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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMsBURG COLUMBIA COU

sarily interfere with the industry of the
people, and which shall provide the
means necessary to pay the expenses of
the government economically admin
istered, the pensions, the interest on
the public debt, and q moderate reduc-
tion annually OF the principal thereof |;
and recognizing that there are in our
midst honest but irreconcilable differ
ences of opinion with regard to the re.
spective systems of Protection and Free
Trade, we remit the discussion of the
subject to the people In their Congress
ional Districts, and to the decision of
Congress thereon, wholly free of Exec
uttve interference or dictation.
Seventh: The public credit must be
sacredly maintained, and we denounce
reputation in every form and guise.
Eighth: A speedy. return to specie
highest considerations of commercial
morality and honest government.
Ninth: We remember with gratitude
the heroism and sacrifices of the soldiers
and sailors of the Republic, and no act
of ours shall ever detract from their
justly earned fame or the full reward Of
their patriotism.
Tenth: We are opposed to all further
grants of lands to railroads or other
corporations. The public domain
should be held sacred to actual settlers.
Eleventh: We hold that it is the duty
of the Government, in its intercourse
with foreign nations, to cultivate the
friendship of peace, by treating with
all on fair and equal terms, regarding
it alike dishonorable either to demand
what is not right, or to submit to what
Is wrong.
2toeyth: For the promotion and sue.
| cess of these vital principles and the
by this Convention, we invite and cor.
daily welcome the corporation of all
patriotic citizens, without regard to
previous affiliations.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
The Cincinnati Convention and the Demo.
cratic Party.


Whatever hope there may have been
of combination between the Liberal
Republicans and the Democratic party
for the purpose of electing an honest
and pure President, has been effectual-
ly dissipated by the recent action of the
Cincinnati convention. 1t was called
by lifelong Republicans-its delegates
were all members of that party, and its
nominee for President the most bitter
opponent the Democracy ever had. TO
sell out our organization to such
clique would be the abandonment of
every idea we ever proiessed and con.
fession that spoils, and not principle,
was the basis of our organization. Po.
litical leaders might sign the deed Of
transfer, but they could not deliver the
property. 1t Is far better TO keep our
organization intact, even IL we suffer
temporary defeat, than attempt com.
bination that would loosen all political
ties and associations, and eventually
rive the party.
We concede that Greeley is honest
and able--a man who would not prosti
tute the high Office of President to per-
sonal gain or ambition-a man who
would not appoint all his relatives to
Office, nor receive brides for political
appointments; man who would digni
fy our relations with foreign nations,
and would govern at home in the inter
est of the entire nation; man who
would not smother civil law under mil.
itary rule, nor keep alive the embers OF
civil war.
But in our own organization we have
men equally honest and pure, and bet
ter fitted to administer the affairs Of
this great nation. Mahomet must come
to the mountain. Our millions, thor.
oughly organized and strongly en-
trenched, will not, dare not surrender
to newly organized faction Of uncer-
tain strength.
Our duty is to make good nomina-
tions, fair platform, and secure success
by unity and harmony. Victory is in
our grasp and naught save treachery or
gross blunder can snatch it from us.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
CONGRESS-.

The most important feature in Con-
gress on Wednesday of last week was
the passage by the House of the bill
for the repeal of the duties on tea and
coffee amended by the Senate. In the
Senate little of note was done. A bill
involving naval appropriation brought
out severe charges of extravaganza and
ma,administration in the Navy De.
partment from Messrs. Trumbull and
Stevenson.
In the Senate on Thursday of last
week Mr.. Sumner presented a remon.
STRANGE, against the repeal of the Eight.
hour law. A proposition of Cameron
to permit the officials in the United
States diplomatic and consular service
to receive presents from the Emperor
of Germany as testimonials of gratitude
for the kindness shown to Germans in
France during the late war, was energet-
ically opposed and Indignantly protes-
ted against by several Senators and
went over.
The House continued its debate upon
the Tariff bill in the committee of the
whole. Little of Importance was done
in other directions.
Congress was unusually dull on Friday
last. The Senate passed the Pacific
Mail Subsidy bill, with slight amend
ments. The discussion of the Tariff bill
in the lower house was interrupted by
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley by the
Cincinnati Convention. The announce
ment put an end to all speech making
at once, and created, according to the
report, no little amusement and salts.
faction"
In the Senate on Monday the amend.
ment to the Postoffice Deficiency bill,
to increase the appropriation from s4,.
700, 900 to So, ,439, 900, was agreed to.
In the House Mr.. Eldridge sent up
Messrs. Kelley and Maynard's bill,
entitled "To increase taxes
adding to the revenue" which |
elicited good deal of laughter. The
important feature Of the days session
was an indignant protest by Mr.. Wood
aSainst the partiality and narrow parti.
;anship shown by the President in in.
viting the Republican members only of
The Committee on Foreign Affairs to
l consultation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10

