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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-08-13
Gbe grinres, Nstp Bloomfield, 1)a.
"WiIliam Harrington, Shaving and Hair
Dressing saloon"

civilian Harrington, Shaving and Hair
Dressing saloon"
The people were not long in ascertaining
or slow in availing themselves Of the privil-
eges of this establishments and it is not to
be wondered that twas crowded and the
other deserted. The other held out some
weeks, suspecting this free shaving-for
, Bill kept his secret well--was but a dodge
to entice customers away, who would soon
be charged as usual; but when, at the. end
iof six weeks he found Billy working away
as usual, charging not cent for his labor
and having money to spend in the bargain,
he came to the conclusion that he must
have drawn prize in the lottery, or stum-
bled upon a gold mine, and was keeping a
barber shop for fun, so he closed his shop
in despair, and left the place. ri a
Meanwhile, Bill Harrington kept on busy
as bee, and one fine morning his employ
er stepped in, and, without word, sat
4 down and was shaved; on rising from his
chair he asked to see the score for the six
months past. The barber exhibited it, and
/ after a careful calculation, the old man said:
"Plenty of customers, eh P' ......
! Lots of 'em," said the barber; "'never
did such business in my life -
! "Well," replied Money Bags, "you have
kept the account well. / see have paid
you one hundred and twenty dollars for
services-all right-and there are three
hundred and thirty charged for shaving all
that applied; now, this furniture cost one
hundred and eighty dollars; balance due you
one hundred and two dollars. Here it is
Now you own this furniture and are to
have this shop rent free six months longer,
and after to-day you are to charge the reg
ular price for work, for your pay from me
stops to-day" .a
/ This of course the barber gladly assent
ed to.
"But," said the old man, on leaving,
"take care you never cheat man by charg-
ing ten times the usual price for shave;
for itmay be another 'Old Billy Gibbons.'
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ID oBINsoN HOUSE,
formerly kept by Woodruff and Turbett,)
NsU Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa.
AMOS ROBINSON, Proprietor.

This well known and pleasantly located hotel
mas been leased for number OF years by the pres
ent proprietor and he will spare no pains to accom-
m0date his guests. The rooms are comfortable,
the table well furnished with the best In the mar
careful and attentive h0stler will be In attendance
good livery stable will be kept by the proprietor
April 3, 1871. II
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LOCHNIAN'S
Writing Fluid !

THIS FLUID is warranted EQUAL to ARSoI.D's.
Il. and Is sold at much less price. The money
prove entirely satisfactory.
~ For sale by y. Mortimer New Bloomfield.
MILLER q ELDER, .4I
Sole Agents, ah.,Afs
$50 Market Street.
s9nsl Philadelphia.
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A New Kind of Fraud.

To the rascal1y ingenuity of Radical
politicians there is no end, but the or
dinary channels do not seem to be sufii-
clent for them, and we are treated to a
quite new system of deception. Mr..
Petrikin offered resolution in the
State Senate last week, setting forth
that certain measure relating to legal
proceedings by and against railroad
corporations, had received the Govern.
or's signature and became a law, al.
though "said bill was not considered or
passed by either the Senate or House OF
Representatives, and that the records
relating thereto were falsely and fraud
ulently made and entered"
The Patriot says that Governor Geary
was fully informed that the bill had
never been passed, and yet two weeks
after the adjournment of the Legisla.
ture, affixed his official signature and
the bill became law. This seems al.
most too monstrous for belief, were we
not put into possession, daily, of facts
revealing an equally rotten state OF
affairs both in State and Federal mat
tiers. 1t has been said that the Legisla.
ture is controlled by the great railway
corporations, but this latest fraud would
seem to indicate that they manage the
Governor as well. We hope the subject
may be fully investigated, and the per-
petrators of this outrage brought to
view and punished. Let the Senate do
its duty, and clear its skirts from com.
plicity.
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Legislation for Centralia.
Legislation Tor Centraiia,
The following important local act has
been passed by the House and will
probably pass in the Senate:

