The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-04
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There is little town in New YorkState
where every man and woman has been con-
verted, and some Of them are paying back
tea and coffee borrowed six and seven years
ago.
1t is said that the wife of 4 prominent
southern representative at Washington goes
to bed dccked with diamonds, to prevent
the Constable from attaching them to settle
the bill incurred by her husband in their pur-
chase.
-Ex- Governor Francis Thomas, of Mary
land, late Minister to Peru,whie walking on
near his home at Frankvillc, Garrett county
Saturday afternoon, was struck by helper
engine and instantly killed.
A pastor of a church in Harrisburg was in
his study till a late hour. One ofhis parish
onors seeing the key in the door as he was
passing, thought it had been left therein
houghtlessly. He locked the door and put
the key in his pocket. When the preacher
tried to get out he couldn't. He had to
jump out of high window. A policeman
saw him and arrested him, and not till he
proved who he was, did he get released
Hammond and Bently, the revivalists,
claim to have converted 500 to 600 persons
in Lancaster, and will remain at least week
longer. The agitation in the town and sur-
rounding country is said to be very great.
A railroad brakeman, in Texas, found a
| wall ct containing 5000 and restored it to
the owner. Within forty minutes after that
the brakeman fell oifthe cars and was killed.
The moral is plain enough.
A French engineer has patented a self
propelling carriage which goes by steam
He recently drove from Mans to Parisa dis
tance of 240 miles, in eighteen hours, his
carriage weighing iour tons and carrying
twelve men.
Another startling case OF traudupon the
Government is developing before the the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in re-
lation to the expenditure Of the appropria-
ton of 100000 to remove few Pawnee In
dams from Nebraska to Indian Territory.
The Government is said to be in possession
of documents showing that pretty much the
whole amount was squandercd or stolen.
The Committee intend to investigate the
matter thoroughly.
The Rev. j. S. Glcndenning, late OF
Jersey City, and of unwholesome notoriety,
has not found bed of roses in his new field
Henry, Ill. His enemies are bitter, and
suffer no particle of evidence to 60 against
him, unused One day last week over
fifty copies of the Life of Mary Pomcroy'
were sold in the town. Steps have been
taken also to form Union Church in the
community of all persons so disposed, and
to employ an independent preacher
This seems almost incredible. On New
Years day Theodore Tilton just returned
home from his Western tour, found that his
daughters, Florence and Alice, had not call
ed upon their mother. Florence, the elder
now dignifed and self-reiant woman, was
not inclined to do so, Mr., rilton, it is said,
urged that her mother would miss the call,
and attentions she had been accustomed to
receive, and the daughters at last started of
in a carriage, with two bouquets and an
afectionate note, with the salutation OF the
New Year and asked to be admitted, The
servents quickly brought back the bouqu ct,
and the note unopened; with the message
that Mrs Tilton did not wish t % see them ol
receive anything at their hands.
Two lawyers in country Court-onC
of whom had gray hair, and the other
though Just as old man as his Learned
friend had hair which looked suspiciously
black had some alteration, about Il sques
ton of practice, in which the gentleman
; with dark hair remarked to his opponent
"a person at your time Of life" looking a
; the barrister's gray head, Ought to have
long enough experience to know what is Gus
tomary in such cases" You may stare a
my gray hair if you like, My hair will bC
gray as long as i live, and yours will bt
black as long as you dye.