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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-08-06
GovERNoR's ISLAND,

GOVERNORS ISLAND,
New York CITY, July 20, 1880
GENTLEMEN; have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt Of your letter of July
l3, 1880, apPrising me formally Of my nom
inaton to the Office of President OF the Uni
ted States by the National Democratic con-
yention lately assembled in Cincinnati. |
accept the nomination with grateful appre-
citation of the confidence rcposed in me.
The principles enunciated by the conven.
ton are those have cherished in the past
and shall endeayor to maintain in the future.
The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth,
amendments to the Constitution of the
United states, embodyug the results of the
war for the Union, are inyolable. II called
to the Presidency should deem it my duty
to resist with all my power any attempt to
impair or evade the full force aud effect Of
the Constitution, which, in every article,
section and amendment, is the supreme law
Of the land,
THE UNION UNDER THE CoNsrIl UTIoN.
The Constitution forms basis OF tne
Government of the United States. The
powers granted by it to the legislative, exc
cutive and judicial departments define and
limit the authority of the general govern
ment Powers not delegated TO the United
| States BY the Constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the states, belong to the STATES res
pectively or to the people. The general
and State governments, each acting in it
own sphere without trenching upon the law
| ful Jurisdiction of the other, constitute the
Union. This Union, comprising gener.
a government with general power and State
governments with State powers for purposes
local to the States, is polity the founda-
tions of which were laid in the profoundes
wisdom. This is the Union our fathers
made, and which has been so respected
abroad and so benefcent at home. Tried by
blood and fife it stands to-day a model form
of free popular government, political sys-
TEN which, rightly administered, has been
aud will continue to be the admiration oi
the world. May we not say, nearly in the
words Of Wa3hingtan the unity Of govern
ment which constitutes us Que people is
Justly dear to US? 1t is the main pillar il
the edifice of our real indepeuqency, tho
support OF our peace, safety and prosperity
and of that liberty we so highly prize anj
int nd at very hazard to preserve.
| pp,Irn nrrSr NOT s1rpvEpr iOpIrr An
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-08-06
PUBLIC OFFICE A TRUST.

Public office trust, not bounty bestowed
upon the holder. No competent in no dishon
or, if appointed, they should be promptly
rejected The basis of substantial, practical
civil service reform must first be established
by the people in filling the elective offices.
If they fix high standard of qualifications
for office and sternly reject the corrupt and
incompetent, the result will be decisive in
governing the action of the servants whom
they entrust with appointing power.
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WYOMING SEMINARY AND COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
L u Il BIC $ lie
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE !

BY Virtue OF an order Of the orphans Court 0,
Columbia county, the undersigned Administrators
Of W 'liam White, deceased, win expose to public
81 on IL premises In Scott township on
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A DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE
ESTATE OF OLIVER WATTS, pE,EAsEp,

Bloomsburg, July U, 'sO.tt
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July 10, sO-ew'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20


LOUISVILLE is jubilant over the
capture of the Nashville and Chat.
tanOoga railroad. The Courier
journal uses the following head.
lines over a three-column article
on the subject 1.-The odd trick.-In
the great railway warfare Louisville
comes off winner of the game.-How
the Kentucky boys came it over theii
competitors most gigantic rail.
road consolidation of the world
Kaiser Wilhelm Standiford sticks it tC
old King Cole without the "hog'
lard. And Won Bismarck Victor
Newcomb talks like a little man.
And Louisville captures the out
lying provinces, including Gin
cinnati. "A grand coup" The
following dispatch, announcing the
coup and the conservative policy Of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
for the future, appears in the same
issue:
New YORK, January The
Louisville and Nashville railroad has
secured control of the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad and all lines
owned, leased or operated by that
company, by purchase of majority
Of its capital stock.
The conservative policy heretofore
observed by our company in connec-
ton with all other roads, and the
maintenance of fair and equitable
tariffs, will be continued.
All sections reached by our system
may rely upon equal and exact Justice.
and the observance of the laws of trade
and the advantage which each and
every locality is justly entitled to re-
ceive by right of its geographical loca.
tion.
u. D. STANDIFoRD, Pres.
H. Victor NEwCoMB, V. P.
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MAINE.
The end not yet---The Backbone of the
FuslOnists Considerably Stiflened.

