ESTABLISHED 18)19. (L'ohtmbia Jctuonnt, (STADUSHEn 18C. CONSOLIDATED 18.VJ. PrBLlSUBD BT GEO. E. ELWELL t"EUY FK1DAY MOKNINU at Woojishurg, the County seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. TlRis:-Inside the county, $1.00 a year In nd itnce; $1.50 It not paid In advance Outside the county, 11.85 a year, strictly in advance. All communications should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Pa. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1894. The majority for Grow inthe State is nearly 190,000. The small majority in Columbia county is not owing to any change of sentiment on the part of democrats, but it is because over twelve hundred of them failed to vote for congress man. It was an oversight on their part owing to the necessarily awkward form of the ticket. We know of sev eral very intelligent republicans in Bloomsburg who also overlooked the congressional ticket. Gaiusha A. Grow, the republican candidate for Congressman-at-large re ceived a majority of over $iS3,ooo in the State. As a representative of the Protective Tariff Policy lie received 375 AOtes. The democratic vote fell off' from the November election of 1893, 4 J per cent, while the republi can vote increased 7 J per cent. A very light vote was polled by the pro hibitionists their loss was 4SJ per cent compared with last fall. Fulton county gave a republican majority, it being the first since the organization of the county. j Insurance Commissioner Luper says the ratio of fire losses last year to premium income will exceed ten per cent, and that for twenty-four years there is nothing to compare with these figures. He says this sim ply means that the Pennsylvania companies were compelled to pay out $1,848,674 more than they re ceived for premiums during the year and still have many thousands of un paid losses. In other words, instead of making money they lost nearly $2,000,000. He thinks hard times has something to do with the large percentage of fire losses, but at tributes the faulty construction of buildings and the carelessness of pro perty owners as the chief cause. Mr. Luper says the Pennsylvania fire companies are solvent, but whether they can remain so with the business as disastrous as last year he is unable to say. OFFICIAL BETUEN3. The official returns of the election held Thursday, February 20, 1S94, in Columbia county for Congressman-at-Large is as follows : Grow, republi can ticket, 2064 j Hancock, democra tic ticket, 2618; Morrow, prohibition ticket, 170 ; A. D. Maikley, Pennsyl vania democracy, 30 ; Grow, protective tariff policy, 14; Lotier, People's party, 19 From above figures it will be seen that the democratic majority of Columbia county was only 554, being the smallest majority ever given a candidate on the State or National ticket since i860, when Breckenridge, Lincoln, Douglass and Bell were the candidates Breckenridge receiving 494 majority. The small majority given at this election indicates a great lack of interest ; the election of the republican candidate was conceded by all, and the democrats generally throughout the state did not trouble themselves to go to the polls to vote, or if they did go, it was only to vote for some favorite on the township ticket. The democrats make a great mistake by showing such indifference, and make hard work for the chairmen to get out the vote in a close contest. The normal majority of Columbia county is from 2000 to 2500 an 1 when it falls below 2000, every democratic voter who remains away from the polls is responsible for it. Light months from this we vote for a Governor and twenty-eight Congressmen, besides members of the State Senate and Legislature j it therefore behooves every democrat to be up and doing from this time forward that no voter be allowed to remain awav from the pells. Get out the vote should be the watchword of everybodv. The forthcoming annual report of secretary of internal Affairs Stewart wi'l contain a picture of the John Bull engine and in contrast one of the high class locomotives of the Pennsylvania railroad. There will also be pictures of the John Bull train and the Dewitt Clinton engine, which hauled t-.e first train of cars in America betw;en Al bany and Schenectady. A picture of engine 999, which hauied the Lmpire State express one mile in thirty two seconds, the fastest on record, will also be printed. The report will con tain an interesting chapter on the railway exhibits at the World's fair. If the care of the hair were made a jart of a lady's education, we should not see so many gray heads, and the ise of Hall's Hair Renewer would be unnecessary. