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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

All that certain piece or parcel OF ground situate
In the town OF orangeyille, County Of Columbia
and state OF Pennsylvania bounded and described
as follows, to-wit; BEGINNING at a post, corner
at public road leading through the town OF
orangeville, thence by land OF Miles A. Williams
North seyenty-tour and three-fourths degrees West
eight and forty-six one-hundredth perches 10 a
post, thence by land Of said Miles A. Williams
North ffly-iour degrees West, twelve and twenty
one hundedth perches TO a limestone corner
thence by land OF Benjamin Wertman South thir.
ty-iiye and three-eighth degrees West twenty
three and twenty one hundredth perches to a
post, thence by land OF said Benjamin wertman
south eighty-seyen and three-elght degrees East
sixteen and elghty-four one-hundredth pesches 10
stone corner thence by land OF James B. Har-
man North twenty-five and ne-fourth degrees
East, hye and forty one-hundredth perches 70 q
post, thence by land OF James b. Haman South
eghty-seyen and three-eight degrees East ten ana
seyenty-elght one hundredth perches 20 a stone
corner, thence by land OF John Megargle North
thirty.hve and one-fourth degrees East four and
sixty one-hundredth peTches 10 a stone corner and
thence by land OF John Megargel and John stiner
North nifty and three-fourth degrees West
one and siXty-fCur one-hundredth perches TO
stone corner, thence by land OF John stiner North
seventeen and one-fourth degrees East one and
thirty-two hundredth perches 10 stone corner
the place OF beginning, CONTAINING one acre
ana one hundred and hiteen peFches neat meas
ure, on which are erected USo-story frame dwell.
ling house, a frame butcher shop barn and other
out buildings
Seized, taken In execution at the suit OF William
>lears for his own use and IN trust for Bemetta
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

The Republican pops up this week
with the old thread bare charge con-
cerning the Pittsburg Riot bill, and
hopes thereby TO distract attention
from the real issues, and to iujure the
COLUMBIAN in its earnest endeavors to
secure the election of the democratic
ticket This same old charge is kept
on hand in the office of our cotempo-
rary. and is hauled out for ventilation
on all occasions, in season and out of
season. 1t was in season when first
made, and was then shown most con-
clusively to be false, and all papers
that did as the COLUMBIAN did were
entirely exonerated by legislative
committee and by public opinion. 1t
ia out Of season now, when the person
who the Republican desires TO injure
has had nothing to do with the editor
ial management for four weeks, and
has given no occasion for malignant
personal attack, fact which the edi-
tor of the Republican admits in bis ar
ticle. But our contemporary cannot
break itself of the bad habit of ipdul-
ging in personal journalism, and we
are not surprised at lis present out
break.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
MURDER IN BRUSH VALLEY

The daily papers of Tuesday contain
a dispatch from Mt. Carmel, giving an
account of d shooting affray in Brush
Valley. We have been unable to YER
ify the facts, and so give the dispatch
for what it is worth. as follows:
Simon Hessler. wealthy farmer,
living III Brush Valley, four miles from
Mt. Carmel, attended cour. at Blooms
burg las. week, leaving home on Thurs
day and returning on Saturday night
at Il late hour. He had spspcce,! his
wife, of whom he was very foud, for
months past Of uniaithfulnrss, and. see
ing a light upstairs, he uoiselessly en-
tered the house and crept up to his
bedroom and opened the door.
AT the bedside sat a young man
named Mccoy. Mrs. ITcssler was re-
cIiuing on the bed. A few words, hard
and angry, passed between them, and
then pistol shot was heard. Aaron
Hersch, farm hand, who sleeps in an
adjoining room, was aroused, and ran
into the passqgeway leading TO Hess
ler's room The door was partly open,
and through tie crack he saw Mccoy
lying upon the floor. blood flowing
from a wound in his head. while over
him stood the infuriated husband, pis,
tol in hand.
Without waiting to see more Hersch
ran from the house and gave the alarm.
Several men living within half a mile
were aroused and hurried TO the scene
of bloodshed They found Has,ler
lying on the bed still clu,ching the pis,
tol with which his vengeance had been
taken. In a corner Of the room, cow
ering with her face to the wall was the
woman, while her alleged betraycr
writhcd in pool of blood on the door
Hessler accompanied the men with
out resistance, He spoke freely with
them and said he had only dore what
any man would have done in his place.
a physician was called, found two
wounds in McCoy's body One Of the
bullets had struck his backbone and
paralysis will likely follow. This shot
must have been fred after lIersch left
the house as he sweaFS he heard but
one shot and h. saw wound in Nc
Coy's head before ne left.
An investigation has been made by
Justice Brown and the woman was eX-
amined. She protested that she was
entirely innocent and declared that her
husband was insancly jealous of her.
She is 80 years of age and has always
borne good reputation. She says
Mccoy was friend of her youth and
that he has been in the west for years,
that being in the neighborhood and
hearing of her be called on her, and
that she had been i'll all day. lIersch
confirms this. She states that when
Mccoy called she asked that he be
sent upstair.. They engaged in CON
yersation for an hour, when her hus
band camc in
McCoy's father is in the mountains
of Colorado, and has been telegraphed
for, Mrs. IIessler is in a very low
state from nervous prostration, but will
no doubt recover.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
A i 5 o