BosToN, January 2O-A Herald S
Augusta, Me-, special says. In the
republican house this morning COM
munication was received from W. r.
White, Of Winthrop, demanding an
investigation of charges of bribery pre-
ferred against him by the fusionist
legislature. White states he had
been waiting for the organization of
the legislature in order to present his
demand. A special committee will
investigate the case. Eugene Hale
offered a resolution declaring the State
government fully established and de-
nouncing all other bodies pretending
to be part Of the State government as
unconstitutional. Events of yester-
day stiffened up the fusionist
backbone and their legislature shows
fewer signs of decay than ever.
The refusal to admit members like
Strickland, Knowles and Others, of
whose rights there is no doubt. when
they went to the statehouse yesterday.
has helped the Fusionists. 1t was
just such step as Governor Smith
and Pillsbury had hoped would be
taken. There had been a strong pos
sibility before that Senator Strickland
who is lawyer, and has lawyers s
respect for the opinions CT the Su-
preme Court, would go into the Re
publican Legislature this week; but
such was his feeling at being shut out
of the statehOuse yesterday that there
is very little danger of his leaving the
Fusionist ranks. So looking at it in
this way, the affair at the statehouse
was of great benefit to the Fusionists.
The Fusion senate and house called
to order at ten o'clock in Union hall
Water street. Dicky, of Fort Kent.
moved that the committees appointed
Saturday to recommend course of
action be instructed to report. also on
proceedings of yesterday, at 4 pm. to-
day. He urged old members to stand
firm, as he had confidence this body
would be recognized as the legal legis-
lature of Maine by the courts as well
as by congress. In fact, he said he
had assurance to this effect. DR.
Bradbury said he did not quite like the
attitude of some of his fellow members
who did not seem to have that determ.
ination and steadtastness necessary for
carrying the cause to a successful end
He had firm faith that authority
higher than that OF partisan Supreme
Court would recognize this as the legal
legislature, and he urged the appoint
ment of committees and the proceeding
to regular business Just as if the
usurping party had not prevented the
meeting in the place which this body
was entitled to meet and sit. He read
a telegram from friends in Oxford
urging the Fusionists to stand firm
and recognize no usurping legislature,
to stand by the legal governor, Smith,
and money would be ready to sustain
them to the last.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

nessee, is Republican and lawyer,
lives at Knoxville, and publishes a
weekly paper there-the Re-
publican. He was a member of
the last constitutional convention and
subsequently served in both houses of
the legislature. Mr.. Goodpasture is
citizen of Oyerton county, and a
Democrat. Frank NJ. Paul, of Nash
vile, is the well known editor and
publisher. He is Democrat. Mr..
Paine, of the Fourth district. is the
ex-speaker of the state senate Of the
legislature Of 1875. His residence is
at Savannah in Hardin county, and he
is Democrat William NJ. Smith
of the Fifth census district of the
state, is well-known lawyer, was
formerly chancellor, is Republican
IN politics and is wellliked by men of
all parties. He is a good citizen. a
courteous gentleman and eminentlv
qualified for the duties of the Office of
supervisor, and we have no doubt will
take the census fairly and impartially.
That is all we ask in this part of the
country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
=. D. STANDTFoRD, Pres.
IL. VICTOR NEwCoMB, V. p.
A NEW YORK Sneoial snrs =.

The Louisville and Nashville will
assume the management of the com
pany that it has practically purchased,
and hereafter the identity of the
Nashville and Chattanooga COMPANY
will be merely nominal. The stock
carries with it all the purchases, leases
and contracts of the Nashville and
Chattanooga. Within few days the
louisville and Nashville will take
formal possession ofits recent acuuisi-
tion, the Mobile and MONTGOMERY. 1t
is understood that it will soon com
plete Its line to New Orleans by the
possession of the New Orleans and
Mobile railroad. The Louisville and
Nashville is a large holder of the
bonds of this road, and upon
pooling of them will make application
tor the sale Of the road under fore
closure proceedings, and purchase the
property TOR the purpose of reorganiz-
ing 1t under its own management. By
this practical consolidation the Louis
vile and Nashville officers claim that
they will effect great economy, both
In the management of the lines and to
the public. They estimate that il
will more than double the business of
the Louisville and Nashville proper
especially upon its New Orleans busi.
ness. Vice president II. Victor New
comb said that the policy of the man
agement Of this immense system would
be conservative, and there would be
none Of the discrimination in traffic
which is usually identical with such a
large and controlling line. The
benefit to the four great States
Of the South, in which the system
chiefly lies, he thought would be in
calculable. What the South has long
wanted is a comprehensive railroad
system. This is what they will have
now. lie said ifample facilities for the
three great Western cities-Chicago.
st. Louis and Oincinnati-to the three
principal seaports of the Southwest
New Orleans, Pensacola, and Savan-
nah-were had, such a system, he was
sure, would do much to develop the
resources Of Kentucky, Tennessee and
Alabama. He said that both the
Louisville and Nashville, and Nash
vile and Chattanooga roads, had more
local freight along their lines than the
present rolling stock could carry in
two months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
The Pretender of Afghanistan StilI
Missing.
An Appeal from Ireland 10 the
United States.
Ah" Pope Indignant at Parnen's
Reception.

