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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
Many Of Ihe ofioers had gone ashore,

!, Many Of The officers had gone ashore
bu, the men were not SLOWED 10 land
| Nothing had been heard from the Missis
lsippi uoops, which were still on board ,h,
lship Statesman, but ct tho last account,
they were suffering deplcrsbIy from sick
ness.
| High honors had been paid a, head quar-.
'ers 10 the ls'e Lieut. David Gibson, Of the
second artillery. He was o native OF Virgi-
ois, snJ graduate Of the military scsde-
my al Wes, Point.
| Capt Brown. OF the s,esmboa, Pioneer,
sent By General Patterson 10 the sucoor oil
the volunteers wrecked in the Ootsiks, re-
turned to Tsmpco on the 7,h, He report
ed tina, On reaching the wreck OF the On-
di.ka and finding i. deserted he had burned
her.
Gen. Scott probably left the Brssos on
,Le l6Ih, ON board the Massachusetts,
which vs.. ssid 10 be waiting Tor hin
Four companies OF artillery, under Cspts.
Smith and Swsroui and Lieutenanis
Shsckelford and VIn,or, a c,ing ss his body
guard.
The camp at Pslo Alto had been diseon.
tinued aud Gen. Worth snG his staff were
at lhe mouth Of the river waiting TO em.
bark.
The roads between Camargo and Monte.
rey were almost impossible on sccoun, oI
zee NJ robberies.
The rancheros were gathering in eli
quarters. Al Ma,anoras they were ex
pecIing an attack. The Plaza had been
fortified, and The place put in a Stale OF de-
'snce
Gen Velencia had beer relieved from
he command at Vera Cruz, and his place
supplied by Gen. Vayguez. the Mexi.
sans were convinced that Vera Cruz wss
% be The EexI point OF attack, and were
ousiy engsged in terrifying the passes oI
he road 10 The city Of Mexico
The Merchants Of Jaaps had been e,h-
c upon for a loan OF ~ 600.
Nothing has been heard at San Luis oi
santa Amos march.
Al Tuls and JaIsps they were on the T..
e., IN expectation of The s,ra'k pfGen Scott
The news from Texas 10 interesting, but
o' enough 50 10 telegraph.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
c. w. FORT.NER
For 'he Democrat.
- DIT, BY THUNDER

Was you ever bn by a rattIesnake, one
Of those venomous reptiles, the wound OF
which produces almost certain dea,bi Was
yoS ever BIT by mad dog, and in conso.
quence, get The hydrsphobia! Well j,
wasn't in either Of these ways, that | am
going 10 speak Of geIIing br.-Prsy tell us
how il is,-Have patience and YOU shall
hear the whole, You reccolecl the old adj.
age patience is virtue md if we were
destitute Of this, we should be very unhap.
py creatures
Now sny one wonld not be led 10 sun.
pose on reading 'he caption. ,bs, mean,
TO convey he idea, Ihal any body was bin
by thunder, in This cold season Of The yes,
when 'hundeI lie so very rare. NolmeauJ
no sneh thing. wish ,he whole stress ,o
be lsid on tho word brf, and ,hsr YOU will
gt' the whole idea.
In order 10 give you a full insieh, into
'Re matter Of which ] am lissling, il will be
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
Meric n Intelligence. The

