davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
THE NEW APPORTIONMENT.

The bill fixing the number of repre-
sentatives in Congress at 1925 has become
q law. This adds 32 members to the
present number and increases the Elec
toial College from 800 to 40l, so that
POI electoral votes will be required tc
elect a President and Vice President
instead of 1875 as at present Pennsyl
vania gains one member by the new APP
portionment. Ten Republican states
gain II members and ten Democratic
states 15 members. Maine, New Hamp
shire and Vermont each lose one, New
York gains one and California two. The
Pittsburg Post has II very interesting
editorial on the subject and thus com
ments on the political outlook:
'On the old sectional lines, the South
gains Is members over the last appor
tionment and the North 20, but loses g.
making net gain of II. 1t is evident
as bearing on the next Presidential
election, that it will require a very de
cided change in political sentiment fol
the Democratic party to carry the Elec
toral College without New York. Al
calculations at this time, based on sucf
contingency, would be vague and val
ueless. The 153 votes from the South
must be supplemented by forty-eight
from the North for the Democrats tc
elect New York has thirty six of these
There remain then twelve to be carried
elsewhere. Indiana has fifteen; or
leaving Indiana out, Nevada and Cali
fornia have thirteen. New Jersey added
to any other State would suffice. BY
any calculation upon which the Demo
Gratis could triumph without New York
the whole schedule would have to be
recast Ohio or Illinois would have tc
be gained, and in contest in which
either one of these could be carried by
the Democrats it is probable severa
other Western States, Wisconsin, Ore
gou and Colorado, would be also gained
But when we figure on sweeping change:
we must consider they are as likely at
the South as elsewhere; but the consider
ations that will break the "solid South,
will also divide the North. No one
doubts, as new issues arise, there will be
a change in the politics of number OF
States, but it is an open question whether
they will be developed in time TO have
much effect on the next Presidential
election"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

lery reserved for the friends of the Pres.
ident
AT precisely l2 o'clock the House was
called to order by Speaker Keifer and
prayer offered by the chaplain.
The resolutions setting apart the day
for the memorial services were read by
Clerk Mcpherson.
At 1910 the Senate was announced,
and all rose respectfully as the Senators,
headed by the officers of that body, en-
tered and took their assigned seats.
They were followed by the Chief Justice
and the associate Justices of the Supreme
Court, dressed in their robes of office.
Again the assembled multitude arose as
the President of the Uuited States and
his cabinet were announced. They were
accompanied by Senator Sherman and
Representative Mckinley, chairmen of
the committee of arrangements.
At 1890 the orator of the day, James
G.. Blaine, was announced, and his ad
vent was the signal for round of ap-
pause. The ceremonies were then
opened by short prayer by Chaplain
+. ID. Power, of the House, after which
President Davis said:
"This day is dedicated by Congress
for memorial services of the late Presi.
dent of the United States, James A. Gar.
field. present to you the Hon. James
g. Blaine, who has been fitly chosen as
the orator for this historical occasion"
Mr.. Blaine then rose, and, standing at
the Clerks desk Immediately in front of
the two presiding officers, proceeded,
with impressiveness of manner and clear
ness of tone, to deliver his eulogy from
manuscript
The eulogy, which is too long for
publication, was both graceful and elo-
quent. 1t was characterised throughout
by the greatest delicacy and tact. Mr..
Blaines remarks on the bitter party
strife which eliminated in Conkling's
resignation, were very brief but to the
point. The President was fully vindi
Gated and that too without causing any
bitterness of feeling on the part of those
who were opposed to him. The speaker
reviewed the whole life of Garfield, and
dwelt with fervor upon the manly earn
estness and honesty of the dead man.
The eulogy reflects the greatest credit OIL
both the heart aud brain of the distin-
guished orator. An hour and hall
were occupied in its delivery. A reso-
luton of thanks of both houses of Con
gress was adopted unanimously. The
House then adjourned as further mark
of respect to the memory of the dead
President The Senate was only nomin
ally in session during the day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
Judge Black on the Silly Craze for Political
Sensation.

