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JFM. U. JJiCOBYi EDITOR.
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New York, are duly authorized to solicit and
receive subscriptions and advertising for the
Star of the North, published at Bloorosburg,
Columbia county, Perm 'a
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are authorized :o receive subscriptions and
advertising for the Star cj the North.
The Late Elections. .
We have, at least, the poor satisfaction of
giving our readers additional election re
urns irom the several States In the Union,
which held elections quite recently. They
have all gone in favor of the Negro, to
apeak plainly, save those on the other side
of Mason and Dixon's Line. The official
Republican majority id little New Jersey
exceeds 2,500. This the knowing ones did
not anticipate ; bat it squarely, demonstrates
what" Green Bucks will do. It is reported
that a large amount of money was sent into
that State from Massachusetts and Wanh
ingtop. city. In carrying the State for Gov
ernor they bave elected au Abolition Legis
lature, which will secure a Bla:k Republican
United States Sanator, in the place of a
Democrat, whose place must be filled this
winter. This is what madathe election so
reiy important in New Jersey to the Negro
iies. They succeeded, alter their mon
strous effort.
' In New York Stats, the Republican ma
jority is estimated at 27,000, a slight in
crease over last Fall's majority. General
SL0Ccar;lfre color bearer for the Democratic
party in that State litis Fail, acted with the
Whig party when it existed, ar.d has de
clared himself, but quite recently, a mem
ber of the Democratic party. His deteal
will be looked upon as a defeat of the De
mocracy of that State; however, otherwise
jMaight have gone, with an old fashioned,
square Democrat at the head of their ticket.
Ve always doubted the propriety of nomi
nating Gas. Slocum, and thought a better
selection could bave been made. He was
not an available man for the Democracy at
this time.
The State of Massachusetts went her usual
road for the Niggert. This State is be
coming more black, as it grows older. Gen.
I Banks was returned to Congress, from his
jold District, tie maybe expected to carry
several negroes upon his buck thU winter.
I Wisconsin has elected the whole Repub
lican ticket, and declared in favor of Negro
Suffrage I We are informed that the Aboli
tionists congregated in the Poetornce, at
his place, awaiting the distribution of the
mail, upon hearing the news that Wiacon
;ia fcaJ favored black suffrage, the)' express
ed their gratification by a shoot, stamping
of feet, and clapping of hands, to the great
iiegcst of one of their leaders, who had, at
public discntsioc, arrayed himself against
:egro suffrage, at least "until thetime arriu
J." No doubt he looked ami felt as if the
: time had arrived" sooner than he expected.
1 The Democratic party of Louisiana car
led all their candidates through from Gov
rnor down to State Legislators. Wells
733 elected Governor. The Congressional
delegation is said to be a strong one; and
ill make an earnest demand for their seats
j Eclgcr has been elected Governor of Al
3ama. At the out-break of the rebellion
'e resisted the movement; but afterwards
as: his fortunes with that tide. He salts
e people, and supports Andrew Johnson.
! North Carolina has held her election, and
'ioien Worth Governor over Holden by
000 majority.
,ln Maryland the Democracy have bad a
cided gaia, defeated the Republican
' ket in ten counties.
South Carolina sends a Democratic Dele
tion to Congress, which will be backed
vigorously by the President.
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TbeFisJi QncUioa.
1 We notice there is a good deal of excite-
nt along the Susquehanna on the shad
eation. The' Legislature, last winter,
'ssed a law requiring all owner of dams
' -ng the Susquehanna river,to erect schotes
permit the passage of fish ; and it would
m that the owners bave refused to com-
with the provisions of .the Act ; thus
sing the people to hold meetings in
.rly all the towns along the river, to sug
t and urge upon the Legislature some
n of compelling the companies owning
13 in the river to so irrprqva them as to
w shad and other fish to pass up The
nd section of the Act, upon the sab
provides :
That if any individual, or individuals,
incorporator, or owner, or owners, of
j dam, or dam, or any incorpora'on
ing the same, shall neglect, or refuse,
instruct such sluices, senate., or other
ses, as will allow the tree passage of
up the said river, wi.hia six months
the passage of this Act, he, or they,
; be liable to a fine of two hundred dol
to be recovered as debts of like amount
ecoverable, by law, one halt to go to,
prosecutor, and the other half, to the
iry of the commonwealth ; and the
ery of said fine, by any individual,
not be a bar to a recorery, by the
, or any other person, after ten djn
the dat8 of the entry of the prior judg
.'' ... ' . . ' , . 1
j owners of these dams have no ex
. 1 the ground that, it is s.n impossi
to construct !aics or senates that
! be practicable, for in the State of
1 larger dams than are found in the
ihanna are so constructed a to per '
a free passage of fib, step by step
resting places, so that they are not1
. ' ' vf, and very little retarded.
"e r s had Gen. Grant o New Yerk,
x, at the Metropolitan Hotel. Where
.'a v. -i;rk. we are not iuforcaeJ. '
Wisconsin and Minnesota have followed
the example of Connecticut, and repudiated
negro suffrage by Urge majorities. In Wis
consin, although the Republican ticket was
chosen at the recent election by over seven
thousand majority the amendment to the
Constitution in favor of uegro'suffrage-was
defeated by ten tboasand. In Minnesota a
similar rebuke was administered to the ne
gro worshipers. In that State the Republi
can ticket was elected, while the people
decided bj a large majority that the elect
ive franchise should not be bestowed upon
negroes. In all cases where this negrd is
sue has been fairly and openly presented to
the people of the North, it has been defeat
ed, end yet the radicals insist that it shall be
made a condition precedent to the estab
lishment of full constitutional relations be
tween the Southern States and the General
Government. This is Republican consis
tency. Exchange.
