FROM WASHINGTON.
The following letter froiri our correspon
dent contains later and more interesting in
telligence than gtnm in our preceding edi
torial notice.
Washington, Sept. 20, 1837.
The Senate to-day, by a vote of 31 yeas
to 15 nays, passed a resolution submitted to
them by the Committee of Finunco, that the
prayer of petitioners for "a Untied Stales
or National Dank," ought not to be granted.
This was a dumb-founder to the Uankites.
A resolution of similar tenor was reported
in the House yesterday ; and on u motion
to lay il on the table, it was refused by a
vote or 122 to 80. It is before the House
yet. The House have been engaged for 7
days in debating the bill from the Senate for
suspending the payment of the fourth in
Rtalmcnt to the stales, under the department.
,TIio opposition do nearly all the talking
they speak against time, anil about every
thing hut the question before usi Wo had
a long session yesterday, and only adjourn
ed at & past IS o'clock last night;
Buck-wheat cakes and fiied mush, not
withstanding the glorious prospect presen
ted last week) arc likely to prdvc a Scarce
article next winter. The severe frosts have
'completely nullified the Buckwheat in this
neighbourhood, and materially injured the
Corn.
The whole line of Canal navigation on
the North Branch is now rendered useless
for want of water; and we are informed
that such also is tho caso on the West
branch and Juniata divisions. It is a great
draw-back on the business fraternity, and
will materially affect tho revenue of the
Commonwealth.
Wc insert the annexed communication,
and from ourltnowlcdgc or Alaj. McCay's
standing in society, freely join in the refu
tation of tho base calumny. Such slanders
can have nti effect in this quarter where,
he is known; and it is only to prevent pre
judicial effects abroad; that this publication
'a made by his personal friends'.
COMMUNICATED.
Mr. Ingram: There is a report circulat
ing throughout this county, that M.ij. Neal
McCay has issued Shin-plasters to tho a
mount of S5000, and then decamped. The
undersigned know that Ibis report is with
out foundation that his issues do not ex
ceed $500 and that wo consider liia sliin
plastcrs as good as Col. Paxton's, or any
other in the state.
B. C. Williams, Wrri. S. Davis,
Henry D, Long, John J)err,
II. McWillionxs', Levi Hiscl.
Tho undersigned will redeem any notes
Issued by Major Nhal McCay, when pre
sented in sums of Five Dollars.
II. McCJIY, Washington ;
L. BISI$L, Jcrsrilown ;
Dr. I. McCJIY, Danville.
Thc'anncxcd communication was handed
in during our absence last week; and if wo
did not know the author as a genuine dem
ocrat wo would decline inserting it. Mr.
Jackson, wc presume, can answer for him
self, as wc shall transmit him a number of
ourpapei containing it, and freely give pub
licity to any explanation ho may think
proper to lay before tho public:.
communicatud!
Mr. Editor: By, referring to the pro
ceedings of the Legislature, I find that Evan
O. Jackson was rather favorably disposed
to the re-charter of tho Mammoth Bank,
and that on soino occasion:? he voted with
tho Bank party. I would wish an expla
nation of his vote against a refcal of its
phartcr, as will appear by his vote on the
2'lth of March, 1830 His namo is sur
rounded by Biddlcitcs and Anti-masons;
and if such bo his principle's, I would rath
er go for an open enemy than a protended
friend, at this ciisis. I .might possibly
have hern silent on this subject, did I not
conjecture soino treachery on his part, in
permitting his paper at Berwick to oppose
John Fruit and Hugh McWilliarns, two of
the regularly nominated candidates on the
Democratic ticket, and in whoso elections
I feci a deep interest both as a personal
friend, and
AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
It is stated in tho Ne w York Times, on
the authority of persons well acquainted
with tho subject, that no less, than ffy
thousand nersons. malo and female, arc
out of cmployntcnt, comprising mechanics
of every description. Tho prospect of
euil'ering during tho coming .winter which
is hero held out, is truly frightful, and tho
subject of its alleviation is already engaging
public attention.
A trifling Property, George Robbins,
the celebrated London auctioneer, had an
offer lately, of 107,000 guineas in round
number $830,000 for a single estate in
Yorkshire, which he was employed to sell.
