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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-21
Employment for Ladies and Gentlemen
at Home.

Our attention has been called to some new
and labor-saving cooking utensils-recently
invented. One of which, the Universal
Weight and Measuring Utensil, for weighing
sugar, flour, butter, and measuring molasses,
milk and all kinds of liquids used in cooking,
entirely superceding expensive scales. The
Patent Centennial Cake Pan, the best and
most convenient Cake Pan ever made, an
which every housekeeper will have when they
see its advantages over all others. Also, the
Kitchen Gem, plated wire boiler to hang in
side of an ordinary pot, for boiling all kinds
Of vegetables, eggs, etc., which when done,
can be removed at once perfectly dry without
lifting the heavy sooty pot off the stove.
These goods are sold exclusively through
agents to families, and offer a splendid oppor.
tunity to some reliable lady or gentleman can
vasser of this county to secure the agency fol
very profitable business. For terms, terri
tory, etc., write to L. Z. Brown & Co., No
242, Elm street, Cincinnati, o.
June 14-w3
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An Important New Law.

The attention of all persons interested is
called to the following important act for
"the prevention of tresspassing upon rail
way trains, and consequent injuries to mi
nors and other persons" passed at the late
session of the Pennsylvania Legislature /:
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted, DC, That any
person found entering, or being in or upon,
any railroad engine or car, whether the same
be passenger, freight, coal, or other car, on
any railroad in any city or county of this
person, or persons or corporations, owning
or operating the same, and with the inten-
tion of being in or upon riding or travelling
upon, such engine or car without paying
fare, or of itting larceny, violence or
destruction thereon, or of threatening, in.
timidating, or asssulting travellers or others
upon such engine or cars, shall, upon con-
viction, forfeit and pay penalty of not less
than five dollars, nor more than fifteen dol
lars, which penalty shall be paid to the
treasurer of the school district in which said
offence was committed, for use of said dis.
trict, and such person so convicted shall be
committed to the county Jail of such county
for period not exceeding ten days.
SEC. 2. Any constable or police officer
having knowledge, or being notified, of any
violation of this act, shall forthwith arrest
such offender and take him before any mag
istrate, alderman, or justice of the peace, or
30 a1l Il &c
the peace shall issue warrant of capias for
the arrest of any such offender, upon nfor-
nation duly made on oath or affirmation,
and said magistrate alderman, or justice up
on the person charged being produced before
him, shall forthwith proceed to hear and deter
mine the matter in issue, and if he shall con-
vict the person so charged with the violation
of the provisions Of this act, he shall proceed
to pronounce the forfeiture of the penalty
which he shall adjudge against the person SO
convicted, and shall commit the person so
convicted to the county Jail of proper coun-
ty for the period aforesaid aud if the per-
son so convicted refuse or neglect to pay
such penalty aud costs Immediately, then
the said MAJ istrate, alderman, or justice
shall commit the person so convicted to the
Jail of the county wherein the offence was
committed for further period not exceeding
ten days.
SEC. 3. That all provisions of any act or
acts of assembly inconsistent with, or sup
piled by, the provisions of this act be, and
the same are, hereby repealed.
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We have received the reprint OF the June number
OF BLAcKwoop from the Leonard Scott Publishing
Co., Al Barclay street. MY.
OF the serials, Laurence Lockharts story "Mine is
thine" which has been running through the maya
zine for the past year is concluded and John Cal
dgate, Part H." introduces us to gold-mining ad
ventures In New South Wales
The article "New Books" takes up some hair dozen
recently-publlshed works-biographies travels, DO
ems, and Anglo-lndian lfe-and aid by liberal ex-
tracts, gives quite an interesting account OF them
For poetry we have "The Epic OF the Lion" a
translation from Victor Hugo and two short poems
"Companions OF the Read" and 'Tantalus," by w
W. story.
The article entitled Foreign opinion on England
In the East" contains some striking extracts from
forthG omng work-Mr Nassau Seniors conversa-
tions during the years 1852 TO 1885, with eminent
Continental stat esmen the subject OF Russian OBJ
jects and English interests With the aid OF this
paper, and articles. in former numbers, and two
other articles, Haye ministers been and
political suspense In the present number, readers
Will be well prepared TO understand the points I'm
dispute In connection with the Treaty Of San Ste
fano
The periodicals reprinted by the Leonard Scott
Publishing Co. l4l Barclay Street. N. W are as FOL.
lows "The London Quarterly" Edinburgh, "West-
Minister" and British Quarterly Reviews" and
"Blackwoods Magozine." Price 81 year for any
one, or only sl5 for ALL and the postage is prepaid by
the publishers.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.

