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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

BY the foregoing figures, which we
take from the Legislative Record, every
reader can judge for himself how fairly
the apportionment has been made. OF
course there must be some disparity
between extreme districts. That is q
result that no bill could avoid, for coun-
ties can not be divided and it would be
very Objectionable to do SO even ifallow-
ed by the Constitution. We think the
Legislature did not pay sufficient atten.
tion to the representation OF territory,
as we'll as population. That idea per-
yaded the Constitution of1790 (the best
for the time wo ever had) but of late
years the demagoguical spirit has pre-
vailed over ii. Thus, six or eight mem.
bers can represent the interests of a
dense population like Philadelphia
much more effectually than the same
number can represent the diversified
interests and local wants of 10 to %
counties spreading over one-fourth the
area Of the State. In this respect the
bin fails. All double districts are OBJ.
jectionable also, and cannot bejustitied,
except, perhaps, where the interests are
identical, the business pursuits of the
people intermingled, a general acquain-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

A HoAx.-On the first of April, there
in the Macon (Georgia) 1sle-
graph, full and particular account of
the seizureof q prominent Radical, near
that city, by band of masked Ku.
Klux; of his being flayed alive, and,
finally, skinned and roasted whole at
the stake. The very extravaganza of
the particulars, the name of the pre-.
tended victim-ADAM HoKEs-and the
circumstance that the narrative appear
ed on the first day Of April, should
have been sufficient, with any sensible
reader, to stampthe story as a burlesque
of the broadest and most transparent
character. But the bait was greedily
swallowed by the Radical papers in
the North, which printed it with all
the prominence of display heads, and
called upon Congress to enact the Ku-
Klux bill without delay, to prevent a
general roasting of the people in the
South. This is fair specimen Of the
manner in which Radical journals act
in relation to matters in the South, and
worse than this, legislation is based upon
such miserable, stupid appeals to pas,
sion and prejudice, alike damaging tC
the nation, and injurious to the inter
ests of the people, North and South.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28


SNoBBERY.-The bead of the British
Commissioners, the Earl of GREY, re.
Gently gave an entertainment at WASH
ington at which all the fiunkeydom of
that city were present. The latter are
in high glee, almost bursting with the
honor OF being dined by a British sprig
of nobility! OF course they fill the city
papers with descriptions and declare it
to have been the grandest affair of the
kind that was ever had at Washington.
1t may prove premonitOry symptom
of the fct that the British have the
best of the bargain in the recent nego-
tiations.
The eldest son of the Car of Russia
and heir to the throne, is sabout visiting
America. An American fleet, comman-
ded by Admiral PORTER, is to meet
him on the Ocean and escort him to our
shores. OF course this will give the
snobs one of the grandest of opportuni-
ties to show their admiration for titled
aristocrats and for servility.
When the Prince of WALES visited
Harrisburg, his keeper, the Duke of
New Castle a hale and jolly looking
Englishman) coolly surveyed the crowd
that was gazing with the utmost admir-
alton upon the English group, and quiet
ly remarked, "these people are not half
so democratic as they pretend to be-"
That our fashionable people are funk
eys, snobs and would.be.aristocrats is
the impression universally acquired by
distinguished foreigners who visit the
United States. Nor is this strange, for
that is the only class that run after
them and the only ones they see.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

JOHN y. HIEsTAND, of Lancaster,
has been appointed naval officer at
Philadelphia, in place of General BAX-
TER. The General showed his wounds
and urged his services in the field of
battle, but all to no purpose. A hun
CRY civilian pushed him from his stool,
and thus General GRANT rewards the
soldiers.-Erchange.
Yet the appointment is one of the
most respectable and deserving Gen.
GRANT has ever made. Mr.. HIEsTAND
has earned the appointment by faithful
partizan services as chief editor of the
Lancaster Examiner and will prove a
capable officer. While the latter is q
consideration not regarded by Radical
appointing powers, we are quite glad tc
see one capable and deserving man put
into office by them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28
A Radical Victory.

