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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

Judge Black will be sixty-four years of
age in January next. lie was, we believe
the youngest man that ever held the office of
Attorney General of the United States up to
the time of his appointment, and younger
than any one that has held it since, except
Akerman, who don't count, because he was
only sham. He was appointed President
Judge of the Common Pleas at twenty-nine,
and, when elected to the Supreme bench,
became the youngest Chief Justice Pennsyl-
yania ever had. He is a mere boy beside
Gen. Dix, Republican Governor of New
York, or William Allen, Democratic Gov
ernor of Ohio. He is about twenty years
the Junior of Charles OConnor, Caleb Cush-
ing and Reverdy johnson, his compeers at
the head of the American bar, and all the
walks of public and business life are crowd
ed with leaders in comparison with whom
Judge Black is a youth.-Laaclster hteli-
gencer
Wise people were once of opinion that
long experience and long tried and well sus-
tained integrity, necessarily embracing
considerable degree of age, were recommen-
dations TO important trusts, Nearly all the
American Presidents were older when
elected than Judge Black 10 now, and among
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

A General of the regular army, with sold
iers having loaded muskets and fixed bayon-
cts, entered the Assembly hall in the Capt.
tai of Louisiana and forced certain members
to leave their seats and retire from the hall,
until enough were thus expelled that less
than quorm remained, and the soldiers al
so forced the clerk of the Assembly from his
place Of duty and put one who had no au-
thority to be there in his stead, against the
protests of the Speaker and Assembly. This
was done by order of Gen. Grant. Now, il
Gen. Grant may properly do this in Lousi
ana, he may also do it in Pennsylvania, or
any other State. If in the States, then with
more propriety he may thus treat the FEEDER
al Congress. Therefore, if he shall be again
Il candidate for President, he may force the
declaration of his own election, by marching
|ra military force into the halls of Congress
and expclling a sufficient number of mem
bcrs to give his adhercnts a majority, and
have only such Electoral votes counted a,
only be necessary to set up the pretence
that the negroes had been "intmidated' il
some States that voted against him, as an eX
cusc for his action.
The question arise. will the people sub
nit to having a precedent established fol
such high handed usurpation, by sustaining
Gen Grants action in Louis lana? Sheridan
| has already informed them how they are tC
be treated if they retuse-as 'bAndittl." Yet
it is still safe to presume, that here i'll tht
| North the right of protest may still be resort
ed to, and unless the people are willing that
an example of tyranny and outrage shall be
formed into precedent, they must protest
now. We remind our Republican friend,
that precedents they now establish may be
followed by Democats and other parties here
after, and that therefore they are not Il disln
terested or merely accommodated party. His
tory repeats itself, and what one party is
sustained in doing to-day may readily b'
practiced with impunity by another to-mor
row. BEWARE! when public rights are be-
ing triiled with and outraged!
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COUNTY