OF SEATED LANDS IN CoLuMRIA COUNTY.
&, Also the following lots pieces or parcels Of
seated Lands, returned by TIE tax collectors, are
10 be sold at the same time under the nrovisinn
OF an act OF Assembly, entitled IAN Act rrlatinn
ty." -- No-"i'i'' Oo"u'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
NEWS

The President has approved the bill
repeating the duties on tea and coffee
on and after the 1st of July next.
The Cincinnati National Liberal Re-
publican Convention met and organized
on Wednesday May lst by the choice
of Judge Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, as
temporary chairman. There was full
attendance of delegates, and the utmost
harmony and enthusiasm prevailed.
Nothing was done beyond taking the
preliminary steps for organizing.
The organization was perfected on
Thursday with the election of Senator
Schurz aspresident, and vice-presidents
from each State and Territory.
On Friday the balloting for President
and vice-president began and resulted
in the nomination of Horace Greeley
for President on the sixth ballot and D.
Gratz Brown for vice. e.president on the
second ballot. Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed although the nomination of
Greeley surprised most perso' as his
strength in the convention ba been
much underrated.
From England comes news confirming
the intelligence of virtual withdrawal
ofthe indirect claims by the administra-
tion. Earl Granville in the House of
Lords, and Mr.. Gladstone in the House
of Commons, said that the reply of the
American government on the subject of
the consequential damages had been re-
ceived and gave grounds for hope that
the entire matter would be settled to
the complete satisfaction of both coun-
tries.
Advices from Zanzibar, Africa, to the
10th of April have been received. The
island has been visited by terrible
hurricane. One hundred and fifty yes.
sells of all classes were sunk or stranded
on the coast. The town of Zanzibar was
very badly damaged, and the loss was
estimated at sl0,000,0OO.
The minority report of the French
Arms Committee, as submitted, states
that the War Department must have
known that the bulk of the arms in
question were going to France, and CEN
sures 1t for affording pretext of which
more captious government than Prus.
sia might have easily taken advantage.
A FORMIDABLE insurrection has
broken out in Spain under Don Carlos,
the aspirant to the throne. A severe
battle was fought ON Sunday last in
which the insurgents were routed.
Sixteen provinces are said to be in re-
volt.
The State Labor Reform Convention
met at Williamsport on Tuesday last.
1t organized permanently by the elec-
tion of Mr.. John Siney as President
and the usual Vice, Presidents and
Secretaries. The following are the names
of nominees; For Governor, VIM. p.
Schell of Bedford For Auditor General
Hon. Esaias Billingfelt of Lancaster
For Judge Of the Supreme Court, Mr..
Chief Justice Thompson.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10

Niblo's Theatre, in New York, was
destroyed by fire Monday. The Metro
politan Hotel and Helmbolds drug
store were damaged. The loss Is esti.
mated at over 100000.
THE first regular Convention of tho
new Episcopal Diocese Of Central Penn
sylvania. will be held in Williamsport,
on the 11th, 18th and 18th of June, COM
mencing at evening prayers, o'clock,
on the llth. AT least sixty clergymen
will be present to participate.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
The Taxes OF Railroad and Canal Com.
nauioe.