The Radicals have carried the cleo
tion in the district of Co lumbia, now
organized as territory and make great
rejoicing thereat. What there is to
crow about we can not discern. The
government officials and negroes of the
district themselves make up majority
of the voters. Circulars were issued by
the heads of the various bureaus requir.
ing their subordinates TO vote Though
at the annual elections they are all sent
home to their States to vote) and the
negroes polled more votes than the cen.
sus gives of male negro residents over q
years old The district is surrounded by
large negro population, and because OF
their everlasting sameness of counten'
ance and personal appearance, 1t is i'm
possible for election officers to distin-
guish them. A Radical victory under
such circumstances is not thing to be
wondered at or crowed about-it is as
natural as rolling off log.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28
The Apportl0nment.

After a protracted struggle in the
Legislature the bill apportioning Sena'
tors and Representatives for the next
seven years to the several parts of the
State, passed finally on Saturday of last
week. There is no cause for particular
satisfaction over the result, as the bill
was framed to give the Republicans six
majority In the House of Representa-
tives and also one majority In the Sen
ate after the present terms of Senators
shall run out. But our own Senatorial
and Representative districts are unob-
jectionable. Lycoming, Montour, CO.
lumbia and Sullivan form the Senator
ial district, while Columbia alone is
constituted Representative district.
Lycoming, Sullivan and Clinton are
made Representative district with
two members, and Montour and Nor
thumberland are also united as o dis
trict for two members.
Luzerne, Monroe and Pike are made
Senatorial district with two Senators,
one to be elected next fall and one in
1872. Luzerne is to have four Repre-
sentatives only, although her reported
taxable population would entitle her to
five Representative districts In Phila-
delphia are so formed as to give the
Republicans twelve Representatives
from that city and the Democrats only
six, although parties there are nearly
equally divided!
Gross inj ustice is done the eastern
part of the State to favor the western,
and some localities are treated outra-
geously. The county of Washington,
although itself Republican, has been
attached to Beaver and Butler for both
Senator and Representatives, lest it
might send Col. HOPKINS to either
House! The district has four members,
whereas Washington should have two
and Beaver and Butler each one.
Little Sullivan escapes with her hide
on, being under the protecting wing Of
Columbia in the Senatorial district, and
added to Clinton and Lycoming for two
representatives, although the latter
counties had taxables enough to entitle
them to two members themselves.
Wyoming is attached to Bradford,
for both Senator and Representa-
tives, and its democratic majority will
no more be represented in the State
government than il will be in that
of Kamschatka
Perry is in the same predicament.
being attached to Dauphin, with three
members, instead of giving Perry one
and Dauphin two. This was done
merely, we suppose, to give Gen. CAM,
ERoN three personal Representatives
instead of two!
With less of factious selfishness on
the part of single Democratic Senator,
much better bill might have been OBJ
tanned. However, we have to congratu-
late ourselves that the bill is not quite
as bad as the last one-not quite, just
that and nothing more!
When in full operation, the Legisla-
ture under this bill will stand politically
as follows:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28
Ian AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA
The Times.