The following important local act has
been passed by the House and will
probably pass in the Senate:
AN ACT.
To validate the issuing of certain bonds and
script by the borough OF Centralia, In the county
OF Columbia, and TO authorize the town council
of said borough to levy special tax for the pay
ment OF the same.
Whereas 1t became necessary for the
burgess and council of the borough of
Centralia, in the county of Columbia, to
repair the streets Of said borough which
were in an almost impossible condition
and unsafe for travel and injurious to
the property of the inhabitants;
And iCheredS; The burgess and coun-
ell of said borough have repaired the
roads for the purpose of protecting
property in said borough, and have
issued borough script, or bonds of said
borough, for the purpose of paying for
the repairing of said roads;
And aohereds; Also doubts have
arisen as to the authority of said
borough to issue script or bonds or to
levy taxes for the payment of the same
and they refuse to pay until the same
shall be legalized by law Therefore;
SECTION /. BE IL enacted, &c, That
all the acts of the burgess and council of
tne DOTOuRn VI Oeutrulld III repairing
said roads for the protection of property
in said borough and in issuing borough
script or bonds to pay for the repairing
of said roads, as set forth in the forego.
| ing preamble, and all other proceedings
relative thereto, be and the same are
hereby made valid, and the said burgess
and council are hereby authorized and
shall levy special tax of ten mills on
the assessed value of the property of
said borough in, addition to the five
mills now allowed by law, to continue
for three years from the passage of this
act, without reduction, for the purpose
of paying the borough script or bonds.
SECTION .. That no borough orders,
script, or bonds shall be received by
the collector in payment of taxes, but
must be lawful money of the United
States, and any collector violating the
provisions of this section shall not bt
exonerated on the settlement of hi:
accounts and shall be fined not exceed
ing one Thousand dollars, nor less thar
five hundred, to be collected as othel
debts are collectable at law said fine tC
be used by the burgess and council fol
the payment of script or bonds of said
borough.
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Still They Come.

a bill was recently rushed through
the House of Representatives in Wash
ington, involving the expenditure of
So, 100000, without debate and without
the attention of the House being called
to it, or any vote being taken upon it.
Mr.. Garfield, strong Radical, in a
speech on the subject said that one
fourth of this sum would go into the
pockets of sharpers and rascals. {"
$S,O0O,000 of the public money will thus
be stolen, and yet this party of which
Mr.. Garfield is bright and shining
light, will not raise its voice to prevent
the outrage How long do the people
intend to endure this shameful and
sameless plundering?
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AN AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA,

Bridges of course must be Kept In repair and
Justice demands new ones to be pullJ wheie
public need requires. County bridges for mai.
Vldual usa, merely, are oc asion 'lly asked ior
and by viewers granted that, we thlnk, n mis-
take. 49,, -, ...
Road damage is becoming quito noted, and we
think that viewers sometimes look nt the wrong
side of the pictdre In u. sessing them. , ,..-,,-
We the undersigned Auditors OF Coluihnih
county, being duly elected to adjust ann sstuie
the accounts of the IRE lsurer aud Com ~,
ers of columbia county do hereby certify ,,t tate
we met ut the Office of the Treasurer ana CON- @coin-
missioners, In Bloomsburg aud carefully exam, ,i,o
ined the accounts aud vouchers OF lne sa.nc sa
from the first day of ia 1unry, A. D. ISL 10 tne
first day of January, 1872 aud hnd thsm corieJJt J
In the foregoing statements ana we nnu Dal-
ance due Columbia count on county TAX, tWenly
six hundred and seventy three dollars anu slN-
ty.tnrec cents (sl6i3 63.l from David bowenoerg,
treasurer OF sa'd county and n balance Que tle
Treasurer on Dog Tax of four huuireu twenty :
nine ollars ana twenty-one cents lSllu ~ ana u
balance due the militia fund by the treasurer
of three hundred and twelve liars and seventy
seven cents, (s}277.) And we further say thht
upon an examination OF the accounts OF tne
Treasurer David Loweuberg, Esq, we ma that
they nave been kept in proper ana CORE CT
manner and that hiS prompt official course mas
fully commended itself to the public. The above
balance all paid over to Mr.. VIM. Lamoh ,lreas-
urer elect -, -. -,
Given under our hands this second day OF
80 i. ]. CAMPBELL, | County
DANIEL LEE. J Auditors
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fees or otherwise, from the Treasury OF
the United States in violation of law.
The Amnesty bill was taken up.
In the House, after the introduction
ofseveral bills, Mr.. Perce's Educational
bill was taken up and the House pro.
ceeded to vote on the several amend.
ments, but without coming to a direct
vote on the bill itself.
The debate on the Amnesty bill was
continued in the Senate on Thursday of
last week; nothing else of importance
was done.
The bill so long pending in the House
to devote the proceeds from the sales of
public lands to educational purposes
in the States was shorn yesterday of its
Capitalization features, restricted prin-
cipally in its benefits to the ilitera te
sections, and deprived of its compulsory
mixed.school system. 1t now goes to
the Senate, where it will doubtless re.
main forever.
In the Senate on Friday last, after
disposing of some minor business, Mr..
Edmunds's resolution asking the Presi-
dent to communicate any Information
in his possession in reference to the
alleged intention of Great Britain to
repudiate the treaty of Washington,
was taken up and debated until the
expiration of the morning hour, when
1t went over without decisive action.
Mr.. Summers Supplementary Civil
Rights bill came up, and after some
debate was adopted by vote OF 2S t
%, Vice. President Colfax giving. the
deciding vote in favor of it. Several
amendments relating to the Ku.KluS
were offered and adopted. The Amnesty
bill rs amended was then put on Its
final passage and lost, the vote standing
33 ayes to 10 nays, which was less thar
the two.third vote requiredSo make Il
q law.
In the House after trau5acting co L
siderable miscellaneous business, tn
Arkansas contested election case wa
taken up, and the report of the commit
tee that Bole5, the contestant, was en-
titled to the seat, instead of Edwards
the sitting member, was adopted. Th
Committee OH Appropriations finished
the Army Appropriation bill. 1t ap
propriates over S29,000,000.
Nothing ofpublic interest was done il
either House.
In the Senate, on Monday, bills wer
, introduced by Mr.. Carpenter to punisl
contempt of the U. S. Courts in certain
cases, and by Mr.. Wilson to place color
ed soldiers on an equality with whit
in the matter of bounties and pc nsions
Mr.. Sumner introduced resolution 70
the appointment of a select comm lite
to investigate sales of ordnance store
made by our Government during tn
war between France and Germany
:. The resolution went over.
In the House among the numerou
bills and resolutions intr roduced wa
one instructing the Joint Committee Of
the Library to inquire into the prac
ticability and feasibility Of an interna
tional copyright law. A resolution wa
also introduced to allow Mesdame
Hooker, Gordon, and Stanton the righ
to be heard before the bar of the House
which was refused by vote of Sc to 81
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-16

