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State News.

A powder and dynamite chest at the
mouth of the Buck Mountain colliery,
near Mahanoy City, exploded on Sat
urday, killing Hungarian, whose
carelessness in failing to put out his
lamp caused the disaster.
George White, Mercer lawyer has
sued the proprietors of the Mercer
Soldiers Orphan School to recover one
fifth of the profits of that institution.
The amount is said to be over one hun
dred thousand dollars. White was
originally owner and afterwards part
ner, but assigned his interest to George
w. Wright, to give Wright controll-
ing vote.
Ex-senator Parker, Judge Wood.
ward, w. H. Hines and Messrs. John
Brady, George Harris and Congress
man Brumm addressed big labor de-
moDstration at Wilkesbarre on Satur
day. John Lynch, of the Luzerne bar,
presided, and 5000 members of the
Miners and Laborers' Amalgamated
Association and the Knights of Labor
marched through the principal streets
of the city.
Robert Hare Powell's Sons q Co.
will build new furnaces this summer
adjoining their present plant at Saxton,
and have obtained loan from the
Union Trust Company, of Philadelphia,
for the purpose, secured by mortgage
for $75O,00 on the furnaces, coal and
ore lands and mi0ing rights of the COM
pany in Huntingdon and Bedford coun-
ties. Three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars of the money will be used to
lift prior mortgage and 100000 in
the erection of the new furnaces.
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An Important Decision.

A decision of much interest to the
people of this county, as we'll as to the
entire State, has just been rendered by
Judge Mcpherson, of Lebanon county.
The case was one brought by an ex-
Jury Commissioner against Lebanon
for certain services rendered the county
while in the discharge of his duties,
which the County Commissioners re-
fused to allow. The case, briefly stated
is this: in making out his bill against
the county he included not only the
usual per diem charge for services rem
dered in filing the wheel at the be-
ginning of the year, and drawing the
regular panels during the course of the
year, but also for the time during which
he was engaged in securing the names
to be placed in the wheel" In the per-
formance of this latter duty the Com,
missioners travelled over the entire
county, going into all the districts to
make inquiries concerning the fitness
of those persons whose names had been
handed to him, ascertaining. whether
they were 'sober, intelligent and judic-
ious persons" as the law requires they
shall be. When this bill was present
ed to the County Commissioners they
at once disallowed the latter portion OF
the charge, upon the ground that the
Jury Commissioner could not claim
pay for travelling over the county
The result was the suit in which Judge
Mcpherson has just rendered his de-
cision.
The Judge holds that the selection
OF persons to serve as jurors in the
county courts is duty of the gravest
Importance that great discretion
should be used in the performance of it
that the Commissioners should subject
the names of those handed to them to
careful and judicious sitting that it is
not only the right of the Jury Commits
sioners, but their bounden duty a,
well, to go into the various township,
to make careful inquiry whether thest
men are in reality ''sober, intelligent
and judicious persons In accordance
with these views, Judge MCPHERSON
holds the Jury Commissioner was en-
titled to pay for the time he was EN-
ployed in making these very necessary
Investigations.
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Accounts Filed.

The following accounts have been
fled in the Registers office and will be
presented to the court on Monday May
3rd and unless exceptions lie filed in
four days they will be confirmed ab-
solutely.
Sarah V. Shsffer, guardians account;
estate of Helen Hess, Ezekiel Cole,
Milton Mosteller, guardian of Elizabeth
Ha,fpenny, estates of w. J. Ikler,
Judith Fisher, Harriet Vanliew, Jacob
Keller, Thomas McHenry, William
West, Benjamin Bomboy, Elias Krum,
guardian of G. G. Linden, estates of
Lydia Peterman, John Yohe, Lydia
Petty, guardian of Ada Connor, estate
Of Anna Kline, Geo. A. Bowman,
George Appleman, J. j. Stiles, r. H
Little, John Kelchner, Jacob Slime,
Joshua Savage, guardian OF Charles
Bitner, guardian of George Bi,ner,
guardian of Harriet L. Mellick, estate
of Godfrey Mellick, guardian of John
Fisher, trustee of Elizabeth Herner,
estate of M. A. zimmerman, George
Marks, j. +. Hutchinson.
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AMENDMENTS NEEDED.

