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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

Coz. Ritner's Ertrayooonoo ~,
Harrisburg Reporter, in speaking Of hs
administration of Gov. Ritner, saws. TL
extravaganza which has marked Govern.
MINERS administration is beginning 10 Al,
tract the attention of the people who Lo,.
been duped by his professions of ecopomv
and his overnowing treasury" Pr,
where has his economy been exhibited,
What has become of his overhowing Tro,
sury" Since he came into power. bo b..
received IN addition to all the ordinary rev.
enue of the State, large amount in tho
shape OF Bank bonuses, and near three mil
lions from the general government. And
what has become of it! Where is the o.;
denGe OF an economical expenditure? Not
mile Of additional improvement has been
brought into use--there has been no IN
crease of the immediate resources Of tbo
commonwealth.
In addition to this expenditure of money,
received, Gov. Ritner has INCREASED
THE STATE DEBT-he has rendereI
the State bankrupt, and for want of funds,
his overfowing Treasury" cannot NEE.
the demands of the appropriation bill which
he signed at the last sesson-and the con.
sequence is that the next Legislature will be
compelled to resort to permanent loaa,
or stop the public improvements! Such
are the fruits of his so much boasted econ.
omy A more extravagant and incompe.
tent Administration is not to be found in
the history of Pennsylvania.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

Something ,SingUlar.--The 1awr.,.
burg Indiana Beacon, has the followino
We have been credibly informed that
the evening of the lSth inst. dauob,o,
Mr.. Williams, near Williamsburg in A1
county, died of the small pox, or was .r,
posed to be dead. She was dressed in ;,
grave clothes, and laid out in the men.
manner, set up with all night, and or N
following morning was found to be alive
She is still living and represented to he ~,
valescent We cannot vouch for tho ,~,,
OF the story, although it has been moro ,h,.
once represented to us as an absolute 90,
tainty." '',
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26
CONGREssIoAL.

On Wednesday, May lG, in the Senate,
Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on FL
name, to which was referred the resolution
introduced some days ago by Mr.. Clay,
ordering the receipt of bank paper for the
revenues of Government, made an elabo-
rate report of great length and distinguished
ability. Thirty thousand copies were or
dered to be printed for the use of the SEN
ate.
The bill authorizing the issue of Treasu-
ry Notes has passed the house by small
majority, and been sent to the Senate. Va
rious attempts were made by the opposition
prevent its passage. and thus stop the
government from fulfilling its contracts.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

The whig boys speak harshly of shin
Plasters, especially that portion of them not
redeemable at sight. This is certainly We
ry unkind, as fiye-sixth of those who have
issued shin-plasters in this county are wings.
and the only tickets not redeemable and re-
deemed on demand, are signed by one of
their most prominent leaders.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

Every mail brings us cheering news of
the increasing popularity of Gen. David r.
Porter, and the certainty of his election in
October next by an overwhelming majority.
The people have become sick and dis
gusted with the hypocritical and donble deal
ing conduct of our shin-plaster governor,
Joseph Ritner, and appear determined to
give him permission to retire to his farm,
believing him better qualified to manage a
team, than he is the affairs of the state.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

The election for officers in Moyamensing
and Southwark, has resulted in favor of the
democratic ticket by an aggregate majority
of $50 over their opponents, II is expect
ed tnat at the October election, Gen. Porter
will have from 1900 to 200 majority over
Joseph Ritner.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

DO teH.-The wings say that David r.
Porter is either Van Buren man, or pre-
tends to be. What wonderful sagacity
these wings must have. They have ascer-
tanned and promulgated one fact in their re-
solutions, that no one ever doubted. David
r. Porter a Van Buren man. Tremendous.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

Whdt nert.-I is now calculated that
voyage of one month will take man from
New York to Egypt. For the trip, twelve
days to England, and eighteen thence to
Alexandria.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26
The number OF Republleans In !he House,
In the Senate

Lord ST. Vincent never liked to hear Of
an officer getting married in war time. He
would say, when any one asked permission
to go home to England for short period
"sir, you want to go on shore and get mar
ried, and then you won't be worth your
salt"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

The Lycoming Gazette SAYS that the
Cover nor has appointed Friday the 9th
ofJuly next, for the execution of William
Miller, who was convicted of the murder of
Solomon Hoffman.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

The whig boys call the democratic party
their " federal opponents" This reminds
us of the Quaker who could not get dog
within his reach, against which he had
spite, exclaimed, " | will not kill yor, but
| will give you bad name"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26
CANAL COMMISSIONERS.