LONDON, January 2O.-A treaty of
peace has been signed by the native
chiefs of New Calabar and Bonny. A
copy has been forwarded to the British
government.
The sister of VIM. L. Gladstone is
dead.
A dispatch from Rome to the Pail
Mall Gazette says page is sur
prlsed and indignant at Cardinal Nc
Closkys reception of Parnell in New
York, and ordered Cardinal Nina,
papal secretary of the state, to tele-
graph Cardinal McClosky for informa-
ton on the subject"
The Pope is indisposed and con-
fined to his bed.
BERLIN, January 2O.-Count de St.
Waller will not leave his post until
the question of his remaining here has
been settled.
The lower house Prussian Diet is
discussing the purchase of the Berlin.
Pottsdam and Magdeburg railway.
The minister Of public works TO-DAY
declared that with the purchase pro-
posed in the bill now being discussed
the government would terminate its
purchase of railways for the present,
to await the effect of the operations of
the measure.
PARIS, January 20.-There is good
authority for the statement that
Article Z, Of the Ferry educational
bill, is certain to obtain a majority in
the senate.
DUBLIN, January 2O.-An appeal of
the Mansion committee to the .people
the United States says ut is now
admitted that the distress is of acute
and exceptional character. 1t is GER
tain to involve actual starvation if ex-
traneouS aid be not promptly and lib
orally forthcoming. The distress daily
increases in area and intensity, and it
seems almost impossible to avert until
the next harvest absolute famine in
very many places. This central com.
mitteo distributes its relief through
local committees, of which the clergy
OF all denominations in the district off
the poor, and law and medical officers
must be members, and requires relief
to be given only in kindness and not
in money"
VERSAILLES, January 2O.-Jules
Favre, the eminent French statesman |
and Republican member of the Senate
for the department of Rhone, and
also a member Of the French Acade.
my, died last night, aged Il.
MADRID, January 2O.-Toro, min
ister of foreign affairs, has been
nominated president of the chamber
Of deputies, Premier Cauovas Del
Castillo, Professionally administering
the office of minister of foreign affairs.
CALCUTTA, January 20. -Intelli-
gence from Afghan Turkistan does
not confirm the report of the arrival at
Balkh of Abdul Rhaman Kahn, pre-
tender to the throne of Afghanistan,
md there is no news of his where
lbouts.
Dand Shah, late commander-in-
chief of the army, ex-Ameer, and now
prisoner, will arrive in Calcutta to-
morrow.
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now steady at Z 10 2 points better
figures as follows: Deliveries for
New Work Money nrnr,rot

New YORK, January 2O-Money
5a6. Sterling S29a S4l. Bar silver
ll3s. Governments quiet and steady.
State securities featureless. Stocks
opened firm and advanced la1s per
cent Latter Missouri Kansas and
Texas. Kansas Pacific was an excep-
ton, and declined Z per cent from
closing. Toward noon a weak feeling
set in and prices reacted 4 to p per
Osnt' AT noon the market was firm
again,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
PHILADELPHIA.
Morton, The DefauIting Street Railway
Company President.

