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From P~hnsdsiphia 70 che Lakes in a day.

By The new railroad arrangement travel
lers can now take The cara in Philadelphia
ut 6 o'clock in The morning, and reach Mag
ara in the evening Of the same day. BY this
route, Detroit is advertised TO be reached in
"a hours, Chicago in "a hours, and s.. Louis
in 48 hours.
There are al this time six daily trains run.
ming over the Cstlawissa Road-lhree North.
ward, and three for Philadelphia. The fol-
lowing are the times at which each one pas
ses Rupert Station, as furnished TO us BY Mr..
Gilbert, the Agent Of the Company.
Trains moving South.
Way Passenger Train 4. 45 A, Nj.
Freight and Accommodation ii. 30 A. M,
Express 3. 10 Z. M.
Trains moUing North.
Express II. d. r.. M.
Freight and Accommodation /. 40 P. M.
Way Passenger 10. a. T. M
The way passenger and accommodation
trains STOP at all the stations except Union.
The Express trains stop only at Williams.
port, Milton, Danville, Rupert, Summit, Ia
maqua and Port Clinton.
AT Port Clinton, the Express train stops
90 minutes for passengers 10 take supper
when going toward Philadelphia. The En-
press train which leaves Philadelphia in the
morning stops 90 minutes at Williamsporl
for the passengers 10 take dinner.
A Mail Train leaves Philadelphia, att 80,
A. NJ, running 10 Poitsville' ouly.
The Night Express leaves Philadelphia at
3 30 P. Nj, and reaches Niagara Falls al
10 80 A. NJ, in time for Train TO Detroit,
Chicago, SC.
Distances fom Philadelphia (pia. Cattawissa
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

II Tie Governor has advertised the Main
Line, including Railroads and Canal, from
Philadelphia TO P~iisburg, and the appurts.
nances, for sale by public outcry at the
Philadelphia Exchange, Tuesday The cath
Of July next, a, half-past 7 o'clock in the
evening.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

THE CosT OF BoMBARDINo SEBAsTopoL.-
The bombardmeut OF Sebastopol, by the last
a~dvices, had continued for thirteen days
pouring an incessant fire upon the town, and
according 10 the English advices, making a
steady progress against the works, though
Gorisobakof's report. the latest, says the Al
lies fire was slackening. The iron shot6red
into Sebastopol exceeding anything of the
kind that the annals Of war have ever record.
ed. Five hundred guns, firing one hundred
and twenty rounds a day, gives a total Of six-
iythousand rounds, which may well be term
ed an "infernal fire." as Gortschakof called
IL. II is estimated that the amount of shot
fired in The thirteen days of the lombard
ment'by the Allies, equalled thiry.five mill.
ions one hundred thousand pounds, which
would cost, not including the transportation
and the powder, $si3,3so. The powder
would cost $7C2, 600, making a total of over
a million dollars. This, if il resulted in The
capture Of the place, would be cheap, but the
correspondent Of the London Times, who is
a spectator OF the bombardment, says, in his
last letter, We are not n inch nearer the
town than we were last October"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17
A New Hot Bias, Anthracite Furnace has

A New Hot-Blas, Anthracite Furnace has
been erected a. Williamspvrt, Lyc oming
county, in this State, by Messrs. Bingham,
Mckinney & Co. The arrangement for feed
ing the furnace, the Press of that place says,
is novel, economical and ingenious. A large
stock car w it'll circular iron body and trap
bottom, is drawn up an inclined plane to the
tunnel head, by the engine, when the body
of the car striking a lever, d~isconnects ii from
the gearing, and The car is thence rpn by
hand upon the track over the opening, and
the stock deposited by the movement Of a
lever connected with the trap bottom ; re.
turning, the descen, Of The Ear is regulated
al pleasure, by means of a double break.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

Yesterday afternoon, some excitement as
cau'ed BY The discovery of a quantity Of coun-
ierfeii quarter dollars, amounting 10 abou
five or six bushels, in the lower par of The
house, corner Of Beekman and Nassau streets,
which has been in the course of dsmolition
for a week past. The basement. under the
floor Of which the spurious money was dis.
covered. was lately occupied as an eating sd.
loon.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

