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n9- TO ascertain tho weight Of horse
Put your toe under the animals foot.
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Why is a chicken.pic like a gunsmiths
store ! Because it contains fowl-in pieces,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

sss" Every man that is capable of doing
a secret injury, is coward.
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no. What kind of sweatmoats did they
have in the Ark! Preserved PAIRS.
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All TiIIibusterine Expeditions to be put
Down.

New YORK, Oct. S.
The following communication from the
Secretary Of State was transmitted to the
United States Marshals and the I. States
District Attorneys on the 18Th ut.:
Sir-From information received from this
Department, there is reason TO believe that
lawiess persons are now engaged within the
limits OF the United States in setting on
foot and preparing the means for military
expeditions 10 be carried on against the pos
sessions Of Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica Republics with whom the L. S. are ut
peace, in direct violatian Of the 9th section
of the act Of Congress approved goth April,
1918, and under the Sth section Of said act
is made Lawful for the President or such per-
sons as he shall empower to employ the
same. and naval forces of the United States,
and the militia thereof, for the purpose Of
preventing the carrying on Of any such ex-
petition or enterprise from the territories
or jurisdiction Of the United States, am
therefore directed by the President to call
your attention to the subject, and to urge
you to use all due diligence, and to avail
yourself Of all legitimate means at your
command, TO enforce these and all other pro-
visions of the said Act of the goth Of April,
1918, against those who may be found to
be engaged in setting on foot or preparing
military expeditions against the territories
of Mexico, Costa RIGA, and Nicaragua, SO
man;fe.tly, prejudicial to our national char
acter, and injurious to natianal interests;
and you are also hereby instructed prompt
ly to communicate to this Department the
earliest information yeu may receive relative
to such expeditions. am, Sir,
Your obd't serv't,
(SigneJN LEWIS CAss.
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Panic Remedies.

Pennsylvania has about as rotten sys-
ten of banking IS any State in the country.
The bill holders of her banks are not even
protacted by the precarious security Of =
pledge Of public stocks, or by requirement.
of reasonable amount Of specie in the vaults
of her banks. When the present crash
came, rs in every previous one, the banks
of that State were the first to suspend and
the Governor Of that State, to help the banks
in their throubles, at once convened the le-
gislature to lesalizc the suspension. For the
last week, these competent and splendid f.
nanciers, that members of the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the legislature of
Pennsylvania, have had their heads together
at Harrisburg devisins ways and means to
cure the troub es of the times. He must
bave the bump of hope enormously develop
ed who expects any good from that quarter.
The usual plan of legalizing the suspension
for year or two will probably be adopted,
and batch of red dog "relief" notes issued
to give the people even worse money than
the bills of their banks. ~..- a..--: 1"' p.
Such measures belong to by-gone age.
Tie Constitution of the State of New-York
prohibits her legislature from legalzing bank
suspensions, and the result is, that although
the panic commenced in that State, her banks
are now the soundest in the country. They
are the only banks that have been able to
extend their line Of discounts to relieve the
mercantile community. The lesson they
| .v..s. 80 Y.--A:-.l Let the rule be-
come universal, that the suspension Of a
bank winds it up, and there will soon be an
end of the nuisance OF such rotten concerns
as we now have all over the country. Were
all the banks in the country to-day as sound
as those of New York, the present panic
couldn't last week and, although the rem
edy would be violent one, we are firmly
persuaded the speediest remedy Of the pres
ent troubles, and the surest and quickest
way to restore confidence is, at once to wind
up every suspended bank. It would bring
us down at once to the bottom-the solid
specie basis, from which things would rise
in an instant and go forward and upward
with bound.
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OCTOBER DIVIDEND G. & R. I. r. R.-The
Board of Directors of the Chicago & Rock
Island Railroad Company have resolved not
to pay the usual October dividend. The
following statement by the Treasurer ex-
plains the reason for their action:
To the Stockholders Of the Chicago d Rock
Island Railroad: - @
The 10th of October Is the usual day for
the scm.annual dividend. The Directors
have resolved that the usual dividend for
October will not be paid. The stockholders
have a right to know the reason for this de-
cision, when the earnings of the road for the
wear ending on the Goth of June are shown
to be 1922 per mile, equal TO y 1856 ,0oo
for the year. Within the last IL months
there has been expended a larger amount
for locomotives, cars and other equipments,
land, buildings, and iron for new side tracks
and there is to be paid for iron on the 18th
November the additional sum Of $64, 900.
Had the present pecuniary difficulties OF the
country which have retarded the movement
of the crops and otherwise impaired the bus
mess of the road been anticipated, enough
might have been retained from the expendi-
lures, which were made in the confident ex-
peCt3tlOu OI Al luCte66e VI OuSsHSSS !" HSn
is not realized, to have paid the October d.
vidend. 'e --
BY passing the October dividend, the COM
pany will be, enabled on the 18th Of Novem-
Der to pay the last dollar of its floating debt,
and will have the means of paying the in
terest on its bonds in January, the Peoria
rent in February, and resume its dividends
in April on its capital. The repairs and re-
placing Of works and structures injured and
destroyed by the unexampled freshets in
February last, have been Of a more pea ma
nent character than the original ones, and
are estimated by the superintendent to have
occasioned an extraordinary expenditure Of
&l6O.OOO. The road is now in excellent
condtisa. and the equipments are ample for
. large increase Of business, and with entire
freedom from floating debt in November,
the passing Of the October dividend under
the peculiar circumstances alluded TO, ought
not to wesken the confidence OF the share
holders in the value Of their property. This
brief statement Of the present condition oil
the affairs of the company is given for the
purpose Of cautioning the share holders
against parting with their stock at the pre-.
sent depressed prices. A. c. FLAGG,
IreQsurer.
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WISCONSIN CoRRuPrios.-A mystery, equal
to the Burdell, is perplexing the people Of
Wisconsin. Gov. Bashford entered office Q
years ago, poor man, his salary was 81 $50
per annum, end he is abont to retire rich
How he could do SO was q mystery, until
the Milwaukee News threw light upon the
subject The Governor, much against the
wish of the people Of Milwaukee, approved
the La Crosse Railroad grant Of lands; and
for the executive approval $4,000 IN cash
and 100000 in bonds was paid. The Mil
waukee News ought to be ashamed Of add
ing to the long list of corrupt Republican
officials, the Supreme Court Governor of
Wisconsin. Can anybody tell how much,
If anything, vas paid to the Supreme Court
for making Bashford Governor.
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The Protestant Evangelical Alliance.