The Lancaster Iatetiigencer, says
ave have fallen upon the day of small
men," The editor never wrote truer
words than these. We hare fallen upon
evil times, upon the day of little men
men devoid of character men without
principle; men to be bought and sold,
as so much meat in the shamblcs.
Thieves and robbers, shameless and de-
graded wretches strut in authority over
us, and the world laughs at the prob
lem of selfgovernment. Crowned and
bedizened royalty gains strength from
our weakness, and he who has put his
trust in the honesty of the masses,
hangs his head in shame and detection.
The greatness of our national 3segisla-
ture has passed away; the glUsy that
once cnvironed 1t, has become thing
of the past Its seats once filled and
honorcd by such men rs CLAY, WEB
sTER, CALHOUN, CAss and Others are
now in many cases, dishonored by the
incumbency of the scum of creation,
the refuse and dregs of society.
TO whom, and to what Is this state of
things chargeablo? To us; to ourselves;
to the people, in that we have not re-
sisted the advance of Yankee politics,
Yankee morality, and Yankee dogma.
tism Our schools have been filled with
the pernicious ideas of false teachers;
we have not only tolerated the evil, but
we have opened our purses, and paid
for our bane. Society is infected to the
core with false morality that flouts
the precepts of Christianity, and aims
at the total destruction of christian
faith.
Lies, gilded lies, are the bait used to
entrap the unwary into the meshes of
an inchoate atheism and have already
lurcd many to destruction. We say,
that to our own account, is our condi-
ton chargeable. To our neglect of pub
lie affairs; to a sapinc inattent!on to
those things, which properly done, had
been bar to the advance of Yankee
Pantheism. We have stood idly look
ing on, wondering, perhaps, as the diff
ferent scenes of Internal drama have
presented themselves to view, what
was to be the next in order. The end is
now perceptible to whoever pW see,
and it behooves us to stand up before
the flood, and breast its advance, or
farewell, "a long farewell to our Virtue,
Liberty and Independence - Columbia
Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28
The European News.

The French are still killing each other
off around Paris with as much industry
as circumstances will permit. The ad-
vantage seems to be with the govern
ment troops, but as yet, without decided
results. Marshal MCMAHON has ac-
complished all that can be attained by
arms without storming the works of
the Commune, and President THEIRS
refuses his assent to this, relying upon
the process of starvation to accomplish
his end.
An Australian Steamer, with large
number of passengers on board, is sup.
posed to have been lost at sea.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

THE Scranton Republican complains
that its party friends in the Legislature
have treated the Radicals of Luzerne
with contempt. Very true, and very just!
They rendered themselves contemplate
last fall in resorting to the means they
did to succeed. Desperate and vile actors
cannot be trusted even by those who
are benefited by their reprehensible
conduct. A party that for partisan
reasons would stoop to defeat such an
eminent jurist as GEO. w. WOODWARD
for Judge of the Courts, by resorting to
the most infamous means that ingenuity
and depravity could invent, and with
a candidate who himself resorted to the
most groveling and disgraceful prac-
tices to obtain votes, deserves and can
receive nothing but contempt even
from its associates. Evidently the Re-
publican members of the Legislature
had lively appreciation of the merits
of their brethren of Luzerne, and have
rewarded them strictly according to
their deserts The Scranton Republican
has just appreciation of the standing
of the Radicals of Luzerne amongst its
party friends elsewhere.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

The New York Tribune made the
following comment on the re.opening
of the legal tender question, in the Su-
preme Court, at Washington
Since the decision on the first issue,
two new Judges have taken their places
on the Supreme Bench. and will hear
the present arguments. 1t is well known
that these two officers, just previous to
their appointment, were heavy stock
holders in railways largely interested
in the decision now to be made, and
for this reason the cases thus re. opened
attract an unusual share of public at
tention. A reversal of the former de.
cision, under these circumstances, and
in the haste which has been apparent
will naturally cause comment not alto.
gether complimentary to the two Judges
thus called upon to decide issues they
were arguing as paid advocates less
than year ago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

The FRANKING PRIVILEGE.-It may
not be generally known that members
of the last Congress are yet entitled to
the franking privilege BY a law regu.
lating the matter, passed since the
March session began, members of the
Congress going out on March 4th are
entitled to the frank till the beginning
of the next December session of Cong
ress. Where a district sends a new
member it is represented during the
time between March 4th and the first
Monday in December by two persons
entitled to the franking privilege.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

PoLITENEss AT HoME.-Nothing sits
so gracefully upon children, and nothing
makes them so lovely, ashabitual respect
and butiful department towards their
parents and superiors. Itmakes the plain
est face beautiful, and givesto every COM
mon action nameless but peculiar
oh
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

