THE COLUMBIAN- AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA 1
The Columbian.
0. S, Elwll, lrlt,
J. E. BlUsntJndsr., J E4"'
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1887.
Ei-Govoriior 1'aUUon bus received
nu nnnointmont iw presiilcnt, of ft bank
in l'liilailclphla.
An attempt to float fraudulent Vir
ginia State bonds in several northern
citibs has boen exposed.
There is reported a combination of
tho frotcht hands on tho Pan Handle
railroad to compel their vindication
against suspicions of thievery.
Tho Inter-Stato Commorco Commis
sion hovo susnended tho fourth section
of the act, for seventy-five days, in the
case of the Northern racilic, fcouitiern
Pacific Atchison, Topoka and Santa
Fe. The order is subject to rovoca
tiou.
The croat Enclish iournal, Engi
neering, presents somo figures relative
to the manufaoturo of steel projectiles
that do not piaco tne uogusn navy iu
an awe-inspiring position. Experi
menu with steel projectiles havo lately
dAtnnnntrnted that in anv naval en
gagement tho chances would bo in fa
vor of Bhips ablo to firo the ohrome
steel projectiles that can pierce the
strongest armor afloat. The leading
manufacturers of chromo steel in
France and Russia which, by the end
of 1888, will give these countries 9,000
and 12,000 tous of projectiles. En
gland will then onlv havo COO. How
many has the United States 1
Tho papers just now have much to
say about an alleged declaration by
President Cleveland that he would not
be 3 candidato for re-nomination next
vear. Tho Republcan orcans are strtv-
ing very hard to provo that ho has said
so, and they are eyHently hopeful that
such is tho case, as they aro fearful
that if he is the Democratic candidate
thev cannot defeat him.
Senator Vest was recently seen on
the subiect. and said:
"I don't believe tho President has
over written any such letter or that bo
has ever thought of writing a letter of
that kind. In my opinion all that ho
has ever said on tbo subject of a re
nomination waa in substance what ho
said to me, and he said the fame to Er
Senator MoDonald, to Speaker Carlisle
and other Democrats. That was that
bo had no desire for a second term,
that his ambition was to administer the
Government in such a manner that any
Democrat could be elected.
TOE SUPREME JUDGE.
The term of Chief Justice Mercur of
the State Supreme Court will expire
this vear. and the peoplo will select
some one to succeed him next Fall.
The Democratic State Convention,
which will be held noxt August, will
nominate a candidate for the place.and
it is time to be looking around for a
proper person to place in the field. As
the term of office is twenty years, the
candidate for the place should bo
man in the prime of life, who will be
ablo to fill the term before ho is broken
down by the weight of years. He
should be a man of undoubted Domoe
raov. and one who is not identified
with any particular ring or faction of
the party, so that he can command the
support of tho whole organization.
He should come from the eastern end
of the State, and as tho retirement of
Judge Mercur will leave that portion
of the State unrepresented on the
bench, the northern tier of counties
has a claim for the position.
We know of no man who would
better fill the requirements of the case
than Mortimer F. Elliott, of Tioga
county. He is in the vigor of man
hood: ho comes from a favorable lo
cality, and possesses integrity as
man and ability as a lawyer that
would do honor to tho Supreme bench.
in 1B8J2 bo was elected congressman
at-large by the Democrats, and in 1873
was a member of the Constitutional
Convention. He could unite the party,
and would call out a large vote. The
State Convention will act wisely if it
selects such a candidate, and the Do
mocracy will be fortunate if Mr. Elli
ott will consent to again become its
standard bearer.
Hopeful Drmooratto Outlook.
A Democratio Congressman, who
keeps himself pretty well posted on
national politics, remarked the other
day, while at the treasury Department
that there is very little ground for
Democrats to complain that Republi-
can ofiicial8 are not being turned out of
the uoycrnment service last enough
Ho says he has given the subject con
sideraole attention, and he says that
nearly all ol the Kepubhcan postmas
ters have been rpplaced by Democrats,
and tho same can be said of collectors
of custom!, collectors of internal rev
enuo and their subordinates, and of
nearly all of the other branches of the
publio sen ice. Ho predicts that be
foro tho next Presidential election, rolls
around there will hardly bo a Republi
can in any important Government po
sition, except in the departments at
Washington, and they can be of little
or no assistance to their party, as their
superior ofticers can prevent them from
taking an active- part in politics by
simply saying when they request to go
home to vote that their "services cannot
be spared from tho office at that time.
He nlso takes a very cheerful and hope
ful view oi the political situation from
his party standpoint. Ho says the cre
ation of the Inter-Stato Commerce
Commission will be of inestimablo valuo
to the Democratio party in the next
campaign, as it will have the Adminis
tration behind it, aud tberefoio exert a
powerful influence over tho railroad
corporations, which havo heretofore
been tho base of supply for the Repub
licans in national elections. So long
as the Republicans wero in power the
railroads wnro willing to help them,
but now that they find that tbo Demo
crats are in control of affairs thero is
no necessity for them to contribute so
liberally to the Republican campaign
fund. Washington JHspatch to the
Jhtltimore Sun.
The Cost of Killing Jumbo
It is stated that tho terms on which
Barnum, Bailey and Hutchinson with
drew their suit for $100,000 against
tho Grand Trunk railway for tho Joss of
the elephant Jumbo aro that tho Grand
agreed to pay $5000 in cash to Mr.
Barnum's firm and haul the eighty cir
cus cars over its rails freo during tho
corning season. This is virtually' a
settlement for about $10,000, as liai
num's expenses on the same- railway
last year were 11800,
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Hcgular Correspondent.)
Wasiukcitox. D. 0., April 25, 1887.
What the President is reported to
have said to n Western Senator (Mr.
Vest, of Missouri), has been tho chief
toplo of conversation hero for tho past
two days, nud has for tho moment fix
ed publio attention on the question of
a rcnomlnatlon and re-election in iaa.
Whatever tho President may havo
said to tho Souator from Missouri,
whether he Bald anything or not, what
Mr. Vest said on tho subjcot, and what
either of them meant or Intended by
their alleged utterances will continuo
to bo a source of comment nud discus
sion until tho nomination ol s is a
thing of tho past.
It wad a dull time ami tho publica
tion that tho ricsidcut would not nc
ccpt a renominatiun was startling, and
naturally produceJ a slight sonsation,
or at least a subject of common talk.
Everybody had something to say about
it, but evcryoody with experience
enough to know how tlieso things aro
done, and to bo ablo to distinguish be
tween the probable and tho impossible,
said practically what Senator Vest and
Col. Jjamont havo since stated, namely,
that tboy do not beliovo that Mr.
Cleveland is working for a second term
or that ho has any great desire for one
but that ho will probably wait until he
is asked boforo ho cither ncoepts or
declines, and that the timo lor discuss
ing tho matter has not yet arrived.
