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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
From Oregon.

Oregon, according the following account
taken from letter in The Peoria Register,
is an uncommohly fertile country. The
letter is written by Mr., Carver, one Of The
emigranIs.
The harvest is inst at hand and such
crops Of wheat, barley, oats peas and po'
isloes are seldom, fever, TO be seen in Ihe
States that Of whes. it, psrIcuIar-!he
stalks being in many instances as high as
my head;thc grains generally much larger
Il would not much exaggeTate 10 say they
are as large again as those grown east OF
the mountains. The soil is good and tue
climate most superior, being mild The year
round, and very healthy, more so than any
country have lived in the same length OF
time. Produce bears an excellent price
pork 10 cents, beef @ cents, potatoes so
cents, s,whsal 81 per bu,hel. These articles
are purchased at the above prices with great
avidi,y by The merchants for shipment gen.
orally 10 The Sandwich Islands and Russian
settlements on this continen, and are paid
for mostly in stores and groceries, the latter
Of which is the product of these islands,
particularly sugar and coffee. Of which
abundant supplies are furnished. Wages
for laborers are high-Common hands are
getting from one 10 Two dollars per day, and
mechanics from Two TO four dollars per day.
IL is with difficulty men can be procured
at these prices, so easily can they do better
on their farms. The plains are perpetual
meadow, furnishing two complete new
crops in year, spring and fall, the latter
remaining green through The winter. Beef ls
killed from ,he grass al any season OF the
year If you have any enterprise left, or IT
your neighbors have any, here is the place
for them. DR.. Mclaughlin has just COM
menced canal around The Wa!amelta
Falls, which he expects 10 complete in Two
ears, at cos. of thirty thousand dollars.
Our LegisIaiureUhe lower house of which
| have the honor to be speaker which has
just finished its session, granted the Doctor
charter for twenty ysars--he entering in
10 an agreement TO complete the canal for
boats of thirteen fee, in width to pass in
safety; the whole 10 be completed in two
years as above stated. He has number
OF hands now engaged in its construction,
and no do ubls are entertained of his ability
To complete it. He is constructing large
nourng mill, with four burrs, which will
be ready for business this fall. He has al,
ready Two saw mills in operation a. the
falls. Every thing is houriShibg in this
country.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

An incident like that told of Sir Wala
Scott at the coronation OF George w, lately
occurred TO Washington Irving, Labdng
late at night a, Gibraltar, the sentinel re
fused 10 admit him; whereupon Mr.. Irvnl
handed HIM his card, with The request lha
i. might be left with the proper, authorities
so tha. in the. morning no delay nigh! occu
IN admitting him. The soldier LOOKED
upon the card and then raising his hat
Sir said he; ARE you Washington Irving
of America! are you the author of The
Sketch Book, and ,he'Tsles o. the Alham
bra!' MIR. Irving replied, in some surprise
i am 'Then,' said the sentinel. you
may enter, I know that l shall be pardoneC
for admitting you.'
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
MELANCHOLY 4 FATAL EVENT

|, is with undissembled sorrow that we
announce 10 our readers the death by sui
eide of FREDERICK E. BAILEY, E,q of this
borough, on Monday afternoon. The com
mission Of Mr. Bailey. as Prosecutor OF
the Pleas OF the Commonwealth in York
county had been read in opeL Court ,hs
day, and he had been sworn into office
During the early part of the afternoon ses
on, some criminal business had been al.
tended to by Mr.. B. soon after which he
ook up his papers and lef. the Court
House. Court adjourned at an early hour
chiefly on account Of his absence,a ,and sever
4, persons having business with him; con.
necled with his official duties. went TO his
office 10 see him, but did no, find him there
\fler FIVE o'clock he was discovered sus-
pended by his handkerchief 10 door on
the garre, Of his dwelling, which is nearly
opposite TO The Court Honse on High
street, and when taken down, life was ex
inct-the exlremiliss OF his body cold;and
all efforts TO restore vitality vain. We
will no, suffer ourselves TO speculate on
''ie cause OF ms melancholy catastrophe,
further than to say that without doub. Mr..
Balley's mind, which was very sensitive,
had become disturbed by influences spring.
ing from The responsibilities of his public
station, and upon that STATE of excitement
trivial error which occurred in drawing an
Indictment, operated to produce the fatal
result which we have stated, and which
so greatly assonished and shocked our
communisy.-York Republican.
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"rhuTH wlrHor- FEAR
SATURDAY,, si,rH 10, Isi6

