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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
List OF LETTERS.

REMAINING IN the Post Office al
Ca,tawissa on the quarter ending March
3lsI 1915.
Brd William Miller Thomas
Clark David Ovidcrf Elizabeth
Campbell Isaac Oyersecrs of the poor OiIiemIock
Davis Jonathan Pfchlcr John
Dcimer B. Samuel Ritter David
Fincher p. Thomas Ringer p. Reuben
Hale Joseph Stokcr Alexander
Hughes Ellis Umstead Jacob
Hover Cain 2 Warnz Cyrus
Irqdel Il. Woods K. Samuel 5
John Maryann Iocum Joseph
John Sarah Zender George
Persons calling tor letters in the above list vii
please say they arc advertised.
PAUL K BALDY Z. NJ.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

In calling jury ia the Superior Court
of New York few days sine but ore ju
ryman appeared, and the counsel rather
than wait until the others were caught, tried
the cause before him, and he decided 10 ia
yOr Of lhe plaintiff
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
A POCKET BOOK
LOSE.

About Two weeks ago between Blooms
burg and Northumberland, large feather
POCKET nook,
promsory Notes 10 the amount
Of about two hundred dollars and other pa
pers OF no value to any person bu, tbc own
cr The finder will be Iibcr,Ily rewarded
by handing II to the subscriber, or giving
him inform IuOn where it may be bad.
ROBERT G.. HENRY
B.oOmsburg, Wlrch If, 1915.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

The Union Canal is TO be enlarged, q,
so as to allow the passage Of boats from
The Pennsylvania Canal.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

The philosophers stone in old times
were searched for by gold wanlers. Now
they invent new pills.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

A large amount Of money has been forwarded 10
Ptsburg, from different places, in aid Of the suffer
crs by the late fire at that place.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

The Legislature Of Michigan has lately
had under consideration several petitions
praying tha, the laws Of the Stale may be
SO ,simpi6ed as to come within the knowl
edge Of every person, aud that every man
may be admitted to the bar
The commiuee TO whom II was referred
reported lavotably; and hailed with undIs
guissd dcghI such hatbingc of an aP
ploaching millennium.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTES

Alexandra letters mention that much
,candle has beeen occasioned in Cairo,
by the expressed desire Of a young Eng
Iish lady TO be received into the bosom
of lslamism, in order to wed young
Egyptian who had captivaled her. As
rhe young lady is a minor, the British
consul sent her back 10 England 10 pre-
vent the alliance.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

Captain Joseph Parker, sen, of South
Trenton, who fought under Washington
at the battle of Monmouth, and composed
one of the scout stationed on the Monmouth
beach, died on Oh inst.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

100 dollars reward is offered by Mayor
Harper for The detection Of an illegal voter.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

Sealing wax is now made so as TO ig-
mite by friction, which does away wi
the trouble of procuring lamp to asst,
in sealing letters.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
lzIIL.IlANIMlho

MARKEDLY A. w. Kline Esq. a; Omng.
V lie, he 24th lust. Mr. JOHN SrAUON to Miss
CHARITY ANN WATTS, both of Greenwood
Iownship,
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472;0O0

There were erected in Aew York pro
per; during The last yearl2lo buildings.
Msny Of these cost from $4,000 TO $40.
)0O-and few Of them as much as $40,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
SENSIBLE 3YMPAMHY.
We dud the following in Pusburg Daily

We hud the following in Pusburg paly
American:
\ "A study old farmer from Jefferson
township called al OUT office YESTERDAY
foe some papers with accounts OF lhe hre
remarked to us that his township had taken
the lead -and had taken pride IN taking
such lead, in geling up conventions and
ocessous--seVeraI Of such; he said OF
late years. myself never attended any Of
,sem, but am going home no~ to see II !
can ge, up convention and procession
too, in my township; and this one | VIII
attend, and; God willing, | will come into
,own with it. We will have nerher hags
nor banners; nor muslc;sald he, but bread
and meat; and clothing, and far tighter and
bladder hearts than any who hnzza'd ID
1910 or "A. See if we don't.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

The editors of the n. Y; Evening Pos
estimates the population of that city at the
prssent time as fOIlows
Nav York civ. 400,0
Brooklyn 6O,ooU
Williamsburg, Jersey city & Ho
boken 10000
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26

Concerning The Removal cTHe Seal
r. Justice Of CoiumJia County
Tram D0AyiLe 10 BiOODSbuyr.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02

