DEMOCRAT 1 STAR.
W. !. J.'.CCBT 4SD l' r.. iuxlek, editoi4.
BLOOBSfCaSV WEJJtESJATt FEB. 23, 1865.
S. M; Pettencul &.CoM 37 Park Row
New York, are duty authorized to solicit and
receive subscriptions and advertising fot-ihe
Star of Ike North, published at Bloorasburg,
Columbi&coon'y, Penn'a.
I A Word to Our Patrons.
j Id consolidating the two Democratic
j papers of tbii placfc' tha Columbia
'Democrat and Star of thb Noam
by the Hnderiigocd, we deem ic do more
ban proper and right thtit our patrons,
d those who are disposed to become
h, thould understand and know, that
principles wo have prescribed to guide
I us, 'in our editoral course, are those
j--whica have been so ably maintained and
promulgated through the columns of both
j the DjE.MQCR.iyr and. Star, by ilo former
I tditora. . We, upon taking control of and
publishing this consolidated paper.launch
oar bark upon no new waters of life
but oar trust is that the intelligence and
discrimination f those who b:st know
and understand u?, will sustain our hum
ble, jet earnest efforts, in the cause of
Riaax and Truth. We very well know
how many varying tastes, politically and
otherwise, wa have to consult, and how
different it is to satisfy ill. We will
always be ambitious to please, but onr
jbrigbteai aim shall be to do Bight; for
e believe that the daty of a pablio journ
alist ii rather to speak the truth hoeest
Jy, fearlessly and indeperrtl,tban to pan
der to a corrupted and vitiated taste,or to
Me a cringing and fatcning sycophant
Dourtne purses or tne wealthiest, l oo
nach evil has been wrought by a prosti
viition of tho press to mercenary objects.
Poo often has Truth been sacrificed
'rushtl to earth and too often h
lif VLt suffered by a oofiflict with iriter-
-Iu the end, however, Itiour and
In prevail, arid though young, we
elcarjy seen how futile and
nved is every success and every tri-
f Yc.3 based upon expediency
Bat if we consulted only expedi-
-fy'we have, seen enoagh of the ill-
ed fortune of those who resort to
Unprincipled tricks and contrivances, to
v3rn us forever from perverting our la
bors to a time-serving and dishonorable
curse. '
In conducting a public journal we
.hall be compelled to devote attention to
olltical subject, because in this country
very good, citizen, in order to perform
is daty to his country, must acquaint
ju'msclf with affairs of government. We
la not mean that he must brawl and har
jangue at the street corners, on the high
ray, and in every bar-room; but he
.'uast inform himself before, he is fitted
j take a part ia deciding public quee
ions by his vote. This, the present cor
rupt party ,which is controlling State and
National affairs to-day, do sot wish to
'Se established. They would force the
light of 'euffrago cpoa all blacks, North
md South unfit as they are to exercise
hat great privilege.
Our sheet will not, nowever7be alto
gether devoted to politics, but we will be
stow attention upon Educational, Agri
cultural, Historical, and Scientific sub
,'ictf. We shall endeavor to obtain orig
inal essays from person of reputation
;nd talent ; and correspondents from
(Washington and Harrisburg, so that we
an always give a synopsis, if nothing
sore, of the latest congressional and leg
'slativa news. Articles of lighter litera
ure will from time to lima, enlivec our
oluTins, and we shall use our best ef
jrti, at all lim:?, to "make our paper a
7elcome family visitor.
We will ' pay particular attention to
events happening in the county, and no
f:ce the coal and iron interests, the inex
haustible resources of minsral wtalth
viih which this region abounds. From
:ar location at the Coiioly seat, we have
aany advantages in girir 'be earliest
Court proceedings, election new and intelligence-relating
to our county affairs.
W$ are, here, liss than eight hours, by
-tail, behind Philadelphia news, and in
:ar Wednesday naming' paper, we shall
;3 able to give the city news of Monday,
Tuesday, and! the latter part of the pre
ioua weiky Lcforo any -other papers in
be county, and reack .our patrons at a
?a3onabla lima tha same Tre&5j. Dut we
islike everything like boasting, i.d de-
re to be tried by our practices rather
iia oar .professions. As wc edit our pa
ir ourselyej, it will always be what it
iw is, and .not only read able in the be-
inning of a volume.
We will tabor "to uilaia the principles
:" our party by a coarse that ws. shall
,Tr blah to review,, and for ourselves
j ask 02I tha reward which vTrutii
jJ Jtsxxci shail merit; " We have start
1 aaJ effected cur new. enterpmo thus
r upca cur -own unaidad energy ;;and
:3 iudopeadest cf everything that may
3il;.i2 Ci?'- cr faction hnivrs thank
.-ivea l!:ii "r2.ni!"n5 compelled to
-tar r: i rarr.-i c aay mistcr,and that
ere sr,3 ush-t t? c5 swerre u-.
zl h'T3 wa lr:t;!j r-.;r Liw bark upsi
1
Tyay, frujtt
light Ahead. 1 ;
We publish on tha outside of onr paper
to-day, as tha most important matter we
caa give to onr readers, ihe velo.mesaaga of
tbe President, upon returning tbe "Freed
men's Bureau Bill" to the Senate,, where it
originated. It is not possible in an editorial
io give even a synopsis of tha unanswera
ble points made by the President in this,
his first State oaner: but wa deaira to f..