Senator Vest's explanation oi tne
matter is that he was not correctly
quoted, but he thinks this great news
paper oak must have sprung from a
little acorn which ho dropped in con
versation with BOtno friends at Uham-
berlain's a few days ago. These f rionds
were opposed to Mr. Cleveland and de
clared that ho was working for a re-
nomination, while they mentioned sev
eral acts of his as proof of the accusa
tion. Mr. Vest remembers that ho de
murred vary positively, and replied that
he knew that President Cleveland did
not want a second term, that he was
working for tho purpose of leaving tho
Government in such a shape that any
good Democrat could be elected. Ho
thinks too, that he added by way of
strengthening his authority, that the
f resident told him so himseit.
Public attention is now concentrat
ing upon tho .National Drill whicn
takes placo here next month. Fortu
nately the city will be out in all her
vernal glory in tho month of May.
Tho foliage of 70,000 trees will shade
her long, broad, smooth streets. The
parks, circles, triangles and other open
spaces will bo in full bloom of flowers
and variegated shrubbery, JNo city in
Amerioa can compare with Washing
ton and its suiroundings iu tho month
of May, and it is then that its architec
tural grandeur is Been to the best ad
vantage. Tho city presents the spec
taolo of a magnificent National Park
interspersed with vast publio buildinge,
mouumepts, statuary and handsome
private residences, all bordered by the
placid 1 otnraac.'
And Washington is to bo merry in
other ways during the month of flow
ers, as the following caleudar of events
will show. Tho races will tako placo in
May j Patti will sing in May ; Fore
paugh's circus will oome ; the Mational
Association of Hotel Proprietors will
meet here : The reunion of the Army
of the Cumberland and the unveiling
of tho Garfield statue will occur ; some
other reunions aro to take place, and
last but most important the grand en
campment of citizen soldiery which
will commence on the 23rd of May and
close on th SOtb, ''Decoration Day."
Preparations for the Drill are going
briskly forward. The grounds around
tho Washington Monument, on which
tbo city of tents will be spread, is be
ing put in condition for tho camp, and
the level ellipse, half a mile in circum
ference, where tho drill will bo held,
is being surrounded by a grand stand
for spectators. This "ground lies bo
tween the Monument and tho White
House, and is known as tho "White
Lot". Here tho infautry, cavalry,
artillery and zouave tactics will be
tested daily, and each evening there
will be a grand brigade dress parade,
while on Governor's Day will be tho
great parade. The Chief Executives
of a large number of States will then
review with tho President all of the
troops in procession.
About a hundred organizations, from
the various States, will take part in
tho contest, and the indications aro
that thero will bo an immense con
course of visitors from all parts of the
country to witness the novel event
There will be distributed $20,500 in
cash prizes, besides other prizes, such
as gold, silver and bronze medals, spe
cial medals, plate trophies and Btands
ot colors.
Mangled by a Bombshell.
A special to the American from
Harper's Ferry gives tho particulars of
a terrifio explosion of an old sholl with
serious results to six people. The shell
was an army relic. It had been stand
ing for twenty-threo years on the side
of Bolivar Heights, ouo of tbo most
beautiful of the elevations overlooking
Harper's Ferry. Sunday nfternoon
prank, Willis and Jesse Jones probed
tho old shell with an iron rod, their in
tention b 'ing to get what powder out
ot it tney could. A crowd ot fifteen
or twenty people oongregated around
tho place to witness tho operation.
Everything went all right until the
iron set fire to the shell and caused the
explosion.
The effect was indescribable. The
crowd was knocked down and scatter
ed and six peoplo received serious in
juries. Tho loroo of the exploding Bhell was
very great. Pieces of it passed through
the house owned by Albert Cockrill
and tore a ay windows and plastering,
and another piece went through the
dwelling of Edward Pales, which was
over 100 yards distant. Tho noiso of
tho explosion was very loud and attract
ed mauy people from tho town. The
victims aro Buffering greatly, but havo
good medical attention.
Thero aro other old shells around
Harper s i erry, but they will bo let
soverely alouo iu tho future.
Big Fire at l'lymoutk.
A destructive tire took place nt
Plymouth on Sunday morning, by
which a blook of six framo dwellings
I.. 1 .1 -
in uiu uusiuuss iiuruun oi mo iowii
was destroyed, and very littlo saved
from them. Tho buildings were ocou
pied as follows: Two by Chas. Sluipp,
gemral merchandise; I' rid Ribotski's
hotel; Dick & Harris, cigars; Albert
Trescott, barber; S. II. Shaffer, geut-ral
warehouse, and Alexander Atlinger,
clothier. A livery stablo adjoiuiug the
blook, occupied by a miner named Ni
jyel, was partially destroyed. Five of
tho buildings weru owned by George
J . Klchards. and ono uv ilia.- es bliupn.
They were valued at $12,000, partially
insured. Tho loss on tho stock is not
exactly known, but will fully rcaoh
830,000, about one-half covered by
Insurance.
Unconstitutional Laws-
Tho following is a list of laws passed
by tho legislature slnco 1875, which
tho Sdpiomo Court has declared un
constitutional on the ground that they
aro local legislation.
1875, Maroh 18. Tho jo sections
providing for ascssment, levy nnd
collection of all taxus authorized to bu
collected In cities of tho third class nro
unconstitutional, as tho proviso pro
vides such cities only shall bo subject
to tho not as aoecpt by oruinaiioo its
provisions. Appeal to the city of
Scranton. School District 3 Amerman,
177 Commonwealth vs. Halstcad, 43
Legal Intelligencer, 488.
1877, March. 23. Empowering Sher
iffs to siio for their fees and regulatlug
practices before justices of tho poaco
is unconstitutional, being special legis
lation as it affcots particular persons.
Strine, lato Sheriff, vs. Foltz, 3 Amer
man, 319.
1878, April 18. Providing for tho
holding of courts in certain cities is
unconstitutional as in conflict with
article 3, section 7. Commonwealth
vs. Paiton, 7 Norris, 258.
1878, May 21. Authorizing any
owner of real estate in counties of less
than 500,000 inhabitants to appeal is 1
uncons'itutional, being a local act regu
lating tho affairs of counties. City of
Scranton vs. Silkman, 3 Amerman 101.
1878, Juno 12. Providing for tho
fees of Sheriffs, Coroners, Prothonota
ries, etc, etc., except in counties con
taining more than 150,000 inhabitants
and less than 10,000 is local legislation
and unconstitutional. Morrison vs.
Bac'icrt, 2 Amerman, 322.
1879, Juno 11. Authorizing thf
plaintiff on filing an affidavit that ho
believes defendant owns property which
lie fraudently conceals, to examine de
fendant under oath unconstitutional,
as no ono is obliged to givo ovidenco
which may crlminato himself. Ilorst
man vs. Kaufman, 1 Outorbtidgc, 147.
1879, June 12. Providing for tho
holding of courts in certain chics in
counties of not less than (50,000 inhab
itants unconstitutional, as in conflict
with section 7, article 3 of tho Consti
tnlion.Scowden's appeal, 15 Norris, 422.
1879, June 28. Authorizing tho
filing of mechanics' liens in certain
cases against leasehold interests pro
viding that tbo act shall not apply to
counties having a population of over
200,000 inhabitants. Held unconsti
tutional as local legislation. Davis vs.
Clark, 19 Outerbridge, 377.
