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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
A Dramatic Scene.
a MURDERER's SPEECH IN COURT


A few years ago Henry King was SEN
fenced to serve life term in prison for
New York city detective.
A short time after the shooting of Presi-
dent Garfield, King and another convict
named Hamilton got into quarrel re
gardin9 the character of Vce.P President
Arthur and his fitness to administer the
affairs of the nation in the event of Pres
ident Garfeld's death and Arthms sue
cession to the Presidency Hamilton
made some remark which was not com
plimentary to Arthur, whereupon King
struck his brother convict two blows on
the head with an axe, killing him instant
ly King was tried on the charge of
murder, at the circuit court in session at
Plattsburg, y. V, recently, Judge Ian
don presiding. Three witnesses were
sworn for the prosecution-the prison
physician, cook, and one of the keep,
ers. No evidence was introduced in be
half of the prisoner The taking OF
testimony occupied about one hour and
half, when the jury retired. After al
absence of about two hours, it returned
and requested the Judge to explain th'
legal difference between murder in tn,
first degree and second degree.
Judge landon was about to reply
when the prisoner arose to his feet anC
said "Your honor and gentleman o
the jury, this was not murder in tn
second degree. 1t was deliberate an,
premeditated murder | know that
have done wrong, that | ought to con
fess the truth, and that | ought to b
hanged" Here the prisoners counst
tried in vain to silence him, "No," col
tinued King II have done wrong. 1t
my duty to confess it, and | cannot hel
doing so. cannot keep still plea
guilty to murder in the first degree
was fifteen minutes from the time
struck the first blow with the axe until
struck him the second time, and all tn
time | kept thinking | will finish tn
man. If this is not premedtated mu
der what is it? | have already killed Nv
/, men, What is my life to me The Ii
of either of those two men whom ha
killed is worth dozen of mine.
The prisoner then sat down, whel
. upon the Judge informed the jury, tn
in view of the prisoners admission tn
the murder was premedtated, there W
e no necessity for any further explanati
o of the law Oh his part The jury the
e upon retired, and very soon came ba
f with verdict of guilty, In reply to t
+. question as to whether he had anythi
e to say why the sentence of death shot
5 not be passed upon him. King replie
a Nothing sir; the sentence is a Just o.
l. ! ought to be hanged" He was sent,
Al ced to be hanged at Plattsburg on \,
e. ember 4th next, between the hours
A. ten o'clock in the forenoon and t
D. o'clock in the afternoon, King is s.
H. to be remarkably intelligent man, ]
is appearance in court on Tuesday was {
III tainly impressive, and his deliber
50 manner when addressing the court ,
ir- jury made dramatic scene, The doc
m ed man is thirty-one years of age.
Dy was born in New York city, wher
u | widowed mother resides, and was edl
ted in the Roman Catholic faith.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
Choral lnaptltudes.

Rev. f. p. Tenney, the genial and
witty president of Colorado College, was
at one time the beloved pastor of the
Congregational church in a sea.coast
town i'll Massachusetts. To exc out his
salary, his people gave him n donation
party, among the presents being fine
new dress-coat for the pastor, and a
tasty bonnet for his better half. On the
following Sunday, as they walked up the
aisle i'll their new habiiments, the choir
inadvertently struck out with the vol
untary, much to the discontinue of the
sensitive clergyman and his wife, WHO
are these in bright array p
AT the same church. Il few weeks ago
the funeral of prominent and highly
respected citizen of the town, by the
name of Knight, occurred, on which oc
casion, by a singular contretemps, the
choir sang as their first selection tn,
usually fitting hymn, ''There will be nc
night there. The effect the soprano
alto and tenor successfully took up tn,
refrain, was well calculated to excite tn,
rlsibes of those who had gathered in an,
but humorous spirit Mag
1ziNe
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
POetical.
GRAND MOiHRR's SERMON.

