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proof of the fact that Tidsn carried the
State would turn Hayes out aud give Tilden
his rights, would not have gladly furnished
such proof knew that If my proof went
before Congress no man could stand up and
vote to keep Hayes in his seat. ! told I'm
Gle Ben General Butler what could do,
aud while he thinks Hayes should be turned
out, lie thought it best to wait till some
action had been taken by Congress in the
matter. | talked with Senator Hamlin about
it Also"
PRESIDENT HAYES KNEW ALL.
"Did the Presi lent know that you had
these facts in reserve ?"
"Of course he did, all the time Noyes
and the rest of them told him met him
| frequently and he always treated me very
kindly, saying he had been told about me.
He gave me notes to the departments asking
that be given place. wanted to be an
auditor, and declined three places, holding
one only a few weeks"
"Why then, do you oppose Hayes ?''
because he is traitor to the party tina
put him in, and treated my friends badly
As Conkling says, if the country only knew
Hayes as well as Congress does he would b,
despised on all sides. Noyes knew of ever,
movement that was made in Florida anc
Hayes knew it through him. know this
to be true, and can show it when the tim
comes"
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THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT BIO OOMsBURG, COLUMBIA

A mammoth political trade is being ir.
ranged in Illinois, which, if effected, will
bring clond over the bright horizon of the
Democracy. The Republicans have pro.
posed combin alton with the Nationals for
division of plunder. 1t is on the pro-
gramme for the Republicans to nominate a
State ticket, which the Nationals are to sup.
port and, Of course, insure its election. In
return for this the Nationals are to name
the candidates for the Legislature in all the
strongly Democratic or doubtful districts,
the doubtful districts to be named by the
Republican committee. The Nationals are
then to name the United States Senator, and
there is to be a fair division of the legisla-
tive offices between the two branches of the
combination. This is great sacrifice for
the Republican party in State where it
could formerly rely upon from thirty to fifty
thousand majority, but it is the only way in
which 1t can save anything this year proba-
bly,. 1t is not plain to the casual observer
just where those favorite sons Of Illinois,
Richard j. Oglesby and John A. Logan
come in ia this arrangement.-T Times,
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THE PRESIDENCY.

An effort is now being made in Congress
TO pass a bill to reopen the Presidential
count, ON the strength of the recent dcvelope.
mcnt- of fraud in the seating of Hayes.
While it has been universally believed that
II. b. Hayes was not elected President of
the United States, and that Samuel j. Til
den was, no one is any more certain of it
now than before these disclosures were
made.
We are not in sympathy with the attempt
to reopen this grave question r. B. Hayes
wac declared to be the President by COM
mission organized by the highest authority
in the land. In the formation Of that Com.
| mission the Democrats in Congress ac-
quicsced, and thus pledged their word that
they would abide by the decision of the
Electoral Commission. However partisan,
however unjust that decision may have been,
it is the duty of the Democratic party to
keep their word. There is no doubt now,
and never was any, that Florida, South Car.
alma and Louisiana gave majority for Til.
den. The Electoral Commission by virtue
of authority vested in it by Congress found
otherwise in the face of the facts brought
before them and Hayes was declared to be
the Chief Executive of the nation. 1t is toe
late to argue that Congress had no power to
> organize such commissiou and now aftei
more than year has passed, it is too late tC
attempt to open the investigation and to un
seat Hayes by after discovered evidence
Hayes is guilty of connivance in the FRAUD
by which he stole the White House, and HI
is reaping his just reward by finding tn,
backs of all law loving citizens turned upor
= him. His own party has deserted him. ant
i If he has concience, its prlckings must b,
I very unpleasant when he contemplates the
fact that the nation knows the miserable
trickery by which he attained his honors
Z aud that he holds his Office against MAORI
ty of over a half million. But we must no
attempt to right wrong by doing a greater
An attempt to unseat Hayes would be revo
Y lutionary. 1t would unsettle the entire bust
d ness of the country, and possibly lead t
greater evils than this nation has ever known
We must bear the yoke for three years, an,
II in the mean time let Congress pass such law
l. as will prevent a repetition Of the grea
v Presidential Fraud.
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A Wise Deacon.

deacon Wilder, want you to tell me
how you kept yourself and family SO we'll
the past season, when all the rest of us have
been sick so much, and have had the doc
tors running to us so long"
"Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy. 1
used Hop Bitters in time and kept my family
well and saved large doctor bills. Three
dollars worth of it kept us all we'll and able
to work all the time, and / will warrant it
has cost you and most of the neighbors one
to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick
the same time. l guess you'll take my medi-
cine hereafter" See other column.
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A Degradation of Justice.

