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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
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IL Y NDREy II ARMS Il 'JeHig n y. MflsEI.Ef
sIe1 1t shayiag ente~d into . pFItnerships ioI
Btsse pgrpose II pfaetising Law nm ths lsiltc9.l.
aid lGpslhty Courts af kanawha snd Iiil y we
circuit E.,urtsI Of LnEan. lloont and ltea 81
swslE hereafter regtla ely attend thpse WON'T n.
u IA fT bassifs:ss entrusted " ther care Will Ie-
sceive pro apt attention, s., b
One OF HE other lef The firm can alWay j. pe
found, during business hoaFs 7. theif 3ailee.
ia IRndser's fioWsi the town 81 charleston.
ECh8riestou5 Oct. I, 1856. ss
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

FoRrIIcosfiNG Bosps, "a decision
BIT great importance MAS made lbY
Judge Fnlkson, on Tuesday. last, il
Scott county,, ID decision which
Iif sustained. may lead toextenslve
litigation, Mr. Jos. &, Campbell IL
counsel, eontendedt that a tortlledni-
ing bond. taken sometime Mstfali,
Twas null and void, ihasrnheiias the
officer who tocl,it, was not 7afbena-
| fde officer Tile act DIT Assembly au-
Efhoriizing the extension Of the term
Eof' t. Office of Sherifs, being nnconstitn,
tional. Mt. OH argued the point a
considerableleligth and with greatin-
Iigenuity The Judge decided the
point IN Mr. favor. He held that
Eby tie constitution. the term Of Dit
flee III sheriff vas limited to two years
and that the Legislature had mo ant
Etherity to extend it asingleiday !; that
1.-The holding over. BY the sheriffss was
Fin fact an extension Of their term n
Office flee ana clearly = violation oft he
constitution, He accordingly order
| Ell the bond 10 beset aside. The same
decision was rendered in two other
similar cases. re-
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
IN ESTER N y I.R. q IN I 1
AND AGENCY OFFICE

f1IHE, undersigned hrg opened 9siB okl II III
III the Town of WINNIE I'd, PuEnAs sonnF
II. Virginia, for the purpose ri ssilspg e mas
farms, mills and tepenen's. q
Those wishing ID pnIchases or m Flnes sp g, 4
property for 81 III vii DIP well 70 give hs rslst
vln9S FEs3s 81 III AZ kQ.s 1s IA q 8 sa ,ffks
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

a man in Florida, who swallowed
an orange seed last fall, has a. breath
SO fragrant of Grunge blossoms this
spring, that-soEAs says the ladies
IRE constantly teasing him for kisses.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

We have often heard Of i lllan, be!
ing In advance 81 bis asge, but who
ever. heard Of = womap being il tbs
salne predicapient.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
THE MATERIAL RI1cII.

THEis NATUTR4 ~ RI1cII. RI arsnn
lBrownlow says that the natural pitch
|of his voice is such that he could
speak to d ten acre field of live. Yam
/ KEGS without any inconyenince to
himself. IL
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

!, Col. Benj- Rush Floyd, Of Wythe
county has been elected to the Vir.
ginia Senate from that district, ito fill
the vacancy pccaBioned BY the resig-
tIation Of Dr. Tate
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
goatrInDt OIL Court.

We regret the imposition the fine
of $500 llrofi iJAooB j. DEsaIs, Esq. J,
for allesedlicpntempt OF Court, by
Judge BGRaoYNE, rs 5an outrage which,
ought not tB abefuval4ooked by the
press anathe colnmultity &c has the
Hook OF aFcase III oppression III office.
The preiext lPolf which the Judge act
/ ell was the c0lliuct of Mr, DHSSIs Ill
getting d writoflQJeas cQltj,plus issned
BY Judge CARTER, ii the late SLAVE
case, while the matter was pending
before him, who alone, as be claims,
had jurisdiction liz The matter. Now
it is reported and believed that Judge
BrRGorNE, who professedsach indig.
nation against Judge CARTER for the
issning of tie writ, really desired il
Ito be done. insdfder tosextricate him
self from an unpleasant position.
lie knew that the children would
go into slavery with their- master;
That they did not desire to stay Will
1.-THE Abolitionists, and he preferred
THAT such a result should happen nnl
der the auspicespf Judge CARTER inE
stead ofhinaself, whe had been know
| as the Abolition Judge. Judge BURI
GoYNE has been notorious tor hispro
pensityfto Interfere with the process
SEES ots other Courts, and has repeat
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

