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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

deed that he made CHARLES K. JACKSON.
his way down town and borrowed some
money from friendly compositors who at
the time had no knowledge Of the murder,
but beyond that they could secure no In
formation about his movements.
Jackson's real name is Charles Il. Bu-
chanan. While resident of Toronto he
slashed his wifes throat, but not fatally.
Because Of this deed he fled from Canada
and assumed an alias. Until recently he
wore a mustache, but at present his face is
smooth. Here is the description sent out
by the New York police:
Charles f. Buchanan, alias Charles f.
Jackson, a Canadian, aged between % and
81 years; 8 feet inches in height; stout
build; dark brown hair; medium complex
ion; had smooth face when last seen; has
very wide nostrils; wore dark coat and vest,
striped trousers reddish scarf, black derby
hat; speaks with an English accent; is a
drinking man; associates with fallen wom-
en-. Buchanan is a compositor and gener-
ally works in newspaper offices. At the
time of his flight he was a member of Typo
graphical Union No. of this city. In 1882
he was member of Typographical Union
No. 1876 of Las Vegas, New Mexico. He was
also a member of Toronto Typographical
Union No. 81.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

At the conclusion of nuisance case
the judge summed up, enlarging At por-
tentous length on a definition Of the Of
fense and the various elements that were
required in proof Of it, until the jury be-
came thoroughly tired Of listening to
him. When he had concluded he said:
81 will retire while you are deliberat-
ing on your verdict, which requires much
consideration; but hope you understand
the various points ! have submitted to
you"
"Oh, yes, my lord" said the foreman;
tive are all agreed that we never knew
before what nuisance was until we
heard your lordship's summing mp
Solicitors Journal.
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A Court Room Reverie.

As unto the fire the back stick.
So the judge is 10 the trial
When forensic strife Is klndled
Passive; slow to burn; In duty
To the front he keeps the firebrands-
Keeps the tindsry, flaming lawyers.
But, OF kindred stun and nature.
Well aglow and sympathetic.
In their blaze and heat he revels.
Nay, not all their heat avoiding,
Oft he chars and stews and sputters
Wishing he were In the hottest;
And when poor sticks and VIXEN crooked
Fithil burn and smudge and siz1le,
And obscure and clog the burning
With their smoke, 10 blind the Jury
Aud put out the ends OF justice;
And when plaintiff and defendant
Are At length consumed to ashes,
And the jury In tho embsrs
Rakes, and hnds which was the straightest-
Then ths back stick. tough and lasting,
Always glowing, never burning,
Has another set OF lawyers
Put before him, sets them zoing,
And anothsr ''oass" il opened;
And so burns and shines unosasing,
Human Law, thy fatsfui altar.
The Green Bag
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A BARGAIN BY LETTER.
HOW A CONTRACT MAY BE MADE
BY CORRESPONDENCE.

Conditions of offer and Acceptance, When
Kaeh May Be withdrawn-Medium by
which Acceptance Should he Sent -
bind Party Making the Oaer
When contract Is made by letter OF
telegraph the question occurs, at what
time or by what act is the contract COM
pleted?
The law in this country may be sum-
married. thus: If A writes to b propos-
ing to him a contract, the proposition
remains open until it reaches B and for
such time afterwards as would give b
reasonable opportunity Of accepting the
proposition, unless before B accepts A
withdraws the offer by a subsequent let
ter or by telegraph. The offer may be
withdrawn by A at any time before &C
ceptance, or may be withdrawn before
the proposition reaches B. For example,
II the proposition was sent to B by mail
telegram revoking the offer which
reached B before the letter would pre-
vent B from holding A by an accept
ance after receipt of the letter.
1t Is not, however, withdrawn until
notice of withdrawal reaches b. This is
the important point. Thus if A in Bos-
ton writes to B In New Orleans, Offering
a certain price for hundred bales of
cotton and the next day alters his mind
and writes to B withdrawing his offer,
II the first letter reaches B before the
second, although after the second was
written and mailed, B has right to ac-
cept the offer before he gets the letter
withdrawing it, and, by his acceptance,
binds A; but If delays his acceptance
until the second letter reaches him the
offer is then effectually withdrawn.
1t may likewise be withdrawn by
telegram which reaches B before he has
accepted the offer; but if telegram or
letter revoking the offer for any reason
fails to reach B his acceptance viii bind
A although made after the time when
in due course the letter or telegram re-
voking the order should have reached
him. The principle underlying this rule
Of course is that A selects his means Of
communication, and If it fails him he
must of course be responsible.
~ 10 q oubSiOhe uNSSPoe'hSo Oh WIZ pois
of B If he writes to A declaring his ac-
ceptance and puts his letter into the post
Office, if the offer was by mail; or If he
delivers to the telegraph company a mes
sage declaring his acceptance, if the offer
reached him by telegraph, and the ac-
ceptance in either case is binding upon
A, although the letter or telegram may
fail to reach him. The acceptance Is
complete by depositing the letter in the
postoffice or the message at the telegraph
Office.
But if the offer be by mail and the
answer by telegraph, or vice versa, the
contract is not complete until B's accept
ance reaches A. Applying the rule that
he who selects his means Of communica-
ton vouches for it, it would follow that
II the acceptance sent by telegraph Of
an offer which came by mail failed to
reach A, the latter would not be bound
by the acceptance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

