The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-12-30
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mouth, Virginia. -- - ~ -
shock Of an earthquake was fell a, Char
lesion, S. C, few minutes past nine O'Clock
on the morning of the 10Th.
Some waTlike young men in Harrisburg
Pa, are anxions 10 raise company 10 fight
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William G. Moorehead, E>q, has been
elected President oi the SuabuIy aud Erie
Railfoat, Company. .-s ., sga -.,, ... l.ss
VReieve misfortune quickly. A man
is like an egg--the longer be is in hot waller
the harder he Is when taken out. H s- %
The Collins steamers, on each ofiher trips
10 Europe, consume as much coal as would
serve family, with economy, for forty years.
A company of Swiss emisrants have re-
Gently purchased twenty Thousand acres of
land near Conneltoo, Indiana, with The de.
sign Of settling upon it. |t r7 1saaa
An Indian, hailins from Chst,ana2o, N. Y,
is on his way 10 Atlanta, Ga, for exhibition
He is seven feet nine inches in height aud
weighs four hundred and sixty pounds.
WA juvenile, studying grammar, asked
his teacher, eff the people of Portugal are
Portuguese, is il proper 10 call one OF Them
Pfolugoose I" ...
EyThe Rough & Ready Rolling MIl'
has teen stopped, for the purpose of pntting
up new engine, and making some other al
teralions in the mac hiuery.--D anviRe Demo.
crat
Heavy Loss.-A giraffe belonging 10 a
menagerie Of Herr Dresbach g. Co, and sa id
10 be the only animal OF the kind in Ameti
ca, lied al Cincinnati ON Saturday. 1t was
valued al $4,000
A contemporary, noticing the appointment
OF friend as postmaster, says, "if he attends
TO The mails as well as he does 10 lie females,
be will make very attentive and efficient
officer" Ahem!
A luna,c in Bedam was asked how he
came there1 He answered, "By dispue.na
"Whal dispu,e?" Tho bedlarnle replied,
The world said was mad; said the world
was mad and they outwlled me-"
tY'A player performing the ghost, in Ham
let, very badly hssed after bearingit good
while, he pu, the audience in good hnmor
by stepping forward and sayins-"Ladies
and gentlemen: must give up The ghost!"
Every young mar should remember that
the world will always hoor industry. The
vulgar and useless idleL whose energies of
body and miud are rusting ior occupation,
may look with scorn upon the laborer en-
gagged at his toll; bul his scorn is praise, his
contempt honor.
GOVERNOR POLLOCK has appointed Mr..
Richard B. Hnllihen aud Thomas Jamison,
of our town, Notaries Public Mr. Hulihen
in place of Major Thomas Brandon, whose
term has EXPIRED and Mr.. Jamson in
place OF Mr.. John Moore, resigned -Dmville
InielHgencer
PondeJM 4ccrSS,onS TO The Democracy
There is now scarcely one Republican pa
per that does not uphold and endorse the
views of Stephen A. Douglas. But very
little while ago he was the best abused man
10y lhem) in the Democratic ranks. Either
Mr., Douglas has turned Republican. or the
Republicans have turned Democrats. Which
is il?
tBN A clergyman Of country village de-
sired his clerk 10 give notice that there would
be no service in the afternoon, as he was
going 10 o6ie,ate with another clergyman
The clerk, as soon as the service was ended,
called out:
am desired 10 give notice that there
will be ro service this afternoon, as Mr..
LIS going fishing with another clergy.
man."
THOSE PHEAsANTs.-As many Of our ex-
changes and subs cribers have expressed
desire 10 know the name Of the lady who
killed Two pheasanis at single shot, oil
which we made mention recently, we take
the liberty of stating that il was MIS-. ]. H.
Kellon. We believe il was he first attempt
al shooting she ever made, and we doubt if
there is another lady IN all this region who
can boas, of such feat, or the nerve to per-
form one like ii il a similar opportunity were
presented.-Lycomins Gazette
A SHORT SERMON, AND A Coon ONE-The
Rev. DR.. B, of-Pbiladelphia, is noted
for brief, senlentious sayings, in the pulpit
aud out of it. AS he was coming down Ches-
nut street The other day, gentleman asked
him, "Sir, can you lell me how 10 find The
sherfl's Officer eyes, sir,' was the reply;
"every time you earn five dollars spend TEMP
Saying this, the Doctor walked on, leaving
his questouer gaping upon the sidewalk.
He was stranger who had come 10 Town
on business, and asked for information but
the more he pondered the more he was con-
vinced that his unknown inform ant had an
swered him wisefy.-M Y. Observer.
AN END TO KIssrNG.-A short while since
the aTectionate public was astonished By the
s,ory of a yonno lady whose neck yas disIo-