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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
AN INDIAN TREATY.

Major F. II. Harvey, Superintendent
of lndian affairs, arrived at council
BluGs on the sh ult., on his way to
visit the P4wnee Indians, on the Platte
river.
lie intends. the weslero p'pers say,
to open a negotiation with the Chip
pewa, Cuowa, and PJltswalamie Indl-
ans, for the purchase of their land
northeast of The Missouri river. These
Indians own five mIliion of acres, bound
ed on the east by the lands recently ced.
ed to The United States by the SECS and
Foxes, 10 the Territory o? Iowa; on the
oorth by lands of The Sioux Indians, and
the Little Sioux river; on the west by
the Missouri river, and on ihe soUlh by
the State OF Missouri. They held those
lands under treaty made at Chicago ,,
September, 1888. They will be located
somewhere south Of the Missouri, prob
ably on the waters Of the Usage river, il
they make a treaty.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19

THE BoLDEsr ROBBERY ON REcoRp.
The Buflo papers notice a daring
robbery in that city, which all the Jack
IShsppards and other notorious highway.
man on record could never have equal
led. A person entered the room of Mr..
Reynolds, son.n-Iaw Of Mr.. Dennison
where candle was burning. His wife
being i'll, aud requiring medicine, q
watch, valued at sees, was placed by
The candle, on the sideboard, 10 take
medicine by. The room door was
locked, and the person entering musl
have been provided with burglars IN.
t'lrumenl OF superior make. Mrs. r,
awoke and saw some ore 10 the room
who acted so much 'a home' that she
supposed he was one Of The household.
He stepped up to the sideboord snd took
Iup the walch---then came TO the bed
side and took hold of Mr.. RS panla.
loonS!--Ths showed the state of thingS
IN their proper light, and Mrs, Reynolds
shaking her husband TO awake him,
Jumped out of bed--lhe robber shaking
MS fist al her as it 10 show her he would
strike. She succeeded in getliog hold
OF the pantoIoons Just ss they passed out
otIhe door, but The robber proving toe
strong, by his hold Of the other end
carried them OF. The villain escaped
into an alley where he rihed the pock
els OF the panraloon0 of some $50, aoC
left them and pair of socks which ht
Iprobably y used over his boots and made
his escape. Some four or five watch
man made their appearance immediate.
IIy, but they could not trace the bold rob
Der, and he has not been taken.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19

A SINGULAR SCENE At : FUNERAZ. An
English paper contains the following ac-
count 0! an odd occurrence at a funeral:
"A curious scene took place On the Taft
Vale Railway on Sunday afternoon last, at
the Cardiff station. The corpse of a man
attended by his widow. his father, four
brothers and numerous friends, arrived by
tain from the ncighborhooh of Mer,hvr.
1t appears tha! the deceased was
he owner of some little properly
that he had by a will left the whole Of
tito his widow, and cut his father and
brothers of with a shilling The widow
wished to have the body inferred at Pen-
arlh, and By her orders hearso and coach
attended at he station; but the father and
brothers, cunceiviGg that if they buried the
body Of their deceased relative they would
be entitled to bis property, expressed de-
termination 10 have Ihe inlernent made at
Cadoxlon-juX'a.Bauy, whereupon fierce
dispute ensued, which required the inIeIfer"
ence Of superintendent OF police, who d.
reCled the undertaken 10 move off, -Four
men accordingly proceeded to remove the
coffin from the railway carriage to tho
bearse, but when half way to it the de,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
EHslasEs%zunszE=z1s

The Main line of State Works Of Penn
sylvanIa, extends from the Delaware River
to The clry Of Pinsburg, on the Chic. A
Harrisburg paper gives the following notice
O( them:
The whole line is 3951 miles in length,
of which 1881 miles are railway, and 2773
miles are canal. Ii consists of a railway
9lt miles long from the Delaware to the
SOsquehanna rivera canal up the east bank
of the Susquehanna, 90 miles,lo the mouth
Of the Junisla river, and then crossing the
ISusquehanna and up the valley Of .he Jun
lsla 1870 miles, to the Allegheny mountain,
Ia railway 36i miles over the Allegheny
Imoun,ain,an canal lOll miles long from
The west base Of the Allegheny mountain to
the city Of Piusburg, the head of steamboat
navigation on The Ohio. Eoma pOrlionO OF
he canal were finished and in operation
N 1890. bot lhe railways wete not c0m-
pIeled, and freight and passengers carried
over he whole line unt,l 1885, The frs,
cost uC the Whole line was Sl4 sc L3GG q,
he expenditure over the rocglpls. pr,nT IL
635, was 1912 40G CO, Ua&jng The y
prior to completion, slA583,0l6 SO, An
laval interest on cost, at five per cent S72G,-
|lGl,'
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MURDER AND CANNIBALISM

