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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08
OF GOOD OLD STOCK.


lie was born April 29th, 1889, in the
village of Orangeville, Columbia
county, Pa. His grandfather, Edward
RICKETTS,, was of English origin and in
the colonial days was noted Indian
fighter and companion of the famous
Captain Samuel Brady. His father
was general merchant and farmer.
From his mothers side he is descended
from an old family which had branches
in both the north of Ireland and the
south of Scotland and were of the
class who did so much and so well in
connection with the earlier develop
ment of the resources of this State.
His father and uncle built the North
Mountain House, at Lake Ganoga,
where the Colonel now spends good
part of his time, located in the midst
of about 3l2 square miles of almost
virgin timber land, probably the larg-
est and most valuable tract of the kind
left in this State.
lie was educated at the schools of
the vicinity and Wyoming Seminary,
from which latter institution he had
not long graduated when the war
broke out, Icing at the time about
twenuy-one years of age. He at once
enlisted in Battery f, First Regiment
Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Artil-
lery and was mustered into the service
as First Lieutenant July Sth, 1861.
Promotion followed rapidly. He be-
came Captain May Sth, 1868 MAJOR,
December lst, 1864 and Colonel, March
10Th, 1865, and was discharged from
the service, after the close of the war,
June Sd, 1865.
When promoted to his Ma jority he
left his battery and was assigned to
the command of the Second Corps bat
teries on the Ninth Corps line, in front
of Petersburg afterwards as Inspector
of Artillery for the Ninth Corps, and
still later as Chief of Artillery of the
Ninth Corps. After Lees surrender
he was made Inspector of the Artillery
Reserve under General William Hays,
the Reserve then including nearly all
the artillery in the army.
During the greater part Of the wal
Ricketts, battery was attached to the
Second Corps. What the commander
of that corps, the lamented Hancock
thought of him, is briefly but eloquent
| ly set forth in note forwarded by
him to the Loyal Legion in answer tc
an inquiry sent in connection with the
proposal of Col Ricketts, for member
ship of that organization, Genera
Hancock wrote;
"Colonel Ricketts, is well known tc
me and served under my command dur
| ing the war in the Second Army Corps
Army of the Potomac. He was a gal
liant and distinguished officer, of ire
proachabe record, and as such | car
recommend him for membership Ia the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
| Between these two there always sub
sisted strong friendship, and after
wards Colonel Ricketts, became Han
cock delegate to the Cincinnati conyen
tion, where the Democracy named tn,
great general and statesman for tn,
Presidency. This the Colonel refer
to as the only time he ever was il
lpolitics, though he has always been
pronounced Democrat and has Otter
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08

The word Susquehanua having been
a puzzle to etymologisls from the days
of Heckewelder to the present, it is
worthy to note that Prof. A. l.. Guss,
of Washington City, has carefully ana
lyzed the name and determined its
Specification to the satisfaction of him
self, at least. He says it is of Took
wock origin, and signifies the Brook
stream, or the Spring-water-stream.
The earliest use of it IS found in the
works OF Capt. John Smith of Poca-
hontas fame Wilkes Barre Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08

There are scores OF persons who are
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
Reannointed Pnstmnsters.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.-The President
to-day reappointed the following Post
masters, the Senate having failed 10 take
action on their nominations: Frederick
A. Ross at TuScumbia, Ala, vice j. q.
Goodloe, Jr., suspended; &. w. Button at
Lynchburg, Va, vice Il. P. w. Morris
suspended; Michael Glennan at Norfolk,
Va, vice j. w. Long suspended; o. ID.
Derr at Roanoke, Va, vice A. y. Asberry
suspended.
The President has commissioned James
G. Matthews, colOred, OF Albany, N. Y,
whose nomination was rejected by the
Senate, to be Recorder of Deeds for the
District of Columbia.
The President TO day appointed Dorsey
Claggett, OF the District OF Columbia, to
be Register Of Wills tor the District OF
Columbia, and Peter +. Coghill TO be Col
lector of Customs at Petersburg, Va,
wee James ID. Bowie, suspended.
The President has appointed and com
missioned all of his nominees under the
Interior Department whose cases were
not acted upon by the Senate. There are
twelve gentlemen who are thus appoint
ed, and among them is George W. Julian
to be Surveyor General Of New Mexico.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
RAID OF THE REDSKINS.
The Outbreak near Ures Believed ia
be Geronimo's Handiwork

