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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-07-31
The Rum of Roach.

1t is the opinion of a number Of
good republican organs that John
Roach, the ship-builder, has been
"hounded' to his ruin by the Democra
tic Administration, and it is the opin-
ion of Mr.. Secor Robeson that the
great ship-builder was. destroyed by
"the Free Traders and tie Tariff re-
visers.' though why these malevclent
enemies of American industry spared
those other great ship builders, Cramp
& Son and Harlan & Hollingsworth,
is not made plain. Mr.. Robson in an
interview with reporter of the Bos-
ton Journal, says that during his term
in the Navy Department Mr.. Roach
considering his facilities. "did not have
his share of the work contracted for, y
and adds: SIN these eight years Mr..
Roach built more than one hundred
iron ships, not more than five of which
were for the United States; in fact, but
a small percentage of his work has
ever been for the Government The
New York Tribune tells us that Mr..
Roach failure is "the compulsory with
drawal from business of a great firm
that has built ia iron steamships
alone and delivered the nation from
the reproach of having no commercial
marine and of surrendering to foreign
ers the coasting and South American
trade
Let us see about this. For fully fif-
teen years under Republican Admins
tration Mr. Roach ruled Cabinets and
Congresses Secretaries of the Navy
were his counsellors and side partners.
The Tariff and the Navigation Laws
were made in his interest. Every bill
he ever presented to the Government
until now was paid without dispute.
Contracts taken at low prices were
changed so as TO afford him large pro-
fits. Repairing jobs opened the mon
ey-bags of the treasury to him and en-
abled him to retain magnificent
lobby meanwhile he was building :he
finest of merchant ships that ever fur
rowed the oceans His shipyards re
sounded with the hum of prosperity.
He ought to have made enough money
to withstand month or two's perse.
cution at the hands of Democratic
Administration.
And what are the plain facts about
these disastrous" contracts for the
Dolphin and the steel cruisers ? Mr.
Roach has been paid every dollar OF
the Dolphin contract of S3l5,000 ex.
copt $4,000 TO $4,000. The con
tracts for three cruisers and the dis
patch boat aggregate S2,440,00O, and
although the boats are not nearly finish
ed Mr.. Chandler before he went out o.
Office had paid more than $2,OO0,0O(
to the contractor and there is less thar
$500,000 owing to him on the Who'll,
business,
Out upon such glaring fraud ant
falsehood as the shallow pretense that
the refusal of Secretary Whitney t.
allow the Government TO be robbed
has bankrupted the contractor Is i
not the boast of Mr.. Roach's friends
that he has made enough money to pa,
every dollar of his liabilities and hav,
surplus over, rather proof that hi
bankruptcy is sham and that hi
assignment is intended to defraud tn
Government out of the moneys Sec
retary Chandler has helped to get ou
of the Treasury And if Roach is
failure after all that has been done 70
him, what is the use trying to :'protect
anybody else ? Simply for Nations
| honor p World.
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The Governors Proclamation,
ASKING TIE PEOPLE TO SUSPEND BUsI'
NESS AND OBSERVE TIE FUNERAL
DAY.

The Governor has issued the follow
ing proclamation.
'ro the people of the Common.
wealth of Pennsylvania l have
learned with profound regret of the
death of the illustrious soldier and ex-
President, Ulysses S. Grant. Emerg-
ing from the quiet walks of citizen
life at critical period in the history
of our country, he rapidly attained the
highest renown in her military service,
and on the return of peace was twice
called to occupy the chair of State,
Brilliant and successful in war, mag
nanimous and conservative in stateman-
snip, distinguished at home and abroad
for his personal virtues in private life,
he filled the measure of useful, hon
orable and patriotic career and has
bequeathed to his fellow-citizens and
posterity name that forever will be
revered.
snow therefore, in view of the sad
event which has filled the nation with
deep sorrow and as fitting mark of
respect to the memory OF the eminent
man who in the providence of God,
after painful and patient struggle
with disease and death, has closed his
martial life, do direct that the flags
on the public buildings of the State be
placed at half mast until sundown on
the day of his burial and that on that
day the ordinary business OF the sew
eral departments of the State Govern.
ment be suspended, and | recommend
to the people OF the Commonwealth
that during the funeral obsequies on
that day they do generally observe the
great solemnlty of those hours by
the suspension OF business, tho tolling
of bells and such other marks OF re-
spect for the distinguished dead as to
them may be deemed appropriate.
"Robelt L. Pattison.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-07-31

