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With a cry | endeavored to fly, but the
burglars instantly secured me. Hardly can
describe the scene that followed. 1t makes
my flesh now creep with horror. They
looked around for the box, and not finding
it, with awful oaths and threats bade me 5av
where 1t was. My only reply was to shrek
aloud, until they checked me by blows, and
finally by placing a pistol at my head.
impored mercy but remained firm. /
felt my senses lesving me they, too saw it,
and by twisting my arms to create exquisite
torture, aroused me. At last one exclaimed,
us. Gag her and take her along to the
lake -
TO the lake What were they going to
do? Drown me- My brain swan but
monds. Reaching the edge OF the water, the
villains, taking me by the shoulders, laid
me back in the lake, pressing my he'd be-
meath. My mouth being gagged | could not
cry out and never shall forget the horrible
sensation. Surely tasted death ther
Every few seconds they raised me to de
mand the whereabouts of the diamonds.
answered by a shake of the head How long
all this lasted | cannot tell but abruptly a
| fearful noise sounded in my ears--I felt the
water was rolling over me, and | was con-
scious no more
| The immersion caused the most curious
sensation | ever felt in all my life before /
became unconscious. Ny breath went and
came at fitful intervals, and had painful
sense of smothering or suffocation, which
paralyzed my brain and deadened all power
of volition. / could not speak for the life
of me, neither was able to offer the slight
est resistance to my tormentors.
When | came to / was in my own room
Arthur was near me, and the first words he
said were, "My brave Nellie You have
saved the Etchin diamonds. The help Jant
brought arrived just when the ruffiaus funs
you into the lake; but they are all cap
tured."
| It was considerable time before / thor
oughly recovered from the nervous fever tina
awful night occasioned. One day Arthur
came to me smiling. "See, darling !" h,
said, "those villains brought few threads
OF silver to your hair, but" and he held III
magnificent bracelet-"they have put golC
on your wrists. The Baronet ask. you t,
accept this for your bravery in preserving
the Etchin diamonds"
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THE COLUMBIAN.
JOB PRINTING
Columbia County OffciaI Directory
ooLuxBA DEMOCRAT, stan OF rus NORTH AND oofux

President Judge-Wam Ewell.
Associate Judges. Krickbaum, r. L. Shuman
prothonOtarv, &c.-B. Frank Zarr.
Court StenOgrapher-S N. Walker.
Register Recorder-Williamson II. Jacoby.
District AttOrney-John VI. CLARK.
Sherlff-John W. Hoffman.
Survc Vor-lsaac Dewitt.
Treasurer-Dr. II. W. McReynolds.
CJmmlssioners--Iohn uerner, 8. W. McIIenry,
Joseph sands.
Commissioners Clerk William Krickbaum.
AuditOrs-M. V. b. Kline, J. B. Casey, K. B. Brown,
Coroner-Charles q. Murphy.
Jury Commissioners MI Robbins, Theodore W.
Smith.
county Superintendent-Will II. Snyder.
Bloom Poor District -Directors-R. s. Ent, Scott,
WIN. Kramer, bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
scott, Secretary.
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THREE YEARS SERVICE.
SIN Regiment P. Y.

