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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-28
Salary and Dealings ,

This is how "our public servents I"
and others live at the National Capitol
as related by "Steelc Penne," a Wash.
ington correspondent. The people may
think it trfle strange how Congress
sional salary can be made to SO so far,
but close figuring" is everything:
Senator Cameron and his wife board
at the Arlington Hotel, and pays $3.50
per month, a very small sum for Sen
ator. Senator Fenton, who stops at the
same place, pays 81 900 a month. s. s..
Cox pays $1,000 per month, and the
other evening he gave at his boarding
house 81 800 dinner. How long will
a members salary last at that rate?
Mr.. Huntingdon, the Cashier of the
First National Bank, gave dinner to
the Japs, where there were 20 persons
present at $50 per plate, or in the aggre-
| gate 81 900. DIR. Helmbold, OF Buchu
notoriety, was here for two weeks, and
| paid S0G per day for board and lodging.
| A parlor and chamber in the second
| story of first-class hotel, here rents
for $3.50 per week, or $4,000 per month.
Many of the Senators and members
who keep house live much more extrav-
agantly. Senator Chandler lives at rate
of full S33 900 per year, and Gen. But
Ter spends four times his salary as q
member. One of the colored members
pay at the rate of $50 per week and
| the expenses of others are probably as
great. The other three colored men,
bers 60 1t on the economical, say $500
per month.
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PuDlic Purity.
The days when Abolitionists were
not permitted to lecture were "days OF
infinite public purity land the indig.
nation of the Philadelphia Day at the
Columbian for declaring the f,ct In no
wise affects the truth of the assertion.
Then the first men of the nation were
at tho head of the departments then
men who were tho peers of the mem.
bors of any legislative body in the
world crowded the halls of Congress
then Presidents scorned to accept pres.
ents, and If one had stopped 80 low he
would have been scorned by all the
people aud If he had appointed men
to Office who had made him large oi
small presents he would have been
promptly imbeached and execrated by
every tongue that uttered his name
then members of Congress would have
been literally kicked from its floors and
socially outlawed had they dared to
vote public lands to corporations and
then become the recipients of whole
townships or any part of them, as they
now do-then Presidents did not devote
the summer months to watering places
and horse races, as Gen. GRANT now
does, nor did officials grow rich in pub.
lie places, nor were public Offices stock
cd with relatives, as they now are,
Then unpatriotic action was insulted
driven out, punished and contemned
promptly by the most efficient means
at hand, and brawlers and demagogues
had no place in the public affections.
Then people universally despised Il man
who lacked integrity and no one up.
held or excused him, much less did
constituencies re elected him to Office,
as is now done. Then cadet peddlers
and bigamists, and Adventures, and
negroes, and members without constit.
uencics or homes, had no place in Con-
gress, talent without integrity was moi
honored, and honorable position was
rarely attained but by merit. The gal
leries of the Congress and the Logisla.
lures were not then filled by borers,
corporations did not buy up aud con-
troll these bodies, and legislative corrup-
tion was unknown. Mere pigmics and
carping politicians did not then usurr
the places of Statesmen, measures were
passed or rejected upon their merits and
not submitted to partizan caucusses fol-
decision, and legislators were at least
supposed to vote as their consciences
dictated. The degrading spectacle OF a
Federal Senate or House of Represen.
tatives without single first class states
man in it Tor a dozen of them for that
natter did not then daily disgrace the
nation in the eyes of the world, as i.
now the case, nor did Yankee carpet
baggers represent States in Congress
whose white citizens were denied the
right of suffrage, now exercised by theil
slaves.
But enough-it is not necessary tc
repeat the whole chapter Of crime, o.
folly, of blunder, and of corruption and
debasement, to prove that the days
when the appearance of an abolition
lecturer was the signal for popular in
dignation and outbreak were "ddys o.
infinite pubic purity compared vith tn
present." That broad fact will outlive
the Allegheny or the Alps and will ex'
ist co extensively with eternity.
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Republican State Nominees,