RIsEAND FALL or PRoTEcTIoN Human his- tory is little more than the record of the appearance of alaces, their general adoption, tortuous course, and final extinction. They mark n period in the course of events fruitful as matter of speculation to philosophers. The corn laws of England, as an embodiment of the protective theory, have existed for l50 years. coeval with the paper system.-They are now, in principle, among the things that were, and will soon be oberated from the statue books For 150 years the English government has been m pursuit of phantom, which has involved the people in misery beS ond all conception. Up 10 the year 1633, England was corn exporting country. It's surplus of agricultural produce more than suflced for tts own inhabitants and the regulations of the crown were chiefly to restrain it's export. In that year, under Charles 2d, the first law 10 favor corn growers was enacted The preamble of the law lays down wisdom as follows
 "The surest and efecIuaesi means of promoting and advancing any trade, occupation, or mystery be- ing by rendering it profitable to the thereof, therefore to encourage the application of labor and capital to land, the export duty reduced te 5s. Al and Il further enacted that II shall be law ful for all and every person 10 buy in open market and to keep his granaries, and to sell such corn again, not within three months from the purchase. This degree of protection was continued, and gradually export duties abolished altogether and import duties imposed and increased until the import was prohibited, unless at famine prices, up to the year 1922 Tie population price of corn, and the import and export were as follows :-
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
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Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02

SALTPETRE.-At the great fire in 1885, the store of Joseph Howard & Son. contained quantity O salipetre. Also, some sulphur, duck, &c. An ex plosion took place, which demolished an adjoining store.
 So in the store of Crocker & Warren, in Broad street, at the recent fire, there quantity of salt petre. This being heated to rednesss, "gives out, J says Ure, "a great deal of pretty pure oxygen gas. The melting or bursting of the gas pipes may have supplied the requisite proportion of hydrogen gas Hydrogen, says BIande, "when mixed with three or four times it's volume of air, with half its Dolu,nt of pure orygen, and n1amed, burns rapidly, and in the latter uath pioient erplosion Here, then we have the materials Tor ''a violent explosions, with out the aid of charcoal al all. But if this were ne- csssary, might have been supplied by the coals o ihe burning building or it's contents.
 Although it is true, therefore, that salipeire by it- self. will produce explosion, when heated, yet liable is the oxygen gass evolves, to obtain the requisite hy rogen, either as in the case above sup posed, or possibly by the decomposition of water rash say that "saltpetre cannot produce expo. sion." For all practical purposes, it can.
 Win these authorities and illustrations in view, it seems to us most uncharltable. after the solemn denial of Crocker & Warren that there was any powder their store, still to insist that there must have been powder, because otherwise the explosion could not have taken place. This is begging the whole question. Besides, we understand the inves- tigation going on before committee of the Common Council, has thus far elicited not particle of evi dence that there was powder in the store.
 If satpetre, b, contract with other substances, if liable to produce such explosions, it should be sub iected to such restrictions will prevent it's being deposited in the compact part of the city.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
Rexiew nf the nHohile Market.

COTTON-Since this day week we have received only 50 balesl5 by boats and 35 by wagons the exports in same time being 293 bales, which reduces the stock in port to 449 bales against Is last year period
 The sales in this market since last report amount 10 about 200 baes chiefly effected before the receipt of the foreign news and nearly in accordance with the previous range currency Since advisemen of the favorable Flu ropean intelligence and the advanced prices quoted N. York; holders of the few small scattering lots in hand have advanced their value 4f0hc per lb. Prices paid for old have ranged from 5 7c including ordi nary middling fair qualities. Four additional bales of new crop were received Wednesday evening, from Dallas and from each of the counties of Wilcox and Montgomery-all of which since sod bales cassed full ly fair sac and the other middng fair &c., Purcha- ses have been for export to New York. The stock manng unsod the close of the week amounts to about 900 bales of which 50 bales actually the ket
 but bales. Exported time 2O37 bales foreign ports and 2250 0coastwise-together 42s7 baes The for eign export ex- Godwn, for Hasre, cleared 3d ut.
 The intelligence received since last from the ine- ror respecting the crop has been meager In the absence however ofany cause of fcomplant, slider the prospects of planters us improving.
 Particulars of the foreign markets in another column
 In the disastrous fire at New York 900 bales cot ton destroyed
 bale of new cotton received at New Orleans, (the first this season. on Wednesday last
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
Grocery, Produce and Provision Market.

