' tit . In i . i '
gainst our old democratic friend .and- mail
contractor, Weaver of T'oitsville, becjuse
obtained tlio carrying of llie mail be
tween Philadelphia and Poltsville. Wliat
a'th'e matter ? Is tho Editor or his master
MiboutUo become joint proprietors with their
goVdKvlu'g friend Pottj, in carrying the mail
between Poltsville and Danvillo, or lias a
' latejopcrect base transaction become known
l.'pffiliead quarters, and consequently tlio in-
ftuencc of a certain great man over tho de
partment ceased if so, it is rather unfair
jFiqfflnt his spleen upon a poor mail eontrae-
'unWWhv not como out and attack the
PosTOffiro Department at once. No skulk
Ting-behind tho curtain, wo havo had enough
"otfthal. Ho who will stab a man's charar.-
;Tef,-in'tha dark is worse than a highway
VobWr.
On tho 4lh of July the Young Whigs of
isltown having raised a l'tnc rolo Willi
afflag upon which was inscribed " Harrison
JinntlLibcrly, Van Buren and Slavery," our
fj,Yoting Democrats, not willing to have a
motto, so opposito to truth, floating in tho
afSfoT our democratic village, without an
antidote, rnised a splendid hickory tree by
itTsido. with atlas upon which was inserib
?SKjVan Buren and Liberty, Ilanison and
Slavery." They thus stood, side by side,
-unti:
Monday last, when during a
blight
''wind, die Hurrison
Pole, unable
to resist
snaplin
qvgjyihe action of a gontel breeze,
titwain, and down it came, bringing w
th it,
thoTdcsccrated flair, and both landed in
the
,,,-Wul, while the hickory still reared its lofty
, Jteiuii in proud defiance of even the cle-
., ; raqnt. This was a soro thing for the whigs,
."'land' it was not to bo endured. On Wcdnes
Mar. night, some full grown whig boys
Smarting under chagrin at the fate of their
viplne sapling, boarcd a hole into tlio hiuljory,
N"ft"? , l , i .
cpnrgcu u wiin powucr, anu niscnargeu 11.
fcWhcn lo,'and bohold they had tho raortifi-
Scatioii of seeing the tough old hickory still
; Wnding unharmed, and looking down upon
with defiance and contempt at the
puerile attempt to destroy it, and with the
tproud cnnsc'ousnes'of representing tho feel
lings and wishes of three fourths of the free
men of Columbia county.
THE 4th OF JULY 1840.
From all parts of the State wo receive.
proceedings of largo and enthusiastic tJemo
ciatto celebrations. At Reading, Col. It
Til Johnson, Hon. James Buchanan, and
Governor. Porter attended. After the close
if tho celebration Col. Johnson, accompan
jjflSpca i'by Gov. Porter, loft for Harrisburg.
V1 jTho following account of his reception we
' yfcopy from the Slate Capitol Gazette.
COL. RICHARD M. JOHNSON.
fnfirThis distinguished patriot arrived in Har-
jjburff on Sunday evening last, between
is,jen and ciijht o'clock, accompanied by his
Sxcelleuey Governor Porter, and a nnm-
)Excelleuey
!5bor of our citizens, who liatllolt here on
. Saturday to units with their democratic
' friends of Reading, in cehbratinc; the cl
.?xious Anniversary of American Indepon
k ... i ,
An ns hid nrrirn i(ini
djmiwn, lar;o numbers of mir citizens wcro
seen wending their way to his Jicau quar
ters. Wileoh's Hoti:l. and before half an
s??ihour elasmrd. a numerens and anxious
t--crowd had salhorcd tosrether to oongraulate
thBAveti'nn poldier upon his safe arrival at
.'tfie i capital of the Keystone Slate, and .many
1Tafhearty shake of the hand was unchanged
iiKvilh hnn. in token of the hitrh resranl ail
i V r ri
, frtsjVht tho man who has douo so much for
JtHelgond of his country, both as a soldier
ffiyjSa.a statesman. On Monday raorning.iu
'company wilh the Governor, he was escor
" 'tetWo the State House by a large procession
Vofjotir citizens, headed by n baml of music
fyjring which time, tho roaring of cannon,
' ,ndj!lio hearty shouts of tho multitude), do
. .noted that it was a day of unusual rejoicing.
