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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-04-04
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NEW VOLUME, NLw Ttrl
on fattsssnirs,
AND NEW ATTRACTION

The publishers ~ Tho United states as,u,da,
fost feel constrained 10 make nfab their A..
70 The reading public fo, ll,e
liberal support which their paper receives, 10
chow That thtt Hfo not unmipdfil of The return
winch snth patronage to1uifes, I would be on.
tfely sufhoien a. refer tlie reader Ia tLe ss,ah,
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-04-04
pound Pins.

VNHIs rare article SO seldom found III tnis
~ maIke', is now for sas at Kings corner by
Pss 10, ls4S. y. WALKER,
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-04-04

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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
DARING ROBBERY AND MURDER.

Two brothers named MrComas, on
Tuesday afternoon in Bal,imore fell into
company with five persons,al a tavern who
first borrowed some money, then attempted
70 steal and finally, after the McComasses
had leil the house, followed aud catching
one Of them, the eide: beat him horribly
"d robbed him Of $40. Hisjswbone was
acoGen and one Of his eyes knocked out his
t~co and person being Otherwise dreadluIIy
'ea!ani so much so that he died yesterday
morning. The party Ard, and had no
been caught although i! is thought tn.
lhey are known aod the police bard on lho
scent.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Coon w do not know who sail
his but it sounds Ike somebody, aud
we should like very well 10 have said
1t hrs ou'selve. B.las that is no,
posSlbIe, we do the next best ,hing, bv
giving it ciIcuIslion.-NeaPs Ga.ei
ie.
Anger.-lr is passion filter for flies
and insects than for persons proCrssiog
nobIeoe's and bounty, 1t is troublr,
some not ony To those that suffer it. bu,
to those lha' behold it,
Think Of that, whenever The internal
i'nd oI d''fIIeiade would escape from
your eye aud your lougne, 10 your own
'eXa'loo and 10 the annoyance Of all
'ound, aud leave anger 10 The wasp.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
q couIi'a, SIR said the boy.

q eou'fnt sir sad the boy.
'No! why coud'nt you.rald Boswell,
Because nanny took il 10 boil The
pudding in!
The doctor gathered up his hercu'ean
frame, stood erect, loulhing the ceiling
with his wig; he startled or Squinlea,
indeed, looking any bat the right way,
At last, with mouth wide open, (nooe
Of the smallest, and sto mach heavNy he
wjthsomc difficulty recovered his breath
and looking at Boswell, with The lung'
OF SteAtor exCsimed--
'Mr, BjsweII sir, leave OF laugh
ing, and under pain OF my eternal DIS
pleasure, never utter single syllable o
this abomianble adventure 10 any sou
living while you breath
'And so sir, said my host, you have
the positive fac from The simple moull
Of your humble servant
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Commercial Policy cf Sir Robert Pee
"A London letter lhus condenses into br.,
limits sketch ol the new Commercial no,
icy proposed by Sir Ro5cr Pec,-l. Tht
abolition of aIl duties upOn coarse article.
oI manufactures 10 wool, cotton and inner
Guhes on The finer s0Ts reduced from 20 /,
10 per cent
2. Reduction Of The silk dudes of9O ne
cent and upwards, 10 fixed duty of IS pei
cent,
3. Reduction Of The AIIow duty from s.
3d. to Is. Cd per cwl. and ul ether dules
on aricles Of general use.
A. ReduclIon ol du,y on brandy and
Other spiIns, from 2Ss' lOd. per gallon L.
l5a.
b Abolition of The corn laws a, the end
ut three years, meanwhile he duty to be
los. when wheat is uuJer 4es, a quarter
IaIilng Is, foJ every Is rse in price IilI The
latter reaches 5iS when the duly is 10 re
noln fixed al As, Indian cctn to oe admit
ed duty Free.
g. Compensation to landowners by 4
'e| arrangement OF highway rates and The
aw OF settlement; loans for improvement.
md feIeI in the cost Of ,ransmillug p,json
rF docIofIng Ma sick pOOr,and the in5lruc
ION OF pauper children.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
THREE BODIES FOUND IN A
BOX

