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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-02-08
From The PiHsbmg Union.
MIR. EaAPP'S CONFESSIONAL.

Through the kindness OF a memberof the
Legislature, we have been favored with a
copy tf Mr.. CLAPP's bill, which purposes 10
establish Courts OF Cancellation. On peru
sing the document, a stranger would suppose,
that il was The creation Of sone unfortunate
individual, who had seen so much Of the
Courts Of Compulsi2n, that he was disposed
if possible. 10 organize a tribunal, which
would administer justice ia kid g'oves. But
we attribute 10 the member from Venango,
no such unworthy motive. We have given
the bill a careful consideration ; and il GER
tainly presents some novel features ; but the
most remarkable one is lis secrecy, ard, We
suppose, this is the reason The Kuow-No,h-
irg Legislature ordered thousand copies 10
be printed. The bill provides, tsat there
shall be a judge elected in every ward and
township, who is expected 10 work for uoih-
ing and find himself. When any body has IL
cause Of complaint against any body else, he
or she will If he or she chooses, go TO the
judge and thereup0n that honorable individ-
- WA iSSuS O lOlNO llfllu'iOl w lbC Oppp"
site party 10 come before HIM and talk the
natter over. II he chooses 10 come, he can,
and fine doesn't, he mead not. If he does
come, however, The Judge takes him, and
The opposite party, into a private room, where
they can say what they please, because the
bill makes The communications strictly and
confidential. No lawyers are allowed 10 be
present, and no witness, The idea of Mr..
CLAP being, that the less the Judge knows
about the matter, the better The feature OF
dispensing with lawyers and witnesses, seems
to be copied from the Spanish Tnquisltion.
While The idea of drawing admissions and
confessions oui of an offending party, comes
with a bad grace from a member Of tina,
great socisiy, that has risen 10 irs present pos
ilion, by abusing The Catholic confessional.
For The lie of US, we cannot see what would
be The difference, supposing MIR. CLApp's
courts 10 be organized, between The functions
of a Judge of conciiiation and those of a con.
@fessor, except that the judge would have the
right 10 make out a decree on the admission
of The defendant, aud send il 10 another lri.
bunal 10 be carried into effect. Know.Nolh.
iugism has certainly found an able advocate
in the Divine turned politician. II is useless
to follow the bill through all lis absurdiiies
but there is matter in II for something more
than Iidieule. The idea running throughout
the whole of it, is the supposed advantage
oil a court of secret session, operating by an
appeal to the conscience. We do not pro.
pose TO waste words in opposing such an
opinion; but we are glad, that if a PROPOSE.
tion 10 revive the judicial procedure Of the
sixteenth century, had 10 be made in The mid.
die OF the nineteenth, il should come from a
member OF the Know. Nothing Legislature.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY BALLOON AecEN.IoF
BY A WoMAH.-Al Eas,on, No.,hanion coun-
,ty, last week, Miss Louisa Bradley sscen-
.ded in a balloon.
She knew very little about The business
she had undertaken, or Of the effects likely
10 be produced upon ttne balloon when it
reached the rariied atmosphere. The bal
loon was an old one, and The silk had be.
come rotten. When she reached this height,
she states tina! the balloon, which was not
entirely filled when ii left The earth, expan.
ded, when the gas began to escape al the
seams, and became very offensive 10 her.
This alarmed her, and she pulled the valve
rope, but permitted but iiiAe gas 10 escape,
as she was afraid she would fall into The
Delaware. In a few Moment after this the
balloon collapsed, and fell for the distance
Of six bundled or seven hundred feet. 1t
seems that when the balloon burst il was
Torn into nbbaRds, except the lower part or
neck of Tue balloon. So completely was the
upper part lorn 20 pieces, that large pieces
of silk blew away, and the remainder hung
down even below ;he car. When she had
fallen this distance the neck OF the balloon
suddenly blew up, turning inside out, and
catching against the mel work, formed a par
actu,e, which bore her safely to the ground
She came down in an open fed, and sc
Tightly did the car strike the earth ils.al she
says there was not the slightest jar. hel
presence of mind was extraordinary. Alter
this fearful fall. and when the balloon was
still defending with terrific velocity, she
threw out her sand bags and anchor, and
then with the utmost calmness commenced
singing a hymn. She alighted about foul
miles from this place. The Trip mnst be
considered q quick one, as at a quarter pas
70 she rode into town safe and in fine spir.
its.
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SALE OF II PUBLIC WORKS.