PHILADELPHIA, January 2O.-The
report and decree of the Examiner
and Master in the matter of the fraud
ulent over-issue of stock of the West
Philadelphia Passenger Railway Com
pany Market street line) has been
filed. The substance of the report is
that the number of genuine and valid
shares of the company amounted to
5000, and that the over-issued stock
amounted to IL ,40l shares; that of
this over-issue, the examiner decrees,
the railway company shall give 7OO0
shares of genuine stock in exchange
for 1000 shares of over-issued stock,
and that for the remaining 44O1 shares
the company shall pay holders SIS per
share. The amount drawn from the
bank by John S. Morton, the default
ing president, and perverted to his
own use, was 1857.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

THE oldest inhabitant never heard
his grandfather tell of as mild a winter
as this. People only wear overcoats,
shawls and cloaks because they have
them on hand or to hide old clothes.
Fires are not necessary for comfort,
coal goes begging and many people
who laid in enough for a cold winter
believe now that they have enough on
hand for two winters, The buds are
bursting on the trees--grass is green,
the birds twittcr in the tree-tops, and
there is nothing by day or night in all
nature to remind us that this is winter.
We have to look at the almanac to
feel assured that this is not the begin
ming of summer. 1t is favorable time
for the improvements we expect to
make in the city, for farm work, and
for outdoor business generally. The
oldest inhabitsHt assures us that warm
winters are always followed by healthy
Summers. If that is the rule, we will
be a robust set next summer and all
stay at home to make up for lost time,
and to get ready for the biggest boom
in the fall that Memphis has ever
known.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

GENERAL Il. c. WALTHALL with
drew his name from the Democratic
caucus at Jackson last night, and the
dark horse" was sprung in the person
of General j. q. George, of the su-
preme court. The thirty-ninth ballot
stood: George, 80; Barksdale 50;
Singleton, 49, scattering, l. The for
tieth ballot stood; Barksdale, 80 ;
Singleton, 50; George 80. After which
the caucus adjourned. This brings
Singleton up to the front, where he
ought to be, He has held his own from
the start, and now develops strength
which looks like he is the coming
man. Balloting begins to-day in the
legislature. If we are not mistaken
Colonel Singleton will lead in the first
ballot. He is gentleman of whom
Mississippi may well be proud. He
has had long and an honorable career
in the public service, and if elected to
the United States senate will reflect
honor upon his State and serve his
country well.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

THE coup d'etat of the Louisville
and Nashville and Great Southern
railroad is still the talk of the town.
No immediate effect is felt here, and
in fact no changes have been announced
anywhere. The Soathern Express
Company, which might be the first to
know of any determinations, is intact
as before, and will continue to use the
same lines under contract. What the
future may develop we will know by
waiting. Meanwhile, everything goes
on as before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
Police Order.
MEMPHIS. TENN. Ian. %. 1SOl

MEMPHIS, TENN, Jan. %, 1880.
RY order of the Board of Police and Fir,
Commissioners, the following ordinance will
be rigidly enforced, from and after FRIDAY
January %, 1880:
:" That no Cattle, Sheep, Horse, Gont
Goose, Mule. or Hog, or any dangerous
or offensive animal. shall be allowed By any
owner, or by any person having charge of the
same, to go at large in any street or public
place in the Taxing District"
Twenty-Five cents per head will be paid for
the delivery of any of the aforementioned
animals or fowls at the Pounds, which will be
located at az Adams street and 81 Mon.
roe street
The police are hereby instructed to render
aid to persons engaged in driving animals or
fowls to the Pound.
-. R. -A.THY.
l2 10 Chief of Police.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

THE president yesterday made nom
nations for supervisors of the census,
and among others the following for
Tennessee. lst census district, Henry
X. GibsoD; 2nd, VIM. NJ. Goodpas.
ture; Sd, Francis M, Paul; 4th, Thos.
II. Paine; 9Th, VIM. NJ. Smith. The
following are the nominations for the
census districts of Arkansas; 1st, VIM.
II. Hicks; 2nd, VIM. j. Patton; Sd,
Il. Cass. These nominations will
doubtless be 6onfrmed. Mr.. Henry
R. Gibson, fths iSt district of Ten
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
Montreal Items.

MONTREAL, January 20. = The
Caughuawago Indians will petition
the Dominion government for full
rights Of citizenship.
A company has applied for an act of
Incorporation for lighting the city
with electric light
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
InsOIvsnt Notice.
sTATE Of TENNESSEE, SHELBY 90.

