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Il will be remember red that last winter boy
named Charles Z. Sage, about 10 years of
age, was missing from his home in Corn.
well near MIddlelown, in this State, and lha,
an lrishman, named Patrick Nngenl, was ar.
rested on a charge of numbering the lad, and
ppting his body under the ice. In few
month Afterwards a body was found in The
river without head. The body was be.
ieved to be that of the missing boy, from
several marks upon it, as well as from por-
ton OF the clUlhng.-Soon afterwards, the
lining OF an overcoat was found, answering
TO The description of that worn by the mis-
sing person. Some months elapsed, when a
sailor named Benson, came 10 Comwell,
and charged Nueenl, The Irishman, with The
murder. He said he saw tue deed done
and assisted Nugent in putting the corpse
unGer haymow. He described accurately
the lads appearauce-hs dress-ihe color o.
his hair, &c, and declared that he had no
had any peace of mind since the murder
aud that he had come 10 Cornwall expressly
10 divulge all he knew about it, He con
fronted Nugen,, and charged the deed upor
him. The deceased denied it, anG tremhle,
from head TO foot. A grand jury found ;
tue bill asans, Nugenl, whose lime OF tria
was fixed for the present month.
Thus matters have rested until within
few weeks, when the cousin OF the missin,
boy, living in Ithaca, New York, received al
anon ymous letter from The interior of Penn
| sylvania. which he showed 10 his father
Mr.. Williams. The letter was answered
when another letter was received from Penn
syIvania, signed William Russell, which MI
! Williams himself answered. He al the sam
Time addressed The Postmaster; fequestin!
him 10 watch for The person who called fo
the letter, and describe him. The Posimas
Ter did so, when Mr.. Williams immed;alel
leIl Ilhaca for Pennsy ylvsnia, found Russell
whom he discovered 10 be his nephew
Charles E. Sage, The identical missing boy
a special Court is held a, Haddam to-day
when Nosent viii be liberated. The case
involved in The deepest mystery, beyon
whal has been relaled. No one can assig
any reason for The perjury OF the sailor wh
swore tbsthe saw the murder committed, an
there Is no information 10 lead to the identil
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IL LAST WEEK, in the Court OF Oycr and
Terminef, in Danville, 4 melton was made
todischarge the prisoners, Clark and Twiggs
I'M jail on the charge of murder The mo
tion was founded on that section OF the ha
beas corpus act, Of 1885, which says, in sub
stance, thar any prisoner committed fol
murder who shall not be tried at the sec.
ond term of court, unless the delay happen
on his application or with his assent, shall
be discharged
The letter of the law is plain, but the court
refused to discharge the prisoners.
A dense and excited audience hung up
on the lips of the advocates; and the latter,
feeling the responsibility of their position,
were evidently not unmoyed. A more spir.
tied legal contest was never, perhaps, wit.
messed in Columbia or Montonr county
There is an inspiration derived from the oc-
casion that supernduces an eloquence of
speech and argument which an occasion
less pressing cannot develop.
We noticed quite an array of leg n and
other talent within and outside the bur-
Mr. Clark and Mr.. Baldy were for the pris.
oncrs; Mr.. Lcidy and Mr.. Comfy Tor the
Commonwealth. -
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Gtar Of tbe North.
wednesday,, Dec. 30, 1857

@ The Legislature viii meet on Tues
day, the 5th January next. VIM. F. Pack
er viii be inaug,irated Governor of Pennsyl-
vania on the 10Th of the same month This
Inauguration viii be accompanied, perhaps,
by more splendid demonstrations than were
ever witnessed in Pennsylvania, Oh SINH
lar occasion. ....-......... ....
full attendance of members is expected
at the opening of the Legislature.
Hon. Charles r. Buckaew, Senator elect
form this district expects, we are tod TO be
able TO take his seat at an early period. 1t
is subject OF regret that the health OF this
gentleman is bad an affection OF the throat
having confined him TO his room for many
weeks past. .... ....... .....
NIessrs. Ent and Smith, representatives in
the lower house, so far as we are advised,
will be on hand ....
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GE~ WE SAID in our last number that the
President in his Message was in favor of
popular sovereignty, nsing the term in lis
best sense" We now add, in the broadesf
sense of the term The people OF Kansas,
by their representatives, have met in their
own way, framed Constitution in their
own way, agreed 10 submit it TO the people
in their own way: and who will say then
nay? Truly no popular sovereignty man.
Shall Buchanan, or Douglas, or we dictate
TO the people OF Kansas as TO their constilu-
lion, or as to whether the whole, or any part,
or if any part, what part, of This constiiu.
lion shall go back from the peoples repre-.
sentatives 10 the people themselves? In
word, we ask, shall we dictate 10 lie peo-
pie Of Kansas AT ALL' As popular sovor-
eigniy men, we answer, No!
Now for the re-atfirmance of our PROPOSE
ton. The President is in favor of popular
sovereignty in the broadest sense OF the term
IMem. Billingssate is not argument-
Certain local papers will make motel
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~ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF Dramatic |