John Dickey has been appointed Canal
Commissioner in the place of Moses Suli-
van' and Thaddeus Stevens in the place of
John Taggert.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

A few days ago, gentleman at Matches
requested an acquaintance TO carry sum
of money to New Orleans. He carried it
to Texas! This was carrying the thing too
far.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26

The damage sustained by tire late fire at
Charleston, South Carolina, is estimated by
a committee appointed for the purpose, at
4,0OO,OOO dollars,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-05-26
A HORRIBLE ENFORCEMENT OF
LYNCH LAW

The ST. Louis Republican of the 30th |
ult. gives the particulars of the drowning of |
a free negro, cook on board the steamboat |
Pawnee, on her passage up to New Orleans !
to that city, under the sentence of that most
unmerciful of judges, Judge Lynch. The
circumstances as detailed are substantially
these: On the Friday night previous, about
10 o'clock, deaf and dumb German girl
was found in the store room with the cook.
The door was locked, and at first he deni-
ed she was there. The girls father came,
he unlocked the door, and the girl was
found secreted in the room behind a bar
rel. He was accused Of having used vio-
lence to the girl, but how she came there
did not very clearly appear. The Captain
was not informed of this during the night.
The next morning some four or five of the
deck passengers spoke to the captain about
1t; this was about breakfast time. He heard
their statements and informed them that the
negro should be safely kept until they rea-
ched st. Louis, when the matter should be
examined, and if guilty he should be pun
shed by law.-Ilere the matter seemed to
end; the captain after breakfast returned on
deck, passed the cooks room, and returned
up TO his own room; Immediately after he
had left the deck, a number of deck pas
sengers rushed upon the negro, bound his
arms behind his back, and carried him for
ward TO the bow of the boat. A voice CHI
ed out throw him overheard, and was re-
sponded to from every quarter of the deck
and in an instant he was plunged into
the river The captain hearing the noise,
rushed out In time to see the negro float by.
The whole scene of tying and throwing
HIM overheard scarcely occupied ten min
utes, and was so precipitate that the officers
were unable to interfere in time to save him.
Several OF those engaged were identified
and some OF them arrested and lodged in
jail IN st. Louis, where we trust they will
be treated as murderers should be.
| s4zzn-zz.11zzuzszH
On Monday last, two persons Jacob
and Peter Zelner, brothers, were arrested
In this borough for passing counterfeit
shinpasters: They were examined before
Esquire Hart, between 40 and so dollars
IN counterfeit shinplasters were found on
them, of the Catawissa Bridge company,
Northumberl'd bank checks, Carlisle shin
plasters, DC. These two are part of the
gang of Counterleiters we made mention
ole few weeks ago being in our neighbor-
hood, and for whom our vigilent officer
constable Snyder was on the lookout for
some time. He laid trap for them and
they were caught. They turned states ev-
idence and informed on their comrades.-
MIR. Snyder went Immediately in pursuit of
another person in s. Whitehall, whom he
brought in, there was no couterieit money
upon, and no evidence against him, he was
discharged. The principal of the gang is
in Philadelphia, after whom Mr.. Snyder is
in pursuit, and if he is to be taken, he will
get him. The Esquire committed the two
Zelner's, who are now in Jail.
Lshigh Bulletin.
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From the Pennsylvania Reporter.
VIRGINIA..

