STAR DIP THE NORTH,
vVM. H. J ACOTTY, ETJITOR.
ELG&jlSBHG, WEBSISBAY, JAS. 9, 1861-
: - As we 20 to press we are informed ol the
death t)rPKTKH.KusE, one oT the Associate
. Jotloes of Colombia County, who reside? ia
Xocnst township.
FirmcrV High Stbcol.
From tire lately printed Ctatogifs of the
Officers and Students of this School we
'team that it i in a fair condition to prove
itself suceesful. It is just such an institu
tions the rich W State of Pennsylvania
uflered many years for the want -of. "She
now has this want ably soppliell, and lei
"her properly patronize it. We re 'com
prised of 6&eojnties,nd 38 61 them have
Iteen represented in this Institute. At pres-rent-one
hundred and ten students are in at
tendance, or at least have been daring the
Njear. rS60. In tbeyear 1859 oue hundred
and nineteen "wsre p'reseau To enter this
School, alt applicants must have a good
knowledge of the ordinary elementary
braochei of the common School course;
and the sum ol one hundred dollars must
be paid previous to entering This, with
the labor required, will cover all expenses
.oHboard, washing, and tuition. The total
expenditure of this School for 1859 was
21; for 1860 $12,1093
.r "Thus it will be seen that the ei pen ses for
he last year is over S30 less than the first
The Colloije year for 1861 will commence
.on Wednesday the 20th or February i.ext,
and terminate on Wednesday the 18th of
December. This Institution propose to
.accomplish. an object which has never been
anaiiieil "in fbis-co entry a supply of awant
which has ever been felt by the agriculta
ral community : the education of their tons,
.at once, to scientific knowledge, habitual
.industry, and practical skill, to fit them for
-the association of rural life, and the occu
pation chosen for them by their fathers
jho gains ol the farmer however certain are
small. r The edocation of his sons shonld
. therefore, be measured by the nature of his
business. We hope to see Columbia coun
ty soon represented at this Institute.
t ., 1 he Compromise.
. "Mr. Holt, the Positrraster General and
Acting Secretary of War, is one of the
strongest and stsunchest friends of the Presi
f dent and the position which he has taken.
The whole Sotnhiitw-swd have united upon
.Mr. Critlendeu's proposition, which is the
.same fr presented by him to the Senate
Committee ot Thirteen, with Mr. Douglas'
iree negro clause, not allowing thera to
-vote nor hold office, if tiws Republicans
will accept this, a sett knmnt can be had in
twenty-four hours. He siys if they do not
accept it his fortunes are wiJi ibe South.
Republicans assert positively that they . will
; not accept it. Me. Seward, it is said, is pre
paring a proposition, which his friends say
will be acceptable to the South. What it is
ias not jet leaked oat. The position as
sumed by Mr. Greeley, and many other Re-
publican papers in the Nwrtb, it is thought
nvill preclude the .possibility of a proper and
.mfactory adjustment. Many Repub!icans
who are anxious for a settlement are afraid
of encountering; the anathemas of the rapid
Black Republican press of the North.
Telfgraph despatches announce that the J
city of Char'eston is quiet at present, and
the attention of the people i occopied with
the approaching Conventions in Georgia,
'Alabama and Mississppi. The Commis
sioners sent to Washington city from Sooth
'Carolina bave returned home without re
eivinsi aoy satislaclion. The President
-wouid not receive ihem as Commissoners
fcat as private citizens only, aod his course
id this respect is universally admired. The
journals of Charleston are engaged in pub
lishing a correspondence between these
Commissioners and the President. The
Vresidant of he South Carolina College O.
S Longstreel, has issued a pamphlet, en
titled "Shall the South begin the War?" In
' this publication it is earnestly desired that
lb Collector on board the Harriet Line be
allowed to land and that be be treated po
lilely ; and that every means be afforded to
"jillovr th3 Collector of the two sovereignties
lo settle their respective claims in a spirit
.of cour esy and kindness. If the ports were
reinforced it would be an unfair contest ;
hnndreds of their sons would be slain, Fort
Moultrie would bome deserted, and the
' wrath of the United States be brought down
upon their devoted city. He implore his
fellow citizens to let the first skat come jam
the evemy. Thus talks Prof Longstreet :o
. hi fellow ciiizen of Sooth Carolina.
The mission f David Wilmot to Spring
. field, does not sppear to have resulted in
bis selection for a place in the Cabinet by
lhe President elect; for we find him now
ia Harrisburg operating to secure his elec
tion to the United Stages Senate. Mr. Lin
coln has evidently some difficulty in select
ing a member of his Cabinet from Pennsyl
vania, having summoned a number of lead-
ing Republican politicians to bis presence.
