worth of government carriages and horses. Tho President and members of his Cabinet have gono to Gettysburg to celebrate the anniversary of the battle. This is the first respite that Mr. Cleve land has taken sinco the 4th of March. Miss Cleveland is awav in New York. Col. Lamont and his family, consisting oi nis wue ana two little daughters, nave, at tne urgent request ot Air. Cleveland, moved into tho White House and tbey will soon accompany the president to his country residence at Soldier's home. '.The President's cottago at tho Homo is about threo miles from tho White house and about a milo and a half from the northern boundary of tho city and tho Potoinao river, surrouuded bv trees and acres of green sward it will bavo all tho ad vantages of a summer resort with the additional advantage of com pie to re tirement from society and fashion that cannot be obtained at Long lirancli, Saratoga or Ne-vport. The illness of tho President's prlvato secretary has revived tho old talk about tho peculiar Washington malaria. Ev ery ill that flesh is heir to in this city is attributed by the non-professional wri ters for tho press to malaria. A Sena tor cannot eat or drink too much but that hi indisposition is malaria, and one of them went so far as to attribute the eacouchment of a prominent woman !., I . io mu Bamu piouuo cause, washing, ton, as tho statistics show, is a univcr sally healthy city and its death rate snows as small a percentage from ma laria as any city in tho union. What will tho administration do concerning official changes' is a nuos tion that is being vory earnestly asked at tins tune, mere are In round mini bers about 102,000 salaried oflico holdors under tho Federal Government. They aro tho regular army of politics, for it means their bread. Their dis cipline enabled tho Republican party to keon itself in power Joi half a cent ury. Nino tenths of theso officials aro still iu position. What is tho President going to do about itf A gentleman who holds n very rcsirasiblo and orom- inent appointment under Mr. CIcvo- isuu, and who comes irom a powerful stato occupying a most important do litie.nl and geographical position, spoke very plainly and Tolly tho other day respecting tho matter of changes. He said: No ono better comprehends tho necessity for a complete chango in all commissioned officials than docs tho President. Ho is perfectly nwaro that tho people, in making tho chango in presidents last fall, did not mean simply to put one man out and another man in. They meant that tho entire system should bo altered and renovated, and yon may depend upon it that is precisely what tho President means to do but he. will not bo hurried, Bobbing a Tram. A nOI.t) EXPLOIT 11V AN INDIANA THAMP. As Wednesday night's Chicago ex press train on tbo Louisvillo and New Albany Road slacked up at tho Har rodsburg, Ind., water tank, a sleeping postcngcr in tho second-class car awa kened just in timo to see a shaggy whiskered man dart up the rear plat form of tho baggage and express car just ahead. A moment later ho had disappeared through the door. It was nearly midnight and tho sleepy pas senger thought nothinc of tho incident. and when the train resumed its jour ney ho slent again. Two miles farther . .... north and only a short distance irom Bloomington he was again awakened by tho slacking up of tho train. The door of the smoking car opened and a man covered with blood and faint staggered in and fell on the floor. Somebody had pulled the bell rope and the train came to a standstill. Conduc tor Chambers ran forward. He was shown the prostrate man and recogniz ed him as Peter Webber, the baggage master of the train. Tho appearance of tho shaggy-whiskered man on tho platform, the pulling of the bell cord and the arrival of tho wounded Web ber on tho smoker were tho occur rences of exactly nine minutes, but in that brief time an unexampled train robbery and probably a cowardly mur der had been committed. After hav ing been restored to consciousness