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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

The Freeport and Colorado Mining
and Tramway compaay, OF Illinois,
have filed articles of incorporation.
Capital stock, s4oo, 900; 1900 shares
at 500. Henry H. Upp, Joseph
Hartman, Isaiah Best, J. D. D,ffen-
baugh, George F. SINNERS, S. J. Best
and H. B. Farrell are the Directors,
George 7. SINNERS, at Crested Butte,
IS the agent in Colorado.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

Dick Allen, who started the first
paper in Leadville, the Reveille, has
gone to Ashcroft and will soon start a
paper there known as the Ashcroft
Reveille. Dick is an old timer in the
state, and from past record will give
Ashcroft a live paper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

The President has notified Fits
John Porter that it is entirely beyond
his power to relieve him from the
sentence of the court-martial. This
decision is based on an opinion of
Attorney-General Brewster and the
unanimous belief of the Cabinet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

We have not heard anything from
Representative Beltord and our reser-
vation bill lately. 1t has passed the
Senate and Mr.. Belford promised to
push it through the House as soon as
possible.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

The paper that is full of vim, vine
gar and vitriol, used to have the lead
in journalism in Pueblo, and held it
for several years uninterrupted by
competition, but it appears now that
the Neavs and Republican are begin
ming to wear the horns.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

There are fifty men now at work on
the Denver Exposition building, and
the foundation walls are going up
rapidly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

We expect to chronicle another
wedding about next week. This time
1t will be eur genial young friend
from the Sunny South, John ". Say
les to our late arrival in society cir
cles from the state Of Maine, Miss
Tewksbury.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

1t is now expected that the Utah
extension of the Rio Grande will be
completed to Salt Lake by October
next. The grading, with the excep-
tion Of that portion of 1t which cuts
the Black canon, beyond Gunnison,
Is completed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

The spring term of the District
Court will open in Gunnison on the
9Th of May. 1t will bea short term
and 1t is thought nothing but the
criminal docket will be disposed of.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

Charley Johnson, Of the Roslta
Journal, is entitle to big fat Office
for the efficient work he did for his
friend Chilcott.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

The town of Virginia City, this
county, has been changed to that Of
Tin Cup, the original name.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

1t is getting late in the season tor
the small pox scourge, but Pueblo
appears to be affected
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

The act OF Congress passed June
II, 1880, whereby the Southern band
Of Ute Indians were to have lands
allotted 10 them on the. La Plata river
in this State and New Mexico so much
Of it has been revoked, it having been
discovered that there was not room
enough for practical use. We have
received the text Of a bill which pass
ed the senate the 18th inst, from
Senator Hill, granting the Southern
Utes lands in seve.alty in the Uintah
reservation, Utah, the first section Of
said bill reads as follows:
"That instead of lands on the said
La Plata river and vicinity III Color
ado and New Mexico, as provided In
and by said agreements, lands be al
lotted to the said Southern Utes in
that part Of the Territory of Utah
knonn as the Uintah reservation, or
in the vicinity thereof, the same in ali
cases to be surveyed, slected and al!
lotted III manner and form in all re-
spects the same, except as is herein
after provided, in severalty, to such
and every member Of said Southern
band of Utes entitled to receive
lands under the provisions OF said
agreement as therein is provided
touching Ieland therein mentioned" "
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

A Car wheel mandatory is to be
added to the Pueblo iron works.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1882.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

An X on Me7UraRpe> or margin e
yexr tapt> signifies your sudse,!bhon has
sxpi,ed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-04-20

d western miner, something so 0eit-
clously absurd in the fact that anv
Eastern capitalist would invest his
money in the mining country that the
pioneer Of civilization fondly imagines
that any sort Of items viii pass muster
IN a mining account, and that the
greenhorn CT an investor will never
know how many pounds ofMm, -four,
potatoes, pickles, and canned straw
berries a genuine miner ought to eat
during a month. By getting up very
early in the morning F.; taking break
fast In bed from S to !, a second
breakfast from s to 10, tihin from
II to I, luncheon from to. 4, an
early dinner Ia Russo from $ to I,
full dinner from 8 to 10, supper
from II to I, and a final tea at bed
time, the seven miners Of Crested
Butte might worry through the day
and the contents Of the country store
very satisfactory to themselves, If not
to their employers. But the total
absence of whiskey is a fatal defect in
their bill. Had they thrown in only
one. hogshead, it would have made
their account look much more natural
and business-like. But their temper;
ance bctrays them even to the stupii
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
Terrible Sufferings OF Shipwrecked Crew.

