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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
How ,he Law /. vindioa,ed IN En- nssasd.

A ship lately sailed from England with
remark able freight. 1t was a convict.ship.
i, bore az condemned prisoners Sir John Dean
Paul and his two partners, Bates and Slrahan'
Rsdpa,h, a wholesale forger I; Robson, the
Crystal Palace swindlsr; ard Saward, bar
rster, who, afler a successful career OF fraud,
,ha, had lasted for more than twenty years,
had been finally detected. These men were
oil educated, had enjoyed good social posi-
lions, and were apparently above the reach oil
suspicion. "The impaiatienof paiiy false.
hood, or a mean shuffle,n to quote the words
of London newspaper, "would have filled
them with indignalion and yet, al this mo.
meni, they wear the convct's dress, aud herd
with the common mob Of vulgar criminals,
the touch of whose passing garments would
once have been held foul pollution"
It must be acknowledged that, whatever
other faults England may have, she at least
vindicates the law, irrespective Of rank and in
fluence. This has been her boast for gener'
alions. From the times when Bacon was
stripped of his dignities-when Stafford was
brought to the scaffold-when Earl Ferrers
was hung for numbering his steward, down TO
our own day no station has been high enough
10 protect d criminal from, the justice oil nn
outraged law. Neither rack, nor wealth, nor
political imporlance-neiher the friendship
Of the judges, nor connection with The high
ast nvbitity, has teen able 10 screen the Of
fender The courts stand above suspicion.
Juries arc free from the'imputaiion of being
brbed. The freight Of this convict-ship Is
new proof, If one was wanting, that justice,
in England, is inexorabe as well as impair
tial. Fraud i,self-that vice OF modern civ
ilizatiou, which so many consider compare.
lively veniai-cannot escape.
The commonweallhs OF these United States
might take lesson from England. Political
liberty is here iu advance of what it IS in
Grea, Britain, especially political liberty in
the Northern States but personal rights are
b ardly as secure, and crime is assuredly less
certain of punishment. We could, if neces.
sary, quote numerous instances where men,
guilty OF crimes similar to those of Sir John
Dean Paul have escaped punishment. The
records of the Courts, in this as we'll as in
other States, show how frequently justice
winks at the release of offenders who have
wealth or political influence. Vainly may
we boast OF our progress, vainly compare
ourselves lrumphanty with other people,
while these things continue among us. In
republics, even more than in monarchies, the
law must be vndicated; for the law, in free
governments especially, is the foundation OF
order and prosperity. Laxiy in administer
ing the law leads to indifference indifference
to anarchy; anarchy to run.-Ledger.
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New York Com mission Agency.