Now that the new tax law has been
put in operation, numerous questions
have arisen as to the manner of filling
up the returns furnished by the Asses
sors. Some hold that money held IN
trust for married women and minors
ought not to be returned, as they are
not voters. We do not so understand
it. While it is a case of taxation
without representation, all moneys at
interest, without exception, is taxable
for State purposes.
A woman with young children may
be left by the death of her husband
with an income arising from an in
vested fund sufficient only to keep
them from actual want. As the law
stands, this fund is taxable for State
purposes, and this is one of the hard
ships that ought to be removed by leg
islation. In such case it would be but
humane to exempt small sums which
afford but meagre income.
Another difficult point is to know
just what to return as household furni-
ture. If musical instruments, carpets,
mirrors, works of art, bric-a. .brac, &c,
are included, there is scarcely COM
Portable home that does not contain a
considerable excess over $500. Very
few people keep an inventory of what
they buy for their homes, and the cost
thereof, and it is therefore difficult to
make an accurate return. The law
should state plainly what is intended
to be included in the term "household
furniture Another hardship is the
double taxation allowed by the taxing
of mortgages and judgments, as in
nearly every case the tax comes out oi
the borrower and not the lender. En-.
numbered real estate should be taxed
only for the amount of its valuation,
less the amount of the encumbrances
The theory of the law is good, but
its practical operation is bad. If one
half Of the citizens of the State make
true returns, the result ought to put
sufficient money in the treasury to pay
off the entire State debt this year, and
then leave so much on hand that it viii
take the Legislature six months tc
spend it in extravagant appropriations.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.

Eds. COLUMBIAN-Will you kindly
favor us through the columns of your
valuable paper, with a brief digest of
the Presidential Succession Bill" re-
Gently passed Who is Vice Presi-
dent of the U. S. at present Who
would be president in case of Cleve-
lands death ? BY answering the
above you will confer great favor on
large number of your readers. Re-
spectfully yours.
A SUBSCRIBER.
A synopsis of the Presidential Sue
cession bill was published in the Coll
UMBlAS of January 81, 1886. The bill
passed the House as it came from the
Senate, on January Is.
Ii provides that when there is a
vacancy in the offices of both President
and Vice-President the Cabinet officers
shall succeed to the Presidency in the
following order Secretary of State,
Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary
of War, Attoraey-General, Postmaster
General, Secretary of the Navy, Sec
retary of the Interior The Cabinet
officer thus acting as President is to
hold Office until the disability of the
President or Vice President is removed
or until new President is elected to
succeed him at the end of the term of
the President or Vice President whom
he succeeds.
We have no copy of the Jaw at
hand, but as we understand it, there is
no Vice-PIesident at present. In case
of the death of President Cleveland,
Secretary Bayard would succeed him,
and hold office until the regular elect
ion IN lS88.-EDs.
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DR.. Higbee and the Governor,

The controversy between the Gov
ernor and Superintendent Higbee, if
current reports are true, will soon as
sume new and interesting phase.
The Governor, it is said, will suspend
the Superintendent of Public Instruct
ion from office and appoint his success
or, and the Superintendent will de
cline to be suspended, on the ground
that the Governor has not the power
to 90 to that length in the matter.
This raises a rather delicate point of
law to be determined. Superintend-
ent Higbee, who is not lawyer, but
is nevertheless more than ordinary
shrewd man of affairs, says that sus.
pension amounts TO the same as re-
mJval, and, the Constitution having
denied the Governor the right of re-
moval, the right of suspension is logic
ally withheld. This theory is plausible,
to say the least. But Governor Patti
son is lawyer, and in 20 important a
matter as the one in question would
probably not move without consulting
Jne Attoruey -Neueial, "ho - au e.ui
nent lawyer, and they may find way
to do that which the Constitution
ought to have vested.
1t is hoped that the avenues of
reaching this result will be discovered.
Clearly DR.. Higbee has been faithless
to his duty to the schools and to the
people. Even if he had previously
possessed the highest qualifications for
the Office, his future occupancy of it
must be detrimental to the service. In
the face of these facts, which must be
as apparent to him as to the public,
his obvious duty was to resign. But
as he didn't choose TO pursue that plain
course of duty there ought to be way
TO get rid of him.--Patriot
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The President Thanked by the G, A. R.

