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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-27
WHO SHOULD BE PRESIDENT?

Some 70,0O1Jffice holders will answerHayes.
Debauched newspapers that sounded
the praises of S,earns, of Chamberlain, ard
of Packard, now admit that they were not
legally elected Governors of the States which
they assumed to rule. Nothing kept them
in power but bayonets, illegally placed at
their disposal.
But By what right can Hayes claim the
electoral votes of Florida, South Carolina
andLouisiana, all of which were neces sary to
elect him as President If the Returning
Boards. committed trauds,a ,as is now admitted
in giving certificates of election to the
officials in the states above named, and who
are now ousted did they not also frau dulenHy
declare the Hayes electors elected7 Cham
berlain and Packard both insist that their
title is as good, may superior to that of Hayes,
and they ought TO know, as they counted him
in 1ftheir claims were illegal so was that OF
Hayes. If they must succumb to the popu-
lar will, Hayes should not rest one moment
in the Presidential chair which every candid
man now admits should be filled by Samuel
j. Tilden. No honest man should condemn
the fraud of others, and profit by it him.
self.
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The Popular Science Monthly has its opin-
ion of DR.. Pleasonton and his blue glass
which it doesn't mind expressing. 1t says
We think that the man (Pleasonton) is a
pestilent ignoramus. and his book the ghast-
liest rubbish that has been printed in a hun
dred years He may be entirely honest bu'
that is no reason why we should give atten'
ton to his egregous folly. Pleasanton, how.
ever, it must be confessed, serves one impor
tant function he gauges for us the depth
and density of American stupidity. d.
Morgan says, somewhere, that certain mel
appear occasionally to play the part of "fool
meters" in the community, that is, to meas
ure the number and quality of the fool
furnished by any given state of society
Pleasanton has done this for US with an &C
curacy that leaves nothing TO be desired.
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WHAT NEXT.
From recent editorial in the Philadelphia
Times, on the Louisiana commission, we clip,
the following

From recent editorial in the Philadelphia
Times, on the Louisiana commission, we clip
the following.
"The commission causes the statement to
be made that n canvass of the vote in all the
parishes in which violence was not clearly
proved elects HAYES by 500 votes, and gives
The Democrats Nichols and the Legislature.
These facts rc clearly set forth in the
Times, and other independent papcrs ~ soon
as the Returning Board closed its lab) but
it is pleasant to receive even so late in the
day confirmation of them from such emf
nent Republican authority. So the commits.
sion has done some good if not exactly of the
kind anticipated
Either we do not understand the meaning
Of these words, or our always careful reading
of the Times has been for naught. We have
most decided impression that the Times has
claimed large majority for Mr.. Ti)den in
the State of Louisiana and We have never
seen in its columns nor in those of ''other in-
dependent papers, any ackn1wled cement
that Hayes had maj jlrity of 500, or in fact
any majority at all. We have certainly read
the Louisiana case to no effect, it such con-
ui'loh vi "IdiIS HAS pccn dn)WHcrS pIoNtu'
Perhaps the Times means that where "vio-
lence was not clearly proved to the satisfac-
tion of Packard Kellogg and Wells, there
was a majority of 500 for Hayes. This might
be, as those gentleman were firmly of the
opinion that there was violence proved
wherever there was Democratic majority.
Is the Tmss 50 impressed with the wisdom OF
Mr.. Hayes policy hat it has Convinced it.
self and is now trying to convince its readers
that HAYES was elected after all
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TRAVERSE JURORS.