All that certain messuage, tenement, and tract
OF land situate in Locust township In the county
OF Columbia and state OF Pennsylvania, bounded
and described as follows, to-wit BEGINNING at
a stone corner in line OF land now or late OF Jacob
Stein, and running from thence by the same north
six and three-quarter degrees, east seyenty-eight
and three,tenths perches 10 stOne thence by
land now or late OF Henry Herner north three
quarters OF a degree east twenty.three and four
tenths perches 10 white pine stump, thence by
the same north forty-two and half degrees east
eighteen perches 10 stone; thence by NJ. Z. Meet
ing house lots South forty-six and three-quarters
degrees East, five perches TO a stone, and North
twenty-nine and one-halt degrees East, l2 perches
and 4-l0to a stone; thence by land now or late
OF William Carl and John Herner South sew
enty one and half degrees East, forty-one and
nine-tenths perches TO a stone thence by land
now or late OF william Roth and William Yeager
south two degrees west one hundred and eight
perches TO stone; thence North eighty-three
degrees West thirty-siX and fye-tenths perches
to a stone thence South three and half degrees
West, eight and slX-tenths perches 10 a stone
thence North eighty-twO and half degrees West
thirty-one perches 10 the place OF beginning CON
TANNING foUrty-four acres and one hundred and
nine perches more or less, with the appuHenan-
ces consisting OF a dwelling house and barn, &C.
Seized, taken into execution, at the suit OF \. X
Walter VS. Timothy NJ. BOlick, and 10 be sold as
the property OF said Timothy NJ Bolick.
spinney, Atty. II, Fo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

When the Independent republicans,
headed by George William Quits de-
clared their intention to oppose Blaine,
the republican organs all over the coun-
try cried ont with one accord, 'Let
them 60 they are free-traders, and
we are glad to get rid of them" That
cry is no longer of any avail. No one
will call Carl Schurz free trader.
Thad. G. Pound of Wisconsin, James
Speed, Lincoln's encouragement,
Judge Harding and many others, who
are daily declaring for Cleveland, have
always been republicans, and claim to
be so now but they cannot endorse a
man with Blaine's public record. The
latest blow to the republican party is
the announcement that Benjamin
II. Bristow, secretary of the Treas
ury under Grants administration,
has declared his intention to
vote for Cleveland. These men are
not politicians. They are all men who
have held high positions in the repub-
lican party and have made for them
selves an honorable record. They see
the rottenness that has crept into their
party, and they know the record of
James G.. Blaine, and like honest men
that they are they repudiate both. To
account for this detection the bowling
organs must raise some other cry than
''free-traders.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
Queries for the Workingmen.

Has not the Republican party con
trolled the national administration fol
almost twenty-four years.
Has it not executed the laws by mer
of its choice
Has the party brought prosperity tc
you and your families
Are you working for good wages all
the time
Are there no mills closed 7
Are wages not cut down
Do you find living cheap, rents low
provisions abundant, and low.pricet
clothing and other supplies down tc
the cut in pay
Are business affairs satisfactory e
you
How much more are your wages to
day than they were four years agC
when this same Republican party prom
ised you more pay and more work i
you would support the ticket ?
Who has grown richer in the las
four years of Republican policy, you
or the men who were rich then anC
who seek TO allure you with the sam,
sort OF arguments nowf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
A Little too Fresh.

