MIFEMHHAL CAmt.
4 L. MtlTZ, ' I "
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,'
Offiok Front Room, Over Postoffloo.
bloombuuho, PA.
T E. WALLKltj "
AJ ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
omoe OTet lit. National Bank. Bl00m,DU,l?' p
vr U.FUNK,
r' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
BLOOMStCSO, PA.
Offlca In nf 8 Building. ' '
J OHN M. OLAHK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
AMD
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
BLoonaDia,ri
omce oyer Mayor Bras. Drat Store.
p W. MILLER, "
ATTORHRY-AT-tAWi
omce In Browsr's butldlntf.sooond noor.room No.l
Bloomsburff, Ft.
n FRANK ZAKB,
D ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
O fflce corner ol centre and tin stitets. ClMl s
llalldlo?.
Om bo consulted In Oorman.
Q.EO. E. ELWELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bloombbubo, Pa.
Office on First floor, front room of Col
umbian Building, Main street, below Er.
chango Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
offloo In Columbia Bcildiko, Room No. I, second
noor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JJ V. WHITE,
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW,
BLQOMSBURO, PA.
Office In Brewers' Building, 2nd floor,
may 1-tf
B. ZMOKH. U WINTIESTIIH.
K.NOBR & WINTERSTEEN,
Attorneye-at-Law.
omco lu 1st National Bank building, second noor,
nrat door to the left corner ot Main and Market
streets IlloomBOure, Fa.
t&Pcntunt and BounlUt Collected.
P. BILUIEYEIt,
(DIXTJilCT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
WOfllce over Dcntlcr's shoo store,
Bloomsburg, Pa. apr-30.86.
7". II. RIIAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Catawlsaa, Pa.
once.eorner ot Tblrd and Main streets.
jyj-lOUAEL F. EYERLY,
Conveyancer, Collector of (Claims.
AND
LKQAIi ADVICB IN 1BK SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, tc
IWOfllce in Dentler's building with F. F. Bill
meyer; attorney-al-law, trout 100ms, !nd noor
Bloomsburg. Fa. apr-s-ss,
3. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Berwick, Pa.
JK. nONOKAA. ROBBINS.
Offlce and residence, West First street, Blooms
burg, Fa. novstsaiy.
JB. McKELVY, M. D.,Sureeon and Phj
. slclan, north aide Main Btreet.below Market
JAR. J. 0. BUTTER,
PHYSICIAN BURGEON,
Office, North Market street,
Bloimsburr, Fa
DR:,WM.-1 M. REBER Burgeon and
Physician, Office corner of Rock and Market
treet.
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. RTDBBS, PROPRIETOR
BL00MSBUR3,PA.
0PP08ITB (XlUKT BOUSE.
Large and convenient satnplo rooms. Bath room,
hot and cold water; ana an modern conveniences.
T F. HARTMAN
BirusmTS ina roixowixo
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North American ot Philadelphia.
Franklin, " "
Pennsylvania, " "
York; ot Pennsylvania.
Hanover, ot N. Y.
8uee is. ot London.
ortmirlUsh; ot London.
Office on Market Street, No, (, Bloomsburg,
. oot. , ,-
TpiRE INSURANCE
christian v. knaff, bloomsbduq, fa,
Home, of n. t.
mbhcoants'.of newark, n. j.
'linton,-n.y.
peoples' n. y.
reading. pa.
These old coaroaATiONs are well seasoned by
age and fibs txstsd and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court ot law. Their assets are
all Invested In solid sscumtiis are liable to the
hazard o: mi only. ...... .
Losses ruourTLT and uohbstlt adjusted and
paid as soon as determined by cukibtun r,
KMArr, srxciAL aosmt and adjubtxb Bloomsiuho,
Fv
The people of Columbia county ahould patron
ize the agency where loeseslt any are settled and
paid by one of ther own citizens.
PROMPTNESS. E001TY. FAIR DEALING.
J7REAB BROWN'S INSURANCE
1 AGENCY. Moyer's new building, Mala Btreet,
oomsburg, Fa.
Assets
Ktna Insurance Co., ot Hartford, Conn S7,078,ea)
Koyal of Liverpool.. la,wo,ooo
.Lancashire...... 10,000,000
Klre AssoclaUon, Philadelphia 4,ifu,7io
Fbainlx, of London. - 5,S6fl,370
London & Lancashire, ot England l.lOU.WO
Ilartford of Hartford 8,ots,u50
Bprlngnsld Fire and Marine 2,ota,tso
As the agencies are direct, policies are written
or the Insured without delay In the offlce at
Bloomsburg. Oct. 8, '81-
XTT AINWRIGUT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
PniLADILPUlA, Pa.
TEAS, 8YIllir8, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES
ltlCK, BI'IOSS, B10AI1B SODA, KTO., STO.
N. K. Corner Second and Arch fits,
wrordcrs will receive prompt attention.
Yr U. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Hloomsburo, Columbia County, Pa
All styles ot work done In a superior manner, work
warranted as represented. Turn Extract
id without Fain by the use of Gas, and
freeot charge w hen artificial teeth
are Inserted,
Offlce In Uarton'B building, Main street,
below Market, live doors below Klelin's
drug store, first lloor.
lobe open at all houri during the rfaj
Novu-lr
Benton Hotel,
LEMUEL DRAKE, Prop'r.
This well-known hotel has been re-openrdand
many Improvements made for the accommodation
ot the traveling public. The bar and table are
supplied with tho best the market affords. A large
and commodious stable Is connected with the
notel. Terms always reasonable.
MmayWj LEMUEL DRAKE, Proprietor.
WILLIAM HART
BLOOMSBUEG, PENlf A.,
AGENT FOR TUB
KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO..
manufacturers of the celebrated Keystone Dyna
mite, I hia eip'08.ve la giving universal salUfac
vuuiuua cneenuiiy given. iizaugviu'
SUBSCRIBE FOR
THE COLUMBIAN,
a
J
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efits, to bo derived from Sim
mons Liver licgulfttor. I
Was "afiliotcd for several years
with disordered liver, which
resulted In a sevcro attack of
Jaundice. I had good medi
cal attendance, but it failed
to reeloro mo to tho enjoy
ment of my former health.