We have been informed upon good
authority, says the Van Buren,, Arkao
.as, Wing Of June l7Dh, that about 'e"
days ago on the great praiueo near The
Canadian river, party of about one
hundred Shawnees and Kicspoos on
horseback, got in Pulsui, of party ol
seven Pawnee Mohas On foot, aud that
they overlook and killed oee CT the lat
Ter, the others making their escape
" e also learn that the Kicapoos barbar'
ousy cut Up and eat the body OF the mur
Iered vctim!-These facts were PROMPT
Iy communicated TO the Chief OF the
Creeks, Gen. Mcintosh, who expressed
his warmest indignation at such acts OF
cannibalism, and also his fears that such
unfortunate proceedings may lead TO a
general war among the western tribes ol
Indians. Gen. Mcintosh is grea'
lover of peace, and it is earnestly hoped
that his fears may never be realized.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
Mr.. WEgB,

NIX w EBBi
sR;-ExPeCling some per
son more able than myself, would have
noticed lhe Sabbath School Celebration on
The 4 inslal Lime Rldge,l have been 81
Ienl | think it was one OF TOO much in
'erest 10 let pass by unnoliced. Will you
therefore please givel place IN the columns
of your excellent paper TO brief sketch o.
lt said it was one OF interest, 1t was
indeed full Of interest to every friend o
Sabbath schools, ard every lover Of his
Country. II wdg sight, | thought su(-
iclen TO arouse every one who beheld it,
to sense Of their duly in the cause of
Sabbath Schools, and that of their country
Before the sun had gilded The eastern hills,
hundreds Of young hearts leaPed for joy IN
anticipation Of happy day. 1t was happy
"a glorious days not only TO the Sunda!
School Scholars, but TO those Of ripper years
Before 9 o'clock, the Schools began TO as
semble First came Lime Ridge, then Ber
wick, then MIflln, then BterCreek, and las
IEspytown; all with beautiful Banners; with
notices appropriate 10 the occasion, no
iced the banners Of the Espytown School,
They wore a national appearance and were
trimmed with much taste, and decorated
with natures choi5est flowers pIacked by
the hands Of the fair. Two Of the banners
we've born by four ladies each, dressed il
white blue silk sasEes, another by four
small girls, dressed also in white, and .
fourth by four small boys, in white, The
sight Of the whole number of schools in
procession was splendid. Many Banners
we're very tasleluIly trimmed with rlbbonds
&c. Atll o'clock ths schools were seat.
ed in the grove, It was all beauty. The
Exercises were opened with prayer by Rev.
Nr. Bowen, and a beautiful hymn selected
by Iey, J. Young, sung BY all. After The
borden of the day was made known by 5.
w. Thompson ESQ Chief Marshal Of the
day, the assembly listened to the Declara
,ion Of Independence read by Dr., Steck,
Of MiIln. At The close Of which; the
Espy,own Choir, led by MIR. Thomas
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
A TERRIBLE EXPLosING.