these were the ablest Mr.. Jefferson and
Gen. Jackson. The Emperor Of Prussia and
Van Molkc, the latter the greatest of living
Generals, were both over 20 when they con-
qucred France. All the European statesmen
of high distinction are from sixty to eighty
years of age, aud the great British leaders
and rivals, Gladstone and Disrseli, are re-
spectively four and six years older than
Judge Black. Yet mere Jack-monkeys and
mush-headed tom-tits having no material
merits themselves, will get of -ofs bab by the
bushel about age and old foges whenever it is
proposed to elevate men of great ability, eN-
perience and tried integrity to important
governmental position.
We have great respect for youthful ability,
but that incxperience is recommendation
to important public trust we do not believe.
A man incapable Of learning and improving,
is unfit for any official station, whatever his
age if capable then the older he grows the
more intelligent and able will he become.
Integrity that has been long tried amidst
temptation and not found wanting, can GER
tainly be more implicitly relied upon than
can the most solemn of pledge, by green
horns who have not been tried andare without
experience. lnexpcrience is the food upon
which knayes live and greenies are their
richest proyender. Judge Black, the great
est of American lawyers, is now in the very
prime of intellectual vigor, and in official
position would be of more valuable service
to the people than all the spattercrs about
old fosyism that the land contains.
The fact is, the new fogy, the decrier oi
age, is more dcleterious character than hi
prototype. lie is sure to be an asa and usu
ally rogue, an owlish imitator or stupic
dolt incapable of intellectual vigor, who's
only capital in trade is to decry what i
above him, and in the absence of tangib
objection and for want of both judgment ant
wit to vaiuly attempt to slur honorable age
He is Il character of so little account that h
is not worth shedding ink upon and is there
fore pornitted to traduce the men he has nc
the ability to appreciate with the impunit
that belongs to the irresponsibes.
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through newspapers is an outrageous imposi-
ton upon the public and gross wrong upon
it and our public men, doing most fearful
injury to all, and under our present laws
there is practically no redress, for if any
party appeal to court the only effect usually
Is to open the very food. gates of libel and
vituperation, and few public men have the
courage to face it. The result then is that
nearly all our public men are more or less
under loads of suspicion, or are regarded as
rogues, or are the victims of prejudice which
destroys or weakens their usefulness, and the
newspapers do not enjoy the high character
and influence that they should-the public
losing the advantage from both classes it
should enjoy.
queer feature of libel suits is that as
soon as an editor is indicted by a grand jury
for libel he loses all courage and manhood
and proceeds to plead the baby act in other
words, he did not do it, but some body else
an employee) did it without his knowledge
We do not doubt this is the lawyers and not
the editors act. But however that is the
f''' - ~ N'ONii''l 'iiO anu NttN IiOptll. -
never availing. If publisher or editor
does not do the work himself, as he repre-
'ents to the public, then he very clearly
should be responsible for the work Of the
irresponsible parsonage he employs to do it
for him, and he is as culpablc for employing
one who does not do it right, or who exer-
cses his vocation carelsssly. or maiciously
or without due caution, as though he were
directly culpable in these respects himself
| Otherwise there would be no end to libel
lalsehood and defamation, the responsible
party always screening himself behind some
wooden-peg booby.
| We dread to see the Legislature take hold
of this subject, because whenever it has
essayed to do so the desires of lbcllers,
black-mailers scouidrels and blackguard.
seemed alone TO attract attention and favor
We insist that these are the classes to b,
legislatcd against and not fayorcd. a law
in the interest of truth and honest ant
proper publications, to favor right and goot
morals and to punish falsehood and wrong
will certainly find in US an advocate anC
defender
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Ab0u'iiibal and LibelLawS.

Libel suitsare growing quite fashionab lie
just now, espally in the cities. The Judges
differ so nun in the construction of the
laws on the ibject that case ought to be
taken beforeae Supreme court for the sake
of establisht a uniform standard. As now
administered here are certainly some hard
ships TO edtfs, but much greater ones to
the publicS v Pill as TO private persons, as is
shown by hd character OF great many
newspapeD Blackguards, liars, medders
with private aihirs in which the public has
no proper nttrest, circulaterj Of scandals,
&C., really eel to ride over all law and
decency am at temporarily most popular
with the rehlinl public. Decent and hon
orable and spdially public men, as we'll as
the public isel deserve protection against
that whole lineb scoundrels ami their vile
publications. bu on the other b Rnd editors
deserve soale protection too Wide laboring
for the geniral g,od,
As matters evm now stand, with editors
violently e'mplining of the hsrdships of
the libel law, prt tlic men have title or no
protection again Misrepresentation and
slander, ant whh one editor aarms what
another dep les tn public have NJ means of
determining whid is truthful. Under the
present libsl law teither public n en nor the
public thenselvd are properly protected,
and large majority of editors think the
same thing Of than selves. Wheeler law
can be framed 10 leet the whol case may
well be very seri'hly doubted. { we had
our own way we void rather inclne to the
summary eStinc,kl of all edlors who
would print . h,isal bod or misreprb bentation
NAT they wOuld sluse to correc4 or who
would persist in ooh action. But as u
mider form ofpun ment they ougl 1t at leas
be forever oisfrar tlised, prohibited from
taking an oath, ssA compelled tolquit the
Dusisss of loblisape Mis.ssos ossn*ssSa
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.ElOOMSRIRG PA
HALF SHEET,

In putting the forms to pres
yesterday morning, the first pag,
was thrown into pi-fell promis-
cuously on the hoor-anI we ar,
therefore compelled to issue hal
a sheet, or postpone this issue fo.
several days, We have chose,
the former course as most salts
factory to our readers. We will
hereafter make up the deficiency
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