Web ber told tho storv of the assault to the conductor, who reported tho robbery to the Chicago ofhcials. When tho robber entered both Web ber and Georgo K. Davis, tho express messenger, were taking a nap, wermer being at tho further end of tho car. Davis was sitting in his chair. Tho robber opened tho door stealthily and approached to where Davis sat. The first intimation of his presence was a terrific blow on Davis head, mulcted with a club. Davis staggered to his feet, but, blinded bv the shock, he was unable to use his pistol. The robber knocked it out of bis hand, then pick ed it up and deliberately shot him in tho head. Davis dropped to tho floor insensible. Meanwhile Webber had been aroused by Davis' smothered cry of pain at tho first outslaught, but he was unable to render any assistance. Tho deed was done so quickly that when Webber had advanced from his position at the front part of the ear the robber had him covered with Davis' pistol. "Upon tbo sate and hump yoursell, too." said the robber, with bated breath, pressing tho muzzle to Webber's ear. "I haven't the keys," replied tho bag gage man. "Yes, but you know where they are just as well as I do. Search the stiff, and hurry np about it or in lay you out alongside of him." Webber saw that ho was parleying with a desperado and acquiesced. When tho sale had been opened the robber took the contents.threw his club on tho floor and shot Weber in the back of the head, the bullet ranging upward and tearing away tho scalp frightfully. Webber was stunned by the shot and upon recovering he went forward. It is supposed that tho bell ropo was really pulled by tho robber and that ho escaped from the train only a moment before Webber appear ed in tho smoking car. Tbo club was delivered to tho express ofhee here. It is a green sapling about three feet long and four inches in diameter, weighing three pounds. Tho pursuing party did not leave Bloomington until this morning, and it is thought the robber had such a start that there is little chance of overhauling him. Tho first report was that the robber bad secured $13,000. "Ho was not an adept, said Mr. O. W. Barret, of tho American Express Company, "but merely a desperado, who took liis chances at hnuing money in thd safe. Had ho known anything about the business 'of the company he would not have robbed a north bound train. There could not havo been much money in the safe, as tho mes senger took money nt only two or three stations. The Southern business is not done over this line, but is carried north by way of Cario. Now, had he attacked the south-bound train there would havo been a possibility of bis getting a largo sum of money. The north run over this road seldom brings to Chicago over $1000. A little mon ey is also carried for St. Louis and the Northwest, but altogether tho sum could not be over $3000 or $1000.'" Apropos of tho attempt of a num ber of ball players to catch a ball drop ped from tho top of tho Wasbincton Monument, and tho opinions of any ono to accomplish the feat, tho question arises if any of them has an idea of the velocity acquired by a ball dropped from a height of 550 feet bv the time it strikes tho ground. l ho experiment was tried by Paul Hints, Sam Trott, Charlie Snyder, TLi1 ltlnr ....1 nll.n.a I.... .111. hiiii uwivid, UUI IIUI1U BUU' ceeded in holding it. Now the fact is that n ball so drop, ped has a velocity of 187 feet par seo ond when it strikes the ground. This velocity can bo better comprehended by comparing it with a batted ball. Tho longest hit which the writer has any knowledgo of was mado by Georgo Wright at Indianapolis, when tho ball struck tho ground a few inches over 2UU yards. '1 ho ball, in this instance, was hit into tho air at an onglo of about 45 degrees tho mojt favorablo angle for a long hit. Without giving tho formula, 1 will stato that, ns near ns can bo calculated, tho anglo and the distance being given, tho initial velocity of tho ball In this caio is found to bo about 100 feet per Allowing