THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
"Tira-rn witiioct rr.n
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
: f' - t FOR GOVERNOR :
GEN, tAVII It. PORTER.
t (OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY.)
TBclcgalc Meeting. 1
i 'I'lio uc nocraiic, .liuciors- 01 ouiumuiu
f!nnntv. will meet at their respective places
j , t
i of holding the General Election, on SAT-
'. UlvUAI, Ulli lirsk uuy ui.tjupiuniuui unfil
ing," between the hours of &"and G o'clock
t .!.,, ri,r, nlnnf 'Pttlfl 'nP.T.T!.
Ill Villi dHUlllUUHf IV. V, fc. t u j I j
GATESy-in each election district, to meet
at the houso of Daniel Gross, in Blooms
. burg, on Monday, the 3d day of September,
to form a Ticket to be supported by the
Democratic party at the ensuing General
Election.
HUGH McELRATII, ") Standing
WM. J. IKELEKi " Commit
SEBASTIAN IIOWER, J tee.
July 30, 1838.
Committee Meeting
1 A( a meeting of the Democratic Commit-
tee of Correspondence of Columbia county,
' held on Monday, "the 10th of April, 1830,
tho following resolution was passed:
" Resolved That this committee will
meet again at the house of John Rhodes, in
Danville, on the first day ol August Uourt.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution
tho Committee will meet at the place nam
cd. at 10 o'clock, A, M. on Monday, the
20th of August, ,inst. The following
the names of'the Committee:
V. Best, E. 0. Jackson,
Wm. Colt. S. F. Ifcadly,
John Rhodes, George Kclehncr,
are
13. B. Woolverton, John Knorr,
Isaiah Blue,
Isaiah"Salmon,
David Fowler,
John Cooper,
James M'Mahaii,
Samuel Creasy;,
Hugh McWillianis, Staats B. M. Yahts,
George bmith, Henry Petit,
Cornelius Clacknerf Peter YbhG,
Robert M'Cay, John Keller, jr.
Wm. S. Davis, Sebastian Hower,
John Biddlc, John Yeager? .
Jeremiah Wcllivcr, George G. De Puy,
Richard Fruit,
Peter Kline,
Jacob Swisher,
C. Thomas,
E. G. Rickets,
Joseph Lemon,
John Batlin,
John M'Hcnry;
Abraham Young,
1 Samuel Roan,
Isaac Kline,
Iram Derr,
John Lazarus,
JDaniel Reader,
Elias M'Henry,
William Ikcler,"
John Sliuman,
Stephen Baldy,
John P. Dayis,
Michael Fofnwalt,
Joseph Shultz,
George KauiTman,
Robert Moore,
John Dutrich,
Daniel Snyder,
Bernard Rupert,
.Daniel Gross,
i "John Robison,
Wm. II. Petrikin,
Adam Michael,
Wm. Mann.-
Mr. Tflcbb,
Please insert tho name of JOHN AUCII
ENBAUCH, of Fishing Creek, upon your
list, as a candidate for Commissioner of
Columbia county, and oblige
A DEMOCRAT,
Mr. mm, ,
In looking over your last paper I'find to
my astonishment that the name of JOHN
LAUBAUGH, of Sugarloaf, has not been
named by any member of the democratic
part', as a candidate for Commissioner, he
being, in my opinion, from tho long
quaintance I have had with him, a worthy
democrat, and, if elected, will perform the
duties of tho office with fidelity.
A Citizen of Columbia County.
i The Banks of the city and county of
Tl.:i.llT.! ...111. i,.- .. f .1
irilll HIU K.tWI'jIIIUII XI .
vlIN ITE D. t STATES , North America and
,Gonjnercial, regarding their solemn jiledge
r i .it if-i i 1 1 :i . ivi u in. nvn mimn 111 imi
Wl the 5th of July last, HAVE RESUM
ED SPECIE PAYMENTS IN FULL,
.disregarding tho Governor's proclamation
,dcsiring them not to resume until the 13th
,inst. The threo named, have taken advaut
jige of tho Governor's postponement, and
not resumed.