i - I... r-;.nl .v, ft i
jvelcomcd, as the people h guest, hy a Imv
jemarits from iho Attorney General, in his
nu'sual Inppy style, to which the brave old
spHlier replied in on address which occupi
fe'dncarlv an hour and a half, which was
(UMened to with tho most profound and re
ectable attention, by all present.
yVt tho conclusion of his remarks, the
jprqcession again Inrmed, anu alter march-
n rntl rrli ciai'Aril r P nnp nrinninul BlrontR
' wh.pro the Vire President was greeted with
tho waving ol handkerchiefs am! tho siniies
(of the fairr portion of our population, re
Jtriieil to Wilson' Hotel, where a suiiiji-
uojnn rcpunv iitiu uccn jiiuiiiiuii iur mis iiu
Wion, to which several hundred sat down.
After thu removal of tho cloth, a number of
??xcclleiu toastsind sentiments wero given,
jnhe next morning the old veteran bade our
(Hifzeiis farewell, much gratified with his
sli. Thouuli his sojourn among us was
flef. it was sufficientv long to convinco
Iltln that the democraev of Peuntylvaniu is
firm as liar hilh
PFiftoon counterfeiter vere caught in New
m p iwwmii I'M -M-iwn
le last wanviue intelligencer isout a-
Orleaua on the 20lh ult,
j
DISCOVERY OF THE ANTARCTIC
CONTINENT.
Amongst the arrivals to bo found in our
shipping list of this day, is that of tho Uni
ted States ship Vincennes, under the com
mand ot Uliarlos Wilkes, Esq. llic V. has
been absent from this port eighty days, most
of which timo has been spent in southern
oxploraticn, and we are happy to havo it ir.
our power to announce, on tho 'highest au
thority, that the teseatches of tho exploring
squadron alter a southern continent havo
e(!ii completely succeaslul. Tho land was
first seen on the morning of the 10th of
January, in latiiude 01 20, south longitude
154 18 cast.
Tho Peacock, (which ship arrived in onr
harbor on the 22d ultimo, much disabled
from her contact wilh tho ice,) we learn, ob
tained soundings in a high south am latitude,
and established beyond doubt tho exis
tence of land in that direction. But the V.
more fortunaio in escaping injury, complet
ed tho discovery, and ran down tho coast
from tho 154 deg. 18 ruin., to 07 deg. 45
min. cast longitude, about seventeen hun
dred mites, within a short distance of the
land, often so near as to got soundings with
a few fathoms of line, during which time
she was constantly surrounded by ice is
lands and bergs, and experienced many hea
vy gales ol wind, exposing her constantly
to shipwreck;
Wo also understand she lias brought sev
eral specimens of rock and earth, procured
from the land, some of them weighing up
wards of a hundred pounds, It is question
able whether this discovery can be of any
essential benefit to commerce, but it cannot
be otherwise than highly gratifying to Cap
tain Wilkes, and the ofJicers engaged with
him in this most interesting expedition, to
have brought to a successful termination ths
high trust committed to them by their coun
try; and it is hoped that so noblo a com
mencement in the causo of science and dis
covery, will induce the government of
tho United Stales to follow up brother ex
peditions that which is now on tho point of
terminating.
up understand that the Vincennes will
sail on the 10th inst. for New Zealand,
where the Porpoise and Flying Fish will
rejoin her. sjiould they havo been equally
fortunate with their two consorts in escaping
from the ico, The Peacock will follow as
soon as her repairs are completod; whence
they will all proceed in furtherance of tho
objects of tho expedition. Wo will only
add, that we wish them Uod speed
THE FORGERIES OF HARRISON'S
FRIENDS !
