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End Of o Celebrated Case.
THE DISPUTE OVER THE SALE or THE
NORTH BRANCH CANAL TO ASA
PACKER At LAST
DECIDED.

The celebrated case of n. G. Harris,
President of the Athens National
Bank, against the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company, has been decided by
Judge y. ID. Morrow of Bradford Co.,
who has been at work for three weeks
upon the intricate and important case.
This action has been pending for
years, and grew out of the sale of the
North Branch Canal to Asa Packer,
on Oct 25, 1868. In 1881 the case
was referred to the Hon. Samuel Linn
of Wiliiausport, as master and ex-
aminer, who entered upon the dis
charge of his duties in April OF that
year, and spent two years in taking
testimony. 1t took three weeks for
the counsel to sum up the case before
MIR Linn after the testimony was IL.
About a year ago decision was
rendered by Mr.. Linn in favor or llar'
ris fc" Sl72,47292 cash From this
decision the Lrhigh Valhy appealed,
and Judge Morrow has reversed the
finding of the Master. Judge Nor
row DEGREES that the S233,0O0 Of stock
claimed by Harris to be due him was
formally pledged by Charles 7. Wellos,
Jr., the President of ,he North B~alch
Canal, to the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company and that therefore the de-
fendant is only liable as a Pledge and
not otherwise that there is due on
the pledge the sum of s SO, ,434.02, and
that on the payment by Harris of that
sum he shall be entitled to AGO shares
of the common stock or the Pennsyl-
vania and New loih Canal Railroad
Company.
Harris has contended all the time
that the S23S,OOO for which he sued
should be paid to him in cash. Judge
Morrow holds that it must be in com
mon stock, and as above stated. If
Harris fails to pay the S66,434.O2
within ninety days, then the AGO
shares of common stock are to be sold
at auction. From the proceeds SGD
435,02 are to be paid the Lehigh Val
ley Company and the balance to Har.
ris. As to- costs, which have beer
about $4,000, Judge Linn saddled
them on the defendant, but Judge
Morrow divides them equally between
Harris and the Lehigh Valley Com
pany. This makes great victory tol
the railroad.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 90, 1885.

