United States and I'ctas. The Iton.
John Forsyth, on the p:irt of lliu United
States Government, and General Meinucan
Hunt on the part of the Texan Government
Jmvo been appointed commissioners to rim
and mark tho boundary lino between the
two countries, as established by tho treaty
of 1838, between tho United Slates and
Mexico. Tho ratifications of tho conven
tion to this effect hiivo been exchanged,
nnd the Commissioners must enter upon
their duties on or before tho 12th of Octobor
next.
Take Koike. Tho Postmaster Gcner
nl, in n letter to the postmaster of Newport
til- 1.1 savs:
"Postmasters may enclose tho money in
a letter to. the publisher of a newspaper, to
nav the subscription of a third person, and
frank the letter if written by himself, but if
the letter be written by any other person,
the DQStmaster cannot frank it."
By this it will be seen that distant sub-
ssenbers to newspapers can rcmu mo a
mount of subscription without expenoe to
either thomselves or the publishers. Bal
timore 'Sun.
Bigamy. William Daughtcn, formerly
nf Vhilnilc'lnliia. :i naner staincr bv trade.
'young and handsoma" of course, has been
committed to prison in Bostan to await trial
charged with bigamy. Ho has married three
women, who are all living,
A Fine bundle of Fellows. The follow
ing is a copy of a toast given at a celcbra-
UUll ni uie am oi Jiuy, ui .wauisun iu.
The Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows: We know them to be good fellows;
we see they arc happy fellows; we hope
thoy may live to be old fellows; that their
sweethearts may prove them to be gallant
fellows; their wives faithful fellows; and
may all their sons be patriotic fellows."
MAIMIIRD Hv the Tlev. T). S. Tnhm
Mr. Jonathan Rishel, to Miss Molly Foust
r T- Ml.
.oi uanviue.
Mr. Webb,
Please announce through your paper the
same ot
JACOB EYRELY,
ns a suitable person to fill tho office of
PR0TII0N0TARY of Columbia county,
and oblige a
HEMLOCKER.
To the Electors of Columbia County.
At tho solicitation of a number my friends
in different portions of the county, I offer
myself as a candidate for the offices of
Register of Wills,
AND
Recorder of Deeds
for Columbia County, and respectfully so
licit your support for the same at tho ap
proaching election. Should. I be elected, I
will use my best exertions to perform the
.duties of the office to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
CHARLES HEFLEY.
Bloorasburg, September 7, 1830.
jnr. jjauar l ue leave inrougli your
paper to infoim tho Electors of Columbia
-county that ISENJJ1M1N P; FORT-
NER will bo a candidate, at the next Elec
tion, for the office of REGISTER and
RECORDER. Mr. Fortner undoubtedly
is a very competunt man for the office, bu-
lng.a good Uernian and English scholar.
VALENTINE BEST,
Having, with the approbation of the De
mocratic party, made application, and re
ceived from the Governor the nppointment
of Prothonolaru, and Clerk of the Courts
of General Quarter Sessions, Oyer and
vv.n.'no.. nt.,.. n..- ...:n i
(.ffliKf lkm. Ksijiuino will uu U
candidate at the ensuing election, for those
Unices.
August 11, 1830.
To the Electors of Columbia County.
rcL.r.ow citizens, tiavinjr ueen ap
pointed by thcGovernor of tho Slate, Regis-
icr oj trius una uccoraer oi jjccus m Jan-
wary last, and encouraged by a number of
my friends, I now offer myself to
your consideration for the office of
ItEGISTER OF WILLS and RECOR
DER OF DEEDS,
.at the next October election, and respect
ifully solicit your suffrages.
PHILIP BILLMEYER.
JDOCT. TICKER'S EMBROCATION,
roil TUB
'An almost certain Cure.
Also, a quantity of
ffiist received and for sale by
J. MOYER.
August 24.
