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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
THE GRAND DESIGN.

A correspondent at Alton, says the New
Bedford Bulletin, after stating that the recen
murder OF Joe Smith had been followed By
a dispensation Of his followers, gives ihe fol
lowing interesting i'ems:-Mrs Joe Smith
it is said, has lost all confidence, Cf sh,
ever had any in the Mormon faith. Sh'
will soon retire to some secure situation
undoubtedly the richest lady in the West
Joe had been amassng money for severa
years past, for the purpose of eventual,
going 10 Jerusalem, intending to issue
proclamation calling in the Jews, owe
whom he was 10 be head TIL the return o
Christ upon ihe esrth-whch event b,
believed would take place forty five year
from 1874.
With reference TO This expedition he wa
crowned King of Israel in 1914, by in
Council Of Fifty, denomina,ed the 'Ancien
Ioi days The fifty were all sworn Il
secrecy, had the fact from ore VIII
assisted at the coronaIion-dIvuged slnc'
Ioo's death. This was the Prophets grant
design; and had it been generally
known, would, perhaps, have saved Gu
State from The disgrace and aiamy Of Per7e
lraing so foul murder.
This fact affords key to certain move
men,s of the Prophet, which are olherwis
wholly inexplicaOe.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
MILLERISM AT ITS CLIMAX.

The 22d of October being generally re
reived tie followers Of Father Miller aud
Brother Hines, as that on which the world
was to be destroyed, the excitement ac
cordngly reached lis climax at the time
designated For several days before i, had
been rising in intensity. Parents deserted
their families--people closed their stores,
gave away their goods, threw their valuables
INTO the streets, and were gully of every
species of wIldness and insanity that could
well be lmaglned-so much so, indeed thai
in some cases, the aid Of The police had to
be invoked 70 preserve the peace. Or
Monday, the great body Of those deludeC
people went forth into the open country, tc
be prepared (1r the change which was It
come upon them. To hills on HE western
side of the SchuyIhill were selected bi
many, and a nnmber Of encampmenls o
bivouacks were TO be seen within the range
ol few miles, were the utmost excltemen
was exhibited. The night, however, wa
cold and wel--the watchers generally with
Inul iouG or shelter; and, as the natural con
I'fqnence OF such exposure, the (Ollowln,
lay found great numbers overcome by in
hsPoslIIon. The old people and the infant
particularly, sull,rtd sev,rely, & i, is NOR
han Akely that the result Of this insane pro
eedlng will be the death of many. Th,
)GedlrUOn having thus failed once more
he MIIlerlles are returning slowly ant
'ejecIedly to their accustomed avocaions =
such ol Them, al least, whose heads hav
not been completely turned; but i, is to b
II presumed, as a matter of course that me an
nouncement will soon be- made that a mis-
take has again been committed as to tn
Iday, and that the old routine is to be repea
led. While SO much of credulous ignoranc
! is exhibited, there will be nc lack of cum
D ing roguery to take advantage of it, for n
+ doubt can exist that it has been turned
. profit already. The supply, in this matte
as in others, is in proportion To the deman
q and If people are eager to be imposed OF
The imposlor will not be wanting -Nea
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ss,, recovering the use of speech, he,
bdist out with.
1And | have been capable Of suspect
ing, of accusing you of a crime!--'
DO moi say any thing more abou
that Nj. le Baroa' rThe blow did
reach my heart | must confess; bot the
wound is cicatrlSea now
III will ever be ia my remembrance,
replied the baron, 'and since you vii
no, Re recompensed in the manne'
which is so pleasing AMI exciting to
oflicious zeal, | shall not rest uatll you
have received the Justice which is due to
your heroism and the many valuable
services which you have performed.
a few months after, Joseph received
the star Of honor from the hands Of hi
colonel, who we'll knew how TO appre
'ciale him, and was soon promoted l'
The 'IieWenancy Of he iremen whom h
commanded many years, exciting ihel
warmes ELECTION and adding TO 'hel
Reputation by inspiring them with M
BILE desire 10 initiate his example.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02

tLJ7 For several weeks, our paper has
been almost exclusively devoted to political
matter, which has rendered it, not as inter
esling 10 the miscellaneous reader as W.
could have wished, The election, being now
over, we shall have more time, and more
space in our columns 10 devote to them, ant
we shall endea avor hereafter 10 make amerd,
for the past, and make our paper as inter
egtng, to say Ihe least, as those of our
neighbors.
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THEIRS HISTORY /.

The leading journals of the French capital
urnish some curious particulars of lhe sorl
'f association entered into for the publication
Of Mr. Thiers' Historic da Consultt ct De
rEmpire.' A partnership fund amounting
TO 525, 900 francs (e2l,9o0 uerIing) was,
it seems, provided for The payment of the
copyright and expenses, and the society
professionally formed some years ago, was
TO receive regular working org anization
when she author should have completed
his man nscrlpt. The society now, by pub
Iic act, declares that M. Theirs work
being in a very advanced state, the member:
consider it for their interest at once TO begr
lhe publication. The author has, it is said
,lready received $40, 600 francs on account
NJ his work which was to be paid at the
rate of 10000 francs for each OF the
fret nine volumes, The tenth, and concluding
volume entitled him to 100000 francs
VI Theirs receives then, for copyright
500, 900 francs mo less a sum in Enghsh
money than 100000.
The present possessions oi France in
Africa cost her from Two 10 three
millions s'erlng year, and require an
army Of 100 600 men. This is surely
I'payng too dear for a whistle
A poor woman Of Allors, has recent
Y come into possession of fortune Of
gl, 500 900, by The death Of his brother
who died lately at Demerara.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
EARTHQUAKE IN IVES FERN NEW
YORK.

