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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20
AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.

lions of money. There were more than
enough of Matthews sort already on the
bench, and his vote may always be
counted upon in favor of the railroads.
He is as bad as Bradley, and worse than
Strong. 1t is expected that cases will
soon come before the Supreme Court, in
which the various roads of Jay Gould
are largely interested and the chances
are that the vote of Matthews will de-
eide them in favor of the corporations
and against the people. Much might be
said as to the political tergiversations,
financial vagaries and personal short
comings of this new Judge, but it is
hardly worth the time or space.
With what grace can the Democratic
Senators who foisted Matthews upon the
bench appeal to their party for support
or sympathy, or on what grounds can
they asked to be continued in office ?
They would best serve the party by ten
dering their designations. Democratic
national success has been prevented for
years by just such men and such blunders
If that is what this confirmation can
be called
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

Creation listen to this yarn. The
very enterprising and highly Imaginative
associated press correspondent at Worth
lngton, Iowa, telegrapbs on Saturday, rs
follows 1.-THE storm yesterday afternoon
lifted the barn of John Pitman, contain
ing six horses, and carried il distance
of half a mile without injury to the
horses. Also two barns belonging to Il.
Baker were blown distance of two
miles. No lives were reported lost"
There is magnitude and rounded
completeness about that report, which
commends it to public notice. Readers
will observe that although barns, horses
and presumably, wagons, hay, &c, were
transported miles by the fury of the
gale, no lives were lost. If this had
been reported, an inquest would have
been necessary and there might have
been trouble in finding the corpses. 1t
is the finest lie of the season, undoubt-
cdly.
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News Items.
(South Bend Evening Register)

When certain powers are claimed fol
an article, and everybody testilies that il
does more than is claimed for it, to gain
say its worth is useless. This is the sub
| stance OF the st. Jacobs Oil record.
A single vessel brought to New York
600 tons,or over ten millions of bananas,
a day or two ago.
Parents should not forget that their
shoe bills can be reduced one half by
purchasing for their children shoes with
the A. S. I. Co. Black Tip upon them.
They wear as well as the metal. and add
to the beauty of the shoe.
Twenty fn-back whales were shot with
bomb lances on Saturday near Province
town, Mass.
a fire at Nashville, Tenn, ION Tues.
day caused a loss of 100000.
Parents who allow their children to
grow up with scrofulous humors bursting
from every pore are guilty of n great
wrong Think of them pointed out as
branded with a loathsome disease, and
you will readily procure them the CUT
cura Remedies.
Berks county hat factories turn out
1,SOO dozen day.
The annual convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal diocese of Central Penn.
sylvania. over which Bishop Howe pre-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.

The nomination of Stanley Matthews
for Justice of the Supreme Court was an
insult TO the better class of people
throughout the Union, and his confirma.
tion by the Senate, last week, was an
outrage. For this, the country has to
thank certain Democratic Senators and
especially, Pendleton, Beck and Voor.
hees 1t is difficult to understand by
what train of reasoning these Senators
could have been led to support Stanley
Matthews. lie was one of the principal
factors in the intrigue that resulted in
putting Hayes into the White House,
and this alone should have deprived him
of Democratic aid 1t is favorite say,
ing of Republicans that the Democrats
are not fit To hold power in the Nation,
and the confirming of Stanley Matthews
by the votes of Democratic Senators goes
far to prove the truth of the assertion.
Pendleton, Beck and Voorhees, have dis,
graced themselves and their party by
placing upon the Supreme bench the at
torney of Jay Gould, 1t is quite freely
intimated that the money of the railroad
gambler had much TO do with the con
firmation of Matthews. There are
thousands who will believe it. Matthews
is utterly unfit for the high office to
which he has been chosen. lie is, and
was whilst SENATOR the open advocate
of railroad monopolios, aud did all in
hia power 10 defeat the Thurman ACT by
which the powerful corporations we've
compelled 70 restore to the people mil
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20
IS THE PRESIDENT PERFIDIOUS ?