Meric Intelligence. The private
.dylee: itcf'yed IRON Mexico by he
winch heve not trsnsplred through tbe
p'pers. The Church suthoritje, are
psrs'Jz'd with horror si The proposition
10 take The church property for the pur-
pose oil carry ing on The wAr. Man,
OF me priests have publicly declared IN
iavor VI peace. One was arrested il
he n "a of The Capital for h,rranpuing
he peo)!e and enlighlniog ,hrm as ru
The condition OF the Church 10 the Uni.
81 s's'es. J. appears by The sccoun, il
ne papers that he pronounced the Next
can government worse than thai Of
me North American. The Liter, he
's'd, protected the Church, willie the
former corh.c.lsd iIs property. H.
was arrested aud imprisoned, with fort,
Of his folio wers.
The Ell Reputkcsn mention the fac,
ia review, by Santa Anna, of com.
'sny OF American de.erters, pr nclpalIy
lrish. reviewed by His ExceIlency IN,
General in c"ef. They srs perfectly
qn'pped, and are on the point Of
departure for Tuls. This company
nave made peculiar standard for Them
'elVe', on | side Of which is seen lhe ma.
'onsI coat Of arms. with lhe mo,lo Lpu.
i've Inc Republic of Mexico O. III,
''her side IS figure OF 81. PsiIick,iheit
'a'ron. We venture 10 predic that if
ny OF 81. Pc rick in The american ar.
ny ever come zero. these renegsdes,
'hey will give Ih,m such a clubbing a.
hey will lie likely 10 remember The re- +.
m'nder of their Iivss.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
AgYE Nfi.7I; .U.aECA 6, tsI7.
AM,AN0Nn

v.B PALMER Esq. 70 authorized 10 Goi as
4qep,t FIR the CoLUMBiA DgMocRAT,' and re-
oept all monies far subscription and Adveyii.-
my al his AseHeies m
PhladelDhia NJ. SO Pins-Strea.
ReU York " 100 \ Issnu-ytrevt.
s1vsrvfr 10 > Hl6-StTRsi.
BaHinaore s. e. oor. Bat. and Calcsyi-sts.
Northumberland and TGdeSBen Ula,, fud
d IN their adU"liGgc 10 adrerL,ein this pqDey.as
II is The only J'ls puLiisheda a n, County Seat
md has greItor oircui1t!on i.lMe co,.niy Than
any od!tsr IRa4Dsr paJ!ished .Diiha gtiAaiiS.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
S25O0 APPROPRIA TION.

The bill authorizing Ihe County Conn
nissloners 10 appropriate $500 towards
the new Putlc buildings at Bioomsburg,
passed the House Of Representatives on
Monday last without opposition, and is now
d law. The silly opposition Of the Danyle
people TO This just and wise measure, has
hus been evapora'ed into very thin air.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06

Shocking Trag Murder and Sui.
ide'-The PonsViIle Emporium Of the
1o'h INST, ssys-'On Tuesday last, MIR.
Daniel Snyder, oi.Upper Mahsntsnpo, was
murdered by His wife, who /, appears, arose
about o O'Clock In The morning and while
her husband ives yet asleep. and s,Iuck
MIN /" his forehtOd with an sxe,siIllng him
with single blow. The sldes. son who
slsp' on the second floor. wss attracted to the
scene Of murder by the srosns Of HE fathers
when he was teld by his mother ,ha,
she had done IT, She then attempted 10
throw herself into the vel, ,bu. was prevent.
ed by ihe interference ofsome of the chill
dren. She then rushed into the helse and
cut her throat with IAzoI.
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ARMY CORRESPONDENCE,
LETTER VII.
On BOARD THE SHIP OCEAN,
January 29,h, lS47.

