W. H. JACOBF, EDITOR. \Vf<! >■ 'll urli 10. 18.'l8. Democratic Nominations. sunt EMS JUDGE,' WILLIAM A. PORTER, PHILADELPHIA. CANAL COMMISSIONER, WESLEY FROST, FAYETTE. Democratic State Convention. The Democratic State Convention met in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in Harrisburg, at 10j o'clock, on the morn ing of the 4th inst., to nominate candidates for Supreme Judge and Canal Commisi'ien er, and lor the transaction of such other busi ness as pertains to the authority of a Con vention. Hon. Chas. R. Buckalew was our Senatorial, and Col. L. L. Tate our Repre sentative Delegates. The Convention was called to order by Mr. Buckalew, arid Victor E. Pioletl appoint ed temporary chairman. Subsequently, J. L. Dawson, of Fayette County was olectod permanent President. Hon. 11. B. Wright, of Luzerne, was ap pointed Chairman of the Committee on res olutions. The greatest unanimity prevailed. After nil Forney's drumming up, a corporal's guard, small indeed, and which will now grow beautifully less, was raised; and his efforts to bring about a division of the Dem ocratic party must hereafter fail to excite even our scorn. Laughter will be their only reward. The resolutions of the Convention fully sustain President Buchanan and the Demo cratic doctrine. They were adopted by a vote of 111 to 1! the Leeomptonites, follow ing the revolutionary course of their breth ren in Kansas, refusing to vote, with the ex ception of this one. There were 23 of them, out of 133. On the distinct issue of sustaining or con demning the President's policy, the opposi tion had not, probably, more than 18 or 20 delegates. The sooner they go over, body and breech es, to the abolitionists, the better. Wo hope they may have a good time of it. These small schisms in the democratic party do good, after all. Instead of producing the effects their originators design, they consoli date the party. An intelligent and free peo ple may quarrel about the details of affairs, purely domestic, but when an enemy threat ens the welfare of the whole body, this people, forgetting minor difficulties, unite. We repeat, no Convention has met in Penn sylvania lor years in which there was great er unanimity. Let us have a Forney at least every ten years. The Convention nominated for Judge ol xhe Supreme Court, WILLIAM A. POSTER, ol Philadelphia, oil the first ballot; for Canal Commissioner, WESLEY FROST, of Fayette, on the third ballot. The following is the vote: VVm. A. Porter, of Philadelphia, 115 George Hilars wood, of Philadelphia, 13 William Elwell, of Luzerne, 6 Thomas S. Bell, of Chester, - - - 5 G. P. -Hamilton, of Allegheny, - • 1 For Canal Commissioner: Ballots. Ist. 2d. 3d. Wesley Frost, of Fayette, - - 17 41 94 David Lowrie, Lehigh, - • - 24 18 \V. Osterhout, Wyoming, - - 21 31 33 Wm. F. Rlunn, Dauphin, - - 21 17 Adolplius Patterson, Blair, 10 8 .RobertSiCinten, Cambria, - It 'Thomas Brooks, Crawford, - - 6 David Riddle, Washington, - - 5 3 1 George A. Irvin, - .... 5 9 Thomas Adams, - - ' 4 Charles R. Foster, - * - - 3 William Elliott, - . . . - l COURT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY.— -The case of the Com. vs. Mrs. A. M. Victa.ngruber, was postponed on account pf non-ntte'ndancAo( very important witnesses. It is thought.that a jury cannot be obtained in that county to try her case—so many people having cither formed or expressed an opiuion. The Com missioners of said county have entered into an agreement with 11. C. PorAons, Esquire, of Williamsport, to draw up and procure .tire passage of a bill by the Legiiflature, •changing the venue from Sullivan to Ly coming county. The said bill to contain a clause providing for the Commonwealth 1° pay alt, or at least a portion of the costs of the trial, winch are becoming very heavy; and with all probabilities will continue to increase for some time. The case has been handled about considerable, and she will not have a trial unless the case is carried into some other county. To save costs, the sooner done the better for their county, pro vided she is obliged to pay all the expenses. SHARP PRACTICE. —We are credibly inform ed that two constables from Briarcreck twp., Columbia county, went, a short time since, to New Columbus, Luzerne county, to col lect a bad debt. The debtor is an exten sive manufacturer of vehicles, &c., but keeps liis establishment locked up on the appear ance of legal gentlemen. The constables being aware of this, they effected an en trance by surprise, then proccded to levy on property. The alarm was instantly given, when Mr. creditor, who .was in his house at the time, rushed into the shop and com menced a furious assault upon the officers. He, the debtor, being re-inforced by his wife, son and dog, succeeded in driving them off. He has since occupied his prem ises unmolested. Hon. S. A. Douglas, Hon. Paul Leidy, Hon. Charles 11. Buckalew, Peter Ent, esq., And Mr. S. Holland, have our thanks foi public documents. The Bradford District. This question, which, tho' in itself of lit tle importance, is pregnant with consequen ces, seems likely to occasion some difficul ty. We said our say last week; but we now repeat our warning to the Democratic party. Don't turn aside for triffles. The party was never, in Pennsylvania, on a better founda tion. In the midst of a harvest of rich fruits why should we wander off after the apples of Sodam ? . TIA BLOOMSBURO BAND.