THREE YEARS SERVICE.
57M Regiment p. v
. COMPANY II.
Clarence G. Jackson, mustered into service
August 2, 1862 in Company II, Saith
Regiment, P. ", promoted from I'd to
1st Lieutenant, January Is, 1868, to
Captain July l, 1868; wounded aud
captured at Charlottesville, Virginia,
May 8, 1868, transferred to Company
II, 9th Regiment P. V. January l3,
1865, and discharged by special order
March 10, 1865.
Hiram S. Mari, Oct. 16, 1862, promoted to
Corporal March /, 1865, to Sergeant
June /, 1865, mustered out June 30
1865.
Uriah Edgar, Sept. l6, 1862, discharged by
general order June l, 1865.
Hflburn Samnel, Sept. Is, 1862, mustered
out June 90, 1865.
Hossler Fred jr,Sept. IS, 1862, mustered ou,
June go, 1865.
Hosslcr Jacob, Sept IS, 1862, absent sick al
muster out.
Seeley Andrew D., August 6, 1862, trans
ferred from S4th Regiment p. v. 1S
January, 1865, discharged by gener-
al order June l, 1865. H. ..
Among the familiar names occurring in
the 57th regiment, P. ", are the following,
| but am not able to determine if they belong
to Columbia county.
Allen b Reams, James J. Ruch, w, H.
Ruch, Lewis Frank, Amos Whitenight, Ru-
dolph L. Young, james Bassett, Gorge A.
Kline, Charles E. Crawford, James Chem
berlin, Washington Diebert, Thomas Deily,
Nicholas Eisman, Joseph Griffith, Abner
Welsh, and some others of which Colonel
Jackson or Major Seeley could and hope
will give information-And see also 84:h
regiment Company ID, Hurley Guards for
men transferred to the 57th.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. j. P. Tus'in, (supply)
sunday Services lug n, m, and 6H p. m
prayer Meetlng-Every Wednesday evening at eH
sea IS free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minis 'er-Rev q. d. $. Marclay.
sunday Services-10k a. m. and ~ p. m.
sunday School, a. IN.
i'rayer Meeing-Every wednesday evening at ~
seats seats. free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PREsByrERIAS CHURCH.
Minlster-Rev. stuart Mi chell.
Sunday servlces-lON a. III. and So p. m.
PRAYER Nee tingHEvery Wednesday evening at eN
Sea free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev n. S. buckingham.
Minister-Rev. NJ. l.. Smyser.
sunday Services-1uk and 81 p. m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, p. m.
Bible class-Every Monday evening at oh Ssi9ck
General prayer Meeting-Every Thursday evening
O'Clock.
Corner OF Third and iron streets.
rastor-Rev. q. ID. Gurley.
Residence-Central Hotel.
Sunday services-iOH a. m. and p m.
Prayer Meeting saturday, I p. m.
All are invited There is always room.
ST. PAULs CHURCH.
Rector-Rev L. Zahner
Sunday services-1OH a. m, ~ pm.
Sunday Schools a. M
First Sunday In the month, Holy Communion.
Services preparatory to Communion on Friday
evening before the st sunday in each month.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. A. L. Reeser.
Mnster-ReV. j. A.. Irvine.
Sunday Services p. m, in the Iron Street Church.
PRAYER Meeting-Every sabbath at p. m.
All are invited All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Meets in "the little Brick Church on the hill,"-
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on Rock street
east OF Iron.
Regular meeting for worship, every Lords day af-
ternoon at 80 o'clock.
seats free and the public are cordially invited to
attend,
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The Liquor Punch.
THE LITTLE BELL TO RING WHEN PENNsYL
VAN1ANS DRINK.

VAN1ANS DRINK.
A bill providing for the adoption of the
bell punch in the collection of a tax on in
toxicatiug liquors has been reported favora-
bly, in the House of Representatives of
PENNSYLVANIA. The bill substantially pro-
vides that after January l, 1879, all dealers
in spirtuous, or malt liquors, except such as
are hereafter excepted, shall pay tax of one
cent on each drink of alcoholic or vinous
liquors or any admixture thereof, and tax
of one-half cent upon each drink of malt
liquors sold or drunk on the premises of any
person licensed to sell at retail said taxes
to be paid into the county treasury. Every
person or firm engaged in the sale of liquors
at retail must have attached to the counter
over which said liquors are sold one register
marked"Alcoholic Liquors" and one marked
"Malt Liquors said designation to be mark
ell on the face OF said registers in letters not
less than one inch in length Each bell in
said registers is to be struck by means of
mechanism for that purpose, one for each
stroke of said bell is to be registered on a
dial on said register the number of drinks
sold, The register must have stamped on it,
in legible letters Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania," and also the coat-of-arms of this
State, and the registers are to be furnish ed
by the State to the County Treasurers of the
different counties. Each person procuring
license to sell liquor at retail must obtair
from the County Treasurer the requisite
number-of registers, which will he furnishe,
at cost, and attach the same to the c,unte
on the premises where the liquor is to b.
sold, the same to be attached under the sup
ervision of the Collector of Taxes. 1t i
made the duty of all persons having a regis
ter to properly register the sale o
; all drinks in the presence of the purchaser
thereof If spirituous liquor sold in large
, quantities than by the drink the register
must be rcvoved so as to register four drink
sold for each pint of malt liquor sold tn
register must be made 20 make two drink
sold
The proceeds of the tax in Pennsylvania
would amount to millions annually.
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ETHEREAL MILDNESS.

