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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-15
Reconstruction.

The matter of reconstruction has
occupied most of the time Of Con
gross during the past week. Several
have beeu offered, diff
Iering somewhat from the one passed
by Congress during its last session
One among the number is said to
meet the views of johnson, and is
different from the Congressional
mode. 1t includes an educational
qualification and enough changes to
make it Objectionable to Congress-
The other amendments very
little in minor points, but not
enough TO make it noticeable. 1t is
something OF a back.down for the
President and his friends to even
offer an amendment, considering the
fact that he and they haye claimed
that tie States were actually In the
Union, with all their rights and
therefore there was no necessity for
any amendments. ....ga. OBJ.
1t can only he hoped that Con.
gross viii put the matter through,
soon. 1t has been at work upon
it long enough to have an idea
what is necessary to do and the peo
pie are anxious for the end. "Has.
ten slowly" has been the motto. Is il
not about time to move with celerityi
.,Ul.. ------- - ~--~s--. t----------- ,UY.l
Brick Pomeroy, the editor OF the La
Crosse Democrat, who hail made him.
self notorious by his secession senti
ments by abusing everything good,
sought to make himself more 50 by
vilifying Gen. Butler, and had abused
him sayagely for long time. But
Ter paid no attention to Brick, so hC
started the story that the General
had sued him for SANDER. That, not
being sufficient, he wrote a. letter
signed Buffers name to it, in which
he (Butlcr) agreed to Withdraw the
suit If Brick would not indulge il
any more abuse. toward him. Bricl
wrote an impudcnt letter purportine
to be an answer TO the forged one, in
which he heaped more abuse upon
Butler. ''''
Butler shows how much depend.
ence can be placed upon Brick and
how chenp is Democratic notoriety
by the following:
To the Editor IF the ". 7. Tribune:
SIR May / ask you to stamp a
forgtry?s,An announcement Is going
the rounds OF the papers that ! have
brought suit against one Pomeroy,
Of The La Crosse { Wis., Democrat,
for libel, That action, so contrary
to my determined silence as to news
paper ISLANDERS, needed conRrna
tion, so The Democrat publishes q
letter purporting to be signed by
me, offering to withdraw the suit, to
winch he makes grandiloquept aud
abusive reply. Need say that l
have brought no suit against him OF
any other slandering scribbler1 ,LJ
The letter Is a forgery to bloster q
lie. Yours, truly,
BENZ. f, BUTLER,
- NGw York, Feb, 1857. Hii'H.-
Brick Pomeroy is indeed Brick
His hraias would do to top out q
hrick ,unu n.iIh IL
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-15
altn 5o6utlssnltpts


uary, 1867, G7,................... Goa s53 9s
- ---
Total Smount OF Capital and Sur.
plus, .......... .......... ....si ,5OI.ef3 VS
ASSETS.
Amount Of Cash on hand and in i
Bank,. ....,...,....... t'I,isG -
Amount of Cash IN hands of
n ents and in course OF trabs'
mission. ................'..... 60 ono o.
Amount Of Cash us. 6's oi 1871 LOG 500 90
Amountof Cash U S. $40 9 Tor
cent. Bonds. ...... ............ 10000 90
Amouni " cash U. s. compound
interest no 'cs. .,........'..... 5s7 90
aty No es. ...,.,..,.,....,.g 500 9,so2 90
Amount q, bank Stock 2 AMI 9th Y -'.
eT Mseelieneous securiucs -, s,72o Go
Amuun, oi Leans on lioi DIS and
Mortgages being FIRST Hen OF
record on Unincunbered Real
Estate. ...,................... s73 9l2 90
Amount OF Luais Uu u. s. Secur.
tiles, state stocks. Bank, and ..7 ~
other Stocks aud Bonds payable 100
on demaud..... 49,. -. Gs7l5 so
Amount OF ether Miscellaneous -l
Items. 80. s............... .... oT,ib w
Amount due for Fro premiums
on Policies issued ut tnice.... 1873 ~
ums on Policies issued At cai . 1895 50
Amount Ui Bills Receivable Tor
premiums on Mari 70 u SO, =. 7d.i9j 81
Interest due an accrued, hut
mot yet payable. ............. is.e2s IS
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-15
si5O2 s73 9s
IIARILIIIEl.

