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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13
rrnERAI. lNrEREDDENrE.

The SUPERVISION of elections by thr Fed
ersl authorities. which is one ol the illegal
innovations ON the rights of citizans intro
duced BY the Republican party is not only
An unwarranted assumption OF authority,
hut is the cause of enormous expenditure of
money.
The Attorney General few days siuce,
directed the Distri-t -t Attorneys to use all
pnssibls economy in the expenditures neces.
slry in holding Courts and instructed them
to .cc that grand jures found but ie~ in
di,1ments hi. reason ior these instructions
was that Congress had refused 10 appropriate
an increased amount to meet EXPENSES al
though requested 81 to do by Father Tan, his
predecessor The appropriations made ior
the fiscal year ending Jane 80, 1870 was So
100000, ,foris7d 80 900, ,0D0lor lS77,S2, 100000
i'm all S8,5v)00J Prior to 1871, the an
ual amount expended was 81 100000
Nor what has become of this enormous
anm of IS 800 900? II the books of the
Attorney General could be opened to tho
public, il would be found that the grea'e
portion of this gigantic amount was eXpend
ed on the thousands OF United States Marsh
ais throughout the country, and more
especially in the South, whose principal dnt.
was to attend N running Federal elections
To them and to other expense, incurred for
similar purpose have these millions been de
voted and now with an appropriation q
s2500, ,000-$l 500 900 greater than th
sum necessary before ls1 1.-THE Departmen
finds itself running short Of cash. IL /
downright robbery,cal it by what name yo'
may-rohbery ofonc half the people to kecI
the party OF the other half in power
When day the comes that the books OF tn
Attorney Generals cffice and the Treasur
are opened that the people may read, ther
viii be such another howl of wrath ana in
dignaton as this country has never known
And that day will come sooner or later. i
quote Judge Black, before the Electoral Tr
bunal: Justice travels with leaden he,
but strikes with an iron hand Gods m'l
grnds slow but dreadfully fire. Wait IL
the floodgats is lifted and full head OF wa
ter comes rushing on. Wait and you wi
see fine grinding then"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13
ANOTHER RASCAL,

We do not expect to excite any very great
surprise by stating that Philadelphia polit-
clan has turned out to be corrupt, and we men
ton the fact principally because Judge in
open court has said SO. Hancock, the City
Controller, in defiance of law became interest
ed in a bridge contract and, availing himself
of the opportunities afforded by his official
position, joined with others to keep the sum
of S6SSl from the man to whom it rightfully
belonged and put it in hi. own pocket. The
man sued Hancock and proved in court all the
facts of the case. Judge Finletter in a long
opinion declared Hancock conduct unlawful
and breach of duty in public officer Han
cock has control of the city's moneys and
very naturally, the people are somewhat ex
cited about the matter. The Times calls OF
Councils to impeach him and remove hin
from Office, and the Ledger suggests as much
II Councils do any such thing we shall b
greatly surprised Indignation at the conduc
of public oiiHials is spasmodic in Philadel
pha-very. Hancock is not greatly alarmed
we fancy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

New York has just experienced another
dynamite scare Last Tuesday the officers
of the Custom House we're guagng some
casks OF wine in the Appraisers stores, hen
one of the barrels was found TO have some
hard substanse within it. The barrel WAS
carefully opened when a large tin case was
discovered, strongly braced by iron bars and
rendered immovable. 1t was filled with
dynamite and contained fuses, but was not
arranged for explosion. There was enough
of the destructive compound to blow up q
building 1t was consigned to some party
in the West and the shipper took that novel
way of forwarding it, rs by law dynamit'
cannot be carried ON board of vessels or ad
mitted at port. Had the barrel fallen int
the hold of the vessel while loading, grea
destruction of property and possibly Iii
would have ensued
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13


Now that New Hampshire has voted down
an amendment to the Constitution intended to
remove the disqualification of Catholics from
holding office, the inquiry is naturally sugges
ted, whether republican government exists
in that State, according to the spirit of the
Constitution Of the United States, This pro-
scription Of members of a certain church from
the rights of citizenship is not only fragrant
violation Of the fundamental idea Of free in
stitutions, but it is in open defiance of the
Fourteenth Amendment, which declares, "No
State shall make or enforce any law which
shall dbridge the privileges or immunities o
citizens Of the United States"
Rhode Island denies suffrage to citizens o
foreign birth, and thus carries its bigotry il
one direction, quite as far as New Hampshir
does in the other Both these States hav
been conspicuous by their extreme paI tzan
ship in Congress in supporting the most vic
lent measures against the South, in defendin
the carpetbaggers, of whom they furnished
liberal share, and in protesting exceptions
sympathy for all the rights Of the black mar
II they would look a little to the rights c
the white man at home, with whom they com
i'll daily contact in all the relations of life, the
sincerity would be less questioned
Sun
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13
The ExCOnfederates and President Hayes.
& lI.aita4iox,

