The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-01-20
VARIOUS MATTERS.

-Four Drothers, Lafayette Jones, Cham
berlane Jones, Cesar A. Jones, and Achil-
les Jones, are charged with the murder of
their uncle, Colonel Edward Ward, at the
residence of A. G. Ward, near Memphis.
A reward of SO 900 is offered for their ap-
prehension, or $500 for either of them.
They left the residence of Mr.. Ross, 5
miles above Randolph, Arkansas, on the
25th Of December.
The Portland Courier SAYS. "The Dew
Methodist chapel, lately erected in Berwick
in this State, was burnt to the ground on
the 18th ult, The Methodist denomina-
ton in the town of Berwick is small, ind
the loss of their house for divine worship.
which was to have been dedicated to the
service of their Master few days before
it was destroyed, will be seriously felt by
the society"
The trial of John Wilson, late Speaker
Of the Arkansas House of Representatives,
for the niutder Of Maj. J. J. Anthony, a
member of that House, was commenced at
Little Rock on the 18th, before Justices
Brown, Fuller, and Hawkins, and continul
ed till the 10Th. Messrs. Fulton and
Hawkins decided it to be bailabIe case,
Mr.. Brown dissenting. The amount of
bail required was $4,000.
The steamboat Vickburg, from Vicks-
burg, TO New Orleans, took fire few
nights since, near Baton Rouge, and in 30
minutes she was in sheet of flame. In
few hours she was entirely consumed.
Only seven bales Of cotton were saved out
of the whole cargo. All the passengers
got shore, but with It'll of their baggage.
Loss estimated at 100000.
CHOLERA AT CoNsTANTINE.-The chol-
era has broken out at this place, and carried
off great number of the French soldiers
among the officers the Marquis de Cara
man and N. Vieux, &c. Gen. Perregeaux
was in dangerous state.-The bulk Of the
army was to leave Oct. %, garrison of
5000 only remaining.
BhssoURI-The population of Missouri
is estimated at half a million. In ten years
il is thought that the West will have the
numerical preponderance in the Union.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
made by the Legislature of Georgia, to
defray the expenses of an agent TO be sent
to Great Britain, to examine the Colonial
records Of the state.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Garner, re-
siding in Ants township, Huntingdon
county, Pa, was on Thursday last destroy
ed by fire, and, melancholy to relate, three
of his children persisted in tile flames.
The aggregate force under the command
of General Jesup, in Florida, amounts to s.
993 men, consisting Of 1887 regulars, a.
O7s volunteers, 100 seamen, and l7S In
dians.
The Memphis Enquirer OF Dec. IS, an
'nounces the death of valuable and most
ostimable citizen, DIR. James MCoul; who
was suddenly killed on the evening Of The
l lth nlt. near ST. Francis, Arkansas, by the
fall ofa limb from tree, while dischargihg
his duties as a surgeon TO body of emf
grating Chickasaw Ipdians. He was dres-
sing the wound an Indian at the time the
distressing casualty happened. The de-
ceased was native of Fredericksburg, Va.
and had been resident of Memphis, Tenn.
but few months. The deceased is said
10 have been much beloved and respected,
not only by the agents, but by the lndi-
ans who manifest great Borrow at his
death