Since the publication in the New York
Herald of what was alleged to be the
inside history of the treaty of Mentor
wherein Mr.. Garfield was charged with
inexcusable duplicity and lack of truth
fulness, other statements TO the same
effect have been published. The latest
comes from Philadelphia and is to the
effect that Mr.. Wharton Barker, who
had been instrumental in procuring the
nomination of Mr.. Garfield at the
Chicago Convention, had been promised
the office of Secretary of the Treasury.
which promise was never fulfilled. From
New York the story comes that Mr.. L..
L. Morton had also been promised the
coveted Secretaryship and that he too
had been cheated and deceived. Senator
Conkling asserts that Mr. Garfield acted
in bad faith as regards the New York
appointments and did what he delib-
erately said he would not do. These
charges, coming as they do from differ
ent sources, are beginning to affect
public opinion seriously and there are
many, not at all friendly to the New
York Senator, who have lost faith in the
Presidents truthfulness. If all these in
furious statements are untrue, it would
be well for Mr.. Garfield to make sat
isfactory explanation at an early moment.
Even if he is President, the country has
not forgotten that he was once q Con
gresham and had a record not altogether
beyond suspicion.
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THE NEW YORK SENATORS RESIGN.

The most complete political surprise of
the day, was effected on Monday last by
Senators Conkling and Platt of New
York, both of whom rendered their
designations to Governor Cornell and
caused the fact to be announced to the
Senate. This was so sudden and unex-
pected that it produced something very
like CONSERVATION in the Republican
ranks. None of the Senators had even
suspicion that such an event was iu
contemplation, not even Cameron or
Logan having been advised of it. The
letter to Governor Cornell conveying the
designations of the two Senators, is long
and altogether extraordinary document,
being in fact an elaborate protest against
the nomination of Judge Robertson for
Collector of the Port of New York, and
assigning the Presidents action in the
matter as the reason for their course
Opinions differ as to what Mr.. Conk-
lings plan may be, though majority
favor the belief that he intends to have
the legislature re-elect him and thus mark
its approval of his course This, if true,
is very cheap and mock-heroic style of
posing before the people. The legisla-
ture OF New York does not in question
OF this kind represent the people of New
York. If Mr.. Conkling would submit
his claims to a popular vote, result
favorably to him would be something of
which he might be proud, but the action
OF subservient Legislature will carry no
weight. Exactly what Mr., Platt resign
ed for, nobody knows and nobody par
ticularly cares. He was only the tail to
Conklings kite
According to law, the legislature will
proceed on Tuesday next to choose the
successors of Messrs. Conkling and
Platt BY that time the country may be
more fully advised of what the senior
Senator from New York proposes to
do.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

Mr.. Garfield has not met with remark
able success thus far as President. What
little he has been able to accomplish has
been the result of Democratic aid, and a
Republican administration that cannot
stand alone does not command much re-
spect. What is worse, the future prom
ises nothing brighter, and the Garfield
administration bids fair to be the weakest
and most dependent of any in the annals
of the nation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

How does it happen that the name of
Hon. 7. J. Vanderslice appears in the
list of those who voted against the bill
to dispose of the Philadelphia Delinquent
Tax Office? This has occurred more
than once and has attracted attention.
Mr.. Vanderslice was one of three Demo
Gratis who voted against the motion to
advance the bill. Is he in sympathy
with Hewitt, Souder, Hazlet and the rest
ofthe "roosters So His constituents would
like to know,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

"The courtesy of the Senate" is, theo-
retically, something delightful TO con-
template, but practically it is too fire.
quently a bit of misplaced politeness,
whereby ambitious Or ill-tempered Sena
tors are enabled to carry out their own
schemes of personal advancement or re-
venge, without regard to the public in-
terests. See what a snarl the country is
now in,on account of the Senates courtesy
to Conkling.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

$500 emigrants arrived in New York
on Tuesday.
1t is said over 1000 coke ovens will be
erected in the Connellsville region this
year.
Mount Vesuvius is troubled with erup,ions,
now for another philauihropc subscription to
send some Spring Blossom to Italy. Prices; 81,
90 cent?, and trial bottles 10 cents
William G. Robinson Jr. aged 14,was-
drowned in the river at Pittston on Sat
urday afternoon last, whilst fishing. His
body was recovered
AT Vincennes, Ind. last Monday, Willis
SHALLOW, aged Is, refused to pay toll at
a drawbridge and the watchman, Joseph
Reimers, struck SHALLOW with his cane.
SHALLOW then shot Reimers dead and es-
capped.
Father Maloney, the alleged miracle
worker of Erie, offers to wager $4,000
that he can perform miraculous cures
publicly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