The Ex.COnfederates and President Hayes.
We have no sort of hesitation in announc-
ing now, in view of what we believe to be
the Southern policy of the President, and in
advance of the assault we expect to be made
upon him on account of that policy, that We
have no idea of being Indifferent lookers.on
upon the combat between the factions, but
that, if it come, We mean to 90 into it with
all our might on the side of the man whose
enemies in his own party would strike him
down for not holding down the oppressed
and prosecuted people of the South. These
are our sentiments and we have not doubt,
if the contemplated emergency arises, we
shall see that they are the sentiments OF
ninety nine hundredths of the best and
bravest of the men who were four years in
the field for the cause of the Confederacy.-
Richmond Va,) Wing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13
FRIGRrEuL TRAGEDY.

At balf past ten o'clock Oh Thursday morn.
ing Of last week. IT the corner of Front sree'
and Burling slip. New York, a terrible tx.
rl0sion occurred in the Office Of John Jew
EFT d Sons. white lead and limeed oil deal.
ers. On entering the room the police found
g. w. Jewett, the bead of the firm, lying
dead, and Orv,lle D. Jewell and Joseph A.
Dean, two Of the partners, badly wounded
Orville jewell subsequently died in the
Chambers Street Hospital.
Near the dead man were found a large
Colts revolver, a small Sharp's revolver and
a dagger. The explosion WAS caused by a
hand grenade which had been thrown upon
the floor.
At the coroner's inquest on the body o.
Orville Jewett, five pistol balls were found
in his body. The death of the elder Jeweti
was caused by fragments of the grenade
which had frightfully torn and lacerated hi:
body.
The affair is wrapped in mystery and but
one person, Mr.. Dean the wounded partner
can solve it, as he is the only sarvivor Of
the three persons present. Enough however
is known to justify an opinion. Orville
Jewett was man of violent temper and wa.
given to ungovernable bursts of wrath. Hi,
connection with the firm had become un
pleasant and arrangements had been per
fected to buy his interest in the firm. Tht
money was to have been pa on the morn
ing Of the explosion. 1t is probable that b.
provoked quarrel, drew his pistol and ther
threw the grenade on the floor. The lsrg
revolver was certainly his az the belt an,
holster were found on his person. Wh,
fred the shots which caused his death ia no
known. Mr.. Dean is seriously wounded an
is nervousiy excited but will soon recover
when it is to be hoped he will explain tn
whole affair as he certainly can do.
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Mr.. Hayes's COusin.