This number completes the seventh
volume Of the Columbia Democrat
since we took charge Of it, ard i, has
eecome necessary that all debts due
us, whether for The paper, job work or lol
advertising, should be seIlled. Some oil
our subscribers owe US for the whole term,
and others for different periods, and we
mus. have our pay. All who Lave received
our papers for seven years and still owe
US for the same that do not pay soon, must
not feel hard,if their paper IL sIoPped,& the
payment enforced.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

A Mrs Dorolhea Foos, who died in
Baltimore on Saturday dreamed some years
since, that she would die on The 5th Of April
le45, and her acquainIsncsS had often
heard her state her presenliment. About
two years ago, she accidentally fell out Of
bod' and broke her hip, and otherwise in
jufed' so that all hopes Of her recovery
were given up,Lul she steadily insisted that
she would get about again, and aol die IN
'Il 'be 5'h Of Apri', ls45, and singular
though il may be, ye, such is the fact, she
did live until last Satuldy, the 5Ih OF April,
and died on that day. This equals the
celebrated case Of Lord Lyttlelon, who
prophesisd the exact hour Of bis death;
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

Intelligence has been recei ,ed OF a de-
s!rucve fire in Towanda, Pa, on Monday
asst, which destroyed several valuable build
InSs on the northwest corner of the public
square. The fire broke out in the Eagle
HoseI,which was entirely consumed togeI' =.
er with all the buildings on lhe north ana
south TO the value Of about, SIS 900. The
whole square ives, OF IIaln street, and be
tween Poplar and State, is one heap (
ruins. The buildings were mostly frame,
and The larger portion of the properly be-
longed to the Towanda Bank. Mossrs.
c. L. Ward and J. Elliott also suffered
severely.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
NEW YORK CITY ELECTION

The annual election in ihe city Of New
York, for municipal officers took place on
the 9Th and resulted in a complete vic
tory for The democ ratio party, over whig
ism and Nailvelsm, The Democrats elected
sheir Mayor by 6673 majority, and their
candidaIes in fifteen Out of ssOsnt.en wards
In the other Two. the whig ticket war
elected leaving not native to represent hi.
party in the board Of common council !,
will be recollecled, that last year, the
ualives, elected their mayor and majority
Of the Alderman, This is most glorious tri.
umph for the Democrats, and the entire
Irosuaiior Of he Native parry.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

BY an account in another column il will
be seen that dreadful calamity has visiIet
Piusburg, destroying about 100 houses
and an immense amount of Merchandise
Groceries e. Furniture. The loss is various
y estimated at eigh. to twelve millions
On Monday last, the Governor sent ;
'peciaI message 10 both branches Of tht
Legislature. recommending thai some pro
visions be made Tor the relief Of the suf
fercrs. A bill was Immediately introduced
into the house, and passed unanimously sp
propriasing $50, 900 to the relief Of the sui
(erers by fire in Piisburg, 10 De distributed
by the city authorities, releasing the pro
perty destroyed from taxation, and refund
ing and releasing all lieence, Of merchant
and others having iheir goods destroyed.
The Bill, passed the Senate ON Tue,
day
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
A PROMISING CHILD.

The Raleigh Register notices one of the
creates curosiles of the day, viz: a child
who will not be eigh. years of age until
July next, and who weighs 1T Ibs!-mors
Than the celebrated Daniel Lambert weigh.
ed al The same age. He measures round
ne waist 54 nches-around the hips 47--
the thighs 26-.ihe knees Is meek W.
and his ghi is feet 8! inches.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

TLeu followed busine" rapidly and
surely. and subsequently ! became my
masters partner in business, al his urgent
soicisuous One year since was soicI'ed
10 become member Of Congress. which
Of course accepted and now | have come
home TO see you once more father
The old msn was weeping, hs boys
prophecy was fulfilled. Indeed was he
sorry. and w the son again stood before
hun, in he prids OF manly beauty snd
strength he bowed his face IN his hands
aud wep, like child.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
TOWNSHIP ELECTION.

