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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-07
south Carolina In the Hands of the
Democrats.


special to The Heraldl
ST. LOUIS, December 6. The consti' |
tutional House of Representatives III
South Carolina have now n legal
quorum, the gains requisite being from
the bayonet House. The quorum 10
independent OF the members from
| Edgetield and Laurens-sixty-three
members holding certificates from the
State Board OF Canvassers.
The Democrats are jubilant, and
confident of winning the gubernatoriai
and legislative light, the President
OF the United States having positively
declared to Mr.. Hewett, chairman
ofthe Democratic National Committee,
that he would not recognize as the
lawful house any body not
having sixty-three members holding
certificates from the board, and the
Supreme Court of the State having or
dered the Secretary of State to deliver
to Speaker Wallace the returns Of the
election, General Hampton In "
speech, couuseling peaceful measures
and the prevention OF bloodshed at all
hazards, assured his hearers that he
twill either be governor Of South Car.
olina, or there shall be none"
No intelligence concerning the cleo
| tora vote has been received up to the
time of closing this report.
FIorida's Electoral Vote Cast for Hayes
nnd wheeler.
| The board of Ganvassers returned
an average majority of nine hundred
for the Hayes and Wheeler electors,
although upon the face OF the returns
TIE Democratic electors had majority
OF one hundred and twenty-niue.
The friends OF Tilden are confident
that congressional investigation OF
the returns will establish beyond ques-
ton a Democratic majority of from
twelve to fifteen hundred, The alleged
Ineligible Republican elector has estab-
llshed the fact that he resigned his
federal office previous to the presiden-
tial election.
Oregon Votes Two for Hayes and one
blank.
The governor OF Oregon has refused
TO give certificate to Watts, the incl
igible Republican elector, or to thu
Democratic elector, the next highes
in the field. This action Of the gov
ernor thro vs. the election in the lowe
house OF Congress, the presidential
election, conceding South Carolina
Florida and Louisiana to the Republi
cans, having resulted in a tie vote be
tween Tilden and Hayes.
| The Louisiana Returning Rord C0nsu
mates the Anticipated Fraud.
The Board of Returns promulgate
the electoral vote, rs manipulated h
morning. Hayes highest elector
given seventy five thousand odd vote
and the lowest over seventy-four tb0t
] sand, against seventy thousand iiv
hundred and odd for Tilden's highe'
elector. The Board gives the Legisli
. ture to the Republicans by n large mi
jority on joint ballot, they count OF
all the Democratic Congressman bu
gihson and Ellis, and returns the el
r tire Republican State ticket elected
+ an average majority OF three tho
- sand.
The Republican electors met at noe
n. and cast IA unanimous vote for Hay
and Wheeler. The Democratic cleo
d. ors also met at noon, and cast 4
l'e eight votes OF Louisiana for Tild
and Hendricks. The Republicans q
!. pointed Charles Thiel the messens
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House was, in effect, that this recognI-
ton by the president was not binding
on the Gle k OF the House, and there 10
no doubt the clerk will assert his con-
stitutional and legal power In this re.
spcct, when the Forty.hfth Congress
reassembles.
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In the subeque Mt objection to the adj
mission OF the representative from
Colorado Ia of course, to be found In its
bearing on the presidential election.
Since in this case II the representative
was admitted, the House would BIO
hereafter estopped from objection to
the electoral vote OF Colorado.
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rho Republicans Hook Florida 10
Hayes or tho Empire.

Special TO The Herald
TALLAuAssEE, Fla, December c.
The Returning Board to-day declared
the Hayes and Wheeler, the electors re-.
ceiving 93l majority. GLApEs.
special 10 Tho Herald,
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z. VI. Kahn & Bro.

Invite the attention of Friends Customers and sran
gers 10 their Large. Beautiful and Varied Assortment
IF MEMS, YOUTHS, BOYS and CHELDREN's
CLOTHING
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Republican Threats.

There WAS also some talk OF provid-
ing for an investigation In New York
city. These Investigations in Georgia
and New York, lof course. are meant as
All offset to the Investigations set on
fnot nv the Democrats.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-12-16
AUCTIONEER.