— This 'institution' was gotten up by a few enterprising and en ergetic individuals now composing it, at nearly their own expense of time and mon-' ey, and will not be indebted to our commu nity in general, for any considerable assist ance and maintenance. To the liberality of a few citizens among us, the company is slightly indebted for their beautiful instru ments. They are, we believe, in regular re hearsal, and ere long our citizens will be delighted on various public and private oc casious with their excellent music. EXHIBITION.— The Dramatic Institute ol this place will give an entertainment in the Court House, to-night. They have been to considerable labor and expense in making preparations for this exhibition. New scen ery and new plays have been procured Among the various pieces to bo played is the.moral and domestic drama, cntit'ed " THE DRUNKARD, or the Fallen Saved." This is a good piece, and requires considerable attention, which they have given it, to per form it to perfection. The company consists of comparatively young men, but notwith standing a good deal of talent and artistic skill will be displayed. Go early if you wish to get a seat. GLIMPSE AT A DRESS BARL.— There was a delightful cotillion party 011 last Thursday evening, in Cattawissa, at the Susquehanna Hotel, which have our observance. A good number attended the party, and all seemed to enjoy themselves very well. We meet many friends and acquaintances there, with whom it afforded us much pleasure to have a social chit-chat with. The opportunity offered to "shake a foot" was extensive —a very spacious and commodious room—and excellent music in attendance. We can't refraiu fromjspeaking of the ladies, Lord bless 'em, it always produces a peculiar sensation whenever we think of them, they were replote with glee and hilarity. C?" The financial difficulties in 1857, in England, were of greater extent than any which had previously occurred for a long time. There were no fewer than one thou sand four hundred and twenty-nine bank ruptcies gazetted. Of these, seven hundred and sixty-five were in the country, and six hundred and sixty-four in London alone. In Liverpool there were one hundred and thirteen; in Manchester one hundred and fourteen, in Birmingham two hundred and nineteen, in Leeds one hundred and twen ty four, and in Bristol one hundred and one. AN EDITORIAL FESTIVAL. —At an editoral festival, which was held in Philadelphia on the I7ih ult., the perliminary steps where taken for the organization of an editorial association for the State. A president and secratery were appointed, together with a committee, authorized to issue a circular to all the editors of Pennsylvania inviting them to assemble in Philadelphia on the third Wednesday in April next. nr IMPORTANT TO CONDUCTORS.—A case was recently tried in the New York Courts wherein Thomas Folman brought suit for damages against the Hudson River Railroad Company. Folman had been rejected by a conducter on the road of the defendant for refusing to pay his fare. The plaintiff re fused to pay, not being provided with a scat. The jury returned a verdict of 850 for plaintiff. This is rather an important case. According to the ruling of the Judge, con ductors must be able to accommodate pas sengers with seats, or they cannot recover fare. WE ARE sorry to announce the illness of Air. Neibell, editor of the Luzerne Union, who was attacked with homorrhage of the lungs, on Monday night, the lstinst,and has been very much indisposed. We have •since intelligence that the bleeding has been stopped, and Mr. N. is slowly convalescing, but is hardly expected to be able to per [ form the duties resting upon him as editor fir somo time. ECLIPSE IN 1858.—During the year 1858, there will be two eclipses 01 the sun, affd two of the moon. The first, an annular eclipse of the sun, will take place on the 15th of March. There will be atotal eclipse of the sun September 7th, 1858. There will be two partial eclipses of the moon—the first on February 27, the other on August 28- TS" On the 25th ult., Mr. ENT, member of the House of Representatives, from this district, presented five remonstrances sign ed by two hundred and fifty citizens of this county qgainst the passage of Mr. SMITH'S Bill proposing to annex a portion of Sullivan j to Wyoming County. NEW COUNTERFEITS —We call the attention of our readers to new and well executed counterfeits which have just made their ap pearance. One of them is ass noto on the Winstead Bank, Connecticut, and the other n $5 note on the Union Bank of Frenchtown, New Jersey. Storekeepers and others will do well to be warned against these notes, which may be detected by a critical inspec tion. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE has been welcom ed in our sanctum, for February, containing most excellent reading. It is edited with great tact and ability; and always meets '.he expectations of its patrons. For good, sound and instructive reading, it is the best Maga zine published. Leonard Scott & Co , pub lishers, New York. Terms, three dollars per annum in advance. MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY.— January 21st, at Medina, (Ohio,) Charles Metzger, negro, was married to Mrs. C. Metzger, white.— The parties were residents of Liverpool, in Medina county. Mrs. M. is the widow of the father of her present husband, and being tho second wife ol the elder M., was consequently the step mother of her. present husband. She had by the father of her present husband three children. She is thirty-two years old, and her step-sonhusband is only twenty-one.— Her present children are half brothers and sisters of their father, and her children from the present marriage will be half-brothers and sisters of those who are half brothers and sisters of their father, and he half negro at that. A more "mixed up" and disgust ing state of affairs can scarcely be imagin ed.— Cleveland Review, "It is nothing more than one of the natural results of the fanaticism that has held sway in New England for years past, and in 1856 spread itself, under the name of Republican ism, over many of the western States.— When negro equality is preached from thousands of pulpits, a pulitico-religious doctrine, it is not surprising that ignorant or bad men and women should practice it, and, once on the track of immortality, go a little beyond the faith preached." BLOOMSBURO.— This town is rather nicely situated, not a great distance from the Sus- ] qtiohanna, upon Columbia's flats, and is the Capital of Columbia county. For several years past this town has been (loath to say it) in almost a dormant state— improvements of very little importance were in progress—and commercial and all other business moving along like a heavy burden. But within the last year quite a change has taken place; the enterprising and go-a headative portion of our worthy citizens have been aroused to see their negligence as regards improving and enhancing the value of their property. We can now truly say, Bloomsburg is blooming and improving—she is numbered with the growing towns. Much has been j accomplished within a short time which j adds greatly to the appearance and conve- | nienco of our place. The most expensive I item of improvement was the building of j two beautiful brick churches; by-the way very much needed. And the third one is now under contract, to be in course of erec tion soon. Bloomsburg can boast of having the best churches in this section of country. Another matter of much importance and want, to the citizens and public in general, was the purchase and erection of a town clock, which was placed on the cupola of, the Court House, and contributes largely to j the appearance and credit of the place. | East Bloomsburg is not behind in this re spect; she is building up her "little end" with neatness and despatch. Wo noticed, 1 the otner day, when at the Depot, quite a number of dwellings in course of erection, in that particular locality. The citizens of that part of the town display a good deal of energy, and considerable taste in building and improving their properties. Notwithstanding these .hard times we ex hibit in our town symptoms of vitality and progress. A visit to Bloomsburg will satisfy strangers that we have enterprising citizens among't us who are not to be silenced, even by a rqoney crisis like the one we are now having the benefit of. LAST FRIDAY MORNING feeling somewhat inclined to have a rail-ride, we proceeded to the Bloom Station and procured a ticket entitling us to a passage on the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad to Berwick— the distance of twelve miles. We had not more than stretched ourself and unfolded a news paper, when we heard the musical voice of the gentlemanly Conductor—Mr. Adams— cry out "Berwick!" It realy I the ride) went so pleasant, had we the time and to spare we should have went a great deal fur ther. Berwick has "dusted" herself somewhat since we left the place to become a citizen of Bloomsburg. Considerable money has been expended in remodeling and painting their dwelling houses, stores and shops. During our short stay we 'dropped' in the fir office; found our social friends, Messrs' Irwin &.Hibbs, busily engaged in catering and preparing the type for t heir next issue. Spent a moment or two with them, then doffed otir old 'felt' and loft. HON. WM. A. PORTBR.