The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-05
Excerpts ard News Items from Exehang ges

Nlckels are notso highly estimated in Cali
fornia as elsewhere. They boi'cm down and
make fancy trunk nails of them.
"When aroused to action the Republican
party will be found mighty, in tho future as
in the past" So will old cheese.
We have had Grant the "tanner." and
Wilson the Shoemaker" and now we have
the "last' of the Radical party.
The Democratic majority on the congress
sional vote in this State is 19779-fitteen
thousand more than on the State ticket.
How is that for high?
At the present rate of organizing Legis-
laturcs it will take 75,G0O soldiers to at
tend to the different State capitals, with 50,-
600 more at Washington to keep Congress
straight.
Could there be more appropriate expen-
diturc of money than that designed by .Lr.
Colt, the inventor Of the revolver? lie pro-
poses to build an orphan asylum.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that "of
the fifteen daily newspapers and seven Sun
day journals published in that city only two
have attempted to bolster up the Louisiana
outrage.
1t is said that Tom Scott has hit on hap
| py cXpcdient to prevent holders of railroad
passes transferring them to their friends.
The photograph of the man to whom the
pass is issued is to be printed on the back of
it.
The advertising that Henry Ward Beech
er received last year was worth twelve thou
sand dollars to Plymouth church--the pews
sold for that much more this year than last.
'The will of the people is the law of the
land" said Gen. Grant in 1S69.-For the
particulars as to the will of the people, see
recent election returns Now, then, for the
application.
Zack Chandler, one of the most vndic-
tive of Andrew Johnson's impeachcrs, is go
ing out of the Senate just as johnson comes
in. A portion of Johnson'5 pleasure in re-
turning is thus taken away.
eff labor is not degrading" asks a Michi-
gan paper, "why is it that leading citizens
always hire boys to carry in their coal ?"
Why, simply because the boy wont carry it
in unless they are hired.
The Ledger shows, by a comparison of the
prices of the staples of the country in the
wholesale market in November 1879, 1864,
and 1874 that the prices are nearly as low,
and in some cases lower than they were be-
fore the war.
They want Penitentiary in Washington
1t is only necessary to wall in the city and
appoint the guards, and the thing is finished
and filed. 1t would be an easy matter to par
don out the few honest men enclosed by mis-
take.
The Tribune is inclined to believe lhst the
Administration majority in Congress will
grab and run" This depends somewhat on
the amount of property still on hand that is
worth stealing. 1t is thought there is butlit-
tie left
1t is understood that the President will
send special message to Congress at an
early day, recommending heavy appropr-
alton for the improvement OF the navigation
of Salt River, the improvements to be COM
pleted early in the fall of 1876.
That is not bad suggestion Of Ben But
Ter, that the 81 of November should be de-
clarcd Il legal holiday. The late victory has
made it Il sort of political tgh Of July, and
the people expect to celebrate it annually,
by repairing to the polls and doing likewise.
After the adoption of the constabulary
system Of education the next step in bureau
cratic government will be the appointment
Of all teachers by the State, who will then
be selected solely with reference to their
ability to serve the party in poTer,