m
IMPTiOVTNO THE STOCK.
The crc.it Rhinoceros,, belonging to the
travelling caravan of animals, recently
vi.,n;fin,i onii HMttirirriw from the union
' Ho was at the last accounts wandering
about in the low grounds of Ohio, mak
ing merry with the good things of the
West, a plenty of water and a profusion
of green corn what more could ho desire
JKihia lmrn is nxnltcd. but if he docs not eivc
jlup before winter, Jic will stand a chance of
' tasting a climate Bitch as ho did not lind in
Iflhe South of Asia, a season not to be spent
(iin1 mud-puddles and fields. There is such
aHhing as having too much liberty.
. ' No less than thirteen of the fifty-six Sign-
Vra nf the Declaration of American lnuc
pendenco reached the ago of 80 ycais and
fh. i :.
lUUWillun! .....
Vl' -1 nornll rtf Tnrvlntiili Oil
fCharlcs Carroll of Maryland,
'HVVm. Ellcry ol Kliouc island,
tjltJohn Adams, of Massachusetts-,
t8aniuel Adams, do.
Mtobcrt Treat Paine, do.
, ''Benjamin Franklin, do.
. Vm. Williams, 6f Connecticut,
AWm. Floyd, of Long Island,
sJSihomas M'Koan, of Pennsylvania,
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia,
George Wythe, do.
VMatthcw Thornton, of Ireland,
r Francis Lewis, of South Wales,
03
01
81
83
8-1
81
87
83
83
80
89
90
' Total. 1120
t. f.rTlninrr an nvcraire of8G years and
Months each, and the aggregate excess of
-Wlhe time-honored tturtccn over lourscoro,
,is just 80 years. INO tieuucrauve assum
blv. nf cnual inaenitudc, was ever more re
mafkablc for the virtue, temperance and
VhWevitv of its members, than the one
i185uJliip.h declared the American colonies free
and independent.
TABLE
Exhibiting the amount of Tolls collected
Knee. October 31. 1B30. un to Hie ut
'of July, 1837.
(weekly ncrouT.)
CANAL TOLLS.
Easton,
, New Hope,
-Bristol,
f Columbia,
dilo'rlsmouth,
narrisburg,
'"Newport,
Kewistown,
Huntingdon,
Hollidaysburgi
82,080
179
313
000
418
19
01
112
191
1,323
773
43
GO
4i
00
18
02
58
00
3G
49
03
Johnstown,
Tllairsvillc,
Lecchburg,
.Alleghcnytown,
Reaver,
Liverpool,
NbrthumbcJrland
Dunns town,
'Berwick,
tColumbia out-let locks,
Portsmouth, do;
uDo. Bridge Swatara,
Aqueduct at Duncan's Island,
MDo. Kiskiminctas,
Do. Pittsburg, (2 wceks(
00 5
810
33
50
342
139
1GG
70
81
67
20
93
17
0 12
a so
0 80
0 73
53 00
Amount per week ending July
20, 1837, 8,372 951
. Amount as per last report, 305,372 91
44Wholo amount of Canal Tolls, 313,735
87
ML T -1... .1 jir-.?.i- T, w . II..
mitauway ana mauve 1 uwur 1 mis.
railway, motive power
,TJK;l...lnlnliio
1,891 19 770 82
44 51 11 01
90 39 05 07
730 53 045 37
2,100 00 1,000 00
051 52 877 02
424 74 510 32
t'ly.""""1!
JRaoli,
Downingtown
'Lancaster,
Columbia,
' Holidaysburg,
L Johnstown,
HSchuvlkill Viaduct,
sAm't. per week end
JingjJuly 29, 1837, 5,
932 88
4,010
133,723
22
v. ' A m no nni Irtai
gpprt, 181,805
39
G3
187,538 27 138,342
81
4Wrl61o am't. of railway tolls, $187,538
27
jviouvc rower, i.to,.ii
85
87
$5al,
313,735
of Canal and Railway, $G30,010 90
Specie. Tho New York Express of
Wednesday says:
iilly the packets which sailed yesterday
fbfuEuropc, there was carried out moro
nan double quantity oi specie that has lett
any? previous packet day. The amount ex
ceeds one million. From inquiries made,
tho 'different ships took out as follows:
Y&Ontario, for London,
Orpheus, for Liverpool,
; 4 Baltimore, for Havre,
1 Shakespoaro, for Liverpool,
$105,000
402,000
183,000
05,000
r ?JL
ffljTotal, $1,145,000
. 'IJhis sum, with what had been previous
ly flipped, makes the amount a little rising
85,000,000 since the suspension.