What of them, Stanton and Beath
We see their names at the mastheads of
Republican papers-that's all.-LOur
Quarters.
The Republican papers have frequent.
ly been challenged to give the military
record of CAMERoN's candidates for
Auditor and Surveyor General, but SO
far they are as reticent as though their
heroes had never smelt powder! Will
any body favor the public with an ac
count of the battles in which they won
their laurels! It is limited that neither
of them were ever within the sound o
a rebel gun, but of the truth of this N
positive information is given. STAN
TON was Surgeon, but he is stigma
tized as a" contract Surgeon IA mer
medical suttler, who, like all of hi
class, was careful to keep out of harm
way--a speculator upon the blood G
the country, who had keener eye up
on its purse than upon armed enemies
II this be true 1t is mockery to set hin
up as a soldier candidate.
BEATH is said to have been a Lieu
tenant of darkey squad. Those troop
were not proverbial for bravery or he
roism-they rather fondly clung to tn
rear and to the garrison. They wer
the "pet lambs" No officer won dis
tinction at their head. Was BEATI
ever in a battle? Let the public be on
lightened. He is said to have lost a lie
In the war. II SO, he must have mi
itary history of some extent. Eve
though STANTON has none let the pul
lie be enlightened rs to the clerk OF tn
coal operators.
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two or three candidates for delegate.
The manner of filling in tickets will
occur to every Intelligent person, and
need not be enlarged upon in this place.
Tho second blank in our form of ticket
will be filed with the name of one per
son for member of tho county Standing
Committee, rs each district Is entitled
to one member.
A considerable space Is left under the
head of Constructions" TO be filed by
each voter according to his pleasure, or
this division of the ticket may be voted
in blank or cut off whenever the voter
shall not desire to vote instructions. In.
asmuch as the issue in selecting or vot.
ing for delegates will generally bo upon
single Office, candidates for other Off.
ces will often feel compelled to resort to
instructions in order to test their
strength and receive proper support
in convention. This plan of voting in
structions is by no means perfect one,
but il was an old one aud was not abol-
ished by the new rules. 1t seems neces.
sary to retain 1t until some better plan
in the nature of substitute for it, shall
be proposed.
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Concerning Instructions.

Tho 18th rule of nominati0 MS pro
vides, that " Delegates instructed by the
voters who select them, shall obey their
instructions in Convention, &C." II
will be seen by this rule that delegates
can be instructed only by the voters
who vote for them anu not by others.
Therefore, when two delegate tickets
are run in district the instructions up.
on any one ticket will apply only to
the delegate or delegates named there.
on, and the election officers in such cases
should score and count the instructions
upon the two kinds of ticket separately
and report them accordingly.
Instructions to delegate, in order to
be binding, must be given to him by a
majority of those who vote for him and
by no smaller number.
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TIE RIGHT DoCTRINE.-The late
Democratic Convention of Kentucky,
which represented nearly all the white
people of that State, adopted declara.
ton of principles, which declares,
among other Democratic doctrines, that
the Democratic party of the State
pledges itselfto put down all infraction-
of the law, whether Ku. KluX or Others
wise, by the power of the State Courts
and the stern administration of the
State laws. This is the legitimate and
only constitutional method by which
such ofTenses can be dealt with. The
States have always been competent to
do this in the past, and can be trusted
for the future. The position assumed
by the Democrats of Kentucky on this
subject illustrates what has always been
manifest to unprejudiced men; that all
parties in the south condemn lawless.
ness, by whomsoever committed, and
are ready to put it down, without need
of federal intervention.
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Mad Dogs.


