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Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

Total for eighteen ships ...... $50, 313, 723
Twenty millions invested in this old
junk! :.
We have already called attention to
to the case of the Alaska, which was
classed one year ago by Secretary Chand-
Ter as efficient in every respect
except ordnance, and which he now pro-
poses to put under the hammer as unfit
for further naval service. A certain
famous-and infamous-predecessor Of
Chambers had a way of sending costly
vessels to the yards and junk-shops of
his friends. Besides the vessel in the
list printed above, the sale will include
several old sailingships and a few tugs and
transports. The Philadelphia Record
gives the history of the Burlington,
which is now at League island, awaiting
the auctioneer. The Burlington vas an
old ferry boat, nee used by the Camden
& Amboy railroad company. Secor
Robson bought her of his friends and
neighbors, Dialogue and Wood, of Cam
den, paying $4,000 of government
money. Then he expended several
thousand dollars in fitting her out to
convey material from the old
navy yard 10 League lsland. Tier
total cost has been 47,646, 1t is esti.
mated that she made three trips before
she was permanently tied up at the
wharf at League island. Each trip,
therefore, cost the government just Sl5,
S82. We suppose this is the highest
rate for ferry transportation ever paid by
any government.
Everybody will watch with interest the
progress of this great sale of Robesonian
bric-a-brac and fraud-crusted antiqui-
ties.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29
Matter Of Application Of J. f. Blake, for Liquor
License.
NOTICE.

Matter Of Application Of J. f. Blake, for Liquor
License.
NOTICE.
Notice is n hereby given that ]. f. Blake did upon
the Goth day of June, 1883, file his application to the
mayor and city council Of Omaha for license to sell
malt, spurious and yinous liquors at No. 2l4 s.
Fifteenth street, Fourth ward, Omaha, Neb., from
the 18th day Of July, 1888, to the 18th day OF Octo-
Der, 1883. II there be no objection, remonstrance or
protest filed within two weeks from June 26th, A. ID.
1883, the said license will be granted.
j. f. BLAKE, Applicant.
The Omaha Bee newspaper will publish the above
.otice once each week for two weeks at the expense
Of the applicant. The city OF Omaha Is not to be
charged Herewith.
247-2t-lewk J.J. l.. @, JEwETT, City Clerk,
Matter OF Application Of Frank Kasper for Liquor
License.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Frank Kasper did
upon the 18th day Of June, A. ID. 1888, file his ap-
plication to the mayor and city council OF Omaha for
license to sell malt, spurious and vinous liquors at
Bohemian Hall, First ward, Omaha, Neb., from the
18th day Of July, 1888, to the 18th day Of October,
1883. II there be no objection, remonstrance or
protest filed within two weeks from June 2oth, A. ID.
1888, the said license will be granted.
FRANK KAsPER, Applicant.
The Omaha Bee newspaper will publish, the above
notice once each week for two weeks at the expense
Of the applicant The city OF Omaha is not to be
charged Herewith.
224-2t.Iewk J. J. L. c. JEwETT, City Clerk.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29
CURIosITIEs AT AUCTION.
A Chance for Junk Dealers to Bid I
a Large and What vas n Cost
ly Assortment.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Thirty vessels belonging to a navy that
is the wonder of the world are to be sold
by Chandler to the junk dealers who
shall bid highest for them. Eighteen of
the thirty are steam war-ships,
and two of the eighteen are IRON
clads. These eighteen ships have
cost the country more than a million
dollars apiece, on the average. We have
taken the trouble to complete, az exactly
as possible, from the official reports, the
amount that has been spent on each, for
construction, repairs and equipment,
exclusive of ordnance. In some cases
the figures do not cover all the cost. In
no instance do they overstate the waste
and the pillage.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29
PROPOSALS FOR LIGHTING THE
CITY OF OMAHA.