Amount Of Losses adjusted, due.
aud unpaid ..................... None.
Amount Of Losses incurred, and
In process OF adjustment. .si4I,212 80
which no action has been taken Oi ,lss &c
Amount OF Claims Tor Losses re.
sisted By the Company. .... .... 26,JJO w
Amount II DIVIDENDS declared due
a7d unpaid d................ None.
Amount OF ID vldeids eth.r cash ..t ..
or SCRIP, declared not yet due. None.
against tie Company .......... 2sO,2G9 Gl
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-15
Total amount of lcsses, claims

and Liabilities, SOLO OJs "
The greatest amount Insured In any one
(nret class) Tpk is s2O,t0, nut, asa general
rule. the iisks do not exceed $40 700, Id
TIE company has no general ! ule ne To the
amount allowed to Oe Insured In any city
town, v,.lagb or block, 0;lu5 gJverned IN
This matter, IN each case, by the genera
character uf buildings, width OF streets, r.
cili,ies Tor putting out nres, &c. ..i.
An attested copy oi the Amended Charter
or Act OF incorpO. tin accompanies lhls
statement.
No dpuosit Is rnade with amy Sfate
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-15
deposl, is made with any State.



Clinton -. Is. Fisk, 2, Wee President, ana
II. II. Porler, Secretary ui the METROPOLITAN
lhsuEASCR CnMPAsy, being sevelaily anu du.
ly kwUTn, del Oso and say. and each Tor him.
self says, that application has been mace
by the Directors OF Tho Company. 10 the Leg
isla'ure State Of N. Y, Tor an act legHliz ng
the reduction OF the capital OF tho company
Ia tie sum OF Five Hundred Thousand Dor
Il rs that lne foregoing Is III /, true ate
correct aeinent OF the affairs Of the saiG
corporal on, and that they ars tho above
described fllsers thereof. tlUc. sTAMP.l
(sigueul CLINTON Is. FISK
(signed) I'D 20 I'd Wee President.
WA- X. wADswoRTH, Asst Secretary.
SubsciiJed and sworn b. fore me, thus 18th
day of January, A. lsG7;
rs o. STAMP Notary pabIlo resi,l.ng in
t.r... r the CITY OF New York.
Rao,s all Men by these Presents That the
Metropolitan Insurance Company. OF the
City Of New York, do hereby authorize any
and all Agents. that said company has, UI
may hereafter have Or appoint. ~ tue stale
OF Ohio, for and on behalf OF said COMPANY.
to Rccept aud ao oknowiedge service Of nj
process, whether meSne or tnal, IN any &c.
tiOn or pr, oeedIng against said company, in
hny uf the courts UI the SAID state. Aud II
Is hereby admitted and agreed thai said ser
Niue OF the process aforesaid, shall lie taken
and held t. he valid aud sum lent In That he
hail, the same as II se,ved uprn said com.
pany according 10 the Jaws and praoice e.
said state OF any other htRtc anu all claims
or ribht Of orfUr by reason OF the mannei
OF such service, Is hereby expressly waiyec
ant rsiiIquisned.
Witness our hands and the seal of the com.
rany, this Goth day OF january, 1871.
t>lgnedl CLINTON b. FISK,
Isl srAMP ID V ce Presid dent.
ISlgncdl .t..... ...'. (sEAL)
WM. Il. wApswoRrn. Asst Secretary.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-15
j. B. DUNN

Agent for Hancock county, o.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

A SINGULAR TRAD1TIoN.-Among
the Seminole Indians there is a singu-
lar tradition regarding the white mans
origin and superiority. They say that
when the Great Spirit made the earth,
he also made three men, all of whom
were fair complexioned and that after
making them he led them to the mar
gin of small lake, and bade tlrem leap
in and wash, One obeyed, and came
out of the water purer and whittier than
before; the second hesitated moment,
during which time the water, agitated
by the first, had become muddied and
when he bathed he came up copper-col-
orcd the third did not leap until the
water became black with mud, and he
came out with its own color. Then the
Great Spirit laid before them three
packages, and out of pity for his mis-
fortune in color, gave the black man
the first choice. He took hold of each
package, and having felt the weight, he
chose the heaviest; the copper-colored
man then chose the next heaviest, leav-
ing the white man the lightest. When
the packages were opened, the first was
found to contain spades, hoes and all
the implements of labor; the second
unwrapped hunting, fishing, and war
like apparatus; the third gave the white
man pens, ink, and papcr-the engines
of the mind and the real foundation Of
the white mans superiority.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

