The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-11-09
OUR LOG BOOK.


tons were made for the ascent, but when
the balloon was nearly full, it was burst by
violent gust Of wind, so the public were
disappointed.
A negro boy, slave Of A. Fulton & Co.
merchants of New orleans, lately fell from
the third story Of their warehouse npon the
tagging beneath, and with such force as to
break large aag--strangc to say, he was
not killed, but escaped with a sever concus-
sion OH the head and shoulders.
MOstof the professors and students Of
Springfield Colledgc, Alabama, are down
with intermittent fever.
Some apple trees near Newburyport are
in full bEeOm, and pear tree is said 10 have
produced second crop of fruit.
The small Pox prevails at Thomaston,
Maine.
A cOlored man named Anthony Jackson,
between go and 20 years Of age, committed
suicide at Albany, a few days since.
The Peoria Register of the 18th, states
that the Illinois river had been low, bus
late rain had probably raised it so as to ad-
nit of boats ascending to Peoria, although
none had arrived.
The Ohio river at Maysville, was so low
few days since, that the smallest steam
boats were able to navigate it, only with
great difficulty.
The ST. Louis Republican ofthe 10Th
inst. SAYS" About SIC, 900 in specie arri.
we'd in town yesterday from the Springfield
(Mo land office, in wagons"
The total number of prisoners in Sing
Sing on the 22d ult. was sl3.
The Office Of the collector on the Morris
canal, at Newark, was broken open on Sat-
urday night, and $4,000 stolen ,herefrom.
The whole amount was in one, two and
three dollar notes Of the Morris Canal
Company.
The Wilmington Gazette states that in
order to make change in the market Of that
city on Saturday last, number Of the one
dollar notes Of the new Union Bank were
Gu; in two tc make fifty cent tickets.
-Shun Hieness.--A shilling day is bet
Ter than nothing. The very act of being at
work will procure employ by and by, at
fair rate. Men avoid him who is always
sTolling apOut the streets he is judged un-
FIT for any thing, and may die for want of
employ.
"a dreadful little for shillmg,"-said
a penuriOus fellow to physician, who
dealt him out an emetiO-" can't you give
more 2"
We have seen enough of this world to
cad US TO exclaim in the language of
The scienced niger, white folks very IN.
sartin."
"Ah, Jehn Slocomb, my uncle has been
in New York, and yours hasn't" swell
what of that! My uncle has been in Jail
and yours HASN'T"
A physician lately learnedly asked an un-
dictionaried nurse, attending on his patient,
. does he expectorate ~ "ETpect to
eat" she hurriedy replied" that depends
on yourself, DOCTOR"
Bad IHings.-An unfaithful servant,
smoky house, stumbling horse, scold-
ing wife, an aching, tooth, an empty purse,
an undutilul child, an incessant talker, hogs
hat break through enclosures, dull razor,
fog, fop-aud a subscriber
that don't pay for his paper.
A sheriff in Mississippi went lately to
execute a writ.
What do you want1 p said the defend
ant in the suit, 10 the officer of the law.
"a part of your property" said the sher-
ii, "saIisfy the amount claimed in this
writ"
"A part" said the debtor, " why take
my better half at once"
No." said the sheriff, "your rib is