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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
No Faith in Petitions.

President Cleveland tells story of
how he lost faith in petitions for place,
which has a moral. When he was
elected mayor of Buffalo the first va
cancy he was called upon to fill was
that of chief of police. There were a
number of applicants. One of these
had a mammoth petition in his favor
signed by any number of the citizens
of Buffalo. Mayor, now President
Cleveland, was impressed with the
magnitude of the petition and the emf
nent respectabili.y of the signers. He
was about to confer the appointment
upon the much indorsed applicant,
when one or two of his personal friends
entered an objection, and said that the
contemplated appointment would not
do. ''But," said Mr.. Cleveland, "look
at the signatures to this petition in his
favor" After some persuasion, Mr..
Cleveland. at the request of his object
ing friends, agreed to hold the matter
open for few days. In day or two
after second petition was presented
by these friends to Mr.. Cleveland. 1t was
signed by some of his most personal
and valuable friends. 1t was address
ed not to Mayor Cleveland, but to "His
Excellency, the Governor of New
York" 1t recited that Mayor Cleve-
land was not fit to hold Office, that he was
guilty of embezzlement and misdemea-
nors and ought to be impeached. These
allegations coming from his best friends,
Mr.. Cleveland was at first startled.
Then the explanations followed. The
paper had been signed by men who
had not read its declaratory preamble,
and who would not have signed it if
they had. Still it served the purpose
to show how easy thing it is to get
a number of signatures on paper.
Mr.. Cleveland confessed then and
there that he was not as much impressed
with the much endorsed applicant fol
the chief of police as he had hereto
fore been, and gave the appointment tc
another man. Just now this scrap OF
history will serve to show that Presi
dent Cleveland is not overawed by
mammoth petition recommending can
didates for office. He has had exper
ience of how easy it is to manage such
matters.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24

DIR. Stern was man of unusual
mental abilities and an advanced think.
er. His lil,erality of thought and
speech made him many enemies in
Wilkes. Barre during his three years
pastorate Of the Jewish Temple there
and eventually led to the severing of
Che pastoral relations. He resigned his
charge about three months ago, and
since then has been chiefly in New
Yoik lecturing and waiting for call
from some congregation. He received
none, however. 1t is supposed that this
disappointment produced dependency,
and led to the commission of the deed.
He had no property, and, it is believed,
died almost in want.
Rabbi Stern's father was a noted
Rabbi of Manchester, England. He
was born in Germany and his mother
in Turkey. He has no relatives in
this country, but has an aunt in Con
stantinople and other relatives in Man
chester, England. lie has been in this
country about twelve years and has
had charge of congregations at Match
ez, Miss. Peoria, ILL.,, and at places in
West Virginia and Mississippi. He
was frequent contributor to the col
umns of the New York Herald and
other leading papers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
NrOrslausvfllc.

Sands & Elder started their wooden mill
on Monday of last week and are running
out yarn pretty lively. They expect to do
a large business this summer They re-
ceived n warp last week from Philadelphia
for satinet, and expect TO make some fine
cloth out of it.
j. p Sands was i'll last week from very
heavy cold.
John Crawford, son of Philip Crawford
is very low with consumption.
Mr.. John Mordan is enjoying good health
for an old man. He started out with the
fishing pole Saturday afternoon and came
back with something less than sixteen fish
and ground hog thrown in.
Daniel Mordan has started his saw-smill,
and is saving quite rapid now while the
water holds up.
We have a couple of musical instruments
in our town, but we all would rather hear
the dinner bell.
Sands and Ewes say butter is scarce just
now, but think it will be plenty when the
grass grows.
The people in this vicinity had birth
day surprise for S. y. Beagle and wife,
week before last and had a splendid time.
Clifton Kindt of Frosty Valley was home
Saturday for his furniture He is going to
house keeping IN Frosty Valley.
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Alabama, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne
vada, Oregon, Kansas, Michigan, New
York, Vermont, New Hampshire
Rhode Island, and Maine have within
year passed laws providing for in
struction in physiology in the public
schools, with special reference to the
effect Of alcoholic liquors on bodily
health; and there is prospect of SINH
lar legislation in West Virginia
Illinois and some other States
Local option laws have been adopted
by three States. Kansas has strength
ened her prohibitory law, and Iowa has
held through her courts that her pro-
hibitory law is constitutional. Oregon
has adopted bill submitting consti
tutional prohibition to the people.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
COURT PROCLAMATION.

