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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-05-23
CHARLEY ROSS DEAD.
NEW YORK DETECTIVES sToRY-wHAT
He KNOWS ABOUT THIS REMARK
ABLE CASE,

Charley Ross, dead or alive will always
be the subject of curious speculation, and
theories will be spun upon the senderest
threads at the slightest provocation. The
latest view of the case is thus given by the
New York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press | was speaking last night to very
efficient detective officer by the name Of
Golding, who has been in the New York
service twenty years. He has been repeat
edy sent to European countries for escaped
criminals, and recently brought home from
South America iOrger from Pennsylvania
whom he had chased around the continent
first to Callao, then to Lima, and so on
down on the west coast and through Smiths
Sound into the Atlantic, and up to Monte
video, and finally caught him at Rio. L
said to this man: Have you any theory as
to that boy, Charley Ross, who was stolen
from Philadelphia?
q have a very distinct theory he said.
Some time after the boys disappearance,
but good while before Douglass and
Mosher, his captors, were killed at Bay
Ridge, the body of a little boy with light
brown hair was found near Bergen Point,
dressed in Girls clothes. The body had
been two or three months in the water when
found. and it WAS buried no claim having
been made for il bv ANYBODY. and no notice
ofonv lost child in any o the papers of this
vicinity. When Douglass and Mosher were
shot II was found that their resort was
about Bergen Point, on the flats of Newark
Bay. The little boy was then dug up, but
was so decomposcd that Mr.. Ross failed to
| identity it. Had the boy fallen off any
tug, barge, propeller, or anything that pass
e. through the Kills, the alarm would have
! been given. Had it belonged to any person
of il blood or kin there would baye been an
allrn TaSru out ol the water 50 long after
its calamity and already unacceptable, of
course it went rapidly to decay after burial.
the fact that MIR. Ross did not recognize it
as his child only shows that he was con-
scientious'
'What were Douglas and Mosher "
They were pilates. They generally
hauled their boat up on the mud about Ber-
gen Point, very good place for them to
rob burges and other vessels that came up
through the back klns and down from New
ark. With their yacht or cat boat they
could take flight from jersey into New York
at any time, or run up to Connecticut
How do you account for such pirates be-
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AN ANECD0TE OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

The Queen was not twenty years of age
when she ascended the throne. Coming in
to possession of power with a heart fresh,
tender and pure, and with all her instincts
inclined to mercy, we may be sure that
she found many things that tried her
strength of resolution to the utmost. On a
bright, beautiful morning the young queen
was waited upon at her palace, at Winsdor,
by the Duke of Wellington. He had brought
from London various papers requiring her
signature to make them operative. One of
them was sentence of court-martial pro-
nounced against a soldier of the line, that
sentence was that he be shot dead. TheQueen
looked upon the paper and then looked upon
the wondrous beauties that nature had
spread to her view. What has this man
done p she asked. The duke look, i at the
paper and replied 'Ah my royal nIistre,
that man, l fear is incorrgible He has
deserted three times And can you not say
anything in his behalf my lord?' Yelling
ton shook his head. 'Oh, think again,
pray your Seeing that her Majesty was 50
deeply moved and feeling sure she would not
have the man shot in any event, he finally
confessed that the man was brave and gallant
and really good soldier. But he added,
think of the influence Influence ? the
Queen cried, her eyes flashing and her bo-
som heavng with strong emotion. Let il
be ours to yield influence. / WI! Try mercy
in this mans case, and | charge you, your
Grace, to let me know the result A good
soldier, you said, Oh, thank you Tor that,
And you may tell him that your good word
saved him, Then she took the paper and
wrote, with bold, firm hand across the
dark page, the bright saving word-'PardOn-
ed ? The duke was fond of telling the story
and he was also willing to confess that the
giving of that paper to the pardoned soldier
gave him far more JOY than be could have
experienced from the taking of a city
London Jomnal
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0BEYING ORDERS.