Wholesale Prces-Moble Market.l
 GENERAL REMARKs-We but reiterate former re- marks regard still confined to light retail demand for city consumption, and filling of few light country orders from time to time, the eve of the departure The rivers are very low and from appearances likely to continue for time; two or three of the smallest boats still running the Alabama but it is uncertain how long they will be able do so learn of some bars having only two feet ter The weather which continued oppressively hot up to Wednesday evening, has since been comparatively cool with northern winds heavy rain storm passing the city and vicinity that day The health of the city is still good. Imports of merchandise ligh-pces somewhat unsettled.
 BAeeIsG AND RoPK-Kentucky Bagging l2G0I21s cash, and 130l31.c time; rope 5(05h and 51kfOGAc-very dull, with good supply
 BAcos-Hams and sides have undergone change since last shoulders however rather dearer and in moderately fair request The supply of sweet meat light We quote bare hams eht09 and bag 100 He; sides 7k for best and shoulders 6G064e.
 BUrTER-Northern sells by the keg at l7(O18c. and western IO(9 9I4c-far supply.
 Characterization English dairy sC0I1c and western Sf06c.-dull.
 CAsDLEs-Sperm 27O29c.-dull; supply good. CoFYEE-We hear of no sales other than in a retail way few bags to the trade 74O71c. for Ro as in quality The stock here very moderate, and holders in creasing in frmness Havana none out of gocers hands. About l2OO0 bags in the late fire New York.
 FLoUR-Prces ofohio have receded 20c per bbl during the week-now quoted sisOOs5. Missouri brands sell in retail lots from s51z to SC. The arrivals fully equal demand-both limited. At New Orleans the flour ket very dull at s4I for Ohio.
 GRAIN-Corn remains without alteration 446D45c for sound white per bushe with regular moderate request Oats, in retail lots 45c. Supply fair.
 HAy-Small parcels continue be ordered from N Or leans by dealers and consumers. Retail price slH per 100 lbs.
 held rather stifer say 9hO0Ac-extremes of the mar ket gO9xc.
 LMr-ales in small lots to builders s2 per bbl The request is fair with sufficient present supply.
 LuMBER-One small cargo cleared for eastern port during the week, and two others loading. No new en- agreements reporedprices steady at S0i0 No slaves in market and no request at present.
 MoLAssEs-Last weeks prices, 3OED32c continue the ruling rate with limited supply and light retail request
 PoRK-The prices are nearly nominal, nothing of mo- ment selling; holders however stiff at $lJf0i5A for mess and SI3Ol3h prime.
 RcE-With very moderate supply and request, prices steady at 4GD41zc.
 SuGAR-The enquiry continues very light, but holders are steady al last rates-6A ID7zc. extremes in two instances 7<07isc asked for choice. Stock suf fcient.
 SALr-Prices entirely nomlnal-no large lots having changed hands since May The stock in warehouse quite heayy Grocers sell in small lots at $f, ,05 to Sll WHIsKEy-Receipts light, with limited request pri- about zc tesrer-say for ordinary rec!ed ppd 243slGs5c. for pexieT'sbrand.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
For the Register and Jnurnal.

SOME DEFINITIONS FROM AN UNPU BLiSHED DICTIONARY Dunn, with single n, (thus Dun,) a color between Brown and Black-'a troublesome, clamorous solicitor Spelt with two nn's, as the name of man, il has more affinity to Greene than to Browne-a clamorous solicitor for office very apt to be refused.
 Childps, the name of a celebrated racer of the last century. The name now often conferred upon heaten horses. Oddly applied to candidate for of fee who run but he was badly beat, and has been ruled o of the track by his owners, inferior to dun-colored rival horse which is to be beat hImsef
 Raper, "a small sword," very good for dress or nament, but of no service in the field. The hammer of one strong handed SmiM would breal dozen ra- piers like pipe stems.
 Bresdin. an abbreviation probably for Breeding- the final letter dropped for convenience in pronoun- cing Applied generally to the raising of fslock-- mataphoricaIy used 10 signify making a Iaise- whence, taking arise-geting up in the world--some times little loo fast.
 Greene, literally color, most agreeable to the eyo -the pleasant color of the grass and trees in spring In this climate it rarely survives till Augusi--about the first Monday in that month Greene generally gives way to BroWne. It is the natulal course of a southern climate. Metaphorcally, Green used as verdant, is made to signify simplicity c,edul- ty, as if man should come before the people think ing he will succeed, but with no real prospects, Such man might be called Verdant Greene.
 LEXICON.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02

THE MINT.-The United States have three hints for the coinage of money. One at Phlade phia, one in North Carolina, and the other at New Orrans, and although the two latter called hints. yet they may be more justly considered as Branches of the Parent Institution at Philadelphia, established in that city immediately after the government established The coining of money IS not generally understood, and the Philadelphia Chronicle has been some pains 10 collect account of the pro- cess "Bulion is brought to the Mint in every form magamatons from the ore, bars, plate, jewelry, and foreign coin. All these present a great varie- ty as to quality The Assayer brings this heleroge- neous mass into d proper condition and fneness for coining. and returns lbe metal in ingots small bars. These bars, or ingots. then anneaed to soften them for rolng when they passed through the rolling machine worked by Il steam engine, and out long thn strips-of the width and thick ness most convenient for use. In order to reduce strips of metal to the proper size for the press they are drawn through nicely graduated "drawing dies. ,. In the next place, they passed through the cut ting press, which is also moved by steam, and pieces of the true size are cut out. The punch moves so rapidly that one hundred and sixty pieces, an average, are cut out in d minute. The pieces thus prepared are next put into the milling machine, in which the edge, 10 afford protection the surface of the coin, is forced up. In this machine, hun dred and twenty half dollars, or five hundred and sixty half dimes can be miled in Il minute. The pieces of metal thus prepared then tested 10
 their weight, and if found correct, again soften ed for the dies. The stamping machine is moved, also, by steam power. The pieces are put into an
 inclined tube at one side of the machine, from which they reach the coning dies in regular order. receive the impression, and rail into box below-upoQ, the opposite sde-a perfect coin, ready for circulation. The coinag presses of various sizes, to suit the various denominations of coin. The usual speed of striking is sixty pieces per minute for the half dol lar seventy five for the quarter, and ninety for the dime. The Mint, with Il few additional hands. is competent to coin ten millions, half gold and half silver, annually"
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02