It belongs to Sir Bellingham Graham.
Tho Attorney General has given it ashii opinion
that all who rciido at tho AVcst Point Hotel, aro
undor military control,
. , THE STUART FAMILY.
A recent popular English writer thus en
umerates the dark calamities of that celebra
ted ruie, the Stuart Family:
"The fortunes of Mnry are but one scene
in the long and fearful tragedy of tho Stu
arts. II ur ancestor in the sixth degree up
wards, King Robert 111, had a nephew na
med Alexander Stuart, who at the l;erin
ning of the 15th century, murdered Mai
comb Prummond, the brother of the
Queen of Scotland, and married his widow
Isabella, with her co.nscnt-a counterpart or
antctypc of the history of Darnley, South
well, and Mary. The Duke of Albany,
brother of King Robert threw his son and
his nephew Rothsay into prison, and let
him starve till he gnawed the flesh off his
own limbs, and then died. As. soon as
Rothsay's brother, James I, the father of
Alary s great great grandfather, ascended
the throne, ho bought and found an Opportu
nity to liavc all .tlic sons of the Duke of
Albany beheaded, for Which, in the year
IMG, and pattly by his own relations, he
was attacked and killed with sixteen wounds
James's widow sacrificed the perpetrators
to the names of her husband, in a manner
Which calls to mind the vengeance of Queen
Agnes for Ring Albert of Germany. James
II, Mary's great great grandfather, caused
two of his cousin?, the Douglassesi to be
beheaded, murdered the third with his own
.hands, and perished by a violent death at
the siege of Roxburg. II is son, James the
III, Mary's great grandfather, was engaged
in a sanguinary u.jiuusi, nrsi Willi ins uroill
er, the Duke of Albany, and then with Ids
own son. He lost, against the latter, the
battle of Sanchicburn, and was assassinated
in hi3 flight. James IV, Mary's grand
father, did not enjoy the happiness which
he expected in the sovereignty that he bad
Unjustly Required, anil was killed in the
battle of Floddcnlidd. James V, Mary's
father, lost his senses, through grief at the
disobedience of the nobility and the failure
of his plans, and died eight days after the
birth of his daughter.
"Such were the ancestors of Mary, and
now her descendants: James I,( VI ICharlos
I, Charles H, and James II, four kings ol
whom it is dilicult to say whether they
were more unfortunate or more unworthy.
Before the Stuarts lost their power for the
second lime and forever, James II, caused
his nephew, the Duke of Monmouth, to be
executed, and thus concluded the three
hundred years Series af bloody deeds and
fortune of this ill-fated race."
. LATEST FROM NEW-dRLEANS.
From the American, Sept. IS.
From llio Tmio Ai.iOIICUII, WC tiaVO Jla.l
tho misfortune to loose our Foreman, Mr.
P, C. M. Andrews.
Wc were unable to publish our paper on
Saturday, as am. the hands in our ollice
were taken down with the prevailing epide
mic but one, who is hinibelf complaining.
One of our carriers died on Friday and
the others are all down,.
Wo have made an effort & have collect
ed together a few hands, but how long
we shall bo permitted to keep them God
only knows.
Sickness in our own l.miny., among our
friends, whom we arc obliged to attend to,
our employers and their families, prevents
us froiri bestowing any attention upon
our paber. Our subscribers will receive
it for a few days with indulgence.
Late arrivals ha.ve brought into our af
flicted city near five hundred strangers,
and no provision whatever has been made
for their safety. They may be easily
distinguished walking the streets, food for
the yellow fever, of which they are sure to
become tho victims, if they remain here
but a few days.
Health of the City. We made every
exertion yesterday lo procure tho list of
interments, but. without success. At the
grave yards we were directed to call at the
Mayor's office; we went there and found it
closed.
Of one thincr, however, wc arc certain,
both from our own observation and infor
mation of several physicians: the sickness
has increased, and the deaths cannot for the
last three days be less than two hundred.
The weather continues the same, hot sun,
dry, cool breezes. AVe cannot reasonably
hope for any amelioration until we have a
food frost, which is not likely to happen
before the end of October.