A DEFENSE FOR A SHOOTING PAR
soN.-"Ah," said the vicar, "that re-
minds me of little incident that oc-
Cured in the early life of my worthy
Diocesan. He was a shooting parson.
When he was visiting Lady Hadley--
she is very evangelical, you know-ho
proposed to join her son on a little
shooting expedition. The old lady re-
monstrated mildly, but at length sought
consolation in the belief that out of evil
would come good. Thomson, her keep
er, was not at all up to her religious
Standard; so she charged the Bishop to
say a few good words of eXhortation to
the man when they were in the fields
together. Ills lordship took an oppor-
tunity on the return hOmewards to adj
wise Thompson to go to church regular
ly and read his Bible. "Why, l do
read my Bible" said the man but I
don't find in it any mention of the
Apostles going a shooting.', "No, my
good man; you are right; the shooting
was very bad obout Palestine, and they
went fishing insteadn
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

into the rank /; and so they made seven,
all running together after Dummling
and his goose.
Now Dummling thought he would
see little of the world before he went
home; so he and his train journeyed on
till at last they came to city whero
there was n king who had an only
daughter. The princess was of SO
thoughtful and moody turn of mind
that no one could make her laugh and
the king had made known to all the
world, that whoever could make her
laugh should have her for his wife,
When the young man heard this, he
went to her, with his goose and all its
train; and as soon as she saw the seven
all hanging together, and running along
treading on each others heels, she could
not help bursting into long and loud
laugh. Then Dummling claimed her
for his wife, and married her; and he
was heir to the hellingdom, and lived long
and happily with his wife.
But what became of the goose and
the goose's tail, never could hear.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

\ WESTERN Judge full of fun and
frOlic, and widower with five children
was lately bantered by pretty miss
offive and twenty for not taking wife.
The Judge cOfessed his remissness, and
ended in Offering himself to the lady,
who had so handsomely pointed out his
short comings. She was willing, but
there was one-to h6r-serious obstacle.
"Well," said the Judge, shave 1t
Ny profession is to surmount such OBJ
stacles."
"Ah! Judge, this is beyond your
power; have vowed if ever married
awidower he must have ten children. ~
"Ten children! o, that's nothing"
said the Judge, "I'll give you five now,
and my notes on demand in yearly In.
stalmcnts, for the balance"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

Executors and Administrators Notice $500; Au-
dltor's Notice $3.50. Other advertisements inser-
ted according to special contract
Business notices, without advertisement, twenty
cents per line.
Transient advertisements payable IN advance
all others due after the first insertion.
NEWSPAPER LAws.-l A postmaster is required
TO give notice by letter (rctuning the paper does
not answer the requirement Of the law when a
subscriber does not take his paper from the Office;
and to state the reasons for its not being taken.
neglect to do so makes the postmaster response
bic to the publisher for the payment.
., Any person who takes paper regularly from
the post Office whether directed to his name or
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must pay up all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
60 lect tho wh sc amount whether II is taken from
the Office ornot. There can be no legal discontin'
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Ifa Subscriber who Is in arrears orders his
paper to he stopped at a certain time, and the
publisher continues 10 seAu ~ NH' H'''''''''' 90
bound to pay for it if he takes it ont Of the post
,sflcc. The law proceeds on the ground that "
man mus; pay for what he uscs
5, The courts have decided that refusing 70 take
newspapers and periodicals from the post office
or removing and leaving them unealled for Is
prima Iacie evidence of intentional fraud.
Rs- 1t is, in all cases. more likely TO be satisiac
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"C0lUn,J,0n OGce,'
BLooMsBURG, PA.
Printed at Rohison's Buildings, near the Cour
lIonsc by CUAS. NJ. NASpEEsLGCE,
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