In Maine, where prohibition prevails, lif-
ty thousand dollars in fines for selling Ii
quor was collected during the past year, and
it cost the people larger sum to enforce the
law. The question arises does prohibition
nrnbihit3
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

This bill, it will be seen, not only creates
veral new officers at high salaries, bus
YES most extravagant pay to each and
cry one. lH1ginc n county like Sullivan
,ying over $4,000 in annual salaries to
,unty officers In fact the burden would
. unbearablc even in so large county a
olumoia, and Legislators may depend the
pople will not submit to it. $4,000 would
h ample salary for any officer in this
untyl and none but Prothonotary and
ieriif tincluding Jailor,) should receive
at 81 L. !egister and Recorder should re-
ain G o ice, as now, and the clcrkship
cour sh, uld be divided as now between
lat of er aud the Prothonotary. Solicitor,
ontro sr and special Jailor are useless.
luryey', Coroner and AAlltorg should re-
five O ~ moderate daily pay while on du-
Y, and he other salaries shou d be greatly
I,ducec Any Democrat in he Legislature
no wee ior such Il bill a, that proposed
bay at EAST expect to retire to private life
reveT pom the expiration of is term, and
he esc,pea mobbing or other gross insult
len h, returns TO his constit tents he may
,eem limse.f lucky.
1t doc seem that our Legislators are crazy
this .lary subject. Where is the money
leone rom to pay the exorb,tsut sums al.
fdy in nolel and 20 whinh H. ia now pro.
bed 10 adj enormously in the way of Off
81 salaliesH Do not Legislators know that
! peOp are already burthened with taxa.
II and hat they can bear no more? Pro
b of ordinary occupations are not sufficient
Enable people to pay more than is now
irosed upon them and reduction should be
&c hit il stead of increase. At least let oui
D,ocratic Legislators see to it that thei
pa shall not be responsible for further e1
trapanre in this mr. anv othsr limo
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

r I'VE AGENTS WANTED.
Ii To sell DIR. CHASr'S RECIPES: OR INFOP-
MN7rION FOR EVERY BODY, In every county In tie
United states and Canadas. Enlarged by the Pl "
llihFr 20 o4S pages. II contains over 900 ROu3ehO.
recipes and Is suited 10 classes and conditions II
SDCiety A wonderful book ava 4 household nsCeS-
slty. II sells Mt slght Creates inducenent ever
offered 70 book agents. Stmple copies sent by mail
post paid Tor 81 Exclusive territory given. Agents
more than double thCir money. Address,
pP. CHASE'S STEAM PRINTING HOUSE,
Nov. go I+-3tn ASN NRBOs, MICH.
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The trial ofTilton vs.. Bcechcr is going on
in the New York courts. An attorney 70,
plaintiff made two days opening speech and
then did not get through. Patient courts
and juries in New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

MIS- llllottson womans rights orator
declares that "there is no earthly salyo,io
lor any people whose women wear petticjat.
instead OF pantaloons !" Then letu5 dispeas.
with earthly salvation!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

For the special relief of the Harrisburt
Patriot we have to say that while Judge r.
well had nothing to do with the preparation
of the article by George f. Elwell Esq, IN
regard to the eligibility of members of the
Legislature to the U. s.Senate, he concurs in
the conclusions arrived at by the author.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

"A bill has been offered in the State Senate
which fixes the salaries of county officers at
from $500 Cthe Auditors) to 10000 perannum
IN counties where the population is over
ZoO,OOo. In counties having a less pcpula-
ton than 100000 the salaries arc fixed as
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

Tho county Treasurer on the frst day ofJan-
uary last had In his hands s3l 92 county funds, and
oyerpad on Dog fund t232.U6 which show the amOunb
oyerpald and due the Treasurer to be t2OoT3 In or
der 10 meet the current demands on the County
Treasury collectors are requested to make prompt
payments.
The amount of County tax uncoletted IS ~ 1922
llslf of that amount, at least should be paid By the
February ourt, and II ~ hoped that every cOlleC-
tor viii try 10 settle his duplicate by that time.
The amount OF Dog Tax uncollected II flf32.Si.
Commissioners OfilCe, MM. KkICkBhU ",
Bloomsbury, Jan 18th, iST5-st Clerk.
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AIsO.