In an interview published in a Wash
ington paper with Judge jeremiah S.
Black, of Pennsylvania, his attention
was called to the declaration in some
quarters being made that the winning
ticket of 1884 would be Blaine for Presi-
dent and Joe Brown, of Georgia, for
Vice President.
"What do you think about it?' que
ried the reporter.
"Can It be possible that the democrat
ic party of this country is not yet done
relying on phantoms to win battle? Is
there no wisdom in experience? Has it
forgotten that time has always its own
vindication in truth? Does the past furn-
ish no lessons whereby its footsteps may
be guided Alright to the sepulcher of
dead Presidential struggles and ambi-
tions? There was the Seymour and Blair
ticket of 1868, which was foredoomed to
annihilation by Blair's celebrated letter
declaring the amendments unconstitu-
tonal and void. In 1872 the party
abandoned every profession it had ever
made, held in allegiance every principle
it had ever promulgated, and nominated
its life long enemy-Federalist, Wing
and Abolitionist-poor old Horace Gree
ley. In 1876 it nominated and elected
Tilden and Hendricks, and then, alright
ed at few of Zach Chandler's threats,
cowardly abandoned and betrayed them.
In 1880, commanded by every motive of
manhood, policy and decency to put
again to lead it the successful and in
domitable standard-bearero of 1876, it for
sook him basely at malicious threats of
another boss, and suffered for the fourth
time ignominious disaster And now
there is talk of combination upon
Blaine and Joe Brown-Maine and
Georgia-New England aud the South
the Puritan and the slave dealer--the
Stalwart Unionist and the Jealous Con
federate-the brilliant, dashing, gladia-
torial Radical and the shrewd, practical,
successful Democrat. This is folly, fol
ly, folly. Such ticket could no more
win in this day and generation than
Leander could have swan the Hellespont
with a six.pound cannon lashed to his
back.
"Who can you win with ?" further
queried the reporter.
"With n man who has been always a
Democrat, true and consistent-one in
whom the business interests of the coun-
try have confidence. Justice Field,
who is now one of the Associated Justi
ces of the United States Supreme Court,
or any other man with like record
can win"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
A NEW RAILROAD.

A strong corps of engineers is at work
making a careful survey of the Jersey
Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway
from Williamsport to Stokesdale, seven
ty-five miles distant, in TioGa county.
AS soon rs the surveys are completed
the road will be put under contract and
built as rapidly as possible. 1t is ex-
pected that the greater portion of the
new road will be finished early in the
fall. Much of the heavy rock cutting
and grading between Williamsport and
Jersey Shore was completed few years
ago, so that nothing now remains but to
lay down the ties and place the iron
thereon. AT Stokesdale junction is
formed with the Antrim, Cowanesque
and Geneva Railroad, which leads to a
connection with the New York Central
at Geneva.
The new link, which is to serve as the
outlet for the Reading Railroad, will
form very important one, connecting, as
it does, with the great trunk line system
of the Vanderbilt roads and supplying
them with the hard coal of the anthra-
cite region and bringing back in return
valuable iron ores from the north for the
use of many furnaces in the Schuylkill
region,
The corps of engineers has reached
Jersey Shore, twelve miles west of VIII
Transport, and will now push up Pine
Greek rapidly. Another corps, it is ex-
pected, will greatly facilitate the work
of surveying and locating the line through
the Pine Creek Mountains. The chief
engineer has already advertised for rail
road ties and such other material as will
be required in the construction of the
line, aud just as soon IS spring fairly
opens the work will move along more
rapidly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
THE TAX ON MATCHES.

There can be no good reason why
Congress should not repeal the law i'm
posing tax on matches. The manu-
facture of these necessary articles as now
conducted, is controlled by monopoly,
all of the small establishments having
been crowded out by the imposition of
the tax. A purchase of stamps in sums
of fifty dollars or less must be paid in
full at the time of the purchase. Any
one buying more than fifty dollars worth
may, by giving bond, have sixty days
credit and discount Of five per cent.
while he who purchases more than five
hundred dollars worth may have like
credit AMI ten per cent discount. The
people pay nearly S3,30O,000 year
tax to maintain this monopoly, and it is
therefore not astonishing that the prop
osition to repeal the tax meets with
warm opposition from the manufactur-
ers. Mr.. Swift, one of the largest match
makers of the country, stated to the
committee of Congress having the sub
ject under consideration, that their "bus-
mess has become adjusted to the tax, -
and its repeal would compel them to go
out of the business. In other words if
Congress does not project him by I'M
posing tax that prevents less wealthy
men from making matches he cannot
control the entire market. His own ar
gument furnishes Congress with good
reasons for stopping the tax.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
H0N0RS TO GARFIELD.

