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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-05
Home News.

A disease similar to the epizooty, is kill
ing off the cattle in several counties border
ing on the Pennsylvania side of the Della.
ware river
Trouble has broken out between the At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Company and
the st. Louis Bridge Company.
North Carolina will be represented at the
Centennial by seventy varieties of pine tim
ber, nine boxes of minerals, and even one
hundred varieties of herbs and roots.
United States Detective Washburne has
seized $l5O,O00 in counterfeit money, the
property of Nelson Digs, at member of a
gang of counterfeiters arrested a Centralia
| Illinois.
Exchanges caution the Masonic fraternity
against man calling himself DR.. j. Nj
Ogden, claiming to be from Texas, who
travels around, dressed in good style, victim
izing the Masonic lodges of the State.
Longfellow recently received presents of
two canes, both of which were cut by a
native of Arcadia. One of them grew on
the summit of Cape Blomidon, and the
other is from an old apple tree that stood
near the shop of "Basil," the blacksmith.
Pittsburg Commercial says; If your
horses have the epiaooty dissolve teaspoon
ful of crystal chlorate of potash in bucket
of water, this amount making a morning
dose for four horses, 1t will work cure.
Corn crop of the United States this year
is the largest ever known 100, 100000
bushels.
The tax-burdened people of the United
States have paid more than enough money,
to the general Government, since the war, to
wipe out the National debt But the "Ring"
thieves have grown fat on their stealings,and
the mountain of debt still weighs down up.
ON our industries, threatening the nations
life.
The reminder comes from Washington
that the constitution to be framed by the
Convention just elected in Colorado, will,
alter its adoption by the people at an election
in July next. be duly certified to by the
President of the United States, who will
thereupon issue a proclamation declaring
Colorado admitted to the Union as a State.
Colorado will therefore take part in the next
Presidential election with three electoral
votes.
a terrible conaagration at Virginia City.
Neyada,op Tuesday, laid in ashes nearly the
whole business portion Of the town. Hotels,
churches, newspaper and telegraph Offices,
the, county buildings, mining buildings and
stores were destroyed, and it is estimated
that ten thousand people were made home
less, The total loss is estimated at about
$2,000,OOO.
A gang of burglars effected an entrance
into an Office in New York, one day last
week, and cut hole through the side of the
safe. They then discovered that the safe
contained papers Of no value, and further,
that the safe was not locked In their dis
gust, the thieves hauled the papers out of
the safe and scattered them about the
Office,
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MEssRs. EDITORS :-Conspicuou among
the many instances ofmismanagement which
characterized our recent County Fair were
those relating to the trials of speed. Horses
entered in compliance with the rules of the
Association were set aside by the arbitrary
decisions of the Executive Committee or on
the appeals of interested parties. Incessant
wranging and disorder was the result and
the people were defraudsd of their pleas.
ure.
1t is fair to presume that the present Ex-
ecutive Committee does not know the
meaning of the term "free for all )" as in the
purse of that name horse-and one owned
in the county at that-was ruled off on the
feeble excuse that he had previously trotted
in the county purse The wisdom of the
Committee virtually decided that Gree for
all' purse means purse open to every horse
except such as are owned in Columbia
County and who have competed for a purse
open to them only A brilliant decision
| truly and worthy of the source whence it
emanattd. In justice to the Judges and TO
| the President of the Association it is but
right to say that they took just the opposite
view, but were overruled by the committee.
| There must be no more of this and, as the
rules which govern the National Trotting
Association have been adopted there is not
the slightest necessity for it. The Judges
who are placed in the stand are chosen for
| the Of cottlino oil
arise concerning the eligibility of horses,
and their decisions and not those of an
irresponsible Executive Committee should
prevail 1t is idle to talk of putting a
stop to trotting. The greater number of the
people who attend Fairs are unable to resist
the destinations of a race The proper thing
to do is to so manage these matters as to
give the people the greatest chance for en-
joyment. Those persons who do not ad-
mlre the sport are not compelled to witness
it. The grounds are ample and, there are
other means of enjoyment offered.
The ruling out of Mr.. Koons horse "Gold
Dust from the "free for all" purse was done
in defiance of the promise made to Mr..
Faux that the horse should trot, and in con
tempt of the expressed opinion of the Judges
and President Quick. "Gold Dust" was the
only County horse entered and certainly dis
elimination should not have been made
against him of all others. One of the driv-
ers who was loudest in his prote8tations
against the entry of Mr.. Koons horse
endeavored earnestly to have his own horse
in two races after competing for the prize Of
fered for stations There's nothing like
consistency.
There should be a change made in the
Executive Committee at the next election
and an entirely different set of men chosen
Theae should be no more conflict of decisions
of judges and committees. There should be
no discrimination against county hors es.
And it most certainly should be understood
distinctly and positively, that purse open
for all entries means
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WANTED IN PENNSYLVANIA |!


