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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

IN danger. Your halls of legislation are
crowded with sborers in the interests Of pri-
vate corporation. A majority OF ycnr repre-
sentatives have, thus far, exhibited deler-
mination TO make this enormous sacrifice of
you Interests. They have refused 10 make
a single amendmen, 10 the bill, which has a
tendency 10 project The public revenues, or 10
redeem The iaith pledged 10 private individn-
ais by solemn act of the legislature.
The idea of a sale of the public works for
lbe purpose of feduc eng The State debt is a
popular one, and is now being seized upon
by professional! borers and demagogues 10
mislead you, and increase your burthens. Do
not be SO deceived. The bill now before the
Legislature, does moi, nor is ii intended TO
reduce The debt. On the contrary it will in.
crease taxation. .... ...
The practical question, therefore, for you
TO determine is--will you permit such an
outrage upon your pecuniary interests 10 be
consnmmated Are you willing 10 transfer
not only your revenues, but even your poil-
cal independence 10 the keeping of an over
grown and ever grasping private corruption ?
No lime 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 oulrages that has ever yet been perpeira'
ted upon The rights. the interests and the pros
perity OF the people of Pennsylvania,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29
The Nlcltim Case.

The Pen GylranrOR The 25th inst contains
! he following important development in this
lease: '-..
yesterday morning, young man named
Michael Bonner, an old associate of McKim
|the alleged murderer of young Norcross, at
Altoona, was brought to this city from Della.
ware county, and placed in the Central Sta.
I,ion. II seems that at M'Kim's request a
Subpoena was served upon Bonner, and the
sofficer who served ii found hm somewhat
lunder the influence of liquor. The upshot #
tthe matter was, that letter, written 10 him
Iby McKim, from the prison at Holldaysburg,
on the 9th of April, was got from him.
"The writer of this extraordinary letter al.
mos, admits his guilt Of the murder, and then
earnestly implores Bonner, and others Of his
/ old associates, 10 come to bis rescue and
swear him out of the difficulty. McKim lays
out the plan OF action tells what SOFT OF a s,o-
ly is 10 be told, and how tie witnesses are 10
prove an ahbi for him. This important doc
lument will be sent TO the District Attorney
( of Blair county, and Bonner will be detained
there until that officer is heard from.
Those who are familiar with NcKim's hand
3say tha! the lelteris in his handwriting with.
3out doubt"
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Death of Hon. John G. Sion,go merry.


y Hon. JOHN G, MoNTeoMERY died at hisres-
idence in DanviIle on last Friday morning al
Us clock, from disease contracted at the Ma
onal Ho.el, Washington. He attended the
and stad a, the Hotel about
Give days. While there he became sick, and
Fastening home he was after few days ia.
ken down TO his bed. AT one time he SEEM
3ed TO recover, but soon relapsed, and fingered
Hill death relieved his sufferiugs. He retained
his in!ellecl'to The end. From posl-moHem
1 aexaminalion the four physicians present de-
! Scide that his disease and death was caused by
Ia mineral poision. ...
The deceased was educated as lawyer,
! and upon coming to the bar was for twe'
successive years the Prosecuting Attorney of
/ what was then Columbia county. He was
honorable and manly IN his profession, as in
every thing else. He was not what the pub
5lic call a politician, but in the fall Of 1855
was sought as an eligible candidate for the
Legislature. He was elected by vote which,
under the circumstances was compliment
Ito him. Last fall he was evidently the most
3eligible man in the District for Congress, and
was elected by handsome majority, HeI
was about 55 years of age. His death is tru-
lily public calamity, as much in the loss of
Ia strong, good man, as in the terrible manner
10y which he fell victim 10 wholesale mur-
!der Pea.
His neighbor, Mr.. Chalfant, who knew
3hm well writes with truth and feeling .-"OlI
1 the illus,rious victim who hath fallen here,
Iln the prime of life, and in the strength of in
liellecl, il 5ecomelh me not TO speak, still II
|cannot forego the occasion 10 say that the
Democratic party of this district never lost an
|abler champion, nor society better citizen,
|uniliug great talents with ar unc opquerabeE
will, and an unbendng integrity, he was EN-
nenlly fitted to shed luslre on any station
his fellow citizens should think fiji 10 placeY
him in. In The late canvass in This district,
when he was candidate for Congress, al /
though party feeling ran high, the opposition
never breathed an imputaton against his in-a
tesrily or his moral worth, but he is gone
he has fallen with his couniry's honors boundS
around his brow; and I humbly throw a
flower upon his passing bier"
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The County superin,endencx.