From a sensible article in the Wikssbarrs
Record we exlact the following paragraphs:
THE whole population of the stale is grum.
bling at the enormous taxes levied TO pay ex.
penses and interest on the p1biic debt. A
large majority OF on. people insist on killing
the goose that lays the golden egg, because
il eats grain 81 high prices, and the public
works must be sold or given away. Indeed,
almost any sacrifice will be submitted to, to
reduce the inie rest we have 10 pay. The
main line must be sold for ten million oil
dollars, { $40, 200, 900, } which will relieve
us of at least a lax Of six hundred thousand
dollars, { 5000, Ooo.)
But says the Legislature, six per cent is
moi enough for the use Of money eigh, per
cent, shall be legal interest. OF course, if
the people say so through their Representa-
'tives, this moi only fixes The value for Others
but for themselves. Two per sent or eight
hundred thousand dollars per aunum adde d
TO the value of our public debt of forty mil
lions.
What cay you Taxpayers; are you willing
10 pay eight hundred thousand dollars more
in taxes for the benefit Of money lenders,
when you are so anxious at the same lime
10 sell your public works 10 reduce taxes p
Suppose you do both, how are you of1
Ten millions for the main line will take
from your lakes six HUNDRED thousand dol
lars. Good But al eight per cent interest,
The remaining thirty millions of debt will re-.
quire just six hundred thousand dollars more
thar at present. So without the main line,
your taxes will be no lighter, but heavier.
because you will not have the profit on it to
help pay. Then how do you like the pro.
position from Philadelphi
Since the above was ~ riten we are indebt-
ed 10 Senator Price for file of the Senate, No.
&c "a supplement 10 The acl entitled An
act providing for the sale of the main line
of the public works from Philadelphia 10
P~ittsburg.' Sect. l Makes ii the duty OF the
Governor again 10 advertise TO. proposals for
the sale OF ;hl:e public works until the first
Monday of August next, and that he may
accept any bid 40; less than e light millions Of
dollars payable in cash ia twenty equal annu.
al payments with interest half yearly al the
rate OF .fue PER cent per mum" This pro-
SCENTS a still worse feature for the taxpayers.
Eight millions al five per cent. will give us
ohly $500, 900; while the increase OF Two
per cent, per a%nnufn, the difference be-
tween six and eight per cent. legal in
teresl,} on the SS2,OoO,ooo Of debt still
remaining, will require q lax Of 500, OOo.-
So under the operation of lhese Phlladelphi a
propositions the people will lose the main
line of our public works and actually be
two hundred and forty thousand dollars a
year worse of than they now are, equal an
actual increase Of stale debt of over ten mil.
lions six hundred Thousand dollars Of 6 per
cent"
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Ey Hon. JOSEPH R. CHANDLER's SPEECH
To the exclusion Of our usual variety, we
conclude Today The late able speech of The
Hon. Jos. R. Chandler, in defense of the
Catholic citizens, for which We would ask
an attentive and candid reading. The dis
.,insuished speaker, who has been twice os.
once for not being a member of a secret So
ciety, makes out a strong case against inter
ested parlizans and dogmatical seclaria MS
who would Grace from our constitution .he
sacred guaranty of "liberly of conscience"
His defiance of papal temporal authority,
and his eloquent and patriotic %allusion 10
"his own, his native land attest his stu
GETTY.
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Ey THE Consumption of Schuylkill Coal
by the city Of Philadelphia, during the year
1864, as shown by The annual reports of the
Reading Railroad and Schuylkill Canal Com.
panier, was 46s, 2si 90 tons. This was ex-
elusive of 81, 1873 tons consumed at the
Falls, 1883, 10 tons a, Manayunx, 14,722,o2
stons a; Nicctown and Germantown, and the
very large amount, l,41l,73s, 10 tons. sent
to Poh Richmond, of which a small portion
was no doubt consumed there. 1t will thus
be seen that the consumption of Schuylkill
coal by ihs city and its e%nvirons considera-
bly, exceeds half a million of tons yearly
being, as above, be4,48i tons, exclusive Of
the quantity consumed at Port Richmond
During the same year, the quantity ofSchuyk-
kill coal consumed by the city Of Read
ms was ia, 243 tons, while at Ph9nixville
the total was SO, 7a3 tons, and at Noristown
46,476 tons.
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appointments by Gov. Pollock.