A TERRIBLE EXPLOSlNG.
The Rome New York. Citizen has tho
following account Of a foolish T. wicked ex.
pertinent, which resulted in injury and,
probably, death 10 several persons.
Some years since,in digging ceIler in
The lower par Of the village, an old bonn
shell was thrown out, which had probably
been used at lhe time Of the engagement at
Fort S!anwIx, This shell lay about upon
The premises where it was discovered Until
he 4lh inst when,by some strange inlaIua-
0on, the project was started, by an old
man by the name Of Williams, and Levy
reny, cillzeGs Of The village, both drinking
neu, and al the time, we learn intoxicated
0 load the bomb and set it off. They did
so charging il with about two and a half
pounGs of powder, putting it in alternate
Try and moist layers. 1t was their inten
ion, they say, merely to make large
yquib OF il, not supposlng that it would ex-
pIode. TauS prepared, at about half past
nine o'clock in the evening, they placed it
At the side Of the road, near the east end Of
the Canal Bridge, within hundred feet Of
SJanwix Hall on one side, and the brick
block Of stores and shops on the other A
slow match was put TO it, and igniled.
White this was burning, il vas observed by
Dersons who were constantly passing The
bridge, and standing about upon the walks,
out they did not know wha,il was. The
match went out before reaching the powder
Williams, then, with moSl unaCcOuntabe
tOol-hardness, went directly up to the
bomb, e. set fire to it with his own hand. 1t
Exploded with terrible force, but by almost
4 mracIie, Williams escaped with his life,
bul severely wounded His face aud arm
were lacerated and shockingIy burned 6y
The powder. 1t is feared one eye is entirely
destroyed bat it is believed that his wounds
viii not prove fatal. rbe fragments of the
exploded bomb were thrown in all dirCC.
lionJ, Two boys Of about twelve or four.
teen years of age, one the son Of Wigsow
Clark, and lhe other Ol---Oheld laborets
residing here, were struck A piece Of the
metal struck Cark'6 boy on the left side
and arm probably glancjag blow, although
serousy injured it is hoped he will sur
vive. Another fragment did more fatal ex
eculon. 1t struck Oield's son directly on
the abdomen, throwing him to cOnsidega-
bic distance, and leaving him senseless. 1t
was thought that he was fatally wounded,
he continued during the night TO yomt
blood, showing severe internal injury. A4
phe lime we write, Saturday mornng,) We
earn he is dying. Another man received
wound on the brow, bat we believe NO:
a serious ore.
One fragment was thrown some five or
six bundled feet, aad fell upon the side,
walk, near Pumam's Hotel, just at ,he feet
Of Mr.. Berjamin Leonard, drug sl,anoDber
with still greater force, was thrown through
one Of the third story windows of Stanwlx
Hall, into sleeping apartment shallerjog
IN Diprps and rarrVtnr awov DOrtnl
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wErps~HsrelsEs
THE MARVELLOUS.

We copy the following paragraph from
the New York Mirror. il will certainly
aslonish some people:
Professor Bronson stated in his concn
dinp lecture last week, that If drop OF hu
man blood be subjected to examination by
The oxhydrogen microscope, and msgnliled
some twenty millions Of times, all the
species OF animals nov existing on the
earth, or that have existed during the dlI'
fCrent stages of creation for milIiOns Of yeats
past, will there be discovered In the blood
Of healthy person, all the aOimaIculae are
quiet and peaceable, but in the blood OF a
diseased person they are furious raging and
lpleyng upon each other. This he stated
lin illustration Of his position that man con-
Itans within himself all the principles OF the
universe. 1t wsi also aserIed that If a dead
oM were thrown 10 a pool Of stagnant water
and allowed 10 dissolve there, a crop oI
water taken from any par, Of the pool anc
examned as above will show every variety
of animal Of the cat species that has eve
existed on the earth, raging and destroying
one anolhei. The Bodies o, all the lowe
animals being thus made up Of arlmacuIa'
similar to themselves, and the BODY oI mar
Iaeiug compounded Of all this is below th,
scale Of creation
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
SnE-syEnEE.5E. ;-.sg

A TEN Mile Foor RACE occurred
on the Beacon Course on "Wednesday,
for purse of $500, $3.50 to the second
and $50 to the third, John Glider.
sleeve, WIN. Jckson, the American
deer, end VIM. Roberts, the WcIch
.Raotam, ran the race, which was won
by he second named persG with ease.
He completed the ten miles in sem.
eos.
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Eyss.1s,-.-.2zs--l-z-Ezu
THE GROWTH OF TIE WEST.

The Missouri Republican, daily pa.
per published a, St. Louis, was com
meoced thjrty,seven years ago, when
the place was smsI! yjIIage with lew
hundred inhabitants itwas then print.
ed on sheet Of roolscap paper, with pj-
ca type. 81. Louis is now ao extensive
and prosperous city, and the RapnbIi
can large and handsome Journal. Wha'
a change io thlriy-seven years!
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
POLLY IODINE.

The Supreme Court Of New York
has delivered an elaborate opinion in the
case of Polly Bodiue, directing new
'riol, aud deciding all the points raised
ny her counsel, on The last lriaI, in her
,aVOr,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19

NOT EXTINGUISuED YET.

The fire Isyel burning in The ruins ai
some Of The houses III P'usbu,g jhoogI
hree months have iuervened since tn,
occurrence Of that disaster, aud more
Than half ofrhe burnt district is lebul
or in progress Of building. The editor
Of the ArieaI last week amused himself
by lighting a cigar in one Of The Gel.
lars.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
Fee nPilEs