The V. B. PALMER e. Co., have established,
in connection with their office, Tribune
Buildings, New York, Commission Agency,
through which persons residing out OF the
city, and in any State Of tho Union, will be
enabled TO purchase goods at the lowest mar
ket prices, and with every attention paid TO
style, quality, &c. They have associated
with them, gentlemen who have had great
experience in purchasing and selling goods,
of every description, and will doubtless give
satisfaction 10 all who may transact business
through their agency. They will execute
orders of any amount, large or small, aud
for any article that can be purchased in that
city.
The necessary amount Of CASH must ac-
company all orders-excepl when payment
can be made on delivery of the goods, which
is usually the case If sent by express-unless
1he parties OF whom the goods are purchased
assume the responsibility.
To avoid delays and perplexing mistakes,
grea. care should be used in making up or.
ders, that they may be clear ana perfectly
iu,elligible.
Their Commission charge on orders amount
ing 10 SIS ard less. is 25 cents; exceeding S.
and not above $40, five per cent. On orders
of larger amount, five per cent is charged
on $40 of tho same, and % per cent on The
balance.
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T VIM. ]. Clark, confined in the Monour
county Jail on charge of poisoning his own
wife and one Wm. Twiggs, attempted TO es-
cape on last Sunday morning between eight
and nine O'Clock. The Sheriff, Mr.. Edsard
-.,-.@,,, s---.esed Clark's room about tnat tIme
with his breakfast, when the prisoner, partly
concealed behind the door, suddenly pushed
him violently against the wall, and then run
out and quickly shu, the door and holted it.
At the same time, Mrs. Young, the Sherif's
wife, was taking breakfast to Mrs. Twiegs,
Clark's accomplice in The poisoning affalr.-
Clark quickly shu, that door also and boiled
il, thus preventing the Sheriff and his lady
from immediate pursuit. He then picked Up
the keys the Sheriff had left on the floor, ran
down stairs pushing before him young lad'
son Of the Sheriff, who was coming up stairs;
unlocked the outer door of the Jail, and es-
capped through the garden into an alley, and
from thence into an out-lol of Mr.. Deem,
along the river bank, from whence it was his
Blue Hill and conceal himself IN the woods
until night would aid him in his lunher flight.
In the meantime several of the other prison.
ere, hearing the noise, ran up stairs and lib.
Grated the Sheriff and his lady from their IN
voluntary imprisonment The alarm was
then Instantly given, and before Clark had
crossed half the field, he was overlaken and
| brought back 10 his cell where he now is se-
curely fastened by chain 10 the floor, being
both handcufIed and hopped.
In The night before his escape lie had at
tempted 10 break hole through The nue Of
the chimney with bone, bu, finding the hue
too small for him, he took the other allerna.
live related above. He had conrived 10 un-
lock his hopples with a nail, on the head of
which he had iugeniously cut thread with
a piece of glass. They were tied into a. pill
Iow-case in the form of slug.sho,, and found
in his room.
Clark still alleges Ills innocence, but says
that since the conviction of McKim, whose
dying speech he has read, be is fearful lha,
people will swear anything against hun, and
that he, therefore, thought it would be better
for him TO effect his escape if possible, before
the trial, which will take place at the Septem-
Der session, commencing in this borough 90
2lst nst.-Danpille Democrat.
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CITY AND COUNTY.

TINES CHANGEs.-The inventors Of Steam
power, Railroads, and machinery have DUR
ing this century changed the means and
courses of living, while the discoveries OF
science have done even more for the ad'
vancement of human happiness and the a.
meIloration of human suffering. Our fore
fathers when they were sick. drank their
bitter drugs that die not cure, and bowed
them down under diseases thai are now easi-
ly broken. They tried crude roots and herbs,
which failed Them. Now scientific research
has discovered that this peculiar property oil
one root and that OF another was required.
It is through this Light, and on this principle
Dr. Aver has compounded his two great rem
edies-Cheuy Pectorai and Calharic Pills
He has concentrated The curative virtues ol
our best vegetable remedies. The result
shows their origin and their results are known
in this community. Mark the difference tc
patent, in the lapse of fifty years. Then
he swallowed his bitter pill in vain-now
lhe sick man takes his sugared Pill or honed
Drop and soon is well again. These adap
talions of the sciences which beor upon the
security or the comforts of human life are
| after all the tangible points OF their vantage
to men. Without them II matters little how
much may be discovered, or what we know
since il is unavailable 10 our necessities anc
use.-Easfrn Literary Reuiet0.
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The Sub-Treasury.

In "making change" at our desk the other
day, says ihe New Haven Register, there
tnrned up ose Of the old copper devices got
up by the opponents of the "lndependent
Treasury" system in 1897. 1t is in the form
of penny-and has upon ii the figure OF
ship caIted 'sso sSExre'isnsa,,n whose spars
are oil going by the board, while the light.
ningi represented as giving ii the strongest
kind of lick Surrounding it are the words,
cyan Buren's metallic currency"
twenty years had gone by-and to those
of us who remember the warfare oil those days
how the Independent Treasury was inces.
sanity denounced, ridiculed aad secuted /;
how vehemently tho great statesmen of the
opposition, predicted ruin to all business inter.
esls, If ii was adopted =; how the timid tremf
bled, and The Democracy stood firm in faith
of the measure which they had proposed ;
how the Whole country was convulsed by
mass meetings and violent harangues, how
fear paralyzed business, and self protection
closed the avenues 10 credit how lis friends
breasted the storm and strove 10 convince its
opponents OF the folly Of their madness and
how the Democratic party, in 1910, were
overborne bya panic al once fesistless and
ridiculous, growing out of the success of that
measure 10 such, now that the Independent
Treasury has long been conceded one of the
wisest plans ever adopted by our Government
there is ga sermon" fruitful of pleasing re.
feclions.
1t tells of Democratic wisdom. its sirug'
giles, its endurance, i,s.victories; and it gives
to Democratic faith in the intelligence of the
masses firmer hold and more vigorous
growth. Millions OF these litlle scoffers at the
estate Treasury" were dropped into the cur
rents of trade 10 prejudice tha, measure and
they are occasionally "turning up" 10 remind
us of it's usefulness, and the mistaken vio'
lence that opposed its establishment
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16

