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Items from Jackson ana vicinity

The prospects at the present are for the
best crop of wheat we have ever had.
Frank Derr finished planting corn to
day Tuesday,. As several more OF our
farmers finished only a few days since he
will not be far behind when husking time
comes.
Alfred NJ. Stevens, our enterprising lum-
herman, has his mill started again on the
Dribelbis tract of timber. Those wanting
anything in his line will do well to call on
him. r
w. L. Parks is making arrangements to
build new barn.
+. j. Cole is running his shingle and
lath mill to its fullest capacity.
Elder G. w. Cooper, Of Millville, preach
ed to a good audience in the Christian
chapel in Lower Jackson last Sunday. He
has an appointment at the same place on
Friday evening next.
Jack, our enterprising merchant, and
G. w., the present Jury Commissioner,
concluded on couple of days recreation
last week and started to the head waters
OF Fishingcreek on a fishing excursion, in
anticipation of capturing many speckled
beauties. After partaking of the hospital
tiles Of mine host at the Hess stand, on
Friday morning started for the head
waters OF Painter Run. We don't know
how much time they spent in fishing, but
we are informed that if they had
succeeded in capturing ninety-three more
they would have had just one hundred.
As the first Monday Of June is the end of
the fiscal school year, we noticed directors
and auditors on their way yesterday to
annual place of meeting (Waller) to bal
ance up accounts. Jsckson's finances are
said to be well managed, the township is
out Of debt and its orders are cashed on
presentation.
The people of the upper end of the
county are feeling good, generally, in an
ticipation that the much talked-of Fishing
creek railroad will now be built We
hope it may be so, and that what has
heretofore been the lair Of wild animals
may be opened to permanent traffic by
that great civilizer-the locomotive.
STAR OF THE NORTH.
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Death on the Brooklyn Bridge.

On Thursday afternoon of last week
a psnic was created Oh the big Brook
lyn bridge, which resulted in the death
of number of persons. The trouble oo-
CURED when woman fell down the
wooden steps at the end of the New
York approach AS she lost her foot
ing another woman screamed, and the
thrOng behind crowded forward
so rapidly that those at the top of the
steps were pushed over and fell in a
heap. Those following in turn pushed
over and in moment the narrow stair
way was choked with human beings,
piled one on the top of the other, who
were being crushed to death. The rush
on the bridge was stopped by military
company that happened to be passing
that way.
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IAN AND DEMOCRAT, BI IOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA

The Post Office Department is making
arrangements for the postal note, new
style Of money order for all sums less
than Eve dollars. On the lett Of the
blanks are columns for the years,
months and days of the month, and on
the other side similar columns headed
dollars, dimes and cents. In issuing
them the clerk, instead of using a pen,
handles punch like conductor and
punches for the date and the amount.
This new style of money order will be
both convenient and popular and will
probably go into effect about Septem Der
next.
The Pittsburg Iron Manufacturers
had settlement with their workmen,
aud made an advance of fifty cents on
atom to the laborer. The new rates
took effect on June lst, and nearly all
the workmen commenced anew. This
concession of the manufacturers has
made boom 10 business all over. 1t
is an indication that the iron men have
anticipation of large orders in the fu.
ture or they would not have consented
to the raise. Pittsburg is the great
iron center of America, and with such
bright prospects in view for that city
will give new impetus to manufacturers
all over the country. Many thousand
men are now busily atg work, with the
hope OF so continuing for some time in
the future.
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ITEMS.