T0WSoNTOWN, BALTIMORE CO., Nh.
Prompt attention given to sales of Real Estate
and Personal Property, in any part of the county
A share of patronage solicited MAY Eft
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Home Advertisement.
New GOOds!! New Goods
J. c. COOPER. II. d. COOPER.
J. c. COOPER G. SON,


We invite your special attention to and
well selected stock of
DRY GOODS OF ALL GRADES,
NOTIONS AND FANCY ARTICLES,
FINE TEAS AND GROCERIES,
BEST GRADES OF FLOUR, CORN,
MEAL AND FEED OF ALL KINDS,
CHINAWARE, QUEENSWARE,
EARTHENWARE, GLASSWARE,
AND HARDWARE,
SYRUPS, HAMS, SHOULDERS,
SIDES AND LARD.
Tobacco and Cigars a Specially.
re- Country produce bought and sold and taken
in exchange for goods.
GOODS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE.
gas" Thankful for past favors we respectfully
solicit continuance Of the same.
j. &. COOPER d son.
Cor. Pennsylvania Avenue and York Road,
TOWSONTOWN.
Dec lily.
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Beccher Condemned.
DOWEN MAKES HIS CHARGES.

Brooklyn, Feb 5.-Henry G. Bowen
broke silence yesterday in regard to the
Beecher scandal and in letter to the Ex-
amning Committee ofPlymouth Church, ac-
cused Mr.. Beecher of adultery, perjury, and
hypocrisy. He alleged that friends of his
long before Mr.. Tilton made his charges
confided to him that Mr.. Beecher had dis
honored their homes, and while he declared
that he would not allow the names of these
friends to be disclosed to the world he was
ready to testify to the essential facts before
a proper tribunal. The Examining Com
mittee summoned Mr.. Bowen to appear be-
fore them next week to make good his char
ges. In his conclusion Bowen says;
With this brief reference to matters which
have had an influence in forming my judg-
ment, | will now hasten to tell you frankly
what are my conclusions in regard to the
pastor of Plymouth Church. | have known
Mr.. Beecher quite intimately since the day
of his arrival in Brooklyn. | have been
acquainted with him socially and privately,
in the church and in the family, in business
matters and in religious matters, | have
heard attentiyely but with profound grief
what has been said to me confdentally
gainst him. Ihave felt my heart stirred to its
depths for dear friends who, years before the
present scandal was published, sorrowlully
begged my counses as they assured me their
pastor and mine had craftily betrayed the
sanctity of hOme-the very charge long after
presented to me by Theodore Tilton in re-
gard to his own home. | never can or will
be base enough to allow a single name to
be bruited before the world, although | am
to testify to tho essential facts before any
proper tribunal. These disclosures heard
with a sad heart, and tried to accept the
evidence brought to me that Mr.. Beecher
was griei-strcken and penitent
"Now, being summoned here to speak and
to speak the truth, the whole truth and moth
] ing but the truth, | solemnly give it my
unwavering opinion, in view of all the facts
and evidence presented to me, that the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, without even the
| shadow of doubt in my mind, is guilty OF
the awful crimes of adultery, perjury and
hypocrisy, This, say again and before the
bar Of this committee, is my deliberate
opinion that | may be permitted to affirm
lhat | give it calmly, without malice, and
with no other than sincere desire to do
my duty faithfully 10 God aud to man, to
the church and TO the world"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11
WHERE TO ADVERTISE.

a. T. Stewart says the best advertising mediums
heas ever found "are the old established organs OF
the Two political parties, at the several county seats
throughout the Unon." "These,' he says "reach
every family Of the least account in their several
counties and are more carefully read than any other
class Of jonnals.n II Mr.. Stewards Judgment is Of
value, there is no difficulty in deciding which paper
it Is Tor the interest OF business to advertise in
The COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, upon which this paper Is
partially founded, was established IN 1896 and the
COLUMBIAN now enjoys a wider circulation and
greater prosperity Than IL ever did. il goes week
ly into two thousand families III Columbia ana ad-
joining countless and 10y most OF them is read from
tn first 10 the last line. II is the only recognised
exponent Of nearly hye thousand Democratic voters
IN the county. 1t gSes advertisements tasty dis
play, that makes them attractive TO its patrons thus
chsuring greater certainty that they win perase
them. While its circulation is undoubtedly much the
LARGEST in the county, the advertising rates OF the
COLUMBIAE are no higher than those of ether papers
with barely half and several not Oncfourth the mum
ber OF subscribers. Facts like these speak for them
selves. No shrcwd business man VIII neglect TO in
scrt his advertisements IN the COLUMBIAN II
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

