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The enterprising Joab reaped an abundant harvest of dimes, and floods of papers pour-' ed into the Brooklyn post-office, each one containing his advertisement marked, agree ably to its conditions, and a few words writ ten upon it by the editor, making his choice bet ween the valuables promised by Sargent, and directing how to send the books, when they were the articles selected. These pa. per* were of course charged with letter post age, and as the quantity which had arrived Wis becoming somewhat troublesome by its balk, (since Joab took very good care not to inquire for them,) the postmaster sont to 2(>6 Hicks Street, in ordej to notify him of the mass of news wailing for him at the office, as well as to make some inquiries concern ing tlie voluminous correspondence in which Mr. Sargent was engaged. But the person sent, returned with the report, "nan ut inven tus," and the wary deceiver, having doubt less taken the alarm, came no more to the office to inquire for the letters ; so that al though the rogue was "unwhipped of jus tice," a siop was put to his unrighteous glins. This ease may serve as a warning to all, to look with distrust upon such adver tisements emanating from unknown individ uals, especially if the promises made are out of proportion to the '-value received." In the piesein imperfect state of human nature, it is not common to find an individual offer ing through the papers most disinterested proposals for the good people in general, without the lact coming to light sooner or later, that ha had rather more prominently in view his own good in particular. And I will conclude with the following aphorism,—if you want onion seed, or anything else, send where you know yon will not be cheated. PKIITION Of the Citizens of Indiana and Westmoreland praying for the passage of a law to prevent the sale of Tobacco to Miners: To the Honorable Senate and House of Rev resentalives of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, in General Assembly met I —The under signed, citizens of pouions of Indiana and Westmoreland counties, respectfully pray your honorable bodies to pass a law prohib iting, under sufficient penalties, the soiling or giving away of Tobacco, in any of its forms, to minors or persons under 21 years of age, except on the written order of tpe parentsor guardians of such minors. In coming before yon with this request, your petitioners are fully aware of the im portance and magnitude of the evil for which (hey seek a preventive at your hands. We •re not professional agiiators, nor captious fau'tfinders against the usages and practices ol the times in which we live ; but we look ■with anxiety and alarm npon the wide spread and rapidly increasing progress of a habit, ' which 100 many of us know ol our own ex perience to be an unmitigated evil. If the •trong man, by healthy and invigorating ex ercise, is scarcely and but seldom able to ward off the injurious effects of the use of Tobacco, what must be the extent of iu del eterious results, in die case of the unmatured ■od undeveloped youth ! With anxiety ap proaching to dismay, we look upon the pale and wasted forms of our children, under the influence of a habit, ofieniirntn- clandestinely formed, fiom whose powetful and baneful fascination, we know that no parental vigi lance can save them. How a praciice that is so utterly and entirely bad, and unpos sessed of a single redeeming good, could have so long unnoticed held its pernicio'us sway over an enlightened and Christianized people, we are at a loss to know.. We be lieve that all the enlightened medical testi mony in the world will bear us out in saying that its most common result is to debilitate and impair every vilal furction ol ihehnmnn i frame. Whilst it directly produces some of our bodily diseases, and indirectly predispo ses to many others, it is a fact established by •biuidant testimony, that upon the mind im becility and insanity are in mauy cases ow ing to its work. It is a most potent poisnn, | and as a medicine, in subjects unused to its influence, has to be adminisered with more than common care ; and though death may not be often immediately produced by il, how it it possible thai we can look upon (fie -early use of such an article by our chilJron with complacency and content I Nor will it do to allege that the bolter judgment of man hood wilt correct a habit thus indiscreet'y formed in youth, ft grows with the growth of its victim, end so strong and abiding are the sympathies which it creaies wiih every fibre of his frame, and so seductive are its influences over die mind, that comparalive'y but very few are ever able entirely to break away from the thraldom which its long in dulgence haa induced. As parents we be lieve that scarcely any gieater injury could be done our children, than that ol bringing them inte boudage to this most vile and hurt ful habit. But we have no dispute with those who may differ from us in opinion on this sub ject. Nor do we wish in any way to assail their privileges or their riehts ; all that we ask is that your honorable bodies will, by granting our request, enable us and those who think with us, to guard the moral and physical well being of those whom Goil bas committed to our cara. THE '• Pittsburg Post" asks the pertinent question : "What will become of the Repub lican paity, when