The Outbreak near Ures Believed to,
be Geronimo's Handiwork
CHICAGO, Aug. GA Tombstone, Ari-
zona special says: "Three different re-
ports have been received relative to the
Indian raid near Ures last week. One
was that they killed eleven teamsters, alE
Americans, and forty mules, and another
says that seven MeXcans and
two Americans were killed. The last and
probably the more reliable report ia
that they attacked train
OF four wagons and killed the Mexican
teamsters, thence raided near Mneas
Prietas and killed two Mexican wood
choppers, then made another detour and
raided round back toward Mulatos noun
tains, stealing horses as they went, and
came from the direction OF Puerto Caneja.
THEIR OLD TRAIL TERRoRIZED.
'erheir old trail country is terrorized.
and the ranches for almost a hundred
miles around will be abandoned. 1t la
thought 10 be a portion OF Geronimo'a
band sent out by him TO divert the atten.
tion OF Capt. Lawton, who has been
pressing the willy chieftain to hia
utmost. Geronimo Is engineering for
time. What his next move will DO no one
can tell, but IL is highly probable that
Capt. Lawton's pursuit has been so hoa
that be has concluded that the Sierra
Madres are untenable-v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
sECrIONALIsM IN KANSAS.

" Georgian Alleges that HS is the
victim of Partisan Jealousy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. y.-During the last
F" months the Indian Office has received
numerous complaints against the man
lselheht OF the Haskell Institution for
,uO'"h children at Lawrence, Kansas,
t5s tu", gi'ng among other things cruelty to
%,.,. Ii"uIen. Col. Grabowsky, the Super
ies,, osht, who is in the city on sick
6is'e' 6is leit Lawrence on Aug. 3, leaving
tta son IN charge. On receipt Of
@o IyWs OF the superintendent action
bo, iuulan Office ordered young Gra-
Iinp,A! 70 turn over the office to William
VIM Ile principal teacher. This the
sis,ass. si,s man refused to do; whereupon AS
Eal.N Ea1 Nommlssioner Atkins detailed C..
Law man, Of the Indian Office. 10 20 to
ter V'ee ana investigate the whole mat
was a., UPerntendent Grabowsky, who
uorfs,f froIhIed from Georgia, said 10 a re-
10 Nj, w uAy tnat the whole trouble, prior
lss ,r".ls uas occurred since he left home,
sas 'o"h mo" out of the fact that an Arkan-
son "O,1n ,si was not appointed to the place.
peri,,o,Iu!S ,u!S account alone" said the Su-
antagNeauluent' "the local Democracy have
'"'Aeu me IRON the trst.O
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
GRANTS MEMOIRS.
Judge Butler Refuses to Grant a
Writ of Injunction.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.-Judge Butler
in the United States District Court rem
dered decision to-day in the application
of Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain) in
behalf of Charles Webster Il Co., of Hart
ford, Conn, for preliminary injunction
TO restrain the sale OF copies Of Z. S.
Grants personal memoirs in this city by
John Wanamaker & Co. In his opinion
Judge Butler says: ''lf this case was
substantially identical with the Publish
ing Company VS.. Smith, recently decided
by the Circuit Court for Ohio, we would
esteem it our duty TO follow the ruling in
that case and grant the writ. 1t is not,
however. In some material respects
the cases are clearly distinguishable.
The one before us seems to resemble
Clews vg. Estes, - Federal reports, 800,
in which writ was refused. AS the
question must be further considered on
inal hearing. when the facts may be more
fully developed, it would be unwise TO
discuss it at this present time. After full
consideration the cOmplainant's rights,
as discussed by the afiidavits and accom-
panying papers, are not deemed sufficient
ly clear to warrant the preliminary writ
asked for"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
Father and son Lynched.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-On Saturday even
inc. July 81, at Blrdseye, Ind, a man
namedlFoultz was killed instantly, and
another named Waller was so badly shot
that he died last Saturday night. They
had been waylaid and shot by a man
named Hodge and bis son, who had a
grudRe against Waller. Foultz WAS
killed merely because he was In Waller's
company. On Saturday last, after Wal
ler's death, the citizens OF the neighbor-
hood hunted Hodge-father and son-out
OF their hiding place in the woods and
hanged them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
sOUIRN,s CORKUPTION.
Flynn Throws Paper in the Fire
Instead OF the Letter.


NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The prosecution OF
the case OF Rolln NJ. Squire before the
Mayor for malfeasance in Office closed to-
day. The chief witness was William NJ.
Iyins, City Chamberlain and private Sec
retary to Mayor Grace during the latter's
last Term. WINS told the whole story of
the corrupt letter from Squire 10 Flynn,
and gave the details Of the recent occur
ence as follows: The witness met Flynn,
and Flynn told him that they had been
conc0cting a defense, which was that
Squire should consult Judge Glldersleeve
and should then ask for the letter on TIE
ground that 1t was very discriminating.
FLYNN's RUsE.
AS matter of fact, Flynn said that
Squire did come TO him and ask for the
letter, and Flynn took paper from his
pocket and threw il in the Dire. Squires
complained because Flynn had not shown
MIN the letter before burning IL, and
the latter rephed "Well, it's all right,
old fellow; us burned now." Flynn told
the witness that the burning was only a
ruse. The real letter of resignation was
not burned, but paper substituted In it's
place. Flynn at this time asked the wilt
ness If It would not be n good time for him
10 turn States evidence and put Squire
where he belongedY
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
OLEVELANDs VACATION.
resident Winding Up His Busi.

winding Up His Busi-
W "ess Previous to starting.
ia ro', a'H lNGToN, Aug. 9.-The President
Tar. ~" w., eD sagod in consideration OF mat
be looya ou'cn he wishes to dispose Of before
ton T' ,VS 'he city on his summer vaca-
bis a,,a.e ue principal question occupying
GlGSags' Se. at present Is in regard to
lerylce rToSueles existing in the civil
failure ~ many Of which are due 20 the
lions hs's snl o. the Senate to act upon nomina.
In ali alIniv'ed to IT. 1t is believed that
Nominated Such cases the persons
to serve d, VIII be commissioned
Se to the present. tSs srps ps
about tbs beiue5t r.,5 Will leave Washington
not reTrr ,Sv middle of next week, and will
eonsidershIla until about Oct. /. He has
ave 70 worl, business on hand, and will
By the dS,o V'A pretty hard to dispose of it
eslVed ysSs Ss@ set for his departure he re.
~ very lew callers today.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
squire & CO.'S Men Taken Back,

BosToN, Aug. 9.-The lockout OF 750
employees OF John p. Squire & Co., pork
packers OF Cambridge, has ended. Mr..
Squire will take back all tho locked out
men and then investigate the matter OF
wages TO the full satisfaction OF the latter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
Recapture of a Murderer.

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 0.---Gov. Scales
has received news OF the recapture OF
John Cardwell, who, while under SEN
tence Of death was released from Wilkes
boro iail by his friends.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10

GALVESTON, Aug. 9.-Senor seveuno
Gonzales Leon, Criminal Judge for the
district Of Saragossa, Mexico, has just
arrived In Piedras Negras, under instruc-
tions from the State authorities at Saltillo.
with orders TO exhume the body of Franz
cisco RassuTes and determine the cause or
his death, and il he Is convinced that the
deceased came TO bis death as reported, TO
at once try all the parties concerned.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
French Kepnblican Victories.