" The King of Belgium is a Protestant,
though his subjects are mostly Catholics
The king of Saxony is a Catholic, though the
greater part of his subjects are Pedestrians.
The King of Greece is Catholic, though most
OF his subjects are OF The Greek Church. Of
the is, 5oo 900 European subjects o! the Sui.
tan OF Turkey, 11,37o,o 900 are oil he Greek
Church, and 100000 are Catholics, while
only 100000 are Mohommedans.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

~ ON Monday week the Councils of the
city OF Erie, Pa, made an additional subscrip-
tion of 5000 900 10 the stock Of The Sunbury
and Erie Railroad. providing tina, il is expen-
dsd on their end of the line, and that The
work be commenced within a reasonable
Tins.
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TOLLS At REACH HAVEN.

CoLLEcToR's OFFICE,
r. w. WEAVER, ESQ:
Dear Sir-The following
IS a statement showing the amount of Toll
&C. received at this Office during the month
Of April, 1855:
Receipts in April, 1855, 90. 4o1 Al
Amount per last report, 3,5a4 40
amt. received since is, -
Dec. 1854, sIa oas o,
Respectfully yours,
PETER ENT, Collector.
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Notice to Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received bv
~ The undersigned at the House Of GEO.
P. STEEL, IN the borough of Wilkes-Barre,
until shutdown OF Thursday, the 7h day o
June next, for the building of a NEW LOCK
at the outlet into the pool Of the Nan,icoke
Dam, on the Lower North Branch Division
of the Penn'a. Canal.
Plans and specifications Of the work will
be exhibited six days previous 10 the leuing.
GEO. w. SEARCH, Supervisor,
Lower N. B. Division.
NAV 7. 1855.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

e Col. Henry L. Kinney of fllibuster
noioriety was on Tuesday evening arrested
Of Philadelphia on an indictment for viola
lion the neutrality laws Of the United States.
He surrendered himself, and walked into
Court to offer 81, 500 bail, before Judge
Kane.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

a "Sag NIGHTS" (Say Noihings) is a
new secret political organization rising up in
opposition 10 the "Nix Weisers" (Know
Nothings,) Two secret societies ruling in.
dependent freenlen is a sublime state of af-
fairs for an enlightened, republican country,
truly
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

Uhat is Baggages-ln a recent suit in N.
York, the question came up, whether a gold
watch is an article OF wearing apparel, 10 be
deemed baggage. The Superior Court deci.
ded II is an article Of wearing apparel, and
when not carried about the person, but in a
trunk, while travelling, is to be deemed as
baggage.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

II Judge Jordan has decided 10 grant law
EN- licenses until The LIST Of October; but a!
Williamsport last week he decided that a
county Treasurer has no authority TO issue
licenses 10 merchants for the sale OF liquor.
Jude Pearson has decided that the Court has
no authority to grant licenses al this lime,
but that The county Treasurer may.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

n Judge ConynghaE lac, week directed
that tavern licenses should on their face say
the holder could only sellliquor' until the LIST
of October next, and not TO any minor, or
person of known incorporate habits, nor on
Sunday.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

az We are pleased TO notice that a new
pos,-ofice has been established al the Rail-
road station near this place, TO be called"Ru-
pert" and Mr.. George 5. Gilbert, the gentle-
manly Agen, of the Caltawissa Compay, ap-
pointed Postmaster.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters tesla
~ menrary upon the estate of Elizabeth
Unger, late of Bloomsburg, Columbia coun-
ty deceased, have been granted 10 the un,
residing also in Bloomshnrg. All
persons having accounts against the estate
are requested 10 present them for setlemen,,
and those indebted to the decedent 10 make
payment without delay 10
PHILIP UNANGST,
Bloomsbuig, Ap ril 90 '55.-6w. Executor
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