' -6P
' Victor Cousin, in his report of the Prus
sian School system, says that there does
Ahot oxist a siuglo human being in Prussia
who does not receive an education suited to
I ils avocation in life. In 1831, that conn
1 .41$ with a population of 12,790,832, had
2;0 13.0 10 children in 22,740 public schonls.
ltbVrunribcr of teachors employed being 27,-
40,Dalt. Jlmcr.
NOVEL Tilt AL SALE OF AmVIFE.
The Annopolis Gazette of Thursday
contains the report of a trial which took
place before a Justice of the Peace, of that
city, last week, m which tho plainlifl
brought his action for five dollars, which
ho claimed to be duo linn as the purchase
money for his wife, whom ho had sold to
the delcndant.
"It appeared from disclosures mado on
hc trial, that somo time last week, the
plaintiff, Bichard Kirby, sold his wife to
the defendant, George Dunn, for five dol-
ars. Nobody profrisscd to know the mo
tive that influenced Kirby to make the sale;
it may havo been tho love of money, or
the want ot money, or it may nave been
solely to relieve himself from the burthens
of matrimony; but certain it is that bo did
sell his wife for the before mentioned sum,
and that too without so much as stipulating
at the time, that it should be paid in gold or
silver, and not depreciated bank paper
Scarcely, however, was the bargain con
eluded, before l)min, who is a married
man, repented of having made U; and be-
gau to hum the old song, wlncli runs
"Sic a wife as Wilho had,
I wad nu gie a button for her."
But it was too late, there was no backing
out; he had consented to take her, and the
husband had determined that he should
have her. The plaintiff proffered Dunn a
bill of sale, and demanded the money,
which Dunn refused to plank up, alleging
as the reason, that he was in jest when he
agreed to buy. This excuse was not ad
mitted by the husband, who, discovering
thnttam was not to be dunned out of the
cash, resolved on a resort to tho law, which
in some cases may be found more efficacious
than the arguments of individuals, no matter
how eloquent or persuasive the latter may
be. Ilis Honor, tho Justice, pronounced
judgment against hirby, who was thus
cm bed m Ins attempt to&aciiuo anoiucrman
with his wife, and doomed to bear his bur
then, however grievous he may find it.
lie was somewhat disconcerted by the de
cision, and immediately went his way, it
may be, in quest of another purchaser.
With Mr. Dunn, it was quile different; his
countenance brichtcned, audit was so evi
dent, that he was inwardly congratulating
himself that he was not done over, that the
impression of the spectators is, that he will
hercattcrbe cautious now lc jests auout so
riou's matter.
The womau is said to be young and pret
When a young chap steals a kiss fiom
an Alabama girl, she says. 'I reckon it's
any time now,' and gives him a box on
the ear that he don't forget in a week.
Irwinton Herald.
When a clever fellow steals a kiss from
a Louisiana girl, she smiles, blushes deeply
and says nothing. Wc think our girls
have more taste and sense than those of
down cast and Alabama. When a man is
smart enough to steal the divide luxury
from them, they are perfectly satisfied.
Picayune.
When a female is hero sainted witl
buss, she puts on her bonnet and shawl,
and answereth thus 'I am astonished at
thy assurance, Jcdediah for this indignity
I will sew thee up.
The ladies in this village,' receive a salute
with Christian meekness. They follow
the scripture rule when smitten on the
one cheek they turn the other also,
llungtoivn Chron-.
AS for the JNcw YorU girls, they go on
the regular spoils of victoru principle. A
man must fight for a kiss as if for dear life
head dress, sleeves, &c. not taken into
account. But if he takes the citadel, he
can then enjoy the spoil to his heart's con
tent because the girls never give up until
all their strength is gone. 1. J. Com
Mv.
Our girls arc very singular, in the way
of kissing; that is a matter of importance
anil, ol course, receives due consideration
Wc would not give a straw for a kiss with
out a battlo for it: 'stolen fruit is always
sweetest. But how to cllcct an arrange
ment for tho fight is always hard hero.
They look so retiring so modest so un
conscious of the existence of any thing be
yond a look that you fear to grapple
Try it, though. You will find them strong
and able to keep you at bay. 1 hey re
ward a man for his labor, and give up, when
he is tired. Lancaster Intelligencer.
England. Tin: Qum:n Victoria.
The accession of a young, lovely, nndinlcl
licent woman to the throno of England
will probably secure tho government from
tho throes and commotions wlncli migli
otherwise havo happened. The chivalrous
enthusiasm of the people at large will be
aroused to sUnd by, and protect and uphold
the young queen, and she will find in tho
generous feelings of the people a stronger
safe-guard than in all hepolit icul principles
that ever existed in either, or both, of the
contending parlies of England.