We frequently see notices of the singular freaks of the ieathered tribe in selecting localities during the time of incubation. In garden in this vicin- iy pair of martins have selected long shoot the Cherokee rose, hanging from trellls, upoA which they have constructed of cotton moss and har their nest and in which one of the old ones with three four of their unnedged progeny, may now at any hour be seen. What renders the location of their tenement especially remarkable is the fact, that it hangs directly over one of the walks m the garden, and not more than four feet from the ground, expos- ed to the view of every one passing, and within reach of children, in the precincts of whose play ground It is suspended, the birds beng quiet spec tators of the noisy gambols of the young folks and apparently courling rather than stunning obsorva. finn
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02

A MErEoR.-A friend on board the U. s schooner Onka. hyse, has favored the Norfolk Bea. con with the following :-On the night of the 26th o May, ls45, about II o'clock, then being m lat. 13 N. lon. 75 w., there appeared one of the most brilliant meieoric phenomena that have ever wit messed. The whole heavens were Illuminated, and seemed for moment as if about to break out into one extened sheet of flame. The meteor itself was about one-third the size of the full moon; it ap- peared nearly in the zenith, and travelled with an accelerated velocity from N. w. to s. E., perform ing an area of about 25 deg it then exploded, dyid ing ipto several fragments, looking like so many shooting stars Between eight and ten minutes after the explosion, we heard a report resembling dis; but more Prp'onser ''he te a1s spS about I2O miles from the spot where the explosion took place. What sensations it would have pro- duced in one who could have been within mile or two of it, can be but faintly imagined. l have no doubt that it was an Hrolle of the first class. The captain, officer of the deck, and myself were the on ly officers that had the pleasure of witnessing this phenomenon; and boIh concur with me in pronoun- cipg it to be Tuely, awfully grand,
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
Il onI -n1

EXCHANG NGE-Rates all points remain as this day week. The demand has been very moderate chiefly for sight checks drawers ofwhich supply the market the extent of request without offering any excessin quence firm. The Bank of Mobile is the principal seller of New York and New Orleans checks. State almost nomina the request being very light with fair suppy-no change in rate of discount See ta be.
 FRElGHTS-We have nothing of interest to report in this department The Timoleon cleared announced the date our last since when arrivals. The mainng vessels in port loading lumber and nearly lu The brig Sarah Drown from N York, reported be- low last evening" The greater part of her return cargo already engaged at former rates Sl4 per bale
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
For the Register and Journal,

MR. CATo--Your assertion requires proof about the electloneering purposes. &c.
 There was but thirty-one men engaged and al work in August 1842 to keep the city clean of filth &c but in March previously, there were 45. Al which period do the streets most need cleansing for health? According to your definition, Messrs. Hur. tel, Lyon, Gordon, McLoskey, Patterson and Brook, all violated their oalhs for at some period of the controversy they all voted for the laborers to gel their pay for labor done the streets. The quar. ter ending August the previous year, cost the city 3442l dollars for work on streets-under the whiI board. The quarter ending August 1s43, cost the city $2, 2,239-under the democrati; board. So there appears one thousand dollars difference ir three months. DO TELL.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-02
For the Register and Journal.
 

IL is true that the following extract stands upon our statute book, page 14S, Clay's Digest:
 'It shall not be lawful for any Sheriff, Clerk of the County Circuit Courts, the ir assistants or deputies orany other county officer, purchase or otherwise deal directly or indirectly in the certi6 cates of witnesses or jurors, or other evidence of charges against the county and in case of any voa- ton of ih,s act, the shall be deered sufficient cause for removal from ofice.'
 And is it true that many persons have sold witness certificates al great discount to persons connected with the Circuit Court office!
 And it be true that the present Clerk of the Circuit Court did pay thousands of do liars to the School Commissioners with his own hands, With the above act starring him in the face, what will Cato say to these facts on the matter of
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