nv NHEREAS, the Hon. WILLIAM ELwELL
w President Judge OF the Court OF oyer aud
rerminer and GeneralJail Delivery, Court OF Quar-
ter Sessions Of the Peace and the Court OF Common
Pleas and orphans Court In the goth judicial Dis
trict, composed OF the counties OF Columbia and
Montour and the Hons. James Lake and f. L.
shuman, Associate Judges of Columbia county,
have Issued their bearing date the 10th day
Of Feb In the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eghty-hve, and to me directed for
holding Court of oyer and Termlner and General
quarter sessions OF the Peace, Court OF Common
Pleas and Orphans Court, In Bloomsburg, In the
county OF Columbia, on the frst Monday, being
the Ash day of May next, to continue for two
weeks.
Notice is hereby given to the Coroner to the JUS
tices OF the Peace, and the Constables OF the said
County OF Columbia, that they be then and there in
their proper person at 10 O'Clock IN the forenoon OF
said 4th day of May with their records inqui-
5itons and other remembrances,t to do those things
which to their ofnce5 appertain to be done. And
those that are bound byrecognzance TO prosecute
against the prisoners that are or may be In the jail
OF the said county Of Columbia to be then and there
to prosecute them as snail be Just Jurors are re-
quested to be punctu,n In their attendance,
agreeahly 10 their notices. Dated at Bloomsbury
(-A-l the sAd day OF Aprll In the year OF our
l.. 5. LORD one thousand eight hundred and
l--) eighty-fiye and In the one hundred and
ninth year OF the Independence Of the United
states OF America.
sherlls Onice, JOHN MOUREY,
Sherln
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Mr.. Ulevelands Non Partisan Administra
ton Is What the Country Needs.
From the Stats zettwig

from We Stddts ZetUW
In his appointments hitherto it is
certain that Mr.. Cleveland has paid
very little attention TO the claims OF the
machine politicians. Instead of this,
he has placed in the front ranks the in
terests of the public service. He is
evidently resolved TO give the country
a good Administration, and he leaves
the discomfort of the Democratic poll
ticians to take care of itself.
What will these discontented Demo
cratic seekers doi Will they turn
against the Administration Will
they let the Democratic party be beat
en- Assuming that they do this, the
question is whether the Administration
would allow itself to be disturbed on
that account. If it remains, the Dem.
ocratic office seekers will have gained
nothing. But, assuming that the Dem.
ocratic party or that the masses of
well-disposed citizens who with it gath.
er around Mr.. Cleveland should COM
pei the Democratic politicians to sup
port the Administration, or, in spite OF
the politicians, carry it safely through
at the polls, what theni
1t must be remembered that Ceve-
land never pleased the politicians, that
his nomination was furiously resisted
by a great share of them at Chicago,
and that, in truth, it was forced upon
the Convention by the reform element.
Will not the same force still suffice to
keep the spoils politicians in subjec-
ton
If the Cleveland Administration sat
isfes the mass of the Democracy and
other citizens, they ought to be in a
situation to create an organization
upon which the Administration can
lean, and which will give it in the elec.
tions the necessary votes, and in Con-
gress enable it to carry through the
needful measures.
In the experiment which the Presi-
dent is engaged in the government of
the people is in great degree at stake.
If good Administration is deserted
by its party for the simple reason that
it is good, and if it finds among the
people no compensation for this deser-
ton, the mainstay of our important in
stitutions would be broken, and there
would be no hope for any lasting re-
form hereafter.
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Fred Douglass is reported to have
said in recent speech that the repub-
lican party is no longer the party of
great moral ideas. The Philadelphia
Press says this is joke which will be
fully appreciated when it is remember
ed that Douglass holds fat Office in
Washington and desires to keep on the
right side of the administration. The
Press may be right about this. Fred.
Douglass is republican and always
has been one, and as the practice Of
that party is to keep in Office at any
expense, it would not be surprising II
Mr.. Douglass were carrying out the
teachings of his party, even if it be-
comes necessary TO repudiate it alto.
gether. But is it not a little unkind
for the Press to attempt to impeach
the motives of man who has always
been one of the great and shining
lights of the G. o. p?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
The Dolphin Money.
JOHN RoACH's TROUBLES WITH SEQ
RETARY WHO Is NEITHER ROBE
SON NOR A CHANDLER.