DOA
WrsTERIoUs END OF A MoTHER AND
HER TWO BADAs.-The Cincinnati
Commercial relate the following tragic
story, which it does not seem 10 doubt.
'On Friday last, box WI. seen float.
ing past New Richmond. II was about
The size OF la,ge sperm candle box
'ay three feet long and one deep. The
InhabItaals, supposing il contained mer.
chandlze, caught II up aud lowed it to
The wsrl. Immediately, on taking OF
The cov,r, imsgine their couserna.
lion 10 ind it contained The dead bodies
OF two Infants, and The legs, breast and
inner portions Of the body ofa grown
fen ale, undoubtedly The mother Of The
|chIldreL| The whole town was thrown
into excitement, and Dr.. Rogers was
sent Tor, as well as all The most promi-
nent citizens OF that place. Tbs unior.
innate molher--it was the general opin
ION, was young-very probably the
victim ol seduction, and while travel.
ing on boat, was cruelty murdered,
with her babes. Some Of The citizsus,
who witnessed this scene, gave it as
their belief that The murder was com.
miued here, and that one of the up riv
er packets had taken tho box to some
place above New Richmond and thrown
It overboard, so as 10 allay ell suspicion n
OF The parties at this point. the opn.
ion appears TO have gained strength,
from The fact as The box bearing the
name of a firm, in this city, which had
been planed of, but ths water had csus-
ed the letters 10 ahcw plainly as ever,a,
gain! We withhold the name Of the
firm, as it might uOjuslly attach blame
loInnocent persons.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Md'fMiss 1t The NORTH Pole Dr..
Lo he OF Cincinnati in his travels in the
North Heso few years ago, discovered
the Mort Pole on he South shore Of Lake
Soperior.-Tho CIeareIaDd Herald Of Fri,
I'y last has letter from the vicinity Of the
toIo, dated 7.h January, 7ho winter has
been unusually mild there and o. A! feet
Of snow which fell during the winter only
ID feet remained on the ground. In fact tho
ground was not frozen at all
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Tragic ROmance in Real Life A cir
from Ohio arrived at Wincesler, Va. on ,ht
9Th inst. in destitute circumstances, to ,e,
her parents, who had efI her, seven wear,
ago, in the family Of friend, being com
PEELED by sickness 10 leave Ohio, and re.
, 'urn 10 Virginia in pursuit OF health. Her
disappoi n!meGt may be conceived, when
che found, On reaching her home, lha. her
father, anxious about her return, having
collected his liule dues, and sold some Of
his property, had just started for tho west
But deeper grief awaits her still. A let,
Ter received by The Postmaster at Wnches
ter, communicates the sad lidings that her
afsctlonats parent was shot by man nam
cd Martin, who threw hmseIfiato. his COM
psny under the guise Of friendship, and
murdered hip for his IuIe money. The
letter enclosed part OF the oM mar'sslroud
Z he murderer was arrested.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Portable Saw MIA portable horse
power mill, for saving timber. has been in
vented by Mr.. Gsorge Page, Of Baltimore
The mill Is soid TO be capable of cutting
with -four horse power. one Thousand TO
fifteen hnndred feet Of timber per day. or
trom eighteen bundled to IwO thousand
feet per daywilh six hOase power. One
great advantage ii p 'sseses is the facility
with which II can be removed to any POM
making il valuable to persons owning large
timber tracts, snd saving the trouble aud
expense Of removing logs.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

HERR DRIE'BACH, combat vfM
The Woluss-Two Rock Mountain
wolves escaped from tho cages in the
msnagsric Of Herr Drie,bach at Zines.
vile, Ohio, on The lllh, and the Ca.
ze'te gives The following accoun, Of
the conflict 10 secure Them
At the time, there were four mo, il
the building, Herr. Driasbnch, Pau
Morgan, Abraham Sinner and Arlhu,
|Crippen;bo, accustomed as they were
10 such animals, they thought only Of
saving The smaller animals tha, wer,
fastened in different part, of the build
lng,wIlhou' spprehending personal dan.
ger 10 themselves. Crippen ran out Of
he building 20 gctn pitchfork, when
closing the door after him, it fastened
itself, which kept him out. Morgan
haslensd 10 'sko of The riding monkey,
when one of the wove, attacked him
and got him down, aud as Sinner ran
10 his assistance, he was attacked and
overpowered by the other wolf. 1T lhi.
moment, Di.bach was The only one
di'eog'ged and picking up chair, he
Isshed II 10 pieces, 10 obtain a round
Tor cIub'Wllh his a, one blow he disens
oIedlhe wolf that had attacked Sinner,
but The other held with death grip end
required repeated blows; nor did he re.
linqnSh the attack until he was knoc !.
sd dead. The dsenabIed vno was sf.
'rr"1rds shot. The men were badly
bitten, and had they have been alone
would inevitably have been killed, lor
me Of them was s'ready iainIiug.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
A FACT FOR THE DEspoNDINg.