We have been badly defeated, and be-
cluse of our own blunders. At Pittsburg last
year our leading men strained every nerve
to get favorite nominated for Judge of the
Supreme Court, because the nomination was
equivalent to an election. The balance of
our ticket was considered matter of form.
At Erie, this year, the Convention was
conspicuously composed of men who did not
care to make record. With few ex-
ceptions Democrats of ability kept outside
of the Convention.
The ticket nominated was unexceptiona-
bic. But, in order to give Ohio "send-off,"
Frank Hughes was permitted to put in the
financial plank, which not only slapped our
neighbor New York in the face, but defed
all the traditions of our party and the teach
ings of its fathers.
As matter of fact the committee on Res
outions agreed upon the Pittsbnrg resolu-
tion and the Chairman, F. w. Hughes, re-
fused to report it in open convention, and the
Ohio platform was adopted in committee by
change of vote by Herrick of Bradford
County.
The next blunder was when Pershing re-
fused to resign his positian of Judge, and go
before the people. He should have been
the leader in the fight for Reform, and not
skulk behind his judicial robes. 1t is a
cowardly general who sends his men to the
front in a fight, and himself remains in
secNity to the rear.
To complete the story it is only necessary
to add that Hendrick B. Wright was made
Chairman of the State Central Committee
He possesses neither force nor talent. His
treachery to the party years ago lost him its
confidence, and his demagougism-kno
to his associates-kindled at Erie, ,and blazed
forth in useless bulletins during the cam
paign.
We are proud of our State and eople, but
as yet we have not found the Moses to lead
us from the land of bondage. If we have a
Democratic Statesman he is hiding his light
under bushel The National Convention
of 1868 did not develop him. In 1872, at
Baltimore he was not to be found. At Pitts
burg he spent his feeble force on a nomina-
tion for Judge of the Supreme Court. At
Erie it was Col. Wright and Frank Hughes.
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The Future.

