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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Few persons are aware what an enormous
lax the War is upon The British Egchequer.
For The information Of our readers, we select
and condense the following items from an
article 10 the London Economist: Including
the cost Of collecting The revenue, the entire
expenditure Of the British Government the
current year, according TO The estimates LAID
before Parliament, during the session which
has just expired, amounts TO no less a sum
than f9i ,52i,951. The entire provision for
the services in connection with The war, in
cluding vote Of credit of CO 100000 appli-
cable 10 unforeseen exigences, amounts 10
f49, ,sl2, ,6s7, or about $500, 900 in addi.
ton 10 the ordinary peace expenditure for
those services. OF this large sum, the expen-
Giture of the army and commissaria! is fIS,-
7S9: :523; that of The navy, including trans
ports and packet service i, fl9. .379 ,OI3; and
that of The ordinance is .fS, ,644, i42. But be.
sides these sums, there Is the vote of credit
OF $4,000 900, which may be applied to any
OF The three services. The expenditure under
these heads in The present year llthercfor
exceed considerable sum all The expendi.
lures of the year, including the charges upon
the national debt and the cost of collecting
all branches of revenue.
This vast sum has 10 be provided fo, either
by taxation or by an addition to Tie public
debt, or both. In this instance. both plans
arc resorted to. The entire sum raised by all
kinds OF taxation amounts to Ell, 524 Gal the
current year, leaving balance Of 423 00o,-
600, which is 10 be met by an addition 10
the funded aud unfnnded debt of The coun.
try.
A: The close Of the present year, being the
second Of the war, England will havs increas.
ed her public debt in the sum of eos, ,Ooo,-
600, and France will have added to hers the
sum of EGG, 1000 900, making the enormou
sum of $4,000, 900 added 10 the tax-burden..
ed masses Of England and France during the
first two years of the war; and the end it not
yel!
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
An Interesting Case for Lawyers.

Quite number of suits will grow out OF
Camden & Amboy Railroad. Some OF these
will be Of public interest. Instance the fol.
lowing MIR. Charles lnsersol of Philadel-
phla, one of the killed, would have inherited
fortune of S5oo,0Oo had he lived until he
arrived al the age of 2I years, which would
have been the last Of The presen, month, A
clause in the will provided that in the event
of his decease before arriving a, that age, the
fortune would fall 10 another branch of fam.
ily. Il is said that an effort will be made 10
recover this amount from the Company, as
in all probability, had moi this accident oc-
Cured, he would have lived to come in pos
session OF the fortune.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
Origin OF the Term Know-Nothings.'

Foreign writer's are very naturally puzzled
by the oddi'y of our political party names,
and, in attempting 10 trace them to ihei ori.
gin, make some very queer bunders thus,
the name of the Locoioco party is styled by
one English writer to 5c the name Of a tribe
oil Indians. The London Atteneum, in an
article upon Kuow-Nothingism, states that
"1he party derive their Eame from an
expression in vogue among The leaders of,he
Old political sections, that the people did not
know what was OF most advantage 10 them.
Thus, an American says, don't know, but
il strikes me- and 80 forth until the phrase
became characteristic, &C."
We must confess that the dthenGum's the
ory Of the origin Of the name of Kuow-Nolh-
ings is not very ingenious, and for the en-.
lishlenmen. of that learned pundit, we will
state the origin of the name of the now rap
idly dissolvlng party, on The authenticity Of a
gentleman who has had abundant opporlu-
mites for knowing the exact facts of The
case. The Kuow-Nothing party, i, is pretty
generally known, was FIRST formed by per-
son of some notoriety who called himself
" Ned Bnntline." Ned was once a mid.
shipman in the U. 5. Navy, but left the ser
vice for some cause Of which we aIe not in
formed, aud commenced the business of
Americaaism on large scale, by founding
a secre, political order, ofso exclusive char
acter thai none were 10 be admitted as mem.
bers whose grandfahers were not natives Of
the country. II IS a difficult matter. in a
country like the United States, where free
inquiry is SO common, to keep anything SO.
crel and NED instructed his proselytes and
acelytes 10 reply TO all questions in respect
10 the movements of the new party, don't
know So they were al first called " Don't
Knows" and then Know Nolhings," by
outsiders, who knew nothing more Of Them
than that they invariably replied | don't
know" to all questions.
But the Know-Nothines have had their
day, and very soon there will be nothing left
of them but their name. The earth hath
bubbles and Know .Nothingsm is one Of
ihem.-N Y (Whig) Times
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
Tre8su suTer.