He was weeping softly as he came out to
join his companions; peculiar twitchiug
of his muscles and the careful manner Of his
gait was painfully apparent to the boys !;
they knew that he had just wrestled with one
of his parents they had been there and
understood the whole business.
Been gttin' a lickin, Ben p asked several
sympathetically.
Yes murmured he i got licked fur
obeyin' orders
'Dis-obeyin', you mean cried they,
NO, fur obeyin', tell ye,' persisted he
then, seeing their looks of incredulity, be
made this explanation when | were com
in into the house my boots were muddy as
blazes and mother had just been scrubb,n'
the floor says she, Now, Ben, you'd better
walk right over that clean floor with your
muddy boots Anything to oblige you,
says |, So | boldly walked across the
room, and she lit on me with bound like
a cat on mouse, and the way she toted mt
around that room was caution. | won't
obey orders any more
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ALL FOR LOVE.

Two young men went into the woods near
Aurora, H., to play game of cards. As
they were rival lovers, and had not previ.
ously spoken to each other for months, it is
conjectured that the girl in dispute was the
stake that they played for. The winner
however, was not permitted to gain the
prize, for his opponent instantly shot him
through the heart. An effort to settle rival
ry by chance had a not less sad result in Tex
as. The two suitors were convinced thai
the young woman would accept either if the
other would let her alone, and they agreed
to throw dice to decide which should give hel
up. The loser honestly endeavored to keeT
the compact, but the woman refused to b'
disposed of in that way, and wrote to hin
that she would marry nobody else, and woulC
not even see the winner. The latter woulC
not believe that his competitor had tried t.
retire from the contest, and so murdere'
him.
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TO HOUSE CLEANERS.

To give glass great brilliancy, wash
with damp sponge dipped in spirits, then
dust with powdered blue or whiting tiled in
then muslin bag and polish with chamois
cloth
A flannel cloth dipped in warm soap suds,
then into whiting, and applied to paint, will
instantly remove all dirt and grease. Wash
with clean water, then dry; the most deli.
cate paint will not be injured and look like
new.
A paste OF whiting and benzine will clean
marble, and one made of whiting and chlo-
ride Of soda, spread and left to dry lin the
sun ifpossible) on the marble, will remove
spots.
Paint splashed upon window glass can be
easily removed by hot solution of soda.
To clean oilcloths, wash always with
warm milk. Once in six months scrub with
soap-suds, dry thoroughly and apply a:coat
of varnish. They will last as long again.
SCOT falling on carpet from chimneys, or
from carelessy handled stove pipes, if COW
cred thickly with salt, can be brushed up
without damage to the carpet.
a little spirits of turpentine added to the
water with which floors are washed will pre-
vent the rayages of moth.
When carpets are well cleaned, sprinkle
with salt and fold when laid, strew, with
slightly moistened bran before sweeping !;
this, with salt, will freshen ther- wonderful
ly.
One pound of copporas dissolved in one
quart of boiling water will destroy foul
smells, Powdered borax scattered in their
haunts will destroy cockroaches.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. ]. p. Tustin, (Supply.)
sunday services-lOH a. m: and 6H p. m.
PRAYER Pr Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at 81
seas free The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. o. d. $. Marclay.
sunday services-lOK a. m. and Up. IN.
i'paveT Prrs Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at IN
seats free Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. stuart Mitchell.
sunday services-IOK a IN. and 81 p. m.
Prayer Prayer Meetlng-Every Wednesday evening at eX
seats seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. w. Evans.
Mnister-Rev. NJ. l.. Smyser.
sunday Servces-10H and 81 p. m.
Bibe Ie ClassDEvery Monday evening at eH O'Clock.
Young Mems Prayer Meeting-Eyery Tuesday
ig General prayer Meeting Thursday evening
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
rastor-Rev. W. E. Krebs.
Kesidehce-Corner 4th and Catharine slreets.
sunday servlces-1OH a. IN. and I p. m.
Sunday School-9 a. m.
PRAYER Meeting-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There is always room.
ST. PAULs CHURCH.
Rector-Rev L. zahner.
Sunday servlces-1OH a. M, ~ p. m.
sunday SCHOOL, 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.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. A. l.. Reeser
MiniSter-Rev. George Hunter. ~
Sunday servce-2 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 1.-THE little Brick Church on the hill,
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on ROCK street
east Of Iron. ,,
Regular meeting for worship, every LoruS uay III
seats free and the public are cordially invited TO
attend
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-05-23