The campaign which has just closed has
its lessons, and we may do well to consider r
for moment the import of some of the
questions that have been introduced and dis
cussed in this canvass. Reform is the
necessity of the hour. Without it the future
of America is truly alarming. Rome, the
proudest empire the world has ever known,
failed to check the abuses that had crept in
to the administration of her public affairs ;
profigacy and extravaganza became the
characteristics Of her Officials, and she fell,
to rise no more. Is not the lesson worth
needing? Shall History repeat itself? This
campaign is but the beginning of the end.
Never before has a political party engaged
determination to eviscerate and annihilate
corrupt rings, and to free the people from
their chains Of oppression, than has the
Democratic Party Of to-day. 1t has great,
a noble work to perform, and though it may
take time, the result is inevitable. II must
come. The Republican party has per-
formed its mission. 1t freed the black man
from his iron chains 1t has nothing left to
do. 1t is too deep in the mre ofcorruption
ever to hope for change through its own
organization. The great work of the Demo-
cratic party is to remove the manacles from
the poor white man, to take the burden of
taxation from his shoulders, and make for
him what the Republicans have made for the
black man, free country.
Next year there is to be President elected.
The questions that have been introduced in
our State canvass are the issues of that
campaign, They will be discussed con-
stantly until that time, and they are not
merely the quibbles of politicians, intro
duced for partisan purposes. They are Vi
tai, and upon them depends the prosperity
and happiness of our land. 1t is the duty
therefore of every citizen to study our finan-
cial system, to examine carefully as to
whether reform in the general govern
ment is not required, and then when the
time comes he will be prepared to go to the
ballot box, armed with the only weapon that
can wrest the nation from the hands of cor
rupt, dishonest, and incompetent officials and
deposit his vote in favor of sound financial
policy, of honest men, of peace, prosperity
and national life. If he do not this, re-
Romel
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Wide Awake, the Boston juvenile maya
zine for November, comes like wonder.
box, packed full with delightful pictures
and stories and poems. The number opens
with poem, "The Sad Story of a Little
Girl" by Mrs S, NJ b, Piatt, the most emf
nent of our American female poets. The
most noticeable paper Is one by TIA Cheney,
"An Afternoon with an Indian Princess"
embodying visit with the Iroquois Chief,
"Goy. Blacksnake," who was living at the
time in one of the Indian Reservations in
New York. 1t is full of interesting remin-
iscences, and finely illustrated The serials,
especially the"Cooking Club, are excellent,
and eminently healthfnl in tone, which may
be said of the entire magazine We are glad
to commend it to parents, and to add that it
is only $500 per annum. ID. LoTHRoP &
Co Boston.
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AS an instance of the longevity of elc-
phants, it is said that the identical state ele-
phant which carried the Marquis of Hastings
when he visited Lucknow, India, century
ago, as Governor General, will be in the pro-
cession to welcome the Prince of Wales when
he visits that city.
Another of the Pope neat little jokes is
reported. A young American girl, six feet
high, had just received the Pope's blessing
at a reception, and as she rose from her
knees, Pope Plus began to smile at her
height and badc her kneel again. Miss"
he said, 81 shall have to give you a bless.
lne and half" Aud he went ON, smiling
al hia joke.
The story that the French Prince Impc
iiai was to take trip around the world IS
denied by the Paris Pays, which says: AT
thls moment II Prince of the Imperial fam
lily must respectfully hold himselfat the dis
posal of France, which may at any moment
summon him." Which would seem to in
dicate high degree of confidence in their
cause, on the part of the Bonapartsts.
In clearing away the refuse from the an
clent silver mines in Laurium, in Greece, a
large number of seeds were found, unknown
to modern science, but described in the writ
ings of Pliny. The seeds took root, budded
and blossomed, bearing beautiful yellow
mowers, after burial of at least l, 800 years
All hopes of a Servian insurrection seem
to be dissipated. Even the military prepar-
ations, both on the part of Turkey and Ser
via, are ceasng. This is the work of the
great powers, which are determined, appar-
emily, that the Chris ian shall not be permit
ted to revolt against the Turk.
| LONDON Oct. 30.-The Leeds lIercury OF
to-day says, that the large iron producers,
Blockow, Vaughan & Co., employ in Their
collieries mines and works nearly 10000
men, and that they have notified their en-
ployees at Middleborough, Wilton Park and
the Eston works, in Yorkshire, that owing to
the depression of trade, their engagements
must terminate on the 18th of November
next.
The Vatican, so far from being the asylum
of 5000 persons, as alleged, contains only
537 The Swiss guard and pontifical gen.
darmerie muster 200, of whom % are mar.
ried. The pope, Cardinal Antonelli, the
major domo, and other officers number IA
the Secretary Of States establishment num-
bers 20; that Of the palace administration
10; and the secret printing office 8; there
are 36 Wallets and couriers attached to the
pope and the apostoical ante chamber, and
Cardinal Antonelli has suites numbering As
SPAIN GETTING READY FOR TROUBLE -
Advces from Madrid say that on Octobe,
%, the Spanish secretary of the navy issued
orders from headquarters at Madrid to the
authorities at the navy yard at Caracca to
get the iron-clads Zaragosa Arapiles, Tet-
uan, Victoria and Numancia, and the wood.
en- vessels not Immediately needed in an d
around the Spanish coast ready for service in
the West Indias. Following upon the con.
centration Of United States war vessels in
the North Atlantic this movement in the
Spanish navy looks as if it was made for the
purpose of meeting any contingency likely
| to occur.
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A Wire clothes-line agent called on a
well-to-do farmer at Meridian, Cayuga CO.,
and tried to sell him a wire clothes line.
The farmer declined, and the stranger made
him an offer give him line if he(the far
merl would give his name as n reference to
use in the vicinity. He gave his name on a
slip ofpaper presented by the stranger, and
which was apparently carelessly folded, and
about two weeks from that time received an
invoice for wire amounting to 500 as per
order The careIessly folded paper proved
to be an order made to third party, and
the best he could do in settlement was TO
pay $50 to be released from the order, or
take the wire and pay the bill.
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FREE FOR ALL


