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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-23
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1871,

the following described real estate, VIZ: A corr
iain tract OF land lying IN Locust township, in
Columbia county, ann adjoining land of Samuel
Hampton, land of John Snyder, land of LeonnrI
Adams. and a hers -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-23
DUBLIU SALE

u b l. Il RE AL ESTATE.
BY order of the Orphans Court of Columbia
county, there Will be exposed to public yendue
ON the premises, ON
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-23
DIR. HooFLANDs GREEK OIL.

aches of all kinds. ~ N
rheumatism, N uralgia, Toothnche ChilhioIus
Spruius, Burns, Pain in tile Back and Ioius'
Eingworns, &c, all yied to It's external npplic,1
llon The number OF cures effected by 10 is stun-
lsdlng ana lhey are increasing every day.
TAKEN Internally, IL is cure for HenTt-burns
kidney Diseases, sick Headaches, Cole Dysen,
lery, cholera Mor1us, Cramps Pains IN Inc
stomach, Coles, Asthma sc,
The Greek on is composed entirely of HEALING
gums anu essential oils The principal ingfedi-
ent is an oily substance, procured M the south
efl part oil Greece. It's ELECTS aS n DESTROYER of
pam are truly magical. Thousands have been
beheIted by us use, aud a trial by those who aie
inestimabo value, - '''
These Remedies Will be sent by express to
amy locality upon application to the FRINCI-
PAL OftiGE, at The GERMAN MkDIClNE
STORE, O3l Arch St., Philadelphia.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
LIBERAL THEOLOGY.
The Case of Mr.. Voysey.


The New York Times London correspondent
writes, February 49,
Last week the Privy Council, through the
mouth of the Lord Chancellor, pronounced SEN
tence of dismissal from the Church against Mr..
Voysey, the author of series of tracts called
the 'Sling and the Stone" in which he con-
tended that he was at liberty to make up a sys-
tenn of theology out of his own head, as long as
there was no literal and specific contradiction in
the Bible to anything he advanced. In this way
he made short work of the Trinity and good
many other things; and it was quite clear that
whatever latitude of Interpretation the Church
might allow, it could not possibly pretend to be
a Church at all if this sort of license were once
established as the right of every clergyman.
In material point of view 1t is no great mat
ter to Mr.. Voysey, for his poor country living
yielded him bare subsistence; nor does the
broad decision of the Court affect the legitimate
liberties of churchmen. But incidentally the
Lord Chancellor laid down some rather awk-
ward propositions, which are certain to raise
good deal of difficulty and discomfort hereafter.
Another ecclesiastical sign of the times is the
learned Unitarian, Mr. Vance Smith, to assist
in the preparation of their revised edition of the
Bible, although they expressly invited his aid a
few months since, and are still willing to work
with Jew. The Bishops, in their wriggling
on the subject, presented a melancholy spec
tacle, and in the Lower House of Convocation
Dean Stanley Qike the late Dean Afford a
friend of Mr. Vance Smith), taunted the body
with turning on itself with the plaintiye sound
of an old weather cock"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
The ESCAPED NUN.

, HIIss o, O,Gorman Once NIOre-She Says a CaihO-
w lie Priest Led n 0Iob Against Her.
s''NIrs Auffray alias Miss Edith O'Gorman, re-
peated her lecture ON Convent Life, last even
ing, to q diminished audience, which listened
quite sympathetically to her assaults on the
Sisters of Charity and the Catholic priesthood.
She stated incidentally thatthe alleged exposure
now being circulated In ten cent pamphlets was
false and unfounded, and that the letters had
never been written by her. They had appeared
for the first time in the New York Sum- last
April after the Catholics had tried TO Kill her at
Madison When they found they could not take
her life, they assailed her reputation. Only the
previous night she said, at Taunton, mob of
Cotholies, led by their priest, .endeayored to
attack her, and she had been dragged by her
guard from the hall 70 her hotel, in order to
escape their violence. 1t was a poor Church
that would not stand the assault of poor weak
woman without trying to kill her. (Applause.)
She denied that she had been expelled from the
convent, adding that if they had expelled her
they would be sorry now. In the letter of the
Superior to Bishop Mcfarland, announcing her
unexpected departure, it was stated that her
previous course had been without blame. Az
| the conclusion of her lecture, she was escorted
| by the police to hack standing in the rear OF
the Opera House, and driven to her hotel with
| out indications of molestation. (h
. ~ yeATRG1 March 2.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
FACT VS.. FICTION.
The "Deteotive,, of Novels and of Real Lif.