1881, February 14. Enacting that
tho Receiver of Taxes in citie3 of the
first class "shall have all the powers
and privileges and bo subject to all tho
duties and liabilities conferred or im
posed upon the collector of Delinquent
Taxes" is unconstitutional, as the act
did not re-enact or republish the pro
visions conferred in full. Donohugh
vs. Robert", 88 Legal Intelligencer,
137 ; Hare, President Judge, Court of
Common Pleas of Philadelphia county.
See also Second National Bank of Tit
nsvillo vs. Caldwell, 39 Legal Intelli
gencer, 414 ; Acheson, District Judge,
United States District Court of West
ern Pennsylvania.
1881, Juno 29.-Prohibiting the issuing
of store orders is unconstitutional, as it
prevents persons who are sui juris from
making their own contracts. God-
charles & Co. vs. Wigeman, 3 Amer
man, 431.
1883, June 13. Authorizing County
Commissioners to discharge prisoners
without taking benefit of insolvent law
is local and therefore unconstitutional.
In re-petition of EUsha Carey, 43
Megal Intelligencer, 3H4 ; icrKes, r.
J , Quarter Sessions of Bucks county.
1883, June 22. Directing that in
counties, tho population of which ex
ceeds 100,000 and is less than 150,000
the fees of tho county officers shall be
turned into the County Treasurer, and
they shall bo paid salaries is unconsti
tutional, as it is a local or special law
regulating the affairs of counties. Mc
Carthy vs. Commonwealth, 43 Legal
Intelligencer, 17.
1883, Juno 27. Authorizing plain
tiff's attorney to enter judgment of re
vival of a municipal claim notwith
standing a defense interposed in cities
of the first class is unconstitutional.
City nf Philadelphia vs. Pepper, 43
Legal Intelligencer, 414 ; Arnold J.,
Common Pleis of Philadelphia. Af
firmed by the Supreme Court, tiordon,
J., on February 7, 1BH7.
Eioltement over Oil.
THE ANTHRACITE REGION THE SCENE OK
OREAT COUMOTION.
Last week no little commotion was
caused among the residents of Ransom,
a small town near l'ittaton, by tho dis
covery of oil in the beds of several
creeks in the vicinity. The oily appear
ance of tho water and the scum which
floated ou the B'irface has been noted
for a long time, but on Wednesday,
April 20th, while turning up the soil in
a small creek to make a dam, Noah S.
Smith, a well-to do farmer, discovered
a valuable well of oil, the fluid rising
in quite largo quantities to the surface.
Mr. Smith collected a bucketful, and
on testing it found it possessed all tho
properties of crudo petroleum. The
news of the discovery flew like wild
tire throughout the community, and
the place was visited by dozens of
peoplo daily, and although tho fountain
subsided iu a few hours the oily sub
stance still keeps on bubbling up and
spreading over the surface of the pond.
William llunainger, a resident of tho
oil regions for some lo years, wlto is
now living at Ransom, says that the
indications aro as favorable in the
Ransom locality as they wero in the
oil creeks when Colonel Drako first
went in there to prospect. Ho says
that the signs aro unmistakablo
aud assures oil nt a depth of from 700
to 1,000 feet. Tho rock and general
surface of too ground are of the Bort
found in the region of Bradford. Ono
of the most emiuent civil engineers of
the Pennsylvania coal company has
nlso investigated tho matter and says
that the locality in question is in the
same latitutu as the great Bradford
district, and thinks tbo oil will be found
at a depth not exceeding 1,300 feet. A
number ol the wealthier mon of the
village havo put up a fund of $5,000,
and aro about to make a thorough test
ot the matter.
Blaze at Milton.
About ten o'clock Saturday night fire
broke out in tho extensive rolling mills
of the Milton Iron Co., and although
tho tiro department arrived on the
eccne promptly and worked with un
usual vigor, tho whole structure was
soon wrapped in names and before tho
tire was got under control the bar mill
and puddling department woro com
pletely destroyoil. Tho origin of the
firo is a mystery. The works were
closed at noon Saturday, and left in
charge of a watchman, as is customary.
The insurance will probably ueirfy
cover tho loss. This is a sad blow for
Milton, and ono from which it will not
recover lor somo time.
The Fishery Question.
Tho following was telegraphed from
London, on tho 20th instant, in relation
to a proposition from England to the
United States, to sottlo tho Fisheries'
question :
It is officially stated that Lord Salis
bury, in a dispatch sent to Washington
on Aiarcn znn, saiu inai vno uruisu
Government, understanding tho action
of the United States in denouncing tho
Fishery trticlcs of the treaty of Wash
ington to be, in a groat degree, tho ro-
suit of disappointment at being oalled
upon to pay Jtl, 100,000 under tho Hali
fax Fisheries' award, offers to rovert
to tho old condition of affairs without
pecuniary indemnity, which offer, h
trust, will commend itself to tho
American Government a9 being upon
that spirit of good will and generosity
which should animato two great and
kindred nations, whose common origin,
language and institutions, constitute
as many bonds ol amity and concora.
Some proposition, touching a settle
ment of tho Fisheries' question has
boen received at Washington, but tho
Government Is very reticent about ii.
What the terms proposed, if any, can
not therefore bo known outsldo of the
inner circle. Wo havo no doubt tho
retaliation resolution of Congress
hastened Great Britain to act. If the
President should enforco that resolution
it would dainago Canada boyond meas
ure, and England sees it. Whatever
settlement may take place, it should bo
complete, covering all the points in
issue relative to the fisheries, and
couched in such plain words thero will
be no need of nn international lawyer
to interpret them. Tho Dominion is
waking up to the importance of a
settlement, and nro not ai bellicoso as
they wero a few weeks ago. Somo of
the provinces favor annexation, as the
safest way out of oil complications.
Our hsherman have cottain rights the
couutry will never stirren ier, and
Great Britain will be given to under
stand this, if it has not been done al
ready. When the wholo of British
North America is annexed to the
United States, thero will bo no more
fisheries' questions to dispute about.
And Still They Ootne
The toilers and somo less desirable
classes of tho peoplo of the Old vVorld
are still possessed of tho opinion that
Amend, is the poor mans paradise.
Tho number of immigrants landing at
New York last week was 12,t54, or
nearly two thousand a day. The most
of this army of newcomers wero
ticketed to the West and remained in
New York only long enough to trans
fer then' baggago and themselves to the
railway trains. This is the best feat
ure of tho unprecedented now of ira
migration to our shores at this time, as
it shows that the great body of the
new candidates for American citizen
ship are not mere waifs, helplessly
floating and glad of any port. They
know where they are going and what
they aro going to do when they get
there.
Tho enormous figures, representing
a single week s arrivals, are staggering.
New inhabitants enough to populate a
respectable city each week would have
bjen hailed with reioicing by tho ma
jority of American citizens a few years
ago. liut tho rapid increase in crime,
pauperism and insanity noted recently,
and whhh is chiefly traceable to for
eign sources, has brought tho Ameri
can people lace to face with tho fact
that loreign immigration on a large
scale is notjan unmixed blessing. The
recent labor troubles have served to
show likewise that the advocates of
rioting and violence aro chiefly of for
eign birth. Tho blood and-dynaraito
school ot Anarchists that is beginning
to be aggressively prominent in somo
of our largo cities is composed entirely
ot foreigner?.