If there are those who have doubts
concerning the scandalous extravaganza
OF the Star-route postal service,such per-
sons will doubtless change their opinion
when they know what Postmaster Gen
eral James has already accomplished. In
less thai two months and half he has
effected saving of more than $4,000
and that too without crippling the ser
vice or curtailing its efficiency. This re-
duction evidences frightful extrava-
gance and a probable heavy profit for
somebody.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

Just at this time when the conflict be-
tween the President and Conkling has
divided the Republican party, and dis
gusted thoughtful men everywhere. GER
tain Democratic Senators must needs set
back their party in public estimation by
Putting Jay Gould's attorney into the
Supreme Court. Beck, Pendleton and
Voorhees, and Jay Gould's newspapers
are united in support of Matthews.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

The executors of George J. Bolton, de
ceased, propose to form joint stock
company for the management of Bottoms
Hotel in Harrisburg. This house has
been, for many years, headquarters for
Democrats and it is desired to keep it as
such Shares of the value of 800 are
TO be issued to the number of 500, upon
which only so per cent cash need be
mid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

Certain nervous persons have been in
state of trepidation ever since Prof.
Swift's discovery of the new comet,
fearing that the eccentric celestial wan
derer would plunge into our terrestrial
globe and knock it out of time-as it
were. There is no occasion for alarm
as it is doubtful whether the comet will
approach near enough to be visible to
the naked eye. Arrangements for Sum-
mer excursions are still in order.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

The Philadelphia Times iterates and
reiterates its statement that Representa-
tiyes Rice, Hazlet and Souder are ''cor
rupt Legislative scoundrels," aud begs
them to institute proceedings for libel
and take the matter in Court, where they
will obtain justice. AS this is just what
the ''roosters" do not wish to obtain, it is
not very likely that the polite invitation
of the Times will be accepted. OF such
wretched stuff are modern Legislators
made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

Kellogg of Louisiana is of the opin-
ion that Conkling is "an ass" Some
people have thought so ever since Conk-
ling aided in seating Kellogg in the
United States Senate.--Hdrrisburg
Patriot. Right you are; "very true, so
they do"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

The New York Herald wisely OBJ
serves, that if the Postmaster Genera
shall succeed in putting an end to the
jobbery in the Post Office the oppor
tunity will be afforded of reducing the
postages without sensibly increasing the
burdens of taxation. Mr.. James has this
great reform within the possibilities OF
his administration, and if he can accom-
plish it he will win a great and deserved
renutafinn
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A UDlTOR'S NOTICE,
ESTATE OF THOMAS J. THORNTON, DECEASED

ESTATE OF THOMAS J. THORNTON, DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phans Court OF Columbia county 10 make aistrIbu.
non or the Iund In the hands or the executor OF
T. D.. 1hornton, deceased, TO and among the parties
ehtIeu thereto, hereby gives notice that he will sit
at his otrce IN the town Of bloomsbury on Monday
June l5lh, lSsl. at ten o'clock In the forenoon OF
sad DAY at which time and place all persons In
teresltd IN said fund are required to attend or be
forever debarred from any share OF the same
May 18th, Sl-4w Audiior
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BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Friday, May 90. 1881.

The agony is over. Judge Robertson
was confirmed as Collector of the port of
New York on Wednesday, by an almost
unanimous vote. Senator Cameron made
another bid for popularity by voting
against him.
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A UDlTOR'S NOTICE.


Or DEUEASFD.
Ihe undersigned auditor appointed by the Or.
phans Court OF Columbia county to make distribn
lion ot The balance in the hands OF Daniel Bryfogle
guardian or the estate OF Estella Case deceased
70 ana among the parties entitled thereto win sit AT
MS oihct In bloomsbury on Saturday. June is isSi
az Yen O'Clock A. w. TO perform the duties OF his ap
pOlhtiheht, when ana where all persons having any
claim on said fund Will appear and prove the sams
or be deoarrei from receiving any share thereof.
,,oo CHARLES G. BARKLEY,
MAY 'of" Auditor
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE OF JOHN McREYNoIDs, DECEASED.