— We see it stated in the Pennsylvania)), that the warm contest between the friends of William A. Portor aud Judge SharSwood, was productive of reports calculated to create the impression that the former gentleman was opposed to the Kansas policy of Mr. Buchanan and the democratic party. In relation to Judge Porter, w~e.have it from unquestionable au thority that he b f° r the President. In fact we never conceived dlherwise, and the lutile attempt to connect his nariie with disorgan izes and the opponents of the Administra tion, has most signally failed. The co\"wi ly attempt of disappointed office-seekers !o i gather strength, by linking the name of Judge Porter to their factions and desperate cause, will meet with the deep condemna tion it merits. The peace of the country, the harmony of the Democratic party, and above all the success ot Mr. Buchanan's Administration, are controlling considera tions with Judge Porter, and cause him to give the whole weight of his influence to the "speedy admission of Kansas undor a Constitution framed in pursuance of lawful authority." S. D. ANDKUSON, editor of the Pennsylva nian, Philadelphia, has our thanks for a copy of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in a neatly printed form, which looks well and reads right. I* We are pleased to announce that our friend Mr. J. F. Campbell has taken charge of the Blairsville Record. We wish him success for the "days of auld lang syne." Lr The Harrisburg Daily Herald has passed into the hands of Messrs Royall and Mcßeynolds, and is couducted with spirit and ability. Crack away, Frank. REPORT OF THE MINORITY OF TUB COMMITTEE OF WAVS AND MEANS, o.v Tnn BILL FOR TIIE SALE OF THE STATE CANALS, Heml in the House February 25, 1858. Mr. Turner, fiom the committee of Ways and Means, submitted the following report: The undersigned, a minority of the Com mittee ol Ways and Means, upon the con siders! by said committee of the Act for the sale of the State Canals,'* feels compelled by a sense of duty to submit to the House the follow ing, as the views of the minority of said committee : In submitting these views, the minority take occasion to express regret that the com mittee should disagree upon a bill ol so iilUch magnitude and importance to the peo ple of Pennsylvania. The bill proposes and provides for tho transfer by tho Governor, of all the State Canals to the Sunbury and Erie railroad company, and to no other company or per sons. Uy the first section, the Governor is re quired to sell the said Sunbury and Erie railroad company, within thirty days, if they agree to buy the public works of the Com monwealth, for the sum of three millions four hundred thousand dollars. Second section provides for the issuing of .seven millioyp .of dollars of bonds, to be secured by a mortgage to trustees—three and a half millions of which bonds are to be received as payment in full for the canals by the State. Third section provides for mortgages for two millions on the canals, and provides that these mortgages shall be exchanged by the State for others; and. finally, when cer tain specified stages of progress in the making of the railroad are attained, shall be wholly cancelled. Fourth section provides the time and manner of the transfer of the canals to the company by the Governor. Fifth section provides for the company's enjoyment of the works, and that they may sell and lease them. Sixth section provides for the delivery of the three and a half millions of bonds, de posited by the company with the Slate, back to tho company again. Seventh section provides for the collect ing of mortgages, if the interest is not paid on tho bonds. Eighth section provides that the proceeds of sale shall go into the sinking fund; and tho Ninth section provides for the keeping up of the canals. It will be perceived, front the provisions of the bill, as proposed to the House by the majority of the committee, that the propos ed sale, when divested to legal form and ver biage, in a simple transfer of all the State canals to the Sunbury and Erie railroad company, for three millions and a half of the five per cent, bonds of said company. | It is true, there is no issue of seven mill [ ions of the bonds of the company provided 1 for, and a mortgage of two millions on the I sold canqls als(j_provided for; but tho sec | ond section of the bill provides that "the I State Treasurer shall receive from the said company three millions five hundred thou sand dollars of said bonds, in settlement for the purchase money of the said canals and other property," which provision plainly and clearly discharges- all liens, whether mortgage or otherwise, in favor of the State. The terms of the sale or transfer being clear to tho minority of your committee, and readily apprehended by this House, the interest of the State under the bill ought to' become the subject of the serious consider ation. Of the terms of the sale, the minority of the committee have to say that the price fixed in the bill is wholly inadequate, inas much as other solvent parties propose much larger sums for the said public works. The purchase roxyiey the company do not propose to pay down, but to secure it, as before stated, by an issue and payment of of bonds. The safety and solvency of the securities to be taken, therefore, becomes properly a subject of consideration and in quiry. As before stated by tho minority of your committee, the company propose to pay in their bonds or notes to the amount of three and a half millions, which amount will be held by the State conjointly with other par ties holding a like amount secured under the same mortgage. What mortgages precede this, and what the financial condition of the company is, tho minority of your committe cannot state, for want of information upon these points. If the company, however, are free from debt, and their road unincumbered by mort gage, these bonds may be made to realize something to-J.be State; but if, upon the contrary, the road i 9 already mortgaged, the bonds must rate even lower than the count less millions of bonds of a similar kind, with which the entire country is flooded, at prices frightfully disproportioned to their .