The supper is over, the hearth is swept,
And in the wood fires glow;
The children cluster TO hear II tale
OF that time 80 long ago,
WI Grandma's hair was golden brown
And the warm blood came and went,
Ger that face that could scarce have been,
Sweeter than now in It's rich coutent.
But that face is wrinkled and care worn now,
And the golden hair is gray
But the light that shone In the young girls eyes
nas never gone away.
And her needles catch the fires bright light,
As In and out they go
with the clicking music that grandma loves,
or that time so long ago.
And the waiting children love it too
For they know the stocking song
Brings many tale to grandma's heart,
Which they shall hear ere long.
But II brings no tale OF olden time
To grandm rs heart tonight
only refrain quaint ana short
Is sung by the ne eedles bright
Life is a stocking, grancma says,
And yours is just begun,
But am knitting the toe OF mine
And my work is almost done.
With merry hearts we begin to knit,
And the ribbing Is almost play,
Some are gay-colored some are white
And some are ashen grey.
But most are Of many color.
With many stitch set wrong
And many a row to be sadly ripped
Ere the whole is fair and strong.
But the saddest yet happIest time,
Is that we court and yet shun
When our Heavenly Father breaks the thread,
And says our work Is done.
And the children come to say "good night"
With tears In their bright young eyes,
For In grandmas lap with broken thread
Tbe finished stocking lies. ANON.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28

"Who grasps much holds little" The
proprietors of Elys Cream Balm do
not claim it to be a cure-all, but a sure
remedy for Catarrh and Catarrhal Deaf
ness, Colds in the Head and Hay Fevir,
Cream Balm effectually cleanses the
nasal passages of catarrhal virus, caus-
ing healthy secretions, allays intlamma-
ton and irritation, protects the membra-
nal Innings of the head from additional
colds, completely heals the sores and re
stores the sense of taste and smell Ben
eficial results are realized by few ap
plications. A thorough treatment as di
rected will cure catarrh The balm is
easy to use and agreeable. Sold by al
druggists at so cents. On receipt of 81
cents will mail a package. Send for cir
cular with full information Ely's Cream
Balm Co., Owego, N, Y, For sale b,
lC A. KLEIN, Meyer Bros, N. j. Hen
dershott, and j. II. Kinports.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28

Wiener-wurst is an article of street
sale peculiar to Cincinnati, and its ped
dlers do most of their business at night.
When cent is handed to the vender, he
lifts the lid of his tin box, from which
warm steam comes oozing forth seizes
a piece of brown paper and slice OF
black or rye bread, daubs on the latter
about tablespoonful of horse radish, and
then, with a fork, produces the uiener
wurst--nothing more than a sausage
long and slenderly made, of "a reddish
beefy hue, 1t is piping hot, appetizing
and has sort of flavor about it that i,
both Strengthening and savory.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
THE LOON OF LIFE.

All day, all night. ] can hear the jar
or the loom OF life, aud near and far
1t thrills with Its deep and mur:ed sound.
AS tireless the wheels go always round.
Busily ceaselessly goes the llom,
In the light day and the midnights gloom,
The wheels are turning early and late,
And the woof is wound In the warp OF Fate
Click, clack there's a thread OF love woven In;
Click, clack! another Of wrong and sin
What a checkered thing this life will be
When we see 1t unroed In eterHty!
Time, with face like mystery,
And hands as busy as hands can be,
sits ut the loom with arms Outapread,
70 catch In Its meshes each gla ncing thread.
When shall this wonderful web be done?
In a thousand years. perhaps, or one,
Or tomorrow. Who knOweth? ? Not you or |;
hut the wheels turn on and the shuttles fly.
All, sad-eyed weavers, the years are slow,
But each one IS nearer the end l know;
And some day the last thread shall be woven In
God grant 1t be love instead OF SIP.
Are we spinners OF wool In this llfe-web-say?
Do we furnish the weaver a thread each day7
1t were better, then, oh. my friends, to spin
A beautiful thread than u thread OF sin !
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28

He was at breakfast, wrestling with a
piece of remarkably tough veal, His
wife said to HIM You always say
there's something to be thankful for in
everything | fancy you'd be puzzled
to find something to be thankful for il
that veal. "Not at ALL he cheertully
responded, stopping to breathe; 81 wa'
just thinking how grateful we should b,
that we met it when it was young,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28

a farmer on being asked to write a
testimonial for patent clothes wringer,
produced the following; II bought your
clothes wringer and am hugely pleased
with it. ! bought a jag of wood which
proved too green and unfit to burn
ran the whole load through your wiring
er, and have used the wood for kindling
ever sinee.'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28