INSANE HosPITAL.-The Trustees of the
Hospital for the Insane in this place held a
special meeting at the institution on Monday
last. They found the new or west wing in
rapid course of completion. The inside
plastering is all done and the outside quite
or nearly so. The floors, with the exception
ofa smal! portion in the lower wards are all
laid, and many of the doors hung and sash
in place. The finish of the door, frames
doors, ETC., in the lower wards are of ash
and in the upper are of Caroline pine which
when oiled, looks quite attractive The heat
ing and ventilating apparatus are al most
finished and it will not be many weeks be-
fore the wing will be entirely completed and
ready for patients. And it will not be fin
ished any too soon, as the number ofpatients
in the hospital at the present time is 26O,
entirely too many for their present accomo-
dations. The hospital, under the manage
ment of its present efficient head, DR.. S. S.
Shultz, promises soon to surpass any other
institution of the kind in the State in every
thing pertaining to an institution of its
character
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-05

| Cabinet or Parlor Organs have become the
most popular of large musical instruments.
| There are now about two hundred and fifty
makers of them in the United States, who
produce more than forty thousand organs
per annum. Most of these are very poor in
struments. This is naturally so, because
there are few articles in the manufacture Of
which so much saving can be made by the
use of inferior, improperly prepared material
and inferior workmanship, and yet which,
when finished, show so little difference to
the average purchaser. The important parts
of an organ, made as well as they can be,
cost two or three times as much as if made
as low as possible. The wood ought to be
seasoned and prepared by running through
several years, in order to stand properly. But
this will double its cost Reeds can be
made of thin brass and tuned and voiced at
one-third the expense of those made from
thick brass. by master workmen. The rub
Der cloth commonly used in the bellows is
made principally from old gum, at fraction
of the cost of that made from new gum, and
will last only a fraction of the time, SINH
lar differences are found in the cost of other
parts. Yet, when the organ is done, it is not
easy from casual hearings to tell the differ
ence between the best and very poor one.
Especially when shown by one who knows
how to cover up defects, to one who has not
special skill in such matters, it is not diff
ficult to make poor organ appear good
one.
There is one safe way to avoid being
cheated purchasing an organ. Buy of the
best makers. Mason & Hamlin are among
the oldest, and their instruments have been
thoroughly tested. They use the best ma
terial, and hence have secured world wide
reputation.
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NEW YORK.

New York, Nov. 3.-The World says the
State is very close, We claim it by about
5000 majority. The latest returns received
are better for the Democrats; the Legislature
is in doubt, the majority will be small in
both branches; the Assembly, we believe
will be Democratic; the political complexion
of the Senate cannot be determined till more
returns are received. Bigelow's majority in
the city is $4,000 and the anti-Tammany
county ticket from 1000 to 24OOO The
Times fixes Morrissy's majority at $500.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-05

SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH. Dull. heavy
headache, obstruction of the nasal passages
discharges falling from the head into the
throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid
at Others, thick, tenacious, purulent, bloody
ana putrld the eyes are weak, watery, and
lnilamed; there is ringing in the ears, deaf
ness, hacking or coughing to clear the
throat, expectoraton of offensive matter. to-
gather with scabs from ulcers; the voice i.
changed and has nasal twang, the breath
is offensive, smell and taste are impaired;
there is vonsation of dizziness, mental de.
preston, hacking cough, and general de-
bility. Only a few of the above-named symp-
ptoms are, however, likely to be present in
any one case. There is no disease more com.
mon than Catarrh, and none lest understood
by physicians.
DR., Sages's Catarrh Remedy is, beyond
all comparison, the best preparation for Ca
tarrh ever discovered. Under the influence
OF Its mild soothing, and healing properties,
the disease soon yields. The Golden Medi-
cal discovery should be taken to correct the
DIood, which is always at fault, and to act
sPeclhcally upon the diseased lands and
iinlng membrane Ofthe nose. The Catarrh
Kennedy should be applied aoarm with DR..
Fterce.s Nasal DOuche-the only instrument
by which fluids can be perfectly injected to
al the passages and chambers of the nose
from which discharges proceed.
These medicines are sold by Druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-05

