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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
HEARTLEss MURDER.

We are indebted, says the Noiristowt
Register to friend, for the followin,
distressing accoun, Of a. murder 10 Ches
Ter county -
'On or about the | 7th ul', an Eng
Iishmsn came TO Valley Forge. Chest
county, in this Slate, and engaged
boarding with a man residing there,
named Peace. Having been with hin
hree or four days, they both we"i ou
Cunning together, but with only one
gun. Peace returned in the course oi
Ihe day, without his companion.
THIS sudden loss Of the msn excited
so interest for HE ssfe'y, and enquir,
.nd search were made for him, until he
wss found 10 the neighbouring wood,
dead. He wss Immediately buried;
soon sfer fears Legsn 10 be enierlsined
that he had come 10 his death in an i'm.
proper manner. The pecunisry crcum-
stances Of Peace had been very embsr-
rs,sing for some time, and he had beet
pressed very much for money. Direct.
ly, Peace was found 10 possess an unu
suat quantity Of it, and with il he dis
charged some debts, one of which
10 about Sol. The EngIs
man was poor, yet, The sudden reverse
in the circumstances and conduct Of
Pesce, induced q general suspicion thai
he had been The perpeiraior Of the mur.
der OF the former. Accordingly, OF
Saturday last, the 10th inst, he wa,
arrested, and under went an examination
before Justice Of the Peace, in III,
co, Id not account for the
receipt Of more than S25 Of all III,
money in his possession. The Sol
above mentioned paid on the day of th'
mars disappearance, whereas, he in
sisted that it was paid long before: thi.
deb, was, moreover. paid by ten dollar
notes, none Of which he could account
or.-The circumstaniial evidence ad
ducad, Was so strong against him,
that the magistrate ief, obliged TO have
him commiIled 10 the County Jail a.
West Chester. The de ceased was sub
se9uenlly disInierred and upon post
mur'em examination held over his
body, he was found shot in the back Of
his neck, and his skull was broken.
The above information has been OBJ
tanned from gentleman presen, at
the examination, who says Mat it
b' ought 10 ligh, other evidence, which
recder his guilt mUre apparent.
The brother of Peace had been rob.
bed of 81 80, aud since the circumstance
related have thrown >uSpic,on upon
Peace the motive Of the murder APP
pears TO have been bron hit 10 light
with II; since, TO aver, suspicion from
himaelf and cas, il n,.a.-.s L. -iiet
mao, ne ttivc'ed his sudden disappear.
anee from The ncIghbor hood
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
FEASTING A COMPOSITOR.

A letter fro n Hamburg, OF the l4lh OF
,ober ssys-'Last Saturday all the person
engaged on the daily journal, the CORES,
ponden, Impartial de Hsmbourgh ,celebrasi
by dinner The sx,e,h anniversary Of The
entry Of one OF The composilors, NAMED
Helm, on the paper. During ,ha, long pc.
rod he had not missed his work sing,
day. He is now 80 years Of age, enjoys
excellent health, and does his work like,
young man. There were 220 persons pre-
sent a. tn e dinner, including all ,he msstr
printers Of The place. One Of these gen,s
men, NJ. Bodecker, sent 100 pine apple.
400 pounds of fine grapes,snd an immense
quantity OF flowers for the FEAST
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.
Ar THE WILD BRIG or DRX6RLrN

An English paper, The Stirling Journal, }
las the following account of distressing
'veni.---'An occurrence Of a most melsn-
holy na,ure, aud undet circumstances
peculiarly affecting took plase a, this Wild
and romantic spot on Tuesday last. A
person named Jameson who had been mar
tied on Monday evening, proceeded to
Callsnder, along with his sister, Elizabeth
Jameson, on hIs marriage jsun,.--Here
they met with person named James Tsv-
Tor, joiner, residing near Stirling, who had
heen working IN Calander, and who, after
they had proceeded To The romantic Brsck
linn, followed after, and succeeded in over.
taking them al the bridge. At ,his spot q
deep dark narrow chssm stretches far below
TO the depth Of 90 or 20 fee,, through
which the steam descends With fearful vio.
lence, in laundering volumes, into gloomy
pool Of linn beneath. This yawning gulf
is spanned at the summit by single plank
scarcely two feet broad, h edged with bri.
lie and rustic rail! Ii was at tits spo. then
that Taylor overlook the party; and seeing
The young woman fearful TO cross The mar.
row gldly pathway, he endesvored TO
overcome her tmidi,, by taking her hand
md drawing her across. She resisted
seized the fragile rail, which snapped in
her hand like ward--oDe momen, they
appeared poised in the air. the next, with
thrilling shrek Of agony, both were precip
ltaled down the gloomy gulf! They in
1lan,ly disappeared, but far below, the
chasm reverbersted with the falling rocks
md the screams Of The wild birds. dslOdged
ny the descent OF the unfortunate individuals
rhe party we're paralyzed with terror; and
some time elapsed before they summoned
energy sufficient 10 reach the cau'deon
heneslh. where they found the young wo
man dresdfuIy injured, bu. still in iie
Medical assistance was instantly
procured. but lM,le hopes were entertain.
I'd Of her surviving. The budy Of Tav-
Ior, who ia a married man, was not dis
covered ill next day, wedged bstween two
rocks at the bottom Of the pool;l ard. wesnn
derstand. befnrp il could be recovered, the
.ueam, swollen by the late rains, had car
led il from The pool further. down the wa
er, and ths, it las not yet been found
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
CURIOUS CALCULATION.

