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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
County Officers Salaries.

Senate bill fixing the salaries of coun-
ty officers in counties containing 40,-
600 inhabitants and less than $4,000,
passed that body. 1t provides for the
payment of salaries as follows: Dis
trict attorney, $500; sheriff, $4,000;
prothonotary, $4,000; clerk of the Or
phans' court, $500; clerk of quarter
sessions, $1,000; register, $l.5OO; re-
corder of deeds, 81, 500; treasurer, S2,-
900; county commissioners 5000 each;
auditors, 500 each; keeper of prison or
county Jail, $500; directors of the poor,
500 each; jury commissioners, $75
each. Where the offices of clerk of
orphans court or quarter sessions aud
recorder of deeds were held by the
same person, such officer shall receive
$4,000. Where the offices of record.
er of deeds and register of wills are
held by the same person, 1000; where
the offices of clerk of orphans court
and clerk of quarter sessions are held
by the same person, $1,000. In case
the offices of register, recorder and
clerk of orphans court are held by the
same officer, the salary will be $4,000
The bill applies to Delaware, Mexican,
Tioga, Susquehanna, Northumberland,
Cumberland, Franklin, Clearfeld,
Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Clarion, Arm
strong, Butler, Washington, Mercer,
Venango and Lycoming counties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
Suing Mason's Wife,

Mrs. Betty Mason has filed answer in
the Equity Court at Washington to
the suit of Benjamin F. Bigelow for
counsel fees in defending her husband,
Sergeant Mason. She states that Big
Glow volunteered to assume the case
and was not of her choice that she
never agreed to pay him for his servi.
ces, but had of her own volition paid
him 1870, for which she holds his re.
ceipt that he connected himself with
her husbands defense only for his own
glorifcation and for the benefit of his
reputation, and finally she denies the
jurisdiction of the court and holds that
his claim is not good in equity, but
must be prosecuted as any other civil
action,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
Hayes and the Conductor.
A RAILROAD MAN WHO KNEW HIS DUTY
AND WAS PROMOTED FOR DOING IT.
tFrom the Boston Traveller.

liioiu 'hS booNoh iibNOliVis
Mr.. Hayes was travelling, absorbed
in the affairs of the State, when he
was politely waited upon by the con
ductor of the train and his ticket re.
quested. The President explained who
he was, but the conductor said that his
orders were imperative. He was oblig-
ed to show something at the end of his
route for every passenger who travel
ed with him, and it did not make any
difference who the man was, he must
either have ticket, pass or TIE mon
ey. AS President Hayes had neither a
ticket nor pass, he reluctantly pulled
out his pocketbood and counted enough
money to pay his passage.
Hayes was very close man in mon
ey matters, and be was highly indig,
nant at the treatment he had under
gone. AT the end of the road he stalk
ed into the office of the President of
the railroad and laid the facts before
him, with a request that the conductor
be either discharged or reprimanded.
The railroad official calmly paid him
baSN thO hOuSg Which ic hdu gwen
the conductor for his fare, and Mr..
Hayes continued his journey in a much
happier frame of mind. The conduc.
tor when he found out that the Presi
dent of the U. s., had made a com
plant against him, was very apprehen
sive, and his fear of dismissal was by
no means allayed when he received a
summons from the President of the
road TO come at once TO headquarters.
When he arrived Mr.. Hayess story
was repeated TO him, and he was asked
if he had anything to say. Mr.. Con-
ductor took the rules out of his pocket
and read them, saying that he saw
nothing which exempted any passen-
ger, even so high parsonage as the
President of the United States. He
was then told that it was not the pur-
pose of the President of the road to
dismiss him for a breach of rules, but
that he was TO be promoted TO a more
responsible position, with much high
er salary, tor his faithfullness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
The Richest,

