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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26
Eighty Miles an Hour.
AN ENGINE TO MAKE THIS REMARKABLE
SEED TO BE BUILT AT THE BALDlN
WORKS AT PHILADELPHIA.

Colonel f A. l.. Roberts, of Titusville,
made contract with the Baldwin
locomotive works on Tuesday of last week
to build a passenger engine which Will
be able to run eighty miles an hour and
maintain this rate of speed for 100 miles
without stopping. The locomotive is to
weigh thirty-eight tons, and will comply
with standard gauge. The driving wheels
will be feet in diameter. The forward
trucks and those on the tender will be made
of paper, which, it is said, will endure more
strain and wear than iron or steel The
wheels will all be of the pattern known
as the broad tread, which will enable the
engine to run OH roads of either feet 80
inches or 4 feet 10 inches gauge. The mot
important feature of the locomotive will be
the introduction of the Roberts patent cyl
inder and piston, which has proved capable
of saving at least 20 per cent. in steam pres
sure. The exhaust parts are in continu-
Gus circle around the cylinder, in addition
to the usual parts at the ends, and the steam
escapes without the waste of force necessary
to expel it, as in the cylinders of the old
style. The tender will be so constructed As
to carry a foot of water under the coal, as
well as the usual amount on the sides. There
will be water chamber oa the locomotive
so arranged that compressed air from the
air pump can be admitted in the top of the
chamber upon the water, by which means a
stream may be forced upon any hot bearing
connected with the engine or tender. This
is expected to overcome the trouble Of hot
boxes. The nozzle through which the
steam il to pass and create a draft will be
eig ht inches in diameter-=abOut three times
the usual sze-and ths boiler will be the
largest that can be put upon the standard
gauge trucks. 1t will be the strongest To-.
comotive ever built, and perfect in every de-
tail. Colonel Roberts, the inventor, is a
millionaire and he built a similar lccomo-
tive few years sg, which drew the fast
mail train oyer portion Of the Lake SHORE
railway, but it was not success, owing to
its poor construction. The improvements
it suggested will be tasen advantage of in
building the new engine. 1t is stated that
Colonel Roberts, who has visited Europe
several times and studied the railway sys-
tens of that country, is building his new en-
CINE for use upon the European continent
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A Fine Memorial.
THAT ADoRNs ST. MARKS CHURCH AT
MAUCH CHUNK,

The reredos erected in St. Marks church,
Mauch Chunk, to the memory of Judge
Packers family il magnificent and costly
work of art. In front of it stand an altar
and super. altar, eaborately sculptured in
polished marble. The reredos is in the mid
dle-pointed style of architecture. The centre
and most prominent group, rising above
the altar, contains eleven figures aud repre-.
sents the ascension. On each side of this
main group are lesser groups in panels,
The left hand group represents the appear
ance of Christ to Mary Magdslene on the
morning of the resurrection. The leit-hand
group represents His appearance to his dis
ciples on the same day in the evening. In
the main gable above the central group is
sitting figure of "Our Lord in Majesty
Below this, in two spandrels, are angels in
alteration swinging censers and above the
figures in the upper spsndrel OF the gable is
group of seraphim, introduced in illustra
tion OF the prase of the Te Deum, "To thee
cherubim and seraphim continually do cry"
The inscription, carved in ancient Gothic
rails I'D letter.. is arranged ia sections along
the cornice over the side bays on the line OF
the super-sllar and 10 the panels below the
super-altar on each side, as follows;
To the Glory of God and in the memory of
Asa Packer
Born December 29, 1905, Died May II 1870,
This reredos and by his
wss erected surviving children,
by his wife, Mary H., Robt. A. ,
Sarah Y. PaetAr. and Henry EPacker
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Annual Report on Pensions.