The Presidents private secretary opened
the door leading TO the inner room, and an.
nounced In loud aud distinct voice:
"a gentleman who says that he is rela-
tive of Mrs Hayesi'
"Ahi' said Mr. Hayes in n voice equally
loud and distinct, show him in am al-
ways lad to- see family connections. B,
the wav, ak my shorthand Nrit,r 10 com
IN, too "
The relative OF Mrs Hayes approached
thc President aud winked Mr Have. APP
preached the relative Of Mrs Hayes aud
winked in return. The shorthand reporter
also winked and took out his notebook.
81 see you don't recognize me-" said the
relative of Mrs. Hayes. "My uame is Pit
,aneil, and live ia Oshkosh. My vile l.,
cousn uf yrur exceilent lady,"
"Pm that down" laid Mr. hnves "a thc
.'orhand wrjttr The soorhaod writer
winkeh nih aud pat it down.
".'N, d.ar P,t,rHrill am delighted .a
see YOU Ireata NJ. Ha,t-s cadrns .-
mv own cousins, .od Mr. u,y coniml.
'You got lhate' lr added. "a ming To the
reporter.
Il came EI-t," continued the cousin o
Mrs. Hayes. so see about the Oshkosh Post
Office Some of the people there think !
would make a good Postmaster, and, Of
course, being y cousin"---
"Pa don me- my dear Mr. Pettengill, -
said Mr.. Hayes, sp'akiug slowly in order
| that The reporter might catch every word
81 have 10 duubt that You would make an
admirable, taithiul ard efficient Postmaster,
| and it would give me great pleasure to sign
! your appointment, But, you see, there j..
one nsurmouniable obstacle in The way. The
fact of yeur cousinship disquaIifies you t r
any position in my gilt. Good day, sir. |
am sorry"----
"H"ld on Mr. President,' whispered the
c'u-in this won't do That is the sane
torn of rejection you used week before last
when cane from Maine to apply for the
Colieclorshp Of Kennebunk. Try some
thing else son,e new sarcasm"
Tue shorthand man consulted his notes
and corroborated the statement of tie
cousin.
"Well, then, said Mr.. Hayes, "cross out
what you have written and begin My
worthy cousin, l am gratifed to have M,
you Mrs. Hayes often speaks Of her grea
affection for your estimable wife, ana of tn,
delightful harmony which reigns in YOU
domestic circle
That is good interrupted the cousin
"and it's new"
II cannot" continued Mr.. Hayes, afte
thinking for moment, "in view of the es
TEEN in which hold you and your charm
ing family, thrust upon you the cares ant
anxieties of post office. | cannot, can
not, Mr.. Pettengill ! Good morning.
The shorthand writer got up to go. mani
told the Il alogue," said Mr.. Hayes, "ap
~eud It To all IN" I,aprr-."
San I" crme again, Mr.. President !?
n ked Mrs HAYES cua-iu.
You had better apply next week" sal
Mr. Hayes, "f.r post flee somewhe e i
the Middle States, or else Lighthouse o
the Pacific coast. Aud couldn't you manag
to put a little more chagrin in your face {
you 60 QUIZ The aate-room is full of new
paper correspondents. Try and look rs
you had been badly snubbed, Perhaps eve
a slight manfr station Of temper would hel
: along civil service reform. IN Y San.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

The law relative to appointments In the
Treasury Department provides that they
shall be so arranged as to be really distribu
ted among the several States and territorie,
and District of Columbia according to pop,
ulstion. II is annsunced that Secretary
Sherman will rigidH enforce this law, and
that under 1t there can at present be no ap.
pointments from New England. New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware
Virginia, West Virginia and the District Of
Columbia. The Secretary will insist also
that only one member of family shall be
employed n the Treasury Department.
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Lately every capital case has been carri

Lately every capital case has been carried
up to the Supreme Court, no matter how
trifling the right of the convicted man to
hope for reversal of the decision by which
he became convict. Bearing upon this mat.
ter the Governor, on Saturday last, signed a
hill passed by the recent Legislature provd
ing that no writ or certiorari in capital Of
fences shall be issued from the Supreme
Court to remove any case from lower Courts
after twenty days from sentence, and no Sec
ond writ of error or certiorari unless espe.
cially allowed by the Supreme Court or a
judge thereof shall issue in capital offences
after the Supreme Court has entered mol
pros. in the case or has quashed the writ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

Don Cameron complained to Attorney
General TAFT about Hayes perf6y. "Oh,
don't distress yourself about that said
Father Taft. "rhat's habit Ike has. ]
have his written pledge that he would not
go before the Ohio convention, for governor
il my name went before it. Yet he broke
his pledge and worked like street corner
politician to defeat my nomination, and he
never yet had the grace 70 apologize for his
conduct. He is eminent as pledge breaker.
! know of other pledges he intends to break.
We know all about him in Ohio, and the
rest of mankind are likely to form his ac-
quaintance."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

A large mass meeting Of citizens of New
Orleans was held in that city, last week, a,
which resolutions were adopted, strongl,
denouncing the ''usurpng government
upheld by "Federal military power" in
Louisiana during the past four years, de-
claring the Nichols administration the only
legal and actual government in the State,
and expressing determination "never t"
submit to the pretended Packard Govern
! ment, nor to pay it a dollar of taxes, never
to acknowledge its authority, but to resist it
at every point and in every way, and to re-
quire that every demand which it may make
| upon the obedience of the citizens shall be
enforced only by present physical power
| which we are incapable of resisting" The
number present at the meeting is estimated
| at from ten to fifteen thousand.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