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that ii has impressed us very favorably , com
I pared to tffosa ol the last term, in soand
argament ia logical sequence, in broad
statesmanlike views, and also in a correct
and grammatical use of the engUsh lan
guage. We believe this ve'o mesage is the bow
in tb clond. indicating that the storm and
the tempest are over and gone, and that
there U to be a return to .tbe Constitution
and its teaching, and an acknowledgement
of tbe rights and privileges of white meji.
The consternation in th radical ranks is
cheering to all ihe friends of Constitutional
liberty ; and the fears and apprehensions
that President Johnson might be unable
to resist tbe pressure of his opponent?, are
dispelled.
While, therefore, we give onr hearty con
currence to this action of the President, and
aver oar confidence in his j'istice and integ
rity and judgment; we do not abandon
either our opinions or oor principles and
shall asert and defend them whenever the
occasion seems to demand sach a course.
Our support of him shall be based upon our
convictions, not upon oor prejudices. In
dependent of him in all respects, whenever
bis coarse commands the approbation, of
oor jadgment, we shall publicly commend
it ; and as freely and as publicly oppose it,
when jve believe him to be swerving fron
the strict line of his diry.
o we ab aij, -ur raiders to pe
ruse this veto message. It ts sound in ev
ery point it discusses; and one evidence of
its power i the fact tbat in a Senate con
taining majiy more than two-thirds repub
licans, the bill failed, when the vo:e was
taken. It has broken the back-bone of the
radical conspiracy against tbe restoration ol
tho Union; and the President arguments
Will 43 thm .-. .,r mmJk k. mA mm t ,
geiVeJ D3 the people; and they in tarn will
displace tha contemptible followers of Ste
vens and Sum aer ia the respective Houses ;
and send in men who will sustain Asdrkw
Johnson, aad we trust, bring back a uaion
of hearts.
Another Octroe' Wa regret to learn
that onr friend, Joesph Ha) man, of Rohrs
burg,lalely and without suspicion. exchang
ed horses, harness and wagon with a party
unknown to him, resulting in the entire loss
of all he give in exchange for them. He
was informed by a party in pursuit a few
days after tbe trade that thev had been
stolen jrom a Mr. Reasler, of Chemung Co.,
N. Y. The whole answering to the de
scription of the hand-bill, of course Mr.
(layman was4 obliged to relinquish his
claims. We understand his loss to be about
S400.0O. Let this serve as a warning to all
to guard again.t similar snares in future.
he cuj.ui oi ma -uepuuiican, in socakine
of the resident's veto of the Freedmen's
Bureau Bill, says: "Ojr opinion is on rec
ord. We have nothing to retract. We
wait for further developemeots !" Well you
got them, in tha President's speech in Wash
ington, on the 22nd inst. What say you
now, Doctor i If you fail to endorse the
President's speech, or to publish it in full,
in your next issue, tbar "perfect "unity,"
which you say exists between yoo and tbe
Presidentjinay be questioned. We presume
it is hard for you to take, but you know it's 1
dost or death.
Thi next Democratic State Convention
wilt be held at Harrisburg, on Monday, the
5th of March next. Tbe day is not the
most suitable for those Delegates who are
compelled to travel quite a distance. It will
be uecessary that they leave their homes on
Friday or Saturday, before ihe Convention,
and remain in Harrisburg over Sabbath,
that they may be on hand on Monday. We
don't understand why it was '.hat tbe State
Central Committee fixed upon that day.
However, no one will ba kept away on this
account. Mach interest is being manifest
over tho result of the coming Convention.
Hon. Hcistcr Cltmcr, of Barks, it appears,
will be tha nominee for Governor
,FaT1L Accidest. Oil Saturday last an
unknown man met his death on tha North
em Central Railroad, near the Selinsgrove
Station, by being struck with the Philadel
phia and Erie op Mail Train, in the after
noon. He was walking upon the track and
cn being warned of danger, by the Engi
neer's whistle, be stepped to one side, but
before the train could pass, he blundered
on the track again, and received a fatal
blow, knocking him some considerable dis
tance from tha train. The man was evi
dently intoxicated, his person highly per
fjmed with Mangle-foot" besides a quantity
of the "compound eseence" loend bottled
up, in one cf his coat pockets. The body
was picked cp by tha Conductor and
brought on to Sunbury. Ha was an Iri.-h-mani
No blame attaches to those connect
with the (rain.
