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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19
A DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE.

a ESTATE OF EPHRAIM EVANS, DECD.
Letters Of administration on the estate of
Epdraim Evans, late of Briarcreek township CO.
iumpla county, Pa, deceased have been granted
ny the LEICESTER of said county to Daniel RamhIch
OF the same place. All persons having claims
or demands against the decedent are reques ted
10 make them known, and those indebted to
make payment without delay.
junj72.8ta Administrator'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

TIE Importance of giving Meridan'S
Corulry Condition Powders to horses
that have been out in the cold rain,
stood in cold wind, Or drank 100 much
cold water, cannot be over estimated :;
no man should be without tnem who
owns q good horse.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

WE were pleased to see, not long
since, in one Of our exchanges, some
pretty severe remarks addressed to
several persons who, during au inter
esting lecture by Rev. Jno. S. G. ABB
bott, kept continuous coughing, which
prevented many from hearing. Peo'
pie who cannot refrain from coughing,
had better stay away from such places,
or else take a bottle of JOhnsOn'S An0
dyae LiaimeB with them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

THEY do better in Lock Haven II the
way of snow storms than we do here.
The last fall of snow which merely
whitened the ground with US, made eX-
cellent sleighing in Lock Haven-some
four or five inches of snow having accu-
mulated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

A DMTNIsTRATOR'3 NOTICE

IA AS-'Ai ~ % 4 A~4A NJlO - nv llNl4,
a ESTATE or JOHN E. DAVIS, DECD.
, ,Lgtlets oil ni.tratton on the estate of John
II. bavis late Of Beutpu township. CoiunyLl,,
county deceased havc been granted by the Req
lS.et 81 S1li county to Samuel Applemau Of
sumo place. All persons having claims ag-inst
iIlesldte Of the decedeut ale requested To pre-
sent them for c-ttleiu ent, and those indebted to
me estate TO make payment to the uuGcrSigii. a
admin 'SirUl0I without delay.
j1nj'7Z-Gw. Adtniuistr,t'r
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19
A UDITORs NOTICE

a JD'lOltS NOTICE,
Il. LslArE or ABRAHAM MUssELMAry, DECD.
. lue undersigned appointed by the Orphaps
court OF columbia county, Auditor to distribute
funds IN tue hands o. Oscar l.. Ent Administra-
tor OF Abraham Musselnan deceased will iucnt
the parties Interested for the purpose OF his APP
pontmcnt, at his Office in Blooius6urg Satufd5y
January 2Jth, 1872 at 10 o'clock a. IN. Of said daV
All persons having claims on said estate are re.
CURED TO attend or be forever debarreu from
coming IN for q part Of said fund.
decl57l-Gt Auaii1,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

THE fine large briel bulIi4E just
erected hy Mos.ls, LoWeab.rstnd cad
man, on Main street, Is au orutnD-t 10
the town. 1t is well and substantially
built Of brick, with high ceiling and
wide Railways. Ir. LOwaDbuIs VIII
occupy ouo ha.fofth1 building, having
Il store on the first floor for his took OF
cloths aud clothing, anu Il large work.
room for mis- hands on the second floor.
Mr. Cadman will have his furniture
rooms On the opposite side. The doors
aud windows are of great size, and will
give fine cllcc. to the front. The gla.s
of AIr. LJWcuherg'5 store will be i'm
muls, siug.o plates. When finished,
the two stores will not be surpassed by
any other in town. The fire which
last summer destroyed the wooden
buildings where this now stands, al
though a misfortune at the time, has
resulted in a public blessing, Every
cloud has q silver llning," it IS said, and
in this case the liniug is very bright
and shining. When Main street is built
up OF either side with such houses
from East to West street, Bloomsbury
real estate will be worth owning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

THE lliHoaian gives an account of a
freight train sailing into Milton, some
years since, with fine calf perched on
the COW catcher, which was afterwards
discovered to have been taken on at
Catawissa. The innocent creature rode
the twenty-five miles without Injury,
and was taken off by an employee OF
the company, sent to the country, and
in couple Of years matured into fine
pGuy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

ISAAC WooDRUFFof Rush township,
northumberland county, had bull
which wandered to the house of a
neighbor, VIM. Clark, whilst the men
Of the family were tbrashing at the
barn. The bull got under the straw
stack and was there forty days and forty
nights after which he released himself
and walked mile. When weighed he
was found to have lost just half his
weight. The bull still lives and if any
ofour readers doubt the story we refer
them to him for corroboration.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-19