, Tho Banks at Harrisbnrg, Northumber
,lanu, kaston, Wilkesbarre, and several olh
,crs in this state, havo resumed, The banks
of North Carolina were also to commenco
the payment of specie on tho first of Au
gust. Ritner's Balance Wheel will be
left lo re.sump alono on the 13lh, So much
r the great Regulator.
The latt Humbug,
The antimasonie-whig-aboliiion-shinplas-
lcr-Ritner party call upon the democrats of
Columbia county, who arc in favor of a
sound currency, and opposed to all the mad
schemes of this piebald party, water' Works
and all, to meet them in county convention
to form a 'county ticket. Whew. You
must call again " before you catch 'cm."
It is truly laughable to hear the whigs
talk about " Unparrallcled effrontery and
villainy" of i1ks democratic-party in attack
ing the character of Samuel Sturgeon, of af-
fadavit memory. They, who have do
scended to all tho low, base, vulgar slang
over retailed by a street scavenger, to de
stroy the reputation of D. tR. Porter they
who Itaye retailed, time and .again," ' that
which they knew to be . false, and that the
man who had sworn to itj - was a " pcijurcd
villain'.' to talk about " unparrallcled ef
frontery." "0 shamojwhere is thy blush!"
The whig-county convention will be ra
ther a slim affair if none other attend but
democrats who are in favor of the re-elec
tion of Joseph Jtitner. They are not to be
found, gchtlcmeni' Change your address if
you wish any member to attend. Direct
your notice to the federalists they are. the
only electors in this county that will an
swer such a call. ' ' "
If the Register man has no other evidence-'
of an increase of his subscription list than a
decrease of ours, he has no very flattering
hopes of an extensive citculation; & if lie has
any desire for an increase, we think it would
tc much more to his crcditand advantage.to
abstain in future from advising his particu
lar 'friends to make use of" hydraulic pow
er" td insult and abusp their neighbors who
assemble for civil amusement, and-maltreat
strangers who may tarry-in town over night,
and make use of the same power to wash
his own concern, inside and out, of the
filth that has been collecting-m and around
I it, for years. " A word to the wise is suf
ficient, but the fool profitcth not."
A fcw,days since wo asked a Ritncr man
from- Muncy, if the late visit of Gov. Rit-
ner had made him any new friends in that
neighborhood. ' No," said he, " if he had
kept away he would .have received more
votes Ulan he will now."
The farmers of Columbia oounty want
two things 1st Rain 2d, David RvPor
ter for Governor. The first, we hope they
will have soon. The second they will as
suredly have on the second Tuesday of
October. No mistake.
A report is circulated by the , Ritnerilcs
that David R. Porter will be withdrawn
from the contest before the October election.
Wo were not surprised to hear this silly
story from them, as wo were prepared for
any story that can be invented by man, that
would tend to injure Porter's election. But.
all will not do. Dayid R. Porter will re
main on the cqurse, and completely distance'
his competitor.-" . " "
Wc learn that a very numerous ana ani
mated Democratic Uounly meeting was
held at Wilkesbarre, Luzerne county, on
Tuesday last. George W. Woodward,
Esq. and Dr. .Andrew Bedford, were ap
pointed Congressional Conferees to meet
the Conferees from this county.
Wc last week mentioned a report of the
" insolvency otthe llarnsuurg, l'ortmouth
and Lancaster Rail Road Company." Wo
are happy to bo enabled to contradict the
report on the authority of a letter received
by a gentleman in town, from the cashier
of the Bank of Middletown, who says, that
the shinplasters of the above corporation
aro' received in payment at that institution,
and that the report of its insolvcpey is un
founded.
... The ' Spirit of. the Times."