The Evangelical Alliance commenced its
slttings at Berlin on the 9th of September.
Mr.. Wright, the American Ambassador, adj
dressed the meeting in m eloquent speech.
Bishop Simpson spoke briefly in the name Of
the Meth0dists of America, and Rev. DR..
Baird read an address from the Protestant
Christians of America to the Conference,
which, he stated, had received the signatures
of the most distinguished Protestant Christ
ians in the United States, and had also been
adopted by several religious bodies. such as
the Synod of the Associate Reformed Church,
the General Assembly of the New School
Presbyterian Church, and also had received
the signatures Of many prominent members
OF the Old School Presbyterian Church, the
Associate Church, the Reformed Dutch
Church, the Southern Church, the Baptist,
Methodist, Episcopal, Moravian and other
Churches. Able addresses were delivered
by DR.. Jacobs and the celebrated Dr.. Merle
d'Aubigne, of Geneva, so we'll known BY his
history of the Reformation in the sixteenth
century. The Convention, amounting to
about 300 members, paid visit to Potsdam,
where they were Hospitality received and en-
tertained by the King and regal family. His
Majesty made brief but appropriate speech
upon the occasion. There were present at
the Conference between thirty and forty
clergymen from the United States.
The address, read by DR.. Baird, contains
the following synopsis of doctrines Of the
American branch of the Alliance:
We, the undersigned, as do the eeclesias-
teal bodies to which We belong, hold, with
entire unanimity, the nine doctrinal propo-
sitions which were adopted by the great
Evangelical Alliance Conference. held in Lon
don, in August. 1916, and believe them to
be of vital importance, viz:
l. The Divine inspiration, authority, and
sufficiency Of the Holy Scriptures.
2. The right and duty OF private judgment
in the Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures
3. The unity of the Godhead, and the
trinity of persons therein.
4. The utter depravity Of human nature,
in consequence of the fall.
5. The incarnation of the Son Of God. His
work Of atOnement for sinners Of mankind,
and His meditorial intercession and reign.
g. The justification Of the sinners by faith
alone.
z The work Of the Holy Spirit in the
conversion and sanctification OF the sinner
g. The Immortality Of the soul, the res r
rection Of the body, the judgment Of the
world by our Lord Jesus Christ, with the
eternal blesseGness Of the righteous, and the
eternal punishment Of the wicked.
g. the Divine institution Of the Christian
ministry, and the obligation Of the ordinances
Of baptism and the Lords Supper.
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FAMILY PoIsoNED.-A correspondent Of
the Chicago Press writes from Kewanee,
(Knox co., Oct. 7th: -ii =.
The family of Mr.. Sack-ider, Of this place.
while at breakfast on the 9th inst, WAS sud-
denly taken i'll. Intense pain, vomiting,
purging and other symptoms Of poison were
indicated. Medical aid being called, poison
was assigned rs the cause. Il appears to
have been administered in the coffee. Those
only were affected who used coffee. The
mill in which it was ground was in IN open
porch, and hence accessible from without.
On examination the mill was found to con-
tain corrosive sublimate, (which with arsenic
had within few days been purchased at
drug stores in this village, and il is supposed
these poisons were purchased by VIM.
Whiteford and Thos. Young, whose examina.
ton on the charge of poisoning is now pro.
crossing before Justice Sykes. II
; Some Of the family Of Mr.. S. were to ap.
pear IS witnesses against Mr.. Whiteford on
charge Of larceny in the county court held
this week at Cambridge. This is thought
TO be the provocation. 3 t5rsa
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The election in Kansas for delegate to Con-
gress and members of the territorial legisla.
ture took place on Monday. The only news
We have in reference to the probable result
we find in the following telegraph despatch
published in yesterdays Chicago papers:
ST.. Louis, Oct. s.-A gentleman who left
Leavenwor,h on Monday noon, says that
The Free State men had complete possession
of the polls. and were casting all the votes.
II all the votes were not polled On Monday,
the election would continue on Tuesday
At Delaware. the Free State men had pos
session of the polls. 1t was conceded that
PARROT would Beat Ransom for Congress.
There were no disturbances up to noon
on Monday. We expect to receive returns
TO-DAY
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From California.