Notice;. All those indebted to the Senior
Editor of this paper on subscription, and ad-
VfTUalmr in tha Stah rr Tiirt Noiith. wf'l
pletu? come forward and settle tbeir ac
counts. Thoso who have paid cs in ad
vance for the Sra will receive,if agreeable
to them, the Dimocrat ud Stab in lieu of
the-former. All . advertisement contracts
will be filled in tha new paper opon the
terms stipulated in onr agreements. The
Star accounts will remain in tha hands of
tha new firm a reasonable length of time
for collection, when, should such of our old
patrons, who know themselves indebted to
n., cot heed this notice.they wilt be placed
in the hands of a Jas'.ice of the Pdace.
.
QiERT.Woader if the Rtpubllcan w.'.1
ad rise il.i readers to oppose the President's
reconstruction Policy. . Ha tays they con-
Consternation among the Bad
icals.
: Bark I Andy peaka, let Patriot bear,
- - Let all the Earth rejoice and cheer. i
Triioner or hepe, his voice attend,
Don't slight tho call, or such a friend.
Andrew Johnson is President cf the Uni
ted States, and unlike his preJece-j e j8
master of the situatipn, He has rabukmi
t the -traitorous and rernlnlinr.nrv fanatic, nf
the North, by lolling them, in plain and
meaning term?, ibat their schemes are un
warranted by tha Constitution, extremely
dangerous to the union, peace and prosper
ity of the country. By his bold arid fearless
check to their reckless legislation, which
threatened the very existence of oor politi
cal tyslem he has flung defiance in their fa
ces, and completely frustrated their despot
ic designs- Wendell Philips may continue,
for a time, to compare him w'ub the traitor
Arnold and with Aaron Burr. Cheever may
continue to pray that be may be taken away
Fred. Douglass may get into the very depths
of Billingsgate to find language with which
to abuse him. Chief Justice Chase may
exhaust tbe vocabulary in a strain of invec
live and censure. Sumner, Wilson, Wade
and Trumbull in tbe Senate, and Thad.
Stevens in the Ilonse, may snarl, sneer, biss
and call him hard names, and make violent
and denunciatory attacks opon him, bu
their power will vanih like tha "baseless
fabrics of a vision," and when this darkness
shall have disappeared they will stand
aghast at realizing the great truth that the
name of Andrew Johnson is stamped ii
characters of fire on ibe heart of all lovers
of American Liberty and Union. The Prijg.
iden! is determined no to tSctmf; a loo! in
their hands, -aiid ia violation of his oath, to
in making unconstitutional laws, to
issue and enforce unconstitutional Procla
mations. He is not the lool to do their bid
dings an appoint despots to enslave the
vbiie man for the liberty and elevation of
the negro. But let them rail, and plot, and
champ the Iron curb. Let Stevens foam and
froih let Sumner vent his rage let Doug
las deal in polished rhetoric of abuse to
Negroes and their fit associateslet all the
Radicals from the Capitol down to those
meain our ova locality. . those inveterate
wretches of our own county who were the
instigators of despotic power in this neigh
borhoodwho were the secret spies and in
formers of Lincoln tyrants who endeavor
ed to persuade brave and obedient soldiers
that Columbia county Democrats were trai
ors who laughed and snickered and sane
hosanna in thsir c Iosota, while 'aged inno
cent and civil men were marched through
our etreeip, at the point of the bayonet, and
hurried off lo a government bastile, on th
eve of an election ; we say let ihem whine
and fret, and rare, and curse, but their ty
rants, tbeir beasts and their provosts are
! gone, or are powerless, the mask is ihrown
off.
the voice of authority is heard in tones
which cannot be mistaken, and the people
will respond with an earnestness which will
crush all opposition. The das of Aboli
tion rale and ruin are numbered, and at last
the people know that there is a President
of the Unired Slates, of the South as well
as of the North.
In Favor of High Tariff.
The Colombia county Repubican, tha bai
tard organ of the Republican party of this
county, comes out in favor of a Protective
Tariff. To benefii, whom? Not tbe industri
ous laborers and intelligent mechanicsJ as
he would have his readers believe;
but the Manufacturers, the Capitalisis, the
lords and masters of English education.
The very men who, for ihe last five years,
have been wringing lha hard earned money
from ihe pockets of laboring men by de
manding exorbitant prices for all manufac
tured articles.
We. suggest lo ihe RtpubHcin to read the
Buffalo Expteis, formerly an advocate of
protective policy, before carrying his policy
further.
Terrible Extlosion. A boiler belonging
to one of the Engines on the Lackawanna
and Bloomsburg Railroad exploded, in Nor
thumberland, on Saturday morning last;
doing considerable damage, but fortunately
resulting in the loss ol no lives. The En
gineer and Fireman were at their posts
at the time of lha explosion, and were
ihrown from the train, besides being
severely bCalJed ; but, from what we could
learn, they were doing well and their inju
ries would not prove fatal. We never saw
a. more complete wreck of an Engine;
pieces lyirg in every direction, bouses
struck and damaged, fences demolished,
and ihe'track lorn op generally where tbe
Engine stood, are some of ihe results of
the explosion. Xha cause of this seems to
be unknown.
