The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-02
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Gold has been discovered iD large
quantities near Thompson's Falls, Mon
tana. i....i
The late name given the supporters
of Blaine, is that of "Mulligan Guards" !"
The name is very appropriate.
A terrific cyclone passed through
Ohio, near Dayton, on Sunday after.
noon, causing much destruction Of
property and loss Of life. The path Of
the cyclone was about an eighth of a
mile wide. had.
The Hungarians were brought into
this country by coal operators and rail
road companies, because they would
work at a much lower price than native
laborers. Now the native laborers are
making war upon these foreigners be-
cause of their doing the same work at
lower wages The Hungarians should
not be permitted to be this treated,
but let the blame rest upon the heads
OF those who brought them here.
The Memphis Medical Monthly says
that the Missouri Supreme Court has
| decided that information obtained by
physician from patient must noe be
! disclosed on the witness stand, where
information was necessary to enable
the doctor to prescribe as a physician
or operate as a surgeon. The Court
held that it would not do, while the
mouth of physician is closed az to the
actual spoken words of a patient, to
open it as to knowledge acquired from
his diagnosis.
A bill has been passed and signed by
the Governor of New York which pro-
vides that mo person shall manufac-
ture out of oleaginous substance orsub-
stances, or any compound of the same,
other than that produced from unadul.
terated milk, or cream of the same,
any article designed to take the place
of butter or cheese produced from pure,
unadulterated milk or cream of the
same, or shall sell, or offer for sale, the
same as an article of food The pen.
atty is fine of not less than 500 nor
more than $500, or Imprisonment for
not less Than six months nor more than
one year, or both such fine and mprs-
onment. The commissioner is to re-
ceive $4,000, and the sum of $4,000
is placed at his disposal to be used in
enforcing the law. The section con.
tainlng this prohibition is a copy of
section of the Missouri law, the vail.
dity of which has been tested in the
federal courts. r... |,......... .
Attorney General Cassidy has given
an opinion that Common Pleas Judges
who were commissioned subsequent to
the approval of the act of 1883, pro.
viding that no Judge of the Courts of
Common Pleas hereafter appointed or
elected and commissioned shall receive
any compensation in addition to the
salary and mileage fixed by the act,
are not entitled to extra compensation
for holding court in counties outside
their district. Under the act of 1871
provision is made for the payment of
Sl2 a day to Judges who hold such
courts. The Attorney General main
tains that the act of 1883 repeals that
of 1871 so far as the compensation of
Judges appointed after approval of the
former act is concerned The opinion
of the Attorney General was written in
reply to letter by Auditor General
Lemon, on whom claim was made by
Judge Seeley, President Judge of
Wayne and Pike counties, for $l44
for holding court in the Thirty fourth
and Forty fifth Judicial districts during
February last .i .d.uH. ,l