VIII VI VNHHIIA'
Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
city clerk until Friday, July 9th, ~ NJ, for lighting
the city Of Omaha by electricity with electric lights,
of not less than 1000 candle power. The location Of
said lights to be determined by the city council. Said
lights shall burn from twilight every night to IL
o'clock midnight. Said proposals to be for a term Of
one, three, four and five years, separately.
Also sealed proposals Will be received as above for
lighting the streets of Omaha with gas, with not less
than 5 foot burners. Said lights to burn from twi-
light to IL o'clock midnight every night, and also pro-
posals for lights to burn every night from twilight to
daylight. Said proposals to be for q term of one,
three, four and five years.
The city reserves the right to reject any and all
bids.
Said proposals must be accompanied by the sigma
lures Of proposed sureties who, in case any contract
be awarded, will enter into bonds with the city Of
Omaha for the faithful performance Of contract.
je 2S.lw J. J. L. c. JEWETT city Clerk.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29
Hoods s-arsaparina

Is designed TO meet the wants of those
who need a medicine to build them up,
give them an appetite, purify their blood
and oil up the machinery of their bodies.
No other article takes hold Of the system
and hits exactly the spot like Hoods
Sarsaparilla. II works like magic, reach
ing every part Of h ehuman body through
the blood, giving TO all renewed life and
energy. 81 a bottle; six for 50.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

for a day or two; they wouldn't think
that there was much fun in it."
The bridge is now admirably policed,
and every few PAGES there is posted a
blue-coated guardian. During the heat
of the day travel is usually light, but
about 6 o'clock the stream begins to in
crease and does not slack until about
$3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

Matter of Application of Charles Neber for Liquor
License.
NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that Charles Neber did upon
the Goth day of June, A.. ID. 1883, file his application
to the mayor and city council OF Omaha for license to
sell malt, spirituous and yinous liquors at corner OF
Tenth street and Capitol avenue, Third ward, Omaha,
Neb., from the nth day OF July, 1883, TO the nth
day Of October, 1883. II there be no objection, re-
mOnstrunce or protest filed within two weeks from
June Goth, A. ID. 1883, the saidliconse will be granted.
CuAs. NERER, Applicant.
The Omaha Bee newspaper will publish the
above notice once each week for two weeks ~ the
expense OF the applicant. The city OF Omaha Is not
to be charged herewith.
26l2tiewk ]. y l. q JEwETT, City Clerk.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

THE president has approved the Was
son sentence of dismissal from the army
and eighteen months in the p~enitentiary.
This is a severe blow TO poker playing in
the army.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

Grass Cloth Goats.
The newest things at Ranges.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

Dick Hall, w. f. Copeland, W. A. L.
Gibbon, with Christ. Specht, Henry
Livesey and DIR. A. A. Parker, all work.
ing devotedly and enthusiastically to pro
mote Omaha's educational facilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29

GENERAL Crook is on his way to Wash
ington 10 teach the cabinet something
about managing the Indians.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-29
Matter Of Application Of Chas. fleck for. Liquor
License.
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Chas. Fleck did upon
the Goth day.ot June,A. 1883, file his application to
the mayor and city council Of Omaha for license to
sell malt, spirituous and vinous liquors at Eagle
House Fourteenth street, Third ward, Omaha, Neb.,
from the 18th day Of July, 1883, to the 18th day Of
October, 1883. II there be no objection, remon-
STRANGE or protest filed within two weeks from June
10th, A. d.. 1883, the said license will be granted.
CHARLES FLICK, Applicant.
The Omaha Bee newspaper will publish the above
notice once each week for two weeks at the expense
o the applicant. The city Of Omaha is not to be
charged Herewith.
F5s.2tlewk J. j. L. {. JEWETT City Clerk.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

TON HistOIs.


The season is nigh at hand for the an
nual appearance Of the small boy with the
small toy pistol that carries cartridge.
II is season of anxiety for all those who
take an interest in the small boy, since
they have learned to their sorrow that
unless the toy pistol be handled with un-
usual care it becomes u dangerous weapon.
And since the average small boy is not n
careful creature, the toy pistol, us the list
of casualties which newspapers are called
upon to print after each recurring Fourth
of July demonstrates, is justly to he re.
garded as one Of his worst enemies. The
small boy, like his fell creatures of
larger growth, cannot readily be persuaded
to forsake his foolshness and the fact that
the toy which gives him so much pleasure
may give him wound whose end is lock
jaw, perhaps imparts to II that strange
fascination known as the attraction Of rep
utation.
The Legislature has enacted u law for
Legislature is good friend to the small
boy, although he may not be inclined to
think so just now. He will therefore
realize that he is prohibited from using a
toy pistol this Fourth of July-a day
which he usually begins to celebrate
| about the middle of June. But of course
the small boy has no intention of becom-
| ing a .law-breaker. He is too good fell
low for that He may have his own
| opinion of the Legislators who combined
| together to pass measure which inter.
| feres with his amusement, hut he can be
counted upon to render Il more or less
cheerful obedience to its mandates. And
when the Fourth is over and gone he will
experience the satisfaction which attends
the reflection That but for the prohibition
he might be down with the lock-iaw, oi
wanting finger or other useful member
just another word to the small boy. Lei
him keep his eye upon the reckless mer
chants who have toy pistols for sale ant
see to it they also comply with the law Oh
suffer the consequence of their inexcusa.
bic disregard of human life. -Er.
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The New Line of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad, via Sunbury and Lewsburg,
will open for Passenger Traffic on Mon
day, July I'd, 1888,