If ignorance and whiskey" are ele-
ments belonging peculiarly to the DEM
ocratic party, how is it that the editors
of the Williamsport Gazette * Bultetta
left that party? If indulgence in these
luxuries makes man q Democrat the
editors of the paper referred to have
changed their practices in more ways
than one! If these same elements are
inseparable from Democracy, how does
Gen. GRANT keep in standing amongst
the RAIDS, he being most conspicuous
illustration of both these questionable
virtues? Considering that no Rad ever
takes a "nip" and that that party is
composed altogether of Solomons, the
Gazette e. Bulietin's handsome sarcasm
is only eclipsed by its extreme wit
How the Democracy of Lycoming can
live under such manly blows is myster
ious, but why they do not allow fool
killers free pasture in that region is tt
be attributed TO stretch of charity!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28
A SOCIETY of workingmen has been

A SOCIETY of workingmen has been
esta blished in New York for the pur-
pose of testing the right of Congress to
donate public lands TO railroads. They
deny that any such right has been con-
ferred upon the Federal Congress. The
most effectual way in which the work
ingmen of the country can put an end
to legislation which is putting the lands
that belong TO the people in the hands
of spectators and monopolists, is to
put an end to the party which passes
such laws.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

tancc of these with each other and of
similar nationalities, and modes of life
and of thought. In any case 1t is best
to adhere to single districts, oven If
populations cannot be proportionably
divided.
While the bill is net good one 1t Is
yet not very bad, and is respectable
Improvement upon the infamous act of
1874
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

ALABAMA tells tale of horror. Three
disguised men robbed the wife of ataX
collector ofthe public funds, and then
ordered her to serve supper. She dld SO,
and put arsenic in the tea. On stripping
the dead bodies of their, dissuises, one
proved to be her husband, who had
taken this means ofstealing the peoples
n,nnnN
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

ANOTHER mammoth railroad corpora
tion-the Texas Pacifc-has been organ
lied. In few years these monopolies
will own the greater part of the public
lands.-Such is the Radical method OF
disposing of the domain which should
20 into the hands ofactual settlers. "A
great landed aristocracy will be the
result
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

Louisville Courier journal wants
the next Democratic National Conven-
tion to be held in that city. 1t says
that Louisville sis to the country to-day
what Baltimore was to the country five
and thirty years ago, a middle point,
an accessible point, a point from which
sound&ideas aud good influences can
take ready and radiating departure"
and adds: "What the Democratic party
needs is light; and if the North and
West will come here they can look di-
recty into the South and get a perfect
notion of the Southern situation, which
is again to be the bone Of contention"
The st. Louis Times thinks st. Louis is
the only proper place for the Conven,
tion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

MUCH to the qualification of every
body Congress has adjourned. The Ku-
Klux bill, ostensibly to protect carpet
baggers in the South, but in fact to en-
able the President to use the standing
army to re,elect himself has become a
law. The Senate is to convene again on
the 10th of May to consider the British
treaties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28


WE learn that Hor. GEORGE II.
PENDLEToN has finally declined to per-
nit his name to be used as candidate
for Governor before the approaching
Democratic Convention in Ohio. This
decision has been reached after much
deliberation, and is understood to have
been made for reasons wholly personal,
The impression now seems to obtain
that Hon. GEORGE MCCooK, well
known as an able and faithful advocate
of Democratic principles, and also as n
gallant soldier, who lost his father and
three brothers in the late war, will re-
ceive the nomination. He deserves well
of his country and his party, and, if he
should be brought forward, the Demo
Gratis and Conservatives of Ohio will
rally to his standard with a united and
determined purpose to succeed Wash-
ingtOn HtriOt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

THE INCOME TAX.-Commissioner
Pleasanton has written letter, which
concludes as follows.
"You are further advised that persons
whose gross income during the year
1870, estimated in United States curren-
cy, did not exceed $1,000, are not re-
ouired to make any income returns,
nor need they make any atfdavits show
ing that their gross income did not ex-
coed the sum above named.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

A TAME wild goose was kept about
Toms river for several years, and had a
copper label with the name of its owner
on it. The goose went off with flock,
and was shot in Oregon more than twen-
ty years afterward, and was identified
by the copper label.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

THE Mississippi has broken through
its artificial banks some miles above
New Orleans and is flooding thousands
of acres Of land, The break, already
1000 feet wide and more than 80 feet in
depth, is still increasing in extent, and
is threatening to overflow New Orleans.
OF course it cannot be stopped until the
water falls, but all possible effort is be.
ing made to prevent the break from en-
larging.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

AT the late election in Washington
city some women offered to vote, but
were rejected by the election officers.
They have since indicted the officers
and employed able counsel to represent
them. Verify the world moves
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28
CANDIDATES.
For Representative,
CHARLES IL. BROCKwAY.
MARRIAGES..