-{•presented value, and the State can expect to realise from the bonds but a portion of what tbey are taken for. This is 61 le °f Ihe aspects in which the transaction proposed to bo consummated by this bill has presented ilseii to the minority of your committee, causing to not onij' hes itate about approving the bill, but to dissent from an affirmative report. Why an issue of three and a half millions of bonds by the company, over and above the amount made for the State, should be deposited with the Stale, to be re-issued to the company again without any considera tion, and to be issued by ''authority oflnw," the minority of yomr committee cannot com prehend, unless the object bo to lead the State to a committal for the completion of the road, which would seem likely to be the result upon the next occasion that the company finds itself embarrassed lor the want of funds to prosecute the enterprise. Equal to, and above all these reasons, governing the minority in dissent, tho ro 'cently adopted provisions of tho Constitu tion of this Commonwealth, which provides that "the credit of the Commonwealth shall not in any manner or event bo pledged or I loaned to any individual, company, corpor ation or association, nor shall tho Common | wealth hereafter become a joint ' owner or stockholder in any company, as sociation or corporation," will bo . plainly violated by the passage of this act. That this violation of this provisions of the Constitution will be worked cannot be doubted for a moment, particularly in that portion of the bill which makes the State a joint owner or party in tho seven millions of bonds provid -d to bo issued, and in so far also us imthe event of a sale of the road, tho State being a joint owner in the bonds and mortgage, will be compelled, in order that she may save herself the amq.unt due to her on tho same, to become a joint purcha ser at the sale, or otherwise to stand by and see her rights the sport and play of specu lators owning the other portion of said bonds and mortgage; and, however directly or in directly the result may be arrived at, the ef fect is the same. It would seem that the bill has been drawn with a view to evade this Constitu tional provision, a provision that has been so recently recorded by the people for their protection against legislation of this kind, that the ink used in recording it is hardly dry, before this proposition is introduced in to this House with its specious title and tor torous provisions. The bill is entitled "An Act to provide for the sale of the State ca nals." It would have been more appropri ately styled if it tiad been entitled "An Act for the Sunbury and Erie railroad company to take the State canals." The character of the bill is fitly typed by its specious .title. If, however, the bill be not unconstitutional, and it should be deemed the policy of the Stale to dispose of her canals, a careful and due regard to her interests, and those of a people oppressed with a large and burthen some debt incurred in their construction, would dictate that a sale when made should be for the purpose of giving relief from that debt and the taxation consequent upon the payment ol the interest thereon, and that they should not, as is provided by this bill, be given to a corporation at a nominal price, not one-half their real value, and without any adequate security for the payment of the sura therein named. It must be evident to every man who knows anything of the value ol the canals now owned by the State, that they are worth more than twice the sum fixed as the price for them in this bill ; and if they were to-day thrown into market, open to afair competition, with a reasonable time for payment, there can be 110 doubt iliat over seven millions of dollars could be realized from their sale. Iu order more clearly to exhibit this fact, anil the basis upon which it is founded, a detailed statement of the value of each particular line is herewith submitted. Delaware Division, 83,000,000 bower North Branch and Sus quehanna, 3,000,000 Upper North Branch, West Branch, 250,000 Total, 87,750,000 There can be no doubt but that the above prices can be realized for the different lines of the canals, with sufficient time given for the payment, and at a rate ot interest not exceeding five per cent. Why, therefore, the said canals should be sold