Estate of Jl URMIA M HESS, late of
r ougarwaj lownsmp, uotumuta County,
deceased.
rOTIUE is hercliy given, lhatkUcr.i testnmcn.
tary.havo liccu grunted to tho subscriber, up
on the above estate. AH persons indebted to said
deceased's estato nro requested to mako imnicdiato
payment, and tltoso having claims or demands a
gainst the same, to present thrm, duly authenticated
for netllement, to JOHN IICSO, jr. Ex'tor.
July 'J7, 1639.
MILITARY NOTICE.
THE Uloonisburff Artillery will meet at
tho housn of Chailes Doeblc'r, in Blooms-
burg, on Saturday the 21st day of Scntem-
b r, at C o'clock in the forenoon in com
plete uniform, for an excursion to Danville,
to join in tho exercises of that Volunteer
Battiillinn.
A punctual attendance is requested at the
hour, as the boat will leave as soon af
ter as possible.
ECTho company will assemble in Mar
ket square, on Tuesday evening next, at
G o clock, in citizen dress, for drill.
By order of the Captain,
E. ARMSTRONG, O. S-
Sept. 14.
Will bo held at the house of Samuel
Ricker, in Orangevillc, on Saturday, the
2RA Sentpmh FT. . lirllftli will br rTnr-
" ..... whvi
ed for sate,
One Buggy Waggon, hung with eliptic
springs, and ono truck wagon, both new,
with two setts of Harness; Beds and Bed
steads, Chairs, Tables, Bureaus, Secretary,
Crockery and Queens Ware, imported Car
peting, Wash Stands, Corner Cubboards,
ono coal arid Wood Stove, and all kinds of
Household and Kitchen Furniture too nu
merous to mention. All kinds of Bottles
and Decanters; quart, pint, and half-pint
Hint glass luinbicrs, dec.
Conditions made known at time of sale.
Sale to commenco at 10 o'clock, A. M.
SAMUEL RICKER.
Orangeville, Sept. 14, 1839.
STRAYED away from the subscriber,
on Monday, tho 2d day of this month, a
red and white spotted milch COW, with
thick strait horns, abou six years old. A
liberal reward will be given for any infor-
mation concerning her.
JOHN M. CHEMBERLIN.
Bloomsburg, Sept. 14, 1839.
ESTATE OF JAMES DILL, DEC'D
NOTICE is hereby given, to the heirs
and legal representatives of James Dill, late
ot Hemlock township, Columbia county,
Pa., deceased, that by virtue of a writ of
partition or valuation, issued out of the Or
phans' Court of said Columbia county, to
me directed, lor the partition oi the real es
tateofsaid deceased, situate in tho town
ship aforesaid, containing according to a
survey made in 1830, two hundred and for
ty-scven and a half acres and allowance of
6 per cent., &c, amongst tho heirs and le
gal representatives of said deceased, I will
hold an inquest on the premises, on Mon
day, tho 21st day of October, 1830, at 10
o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of making
partition of, or to value and appraise the
same, at which time and plare you are re
quested to attend if you chink proper.
WM. KITCHEN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office,
Danville, Sept. 14, 1839. 5 4l20
JTpTlie Pennsylvania Reporter, atllar
risbuig, will pleaso publish the above notice
four timc3, charge and send bill to the Sher
iff of Columbia county.
PT31
ho Copartnership heretofore existing between
Owen D. Letb, Samuel Shadmun and
George Fredericks,
trading under, the firm of O. D. LEW &. Co., at
Cuttuwissa Foundry, was dissolved on the 31stday
of July last. All persons having claims against tho
said linn, or knowing themselves indebted; will
please call on 0. D. I.cib, with whom tho books re
main for settlement. Tho Foundry busines will
in future, be carried on by 0. D. Leib and Gcorgo
r rcdcncRs.
OWEN D. LEIB,
S. S1IADMAN,
GEO. FREDERICKS.
Caltawissa Foundry.August 27th, 1833. 18.
Important to Farmers.