An old man with head as destitute
of hair us a watermelon, entered an Aus
tin-ayenue drug store, and told the clerk
he wanted a bottle of hair restorer.
What kind of hair restorer do you pre-
fer! i reckon I'll have to take a bottle
of red hair rcstorer, That was the color
it used TO be when was boy" -Tee
as SiItinnS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
The Backus Wate, Motor

IL takes but little room,
1t never gets out of,repair
It can not blow up.
1t needs no fuel
IL reeds no engineer.
There is no delay; no firing up; no ashes TO clean
away no extra Insurance to pay; no repair
Ing necessary; no coal bills 70 pay,
ana IT'S always ready for use.
1t Is Invaluable Tor blowing Church organs fol
running trintlng Presses Sewing Machines, Turn
Ing Lath's Scroll Saws, Grind stones Coffee Mills
Sausage Machines, Feed cutters, Corn Mills, Leva
tors. etc
-Four horse power at ~ pounds pressure Of wa .cr
II Is noseless neat, compact steady, and above al
IT Is VERY CHEAP
Send for circular to the BackGS Water Motor Co.
Newark, n, j., stating name OF paper you saw ad
vertis, ment In.
Price Sl5 to $500, Sept soft
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
Valuable Real Estate
AT
PRIVATE SALE

The undersigned Administrator cum testamento
annexo OF Peter Appelnan,late OF Benton township,
deceased CfIers the following described premises at
private ,le All that portion OF the following de-
scribed TRACT OF LAND, In Benton township,
bounded as follows: on the north by lands OF X. l..
F. Colley j. +. Chaplin and A. Wilkinson, on the
west by lands Of Eli Nell ry, John K. Appleman
and Peter Lautach, On tie south by lands OF Will
Lam Hume and Margaret Dlldlne and on the east
by lands Of Reul en- II. Davis and Stott K Colley.
containing EIGHT Y-EIGnT ACRES, more or less,
whereon are erected a two.story FRAME HOUSE,
Bank Barn. wagon house and Other out-buidlngs.
only that portion lying the west side OF Fishing
creek viii be sold.
Also all that tract OF land situate In Benton town.
ship, bounded on the west by lands Of Rebecca Cor
ner, Oh the north by lands OF the heils OF Thomas
Davis, deco Gsed ald j. +. Chaplin, on the south by
lands OF Ezekiel Cole, containing EiGIlTEEN
ACRES. more or less. unimproyed land VIII be sold
as n whole or In parcels to suit purchasers.
Terms made known on application to
|. X. KRICKBAUM,
Administrator, &c,
aug. 5-u Cambria. "a
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
\ TRUE CAUSE FOR REGRET.

1t makes the heart of every philau-
thropist sad to sec so many worthless
patent medicines puffed and adver-
tised for the cure of chronic diseases.
Usually the remedy is some vile cathartic
compound or alcoholic preparation, COM
bned with turpentine, buchu, or other
severe diuretic that affords the invalid
only temporary relief, but which has no
lasting effect, and in truth eventually
brings on complication of diseases
arising from state of worn out and ex-
hahsted digestive and urinary organs that
nothing but death can relieve. Invalids
should trust more to nature for their re-
covery. A gentle, medicinal tonic that
stimulates enfeebled digestion and
strengthens every part of the system by
its soothing and refreshing effect on both
mind and body, is natures truest and
best assistant. Such remedy is Browns
Iron Bitters, medicine surprising tn,
sale OF all other remedies whenever it,
merits become known, for it acts in suci
perfect harmony with the laws of life anC
health, that all pulmonary, urinary ant
digestive troubles are prevented and per
manently cured by its timely use.
contains no alcohol and will not black
en- the teeth. Physicians and minister
recommend it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
A SklLLFUL PREPARATION

Composed of roots barks, and plants,
act in harmony, and are pleasant and
effective medicine, constitute Burdock
Blood Bitters, of which highly commend
at,ory reports are being constantly receiv-
ed. Price 81, trial size 10 cents.
"A little shaking up occasionally will
do young men good. They who have
been blanks may become double skies.
When member of the German Par
lament is delivered of joke it goes
over as unfinished business. They laugh
at iU next day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28
Odd Items.