to the Sun bury aild Erie railroad at less than one half their real value, and without adequate se curity for the payment of the purchase mon ey, and why the sale, if made, should not be thrown open to the fullest competition, in 1 order that the highest possible price may be obtained therefor, seems entirely incompre hensible upon any hypothesis than that the sale provided for in this bill is intended for benefit of the Sunburyand Erie railroad company, and not for the benefit qf the State, or as a relief to its over-taxed people. And finally, that a bill of this kind, im portance and character, should so safely find its way through an important committee of this Mouse—a committee, having in charge the revenues, and disbursements of the Commonwealth—may excite surprise upon the part of the people of this Com monwealth, who are so deeply interested in the passage of the bill, and whose interests will be so disastrously affected, ih the House should so far forget tho interests of the State as to allow the passage of the bill. That the responsibility of reporting favor able such a bill may not rest upon the mi nority of your committee, I fell impelled to make this dissenting report. Which is most respectfully submitted. (Signed) G " TURNER. ee George W. Elliott's advertisement for Agents headed, "A Book for Every Man's Library." CW TREVORTON COAL AND RAILROAD COM PANY.—This company has suspended op erations for a time. The cause, we under stand, is that the company have a large stock, some 60,000 tons of coal on hand, and that the mild winter has greatly lessened the de mand. DKATH WARRANT ISHUKD. —The death war rent for the execution of William Muller, who was convicted in Luzerne county for the murder of George Mathias, has been issued by Governor Packer. The execution to take place on Friday, April 30, 3858. Daily News. QUICK WORK. —Mr. Charles Mathews, the English comedian, was married to Mrs. Lizzie Weston Davinport in New York city on Sunday evening—-Mr. A. IL Davenport having obtained a divorce from her on Saturday. HORACE GKREI.EV AT CHURCH. —Mr. Gree ley, says the Chicago Journal, attended St - Paul's chnrch on Sunday evening. One who Bat near hint says : He came in rather late—took a scat—put on his glasses—look ed at the minister and at the pulpit—looked up at the ceiling— then took a glance at the audience on either side of hint—leaned back in his seat, and— went to sleep I &T A wag says of a congregation, that they pray on their knees on Sundays, and prey on their neighbors the rest of the week. U r A lady (ceding a printing press is apt j to catch cold, because she has to lay on ' damp sheets. HABIIISBURQ, Pa., March I.—James Fox, Esq., a well-known member of the Harris burg Bar, died hero last evening. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Fox was a gentleman of talent, and had practiced somewhat extensively in our Courts.— Union. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., by Rev. W, J. Eyer, Mr. JESSE WERTMAN, to Miss MARY ANN STHOUS SER, boUi of Montour tp., Columbia co. In Bloomsburg, at the residence oiMr. L. L. Tate, try Rev. Geo. Warren, Mr. AHIN B. VANHORN, of Hemlock twp., Col co., to Miss MARY JANE WILSON, of Liberty township Montour co. On Thursday evening, Feb. 26th, at the residence of Andrew Corttight, Esq., by the Itev. I. Bahl, Mr. R. S. ADAMS, formerly of Buffalo, N. Y., to Miss JKNIE HUGHES, ot Sa lem, Luzerne co. On the evening ot Feb. 28th, by Thomas Patterson, Mr. JOHN B. MILLARDS of Harvey ville, Pa., to Miss MARIETTA E. WEAVER, of the same place. On Thursday .he 18th ult., by Rev. Joseph Y. Rothrock, Mr. FRANKLIN P. KELI.EY of Light Street, to Miss MARY AMMERMAN, of Fisliingcreek twp., Col co. On the 22d inst., by G. S Groff. Esq., Mr. MAHI.ON D. HARNER, of Rehorsburg, Berks county, Pa., to MARY ANN GILLIOAN of VVilkesbarre. On the 25th ult., by the Rev. H. G Dill, Mr. EDWARD B. HULL, to Miss MARY ANN HUTTON, both of Berwick. In Town Hill, on Feb. 28th by the Rev. E. Wadsworth, Mr. FRANKLIN HOUSER of Beach Haven, to Miss SUE B. BAHL, of Ber wick. DIED~ On the 19th ult., in Nescopeo township, i ABRAHAM, son of Samuel Hartzell, aged 14 years, 3 mos. and IB days. On the 241h ult., in Hollenback township, CHARLES GROVER, aged 39 years, 9 months and 3 days. On the 25 ult., in Mifflinville, JOHN FREAS, son of John Keller, aged 4 months and 16 days. On the 18lh ult., in Briarcreek township, CLARK, son of Emmor Dieterick, aged 2 years, 3 months, and 15 days. Executors' Notice* Estate of Isaac Demott, dee'd. TVOTICE is hereby given in all persons in -1-* teresled that letters testamentary on the estate of Isaac Demon, late ol Madison twp ~ Columbia county, dee'd, have been granted by the Register of wills of said comity, lo liavid and More Demott, of said township, lo whom all accounts must be presented without delay, proper'y authenticated for set tlement. DAVID DEMOTT, MORE DEMOTT, Madison 10, 1858. Executors. ASSIGNEES' NOTICE! IV OTICE is hereby given that Reuben Fahrin " eer anil Nathan Dreisbach, Assignees of George VV. Dreisbach, QL Columbia coun ty, have exhibited and tiled in Court of Common L'leas of said county, their account j as assignees as atorsaid, and that said ac count will be allowed by said court, at the May Term thereof, 1858, unless cause be then shewn why said account should not be allowed. JACOB EYKRLY, Feb. 27, 1858 Prothoaolary. PUBLIC SALEE. 