I then tried tho most ro
nowned physicians of Louis
ville, Ky., but all to no pur
pose, whereupon I was in
duced to try Simmons Liver
Regulator. I found immcdi
ato benefit from its uso, and
it ultimately restored mo to
tho full enjoyment of health."
A. II. Siiiki.f.v, Richmond,
Ky . . . ."I most ohecrfully ro
commend it to all who suffer
from bilious attacks or any
disease caused by a disar
ranged stato of tho liver.". . . .
W. R. 15i:itNAin, Kansas
City, iMo.
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
OF PORE COD LIVER OIL
IOSl
Almost as Palatabloas Milk.
Tho only rrrpiratlon of COD LITER OIL that
can bn takon readily and toloratod for a long lime
by dllrale Btotaarh.
AWO AS A REMEDY FOR CONStTSlPTIO!!,
W l!HIIA)t S
AmrilUX. ANAEMIA, Jh.
MUl, DMIiMIY. Ol (ills AM) 'llimilT At'
tt.CllO.NS and all WAMIMI IIIMIKDULH
Cllll.iniE.N It U martrllon. In lln rwalta.
lYcscribcd and endorned by tUo best l'hyalclana
In tho countries of tho world.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
oct-gMy
GEO.
RJREAl
dco 3 80 n e & co.
CL0THIN01oCL0THING
G- W. BERTS CH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR,
Cents' Furnishing Goods;, Bats & Caps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits mado to order at short notice
and a fit always guaranteed or no salo,
Call and oxaraino tho largest and best
selected stock ol goods over shown in
Columbia county.
Btoro next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES
OF CAST C WltOUQUT IKON.
Suitable for
Yards,
Cemtery Lots
and
Public Grounds
:o:
TUB IOUOY1 lug BUUWB IUD 1 ICIi UUUllu UUD u.
the Beveral beautiful styles of Fence manufactured
by the undermined.
For Beauty ana Durability thoy areunsurpass
ed. set up by experlenrcd hands and warranted
to elve sal
tlafactlon.
Prices and specimens
signs sont to any address.
Address
of other do-
BLOOMSBURG PA
BLOOMSBURG JLANING MILL
The undorslgned huvlup; put his Planing Ml
on Hallroad Htreet, lu ilrst-ciass condition, 1b pre
pared to do all kinds ot work In his line,
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS.MOUuDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
furnisnea at roasonabloj rices. All lumber used
Is well seasonod and none but skilled workmen
areempioyea.
ESTIMATES FOE BUILDINGS
urnlshed on application, l'lans and Bpeclflca
ons preparod by an experienced arausmainau
CHAmEH KUDO,
IllooiiiNburpr, I'm
M. C. SLOAN & BRO.,
BLOOMSHURO, PA.
Manufaclurcrsot
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS
xiFinHS. PLATFORM WAGONS &C
First-class work always on hand.
REPAIRING NBA TLYDONk.
Prica reduced to tutt the timer.
1$ SEE THAT THE
- EXAOT LAULE 13 ON ? C s
t S IS EA0H CHIMNEY A3 . a 9
aiTTSDUHGHipfX'ir
LCBKfiE ALE R 5 ESUSft WREBC
lie
SELECT STORY-
MUEDEEED HIMSELF.
About half a milo from tho villniro
of Oposur,, Mexico, facing tho high
road, and separated from tho river
Yagua by a belt of trees, thoro stood
Romo years ago a long, low cottage
known as La Bolsa. Sonor Rodrinutz,
who was a squarely-built, olcan-shavoo
man of about -10, with gray hair, mus
taoho and coatee, and with nothim? ro-
markablo about him except a deep" cut
uver um rigni uycorow, nan now neon
oooupying tno cottage lor a liltlo over
ft year, tjonsideran.o speculation was
indulged in as to whom Rodrlnnez was
and what ho did for a living. IIu
never volunteered any information on
the score, but on ono occasion ho was
heard to say something which led to
tho mferonco that he had been a sea
captain, and on tho strength of it the
residents of tho village called him tho
captain.
About this timo tho captain had got
into irounio. no. owed Ms landlord
and tho villago tradesmen in tho neigh
borhood of 500, and tho patience of
Ins creditors was nearly exhausted,
when ono day thoy received a letter
from tho captain in which ho wrote
that ho would satisfy their claims on
tho following Monday, as a legacy left
oy a distant relativo bad been paid in
to his account at tho villaeo bank.
kjii Saturday tho captain camo into
town, mot Ins landlord s son, chatted
pleasantly with tho young man and in
vitod him to accompany him to tho
bank. Ho remained at tho bank about
ten minutes, and came out at tho cud
of that time, buttoning into tho breast'
pocket ot his coat a tat looking pocket-
oook. no then went Btraight home,
alter making a low purchases and bid
ding tho voting man good-day.
un outiday morning tho villagers
were startled by tho announcement
made by tho captain's servant at tho
police station that her master had been
murdered tho night before and robbed
The inspector and tho wholo availablo
police lorce of tho villago, consisting
oi two noncemen, set on ior i,a isoisa
to unearth the mystery.
un reaching tlio building tho win
dows and doors in front wero closed
and locked. Ou going round to the
back the door leading from the sitting.
room to the garden, which sloped down
to tho river, was found to bo open, and
on entering tho sitting-room drops of
blood wero seen along tho carpet bo
tween tho staircaso and tho garden
door. On tho staircaso itself tho drops
of blood wero moro frfqueiit. The bed
room, however, was clearly tho place
where tho murder had been committed.