BRYAN'S PATENT
FAHITI1TG MILLS,
MANUFACTURED DY
AUSTIN & MYERS,
Selins Grove, Union County, Pa.,
WILL bo kept constantly on hand, for salo by
CHARLES DOEULER, liloomsburg.
The above .Mills tiro a superior article of the kind
and no farmer hhould bo without one, Several far
mum in Bloom township will testify iu their favor
from actual use,
August 'J,
DOT. C3AHBEW MOYEK,
French ICIiuitmatism Doctor,
From Reading,
Informs tho public that ho has returned to Bloom
burg, after an absence siuco April last, and can bo
found at tho Hotel of Daniel Snyder.whero ho will
be at all times ready to attend to patients who uro
alllictcd with Rheumatic pains in the limbs or body.
Jllooiiuuurg Aus. J, lain. ll
A tTourncymau
TO THE
GUNSMITH BUSINESS
t wanted by tho subscriber. An industnoua.
steady and good workman, will rcceivo steady
employ and good wages, upon application to
JUiNAri KlSftJSK.
Oranserillr, Aujust 3, 1830,
GEtiERAt ELECTION'.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, by an act of tho General Assem
i.i., c r, l.l. r . .
v v v vviiimuimuaim ui i cnnsyiva-
nla, entitled "All act relating to tho clcclioris of this
vvommonweaun, passed uio Zd day of July. A. D.
looa, u is mauo mo uuiy 01 uio sncrtll of every
:ounty to givo public notice of such election to bo
loldcn. and to mnbn Itrimvn In cnl. nm! of
ficers are to bo elected l Therefore,
I, WILLIAM KITCHEN.
High Shciff of the county of Columbia, no mike
khuww oy una advertisement to the Ulcctorsof uuid
county of Columbia, that u
General Election
will bo held in the said countv. on Tuesday the Rtli
day of October next, at tho several distticts Uiereof
as lollows, to wit :
That part of
BLOOM TOWNSHIP,
Not included in the new Election district
hereinafter mentioncd.at tho house of Charles
Doebler, m Bloorasburg.
BRIER CREEK TOWNSHIP,
At the town house in Berwick.
CATAWISSA TOWNSHIP,
At the house now occupied by Stacy Marje-
mm in tlm ti-ittn n( f1 In n tn
DERRY ITOWNSHIP,
(a separate election district
At the houso of Jacob Sdidcl in said town
ship.
That part of
FISHING CREEK TOWNSHIP,
Not included in the new election district
hereinafter mentioned, at the house of Dan
icl Peeler, in said township.
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP,
At the house now occupied by Joseph Lem
on. HEMLOCK TOWNSHIP,
At the house of John M'Rcynolds, in said
township.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP,
At the house of Joshua Savage, in said town
ship. LIBERTY TOWNSHIP,
At'thc house of Henry Gibson, in said town
ship. ,
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP,
(a separate election district)
At the Union School house in said town
ship. MAHONING TOWNSHIP,
At the Court House in Danville.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP,
At the house of John Keller, jr, in said
township.
MADISON TOWNSHIP,
At the house of Jeremiah Welliver, in Jer-
sertown.
That part of
MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP,
Not included in the new election district
hereinafter mentioned, at the home of Fred
crick Miller in said township.
MONTOUR TOWNSHIP,
At the house of Leonard Lazarus, in said
township.
SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP,
At the house of Ezekicl Cole, in said town
ship.
ROARING CREEK TOWNSHIP,
At the house of John Ycager, in said town
ship.