The certificates Of the members of the new
House of Representatives, have been nearly
all received and show that there will be lat
Democrats and 1877 Republicans whose seats
are free from contest leaving nine cases of
contest. This gives Il Democratic majority of
10, with the chances rather in favor of an in
crease than decrease This is far better
working majority than the large one in the
last House. AS matters stand at present
there would seem to he no danger of the de-
feat of Democratic Speaker.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

A. Oakley Hall, ex-Mayor of New York,
who disappeared mysteriousy some two weeks
since, has been found in Londo Mr.. i
j. Jennings, formerly editor of the New York
Times and now correspondent of the World,
writes the latt ter paper that Mr.. Hall is great
ly depressed and seems to have no care Gr the
future. Mr., Jennings thinks his flight wa
caused by the fear of further exposures of the
frauds committed by the Tweed ring, il
which Mr.. Hal was involved, lie says fur
ther of Mr.. Hall, II consider him to be sim.
ply an utterly broken man."
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Packard PugnaciOus.

Packard, the last of the carpet baggers,
grows insoleut a. his end draws near. He
has recently addressed an open letter to the
President, written in the most i'npertinent
vein, but conta ming, nevertheless, some very
disagrceabc truths for Mr. Hayes to consid-
cr Packard d 1esn't think much of the
new commission, and the -cin he j. IF on
mind with NOS Of the peo lie the r,untr;
with incfablc impotence and whi !. vulgar
| ~ known as "chcck, he demand, that tho
cope of the Commi+s MS inquiries ho cn arq-
e1 AMI extended $, thit right can be asce-
tanned" This is truly lovely-Packard knows
vel that rigid Investigation would show
thar he was defeated by some 1000 majority
but would show, also, that Hayes had a thou
sand votes less than he and there's the rub
| Il he is 10 be counted cut he thinks Hayes
,hopli he in The same boat and what is morc,
| he wishes the country 10 understand hw
Hayes was counted N This /, unpIel want fr
Hayes. o. course. bn. IL be permits lhe troops
to remain AMI uphold Packard, Ia must make
/ up his mind to DO without an army after June
lst as most certainly the Democratic House
will refuse to pass the army bill without Il
provso that troops shall not be used for the
purpose Of kecping fraudulent governors in
power. On one Of the horns of this dilemma
it looks as it Hayes must be impaled-aud it
was to avoid such fate that the commission
| was toimed.
Packard logic is good and the facts are as
lie states. II he cannot rul' he would like to
ruin, and having thousand more votes than
Hayes, sturdily objects to go down alone His
letter is too long to print entire, but VIC
give the concluding words to shos in what
temper he writes, and with what an undaunt-
ed front the last carpet bagger dies:
earnestly urge that the investigation by
the commission be not confined to the qucs-
ti"n, "how Mich ll4 eau be sustained and
Packard starv' to death for lack If NJ ney to
support hi- Government p II the inquiry
be thns restricted grave wrong will he dnle
to those by whom vas called to the Execu-
tive Char and whose votes cast often at the
peril Of their lives have elevated your Excel
iency to the Presidency Of the American peo-
pie. In their name aui on their behalf ask
that the Instructions given to the Commission
NAV be 50 amended and enlarged that the
right eau lie ascertained and that the Coy
erna,ent thus found to be republican in form
and to have been cho-en by Il majority Of the
people, according to the legal method,
sanctioned by the Constitution, may be recog
nized and sustained.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

The glass blowers at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
threaten to strike unless their wages are in
creased. 1t is stated that they can make
from Sc to 50 per day and if this be true they
will not receive any great amount Of public
sympathy in their efforts to obtain increased
wages. In these hard times, it strikes US as
the height of absurdity for men who can
make So per day to ask for more.
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WINDOWS tPfRAISEMENTs.