From the earliest movement in Congress for
the appointment of a committee to investigate
the electoral frauds in some of the Southern
statcs the Republican organs began to cry
aloud. The movement was denounced as rev.
olutionary, and intended as an entering wedge
to lead to an investigation of the title of Hayes
to the Presidency. We were informed that
the country wanted rest that business would
be prostrated, and the nation would be over
whelmed with untold evils. OF course the
organs knew better than this They knew
that there was no intention to disturb Hayes
in his occupancy of the " hite House. He
was put there by legally constituted tribunal,
and however erroneous the decision of that
body may have been, he is there by virtue of
the laws of the land Wherefore then, this
great outcry against an investigation? 1t
was, first to prevent the exposure of the
fraud perpetrated by the Republican party
BY which they succeeded lin making Hayes
President; and secondly to show that the
Democratic party was alrevolutionary organi-
zation seeking to plunge the country into an
other civil war, which charge they have been
using as a campaign argument to divert from
themselves the defeat which they see staring
them in the face. The action of the House
Of Representatives on Friday last has taken
from their hands this weapon on which they
have counted so much, and they must look
elsewhere for campaign sthunder. The reso-
luton of the House adopted by the decisive
vote Of 234 to Ia, was as follows:
Whereas, At the joint meeting Of the two
houses Of the Forty-fourth Congress convened,
pursuant to law and the Constitution, for the
purpose Of ascertaining and counting the
votes for President and Vice President for the
term commencing March 4, 1877, on counting
the votes Rutherford B. Hayes was declared
elected President and William A. Wheeler
was declared elected Vice President for such
term; therefore,
Reslved, That no subsequent Congress and
neither house has jurisdiction to revise the ac-
tion at such joint meeting, and any attempt
By either house to annul or disregard such ac-
ton or the title to Office arising therefrom
would be revolutionary and is disapproved by
this House.
This puts an end to the controversy on this
point. The people mean to enforce law and
peace, and while they denounce revolutionary
measures, they will make exhaustive efforts to
expose fraud, and to punish the perpetrators
thereof
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lIOyt's RepubIicanism.
SEMINOLE.

We have heard few Democrats in this cit,
express their determination to vote for Hoy
simply because he resides here.
They say they would not vote for him if h,
lived anywhere else. What foolish ide,
this is; to vote for a man simply on accoun
of a personal pride in the citizenship of tn,
candidate. This would be bad country in
deed if all voters were actuated by the SAINT
impulse. 1t is principles, and not merit, tina
should guide us in our political actions. As
Democrat no man is justified in ca sting his
vote for Republican .on State or Nationa
issues. Personal prejudice should not be al
lowed to blind our eyes to the evils of radical
ism, even though brother of our own fesh
and blood invited our support, instead sim.
ply, fellow citizen
We have no patience whatever with such a
Democrat, We dislike to see man of oul
faith coming excuses to support the enemies
of that faith. In Hoyt the Democrats of this
county know they have an inveterate foe. c
has never been anything else but dyed.in-
the-wool Republican, and when the great men
of that party left it, disguised with the ma
chinery that had been introduced by men like
Cameron Hoyt still clung to the soiled gar
ments of the corrupt organization, hoping
some day to be rewarded for his faithfulness.
The Camerons at last have given him a
nomination, but cannot assure his election,
and Hoyt, Of course, must make many friends
between this time, and election day.
We do not expect those'o Of his own party
will desert him in his hour Of need, but we
do expect that every honest Democrat will
work with might and main against him.
Those who refuse to do this are not entitled
to be called Democrats The personality of
Col. Hoyt should sink into utter insignif-
cance when compared with the principles he
represents, and Democrats, before they es-
pouSe the cause of such man, ought serious
ly to reflect whether they can conscientiousy
support one who is sworn to defend the mon
strous iniqutles against which the world
stands aghast to-day, and which are loading
US with shame and disgrace and.unsetting the
very foundations Of our government,
Hoyt is a clean cut politician, and as such
he has always fought his enemies with vim.
dictive bitterness, He never in all his life
voted for man because he was fellow citi-
zen. lie has on the contrary, battled against
his warm personal friends in this city who
have in the past aspired to high political hon
ors, and fought them only because they were
Democrats. Under the circumstances Hoyt
has no right to expect favor from the opposl-
tion, and his friends, those of his political
faith, must not expect to meet with cordial
reception when they expect TO make converts
Of Democrats in this city.
Around the personal purity of Andrew H.
Dill clusters the fair lustre of Democratic
principle. 1t is an alliance of virtue and in.
tegrity, and gazing into the face Of our young
standard bearer, Democrats have reason to
rejoice that one so able and so honored is
chosen to be the opponent of man who rep
resents an oligarchy that will ruin if it be al
lowed to rule WikeSbave Leader.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-21
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of simple veg
etable remedy, for the speedy and permanent
cure for consumption bronchitis, catarrb,
asthma, and all throat and lung affections,
also positive and radical cure for nervous
debility and all nervous complaints, after hav-
ing test, its wonderful curative powers in
thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to
make it known to bis suffering fellows, Act
uated by this motive, and desire to relieve
human suffering, will send, free of charge,
to all who desire it, this recipe, with full di-
rections for preparing and using, in German,
French. or English. Sent by mail by ad-
dressing with stamp, naming this paper. W.
w. Shealer, 149, Powers Block, Rochester,
New York. june 2l-4w
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Butler Heard From.