THE country will be astounded at the
revelation made in the World almanac
for 1872 of the real financial condition
Of the Southern States in which the
cGrpet-baggers have been in power.
The debt of Alabama has been increased
in few years from $7,9i5,OO to $52.-
7Gl, ,9l7; that of Georgia from $2,G7O,-
$50 to $42,56O, 800; that of tho sparsely
settled State of Florida from $3.50, ,6l7
to sl5,797, ,5S7; and in ten Southern
States the entire increase has been s2l5..
2l0,l25-and yet there is little of value
to show for this enormous waste of
money. The bulk of it has gone into
the pockets of the Radical thieves who
are now clamoring for more bayonet
law in the South.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-16

We have never been enthusiastic be-
levers in the honesty of the desire for
reform as set forth in Republican news
papers or proclaimed by the orators of
that party, because the actions of the
party were totally at variance with
their expressed opinions. Hence, we
are not at all surprised at the recent
course of the New York Times, paper
which acquired a reputation for honesty
and sincerity in its attacks on the Tam.
many frauds, and which aided to
great extent in the overthrow of that
organization. In the recent investiga-
tions of the Custom House abuses, the
Times has persistently defended the
corrupt officials, and misrepresented
the Democratic Senators of the Com
mittee, who have brought to light the
outrageous corruption which prevails
among Federal office. holders. When
Democratic thieves were to be de.
nounced and Democratic peculations
exposed, the Times was foremost in the
van of the reformers, but when the
Administration is assailed for the rot
tenness of its officials, the Times has
only excuses or palliations to offer.
In view of these facts, we are ire
sistiDly led to the belief that in its Wig.
orous articles against Tammany, the
Times was actuated by no higher mo-
tives than personal pique or disappoint
ment perhaps an unpaid bilD, or by
mere political partisanship. To expose
fraud when committed by those differ
ing from you politically, is perhaps de
serving of little commendation, but tC
uphold abuses and defend scoundrels
who may happen to vote with you, /.
to do that which is worthy of the scorr
and contempt of all true men.
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NEWS

