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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27
THE STOKES TRIAL COMMENCED.

NEW YORK, Jnue 70.
The twelfth juror in the Stokes case was o.
tanned this fternoon, and The case was opened
by the district attorney, who claimed that ont
one verdict could BE- rendered. II lt was
proved that the prisoner deliberately shoI
Fisk, he urged the jury 10 lay aside Ola im-
pressions, and acL upon the evidence ial9 De, ,,,
lore them. The case was then adjourned till
tomorrow morning.
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6uneral Notices.

asr THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND
Acquaintances Of Nj. and Mrs. MICHAEL LYONS
and family are respectfully invited to attend the
Funeral services OF the former, from bis late resi-
dence. corner South and Hanover streets, THIs
AFTERNOON, at half past O'Clock. 1un27
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A DISASTROUS FLOOD.

ELMIRA. N. Y, June &C..
The Tioea River has overfiown, and is flood
inc the county. Railroad tracks have been
washed away, the booms across the river
broken up, and millions OF leet of lumber
swept down by the torrent. In the vicinity OF
Mltchell's the water is over the tree tops, ana
people are leaving their houses In boats.
WiLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, June &C.,
The Linden bridge, which was recently
burned and rebuilt, ls carried away oy tne
Hood.
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THAT 1RouRLEsoME TOBACCO TAx.

WAsHISGToN, June 26.
The commissioner Of Internal revenue Will
hold a consultation tomorrow with several
Keepers OF export bonded warehouses and the
chairman of the New York Tobacco Board ol
Trade in regard 10 The new tobacco regua-
tipua
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27
OLD WORLDS NEWS.

LONDON, June 26.
The House OF Lords passed The amended
bill to third reading. The Daily News says
America agrees to be non-suiled in her Ala
bama case 80 far as the indirect damages are
concerned.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27
ANOTHER ALICE BoRLsBY CAsE

NEW YORK, June 26. :,
Considerable excitement has been caused.
in Newton, N. J., over the secret arrival from
New York by rail and hasty burial OF the body
of a Young lady. the daughter Of wealthy
parents. It is believed to be another iabor..
finr ooao .
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,Obitnarn.

MATHEWES-Dled,i in this city, on the 2sd IN
stant, ANNIE KRRsHAw, infant daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs christopher Mathewes. =.
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CHITLCH4TFROM COLUMBIA.

A Mill Burned by Observation-Disclosures
the KIdaapper, In Town-The Conn
meneement BalI-F. j. Noses, Jr., Pre-
pares for Action.
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THE KIDNAPPERs FOILED.
DR.. Bratton Sent Back to Canada.

TORONTO, June 26.
DR.. Rufus BraLton, who vas recently Kid
mapped from Canada by Federal officers, has
been restored TO Canadian Jurisdiction, and is
now here.
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Meetlrtgs.

A TTENTIONl CAROLINA LIGHT IN
AI,FaNTRY,-Assembles at The place OF Isn, ss,
ezyous at half past oclock A. H. FsIDAYa spv
oath instant, properly equipped, for Anniversary
Parade. .p n LAYTON,
BY order. O.S
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27

NoTK,-The weather report dated TAT O'Clock
this morning, will be posted In the ro0ms OF the
Shsmber of Commerce at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and
tnaather with the weather chart, may 10y the
cn1rtesy OF the Chsmber) be examined by snip
mssters at any time during the day.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27

his county few prominent Democrats held
out until about fortnight ago, when NJ got
dozen Of them together In his office, and read,
from campaign document Wnlch ne @ mao Ma re,
League Cluu. whom they called him to account
for baiing Jefferson Davis. That converted
every man oil them. They declared That tne
author OF that letter was as good lrlend 10
the South as they could ask for, and taey had
been strong Greeley men ever since. he
wished he had one thousand copies OF Inc doc-
ument TO circulate in his part Ot the State.
Snpakipr of the Ku-Klux trials, he said they
had gone far enough. Another lot OF prison
ers. twenty three In number. had been sent
TO the Albany penitentiury last week. The
trials had broken up the organization, and
onpht to stop; but If there was any positive
advantage 10 be gained for Grant by cOnllnu,
ing them, he believed they wonla oe resumed
at the next term of the court In Columbia.
There were two hundred or three hundred IN
dictments sill pending.
Soon alter my talk with the South Carolina
editor met on the steamer united states
Judge, who told me Of conversation ne mad
lately had with South Carolina official, that
illustrated the barefaced audaeity and con-
TEMPT for public opinion displayed ny the
rinr to which the editor mad referred. The
Judge inquired OF the carpet-bag Official how
long he expected TO remain In the state, and
rot this reply: ION, Pm not going TO leave
Fight away; there's years good stealing in
South Carolina yet" The Judge had recently
been in North Carolina holding court. He
said there were one hundred and twenty-three
indictments for Ku-Kluxing still pending
there, but that this figure did not give an idea
of the number of persons accused, because
many of the indictments embraced more than
one person. With the exception OF one muir
der case, he did not believe any OF them would
be tried. There were 80 many that 1t would
be like trying people Tor taking part In the
rebellion. He had no doubt that the ku-
Klux organization was completely broken up,
and would never be revived.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
BIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY.

