The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-12-07
News by Mails.


CO., H., and formerly Of Columbus, Ohio,
shot himself on the Sd Of November, leav-
ing a paper in which he states that he has
meditated the act for Is years. He has left
personal property to the amount of $4,000,
and 45O acres Of land, valued at nearly the
same amount. His frendsreside in Maine.
The New Orleans American proposes
lines OF Telegraphs throughout the Union
so as to expedite news with still greater
rapidity than at present by steam.
The committee selected by the volunteers
who were on duty at Harrisburg, Pa, last
winter, TO wait on the Auditor General for
the purpose of obtaining pay for their SER
vices on that occasion, have succeeded in
obtaining the object of their mission. The
troops are TO receive pay for one month and
their rations.
The progress Of brick building at ST.
Louis, Mo- may be estimated from the fact
that near 20 millions Of bricks are msnufac-
tured there annually.
The st. Louis Republican Of the 18th
inst. states that by the latest accounts from
the southwest Gen. Arbuckle still persisted
in his demand for the murderers of Ridge.
1t is believed the demand will be resisted,
and the General made a requisiton on the
Governors of Arkansas and Missouri for
military aid.
The Sag Harbor CoIreotor Of Wednes-
day says We understand that on Saturday
last, the residence of King David (Hanible)
at Montauk was destroyed by fire, and Da-
vid and squaw burned with it.
The Emperor of Russia has presented
the University of the city of New York
with valuable and splendid work on Sur
gerry.
Gen. Jackson is 10 be invited to New Or
leans, to participate in the approaching cell
ebiatiUn Of The 6.h of January.
Rail Road Speed.--It is said that meth
cd has been invented in England of giving
a speed of TWO hundred miles an hour TO u
locomotive.
Tile New York Legislature will assemble
at Albany on the first Of January next.
To the Ladies. The gallant Congress
Of Texas has offered premium Of nearly
1000 acres Of land TO every woman who
shall marryia citizen of Texas who was one
at the declaration Of independence.
A black woman al Salem n. J. was burnt
to death by her clothes taking fire while in
state Of besstly nloxication.
There are thirty-fve sovereigns in the
world belonging 10 the Catholic Church.
A miller near Dayton, Ohio has contrac-
624. All kinds Of provisions are coming
down.
The ST. LOUIS Republican thinks that the
boundary difficulties between Missouri and
! Iowa are at an end.
A proposition TO repeal the general Bank
Law Of Georgia, was recently rejected by
the Legislature Of that State.
Wheat is selling in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, a,
so cents, and Flour at 3,25.
The State debt OF Massachusetts is near
" five millions OF dollars. The greater
! pdEl Ol ~ Has bCGl tICdtGh ny tu6 iOdn u
the credit OF the Stale 10 the Western Raj
road.
1t is mentioned as disgraceGul fact in
Texas paper, that in the town of Houston
with population of 5000 there is no hous
of public worship. The Boston Trans
cript says they have a theatre, fifty gamb
ling houses, and near hundred grog shops
An Italian in Cincinnati is straightenin
| up all his accounts, to be prepared for tn
t great universal conhagrtion, which from tn
great recent prevalence of fires, he is cor
8 Vinced will occur in 1910.
t The population of the City Of Mexico
s estimated at 100000.
4 A resolution has been introduced into ii
= legislature of Georgia, authorizing III
2 Governor to issue wrils of Scire Facii
against all the banks which have fOrfeilt
. their charters by a suspension of spec
I. payments or other acts prohibited
4 law.
The great Wing party in Miller count,
" Missouri, presented an undivided front
d the late Congressional eeelion-becau
g only one Wing vote was given in the cou
lg tU