The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-08
General News.

The sheriff of Mexican county clears
$4,000 year, above expenses.
Wellsboro expects to have q glass fac
tory
Numerous changes and Improvement,
are taking place in Tuhkhannock.
Franklin county has thirty-six con
victs in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Mrs Myers of Clearfeld county never
had tooth. Her gums are hard, and
she chews wishout inconvenience.
Last week woman named Mrs
Thomas committed suicide, near Hunt
ingdon, by swallowing a dose of poison
Hon. William ID. Lewis, collector ol
the port of Philadelphia under Fillmore
is dead at very advanced age.
1t is estimated that fully 10000 pei.
sons have been vaccinated in Pittsburgh
since the recent appearance of smallpox
in that city.
A nine months old child of Joseph
Hnier of Latrobe, pulled bucket of
scading water over and upon itself caus-
ing its death the day following.
1t is rumored that the collieries owned
by the Philadelphia Coal Company. near
Pottsville, are to be Illuminated with the
electric light.
James Fowler brakeman on the Penn
sylvania railroad was instantly killed at
Altoona recently. by being crushed to
death while coupling ears.
1t is estimated that there are 1000
hotels and restaurants less in this State
than there were year ago. This is the
result of the temperance peoples opposi-
ton to the granting of licenses.
In an old lounge on which r. ]. Marsh
OF Charleston, ILL.,, had slept for many
years was found after his death Sl1 900
worth of Government bonds and gold
| coin.
The Major Generals of the army in the
order of their rank are as follows: Han
cock, Schofield, Mcdowell. The Briga.
dlera in like order are Pope, Howard,
Ferry, Augur, Crook, Miles
In Greenland, beef, mutton, pork and
fowls are preserved for any length of
time by merely freezing them. When
used they are thawed in cold water, and
when cooked taste exactly as if recently
killed.
Mount. Ararat, on which the Bible
says Noah's ark found resting place, is
Zip feet high, and is covered perpet-
ually by ice and snow. 1t is of q volcan
ic nature, though not often in an erup-
tive state.
| Pats6rg Commercial Gazette.
| The Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmour, Cleye
land, Ohio; Chas. $. Strickland, ESQ. 0
Boylston street, Boston, Mass; Capt.
Paul Boynton, the world renowned swim
lner;-Prof. G. O. Duplessis, Manager
Chicago gymnasium, Chicago, ILL.,; VIM.
ii. Waring, Esq, Assistant General Su-
perlntendent, New York post office;
Hon. Thomas l.. James, postmaster New
York; Stacy Hill, Esq, Mt. Auburn In
clined Plane Railroad, Cincinnati, Ohio.
are among the myriads who have expert
enced the beneficial effects of that most
remarkable remedy, st. Jacobs Oil, and
who have tested its efficacy in unquali-
fled terms.
TIE C0LoRED Brother. The Cadet
Whitaker court martial looks as if it
might al last reach an end The pros
ecution has rested and the defense has
been taken up. Among the last pieces Of
evidence put iii were the defendants
BibIe,h wash rags and some fragments
OF burnt paper-an assortment which
certainly does not lack variety.
"AIy life" said grateful lady, 'had
been one OF intense suffering and misery
until cured of disfiguring scrofulous
humor by the Cuticura Remedies" Ask
your druggists about them if troubled
with itching and scaly humors.
GIVE Us PEACHES, exchange saws;
"While his brother is dodging around
the corner to escape arrest and imprison-
ment at the hands of the British Govern |
ment, John Parnell is cultivating his
peach orchard way down in Alabama, |
on which he raised and disposed of $40. |
900 worth of that lucious fruit last sea.
son. We would rather be a peach gath.
erer than an Irish agitator,"
The A. S. II. Co., We're the first to
make a specially of protecting the toes
1f childrens shoes from wear by which
Millions are. saved annually to parents;
md they now offer their "A. S. Il. Co.
Slack Tip in place of the metal, as they
wear as well, and are not Objectionable
N the finest shoe.
a young woman named Kate Lehan,
esiding in Erie, while preparing dinner
ecently, in some way set fire to her
lothes. When found she was burned to
crisp,
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS. Special in
ucements are offered you by the Burlington
quite. 1t will pay you to read their adver-
-ement to be found elsewhere in this issue.
March Is 40-w