The President has received a tele-
gram from IL. Clay Hall, department
commander, transmitting a copy of
resolutions unanimously adopted by
the encampment OF the Grand Army
held few days ago at New York City,
which return thanks to the Executive
for the evident support he has given to
the principle that veterans, when com
petent, are entitled to recognition be-
cause of service rendered the country
in time Of war.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30
Snperintendent Hiphee refnses |

Superintendent Higbee refuses to
resign at the request of the governor,
because he says the latter has no pow
er to remove him. Mr.. Higbee be-
longs to party that doesn't give up
m office unless il is compelled to do 80.
This is a point which the governor
seems to have lost sight of when he
ignored the claims of the democracy,
and reappointed a republican to the
position of Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
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WINDOWS APPRAISEMENTS

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The following Widows Appraisements will be
presented 10 the Orphans Court OF Columbia
County on the 3rd day OF May A. ID. 1885 and con-
frmed nisi and unless exceptions are iiled within
four days thereafter will be confirm ed absolute:
Richard Jones estate, deceased, BloOmsburg.
Personally, $4,000.
,Esau Glrton estate, deceased, Hemlock. Person
atty, $500.
John G. Hanley estate, deceased, Centralla. Per-
sonalty, s267,O0.
David Cole estate, deceased, jackson. Person.
atty, $l0sl2.
Samuel Appleman estate, deceased, Benton.
Realty, 10000
jackson Garrison estate, deceased, Scott. Per-
sonalty, S299S5
W r. Hess estate, deceased Benton. Realty,
$4,000.
Reuben Lelby estate, deceased, Locust. Person
atty, s92,45, realty, ke07.55.
jackson Lelby estate, deceased, Centre Person.
atty $4,000
b, + Kinney estate, deceased, BloomsDurg. Per-
sonalty, $4,000.
Henry hoffman estate, deceased, Catawlssa.
Personality s3s.lS.
Clerks ofiice, VIM. II. SNYDER, Clerk o.C.
April l2 1886. I G. NJ. QUICK, Deputy,
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NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that the following ac-
OF Columbia county, and will be presented 20 the
court on the first Monday OF May A. d. 1856 and
confirmed nisi and after the fourth day OF said
term confirmed absolute unless exceptions are
nled within that time
1. The account OF Robert Mannon, Committee
OF the person and estate OF Martin MannOn,
mnatlc, OF the Township OF Madison, Columbia
county. WIN. II. SNYDER,
Proth'y.
PrOthys ofiice q. NJ. QUICK,
Bloomsbury Pa Apr 0, 49, Deputy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30
TREASURER'S SALE
OF UNSEATED LANDS
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNA.

BY virtue of sundry acts OF General Assembly OF
the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, relating TO
the sale of seated and unseated lands IN the
County of Columbia etc. for taxes due and unpaid
Will offer at public sale at the Court House, In
the town Of Bloomsburg, on the Second
MONDAY OF JUNE A. ID. 1886,
at 10 o'clock a. IN. the following described pieces of
land or such part thereof as may be necessary TO
satisfy the amount OF taxes due and unpaid
against the same, and continue the same from day
to day as the same may be found necessary.
TERMS OF SALE.
The amount of taxes and costs must be paid
when the land Is struck off or the sale may be
void and the property put up and resold
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30

Charles A. Dana is sixty-six years
old, but looks fully ten years younger.
He goes to the san office at IL in the
morning aud leaves at in the after
noon. All his editorials are dictated
to a stenographer. When debating
be allows no one TO interrupt him,
though usually accessible to all per-
sons, thus preserving his line of thought
uubroken, His office is plainly fur
nished, the walls being covered with
photographs of dead friends. His
health is almost perfect.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30

Ex-Auditor Hahn was sentenced to
four years imprisonment by Judge
Reeder, of Northampton county, on
Saturday, for forgery and larceny, and
was also fined about $500.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30
Furniture Burned in Williamsport.

