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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-05-07

Great Fire in Philadelphia i-On Wedues.
day night last a large fire broke out in Phil
adslphia which ragged from 10 O'Clock ill
daylight. Every builting from No. 2Is Mar.
ket street to Sixth is in ruins, aud most oi
the houses from SIKH 10 North streets are
down. The Western ends of North and
Commerce streets are also in ruins. Some
fifty buildings were destroyed, many Of them
stores Of great value. The loss is estimated
at some SO 900, 900. The fire first broke out
in the Northern end OF Jsssup& Moore's large
rag and paper wa!ehouse, on The South side
of East North street, below Sixth. On nc.
count Of the wind, The efforts of The firemen
10 check it in its beginning were unavailing.
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MEXICAN Misunderstanding to recent
advicss from Mexico, the governor steadily
adheres TO his determination TO sequesler The
property Of the Church a, Pueba to pay the
expenses OF the insuneclion which, i, is said,
the church iustigaied. The Bishop resisls
and threatens accommodation, bu, il has
TO effect on the fiin,y heart OF Comonfor
Nothing but The money will snffice. Under.
standing that there was 10 be preaching in all
the churches against the COVE rnmen, decree,
the governor Of Puebla ordered out the
troops, and placed ordnance-some IL poun-
defs-in front of the doors, with al intima.
lon that they would be used if required-
The reverend padres did NOT relish this kind
Of cannon law, and quietly smoihered their
holy wrath. The Archbishop of Mexico
had long conference with the President, on
this delicate subject; but without any com.
prom lse on either side. 1t is said his rever.
ence offered The government 100000 to
have the decree revoked while Gen. Com
oniorl thought that figure would not pay. In
the meantime, the interventors are proceed.
Ing, with all due caution, to carry out the Sc
queslration Ledger.
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u In the case OF corruption and bribery
in the District Attorneys office of Schuyl
kill county, in which C. Tower, District AT.
'orney, Marsden and Meyers Slrouse, Esqs.
were implicated, afhdavits and evidence
were received BY the Court on Saturday, the
18Th of April. The question befovs the courl
was whether those gentlemen should be
stricken off the list of praclicing Attorneys.
Meyers Strouse was honorably discharged. -
c. Tower, as district Attorney, claimed trial
by jury, which was granted, and the case o {
James Marsd en- was held over by The Courl
for iurther consideration.
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The PANAMA MASSACRE The Panama au-
thori'ies publish an official statement Of The
recent massacre Of American citizens. Ii is
designed 10 be exculpalory of The disgrace.
ful part The local auhoriles took in that
transaction. They condemn, however, the
wan,on ouUages of The mob, and express a
desire to arrest and punish the guilty. The
presence o: all American vessel o. war al
Panama will be security 10 California eml.
grants against repetition of these wrongs.
The Transit Company also intend 10 have an
armed guard for the better protection Of trav.
ellers snd their properly. The Panama route
is now the only available one 10 California.
Walker, by seizing upon the private property
OF tho Nicaragua Company, has caused that
Company to withdraw all their boals on both
sides OF the lsthmus.-Ledger.
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Ths Neutraii,y-Lsws.

Some of Walkers sympathisers a Wash.
lngio wish the neutrality laws repealed, so
tnat any ono who chooses 10 make war upon
States nsighboring TO the United States may
do SO without any legal check. The neutral
Ity laws are more necessary now than ever.
II it were not for them every band of out
laws who choose would have il in their pow
er 10 involve this county in war. Every
country Cd lhis continent with wealth enough
10 tempt The cupidiiy of a thief, would be IL
able TO invasion from the desperadoes who
rely upon brute courses aud not their indus
Try 10 carve out their fortunes in The world
Our country, instead Of maintaining a proud
position among the nations of the earth,
would become an asylum for all the outlaws
in the world, where they could safely con-
coct schemes of plDnder and oil aggression
against the rest of mankind How lorg
would other notions endure such treatment
We should soou have a combination of all
OF them against us, for we could not alcw
our territory to be used for hostile purposes
-~~"e' o'''''' e''S ooSspO "oH JurtIesthtUi6Ht
Recent experience shows loo strongly the
wisdom of The neutrality laws to allow them
to be now tampered with. Without such
laws we should ere now have been involved
IN war with Spain, and perhaps with olher
Powess OF Europe. Even with them j, re-.
qn'res gfea! prudence an! foresight to avoid
the dangers which designing adven,urers
seek 10 involve us in, they having nothing al
stake themselves and caring nothing for the
country, except so far as they may use its
power 10 further their own echemes Of az.
gression. Let the neutrality laws alone
Our government, when ii has foreign policy
10 pursue that is just may do so openly and
in the face Of the world. 1t do,s hot require
the aid Of fillibusters 10 help achieve wha,
destiny has marked out for this nation 10 &C.
complIsh.--Ledgsr.
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ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
s Tt0o Weeks Later from California