The only material changes made in
the Rules of Nomination by the report
of the committee which was adopted
by the Democratic convention last
Tuesday are Theses
The cumulative system of voting is
abolished, and only one vote can be
given to each delegate.
The delegate election will be held on
Monday instead of Saturday.
Both changes are good ones. The
first simplifes the manner OF voting,
and the second will prevent a good
deal of Sunday work in endeavors to
manipulate delegates.
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Mr.. NJ, NJ Applernan has made an
addition to his house by building a
vcranda in front.
There will be festival at Forks in
the grove of f. M. Laubach on Sat
,urday afternoon and evening, August
1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Vawn have gone to
housekeeping in Mr.. Samuel Pringle's s
house in our little town.
There will be meeting in the NJ. E.
Church Sunday evening.
The farmers of this vicinity have
their harvest nearly all done.
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Sir Moses Montefore Dead.
LONDON, July 2S.-Sir Moses Mon
tefiore is dead.

Sir Moses was, perhaps, the best
known Jew in the world. not excepting
the Rothschilds, with whom he was
united with his wife. He was born at
Leghorn, Italy, on the oath of Octo.
ber, 1884, and was therefore over a
hundred years old. He received a
commercial education and began life
in the Stock Exchanges. His first trip
to the Holy Land was in 1927. He
was an eminent philanthropist whose
life and fortune have been devoted to
the upholding and protection of the
Jews in all parts of the world, and es-
pecially in Palestine, to which he made
many pilgrimages and where much of
his fortune was expended. He was
made Baronet by Queen Victoria and
Sir Robert Peel The centennial ami
versary of his birth was celebrated in
almost every country on the globe.
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There is much dissatisfaction at the
selection of Riverside Park as the burial
place of General Grant. The prevail
ing public sentiment ID that the nations
hero should be buried at the national
capitol, aad this sentiment is undoubt-
edly correct. The grave of the soldier
and ex-president should not be used as
an attraction in a public park.
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Philadelphia Markets.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

FEED'-western winter bran, spot, 1900
Choice 1850.
FLOUR-Western extras 3.3I "a 3.75; Penn n
family, AGO "a 4.25 Ohio clear, d.2j "a i.7b; winter
patent 500 "a BIB
WIlEAT--Pennsylvania red, No. /, 1.O1 1OiK.
CORN.-5i "a 50.
oATs.-No. 3 white "a 37a No. ., 3si{
HAY AND STRAW Timothy-Choicc Western
and New York, $40. fair to good Western and
New York, 15. IA II. medium western and New
YORK, TO- "a IL. ; cut hay as TO quality q. "a 23
Rye straw 23, Wheat straw, II. "a ID. Oat
straw II "a 12
EGGS-Pennsylvani 13L western IS ais q.
BUTTER.--Pennsylvania creamery prints 20 "a -
Western extra IL.
LIVE POULTRY,-Fowls IA mixed lots l3L6
II, roosters old 6a7.
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Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee has been nomi-
mated for governor Of Virginia, by the
Democrats.

Balbiere ought never to have been
appointed, for he is an unrepent-
ant rebel. His appointment by Gen.
Davis as assistant Pension agent, was
a blunder, and his obstinate retention
is an insult to all Union soldiers and
an injury to the Democratic party.
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A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM 7. HESS, DECEASED
Letters OF administration on the estate OF VIII
liam n. Hess. late OF Benton township
columbia county Pennsylvania, deceased have
been granted by the Register OF said county TO the
undersigned Administrator. All persons having
claims against the estate OF the deceased are re-
quested 20 present them for settlement, and those
Indebted 10 the estate 10 make payment TO the
undersigned administrator without delay
JOEL KEEFER
June 26-6w' Administrator
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Saturday, August !. 1885,

AT O'Clock in the afternoon the undivided SIX
sevenths interest, late of Benjamin Bomboy, de-
ceased in the following described real estate, to.
wit:
A valuable farm situate In Icmlock township,
on the public road leading from Buckhorn to Jer-
seytown about one mile from Buckhorn, bounded
by lands OF David Wagner Evan Thomas Matthias
Heller, now William Rambo, and william Ivcy
estate) Isaac Wagner now Phillip stroup0 John
Miller and David Wagner containing
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-07-31

