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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29
DEATH of THE
HON, JOHN G. MONTGOMERY.
TRIBUTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BAR.

AT a meeting Of the members of the Bar of
The counties Of Montour, Columbia and Nor
] 2thumberland, convened al the. Office of ]. w.
Comfy, Esq in Danvi1le, April 25lh, 1857,
WIN. G. HURLEY, Esq, of Bloomsburg,
was appointed President, and RoBERr f.
CLARK, Esq, Secretary.
The object of The meeting having been sta
1 ted in few pertinent and feeling remarks By
h. W.CoMLY, Esq,
On motion, ]. w. Comfy, CHAs. PLEasANTs
and PAUL LEIDY, Esquires, were appointed TO
draft resolutions, who reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted, viz
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased. Almighty God,
! by mysterious dispensation of His provi
dence, to remove from US, by death, a worthy
4 land hig bly, esteemed member OF the Bar OF
his county, one with whom we have been
Z long and intimately associated, both profess
sionally and in the social waks of life, and
one whose talents and integrity haG won for
him the confidence Of his iellow-citizens;
4 AND WHEREAS, We deem the occasion one
that calls for united expression of our es.
Z leem and regard for our deceased brother
our appreciation of his many virtues, our deep
sense of the loss which we, as we'll as the
commuai:y in general, have sustained in his
3dea'h, and of our sympathy with the family
aof the deceased Therefore
4 Resoirsd, .That.it is with the deepest feel
Hngs of SORROW we have received the an
Hnouncement of the death OF The Hon. JOHN G
s. 3MoKTeoMERY, taken as he has been in the
Avisor Of life, before age had made lis impress
Ion his system or impaired his powers, anc
i that our grief on this occasion is rendered The
j more poignant by The fact that he was sirick
Hen down by an unknown hand.
ResolUed, That in his death The Bar OF Mon
|slour county has lost worthy, highly esteem
aed and talented member, the community |
valueble citizen, and his family kind ant
Haheclionaie husband, father and counsellor
Z Resolred, That we do most deeply sympa
( ,hise with the afflicted family of The deceased
4 in this peculiarly distressing bereavement,
II and that as token of our regard for the mem
8oiy Of the deceased, we will wear Grape upol
The left arm for thirty days. .. rs.
Z Resolued, That the Chairman of this meet
&ing be directed 10 present 10 the widow an,
famiIy of The deceased copy of the forego
Hing preamble and resolutions.
Resolued, That these proceedings be pub
+ Elished in the papers of the counties Of Mon
Hour, Columbia and Nor,hum berland.
q WILLIAM G. HURLEY, President
81 RoBr. F. CLARK, Secretary.
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The McKim Case.

The Pennsylvania oflhe 25th inst. contains
The following important development in this
case:
"Yesterday morning, young man named
Michael Bonner, an old associate of McKim,
he alleged murderer of young Norcross, at
Altoona, was brought to this city from Della
ware county, and placed in the Central Sta.
|tion. 1t seems that at M'Kim's request a
subpoena was served upon Bonner, and The
officer who served il found him some what
under the influence OF liquor. The upshol of
2the matter was, that letter, written 10 him
zby McKim, from the prison al Hollidaysburg,
3on the 9Th of April, was got from him.
"The writer of this extraordinary letter al.
mos, admits his guilt Of The murder, and then
3eauestly implores Bonner, and others Of his
old associates, TO come to his rescue and
swear him out Of the difficulty. McKim lays
out the plan of action, tells what sorl of s,o-
J ~ is 10 be told, and how the witnesses are 10
prove an abb for him. This important doc
ument will be sent 10 the District Attorney
! of Blair county, and Bonner will be detained
here until that officer is heard from.
Those whoars familiar with McKim's hand
gay tha. the letter is in his handwriting with
out doubt.n
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The Cean,r sspeIln,epae