Hon. j. A. Bentley, Commissioner of
Pensions, has completed his annual report
to the Secretary of the Interior. 1t shows
that on the 3Oth of June lsst there were
$50 SO2 persons receiving pensions from the
the list being composed of army
and navy hyalids, widows, minor children,
etc, surviving soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1872, aud widows from that war.
S,047 names have been added to the list
since last year, During the year l9, ,545 new
pensions were allowed, and 1877 pensions,
previously dropped, restored l2,S7b were
dropped. The annual pensions average 10,
324, an aggregate for all of S25,9l7 ,906, 60
exclusive of the arrears. The payments for
the year amounted to $37 ,046, 1850, OF
which $l2, ,46S, l9l 20 was accrued pension
in the new cases.
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Hundreds of Canal Boats Frozen In,

New YORK, November 22,-Navigation
on the Erie canal came to standstill late
on Saturday night, and the prospects for any
resumption this fall are very slim. At Syr
acuse, Utica and Rochester the ice is over
an inch and half thick, There are nearly,
if not quite, thousand cargoes frozen in,
seven hundred of them being west of Utica,
or one hundred miles and more from tide
water Two hundred boats are within ff'
teen miles Cf tidewater and may be got
through il the weather moderate, Reports
received at the Produce Exchange say that
there are seven millions of bushels OF
grain frozen in, of which 1881 900 arc
wheat, 4 ,9SS 900 corn and 5000 barley.
The result on the market was an advance OF
2 to cents in wheat and 2 to 2! in corn and
25 cents per barrel in -four. The weather
continues very Gold aud the ice is thicken-
ing very rapidly. Every moment lessons the
probability of getting the boats through this
season.
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Governor Williams Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Noy ember 20.-G1vernor
James ID. Williams died at l2;3O CLOCK
this afternoon t c was taken i'll on the day
,f the Presidential election, but his illness
was MT considered dangerous until within
three or four days. His disease was intiam-
nation Of the bladder, with which he has
been afflicted for about fifteen yelrs, HIS
funeral will take place at his farm, near
Wheatland, in Knox county, where he has
resided for forty years. The time for the iu'
neral HIS not been definitely settled, but 1t
will probably take place on Wednesday
Ills remains will lie in state to-morro" and
Monday Governor Williams wife died
only few months ago at his farm home in
Knox county.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26
Testing q Railroad Brake.

Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, who vis'
tied Lehigh University and the iron works
while journeying in this country severa
years ago, has, according to the Bethleheml
Times, some original and very effective ways
of doing things. Wishing ta test railroad
brake of which he had heard great deal, he
hs the appliance adjusted to his locomo-
tive aud cars and the engineer instructed
how TO use it, Then he embarked on board
his train and started upon an excursion. At
q dangerous point in the road, the engineer,
whose train WAS running at the rate Of thir-
ty two miles aa hour, saw what was appa-
rently an immense 10 k a few hundred yards
ahead. He put the brakes down with a
vigor which may be conceived, succeeding
in a'resting the train before it came Ia col
lision with the obstacle. This, however,
when closely examined, proved to be paste
board rock of Dom Pedro's own contrivance.
He wanted practical test of the new brake
and this was his way Of securing it,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26
Pardee Hall.
THE NEW BUILDING TO be DEDICATED NO.
VENEER 80.

The dedication Of Pardee hall, October
81, 1878, was an occasion of deep interest
not only to the friends of LAFAYETTE college,
but to the friends of the higher education
throughout the county. The building it.
self by its vast and beautiful proportions
filled with delight the thousands of specta-
tors gathered fri m all parts of the Union
some even from distant lands. The patrons
and guardians of the college saw, in its en-
larged facilities for scientific instruction and
research, the beginning of new era of
prosperity for the institution. The borough
Of Easton, by general cessation of busi
any in its previous history, honored the day
which gave to their city its chief architectu-
raj adornment; aud mingled with these
emotions of rejoicing, and supreme over
them all, was the feeling of heartfelt graft
tude t) the munifcent donor, Mr. a. Par
| dee, Of Hazeton, Pa,
The idea of permanence was naturally
| connected in the minds of all with the mas
sive solidity of the structure and its great
cost, amounting, with the scientific equip
ment to nearly $500. 900 Probably it &C.
CURED to no one of the vast multitude pres
ent upon that memorable day that the build
ing could ever be destroyed. 1t was dedicated
in the belief that it would stand perpetu-
al blessing in the great work of literary and
scientific culture, and a monument, lasting
as the Pyramids to the wise lberality OF
the giver. No wonder it was difficult ioi
those who had looked upon the stately edi
flee to believe the report, when in June o
last wear the disastrous tidings flashed ovel
the country: "Pardee hall completely de
stroyed by ire"
The grief and dependency, when the FAC
of its destruction was fully realized, wer'
f pr,porlioned to the gladness aud hopeful
ness awakened by IFS completion in 1873
t Could the college recover, at least Tor
number of years, from such disaster Blu
while most perhaps, were doubtful, coura
p geous and hopeful counsels prevailed. In
4 work of restoration was Immediately begun
. and is now after an interval of year and
+ half, upon the point Of completion and tn
, noble edfce will be reopened with fttn
= ceremonies on Tuesday, November 30. An
| it may be that now some, who eightee
u months ago could with difficulty credit th
1 news of its destruction, may have to pause
t little before they comprehend the full impol
0 of the words when 1t is said that Pardee ha
d is rebuilt.
The object of this communication Is
give some description of the new edltic'
o Recent as the erection Of the first buiidin
was, we must now speak OF 1t as the old bal
With an existence of but six years, 1t WA
cauonized by the flames of the nj ght Of Jur
4, 1879, With the honors of antiquity.
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A MOnumentto Columbus.