RATIONAL MEDlcArloN-Medicat is on
y successful when it is rational, and it is ration
al only when it begins at the beginning. In
other words, to cure maladiy, it" cause must
he removed. Weakness, either general or local,
is the origin Of the great majority Of diseases
Reinforce the vital energies, regulate digestion
and secretion, by strengthening the organs
which perform those all-important functions
and dyspepsia, constipation, kidney and bladder
complaints uterine diflicultics, impure circua-
tion, and lhe thousand and one ailments which
are the consequences Of debility, are complete
ly, and in most cases permanently, removed.
The best, safest and most agreeable tonic and
Alternative that can be employed for this pur-
pose is Hostetters Stomach Bitcrs. The ex-
perience of twenty-five years, during which
time it has outlvod pehars ten times that num-
Der Of ephomeral preparations which have en-
tered into competition with it, has proved it to
be unequaled as a remedy for all disorders ac.
companied by or proceeding flcm weakness.
Feb.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

Two weeks ago we published a section of an
act Of Assembly requiring school directors to
publish an annual statement of the finances Of
their districts in January. On closer examna-
tion we find supplement to that act, approved
April l2th, 1875, which changes the time Of
publication to the end of their fiscal year, which
will be in June. The act requires that the au-
thorties of the district shall then prepare and
publish in at least two newspapers of the county
a statement showing in detail the actual indcbt-
edness the amount of the funded debt the
amount of the floating debt, the valuation Of the
taxable property therein the assets of the dis
trct with the character and value thereof, and
the date of maturity of the respective forms OF
funded debt thereof; and a neglect or failure so
to do shall he misdemeanor punishable by
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

The entertainment given at the Opera House
bv the ladies Of Bloomsburg for the benefit Of
the Normal School, on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, was success in every way. II con-
sisted of IN oyster supper, and the many guests
were waited upon by Mother Goose and family,
in costumes representing the characters mem
toned by that ancient lady in her familiar
rhymes. There was the King and Queen OF
Hearts, Jack Spratt and wife, Old King Cole,
Little Bo Peep Jack aud Gill, the Wise Man
who scratched out both his eyes, the Queen OF
the Blackbirds, and masy others that we cannot
now recall. The attendance was large,
and the receipts satisfactory We have not
learned the exact amount, The interest taken
by our townsiolk in the institution on the hill
will insure ils success, even though the other
counties in tie district fail to do their duty,
The ladies deserve great credit for their energy,
Int TO mention the names Of those especially de-
serving might appear invidious.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11
ORIGIN OF TIE PANIC.

At this hour mine p. n.y. there are many
conflicting stories as to the origin of the panic
at Robnson's Opera House. The bulding was
filled from parquetc to gallery with dense
crowd, who not only filled all of the seats and
aislcs, but crowded the stairway, and hundreds
were outside seeking admission. Behind the
scenes were 800 school children, who were to
take part in the performance which consisted
of an allegory Of "Ihe Republic" As the time
approached for the commencement Of the eXer
cises calcium light in the gallery flashed its
glare upon the stage, and Immediately a cry Of
fire was raised. The audience became panic
stricken and n rush was made for the stairway.
The lower circle of the house is but four steps
above the level of the street, but the steps are
narrow, and soon became blocked by the surg
ing crowd. Multitudes were pressing for the
doorway, and in the panic women and children
were overthrown and trampled under foot by
the crowd. The scene beggars description. An
alarm was rapidly spread throughout the city,
and those who had wives or children there hur-
red to their rescue \ few heroic men placed
themselves near the doorway and endeavored to
assure the people there was no danger, and an
effort was made from the stage to check the mad
career of the afirighed crowd, but quiet was not
restored until number were trampod upon
and many were seriously injured.
Those able to walk at once made their way
homeward. Those more seriously injured We're
taken To the Ninth street station and to the
Commercial hospital. and the dead were gath
cred in one OF the offices of the Opera House.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