bloomsbury Dennis Brink, Hiram Palmer, 8. c.
shlve, JOS weidel.
Benton-R l.. +. Colcy,Jo John Ikeler, Peter Iaubach.
Emanuel Lauoach, Rohr NcHenry.
Beavcr-Peter Knccht Isaac kllngerman, Chas A.
Shuman
Brlarcreek-Geo. VI, u wer, Peter lIayman.
Catlwiss. samuel Fisher, Daniel Gearhart, VIM. ].
Martin, ID. w. Welter.
Centre George Conner Lafayette Greasy, Wesley
Sh fer.
Fishingcreek-altred Chaplns william Mears, An
drew Stlner, Jacob Wenner.
Greenwoo1-John H. Ewes John Glaspy
Locust-John Brooches, simon Fetterman, Henry II
Gable, Daniel iIunblrser, John Hughes, David
Roup
Madlson-w. U. johnson, George W. supplee DAME
Welllyer
Matn-J. w. Kelchner
Mliilln-Daniel Bond, Abraham Schweppenheiser
Mt. Peasant-JOhn II. White
orange-AleS. Herring, George n. smith.
Pine-Issac NJ. Lyons, jackson Lyons.
Scott-Charles Lee, Clark Price, Alem Van Lew,
sugarloaf-Uriah Colder.
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SECOND WEEK.

Bloom'b George W. Foster, G. 8. Fortner, John
$. JOnes Wm e. Hlnker CARRIED Harrison.
Beavrr-Nuthun Bredbenner jr.
Suutun John WeDner.
'erwlck Harvey Glenn, John NJ. snyder.
5ridr 'reek fran Is Evt MS, j. W. Eek William
KliHet ID.
tawlssa-Thomas Harder, Daniel Helwig, jacob
Irwin
nlr'--George Beam, Thomas W. Hagenbuch.
Central t-Wlnilm Price
Fishlngcreek-B f. Edgar cyrus Robbins, Peter
Weaver.
Greenwo)l-RoOert Beagle, Wesley Morris, George
Patterson.
Jacks IN Joshua II ss, Hugh Shutz.
oeust Henry tJsher Lloyd Miller, Charles Miller
Main ihu BCtz
Mlnlin- enry Nuss.
iOnt iur-J. II. iIarman.
Drlnge-Arch. Patterson.
Roaringcreek-Wi I'm Zarr.
IcOtt-M c. johnson.
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THE WAR IN EUROPE.

In view of the expected war between
Russia and Turkey, and facts relative to the
respective strengths of those two great
powers must prove of interest, Very little
is known by large proportion ofthe people
OF this country, as to the size Of the army OF
either spower. Russia's military strength
exceeds that of Turkey to far greater de-
gree than would be supposed without re-
ference to the statistics of the subject. The
Russian army on war footing contains ! :
G4l ,329 troops, 1875, l4S non-combatants, ,240,
S3S horses and 2,606 guns In addition to
these, there is an irregular army containing
40 .493 men, so that, all told, the Russian
forces exceed 2,U00,0 900; though there is
doubt whether many more than half OF
these can be made directly available for a
war against Turkey. The Persian army,
which is expected to cooperate with Russia
has about seventy thousand available men.
The Turkish army on a war footing numbers
of all classes, GIG, 100 men, Of whom $780, 00O
are irreguars and auxiiaries. 1t is not prob
able that Turkey can bring into the field
many over 100000 men, so that Russia
probably, in an active campaign will out
| number Turkey two or three to one. But
Russia has long marches to make to get to
Turkey, and tremendous line Of conmuni
cations TO guard in the rear of her supply
! trains,.
Tho Tnrta in tha tfr,,,a.n fnurh
well but they had the aid of the trainet
troops of England and France. How wei
they will hold their own against the forces
of the Gar, unaided, remains to be seen
There is possibility tina. Austria may be-
come involved in the war and also that Eng
land may feel impelled to take part in orde
to prevent the supremacy of Russia over thu
! Dardanelles and the occupancy of Constan
tinople. 1t is idle to speculate in the pres
ent condition of affairs as to what compli
cations may arise. The war will be tierc
and bloody Que for il is after all a renewa
of the struggle Of the Grass and the Cres
cent.
Since the above was written the torma
declaration OF war has been made. 1t con
cludes as follows: "In now invoking tn
blessing of God upon our valiant armies, W
give them the order to cross the Turkisl
frontier"
Fifty thousand Russians have alread
crossed the Turkish boundaries. At tn
present writing no collision had taken plac
between the opposing forces.
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Buckalew for Supreme Judge.