B- Our Black Republican contemporary,
the Lewisburs Journal, has grown immensely
eloquen, over the vote Tor Rollins, of Nilsson.
ii. II says.
"Let the cannon's peal awaken every heart
to this truth that the murders and outrages
committed by Missouri Ruffians in Kansas,
urder The protection of the Democratic party,
which the party in Pennsylvania pronounced
all q lie, Al, 900 homes; voters in Missouri de.
nounce and manfully condemn where the
effect of their noble conduct will be most ap-
preciated-al the Ballol.box."
The beauty of the matter about all these
hallelujahs sung over Rollins is, that while he
is lrump,ed as the Republican candidate, he
is the owner, as he says hiunself in one Of
his letters, of between twenty and thirty
slaves, and has the control Of as many more
that he does not own while Stewart, the
Democratic candidale--now Governor elect
never owned slave in his life. No doubt
Rollins is as good Black Republican as any
of them, and quite as sincere. Every one OF
the leaders of that party, for aught they care
about The negro, would just as soon own him
as any other property, if their own State laws
would permit them. But since they dare not
own him, they put him to the next best use
they can for lhemselves-they make an in
slrumeni of him to put themselves in Office.
Rollins had this advantage over the Republi.
| cans of the free States, he owned The negro,
( and made political hobby of him beside
IV,qianaspon GG sstte.
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columbia County Democrats Meeting.

The Democrats of Columbia county, in
attendance at Court, on Menday evening
last met in The Court House, and organized
by the appointment of the following officers
Hon. PETER KLINE, President.
A. Young, John Doak, VIM. Howell, Jones
Fahringer, C. F. Mann, Geo. Mack, L. B.
Rupert, John! !Robison, Thos. J. Vanderslice,
and jacob Evans, Vice Presidents
L. L. Tote, R. w. Weaver and L. F. Irwin,
Secretaries.
The meeting being duly organized, on
motion, Col John G. Freeze, was called up
on, and IN response, made one of his thrill
ling, argumenlive and spicy democratic
speeches.
On motion OIL. l.. Tate, The following
Resolutions were introduced, and unanit
mously adopted
RESOLVED, That the course of the present
national administration meets with our ap.
proval, and that the Democratic State nomi-
nations being in all respect worthy aud fit 10
be made, will receive our earnest support.
Resciced, That our local nominations will
also receive our cordial support and we re-
commend. them throughout 10 the people
for their endorsement.
Resolved, That the conduct and votes OF
our Senator aud Representative at the last
session OF the Legislature, were such as 10
deserve our confidence, especially their votes
again 81 Iscisless LEGISLATION. and ihais ssanes.
of regular nominations. .......
Resolued, That we are confirmed in our
devotion 10 Democratic principles and policy
when 70 see the inconsistent and reckless
conduct Of opposing parties, and will give
increased EXERT ons for the future 10 sustain
",he good old cause" of equal rights and
good government inaugurated by Thomas
jefferson the founder Of our party.
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party OF
Columbia County, hereafter hold an Annual
Meeting in the Court House: ou the Monday
evening OF the September Court
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A New Way TO Sell Books.

A fashion has started in the cities, which,
though perhaps more honored in the breach
than the observance, sometimes betides luck
to some fellow. 1t is 10 sell books al the
publishers price and give the purchaser
chance 10 draw some gift worth from 25 cts.
10 sfee, As tho books offered at trade
sales. the vendors can afford TO distribute
gifts with them, and really do so. They are
not such irresponsible vagrants as orig'na-
ted the gift concert humbug. Recently we
published an advertisement fof \. Ranney
/. of New York, for which we ordered a copy
of Dante as pay, thinking nothing about the
ciff. The book came, and after reading
some eighty pages in it, there fell out from
fhe leaves three fine gold shirt studs worth
$500. MI,
The advertisement of Duane Ruiison, Phil
adelphis, is for an enterprise OF the same
sort
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
fhe Maine Law a FaiIare.