Conside rable interest is manifested
by the republicans in the threat of the
colored people to hold separate con-
vention. They have been 80 neglected
by the republicans, who profess to be
their friends, that they now propose to
act for themselves. Fred Douglass is
at the head of the movement. A con
vention is called for September.
The anti-discrimination and free pipe
bills were passed almost simultaneously
on Friday, after struggle of fourteen
years. The free pipe bill passed finally
by vote OF lO7 yeas to mays. The
Senate unanimously concurred in the
free pipe amendments Forty-three
senators voted for the anti discrimination
bill on final passage, and only two voted
against it. The house concurred by a
vote of 14S to 7. The names of the
opposing are as follows: Brosius and
Snaden, of Lancaster Bierer, of West
morland Latferty, of Allegheny La
Touche, of Lackawanna Roher, of
Blair; and S. N. Mitchell, of Susque-
hanna.
A fair estimate of the total number
of railroad accidents may be made from
the reports as given by the New Jer-
sey railroads. The roads in that state
are required by law to make yearly
return to the Secretary of State of
all accidents. From 1869 to 1881 in
elusive, thirteen years, there were 1902
fatal accidents. The most of these oc-
Cured in cities and towns through
which, the roads pass and were the
cause of incomplete system of gates and
crossings. Some action ought to be
taken to have the laws rigidly enforced
relating to cars running through cities
and towns. The deaths in New Jer-
sey alone amount to 3per week.
Postmaster General Gresham on
Saturday issued an order directing post
masters at first and second class Offices
to hereafter give personal attention to
business and not to absent themselves
without authority granted upon written
application to the department. Judge
Gresham said his reason for making
such rule was owing to the number
OF defalcations that had been brought
to his notice by Inspectors of the Post
Office Department. Investigation show.
ed that the postmasters in most cases
where financial difficulties had arisen
were in the habit of trusting too impl-
city to their deputies. Politics was at
the bottom of the trouble, but under
the new order no postmaster that dis
obeyed the instructions would have an
opportunity to repeat his offense. There
was no necessity for postmasters TO run
away from their business to work np a
political boom for any one. sand
while at the head of the Post Office de
partment," said Judge Gresham, II
shall put my foot down against such
practices
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Or INTEREST TO FrRsMRN meeting
Of the Executive Committee OF the State
Firemen's Association, held in Allentown
recently, it was recommended that the
second day of the meeting of the State
convention at Scranton, next September,
be set apart for the exhibition of fire ap.
paratus and supplies. An invitation was
extended to the Veteran Firemen's Associ.
alton, of Allegheny, headquarters at
Pittsburg, to participate in the proceed
ings of the next convention. A communi.
cation was received from the Veteran
Firemen's Association of Phila., that it
would attend the convention with at least
three hundred men.
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The Republicans of Ohio appear to
have recovered from their fright suffi.
ciently to conclude thatit was best to 90
along and hold their convention at the
time already fixed without adopting the
dallying and preposterous policy of
waiting to see what the Supreme Court
may do in test case on the liquor
question. 1t is not probable, however,
that the Republicans of the country can
be driven in any great degree of conf
denoe in the success of their party at
the coming fall election by the policy
of brag which has been 80 suddenly
adopted in the State The bad man.
agement of the past two years has been
so fatal that with many inherent weak
nesses in the Democratic party it has
discovered a decided victory and now,
with united ranks, looks forward with
confidence to the next election. Judg-
ing by the present condition of affairs
another year or two of Foster and his
kind would leave nothing of the Repub-
lican party worth quarreling over
PhiL0. Times.
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AS appears from the report of the
closing hours of the Legislature no ap.
portionmeut bills have been passed.
This is the result of the obstinacy of a
republican senate which would not per.
init the passage of any of these bills
unless the lions share was given to
their party, coupled with desire on
the part Of some members of both par
ties, to force an extra session on &C
count of the pay there is in it. There
is no satisfactory reason that eau be
given why the several apportionments
were not made, as the Legislature has
been in session five months.
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An Imperial Executioner.
KRAUTs, THE MILD LDMANNERED GERMAN
HEADsMAN, AND HIS WORK.
Berlin Letter to Chicago News