chair, bill Untitled an act to incorporate
the Sullivan anthracite coal company.
A supplement to an act for the better
and more impartial selection of persons
to serve as Jurors was passed.
III the House Mr.. White, from the
committee on constitutional reform,
reported aflirmatively, with amend.
ments, the bill to provide for the call
ing of a convention for amending the
constitution, and 1000 copies were or.
dered to be printed for the use of the
house. The amendments provide for
the election on the nth of May, the
convention to meet on the second Tues.
| day of June. The number of members
is fixed at ninety. nine, sixty.six to be
elected as state senators are elected, two
for each senator, and thirty.three to be
elected at large, each elector to vote for
eighteen, no person to cast more than
one vote for each person. One.third of
the members may require any amend.
ment to be submitted to the people
separately. Pay for the whole term, one
thousand dollars, with mileage.
House bill divorcing Matthias Kindt
and lamar, his wife, of Columbia coun-
ty, was submitted by Mr.. Brockway,
and was opposed by Messrs. NJ Junkin,
Hewitt, Gilfillan and Hancock. 1t was
finally defeated-yeas 80, nays 81.
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Bridges. of course, must he kept in repair and
Justice demands new ones 20 be Quilt where
public need requires. County bridges for iudi.
vidual usr, merely, are &C nsinn1lly asked for
and by viewers granted that, we think " mis-
tal.e.
Road damage Is becoming quite noted, and we
think that viewers sometimes look Mt the wrong
side of he picture in pssps ing them,
county being duly elected to adjust and settle
the accounts of the Tire otsurer ant Com nlsSihn
ers of Columbia county do her Ivy certify thtt
we met ut the one OF the Treasu er and COM
mis,ionors, IN Bloomsbu ana carefully exam
ined the accounts and vouchers of the same
from the first day of ~ luary, A. D. ISL, to the
first day of January, lS72 ana hnl TN m correct
In the foregoing statements and we hnd BAL
ance due Columbia count on county tax, twenty
six hundred and seventy three dollars aud six
y.three cents e 6i3 6} from David Lowennerg,
treasurer Of 81 county and n ha ance due the
Treasurer ON Dog Tax of four hun lred twenty
nine ollars ana twcnty-one cents lsiD 2Dand n
balance due the mil tit fund by the treasurer
OF three hundred AMI twolvod llars and seventy
seven crn nts. ts}277) Aud we further say that
upon an examination of the accounts OF the
Treasurer, David LOwcuberg, Esq, we ma that
they nave been kept in n prnper aud correct
manner aud that his prompt official course has
fully commended itself TO tho public. The above
balance all paid over TO Mr.. WIN LamOn Treas
u ier elect.
Gwen under our hands this second day Of
i. T. CAMPBELL, | County
DANIEL LEE. ! Auditors
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
NEWS.