The coasting schooner Almon Bird.
of Rockland, Mo-, Capt. G. A. Packard,
was bound from Windsor, n. S., for
Alexandria, Va, with a cargo of plaster.
On Sunday night, January lst, when off
Boone Island, the gale tore off her top
mast, and the rigging became so thickly
covered with ice that it was almost use
less. On Monday morning the high
seas stove in her bulwarks, ripped up
the hatches, and flooded the vessel
Soon it was found that she was sinking,
and the crew took to the large boat.
There was little time to get food or ex-
ira clothing, and by strange misfortune
they could not get their oars. The
schooner sank, and the boat was left
oarless with its living freight in vio-
lent gale and heavy sea. Thus they
drifted about drenched with the icy
spray of the waves, crowded together
for protection from the bitter cold, and
almost hopeless of rescue. On Tuesday
their stock Of food was nearly gone, and
they were becoming frozen, They saw
sail and made an effort to attract at
tention, but in vain, and they crouched
down for another night. On Wednes-
day they suffered terribly from hunger
and cold. Two of the men became
crazed and threw themselves about the
boat in their delirium. Toward night
one Of the men went to sleep in the bot
tom of the boat and died before morning.
The two delirious men also died There
were now three dead and five living men
in the boat The living, suffering the
pangs of hunger, and hopeless of re-
lief, held a consultation, the result of
which was that they opened the veins
of one of their dead comrades, and wet
their lips and throat with the still warm
blood. On Thursday morning they were
rescued by Capt, Saunders, who was with
his Schooner fishing. The living mer
were frozen purple and hardly able tc
speak, and their lips and faces were
smeared with blood. Capt. Packard
feet were badly frozen, although he may
possibly recover the use of them. Tn,
other men also had badly frozen fee
and hands.
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AND DEMOCRAT, BI OOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa

AT meeting of the military order OF
the Loyal Legion of the United States,
held last week iu New York, Gen. Han
cock was given the place of honor and
held a reception.
Edwin w. Stoughton, ex-mnister to
Russia, died last Saturday in New York.
His death was caused by heart disease
A bouquet of lilacs was plucked in a
Philipsburg, N. j., garden on Christmas
morning, the bush having burst into full
bloom
Seven murderers suffered for their
crimes last Friday. In Jersey City
Kinkowski was hanged for the murder
of Nina Muller; in Elmira Joseph Abbott
was hanged for killing George Reeds
in St Louis Charles Ellis suffered the
extreme penalty for the murder of Mack
Sanders, and Joseph M. Katovsky fol-
killing his sweetheart, Augusta Simoni
in Marshall, Mo, John A. Phelps was
hanged for the murder of Elijah keyton
and in Franklin, La, Terence Achillo
and Sterling Ben were hanged for killing
ID Lamand, A black Friday indeed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

complimenting Judge Payne on his
charge in the Gallatin murder case, in
which the Judge had taken strong
grounds against the plea of emotional
and uansitory mania. "llow little
thought the victim" exclaimed Judge
Porter, "that this letter was to be thus
introduced at the trial of his murderer"
Judge Cox then began the reading OF
his decision which consumed an hour
and forty minutes. The first point was
relative to jurisdiction. This he decided
was complete and the court had full cog
nizance of the offence. Judge Cox next
took up the question of the legal test of
insanity, aud decided that the knowledge
and appreciation of the difference be
tween right aud wrong must be taken as
| the correct test.
Upon every material point the Judges
rulings were directly against the prisoner.
When the question of reasonable doubt
was reached the Judge said, 81 shall
not charge the jury to acquit if they find
a reasonable doubt as to any one element;
but shall take into consideration and
charge them relative to all the elements,
and that if from all the circumstances
and all the evidence they have reason
able doubt of the commission by the
defendant of the crime as charged, then
they shall acquit."
Court then adjourned until Thursday
morning when Mr.. Davidge will make
the opening argument to the jury. II
begins to look as ii the trial was nearing
its end and great will be the relief of the
people when that event occurs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
COURT PROCLA NATION.