After all the noise which the opposition
have made about the Virginia elections, it
is now rendered probable that they will
not have majority OH joint ballot of the,
two houses or the Legislature One thing
is certain, they can in 10 event muster as
strong force in the Legislature as they
did in 1894. The official statement of the
polls in the various counties has satisfied us
that the democracy will gain an easy tri.
umph at the next election. The present de-.
feat has been entirely owing to the mislor.
tunate schism in our aanks. But the breach
will be healed, and Virginia will be herself
again, for it may be truly said that her de.
mocracy is unconquered and unconquera.
BILE.
The Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday
furnishes the following statement of the
returns and the probable result
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
Two counties only to be heard from, viz:
Lee and Morgan, which it-is supposed will
return republicans. If this should prove
to be fact, then the wings have carried II
delegates, and the friends of the Admins
lotration 81 add two uncertain, viz; the
delegate from Morgan, and the race in King
George to be run over again. There is al
SO new race to be run in Buckingham, to
supply the place occasioned by the death Of
Mr.. Samuel Jones, (Whig) very worthy
man, who has died since his election. Thus
the account current stands:
The House of Delegates has 1874 members.
Senate 30
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Whole number
l66

w nOle NUMBER l06
Majority on joint ballot "a
The number Of Wings we have now in
the House or Delegates is 70
In the Senate 10
80
The number of Republicans in the House,
In the Senate 90
80
And one uncertain, and two vacancies.
Allowing only one of these to the RepubIi-
cans, and two to the Wings, and parties
will stand on joint vote, 81 Republicans,
~ Wings. If we allow all three 10 the
Wings, the parties will be tied on joint bal
lot. Allow all to the Republicans, and the
vote withstand SO to 80. Republican ma
Jority ON joint ballet @.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-07
Sale Of Land i'm the
savage Grant.

VIRGINIA.
Circuit Superior Court OF Law and Chance.
ry for Augusta county, adjourned term.
Feb'Y tho 10th, 1888
William Coleman and others, PLAINTIFF,
AGAINsr
Simon Morgan and others, defendants.
On the motion Of the ON ners Of the receiv.
ing Lots, that the Collector be directed to
collect the one.third Of the euuaiixs,ion mo-
ney which by the decree OF 1890 wa, TO re.
main uncollected until the further order OF
the Court, and to enforce pay ment If neces.
sary by the sale OF the Lots and parts of Lots
charged Herewith, as we'll Of those Lois and
paris al Lots which have been slready sold
ny the Collector under said DEGREES. to raise
tho two.thirds OF the equalization money
thereby ordered 10 be collected. as of the
parts OF Lots still in arrear, and which were
not sold under said decree: The Court with
aut deciding whether the Lots and parts of
Lots sold under said decree TO raise the two.
! thirds OF the equalization money thereby or
dered 10 be collected. are now cbsrgeabla
with their proportion Of :he remaining ono
third OF the equalization money, doth order
aud decree, that the said Collector do PRO.
coed TO collect the one third Of the equaliza-
ZION money remaining uncollectet, az lar ~
charged upon tho Lots aud parts OF Lots not
SOLD under said decree, and the expenses Of
! -urvey and partition, charged ny said decree
upon such Lots and parts 0: Lots: and tina,
10 cases OF default Of pay meni The said Col
iector do, after the 9Th of March next, sell
such Lots and parts Of Lots, or 90 much
thereof as shall be sufficient 10 satisly the
expenses Of sale, the remaining one>thrd of
inc equalization money, and the expenses oi
survey and partition with which they arc
respectively chsrgeable: which sale shall be
advertised, and in oil respects conducted in
the manner and upon the terms prescribed
ny said decree ofJuly, 1920, as modified by
The decretal order On that subject Of Deem
Der, 1870, except that payment OF the ex-
peDses Of sale shall be required in cash. And
the said Collector is detected 10 report his
proceedings 10 this Court, and after the
ponds Tor the purchase money shall fall due
10 collect the same, and pay the money into
this Court, TO he subject 10 its future order.
And the Court will hereafter, if necessary
decide whether the Lots and parts of Lois
sold under said decree Of July. 1920, are yet
chargeabie with their proper tions Of the re-
manning One-third Of equalization money
and OF the expenses OF survey and partition
| And whether the proportions charged upon
tho receiving Lots and parts OF Lots, of the
expenses OF survey aud partition shall he
collected, and pay ment thereof enforced by
! sales; and whether claimants cf money un.
der said decree oiJu!y. 1920, whether paid,
or yet to be- paid. are entitled TO interest
thereon. and whether the Lots and parts OF
Lots already sold, orr yet 70 be sold, are
chargaable with such interest.
true copy-Tesie,
N. C.. KINNEY, c. C.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-07
Land for Sale.