Monday last was the day set apart for
the memorial service in honor of the late
President Garfield. The hall of the
House of Representatives was used on
the occasion and the rush for admittance
was tremendous. Only those holding
tickets were admitted. AT 10 o'clock the
capitol doors were thrown open and be-
fore half an hour had passed the CALLER
les of the house were filed to their ut
most capacity. The majority of the
spectators were ladies, who, out of res
pect for the occasion, had for the most
part discarded bright colors, and SOM
bre black was the prevailing hue of their
costumes. There were no signs of
mourning in the halls the full length
portrait of the late President was hing
just back of the chair of the presiding
officers, being itself undraped
Among the guests who at an early
hour occupied seats upon the floor, were
General Schenck, Governors Hoyt, of
Pennsylvania Foster of Ohio; Hamil
ton, of Maryland, and Bigelow, of Con
necticut; Porter, of Indiana, and Adiu-
tant General Harmine, of Connecticut.
At 1l.30 o'clock Generals Sherman,
Sheridan, Hancock, Howard and Meigs,
and Admirals Ammen, Rogers and Rod
gers, entered at the north door of the
chamber and were assigned to seats to
the left of the speakers desk, and few
moments later the members of the dip,
lomatic corps, in full regalia, were ush-
cred in, headed by the Hawaiian minis
ter as dean of the corps. Their brilliant
costumes only served to throw into
stronger relief the dark attire of the
members of Congress, who sat immedi-
ately behind them. The Supreme
Court of the District, headed by Marshal
Henry, were the next arrivals DIR.
Bliss was also in attendance. Mrs.
Blaine occupied front seat in the gal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

The Wilkes Barre Record says "The
Democratic managers by collusion with
the Wolfe Independents, and under the
patronage of Mr.. Gowen, of the Reading
Railroad, are cooking up scheme to
nominate Hon. 5. y. Wolverton, of Sun
bury, for Governor, with an amalgama-
ton ticket as the tail of the kite, and
elect it under the reform dodge" This
is very gauzy yarn, emanating from
the too lively imagination of the Record s
editor. If Mr.. Wolverton receives Che
Democratic nomination for Governor it
will be upon the grounds of eminent fit
ness and capability and not because any
clique or faction desire it. Mr. Wolver-
tons record both public and private is
unimpeachable and he would certainly
make an unexceptionable Governor. He
is man of sterling integrity, hard
worker, an able lawyer and possesses an
inexhaustibe fund of common sense.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
C0NKLlNG'S APPOINTMENT.

The President created decided sen
sation on Friday last, by nominating
Ex-senator Conkling to fill the vacancy
on the bench of the Supreme Court
caused by the resignation of Justice
Ward Hunt. Senator'S as well as the
public were surprised as no such action
had been anticipated. Mr.. Conkling it
will be remembered, once refused to ac-
cept the Chief Justiceship proifered him
by Gen. Grant, and there is a great di-
versity of opinion as to Mr.. Conkling's
acceptance of the Office, If he does as d.
sumo the gown it will mean that he has
virtually retired from politics and those
who know him best claim that his polti-
cal life is by no means ended and that
he has a brilliant future before him.
When the nomination came before the
Senate, Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, made
a savage speech in which he declared
that he did not believe Conkling to be
honest. Contrary to custom in such
cases the nomination was referred to the
judiciary committee. Mr.. Conkling de
clines to say anything regarding the
nomination and it is not known what he
will do. 1t may be that he desires to
know how he stands with Senators and
that if the nomination is confirmed he
will refuse to accept Should he take
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