Whether for good or for evil, how
ever, the foreigners are coming in
swarms. They believo they can better
their condition here, and as American
doors are not slammed in their faces
the- are bound to try the experiment
anyway. J ho year 1882 witnessed
the greatest num'ier of arrivals, when
788.992 persons landed at American
porta. At the present rate the pros
pect is very good that the immigration
of 1887 will exceed that of 1882.
Tho absorption of this vast body of
alien people and their transformation
into loyal, law-abiding and useful citi
zens of the United Slates is a problem
of no small proportions and calls for
the exerciso of tho highest qualities of
statesmanship. jfmla. Jimcs.
An Aged Bridegroom.
A singular wedding took place Tues-
nay in me jnow lork hixciiaogo Hotel,
Philadelphia. Thomas M. Coleman
the qnondini citv editor of the Phila
dclphia Ledger, was married to Misi
Bess McGuigan. Mr Coleman is
seventy years of age, and Miss Mo
Guigan twenty. Ho has been sick for
a long time and confined to his bed and
Mi Mctxingiu had been his nurse.
On Monday Mr. Coleman sent down
word to Mr. Focht, the proprietor of
the hotel to end out and get him a
Magistrate. Haviug no idea what his
purpose was and supposing ho might
Lo going to make a will, as his mind
had been slightly wandering tho day
before, Mr. Focht mado some exuuso
and did not do so. Tuesday morning,
while Mr. Fooht was out, Mis-i Mo-
Guigan inquired for the nearest Magis
trate and going to Magistrate Thomp
son s oiuoe asked him to como and per
form the ceremony. Finding that a
license would be required, at her ro-
quost, the .Magistrate sent and got one.
The marriage took placo in bed, Mr,
Coleman, with his long, white hair.
making him somewhat resemble Henry
Ward Beccher, streaming down his
back, propped up by pillows, and the
bride in a blue dress, with a new watch
and chain and ear rings, Bitting beside
him and holding his hand. It was
merely tho civil formula and wts very
uriei. in me evening a wedding sup
per was ghen in Mr. Coleman's room.
The Wages.
Thai wide-awako commercial jour
nal, israattreet s, in its last issue, pre
sents a very comprehensive summary
of the labor and the wages of to-day,
and compares them with tho condition
of things two years ago. In April,
1885, the wages of industrial employes
had been reduued throughout the Eat
trn, Middle aud Central Western States
on au aveiogo from 10 to 15 per cent.,
while the number of employes at work
was ou,wi icss man in ibbz, wh n
me prosperous season, whioh began in
1879, had reached Its topmost notch.
A summary of three thomatid reports
received by Jlrailstreeis, shows that
there are fully 400,000 moro industrial
employes at work to-day than in 1885,
aud that wages and full time now have,
on the whole, brought tho receipts of
labor to tho level oi those of 1881-2.
A $200,000 Blue In New York.
Shortly after dark Monday flames
wero discovered In tho fivo story build
ing at Nos. 273 to 281 Stato street,
Brooklyn, occupied by the Vosbtirgh
Manufacturing Company. Tho build
ing was completely destroyed, together
with tho valuable stock and machinery.
Tho business of the firm was tho manu
facture of gas fixtures and chandeliers.
Tho loss on tho building waa $50,000 1
on stook, $100,000, nnd on machinery
u,uuu. iiio loss is nearly covered
by insurance. Two hundred persons
aro thrown out of work.
An Item About Taxation.
According to tho Stato tax law If
an individual holds land that could bo
utilized for tho general good of the
community, but refutes to sell at any
reasonable price, in tho expect allon of
getting much moro than its real value,
it is justly taxable at bis own valua
tion. Tho pnnciplo of tho law is
sound. Sometimes it happens that a
selfish individual can play d.ig in the
manger and prevent tno development
and progress of a whole community,
but, in such cases there should bo at
least a reasonable amount of tax paid
in return.
Alarm Along the Ohio
The Ohio river has been rapidly
rising during tho past fow days, and
Tuesday night reached tho danger line,
six feet on the gang. A large portion
of the bottom land in this vicinity is
covered with water, and tho river is
still rising at tho rate of over an inch
an hour. News from Jasper sayB the
Potoka river is at an alarming height
and still rising. Tho mills, factories,
lumber yards, and many dwellings
havo water in them from ono to four
feet deep. Tho Louisville, Evansville,
and St. Louis air line railway depot is
surrounded by water, and the country
between Jasper and Huntingburg is
one vastis land.
Tha Importance ot purifying the blood eta
not be orerestlmated, for without pure blood
you cinflot enjoy good health.
At thli seaaon nearly erery one needs a
good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich
the blood, and we atk you to try Hood'i
Damilloi Saraaparllla. It strengthens
rcUUIlai md builds up the system,
creates an appetite, and toneethe digestion,
while It eradicates disease. The peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
ot the vegetable remedies used glre to
Hood's BarsaparUla pecul- l.lf
Ur curattre powers. No O llOCir
othermedlclne has such a record of wonderful
cures. If you hare made up your mind to
buy Hood's BarsaparUla do not be Induced to
take any other Instead. It Is a Peculiar
Medicine, and Is worthy your confidence.
Hood's Sarsaparllla is sold by all druggists,
rrepared by C. L Hood It Co., Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
jBthugleiffl larJum
l CALSOM nn.
So many people associate our
Calsom finish with a white wash,
as an article to be thought of
only as suitable for the kitchen
or some out of the way room
where anything will do, that we
want to take space this week to
better explain its merits. In the
first place it is not a white wash
or a wasn ot any color, it is a
cement which dries and hardens
and becomes a part of tho wall
on which it is applied, does not
crack, or peel, or rub off, it
comes in a variety of colore and
can be applied over wood, wall
paper or any hard wall, and
makes as handsome a finish
as any wall paper at less than
half the expense; it is used on
the finest parlors, halls and
stores; if you do not want to go
to the expense ot eettine
painter-or kalsominer to put it
on, get a good brush and you
can do it yourself. A cood ar
ticle is always imitated and we
caution parties against buying
any article which is represented
as just as good; Bee that the
name "Moore's Calsom Finish,"
and directions in English and
German, are on the package. If
your merchant does not keep it
send to us.
If a man has a poor pocket
knife he will get rid of it some
how, but will sit around and
watch his wife hack away with an
old pair of shears as if it was a
matter of course, and when he
does buy her a pair generally
looks the case over and selects
something low priced; thero are
again others who havo really
tried to get a good article and
failed. For the benefit of peo
ple who are willing to pay tho
price of a good article we havo
added a full line of the cele
brated "Heinisch" shears, thoy
are not so very high priced and
are worth every time all thoy
cost, there is no "throwing away
money" buying them.
We are opening up more fish
ing tackle again this week. It's
astonishing what nico things
there aro in this lino, and for so
littlo money. Wo havo almost
everything, from tho best to tho
cheapest.
J. R. SciIUYLEIt & Co.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
VXECUTHIX'S NOTICE.