Mary Sausone, of Baltimore, is one of
those who look upon marriage as failure
and she has therefore begun suit to secure
her freedom. She first met her husband,
who is also her uncle, in May, 1887, and they
went to Washington for the purpose of
being married. Soon after this her hus-
band deserted her. The laws of the District
Of Columbia do not prohibit such mar
riages, and the question to be determined
Is whether the union, though legitimate
where the ceremony occurred, is valid in
Maryland. Mrs. Sausone has one child.
Her husband Is now in Virginia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A Man with "a Long Beard.

If Mr.. Philip Hanson, Of Corinth, Miss,
lived among the Turks or Arabs he would
doubtless receive honor and reverence.
They regard a man with big beard al
worthy of homage, and Mr.. Hanson meets
the requirement to the fullest degree, as he
Is supposed to have the longest whiskers in
the world He is Of unusual stature, but
although nearly six and half feet tall,
when he is standing erect his beard reaches
the ground. This remsrkable growth is
but fourteen years old. A German resi-
dent Of Chicago few years ago boosted OF
his sixty inches Of beard, but Hanson goes
him several better, having many threads
in his hirsute appendage that measure over
seventy inches
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A PlucIsy Chinamsn,s Offer.

1t has never been stipulated in the con-
ditions of so called Civilized duels" that
the survivor of the combat should care for
the family of the slain, and it has remained
for a Celestial to suggest this important
and reasonable proviso. His name is Chu
Fong, and he lives at Bridgeport, Conn.
The other day he was refused membership
in the Rosedale Fishing club, and heard
one of the black ballers refer to him as a
"heathen Chinee." Thereupon he hied him
to his laundry and penned the following
letter:
President McCann, Rosedale Fishing club:
You insult me calling Chu Fong Haythen Chi
nee Me no haythen me Chlistian Me want TO
fight like man. Me meet you Rosedale dock
some night You get gun, me get gun You say
May me say all light Ne kill you, marry widow
and take care childlen when you die. Me mean
business. CHU FoHo Clistlan
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

Failure" in a business sense means
permanent inability to meet ones en-
gagements. Suspension" is a temporary
inability to pay liabilities as they become
due. A failure is always suspension,
but suspension may not be a failure.
In ordinary speech, however, temper
ary delay in payments by solvent firm
owing to a financial crisis in the money
market or to some sudden and unex-
pected embarrassment is called sus-
pension. Absolute bankruptcy or in
solvency is called failure,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

A queer case Is to be tried soon before .
New York Judge and jury, Sometime ago
Louis Schauer was engaged to Mary Ka-
mer, bud Of sweet 10. The girl, although
young, was more practical than romantic
She induced schauer to deposit 500 to her
credit In savings bank, because others
had broken their engagements with her,
and she thought she ought TO have a forfeit
In case he also should fail" This money
the maiden afterward drew out. Two days
later, when her lover visited her, she slam
med the door in his face and her brother
Solomon thrust him from the house For
some reason Schauer charges the girl with
perjury, while on her part she alleges
breach Of promise.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A Timely Snake Stnrv.