For some weeks past we have been in
the receipt of the " Spirit of the Times,"
an -ably conducted daily democratic paper
published in the city of Philadelphia, and
within a week past wo were much gratified
with the anncsrance of n weekly sheet
from the samo office. It is a largo sheet,
neatly printed on good paper, and well fill
cd with Interesting matter, both political and
miscellaneous. We cheerfully recommend
it to the patronage of our democratic, breth
ren who may wish to procure a weekly po
litical paper from tho city. Wo publish
tho prospectus in another column.
-. There arc about five millions of acres of
waste land in Ireland.
Commodore John Rodgcrd died at Phila
delphia, on the first itislant, after havfng la
bored 'under a sevcro malady for two or
three years, which has deprived his coun
try of his services. Ho was the oldest offi
cer in the AmericamNavy, and senior in
command. Ho will be succeeded by Com
modore JJarron, next in age and rank.
Mori Meft:
Wo have received thelirst unmberofa
: new Democratic paper, entitled " The Iron
Gray and Democatic Signal," published
at Mcchanicsville, Cumberland county. J It
is a ve'ry'spirited paper, "and supports.; Da
vid R. Porter. Terms-One Dollar Fifty
Cents pVr' year, or One Dollar for four pa
pers until tho oleclioii.
Wo are requested to mention that tho
Corner Stone of a new German and 'Eng
lish Rfeeling House, will' bo laid atjleid
lcr's, in Brier Creek, on Sunday, August
20th inst. . "-' ' i ,
Detraction Mirabe'au gives an excel
lent can6n advice ih regard to detraction
" Deal with it as a wasp ; never attack it
unless you are sure to destroy it, or it will
assail you again, with increased exaspera
tion and greater foice." Wo will hereafter
profit by it. '
A QUEER CONTROVERSY
Is'now going on between Joseph Rilncr
and his- friends. 1 hp Governor wants to
be an abolitionist, but his friends, finding
how unpopular this dark subject is, wont
let him. He says he is an abolitionist, but
his friends wont believe him, and say he is
not. At last wrathy beyond farther endu
ranee, he writes to his Pittsburg abolition
friends, that lie IS an abolitionist : and for.
proof refers them to his abolition message
of 1830, '37, assuring them that his opin
ions have undergone NO CHANGE ! !
Still his friends wont believe him, and con'
tend that his Exellency LIES. -.
iron way.
SELECTED -ITEMS.
One hundred thousand axes; besidcs.ham-
meis and other articles 'arc arinually manu
factured in the little village East Douglas in
Massachusetts.
In six towns in Virginia, more than ciev-.
en millions of dollars are invested in the
manufactura of ..these places.
Smoking in Holland is. so common that
when a party meet in' a room, and any one
present is wanted, the waiter ".goes.. round
with a pair of bellows and blowa-the smoke
from beloie each lace, that he may distill
guish the individual called for.
It is calculated by an eminent political ceo
nomist, that the average increase of popula
tion in the United Kingdoms of Great Bri
tain and Ireland, is one thousand per day.!
The number of women now living, left
widow's by sailors, in the county of Barn
stable, is nine hundred and fourteen. Such
are the dangcrs bfahose who go upon "tho
deep sea," for a living. ,
A Good Toast. Mr. FclikO'Neil, at a
4th of July dinner, in Wheeling, gave tne
following quaint toast:
" The memory ol the man
That owned thoJand,
That raised the corn,
That fed-the goose,
That bore tho quill
.That made lhe Pb.. ' . .- -
That wrote the Declaration- of Indepen
dence."
The lumber trade of the Alleghany river
is estimated at a million and a half of dol
lars per annum.
So numerous aro the omnibuses that run
n and about London, that the mileage duty
alone amounts to 200,000 per annum.
Several laborers on the Susduehanna ca
nal, died from the effect of the heat and the
use of cold water. .
The. filanters 'of Alachua and Columbia
in Florida, are, again suffering from famine
On the night of the 15th lilt, an attorn pt
was made to'.'sct fire to a very combustible
part of the city of Savannah, Oco.
