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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-09

STRAW FOR THE FIELDs.-If | could
have my entire farm covered with boards
lying fiat on the ground whole year, says
correspondent, would expect more bene-
fit than from twenty-five loads of barnyard
manure to the acre. Now so far as the
straw goes it has a similar effect believe
the very best use of straw, except as litter
for the stables or barnyards, is to spread il
on the fields. ! put straw on my wheat
last season with manifest improvement to
the clover, but in that was disappointed.
noticed small spots where the straw had
been in bunehes the clover was out, having
been smothered apparently. / took up
boards from a space about twenty feet square
after they had laid two years, and planted
potatoes, the surrounding ground being al
80 planted. Where the boards had laid
had three times as many bushels as on
like plot adjoining
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-09
1HcoN6MnMD IT
Heartily.

SOUTH BosToN, Feb. I, 1870.
Mr.. Stevens
Dear Sir--I have taken several bottles OF
your vegetine, and am convinced 1t Is q
remedy for dyspepsia, kidney
and general debility OF the sys-
TEN.
can heartily recommend II IN all SUI
'erlng from the above complaints.
Yours Respectfully.
Mrs. MUSROE PARKER,
IS Athens street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-09

The Grand Duke Nicholas threatened to
shoot number of Russian officers who
asked either for the opening of the campaign
or that they should be sent into proper win
ter quarters.
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CANNOT BIZ
EXCELLED.

CHARLEsTowN. March 10, 1853.
II. X. stevens:
Dear Sir-This is to certify that have
used your "Blood Preparation" in my fam
lly for several years, and think that, for
scrofula or cankerous bumors or rheumat-
Ic affections. II cannot be excelled and as
a bl"od purifier or spring medicine It Is the
best thing have ever used, and I,have
used almost every thing. can cheerfully
IL 30 any one IN need OF such a
medicine.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. A. A. DINSMORE,
No. 10 Russell Street.
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EASTWARD.

Erie Mail West Niagara Express West, Lock Haven
Accom-. West and Day Express East make close
neclion at Northumberland ith L. & b. X. II. trains
fer Wilkes Barre and Scranton.
Erie Mail West, Niagara Express West, Erie
Express West and Lock Haven Accommodation
West make close connection at Wiliamsport with
N. G. X. w. trains Aorth
Erie Mail West Niagara Express West, and Day
Express East make close connection at Lock Haven
with b. Z. V. X. X. trains.
Erie Mail East and West connect at Erie with
trains on L. B. ii. r. X. at Cory with o. c. A.
v. X. at Emporium with b. n. \. & p r. Il. and at
DriftwOod with V. u. II.
parlor Cars will run between Philadelphia and
Willlamsport on Niagara Express West, Erie Ex-
press West Philadelphia Express East Day
Ex RI ss East and Sunday Express East. Sleeping
Cars on all night trains.
WIN. A. BALDWIN,
Dec. l7,To-tf General supt
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
Failure of Bee, Expor+er..

The failure of Lehman & Levi Samu-
els, of this city, slanghterers. and the lar
gest exporters of beef and live cattle in
this country, has created the greatest
surprise in business circles, as it was to-
tally unexpected; and the firm were held
in thethighest commercial repute. Their
liabilities amount to $780, 900 or $3.50, 900
all of which Is held by city creditors.
They have promissory notes outstanding
for upwards of 100000, given in the
usual course of business. Their assets
consist mainly OF real estate, commercial
paper and book accounts. The real
estate includes several dwelling houses,
cattle yards, slaughter houses and busi-
ness buildings, which cost 100000. A
large part of their capital was in real
estate, arranged to suit their business and
not readily marketable, and the depreca-
cation of property and heavy losses Son
shipments of live cattle and beef to Eu-
rope were the cause that forced them to
suspend. The firm did business last
season of $3,000,000, two-thirds of which
was exports. The failure of Lewis Sam
uels, wholesale butcher, of East Forty
fourth street, a brother of the above firm.
was occasioned by the suspension of the
firm. His business was entirely in this
city, and his liabilities are estimated at
from 100000 to $3.50 ,000-M Y. World.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
THE SOUTH OF THE FUTURE.