General Butler as an individual member
of the judiciary committee on Tuesday sub
mtted to the house of representatives his
reasons for dissenting from the resolution
and report of the majority in regard to the
inviolability of Mr.. Hayes title. lie ar
gues at great length that the supreme court
has power to take cognizance of the alleged
frauds. He criticises the proposition to re.
fer the matter to the supreme court, but says
the true starting point in in the sixth section
OF the electoral commission, act of January,
1877, which speaks of procuring in the judi.
stricting possible inquiry to the supreme
court Of the District of Columbia, which
would have jurisdiction to hear and try on
information in the nature of quo warranto
filed by the attorney general at the instgs-
tion Of any citizen contesting the title of
any ofliceholder in the District. May not
such powers be conferred on any citizen or
court of the United States. As to the per-
son of Mr.. Hayes General Butler says
| Whence comes this novel doctrine that he is
/
a President of the United States should ever
commit common crime but if he were to
do so is he not amenable to the law there
for? If he usurps the possession of the
property of another may he not be sued in
the courts and yet according to the theory
of the committee he may commit the greatest
possible act of ilegality, usurpation of his
Office without amenableness to the judiciary
or any other power. | do most earnestly
protest against all such aggerations of the
office of the President. No man in the
United States, be high or low, is above the
law and l deplore the actual condition OF
the presidency, to maintain which unchal-
lenged wise and good men are driven to such
desperate resorts of argument.
General Butler sums up the situation
about as follows: 1t is claimed by ma
iority of the committee that if by force or
fraud, by forgery and perjury, by corruption
and bribery, man may buy or defraud o
congress in counting forged electoral certifi.
Gates of fraudulent votes and be allowed to
usurp thereby the office of President of the
United States there is no remedy against
his exercise of the high duties of that Office
and welding all its great powers for four
years within the powers of the constitution.
l will not admit that our fathers made any
such constitution or frame of government
for the welfare Of the people. cannot adj
nit that there is no remedy for so great
wrong known to republican form of gov
ernment guarded by constitutional checks
and balances and legal and judicial remedies.
If so then our republican form of govern
ment is failure and will go out in night
and darkness to the extinction of popular
rights and be succeeded by a government in
which the army shall put up at auction for
the highest bidder the right to exercise su-
preme executive power, as was done in the
Roman empire. Then indeed is no remedy
left us but revolution instead of the peace.
able one through the action of the judicial
courts.
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BIAN AND DEMOCRAT OOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COT NTY,


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Is trenchant reply by DR. Elan to Tyndalls famous
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Is followed by timely discussion OF "The Eastern
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Jack kehOe.
HIS HYPocRITIcAL AND LYING STATEMENTS.

HIS HYPOTHETICAL AND LYING STATEMENTS.
The Miners journal says: Subsequent
to the execution Of Donnely on Tuesday,
reporter of the Harrisburg Patriot held
short conversation with Kehoe. That wor-
thy, probably with tears in his eyes asserted
in feeling tones that he had lived in this
county for twenty.eight years and never COM
mitted crime. III there be any person in
Schuylkil county who believes the statement
we would consider it a favor to publish his
name. To keepers and every one else whom
he gets chance to say word Kehoe talks
of his innocence. He probably thinks that
persistence is sure to have an effect in time,
but when criminal like Kehoe assures
listener that he has not committed crime
during the past twenty-eight years, he must
be considered the prince of liars, and in ad-
dition something of fool If Kehoe had
got. his deserts he would long since have
been sleeping the sleep that knows no wax
ing, but when he speaks so affectionately of
the "the old man at Harrisburg" he under
stood what he was talking about--at least
appearances indicate as much-and felt con-
fident of cheating justice for a greater length
Of time than the general public imagined
possi5iA. May persons speak in unmeas-
urej terms ni the action of the executive in
ordering the execution of Donnelly while
worse man remained unhung. The chances
are that had it not been for Kehoe Sanger
would never have been killed, as before the
murd, n was committed, Kehoe's consent was
obtained. Donnellys friends, therefore,
thank the ex-county delegate, who has so
long cheated the gallows, for the wretched
ending of a life scarcely began. Kehoe Is a
good man in cell, where he feels at least
safe from the effect his various statements
might have on the persons whose character he
asperses. When safe from the consequences
of his words he can curse the witnesses who
helped to convict him, with voice as loud
and big as if owned by an honest man, but
In reality the fellow is an arrant coward. He
can whine as much as he pleases about his
innocence of the murder of Langdop. He
cannot convince those who followed the tes-
timony given at his trial, and whose minds
are unbiased that he is not guilty of the
killing of Langdon, and that he does not de-
serve short shrift at the end of the rope.
The question now is, when does Governor
Hartranft intend to appoint another day for
the hanging of Kehoe.-Erchaage.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-21