The "Detectivec of Novels and of Real Life.
Among the many false notions conveyed to
readers by the authors of modern novels (says
the Pail Mall Gazettel, there is probably not
one more untrue to nature than that of detec-
tive constable. People fancy that detectives
are heroes of romance whose characters are
worthy of imitation, and would be surprised
to see them as they really are often men who
by living in constant atmosphere OF deceit
have lost all sense of honor in the ordinary
acceptation of the term, and often when this
is not the case loathing the life they are COM
PEELED to lead, especially as it necessitates
the constant habit of drinking, in order
to obtain information, which is utterly ruinous
to their health. The blind admirers of detectives
will do well to study the case of Walter Ralph,
man living at Wood Green, who was lately
prosecuted by the excise authorities before the
Edmonton bench of magistrates for selling beer
and spirits without a license. 1t seems that
Walter Ralph has lodger named Alfred Hill
living in his house. Alfred Hill has cousin
named Henry Hill, who is police constable
On Sunday, the 18th of November, Henry Hill
paid his cousin Alfred visit. He came in plain
clothes with two or three other men,
and the unfortunate Walter Ralph,
at Alfred Hills request, brought
the visitors some beer and rum, which was paid
for. Alfred Hill, in his evidence. stated that he
had lived in Ralph's house for two years, and
had never had drop of beer or spirits from him
before. The magistrates, however, decided that
the offense charged had been committed, and
that the sale taking place, on the Sabbath aggra-
waited the act. They therefore fined Walter
Ralph f5 for the sale of the beer, and el2 los.
for the sale of the spirits-e17 los. alto
gether; and in default of payment it was
ordered that a distress warrant should
be issued. The part played by Mr..
Henry Hill in this affair may be in strict accord
ance with the duty of aconstablein plain clothes,
but it is not romantic. To pay Sunday visit
to a cousin, to sip rum and beer with that rela-
tive, and all the time to feel that one is not a
guest but an informer and that ruin turks be-
meath the refreshment, would be very CALLING to
q sensitive nature. But detectives are not SEN
sitive, they are necessary evil, and some few
of them are deserving of our utmost pity. This
is the real truth, but it has never yet been told
by nOVelietS. r
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
A SHOCKING MURDER.
Worthy Lady Killed In Broad Daylight In
Her Own House.

Her Own House.
A Jackson (Tennessee) correspondent of the
Nashville american of the 1st inst writes as
follows:-
1t becomes my painful duty to inform you of
one of the blackest of crimes that was ever per-
petrated in any civilized community The foul
deed was committed at about 915 A, NJ. yester-
day, Sunday. The lady murdered was Mrs. N
S. Vanhook, one of the most worthy and es-
teemed Christian ladies in this city.
Her residence was on the corner of College
and Cumberland streets. She was found in her
room at the hour mentioned lying upon the floor
with three or four severe blows upon her head
supposed to have been done with hatchet. Mrs.
V. was sitting in her room reading, her children
having gone TO Sabbath-school at the time she
was murdered, leaving no one about the house
but the COOK. The murder was committed with
view of getting money, as the lady was known
to have had in her bureau drawer at the time
about $500, which the demon in his hurry failed
to find.
This terrible deed was committed in broad,
open day time, in the centre of the city; and on
one of the most public streets of Jackson, and
al the very hour when our citizens we're passing
| along to church. AS soon as the facts were
| known the news spread all over the city in few
minutes, and a perfect panic seemed to take
| hold of the citizens, and several arrests were
| made but up to this hour, Monday, p. NJ, il il
| not known who committed the murder.
Taking all the circumstances into considera.
| ton, this was one of the bOldest murders thai
was eyer committed in this country,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
Her officers and the King of Hawaii
Mad'lle Nilsson in Chicago.
The Wheeling Savings Bank Failure
III urder in Tennessee.
Etc., Etc.s Etc.. Etc.o Etc.
THE DARIEN CANAL.