Trains for New YORK AMI Philadel-
phia will leave as follows Williams
port $40 A. NJ, 9:45 A. NJ, and l2:I5
noon; W. Milton 4,O6 a. NJ, 10 80
A, NJ, l,23 p NJ, Lewisburg Ala A.
NJ, IL a, NJ, l,33 p. NJ Sunbury
A 35 A. NJ, ll,22 A. NJ, l,5G u. NJ, (;
arriving at Philadelphia 945 a. NJ,
$50 p, NJ, S,55 T. NJ New York H..
As A, NJ, $50 T. NJ The above trains
stop at Shamokin aid principal points
in Mahanoy Valley aud connect for
Pottsville. Additional train for Sha
mokin leaves Williamsport 405 u. NJ.
w, Milton SIG T., NJ, Lewisburg 5 26
r NJ, Sunbury $50 p NJ Trairs
leave New York, foot of Liberty ST,
at 7,45 A, NJ, 4 y. NJ, Philadelphia
0 50 A. NJ, $50 u NJ, reaching sun
bury 4.24 and ll20 u, NJ, Lewisbura
Az and ll,4l T. NJ, w Milton 4 81
and ll.49 u. NJ, Wlliamsport 6 p. NJ
and II As Mdt Train leaves Shame
kin for Williamsport and intermcdiat,
points at 10 A, Nj.
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a Visit to the EikIands, Sullivan
Co, Pa.


MEssRs. EDITORs: Your many readers
would like to hear some of the details of
flood and its distinctions. l will give
small account of one. left home in Sug-
arloaf Township Col. Co. on Sunday the
18th of June and crossed the mountains by
way of Stevensville to ForksvilIe thence to
Kings creek. We saw good crops all the
way there. 1t commenced to get showcry
soon after we arrived, and in the night
there was very hard rain so the creek
raised considerable, and it rained some all
day the 18th but not hard until evening
when it Numbered and lightencd almost
steadily till about 0 o'clock. The water
poured down for an hour until it was
nearly foot deep on the ground and in
less than one half hour the creek was SO
high that it tore one large new sawmill to
pieces, broke the timbers, took part away
and showed the rest in heap and piled
sawlogs on and under it and washed the
foundation all away About mile below
at John w. Hess where we stayed, in ten
minutes after it quit raining the water
broke over the bank above the house and
washed dowu between the house and the
road, so by taking the children from the
beds and running we got across the bridge
and over a dry gutter not more than five
minutes before the rush of water and drift
come and tore up the bridge, and few
minutes after we got to house on the
bank the water, drift and saw logs come
rushing down and took with it my buck
bcsrd wagon, Hess wagon, sleds and spring
house all against u shed used for thresh
floor with 2 tanning mills in it, new ones,
all away together and fine spring calves
| carrying all away none of which
were found when we left on the
Goth. Other damage was done to his
crops and the other part of the stable where
my horse was is partly undermined anu
the creek now runs where the springhouse
and shed was. Elk creek got so high it
broke a boom in John Rogers mill dam
near the mouth and left out almost half
| million feet of logs On Kings creek the
| loss of logs was great and crops spoiled
and roads made impossible for some time,
and at Mill view u miles N. f. from
| Forksville verv large mill pond broke and
made new channel through the farm.
| On the night of the 10th the water fell SO
we got the horse across the creek to safer
stable and 8 o'clock on the morning of the
Goth we bid farewell to daughter, Son-n-
law and children, and Elklands, to ta;c our
| journey across the mountain, myself and
two of my boys with one little horse and
no wagon. Well we took turns riding and
reached home about 7 O'clock in the even
ing, sorefooted and tired, having Travelled
near thirty-four miles and glad our lives
and the horse was spared us. We had
hard rains here but no serious damage has
been done SO far.
DANIEL FRITZ.
Sugarloaf Towonship Col. Co. Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
I.ycOning COunty's Dwarf.