Gambling houses frequented by females
alone, are now the sensation of New York.
They are discovered in the most fashionable
parts ofthe city and, for aught that appears to
the contrary, are irequented by the most
fashionable ladies. They are only an outcrop
of the times-a natural outgrowth of the
boarding house existence of so many fami-
lies. Having no home cares or home at
tachments, they seek excitement and amuse-
ment in the gambling house. Our large cit
les have so few homes and so few domestic
comforts that it is little wonder that so much
Of folly and vice prevails among those who
call themselves the better class of people.
"oatan finds work for idle hands to do"
| says the proyerb, and it is always true. A
woman who could sit down day after day
and week after week, running on into years,
and look out of Il hotel window unto busy
street and yet feel no desire to get out and
enjoy the excitement stimulated by the NOV
| ing masses around her, would be strange
mortal indeed. The same desire for excite
mcnt and the same influences the same bur
den of emui-would carry her to the gaming
house, where she would meet only those of
her own sex, aud participate in the exeite-
ment of gaming as a relief foI the dull mo-
notony of her up stairs existence.
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Women Never Think !

If the grabbed old bachelor who uttered
this sentiment could but witness the intense
thought, deep study and thorough investi-
CATION of women in determining the best
medicines to keep their families well, and
would note their sagacity and wisdom in Sc
lectng Hop Bitters as the best and demon
strating it by keeping their families in per
petual health, at mere nominal expense
he would be forced to acknowledge that sucl
sentiments are baseless and false.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-05-23
POetical.
AFTER DARK.
BY WILL WALLACE HARNEy

when twilight gathers In her sheaves,
And wheeling swallows skim the nume,
The plowman, turning homeward, leaves
His plow mid-furrow In the broom,
And through the melancholy ewes
The orange drops Its milk-white bloom.
The old delights that go and come
Through sorrow, in the falling dew,
Like waves that wore wreath OF foam
The darker that the waters grew,
Plow round my solitary home
AT evening, when the stars are few.
SO, sad and sweet as bridal tears
For broken homes to see withdraw
The child we love, have gone the years
We climbed the frosty hills, and saw
Descend on all the frozen meres
The sunlight breaking through the thaw.
Like one who in tho driving snow,
When all the untrodden paths are dim,
Hears far-or voices, faint and low,
Across the woodland calling him,
hear the loved Of long ago
Singing among the sersphlm
And as the soft, assembling light
Fails, shadowlng into dusky red,
think how beautiful the night
With gathering state is overspread,
Like seeds OF many an old delight
Through sheaves OF sorrow harvested.
-Hdrper's Mdgdzine.
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Columbia County Official Directory

prosident Judge-William Elwell.
Associate Judges-I K krtckbaum, f. L. Shuman.
nrotbonotary, 6c.-William Krickbaum.
Cnnrt Stenographer-S. n. Walker.
Sorjster Is Recorder williamson II. Jacoby.
ntstrICt Attorney-RObert X. Little.
sheriff John W. HOFFMAN,.
S'irye ,or- Samuel Neyhard.
.i,ra1surer-H A. Sweppenbeiser
G,nmissioners-S Pohe, Charles Richart.
A. D. Herring. -, q, 49,
Gnditors-s. II. Smith, W. Manning, G. b. See
shOltZ. -. ,,,, ,,s,,,,,,. r,, 90,
'G"1nty porntendont-William II. Snyder.
ninnm Poor Distrct-Dlrectors-R $. Ent, Scott,
,yin. kramer, bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
spDtt.
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President OF Town Council-G. A. Herring.
1lerk-Paul Z. Writ
chief OF pollce-,Jas. G. Sterner.
President of Gas COmpany-S. Knorr.
Secretary-C W. Miller
BoomsDurg Banking Company-John A. Funston,
President, II. IL. Grotz Cashier, John Peacock, Tel
err. , e,--.,-,, - -, .
First Ma ional Bank-Charles II. Paxton, President
p. Tustin Cashier.
columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Assocaiion-E. II. Little, President, q. W. Miller,
bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
VIM Peacock, President, j. b. Robson, Secretary
Bloomsburg Mutual Saving Fund Assoclatlon--J.
7 Brewer, President, 7. E. Writ, Secretary.
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When you see baby, which you know
to have suffered for long time with summer
complaint or dysentery, suddenly improved
and grow fat and healthy, you can rest as
sured that DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup has been
used.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