Time and the mule should always be
taken by the forelock, never by the fet-
lock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-28

THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIV NO. y
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL xLvT, NO. B
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15
"cOncurred.

| Apropos of new verses of Tennysons, G
friend remarked to rs some years ago tina,
latter man has acquired a reputation he
\ car write most any kind of d-n nonsense
and people viii think it first rate" And he
| was about rig t. People read and admire
the po r productions Of authors which if
pub ished anonymously would attr, no
attention. There is much in a name, some
| times. Thackeray used to tell story of
overhearing two walters talking about him
in hotel. The dia ogue IAN as follows:
''You see that MANI
Eyes"
'That's the celebrated Mr. Thackeray"
lyon don't say SO! What did he dor"
I'D d if KNOW
This story OF Thackeray's furnishes an
illustration OF how man S name may become
more lannon's than his deeds, Just az after
the nomination of James K. Polk for the
Presidency people wonld stop sh uting
''Hurrah for Polk to ask who the ID
il james X Po.?" Here is story from
the April atlantic in Illustration of the pow
err of name:
Il few months, or years, agO-it dissent
matter which, Ger ain friend of mine ook
it n his head to try n curious experiment
Ny friend il distinguished man of letters,
whose manuscript - as god as gold at any
publishers counter Though 8 writer of
books, he is an experienced magazini- !,
and it in connection with magazines
that he proposed to test the va lie of name
He prepared his artic e with all the ski he
knew, had it copied bs his danghte,, and
sent tn copy to the editor of the leading
literary mag zine of the United tates. Al
ter a delay OF weeks the cop, WAS return
ed to my friend. VIII" prompt dispatched it
to another chief magazi The nameless
CONTINUATION was again returned to he
anthor. No it was not '>ome pc lit e
prose sketch 1t was a lit masterpiece
70 cut long and dismal story short, five
American magazines refused land two ve'y
curt " to pri 1t a pape. for which anv one
of the five editors in question would have
paid ten times its weight in gold, if he had
known who VIZ tie it. My friend enjo ed
the matter imme 'se y. He took especial de
light in a note which accompanied one of
the dec in liions. 1t was written by S ID
editor, presumab!, a y onng man, who saw
SO much PROMISE in the essay submitted to
him that he proceeded to give, my friend
few general hints ON the subject OF lite AIRY
style"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15
The Pets OF Paris


The Paris correspondent of the New Or
leans Ptcaylne whites:
"Annas Deslions was the most perfect
snecimeu An impure Paris had. She was
eve"v way be utiful. She never came to 4
.Iiuner party b fore $50, and | assure on
when She made her appearance IN her
splendid dresses. embroidered 18th lions
and with al her lac she mad !, SENSATION,
Lac, Wis her hohb She paid $1,000 a
mont', for the mere washing of her &c.
She was continual wrapped III lace; she
never wore corset under them; IL goo.ies-'
hrest swelled under the Immense Marie
Antoine,te sImwls of Valenci.nnes She
did not live much at home. bnt when She
did hav. company she gave roya entertain
uents-royul br the company and bv the
tone which Ieigned in them | still re
member t, ose two immence Vases ii led
with gold coin which God near the card
tables, at the service of who had lost
money on cards. I know noblenen who
took hantlsfu / of tn money Her CARR
riages and horses were in no manner in
rior to those o, the Emperor Of Du~e de
Morny.
Cora Pear is still alive. It is even said
that she is going to I've married to u cousin.
She has with her pistols broken pipes held
in the month OF mob enl-n; she has appel
the cheeks of hiYhne~ses; she has had
dr. ssing rooms more br liant than those of
an embassadress Her hobby was furs.
She had the most beautiful fnrs OF Paris.
as Annas Deslions has the most splendid
lace. She still goes almnt every day to
Bots de Boulogne. She has It MILL ms
and millions, but she has never been rich.
Caroline eessier too, has had her honr
of fame, when she was expelled from rus
81. because she wore one night in stage
box the cross of st Andrew, al diamonds
on he. breast; she owed her fame to the
fact that man-every' ody knows the high
position which he occupied-was 80 enam
ored of her as to taAe his curlon of 81.
Andrew from his own princely neck and put
it around her., knowing fn we'll before
hand that he would be exiled to Siher u +
his folly
"Deveria, too h d her hour of fame; one
too of great scandal. One bright NOON
light night in St. Petersburg she asked
Duke de--to march his regiment immedi
a ely in front of her windows. It was mid
night The DIXIE ran to the barracks, order
ed his trnmpeters to sound the alarm, order
ell his officers and men to NOM and made
them ga lop at the to-, Of their speed in
front of Dew ria's windows
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15
nUssLE sLoUcn nEmoRIaL DAY