LkwYIEss SENf ro ] An BY AN
INDIaSANf C9rRr Judge Claggett,
.of tile First Judicial District in Iowa,
.llaads d rule that lalwS ers who had ca-
sess ID Cont should not leave without
notice. This did not please them,
and, to put His Honor out Of connie,
nance, they would GET up, pie after
another, and say, lvfthIaongi faces and
Juvenile accents, Y Please, thir: may !
20 oatf'' lis Honor boretfiis as long
as he could, when be had them al
putin jill. The Burlington Ha,ckeyl
says that ING public edifce. not ex,
.cepting peiiitentiary ever contained
so much latent rascality as the Madi.
son Jail, when filed with the lawyers
OF the district.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

MKs. PAErIsGfoN GoEs 10 4 WEpI
DING. III like to tend weddings, =
said Mfs. Partingtons is she came
back from one iil church, and hung
her shawl up, and replaced the bon
Enetin the; long preserved bandbpxla Il
like, to see young people come togeth-
Ell with The promise of love, cherish
and nouirish each other. BUTT is d
solemn shing, is natrimony, q very
solemn thing, where the minister
comes into the chancery with his sur
Iplns on, and goes through the cere-
Elnony oflnaking them man and wife.
LIZ shouldtsbe husband and wife. ~
Iis'nt every husband that turns, out TO
sBe man Ideclare Inevef shall tor
| get when Paul put the nuPtial ring
81 my finger, and said. 'swithf my
goods Itheeendoy,il' He used to keep
iii dry goods store then, and ! thought
HE wasS going TO give me the whole
There was in it. | was. Young and
simple and didn't know till after
wards that il meant only one calico
dress year III ..s5 ,.,,.,s,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
DIR. JOHN H., HUNTER,
DR. 4. MsL. d. MEIlNDdN
sslt sti4ilssi II a ~ 4
Il PRACTITIONER on
|ldEDIc;INE AND SURGERY,
| Hurricane bridges Putnam County,

On, GEO. VAN DE LfNDE,
| WIN, 81 Graduate Of Leyden s. Paris,
Resi- enee9-r-, Boone e: If, Virginia.
FHtilI confines ready, NsqHT and DAY, ID at
tend ii this and ADJOINING. countless to such
a2 lited and wish bis PROFESSIONAL attendance.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08

Justice Is d virtue ofthe mind; rel
wardibg all taen according ii theii
Worthiness. 4aaa
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30
Or t9tnal.
FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
In t e no perance.

We have an evil, growing evil in our
land. 1t stalks forth at MONDAY, and its
midnight revels 60 unchecked, 1t de6es
the power of man to tame it, and SCOTS at
the mandates of the Almighty. 1t aims
at the disunion of society and threatens the
overthrow Of our free ins itutions. This
evil is Mtsmrerance.
A late writer computes the number Of
habitual Drunkards in the United States
at 400 goo, "of these he says "one out Of
every ten die annually" What an astound.
ing spectacle hurried annually to fill q
Drunkard's tomb, Is there no remedy
for all this' Arc we to lie supiuely upon
our backs and allow this Bohan Upas to
spread its accurscd influence over our de.
voted country, destroying more human
beings than "War, Pcstilencc and Famiuo ;
No, no, is thubdered forth from every hu-
man heart. Let US then be up and doing
Could we see but one tenth part Of the
misery caused by intcmperancc, humanity
would shudder at the sight.
Reflect, gentle reader Pause one mo.
mcnt and reflect Picture to your imagina-
ton the multitude of woes Drunk ard 5
wife and wretched children endure, Do
you 800 yon wr, tched hovcl, through the
many open cervices of which, the chill
winds of Autumn whistle cold and drear !
Take a peep within its wretchcd walls, and
what do you find Perhaps woman and
throc meagrc, squallid children. They ask
for bread. Do you see that tear steal down
thesmother's pallid checks She has none
to give thcm-their father is q drunkard |!
lie who should be their support, spends
his evenings at the grog shop, while his
wife and children are starving at home
How often does that poor vile reflect upon
her present condition and contrast it with
the sunny days Of her chi!dhood-the more
mature years of her lite WHEN sho was
wooed and won by him who has made her
children beggars and turned her home tt
hell. But this is not the cad Of the pic
ture. His family are not the only suffer
crs--tbc community in which he reside
also comes in for share of the evils o
Intemperance. 1t fills our prisons witt
felons, and our , Inns Houses are flooded
wi h the victims OF this Course of cuGscs"
NJ.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30
Sweet are the Uses of Adv ersity