The tbay Ike British IVhigs fry to gain
voles!
"The prire of Labor is entirely TOO
HIGH. Tho laborer can afford to work
for ELEVEN PENCE A DAY, and tho
hard money system will bring down wagos
to that sum. WHEAT will also come
down to SIXTEEN CENTS a bushel,
and every thing elso in proportion. That
is the best tariff you can have and tho only
ono that can enable tho manufacture to
COMPETE WITH ENGLAND. The
Sub-Ticasury will effect both these objects
it will PUT DOWN tho BANKS, and
bring wades and everything elso down."
FORGERY. The scrap above, says
thp Globe," is going the rounds of the Fe
deral prcgi. We find it in almost overy
opposition journal, palming it off as wo
find it in the Oswego Advertiser of tho 5fh
instanunow before us as an "extract from
a speech of Mr. Tappan of Ohio, recently
delivciedinthc United States Senate."
Wc aro authorized to stato that it is a
fur' ery out and out. Mr, Tappan novor
uttered any thing like it: The fabrication
appeared first wo understand, in the paper
ol one of the purchased editors of Mr. Rid
dle a fellow that acknowledged tho re
ceipt of a S500 retainer in the first stages
of tho bank's systematic enlistment of the
editorial corps as a body of mercenaries.
Tho Detroit Freo Press has this forgery of
a sntiecii Oi Mr. lappan.with a dozen
similar fslse extracts ascribed to
Uuehanan, Benton, Walker,
Calhoun,
and the
Globe.
Bed Bugs. Recent trials have estab
lished that tho plant known to botanists as
the Bclogonum puneatum, commonly
called water peper' or smart toecrl, and
whicli may be found in great abundance a
long ditches, roads, lanes, and bam yard,
is an effectual and certain destroyer of the
bed bur. It is said to exercise the same
poisonous effect oil the flea. A strong de
coction is mada of tho herb, and tho places
infected with llie insect are carefully wash
r.d therewith. The plant may also wilh
much ndvanlago be strewn about the room.
Elder-berry leaves hid upon the shelves of
a cupboard, will also drive away roaches
andnnff in a very short lime.
Jesse D. Elliot. Tlio Philadelphia Na
tional Gazette of yesterday says: "Wo
learn that tho sentence of tho Court Martial
whioh recenily tried Commodore Elliot in
this city on sundry charges,, is suspension
from his functions for four years, and with
holding of his pay for two years. Whether
tho President has approved of tho senlenco
and on what charges ids founded, we havo
not heard but as far as wo stale, our in
formation positive."
Tlio Legislature of Connecticut hno
nasscd an act abolishing csiniul nunishment
and substituting confinement for life.
From Ui6ilney Hcnld, March 13lb, 1810.
no ti Occurrence.
ay about tu o clock, A. M. a vo-
ry heavy clap of thunder, frosi u passing
cloud, and while the sun was shining in full
splendor, startled our citizens by its report.
What is most ominous of all, it struck the
stars and stripes from the Harrison or
ange Bole at the head of West King
Street. .an. Intelligencer.
Thoro wero sixteen veterans present
most of them old soldiers at tho Democrat
ic celebration in Philadelphia, whoso ages
united amounted to 1,340 years the eldest
being 100, and tho youngest 78 !
A Rich Mouse Nest. Some carpenters
at work at Raleigh N. C last week, across
the nest of a mouse lined with bank notes;
twenty-five dollars were secured wholly un
injured. Several haudsful of fragments re
mained. Tho person who had kept store
in tho house had icpcatedly missed money
from his drawer, and had suspected 601110
of those employed by him of having taken
it. Bait. Clip.
A Wicked Jf 'relch. Tho late poisoning
of sixty persons by means of corn-broad,
on board the steamboat New ioric, near
Cincinnati, was occasioned, wo learn by
tho black steward, who intended to kill all
on board, for expressing abolition sentimens.
lie confessed his guilt, jumped overboard,
and it is presumed was drowned.