NEw YoRx. April 3o--The steamship nh.
nois arrived At O'Clock this afternoon, With
the Califomia mails of The 9Th inst. She
brings 900 passengers, aud about 81, ,Ooo, 900
in ifsasure.
This steamer Golden Age, from San Fran.
cisco, brought down 81 ZOO, 900; the steam.
er Cortsz, $4,000, and the steamer, Uncl.
Sam, Sis, 600.
Ex-Governor Bigler, Of California, 10 q pas
senger on The Illinois. ft
The mining returns throughout California
promises larger yield than during the pre-.
vious year. = -
Ex-senator Foole has been Withdrawn a.
the American nominee for United States Sen.
ator.
The drought which has prevailed through.
out the State has given place 10 copious show.
ers of rain.
In the southern counties il 10 feared tha.
the pasiurage will be insufficient TO sustain
The cattle during the summer.
II is said that the Mormons are making Q
Reconnaissance of the Colorado river, for the
purpose Of opening channel Of communion.
tion with all the leading Mormon s,stions,
with the views of obtaining their supplies
from the Pacific shores.
Another strong movement 10 making Ia
California 10 establish weekly pos. route 10
Missouri
The State prison contract has been given
10 Gen. Elsell for five years, Al ten thousand
dollsrs per month. A new prison is to BE-
built near Sacramento.
A brisk trade has sprung up between Saa
Francisco and the Russian possessions. The
ship Cyane sailed on the 26h of March, with
large assorted cargo.
The Indians in Oregon Territory oonlinus
,hsr hostility towards the settlers. They have
recently made several attacks upon the whites
and have already captured the s'eamboa; Ms.
~, on The Columbia. A large number Of
citizens at Decades have been killed and lhier
properly destroyed. AT The s,i dales the In.
dians were fighting with the force stationed
al the Blockhouse.
At Connelps Prairie, Washington Terrific.
ry, the volunteers have had skirmish with
the Indians, killing 40 aud woundng the re.
mainder.
The money market nj San francisco, Oh
the steamer day, was very stringent, and uni.
versal complaints wsre made Of unsatisfacto.
ry collections.
The Produce Market al San Francisco was
generally dull with the exception of -four and
grain, in which there had been large specu.
lalive transactions, at advancing prices. Gal.
lego was quoted at Sl4 so; hams, Is cents:
choice butter, As; lard, 90; crushed sugar, ia,
syrup, 81 Cents; adaman,ins candles, 72a cts,
pork, SiS is so; turpeniine 72a. {
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ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CRY.
Two Weeks Later from the Isthmus.