The New Railroad We understand that
a corps of engineers is engaged in survey
ing the route lor a new Railroad op Little
Fishingcreek. They are,at present writing
said to be betweenMillville and Bloomsburg,
proceedirg South. So far they have met
wiih very little trouble and are confident of
finding a route at a much less grade than
was expected.
Thi editor of the Republican pretends to
be for Johnson, but ha is for lha "Nigger
Bureau Bill" which Johnson is against. He
praises MERCUR for voting for it ; and
darej not defend the veto. We are afraid
the Assessor is trying lo "ride two horses."
Where are you Doctor, let cs hear from
you? Mercur or Johnson? Is everything
salubrious? How about that new paper,
and those cif circulars t
A Good Apology Our readers will please
excuse us for ihe lateness of this number
of oor paper, as it requires a vast amount
tines a kii iuiuuui
.... .
sohdation ; sach as
tin and condens?-:-
of .extra labor ia cons
matter, besides giving, as 'will be seen,
much mora reading matter. Hereafter we
expect to be np to time.
-Ksip t before tha people that 'ths Repub
lican has endorsed Mercer's vote, on tha
Negro SaS"r9g Bill.
COMMUNICATIONS.
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For the Coumbia Dem ocratfc Star vf the North J
Messrs. Jacobv & Iecicr, i
GcniUme : Having learned
that yon have at length succeeded in merg
ing the Columbia Democrat and Star of Ihe
L.7i th, in one and intend publishing it as
Ihe accredited organ ofirha great Demo
cratic Party of Columbia Coboty, allow me
to congratulate you upon the wisdom, ol
such an aaspicioos measure and with you
great success in the laudable enterprise. It
is just what is wanted for the harmony and
success of the Democratic party, and will
give it its wanted efficiency. I now hope
that you may receive the proper" support,
arjd that every Democrat in Columbia will
liberally patronize the Democrat and Star.
My object in addressing you ihis.commu
nicaiion, is to say, that xith your permis
sion. I propose lo indite a series of articles
for publication through your columns. My
lime is just now much engaged in the Sugar
Camp and I expect will be for some lime,
to come, but I must steal away occasionally
to. say a few words on the State of the
Country. I am of tbe opinion, that there
never was a lime,rnote than now, in which
every patriot was required lo raise the
warning voice in support cf Constitutional
Liber-.y and tha future of a White mail's
Government.
Andrew Johnson has not only emnlated,
but excelled, the heroism of Andrew Jjikrti.
President Johnson's Veto of the '"Negro Ba
reau'' which was nothing !3 than an
er'Ormo!'o Ago hoarding House and a gi
gantic Yankee Swindle commands the ap
probation of every honest white Citizen
and challenges the unqualified approval
and lasting gratitude of the American peo
ple. The eybtera ibis so-called ,lFreed
mau'a (infamonf) Bureau," proposed to
establish in the Southern States, is in total vi
lationof the principles of republican liberty,
and would hopelessly pauperize the poor ne
groes and burthen the white race wi.h their
support. More. It would perpetuate Ihe
subordination oi Civil to Military power.
The President has thus arrested the wild
usurpation of fanaticism and upoa his fu
ture firmness depends the hope of our com-
A Bknton Democrat.
Feb. 27, I866.
Questions Answered by the Records
Since the meeting of Congress has any
important business been transacted to
bene.
fit ihe white man and his Government ?
Has there been an effort to reward the white
soldier for his sacrifice, privations and
courage ? Has not every bill giving the
wh're soldier a bounty been choked, crowd
ed bacK or laid over 1 Has not the whole
time, thus far, been devoted lo elevate and
benefit the Negro ? flave nol several mil
lions of acres of land been appropriated to
the Negro 1 Have not millions of dollars
been squandered upon tbe btack soldier to
reward him for his few months service in
ihe rear ? to educate his, children, lo pro
vide for himel and family lo encourage
and reward him in idleness end folly ? and
all nnder tha pretence that to him and to
him alone belongs the glory of the suppres
sion of ihe rebellion ?
Tub last plank of tha ecaffold near the
eye cf the dome ol the capitol at Washing,
ton has been removed, revea!irg the mag
nificent design in fresco.'upon which for
eighteen months pa-t, the artist Brinidi ha
been at work. The central piece of this
painting is a picture of Washington, on the
right and left ol which are representations
of Peaca and Justice. Around are six
groups, the first representing war, a picture
of Mars, agriculture picture of Ceres, me
chanics, picture of Vulcan, commerce, pic
lore of Mercury, marine, picture of Nep
tune, and science, picture of Minerva.