IN obedience 10 decree of the Cir.
cult Superior Court of Law and Chan
Gerry for Bath County. pronounced the
Both day Of April. 1888. in cause there-
in depending between Gay and Crosse,
Plaintiffs, against Samuel S. Williams,
William d. Kincaid, and William r.
Benson, Administrators OF William Far.
rar, decd. and others, Defendants, i
shall, on Saturday the 25th day of June
1888. upon the premises, proceed to sell,
to the highest bidder on credit of six,
twelve and eighteen months, the TRACT
OF LAND in said decree mentioned,
containing $50 AcREs. lying and being
in the County Of Bath, on Stuart's Creek.
now in the occupancy of Elizabeth Far
rar, or SO much thereof as may be suffi-
cient to satisfy said decree. The pur-
chaser required TO give bond with good
security for the purchase money. The
above Land is free from any claim of the
Widow as to her right Of Dover.
STEPHEN A. PORTER. Com'r.
May 24th, lS3S-4t
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NOTICE.

The Partnership heretofore existing
between john BLAIR g. Co. at SCOTS.
vile. in the Grocery aud Commission
business. having been dissolved, the bu-
siness will in future be conducted under
the name and firm of JOHN 81 T. r.
BLAIR. All persons having unsettled
accounts with the late Grm, are respect.
fully requested TO make imme date nav.
ment. as it is highly necessary that the
business should be closed.
J. s. T. r. BLAIR.
Scottsville, Albemarle, }
Jan'y Is, 1888. II
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TO Builders.

Sealed Proposals will be received un.
til Tuesday the 10Th day of June next
by the undersigned, committee ap.
pointed by the Court Of Directors of the
Western Lunatic Hospital, for the cree.
tion oftwo additions to said Hospital, on
the plan OF the Northern wing-tfirty
eight feet long by thirty wide, two sto-
ries high, with basement under each
The proposals TO be for the whole work
complete, the undertaker or undertaken.
to furnish all the materials. Persons dis.
posed to bid will be furnished with any
information they may desire on applica.
lion to either Of the Committee, or 70
Mr. Woodward, at the Hospital. Bond
with approved security will be required
Tor the faithful performance oil the con.
tract.
KENYON HARPER
EDWARD VALENTINE
JAMES POINTS.
Staunton, April 10, 1888.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-07
TR UST SALE.

Bf virtue Of trust deed executed by
Roger Gum, dated the End day of Sep
teuber 1897 and recorded inthc Clerk s
Office Of the County Court Of Bath, for
the purpose In said deed mentioned, /
shall'on the 9th day Of June next, on
the premises, proceed to sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for ready
money,
Two tracts or parcels of Land,
now in the possession ofsaid Gum. One
tract containing
Three hundred and SO Acres,
more or less, lying in said county Of
Bath, aud Oh which said Gum now re-
sides.-the other tract containing
Two hundred Acres,
lying in the county OF Bath and Pendle.
ton, on both sides Of Jackson's River,
being the land purchased by said Gum
OF the late Adam Bowyer-So much OF
said lands will be sold us may be neces-
sary TO raise the sum secured by said
trust deed.
The, title is believed TO be good, but
acting as trustee will convey only such
title as is vested in me.
WILLIAM McCLINTIC, jr.
May II.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-07
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF
VALUABLE LAND.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit
Superior Court Of Law 81 Chancery'for
Augusta County, made a: the February
term. 1888. in the case of Huffmire's
Exo'r. VS.. Pfau's admir-. & heirs, setting
aside former decree in the same case,
and the sale made under it, the sub.
scriber, who is appointed commission.
ef for the purpose. will expose to pub.
lie sale. on tue premises, to the highest
bidder, on Saturday the 9th day OF June
next, thirty hve acres of the tract OF
land on which the late DR.. Pau resided
in Augusta county, on the main road
leading from Staunton TO Port Repub.
lie. ond adjoining the lands of Nathan
Lotus, Silas Hinton and others. This
land iso good quality, and will be shown
to persons disposed to bid, by young Mr..
Pau, who resides on it.-Terms of thu
sale are one fourth Of the purchase mo.
aey, with the expenses ofsale to be paid
in hand ON the day Of sale, the balance
IN three annual payments, secured by
bonds with approved security, and the
title retained as additional security.
CHESLEY KINNEY, Comn'r.
May 10, 1888.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-07