The large furnishing and storage
building of the Williamsport Furniture
Manufacturing Co. was destroyed by
fire on the 26th. The building was
frame, five stories high and filed with
furniture, mostly unfinished. Some
finished stock on the first floor was
saved. Loss, S55,00O; insurance, $4O,-
600. The fire is supposed to have
originated from spark from a neigh
boring mill.
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SUGARLOAF.
TREASgRER'S SALE
i OF
SEATED LANDS IN COLUMBIA
COUNTY, PA,

Also the following lots, pieces and parcels OF
seated lands returned by the tax collectors are to
DE sold at the same time under the provisions OF
an Act OF Assembly entitled ''An Act relating TO
the sale OF lands for taxes in Columbia county,"
approved March 6th, ls6s.
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A L s o.

The undivided seven-eghths interest In all that
certain tract OF land, situate In Madison township,
columbia county, Pa, bounded on the north by
lands Of Thewel Whlpple and VIM. Fairman, on
the east by lands OF said Fairmans Masters estate
and Lewis Schuyler on the south by lands Of said
schuyler and Isaac Mordan, and on the west by
lands OF said Isaac Mordan, James Whipple and
Thewel whipple, containing sixty mine acres and
twenty-five perches, strict measure, with the ap
purtenances whereOn are erected n two-story
frame dwelling house, barn and out-buildings.
SelZed taken In execution, and TO be sold as the
property of w. H. Cox.
IEELER a HERRING, Attys. AL III. Fa.
SAMUEL SMITH,
Sharlu
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NOTICE.

The stockholders OF the bloomsbury sullivan
hallroad company are hereby notified 20 meet at
the Exchange Hotel, In Bloomsbury on Monday
the Bird day May 1880 at eleven O'Clock In the fore
noon, TO elect Officers OF the Company for the en-
suing year and transact such other business as
may require their action In the interest OF the
Company aud by authority OF law.
JOHN JAMESON, President
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One good result of the tax law has
been the clearing up of the records. A
large number of judgments and mort
cages have been satisfied.
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Unknown to Others

Hoods Sarsaparilla is prepared with the
greatest skill and care, by pharmacists Of
education and long experience. Hence it is
medicine worthy of entire confidence. Ifyou
suffer from scrofula, salt rheum, or any dis
ease of the blood, dyspepsia, biliousness, sick
headache, or kidney and liver complaints,
catarrh or rheumatism, do not fail TO try
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30

Democrats of Columbia County: The
above are my sentiments and If nomi-
mated and elected, pledge myself to la
Dor in all honorable ways to carry it
into effect. Truly Yours,
4. M. TEWKSBURY.
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The result is amedicine of unusual strength
and curative power, which effects cures here
tofore unequalled. These peculiarities belong
exclusively to Hoods Sarsaparilla, and are
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30

SHERIFF'S SALES.

BY virtue OF sundry writs ssued 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 on
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-30
TEWKSBURY'S SPACE.
TO-
Delegate Election, July 26.
Convention, July 27.

FOR REPRESENTA- TIVE,
Subject to action of Democratic
Convention,)
f. M. TEWKSBURY,
Of Catawissa, Columbia Co., Pa.
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"The peoples law is habitually violated,

"The peoples law is habitually violated,
evaded and defed."
"No free government can long exist
where the organic law of the State
is habitually defed."
"The Constitution of 1874 is not COM
munistic. 1t assails no right of
property, nor does it give oounte-
nance to principles which would
degrade or demoralize society.
"The Constitution cannot wholly en-
force itself, nor could it provide
detailed regulations for its en-
forcement; these must be provided
by the Legislature
"In the selection of members of the
Legislature at the next general
election, select only such as are
pledged to the long-neglecled
work of Constitutional enforce
ment."-Fjom address Of Consti
t1HiOnai COMMITTEE. 1886.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