We feel II our duty to call attention 10 the
qualifications necessaryfor this place, more
especially as thete seems but little Interest,"
among Directors on the subject and as wei
are'not candidate, but free TO speak whai|
we know. 1t is not enough that man may|
be able TO teach primary school in the
spelling book, reading, writing, arithmetic, /
geography and grammar; for some of our
schools are already beyond this point, and
many more ought to be so in less than three
years from this time. It will not do 10 ac,
as il the schools were to stand sill and pro-
gress no more. Three years ago nothing bud
the primary branches we have named above
had been taught in the public schools, butt
now we can point TO proficient scholars in)
algebra, geometry, natural philosophy, and
astronomy. and 10 others studying physiol-
ogy and history. Bookkeeping, navigation
and surveying are following close after, and
will soon come in if they are allowed. And
yet we have persons mentioned in connec-
ton with the Superintendency 10 whom
nearly every thing beyond The routine of
the simple primary branches is closed
book who cannot demonstrate problem
in Euclid, and have never answered ques.
tion or heard class in history. 1t would
be a calamity to the schools of the county
to place any such person at their head; for
boys like those in our public schools last
winter, or those in Mr.. Eaton's now, would
soon find out that they knew more than the
Superintendent. This would destroy his
whole power in the schools, and his nflu.
ence among teachers. Examinations would
become farce; and he would not dare to
refuse cer'ilicate.to any applicant. During
the past two years and half over two doz.
en- applicants were rejected, and none of
them ever complained at their fate. If more
good teachers can be induced to come into
the county it will become necessary to re-
ject still more applicants who are unfit
Within our time of service not single one
of our decisions was appealed from.
Let then some man whose capacity and
moral character shall have weight and pow
er be chosen for the place. .........
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The death of another dislng uished victim
|of the late National Hotel disease, Hon. Jno
|G. MosTeoMERY, of this State, and the con.
|tinued illness Of the new Collector of The Por,
from the same complaint, re-direcls public
|anention 10 the origin of this terrible cpl.
|demic. ..-..
There are certain condolences connected
with this subjec: which are suggestive Of the
most horrible suspicious, but for The honor oil
human nature, we hope they may be un-
founded. Mr. Buchanan arrived al the Ma
tional Hotel on the 25th Of January. On the
|26ih, DR.. Hall was sent for TO see The frs
case. A few days afterwards he had 50 cases
and quite q large number took sick, many oil
then, leaving Washington. MIR. Buchanan
was among the latter. The symptoms in al
cases were the same-violent, copious purg
ling, inflammation oil the large inleslines, with
Ia constant disposition 10 relapse.
During an interval of several weeks pre-
vious to The I'd of March, no new case oc
|curred. On the evening of that day, MIR
Buchanan returned to Washington, and
about that period the hotel was crowded
with visitors. On the 4th of March the dis
lease broke out with increased violence and
many hundreds were affected. The symp
toms uniformly Indicate poison, which some
physicians consider of miasmatic, and 9th
|ers of a mineral nature-probably copper
mo satisfactory elucidation of the mystery
has yet been made.-Pennsylvdnian.
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Death Of Hss. sohs q. montgomery.


Hon. john G. MoEToomERY died at hisres.
idsnce in DanviIle on lasi Friday morning al
b O'Clock, from disease contracted at the Ma.
iionsl Hotel, Washington. He attended the
and slaid q, the Holel shout
five days. While there he became sick, and
hasienins home he was after few days Ia. !.
ken down 10 his bed. At one time he SEEM
led 10 recover, but soon relapsed, and fingered
i'll death relieved his sufferings. He retained
ibis intellect 10 The ebd. From posi-mortem
examination the -four physicians present de-
eide that his disease and dea.h was caused by
IA mineral poision. .-.-. =. ...
The deceased was educated as a lawyer,
and upon coming to the bar was for twelve
successive years the Prosecuting Attorney Of
whst was thea Columbia county. He was
honorable and manly IN his profession, as in
every thing else. He was not what the pub-
4 lie call politician, but in the fall of 1855
was sough, as an eligible candidate for the
legislature. He was elected by a vote which,
under The circumstances, was compliment
Ito him. Last fall he was evidently The mosl
eligible man in the District for Congress, and
was elected by handsome msjorisy. He
was about 55 years Of age. His death is tru-
& ly public cslamily, as much in the loss Of
a strong, good man, as in the terrible manner
\ by which he fell a victim 10 wholesale muir
{der.
His neighbor, MIR. Chalfsnt, who knew
him we'll writes with truth and feeling 80
/ the illustrious victim who hath fallen here,
IN the prime of life, and in the strength OF in
3ielleci, il Secomelh me not 10 speak, still
cannot forego the occasion TO say that the
Dem ocralic party Of this district never lost an
abler champion, nor society better citizen,
uniting great talents with an unconquerable
i will, and an nnbendiug integrity, he was EN-.
7inently fitted 10 shed lustre on any stallion
his fellow citizens should think fit 10 place
4 him in. In the late canvass in this district,
when he was a Candidate for Congress, al
though parry feeling ran high, the opposition
never brea,hed an imputation against his in
Iegriy or his moral worth, but he is gone
he has fallen with his couniry's donors bound
around his brow; and hunbly throw a
flower upon his passing biern
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