Kansas i admitted as a free State into the UuirnJ" That Kansas will be received into the Confederacy as a free Slate, is almost certain. The prinoiple •f popular sovereignty, operating in that Territory, will effect the great end, without the extraneous assistance which the Repub licans in the North are determined to give to the cause of Freedom in Kansas. What the Republicans will resort to as the means of •ustaining their existence, after ibis most probable event, take* place, is a question which can ouly be answered by political philosophers of more than ordinary penetra tion. The exclusion of slavety from Kan sas being the sole foundation of the Repub lican struoture, when thai debateable ground is eventual)-, by the act of ita own people, enclosed within the area of freedom, there will be a most disastrous tumbling down of the Republican upper-works. OT The Juniatta county Issue List for February Term, comprises only four oases. STAR OF THE NORTH. 11. W. WEAVER, EDITOR. llloomnhtirff, Thnrsdii)'. Feb. 14, 185(1. NEW TOWNSHIP- At December court, Peter Kline, Esq., An drew Madison and Jonathan Former,as view ers, made report to divide Locust township in this county, cutting off the Southern end and calling it "CONYNOHAM," after the presiding Judge of our Court. The division line be gins at a corner of Northumberland county, near the south branch of Roaiingcreek, be tween the Big and Little Mountain, at a path called the Indian or Yarnall Path, and run ning thence along or near that Path to the top of Little Mountain, 4nd thence along on top of Little Mountain to the township line between Locust and Roaringcreek townships- Last week the report was finally confirm ed, and the new township has therelote a le gal existence. The election for township of ficers of Conyngham will this spring be held at the usual place of holding the election in Locust, which is at the hour* of Duvid Rein bold in Numidia. Locust was heretofore the largest township in the county, having been from 12 to 14 miles in length and from 8 to 10 miles in width. The new township is entirely a coal region, while the part which now remains to be called Locust is a farming district. A number of valuable improvements l ave been made at the coal openings of Conyngham; and wiihiu the past year the property of one Coal Company alone has increased some 840,000 iri value. The whole unsealed Coal Land of '.he township has increased some 880.000 in value. Of this unseated land the Locust Mountain Coal & Iron Company own about 4,000 acres, the Coal Run Improve ment Company abuut 1600 acres, and the City of Philadelphia about 3900 acres. TEACIIEIIS' INSTITUTE. The teachers of the county will do well to remember thai die next meeting of the Insti tute is to be held at Light Street on the Ist of , March. The people Of that place take a | proper priJe in the success of their schools, i and we feel assured that they will give the members of the Institute a reception that will both please and instruct. Close of Court. In the case of Shnman til. Sltuman Iried in Court of last week the jury returned a verdict I for the defendants. In the case of Joseph Sharpless vs. Jamison Harvey the plaintiff's claim was for work done and delivered, and a verdict was given for'he whole of plaintiff's demand. In the case of Julia Ann Harder vs. Samuel Harder for a divorce, jury found for the libel lant, thus granting a divorce. Au Error- The balances of taxes which appear in the annual summon* ugainsl Reuben Knillle, Jacob Sline and Lewis Eckroal were paid by these collectors to the Treasurer before the annual selilement and they have reoeipts in full. They had not been credited on the Treasurer's Book, and the officers who made ; the annual settlement therefore found these j balances standing open. They have since . iheir publication been corrected by the late I Treasurer. BOOK AUCTIPN-THB LAST CHANCE -Messrs. Daddnw & Co., the celebrated book auction eers, who have been nightly disposing of a splendid and varied assortment of works in every department of literature, informed us that in consequence of other engagement, tliey cannot possibly remain among us be yond Saturday nignt. Il affords a rare opportunity of purchasing at extremely low prices the best standard editions of the Poets, History, Biography, Theology, Travels, Fine Arts and Sciences, Agriculture, Mechanics, &c. &o , also a su perior lot of Family Bibles in various styles of hinoing ; children's books, &c. &c.., in fact good books of every kind and to suit every body. Give them a call. OR POSTPONED. —The second annual dis tribution of the Cosmopolitan Art Associa tion, has been postponed from January 31st to the 28th of February, when it will positive ly lake place. The advantages of becoming subscribers to this Institution are fully set forth in the advertisement in another column. For 83, a person receives a standard periodi cal of that price and a share of the distribu tion ol works of art, worth thousands of dol lars. It is yet lime to subscribe. Send on your names at oncp. TYTITB Buss OF MARRIAGE. —Matry when you like. There is nothing now to prevent it. They must love you if you love litem, and wish to inspire them with a tender pas sion for yourself. Ptofesser Rondoul's bonk tells the whole etory. He gives you the se cret Plenty of marriages will be the result. Nobody will remain in single blessedness, when he or she can wed whom he or she may wish. It is a rare seQret. The book Is called the "Bliss of Marriage." See the advertisement in another column. CHAKUK OF F.LKCTIO*.