1t is known that the question of
Guiteau's insanity will be reopened, IT
the combined efforts of his friends and
former counsel can avail There are still
four months in which to work to save
the murderer from the gallows. SEQ
ville's trip east has another purpose than
the mere perfection and filing bill of
exceptions with the court here. Certain
eminent specialists have, il is understood,
been enlisted in the cause to the extent
of writing papers, either pro or con, re-
garding the sanity of the assassin. For
instance, a paper from Dr. Hammond,
of New York, will be presented this
week in one of the leading medical
journals. Others may be expected to
follow until the matter has again come
to be widely discussed, from which it is
inferred that pressure may be brought
to bear which will result favorably to
Guiteau.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

The statement published of the
amounts allowed by the committee to
audit the expenses of the sickness and
burial of President Garfield to the at
tending surgeons is pronouncedincorre
by member of the committee. The
amounts allowed are as follows: TO DIR.
Bliss, S25,000; to Drs. Agnew and
Hamilton, $4,000 each; to Drs. Rey-
burn and Boynton, $4,000; to Mrs. DR.,
Edison, $4,000. Mr. Crumps, the stew
ard, is allowed $4,000 and the other
employees of the Executive Mansion two
months extra pay The committee
recommends the appointment of Surgeon
General Barnes to the rank of major
general and his retirement at that grade
and the promotion of DR.. Woodward 70
the rank of lieutenant colonel. The com
mittee has also agreed to grant to Mrs
Garfield the remainder of her husbands
salary for the current year. The report
will not be unanimous, but Messrs.
Springer ard Blackburn will submit a
minority report opposing most of the
items allowed
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
N And DEMOCRAT BIOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA

Mr. J. J. Reminsnyder, of Sunbury,
is being urged as candidate for mem
ber of the Legislature of Northumber-
land county.
Henry Wenner and Theodore Hill,
candidates for common council, in the
Fourth Ward, in Williamsport, received
tie vote-each 207. A new election
will be held
The firm of II. p. Sisk & Co. stock
and grain brokers, of Harrisburg, have
suspended business, and their request for
receiver has been granted them by the
court.
An unprovoked murder took place at
Etna, small town near Allegheny City
last Saturday night A young man
named William Beecher was disputing
with another man about some work,
when George Wolff, German, came up
and interfered. He soon drew knife
and stabbed Beecher to the heart killing
him instantly. The murderer was ar.
rested the next day.
A convention of fifty-thrce editors OF
weekly republican papers in the state OF
New York was held in New York city
on February %, for the purpose of form
ing an association in order to secure
concert of action in state and local con.
ventions.
An unknown man was found drowned
in the supply well of the Bridesburg
Manufacturing Company, near Philadel
phia, and is supposed to have been in
this well for about two months.
The Right Rev. Patrick N. Lynch
Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston s.
G. died in that city on Sunday aged
65 years.
Reports continue TO come in from all
parts of the lower Mississippi below
Cairo of terrible state of things in con
sequence of the flood. Almost the en-
tire lowland cotton region from Cairo to
Vicksburg is either submerged or likely
TO be soon, and the damage there is
already greater than ever known by any
previous flood.
Bear hunting has been unusually sue
cessful in Potter county this winter.
Mrs. Ostrander, of Pond Eddy, Pike
county, died recently of smallpox. 1Iel
husband in lieu of assistance was obliged
to drag her coffin to the grave with 9
rope.
About nine clock Monday morning
a loud explosion occurred in the Unior
Building, Chicago, in which the genera
offices of the Associated Press and the
Western Union Telegraph Company are
located, shaking the entire building
knocking out the heavy plate glass from
the windows in all parts of the building
and demolishing the wood work, doors
and plastering. The explosion was
caused by boy named James Bret en-
tering one of the vaults, where the gas
had been escaping since Saturday, with
a lighted match. He was seriously il
not fatally injured.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