" THE ESTABLISHMENT OF Il Dramatic In
stitu,e in Bloomsburg has turned ont a tcci-
deJ hit. Our citizens were aslonished as
well as delighted at the displays made by
this young association, in the art histrionic,
on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday last. No less astonishing was the
fact, suddenly, we may say, male known,
that there is in Bloomsbury band of musi.
clans with stringed instruments, whose per-
formauces would not be discreditabie 10 u
band from any place, and with any amount
of practice. True, dramatic association
and "string band had been spoken OF,
but no one was prepared 10 expect so much
perfection in so short time.
We predict for this association and band
a successful future; and we congratulate the
people of Bloomsburg and Of the surround.
ing country on the dawn OF better day.
Dramatic representation OF character, in
the abstract, has never met the opposition
of any considerable body of good men. 1t
is the surroundings and Accomplishments of
the theatre which are commonly objection
able. These, in the case of the Blooms
burg Dramatic Association, seem 10 be un.
cXcepuonable. And we say eTceiSior!
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u Within few days it has become
known that the name OF MIR. Wilson Ager
has been forged TO several promissory notes
1t seems that two young men of the names,
respectively, of Seeds and Ouinger, taking
advantage OF the absence of Mir. Ager in
California, passed these notes on various
persons in Philadelphia, and in the interior.
According 10 the Philadelphia papers one
for 1851 was knocked down" on one ''John
Groutn of Bloomsbury. This individual, not
being extensively known, the question is
naturally asked, who is John Grout! We
refer the scholar 10 the modern classics;
John 0'Grot was the name evidently intend
ed 10 be used, and used in the sense in
which lawyers wrie the names of John
Doe and Richard Roe at the tail of some of
their documents, merely as a matter of form.
But Messrs. Seeds and Ouinger are in
limbo, and the proof, so far as developed,
is conclusively against them. 1t is said that
several notes, forged, with the name of Mr..
Ager attached, We're found in the house OF
one of the accused, The amount being blank.
This is certainly rather suspicious.
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IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Washing
ton, Dec. 22.-The Herdld'S Washington cor,
respondent says an important movement is
on foot which promises an easy settlement OF
the Kansas agitation. II is Intended, when
the LecomPton Constitution comes on, 10 take
it up by The frionds Of the administration,
both as party measure and as formal as.
senion Of the Democratic principle Of popular
sovereignty. The Constitution will be pass
ed with provlso that it shall be presented 10
the people Of Kansas for final acceptance
and ratification. The movement is Southern
one.
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SLIGNa