It is stated in the Globe that the force
collected at Fort Monroe, Old Point Com
fort, under the command of. brisadier
General Eustis, destined for Florida, a
moiints to about fourteen hundred men, all
recruits. There are ten old and experien
ced officers, and thirty young officers, enga
ged in instructing them, and prepairing
diem for the field Tho progress which
thrsn men have made in the military exer
cise is higlily creditable to tho intelligence
and industry of the officers concerned. A
rrentleman who lately visited Fort .Monroe
makes most favorable reports of tho condi
tion of this fine body of recruits, and the
conduct of tho officers in regard to them.
Chaplains to Congress. The Rev, Mr.
ct:..u r .1,.. iWmlimlist T-'.niscnnal Church,
liw, n . I : i
has boon joleeted Clinpliiiu t' tho benate
and the Rev Mr. 'Fusion, of the Presby
terian Church, Chaplain to the House ol
Representatives.
Wheat at New Albany, Indiana, i$ down to 02-1-2
cents. At Coiydon, in tho same stato, tho M
Inst, it i-a 76 cents,
BANK SECRECY.
The Banks of Piladelphia say they have
reduced their discounts and circulation
since May last. Our paper says tne circu
lation has been reduced $1,500,000, and
the discounts Sl,700,000, and of this last,
reduction the Girard claims credit for $1,
250,000, leaving only 8450,000 for all tho
others including the United Stales Bank.
Now the United States Bank increased her
discount lino in the month of April atone
leap 7,210,80 I'll anil if lets than $500,
000 has been the general reduction of discounts-,
how much must have fallen to iter
share?
If the circulation and discounts have been
decreased, why not, as honest men publish
a statement under path, or voluntarily send
the, proper returns to the Auditor General?
. We annot, and the people will not, be
lieve that any institutions who claim to sup
ply us with tho 'better curren.-y,' have
really -acted in good faith, who shroud all
their affairs In the mantle of bank secrecy.
They arc whig banks, 'managed bv w.higs,
who disdajn to inform a "mere socic'lyor
plunderers" of the secrets of their prison
houses. Governor Ritner, wo arc inform
ed, APPROVES of all their conduct. It
will bo a question whether they can satisfy
a democratic legislature as easily. Keyst.
Where is the Specie? The Bankn in
this state have over FIVE MILLIONS in
specie, locked up in their vaults, and refuse
to redeem their notes. If a private citizen
weru to refuse to pay his dcbt3 when he
had hoards of gold and silver in his strong
box, it would be considered ..s tjib rankest
dishonesty, and ho would be punishable as
a criminal. But it is "agrarianisin" for a
citizen holding depreciated rag money, to
complain of the batiks! 16
The king or Prussia has given a gold
medal to profs. Runsel and .Berlhold', for
the discovery of oxyhydrate ofiron, as an
antidote for arsenic.
If any thing could heighten the contempl
with which honorable men must look upon
a press constantly prostituted to the base
purpose of slander and deli action, and the
support of corruption and profligacy, it
must be the thrusting its nose into and pub
lishing the private affairs of individuals,
giving facts a false coloring and suppres
sing truth with the view of bringing odium
upon them. Com. Herald.
From tho Philadelphia Sentinel, Scpt.18.
FEAT OF HORSEMANSHIP.
The feat of riding, of which
snrpc,d:ivjjiirnr.,-j.,-r-- J I'riUay
and Saturday, by John Grant, in hansome
style, and with great ease to Wit, 283
miles in 21 hours. By the following state
ment, taken from the record of one of the
judges of the race it will be seen that the
feat was done in 23 hours, 28 minutes
Mr. Grant having won tho bet within 31 i
minutes ofthe lime given.
The average speed with which he rode,
was one mile in 3 minutes 47 secoiids.
The shortest lime in which a mile was
done was 2 minutes 18 seconds, and the
longest 5 minutes and 00 seconds.
stAtcmkxt or time.
Hours. Min. Sec.
