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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22
BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY, APRIL %. 1881
The Romance Of q Tramp,

During the Centennial year. among
the thousands of persons who went
through the Capital building one day in
July was tramp named George -.
AS he was passing down the steps, after
an inspection of the building, he STUN
bled and fell, breaking his arm A Capt.
tai policeman picked him up, and after
preparing cot sent for surgeon, who
set the arm. This over, the tramp asked
the privilege of sitting around in the
Capital Park until he got strong enough
to go about again, saying he had no
money and knew that habitual loungers
were liable to arrest on charge of va
grancy The desired privilege was
granted, and. in addition, an arrange
ment was made by which he was given
comfortable sleeping place in the build
ing, The officer also managed TO bring
enough food from his boarding house
to supply him. In about two weeks the
tramp gave notice that he would start
west. lie was exceedingly thankful for
the kindness shown him by the officer,
and said if he ever got half a chance he
would ondeavor to repay it. The tramp
met Centennial tourist from Salt Lake
City, who happened to know his father.
After talking, the tourist offered to take
him west, if he wanted to 60 The of
fer was accepted, and the Capital police
man, Arthur Thomas, went to the depot
with them and bade them goodbye.
Now let four years pass, and the rest
of the story comes in. Arthur Thomas,
who was Capital policeman in 1876, is
now, and has been for more than a year,
Secretary of Utah Territory, having
been appointed by President Hayes on
recommendation of number of leading
men, Republicans and Democrats. Some
weeks since a man named George -
entered Mr.. Thomas Office in Salt Lake
to ascertain something about the bounda-
res and survey of certain sections of
some mineral lands They recognized
each other and had long talk. The
tramp had prospered. Beside having a
wife, he can draw and have hohored his
chcck for $l0),090 Everything he has
touched since he has been in the territory
has turned into money one way or an
other. The cX-policeman and the ex-
tramp can be seen strollng about Salt
Lake any afternoon, and the wives of
each are equally inseparable.
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The "Year Without a Summer"

We continue to receive occasional in.
quirles concerning the "year in which
there was 10 summer Some persons
appear to have a wrong idea as to the
time. 1t was the year 1916. 1t has
been called the ''year without summers"
for there was sharp frost in every
month. There are old farmers still liv-
ing in Connecticut who remember it
well. 1t was known as the 'year with
out a summer" The farmers used to re-
fer to it as eighteen hundred and starve
to death" January was mild as was also
February, with the exception of a few
days. The greater part of March was
cold and boisterous. April opened warm
and grew cold as it advanced, ending
with snow and ice and winter cold. In
May, ice formed half an inch thick, buds
and flowers were frozen and corn killed.
Frost, ice and snow were common in
June Almost every green thing was
killed and the fruit was nearly all de
stroycd. Snow fell TO the depth of three
inches in New York and Massachusetts,
and ten in Maine. July was accompa-
MED with frost and ice. On the 9th ice
was formed of the thickness of window
glass in New York, New England and
PENNSYLVANIA, and corn was nearly all
| destroyed in certain sections In An
gust ice formed half an inch thick. A
cold northwest wind prevailed all sum
mer.
Corn was so frozen that good dea
was cut down and dried for fodder
Very little ripened in New England, ,evel
here IN Connecticut, and scarcely an,
in the Middle States. Farmers wer,
obliged to pay 81 or $5 bushel fo
corn of 1915, for seed for the mex
springs planting, The first two weeks il
September We're mild, the rest of tn,
month was cold, with frost, and ice
November was cold and clustering, will
snow enough for good sleighing, De
cember was quite mild and comfortable
l-HdrJO''d Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22
A Plucky Woman.