UttaH or Joseph if. Barklev, latt of trn (own of
moomtlmrv, in., n?u
Letters testamentary In said estate, having
been granted to the undersigned executrix all
persons Indebted to said estate are hereby no.
lined to pay the same, and those having claims
against said estate to present the same to I
JULIA A. UAltKLKY, 1
Uptrt, Jtxwutrft,
WE AUK 1NDEI1TKD
TO THE SOUTH FOR
SIMMONS UVEiTltKOtJIATOn.
No medicine Is aounlrcrsally used In tbo South
era States as SIMMONS MVER RKOOLATOIt. It
won Its way Into eTcry Bout hern home by pure,
sterling merit. It there takes tho place of a doctor
and costly prescript tons. It Is a
FAMILY MEDICINE,
Purely vegetable; gentle In its action; can be Bafo-
ly given to any person, no matter what ago.
It promotes DlgcsUon, dissipates tasty Blck
Headache, and gives a stiong, full tone to tho Bre
tcm. It has no equal as a Preparatory Mcdlclno
and can bo safely used when a doctor cannot be
called In.
Endorsed by persons ot tho highest character
tnd eminence as tho
II EST FAMILY MEDICINE.
If tho child has the coliei It Is a sure and safe
remedy. It will restore strength to the overwork
ed father, and relieve tho wlfo from low spirits, i
headache, dyswpila. constipation and like Ills.
"Ml ONLY FAMILY MEDICINE."
I navo been a uwr or Simmons Liver lccguiiuor
foi many years, havlnir mado It my only Family
MOviiclne, it Is a pure, good re lablo medicine.
My mother before me was very partial to It.
"I find tho liegulator very sate, harmless and
reliable as a family m. dlclne, and have used It
for any disorder or the system and tound It to act
like a charm. 1 believe It It was used In tlmo It
would iirovo a (treat prcventlvo of Bickness. I
have often recommended It to my friends, and
Bball continue to do so.
IIEV. JAS. M. 110LLIN9,
'Tastor M. E. Church South, Falrncld, va."
CANDIDATES' CARDS.
Eon County Commissioner
JESSE IilTTENIIOUSE,
Of Beaver Twp.
Subject to the decision of the Democratic County
Convention.
Fon County Superintendent,
FRANCIS HECK. A. M.
Foil County Suphkintendent,
J. S. GRIMES, M. E.
T 1CENSE NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
persons have nied with tho Clerk or the court of
Ouarter Sessions of tne Peace of Columbia county,
their petitions for Jlcense, which will bo presented
to the said court on Monday, the second day ot
riu;, a. v., j-vk, at x ociock p. m:
Aurand, Oeorgo & Son.Illoomsburg, Hotel
Uerger, 1L, Berwick lioro., Hestaurant
do do Bottler
nillman. Geo. W., conyngham twp, Hotel
tscou i wp., iiotei
Centralla lioro., Itcstaurant
do do
Sugarloaf Twp . do
Hemlock Twp., Hotel
Conyngham twp,ltestaurant
centraila lioro, do
do do
Greenwood Twp., Hotel
Moomaburg, do
Boran. Thomas.
coillns, Thomas,
cole, Norman,
Detterlck, C II.,
Donahue, Andrew,
rurrcu, iiuuwr,
Fetterman, Charles,
Follmcr, A. II
uiugcr, Wa,
Ollmore. vt'm. II..
uu itcsiauraut
alia lioro.. Hotel
ooldswo-lhy, John W.,Centralla Bora,
iiiuvj. i trier,
Harfey, K. J.,
Hazelttne, Samuel,
Hess, Hiram,
Hess Aaron w..
Iiloomsbunr. Bottler
Centralla liora.Itcstaurant
nontour Twp., Hotel
jiemon -rwp., cio
MinilnTwp., ao
Jacoby, o. A.,
Bloomsburg, Liquor store
nt-uer, ouaa 11.,
Klsilcr. Hester,
Klase, a. W.
Kline, John L.,
Knorr, Nathan,
LelDy, Hamucl,
Long, B. E-,
Maley, Ocorge,
McFodden, Eaward,
McUenry. '. B
McBrearty, James,
McLaughlin, Arthur,
Nertney, John,
O'Conner, Johanna,
Perry. J. W
catawissa Twp.
Hotel
uu
Berwick lv-ro.,
conyngham Twp.
Locust Twn..
do
do
do
do
Itoarlngc'k Twp, Hestaurant
nuganoai i wp., lioiei
Centralla Boro, Restaurant.
do do
Benton Twp , Hotel
Centralla Boro , Hot tier
do Liquor store
do do
Centralla Boro.Uquor store
sugarloaf Twp., Hotel
Catawissa twp, Restaurant
Madison .Twp., do
Bera lck Boro., Hotel
Centralla lioro, do
do Restaurant
Madison Twp , Hotel
Heaver Two.. do
Khawn, J. K-,
Rlmby. Samuel D.,
Hook, W. Q.,
Rooney, A. C,
Ilyan, M chael J.,
Smith, A. K-,
Smith, Potter,
sponenberg, Benjamin,
stosner, Bernard.
Shuman, ic'dlson W.,
Tlilelo, August
Thrash, A. J
Truckenmlller, Adam,
Turner, J. M ,
Yeager Wellington,
Yetter, Boyd It.,
Yettcr, Wright A-,
Yoder, Aaron,
Berwick Boro., Restaurant
Bloomsburg, do
Main Twp., Hotel
Berwick .ore. Bottler
scottlwp.. Hotel
Catawissa twp Restaurant
OrngeTwp., Hotel
Locust Twp., do
Main Twp., do
catawissa Twn. do
locusi i wp., iicsiaurani
Berwick Boro , Hotel
WM. H. MNYDEH. Clerk nro. S.
Clerk's office, Bloomsburg, I a., April 15, 1&7.
COURT PROCLAMATION-
WHEREAS, the Hon. William Elwell
President Judge of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery, court of Quar
ter Sessions of the Peace and the Court of Common
Pleas and Orphans' Court In tho 2Cth Judicial Dis
trict, composed of tho counties of Columbia and
Montour, and the Hons. C. G. Murphy and C. H.
.McHenry, Associate Judges of Columbia county
have Issued their prccept.bearlng date tbo 14th day
of Feb. In the year ot our Lord ono thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven, and to mo directed for
holding a Court ot Oyer and Terminer and General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Court of Common
Pleas and Orphans' Court, In Bloomsburg, In the
county of Columbia, on the first Monday, being
the snd day of May next to continue for two
weeks.
Notice Is hereby given to the Coroncr.to tho Jus
tlces ot the Peace, and the Constables of the salj
County of i'olumbla,that they be then and there In
their proper person at 10 o'clock In the forenoon of
said fstb day of May with their records inqul
sltlons and other remembrances, to do those things
which to their offices appertain to be done. And
those that aro bound by recognizance to proseeute
against the prisoners that are or may be In the Jail
of the sold county of Columbla.to bo then and there
to prosecute them as shall be u.rt. Jurors are re
quested to be punctual In their attendance,
egreeably to their notices. Dated at Bloomsburg
f. . tho 1st dav of April In the year of our
( L. s. lard one thousand eight hundred and
I elghty-Beven, and In the ono hundred and
cio.cuiu year or me inuepenaence or tne united
Sherlfl's Office, SAMUEL SMITH,
. Sheriff
yr idovsappkaisements.