Mrs. CAROLINE Il. WHITE, Prcsi.
dent of Woman's Branch of Pennsyl-
vania Society for prevention of cruelty
to animals, thus refers to an article in
the Press headed "NInd Dogs" and bo.
ginning as follows:
GAS the heat of summer advances,
the danger from rabid dogs Increases
etc. 1t is certainly time, in view of all
that has lately been said and written
upon the subject, that this old supersti-
tion with regard to mad dogs should be
done away with, should not lend itself
to keeping alive unjust and cruel preju-
dices. In the spring of last year a con-
vention was held in Paris of the medi-
cal profession throughout Europe, and
all the newest discoveries of the great
est lights among the disciples of Escul-
apius were discussed and made public.
The result of their investigations in the
disease called hydrophobia were pub.
li5hed and were enumerated as follows:
First. Hydrophobia is disease of very
rare occurrence. Second. 1t Is more
common in winter than in summer.
Third The use of the muzzle is calcu-
lated TO induce hydrophobia. In a lec-
ture delivered on this subject in Balti-
more last summer, the lecturer, gen.
tleman who had devoted much time
and attention to the study of this dis.
ease, repeats the aforementioned facts
and adds: "Fits are certain sign that
hydrophobia does not exist in the ami
NAL suffering from them" In a con.
ference with $. Weir Mitchell, M. d.,
he affirmed ii to be the result of all in
vestigations that hydrophobia was more
likely to occur in winter than in sum-
mer. Now with regard TO the first state
mcnt Of the convention of physicians
in France, that hydrophobia is very
rarely met with, wo have abundant
facts in our own experience to support
that theory. The late president of the
gentlemen's Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, S. Morris VAIN,
examined the books a the Pennsylvania
Hospital from the time of its founda-
tion, about ninety years ago, to the
present time, and, in the record of mall
adies which had existed there, found
one case of hydrophobia. The dog.
| catchers of our city, who are constantly
coming into contact with the dogs, and
who before our society substituted nets
fOrthe lasSoes in use for their apprehen-
sion) were bitten every few days, some-
times in very severe manner, never
| knew case of hydrophobia among
their number, nor was there ever even
a report of such nature. Surely, il the
bite of a dog Is SO exceedingly to be
dreaded, these men who are bitten so
often ought to experience the dire effects
resulting therefrom. Then, in the name
of Justice and humanity, let this cru
SADIE against these unoflending animals
cease. Let it not be said that the streets
of Philadelphia are a hunting ground
for these humble, devoted friends of
man, and that they are only seen but
to be made the target for a policeman's IS
pistol. Our society takes up those run
ming at large in legal and proper man
ner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-28

The Radicals are preparing to carry
Philadelphia in October by employing
Maryland negroes to work on the
streets, commencing about the middle
ofSeptember, and by appointing cleo
tion officers who are adopts at altering
returns and stuffing ballot boxes. 1t is
supposed several thousand voters may
be imported. There are ways of pre-.
venting these frauds if our friends in
the city will apply themselves to the
subject. Country politicians univer-
sally remark the surprisingly loose, in.
effective and careless manner in which
city elections are conducted. One-half
the care and attention bestowed upon
country elections would efiectually pre-
vent large frauds at least in the cities.
We hope the subject will receive better
attention than it has ever received.
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Are We NOt Dchascd ?

1t is sometimes queried whether gov
ernments are instituted for the benefit
of ofiiceholders, or offices are created
for the public convenience or service,
and subject to the Supreme laws of the
State. Since the Radical party has OBJ
tained control of public affairs the gov.
ernment at Washington is essentially a
government conducted and administer
ed for the uses and benefits of office.
holders. The limitations of supreme
law are subordinated to the demands OF
ofliceholders for legislation that will
help them to hold ON to fat places. Laws,
whose tendency is, and whose necessary
results must be, to change our form OF
government from republic of States
to central and consolidated state, are
enacted, not because the people desire
such change, and not because any
crisis of civil commotiOn Is at hand,
but simply and solely because such rev.
olutionary enactments are expected tC
serve the uses of administration Office.
holders. Whatever 1t may be in theory
II Is clear that in practice the Washing
ton idea Of government Is an institution
supported by contributions of the PEG,
pie for the benefit of ofliceholders.- =
valley Sentiaet.
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LARGE FRAME GRIST MILL,