COUPLE OF CUBS.
Some days since n farmers wife in
Grayson county, whose name we have
not obtained, was frying meat for dinner
at her house, situated near mountain
range IN rather wild and sequestered
place, her husband in the meantime be-
ing engaged at work some distance from
the house. The sagory odor of the ba-
con was scented by n couple of young
bears that were ranging on the premises
and enticed them to follow the direction
from which it came. They kept the
scent until it even drew them into the
house where the meat was on the fry.
The lady of the house secured the strange
visitors, and her knowledge of bears led
her to think that these young ones had
strayed from their maternal parent,
which would soon follow their trail and
hunt them up. She was right, for it was
but few moments before the old she
bear came in sight-an enormous black
bruin, of kind which, as many
of our readers know, will fight to the
death for their young. The woman drew
from its rack the old true, tried and
trusty mountain rifle that had perhaps
served on similar missions to that which
it was about to be called, many times be-
fore, and fastening the door, she made a
loop hole of the window and waited
the approach of her bearship within a
sufficient distance for shot She wait,
ed not long and fired, the ball taking eff
feet, but not proving fatal. The report
of the rifle drew the laboring husband
from his work, who, coming near the
house, was chased several hundred yards
by the bear, which then gave up pur
suit and returned in quest of her young
The plucky backwoodsman's wife had il
the meantime reloaded the rifle, and witt
the second shot the old she bear keeleC
over, underside topmost, and yielded W
the ghost" The cubs were sold at Indc
dependence, the county seat of Graysol
for $2G, and the skin of the bear whicl
was very large, brought the sum of 81
at the same place. WhytheYiHe Va.
Enterprise.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22

Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh
remedy of many / have tried which has
acted rs a cure. | have been troubled
for over fifteen years. my head has been
most of the time stopped and very much
inhamed. 1t has opened my nostrls and
reduced the inflammation. My eyes are
improving, so that | can stand strong
light, which have not been able to do
for years. Nathaniel Fegley, with Z,
f, Montz, Merchant, Wilkes Barre, nPa,
My case is similar to the above, and
would recommend the remedy, Cream
Balm) to all sufferers from Catarrh. H.
ii, Rodman.
Elys Cream Balm sells better than any
other preparation for Catanh, and gives
better satisfaction, b Armstrong, drug
gist Wilkes-Bare, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22
The FOX's Advice to the Hare.

One day fox discovered fine chance
to capture pullet for his dinner, the
only drawback being the fact that the
farmer had set a trap just in the path
which any depredator must travel. In
this emergency the hungry Reynard
hunted around until he found n Hare
and after Il few remarks on the state of
the weather, the scramble for office, the
Whitaker investigation and the Turkish
question, he said:
Il was just thinking, as l overlook
you, what impudence some folks have"
'Ilow p
"Why, | met Miss Pullet short time
sincc,and she boasted of being able to
out-run you,
The brassy creature !" exclaimed the
Hare, "Why, l can run as fast as she
can fly!
"Certainly you can, but she's doing
you great injury among your friends by
her stories. If l were you Id see her
and warn her that this thing must
"l'll do 1t | was built for speed, and
everybody knows it,and | won't have any
Pullet boasting that she can outrun me
Come along and show me where she
is"
"Well,Tl go as a special favor to you
OF course humbly replied the Fox
sand to show Miss Pullet what the Foxe.
think of the IIares will let you take the
lead and | will follow in your foot
steps"
AS they neared the coop the Hare be
gan to arrange little speech of greeting
but he soon had other fish to fry. ii,
walked into the trap with his eyes Wild
open, and ere he had recovered from til,
shock the Fox had secured his dinner.
"Say! Say! I'm caught" yelled tn
Hare as he struggled with the trap.
$50 observe, was the reply.
Sand what is your adycel"
"To get away as soon us you cam"
MORAL.
Every neighborhood scandal has thre
lies to one truth. No person becomes
talebearer except TO forward som
scheme of his own. When n fox
anxious to preserve the reputation of
| harn lnol.
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POetical.
A SONG OF THE SEA.


sweet. III night OF the vintage time,
When the Rhone goes down to the sea
The distant sound Of midnight chime
Comes over the wave to me.
Only the hills and stars o'erhead
Bring back dreams OF the days long dead,
While the Rhone goes down to the sea.
The years are long, and The world is wide,
And we all went down to the sea;
The rlppes splash as we onward glide,
Ard dream they are here with me
Lost friends whom we all loved 50
In tho old mad life Of long ago,
Who all went down to the sea.
SO we passed In the golden days,
With the summer down 20 the sea;
They wander stlll over the weary Ways,
And come not again to me.
am here alone with the night winds sigh,
The fading stars, and dream gone by,
And the Rhone going down to the sea.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22