ESTATE OF JOHN McREYNoIDS, DECEASED,
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phans Court OF Columbia county TO make distribll-
tlon or the balance In the hands OF II. W, Mickey
nolds deceased, to and among the parties entitled
thereto VIII sit at his office In Bloomsbury on Mon
day, the 10th day OF June, 1881, at ten o'clock In
ment when and where all persons having Claims
against said estate viii appear and prove the same
the same.
CHARLES G BARKLEY,
May 20-lw Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

The Philadelphia Press calls upon
Senator Dorsey to resign his position as
Secretary of the Republican National
Committee, unless he can clear himself
of the charges made against him of com
plicity in the Star route frauds. This is
very straightforward and honorable in
the Press, but "allee same" Dorsey will
stick and believe that he is ''vindicating"
himself by remaining under fire. How
ever, as, according to high Republican
authority, the Republican party is going
to the ''demnition bow-wows," its of no
consequence what Dorsey does.
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May 20-lW
CAUTION.

CAUTION.
My son. Harman o. Slime, 10 years Of age, having
ieit t, my mouse without my consent hereby give
notice that VIII not be responsible for any debts
that may be cont acted by him. Persons trusting
MIN u anything On my account, do 1t at their own
lisk.
ANDREW X. STINE,
May 2O-3w Raven Creek Columbia county
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

The many mysterious disappearances
that have taken place within the past
few months, in New York and other
large cities,ar calculated to awaken dis
quietude in the minds of those whose
affairs require them to visit the cities
alluded to, at certain times during the
year. 1t seems almost incredible that a
man can leave his hotel in broad daylight,
TO attend 10 business. and vanish from
sight as completely as if the earth had
yawned aud swallowed him. And yet
such events have taken place in streets
patrolled by police and crowded with
pedestrians, There Is something 80 weird
aud uneanny about these disappearanoes,
that the average citizen regards them
with Consideration and awe, N is time
that vigorous measures were taken 70
pfo,oct the people
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

IN RE-EsTATE OF GODFREY MgIIcK, DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phanS Court OF Columbia county to distribute bal
ance In hands OF Clinton Melick executor OF the said
uheceueh' 70 and among the parties entitled
Bloomsburg. on Wednesday. the goth day Of June
d.; lssl, atten O'Clock in the forenoon to perform
lhe duties or his appointment, when and where all
persons having my claims upon said fund Will ap-
lear lear ana prove the same or be debarred from re-
ceiving any share thereof
May O4w Anditnor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

IMPORTANT To TRAvELERs.-Speci in
ducements are offered you by the Burlington
koute, 1t will pay you to read their adver-
tlsement to be found elsewhere in this issue.
March Is How
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20

H--as seems likely to be the case-the
grand old Republican party should go to
pieces, what glorious record it will leave =!
1t came into power as minority party; it
postponed its election from power by
stealing one election aud buying another
with money iilched from the public treas
ury it had for the last twelve years of
life no issue on which to appeal to the
people save ISLANDERS about the South, and
it finally died of asquabble over a custom
house and an attempt TO puta repudiating
Confederate and an apologist of Star-route
thieves into two offices of the United
States Senate SeIah,-N Y. World
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20
PUBLIC S ALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATI :

by virtue of power in the will of John Met ,alla
late OF Steuben county, New York. deceased, tn ,un
dersigned, one OF the executors named In the VII
and acting executor In said estate, will offer at pub
lie sale at the Court House In Bloomsbury, at ont
o'clock N tho nftarnnn,, On
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-20
THE DOuND EMBOSSED.