Riding lime,
Mounting and dis
mounting sixty
four times,
Resting and re
freshments, Time to spare,
Hours,
18 11 51
1 50 39
3 17 00
0 31 30
24 00 00
.-1 warm pun. "How do you like the countryl"
6aM a lady to a littlo boy from the city, who was
wsiting some relatives in the country. "I like it
very much," said ho, "because hero wo get cows
milk, but at homo we only get niilkmen's milk."
0000 laborers aro wanted at the Whiio Water
Canal, Ohio.
Suicide. iPctc'r V. Moore, )n Wayne county, Pa.,
d young man recently married, committed suicide
a few days ago.
The Rev; Air. Taylor in a sermon at Boston tho
other day, said the first great land speculator was tho
devil himself.
llonnii) SimiT. A poor fellow. named McGuine,
was fouiid dead in u yard in front of our office this
morning. He had died some time in the night, and
was tho prey of Rats. Wo never saw a more hor
ribly mangled li'jdy. The nose, lips, checks, eye
brans, wcro all eaten away. Tho inhumanity of
those who know of his situation is criminal to tho last
degree. He was boxed up about 1 1 o'clock, and
carried off to his long home. N..O. Picayune.
Suicides are so plenty in new York that tho papers
of that city aro obliged to chronicle them by" chap
icrs," instead of giving each caso a separate para
graph. Paupers. At a meeting- of the Mayor and Alder
men ofBoston.on Monday last, an order was passed
authorising thecommittco on tho Housoof Industry,
Correction, and Reformation, to send alien paupers
to tho country from whence Ihcy came; proided it
can be done at an expense not exceeding ten dollars
for each person so sent, and that tho wholo expense
shall not exceed one half of tho fund derived from
tho tax levied on alien passengers under tho law
passed April 20, 1837.
Peaches at Pittiburg, Pa, aro selling at sir cents
a piece.
A deficit of $18,000 is discovered in tho accounts
otJ', P. Burnhamof thoUranch of thd United Statos
Dank, at Hartford. ,
155,305 tons of coal have docn shipped from the
I, ohigh mines, up to tho 0th inst.
COMMISSIONER.
E are authorised to stato that JOHN KEL
LER Esq. of Mifflin township, will bo a
candidate for County Conunrsjioaer at tao ensuing
olection.
September 30,
INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE.
THE DELAWARE COUNTY
Insurance Company.
Capital authorised by Law, 8250,000.
CHARTER PERPETUAL.
THE public are respectfully informed, that this
Company will make insurance, either per
manent or limited, on property and effects of every
description, against loss or damage by fire, on tho
most reasonable terms, at their office in Chester,
Dulawar'o county, Pennsylvania. '
The citizens of Columbia county arc hereby in
formed, that insurances by the above Company on
every description of property, can be effected by
applying to tho undersigned agent, in Cattawissa.
Hie following nro the annualliatcsof Insurance
"ii uic iuu, upon the most Common description
of property, viz:
Stone or Brick dwelling
houses,
Frame or Log do.
Brick or Stone barns,
Frame or Log do.
Brick or Stone Grist
Mills,
Frame do,
30 to 40 cents.
G0o75
50oG2i "
75o 100
75 lo 100
Merchandize and furniture contained in houses,
and grain and utensils in mills and b.imx, In pro!
portion. Information can bo had by applying ci.
thcr personally, or by letter post paid, to
EZRA S. HAY1HJRST, Agent.
Cattawissa, September 30, 1837.
1LOOK. 51131113 1 1 1
Fj1HE subscribers thankful for past favors, have
J, the pleasure of announcing to their custo
mers, and thp public in general, that they have just
received and arcnowoneiiiii-rn frhcli i,n.t,. ri.n
and ' "v "L"
SEASONABLE GOMl.q
carefully selected for the season, at their new and
cheap store in Bloomsburg.
Come friends and patrons, one and all,
And see our purchase for the fall;
If you'll but call and take a peep,
Surely you'll say, they're very cheap.
, J". T. MIJSSEI.MAN, &, Co.
September 30, 1837.
a UST received, and now opening at the new &
9 cheap store
Mi8 Yards 0-4 Merinos;
S Yards 3-4 do.
do., jirowji do.