the samd ball In hnvn hpnn bit in tho namo direction, at the same angle, with sufficient forco to give it the saiuo VtlooitV nt tho starling iinlnt. that it acquires in falling from tho iuuiiuracui top, it would havo gono 514 yards. Would any of tho players like to tako hold of a lino hit, of tho naino lorce, tt short field T Tho walls of Walnright's browery at Pittsburg collapsed on Suntlnv morninir, becauso of the great weight upon them, and tho building with contents destroyed. About 10,000 uarrois oi beer nowcd Into tho streets. GENERAL NEWS. Fifteen inches of snow fell in Maino Saturday morning. Many peo ple took ndvantago of the opportunity to slcighride in May. A boiler exploded in thu saw mill of John Bishop A Co., on Bowman's Creek, near Wilkcs-Barro on Saturday evening, killing tho fireman instantly and badly residing tho watchman. An epidemic, simltiar to that of Plymouth has visited Cold Spring, Now Jersey. Tho physicians pro nounce it typhoid-malaria fever. A number of deaths havo occurred, and many more are not expected to live. President Cleveland nnd part of his Cabinet, wero at Gettysburg on Mon day upon invitation of the First Coqis of tbo Army of the Potomac, to roviow tho famous battle ground. This is tho first the President has been absent from tho Wblto House sinco the inau guration. Iho work of counting the money and securities in tho United States troasury has been in progress during tho past week. A shortage of 2 cents was lound in the Uashroom in a pack- ago of $5 of pennies. Tho Cashier im mediately mado it good, bat remarked that a recount would show that it contained the full amount. Tho Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company's steel rail mill, in Scranton was destroyed by firo at 1 o.clock Monday morning. Loss about $250, 000, and insured for $150,000. Seven hundred men are thrown out of employ ment. It will tako threo months to rebuild. .A notice was found posted on tho office of tho Pennsylvania Colliery at iiiu carmel on Monday morning, warn ing James Visick to resign his position as outside foreman or tbey would blow hlra into eternity. Und-.-r tho oflico was found a quantity of dynamite, with squibs attached for tho purposo of carrying out their threat. A 1'ittsburg writer makes tho as sertion that in fifty years or perhaps in half that time, co'al will not be car ried from the mines to its place of des tination in bulk, but only its ac tual heat energy will be transported, and that by wire, a process which, ho says, can bo accomplished by convert ing tbo coal into heat, the heat into motion, and tho motion into electricity; a storage battery at Cincinnati would tako it up as fast ns generated at the mines, and from this battery it could bo taken and converted back into mo tion and heat, or changed into light. Itoarlngcrccki Snow hero on Monday last. Mrs. Dual Houck Is quite 11L rieanty of work among agriculturists at tne present time. Ex-Judge Hughes ol Catawbaa was In our vil lage Sunday. Miss Llzzlo Adams ot Catawlsu w as home visit ing her parents. Charles Fox formerly of Numldla has taken a po sition as clerk tor Jacob Yeager. Itoads arc In good condition under the supervi sion ot our supen Isors, Khoads and Kline. John Frink has bain an addition to his and his fathers house recently. J. S. Scott's son Charllo broke his arm tho other day. lit Is doing as well as can be expected since. E. c. Yeager may now bo heard on our streets Fridays with the cry. "Shad, Oh I Fresh Dela ware shad." SamT. Klaso Is repairing hl3 barn on the old Yeager estate which he recently purchased of W. Ji. eager oi tho w est. Mr. Low tho MercantUo Appraiser was through here one day last week attending to the duties of his office. C. W. stlne and o. B. M. Helwlz of this place, have mado Watcrtown, Dakota, their homo for the present. Ellas Lelby and David Helwlz havo been Improv ing tho value of their premises by way of new buildings this spring. They both understand og. ncuiturai pursuits. The Koartngvllle