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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16
GENERAL NOTES.

The body polite is mainly at peace. and in
war-maters there is reasonable activity only in such
out-of-the-way places Zululand. Chill, Bolivia kash-
gar, Kuldia-ihe flaps and coat tails Of creation Now
why embrace the opportunity to Danish 1t altogeher
"Pinafore" has outreached civilization and,
like Alexander It behods the OF conqueraDle do
main brcoming sadly limited. Sheridan just IN frcm
the plains says, The Indians all sing IT; but ddn't
go to near EN-! 20 Aud the Zuus yct hear from.
The big African elephant which died at the
Philadelphia Zoo last week killed by mischeyous
children. In her stomach found lot OF pebbles,
fshbones and Sticks which 1t is believed put in
paper bags aud thrown down the animals throat on
Fourth OF July, when very large crowd visited the
garden
New mammoth caves are discovered every
lttle while TO add the show features OF this
ishing country. To the Kentucky and the in
Virginia and the in this state Schohare, is
now to oe added one Nashville, Tenn. Most great
caves are discovered by falling into them aud be-
ing found by exploring party sfter they have ceased
10 be marketable, but this was found by the ubiquitous
&" boy" aud has been trdYeEsed Ior somo miles.
One hundred years ago this day, Mad An"
thony sent to Washington this message from stony
Point: Dear General: The fort aud garrison, with
Colonel johnson, Oar officers and men be-
hayed like who are determined TO be free. Yours
sincerely, Anthony Wayne" The assault had been
made at midnight, and Wayne, wounded in the head.
had cried: Carry NE into the fort aGd Let me die al
the head ~ my column"
The house in which the Russian thieves
worked underground IN order to rob the Governments
chest at Kherson rented BY the mistress OF school
FObcs system, and among her scholars were Two OF
the children OF the Governor Of the district She has Deem
arrested The OF an Admiral. VINO Is supposed TO
have had hand In the deed, is said to nave dsaP
peared The whole OF the stolen amount mas hosye'
been recovered there being still half million r3nOles
missing Rightly or wrongly. TINS ROBBERY 10 oo10''N
TO DO the WORK OF the Revolutionary pa;ty.
An absent-minded rector disappointed
fashionable marriage party IN Phladep hia last wees
He was to have married the couple AZ O'Clock III tc
afternoon The bride and bridegroom appeared io.'
lowed by retnue OF ushers. Everything was III reau,
ness except the gentleman VINO was 20 perform 'no
| ceremony A messenger was dispatched to his resi-
dence but the rector had gone out Of town Aiter de
lay Of over an hour learned thar he had gone
botauiZng. Presbyterian clergyman IN tue auUlei
volunteered, entered tho chancel ana lnaIred '"'
couple. 81,
| Punch has an imaginary conversation Win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRElGN.-The Irish University bill has been
passed by the House of Lords. 60 There were
III deaths from yellow fever in Havana last week.
GO The Porte has refused TO accept
British mediation in regard to the Greek
claim. =- The new Canadian loan has been fully
subscribed -- Mr.. Tenant a Liberal, has been
elected member of Parliament for Glasgow
DoMESTC.-The Pennsylvania National Convcn-
ton, held at Altoona yesterday, nominated ex-
Judge Peter Sutton for State Treasurer; the Dem
ocrac Convention Of the State will meet at Harris
burg today. 80 The heat sent the mercury up
to 1929 in Detroit yesterday; it 90
in Philadelphia. 80 A fire at the Brevoort
colliery, near Pottsyille, has caused loss
of S2JOO0O. -= Cairo New Orleans and Norfolk
have suspended the quarantine against Memphis.
80 About >, 900 people attended the Virginia boat
races yesterday. - a public meeting in favor of
population has been held at New-Orleans.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A jury was obtained in the
Cox murder trial. == The Assembly Railroad
Committee adjourned to meet at Saratoga the third
week in August. 80 The Duke of Argyll visited
The Metropolitan Museum with General di Cesnola,
and dined with Cyrus w. Field in the evening.
80 Yesterday was the hottest day since 1876.
&C. Gold value Of the legal-tender silver dollar
Nl2l2 grains) $40 cents. =- Stocks with few
exceptions dull and lower, closing irregular and
unsettled
The Manufacturers local observations in
dictate clear and partly cloudy weather. with oc-
casiona showers and possibly cool breezes late in
tie day. Thermometer Yesterday: Highest, 90" /;
lowest. TO! average. s4ss7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16
RETIVING INDUSTRY md CONFIDENCE

