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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-22

IN CIIANCERY-Vin Nc'0way Cirrar superior
Court of Law and Chaucrry, the eleventh day Of April 40:
W. H. MacaRd, executor Of James MaciaIland deceased,
Plaintiff
against
Isaac Oliver, ttn debit Defendant.
And
H. Mcfarland, James Mcfarland deceased
Of Thomas l.. Lnckhrad and himself,
merchants and partners acting under the firm and style of
Thomas J.. I.ocklcad & Co., Plaintiff:
against
Sane. In debr B"i7i
the motion n the plaintiff by his attorney il is ordered that
order ii made these liz aside unless The
defendant shall appear the and show the
coErrauAnh appearing that the defendant nlabant
Of this Commonwealth, ordered that copy Of tins order be
published III the Richmond Enquirer according 10 law
Copy-Tcste,
+. FITZGERALD, c. C. 4
Aug l5 2g-wsw
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-22

WHETHER produced by bile, phlcsn, from internal mor
w matters arising from badly cured old disorders, from %
Of rrcr!ry caomc bark, in females from III
change at lit., a. specified III DR.. X pamphlet.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-22

who slipped thrnngh the DuSl ana got away
To the interrogatory IN regardo John RaRdophs ac-
cusng Gen harrison of being Federalst of III" elder
dams school, and menber of the black cockadc par
t., must answer was member, aud in the Senate
at the tne--hcard him ask Gen. Harrison, and Gen.
n did not deny it. but the contrary asScncd TO 1t
all of which remember we'll
Now, my friends there is grea, deal said about the
Administration of our government, and l. one of its
officers wish, and intend TO be honest, have no wish
or nducememt to be otherwise-l have been in us ser
vice Tor thirty years, and you all know never sought
for glory, and am sure never shall. | nave glory
enough in doing my duty; and now | must say 10 you
all. and before the world that Government has
never been more carefully, economically, wise.
" conducted, don't who says TO the contrary,
that is since have been in It's service, THAN rr-
RlNG rHE PRESENT ADMINISTRATIONS y great deal is
said about banks-the ub.Treasury, aud what they
call the STANDING Army, and great deal too, that
IS untrue. ! am opposed TO United States Bank,
and voted against il because believe il unconSu
tional; but am IN favor "l State banks, but not
fiscal agents ipr The GovrInment--that BUSINESS
should lie done hy II" private incorporated institution,
hut hy Governments and the present independent
Treasury is Designed for that purpose; and in my OPT
nion will realize ,ac autcipatons of It's friends There
is no dishonesty IN ,hrt all is plain, honest and patr
otto directly under the control of Congress, and Con-
rress alone. The (thig) STANDING Army Bill, talk
ed 50 much about bad no such intention, but only in.
tended the better organization of militia There is
as have passed through the country every body has
enough toeat, drink and wear. Most every man has
a little money in his pocket. Our people enjoy
good health in good clatcour country is at peace
with the world, and can't where the hard times
are, or what constitutes them Besides, | find The
best Of proofs against hard times, wherever | go;
that is | find 4 PLENTY GOOD DEMOCRATS THE
LAND OVER. | have observed, that where they
plenty, il there really hard times, there must be
cause and they very apt TO search INTO that cause,
and TO rom0rc IT. which trust will be the case, in the
cry around US. My friends, you have my thanks
your attention, and your other cviiiics Governor
Shannon and Senator Allen, seyeraly introduced;
and gave eloquent and interesting Gsquistons which
carried conviction TO the minds OF all unprejudiced
hearers, and have been informed, turned many from
rourd shell darkness, and hard cider drunkenness, into
he sober light of wholesome patriotic Democracy, who
zane filed With jaundice and prejudice, and for the sole
purpose of picking aud cavllling. In fact, know Of
wo or three, who have recently s'eora of from log
in darkness, and now walk among the Democrats Of
Cincinnati moral, decent and civil citizens am told
Ia, the speeches Of Gov Shannon and Mr. Allen will
,robabl, b. published Yours, &c,
4 SrY Is CIysiET4rt
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
VIM. HENRY HARRISON" "