,uo luiiunniK niuuits Amiruiiumenis win ue
presented to the Orphans co'irt ot Columbia
COUntV nn thn ftrvt Xfnnrtnv nf ,av k 1 iuo4 nnH
connrmed nisi: and unless exceptions' aro Bled
within four days thereafter will be confirmed ab-
1. Samuel savage deed. Flshlngcreck ; rerson
altyfS8,N). Realty f27l.W.
btephen Iletler deed, Mifflin; Personalty Mt,.
3. Thimas Hartman deed, Flshlngcreck: Ter.
sonalty tiaoo. Realty fiw.oo. '
4. Samuel Nolton deed. lit. Pleasant : ltraon-
t3iaso red"lck "llley Uec(1' Bent ,n i Personalty
$.100 (2amuel:l'utchlneadecJ'"IIemloekS Personalty
.wiamuel J,ellclt dcci1' 0ransei Personalty
8. John Bower deed, centre: I'creonalty f 300.00.
J. James Lake deed, Scott: ifrsonalty wu
10. Joseph E- Barktey deed, Bloomsbunr : Per.
annaltv Clin r-K n.i,i- .iDnni '
tin!" r BruB'er deco. Uloomsburgi Personalty
$ttfton&tnln Artmandecd, Vadlson; Personalty
t3oa'oa Ifnrr Q" MarU lec,' Drtarcreck i "ealty
tmi'mW"lll,m U' lleBdccd. Jackson j personalty
'.m- SNYDER, Clerk o. a
Clerk's omce, Bloomsburg pa., April n, itHL
OTIUE I
Vntlfrt la hfrrw rrliran n a
counts have been tiled in the Court ot Common
I'leas of Columbia county, and will be presented
u7, and connrmed nisi, and unless exceptions are
tiled w thlu four days thereafter, will be connrmed
absolute:
1. Thodrstand partial account of Isaao Ilea.
iiJv,.t2?mlPltl.coM'le Person and estate of Jano
..ZPF an? P.arllal account or A. 1'. YouniT,
trustee or Amanda Cox. '
A. Til ft fll-tit- nnrl Mnul nnnn,,, i n .
i?ew' iiSreve,1,',nK'il- v' K"sler.C. YV.Nealand
ment'eo ' Inre5tora or tue Lime see-
Prohyofflce, ..looSS'a0
TUOTICE I
TJotlce Is hereby given that the following
count has been riled In the Orphans' court of
lumbla countv, and will be presented to the 1
ae
PA.
sald
f.vSr"1."1 a?a unless excepilons'arb 'nied
solute" 8 tUerea,u'r' wm connrmed ab.
and
Lyons, trustee, to make sale ot the real estate of
JOSeDll llnnirhtnn Intn nf linn inn.t, vl
... , ,'M. 11. ISNYDSIl, Clerk ot(i. 0.
Clerk's office, Bloomsburg, Pa., Ap-tl 8, isar,
MQRTGAflE COMPANY
CAPITAL, - - $600,000
DEBENTURES
UTD
Guaranteed Farm Mortgagor
nppirua
NEW TURK.tvf Sn44wt,
riiiLADUriiu, ins. tu bl
KANSAS CITY, IU A Lm.Su.
rtrtlNnt. Suk, NEW VuEE.
tUNiLSk .rillLADELfHIA.
Am-N.t &uk, KANSAS ClTf
tat rain ft UUtmU ana full lururmaUga
uuu run rAWULKT
To J. II. MAIZE, Attorney.at-Law, Agt,.Blooms
uv, Jv, JanH-Sm,
4 NNOAL STATEMENT
-OF TUB
TOWN OF BLOOMSBURG,
roa tiii yar noiko MAaca il, lwi.
FUNDED DEI1T.
nonds due Aug 1, 'sr
11 Jan 1. '88...
1 000
fOO
Feb , Ml...
wo
MO
CM
640
SCO
(00
TOO
700
T80
!t
(M)
740
M0
" no,
" " VI
" " VI,
' " D3
" W
" " TO
m
11 " '97,,...,.....
" " '(H, .......
" " W....41-
" " 1900,
$10910 00
VALUATION OF TAXABLE ritOPEKTY IN 1880.
Ileal estat $1
Personal property. .s? !!?
occupations. t i 099
1K7C0O 00
Two per cent of above v atuatns
ASSETS.
32751 10
Bal due on duplicate of 84....-..' $ S8( 48
' '85 .... SM 20
1978
SMI II
bJ SO
Duo from sundry persons on act
" est 01 d 11 jiannan iur
sower permit.. I 10 00
Due from Wm Krlckbaura.sewer
permit 6 00
Due f rom J D Fo jrler (O W Mill-
er), sower permit, 8 00
Duo from u A Klelm.Bewer per-
mtt, - !W
Duo from O rt Furmnn, sewer
permit 8 00
Duo from Knorr, .Wlntereteen,
sewer permit, 8 00
nun from R 11 Little, newer Der-
mlt, 00
Due from J K Lockard, eewer
permit., o w
48 00
8 4
Duo from sundry pcrsons.on old
accounts H .
$ 20.13 77
LIABILITIES
Orders ot '83, outstanding........ f
0 49
8 8U
899 SI
013 03
I H 71
'w, "
" '85, "
" 'SO, " ........
J Karns. Judgmt for lnl. to leg.
416 66
uiooin uns uu., juagui t. u. ixj,
sepu term. lorouisionug
orders for '84 and '85, and In
terest theroon..
1 1238 41
Coupons of '8c-'87,duo and unp'd
19 00
301! 78
Excess of liabilities over assets,
$ 374 01
NSWTOS BOONS, COLLECTOR FOB '84.
DH.
To bat on duplicate of '84 $ 664 39
CIC.
By exonerations allowed by
council on aupucaie ror to ana
a pplted on duplicate of '84 $ IT 31
By exonerations allow'd on dup--llcate
ot'Ai . 49 60
Amt paid Wm Chrtsman, Treas,,
ai various umes, xia w
m 91
Bal due. .
21 43
t 6M 39
SATin WINNER, COLLECTOR FOE 'Si.
DIL
To bal on duplicate of "85.
$ 1963 60
C1L
By exonerations allowed by
council... i 100 so
By amt pd Wm Chrlsman Treas 1625 ou
$ 1759 30
Bal due
$ 1963 80
II. C. WOOEWiRD, COLLICTOR FOR "84.
D1L
To amt of duplicate for "86 $ 2178 43
Oil.
By amt pd Wm Chrlsman Treas $ 600 00
Balance due 197S 43
$ 8478 43
WM. cniUSMAN, Treas. for '68. In account with
the town or Bioomssurg.
DK.
To amt of tax roll for '86 t 7716 10
" state tax collected on
bonds. 43 80
To amt tromD J Waller, per
Eva Rupert 4 86
To omt from D F Zarr,Pres-t,for
Ones. 3 00
To amt from u F Zirr,lti,s't,for
show licenses. w 00
To amt from B F Zarr,Prest,for
sewer permits. 90 00
To amt from Newton Boone.col-
lector for IU SIS 00
To amt f om M c Woodward, on
duplicate of w 16& 00
To amt rrom M C Woodward, on
duplicate of 800 00
To amt from undry persons,for
sewer permits. .'. 19 00
To amt from o B Martin, for
hauling ground 1 00
To amt from L T Sharpless, for
hauling rubbish. 1 CO
To emt from N J Hendersnott,
for hawing rubbish. gj
$10269 76
WM. CHItlSMAN, Treas. for 'kt. In account with
roe town or moomsourg.
