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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

In the show given by a Chicago
spiritualistic medium, we'll known to
believers and investigators, the perfor-
nance was in room dimly lighted, as
usual, and the reembodied spirits
emerged shyly from a cabinet in which
the medium presumably sat, inert and
entranced. There were occasional
flashes of electric light, and suddenly
an inscription appeared, as though
written with phosphorus on black
surface The medium at the same in
slant gave a blood-curdling shrek.
''He is unconscious the conductor Of
the show explained, "but this particu-
lar phenomenon causes painful shock
to his nervous system, and makes him
cry out, just as person does when a
tooth is pulled, although under the in
fuence of laughing gas The words
emblazoned were these "For Presi
dent and Vice President, Abraham
Lincoln and son." A tall figure emerg
ed from the cabinet. The light was
sufficient to disclose face family re-
sembling that of the martyr President,
but the voice was entirely unlike Mr..
Lincoln's. ''lf my son Robert becomes
the nominee for Vice President, the
figure said, u shall in effect be the
candidate for President, because
shall control the mortal chosen for that
place" "'.Ifs. n.H rsl g....
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
AN AND DEMOCRAT, BIOOMsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA

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accepted the nomination for president In 1879
| because OF the general conviction that my candl-
dacy would best present the issue OF reform which
the majority OF the people desired TO have work ed
out In the federal government as II had been In
the state of New York. believed that had
strength enough then to renovate the admlnistra-
tion of the government OF the United States and
at the close OF my term TO hand over the great
trust to a successor faithful to the same policy.
Though anxious TO seek the repose OF private life
nevertheless acted upon the idea that every power
address OF the committee communicating my nom
lnation depcted the difculties OF the undertake
ing and likened my feelings in engaging In IL TO
those OF a soldier entering battle but I did not
withhold the entire consecratlon of my powers TO
the public service. Twenty years OF continuous
mal-admnIstration under the demoralizng nfu-
ence OF Intestine war and of bad finance have in
| fected the whole governmental system OF the
limited States with the cancero,is growth OF false
construction and corr7ipt practices Powerful
classes have acauired pecuniary interests In the
onical abuses and the moral standard OF the peo-
ule has been Impaired. TO redress these evils is
work Of great dlnicuity and labor and cannot be
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
General MOandless Dead.

General William McCandless, who
had been i'll for some time past at his
home, corner of Fifteenth and Filbert
streets, Philadelphia, died last Tuesday
morning He had been in poor health
for more than two years, but it was
only few days ago that his illness,
resulting from an old wonnd, caus.
ed serious apprehension among his
friends.
General McCandless, familiarly
known as "Buck" McCandless, was
born in Philadelphia, September 20,
1885. He received a good, common
school education and Immediately be-
came an apprentice to the machinist
trade. After finishing his apprentice
ship he served for some time as loco
motive engineer on the Pennsylvania
Rail- Dad, but not receiving promotion
as soon as he thought he should he left
the road and entered the law office of
Moses A. Dropsie in Philadelphia and
was admitted to the bar in 1858. He
was bright in his profession aud being
personally popular soon had good
legal practice. When the war broke
out he entered Captain Timothy Mea-
ley's company as a private, but when
the regiment to which he was at.
tached became the Second Pennsylva
MIA Reserves, Private McCandless was
elected major. He became lieutenant
colonel in October, 1862, and when
Colonel William b. Mann retired from
service he took command of the regi-
ment, He was severely wounded at
Bull Run and taken to Washington,
Upon recovering he rejoined his regi-
ment at Sharpsburg aud took part in
Burnside's campaign. In Meade's cam
paign, during the absence of General
Crawford, in the winter of 1868 and
the following spring he commanded
his division. In the wilderness Nc
Candless was captured, but in the confu
sion that ensued he eluded his captors
and made his escape. While leading
his brigade, three days later, he was
wounded in the arm and disabled from
further service, when he returned to
Philadelphia and resumed his law prac-
tice in partnership with Richard
Vaux. When subsequently, rendered a
brigadier's commission he refused 1t.
In 1866 he was elected State Senator
from the First district as a Democrat,
and in 1869 he was an unsuccessful
candidate for the Democratic Guberna-
torial nomination, Later he was NOM
mated for Auditor General, bat was
defeated at the polls. I9ls74 he was
elected Secretary of Internal Affairs.
General McCandless was leading
member in the City Troops and Society
of the Army of the Potomac, and for
several years after the war was vice
president of the latter organization.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