When the anti-massns whipped" as
Thaddeus Stevens terms it, their allies into
the nomination Of General Harrison, and
resolved upon sustaining him on the enthu-
siastc plan, borrowing the idea from the
New York model of taking oysters upon the
"Canal street plan," they should, for the
benefit of the indiscreet, have prepared a
scale of enthusiasm, that the climax might
be reached by uniform and natural progEes-
sion, and not by premature fits and starls.-
AS Harrison proved to be heavy load in
the "more rope" days, and as hls want of
popularity was manifest Just OIL the eve Of
the nomination, as shewn by the kicking
and plunging of the wings prOper,' it would
have been polite to have boiled up the en-
thusiasm by degrees, to give it some appear
ance of being real, instead Of burlesquing
the matter by an swkard pretence that he
who had no held on public affection yester
day, is the idel of the country to-day
The mistake committed in neglecting this
becomes every hour more apparent. The
friends Of General Harrison, or at leas
some OF them, are spelling the whole thins
by their ludicrous affection of enthusiasm
oAd tiiNAi ihAtaiOil VI VIC lCCllUH IOTlnGTlA
manifested for Andrew Jackson, is 81
coarsely exaggerated as to provoke nothing
but laughter. We subjoin a sample of th
style in which this electioneering on III
"Canal street plan, is carried out in som
parts Of the country, and it may well b
doubted whether anything more irresistibl
funny or more completely subversive Of tn
object il has in view, was ever before pu
forth in political campaign.
, Harrison in the Wea!-The Wheelin
) Times says, "There is not tree nor
} stone in the West which does not own
+. the Harrison cause. We have Harriso
4 men in thousands. The women name the
children Harrison, Tippecanoe, North Benz
q anything that smacks of Gen. Harrison.
We knew draymsn who names one
his horses Zip" and another "Tyler,
$ and says as he snaps his whip, 60 it " iii
come it Tyler" Harrison and Tyler Al
everywhere. They are seen in the bean
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
THE CALIFORNIA;.

1t is stated ia several Of our Southern as
we'll as Eastern papers, that negotiation
is pending between England and Mexico
fer cession to England of the CALIFORNIA;.
The cession Of shese two provinces would
give to Great Britain an extensive and val'
liable territory, besides serving an object
still more desirable--a spacious range Of
sea COAST on the Pacific, stretching more
than thousand miles, from the AID degree
of latitude, sOuth--sweeping the circuit Of
the Peninsula of California, and embracing
the harbors of that gulf-the finest in North
America. Ii is further said that the object
is 10 coll onize the CALIFORNIA; with colored
people. We think we remember some idea
of such colony, to be located near Mexi'
co, under the protection of Great Britain,
being hinted al in the English Parliament.
SGt. Chronicle.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

Of the Western sun, their names are borne
On every breeze. "Huzza for HARRISON, y
cry the bows as their sleds glide down the
street. Hugza for Harrison" cry the
boys as they go home from schoel.
The whole people liz this region seem to be
struggling to hold themselves back. They
wish to vote notO. The majorites given
to Gen. Harrison in the west in 1886 were
remendous--never before equalled;but they
will be greater in ls40 by at least one
half"
The Wheeling Times might 'also have
added that in the west, "the chickens coun-
TED before they are hatched''-the kind Of
chickens in which our opponents chiefly
deal-may be heard Growing whenever the
anti-masOnic nomination is mentioned near
them, and that they are continually crying
aloud in their shells, "go it, TiP-come it,
TYLER ~ after the fashion Of the enthusips-
tic individual in Wheeling. Even the cluck-
ing hens are heard to say to the little bid
dies which ale under their maternal charge,
keep out of the puddle, Tip-take fcafe
of the pigs, Tyler - and SO on through all
nature.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

Female Iatrpidity.-Courage is By no
means the exclusAe attribute of the self
STYLED - Lords of the Creation" A young
girl, of Fraquelfung, near SarreSourg, in
France, has Just given very remarkable
prosf Of intrePidity. On the 22d January.
her master being out on business, some
thieves thought it an,excelen. opportunity
for robbing the house, which is in a very
SOLITARY situation, as no one but the young
person alluded 10 could be at home 10 OPP
pose their design. IN the middle of the
night she was awoke by a crash cf bro-
ken window, and instantly few TO her mas
ter's room, where she knew there was gun
loaded, with which she hastened to the spot
whence the noise proceeded, fred at tho
miscreants, killed one of them, wounded
another severely in the shoulder, and fore
ed the others 10 male off as fast as they
could.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
Eom III. Phiiodeluhio Lsdger