Mr. Gilmore, the new president of the
Western Mass. Railroad, has the offer Of
five other situations besides that which he
has accepted, in either of which he milAt
have salary of $4,000 a ear. The wor-
cos'erSpy says it is less than 20 years since
he went into lbe city from the country, a
common Iaborer, and was for some time
porter to the store Of WbiiweIl and Boad
aud while Iaboring with his hand cart was
as distinguished for his airhfuuess, indus,
ny and intelligence in this humble employ
meGJ as he has since been in other avoca
lloDs.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
RO0rbaclSssSeCOnI.

'Olirer OIdschooI, she Washington cor
respondent Of The United SIaIcs Gazette,
stated in oGe Of his recent letters that Mr
Walkers Report was forwarded TO England
and ordered to be printed there, before i
was printed and laid upon the tables q
of Congress al Washington. We
are sorry 10 spoil such good Wing story;
but we must do it nevertheless. Mr.Wak.
er'sRepor' was read aud laid upon the table
o. members of Congress, on the 81 day o
December, lSf5. Parliament assembled
on the 22d day Of Jonuary,l8I6. OF course
then, our great correspondent in his ankle
Iy 10 find fault, has come very near telling
what is nn true. Shame, oh shame OF
you Oliver.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
The Democratic Party al
WAYS Esight.

When General Jackson came out sgans
the United States Bank, bis opponents said
Oh, General JacGsOn'o destroying The cur
fency, lie wants 10 ruin our country, wt
cant get along without a National Bank, wt
must have one TO regulate the currency, 49,
Well, let US ask the question, who says s.
now I No one. When was our currency
better Never
Ia connection with This subject, General
Jackson told The people that me credit sys,
'cm, as it then existed, was iuurIons to the
poor, and should therefore be put down.
But the Wings cried out with most tireru
IamenIaIlon, that he was rnning the coun
try tba! he was opposed to the interest," OF
The poor then we had distress committees
TO 60 TO Washington and inpIore the old
Hero 10 stay his hand. Bat al would not
do, and down went the United States Bank
and with ii ito CrediI system. Who will
now say Iha! the Democratic patty was
wrong on these subjects No one We
were right, and time will ohow that we ere
right on all matters of national policy
Who would not be 8 Democrat :
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE,

We gather The following particulars
Of a fghI between MI Rnchie, editor
of The Richmond Enquirer, and
Mr.. Ple'ans, editor OF the Wing from
The Washington Correspondent, of The
Public Ledger:
i learn by the csls from Richmond,
this evening, that a renconrs took place
in that city this morning, between Mr..
Richie of The Richmond Enquirer, and
Mr.. PIessanls, Of The X ichmond Whig.
in which the latter was MORALLY wound
ed. 1t seems that Mr.. Pie ssan,s, last
evening, sent Mr., Richie message ia
hs effect that if he did not meet him
atlhe 'CoI'on Press he would post him
as coward. Mr.. Rtchie returned for
bis answer that he would be lhera. They
accordingly NE at lha nour appointed
Mr.. Richie armed with pistols and a
bowie knife, and Mr.. PIesents with pis
toIssnd sword cane. They commenced
firing al forty PAGES, and fired four
rounds, approaching each other as they
fired, (the balls Of oeuhsr taking ma ef.
fecO until they were within closing dis
stance, when the attack was Continued
with sword cane and bowie knife. Mr..
Richie was wounded in The mouth
breast ard ann, and M Pleasan,s MAS
entirely cll across The abdo men, s.yer.
ing The in'est nes, and redcring hisre.
coyery Impossible.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

The London Morning Chronicle denies
the position Of the Times, that a war win
America wonId be popular ia England, and
adds the middle class regard The mighty
transatlantic republic not only with adnirs.
non but with pride,as magnificent demon
''ra''"n Of the progressive energy and self
governing power Of IheF own viciotiops
race.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
ECLIPSE.