CR.
By amt of duplicate of M O
Woodward, collector for '8,
being amt uncollected by
Treas. on tux roll for TO $ 8478 43
uy aim ui uuuua p u uurmg mo
year, U:
No 68 $ BOO 00
" 69 900 00
" 86 SOI) 00
" SS O0 00
" S9 200 00
'90 . 100 00
" 9S 140 CO
"114 140 00
" 129 00 00
t 2160 00
By amt of lnt pd during yr, Tlx:
Coupons $ 709 49
By state tax on loans. 36 42
By amt paid Eva Hupert, bal
ance due late Treasurer, '0 is
ByamtoronPapddurlngtheyr 46C8 03
By Treasurer's commission on
f7.fc64.01 (A wr Der cent 1110a
Balance In hands of Treasurer, 8 se
$ 6607 S3
$10369 76
RECEIPTS.
Amt collected on tax roll ot fa.
I 8237 67
" of State tax col on bonds,, f 43 80
" rrom jsva uupert ror 11 j
Waller on account 49s
Amt from B F Zarr, Pres't, col-
lected us nnes. .... 300
Amt from 11 F Zarr, Pres't, show
llcesses, 93 00
Amt from B F Zan-,Prcs't,sewer
permits, .... 90 00
194 86
Amt from Newton Boone, col-
lector, on duplicate ot '84. $ J13 00
Amt rrom M O Woodward, col
lector 0 a duplicate ot 'sr. 1629 00
Amt from M (J Woodward, col
lector, on duplicate ot Vd. 900 00
- f 2338 OO
Amt from M A Sterner et aL,
sewer permits, paid to Treas.,
Amt from sundry persons, for
It 00
uuuiiuir gruuua uuu removing
rubbish
h.
$ 77S7 S3
EXPENDITURES.
niaewxTg.
Enos Jacoby, late Com'r, March
uu,. ijai b u. f Pril, OO
Wm .1 HlrllAmnn nn,..
. $ 7 78
m 96
4S8 24
134 62
107 69
13 31
6 00
3 60
Sundry persons for labor.
" " " hauling.,.,,
" " " lumber.
" " " smithing....
11 ii ' repar'gpump
at Forks, .....
Sundry petsons iOr repairing
and hammer hand'es
Sundry persons foe nag cobble
stones
Sundry persons for butld'g stone
for culverts
Sundry persons tor Terra Cotta
pipe for drains
sunury persons for hardware....
Jonathan Bachman,for building
culvert, Catharine & Seventh
streets
Moyer Bros for cement
6 24
31 6S
18 31
78 S3
3 16
- f 1183 37
CONSTABLE AND lYll.Trw
M O Woodward, high constable $ w 64
8 W Shutt, late chief of poUco,
In Man-hand April, is m
D Laycock, late chief of police... CO 75
J m riDoo tu, tui&uiluub .M 10 50
$ 144 79
SEWERAGE.
Sundry persons for labor and
hauling. a ing og
Sundry persors for Iron pipe for
iiiSiJir . .""t 163 79
J r1"-'-. .uuiucr...,,.
Sundry persons for freight on
Iron pipe
Sam'l Neyhard, for engineering
,," " " serving no
tices. !;..
I W McKelvy et aL, sewer ex
tension on Market street.
21 18
5 86
19 60
2 00
166 47
MISCELLANEOUS.
$ 474 24
Paid O E Elwell, rent for coun
cil room, Jan 1, '87
Paid I W iurtman, for Rescue
Hook and ladder Co, to April
l,'B6-..... ....., ((...
Paid t rlendahlp Fire Co, rent to
June 1, w.... . .
Paid Winona Fire Co., rent to
Jan 1, '87 .......
Paid Moyer Bros, tor lockup, to
June 1, '88. ....
Paid Petrtken and Ulilmerer.for
pound, to April l, 88,.,;,.,.,,
Paid Dentler, Garrison and
lllnker, audltora t
I'd Bum'l Neyhard,sal'y,for secy
Td Bloom Water Co to War 1,'S7
60 00
SO 00
30 00'
30 00
20 00
18 00
I 198 00
IS 00
120 00
139 00
0 00
m 00
Iuus .
PdWmKrlckbaum, publishing
annual statement,..;.. " 1
I'd Elwell & Blttenbender, pub
llslilng annual statement, 4c.
I'd J u Brown, publishing an
nual statement publlshlnii
tax notice and prtntl'g poster?
19 00
16 90
19
Pd Samuel Neyhard, prep
annual statement and cli
I 00 7
irepartng
1 clerklg
iur auditors
1 Pd M o Woodward, serving tax
20 00
10 S3
10 00
n oo
84 00
Pdbatnuel Neyhari'mailng tax
Pd buinuel Ne J hard;' town ' en-
PdE O Jwiea. damaues"io"iiiV.
den tnii-lr..
Pd O M Drlnker.htUng Yale lock
nn nnnnnll rrtm
I ,'iL,'1'48llnandWmChrismao
deOo Jil.!:: uu"raueor
rajii itobun,liuoitvr;;
70
KH
Pd II n Eahleman & Co, repairing
gas limp .... 4 oi
J llarman & Hasscrt, repairs
forlnckun .... I fin
lM II (I I'shleman A Co, repairs
ror incKiip s on
Pd L K Waller Esq, lain solici
tor, for services ns per bill ,. I OS 00
I'd i lark Sloon.reducer, nnd ex-
prtssage on sam,ior nro now 3 a
Kit!
OTIIElt DlSIlUriPEMENTH. 54,5 "
Pd on acct ot outatand'g orders
for TH ... , $ SJ oo
Pd on acct ot outstand'g orders
for '89 mvs m
Bonds redeemed..... S180 00
Interest raid during the yr, vlr:
Coupons. , $ 700 49
mi on ovcniuo uuwi
NO OS S M) 711 01
Stato tax on loans ... 99 43
Amt paid Eva Ilupcrt, Into
Treas balanca duo her 70 15
Trca's commls'n on $7tM.0l
1M per cent in m
Dalancc In hands ot Treas s 3!
42M 6s
Total cxDcndlturcs.. .
8100 34
Ml 01
t 78?1j
Deduct orders outstanding..
Leaves amt equalling receipts ..
HAWUKI.NKYIIAIID, ffcV
II. P. ZAHlt, Prest. '
We. the undcrslened. Auditors of the town .
tho town of Bloomsburg met Wednesday ami
1 liuraunj, innii.li o-J nn-. ui, nun uu iiritUJ CCH If
that wo nave eximlned the foregoing nccoutit
and statements and nnd t'icm correct, and do nn.
prove the soma Wo nlso report ihato nmltfie
books, papers nnd pui.llo archives of tho town
have been, and still arc, unprotected from lira am
burglars, from thow ntof a proper plane oloe.
posit. And wo do urge unon the coiincll the ne
cessity ot the purchase or a sate, for the safe keen.