Judge Stanton yesterday coAsummated the
most atrocious peryersion of justice that has
ever been pcrpetrated in Pennsylvania Court
by the sentence of Mr. PAUL. to solitary con-
finement in prison for the term of two years
The speech of the District Attorney in obey
ing the mandate Of the Court was fitting
record for an honest prosecutor to make, and
the stump speech to the agrarian groundliHgs
that was Missed from the very throne Of JUS
tice in unbushing mendacity, was the most
humiliating degradation of judicial authority
that ever shamed OUT Commonwealth. Mr..
PAUL. was convicted of the grave crime of for
gerry by the exhaustive efforts of influences
which are bred only in the very slums of law
lessness. With bameless character main
tanned for years in his community, he was de-
cared guilty of an offense for which there was
no rational motive and no adequate evidence,
and the very essence of the crime was clearly
disproved by the testimony Of four witnesses,
including the admissions of the prosecutor
himself The alleged forgery consisted of an
alteration made in contract of lease between
PAUL. and johnson, and the evidence of every
person present-Mr. PAUL., Mr.. Goodrich,
Mr. Porter and even Mr.. johnson himself
established the fact that the addition to the
lease was inserted by Mr.. PAUL. before johnson
signed it, and that johnson was distinctly
and fully told of it before he executed it. On
this point Messrs Paul., Goodrich and Por-
ter entirely agree, and Mr.. johnson, the pros
ecutor, said, as we find it,in the shorthand
report 81 recollect that there was some-
thing said about it while stood there at the
desk, but whether it was before l signed it or
after am not prepared to say" Again he
said "He (Pauli) never said anthing about
it (the addition to the lease) only at the time
the lease was signed" Thus every man pres.
ent directlyOr collaterally testified to Mr.
Pauli's innocence of the crime, and yet he is
convicted because, as Judge Stanton yester-
day said in his disgraceful harangue from the
bench. the lesson had to be taught that
wealth and social position are not desirable at.
tributes to possess within the jurisdiction ol
his court. The Supreme Court will doubtless
check the infamy of Judge Stanton, SO far az
it intended monstrous wrong against Mr.
PAUL., but is it possible that such mockery
Of manhood shall continue to degrade the ad.
ministratiou Of justice in Pennsylvania
Times.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 80, 1878.

The Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill, which will probably pass
the House tomorrow or next day, covers an
amount some fifteen hundred thousand dol
lars less than the estimates. 1t also provides
for such changes iu several Departments as
will result in al annual saving of about that
am lunt
General Banning and others will try to have
his Army Reorganization bill made part of
the Army Appropriation bill. This will be
done with view to forcing the Senate to &C.
oept the reduction in the Army desired by
the House.
0ne of the last acts Of the House of tho
4ith Congress was to adopt resolution to
the effect that Samuel j. Tlden was and r.
B. Hayes was not elected President. The
confession of MciIin of the Florida Board of
canyassers goes far towards proving the truth
Of that resolution. No more astonishing con-
fesspp was ever made than that of McLin.
lie confesses to doing, under excitement and
by reason Of pressure from personal friends of
Mr.. Hayes, certain wrong acts which gave
the vote of Florida to Hayes. 1t il safe to
say Of it that if McIIin had made this state
mept prior to the final decision Of the Eec-
toral Commission, that OomMission would
not have dared to return Hayes as eleeted.
This being the fact, and the Electoral bill
providing that the rejected candidate shall
not be denied the right to appeal to the
Courts, it would not seem improper or unrea-
sonable, if the case, after investigation, is as
now stated by McLin, that Congress should
pass the necessary act to give jurisdiction to
the Courts. tH fact, unless after investiga-
tion, Mr.. Hayes should see the propriety of
retiring, | do not see that Congress can do
less than is above suggested.
PROFESSIONALLY there is great difference
of opinion in the Democratic party in regard
to My. Tilden. There is no use in denying
that. The objection that many democrats
have to him will, though it ought not to do
so, have influence in their consideration of
the question of getting rid of Hayes. If we
adopt the opinion of Mr.. Tilden's strongest
oppcsers, or If We 20 so far as to say that
Mr.. Hayes Is the better man of the tgo, we
still ought not to let that effect the decision
as now pre- sented.
The approaching wedding of Senator Don
Cameron and Miss Sherman profoundly agi.
tate the feminine portion of Washington so.
ciety." Cards are out and the knot is to b.
tied at St Paul's Church, Cleveland, at 6
O'Clock p. ~, May 9th, Ia this connection
the story is told that recently while Miss
Sherman was in Baltimore, the Senate
adjourned over from Thursday till Monday to
epatle Don to go and see his girl, and not
lose his vote on sople measure iu which he
was particularly interested perhaps il isn't
true though.
SEAIsoLE.
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STATE or PEsssYLvASrA,l O.