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correspondent.) Washinoton, Feb. 26, 1894 Harmony amonj the democratic Senators 01 the tariff bill is not yet as complete as it might be, although con cessions have been made that it was hoped would secure it Having -held the bill until they could see no pros pect of benefit to be gained by further delay, the sub committee this morn ing submitted it to the full Finance committee, which in turn submitted it to a caucus of democratic Senators, not for the purpose of compelling any Senator to support it, but for a sort of family consultation at which all com plaints cou'd be heard and everybody could have a chance to aid in bring ing about that harmonious action that will be absolutely necessary to pass the bill, even allowing that the popu list Senators will vote for it, as they say they will because of the retention of the income tax. The caucus Hp pears to have had a good effect and Senators who have been worrying are now smiling over the prospects for democratic unity. It is expected that the Finance com mittee will at once report the bill to the Senate, although there are indi cations of an intention on the part of the republican members of the com mittee to attempt to delay action on the plea that they should be given time to prepare a minority report against the bill. Ihey maybe given several days to prepare their report, but the democratic sentiment is so strongly in favor of prompt and speedy action that theit tims is bound to be cut short. They should not really be given a day, as the rep rt can be made at any time after the bill has been re ported. Much uneasiness w telt among bent- tors at the reports concerning the con dition of Senator Vance's health, which is now said to be continually getting worse. He has not been able to perform any duties at this session, but his friends that included every one who ever came in contact wiih him are loth to believe that his ill ness is hopeless, as press dispatches report it to be. It has been apparent ever since this Congress got down to business that there was a weak spot in the rules ot the House, but it was not until the long contest for a quorum to vote on the Bland bill for the coinage of the seigniorage, the end ot whicn is not in sight yet, showed the helplessness o( the House in the absence of a voting quorum that members became fully aroused to the necessity of a change. But they are now, and nearly 150 demociatic members ha-'e signed a ca'l for a caucus to be held as soon as the Bland bill is disposed of, to decide upon the nature of the change to be made. Democrats do not wish the Speaker to follow Reed and count a quorum, but a large majority of them want a rule that will prevent mem'jjrj sitting in the House and refusing to vote to make a quorum, and they are going to have one, too. The Senate committee on Printing has begun the investigation of the im proper award of the contract for pub lishing the Patent Office Gazette, but the evidence so far taken amounts to nothing, and the source from which the charges came is of itself almost sufficient to disprove them. 1 he feeling anions' southern demo crats in Congress on account of the recent speech of ex Congressman Abram S. Hewitt, of New York, has been greatly exaggerated. With few exceptions the southern Congressmen regard the matter with entire indiffer ence. Representative Caruth, of Ky., says: '-fie is in his dotage," and Representative McMillan, of Tenn.: "I certainly shall not make Mr. He witt a national issue by talking about what he says." Many of the older members recall numerous instances of Mr. Hewitt's devotion when in the House to protection and opposition to any tariff reform that cut into any of the businesses that he or his father-in-law the late Peter Cooper had money invested in and smile at his at tack on democratic Congressmen of the present day. When a member of Congress Mr. 1 Iewitt enjoyed the repu tation of being a common scold. Senator Faulkner, of W. Va., chair man of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has named the following gentlemen as members of the executive committee: Senators Jones, of Ark.; White, of Cal.; Mit chell, of Wis.; Smith, of N. J. and Pasco, of Fla , and Representatives Pigott, of Conn.; McAleer, of Pa.; Bynum, of Ind.j McMillin, of Tenn.j McRae, of Ark.; Whiting, of Mich.; Heard, of Mo.; Wheeler, of Ala.; Jones, of Va. and Forman, of 111. A meeting of the entire committee has been called for to-morrow, to map out the outlines of the campaign work, and to select a smaller committee to take actual charge of it. Has Headache No More, Mrs. Fannie Markly of Safe Harbor, Pa , gives the following account of her terrible sufferings and happy relief : "Early last spring I was much run down with sick headache. It was so severe at times that it seemed as though I could not endure it, and I found no relief until I tried Hood's Sarsaparilla. After I had taken two bottles I had the headache no more. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. 25c. '. A Ruling Which Practically Bonders the Inter-Stata Law TJaulcis. Judj. Grosscup, of the United States Court, at Chicago, on Monday i discharged the rule on the railroad ' oiiicia s compelling mem to answer questions in the Federal grand jury investigation of the workings of the inter-State commerce law. I The officials have refused to answer ( questions regarding their rate-cutting , and by this ruling of the Judge the j inter-State law is, to a lavge extent, . apparently, rendered practically valueless. In his decision Judge Grosscup saul: "J'.vcry man s life is, so far as 1 society is interested, a series of per sonal acts. Kach act not impinging unlawfully upon the rights of others or falling within the definitions of the criminal statutes,is a personal right of the individual. "The theory of our criminal pro ceeding, like that of Great Britain, is accusatory and not inquisitoral. No person can be subjected to the pen alties of the law unless every fact essential to the identification of the act charged with the crime is apparent from sources other than himself, or his own voluntary disclosures. The ac cused cau stand, as against the menace of the law's penalties, upon the sanctity of his own peisonal knowl edge, and the constitutional guarantee puts a seal upon that knowledge that no legislative or judicial hand can break. "If the fifth amendment is intended to grant to the person complete im munity against the consequences of felf-accusation of crime, irrespective of the nature of such consequences, no legislative act can cut down or diminish such immunity." " . T I SIX MU$ Katie llosengrant Ulster, l'enn. Scrofula Worst Case the tors Ever Saw The Doc Hood's 8ar8aparllla Perfectly Cured "C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. : "Dear Hlrs: I wish to testify to the groat value ot Hood's Sariaparllla. For some time I had been troubled with scrofula, which early last winter assumed a very bad form. Sores Appeared on My Face and hands and gradually increased In number until tliey reached to my shoulder. The doctors laid It was the worst case of scrofula they ever taw and also went so far as to say It wns In curable. I tried ointments and other remedies but to no avail. A trlend recommended Hood's Hood's5" Cures Sarsapnrllla, and although I was completely dis couraged, as a last chance I resolved to give It a trial. A fter taking one bottle 1 noticed the sorus bad commenced to huul. After the sixth bottle They Were All Healed. I continued to take It, however, until I had used nine bottles, and now I am perfectly well." Mitts Katie Uouknurjlnt, Ulster, l'eun. Hood's Pills are prompt and efficient, yet usy in action. Sold by all druggists. 26c. Sheriff's Sale OF VALUABLE- Real Estate. By virtue of sundry writs or Fl. Fa. Issued out of tlio Court or Common J'leas of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and to me dlrecU'd, will be exposed to public sale, at tho Court House, lu Blooinsburs, on MONDAY, MARCH 26th, 1894, at S o'clock p. m , the following : NO. 1. All thut certain tract or piece of litnd situate In Madison township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as fol lows, to-wlt : lirgianlni; nt n stone on other lands of Valentino Fldlcmnn thence lunnln along lands of KrHstns Hcnderslintt unufli eltfhty-elnht degrees east forty-ihree and elylit tenths perches to a stone near a black oak tree, thence ulong lands of the same Ernst us Hon dcrshott now h seventy-two decrees east ninety, throe perches to a white pine, thence nlonir lauds of A. r, Kestcr south three and 0110 fourth degrees west llfly-slx port-lies to a white pine tree, thence south forty-three degrees east Blx and nine-tenths perches, tlienee south soven degrees east twenty-seven perches to a white oak tree, thence south twenty-four and one. half degroes east twenty-nlno perches to a pub lic road leading from Heuben Wilson's to Jer scytown, thence along said road north seventy three and one-half degrees west twenty perches, tlienee north forty-five nurt three-fourths de grees west four and two-tenths perches, thenco north seventy-five and one-half degrees west ton perches, thence north eighty-seven and one-halt degrees west foui teen perches, theneo south eighty degrees west eight perches, thence north elghty-nlue and oue-half degrees west eight perches, thence south elglity-slx and one lialf degrees west nine nnd right-tenths perch es thence south four and one-halt degrees east tour perches to tho bank of the