4rO0Q Yards New Stylo of .Print3, at
from 0J to 28 cents-per yard ;
30 Ficces 900 yards of' Sattinetts ;
ALSO
Blue, Brown, Olive, Black, Steel-mixed,
Drab, Claret and Invisible Cloths.
All which they afo determined to dispose of very
cheap for cash or country produce.
'F. Musselman, ij- Co.
Bloomsburg, Sept. 30.
PETERSHAM and Bearskin cloths, for Ovcr
coats,just received and for sale by
T. Musselman, Co.
Sept. 30, 1837.
fTCJlLANKET Shawls, and Ladle' Cape and
.IL Tippets, just opened at tho new &, cheap
ttorc of
. T. Musselman, Co.
Sept. 30, 1837.
LAN'KETS, of various sizes and qualities,
and warranted afresh article, for sale at the
now and cheap store of
J. 'F. Musselman, 4" Co.
Sept. 30, 1837.
CAMLET, for Cloaks, for salo very cheap at
the new & cheap storo of
; T. Mxmelman, y- Co.
Sept. 30, 1997.
UE ENS WARE, of every variety 6f figure
and price, just received x for sale by
, . T. Mdssclm'an. S- Co,
Sept. 30, 1837.
INK, Brandy, Gin, Cordial, &c. just re
ceived, and ready for delivery to customers,
at very reduced prices, by
J. T. Musselman, $ Co.
Sept. 30, 1837.
IS' assortment of HARDWARE, just opened
i - .i e i .
anu tor saio in mo new cc cneap tioru 01
J. T. Musselman, ' Co.
Sept. 30, 1837.
SEARS SHOOTING.
CAPT. HIRAM A. ROOT, of Cattawissa, late
ly from Tomkins county. New York, shot
across tho Susquehanna river, ranging the enormous
distance of four hundred yards, and killed a Crane.
The feat was done on tho 28th inst. on Col. Paxton'n
farm., in Bloom township, in tho prcsonco of a num
ber of spectators. This is but one ofthe many mir
aculous feats that Mr. Root has performed with his
rille; but he is a first rate marksman, and those who
excel in this art, can have a chance to try their skill
willi Capt. Root, on a bet of from Ten to One hun
dred dollars, string measure. He will bo found
at Cattawissa valley, whore ho will be very happy to
wait on any Gentleman who may favour him with
their custom.
Cattawissa, Sept. 301837.
WANTED.
N Apprentice to tho Tailoring Business, is
wanted immftiliMplv. A IIav liwnn U A
1 1 yeara oi age, wui una a good situation ry apply
to the Mibscriber. P. R. HEIGIIMAN.
Orangovillo, Soptewbor DO, 1837i
shime te'roa mMS&o
"pTCRT received, a handsome assortment of Si
Qif &iiT Hats, which will bo sold cheap at t.
of C. B. FISHER,
Bloomsburg, Sept. 30, 1837.
STOVES.
TTIjST received' and fnr onto nt (Vi oin,. r .'
ij? subscriber, rv splendid assortment of WOO,
&TOYES, both Plain and with Boilers. Also ri
8
assortment of round and square Coal Slovei',
different sizes. C. B. FISHEIt.
Bloomsburg, Sept. 30, 1837.
MARBLE
HE subscriber bega leave to infirm the publi
that ho continues the .above business, in ii
various branches, in Selinsgrovc and Milton, whei
ne nas constantly on nana an assortment of
Head & Foot Stones,
TOMB-TASLESs
OF ALL SIZES AND DIFFERENT QUALITIES
ALSO :
Mantles, Cciits'c-TaWcs.
WINDOW AND DOOR-SILLS)
made to order, on the shortest notice, and in thj
best manner.
u i
The public arc respectfully invited to civc hiri
a call. f
Lettering, both Enclish and German, done in i
neat, bold, and beautiful style.
GEORGE UONDRUM.
September 30, 1837.
fJjThs Terms, ccc. can bo ascertained by callin
upon the Editor ofthe "Columbia Democrat," win
will attend to any orders which may be mado by tin
people oi una nciguuournoou, anu guarantee
speedy and faithful execution of any job which ma
be specially ordered.
GRA1TD EXHIBITION.
SPEED THE PL0UGII!