January 29h, lS47.
Col, WEDD:-l em mbrsce the last op
lporiunity shall have this eide OF n,
Gulf, 10 infoI m you that we have had a
Ipleassnt day 10 day Yesterday we had
= most tremendous storm Of lightning,
thunder and wind. The most Vivid
O shes ii ighining and defining peal5 oi
thund r, that ] ever saw and hesfd,
saw and heard yesterday, while The rain
poured 10 torrents and the wind BILE v
apefiecI burricIne and so heavy was tn
gale, that hundreds Of dollars worth o.
wood, which had been brought dow
he river in hjsis. were torn from their
mooring aud dashed il pieces by the
violence oil the waves
But this morning every thing wore a
more pleasing aspect, end this has beer
he most pess'n, day we have had in
Two weeks. We weighed anchor ,his
morning shout 10 O'Clock, and got On.
der way, being in low Of one ol the
large town bosls, and we have hi, day
passed through some of the most en-.
chanting scenery. | have passed potl
Of The siIernocn at half Was', and euj ~
ed myself very ogreesbly IN viewing
he fne plantations, The rich orange
grove, and The extensive praries.
Nothing sppesfs 10 me can present
finer view lhsn The country which we
have passed. lmsgIne yourselves upon
A large vessel, with company OF o.
least three Numbered men-Ihe vpsspl|
floating down The Mssissippi--the bank,
% either side skIIed with pltnt,uoo.
pf sugar cane and orange groves, anG
he country back, for the mos part *
ensive psrsrle, where The river IS bous.
led only by the horizon, and in The pa
aries you somstlmes see small patch
W NV o"h0t - o''SIo DOu OUstINt
Of IKE river winding their ser
penllne course. A these things added
together has made this part cf our voy-
'ge highly picturesque as well as inter-
ss:ing. II we have good luck 10 Afrly
y crossing the Gulf, shall be sble o
'sy which in my opinion il the finer
= = - '''~ ''~~-''
Wh'le we have been 10 motion since
we left Ddnrllle, every hing has been
interesting 10 me, and have gained
msoy new ideas with respect to the
country bordering on The MrsslssiDpi.
ih's is celialnl y great river, and the
country back from rhe river i, lonnl
han The immediate banks. You uol
iouht wish % know our destination ,hi,
: only CONJECTURE, As yet as we have
''Ied under sealed orders, bu, the mos,
probable conjecture is that we shall SAIL
or Vera Cruz. Ii I'm spared to write
gam shall he able to give you som,
ccoun' Of the passage across the Gulf.
Considering all 'hings, our few of the
nen ere ''ck, as there are only six oil
;sp' Wilson's company on the sick list
nd six deserted, but no. one man Of the
company has died, and the general
'eal'h OF The Pennsy Ivsnia Regiment is
'ood. have completely recovered from
ny cold, aud feel IN very good health
'u' expect TO he sick enough in cross
ns The Gu'f, ss Thy say lhs, the Gulfl
8 sene'PlIy very rough at this sra,onI
u the yesr, and storms are mors com
non than al any other season.
Resp clluy yours,
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TO TRAVELLERS,

Mr.. Joseph Laurish has co n Menced run.
ong Stage three lines a week, between
Bloumsburg and Pousvile. 1t leaves
BIoomsburg every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday mornings, and arrives d, Blooms
burg every Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
lay evening BY This arrangement passen,
gers leave Boomshurg in the morning and
"riVe a. PhIadelphia The mex, day al noon,
by the way Of the Reading Rail Road;
sleeping at PorsgiIe. Reforming, they
cave Philadelphia in the morning and ar
rive nj BIoomsburg the same evening. We
nope soon TO see this line extended to To-
wanda, aud 10 Muncy. Bph of these
"nes are very mach required for the ac.
nodaion of travellers, and we have no
doubt would be well supported. 10
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06

The Iuzerne Democro, of ,he o4,h nj,
says lire broke out on Tuesday sl, ,rnoon
IN 'he upper part OF the Undertaker's shon
d " b'P'l'o, on Man-sreel. This shop
was consumed together wrth The building
'dJ 'Inlng-the shoenakeI's shop of Mr
"Hs'eI' Tie large lrame building stioin,
ing used by John Bsche as smith shon.
and o"oed by G. M, HaIlenbach, was torn
uo"n III order 10 arrest the hsmes which
threatened The residence and store of Mrs.
Drake The store house Of Mr.. Laurence
Myers was much injured in the aremp, TO
save it.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06