IN danger Your halls OF legislation sfs
crowded with borefs in the interests Of pri-
vale corporation. A msioriiy Of youf repre-
sentstives have, thus far, exhibited detsf-
mination TO make this enormous sacrifice oi
you interests. They have refused 10 make
single amendment 10 the bill, which has .
tendency TO protect the public revenues, or 10
redeem The faith pledged 10 private individu-
ais by q solemn act Of The legislature.
The idea Of sale Of the public works for
The purpose Of reducing the State debt is q
popular one, and is now being seized upon
by professional! borers and demsgogues 10
mislsad you, and increase your burhens. Do
not be so deceived. The bill row before il,s
Legislature, does not, nor is il Intended TO
reduce The debt. On the contrary II will in.
crease taxation. .
The practical question, therefore, for you
TO determine is-wiIl you permit sneh an
outrage upon your pecuniary interests TO be
consummaied Are you willing 10 transfer
not only your revenues, but veu your poiit-
ical indspe ndence to the keeping Of an over.
grown and ever grasping private corruption
No time is to be lost. Let your voice be
Immediately heard in the halls of legislation.
Do this, and you may arrest one Of the great.
est ouirages that has ever yet been perpeira.
Ted upon the rights. the interests and the pros.
Periiy OF the people Of Pennsylvania.
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GIVING LIFE AGAIN TO THE DEsERT.-The
French are engaged in good work in Al.
geria, which will ma ke their conquest ben
eft 10 that country. They are sinking srtes-
ian wells in The deser, probably for their own
convenience; but the benefits must be gen.
eral. The well of Temacin gave 100 quarts
the minnie; others more; the ARABIA were
frantic with joy in seeing fertility at once re-
stored to their grounds. Speeches of the
most grateful acknowledgment were addrss.
sed by the chiefs Of Tribes TO the French off,
GERS and engineers. Science put power in
the hands of man which enables him 10 trans
form nature herself
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Public Notice.

TO he School Directors Of Columbia County -
GENrLEMEs In pursuance Of The 43d SEQ.
ton Of the Act of sih Of May, 1884, you are
hereby notified 10 meet in Convention Of the
Court House in BIoomsbsrg, on the fits,
Monday in May, A. D. 1857. being the fourth
day OF the month, at O'Clock P. NJ, and
select viva Uoce, by majority Of tho whole
number OF Directors present, one person of
literary and scientific a,iainments, and OF skill
and experience in the art of Teaching, as
County Superintendent, for the thrse succeed. I.
ing years ; determine the amount of compen.
saIioH for the same, and certify the result 10
the State Superintendent at Harrisburg; as
required by the 30lh and doth sections Of said
act. r. w. WEAVER.
County Superintendent Of Columbia Co.
Bloomsbury. April 8, 1857.
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WoA'r PAY.-The keeper of q restaurant
|inNew York city has brought suit against
a number of prominent Black Republicans
in that city, 10 tecover the sum of 81, ,si22O
The fun Of 1t is, darkey is the prosecutor
Determined 10 have jubilee 70: the friends
of Fremont, whether successful or not, the
/ freedom sbriskess',go, up a large Fremon,
Ball in New York in December last, al
which the 10, only ale this nigger's bread
but drank bis wine 10 excess and made him
hire over one hundred negro walters, and
then like pack Of inerates walked off and
refused to pay him. Sambo, however, in.
sisis on his rights, and with the air of hero
3drags them to Judgment Easton Argus.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