mill race, thenco south seventy-nine degrees west two perches, thence north four and one-fourth de grees, wfcst four perches, thence south seventy eight degrees west thlrty-slx perches, thence soutn.slxty-two and one-hair degrees west four teen perches, thence south nrty-slx degrees west five perches to lands of Susan Jllllor, tbence along land of said Miller north three degrees east nine and three-tenths perches, thence along lands ot sumo south eighty-four oud ono-hulf degrees west twenty perches to other lands of Valentino Bldleuinn, thence along lands of said lil(Ilemnn north three de grees east one hundred and ttilrty-nlue and six tenths perches to the place ot beginning, con. JC IHM R. TO CORNER OF MARKET AND MAIN STREET. B11.003VCSBTJIC3-. -TIIK- 1 EELEY HSTITUTE -llll FOR THE CURE OF THE- LP OPIUM and TOBACCO 1 1 1 HABITS. MI the ONLY SATISFACTORY TREATMENT. Semi for reading matter. THE KECLEY INSTITUTE, 728 MADISON AVE.. SCRANTON, PA. Wo refer by permission to .1. 1. INKllne.) J. 11. 1(1 nurd, I Catawlssa. 2-2-0 mo. taming In nil 107 ACRES and 117 PERCHES, whereon arc erected FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, Bank Barn and other Outbuildings. NO. S- All that certain tract of land situate In the township of Ma-llson, county of Colum bia and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and de scribed as follows, to-wlt: Bounded on the north by lands of Krnstus llcndcrshott, Parson Edwards and Perry Christian, on the cast by lands of Amos Heller, on tho south by lands ot Madison Township Poor District nnd William Masteller, and on the west by lands of Wllllnm Slnsteller, K. It. Kestcr, William Hont, B. K. Kester, and Henry Carr, containing, TWO HUNDRED and FIFTY Acies more or less, whereon are erected a FRAME DWELLING, Bank Barn and other Outbuildings. NO. 3. Also itho following described lot o' ground situate on the south side ot Tenth St., in the Town or Bloomsbuif , bounded nnd de scribed as follows, to-wlt: Beginning at a point on south sldo of Tenth street one hun dred and sixty teet east or Harriet Btrcet, thenco eastward along said street sixty-five and rive tenths feet to lino of land ol William Kilck buum, thence southward along same ci.e hun dred and twenty-five and two-tenths feet to north sldo of Eleventh street, thence westward aloug same seventy-two and six-tenths feet to other land of Mnrtha A. Deirfenbncli, thence northward by a lino parallel to Harriet Btreet one hundred and twenty-live feet, more or lets, to the place of beginning, said land being made up of two town lots designated as Ncs. IS nnd IS In genoral plan of DelfTenbach's addition to tho town ot Bloomsburg. NO 4. All that certain piece ot land Bltuate on the west side of Main street ot tho villjg-) of Eyersgrove, In tho township of Oreenwood, county of Columbia, and state of . eimsylvunU, bounded and described as follows, to-wlt : Be ginning at a pest by the Hilo ot .valu street and on corner of lands of William Eycr, thence by the lattor north seventy-six nnd oue-half de grees west one hundred and thlrty-slx feet to a post by Oreenwood alley of said village, thence by the same north thirl ccn and one-halt degrees east sixty-eight feet to & pot by an al ley, thence by the same south seventy-six und one-half degrees east one hundred and thlrty slx feet to u past by the said Main street, south thirteen and one-halt degrees west sixty-eight feet to the place of beginning, containing thirty-three perches and one hundred and sixty three and three-fourths square feet of land, the same belrg known as lots Nos. 79 and 80 In the town plot of the village of Eyersgrove, where on Is erected a FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, nnj other outbuildings. Also the hav scales now on tho street loading from Main Btreet to depot lu said village of Eyersgrovo. NO. 5. All the right, title and Interest of the Bald Jacob Shoemaker In a certain lot of ground situate In Greenwood township, Columbia coun ty. Pennsylvania. In tho village of Eyersgrove, bounded on the uurth by public road leading from Eyersgrove to Jerseytown, on the cast by public rond lending from Bloomsburg to Mlll vlllo, on the south by lot of Jacksou ltobulns and on the west by an alley. Bald lot being ono hundred feet in width, more or less, and two hundred feet lu depth, more or less, whereon are erected a HOTEL, ami other outbuildings. NO. 8. A certain fract of unseated land sit uate In said Madison township, Columbia coun ty, Pennsylvania, adjoining lands ot Ernstus lleudershott, Parson EdwardB, Parker Ucstcr, Peter A. Evans, and others, containing 127 ACRES, more or less. NO. r. A cottalu tract of unseated land situ ate lu Madison township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, adjoining lauds ot U. Miller, Cy rus Demott, Calvin Deuiott, James Johnston a .u others, containing 60 ACRES, more or less, NO. 8. A certain tract ot unseated land situ. ate In sild Mudlson township, Columbia county Pennsylvania, adjoining lands of J. Choemaker on the north, J ohn Chrlstlun on the south, George llengle on the oast and Busan Miller on the west, containing EIGHTEEN ACRES, more or less. Seized, taken Into execution at tho suit of II. 8. and W. B. Christian et. al. versus Jacob shoe maker, and to be sold as the property ot Jacob Shoemaker. 