we feel it our duty to call attention to the
qualifications necessaryfor this place, more
especially as there seems but little interes 81
among Directors on the subject, and as we
are not candidate, but free 10 speak wha
we know. 1t is not enough that man NAV
be able TO teach a primary school in the
spelling book, reading, writing, arithmetic
geography and grammar for some of oul
schools are already beyond this point, and
[ many more ought TO be so in less than three
years from this time. 1t win not do TO acI
as if the schools were to stand still and pro-
| gress no more. Three years ago nothing bu,
the primary branches we have named above
had been taught in the public schools, but
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 SUPPLEMENTARY TO whom
nearly every thing beyond the routine of
the simple primary branches is a closed
book who cannot demonstrate problem
in Euclid, and have never answered ques
tion or heard class in history. 1t would
be 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 inAu.|
ence among teachers. Examinations would
become farce; and he would not dare toI
refuse a certificate to any applicant. During
the pas, two years and half over two doz
en- applicants We're rejected, and none of
them ever complained al their fate. If morei
good teachers can he induced to come into.
the county it will become necessary TO re-
jcct still more applicants who are unfit
Within our time of service not a single oneS
Of our decisions was appealed from.
Let then some man whose capacity and
moral character shall have weight and pow-E
er be chosen for the place.
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DEATH OF THE
HON. JOHN G, MONTGOMERY,
TRIBUTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BAr

Al a meeting Of the members of the Bar of
the counties OF Montour, Columbia and Nor
|lhumberland, convened at the office Of J. w.
iCoMLy, Esq , in Danville, April 25th, 1867
WIN. G. HURLEY, Esq, of Bloomsbury
was appointed Presiden,, and ROBERT f.
CLARK, Esq, Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been sta
bed in a lew pertinent and feeling remarks by
J. w. Comfy, Esqp
On molion,J w. Comfy, CHAs. PLEAsAsTss
5and PAUL LEIpY, Esquires, were appointed loE
Sdran resolutions, who reported the following, \
| which were unanimously adopted, viz
WHEREAs, 1t has pleased Almighty God !
10y mysterious dispensation of His provi (
zdence, to remove from US, by death, worthy (
hand hig hly esteemed msmha. ~ ne oat V'y
his county, one with whom we have beenI
L long and intimately associated, both profess
asionaly ard in tue social walks of lie, and
Zone whose talents and integrity had wcn forI
fihim the confidence OF his Iellow-citizens;
u AND WHEREAS, We deem The occasion onel
\ Stha, calls for a united EXPIRE sson of our es
eem aud regard for our deceased | llhe. j
Z our appreciation of his many virtues, our ieepl
!! !!sense of the loss which we, as we'll as lheI
Acommuaiy in general, have sustained in his|
Ydealh, and of our sympathy with the family
Saof the deceased Therefore
Resolred, That it is with the deepest feel
1inss OF sorrow we have received the an
: 5nou1cement of The death OF The Hon. JOHN G.
gMoNrGoMERY, taken as he has been in the
avigor of life, before age had made lis impress
lon his system or impaired his powers, and
Hihat our grief on this occasion is rendered the
4more poignaut by the fact that he was slrick-
zen down by an unknown hand.
II Rcsolred, That in his death the Bar OF Mon.
y tour county has lost 4 worthy, highly esteem
Ned and talented member, the community Al
Esyaluable citizen, and his family kind and
&aflectionate husband, father and counsellor.
81 Resolved, That we do most deeply sympa- !
s ,hise with the afflicted family of The deceased
Hin this peculiarly distressing bereavement,
= and that as token of our regard for the mem.
8oty of the deceased, we will wear Grape upon
& the left arm for thirty days.
q Resolred, Thattbe Chairman of this meet
Hing be directed TO present 10 the widow and|
HfamiIy of the deceased a copy of lhe iorego-|
preamble and resolutions.
3 Resolrsd, That these proceedings be pub
EEsslished in the papers of the counties Of Mon
Hour Columbia and Norihum berland.
81 WILLIAM G. HURLEY, President.
n RoBr. f. CLARK, Secretary.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