The fiights'Vntte Sontn.
It is urged by some of the "blue?,' that
the war destroyed the rights of the Stales,
and" that we hare no rights, and must be
content witb what we can get. We respect
fully dissent from such absurd doctrines, and
point to the President aabne man, at bast,
who believes nothing of the kind. .If we
are to be guided by the opinions of some of
our coternporaries even i Mississippi, we
must abandon the grand principle upon
which this Government was founded, and
yield at once to the extreme Federal iJea of
consolidation. The great institution of sla--very
has been destroyed. It received a
dreadful blow, in our judgment, in IS57,
when the Missouri Compromise was Re
pealed ; the dogs of war were even then let
loose, and we all now bow in acknowledg
ment of an accomplished, and, perhaps, in
evitable fact. But the rights of the people
were involved only to a limited extent in
the institution of slavery, and may be re
solved into the simple right of holding
property in slaves. That right has been
forced from us by the result of the war, and
we have acquiesced in the demand of the
North ua a peace offering for all time to
come. It matters not to us whether we
live under an acknowledged extreme cen
tral despotism or of a Government said to
be limited in its powers and of constitutional
guarantees, but really as despotic as (the
oilier.
Some will have us to sacrifice right after
right without a murmur, that we may be
great and prosperous (?) in the future.
They will bind themselves in chain, in
order that they may herealler enjoy freedom.
It is a dangerous experiment a fatal de
lusion. 'Fame to onr ashes comes, alas, too lata !
And praise smells rank upon the coffin plate!'
We bave only to stand firm now, and even
submit, for the time being, to a stats of
vasalsge, rather than yield any right that has
not been clearly sacrificed by the war. We
contend that nothing of our constitutional
lights has been lost save the right of prop
erty in slaves: and we regard all politicians
who are now persuading the people that
they must still yield more, as dangerous
counselors, who will take away the very
life blood of liberty, presenting us with a
semblance.
'Cold as insensate marble."
Some of the panic makers contend thai
President Johnson has made farther de
mands thai we mutt yield to his wishes if
we hope 10 have a voice in the Government.
We bave repeatedly shown that President
Johnson has made no demand that was not
enunciated in bis proclamation; and were
he now to make a thousand demands unau
thorized by the Constitution, we would still
advise the people to give no official sanc
tion to his requirements. President Johnson
has announced to European Governments
that the rebellion is at an end ; that the war
has ceased, and he will not be sustained,
either North or South, if he should now at
tempt any infringement upon rights that
have been restored by the close of the war.
To take any other view of the subject, is to
declare that the United States Government
does not exist ; that the rights of freemen
are all sacrificed, and that we bave a Dicta
tor at Washington insteadof a coastit otional
President. If a Dicta'or inimical to us, and
with power to back him, we bave nothing
to hope for ; if a President, guided by the
Constitution, we bave nothing to fear.
Therefore, in onr acts, let C3 look to th
"public welfare' aud set aside'the "blue
ruin" politician, who use os the in lerro
rum style of arguments to accomplish their
designs. Jackson Miss ) Neics.
Nsw Papcr. We have received a copy
of a new paper entitled the Mjhanoy Ciy
Gazette, published in Schuylkill county, by
Dr. G. B. H Swavzr & David Philips. Zl is
neutral in politics, but alive in local affairs
and general oews, and presents a very good
appearance. For a new paper, it already
displays a. fair advertising patronage. Tbe
Dr., we bave some knowledge of kr.ow
him to be a man of ability and any aracunt
of perseverance. Success to the new en
terprise. The Lady's Friend. This popular and
useful Magazine has been received in our
sanctum lor December There are very few,
it any, Magazines that surpass the Lndy's
Friend, It is up with the times never be
hind. In choice literature and fashion
plates it has no equal, for the same 'amount
of money. See prospectus on third page of
to-day's Star.
A. K. M'Cluu-c, "Republican,' who bad
an interview last week, with President John
son, gives os bis convictions in regard to the
disposition to be made of Jeff. Davis, as
follows : If I were ' going to gus on the
subject,! would say that Davis ia more like
ly to be paroled during. the next year than
to be tried, and if he is ever hanged he
must do it himself." .
Man Kjxlxd. Thomas Conway was in
stantly killed at Anderson's Coal Breaker,
at tbe Dark Corner, Columbia county, on
Wednesday last, by a fall of eoal, caused by
the breaking down of the schute. The ds
ceaed was a single man. -Advocate.
J Virginia Cny, M. T., ,1
' . September 20, 1865 j
Editor Star of the North, Dear Sir : In my
last I promised to tell yon all I had learned
in relation to the agricultural and rair.erul re
sources of this country. To that I will! add
the character of its inhabitants, politically
and socially, and I will speak of these p-tints
in an inverse order. First as to the political
complexion of the people: They are deci
dedly Democratic, and at the Territorial elec
tion, which was held on Monday, th 4ih
inst., the whole Democratic ticket was elec
ted, . both Territorial and County, alth augh
the "People's Party ,"f they do not call them
selves Republicans any more; they say that
is played out,) hired a band of music and
a wagon Jo drive them around town, carry
ing a large tlag, auu having inscribed on
the wagon : Vote lor lhe interestsb! Mon
tana" "Vote for Major Upson," who was
their candidate for Congressional Delegate.