Practicable Route Across the Isthmus Dis.
Covered-Letter from Commander SeIfrIdRe.
The following interesting letter from Com
mander Selfridge, of the United States steamer
Nipsic, has just been received by Mr.. Cyrus
"AsPINwALL, Feb. g. 1871.
''Sir:-1 am not very well; Just recovering
from an attack of fever, brought on by exposure
and fatigue in nay recent explorations.
81 am quite sanguine that l have found
practicable and profitable route for canal.
"The Atrato is navigable for the largest ships.
So is the Cacarica for twelve miles, which re-
duces the length of the line to less than fifty
miles.
II crossed the watershed at height am
confident, of not more than three hundred feet.
1t was correctly measured by my pocket bar;
at one hundred and seventy feet was not more
than ten feet wide at the crest, and the base not
over mile and half. The height of the base
above the level of the sea have only estimated,
and 1 may be in error. There is plenty of
water for lock canal, though my preference is
for through cut, of course, unless our estimates
reach too high figure.
"The foundation of the hills is soft trap,
very easily worked; indeed, nothing better
could be asked.
II have completed all my arrangements for
the Atlantic slope, and am now on my way for
the Gulf of San Miguel, to start the work from
the Pacific side.
II hope and pray may be successful. The
harbor off the mouth of the Atrato is perfect
and after examination l consider the work of
deepening one VI tue Lnoutns OI tne AIrato Dut
a small affair."
Tell Mr.. Kelly intend to examine another
route from Simon Bay, which is a short distance
below Cupica Bay, across the dividing ridge
following the Napipi river to the Atrato. Ma
tives assure me they go in two and half days
from Atrato to the Pacific. They take but five
hours in the transit from the head of canoe navi-
CATION to the Pacific and the hills are not
higher than our topsail yard. Trautwine's line
crosses below this river, the one he estimates to
cost $3.50 100000.
"Can Mr.. Kelley,tell me whether Trautwine
speaks of the valley of the Napipi?
"Yours truly, THOMAS O. SELFRIDGE,
Commander u, s, N"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
LARGE HAUL OF COUNTERFEITERs.
BEeRkinG Up and Arrest of n Gang Of DeaIers
In Counterfclt Money.

Colonel Whitley, Chief of the Secret Service
DIVISION OF the Treasury Department, has re-
turned to this city from Boston, where he sue
ceeded In breaking up the counterfeiting gang
headed by the notorious 'tBill" Dow who has
been arrested and locked up. While the Colonel
was absent in Boston, one of his detectives had
by direction of the Colonel, ingratiated himself
into the confidence of q desperate gang of coun-
terfeiters in this city, chief of whom was VIII
liam Il. Rhode, keeper of a den at No. 2l7
Centre street, where counterfeit money was sold
and stolen goods received.
The detective passed himself off as 'tshoyer'
of counterfeit money, and purchased from
Rhode and others of the gang large quantities
of counterfeit $40 notes, purPorting to be issued
by the Farmers and Manufacturers National
Bank of Poughkeepsie, and $40 notes, purport-
ing to be issued by the Shoe and Leather National
Bank, of this city.
Everything being in readiness, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon Colonel Whitley and his
detectives commenced arresting the members of
the gang, and succeeded in capturing ten, all
that were known to be involved In counterfeiting
operations.
Three of the gang had made their sales to the
detective in New Jersey, and they were taken
over there to be arraigned beforea United States
Commissioner Three others, the least guilty
of the gang, are to be held as Government wit
nesses, and the remaining four were taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Davenport, in
Chambers street, by whom they were committed,
in default of bail.
For prudential reasons, the names of the men
who have turned States evidence are withheld.
Those taken to New Jersey are named "Charlie"
Hyatt, James McCabe, and "Bully" Keyser.
Those held by Commissioner Davenport are
Rhode; Ernest Kopf, who pretended to be
Rhodes bartender and who was instrumental
in obtaining checks on the Union Square Ma.
tional Bank and having the amounts on said
checks raised by altering or adding to the
figures; John Jackson, an inmate of Rhodes
place. and James Edwards, one of the leaders
of the gang, who was found at No. 139 Eldridge
street. All those named except Kopf have al
ready served three years term of imprison-
ment in the New JERSEY State Prison at Tren-
ton.-M. Y. Commercial ADO, last eueninq.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March 3.
Despatch 10 the Associated Press
The Executive Business eff the Senate
is nearly finished. Only about forty Aomina-
tions remain to be acted upon. ...r
The Mixed Mexican Commission
are engaged upon the work of getting the claims
of the Mexican and United States governments
before them. Commissioner Wadsworth having
returned from Kentucky, where he was de-
tanned by illness, the regular sessions have been
resumed, the Commissioners meeting every day
at 10 A. NJ.
Indian TrOubles In Arizona.
private letter has been received here from
Florence, Arizona Territory, in which the writer
says:-''The Indians are worse in Arizona to-day
than they have ever been before. Within the
past two weeks they have attacked, killed, and
captured three different parties within twenty
miles of this place; one party of two fye-mule
teams, ladened with barley, one of the staple
products of this Territory, and four men were
attacked, one man killed and the teams CAP
tured, three of the party making their escape
by fight after vigorous and unsuccessful
resistance.
A day or two thereafter they made an attack
upon foraging party consisting of three men
and one four-horse team, killing two men and
capturing the team, one only of the party eseap-
ing TO tell the fearful tale. The next we hear OF
them is the killing OF two men who were pass
!ng on horseback from saea!aR 70 Salt TlYer'.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
PhiIadeIphia trade Report.

