The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-03-27

l,2o0 tons of stock annually, producing pa
per worth 100000.
Great ETeshet in The South. Charleston
papers of the 18th instant give accounts of
freshet in that section Of country, which
had already done great damage. and there
were apprehensions that il would be much
worse. Al Hamburg the water was very
high, and rising at the rate Of eighteen in
ches an hour--a considerable portion of the
town was under water. The railroads had
suffered much by the washing away of
bridges, embankments, &c.
Mcleod Case-postponed.-Th trial of
Mcleod upon the charge Of assisting TO
burn the Caroline, and to murder Durfee,
comes on Lockport mex, summer-not mex.
week.
Mcleod has commenced, or is abou, TO
commence, the correspondent OF the N. Y.
Herald says proceedings 10 procure com.
mission to examine foreign witnesses. and
among the rest Capt Drew, who command.
ed the Caroline expedition, and who is now
in England. Hence i, is that trial oanno,
be had before the latter part of next summer
OF perhaps not uu.il fall.
Government Steamers. is thought
that government has decided to render as
sistance to Mr.. Collins Of New York, and
carry ou. his plan for building four large
steam ships 10 run between New York and
Liverpool.
| Steamboat Home-The cause growing
out of the loss of this vessel, after u full and
laboriOus hearing in New York, which oc.
cupied six days, was on Monday evening
given to the jury, who the next morning
came into Court with verdict for sll,-
500.
Naiiue Steel, Professor Emmons Of N.
York, has made report to the Legislature
on the steel mine discovered in franklin
county, in that State. Native steel, i! is
stated, can be dug out Of the earth.
Commodore Downes, it is said has been
reins,ated in the command of the Navy
Yard at Charlestown, which place has been
temporarily occupied by Capt. Morgan.
What Tsllains. seamen tried 10
set fire to the whaling ship Audey Clarke,
in January last, at sea, in order to get clear
Of paying what they owed the owners.
Whig Nomination Tho Wings of N.
York have nominated J. p. Phoenix, Esq,
as their candidate for Mayor at the ap.
proaching charter e.eclion.
Il Mew Paper has been started in Har-
risburg to support the election of Governor
Porter. 1t is calIed"The Yeoman;" and is
very ably edited.
The Taxes of New York for 1890, a.
mounted 10 sl,O0O,00O. 1t is estimated
that this year, they will amount to $780,
900.
Riots in Canada.-Thc election in Can
ada is prolific in riots. The Radical tick.
ct goes ahead Of the Tory ,and Of course the
latter party knock down and beat the Rad-
| calls whenever they can With impuniiy.-
On Wednesday the Radical candidate was
1870 ahead at henrysville, which SO exas-
peraied the tories that severe contest en-
sued. and the radicals being poorly prepared
10 defend themselves were severely injured.
One or more of the latter have died, and
many are SO badly hur; that there are 10
hopes OF recovery. The radical candidate
has entered his protest and Withdrawn from
the canvass, ,and possibly, the riotous scenes
have ended for the present.
A Yankee Schooner. only 70 tons has
sailed from Charlestown for Canton. 1t is
bold experiment, and is rumorod to be an
eapress.
Riot and Jail breaking. A riot in Lo-
rain county, Ohio, lately occurred which
ended in breaking open the county Jail and
taking therefrom two negro slaves, who had
been confined in it, TO wal, an adjucation of
their cause.
No yoa Don't-An individual who had
| borrowed $3.50 from the German Bank at
Worcester, Ohio, offered to pay the bank in
| lis Oon notes; but the cashier put his
thumb TO the tip OF his nose, and told the