AN Irishman was going along n road,
when an angry bull rushed down upon
him and, with his horns tossed him
over fence. The Irishman recovering
from his fall, upon looking up saw the
bull paving and tearing the ground, rs
Is the custom of the animal when irri-
taed; whereupon Pat, smiling at him
said: If it was not for your bowing
and scraping, and your humble ap-
pologies, you brute, faiX, should think
you had thrown me over this fence on
PURPOSE"
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GOSSIP WITH CoNTEIDUToRs.-N
notis will be took--from this date here
aftcrWards-ov letters that hain't got a
postage-stamp onto them.
Don't write only on one side ofmanu-
skript, and don't write much into that.
Don't send manuscript unless you
can read it yourscls, after it gets dry.
We pay, all the way up the hill, from
ten cents to one dollar for contribush-
ons, according tew heft.
Aul settlements made promptly at
the end Of the next ensueing year.
Poetry and prose pieces respectively
sCrlicitcd.
The highest market price paid fol
awful railroad snlashcS, and clopcmont,
with an other mans wife.
No swcarin' allowed in our paper.
Isaac-Yure article on "lroga" IL re
cciVcd
1t made me lafr like lightning.
Nurc idee that "frogs might be in
creased by propagation" il bully.
Nure idee that "frogs were di-kovcrc,
by Christopher Columbus in the yea
ll92' had slipped my memory.
You also say "that frogs grow NOR
bobtailcd as they grow older" This
too cusscd good to be entire lost.
Noah-We very humbly decline you
essa ON the flood.
Nure remarks might possibly lea
one moro man to think ~ you do, an
we mont want our columns TO be hel
rcsponsibel for the increasing numb'
Of phoOls.
The world. has already got NOR phoo
thae there is any need Of.
There amt no doubt in mi mind bl
what the food was perfect success
and have thought that another ju'
such an ono would pay well now
sum ,ccktions oY the country.
JOSH BILLINGS.
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POETRY.
DIRdE.

70 the memory of Miss Ellen Geo Of Kew. ,
'u Ill consequence OF being stung in the gyc
Peerless, yet hapless maid of Qi
Accomplished l. y CT
Never again shall and U
Together sip our T.
For ah! the Fatcs. knew not y.
Sent midst the tlowets Il,
Which ven'mous stung her in the I,
So that she could not c.
In exclaimed, "vile, spiteful Bi
If ever | catch L.
on jCSs'mine, rosebud. or Sweet u.
I'll change your stnging q.
"l'll send you, like lamb or L,
Across tn Atlantic c.
From our delightful village @,
To distant DYE.
e stream runs from my wounded I,
salt as the briny c,
As rapid as the X orY,
The OIO, or ID.
"Then fare thee i'll, lnsensatc b!
Who stmg, nor yet knew Y,
Since not for wealthy Durham's C,
Would have lost my l."
Thy bear with tears fair Ing
in funeral RA,
clay-cold corse now doomed to u,
While mourn her DIX.
We nymphs Of Q, then shun each b,
List to the reason Y!
For should 4 b c att,
utll surely sting your I.
Now in a grave l. deep mo,
She's cold as cold can b;
While robins sing upon y. L,
Her dirge and l. G.
Nor WJnhh,y Ndgd.ine
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

AT n show in Portland, England,
"Thc Wild Men of Jesse" were the chief
attraction. They were visited by some
of the scamen Of the channel feet lying
in the roads, and Jack took it into his
head to poke fun at one Of the wild mon
in the cage by stirring him up with a
stick. The fellow turned round, shook
his fist, sworc in very unmistakablo
English, and said, "You durstn't do
that, you blackguard, il were outside
the bars"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

"OH dear" exclaimed an urchin, who
had been chewing green apples, i've
swallowed an odd fellow Nes, he's
giving me the GRIP"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

ONE of the saddcst things about hui
man nature j., that man may guido
others in the path of li.a without walk
ing in it hmself; that he may be n ri.
lot and vet q CHStw0Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22
BLOOMSBURY, PA. FRIDAY, MARCH g. 1867.