Col. Sam. McLean was the Democratic can
didate for the same office, and, so far as
heard fiom, he is elected by a large majori
ty. The only republicans in this city or in
the Territory having any influence aro the
government officials, who are here bj' ap
pointment. AIL the officers. Territorial,
County and Municipal were at first appoin
tees either by the General Government or
by the Governor of the Territory, and as a
matter of course they were Republicans,
and a more graceless set 0! rascals never
disgraced the name of a public officer. I
speak mora particularly in referance to
those in this City and County. I hear very
little 'aid about the Governor either pro or
con. They all agreed upon one point,
namely, to ee who could make the most
money out of their office, with the lea.it in
convenience to themselves. The inn-rests
ot tha country did not enter into thair calcu
lations at all. B u that is rjo new phase in
the life of a political sjimafter. Tha fame
thing has been carried on, 01 a far morn ex
tensive scale in "America" (a the tfiates
are termed here) than it could be here.
But the principle is the same everywhere.
These officers felt that they were not de pen
dent upon the people in any way, and
hence ihey thought ihey bad a perfect right
to flaece them to heir heart's coment. I
will give you a single instance among
many, for which the records are responsi
ble, showing the rapacity of these hireling
officials. A poor man a pauper, if you
please died in town, as men sometimiis do
nere, as eUewhere, and one of the Com mi s
bioners thinking it a good opportunity to get
his hand into the money chest, took upon
himself the responsibility of laying him out,
in th: e&xieM and most expeditiou manner
possible, and tor that service charged the
County tho modest little sum of one hundred
dull-zri, (SlOJ 00). This philanthropic in
dividual yet holds up his head with a I the
impudence of a black snake, and walk and
talks as though he bad done a very charita
ble act, and tor which the poor, despised
laborer whose hard earnings he was wrest
ing from him, ought to go down upon bis
"marrow bones" and acknowledge himself
infinitely obliged. The democrats are not
alone in their abhorrence of government
officials here. Candid men of tbe republi
can party are equally opposed to them.
One of the Uading ones among tha citizens
said to me a day or two ago, "These offici
als have been an eye-sore to the interests of
this country. They are a set of grasping
aristocratic knaves, having nothing to re
commeud them but their brazen impudence
and manifest incompetency. Bet we trust
their day is nearly over, for the people have
now the reins in hand and there will, doubt
less, be a change for the better.
Col. McLean, who, by the way, was a
Delegaie from here last winter, is a Penn
sylvanian, an old acquaintance of mine,
from Mauch Chunk. He is very popular in
the Territory. Major Upson is another gov
ernment official an Indian Agent at Fort
Benion has been there some years and
done nothing, or next to nothing, towards
settling the difficulties with the Indians. In
my bumMe opinion those Agents in many
cases do far more harm than good by the
impositions practised upon the poor ignor
ant savage. I would not imply that such
ha- teen Major Upson's course, but if be
has done any good it is not apparent.
There is a Republican Newspaper pub
lished here, edited by a pseuJo Professor
Dimsdale, a 'self important, bombastic Eng
lishman, wi.h more assurance than brains,
and less ingeniousness than accords with
my ideas of an honorable gentleman.
A Democratic paper will be established
here in a few weeks, under the editorship
of Major Bruce, from St. Joseph, Missouri,
and under the patronage of Colonel McLean
and others. A paper of this kind must do
well here, if properly managed, but I fear
the Major is not the man for the place and
the times. I think if the gentlemanly and
enterprising editor of the Star were here he
would meet with unequalied success. But
time will show what the M j. wiildo. Your
humble-servant has been honored with a so
licitation to act in the capacity of his Associ
ate. But do not know whether the duties
connected with my school will allow me
sufficient lime to devote to writing editorial?,
except occasionally. The Montana Pott is
the name of the paper now published here,
the terms for which are $7 00 a year, in ad
vance. Advertising, one square, thrsij in
sertions, S10.C0. Business cards, Irom S3. 00
to 5 CO per month. Tha new paper will
be called Tbe Montana Democrat.
The people of thU country are gathered
here from all parts of the world almost.
English, Irish, Dutch, Germans, French,
Spaniards, Italians, Chineese, Mexicans,
Africans, and Americans. Nearly all the
States and Territories are hers represented.
The majority of the inhabitant?, however,
are from the Western States. Many of them
came here from Colorado and California.
They are of every shade of character of
every grade in the social scale, from the op
right, honest man of business, down to the
confirmed blackleg and low trickster from
the wealthy autocrat to the humble laborer,
from the true christian gentleman, down to
the debased, besotted wretch, who grova's
in his pollution, and glories in it. Hurdy
gurdys and gambling be!!3 seem to be a
necessary appendage to all these mining
towns. There is one in this place, carried
on, on a large scale, with ten othera oi
smaller note. At tbese places females, of,
I was going to say doubtful reputation bet
whose real character is established beyond
question to be morally bad, dance for pay
every night in tbe week ;von Sunday n.ght
ihey generally have fancy dress balls. In
tbe meantime, in another part of the room,
the practised gamester lures his victims on
to financial ruin, while the ever attentive
vampires behind the bar deal out the poi
son which in many cases completes the
bodily and mental overthrow of the unwary.