On tho 25,h of April ,here will p.rn,I
eclipse OF the sun. The degree OF oo,ro-
will be about 5 digirs in Illinois, ncary 7
in Boston, aud ! / in Florida. gradually H.
creasng as we approach the Island Of Cob4
near the middle Of which it will be central
and total. This will be the last large e.
cIIp'e Of the sun lhal will be visabo to US
until May 2G,h' 1854.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Female Ingsmui:y,-A widow woman
with seven children, having applied for some
time in vain for hired lodgings at last prac
iised The following faeS,e 10 obtain shel
ter for herself and offspring. Observing ;
notice Of lodging 10 let, in house ,isua,et
next TO chucbyard, she ordered her chill
drsn TO play in The churchyard while chs
inquired respecting the apartments. The
-srsI question on entering the threshold Wa.
Madam, have you any chldreu!' 10 which
she replied in sain, like and pathetic
tone, They are all in the church yard. The
effect was instantaneous writings were
drawn up-!he rooms secuIsd, and The lady
came TO take, possession OF them The
bosisss was horror struck on beholdnR
her chiIdren, and refused them admittaucs
6ut nothing being said on this point in the
bond she was fain obliged to make vir,
tue Of necessity and make the beet Of bad
blrgan'
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Two women lately set fire to meet.
ing house Of The Rrlormers 10 Boone
county ky'and burnt it to askes because
tie church had refused them member.
'bip' What worthy church members
they would have msde,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
OUR NATIONAL GREATNESS.

I OUR NATIONAL GREATNESS.
An examination Of ccpious files Of Eng
ljsh and French papers, says Ihs PhiIsdel-
pha Saturday Courier, by the last steamer,
has brought most !OrcIbIy to our minds The
raPldIy Increasing importance Of our pol ii
cal and social institutions, especially in the
eyes Of the most powerful as we'll as of In
Belle France. A quarter Of century ago,
nay far less than ihaI very short period in
the history OF nations, and scarce the ,
number Of a 'ozen lines per month, relating
TO The United States, could be found, evrnI
With The aid Of a microscope, in any Of lhe
journals Of naughty, self sufficient Bnan.
And the sneerEg and insulting question of
WHO reads an American Bookr WIS pro-
pounded on all occasions. Oar poets were
deprecated, our legal decisions unnOuced
or misrepresented, and Dought save The
frontier Snd semi-baIbarlsn breaches of
peace and law noticed in crtensO. These
latter Occnrances seemed to afford Ihe live
llest qualification 10 lhe monarcaisI and anti
Republicans, we're rolled about under the
tongue, like precious morseb and with the
roand assertion that they formed The gener-
Al character Of American Society, wereI
held up so:I OF 4 told you sor TO The ado
vocaes Of saIi,goyeInment Nov, however,
tie case is strIkngly glOriOwIy changed,
All other themes appear to have been for.
gOten. Eyerv boOk-.abLe and llbarary
groans with ihe creations Of Cooper al
Irving, Pr scott, Ihe EveretIs, Bowditch
a Neal, James Longlelow, &c, &c
Their Halls OF Science are lighted By The
discoveries and researches OF Silliman, al
Edwards and host Of others; their legsI
halls resound with The proIundily and wiz
dom Of a Kent Livingston, Marshall, 81
Story, TO whose memory the English Bar
have resolved to erect marble statue;
their pu!pIS bIighten with the thoughts Oi
a Hobart. Beecher, Claiming, White
sc, g.; the Continental Railways and hills
echo with the .handCrs Of American loco,
motives, far ouIsirlpping and oyeropPing
IN sPeed and power their best efforts loI
compete with Yaukee skill and ingenuity |
The Legislative Chambers of France 100 |
are all alive 10 the 'dJngs in America, and
now in the BRITISH PARLIAMENT Itself
while tie morning saiuaIiOn Of every eli |
zOn is, What Go you think of Amercar OF
Have you read the news from United Sta
'ss, every local subject is given The 60 BY
'unlI tho aILabsoIbng one of 'our relations
with The United SIalos Of America have
been discussed argued in all their bearings.
The Gear conveniently blind prese, too,
has 90, lis eyes open, and 10 The exclusion
oi all other topics It's columns TEEN win
reAec ions upon lie affairs VI the MODEL
REPUBLIC, and are oiled with lhe iyeiiest
demonstrations Of friendship aud considera
ion, (knd souls) and the utmost sOIiciude
IhaI nothing may occur to interrupt the am
cable relations between the Two nauons.
Succcssto .RmericM Saturday Courier /
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Prtriarch Father Harry, as he IS called
Baptist minister aged Ill yrars, preached
al Utica on Sunday week lie spoke from
the passage in EccIeSa,lss, For God will
bring every work into judgment, with ev-
cry secret thing, whether ii be good or
whether it Oe evil. His text was given
from memory, aud with great accuracy, as
his eyesighI has now became too much de.
cayed 10 read.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