The 4ih Of March Dsmoeyahc State Copven.
lion met at Harrisburg on TLnrsday last, TO nom.
mate a candidate for Goserno, and for Canal
commissioner We had no, heard the rssuI.
when our paper went 10 prsu '~@ ~S
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06

congress adjourned on Wednesday las, q, mid
night Iho three million bill passed both houses
with the Wilmo, pyoviso stricken ont.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-07-24

SHERIFF's SALE.-By virtue of a writ Of
y veditioni expon. to me directed from the court
Of Common Pleas Of Harrison county, Ohio, | will
offer for sale at public outciy at the front door OF
the court house in the town of Woodsfeld, Mon
roe county, Ohio, on Monday the 26th day Of
July, ls47, between the hours of ten o'clock a m
and o'clock p m Of said day, the following real
estate, to wit. The west half of the northwest
quarter of section l, township 9, and range 4, ly-
ing and being in Monroe county. Ohio, and taken
in execution as the property of Woodman Okey at
the suit of the President, Directors, and Company
of the Belmont Bank Of st. Clairsville.
Wm.D PATTON, Sheriff, M. c., o.
b iune 1851 65
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money they want. This is satisfacto-
ry enough, and they 60 into it forth.
with. Thus the people can Judge Of
the foundation the bark will have, pro
vided the Board Of Control allowa bank
to be here.
The idea Of a bank in this place has
excited no little curiosity. Every n
seems anxious to get a peep at the "si-
sphanI;" and most assuredly, il the
bank goes into operation, they will get
to see it, tusks, tail, and all. The bank
will be very gracious, lending poorfeL
lows, whose necessities require it, mon
ey on sixty or ninety days credit; but
they will be very careful to have a
mortgage on his land, or SOM such 'in-
dividuaI responsibility "a thing which
they donot like) to secure them in their
loans. These loans will be easily OBJ.
tanned about three months prior to cleo
ton times a day or two before the G.
lection comes on, an agent will be sent
round to inform those who have been
so unfortunate as to get into their clutch
es, that If they will not vote against
the bank, that is, ,0iH mol cote the dem
ocratic ticket, they will not be so hard
with them-they shall have time to
pay their debts. 1t is certain that this
will be the way 1t has been, and will
be, so long as such institutions are per.
ao;tfo1 10 ha omnup nc. .
After all, there is some doubt whcth.
err they will be able to raise a bank al
this place or not. 1t is said that stock
has been taken at Toledo for another
branch at that place, which, iftrue, anc
the Board Of Control will permit, will
be the third n there, and consequent
ly there can be no more in this district
as three is all the law allows. This il
a matter, however. to be determined
by the almost omnipotent Board o
Control, upon whose imperial NOD hang
the fate of all the bankers in Ohio.
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July 17-4t