From the floor of the Rotunda to the centre
of tbe picture, is one hundred and eighty
feet. The cost of lha whole work is over
S50.C00. ;
Bctler and Grant. General Grani re
cemly gave a party and sent an invitation to
Bailer, who replied thai he did not wish io
attend. If tha party had been given by
some defenceless lady whose jewelery ihe
cock-eyed thief could have ttolen, instead
of by a man who could wa'.cb the coward
and robber, ha would have gone in a min
ute. The consolidateb dihonesty of iwen-ly-five
state prisons and all the common
jail of the t'nion would not make as bi a
villian, vagabond and woman robber as
Butler bas proven himself to be. His name
will appear on tbe page of history like a
daub of m nek on a white saten bridal
dress-
GtMcrjR Sale Tbe United Slates Sea
ate rejpectfuily informs ihe public throug'i
President Johnson that they have in ihir
possession Dead Docks. What will be
come of Forney ? As the weather is cool
he may yet be palatable, we therefore sug
gest that tbe starving and r.egUcled ''Nig
gers" take charge of him, or he will re
main a lingering stench to bis race.
The Abolition party have fixed up their
"slate," as follows : Gen. Geary, for Gov
ernor ; Little John. C-ssna, for Secretary of
the Commonwealth, and. Simon Cameron,
for United States Senator. Tbe leading Re
publican press of the State are supporting
the men, only we believe, to be defeated.
A young man from the country writes
to know if there is any chance for him
to get in some light genteel business,
where he could make money without hard
labor. We suggest ta the ' young man
that wants to make money without work
that he engage in ' the sale of Lincoln's
picture's I That "would bd va' Y'txt
i ? : . 1 . . " o" "
i : .i .
business, eminently -5:ocj-Ar
; , J , t -v Batoei, ac
oyal.that no one would
ana so ex-
d rob him
tor the profits on his sales.
Wheiv the IpuifcaausesrAndrew John
arm's dead duck shot; it would ba well
enough to quote it. ' ' -v . '
Oua thanks are due Wallace of the Peon
How the White House was Rob
bed during Lincoln's Admin-tration.
Mr. Slevens The gentleman from Penn
sylvania is nof mistaken. We have already
appropriated thirty thousand dollars for fur
nishing the President' a house. It is proper
that I ehould say, under the circumSlanceB,
that heretofore the sum nsually appropria
ted for furnishing the President's house un
der the incoming of an Adrninistrolion has
been twenty thousand dollars. There has
always been small deficiency , however. In
Mr. Buchanan's time it was 84000. In the
case of Mr. Lincoln, owing to the dilapida
tions, it was something more; tenor fifteen
thousand dollors. Then, in the last Con
gress, we voted thirty thousatid but the bill
failed, and we have repeated the appropri
ation thin year. But owing to the confusion
which took place after the death of Lincoln,
and ihe long-continued sickness of his wife,
the houie was left a prey to almost every
body that chose to go there.and it was found
upon examination, when Mr. Johnson was
about lo lake possession of the house, that
scarcely any thing was left, and that it re
quired, not only the S30.0CO, but, upon a
a full estimate of what is wanted, made by
tbe Commissioner of Public Buildings, cn
der the direction of the inmates of ihe house
it was found that to restore matters as they
were, and to add the usual ornaments and
lurniture, it will require 546,000 more. It
was found, after the S30;000 were appropri
ated, that there had already been expended
S42.00O, and that the Bum appropriated was
not only absorbed, but some $12 000 more,
and the bouse was still unfurnished. The
servants and every body had access to the
house during Ibe fatal period to which I
have referred, for about six weeks, and I
may say it was open for any body to plun
der it 'hat chose to go there. The result was
thai almost all ihe valuable furniture in (he
house was missing, and when the present
President came in, it was found necessary,
even before he could be entertained with a
sing'e meal, that spoons should be bought in
this city for the purpose of furnishing bis
j table that lit,en, sheets, bedding, and all
Ihose things were necessary, and even the
f Deds inernsei ve.
Il was found that the hcosa Was in custo
dy of nobody. The steward who was (here
was responsible. But it was found that
these goods had been taken everywhere.
j They were traced I will not say among the
emp'oyce ; but they were gone; they were
not to be found. It is enough for us to
know that the things were not there, and il
is due to the present President and his fam
ily to say that their estimates o! what is
needed have been made, in my jiJmen",
on ihe most economical scale consistent
with the dignity of the nation. We find
(hat les than this sum will not suffice.
rtiere is some SI 5,000 unpaid after appro-
priating the whole of the S30,000. I trust
that enough has been said lo show to the
House the necessity of this appropriation,
and thai it will be made without objection.
Mr, Upson I would inquire of the gen-
lieman if there was no public officer whose
duty it was to see that this properly was
proceed ?