Berlin Letter to Chicago News
You probably know that, in Berlin,
when they wish to deprive a criminal
of his life they cut him in two at the
neck. The executioner that wields the
sharp axe is called upon to exercise his
functions on an average about once a
month. His name is Krauts, mild
faced old fellow, with a soft, genuine
voice, dandy manner, and white hands,
and on these occasions he usually
smokes a cigarette He has four as
sistants, a quartette of cruel, handbook
ing men, whose duty is to strip the
victim. In the case under notice the
culprit was suffering the extreme pen
atty of the law for no less a crime than
the murder of his wife and two child,
rem. When he had been stripped to
the undershirt, the collar of which was
cut down to the level of his shoulders,
his feet pinioned, and his hands tied
behind HIM, he was led out and his
head placed upon the block.
In the meantime Krauts, the execu-
tioner, had stood among the few spec
tators of the scene, quietly putting his
cigarette, and without anything in his
demeanorindicative of his office. When
the platform was reached he threw
aside his cigarette, grasped his axe in
his white, sinewy hands, gave il a
swing upward, and struck with force
sufficient TO detach the head from the
body instantly The remains are
covered with black cloth, and the wit
nesses, having signed their names, were
escorted out of the jail have seen
many executions by hanging, and a
number by ball and shot, aud have
witnessed one or two victims being
keel-hauled, but it seems to me that de,
capitation must be the most brutal
certainly is the most hideous to contem-
plate.
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L
Judge Elwell made the following re
marks At Danville last week when granting
licenses,
| "Tavernkeepers will all recollect tha,
their bondsmcn as well as themselves are
liable for violation Of the law to penal
ty which may run up to the sum of two
thousand dollars, and the bondsmcn will
see that they are interested In having
their principal keep within the law This
penalty rs besides the imprisonment tina,
may be imposed as part of the punishment
There is still another hold which the court
has upon licenses, and that Is the power tc
revoke the license granted; and this we
| are disposed to do whenever there is made
known TO us violation OF the law. And
we wish 1t TO be understood that the evi.
dence which would justify the court in
taking away license need not be such as
would be required to convict Of the offense
upon trial before jury. 1t is some
times almost impossible in criminal
prosecution to prove the charge laid in the
indictment. II, for example, on Sunday,
persons are seen hanging about place
where liquor is sold, going in or coming
out at front or back door, we will take
1t as sufficient Evidence that they obtained
liquor at that place on that day. We
have so held in Columbia county, and
have revoked licenses in cases where that
kind of evidence was all that was exhibit.
ed before us
Persons who are licensed obtain mo-
nopoly in a dangerous business, and 1t is
therefore necessary that they should take
special care to observe and obey the law,
which is plain and with which every lcen-
see should make himself familiar We
all know that more or less Of the disturb
ances in community occur around sa-
looms, sometimes in hotels, but more gen.
orally in or about saloons. Even though
licenses are disposed to maintain order In
and about their establishments, II they are
unable to do so there is no other way for
the preservation Of the public peace than
for the court to revoke the license. We do
not intend to be more stringent than the
law (these licenses are granted under the
law; but we desire to have it understood
that we mean to maintain the law and
compel him who receives license to keep
within the line Of his privilege as defined
by the statutes under which the license Is
granted-not only with reference to the
prohibitions contained in the statutes (as
against selling on Sunday, or election day,
or to minors or known inebriates) but
also with reference to their positive re-
quirements Gas beds, &c. for the accom-.
mediation of the travelling public. The
law must be obeyed in all points, and n
violation clearly shown in any point is a
sufficient ground for revocation Of license.
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DE, b. Randolph Keim who was not
permitted to accept the appointment of
Civil service commissioner because OF
the great pressure brought to bear
against him, is going to leave Reading
because he thinks he is not appreciated
there. His friends did not make the
stand for him that he expected. Good
ness What will Reading do without
him
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DWELLING HoJsE.

| stable and outbuildngs and fronting on said Mar
ket street 46 feet, more or less
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF sALE.-one
third OF the purchase money to be payable upon
| the death OF the widow OF william Webb, deceas-
| ed TO the parties entitled thereto, the interest
thereof to be paid annually to said widow. The
payment to be property secured upon the premises:
Ten per cent Of one fourth OF the balance OF pur-
chase money to be paid at the striking down OF the
property the one fourth OF said two-thirds less the
ten per cent at the confirmation of sale, and the
remaining part of the purchase money In one year
thereafter with interest from confirmation nj 81.
JK EYER, Auctioner. WILLIAM HART
Bloomsbury, Pa, May 90 Trustee
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Mrs. Phil Thompson, whose husband
recently shot Walter H. Davis and
was acquitted by the jury, says that
Davis was an innocent man. The charge
for which Thompson shot him was ut
terly false, and she lays the blame of all
the trouble on Jessie Buckner, the lady
who was with her at theS Clair Hotel
Cincinnati, when the alleged intimacy
is said to have taken place
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Market .s! Fourth street.,