Governor Pollock has made The following
appointments
Thomas J. Power, OF Beaver county, { A
merican DEMOCRACY Adiu'ant'G General of the
State.
Christian Myers, ofCsrbon county Gamer.
lean Whig) WhIskey Inspector, for .Phila-
delphia.
c. Il Magee, { American Wing } luspec-
tor of Weights and Measures for Allegheny
county.
MIR. Culp, American Flour Inspector
for P~iitsburg.
1t is now well understood that Gov, Pol.
lock has appointed Stephen Miller, of The
DAILY Herald, Inspector of Flour at phi!adsl-
phia.
There is great complaint among The Phil
%adelphians at this decision of the Cover.
nor.
Two or three other of the Philadelphia
appointments will lie given 10 The interior.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

To Persons OUT OF EMPLoYMENr-Tbe at.
teniion Of the reader is solicited 10 tho adver-
lisement of Agents wanted Tor the series OF
Pictor ial books Issued rom the press Of Mr..
Sears. These books have met, aud are mset-
ing with a large sale throughout the Union,
and three lales, publications, q Russia Has.
fated, q" China and India and " Thriiins
Incidents IN The ars Of the United Sfafas.b
are III every way equal 10 the other works
in point OF attraction and interest. What hs
wishes 10 obtain is, competent Agents in ev-
cry section OF The country, The readiness Of
their sale offers great Inducements for per-
sons to embatk in their disposal, and as they
are of a high moral and unexceptional char.
acter, there are none but who eau conscien.
liously contribute TO their circulation. ANY
person wishing to embark in the enterprise,
will risk little by senning 10 the Publisher
$25, for which he will receive sample copies
of the various works, Cat wholesale prices)
carefully boxed, insured, aud directed, at
lording a very liberal per cenlags to thu
Agent for his trouble. With lhoss he will
soon be able 10 ascertain the most saleabie,
and order accordingly.
Er Catalogues containing full particulars.
forwarded TO all parts Of the country freq Of
postage, on application.
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SILVER CREEK CoEtIemEs-- UsauEscu,WIr
FIRE -Four years ago, what is now called
the old breaker, al Thomas & Bea,iy's nipe.
canghl fife from en- explosion. The fire
was communicated to rtIe dirt heaps sropns
where it liud been secretly burning ever
since. 1t made lis appearance again, abou,
live weeks ago, in the immediate vicinity of
The new breaker, and iner were, aid ars
still employed in removing the dir; heaps
there, that being The only method Iractica.
bic to insure safety. A stranger migh, pass
1t in the daytime, aud not Douce il as there
is but Little smoke, and The daylight dfowns
every other appearance of The fire. IL i,
only al night that The danger presents Itself
in lis notwithstanding itself 10 tue beholder
in an enorn. Gus mass OF fire, partly hidden
by u thin coating al the top, not yet consum-
ed, and decorated with a number of pretty
blue lights, proceeding from AS many bright
spots CT burning anthracite coal. The mine
has stopped, as well as every cher mine 10
the neighbcrhool. It is quite hard times
Tor the poor mlners.-PottsviHe Register.
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PaoPosED New CoUNrlEs.-There are prop.
osifions before the Legislature for al least 9
dozen new counties. One of these proposes
TO erect the upper pant Of Lancaster into 8
new county 10 be called f'Jackson" making
Euphrata the county seat, then there is "Pol
lock" OUT of Dauphin, Lebanon, and Schuyl
kill; "Madison" Of Berks, Chester and Mont
gomerv; "Penn," out of Philadelphia and
Bucks, and some half dozen others out of the
mountain and western counties.
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The Teacher Should be a Student.