A Special Election in Bloom township was he'll
on last Monday, to elect two Justices OF the Peace
there being tie and no choice at the March elec
ton. The result is given below, and is rather
singular one again, but fortunately we have sue
cecded in making choice, and The matter is dis
posed of. Two Of the candidates Sloan and Case
are rIED and it seems as if that must be tho css'
with some Of the candidates for Justices always il
Bloom township,as Kahler and Painter were rIII
Eve years since. We give the vote at the Marcl
election in connection with the late vote.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

The Hon. Amos Kendall and the Hon
Francis o. J. Smith passed through Bald
more on Tuesday lasbon lher way 10 NY
where they have an appointment 10 con
summaie The necessary arrangements fol
constructing line Of Morse's Telegraph
from that city 10 Baltimore, through Phil
adeIp phia; and it is expected that the com
muaicalioE will be fairly established and il
Operation al the commencement Of the
next session Of Congress A line from
Baltimore TO Harrisburg is also in conls u
a laliOn,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
CURIOUS FULFILMEAIT OF A
PROMISE.

An English gentleman, on Sunday
evening OF last summer, drove ou, TO
Greenwood Cementry, and on arriving
a, the gate was refused admission, no.
having proprletor's ticket. Il am q
stranger he said. 'and dom, like 10 90
back without seeing The place. And
you may as we'll admit me, for my
health is going, and if ] fancy a spot,
Pll come and lay my bone. herer The
quiet seriousness with which this quain,
argument was urged pleased the gaze
keeper aad he drew bolt and let the
pIeaGer in He drove about ill the
twilight, aud, on passing out, thanked
the keeper very feeIingIy and said he
should keep his promise. A few days
ago, a gentleman called with d.serip-
,ion of a parlicuIar spo, ia the eeme-
'ery, Identified and purchased it, mep-
lioning that the remains Of an English
gentleman were on their way from Pa
Iernao for burial there. He was the
subject of the incident Just related.
Before his death he had recorded
his promise 10 The gate ekeeper, and
given orders for hi, removal TO the
pa ce chosen, requesting hat lhe fulG-
menl of his promise might be mention.
I'd as he should pass through the gaze,
His remains ate expected da;ly.-H.
Y Mirror.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

The Pin,burg Mercury, in alluding to
the recen! bomb'sheIl explosion in New
York. mentions that for many years a nun
Der of cannon which had been captured
from the British on Lake Erie, LAY in one o
the streets Of PiIIsburg, near large foundry
II was at last determined TO pu. these lro
phies of American bravery 10 a useful pur
pose, and one Of Them was stack into fur
nance, butt foremost, to be melted down
While this process was going on, the grea
gun went of, sending ball through the
side of the foundry into the hill beyond
As ii fortunately turned out, no person was
injured
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
PUTTING EXTRAORDINARY.

We have been much amused with IN
|conlihued insertion, from wee k 10 week, .
articles in the Danville papers, putting lh'
business Of that village, One would sup
pose from reading their account, that bu
few cities OF The Union were doing mor'
business, or increasing more rapidly il
population. We know not how many times
we have seen notices OF the erection OF sew
ersl hundred dwelling houses, new furnaces
new rolling mills, new boundaries, and ;
thousands other splendid establishment.
for this or that kind Of business. Now
what will the public say, when we tel
them, !ha, there has moi been, for the las
three years, single furnace built; but one
ings, other than some by TO- shan,ees
stuck up in The lots in the neighbOrhood
Of their oar miues and iurnacies. As to
the immense increase of inhabitants, lei the
election decide. At the last November
election, when greater exer,iOns were never
used by both parties. to ge, out their votes,
they polled 49i votes, while at the election
fwO gears preuioss, they sweIIed their vote
TO $40, This is about in ratio with their
increase Of business. And yet we see
weekly puas of the tremendous growth Of
DanviIle. We think they mus, have taken
lessons from the eastern and western land
spectators, who build cities in The woods
without clearing away the timber, or the
assembling OF single soul 10 inbabi, them.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY

The ilon 2Toofin The captains Office, OF
board the barge Clinton, a. Poughkeepist
from New York, was opened by some per
son on the night of the 7lh inst; and sever
al packages of.money, amounting to s2a,
600, absEacled. A reward of $4,000 is
offered for he recovery of The money, and
the detection Of the robbers.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
INSANE ASYLUM.