Many an unsuspecting one has entered
these dens for entertainment with thousands
in his pockets and come oct pennyless, and
with tbe seeds of dissipation indellibly
stamped upon his soul. The thirst and
greed of gain seems to bave destroyed, in a
great measure, the finer and more social
feelinss of man's nature. It has a tendency
to make men selfish. Their motto is, ''Take
care of No. 1." A large rasjoritj- of the
people bave no regard, whatever, for the
Sabbath. Many of them do not see a day
of rest, unless sickness overtakes them, or
they are thrown out of employment from
some other cause. Some oi (hem do not
even know when Sunday comes. Sunday
is the great public auction day, for the sale
of stock and freighter's outfits. The shops
ad stores are generally open, also, on that
fighting and dog-fighting are done on Son
day. But some of your readers may ask
the question, seriously, ''Can any good
come out of such a -place?" My answer,
if it were not for the great distance, would
be similar 'to that of the disciple to his
brother, come and see. But as all cannot
come and see for themselves, 1 wilt as
sore them that there are 60me very good
people here.
AGRICULTURE.
Agriculture in this Territory, although yet
in its infancy, bids fair to become otie of
tbe great sources of the wealth of its in
habitants. The valleys of the Galatin and
Madison rivers which unite and form the
YellowStone, one of the great tributaries
of the Missouri, are very extensive and ex
ceedingly fertile, producing all kinds of
grai n, (except corn) fruits and vegetables.
The limited quantity of rain which falls
during the year, however, renders irrigation
necessary ; but in those valleys named, as
well as in most of the other valleys in t.'ie
country, the land can be watered by artifi
cial means, and it well repays the expense
of so. doing. The valley of the Stinking
waterkis another large tract of farming coun
try easily irrigated and very productive.
The experiment of raisiag winter wheat
has established the fact that it does well,
even better, than spring wheat, and it is es
timated that there will be enough wheat
grown in the Territory this year to bread
the people three month, and that next
year they will be able to r3iie sufficient for
horns consumption at least. The wheat
raised is said to be ot a very fine quality,
and yields from fventy-fiva to thirty bushels
to tha acre. The oats crop was a failure
this year by its beinj eat?r up by grasshop
pers. Potatoes, of tha finest quality, are
nised in abundance so far as cultivated.
Last year there were two potatoes pent to
Uanncck city, as S3mp'.3, weighing respect
ively, five and seven pounds. Stich a thing
as rot in potatoes 13 not known hera. On3
man planted three acr?s with potatoes, in
Madison valley latt year, and at'.er paying
all expenses had ten thousand dollars (510,
CC0 CO) cleor money. They wcro then
worth from twenty to thirty cent? p?r pound.
They are now worth from ten to fifteen cts.
All garden vegetables are about at tbe
same r3tes. Soma of th finest cabbage I
ever saw grow, is brought into market, and
sells at from twenty-five to thirty cents per
pound. Garden seeds are worth their weight
in gold. Great quantities of hay are made
in the valleys. Las; winter it sold at from
SiSO.CO to g200.C0 per ton. It is now cell
ing at from 50.00 to SCO 00 per ton. Th
immense amount of stock of all kinds that
winter here creates the demand. Dairymen
are reaping a rich harvest. They pell milk
at 20 cents a quart end bntter alGl.40 to
SI 0 per lb., and the supply is not eual to
the demand. Wheat harvest occurs in Sep
tember. A man who has a good farm and
grazing ranche in this country well s'ocked,
within ten or twenty miles of marke, has
the means of making a fortune in a short
time. The herding of stock alone is a
source of large profit. The ranchmen re
ceive Si. 50 per month for cattle, and from
S2.C0 to 3.00 per month lor horses or mules.
If they keep them but two weeks the prices
are the same In '.he course of a few
years, the price of living will be greatly
reduced, as a natural consequence. (Every
thing ia very high here at present, except
ing clothing, boots and shoes, which, owing
to the large etock on hand and the great
competition in the trade, are about as cheap
as in the States.
MINERAL RZSOCnCES.
I regret my inability, from present infor
mation, to give you reliable statistics with
regard to the mineral' products o! this
Territory. Great injustice, however, has
been done to Montana by the reports of the
Philadelphia Mint, as published in some of
the papers. Idaho has received credit for
large amounts ol gold coined there, which
properly belonged to Montana. Tne error
originated, probably, from an imperfect
knowledge of tbe geography of this coun
try. Montana was formerly included in
Idaho, but has been a separate organization
for over a year. The minerals found here
in greatest abundance are go! 1, silver, iron,
copper and lead, and they are generally
found together, in different proportions.
There are two kinds of gold dicing the
gulch mines and the quartz locf?s. Tne for
mer are located along streams of water, and
consist of what are called sloicings. The
gold being generally found in email parti
cles, with an occasional larger lump called
a nugget. Some of the latter have been
found, to the value of Irom five to one hun
dred dollars, and one was found at Last
Chance gulch, this summer that was worth
52,200 00 But that is the largest and the
only one that has been found whose value
exceeded 500 00. Mining in the Virginia
sulcti has been going on quite briskly since
the damages, caued by the high water in
the spring, have been repaired. The claim
yield Irom ten to fifty dollars to the hand,
(er day. Some of the newly di-icoversd
gulches yield from nity to two hundred dol
lar to the hand. But tha time is approach
ing when gulch mining will be quite a
eecondary con-idera'ion. The chief source
oi the mineral wealth of this Territory is to
be looked for ia i s quartz. Some idea ol
its value may be obtained by comparing the
number of 'its valuable lodes with lhos9 of
Colorado. Ia that Territory there are only
three lodes that have paid well, yet what a
vast amount of money has been taken from
them, while hers there are fivo hundred and
upwards, equally ar rich cud many cl them
far richer, yielding from five to filty and
sixty par cent, of pure goiJ. Tha country
cf gold. O.ie cannot go two miles ia
any direction without eecing evidence of
the fact. The mountains are literally "Jug
up," ransacked, and prospected from bass
to summit, and the valuable specimens de
posited in the banks and assay offices show
tbe results of those labors. But all this
mineral wealth is unavailable, at present,
and will be, until capitalists can be induced
to take hold of the matter and erect quartz
mills. That is now being done. There are
two mills in course of erection in the Hot
Spring district about forty miles from Vir
ginia. Two mora are bailding in the Sam
mil district, five miles South, and about five
million dollars worth of mills aro now on
the way to the Territory.