ITOHt TIC HHOUCtpHtu
Looking over volume Of Ihe works OF
Benjamin Franklin, found the following
passages upon the subject ol"Hard Times"
which hope you will agree with me in
thinking worthy Of republication at this
moment. ". u.
Hard Times.--"My gout has at length
left me after five months, painful confine-
ment. 1t afforded me, however, the leisure
to read, or hear read all the packets oil
newspapers which you so kindly sent for
my amusement. Mrs. w. has psrIsken Of
it she likes to read the advertisements
but she remarks some kind Of Inconsistency
in announcing SO many diversion, for most
every evening in the week, and such guam
titles to be sold Of expensive superfluiIies
fineries and luxuries just imported, in
country that at the same time fills its pa
pers with complaints Of hard times and
want of money. tell her that such COM
| plants are common 10 all times and all
countries land were made even in Solomon s
time, when, as we are told, silver was as
plenty in Jerusalem as the stones in the
street, and yet even then there were people
that grumbled so as TO incur this censure
from that knowing prince: Say not thou
that the former times were better than these
for thou dost no! rightly inquire concerning
that matter"
advantages Of Hard 7imes,-"Indeed
| think with you that those merchants
heres who have made difficulties on the
subject of the legal tender have not under
stood their own interests. For there Can
be no doubt that should a scarcity Of mon.
ey continue among ust we shall take of
less Of their merchandise and attend more
to manufacturing and raising the necessa
ries and superhuilies Of life among ourselve:
| which we now receive from them, AnC
| perhaps this consequence would attend oul
making no paper money at all of any sort
that being thus by want of cash driven tc
industry and frugality, we should gradually
t become more rich without their trade tn al
) we probably can with it, and by keeping il
, the country THE REAL CASH that come
z into it, have in time quantity suf1iclen
for all our occasions"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

China. We learn. b$.a recent iAb.+
from China, that as the difficulties win ,bs
British increased, tile Americans appeared
70 be growing in greater favor with tbO
Chinese. An American lady, residing a
Macao, had been inUited by the prncip.l
Chinese officers at Canton, TO visit thai ci.
ty and had actually done so, and ridden
several miles into the country by invita-
talion' This is an unexampled liberty the
Chinese having, from time immemerial.
prohibited foreign ladies, or "she-barbaran
devils" as they call them, from visiting
Canton.
The story is -ery we'll kuown, of the
English ship-mas i5r, who carried his wife
up 10 Canton as his clerk disguised in
young mems apparel. Some OF ;he Chi
nese came on board, and discovered The
deception from the trivial circumstance that
the lady being oppressed by the heat of thS
weather, had thlown of her neck stock and
thus discovered that the ugly protubef
ance which dIsfgures all masculine lhroatsg 2
and is called "Adam's Apple" was wan
ting in hers. The captain and his lady
found out in season that they were di scovs
ed, and were barely able to esca pc with their
lives.-Sulem Gazette.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
LATER FROM CANTON.

The ship Talbot, Capt. Story, from Can
ton, arrived below last night, having sailed
from that place on the 9th November last,
and left Java Dec. lst.
Capt Story brought no loose papers,but
we learn from him that the difficulties be-
tween the British and the Chinese was
thought to have ended, or nearly approach
ed TO that point, and that two British Mer-
chant ships had gone to Whampoa.
When these vessels arrived at that place
the Chinese Governor stated that it wai
his wish that the British ships should come
up and trade as they had before done.
but man must be given up for Chinese
killed something previous by an English
sailor. T.
Capt. Elliot declared he would not give
man up, and Immediately sailed for the
Bogue, in the sloop Of var lie Vogue and
and another sloop of war, to stop all other
British vessels from sailing for Whampoa.
| He sent letter on shore 10 Cumshi, which
was returned unopened.
Shortly after ihe Chinese gun and FIRE
boats 10 the number of 800, came around
the vessel, and he thought with the alton
tion Of making an attack, he sent to soas
Of them and gave them 80 minutes TO leass
and stated # they did not leave in that Tins
he'would Ere into them.
$. When the 80 minutes were up they paid
no attention TO his threat, and he commeno-
ed firing upon them from both sides Of his
vessel-the other ship Of war did not fire .
gun. Tive of the boats were sunk two
blown up and several others we're destroy
ed, and the remainder of them made of as
fast as possible.
About 500 OF tho Chinese were killed.
theyImade no resistance. did not even so
much as fire single gun.
1t was the attention Of Capt. Elliot 10
blockade the Port Of Canton Immediately
with what force he had, and some additsn
TO il was daily expected!
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21


THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE Gov. WOLF
took place on Saturday, at i o'clock, with
the following arrangements, adopted by a
joint committee of both branches Of the leg
islature:
l. Ministers Of the Gospel.
2. The body Of the deceased with eight
pail bearers, viz Messrs. MILLER of Berks
HAYS, STRoHM and Ewing of the Senate,
and Messrs. HUMMEL, CooEBAUcH, GRATz
and HILL Of the House.
3. Members of the family and relatives
of the deceased.
4. Committee of arrangement.
8. Governor and heads of departments.
6. Board of canal commissioners.
Z, Members Of the judiciary.
g.. Speaker, members and officers of the
Senate.
0.kSpeaker, members and officers of the
House of Representatives.
10. Strangers and citizens.
The body arrived here in the morning
train from Philadel phia--was conveyed &C
cordng TO the above order to the Lutheran
church, were service was performed by ont
Of the clergy, and afterwards deposited il
burial ground attached 10 that church.--Re
porter.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

A libel case Of more than ordinary inter-
est, is now in progress in Baltimore. The
defendant is the Rev. II. ]. Breckenridge
the plaintiff James l.. Mcguire, keeper of
the Almshouse. The publication in ques-
tion was made in the month Of November
last, in the religious magazine Of which the
Rev. Mr.. u. is co-ediloT.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

SuJhme.--" The sun had set beneath
the western horizon-lhe moon had risen
in majestic splendor-lhe stars were twink
ling in their orbits-and all nature seemed
hushed 10 repose-My God Sal what
a night ior-cGiching' Possl"'s %
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
NEWS.
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR WOLF.

The melancholy intelligence Of the death
of this distinguished individual reached
Harrisburg on Thursday, by the morning
cars, and has cast gloom throughout
large portion of this community, where he
was well known, and highly esteemed.-
The announcement Of his death was made
in the Senate and House Of Representatives
about ii o'clock, and as a mark of respect
TO the memory of the deceased, who has
ever been the undertaking friend Of the in
teresls Of Pennsylvania, beth branches of
the Legislature Immediately adjourned.-
His remains were brought TO Harrisburg
this morning, and inferred in the grave
yard of the Lutheru church. The funeral
procession was very large-composed OF
the Heads Of Department, members of the
Legislature, visiting strangers, and citizens
of our borough, who assembled to pay the
last tribute OF respects to great and good
man. We extract the following account Of
his death, &c., from tho Pennsylvania
Of Thursday :-State Cop. CAT.
| awe regretts state that Ex-Governor
Wolf, Collector Of this port, died very sud-
denly yesterday morning about 8 o'clock.
He had long been suffering under which is
supposed 10 have been an ossifcation of the
heart, and was taken with spasms as he
was about entering the Custom House
Assistance being procured he was carried
into the building and Doctor Troubat in
the neighborhood was sent for aud arrived
in few minutes, but nothing cfectually
could be done. He was able 10 utter but a
few words, and died in about 20 minutes
after the first attack. His body was con.
vsyed to his residence in Prune street, and
Information sent TO the members Of his fam.
ily at Easton and Harrisburg
For many years this gentlemen has rank
ed among the most worthy, useful and dis
tinguished Of our citizens. Successful ir
his carly professional pursuits; his abiitie:
and integrity found wider field as Con
gressional representative, and then he pass
ed in succession through the high and hon
orable stations et Governor of Pennsylva
MIA, Comptroller of the Treasury of th'
United States, and Collector of the Gus
TENS, In each department of public ser
vice, as in every relation of private life, hi
duties were fulfilled to the permanent ad
vantage of his country, and the lasting prd
3 Of all who enioyed his friendship. In thi
e Commonwealth, his manly, enlightened
G and persevering efforts to perfect the sys
tens of Internal Improvements and Educa
t ton, accomplished the long deferred wish
! es of the wise and good and have secure
= for him, in its history, an honest and end,
ring fame,
't To the family of George Wolf, his deaf
II is calamity which words cannot alleviat,
g His admirers and friends will find som
d consolation in dwelling upon his memor,
l. and in knowing that to the last hour of h
r life be preserved unimpaired the faculties
g his mind, the lofIiness of his principles ,ar
le the purity of his heart"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
England. fin America,

The DEMOCRATS have carried New
Hampshire by from to 10000 majority,
JOHN PAGE is reelected Governor, as
well as large majority to all the legisla-
live branches, So much for the (" first
gun"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

The democratic members Of Congress
from New Jersey have finally been admitted
70 their seats by vote Of III to 50.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21

We copy the following interesting news
from Sylvester & Cos, Reporter and Coun4
terGeit Detector,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
CENSUS FOR 1870.


