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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11
THE CELEBRATION.

Notwithstanding the opposition that was
attempted to be raised from certain quarters,
the democratic comfy celebration in this
place on Saturday last, was an i'm mense
gathering of tbs hard fsted yeomanry OF
the county. 1t was indeed a cheering sight,
10 see So many democrats assembled to keep
in remembrance the natal day of their be-
loved country. 1t augured we'll for the sue.
cess of the democratic party, and for the
continuance Of our liberties.
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IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERA.
TIoN FOR CONSUMPTION OF
THE LUNGS.

There is no disease that has claimed and
received greater share of attention than
Pulmonary Consumption, and with what
success, the public is but too well aware;
and remedy therefore that may offer but par
tial advantages in this fatal malady should
be received with favor.
We understand an operation was per-
formed upon Mr. John Bethel, of Kensing-
ton, ON the 18th of May last, which prom
ises entire success.
The disease was in The right side, great
portion Of the lung being occupied bv an
abscess which communicated with the cav
ity OF the chest-lhe diagnosis being based
upon physical exploration.
The operation was performed by Dr. J
p. Bethel, IN the presence of Drs. ]. E,
Taylor, J. X. Knorr, 9. Baker, G. w. Pat
terson, and 4. A. Reilly.
An incision was made about three inch
es long between the sixth and seventh ribs
gum elastic tube was introduced int tht
cavity Of the abscess, and the pu.
drawn of by means OF pump The or
flee was kept open, aud the tuba applied
until the pus (which amounted to twenty
four ounces) was entirely renewed.
The patient Immediately after the opera
ton became entirely relieved; his cougi
subsidized, and his respiration became easy
He is now convaleseent, having had NJ
bad SYMPTOMS slLce the operation, and re
mains under the care Of Drs, Bethel AM
Talor.-Laquirer,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11

Ingenious deUice.-The following curl
GUS story is of an old lady in Buckingham
shire, (England.) Her husband had died
without making his will; in consequence Of
which negIect,hs estate would have passed
away from his widow, had she not resorted
to some expedient to secure it. She hit up
on the following. She concealed the death
Of her husband and prevailed upon an old
cober, her neighbor, who was in person
somewhat like the deceased to 90 TO bed at
her house, and personate him; in which
character it was agreed that he should dedi-
cate will, leaving the estate to his wife,
An attorney was sent for to draw up the
writing. The widow, who, on his arrival
appeared in great afliction at the good
mans danger, began 10 ask questions of her
pretended husband, calculated to elicit the
answers she expected and desired. The
cobler groaned aloud, and looking as much
like person about to give up the ghost as
possible, fesbly answered,1 intend to leave
you half my estate, and "Eink the poor
shoemaker who lives opposite is deserving
the other half for he has always been a good
neghbor.' The widow was thunderslruck
at receiving reply so different to that
which she expected, but dared not negative
the sCiH, for fear the pretended husband
would expose her, and she lose all, SO al
lowed the attorney 10 record it.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11
NATIONAL FOUNDRY

The subject of a National F,n,
been agitated for some time p,s,
gress, and a Committee has been .s
to report upon the subject. INA, C ~"
Zee not having yet reported. we ppbr'
following extract from the ronor, 81 '
Toiien, Colonel Of the Board of ro.; .
upon the subject. '"
"Tho United States own No
foundry. Although POSSESSING O So,,' oaO''
beds, lrom which iron of approved 'o g.
Tor casting cannon has long been mad. Go''
artillery of every description Is ".s
from private loundries. This snb;ao, II
been SO recently before Congress- ,r' o",
ably Treated, that nothing will be said dIa Gj
er than to state the probable cost Of y. u
an establishment; and here, again 60 - ~ "
depends upon the location. tba, onlv aI' H''
prozlmalion will be attempted. a ra.1
from the War Department made to tho y.
Congress, lst session, Doc, No. I0e .r' "
the cost Of foundry, to be loco,.J '',i''
Georgetown. in the District of CoInml
S2l2,O0O. If this estimate is correct ,,. ~.
II is known that great care was bes,oweS.
Its preparations it may be assumed lb,,
bout S300,000 will be required for f..
dry when favorably located for the ne,
water power. Should sieam-powcr
adopted, the first cost of the cst5bljs6n,
wonId be less, while the a,muaI eya, ,,,
diture weuld be greater than for watsr.bo
er. ~
" AS regards suitable location for
foundry, the great weight and bulk Of ,
rawmateral used in the manufacture orc,
non' and the weight Of heavy guns, wb.
are required for use only on the sea.bog
would seem to demand that particular
tenlion should be given to the mean,
transportation both 20 and from the 6u
dry. ' '''
" Total amount required for foundry
$500, 600"
1t Will be seen by the above report ihs
preference is given to " Water Power" OF
Steam when " favorably located" N,
what more " favorable location'' can tn
be- than upon Fishing Greek A stroa
that In the time of the lowest water, III
is power equal TO an eighty horse ste
engine, with an abundance of the raw
teriaI for the manufacture of Cannon,
mediaiely in its neighborhood, and tn
will soon be water and rail road CONN
nlcaiion with all parts of the United Stat
and It's location, too, in fertile and v
cultivated country. In addition, it bel
located in the interior Of the State, in c,
OF War, no foreign nalien could ever res
it. With these advantages, we confden
predict that 10 situation in the United Sta
can be preferable, and we hope, that
Committee, before they make report, v
at least cast an eye upon this neighborhoc
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11