"Go" said he, pointing to the body.
GLOW can l go? No, can't 60"
"Well, Bill, you must; It's only the
second night, here's the queen away
and no clown"
"Well, there's only the Indian war
rior to go in," said Bill.
"Well, know that, but what's the
good of him without somebody to give
him his things? What's the good of
my giving him his club or bow, or the
paddle either? No, bill, you must go:
it won't do to send in any one else now,
they'd pull the place down."
Here another and louder cry reached
them.
"Thcre now," said Whips, that's it;
there's the 'Corsican Brothers has been
agoing round this quarter of an hour,
till they're sick Of it, and the grey'll be
so lame tomorrow she won't stir peg.
It's no use, Bill, you must CO."
81 can't Whips; it'll be no use if l
| do"
"Oh, yes, you will; you must go, or
I'll have to throw up the agreement,
and you know you've overdrawed your
money this last two weeks"
"Wcll, l know it," said the man, evil
dently irresolute at this threat.
"Well, then, go in if it's only five
minutes. Here, take Il drink of this,
it will give you heart"
The man took the proflcrcd flask and
drank deeply.
"Well," said Whips, "you'll go Bill,
won't you ~
"Oh, yes, I'll 60" said the man; ego
on"
They left the wagon, and the repeated
rounds of applause showed that the
public was satisfied. The clown was
never more witty, never more agile.
Somer-ault after somersault, leap after
/ leap was taken with a rcclilessness that
nothing could equal again and again
the encores of the elite, and the bravOs
of the vulgar, spurred his cXertions.
At last it ended, and the quadrille came
on. The clown left the ring, with the
plaudits ringing in his ears, and came
to the wagon to tind-Alas! What?
At the conclusion of the quadrille
those in the wagon heard cry.
"What is it ?" said the man, now in
his old position, close to the body, with
her hand locked in his, and his eye
fixed on her face. "What's that ?''
"Ihey'rc calling for her," said Jenny
pointing to the form in the bed.
There was lull, land then a long
thunder of clapping hands AID stamp.
ing feet, rose and died away.
"What's that last ," asked the woman
holding the child, of person entering
"Oh! they called for the queen, ant
old Whips made speech, and said she
was rather unwell and could not appear
but would most likely be better to-mor
row, when she would again perform hel
celebrated feat of leaping through thC
hoop to the ground.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22
u b. BROCKWAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BLOOMsBURG, PA.

n5y- OFFICE-Court House Alley, below tho o.
IUsljir,l Once. Aulhorizcd agent for the c2licc,,
ZION Of Bouniios Back Pay, Pensions, and al
1-her dernnnds against 'hc stots and National
Govern rlCgfs JAM H.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

"Wcll, my dears," said the doctor al
the supper table, to his children, chow
did you like it:
"Oh! we didn't see the queen, father
"No?"
"No, not at all; the man in tho ring
said she was not well, but would be
there tomorrow, and the clown was SC
good father, in the scene with the say
age"
"Was he, my dear. DO you know
why you didn't see the queen ,"
"No."
"Wcll, then, I'll tell you. Because
She was dead. That clown was hel
husband. l left him kissing her dcat
lips, and ! dare say he is there now. II.
u strange world this! Such a sight a;
that never saw before, and hope ncvel
to see again"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22

40 man ever did an injury designed.
ly to another who did not iniure him
self the most.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-22
CATAWIssA RAILROAD.

GATAWISSA RAILROAD.
v From and after October ?, 1865, The trains Will
pass rupert as follows: III.
GoISG NoRrn.-Elmlra Mail at 1 PM Erie
Express AZ H:iS AN. .,
GoISG EoUTH.-lhiludclph Mail nj II AMI
New York Express at ~. .-.,, ,,.,,,,,, 49,,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-11
The Governors MESSAGE.

We print this week The first Message of Gov
crnor Chamberlain. The only objection TINT
can he brought against it, is its great length. for
II Is document Astounding in valuable and prac-
tcal suggestions expressed in the elearcst lam
gnagc. Nothing coming within the scope of
document Of this character is sIurred over, or
ignored altogether, but on the contrary. the new
Governor has clearly defined political notions,
and the courage aud fidelity to state them, and
i'll a manner that any one can understand and
appreciate them. 1t is gratifying TO the Union
Party 10 know that while they have been
obliged Ia part with n popular and able Chief
Magistrate, 1t has succeeded In eecting another
every whit his equal. The crowded state OF
our columns forbid extended comment, and we
can only ASK our readers 10 read the document
for themselves. This is due 10 yourselves and
also 10 your newly elected Governor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-11

wrought. Maine Is comparatively new ground
and should attract rather than repcl civilization
But IL presents the anomaly Of sending forth nm
emigration such as might be expected only i"
old over-worn and over-populaicd countries
and those whcrepolitieal or social dcspotjsms
deprcss and dispersc their citizens. This isan
evil so contrary 10 the common eouasc Of socic
y and the laws Of civilization, that we should
look into the causes of IL and il possible apnly
n remedy.
(C0ncigded merit week.)
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-11

Militia organization is already recognized
in this State. What is desired is ~ stem