On Tuesday morning las, very perccp
uble shock Of an earthquake was expert
enced in the town Of Alden, Albion, Alex
ander, Atica, Batavia, Bethany, Darien and
EIba.
A gentleman from Albion states that aboui
8 O'Clock in the morning, while be was at
breakfast, something seemed to suke the
side Of the house, jarring it all over. rauling
the dishes on The table. The sound then
passed on with deep rumbling noise like
car passing over a railroad. At the west,
end Of the town. large brick house was
cracked through in the centre, and some
of the stones in the abulments Of the canal
fell out.
Mr. Folleu, assistan, postmaster at Ba,a
via, says the shock was felt there a, 7 min
utes past 8, and lasted about two seconds
A gentleman from EIba estimates the du
ration of the shock in ,ha, place at half a
minute, and describes it as hard enough TO
jar open several doors. 1t came apparent
|Iy from the southwest and passed 10 the
northeast
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02

Kjchopoo Cooperative Galeua Gazette
says: II the reports concerning the late dis
covery of copper ore above Prairie du Chi.
IN, referred to in our last, he not exaggera.
Ied, that section Of country will soon excite
The attention Of great numbers Of mining ad.
'enturers. The specimen ol The ore left at
this office has excited much attention, and
is pronounced superior to any Thing Of the
kind heretofore seen by most of those who
have eXaminedit it. The remark is pretty
general that there musi be more of such
mineral in the vicinity. The country is
Itopresented as being broken, abonnding III
thigh hills and clear springs Of water.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
COUNTERFEIT SOVEREIGNS.

The National In'eNigencer publishes a
letter from London, exposing new aud
highly dangerous counterfeit sovereign, SO
closely resembling coinage at the British
Mint tha, even the die sinker himself was
deceived by it, 1t is composed Of copper
and gold, half and half, gilt bu, on cutting
open the edge the redness of the copper
becomes visible. The dots on the feC
Or in that quarter Of the shield contain
ing the single lion, are more distinct, being
crossed or further assunder than inlthe rea
coin. The counterfeit is believed TO b.
made for circulation IN the Unile'
States.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.

A trial in the Supreme court, New York,
has usl closed in which Allison b. ldeson
was charged with the ruin of young girl
oi II, who was placed as an inmate in his
family, and who was entitled to his prolec.
ton, Tho jury in this case although charg
ed by tha court that they could bring in for
loss of services, marked their sense of the
transaction by returning a sealed verdict iu
favor Of lhe plaintiff for $500,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
A CURIOSITY.

We were shown The other day a hand
iul of peas, IN the pod, one or Two pods
of which appeared quite dry and suita.
BILE 10 plant, which were raised from
peas picked in July from vines which
had grown and borne large quantity
OF this delicious vegetable between thai
date and The middle oi The preceding
April. This second crop was quite
thrifty, and boarding house in ,hi,
city was several times applied from i
with peas for the table. We doub
whether spot of land can be founc
which will exhibit like degree Of fe
cundily. The seed was q mixture Of III,
common and maIIo~at pea.-Ncu
London AdO0cate.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
THE WEATHER,

The weather throughout the falI,thus far
with two exceptions has been very fine for
the gathering of The fall crops On the 20tI
of September, we had snow Storm which
fairly covered The ground with a white man
tie, and on Wednesday last, we had con
tinued snow throughout the day, although
it nj meIied as fast as it fell, leaving no traces
behind excep, cold weather
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
THE DEAD-LETTER OFFICE.

This office al sshington, where letters
are opened and read, The owners of which
cannot be found, that cannot be rewarded
according TO address, is full of curious in
,erest. writer in the Baltimore Sun says
The amount of money found III such letters
is very great The sum Iecieved during
the quarter ending the 30lh of SptembeI last,
is Si470; but how much Of this amount is
Counler(elt is not yet asceriaiued. In every
case where money, good or bad, (or other
Valuables) is found in letters, il is carefully
re.enclosed and sent 10 the Posi- Master of
he place whence it was transmitted, with
direction 10 that officer 10 use every effor'
in finding the writer Of the letter, TO whom
he should deliver ii, and obtain receipt.
In this way, about nne-lenas Of the amount
reverts annually TO tho owners. If the
owner cannot be found within forty days,
| it is again returned TO the Department,
where it remains subjec! to the order Of
the owner at any subsequent period.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-02
RAILROAD IRON.

The manufacture of railroad iron is
successfully carried on at The Noun
Saroea works, near Cumberland, Md.
The Company have two large smelling
furnaces in blast, connected with large
rolling mill have eight or nine pudding
furnaces in full operation, wirh which
ihey are making Iailroad and other nor
I a rapid Iale.