eY- novel suit is before the Hnnterdon
county, N. j., Circuit Court, brought by the
Union Bank of Frenchlown, against Hudnu'
and Snyder, Tor malicously conspiring 10 draw
specie from the said bank, by presenting its
noes Tor redemption, with the obiec, Of brea-
king the bank! The damages are laid al
$4,000! We shall rex, hear of some debtor
bringing an action for damages against his
creditor, for presenting bill for payment al
a time when tits inconvenient for the debtor
10 be troubled with such liule remembrances
of the obligation he owes 10 others,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

GIVING LIFE AGAIN TO THE DEsERT.--The
French are engaged in good work in AL.
geria, which will make their conquest ben
eft TO that couatry. They are sinking atles-
ian wells in The desert probably for their own
..-r-o";ouvr, ve, tho -1ouonts- uru-s-t be gem
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 addres.
sed by the chiefs of tribes TO the French off,
GERS and engineers. Science pu, power in
the hands of man which enables him 10 trans
form nature herself
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

A EASE FALsEuooD-The more rockies:
of lhs Abolition aud know.Nothing papers
have CHARGED General PAcKE Err with voting for
The "Jug Law" when member of the Stais
Senate. Ii is deliberate, wlllul falseh ood
General Packer swas out of The Legilaturt
more than three years before the "Jus Law
was passed--but the unprincipled tellow'
who have given circulation to The lie, will
not delract. They are too destitute OF homo
for that. .
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

Two CoMETs.-Besides D'Arrest's 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'Auesl's. IF these comet are
belligeren,ly inclined, we wopld suggest the
proprie,y of hitting each other, instead Of
striking this mundane sphere. A pitched
battle on such celestial field, and between
such fiery comba.anls, would be something
novel and exciting.
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Public Notice.

To The School Directors Of Columbia County ~
GENTLEMEN: Iu pursuance of The 43d sec.
tion of the Act Of 9th of May, 1854, you are
hereby notified to meet in Convention at The
Court House in Bloomsbsrg, on the first
Monday in May, A. d. 1857, being the fourth
day of the month, at l O'Clock p. NJ, and
select Uiva poee, by majority of the whole
number of Directors present, one person Of
literary and scientific a,,ainmenls, and OF skill
and experience in The art OF Teaching, as
County perintendepi, for the three succeed.
ing years determine The amount OF compen.
sation for the same and certify the result TO
the State Superintendent al Harrisburg; as
required by the 30h and 40lh sections OF saidt
act. r. R. w. WEAVER. 3
County Superintendent Of Columbia 60.
Bloomsburg. April 6, 1857 sr Il
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29
Il Il. ). J. iislpgshsSS' HslDrMss, Secretaries.

Hollo,roy's Pas.-Coughs, colds, iufaen-
"a, and aslhmatic affections ara 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 the pure ar passages
leading TO them are obsuucted, and in all dis.
eases of The respiratory organs, tie affect Of
the Pills is highly salutary. AS an outward
application for sore throat, Group, asthma and
bronchitis, Hooway's Ointment is invaIua-
BILE. II soon relieves The irritation of the mu-
eous membrane Of the lrachea and the bron.
chial tubes, and removes lbat choking sensA-
ton SO alarming in Group and asthma.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

WoA'T PAY.-The keeper of restaurant
IN New York city has brought suit against
Ia number of prominent Black Republicans
|in that city, TO recover the sum of ST, ,sl22O.
The fun of 1t is. dsrkey is The prosecutor
Determined to have jubilee fox the friends
|of Fremont, whether successful or not, the
|'ffeedom shriekers" got up large Fremont
ball in New York in December last, al
which the lot only ale this nigger's bread
|bu drank his wine 10 excess and made him
hire over one hundred negro walters, and
then like pack OF insrates walked off and
refused to pay him. Sambo, however, in
sss on his rights, and with the air of hero.
,jrags them to jndgmenl-Easton Argus.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