In the House on Tuesday Mr.. Slo-
cum, of New York, presented the con-
ference report on the Fitz John Porter
bill. The effect Of it is to strike out'of
the bill the words "together with all
the rights, titles and privileges, }" and to
insert the words provided that the
said Fitz John Porter shall receive no
pay, compensation or allowance what
soever prior to his appointment under
this act iustead of the following
words in the bill "But this act shall
not be construed as authoring pay,
compensation or allowances prior to
his appointment under it, The con-
ference report, was agreed to-yeas,
1853 nays, 81.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

Bishop Simpson of the M. f Church.
died in Philadelphia on Wednesday
after lingering illness. He was born
in 1911 in Ohio, and entered the min.
istry in 1888. He was elected bish-
op in 1852. He was an able speaker,
and one of his Igreatest oratorical eff
forts was the funeral sermon of Abra-
ham Lincoln. His last official act was
the conservation of the new bishops
elected by the General Conference.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
Fouling their Own Nest.

The re luction of the tariff on wool,
which the republican platform con.
demns, was recommended by protec-
ZIONIST tariff commission, enacted by a
protectionist congress and signed by a
protectionist president. The wool plank,
like several other planks, is condem-
nation of the republican party's own
handiwork. rk.--Erie Herald ..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

Benjamin III. Bristow, and Carl
Schurz have joined hands with George
William Curtis in the Independent
republican movement against Blaine
This movement is growing and bids
fair to make the republican party some
trouble.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

While the balloting in the Chicago
convention Of 1880 was in progress,
General Simon Cameron said TO a
neighbor that it was evident that the
people were for Blaine, but owing to
the evidence against him it would be
fatal to nominate him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

The New York Democratic State
Convention met at Saratoga on We'd
nesday. The delegation to the Ma
tioual Convention is strongly in favor
of Cleveland as Presidential candi.
date The unit rule was adopted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
CANDIDATES.

All persons Whose names are announced as can
didates, in this column, are expected to abide by
the action OF the Democratic county convention,
to be held on Tuesday, August 12th 1884.
rhe price for announcing names In this column
is $500 for any ONCE and must be paid positively
In advance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

Hon. Hester Clymer died at his
home in Reading last week, Thursday,
from stroke of paralysis. lie repre-
sented his district in Congress several
terms, aud was once the Democratic
candidate for Governor of this State.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
UDITOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE or JACOB HONS, DEcEA sED.
The undersigned Auditor appointed by the Or
phans Court OF Columbia county by agreement OF
parties, 10 make distribution OF the funds In the
hands OF the administrator 10 and among the par
ties entitled thereto, Will sit at his ONCE In
o'clock a. m, when and where all persons having
claims against said estate must appear and prove
their claim or be debarred from any share OF said
fund.
GEO. Il. RLWELL,
June l3 Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1884.