The Star of the West, which arrived at
New York on Monday, brought $50 passen-
gers, the California mails to Sept 4, and
81, 2Gs, 900 in specie.
ult., resulted in the entire success Of the
Democratic ticket. Weller vas elected
Governor by probably $4,000 plurality.
The Stste has voted to pay its debt.
Columbia, Tulomnsr Co., bad been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss 100000.
Vim. Bean had been convicted of embez-
ziing government treasure from the branch
mint.
Col Hariastky's defalcation from the same
establishment is $l50,0 900.
Mining was being carrying on successfully
The Carson Valley people were agitaing
for territorial organization for that quar-
ter. -..
We have an account Of the frigbiful mas
sacree Of an emigrant train by the Indians
From Oregon We learn that the constitu-
iional convention met at Salem on the 10Th.
We haye intelligence from Washington
Territory OF the murder Of Col. Ely, col.
lector OF the port Of Townsend, by party
Of Indians. His family escaped. Eighteen
Indians had been arrested by the residents
and would be hung.
Hon. u. Nenab!e, our minister to Guate-
msla, died OF cholera on the 23d Of August.
This epidemic was ravaging at Guatemala
and San Salvador. The South American
news though a month later, is unimportant
The revo.u tion in Peru was without change.
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Triumphs q Gen. HavelOck in India.
From the London Times, Sept 2is

Gen. Have!ock's march is the very express
sion and type of our position in Hindostan.
He advances, he fights, he conquers-every-
thing goes down before him As long As h
can stand; but it is desperate work TO make
head against twenty to one. What kind OF
task he found may be very distinctly collect
ed even from the brief notifications Of the
telegraph After crossing the Oranges, he
had abcu, fifty miles between himself and
Luck now He had got over only twenty
five Of these, and vet he had fought three
actions, all successfully, and captured twen-
ty-one guns. 1t is plain that the enemy
must be swarming along the whole road like
hornets, and at the end there is Lucknow IL
self, with a dense population, and all the
muuneers Of Dude. Our latest accounts in
form US that this dauntless little column, re-
duced by incessant combats to 700 or 500
fighting men, but reinforced by the hano-
full Of troops which could be spared from
Cawnpore had again recommended its event
iul march On the 4th of August the ad
vance was TO be renewed, and all the hopes
and the prayers of our countrymen went
with them. With time, the whole work
would be but child's play. A month or two
more would place 5000 troops at Cawnpore,
instead of 500; but a month or two would
have left Lucknow to the rebels, and the
game had to be played. whatever the chan
ces, with the cards which we held.
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N.GRo sry,RAcr-The Republican party