Mr. Stevenfjihere was a steward appoint
ed by the late President, but it turned out
that he was not a responsible person. He
was appointed by Mr. Lincoln himself, and
il was his duty lo lake cara of the property.
The Committee on Appropriations, under
these circumstances, have prepared a bill
making the Eieward responsible to the gov
ernment, and requiring him to give such
security as will prevent anything of this
kind in the future.
Mr. Niblack I would inquire if the
missing spoons are the same that Mr. Ole
talked about a few years ago? Laughter
Mr. Stevens Yes, they are the same
spoons. Tbey are the gold spoons that
were purchased, I think, by Mr. Var. Buren,
at a great expense, and I may say that out
of a large number ol spoons, forks and
knives, which were very valuable, but one
or two would be left out of two dozen ; and
all '.hat bas been done has been lo furnish
samples io the persons in New York who
furnish ihebe things, and they are being re
placed, noi to ihe extent that Mr. Van Buren
had, but as nearly as the present humble
and economical President deems necessary.
I can say to the Committee lhat nothing
more is asked by the President and his fam
ily than is absolutely necessary to make
the house decent.
Mr, Upson They left some for samples?
Mr. Stevens Tbey left a sample or two,
because they did not want io make ihem
get an entirely different set. I have under
stood that some .of these things are well,
it is r matter where ihey are. Congres-
sion-.il dole.
Bill App says : Ii are a source of regret
that sorse cf onr household of the Afrikan
scent lo have fell back into ihe arms of the
fowl inviders. I suppose they may now be
kalled missin generators, and are by this
time inkreasin the stock of Odour a' Afrique
in Northern society, which popular perfume
have crowded out of the market all ihose
extracts which made X. Basin, Julus Houl
and Labia famous. Good bye sweet otter
oi Roses, farewell ye balms of a thousand
flowers your days are numbered
Accident. Father Murray the officiating
priest of the catholic church in this place,
met with a severe accident on last Saturday
by being thrown from a buggy. Ha was
about entering the river bridge, when his
horse became frightened and shied to one
side, which action, caused boih Mr, M. and.
a lad who was sealed iu the bo-ray beside
him lo be precipli-;- ,0 lhe grouad Fath-
Murray being a heavily built man,
I . . . . ...
fell
with much force, ir.iarinc bim badlv. He
was taken to bis residence oo a chair." Ha
hs been enable to sit np in his bed since ;
tha pain in his head and back being very
severe. At last accounts he bad slightly
improved. Danville Intelligencer.
High Familt. A person was boasting he
wss sprung from a high family in Ireland.
No More Tax on Real Estate.
The Legislature of this State has pass
ed a bill repealing all laws taxiDg real
ostate, in this Common wealth, except the
special halfmill tax, which is to bo appli
ed to the payment of the war loan of S3,
000,000, created in 1861. It is proposed
to raise revenue, in lieu of this lax, by
hnnfcin. o.nltnl th KtntA
. f ? , -, i .
and the 2T0FS receipts of Katlroad and
r, 1 r : fPL n I 1
t.anaat -jompai;:. xuouuir u
signed the following bill .
Bectiox 1. Be it enacted by the Sn- !
ate and house of Representatives of the j
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
cral Assembly met and it is hereby enac-
ted by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this act it
shall be the duty of the cashier of every l of JelTerson Davis. The opera-house
bank in tbia Commonwealth, whether in- was not on'y crowded but many persons-
oorporatcd under the laws of this State bought tickets who could not attend.'
or of the United States to collect annua!- The receipts were very large;
ly from every Stockholder of said bank Mr. Seward was in the United Stale'
a tax of one per centum upon the par val- House of Kepresmtaiivcs on Friday,-
ue of the Hock held by said stockholder conferrinr with the New York delegation,
and pay the same into the State Trca- He i3 said to have been severe oa tho
eury on or before the 1st day of July in radicals
every year hereafter, commencing on the of Wa'f h&s gcnt .
I W TODClll0D!,' handsome bridal present to Mrs. Henry
Z gH I i 7 'fx h -H; an, J.-hnsonIIarnetL-.nc.iu acknowl
the said stock shall ba exempt from all , ; . . . , ' , , l-
other taxation under the laws of this ft? fl0Brt? eJ " i 1?