Seizure Of Counterfeit Money ION the OH
inst, the police of Cincinnati, Ohio, arrested
George II. Cady, and found in his possession
$3.50 in counterfeit fves and lens, of The
farmers Bank of Charleston, Va. They af-
forwards arrested q man in the house and
found about $4,000 in the same kind of
noies.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

HAvrxo A Coon TINE OF r.--The liquor
dealers in New York, by the Recorder's de-
~cision, have the privilege Of selling as much
liquor as they please without license till The
4lh Of July mex Those who passed The
prchibitory law did not anticipate this re-
suit.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

II Open American party conventions
have been held 10 Norhu mberland, North
anpton, Montgomery, aud We believe other
counties 10 Pennsy %lvania; and numerous
meetinss in other States have been held for
the same object
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NOTICE

rs hereby given that my wife Lydia has
L. left my bed and board without any provo.
cation or excuse, and against my consent.
| am therefore compelled az ! hereby do eau.
tion all persons against giving her any credit,
as | will pay no debts of her contracting a[
ter this date JOHN MELICK.
Light Street, May IA, 1861.
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State agricultural Fdv.-The next State
Agricultural Fair will be held al Harrisburg.
the citizens havirg subscribed the sum re-
quired to secure il. The annual address be-
fore the Society will be delivered by the Hon.
Frederick Waits, Of Carlisle, its first Presi-
dent.
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NI

In Danville on Tuesday the 9Th inst, Mr..
DAVID hocKAFELLER an active ems rgetic and
respected business man, aged So years.
Ia Danville, on Wednesday ths 9th inst.
Dr.. BoNHAM R. GEARHARr, aged DC years. ;
In Huntington on The 9Th inst, Mrs. &c..
SAN, consort OF Peter s. Prescott, aged So
years, 9 months and 7 days.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

LIBERAL oFFER.-Gen. James Irwin has of.
fered 10 donate two hundred and ffly acres
oil land in Centre county, to the Pennsylvania
Stats Agricultural Society. for a Farmen'
High School.
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Public Sale Of Real Estate.

RY virtue of an order Of The Orphans Court
- Of Columbia county, Seth Shoemaker,
Administrator of John Shoemaker, late OF
Hemlock township, Columbia county, decsa.
sed, will on Saturday the 18Th day of Juns
neat al 8 o'clock, in The afternoon, expose 10
public sale upon the m ises,
Attract OF LAND,
situate in Hemlock township, Columbia
county, adjoining lands of Adam Slroup,
Veniah Reese, Thomas J vanderslics and
others, containing about Fourteen Acres, OF
improved land, on which there are a Two
story frame Dwelling House, and a bank
Barn. Late the estate of the said Johu Shoe.
maker.
SETH SHOEMAKER, Adm'r,
by order Of the Court.
JACOB EYERLY, C2s,k
bloomsbury, May Is, 1855.
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a A gentleman who started on Monday
OF last week from Philadelphia informed Us
that he reached Niagara at 10 o'clock on The
evening of the same day.
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The Expulsion Of Hiss:

BosroN, May 1i.-Afler an exciting night
session Of seven hours, the House, this
morning at 2 o'clock, passed q resolution
sxpeliing Hiss by a vote Of yeas is7, nays
rs. ~. A.I.ts.
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Inc Rheaf Cropin Okio.--The report is that
from all parts OF Ohio, the coming crop. If
not injured in filling, will be larger than any
preceding year.
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Lieut.. B~onaparte's Opinion about Solar.
topoI.

BALTIMORE, May 14.-Lieut. ~Bonaparte,
formerly Of the U. s. Army, and now an Of
6cer of the French Array in the Crimea,
writes to his father by the last packet, that
the allied forces can at any time take Sebas-
iopoI, but not without a great sacrifice oil
their troops. He does not say they could
keep it, after getting it.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17

~ The manuscript of Mr.. Lakes com-
munieation published Ia our last number
can be seen q, our office.
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WHOLESALE MARRYNe,-Six sisters were
recently married 10 The same night, at .Eeir
house, in Somerset county, Pa.
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~ ALL advertisements to insure inser
iior must be handed in by Tuesday evening
OF the week they are Intended to be pub.
lished.
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DEAR EvERYwHERE.--The price of meat
has risen Is per cent, in Paris within two
months. 1t is nov entirely beyond the
means Of the poor,
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IARRggMo