Through inadvortence, a gentleman at a
ball not long since, led oll'tliodanco out of
his turn. The person appointed to this
post of honor challenged the intrudor next
morning, and received for his trouble tho
following laconic reply: "Sir, 1 cannot
understand why, because I opened a bull
last night, a ball should open me this morn
ing. 1 am,&e."
The whole number of steamboats built
on the western waters, according to 1 1 all j
Statistics of tho Wi-st, amounts ofive hun
dred and eighty-tight.
Tho Canadians are loud in their opposi
tion to the Whig Ministry of England, and
more especially Jjord John llussell, who
they charge with having dishonored his
name. M. Papincau seems to bo tho ob
served of all oqservcrs, and is escorted by
cavalcades of horsemen wherever he moves.
If there be any thing in indications of pop
ular sentiment, the time is not far distant
when the British crown will be forced to a-
baildnn its Canadian possessions or assert
its rights by force of arms. Late events
look so much like revolution, or rebellion,
that nothing short of the argument of Kings
will be able to solve the difhculty.
ISallimotc American.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. One hun
dred and thirty miles of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal are completed, comprising
the distance lrom Washington city to Han
cock, in Maryland. In 50 or 00 miles
more the canal will reach tho valuable iron
and coal mines in Cumberland, Md.
Printer's Toast. The following toast
was given at 1'iqua, Ohio, by a Printer;
By George B. Frye. The Printers of
the Union. May they escape the dangers
of the pressure and when chased by the
Constable or Sheriff, to be locked tip, find
plenty of quoins in the Bank to redeem
their paper.
Counterfeits. We understand there arc
counterfeit certificates of Loan No. 11, on
the Corporation of Spring Garden, l'hila-
delphia, of the denomination of fifty cents
und two dollars; the signatures ol II. C
Ccrbit, on the former, and of L. Shusler
on the latter, are miserably executed, and
may readily lead to their detection. Phil.
uazettc.
Professor Jlogers, in his Geological He-
port, gives the following statement of the
astonishing arrangement of strata in Ilamp
sluro county, Virginia.
"Upon a rich stratum ot iron ore, not
less than 15 feet thick, rests a bed of sand
stone, upon which reposes a coal scam 3
feet thick; another bed of sandstone, then
a 2 feet vein of coal, next sandstone, and
men anotner coai scam 01 -i lcet; again a
stratum of snudatonc, and over it a 2 feet
vein of coal, over this a heavy bed of iron
ore, and crowning me series, an enormous
coal 'scam of from 15 to 20 feet in thick
ness."
Tho thunder storm on the night of July
4th, in Crawford co. Pa., raised French
Oreek. to such a height as to sweep away
SlUU.UUO worth ol property.
The Albany Journal says that the Florl
da war has cost the United States a thou
sand lives, and a million of dollars. Mel
aucholy to relate, the Indians are no more
conquered now, than they were at the com
mencement of the campaign
OBITUARY.
"In the midst of life wo are in death.'
DIED. On Wednesday morning last,
of dystcntary, MARTIN VAN BUREN,
an interesting and only son of Mr. John
Long, of Cattawissa township, aged about
4 years.
Grre'at Shooting Match.
MARKSMEN ATTEND!
rT!IIE following Articles will be shot for at 'the
public house 01 . urolist, in Uattawissa, on
FIIAlr NKXT,
18th of August inst., to wit :
tho
One Fat Steer, weighing 800 1
Three Eight-day Clocks, at $1
lbs. $00
$20, 00
One Thirty-hour Clock, 15
Three good I 'Hitches, 48
$113 00
Tho price of Targets will bo Ono Dollar each.
Marksmen will bo restricted to 100 yards when
shooting at a rest; and CO yards, when shooting oil
hand. Marksmen, and others, from tho neighbour
ing counties, aro invited to attend.
JOHN NELSON.
Cattawissa, August 9, 1837.
S2mniP?33B'"o
To the Freemen of Columbia county
"ET-ELLOW-CITIZEN : At tho request ofma-
JU ny pcrspnal friends, I solicit your votes at the
approaching election for tho
Office of Sheriff.
Should a majority of your suffrages elcvato me to
tho station I plcdgo myself to dischargo tho duties of
tho office with correctness and impartiality. In ask
ing your support, the subscriber is prompted by a
desiro to promotothe public good; ami ho hopes that
his largo family, his poverty, and his inability to su
port himself by labor, may obtain him tho votes of
those who can feci for tho wants of an honest and
qualified neighbour.