panies.
We publish at length this week the
report of the sub committee Of the Ju-
dietary General Of the House of Repre-.
sentatiyes, In relation to the taxes with.
held from the State by certain corpora.
tions chartered by the Legislature.
This committee was raised upon a reso.
luton offered by the Representative OF
this county, and the facts elected show
the necessity for full investigation
Although q mass of testimony was
taken, the data Is far from being com.
Plete, mainly because all sorts of OBJ.
stacles were thrown in the way of q
thorough examination. The Legisla
ture at the instance Of corporation lob.
byists failed to give the committee the
proper authority until too late TO be o
use, and the witnesses summoned either
evaded the subpenas, or failed to at
tend.
AS matter of fact, two thirds of the
taxes now imposed by existing laws
upon railroad and canal companies are
not paid into the state Treasury, and
the amount in default will reach at least
too millions Of dollars! Worse thar
all, through the negligent manner in
which General Hartranft has managed
the Auditor Generals office, it is i'm
possible to ascertain there the amount
due the Commonwealth, as some COZ
panies have not made complete return:
in seven years. Part of the amount
due was paid after the investigation be
gan, but the great bulk is still withheld
upon technical grounds, and rs yet nc
effort has been made to alter or amend
the alleged defective laws.
The report should be perused by all
our readers, and the necessity for prompt
legislation the coming winter will be at
once apparent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10

NOTWITHSTANDING the conceded rot &.
tenness of the Philadelphia political
machinery, we predict that the "roos.
tiers" and "pinchers" there will be re-.
nominated to the Legislature, or equally
corrupt men be named in their stead.
If the "reformers" mean reform, they
should begin at home, and aid in the
election of honest men, without regard
to the party which names them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
SALE

of oNShAIED LANDS IN COLUMBIA co.
Agreeably to the provisions of mn Ac, ot A.
senoly entitled an Act directing the mode of
selling unseated lands for taxes and other mr.
ana the further supplements thereto passed on
NE % l5th gay OF March, 1917, and the 9th day OF
Treasurer of Columbia county, hereby pives nn
ice TO al persons concerned therein, that unless
lne county, Road, School, Poor, bounty and
ed lands, situate in Columbia county. are pSid
before the day of sale the whole or such paris Of
eacn tract as VIII pay the costs char there
on, VIII be sold at the Court House in the town
OF Bloomsburg. Pa, on the 10Th day OF Jl lc lS1g
and TO continue by adjournment ir lIn dnv tn
day for arrcarages of taxes due said County ma
costs accrued on each tract Respectively
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10

MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CARO-
LINA.-Col. A. X, Mcclure and Col.
Henry w. Gray both at Cincinnati In
the interest of Republican reform. Re.
form must be sadly needed when such
q combination Is made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
A DMINISTRATOR5S NOTIGF-

ESTATE OF JOSEPH WEISS DECD
Letters of administration on the estate of
Joseph Weiss, late of Madison twp Colnm bin
county uec H., nave bee granted by the Register
OF SAID county. to Oscar II. Ent of Light Street
columbia co., Pa. All persons having claims
or demands against the decelent are reuuest.
to make payment. OSCAR u LNT L''ou
april lO,'72-6w. AdminieIrat,r
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
SALE

Bloomsburs April s. lSS2. LIZA Al ITnaUN, TAaas2Ss,r
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-10
New Advertisements.
/ IST OF DEALERS
COLUMBIA COUNTY.

hereby certify that the following list of deal
ers taken, returned and classified by me, in ac-
cordance with the several Acts of Assembly in
and for the county of Columbia for the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.two, is COR
rect TO the best of my knowledge and belief
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22

DAVENPORT BROTHERS EXPOSED
The Davenport Brothers lately gave
some of their physic exhibitions at
ItAaea. q. Y, but their tricks were
sadly d~isarranged by some of the
Corne university felloss. A pri-
yate letter says that some of the stu
dents, having a scientific turn of
mind, provided themselves before
hand with pyrotecnic balls contain
ing phosphorus, SO made as to ignite
suddenly with a bright light. Dur
ing the dark seances when the Dav-
exports purported to be, and as the
aud ence supposed, were bound hand
and foot within their closet or cabin,
and when the guitar was floating in
the air and PLAYING unsteady around,
the aforesaid students struck their
lights all of a sudden, when the
spirits were found to he none other
Hhsza the Dasenports themselves, who
lodging about the stage. bran
dishing the guitars and PLAYING the
tunes. The music suddenly ceased.
the committee declared the perfor-
nance . fnsshug aud he players de-
parted from 1.hasa u Tie earliest
train.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22