Many ladies, particularly mothers nursing, CONF
plain of q tired, listless feeling or complete ex-
haustion, on arising in the morning. on the
wife and mother devolves the responsibility of
regulating the duties of the household Her
cares are numerous, and the mental as well NJ
the physical powers are frequently called into
requisition. She often finds her slightest occu-
patton a weary task and existence a burden,
while at the same time she has no regular dis
ease. IIostetter's Stomach Btters, If resorted TO
at this period, will prove an unfaiing remedy
for this annoying lasstude. The effects of this
potent agent are soon seen in the rosy cheek
and elastic step Of the head of the family, ms
with restored health and renewed spirits sho
takes her accustomed place in the family circle.
II this friend in need be regularly used, those
depressing symptoms will never be complained
of, and not only would lassitude not be expert
onced, but many diseases following Its advent
be avoided. AS a medical agent 1t has no equal,
while its pleasing flavor and healthnl effects
have made 1t general favorite. 1t Is free from
all properties calculated to impair the system,
and Its operations are at once mild, soothing
and efficient. All who have used the Bitters at
test its virtues and commend 1t to use.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-28

TIE Tunkhannock Republican thinks
we would be inconsistent to support an
advocate of the "new departure ." for
Office. Sapient! We never yet met a
man who did not entertain some opin,
ion or other that we esteemed errone'
Gus. Should we therefore refuse to
support anybody for office? The Re
publican gets off vast amount of silly
blab about its conscientious temperance
convictions and opposition to all dram
drinkers, yet 1t is an admirer and sup
porter of Gen. GRANT-a perfect lover
Of the bibulous hero. In that "knav.
cry" is rather perspicuous-and so are
long ears
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-28

THE Republican press, taking it for
granted that 1926, 100000 of the national
debt have been paid off by the admins
tration, call it "Grant's work." One
would suppose that it was the tax-pay.
ers' and not the taX-collectors' work. If
the taxes should be doubled and five
hundred millions more paid, then upon
this principle Grant would be entitled
to still more credit for his work 1t is
very easy for one to pay an obligation if
the money to do 50 is furnished by
others but 1t Is funny in that case to
say the payment was the work of the
messenger who merely handed the mon
ey over. In order that Grant may do
this work, the people are being taxed to
death, and business is everywhere stag
nant.-Erie Observer.
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THE Pittsburg Post (Dem.,) says !:
"Let the young men of the country,
who are soon to be charged with its GUS
tody, look about them and see which is
the true side to take, and elect to stand
by the written Constitution write per-
sonal liberty indelbly upon their BAN
ners, so that it will shine above them
through storm and deluge; champion
the cause and party of State and per-
sonal sovereignty; judge between pre-
tentious names aud infamous practices
under them; surrender no vested and
inalienable right at the bidding of the
tools Of tyranny, and scOrn the bribes
of trucking scoundrels who would put
liberty up at price, and the right will
yet triumph over the wrong, and our
institutions be rescued fromtheir threat
cnod danger" "
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RLooMsBURd
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

LITERARY AND COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE.
This Institution oiiels good opportunities in
every department of Literature and Science, in
addition 10 the Excellent Normal School Classes,
have practice In the use OF Survey In and Engin-
eering instruments in the field and mine, under
the instruction of the most competent Professor.
The faculty aim to be very thorough In their in
struction and TO look carefully after the health,
manners and morals of the students
The rules and regulations of the school are
such us to command the respect OF the students
and consequently not many feel that they can
afford TO violate laws which are calculated "
promote their success and happiness. The Mus
ical Depart ment = fiords as good opportunities
as can be found in any of the large cities ana at
much less expense
Spring term commences April Sd, 1871.
For further particulars, address
JOHN q. FREEZE, ESQ, Sccy. or
l.. Il. RUPERT presp. or
HENRY CARVER, A. NJ, Principal.
bloomsbury, Jan. ID, lS7l-6n.
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Delegate Elections.

