The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-08-03
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ladies' has arrived in town, and has taken
lodgings at the Clarendon House, No. 3oI
Broadway.
The Buffalo republican says" IF s6s
600 and Wall-street agency in London bs
sufficient TO buy of one Presidential cand; :
date, how much will it take to buy of the
whole Wing ticket"
A Mr.. James Jackson, of Middlebprv 4
Mass. nailed up his pew in the church At
that place on the Fourth of July, and Gov.
cred over with boards, painted over with
red ochre, in order TO prevent its being used
for the dissemination Of Democratic prpci.
pies
A gentleman recently travelled from New
Orleans by steamboat to Louisville and
back again in eleven days and half hay.
ing remained thirty hours at Louisville
The whole distance is about three thousand
miles.
The Raleigh IN. C.) Register says there
is now living in that country a man, named
Arthur Wall, who is ll0 yeais of are, and
and who is in the enjoyment of good health
and spirits. There is also negro man
supposed to be about l25 years OF age.
In l777, the Legislature of New Hamp.
shire unanimously voted TO Brigadier GeLe.
raj Stark, ga complete suit of clothes be-
coming his rank" &c, Certain friends Of
the gallant officer regretted that the compli-
menl had been paid in this shape, as it
seemed TO prove either that the General was
stark NAKED Or the Legislature stark mad.
The editor of the Essex Gazette says an
acqunintGnce Of his had sic children in %
months. What chap he must be.
The editor of the New Orleans Courier
is said to be worth million and half of
dollars. lie can afford to ''wrte for glory
and print for fun" if he has mind to, as a
country editor said he himself did,
Two hundred thousand dollars damages
are claimed by the heirs of Mr.. Steel, re-
Gently killed on the Philadelphia and Tren.
ion Railroad.
Two notorious rogues who had been
committed TO Jail in Scott county, Miss on
a charge of murder lately effected their es-
cape from confinement. They left behind
them note, which concluded by saying
"we will not stay where we can get no
whiskey."
We learn from the North Star, that Elder
Daniel Mason, of Craftsbury, N. H., aged
about 70 years, committed suicide BY hang
ing himself on 10th inst. Depression Of
mind is supposed to be the cause.
Thomas Vail has been sentenced in
Meigs county, (Ohio,) to ten days impris-
onment in the county Jail to be fed on bread
and water and pay fine Of fifty dollars, for
eOhiPping Nye.
A Mississippi lawyer has four suits on
hand for which the fees are $4,000 each.
The Journal Des Debats, tie leading
ministerial journal of the French capital,
distinctly recommends the acknowledge
ment of Texan independence.
The New York Era says:-" Bill John
son with party of ladies, has arrived in
town, and has taken lodgings at the Clar-
endon House, No. 3O4 Broadway"
We learn that several T'cxian vessels Of
war are being built at Baltimore.
A gentleman near Baltimore has sold Is
acres Of Morus Multicauls for $32, 500.
The town of Newport, r. |. was visited
by dreadful storm of wind, thunder and
lightning few days since. Two houses
were damaged, one lady nearly killed, and
several persons much injured.
The Duke of Wellington speaks of the
vote by ballot as an obnoxious and un-
English measure"
We regret to see it stated that large mum.
beIs Of the poor of Ireland, were in great
distress at the last dates, in consequence Of
scarcity and dearness Of potatoes.
The Baltimore American mentions the
sale of lot 70 asOrtS nultica,iis trees,
growing in lot Of about two acres, for the
round sum Of 5000 dollars.
The wife of Braham, the vocalist, recent
vi presented him with twins. The father
is over 70 years Of age.
A German paper states that the camp
near Borodino, in Russia, will consist OF
100000 men At the review at Wa!saw
there will be at least $4,000 men under
arms.
Sixty Sheep struck by lightning, were
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