The unpaid National Debt of England
amounts 10 nearly 800 milions--a sum
no. .o easily eomprehended as expressed
IN words Bdi il we look forward 10 the
year 1000 of the Christian Era, and back
10 The birth of Christ, & farther back 1900
years 10 The nood-snd farther back 1900
years to the Mosaic date of tho CIealion
of man--then The whole date will amount
to 5000 years; aud The debt is equal to a
dollar minute during the whole time!-
reckoning each dollar al IS, sterling ulo
cents,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

: The .2mericQn Tract Sociefy The
issues from me DEPOSITORY of The Amer
can ,FIsct Socieiy,sl New Yo,k k,during
The past seven months, were more than
lwce as great as the issues during th,
corresponding period of last year. The
tracts issued in the last seven mon,hs
cost The society Sloo 397. A consider
able portion Of these tracts afe in Ian.
guageS spoken by foreign Immigrants.
such as German, French, Swedish, I,a-
Ian, &c, Abuu' go 100000 pages have
been distributed grslI.iiously in ,desli
t"te districts and 10 poor families. The
numher of volumes sent forth in seven
months is not far from 100000. A
very lrrse plr' Of The issues have been
sen, 10 distant and desi'ule p,rrs Of the
country for eircnls'ion, by the hands Of
'bou' one hundred colpoliears, includ.
log t"en'y'eighl German sod French,
IN twenty three ~dlferent States and Tel
ritories.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
A GlANTESS.
gent.

Kentucky ia conresscdlv the state OF
ss"'s; snd we see that Fleming Co. H.
that commonwealth; 10 pu''ins i,a .bes,
foo' forward TO shov ih., there s-e m
women for Siz" like rhe Kan'nrky gid.
There hss 'oiely gone to Cincinnati,
from that county, country la's.>ix fee,
snd eleven inches high, and having >
person developed 10 proporriona;e
magnitude. Her head. arms. shoulders
hands and general size all corresponds:
she is not mere lump Of overerown
flesh, as is often the case in these Brob-
dignags. We hear she is consdered
good looking; but il any one believes its
10 matter how beautiful he or she is. lei,
him or Ner look in convex. mirror, and
The heresy will depart, or we know
nothing of the "human face divine, -
Think Of Gbeauiful woman with . face
80 large as a salmon dish ...,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
.fn Honest snd a Conseientiou, thsr

An Honea snd a Conseientious Man
The Albany Argus s,vrs The subjoin
ID notice Of an individual living 10 ths
city. Ifall men we're 40 conscientiou
he world would be much better:
"There is man living in this city
who has for many years gained no.
much more than the bare necessaries oi
lie, by The precsrious mems Of employ
nent that he could obtain from place tc
place. Not many months ago, in con
sequence Of his general failhfulness, ;
permanent situation was offered 10 him,
9th considerable in The estimation o
! man in his circumstances, which ht
declined 10 accept, until assured that ,ht
lten present incumbent, for whom h,
had no particular regard, would not b,
materially inj jured thereby.
A life tine Of good conduct would b,
no more satisfactory evidence that b
man might be trusted with uncouniet
gold, than This single manifestation
nhder The circumstances attending il
would require q very strong temptation
to induce such person to iolure hi,
neiehhor in his property or goo'
name"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

