The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-20

farm to the company for whom he
kept his place. BY the terms of the
lease he is to get bonus Of 5000 upon
the striking Of gas or oil.
e. X. Rhoacs, late station agent
Of the l. high Valley Railroad Com.
pany at Mabanoy City, was convicted
OF the embezlement of $4,000 from the
railroad company, and sentenced to
two years and two months imprison-
ment.
1t is said that General Grant was
much disturbed lately about some dis
paraging remarks he made about Cen
eral Hancock five years ago, and sent
him a message of regret, to which
General Hancock returned kind an
swer.
If Arthur had put bells on his cab
met officers before they were turned
loose better understanding of their
present whereabouts might be had
now.
The anguish which fills the souls
of .he republican office holders at the
prospect of being turned out is only
eqalled by the anguish which renas The
columns Of the republican papers be-
cause the democrats wont quarrel over
the offices.
Roller skating rinks are on the
decline all over the country. The bet
ter element of society giving them but
little encouragement. They are detri-
mental to the health and moral coudi-
ton Of society.
The people round Hagerstown are
delighted to know that General George
b. Mcclellan ia to deliver the Decora-
tion day oration at Antietam.
The great railroad strike of the West
was brought to speedy settlement on
Monday by the railroad companies re-
storing the rate OF wages which pre-
vailed up to last September, and giving
the men one and half time for all ex-
ira work.
DR.. Rufus II. Bartlett, of Chicago,
writes letter to the Inter- Ocean
about an ancient book which he recent
ly found in the possession of one of
his patients He SAYS: "Its heavy
covers of rotten and honeycombed
wood, its leaves on ancient parchment,
all very worn and stained, some por-
tions written with ink of one color and
some with another, which is in many
aces entirely faded out, all 90 to
show that it is of very ancient origin.
Comparisons were made with speci-
mems of early writings in the works Of
John Kitlo, which indicates that it
must have been written between the
first aud sixth centuries. There were
very few Testaments written in the
Apostolic age by the early fathers,
most of which remain until to-day.
One is in Berlin, one in ST. Petersburg,
one or two copies are found in the
libraries of Rome, Paris and the Brit
ish Museum. Mr.. George Memor. of
Asia Minor, who was educated at
Smyrna in one of the best Greek
schools and who has seen two or three
of these T-staments, gives it as his
opinion that this book is of much ear
lier date.
at is believed to be the first written
reports of Christ's sermons and to be a
copy of the original letters by St. Paul
to the different churches. In letter
written to Bishop Titus St. Paul ad-
dresses him as my child Titus, and
when writing to Timothy be addresse.
him as my chi ID Timothy always. In
all his letters to the different churches
he uses always the expression, my
brethren which is not found, so far a-
| know, in our Bibles of to-day. Fur
ther comparisons show that translators
have succeeded in making some very
plain things very difficult and hard to
understand. Proper names are chang
ed and even the Lords Prayer loses
much of its force aud beauty by being
wrongly and unnaturally translated