All contracts for the construction of
ships for the navy contain clause re
serving ten per cent. of the price to be
paid as a protection to the Government
and guarantee of faithful perform
auce. After completion, if satisfactory
inspection is passed, this reserve fund
goes to the contractor If the work is
not satisfactory, the reserve fund is ap-
piled to remedy imperfections.
A clause of this character binds the
contacts with John Roach for the con-
struction of the Dolphip,the Boston the
Atlanta, and the Chicago. The Dol
phin is the only one of the four that is
finished, but that vessel has not been
yet accepted by the Secretary of the
Navy. A commission of officers has
been appointed to decide whether the
conditions of the contract have been
carried out.
Mr.. Roach made a claim on the re.
serve fund before either of the ships
was completed. The new President Of
the Advisory Board demurred to any
payment, until after the final inspect
ion. Mr.. Chandler insisted that Roach
could be partially paid from this re-
serve, 10 proportion to the work done.
He procured an opinion to this effect
from "Brewster, Attorney General.
and the Advisory Board receded from
its former position.
Roach received large sums from the
reserve for the Dolphin, the Atlanta,
and the Boston, right in the face of the
contracts and against the practice OF
the department The act of March 3,
1888, which authorizes the construc
tion of these ships, says
No such vessel shall be accepted un-
less completed in strict conformity with
the contract, with the advice and as.
sistance of the Naval Advisory Board
Mr.. Chandler drafted this law him
self, and the Robson Congress passed
it in conformity with his wishes. Mr.
Roach now objects to proper com
pliance with the terms which he origi
nally prescribed, with the view of dis
arming opposition to the projects he
had prepared. 1t is not pleasant fol
the engineer to be hoisted with his owr
petard, and Mr. Roach does not like tc
be held to "strict conformity with the
contract" nor to be inspected by the of
6cers who have no fear of Chandler
before their eyes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
The Parting of Lee and his Generals.

From ne Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Amid the ruins of their capital, with
bare, bowed heads, in utter silence and
bitter tears, Lee and his Generals sep
arated and went their several ways to
homes destroyed. families broken up
and scattered, and often into exile and
oblivion.
The final parting was in front of
Lees mansion in Richmond, two days
after Appomattox. Lees house is an Or
dinary square brick, standing alone on
Franklin street, one square from the
Capitol. All the other houses on the
square are connected. Upon the after
noon of the second day after the sur
render people in that vicinity were sur
prised to see come riding up the street
from the south company of Confeder-
ate horsemen. They Were unarmed. Their
gray uniforms were worn, soiled, and
often tattered, their trappings old and
patched. They wore slouched hats,
and here and there was a feather re
naming of the once smart and jaunty
dropping plume of the Confederate cav
alryman. They were bronzed and
Drowned and bearded. They sat erect
and came on with the splendid horse
manship for which they were noted.
Upon the collars of some of the gray
jackets could still be seen the faded
and tarnished gilt stars, the emblems
of the wearers' rank.
In front OF them rode Lee. His two
hands held the loosely swinging relns
and rested upon the pommel. His head
was bent and his eyes were looking
straight ahead from under his down
cast brow, but they seemed to see
nothing.
AS the troops cantered up to his old
home his horse stopped at the gate,
and he aroused himself suddenly, as
from dream, and cast his eyes upon
familiar windows and then around over
the group of gallant soldiers who had
followed his fortunes for four bloody
years and gone down in defeat under
his banner.
| The end of it all had come at last
He threw himself from his horse, and
all MS companions iollOWeu us dctlon
They stood hat in hand, with an arm
through the bride rein, while Lee wen
from man to man, grasping each hand
looking iutently into each face as
though he would press itupon his mem
ory forever Then he turned and walk
cd through the gate and up the steps tC
his door. As a servant opened the
door he paused with his left foot upon
the veranda, his right upon the ! IS
step and looked back foF the last ii ne
Not word had been spoken, not g 1d
day uttered, There was no sound ho arc
but tina, of sobs as these unkempt an,
grizzled heroes of a hundred bat LEI
leaned their heads against the shoul ,tr
, OF heir horses and wept.
Lee gave one look, and broke d n
Q at last. His hands were over his O. IS
4 his frame shook with sobs, as he T., u
e ed quickly and disappeared iuto his ! ne
Q ly house. With the closing of the to)
q behind him ended forever the w,ll
dream OF the Southern Confederdcy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 22, 1885.