Cleveland, Bayard, Flower and
Randall are the most prominent names
mentioned for the nomination for Presi-
dent, since Tilden's decliuation.
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Saturday, June %, 1884,

OdtuIudy, u ullc 20, lOOf,
at O'Clock p. m, all that certain lot or piece of
ground situate in the Borough Of Centralia, Pa,
bounded and described as follows: on the north
by lot OF Alexander Black on the east by alley,
on the west by Locust Avenue and on the south
by lot of David c. Black being lot Of II In block "a
whereon is erected a two-story frame dwelling
house and other out-bulldlngs.
Seized taken In execution at the suit OF David
c. Black against William II. James and to be sold
as the property OF WI lam II. James.
b. b. & b. Attys t. Fa
ALSO,
The following real estate situate In the village Of
Espy, Scott township, Columbia county, Penn'a.,
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt; Be
ginning at of lot number 16 In plan OF said
village OF Espy, belonging to Cyrus Barton, thence
eastward by Main street eighty-two and one-half
feet to corner OF lot number IS belonging TO Isaac
McKamie, thence southwark by the same one hun
dred and seventy-thr and one-fourth feet TO an
alley, thence by same eghty-two and one-half feet
to corner OF lot number 6 aforesaid, thence by the
same northward one hundred and seyenty-three
and one-fourth feet to the place OF begi nning be
Ing lot number II in said plan.
ALSO,
Lot described as follows Beginning at corn
er on the north side of Main street In line of lot OF
Jacob Hess, formerly W. Ruckle, thence along said
street south siXtysix and one-fourth degrees west
sixty feet, thence by lot OF George Ruckle north
twenty. three and three fourth degrees west one
hundred and seventy three and one-fou tn feet to
alley No. /, thence by said alley north slxty-ax
and One-lourth degrees west sixty feet TO corner
OF said lot OF Jacob Hess thence by said lot south
twenty-three and three-fourth degrees east one
hundred and seventy three and one-fourth feet to
place OF beginning containing lOs95 square feet,
whereon is erected a two story frame dwelling
house and out buildings.
seized taken In execution and TO be sold as the
property OF George NJ Baker at the suit OF NJ. A..
Baker,
X. & W. Attys. AL FL Fa,
JOHN MoUREY.
June 6, IT, Sheriff.
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dissolution NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the firm OF Herring
& Savage was dissolved by mutual consent, Janu-
AIRY lst 1889. The books are In the hands OF A. b.
Herring 10 whom all accounts should be paid. All
claims settled by him.
A. u. HERRING,
June l3-3w DAVID SAVAGE.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

IN THE EsTATs oF ALEX coLIEY DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phans' Court OF Columbia county 10 distribute the
balance IN the hands OF the executor In the estate
OF Alex COley, deceased, VIII SIT at his ofilce In
Bl0Omsburg, on Friday the 2Ith day OF June A. d.
where all parties Interested In said estate must
appear and present their claims and those indebted
10 the same TO make payment TO the undersigned
G. c. PEACOCK,
June Ia Auditor.
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
EST FATS OF SAMUEL RxBY, DECEASED.
NoTICE

NOTICE a 'G
Is hereby given that application VIII be made
on or about the lst day OF July, a. D. 1891, to the
Governor OF the commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
IN accordance with the requirements of an act OF
the General Assembly OF the Commonwealth, en-
titled, "An Act to provide for the Incorporation
and regulation of certain corporations for profit"
Second class approved the Goth day OF April A. D..
1874, for perpetual charter OF Incorporation and
that letters patent may issue to five or more per-
SONS TO be called 'The ESpy manufacturing COM
pany," for tie purpose of choping grain, grinding
bark and manufacturing specalties from wood
and metal at Espy, Columbia county Pa.
L. X. KELLER.
Atty for the subscribers OF
Intended corporation.
Bloomsbury, Pa, June 4 1884.
June 6.3w
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of sundry writs 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 Bloomsbury, Pa, on
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-06-20

A DMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ESTATE or CHARLES HAYES, DECEASED, LATE or b
CATAwISsA, PA. - ....fT
Letters OF administration on the estate Of Charles
Hayes deceased, late of CattwisSl Columbia
county Pennsylvania, deceased have been grant
ed by the Register OF said county to the Under
signed Administrator All persons having claims
against the estate OF the deceased are requested
TO present them Tor settlement, and those fndebt-
ed 10 the estate TO make payment to the under
signed administrator without delay. 0
CLINTON ELLIS,
Rhawn S Robbins Attys Administrator.
June i6-6w ........r ..... Il
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ASSIGNEs'S SALE. v.
OF VALUABLE
Real EStatcs

The undersigned appointed assignee of c. b.
Brockway, OF Bloomsbury Columbia county, Penn.
syvania will offer at public sale, at the Court
House,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-16
VERY LATEST.

