The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-07-21


in gig. On the road, the wheel passed
over a stump, by @hichthey were all pre-
cipitated from the gig-and their youngest
child, aged three months, was so much in-
jured as to cause its death i'll few min
utes
NE K7ow HiDt.-How mortifying it
was to the Ritnerites, to see upwards of a
hundred of the citizens of Huntingdon
County attending the Democratic Conven-
'tion at Harrisburg wearing the badge "tPe
knosO him." What refutationit was TO
their ISLANDERS of Gen'l PoRTER-Ifthe An
ties had any shame they would cease their
slander.7-Perry County Democrat.
As a canalboat was about to pass undera
bridge, the captain gave the usual warning
who was in the cabin obeyed the orders by |
popping his head out of the window, which |
received severe thump by coming in con-
tact with pillar Of the bridge. He drew |
it back in great pet and exclaimed, "dese |
tam Americans say look out when they
means look in.'
What hope is there for David r. Porter?"
Thus enquiries the Lancaster Examiner.
None whatever! All his hopes are now
merged in certainty.-Kork Gazette.
.4nti- Bed -Bug.--A late European pa
per informs us that few drops of sweet
nitre will effectually Danish bed-bugs. In
some of our hotels and steam boats, then
sweet nitre will make night sCeeter.
The number ofbank directors and bank
i officers in the United States, outnumbers the
standing army about three to one.
/ The Columbus (Georgia) Sentinel states
that the Rail Road and Banking Company
have effected loan of 100000 i'll New
! York at seven pei. cent.
Three buildings were blown down at
Gallipois, Ohio, by a hurricane, on the
25th ult. Several persons were in one of
them, but escaped without any serious in
jury.
Steamboat Disaster. New Orleans
Bulletin states that the new steamer Con-
/ stellaton, from New Orleans, for Nashville,
| with full cargo, struck snag OH the night
5 of the 25th Of June, near island No. "a,
S and Immediately sunk to her main deck.
The principal part of her cargo had been
: put on shore in a damaged state, and hopes
: were entertained Of raising the boat.
e The death of child was caused in New
York, by giving it arsenic, sent by the
s. apothecary instead of magnesia.
"A Band of Vetermos.-At Providence
partook of the public dinner-the younges
6s years of age, and the Oldest 81.
:. The thermometer at New Orleans on tht
h 27th ult. stood at 1903 in the shade.
e Who PaySl-lt is a well known fac
!, that about 500 free tickets were given on
e at Philadelph for passage up and dowr
e the rail road, and as many free tickets to the
l. Harrisburg dinner. The fare up and dowr
ID on the railroad is ten Dollars, the Dime
Y, not less than one Dollar. For 500 tcket
<. the amount would be .fUe thousand .fU'
e hundred DoHdrS!. Who pays we ask? VIII
10 is il in Philadelphia that thus lavishes a
j. way such an extraordinary sum of money
ut to keep up a sinking cause! Let ever.
man answer for himself, & if he shou
happen to guess the UNITED STATE'
10 BANK, we rather think he won't be ia
% %of out of the way.-EustOn Sentinel. d,
I'd The Parades.-The parades of two pal
~ ties on the 4th were highly gratifying
s. the Democracy of Pennsylvania. The fre
IS and independent yeomanry of the Stat
* outnumbered the paid and hired troops {
IS, Gov. Rimer more than two to one. N
irt banner or other device was necessary
r. designate the respective parties. Th
nd numbers and the proud independent bea
n, ing of the democratic freemen, contraste
A. finely with the slim ranks and the col
or science stricken department of the Ritne
ur ties who assembled upon the promise Of
n free passage and free di,aner!-D.
to 9 Wisconsin and Fox Rivers are TO
ut united by canal 500 rods in length,
IN width so feet at the bottom and 20 at top
N feet in depth. Contracts were to have bee
er let out at Greenbay on the 4th inst. by Da
to iel Whitney, Esq. President Of the Con
pany.
, Horrible Outrage A negro man W
rk brought to prison on Saturday last, charge
he with committing a rape on the person Of
lte white girl aged about 3 years, and afte
en- wards endeavoring to murder her. II
N screams of the unfortunate girl brought