On Friday of last week, Robert Fullmer,
of Elimsport ,Lycoming county was visit
ing in Bloomsbury. He spent some little
time in this office. He is an exceedingly
small man. He measures 2 ft-4in, which
he says is two inches smaller than Tom
Thumb. He is now thrty-one years of
age and has always lived in Lycoming
county. Several offers have been made
him to travel, but he much prefers his
trade, of carriage and house painting, in
which he claims to be an excellant work
man. His father and mother are both
quite large-his mother weighing over 200
lbs. His three brothers and one sister are
all upwards of six feet in height but it
seems to have been the lot of "Robert" to
he the midget of the family Surely two
feet four inches is as small as any man we
have seen.
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Esquire by Courtesy.

In answer to II correspondent who writes
to ask "whcther Esquire is only attach
ed to a lawyers name, or is it attached to
any mans name in addressing letter, or
just to honor men? 2" the Public Ledger
replies: 1t was at first the custom to attach
the title Esquire to the written address of
lawyers and magistrates only; and then
it had Significance 1t long ago lost its
meaning, however, and is now the
emptiest form of compliment, being writ
ten by mere force of habit at the end of
every name that has no other prefix, adj
dendum, or "handle." Many properly
trained persons now use the less pretcn-
tious Mr.. in addressing their letters, and
prefer its application to their own names.
The best address all is the plain name,
as civilian Landslide"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Anniversary of the OranxeNilie
Academy

The exercises began with an exhibition
by the pupils on Thursday night of last
week. These exhibitions were of the usu-
al character and excellence of such per-
formances. The students did credit to
themselves considering the shortness of
the time of preparation Noticeable among
other things were the orations of j. j. Ny
ers of Nescopeck and j. j. II. Hamilton
of koseburg, Perry Go. These young
men are making their mark here and will
do credit to some college one of these days.
BY the way, Mr. Hamilton came near be-
ing mark for the lightning on Monday
night it striking tree not ten feet from
the open window where he was studying
he was considerably stunned.
On Friday p, NJ. "a sociable and reunion
of the students and friends of the Acadc-
my was held in the grove. Refreshments
consisting of ice cream, cake &c, were
bountifully served by the young ladies of
the school. 1t was very enjoyable time.
But more enjoyable still was the feast of
reason to which we were treated on Fri
day evening, in the Grafton of Prof. w. II.
Dill, Principal of the Freeburg Pa. Aca de-
my. His subject was "Oratory," and his
speech Ane specimen of his subject. He
defined oratory first negatively. 1t was
not delivery. We read speech in the
newspapers and characterize it as eloquent
or dull Nor does oratory consist in ges-
ture, nor in pompous and high sounding
words. True eloquence consisted in the
man, the subject and the occasion. 1t
must be "a natural. He denounced the
artiti ial and unnatural styles as unworthy
of the name of oratory. Eloquence must
be (2) earnest. Those who sway multi
tudes at will must have their hearts in their
speeches. 1t must also 90 be based on
sound argument. The speech which
proves nothing cannot hold its place with
the argumentativc.
Maj. Dill took the hearts of our people
by his own eloquence and when it was an
nounced that he will lecture for the V NJ.
c. A. of Orangeville on Friday eve, July
13, it was received with universal satisfac-
ton.
The Academy under management of
Prof. Heck is doing good work His is a
difficult place, yet he is succeeding admira-
bly,
REpopTrp
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

Mrs. Hester Snyder, widow of Isaac Sny-
der deceased, of Mifilin Township died on
Tuesday morning 18th inst. after long ILL
ness and was inferred in the Mifiinvlle
cemetery on Thursday, aged "a years 6
months and 81 days The funeral services
were held in the Lutheran church of which
she had long been memher, the Rev. A.
E. Sharrets officiating and discoursng from
Phil. 1-2l, participated in by Rev, j. p.
German. Mrs. Snyder had wide circle
of friends in whose memory she still lives.
From church which shared in her coun-
sells and interest and from home made at
tractive by her presence, she has passed
away to her eternal rest leaving an influ-
ence of christian life and vacant place
in family which can never be filled
again,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Personal,

