The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-04-05
NEWS ITEMS.

vile Aid.de-camps.
IA IMMERSION ON Saturday last the Rev
Mr. Miles baptised three persons, by INNER
sion in the river, at Williamsport.
E5" The father of Matt. Ward has lost hi.
suit against the city of Louisville, for Injury
done 10 his house by the mob.
E- In New York -four is selling for SO, sc
and wheat al So 80. In Philadelphia price.
are abou, the SAME.
The RAGING CAsAwI."-There are EN-.
ployed on the canals OF New York State, du.
ring The season of navigation, abou, 5000
boaimen and 5000 5oys.
CAUTION TO Rum SELLERs.-A boy in Terre
Haute, Ia, has recovered $500 damages
from a liquor dealer who sold his father q
glass of liquor on The day he was drowned
II Tie Johnstown Hindoos hung 81. Pat
rick IN efig ~ on The I7ih. 1t is astonishing
what an amount of venom some folks have
in their composition.
ESH Next week we will publish an inter.
ssting article in reference to the Smithsonian
Institute, logether with an engraved view oil
the magnificent building.
Niosr IMpoSrAsr.-It has been ascertain
! cd that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton was the
frst person in the United States for whom
ice cream was made.
Er Paul Geddes, whose sudden disap-
pearance soma 10 years ago, caused so much
excitement, pissed through Williamspott, a
lew days since.
u SOMETHING NEw-A female named
Madeline Famburg was bound over, in Pitts.
burg, last week, to answer u charge of Sc
doc,ion, preferred against her by one Bene-
dict Brock.
~ The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the title
of a well filled, neatly printed monthly az
ricul'u'al paper, published by ]. il. ;5son,
and ediiv" py a >pansler; terms only TWEEN
ty-fve cents a year.
CS~ DEATH OF THE Presidents SIsTER.-
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcneil, widow of the late
General John Mcneil, and sister Of Presi-
dent Pierce, died at Concord on Wednesday,
in her Gslh year.
e. We understand that a Post Office has
beea established, and Joseph Lillev appoint.
ed Post Master, at Evansville, bearing that
name, III Briarc Teek township, Columbia
county, Pa.
E. The Presidents veto OF the Collins
appropriation meets much favor from the
Boston merchants, who unreseryedly COM
mend il. Ii is also commended by The press
of all parties throughout the country.
u THE BoUNry LAND LAw-Sihce the
18th ult. 10 ,4oO applications for bounty lands,
under The rev law, have been received at
The Pension Office. This, it will be remem-
berej, is The result, OF only one of the many
bounty land acts of Congress.
rH- The Democratic friends of General
John Weidman, Of Lebanon, already begin
10 express their preference in his behalf as
The Democratic candidate for the Gubernato-
rial chair. Gen. Weidman is a gentleman of
fine tale mis- and requirements, such as would
adorn any station in life.
e We understand that the Grand Coun-
Gil Of The Hindoos have under consideration
The propriety of altering one clause in the
Declaration of Independence so as TO read
thus: IAN men are created free and equal,
Except Irishmen,) and are endowed with
certain inalienable rights, amongst which
are life, liberty, and The pursuit OF office aud
foreigners!
rF The young men of our low whose
"uely mugs" are ornamented with hirsute
apnendages should emigrate 10 Harrisburg
forthwith. The Hem says there is a %tonsori-
al professor in that would-be-city who sham
poems modern monkies-all hair and no
brains-free gratis for nothing. N. B. Hairy
muzzled editors are not included.
ENLAReED.-Mr. Lowepburg has enlarged
his clothing store, and received a new sup
ply of fashionable clolhing and cloths. His
work lie mostly made mp al his store and in
Town, and W. are pleased TO see that he is
progressing. He understands his business,
ard attends to it with industry, and with a
o,.ierrination 10 please his customers and
sell cnSap.
TuE"Exo.!AxoE.''-The " Exchange" Ho.
tel in this place las passed under the man.
asement of Mr. George Herring, and all hand:
are engaged in fixing and treshenins ii up
The numerous friends of Sheriff Snyder viii
be pleased to learn that in time he will be-
come connected with the establishment ant!
he will no doubt serve the public in thai
capacity with as much satisfaction as he now
does in his office.
E9r Messrs. Dreifuss G. Co., will soon re-
ceivs a new stock Of fashionable clothing
itom The city, and gents will DO we'll to look
in and brush up. The promenading seasot
is coming on, and no bird can be handsome
without fine feathers, The ladies' can also
find in MIR. Kline's cases many nice things
for them.
e Tbs residence and boarding house oil
William Rooms, late Sheriff of Luzerne coun.
ty, connected with his furnace at Hunlock's
Creek, was burned on Sunday the 25lh ult
The valuables and books were saved. The
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