The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-09-07
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the other fourteen years of age, upon
waking in the morning about 4 o'clock,
found man apparently asleep under
their bed. They screamed and he went
through a window like shot and es-
capped, although followed by the con
tents of Frank Hoffman's gun.
A man supposed to have been con-
neoted with the Northampton bank
robbery in 1866, when over 100000
were stolen, was arrested on Wall
street, New York, Monday and locked
up. He is supposed to be James
Byrns, as all others concerned in the
crime have been apprehended.
1t is thought at the internal revenue
bureau that the claims for rebate of
taxes on tobacco, snuff and cigars,
growing out of the recent internal act,
have nearly all been presented, and it
is now estimated that they will aggre.
gate about $3,500,000. The total an
nual reduction in revenue on tobocco,
snuff and cigars, it is now computed
will be about $35,O00,0O0. .o '.'
The Philadelphia branch of the Broth-
erhood of Telegraphers held q meeting
Monday afternoon Master Workman
Laverty presided. 1t was unanimously
agreed that the brotherhood be deolsr-
ed dissolved, and that the master, work.
man be directed to return to the
Knights of Labor the charter and all
secret work. A meeting of the men,
bers will be held in week OF ten days
for the purpose of organizing local,
social and beneficial association of tele-
graphers. A new set of officers will be
selected.
The inhabitants Of Bellefonte specu.
late on their chances of having a popu:
lation of forty thousand within the
next five years. In commenting on
this, the Journal has the following to
say of it's city awe hope all will turn
out favorably. Lock Haven sits in all
her majesty, allowing her good manu-
featuring sites to lie idle, her people move
elsewhere, and money sharks run the
rancho. It's true, and you cant get
over it, Lock Haven seems to be in
a very bad condition if the journal
mans specs are not discolored. ,'H
A salt water turtle, weighing SOC
pounds, was captured Sunday at the
mouth of the Spurwink River, Maine
by two brothers named Jordan. i
seems the monster got tangled in tn,
nets these men had set, and they fas
tened to the turtle and towed hin
ashore. Monday they brought him intt
the city, and sold him to Captain How
ard Knowlton, for his garden at Peaks
Island. The price paid for the 'turtl
was $50. So broad is the shell of thi
monster that four boys found room l.
stand thereon, and tile turtle was stron,
enough to crawl along with this load.
1t has been learned that Edward II
Chase, Esq, of Wilkesbarre, collecto
of the Twelfth district, United State
revenue, has appointed Henry e. Wa
ner, Esq, deputy revenue collector fo
the counties of Lyooming, Clinton an
Centre, now the Seventh division of th
Twelfth district. Mr.. Warner has ais
been appointed agent for the sale c
internal revenue stamps for the city {
Williamsport and Lycoming count,
Mr.. J. b. q. Kinsloe, of Lock Have
has been appointed agent for the sal
of revenue stamps for Centre and CHI
ton counties.
The postofiice department has selec
ed as the color for the new four-cent {
double-rate stamp shade of gree
somewhat darker than that 10 whic
the present three, cent stamp is printe,
AS the three-cent stamp will be retire
from circulation no errors are likely
occur from similarity of color I'll
new stamp bears the profile likeness
Andrew Jackson and is quite han,
{ some in design. The distribution
postmasters OF the new two cent staml
will begin on September i, and it
believed that everything will be
readiness for the change of lett
postage on October !. ~, .........,.
The high price of peaches is emba
RAISING the canning and drying esta
lishments, and the seasons short pa,
y is likely to make preserved fruit of va
ious kinds very high next winter. 1t
e related that one dryer went to a tov
Q in the lower part of Delaware, set up
drying establishment, putting consid'
able capital in machinery and building
and bought up the product of sever
neighboring orchards at an average
fifty cents per basket When the sc
son opened he found fruit selling BIZ
e in the New York market, and he h
a allowed his drying establishment TO
+ main unopened, shipping his fruit
$ New York and selling it at bandsoI
n advance over the purchasing price, Il