'INHERE will be exposed to public sale at •*- the residence of John B. Edgar, near Or angeville, in Orange township, Columbia county, on FRIDAY, March 26 h inst., the following personal property to wit: TWO IIOHSES, cows, Young cattle, all kinds of farmer's gear", light harness, &C., wagons, carriage, plows, harrows, eullivAiois, and all kinds of farming utensils to tedious lo mention. Also, all kinds of Household and Kitchen Furniture, such as bedsteads, tables, chairs, Secrilary, clock, &c., with a varle'y of other articles too numerous to mention Sala to commence at nine o'clock, A. M , when attendance will be given and terms N-ade known by JOHN B. F.DGAR. March 10, 1858.—ts. A Book for Every Man's Library. EXPERIENCED AGENTS WANTED in all parts of the country, to obtain sub scribers for the'COM PREHENSIVEGEOG RAPHY AND HISTORY, Ancient and Modern, by S. G. GOODRICH, (Peter Par ley.) Elegantly bound, and illustrated with 200 beautiful engravings and 80 maps.— Price JF3. Sold only by the Agents to each to whom a special district will bo given.— Rare inducements offered. The "HOME JOURNAL" says of this wojk; "No family whatever should be without it." For full particulars address, GEORGE W. ELLIOTT, Publisher, No. 172 William St., New York. NEW LIVERY STABLE. W. S. PIIENTIS, Respectlully in- jtbsk gy Jormß his friends and the general, that he el ill conlin-^——uee I lie LIVERY BUSINESS, on Main Slreel, Earn Blooms burg, at his NEW BRICK STABLE, where he will always be pleased to furnish his cus tomers, and the community at large, with HORSES and CARRIAGES by the hour, day or week, at reasonable rates. His stock is entirely new, and by keeping good horses and carriages, and attentive dri vers, &c., he hopeß to receive a good share of patronage. Having added to his extensive stock some of the most com'ortable two horse vehicles, parties will find it to their ad vantage to call on him. He also has in connection with the livery business, an excellent QQcmmaiiDuafiS 3j£aS.m®§ running regularly several limes per day, to and irom the several Depots, on the arrival and departure of the Cars, by which passen gers will be pleasantly conveyed to or from, if desired. He tenders thanks for patronage heretofore bestowed, and respectfully solicits a continu ance ol the same. N. S. PRENTIS. Bloomsburg, March 10, 1858. A STLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER! HAHPEIt'S WEEKLY: A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION. Employs the Beet Talent in the World! TERMS—INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. 1 copy 20 weoka 81 00 I 6 copies t your $0 00 1 " 1 your 250 12 " •' 20 00 1 " 2 yours 400| 25 " " 40 00 Harper's "Weekly" aud "Magazine," one year, $4.00. Postmasters sending a club of twelve or twenty-five, will receive a copy gratis. Subscriptions inay commence with any number. Specimen numbers gratuitously supplied. I Back numbers can be furnished to any i extent. Clergymen and Teachers supplied al low est Club Rales. HARPER & BROTHERS Publishers, [no. 8 3m. " Franklin Square, Now York. Crißtiirioro's Hair Dye. WITHIN a nut-shell all the merits lie, Of Crisladoro's never equaled Dye ; Red it makes black, lo brown transform* a grey, Vnd keeps ihe fibres always from decay. This matchless revitalizing Hair Dye still hold* its position as the most harmless and efficacious Hair Dye in the World. Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, and applied in ten private rooms, at Cristadoro's No. 8 Aster House, Broadway, and by all Drug gists and Perfumers in the United Slates. Agents.—T. W. Dyott & Sous, Philadel phia, Pa. . [no.B-3u. ; C2SOD^ WORLD-Wioe EXTERMINATORS. FOR THE INFALABLE DESTRUCTION OF Every Species of Vermin. RAT, ROACH, !fC., EXTERMINATOR. Put up in 20c , 35c., 65c., and $1 Boxes. For Ihe Destruction of llals, Mice, Ground or Field Mice, Moles, Roaches, Croton Bugs, Ants, &c. Bel Bug Exterminator. Put up in 25c., 50c. 75c., and $1 Bottles. Electric Powder. Put up in 25c , and 50c., Boxes. To destroy Moths, Bed Bugs, Mosquitoes, Ants. Fleas, Plant Insects, Vermin on Fowls & Animals. urTermt Cash. No Goods sent on com mission. Liberal wholesale terms inada to Druggists and Dealers everywhere. "i'ostar's" Private Circular to Druggists and Dealers sent by mail, on application. Sold, Wholesale and utail at "Costar'a" principal Depot, No. 388 Broadway, New York, and by Druggists and Dealers every- IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE. My Preparations are certain destruction to every species of Vermin, and, wherever known, are hailed as the most remarkable discoveries of the age. As a consequence, lite demand is becoming immense. To meet this demand fairly, and to meet also, in a liberal spirit, those generous persons who may want to test their merits (or themselves and their neighbors—in new places—in short, to place them within the reach of ev ery body, every where. I have arranged a scale of prices and pre miums that can't tail to meet the views of all; 1. On receipt of one dollar, I will forward by mail (post-paid) a sufficient quantity of Ihe Rat, Roach, &c., Exterminator, to des troy all ol this class of vermin that may in fest your premises. 