Encouraging information as to the state of
trade and industry is given in the quarterly
report of Messrs Dun, Barlow & Co.'s Mercan-
tile Agency for July, which shows that the
failures during the second quarter of 1879
have been much smaller i'll number and
amount of Liabilities than those of any other
quarter for five years. Although the second
quarter of the year is usually one of fewer
commercial disasters than the first or third.
the comparison with the returns for the sec
ond quarter of 1878 shows a decrease OF 936
in number of failures, or nearly 40 per cent,
and $26.OS7,215 i'll amount of liabilities, or
nearly 81 per cent. SO remarkable a change
bears conclusive testimony to the improve
mcnt in the condition OF business, and the fol-
lowing comparison of failures by quarters
since 1875 shows plainly the increase and de-
crease of commercial disasters:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

The latest foreign advlces show that the uproar
of rage, despair, and open rejoicing continues uh-
abated in France upon the death of Prince Louis.
Denunciations of Lieutenant Carey Lord Chclms-
ford and Of English carclessncSs and cowardce are
loud and vehement At this distance, the hopes OF
the Impenalsts appear visionary that 1t is hard
to understand the exaggerated fury of their cutlery.
The Bonapartist papers describe the Prince az a
Pascha Lamb sacrificed for the sins of the world ;
aud as Christ in dying, created Christianity, so he,
by his death has restored the Empire. How this is
done II is hard to see but Victor, his heir, as
surcd that France will have no Cromwell or
Marius, but a Caesar; and he is invoked as the
Amounted One, under the protection of the great
shades in Heaven All of which frothy bias
phemy is due, not to any personal feeling Of devo-
ton of the Rouhers and Cassagnacs TO the dead lad
or the living but to the fact that the only chance
of substantial incomes for these Imperahst leaders
dIsappearcd when the Zulu struck the fatal blow.
Judpng from the tone of the French, German and
English papers, the chances OF Prince Jerome to OBJ
tain "a respectable adherence among his own party
is feeble i'm the extreme. No more personally un-
popular man, probably, holds a prominent place
in French politics. The BOnapartist leaders,
IT is stated long 90 refused to go 80 the receptions
of his sister the Princess Mathilde if he pres
emf Victor his son-Louis's heirs now seven
teen, and is reported to be more OF favorte with
them and with his worldly old aunt than the dead
Prince because he is of grain, and inclined
TO vices for witch all the Bonapartes had pen
chant. ''Louis,r the Princess Mathilde wont
IN say :. is too good for this world He certainly
was for her and her manpuyrng clique. The
Young man really appears, from all accounts, to
have been an excellent young fellow" as the
Prussian organs call hm-sincere, atfectionate
and devout-and is without doubt much better off
to-day, dead in his harmless manly youth than if
he had lived to be manipulated by tine horde of male
and female politicians into feeble likeness of his
father
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

The tide of disaster eliminated with the re-
neal of the Bankrupt Act, which took effect in
the third quarter of 1873 In that quarter
and in the first Of that year, when the imme-
date repeal of the act WAC for a long time
expected, there were many failures IN form
which were in reality only public notifications
of rOttenness which had previously existed
In reality, therefore, the condition of business
has been growing more healthy since the see
ond and third quarters of 1877, when the
average of liabilities reached an amount sur
passed subsequently only in the period when
the repeal of the Bankrupt Act was first ex-
pected. The werdmg-Out process of last year
was not in the main harmful; on the contra
nv, il removed serious obstacles TO Il more
healthy and vigorous trade And the low av-
cmge OF liabilities 10 each failure, even more
than the diminution in number Of failures,
indicates that a condition of trade has re-
suited which justilies reyiying confidence.
The failures during the first quarter of the
year were considerably increased in number
and amount by the formal announcement of
insolvcncics which had been temporarily ad-
iusted prior to the repeal OF the Bankrupt Act,
but were, nevertheless, much smaller and less
numerous than those OF the corresponding
quarter last year. Thus the returns for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