The teacher is occupied with children s
work. Hs is attempting 10 convey ideas 10
their minds and must do il IN a mode adapt
ed 10 their comprehension. For the time,
he becomes a chill him self. How, how
shall he retain, undiminished, his manly
characIerF Plainly, by doing mans work
as well as that of the child. If sometimes
he creeps, again he mnsl stand erect and TO-
sumo the mien ard salt of manhood. Com
pairing himself with The young minds whom
he is instrucling, he may fancy HIMSELF gi-
ant. He neers, therefore, TO hold iutellec,u-
al converse with meL-his aqnals and snps-
riors. This will restore him TO his true place
His gigantic dime nsions disappear, and he
again becomes a child. He who is always
the teacher, regarding himself as such, will
form an over estimate of himself; he must
look al himself from another. point of view,
if he would correct the false impr ession and
obtain a true estimate. He must be a learn.
er as well as a teacher.
The remedy, then, for this narrowing ten
dency Of elementary instruction, or, if you
please, of all teaching, is private study
Ohio Journal of Education.
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HENRY's i~EvIGoRATiNG CoRDIAL.- The mex
lis of this purely vegetable extract for The
removal and cure oil physical proslratiou
genital debility, nervous affections, &c, &C.,
are fully described in another cola mn OF ,his
paper, 10 which the reader is referred. SO
per bottle, 3 bottles for So; six bottles for
SO SIC per dozen. Ly-Obsorye The marks
of the genuine.
Prepared only by S. F.. Cohen, No. 3 Frank.
lin Row, Vine ST., below Eighth Philadelphia
Pa, 10 trhom all orders must be addressed. For
Sale by all The respectable Druggists and
Merchants throughout the country.
7. w. DyoTr = Sons, No. 1879 North and
ST., Philadelphia, Sale Agents for PeHnsyl-
vania.
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DESTRUCTION OF LIQUOR BY WohEN.-Ai
Mount Pleasant, Ohio, a party of abou! fifty
women attacked a tavern and demolished
the casks, containing a large amount oil
liquor. They also seized the tavern-keepeI
and dragged HIM through the liquor, which
stood about six inches deep on the floor Of
The avern
Warrants were taken out By the Police
Court for the ar resi- of about twenty Of the
aggressors, but the police returned aud re.
ported their inability 10 execute the wrils.
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IF PUBLISHING THE LAWS IN THE PAPEEs

EF- PUBLISHING THE LAWS IN THE PAPEEs.
The Legislature has rejected a resolution,
requiring the laws 10 be published in one of
the papers Of each county. The only way
the people can obtain a knowledge Of The
laws, is by such publication. The expense
will be but little more Than The present
method of publishing a number of pam
phleis, 10 which not one in a hundred can
have access. The plan is not a novelty -
Ii has been in operation in Ohio, Tor some
years, and has given general satisfaction.
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BOOK NOTICES.

A KNow-NorHIEG NovEL.-Such another
colored political novel as was "Uncle Toms
Cabin" has been lately published in New
York, intoxicating the creed of the new 20
liiical party. All our Know-Nothing friends
who wish TO be booked up in their faith
must buy "STANHoPE B~URLEIGn-the Jesuits
in our homes" 1t is the strongest argument
Of which their case admits; and The New
York Herald says it was lately distributed
among the members Of The New York legis-
lature as a work 10 interest them. SltingeI
& Townsend, 222 Broadway, New Ycrk, are
the publishers.
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H" During the month of January we have
visited schools in Sugarloaf, Benton, Orange,
Scott, Mountpleasant, Madison, franklin and
Locust townships. Next week our labors
will commence in some other direction
The townships in which We find the Direc.
tors seem 10 feel The most interest in the
cause of education are Sugarloaf Benton,
Bloom aud Franklin.
Persons wishing 10 see us on business
will always find us al home on Saturdays aud
Wednesdays.
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THE Missouri SENAToR.-The Legislature
of Missouri has a hard time in making a
United States Senator. The two branches
were 10 have met in Convention on Thurs.
day last, for the purpose of making still an.
other attempt 10 elect a United States Sena-
tor. the Un,on learns, through a private
source, that several ballots had been taken
on that day, which showed a gain for Mr..
ArcHIsoN of six over his previous highest
vote.
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From the PihsjWg Union.
THE CANAL BOARD.

A bill is now before The Legislature 10 alb
'oirsh the Canal Board. hnumbrr of reasons
are urged in favor Of il in public; but The re-
al object of The movement, al the present
lime, is TO throw a LILLE more patronage in
10 the hands of Gov. Pollock. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of a Superintend-
ent of Public Works and all Ensineer-the
former with a salary of $4,000, and The latter
with a salary of $500; and also for the ap.
pointment of two Clerks, each with a salary
Of fifteen hundred dollars. Thus far the ex.
pense OF the department of Public Work.
would be Increased by The bill, about foul
thousand dollars over The amount at present
paid. And this, il must be remembered, is
in face of the fact, that the same Legisla.
ture is also about 10 pass a bill for the sale
OF the great body of The Public Works. In
Short, the proposition is 10 make the expense
of managing half the public Improvements
about twice as large as what is now necessary
for The whole of ii.
We are beginning, at last, TO understand
tue nus Todsoie why y coihNniN6e iatei( re-
ported against the sale Of the Yves, and
North Branch Canals, and in favor of The
sale of the Main Line. In The first place,
there will be M speculation in buying the
Two former Improvements. In the next
place, 10 sell the whole of the State Works
would deprive the present Wing and X. N,
Governor Of The opportunity of Obtaining pa.
tronage, by a bill such as. that which is now
before the Legislature.
We thus see the Interesting programme
Of the present reform and economical ad
minisration. One great scheme is, 10 sac,
rifcc a part of the peoples property in order
10 gfatify a horde of Spectators. Another
and perfectly consistent ore is, that a small
part Of the works should be retained, in or
der 10 give occasion for the creation of
new department. of public improvement, ant
for the consequent increase of executive pa.
tronage. We commend the plan 10 the con
sideralIon OF a x-payess.
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n- A NUMBER Of gentlemen have during