Gen. Cameron was reported as arriving in
' Sprin&field on the 30th ult , accompanied
by John P. Sanderson; and it is positively
- asserted thai he has been appointed Secre
tary of the Treasury, aud will accept the
appointment. Alexander K. McClore Chair
man of the Republican State Committee,
"departed lor Springfield on Monday last,
cpori the invitation of Mr. Lincoln.
America Stock Jobsk&i.. We are fa
vored with a copy of this roost Taluable
pn'slication for the month of January, il is
vrork devoted chiefly to the raising of
clock. It fill np a space that has lona been
open in this country. People engaged in.
tt raising of stock need something of this
kuii. We wocld advise them to become
it once lo the American bioc Jour-
No. 2:i
Park Raw,
New
Mr. Donslas' Plan of Adjustment. -
On December 24th, Mr. Douglas intro
duced a'joint resolution into the Senate pro
posing amendments to the Constitution of
the Ub ited State, with a view of restoring
peace and ..preserving the Union. : His
proposition was read a first and second time,
and referred to the Committee of Thirteen.
It is as follows :
joint mcsoLtrnov.
Resilved by Ike Senile an i House of Repre
tentatirei cf the UniUd Stafe of America in
'Cong ess tusemkd, two thirds of both Houses
concuning,) That the following article be,
r-anu-are nerecy, propoeeu "u euuiummi
amendments to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, which shall be valid, to all in
tents at.d purposes, as part ol said Consti
. . : c .l w n
laiion, wneu rauueu vj vunoiiiwi
three-fourths of the several States.
of
Article'xiii. 'Congress shall sake no I
laws in respect to Slavery or servitude in
any Territory of the United States; and the
slntut of each Territory in respect to servi
tude, a: the same now exists by law, shall
remain unchanged until the Territory, "with
such boundaries as Congress may prescribe
shallUave a population of fifty thousand
white -inhabitants, when the white male
citizens lhereofover the age.of twenty-one
years may proceedto form a. Constitution
and Government for themselves, and 'exer
cise all the rights 'of self government con
sistent wlfh the Constitution -of the United
States ; and, when such new Slate shall con
tain the requisite population lor a member
of Congress, according to the then Federal
ratio of representation, 'it shall be admitted
into the Union on an eqnal footing with the
original Slates, with or without slavery, as
the Constitution of such new State shall
provide at the time of admission ; and in
the mean time such new State shall be en
titled to one delegate in the Senate, to be
chosen by the Legislature, and one delegate
in the House of Representatives, to be cho
sen by the people having the qualifications
requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the Legislature ; and aid dele
gates shall have all the rights and privile
ges ol Senators and Representatives respec
lively, except that of voting.
The above, with a very slight variation,
is exactly "fha princip'le! the Breckinridge
Platform, on the subject of slavery in the
territories. We are glad to see that Mr.
DougUs is beginning to see the necessity
of meeting this qnesiien fairly and square
ly, and of doing justice to the South He,as
much as any man living, was instrumental
in bringing upon the country the deplorable
state of affairs j and he, above all should
tinn at tin fticiihce to asrain bnnsr about a
peaceable .solution of our national difficnl
ties. But the question arises : if Mr. Doug
las is now ready and willing to settle this
question and give peace to the country
upon the principles embodied in the above
proposed amendment, which are the prin
ciples of the Breckinridge Plartorm, why
could he not or why did he rot adopt these
same views during the late campaign ad
thus help to dele at a sectional candidate ?
'lhe above proposed araeodment.Mrom Mr.
Douglas, is nothing less than a confession
on his part that the Platform oa which Mr.
Breckinridge stood was right, and that for
some purpose or other he Douglas refused
to admit it ; but since he has been defeated
for the Presidency, he has lost all personal
interest in the contest so tar as the advance
ment of his own ambitious scnemes are i
concerned, and as by his former obstinacy,
if still frsisted in, he would have nothing
to gain but much to lose, he again shows a
disposition to do justice for his country's
sake, and to the true democratic party, by
falling in with and again adopting the:r
principles as set forth above.
The doctrine ol the Breckinridge party on
the slavery question was fair, just and hon
orable to all parties, and democratic in
principle ; and had the northern people but
declared in favor of it, as they should have
done, we would not now be in a state of
national dissolution and internecine war.