band of thl3 place serenaded theclt'icns of Numldla tho evening of the 25th ult. Some ot the boys getting home at rather a at nour. Daild F. Beaver of our l Ulaeo paid a brief visit to Mt. carmel last Saturday, returning on Sunday; either on business orothtrwlse. David Is a good ooy. success to him. Livingston Yeager his been making Improve ments by way of considerable Lew pall'ng fence abouf his premises. He contemplates building a new houso in the near future. Mr. L. does a good business at tanning. Bi Wirnay. Court Procccames, The reCTUlAr lrctnn fif fVmrf w.n Ifnrwlnv morning with Ills Honor Win. Elwell President Judge and Hons. F. L, Shuman and James Lake Associates on thft hpnr-ti. Account of L. B. Hupert, guardian, 4c. Exccp- rho bonds of the constables elect were approved bv the Court nnrl fllprt On motion Of Ilobcrt Buckingham Ean. nnd the icjjuinuwMnmiiieeDeingmea c. E. ueyer was admitted to practle e ns an attomer nt law m this county. Itoad In Locust township near Dai Id Mine's store. Joseph Levan was appointed a viewer in Dlace Of Wllltum Vonm.? nnr, rhn M.. nnnflnnnrf .wow iu uc,cr luwnsiiip near milium a Jtoaus. ,......-. -. . . i.ciwi ui viewers coanrmeu nibi. Bridge In Beaver township near Peter Fisher's. Report of viewers confirmed nlsL Est. Of Manraret Velllnk. Ttptnrn nt r.i1a rnn. firmed nUI. Widows' appraisements filed and confirmed nlsL Account of a. W. Corell Trusee, continued nisi. Heglster'a accounts continued nlsL ltoad In Madison twn. near Khm'mnkpr'a mill. Itenoit of viewer.) cnnnrmwi u. Iload In Greenwood near MlllTllle. retltion for review nied, to await action on exception. on motion of o. a Herring Esq., Frederick Smith was discharged as an Insolvent d?htnr. Poor Dlst. of Boro. of Berwick vs. Poor Dbt. of itvp. ot centre. Appeal from order ofjtemoval of .wuuhwu uvt.J .lit.. Report of re-revlewer In Mvnr nf m in wlssa twp. near Eernlnger's mill, confirmed nisi auu mum mvu ai xeeu Report of viewers li" favor of a road In Locust twp. confirmed nisi ana width Uxed at 33 feet. Report ot viewers of a County Brtdgo in Centre uP near rcsiaence or j-aui zaner and William Scott confirmed nisi. Road In Main twp. near W. a Fisher. Order to vacate, report ot viewers confirmed nisi. Inquest on body of an unknown person found de&d lU CCntro twn. wnji flnnmreri nanmM.tnt,. Road In scott twp. near B. P. Sharpless. Eepoi of viewers against a road confirmed nisi. Inquest on the body of R. j. Handwork In hcott approvoa as a proper one to bo held. aqu iruia l-cierman. lwmnn fni-nrtuinn in quest awarded, notlco to bo given In accordance with the rules of Court. Est. J, B. cornellson. Return of sale confirmed IllSt. Est. Chrlstcna Young. Order of sale to John Dcrrtrustee to sell real estate cnntinnm. tst. mcr llelnuach. Return of sale ot real cs- mio connrmea nitl. On application Franklin lltaW.jm n-viuu iu huh real estate. edIwlVmilm Rhodes. Auditor's report connrnv Est. Henry w. Major. Auditor's report conilnn ed nl si. Est. Mary Hutchison deo 'd. Auditor's report con firmed nisi. Est, DavW strausser. Auditor's report ccnilnn ednlil. All the constables eln.-tpi tnr tim nu..inr. ....... but tho ono from Couyngham were Bworn on Mon day and filed their bonds. i.om.vs. jonnwying. Recognizance taken In open court In tho sum of iao.00 with Charles Fish com. vs. Mary Shearon. RecognliancoforfelteJ, Wm. Bavtdge vs. Bruco Shoather. Interpleader Decree of court awarding an Issue Ac, filed. Bloss v s Heck. Opinion of the court tiled. Com. vs. Dr. J, L. Bauer. As this caso has noi been heard by Eunreme rr.nrt n, .r..n,i,. ,. tered Into recognizance with a V. Fortner as sure. lvfA.M......u .... .... v. ujipcaruuui at aiay sessions ibso, ROad In ftVtr. ,wn nan.n ... aepot. Ell Barton appointed a reviewer In place ... otuiuu uecc&aoa, Cin. vs. Joseph Butler, William Jackson, James Mimuia uoyie, wuuam Emllh, tramps, jfe true bills. Com. vs. Patrick Ilrfln. frnmn i, M..., .in Com. vs. James Mccormick and George Brewer. Assault and Battery to. Ransaler DelUrt prase, cutor, A true bill. Com. vs. Maggie DMlart. Larceny, AtruobilL Moscow's Famous Citadel. I had heard and read n great deal about tho Kremlin, write., John L. Stoddard, but had no distinct idea of what it was like uutil I saw it. I had no idea of its vast extent, that within Its walls were contained palaces, church es, monasteries and arsenals. Tho walls surrounding all theso structures are of vast extent, height and thick ness. At frotiuent intervals nro watch towers of fanciful design, and tho bat tlements nro all loopholed for tho dig- uuaic UI Jllissill'9. 