Recently a lot of old bones were found
under the cathedral on the island of Santo
Domingo, and the congress having cOnsd-
cred the proof sufficient that the remains
we're those of ''ze great Christofero Column
bo,' it has been decided to erect monu'
ment to the memory of the great discoverer,
and all American governments are solicited
to make subscriptions thereto. This is GER
tainly good enough way for the Santo Do
mingo government to embellsh Its capital
with works of art. But whether these are
the identical bones of Christopher Columbus
or whether or 1 ot the bones of any one
would survive four hundred years without
being resolved into their 8ative dust are
questions which will naturally provoke dis
cussion. The American continent with its
teeming millions its busy hives of industry
and its magnificent public Improvements
its wealth and its culture; its liberty regu-
lated by law and its glorious possibilities of
future development, is far grander monu-
ment to the genius and heroism of Colum-
bus than any that can be reared by human
hands This proposition of the Santo Do
mingo government sounds very much like
the suggestion of Mark Twain to erect a
monument our great progenitor Adam al
| Elmira, New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26
II FGISTEP,S NOTICES

ID EGISTER'S NOTICES.
III Notice is hereby given to all legatees, credl-
tors and other persons Interested In the estates OF
lowing ADMINISTRATION and guardian accounts have
been nled In the office OF the Register OF Columbia
county, and win be presented for confirmation and
allowance In the orphans Court to be held in
Bloomsbury, on Monday, Dec q, 1850, at 3 O'Clock
y. IN. on SAID day
i. First and lnll account OF John Leiby and WI
liam p. Mauser. executors OF Jacob Ieiby, late
OF Montour township deceased.
2. The nnal account OF Allen Mann, guardian Of
Sarah lenninger, now Sarah lions minor child
9f Reuben hehninger late OF Beaver township
8. The hnal account of Allen Manu. guardian of the
person and estate OF Emily Row man, minCr
chili OF Reupsn henningerate Of Beaver town
ship, deceased
4. The account of David X; Hover. guardian OF the
person and estate of Henry NJ. MowTy, minor
child OF Michael Mowry, late Of RoaringCreek
township, Ge, eased
1hs rst and partial account account Of stephen nm
creek township, deceased.
u. First and final account OF Silas Conner, executor
Cf MarN Conner, late OF urangevllle. deceased.
7. The account OF James Peterman, administrator
de bons non, OF philip Hess, late OF Sugarloaf
township deceased,
s, The account OF Samuel KDorr administrator OF
II Shank, late OF the Town OF Bloomsburg, de
ceased,
the pCrs and estate OF WI lam A, Kester, mi
rchild VI Hiram Kester, late OF Greenwood
lONHsHlp, uCCtdStu
10. he second account Of Allen Mann, guardian OF
the person and estate OF Sarah NJ. Gearhart mi
nor child OF Henry Gearhart late OF BeaV town
ship, deceased.
IL. The account OF Allen Mann guardian OF the per-
son and estate OF Nancy j, Gearhart, now Troy,
min'r child Of Henry Gearhart, late Of Beaver
township, deceased.
l2. The nrst and hnal account OF Hiram A. Sweppen-
heser, administrator, de bonis non cum testa-
mento annexO OF William Henderson, late OF
centre township deceased.
IS. The account OF Abraham Rice executor OF John
iioats, late OF Beaver township, deceased.
IA. The first and final account OF John j. Fox and
Zebedee Ritter executors OF knoch Fox, late OF
Pine township, deceased.
10. The first and final account OF Franklin Rarig
and John karig, administrators Of Daniel Rarig,
late OF hoaringcreek township. deceased.
10. The first and final account OF II. G. Creveng,
acting executor OF John Ruckel late OF Mt.
Pleasant township, deceased
IT. The first and final account OF John stadon, ad-
ministratOr OF Hannah Stadon, late Of Green
wood township, Columbia county, deceased by
his executor Isaac Heacock.
IS. The account Of H. ]. Smith and A. c. Smith, ad-
mlnistrators OF Margaret X, Smith, late OF Madi-
son township, deceased.
10. The first and final account OF WiDiam MOstelier
executor OF George Whitenight, late OF HeIa-
lock township deceased,
and Andrew Laubach, administrators OF Alex
ander Hess, late Of Sugarloaf township, deceas-
ed.
BioomsbuIg Nov 80. & Register
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Not Chilly Of Perjury.