What Next ? There is a petition be
fore the Legislature to incorporate a band
of music! We do not know that banking
privileges are aslied lor, but it is r.oitaiu
they wish to issue ioes. N. Haven Jicg,
Forserv in Washington. It is said
that a clerk in one of tho Departments at
Washington has been detected in forging tho
name of the chairman of a committee three
times to a paper, by the exhibition of which
ho received his salary.- Ho obtained three
mouths pay, while the committee was not
in session, by the forgery.
Plentv of Iremen. By tho census it
seems," that thero aro 0030 more females in
Boston, over 10 years of age, than males
Cause the women seek their fortunes at
home, the men to a great extent, else
where.
Three members of tho Dartmouth Col
lego have been expelled from that institu
tion, and seventeen others fined S3 each
for attending a political convention in the
neighborhood, contrary to the commands of
the officers ol the College.
Liberal. Gen. Geo. M. Kcim, one of
the proprietors of the iron work at Reading,
-l?a.fli3s.gcnprou8lj-fl':red iroivmifjioienrf;
smclted by anthracite coal, for an equeslrr
an statute of Washington, long since con
templated at Fbiladclphia, and now about
being erected.
Gold. The total produce of the gold
mines of the U. Siates, since they began to
bo worked, is estimated by Mr. Wheeler,
of tho Mint, at ten millions of dollars.
Locomotives. Norris, of Philadelphia,
ha3 already sent'sevonteen locomotives to
Europe, and ten more have been ordered.
This speuks well for American mechanism.
Most of tho free banks of New York have
' made provision for the rcdcintion of their
bills, cither in Now York city or in Alba-
Massachusetts has disbanded her militia
throughout, and repealed tho whole old sys
tem. Volunteer companies aro hareafier to
be relied on, stimulated by a small annual
stipend to each man.
It is computed that thero arc in England
one million of horse.i, used for labor and
two hundred thousand for pleasure all of
which aro supposed to consume the produce
of seven millions of acres.
An Old Maid. According to. tho Book
of Jasher, recently published, Naomah, tho
daughter of Enoch, was five hundrod and
eighty years old when she was married to
Noah.
Old But Good. "I am afraid of light
iling murmured a pretty woman, during
u thunder storm. "Well you may," sigh
ed a o'esporing adorer, when vour heart is
steel."
A ludy of fashion stepped iuto n shop not
long since, where baskets of various de
scriptions woro sold, and asked the keeper
if ho had any 'matrimonial baskets' -she
being too polite to say cradle. Poor ihing,
she must havo been in a bad way!
A family, consisting of nine persons, by
tlio name of Holbrook, from Missouri, on
iheir way to Texas, were all drowned at
Natchez', on tho day of the tornado.
Tho amount of tolls rcceivod at the Buf
falo Canal office, for June,' was .851,855,
being an excess of $21,070 bver the pro
ceeds Jupe, 1830.
Tho largest Sunday School in tho world
is at Stockpor,t, in England. Tho number
of pupils in 1838, was 2244, and teachers
400,
A Singular ami Omino
Yesterday about 10 o'clo
MARRIED Juno lOih in Fishing
Cteek, by Elder John Sutton, Mr. JACOB
HENDERSIIOT to Miss MIL AH ALE
GAR.
men
WE are authorized to annouco
MICHAEL FORNWALD
f Cattawissa. as a candidate for the office
of
SHERIFF
of Columbia county, at tho approaching e
lcction. Julv 18, 1840.
WE are authorised to announce
Col, MICHAEL R. HOTTER
of Roaring Creek, as a candidate for
of Columbia county at the approaching Oc
tober Election.
To Hhc E!cctors of Coluria?ii:i
couMfy.
Tho Subscribers offers himself to the
Elcctois of Columbia county as a candidate
for
SHERIFF
at the approaching election, and solicit their
votes, bliould he be elected he pledges
himself to perform tho duties of the office
with fidelity and correctness.