2. On teceiptof two dollars, I will forward by mail (postage paid) a sufficient quantity of both Rat, Roach, &0., Exterminator, and the Electric Powder, together with the prem ium of one year's subscription to the United States Journal, the largest and best conduct ed monthly newspaper published in the United Slates. 3. Oo receipt of five dollars, I will forward by express (prepaying ttie express charges) $3 worth of Hal, Roach, &c., Exterminator, the Electric Powder, ant! the lied Bug Exter minator, (this latter being a liquid, cannot be sent in the mail,) and the additional premi um of one year's subscription to the United States Journal. 4. On receipt of ten dollars, the same terms will be made sb made to Druggists and Dealers. Sep Coslar's Private Circular to Drog gists and Dealers. Address all letters to COSTAIt'S PRI.VCIPAL OC*OT, No 388 Broadway, New York. g*,To save mistakes and trouble: 1. Write in a plain hand the name of Post Office, County aqd Slate. 2. Register, yoer letter, and it will come at my risk. 3. New York and Eastern Money preferred. SEE THE FOLLOWING: EATS, KOACIIES, BUGS, INSECTS, Ac. What the Farmers say : A late writer says that "the various species of vermin are multiplying at a fearlul rate throughout the laud. Ttieir ravages have become a matter of serious dread." A post, master in Illinois, writing to "Coslar's Depot says, "The country is literally overrun with them, (rats, mice, &c.") Another (rom the same State, says, "The rats, positively gnaw the halters off my horses while in.the sta ble." An Ohio correspondent remarks, "They are everywhere—in the house, the barn, and under every stump in the field." In the South it is still worse. A lute order from the Navy Yard at Mobile, was for thirty pounds ol the Rat Exterminator alone. What the people say: New York, April 12, 1850. Dear Sir: —Having a great many rats around my stable and shop, 1 thought I would try your Rat Exterminator, and bought one of your boxes, and fixed it according to your directions. The next mowing I found over one hundred and fifty dead rats. I lake pleasure in saying that it w'dl do moro than you say it will. I have also tried it on Sieain bouts, and satisfied them that it is the great est thing of the age. J. S. UNDERHIf.L, No. 435 10th si. Cave, 111., June 21st, 1857. Dear Sir : —My brother, J. W. McCreery, P. M., purchased a box of your Rat Exler ! initiator, and lound it to be what you recom mended it to be, a perfect Rat destroyer. I herewith inclose $6 for more of it Yours, &c. ASHLEY McCREERY. New York, Dec. 17, 1857. Sir: —# * All this summer 1 have been troubled with Roaches and Mice. I was ac l tually ashamed ol the house, for the Roach es were everywhere, and I don't know what I should have done by this lime. I pur chased a box of your Exterminator and tried it, and in one week there was not a Roach or mouse in the house. JOHN B. GIVENS, No. 94 Elm st. Moore's Salt Works, Ohio, June 8, 1857. Dear Sir :—I have used it (theßat, Roach &c., Exterminator) three nights, ami it is making a sad havoc among the Rat tribe. Yours, &c., J. B. BECOM. What the Press say : We know, by actaal experience, thai "Coslar's" preparations for Rats, Roaches, Bed Bugs, and Insects generally, are com plete and perfect exterminators. Whenever "Coslar's" Exterminators have been used, they have never failed to perform all that is claimed for litem. Housekeepers should not fail to try them.—N. Y. Atlas, May 17th. ' Coslar's" Rat, Roach, &c., Exterminator is an infallible destroyer of these pestilent creatures. His Bed Bug Exterminator is val ued beyond measure by every housewife who has had occasion to use it. So is hie Elec ric Powder, which is certain death to Mosquitoes, Moths, Flies, Fleas and vermin of every sort.—lndianapolis (Ind.) Sentinel. What the Druggists say: A. J. Blocksom, Druggist, New Lisbon, O. "Your Extejnninaiors prove satisfactory." G. & T. E. McDonald, Draggisls, Net# Brunswick, N. J. "We tried the Rut, Roach, &c., Exterminator, and it answered a good purpose." E B Cunningham, Druggist, Beaver Dam, Wis. "It (the Rat, Roach, &c., Extermina tor) is highly satisfactory to those who have tried it." 5. Hill. Druggist, Deer Creek, Pickaway Co., O. "The Rat, Roach, &c,, Extermina tor does all it is recommended to do." Guilford & Lemberger, Druggists, Lebanon, Pa. "We are pleased to say that which is sold gives satisfaction." Geo. Rose, Druggist, Cardington, O. "It (the Ra', Roach, &e., Exterminator.) sells like hot cakes, giving general satisfaction." [no. 8-6t.
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