We hear 1t suggested in a quiet way from
various localities, that the Democrats could
not do better at their approaching State
Convention than nominate Hon. Charles r.
Buckaew for Supreme Judge. There is
much in this suggestion that merits consid-
Grafton. OF the qualifications Of Mr.. Buck
alew there can be no question, and we hard
ly know of a Democratic lawyer in the State
who would poll so large a Republican vote
in addition to the full strength of has own
party. His training, habits of stuce, aud
eminently judicial cast OF mind, wouki'be a
decided reinforcement to our Supreme bench;
and to be candid, two and possibly three
judges aside, it is not 4 particularly itsong
bench at this time. Another points Mr.,
Bucsalew may be safely styled the father OF
the new Constitution, and for years to come
one Of the most important duties of tle Su-
ment the Supreme bench has not been in
entire sympathy with its reforms neatly all
OF the judges strongly opposed its adoption
and some of them went out of their say tC
secure its rejection. Mr.. Buckalew on the
Supreme bench would give to the coulc an
able and energetic advocate of its reforms
and a jurist thoroughly imbued with it,
principles. Who could so well expound tn,
organic law as the man who did so much t
create it?
These in brief are the reasons urged TO
the promotion of Mr. Buckalew to the Su
preme Bench. 1t seems to US in the interes
of the people of the whole aate, and as
measure of political expediency, they meri
careful consideration. His name is present
ed not to antagouize the candidacy of an
other gentleman, but for the special reason
Pittsburg Post.
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N. Y. Sun; An honest and vigorous
president like Mr.. Tillcn would do more, in
a few mouths OF resolute aud wise admins
tration, TO exterminate the evils of Grantisnl
and the abuses established by the republi.
can party, than this whole tribe of professions
al reiormers could accomplish in a genera.
ton, even il they had their ows way The
American people want praetica remedies,
and, frst of all, they want the theyes turned
out whom Mr.Schurz has confirmed in office
as models of his bureaucratic system.
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I ISr OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL AT
IL MAY FERN, 1871.
FIRST WEEK.