81 recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla to al
my friends as the best blood purifier on
earth" WIN. CAFE, druggist, Hamilton, o.
"Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured me OF scrof-
ulous humor, and done me worlds Of good
otherwise" c. A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me.
A book containing many additional state
ments of cures will be sent to all who desire.
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at 3 O'Clock p. M, all that certain piece, parcel
or tract OF land, situate In Roaringcreek township
Columbia county, Pa, bounded on the north by
lands OF Benjamin Wagner, on the east by land of
Amsy Craig on the south by lands of Joseph Craig,
and on the west by lands Of John Myers contain
ing twenty acres more or less, with the appurte-
nances, 1t being a timber tract
seized, taken in execution, at the suit OF S. II.
Mallck VS.. John wichey and Christian Wchey and
to be sold as the property OF John Wchey and
Christian wchey.
w. II. NJ. DRAM, Atty. Fl. Fa
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Three PecuIiarities

Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier
and regulating medicine, is characterized by
three peculiarties, namely:
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Hoods Sarsaparilla

Sold by all druggists. si; six for s5. Mad
only by c. ]. HOOD s. CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar,
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0UR s ~ % az n : s = % % %
4S American Pu6 Co., Phada Fa
Marcnl9G
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All that certain messuage and lot OF ground sit
uate In shumans Addition TO the town OF cata-
wissa, In the county OF Columbia and State OF
Pennsylyania, bounded and described as follows,
to-wit: On the north by Mil Street. forty feet, on
the east by land OF W. +. Fisher one hundred and
nifty feet on the south by an alley forty feet and
on the west by an alley one hundred and hfty feet
being lot No. In said Addition, whereon is erected
a two-story frame double house with out buildings,
arranged for two families.
Seized taken In execution at the suit OF Cata-
wlssa Deposit Bank vs.. James p. Lewis and Jennie
Lewis his wife and to be sold as the property OF
James p Lewis and Jennie Lewis his wife.
Lev. fa. MILLER Atty
SAMUEL SMITH, sheTln,
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All that certain lot OF ground situate in orange
vile, Columbia count, Pennsylvania, bounded
as follows, to-wit: on the north by lot OF A. kis-
ner on the east by Mill Street, the south by lot
OF Perry DeLong and on the west by mill race con-
tanning onefourth of acre OF land more or less,
whereon are erected twostory frame dwelling
house, shoemaker shop, stables and other neces-
sary out-buildings
Seized taken In execution and to be sold as the
property OF Samuel Zimmerman
Al. Fl. Fa. L. E. WALLER, Atty.
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The following real estate situate in Fishingcreek
township, Columbia county Penna., bounded on
the north by. public road leading from Rohrsburg
to Benton, on the west by land OF sylvester AL
bertson, ON the south by land of Samuel Coleman
and on the east by lands OF Alexander McHenry
and j. j. karns, containing eighty acres, more or
esswhereon are erected "A two-story frame dwell
Ing, hank barn and out buildings.
Seized, taken In execution at the suit OF l.. b
Stiles, now for use OF John j. McIenry vs. John s.
McIienry and TO be sold as the property OF John
$. MclIenry.
FL Fa. LITTLRs, Atty.
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SHERIFFTS SALES.

BY virtue OF sundry writs, 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, on
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-26
Something New.
MAX ORell.l


A friend of mine visited America In
1915 at the time of the Philadelphia ex-
position. Having cordial letters of in.
production to many prominent people in
Washington, he promised himself good
time in the best American society. In
fact senator soon asked him to spend
a few days at his villa in the suburbs of
Washington. My friend accepted with
great pleasure, and went the following
saturday to the senator's residence,
which seemed to him to be a most
luxurious chateau. After having passed
a pleasant evening with the family he
retired to his room to dream of the two
pretty American girls between whom he
had the good fortune of sitting at table.
In the morning he arose, dressed him.
self, and gently opened the door to get
his shoes Great was his surprise to see
that his shoes were there exactly as he
had left them before retiring. Every
body had taken care not to touch them.
Had they forgotten, or was this some
thing newl What should he do now2
My friend lost himself in coniectures
when the senator appeared, and tapping
him i'll friendly way on the shoulder.
said, while he laughed, "Oh, my dear
fellow, how ashamed am. forgot to
tell you last night where to find the
brush and the backing"