The steamer Empire City, from Havana,
arrived Ut New York with dates 10 the cath
instant. Es -
A terrible affray occnfred on the 18th Of
April at Panama, between the American
Transit passengers and the natives, in which
the former had 20 killed and 40 wounded.
The Empire City brings Of the wounded.
A large amount Of The passengers bag.
gage, theirailroad property, and the properly
of individuals residing near the railroad sta
ton, was destroyed during the fight. All
the freight and baggage houses were fii1ed.
The difficulty originated in dispute abo ut
one dime, between an intoxicated passenger
and native, respecting payment for piece
OF water. melon. The story is, that the ma.
tive, being much exaspera,ed al the conduct
of the passenger, drew knife on seeing
which the passenger fired at The native, and
severely wounded him. This brought for
ward another native, who stabbed the pas.
senger, and then the combalants increased
considerably on both sides, Tor some time !;
number were shot, and more badly cut
with macheIs. Through The exer:ons of Mr..
J. w. Johnson, the Panama Railroad Super
inleDdent al The Panama station, The fight
was lheE stayed for a short time. But anon,
it broke out with renewed violence, and an
apparent organization and evident method,
which told fearfully for the natives.
About this time it began to be evident
that spite against The Railroad Company, and
plunder. were the chief motives of the alroci-
ties and depredauons which had been and
were TO be committed. The frs, affray oc-
Cured between 6 and Z p NJ, and but brief
intervals of tolerable quiet occurred between
that hour and midnight. The most terrible
assault was made between and 10 o'clock
All The officials of The station, with the ex.
cep,ion of The superintendent, lost every.
thing they had in clothing and valnables OF
every description. The Panama Railroad
counting-room (including the desks of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company was en-
lireIy ransacked, and everything of value
carried off. The books and papers were cut
and torn to pieces, and one of the safes
(Which contained but little money! was
broken open and pillaged, while the other
was pierced 10 the inner Innings, bu, nothing
taken therefrom. Every drawer, desk ard
closet ransacked, and nothing was left in it's
place or uniniured. The freighl.house was
iidded with balls, and oil the baggage that
had been put in the lighters to 60 off to the
steamer was rihed.
Some twenty foreigners were killed, and
between thirty and forty badly wounded.-
Among the latter were several women and
children.
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Phila d eIphia Markets,

FLOUR AND MEAL.-Flour is inactive, and
without demand. Standard brands are sell.
ing at So, better brands Sc 12a, and selec, s
rs. The retail dealers are doing igh, bu.
siness at from So up to II for common and
extra family brands. Sales OF Rye Flour at
SO rs 4, and Corn Meal at SO rs per bbl.
GRAIN.--For Wheat the demand is rather
slack. Free sales Of Red Pennsylvania and
Delaware at 81 40 a 1 81 per bushel. Rye
is rs cents per bushel. Corn is arriving freq.
ly, aud meets fair demand at So cents;
damaged al 373 cenls sales Of white at 50
cenis. Oats are dull; sales of Maryland At
81, and Delaware at 81 cents.
Cloverseed continues very dull, at Sc pc,
Ga pounds. Flaxseed and Timothy nothing
doing
Whiskey is lower-Sales Of barrels a, as
81 cents, and hhds. a, 25 cents.
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II The shrewd old Du:chman, visiting
Wall Street, who said the sharp speculation
there "weut apout all tay, shee,ing each oIer,
and dal's wat day call pisness," would not
be bad hand, al describing some of the
"fourishing" towns and cities of our day.-
The Buffalo Republic says, "The assessed
value Of the city Of Chicago is THIRTY Mill
ioEs OF Dollars, upon which there are mort.
cages TO the amount OF Ninety One Bilions,"
We heard of one "fasto and very rapidly
growing town in Pennsylvania, on which
over One Hundred and Fifty Sheri1's Exc.
cuiions might be issued any day A gentle
man of one of the slaid old States, visited
The West, and came back, saying, he had
not found man in certain large place who
could tell what ne was really worth-sverv.
hing being in law, under speculation, bar.
gain, or in some other way lnvoved-one of
mass OF bubbles, which might burs, a,
orce, and bankrupt half the people. For
real prosperity and solid comfort, give us
some of our old Eastern towns, where virtue
reigns, and where executions are scarcely
ever known. "SLow, BUT SURE" is The best
motto for the mass OF men. every where. -
Rogues and land-sharks lalten and thrive
best in speculative times and places; but
substantial, comfortable prosperity, and real
wealth, abound where labor and industry
above hoard and nniyaraal In al .L-.-
oPerations.-Le,o,sburg Chronicle.
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AFFAIRS IN NIcARAGUA.-We find, IN The
National In,elIigencer, a letter from General
Walker 10 Senator Weller, written for the pur.
pose of enlisling the sympathy of the people
OF The United States iu his behalf. He com.
plains that England is furnishing arms 10 The
Costa Ricsss, that tbe government 10 which
he naturally looked for aid and comfort has
treated him with GOODNESS and disdain, and
he speaks altogether like an injured Amer-
can citizen, who had never voluntarily expa.
irialed himself and taken service in foreign
government. The aid and comfort which he
seems 10 have expected is the privilege of
violating the laws Of this country, by making
the United States recruiting ground, whence
he may draw both men and money TO make
war upon neighboring countries with which
our Government has the most friendly reIa.
tions, and which il would naturally be expec.
ted that an honorable and powerful neighbor
like The United States would do everything it
could 10 maintain. The government OF The
United States cannot in honesty or honor al.
low such use TO be made of it's territories.
nor can il regard those who Voluntarily take
service nndss1 foreign ,sav.-"..vu, nav.
ing any cfafm uhon the United States for aid
or protection. For those they mus, look 10
the Government in whose service they have
entered. II is possible, however, that, in a
contest of This kind, peaceably disposed c,-
liens of the United States, who have dives.
ed themselves OF that character by entering
foreign service, or thrown off their citizen.
ship, may be involv ed in trouble, for in time
OF war nice determinations are moi aIwavs
made by belgereu's.. The Federal Govern
mepl rs 5onnt TO protect such, whether tray-
ei'ins through The county, Or temporarily
sojourning in it in pursuit of their lawful bu-
siness. A strong naval force should be keol
in The vicinity of Nicaragua, tc which every
American who has not forfeited his claim 10
protection from his own government, may
appeal, with The certainly Of meeting with
prompt Iedress.-Ledgr.
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THE NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