ISAAC C. JOHNSON.
Orangeville, July 20, 1837.
PUMtilC NOTICE.
The Overseers oi' Ihe Poor
V tho Townships of Derry, Liberty and Maho-
nine, and those of all other Townships in Co,
lunbiu county, us also of tho county of Northum
berland, favourable to tho erection ol
?3 IS!-,
are hereby requested to meet in Danville, on tho
Slit jay of August next, luting Monday of court,
to Jeviw such preparatory mouJiiros as may bo ne
eeesary for tiiat purpose.
I. It. MeC'AY,
Iti DOLPII KEOIILEIt,
Overrent of Mahon tig township,
July 9. 1837,
TO TUB ELECTORS OF CO
LUMBIA COUNTY.
F1
ELLOW-CITtZENSi At the request of my
friends I offer myself as a candidate for the
Office of Sheriff.
at the ensuing general election, and solicit your
votes ana interest. Should I be elected 1 shall civ
deavor to merit the favour, by a correct and faithful
tulldmcnt ot the duties of the office.
WILLIAM KICHART.
Madison, July 29, 1837.
SHERIFFALTY.
ELLOW-CITIZENS: At the solicitation of
a great number of my friends and well-wish
ers, 1 again oiler myscll as a candidato for the
Office of Sheriff
of the county of Columbia, at tho next general elec
tion. If you would be so good as to give mc your
votes, there shall lack nothing on my part to do my
duty with accuracy and lidehty.
WILLIAM KITCHEN.
Danville, June 24, 1837.
gi;3IB-g-?.--E)-30
To the Electors of Columbia county.
TfTHELLO W-CITIZENS : At the solicitation of
many fiicnds throughout the county, I offer
myscll as a candidate lor the olhcc ot
SIIEI-SFF,
at the next General election, and would feel grateful
for your support. JOHN FRUIT,
Madison, June 3, 1837.
SSBPJFF ALT .
To the Electors of Columbia county :
TTELLOW CITIZENS: At the uracnt solicita
0J tions of numerous friends, I oiler myself as a.
candidate lor the ollice ol
SHERIFF.
Should I he so fortunate as to receive a majority of
votes, and procure my commission, I pledge myself
to execute the duties of the ollice with lidehty and
impartiality. ELIAB McIIENRiT
May 13, 1837.
To the Electors of Columbia county
IELLOW CITIZENS: At tho solicitation of a
number of my friends I have been encouraged
to oiler myself as a Candidate lor tlto ollice ol
SIIEI-IFF,
at the ensuing General Election. If I should bo so
fortunate as to obtain a majority of your suffrages, I
nledco mvfcclf, so far as my abilities will udniit, to
nerfarm the duties of the office with integrity and
....
humanity.
I'm an .i.,
Roaring Creek, May 20, 1837,
SHERIFFS SAILES.
rtSY VIRTUE of sundry writs of Vendition
tTo Exponas tome directed, will bo exposed to
public sale, at the court-house, in Danville, on Mon-
.. . . . . . A Xf
nay 1110 isi 01 nugusi ntsi, m i u n.
being the first day of thecourt, the following Real
Property, to wit :
A curtain Tract of ILnm!,
Situate in Mt. Pleasant township, Columbia county,
in the possession of Philip Stetler, containing l ilty
acres, more or less, whereon is erected ono
SWILIL9
A LOG HOUSE,
AND A
LOG BAP.1T,
Adjoining lands lato of Daniel Stetler, Matthias
Shipman, Peter Laubauch, Uarnnrd Stetler and Y.e
boath White. Seized, taken- in execution, and to
be sold as tho property of Charles Sletler, at the suit
of David Pctrikin.
JILSO: .0 certain 1M of Ground, situ-
ate in Liberty townsbip, Columbia county, contain
ing Seventy acres, more or les, bounded by lands of
Itobcrt Simonton, Joseph lvcir, cc Joseph Kobmson,
in the possession of James Thomas, 6cn'r. whereon
is erected ono Log
HOUSE & BARN, fcrt
$ am. mm
STABLE,
About Thirty acres aro cleared, and on tho premises
is an Apple Orchard. Seized, taken in execution,
& to be sold as the property of Samuel Thomas, jr.
JIJ.SO: Jill the right, title, interest und
claim that defendant has in a certain Lot of Land,
situate iu Mahoning township; containing fifty acreH,
more or less, adjoining lands of Abraham Strom, A
braham Meusehand Jolin I'outt; whereon is erected
A LOG BARff.