FOR
JUSTICES AND C0NSTABLES,
Printed on a sheet for The purpose of Post
lng up in their Offices.
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE
e-"The Law requires Justice and Con
stable to have his bill of fees posted up it
his office.
ALSO
Blanks for CONSTABLE SALES.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19

rrSSHsaislayEEa
FURTHER NEWS FROM TEXAS

FURTHER NEWS FROM TEXAS,
Capt. Foster, Of the revenue cutter
Woodbury., arrived at New Orleans on
the 4lh inst, the bearer Of despA'"hes
from NJ jor DOnelson 'c the u $. Coy
ernmen'.
The Woodbury. brings intelligence Of
the death Of Col. Marshsll,o Nashville,
Tenn. lie was The bearer Of the des-
patches brought over by Capt, Foster
Cor our Government He reached Gal
weston from Washington, Texas, on the
2sth ur. From extreme exposure on
his Journey, he sickened. and although
he had every medical aid which could
be put 10 requisition. he expired on the
2sh ult. His disease was ccngeSive
fever.
The weather ct Galveston was excess
lively hot and dry when the Woodbury.
left, and complaints were made o' the
exceeding drought; still, the city wa
considered quite heal'y.
Funeral .olemnt;es were 10 be observ
ed at Galveston on the 4th of July, il
honor Of the memory Of Gen, Jackson.
In reference TO The recent reports that
Mexico has 6een concentrating troops
upon her Northeastern frontier, The las
Houston (Tcxas) Telegraph says;
lit has been satisfactorily ascertsiuec
thst Mexico is wholly unprepared !or
the emergency. The late rumours lha
che had concentrated seven thousand
troops in the courlry east of the Sierra
Modre, prove to be utterly erroneous,
and il is now found that the forces il
The eastern provinces are as weak, if 90
v'eaker than they have been during the
lasl'fye years. Even in Metamorss /
is said there are now some two or three
lpudred Uoops, and Ihe few reinforce
menis that have recently arrived from
the interior al SlliitIo, Monterey, anc
other large towns, are barely sofEcien
TO supply losses IN the req gjments caused
by the frequent deserIioos. The scsGci
~ Of military stores, eiolhes, and arms
iGdjcs,e MAT the new Government i
even poorer than that Of S,nla Anna
aad It's military resources are scarcei.
sleQla,e 10 defsod the frontier from lh
assaults Of the ludians,'
s1s.a4=... s1s.=..H Hss,5giEzy
a Ma. LAEE, at l.)tIe FaIls. CAV
trhe New Postage Law as 4rb Of j,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19

CAyNoc READ AND Write. Virginia
aad Tennessee contain over City eigh
thousand persons, over lweny-on' years 0
age, who cannot 'o2i and Srite
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TOTAL


The pink Of honesty, the editor of ,hC
DarvlIe In,elIiscaccr, reassrrts, in his las
papef that the inioIjgencer can be cent It
Jail the Pest Offices in this County, free .
postage. This Best knows he cannGt DO
for well is he aware, that 'Cenral Pos
Office in Sugarioaf, Is more than thirty
miles from Danviio the ncarnesl road tina
can he travelled, and that. taking the Pos
Office Law as a guide, which declares tina
postage shall be charged by the mail route
here are FIVE OFFICES, over thirty
miles from DauviIe, Come, come don
keep fajschood at the head Of your pa
paper, or else the public will think yor
have nc regard for truth.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
JULY 10, lS45.


Tar Postmaster GENERAL has o.
dered that TIVE deputy Poslmasters be
paid, the easaiag year. the came com
ponsation which they had received dur
ing the last year, This order, we be-
Sieve, was in consequence OF some OF
The Posmaslcrs resieuiog their offices
Il he following is the order:
posT OFFICE DHpARTMENr,
July 9, ls45.
Ordered, TNat from aud after the Isl
day olIuly, lsl5, every deputy Post.
mister whose commissions on the post
aSes Of letters At so per cent, and OF
newspapers al so per cent, under the
act Of 81 Ma,ch, 1896, shall fall short Of
.ihe sum Of s6 2s for aoy one quarter, or
Of the proportional part oil that sum Tor
any fraction OF a quarter, be authorized
10 credit himself, 10 separate item IN
his account current, for extra commiss'
ion on the postage Of letters at &c per
cenI.' under the act OF Q ] March, lS43.
II the Postmaster be entitled TO the
allowance Of 20 percent, for night SER
vice, 'he will not credit The extra con
mission here mentioned, as SO per cent,
is the utmost which can be allowed in
any case under the law.
Ordered, That every deputy Pos'mas'
Ser whose commissions on the postage
of letters ana newspapers, and other a.
Dowances, shall exceed the sum OF St
25 10 any one quarter, or The due pro
poriion Of the SAID sum in any part OF
quarter, be authorized, in the event that
such commissions and allowances tall
short of the amount to which such dep
uly Postmaster was entitled for the cor
responding quarter of the fiscal year
ending 9O;h June, ls45, 10 credh him
self, 10 separate item in his sccoun
current, for such amount CT extra CON
missions as shall make the whole amount
credited equal 10 The same; the said ex
ira commissions 10 be subject 10 The pro-
vision contained in the 4lst section o.
the act of 81 March 1875. and to The
regulations of the department issued II
pursuance thereof.
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Es-zT7F Swf fzza