The season has now advanced far enough
for snake stories to be in order. One of
the first to gain currency is to the effect
that the boys who attend the Howard pub
lie school at Johnsbury N. j., found den
Of serpents the other afternoon. 1t was a
big hole in the ground, partly covered with
a stone. They poked sticks into it and in
ten minutes large number of snakes
came out. With sticks and stones they
killed forty-seven black snakes, five pilots
and fourteen garters. Two of the black
snakes were five feet long
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

We commend to conveyancers the fol-
lowing specimen of legal acumen copied
from the records in the Office of the au-
ditor of Clarke county, Washington. In
a conveyance of land is embodied a bill
of sale Of some live stock, and the de-
scription of the two kinds Of property il
rather droll. The following is copied
verbatim from the records:
"Also that certain lot of land on the
Columbia bottom, bounded by land
owned by Alexander and others. Also a
white bull and twelve hogs west of the
meridian line. Green Bag.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
LIFE FOR LIFE.
That Has Been the Laws
Stern Mandate.
THE "ELECTROCUTION" MUDDLE.

Iu Outcome May BE tho Abolition Of
Capital Punishment as the Penalty for
Murder-The Chances of the Assassins
to Go Free.
Is the death penalty "played out'n
1t would seem so, so far as the state Of
New York is concerned. At any rate the
legal battle over the substitution of cleo
tricity for the rope has reached a stage
where compromise proposal to abolish
capital punishment altogether is receiving
serious consideration by the members OF
the legislature.
At present, however, the situation is per
picking and the only people who view II
with complacency are the eight men in
New York state now under sentence of
death. If Kemmler wins his final battle
before the supreme court, it is asserted that
all these men-messieurs the assassins, the
French would call them-must be set at
liberty under the constitutional provision
that no man shall twice be put In jeopardy
Of his life for the same offense.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
Only Women at a Funeral.

The women of Milton, Fla, are just at
present making it uncomfortable for the
male residents Of that town. Mrs. Mary
Ann Henderson died the other day after
being bed ridden for twenty-one years. At
the funeral the only man present was the
preacher, and the corpse was placed in the
coffin and carried TO the hearse by females,
who also did the necessary work at the
cemetery. Considering the criticism they
have incurred the men now wish they had
gone to the funeral in body.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

Paula Won der Lippe, OF Westphalia,
loved and thought she was loved in turn
But her wooer proved faithless and fed TO
America. Paula followed him, not to re
claim his flckle fancy, but to make him re-
store much priced umbrella She secured
her cherished rain shedder and went back
across the stormy ocean to her home. Equal
ly vigorous measures on the part of other
umbrella owners when despoiled would
soon el,iIinate their theft from the list of
crinaa
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would invariably emerge blaokened, bruised
and bleeding. Life was cheap, though,
and small account was made of the deaths
frequently resulting from the arduous toll.
Later times, however, have substituted
machinery for the tender bodies of children
in the exploration Of choked up flues, and
that Edwards and his sons are sweeps to-
day by no means implies that they visit ON
their apprentices the outrages to which
they were subjected in the past. Despite
his 20 years and the hardships of his youth,
Edwards is still hale and hearty man,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
SOC .,wem Instructea. in french.

City Daughter entertaining Father
Hazeed at dinner)-Papa, dear, you
oughtn't to eat pastry with your knife.
II any of my city friends should be din
ing with me they would think you were
not quite gu fait.
Papa Hazeed-I don't care whether
they think I'm of A or nigh A, or gee
haw buck A; when l eat pie I'm going
" eat 1t my way, and don't you forget
M-Chsttsr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A MONUMENT TO REVOLUTION.

France beginning u Series of Centennial
Celebrations.
France is entering upon the centennial of
the great events that marked her history
during the last decade Of the previous cen
tury. One of the most notable commemora
tions that has yet taken place occurred the
other day at Toulon, when the president of
the republic unveiled monument in honor
Of the French revolution. The principal
figure il that of republican France, stand
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
The Canadian Hen Doing Her pnty.