The public debt of the United States
has been reduced during the past month
s5,663, ,461.
Gen. NJ. w. Ransom has been elected
United States Senator by the Legislature
of North Carolina The Republican
members generally took no part in the
election, holding that the Legislature
has no right to choose Senator at this
time.
The body of Richard A. Cook, who
has been missing since January /, was
found in Roaring Brook, Feb.1 in
Scranton. There is reason to believe
that he met with foul play.
DR.. James s. Carpenter, of Pottsville,
died on the 3lst, after a protracted illness
He was President ofthe Pennsylvania
State Medical Society of 1855, and much
honored in his profession.
Professor Wilson, principal of the
Union School. at Washington, Pa, was
shot and dangerously wounded Thurs.
day of last week by Thomas McGiffen.
The professor had refused to deliver
note from McGiffen to one of tho young
ladies, and on being ordered from the
premises McGiffen shot him, the ball
entering above the hip. McGiffen is
but II years of age.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Rockport,
Thursday morning. BY the disr' acemnt
of rail the Buffalo express tr was
thrown some thirty feet down an
embankment. The cars were sma shed
and caught fire from the stove. tFour
passengers were instantly killed, and
four others have since died from the
effects oftheir injuries. Eighteen others
were more or less injured.
Among the killed was the wife of
Professor Lewis Pratorius, of Wilkes.
barre. Judge Dana, of Wilkesbarre had
his arm and shoulder broken.
The following is list of the injured:
Hon. e. l.. Dana, Sheriff Whitaker, Miss
Troxell, Miss Spayd, of Wilkesbarre;
George Broder, and man name Wolf,
of White Haven; John Cox, of Bethle.
hem; Conductor Seigfried, and brake.
man, name unknown. Miss Troxell
and Messrs. Broder, Wolf, Cox, and the
conductor are considered seriously
injured
The Corners jury returned verdict
that the deceased passengers came to their
deaths by an unavoidable and unforeseen
accident, caused by the breaking of q
rail.
Five gunpowder mills, situated on
the Little Miami Railroad, exploded
Monday, killing six men.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Philadelphia and Erie II. r.. on Mon
day night of last week three miles east
OF Lock Haven, which resulted ia in.
juries to nearly thirty passengers and
the destruction of four cars. A broken
rail precipitated the cars down an EN-.
bankment of twenty feet to the wa.
ter's edge when they took fire and were
entirely consumed.
The Senate Investigating Committee
into the New York Custom House
frauds have decided to adjourn TO NOR.
row, both Democratic Senators on the
Committee voting nay. Enough has
been discovered, however, to prove the
utterly rotten condition of the Gus.
] tom House management.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
CONGRESS-.

In the U. S. Senate on Wednesday of
last week the Amnesty bill was again
discussed, but without definite action.
A bill was introduced establishing a
national shipping registry. the
House, the bill justisying Secretary
Boutwell, in his negotiations with the
Syndicate was debated.
The United States Senate on Thurs.
day of last week debated the resolution
calling for a reconsideration of the vote
on the Chicago Relief bill until the end
of the morning hour, and the Amnesty
bill from that time until the adjourn
ment.
The House of Representatives, by
strict party vote, passed the resolution
whitewashing Secretary Boutwell's ille-
gal syndicate bargain, and disposed of
thirty pages of the Indian ApprOpria.
tiLn bill.
The United States Senate was not in
session Friday. In the House, the In
dian Appropriation bill was passed. A
bill appropriatlng $65, 900 to pay for the
destruction of William and Mary Vir-
gina, was reported and referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the private
calender. Various patent bills were
passed. The Educational Fund bill was
considered, but not disposed of.
In the Senate on Monday the Amnes-
ty bill was taken up, and q motion
made to lay the pending bill on the
table and take up the bill passed by the
House, which was lost. Mr. Carpenter
then offered substitute to Mr.. Sum-
mer's amendment, which elected a
sharp debate between the two gentle
men.
In the House, after the introduction
of new bills, the amnesty question came
up in the shape of bill removing
political disabilities from many who
were small officials in towns, villages,
and counties at the beginning of thewar,
which after little debate was passed.
Mr.. Banks, from the Committee on For
eign Relations, reported a bill to carry
into effect the provisions of the treaty
with Great Britain relating to the fish
cries, and its consideration was assign.
ed for the third Tuesday in March.
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II may be too soon yet TO judge, but
the indications are unpromisiug. They
justify q belief that n good many mem.
bers Imagine they were chosen to make
as much noise as possible about Demo.
cratic frauds, but roar you gently as q
sucking dove when the presumptive
rascals are Republicans.
We would suggest to our opponents,
that hereafter before they make charges
against us, they should first see that
their own skirts are clear.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
The Pass Book System.