Chas. Thompson, Franklin street, Buffalo,
says; II have suffered for long time with
constipation and tried almost every purgative
advertised, but only resulting in temporary re-
Lief, and after constipation still more aggra-
vated was told about your Spring Blossom,
and tried il. | can now say | am cured and
though some months have elapsed still remain
so. | shall however always keep some on
hand in case ofold complaint returning" Pri-
ces; 81, 80 cents, and trial bottles 10 cents.
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| account ana nnu 1t correct as a0 I've set out.
: ): ~ +. 8 sMIfH; ir MMAfslse' Nj County Auditors
q. b. sEESHoLTZ,
Or 'ers redeemed In detail
NO 80 april -, 1850 samuel Keller
No u April $3.50 q Murphy making
No IS MpTii So issS Mrs James swea 10 90
ney making shrouds .......... 6 90
| No 49, April 80, lSsJ, h,cnard Proctor
no So May l5 Isso, Eiwel 4 Bitten. % 90
bender publishing stat ment S.. 80 90
| No 81, May Is, 1850, Robert Farrell
boarding sick paupers... ........... IS 90
No ss, May l5, 1850 David Walsh ser.
No ss May is, 1880, Thomas Gallagher ' w
services as director. .............. 100 90
No "a May 10, 1850. + + Burk salary
Moss, May is, is,c, Walsh services 10 %
No sG'May Is, isSo, Thomas Gallagher ''o 20
services as director; :....... 80. 81 90
| No 81; May is, 1880 $ Levan shoats
No IS, May .9isso, Charles Strausser u W
No 50. May 20 80, WIN PcifIer Keep. VI w
No 81. Nay %, iSSc Bark iii,s.';; room N'O
No %, June %, lSsO,B & Bros. COZ 40 W
Noaa, June sG issd, ". H. Bright agt 81 90
No s5 July O. is6a James Dyke sup %
plies for poor house. ............. a. 40
No 9G, July 3, 1850, Geo " Davis med
No o., July 8. issS, f Curry horse ~ 81
hire and keeping vagrants. ...... Al p5
No 81. July 3, lssO rhos Chapman SER
No 40, August I. lsso,Dr owens prof ~ W
Nolo, august !, iSso, Dr owens prct s' %
No ica, August !, 1850, W * we;ideini. Il 90
No isi August / lSSC, ii i Donenoe 40 90
No los, August 7,iSso, Casper RGawn s''
No iO6, August !, issO Dr Iashell proi VI w
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We do hereby certify the foregoing statement to
DO correct to the best OF our knowledge and belief
VIM. L. MANN1NG,)
s. II. SMITH, Auditors
q. u. sEEsnoLTz,
Att est; G. q. MURPHY, Clerk.
Locust township, April 20, 1881.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
4 NNUAL REPORT OF
DAVID WALSH, COLLECTOR.

CcnynPhnm Townsh ip mud Ccntrnlia Poor Dis
trlct for the year ending April t1th, 1881
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HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN

Any person TO be seriously III wltho Il weak stem.
hch or Inactive liver or kidneys2 And when these
organs are IN good condtlo 90 yOu not Iind Their
possessor enjoying COED htallh2 fARKERs GISOEn
TONIC away regulates these important OTRaps and
never iais 10 make the blood roh ina pure, ana 10
klrenglhen every pAft OF the system. IL has Curcd
pors aboutil q nlay TOaNN"
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Friday, June 3rd, 1881,

| lie sale at the Court House In Bocmsburg at one
o'clock In the afternoon on
Friday, June 3rd, 1881,
All that tract parcel of land situate In the ryn
ship OF Beaver In the county OF Columbia and tate
or pennsylvania formerly Catawssa town ,hp
northumberland county In said State OF Pennsy lyI
MIA, beginning at post, thence by land OF Daniel
Meyer south sixteen and onehaf degrees east ,,see
hundred and seventy-hine perches to post, henes
by land OF Jesse Evans north twenty-eght degrees
east eighty-four perches TO post, then % bv LAM
OF Jesse Brooks north twelve degrees est EIGHT ~.
perches to black oak, thence no rth Sc ve, At,
elght degrees, east eighty perches 20 pest an
thence by lands OF Catharne Lor tyenberger - NJ rt
sixteen degrees west two hundred and sevo. a,
two .perches to post thence by land or Ge, no q
Longenberger north twenty-0pe degrees vast an a
hundred and twelve perches to post, al d IN nc
by land OF Thomas Lemons south seventy deo pee
west one hundred and sixty perches TO tno n,af q,
beginning, containing
Three Hundred and Seventy-t NO
and two-thirds Acre,
Oh lano and allowance of six per cent for ro ,ds
which said tract of land was surveyed II pursue nee
OF warrant dated 23d day OF August 1893 era, TED
TO Andrew Clark.
The land Is unseated and is supposed to con air
ANTHRACITE COAL.
TERMs'-rwo hundred and fifty dollars on ST Fix
Ing down the property and the balance In ten lay,
on delivery OF the deed by the executor.
GUY II. MCMASTER
E&ecut H.
NoTA BENE.-The property was sold for the NO
,',, 49,, "n' ~ .,'o "nouhC required Tor taxes InC
I'm .,, -, ''' olao eao " Whch the above Sal
r,,, W w., "t'' oo s1-''zo. III addltien tow bicl
VIII be the taxes accrued since the said sale an
reduced valuation amounting to about fifteen nol
lars year.
,,,,, e,, 80, a.. JoHN G, FRERZP
''"o otn ol-cS Attorn, H