1US1UU IS UIU JieU Square, so called from tho thousands of judicial murders thcro committed. and in tho centro of it is a group of statuary called "Tho Princo and Moujik." There are many entrances into tho Kremlin, but the principal one is tho Iledeemer gate, which is con sidered a holy place, on account of a, tamous statue which finds lodging in ono ot its niches. When passing through this portal everyone is suppos ed to tako off his hat. Tho Convent of Ascension is n strange freak of archi tectural fancv. but beautiful withal. Near to it is a placo where the holv un is ui.tuuiuuiurcii, wan which ail Russian children are baptized. Around tho arsenal are hundreds of cannon taken from tho French, and there I saw ;i r-. i -.i. . , i. that immense piece of ordinance called the King of Cannon, but which, like the King of Bella, nlso in tbo Kremlin, is fit for nothing but show. Tho Ivan tower and the cathedral, with iu num berless costly thrones, aro both monu ments of human skill. It is In this cathedral that the czars of Kussia crown themselves, no other than their own hands being considered fit for the holy office. The palace, which has an unpretentious appearance outside, be ing coaled with stucco, is of great ex tent. It contains the St- Georco's hall and numberless suites of apartments for the guests of the royalty. Tbo throne of the czar was shown to me, and as I stood looking at it I almost trembled as I thought of tho undisputed swav. of the limitless power of life and death over a hundred millions of people, whioh he who had occupied it a tew days before held. iMARRIAGES. ALE-FANGBOKNEIt. 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It Is an unfallini remedy for Dtacaeci of tho urnlftli It ti Invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women, and all who lead tedenUry lives. It docs not Injure the teeth, cause headache.or prnduco constipation other Iron mtdlctnti do. It enriches and purines the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the msimllatlon of food, re lieves Heartburn and liclchlng, and ftrcngth ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of Energy. &c, it has no equal. tnr The genuine has above trade mark'and crossed red lines on wrapper, Take no otLtr. B..!jbT nnoiiiiiiriL (0niTuoat.D. KIiIdpth nnd l.lver. Words Fail. "Words fall to express my grati tude." sats JJr. Seliiv CAiiicn, of Nashville, Tcnn., "for the benefits derived from Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Havlns been aflllcted all my Ufa with Scrof. ula, my system seemed saturated with It. It came out In lllotelies, Ulcers, and Mattery Sores, all over my body." Ir. Carter states that he Yias entirely cured by the use of Ayeii's Saksaimiiula, and since dlseon tlnulng its me, eight months ago, he has had no rcturu of the scrofulous symptoms, All baneful infections of the blood are promptly removed by this unequalled altera tive. 1'REI'ABEU 1)V Dp. J. C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Masi, Sold by all Druggists; 1, six bottles for 15. Read and Save Money, Ntnv is tho time to Build. Not Oe.man rineSldlng 6 or o in. wide ii7 No l is Inch hiding planed, 1 1 oiiperm. (O to " 00 " iieraiocauermaubiainy, omen 14 ' " rooting, 14 " whltoplno " 17 " yellow " " is " surfaced pluo boards, 17 " sawed plaoshlntlos, No 8 " ' a NO 8 ' " " 1 No t sap sawed pine shingles, i " liemloclc sawed " " heart shaved pine " from ts oo to 7 " bap " " ii a (Oto4 " hemlock " " 4 oo to 4 " shingle lath, g " plastering lath, a Hemlock fencing, 9 " iruagwrtcnclng s Inch wide, 10 " boards 10 to iv Inch wide, 10 " bills any blzo from flOOOtoli 10 " (W " 00 do " no 75 " "3 " 0) " U) " W " K) T5 (I) " CO " 00 " to " 00 " 10! 