All that certain lot Of ground situate in the town
Ot Catawtgsa IN the county ai0tCsNd being lot mark
ed and numbered IN the general plan Of town Of cat
Lwissa numbered siAteen U6O bounded And doscrio-
cd As follows to nlt ON the south by Main street, OF
said town on the cast by another lot belonging 10
the said j. ). BrObst On the norta by n alley ana on
seized, taken IN execution and " We sold - VA
pruuertN OfJ. =, BrOOet,
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ALso.

All that certain lot Of ground situate In the town
Of Catawissia In the county OF Columbia and state
sforesad bounded and described as follows TO Wit;
beginning At the corner OF lot Of sarah br9pst on
the north east side OF Main street OF the said town
Of Cstseisss thence by said lot north eastwardly
tNo hundred and ten feet 10 All alley, thence ~ s0id
70 a corner " lot now or late OF JOsaph Paxton,
thence by said lot south westWArdly tWu hundred
ami ton feet 10 the Aforesaid M,dn street thence by
loss, " the plsro OF beginning on which Il erected
frame building occupied rs store rooms, dwelling
house, &c,
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BLOOMSBURG MARK ET.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PAPER BAGS

rNhe paper flour bags sold at the COLUMBIAN
L office are very strong and I'm all respects supc-
rlOr-tho best made-printed both for BuCkWhtut
and Wheat nOur-and are sold cheap for cash, T.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

DROpOSALS FOR STREET LAMPSi
Il Proposals for street Lamps and Lamp Posts,
for the Town OF BlOOmsburg, will be received Ivy
the President Of the Town council OF said Town, TN
I'll four O'Clock, p m, on Thursday, the 9st inst,
the Lamps and Posts TO be each thirty 49, IN num-
bcr and the former TO be OF a character suitable for
the proper consumption Of the gas furnished by the
Bloomsburg uas Company. Contractors to take In
payment, Town Bonds payabl with Interest, one
year from deli cry Of the Lamps and Posts and the
acceptance OF the same by the proper authorities
Samples Of Lamps and Posts can be seen at the
Council room by calling on the Secretary
ID. LOMENBERg,
W. WHIT, Secretary. President OF Town Council
BlOomSburg, Jan. 10, 1915.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

President Grant will pretty certainly BE-
impeached when the ncw Congress meets,
for his Louisiana conduct Though in view
of the present constitution Of the Senate he
could not probably be convicted, such action
by the House is deemed necessary to prevent
the Presidents outrageous action from being
quoted as a precedent and Justification for
similar criminal conduct hereafter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

Daniel Mcpherson, of Caledonia, New
York, has invented u binding machine
which, attached to an ordinary Reaper, binds
sheaves of grain, with No 10 annealed wire,
aS fast as the machine will cut the standing
grain, and in the most perfect manner If
all this prove true upon further trial, it will
be great convenience and saving to far
mers, as well as their cooks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15
COMNIssIoNEpS sAtE

A COMMISSIONERS SALE.
" TWO COAL OIL EIGHT BURNER CHANDA-
LlERS, number OF side Lamps with good refctOrs,
one six foot VentatOr and lot of Mating and Car
petand one Post Lamp Will b. offered NJ public sale ut
the Commissioners once, In Bloomsbdrg, on Wci-
ncsdaN, the third gay OF February, 1915, at O'clock
y. m.
Those articles had been In use in the Court room,
before said room was repaired and ntted upwlth
Gas Light.
Commissioners ONCE, By ord.rci Commissioners,
bloomsbury, Jan. Is, 'I6-St MM KRlCKBAOM,
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Two ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Il Notice Is hereby given that tie Horse, Wagon,
taIlage ana harness, now Ia The possassiO Of An-
drew Kane o. Centr,lia belongs 10 me.
peo' 70, NV NJ 4. BUILEIl
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NOTICE.

The partnership heretofore existing under the
nrm OF Coleman yers has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent JESSE COLEMAN
T.. l.. MYERS,
The business Will be continued by Jesse Coleman,
at the old stand whore he viii always be glad to re-
Gle his Old friends and customers.
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II every description both plain and iaao.