PERKINS PATENT STEAM GUN.

PERKINS PATENT STEAM GUN.
This extraordinary apparatus, which has
excited so much attention in Europe and in
New York, as we learn, soon be expected
In this city. Ii discharges from 60 TO l2O
balls per minute; and is likely to make no
little noise in the world. 1t is the produc-
ilen of Mr.. A, M. Perkins, who has inven-
ted an entirely new method Of generating
steam, which has been successfully applied
TO sleam-engines, and is at once SO simple,
safe and economical, as TO leave little doubt
that the steam gun will ere long rank among
the frs! implements of warfare. 1t has
been found by experiment, that the regen-
erstor is capable of furnishing constant
supply of steam for discharge of balls at the
rate OF 60 per minute, and that one pound
OF anthracite coal will generate steam suii-
cient to discharge four pounds of balls; the
steam has often been raised TO a pressure of
700 pounds per square inch, but one third
OF this pressure is sufficient 10 completely
flatten the balls when discharged against an
iron target 100 feet distant flom the gun,
and pressure of 400 pound per square
inch, at the same distance shlvers the balls
to atoms. 1t is, no doubt, a curious and ex-
traordinary specimen Of human ingenuity,
and will attract crowds of observers in this
city.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11
EEEHxsZzEgz2a

Churches IN PilaaeIphia.-According
to Tanners Philadelphia City Guide, for
the current year, the following is the num-
Der Of Churches in This city, as set forth al.
phabelicaliy in detail African 7, Baptist
II, Catholic s, Congressional /, Dutch
Relormed 2, Episcopal IA, Friends Meet.
ing Houses 3, German Reformed /, Inde-
pendent /, Jews Synagogue /, Lutheran
4, Methodist $, Morayian l, Mariners 8,
New Jerusalem 1, Presbyterian 26, Unita.
rian /, UniyersalisI 2, Total 100.
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~ ...-iE,

Pray, in what respect is General Hari-
son like hard cider q Globe.
All we know is, that he runs well.
Prentice
No; its because he is so much more talk
ed about than admired.-Spirt Of the
Times.
Isn't il because his friends think he should
be kept tight to be Of any service, and the
people don't want to swallow him even at
that?
Not exacly-but because he lacks the
good qualities to make him palitable.
- A----.--l-i u llss7l-sa
Hhat a loHg procession ,oe make-qs
a fer 0dig8 said achen gQikng Me street
c5Om t~eaty feet apart
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49, ......l...;Eg7 :.

The Independent Treasury Bill passed
on the 30th ult. by vote of 1875 to lO7.
and on the 4th INST, received the signature
of the President, and has became law of
the land
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11

We have neglected to notice that the
Ponsyille Emporium, published by our old
friend Ingram, came TO us some two weeks
ago much improved in size and in appear
ance. A sure evidence of being we'll sup
ported by goodly number of paying sub
scrbers.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11

State Capitol Gasstte.--M. Holbrook,
Esq. senior editor Of the Democratic jour
nal, has Withdrawn from the establishment.
Messrs, HenlOek g. Bratton, continue the
publication.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11

We have received the first number of the
" Rolling Ball, small new and cheap de-
mocralic paper published at Harrisburg,
weekly.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11

b@Hhat nert-the Ettle man CON-
plains of being called names. Very SEN
satye, very. Oh, dear what can the mat,
ter be
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11
CHINA.