There does not appear to be any i'm
mediate solution of the contest over the
Wilkesbarre postmastership. The nom
nation of Mr.. Orr il still held up in the
Senate at the instance of Senators Cam
eron and Mitchell and against the wishes
of Representative Scranton. In the
meantime letters continue to be received
protesting against the removal of Post
master Smith, and asserting that Repre-
sentative Scranton is not carrying out
the wishes of the Republicans of Wilkes
barre by his action, and that the nomin-
alton of Mr.. Orr is great mistake.
Senators Cameron and Mitchell respect
this expression of public opinion, and
will hold up the nomination of Mr.. Orr,
until the real sentiments of people inter
ested can be definitely ascertained.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

the office he would be at liberty to re-
sign in the event of being chosen Sena-
tor by the New York Legislature. 1t
hardly seems credible that the President
would have made the appointment If he
knew Mr.. Conkling intended to refuse
the office if confirmed. That he would
make an excellent Judge hardly admits
of doubt as his legal ability is admitted,
but he will hardly be welcomed as a Su-
preme Judge by the people in view of
his political past. His appointment was
mistake and his confirmation will be a
greater one
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

The great tax case of the Common
wealth against the Standard Oil Com
pany was argued last week, and the
papers are now in the hands of the court.
The original claim was for more than
S5,OO0,OOO but this was reduced to
something less than SS00,00O The de-
tense was that the company did not do
business in PENNSYLVANIA, being located
in Ohio. This is preposterous. The
oil from which the company has ac-
quired its enormous gains was taken
from the soil of this State, as all the
world knows, and it is but just that the
company should pay taxes thereon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
A Healthy Corpse.

One of the most common forms polt.
ical stupidity takes on in Republican
journals is the statement the Democratic
party is either dead or rapidly going to
pieces. A party that has q
following of 100000 votes, organized
and maintained without the aid of fed.
eral patronage, can hardly be called a
dead institution. The wish is father tc
the thought on the part of our esteemed d
Republican contemporaries Pitts5urg
Post (Dem.)
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03
So it seems after all that the Supreme

So it seems after all that the Supreme
Court was not unanimous in deciding
the legislative salary case. Justice Trun-
key, one of the ablest members of the
Court, delivered a dissenting opinion on
Monday last. He holds that the salary
means a fixed round sum for a specific,
service, and that the first section of
the act of May II, 1874, clearly violates
the constitution. A very large proper
ton of thinking men in the State, will
agree with Justice Turnkey in his cen
clusions. a.. a .g#-... .
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

The statement of the business of all
lines of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany, east of Pittsburg and Erie, for
January, 1882, as compared with the
same month in 1881, shows an increase
in gross earnings of $1S4, JOG; an in
crease in expenses of $316,7O1; a de-
crease in net earnings of $l32,595. All
lines west of Philadelphia and Erie, for
January 1882, show surplus over liza
bilities of 1874, being loss as com
pared with the same period of 1881, of
S371.466
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

When the bronze medals are distribut-
ed to the faithful 1906" who stood by
Grant at the Chicago convention, abso-
lutte impartiality should be observed.
When Gen. Beaver,the Christian soldier
and lawyer, is decorated with his pound
of brass, Dave Mouat, now in seclusion
in Jail for election frauds, should be sim
ilarly rewarded. Invidious distinctions
in matters of this kind will break up
any kind of political fidelity. Perhaps,
too, there may be others of the "3O6",
behind prison bars before the medals are
distrbuted-it begins to look as if politi-
cal scoundrels can be punished.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

A statement has been published that
the Adjutant General of the army has
rendered the decision that all soldiers
who enlisted between June %, 1861,
and August 6, 1861, were entitled to
bounty, and as a consequence the War
Department has been flooded with letters
asking for information on the subject.
Adjutant General Drum states that there
is not the least ground for the publica-
ton, as no such decision as the one re-
ferred to was ever made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

The Chicago Tribune thinks that
Speaker Keifer has made rather bad
mess of it so far, and that "all the skill,
patience and loyalty of the leading
members such as Kasson, Hiscock, Reed,
Cannon, Calkins, Robinson and Will.
Jams, will be needed to prevent ship
wreck of the narrow Republican ma
iority."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-03

The Delaware county Gazette, Re
publican paper, has the following to say
of one of the shining lights of its party
''Pinchback, the Senatorial claimant OF
Louisiana, has been nominated by the
President as Surveyor of the port Of
New Orleans. Pinchback is a gambler
and blackleg and it is no credit to
either the administration or the Repub
lican party that such an appointment
should have been made"