To-day William II. Vanderbilt stands
the richest man on the American CONT
nent. He has $l50,O00,0O0 of money
in United States bonds. He owns rail.
voads, and land, coal fields and iron
mountains, the best wire and the fastest
horses. His home is a palace and his
barn more sumptuous in its arrange
ment than the home of many a million.
aire. His table is supplied by the best
markets in the world, prepared by the
most skilltul cooks, and yet there is
suspicion, amounting to almost posi-
tive belief, that his life is not a happy
one. His riches are a burden; they hang
about him like mill.stones about the
neck of the man thrown into the sea.
Vanderbilt is not popular man; money
is his god and the people are but things
to wiring money out of. What cares he
for the toiling masses? What cares he
for anything or anybody except his
property and himselfi He is nothing
more than a greedy, grasping nicer,
damning everybody but himself, and
percbance in the quiet solitudes of his
grand palace, he himsely may not be
excluded. With the wealth that he can
command, he could make the name of
Peter Cooper sink into insignifcance,
but as yet he appears only as grand
and miserable failure by the side of
New York's honored philianthropist.-
Grit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
Reports on DiImont Asylum.

The Dixmont Asylum reports are
published Senator Hart, of this dis.
t,ict, signs the majority one, which
does not convict the management of
permitting the maltreatment of patients,
or the detention of insane persons. 1t
does however, assume that the
State, by reason of the large amount it
contributes to the support of the insti-
tuition, should have a controlling inHu-
ence in the management, and recon-
mends legislation with that in view.
1t further alleges that DR.. Reed is too
much enfeebled physically for the ar
duous duties devolving upon him, and
argues that the medical supervision of
the patients and the business manage
ment of the concern should be in other
hands. 1t charges that patients have
been admitted to Dixmont upon the
certificate of an outside physician, and
one of the two assistant physicians
connected with the institution, which
is violation of the law, and a plain
wrong. The keeper of an insane per-
ooh SuOuiu NV oc etupoWeicu W nave
part in deciding whether he should be
placed under his control as keeper.
The minority report claims that Dr.
Reed is in the power of intellectual
strength, and fully competent in every
way for his trust. They say private
parties have contributed at least a
half million of dollars to the institution
and that there is neither law nor fair
ness in the assumed right of the State
to take the management out of the
hands of these individual donors
They point to the Tewksbury investi-
cation now in progress in Massachu-
sets as sufficient evidence that hos
pitfalls managed by States may be in
famously managed. They admit that
the certificates of the insanity of the
proposed patients by physicians con
nected with the hospital is a question.
able practice, but explains that it some
times saves expense to parties who
would otherwise be seriously burdened
by the cost of securing the admission
of friends needing the care aud treat
ment of the institution. The reports
were laid on the table to be disposed of
when printed. - Williomsport Sun
and Banner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
Orop Reports for Nav,

The North Texas reporter for the
National Agricultural Bureau makes
the following crop report for May 1
"Wheat is late but looks well and
barley hardly an average, but little of
the former sown. Native hay, our
only spring pasture is looking well {;
corn all planted and good stand cot
ton not all planted, but some is up; the
stand will be good, having had rains
recently. There will be less planted
owing to the low prices and scarcity of
labor, particularly at packing time.
The farmers are behind hand with
their spring plowipg. The spring
planting of all crops are about the
same as last year. There will be a
large crop Of millet. Our season and
planting this year are about twenty
days late, notwithstanding which pros
poets are good, The recent rains have
given new life, and planters are cheer
ful and hopeful
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11

Every person leaving Russia for resi-
dence abroad is taxed S5 for his pass.
port, part Of which sum goes to the
pension fund of the army. Quite stir
has been made among the upper classes
of cities, like Moscow and St. Peters
burg, by proposition to add to this a
further tax of S. a month, or $50 a
year, during absence, the payments to
be made to the nearest Russian consul
Persons who fail to do this will be de.
tanned on the frontier when they return,
and there obliged to pay their arrears,
plus 10 per cent. compound interest. 1t
is estimated that, on an average, about
100000 persons cross the frontier on
business or pleasure every year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
The Apportionment Bills.

The new congressional apportion-
ment bill, reported in the legislature,
gives delegation--it is claimed-of
nineteen sure Republican districts, sew
en- sure Democratic districts, and two
doubtful. The XVIth district is con-
stituted as follows: Bradford, Tioga,
Lycoming, Sullivan and Montour.
The senatorial apportionment bill puts
Lycoming, Columbia and Montour
together, and calls the district the
XXVIItb.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
Two Of the Phenix Park Assassins Make
Confession.