In Centre township, on the 23rd instant,
Mary AGNES FLoRRELLA CoNsTANzA, infant
daughter of ]. M. and Z. M. Price.
In Beach Haven, December 18th, MARTHA
JANE, daughter OF Samuel ii, Coles, ageo
years and 10 months.
In Biarcreek township, Dec, 17lh instant,
MIR. Thomas w. IDDIAGs, aged rs years, /
month and 12 days.
Ia Bloomsburg, on Tuesday last after len
days severe suffering from being scaded,
CAROLINE. infant daughter of Mr.. Charles j.
SlahI, aged year and nine mouths.
In Bloomsburg, or Friday the 18th inst,
MIR. JACOB REEDY, az ed about 65 years.
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U IN NOTICING the Presidents views in
reference TO Kansas, the Philadelphia Ledger
says: The trouble in Kansas is reviewed at
some length, aRd a speedy termination of it
by the adoption of Stale Constitution he
considers desirable, for then the excitement
which has pervaded the whole country will
be confined 10 her own limits. The Presi-
dent thinks, and many others will coincide
with him, that entirely too much attention
has been bestowed upon Kansas affairs and
the sooner she is left 10 manage them her
self the better.
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CuURT.--Owmg TO an objectionable blum.
der, committed by the Commissioners and
Sheriff, in not properly writing the CHRISTIAN
name, surname, occupation and place of abod ;
npon the slips of paper, used for drawing ju-
rors, the array o! Grand Jurors as we'll az
Traverse Jurors, was again quashed on last
Monday and consequently no jury trials took
place. The cost thus necessarily enIailed
unon The county is large. and great dissats-
faction is expressed among our citizens geu.
orally al these repeated Illustrations of the
ends of justice. .....
An application for The discharge of the Two
prisoners, accused Of the murder Of Mrs.
Clark aud MIR. Twisgs, was made on Thurs
day afternoon by their counsel, and the ap.
pIiea,ion based on an Act of Assembly, requi.
rirg the discharge OF persons imprisoned Tor
felony after the lapse OF two terms. The case
was ably argued by Clark and Badly for the
pri-oners, and Leidy aud Comfy for the Com
monwealth Judge Jordan refused 10 dis
charge the prisoners. Their trial will take
place a, February Term.-DdnviHe Democrat.
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AMERICAN AGmcuLTURIsT.--This monthly
periodical, for January, is on our table, filled
with choice reading; the very thing that ev-
cry farmer ought to be in possession of. 'I,
is designed TO improve all classes interest.
ed in soil culture" 1t is well worth The
price, Sl.oo in advance his printed upon
superior white paper in good style. Pub
lished by Orange Judd, No. lso Water St,
New York. For further particulars read ad-
vertisemenl of the same in another column
OF our paper .......
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S 1000 600 IN GOLD FROM CALIFORNIA.

New York DEC. 27, 10 o'clock, P. NJ
The steamship Northern Light has Jus, ar
rived with California dates 10 The 5h inst.
The Northern Light brings two millions in
gold from California.
Among her passengers is General Walker,
who with one hundred and fifty of his men
were captured by Commodore Paulding, of
the U. S. frigale Wabash. The General is
GU parole. The men were placed on board
the U. 5. sIoop ofwar Saratoga 10 be convey
ed 10 Norfolk. "
The lake and river steamers on the San Ju-
an have been handed over TO Messrs. Carl
son s. Morgan. These steamers had been
captured by General Walker, but were reta-
ken by an expedition from the Wabash.
Fort Castillo had also been captursi by
General Walker, and party of fifty Ameri-
cans, under Col. Anderson, still held possess
sion OF it, as we'll as the river San Juan. An
dersoE has supply of provisions for three
months, with six pieces Of artillery and an
| abundance Of ammunition.
Captain Ensle, of the Wabash, is pas
senger on board the Northern Light, and is a
bearer of dispatches 10 Washington.
rhe river steamer c. Morgan, seized by
Commodore PauMing, was put ia charge Of
the American consul al Greyiown.
I The expedition that captured Gen. Walker
and his men, consisted of $50 men landed
from the frigale Wabash.
Heavy rains had commenced falling in
California, Teviving trade and importing new
vsor 10 the mining operations.
Six hundred Chinese have left San Fran.
cisco in vessels bound 10 China ports.
The San Francisco markets were quiet
but money was active and in demand.
J Martinez has been elected President o
Nicaragua, and he is making active prepara
lions for an energetic war on Costa Rica
He has seEt a force of four hundred mer
against Col Anderson, for tue purpose of re
capturing Fort Castillo.
The revoluiioaisls in Bolivia have beef
successful. s.
The Chincha Islands are in the power o
Vivanco. ~ sa ,sia p-'H
The ship Andalnsia, of Baltimore, is repor
ted ashore in Callalo Bay, but will be got of
|
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PAwNEE CEREMONY IN THE INDIAN OFFICE.
place in the Indian Office as we go TO press.
DepntatioHs OF The four bands of The Paw
nees, from tie Grea, Bend o. the Platte river,
in Nebraska Territory, are having an inter
view with Mr. Mix, the Acting Commission
er of Indian Affairs. There are sixteen, in
all, delegates in attendance, being the frs,
second, and ihi.d chiefs and one brave to
each band.
Tnese delegates represent between three
and four thousand Pawness. Unlike other
Indian tribes who have visited the Great
Father here, their first approach is marked
by dead silence. Their movement is on e
OF silent admiration. In obedience 10 reli.
gious custom, the head chief embraces the
Great Father. and allows himself 10 fall into
reverie while he corrempIates him, sleadi.
Iy gazing into his eye. In some inst ances
The scene is touching, according TO .he i'm
preston received by he Indian. The reve.
Tle lasts in some instances over ter minutes
Each delegate in turn approaches the
Great Faiher," The braves alone not kissing
him. The ceremony is about half through
as We go TO press. Gen. Denver made a
treaty with these people last September; aud
their appearance is in accordance with a
promise made al the time. Major Denison
is The agent, MIR. Ais the Interpreter, both oil
whom accompany the delegations. Wash.
ingt0R States.
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Frighiiai Murder ut WestfieId, Mass.