Now all the air tye breath of springtime hold,
spring flowers delight and polar waves provoke N
While sheltered glen and barnyard fence enfolds
The wind anemone and Shanghai crocus.
Long ere the Christian world forsake Its bed,
He crows, as never "Archimedes' screw !"
In mossy fels' the violet hides It's head,
And like the business men, looks awful blue.
30 where the nodding ferns in slumber lie,
The purple greens 10 crimson azure sleep;
And on the calm, unruflied sunset sky,
The tints OF morning midnight vigils keep.
The last red graytng-
Bat 1t appears to us this is becoming entirely tso
Tennysonian for the ordinary mind to grasp.
We will save the rest for magazine article =
sell II to Joseph Cook.
whatever "fell" is. We are not Just positive
what 1t is, but know 1t occurs very frequently In
poetry, and we have an idea that 1t grows in the
woods
burlington Hawk- Eye.
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VIGoRENE

AGREEABLE TO the taste, GRATEFUL
TO the stomach, and acts efficiently as
CATIIARTIC, ALTERATINE and DIU-
RETIC. Its action Is not attended with
any unpleasant feeling, neither Is Lam
Contrary, refresh m ent and invigoration.
Its Immediate effect upon the digestive
organs, whether impaired by disense or
exhausted from any cause, Is to increase
their powers OF assimilation and nutrt-
tiOn, the appetite being increased at once.
To those affected with an engorged eon-
dition OF the liver, as BiIiousness, char
neterized by "a dusky com plerion, coated
tongue, a pnsty, bad taste In the mouths n
capricious appetite and sluggish action
OF the bowels, with IA sense of fullness in
the he ad "a nd OF mental duIIness, vIGOR-
ESE proves most valuable.
Its effect upon the kidneys Is no less
happy, turbid, Irritating urine IL
quickly cleared up by IL.
InHa mmatory and Chronic RHEUMA-
TIsM will soon disappear by persistent
For the cure OF Skin Disc ases and Erup-
tions of all kinds, VIGORENE Is most
VIGORENE is composed of the active
properties OF HERES, ROOTS, GUMS and
BARKs, that Nature alone furnishes,
great care being taken by us that they
are gathered at the right season OF the
year, and that they possess their native
ThatVIGORENE has the powerto PUR-
IFY THE BLOOD, INyIGORATE the
I'VE oRGANs, is indisputabiy proven by
those who have given IL IA trial nd have
been permanently cured.
to experience relief, for we GUARANTEE
you will feel better from the first few
doses.
VIGORENE H. astonishing the world
with its cures, and Is throwing all other
TONICs, ALTERATISEs and lNNfGOR.
ANTS, into the shade. Pat up In large
bottles, double strength. Requires small
doses, and IL pleasant TO take.
Price, sI.OO per Bottle.
WALKER & BADGER MFG. CO., Props.
90 !ahn St., New ys'i, ana Jersey city, E.i.
"THE OBJECT OF EATING" new book every
one should read, seot free upon receipt Of = one
cent stamp.
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"A clergyman who had been staying for
some time at the house of friend, on going
away, called to him little Tommy, the four
year'old sou of his host, and asked him what
be should give him for present. Tommy,
who had great deal of respect for the cloth
thought it was his duty to suggest something
Of religious nature, so he answered hesita.
tingly; III think I should like Tes,a.
ment, and know should like pop-run ,''
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POetical.
TO A COUNTRY DAFFODlL.

With hanging head and futed stalk,
golden herald Of the spring,
Telling how thrushes build and sing
Among the laurels In the walk
Where We have also loved and sung,
Come, dafiodil, and whisper true,
(Here among city fog and smoke,)
What tldlngs Of our trysting oak,
Where squirrels sport ana pigeons coo,
AS though the world were ever young?
Tell me how all your brethren fare,
Outstanding In the garden-beds
And II the snowdrops' modest heads
Look earthwards yet, or high In air,
And II the crocuses are there?
And II the forest glades are gay
With hyacinuhs, or silver strewn
With wood anemones, { % soon
That bow their heads and pass away,
Dying the death Of all things fair
Tell me all this and something more,
What would wish you most TO tell
Say, ale is true and he Is well,
And still he loves you as before -
Then nestle near me, where you will.
Or, IL 1t please you to be seen,
And hold your head above them all,
III take you to royal ball,
Where you may meet a future Queen
High honor for dafrodil!
London World.
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ONE YEARS SERVICE.