Bat I must close this general, and in many
respects very imperlect sketch of th"i3 couti
try. I shall continue, however, from time
to time, as I have opportunity, to give you
any items of interest that may transpire in
relation to the agricultural and mineral de
velopments of the Territory. With kind-
remembrances for dear old Pennslvania
and best wishes for the happiness and pros
perity of the good people of Columbia
County, I subscribe myself,
Very Truly Yours, "Mostasa."
Jacob Dewitt, Esq., has retired from the
Bradford Argus as its editor. He has edited
the Argus for over a year with a good deal
of ability, giving the Abolition party in his
county some severe sledge-hammer blows.
The paper is under the control of the pro
prietors, Messrs Means and Russell, who
will conduct it with spirit.
The Danville Intelligencer says: We no
ticed while on a visit to the Penna. Rolling
MilLlhJs week, that most of the Puddling
Furnaces were not in operation. Cause
lack of iron. Tbe Company havebut two
of their furnaces in blast, and these will not
keep all the puddling furnaces going.
The soldier's vote of Ohio, gives a Re
publican majority of 1,741.
Ten clergyman aro elected to tbe Massa
chusetts Legislature.
The Georgia Convention has rep udiated
the rebel war debt of that State.
The themometer at Bangor, Maine, on
bunnay last, was at zero, ana me nenuer
skeag river was frozen to its month.
Capt. S. S. Lee, brother of General Lee, is
about to reside on a farm in Maryland near
the Potomac.
- General Logan will not accept tho Mexi
can mission. He wants to be U. S. Sen
ator. The lady clerks at Washington are n"t a
success, and most of them are to be dis
charged. There have been ninety-six cases of chol
era on board the Atlanta, and twenty
deaths.
Colonel William S. Hawkins, an ex-rebel
officer of fine literary attainments, died in
Nashville on tbe 6th inst.
Hon. Charles Miner, ex-Congressman
from Pennsylvania, died at Wilkesbarre, on
the 26th u'.l., aged 65. v
General Beauregard has been making a
tour of inspection over the Jackson, Miss.,
railroad.
Tha military guard and General Baker's
detectives have been removed from the
White House, by order of the President.
Col. Amos Binney, charged with swin
dling the government, has chosen to stand
trial rather than restore the money.
Boats of all kinds are consiarily engaged j
in dragging tho Hudson river, between New i
York and Hotoken, for the body of Preston
King, which remains undiscovered.
It is reported that General Logao has ex
pressed a willingness to accept tbe mission
to Mexico, if the government will "order
20,CC0 armed men to accompany him."
One thousand condemned cannon in the
Navy Yards at Washington, New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Portsmouth, will
shortly be told as old iron
Large numbers of women have been ap
pointed postmistresses in.ihe South, on ac
count of the difiiculty of fi'iding men who
could take the required oatb.
It has been settled that Mr. McPhersor,
Clerk of the Houe of Representatives, will
not call the roil of the Slates at the open
ing of Congress, which have lately been in
rebellion. x
Secretary Harlan has ordered the dis
charge of all the female clerks ore hun
dred in number from the Interior Depart
ment. The man Fuller, who used Secretary Har
lan's name to obtain money Irom the "Na
tional Republican Committee," afer several
months imprisonment in the Old Capitol,
has been released without trial.
At the opening of the United States Dis
trict Court in Richmond, on Monday last,
but one lawyer could be permitted to prac
tice, owing to the prescribed oath.
Generals Steele and Sanbcrne, and Mar
cus L. Ward, Governor elect of New Jersey,
had an interview with the President on
last Wednesday.
General Sickles left Washington on Sator
day for the South, after an interview with
the Pre.-ident and War Secretary. It is re
ported that he will supersede General Gill
more. Gen. Howard recently told an assemblage
of freedmen at Jackson. Miss., that the
lands were not to be divided, and that free
dom meant work.
General Kilpatrick has three months'
leave of absence lor Europe, atid it 1s un
derstood he will visit Spain before going to
Chili.
Oxe result of the New Jersey election
was, that a Democrat in Washington was
obliged to wheel a Republican from the
Capitol to the White House.
Gen. Kilpa'rick has been appointed Min
ister to Chili, :n consideration for the 'noble'
deeds he performed in the late campaign
in New Jersey.
There was a reception of colored troops in
Harrisburgon Tuesday, the 14th inst. Gen.
Cameron made a speech. Rev. J. Walker
Jackson prayed, and Professor Wm. Howard
Day, of New York, delivered an oration.
The atTair wound up with a grand ball in
the evening.
The Common Council of Washington ha
resolved in favor of submitting negro suff
rage to the vote of the people in that city,
should a negro-suffrage bill be introduced in
Congress.
ITCH i 1TCI2 ! mil !
Scratch, Scratch, Scratch!
VIIE.I TON S OINTMENT,
Will Cnre the Itch in 4S Hours.
ALSO cures Salt Rheum. Ulcers, Chil
blains, and nil Eruptions of the skin. Price
50 cents. For sa'.d by all druggists.