Prince Henry of Battenburg, the
fortunate young German who has just
married Beatrice, Queen Victoria's
youngest daughter, has hitherto been
very poor,his military pay amounting to
S40O year and his. .paternal allowance
being only $3.50.
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81 ACRES
FRAME DWELLING house,

bank barn and other outbulldings, about twenty
acres OF the above tract OF land is woodland, and
contains good timber. There Is good orchard on
the premises.
The above described property Is situated about
two miles from slabtown, and near Kernstown.
TERMS OF SALE-Ten per cent. OF one-rourth
OF the purchase money to be paid at the striking
down OF the property; the one-fourth less the ten
per cent. at the confirmation OF sale and the re.
naming three-fourths in one year thereafter,
with interest from confirmation nis
FRANKLIN RHODES,
July 3l-tf Administrator.
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AMENDMENT.

That section Iive OF article hye OF the Ionstitu-
ton OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. which
reads s us follows: whenever county shall con.
tam forty thousand Inhabitants It shall cOnstitute
separate judicial district, and shall elect one
Judge learned IN the law and the General Assem-
Dy shall provide for additional Judges as the busi
ness OF lhe SAID districts may require Counties
containing population less than Is SUFFICIENT IN
constitute separate districts shall be formed Into
convenient single districts, or II necessary may
pc attached TO contiguous districts as the General
Assembly may provide. The offce of associate
Judge not learned in the law Is abolished I'M com
lrles FORMING separate districts; but the several
associate Judges In office when this ConstItution
shall DC adopted shall serve for their unexnired
Terms. terIns DE and the same is hereby amended, so as
70 m reau as Iollows; Whenever a county shall con
tam sixty thousand inhabitants it may constitute
separate judicial district, and may elect one
ludge learned In the law; and the General Assam.
Oly snail provide for additional Judges AS the hn.
slness OF SAID districts may require Counties nor
FORMING separate districts, shall be formed into
convenient single districts, as the General Assem-
Dly may provide. The office OF ASSOCIATED ind1e
not learned In the law, Is abolished I'M coiintfss'
forming separate districts and having more than
one Jaw Judge every other county shall elect
TWO associate Judges, who shall not be reouired IN
De learned In the law but the several associate
Judges In oniee, when this amendment shall ne
"A, true m copy OF the joint Resolution.
'ui' ol-S mus w. s. SrRNGRR
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION pro-
hposed TO the citizens of this Commo nwealth
for their approval or rejection by the General AS
sembly OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
PuDllshed by order or the Secretary or the Com
monwealthi In pursuance of the frst section of Ar.
tlcle XVIII OF the Constitution.
JOINT resolution proposing an amendment to the
CONSTITUTION OF the commonwealth OF Pennsylya-
MIA:
BE lt resolved by the Senate and House OF Repre-
senlatlyeS OF the Commonwealth OF PENNSYLVANIA
proposed as an amendment OF the CONSTITUTION M
the commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, in accor.
Gle thereof. WV
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TAX NOTICE.

I, ,,, m
The undersigned Treasurer OF the town OF
BloonsDuIg, hereby gives notice that she Is pre-
pared 70 receive tle Town Tax ascertained for the
year 1883, on and after Monday, July Goth, 1885 at
her residence 5. w. Corner OF Third and Centre
streets, In said town. and all taxi payers are here
by required 10 pay the same. Any tax unpaid at
the expiration OF 30 days from the said Goth day
oI July, shall be paid with per centum added to
the amount thereof.
July 10, 1885. 4w Town Treasurer
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llS ACRES.
and one hundred and fifty-nine pcrches, more {
less.
The Improvements are
Two Story Frame House,

spring house over never-failing spring OF wat
er, hen house, a large bank barn, about 60 by 40
feet, good granery, wagon house. hog house,
cider house and corn crib. well OF water at the
house and one also at the barn.
The land is divided into convenient fields, with
water in each field, except two. The farm Is we'll
adapted for grazing and farming purposes; about
ten acres fthe property Is woodland, set with
chestnut, rock oak and other timber. There Is a
fine young apple orchard, young peach orchard,
as well as choice variety OF cherry, plum ana
other fruit trees.
Conditions made known on day OF sale, by
l.. X. BOMBOY,
n. U. Funk, Attorney Administrator.
Also, at the same time and place, the under
signed Will expose to public sale the rem aiming un
divided one-seventh interest In the above descrlb
ed real estate. SARAH BOMBOl.
June 90 1885.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

