The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-05-11

press, enllueu new DIX 80 years ago,
viz 1903
In July of this year, died the celebrated
james, RlyiRgton, who was the famous prina
ter to the king and prior to the revolution
published the Royal Gazette. His carriers
went through the streets ringing bell, and
crying out "bloody news p' bloody
news ~" The rebels defeated ~ &c. &C.
He owned the building, and kept his office,
at the corner of Wall and Pearl streets, long
known as Homes auction room. This
property strange to say, hrs never been
sold, but now belongs TO his daughter.--
There is fact concerning Mr.. Riyington
and the celebrated Ethan Allen, that is wor-
thy of record here 1t may me remember
ed, that it was long after the peace before
the British evacuated the city. Many of
the refugees most obnoxious left for Nova
Scotia, OF England. Rivington remaioed.
lie had been bold in his misrepr presentations
Of the rebeis," and so personal in his re-
marks, that although he had assurances from
governor Clinton, of safety for his person
and property, yet there were some expected
visitors that he did not wish to see. The
foremost of these was Ethan Allen. Riv-
lngton was fine portly looking man, and
powder. At last Allen appeared. His
clerk who first saw him, well knew his
masters horror for Allen. Rivington after
wards gave Mr.. Dunlap the following ac-
count OF the meeting :-"I was sitting af-
ter good dinner, alone with my bottle of
MADEIRA before me, when heard an unusu-
al noise in the street, and huzza from the
boys. l was i'll the second story, and on
stepping 10 the window, saw tall figure
IN tarnished regimentals, with large cooked
hat, and an enormously long sword, follow
ed by crowd of boys, who occasionally
cheered him with huzzas, of which he
seemed insensibe. He came up to my
door and stopped-I could see no more
my heart told me il was Ethan Allen
shut down my window, and retired behind
my table and bottle. Twas certain the hour
Of reckoning was come. There was no
retreat. MI. Staples, my clerk, came in
paer than ever, and claspng his hands said,
master he has come. know it. lie en-
ered the store ard asked if James Riving.
on lived here. answered, Yes, sir is
ne at home ?'I will 90 and see, sir said;
and now master, what is to be done! There |
le Is, sir, in the store, and tde boys peep
ng at him from the street, Il had made |
Up my mind-I looked at the Mediera-
possibly took glass. Show him up, said
!; and l thought if such MADEIRA cannot
notify him, he must be harder than adamant.
There was a fearful moment of suspense.
llstened--l heard him on the stairs, and |
leard his long sword clanking Oh every
ieP. In he staEed. Is your name James |
Sivington % tits sir, and no man could |
e more happy to see General Ethan Allen
take chaI, sir, by the table; and after
Yards glass Of this Madeira. He sat
own and began Sir, come Not
gcrd General, till you take glass, and |
lled--ten years old, on my own keeping
glass, sir. and then we will talk
f old affairs. Sir, we finished Two bot
les, and parted as good friends as if moth
ng had ever happened TO make us other
pise.'
OVer-Feeding.-Mr' Abnerthy agreed
With the opinion entertained by Franklin,
Who said that nine-tenths of tue diseases
we're caused by oyer-feeding. The learned
urgeon, in one Of his lectures in 1927, thus
ddressed his hearers ~ tell YOU hon
silly what think is the cause Of the com
'licated malades Of the human race; it is
heir gOrmandizing and stuffmg, and stimu-
allng their digestive organs TO axcess, there
" producing nervous disorders and irrlta-
ion. The state of their minds is another
5rand cause; fidgetting and disconlenting
about that which cannot be
helped; passions Of all kinds-malgnant
PASSIONS and worldly cares, pressing upon
he mind, disturbs the cerebral action, and |
loes a great deal of HARM"
EzszE1zzs1sea1Essaszrs
Substitute for the Stm.-The newly in
vented light Of Mr.. Gaudin, on which ex |
periments were recently made at Paris, is |
an improved modification of the well known |
invention of Lieut.. Drummond. While |
Drummodd pours stream of oxygen gas, |
through spirits of wine, upon unslacked |
lime, Gaudin makes use of a more ETHEREAL
kind of oxygen, which he conducts through
essence of turpentine. The Drummond |
light is fifteen times stronger than that of
burning gas the Gaudin light is, we are
assured by the inventor, as strong as the