l, JOHN W. HOFFMAN, High sherir Of the Coun-
ty OF Columbia, being duly sworn according to law,
do say that In pursuance OF warrant to me direct
ed by John +, Hartranft, Governor OF the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania, tested at Harrisburg the
twenty-flfth Iday OF February, A. D., 1875 and the
one hundred and second year Of the Common ealth.
authorizing and requiring me to cause the sentence
OF the Court OF oyer and Terminer and General Jail
Delivery OF the county aforesaid passed the four
teenth day OF May, A. D.. 1871, to be executed upon
m, and three O'Clock p. M. on Monday the twenty
fifth day OF March, A. d., one thousand eight hun
dred and seventyeght in the manner directed by
the seventy sixth section OF the Act Of General AS
day OF March, A. D., 1850 entitled, IAN Act to con-
soldate, revise and amend the laws OF this Com
monwealth relating to penal proceedings and plead
ngs" did proceed to execute the said Patrick Tul-
umbia on the twenty-fifth day Of March, A. D. 1873,
between the hours OF ten O'Clock q. m, ard three
O'Clock p. OF said day and hanged the said Patrick
Tully by the neck until he was dead after havin ng
first invited the presence OF DR.. b. r. Gardner. a
practicing physician, the District Attorney OF the
said county, and c. Rhawn, Joshua Fetterman VIII
liam Yeager, q. p. Dreisbach, O. ID. l.. KOstenbauder
j. r. Longenberger, Lewis Eskroth, John Wanich,
J. +. McHenry, J. NJ. Dewitt, U. II. Ent, and W. @.
quick, twelve citizens OF the county selected by me-
mtted the presence OF Father Koch, a minister OF
the Gospel and such OF the immediate relatives OF
the said Patrick Tuy as desired to be present, to
gether with such ocers OF the prison and deputies
messed the said execution and that no person un-
der age was permitted 10 witness the same.
JOHN W. HOFFMAN,,
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2sth day OF
M. W. Nuss, Proth'y.
Deputy. May sd, 1875.
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Another Candidate for the GalIOws

Pottsville, April 25.-The jury in the case
of Martin Bergen, another Molie Mcguire,
on trial here f,r the murder of Patrick II.
Burns, a mining clerk, at Tuscarora in 1870,
after being ont one hour this afternoon,
rendered verdict Of guilty in the first de.
gree Bergen manifested no surprise when
the verdict was announced receiving it
calmly
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LATER.