The following address, so characteristic
Of the Chinese, by its ignorance OF geegra-
phy, and its soundnoss Of logic, will amuse
our readers:
Opium W'Gr DOC,menfs.--P of
"Public Despatch to the Queen Of Eng
land from the Chinese Functionarier al
Canton:
We find that your country is distant
from us about sixty or seventy thousand
miles; that your foreign ships come hilher
striving the one with the other for our trade
and for the simple reason of their strong de-
sire to reap profit Now, out Of the
wealth of our inner land, if we take part
to beslow upen foreigners from afar, i. fol-
lows, that the immense wealth which the
said foreigners amass ought properly speak
ing TO be portion of our own native Chinese
people. BY what principle Of reason, then,
| should these foreigners send in return poi
sonOus drug, which involves in destruction
those very natives of China! Without
meaning to say that the foreigners harber
any such destructive intentions in their
hearts, we yet positively assert, that from
their inordinate thirst after gain thew are
perfectly careless about the injuries they in.
hict upon us: and such being the case, we
shenld like TO ask what has become of that
conscience which Heaven has implanted in
| the breasts Of all men ?"
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"Mereover, we have heard that in Lon
don, the metropolis where you dwell, also
in Scotland, Ireland, and other such places,
no opium whatever is produced. 1t is only
IN suAdry parts of your subject kingdom Of
Hlndostan, such as Bengal Madras, Bonn
bay, Patna, Malwa, Benares, Malacca, and
other places, where the very hills are coz
cred with the opium plant, where the tanks
arc made for the preparing of the drug
Month by month and year by year the vol,
ume Of the poison increases; its unc.ean
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-11
ELECTORAL TICKET.

JAMES CLARKE, of Indiana, I s.ro,or;,,
GEo. G.. LEIPER, Of Delaware, '''a'''i'i
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
nifcant words, ION Wright!'' in letters

|nidcans words, ION Wright!'' in letter.
Of flame. sA
Upon reaching the Leyee, magniH.
cent view burst upon us. The steam
boats lying at the wharf were many o.
them brilliantly illuminated-and, with
the thousands upon thousands of lights
from the noble line Of stores and ware.
houses, flung broad sheet OF radiance
upon the bosom of the noble Mississippi
whose waves threw it back in Joy upon
the clouds. Half way down the Levee
we called at the establishment of friend
The. Labeaume, whose table was cleared
of invoices, bills of lading, and all the
paraphernalia Of mercantile operations
and their place supplied with Buffalo
tongue, sardines, cold ham, &c. &c. and
a plentiful stock Of other refreshments,
Champagne included.
We can add but little to the remnants
descrIption.-There are some however
which he has not embraced which de-
serve a notice, and there was one deserv-
ing it that escaped our observation.
On Market street the fancy store made
a most brilliant display, Mr. Phillis'
Music store and Military F1x1NGs would
have delighted Col Benton. The display
of gold and glitter was too great for eyes.
Messrs Waugh & Corthorn had very
significant transparencies in their win
dows, '.a weight sack of SALT is heavy TO
toat," &c. Chenie's Dry Goods Store
was fitted up in most chaste and beautiful
style. displaying 10 great advantage
wreaths of flowers. Mr. Burnet on M ain
street, displayed transparency of pecu-
liar signiticancy as connected with the
former illustration, ga lose tree in full
bearing" Mr. N. Janney at his door
displayed well conceived device.
AT the foundry Of Messrs Kingsland
and Lightner, a canoe appropriately let
tered, was suspended across the street.
Long bon fires blazed from the top of
the Big Mound, and from the residence
of Major Smith, in the southern part of
the city.
But it is useless 10 attempt descrip-
tion-the best must greatly fail in por.
traying any thing like picture of what
the evening presented.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
SCHOOL.

TIME undersigned very respectfully informs
Il the public generally, that he has open.
ed School in the building lately occupied as
a Council-room uhe basement story Of the
Methodist Church, in which male and female
youth will be radically taught photography,
Reading, Penmanship, Geography, English
Grammar, Rhetoric, Composition, Ancient and
Modern History, Book. Keeping, Practical and
Rational Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, the
application of the principles of Algebra, to
Geometry, Folding and endorsing letters and
Critiques. Whatever appertains TO the benefit
of pupils. will have the strictest attention
paid to it, and all those who may be pleased
to patronize the school, may rest assured OF
having ample justice done to their children
The terms &c. application to be made to
Samuel NJ. Clendenin.
N. B.-school to commence on Friday the
Goth Of November, 1910. 25
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10