The most dreadful murder on record in
this section of Country was discovered al
| Westfeld OR Wednesday morning. II is nc
less than the siaughtering, in cold blood, Of
wife and two children by the husband and
father who has fled. What ismost remark.
able, too, about the tragedy, is that ii was
committed on Tuesday morning, December
18th; more than a week ago--n house oc-
cupied, also, by another family, and direct
ly in the centre of the village-and yet only
became known on Wednesday morning.
Albert Stoubs, the perpetralor Of this dread
full crime, is native of Switzerland, cigar
maker by trade, an intelligent, sober, and
professionally religious man, member of
the Baptist church, and apparently fond Of
his wife and children, whom he has so bru-
tally butchered. He was about 35 years of
age, has lived in Westfeld many years, was
we'll known and respected, and had constant
work and good wages in Kneil's cigar fac
tory, He married his wife some six years
ago in Sheffield, Conn. Her father, Chas
Mott, now lives in Southwick, adjoining
Westfield, and is poor, laboring man.
The children by the union were Two, one
about five, and the other two years ofage.
The throats of Mrs. Stoubs and the two
children were cut with razor, apparently,
last Tuesday, since which time Stoubs has
not been seen. Stoubs has been heard TO
express desire TO go to New York, hinder
ed only by not knowing what 10 do with his
family; and this is the only suggestion of
motive for the crime. 1t is thought that he
may have now gone 10 that city, and there
he could hardly escape detection and ar
rest; but with eight days time for flight, if
he has extended itfurther, 10 Europe, or the
remote parts of our country, he will prob
ably succeed i'll escaping earthly justice al
together.
lie is a short, thick-set man; of good man.
ncrs, and more than ordinary intelligence
for a foreigner.
The house was owned ny Stephen Spell
man, was located on School street, and oc-
cupied in the other part by MIR, Murdock
and his family, while student in the Nor
NAL School occupied II room directly over
that in which Mrs Stoubs was found muir
dered. He has come and gone, and slept
for week within few feet of all this hor.
ror and death, and yet in undIsturbed igno-
rance.
The crime has been telegraphed all over
the country, though with little hopes ofthe
capture of The perpetrator. He landed at
New Orleans upon his arrival in this coun
try, and an expectation is entertained that
he may be found there.-SpringfeH Republic
can; 2lh.
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A JUMP FOR LIFE.--An old veteran OF the
War OF 1912, seveuly-lwo years Of age, nam
ed Matthew Van Kleck, of Duchess county,
while crossing the bridge on the rairoad
track, below Milton on the Hudson River
Railroad, heard the express Train as il was
rounding rurve short distance behind
him. The train was upon the same track
no lime was 10 be lost; the dark river was
below him, but darker and more horrible
deaih was behind, when with one spring Un.
Gle Matly, (as he is generally called), jumped
into the water. The next instant the Train
had passed. fortunately Mr. Van Kleck's
TWO nephews, as well as the hag-man in The
employ Of the company came 10 the rescue,
and assisted lhe old gentleman oul OF the wa.
ter. .,...s ,..... -.
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NEWSPAPER CovERLIDss--A week or two
SINCE we stated ahat n correspondent had
recommended newspapersas a substitute for
bed coverings. The'edtos of the Saratoga
Republican tried the experiment one night
last week, on theprinciple of "try all things
and hold fast to that which is good" He
says
"What night we passed! We had the
night mare-were at one time fighting bor-
der rufians in Kansas, anon, we were aid
ing in running off negroes from the South
by the underground railroad, then; again, we
were drinking ginger-pop, our teeth chatter.
ing with the cold, the thermometer being
apparently forty degrees below zero, then
our game foot was cutting pigeon-wing
through The air while we in vain endeavored
10 catch the runaway, as we could not move
muscle or limb! And then, too, we were
freezing, fairly turning into ice, our mouth
was sealed, (lhis we know will look very
improbable 10 our friends y and we could
not call for aid. Such night: happy in.
deed were we when morning came and we
awoke" ... ....... ... r.s
The Elmira Gazette adds that on eXamin.
ing the coverid in the morning, the editor
found that it was made up of the New York
Tribune, Albany Evening Journal, New
York Evening Post, and Nl'Coy's Prohibi-
tionist. The night mare and horrid dreams
were thus accounted for. y, "a. . .'.s.
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CVr Senator Douglas arrived in Philadel.
phia on Thursday evening last, and took up
quarters at the Girard House; after which a
serenade was given him by number of his
friends. The Senator, at a call from those
assembled, made his appearance and deliv-
cred brief speech, thanking them for the
honor done him.
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u SENATOR DorcLAs made his great bun