MURKY MANVIL.
June 13, 1840.
We publish the REGISTER'S Noiico
below gratuitously, that the centre portion
of the county may not bo entirely excluded
from a knowledge of llie business of that
office, a3 some, even in this section may
bo interested,
IS HEREBY GIVEN,
TO all legatees, creditors and othor per
sons interested in the estates of the respec
tive docendents and minors, that tho admin
istration accounts of tho aaid estates have
been filed in the Office of the Register of
the county of Columbia, and will be pre
sentcd for confirmation and allowance to
the Orphan's Court, to bo held at Danville,
in and for the county aforesaid, on Tucb,
day, the 18th of August next, at 2 o'clock,
P. M.
1. The accout of Vauiah Rccs, adminis
trator of the estate of Jane Recs, late of
Hemlock township, deceased,
2. Third supplementary account of Jo
seph Kirkendall, acting administrator ol, the
fistato" ofPoweH"Gr'over Isle, of Mifflin
township, dee'd.
3. The account of Elijah Crawford, Ex
ecutor of the last will and testament of Ja
cob Crawford, late of Liberty township,
dee'd
4. The account of Collin Cameron, ex
ecutor of the last will and testament of Oath
a rino Cameron, late of Mahoning township,
dee'd.
5. The aicount of Evan Evans, admin
istrator of the estate of Samuel Mears, late
of Roaring creek, township, dee'd.
0. First supplementary account of John
llower and Jacob Hower. executors of the
last will and testament of Michael llower,
lato of Cattawissa township, dee'd
7. The account of John Pellig, adminis
trator of llie estate of Mary Oswald, late of
Roaring creek township, dee'd.
8. Tho account of John Douty and James
McMahan, executors of Benjamin Critz,
lato of of Liberty township, dec d
PHILIP B1LLMEYER.
Register.
Reoistku's Ofiice, Danville,?
July 10, 1810. J
CREDITORS TAKE NOTICE,
THAT I have applied to the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia
county for tho benefit of the insolvent laws
of tho Commonwealth, and that they havo
appointed Monday, tho 17th day of August
next for the hearing of mo and my credi
tors, when and wheru you can attend if you
think proper.
SEDGEWICK WELLS.
ABRAHAM STEARNER.
Julv 4, 1840.
'$tG REWARD.
WHEREAS, Valentine Best, Editor
of tho Danvillo Intelligencer, has recently
attempted to injure my reputation by pub
lishing in his paper the most slanderous
falsehoods against my character. And
whereas, ho has in a recent number of liin
paper endeavored to (tab me in the dark,
by insinuating that I had " misapplied funds
collected to build houses fur public wor
ship I" And us his slander has made food
for kindred spirits with his own, I thereforo
givo notice that llie abovo sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS will bo paid to
Valentino Best or any other person who
will put the charge in a langiblo form and
establish it by credilable testimony, either
against myself or any of my family cou
nections, I will allow Mr. Best a reasonable length
of time in winch to attend to this matter;
but should he fail to do eo, he will stand
beforo tho public convicted of one of tho
basest of crimes, and I will then be prepar
ed to dispose of him in a different manner.
JOHN BOWMAN.
Berwick, July 0, 1840.
victory EiijaifAji
AND GREAT WESTERN
If3H
Will be exhibited in Bloomsburg for one
day only the 30i7t day of July.