Iowa Territory, District Court for III, "a,
of Henry.
Hamilton Smith PHI:
James Gray, Deft. '1Ap'''
VENHE Defendant will take notice m,
Il the day of March A. D., lSl0 4
the District Court, held in and for saidC
ty, On attachment was issued acaiu,t
lands, tencments, goods, chattels, "a
credits, moneys and effects OF the nI
PENDANT, in favor of the said plaintiff fm
sum Of two hundred and fifty dollars wifi
gal interest, which said writ was re.urp.t
the Sheriff levied on 50 the Southwest ur.
of Section No. twenty.six, Townehip sr.r
one North, Range five west and the ean!
Of the southeast quarter of section No. lr
ty-seven, in the same township and ran,s'
Now unless the said defendant JamesG
shall appear and plead to the plaintiff,
ton before the next term of said Cour,
be holden at the Court. House, in Mount y
SAINT, on the third Monday in March, |:
Judgment will be rendered against him
the property SO attached will DO sold lor
fly the same with costs.
nov5 E. Killpatlick Ckh
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
House and Lot for sale.

VEYHE undersigned, making prepasraulaaII,.
l leave the Territory early in the srr (
offers for sale at low price, his hoSss Il
LOT, situated in the town of Denmark ~
county. The house, Ia framed oncl eo !, !,
two rooms, with an adjoining apartn;;H 4
venient for workshop. The loI ~
pleasantly situated on the North-eas.. "a d,
of the Public Square, fifty feet ia y Il
and one hundred and fifty deep. n 1;.s.ta
excellent well of water at hand, tae IA ..;;ss.y
is rendered very convenient for Inc ~. .sarttj
of small family. 1t is also an app, b
situation for merchant, or almos. s ~
OF mechanic. The town Of pen .;,s,g
settled by a strictly moral people = \, j
on high, healthy and beautiful pI'a 4 Il
is only eight miles from the town ri.
Madison. For further particulars nIus iTTE
this Office, or of ], q. p"''
novl9-3t-25
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10


river at the county seat, for the benefit oil
the citizens Of said county, referred to .
select committee, consisting of Messrs
T'oole; Robertson and Mason.
Bills and Memorials read a first time.
"A memorial TO Congress for an appro-
priation for the Penitentiary.
A Bill TO amend an act entitled an ac.
concerning executions.
A Resolution requiring committee
to be appointed to visit Iowa city, was
read first time, the 42d rule suspen-
ded and read second time, and ordered
10 be engrossed for to morrow.
Bills &c. read a second time.-A Res
olution providing for The appointment of
a committee 70 visit and examine the
Peniientiary.
A Resolution asking a change in the
organic law, SO as to make military Off
GERS elective by the people.
A Resolution asking our Delegate in
Congress to use his influence for the es-
Enlistment Of semi-weekly mail route
from Bloomington TO Marion in Linn
county.
A Bill 10 amend an act entitled an ac,
to previde for changing venue in civil and
criminal cases.
A Bill to amend an act entitled an &C,
establishing certain Territorial roads.
A Bill supplementary to an act entitled
an act to organize, discipline and govern
the militia.
A memorial 10 Congress for appropria-
tons to improve certain Territorial roads.
A Bill supplementary to an act entitled
an act defining the duties of county sur.
veyors, was read third time, passed and
sent to the Council,
On motion Of Mr. Walworth, the vote
of yesterday on the adoption of the reso.
luton, requiring committee of.three to
be appointed 10 visit Iowa city, and fol
other purposes, was reconsidered and
on motion Of Mr. Robertson. the Resolu.
ton was laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr. LETTER the petition o.
sundry citizens Of Des Moines county
in relation to the Territorial road from
Burlington TO Henry county, presented
ON the Sd ultimo, was taken from the ia
BILE and referred to the delegation from
the county of Des Moines.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
Election Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that on THURS
IN DAY the 18th day of December next, a
special election will be held in the several
election precincts in Des Nones county, for
the purpose of clccting County Surveyor to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Robert Avery Esq, also at the same time
and places an election will be held for the
purpose Of electing County Commissioner
in the second district composed OF that part
of said county situated north OF Flint Creek,
to fill the vacancy ogcasoned by the resigna.
ton Of John D. Wright, Esq. 49,.
The said Election will be opened at nine o.
clock in the morning, and will continue
open until six o'clock in the afternoon Of the
same day.
The. said Judges of Election are hereby in
strucisd to conduct said Election and make
return shercof in all respects according to
law Dated at Burlington this 10Th day OF
November A. D. 1a4A 8
novI9-25 John S. Dunlap. Clerk.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
REMOVAL.