The tablo by tho window had been
pushed out of its place ; tho only two
chairs in tho room were lying "on tho
lloor. The l'd, which had not been
slept in, was deluged with blood, and
in tho middle of it was a deep indenta
tion, as if a heavy body had been press
ed flown upon it. A large clasp-knife,
stained with blood, was lying on tho
pillow, and by tho door on tho floor
was au open pocket-book. So much
tho inspector saw at a glance as he
entered, Ho took the pocket-book and
looked carefully through it ; it was
empty, but lying near it, and behind
the door, was a piece of neatly-folded
paper. It had evidently fallen from tho
pocket-book while tho murderer was
emptying the contents. It wis a half
sheet of noto paper folded in throe, and
written on it wero tho numbers and
value of forty-two bank notes, tho total
of which amounted to $3,7o0. Here
was a clow at once. An officer was
immediately dispatched to tho villago
with tho paper to inquiro of tho bank
authorities whether those wero tho
numbers of the notes which had been
paid to tho captain tho day boforo. He
also received orders to await the ar
rival of Cap'.. Salegria, a well-known
and daring Mexican detective, who was
to arrivo in tho villago at noou that day
to visit an old friend. Tho bank
identified tho numbers on tho paper as
those of tho bank notes paid out tho
day beforo to tho captain. Tho money
had been paid him by the bank in pur
suance of an order contained in a letter
on Saturday morning from ouo of its
correspondents, Colez, Garcia & Co , a
largo firm doing an iramenso business
with tho United States. Further in
quiries being made by the officer, it was
ascertained that a man, who seemed to
avoid observation, was seen driving
along tho road early on the morning
of tho murder in a vehicle very muoh
of tho stylo used in tho country, f ho
man who drovo the mysterious man to
wboro ho could obtain a stago which
ran on tho old Oposnra road, showed
tho bank bill which tho stranger had
given him to chango, and it was found
to bo ono ot those stolen irom tno cap
tain. From tho indications outside, thero
was no doubt that tho murderer had
gono out of the sitting-room backward,
dragging the body of bis viotim after
him. Across tho small grass plot, and
half way through tho bolt of trees, tho
footsteps continuod ; thero thoy ceased.
On tho soft mud and leaves were an
impression ns if a long, hoavy body
had been laid thero i near this impress
ion, lying ou tho ground, was a spado,
and at too distance ot a lew ioci uio
ground was dug up as if it had been
intended to bury tho body thero. The
projeot, however, had boon givon up,
as tho murdered had thought of n hot
ter plan for disposing of tho body.
But where 1 In tho liver, of conrso 1
Suro enough, in tho river bank the foot
prints woro again found. Tho river
had been dragged up and down and
sideways and across, and at every con
coivablo anglo, but no body had been
found. Tho inspoctor was getting im
patient when a road wagon drovo up
and a dapper littlo man with a swarthy
complexion and a heavy black raus
tacho jumped out. Tho stranger was
nono other than Capt. Salegria, tho fa
mous detective In a few minutes tho
dctectivo had heard all that tho Inspco-
tor had to tell.
"Let mo see," said tho dctcotivo,
"All tho villaee. vou say, know tho
oantain would havo monoy to pay his
dohtsl"
Tho inspector nodded.
"Which amounted in an to uuoui
SfiOO, moro or lees t"
Tho inspector nodded again.
"And ho drew out of tho bank $3,.
730. Was that tho wholo legacy V
"It was."
"He didn't want $'3,150 to pay $500,
did hot"
This was a new light to tho inspect
or, who shook his bead cautiously.
. , 1 II A - - 1 A
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 26,
"From whom did tho order to nav I
mo money corno i
"Uolez, Uarcia ts Co. "
"Colez. Garcia &s Co.." repeated Sa
legria, referring to his noto book j "tho
great American traders. And you bus
pect no ono V
"No ono osoopt tho man who passed
tho note."
Tho deteotivo and tho inspector on-
icroo mo nouso. Alter looking over
tho kitoheo and buxom widow's bed
room without making any discovery,
mo two went to tno captain s bedroom
v.. ...! r
Everything of moment was carefully bolt through a brick houso. In an in
examined. stant tho tram and tho houso wero in
A pair of boots lying in tho corner "
of tho room finally attracted tho delco-
tive's attention. Something in tho lln-1
ng of ouo of them seemed to interest
him, for he again referred to his posk-
ct-book. Having finished his exatnma-
tion of tho bedroom tho dctectivo went
down-siairs, taking ono ot tno boots
, . . . ,. ; . :
wild mm ana inspecting oaon stair as I
hr. rifliinpntled. Tlinnn wnrp nntmrnntlv
.-.I. I 1 .! , . t .1
moro satisfactory, for his smile bright-
cued considerably, and after ho had
been shown tho traces of blood along
tho lloor of tho sitting-room it had ex-
panded into a broad grin,
Ho walked to tho tablo and turned
over tho books and papers till ho fouud
somo sheets of blotttug-paper. Those
ho examined attentively, holding them
up to the light and turning thorn in
every possiblo direction. Tho result
seemed satisfactory, for ho pocketed
them.
"And now about tho captain," said
tho detective, choosing tho clearest
footprint ho could find in the soft mud.
and pulling tho boot out of his pocket.