THE DISTRICT
Comnosed of parts of the township of
Bloom, Mount Pleasant and Fishing Creek,
which by ait act of tho General Assembly,
passed the 15th day of April, 1SJ0, was
established into a separate election dislrict.at
, . . . . n t 1 1
! C.Johnson, in the town oi urangevine
THE DISTRICT
Composed of that part of Mifllin township
laid off for a new township, to be called
1 Paxton.' which by an act of Assembly,
passed the first day of April, 1830, was es
tablished into a separate election district,
shall hold their election at the house of Ad
am Mk'heal in the said district,
At which time and place are to be elected
by the freemen of the county of Columbia
ONE PERSON
for member of the Houso of Representatives
of the Uommonwcalth ot Tcnnsylvania
ONE PERSON
to fill the offices, of Prothonotary, Clerk of
tho Courts of General Quarter Sessions,
Oyer and 'lerminerand Orphans Court.
ONE PERSON
to fill the offices of Register of Wills and
Recurder of Deeds.
ONE PERSON
for Commissioner.
ONE PERSON
for county Treasurer
ONE PERSON
for county Auditor.
The qualified electors of sa'd county ro also re
quired to voto for or against tho erection of a Poor
Houso in the said countYiOf Columbia m pursuance
of an act of assembly, passed at tho last session of
tho legislature.
The general election and election for inspectors
and judges to bo opened between the hours of 8
and 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and shall conliimo
without interruption or adjournment until 7 o'clock
in the evening, when tho polls shall bo closed,
Tho qualified citizens of the several districts and
towiuhips shall meet on the Fridiy next preceding
the second Tuesday of October next, to wit: on
Friday tho 4th of October, 1839, at the several pla
ces now' prescribed by law for holding tho district
and township elections and each of said qualified
citizens shall olo by ballot for one person as Judge,
and also for ono person as Inspector of election, and
the person hiving the crcatwt number of votes for
Judge hall Le publicly declared td be Judgo of elec
tions, and llio two persons having tho greatest num
ber rif votes for Inspector shall b6 pnblicly declared
to bo Inspectors of elections. Hut when any town
ship lias been or shall be divided in forming an elec
tion district, Judge and inspectors of tho election
shall )jo chosen in tho manlier prescribed i.i tho ecv
cnth section, as follows 1 " Where any township
has been or shall bo divided iu foiming an election
district, the qualified citizens of cadi part of buch
iuviucu lownsnip snail severally elect iutlie manner
and at lllo timn and place aforesaid, TWO inspec
tors for each of tho said election districts, and shall
also elect ono person to servo as Judge of tho clco
lions in each district.
In pursuance of on Act of the General Assem
bly of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enti
tied " An act relating to the elections of this Com
monwealth," pasted tho 2d day of July A. D. 1833,
Notice is hereby given,
"That every person, except justices of the peace,
who shall hold any olHco or appointment of profit
or trust under the government of the United States',
or of this State, or of any city or incorporated dis
trict, whether a commisuoned ollicer or otherwise,
a subordinate officer or agent, who is, or shall be
employed under the legislative, executive or judicia
ry department of this State, or of the United States,
or of any city or incorporated district, and also, that
every member of Congress, and of the Statu Legis
lature, and of the select or common council of any
nty, or commissioners of any incorporated District,
is by law, incapable of holding or exercising at tho
same time tho oflico or appointment of Judge, In
spector, or Clerk, of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no inspector, Judge, or other officer
of any sucii election, shall bo eligible to any office
to be then voted for."
And tho said Act of Assembly, entitled " an Act
relating to the elections of this Commonwealth,"
passed July Md, lH3U,lurtlicr provides as follows, to
wit:
" That the Inspectors nnd Judges chosen as afore
said, shall meel at the respective places appointed
for holding tho Election in the District to which
thoy respectively belong, btforo nine o'clock in tho
morning of the Second Tuesday of October in each
and every year, and each of said inspectors shall ap
point one clerk, who shall bo a qualified voter of
sucli district.
"In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend on tho day of any election, then tho per
son who shall have received the second highest num
ber of voles for judge at tho next preceding election,
shall act as an inspector iu his place, and in caso
the person who shall havo received thehighest num
ber ol votes lor inspector shall not attend, the per
son elected a Judge shall appoint an inspector in his
place; and m caso tho person elected a Judge shall
not attend, then Uio inspector w ho received tho high
est number of votes, shall appoint a judge in his
place; and if any vacancy shall continue in tho
board for the since of one hour after the time fixed
by law for the opening of tho election, tho qualified
voters of the township, ward or district, for which
such officer shall have been elected, present at the
place of election, shall elect one of their number to
fill such vacancy.