Everywhere, the experiment Of the Maine
Liquor Law bas proved afailure, and those
who wereIamong It's most Jealous advocates
are confessins their mistake. and repudialng
the idea of compulsory abstinence upon which
! il was based, as cure for The evils of in
temperance. The latest instance of con-
fession of4hs kind, has just come under our
notice, ina b,,er from Hon. Henry Wilson,
one Of the Ubiise States Senators from Mas
sacbusetis, 10 John b. Cough, the great tenn
pefance orator; who, we believe, has himself
publicly proclaimed his loss Of faith in the
Maine Law. An extract from The letter has
been heretofore printed, but il was not until
within the last few days that ii appeared en-
tire
= .,.. s'NaVIcK, Mass, June 30, 1857.
"Dear Sir In response 10 your inquiries,
| have to say that the Maine Law in Massa-
chusetls has not met the expectations of its
friends. advocated and voted for the law
in the Legislature, and have supported ii
before The people, aud | intend 10 continue 10
do go. But the law has accomplished far
less than its friends expected when they pass
ed it. In the first place tho law has not been
fairly tested, owing TO the embarrassments
thrown in its way by The courts and juries.
They may be corrected in process Of time.
AT any rate, hope so. Another cause OF
failure is that lis friends depended TOO much
nuaa the t--.-s .-.A 'i's.. as
lion. Work that ought TO have been done
has been neglected, because the friends OF
the cause have placed TOO much reliance up.
on The force OF law. think they begin 10
see this, and am confident that they will
h GREATER not only sustain and force the law,
but uphold ii by appeals 10 the moral sent-
ments OF the people. My idea is that we
want laws--such laws as can be enforced,
aud that appeals should be continually made
10 the heart, conscience and reason of the
people, to abandon the use of what the law
proscribes. Yours truly,
"HENRY WILSON.n
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16

~ The extensive Iron Manufacturing
Firm o! Cowell & Co. have suspended.-
They own the furnaces and iron loundres at
Conshohocken. In the department OF Iron
pipe for waler and gass purposes, they have
no superiors in the United States. But few
years ago they furnished LOT of new pipe
for the city Of Boston, some of the pipe be
ing thirty.six inches in diameter. And they
were, we have understood, 10 supply the city
OF Brooklyn. Their difficulties were occa-
stoned, it is said, by too liberal investments
in railroad enterprises.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
Double Tragedy.

Canton, Bradford County, Pa. Sept Ia
w. H. Greeman Esq, a lawyer of this State
committed suicide to-day, by cutting his
throat, while laboring under fit of delirium
tremens. Mr.. Spaulding, the proprietor of
the Canton Hotel, fell in fl on seeing MIR.
Greenman's corpse, and died Immediately
There is the greatest excitement prevailing
here, as the parties were widely known and
respected.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
Broken Banks.

The following is list of banks that are
said to have either failed OF suspended, which
the pnbiic would do well to refuse until some
thing more definite is known about them:
Rhode Island Central Bank, East Green-
wich.
T:vcron Bank, Tiverton, R. I.
Farmers Bank, Nickford,
Warren Co. Bank, Warren, Pa.
Kanawba Bank, Virginia.
Hancock Bank, Maine.
: Waverly Bank, Waverly, MY.
Winstead Bank, Winstead, CT.
Farm ers' Bank, Saratoga, N. Y.
Honesdale Bank, Pa.
Mercantile Bank, CT.
Perth Amboy Bank. NJ.
Woosters Bark, CT.
Chemung Co. Bank, Horseheads, N. Y.
Hollister Bank, Buffaloe, N. Y.
Oweso Bank, N Y.
Bufaloe City Bank, Y. .
Reciprocity Bank,
While, Oliver, Lee g. Co.'s Bank, Bufaloe
NY.
Farmers Bank of Providence, r. |.
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Public Sale of Real Estate