In said town, thence northwardly along said Mar
ket st. and fronting thereon fifty feet to point
thence by line parallel with Fourth street about
two hundred feet to Whitman's alley, thence by
Whitman's alley southwardly fifty feet to said
Fourth street, thence by said Fourth about two
hundred feet to the place OF beginning.
LOT NO. 9. Beginning at point on Market
street fifty feet north OF the northeast corner OF
Market and Fourth streets In said town OF Blooms
burg, thence northwardly along said Market street
and fronting thereon about forty-six feet to the
lot owned by John Fry, now occupied by G. Mat
thew Quick, thence by lot OF John Fry on the
north to Whitmans alley, thence by Whitman's
alley southwardly about forty-six feet to point
on Whitman's alley fifty feet north of northwest
corner OF Whitmans alley and Fourth street, west.
wardly about two hundred feet to the place OF be-
ginning. WhereOn are erected a
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SATURDAY. JUNE l6. 'ea.

at the Court House in the town of Bloomsbury, at
2oclock p. IN. on
SATURDAY, JUNE l6. 'o3,
All that certain tract Of land situate In Mount
Pleasant township, Columbia county, Pa bound.
ed and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
post In the line OF land OF Harman Cramer and
running thence by said lands south forty-one de-
grees west fifty-one perches to a post In line OF
lands OF Jacob johnson, thence by said lands south
twenty-eight degrees east thirty-eight and one
| half perches to pine, thence by the same south
twenty degrees east one hundred and seventeen
perches to a white oak, thence by the same south
| thirty-seven degrees east forty-one perches to q
black oak stump corner OF lands Of william Ap-
pleman, thence by said lands north forty-seyen
and one-half degrees east one hundred and twenty
seven and one-half perches to u post, thence by
lands OF Samuel McFarrm north forty degrees west
thirty-two and seventeenth perches to pine,
thence by the same north forty-nine degrees west
one hundred and sixtyone perches to the place OF
beginning, containing one hundred and four acres
ana elghty-hve perches OF land and allowance on
which are erected a twostory brick dwelling
house, frame bank barn, wagon shed and out
buildings.
ALSO,
All that certain tract OF land situate in said
township OF Mount Pleasant, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at q white
oak, thence by lands of John Johnson north thirty
seven and one-half degrees west thirty-three and
seventeenth perches to a post, thence by the same
north five degrees east twenty perches to white
oak, thence by the same north forty-eight degrees
east two and five-tenth perches to post thence
by the first described tract south nineteen degrees
east iirty-one and fourteenth perches to the place
OF beginning, containing one acre and one hundred
and twenty perches of land strict measure, be
the same more or less, whereon are erected barn
and outbulldings.
Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the
property Of John Osmun.
JOHN MOUREY, Sheriff.
MAY IS tS
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w ANTED-LADIES TO TAKE OUR NEW
w Fancy work at their homes, In city or coun-
try and earn Sc to s1e per week, making goods for
our summer and Fall trade. Send 15c for sample
and particulars. HUDSON mfg. Co., 285 Sixth Ave,
New York r June saw
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| UDITOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF MARTIN LUSGER DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the or.
phan's Court OF Columbia county to make distri-
button OF balance in the hands OF the administra ra-
tor among those entitled to the same, will attend
at his Oflice in Bloomsbury on Saturday June Both
1883 at 10 o'clock m, when and where all persons
having claims against said estate must appear and
present the same or be forever debarred from re-
ceiving any share OF said fund.
JOHN q. FREEZE,
Auditor.
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MERCANTILE APPRAISEMENT.
List Of Dealers IN Columbia
COuatY, Pa.
BEAVER TOWNSHIP.

hereby certify the following list OF dealers TAX
en-, returned and classified by me in accordance
with the Several Acts OF Assembly, In and for the
year 1888 Is correct to the best OF my knowledge.
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$1,000 REWARD