The following will be better appreciated
by concoaling the authors name
And, as the longer you keep the canary
bird in darkcncd cage, the sweeter it
will sing, 50 the more serene the discipline
of the good mans experience, the swcetcr
the songs of his spiritual life. The gold
that is refined in the hottest furnace comes
out the brightest, and the character mould
cd by intense heat will exhibit the most
wonderous cxcellencies. Gods children
are like stars, that shine brightest in the
darkest night; like torches that are the
better for bearing; like grapes that come
not to the proof till they come to the press /;
like trees, that drive down their roots
farther and grasp the earth tighter, by
reason of the storm; like vines, that grow
the better for bleeding ; like gold that looks
the brighter for securing like glow worms,
that shine best in the dark like juniper,
that smells sweetest in the fire like the
promandcr, which becomes more fragrant
from chatting, like the palm trees, which
proves the better for pressing like the
camomilc, which spreads the moro as you
tread upon it,
"There is flower, when trampled on,
Doth still more richly bloom,
And even to its biterest foe
! Gives forth its sweet perfume.
The rose that's crushed and shattered,
Doth on the breeze beslow
A fairer scent that further goes,
En- for the cruel blow"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

a. Beautiful Illustration.

The Watch: Iron more usJul than Gold.
81 have now in my hand" said Edward
Everett, "a gold watch, which combines
establishment and utility in happy pro-
portions, and is often considered very
valuable appendage to the person of gen.
tleman. Its hands, face, chain, and case
are Of chased and FURNISHED gold, Its
gold seals sparkle with the ruby, topaz,
sapphire, emerald. open it, and find
that the works, without which this elegant
ly furnished case would be mere she'll
those hands motionless, and those figures
without meanipg-are made of brass. In
vestigating further, and asking what is the
spring, but which all these are put in mo.
ton, made Of, am told it is made ofsteel !!
l ask, what is steell The rep'y is that it
is iron which has undergone crtain pro-
cess, So, then, l find the handspring,
without which the watch would always be
motionloss, and its hands, figures, and EN-,
bellishmeDts but toys, is not of gold that
is no. sufficiently good nor of brass (that
would not do but of iron. Iron, there
fore, is the only precious metal and this
watch au emblem Of society Its hand:
and figures, which tell the hour, resemble
the master spirits of the age, to whose
movements every eye is directed. Its use
less but sparkling seals, sapphires, rubies,
topazes and embellishments are the aris.
tocracy. Its works of brass are the middle
class, by the increasing intelligence and
power of which the master spirits of the
age are moved and its iron handspring
shut up IN box, always at work, but never
thou, hit of, except when it is disordcrly
broke, or wants winding up, symbolizes the
laboring class, which like the handspring
We wind up by the payment of wages, and
which classes are shut up in obscurity
and though constantly at work, and abso-
lutely necessary to the movement Of socie
ty, as the iron handspring is to the gold
watch, are never thought of, except when
they require their wages, or are in some
want of disorder of some kind or o her,"
The political and industrial rights and
privileges of the laboring classes should
not be lost sight of by Legislators. Edu'
cate and develop them, and they in return
will bring iron out of the mountains in
greater abundance; will, by their superior
intelligence, invent machinery, by whicl
most of the labor of life may be performed
"makc two blades Of grass grow where bu
one grew before and thus, as in al othe
things, set the world ahead.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