FIRST WEEK.
Robert Gorrell Co. VS.. Joseph W. Freck
uriat Chamberlain vs. d w. Johnson
lloyd Paxton VS.. The Phadeph and Reading RR,
Company.
Geo. X. rryon et al. vs. jacob Brown et al
Nm. donaldson VS.. Wm. T. .shuman
snyder, Hartman & Co. VS.. n. l.. Campbell.
Levi kinly VS..
Elias Miller VS., The Philadelphia and Reading RR.
Company
John Mcl'ala's Executor vs. George j. Luce ct. al.
Robert Taylor ct. al. $ Robert Gorrell.
jeremiah Taylor ct al. VS.. "
Robert Taylor ct. al VS..
Daniel Kline vs.. Charles Lee and r. L. Kline.
Daniel smith vs.. john d. klmble.
jacob Fisher ct. al. VS.. John Fisher ct. al.
SECOND wEEK
Fellows & Dater vs.. John A. Jackson ct. al.
John A. jackson ct. al. vs. ELI Stoetzel.
Reuben Ksuer vs.. d #. Seybi irt ct. al
Minlln school District vs. Peter j. Llntz et al.
Catharlne Hess use vs. John Stner
Ashland First National bank vs. Daniel Morris
/. w. McKelvy vs.. Wm. shaner et al
Thomas D. Nanderslice VS.. LIE ygott & FrlCk.
Joseph +, Mclienry vs. James 5. Woods and wife
j. NJ. Dewitt VI. samuel Creveling.
j. w. lrwins use VS. Jesse A. Losee
Rice IL dagenbuch vs. VIM. Carson.
Z. ". Rutter vs.. w. p. Jones
Albert Winton VS.. Jonas Doty et al.
Eliza Overdorfs Executor vs. Nath lnel Cyerdorf's
Administrator.
c. II Won Fl gen vs. \. C. smith
q. IL. Paxton ct. al. VS.. IL. G. Crevellng
George Ruclie vs. NJ Growers administrators
q. j. ash VS.. william Ikeer
Henry G. Conner vs.. Emanuel Conuer's admins.
traitor.
sarah Comstock vs. William Hess's administrator
sarah A. Petrikln VS.. l.. w. WoOey
Thomas Frys administrator vs. william Fry.
Evan Franklin vs.. Sharpless a Harman.
| william Ruckel vs. George Moor ct al
| Mary q. Vindersllce vs.. Abraham Snyder
/ d, +. seS bert vs. j. w. Sankey.
| Daniel Kostenbauder VS.. Casper j. Thomas,
| Mary Creveng's use vs., William Wintersteen.
| q. F. Dreisoach VS.. NJ. Growers administrators.
L. F Kamerly vs.. Joseph Hess.
| Joseph Lilly ys. Bloomsbury Banking CO.
| Jackson & Woodln VS.. d. r.. seybert.
| John Eckrote vs. Jesse Zaners executor.
| Amos Savage VS.. Aoram and Mary Kline.
Ashland Saving Bank vs.. Margaret Currys admin
| istrator.
| william Hart vs. Hiram c. Hover.
| John Hill VS.. c. d Fowler.
L. $. Robbins for use vs. John Lore.
| John Stlner vs. Peter Sponey IT. al
| ,arah Hll ct al. vs. Pennsylvania Canal CO.
| Peter Wilson's administrator vs.. Jesse A. Losee
| Casper Rhawn vs. George II. Sharpless.
| 4. Jcn. Vandersllce vs.. John Billhelm
John A. Funston VS.. Bloomsbury Gas Company.
| Hannah Weiss vs.. ID. l.. q W. X. Il. co.
| 8oomsburg Lumber Co. vs. George W. Sterner
| Ezra Lyons VS.. j. b. Ewes.
| Jacob Eyans's executor vs. Thomas Geddes
ct. al.
| Samuel Gger VS.. Francis Evans
| schuyler Reasener vs. Aaron Bender.
| j. H. Jamison VS.. NJ. Growers administrators
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-27

Many country merchants in the interior Of
the Western States are in the habit Of maxi
ing their remittances in postage stamps, much
to the annoyance Of wholesale dealers, who
cannot readily dispose OF them. This custom
reveals the secret Of the desire for unsalaried
postnasterships The percentage allowed for
the 4ale Of stamps is large, so that by divi-
ding the postmaster makes neat sum, and
the merchant gains a goodly discount. On q
sale OF so worth Of stamps tho postmaster
receives from 80 to 60 per cent aud if h,
gives the country merchant one-thrd OF his
profit, the latter gets his $50 worth of goods
for $40 by paying for them in stamps, and
the postmaster cooly pockets 500 This pro.
cedure is against the rules of the department,
and efforts are being made to ferret out tn
{ Transactions.
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We refrain for the present from giving
publicity 70 the various rumOrs and state
ments in regard to the "true inwardness" of
the County Prison question. by the coniec.
lures, suspicious aud direct charges in rela-
tion 70 this subject, Mr.. Wetzel, the accepted
architect of the Commissioners,js placed in a
conspicuous light We know nothing OF
the merits Of his plan for the new structure
as compared with that Of other plans pro-
posed, founded upon scientific inquiry, OF
the possession by US Of knowledge as ex.
pers but we are.surprised at the increased
expense estimated by him as consequent
upon the transfer of the location from Ii,
old TO the new site, and we are perfect,
certain that the compensation Of Five Hun
dred Dollars demanded by him for his ser
vices, including the whole supervision Of tn
work, is wholly inadequate, and give
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-27