POPULAR MOVEMENT IN lTALY.-The pop
ulation OF Venice appears 10 give considera.
ble uneasiness to the civil and military au.
hori,es, by recent manifestations of popu-
ar feeling on public occasions. The ladies'
appear a, the opera with bouquets in which
the popular colors predominate, aud liberal
sentiments are so enthusiastically applauded
that Instructions have been given TO suppress
such sentiments. The national flag was hoist.
led in ore of the most public places on re.
cent occasion, and when The archduke visit
led the theatre the people purposely absented
themselves. These manifestations are SINH.
Par 10 those which proceeded the revolution Of
|1s4s. san 7
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RUNNING AFTER NoyELTY.-The Danvil

RUNNING AFTER NovELTY-The Danvilie
.imeEicnn tells how couple Of enlerptisins
specimens Of fair but frai! expanded dimilJ
recently cunvassed Dauvlle for subscriber
10 new Temperance paper 10 be called III,
Gem which they promised 10 establish a
Emira, N. Y. They got qulle,a number o
subscribers, bu, the paper netsr came, ano
tho cheated ?opu'ace learned TO patronizt
home journals published by some response
BILE person.
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MARMIHsEa


Eyer, Mr.. REiNHART BEReER, and Miss Ma
RIA oBLAssER, both Of Danvilie, Montour co.
In Berwick, on Saturday, April nth, by
RevI, Bahl, MIR. PETER BAcHMaE, aud Miss
LOUISA HIP ENsTnL, both OF Briarcreek.
On the 23d inst. by the same, Mr. FRAkK.
IlS KELLER, 10 Mics SUSAN ANN Books, both
OF Light Street.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

CHOKING THEM orF.-The Register S Cti
zen, the organ of the Krow-Nothiugs in Ian
caster, lately refused 10 support the BIacl
Republican nominees lorStale officers: where
upon several gentlemen of The faith whicl
had claims against the published, pressed
them 10 execution and made the Sheriff sci
the establishment. They have now in II
mon who will 90 his whole length for Sam
bo. White Sam may help himself.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

THE IsMs AhE sHosT-LvED-Ths SPa1tud'
Telegraph gives list OF ss spiritual newspa'
gers which has been started since The begin
ming of 1850, and Of these q have been dis
continued. The editor OF the Telegraph"
says that lor conducting tina, paper he has
neither mate any charge, nor received any
Thing from the concern Tor his services or 9TH
erwiss, bot has pat money into the establish
meni which is sill due him, amounting to
ss,255 81, Toe debts and assets of the
firm, taken ai airsvalualion show a dsfici-
uecy OF less amounting 10 s5, Iss 80.
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but not near so 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, and sells them in obigine
manner at a low figure. His ASSORTMENT is
full, and you can get anything 10 please even
a faslidous laSle. If you don't want to buy
go in ard see The fashions. No charge fol
admission or showing soods-chidren half
price.
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sI,s7o,5 $50 SO
S765,254 81
100000 90
SS25,254 Sd

Being :he interest on capital of SIC, $685.
the billy
If to this be added the lowest estimate
which has been made of the properly and
material on the Portage Railtoad and Western
Division $500, 900, The value Of The main line
!rom Philadelphia to Hollidaysburg is shown
to be SIT ,OO5 900, exclusive of the amount
OF the taxes on the stock, dividends, and prop
cry of The company which is released By
this bill, and which would increase this es.
innate Of the presently value Of the properly and
revenues 10 be disposed of some two or three
millions OF dollars.
People of Pennsylvania! These are facts
not 10 be controve,led, Here you have a
bill 10 dispose Of your property, worth $780,
600, 700, payable in for,y-lhree years. Nor
is this all. You have no security for the pay
ment of even this small sum. The company
are required TO give their bonds for the pur.
chase money, without any other security than
a lien upon the property purchased, a portion
OF which they are authorized 10 abandon long
before the firsl payment is to be made, What
then, under these circumstances, isto become
of the State debt? No feasible provision is
made 10 apply the proceeds to its redemption.
None ever will be made il this bill becomes
law. Your improvements viii be thrown
away. Your present tax will not only be
continued, but you mus, be called on TO bear
an increase OF your buflhens, or the fair fame
OF our Commonwealth mus, be tarnished by
reputation of It's pligh,ed faith TO its con.
This<is no fancy sketch, Your interests are
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