By eending 0 cents to WEEKS &: POT
TER, Sole Agents, 170 Washinston street,
Boston, Mass., it will b2 forwarded by mail,
free of postage, to p.r.y part of the United
States. Sept. 27, 1S65. 6m.
CARSFULLT CORRECTED WEEKLY.
WHEAT, ?2
RYE. 1
CORN,
OATS,
BUCKWHEAT, 1
50
CO
80
50
00
BUTTER,
EGGS,
TALLOW,
LARD, per lb
POTATOES.
50
25
15
38
1 00
FLOUR pr bbl.12 00
CLOVERS EE D 7 00
DR'D APPLES2 52
HAMS, 28
31 AUK I E I).
On ihe 12th inst., by the Rev. William J.
Eyer. Mr. Jacob A. Baoers, to Miss Anna
Marcaret MowEav, both ot Catawissa, Pa.
In Orar::revi!!e, on th9 12.h of October, by
Rev. W. Goodrich, Mr. John G. Brine, to
Miss Sallie E. Lacbach, both of Benton
township.
By the same. Nov. 2d, Mr. Eli Joves, of
Bloomsburg, to Miss Lavina Ohl, of Madi
son township.
By the same, at the residence of the bride,
in Benton twp.. Oliver Palmer, of Blooms
burg, to Miss Hannah Davis.
In Montour township, Columbia county,
on Nov. 13th, 165, of Erysipelas, Elias
DiETTERiCK, Etq., late County Commission
er, aged 50 years, 1 month and 5 days.
In Mifflinville, Columbia county, on Fri
day, Nov 10th, 1865, Mrs. Amanda E.,
wile of John A. Sbuman, of Mainville, in
the 26th year of her age.
In Centre township, Colombia county, on
Saturday, the ISth inst., "Eli, son of L. D.
and Sarah J. Mendenbail, aged 7 years, 8
months and 1 day.
In Pine townehip, Colombia county, on
Wednesday, Nov. 81b, John J. Winterstken,
aged about 30 years.
In Danville, Oct. lOth, alt., Mrs. Cather
ine, wite of John Towrsr, aged 67 years
and 3 months.
bALtS.
2Y virtue of several writs of'venditioni
- exponas and Levari Facias, to me di
rected, issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Columbia county, will be exposed
to public sale, at the COURT HOUSE, in
Bloomsbursr, on MONDAY, THE 4TH OF
DECEMBER 1865, at 1 o'clock in the after
noon of said day, the following real estate
to wit :
A certain tract or lot of ground situate in
Greenwood township, Columbia co., con
taining TEN ACRES more or less, bounded
as follows: adjoining lands of Jacob Ger
rard, Isaac Devvitt, William Mather, and
others, whereon are erected a Grist Mill, a
Story and a half Frame House, and two
Stables, with the appurtenances. .
ALSO,
One other lot of ground, situate in the
county and township aforesaid, containing
TWO AGUES and twenty two perches more
or less, adjoining lands of widow Conner,
Jacob Gerrard and others, with the appur
tenances. ALSO,
One other lot of eround situate in the
county an.i township aforesaid, containing
ONE ACRE more or leR, adjoining land
of Joseph II. Pstion, Henry Stout, Ephraim
Parks and others, whereon are erected a
story and a half Frame Dwelling House,
and Frame Stable, with the appurtenances.
ALSO,
A "! rvl rrrr
onnd situate in the village of
Rohrbnrj, (ireenwool township, contain
ing ONE FOURTH OF AN ACRE more or
less, bounded by land 'ale n" tne defendant
and others, with thitppurtenances.
AS?0,
One other lot situate in the villase of
Bohr-bur;;, roivity and township aforesaid,
cnritarim-: frUiil Y 1 HO rEUCHES, ad
joining lands of C. & E G. Ricketts, where
on are erected a story and a half dwelling
hoce, and frame etable, with the apputte-t.-ances.
ALLO.
One ether lot of ground situate in the
villase of Rnhrcbnrg, known as the ' burnt
lot," containing FORTY NINE PERCHES,
more or less, bounded on the west by Main
S'reet, on th north by Main Street, on (he
east by lot lat of Jmes Lemon, on the
south by lot of Francis Roe, with the ap
purtenances. ALSO,
One othr lot eitnate in village of
Rchrsurg, county and towns'iip afore-Vi!
containing twenty-one and one tenth per.,
be th .came met or less, adj nnins lands-
f Robert Stout, and others, whrr?n a"
precteil a story and a half frsme hrns; and
frame stable, with the appurtenances.
ALSO,
One other tract or I-inJ Mtuate, part in
Franklin tn'rnship, "Lycoming rounty, and
part in Madison tov-n.sh'ip. Columbia c: ,
containing one hunilrel and tPn acr2j and
one hundred and forty perches mora or lecs,
adjoining lands cf Jrfm Fcx, Mamsret
Montgomery tract, Philip Young and chers.
wh-ieon are erected a frame dwell ins house
artd frame barn, with the appnrtenance.s.
Seized, taken in e.vecntion and to be sold
as the property of Wilson Ager-
ALSO,
The following described real estate situ -a'e
tn the township of Scott, in the county
of Columbia, fi? firt psr! thereof contain
'i!!!l FIFTY ACRES fc eih'.y nine perches
of land, more or Ic-s, hounded and describ
ed ari follow: nn tr-o north by land of Petr
Schu and JoSn Ent, on the S"u'h by Ian !
of Samuel Meilick, on the East by publir
road leading from L'tjht Street tc Orsnge
viile, and on ttie vet by land ol J. Whits
an l others, vrh"reon are erected a Furnace,
a Grist Mill, a two Mnry frame dwelling
house, a frame bam, five one story dwelling
houses and a stable.