The Kuow-Nolhings have induced MIR. El-
wood Hughes 10 decline being candidate
for Treasurer this fall, and are throwing all
their force TO help Mr.. Cole. MIR. Hughes
is Whig, and gentleman OF fair business
capacity, but that was no Recommendation
with the Know-Nolhing.. We are justified
in saying that MIR. Cole is The candidate Of
the Know-Nolhings from the fact that before
the convention was held the most Jealous
Know-Nolhing OF Greenwood canvassed Bri-
arcreek township in favor of Mr.. Cole-the
two Know-Nolhina delegates from Green
wood who were excluded from the conven-
tion were for Cole--the card afterward an.
nouncing him as volunteer candidate a.
gainsi the ticket came TO Us IN the haudwri-
ting of leading Know-Noihing IN this place,
and the direction TO Withdraw Mr.. Hughes
name comes to also from Know-Nothing
of this place who say he is authorized TO
say for Mr. Hughes that he declines being
a candidate. I! any person wishes further
proof he can have il in the fact that The on
ly persons in this locality who avor the elec.
ton OF Mr.. Cole are those who supported the
Know.No.bing candidates last fall.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
Hunting n Candidate.


II seems that the kuow-Nothings have at
last found candidate for Assembly. Sew
sral gentlemen were urged but declined, and
Capt. John Slaley of Greenwood has been
pressed into service. He designs removing
10 the West in the Spring, and we have no
doubt bu: the proposition 10 be candidate
for Assembly took him by surprise as much
as the news of his election could do.
In all fairness, The Representative this year
belongs TO Monour, and it is much more
desirable that man from lha, county should
be chosen this fall, while Columbia has ye,
a representative in the Senate, than at some
future time when we can not have the same
security and balance of power. No man
can be so blind as 10 imasi inc himself inter-
ested in disturbing the harmony between the
two counties, for it is too plain that any such
course would only destroy the man attempt
ingit The people Of both counties are oppos-
ed to any new agitation or local difficulty,
aud Mr.. Montgomery concuTs in tha. fsel'
ing.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

The Lond on Tines, August 23, has a very
gloomy record OF the war. awe are in" il
says, "for another winier campaign = and it
adds of the attack:
$50, the great day, that dreadful Gay Of
which, it may almost be said, in comparison
with all the other conflicts Of human passion
and outpoutings Of human vengeance, Dies
iroe, dies lila, luce splsndeus ct tauiRa; is still
indefinite ty prorogued, and nobody can say in
what month it will come. We only know
that the longer j, is postponed the more
dreadful il will be, and slill wholly uncertain
in its results. But there is, in our opinion,
one certainty about 1t, and that is, whether
we take Sebastopol or not, zoe shall still hau Q
TO wuter in our present position When Sc
bastopol falls into our hands it wiH be mere
heap of ruins wih all the horrors of the eharnel
house. With The enemy still in possession
OF The north side, the south side will only be
the front of our own attack, as bloody and
wretched as our present advanced trenches.
So that whether we take SebastopuI or not
We shall still have to occupy the heights
throughout the winter"
Tents, we are also told, will not do for
winter, and the O.O0o huts promised are not
under way, and the army cannot be well
huued before Christmas.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Hear You've CARROLL John Carroll, Esq,
the ereal-srandson OF Charles Carroll, of Car
rolton, who is now running or the Demo
cratic Au'i-Know Nothing ticket in Howard
county Maryland, made his first speech on
Saturday last al meeting OF both parties in
the State and the county, ne declared TO the
Know NoIhings
Z" am Catholic; but il you must prescribe
do not commence upon so humble an indi-
vdual as myself Go back to the past, and
erase from the record of the Declaration ol
Independence the name OF my ancestor, and
The companion of your iorefathers, Charles
Carroll Of CarOlhon.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
PhIladeIphla Markets.