NEGRO SrFvRAGE.--The Republican party
Of this county, after all their defamation
against the bred Scott decision, dared not
in their convention lisp . word against il
and their organ-the Ottawa Republican,
virtually endorses it. This is pure pusila-
nimyiy, however. The republicans Of " is
consin have more courage, and in their
state convention dared to speak out just as
they felt. They adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resoieed, That We are utterly hostile to
the prescription Of any man on account Of
birthplace, religion or color; and that we
are opposed TO all secret or public organiza- =
tons which favor such prescription.
What says tn. Ottawa Republican to this
resolution Do its editors approve or con
demn it! Is Repub!icanism one thing in
Wisconsin and another in Illinois.
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=" Are you afraid Of banks failing ?" asked
the cashier, as Mrs. Darlington went to
drsw her pension. BANKS falling" said
the dame, " l never had any idea about it
at all. If he gets votes enough don't see
how he can fail. and il he don't ! can't see
how he is to help it." ~ meant" said he.
I" the banks that furnish currency for the
country" She stood moment counting
the bills. sob, you did, did your" said
she; =" well, il is about the same thing. II
they have money enough to redeem with,
and heaven knows there's need enough OF
redemption for great many of them, and
more grace than they allow their customers,
they may stand it, but doubtful things are
uncertain" She passed off like an exhala-
ton, and the cashier counted out one hum
bred and fifteen dollars and seventeen cents
fifteen times, while bordering on what she
said, in order to catch her meaning.-Bos-
ton Gasette. n 3"H}
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6. Peace in all Europe and on this CONT

nent. -
Against all these advantages, however,
the panic mongers base their gloomy FORE
holdings upon nothing more stable than pos
sible evil 1--WE don't know who is safe !"
If there be any force in this reasoning, it
will apply in all seasons o: commerce. We
never do know who is safe, and the surest
way to make people unsafe is the present
method Of throwing unnecessary doubt up
on persons Of fair credit.
But the favorable facts given above prove
abundantly that there need be no fear, and
consequently no want of confidence. If
houses fail in such times as these, they can
only be such houses as in nine cases out OF
ten it would be the advantage of sound bu-
siness and sound business men to have out
of the way. The breaking up Of such con.
Germs will leave commerce here all the bet
ter, sounder and stronger. --s.--
In any event, however, the signs Of the
times go to show that the present feeling
ofpanic and distTust cannot exist much lon
ger. This once established, it is evident
that the present state Of things offers better
opportunities for business than have existed
for some time past, and for the following
reasons: Isl. f-..s %. ~ -.-......
]. The gloom existing here has doubtless
led many persons to endeavor TO contract
their business by-among other means Of SO
doing-suspending, if not altogether with
drawing their orders for foreign produce.
2. Tho said gloomy feeling here, and coun-
demanding Of orders as above, would natu-
rally be expected to lead to q decline in pri-
ces in the producing countries.
3. At the conclusion Of the present panic
reaction will undoubtedly follow, as alb
rupt and as unexpected as the prevailing de-
preston. .f. J..
4. Ergo, TIE Tca,,y Gu,in, LII. .ie-~ UT
things would apparently lead the sound mer-
chant to be cheerful in an inverse ratio to
the gloom and distrust around him, and to
be prepared by present orders to supply a
more encouraging market three or four
months hence. r. .5E.
As matter Of course, we allude to bust
ness generally, since there must be except
ions to such line Of conduct ia the cases Of
certain articles already in excessive supply.
Further failures may undoubtedly take
place before general confidence is restored,
and especially are suspensions to be looked
for among dealers in certain goods which
have for long time past been heavy bur-
then for the importers to carry. But it is q
favorable circumstance that such disasters
have been looked for some time past, and are
therefore not likely seriously to affect the
market long. But apart from these posi-
bic troubles, there can be no question that
/ commercial men are already seeing how
baseless1s the actual panic, while similar
feeling isspparently entering into financial
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LA SALE COUNTY At THE STATE FAIR
La Sale county did pretty well at the state
fair. In the officially published premium
list, we find the following premiums awarded
to citizens of this county:
Draught NoTses-Stalllon yrs. old, 1st
premium to George II. West, Ottawa, on
Young Sampson"
Best Stallion Pony in Ka'ness-2d prem.
to Quebec" owned by Geo. II. West, OF
tawa.
Best Broadcast So,eing Maehine-2d prem.
to j. & d. Green, Dayton.
Best Sod Corn Planter for Horse Poner-
LIST PREM diploma and $40 to Drew & Maier-
hofer, Ottawa.
Best Reapi.g Naehine-1st prem. 800 to
G. II. Rucg, Ottawa.
Best Starch Of Wheat-C. N. Van Doren,
Ottawa, Is.
Best Corn .Stareh-C. N. Van Doren, OF
tawa, s..
This starch was made by the Ottawa
Starch Company, of which Mr.. V. D. is an
officer.)
Top Buggy-Medal to E. v. Potter, La
Sale. .. e.. --. 49,.
Best Buekskin Glores-Medal to Edward
Keane, Ottawa.
Best Ladies Long Fur Doc Nit:ens-- Me-
dial to same.
Best Ten Yards Flannel-1st prem. to j.
& ID. Green, Dayton. -r.
Best Stocking Yarn-1st prem. to same.
Bet Specimen Bitminous CoaN1st prem.
to Ii. c. Freeman. La Sale. ....-.
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NJ I l. l. I n E X Y
MICA AsaSE