1 keep a full stock of tho fibovo kinds of Lumber always on hand, and will sell nt theso prices during year of 1885. sr. bEow, Orangovillo, Columbia Co., Pa npr 3-0m why 1 Sf: CLOTHING ! CLOTHING ! 1 ai tr- THE ARTIST BJ "a? 2? IB JB AND MERCHANT TAILOR, Who always gives you tbo latest styles, and cuts vour clothintr to fit you. Having had the experience ior a numoer ot years in tho Tailoring JJusi ncss, lias learned what material will give lus customers tho best satisfaction for wear and stvlo and will try to pleaso all who civo him a call. Also on hand Gents' iTurnisliing Goods OP ALL DESCRIPTIONS. HATS, CAPS, AND UMBRELLAS Always of the latest styles. Call and ex. amino Ms stock before purchasing else whore. Corner Main & Market Sts. iishrg, Pa. April 25-ly BLOOMSBDliu PLANING MILL Tbe underelraed ha vine tint tits pianlncr Ml on Railroad street. In nret-ciiaa condition, la pre- yuicu mj uu an Kiaus 01 wars iu ma line. FRAMES, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. f ornisnco at reasonable prices. All lomber used la well seasoned and none but skilled workmen areempioyea. ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS furnished on application. Flans and specinca tons prepared by an experienced draughtsman CIIARXES KUUG, Blooimbtir?, Pa if, c?c. JSshleman, Plumber ana gas fitter, itfar ot Schuyler's Uard- w re lore. Illoonisburg, Pa. All kinds of nttlntrs for steam, eas and water pipes constantly on band. Itooflne and swmtlnz attended to at short no tice. Tinware of CTcry description made to order. Orderaleftat Schuylerfi Co"a.. hardware store wIU be promptly Illled. Special attention clren to heatlntr by steam and hot water. ys-ly "SEW" "lumber yard. .The undersigned has started a lum ber yard, and has on hand all kinds ot I HEMLOCK LUMBER of the best quality, Boards, Scantling, Joists, r encing, and every other shape up to 32 feet long. Inquire at i Heck's Store. s.w. mm, LIGHTSTR EET, PA. Feb 27-3m C0URSEN, CLEMONS & CO. Limited, Importers and Wholesale Dealers In Crockery, fllassware. Table and rocket Cutlery, Window Glass, and I'latcd-woro, The 56 candle-power marsh clectrlo lamp. ineceieoraiea rinaiorc uurner. Bird CaiC3, Fruit Jars. 423 Lackawanna Avenue. SCKANTON, ra. may l-ly H. V. WHITE. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, BLOOMSBURG, PA, Office in Drawers' Building, 2nd floor, map 1-tf jDMINISTIl.vnilX' NOTICE. fcsTATE Ur IHKPKKJCK U. KAVBECK, DECEASED. Letters of administration In the estate of Kreder. lck II. Kambeck, late ot Jackson township, de ceased, have been irranted br the llectster or Raid county to tho undersigned Administratrix. All per sons having claims against the estate of the de ceased aro requested to present them for settle ment, unu most, mueuteu to ine estate to maxe nayment to the undertlzned Administratrix with. out delay. CAT11EIUNK KAMIiECK. Administratrix, Apr 24 4w Derr'a I". O. DMISISTRATOU'S NOTICE. . ESTATE OF JAMES B1KTOX, DECEASED. Letters of administration on the estate of James Barton, late of the town of ISloomsburi?. Columbia county, Pennsylvania, deceased havo been granted by the Ileglsterof said county to the undersigned Administrators. All persons having claims against the estate ot the deceased are re quested to present them for settlement, and those Indebted to the estate to make payment to tbe un dersigned administrators without delay. KLI HAltTON, niOOmSbUrg, Artmlnll,s,ln, JOHN o. quick, uupert, AlJmlnstrators. may l-Cw Bid Wonder- WONDER-BOOKS in no trifling eonso, but tho best literaturo of tho world presented in excellent and attractivo form, atpricesBolowastoexeitounlvcrsal "wonder." LIMiAKX of STANDARD IIISTOItY. Containing In one volume, Imperial