TUEC0LUM1HA DEMOGltAT. My Ingrain MiUs.' "TftUTM WITHOUT l'EAlll" S.ITUUD.JV, J.IA'lMItV 20, 18.18." "Wo have received a communication iiuiii .in iuijuiiiuiy cuuiny complaining oi a 'combination amongst the Columbia county Lawyers ; hut as tho Senior Editor is ab sent, wo shall refrain from any remarks lip on its contents. However, wo feel at lib erty 'CO say, that f they have formed such a 'combination, Wo arc confident it has not re ceived his sanction ; as ho would neither Vnmdcmn talents because inherited by those of an adjoining county, nor would ho thus tacitly acknowledge the contcmptibility of lus own bar, and the superior qualifications of those who may attend from abroad to participate in the proceeding of the Colum bia county courts. The Case of I'ohe, The Senior Editor ha3 reported the pro ceedings in the trial of Thomas D. Poke tor the murder of John Dorncll, and tho Whole may be expected in the ncxtand sub sequent numbers of the Democrat. As this case will afford much interest to people in thi9 vicinity, wc shall pfint several extra numbers for the use of those Who may de sire a reading of tho trial. Columbia County CourU Hut little business has been transacted at Court this week, excepting criminal cas bs. No cause on the Issue list was tried. In "the caso of the Commonwealth vs James Fox, on an indictment for larceny, hn grant! jury returned "no bill." In the case of tho Comnomvralth vs. Philip Campbell for the murder of Patrick j-cianagan, me urami Jury returned "no hill " ahd another indictment having been scilt up lor manslaughter in tho same case, was also returned "no bill," and Philip was again permitted to enjoy his liberty. will most probably prove a good lesson to him in his future life. In the case of tho Commonwealth vs Thomas D. Poke, for tho murder of John Dorncll, tho draml .lury returned a "true hill." Messrs. Comly, Frick and Thorn ton, were cdnccrncd for the prosecution and Messrs. Cooper and Montgomery for the prisoner. Thd testimony closed on Wnilnnsdnv sit nnnti On Thursday night the Jury delivered a verdict of Manslaughter, ahd Poke was to receive his sentence yesterday morning. CT" P. YkJstdrday morning (Friday) Judge Luwis sentenced J'oke to t years solitary confinement in the Eastern pcuitcn liaryi and to give security in $1000 for his irbod behaviour during the term of five .years after the expiration of his imprison lUCIlt, ICP In the case of the Commonwealth vs. Jesse Jtouuins, lor stealing a pocuei book and a $10 note from John Domell, tho prisoner was found guilty of stealing tho pocket hook, and sentenced to 3 months imprisonment in the county jail. Vcalh of Joseph 11. ,1I Ilvalne, Vsq. Wo regret to announce to our rdauers the sudden death of Mr. M'llvainc, a member of the House of Representatives, from tho city of Philadelphia. We learn from the Ilar risbutg Reporter, that Mr. M'llvainc com plained of bad health oii his return from the city after tho adjournment, and had been confined to his room for a week past, tho' hot considered seriously ill, On thd morn ing of tho 10th on the servant's going into his room ho was found dead in his bed. XAUe from 1'lorldai In another column will bo found tho latest and most important news from Florida, WlllUM 10 Ul U battle was fought between tho Americans and Indians, in which the former sustained a loss of Tweiity-cight hilled, and 111 wounded ! ! Tho lbss is stated to bo a se vere one; some or thd most gallant officers in the army fell in tho c'bntesti JUglitli of January. The anniversary of tho triumph of Amer ican arms at Now Orleans, was celebrated wiih much enthusiasm and eclat, in Harris- bur, PlidaJ. ami other places. Ooetriwr miner's 1XtitaA The dictatorial lone1 of the Governor's Message on the return of the Improvement Hill, which he suffered to become a law by lapse of time, without his official sanc tion, must call forth tho condemnation of every republican and intelligent man; It is an unpopular hit for His Excellency, and notwithstanding his frjendsaro using every exertion to make it palatable, tho people en masse are denouncing it in the highest tones of disapprobation. Wo have neither lime nor space to insert this document at pre sent. CT Tho Albany City Hank, and the N, York State Bank, have resumed the pay' ment of their notes in specie. This is good news. Hut when will the period arrive when our own banks will have the honest; to follow this example, and