Preparations for the Holiday occupy
the attention of almost everybody in
Washington. Congress is taking a re-
cess, and society is forgotten for the
time, in anticipation of the gatherings
around each hreside.
On the day after Christmas the thir-
ty days of mourning for the late Vice
President will expire, and the black
draperies will be removed from all the
public buildings. The gay season will
begin on New Years day and
the social forces of the Capital
are well organized and equipped
for it. The winter is expected to be
an exceptionally gay one, even outside
of official circles. 1t cannot be other
wise, since each year adds to the num-
Der of distinguished and hospitable
people making their homes here,
President Cleveland will inaugurate
much needed reform at the White
House by making early hours fashion
able. His leyees are to begin at eight
instead of nine o'clock in the evening,
as heretofore. State dinners are to be
served at seven +. NJ, and New Years
day receptions are to begin at ten
O'Clock in the morning, although eleven
would suit most of those in official life
much better.
Ten o'clock was the hour during the
last democratic administration, Bucha-
mans, but Mrs. Lincoln fixed one hour
later. Mr.. Cleveland takes the stand,
that as the day ls an unusually busy
one for both visitors and visited, it is
better to begin early.
The President devoted considerable
time during the week to signing his
names to lists of nominations which have
been sent in now, and they number
about twelve hundred. On going into
his office few mornings since and see
ing an avalanche of papers Oh his desk,
he exclaimed, "Great heavens!' Have
j made all those appointments
The President went to a photograph
gallery during the week and sat foi
his picture. in group with his Cabinet
officers. He also took time to dine
with Secretary Bayard on Wednesday
evening, This is the first time he has
dined in Washington outside of the
White House since he has been here
Oliver Wendall Holmes was Mr.. Bay
ards guest on the same occasion, and
also the members of the Cabinet.
The week was a busy one in Con
gress. The Senate debated and passed
the Presidential succession bill; talked
about prohibiting the sale of liquors il
the Senate restaurant, which it did moi
do; discussed Dakota's late action il
electing State Senators; received bills
and acted upon some minor questions
Both Houses passed the bill granting q
pension of 50 900 year to Mrs Grant
In the Senate it passed unanimously,ir
the House there WIS one vote against
lit, that of Representative Pierce, Of
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Judge Baer, of the Bedford-Somerset
district, thinks that entirely too many
people affirm Instead of swearing when
called on to give testimony or make an
affidavit, and that number of these
adopt the affirmation method because
they are not too sure they are going to
tell the truth and do not wish to incur
the moral guilt of perjury. He has
announced his intention of making
every on take the oath in cases before
him, unless he is satisfied that the de-
ponent has conscientious scruples, and
recently told jury that they had no
right to stand up and affirm as a mere
matter of choice. There is a good deal
of force in Judge Baer's position.
Every frequenter of the courts must
have noticed how large is the proportion
of witnesses who affirm and how often
it includes persons of so disreputable
an appearance and antecedents as to
make ridiculous the idea that they are
prevented from swearing by religious
scruples. That some of them imagine
an affirmation less binding than an oath
is quite probable, but it is not so in law.
1t is often more important, however,
to consider the popular impression than
the fact, and Judge Baer recognized
this when he announced his determi
nation to make more people sweat
Times.
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Wisconsin.
The House spent most OF the week
in discussing a change of rules, and de-
cided by n vote of 226 to 70 to adopt
the new Morrison code in relation 20
distributing appropriation bills among
the different committees. Mr.. Randall
being so badly beaten, politicians are
wondering now what he will do. viii
he or not again accept the chairman
ship of the Appropriations Committee,
shorn of so much of its authority which
he fought earnestly to retain.
The action of the House in revising
the rules has started airesh specula-
ton concerning Committee Chairman
ships. The makeup of Committees
will be greatly affected by the new
rules, aud Speaker Carlisle has not
been able to consider the matter def
nitely on account of the uncertainty
that mas prevailed in regard to the
change. lie will arrange this trouble.
some part of his duty during the Holi.
days, and be able 10 announce the
standing Committees when the House
meets again On the fifth OF January.
Tie Presidential succession bill, which
the Senate passed, will be taken up
bv the House inn diai'ly after ihe
recess. There viii be oPpalL,on to it
from mnmbers of both parties, and
several substitutes will be offered.
among them a plan by Mr.. Randall,
ard another by representative Dipple
of South Carolina.
Up to this time the Senate has not
acted on any of the Presidents nomi-
nations sent to it since the present
session opened. Western Senators
have been receiving large numbers OF
letters urging them to oppose the. con
firmation of Commissioner Sparks OF
the Land office. because of his recent
rulings against the land thieves. Mr..
Sparks was confirmed during the extra
session last spring. Senators Sher-
man and Logan both made the blund-
er of not knowing this in writing to
their constituents.
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Mr.. Randalls Presidential Succession Bill

Mr.. Randall has prepared bill for
filing vacancies in the Offices of Pres
ident and Vice-President. 1t provides
that the Presidential electors shall hold
their offices for the term of four years;
that whenever, in Ease of the removal,
death, or resignation of the President,
the Vice President shall have become
President, the cleo .ors shall meet IN
their respective States and elect another
Vice President. In the same manner
in case of the removal. resignation
death, or disability of the President and
Vice President, the electors shall elect
another President and another Vice
President. In case of the removal or
death of either the President or Vice
President, the Secretary of State
shall notify the several States thereof,
and they shall forthwith be requested
to notify the electors to meet on the
first Wednesday next ensuing after the
expiration of one month from and
after the notice, and shall elect q Presi-
dent and Vice-President.
IL Is also provided tnat, In lhe event
of the death, removal, or disability
both of the President and Vice-Presi
dent, and in case no Vice President
shall have been elected, the Secretary
of State shall act as President until an
election can be held and consummated;
and if there be 70 Secretary of State,
then the office is to revert to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
War, the Attorney -General,the Secretary
of the Navy. the Secretary of the Inter
ior,and the Postmaster General, in the
order named, who shall act as Presi-
dent until an eleotion can be had as
provided in the bill; provided that nc
one of those officers shall be competent
to act as President who would not be
eligible to the Presidency of the United
States by the Constitution.
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The Churchman in speaking of the
recent remarkable religious movement
in the Episcopal churches of New York
city says:
"These gatherings have refuted most
thoroughly the oft.repeated saying that
the pulpit is losing, or has lost its in
fluence Never perhaps was there a
grander spectacle in all the history of
preaching and preachers than the up.
turned faces, intelligent, thoughtful
and self-possessed, of this vast assem-
blage; men of all ages, swayed and
visibly affected by the words of one
of the simplest and plainest of preachers.
These gatherings, too, refute the COM
mon saying that religion has come to
be of interest to women only, as this
immense building was positively packed
with men as eager to lay hold on the
truths and the peace of Christianity as
they had been, little before, to seek
the surest information of the markets.
1t is not true that men care nothing
for religion. They do care for it,
etc., etc.
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BAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa

one. In relating his experience he ex-
pressed much emotion He said when
he was exhausted from his efforts TO
swim he would try to touch ground,
and upon being successful in this, as
he always was, he felt as if life had
been prolonged and was correspond
ingly happy But the fear that the
water was too deep even before he
tried its depths was awful Between
swimming, walking aud resting, he
finally reached the surface in safety.
He stated that ,imbers, cars, dead
mules, coal, rock, sand ani culm all
combine to form deadly bulwaik
which shuts in the unfortunate men of
whom we have spoken.
All efforts to rescue the imprisoned
miners have failed, and they are dead
beyond doubt. 1t may take month
to recover the bodies.
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An English Christmas.
HOW SIR RoDGER DE CovERLY KEPT THE
FEAST IN QUEEN ANNE's S TINE.

Sir Roger, after the laudable Gus
tom of his ancestors, always keeps
open house at Christmas. / learned
from him that he had kill ed eight fat
hogs for this season, ,hat he had dealt
about his chimes very literally amongst
his neighbors and that in particular he
had sent a string of hogs -puddings
with pack of cards to every poor
family in the parish. | have often
thought, says Sir Roger, it happens
very well that Christmas should fall
out in the middle of the winter. 1t ID
the most dead uncomiortab' time of the
year, when the poor people would suf,
fer very much from their poverty and
cold, if they had not good cheer,
warm fires and Christmas gambols to
support them love to rejoice their
poor hearts at this season and to see
the whole village merry in my great
hall, | allow a double quantity OF
malt to my small beer and set it a,
running for twelve days for every one
that calls for it. have always Piece
of cold beef and a mince pye upon the
table, and an wonderfully pleased to
see my tenants pass away a whole
evening in playing their Innocent tricks
and shifting one n0ther.-Fronl
the Spectator l7l2.
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Pennsylvania News.

There are only S29 dogs registered
in Altoona.
The Polanders of Reading will start
a new church edifice.
A new town in Fayette County is
named "Around the Horn"
Dickinson College at Carlisle Is be-
lug provided with fire escapes.
A Chester County farmer raised
800 bushels of corn on l6 acres.
Altoona's home talent gave two per-
formances of the cantata of Esther.
The new lS-inch steel mill at Beaver
Falls has been put in operation.
AT the age of 72, John Sweitzer, of
Indiana, walked 20 miles in one day,
Insurance agents at Scottdale, it is
said, are becoming as numerous as
tramps.
Coke is worth S4 per ton at Indiana.
1t is used as n sort of kinder" for
hard coal.
New Haven, Fayette County, has a
new enterprise in the shape OF large
foundry,
Three tons of coal are required to
heat the Normal Shool at Mansfield on
cold day.
A Fayette County man furnishes the
Pennsylvania railroad with telegraph
poles at Sl,75 apiece.
Typhoid fever is reported quite pre-
valent in the vicinity of LoudoDgrove
Township, Chester County.
-Four bnndred and twenty-five tramps
were fed at the Somerset poor house
during the pas. month.
Three branches of the State Miners
Association were organized in Luzerne
County the past week.
The Somerset County poor-house
has 100 inmates I6 of which are IN,
sane and children under l6 years OF
age.
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SEE TIH[E PRICES!
NEW FALL GOODS.