WHEREAS, the Hon. WILLIAM ELwEA
l. w President Judge Of the Court or oyer and
Termner and General jail Delivery, Court OF Quar-
ter Sessions OF the Peace and the Court OF Common
Pleas and Orphans Court In the 26th Judicial Dis
trict, composed OF the counties Of Columbia and
Montour, and the Hons. James Lake and Il. l..
Shuman, ASS 1cate Judges OF Columbia county, have
issued their precept bearing date the 9th day of
Dec. In the gear OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and cighty-one, and TO me directed for
holding Court OF oyer and Terminer and General
quarter sessions OF the Peace, Court OF Common
Pleas and Orphans Court, In Bloomsbury, In the
county or Columbia, the first Monday being the
9Th day OF Feb next, TO continue two weeks.
Notice Is hereby given to the Coroner to the JUS
tices OF the Peace, and the Constabes OF the said
County OF Columbia, that they be then and there in
their proper person at 10 O'Clock In the OF
said 9th day OF Feb. with their records, inqui-
stionS and other remembrances, TO do those things
which to their offices appcrtain to be done. And
| those that are bound by recognzance to prosecute
against the prisoners that may be In the jail
OF the said county OF Columbia to be then and there
to prosecute them as shall be Just. Jurors are
quested TO be punctual in their attendance agreeaby
| to their notices. Dated at Bloomsbury the 5th day
(--A-) OF Jan. In the year OF our Lord one
( l.. $. thousand eight hundred and eighty-twO
(-r-) and inthe one hundred and seventhyear Of
the Independence OF the United States OF America.
Sherins Onice U. Ii. ENT,
I Bloomsbury, Jan. 6-tc Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
GlIITEAIJ'S BODY SOLD.

The Guiteau trial is full of surprises
and another queer thing has just come
to light. A few days ago man called
upon Mr.. Scoville, Guiteaus lawyer, and
offered $1,000 for the body of the assass
in and said that he would take the
risk of Guiteau not being hanged. Mr..
Scoville was astonished but the man was
evidently in earnest and Mr.. Scoville
said he would give him an answer the
following day. The proposition was
submitted to Guiteau and seemed to i'm
press him favorably. After rejecting a
moment, he said Il think ought to
bring more than that. Perhaps some
other fellow will offer $4,000. Then /
can pay my debts, and if ! get a new
trial that miserable Corkhill can't bring
on lot of fellows just to swear how
much l owe them"
The offer was fually accepted and pa
pers signed. The name of the man is
not known, nor can it be surmised what
he proposes to do with the body. The
money will be used to pay off the nu-
merous debts incurred by Guiteau.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
GUlTEAU'S TRIAL.