ES' A NUMBER Of gentlemen have during
tie past week spoken 10 Us upon the sub.
iect O.; The proposed now law for the collec-
ton of taxes. Every person, SO Tar, agrees
that the principle Of Mr.. Balls ACT is correct,
but the general opinion is that one per cent.
to the Treasurer and Two per cent. TO the
constable would be a fair compensation, il
one man had all the lakes 10 collect.
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RMS Payment 10 be made in Advance.

SOMETHING New Fulton perfected the
steamboat; somebody gave The world the
railroad and locomotive engine Morse &C.
t~ualized the electric Telegraph. We have
now TO announce an invention more impor-
tsnt in its results, perhaps, than either of
hem. Prof. Macl a%urin, an old and we'll
known teacher of renmanship in this city,
has Invented and brought 10 perfection a
system by winch every person, young OF
old, may in a few hours practice, learn 10
write a free, bold, beautiful and rapid hand
wriling-rapld beyond belief. We have seen
a wriling.book of The largest size commonly
used in SCHOOLS, written through from begin.
ming 10 end, IN a perfectly Uniform and beau
tiful hand, like copper-pla,e engraving, in
two hours, by a little girl ten years old, af-
Ter a brief coWse of instruction. Il is a mira
Gle of science and art.
The system is method of training the
muscles, by a series of easy, progressive and
very rapid gymuaslic exercises 20 form the
elements and combinations of wiring. There
is a sell OF his instruction books, with direc-
lions. by The. aid Of which, any person may
teach himself, and be qualified 10 teach 9th
ers; and The cost OF the whole system, for
Standardization, with pens and writing-books
complete ( sent by mail, pos,-paid), is only
One Dollar. We have examined The system
and It's results We have converted with the
Inventor, and seen the Testimonials of the
best Teachers and most eminent Education
lists of this city, aud have no question that
this system will supersede every other, and
make rapid and beautiful writer's as plenti-
full as they now are rate.-New York Lea
der.
We call the attention Of our readers 10 the
advertisement of the above System, in ouT
columns, and 10 the fact that the Publisher
is The respectable, well-es,ablished and fsli'
able house Of Charles B. Norton.
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Jus, as we Erpec,ed.


Mrs. Sarah Young, one Of The wives OF
Brigham Young, IN Utah territory, and a
Miss Eliza Williams, are abou, 10 travel the
United States. on a l%ectnring expedite OH
against Mormonism. We suppose opposi.
ton TO Moimonism would be a specializing
scheme in the hanifs of some Lecturer or
sHons-luiuded woman, before long, and tho
announcement by these Two women OF their
intentions, proves our conclusions right
Mormonism al fret, was, and is still, a 7ile
hoax by which simple-ini nded people are
led 10 the adoption Of a system at variance
with every principle of christianity and so.
cial order. II was designed 10 enrich some
at the expense Of The credulous. and thus far
has worked admirably.
What a credulous people We are. One
set get up a humbag and make a fortune
out Of il. and another DO the same thiaa by
opposing it. We presume, however, it is all
righ,.-Harrisburg Union.
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TT EDUCATION is a companion which no
misfortune can repress, crime destroy, no
enemy ALLEVIATE, no despotism e%nslave. a,
home, a friend abroad, an introduction in
solitude, a solace IN society, an ornament; ;
ii chastens vice il gives at once a grace, an
ornament, 10 genius, Without it, what is
man! A splendid slave, an unrsasoning
slave
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~ A Row occurred in Congress on the
SOth ult. between MIR. Farley and Mr.. Lane,
in the discussion of the Pacific Telegraph
Bill. Mr.. Lane called Mr.. Farley a "damn.
ed lar" The disputanls made a rush Al
each other, but were prevented from fight.
ing by their friends.