redeem at least apart of tho trash with which they have inundated the country ? co,'aiti:'d. There is nothing of an interesting nature from Congress. The Senate have not gone through with its consideration of Mr. Cw iioun's resolutions on the slavery question. After a long and complex proceeding, Mr. Clay's substitute having been modified, it was finally adopted in the following form The vote stood Yeas 30 Nays 9. . " Pcsolvcd, That tho interference by the citizens of any of the States, with the view to the abolition of slavery in the District, is endangering tho rights and security bf the people of the Dhlrict ; and 'that any act or measure ol Uongrcss designed to .abolish slavery in this District would be a uolation of the faith implied in the cessions by the .states Ml Virginia aiul Maryland', a just cause ol alarm to the People ol (ho slave holding States, and have a direct and inev itablc tendency to disturb and endanger the Union." CP At a Court of Oyer and Terminer, hold last week in Wilkcsbarrc, Luzerne county, two men by the name of Gilligham were found guilty of murder in tho first dc grcc. Upon the verdict being rendered the Counsel for the prisoners moved for a now trial, and th? court adjouVh'cd until the 27th of February. The fulled Slalm Jfitzitzluc ami Democratic Jlrvlae, Wo have received the second number of this periodical. It is embellished with portrait of that distinguished" Senator W C. Itivcs, of Virginia, accompanied by brief sketch of that individual. The pros ent number cannot fail to please tho taste and cultivate tho mind ; and the talent; tact, and energy with which it is conducted; will win for it the support and popularity of an intelligent community. In addition to sev oral Well written articles upon various sub jccls, jiblitical, scientific, andliterary, there is ujipended to the Magazine a Monthly Historical Pegtsler, containing a general summary of political and domestic intclli gencc. Every man who feels at all inter ested in the affairs of the nation, and success of tho great principles of American democracy, should havo this work, whicl will not only be of permanent historical val uc, but possesses a sound and vigorous liter ature. Cmic.tla. The news from tho Northern Frontier is of rather a milder nature than that which wo gave in our last. Wc havo no doubt that tho prcsenco of Gcncial Scott and his forces, will restore peace, and supprbss th fearful excitement which has heretofore pre vailed in tho minds of tho people on th American side. IMPORTANT DECISION ON NEGRO SUFFRAGE Tho cases of tho contested election of A braham Frclz, Commissioner, and Richard Moore, Auditor, was argued on Tuesday last in the Uourt ot quarter (sessions, on the part of tho complainants only, by II Chapman, Esq. Neither Frctz nor Mooro appeared, cither by themselves, or cOunsc! Judge Fox delivered tho opinion" of tho Court, at considerable length, upon thd ques tion argued, which was, whether a UCgr'b in Pennsylvania has tho right to vote. Tho Court decided that a negro had no right to vote that he was not a citizen within the meaning of tho Constitution- aud that tho right of suffrage is restricted by that lnstru ment to citizens. Wo hopo to bo able in our next paper, to give tho opinioii of tho Court at largo upon this important subject. Judgo Fox stated it to bo his intention to reduce it to writing, and filo it of record in tho Court. Wo will only say at present, that so far as wo could poreoivc, the reasons' for excluding the ne gro front suffrage, appoarcd to bo conclu sive, even to many whoso impressions had previously been different. Ihylestotm Democrat. 'From the Savannah Georgian of Jan. 6. FROM FLORIDA Disastrous intkllioencf. From CaDt Mills, of tlio steamer Camden, from Ca rey's Ferry, arrived this mOrning, we learn mt on tne 'Aim utt. between reas creeic and tho Big Cypress swamp, a small party of Indians was seen and pursued, and when the pursuing party reached tho ham mock, uio Indians were discovered in great force, and a severe contest immedi ately ensued, in which 28 of bur gallant troops wcro Killeu, anil ill. wounded. Among the killed are Col. Thompson, Capt. Yan Swearingen, Lieut Brook and Lieut. Center, all of tho Army, and Col. Gentry, Uapt. Andres, and Lieitt. Wat er, of the Mississippi volunteers, wounded. Col Gentry has since died. The loss ol the Indians not ascertained, hut presumed to be large. A few days previous Ucnerauessup captured 27 indi ans near Fort Lane. Since the above was written, wo havo been politely furnished with tho following extra, which painfully confirms the above statement. From die Jacksonville Courier. Wo hasten to give to the public the fol lowing intelligence of a battle recently lought between our troops and tne Indians. Tho place, as stated m the letter, is not Known to us, or to tho writer, buch ac counts' cannot but convince all, that the foe we arc pursuing and fighting, is not to be contemned.