The arguments for and against the
prayers OF the prosecution began on
Saturday, Mr., Davidge speaking for the
government and Messrs, Reed and SEQ
vile for the defense. The latter gentle
man continued his argument on Monday
and was followed by Mr.. Davidge. On
Tuesday Judge Porter made an eloquent
and effective speech which made the as
sassin writhe and to great extent 81
fenced his abusive tongue. When inter
rupted by Guiteau on one occasion Judge
Porter said, "The prisoner is mistaken,
your honor, if he believes by his un
seemly brawling he can prevent my
voice from being heard by the jury. The
puppet cannot be moved in such gooC
time as when he sat with his counsel, and
by his outbursts now he is fast tighten
ing the hangmans moose about hi'
neck"
Porter's review of the inspiration theo
ry was scorching in its severity. "Wai
this worthless vagabond," he exclaimed
''the man to be selected and inspired by
God ? a cheat, a swindler, creature OF
the vilest habits. lie then is the junior
member of the firm of Jesus Christ &
Co.-this murderer tracking his victim
at night, church, at the railroad station
everywhere, till the deed is done, Blu
granted his hideous pretension and al
low him the inspiration of Paul, which
he impiously quotes, that does not pro
tect him, as it did not protect Paul from
stripes and death. Guiteau here burst
out with a furious interruption, saying he
was ready TO take the consequence of his
act.
Judge Porters speech closed effectively
with a letter from President Garfield
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Philadelphia & Reading r. r.
Co. for the election of officers began on
Monday last. The struggle between
Franklin b. Gowen and Frank S. Bond
for the presidency of the road was vigor-
Gus. Balloting began on Monday after
noon and at the time we go to press had
not ended. Mr.. Gowen is far ahead, but
the friends of Mr.. Bond say that large
blocks of stock held by the McCalmonts
and others are yet to be cast for him.
So far as can be seen, Mr.. Gowen's
chances are the better. He claims that
a large number of shares held by w. II
Vanderbilt are to be counted for him
The betting in Philadelphia is two to one
IN favor of Gowen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
ALSO

All that certain real estate situate In the town OF
Bloomsbury, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, boun
ded on the norh by Second street, on the east b y
land OF f. J. thornton, on the s;uth by land OF j
II. Meyer and on the west by lani Of Thornton and
Barton containing 20 feet front and Il feet d,ep,on
which is erected two-story frame tin shop.
ALSO,
All that certain real estate situate in the town OF
bloomsbury, Columbia county, Pennsylvania. de-
scrlbed as follows, to-wit bounded on the north by
land OF b. f. Hartman, on the east by Market street
and the south by Ridge alley, and on the west by
Murray alley, containing feet font feet
deep. on which is erected a dwelling house barn and
out.buidngs.
Seized, taken In execution at the suit OF Johnson
Black & CO., against Andrew NJ. Rupert and t. be
sold as the property OF Andrew NJ. Rupert.
LIrrLEs, Attorney vend Ex.
ALSO,
The undivided one-haf interest in tract or piece
OF timber and situate In Brarcreek and Flshingcreek
townships Columbia county, and State Of Pennsyl.
vania, bounded aud described as follows, to.wlt :
Beginning at stone, formerly black oak, it be-
ing original corner OF survey in the warrantee
name OF Nathan Beach, and another In the name Of
Daniel f. Seybert thence along said Beach survey
| south, eghty-onc degrees west, four hundred and
nfJy three perches to stone, formerly chestnut
|
nfty-two pcrches to stones. thence by the same
south eigLtyo degrees west sixty-two Ierches tc
stones, thence by survey in the warrantee name o
| slmrel j. Pealer, north twenty degrees, one hua
dred and twenty six rerches to stones, thence by
land In the warrantee name OF john Alegar, thence
| by the same north seventy two degrees east three
hundred and eighty perchos TO black oak, tienc'
| by land warranted u Perry Buckalew, north sew
enty.nve degrees east one hundred and thirty.twC
| perches to post. thence north eighty.s six and
halt degrees east htty-o perch es to a chestnu
oak, thence north slxty.two degrees east, eighty
four perches to a post theace south two degree
west one hundred aad fifty-eght perches TO tn
place OF beginning containing four hundred acres
| | ,n1 strict measure.
Seized, ,.aken In execution at the suit Of tn Bloom.
| burg Banking Co against A. B. Pearson and 10 b
sold as the property OF A. b. Pearson.
| WRIT, Attorney. Vsnd. Ey.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

Hon. Godlove S. Orth considers him
self man of no little Importance and is
very indignant because Speaker Keifer
did not assign him to bigger committees.
He made savage speech against the
Speaker few days since, on the floor of
the House and asked to be excused from
serving on one of the committees in
which he had been placed. As matter
of fact, the general opinion is that Keif-
er's treatment of Orth is about the only
commendable thing he has done Orth
isn't very great man, except in his own
eyes, and the country will get along
rather better if he is kept in the back
ground
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

Speaker Keifer's packed committees
please neither Democrats nor Republi
cans, and the grumbling is ominous.
Mr.. Keifer when elected gave notice that
he was partisan, but to what extent
was not known at the time. He has
since made the matter perfectly clear
The composition of the committee on
elections proves beyond all controversy
that justice and decency are not to be
regarded when in conflict with party
claims. The committee was formed for
the express purposes of admitting the
contestants from the South and shutting
out the legally elected members. Sc
extremely distasteful are Mr.. Refers
acts, that a resolution has been intro
duced in the House to take the appoint
ing of committees out of the Speaker.
hands and have them chosen by ballot
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
DISASTER AT SEA.