— At the Court on last week an election was ordered to be held in Jackson township, along with the Spring election on the 21st of March, to test the wish of the people upon the question of changing the place of holding the election* ir. that township. MISSINO!— The following numbers of the "Star" are missing from our files, and we will be under obligations to anv of our friends who can furnish them to us: Vol. 1, nos. 48. V 01.2, not. 14, 15,88,41. Vol.B, nos. 10, 22, 85, 36. Vol. 6, no. 52. vv Zimmerman, the Democratic candi date was elected Mayor of Lancaster oity on Tuesday, beating Albright, the Know Noth ing candidate, upward* of 300. BP" A thinly dressed young lady recently died with cold while taking a sleigh-ride in Cumberland county. BT Luzerne couuty has over *16,000 in the county treasury. A nioe star: for new public building*. A New Railroad Acl. The following is the act relative to Rail roads, as it passed the House of Representa tives. Section 1. Be it enaoted, &c., That the sev eral railroad companies of the Commonwealth shall, within nine montha after the passage of this act, erect and thereafter maintain good and sufficient fences along the lines of their roads, wherever the same may be necessary for the protection of private property and the prevention of acoidents, together with such cattle guards and other erections and devices aa shall.be required, in connection with such fences, for the said object of protection and prevention ; and upon default of any oompa ; ny to erect such fences, cattle guards, erec" lions and devices as aforesaid, within the time mentioned, such company shall pay treble damages for any injury to person or property occasioned by such default. Section 2. That upon petition to the Court of Common Pleas of any county of this com monwealth, setting forth a necessity for the fencing of any Railroad iu such county, the said court shall appoint five competent and disinterested viewers to examine the line of the railroad, or any part or parts thereof, in said county, which said viewers shall deter mine what parts thereof require fencing for the protection of private properly and the pub lic safety and interests, and the kind and de scription of feHce to be made, and they shall make report to the court of their action and judgment in the premises, with an accurate draft of so much of the rose! as requires to be fenced, whereupon the court may confirm such report, and may grant reviews upon the application of parlies aggrieved, and set aside or amend any report of viewers or reviewers upon a hearing of the case, and general'y may proceed as provided by law, in the case of the laying out of public roads in such county, until final judgment upon the pro ceedings, when the railroad company or own er of such road may be ordered to establish and erect within a reasonable time to be fix ed by the court, such fence or fences as are adjudged necessary as aforesaid; and the courts may enforce their order or decree by attachment or otherwise, as orders and de crees of courts of inquiry are enforced in or dinary cases, and generally in and about the proceedings may exercise and enforce their jurisdiction in the premises, and by virtue of this act as the jurisdiction of courts of equity is exercised in analagous cases, the proceed ings in any case under the aot to be entered of record, and the costs thereof to be paid by the railroad company or owner of such road. Section 3. That all fence;, cattle guard*, erections and devices erected under tho pro visions of this act, shall be kept at all limes in gocd condition and repair by the corpora tion or other owner of the road, in default of which, or of the erection or proper election of such fences, guards, erections and devices under the order of the court, the railroad company or owner of the road shall be liable to treble damages to any party or person in jured by such neglect. Section 4- This act shall apply to all rail road companies heretofore or hereafter incor porated, a.id the provisions of the first section shall lake effect whether a view inay havu been obtained under the second section or not. The compensation of the viewers aud reviowers shall be one dollar and fifty cents per day, and they shall in no case be resi dents nl any township, borough or watd, through which the road they are appointed to view may puss. Andthesttid viewers and re-viewers shall be sworn or affirmed to per for their duties with integrity and fidelity, and shall give notice for at least one week in a newspaper of the county, of the time and place of view. ARRIVAL OF TUE PERSIA. ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. The new steamship Persia arrived at New York on Saturday, about half-past nine o'- clock. She brings dates to the 26th ult., one week later. The peace prospects are apparently pro gressing, but some days must yet elapse be fore the preliminaries can be secured, but the Czar had ordered Gortschakoff to sus pend hostilities in ll.e Crimea. The order to cease hostilities has been given by the Czar, without wailing for a for mal aimistice, although it is rumored that an armistice has buen agreed upon for three months. France, England and Austria continue to accord, although it is foreseen that grave questions might arise duiing the negotiations lor peace. No place of meeting has yet been decided ; but a despatch received on Friday, the 25th, the authenticity of which is doubted, 6ays that it will be either Paris or London ; and, also, that Baron Brunow will be the Russian Plenipotentiary. It will be at least the 2d of February be fore all the preliminary signatures are ap pended to the agreement to meet. In the meantime, Consols are up. They had reached 91, but closed on Friday al 901 a 9 0i. Money was slightly easier, but the rates were unchanged. American Slocks were in improved de mand. The American ships Horizon, Indepen dence ar.d Mary Green have been lost. The firm of Messrs. Kelly Si Gilmour, of Manchester have failed. The bullion in the Bank of Eugland has increused £B,OOO. Baron Brunow and Count Orlofl will ap pear on the part of Russia. THE WHIG PARTY.—The great defunot Whig parly are indebted to Miss McDowell, editress of the' Woman's Advocate," for the following truthful and good nalured tribute to their memory :-"We always liked the Whigs, and are sorry for their downfall. They wore such good clothes, looked so gentlemanly, and bore so good-naturedly their every de feat, that we hope they may have the luck attending Jonah under similar circumstan ces." If, in the shifting aourse of human events, the Whig party should be again re-instated in their former high position among the polit ical parties of the oonutry, they should no) forget the lady who spoke of them so kindly in the days of their prostration. From the Harrisburg Patriot, j THE CONTESTED SEAT. It ia generally understood that in the case of the contest for • seat in the House—be tween Mr. McGhee, of Clinton, and Mr. Beck, of Lycoming, that the Committee will report in favor of the latter gentleman. We were not present during the investiga tion of the case—all we heard were the ar gumentejrefore the Committee. The sitting member ♦as represented by Mr. MoComb, member from Lawrence—the contestant by Mr. Buokalew, Senator from Columbia.— Eaoh had the benefit of able connoil. Both gentlemen served through friendship for the respective parties. From the argument of the oase we learn ed that the contest was in consequence of illegality in the place of holding the election in a certain township in Potter County. The contestant claimed that the vole of that box should not be counted, and that he was, therefore, entitled to'the seal. It was in ev idence that the was held half a mile distant, irom, and out of sight of the place fixed by an act of assembly for holding the same, and that it was different from that named by the sheriff in his proclamation. Mr. McComb contended that there was no allegation of fraud—that the place where the election was held was of the same name of that fixed by an ac l of assembly—thai Mr. M'U. received a majority of the votes cast, and was, therefore, the rightful claimant to the seat. Mr. Buckalew rested the case up on a point of law upon which, he contended the question would have to be determined; that was, whether the board of election offi cers had the right to hold the election in a place remote from that fixed by an act of assembly. He said that if they had power to remove, half a mile, they could, with the same propriety, hold the election at the edge of the township, or even out of the town ship. This struck us as a strong point, and as both good law and good sense. It was, doubtless, the point on which the committee decided the case. The report will soon be made by the Hon. Henry D. Foster, the chairman of the committee, whose high re putation as a lawyer is well known through out the Stale. The argument for the contestant urged that the election was void and not merely irregu lar, because the requirements of law as to the time and place of an election are not di rectory only but peremptory. An election held at another place than that fixed by law is void and ineffectual as one held at another lime. When an aot fixes an election at a house or other building it need not be held in it, or precisely along side of it; it will be held at the place if held near the house or oth er building, in full view, a few steps or rods distant. In such case the law is substantially complied with, for it is to receive a reason able construction. But an election held haif a mile distant and out of view, is no more held at the place, than an election held on the third Tuesday of October would be at the time fixed by law, and is equally null and void. Besides public policy requires that no such power in an election board as that of removiop elenlions from place to placo should be tolerated. If it obtain, there will be no end to frauds, contests and expense. THE RIGHT MAN COME AT LAST) OR THE PROGRESS OF MEDICINE, II was wilh no ordinary pride and satisfac tion that we lately had the honor of an intro duction to one of the most eminent men of the age, the English physician, Prol. Thomas Holloway, a gentleman who has done more lor the advancement of medical science than nny other that can be named, not excluding 6uch renowned " savant " as Abercrombie, Rush, Clark or Majendie. The Professor has been recently traveling in the United States, having visited this country for the purpose of establishing a depot tor the sale of his medi cines in New \ ork. It is true that our pub lic have