RoDBERY.-Mr +. X. Shellhammer, hotel
keeper at Falls Run City, Blackcreek township,
had his house ransacked and robbed on Sunday,
January 3Oth, 1876 of about $50 or S2j, sill
yer hunting,case watch, and numerous other
valuable articles, while all had gone to church.
The robber is Dutchman, named Fred Nahsa,
and was employed at the above place. He is
about 42 years of age six feet high, complexion
fair wears No. i boots with heel irons and the
remainder full of miner tacks, carries heavy
travelling bag and cane, and is known to be one
of the regular tramps that are now prowling
through the country. The public are hereby
cautioned to be on a lookout for the above said
tramp.-Bcrwick Independent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

MILITARY CoMPANY.-We are pleased to
organized in this place, composed of young men
who have the determination to make the move
ment success. Some seventy names are on
the roll, and the following are the officers elect
ed William Miller, Captain; Pat Sheridan,
lst Lieutenant Alfred Mellon, ID Lieutenant.
They purpose to procure handsome uniform
after the pattern Of the National Guards OF
Pennsylvania, OF course it will require money
to' get themselves rugged out in proper style
and they will he obliged to appeal to our citi-
zens for assistance. We hope they will meet
with a liberal response. They give ball on
the 22d inst as Il means of "raising the wind" >
lIoatoiu .lmc,icdn
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets
are so compounded from concentrated prin-
ciples, extracted from roots aud herbs, as to
combine in each small glanule, scarcely hr-
ger than a mustard sccd rs much cathartic
power as is contained in any larger pills for
sale in drug stores. They are not only pleas
ant to take, but their operation is easy-un-
attended with any gripping pain. They ope
disturbance. Unlike other cathartics, they
do not render the bowels costive after oper-
alton, but on the contrary, they establish Il
permanently healthy action, Being entirety
regetaJd, no particular care is required while
using them.
$500 Rcwdrd is offered by the Proprietor
to any one who will detectin these Pellets
any calomcl or other forms ofmercuIy, min
eral poison, or injurious drug,
They are sold by Druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

THE CURIOUS SUPERSTITION ABOUT THE oRorsDHod's
suApow-A FARMER IN THE ROLE or OLD PROPS.
"If Candlcmas day be dry and fair,

THE CURIOUS SUPERSTITION ABOUT THE GRousDHods
sHADow-A FARMER IN THE ROLE or OLD PRoBs'
If Candlcmas day be dry and fair, =,
The half o. winters to come and mar
So runs the old Scottish distich, and there
fore, as last Wednesday was Candlemas, the ice
men and plumbers may take heart, the brilliant
weather and frosty, biting wind that prevailed
during the day betokening the advent of dilato-
ry winter The festival of Candlemas (or of the
Publication of the Virgin is of very ancient
date and is still maintained as holy day in
the Catholic Church in many countries. But
in this country little attention is paid to its cell
ebration, and, indeed, in this State IL is known
as "Ground-hog's day." from popular super
stition that that subterranean animal pays
visit to the surface of the earth on the I'd of
February with as great regularity as.if he kept
| an almanac and a chronometer in his bedroom,
! the bowels of the earth. 81 tell yer | seen him."
calculated with great positiveness tall slab
| sided farmer, who was leaning against the mud
| dy wheel of a produce-wagon standing outside
| the Market on the street Of that name and
| Twelfth. "I seen him with my own eyes"
| Curious to ascertain what mystery the man had
| discovered, the writer, who CHANGED to be pass
ing, came to a halt, picked a turnip from bas-
ket near by, and began to inspect it unconcern-
edly. 81 was bringing my load o truck here
! from hum down through Willets woods, bout
ten mile from yere, near onto Darby crick,when
I seen him cum right outen his hole, and he
Jest staid a moment, looked up at the sun, blink
ed them little eyes o his'n, seen his own shadder
and then yerked back hum agin quicker nor
lightnin'. We've got lots o winter ahead on us
yet" "Sure it was ground-hog" queried a
doubling bucolic friend. 81 amt blind. | tell
yer seen him an his shadder and-gosh thun-
der, what's that" The tin roof of the market,
canght by the wind, came sailing through the
air at this moment and cut short what evidently
promised to be very elaborate and learned
disquisition upon the farmers animated barom-
eter, the grounding, that, like the snow-drop,
peeps up from its earthly home at Candlemas.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAISED CHECKs.-A
decision of wide intere< regarding the response
hiity of makers of checks that are raised, or
notes that are altered, has just been rendered by
Judge Sharswood, Of the Supreme Court. lie
holds that maker who makes a note or check
in such way as to make alteration easy, or to
invite it, is liable to a bona-fde holder who
takes il before maturity fer value. But if the
maker had used the ordinary precautions he
would not be so liable, any more than for down
right forgery. Omitting to "scroll' the blank
space after the words and figures of the instru-
ments, and signing contracts or other documents
in such a way that they could he severed and a
perfect negotiable note obtained would be in
stances of negligence that would render the max
er liable. The question whether proper precau-
tions had been taken was one for the jury to de-
eide.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