We announce with gres. pleasure, iha
the bill from the House making provision
for the creation Of an Asylum for tho inssns
10 be located within ten miles of Harrisburg
passed the Senate, by q vote Of 20 10 8
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
ROWLAND HILL.

|, is stated in a recent English pa.
per ,ba, Rowland Hill, the originator oil
The cheap postage system, received from
the London Mercantile Committee on
cheap postage check for $50 900.
with an intimalion that they reserve III!
some future opportunity further demon
sr4lion Of public gratitude,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

A letter TO The Rochester Democrat, dated
Buffalo, April 4, says:-'An extraordinary
exci.emen. has prevailed al Queensor and
Lewiston for the las. three days The ice
has disappeared from here with grea, rapid
lty. Such have been its movements over
the Nagra Falls,acconpunied with strong
north wind, that The Niagara river has been
completely blocked up. The ice there
Yesterday, within mile OF The falls. was
forty feet high!-In the rapid course Of the
ICE, every thing on the wharves al Queens.
ton and Lewiston has been swept off, with
The contents of the ,!orehouses AT Youngs-
town, ii has cleared of every house near
the whar,es, and the s:eam -four mill has
gone with it, with some eighty barrels of
-four and large 10. Of potash in store there
The damage; all round, is not far from
slOO, ,OOO.'
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which they manifested under the appal-
ling lerrols which 'srrounded lhem OF
every side.
| II they had sufIicieNcy of water du''
ing The whole time, they could hsv
saved much more proper y--as It W"
they prevented the destruction OF an IN
cslculsble amoun;.
The following are the principle pub
lie buildings, manuEsctorIe, and office
that we're desroyed:--
Globe Cotton Factory, corner oI
Second and Ferry streets.
Fire Navigation Insurance Office,
Market, between Second and Third.
Fuemsns' Insurance Office, corner ol
Market and Third.
Penn Insurance Office, cor. Market
md Third.
Bank Of Pilsburg, Fourth, between
Market snd Wood.
Office of The Daily Chronicle, do.
Job Printing Office of ]. ID. Butler,
Third between Market aud Wood
streets.
Merchants Hotel, corner Of Sd and
Wood sts.
A. Kramet's Exchange Office, do.
Jones & Slbbel's Exchange Office, cor
ner of 4Ih and Wood sis.
VIM. A. HIPS Exchange Office, be-
tween 4lh 81. and Diamond alley.
RS R. II. Pauerson's Eagle and
B,zaar Livery Stables, Diamond Alley
and Fourth 81.
! Associate Reforme d Church, Fourth
ST., near Grant.
Baptist Church, Grant 81.
Bakewel's extensive Glass Works,
Water, above Grant street.
The Monongshela House, destroyed,
with all the furniture.
Monongahela Bridge entirely destroy
ed. Ii is rumored that several lives
were los, on The Bridge.
The Dallas Iron " oIks in Pipelown.
entirely destroyed.
The loss sustained in the destruction
af tho abnve hnildings is immense, bu
II is small when compared with the de-
dluction of merchandise in the ware.
houses on Wst-r, Wood, lst and I'd
streets.
The merchant, found it impossible to
',temp, TO save any thing; whole blocks
were destroyed in few minutes, and
The most they could do was 10 make an
fort 10 save their books, and bul few oI
hem succeeded even in that.
Ii will bs many years before our city
can recover from the effects Of this
dreadful calamity; il has cast a bligh'
over The commercial and manufacturing
enterprise Of hundreds Of our most wor'
thy citizens, and in an hour has swep'
from them all the profits Of years OF toll
and industry.
peTr .bffdSsfs 'edSnsR 'fT' e&sBe htahKiss MS
widespread destruction, they must look
for aid to commence the world anew
and we are confident they will not look
n vain.
We write in The hurry, confusion and
excitement Of the terrible time, and uD-
der The physical WEAKNESS caused by
laborng TO save the furniture of The
house Of one Of The editors, which was
burned to lhe ground-,Aerefore, we may
omit much that we sought TO notice
hut we have endeavored 10 give as full
an account Of The calamity as we could.
We are informed that Two lives wert
lost al the fire yesterday. One was at
old woman in the Mt ghborhood OF Gran
and Third streets. who had no aid 10 re.
move her furniture, and she refused to-
leave her dwelling until it was too late
10 save her.
The other that we heard Of was o
gentleman doing bushes, in Wood street
but we hope il may be mere report.
We hear rumors Of many lives being
lost. but as none Of The reports are su-
then'ic we refrain from giving them
until we receive more reliable iulorma.
lon.
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II is conGdenrially rumoTed about Wash
'lng'On' thai the Globe has been selected as
the organ Of the Lew administration: and
thal Thomas Rrtche Esq, of The Richmond
EhquIrer, and Mr. Heiss, formerly of the
Nashville Union, are 10 be lis editors.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19