A Clay whig met friend (raiher neutral
IN politics than o,herwise) in State stree,
ms morning alter the ne VS. Of the result Of
he election in New York, and accos,ed
him in this manner
We'll Ned, wta. DO you say now''
'Wha, do say nov?
Yes. What do you say to ihc election
Of James X. PolkT t'. q
: j ssys in the language OF the great EN-
hodimea,, 'PersonaIlyl have no objection.
bu. on 'hr contrary, | should be CHAD to see
u, If il can be done without dishonor with
out ~". and is desired by large portion
Of tho people,!
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

4 Errofydiaa'y feat (DFTieyity. -
x Brussels paper records certain won.
deful feat, performed for a wager in
'hs cilyl by runner from London, Of
The nsme Of Coo'es.
"h seems trom the account, that this
agile and active being ran Two slome-
tres. w,iked one kilome,re, wheeled .
harrow one kilome're, walked back
wards one kilome're, Itundlcd hoop
for one kilomette. hopp-d on one foot
me hundred metres. Iesped over twenty
i've barriers; V The distance Of ten me-
res from each o'hei, made twenty five
semerse,s. picked up forty stones laid in
! slrsixh, line, st the distance Of one
metre from each o,hsr,snd csrried the m
to . bsske, placed near III. g." stone
A this was 10 be done in sixty minutes
The Englishman performed IT in 6f,
eight and half minutes IL WIS Tor .
wager Of 400 frsncs, which he received
'riumphsn'ly 10 the presence OF crowd
o! spectators. The entire distance,
English measure, was about six miles"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
Remarkable Des/rucfiOn oT Fish.

Rem0rkab/e DesfructiOn oT Fish. -
The New London News mentions re.
.ma' k"ble fact, which is asserted nv hsh.
rmen who had Just arrived, after az
Insuc ccesSiul excursion. In returning
dong the South shore of Long Island,
their attention was attracted 10 The beach
which was literally s,re~ed with the
1odIts OF dead fish, just washed up by
he sea. Black Ash, cunners, lob tiers,
and c'sbs,and many other species which
'ahabt our shores al this season, lay
promiscuously on the sand. On exam.
ming The well Of the smack, i, was dis.
covered that The fish which they had
sken were also dead. Another smsck
reports The same singular fact. IL i,
conjec,ured that there has been Q volcs.
mic eruption at sea to cause this general
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

Proiestontism Predominant-M
Hampshire is The only Safe whose G.,
'li'u'Ion does no, allow a Catholic
hold the Offices Of Governor, Counsel
Senator or Representative. A propu
lion 10 amend the constitution hy ab,
Sh'ng this restriction, was submitted
lhe people, and the majority against
was large. ..
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
TROUBLES IN MEXICO.

A correspondent Of Baltimore American
a, Vera Cruz,says that things Looks gloom,
Some harsh correspondence is going OF
between the American Minister and this
government in relation TO Texas, also be
ween Santa Anna and The Congress, which,
u is thought. he viii put down, and cause
himself 10 be invested with the Dlc,storial
pow ?, Some great even, 10 no, far off,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

Signs Ola Hard H1nter.-Th,
mtrs predict that the comas wi
will be ioletablv severe one. 7
say they have never seen a ses,o
grea, abundance, especially in fruit,
was not followed by hard winter;
summer has also been rather we,
otherwise, and this may be Sc, dow
another sign FOR cold winter.
ssys the goose abone?
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
THE WAY THEY MARRY QUE
WEST.

"A western paper says The arrival
OF al ladies' all at one time, in Iowa,
has caused sensation. We think il
should. But Of their manner o: .pay.
ing addresses and getting 'h,ched,'i IS
what we want TO come al. 1t is said
to he done in business like way,
something in this wise; when a boat
!osd OF ladies' is coming in "a, The land.
'ng, the gentlemen on shore make
proposals to The ladies through speaking
'Tumpels, something like the following:
NJ lss, with blue ribbon on your bonne,
viii you take mei' Halo there, cal,
with cinnamon colored shawl ! If,
agreeable, we will jine.' The ladies, in
The meantime, get ashore, and married
al the hote the parties arranging them.
selves aa The squire sings oul 'Sor, YOUR
selves, sort yourselves A great coun-
try that Far weslr
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

II Frog Sfory.--Ths Belknap
H. Gpzet,e ssys ,hsitwo hundred
grown frogs left their natural elem.
the other day. and paid a visit Ia
house Of Mr.. Roberts, in Alton. ira,
ling some dozen or fifteen rods, i
body up quite a steep hill,a and hover
Upon a door stone, seemed to SEEK
mIl'snce into The house. That frog
ry is rather fshy.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
A RELIC OF THE BATTLE FIELD