- To the editor of the Jacksonville Courier: wArruvs i'unuY, Jan. 2, 1838. Dhaji Sin: I hasten to inform you that a battle was fought a few days since, (place not known,) between tho Indians and part of the Gth RcciSnent of Infantry. "We lost in killed and wounded 139; los of the one my not known the olhccrs Hilled arc Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, Captain Van Swear'nigeir, Lieutenants Brook and Center, and Colonel Gentry of the Vohjn tccrs', Wounded 111 killed 28. Your's in liastc, RICHARD WEIGIITMAN Extract of a Idler received from Slack Creek dated, January 2 1838 An express reached here tins morning in 40 hours from Tampa Bay, bringing the intelligence of a battle having been fought between the Scmmolcs, under Sam Jones and Alligator, and the regular forces under Col. a. lavlor, of the 1st infantry. It is not distinctly stated where tho action took place, but presume it must havo been in tile immediate vicinity of Lako Kissimmce, as wc know by previous accounts, via Fort Mellon, of his being there on tho 23d of Dec: Both parties must have fought wit the most determined bravery. AVc hav met with a sevbre loss, Lieut, Col. Tlioinp son, Capt. Van Swoaringen, .and Lieulcn nants Center and . Brooks, killed. Capt, IJcorgc Andrews, and Jjiout. Walker, se vcrdly wounded; Col. Gentry, of the Mis sissinpi tvoluntcers, mortally wodtided (since dead.) Killed and wounded, 130 say 111 wounded, and 28 killed. The loss of tho Indians wc havo not ascertained, but they were 'completely cut up. ROBBERY. Some time about tho 25th of December last, tho stage office, under tho Washington Hotel, was entered, and two trunks were rifled bf their contents, consisting principal ly of elbthiiig, and a few dollars in specie, which vas not discovered until the morn ing of tho Oth inst. Great praiso is due Ma jor Johnston", of tho Washington Hotel, in ferrctting out the villains, and wo are grati fied in being able to statd that he has sub ededtid id securing twd young men who had been employed on tho stage route, and in no manner connected with Maj Johns ton's house, as tho persons who committed tho theft. They arc now in our jail and will probably receive their trial tho present week of our cburt. AVo notice this circum stance, in order to disabuse tho public mind, of any erroneous opinion that might bo formed in relation thereto, as tho theft was not committed strictly within the limits of his hotel, add wc can further add, that tho Washington Hotel is kept in a manner highly creditable to tho landlord, and to tho bdfough. Venn, Peportcr. A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Tto Louisville Journal bf Saturday last says, "Yesterday, at about half past 2 o'clock, P. ili, II. S Juhan, tho Treasuior of the iJeehanics' Savings Institution, on returning frbm his dinner, found tho door of the Banking hoiisd fastened. lie soon succeeded in forcing it, and on enterinir, saw Capt. Clarendon E. .Dix standing bc- loro him with tho cancelling hammer ol tho Bank in his hand. Dix instantly rushed upon Julian, and struck him two or threo times on tho head With tho hammer; but thd latter wrenched tho instrument from Ills hand, and rushed out of the door, and im mediately afterwards, heard tho report of a pistol. Tho alarm was of course given, and sev eral citizens entered tho Bank, and found that Dix had shot himself through tho head, after having, prior to tho entranco of Jnlian, murdered tho Clerk, iJfr. Owen Parker, by striking him on tho head with tho hammer aud crushed in a dreadful manner the whole of ono side of his skill!. Parker was strug gling in tho lut agonies of death when ho was discovered, we saw vix at about o'clock vesterdav. wlien ho was still breathing, but he died about half an hour afterwards. Several quarts of blood had streamed from the dead and tho dying. Mr. Julian's wounds, it is feared, arc dan gerous, but strong hopes are entertained