M NJ u I'LL. 4. .te
nAVID & KITCHEN have removed t
EV their new Brick store on Water street
and have received per late arrivals large an
general assortment Of groceries consisting il
part of
hogshcads Of sugar
10 sacks of coffee Itavanal
10 do Rio do
10 boxes of Imperial and Y. H, tea
10 do no. l sperm candles
II do Boston soap -.-
4 do 8 by 10 glass
4 do 10 by II do --s.
do pipes
do candles
do James river tobacco
II do Kentucky do
3 do starch Poland
Pepper aid spice
Monld and dipt candles
bbls of loaf sugar
9 do of rice
l c SIX no. saleratus
4 bbls water and butter crackers
10000 Principe cigars w
10000 Debberee cigars
gross smoking tobacco
q kegs Dupont powder
. reams wrapping paper
3 do letter paper @
DO FoolScap no. 1
6 bbs of molasses
do peach brandy
3 do Cognac brandy
s do Holland gin
10 do American brandy
10 do Ohio rcctiied whiskey
2 do Sperm oil
wines Of all kinds
3 bbs of Tar
8 doz bed cords SO do cotton boiling
SO do candle wick so do cotton twine
SUI do cotton yarns superior quality.
Also-Salt pctre, Indigo, Nader, Copperas,
Alum 50 cans of fresh oysters, all of which
we will sell low for cash or country produce
dcc3-27
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
Taken UP,

an the second day of November, A. D.,
W ls40. by Charles Daley, living near
Bentonsport, in Van Buren, County, 1T, u
certain Filley, described as follows, to wit
black, with small star in her forhead, the
right hind foot white, supposed 10 be three
years old last spring, abont fourteen and a
half hands high. Appraised at twenty
dollars and II half.
dec3-3t-27
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
SheriTss Sale.

DY virtue of an execution to me die:
I'D from the office of the Clerk Of The
trict Court, for the county OF Dcs Moins
Territory of Iowa, l will expose to ps
sale in the city of Burlington, on Tie
day of December next, between the hour
III o'clock A. NJ, and 4 O'Clock P NJ,
following property, to.wit: the North
quarter of Section nine, Township 70, R,
= west, situate in the Burlington land
trict. Taken as the property of Cha
Beaman, at the suit Of Samuel w. McCiI
JAMES CAMERON, She
Of Des Moines county
pov0E-9t I
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
No. 81, H. r. file, a memorial to Con.

4 - Z
No. 81, H. r. file, a memorial to Con,
gress to amend the organic law Of the
Territory of Iowa; first reading.
Bills pissed. No. II, c. F. A bill 10
amend An act prrviding for changing the
venue in civil and criminal cases.
No. 10, H. r. file, A memorial for an
appropriation to continue the construction
of the agency road.
! No. Ia, IT. r. file, "A memorial for an
appropriation to improve the rapids of the
Mississippi river.
No. %, H. r. file, A memorial for an
appropriation to improve certain Terrific.
rial roads.
No. ID, Council file, A joint resolution
asking our delegate in Congress, to use his
influence to procure the establishment OF
a semi weekly mail route from Blooming
ton TO Marion, Linn county.
No. 8. Council file, Joint resolution
asking change of organic law, SO as to
make militia officers elective by the peo-
pie.
No. 90, Council file, A bill supplement
tary to an act entitled An act 10 organize
discipline and govern the militia Of the
Territory.
No. 10. G. F. A bill to amend An acr
establishing certain territorial roads there.
in named.
No. so, H. R. file A bill to amend an
act to authorize John III. Sullivan and
Adrian H. Davenport, to establish and KEEP
a ferry across the Mississippi river, at the
town of Rockingham.
Bills returned from H. R.-No. 10
Council file, joint resolution asking al
appropriation for the improvement of thu
harbor of Dabuqne.
No. 5, Council file A memorial for al
appropriation TO improve the Iowa ant
Cedar rivers. having been returned from
the House of Representatives with amend
ments were read and concurred in by thu
Council.
No.9, Council file, A bill providing TO
the service of writs by copy, in certain
cases.
No. 6, Council file, A bill supplement
tai to an act regulating practice in dstric
courts of the Territory, having been re
turned from the House of Representative
with amendments, were read and disa
greed to by the Council.