on that part OF the canal. Coal from Ly-
kens Valley passed nearly ninety miles
less in distance TO market th IN does tia,
which is shipped from Luzerne; and from
the Shamokiu region about sixty five miles
less. Consequently it will be perceived
that had not the Canal Board wisely dis
criminated in favor o the Wyoming Valley
coal trade, the revenue derived would have
been over sl25,000 less than it was, simply
because the operators in that Valley could
MT have competed with operators that
ship coal so much nearer market. In
proof of my assertions, | would merely
refer you to the amount Of tolls received at
the collectors Office at Beach Haven, which
last year came to more than 1854 ,000.-
Who can doubt that had not proper
discrimination been mado that sl25 900
less would have been collected at that
ofice' These ore facts that speak for
themselves.
Mr.. Speaker, l was appointed, in the
year l645, one Of three Commissioners to
meet in Philadelphia to sell the Delaware
division OF the Pennsylvania Canal, under
a law that was passed the previous session ;
and, sir, | will here take occasion to pro-
nounce that law an abominable outrage
upon the interests of the Commonwealth
! 1t was made the duty OF the Commission
crs to open books and receive subscriptions
amounting to 81 ZOO, ,000 and it was also
provided that when that amount was sub
scribed that we should close the books,
, and issue certificates of stock to the sub
scribcrs. The law did not allow us to take
any more for it than that amount. Being
convinced that the whole project was wrong,
accomplished its defeat by one vote,
through the aid Of Hon. Samuel D. Ing
ham, who was also one of the Commission
crs.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, can you or any other
J Senator say that that Delaware division is
not now worth 100000 more at fair
sale. 1t has been a paying canal ever
since that day. have only referred to
this subject in order to show that my
judgment in that instance WAS correct, as
time has fully and clearly demonstrated
This is one of the many reasons why I
have confidence in my own Judgment in
matters of this kind.
Sir, when rose it was not my intention
to have occupied SO much of the time Of
the Senate. As an apology, I have only
to say that my constituents, rs much so as
those of any other Senator upon this A'or,
have deep and an abiding interest in the
future welfare of this good old Common
wealth, Sir, | would be willing to talk a
month if by So doing her interests would
be protected.
The Senator from Crawford, in the
course Of his remarks yesterdry, said he
could not see why Senators would vote
against this bill without giving their rea.
sons for so doing. In the language of thai
Senator have had my "pitch in" and
hope the Senate will pardon me for occu
pying so much Of its time.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30
VOL. XXI.
The Sailor sh pwreckod on land

If an honest heart beats in Que bosom
more warmly than in another, it is in that
Of the brave tar. Whether it be the many
dangers that beset him On perilous voy-
age, or a sense Of loneliness while rocked
upon the mountain wave, that leads him to
cherish and lock up with sacred care his
affections aud the better feelings of his
ma ure, snd to keep them untouched by the
scenes Of vice and temptation of which he
must often been a witness, certain it is that
the American sailor is most sensitive 10
wrong, and more keenly touched by mis-
fortune, than any other individual in the
world. 1t may be that his adventurous
life, teaching him, as it must, to cling TO
bis shipmatcs as to his little world--his all
strengthens his oblcr AID kinder feel
ings, and warns them into livelicr acti IN
than the more monotonous and peaceful
life Of the landsman. A sailor, who had
been long absent on a voyage, came into
port the other day, aud Immediately left
Boston on o visit to his friends in Ver-
mont whom he had left in health a num-
Der of years before. Upon his arrival OF
the spot the Ii li.ht-hearted tar found that
they had all died in his long absence
Even the bright-eyed girl whom he had
left in all her vigorous bloom-and to
I L. lo.,o1IoI Il,
after year had anxiously watched for his
return--slcpt beueath the cold sod Of the
valleyl He rotracod his steps, and When
we met him on his return, lie was seated
by the road side, weepiugli' a chi d. A
feeling Of loneliness had come over the no.
blc-hearted fellow that touched chord in
bis bosom which all the loneliness Of the
ocean could not reach, His home desolato
the cherished one of his heart, and the
Lived cOc of his you,h-his affianccd bride,
the sturdy oak and the lily that bloomcd
in its shade-all gone forever. The sailor
was shipwrecked on land, and the bold
heart who had withstood the beatiugs Of
The surge and the mountain wave--who
had bravod the porils of the deep in the
midnight storm without the trembling of
n nerve or the blink of an eye--had now
lost sight of the polar star, and bitterly
wept at the dcsolation which had come up ,
on him. Such a man h IS treasures within
his bosom above all price-troasurcs which
arc the fruits of nobler nature alone, and
can be iouud imbedded in none other than
an honest man.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