Colorado has chosen Constitutional Con-
yention containing majority Of Republic
cans and Oregon elects Lane, Democrat, to
Congress by some 1900, There were no
special party efforts made in either case, and
the elections have no particular significance.
In Colorado local issues governed the selec-
tion of many delegates, and in Oregon there
was triangular contest, in which the indie
pendent voter had his say, Lane, the sue
cessful candidate. is son Of General Joe
Lane, formerly United States Senator and
candidate for Vice President with Breckin-
ridge in 1860. He is chosen to MI the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of La Dow,
who was elected last fall by about 800
plurality. |
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-05

SCRIBNER FOR NOvEMBER.-Bret Harte's
first novel, which has been expected with SO
much interest, is begun, as a serial publica-
ton, in SCRIBNER's MONTHLY for Novem-
berthe beginning of the eleventh volume
of that magazine.l Gabriel Conroy', is the
title of the story, of which seven chapters
are here published. The scene is in that
Western country with which Mr. Harte has
made the world familiar, and the few who
have read the entire story in advance pro-
nounce it powerful work. The series on
American Colleges begins in this number,
with an article on the old William and Mary
College, of Virginia, by the well-known
Southern writer, John Esten Covke. Eugene
Thomas publishes chapter on "The Curl
osities of Longevity, illustrated with pic
lures of celebrated cases." ancient and
modern. Another curious illustrated paper
is by Sophie b, Herrick on "Glass Sponges,"
and India and its Native Princes" are also
sketched with pen and pencil. The follow
ing contributions should be mentioned
''The Story of Anne Maturin," by Mrs.
Oliphant; Foreign Dramatists under Ameri-
can Laws )" "The Old Germania Orchestra;"
''The Hotel of the Future" by Gail Hamil-
ton; THE Goethe House at Frankfort" Ia
very interesting study; land poems by
Boyesen, Louise Chandler Moulton, Sidney
Lanier, and others.
DIR. Holland,in Topics of the Time, writes
about "The Magazines New Year." "The
Political Outlook" "Mr, Moody and his
Work, and American Honesty" In The
Old Cabinet "Sentimentality" is discussed.
The other editorial departments have their
usual variety.
The publishers announce that DR.. Hol,
lands "Story of Sevenoaks" will be conclud-
ed in December, and that Mr.. Hale's philip
Nolan's Friends" will begin in the January
number
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NEW JERSEY.

New York, Nov 3.-Complete returns
from New Jersey show the election of 81
Republican members of assembly and 2S
Democrats.
One or two close districts yet to be heard
from may change the majority one or two
Republican majority on joint ballot, II.
Last year the Democrats had majority on
joint ballot of II. Republican gain this
year, 34
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KANSAS.

Topeka, Kan, Nov, 2.-The vote in the
State to-day was light and returns come in
slowly. The principal contest was over
county officers, and in many of the counties
there were three tickets in the field, so that
it is difficult to estimate the party majority
in the state, but it is perhaps 10000 Repub-
lican
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-05

The election of DR.. Eccleston as bishop of
the Protestant Episcopal Church for the
dioceses of Iowa has been confirmed, twenty
four diocese having given their consent to
it and only three refused. OF the remaining
seventeen dioceses 1t Is thought that fifteen
Vt least will vote aye,
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MARKET REPORTS.
BLOOMSBURY MARKET.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

WHEREAS, under the assignment of J j. Uoa q
lanq OF Centlalia for the Denet OF creditors, The
SAID liohgand has applied 10 the Court Of Common
fleaS OF Columbia county to nave set aside for tht
use OF the asslgnor and his family ertan articles
ana things not exceeding IN value at the appraise
inent Thereon three hundred dollars. Now, there
tore notice Is hereby given that app cation VIII be
made on the ilrst day OF December term Of cour
next, 10 nave released from the assigned estate FOL
the use aforesaid tc articles and things IN said an
prasemcnt specified. j. j. HOAGLAND'
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