BEISHLINE.-S Stiles AT New COLUMBUS, I,i-
zerne county, on the 18th inst.. by Hev. Dr.
Killgore, Mr.. Gid. Beishline of Van Camp, 10
Miss Kate T.. stiles of Asbury, Co lumbia co.
REMLEY -. BAKER -.-At Newstead. Luzerne
county, on the 10th inst, by the same, MT.
Webster Remlay of Shlckshinny, TO Miss Car
oine Baker of Huntington.
sUTLoF F--KINLEY--on the 20tn inst, at the
residence of the brides parents, IN Lower Lime
of Ross township, to Miss Fanny r. Kinley.
SCOTT. McNEAL--On the 8ihinst., at the Forks
Hotel, in Bloomsourg, by The same; mr jonn ~
Shickshinny.
WARNER -sMITH.-on the goth inst, by Rev
vile. TO Mics Florence Smith of Jerseytown.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

WHEN such Republicans as Senator
Trumbull denounce the Ku-Klux bill,
as calculated TO destroy the very form
of our government, the criminality of
those who support itbecomes very plain
ly apparent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

IT will cost the country about one
million of dollars to print the Congress
sional speeches on the Ku Klux legisla-
ton. With this fact in view who will
have the affrontery to declare that
"talk is cheap"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

THE General Cluseret so active now
in perturbing the city of Paris, was
Radical political soldier in this country
during the war, serving as an aide dc
camp to General Fremont.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

NEGRO JURoRs.-Chief Justice Ma
son, of Nebraska, has delivered an opin-
ion against negroes sitting as Jurors in
that State. The principle point made
is that the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments grant rights to negroes,
but impose no duties upon them, and
that jury service is burden and not a
privilege, that the State constitution
can be changed only by the same pow
er that enacted il, and that Congress
could not confer such authority to
change upon the legislature.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

FROM all parts of Northwest Iowa
and Wisconsin come the most encour.
aging reports of the growing wheat. 1t
is stated that the crop promises to be one
of the most abundant that has ever been
produced in these States.
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DMINIsTRATOR,s NOTICE.

~ ESTATE OF WILLIAM HESS, DECD.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
William Hess, late of Sugarloaf twp, Columbia
county dec d.. have been granted by the Register
of said county to Josiah RFritZ residing In Sugar
loaf township, Columbia county. All persons
having claims against the estate Of the decedent
are requested to present them for settlement,
aud those indebted to the estate to make pay
ment to the undersigned, administrator. without
DELAY JOSIAH II. FRITZ,
apr Is '7l-6w Administrator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

THE Chicago Tribune (Rep,) says the
Ku.Klux bill is an attempt to "declare
by law that elections shall result in one
way, no matter how the people may be
numerically divided"
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A DMINISTRATOR,S NOTICE.

~ ESTATE OF JOHN KoSTENBADER, DECD.
Letters of nd ministration ON the estate OF John
Kostenbader, late of Franklin twp, Columbia
county decd. have been granted by the Register
of said county, to owen ID. l.. kOstenbader
and Joseph B. Knlttle of Franklin townshinip.
All persons having claims or demands against
the decedent are requested to make them known
and those indebted to make payment without
delay, OWEN ID. L. KOSTENBADEN
JOSEPH b. X KNITTLE.
APPS, ,'1l-6w% Administrators
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-28

GRANT made haste to sign the Ku-
Klux and Deficiency bills and then
took the first. train for st. Louis, where
he expects to have a jolly time. He
does not intend to go trout fishing this
Spring