"His namo is Kodnqucz, you say,
What is ho captain of 7
"Nothing that I know of, but thoy
..H.u..vv.'.. w.. I
do say that ho has boon a captain in jumped tho track and smashed into tho human woo aro in closo accord with sounded like tho heartiest kind of fun
the China trade" signal-tower, and in an instant thero tho undertaker. Thoy manage to milk came from him, and nothing would
"What sort of a man is ho?" was a wreok which for confusion has tho teat with a vongenco when thoy prevail to prevent it. Tho doctor fin-
"Tall, spare-built, about 40, gray seldom beon equalled in railroad annals, once begin. ally camo to tho conclusion that ho was
hair, and no whiskers." The engine was dragged from tho The undertakers extend their lines tbo victim of a nervous attack, and,
"Deep cut over tho right eyebrow," track, and, ploughing through tho dirt across tho river and out to Calvary loaving a nervine, departed,
added tho dctectivo quietly, as ho and mud a distanco of 150 feet, rolled Cemotpry, on tho outskirts of Brook Tho father continued laughing until
stooped and fitted tho boot which he completely over. There it lay, giving '?" Hero tho tenement houso dead about sundown when he suddenly stop
had taken from tho captain'a room into forth its steam and hot water in grt at ru buried, coffin on top of coffin, till j,cd and fell on tho floor, completely
tho impression in tho mud. jets. Tho steam plowed up the dirt as many as six bodies rest in ono grave prostrated. Ho soon grew better, how-
"Yes," Baid tho inspector, puzzled at and covered tho houso in front of tho All along the dusty road to tho grave- over, ate a hoarty supper and spent tho
the detective's knowledge cngino with a fine layer of yellow yard aro rumshops and beer saloons evening much as usual. No signs of
"Ho never went by that namo hero, mud that looked liko a fresh coat of more speculations on tho part of tho the return of tho troublo appearing, ho
rli.l lint" naVnil ihn ilntpp.tivn. hnmlinrr imitit. The steam and water were undertakers. Their drivers stop at wont to bed anil was snnn fast fmlpen.
tho boot to tho inspector, on tho lining
of which was written "A. Perez."
"Never."
Ho was getting moro and moro puz
zled. "Perez, alias Cova, alias Delgardo,
and now alias Rodrlquez ; I've wanted
him these threo years, said tbo dctco
tivo cheerfully. "I'vo got him now,
"Yes." said tho inspector, grimly,
"he's safe enough ovor there."
And ho ierked his thumb toward the
riyer.
"Bloss vou." said the detective, "he's
nearer America by this time. He'll
dio in his boots or with tho ropo around
his neck Don't you see tho fellow has
murdered himself and bolted with the
swagT Whfu I found that bdot I
thought how it was, and this settled
it," said the detective, pulling tho
almnta nf IilntttniY tmnpr nut. nf hia
nouket and holdinir them to tho inspect-
or. There, all over them, woro tho
words Colez, Garcia & Co., in a neat,
olerk-like hand, with that peculiar
flourish at tho end which tho'so who
had dealings with that eminent houso
know so well. "That letter to tho vil
lage bank is a forgery ; it's not the
first timo he has Borvcd Colez, Garoia
& Co. this trick. Ho was in their
American houso five years ; camo to
them with a forged character, robbed
them to tho tuno of $22,000 and bolted.
Ho's beon smuggling and thioving all
over tho world since then. But I
must be off. I wouldn't miss him for
anvthing."
The detective was right. Tho vil
lago bank found to its astonishment,
that Colez, Garoia & Co. repudiated
tho letter which purported to bear their
signature. It was a forgery. Somo
days later tho captain was arrested
just as he was in tho act of booking his
.passage for New York. Subsequently
ho was tried in tho village court iu
Oposura, and, under tho namo of Rod
riauez, was sentenced to penal servi
tude for tho term of his natural lifo.
Brazilian Doctors.
THE1U CIIAIiflF.S REGULATED BY THE ESTI
MATCH VALUE OF A PATIENT'S LIFE,
Tho lir&ziliaus aro an indolent pco
plo, and lazily protest against improve
ments which aro certain to disturb
their listless ways. Their Emporor,
Dom Pedro, stands alono among living
rulers for tho oxtcnt of his scientific
attainments, and ho devotes himself
with exceptional energy to every
branch of publio (Ml airs, llo has in.
in-
to
;y.
i
spired somo of tbo loading officials
imitate his publio spirit and energy,
lint with tho mass of his subiocts bo is
not popular. His industry shames their
indolence ; their shame irritates in
stead of stimulating them, and thoy
murmur against tho onergotio ruler
who will not let things remain as they
aro.
iirazilian doctors aro as ccccntrio in
their charges as tho peoplo aro in their
desire to onjoy tho pleasure of boing
let alone. Tho physicians do not rog-
ulato their charges by tho timo and
labor thoy havo oxponded in tho pa-
tient s service, but by tho estimated
value of his life As this valuo is do-
teriuincd by tho patient's income, ho,
if ho survives, is treated by tho doctor
as wreckers treat a stranded ship tho
grcator the value, tbo larger tbo sal-
vage. A young English ongineer,
while engaged in somo work in uio
vicinity ot mo, was attacked by yellow
fevor. A doctor of good repute at-
tonded him, and on his recovery tie-
o rtf aZk
Tho young eugincer remonstrated and head, his arm was badly wrenched and wollro,l)0 m that young man aa sure
threatened to appeal to the courts, ho was also internally injured. Ho was J' youro a f0l uiSb- -'exas Sift
But friends who had resorted to theso removed to Providence Hospital by tho . ,
tribunals for redress, advised mm to
havo nothing to do with the law. IIo
acted upon their counsel and paid the
doctor s bill. l ouws companion.
Coquelin, tho
playing in tho
l' ronch actor, was
part of "Annibal"
"iAveniurio in
provincial town
somo little timo ago, and when ho camo
to tho sceuo in which "Annibar is sup-
posed to fall asleep, the actor,
happened to bo extremely tired
evening, leu asleep in good ear
Ho slept heavily and snored liko
ringer. When ho took tip tho
papers next day he found that, whilo
iirnialne tho performance In croneral.
they all condemned his simulation of
the phenomena of sleep as ridiculously
Btanv and unnatural.
Another Railroad Aocldont-
FIltailTKUl. SMASH Ul ON THE IIAI.TI-
MOIIK AND OHIO IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, August 17. Tho few
residents in tho neighborhood of tho
Baltimore and Ohio "Y" who wero up
and on tho street at G.S0 this morning
witnessed n thrilliug and startling
sceno. It was no loss a spootaclo than
that of a train of cars leaping from
tho track and rushing with tbo speed
of lightning and the crash of a thunder-
heap of ruins, and tho track for somo
distanco was littered with debris. Tho
train to tvhich tho accident occurred
was train No. -1, tho St. Louis, Chicago
and Cincinnatti express, and coming
irom tho West, duo hero at G.20.