The second thereof also in the said twp
of Scott, containing Seventeen acres and
four perches, strict measure, bounded and
described as follows: On tha north by land
of John Whit", on Ihe eat by land of John
White, John Ent and lands late of Samuel
L. Ceule.
The Third thereof si'uate in the township
of Mount Plea.-a .1. county aforesaid, con
taining lour acre and sixty six perches,
more or less, bounded on the north by land
of John White, on the south y land ofJi.o j
White, on the ea-l by land of Peter Scl Ui
and John White, on the east by land ol
John Whi e.
The Fourth thereof being all that two
s'ory Frame Store and Store House and lo:
ofg'ound sitnate in Light S'reet, county
-aforesaid, bounded on the east by public
road leading Irom Liht Strett to Orange
ville, on the west by land late ol Samuel L.
Bettle, on the north by an alley ar.d on the
-out! by a lot now or i!e of Wm Shannon
and Charle.x Shannon, being lot No. 3 in
the f lan of the village uf Liht Street.
The Filth being all thai certain lot ol
grout. d situate m Liuhl .Street aforesaid coi
lainirg sixty feet front and one hundred
and filly feet in depth and No 4 in the
plan of said Liuht Street, bounded on the
ea-t by road leading from L'iihl Street to
Orangevillt. on I. 'it e( by laud late ol
Samuel L BeVle, c-u the south by an alley
End on the i.otth by land now or late of one
Johnson, having erected thereon a two s'o
ry Frame Dwelling House, and two Mory
frame stable, with the appurtenances.
Seized, taken i:i execution and to be sold
as the property cf Samuel L. Bettle.
ALSO,
AU that certain tract or piece of land sit
uate in Jackson township, Coluubia co.,
containing FIFTY ACRES and allowances,
bounded and described as follows to wit :
on the nor'h by lands cf Wilson Roberts
and Silas Mc Henry, on the south by lar.d
of Isaac Lewis and George Hurleyman, on
the east by lands of Samuel Roberts and
Edward McHenry and on the west by land
of Samuel Robsrts, whereon are erected a
one 3nd a half story frame dwelling houee,
a I02 stable, with the appurtenances.
Seized, taken in execution and lobe sold
as the property of John Roberts.
ALSO,
A certain tract or piece of land situat3 in
Locust township, Col. co.. containing three
.hundred and fifty acres, more or less, boun
ded and described as follows: On the west
by land ol John Rider, and others, on the
north by land of Mr. Hiles, on the east by
land of George Kreisher and others, and 0:5
tbe south by lands of Jonothan Hoagland,
whereon are erected a Chatcoal Furnace,
coal house, saw mill, store house, sis
dwelling houees, bain and stable, also a
large barn and dwelling house on another
part of said farm, with the appurlenances.
Seized, taken in execution and 10 be sold
as the property of Samuel B. Deimer.
ALSO,
All that certain messuage, tenement and
tract ot land in Locust twp., Columbia co,,
bounded and described as follows : begin
ning at a white oak tree corner, thence
along land of Jacob Idler and Kerns nonb
three quarter degrees east, eighty five per.
to a stone, thence along land of Benjamin
Wagner, east thirl- four perche to a stone,
thence by land of Frederick Schlee south
three quarter degrees west, seveiity eight
perches and five tenths to a stone, from
thence along landol Sarah Lee twenty nine
deg'ees west, thirty six perches and ei:ihl
tenths to a post, thence along land of Jacob
Idler, north fitly nine and oce quarter de
crees west to an apple three, from thence
egut,h west eight perches to he place of
beginning, containing twenty five acres and
forty one perches strict measure.
Seized, taken in execution Pnd to be sold
as the property ol Charles Williams.
' . ALSO,
A certain tract or piece of land situate in
Pine twp., Columbia co., containing twenty
one acres more or less, UMmproved land
bounded and described as follow, jo witr
On the south by lands of Reed & Manter
on fhe west by lands of Ezra R.inyan, or!
lie north by land of Emanuel Boiart nnd
on the east by lands of Jacob Chambe'rlin.
Seized, taken in execution and to be sold
as the property of Wm. II. Chamberlin.
ALSO.
A certain lot ol ground situate in the bor
ough of Berwick, being in front 50 feet,
and 181 feet in depth.bonnded and describ
ed as fol!ovr?j to wit: on the south bv Third
Street, on the west by lot of M W. Jackson,
on the north by an Alley, and on the east
by lot of B. R. Davis, on which are erected
a two story frame dwelling house, with the
appurtenances.
Seized, nken in execution Pnd to be sold
as the properly of Angn-tus Schnell.
ALSO
A certain lot cr piece of ground sitcue
in the village ol Centralia, Columbia co.
bounded and described as follows: On ihe
south by Mi. Carmel Sireet, on the west
by lands of Garret rv, on the north by lands
01 1 atric.K L.enneuy, anu on me eat bv an
Alley, containing 25 feet in front and " 125
feet deep, whereon are erected a story ar.d
a haif dwel'ing house, slaughter house"
and stable with the appurtenances.
Seized, taken in execution and lobe sold
as tbe properly of Jacob Hine.
ALSO.
All the lo!!owir2 described messuages
lots and tracts of land, Miuat in the county
of Columbia and Slate of Pennsylvania.