There was quite a sensation at the
opening of the trial of Patrick Delaney
and Thomas Cafferty, two of the men
charged with participation in the PhG-
nix Park murders, before Judge O'Brien
in Dublin. The two had scarcely been
seated in the prisoners dock before
they asked to be heard, and formally
entered plea of guilty, and, despite
assurances that their confession would
in no way tighten the penalty, they
persisted in having it entered.
When Delaney was called upon to
plead, he said: 81 am guilty of being
in the park at the time Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr. Burke were killed,
but l did not commit murder. l plead
guilty to that, but not to numbering
them" The Judge explained to him
that this really amounted to plea of
innocence Delaney then formally
pleaded guilty. He said: II was
brought into this at first foolishly, not
knowing what it was. l was forced
from my work to go to the park. We
had to obey the orders of the society
or take the consequences. When l got
in the park l could not get away. | saw
the murders committed, but took no
part in them. went to the park on
Kavanagh's car. He speaks the truth.
So does Carey. The murders were COM
mitted by Joe Brady and Timothy
Kelly, and by nobody else. | saved
Judge Lawson's life at the risk Of my
own. ! was put on to shoot him by
Mullett and Brady, and the only way
to escape the task was by calling the
guards attention.
Judge O'Brien, in passing sentence
on Delaney, said he had duty to per-
form. He had, at the previous trial of
the prisoner for attempting to shoot
Judge Lawson, pitied him, because he
showed some feeling for the wife and
family. The prisoner would see to what
misery they had been brought by the
wicked system of the conspiracy, The
enormity of the crime and the peace
and welfare of society precluded the
possibility of passing any sentence but
that of death The fact that he had
pleaded guilty could not, unfortunately,
be taken into account, and the prisoner
was we'll aware of it before he made
his confession, The Judge then sen
fenced him to be hanged on June 2
next.
When Caffrey was placed in the dock
his face wore smile The consequence
of pleading guilty was again fully ex
planned to him in open court, hut he
persisted in his plea. On being asked
whether he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon him,
Caffrey replied, in loud, clear voice;
"All | have to say, standing as | am on
the brink of the grave, is that when j
went to Phenix Park | did not know
what was going to happen until twenty
minutes before the murder was com
milted. was bound to go to the Park
under pain of death"
lie was sentenced to be hanged on
the same day as Delaney.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
The following bills have passed final
ly since last issue.
In the Senate

The following bills have passed final
ly since last issue.
In the Senate
Senate bill to permit the killing Of the English
sparrows at all seasons OF the year.
Senate bill to repeal the act Of l,7oO requiring
fences to be flve feet high.
To require all warrants drawn on the state treas
urer other than those drawn by the auditor gener-
al and presiding ofIicer OF the senate and house OF
representatives to be presented before payment In
the ONCE Of the auditor general; to be counter
signed and approved by him.
To provide an efficient method for the collection
Of liens filed by the Reading school district for un-
paid school taxes upon real estate In the city OF
Reading, in the county of Berks.
To prevent any attempt to personate or repre-
sent any being recognized as divinity in the old
or new testament, in any show, exhibition, play,
dramatic or other theatr cal performance.
To prevent.minors from being admitted to billiard
rooms.
For the more efrectual punishment Of public
lewdness in this commonwealth.
Relative to tenants in common, joint tenants or
co-partners becoming purchasers at orphans court
or shertf's sales in partition.
Relating to city controllers In cities OF the third
class, and regulating their term Of ONCE.
For the protection OF consumers OF milk, and to
prevent deception in the sale Of the same in cities
of the first, second or third classes OF this common.
wealth.
To prevent the breaking, injuring, defacing OF
destroying OF any window, door, shutter, blind
knocker, bell pull, door-plate or sign in or upon
any building and defining the punishment there
for.
To provide public surveys1n rural districts need
ing to be laid out into regular town plans, estab
fishing grade regulations, sewers water courses,
ETC., and to avoid future difficulties and expense IN
opening and making street connections and ex
tending existing city or town plans into rural dis
tricts-
Senate bill requiring the promise TO stop the run
ming OF the statutes OF Limitation TO be In writing
to be binding.
Senate bill to authorize the fishery commission
ers to sell and purchase real estate.
Senate bill to take from the supreme court re.
porter the copyright OF all decisions of the court.
Senate bill to increase the term OF notaries pub
| lie from three to four years
Senate bill prohibiting bridge companies from
contracting with navgators for the use OF the pier
OF their bridges for mooring purposes.
Senate bill TO require cabs or cars of elevators Il
be supplied with mechanical contrlvance to holt
them In place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11