Commonwealth. at the White house while thai lady pre-
Sac. 2. That in addition to the taxes tldoJ thcro
now provided for by law every railroad Sioss or the Times-A correspondent
canal and transportation company in- ! the Lrie 6Wr from ayne says :
corporated under the laws of this Com-! T,he elation 10 this town went off last
monwealth and not liable to tax upon in-1 1 cuday. 1 he town u.uauy bas gono
come under existing law, shall pay t0 i thrre fourths Republican ; at tlm time io
- 9 ' J : . rna ! , Una l.nnn a a I . a (rrrn.t'
t :e( ommonwea th.a tax of thrtP. fourths .
of one per centum upon tbe gross receipts
of said company. The said tax ehall be
paid eemi-anually upon the fmt days of
July, and January, commencing on the
first day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-3ix, and for the pur- J
poso oi ascartaining the amount of the
6amc it shall ba the duty of the treasurer I
or other cmcers of said company to
transmit to tho Auditor General, at the
dates aforesaid a statement under oath
or affirmation of the amount of the gross
receipts; if the said company shall refuse
to fail for a period of thirty days , after
sach tax becomes due, to make eaid re- '
turn, or pay the same, the amount there
of, with au addition of ten per centum
thereto, shall be collected for the usa of
the Commonwealth, as other taxes are
recoverable by law from said compan
ies. Sec. 3. The revenue derived under the
second section of this act shall be applied
to the payment of the principal and inter
est of tho debt contracted undar the act
of 15th May, 1SG1, entitled "An act to
create a loan and to provide for armin
the State."
Sec. 4. From and after the passage of
this act the real estataof this Common
wealth shall be exempt from taxation for
State purposes. Provided. That this
section shall not be construed to relieve
tha said real estate from the paymeBt of
any taxes duo the Commonwealth at the
date of the passage of this act.
A terrible tornado rassed over Knoxville
Tennessee, early on Friday morning. Tha
roofs of the depot and machine shop of the
Virginia Railroad and of ihe round honse
of the Georgia railroad were blown off,
some thirty more houses were blown down,
and a large amount of other property de
stroyed. No loss of life, however, is re
ported. A sew Repulican paper is shortly to
be started in Bloomsimre, Columbia co.
It is to fupport President Johnson s ret-
toration policy. Tho Republican i the j ,,e 10 forget what excellent reasons Senator
only Republican paper in the county Sumner has for ecorning his own blood. '
having abandoned the President and ta-' ; r'UiburZ roit-
ken sides with tbe radical?, compels the' More ''LoYALTr. ' The private see
Conservatircs to procure another organ. ; retary of Go.cnor Stone of Iowa has been
Ashland Advocate, indicted for embczzelment and forgery
! conceded with the pub'ic funds of tha
Woi-lo look BtTrtR. If the woman tha t ! etato. This is cne of the "patriots'' who
gad Bbout our streets so much, putting on j haa been so extremely "loyal" that ha
'airs and pretending to be one of tha
ban ion, would mend the hole in the heel of
o! her strckine, she would look equally as
well, if not better than she does now.
No Docbt U e should judge from the
manner iu which Ihe abolitionists m thi
section are swering about the vetoinuof the
"Negro Bureau bill," lhat "cussin" with
them is like ihe gin was with the old wo
man, ,:awfj conso lin."
A little girl, showing her cousin
about
lour years old a star, said :
"That star you see up ihera is bigger than
this world.-'
' No, it ain'i" eaid she.
,;Yes, it is."
'Then whv don't it keen the rain tfT?"'
1 . i , ,
At a Fenian meeting iu Washington
Monday night, intimations were given
of a plan to seize British Columbia, and
establish a hatbor for privateers on the
-. . .
1'acinc coast, that will sweep away Brit-
is a
commerce.
A terrific explosion occurred on Mon
day evening, at the furnace of J. and II.
Meilly, in Middlctown, Pennsylvania,
resulting in the complete demolition ol
the furnace, the death of five men and
wounding of six others. There were
eight boilers in tho building ; all of
which were scattered in various direc
tions. Pre sidest Andrew Johnson prcposes, in
a few days, to issue a proclamation, declar
ing the peaceful condition of the United
States, and the total discontinuance of any
warlike demonstration or sentiment in the
late rebellious States. It is delayed by ihe
condition of Texas, ia which Staid civil
government is not yet quite settled.
Next Sunday vclii complete one year since
be equators from Tennessee. Messrs. Fowl
er and Patterson, were elected to their seats
in the United States Senate. Il is hardly
possible that these gentlemen will be per
mitted to lake their seals before their first
senatorial year shall have expired. The in
dications are that about three fourths of (he
Setfa'.ors will vole In iavor o( admitting the
Tennessee members Vrhen lhe motion
comes up. , '
A very large mass meetihg 'a held at
Greenwood Hall, in Cincinnati, on Friday
night last, in favor ot the eight bonr reform
movement'
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
TilE order suppressing the .Richmond"
Examiner has been revoked, and tha
publication of that paper will bo res urn
cd. At the borough election io IIoneda!e'
Waytie county recently, the entire Deni-
ocratic ticket was elected by an average
ajcrity of 25 tO 48 LSt JCM the lif-
publicans carried the borough by fifty
- . .
la. -j i a j
The Democracv of Favclte count v
The Democracy
havo called a mectiDg at Uoiontown on
Tuesday evenirg-of the first week of
March at the court bouc, to endorso
President Johnson's reconstruction pol- '
icy.