M lDONN VIA kAlSEMENlS.
w The following appralsements Of real and
personal property SET apart to widows OF dccedentS
have been HE'D In the Office OF the Register OF COL
umDa county, under the Rules OF Court and win lie
presented Tor absolute confirmation TO the orphans
Court TO be held In BlOOmsburg,u and for said COun
", ON Monday, the ILh day uf May, SiT, At
O'Clock y. IN, OF said day uuess exceptions 10 such
continuation are previously nlod, Of which all per-
sons Interested II su!d estates Will take notice:
|. Widow or Josiah B DlIson, late OF the borough
OF Berwick, deceased.
2. Wido o Andrew Gingles, late Of Main town.
ship, deceased.
Q. Widow Of John shuman, late Of Beaver town.
shlp, deceased.
1. Widow Of John W. Glrton late Of Madison town
ship, deceased.
8. Widow OF Thomas j. Thornton, late OF the Town
OF bloomsbury, decaised
q. Widow OF Elisha Shultl, late OF Benton township,
deceased.
I. Widow OF Robert Il. Clark, late Of the Town OF
BlOonsOnrg, deceased.
S. Widow N John e. Moidun late OF Mt Pleasant
township, deceased.
Q. WIDOW Of D1il A.Watso1 ,lat5 OF Madison town
sIli, deceased
10. Widow Dlial Rlrg, ST., late Of Roarlugcleak
township, deceased.
Il Milo% of John Bel5hine, late OF Benton tCwr.
ship, deceased,
Registers once IN, J,CnrY
hloomsburS' Apr G 1876. Re; ter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

A Telegram from Iowa City reports an at
tempt to abduct Mrs. George W. Watson, a
wealthy young lady Of Massiloa, Ohio, from
Rock Island railroad train between Rook
Island and Iowa City. Under the pretenoe
that she was a lunatic, six men kept her
gagged and held her down at each station.
After desperate struggle, during which she
sprained her ankle, she escaped at Wilton.
1t is supposed the object Of the villains was
robbery, as she was richly dressed.
This reads very ike lie.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

The Press consoles itself that, while the
Southern policy of the President may dis.
tract and possibly overthrow Republicanism,
"there must be an end 10 the Democratic
party in the South" What a political mil
lennium that would be-both parties smash.
cd 10 smithereens by one administration
But after such political deluge, what2 and
who would care for the orgass then p
Ta,ss
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

There has lately been large increase in
the number of applications for patents re-
ceiyed at the pateut Office in Washington,
and the fact is believed to indicate genera
revival of business throughout the country.
The receipts of the Patent Office during
March were nearly SIS, 900, or sl2, 900 mort
than the receipts during January.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

The Supreme Court Of the United States
has reversed the decision of the circuit eour
for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania, in
tho case involving the distribution of money
in the hands Of the Centennial board Of f.
nance, and ordered tina. 81, ,5OO,O 900 be paid to
the treasurer Of the United States before any
division il made 10 stockholders.
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ALSO,

The undivided half OF the following tract Of land
situate In Pine township, ounOll county, Tenn
s'Y'nia bounded and aes,Ilbel as follows: on the
north 10y land OF John Whtmoyer ami others, en-
the east b. land Of Thomas Beineld ana others o.
the south ana OF ia ues shulIz aud others and
on lue wei O' Land of solomon Dirke ana Cu ers,
containing hree hundred and evenly acre, more O
lie, 5.
seiaed' taken into execution, TO be sold as the
property OF John Lore.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

Rev, DR.. William A, Muhlenberg, well
known as an earnest and jealous Christian mis-
ister, died in New York last Sunday, in the
eighty'frst year of his aga He was the
founder of st, Luke's Hospital and establish
Ell the first free Protestant episcopal Church
in New York. His whole life was devoted to
works of benevolence anti charity and his
death is universally reg .etted. For sixty
years he was a clergyman of the Episcopal
Church.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

Ia Missouri they kick man up stairs in
this way; First, they nominate him for
Attorney general of the State, and defeat
him. They then nominate him for Con.
gress, and defeat him again. Finally. to
salve over his wounded honor they unani-
mously sign a petition for his appointment. as
postmaster of the town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

The numerous disappearance Of persons IL
New York, of late, have created genera
impression that the streets of that city are
rather more dangerous for promenading han
the prairies whereon the gentle Sioux disport
themselves If this sort of thing continues
country merchants visiting the city for the
transaction ID business, viii feel impellel tc
load themselyes with revolyers and employ
body guard Of detectives while they remain
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ALSO,

lot on the north side OF Second str ct, adjoining
the Lghtstreet road, bounded by Me commencing
at the junction Of the Llghtstreet road and second
street, thence along second street one hundred and
twenty-lour feet To lOtbelouging to the estate OF
william Snyder thence along said lot nluety-one
feet 10 the LghtNtreet road thence along said road
one hundred and nineteen feet to hc place uf n-
ming, containing 5,29s squarrI eet more or less
Seized, taken In execution and 10 be sud as the
property OF Daniel snyder.