u SENATOR DOUGLAS made his great bun
cum speech on the Kansas Lecompton Con-
s,itution. in the Senate, in which he took
strong grounds against the Constitution, and
arraigred himself, on that point, in opposi-
tion 10 the National Administration. He is
pursuing very strange course, and when
we see him fraternizing with Greeley, Sc
ward and that crowd of fanatics, we scarcely
know where 10 place him in politics. He
was replied 10 by Senator Bigler, Uf this
State, who tod the 'litile giant" more home
truth than he cared about hearing, five are
10 Judge from his squirming under the SEN
ator's remarks.
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. 90 -

IL We are requested to give notice III 1t
the members of the Dramatic Institute pro-
pose giving an exhibition inthc Courthouse,
on Wednesday evening, January 9th, 1853,
The proceeds OF which 10 be distributed
among the poor Of this place. Tickets l23
cents, TO be had at the book store, in the
Exchange Block.
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TRIAL FOR MuRpER-George Washington
Smith, who shot Richard Carter, President
ofthe Anthracite Bank, at Tamaqua, while
solourning at the St. Lawrence Hotel, Phila-
delphia, some weeks ago, will be tried on
the first Tuesday in January, David Paul
Brown will appear in his behalf The trial
will probably prove one of the most pain
fully interesting that has ever taken place
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t{~ A man so years old, Il stranger starved
10 death in a barn in Hartford, Connecticut,
last week. The coroner found his body
emaciated, and his face pinched aud shrunk.
en-. Don't let this I've known down where
the fat niggers sing as they husk The plen.
tcous corn.
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ty Our readers will nIcoso eycuse ne f,

t1V' Our readers will please excuse us for
the deficiency OF reading matter in the col
umns of ihe "Slarp this week. All hands
wishing TO get off in good season so as TO
enjoy little recreation on New Years Day
We hope therefore that we will be iudulgcnt-
" borne with.
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IFIlibus.Gr Bark seized.

NEw YORK, Dec. 23.-The Bark Alnah was
seized by Marshal Rynders, yesterday, on
suspicion Of being bound 10 the filibuser ex.
pedion in Nicaragua. The bark was seized
on information from ;ho State Department a,
Washington. She h ad fifty passengers
PoLITICaL LIBERTY IN PERU A National
Convention Of delegates of the people being
c;lled together in Peru, body of SOLITARY
marched into the hall, and dispersed them
a! the point Of The bayouei. 49,.
George FEATHER has been appointed Trea.
surer oil Betks County, Pa, in place of VIM.
Ruukle, deceased.
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rS' 0rR CARRIER (Ldie Pet) requests us to
give notice that he will call upon the pa
irons of the "Star," bright and early on the
morning of New Years Day, with his annu.
al Message. lie INDUCES largely in the
hope, Notwithstanding the hardness of the
times, that his pockets may be filled to over,
flowing with dimes and quarters.
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&g gA4&IgDa

IN the 25Ih inst, by the Rev. Geo. War
rem, Mr.. HENRY j. KRUMM, and Miss MARY
McBRlDE, both of this place.
On the oath uh, by The Rev. N. w. CO...
bourn, in Calawissa, Mr.. ANDREW KRIEGsR,
of Shamokin, and Miss HARRIET KREiGH, of
CalawiSsa. ..
In Berwick, on Thursday, the 2lh inst,
by Rev. Shurock, Mr.. ALoEzA D. BAKER, OF
Niagara county, N. Y, and Miss SALLIE Or.
DYKE of Berwick