e LErr.hANprD SEDucrIoN.-Mary Davis, aged
IS, has been arrested nj Balls,on, New York,
charged with the seduction of Young
American, named Clark, of Albany, aged
IS. The young lady induced The precocious
boy to elope with her, and they passed for
brother and sister, though really acting as
man and wife, for several days before the ar
rest of the gay and fair "Lothario'
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IL Mt. Powell who painted the De So,t
picture for Congress, has been appointed By
The Ohio Legislature TO paint representation
of Perry's Victory on Lake Erie-lhs price
not TO exceed $4,000. 1t will be placed il
one of the panels of the rotunda of the new
Stale House.
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GIA&n

10 Mifilin twp, the 18th inst, CHRlsTIAsA,
wife of John Michael, eyed 30 years and II
days. y y
In Nescopeck twp. on the soth inst, SUSAN
ELIZABETH, daughter Of Charles & Elizabeth
Smith, aged 3 months. 80 81
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The National Hotel Disease.


The death Of another distine uished victim
! of the late National Hotel disease, Hon. JNo
3G. MONTGOMERY, of this State, and the con.
5tinued illness OF the new Collector of the Por
from the same complaint, re-direc,s public
attention 10 the origin OF this terrible epi.
ademic. r
4 There are certain condolences connected
with this subjec: which areruegestive OF the
most horrible suspicious, but Tor the honor oil
human nature, we hope they may be un-
I afounded. Mr. Buchanan arrived at the Ma
] 5tioual Hotel on the 25th Of January. On the
326,h, DR.. Hall was sent for 10 see the firsf
lease. A lew days afterwards he had 35cases,
and quite large number took sick, many OF
| Thea, leaving Washington. Mr.. Buchanan
was among line latter. The symptoms in all
leases were the same-violsA copious purg-
/ ing, Inflammation oil the large inieslines, with
a 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
Iabout that period the hotel was crowded
with visitors. On the 4ih of March the dis
ease broke ouI with Increased violence and
|u.any hundreds were affected. The symp-
|toms uniformly indicate poison, which some
physicians consider of mlasmatic, and 9TH
|ers of mineral nature-probably copper.
No satisfactory calculation of the mystery
has yet been made.-Pe'nlsyipaniaa. s
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p Henry Coon the younger was last week
acquitted a, Wilkesbarre for the murder o.!
VIM. P. Stephens on the 2slh of June last.
Dr The vacancy in Congress caused by
the dea,h of John G. Montgomery will be
filled at The next general eleciionip October,
1rOUR READERS will find an eSsorJnl piece
Of poetry on our first page to-day E.'
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Up Town the most noled arrival is the new
stock of cheap goods al Evans. JACK is al
energetic fellow, and is determined 10 sci
goods, which he understands how 10 do abou
as well as the mex, man. He fisfs desirable
bargains, which you will do we'll 10 'snaI
aln before lhe bes. samples are sold.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

POSTMASTER AT EAsToN.-Ccl. William H
Hu,ter has received from President Buchan
an The appointment of Postmaster at Easton
Pa. Col. H. is editor of the Eqston frgus
ard is amply qualified TO discharge the du
ties of the place.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

e We invite attention 10 the article or
our FIRST page to-day from the Schoo! Journa
in relation TO the election of County Super
iniendeni. 1t contains many important sug'
ssstions, and is in good season.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

THE MUNcv LuMINARY, the organ OF the
opposition in Lycoming County, does no
raise the name of Wilmol for Governor
The Lumnd'y was very bitter against hin
in 1876 because of his vote on the tariff o
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