The surviving settlers of Mussel
Slough have set apart May 18th as q
Memorial Day on which to decorate the
graves of the men who were killed in
the fight with the authorities who came
to serve writs Of ejectment in behalf OF
the G.. p. r. r. Co. The observance OF
such a day will forever keep green in
the minds of the people the outrage
perpetrated on Il few poor settlers by a
railroad company worth $500, 00O, 600.
The Record Union, In commenting on
the matter s:sgS:
When it is asked what the real cir
eumstances were under which those
Mussel Slough settlers met the death,
it must be answered that they were
men who had squatted upon lands be-
longing to other people; that when
called upon tn pay the rightful owners
for these lands, they stubbornly refused
to do.
The above is partly true. The set
tiers resisted the authorities, who had
come to place parties in possession of
lands adjudged by the courts to belong
to them. Behind this lies another i'm
portant fact. The settlers purchased
the lands eight years ago, when there
was some doubt about the title, and the
railroad company agreed, in printed
circulars, that if these lands were pur-
chased and improved, the purchasers
would not be called upon to pay tor the
improvements in case it should be de-
cideded that the land belonged to the
company. The settlers purchased the
land, believing that the company would
stand up its agreement as laid down in
its printed circulars, which it has not
done. The original settlers refused to
pay the additional price for improve
ments, and the company then sold the
land to other parties, and called upon
the courts to put them in possession.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15

One seeing the poultry display in
the Neus- over the lottery decision
would imagine that q. q. Stevenson had
written the decision and the Court
s.cOncurred' s
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15

Mr.. Dana, Of the New York San,
thinks that Whitelaw Reid's success IS
due more to tact than talent. Accord
ing to Mr.. d. 'he does not exhibit any
mental force, or original genius, or
shining quality, any moral grasp, or
any vital faith, but merely department,
mediocrity, pretentious responsibility,
toadyism, venality and stock jobbery."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15

+. At fire in Paris fireman who was ahont
to We child, a. ell for meti,ng to pro.
tect his eyes. who's got pair If ~perta
esp be cried A gentleman very politely
took from his nose n fine pair IF Brazi ian
pebb es. wiped them ear fnly aud binding
them amiably to the fireman, remarked:
Il hardly know whether tness are your ex
act numberl"-Figaro
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15

Cadet Whitaker would have saved
the government $4,000 q day if he
could only have tucked his ears under
his collar.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15

We hope that the Gold Hill Necs
will not'again presume to steal our Origi-
nal poetry. 1t is only constructed after
Infinite manual and sometimes mental
labor, and, bad as it is, is dearly cher
ished by us. We can't see why the
NeUs could not as well appropriate the
rhymings of some dead poet, like Scott
or Byron, rather than to ruthiessly tread
upon a living worm of song, whose feel
ings might thereby be depressed. We
value our poetry personally next to our
best paying advertising column; but can
always console ourselves with the re-
Election that he who steals our verse
steals trash, which makes him poor in
deed, and leaves us financially none the
worse off.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-15
CARYLE'S BOOK.

The book which Carlyle left as a sort
of literary firebrand is already Begin
ming to burn its way into public atten-
ton and is raising smoke which is not
likely to endear the memory of the
author to the admirers Of the many lit
erary idols he attempted to demoIish.
No one can help admiring his vigorous
diction and his independence of expre:-
sion, but his towering egotism eX-
pressed in the form Of coarse contempt
for every other writer living or dead,
will always be looked upon as a trait in
his character which would have bet
tered Carlyle by its omission. He al
ludes to various literary men of Eng
land as "turnspits," ''monkeys," cum
hanged hounds" etc, and character
ICES Walter Scott as ga tOOthless relator
of old wives fables" The liberating of
the negro he considered giant lie des-
tined to go down in hellfire along with
the improvement Of prisons. He
looked upon every civilian as a rascal
and every writer as fool. In short he
believed that there was no man living
as great as Carlyle, and one turns over
the pages of his book expecting every
moment to find him alluding to Shake
speare as "an egregious ass chattering
a lot of incoherent gibberish in the
Clouds" or a "reformed sheep stealer
who should have stuck to his original
calling"