POPULAR MOVEMENT IN ITALY.-The pop.
|ula,ion of Venice appears 10 give considera.
BILE uneasiness to the civil and military au.
lihorilles, by recent manifestations of popu.
lar feeling on public occasions. The ladie:
appear al the opera with bouquets in which
|the popular coIors prsdomiua,e, and liberal
sentiments are so enthusiastically spplauded
Ilbai instructions have been given 10 suppress
Isuch sentiments. The nsiioual flag was hoist.
led in ore of the most public places on re-
3cent occasion, and when the archduke vissi.
led The theatre the people purposely sbsented
themselves. These manifestations are simi.
lar 10 those which proceeded the revolution Of
zIS4s.
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J; I N RUTcHIssos, Secretaries.
IL. ]. HALDeMAN. 'e'''e'.

Hol8os0ay's Plis.-Cougas, colds, iufluen-
"a, and asIhmatic affections are always more
or less associated with irregularities OF the
secrelions. The stomach, the bowels, and
The liver, cannot be in healthy condition
while the lungs and tbs pure ar passages
leading 10 ihem are obslrucied, and in ell dis
eases OF the respiratory organs, tie affect Of
the Pills is highly saIuiary. As an outward
application for sore throat, Group, asthma and
bronchitis, Holloway's Ointment is invalua-
BILE. II soon relieves ihs irritation Of the mu-
cous membrane OF the iracbea and the bron-
chial tubes, and removes that choking sensa-
lion so alarming 10 Group and asthma.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

n A novel suit is before the Hunterdon
county, N. j., Circuit Court, brought by the
Union Bank of Frenchlown, against Hudnul
and Snyder. for malicousIy conspiring TO draw
specie from the said bank, by presenting its
noes for redemption, With the object of brea-
king the bank! The damages are laid al
$4,000! We shall rext hear of some debtor
bringing an action for damages ag(1npt bis
creditor, for presenting bill for payment al
time when !, is inconvenient for the debtor
TO be troubled with such liule remembrances
Of the obligation he owes to others.
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GA&RTGNa

On The 18th inst. by the Rev. William ].
Eyer. MIR. REisHARr BERGER, and Miss Ma;
RIA OsLAssER, both Of DsnviIls, Moniour CO.
10 Berwick. on Saturday, April IIih, by
Rev. |. BAIL, Mir. PETER BAcHMAs, and Miss
LOUISA HIP EssTEiL, both OF Briarcreek.
On the 23d inst. BY the same, Mr.. FRANK.
LIZ KELLER, TO Miss SUsAE ASS BooxE, both
Of Light Street
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RUNNING AFTER EovELTY.-The Danvilie
American tells how couple of en,erprisins
specimens of fair but frail expanded dimiiy
recently canvassed Danvile for subscriber.
to new Temperance paper 10 be called the
Gem which they promised to establish al
Elmira, N. Y. They got quite number oil
subscribers, but the paper neuer came, and
The cheated 2opulace learned to paironizs
home journals published by some response
BILE person.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