II ever this slave controversy be settled, it is
our firm and deliberate opinion that it will
be settled in accordance with the principles
of the Breckinridge platform; and npoti no
other basis can any lasting solution ever be
acomplished, lor this is founded upon jus
tice and equality, and to anything less than
justice and equality the southern State will
never submit. The Breckinridge doctrine
is this: That the Territories belonging to
"the United States are the common property
of all the States ; that the citizens of each
Sta'.e have an equal right to go into , such
tftrritotieft and take alonr with them their
property; that negro slaves are lawful and
constitutional property ; that people from
slve Slates have the same right to take
their property into the territories a have
the people from the free States; that south
ern people have the same claim for the pro
tection of their property in the territories as
have the northern people, whether their
property consists of slaves or otherwise;
that a Territorial Legislature, or any other
authority, has no right to abolish slavery in
a territory ; that it is the duty of a territorial
Legislature to protoct slave property in the
territories as well as all other property ;
that if a territorial Legislature fails to pro
teci the rights of property in tb territory,
as a final necessity, it becomes the duty of
Congress to afford such protection; that
there shall be no legislation at all regarding
slavery as an restitution in the territories,
so long as in a territorial condition; that
when a territory has sulncient population
to entitle it to one member in the House of
Representatives, the people may frame a
constitution and apply , for admission into
the Union : that at this time, then, they
shall decide by popular vote whether or
not they will have the institution oi slavery
in their new Siate ; and that they may then
make their constitution, as regards the sla
very question, in accordance with the de
cision of the people of tbo territory.
Mr. Douglas, however, tries lo evade an
honest acknowledgement of the justice ol
the Brecki aridge pla'Jorm, by putting Into
the above proposed amendment a combi
nation of principles, makug U a sort of a
mulet with more horse thad ass in its veins !
whv nni nj'ta it" a horse at once? A little
" "
1:
Th democratic doctrine is that the people
of a territory thall not legislate on the ia
very question so long as the territory Is the
common property of all the States, which it
is until the territory'Stelf becomes a State,
when it ceases to be common property Is
not this very fair? Douglas proposes that
the people Ehall not legislate upon the ques
tion till they have 50 000 population, but
from that period up till they have 93,000
population they shall exerci-e the right of
legislating on the matter of slavery, and
tvl.en tTvrtv rnmrt in ihavn 03.000. and come i
in as a Mare,' mey snail vote wiiemer uiey
c. - . ..I - I. II . ' . L - . I . I. I
will have slavery or not in the new State.
What an absurdity ! First, they shall have
the right to hold slaves till their population
jis 50,000. Next when they have attained
50,000, they may vote slavery out of the
territory. !Finally, when they number 93,
000, atubwply to come in as a State, they
sha'll again vote on the question, and if
they see proper, vote slavery in again.
This mrgbt not-happen, but it is altogether
probable. Why this twisting ami shilling?
It only tends toMtecp up agitation and Kan
sas wars. Let t he 'question be met fairly
and squarely, upon democratic doctrine.
Fort Sompter.
FortSunrtpter if one of the most power
erlul military works in the United States
It is built on an artificial island, immediate
ly 'within the mouth of Charleston Bay, be
tween Fort Woulrrie and the site of old
Fort Johnson, of Revolutionary memory,
aud equidistant from those points about
three.fourihsvof one mile. The ship-channel
leading from the sea to the city of
Charles'on is between Fort Sumpter and
Fort Moultrie, and is entirely commanded
within half range by 'ihem Between Forts
Sumpter and Johnson the water is very shal
low, only available for vessels of light draft,
and then only at high water. The artificial
island upcfli vhich Fort Sumpter is built, is
i-oiiclructed of the refuse of the granite
quarries of New England. Ten years were
consumed in the completion, t the cost of
half a million of dollars. The fortification
is of a paniagonal form, built of solid brick
masonary. The walls are fifty feel in hight,
and from eight to ten feet in thickness, and
are pierced for three tiers of gun, besides
having necessary loopholes for mnsketry,
aiW designed for an armament of one hun
dred and forty pieces of ordinance of all
calibres Two tiers of fhe guns are under
bomb proof caseroa'les, and the third or up
per tier open, or, in military parlance, en
barbeite the lower tier for lor y-two poun
der Paixham gun-; the second tier for eight
and ten inch Columbians, for solid or hol
low fhot, and the upper tier for mortars and
twenty-four pound guns. The full arma
ment of the Fort, however, had not arrived
there when Maior Anderson loot possess
ion, and it ia lair, therefore, to suppose
all
the available ordnance
distributed throughout
will be equitably
as judiciously as
possible. It is thought that with th pres
ent armament of the fort the gunswrstld be
capable of throwing six thousand pounds of
shot at each discharge. In a delensive or
strategical point of view Fort Sampler radi
ates its fire through all the channels from
the sea approach to Charleston, and has a
full sweep of range in its rear, or city side,
ample to repel any attack from Ural quarter.