About 0.30 it camo thundering into tho
city over tno metropolitan urancn, nuti
-. ..... c . ... , " , .
tno curve, ueuny u iiiuu away irom
thfl "Y." beirall whistlinrr "down
.1 I.. !1 . f n
brakes." For somo reason tho brakes
woro not put down. Tho air-brakes, it
was stated, did not work and tho ongl-
noor began blowing his distress wbistlo
for tho orakemen to put on tho regu
lar brakes.
Either tho brakcracn did not heed
tho signal or it was not given in timo
to bo of uso, for tho train, flying at a
trightlul rale, camo thundering on
towards tho sharp curve at tho "Y.''
Un the south sido of tho "i" in tho
littlo corner made by tbo intersection
of tho tracks was located tho railroad
signal-tower, a brick structure, threo
Btories high, where men aro employed
to regulate the signals and tho switches
at tho "1. When tho tram turned
tho sharp curvo of tho "Y," with fear-
I J ----- - I
ful headway, tho car behind tho engine
blown through tho house, and somo of
tho iu mates wore badly scalded. Near
I ... ina. TT 1 T?nn;..n 1. l
tho ongino lay Hamilton Brosius, the
engineer, crushed and dying and his
fireman with several bones broken.
But behind tho engine was a scene of
panio and confusion. Ono car was
crushed and nearly buried under tho
tracks and timbers of tho demolished
building. Two sleeping coaches and
one passenger coach remained on the
iraoK. x no man car, toe express car
auu mo uaggage oar were rouea over
and their sides were crushed. Tho roof
of ono car protruded from the ruins of
tho building.
Tho disaster, of courso, at onco
created intense exoitcmcnt. A lire-
- . i
alarm was sounded, which amcklv
brouuht the fire department and the
police to tho scene. Ambulances wero
hurriedly sent for, and a corps of phy-
sictans came, summoned from eyory di
rcction. Firemen, policemen, railroad
men and tho citizens wont to work
with ooats off to clear out the debris,
Mauy injured passengers were remov
ed and taken to neighboring houses or
drug stores or to hospitals. In this
way eighteen or twenty peoplo wero
got out of tho wreck, somo of them
only slightly injured, others with bones
broken and bodies badly bruised and
cut.
in tho signal-tower, on tbo upper
floor or observatory, AVilliam Baxter, a
railroad signalman, was at work. On
tho ground floor Joseph Haley, a youug
man employed by tho railroad com
pany, was engaged cleaning lamps,
liaxtcr, it appears, realized the impend
ing danger in time. He gave a shout
to Haley, and leaped from tho tower
to tho ground. Hu broko his arm in
tho fall, and was pretty badiy shakon
up, but seems to havo cscapod moro
serious injury. Haley below, however,
was buried m the ruins of tbo houso,
When ho was disinterred it was fouud
that the timbers had fallen so as to
protect him from the tons of brick and
mortar abovo him. Ho was badly
frightened and bruised and blinded by
tbo umo and plaster.
When tho men began to clear away
tbo wreck there was a man in tbo deb
ns very much excitod, who would not
leave, but showed fight. Ho dug des
pcratoly at the broken timbers and
heaps of bricks. When ho was order
ed away by a policeman ho turned
savagely and said: "If you don't leavo
mo alono I'll knock h 1 out of you.
juy son is mere, llo was let alono
and continued his desperate strugglo
until ho had uncovered tho bruised and
I.... A I ft.:. ..
Ho was let
it ale
battered form of his son
Air. and Mrs. William Uenson. an
elderly couple from Winchester, Ind
iana, wero badly bruised. Thero wero
threo Railroad Mail Sorvico olerks.
xr.,nM n it it . t n ir in
and J. II. Brown, in tho postal oar at
ti,n i!m. nf .hn J.nLW inA -in 1.
U1UDD1D. W. LA. IIUUIUU, XJ. J, iUUmil
.I,: ;V: ... ' ZruT"
escaped with some bad bruises and
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soratches. Hooton and Morrill live in
Baltimore their run boing from Graf
ton, W. Va., to Baltimore J. II,
Brown lives here.
Mrs. Agusta Barnes, a lady on her
way to her homo in Germany, had her
head badly cut. Sho had considerable
monoy and her tickets to New York
and uermany. she was removed to
Providence Hospital
wiiuam isuck, a Uerman, 54 ycara
ol age, was seriously and perhaps fatal
ly Injured. He, with his wife, was on
his way from Cincinnati to Germany,
tt.,
police. His wifo was uninjured. Sho
accompanied her husband to tho hos
pital, bo mo of tho passengers on tho
wrookod train roturnod to thoir West
ern homes instead of continuing on
tncir journey to tno liast.
I armors should novcr considor limo
aa '011 'or plants, but as a very impor-
lanl awraowo 01 tno son, to bo applied
applied, it is of little
importance whether it is slacked or
resb, tho effeota will bo tho same In
I thn ond, Tho point Is to gproad It on
i v" mnu.
who i" ourruct aoimw, to rcduco vegetable ,i, ...u 'I:." . ii Tr
"'"M "7i. "". 'M"T" ""'-i,iu cmy .g ...5 . ,f ,. meir
!... innttp,- Intn I, ,.,, j l .ttol-l 7- .... .""vuvv.. nuii, ouuilioi. U1U luuucr 11 IIU
incst. ei iuii samiy onos, nud gen- i, ,,ni, vw 7" " , k." ,7 " thov keen
K imrAP0T9 E 'Al y mailed ; s'M brakem n 'who ThS most
I (li.l limn ..
MW JIU1U WUl.ll
1887.