WHAT PUZZLES PACKARD What puzzles
Packard is that Hayes was elected and he
was not. That is what puzzles Blaine. 1t
particularly puzzles Pitt Kellogg In fact,
how Hayes could have been elected and
Packard defeated, when the Hayes electors
received a thousand less votes than Packard
received. is one of those ugly conundrums
which is a puzzler for every body.
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building was partly destroyed by fire on
Monday. The valuable files OF the paper
from 1928 t" the present time were lost and
probably the hest commercial library in the
Of fifty years Tne loss of these files and
books is irrepa,abe
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one four-horsc ron axle Wagon and box one two
horse Wagon aud be, b, one Spring Wagon with pole
and fl Is, one Blcgy ule trl3s y goa ou 'ulky,
tNo sleds, one Sleigh on' traAi- -p)Ner rHREsh-
ING MACHINE, one cora shil,r ole c0mblned
Buck"le Reaper an Mower midwife one hall OF
II lhni roller unIyi Ill ulf Il aston ruin Drll
undivided nail OF u clpyer5ead h iilir, one djube
Michigan PlOw, two cast no vs. ole steel pow two
drag Htrruws one double corn plow. two corn Cul.
tivdIor3, une Hay Rake $ Forks. three scoop shov
els two ShIyt,, tn a. grlO Hos one bushal meas.
ure, one One-ha ( bushsl measure, &c five sets
heavy harness six collars i've brides flve set fly
straps, one set double light Il rnrsS, collars and
bride one set 81 iver-nounted light Harness, col.
lar nd bride. one set black mounted harness, one
set sllver-lined g 1t Harness, six set traces, two
breast chains thirty SIX chestnut posts two thou
sand chestnut plings and lot Of other articles to-
numerous to mention.
Sale to commence at 10 Il m.
TER :: Any person purchasing to an amount
exceeding ten dollars viii be allowed SIX Honths
credit with approved security. No articles to be re-
moved ult th' con iltions Of lie have been c)np-
ed with and any purchaser refusing to comply with
these conditions III b. hell liable for any loss re-
sultng from second sale Of articles purchased by
him. -
BARKLEY,
$ kNURR,
Bloomsbury, April 81, 'II-ts Assslgnees.
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Friday, April ~ ~.
THE JAIL JOB.