WASHINGTON, April %, 1885.
President Cleveland has had as much
hand shaking as usual to do this week,
and unless some one shall soon invent
and patent an automatic presidential
hand shaker there will be need of
deputy or assistant president to per-
form this duty alone, Negro delega-
tions have predominated at the White
House this week. The bishops and
pastors of the African Methodist Con-
ference called upon the President, and
their foreman made az introductory
address which was nearly as long as a
sermon. The same day Mr.. Cleveland
and his Cabinet reviewed the emanci-
patton procession of colored people,
which passed before them as they
stood on the front portico of the prNsi-
Dental mansion.
In the Departments the work goes
bravely on, and to those who know the
past condition of the Departments is thus
saying a great deal. A remarkable
change has come over them. The
clerks are all doing real work, and sur
prising everybody and especially them
selves. For several years past it has
been very unusual to find depart
ment or bureau of department. here
in Washington with the current work
up to date. 1t is not uncommon to find
offices months behind, and some OF
them even longer than months. When
ever anything of this kind has happen
ed little success has attended efforts tC
even up the business. Sometimes, it il
true, this has been occasioned by muct
extra work imposed on force mo-
quite sufficient in numbers, but gener
ally it has been due to inefficient ant
lazy clerks, whose interest in the pay
roll over shadowed completely thei
concern in the work of the Govern
ment. Changes now going on indi
cate that this hap, hazard way of doinl
business has had its best days. Thos
Departments and Bureaus which ar
behind with their accounts and report
are TO catch up with the current busi
ness, and when that is done each day
work is 70 be finished each day.
This is as it should be and is jus
what every well-regulated house woul
have done by its own employees,
will necessitate, of course, thoroug
overhauling of the different bureau
and the discharge of idle ana incapi
BILE clerks of both sexes, who hay
| harat nfora raEaI unon noliiicai ina
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24
A Rabbits Suicide

Rev. DIR. Stern, a Jewish Rabbi,
committed suicide at the Wyoming
Valley house at Wilkes-Barrr last Sat
urday by taking laudanum. When
found he was stretched on the bed in
his underclothiug, unconscious and
scarcely breathing.
On the table at the bedside were sew
eral vials empty and smelling of opium.
There were also one or two letters and
sheets of paper on the table, one of the
latter containing the following words :
Took poison at 1910; head clear at
1915"
Two of the papers found on the ta
BILE were intended for the public. One
had been written when the Doctor had
evidently intended killing himself in
Philadelphia. 1t was dated in that
city, and was as follows:
wEARIHp WITH THE WORLDS INJUSTICE.
"Having arrived at the deliberate
conclusian to end life which has been
to me a source of pain and turmoil, aud
not knowing exactly what day will
carry nay purpose into execution, l
deem it right and wise TO write the fol
lowing: My name is DIR. Stern; aged
about 81; place of birth, Manchester,
Eng; occupation, Jewish Rabbi. There
are quite a number of gentlemen who
know me in this city. Mr.. ID. Klein,
l1l2 Market Street; Mr.. Herman Hell
Ter on Arch, and others. Under no
circumstances shall any rabbi or cler-
gyman of any denomination officially
act at my grave. Whatever money OF
gold jewelry is found on my person ]
bequeath to the poor The only rea
son that | have to give the world fol
my act is that after a struggle of ter
years | have become convinced that
injustice aud selfshness rule the world
and that | possess neither strength moi
inclination to coutinue the struggle any
longer, am weary. Signed
''DR. DAVID STERN"
The other letter was as follows
"Should any religious ceremonies by {
friend of mine take place, | command
that it shall consist of reading the thirC
chapter Of Ecclesiastes, from verse min,
to the end, followed by the fifty thir'
chapter of Isaiah-that and nothin!
else. My curses upon him who disc
beys, changes or modi6es."
Another of the letters was sealed
marked private aud addressed TO A. Il
We'll, of Wilkesbarre, personal frien'
of the Rabbi.
On a third was the following IN
humbugi no white rags. Bury me i
the beet broadcloth suit there is in III
room. Let me wear my ring and gol
slce'c buttons Let the ceremony b
as laid down in the other paper. Her
occurred some names of persons whoI
> he wished to be the pall-bearers,
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The prospect of an adjustment Of
the difficulties between England and
Russia are not so encouraging. Russia
has sent out thirty-two war vessels
fully equipped, and sailing under seal
cd orders. The Russian government is
throwing off the mask, declaring that
England must concede its demands OF
fight The English Cabinet appears anx
ious to delay the commencement Of
hoss;lities,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-24