Extravagance in Funerals.
IIKHI 1'IIICKI) UNDKKTAKKItS WHO OBOW
quite men Tiutouoti the i'iuijk
of tub roon.
Now lork Letter to Washington Tost.
Tho othor day as I was passing
through tho poorer quarter of tho oity
I met an uncanny littlo white hearse,
driven by a tough-looking oltlzen who
woro a black stovo-pipo bat, smoked a
cheap grocory store cigar and diffused
a general air of toughness and rum.
InBido tho hoarso was a tiny whito cof
fin that was pitiful to look upon. Ten
carnages followed tho hearse and wero
filled with Italian laborers dressed in
their blouses nnd overalls. Thov
smoked pipes
windows.
and lolled out of tho
Tho baby I learned from a policeman
with whom I fell in conversation, was
uii.tnj uuu uav uiu. ma luuuier was
!.. ..i.i ti!
" luj,!"""" iuuuiui
was not less than S100. Tho Poor of
fW.t.lnlrni I'l.n nn.t r !. r.. . 1 I
New York are tho most extravagant
pcoplo in tho world in tho management
of their funerals, though they aro reas-
onably careful about other oxponditur-
turcs. When a death occurs tho hawks
descend upon tho bouso in flocks. Tho
richest undertakers aro in tho touomeot
houso districts and they havo agents
and wires innumerable. Many of them
count their fortunes' in six figures,
though they live in squalor and appar
ent poverty. They own livcry'stables,
grog shops and tenement houses, and
every tenant, cmployeo and political
heeler" is expected to work for tho
undertaker who patronizes him. Tho
manufacturers ot mottoes, wreaths,
shrouds, memorial pictures, wax flow-
ors, texts and all tho other oatobpennv !
devices and schemes that hang upon
, . . . . a. I
these places in turn on tho way to and
from tho grave, and thus keep business
nnnminn An mftnv no nnn nnnrirnri I
booming. As many as ono hundred
and fifty funerals a day pass oyer tho
lhirty-iourth street terry on tho way
to this burying-placo of tho dead. An
average of ten carriages to a funeral,
and counting four "mourners" and tho
driver to each carriage, makes between
seven and eight thousand peoplo a day
tor tbo undertakers and their agents
along the line to draw monoy from.
W hen a death occurs in tbo family
of one of tho local politicians the funor
al takes on the air of a festival or a
festival or picnic, and tho wholo ward
turns out to do honor to tho dead. Tho
. i l r tlt . l - i
rlu" "uueriunera ot now ors ore
legion in tho poorer districts. Uptown
t is tho custom to conduct funeials
with extraordinary privacy, and when
tho ceremony can bo performed in o
country houso tho dead is convoyed out
of town without any formalities at all.
Tho one idea of poor Now York is to
mako a show ot tbo dead, whilo rich
New York abhors it.
In a Photograph Gallery.
A sallow-comploxioned old lady, ac
companied by a phenomenally unpre
possessing daughter, leceutly walked
into an Austin photograph gallery.
"Bo you tho photographic man ?"
sho inquired.
"Yes, mam," replied tho artist in
plate glass and chemicals, "can I do
anything tor you T '
"No, 1 reckon not. I'm too far over
tho border for you to waste any of
your mechanical genius on me. It's
my darter, Partbony, here, that I want
tuck. Can't yor sorter mitigato that
comploxion cf hers, and build up that
nose that was broko by falliu' outer a
winder V
"1 think Ian," replied tho artist.
"I've seen' picturs of dead loads of
our relations, an' 1 vo allors noticed
that tho picturs flattered them mightily.
I know enough about tho biz to recog
nize that you havo got everything
in your own hands. You kin mako a
woman liko a limplecuto of tho first
water, or a Mrs. Langtrv, iest as yer
please. Say, can't yer tako in Par
thony's ears a fow so sho won't look
so much liko a raalo rabbit V
"Thero will bo no difficulty in that."
"Row about that air sauint in her
loft oyo T"
"I can touch it up with India ink."
"What particular poso do vou think
, .
f c:rc..g
.,
"lou m
best for Partheny's stylo of Doauty,
or sido bIiow t"
mean quarter viow or profile."
"I guoss I do. You seo tho photo-
graph is goin' to a young feller what
put an advortisemont in tho paper for
correspondents, an' Partheny's writin'
to mm. rtow you boo ii won t nun
I f. . t. - . .. . ,
n, A?Z T.f10 ?
blemishes. Y-iu'll do tho fair
thing by Partbony, won't yor t"
'IJnrtJiinl v. minsm rll iln mv lmat "
"Well, all right, then. Just go
ahoad and square them shoulders back
jest a triilo, wipo off tbom freckles and
tono down nor ears an tbo hair I It
won t bo red in tho pictur. will it t"
"Ub, no, thoro will bo no color shown
but blaok."
"That's a comfort 1 Gracious 1 Par-
thony, what would that youug man
think if you sent him an' oil paintiu'
taken from lifo I Kin I stay in tho
room i
"O.yes."
"All right. Striko an attitood, Par
theny. that won t civo yer awav. and
Tho Agricultural Lie in Bloom.
Tho Newton Jlevttblican tells of a
f armor iu Harvey Couuty who pro
poses to bring suit against tho Santo
i e liauroad company ou tho ground
that thoy run their trains so slow as to
shado Ins corn and keep it from grow
ing as last as it otherwise would. In
Uloud bounty tho railroad company
timv
passed under tho shado of tho stalks.
Miltonville (Jian.) JVcim.
It is a wiso child that knows which
sido of his broad is oleomargorincd,
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI.NO 34
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL. LI, NO 23
A Peculiar Malady.
a family affliotki) with UNcoNTuoLi-
Aiii.K mf.hiumcnt. i
Tho Btory of a family's most peculiar
aiiiiouon comos irom iMow .lorsoy. ii
socms rather inconsistant to class mer
riment as a disease, but in this case Its
uncontrollable nature makes It, if not a
disease, a most annoying malady. Tho
family thus afilicted reside in a large,
substantial houso not far from the
Dolawaro river, in Hunterdon county.