happy the Ladies that she just
turned from New York with another large and beauti
full stock OF MILLINERY GOODS consisting of the
latest mportaons, and at prices that defes compet
ton.
Country Milliners supplied with Patterns and Straw
Goods, Of every kind
Infants Hoods and Dress Caps;
Flowers and Feathers, that are new and beautiful;
Lace Gauntets;
Tarlton Dress Skirts, for eve ming;
Lace Capes and Berthas;
Bridal wreaths.
Also beautiful of ornaments for the hair
Ribbons and Dress Trimmings.
Velvet and Satin Blonde. and Roses. oc1O
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HENRI CLAY on NEGRO SurFRAGE-The
effects OF the doctrine Of negro equality up
on the white laborers were thus set forth in
ls4s BY Hon. Henry Clay. in letter to Mr..
Cotton, his biographer. Mr.. Clay says:
1.-THE slaves, being free. would be dis
persed throughout the Union they would
enter into competition with the free laborer
with the American, the Irish, the German
reduce his wages, be cor founded with him,
and affect his moral and social standing.
And as the ultras 60 both for abolition and
amalgamation, their object is to unite in mar
rage the laboring white man and the labor.
ing black woman, to reduce the white labor.
ing man to the despised and degraded con-
dillon of the black man."
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CALIToRxrA ELECTIONS The California
papers by the last mail have election returns
from about third Of the state, which foot
up as follows:
Weller, Democrat, 1921; Bowie, Amer
ica 5,472; Stanley, Republican, 4.7G9.
Weller leads the combined opposition. Stan
lev is Southern man, was know nothing,
and entertained Republican principles; he
was friend OF the Vigilance Committee,
was the nominee OF the Settler Convention
and was supported by all the odds and ends
Of the Democratic party who were dissatis-
fed with Weller. The result is, that not
withstanding all these means of support
he is the lowest Of the three candidates,
and in all probability Weller's vote will ex-
coed that Of both OF his competitors.
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:, BARs Busr.Lws regret TO learn that Mr.,
Washington Eames, residing eight miles east
Of Hennepin. had bis barn, with it's entire
contents, consumed BY fire early Tuesday
morning last. The fire originated from the
esrelsssness Of ofbis employees, who had
been smoking hi. pipe in The barr, and laid
it down for tie purpose 81 going 70 biz bresks
fast NJ. =. lest 1900, bushels wheat, To0
bushels oats. 3 horses, and al his bag
Hennspin Times.