We have received the two first numbers
Ofa new beautifully printed paper published
by Baldwin & SsIy. Il professes neural
lly in politics, and is ably conducted, the
editorial department being under The control
Of our old friend Si,Iy, late of tAe Wilkes,
barre Advocate, Success attend their un,
deraking
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

United States Mint. The Presijen,
has transmitted TO Congress a report from
Mr. Psttetsong the director of the Minis,
which sIales thai ihe Whole coinare for the
year, at the ihree minis in operation. a.
mounted to 1886 447 in gold, 81. .s73,r
200 III silver, and $50 O4s in copper coin.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
AN IMPORTANT RUMOR.

A Washington correspondent of he New
York Commercial Advertiser sla'ss, cur.
rent rumor, ,'IhaI Mr. Champion has brough
out Instructions TO Mr. pakenham TO re,
open negotiations by an offer Of the 49lh
parallel the whole Of Vancouvers island,
and !he navigation Of the Columbia liver
for twenty years. 1t il said that Mr. Polk
viii not take The responsibility Of accepting
The offer but will submit it to the Senate for
advice The Union srys:-'We will mol
undertake to say positively that such des
patches have not been received here, but
certainly we have heard nothing to confirm
his rumor.'
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

APpalIing Crueltn An English paper
contains all account Of the foggiDg of a sal.
I0r boy in the British merchant service
upon whose laceraIed back ritioi was pour
or
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

Al the last daIss from Washington, the
Oregon notice was still under discussion in
he Senale. The only difference that ap.
pears 10 exist among the members upon the
subject is az to the time and manner of Civ
ing the notice. There was no doubt that a
resolution in some form. directing the notice
would pass by an almost unanimous vole.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07
The New Court House.

We publish on our first page, the specf-
cation for the new Court House building
10 be erecod in this place thi, Sc sson, the
plan having received the approba tion of the
County Commissioners. twill be a beau
dlul building Of the Ionic order, so by 60
feet, sIardng end WAYS to the slrssLhaving
a porlico in front supported By six columns,
The dome and spiro rise sbOnl 80 feet above
the ground floor. The offices and fire.
proofs TO be in ,Se basmenL Entrance 10
the Court Room by steps through the pOr.
Iico. II will be an ornament 10 the town
and do credit TO tho county.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-07

FALL OF Worms We find in tho
ast Congregational Journal Concord,
N, H D., The following singular and won.
derful account OF what appears to have
bean showerof small wcrms in connec.
ton with fall Of snow. The Rev.
IS. Davis, the narrator, is The brother OF
The late Mayor Of Boston, and man Of
he most exemplary character and On.
questionable veracily. His statements
IS as follows.
'As l wa. returning from Pi.rpon,
on Monday, The lsl Of Dec, saw on
the snow which had fallen during the
|nigh',whal | sup posed TO be oats, spread
broad bsSl; but no, seeing any track
in The snow, for ! was the first that lrae.
,lsd the road after the snow foil, and
Icuriosiiy led me 10 descend from my
carriage end examine; when, to my
great surprise. found that the obiac's
| saw wero living worms, about ar
Och long lying on the top OF The snow
Iby hundreds; and these were scalereC
along the road travelled for distance
OF not ss'than FIVE miles. | woull say
farther, that there were no trees neal
from which the worms might have b. er
on them, they would all have been fro
ezn, for it had been very cold, and tn,
ground was frozen hard before the snow
fell. The worm, were aiipe, for the,
immediate coled up when | lock then
in my hand. They were of browr
color, with about l2 or IS legs