Mr. S. H. Nichols, proprielorof this es
tablishment, in offering his unparalleled list
of attraction to tho public with an assurance
that the strictest allenton is paid to charac
terise the selection of amusement, he w!l
produce with his extensive and beautiful
stud of IIorse3 and very numerous compa
ny of eminent and popular Equestrian Ar
tist, including such Si combination of lalentsf
as has never on any occasion been presen
ted to an American audience. Tho enter
tainments he will bring forward aro marked
by a variety of novelties and splendor of
activity unsurpassed in this county logeuV
or with tho wholo interior arrangements
being fitted up and etnbellised in such a de
gree of stylo and convenience as to render
it tho most magnificient and genteel place of
amusement. To enhance still more, tho'
above proprietor has engaged the celebrated
BOS TON BAND, defying all competition,
under the diroclion of Mr. Edward Kendall,
who sands without a rival in tho world in
his profession, and on entering each city or
village, will lead the train of flew and ele
gant carriago3, sixteen in number with moun
ted horses decorated in a superior clyle,
each team wearing a plated chime of be.ls,
together with oilier immense outlays, in o'r
dcr to produce every thing in" the strictest
observance of perfection.
Doors open at half past one, P. M. per
formance to commence at 2.
Atmiltance to Box 50 cents Pill 25 cents
C. GRISWOLD, Agent.
July 18, 1840. .
fTUl
Ml
ALL persons indebted for postage miisl
chalk up immediately and not give mo any
more troublo collecting, o? I trust out for ac
commodation, not for profit:
BARNARD RUPERT.
Bloomburg July 11, 1810.
si
TO COLLECTORS.
All Collectors who have not settled their
Duplicates for 1830 or for previous years
must bo prepared to ballance thern at Au
gust Court, as no longer lenity can be giv
en.
Tho Collectors for 1810, will also bear
in mind, that they arc requinl by their
warrants to rppear at August Coun, and
have such abalemonts made as is necessary.
By order of the Commissioners.
L. B. RUPERT, Trcjsurer.
N. B. All persons owing taxes on un
seated land can pa' them to John N. Wil
son, of Danville, who is authorized to n
ceiyo them.
L. B. RUPERT, Treasurer.
HEREAS, tho honorable ELLIS LEWIS
lJrsticr.t of th Courts of Oyer an J Ter
miner and General Jail Deiivu.y, Court of Quarter
Sessions of the Pcice, anil Court of Common Pleaa,
and Orphan's Court, in ths eighth Judicial District,
composed of the counties of ISTorthumb:rhnd,L'iuon,
Columbia and Lycoming ; and tho Hon. WitLJiX
Ddxiiaav nnd Geohqe Mack, Esqairts, as
sociate Judges in Columbia county, lue issued
their precept bcariag data tho 23 J -day of April
in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty, and to ma directed for holding
A Court of Oyer and Terminer and G ri
eal Jail Delivery, General Quarter
Sessions of tile Peace, Common
Picas, and Orphan's Court)
IN DANA ILLE, in the county of Columbia, ori
the third Monday of Augiut next, (beiuj the lTth
day) and to continue two week.
'NOTICE is therefore hereby givni to tho Cor
oner, tho Justices of the Peare, and C'onrtnbln of
the said County of Columbia; that they bo then and
thero in their proper pursons, tit ten o'clocL, jn iho
jorenoan of said day, with Iheir records, inquUUicris
and other roraembrHnccj lo do thoso tilings which
to their oifiiv appertain to lis done. And thois
that are bound by recogniwmcos to prosecutd
ajplmsttho prisonera that are or may bo in tho jail
of said county of Columbia, are to be then and there
td pro.ccule against them 34 shall lie just. Jurors
are requested to lie punctual in their attendance, a
greoably lo their notices.
Dated at Dwivillc, tho ICth day of April in
tho year of our Lord one thounand eight hun
dred and forty and in the 65th year ot
tlio independence pf tho Urnlcd States of AracN
ica,
W1TJ.TA KITCHEN, Sh:rf,
Sheriff's Office, Danville, J
April 10th 1840. 5
BLOOMSBURG, ACABEOT
Tho next sMrfion of this institution under
Mr. C. P. Waller, will commence on JIoq
day, August third. The course will, as
formerly, embrace a Classical, Mathemati
cal and English Education. Thosa wishing
o avail themselves of the advantajoj of a
small school, 'will do well to apply soon 39.
the numheris lini:fd.
July lo,U, 1810.