FRIDAY, March 3.-COllee Is In small supply; sales
of Rio at 14K@16 cents, gold. Cuba Sugar ranges
from sA to sI cents for refining, and $685. cents
for grocery grades. In Molasses no change.
Cotton moves slowly, with sales OF middling up
land at 16Ac and New Orleans at 158@t64c.
Cloverseed is steady at 11@1l kc Timothy at s6'S1
@6'5O; and Flaxseed at s2'O5@2 10.
The movements In Flour are OF very mode rate
character without essential change from Yesterday
quotations. Sales OF 100 barrels superfne at S55
per barrel; some extras at S57596'25 and 900 bar
res extra families at s7@7 so for spring Wheat Sc
al for Pennsylvania; and s7@7'75 for Indiana and
Ohio including fancy lots at Ss9950. Rye Flour sells
at Sc. In Corn Meal nothing doing.
In Wheat the tendency is upward, with sales OF
5000 bushels, including Indiana red at 81 62@1 6S
Pennsylvania amber at S1'63 and Michigan amber
at Sl65@16s. Rye is steady at sl1O Corn is dull,
with increased offerings. Sales OF yellow at &c., and
white at s2c Oats are steady; ana 2OOO bushels
Pennsylvania sold at 64a64Hc. No sales OF Barley.
5000 Bushels Canada Malt sold at ST.. 'rrr .
Whisky is very quiet Sales Of Western iron-bound
packages at 93c.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
FROM THE WEST.
MRmmoth ste ck Yard In st. Lo ats St arted by
Eastern Parties.

Eastern fHFue4.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-It was reported some
months since that some New York parties con-
templeted establishing a large sock yarI in
this vicinity. There is now positive assurance
that such project is bieng carried out. John
b. butcher and Mr.. Mckee, of New York, have
purchased four hundred and thirty acres of land
about a mile from East S.. Louis, and will
proceed Immediately to erect the necessary
buildings for mammoth stock yard. One of
the improvements will be a large hotel for the
convenience OF operators. II is designed to
eXpend million dollars in the improvement.
The st. Louis and Fort Scott Railroad
Company have again petitioned the st. Louis
County Court to submit to the people the ques-
tion whether this county shall subscribe one
million dollars to the stock of that road.
Capital PunIshment In Kansas.
The Kansas Legislature has passed a bill stay
ing the execution of persons convicted of MUIR
der until the Governor issues the death-warrant
1t is expected this will virtually abolish capital
punishment.
Republican Harmony
The county committees of the liberal and
radical wings of the Republican party had
Joint meeting yesterday afternoon, at which it
was decided to work in harmony in the future
Cooperage HIanufactory Burned.
CINCINNATI, March 3.-The large cooperage
mandatory of Middleton Cathorn, at atSunbury
near Dayton, was burned to-day. Loss heavy
and no insurance.
The Trouble In the Patent OHice.
Colonel Fisher, late Commissioner of Patents,
has been interviewed on the subject of the dis
missal of Mr.. Griffin, chief draughtsman in his
division of the Patent Office. Mr.. Fisher says
he heard that Mr. Griffin had received half the
salary paid the wife of one Of his subordinates.
Fisher complained against Griffin to Mr.. Dun
can. the Acting Commissioner, who dismissed
Griffin.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
HON, HENRY ID. COOKE.
He Declines the Govern OrshIp OF the District
of OOImmbIn-Ehe ProbabIe AppOIntee.

