The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-11-12
Home News.

Chief Justice Waite is a prominent can
dilate for President, ,and is urged by strong
organization on which Grant is said to look
with favor.
The losses on hulls and cargoes by the
recent gales on the lakes will amount to
about 100000.
The cattle trade in Colorado, at the pre-
sent time, is more active than it has been for
many years.
Mrs. Lincoln, who is now stopping in
Springfield, Illinois, takes occasional short
walks upon the streets, and seems to be some
what improving from her late depression of
spirits.
An ingenious contrivance to evade the
liquor law in Maine has been discovered at
Bangor. 1t consists of barrel within a bar
rel, furnished with faucet, which, when
turned one way supplies sweet cider, and
when turned in another, supplies lager
beer.
"A man in New Haven, who was annoyed
by the frequent calls Of tramps, observed
that they inspected the gate post before en-
tering, and, upon examination found there
mark, which he rubbed out. He has not
since been troubled.
The parents Of William Proudft, a stu
dent in the Polytechnic Institute at Troy,N
Y, who was killed recently, propose to per-
petuate his memory by erecting an observa-
tory, to be called 'The Proudlit Memorial
Observatory" in connection with the in
sttute. 1t will cost about $4,000.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster was admitted last
week to pIactice law in the Supreme Court
of iowa. Her husband is also lawyer at
Clinton, Iowa, and both the husband and
wife are partners in the firm of Foster &
Rice. Mrs. Foster is said to be a logical
learned, and persuasive advocate.
Mr.. j. Edgar Thomson, late President
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company who
died in May, 1874, left portion Of his es-
tate, valued at over 81 100000, for the edu
cation and maintenance Of female orphans
of railway employees whose fathers were
There are claims against the estate which
if allowed will prevent the carrying into
effect the desire of the testator.
The Titusville (Pa.) Herald says that a
very large amount of oil has been shipped
from the region during the past two months,
only portion Of which has been worked off
and sold by the refiners. 1t also says that
several wells are dry in Mexican county and
also in the Lower River Districts.
The respective counsel in the forty-seven
thsusand dollar Treasury robbery, Perry bur
glary and Snyder release cases, at Washing
ton, made test this week Of the legality of
the Grand Jury. The question involved was
whether one Of the jurors was under 60 years
of age, as required by law. Last night, the
petit jury in the case, after retirement of
six or seven hours, rendered verdict sus-
tanning the legality of the Grand Jury This
confirms the indictments.
Hanover College, near Plymouth, NH,
was greatly excited yesterday morning by
the arrest of ten or twelve students, on com
plant of j. b. Parker They had attended
an auction sale of books at his store, and he
alleges that they smashed his windows and
| furniture and assaulted himself and his clerk.
The accused gave bail for their appearance
at the March term of court in Haverhill.
Parker, who wished to go to Plymouth on
| the next train after the accused, SO as to be
present at the hearing, was hustled in the
ticket office at the depot by a mob of the
students, and locked up until the train had
| left.
Two merchants at Nashua, n. H., were
recently running each other on stockings.
Tho first trader marked down the specimens
at his door, and, after his rival had passed
and noted the change, resumed the former
prices. The trick was repeated every morn
ing for a week or more, until the second
trader was selling stockings which cost at
wholesale twenty-five cents for five cents.
This was the first traders opportunity. He
engaged the services of several girls and
boys and, before the second trader was aware
of the fact, his whole stock Of stockings had
been transferred to the counter of his rival
at five cents per pair,and were being sold by
him as "a bankrupt lot--at great sacrifice
and yet at a splendid profit.