1t was reported last week that Ham.
ilton Fish, secretary of state under
Grant, had come out for Cleveland. III
its characteristic way the Philadelphia
Press at once attacked Mr.. Fish in
the following language
"That New York Fish who has come out for
Cleveland Is one OF the dry sated variety. lie has
been hanging so long In the corner grocery OF
Amerlc IN politics that he doesn't know a party
principle from string OF dried apples"
But now it appears that the report
was mistake, and Mr.. Fish says he
will vote for Blaine. Fish may be OF
the "dry saltcd Variety but it il eyi-
dent that in this matter the Press was
altogether ''too fresh" We agree with
the Press, however, that Mr. Fish does
not know a party principle from Q
string Of dried apples He has been
a republican so long that his moral pre-
ception has become blunted This is
why he will stick to Blaine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

From q dispa,cu dated at Reading.
Pa, Sept l7jh, we t1ke the following
detective KsiShr,r to-day. at Les.
port, arrested Harry Horn. Charles
Gern3ni, William Bcruhalt and How.
ard Wiley on the charge Of being con.
crrnod ~ toe iiotous ,crenadcs and pa.
radcs given Tor the purpose oi driving
from i'at village William Z. Rcesr,
aged 60 year-, wno is charged with
harbrring young woman, the wife of
another man living in the village The
serenades with ball iiddlos. tin horns.
giug- gongs, tin cans, etc, have been
going on for the past ten successive
nights; grotcsque para1es by masked
men were INDUCED in.
Reeser's two-s,ory stone cottage was
pelted, he says, with dccaycd eggs.
The windows were smashed, etc, all in
a vain effort OF either driving out Rec
ser aud the woman or of compelling
them to separate The parties were
notified last evening, hut the demon.
strations continued later in the night
1t is said thasthe racket will be con,in.
ued, no matter how many are arrested.
From five hundred to one thousand
people participated in the disturbance,
aud there is great excitement to-day in
the village.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
The State Campaign.
TIE HOPEFUL DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Post, the official paper of II

The Post, the official paper of the
Democratic State Committee says:
The official information of the Dem
ocratic State Committee from all parts
of Pennsylvania is to the effect that
the work of registration was more fully
completed than ever before, and the
present indications are for a heavy
Democratic vote being polled. II is
estimated in some quarters as high as
halt a million, for since 1876 the full
strength of the Democracy in this
State has not had encouragement to
come out and even then there was
little hope of carrying the State indulg-
ed in, while now there is a very fair
prospect for it.
The State Committee does not pro-
pose TO agitate or encourage demon
strative campaign in the earlier stages
of the struggle. For the present aud
up to October 4 it is urged that every
energy be devoted to qualifying the
voters by paying taxes and naturalizing
the foreign born citizens, If these
things are not attended to their day
will be past after October 4. Meet
ings can be held, clubs organized and
professions formed after that, but little
good will it do to drill voter by these
agencies if attention has not been paid
to qualifying him.
The opening meeting of the cam
paign was held in Horticultural Hall,
Philadelphia, on Saturday evening,
Sept l3.
After that date and up to Oct. /,
there will be a number Of meetings in
the State, dates already fixed being
Brookville, Jefferson county, Sept. l8
to be addressed by w. U. Hensel
Lock Haven, Sept. 23, Hon. Richard
Vaux, Gen w. w. ii. Davis and w
U. Hcnsel.
Between October ] and October IL
many of the Democratic speakers OF
Pennsylvania will be engaged in Ohio
and West Virginia, and during thu
last three weeks of the campaign there
will be hundreds of able and eloquent
campaigners from this and other
states on the stump in Pennsylvania.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
NO BOLTING THIS YEAR.