During 1889, according to the official sta
tistics, Canada exported 1900, 900 dozen Of
eggs, valued at 81, 10000. Over these fig
ures one of the Dominion papers grows
enthusiastic and declares; Canada should
abolish the beaver as the national emblem
and put the hen in his place. The beaver
Is supposed to be the emblem of industry,
but he cannot compare with the modest
and painstaking hen. The people of Can
ada should be proud Of their Shanghais
and Brahamapootras, and instead of erect
ing statues to deceased politicians they
should put up monument to perpetuats
the virtues of the Canadian hen. She is d
credit to her species"
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posure stood high
In the estimation
Of those who knew
him. He furnish
ed bail in the sum
OF 1900. His case
will be considered
by the next United
States grand jury.
For some time
the postal authori-
ties have been per
picked and annoy
e d b " numerous
complaints of ri
fling Of the mails
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

But when the british Kemmler received
sentence under the new law for killing q
woman, the method by which he was ad
judged to suffer death began TO be assailed
with criticism. Men of whom the assassin
never heard took up his cause and have
fought step by step in his behalf, until now
the highest tribunal in the United States
Is 10 be called on for final decision.
Right here is the point where general
proposition Of law may interfere with the
Individual administration of justice When
the new law was enacted the old one was
abolished. The criminals cannot be hanged
and the possible dilemma presents puzzling
phases.
Out of 1t may come, as indicated before
AN entirely new order OF things-the aboli
tion Of capital punishment.
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The accident by which she lost her life 90
CURED on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road. The train for Washington was de-
scending a heavy grade, when the brake rod
of the engine fell, and the air brake was
rendered useless. The cars rushed into
Staunton at speed of eighty miles an hour.
The sleeper in which was Miss Knox left
the track and was thrown on its side. Il
caught fire, but the flames were extin-
guished by citizens. Miss Knoxs injuries
were so severe that she died few moments
after being taken from the ruins. Other
members of the company escaped with life,
but received such serious hurts that all
dates were Cancelled and the troupe dis
banded. The last letter written by Miss
Knox was to a girl friend at Kansas City.
In 1t was this terse bit of advice: What
ever your inclinations may be, don't go on
the stapeu
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
THR MONUMENT AT TouLoN.

ing on the prov of ship, holding In one
hand tablet inscribed with the rights of
man and Of the citizen, and in the other
the torch of civilization. At her feet are
two seated figures, one representing force,
the other justice. The entire design is in
memory of the fete of the federation at the
Field of Mars in 1890, and the combination
of monument and fountain is said to be
very effective
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
Hunting for Treasure.

Treasure hunting has as great fascina-
tion today AS when Jason went searching
for the golden fleece or men hocked to Cal
ifornia In the "brave old times of 40" An
expedition will shortly leave Valparaiso,
Chill, for Cocos Island, in the Pacific, on
which 1t is believed an enormous amount
Of treasure is buried. Two or three times
expeditions have gone from Valparaiso on
a similar errand, but all proved fruitless.
That faith Is still maintained In the exist
ence of the coin is shown by the fact that
about $4,000 has been obtained for this
new experiment The crew receive a GER
tainty In the way OF small wages, and are
70 get share of the treasure II any shall
be found.
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and Lambert The latter acted for a time
rs treasurer Of the League of Liberty, and
during the later years of his life took a
prominent part in the doings OF the eolored
Masons and Odd Fellows.
The old negro's suicide was unexpected
and caused general astonishment among
his friends and relations The evening of
the tragedy he returned home from church
with his wife Mrs, Lambert retired, her
husband remarking that he would soon
follow. Instead he went TO the woodshed
and hanged himself When found, at in
the morning, life had been extinct for some
time. Lambert was ~ years old and left
an estate valued at 100000 which goes TO
the widow and two sons.
The Good Enough Way,
There are no less than 1870 patent wash.
ing machines in the market, and yet not
one of them has succeeded in holding its
own against the old fashioned and good
enough way invented by Eve in the gar
den of Eden. It's hard on the knuckles,
but it never leaves the clothes ssreaked.
Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A slNe1Ws uNrlMeLy DEATH.