long been familiar with his great rep utation, but, partly owing to the heavy duty imposed upon imported medicines, and part ly to the unwillingness of physicians and druggists to advance the interests of a pro fessioual brother, whose superior knowledge and skill threatened to cast their own preten sions into the shade, the sale (although great) in America of his wonderful remedies has not yei equalled the enormous demand which exists throughout the whole of Europe, Aus tralia, the East Indies, and most other parts of the civilized world. It was for this rea son that the Professor, a few months ago, de termined to make New York the location of a great American depot for the preparation and sals ol his medicines, rivalling in extent i and usefulness hia celebrated establishment in London, which, as all travelers know, is ' one of the 'institutions' of that city. We have reason to congratulate ourselves, and espe cially our sick and afflicted fellow citizens, upon his felicitous resolutions. For by proceeding step by step, or. strictly scientific principles, the Professor, at the early part ot bis career, attained to • discov ery which placed him avove all competition! in the triumphs ol Ibe healing art. He no ticed how muoh of the boasted medical knowledge of the present day was empyrical, and how littlle was really known of the laws ol human physiology. Continuing his inves tigations, a happy thought struck him, like an inspiration, and he located the seat of ev ery disease, —no matter what its nature and diagnosis,—in the blood. The blood has vi tality the blood is alive ;ii is indeed in the language of Scripture, ' the Ife of man." If Jhal -tream of existence is impure, how can the person be otherwise than feeble, exhaust ed, emancisted anj afflicted by various forms of disease ? To purity the blood, and keep it pure, is virtually, to banish sickness from the earth. Hare tben is hope for the suffer er. The poor invalid, despairing of recovery, may go forlh into ths world a renovated and strong man. Professor Holloway's treatment eradicates all our uilments; whether they are of the etomacb, liver, kidneys, lungs, heart or skin, he relets their origin to the blood and restores the apparently diseased organ to pristine and perfect health. Know ing this as we do from the experience ol our friends, as well as from our own, we dis charge bat a Samaritan duty to the publio, by a cordial raoommendation of Holloway's Pills and Ointment—the former for internal derangement* of tha system; the latter for ex ternal application to wounds and sorer, which tave resisted every other so-called remedy.— N. T. Atlas. A SIGNIFICANT FACT.— Those fanatics who are continually ranting against their brethren of the South should study the lesson to be learned from the fact that the most important offices in the government are filled by north ern meu. The President of the United Staler, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the bead Cabinet, and the occu pant of our most important diplomatic poßt, tha Minister to England, are all Northern men. General Pierce and Mr. Banks are from New England, Mr. Marcy and Mr. Bu chanan r rom the Middle States, and Mr. Bright from Indiana. IF The Grand Jury of Susquehanna coun ty last week ignored the indictment for Libel in the Commonwealth vs. E. B. Chase. This suit was brought by Judge VVilmol. £7* A man in St. Louis has been fined SSO for wearing a shawl. If women are fined for donning in man's apparel, why not vice versa ? LarThe price of a good dray horse in Cal ifornia ranges from 8400 to ssoo—a good roadster SBOO, and a "werry las' crab," that can go a mile in three minutes, SIOOO. fcrr We are pleased to learn that J. Her vey Ewing, formerly of Muncy, has turned up as editor of the Williamsburg, (Va.j Ga zette. W An epidemic, following the character istics of the smoll-pox, ragas to an alarming extent in Jerseysbore- IF" Parsons, tried at Hollidaysburg, for an attempt to kidnap was acquitted by the Ju ry' IJF" The failcro of Barnum, the humbug, is announced as probable if not absolute. Cy Fo/ty-set-en liquor-sellers have beeu indicted in Lancaster county. B. P. FORTNER, Auctioneer, WILL SELL On the 16th of February, in Cattawissa, the tavern stand,one house and a tract of timber land late the properly of Stacy Margerum. On the 23d, in Franklin township, a house and lot of Thomas Clayton. On the 10th of March, at Lloyd Thomas', Esq., in Franklin township, his entire rem nant of metchandice and house hold goods. On the 11th of Mareh, at the late residenco \of Staoy Margerum, in Cattawissa, a largo lot of liquor-house furniture, &o. IF Persons who desire the services of D. P. FOIUWEII as Auctioneer will do well to engage hirn before advertising the dale of their sale. Holloway's Ointment nncl Pills, an unfailing remedy for Scrofulous Sores. The eldest son of Authony Barnet, aged 14, of TSalveslon, Texas, was an awful sufferer, with Scrofu lous sores on his limbs, the parents look hirn to several doctors, and did all in their power to alleviate him, but he only became worse. A sister of Mr. Barnet, who had been cored of a bad leg by Holloway'e Ointment and Pills, took the child under her protection, sta ting she would try what effect a few week 9 residence with her would do, no sooner had she got him at her own bouse, than she tried Holloway's Ointment and Pills, they soon