SENATOR BUCKALEw has been APP
pointed on the following committees in
the Senate: Constitutional Reform,
Congressional Apportionment, Federal
Relations, Education and Public Print
ing (chairman). Capt. Brockway is on
the following Committees in the House
judiciary General, Judiciary Local
Constitutional Reform, Counties and
Townships, Bureau of Statistics, Labor
and Cooperation and Federal Rela
tions.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

Senator Carpenter lately abused
President Grant worse than Samner,
Trumbult or Greeley ever did. He
accused Grant OF deliberately plan.
ming to deceive and %cajolc the pco-
pie by the Civil Service kelorm'
said Grant lied when he pretended
to be favorable to the plan and that
he did not intend Nor wish to have
the Reform a cce What is most
deplo.ahlc about it is, thai no self
constituted head Of tho party has yet
arisen to read Carpenter ont OF the
Republican party. Where is Harp
o's Uecsly, Chicago Journal, Iowa
State Register. Ottumwa Courier, and,
last, but uot least, the Tama Citizen,
that Carpenter has not been disposs'
CT of party fellowship? These be
! parious times, gentlemen.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01
The New Russian Minister.

Baron Henry Nicholas d'Oacnbcrg,
the new Russian Minister to this
country. is about 45 years of age, and
is regarded rs one OF the ablest Rus
sian diplomatists. He is a graduate
OF the Military Academy at st. Pc
tersburg, and his writings or military
affairs produced him a place on the
general staff Of the Russian Army,
and some time after All appointment
in the War Department, where he
rema ned during the Crimean war.
He was then attached 10 tho Impcri-
al household IS Adjutant Of the En-
peror, and for several years directed
the military studics of the two eldest
sons Of the Gar. In his thirty sixth
year he joined the Russian Legation
at Constantinoplc, and remained
%:hencetorth in the diplomatic service
OF Russia. The success with which
he performed a number Of difficult
missions procured him rapid promo
ton. He was successfully Secretary
of Legation IN Vienna. Diplomstic
Agent IN Paris andaBerlin, and finally
Consult General at Bucharest and fo'
lit.cal Agent OF Russia in the Dannbi-
an Principalitics.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

The Council Bluffs Times gives the
details Of 4 cave exploration in the
Missouri Valley for coal whlch re.
suited in the discovery Of many curl
Gus aboriginal relics. The cave visi.
ted was sc feet long. SO wide and 20
Ugh. wherein were several human
skeistors. ono Of which measured IL
feet, Of inches, immense limestone
stalac,ilcs and stalagmites, tables and
unintelligible characters engravcn
thereon, and other quaint aud curi-
GUS specimens, several Of which were
sent 10 tho National Museum Of the
Smithsonian Institute IN Washing.
ton, -. G..
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01
Facts and Figures for Farmers.

III. Editor IL Gave frequently, and
always with surprise, heard farmers
On their return from marke: relate
their alleged grievances, to.wit: ist
the combination Of grain and stock
buyers by which the homo market
is kept down, there being an agree.
ment between said buyers not to bid
against each other, but to take alter.
nate loads at an agreed price; I'd,
the alleged partiality OF railroad com
panies il favor of the buyers and
against the producer, in the matter Of
car rates, etc. Isa;, ! listened with
surprise, because I hearI men who
apparently shrewd and energetic -
some things, allege the existence .;
combinations and cliques whereby
they are injured, and yet they arc
content to exhaust their protest by
grumblinz and finding fault, without
making a single effort toward a prac-
tical solution of the question and the
application Of, to me, the only and
simple remedy ; th.t is, beat
the Observation-Disclosures by the
producer. or farmer.combination.-
Farmers may talk about thei. Grange,
and all that which l do not doubt ls
good 50 far as 1t goes, but if ! under.
stand it, the Grange proposes, at
sometime, to lcyislate, whereas farmers
wan. immed ate action and a direct
application. Now, for a few figures
and then their application to the
question. A car can he had from
Belle PLANE or lama City to Chica-
go, say, at outside figures, tor $75;
one Car will hold seventeen head of
cattle, averaging 1900 lbs, making
20,4OO lbs. Price at b. r., $500; at
Chicago, $3.50; difference, 9Oc per
100 lbs; total, s183.60 on one car
from this, deduct $75 for car, and
500 for personal expenses to Chica-
60, and we have a clean profit of
1880, a welcome present to any
farmer. On hogs, the difference is
75c- per 100, profit per load to farm
or, $50. The difference in. grain is
less, SO that, while one load Of stock
will pay the farmer to ship, it will
not pay to ship less than three car
loads OF grain. 325 bushels to the
car. And. right here. let me say that
| have taken outside home prices and
inside Chicago prices, thus figuring
the profits smaller than they will ay.
erage.
But there is still another profit to
be made by the farmer taking his
own gram or stock direct to head.
quarters; he there purchases lin bulky
MS groceries and clothing, an! saves
per cwt. on sugar, 81 per cwt. on
6Oc per gallon on syrups, Soc
Der ID. on tea, and at least 25 per
'ent. on every dollar invested IN
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