Mrs. Rosetta Shannon died in Green Village,
Franklin county, on Saturday, the 9TH inst, She
was the wife of Rev. j. Y. Shannon, of the Nj.
E. Church. Her remains were inferred in the
cemetery at this place on Monday, from the res
idence of Charles VI. Nanderslice. The services
were conducted in the Methodist Church, a
number of ministers being present. Appropri.
ate addresses were delivered by Revs n. S.
buckingham, f. L. Crever, and the pastor, j.
II. McGarrah. She was an excellent christian
woman, and her death is much regretted by her
numerous friends and acquaintance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

DEMOCRATIC STANDING CoMMITTEE.-Pur-
suant to a call of the Chairman, the Committee
met at the Exchange Hotel on Monday last and
selected Hon. G. Il. Buckalew and Hon. J. G..
Freeze as representative delegates to the State
Convention and W. j. Buckalew, Esq, as sena-
torial delegate. The Committee recommended
the appointment Of David Lowenberg as district
delegate
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

We can afford to do job work in the neatest
manner and at the lowest prices, first, because
we have the largest assortment of jobbing mate.
rial in the county and secondly, because we do
more work than any other Office. We shall
print next week large number of orders for
poor districts with STUBS which will be bound
and sold cheap. Poor directors should apply
for them at once.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from actiyeprac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by an
East India Missionary the formula ora simple
Vegetable Remedy, TOR the speedy aud perm.
anent Cure Of Consumption, bronchitis, Ca
tarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung At
icctious, also Positive aud Radical Cure for
Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having thoroughly tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, feels it his duty to make it known to
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive,
and conscientious desire TO relieve human
who desire It, this recipe with full directions
Tor preparing and successfully using it, sent
by return mail by addressing with stamp,
naming this paper.
lR. w. G, STEVENS,
Munrcc Block, Syracuse, n. Y,
Dee "a, '75-ly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

The contract for making the new indexes of
the deed books for Columbia county, which was
given to ". II. Jacoby, Esq, is about complet-
ed. 1t was begun on the 10Th of June last, and
has occupied three men constantly since that
time. The new indexes are vast improve
ment on the old plan, and will save much labor
in searching titles.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

Col. V. Z. Piollet, of Wysauking, has, we un-
derstand. obtained II contract to furnish l,5OO,-
600 feet of lumber to be used in the construction
of some of the Centennial buildings Io~d''dd
Journal.
We wonder whether this little item has any
thing to do with the fact that Col. Piollet re-
Gently asked the Legislature for an approprla'
tion of 600 to put up granger building on
the Centennial grounds, Perhaps he has a con-
tract for the lumber.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-11

The high winds on Wednesday of last week
appear TO have done much damage in different
parts of the country. At Philadelphia, the
Centennial buildings were greatly injured. Sew
eral of the towers on Agricultural Hall were
blown down, the New York State building was
levellcd to the ground. The French Restall-
rant was badly injured, the lsuon Hotel, which
was raised nearly to its intended elevation, was
levelled to the ground, and other damages done
throughout the city,