The number of primary schools for tho
instruction of boys in Fiance, are 30,501,
and for.girls 11,320
A fatal ducl'sbmc time ago occurred in the
we3t. between two Irishmen, inconsequence
of- a despute,' on the question, whether it
was most genteel to serve up potatoea peal
ed, or with the skins on. , .
Smg-ular death. In Norlliport very sud
ilnnlv on Mondav last. Miss Betsey Lear,
acred 27. A physician was called to maKe.
a nost mortem exainhvui when holound
the heart badly laceramtl, against the .'point
of a darning-ncedlo stici:!!. ociween wo
rilis. She had a nlavful scuffle with a small
linw nliniit twnntv.fniir llOUYS bcforO her
death; when thb needle was probably forced
into her side, Ji.eljast uemocrai.
Tim wlmnt linrvnst ill Marvlatltl. is Said
to bo more abundant than it has been for for
ty years.
Tho Canada militia on the frontier, it is
said, are disbanded, and the regular troops
are to proceed to tho iuonuon uisinci.
The whole amount of tolls received on
tho Pennsylvania Canal for the present fis
cal year, to July 7, is $ 083,751 72.
In a description of the Astor House hv
the New York Whig, wd have the follow
ing account of the application and, power
of steam.' "
"By Jlio multiplication of stationary wash-
tubs, and power of steam, cloths may he
washed, dried, and ready for use, in half an
hour, after they are given out. The' dry
ing procbss is accomplished hi five minutes,
by spreading the clothes on wooden horses
running on jail roads, and leading into a
large close apartment heated to a very
high temperature by steam. A rotary
steam engino pumps Water, supplies steam
to tho kitchen, wash-rooms, &c.f cleans the
knives and forks, boots and shoes, and has
in reserve power enough for other uses."
The Provident Institution for savin? in
the city ofUoston, has now1. in its' keeping
62,009.832 77 cents, to the credit of 13,015
depositors.
A Census is being taken in Florida ; but
it is probable from the returns received to
the population will give only 20,000 whites
to 21,000 blacks.
The thermometer has only been up to 91
deg, at Savannah, and that tempered by a
fine sea breeze a Greenland to our climate
North
: Tho St. L'ouis Bulletin of 17th ult. Says,
,'By a gentleman who has ju3tnrrived,Trom
the Indian country,we learn lhatjthe ravages
of the small-pox has almost subsided. It is
estimated that about one hundred thousand
Indians have fallen victims to this desolating
scourge
There is a great drought in Rhbde Island
the streams dried up, and the mills and
manufactories stopped. The .Providence
Journal recommends, properly, reservoirs
to provide agcinst such occurrences
A Useful Invention. An improved pair
'01 Shears lor cutting iron, Mas Jjcen invented
by Mr. Pope, of Sandwich, Mass. It will
cut off a bar of iron six inches in width, and
three eighths of an inch in thickness, with
as much ca3c as as a pieca of sheet iron
can
be cut witli the shears generally in
e
How to save Oil and candles. Use Sun
light two hours in the morning, and dispense
witli candles and lamps two hours after
nine P. M. The morning sun light is much
cheaper and better than evening lamp
ight.. -How
to save time. Have a place for ev
ery tVmg, and when you have done using
it rcturrf it to its place. This, will save
much time in hunting after articles Which
arc thrown, carelessly aside, ana lie you-
know not where.
HYMEtfJTAX.
MARRIED By Tench C. Kentzing-
Esq. on Thursday the 2d of August inst.
Mr. Jacob Warniz of Cattawissa Town
ship, to Miss Angelina Reese ofNcscopeck,
Luzerne county.
On Thursday, 2d inst. by the Rev. R. T.
Nixon, Mr. Sanmson 'Voumsend, to Miss
rrisctlla J.anning, all of Hemlock town
ship. .
LADIES5 PAIP..