I Miss Stella Sickler OF Tunkhannock is
visiting Miss Bessie McKelvy.
Miss Nellie and May Dean, of Danville,
are visiting Miss Annie and Ida Bernhard
Thad. L. Vanderslice and family of Phil
adelphia, are the guests of T. j. Wander
slice.
w. II. Rhawn, Esq. was in town on bus
mess on Thursday. He is very active at
torney.
Mrs. Parker of Washington, d. c., is
visiting her friends, Miss Rishton and Miss
Sloan.
Mr.. Henry Petit of Philadelphia, is max
ing visit to Rev. ID. j. Waller Sr., and
family.
Geo. Z. Elwcll is in Hartford, Conn. at
tending the commencement exercises of
Trinity College.
j. G. Yocum, Esq. of Catawissa called
upon us on Thursday Morning. He is
doing good business in Catawissa
David A. Harman, of Hazleton, M. L.
Snyder, of Sunbury and Wm. Gathers of
Shenandoah were in attendance at commen-
cement.
Miss Cordelia Koons, Misses May, Florence
and Frances Search, Miss Libbe Nicely
and Miss Fannie Nicely of Shickshinny,
are guests of w. b. Poust this week.
Prof. G. E. Wilbur and Ii. A. Curran of
the Normal School were in attendance at
the one hundredth anniversary of Dickn-
son College, at Carlisle, this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
BODY of Mapes Found.

The body of William Mapes, the man
drowned near montoursville few days
ago, was found Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, in the outlet lock at Port Penn,
near Muncy. Samuel Mapes, father of the
drowned man, was sent for to identify the
body. An inquest was held by Coroner
Saeger on the body, and the following ver-
dict was rendered The drowning of Will
liam Mapes, whether accidental or other
wise, the jury cannot determine. The
body showed marks of violence, such as
contusions and laccrations, but whether
injured before on after death the jury are
unable to determine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

From the Harrisburg Patriot of Tuesday
we clip the following, which speaks well
of one of Bloomsburg's former pastors.
The article is in reference to the COM
mencement week of the Shippensburg
State Normal School. 1t reads as follows
The baccalaureate sermon was preached
on Sabbath evening in the normal chapel
to large and appreciative audience, by
Rev. B. F. Alleman, of the Evangelical
Lutheran church of Shippensburg. The
address was replete with sound doctrine
and wholesome advice to the class, and
was mastery effort, but only in keeping
with the reverend genteman's ability as
an orator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Important Postal DecisiOu.

In reply to question the Postollicc De-
partment at Washington has decided that
all written or printed matter produced by
typc-writers or other machines of that
character is first class mail matter, aud full
letter postage must be paid upon it, OF
late quantity of legal matter produced by
typc-wrters has been offered at third
class rates, and the inquiry was made a;
Washington, rs Postmasters disagreed on
the rules on this subject.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Mimin Items.

Rain and wind.
Wagon loads of cherries is 'trump" now.
The best harvest for six years is on the
ground this year.
Two of the ponies were sold to man
from Beaver on Thursday.
Miss Sallic Snyder of Milton and Bertha
Hesslet of Allenwood are visiting at this
place.
The festival was u success financially cs-
pecially for the landlord.
There will be reaper contest at c.
Harpsters this season.
PINAFoRE
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
HOW People Talk About John
wanamaker's store.
PnILADELpnlA, June 10, 1888


! promised to tell you all about our
shopping trip to town, just as soon as we
had gone the rounds of the stores. You
said you'd expect to hear from me in
about four days, il didn't melt in the hot
streets, or as poor dear grandma said, get
run over by the wagons in crossing them.
We only started out this morning, and
have been in every kind of store you can
think of, and we aren't melted or run over
either and tell grandma we ha rent cross
ed street or seen one of those "horrid
red wagons" she was afraid of Cause
why2 No, you dear old girl, the stores
aren't all on one side of the street either,
but in one big building called the Grand
Depot. The main floor is like the Centen-
NAL, People as busy as bees, and every
body good-natured. Mother sent father
out to get himself new hat, but bless you,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

The board of trustees of the University
have accepted VIM. Bucknelrs offer to es-
tablsh eleven scholarships of 1000 each,
tor the benefit of young men. They have
also taken measures to secure nine other
scholarships of the same amount so as to
increase the number to twenty. The SEN
for class haye also appropriated the inter
est of three hundred dollars for a prize in
oratory, to be contested for by the two So
cictics.