That the South lis coming once
more into position and in spirit and
temper which will give her as much
influence asshe ever possessed is be-
coming an agreeable fact to all but
sectional soured and discontented
partisans. She has learned by calamity
and suffering such wisdom as pros
perity does not teach. and is never
likely to lose by indiscretion and
rashness the po wer and political emf
nence she is about to attain. The i'm
mense advantages she has gained by
Mr.. Hayes's policy will be turned to
no trivial account. The st. Louis Re
publican remaks that Gov. Hampton,
recognized as the most popular man in
the South and the most faithful and
and fearless representative of South
ern opinion, should have made a
speech before Northern illinois aud
ience that evoked repeated and hearty
outbursts of applause and that, If
spoken at Augusta, Charleston or
New Orleans would have been equal
ly spplauded--this itself is an illus
tration of that remarkable address and
dlscernment which are bringing the
South again into prominence and in
huence in national politics. And, the
Republican adds, "there is no help for
it--even if there ought to be-"
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27

Residences at Washington this win
ter: Attorney General Devens will keep
bachelors hall in a house on Connecti-
cut avenue, near Bcss Sheppard's tlace.
Don Cameron has taken Mr.. Frelinghuy>
sens on street. Fred Seward added to
the recent residence of the Austrian Min
lister the adjacent house reason why,
not stated. Mr.. Schurz will live at the
Rathbone mansion, on Lafayette square,
q few doors from Secretary Thompson's, 5,
His eldest daug ter will preside there,
and among the furniture will be the
great Steinway piano that was sent to
the Centennial. Secretary Evarts will
occupy the noted house of Hutchinson, of
the Fur>Seal Company, which costs him
exactly the amount of his salary as Sec
retary of State. Owing to the death of
Mr.. Evart's father the family is in
mourning, and it is possible may not be
as prominent in social life as it other.
wise would.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
HOW BARNUM GOT HIS
'. WIFE.

Here is little romance: 1t will be
remembered that when Barnum's
show was at Atchinson, Kan, several
years ago his treasurer took 81 ok and
was left at the Massasoit House. He
died there and was buried. He was
engaged to be married to Miss Fish,
sister to Barnum's present treasurer.
After his death it became necessary
for Miss Fish to write several letters
to Mr.. Barnum In reference to her
dead lover. Barnum admired the lady
because of her well-written letters,
sought an acquaintance-an acquain-
tance which soon ripened into love,
and to make long story short, the
then Miss Fish is now Mrs. p. T. Bar
mum. Barnum is twenty seven years
older than his wife.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27

Below we give a carefully compiled
statement of the models and records lost
and such as were saved at the great Pat
ent Office fire on the oath inst, reported
by Lonis Bagger b Co., solicitors OF pat-
ents, Washington. d. G. -
IN THE MORT q HALL. t.-
The models of the following Inventions
were entirely destroyed: Woodworking
a classes, wood screws, wire-working,
water wheels, water distribution, tubing
and wire, stabling, sheet metal, seeders
and planters, saws, railways a classes)
pumps, pneumatics, plows, ores, needles
and pins, nails, mills, Woodworking q
classes), metallurgy, horseshoes, harvest
ers, harrows, hardware manufacture,
grinding and polishing, garden and
orchard. files. dairy, casting, brakes and
gins, nuts and rvets, bolts. bee-h hives,
baths and closets, seratlon and bottling.
Aggregate number of models destroyed
in this hall, 81 900; valued at $895.000.
IN THE WEST HALL.
Models of bridges, brushes and brooms
tobacco, threshing, lime and cement,
stone, roofing, presses, paving, mechani-
cal powers, car couplings, masonry,
churns, journals and bearing gs, engineer
ing, hydraulics, hosting, glass, fences,
excavators, carriages and wagons, car
pentry, butchering. AggregatIng $500
models at total value of $5I1 OO0s
IN TIE EAST AND SOUTH HALLS.
Besides the famous relics OF the Father
of our Country and other patriots, models
of the following inventions. escaped des-
truction; Sewing machines, fire arms,
looms, carding machines, trunks, tan
ming, surgery, sugar, stills, signals, pre-
serving food, plating, paint, optics, fats
and glue oils, measuring instrument ,
manures, leather, ice, hose and betting,
horology, harness, gunpowder, e as, fuel,
| electricity, drafting, dental, cutlery
cotfins, clay, clasps and buckles, chemical
miscellaneous, caoutchouc, boots and
shoes, bleaching and dying, beer and
wine, artificial limbs, felting and hats,
fine arts, fishing, furniture, games and
toys, governorsjewelry, kitchen utensils,
knitting and netting, lamps and gas fit
ting, laundry, locks and latches, music,
ordnance, paper making, paper manu-
factures, photography, printing, projec-
jectiles, safes, ships e classes), silk, spin
ming, stationery, steam, stoves and fur
naces, toilet, umbrellas and fans, valves,
weaving, educational, dryers and kilns,
crinohne and corsets, cordage, cloth,
builders hardware, book binding, boats,
beds and apparel.
The first patent was issued to Samu ell
Hopkins, on July IA, 1890. s'for making
pot and pearl ashes" Up, to 1886, 46
years, u, ,30l patents were Issued, and to
date over $4,000. The annual number
of patents granted is about $4,000. The
annual receipts are about $500, 900, and
expenditures $660,000.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
THE LOSSES SUSTAINED AT THE
II PATENT OFFICE FIRE.