Merrill, Miles, Shane. Stuart, Taylor. Vale,
West, Willctt, Wonu-2l.
Absent or not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Maxwell, |
McNntt, Mcintyre, Richards and S,one-S.
A concurrent resolution was adopt.
cd mstructing the visiting committee
to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at
Council Bluffs to inquire into the ex-
pcdiency OF providing work shops at
that place in which the pupils may
learn trades aud maintain them selves.
A bill authorizing counties to ap-
propriate money to build bridges
was read a third time, under suspen-
sion Of the rules and PASSED.
The Senate concnrred in the Ap-
portionment BIZ. resolution.
noUsE.
A bill providing for the appoint
ment ola committee Of three to ex-
anime aAd report upon the losses 81
settlers upon Dcs Moines River
Lands was passed, under suspension
OF the rules.
Mr.. Gear introduced a bill for an
Act for the taxation Of railroads and
railway property. This bill provides
tor the classifying Of all railway
property into two divisions, "A" and
"B,"a and specifying the manner OF
assessing, by the State, of each class
and providing for penalties in case OF
delinquency in paying taxes. 1t also
allows cities and towns to assess
taxes in their own behalf. Referred
to committee on Railroads., and or.
t dered printed.
n The Senate resolution giving two
additional copies Of the State Geolo'
$ gist's Report was amended SO to give
three copies, and passed.
SENATE.
o. Saturday, Jan. q.
= "A joint resolution authorizing tn
Secretary of State 10 furnish the Chi
cago Law Library with copies Of al
Iowa Reports and session laws Of
n hand, referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
A resolution was adopted by
vote of IS to s, i~nstructing the Com
d mittee of Ways and Means to pre-
pare and report as 500 as practicabl,
e . bill taxing railroad the same IS tn
property Of individuals,
After q long discussion of tn,
Railroad. aid taA bill, the Senate ad
journed over Sunday.
HOUSE.
Senate resolution requesting til
proper committee to in,nire INTO TIL
expediency Of establishing, in COR
nection with the Deaf AID Duml
Asylums and Reform Schoo. Of tn,
State, workshops, for the education
of the inmates Of such institutitn
in useful mechanical trades, il orde
to aid them in becoming useful, il
t. dustrious citizens, was taken up IN
adopted.
A very lengthy discussion wa
provoked on the bill regulating tn
collection OF taxes voted in aid I
!. railroads, and the House aajourno
j. over Sunday.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

The Cincinnati Board OF Trade
Directors have adopted resolutions
declaring the bill before Congress for
the admission free OF duty articles
entering into buildings in Chicago
unconstitutional, and earnestly Mrg.
ing Senators and Representatives
from Ohio to oppose the bill as being
impolitic, unjust and dangerous 10
the prosperity OF the industries OF the
country. e+ e t3s 'sapa ssssti
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01
Ex-Governor Vance, Of Mort

Ex.G Governor Vance, Of North
Carolina, finding that he has no
chance for admission to his seat In
tho United States Senate, to which
he was elected. has resigned. He
was a rebel Governor during the war.
The Senate committee has decided
in favor OF Abbott, who was Vance's
unsuccessful competitor. .'a5o
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

/. Well executed $40 notes on the
National Bank Of New York, are in
circulation in Milwaukee, passed by
an unknown female who has disap.
peared from town for some other
field Of action.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

The Union School ediice-a fine
building-at Schoolcraft, Mich, was
entirely destroyed by fire last Thurs;
day. The FIRE caught from The heat
,ne register. Loss, $4,000; insar.
ance, $4,000.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