Fhe New Orleans Courier Of the sl
inst. SAYS: 'We this morning saw bryo
ne, m5edded in y thick root of a tree, " l,.th
vas dug up some fee, under ground, on the
tield VI oa,,le below The city. IL isa rare
curiosity snd well uonh seeing. 1t is in
ne P"ssesa"n Of Mr., s rayIor, al the
Merchants Exchange, where it will he px
INBRED for two or thee days. |, is Mr.
Iay'or's intention To present ii IN a glass
case TO General Jackson
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

II Liberty Moveme!n.--A gener3
Convention Of the Liberty party of III
Union is 10 be held at Albany on III,
4lh and 5lh Of December next. Thl
parly.esch.year is sddins' 10 its slren;c
in q greater proportion than any orhe
party. This year it'has given fifty ,hol
sand votes, -
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

The GENTLEMAN.--The black guard
is fellow who does no, care whom he
ohends, the clown is 5lockhead who
does not know when he ofIrnds: The
gentleman is person who is cautious
not 10 offend.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

The Liberty Votein Msw Ymk-
Vhe L'htI'y vote, a, the recent election
in New York State, was 1890. In
ls4o i wSs e'sos. being gain Of 49,
COO in four yosrs. ~.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

Iron Canal Boats have been used Q
The Erie Canal with great success.
few days since one OF them, the Vulc,
cleared from Rochester for Albany wi
500 barrels Of -four.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

TAILoRs Many eminent men have
served their time a, tailoring. Thomas
Woodman native of New Jersey, who
first suggested the idea Of sboishiug ihp
slave trade, was tailor by trade. H.
published much on The subject and went
Europe 10 consult distinguished men
the topic, where he died OF
;hesmal-pox in l772.
Sir John Hawkwood--'he frs, Eng
lsh General-was also tailor. His
historian says Of him-"He turned his
needle into sword, and his ihimbIe
n,o shield" He died in 1894 In
Rockingham there is monument erec-
ed 10 his memory.
Beuiam,o Rob bins, the compiler Of
Anson's voyage around the world, If
not tailorby trade, was the son OF q
tailor. fiji,
Sir Ralph Blackwell, knighied by
Edward III. for his bravery, was TAI
Ior by trade. He was the founder oil
Blackwell Hall.
John Stove, the antiquarian, who
died in London about the year 1000, a,
the age Of so years, was tailor.
John Speed, The distinguished histo
rian, served his apprenticeship at the
same trade.
Let our tailor. he encouraged. Many
an eminen, man, besides those we have
mentioned above, has arisen to useful
ness and honour from this trade. No
class OF m-n among ~ are wore indus
'ons--snd very few more in'e,lI-
gent.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

Partisan Moraiity.-A writer IN .he
National in'elligencer. speaking of the nor
slay OF tho Psrisians says:-'Ful one
third 81 the population Of Paris live logerh.
CT without marriage
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30
The Pretended Election FRI

The Pretended Election Frauds in the
State Of Louisiana. - The New Orleans
Republican of the 9th inst. st,er alluding to
the charge Of fraudulent voting preferred
4gsins. The Democrats Of Plsquemines par
Ish, by the Bee and Tropc of that ciiy;and
copied BY The Wing papers all over the
country--shows the whole story to be false
ny very plain statement of the facts Of th'
case. The Democrats obtained about 900
majority in that parish. and because ;he
vote was considerably larger than was ever
css befWe j.. ihs thar Ssus lcft6iH lcft6iH ans aunt
the guilty breast. jumped To the conclusion
that the election was fraudulent. The Re
publican shows thai ihere are eleven hun
dred mel entitled 10 vote, who are actual
residents OF the parish Of Plaqnemines. and
thus takes away the ground on whihh the
charge Of The Wings was predica,ed. The
Republican also publishes leuers ftomJudge
Leonard, John Claiborne, ESQ. and Jno. e.
Larue Esq. fully repelIing The chalge oi
fraud as applied to the Democrats, but Ieav.
ing strong suspicion rha, numbers of
fraudulent Wing votes had been pollcd in
that parish.
The following is the result of the elec.
lIon in the precincts Of Plsquemnes:
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

10 the last menioced district. according
TO Doctor Wilkinson's statement, there arr
actually upwards of eleven hundred white
men who plant corn-the Doctor is a
staunch Wing.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

The Pawnee Indians own about 5000.
600 acres of fertile prairie lands ON The
Missouri River.
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COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
\ N1y'B.u8ER 90, 1874.
sscn sit,.stsong of u Nashville