Every neighborhood scandal has three
lies to one truth, No person becomes a
talebearer except TO forward some
scheme of his own. When fox is
anxious to preserve the reputation of a
hare look out
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22

Mr.. 0. S, Bliss, of Vermont, who has
tried all ways of raising calves, prefers
uncooked food, and especially mixture
of ground oats and barley, or any other
addition to the skim milk; he begins
with small quantity, ted dry, and grad
ually increases it after a week or two;
when the calf is four to six weeks old il
is allowed to have all it will eat of thi,
meal given just alter it has taken it,
milk, with afterward, all the pure water
ii will drink
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22
bogus CERTIFICATES.

1t is no'yile drugged stuff, pretending
to be made of wonderful foreign roots,
barks, &c, and puffed up by long bogus
certificates OF pretended miraculous cures,
but a simple, pare, effective medicine,
made of well.known valuable remedies
that furnishes its own certificates 10y its
cures We refer to Hop Bitters, the pur-
est aud best of medicines. See another
column Republicans
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-22

Physicians state that the Port Wine
that took the premium atthe Centennial,
produced and offered for sale by Mr.. AL
fred Speer, of New Jersey, is wine
that can be safely used for medicinal
purposes, being pure and free from
medication, and is more reliable
than other Port Wines. 1t is espe-
cially rec ommended for weakly females
and the aged. For sale by G. "A. Klein,
druggist, Bloomsburg, Pa.
The man who digs d;tches gets space
well for his WORK
IT'S easier to smoke a ham than 10 su-
gar-cure cigar.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
Fighting and Murder in Texas.

Ell PAso. April l6.-A jury was hold.
ing an inquest on the bodies Of two Mex
leans killed . few miles north Of here
yesterday. when John Hale, q desperate.
attempted to intimidsts the authorities.
Hale fred and killed Kremlow, q police
man, who fred at the same time,
wounding the newly.elected Marshal,
Studemsir. and killing Hale and Q Mex.
lean b~ystander with the same shot. g..
w. Campbell. . friend Of Hsls's,
attempted TO draw q pistol and was NOR.
tally wounded by Marshal Studemeir.
San ANTONIO, April l6.-A most hor-
ribls triple murder was committed about
eight miles from this city on Thursdsy
last The murdered people were Mrs.
John Simmons, whose throat was
cut from ear to ear; her little boy,
four years old, whose brains were
dashed out on q rock. and Mrs. Emily
Parker, mother Of Mrs. Simmons, who
seems to have been strangled. It was
first thought that John Simmons. the
husband and father. who has q bad rep
utation In the place, was the murderer.
but q shsep-hsrder named Phillips was
arrested last night on suspicion. A pair
Of ~suspenders known to have belonged
to Phillips were found tied around Mrs.
Simmons legs. and his gun was found
near by with blood upon it. The facts
and circumstances seem to show that
Mrs. Simmons and perhaps her mother
were outraged and then killed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
Miscellaneous

CHICAGO. April l8.-Colonsl Fred.
Grant has resigned from the army, whore
his position IL First Lieutenant OF the
Fourth Cavalry and his rank Lieutenant.
Colonel on tbs staff OF the lieutenant.
General. for the purpose Of entering the
employ Of the Chicago, Texas and Mex.
lean Central Railroad as oivirenginser
OF the road.
DAVENPORT. Iowa. April l6.-An In.
q q pauper landed here from o train
last night having In his pocket q copy.oi
9 contract between the Poor Agent al
Basle. Switzerland, and the steamer
France. dated March ~, to deliver him
here for 225 francs. The copy 10 printed
In blank and regularly signed and sealed.
Tho attention Of Blaine will be.callsd to
the matter.
WASHINGTON. April 18.-Amsng the
nominations ready for the Senate are;
Dr.. j. H. Baxter, for Surgeon General
Colonel Daniel Mcclure. Paymastei
General; Warren Bstemsn, OF Cinoin.
natl, Solicitor OF the Treasury, and Gen.
eral Judson Fitzpatrick. Minister To
Chilli.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Military Departments.