Flour AND MEAL.--Flour is firmly sustain.
ed. Sales Of standard brands for export at
$40 per bbll The sales for home consump-
tion are at 81 rs up to So i2A for common
and extra brands, and fancy lots a, higher
figures. Nothing doing in Rye Flour; ls.s
sale is uoted al Sc 25. Pennsylvania Corn
Meal is held at. s4 rs per Dbl.
GRAIN.-There is fair amount Of Wheat
offering, and prices are again higher Sales
of $500 bus of Pennsylvania and Southern
red, at 81 rs ST 80 per bushel, and 72t q
80 for lair and prime white. Small sales Of
Pennsylvania Rye at 81 90 and Delaware a,
81. Corn is dull al 90 sic Oats are com.
ing forward more freely, with sales of ordi.
nary and good Delaware at SO a 3sc.
CLovERsEEp is selling in a small way q,
81 25 per 81 lbs. Sales Of Timothy al
81 25 per bushel, and FIaxseed al 81 IS.
WHisKEY is held al Al a AZ cents 10 bbls.
and 4ic in hhds.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
SCHOOL MEETINGS.

School teachers, directors and friends of ed
ucalion are hereby notified that meetings for
the examination of school teachers will be
held at The following times and places
AT Mlflinville, on Monday, the 9th of
September, at O'Clock in The forenoon.
AT Berwick, on the same day, a, 2 O'Clock
in The afternoon.
AT the public house of Mr. KLINE, in
Rohrsburg, on Friday the 2sth of September,
al o'clock in the afternoon.
At the Academy in Bloomsburg, on Sat-
urday the 29Ih of September, at 9 o'clock in
the forenoon.
1t is important iha, all The directors attend
at these examinations, which should in all
cases be public. All teachers in the vicinity
of the above places, who desire certificates, g,
win present themselves for examination. A
good meeting of The friends of education is
desired on every occasion, and an address to
the people, teachers and directors upon The
common school sy stem will be delivered al
each place.
In several instances Directors have aunoun.
ced that they will al these meetings adopt a
uniform series oil textbooks. Il is to be
hoped that this will be done in every meet.
ing. r. w. WEAVER,
Counfy Superintendent
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
The Party Of contradictions.

The citizens Nho are 10 vote at the COM
ing elections should demand of the Know
Nothing oracIes TO solve the following singu.
lar mass OF contradictions -
"Know-Nohingism is national in the South
and sectional in the North secret in New
York and open in Georgia; Catholic liz Loui-
siaua and Pfolestan, in New England black
in Maine and white in Virginia: il swears
The son 10 proscribe the foreigner, even ifihat
foreigner should be that sons father il op-
poses the caucus, and settles its candidates
in packed cabals; it elevates the negro and
degrades the adopted citizcn; it curses all
monarchs, and adopts The creed of Georse
the Third against emigration it abuses the
Pope, and declares itself infallible; it assails
the Spanish Inqu:si,ion. and initiates its
clandestine prosecutions; ii processes Christi
anly and proscribes its neisbbor; it adores
the Bible and shoots down the unoGending
citizen; ii adores The Constitution, and seis
up test by that constitution prohibited ; II
rays a premium for treason to friendship, and
afFlxes the brand Of perjury upon all who re-
fuse 10 obey its obligations it asks for free
schools, and proscribes poor, helpless female
teachers it repudates the Catholic and adj
mits the Infidel to crown all, ii persecrtes
the most eminent native citizen who does
not approve lis mummeries, and protects
the lowest Of rufTians-it discards an Edward
Everett for William Poole."- Washington
Union
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
War In Africa.

The British Government has war in AT
rica as we'll as in the Crimea. A Mandingo
sold negro neal the mouth Of The Gambia.
The negro, it is said, was British subject,
and the British authorities undertook 10 ar.
res, The Mandlngo. The attempts to prresl
the man in the village of Sabagec having
been repulsed. Governor OConnor procured
the assistance Of 100 French soldiers from
Goree, and again marched toward Saoagee,
with force of about go men, three field
pieces aud one IA pound howizer. The
"rebels" were driven into the town, when the
stockado was carried by assault at the point
of The bayonel, and sSsbagee no longer ex-
isls" Loss 10 The ''allies" 90 killed and 70
wounded. Only one Frenchman fell. Loss
to The "rebels" one of their best towns and
fifteen hundred souls.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Characteristic dneclote. following is
told Of General Pelissier Some years ago,
Pelissier, on parade, one morning, got an.
cry with sous. officer of a cavalry regiment,
whose fenue seemed 10 him quite defective.
He abused the man most voleally. and cut
him across the face with bis whip. The man
seized one of his pistols and eudeavored TO
fire at his commanding officer, but the pistol
missed fire. Peissier, swearing fearful
oath, but Otherwise calm, said ; -" Fellow,
order you three days arrest, for not having
your arms in better order.n
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Vieissitudss.-Rev. Doctor Cone, the distn
suished Baptist clergyman who recently died
in New York, was formerly theatre actor,
and his last appearance on the stage was Oh
the terrible night Of The destruction of the
Richmond theatre ir 1911, when the Cover
nor OF Virginia and great many other prom
inent citizens perished in the flames. He was
afterwards editor of a daily paper at Bali.
more, Md, then Departmental Clerk, at
Washington, and in 1923 became Baptist
pastor ia New York.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