CHOKING THEM oFF.-The Register 4 CHI
zen, the organ of the KCowNolhinss in Ian
caster, lately refused to support the Blacl
Republican nominees orState officers; where
upon several gentlemen of the faith whici
cares srea, deal for The black man, WHIT
had claims against the publisher, pressed
them 10 execution and made The Sheriff sci
The establishment. They have now in IT
man who will 60 his whole length for Sam
bo. White Sam may help himself. . ..
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A BASE FALsEHooD.-Thegmore reckless
of the Abolition aud Know Nothing papers
have charged General PACKER with voting for
the "Jug Law" when member of the Stale
Senate. 1, is deliberate, wil(ul falsehood
General Packer was out of The Legilaturt
more than three years before the "Jus Law
was passed--but the unprincipled fellow,
who have given circulation TO The lie, will
no, deract. They are too destitute of homo
for lhst.
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Two CoMETs-Besides D'Arests Comet,
now visible through the telescope, second
comet, visible through the same instrument,
has been seen by NJ. Bruhn, of Berlin. II
is situated in the Western sky, and is nearly
as bright as D'Auest's. IF these comet are
belligerently inclined, we wouh suggest the
Propriety Of hitting each other, instead oi
striking this mundane sphere. A pitched
battle . such a celestial field, and between
such fiery comba:ants, would BE someth ing
novel and exciting. -.
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TIE Isms ARE SHORT. ,uvED.-The Spiritua
Tslegroph gives list Of 3s ~ sp''''ua, ha~sps'
pers which has been started since l.. oegin'
ming Of 1850, and of,hese 81 have been Gs'
continued The editor Of the Telegraph"
says that for conducting hat paper he has
neither made any charge. nor received any
thing from the concern for his services OF 9th
stwise, but has put money into the es;abllaS-
msnt which is still due him, amounting to
sa,255 81, The debls and assets Of lhe
firmy laken a fais, valuation show .defici.
necy or loss amounting 10 .sb,Iss 49, -
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The McKIa CASE is talked of in our town
but mol near go much as The splendid new
styles Of dress goods at Mensch's Arcade
He has them piled up Of as many colors as
Joseph's coat, aud sells them in obligins
m amer at low figure. His assortment j.
full, and you can get anything 10 please ever
fastidious iasle. II you don'l want TO bu,
go in and see ihe fashions. No charge 70
admission or showing goods-children half
price.
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DHenry Coon the younger was last week
acquitted a: Wilkesbars for the murder o!
VIM. P. Stephens on The 2sih of June last.
II The vacancy in Congress caused ty
the deaih of John G. Montgomery will be
filed at the next general election in October.
1oUR READERS will find an excellent piece
Of poetry on onF first page to-day.
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~ Mr. Powell, who painted the De Soto
picture for Congress, has been appointed BY
the Ohio'Legislaturs 10 paint presentation
of Perry's Victory on Lake Eris--ihe price
not 10 exceed $4,000. 1t will be placed in
one OF the panels of the rotunda of the new
State House.
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UP Town The most noted arrival is the new
stock of cheap goods at Evans. JACK is al
energetic fellow, and is determined TO sci
goods, which he understands how TO do abou
as well as the next man. He offers desirable
bargains, which you will do well 10 "snaI
at" before The best samples are sold.
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LETT-HasDrD SEDCcros.-Mary Davis, aged
1s, has been arrested al BaIIstou, New York,
charged with the seduction OF q Young
American, named Clark, Of Albany, aged
is. The young lady induced The precocious
boy to elops with her, and they passed for
brother and sister, though really acting as
man and wife, for several days before the ar.
res, Of the gay and fair "Loihario."
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POSTMASTER At EAsroN.-Col. William II
Hulter has received from President Buchan
an The appointment of Postmaster at Easton
Pa. Col. II. is editor of the Easton argus
ard is amply qualified 10 discharge the du
ties of the place.
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n We invite attention TO The articls OF
our fret page Today from she School Journa
in relation 10 the election of County Super
intsS .deni. Il contains many important sug
ssstions. and is in good season.
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sk4&Nn

Ia Miffiin twp, the 18th inst, CHRisTIAsA,
wife of John Michael, eyed so years and IL
days.
In Nescopack twp. on The 20th inst, SUSAN
EIIzasEIH, daughter of Charles q Elizabeth
Smith, aged months.
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RoBERT R. LITTLE, ESQ, Of Tunkhannock
has been appointed BY Secretary Toucy o
the Navy Department. Judge Advocate Of one
of the Naval Courts Of Inquiry of the United
States. Mr.. Little is a gentleman of capacity
and has shown true and firm principle ii
politics as in every thing else. The favor I,
him is q merited one.
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The MUNcv LuMINARy, the organ OF ,hs
opposition in Lycoming County, does no
raise the name of Wilmot for Governor
The Lumrnary was very bitter agains, bin
in ls46 because of his vote on the tariff o
1912 -.