Already the republicans of this conn
ty are beginning TO cherish hopes of
electing at least one prominent official
at the coming election, and their organ,
the Republjca q, thinks it hears rum.
blings 10 the air that indicate the de-
feat of the democratic candidate for
Prothonotary, From this time forth
our contemporary will be constantly
engaged in an effort to show that there
is great disaffection in the Democratic
ranks, and will do and say all in their
power to encourage bolt Will they
succeed ? Are the democrats of this
county ready to assist the republican
organ in breaking down our great ma
jority that for years past has been con-
stantly increasing For two decades
the Republican has heaped abuse on
the democratic party. 1t has called
them rebels, copperheads, traitors, the
whiskey party, the party of ignorance,
and all the epithets that it could con-
jure up, but now it hopes to use those
same democrats for its own purposes,
by endeavoring to induce them TO re-
pudiate the action of the county con-
ventlon by a refusal to vote for some
of the nominees. There is no reason
why single democrat should scratch
his ticket All the candidates are ac-
knowlcdged to be men fully qualified
to fill the Offices to which they aspire ;
the nominations were made in a full
convention after bitter fight at the
delegate election; no charges OF cor
ruption have been made against a
single nominee. If there be any dis
affection it is not because the rules of
the party, the laws of the state, or the
will of the people have been encroach-
ed upon. Any tendency to bolt, if
there be any, can come, therefore, only
from the influence of disappointed can
didates and defeated politicians. The
democratic party has always claimed TO
be an organization based upon high
principles, and we have no fears that it
will depart from these If, however,
the personal pique Of few shall be al
lowed to override the expressed will of
the people, then, indeed, is it high
time TO abolish the rules and customs
of the party, and thereby avoid the ex.
pense of the preliminary canvass and
the county convention.
1t would be especially disastrous at
this time to attempt to defeat any man
on the ticket such action would dis,
tract attention from the Presidential
election and could not help but dimin-
ish the vote of Cleveland and Hend,
ricks. We must remember that In this
matter the eyes of the state are upon
us, and in case of a lessened majority
it would be heralded as a great repub
lican victory in the democratic strong,
hold of Columbia. The Democracy OF
this county are not easily deceived, and
it will require much more than has yet
transpired to cause any thing like a
bolt, This being the case we may con
fdently expect the election of every
man named by the convention, and the
! usual majority for the national ticket.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

The undivided One-half OF the following describ-
Cd real estate: lot OF ground situate in the town
OF Bloomsbury, in the county OF Columbia and
state OF Pennsylvania, BEGINNING at the corner
OF lot Of ground formerly OF Thomas Harris, and
running thence along the east side Of Iron street
enthusiastically about forty feet TO a corner otlot
OF Robson kasig now owned by Jacob Millard,
thence by the same enthusiastically two hundred
and fourteen feet to an alley, thence along the
same enthusiastically about forty feet TO said
Harris lot thence along the same two hundred
and fourteen feet to the place OF beginning CON-
TANNING eight thousand hye hundred feet, be the
same more or less, whereon are erected two
story frame dwelling house and out buildings.
Seized, taken into execution, at the suit OF l. W
McHelvy vs.. John Hooper, and to be sod as the
property Of said John Hooper, Fl. Fa.
Elwell, Atty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
Monday, Sept. 22, 'S4,

at O'Clock, p m the following described real es-
tate, to-wit:
The undivided one-hRlf OF the following describ-
ed real estate lot OF ground situate In the town
OF Bloomsbury, In the county OF Columbia, and
state OF Pennsylvania, BEGINNING at the corner
ofalot ofground formerly OF Thomas Harris andrun
ming thence along the east side Of Iron Street north
westwardly about forty feet TO corner Of lot Of
Robson Kesig, now owned by Jacob Millard,
thence by the same ENTHUSIASTICALLY two hun
dred anu fourteen feet TO an alley, thence along
the same enthusiastically about forty feet to said
Harris lot thence along the same two hundred and
fourteen feet, TO the place OF beginning CONTAIN
ING eight thousand iive hundred feet, be the same
more or less whereon are erected q two-story
frame dwelling house and out building.
Seized, taken into execution, at the suit OF /. w.
McKelyy vs. Mary Lewis, and to be sold as the
property OF Mary Lewis. Vend Ex.
Elweli Atty
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19