caused an imp.oved appearance in the child, and after using them about ten weeks, every symptom of his disorder had vanished like snow before tho sun—such is the power of these wonderful remedies!! They will also cure all disorder of the skin. Oil Sunday evening the 10th inst., by Rev. E. Wadsivorth, WM. E. BARRET, M. D., and Miss HARRIET L. FELLOWS, all of Huntington Luzerne county. On Wednesday the 6ih inst., al the residence of Col. Paxtnn, in Cattawissa, by the Rev. H. Tullidge, WALTER SCOTT, Esq., and Miss MARY P. VASTINE, daughter ol Doctor Yastine of St. Louis. In Orangeville, on Sunday, at the Public House of A. Howell, by the Rev. I. Bahl, Mr. HARRISON N. DAVENPORT, and Mis HESTER M. LONG, both of Huntington twp., Luzerne County, Pa. On the 6ih inst., by the Rev. E. N. Light ner, Mr. BEVERLY W. MUSSELMAU, and Miss ANN M. CLARE, both of Danville. On the sth inst., by Rev. D. B. Cheney, Rev. D. F. CARNAHAN, of Norristown, Pa., to Mrs M. E. HILLS, .of Elmira, N. Y. Itoama&q ~ In Berwick, on Sunday the 3d inst., SARAH K., youngest daughter of the late Dr. A. B. Si Frances Wilson, aged 10 years, 10 months and 27 days. Near Bloomsburg, at the residence of his father. Rev. JACOB EYER, of the Methodist Church, aged about 32 years. The deceased possessed many estimable qualities of character, and as his life was exemplary and upright, so his dealh was that of the Chrislain. Teachers' Institute. THE members of the Teachers' Institute of Columbia county will meet in the upper room of the new pnbliu school-house ir. Light Street, on SATURDAY, the Ist day of March next, al 10 o'clock A. M. All the friends of education are invited lo attend. R. W. WEAVER, WM. BURGESS, Sec'y. fres'l. February 13, 1856. Distribution of Prizes. 'pHE distribution of prizes drawn will be ■* distributed by JESSE G. CLARK, at his Book Siore in Bloomsburg, on the lOih day February, and the prizes will remain in his hands forty days from lhat date, subject lo be called for al any day within that lime. No properly will be distributed unless the tickets which drew the prizes is presented. JESSE G. CLARK, President of the Committee. Bloomshurg, Jan. 23, 1856. Notice to Tax Collectors. NOTICE is hereby given to all Collectors A * of Slate and County tax, holding unpaid duplicates for 1845 and previous years, that all such duplicates must be settled and paid to the County Treasurer by the 24th day ol March next, or wriu for their immediate col lection will be planed in the hands of the Sheriff. The Commissioners will be at their office in Bloomsburg on the 241h of March lo meet Collectors. • V By order of the Board, R. C. FRUIT, Bloomsburg, Feb. 8, '56. Clerk. THE Good Templars of Light Street, would respectfully announce to the public, that they will serve oysters and refreshments ou Val entine's evening, Feb. 14th, 1856, at tne Lodge, to raise funds for the besefit ol the Order. The patronage of tbe friends of Tem perance is reapeotfully solicited. Light Street, Feb. 4, 1866. SHERIFF SALE. BY viitue ol several writs of venditioni ex ponae, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House in Bloomsburg on SATURDAY the EIGHTH day of MARCH, A. D. '.856, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the following real es'ate to wit : AH tbose six certain tracts of land situate in Beaver township, Columbia county, boun ded and described as follows to wit; No 1 called "STONE HALL," begining at a post, thsnce by land of John Brady, north 12 degrees, west 262 perches to a post, thence by land of Charles Hall, south 78 degrees, west 271 perches to a ohestput, thence hv land of Catharine Longenbmger, south 16 degrees and a quarter, oast 276 perches lo a stone, and thence by lands of Deborah Stewart and Thomas Brooks, north 78 de grees, east 249 perches to the place of begin ning, containing four hundred and thirty eight acies and a half, and allowance of six per cent, for roads, &c., be the same more or less, on which is erected a stone houe, and about half an acre of cleared land. There is also u vein of stone coal opened oil this tract. Another of iherr. called "TROY," beginning at a post, thence by land of Jeremiah Jack son, north 12 degrees, west 410 perches lo a post, thence by land of VV, P. Brady, south 78 degrees, west 80 perches lo a white o .k, south 12 degrees, east 80 perches to an ash, south 78 degrees, west 130 perches lo a post, thence by land of John Reese, south 12 de grees, ea-l 263 perches 100 post, thence by land of Thomas Brook, north 78 degrees, east 20 perches to a chestnut oak, sou b 12 de grees, east 41 perches to a black oak, thence by the same and land of John Wild, north 78 degrees, east 106 perches lo a black oak, south 12 degrees, east 25 perches to a while oak, end north 78 degrees, east 80 perches to the pltce of beginning, containing four hundred end twenty-nine acres and a quar ter, and allowance ol six per cent, for roads, &c. Another of tbem called "PALMYRA," be ginning at a post, thence by land of Robert Gray, north 12 degrees, west 410 perches lo a posi, thence by laud of William Sieedmau. snulh 78 degrees, west 160 perches lo u post, thence by laud ol John Brady, south 12 Je grees, east 410 perches to a po-t. and thence by land of John Wild and ltieharJ Brook, north 78 degrees, east 166 perches to the place ol beginning, containing four hundred and one acres and a quarter, and allowance ol six