On The 3D. inst, by the Rev. Dr.. WATSON.
mar. SEYMOUR d.. BALL, Esq of MinersviIls'
Schuylkill county, and MARY JANE, daughter
OF the late Thomas Pollock deceased Of Mil.
ton.
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RELIGIOUS PREpILEcrIoNs

Of The Members Of the General assembly of The
State Of Pennsy luania for the gear 1855
Knoton as the Knosv. Nothing Legislature.
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n New sweet potatoes are among the
l~uxuries Of the Sc ason at Psiersburg, Viz.
ginia.
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Attract OF LAND.
LIST OF LETTERS

ID EMAINING in the Post Office at Blooms.
- burg, NAV 10Th, 1855.
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a. The Lewisburg Dsuosrati, offered for

'l 49, %.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the conditions of :
- certain mortgage, bearing date the 14th day o
May in the year of our Lord One TT ousand Eight Hun
dred and fifty two, made and executed by Fayal Loe
gon, of Ramsey County, and Territory of Minnesota
party of the first part to Veal Guern of as aforesaid
party of the second part, which mortgage duly
knOwedged and recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds for the County of Ramsey the 18th day
May A. D. 1852, at O'Clock P. NJ, in Book d. of mort
cages, pages go and 81. The said mortgage given
to secure the payment of Two Hundred Dollars TWEEN
tyfour months after date according to the conditions
OF u certain prOmssory note in writing, bearing even
date with said mortgage and that the of Two Hun
dred Dollars with interest from the 18th day of May
1854 at the rate of ten per cent per annum is now
claimed to be actually due at the date of this notice.
The premises mortgaged to secure the said debt are
described in the aforesaid mortgage, lying and being
in the County of Ramsey and Territory of Minnesota
known and designated as follows, to wit: As part oil
lot number four ~, in block number twenty
en- in Steele and Russelrs addition the village OF
st. Anthony, bounded as follows. Beginning at the
north of said lot number FOUR and running
southwest ihirythree (3 feet thence down the centre
OF said let to Main street, thence north along the line
said street three (3 feet thence right angles
to place Of beginning, hundred and sixtyve O65)
feet said lot being hundred and sxty-ive feet
depth, and thirty three feet wide.
q Now, therefore, no suit or proceeding having been
instituted at law to recover the debt remaining
cured by said mortgage or any part thereof notice is
hereby given that pursuant TO and by virtue of pow
er OF sale contained therein said mOrtgaged premises
and for said County ofRamsey, Saturday, the 26th
day May next 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that
day, by Abram M. Fridey, Sheriff of said County of
Ramsey.
Dated the 18th day of April, A: D. 1855: ~.
VETAL GUERIN, 8.
VIM. P. MURRAY, Mortgage.
Attorney.
q.
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
NORTH WESTERN JOURNAL.