(uINRLES CAMBLOS & CO.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS',
IS South Third street.
Dealers In Government Securities, G old and silys
Collections made,
Stock and Bonds bought and sold ON commission.
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100000 COPIES
SHERIFFro SALES

DY vrtue of sundry writs of Nenditioni EX-
ID pouas and F.erl Faces ISSUED ont Uf the Court
GT Ommpn Please uf columbia county, and to me d.
TrCtcd, VIII b. exposed to public sale at the COURT
no 81, in BlIoms burg, On
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

All that certain piece or parcel Of land situate In
Fishing creek township. Columbia county, bounded
b. lands Of Hcber Pennington On the north, las
Wenner on the east. ". =. TTrXlrr on the west and
Peter Ephn on the south. containing 50 acres more
or less wherein are Il frame dwelling house bank
barn wagon shed and other out buildings.
Seized taken lnt0 execution and TO De- sold as the
property OF Tu Edgar and TIlis m EEi5 gar late trad
ing a5 Edgar & Brother.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-15

All that real estate SIT uatc IN the town OF Blooms
burg. columbia county, and state OF Pennsylvania,
bounded and described a5 fOliO~ 10 wit: on tue
west Dy an alley, nurt1 by lot of simon c. sAiye
eat hata street. suuth by lot Of Iatharine Oul
said lot being seventy feet In front and one hundred
and eighty feet deep, be the same more OF less,
shtreOn are erected dwelling hulst and stable
with the uppurtHuauceS.
seized, taken In execution aad to be sold IS the
prIr,rty Of Ell Jones, Administrator, &c, or John
Jones deceased.
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All that certain real estate situate In Locust town
ship, Columbia county, bounded by lands OF JOun
hune and others on the north Jacob OHut and Beav-
or ana Tyson on the east, George Pitnrr, Wright
hughes and oJhers on the south, John Miller and
Peter tllller on the west, containing Two L"ndred
acres more OF less wAereOn art erected " dwelling
houses, two barns and out buildings with the ap-
purtenanoCs.
Seized, taken into execution and 10 beslld as the
IsOferty ~ JualathAn Bachman
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NDNHay me IsI aay OI ttDFuHTy' I0'0,
at one O'Clock p. H., the following described prop
Crty. tO-Wlt:
All that certain piece or psrcol Of lAnd situate IN
FEhlng creek township, COLUMBIA county fa
bounded on thc noYth ny lunds Of s r Edgar, the
vest n land Of B. r. Edgar, the south by lasds OF
Joseph Dleterics and Frtr Ersl4pd and sn the east
by lands OF John WCnnar, on which are erected a
dwelling house and stable, contaihln. 30 acres more
or less with the appearances.
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All that certain price OF land situate In Roaring
creek townahip Columbia county Pa. bounded ana
described as follows, TO Wit: on the north BY lands
Of Judge Cox and others ana william Linvle, on tue
east nv the county line, the south by lands late
OF Isaac Buckhagt and on the west by lands of James
Evans containing thirty acre3 more or less.
Seized. taken into execution and TO BE- sold as the
property ar Jonathan Bacnman.
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All that certain lot Of land situate IN Madison
TOWNSHIP. Columbia county, bounded b. lands of
Demott and Weliyer on IA. north, Valentine Biddle
man on the east, O. P. Christian and Wililan Rebo
on the South, Valentine Mever and ptbllc road
os the west, containing g6h acres more or less:
whereon are erected frame dwelling house, a large
barn and on buildings: With the appurtcnAnses.
Seized, taken into execution and TO be sold as the
property OF Jesse ID. Rice.
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All that house and lot Of land situate on Catharlne
street IN The town Ot BlOlmSOurE cluntN OF COlun-
bia Pa, fronting MY feet On said Catharine street
adjoining lot Of schu Ter on the north and f. h..
Eyer, on the SOUTH NA"rcun l. erected Il two stsry
frame house and out buildings, now occupied by a.
J, Burkalew.
Seized taken Ia execution and to be sold as the
property OF samuel Gross.
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All that certain lot Of land being lime quarry,
situate in the township Of Scott. columbia county /
Pa; bounded the east by quarry lot OF harple and
Pursri, the north by land IT Aaron Boon, on tne
west by another quarry lot VI Jesse D. Rice, on the
SCUM 6y land OF Aaron Boon ana Jesse W. Merrel
on which are erected dwelling house, stable, Office
and other out buildings, Lime kns &c.
In