TEE S!AaiEsE Twins OuTDJNE ID
Par.ons, Of Macon, Geo, informs the
Telegraph that, about week since, a
llrs Chance, Of Burke county, Georgia
had three children a, birlh, all Of com
men sizs, and perfectly formed. Tt9l
wpre uailea from 0riM or arnopH II
tie uDDer pmtQ|He hip do"e. Tn.
uaion, Dr.. p. states, is perfect. Oot
child is living; he two wNich are uni
led survived their birth a short lime on
Iy, aud are in preservation,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

From facaian.-rbe New York Sun has in.
tellgence from Yucatan as late as the 9th ofAu.
gust. The people evince very little sympathy
In the political contests of the central government,
OF Mexico, and citizens of the | nited state ,h,re
are treated with marked respect. A correspond.
ent ol the Sun writes "A declaration of war
with the L. $. will be the signal for declaration
OF independence here, aud with the adjoining
state OF Chlapas. The liberals of Tobacco, ard
the presence of one small U. ). soop.ocwar the
luca,anese will set on foo, counter wave in "a.
vor of free government, that will sweep all before
1t, until 1t unes in iratctnal embrace with tho
great northern wave now sweeping over the
plains OF California and Santa Fe." nYuco,ap
loves Mexico, but she loves liberty more. She
despises the base coun,criti, of liberty ,ba, has
degraded Mexico; she longs for the constitution
OF i,but If 1t cannot be had, and war must come.
then she raises her standard OF independence. and
viii take her stand among the nations as the
Republic of Yucatan."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

4 Big Fish Sory,-rhe Quincy Wing sad.
dies the following credible story on some Of the
merchants Of tina, place; Daring the passage Of
the steamboat Falcon from Gaenl. by some ac-
cldent at or near Bloomington two pigs of lead
were lost overheard. Meanwhile the boat made
one or two ,rips-during the last one, on which
our merchants were passengers, the boat rounded
to at Bloomington, aud while waiting, some one
on the boat haited line, and threw it out, when
10 a monster fish seized the bait and after much
struggling, was safely landed liz was so heavy.
tina, the clerk. for his own satisfaction, bad him
Weighed, when it appeared that he weighed 202
pounds The curiosity OF the clerk was further
aroused from the comparatively small size Of the
fish to weigh so heavy-anl he forthwith cut the
monster open, when, to the asionishmcnt Of eve.
ry hcholder, he disemjomta a pix cfho9 ,csigh.
ing 10 pound, and the Captain of the Falcon
gave it as his belief that the pig of lead was the
identical one lost from the boat on a previous
trip"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Pretty PecuiiGr.-The Angelica Re-
porter gives an inlimaiion of two young
men, both Of respectable families, living
in the same neighborhood in one of the
towns in Allegheny county. and in pros
porous circumstances, swapping wives
the ladies' taking to their new homes all
the property they had on their first mat.
alliance. The above journal
further states that no difficulty had ever
occurred between any of the parties, and
that no reason is given for the strange
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Daily .Adv.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

"A Serious Charge.-TAe Postmaster
General not long since abolished one OF
the small Offices in Virginia, and wrote
a rough draft of a letter, informing coun-
Try poslmasters that in consequence OF
his proximity to the other Office, he had
determined to discontinue his office. Very
soon an answer was received. in which
the post master complained bitterly of
the discontinuance OF his oifice-not for
the sake of the salery, for that was not
more than 62! cents per qLarter--but on
account of the cause of the discontinue
ance-prorimify; 'for,' said he, Il was
never guilty opportunity in my lile.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

The Springfield Register cries for "help"-,hai
U.s. 1t says the people there experience great diff.
Guilty in obtaining help in their families, and tina,
number OF respectable females, having know.
ledge OF houscwork, could find permanent EN-.
pIoymcn. there at from $3.50 to $3.50 per week
The Register says the reason help is so scarce
is, that girls are scarcely there before thew are
married oil, and the next thing you hear thew are
milking their own cows, churnins their own HIM.
ter, and nursing their own babies. Sothey wan,
helps there to milk cows, churn butter. and nur.o
babies! No wonder girls arc scarce there. Catch
u Yankee girl going to Springfield!