HE subscriber. takes this method OF
informing his friends and the public gen.
orally, that he has on hand at this time
several .VeeC Carriages, aud one
good second hand ditto, which he will
sell low. Also. he is prepared at the
shortest notice to finish all kinds of We.
h,e'es in his line; and will repair Old
Work rs cheap as can be done in any
regular Coach Shop in the State. He
will keep constantly on hand some fin.
ished work. He returns thanks to the
public Tor the patronage he has received.
and hopes by attention to business still
to receive their calls.
JUDSON MACOY.
Staunton, Feb'y /. 1898.
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the Lunatic Hospital in the city of vii.
liamsburg. until the first day of June
next. for the building ola brick wall a
round the said hospital. about five hun-
dred yards in length. ten feet high. be.
sides the coping, and inclusive OF two
feet in the ground. Proposers will
please to specify their prices by the
thousand common brick, and the thou.
sand coping brick.
Sealed proposals will also be received
at the same place until the first day of
July next, for the building of an extern
sive addition to the said Hospital, of
which.a plan will be shown by the SUBJ
scribers at sny time after the 10th of
May next.
THOMAS G. PEACHY. }
BEVERLY TUCKER. Com.
ROBERT SAUNDERS,
May 10.
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NO IMPOSITION:
Highly important to Females.
AUSTIN'S
FEMALE RESToRER.

little Confidence lie placed by The public
IN the numerous n0strums offered othem.
but he can assure them that that which
he now offers to their. consideration is a
specific Of certain efficacy, which he has
fully tested in his practice.
1t is we'll known to all, particularly
gentlemen OF the profession, how tedious
and frequently unsuccessful the most of
the prescriptions that have hitherto been
used in Female complaints are-such rs
distractions Of the xia.
Green sickness, &c. &c.
The subscriber has the happiness of
Informing the afflicted that he has in his
possession Medicine that surpasses all
others that has ever-fell under his notice
for the cure of the above diseases. 1t is
particularly so to all distractions of the
Liver Spleen. Mesentery and Womb
and au unrivalled adjunct in the cure OF
Dropsy.
The subscriber strongly recommends
Medical gentlemen to give it a trial, be-
ing convinced if once introduced into
practice it would become one of the most
popular medicines of the day.
Individuals suffering under either OF
the above complaints would do well 10
call upon the subscriber personally, or
address him by letter, stating particularly
their dIsease-how long they have been
afflicted &c.-euclosing his fee of Five
Dollars, (Letters post paid, on the re-
ceipt Of which the Medicine and direc.
tons will be forwarded as per order
Direct to Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Va.
His residence is about one mile South
OF h1lddlebrook. Numerous certificates
could be produced OF its wonderful now
ers, but delicacy iorbids both the reliev-
ed and the subscriber from giving the
names of respectable Females 10 the pub.
lie.
The subscriber is always to be found
at home. when not otherwise profession.
ally engaged. VIC. AUSTIN.
Hay 10th. 1888.
RMaIks AUsTIH's FEMALE RssroR-
sE&S Err has been successful in eve.
ry case it has been administered-so
much so: that the proprietor has deter.
mined TO appoint agents in different parts
OF tue Union as soon as his funds will
enable him TO prepare sufficient GUAM
tity OF Medicine to do so-of which due
notice will be given until which time
applications must be made to the subs
scrIber as per advertisement.
VIM. C.. AUSTIN.
May 81.
me Richmond Enquirer and Southern
Religious Telegraph wiH please glue
the a6ope an insertion in their yespectipe
papers for 3 months, and for,oard their
bills 10 me for payment. W.CA.
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KnIOr0ne0 Sen,innru.

Mrs. SHEFFLY adopts this medium of
communication to inform the public,
tsone OF. whom may be interested in the
81 bjecD that there are in her BOARD.
ING SCHOOL, eight or Ten vacancies
still unoceupied. It would be expedient,
therefore, 70: those who have Daughters
to place at this Seminary, 10 make ap.
plication for board also, as none will be
received from distance as day Scholars,
hereafter, until the plumber Of Boarders
deemed adequate are obtained.
May 81. 1898.