We have already noticed the fact that the
Legislature. al IFS late session, erected new
JUDICIAL District composed of the counties of
Columbia, Sullivan and Wyoming. This
will leave Luzeme feparate dlsric, " iih
the city of CarboudaIe where quarterly terms
Of court are held. LuZerne has become one
of the leading counties Of the State, and
population and businessare increasing there
in with rapidly much greater than in any
of the neighboring counties. Under the ap
portonmenl 10 be made next year il is prob
able that the number OF iaxabes in Lnzerne
will eniile ii 10 a Senator and three Mem.
bers of the House of Representatives. Un-
der The late act Lnzerde (wuh Carbondale)
will be separate dis,ric, like Schuylkill, or
Berks, and will retain her present President
Judge The new District will moi be heavy
one, so far as business therein is concerned,
but will impose upon the President JUDGE
some inconvenient travel, especially in the
winter and spring months of The year. We
believe Il was the only district which could
be formed for the purpose Of leaving Luzerne
district by itself, without seriously disturb.
ing adjoining districts where Judges have
been elected and where there is no reason
OF desire for change.
The members Of the bar and people of
this county ara deeply interested in the ques-
tion of who shall be our new President Judge,
after The first of June, the time when The new
dis,ric, is to be organized. We understand
the Governor has decided 10 appoint Warren
]. Woodward, Esq, of Wilkesbarre, who Is
well qualified and will doubtless be accepla-
BILE 10 our people. The members of our ba r
of all parties united in recommending his
appointment, and, in common with all who
are interested in The due administration of
justice, will be gralifed with his selection
by the Executive. The new district will be
numbered the tweniy-six,h
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~ Hon. JAMES BucHAsAs, in one Of hi.

u Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN, in one of his
speeches at New York, uttered these sen,i.
mems: 81 have been abroad in other lands;
have witnessed arbitrary power; / have
contemplated the people Of other counlri es--
but there is no country under Gods heavens
where man feels TO his fellow-man, except
IN the United States. And if you could feel
how despotism locke on; how jealous The
desPotic powers OF the world are of our gIo-
rious ms 'itutions, you wonld cherish the
Constitution and the Union 10 your hearts
next 20 your belief in The Christian religion
the Bible for Heaven, and the Co onstitution Of
your country for Eanh.n
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Court PROCEEDINGS.