3-2. 'VI ts JOHN MOUKEY, Sheriff. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. KnUtle of Daniel Marlz, deceased. The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the Orphans' Court ot Columbia county, to make distribution ot the balance lu the hands of the bxecutors of aald decedent, as uppearuby their lli'Ht aud filial account, will Bit al the olllco of Charles K. Kvanu Esq., In itlie borough ot Her. wick, t'eiinsylvunlu, on Monday, March Utah, 1MH4, at 10 o'clock In the torjiioou, when and where all perminB having cluluiB against suld eslut e must appear and prove tle auuie, or be forever debarred from coming in upon wild futld. JAM Kb L. JSVAN8, 3-i-lU Auditor. We make our Dest bow to the public this week, and announce that we are now open for business and extend a cor dial invitation to all to visit our store. IN DRESS GOODS reductions have been made in price ranging from 10 per cent to oO per cent. Our large line of shoes has alo undergone an oveihuuling, and the prices have been marked way down. We are selling 12J cent GINGFI AM3 for 7 cents, and 10 cent Ginghams at 0 cents. Lancaster Ginghams only 5 cents a yard An elegant line of New Spring Goods has just been received, including the latest patterns:. ON THE GROCERY SIDE Bargains also await you. Here are a few samples : Canned corn, former price 10 cents now 8 cents or 4 cans for 2j venis. Asparagus tips, former price 'So cents now 2o cents. Tomatoes " "12" " 10 cents. All other canned goods reduced in price, in proportion, Currants, 9 pounds for 2o cents. Haisins, 4 pounds for 25 cents We are agents for the celebrated Chase & Sanborn Coffees. Pursel & Harman, (SUCCESSORS TO I. W. Mc KELVY.) mm Fourth & Market Streets. We are always trying to give tlie greatest value for the mon ey. AH our purchases are made with this object in view. We are determined in our warfare on poor goods at high prices. Have you been in our store since we rearranged the shelves and ope'ned up the thousand of dollars of new goods that have been coming in during the last ten days? If you hav'nt, you'll miss a treat. You don't have to buy, come and ece us it you wont do anything else. Dry Goods Department, Special drives in blankets, comfortables and coats. They must go. You know what that means, while they last, we offer the following : 18 yards of American blue prints $i, 18 yards of best Lancaster Ginghams $i. We have just bought a handsome line of trimmings, edgings, etc. You would not be lieve us if we quoted the price. Come and price them. We will make you to order fine wool stockings for bicycling use 1.25 per pair. Also half hose. These are all hand knit. Groceries Department.!; House Furnishing Goods. Sugar 20 pounds for $1. Raisins 4 pounds for 25c. Finest raisins 3 pounds for 25c. Fine California prunes 10c. Currants 7 pounds lor 25c." American sardines 2 boxes 15c. French sardines 15c. Carpet and We carry the largest line in the county. Just think of a China closet at $18 worth 25, 8 foot extension table well made solid oak $6, 5 piece solid oak bedroom suit $17. We have 100 different styles of rocking chairs to choose from and at prices to suit everybody. Blacking cases etc. 25 per cent off. Want the room. Solid Oak sideboard, French plate glass $18, parlor suit from $29 up to $ioo. In carpets we can give you everything from 30c to $1.25 according to qual ity. Rag carpet especially low. If you are going to furnish a house or a room let us make you a price on the whole job. You will save money by do ing so." We can give you a fine chenille curtain for $4.25 per pair, complete, including pole, rings, brackets. These sell for $5.50 elsewhere. We give the highest prices for butter, egg3, chickens, and country produce generally. Snyder $ Magco Company, Limited. VOVKT1I AND MARKET STREETS, BLOOMSBURG, - PA. WCEMENT! & USEE CO. 11. 4 4 chenille table cover were 1 are .75 54 " , " 1.50 " 1.25 6-4 " " " " 1.75 " 1-40 8 4 " " " 4.00 " 3 00 Fine tablew're 6 cups and 6 saucers 63c Large clothes baskets $1.10. Three hoop buckets 20c. Scrubbing brush 8c. Furniture.
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