" It shall be the duty of said assessors respective
ly, to attend at the place of holding every general,
special, or township election, during the whole time
said election is kept open, for the purpose of giving
information to the inspectors and judge, when cal-
hxl on, in relation to the right of any person assess
ed by them to vole at such election, of such other
matters in relation to tho assessment ot voters as
the said inspectors or judge, or either of them, shall
from timo to ttmo rfffjuirc.
"No person shall be permitted to rcti dt fitly C
lection as aforesaid, other than a white freeman ol
the ago of twenty-one years or more, who-shall havo
resided iu this state at least one year, and m election
district where ho ollirs to vote at least ten days im
mediately preceding such election, and within two
years paid a state or county tax, which shall havo
been assessed at least ten days before the election.
But a citizen of the United States, who had previ
ously been a qualified voter of this state, and re
moved tucrclroin and returned, and wno siuu nave
resided in the election district, and paid taxes as
aforesaid, shall bo entitled to vote after residing iu
this state six months. Provided, That the white
freemen, citizens of the United Slatas, between tho
ages of twenty-one and twenty-two and having ic
sided in this stato one year and in tho election dis
trict ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote,
although they shall not have paid taxes.
No persons shall be admitted to vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished by the commis
sioners as -aforesaid, unless, First ; He pro
duco a receipt for tho payment, within two
years, of a state or county tax assessed a-
grceably to the constitution, and givo satis
factory evidence either on his own oath or
aflirmation ol another, that he lias paid such
a tax, or on failure to produce a rcceipt.shall
rnako oath to tho payment thereof, or Sec
ond : If he claim a right to vote by being
an elector betsvecn the ages of twenty-one
and twenty-two years, he shall depose on
oath or affirmation, that he has resided in
the state at least one year next before .his
application, and make euch proof of resi
dence in the district as is required by this
act; and that he does verily believe from tho
accounts given him that he is of the age a
foresaid and gives such other evidence as is
required by this act, whereupon the name
of tho person so admitted to vole shall bo
inserted in the alphabetical list by the in
spectors and a note made opposito thereto
by writinir the word tax," it ne snail do
admitted to voto by reason of having paid a
lax, or the word "age," it he shall bo ad
mitted to vote on account of his age, and
in either caso the reason of such vote shall
be called out to the clerks, who shall make
the like notes in the list of voters kept by
them.
In all cases where tho name of the per
son claiming to vote is not found on the list
furnished by the commissioners and assess
or, or hi3 right to vote whether found there
on or not, is objected to by any qualified
citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspec
tors to examine such person on oath as to
his qualifications, and if he claims to have
resided within the stato for one year or more,
his oath shall bo sufficient proof thereof,
but he shall make proof by at least ono
competent witness, who shall bo a qualified
elector, that he has resided within the dis
trict for more than ten days next immedi
ately preceding said election, and shall also
himself swear that his bona fide residence,
in pursuance of his lawful calling, is within
the district, and that he did not remove in
to said i'distrlol for (tic humosd of Vbllfff
therein.
Every, pqrson qualified as aforesaid, and
who shall make duo proof, if required of
his residence arid payment of taics, as a
foresaid, shall be admitted to vote in tho
township, ward or disttict in which hbthall
reside.
If any person shall prevent or attempt to
prevent any officers of an election uiUlcr lliitf
act from holding such election, or use or
threateh any violence to arty such officer, of
shall interrupt or improperly interfere with
him in the execution of his duty, or shall
block up, or attempt to block up the window
or avenue to any window wheie the sarad
may tie holden, or shall riotously disturb
me peace at such election, or shall use or
practice any intimidation, threats', fotce, or"
violence, with design to influence unduly
or overawe any elector, or to prevent him
from voting, or to restrain the freedom of
choice, such person on conviction shall bd
fined irt anystirri not exceeding five hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned for any tiino nof
icss man one or more than twelve months.
