The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-11-29

fuB COLUMBIAN
Trrj20y. Nor. 90, 1872.
FRANK COOLEY,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
railroad Timc Fable.
,,KAwANr.A q BLooMsDuRG II. II.
North. South
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POPULAR COMPLEMENTARY be-
"A G orGoorro Browns goat,
4 ruE SInbury American thinks that
v.oN.n ncol3a Public Had and a Market
|Housa.
Brenzel & Fortcnbaugh'5 coIliery, at
Biz Nine Buu, near Ashland, Penn,
ms burned last week. The loss is not
shtod, but IS covered by insurance.
TnE hens in Scranton are dying oiiat
ararrul rate from the horse disease. SO.
az tho RcpuJlicdn.
Ir is announced that telegraphic
mo,sagcs ordering goods to be shipped
.h Central or Adams Express will be
Mi free between certain Offices on the
N oCtho Reading r. II. Among these
a. Catlwi.sa, Contralia, and Rupert in
b. Cou7ty.
HOTEL keepers in Danville object to
'fc publication Of arrivals at their
Houses, because some Of The travellers
donot wish it known that they are in
twn. Wondar what the objection is,
Cqcar, isn't it?
THE town cloc1 got discouraged on
Tuesday last and stopped to rest and
fhink it over. We have the consola.
hon Of knowing that il is right now
twicc in the twenty-f0ur hours, which
j! seldom is whilst going.
TIE reported chicken epidemic does
hot seem TO amount to much thus
far, and now the sen alton paragraph
lists are lamontlng the scarcity Of eggs.
The hens in this neighborhOOd are ap-
parontly attending strictly to business
and the "rruiV' is yet to be had. What
a blessing it IS that they don't read the
papers.
WE are pleased to learn that Edward
Il. Badly Jr, son of Edward II. Baldy
Ed. of Dauville, has been appointed
Assistant District Attorney for Phila-
delphia city and county. This is n COM
pliment to the zeal and ability Of a
y0uag man which is well worth men.
tion. We trust that Mr.. Badly may
gain fresh laurels in his important Of
fee.
Mr.. w. II. Hodgson of the jefferson.
ian has just started q bright little Gcily
paper at West Chester, called the DaHy
L0cm NeCS. 1t is sold at one cent aud
Is filled with local and gcn,r, n"wa
we'll arranged and carefully c,lit'ri. w
w. Thompson is the editor. f. "i!l
dJu0tiCss prove success.
SCRANTON is q rcmarkah.a @. s., Ac-
cording TO one Of the papers Ga ~, TIC
rats, which have attained the siH3 of
poodle dogs have begun 20 eat up the
horses. They attack horses whilst stand
ing in the stalls and gnaw into their
ho0is until vein being tipped the un-
fortunate animals perish. Au ordinance
is suggested requiring all rats to be
mu2Z'cd.
WE have received the first nunb,r of
the Public Press published at Northum
berland by c. G. Gutelius. 1t claims
to be local paper printed in the inter.
est of the county and will be iulcpnUd,
cut in politics. 1t is well printed an
makes Il good appearance.
TIE mails are more than usually il
regular of late. Horse disease, cNaGcg
Of time and other depressing influences
Cause this exceedingly inconvenient
and annoying delay. We shall b.
6 catly pleased if the Winter schedule
on the p. & e. r.. II. shall be 50 chang
eds to allow US TO receive our morn
ing mail at or O'clock instead of II
or half past, rs at present.
ONE of the most touching instance
ofgratitude is alleged to have occurred
a. Lock Haven the other day. ~ littl
BOY, the CHILD OF n wealthy mother
tumbled into the river. He was rescu
cd by a Workipgman and restored Il
his parent. The womgn gave the maj
a three cent postage stamp, and sal
She would be glad to have him com
up to her house and sit out in the cntr
aah hear her play the piano. He wer
away with tears IN his eyes. lie sal
he waspt used to such overwhelmin
kindness.
TIE Oxford, Bellevue, Scranton Co,
Company, belonging to the Delawar
Lackawanna ~ Western Railroad
Filler, Marsh d Co.'S and Fellows
mines have been compelled to suspen
operations, owing to their stock
The inside mules are as badly Athlete
as those outside. Other mines in tn