Robert Gator and Anthony Malouey,
two well known Schuylkill county
racers, ran one mile race in Athletic
Park, Ashland, last Saturday after
noon for S25 side. The race was
run in pouring rain, the track being
heavy and muddy. The men were
literally covered with mud at the finish.
Maloney won the race in FIVE minutes
and eighteen seconds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11

One of the largest retail fur trades
that ever took place in Maine was made
at Kines few days ago. The lot pur-
chased consisted of one hundred and
twenty beaver skins, ten fisher or 'black
cat" forty sable, four lynx, and large
number of smaller skins, all taken with
IN eight weeks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11

Governor Pattison has intimated
that if the Legislature does not pass
the Apportionment bills, he will call an
extra session for that purpose. He
maintains, with considerable force, that
the constitution ordains that an appor-
tionment shall be made. 1t is the duty
of the Legislature to make one, and he
has taken an oath to see that the laws
and the constitution are faithfully exc
cuted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11

William III. Vanderbilt has retired
from the Presidency of the New York
Central, and Michigan Southern rail.
roads. james H. Rutter was elected
President of the New York Central,
and John Newell OF the Michigan
Southern.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11

Red Cloud claims to have discover
ed gold mine now if he comes East
and sells million of stocks in the en-
terprise we shall begin to think that
civilization is making some headway
among the savages.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
FRIDAY, MAY IL, 1883.

The jury rendered verdict Of
"guilty of forgery" in the case of Maj
or Phipps, on Saturday last. A mo.
tion was made for a new trial.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
DROPOSALS

DROPOSALS
Win be received until the first Monday In June
next for the building OF school house in North
Union township, Schuylkill county the specinca-
tions OF which are as follows:
Building to be Of brick, the foundation OF stone
size OF building 26x34 feet, and ten feet In the
clear; brick work to be IS Inches In thickness ;
roof TO be OF No. slate building TO contain win
dows, outside door and / partition door across
the width OF the building; cornlce TO be l2 inches.
The wall will not be let out by contract, but by
days wages For further information inquire OF
any OF the undersigned directors. Address all
communications to Secretary North Union School
District, Zions Grove Schuylkin county, Pa.
STEPHEN LEHR President.
GEO. X. RICHARD, Secretary.
JONATHAN HOUTZ, Treasurer
STEPHEN SINGLEY,
H. A. LUTZ,
WIN. MILLER. may II
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
A DMINISTRATORs NOTICE.

KsrArs OF A. D, yASLIsw LATE oY HRhLoCE TOWN.
shif' COLUMBIA COUNTY, "a, DROEAsKD.
Letters OF administration In the estate OF A. r,
Nanliew, late OF Hemlock township, Columbia
Register OF SAID county 20 A, C.Vanliew and Jacob
Terwilllger, admrs. All persons having claims
against SAID decedLt are requested 10 present
them for settlement and thos. Ind abted 10 the
estate 10 make pay ment TO the undersigned ad-
mir istrators without delay.
A. C. YANLIEW,
JACOB TRRWlLIIGRR,
apr .sbw' administrators.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-05-11
Three Strong Points.
Point One:

Men's Spring Overcoats; big stock that
ake everything from very plain low priced to the finest
from the qhtest fancy color to the plain black from the
smallest youths larcst Of large mems Sizes COM
mandne stock that every t buyer must seef he
cares to know the market
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-03
4 slight Fire on Bax street.