And ir it shall be shown to the court where
the trial of such i lT.nco shall bo had4 that
the person so offending was not a resident of
the city, ward, district, or township wero
the said offence was'cominillcd, and noten-
titled to vote therein, then, on conviction
he shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not
less than six months nor more than two
years.
If any person or persons shall rhako antf
bet or wager upon the rcsuit of any election
wiium us commonwealth, or shall oiler to
make any such bet or wager, either by ver
bal pioclamalion thoreof, or by any written
or printed advertisements, challedga orin-
vito any person or parsons to make such
bet or wager, upon conviction thereof he or
they shall forfeit and pay three times thd
amount so bet, or offered to be bet.
If any person( not by law qualified,
shall fraudulently vole at any election with'
in this commonwealth, of being othorwiso
qualified, shall vote out of his proper dis-
trict, or if any person knowing the want off
such qualification shall aid or procure such
person to vote the persons co offending
shall, on conviction; be fined in any sum!
not exceeding two hundred dollars, and b
imprisoned for any term not exceeding threa
months
"If any person shall voter at mora than
one election district, or otherwise fraudu-
lently voto more than once on the same day
or shall fraudulently fold and deliver to tlitf
inspector two tickets together' with the in
lent to illegally vole, or shall procure anoth
er so to do, he or they so offending, shall
on conviction be fined in any sum not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned for any term not
less than three nor mora than twelvo
months,
'If any petsoa not quahncf fo Vote in
this commonwealth sgeeable to law, (except
the sons of qualified citizens) shall appear1
at any place of election for the plfrposff of
issuing tickets, or of influencing the citi
zens qualified to vote, he shall, on convic
tion, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding'
one hundred dollars for every such offence,
and be imprisoned for any term not exceed-'
ing three months."
The Judges are to make llielr returns for
the county of Columbia, at the Court
House in Danville on Friday the lllh da
of October. A, D. 1839.
God save the Commonwealth.
"WILLIAM KITCHEN, Sh'tf.
Sheriff's Office, Danville, 7
Sept. G, 1839. 5
, I, i
DK, II. SMITH,
Surgeon Dentist, respectfully informs Intf
citizens of Bloomsburg and its vicinity, that
he may be consulted in Ihe line of his pro-
fession at the house of Daniel Snyder in
Bloomsburg, where ha will remain for lwe
or three weeks only. To those who want
teeth inserted the present time presents art
opportunity which should not be noglcctedi
as he has an elegant assortment of tetlx
with him. Cleaning, plugging &c, will ba
also attended to.
Charges moderate &c. &c.
Bloomsburg, Aug. 17, 1639.
DR. PHELPH'S
Compound Tomato
Entirely VcgciabU,
A new and invaluable AfeJicine for all dieacases
arising from impurities of the blood morbid secre
tion of the liver and stomach. Also, a substitute
for calomel, as a chathartlc in Fevers and alll'iUioiu
diseases.
These popular pills combining a newly discov
ered Alkaline sub'tanco extracted from tho TO.M.V1
TO ri,ANT, with other vegetable snbstances
whicii have been found to modify und diffuse its ef
fects, are believed to bo tlio best Alterative and Ca
thartic Modicino ever discovered.
For ordinary family physio they arc uni1
versally approved, ns tho best ever offered.
A full account of this Mcdicii.o, and nvu
merous certificates from physicians and
others, accompany each box.
Just received ami for sale at tne new
Drug Store by J- MOYEK, dgetiU
Aug. 17.
wood. Vv6od
The printer wailts a load of wood, and I (
some of his friends would furnish him with
one, they would oblige htm much,