PROSPECTUS
OF THE
NORTH WESTERN JOURNAL.
T1NHE undersigned will issue about the 18th of
May, 1856, the first number ola Weekly Paper, to
be called
THE NORTH WESTERN JOURNAL,
of agriculture Science and Art,
To be devoted its indicates to the inc reasne
interests of the Farmer Mechanic and Trader. 1t will
of large quarto form and contain
THIRTY-TWO COLUMNS OF ARTICLES,
Original and selected, bearing Immediately upon each
branch of popular interest," belonging to such journal
1t will be neutral in Politics and Religion, reservng
the right to question kndpery the one and faaticsn
in the other, while it will commend honesty in both.
Able correspondents will be secured at every point,
where the successful improvements in any pursuit.
be given OF Inventions of practical benefit well il
Illustrations of rural Architecture Gardening, &c. with
Portraits and Bograp hes of some of our eminent
men, to supply which, arrangements have been entered
deavor to present to our readers the latest information,
and the most entertaining and instructive articles upon
Agricultural Pursuits, Scientific Resea oh,
Mechanical Arts, Education, %.
Literature, General News
Fireside Economy, Ladies' Portfolio,
Wit and HumOr, Youths improvement,
Sabbath Reading, General Miscellany.
All Of which will doubtless form paper of value to all
in the North West.
Terms, 50 per year in advance. Single copies five
cents. A liberal discount made to Clubs as follows:
Five copies, to one address. ...........$ 9
len 10 II
nwehty 40 -.......-.............. ~
No INVARIABLY in ADVANCE. ...
Office at the junction of Third, Bench and Wabashaw
streets, second story, the Post Office, St. Paul. nj
T. MUNSON & DAYTON.
March, 1855. .- 40 49, mar2sdtf
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DROWN & ALLEN, of Boston, Mass. have appoin-
ID ted H. T. Merrill, of Galena, their agent for the
North West, and he will keep on hand good assort-
ment' of their Piano Fortes.
The Pianos made by Brown & Allen are unsurpassed
in .t-
POTION, DURABILITY, BEAUTY r SWEETNESS
of tune They considered preferable to any other
maker throughout New England, and wherever thew
have been introduced they have won the lead.
Those wishing to purchase earnestly invited tn
call at so Main street, Illinois, and their Pianos be
fore purchasing elsewhere. ~.
II. F. MERRILL,
20 Main street, Gaena, Ill.,
May 4, 1s55-d4wlm,
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~. SCARRITT a. MASON'S
MAMMOTH FURNITURE HALLS,

No 60 Washington Avenue LOUIS Mo.
nUR EXTENSIVE ESTABLISHMENT is well
" known that it is scarcely necessary to do more In
advertisement than to assure friends and the
public that have been emneny successful in getting
up splennid assortment of FURNITURE for the
Fall Trade, the most superior in style and quality, and
particularly suited large and varied demand, both
at wholesale and retail.
An examination of our stock will show il to be com
posed, both Of home and foreign manufacture having
every advantage be gained in either including the
neat and substantial medium, well the rich ant
expensive. -,F d. t..-.,-...g -
500; Tables from 81 so to S50 Bureaus from $40 Il
500, and in almost endless variety. -a...
Besides have Spring, HAIR Cotton Moss and shucl
Mattresses and all kinds of bedding.
We can furnish kitchen, bedroom, parlor, hotel OF
steamboat in part throughout, odd or to match, II
oak, cherry, walnut, mahogany rosewood In short
call and see.
sep15-dSwtf SCARRITT e MASON.
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MONONGAHELA WHISKEY.
old enough to stand its merits and speak for
" itself. Good for medicine and for havOring the
culinary departments of the Household At
BOND KELLOGG'S,
Old Brown Drug Store, st. Anthony street.
VERY OLD PORT WINE. --.
WARRANTED pure juice, rich and oily, free from
w lOgwoOd and all drugs By the bottle gallon at
BOND KELLOGG'S, City Drug Store.
WE SPEAK FIRST To THE LADIES'.
4 ND have to offer them a very fine assortment Of
n Jules Hauels and Bazins Perfumery, selec ted by
lone of us,' especially for this market. All fresh
choice, excellent.
nov 20 BOND & KELLOGG.
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JUST RECEIVED,

JUST RECEIVED.
TTNHE largest assortment of CLOCKS ever importe! p
l. to this Territory, consisting of the choicest E2Al
kinds from the most celebrated makers No chargeE&
to them. Also beautiful lot of HUNTING AND PLAIN
LEVER AND LEPNE WATCHES.
WIN. IIIINGWORTH,
Cor. of Jackson and Fifth streets.
st. Paul, Jun 13, 1854. diff.
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BRANDY.

ELEGANT, DELICIOUS AND SUPERB II Mira.
VTTEhave pipe OF very DID, soft and oily Pale Otard
w Dupuy. The best that money procure in the
United States and of the best imported into
Minnesota. So say all the Doctors and Bons ViuaS of
the city, All persons desiring perfectly pure French
article for medicinal purposes had best call soon at
BOND 4 KELLOGG'S,
CITY Drug Store Upper Town.