The Ladies of Danvillo will hold a Fair in the
room adjoining the store of Mr. Peter Baldy, during
the first threo days of the next Court, that is, on the
20th, 21st, and 22d of August. A largo assortment
of valuable, ornamental, and interesting articles,
prepared through the industry, and with tho judg.
ment and tasto for which the Ladies of that place
Tiro eminent. win B offered for-"l. t"' iliu ticncfit
of tho Episcopal Church.
Danville, July 20, 1838.
''ECflTEW GOODS.-D3
OTHE L.ATEST AURIVAIi-0)
TfUST received, and for eale at tho ,11tC,7IE,
Qff in Dloomsburg, a fresh supply of
MOLASSES, SUGAR, RICE, HAND
IRON, EAR IRON, SPRING
STEEL, CAROLINA
' " MOSS, 4-c. .yc. .
Inquire pX the storo of ' .
RUPERT & BARTON.
August 11, 1833. . - t 16
THE nex(t, cr ninth, number of tho Democratic
Itouiew will bo published on the first of Sspr
teinbcr, commencing tho third volume. The Jirl
Htontfroftlio Democratic Review having been pub
lished in October, 1S3U, in advance- of the regular
monthly issue commencing in January,. 1839, it
becomes necessary to intermit ono month a publica.
tioti. no as to brine the usual series of twclvq num
ber within tho present year. Advantage will bo
taken of this delay to complete in the next, or Sep
tember, number the " History of tho last session of
Congress," executed in tho same manner as the
" HUtory of tho Extra session " which gave such
general satisfaction in tho January and February
numbers of the Democratic Review.
i t .
CREDITORS TAKE NOTICE!
That I have applied to Uio Judges oftho Court of
Copimon Pleas maud lor tlio county oi coiumoia,
for the benefit ol tlio insolvent i.aws oi uus common
wnnltli. and thatthevhave appointed the third Mon
day of August next, (being tho 20th day of lho
month,) for hearing mo and my creditors at the
courthouse in Danville; at which time at place you
can attend if you think proper.
MILTON HALE.
Danville Aug. 4, I38.
WEEKLY SPIRIT OF THE TIMES
N tho First Saturdau in JJitgusl will bi
published die first number of llm" WEEK.
I.V SPIRIT OP THE TIM US." whirr, will
bo mailo up from ilio best political articles of tho
daily " Kithl.vt itic?Clmc8' and 'shall aUo con
will render it a complete Farnily Newspaper, eiilta-
blo for all classes of ncrann. v Wn ' It firn- Iipen in
duced to this undertaking from the constant request
uiuuu io us uy our coumry trienda, to lurnisli a
newspaper calculated for circulation am6ng tho far
mors and yeomanry of the interior of the stale. Be
lieving such a paper might prove an important ndx
ilwry toBCCuro die success of Democratic principle
at the approaching election for a change of rulers
in the commonwealth, wc shall go forward with tho
puhlicntlon, expecting to reccivo a liberal suppbit
from tho Democracy of the Keycstono state.
i no ivecKiy spirit of f lie Times" will U
printed with nood tvnp. unon a handsomo donl.tn
medium sheet, and will be.turnished lo single nub.
scriucrs at rriwit jitiljn.lls.T3 per aiinum
ono dollar payable invariably hi ailvance.
wuus or individuals wishing the paper, can have
it for ono year at the following rates:
feix copies lor - - - $10 00
'Fifteen - .- - - - $25 00
Forty - - - - - . $50 00
And a proportionate reduction for a Iottw num
ber of copies.
Persons wishing -to. subscribe, aro requested to
furnish their names forthwith, (postage paid) to thij
publishers; in.Hiiladdphia.
flJNJJKEWS, MEADER iy DU SOLLE,
. ECfSubscription3 received at litis office.