The following important bill was in.
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. Petrilken
on Thursday of last week:
An act TO secure the payment of the wages OF Ia.
Dor In lawful money and to prohibit the pass
or order system.
SECTION 1. That il shall not be law
ful for any Incorporated company, asso.
citation, partnership or individual en-
gagged in mining, manufacturing or
transporting any coal, iron, or other
manufacture or product, to pay the wa
ges of any employee or laborer, who
may be hired or employed by him or
them. in anything but lawful money,
and any contract which shall be made
by any such incorporated body, partner.
ship, or individual, to pay any laborer
or employee in anything but lawful
money Is hereby declared void, any
law or usage to the contrary notwith.
standing.
SEC. 9. That no Incorporated body,
association, partnership or individual
engaged in mining manufacturing or
transporting as aforesaid, or any officer,
manager, superintendent, or agent in
his or their employ, shall make, furnish,
deliver, issue, or cause to be made, fur
nished, delivered or issued, to be used
as a substitute for lawful money, or as
a means of paying any employee or la
borer, any pass book, order, ticket or
engagement of credit, or any other de.
vice to evade the payment of the wages
of labor in lawful money, under a pen
atty fifty dollars for each and every Of
fence, to be recoverable in the name or
names of and by the person or persons
suing for the same before any alderman
or justice of the peace of this Common
wealth as debts under one hundred dol
lars are now by law recoverable; and in
addition thereto any person or persons
so offending shall be guilty of misde.
meanor, and upon conviction shall pay
fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, and suffer an Imprisonment not eX-
ceeding one year, or both, or either, at
the discretion of the court.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
WIDOWS' ADVERTISEMENTS.


The following appraisements of real and per.
Sonal property set apart to widows of decedents
lave been filed in the Office of the Register OF
Columbia county, under the Rules OF Court and
Will he presented for absolute confirmation, to
the Orphans Court to be held in Bloomsbury in
and for said county, on Wednesday, the 9TH day OF
February, 1872, at 2 o'clock =. NJ of said day un-
less exceptions to such combinations are previ-
OuSly filed, of which all persons Interested in
said estates will take notice:
/. Widow of Peter Miller, late OF Locust town
snip, deceased
2, Widow OF Jtcob Harris, late of Hemlock
township deceased
3. Widow of Abraham Nanhorn, late of Hem
lock township, deceased.
I. Widow of Thomas II. Ii ughes late of Blooms
burg, deceased.
s. Widow of RICHTER w. Bowman, late of Or
ange township, deceased,
8. Widow of Frederick Shafrer, late of Centre
township, deceased.
Z. Widow OF Wellington H. Ent, late of Blooms
burg, deceased.
4. Widow If Moses Hartman late of CatayIssa
township, deceased.
o. Widow of kphraim Evans, late of Bear Creek
township, deceased.
w. II. JACOBY. Register.
Registers ONCE,
BloomsbS,g *, Jan. D, 1872
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09

The opposition party contains so
many of these gentlemen, that occas-
ionally it is instructive to watch their
proceedings. Prominent among them
in this State is Deacon White, a mem
ber of the House from Allegheny. His
speeches read well, but his votes do not
correspond. Men who introduce un-
constitutional bills and advocate the
exemption of rail road bonds from tax
alton are not such reformers as our peo-
pie demand. The same may be said OF
Williams from Luzerne, member oi
the w. B. A, who has voted for every
corporation measure proposed this win
ter. Grant was elected as "reformer;''
but the fact is now patent that more
corrupt administration never disgraced
Washington. Not only the Chief, but
the subordinates are prostituting their
positions for power and for money.
Last fall, the Repub licans of New
York affected horror at the Tammany
frauds, shutting their eyes to those that
existed in their own ranks. The leading
Democrats of the State set at work at
once to expose them and punish the
guilty and are doing so without fear or
favor. They even aided the Republic.
ans in carrying the Legislature, in the
hope that it would prove non-partisan
but like all Radical Legislatures, ii is
found 10 be as corrupt as its prede
sors. Speaking of it, the New York
Tribune says:
But II, instead Of this, we have a
werk and corruptible Legislature-ifi it
is composed in good part of men who
have achieved nominations and cleo
tions with intent to make mOney-the
session will not only prove failure in
itself bur will swamp the party which
the people will justly hold responsible
for It's miscarriage.
What sort Of Legislature have we
really elected.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09

We the undersigned, Auditors Of Columbia
county, in the stale of Pennsylvania, do hereby
certify. that We met at the Court House, in
Bloomsbury on the first dav January, a. D.,
the several accounts above mentioned, as re-
quired of us by law, agreeably to the several
acts of assembly and supplements thereto ao-
cording to the best oi our Judgment and ability.
in testimony whereof we have hrreunto set
our hands this "a day of January. a. ID 1872.
U.J, CAMPBELL, I County
DANIEL. IIE. AnllLnrs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
T IST OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL

I IST OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL
i3dD EdwaTd MeGal Sal, et It, al & VS.; John Sweeney.
william Longenberger ct. al. Vs. Hugh Mercy
Michael Growers use VS.. Savage & Bright.
Michael Growers use VS.. savage IL Bright.
J9sepab 1Sdp36b9 Miller vs. n ~ 1; H. MCaimP6ell;
Harvey q. Hess VS.. Samuel Greasy admir-
Shultz & Funston VS. Alfred irvine.
Clemuel q. Ricketts, admir- VS.. David Sweeney
Thomas G'Conner vs. Martin Gaughln.
Lewis j: ADAMS vs. tishingcrees School District.
William A. Case vs. Bloom township,
,. d. MelicE VS.. John Yeager's admir-.
Il. satterthwait VS.. Fred f. Merceron.
ian Eraaklin township VS. John Mckeeynolds ct al.
a. W. Kramer VS.. ID. W. Robbins
Naniah Reece's admir- .. w. A. Kline.
Michael Malore VS.. Philadelphia IL Reading
Ro iger Dl1on vs. Philadelphia L Reading Rail
Patrick Monaghan VS.. Philadelphia 4 Reading
Mrs, Mary Connolly Va. Philadelphia & Reading
solomon Hlney vs. William walp.
Joseph cry W.. Simon keedy,
William Il. ShumHn vs.. LacKawanna & Blooms
burg Railroad Co.
Daniel srvder's use VS. NJ. c. McCollum ct al.
n. u. Ricketts, VS. John Sweeney ct al
George X Hess VS.. Sosepn Weise ct al.
Emelne Mensch VS.. Levi Bredbender ct al.
Bogart a Kramer VS.. Wlliism Barber.
Micnsel Nc cManon vs.. Nicholas Klndt.
A. w. Eaton VS.. John l.. Hossler ct al.
A. w. Eaton VS.. B. f. Warner ct al.
Joseph w. Eausey VS., John Mullgan.
Columbia Insurance o. VS., j. NJ. treck.
,, Is. stewart ct al. VI France b. Jolly ct al
William Mlnes VS.. jonas DOty.
Andrew Creveling VS.. Thomas french.
Seremiah Hess use VS., john Hoffman ell al.
Frank Il. Brockway vs.. Daniel +. seybert.
J, l., Linnels exrs VS.. Aaron w. Hess etAl.
George w. Baker vs.. +. j. laval ct al.
George Whltnoyers ex'rS Vs. John Stiner.
a ftrdee & Co. VS.. Hugh W. Mckeynolds ct al,
y; Par1ee Co. VS.. Danville, Hazieton and
Wilkesharre Railroad Co.
Susannah Gllham VS.. Martin NJ. Brobet.
Mary LiLweiler VS.. Aaron Smith.
James BryaHt vs.. B,OomsDurg Iron Co.
G ry Fry VS.. Jacob Dietfen zach.
Murdica Miilard VS.. Hugh McReynolds.
Thomas Williams VS.. Joan Cain.
DAME Boyer VI. Wellington Yeager
W llnam Williams VS.. Charles ID. Fowler.
Edward Tewlsberry ct al. VS.. James q. Reeder
ct uX.
William ii, Abbott VS., j; s, Brobst.
jon u. JacODy VS.. william clemens.
William Coleman vs. Howard Crimes,
Ezra >. Ly ons vs., solomon DISK.
Jacob Bower VS.. William Evans
j. W, Masteile VS.. William Wiliams.
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GRAND JURORS FOR FEBRU.

Benton-Gco. IL. Poust, John II. Keeler
Bloom-JOhu Leacock George w. Foster, /. w,
Hartman.
Berwick-John EclSert William stephens, ]. w,
Dtctterick.
Fishingrreek--Jonas Doty, Daniel Smith, Levi
l.. Lunger.
GreenwoOd--tra ID. Kline.
Locust-Elias Greasy, Ephraim Orchey.
Mittliu-Charles Mowry. John Hofl lnagle.
Maiue-Franklin Shuman.
Characterization j. Conner.
pine-Benjnmin Winterstee n, John Lore.
Scott. u. Rice,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-09
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCES
~ OF THE
COUNTY OF COLUMBIA,

From January l, 1871 to January /, 1872.
DAVID LOWENBERG Esq, Treasurer OF CO.
lumbia county, In acoOunt with said coun ty,
for county purposes, for 1871
1871.
Jan. To amt outstanding for 1870 dc. sll, col SO
rerauuitors report OF 20 S37 81
June county tax ass'd. for II 2,67 33
TO TAX ON SEATED AND UNsEATED LAND