The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-29
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II rid NY, january 20, 1875.
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Pope Plus Ix has proclaimed genera
Jubilee for the year 1875, extending through
out the Catholic world.
Hon. VIM. p. l. Painter, of Muicy, has
been elected President of the Lycomins
Mutual Insurance Company, in place o.
Joshua Bowman, Esq, deceased
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Advertisements crowd in upon us with 4
rush. BY next week we will be able to rid
our columns of many that now croEd u,
when we will be able to give our usna
quantity of reading matter.
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The U. s. Senator elected from Nebraska
over the regular Republican nominee, i,
said to De a mongrel in politics, having been
an adhcrent of President johnson and n
irregular supporter and opposer OF all par
ties. His name is Paddock
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The Hazleton Sentinel gave reprc.enta;iv,
Fincher, of that locality, great credit for biz
"manly protest against the election o
Frank Beamish as Sergeant-at-arms. Bl
when Fincher wilted on the subject the
Sentinel had to take back its praise. - il
goes.
The Commissioners of Luzerne county ar,
asking for an act Of the Legislature exclud
ing from grand juries, when considering
bridge subjects, all persons who may De per
sonally benefited by their erection. We ar,
of opinion that few bridges would then b,
built by counties. If passed the law must b.
general one.
Speaker Patterson has at length announced
the committees of the House of Representa-
tives. Mr.. McHenry is on Elections, Bureat
Statistics and Compare ellis. Mr.. Ryan or
Ways and Means and Mining. Mr. Achcn.
bach, of Clinton, formerly from Columbia
onsboth the important committees Of Way,
AMI Means and Federal Relations, and In
sursnce.
A Radical tax collector in New Orleans, S
leading friend of Pnchback, killed the As
-Astant Secretary of State, on the oath inst.
with large knife. The latter had attempt
ed to shoot the former, but his pistol missed
fire. Both were leading Republican politi
clans and light colored mulattocs Another
army ought now be sent to Louisiana.
Delaware has reelected Hon Thomas +
Bayard to the U. S. Senate by unanimous
vote of her Legislature. He is one of the
ablest and purest men now in that body and
commands sn influence in the Senate second
to no man there Probably no man in the
nation is better fitted for the Presidency
than he.
Upon examination the Wayne county
Herald will find that tn. COLUMBIAN was
accurate in its statement about the proposed
increase Of salaries of county officers, if the
Philadelphia papers gave correct state
ment of the bill. 1t is not the practice of
Legislatures in these days to re1uc, salaries
increase is the order Of the day.
The Pottsville Standard urges the nomi-
nation of Hon. James Ellis, of Schuylkill
county, as the next Democratic candidate
for Governor. Mr.. Ellis served several
years in the State Legislature with ability
and distinction, and in all respects acquitted
himself most honorably. He would nc
doubt make good Governor
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Hon. George Scott, of Columbia county
has been elected President of the State Ag.
ricultural Society. We need not tell the
people of this county who he is or what are
his merits, but will say that the choice is one
eminently fit to be made Notwithstanding
the fact that "a days service between two
plow handles would scarcely be agreeable ia
him, he will no doubt make an efficient
President. The timeand place forth thenext State
exhibition have not yet been fixed upon.
They had close contest for U. :. Sena.
tor in the Michigan Legislature, notwth.
standing its Republican majority of 90
Zack Chandler, whose money alone recon-
mends him to public favor aud who has al.
ready served two or three terms in the e.. S
Senate, was the regular nominee of she Re-
publican caucus, but was beaten by J. T
Christiancy, by vote of 81 to 63 What
the successful candidate is we do not know
but it is utterly impossible that anybody
else in Michigan could be as mean man as
Chandler.
Republican Congressman who ventured
to demonstrate with Gen. Grant about the
danger to the party resulting from his Lou
isiana action was fercely snubbed with the
declaration 81 could be reelected to-mor-
row." Those who are in a situation to
know say that the President has such an
idea of his personal popularity that he ha:
no doubt he can be re-electad for an indef.
mite number Of terms, no matter what he
may do as regards public measures. If he
tries it again he will change his mind.
In Massachusetts, Henry l.. Dawes. Re
publican, was last week elected U. 5. Senator
which is an immense improyementupo an,
thing that the blue-bellied State has had il
that body within the last twenty years. Al
though an able Republican, Dawes is a gen.
tleman and has disposition and courage T.
fight many forms of corruption, and witha
has much candor.
His election is a surprise Last winter h
and Hoar divided the party so equally tia
the Democrats held the balance of powe