The steamer b. S. Ford, valued at
$4,000 was burned at her wharf at
Charlestown, Maryland.
Bicyclists named Woodside and Nor
gan left New York Thursday for an
overland trip to San Francisco.
High license continues to diminish
the number of saloons in the Illinois
municipalities fully 40 per cent.
One man was killed and several
buildings were wrecked by cyclone
Monday afternoon at Davenport, la.
Asa Ayers, veteran of the war of
1872, died on Sunday at Michigan City.
He built the first brick house in Cleve-
land.
Three men at Portage Lake bridge,
in the copper region of Michigan,
killed the collector rather than pay
toll.
Dispatches from Kingston, Ontario,
report the discovery of gold in large
quantities in a township forty miles
distant.
The assignees of the Cleveland Paper
company and Of President N. w. Tay-
lor have discharged all obligations in
full.
Astor's steel yacht, the Nourmahal,
the largest pleasure vessel afloat, was
launched Saturday at Wilmington,
Delaware.
BY boiler explosion in the Whitney
marble works at Gouverneur, N. Y,
five men were killed and two others ia
tally injured.
Thomas IL. Armstrong, an old citizen
of Chicago, who was formerly Secretary
of the Historical society died Saturday,
in his S4th year.
One manwas killed and five persons
were severely injured by a cyclone at
Del Rio, Texas, which also destroyed
several buildings.
Prof. S. d. Gross, an eminent sur
geon, one of the founders of the Ken
lucky State Medical Society, died Tues
day in Philadelphia.
George Adams. burglar awaiting
trial in Chicago, is said to have fallen
heir to SAC, 900 by the death Of his IA
Their, at Haverhill, Mass.
The Northwestern hotel, at Mar
quette, Mich, owned by railroad COM
pany, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire, the loss being $24,0 900.
Gen. N. M. Halstead, who founded
the astronomical observatory at Prince
ton college, was accidentally killed at
ailway station in Newark.
Miss Ella Wheeler, the Wisconsin
p0etess, was married Thursday to
Robert M. Wilcox, of Meriden, Conn.,,
where she will in future reside.
The Ontario cabinet has offered re-
ward of 81, 900 for the conviction of the
man who laid dynamite cartridges
under the parliament buildings.
Charles Friess, of Baltimore, and his
wife and four sisters were stricken with
trichinaisis from eating pork, and the
former died Wednesday morn'no
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-16