pE~ The Lafayette (Ind } Journal Of
May 9th says that "boastly tragical scene
occurred" at Hagcrstown, Wayne county,
Indiana, on the 9TH of May, at Van
Amburgh s. Co.'S Menagerie and Circus,
then and there on exhibition. The lion
attacked cougar of great size and bcauti-
fully spotted. Professor" Langworthy
rushed into the cage, forgetting even his
little whip, but the lion made the fatal
spring and tore the cougar into pioces.-
Langworthy was then in the cage with the
enraged lion, and fortunately found an iron
instrument used for cleaning cages, with
which he brought the outrageous sovereign
OF beasts to terms. The J0ur&aL says:
"The audience during this fearful spec,
tacle exhibited not one sign of fear OF
anxiety, but retained the most pleasing
eountenauces as though it was "all circu'
anyhow" and as many expressed 1t as
quite '1ittle fracas." Not SO with the
at aohees of the company, who, on conclu
sion of the Professors performances, gath
cred around him in the most anxious
manner, expressing high and NANTES
that their friend and fellow traveller wa
unharmcd. Mr.. Van Amburgh immedi
atcly repaired to his geological building
in Cincinnati, for another Leopard in plac
Of the one so fcarfully DESTROYED
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

psS- An honest back woodsman, unac-
quaiated with the slang terms of the day,
recently went into a store at Columbus, S,
G., to purchase bill of groceries. step
ping up to the keeper of the store, he
began: Have you got any sugar -
awe amt got anythi 6 else" was the reply.
"Woll, put me up fifty pounds, and make
out your bill I'll call and settle, and get
the sugar in an hour or So" Iu an hour
or two after this the gentleman called
paid his bill, and got his sugar. As usual,
the shopkeeper said "Wan't anything
else ~ II did want some three or four
bags of coffee, some rice, spices, oil, &c ,
bat I got them at another store. You
told me you didn't have anything else"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

ray" Madam, said doctor one day TO
the mother of sweet, healthy babe the
ladies have dcputed ne t. inquire what
you do to have such lovely, happy, UNI.
formity good child The mother unused
for moment over the strangcnoss of tho
question, and then replied simply and
beautifully; "Wby, God has given me a
healthy child, and let it alone"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

sss' young man named Knox, a prln-
tpr, has heeu troubled with o sad bereavo-
ment. An uncle whom be had never seen
died the other day and left him So 1000.
Mr.. Knox has our entire sympathy-Er'c
Observer,
Yes, and tho sympathy Of everybody
else. A man with $4,000 always has
But printer with that amount Of funds
needs sympathy. There must be something
wrong in the solar system
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30
ssg- An editor and his wife were walk

Bs0~ An editor aud his wife were walk
ing out in the bright moonlight one even
ing, Like all editors wives, she was Of an
exceedingly poctical nature, and s'id to
her mate "Notico that moon---how bright
and calm and beautiful" Couldn't think
of noticin4 it," returned the editor, "for
anything less than the usual rates "a dol
lar and fifty cents fer twelve Ines"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

~ Hon. Edward Everett, while on a
visit to school in Chicago, caught his foot
when coming out Of the door, and fell
forward on his face, receiving deep cut
on his upper lip and otherwise bruising his
face His injuries are t serious, however,
On Friday night he lectured at Detroit.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

Sa~ Mrs. Partington heard her son say
thai there were great many anecdotes in
the new Almanac, begged him to cut them
all out and preserve them, as she had heard
that when any body was poisoned, nothing
was necessary but to give him an anocdotei
and it would cure him.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

ssS- Last week man who has been for
long time a resident Of the south eastern
portion of Berks county, left his wife,
children, grandchildren, farm and debts
behind, and fed for parts unknown, in
company with lady, much younger than
himself. The affair has caused considera-
BILE gossip, particularly among his credi-
tors.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30

ssS- A young man at Rahway, n. j.
about 81 years old committed suicide on
Wednesday night by taking large amount
of arsenic, He retired early, aud about IL
o'clock was heard to groan, when his moth
er went into his room and found him in a
dying condition. Disappointment in love
is given as The cause,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-30
BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.

xa,. TIE undersigned, thank lul for the liberal
BMl patronage with which he has been iavord for
r" years gone by, would inform his friends aud
49, customers, hat he continues to manufacture
Boots and Shoes,
A. his Old and we II known stand, on MainstTeei
hloomsbure. IN all their var0us and forms, IN good
sil lh n nd on M derats ieTms
ms long eXpcdence in tho hi 81 ness, and general
knowledge Of The people + COlumbin county, super
added TO hKed determinat ion 10 render satisfaction
10 al ms customers should secure him Increased pa
tonnge which he hopes to merit. -
SAOOr I. niCTEIICk
BlnNmshuW, MaIrhiO Iesf