octavo, good type, with numerous fine Illustra tions, the whole richly bound la fine doth, ornamented, the following eclcbratod works, unabridged t OltEKN'S Larger niSTOUT of the UNGLISn rEOPLK, C UlLYLIS'S HISTORY of tho FllENCU INVOLUTION. CHIIASVS Fifteen DECISIVE IIATTLES of tho tVOIiLD. SCLULIXICS HISTOID of tho lUIUIV VEAUS' WAlk JJAnrEit & Brothers' lowest price for these four great works is $U.C0; my price is $3,G0f postago40 cents extra. A wondcr-book in moro senses than one. Tho idea of put ting a work liko this ot only $2.50 per copy, seems preposter ous i and yet there Is wisdom in it, for every body will want it, ond it will thus bo the means of advertising and introducing tho numerous other valuablo books which tho publisher is put ting forword," Cirijfiari at Work, Now York City. " It Is truly a marvel of skill and a triumph of modern me chanical art that such a noblo vol 11 mo can bo furnished at co small a cost. Whether wo admlro Its lurge proportions, licau tlful binding, fair page, excellent paper, numerous and strik Ing illustrations, numbering nearly 100 all aro first-class." Christian Cynosure, Chicago, 111. LIIiJSA 1! V of STA NtiA HD POETS, containing In ono l'nKTUI wum liauj loinrly UjiuiJ toluinp, of about 1,100 pages, Hour, t joli ond Hrv.icr lri, lujnl. the following works, unabridged! ft'iitr. Ciimplrlo I'lirilml ami Dramatis tVurlu, Complete I'oi'iirnl WiirWuf Itiibrrt II urns. Coulplvltl l'iirlU'4l Wuiki 11 f lliuuiu Moors, lijually good editions of tlioBO nro not elsewhere obtain nUo for less tliau tJhOO; my prlco $2,00 poiteo St teuta, E. B. 3R0WER, GgPJJUMBING,) OAS FITTING & STEAM HCATJNO. DFALEIt IS STOVES &TINWARE. All kinds of work in Sheet Iron, Hoof ing and Spouting promptly attended to. ffStrlct attention glyen to heating by steam. Corner of Main & East Sts., Bloomsburg, Pa. "yyAimviuairr co., WHOLESALE GROCERS, Philadelphia TEAS, SYKUrS, COFFEE, SUOAIt, MOUVHtf, men, nricis. bicarb soDi.tc, to. N. E. corner second and Arch streets. fOrdcrj win receive prcmct attenlln Jg F. HAUTMAM RXPKKSINTS TBS fOtAOWIHO ASIEIIICAN INSUHANCE COMPANIES North American of Philadelphia. Franklin, " Pennsylvania, " York, of rnnsylranla. IlanoTer, ot N. Y. Queens, of London. Sorth British, of London. Office on Market street, No. 6, Bloomsturn. oct. ss, i- JIIEAS IUtOWN'S INSURANCE ; AOENCY. jioyer's new building, Main street, oomsburu, Pa. ... Asseti -Una Insuranco Co., ot Hartford, conn $T,ers,!tM noyal of Liverpool i3,son,CM Lancashire 10,000,003 13 Association, rhllatfelpliia 4,16.5,710 Phoenix, of London bfim 378 London ; Lancashire, of England I,'i,970 Hartford of Hartford! f. s!lf7aoM) sprtngneld Flro and Jlarlne s,osi,&sO As the ajencles are direct, policies are written for the Insured without delay In the oflico at Bloomsburg. oct. W, 'Sl- JgXECUTOIt'S NOTICE. ESTATE OF WJf. . ALLEN, DECEASED. Utters testamentary in the estato of Win. J Allen, late of Madison township, deceased, havo been granted by the Heglster ot said county to the undersigned executor. All persons having claims against tho estate of said decedent aro re quested to present them for settlement and thoso indebted to the estate to make payment to the undersigned without delay. UEOItOE W. SUI'LEE, Jcrseytown, ra. Executor. Fine Carnages, Iluggics and Wagons. At this Itcposltory mny be seen a large and varied selection of VEHICLES FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE) from the best Manufactories. Purchasers are invited to call and inspect the goods, or to t3CSs"'VV'rite for Information and Prices. apr. 3, '85-ly CARPET Now is the time to buy your carpets. I have tho largest stock ever brought to Bloomsburg and they are very much LOWER. IN PRICE than last spring. Very handsome "Wilton Velvets, Body Brussels of beautiful designs and some ns cheap as Tapestry Brussels. A very large stock of TAPESTRY BRUSSEL at prices lower than ever were known. Yard wide Ingrains as low as 20c Rag Carpets at 35, 45 and 50 cents ("Wool Stripe.) A large