Below we give a carefully compiled
statement of the models and records lost
and such az were saved at the great Pat
ent Office fire on the oath inst, reported
by Lonis Bagger b Co., solicitors OF pat-
ents, Washington, d. c. - - z =
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27

make good place fur it to stay in, am
took It down and the chipmunk TUX as
nat'rel to It as to a hole in the grouh.'
Ever since they's been a chipmunk in it
every year. My children made that
bracket and put the skull up there fur
ornament, Dickie's bin in there fur
three year, only we take the skull in the
house In the winter" 80. ~ Iftl r
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
A Debate Among COlOred Excursion
lists.

The question on the recent colored ex-
cursion to Norfolk and Old Point, which
was the greatest General, Stonewall Jack
sou or Napoleon, was debated at the lat
ter place between a colored man OF
Farmville for Napoleon, and one OF
Blukeville for Jackson, A committee OF
tw elve colored men, composing the judg-
es, decided that jackson was the greatest
general.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27

1t is now said BY irreverent jokers that
Judge Bradley, after writing and re-writ-
ing all sorts Of discussions on the Flor
ida question, before the Electoral Com>
mission mis-. ion became ssa5 20 55OIslsssly puzzled
quarter" Heads won and tails lost.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27

MI; r. R. Springer has given $500 to be
divided In premiums among the female
students OF the art schools who have agreed
70 decorate, gratuitously, with carving and
otnerWlse, the case OF the great Cincinnati
organ. The three first premiums are to be
each $luo In gold the rest is to be divided
Into smaller sums.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
General McClellan's Letter of Accept.
anCe,


General George B. Mcclellan has
written the following letter, addressed
TO the committee appointed to notify him
of his nomination for Governor by the
New Jersey Democratic State Conven-
tion: .... ..3
Orange, N. j., September 24.-Gen-
tlemen: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt o; your letter of the 22d inst. :,
conveying to me the official notification
of my nomination by the Democratic
State Convention as the candidate of the
party for Governor of New Jersey.
Not being native Of New Jersey, al
though a citizen and resident of the
State for the last fourteen years, recog-
nize with all the more pride the great
honor conferred upon me by so large a
portion of the citizens of my adopted
State. The fact that the nomination was
unsought renders it doubly satisfactory
to me.
Being assured that it is the unanimous
wish of the democratic party accept the
nomination. The resolutions adopted
by the convention have my hearty ap-
proyal.
l beg, gentlemen, to offer, through you
to the members of the convention and to
the people they represented, my heartfelt
thanks for the very high compliment
they have paid me and for the manner in
which 1t was done.
Should l be elected Governor of New
Jersey 1 will do all in my power to in
sure honesty and economy in the expen-
ditures OF the State, to secure the rights
of all its inhabitants, and to promote the
prosperity of its people. l am, very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant,
GEoRGEB. MCCLELLAN.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27

The Emperor of Brazil is due at Rio dc
Janeiro to-day after an absence OF nearly
eighteen months.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-27
|G|nat0naI Exhibition,
american Industrial Palace at
'le Centennial Grounds.
|uget, grdndeSt, and most COM
Eas Lfhlbition in the World.