Another frightful calamity at sea is
reported The steamship Lion of st.
Johns, Newfoundland, is believed to
have been lost with all on board, forty
three in number. The body of a lady,
one of the passengers, has been found,
Two of the steamers boats, ten kegs OF
oil, and a quantity of lumber correspond
ing with the vessels cargo, have been
found. There were eighteen passengers
and thirty-fve officers and crew on board.
The names of the passengers are not
known as the steamer was not regular
passenger boat and no formal list was
kept. How the disaster occurred is
mystery, as the weather was fine and
clear and the sea calm. 1t may have re-
suited from boiler explosion or the
steamer may have been cut down and
sunk by another and larger vessel.
Another theory is that the light of the
lighthouse was obscured and the steamer
rushed at full speed into the precipitous
rocky shore. The Lion was of about
500 tons capacity, was built of oak and
valued at $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
NOTICE IN PARTITION.
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH wEsEER, DECEASED.

ESTATE OF ELIZABETH WERNER DECEASED.
To Julia Schleger, ntermarrled with jacob Schle-
ger, OF susquehanna county, Pa; H. " Garrett Of
Elst Nanllcoke, Luzerne;couhty, Pa, Mahlon B.
Hicks, OF Baltimore, Md, Susan A. Wolf. intermar-
red with Andre Wolf OF Black Creek Luzerno
Countv,'Pa Henry Sharer, susanna Crawford, inter-
married with stephen Crawford, Angelina Garrett
iLtcrmarried with Levi Garrett, and stephen Pohe
guardian al ten OF the minor children Of Emily
Hicks, all OF Columbia county, Pa, Greeting:
IN accordance with rule granted upon the l2h
day OF December 1881, by The Orphans Court OF Co.
lumba county, yon are hereby notified and required
TO appear upon the first day OF the next term OF
Coultand accept at the valuation. the following de :
scrloed premises or show cause why the same shall
not be sold, Wis All that certain messuage or tract
OF land situate In centre townShp, C1lum ia co an :
ty, bounced on the north by public road, on ths
east by pubic road on the south by lands OF Will
son Miller, and the west by lands OF H. Schwep-
penheiser, containing two acres more or less with
the appurtenances OF the estate OF said decedent.
L.. ENT,
Jan. 54w Sncrin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

1t is claimed that Senator Don Cam
eron has received promise from the
administration that Pennsylvania shall
have two foreign missions, one first and
one second class, and that he is is now
making up his mind as to whom he shall
name. for the place. The-name of Gen
eral Hartranftis suggested for one place,
as, if he should be appointed, Mr.. Cam
eron would have the nomination of a
new collector in PHILADELPHIA.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

A perfect flood of bills poured into
Congress on Monday last, there being no
less than 675 in the House alone. Two
bills to amend the Constitution were in,
troduced in the House: one to perpetu-
ate the Electoral College during
the entire Presidential term and giving
the College power to elect new Presi
dent in case of death the other to al
low an additional United States Senator
for each million of inhibatants in any
State in excess of two millions. Several
bills against polygamy were presented
In the Senate, Mr.. Logan introduced a
bill appropriating the entire income from
the tax on the manufacture and sale OF
distilled spirits to the education Of chill
dren. In the Senate ON Tuesday the
Morrill, tariff commission bill was dis
cussed. In the House the Utah contest
cd election was referred to the committee
on elections On Wednesday the Sen.
ate discussed the Sherman three per cent.
refunding bill. In the House, Mr. Orhs
resolution relative TO change in the
manner of appointing committees was
referred to the committee on rules.