hAnRIsBURG, November 20 The perjury
charges against William Il. X, K,mble, Jesse
r.. Crawford aud Charles b. Salter were
dropped in the court of Dauphin coun'y
to day. The casts were called soon hftr
court convened. After jury had been em
panelied, District Attorney Hollinger said
that to convict in the cases under consldera-
ton it would be necessary that the state
ments of the defendants upon which the
charges were predicated should be contra.
dicted by at least two witnesses. Such wit.
nesses were not to be found, and the Com
monwealth, therefore, did not expect con-
viction. He wanted the cases tried, however,
TO clear the record, but he shouldn't attempt
to call any witnesses. The cases were accord
ingly submitted without testimony or iui-
ther argument, when the jerry, without leaving
the box, returned verdicts of mot guilty.
the same jury deciding the three cases.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26

If the Republican national leaders are
wise, they will not attempt to bring to the
thre,h old of Garfield administration new
and irritating sectional issue by attempting
to postpone the Congressional appoltion-
ment. on the pretext that some of the South
ern States have forfeited full representative
power by depriving certain voters OF the
right of suffrage. The proposition to in
qure into such restraint upon suffrage Is
merely the pretext for postponng the ap
portionment, with the view of forcing some
party advantage out Of the apportion ment
by Republican Congress but suoh re-
opening of sec tional strife should be man
fully condemned by the sincere men of both
sections. Such an irquiry would extend to
the North ss we'll as the South, and, if hon
estly prosecuted it would exhibit degree
and extent Of political coercion in tie
North at the late election, that was not
equaled in any Southern States, and it would
absolutely set aside the electoral vote OF
Rhode Island and deprive her of one Con-
gresham. If the proposed investigation
could be made in good faith it would be well
to have it made but a partisan investiga-
ton, conceived and prosecuted solely for
party purposes, would result as all such in
quires of the past have resulted, and the
only practical outcome would be general
sectional disturbance. 1t any of the States
North or South, have disiranchised voters,
the House of Representatives will have am.
pie opportunity to express and correct them
in the disposal of contested seats but if
President Garfield would rule wisely and
save himself from early defeat in both
branches of Congress and from popular dis
trust, he will permit no renewal of section
al strife on any pretext whatever Times,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26

The latest and most reliable estimates OF
he wheat crop Of the country for 1851 Is
It in at 455 ,6i9 600 bushels. The amoul t
required for HI me consumution is estimated
at 265 600 600 bushels, which leaves l9O,-
$40 900 bushels for export. Among the
countries which must buy wheat E1fIand
stands at ihe head with deficit of l2O OCO,-
600, according to the report of the board OF
trade. Next comes France which needs an
import or ~ coo 900 bushels, next Germany
with need for 20 100000 bushels. Tie to
tai amount of wheat required by f reign
countries beyond their production OF WHIT at
i, estimated by the British board of trade at
227 600 900 bushels, or nearly 40 GOO oOO
bushels more tha the supply of the uni'td
States for export The rest will be contrib
uted by Austria, Hungary, Canada, Aus
tralia, Russi, and other wheat producing
countries
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ltenS.