The Fort is sufficiently out of range from a
land artillery attack, so that all apprehen
sions for breaching it may be put at rest.
The maximum range of the -guns irom
Sumpter is three miles, but for accurate
firing, sufficient to haul a vessel, the dis
tance would require to be reduced ne-haif
of that figure. It can only be entered by an
eemv by the embrasures, which an attack
ing force must crawl through, one tman at
the time, hence two men at one of theie
could defend itagainfive hundred.
The Fort at the present time has officers'
quarters and barracks for seven hundred
men, its regular war garrison. There is an
ample supply ol shot, powder and shell lor
one vear's siege, and a large amount ct
miscellaneous artillery stores. The garrison
is amply supplied with water from artifi
cial wells, which are suppliei by th fre
quent showers of rain. The Fort is now
under the command ol Major Robert Ander
son, of Kentucky. There are about 170 la
borers employed on :be Fort, and these
can, with a little discipline, be soon taught
to handle the guns. The present force re
capitulated, are as follow
Officers
9
. 15
. 55
170
Band
Artillerists
Laborers
Total ...
Considering its position
. 249
natural ad
and
vantages, Fort Surnpier, with i's present
garrions, is impregnable from any attack of
a local natute. Fort Sumpter and the other
delences of Charleston, properly armed,
would be able to mount more guns than
Cronstadt, which defied Napier and Dundas
for two years ; more than defeated the Al
lies at Sebastopol ; and any ot them can
have more artillery than Bumbarsund, that
required a force of 14,000 men to capture.
Yet the greater part of this rail'r.ary strength
is contribiieu by Fort Sumpter, the others
being mere auxiliaries. N- Y. Herald.
Oca readers may remember a good Dia
logue published by ns sometimesince.which
referred incidentally to that good.staunch old
Journal for the Farm. Garden and Household
The publisher' card now appears in our
' . . . , t !
advertising columns ana we jecwmiuouu
our readers, whether residing in country or
village, to respond to his invitation to try
the Agriculturist for a year W leel quite
sure that the dollar it costs will be a good
investment. When yon write for it please
say it was upon our recommendation, and
we will guarantee yon good satisfaction.
We bave received the first number of the
20lb volume of the Agriculturist, which in
dicates a valuable treat to all who subscribe
for this volume.
Col. Jobs C. Fremont may be consider
ed the richest man living With the re
cent improvements, thti monthly products
of his mines are near 1.00,000. '
Iw'Docglas' late speech llivered in the
Senate we find him saying that, it was the
intention of the Republican party fo use the
jpower'of the Government, with tf view to
lire ultimate extinction of slavery, not only
in the Territories but in all the States of the
Union. This he bad said, and believed it
to be the policy of ihe'Republican party to
prohibit slavery in all the Territories ol
the United Stales row owned or hereafter
acquired, with a view to surrounding the
Blave States with a cordon of Abolition
States, and thus keeD slavery confined till
the number increases beyond , the capacity
of the soil to 'feed them, and thus force
them to die of starvation, as a means of get
ting rid of the evil of slavery in the name of
humanity and Christianity. He also said
he wonld. rejoice to be corrected if he had
pet forth their principles wrong. Is it much
wonder that the Sooth -should take the
coarse thev are pursuing ?
Auditor General's Report. We are in
debted to one of our Members of the Legis
lature for acopy of this report for 1860.
In glancing over the statement showing the
valuation of real and personal estate, in the
several counties of the Commonwealth,
and taxable for State purposes, we find the
assessment of lax and valuation on Colum
bia county for 1860, as fixed by the Reveu
ue Commissioners at their Jet tri-ennial
meeting, as follows, also the population of
the County, according to the late Census
for 1860, and the nnmber of taxable inhabi
tants for the same year: Valuation, S3,
393 603; assessment of la, S8 726,25 ; pop
ulation, 24,603; taxables, 5 809. The a
monnt of lax on gold wsltches in Cdlombia
connty last year was only S28.00 This is
very small in comparison with the other
counties. In fact but four counties in the
whole State .pay less waich-tax. Our tav
ern licences paid to the Slate by Messrs.