IN n NN'SN NtN0p DcHe
as Lfhlbltlon IN the World.
Sciasg S,gshl States and Territories, and
zi6s Fsi s foreign Countries represent
pr ayo.. IMMENSE display.
s,eaI Main Building filled with Ex-
sucaliesSS ucaliasSeIlatlYe OF every Department
Ong ,ba ART, Science, and Industry.
bn L e ne,il5h many attractions, special at
&ingo, ai,e1 VI 10 the great diorama of
Em0St iiS at lofktown, one of the largest
ever nv ie'like representations of the
1mIraHD exhibition. The Jahrmarkr,
|EOndo,ss,liI Iluslration Of "a German fair.
bnbWaY,u mechanical landscape, in
Ihtmeptts q corner of the Agricultural
I'm. NJ, ~ most ingenious piece of me-
! tbe SIM, ime New England log cabin piot-
terS nf PIE habitalions, customs, and,
Is in wb our iorefathers. The glass
'ly il"nau,lcll The manufacture of glass
h. faa,S'Idted. One of the most at
eacSmuurreN OF the exhibition. the In
tRed Wpleilt showing the home life
|heonafanni, The colored quartette, who
/ Son,hi Sndi'i. plantation songs and HYMNS
laracta.,WNit Win all the melody and feel
II ywSS,e[lStlc wS,eL of their race The eleva-
L Tl5ich obl fine view Of the 1u park sie and
hes viii witliIiIh,able, liable, Special amusement
band Ha ae provided daily. The exhi-
lstrumentaaIS aSsler er Bros, Directors), give
and SatnsI SpaI concert on Tuesday Thurs
saturday afternoons Of each week
'' 0"me GRIND Roosevelt Organ
, Every day at 2 and p. m.
''a4d Promenade Concert
very Saturday Evening.
k,iSg' MINER Hre Tourist will find no resort
rivals tba ba'er e interest than this, which
p Year, eAnipit In the Main Build
y Cents llekets, Price 25 Cents Child
'Exhlhii, Admit also to the The com
and S,I,, Schaoi OF the Pennsylvania Mu.
iorial Hail HiInool of Industrial Art, in
aug27- -d3m
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03
The Office Of the
Corvallis, Lebanon & Dallas
STAGE LINES.

IN at the 81. Charles ileiel, az Albany, IN
stead or tho AElotican Exchange, a. topro-
aenied by tho proprietor II tho latter hotel,
n52tf
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03
The FIax Machinery.

II has arrived and workmen are busily
engaged in setting itup. The old soap factcry
building has been rented by Mr.. Crane, and
after the repairs have been made it will suit
his purpose very well The old wooden base
ment has been replaced by brick; this part
Of the building will be used for bleaching and
dyeing purposes On the next floor above
this the spinning and finishing machinery viii
bc located, Hardly any idea Of the amount
Of the machinery can be formed unless it can
be seem In the upper rooms will be located
the hacking department During the first of
theweek Wheeler completed his arrangements
for turning i'll water from the canal, and Con-
ser and Aiken have finished the fuming and
also built the most substantial pen-stock that
we have ever seen 1t is built of l0-inch
lumber, securely spiked and bolted, and is
four feet square on the inside A 2l-inch
Durnham wheel will bo used, which, with
the fall they have, will give them about 40
horse power. Work is being rushed along
fast, and all the setting up will no doubt be
completed by the time the flax crop is ready
for working up,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03

Through Dewey & Co., Patent Agents, San
Francisco, we receive the following list Of U.
$. Patents, granted to Pacific Coast inventors.
viz:
Thos. A. Cochrane, s. r., ore stamps /;
Mathew Palen and Daniel Sexton, s. f.,
aquariums; John A. Woodward, s. f., coal
elevators; John A. Woodward, s. f., grain
elevators; William G. Alexander, Winnie.
mucca, New, windmills; Lewis Cutting s.
F., soldering tools; Andrew ]. Stevens, Sac
ramento, Cal, (reissuel, piston packing; Er-
nest R. Lilienthal, S. F., design, liquor
TASKS; Thomas H. Day, s. F., Improvement
in gripping devices for rope tramways; Floyd
Heavener, Laramie City, Wyoming, improve
ment in car coupling; Jas. ?. Preston, Gold
Run, Cal, Windmills; William B. Morris,
Collinsyille, CAL, mill picks; Almarin B.
Paul, s. f., pan amalgamators; Henry NJ.
Stow, S. F., wood pavements; Almarin B.
Paul, s. F., (reissue), self-discharging pulver-
zing barrel for ores; Haas Brothers, s. +.
md n. Y, (trademarks); N. Y. refined
petroleum; teas and yeast powder; Wellman,
Peck & Co., $. f., (trademark), oils.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03
Newspaper GucrrillaS.