Good quality quilting Calico for 3ac per yard
Full line of beacled and unbeached Muslin from &C. up
Canton Flannels from lic
Red Twill Fannels from Z36 to 6Oc
White and Gray Flanne very cheap
All wool Ladies Cloth all colors, 4oc' per yard
u yds. wide for 65c "
aides o,ilcd bottom Skirts tor 80
:" Italian cloth for I25
Full line of Ladies' Gents and Chldrens Underwear cheap
All Wool Double Shawls from 40 to $50
New stock of Ladies' Wraps and New Markets
New stock of Chldrens and Misses Coats
Goats and Domans less than half price
Colored Dress Silks from 49, 4ot 10 dl6 per yd,
Black extra quality from LOO to 2.5O "
Brocade Velvet black and colored low the lowest
Plain Coored Vevets, all colors for LOO per yard.
Plain Blac. Vevets from LOO to 2OO
Silk Plush all colors from 2OO to $40 "
best all wool Jerseys in for LOO Jerseys all prices to
26O
full line wool dress goods the lowest cash prces and much
cheaper than ever
White Blankets from 1.25 to $50 per pair.
Ladies' fine black feeced Hose white heels and toes Also
full line of Hosiery, Gloves and such goods usually kept
in first class
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Rheumatism

10 "a an established fact that Hoods Sar.
saparilla has proven an invaluable remedy
in many severe cases OF rheumatism, effect
ing remarkable cu7es by Its powerful action
in correcting the acidity Of the blood, which
is the cause Of the disease, and purifying
and enriching the vital fluid.
10 Is certainly fair to assume that what
Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for others Il
will do for you. Therefore, II you suffer
the pains and aches Of rheumatism, give
this potent remedy fair trial.
A Positive Cure.
"I was troubled very much with rheuma-
tism in my hips, ankles, and wrists.
could hardly walk, and was confined to my
bed good deal OF the time. Being rec
commended to try Hoods Sarsaparilla,
took four bottles and am perfectly well.
j cheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
as one Of the best blood purifiers In the
world" w. F. wooD, Bloomington, Ill.
For Twenty Years
1have been afflicted with rheumatism. Before
1883 found no relief, but grew worse. then
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and 1t did
me more good than all the other medicine
ever had" II. T. BALLOON, Shirley. Mass.
81 suffered from what the doctors called
muscular rheumatism. / took Hoods Sar-
saparilla and am entirely cured" j. v. A.
PRoUDFooT, letter carrier, Chicago, Ill.
We shall be glad to send, free of charge
to all who may desire, a book containing many
additional statements of cures by
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s5. Made
only by G. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses Ono Dollar.
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Dec Is 1885
UDITOR'S NOTICE.

First and final account of NJ. p. Lutz, assignee
of G. b. BrOckway.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the court
OF Common Pleas of Columbia cOunUy,to pass upon
the exceptions filed % said account aud make
distribution OF the fund IN the hands OF said asst
gnee arising from the sale OF the real estate and
personal property, and from any other property
real, personal or mixed, TO and among the parties
entitled thereto, Will sit at his oliiCe in Blooms
burg on Tuesday, January i2th, 1885,, at 10 o'clock
attend and present their claims or be debarred
from any share OF said fund.
j. Is. Robson,
hoo tS fVV Nudttnr
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
a
EsrATE OF K. J. McHENRY. LATE OF FIsMINGCREEK

ESTATE OF Il. }. McHENRY, LATE OF FIsHINGcREEK
TOWNSHIP, DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed by tho court
TO make distribution OF the balance In the hands
OF the ADMINISTRATIVE to and among the creditors
OF said decedent according to law, Will attend to
the duties OF his appointment at his office IN
Bloomsbury, on Monday, January llth, 1886, 1T
10 O'Clock, u. m When and where all persons In.
teTcsted are hereby notified TO appear and present
their aims before the said auditor or be forever
debarred from coming IN upon said fund
j. H. MAIZE.
Dec Is 1885 Auditor
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The remaining copies of the History
of Columbia County, book of 600
pages illustrated and bound in cloth
will be closed out at S1.00 each, 25
cents extra by mail. For sale at the
COLUMBIAN Office. Bloomsbury, Pa.
If.
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We heartily endosre the sugg estion