Fcnston and McNinch, present and late
Treasurer, for the year 1860, ending the J
thirtieth dav ril November, amounted to
S813 90. This sum is on the increase in
this county, from the fact that more houses
baveYor the'last few year, gone into opera
tion than have ceased. The impression is
that, the license should be considerably
higher, in order that we may. get rid ol the
low groggeries, which inlest certain parts
of this county.
Msetixoon Pauperism. At a meeting
held In the Court House by frie joitteerrs of
Bloomsburg and township, on Saturday
evening, the 29th of December last, to take
into consideration the most economical way
of providing and maintaining the poor, af
ter considerable dit-cussion. and a fair ex
change of sentiments, on moiion of Dr. J.
Ramsey it was Resolved, that Jacob R.
Ghoul, one of the present Overseer -of the
Foor, be authorized lo lease th old Presby-
lerian Church in this place lor the purpose
of providing a place to keep the poor. In
the opening of the meeting, Mr. Groul sta
ted that houses could be obtained at a rent
from S60 to S80. which he knew would be
a considerable saving on the present rental
expenses, as the township was nov paying
not less than S120. Maj Wm. Sloan was
presiding officer. Col. John G. Freeze act
ed as Secretary.
Iron City Commebcial College. Per
haps no similar Institution in this conntry
is more extensively or more favorably
known than this ; the teachers have long
enjoyed enviable reputations ; the course
1 of study is full and comprehensive. Up-
ward of Five Hundred young men are now
engaged in active business, in the cities of
Pittsburgh and Allegheny alone, who have
graduated at this College within the past
four years, more than treble the nnmber
from any oiher School in the country, in
the same time Pittsburgh Commercial Jvitt
nal.
The election of State Treasurer will take
place on Monday, the 21st inst., and it is
said that the Hon. Henry D. Moore, of Phil
adelphia, who was Mr. Slifer's principal
competitor last year, will have little seri
ons opposition. Mr. Slifer's official term
does not exnire until May, and should he
be appointed Secretary of State, Mr. Moore
will probably also be chosen for the unex
pired term.
a
The orricERS ol the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railroad will please accept our thanks
for a handsome card with the following
words neatly printed thereon : "Pass Free,
between Philadelphia and Pottsville, W. H.
Jacoby, Esq , Ed. Star of the A'orA, JUooms
borg, Pa, uuiil Dec. 31, 1861 " We'll en
deavor, during the year, to reciprocate the
favor.
A Resolution was offered in the Conven
tion at Florida,' on the 5th, declaring the
right to secede from the Union, and that
there was ample cause for its exercise, ar.d
that il was the duty of the State to prepare
for it. Il was Qisscuosed at the time wheth
er it would be policy for them to pass the
resolution immediately, and it was finally
made the special order for the next day
There was not much excitement, b"ut all
appear to be clamly looking forward for fu
ture events. This is the state of things in
Florida, as near as we can tell ii in this
amount of space.
In all noble enterprises the ladies are like
the electric telegraph far in advance of
the males
At the American House, in Bloomsburg,
on the 1st inst., by the Rev. J. R Dimm,
Mr. Reuben Mover to Miss Mauala Spo
henbubo, both of Briarcreek.
On the 1st inst , by the Rev. William J
Ever. Mr Jacob Harmon, ol Centre twp., to
Mis Each am. Ann Hathubst of Cattawissa,
Pa,
On the 1st inst- by Rev. E. Wadaworth,
Mr. Altmed McHeubt, of Rohrsbnrg, and
Miss Sarah C. Davis, of Beuton, Columbia
county, Pa.
DIED.
lb r,r?tdencejtear Bloomsborg, Doc.
Common School Affair.
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Mb. Editor: In looking over the columns
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There are, many things connected with
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would be, tO'sOucatell the youth. And is
it not of the ntmost importance that the
rsing generation should be taught properly?
But who is to do .this great work, is the
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JENKINS & SMITH, Pittsburgh, Pa.
January 9, 1861.
Sheriff's Sale.
BY virtue of a writ of Levari Fi'tins, to
me d irtcteJ, issued out of the Court o !
Common Plwas, of the County of Columbia,
Pennsylvania, wili be -expo-"d to Public
Sale, at the Court House, in Bloombnrg,oti
FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY
1861, at oiw oVIock, in ihe :tffte-noon, the
following desenbed properly lo wit .
