Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-03-14

BG~ Read the Inaugural Address of
james Buchanan, President Of the United
States.
Efy Those of our Subscribers who con-
template moving on the first of April will
oblige US by giving prompt notice Of the
fact, Please state the place from Which
and the place to aohich the paper is to be
changed,
gSy~ Clergymen and others will confer
favor by giving us early notice of marriages !
and deaths, accompanied by their own
names, for our security.
EsSy- EThiLition.-The scholars conncc-
ted with the Greenwood Seminary, gave
an interesting entertainment at Millvile
on Saturday evening last. The perfor.
mances were of varied character, and
some ofthe performers acquitted themselves
in creditablc manner.
Lookout for hem.-A large number Of
throughout the country, and persons in re-
ceiving them, should observe more than or
dinary caution. They have much the ap-
pearance of the genuine aud are well calcu-
lated to deceive, and the only way to dis
tinguish them, is by their being of lighter
weight and the metal Of yellowish tint
Fey Intorscated t,utiuiduals, who are
unable to navigate are now conveyed to
prison by wheelbarrow express. The wheel
barrow is very useful vehicle" Persons
who imbioe to excess, will please govern
themselves accordingly"
bay Quite anumber of communications
in rhyme, written on the death of children,
have been received lately. We omit them
because they are carelessly written and
would do neither the author nor our paper
credit We sometimes venture too far in
this field, trusting TO The good nature of
our readcls, but there must be stopping
point.
fa''- --R!orongh Ebciion-Tho election
for borofgh ohoers, in Bloomsbury, comes
of on Friday the Goth inst. We do not
apprchend very exciting contest for the
"honors and emolumcnts'
nsy Simon Green who was condemned
to be hung in Harrisburg, on Friday last,
has had his sentence respited until the 9th
inst New testimony is said to have been
discovcd since his conviction which will re-
duce his offence to manslaughtcr.
Ia5- Heather, Craps, &C. The spring
like weather we have occasionally lcen
favored with during the past two weeks,
has caused the grass to become quite green,
and the buds on the trees and shrubbery ar
swelling with renewed vigor, and are put
ting out, only, it is feared to meet with
untmely frost, that may occasion serious
injury particularly to the fru trees. The
snow which fell on Monday Of last week
speedily disappeared, and the fields Of grain
DC, present favorable appearance.
bG5- The exhibition of Mr., Nashos public ,
school of oomsburg, ,whi h took place in the
Methodist Church on Friday evening last,
was quite successful, and was attended bya .
large number Of the citizens from various
parts OF the country, The boys aud girls
performed their parts, which consisted of
rectations, defamation, dialogues, and
singing very readily, AMI in a manner in
dicating the interest they took in the oxer-
cises. Mr.. Nash and Miss Morris, descr-
We great credit for the exertion, they
have ia en- to give life and spirit to our
public schools. The only way to get then
to tlou ish is to excite the emulation of the
children, and to engage the interest of the
parents. We hope that such exhibitions
may be offrcquent occurrence.
EsS- n a1e'0 edtti2n Of Doc,ors.-With
the termination of the winter sessions of
the various Medical Colleges of Philade,-
phia, last week, the degree of NJ. D., was
conferred upon large number of the stu
dents who had attended two regular courses
of Lectures. That honor was conferred
upon quite number of young gentlemen
from Columbia county and this section of
country. Peter H, Freeze. and John c.
fruit, graduated at the Jefferson College.
Robert IL. Brown, Elisha w. NJ. Lowe,
oharles NJ, Hill, David X. Delong, and
Oharies H. Wilson, graduated at the Penn
sylvania College. These young gentlemen
are all worthy men and enter the honorable
profession with encouraging prospects,
The degree of NJ. d. was also conferred
upon Mr., f. G. HARRISON, of Bloousburr
by the Pennsylvania College, although he
had long ago, graduated at New England