of ColmmbIa-She Probable AppOintee.
The N. Y. 7ribuae'S Washington correspon-
dent writes:-
Mr. Henry D. Cooke, head of the Washington
branch of the clearinghouse of Jay Cooke &
Co., lately appointed Governor of the District Of
Columbia, has informed the President that he
cannot accept the position, for the reason that
the negotiation of the new Treasury bonds will
require his personal attention in Europe for
several months to come. Another reason is that
his family is in Switzerland, and he Is unwilling
to separate himself from them, which he would
be obliged to do were he to undertake the task of
organizing the Territorial Government, the onus
of which by law devolves on the Governor The
President has said that he would not go out ofthe
district to select a successor, and requested Mr.
Cooke to make the nomination himself. The
Hon. A. G. Riddle, ex-member of Congress, and
now practicing law at the Washington bar, is
the choice of Mr.. Cooke, and it is understood
that Mr. Riddles name win be sent to the Senate
as soop as Mr.. Cooke officially declines theposi-
tion, which will probably be done this week.
Mr.. Riddle is one of the most distinguished ad-
vocates at the Washington bar, and though not
a native of the city, has permanently taken up
his residence here, and is closely identified with
the interests of the community at large.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
Steamer Overdue.


SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-The steamship
Sacramento not having arrived from Panama,
the agents have postponed the sailing of the
steamer Panama for Panama until Saturday at
noon.
Fhe Alleged County Clerk Defaulter.
Colonel Hanna, the County Clerk of San Fran
cisco, contradicts the report in circulation that
moneys due by him in his official capacity re-
main unpaid.
Mining Stocks
continue excited, but some of the leading ope-
rators receded little day.
shocking Affair.
Three ruf1ians broke into house near Bay
New Park and outraged woman and her
daughter, and escaped. They cannot be identi-
fed.
Heavy Libel Suit.
j. II. Parkman and wife have instituted libel
suit against the Pacific Medical Jonrnal, claim
ing $50 600 damages.
Nobody to Blame.
Coroners jury has exonerated the con-
tractors from any blame in connection with the
falling of q wall on Minna street during the
storm of the Goth of February, by which four
persons were killed.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-03
THE WHEELING BANK FAILURE.
Presenting CIaims-Division of the Funds to be
NIade-Card from the Norway Iron Com

PreBeDuDR tlnlms-DiVlsIOn oil the euuub 10 10
Made-Card from the Norway Iron Com
pany.
The Wheeling Register of Wednesday says:-
of the Wheeling Savings Institution yesterday,
before the time announced for the opening of
the doors of that institution, to receive certif-
Gates of the amounts due them. Such squeezing
and pushing have not been seen for some time.
Every man in the crowd seemed anxious to get
his account fixed up first, as If that priority
would give him the first chance at the funds,
should there be any. All received their papers
and went off satisfied that something had been
done, anyhow. The bank will be open every
morning until further notice After the as
signee learns Just what the bank owes and what
its assets are the money if there is any, will be
divided out to all alike.
w. A. Dietrick Secretary of the Norway Iron
Manufacturing Company, publishes the follow
ing sworn statement
at having been stated that the Norway Iron
Manufacturing Company had oyerdrawn its
account in the Wheeling Savings Institution
one hEndred and fifty thousand dollars, have
to say that during the whole time l have been
Secretary of the company (about one year,, we
have kept no account there had no bills dis
counted, and had no connection whatever with
the said institution, their name not appearing
on our books. Some money had been advanced
by A. c. Quarter, personally, at different times,
the amount of which is not at all as rnmored,
and all of which had been advanced before May,
1870. / have never been aware that one dollar
off this money belonged to the savings institu-
tion. OF this Indebtedness to A. Q. Quarter,
we paid about eleven thousand dollars during
last year.