Tho farmer and sons are prosperous
and well-to-do. Tho entire family ato
chronio laughers, having an altcction
0f tho mouth and throat that compels
tlmm in mvn vmit in nnnnrnnt. mnrri.
mcnt at slated intervals.
Tho malady first appeared in tho
father about a dozon years ago. lie
w.ir lmtmllv n vnrtr niilpt. man. nninvinff
nun, but manitcsted his enjoyment witu
. i- - -
out mucu 110180. 110 was seated at tue
ilinnnr tnliln nno .lnu In flin enrintr nf
, .
tho year, eating steadily and not en-
gaging in any of tho conversation
wlilcli tho other membors of tho fam
ily W(!ro carrying ou. Suddenly, with-
out any cause, ho burst into a loud fit
of laughter, so extremely
different
from his accustomed laugh that all
wero attracted by it at once. When
asked what was tho reason for his sud
den outburst ho made no reply, but
continued his merriment. Some of the
boys thought ho had hysterics and
pounded him on tho back but it did
no good. Alter a few moments lie
mniln mrtt.inna 4nr rpnr.ll Anil rmnpr Anrl
wrot0 that ho was unable to control his
bibles and asked them to send for a
doctor. Tho rural physician camo, but
Pfitild nivn no rnmniiv that Hfnnnr t.hn
laughing. Peal after peal of what
-
Along about two o'clock, however, his I
wifo was awakened by his laughter, I
and tho same svmotoms as of tho dav
. . .. . c . 1. .. J I
boforo manifested themselves. He
kept It up until seven o'clock, laughing
loud and strong. At seven o'clock tho
noise suddenly ceased and did not re
turn again until dinner time. Thus it
continued recurring each day shortly
alter noon and in tbo night about two
o'clock, and has ever since.
The troublo was vory regular in its
coming and going, and only occasion
ally broke lorth at unlooked-lor sea
sons. Onco tho old man was taken in
churoh, just when tbo minister was ex-
borting his hearers in tlw most solemn
. . i
strains, and spoiled tbo effect of the
discourse, besides disturbing tho equi
librium of tbo clergyman. Anotber
time ho was found by one of his neigh
bors along tbo road, lying beneath a
bag of flour, laughing at a terrific rate,
Ho had been taken while driving home
- .. ... ... .1
from the mill, and the suddenness of
tho sounds frightened tho horse, caus
ing it to run away and dump tho man
and part of his load out in tbo road.
For eighteen months the father was
the only ono of tho household afflicted
with tho malady. Several of them had
complained from timo to time of an in
clination to join tho father iu tho laugh,
but nono of them did so until nearly
two years after he was taken, when
Snsio, tho youngest child, suddenly
burst into a similar fit during ono of
her father's attacks. From that time
on sho has laughted at about the same
hour that her father does. Ono by one
the remaining members fell victims to
this strango complaint until two years
ago there was but ono left free.and that
was Charles, tho elder son. His long
exemption led him to bolievo ho would
escapo tho malady. But ho was mis
taken, nnd it is said that he had his
first attack whilo proposing for the
hand of a girl at WilkeBoarre. So
frightened was tho maiden that she
ran from the room, and it was weeks be
fore tbo explanation could induce her
to seo him again. She is now one of
tho family, and escaping tho malady,
nover minds tho hideous chorus of
laughter which twico a day resounds
through tho houso.
Their noticeable misfortune has ren
dered them very sensitive and they will
not travel whero thoy will be subjected
to publio scrutiny and remark. Thoy
go to church or tbo store iu tho villago
o'oso by, and attend social gathoring
occasionally in tho neighborhood in tho
evening, but only among life-long
friends. People within a radius of a
fow miles aro bo accustomed to the
thing that thoy nover mind it or men
tion it. Consequently very fow peoplo
outside tho immc3iato vicinity, and tho
physicians who have attended them,
are cognizant of tho circumstances.
Curious stories aro told of tho tray,
elers who wont that way. Several years
ago two young men camo from the
interior of the State to attend a party
at Eastou. It was a warm night and
they did not start until late. Thoy
drovo past tho houso of tho laughing
family, soon after tho regular nightly
attack had begun. Tho windows wero
still open, as it was early summer, and
overy sound could bo clearly heard.
As tho young" men approached, thoy
heard the most unearthly noise their
cars had ever rcoeived. It seemed liko
pandemonium, and tho youths felt sure
that thoy had struck tho entranco to
sheol.
Tho horso took fright and nearly ran
away with them. Coming to tho con
clusion that at tho loast, the place was
haunted, thoy hurried homo, and tho
next morning spread tho news. Par
ties wero formed to investigate tho
matter, but nono of them solved the
subject until informed by a man in tho
villago near at hand as to the nature
of tho case. They wero urged to re
main reticont about tho matter and
havo dono bo.
Tho years of iuccBsant laughter havo
told somewhat on tho laces of tho lam
ily, but not so as to bo very noticeable,
mouths havo become wider and
them closed with difficulty,
marked result of tho dlseaeo,
however, is in tno voice, i no enitro
family talk in tho samo tone, resem
bling as near as anything tho voice of
an alto singer. Males and fomajes
havo tho samo inflection. Most of them
havo moro or less trouble with their
eyes, several having becomo very near
sighted. Tbo pupils havo contracted
and tho ontlro oycball Is diminished in
size. This Is accounted for by tho
contraction of tho oyes while laughing
and tho effort required in working or
reading while Undergoing an attack.