The census OF the United States, 10 be
take1 during the present year, will be upon
a more comprehensive plan than usual.
Hitherto it has been customary 10 EMU
merate the inhabitants only under the sever
al classiHcations of sexes, ages, colors, &C.
BY the last act of Congress for taking the
census Of 1910, the President of the Uni
ted States was directed to cause the statistics
of the country, in relation to Agriculture,
Manufactures, Mines, Commerce, &c.-to
be collected, and also statistical information
in reference 10 Education.
The next census therefore, will exhibit
not only the amount of our population, but
also a complete schedule of the aggregate
property of the nation, ranged under differ
ent heads. and presenting at one view an
accurate account Of the vast resources Of
the United States, in all the various depart
ments Of industry and inelu ling the numer-
Gus items Of national wealth. lnterrogato-
ries, adapted to elicit information ON all the
topics embraced in the new plan, have been
prepared to serve as formulas statistical Ia
bes. Little additional labor or expense will
be incurred by this enlarged system Of pro-
ceeding, since the same person who would
in the usual manner be employed 10 take the
census of numbers, may very easily put
such other questions as may be required by
the present regulation. One operation may
serve to accomplish both quite as well as
one only.-Baitimore american.
zsszazRszzEEEz
Il Physically PrecociOus Child.-A cor
respondent of the Troy Mail gives the fol-
lowing description of human wonder
which is to be seen in Vermont, and whose
name is Hiram Powers.
He was born in Richmond, Crittenden
county, Vermont, and was three years old
last May. lie is four feet one inch in
height, weighs ninety pounds, and is every
way perfect in his organization. His voice
is grum, and sounds like rough-spoken,
full grown Green Mountain boy. His bo-
dy is large and full--limbs Of the size Of
an ordinary man, while the only defect per.
ceptible is that his legs (which is smaller ia
proporiion) bow out, owing to the unusual
light of his body. His father informed
me that this defect was daily becoming less
apparent. His head looks like developed
cranium twenty-five years old. 1t is thick
ly covered with light brown hair. Blu
what is most astonishing Of all, the lad hai
as fine pair Of whiskers as any dandy il
Trey, forming complete circle round hi
chin, where full tuft projects, after ,h'
most approved style Of a modern foP. Sin
gular to say, he has little or no beard upoI
his upper lip"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-10-14
WuAI,ERS.

Arr, al New York, on Sunday b,rque Vermont
Kendriek, lilo days from New Zealand. With 2ioo
brls. ~hale. $50 sperm c,i, $4,000 lbs, Whal.b,ne
10 ID. S Sherman. Lett Clcudy Bay, N. H.. l9h
June, in co with ship Gen williams. Holdredge,
for n. London. with ?700 brlS. oil barque Chero-
kee. for N Bedford, wuh $500 brIs. whale and 500
sp. oil. August %, LAT, 81 Ion 81, spoke b'rque
Royal William. of ~ Johns. N. b.. with et00 brS
oil had taken 400 brls out of the wreck Of the T..
rie. Of Newport: Lost at Chatham Islands; had on
board the Captain, ~ the crew. the lest Of the
crew remaining on the Island
Arr at Bew Bedl"rd, on Monday, ship Mercury.
Haskell Pacific Ocean. Tslcahunna 20 ds. s400
hhl. ~. oil. TO |. iIowland Jr. & CO. Same day,
barque Benezet. Stst4on Pacific ocesn Bav Of L..
land. NAV 10Th. ll50 bbs. sp. oil 10 Jabez Dslauo
Jr. Fsrhaver.
Arr M Wes,port lith, brig Champion, Sowle, s.
Atlantic 100 bhs. sp. oil.
Touched al Psyta, Feb &c ship Roiolie, Eddy,
Warren, go