Onered by the undersigned for the apprebensjon.
trlal ana conviction OF the murderer or murderers
OF John Nanliew at Light Street, Columbia county,
fa, III 1917. CHARLES KEICHART,
JOSHUA FETTERMAN,
Is. f. EDGAR
5-25 COmln'rS. OF Columbia County
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WANAMAKER & BROWN,
OAK HALL S. Z. Con. SIXTH AND MARKET SIS, PHILA.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ of Fien Facias, issued out OF
the Court OF Common Pleas of Columbia county,
and to me directed. Will be exposed to public sale
at the Court House In the town OF Bloomsbury at
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF JOHN SANDS DECEASED
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phahs court OF Columbia county TO make dstri-
d OF the funds In the hands OF the accountant
aaid alH ~ pass up9h and decide the exceptions 10
pointment at his Office in Bloomsburg, on Satur-
gay the twenty-third day OF June, A. ID, 1883 AT
lalu iuhd or In the exceptions to said account are
reluiTeu 70 present their claims or be debarred
from coming III Tor share OF said assets
May 81, 1888 SAMUEL, KNoRR
Jun Auditor.
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June Sth-3t
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"The rabble gather round the man Of news,
And listen with their mouths wide open; some
Tell, some hear some judge OF news some make 1t,
And he that lies most loud, Is most believed"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-10-27
Senatorial Timber.

N"Democrat," the Carson cores
pondent OF the Silver State, trots out
the following Democratic warehouses
for the next Senatorial contest in Ne
vada. He says: I hear the names OF
Hon. w. Z. f. Deal, Col. NJ. N. Stone,
Hon. Geo. w. Cassidy, Gen. John r.
Kittrell and Col. A. G. Ellis mention
ed in connection with the Senate,
either of whom, in point Of ability
and trust, will favorably compare
with any candidate the Republicans
can place in the field, and as they
are all permanently settled citizens
friends OF the silver product and the
interest and prosperity Of the State
The people may, by judlcious conduct,
find a "Silyer Dick" among them.
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Governor Tritle, OF Arizona, in his
report to the Secretary of the Interior,
states the population is now $4,000,
and the taxable property 81, O00, 900,
and that the affairs of the Territory
generally are in an exceedingly pros
porous condition. Congress is also
asked to provide for boring ~artesian
wells, for a geological survey, for the
erection of a capitol and other neces-
sary buildings, for an increase of pay
of Territorial legislators, and for .
fourth United States Judge.
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The new Mackay-Bennett ocean
cable, which is now being made, will
form a duplicate line from Ireland TO
Nova Scotia, continuing from Nova
Scotia by special cable To Cape Ann,
and having a branch line from Ire
land to France. The manufacturers
are convinced that nothing superior
ever came from their factories. They
will introduce all the improvements
suggested by years Of research and
experience. The length OF the entire
system OF cables will be 5000 miles.
They will be laid by the steamer Far
aday next summer.
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Blatne's New Book.

Blaine's "Twenty Years in Con-
gress," . great historical work OF ma
tional legislation for the period Of
twenty years, from Lincoln to Gar
fields administrations, is pow in press
and will soon be ready for distribu-
ton. The book will contain portraits
of nearly all the leading statesmen
of both parties, and as a literary
work, will be one OF the best ever
offered to the public. The prices will
range, according to binding, from
81 so to 81 per volume, to be COM
pleted in two royal octova volumes of
about 600 pages each, and printed
from new electrotype plates on super
fine paper.
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POST OFFICE o

q By strict attention to business sud fair
1 hope to merit and receive q liberia
share Of the public patronage.
n. ". MILLER.
Cherry Greek. April 5. 1854. II
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II IL said that General Ignatief on
q recent occasion, when somewhat
bored by an English peer, who insist
ed upon discussing the jewish ques-
ton, said that Russia would be de-
lighted to exchange the jews for the
Irish of Britain, the rate Of exchange
being ten Jews To- Irishman. An
Irish resident In st. Petersburg has
actually been negotiating for the emf
grafton Of his counlrymen to Russia.