A DEMONSTRATORS SALE.-By virtue OF
"A an order made by the Court of Common Pleas
Of Monroe county, Ohio, at the June term thereof,
A. d. lS47, l will offer for sale at the front door
of the Court house, in the town of Woodsfield, in
said county, on Saturday the l4th day Of August,
ls47, as the property Of Josiah M. Dillon, deceased
the following real estate, lying and being in said
county, to wit: Lots Is and "a as numbered on the
town plat Of said town Of WoodsfieId, with the ap-
purtenances; also, the north half Of the northwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter of section No. s,
township No. s, and range No. 6, containing 20
acres, upon the following terms, to wit: One-fourth
in six months. dne-fourth in twelve months, one
fourth in eighteen months, and the residue in two
wears, with interest from the day of sale, to be Sc.
cured to the satisfaction of the undersigned.
HENRY M. BOGGESS,
Administrator de bonis non, with will an
JULY l7.5t neyed of Josiah NJ. Dillon, decd
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Sudden changes from very hot, to chilly wealth
err, are unfavorable to health; and it is a fact uni
versally admitted, that heat and moisture are pow
erful agents in producing disease, and that con-
slant dry and constant wet weather are both favor
able to its generation; it does not signify what we
call ii; it may be ague; it may be bilious fever; II
may be yellow fever; II may be dysentery; it may
be rheumatism; it may be bronchitis; it may be cho-
lie; it may be constipation Of the bowels; it may be
inflammation ofthe bowels; itmay be inflammation
of the stomach; it may be a nervous affection; but
still il is disease, and a disease durable by the Bran
dreth Pills, because they remove all impurities
from the body, all that can in any manner feed the
progress OF the malady; no matter how called; thus
these pills are not only the most proper medicine,
but generally the only medicine that need OF
BEWARE OF CoUNTERFEITs.
Be very careful and 60 to the Agent when you
want Brandreth Pills; then you are sure of the
genuine article, When you purchase otherwise
inquire whether the person selingthem knows the
Pllls ne offers you are genuine Brandreth Fills
Every man knaws whether the article he oilers you
is true or false. Beware of cheats!
e0U-A fresh supply Of the above Pills, just re-
ceived by the following Agents
J. r. 81. II. MoRRIs, Woods6eld.
VIM. STEEL, Stafford.
w. s. H. KERRIGAN, Carlisle,
j. M. ROUND, Summerfeld.
]. F. BIDENHARN 6 Co., Malaga.
Fl. ROUND, SarahsvilIe. Morgan Co.
WELcz& THOMPSON, Beallsvile.
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nROBATE NoTICE.-Nutice is hereby CIV
en- to all persons interested, that final settle
ment accounts have been filed in the office OF the
Clerk of the Court o. Common Pleas witnin and
for the county Of Monroe and State OF Ohio oy the
executors and administrators of the estates OF the
following named persons. to wit:
Stephen Conger, Benoni Conger, and Elias Con'
ger, Executors Of Elias D.. Conger, deco maj
James Stephens and Ann Mccain, Administrator
of Thomas Mccain, decd, final. b.
That the said accounts are now on file in saic
office, subject to the inspection Of all persons IN
terested, and are continued until the October tel
of said court, lS47, for final settlement and conilr
nation: VIM. OKEY. Clerk.
July IL, ls47-tf
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The Crops Of the Country.