Telegraph Operator g. II. Kent sat in the
Western Union office at Kansas City the
other morning. The instrument before
him ticked off its various messages, dis
playing in brief the worlds daily history
of joy sorrow and labor His fingers flew
over the pages ON which he recorded these
bulletins OF information so important to
the recipients with trained and unfaltering
speed. His attitude was attentive; his face
impassive. He was simply telegraph
operator engaged in the usual transaction
Of his routine duties. Suddenly, however,
his pen dropped and his look changed 10
one of astonishment and horror. This In
the telegram that caused his hand to grow
nerveless and brought tears to his eyes,
Myrtle was killed in railway accident
at Staunton, Va, early this morning"
Mr.. Kent called his chief, told him the
news and went home TO convey the sad in.
telligence TO his wife. The Myrtle referred
to by the dispatch was his sisterin.law,
Myrtle Knox, beautiful girl of II who,
few months ago, resigned her place rs tele-
graph operator at the Midland hotel, In
Kansas City, 60 take position in Rice's
Pearl Of Pekin' Comic Opera company.
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Charged with Robbing the Mails

The people of Buffalo, N. Y, received
disagreeable surprise the other day when
they learned that William w. Allen, super
intendent of mails, had been placed under
arrest, and that when he was taken into
custody number Of stolen letters were
found in his pockets. Allen was an old
employe of the Office and prior 10 the ex-
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=
slaves 10 reac h
Canadian soil. He
met John Brown
at Detroit in 1853
and aided him TO
plan the attack on
Harper's Ferry.
At the conference
then held one of
the men present
vocated the
blowing u p of
pu bile buildings
and churches, but
this was warmly
-.....l - -.
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having abandoned
them, the only re-
source left to Sc
cure the necessa-
ries of life was la
Dor of the severest
sort. The work
demanded of the
sweeps fifty years
ago was incredibly
cruel in its details.
The poor lads were
sent up chimneys,
often with ou {
n1 hin~ a-l
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
EvADED THE POLICE.
Murderer jackson Gives the Authorities
Much TroubIe.

No more sensational murder has been
committed for long time than that in
which Printer Charles E. Jackson figured
az principal. II occurred late one night In
saloon on Sixth avenue, New York city,
and the victim was Mamie Murphy, a beau
tiful but dissolute young woman, who had
severed her relations with Jackson and de
ctined to renew them. Upon her refusal he
drew a knife, cut her throat and fed Be
fore those present regained their senses
jackson was out of sight and the girl was
dead.
BY daylight the police forces Of New
York, brooklyn and Jersey City-more
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

Since the invention Of smokeless pow.
der the French military authorities are
considering the expediency of aboishina
brilliant eolors, bright buttons, shining
weapons, etc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A CHAMPION CHIMNEY SWEEP.

His Name Is Edwards, and He Has Had
Toilsome Life.
champion sweep of England" That
title is the sole distinction that Henry Ed
wards, now resident of Kansas City, has
obtained as the result Of threescore years
of toll When years old he was bound to
a master to serve an apprenticeship of
seven years as a chimney sweep. His
mother being destitnte and his fathar
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

That Jiuson is unbearable."
"rhere's something good about him."
"What, prayr'
~He reads my jokes. Yankee Blade.
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at Buffalo. II is now thought that they
will be able to hunt down the other cul-
prits and restore the office TO the general
standard of efficiency.
Small Wages of Sin.
Some one has figured out the total sum
of money stolen by Black Bart, a noted
western stage robber, during his nine years
career ON the road. The conclusion arrived
at is that the mans desperate method OF
making living netted him less than o. 900
year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
WEALTHY BUT WEARY.

v-erpiained Suicide of Rich Old Negro
at Detroit.
The other night while temporarily de
ranged William Lambert, the richest col
| ored man in Michigan, committed suicide
at his Detroit home. 1t was "A tragic close
to n long and eyentful life. Before the war
Lambert acted as one of the conductors on
the underground railway and helped many