New Yonx. April IS. "A Herald
Washington special says: General Soho
field. It Is said, Is dissatisfied with his
present command and desires . larssr
and more important division. Al 1t Is
claimed that Il Is impracticsbls to make
material change in the Division Of the
Missouri or the Division Of the Atlantic,
q new arrangement will probably DO
made in the Southwest, possibly inolud-
ing the Pacific Slope. Among plans
under consideration 10 mi to organize q
new division, to include Arizona, New
Mexico, Southern California, and per-
hans Texas also. II this were done,
Indian Territory would be restored to
the Department OF the Missouri. a. de-
sired by General Pope. and Arkansas
would again become part OF the Depart.
ment OF the South. This, 1t 10 said, 10
likely to happen in any event, and the
Department OF Arkansas and the Depart
ment of the Gulf will then DO abolished.
General SchoAsld may be ordered to the
command Of the new division In the
Southwest. or he may 20 to the Division
Of the Pacific and Mcdowell may take
the new division.
There is great danger that the Indian
supplies for the year will be delayed DO.
yond the time for shipping them to the
extreme Northwest. unless an Indian
Commission can DO confirmed at IN
early day. There are several other
branches Of government service that
will suffer materially IL there IL much
longer delay.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
aosEarsors NonIsArIoN.

A Warrington correspondent, writing
under date Of the 11th instant. says:
There Vas . good deal Of gossip yestsr-
day about the proposition to nasionali1s
the e~ollsotorship Of the port Of New
York. II has been stated that the pso-
pls Of the entire country are interested
in the office, and that. therefore. the Col
Iscsor need. not necessarily bslong to
New York. Since the matter has been
spoksn Of there have been al kinds Of
SPECIFICATIONS regarding the policy Of .
man outside Of New York to all the
place, and - to the man who would b
most likely to get II should the President
decide to carry out the suggestion. David
Davis Il spoken Of in this connection.
II David Davis could be taken out OF
the Senate. 1t would be o less vote on
the Democratic side. This IL whore the
policy Of this nstionalizing process
would come in. The Republicans would
then have q majority without the vote Of
Vice. President Arthur. The names Of
Charles Foster and others have also been
mentioned in the same connection. But
these spsculations are premature. 1t ID
generally believed that the President will
NOT withdraw Mr.. Robsrtson's name mol
that Mr.. Robertson has the remotss'
idea Of requesting the President to do
such . thing. Conklips has not yet
brought his casa to . point whore such
contingency 10 necessary.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
Nsvada's Financial Condition.
Car.on Tribune, April l6.

A Tribune reporter interviewed the
State Treasurer today. who informed him
that he had sold. through the aid OF the
valuable assistance OF Governor Kinkesd.
$50, 900 Of California six per cent. bonds
placed In the State Interest and Sinking
Fund for the purpose Of redsemipg our
State bonds. which fell due April l. 1881;
that hs received . premium on said
bonds Of four and sixty ons.hundredths
per cent. including ons.quarter's inter
est due thereon. This 10 certainly Q
good premium when 1t 10 considered that
said bonds are now redeemable and sub
jsct to DO called in at any time. He fur.
ther informed US that be had succeeded
iu redeeuing all OF our outstanding
bonds, amounting 70 $50, 400. excepting
500, which had not been presented.
This item Of 500. therefore. 10 the sum
total Of the present indebtedness oil the
State. excepting what 10 due to its own
School Fund. We challenge any other
State in the Union to show a. good q
financial standing as this. On the frst
OF this msnth there wa $l6S. 347 % 10
coin in the Treasury. aside from $780,
900 in U. s. four per cent. bonds, ap-
portioped In the several funds a. follows:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
Nothing In IL.