All that the Roadway and Rail Road ol the
Colombia Coal and I-ou Company, with all
Station Housex belonging thereto, and all
other appurtenances thereof lying between
the tfrrnun thereol, beginning at or nar
me mnw ni mc "iuiuiii vum ami iron
Company, on the McCauly Mountain, -and
xtendinz thence to the Cdtiaia Rail
Ro;d. and situate, lying and being in the
connty Ol Columbia, together with th lolU i
onnty ol Columbia, it
rid profit of ih aid
road tt.ereafter
cruing and also the corporate franchise of
the Fa.dRal Koail Coin puny, together with
the hereditament and appurtenances.
Seized, taken in execution and to be sol. I
as the properly ot the Columbia Coal and
ron Company.
JOHN SNYDER, Sheriff.
BloorrHbtfrg, Jan., 16 i.
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
1VTOTICE is herebv giving to all h?2atee,
A creditors and o'ther person, interested j
in the eMales of the respective decedents ;
and minors, thai the following admini-nra- i
lion and cuardian accounts have been filed i
in it.e office of lhe Register of Colombia j
county, ami will be preenied lor ennfirrna- !
i on and allowance to ihe Ornbairs Coun.
to be held at Blonmcburs, in the comity"
alorexd'ul, on Wednesday the 6th da ol Feb.
next, ai 2 o clock, in lhe allernoon.
1. The account of John Conner, Admr.
ol the etlaie ot Ann Conner late uf Green
wood township deceased.
2. The account ol William N. brown,
Giinrdiar. of L)dia A. Dreader, (Jaie L)dia
A. Lckrote t
3. The firt account ol Thomas Cline. &
knt.arl f!lin. UftMiiir of tiodfrt Chre i
tale ol Orange two , 0eceaieil
I - 1 j - i
4. The second and final account of Wil-
v 1
liarn lies,, Executor ol Conrad Hes, m f me eum M-m.e w,m me appune
of Sutfarloaf township, deceased. ""re' .
5. The firi and final account ol George
VV.ver A,l,n'r. ol lh4 estate Reuben IV.
Weaver, late of bloom iownhip ileeeed
6. The K-coiit ol Peier Nu, Adurr. f j
Jacob Nusn, late of Mifl n town-hip, dv.
as filed by Gideon Nus Adm'r. of Peter',
iiis deceased. !
7. The accounl of John Shuman and
Charles Hartman Executorn ol the ei-taie cf
Jnhn Hartman, late of Ca:tawj.sa tow.hi p
deceased .
DANIEL LEE,
Register's Office, ) Register.
B!oomburjj, Jan. 9, 1861. J
List of Trials, Tor Feb. Term, ISSI.
1. J-icob Schuyler, vs. William Aer.
2. Jacob Sander, va. Ulliam M-MZ. j
3. lown!-eiid W. Kahler, vs. Daniel Ney. i
hard. j
4. John McMutligon, -el- al. vs. S-imuI j
Rhone.
5.
6
7.
8.
9."
10.
11,
12.
13.
14.
Nathaniel L. Ru iter, et. al. vs. Abram
N. Harvey.
Lavina Cola, vs Aaron Lu!z & Wtf. j
Andrew Creeling, vs. Andrew Mlick, j
et. al.
Ciinion D. Herring, et. al. vs. Daniel F.
Sejbert. j
l)aid Yost, v. George Hydler j
Isaac T) ler, v. Jacob Berlin et. . j
Francis Jnen, el. al. Elis-h B
Piirsel, et. al. j
Francis Jorden et. al. vs. Elisha B. Pur- ,
el, et. al.
Rotert J. Lyon, vs. Montgomery Cox, !
et. al.
Isaac Tyler, vs. Andrew Crevelin?. j
Stephen Pohe, vs. Lindlv W. Woley. ,
Jacob R. S ine, vs R iberi J Lyons. j
John Ludwig, vs. Franci- R. Weaver. !
Samuel Feiterman, vs. Wright Hughes. I
r- - ii': . .... ...... !
15,
18.
19 John i puni vs tfenMmui iiiier.ct-n ,
. t-u -IL-....i;
20. J.Wesley bowman, vs. .uicnaei rtmi, ,
et. at.
Mtchiel Graham, et. al vs. J. V. Crcs
well, e:. al.
J. P. McCtillnm, et. al. vs. Etaslus Hen
dershot. el. al.
levi Kutz, v. William Linden
Geor2e W. S:tien, vs. Joepn F. Long.
21.
22.
23
24
25.
The MarjUnd Anihracite Coal Compa
n , vs. John Ludwig.
Philip Wmier.ieen, vs. Valentine Win-
tersi- , . ,
John Paler, vs. Daniel E Igar et. al.
Lewis Lovenberar, -t. a!, vs. John Der.