2l0h Regiment
). Milton shuman, August so, 1864, COM
pany +, promoted from private to lst
Lieutenant, September 10, 1864, dis
charged by special order February IA
1865.
William H. Evans, September Is, 1864 into
company B, promoted to lst Lieutenant
January 2s. 1865, wounded at Hatch
er's Run, Virginia, February 6, 1865
absent without leave at muster out.
John r. Guild, September 7, 1864, LIST Lieu.
tenant company ID, mustered out with
company May 80, 1865.
A number OF iamilar names occur in the
2loth, but l am not able to assign then
certainly to Columbia county. Persons VIII,
can give names and company in this regi
ment will greatly oblige by doing 5,
promptly.
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A tailor and his son were, in the olden
days, doing days work at farm house.
The prudent housewife, to secure a GOOD day
work, lighted candles when daylight began
to fade. The tailor looked to his son and
said Jack, confound them that inyente
workin' by csndle-licht." SAY" replie
the young snip, 'or daylight either, (
ther."
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Rhe matism is "a Disease of the
kteOI

The blood in this disease, Is found to contain an
excess OF nbrln. Negetine acts by converting the
blood from its diseased condition to healthy crcu
lation. Negettne regulates the bowels which Is very
important In this complaint. one bottle OF vegetIne
Will give relief but TO effecta permanent cure It
ties especially In cases OF long Standing Vegetine
Is sold by all druggists Try It. and your verdict
will be the same as that OF thousands before you,
who say, 81 never found much relief as from the
use OF vegetine,' which is composed exclusively OF
barks roots and herbs.
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President OF Town Councll-D Lowenberg.
Clerk-W. Writ.
Chief OF Police--M. G. Woodward.
President of Gas Company-S. Knorr
Secretary--C. W. Miller.
Bloomsbury Banking Companv--John A. Funst on
Presiden, II. H. Gro 2, Cashier.
Firs Ma ional Bank--Charles X. Paxton, resident
]. z. Tustin, Cashier.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Associa' ion-E. II. tile, President, Q. W. Miller,
Secretary.
Bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock, President, J. b. Robson secretary.
Bloomsbury Mutual saving Fund Assocla ion-J.
J Brower, Presdcn' C. q. Barkley, secretary
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Sla Regiment.

Uf"F 1FtytHttTtt
Daniel Harris, October l5. 1861, killed at
Charles City Cross Roads, Virginia,
June 30, 1862
n. B.-No other names are recognized
but / cannot think the one given was alone,
and any person having information as to
Others, ia earnestly requested to place it at
my disposal.
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VEGETlNE
Has Entirely Cured Me.


Mr.. II, r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir,-My daughter after having severe at
tack Of Whoopng Cough, was lett in feeble state
OF health Being advised by a friend she tried the
Negetne, and after using few bottles was fully re-
stored to health
I have been a great sufferer from rheumatism.
have taken several bottles of the getine for this
conplantand am happy 10 soy II has entirely cured
me. have recommended the Negetine to Others
with the same good results. It is great cleanser
and purifier OF the blood It is pleasant TO take and
cat cheetfully recommend iC,
JAMES MORSE, 36i Athens street.
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SrATEMENr

showing the Indebtedness, etc, OF the Town of
fl0omsburR, for the year ending March Slst, 1878,
made In accordance with the act OF Assembly OF "
April 1915, "entltled "a supplement TO an Ac' ~
regulate the manner Of increasing the Indebtedness
Of municipalities 10 provide for the redemption Of
the same and 70 impose penalties for the illegal In
corporate authorities OF said town.
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VEGETINE

Says Boston physician, has no equal as a blood
purifier. Hearing Of its many wonderful cures after
all other remedies had failed. visited the Labora-
tory, and convinced myself Of Its genuine merit II
Is prepared from barks, roots. and herbs, each OF
which Is highly effective. ant they are compounded
In such manner as to produce astonishing re-
suits"
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What is called a track-layng machine has
lately been constructed, and its adaptation
to the purpose successfully tested. 1t is com
posed of a succession of rollers set in nova
Bile frames attached at will to the sides of
several fiat cars in train, elevated so as to
form an inclined plane from rear to front.
Upon, these, the ties on one side, and the
rails on the other, are readily rolled or laid
by workmen upon the cars, when they move
along over the rollers to the front, and are
delivered to the tie and track layers as fast
as they can use them. The object Of thi,
arrangement is to obviate the necessity O
teams tor the distribution of ties along tn,
bed, especially over rough or swampy groun,
aud also TO save extra handling of the iron
as by the present way, thus insuring botl
'rapidity and economy.
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A False Alarm.