PARIS, Aug. 9.--Tbe second elections
for members or the Councils General
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

About whats" Sophia asked, with keen in
terest. WAS Bessie Warren in the quarrelf'
she SAYS to herself She losses her head with
little OF the triumph of the woman who has
won the man. Percival is as unconscious of
il as Miss Bessie Warren herself can be.
-Oh, as to what we guaIreled about that is
not of any great Importance" Per,.ival re-
Piled with little hesitation "A short time
after his daughter"
"Sol' Sophia thought, Il was rather ex-
pecting her to come in somewhere here.r
His daughter" continued Percival. @gut
engaged to another mall"
"Tn another man!' exclaimed Sophia.
Had she an affair with any one beforeF
allow sharp you girls are in love matteisi"
says PLAIN Percival, not seeing her drift, how
ever.
at was not exactly en- affair: think she
took liking to a man who would not take
liking 10 her
Now just tell me-" Sophia said, stopping
him h'''', was She pretty
How quick yor girls are to ask about each
others facesI cries plain Perciyal again.
She l. in Australia and YOU here. Pretty
CT plain, what is it 10 youa'
81 want to know Sophia said uand know
| shall Was she prettyl'
VERY pretty indeed, PEI cival answers
"And YOU say she took liking to n man
who did not take liking to herr
ayes; he did not care for her
All through his life Percival never under
stood why Just at this moment Sophia got a
little closer a. him and pressed mis- hand SO
kindly.
GO on, Percy" she said, "tcll me more"
well. she engaged herself to another man.
and he and never got on, and then the old
man became rather disagreeable, anil nothing
went right, and il ended i'll my throwing the
thing up and here ! am, Sophia, quite penni-
less Indeed dear if it had not been for
what YOU bid in that pocket ! should not
have been here to-day
lie stopped AMI shook his head sadly.
Never mind, Percy" Sophia said gayiv
"SGu are here in safety Something will
turn m for YOU Archibald viii get ven
something, | am SURF Archibald makes a
pet of ine''
No" cries proud Terciva. y have got the
promise Of a situation in Sydney capital
situation too, and ont there ] shall 20, and
work my wavn
NJ lbaS iN''i'niA l3fF 'Fl. ana me was
about to speak with great eagefnoss. when
the maid came in AMI announced that Gold
more wished To sae Sophia in The library
Percivai was for going awsv, but she would
not hear Of il
at is my house now, she said, with sad
smile; 'vou must stay with me little longer
Wait until come back
With d"vftms and fearful heart She
descended To the library. She was fully pre-
pared for the worst as regarded her mothers
affairs, aud. alas, money had never seemed
so precious in her ewes before Had she but
a fortune now, how happy she and Percy
might be- She hraced herself. however for
the shock which she felt sure was coming.
and opened the library door. Seated Mt q
table all covered with papers, We're her
hrnthcr-in-law and her mothers solicitor.
AMI hy the caullelicht their faces, half
shaded and half seen, looked very onlinous.
To Sophia. at least, everything seemed
gloomy Goldmore roza from his scat sol
emulv and st q chair for her at the table,
and then with his usual thr.e syllable ccrc
mony began to speak.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
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She gave one hasty glance in the mirror to
see that she was fit to be seen, ms girls say.
Let female seers prognosticate what they viii
from it, she did not care to meet Percival--
even that tickle and false Percival--loohing
her worst. Then the door opened, and he
was ushered in.
The two stood looking Mt each other in
silence for moment He saw herpale, worn,
and clad in black She saw hun bearded,
weatherhurnt, stronger looking, hands"mer
than ever She was ready in her heart-sick-
ness to east herself in his arms and take her
chance But just then she saw the marx Of a
cut upon his forehead and she remembered
the accident with Mrs. Lanigan.
Why he had waited that moment cannot
tell. man never should pause when the
woman be loves shows the smallest sign of
readiness for his embrace. Perhaps Percival
only wished to give the maid time to 60
down stairs 1t is certain that next moment
he sprang forward, with his arms stretched
out, to take Sophia to his breast; but that
little space of waiting gave jealousy time to
erect a barrier before her heart She would
even then have given the world for his EN-
brace, if but it had been honest; but per-
picked, tortured, and at last fairly mad with
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
CHAPTER N.