The following Is the inclosure referred to in the
preceding letter:
BOSTON, April -, 1875.
THE Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE, WASHINGTON, d. c. 4:
DEAR SIR: observe that certain newspapers
are making or rather insinuatlng the absurd
charge that you own or had owned $4,000 OF Lit.
tie Rock and Fort Smith railroad bonds, and that
you had In some way obtained them as gratnl
ty.
The enterprise Of building the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad was undertaken in 1856 by a
company OF Boston gentlemen, VI whom | was
myself one. The bonds were put upon the market
In this city on what was deemed very advanta-
geous terms 10 the purchaser. They were sold
largely .nrough myself You became the purcha-
ssf about 1000 OF the bonds on precisely the
ame terms that every other buyer received, pay
ing for them in instalmentS running over a con-
siderable period, Just as others did. The transac-
ton was perfectly open, and there was no more
secrecy In regard to It than II you had been buy
ing -four or sugar. l am sure you never owned q
bond OF the road that you did not pay for at the
market rate, Indeed, am sure that no one re-
ceived bonds on any other terms.
When the road got into financial difficulties and
loss fell upon you you still retained your bonds,
and you held them clear through to the reorgani-
1eiNiOli VI IOllpdus III tACulusluo
for stock and bonds Of the new company.
You acquired also some demands against the
new company by reason OF your having Joined
with others in raising some money when the com,
pany was 10 pressing need For the recovery OF
that money proceedings are now pending in the [.
S. circuit court In Arkansas, to which you are
openly party OF record. Concealment OF the in
vestment and everything connected with It would
have been very easy had concealment been desir-
able but your action in the whole matter was as
open and as fair as the day. When the original
enterprise failed, I knew with what severity the
pecunlary loss fell upon you, and with what integ
rity and nerve you met It, Years having elapsed
1t seems rather hard at this late day to be com
PEELED TO meet slander IN a matter where your
conduct was In the highest degree honorable and
straightforward.
You may use this letter in any way that will D.
OF service to you. Very sincerely yours
W. T., Jr,
The words "Indeed, l am sure that no one re-
ceiyed bonds on any other terms" were lnterllned
in foregoing letter in Mr. Blaine's own handwrit-
Ing.
Fisher did not write the letter as re-
quested, because he knew it to be IN
true.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

There may be circumstances under
which a bolt from county nominations
would be jastifable. There are no such
circumstances at present, and the only
effect of such action would be to reduce
the vote for President and to break
down and demoralize the party organ
ization. This is just what republicans
are hoping for and encouraging, and
no true democrat will in any way assist
them in the accomplishment of this OBJ
iect. Those who advocate a bolt, are
actaated solely by personal pique, and
are working directly against the inter
ests of the party.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

Men who have been repeatedly hon
ored by the Democratic party of this
county by nomination and election 10
official positions are the very last ones
who should be found urging Democrats
TO repudiate the action of a conven-
ton. Democrats from principle are
always found true TO their party, but
Democrats ''for office only" may be
swayed from the moorings when il
suits their personal interests, or graft
tics a private spleen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

The western republicans are badly
scared. Logan has been swinging
around the circle trying tr cuthusc the
soldier element, and now they deem it
necessary for Blaine to exhibit himself
in Ohio. TIE Chjcago Inter Ocean
admits that there is danger in Wiscon
sin, Illinois. Michigan and OHIO.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

If you listen carefully you will hear
the Blaine organs shouting that John
i. Fiuerty, democratic congressman
from Chicago, has bolted Cleveland,
and declared his purpose to support
Blaine Finerty was candidate for
denomination and his party turned him
overheard. He was a democrat "for
office only The party can well afford
to lose such a man on the same day
that Bristow bolts Blaine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

The elopement of daughter of Mr..
Morosini, partner of Jay Gould, with
her fathers coachman has caused great
excitement in Yonkers. The mother
ia prostrated with grief, and the father
refuses to recognize his daughter. AL
though twenty-five years of age, it is
said the young lady had never been al
lowed to receive calls from gentlemen,
and this is the result, The girl has
visited her mother, but persistently re-
fuses 10 abandon her husband.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

Blaine is undertaking a bluff game
wi en- he says that he hopes everybody
will read his letters, and asks every re
publican paper to publish them. OF
course the Repu5!icam will comply with
his requ, st.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19

-Four boilers exploded at the l., kens
Valley collitry on "Wednesday evening
There were but four persons about at
the time Of the explosion. three of
whom were severely injured and one
fatally.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-19
THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURY. COLUMBIA

For a long time the cry of the New
York S,tn was "Turn the rascals out.
With singular inconsistency it is now
doing all in its power to keep them in.