PHILADELPHIA, May l.--E. B. Sturgis,
counsel for f. S. Paul, the party whom Judge
Stanton, of Luzerne, sentenced to two years
imprisonment yesterday, arrived in this city
last night He called on Judge Paxson early
this morning. The Judge Immediately upon
application granted an allocatur, which in the
law means allowed writ of error, and stay
of execution, and admitted the prisoner to
Iol
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
STATE or PssssyLsAsrA,l


], JOHN W, HOFFMAN. High sheriff Of the Coun-
do say that In pursuance OF warran 10 me direct
ed by John Y. Hartranft, Governor Of Pennsylvania
tested a. Harrisburg the twenty-1fth day OF Febru.
AIRY, A. D., 1878 and the one hundred and second
wear OF the Commonwealth. authorizing and requir-
ing me to cause the sentence OF the Court OF over
and Terminer and General jail Delivery OF the Coun
tv aforesaid passed the fourteenth day or May, AD
1871 to be executed upon Patrick Hester, between
the hours OF ten o'clock a. m, and three o'clock IN
on Monday the twenty fifth day OF March. A. D.,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy.eght. In
the manner directed by the seventyslxth section OF
the act Of General Assembly OF this Commonwealth,
approved the 9st day OF March, A. D.. 1880, entited
AN Act to consolidate. revise and amend the laws
OF this Commonwealth, relative TO penal proceed
ings and pleadngs," did proceed TO execute the
said Patrick Hester within the yard OF the jail OF the
County OF Columbia, on the twenty-nfth day OF
March, A. D., 1878 between the hours OF ten O'Clock
the said Patrick Hester by the neck until he was
dead after first having invited the presence OF DR.
Is. r. Gardner. practicing physician. the District
Attorney OF the said county, and G. Rhawn Joshua
I. Kostenoauder.J J z. Iongenberger, Lewis Eckrote
John Wan'ch. J. r MctIenry, J. N. Dewitt. U. n.
Ent. and W. g. Quick, twelve citizens OF the county
selected by me and that at the request OF the said
McGovern, minister OF the gospel. and such OF the
immediate relatives OF the said Patrick Hester us de
sired TO be present; together with such officers o
the prison ana deputies, as In my Judgment seemed
expedient who only witnessed the said execution
and that no person under age was permitted TO Wit
JOHN W. HOFFMAN,
sworn and subscribed before me thfs 29th day o.
b. FRANK zARR,
NJ. W. NUss, Prothy.
Deputy. May Sd, 1878.
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MAUcH CHUNK, Pa, May 1.--Danel
kalbfus, the well known lawyer and stump
speaker, has become deranged and has been
sent to Kirkbride's hospital for treatment.
His friends hope his health will be fully re-
stored in few months.
Mr.. Kalbfus is well known to the citizens
of our county. He was the son of Rev.
Charles Kalbfus, Methodist minister form
erly at Berwick. His many friends through
out the State. will regret to learn that he has
become derauged.
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Secretary Evarts met with sad bereave.
ment in the death of his son William, who
was to have been buried at Windsor, VT,
last Monday. Tuesday his son Allan was
taken seriously i'll, and the funeral of the
dead son was postponed, in order that the
parents might hasten to the bedside of the
living sick one,
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA NO
rnt tfNntA rnnNfnx. pos