About Forty acres is cleared land, with an Apple
Orchard. Seized, tuken in execution, and to bo
sold as the property of George Wertman.
ALSO:
BY ADJOURNMENT,
Jl certain Tract of Land, situate in
Iteming creek township, dolumbia county, adjoin
ing lands of J. Cooper, Wm. O. Hurly, A. Shirks,
Leonard Roup, Georgo Stine.and others, containing
kovenly-scNcn acres, whereon is erected a
Log House
AND a
About forty-sir acres aro cleared. Seized, taken in
execution, and to bo sold us the property of Jucob
Roup. MV
ISAIAH SALMON, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Danvillt, July 20, 1837.
SWl-(3.
V a superior qualit', i
by the subsi ribcr.
Mloomburg, July SS, 18 7
mm
mm
PPkOGLAMATIOlT.
"HEREAS the Hon. ELLIS LEWIS, Pre
sident Judso of the courts of Over & Ter
miner and General Jail Delivery, court of Quarter
oussions, 01 me reacc, anil ol Uommon l'Uaa, and
Orphan's Court in tho eighth Judicial district, com
posed ot the counties of Northumberland, I nion,
w-uiuinuia anu i.ycominjr, and the lion, wilttum
Montgomery and Leonard llunert. Esauircs. asso
ciate Judges ii) Columbia county, have issued their
precept bearing, date the 22d day of April, in tho
year ol our Lord, 0110 thousand eight hundred and
thirty-seven, and to mo directed, for holding tho
several uourts 01
Oyer and Terminer and General Jail De
livery, ueneral Quarter cessions fie
Peace, Common Pleas, and Orphan's
Court,
IN DANVILLE, in the county of Columbia, on
tno nurd Monday ol August next (being the 21st
day) and to continue one week.
notice is therefore hereby Given, to the Coroner,
tho justice of the peace and Constables of tho said
county of Columbia, that they be then and there ill
their proper persons at ten o clock in the forenoon
of said day, with their records, inquisitions. & other
remembrances, to do those things which to their
offices appertain to ho done: And those who arc
bound by recognizances, to prosecute against tho
prisoners tint aro or may be in tho jail of said coun
ty of Columbia, are to ba then and there to prose
cute against them as shall be just. Jurors are request
ed to be punctual in tueir attendance, agreeably to
their notices.
ISAIAH SALMON, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Danville, July 15, 1837.
TO CREDITORS.
TAKE NOTICE that wc have applied to tho
Judges of the court of Common Plea3 of Co
lumbia connty, for the benefit of the insolvent laws
of this commonwealth, and the said court have ap
pointed Monday the 21s day of August next,
To hear us and our creditors at tho court houto
in Danville, at which place you may attend if you
think proper.
UASl'EK HAWK,
JOHN LUNGER,
AB'M. SHOEMAKER.
July 29. 1837.
WANTED.
ii i ui ituii iu luu uiacKsimiuing uu-
sincss. A Uoy between lb and Its years ot
;c, of irood character and steady habits, will find a
situation by applying to the subsctlbkr, at his resi
dence near Espytown.
JOHN UA---T, Jr.
July 8, 1837.
'5iy3'38
Cons, ICyc, Oais & Potatoes,
Oil winch CASH will be paid on delivery.
Enquire at thcIJuckhom.
W. T. WAll-HS.
July 8, 1837.
JfjllN S. INGRAM,
A,1!BSS''J 3$ $g
TENDERS his professional rervicca to tho citi
zens of Columbia county. Ho will feel grate
ful for business entrusted to his care. Ollice in thd
same building with tho 'Columbia Democrat.'
Bloomsburg, May, 1837.
HEWfTnLYGLNEra?
On the. first of July. 1837, will he published, beau
tifully printed, on good paper, and stitched in a
wrapper, extra largf. royal octavo, the riusr
numulu of anew J'..n'o dicul Work, entitled
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tion in the nature of a very popular monthly pub
lication, 'Every Body's Album,' the proprietors deem
it best to proceed in the perfected arrangements, and
produce a periodical embodying the most wholesome
points of the old work, but conducted with sufficient
energy and talent to ensure the success of their new
arrangements. The respectable and extensive sub
scription list of tho Album, to which this work is de
signed as a successor, will at once place THE GEN
TLEMAN'S MAGAZINE in a circulation equal to
that of any other monthly work in tho United Stales,
and guarantee the continuanco of its publication, with
tho certainty of payment td the enterprise of tho pro
prietors. Tho contents of the Gentleman's Magazine will,,
in every rospect, bo answerable to the meaning of tho
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to fly as "eagles soar, above tho ken of man," nor
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