Grants habit of riding as dead head has
made case for the Queens Bench in Lon
don. The rate payers OF the town of Sun
derand object to footing the expenses of his
visit to them, He visited them upon the in
vitation of the corporation in special train
that was sent for him, aud was entertain ed
by the Mayor at the Mayors personal ex-
pense, but the other expenses incurred
amounted to f3SS, of which about flOO was
for fire works, Els for the hire of the hall,
fl3 for the special train, etc. The town
clerk made an affidavit to show that sum
of not above ZAP was incurred on account
of the Generals visit-that is, the special
train, the barriers, and the ringing of bells,
etc., and that the expenses were incurred for
the benefit OF the inhabitants, especially as
the town and port of Sunderland had great
trade with America, and it was therefore for
their advantage to cultivate relations of am
ity with the United States. 1t appeared that
some members of the council objected to the
defraying of these expenses out of the bor-
ough fund, and that the town clerk was ap-
pealed to, and the case was submitted to the
Queens Bench. Lord Chief Justice Cock
burn held that the payment must be quash-
ed as illegal; that the municipal corporations
act only authorizes taxation of the inhabi-
tants only applies to surplus Independent =
ly of the rates. The court said that if it had
been necessary to determine the case on the
question whether these expenses were for the
"benefit of the inhabitants" they would
have had no hesitation in deciding that they
were not SO, especially as to the expenses in-
Cured for fireworks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-21

A bill introduced by Senator Hawley, re-
peaIing all laws of this State granting special
privileges to banking institutions in the loan
of money, passed both Houses of the Legis.
lature and has been approved by the Cover
nor hence is now the law of the State. There
are over forty eight banks and banking in
stitutions in the State that had by special
act of Assembly, the power to charge and
collect any rate of interest they could make
the borrower agree to, but this law prohibit.
them from charging over six per cent, the
lawful interest of the State, and also under
the operations of former law they will for
felt their charter if they attempt to charge
more.
This will wipe out the power of State
banks to pay nine and ten per cent upon de-
posits, in order to control local capital
and then compel the borrower to pay a
ruinous rate of interest. This is pronounced
one of the best laws that was passed during
| the last session. MOntrose Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-21


Such Of the Greenback Labor people as op-
pose the election of both Dill and Hoyt fol
Governor on the alleged ground that they are
both friendly to cor porations should look at
home. Their candidate, Mr.. Mason, accord
ing to the record of his county, is in the SER
vice, professionally and otherwise, of the fol.
lowing named corporations: Pennsylvania
Company Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad; Erie and Pittsburg Railroad
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad New
Castle and Franklin Railroad Mercer Min
ing and Manufacturing Company Mercer
Iron and Coal Company; jamestown and
Franklin Railroad Shenango and Allegheny
Railroad Lake Shore and Michigan Central
Railroad. One of these companies being a
chief stakeholder in the Standard Oil Compa-
ny, Mr.. Mason may be said to be allied with
the latter also. The Nationals have not beer
fortunate in the selection of Gubernatorial
candidate so far as the corporation argument
is oncerned-Phika. Record.
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The New Usury Law.

In answer to many inquiries from different
sections of the commonwealth, the state Off
cials desire it made public that the late legis-
lature passed law providing that the lawful
rate Of interest for the loan or use of money
in all cases where no express contract is made
for less rate, shall be six (6) per eentum pei
annum, and repeating the first and second
sections of the act passed March 2, 1873, en-,
titled an act to reduce the interest of money
flom eight to six per centum per annum.
The customary provision that the act shal
not be construed to effect or impair in any
manner contracts made prior to its passage i
appended to its bill.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-21

In q case before the Circuit Court of Tai
bot county, Nd, last week, the court decided
that an insolvent husband having policy Of
insurance on his lie might assign the same
TO his wife, and if she should survive him she
should be entitled to the sum insured, free,
clear, and discharged of her husbands credit
ors, though he had continued insolyent and
paid the premiums up to the time of his
desth. An appeal has been taken from the
decision.
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And . Democratic Governor TcO

PORTLAND, Oregon, June ls.-The latest
election returns settle beyond doubt the
election of Thayer for governor. His ma.
jority will range from forty to seventy. The
legislature on joint ballot will have demo.
cratic majority of twelve.