stock of Cocoa Rugs, Cocoa Matting all widths, Floor, Table and Stair oil cloths of all grades. STUB and MaVLL CAlPIf in large quantities, also Nickel end and PLAIN WALNUT STAIR R0 DS, CARPET SWEEPERS best make. J. J. BROWER, lirower'H nulWlliiK, next to Court House, BLOOJISM'liO, Carpet Hags taken In exchanga for Ca'pets. KeblMmo LIBRARY Of CLASSIC" PROSE. In one Imperial oc tavo volumo of about CCO paew, handsome typo, ond fino olwtU bluOuar ornamented, tho following famous essays and works i Slacaulay's) Essays oa Milton. John Stuart Mill On Liberty. I. G. Hsmcrton'l Tho Intellectual Ufa Herbert Spencer on Education. Croat Thoughts from Oreck Authors. Croat Thought from Latin Authors. Complete Essays by lord llacon. Complete) "Letter or Junius." Irving'. Itlp Van tVinUIe and Other Stretches. lVa.hlngtoo'1 rarewell ond Other Addrcsws. Wacoulay'a Llfo of Frederick tho Croat. TIlO nbovo cannot Im nLtntnt ....... .... , Mt V. 1. houso for less tlian $10; uaiaiiiuouuiiwonucr-Doolr, Jntho amount and valuablo OUalltv Of Its contents. Tl.n ii-m,li,. I 1 ...... which Is a library in how an mperiai octavo ..-....vwva! hjhj, jino paper, Handsomely bound, con talninc four standard liMnrtvil ,.. . , sold for $3.50." Ceksqh &CUEP,?TN uvv-x-ujs VsiTALOUUJl scut free. 'Iho. best lit ernturo of tho world nt tho lowest prices ever known, Booka sent for liXAUIX ATI ON RUFORE PAYMENT oa rcasonablo evidence of good faith. Address rone,-, JHN B, ALDEN, Publisher, ' r.O,Doxt7. 3 1,iBtr.tlNSwrol MARKET JEP0RTS. HLooMsnuita mahket. Wheat per bushel 3 1 00 Hyo " " CO Corn " " CO Oats " " 87 Flour bcr barrel 5 & 0 CO Clovcrsccd 8 Ov, Butter , 22 Tftflow oa Potatoes new 00 Dried Apples 05 Hams... 13 Hides nnd shoulders 0 Chickens g Turkeys 13 Enrd per pound 10 Hay per ton 14 00 Becswnx n.5 Hides per lb C to 7 Veal skins per lb 03 Bhccn pelts, each 75 Wool per lb , no Philadelphia Markets. COKKKCTED WEEKLY. EE.FD'r:;.Y.ra,t'rn winter bran, spot, 19 lT.to lied middlings 17 a, is.so FLOUlt. Western extra's 3.Mfi 3.75: fenn'n TtilSSMS.0 C1Car' '"G'Mor WHEAT I'cnnsylranla red, No. 1. 1.07, COIIN'. 17 61. OATS. No. 3 WhltO O, 41 NO. 2, 42Vf 1IAYANI) 8TIIAW 'J Imothy Choice? Western and New York, J16. fair to good Western and New York, is. a 15. medium Western and New jork, 10. (4 12. : Cut hay ns to quality is. a lr.w. RrjjM straw sua si, Wheat straw, eta lS? on Weern extra 2 wa a creamery prints 28 a so DitEssEl) rouLTHY.-f;prlng chickens, two to threo pounds, per pair .50 dressed turkeys, extra. is, choice, lla !, middling 11 a 14. DMINISTHATOH'S NOTICE. ESTATE OF JOHN ACIIENBACH, DECEASED. iJ,'f.ti?.rA?"l,lnl9t.rn.,l0n I" 11,0 est"" of John Achentach, deceased, late of orange township. Columbia county, l-enna., have been gristed ;I5 ,tralor 'l""'" non mmtestameMuan. J'fff,'iU'clison "artng claims against the eg. !Sil.fsald..'?ece,lcnt Rre requested to present !?ff1.'Wleilent' and ,n0! Indebted to tho cs li?i!e t0 mak0 1'aynj'it to the undersigned without dC'"- J. IIOWAHD KLINE, mar 30.0 w. Administrator, d. 6. n. c. t n. PARKER'S HAIR BALSA ill t?lt.,clSa,,!os.t anJ most economical hair dress ing. Neer falls to restore the youthful color to F,raJllatn .. This elegant dressing : 13 preferred by thoso who hare used It, to any similar article on aS?,nntlt,88l1,;erl0r.deanllncs!' and Pumy7 ipandTai" ' nly "m lro nenclal to tie HISCOX & CO,, 103 William Street, New York. may l-4v Storo and Warerocms, No. 128 Franklin Avenue- Also Warerooms ill Franklin Aic. nnd lOJCen. ter Street. SCRANTON, PA. Jot Anything to make up anew wagon or repair an old, iu stock. I3ar Iron, and Steel Uoltp, Holt hints, Lag Screws. Tiirnlmckle's Hoise SIioih, and all Blacksmith supplies. Apr24-ly d T. F. MUIT, 320 & 322 Penn Avenue, ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Pootrv, CldGslcs. uuy uuicr puuiisiunc my price is $1,70 f ixstago 80 cent Itself, can boeoldat such a price," Meth- volumo of over 1,000 pages, with many ii WrZ T
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