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1t cannot be that "all flesh is grass" Gras,
gets its dew. About the only thing that doe.
in this world.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-23

THE REVIVAL OF TRADE.-The re-
vival of our old time commerce and the
demand made upon our agricultural /
resources, give daily increasing evidence
of the return Of a season Of prosperity
that all have been anxiously waiting TO
see for many years. It's return has not
been so gradual, as was expected in
many branches of trade, and hence con-
siderable difficulty has arisen in such
ndustries-notably in the product, sale,
manufacture and use of iron. The de-
mand for which has exceeded the sup
ply in every part of the country, and
heavy shipments of iron and steel are
being made from Europe, notwiths,and-
Ing the high duty upon both articles.
In some quarters the boom which We
are told is sweeping over the West has
prostrated some good men who were re
ported as substantial while il has put
milliens of others on their feet. This
could not be otherwise. The advance
in the price of grain has set everything
in motion in the great western cities,
into which the gold OF Europe is pour
ing to buy food for the millions of other
lands, and thence disseminated all over
the adjacent country.
Chicago, in which year ago trade
~os efa md rapts Inx.- ia unu mora
buoyant than it has ever been before.
We are told that all buildings in its
mans of trade are rented at high figures,
and that there is scarcely r ON to do
business in 10 be had. And that none
can be rented at the present rates for q
longer period than six months. Even
the second stories and Easements are il
demand at immensely increased figures
New York and Philadelphia have fe
the stimulant TO trade, but not to so grea
degree as the cities Of the West Th'
demand upon the Western merchants il
the dry goods trade In Chicago has beer
so great, so our advices are, that every
thing on their shelves is in demand a
prices far in advance of what they wer
expected to be sold. This eff, ct is n
doubt directly traceable to the advanc
in wheat, corn, beef cattle and other art
cles of export. The effect of an il
crease of from fifty to one hundred pc
cent. in the price of st.ch staple article
as wheat and corn could not fail to max
wonderful change in such grain pr,
ducing regions as centre at Chicago. 1t
hoped that its effects will be felt he
more fully before the winter sets in.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-23
The -Ncrt Electoral COiieDo.

The -NcEt Electoral College.
From the st. Paul tMinn,) Globe.
There are a few doubling Thomases
among the democrats of this vicinity
who seem to regard the loss Of Ohio by
the democracy on Tuesday as fatal to
the prospects Of that party III the fresi-
dental contest of next year. Such men
have evidently paid but little attention
To the aspect of affairs as presented by
the latest elections held in the North
aud West. a careful survey OF the field
shows that thu democrats are not as liza
BILE to defeat as would appear at first
glauce, but stand more than ali even
chance of success. In the North the
democracy can safely lay claim TO the
States of Connecticut, Indiana, New
Jersey and New York. There may be
some who will dispute the possibility
1 Of carrying New York. The present.
1 split in the dem cratic ranks may lose
the 81 ate Tor the democrats at the cleo
| ton rext month. But a year hence this
discussion will be healed, and the demo-
cracy will present solid front. With a
united democracy the State is certain u
cast its electoral vote for the candidate
Of the party, whoever he may be.
A look at the complexion of the mex,
electoral college presents the following
as the probable and almost positive
status OF that body after the election d
November, loS0:-
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DEM. STATES.
REP. STATES.
Electoral Vote.
Electoral Tote.
ptdI.. I........'..-.. <Oo
DOT BrFUL STATES.