that they arc not so. "1 ho money drawer ot tho UanR was found open, and tliero is littlo donbt, that Capt Dix entered tho Bank for tho purpose )t committing robbery. Ho lias lived in this city for several years, and has general ly been esteemed a rcspcclablo young gen tleman, although wo are inforrried that sus picion attached to him two or thrco years ago in tho affair of tho robbery on board tne steamDoat l'nuadclplna. no was re cently married, and has a highly respecta ble mother living In Wheeling. Mr. Par- er, his victim, was a gentleman of high standing in this city, and has left a wife and several small children. Uix and Par ker had been regarded as intimate friends." MURDER! On the night of tho Oth hist, an Irish la borer on the uppcr'sectiou of our Railroad, near Mr. Kipplc s named James Arulin- chy, was murdered by a fclloW-laborer, named John Murtuugh. The murdered person received thirteen stabs with a knifo, and his head was Ucaten with a stone al most to flatness. They had been on ilL terms previously. A man named Tracy, came up and saw the conclusion ol the hor rid tragedy. He pursued Murtaimh, and with tho assistance ol aid Iroin Mr. Kip pie s, secured him. He was taken to Chambersburg prison, where ho is at pres ent. Jldums ocnltnci. A black man, named Daniel Johnson, was tried last week m York, lor the mur der of James Droivn, also a colored man, and found guilty of murder in the lirst dc- ce. A motion was made lor a new trial. There has been a serious riot among the laborers on the Canal, near Cumberland, Md. The military were ordered out, and eleven bf the ringleaders captured. lb. Flour. A writer in the Baltimore Pa triot estimates tho stock of flour as fol lows: Dec. 27, Now York. 250,000 bbls. 150,0110 180,000 31,000 12'000 208,000 10,000 37,000 108,000 24, Philadelphia 25, Baltimore 23, Alexandria 22, Richmond 22, Cincinnati 20, Pittsburg 22, Louisville 18; New Orleans 1,050,000 How comes it ln'the midst of such plen ty, that the poor are m want ol bread; Wc answer that the flour as was the casd last year is already in the hands of monopolists who by means ot Uank lacilities have been able to purchaso it up, and who are wicked and heartless enough to withhold tho "staff bf life" from those who arc not able to pay large profits. hey atone. Female Labor. Tho Boston Times boasts that tho prices for female labor aver age ono third, if not ono half more in Bos ton than in this city or Philadelphia. We wish that without abating one cent of the Boston prices wc could contradict him. N. York Sun. Breach of Promise. A singular method of obtaining satisfaction for tho non-fulfil mcntpfa marriage contract is delineated in a. Mississippi paper. The disappointed swain has advertised tho faithless fair one, in order, as he says, "to keep any hon est man from being duped by her peril dy." HENRY FRANCISCO; Wc learn from the Erie Observer, that the Governor has signed the death warrant of this individual, add thai he will ho hung, in tho jail yard, ill the borough of Erie, on l'riday the 20th inst. POTATOES. Tlio Potatoes with mo for (en years, the last excepted, has been n fair crop,' but by adhering to the old method bt tillage, lias been more expensive than is necessary, as I find by tho courso I have adopted this season, I planted thrco acres tho 29th and 30th of May, first plonghed, then manured with coarso barn yard manure; thon ploughed again add Harrowed. Struck out tho rows thrco feet apart with a one hotso ploguh, say live inches deep; drop ping the seed eighteen inches apart turn ed back tho furrow, and tho work was done. For hoeing first ami, second time, the cultivator, so gaged as to fill tho wholo space between tho rows, was passed through, followed by tho hpe, giving a slight dres sing, but making littlo or no hill, and the wholo labor, after the ground was fitted, did not oxeced three and and a half days work to tho acre. By use of tho plough the seed was planted deep; tho potatoo never takes a downward direction. Tho cultivator loosened and mellowed tho earth so as to allow tho roots to extend, and to occupy nearly the whole row. Get an expending and contracting cultivator. Get one ! gel one J Tho product was over 430 bushels per scvo, 1300 Inlshel from the throo acroe. Rcmarhablt tacaptfrom btlng buried alive. A Paris Paper of Nov. 7tn, receiv ed at N. Y. on Thursday, by the Rhome, has tho following incident. M. Uccamphs, a weattny