4 few minutes after o'clock last even
ing smoke was discovered issuing from
tie auction house of l. d. LaROche's Sons,
No. los Bay street, An alarm was sounded
from signal box No. :. Upon breaking
open the doors, dense volumes Of black
smoke rolled out, binding the tiremen. A
stream was soon played into the flames,
which were eXtinguished before gaining
any Roadway. An investigation showed
that the fire originated in a pile of hay
stored on the floor, but the cause is en-
velOped in mystery. The store was closed
at O'Clock, when everything was all
right, and at twenty minutes past seven
the alarm was sounded. The loss is slight,
principally by the flooding of the goods
with water, and is fully covered by in
surance in companies represented by NJ.
A. Cohen. The building belongs to the
Telfair estate, and was not damaged.
The value of the stock in the building was
estimated at about $1,000,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-03
You Look Real Nice, Young Man !

Your garments cover you with the
graceful stamp Of an excellent tailor, or
else you've been wise enough to Gull from
Mitchelps select stock eft" that was
never surpassed.
Mitchell, you know, was formerly at
"a Whitaker street, but found his quarters
cramped, wanted room to stretch his arms
when he felt like yawning, so to speak, so
he is now installed in his handsome and
rOOmy premises, 159 BroughtOn street.
Plenty of good clothing ON hand, and it
must be sold, and touI be sold. Ask any
merchant tailor in Savannah as to the
character Of Mitchell's clothing. There is
room for all. Clothes that WON'T fit
acU be made to tit, at .Nitehelps expense,
too. Solid and bona fide inducements
offered to mechanics, railroad men, steam
boat men, and the public generally.
MitchelPs suits speak for themselves.
Don't forget the number, 159 BrOughtOn
street. SIMON MITCHELL.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-03
The EarIv CIosine Increment.

Editor Morning Ne,oS: feel myself, as
well as others employed in the retail dry
goods stores, thankful for the interest
manifested for the early closing move
ment by disinterested parties.
1t is too bad to think that only one per-
son should be the cause of depriving those
who are compelled to becOnfned indoors
all day of receiving that small recreation
which is so much needed.
1t must be admitted that the ordinary
labOring man, whether winter or summer
concludes his days work at O'Clock.
Why is it that we must be slaves to
duty the entire year around?
Let some one take the helm indepen-
dent of anybody and close their place at
the prescribed time. l feel certain they
will be quickly followed by the other mer-
chants.
This will prove that the merchants feel
thoroughly Independent of the only one
who refuses to grant so little recreation
to people who work honestly and up
rightly for him.
! ask merely one question; ''Can he eX-
pect people to work with the same inter-
est during these months!'
| sincerely hope the appeal made to the
ladies by the clergy and medical frater-
nifty will be carried out, which will con-
vince our merchants that no business
will be done after six o'clock.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-03
A New laundry to be Estahlished

\ movement is on foot for a new enter
prise to be established in Savannah which
will supply a needed want. Messrs. Fail
cone X Moyle, two gentlemen having an
extended experience in the steam
laundry business, expect to open
an establishment similar to the cele-
brated Troy laundry of New York, at
No. 1T2 Bryan street this week. and
will De in operation on Thursday. In adj
dition to the ordinary laundry work the
firm intend 20 carry on an extensive bust
ness in cleaning and bleaching sOiled and
rusty cotton by an improved process,
\ large amount Of machinery will be
employed, consisting of washing, wiring
ing. mangling. staTchiug and ironing ma
chimes, with a drying apparatus, having
a capacity Of 100 sheets per hour. Their
apparatus Will be run by an engine of
ten-horse power. The entire cost Of the
machinery will be near 100000
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-03
The Rocky Ford Railroad.

Considerable interest is being taken in
the project of the proposed Sylvania and
Rocky Ford Railroad. The Sylyania TEX
eph0ne says there was an informal meet
ing of a number of the stockholders held
in the court house at that place, on Sat
urday, at which Major D. c. Bacon, Of
Savannah, was present and expressed
himself very faYOrably toward this enter
prise. "We are informed that this gem
tleman will contribute in a material way
towards the building of this road. We
are also informed that the stockholders
have assurance that other prominent bus
mess men of Savannah will lend their
aid to this matter. At this meeting it
was determineditO have the proposed route
surveyed by competent engineer, which
will be commenced next week. Alto
gether the prospect is considerably
brighter for the new railroad, especially
as it is the opinion of Mr.. Bacon and 9th
ers that the road can be built with a far
less capital than the amount at first
contemplated, -