Union Agricultural Society's
CATTIiTS SHOW.
t fjl HE annual Cattle show;, and exhibition, ci
trt ill n full nrtnnt nftlin fim.la nfllm ni.-ir
will be awarded to the successful competitors.'
v:-. T?- : r t Ttr CTn f L t-1
this nnrtinlllnr. rnmmittpn nn nrrminm will
, It.. 1U1 UlUiV BIJOU'S Ui UL JU UXWWH. IU
especially direct tn-nr attcnuo r nurWfCU
view to tn'c lmpfoveini'iii 0. wUflfi! SvltKtn trie bounda
of tlic Societyi
o,i dr. ..in l.iml nf Tlnmrstit! Manufactured
article of Iron, Wood, Wool, Cotton, Flax, Silk.J
Hemp, Furs, bkins, &c. In tnu uepanmcm,
Cloth manufactured of Wool, Silk, &c, produced
within tho limits of the society, will be entitled to
a prclcrcnro over tnose wnose maienais iuy row
foreign origin. Provided that no manufacturer re-l
reive a premium for an articlo of manufacture of(
the same description or Kinaupou unu u in-w.w
a premium formcrlv, unless a special improvement
over the former article shall bo so manifest as to
cntitle him to it. Improvement being tho object of
the Society, it will not be deemed sufficient that
tho articlo be tho best exhibited to entitle, if it
(should ndt exceed articles previously exhibited from
the fame lactory. , i
3d. On agricultural products. '1 he products oi
the Field and tho Dairy. The successful cultiva-;
tion of tho vine; and also the manufacture of Sugfir
A.,, mlmrMc ilm in-mvth ofthe district comprising
tho Society will be interesting objects of premium.
Also samples of Malt and Vinous Liquors, of tho
materials the growth of tho district.
Tho fact that good ploughing is at the ba3U cf
fi.l ivriri!ltiire. induces the society
to hold out premiums for the best specimens of j
ploughing (iu perencsj 10 uo puuuumu
Cattle Show. Premiums will be awarded for useful
improvements & implements in husbandry.
No animals, or specimen of manufactures that
obtained a premium at a former Cattle Show, shall
again bo a subject of premium; nor will a prcmiuni
be allowed for any .animal rahed out of the limits
ofthe society, except those introduced for tho pur
pose of improving tho stock and which shall have
been within the bounds of the Society at least ono
year previous to tho exhibition. -
Tho best flocK otsnecp, raisea oy aii i"iu"f i
(not less thaii ten) taking into view their breed, j
healthful state, and tho quality of their wool, will
also be the object of a premium. J
To encourage the production of Barley, tho corria
mitteo on grairt will awaru suuaoio prcimuma vu iv,
successful cultivators.
Successful experiments in the cultivation, of all
kinds of Crops, Grain, Grasses, Vegetables, Vines,
Trees, &c. communicated in writing, will bo laid
beforo the committc as subjects of premiums
AN AUCTION
will bo held, commencing at 1 o'clock to continue'
ivhn have articles oi manuiaciurc: luiprutcu
agricultultural implcmjuts. Grain and vegetable i
ilitv. nml nil Uinila of blooded
and improved animals, may sell them and thus dis-;
trioute mem inrouguouiiue country iiutawuun
a good opportunity to those who reside out ofthq;
district, and have improved siock, ccc, io cjjjusu u, j
for sale, and they arc respectfully invited to do to
All animals ond articles intended for the Auction, j
. . ...... .... - .i iaii. a r
Committees of inspection will bo appointed and re-.
filiations to govern uiu pruccKunnia ji uj ;
instituted, and notice given in duo timet.
By order ofthe Board.
J. F. wfURRAY, Sec'ry.
Aug- 10, 1837.
COMMISSIONER.
'V. hvB boon authorized lo announce JOHN
1. DAVIS, of Cattawissa. as a candidate !
for County Commissioner at tho next cJocUon.
Sept. 23, 1535.
v w - . ' ' .
JOB PRINTING
Bmtil ui this (Ma.
uc manutacturc; will lio Held in McEwensullc,)
Turbut township, Northumberland county, on,
Tuesday the 2ith day of October next, when
f