26.
27.
28.
29.
Woll, Westler Co. vs. uaiiii r. ey
bert. Henry Zupiinfter,
ESTABLISHMENT.
THANKS, my best thanks, to al'; with a
few slanderers, I have a bone to pick, ami
that U: 1 torsive them, gladlj, very fladly;
they have injured me very Utile; for listen
what the ' knowing" ones say : "He is a
real aood workman, the bent we know - an
excellen Watchmaker and a first late Sil
ver Smith and Jeweller, and it yoo look
rijihl, true as gold." Now mind 1 how ran
I demonstrate my graiiiude for this popular
good opinion! Answer: By a renewed,
strong effort to ilo what is right and will
last. New Watches, new Clocks; a lot of
fine and of common Jewelry; a good aort
ment ot Spectacles, ar.d gla.sei. lor Specta
cles, plated, steel, and silver framed, with
glasses io mil all ane; a lull aoitmenl ot
watch glasses, hunting ai.d open caed;
watch materials ami clock irimminas, and
so lorth. Also Sewing Machine kept g-oiig
and repaired. AIo a very fine article of
gold pens.warranted 14 Carats, Band Desk,
Mammoth and Commercial.
HENRY ZUPPINGER.
B'oomsburs, Dec. 26, 1P60.
FOK RCrVT.
A CONVENIENT House and lot in
B!oombursr. The caMen is an
evrellent one. and a aood well of.
water on the premises. For further partic
ulars apply to -
WESLEY WIRT.
LJuL
Sheriff's Sales.
Oy virtue of Virts'of Venditioni Exponas to
"me directed, isxfJed out of the Court of
Common Pleasof tKe'cminiy of Colombia,
Pnnsvlvani.wl!rbK exped to public sale
at lhe Court Hotme. 'in Bloomsbnra on
MONDAY THE 4TH 'DAY OF FEB. 1861,
at one o'clock in the alierooan, tu follow,
hig proppily to wit :
All-that certain tract of 'Land s inat ia
Sugarloal ionhip Columbia conntynund
ed as toHow : Bfginr.ing at a pnn i
line of lamr ol J'nHttian C Pennington, and
coroei of latvl of George Moor, Ihenre on
a road Nor h eighteen un a half decrees
YVeM, ninety five perche am? -ix lnt4 to
a post, tbence by land of ChfVtiin L. Mor
South twelve and a half oVgfVaa eal, ninety
three perctie ami eignt in in io a pot,
thence by lands of Ezekiet Sho'z and J. C
Pennington, North eihiy four and three
quarter degree, it fifty-nine and twd
tenth perches to the plac.H of beginning:
containing THIRTY-ONE ACRES and sev
enty eight perches, strict measur- nearly
all of which m improves laoa, whereon is"
erected a one and a half story Plaik DwfcU
ling Hone. a Frame Bank Burn a Frare
Wuon Shed, a Still House and other out
buihlinu with the appurtenance.
Seized, taken in execution and to be sold
a the property ol Jonu F. Ltubach.
ALSO : At the same time and'ptare.'aJI
that certain lo ol ground, citnate in B'oVms
bur2, Bloom township, Colombia county,
bnoniletl anil described a follow, to wit :
On Ihe North b lands of Samuel Gm, on
the Easily an Alley, on the Smtri by lot n(
lacob F.ansT and on .the Wen formerly br
land of Wm Sloan, containing one, HALF
OF AN ACRE, more, or les, thereon i
erected a one ami a half tory frame Brew
ery, a Well ol Water, and other out build,
inn with the appurtenances.
Seized, taken in execution and to be sold
i ie nroneriy of Jacob Lub
ALO : A r.esame time and pUce, all
that certain tract, piece or parcel of land
frituate in Snua-rlcaf lownhip, Colombia
- . 1 v -ir .
conn.y conta.nrns o,m, ALKta,
" V t nu,
DontHieii on in ixorm oy lan i m Andrew
He-s, on lhe South by lanils of KUrriroo
ami Andrew Hea, on Wel by lands of
Benjamin Peietman, whereon i erected a
one and half nory dwelling house, frame
.table, with the appurtenances.
Seized, taken in execution an I to be solj
! as th property of Jacob S. Hes
ALSO: At the same time and plarw, all
that certain In-lot or piece of gronnl, iiaa
t-py'own, bcoti township. Colombia
nr'lV. containing ONK FOUR1 H OF AN
ACRE, more or les, bounded on lhe Sonti
Lpytown, bcoti
bv Ma,n Mfe,M Mld ""-o h
bv an Alley, on the Wet by an Allev, and
on ",e V1 b' 101 OI Wer.