BY virtue of sundry wrts of Fieri Facias, issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas OF Columbia
county and to me directed will be exposed to
Public Sale at the Court House, in Bloomsbury,
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Metzinger
Frsu1NeoREEK, Silas Mcllcnry, N. W.
Hess, W. B. Pennington, William
Krcamcr.
FRANKLIN, II. s. Mcllcnry, J, I. Roeder.
GREENWOOD G. w. Derr, Eyer Allen.
HEMLooR, Percival Foulk, Chas. Hartman.
JACKSON Calvin Dcrr,S ,Silas w, MclIcnry.
Loousr, Daniel Morris, Alex. Earnest,
Christian Small, q. w. Yeager
MADISON, John Krcamer, Robert Man
ming, Peter Werkhiscr.
MAIN, Jcrc Longenbcrger, Boyd Yetter.
MIFFLIS, II. G. Hess, d. g. Bond, J. d.
Houck
MoNTouR, James Quick, David Mouscr
MT. PLEASANT, Robert Howell, VIM.
johnson.
ORANGE, j.. NJ. Sloppy, George Hess.
PINE, j. II. Fowler, Joseph Swceny.
RoARtNdCREEK, VIM. Zancr,P X. Mcnsch.
WEST SooTr, J. IL. Keim, G. &. French.
EAST SooTT,G. W. Kclchner, Chas. Poho.
SueARLoAF j. w. Perry, Wellington
Hess.
The vote by districts was then rcGd, and
the Convention adjourned until 3 o'clock,
p. IN.
Pursuant to adjournment the convention
was called to order at 2 p. M, by the
chairman. The delegation from Lo.
Gust reported that w. A. Earnest one of
their number was absent, and that yelling
ton Yeager was doputcd by him to act in
his stead. On motion Mr.. Yeager was ad-
mitted. 1t was also reported that w. A.
Driosbach one of the Beaver delegation
was absent, but 70 deputation had been
made. The chair decided that under Rule
5, Chapter 1, no substitution could be
made. List OF delegates was then called.
On the first ballot the instructed vote for
Sheriff was as follows
Smith, 25l Miller, 17t
Kelchner, 10 Kunklc,
Hoffman, 16
There being no nomination the name of
Kunkle was dropped and on the second
ballot his one vote was cast by the dclcga-
ton for Smith, giving him 2Gl with no
change in the other vote.
On The third ballot the name of Ii. G.
Kelchner was dropped and the result
was
Smith, 81 Hoffman, 1G
Miller, 90
The name of j. w. Hoffman was drop
ped and the fourth ballot gave Smith 80 LIZ,
Miller 30l, whcreupon Smith was declared
the nominee.
j. D. Wilson of Bloomsbury, and G. w.
Derr of Jackson were nominated for Jury
Commissioner. Dcrr received 43 and
Wilson "a votes Derr was declared the
nominee.
DR.. John NJ. Gwinner of Ccntralia was
unanimously nominated for coroner.
G. G. Murphy, Frank Wolf, J. G.. Yocum,
and G.. NJ. Lockard were elected delegates
to the state convention.
Geo. L. Elwell was reelected member of
the Democratic State Committee.
j. G. Yocum read the report of the COM
mittcc appointed last year to revise the
rules, and the report was adopted. On mo-
ton the convention adjourned.
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Saturday, August 1st, 1885,

at o'clock p m, all that messuage and tract OF
land situate at Minlln Cross Roads, In the town.
ship OF Beaver, in the county of Columbia, and
state OF Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at gum, thence by land OF
Jno. IIauck and Scotch Run south &C degrees west
% and i-1O perches to stone thence along side of
public road leading from Beaver Valley to Mi fllln-
vile south degrees east II and 40 perches to
stone near the Danvlle, ,IIazleton and Wllkesbarre
Railroad thence up said road north Gsdegrees east 40
perches to a stone, thence by land of John Hauck
north IS degrees east 49 perches to the place of be-
ginning, containing two acres and 14O perches.
Whereon are erected hotel, shed and other
outbuildlngs
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ORPHANS COURT SALE
OF VALUABL
Real Estate.