State Senator Henry s. Evans died at
West Chester, on Friday night last. He
represented the fifth district. His death
will render special election n ecessary.
Mr.. Evans was the editor of the West
Chester PIilage Record, which paper he
had owned and published for thirty
seven years.
Mayor Hall was indicted last Satur-
day,i New York, with Wm. NJ. Tweed
and Peter B. Sweeney for frauds on the
city. The trial is set down for the 10Th
inst.
Joseph +. Mavcer, the deiaulting City
Treasurer of Philadelphia has been
sentenced to pay fine Of 100000 and
undergo an imprisonment of four years
and nine months in the Eastern Peni-
tentiary.
John O'Connor, a clerk in the pay
masters Office of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna, and Western Railroad Company
in Scranton, Pa, has ab5conded with
$4,000 or more of the company's fun ds.
The Methodist Episcopal Chur ch edi-
flee, in Kingston was burned on Satur-
day. The loss ia So, 900 above the amount
of insurance. The fire originated in the
seXton's roomA
News from Rio Janeiro, by way
Lisbon, records fearful massacre of
foreigners in the town of Grandil, in
the Argentine States, resulting from an
outbreak of fanaticism. The Gauchos,
excited to frenzy by a fanatic named
Saluue, suddenly attacked the the for
eign residents, and before he authori-
ties could prevent it slaughtered thirty
six persons. The assassins were attack
ed by the troops, and sixteen of them
were shot and twenty-four taken pris-
oners.
Ex'U. S. Senator James w Grimes
died at Burlington Iowa On 20 7th
inst. He was in the Senate fO welve
years, and was one of the seven Repub.
licans who voted against the conviction
Of Andrew johnson on the impeach-
ment trial.
Another frightful railroad accident
occurred near Alton Ills, on w ednes-
day Of last week in which four persons
were burned to death and numbers
badly injured.
The Most Reverend Martin John
Spaldiug, d. D., Archbishop of Balti-
more and Roman Catholic Primate of
the United States, died at his residence
in Baltimore, on Wednesday of last
week, aged sixty-two years.
| Twenty persons were more or less in
jured by an accident on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, not far from Jefferson
City, Friday morning.
Within a radius of fifteen miles of
Sioux City, Iowa, eight persons are
known to have been frozen to death
during the recent snow. storm.
A fire occurred in Scranton on Satur-
in which young girl and boy were
burned to death. The flames spread so
rapidly as to prevent their escape.
Thedanger of war between the United
States and England over the Alabama
claims does not seem imminent. The
newspapers of England have adopted a
more moderate tone and both Govern
ments are tranquil. The payment of
conditional claims Is the cause of the
excitement.
Another little "irregularity" has
turned up in the Third Auditors Office
in Washington. $35, 900, is the sum and
Ehle the mans name.
Two members of the Philadelphia
Common Council, Henry Huhnand VIM.
s. Allen have been ousted by decision
of theSupreme Court of the State.
The Earl of Mayo, Goveror General
of India was recently assassenated by
Mahometan convict in the Andaman
Islands.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-16

Mr.. BOUTWELL, has so much conf.
dence in his "discretion" above the law
made and provided, that he is not sat
isfied TO be simply whitewashed-he
wants to be giIded too He asks Con-
gress to give him in, the future dis
cretionary margin Of 100000 to per.
feet the negotiation of his bonds. This
secret service fund is only one hundred
times as much as that allowed to the
President Will Congress then show
one hundred times as much confidence
in Boutwell's discretion as it has in
Grant,?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-16

The New York Sun says: The most
remarkable feature of our politics to-
day is the continuous abandonment of
Grant by great body of honest Repub-
licans at Washington and elsewhere,
who have hitherto zealously favored
his ambition. They cannot stand the
revelations of corruption and robbery
that are appearing against him in the
New York Custom House, the Chicago
Custom House, the New Orleans Gus
tom House, and everywhere else. 1t
begins once more to seem to be impos.
sible that he should be nominated by
the Republican National Convention.
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Feb. II, 1S72-ti
DUBLIC SALE

EDUBLlC SALE
- OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
BY virtue of authority and order of the Or
phans' Court of Columbia County, the under
signed, administrator OF the estate Sf John
Yeager, Jr, deceased, Will expose to sale by pub
lie vendue, on the premises ut one ocloc k in the
afternoon, on
SATURDAY, MARCH Q. 1872,
the following described real estate:
situate in the township of Locust. near the
village of Slabtown, bounded by lands OF Jacob
slime lands OF Mayberry Snyder, Daniel NJ 1rris
and William Hughes, containing
TIIRTY-FlVE ACRES
more or less, wi tn the appurtenan ces.
WELLINGTON YEAGER.
Administrator
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent OF the one-
fourth OF the purchase money to De paid at the
striking down of the property the one-fourth
less the ten per cent. at the confirm alton Of sale
and the remaining Lhree. fourLhs In one year
thereafter, with interest from confirmation nisi.
II. H. RlNGLER,
Feb. 10, lS72-ts Clerk.
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CONGRESS-.