1t was about the middle of January The
funeral was over. and Sophia was sitting
alone in the little morning room which had
been her mothers favoTte spot Car and
Sbyl had gone home. and Goldmorp was
down stairs in the library examining the old
lady's papers, tie greater portion Of which
had only Just now E'en obtained. as her
solicitor had been from home He had
arrived half an hour ago. and together with
Golamore, was going irto the affairs Sophia
sat alone. full of forebniuS and dreariUeSS
II was after four O'Clock: the sky was snlen
and gray; mist was rising all round the
house Dreary, dreary world Sophia's
heart went off-aS it had done a hundred
times every day for months past-to Aus
tralia and Percival and that odicus Mrs
Lanican. She had in her minds eve quite a
picture of her rival a tall, handsome woman,
with free ewes. high color, AMI dark eve
brows and hair How could Percival have
liked such a creature: Then there was the
wonder which had haunted her now for
weeks Would Perciyal come to see her
when he arrived in England. Would he
imagine she did not know Could She steel
her heart and repc' him as she ought
30 constant iliil tiltSF lTiicttlhlS dHi CUES
tionings been of late that what followed was
coincidence only in appearance viii
Percival come TO me" was actually on the
tip of that inward tongue with which we
soliloQuize when her maid came into the
room with an expressive face, saving:
"Gentleman called 10 see you. miss, adding,
in kind of unofficial whisper; III Mr..
Brent, miss
She had heard all the gossip Of the town;
but her face and tone slgmtied that if she
were mistress and not maid Percival should
be forgiven at once, and more than forgiven
shortly. But Sophia was too agitated for
observation Should she say: Not at home.
Engaged: Cannot see him. Her heart had
almost stopped beating; but, resolved not tc
let her maid STE anything, she said, in rs
quiet voice as she could command;
SHOW him up
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

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brane of the nostrils tcar-ducts and
throat, affecting the lungs, An acrid
mucus is secreted, the discharge is accom-,
panied with a burning sensation. There
are severe spasms of sueezing, frequent
attacks of headache, watcry and inillmcd
eyes. Ely's Cream Balm is a rcmeGy
that can be depended upon. Fifty cents
at druggists; hv mail, registered, sixty
cents. Ely Brothers, druggists, Owcgo.
"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
WANT AN INVESTIGATION.
Ohio Editors Adopt Resolutions Regard
ing the Fsyue Election.

VINO Eu''ofs Nuopt RESOLUTIONS RegaId IL
ing the Fsyue Election.
COLUMBUS, Ohio July 10 The commit
tee on resolutions appointed by the Ohio
Republican editors in session here Thursday
submitted their report The resolutions
adopted declare il to be the belief of the
convention that the election of Henry L.
PAYNE was accomplished through the cor
rupt use of money disbursed by his
day mes agents, and hat this fact can be
established Ivy an investigation by the
mted States senate. The commit
to, on privileges of the senate is
re- luested to act favorably upon
the request of the Ohio delegation in
congress asking for reconsideration OF its
vote already taken, and, in case 1t refuses
to 10 so, the senate is asked TO reverse its
decision. The document recites that it Is
tn custom OF the senate TO allow investisa.
ton OF the use of money II the election of
members, and that it Is right the people
have to demand such investigation Sena-
tors Logan, EdmundS, and Teller are not re-
terred to, nor is the action OF the commit
tie denounced in the resolutions which
were adopted
Betore adjourning the editors effected a
permanent organization