Vory littlo physical annoyance Is caus
ed too laughters. They read and write,
sloop and work without any trouble
Tho only thing thoy seem uoablo to
do whilo attacked Is to cat, and that
can bo readily understood. Sovcr.il
grandchildren fiavo been born, and in
all but ono instance thoy were taken
soon after birth with staled attacks at
tho eamo hours as their parents. Of
courso thoy do not laugh an thu older
onos do, but thoy crow and express all
the signs of baby glen twico a day and
never cry whilo in that state. If tho
disoaso continues m tho now gener
ation, tho lauahino: famllv mav ulli-
matelv becomo a 'laughing village.
ivufces - Jiarre jvetes JJcater.
She Took a Stepper.
TRIALS AND TBIIIUr.ATIONS OF A NF.IIVOOS
WOMAN IN A l'ULLMAN CAR.
A nervous woman on board a rail
road train, in Missouri, called a con
ductor and said :
"i would lino so muon to tako a
sleeper for 1'vo boon up threo nights,
hand runiiin.' but I am afcord."
"What are you afraid of, madam T'f
"W'y, I'm nfeered that the train
mont run off the track t"
"But will your staying away keep it
"Wall, do you know I hadn't thought
of that t W'y, my settln' up here with
V.I ...U v.l.VI .
my oyes open kaint havo tho slightest
effect upon the train, can it 1"
"Mone that 1 can see."
"Then, if you was in my plaoo you d
go in tho sleepor an' git a good night'a
restt"
"I certainly should."
"Well, I will, but whenever you
think there's any danger of tho train
runnnin' off, w'y I whli you'd have mo
called.''
Sho wont into tl. sleeper. About
threo hours later while tho conductor
was passing through tho train, ho
found tho woman sitting on tho seat
which sho had occupied during tho
day.
"Why, madam, I thought you had
taken a sleeper."
"I did," sho replied, "but tho fotoh
taked train kep' a threalenin' an' a
throatcnin' to run off the track till I
thought tho safest plan would bo fur
mo to git right out an' set hero where
I ken watcli overy thing, but do you
know that when I got up that fetch,
taked nigg'ir in there had tuck my
shoes and sloped off with 'em t Well,
ho had done that very think, au' I had
tho hardest sort of work gittin' 'em
back again, fnr the cussed rascal had
put a littlo dab of blackin' on 'em an'
wanted to charge mo ten cents. I
paid tho conductor two dollars for tho
shelf or berth as ho calli
reckon he'll give it back
calls it, but L
to me in tho
Lmornin
Mnn.n - '
"Ho won't give k, back.
"Ho won't t"
"No."
"Not if I tell him I am a poro wid
dcrt" "That won't mako any difference."
"Wall," bouncing up. "I'll jest go
back thero an' lay there, waitiu' fur
the train to run off, fur I'll be bound if
I'm goin' to be beat out of my money
thater way. Whonovcr the train starts
to run off you mout call me, an' if yon
bear an awful rumpus in there you may
know that tho cussed nigger is airter
. -m- i
my shoes again, an' that I am defend-
in' my rights." Arkansaio Traveler.
TMnking for Themselves.
It is a bopefnl sign when the masses
of PP 8 evidence that they
nra i.hlnkinir fnr tnnn.unlirpa in mntlni-a
are thinking for themselves in matters
political.
In this day of nowspapors when ov
ery individual has an opportunity of
reading tho details of every question
of publio and political importance en
terine into tho overy day life of tho
country, it is no longer possible for tha ,
political demagogue to lead tho peoplo
into a blind acquiescence in his selfish
plans.
Tho timo has gono by when any
man, no matter how well known as a
leader, can assume to think for tho
masses, with the expectatijn that thoy
will accept his dicta without question.
Onco tho colored population of this
country knew no political creed except
ing that which commanded them to
voto the Republican ticket from top
to bottom with unquestioning tauu.
Timo was when tho laboring dement
of tho pcoplo read little, becauso of
small opportunity, and seemed to think
less concerning tho vital political ques
tions which affect thoir condition so
materially. But the times are changed
in this respect and political results aro
changing with them. Jfarrisbvrg
J'atriot.
Predicting Hart's Defeat.
COLONEL V. 0. KELLF.il SAYS TI1F. IlEl'UU
l.ICAN CANDIDATES WILL
HE DEKKATED.
The Reading Velegram, an evening
paper, prints the following: "Colonel -D.
C. Keller, who a year ago was ono
of tho candidates for a place on the re
publican state ticket, and who recently
signed tho presidency of tbo Stato liq
uor league, says that Philadelphia will
give 10,000 majority for the democratio
state ticket, and ho thinks that there is
littlo doubt but that the democrats can
defeat both Hart and Williams, unless
tho party shall got into a bad factional
fight. 'There are,' says tho colonel,
'25,000 German voters in Philadelphia
wno nave always voicu mo uepumican
ticket. Of theto at least three-fourths
will support tho Democratic- ticket,
and no promises can prevent this. It
will bo bo all ovor the state, and tho
fact will in a short time bo so appar
ent that no ono can have a doubt of it.
How far this dofectiou will affect tho
ticket in Philadelphia cannot be told,
but it is probablo that a Btriko will ba
made at tho republican candidates,
stale aud county, and of courso if this
bo dono tho local tioket will probably
bo dofoatod also."
Silver on Their Shoes.
Tho workmen In Mexican silver
mines become so skilful in stealing eil
vor that tho owners employ detectives
to work with them. An owner tells
this story: "Ono day a detective camo
to mo and Bald when such aud such
men camo out to examine their sandals.
I bad that dono. On tho bottoms of
tho sandals was what appeared to ba
mud, but when It wf.s scraped into a
pan and worked I found that it ran at
tho rato of 33,000 to tho ton. My
mlneus bad plastered a thin layer of
mud from tho mine over tho leather,
and then sprinkled on ibe patticlod of
silver, and over all bad put another
layer of mud. They wen- woiking
for 37 J cents a day, snd canying out
50 cents woith of bilver ou the tolu of
each sandal."
"Pray without seining, eoid a con
vert at services when ho found hli
fellow mourner's hand iu his pocket.