river, on the nigh, of the 7Ih inst by The
loss of the steamboat Swallow. On hel
passage down the liver, with about 3OC
passengers, when opposite Athens, she
struck upon rock. The scene is thus
vividly described by passenger
You can imagine the horrors OF the
scene al this moment when more than ,hrsp
hundred souls were thus exposed in the
midst Of falling snow and almost utter
darkness. As the water reached the bril-.
liant fres,s sheet of mingled steam, smoke
nd fame poured into the boat, illumina'.
ing the ghaslly countenances with sudden
glare Of vivid light; and completing the
rons,erna,ion. The conviction ,hs. the
he curse OF fire was TO be added to oar
,,her i'm nine. perils, cuTbed the resolution
If The s,oulesl hearts. But The. rapid sink
ing of the boa. exliuguished The fires, and
all was DARKNESS again.
In less than FIVE minutes, by the blessing
of God, the stern rested on The bottom, 'hc
water being above The windows OF the af
saloon state rooms. Several females wert
lrawn out OF state rooms by dashing IN tht
windows: two almost exhausted-one very
aged and now lying on board this boa
in precsrious siluaion-were taken
from the ladies' cabing by cutting through
The floor They had sustained themselves
m sellees, with only few inches OF breath
ling room for their faces. The bow had
been forced nigh and dry upon the rock,
and the boat, split open amidships, was left
rising almost perpendIcularly upward, cover
%o a h ensnds ns%ds "T"I Of the passeneers se
were sadly grouped on the forward upper
.ieck, many bewailing the absence of dear
companions, and actualed by The mos,
lread(ul apprehensions for their ia,e
By this time the alarm had been thorough.
communicated TO the shore on either side.
The bells OF The churches began TO ring
and the river was soon covered with torches
waving in the feet of boats ,ha, put off to
our assistance, while the Rochester, which
had found it difficult to get 10 Us. and the
Express, which had now come up. wero
gradually approaching alongside. The
sound OF the bell, peaIing on The air, the
shouts Of those in The boats, the ligh, of
the waving torches, and the wailng grief
Of many on the wreck constituted the fea
lures OF this most impressive scene.
ln the course OF an hour all were taken
off who remained, in the Rochester, the
past seeming like terrible DREAM
Al the latest accounts, there was vet no
certainty as 10 the number Of lives los,
Thirteen bodies only had been found ,,hough
is supposed sha. the loss is much greater
This, however, is sufficient 10 render the
'alamily deeply heart-rending.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

Of the two Justices elected, one is democrat
aud the other is whig. The number Of votes ii
March was Sal; at the late election 3Sl.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19
THE LEGISLATURE,

In pursuance Of resolution Of both
houses, was TO have adjourned on Tues
day last. but the appropriation bill moi pass
ing until the afternoon OF tha, day; .herc
was not time for i, to be transcribed and
be presented to The Governor for his sig
nature.The governor wisely reProbaliny,l y,lhls
course Of proceeding, and determined TO pul
a stop 10 the practice that had grown up oI
leaving important bills 10 be transcribed &
signed by the governor, after the Legisla.
Iure adjourned,sent in proclamation few
moments before the hour Of adjournmen,,o OF
derng the conveniug OF an Extra session on
the mex. day. The Legislature according
ly convened on Wednesday morning bu
will undoubtedly adjourn again in day oil
two
We have since learned that the Legis
la.ure adjourned finally on Wednesday,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

A hoy named Adams, in Webster. Mass +,
on Tuesday last, accidentally shot his sis.
Ter in the head, killing her instantly.