!, Court opened on Monday morning with a
fair attendance. 10 the Sessions little has
been done-a fact which speaks well for
the morals of our community. The only
case up 10. Tuesday night ives that of the
Commonwealth vs. Clinton Mafgsrum, as
SAUL and battery, as disposed of as nearly
all such cases should be, that is somewhat
ssummariIy-defendant plead guilty :-sen.
lence 10 pay sasflhe Of one dollar and cosls.---
Provokinspand Improper language was used
by ihesprosecutor, and the defendant in pas
sion had given blow.
Com. Us. William Betiger and Mary Kiss.
leb Recognizance. Discharged on appli-
cation of de efendenls.
In the Common Pleas the case of Peter
Melick by his Commi,tee u.s. Samuel F.
Headley ct al. is progressing as we go to press
II is demand on an ore lease which the de-
fendart alledges has been paid. The orisi-
nal claim was $4,000. Clark and Buckslew
for plaintiff-Baldy and Weaver for defend.
ant.
On Tuesday The Grand Jury was dischars.
ed after submitting the following report:
To the Honorable the Judges of the Cou,,
OF Quarter Sessions OF the Peace in and for
the County of Columbia.
The grand inquest oi the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania inquir;ng for the body of
the County oi Columbia respectfully RE.
PORT that they have examined the public
buildings belonging to said county aud find
them in tolsrable good cond,tion-ihe repairs
recommended in The last report having been
amended 10. We would direct attention 10
the painting about The Court. House and re-.
commend that il be painted anew, We
would also direct attention TO the privy be-
longing to SAID county building, and recon.
mehd mat The necessary repairs be DONE
We lave lound the walls in the hall of The
basement story of The court house much de-
faced, 10 which we would direct attention
and recommend that The necessary repairs
be made. And we further report that the
roads in Scott township have been represen,
Ell 10 De IN very bad condition, especially
that part leading from Robert PurseI's ~
Bloom township iniersectlng The road lead
ing from Espy 10 Light Slreel-also The al
leys and some OF the streets in Bloomsburo
nave been represented as being obstrucied,
10 which we would direct your attention.
All OF which is respectfully submitted the
sixth day of May, 1885,
II. w. MrREYNOLDS, Foreman.
There were only three indictments before
the Grand Jury. One is referred to above.
Another was against Geo. More and John
Moore for resisting the authority of col
lector OF School tax in Sugarloaf.
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Letter from tho Rev. DR.. screecher TO hts
Friend and Brother Horace sieeiey.
PARSONAGE or CHURCH OF
Hotp Rifles, Monday Eve,t

@@tY Asyiess HAouuht
My Dear Brother IL preached last Sunday
with great acceptance from the. text, Go ye
into all the world, and preach the Gospel 10
every creature" The house was full, and
bad good time. Much additional interest
was thrown around the services from the fact
that a large company of freedom. .shriekers,
on their way 10 Kansss, were present. l
oombaued The old fashioned notion, and |
think successfully, ,qhat the religion Of the
New Testament was TO bring peace on eanh
and good will to men. showed the fallacy
OF all those teachings of the apostles, which
speak Of rendering unto Cesar The things
that are C@sar's- of being subjec, to the
higher powers, because they were ordained
oil God, &C., &c. admitted iha, there was
time when these iniunctions were impera-
tive and binding but proved, and ! think
clearly, that Theology like all other sciences,
is progressive, and that steam engines and
Sharpe's Rifles are now the true Evangels.-
Ia conformity with this position, assumed
that the word translated "preach," should
have been rendered "shool, $50 that the
text, as in my version, wauld read, Go ye
into all the world and shoot The Gospel (from
Sharpe's Rifles) at every creature. The mote
| reflect upon the subject, tho more am per-
suaded that this is the true method of Cos
pei propagandism.
With Sharpe's rifles, and the Bible for
wadding, Scripture truth can be sent directly
home 10 The hearts Of the people, and be in
wardly dIgested by them.
Brother Kiil'em GLORIOUS name how love
i) has sent one OF these mission aries TO Kan
saa, and many others among The meek and
lowlY disciples, are following his example,
The thing takes wonderfully, and is capital
hi, for The Screecher family. My dear broth
er, it would have done your heart good to
have witnessed those Kansasans listening TO
the truth as ii is in Screecher With many
Of them you are acquainted. They have
passed through the PHASES of Fourerism,
Socialism, aud Free Loveism, up to the snb-
lime heights of Rifleism. With their long
hair, slouched hats and blousss, they were
The true ideals of the Tribune office. But it
is not alone for propaga'ing the Gospel in
Kansas that my people are becoming dislin-
guished. notice that one member of my
church has bet one thousand dollars that he
will find and xii the man who threw vitriol
on his chiId's dress few days since. Thus
the work goes on. LIE, us persevsre and the
time will suon come when rifles and bowie.
knives viii! supercede the necessity for Bible
truths and Gospel preaching.
Fraternally yours,
w. H. SCREECHER.
albany Statesman