Texas advices say that the Federal
Grand Jury has found trac bills
against Governor Davis and Sccrcta.
" OF State Ncwconb, on account Of
irregularities in tho late election.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

The Ohio Republican State Gen.
trail, Committee is called to meet in
Columbus on February l4th, to fix
the time for holding the State Con
ventiOn. @ wa4
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01
Minister Schenck, in bic resignation

I Minister Schenck, in he resignation
,of the dictatorship Of the Emma
mine, published in the English papers,
says his dictatorship was not incofn.
patible with his official duty, but that
he preferred to remove any pretext
tor an attack upon him.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01
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The Table axnered, obtained Jrons the Michigan Commissiesers'
Report Of December 1M, 1871. shows the percentage Of Cash Asasts
to liabilities, Of tie Leading Amsrcan Fire Assrascs Copspa.iss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16

We have no space in this issue to
publish the long reports Of and the
causes that lead TO the assassination
Of Col. Jas. Fisk by Edward Stokes,
which occurred at the Grand Central
Hotel in Now York on Sunday of last
week. Stokes had been an intimate
friend of Fisk and was indebted to
him for whatever prominence he bad
achieved in New York. Trouble be-
tween tho parties on account of the
intimacy Of Stokes with Miss Mans
field, a mistress Of the noted stock
gambler, led to lawsuits Fisk sued
Stokes for embezzlement of the funds
of an oil company. Mansfield sued
Fisk for libel and then followed suit
by Fisk against Stokes and Mansfield
for conspiracy to eXtort money
The result of the latter suit it is sup
posed exasperated him to commit
the cowardly murder of which we
write. Fisk had in ten years added
millions to peddler's possessions
With remarkable business abilities
he had grown in a few years from
poverty to the command Of millions
controlled railways and steamship
lines, corrupted legislatures, bought
up judges and iuries, and swindled
immese corporations. He was not~
ed debauchee as well as gambler--a
bad man in many ways. We ygss gen
erous with his money, often bequeath
ing for some benevolent or charitable
object whole fortune. But the
country will rest easier for the death
of man who would attempt to lock
up its gold to control the market
price of it's paper currency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16
ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY FOR TAXA

IlON.
The aggregate valuation of all tax.
able property, as returned by the as
SCISSORS, for 1871, is 1925, 500, sos. ex.
Guiding Ashland county. This is
something over two millions less
than the assessment of 1870.
The experience of the past shows
the tendency to undervalue nearly
every class ofproperty. This is done
by assessors, in the belief that there
by they will lessen to their towns
the burden of state and county taxes.
Such is not the case, as the evil is
remedied in great measure by the
county and state boards of equaliza..
ton. 10 fully remedy the ill effects
that grow out Of this pernicious sys-
tenn Of assessment, more stringent
laws should be framed, regulating
the duties OF assessors, and more
thorough enumeration and classifica-
ton of property in assessment should
be required, so that boards of equals
zatlon can more fully correct the
erroneous assessment of the town Of
ficers.
TRUST FUNDS.
The productive trust funds of the
State are as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen ofthe Senate and Assembly

Gentlemen ofthe Senate and Assemble:
The people Of the State of Wiscon.
sin, having called me to their service
in the capacity of their chief execu,
tive, | appear before you in accord,
ance with custom that has prevail
ed since the formation of our State
Government.
The constitution imposes upon the
Governor the duty Of communicating
to the Legislature the condition of
the State, and recommending such
Legislation as to him may seem expe.
dent and called for by the public
welfare.
In proceeding TO discharge that
duty, | am deeply impressed with the
responsibilities of my position. With
gratitude the most profound aid sim
cere toward the people of the State
for the confidence reposed in me, and
a determination to devote my best
efforts to their service, / approach
the duties that belong to me with
feelings Of distrust and embarrass.
ment.
Succeeding in this high Office gen.
tlemen who has administered its du-
ties for longer period than any of
his predecessors, and who left it on
joylng in the highest degree the con-
fdence and goodwill of the people,
| shall regard myself as exceedingly
fortunate, if, at the expiration of my
term OF office, the same good opinion
go with me.
While pestilence and famine have
desolated other nations, the year Just
ended hes been one of general health
in our State, and marked with q de-
gree of prosperity equal to any that
he's preceded it; and saving only one
great calamity that has befallen one
section of it, the people have great
cause Of thankfulness to the Author
ofevery good and perfect gift.
The abundant returns of Agricul-
ture have not only been equal to all
the wants Of our people, but have
furnished large surplus with which
to supply other and less favored PEG.
Piles.
Our manufacturing industries have
steadily increased, and our commerce
has suffered no abatement, while
many portions ofthe State, hereto
fore quite inaccessible, have been
opened up by railways to easy access
and development. The laws have
been faithfully executed, and the
rights of sll preserved and maintain
ed. Tho cause Of education has been
constantly progressive, and our no.
bic institutions ofpublic charity have
brought relief and ministered to the
comfort Of many who, in the inscrut-
able providence OF God, have been
deprived of their reason, or the facul.
ties Of hearing and sight.
ba: withoat further retrospect,
proceed TO more detailed exposi-
ton Of the condition Of the State.
From the reports Of the Secretary
Of State and State Treasurer, il APP
pears that the balance in the Treas
ury belonging to the various funds,
ut the close of the last fiscal year,
was. 1929, $50 81.
The receipts and disbursement OF
the general fund for the fiscal year
were as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16