AnrtMCS Ward reccntlv lectured in
New Orleans for the benefit of the fami-
cou,e v"" "
majority btinir seven. There was a cen-
cral turnout on bothicIes. If Congress
ehould eit until next election the Demo
crats will number two-thirds of the vo
ters. "Hurra for Scofft." For one, I
do not care whether tho Legislature ec-
dorses our action on tho District suffrage
bill or net. I voted for it because it bad
the sanction of my own Judgement and,
I thought of my constituents." Mr. Sco-
I Ji'Jd to the editor of the McKean Com;i-
ty Miner.
Henry Ward Bjecher, in an addrcs a
delivered at the Academy of music, in
Brooklyn, on the cveniog of tbe 19th
inst., declared positively m favor of
President Johnson's veto message, bee-use
he says he is opposed to placing ao
much power in tbe bands of the execu
tive, and bcra-e he desires the states
lately in rebellion to be reinstated in th
rights and powers of other States in the
Union.
Butter and Potatoes. A roll of
butter has been shown to us, tbe insida
of which was mashed peneb blue potatoes
covered on the outside with a thin layer
of butltr. The purchaser found no fault
with tho contents, then there was butter
suf5cint to fry the potatoes ; but he la
mented of the price, of frty cents per
pound, which he had paid for it.
What A Chagk It is rot yel nine years
ego thdi Sumner and tha whole opposition
to the Democratic party were engaged in a
scheme so to amend the Constitution of lha
State of Massachusetts as lo disfranchise foe
two years naturalized white foreigners.
They proposed to prevent a naturalized
Irishmen or German Irom voting even after
ha had become a citizen of the United
States ; when Democrats appealed to "the
Constitution, Mr. Sumner and his friends
pointed to ihe reserved right of the Com
monwealth to regulate voting as the State
6aw fit.
Mr. Snmr.er now proposes to give to '
Southern negroes what he labored
to withhold from white European. We
miahtsav this is shameful, but thai would
..rr,.i a. '
even in the balmy
! southern breeze.
j Total Eclipse or the Moon. March is
I to close out as did January, with night
, made beautiful by a full moon. The aitna
j rac tells us thai on tbe even nz of March
Su.h there will be a total eclipse of ;he
j me on. The time will be very favorable for'
observation as it begins at five minutes past
nine o'clock is at its total at twelve minutes
past ten and begins to disappear at fifty-one
minutes past eleven. It is visible through
out the United States. Ex.
ill ARRI I D.
On ihe CSth uli . by the Ker. J W. Lesch
er. Mr. Jacob N. Piier and Mrs. Frev. all of
( u .imnviiie, uuiatnDia county, ra.
O i the 22d inst., by the same, Mr. T. U.
! Scheppenheiser, of M'lfltn, and Miss M.
' Alicc Hes? : Venire, Columbia county, Pa.
On ihe same, by the same, Mr T. W.
7 I 1 , '1 1 T -: - 1 1 I r-
rre-' a,lu . ' B'UU iv-suer, mu w v,eu-
UU vuiuiuuin -t. v u ii i.j j i a.
At Town Hill, on the Ihb inst , by Rev.
F.. Wadsworsh, Sanderson F. Winner, of
Benton, to Miss Huldah R. Hess, of Fish
ingcreek, Columbia couniyf Pa.
At the same, by the same, on the 15lh'
inst.. Mr. John J. Karris, to Miss Samaniha
C. Rhone, both of Benton, Columbia county,
Pa.
At the same place, by lhe same, on the
21st inM , Mr. Edward Ramaly, to Miss
Theodora M. SuilifT, all of Huntingdon,
Luzerne county.
By the same, on the 22d inst., Mr. Weston
F. Piatt, of New Columbus, to Miss Lizzia
N. Davih0n,of Town Hill, Pa.
On the 25th inst , at the residence of the'
bride's father, in Greenwood, by Thomas J.
Welliver, Ei , Mr. David Crosley io Misa
Martha A. 1- arc, both of Columbia county
In Orangpvi'.'.e, on the 15th inst., by Rev
Nathaniel Spear, Mr. W. J. Kramer ot F:sh -ingcreek,
and Mary S. WeUb of Orange.
By the same, on the 22d inst., Mr. John'
II. Bright, of Fishingcreek, and Mary A-
Alberuon of Greenwood.
By the same, on the 22d inst., C. S. Long
of Davidson, Sullivan co., and Sarah A.
Henry, of Fishingcreek, Col. co., Pa.
By the tame, on the
1 inst., Mr. Ra-
son Conner, oi Benton, and Miss Cordelia
GoulJei of Fishingcreek twp., Col. co , Pa- ,
'In Lai tds villa, Lycoming co., on the 22d
of February, by Rev. M. G. Gear hart, Mr.
Jasper Demolt of Jerseytown, Colombia co.(
and Miss Christiana Crawford, of Money
Pa. . ' '
DIED.
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