The track of the Ottawa and Quebec
road has been completed, and through
trains will Immediately be run in con-
nection with the Canadian Pacific.
A gale on Lake Champlain, in which
the waves rolled thirty feet high, in
jured the piers at Burlington for two
miles, causing damage of 100000.
Crickmore, a racer, owned by ex-Gov-
ernor Bowie, of Maryland, recently
broke down on the Washington track,
and has been permanently taken of the
turf.
Sir Charles Upper has resigned the
Office of minister OF railways in Canada,
and will permanently establish himself
in London as Canadian high commits
sioner.
/ In the fourth court of common pleas
at Philadelphia, Judge Thayer admit
ted Mrs. Carrie G. Kilgore to practice,
after every other court had denied her
the right.
Celia Enright, telegraph operator
on the Toledo produce exchange, was
severely wounded by the wife of j. III.
Wright, an insurance agent, on account
of family troubles.
The diamond and jewelry house of
Palmer, Batchelder s. Co., founded in
Boston in 1877, made an assignment
Friday. but gave no accurate state
ment of liabilities.
John Kister, a famous burglar, who
has served part of thirty-year term in
the state prison of New Jersey, has
been left 100000 by the death of an
aunt in England.
J. d. Porter, of Monmouth, Illinois,
has within week lost several short
horn calves from spotted fever, the
animals frothing at the mouth and dy-
ing in great agony.
The Thetis sailed Thursday from
New York to the Arctic regions, being
accompanied to Sandy Hook by Secre-
taries Chandler and Lincoln on the
gunboat Tallapoosa.
Fitzgerald won the walking match in
New York, making $40 to ROwell's COS.
He was presented with silver goblet
lined with gold. About 5000 persons
witnessed the finish.
1t is asserted by the Boston Tran
script that for three years past Fred l..
Ames has not sold a share of his Union
Pacific stock, and that Sidney Dillon
still holds $4,000 shares.
In New York, Saturday night, John
Wentz poisoned himself with Paris
green, but failed in an attempt to make
his three young children drink doses
which he offered them.
Scott E. Smith, of Des Moines, who
was released on bail under an indict-
ment for the murder of James Reyn-
olds, killed himself with a revolver in
presence of his family.
The Pennsylvania railroad has de-
clared semi-annual dividend of per
cent. The Western North Carolina
road paid 5000, 900 to the state Thurs
day under its contract
Considerable excitement prevails
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-16

expected to be made here in time instead of
importing
When Alabastine first came out the paint
crs and kalsominers, like the ancient
scribes when printing was invented
thought their occupation would be gone
They thought the ladies and gentlemen
would all arm themselves with brush.
decorate their own houses, as some Of
them do, because Alabastine is ready for
use by simply adding water according to
directions given. They were also afraid
as many of them said, that il it proved as
represented it would deprive them of the
work they get now 10 washing and scrap
ing the old kalsominc, etc.. from the wall.
for which they get well paid. They would
not get the job again il Alabastine was
used, as all the work required to renew
with Alabastineis to remove the dirt from
the wall and spread one coat, which would
give them less than one-fourth the money
for repairing the room that they would get
for removing the old kalsomine and put
ting on two new coats.
Now they find that the landlord will let
them go all through the house with Aabas
tine il the walls arc only little dirty, or
even 30 change the tint. rs they can leave
the paper border or other decorations used
If they wish. and the change of tint will
give the room an entirely different appear
ance at a very small expense, while they
would not go all through the house remOv-
ing everything to wash off the old kalso-
mine at more expense and trouble for one
room than to renew five with Alabastine
So the kalsominer gets more money each
year from the building than with the old
way, and the customer saves at least 81
out of every SIS. The painters do not all
see this vet. aud some try TO discourage
the use If Alabastine. However, Alatas-
tine is fast crowding everything else out Of
use for finishing walls.
Alabastnc also possesses great sanitary
advantages; as it il pure stone, contains no
arsenic. does not decay, aud permits the
passage OF air. the same rs does brick and
mortar, and tho wall is thus clcanscd.
TbA
ICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
clearly point out and prove facts, In their
annual reports for the years 1874 and 1877,
that condemn paint, paper, and kalsomine
for walls, as they stop "wall respiration, u
and published o book entitled
ouAOOWo FftOM lhE WALLIS OF DEATH,
and placed II In the public libraries of the
State, treating the matter as one of life OF
death. Many others have also published
articles to warn the people of the danger
lurking In the old system Of refnishing
walls.
At the time these reports were made Ala.
bastine was not in general use, and the
board knew nothing of It, but it is now on
sale In nearly every city and village, and
was recently submitted to Prof. Kedzie,
President and Chemist of the Board, fol
analysis and investigation.
As 1t Is manufactured from stucco (ala-
baster rocky, one of the materials men.
TONED BY the Professor that permits the
passage of air. possessing all those quail
tiea, ut forth In the above as being neces
san 10 constitute wall finish conducive
to health. This valuable material comes
within the reach Of all, being cheaper than
kalsomine, as it covers double the amount