INVESTIGATION OF THE EAU CLAIRE
LAND OFrIcE.-Waldo Brown, form
erly Of the Prairie du CHEN Union,
now OK the Interior Department,
Washington, recently visited Eau
Claire and closed the United States
Land Office there. lie has published
tho following:
NorICE.-The United States Land Office at Fan Claire
wis., In pursuance Of orders from the Secretary ofthe
Interior, and the Commissioner OF the General Land
ONCE has been placed und,r my charge and said OF.
foe will DO closed and all official bvsiness suspended
pending investigation Of It's affairs which IL now
In progress The subscriber may be found during bus
mess hours at the Office.
Eau Clair Q, Jan. 4, 1872. WALDO BROWN.
The La Crosse Republican and
Leader says that the Office has been
controlled by a Pine Land Ring
which has become u formidable and
dangerous monopoly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16
The Legislature.

This body organized at the capitol
on Wednesday last. The contest
among republicans for the import
ant legislative Positions was less
spirited than usual, and caucus cleo
tons passed of tremendously. The
election of Hon. Daniel Hall,o White
water, Speaker, gives the Assembly
an able and dignified leader, and
meets with universal approval thro'
the State. The Assembly was like
wise fortunate in the selection of
Hon. f. w. Young, of Sank, for
Chief Clerk, and Sam Fifield of the
Polk County Press, for Sergeat-at-
Arms. Capt. Putnam, Of GAINESVILLE,
was elected Postmaster.
The Senate was organized with the
newly elected 1t. Governor, Milton
II. Pottit, in the chair j. II. Wag-
goner, of the Richland County Re-
publican, was unanimously elected
Chief Clerk, and w. ID. Hoard, OF the
Jefferson County Union, Sergeant-at-
Arms. both worthy men and will
make excellent officers.
The Governors message was de-
livored in the Assembly Chamber on
Thursdays afternoon before both
bodies Of the Legislature, the State
officers and large number Of visit
Ors. The message of the Governor
was rather lengthy, over an hour be-
ing occupied in the delivery, but was
listened to with absorbing interest,
and acknowledged by many able
men on the floor Of both parties as
an able document, full Of facts and
containing many wise suggestions.
The Grant County members-Sen.
ator Holloway, and Assemblymen
Bushnell, Cory, Cabanis and Ferrin-
were all on baud ready to commence
the work Of legislation, In the Sem
ste make up Of committees we notice
Senator Holloway on the Committee
on Printing as chairman, and is also
! member Of the Finance Committee,
The Committees of the Assembly are
not yot announced.
We publish the message entire in
the Herald to-day. 1t occupies most
Of this side Of the paper and prevents
moro extended notice Of legislative
matters in this issue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16

TIE RUSSIAN BEARS HUNT-A
camp has been established near the
Republic river, as basis of hunting
operations of General Sheridan and
the Duke Alexis. Buffalo aud other
game are reported plentiful in the VI
entity. 1t is expected that nearly
1000 Indians will be collected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16

DEATH OF GEN. HALLEcK.-Gen.
Halleck died at his residence in
Louisville, on the evening Of the eth
nst., Of congestion of the brain SUI
perinduced by disease Of the liver,
with which he had been afflicted for
some time. He was born in New
York city in 1910.