Two thirds of the town of Newport, Ark,
were destroyed by fire on the 18th. Two
hundred families are homeless and destitute
The loss is estimated at $500, 900. A Cali
forna mining town named Mammoth City
is reported to have been destroyed by fire on
the 14lh. The Chemical Copper Works in
Phoenixville, Pa, owned by New York
company, and employing sixty men, were
burned on the 10th. Loss $4,000,
The proverbial slowness of justice was il
lustrated at Derby, Eng, recently, when
man was sent to Jail for three months as a
rogue and vagabond for deserting his wife
in 1866. The police had been looking for
him for fourteen years, yet he had been
quietly working all this while in neighbor-
ing town. Meanwhile his wife had received
parish relief to the amount of $500.
John Morgan was under engagement to
marry Lottie Church, at Sandy Lane, Ala,
He deserted her and went to live in an ad
joining county. When told of his perhdy,
she prayed that he might be punished by
instant utdtu. II cuauCcu thot oS eAoSNy
that hour he was killed by the fall of a tree.
Lottie believes that her prayer caused his
death, and is crazed by remorse.
Really, my dear, said Mr.. Jones to his
better half, "you have sadly disappoint,d d
me. once considered you a jewel of a
woman, but you've turned out only a bit of
matrimonial paste" "Then, my love-" was
the reply "Console yourself with the idea
that paste is very adhesive, and will stick to
you as long as you live"
At the emi-annual session, en- the 10Th,
of the Independent Order OF Odd Fellows
Grand Encsm pment Of Pennsylvania, ,twen-
ty-four representatives from subordinate
bodies throughout the State were admitted.
Officers were dominated, to be elected next
spring. The Grand Lodge of Pennsylva-
MIA began its semi annual session on the
10Th.
A young white girl living at Kingston,
N, Y, recently became enamored Of a col
ored man. They determined to marry, and
elope, but every minister to whom spplca.
ton was made refused TO perform the cere
mony. The girl finally blsckened her face
and hands with cork, aud upon the first ap-
plicstion to clergyman, they were mar
ried.
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Coal OIL Johnny,

After many strange vicissitudes this much
written up young man secured position at
his old occupation as teamster, at $50 a
month. Subsequently he was made bag
gage master on one of the railroads in the
West. He became .as economical and sa-
wing as he had been the opposite, After a
few years service he had saved enough
money to purchase farm back of franklin,
where he now lives, with $4,000 in the hank
and happy wife and family,
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Fri Il uy, Nov. 90, 1850.

\ new railroad track, built by the Srra-
cuse and Bnghemton railroad through
rpmsn swamp, south If Prrble, n. Y,
disappeared while tue workingmen were at
dinner They had left gravel train on the
track, and when returning saw them sink
ing out of sight in the marsh. A pond of
water near the tract disappeared, the earth
ri.ing and filling it, while the water settled
in a depress on in another place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26

1t should be the aim of every owner OF
Horses, Cows &c, to make them as handsome
and useful as possible. The German Horse
and Cow Powder helps to develop all the
powers of the animal 1t improves its beau.
ty and increases its usefulness. 1t makes
milk, muce and fat. By using it horse
will do more work and cow give more mi k
and be in better condition with less fee d.
Sold only by weight at Is cents pound by
G. A. Klein, Bloomsbury.
Dec 12, '79-ly
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26

WILL BE PRosEpUTEp,-We are inform
ed that some of the Republican leaders who
coerced their employers by forcing them to
vote with marked ballots will be prosecuted
and that the necessary evidence is now be-
ing compiled for that purpose. Those Re
publicans who bought several votes in this
city with coal and groceries will also receive
the attention of the proper authorities
AHeatown Item.
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DWELLING HOUSE FOR SALE

one OF the most d sira lie residences In Bloomsbury
on the north west corner OF Market and Fifth
Streets formerly occupied by W. e. sterner, The
house is a large and convenient
TWO STORY BRICK BUILDING,
mic ly furnished. There is also
STABLE AND OUT BUILDINGS.
The property will be sold on easy terms. Pos ess-
esslon given April LIST 1881 For particulars inquire
OF j. H. Maize Esq, Bloomsourg, Pa or Hiram
Reece Buckhorn.
nov. 26, S0-9m
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The wife and three children of Daniel
Burr, a neighbors daughter, visiting them,
aud a female friend OF the family, were all
su ffocated by gas from "base-buner"
stove, in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th,
One Of Burr's daughters is dead, and all the
othe rs, except the female friend, are expected
10 die.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26

progress on the 10Th, in flooding Foord Pit,
at Stelarton, n. S. A list of the men and
boys who perished in the mine contains for
rs. panoos
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26

Agents and Canvassers make from $25 to
$50 per week selling goods for E G. Ride
out x Co, 10 Barclay street New York. Send
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II is believed that from IL to 20 lives.
were lost by the burning Of the Insane Asy-'
INN st st. Peters MINI. The loss on the
building il about $500, 900,