Now it appears that the yellow fever was brought
back to Memphis through the saving graces of a
Mrs. Mulbrandon. Some friends of hers died of
yellow fever last Summer and she inherited their
clothes, which she carefully packed away. The
germs of the Black Death. our readers will re-
member, were introduced into Russia by a shawl
which Cossack soldier brought home to his sweet
heart In the case of the Mulbrandons, the woman
probably was poor, and she could not bring her
mind 20 waste the coat She put it on her husband,
ran tho risk and trusted to luck. lie died the next
day. Just as American engineers patch the leak in
the boiler with bran, to save the expense of new
one. or our city governments leave sewers putrid
with decaylng garbage. and drains trapless out of
the same wise economy, knowing that Death may
take a hand in the game, not any minute, just as
he pleases. He generally does please. and finishes
it, But the money is saved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

Now and then an exDOorkeeper does really
prove his moral bigness. Mr.. Polk, for eX-
ample. has just shown that he is several sizes
larger than most of his party associates by
frankly admitting that the revival of the
State Rights doctrine has cost them Ohio,
and will cost them afterward other things
equally valuable. Mr. Polk has bestowed a
handsome dose of truth upon the Democracy
and wasted ii, of course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

A correspondent contributes elsewhere a
curious story of political strategy in Florida.
Does Mr.. Tilden propose to steal General
McClellan's thunder, and move on the White
House by way of the trcnchesP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

BY decision of the General Term of the
Court of Common Pleas, the question of La
biity for slippery sidewalks is made plain. 1t
Is declared that the city is responsible if ice
and snow are allowed to remain on sidewalks,
and that the negligent householder is respOn-
sible only for the amount of the fine which
the law authorizes it to collect. The decision
will be useful, for it will give the authorities
the strongest possible incentive to see the law
strictly enforced, and prOperty-owner also
will be put in motion by the unusual prospect
of fine. But why moralize, in such weather 2
All householders who find their sidewalks
covered with snow this morning will remove
it promptly, as good citizens should.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

A curious judicial experiment has been tried
in Virginia-that of trying a negro with a
jury composed entirely from his own lace.
This was not by any means the prisoners
wish, as witness the strenuous efforts of his
counsel to prevent 1t. Indeed there is story
extant of an ex-slaye who objected to being
tried by his peers in color on the ground that
"niggers would hang Niger just to see him
"kick." But this was evidently libel on the
race. The Virginia jury did not hang the
prisoner though he was guilty of the crime
of killing his grandmother. They proved
their familiarity with the nicetics of the
criminal code by finding him guilty only of
murder in the second degree, and they let
him Oft with eighteen years imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

The session of the Greenback Convention
of Pennsylvania, and the gathering of the
delegates for the Democratic Convention,
cause slight ripple in the politics OF that
State. The Greenback Convention was highly
unimportant, scarcely any of the leaders being
present-nOt even Hendrick b. Wright. The
members were mainly obscure and uninhuen-
tal men, the proceedings were tame, and the
SStform extraordinarily ordmary-of its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

The movement in England to commemorate
the life OF the Prince Imperial is indeed
assuming extrayagant proportions. 1t is pro-
posed not only that there shall be statue in
the Abbey, but that some other memorial
shall be built with the proceeds of the army
subscription, and besides this, a charitable III
stitutOn of some sort as an additional
memorial. 1t is expected that the contribu-
tons of the British Army will reach $780,
900. No man has been so honored by the
English nation since that excellent man died
who was the husband Of Queen Victoria her
self, and whom the whole people honOred as
the Good Prince" No doubt poor young
Bonaparte was personally good prince, too !;
but Prince Albert had won his hOnors by a
lifetime of effort for the best interests of
mankind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-16

kind. The only feature of real interest was
the persistence of the convention IN
nominating Mr.. Henry Carey Baird, IN
spite of his explicit declarations that he
would not take the place, and IN
keeping his name up in spite of his demands
that it be taken down. The Democratic Con-
vention, which meets to-day, promises to be
almost equally feeble. The candidate is foreor-
dained, likewise the platform; likewise defeat
in November. The attendant circumstances
are not, therefore, inspiriting.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-08-15
OUR CONSUMPTION OF TIMBER.