.. Nyis exc"i,eat soIIi'r received fron
,Gen@, jirkscr ~ma,k NJ rfspeG, wort
iHsch 7pia 'sN ,ar ksi.A li aud nobility
b s,oweJ nov hefs hy European sove'
pttrs 1,'wss the ej! Of hi. own sword
'wnrn an the fields 81 battle, where he ha''
seen Cen Atms'rnne ,or'1-n frais ii velo'
te..,1gnr raIrf rdja he lem heatlec
z, -,- -.bt = e.. General Arm
sirau 1a,NFiacJ ms 'S,urn unsupported
-t.a 1rsrte,y meo enough 10 lead his can
>3b aca'ns, most nj stvages. until Gen
9rsI iscLsop rallish re,rea''rg reginenl,&
Gptned N NE fortune of t'ee day. After
'pre a Armstrong Lthrn captain and nos
r( ms men xerc sho, down by his gun. his
,autape and exhorlatiors still animated the
hule remnant to maintain the battle. II wa'
the recollection of such deeds. doubtless,-
that prompted the venerable hero Of. the
Hermitage 10 signalze a late visit Of his
friend and companion IN arms IN The maH!|
her 81 ws,i described IN ,he following let
.'er. - Globe
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

ihe FeCJUerUbU WI SuCU urVuo' u'HV"Cs~
that prompted the venerable hero Of ihe
Hermitage 10 signalize a late visit Of his
friend and companion in arms in The maH.
her 81 ws,i described in ,be following let
'er.-- Globe
NASHVILLE. Oct. 30. 1914
FRAHc1s p BLAIR ESQ.
DEAR SIR: hive jos, returned fiom a
Visir 10 he Hermiage, aud must take the
SEherty Of describing to Won an interesting
Nrrne wnlch Witnessed there TO day. Gen
eral Armstrong am, myself were the only
persons present We found the old Get.
eral in very delicate heaIth'- much enfeebled
and emaria,.d, laboring under distressing
cough, and discharging matter freely from
his lougs. His face was pale. and his ia
bic, surrounded with books. letters; and
papers, and ready TO engage, witt his usual
emphatic earnesiness, in conversation, on
AL the the sgiia,ing topics Of the tines
haiI visited him some four weeks ago when
hiA appearance Indicated far more strength
of body, and more freedom from pain, than
onto. day. The impression made upon my
mrd IN this visit was, that we cannot
reasonably expect his life to be prolonged
m1re than few months. he seems him
SET to be deeply impressed with the near
approach oi his final departure from this
world and iefers tn tina, event with all the
-.alm ,composure anil submissive resignation
pf ,he ifue christian.
Whil., we were seated in his room,
oHq,ged in conversation about The probable
.e-.l, nl the presidential election. he took
=. hls pen and was occupied for few
n, nutes In ~rilIng a, his ,abe.-He then
reqdesIed me 10 draw ou, from under the
sol bn which was sitting; a small pine
hox; and TO take off The top OF it. On
do 50; | discovered that the box
containing sword. The old Gen
ERA, remarkins tome that az he saw ,hs,
his remaining DAYS mus, he few, he fe,
non of that sword which has been his
-Geitiapihp attriqa itffPss "raste. 'f-6nnns 10
Grne5sl Armstrong, be remarked. Il desire,
Generally make 10 you tender OF thai
sword. which ,tusl vpu will accept. and
~hi"h know you will never dishonol'-
- ,i,e sane iime handing TO General Arm.
s'rong the psper down on his table, which
e, piAired a most besntiful tribute to the
bravery Il patriotism Of that gallant soldier;
iererai Armstrong accepted the sword .and
wlh ,he derpesl emotion thanked him for
ihc honor conferred on him in being seleC,
ri as he depository of 80 invaluable relir
%! hrsve,y and patriotism. General Jack
cons sword, the tfusiy companion Of his
q siglal y'tiorlrs as = warrior, Is now held by
u5 filhhi friend and chivalrnns fellow
'lfer General Robert Armstrong. Whilst
General Armstrong cherlshes lhe faithful
r",npaniOl oI the old hero as the richest
memea'O that he could give 10 him, he still
feels ,ha, he only holds II as trustee for his
rnuauy, ready 10 use II in defence o! her
''nror. or 10 surrender il up 10 be held by
The nation, AS worthy to repose by the side
o. The sword of General Washington.
have ,ho't that as every thing connected
with the did hero is interesting to his coun
Try men. it might be Of some consequence
that they nigh, know how he has disposed
of his sword.
Very respectfully,