The following is an incident of the
Prince of Wales illness: THE
Prince, having been unable to sleep
during nearly two days and nights, a
hop pillow was placed under his
head, and after some hours he sank
into afitfuls sleep. The hop pillow has
been continued, and there is reason
TO believe its soporitic effect has been
felt in1the repose which has at last
brought with it the hope of recovery.
During the time when death seemed
imaaialent, q butcher stood in an adj
joining roo with lamb. ready at q
moments notice to fay it, that the
warm aud reeking skin might swathe
the Princes extremiiies, should they
have shown signs of death GOODNESS
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22

At a recent trial the counsel
for the prosecution, after severely
cross-examining a witness. suddenly
put on a look of seve.i.y aad exclaim
ed: Now, r, was not an effort
made to induce you to tell a differ
ent story?' "a different story from
what l have tod. do you Inean?'
~'That s what [ mean" Yes, sir;
several persons have tried to get me
to tell a different story from what
have told, but they coulcn t.. Now,
sir, upon your oath, I wish to know
who those persons are" "Weli.
you've tried about as hard as any OF
them"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22
Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Aguc, Intermittent Fever,
Chill Fever, Remittont Fever, Dumb
ARue, Periodical or Bilious Fever, "a,
and indeed all the affections which arise
from malarious, mArsh, or miAamatis
poiaona.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22
scIssORfNGS.

"a 1t1h "
keep his word?
The common lot-Twenty-fve feet
by one hundred.
Mo K Turtle-K Kissing before com
pany aud lighting afterwara.
Luce pin-cushipns. so apiece, are
offered for sale in New Ysk.
If a man has a great many debts.
are they Every much to his credit?'
Why is a Young girl like a music
book? Because she is full of airs.
Girls nowadays, it is said. know
too much st fiftee and too little at
fifty.
Cor Jimbobhs a V hat a pawnbro-
ker's office must be a loan some
place.
Figures wont lie" is not suppos-
ed to apply to a fashionable womau's
figure.
Dorcas Sally Samantha Celista Su-
san Jones is the name of a new Mich
igan baby.
The ''song of the waves which
~ hears so much about, isprobably
a neptune.
The Duke of Edinburg is to COM
mand the Sultan, a frigate IN the
ROYAL Navy.
Mrs. SnodSrass possibly a grass
Widows Keeping M her end of the
women ST frage row in kentucy.
Over eight thousand sin GERS have
offered their services for the Choir, IS, 8
of the Buston jubilee this summer.
A man at Fontenelle, Illinois, has
hired a fiddler f. six months at SIS
a month to play daily for his amuse-
ment.
Tar and feathers is the prevailing
epidemic in Indiana, Co ntry mer-
chants keep them ready mixed for
sudden calls.
You cruel man." cried. Mrs. Jel-
1ikens; "my tears have no effect on
you at all" We'll drop EN- then,"
said the brutal Jellikens.
The Alabama papers make mention
of tue fact that negroes tried in that
s.a'e nearly all object to being tried
by jurors of their own race.
An enthusiastic African, who had
"spent de winter in Jamaky," found
it an Earthly paradise. He said he
could ''lie abed. and, putting his
arms out ob de windy, pick oranges.
pineapple and Ja,naky rum right off
de trees.
An Irishman having jumped into
the water to save u man from drown
ing, upon receiving u quarter from
the person as a reward for the SER
vice, looked first at the money and
then at him, and at last exclaimed;
"Im over-paid for the job"
During the examination of a wit
ness as to the locality of the stairs
III the house. the council asked him;
(Which way did the stairs run?'
The witness, who, By the way, is a
noted wag, replied lone way they
a up but the other way they rau
down
"Sauibo, nv massa always trab-
bled; yours ebber stay at home"
Dat berry true, Jim; but you know
what the proverb say-rnlling stone
gadder 10 moss. No. Sam O, but
it gadder polish; and dat ere S a
qualification your massa stan berry
anuca an need OBJ"
One evening in company, during
COME rsation. a gentleman quoted the
expression. that Man proposes, and
God disposes." Yes said a mai
den present, "a man proposed to me
once, | said no, and have never seen
him since, so I thought somebody
had disposed of him
A Connecticut ruralist drank his
first glass of soda-water very solmnly
the o her day. and then, ewing TIE
clerk inqnirinoly, ~anxionsly remark
ed: 1T Is all right, 1 suppose?"
Why. yes" said the clerk, hesita-
4ingly, "but what do you mean?"
Why, the damned thing won t go off
in & fellow, will it?"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22
BOARD OF