We have now about 10000 miles of rail-
road the annual consumption for ties or
sleepers alone is 10000, 900, or thirty years
growth of 10000 acres. To fence these
roads would require at least 1870 900 miles of
fence, which would cost $45 900, 900 to build,
and take at least SIS. 000, 900 annually to
keep in repair. We have 10000 miles of
wire, which requires in its putting up S0O,.
600 trees, while the annual repairs must take
300, 900 more. The little, Insignificant lu-
cifer match consumes annually in its manu-
facture 30O,0 900 cubic feet of the finest pine.
The bricks that are annually baked require
1000, 900 cords of wood, which would sweep
the timber clean from $4,000 acres. Shoe
pegs are quite as important an article as
matches or bricks, and to make the required
annual supply consumes 100000 cords OF
fine timber, while the manufacture of lasts
and boot trees takes 500, 200 cords of maple,
beech and birch and about the same amount
is required for plane stocks and the handles
of tools. The packing boxes made in the
United States in 1874 amounted to $I2,-
100000, while the timber manufactured in
to agricultural implements, wagons, etc., is
more than 100000. The farm and rural
fences of the country consume an immense
amount of lumber and timber annually, but
as we grow elder as natisn, this consump
tion may, and probably WILL be reduced by
the more general use of live fences or hedg.
es. Our consumption of timber is not only
daily on the increase, but our expectation
of timber is also rapidly increasing. Oul
slaves go by the million to France annually
walnut, oak, maple and pine to England
and spsrs and docking timber to China ant
Japan.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-08-15

Bristol is perhaps the only city in the
world that has two mayors, two city govern.
ments, two police, etc., and that is taxed in
two states. The line between Tennessee
and Virginia is in the centre of Main street,
and it gives rise to many funny scenes, as
for example, the runaway couple need no
coach -four, but arm-in.srm step across
Main street and are welded. The fugitive
commits crime in Virginia, goes to the
pavement on the other side of the street
and talks deflantly to the officer on the op-
posite side, who has a warrant for his arrest
A stumble or too bold disposition will
sometimes, however, bring him to grief
Several instances have occurred Sof iugitives
being hustled across the line by party pre-.
pared while in the act of holding such q
conversation, and they tell of man who
defiantly perched himself on pile of store
boxes within six feet of the line, jeering
the officers on the other side, but uniortu.
nate for him some more law abiding citizens
tilted the boxes, and when he reached the
ground, to his extreme modification, he
found that he was in the other State.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-08-15