- ,7",u) riaumuw!-
""'s """"t irawt- im, anu a inm
tfarr. with the appr:rtnai(es.
Seized, taken in exet nion and to be aolJ
as the property ol Thomas C. Fowler.
ALSO : -At the fatrn time and place, by
virtue ol a writ cf Aim Vend Ex., all that
; certain I-i l ot or pic of l.and fiioat in
Ep)lowr, S-oti tnwnhip Columbia connr
! containing ONE FOURTH OK AN ACRE.
ntoe or lens, bounded on the North by an
, ...e.m.i.. u
ii c . i-... c . r i
Iown' on ,ne MM
man, and on iti Vel by a lol if William
! Trnnsu. whereon i erected a two Stnrv
t -'-
' a ,he PW'Y of John Tomer.
ALSO: l the same time an I place by
virtue of a nt ol I endtt to.r expnot and a
; writ ol Fina Facrrs, alt that certain lot of
1 E'oui d, si'itnte in the Bornooh ol Berwick.
1 conr.'y ol Colombia. bonndeil and lcribe-.t
as fellow, to wit: On the Sv'h West br
lot of Widow Hnton, on the. Norh Weil
; anil Nnnn Ei-bv lot of Dvil Btocher,
1 and on th- S )th EiM by C4'al Street, con.
' taininu Foriy Nine an. I a half feel in front,
and Extending back Seventy Five anJ a
! half feel, beiim part of bt St. 4S in ihe plai
' ff 'aid Boroujjh, whetnn i ererte. a
I THREE SIORY FRAME DWELLING
i HOUE now occupied a Taveru houa
or H'tel, wi'h the ppurnanc.
Sutzed taken in execition an 1 in be sold
as the property of Hi'a'n S nether.
JOHN SNYDER, Sheriff.
Bloomburr, Joiuary, 2, 1861.
I
rrnuc aotice for licenses.
TOIICK i hereby siven that the follow-
ing per-m in Columbia conntv. havn
file. I ttieir peiitl n in the Conn of Q larter
Sessions, of ll.e said county lor Tavern Li
cense in their recpinive lowmhip, which
al.l te'itiona will be presented io It.e said
Court on M nulay, the 4'h ilay of February,
A. D., 1561, of whf;h I! pr-ons iu'eremel
will lake pome, a id th Licence will b
pranteil on We tneti.lay, th- G.h ty of Feb
imry next 2 o'clock, p. m.
Applicant. Township.
Ezekiel Cole, Tavern, Sugaroaf.
JACOB EYERLY, Cleik.
Proihonolary's Office, )
Blnnmfbura, Jan. 9, 1861.
SEIVFJLL AXD iriXTER
n A it T Z fc K 4 T
nAVEjnt received from Ph-ladelphia a
splendid Bi-sonmenl of merchanrfiiie,
pcrcha-eil at the lowen figure, and which
they are determined lo sell for
Cafeh or Country Produce,
on
as rnooeraie terms nuiiu
elsewhere in Ltaln Sfeet. 1 heti Mo:K con
sisis ol LADlEb' DRESS GOODS, choicest
Mi les and lai"t fa-hums.
DRV GOODS. GROCERIES.
HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE. CEDAR-
ir.iRE, nnu.otr.iKi re.
Iron, I:uln ntul Spikes,
BOOT'S AND SHOKS. HATS AND CAPS,
READY-MADE f LOTUING, Ac. &c.r
In t-hort every thing nnally kept in a coon
try Store. They respectfully invite their
old Iriends, and the public generally, to call
and examine their stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
Gf The highest price paid for country
produce. . .
' MARTZ k ENT.
Light Street, Oct. 31, 1560.
S. C SU1VK.
Manufacturer of Furniture and Cubinet Ware
Wareroom in Sliive's Block, on Min Street
A. J. EVANS
MERC 11.1 XT.
S ore on the npper part of Main St., nearly
opposite Ihe Episcopal Chureb.
M'KELVY. KEAL & CO.,
MERLILiXTS,
Northeast corner of Main aod Market Si.
REVIEW OF THE MARKET.
caacrrtLT ccth b kctid wkcklt-.
WHEAT, in 20
RYE. 7
CORN, (new) 50
OA1S. 33
BUCKWHEAT.2 6t
FLOUR pr.bbl 7 00
BUTTER,
EGGS.
TALLOW,
LARD.
POTATOES,
DR'D APPLES, I on-
ts
VS
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