= Why is it that the Know Noihings,
when they desire 10 make man appear in.
famous and mean, always attempt TO make
i, appear that he is not hostile to their order I
Is this not an acknowledgment, of them
selves that they consider their order unwor-
thy the confidence of an honorable man p
When Know Nothing wants TO say some
thing very hard against his neishbor, he is
sure TO accuse him of being Know Moth
ing also This is evidence that Sans fol
lowers consider themselves very coniemp.
lible men-and, generally speaking, this is
the fact,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
The last t:ama

OF The desperate leaders among the Know.
Nolhings, is 10 orgarize juvenile lodges a.
Ihong the boys A couple Of Know-Nothing
emissarIes attempted that dodge in this town
a few weeks ago, and the proceedings have
fallen into our hands. They only give the
names Of the members, record that "lhe
camp was opend in du FORM" and that the
password is mon preheneible" The
best advice that can be given in such case
is to learn honest labor and TO spell correctly
before attempting tho expulsion OF The Gig
norant furinersh from the land.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

THE PIETY OF THE Know NoTHING.-The
Philadelphia platform of the Know Nohings
opens with an irrelevant declaration oil obe-
dience 10 the One Supreme Being-a some
what daring assumption, when we recolIecl
that the order proscribes believer in God
like The Catholic, and does not prescribe the
unbeieving Atheist.
The problem OF this declaration of the
Know Nothiugs in their Philadelphia plat
form may probably be solved by the XIX
verse OF the II chapter of James.
"Thou believes, there is but one God
Thou doesi well. The der,ls also belieUe and
trembie"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
Dwindling Down.

The Know-Nothiags, we are informed, al.
tempted 10 gel meeting of their lodge in
this place on Tuesday evening of court, but
only about a dozen members attended. So
no candidates were nominated, and another
meeting was called on Tuesday evening of
last week. On thai occasion about 90 met
or tried 10 meet, aud the result was that Caot.
S.aiey's name has become candidate from
that date, and MIR. Elwood Hughes name
has been Withdrawn by gentleman who
attended that meeting of The lodge.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
Look out for Bogus Tickets.


Democrats should be on the look. out for
spurious tickets, as the Know Nolhings will
no doubt Try TO repeat the trick they attempt
ed last fall by miring up their candidates ON
the ticket with the Democratic nominees
inst as a bitter pill is coated over with sugar
to make !, ego down" The following is the
ticket Of which bundles were last fall printed
at the Democrat office and sent out for the
Know Nolhings 10 deceive Democrats by the
top and bottom being Democratic:
GOVERNOR,
William Bigler.
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
jeremiah S. Black.
CANAL COMMISSIONER,
Henry S. Mott.
CONGRESS-,
Henry NJ. Fuller.
ASSEMBLY,
James q. Maxwell
PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK OF THE
SEVERAL COURTS.
(some) Samuel Mendenhall,
(some) Jacob EyerIy.
REGISTER OF WILLS AND RECORDER
OF DEEDS,
Jesse q. Clark.
COMMISSIONER,
John X Grotz.
AUDITOR,
David Yesser.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