lnnatntant ot Lyons, fell into such a state of Lethargy on Friday, tho 27th Nov. last that his friends believed him tobd ddad, and procee ded to tho preliminaries for Ms interment. The coffin was brought, and his body pla- .! ; it rrii,. c,. i !., on the next Sunday, tho cortege was assem bled, and tho undertaker was on the point ol placing on tho lid, and screwing it down, when the supposed uclunct suddenly rou sed from a mere lethargy into which he had fallen, rose up and expressed a desiro for something to cat. A sudden panic for a time paralyzed all present, but the sound or his voice dissipated their fears, and every attention was, immediately paid him. He declared that ho had been conscious of all that was going on but was unable to make the least movement, lie was soon so far recovered as to give assurance of many years of renewed life and activity. It had been at lirst intended that he should have been buried on the Saturday, in which caso lio would have perished by one of tho most horrible of all death's. The cost of advertising quack mcdicinci in tho twenty-four States, annually is sup posed to amount to two hundred thousand dollars. The Medical Journal savs that a peck of pills a day is considered necessary for Boston, and half a bushel for New Y6rk. The aggregate force in Florida under the command ot Uen. Jcsup amounts to 8093 men, consisting of 4037 regulars, 4078 vol unteers, 100 seamen, and 178 Indians. ujuaaijwuiii..ii.iju.iMji;iiwMjM.i'i HYMENEAL. MARRIED By tho Rev. D. S. Tobias, on tho 18th Inst Mr. Elias Krumji. to Mr. Lima Fi'siinr.i both of Hemlock. OBlTtiARY. DIED In this place, on Tuesday, Sa rah yaungest daughter ol air. . ialhan Bomboy in the third year of her age. At Beaver Meadows on Sunday last, Mr. DANIEL STEINER, of Berwick, ageU 57 years. Tailoring BUsinGss. B; RUPERT, i ETL'I.KS hia acknOwlcilgmcnJs to distorter ii for tlicirvcrv liberal support, and would now respectfully announce to them, arid tlio public gen erally, that he haa just received tlfb latest from Philadelphia, in which material changes aro made. His fliop is at tho old stand, in the samo building with the post-oflicc. (j-IS'onc but good workmen are employed at Ilia shop; and Iboso who want their garments made hi a ueat durable andasliionablo style, arc invited to givo linn a call, And tlicy may rely on haing their work well and expeditiously executed. Ho would also announce that he continues reg ularly to receive the Fashions, and that any orders from abroad will be promptly executed. llloomsburg, January 13, iS38. A IjIST op betters EMAINING in tho Tost Office at Blooms- burg, January 1, 1838. Mary Bowycr John Klino , t John Baylor Emanuel Lazarus Joseph (Jolcman I'cter Mcnch Lewis Comptou Sabina Miller Thomas Cox Andrew Mclick Andrew Emins I'cter Miller, (Tanner) Iter. Wm. Ji Eycr G. & D. JVewhard James C, Fox George. KusscI Henry Gciger Daniel Kcedy (2) Daniel Gciger Charlotte Hitter Thomax Hartman Mrs. Elizabeth Shumaker Daniel Howcr " Mary Sloyman Catharino Hartman " Rebecca Yandendico 3 Edward Hicks Henry Weaver Mrs, Elizabeth Jacoby Michcal Wultar Kcbecka I. Johnson Jacob AVo zlcr Mr. Sally Ann Kendy Gcorgo Zelglcr 38 CCj-l'ersons calling. for thoaboo letters will jdcasu say they arc advertised. B. IIUPERT, P. M. January 13, 1838. 38-3t The Estate of UZJ1L HOPE IX S, Esq: deceased. "j&TOTICE is hereby given, that Letters of Ad J ministration on tho estate of Uzal Hopkins, Esq. luto of Bloom townfehip, Columbia county, de ceased, has beon granted by tho Register of V1U4 &c; in and for said county, to tho subscriber, resi dent in llloomsburg. All persons having claims on said estate are requested to prweut them for settle ment; and thoso indebted aro required to malic fm mediate, payment. , JOI1X R. MOVER, Adm'r. Bloomsburg, January 13, 1838.' 38 0t Salt ! Salt ! ARRELS of Lako Salt, nml a, larpu quantity of Ground Alum Salt, fust received, and lor salo at tho' cheap store of J. i . Musselman, & Co. i "Mr1 1,0 iwij' iwt " idjtfj? si chamw. for tho annrubm1. eion. and dolory of Irani Iluntor. an appmutioa to tho Tailoritf busine, who absquaiulatcd from my omploymnt on Sundav mornimr last. SoiJ boy U about 1 0 years of ago, fair complexion, daric hair, and had on a dark brown hew rout and psta talooni'. All persons aro cautioned Buathani? iug or truetuur said boy at their peril. m SEW11D BToomsbifH?, Doc, 8 IW, A
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