The Democratic Delegate elections for
Columbia county will be held on Satur-
day, August 5th-one week from to-
morrow. The voters have had ample
notice-the candidates have long been
before the public-abundant opportun-
ity is given to every Democrat to ex-
press his choice. Let every Democrat
attend the elections and see to 1t that
honest and fit men are elected to repre-
sent them-men who will give fair ex-
preston to their will and keep the best
interests of the party constantly in
view.
No party can be uniformly successful
at elections, or long maintain an exist
ence, unless it preserves its unity. A
divided party is sure to 60 to speedy
destruction. Unanimous acquiescence
in nominations fairly made is therefore
necessity to success and to continued
existence. Under the efficient rules Of
the party in Columbia county unfair
ness is impossible, and full expression
is necessarily given to the will of those
who elect the delegates. or course the
voice of those who do not attend these
elections is not heard, for they do not
utter it, but these are bound in all fair.
ness to yield gracefully to what is done
by those who do act, in order that
union and harmony, the strength and
vitality and power of the party, may
be maintained.
or course the Radicals will fuss about
rings" about management, &C., and
they will sympathize in well affected
tears over the misfortunes OF the de
feated, &C., &c. But the fact Is thai
there is no such thing as Democratic
ring in Bloomsbury, and If there wai
1t would be impotent for good or evil
or to effect any thing, under the strin
gent rules adopted by the party. That
some candidates must be defeated il
very certain" when two men ride
horse one must ride behind but tn
defeated of this year may be the prefer
red Of the next, and the friends of eac
will want the support of the friends
the other al some period. A kindl
and brOtherly feeling, therefore, Is tn
only safe rule of action and the onl
one that can make party strong. Ia
all, then, turn out to the delegate ele'
tion, let each express his voice, an
when the majority has selected a ticke
let II be unanimously supported, whit
ever may be placed upon 1t. All tn
candidates announced are worthy me
and deserving of support If nominate'
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Political Prohibition.

The political prohibitionsts have
issued call for State convention, to
be held in Harrisburg on the 9th OF
August, for the purpose of nominating
pledged prohibitionists as candidates
for Auditor and Surveyor General, and
etiecting thorough organization in
every Senatorial and Representative
district in the State. Heretofore the
prohibition organization has been used
merely as bob to the Radical kite and
we suppose that is the purpose now.
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New Advertisements
MAJ OF THE TOWN OF DLooMsUR

MAP OF THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURY.
In the matter OF the Map)
Town of Bloomsburg
JUNE iiru, 1871
two n9sS he sySn % sy Az, tn
map made by. Samuel Neyhard exhibiting the
Lanes and Alleys has been plaeed % I'm sbo oJ,lc.,
OF the Clerk S % OF the %GoHrt Of Quarter Sessions
enS @t q f 'n
Act OF Assembly passed-iS7l.
WELLINGTON II. ENT,
Clerk Quarter Scssiois
The Act of Assembly referred TO in the above
order of Court is IA supplement TO tho Blooms.
burg Act of ith March, 1870" the 81 Section of
which Is rs follows:
SECTION D. That tho map OF said town OF
Bloomsburg now being made by samuel Ney-
hard, under the authority of the town council,
exhibiting the boundaries, streets, lanes and al.
leys of said town, shall when completed be sub
mitted for correction and approval TO the court
eonny and the same When % by sSI
court shall be filed of record and thereupon aud
ON sa sns roads, Teet a. ana 9y
cation thereon be held and taken TO be public
Of @ '2 T ,s SAID
hear and consider any complaint or objection
made TO " 1g any ans Dl sdu ,h or owner
said map or the location of the lines or parts
thereof prior TO the approve approval of Of the same and
DEGREES relating thereto as shall pertain to JUS
| tice and to the public interests and convenience
| and tho said court when application shall be
made Tor the approval of said map shall order
public notice thereof to be given In at least ono
newspaper of said town for at least four weeks
prior to the next succeeding term of the court
and shall defer further action upon such appica-
tion until the said succeeding term The said
map at all times after the approval of the same
by ihc court and any copy or duplicate thereof
whetheru upon the same OF upon n larger or small
er scale duly certified to be true and correct by
| the clerk of the said court and verified by the
court seal, shall be receivable in evidence In any
| suit, prosecution or proceeding whatsoever in
which the same shall be pertinent and shall bo
held as conclusive evidence of the true location
established at the date of itsOpproval and rs pr-
ma facie evidence OF the situation and boundar-
les or limits of lots. out lots, farm lands canal
whaives, landings, railroads. bulldogs and struc-
lures of said town at the same tlne so far as The
| same shall be set FORTH dclineated or mentioned
| o II SAID map.
| by order of the Town Council.
| Il. MENDENHALL, Pres't.
| +. c, Ely ER, Sec'y. July 2S Tilt,