The steamship Roanoke, while COM
ing down James River few nights
ago with her electric light in full blaze,
ran into flock of canvasback ducks
and played sad havoc with them. The
birds, dazzled and bewildered by the
brilliancy of the electric light, flew into
the rigging and against the house and
hundreds of them fell dead on the deck,
while large number tumbled into the
water.
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TRAVERSE JURORS.
TTpCT NEETE

FIRST WEEK.
Bloom-B +. Hicks, John Penman.
Benton-TheodOre Lewis.
Berwick w. f. longey, Peter Orerdetier
Beaver-COnrad DcitZ
Brl rcreek-Slmuel HlucA.
Catawlss1-Wm. MartZ 7. NOteustiue
Centre-LeN Akman, Albert ShdGcr.
Centralla John Davis, John Miller.
Conyngham-Charl S Welderuau.
Fishingcreek-Reubcn Boston, :. c. Creveling.
Abltah lewis
Hemlock-Fancis Hoat, T. r. sands, Hiram
Sterling.
Main--J Z. Bishop.
Mifln- james Large.
Madison-W. H. Dcmott, John c. shulz, VIM.
shelter.
Pine .-nlu Arter, Jacob shultz, John X. Watts.
Boarlngcreek-io Dyer Joseph Levan.
scott-Henry kelchner, Samuel Mckinney
sugarlouf-Landon Larlsh-
SECOND WEEK
Blooms. G. Brown, John Faryer, +. b. Hart
man, W. Ii. Netter.
Beaver-MlChael Fry.
Berwick-IOhn HI. j. S. NcMurtlic, Wllet Pat
terson Daniel suit, Henry Nanich.
Benton--W L. cole, Washington KnOuse.
BTiarcreek-S. Il. Conner
CataW lsSa-Frank DOlman, c. y. FenstermaCh-
er.
Centralla-Thomns Collins.
Ftshtncreek-NcwtOn Long.
Franklin Henry Gutshall.
eHwood-Adam UT.
Hemock-Johu s. Neyhard.
Jackson-Dayid Cole
Madison Uriah Welliver.
Minlin John Kirkendall.
MI Pleasant-Ii. II. sands.
LOcust-H II. Berniug r. Tho mas CheitngtOn, Her
ry Cable. Thomas Miller, X. ". watkins.
urange-C X. Canfeld.
Ilne-lram Pratt.
ROarlngcreek Daniel Williams
Scott--JOhn ROup.
Observation-Disclosures LaUbaCh
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philadelphia Markets.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

FEED'-Western winter bran, spot 10 a 1850
Red middngs 1f "a 1880
TLOUR-Western extras 32j a 375: Penn'a
family, 400 0 1895 ohio clear, 42j q i.5O; winter
patent SEQ a eco
WiiEAT--Pennsylvnnla red, No. I, i.0T.
COilN.-41 al 81.
OATS.-No. white a IL No. Q, 42B
HAY AND STRAW Timothy-Choce western
and New York, s16. fair to good Western and
New York, 10. "a IS. medium Western and New
York, 10. &c H. cut hay as to quality 10. "a 1850.
Rye straw 20 "a 81, Wheat straw, g. a 10. Oat
straw If.
EGGS-pennsylvaniA 13t western is @1S \.
BUTTER-Pennsylvanla creamery prints 2S a 30
Western extra q "a %
LIVE pOULTRN.-FOwls, 10. mixed lots 13ka
u, ROSTERS old as
DRESSED POULTRY.-Sprlng chickens, two to
three pounds, per pair $50 dressed turkeys extra,
Is, choice, 10 "a II, mlddllng i3 a IA.