In the Senate on Wednesday Of last
week the only important thing done
was the introduction Of a resolution
calling upon the Committee of Investi-
cation and Retrenchment to inquire
whether any United States Senator has
received money, under cover of counsel
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New Advertisements.
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
~ ESTATE OF

ANDREW LARISH, DECEASED.
The undersigned, Auditor appointed by the
Orphans Court of Columbia County to distri-
Inc funds in the hands of the executors of An
drew Larish, late of said cou lty, deceased, Ill
proceed to the discharge of the duties Of his
appointment on FRIDAY, the 10Th day of
MARCH A. ID. 1872, at ten o'clock a m, at the
office of the Sheriff, in the Court House in
Bloom Nburg, when and where all persons int err
ested may attend If they think proper.
W. WRIT, Auditor.
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PRINTING. STATIONERY AND PosrAC
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sl.s55 IL

We the undersigned, Auditors OF Columbia
county, in the state OF Pennsylvania, do hereby
certify that We met at the Court House, In
bloomsbury on The first day o. January, a. d.,
iS72 and did proceed to and did settle and adjust
the several accounts above mentioned as re.
uuired of us by law, agreeably to the several
acts of assembly and supplements thereto ac-
cortiing to the best our Judgment and ability
In testimony whereof we have hsreunto set
our hands this 2d day of January, a. ID 1872.
U.J. CAMPBELL, I County
DANIEL LEE, ! Auditors,
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\ new Book OF Abiding Value and Ready Sale
President O. q. Fnney, of oberin (O) college
writes tine teachings of this W Irk should be
come matters OF general knowledge. l believe
few Will object to this book except those who are
reDuked by IL, and who, therefore, most need il,
May God bless both IL and its faithful author
Sample pages and circulars SEM free. c. Il.
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ID U B l. l G s A l. Z

- y ID l. y > a l. IL
VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The subscribers will offer for sale in Buck
norm, at the residence OF Jacob Harris, de-
ceased, late of Hemlock township, Columbia
county, on
THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1879
at 0 o'c ock u. m, the following personal prop
erty, TO Wit:
THREE HORSES,
one COW and cali, one brood SOW one lot of
snoats: ~ U bushels corn ears; 800 bushels pOta'
toes; SOD bushels oats; 100 bushels wheat 2j bu
Shells rye; 20 tons Timothy hay; one Excelsior
reaper. one threshiug machine, two twO-horse
wagons, one three horse wagon, one truck wa
gon, one buggy, one sulkey, two sledS one hay
press, three wind mills, one grain dIlll, one sor
ghun mill and eyaporatiug pans complete, two
horse hay forks, one post boring machine, one
shingle mill, one set Blacksmith tools, two new
corn plows. single and double harness cultiva-
tors, plows, harrows, Elcelsior hay rake.
THREE DOUBLE -BARRELED SHOT GUNS,
(new,) two single barreled shot guns 25 acres of
wheat in the ground; six acres OF rye in the
ground, together with many other articles too
numerous To mention.
TERMS will be made known on the day OF
sale. and due attendance given by
WILLIAM An HAHhlS' Adm's. of
JAS A. HARRIS, }'Aeoh hAkius' uec Il
JACOB sHELHART, Auc,!oneer.
bucknorn, Feb. TO- lST9tS
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STATEMENT OF THE FINANCES
~ OF THE
COUNTY OF COLUMBIA.

From January ], 1871 to January |, 1872.
DAVID LOWENBERG, Esq, Treasurer of Co
lumbia county, in account with said coun ty
Tor county purposes, for 1871.
1871.
Jan. 10 amt outstanding for 1875 &C. 81, col 80
. " per auditors report OF 20 S37 s.
June " county tax assd for II 22,62 80
10 Y nNr rurn , Nr1, n,.,r.., ....,r. = 49,