A large congregation had assembled to
hear stranger of some notoriety. Soon af-
ter he had introduced his subject the cry of
fire fire fire !" in the street very much
disturbed the congregation, and many were
about to retire, when an elderly brother rose
and said
'Jf the congregation will be composed, l
will step out and see if there is any fire
near and report"
The congregation became composed and
the minister proceeded. Taking advantage
Of the occurrence, he called attention to a
| fire that would consume the world "a fire
that would burn forever in the lakes that are
bottomess and had just concluded sen.
tence of terrible import, and not without
manifest impression on his audience, when
voice from the other end of the church, as
if in fiat denial Of all he had said, bawled
out;
, 'lrs false alarm"
The effect was ludicrous in the extreme
The old man had returned; but the respons,
spoiled the force of the eloquent appeal ant
even the speaker could scarce refrain from
joining in the universal smile that passe,
over the congregation.
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MILITARY RECORD.
COMPANY O.

COMPANY O.
In April 1861, the following citizens
mainly of Berwick, went to Harrisburg to
enter the service. They were mustered in
April 20, 1861, for months but at once
agreed to re-enist at the expiration of that
time, which most of them did. Their Cap
tain was Dorshemier, and the regiment was
a part of the 4th Brigade, First Division I;
and subsequently, of the Fifth Division and
held the left of the line at Bull Run. Was
in the second forward movement towards
Martinsburg, thence to Bunker Hill, thence
by forced march to Harper's Ferry, thence
by Smithfeld, menaced by Stuart's cavalry
to Charlestown in Virginia, thence at close
of term of service to Harrisburg, where they
were mustered out July 80, 1861.
s Shwartz A S Kensey
NJ J Goodman Fernando Lake
N G Williams w @ Thomson
Jacob Poff &c BAIL
Thos Stackhouse w Fl Crandall
Harrison Swank A G Thomson
A d Seely Nv Gilroy
James Smith j A Yount
A Lockart ] + Hertz
Robert Webster Lyman II Fowler
VIM Campbell Cyrus Robbins
Lafayette Myers Wesley r Price
] + Chemberlin
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MISCELLANEOUS.

~ NJ. DRINKER, GUN and LOCKSMITH
Sewing Machines and Machinery OF all kinds re-
paired. OPERA HOUSE, Building, bloomsbury, Pa.
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u f. HARTMAN
REPRESENTS TEE FOLLOWING
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES:
Lycoming OF Muncy Pennsylvania.
rankin, OF
Pennsylvania OF "
Farmers OF York, Pa.
Hanover of New York.
Manhattan OF
ONCE on Market Street No. 6, Bloomsburg, Pa.
oct. 20, lilly.
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Less com. allowed Tor c0lIectlOn..... %.
To amt. from Commissioners OF Co.
lumbia co. on account police expenses
To amt. from NJ. C. Woodward, collect
or OF taxes for 1861, as per receipts,
beginning september 20, 1877 and end
ing with January 81, 1878; see account
ofM. c. woodward ............"... ......
March 90, o amt. from ID. Dowenberg
President OF council, nnes and licenses
during the year .."".....
March 20, To amt. from d Lowenberg
paid by Commissioners OF Columbia co.
on account police services prior to and
during the execution OF Hester, ,Tulley
and McHugh. ............"...
To cash from 4. b. Bidleman, collector
LOr lHl3. .......
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-03
CONCERT AT, DALLAS.

= Ftg. FJ
On Thursday night last, the Chester ,LuT
minaries and Brass Band gave a, concert at
Dallas, N. c., in aid Of the yellow fever suf.
ferers. Though the audience was not so large
as the occasion or the merits of the perform
ance demapded, yet handsome sum was re-
allied The "Luminaries" and the Brass
Band, though different organizations, are
composed principally of the same gentlemen
the band being under the leadership of Mr..
E. M. Evans, an accomplished cornetist, and
the "Luminaries," who. compose the string
musicians, under direction of that accom-,
plishea musician and thorough master Of the
violin, Mr.. G. H. Brennecke. Their perform
auee was creditable throughout. Capt. Mar
shall, who always sings we'll, fairly surpassed
himself in the rendition of several favorite
airs, and a comic song-"The Sleigh Ride
by Mr.. Hunter, was we'll received. Mr..
Scborb also created much merriment With bis
comic lecture on "Vomans," while the instru-
mental music was exceptionally fine. On
theoccasion Of their visit to Dallas, Mr.lU.
Matthews, proprietor of the Matthews House,
entertained the performers free of charge,
while in that place, and on returning, next
morning, Mr.. Waddell, proprietor of the
Waddell House, at Gastonia. furnished them
with breakfast free of charge-these hotel
keepers desiring, to contribute in substantial
way to the charitable object for which the
concert was given. @'' .'+. ''.' ''F