To pursuance OF an order of the Orphans
Court of Columbia County, OH SATURDAY
the 2Ist day of NOVEMBER next, AT 10
o'clock in the forenoon, Mathew Mcdowell,
administrator of Abner Mcdowell, late OF
Scott township, in said county, deceased,
will expose to sale by public vendue, upon
the premises, q certain uact of land Situate
ir Orange township, in the county Of Colum.
bia, adjoining lands of William White on
the East, Peter Schug on the North, and
lands OF Mathew Mcdowell on the South
and West; containing eight acres more or
less. There are erected on the premises
Two story log house, and Stable, Il
POWDER MILL,
Glazing House, Dry House, Slack House, SC,
and water power appunenant. l.aie the
estate OF said deceased, situate in the town
ship of Orange aud county aforesaid.
Any person inclined TO go into the busl-
ness of making powder can find no property
better calculated for the business.
JACOB EYERLY, Crk.
September l6, 1857.
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MARRIBNa

In Fishingcreek township, September 9Th,
by Elder J. Sutton. Mr.. PERRy LAvENBURY,
of vandalia, Mich and Miss PRiscELLA RA.
BER.
On Sunday. Sept. 9Th, at Berwick, by the
Rev. l. BAIL, Mr.. SAMUEL MARrz, OF Brsr.
creek, Columb bia county, 10 Miss BERuNpA
ReMALy, of Salem, Luz. 90.
On the ist inst, in Boomsburg, by Rev.
Z. A. Sbarrst,s, Mr.. GEO. A. BEAM, of Ber.
wick, 10 Miss CAROLINE HAoESDucu, Of Gem
tire twp, Columbia CO.
On the goth ul,., by the Rev. G. w. New
all, MIR. JOHN C. LEMON, to Miss SARAH e.
Parton, daughter Of Joseph r. Patton, all OF
Greenwood, Columbia county.
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WHIrE TEETH, PERruMED BREATH

WHITE TEETH, PERFUMED BREATH
AND BEAUTIFUL CoMPLExIoN-can be ac-
Quired by using the Balm Of a Thousand
Fiotrsrs." What lady or gentleman would
remain under the curse Of disagreeable
breath, when by using the "Baim Of Thou.
sand Eopers" as dentrifice, would not only
render il sweet, bal leave the teeth as white
cate their friends will never mentloR ii. Be-
ware of counterieits. Be sure each bottle is
signed FBTRIDGE & CO., N. Y.
For sale by all Druggists.
Feb. lS, lS67-6m.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16

II Chief Justice Ellis Lewis was in Potts.
vile last week, and heard and determined a
number of cases. Iu one case, involving
$4,000, which had been brough: before
him on writ of error, he ordered the Sher-
if TO stay proceedings on the mortgage, de-
Gliding that Judge of the Supreme Court, at
Chambers, has the power to control process
in the hands of sheriff pending a writ OF
error, aud that the case before him was a
proper one for the exercise Of that power.
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Special Notices.

The REv. C. S. BURNETT, while lsboring as
a Missionary in Southern ASIA, discovered a
simple and certain Cure for Consumption,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Coids, Nervous
Debility, and all impurities OF the blood; also,
an easy aud effectual mode Of inhaling the
remedy. Aciuated by desire to benefit his
suffering fellows, he will cheerfully send lhs
Recipe Qree) TO such as desire it, with full
and explicit directions for preparing and sue
cessfuy using the Medicine.
Address Rev. C. S. BURNETT,
s3I Broadway, New York City.
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GIFTS! GIFTS!
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ss3 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
offers for sale
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more Although no book or article will be
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many will ne sold for less. Porson. Wishing
any particular bo ok, can order OF once ai
will be forw srded with gift. Persons order
ing books with gifls should forward the amount
of postage, as it must invariably be paid in ad-
vance. The average lostage for 81 ,25 books
is ls cents, aud for 81 so and $500 books, 81
cents.
INDUCEMENTS TO CLUBS s. AGENTS:
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Any person, by forwarding an order for
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to be sent TO one address.
This method Of forming Clubs saves post
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Full information respecting this great gift
enterprise, together with complete list of
Books, and giits will be furnished in our Cat I.
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on application.
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