.r VftiUE AoUNlI COURT CLERK,
nv memphis, Tenn, January l3. 1850
10, Millie f. Nenordstrand, ext'r' Jeroyro n
Yenordstrand, decd. 'A' - 'eroho
/ AElNe oS,s suggested the insolvency Of the
you are hereby ordered to give notice Toc a.
vefLsement II, some newspaper pubiirbed
Tltnln the said State, and also at the conrt
mouse door OF Shelby county, for ali persons
having claims against said estate, 10 SpSeas
and ~ ME the same, with the clerk Of the 6oHn.
S Ho9rI authenticated in the manner pre-
scIlpeq lt 9y law, on or before the 18th dav of
ApIls lo5Oi and any claim not filed on or befors
sshlu Jay Of before an appropriation of The
iunus nus Of SAID estate Is made, shall Be ioreveT
barred, both IN law and equity. ''''''i
mn,ness i5gy0 imy hand, at office, this 18th day of
by JonN J, SHEA, DC, lss iss la sIi4 li0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

PRESIDENT Hayes has nominated
James Russell Lowell, of Nassachu-
sets, Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary to England;
John W. Foster, of Indiana, Minister
to Russia; Lucius Fairchild, of Wis
consin, Minister to Spain; Phillip H.
Morgan, of Louisiana, Minister to
Mexico; Eli H. Murray, of Ken,
tucky, Governor of Utah territory;
Robert M. Kelley, Pension agent at
Louisville, Ky.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
MOBILE.
Celebration of General Lees Birthday

MOBILE, ALA, January 2O.-The
Lee Association celebrated yesterday
the anniversary of General Lees
birthday, by grand parade in which
the foreign consuls and city officials
took part. A banquet was given at
the temperance hall in which the ex-
officers Of the Union and Confederate
armies were present. The celebration
closed with a masked ball.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

THE course OF V. K. Stevenson in
selling out his friend Cole, is bitterly
condemned at Nashville and even at
Louisville, where the people are re-
joicing at the recent combination.
The Courier-J ournal says I'm the
person of Colonel Cole, too, we beheld
an antagonist whom we could respect,
and for whom we have the liveliest
regard. If Colonel Cole is embar-
raised by the course of his associate
Stevenson, we are sorry, but we can
only say that, if he has been left in the
lurch. it is not the first time Steven
son has gone back on friend"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

(LTvERPooL, Jan. 20, p.m-Cotton
opened dull and easier and is
now 1-l6d lower. Uplands
Z 1-l6d; Orleans, z 3.16d. Sales 5000
bales; receipts to- day, 10000. American
1900 bales. Futures opened weak
now quiet and steady. Deliveries for
Januaryand February, 7a63 .32d; Feb
ruary and March, 7a6 31-32d; March
and April, Z l16a7 1-32; April and
May, Z 3-32d; May and June. rs. .32a7J:
June and July7 3-16; July and AUG,
gst, 7td; October and November.
6 1916.
New York, January 20, l pm
Cotton opened weak, now dull at last
evenings prices, which show l-l6c
decline; good ordinary, 113c; low
middling, II 5-16c; middling, 12 1l.l6c;
good middling u Is 1Go; middIipg
fair, 13 l1-l6c; fair, IA 7-16c. Flu
lures opened steady at 5 to 10 points
lower than last evenings closing rates
now steady at Z to 9 points better
figures as follows: Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

THE trade of a portion of north
west Arkansas has heretofore gone to
Missouri. A diversion has been made
in favor Of Russellville: three hun
dred wagons from Boone, Newton and
other counties, reached Russellville
last Monday, nearly all loaded with
cotton. 1t was big day for the town,
they had fine Speeches and good
dinner. The experiment, it is be-
lieved, will prove a success.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, January 20. = For
Tennessee and Ohio valley, south
west to northwest winds, lower tenn
perature and rising barometer with
threatening weather and rain, fol-
lowed by clearing weather.
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RIsappoinfed Burglars.

AUGUSTA, DE-, January 2O.-Ma-
chinists worked all night on a safe in
the secretary S Office and finally opened
it, There were no valuable papers in
it, seal of State nor official election
returns. Ooniectured returns been
DESTROYED
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

The old directors of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad company, were re-
elected yesterday at Cincinnati, the
same as if they had not heard the
news from Louisville.