percent, for roads &c. Another called BALBEC, beginning at u poet, thence by lands of James McNeal, nonli 12 degrees, weal throe hundred and forty two perches lo a chestnut oak,thence by land of Wm. Gray and Wm. Steedman, souih sev enty eight degrees, west 179 perches lo u post, thence by lunds of Jeremiah Jackson, south 12 degrees, east 410 perohes to a post, thence by land of Richard Brook, north 78 degrees, east 73 porches to a dogwood,north 12 degrees, west 15 perches to a post, nordi 78 degrees, east 82 perches to a black oak, thence by an old survey, rorih 12 degrees, west 25 perches lo a hickory, and north 32 degrees, east 34 perches to ihe place of be ginning, containing four hundred and twelve and one half acres anj allowance ol six per cent, for roads, &c, on which are erected two log houses and two blahles, and about twenty-five acres of cleared land. Another called "FARMER'S DELIGHT," beginning at a post, ihence by land of Wrc. Steedman, north 16} degrees, west 310 per cites to a Spanish oak, thenco by laud of Wm. Webb, souih 74 degrees, west 162 per ches to a black oak, thence by land nl Thorn as Say, south 16 degrees, east 20 perches to a chestnut, Ihence by land of Cbailes IIVI, south 84 degrees, east 362 perches to a pos l , ihence by laud of John Brady, north 78 de grees, east 130 perches lo an ash, north 12 degrees, west 80 perches to a white oak and north 78 degrees, east go perches to the place of beginning, containing four hundred and eighteen acres, und allowance of six per ceo I. for roads, &c. The other of them called "MAINE," be ginning at a post, thence by land ol Wm. P. Brady, north 84 degrees, west 362 perches to a chestnut tree, lliencu by lands ol Thomas Say and Jesse Budd, south 74 degrees, west 188 perches to a post, thence by land ofThos. Bellas, south 55 degrees, east 89 perches to a chestnut oak, thence by the same and land of John Longenberger, south 188 perches to a chestnut oak, thence by land ol the said John Longenberger, south 76J degrees, west 124 perches to a post, souih 16J degrees, east 104 percliPs to a chestnut tree, and thence by land of John- Reese, uorlh 78 degrees, eaii 271 perches lo the place of beginning, con taining three hundred and eighty-one acies and three quarters, and allowance of six per cent, for roads, &c. Seized taken in execution aoa to be sold as the property of Jacob Loose. STEPHEN H. MILLER, SllEniFF's OFFCE, 1 Bloomsburg, Feb 9, '56. j Sheriff. MASON BROTHERS) NEW YORK) WILL PUBLISH, JANUARY 19ih, By MRS. JULIA C. R. DORR, & AUTHOR OF "FARMINGDALE '' 1 Vol. 12mo. Price 81 25, Magnificently bound. TTIHE many readers and admirers of "Farm ingdale" will anticipate with pleasure a new volume from the pen of "Caroline Thom as," the nom de plume formerly used by Miss Dorr. We can assure them that they will not find "LANMERE''one whit less charm ing than its predecessors. We shall be dis appointed if the public do not award it yet warmer praise. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2A'A EDITH ; OR, THE QUAKER'S DAUGHTER, A tale of Puritan times. By one of her de scendants. 1 vol., 12mo. Price $1 25. The scene of this Domestic Tale is lai.l du ring that religious persecution of the Quukars which is so deep and sad u stain upon the bright fame of the Puritans. To the charm of absorbing interest as a tale, it adds the at traction of historical accuracy. We have never announced new books with greater satisfaction than in the present instance. These ere not sensation books.— They do not in any respect belong to the '•'gutter literature," of the day. Differing widely in plot, purpose and style, they may aliko lay claim to fascinating interest and an adaption to improve both head and heart. BP" Any newspaper giving this advertise ment three insertions, and sending us a copy of paper with advertisement marked, will re", ceive advance copies of the work, by mail, post paid. MASON & BROTHERS, Feb. 10, 3w. New York. Administrator's Notice. NOTICE is hereby given that letters of ad ministration de bunts non upon the estate of Abraham Ludwig, late of Cattawissa town ship, Columbia county, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned residing in Frank fin township, Columbia county. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the said es tate are requested to make payment without delay, and those having accounts agair.et the 1 estate to present them for settlement to B. P. FORTNER, Administrator de bonis won. Franklin twp., Feb. 8. 1856. SETTLE UP! A LL persons who Enow themselr esindebt ed to the subscriber on note, book ac count, or otherwise, of mote than six months standing, are requested to call and pay up their indebtedness, if they wish to save costs A. J. EVANS. Bloomeburg, Feb. 13, 1856. 1000 TONS No. 1 SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME, DEBURG'S Original anil Genuine, warrant ed of auperior quality, the cheapest manure in the world. Farmers and dealers supplied at low prices. EXTRA PLASTER. 5,000 barrels Extra Quality bar.J Plaster, selected for its fertilize g quality. 10,000 bushels of same in bulk. 10,000 barrels best quality Ordinary Land Plaster, equal to the best uxualy sold, at the low price of 20 cents per bushel, or SI. 10 per barrel, with a deduction for large lots. 25,000 bushels of same in bulk. 1,000 barrels Calcined Plaster. 1,000 " Casting " 500 " Dentist ■' 5,060 " Hydraulic Cement. 