l. JOHN W. HOFFMAN, High Sheriff OF the Coun-
ty Of Columbia, being duly sworn according o law,
do say that in pursuance OF warrant to me direct
ed by John i. hartrantU, Governor OF the Common
veal h of PENNSYLVANIA tested at Harrisburg the
tweuty-fifth day OF February, A. D. 1878, and one
hundred and second year OF the com nsnwealth
authorizing and requiring rue 10 cause the sentence
OF the Court OF oyer and Terminer and General Jail
Delivery OF the county aforesaid passed the four
teenth dav or May A. D., 1871 to be executed upon
m and three ocloci p. NJ, on Monday the twenty
NTH day OF March, a. d. one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-eight In The manner directed by
the seventysiXth section Of the act Of General AS
day OF March, A. d., 1860 entitled an Act to consoll
date, revise and amend the laws OF this Common
wealth relating TO penal proceedings and pleadings,
did proceed to execute the said Peter MclIugh
within the yard OF the jail OF the County OF Column
bia on the twenty-fifth day OF March, A. D., 1sIS
between the hours OF ten O'Clock a. IN. and three
o'clock D. m OF said day and hanged the said Peter
McHugh by the neck until he was dead after hav-
Ing first invited the presence OF Dr. b. r. Gardner, a
practicing physician the District Attorney OF the
| said county and c. Rhawn, Joshua Fetterman, VIII
| liam Yeager, q. p. Dreisbach, o. u. L. Kostenbau-
der ]. e. Longenberger. Lewis Eckr0th, John Wa
mich, J. F. McHenrv. j. NJ. Dewitt, U. H. Ent and W.
G. Quick twelve citizens OF the county selected by
Hugh permitted the presence OF Father Schleuter,
minister Of the Gospel and such OF the immediate
relatives OF the said Peter Mcugh, as desired to be
present together with such officers OF the prison and
deputies as In my judgment seemed expedient, who
only witnessed the said execution and that no per
| son under age was permitted to witness the same.
JOHN W. HOFFMAN,
Sheriff.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this goth day OF
b. FRANK ZARR,
| NJ W. Nuss, Prothy.'
Deputy. May Sd, 1878.
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Mr.. Piollett recently addressed the Ma.
tionals at Towanda, and endorsed their party
and platform. He was nominated at Erie
tor State Treasurer, on the Greenback plat.
form, but with all his demagogueism was de.
feated. And now new back for him, but
how about his instructed dupes
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Presi dent Hayes and wife were the guests
of the Philadelphia Union League last week,
During the visit 1t seems that Mrs. Hayes
was present at gathering where claret puaoh
was served up. On hearing of this the Mrs
X. B. Hayes Temperance society Of Wash
ington Immediately held meeting and chang
cd its name. That Is carrying reform littla
100 far. ~ guest Mrs, Hayes might as well
have informed her host that he must have
mutton instead OF roast turkey, as TO object
10 the beverage that was furnished the com
pany. The TAes thinks the fool killers in
Washington have not been doing their duty
lately
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
[ DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE

HsTArE OF John RYEL4sn, DE oE4sRp
Letters OF ADMINISTRATION on the estate Of John Eve
iand late of fshingereek township Col co, deceased
the unders lgned Auminis rator 10 whom ali pc sons
indebted are requested TO make immediate payment
aud those having claims or demands against the es
tate VIII make them Known TO the administrator
without delay.
M. A. AMMERMAN,
Administrator,
may 80, lsIs-tw Forks, Pa.
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SARATOGA, May Hon. John Morris
sey died at 7:30 this evening. He had seem
ed quiet and without any unfavorable symp-
toms, until about half past five, when an un-
favorable change occurred and he sank rapid
ly afterwards.
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PHILADELPHIA, May Hon, James
Newell, member of the legislature from the
Twenty-fourth representative district, died at
his residence in West Philadelphia, about .
o'clock this evening.
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lreasurer's Sale of Seated Lands
IN Columbia county.

Also the following lots pieces and naros,s a, 0..,
cd lands, returned by the tax collectors ara ., NJ
oiu a AZ 'he same time under the proyislons m an
Av' oi Assembly, entitled "An act Eelating 10 ,na
ed March 5th, Isss. '''A's' appros-
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Lyeoming Democrats have chosen x. J..
Allen, II. Ii. Martin, and William Mont
gomery Delegates to the State Convention,
instructed to vote for Dill for Governor and
Reighard for Lieutenant Goyernor.
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STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHlER
CONTINUE THEIR OFFERINGS Or
D r F. s S G. O O ID s

The advantages secured by Exclusively Cash Purchases
and direct mporion in the low prices which
selling reliable dry goods.
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NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that purchased OF Alfred
Rantz OF Bentontownship, at constable sale on Fri
DAY, April 49, ISIS, the following personal property
and bedding. sink, acres of grain In the ground
all OF which have loaned to him during my pleas.
ure and hereby warn all persons from molesting or
interfering with the above named property.
MOSES McHENRY
saltwater, May 8, IS-9W
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We have but one price for 90
ters or sent by mail or express. Di
ping through our Mail Order ID
the same low prices which charact
residents.
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IN THE
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT.
IN THE
LAWN DEPARTMENT /,

Linen Lawns, 12',C
Linen Lawns, better grades, 2, 2j, 3lc
Corded Jaconet Lawns, l2LC
oxford Chevot Shrtings rs 81, 3IAc
Zephyr and Madras Dress Glnghams.
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BLACK GRENADINES,

Lately purchased for cash at far less than cost,ar
among which viii be found many bargains
Prices OF the latter.range from CSC. to sl25