BOARD OF REFERENCES.
The Manager for Oregon refers, by permits
sion to the following gentlemen:
His Excellency, L. F. Grover, Gov. Of Oregon.
l.. Fleischner, State Treasurer.
Syl. c. Simpson, State Librarian.
E. M. Waite, job Printer.
J.. F. Miller.
r. p. Earhars, Proprietor Chemcketa House.
Geo. A. Steel, County Treas. Multnomah Co.
Rev. L. Rowland.
A. Rush, of Laid q Bush, Bankers.
c. G. Curl, Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
DR.. Fiske, M. D..
Rev. p. 8. Knight.
Rev. w. r. Stewart.
o. F. Won RHEIN Il Co.,
MANAGERS FOR TIL PACIFIC COAST,
Jog Montgomery st.. San Frapsisso.
nov1smS
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22

No one remedy 10 louder
called for by the neces4ltcs OF
the American people than .
sure and safe cure for Fever
and Ague. Such VIC are now
enabled TO offer, with n perfect
certainty that u will eradicate
the hiacaac- and with anaur.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22
8. r CHADWICK
I NAoxR FOR OREGON, sALEm

~ WAVES S& ~~SSAss ooAS0s
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GILL l. STEEL. Agents at Portland, Oregon.
SILAs J. DAY. Agent at jacksonville, Oregon.
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"A LII PERSONS KNOWING Fl NJ
"A selves indebted to Hiltabidel d Co. are re-
quested to call and settle their accounts imme-
diately. as in q short time all accounts will be
left in the hands of proper officers for collection.
We are closing our business and will collect oil
accounts due rs within thirty days.
W. ]. AILTABIDEL 4 CO.
Jan. 10. lss2-nz3tE.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
EGAL NOTICE.

In the matter of the annexation of territory to
the city of oskaloosa, Iowa.
To whom 1t may concern :-Notice is hereby
given that there is now on file in the office OF the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mahaska county,
Iowa. a petition OF ID. A. Tough, III. L. Spencer,
f. M Dayenp ort, Charles Monroe, and others,
comprising majority ofthe legal voters residing
upon the territory hereinafter described, asking
that the following described territory be annexed
portion OF the said Mahaska county contiguous
and adjoining to said city comprehended within
the following boundary lines, to-wit: Com
mencing at the northwest corner OF the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter OF section
No. fourteen, (14) in township No. .seyenty-fve,
(75) north, range No. sixteen 16) west, and run
ming thence south to the southwest corner of the
northeast quarter of the south east quarter Of
Section No.twenty three (23). township No. sew
enty five (75) north, range No sixteen O6) west !;
thence east to the south east corner OF the north
east quarter OF the southeast quarter of Section
No nineteen (19). township No. seventy five (75)
north range No. fifteen (15) west thence north
to the northeast corner of section No. eighteen
I1S), township No. seventy five (75), NORTH range
No. fifteen C15) west; and thence west to the
place of beginning, which said petition is accom-
territory, and names ID. A. Tough, H. L. Spencer,
F. M. Davenport, and Charles Monroe as the par
ties prosecuting the same. .--
Notice is also hereby given that said petition is
set for hearing on the first day of the next Septem
Der term of said Circuit Court, to be begun and
he Id In and for said Mahaska county, at the city
of Oskaloosa, on the third Monday OF September,
A, ID. 1872. .. d..
ID. A. LoUGH, .. ii. L. SPENCER,
r. NJ. DAVENPORT, CHARLES MONROE.
By LAFFERTY q JOHNSON,
46-4 Their AttOrneys