by virtue OF an order OF the Orphans Court OF
Columbia county, there Will be exposed to pub
lie sale, on the premises In IIemlock township in
aid county On
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ALSO,


All that certain tract of land situate In Beaver
township, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, bound
ed and described as foows Beginning at the
Mountain Survey, at a post, north % degrees west
225 perches to pine, thence by surveyed land
south 70 degrees west 230 perches to white oak,
south degrees east 70perches to black oak,
thence south 2s degrees west 1917 perches to a
pine, south II degrees west 10 perches to white
oak, south 6lh degrees east A perches to stone
north Sc perches to pine, thence north de-
grees east $40 perches to post the place OF be
ginning containing 229 acres more Or less where
on Is erected two and Il half story frame dwell
ing house, bank barn, wagon shed and other out
buildings
Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as
the property OF Jonas lredbenner.
ALSO,
All that certain lot OF ground situate In the town
| OF Catawissa, county of Columbia and State OF
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows,
to-wlt: On the east by an alley, on the west by
Second street, on the north by Pine street, and on
the south by land of the legatees OF Solomon Hell
wig deceased and Benjamin Barndt, whereon is
erected a two story frame dwelling house and
outbuidings.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit of the
Catawssa Deposit Bank vs. Fayen Weaver and
to be sold as the property OF Fayen Weaver
Vend. Ex. JOHN INQUIRY,
Miller Atty. SLerin,
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ORPHANS COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate!

In pursuance OF an order OF the orphans Court
OF Columbia county, Franklin Rhodes, ,adminlstra-
tor of Henry Rhodes, late of Roarlngcreck town
ship In said county, deceased, Will expose to sale
by public vendue upon the premises, on
Friday, August 81, 1885,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, "a certain messuago
and tract OF land situate In Roaringcreek township
Columbia county ana state of Pennsylvania, bound
ed by lands OF benjamin Wagner, David Wagner
Nicholas Enghart, Henry II. Rhodes, Charles wag
ner and others, containing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-01

Aue AymcnDurR CONVENTION
AN ADDRESS ADOPTED PRoCLAIMING THE PO-
LIrICAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE COLoRED
PEOPLE AND DEPRECATING THE RAISING OF
THE RACE ISSUE.
At the Lynchburg convention of colored men
last evening r. B. Beckley was elected perma-
nent chairman. An address to the colored peo-
pie of Virginia was adopted, reciting that the
time having come for withdrawing the unquali-
fed support heretofore given the republican
party. the convention declared itself politically
Independent. While processing gratitude to
the republican party for what it has done for
the colored race in the past, the address declares
That NOW the time has come for us to think,
act, vote and speak for ourselves especially
since the republicans have practically aban-
doned US. We know that many Of our race
have been murdered in the south, but the
causes which led to these sad occurrences are
traceable to the mismanagement of federal Of
nceholders. These reasons lead us to adopt
such methods and to so demean ourselves as to
make friends Of those whose interests are iden-
tical with our own. We therefore appeal to the
colOred people to look well to the altered condi-
ton of affairs, and in the future to make such
political alliances as will most advance our in
terests, Internationally, financially and politi-
cally. We feel that there is a general DISPOSE
ton On the part OF the white people to accord
us all our rights before the law. We condemn
the raising of the race issue. We have cause TO
be thankful for the liberality of the present ma
tlonal administration to our people in the
south"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-01

THE ELoPING New JERSEY PRIEsr-At the
several masses in st. Mary's Roman Catholic
church In Jersey City on sunday the ofYiciating
priests, In announcing the usual October devo-
menf Of Rev. Father Thos. Z. Butler, Of 81.
Bridgets church, and Mary E Brady, an at
tendant Of the church, In which II ID said: zone
inten ton we should have In these devotions is
TO make reparation for the terrible scandal
which has taken place in our midst. The Scrip
ture says that scandal must come, but woe to
him by whom tbescandal cometh. Our Lord him.
self chose twelve apostles, yet one Of them fell.
The fugitive couple left jersey City September
~, and were traced to Easton, Pa. They started
tor Chicago on the night Of the 18th.