The New York Commercial, thus re-
fers TO the general breadstuff crop OF
the country:
At the south, the wheat is pretty
much secured, and from the best infor-
nation which we can gather, not only
has the yield been fully equal to the
usual average per acre, but a much
broader than the accustomed area has
been devoted to the culture.
In u own state, we believe il is
generally conceded that considerable
damage has been done TO the growing
wheat, and that much less than the u
sual number Of bushels will be gather
ed from each acre.
In Michigan the wheat has suffered
somewhat from the insects. The 9TH
er crops look well.
From Illinois we have but little infor.
nation. The Prairie Farmer asserts,
that there is no question whatever that
very serious injury has been done to
the wheat by the contingencies OF the
winter, and the ravages Of insects.
In Wisconsin the wheat has been
winter killed in some places and lnju.
red by the hv, but the Milwaukee Sen.
tinel anticipates that the total yield
will considerably exceed that OF last
year.
AS to the general crop Of Ohio, the
Cincinnati Gazette saws:
"With the active commencement Of
harvest throughout the country, and It's
completion in some sections, specula-
ton as 10 the amount of the crop is at
an end. And we may be permitted to
say, that il is a source of pleasure to
US, to find our past opinions as to the
strength of the yield fully sustained un-
der the sickle. The question is now
settled beyond a peradyenture, that
the wheat crop Of the United States
this year is in every respect a good
one"
On the whole, says the commercial,
we see no reason to alter the opinion
which we have heretofore advanced,
that though there may be, and undoubt,
ly are some portions Of the Union in
which there is a partial deficiency in
the yield Of grain, yet from the much
larger area devoted this year to its cul.
tivation, the whole crop of the country
will not fall short Of the abundant one
of 1916.
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4 fu3- IL tHS - s"S DohpS " q
candidate, one dollar MUST accompany the an
nouncement.
n1-We are authorized to announce WILLIAM
JOHNSTON as a candidate for REPRESEN-
TATIVE in the State Legislature.
0n- We are auahorized to announce JOHN
KERR as a candidate for reelection TO the office
of COUNTY TREASURER.
&c We are authorized to announce EDWARD
ARCHBOLD as a candidate 10 representthe conn
ties of Monroe and Be lmont in the SENATE of
Ohio; subject to the decision of a Democratic
District Convention, if one should he held.
0J- We are authorized to announce SAMUEL
rooney as a candidate for REPRESENTATIVE
in the next General Assembly.
Mr.. EDITOR PLEASE announce EDWARD
REED as a candidate for REPRESENTATIVE,
at the requestof MANY VOTERS
aH- We are authorized to announce JAMES
M. STOUT as a candidate for the office of RE-
Preventative in the State Legislature.
0J- We are authorized to announce JOHN
CLINE as a candidate for the office Of COUNTY
| COMMISSIONER.
lE- We are authorized to announce SAMUEL
BLOWERS as a candidate for the office Of COUN-
TY TREASURER.
0rs- We are authorized to announce STEPHEN
CONGER, of Wayne township, as a candidate for
the Office of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ln- We are authorized to announce EDWARD
| SALISBURY as a candidate for the office oil
COUNTY TREASURER.
lg- We are authorized to announce WILLIAM
s. WILSON as a candidate for the office Of
SHERIFF.
a1- We are authorized TO announce PETER
WITTEN as a candidate for the office Of COUN-
TY TREASURER.
TO THE VOTERS OF OLD MONROE.
The undersigned takes this method of announc.
ing himself as a candidate for reelection to the
office of SHERIFF of this county. If reelected
he will discharge the duties of the Office with the
same promptness that he has heretofore endeavor
ed to discharge them. VIM. D. PATTON.
TO THE ELECTORS OF MONROE.
take this opportunity TO acknowledge my graft
tude to the electors of Monroe county, for thei
support previously given to me, on more than ont
occasion, when I have been before them as a can
ditate for office; and while / do this, l again an
nounce myself as a candidate for the office o
SHERIFF, subject to the decision of a Demo
cratic Convention, should one be held; and shout
l be so fortunate as to be elected, | pledge mysel
that no exertions shallbe spared, on my part, to a
honest and faithful discharge of the duties Of tn
office.
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mr Anr Nor1Nr HE HABIT Of eulogizing

WE ARE NOT1N THE HABIT Of eulogizing
any thing in the form Of "Patent Medicines" for
we have long been of the opinion that nothing but
a worthless nostrum needs the imposing name of
Patent to bring it into notice. Hence our hostility
has been strong and uncompromising against eve-
rythins in the line. But at length our prejudices
have been forced to yield to the immense amount
of testimony in favor Of 'sDr. Wistar's Balsam Of
Wild Cherry" Judging from what we have seen
and heard Of its effects, we pronounce it the most
fortunate combination of medical agents ever dis
covered for the cure of consumption; and indeed,
il appears to be perfectly master Of all pulmonary
complaints. We advise the public TO make an
impartial and fair trial of it, and they will then
praise it more warmly than we have done.
0G-See advertisement. No. IL
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NJOTICE is hereby given that the Commission
III ers of Monroe county, for the year ls47 ie-
We'd a tax for the improvement OF roads and hlgh.
ways, Of fourteen cents on each hundred dollars Of
valuation of the taxable property of this county
and an additional tax for same purpose OF SIX cents
ON each hundred dollars Of valuation OF taxable
property in Seneca township, al the instance Of inc
trustees of said township. Said tax may be dis
charged BY labor on the roads, under the direction
Of the supervisors of the several districts, al the
rate of seventy-fiye cents per day.
Jno. Nj. KIRKBRIDE, Auditor T.. CO.
Auditors Office,
Woodsfeld, June 26, 1915