1,000 " True Koptan " Peruvian Guano. This article we offer in confidence to our customers, as equal to any imported, and far superior to most in the market. 10,000 bags of this superior Guano, for sale, at the lowest market rates. Also, Poudrelle, Mexican Guano. Ground Charcoal, Sic. Sin. FRENCH, RICHARDS St CO. At the Steam Plaster Mills, junction York Avenue and Callow-hill Street, Philadelphia February 14, 1856. Ten Dollars Rctvard! JiROKE from Bloomsburg Jail on Salnrday *-* night, January 26.h, SAMUEL FULL MER, a prisonet. aged about 20 yearn Ha is a little below medium size, of regt lar form in person, and when he left was dressed in a brown frock coat. The above reward will be paid for the arrest ai d delirery to the B'oomsburg jail of the Mud Samuel Fullmer by STEPHEN H. MILLER, ' Bloomsburg. Jan 28, 1856. " Sheriff. To Builder* and Others. WANTED, to establish an Agency for the sale of Wood Mouldings, of which .here are from §2O to S2OO worth used in cv, ery house that is built Our advantages, in the use of a Machine that will work a whole board into mouldings at one operation, and the large amount ot capital employed by the Company, enable its to give a liberal com mission. Pattern book furnished, contairiir." 250 patterns. Address . " J D DALE. Willow st,, above Twelfth, Phi Id'a Jan 16, 1855. HEAD QUARTER*! FLOUR & FEED. WHEAT FLOUR, BUKWHEAT FLOUR,. Corn Flour, Corn Chop. Com & Oats Chop, Rye Chop, Buckwheat Chop & Brail, Wheal Bran, RYE, CORN, AND OATS BY THE BUSHEL, constantly on hand and lor sale ai the store of the subscriber. Jan 2d—if. A C. MENSCH. Engravings lor Newspaper* and Magazines. THE subscriber has several thousand en gravings of various subjects and sizes, suita ble for illustrating newspapers an I maga zines. He offers the use of them for taking caM* or printing, lo the editorial fraternity on very moderate terms. Address, JOHN FROST, March 29, 1855. PHILADELPHIA. HKATI.KY'S ARCH STREET I'll EA - TKE. Arch. Sheet, above Sixth, Phil'a. THE STAK COMPANY, Composed of the first Artists in the world, and exceoding in Strength and Talent any Dramatic combina tion heretofore offered to the Theatrical Pub lic, will appear EVERY NIGHT in CnmedyO Tragedy, Serio-Conuo Drama, Vaudevilles, Musical Uurlepas. &c., Sic. When visiting the ci: >*, go there. Oct a—if. "GETTHE BEST." WEBSTCR** QUARTO DICTIONARY. VAT HAT can be mote essential lo every ' family, conntingroom, student, and indeed every one who would know the right Use of language—the meaning, orthography, and pronunciation of words, than a good English DICTIONARY I —of daily necessity and permanent value. WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED is now '.he recognized Standard, '-'constantly cited and relied on in our Courts of Justice, in our Legislative bodies, and in public dis cussions, as entirely conclusive," says Hon. JOHN C. SPENCEII. Can J make a be Her investment ? Published by G. & C. MERRiAM,Spring field, Mass.—sold by til Booksellers, in Bloomsburg and elsewhere. Also. WEB STER'S SCHOOL DICTIONARIES. BY" BOAT dk PORTO'I SECOND ARRIVAL OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS ! AT A. C. MENSCH S CHEAP CORNER: /~kF Clolhs. Cassimeres, Satineils, Kut.iucky Jesns, Mu-hns, cotton and wool. Flan nels, all wool Detain, Brnge Detain, Chara bray, Silks satins, Long and Single Shawls, €alicoe, Kuala, Cap*, Boots and Shoes ol all sizes, Groceries, Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nads, &0., &c.; iDfae.t everything to make up a full and complete assortment, I'ome and see. ALSO: BUCKWHEAT AND WHEAT FLOUR, Corn and Rye Chop constantly on hand and for sale for CASII. Bloomsburg, Nov. 28, 1855—1 m. Public Sale ol' Real Estiile. BY viitue of an order ol the Orphans' Court of Columbia comity, Jacob. F liohrback Ad ministrator of Jacob R.dirback late of Frank-, lie. township Columbia county deceased, will on Wednesday the sth day of March next at I o'clock P. M. expose to public sale upon the premises a certain CE>£P IlaacvmdQL^ lata the homestead of said decedent, situate in Franklin township Columbia county, ad joining lands of Mary Haycock, Samuel B. Deimer and Moses Hower, containing about Two Hundred and Twenty-eight Meres. On the property are a good dwelling house u large log barn, a tenant house and stable. There is an excellent spring of water Rear the house,gud two apple orchards are on the property. It i on the road leading from Cattawissa to the Esther furnace. About 65 acres are woodland, and the remainder in a good state of cultivation. Terms made known on the day of sale by JACOB F. UOHRBACH, By order of the Court. Admr JACOB EYERLY, Chrk. Franklin township, Feb. 6. 1856. Wood's Ornamental Icon WorkSi Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia. THE attention of the inhabitants of Penn sylvania are invited to the extensive Manufac tory and Warerooma of the subscriber, who is prepared to furnish at tbo shortest notice, Iron - Hailing of every description, for Cemeteries, public and private buildings, also Verandahs, Fountains, Chairs, Helloes, Lions, Doge and other ornamental iron woiks of decorative char ade'. Purchasers may rely on having all ar ticles carefully boxed and shipped to their des tination. A hook of designs will b furnished to those wishing to make selections. ROBERT WOOD, Ridge Avenue, below Spring Garden St., PHILADELPHIA. September 27, 1855. . |t