We like to see man refuse to take his
local paper, and all the time sponge off his
neighbor the reading Of it. We like to hear
man complain when we ask him to subscribe
for his home paper, that he takes more papers
than he can read now, and then 60 around
and borrow his neighbor's, or loaf about him
until he gathers the news from it We like
to see man run down his home paper as not
worth taking, and every now and then beg
the editor for favor in the editorial line.
We like to see mechanic or merchant refuse
to advertise in his home paper, and try to get
a share of the trade newspaper brings to
town. Above all things, we Like to see one
Of our rich misery men, who cannot pay for
his local paper, always manage to be around
in time to read the paper, and at the expense
Of friend, not worth the tenth part of what
he is himself. 1t looks so economical, thrifty
and progressive.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03

Wyman has gone again, like beautiful
dream he has vanished. This, we believe, Il
the third time he has regained his liberty.
Sheriff Herren always keeps him in the cell,
but last Sabbath morning he let him out IN
the corridor to eat his breakfast, and then
went up stairs to eat his own meal The
Sheriff returned in about ten minutes, just in
time to see Wyman hcelingi down the street
Deputy Sheriff Humphrey mounted horse
and pursued, hut the fugitive reached the
brush at the lower end Of the city about two
hundred yards ahead That was very good
start in the brush, and Of course he got away.
Wyman's escape this time was made like all
the others through the traditional hole
We are glad to inform our readers that it is
now being repaired, and when the work il
finished it win puzzle regular burglar to get
out. even il he is provided with his full kit Of
tools.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03

Last Saturday morning at 2:SO o'clock the
Cosmopolitan hotel at Portland caught fire
and burned down. A man who was sleeping
on the third floor was burned to death, His
name was Thos. Perkins, and he was recently
from San Francisco. The Cosmopolitan had
a frontage Of l25 feet, was three stories b
and was one of the oldest hotels in the = y.
The losses are distributed as follows Reed
and Failing on building, $4,000, insurance
81, 600; Dan Holton's loss $50, 600; insurance
81, 500 on furniture $2, 500 on bar, stock and
fixtures, 81 600 on fixtures Pierre and Man
ciet's loss, $4,000, insurance 5000; loss to
guests in trunks, valuables and clothing, 50,
500; NJ. Gleason, tailor shop, loss 81 900, no
insurance French Charley, $3.50, no in
surance; Witherell, $500, no insurance; J.
r. Coker, $500, no insurance.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03

Another letter from Mr.. W., bearing the
date Of July 10th, containssthe following
1--WE have been having the ague, erysipelas,
ETC., up here and are not getting along very
fast on the ledge, but every foot we go down
tells well for the young America. We
have only gone down six or seven feet since
! came over, but now, with the aid Of a
microscope we can see plenty Of native silver
and fine flour gold. Gold made its appearance
in the last foot The ledge is now over two
feet wide, and grows wider constantly as we
go down. We have put up a cabin, burnt a
cOal-pit, and will soon get Morgan to work
assaying
! believe the company would make it pay
TO send out good blaster The rock is very
hard, requiring five or six blasts to sink the
shaft foot
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03

CAMP CREEK, On,
July lst, 1871.

Juiy lsL 1871.
G. n. Stsacart -:
This letter leaves us in very good health
we arrived here in good time, and moved
everything from yanderpool's up to the
Young America Our ledge is now down
about "a #, and looks better than ever.
There have been great many persons up to
see u during the last few days; among them
we're Mr. Tiernan, mineralogist in the en-
pioy Of the government, and Prof. Hurley.
They speat about an hour with us down in
the shaft and pronounced It as having ths
appearance at that depth Of being one q The
richest quartz ledges on the Ccast. Mr. Tier.
nan said it was 8 true iissure vein, and was
sure to be rich at the depth Of 100 feet
The rock is very hard, and since | came
baclsi we have only been able to 90 down
about two or three feet About zoos quartz
shsrps have been here III the last zoos days,
and they all pronounce our ledge fine one.
Some OF them told me we ought to sort the
rock we were taking out, as great deal Of it
was good milling ore Work is bciag pushed
on rapidly here, both at the "soap holes and
% several ledges.
In coming over here we campsd on Crooked |
River on the 23d, and on the next day we
same over the mountain 1t showed on us
hat day about one inch, and it has been
moving, blowing, raining and freezing ever
'inee. Yours, etc.
E. WATKINS
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-03

r. Il and John Mcknight have iast de-
monstrated the iaet that the canal il good for
something eIso besides furnishing waterpower
for our mills During the last week they
have brought down the canal 100 cords Of
wood from the vicinity ~ Lebanon Il was
cut and thrown into Tie water Up thers, and
taken ont by Parker's warehouse. in tho low
or part of this city. After Il WA all thrown
in one Of the men followed down tho canal,
but only found abont half cord lodged be-
tween the place where it started and this
city. Wood can be hal IN che vicinity of
Lebanon cheaper than ia the timbor near this
city, and Il win cot nearly nothing ior trans.
portation, 10, in all probability, orr citizens
win not have 70 ny out % much Money in
the faiHc fyF iael