OreS on. ....... ..s.'...'............... 8
Ia the above computation We give the
republicans the States Of Illinois and
Ca iiornia, which may be considered
doul ttul, and granting them both Ore
gon aud " lsconsln. IL will he seen that
Trey cannot, by any method Of figuring,
command more than lG6 electoral votes,
which is nineteen less Than a majority.
With a candidate for Vice President
from Ill nois-such man AS General j.
NJ. Palmer, for insIance--that State
could easily be carried by the demo-
Gratis, and III that event the party could
afford the loss # New y ork. But, as We
have said, the existing breach in the
party III that state will no doubt bt
healed long before the Presidential elec
lion, and with a united democracy th'
Empire Slate will be democratic to tn
\ core.
We can afford to allow tie republican
party to take Ohio and yet win the bat
tie in 1880. There is margin enough I
work upon, provided no grave blunder
are committed In fact, the result i
Ohio settles all dissensions on the final
cial question, and cleayes the way for
rousing democratic victory in 1881.
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LICENSE NOTICES.

NOTICE /. Henry Bradley. do hereby
~ give notice that l shall apply to the
Judges OF the Court OF General Sessions OF
the Peace aud jail Delivery of the State of
Delaware. In and for the county of New
Castle, on Monday, the Eth OF November,
IL being the first day of the November
term A. D., 1879, for "A license to keep AN
inn or tavern At No. 100 West Front street,
being on the X. W. corner OF Front
and 5hipley streets. in the Fist Ward
of the city OF Wilmington, county and
state Aforesaid, with the privilege OF Sci
ling Intoxicating liquors IN less quanti-
ties than one quart, 10 be drunk on the
premises, aud the f,liowng respectable
citizens iiVlng in the said ward, recoln-
mend the said application 10 wit:
John L. Kelley, James Mckenna,
| l.. W. Palmer, Lawrence kieran,
| Austin V. Gaynor, Daniel McCusker,
| John +. Dickev, John r. McDermott
| Frank c. Howard, Washington NJ Smith
| Joseph Lowber, Michael Davine,
| John Il. Brady, Jacob Butt,
John ii. Pinkerton, James, W. King,
| Is. A. Ward, James =. Sawdon,
Edward Rogers Andrew CowBn,
Frank Fitzpal rick, George III. Marple,
George Ii. Taylor, Fred Well,
Henry Graham, John Kienle,
Fred. ID. Moore, Priiip q. PUNK ett
oct23-3t. HENRY BRADLEY,
The daily gazette., 1879-10-23
From the Reading Eagle, Dem.
Politics..

Bayard's friends in Wilmington are
anxiuusly waiting the course Of affairs
in Ohio and New York They reason
that the defeat of Ewing will effect a
blow at the infationists which must re-
suit in strengthening their favorite's
chances. If Robinson should also fail
to carry New York, they would then
conclude that Tlden's opportunity for
1880 would not be worth considering,
and that Thereby Senator Bayard would
rise up TO magnitude of a political
necessity" His strength in this emer-
gency would be in the fact that he had
withstood Ewine's theories, warned the
party against the dangers of an extra
session, and favored the resumption that
has resulted in return of prosperous
times. Against Grant and Ii military
disposition and rule, Bayard will be
held up as representative Of purely
civil government and legal methods.
Such, although no systematic work is
beiug done as yet in his behalf, are the
arguments AMI p ans presented by the
friends Of Bayard in his own State, who
look in great activity upon his return
home, now thought to be only two
weeks distant.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-23
TuU.sDAY. OCTOBER "a 1879.

TurRE seems TO be q disposition in
some quarters to disparage Mr.. Tilden
in various ways. 1t is done by many
new,paper, claiming to be the friends OF
other gentlemen who are frequently
spoken of as candidates for the Presi-
dential nomination. This olicy ought
not to be pursued by Democrats. The
Democrats of Delaware especially ought
to avoid detrActiye references to either
of the great Democratic statesmen whose
names are proposed as candidates. Every
one has right to his preference. But
those who give vent to and circulate the
petty ISLANDERS that are heAped upon Mr.
Tilden, Mr.. Hendricks or Mr. Pendieton
by their Republican enemies confer no
honor upon their own preference
Should the nomination fall upon our
own distinguished citizen, Senator Bay
ard, the Democrats of Delaware and our
whole people will hope to mud every
Democratic voice in every State raised
high in his favor, aud hence Democrats
here should be ready to accord the
same support to any other gentleman
upon whom the nomination may fall.