The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-01-16
News from all Around.

-GOVernor H0yts appointment OF Judge
Woodward has stirred up the Republicans
of Kingston to freDzied fury, and they have
been smashing his portrait. After all, the
Republican party doesn't want non. par.
tisan Judiciary.
An enormous porker has arrived at the
Mishler House stables, Reading, from near
Ephrata, Lancaster county which is said to
weigh over 900 pounds. The hog will be
slaughtered on Washington's birthday. 1t
is undoubtedly the largest porker that has
ever been brought to that city.
The late Judge Woodward's place on
the Supreme Bench of the State has never
been supplied. Hon. Henry Green, of
Northampton county, was appointed to the
position by Governor Hoyt, but severe at
tack of rheumatism, which still confines him
to his bed, intervened and has prevented
his being sworn in.
The Wilkes-Barre Record says that an
immense catamount was shot near that place
the other day. The animal, was as large as
a half-grown sheep and was very savage.
cat fought two dogs furiously until a second
bullet ended its life. The mate is alive and
can be heard every night.
In the Lower House of the Prussian
Diet the Minister of Finance, in asking
a vote for the relief of the sufferers by the
famine in upper Silesia, announced that the
| Government also contemplated the construc-
tion of two branch railway lines in Silesia,
which would require grant of 12,500,000
marks. He said that LOG, 900 persons at
| present needed relief and that provision
| for these had been made up to the end of
| the month. The Government, he said hop
ed 10 effect lasting improvements by ex.
tensive drainage works and the promotion
of local industries.
The Lancaster Examiner relates th is :
"a farmer in this county, who was rich,
died within a few years. Once, when his
house took fire, the men engaged in the har
vest field quit work long enough to go and
put the fire out, and thus saved the house
from burning down. When he came to
settle with his men when harvest was over
he took the time they were at the fire and
refused to pay for it. One of them, having
refused to settle in that way, brought suit
before justice and recovered for full time,
at the expense of several dollars to the far
mer for costs.
"A few days ago George Barr, tinsmith
aged 65 years, living at Strausburg, in
Lancaster county, met with a strange acci-
dent, which caused his death. Barr was
very eccentric, and was troubled by a gang
of boys, who loitered around his house, and
to get rid of them Barr took hub of car
riage wheel plugged one end up and filed
! it with powder. He then laid train OF
powder to the place where the boys usually
came, and concealed himself. When the
boys appeared he applied match to the
powder, which caused an explosion of the
machine, but instead of the boys the ole
man was himself the victim. His legs anC
body were terribly mangled. He was carried
to the county hospital, where he died. Pub
lie sentiment is with the boys.
Robert and Dennis Patterson, brothers
at Huntsville, Ga.,quarrelled over the divid
ing of some hogs that had just been killed
An immense kettle full of very hot waite
was at the edge of platform on which the.
stood, to be used in scalding the hogs. Rob
ert was Methodist preacher, but that di'
not prevent him from getting furiously an
cry, and he threatened to throw Dennis int
the kettle. Dennis challenged him him t
try, and he did. The two bro theirs struggled
hard and ntially plunged into the water to
gether, receiving scalds that killed then
both.
a DIR Charles De Montcalm, of Williams
n burg, n. Y, is an enthusiast on the que:
!. ton of manufacturing diamonds. Heclaim
ia to do it himself. Further he asserts. ths
! by a process of his own invention, coal bel
r. ter than that taken from the mines can
made 90 per cent, cheaper than it can
dug. Either of these discoveries would sa
isfy the longings of t. common mind, bl
n the chemical doctor does not stop here. Or
l. of the products of his crucibles is tin
10 as good as the best Banca and at half i
s. cost Surely nothing more is needed
If make the full measure of any mans happ
ness. In the expressive vernacuar of Il
n. West: "When man has plenty of tin
r can get square with the world
v. ESrATFS THAT CANE FROM GAMBLING
is The ate Duke of Portland and his faith,
es assumed the additional name of Scott,
accordance with the will of General SEQ
d. the father of the Ddche's from whom tn
y, inherited their Ayrshire estate. Gene
H. Scott was all his life professional gamb
ls and notable as being about the uly p!ayi
ed gentleman of that time who was not hi
les ruined at the tables. In 1855 Horace WI
a. pole relates his having won $50 600
m Whites from Sir John Bland, and descril
al him as Captain Scott who at present
nothing but a lew debts and his commi
at ion." Afterward he took to whist, and
. ing by rule aud keeping his head cool,
by always possessed 10 that drink ing age {
very consider able advantage over his adv
aid saries; besides he was most scientific pl
ual er, as whist Was played at that time.
made very large fortune at play, leayin
ust considerable estate and very large sun
ex- Lady Tchfeld, and fS00O0 each to
younger daughters, Lady Donne and n
as Canning. His grandson, Lord Henry,
herited hi, whist talent to the full, for
'"'' was one OF the finest players of quite
Augustan age of whist. 1t is a quest
no though, whether the General would
u approved his invention Of the Call"
-, story was told OF him that while playin
,oso the card table at Versailles, before the /
,oa olution, when Maize Antoinette was P
H. ent, and when the stakes were enorm
IL the Queen appealed to the players for 8
r. on behalf of a distressed widow. Scott
wished to astonish the Court, cried OF