We heartily endosre the sugg estion
of tue York Gazette that Mr.. Hensel
should be reelected chairman of the
Democratic state committee. Though
battling against great odds, he has
given his time and his best efforts to
the party, and has done as well as any
man could do under the circumstances.
He has not acted from interested mo-
tives, as he has declined several honor
able aud lucrative positions offered him
by the national administration. and has
declared that he wants no Office. His
management has given general satisiac.
ton, and the committee ought to re
tain him at its head so long as he will
accept.
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EsrATRoF PATRICK MURPHY DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the or
phanS' Court OF Columbia county 10 distribute bal
ance In the hands OF the executor among the par
ties eptitled thereto Will sit at his Olce IN Blooms
burg, on Friday, January 18TH, 1886 AT 10 clock
u m for the purposes OF his appointment, when
and where all persons having claims against said
estate must appear and prove the same or be de-
barred from any share OF said fund.
GEO. t. ELWELl,
Dec lS-4w Auditor
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
Dec 10th 'S5
UDITOR'S NOTICE.

n
10 the matter of the Sherins sale of real estate
OF David s. Brown.
The unders gned auditor appointed by the Court
OF Common Pleas OF Columbia county 10 distribute
money In court arising from said sale, to the par
Ties entitled thereto VIII sit at his Office in Blooms
burg on saturday, Jan. 9th, lssd Mt O'Clock In
the forenoonto perform the duties or his appoint
ment All persons having claims against said
fund must appear and prove the same or be debar-
red from coming In upon the fund.
CHARLES q. BARkLEl.
Dec lS-iw Audi or.
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Ph lladelphia Markets
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

Spring l4.5O f' 80 " io'oV
bitlOuR-Western extras 3.sO@ aT5. Penn n
family 100 "a i25 Ohio clear, AbO IA ASH Winter
i75 NN' Pi'0'Ss i''' ~
NsiH NMsiHHEAT-Pennsylvania red, No, l, LOiA l.oix,
ookNN oookkN',No 4, 40 "a Al o, 3, a, No. :, baH.
OAIs..-No. white IA 40 No, :, Al
HAY AND STRAW TlmOthy-Choice Western.
ana New York, lG fair TO good Western and
NeM i0ak,lohO "a lb;.medium Western and New
iork' ~ "a 10 Cut hay as TO qualify is. 20 20.
o IA 10. ~ o"V s'ia"
,EIGSGS,.1, Pennsylvania "a western 90.
BU neutrality-suspicious. creamery prints ss:
Ll\ PouLrRH,-Fowls, "a ~ TURKEYS 10 "a
" D kEsSEh PoILTRI,-ChioRens, lee. Turkey
u OIAIoEs,-Early Rose, IS "a 90; Burbanks, bs.
oVi =, mons, 200 "a s.s5 per bb for yellow, 400.
PPL@Es'IFaney LES fan eatiDg, sl.75 per pbl.
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A DMINISTRATOKS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF JOHN SPRINGER, DECEASED,

Letters OF administration on the estate OF JOIN
Springer, deceased late OF llemlOck township Col
uinbia county, Pennsylvania, deceased have OeeI
granted by the Register OF said county to the un
dersigned Administrator All persons having
claims against the estate OF the deceased are re-
Quested 20 present them Tor settlement, and thos,
Indebted TO the estate 10 make payment TO the un
dersigned administrator without delay.
PETER 5. BkUGLER,
Administrator with the viii annexed.
Post ofiice Buckhorn, Col. Co Pa nov bow
Residence, Hemlock township, Col. Co., Pa
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A l. S o
II ACRES,

and one hundred and ffty-one perches OF land be
the same more or less. The above tract is well
timbered and very desirable property.
TERMS OF SALR,-Ten per cent OF one-fourth
OF the purchase money TO be paid at the striking
down OF the property, the one-fourth less the ten
per cent at the confirm ltion absolute and the re-
naming three fourths In one year thereafter,wi
interest from confirmation nisi Purchasers tC
pay for deeds.
IL. q. RELCHNER, !
T.. l.. KELCHNER, Executors
GEO W. kELCHNER,)
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MARkEr RgroRrs.
BLOOMSBURY MARKET.
Wholesale. Retail.

Coal ON WHARF.
No o $500; Nos 4 & o $3.25
Bituminus, 81.
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IO7 ACRES,

and thirty-four perches strict measure be the
same more or less, on which is erected large two
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A UDIrORs NOTICE.

Dec1s-iw