BLQ0EKSBURG HOUSE.
aving leased the above establishment, situate l
in the village of Hloomshcu, Coiumbia
Uou.vrv, and having thoroughly repaired the lloute
and Stables, is now ready to accommodate the trav
elling community in a manner, thatwill satisfy dibit
expectations. His BU and LARDER will always
bo eupplicd-wilh tho best that-can bo procured in
the country; and he flattets himself he shall be ena
bled to administer to the comfort and convctiiefiee
of all who may call on him. '
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SEGAR HJAjf tfJFACTORY -
o uaa aisu t-btuuHM-.cu a manuiactory lor maK-
ingoegars, Out Tobacco and bnull.ond will
supply Merchants and Tavern keepers, with any
quantity of Scgars. from the common to the best of
Spanish Leaf, Cut Tobacco and Snuff, upon as rea
sonable terms as they can bo procured in the State.
Dloomsburg, July, 21st 1838.'
"IT. . ' v '
$J3 UST received a new supply of .,
Iresh Mackerel,
Good assortment of Calicoes.'
, Palm Leaf Hals,
Dale of Carolina Moss,
, Spring Steel and JVaggon Tire,
Saddlcru, &c. o
and for sale by
WM. MclvELV Y & Co.
Dloomsburg, July U. fc
BRICK X"
F a good quality, by 10lOOJOOO
or 1IIIMMI ircsn ournt, una laying near
1O0OO ir
the Can-il For sale by
. HENRY WELLS.
Blpomsburg, June
833.
DOCT WEAVER'S EYE-SALVE,,
For JFeak and Inflamed Eucs. Also r
EYE-WATER, for sore, weak and inflamed eycB,
rcccoinmended by some of tho best physicians in
Philadelphia, for sale at tho , .
Cheap Health Emporium,
D,- S. TOBIAS, m,Dloojnsburg.
Dont Suffer loo jhiicji !Here is Remedy!
File Ointment.
ET almost immediately rcmovs tho pains and al
lays tho inflamadon, and by attending to the
ull directions, the sufferer will bo speedily relieved
from the uppleasant affection. Call of
lubias1 Health Emporium, Uloomsbnrg.
' TO PARENTS. ,
'OAUMIKATIVE bit INFANT BROPS. .
TIllS'valu,ia tedicino, is a certain euro for
young children, lttwlwdu convulsions, rest
lessness, griping,, disordered, bowelsj" grcajLgpijJs
sour vomitings, &c. "For sale at
Tobias1 lltulth Emporium, Jlloomsburg.
Dr. JFeaoer's Worm Tea and Salve.
THE action of this Medicine is not only to ex
pel Worms, but by its tonic powers, to pro
.vent a return of them, by removing the weak fctate
of tho digostiyo organs on which their' pioductiou
mainly depends.- For sale by . . ' '
, ' D.S.TOBIAS,
1 Health Emporium, Dloomsburg,
rose ointment;
certain euro for tetters, ringworms, pimplei-cn
the face, ,and other . cutaneous eruptions.
Asljlor , i
Tpbias' Health Emporium, Eloomsburg.
T
Astonishing Facts. A certain Heme ly
for the Fever and Ague.
WARRANTEE! a prompt and effcctucl euro
For sale ' c '
Tobias' Health Emporium,-.Dloomsburg.
Improved Aperient Scidlitz Powders,
huu in high estimation for indigestion, heart
burn and billious affcctious. For salo at
'Jobias1 Health Emporium, Dloomsburg.
IL of Spruce, for making Spruce Beer.
Extract of Sarsparilla. Tooth Powdcr.r
Spatuta.. Emery;- Castel Soap. Lady's
Paln Soap to Wash. Distilled Verdigries.
Oil of Soapfor taking out of cloths Spots,
Stains, Grease, &o. All for sale at
. Tobiat' Health .Emporium,
A FRESH SUPPLY OF ; '
EVANS' Cammomile Pills. Braritjeth'i;
Pills. Leidy's Pills. For sale by ' J;
D. S. TOBIAS, Blooinsburg
wm uie latest l- oreign ami llpmcsUc Intelligence,
interesting MiscclIfncoiuGlrariinga.Talcii, I'pctry,
Amusinc I'olicfc ncnert.-and'iili nthcr mnlter n .