By the list of bids for the work in the
erection of the new County Prison, publish
ed elsewhere, 1t will be seen that John Il.
Deihm & Co.. of Pottsville, were the lowest
bidders, by the sum of $4,000, but the
work was refused them and was allotted to
the next highest bidder. This action was
taken by a majority of the Board in opposi-
tion to very general objection by citizens to
whom the facts became known, and has be-
come proper subject for public eXanina-
tion.
We have heard but two objections men,
toned to The acceptance of the bid of Deihni
6, Co neither Of which appear to be well
founded The orc is That the bid was not
made in good faith, and the other that the
secnrity proposed FOR the performance Of the
contract was mol sufficient. That the bid
wal not hogns, or an inconsderate one, ap-
pears from The persistence with which Deihm
d Co. have pressed ts acceptance, and from
the careful inquiries and estimates made by
them prior to the letting, as well as from
the business position of the bidder, Messrs.
Deihm and Lu'z, in the community where
they reside, But the true way to dispose Of
o doubtful or suspected bid when it is low
est, is 10 accept il upon condition of good se
curity for its performance, aud thus deter
mine whether it is II good bid or not. IL
such case the weak or false bidder will te
forced to retire, giving place to the next
highest. or it will be shown that the low
est bid is also the best one and ought to pre-
vail.
As to the other point of the sutiiciency of
the bond filed with the Commissioners by
Deihm 4 Co., there can be no serious ques-
tion. The six persons who signed the bond
as sureties are gentlemen of property and
credit at Pottsyile, for whose solvency and
ability the Board had a satisfactory reference
10 Hon f. w. Hughes 1t is true the oblig-
ors in the bond reside in an adjoining couu-
ty, but a recovery against them in case OF
breach could be had there as well as here.
And it is to be considered whether competi-
tion at such public letting would not be to q
great extent excluded if strictly local secur
ty were required. But, clearly, if the secu-
rty upon the bid was, for any proper reason,
unsatisfactory or deficient, the bidders
should have been called upon to perfect the
security, or show its suficiency. and allowed
r.osonoh,e o,nor,,ritv of do;ro so II
rro' os 'oi
"'hef "orus, III s"oh Il Ease oiuuer5 sh9uIu
be fairly treated, and the interest of the
public in securing cheap as well as good
wort sbopld be kent in constant Wow
~, r,,1-,a r ,t;. o,. A. eli,
va i"eSu''s VI 'ui' "eeN the ioiloWlns
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The June term Of the Federil court at
Villa msport will not be held this year, for
lack of money to pay expenses Plenty of
money was appropriated by Congress but
Father Taft used ii in running the elections
in favor of Hayes, and justice suffers because
thousands Of marshals had to be paid for po-
litlcal services, And ye, Taft hasn't any Of
! fea
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Secretary Thompson it is reported wishes
to be transferred to the War Department
and It il said that his reason for desiring the
change lies in the facts regarding the mis-
management Of the Navy Department under
Robeson, which investigation has brought
to light, The Secretary should not finch
from his evident duty, but expose all the
rottenness OF that Department to public
view. So bad are some of the developments
that fit is intimated, the subject win be re-
ferred to the Attorney General With view
10 beginning proceedings against Robson.
II the caase is honestly and thoroughly
worked up there will be some interesting ex-
posures and some people may land in jail
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Let us be clean, in order that we may be
healthy. To be thoroughly so, and to counter
act eruptive tendencies and render the skin
white and SIN 7oth let us use Glenn's Sui phul
Soap. No eruption can withstand It. Depo
Crit.enton's No. Sixth Avenue, New York
Hills Hair & Whisker Dye, black or brown
so cts
April 10 1,y
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The People in no Mood TO be Tri0ed with.

1t is noteworthy that all the pleasant as =
surances which come from Southern papers
of Democratic antecedents about the Re-
pubicans electing their Speak er at the forth
comm, session OF Congress are coupled with
very significant hints about the Texas Pa
cifc subsidy. Now Republicans everywhere
would be exceedingly glad +, see the II ,use
organized by the election Of q Republican
Speaker, but If tn. is to be accomplished
by any coalition with the Texas Pacific lob
by, it would be utterly dishouorsble to the
men concerned in it and utterly destructive
to the Republican party, and we take occa-
sion to warn all parties-personal and politl-
cal-connected with any such scheme that it
cannot prevail. And we give a word of
timely a. vice to all Republicans who are in
the arrangement, that they would better step
out of it very promptly. The Amer ican
people are in no mood to be trifled with by
any further subs id es that will require hum
dreds Of millions ottaxation from the whole
for the benefit Of a part--from the many for
the enrichment of the few A Republican
Speaker on such terms would be too heavy Il
burden for the party aud too expensive n
luxury for the country. We don't want a
Texas Pacific Speaker - Portiaid Press.
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A large oil tank at Modoe City, in the
oil regions, was struck by lightning during
thunder storm, last week, and the fire spread
with great rspidity to other tanks aud thence
TO the town. No less than 47,O0O barrels OF
oil we're destroyed and the total loss foots
up $500, 900.
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The New York World has distanced its
competitors in the publication of the Tweed
confession and very Mroth are they in con-
sequence. They commit, however, the very
silly mistake of doubling the veracity OF
the statement published by the World. There
can be nc doubt that the main features are
correct, as they have been pronounced so by
those who have seen the original paper
The Tribune is uncommonly scep,ical but
that will be readily understood when it is
known that its proprietor, Jay Gould the
Wall street gambler, is implicated.