1t has been commonly said that the cold
water poem, The Old Oaken Bucket was
inspired by glass of brandy. A writer in
the Boston Herald affirms the truth of the
story, and tells it as personal recollection.
Samuel Woodwork, the author, was a print
er, and was employed in an Office in Cham
bers street, New York. One day he drop
ped into Mallory's bsrroom in Franklin
street, to get some brandy and water. The
liquor was excellent. and Woodwork re-
marked that il was superior to anything he
ever tasted. No. said comrade, there
was one thing that you and used to think
far surpassed this in the way of drinking.
What was that p asked Woodwork, dub.
iously. Fresh spring water that we used to
drink from the old oaken bucket that hung
in the we'll, after our return from the hay
field on sultry day in summer The
rhythm OF the phrase, The old osken buck.
ct that hung in the WE'LL struck Woodwork
at once, and the picture of the we'll at hi,
boyhoo,. nome came to his mind. Within
few hours he had completed the poem.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. p Tustin, tSupply.)
sunday Services-lUH a. IN. and 6h p. m.
sunday School-9 q. IN.
prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at ss
seats free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Sunday Services-lOH a. M and 7Hp.m.
i'ravef i Meeting Every Wednesday evening at IN
seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PREsByTRR1AH CHURCH.
Mlniser-Rev. Stuart Mitchell.
sunday Services-I0H a. IN. and 81 p. m.
sunday School-9 q. m.
prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at ox
seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev w. Evans.
Minlster-Rev Il. II. Yocum.
sunday Services-1OB and on p. m.
Bi6ie et classNEverv Monday evening at sx o'clock.
Young Mems Prayer Meetlng-Every Tuesday
i General Prayer Meeting Every Thursday evening
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
% e. h kneDs and sree
Sunday Services-1O% a. IN. ana p. m.
sunday Schools a. M.
Prayer Meetlng-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There is always room.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
Rcctor-Rev L. Zahner.
Sunday Services-10H a. M, ~ p. IN.
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.
Pews rented; but everybody welcome.
EvASGBLICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. A. L. Reeser
Minister-Rev. George Hunter.
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 NIL, =.
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-On ROCK street
east OF Iron.
Regular meeting for worship, every Lords day af-
ternoon Mt 81 o'clock. ,,.. -.
Seats rree; and the public are cordially invited to
attend
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-08-15
Is il possible

That remedy made of such common, sim
pie plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dan
delion &c, are such marvellous and wonder
ful cures as Hop Bitters do? 1t must be
for when old and young, rich and poor,
Pastor and Doctor, Lawyer and Editor, all
testify to having been cured by them, we
must believe and doubt no longer, See 9TH
er column.
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Columbia County Official Directory.

president Judge-William Elwell.
associate Judges-I. X. Krickbaum, r. L. Shuman
prothOnotary, &c-William Krckbaum.
court stenographer-S. N. Walker.
3eglster 4 Recorder-Wilamson II. Jacoby,
instruct Attorney-Robert X. Little.
sheriff-John w. HOFFMAN,.
snrve yor- samuel Neyhard.
Treasurer--II. A. Sweppenbe eiser.
C9mmIssIoners-stephe Pohe, Charles Rchart
A, B. Herring.
C Commissioners Cerk.J. 3. Casey.
Auditors--S. II. Smith, W. Manning, G. b. See
sholtz. . ~, ,,.,.
Jury C0mmlSsloners-hu NooDinS, IneOd0re W.
county superntendent-Wlllia II. Snyder.
Room Poor Dlstrict-Directors-R 4. Ent Scott
WIN. Kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Reece
scott,
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1t is thought that the Minister selected to
succeed Mr.. Welsh will be charged with ne.
gotiations with the British Government on
the fisheries question. The Kesrsarge will
be sent to the fishery grounds to secure the
lates information respecting the value oi
the fisheries.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-08-15

1t doesn't do bit of good to take a
twelve mile promenade in a fourteen foot
room with the baby, and sing or declaim
"Hootchie, pootchie pudden and pie" Use
DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup and be done with
II
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President OF Town Council-I s. KUHN,
Clerk-Paul K. Writ.
chief OF Poce-D. Laycock.
President OF Gas Company-S. Knorr.
Secretary-C. w. Miller.
Bloomsbury Banking Company-John A. Funston,
President, IL. ii. Grotz, Cashier, John Peacock, Tel
er.
FRS, National Bank-Charles r. Paxton, President
j. p. Tustln, Cashier.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Associalion-E. H. Little, President, q. W. Miller,
secretary.
bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock, President, j. b. Robson, Secretary
Bloomsburg Mutual Saving Fund Assocation-J.
] brewer, President, p E. Writ Secretary.
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Private Sale!
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A UDITOR's NOTICE.

RsTATR OF cHRIsTIAN WOLF LATE OF AIffIN TOWNSHIP
COLUMBIA COUNTY, DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed BY the Or
phans s. Court OF Columbia county 70 distribute the
balance OF the assets OF said estate In the hands OF
| NJ b. Greasy, executor theleof 10 and among the
persons entitled thereto, Will attend 10 the dute OF
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urday the 10th day OF August, az 10 o'clock IN, al
which time and place all persons Interested may at
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July IS, sw,