Ing of the same, and would further urgcapmne,
Indexing ot and purchaso of Index b ok, for speedy
rcicreuuu iu iuiuuius uuu uvuvr iiapi-rs relating to
U1U UJUUvinui tuu lunm
WM. E. ItlNKEtt, )
V. D. DENTLblt, s- Auditors.
JOK OAlllliSON, J
n oomshurg, Pa., April 8, 1887.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
By virtue of a writ ot Vend. Ex., issued out ot
the Court of Common rieas of Columbia county,
Pa., and tome directed, will bo exposed to public
sale, at tho Court House, In Bloomsburg, on
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1887,
at i o'clock p. m., all that certain pleco ot
land, Bltuato In Jackson township, Columbia Co.,
ro., bounded by lands of William Brink, Hour
Mcllenry, Lewis Banks and others, containing
sixty-two acres and nlnety-threo perches, (l i be.
Ing designated as pur part No. 3, allotted to
said Lewis C. Young.by tho Orphans' Court ot said
county.)
Seized, taken In execution, nnd to be sold astlin
property of Lewis C. Young.
SAMUEL SMITH, Sheriff.
Mlt.l.KK AND IKKLKR IlBHHlNd, Attys.
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real static !
Unokr an oroxr or cocrt.
Pursuant to an order of tho common Picas
Court of Columbia county, there will bo exposed
to public sale, on tho premises In Flshlngcreck
township, said county, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1887,
at 2 o'clock p. m., the following described real es
taie ot Benjamin C. Hess, a lunatic, to-v. It: All
that certain lot or pleco of land, situate tn I'lsli
Ingcrcck township, atorcsatd, bounded on the.
north by land of .Mabala II. Hess, on the east by a
public road, on the south and west by land ot
Samuel Yost, containing
1-2 ACRE
of land, whereon nro erected a new two-story
FRA ME I) WELLING HO USE.
a new stable snd outbuildings.
Terms made known on day ot sale.
nprs DAVID YOST, Committee.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate!
Pursuant to nn order of the Orphans' Court of
Columbia county, Pennsylvania, thero will bo ex
posed at public sale, on the premises, In Orange
township, In said county, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1887,
at 10 o'clock a. m., the following described real
estate, Into the properly of Samuel Keller, dee'd,
to-wit: A certain tract ot land.bounded as follows,
to-wlt: Beginning at a post on tho road leading
from Orangevllle to Centre township; thenco
along said road north seventy-four and one-halt
degrees east, sixteen and three-tenths purchase to
a p st; thence by land of David Herring, north
toty-nlno perches to a stone; thenco by land of
heirs of George Kline, south, seventy-llve degrees
west, flxteen and three-tenths perches to a stone;
thence by land ot John Snyder, south forty-nlno
perches, to tho place ot beginning, containing
5 ACRES,
strict measure, with Improvements.
TERMS OF HALE. Ten per cent, of one-fourtll
of tbo purchaso money to be paid at the striking
down of tho property, tho one-fourth less tho ten
per cent, at the confirmation absoluto and tho re
maining tnree fourths In one year therealter with
Interest from confirmation nisi. Purchaser to pay
tor drawing deed.
WILLIAM DkLONO, Admr.
C. W. Miller, Atty. aprf.
BLOOMSBURG MARKET.
' "Wholesale. Itctai.
Wheat per bushel 78 80
Hyo " " CO
Corn " " .... 60 05
Oats " " 05 Vi
Flour " bbl 4 to 5
Butter 20 23
Eggs 12 H
Potatoes 00 SO
Hams IS 10
Dried Apples 03 05
Bide 07 10
Shoulder 09 13
Chickens 8 10
CiCCSC,
Lard per'ib,.,.'.",.'.'.','.'.V.'. 03 10
Vinegar per gal 20 !!0
Onions per bushel GO 7-1
Veal skins 07
Wool per lb 35
Hides 5 to 7
Coal on Whauf.
No 0 2.00; Nos 2 3, & Liiinpli3.25
No. 5 53.00 Bltiiralnu? $3.25
fiew Y1k .VsXhkejs,
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Heportea bv a. s. palmer, miolenate Comm(to
Merchant, 166 trade St., X. 1'.
New York, April 59, 15'"
Tho weather being more seasonable and
f prlng like trade opens eetlvo. Tho princi
pal feature, in tho market is tho decline la
tho price of butter, which will Induce larger
consumption and the export trade wiiltako
hold moro freely. Fancy creamery and
tubs and palls,da!ry,23 to 25c; inferior 22c.
Old butter has but little demand and bal
auct of stock cleaning up nt low prices.
Egg market somewhat firmer and selling
from 13 to 13Jc, and anticipate n slight ad
vance. Cheese nlso easier nnd fancy worth
from 13 to Ho ; fair to good 10 to 12c.
Live poultry, spring chickens, 35 to 40c per
lb., fowls 10 to lie. DrtsseO poultiy, tur
keys, selected, 14 to 15c 1 capons 23 to 23c.
Broilers 30 to 70c, according to size. Thero
Is a scnrclty nf spring chickens und fowls
worth 13 to 14o j ducks 12c. Clame, tamo
squabs, 4.60 to 5. H dozen. Live pigeons
60c per pair. Wild ducks 30 to 60c.
Bprlng lambs $1 to 0 60 her head. Owing
to tho depression of last week tho market
on dressed veals lias not had tlmo to Im
prove, but antlc'patc better prices later in
tho w. ck ; selllug choice stock from 8 to Do
fair to good 0 to 7c Dressed pork 7 to 8Jc.
Apples, choice baldwins, spys, etc. show
-. .vw,uw u l!ltU 1JWI11K HI iienviui HV., "
and selling from 8.00 to 4.50 per bbl., rus.
sets 3 60 to i$4j crcenings $4 to 4.60.
Cranberries, fancy, 3,60 to $4. per box.
Btrawberrlcs 80 to 50 per (jrt. I ho recent
advance in beans has been caused by tho
advance in frt. rates, shiittlug out ship-
tnm iiiiiu uiu pacinc coast, mm nn"
direct effect from tho recent Inter state
Ku'iiuiciiu nei 1 acinus inurruw ut iff- rv
bush. Medium 1 05. While kidney 1 60 to
i.uo j nu 1 lio to 1,75. Tens 1.0U. r-vap.
apples worth from 11 to 13o t snu dried 4
n n ii . ... . ' ... 11,.
jo uu. uuspuernea luio IB. uiicrnes m
Blackberries t)o. Potatoes doing well and
selling cholco rose, burlmnk und liebron
from 1 75 to $3. per bbl. Sweet potatoes
iw t u unions, reu uuu .ytiiuw, .
8 60 to 3.75 per bbl., white if 5 to id Hu
slu turnips 1 25. Hublurd squash 2 60.
Cabbage 3.60 to 3.60 Slaplu sugar 8 to 9o
per lb , syrup 75o per gallon. Beeswax
to 25c Furs, mliAt 40o to 1.25. Fox 7-jo
1.00. OnnBinm intninn Cittor Aft to 1(A
Muikrat 10 to lc