IMMENSE RECEIPTS OF FLouR.-Ths Buffa.
10 Republican foots up the total of /, 46s. .976
barrels of -four, from The opening of naviga.
tion 10 the 18th of August, a, seven por;s in
the Stale, ard makes some plain comments
upod the course pursued by the produce deal.
efs in keering up prices 10 famine mark du.
ring the past season. 1t says that now the y
are obliged to "dicker" of their surplus in
the face of the large receipts anticipated from
the new crop.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Lusere Cnunty y-0n Tuesday Of last week
tbs Democracy of Luzerne County met in
Convention and placed in nomination the fol.
lowing ticket: Harrison Wright and William
Merrfield for Assembly; Edward DoIph for
Prolhono,ary; Clerk Of the Courts, d. L. Pat.
rick, and Treasurer, Lou Search, We OBJ
serve that The Democracy throughout the
State are placing 10 nomination their very
best men, and evincing spirit that indicates
undoubted success.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Paris correspondent Of the Augsburg Gazette
says that Denmark is endeavoring 10 get
France 10 aid her in her dispute with the
United States concerning the Sound dues.--
France wishes the dues abolished, but is not
willing TO allow the United States 10 interfere
with the affairs of Europe. II refuses any
aid. however, till Denmark joins the Western
be caught liz any such a trap.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

The ELECTION IN MMsE,-The election in
public sentiment in Name since last wear
appears to be very decided. The "Maine
law" and Republican ticket" is beaten by
large majority. The Portland Advertiser
which strongly supported the liquor law and
Mayor Dow, says The defeat is owing TO pop
ular prejudice against the prohibitory law
and The "defecls of The law as working en-.
acmeni.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

DEMOCRATS! ARE You ASSESSED 1--WE
would remind our democratic friends Of The
necessity of having their names on The As
sessmen, lists at least Ten Days before the cleo
tion. The lists are now placed at the sever
al election polls, where they may be exam
smined. ~ See that your name is there
recorded in good time, or you: vote will be
LOST. Young men who last year voted ''on
age" should see lha, they have been assess
cd this year
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20
The Dark Side of Politics.

The colered gentlemen are on hand for the
Fall canvass in New York. In the general
melee which is likely TO follow the disorgani-
za'lon of political parties, they are disposed
10 take hand. Under the leadership Of
GsRRIT SMITH, the Liberty Party" have
held Convention at Utica and nominated
All amalgamalion State licket--taking two ne
groes, and giving the res, 10 while folks
FRED DOUGLASS is the candidate for Secre-
tary of State.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

p Persons wishing books or book bind.
ing will find the establishment of Messrs.
Ferry & Ereiy in Philadelphia good one,
and It's location is where it will be convent
ent Tor our business people from this region
10 drop in. The binding we have had done
by these gentlemen was in every way salts.
factory 10 Us.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

II II is expected that at the meeting of
the Teachers Association in this place on the
goth inst, Coney Pous, of Muncy, Rev. J.
E. Bradley and Mr. E. w. Conklin, the Coun-
iy Superintendent OF Montour, will be present;
and addresses from some or all of these gen.
ilemen may be expected.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Lancaster Cuunty.--The Democratic Con,
venton OF Lancaster County met on We'd
needay, and nominated George Sanderson,
A. I. Henderson, George G. Brush, Jesse
Reinhod and John Gross, for Assembly C.
M. Howell, for County Treasurer; William
Spencer, for County Commissioner John H,
Duchman and Henry Ecket, for Prison In
spectors; and Cyrus Ream, for Auditor.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

TIRED OUr-Pieue Soule, our ex-Minis-
ter to Spain declines being candidate for
Congress IN the first district Of Louisiana
lie says in his letter declining the nomina-
tion I" have borne the full share of the
sacrifices that public life Too often entails on
its votariss, and it is but justice lha, bs
neTmilled 10 rest for while al least"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

w- An Indignation meeting OF The passen.
sengers of the Gloucester branch Of The Eas.
tern Railroad has been held al Beverly, Mass.
TO remonslraie against The railroad trips con-
suming so much time. They want 10 so fast.
er If they don't go SO sure. When an acci
den, happens, they will denounce the Com
pany for running too fast.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

II Contrary to general expectations, the
latest foreign news is Of the same indefinite
and expectant character as the edvices re-
ceived by The previous steamer. Sebaslo-
poll still holds out, the bombardmenl still
continues, the Allies are still sansuins of sue
cess, and the Russians equally as sanguine
as to their ability to make good their defen.
ces.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-20

Empty Honors Refused. Presideat Fill
more, i, is said, has declined the honor OF a
Doctorale of Laws from the University Of OK
ford, which Lord Palmersou aud other grea.
men of England, were desirous 10 have con-
ferred on him, and this on the ground that he
had not received University or even Col.
lege education,