THEE1RST thereof situate in the town,
fihip of Scot, in the said county of Colum
bia, containing FIFTY ACRES and eighty
nine perches of land more or less, all of
which is improved, bounded as follows:
on tVe north by lands of Peter Schug and
Jno. Ent. on the south by land of Samuel Mel
irlc, on the east by the public road leading
fnm Light Street to Orinaeville and on the
west by lands of John Whi'3 and others,
on which aro erected a furnice, a grist mill
a two story fram? dwelling hense. a frame'
brn, five one s'orv frao-e dwelling houses
and a stable. THE SECOND thereof sit
nate in thfi sa'd to.vnMp of Scott in lh
coi'n'v of Columbia aforesaid, rontainin
SE E.VTEEV ACRES and four perches
siri'-t flexure, and bounded and described
a? frtrmp . on tt,e north by lands of John
White, on the gout'i hv lio.t? 0f Jo'in
Whi; an ' land hern'ofore of Samuel L.
Bett'e, ar.d on ihe east by lands of Jobri
WhiN", John Em ard n late of Smoel
L. He t. THE THIRD th-reof situate in
the township of Mount Pleasant in tha"
curly c. '.o'unbia aforesaid, containing
FOUR ACRES an 1 sixty six perches more
or Iej all of which i- improve,!, bounded
on the north by lard of John White, on the
snith by hr.ti of John White, and on the
west by lnd of Jndn Whit-'and on tha
eat bv laryls ( IVter Sfhnw ami J-hn Fm
THE FOURTH tVrenf bine all that cer
tain two 8-o-y FRAME STOKE and etoM
houe and lot of sroend s-itnale. in Liht
Street, in tl'e. town-hip of Sco't, and coun'y
aforesaid, bounded on the east by t-.e road
leading fro'n Ltht St'd to Ora-vi:;e 0-1
the wet by lands ol Samnel L. l?Mle,'on
the north by a-i a'ley, a id o-i fie south by
a lot now or li! of William arid Chailes
Shannon, betna lot numbered ifiree in th
plan of the village ot Liaht Street. THE
FIFTH thereof, bein;: t th,t r-crtain lot of
ground P'tu.ve in Ivght Street tn ihe town
ship of Scott and coon'y of Columbia
aforesaid, contain i-g six'y feet front and
one hundred and fif.y fet depm and num
bered foar in the pUn of said Lijibt Street,
bounded on the e;?t by the road leading
from Lisht Street to Orangevibe, oa the
west by tands late cf Samuel L. Bettle, on
the frouih by an alley, and on the north by
land now or la'e of one Johnson, having
erected thereon a two story 'rarne ?table
and also a two story FRAME DWELLING
HOUSE.
Seized, taken in exention and to be jol I
as the property of Samuel L. Bettle and
Mry Bettle, his wife,in the hands William
B. Koon, adrrinistra'or with the will an
nexed, of the said Mrv B. B-iHe, dee'd.
SAMUEL SNYDER,
Sheriff's Office, ) Sheriff.
Bloomburg, Nov. 1, JS65 j
EVANS & IIABTMAN'S
CLOTHING EMPORIUM,
Ncarly opposite ihe Episcopal Church.
CLOTHING OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
lUR stcrk is composed rf fine clothing,
medium and low priced adapted to
all cotnJniotis, tastes and wr.nts. We have
the late-t styles for the eeason a fine a
sor'ment of
Overcoals ar.d Gentlemen's Shawls,
from low to tha very best.
Our Goods are Fashionable aniwtll Mule.
In addition to our stock of ready-made
clothing, we have piece goods for custom
orders,
Cloths, CasiiEicre$, &c, A:C-
And having one of the firt class cutter,
Charles L Reichar l, formerly of Eaion,
we suarantee a fit in all cases and give
satis'aciiori. Also a variety of Woolen
and Linen Shir's, Stnckinjs, Neckties, Col
lars, Stocks, Handkerchiefs everything in
the gntleinen line of clothing.
Atso Hats, Boots and Shcss, T.-urks and
CJrpel bas.
We will e!I at the lowest Market prices.
Please give u- a call before purchasing
elsewhere EVANS & HARTMAN.
Nov. 15!h I8G5.
JYEW STORE
IN BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE UNDERSIGNED has just opened a
new Store in SCHIVE S BUILDING MAIN
STREET, Bloomsburg, Pa., which he has
filled with a fir'i-t class assortment of
wD 02: G- 3D C IS 3 a
of all descriptions, and
GROCER! KS, HARDWARE AND
QFEESSHMRE,
in the nsual variety.
Also FLOUR and FEED supplied at the
lowest market prices. He respectfully so
licits a fair share of patronage.
JAMES K. EYER.
Eloomtburg, Nov. 8, 1865 tf.
EST RAIT IIESFEItS.
(JAME to the premises of the subscriber,
in Fishtngcreek township, on or abaai
the ICth cf October last,
THREE TWO YEAR OLD
'K'wHElrEUb. two 01 which are
vf . . . . .
red. and the other a brindle.
VE2The owner is hereby notified
to come forward, prove property, pay dam
ages, and take them away, or they will be
disposed of according to law.
BENJAMIN Mc HENRY."
" Fishir.gcreek. Nov. 15, 1865.
OLD THINGS MADE NEW.
A PAMPHLET directing how to Epeedily
restore tight and give up spectacles,
wi hout aid oi tkictor or medicine. Sen;
by mail, free, oa receipt af 10 cents. A 4-,
dress, . E. B. FOOTE, M. D.
1130 Broadway, New Yorfc.