WASHINGTON, April Heterogeneous
Jorsensen. Of Virginia, makes an EN-.
phatia denial Of the report which was
extensively tel-graphed to the effect that
during an interview with the President
he protested against the recognition Of
Malone, and urged Garfield to recognize
only the straight.out Republicans In
Virginia. He says he consented to In
troduce several Of his constituents. who
held these views, but took nc part what.
ever In their unexpected attempt TO In.
fiuence the President against the reten.
ton OF the Petersburg Postmaster and
Collector Of Internal Revenue, who sup
port the coalition movement. On the
contrary. he promptly interrupted their
representations by stating that hs had
been misinformed as to the purpose OF
their GRAND. and that be did not agree
with them. This authoritative state.
ment 10 OF consequences, as DR.. Jorgen.
sen IL doubtless the most able and
unqusstionsbly the most influential vir.
ginia Republican known in Wash.
ipQtOu.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
Horrible TRAGEDY.

CHICAGO. April lG.-A New Orleans
special says: On Sunday evening . ter
rible tragedy occurred at Bayou SQUIRREL,
Ibsrvills parish. 100 miles from here.
Two men were instantly killed and four
badly wounded. An eyewitness says Q
number OF negroes have been employed
there cutting wood for ]. o. Torrsy &
Sons. and on Saturday night, while
gambling, Cube Austin and Elijah Wall
quarreled. The next day eight OF the
men, among them Austin and Wall,
went in a boat to q supply store. three
miles distant. where whisky was freely
drank. The quarrel was renewed, and
Austin drew o knife and drove Wall from
the camp, threatening death II he came
back. Wall went TO Q negro cabin. for.
chilly secured Q shotgun. double-loaded
II aud lay in ambush awaiting the APP
pearance OF the boat. When about l25
yards from the starting point Wall hailed
them and ordered them to land. While
yet begging him not to shoot, bio fred.
killing Charles Williams aud Marshall
Bowman. and woundipg four others, two
seriously. Austin escaped unhurt. Wall
ID still at large. The Governor offers q
large reward.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
A Cabinet Resignation.

wAsHrSoros, April ls.-It is reported
on good authority that Kirkwood will
very soon retire from GarAsld's Cabinet.
Kirkwosd is n Of the most honest men
In the world. and hs had an idea that
the Interior Department would get away
with his Iowa reputation for honesty II
he did not personally attend TO every
detail OF that intricate department. Tho
result 10 that letters and documents are
piled up several feet high on his dssk.
and bales Of thsm in an adjoining room
are awaiting his attention. To make o
long story short. Kirkwood has not the
executive ability necessary for the In.
terror Department, and has concluded to
step down.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
A Silver Clean from Paradise.
Winne.sees S;irsr State, April is.

Winme~sees Ssirsr State. April 15.
Charles Ksmler arrived today from
Paradise. He brought . specimen Of
ore from the Bullion Of Paradise mine
which excsls in richness anything we
have ever seen from Humboldt OF any
other mines. 1t weighs lS5 pounds. and
besides containing rich silver ores 10 COW
cred With native metal. II was fractured
while being loaded on the wagon Or on
the way down. and the fracture shows
that the native silver is not only on the
surface, but all through the specimen.
Nj. Ksmlsr says IL was taken from the
mine last evening. and that 1t 10 q part Of
Q chunk which would weigh about half .
ton. displaced By . blast. The mine. hs
says. 10 looking better than ever before.
and the ore 10 astonishinsly rich. but
generally crumblss 20 Il has to 30 sacked.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-18
Hdson's Light In New York.

New YoRK. April l8.-The Tribune
says : The first public exhibition Of the
Edison electric light in this city was
given Saturday evening at the head
quarters Of Edison's Electric Lighting
Company. on Fifth venue. From out.
side, the house appeared to be brilliantly
illuminated with gas. the binding rays
naturally expected from electric lamps
being wanting. Several rooms on dii-
fsrent floors were supplied with electric
lamps, from which . soft white light
was emitted. Edison and several Of his
assistants were present. When Edison
was asked II 0 sinGle light could DO
turned of. be went to q single lamp In
the ball and turned the light out with q
thumbscrew, and by reversing the move
ment he turned Ii on again. Prepare.
tons are making for putting In the COM
pany's lamps In that quarter OF the city
extending from Spruce and Wall streets.
and streets included between Nassau
street and East river. I'VE shall COM
pete with the gas companies" he said.
The wires have already been put into
forty houses.