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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-02-13
Scott twp, February l, 1858.

We see by the Court records that the
two counterfeiters, White, OF Buffalo, and
Lawrence, Of Epping, N. H., have been
placed under tn thousand dollar bonds
each, for making and selling limitations Of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. This is right =
If the law should protect men from imposi-
ton at all it certainty should protect them
from being imposed upon by a worthless
counterfeit of such a medicine as Ayers
Cherry Pectoral We can only complain
that the punishment is not half enough
The villain, who would for paltry gain,
deliberately trife with the health of his
fellow man, by taking from their lips the
cup of hope, when they are sinking, and
substituting a falsehood an utter delusion
should be punished at least as severely as
he who counterleits the coin of his country
Gresn Co. Banner, Ca1rolAon. III.
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Horrible Murder at the Poor House
by an Insane Man.

On Monday afternoon, 2sth ult., hor-
rid murder was pcrpetratcd at the County
Poor House in Greensburg, Westmore-
land county Pa, by an Insane lrishman
named DENNIS. The victim, Il child,
whose mothers mans is FRITz. DENNIS,
is the man who some two years ago, was
the barn of Mr.. Noel in Derry town
ship. He was acquitted on the ground
of Insanity, and was ordered by the
Court, to be confined at the poor House,
as a man unfit to run loose in society,"
He has been an inmate of that institution,
ever since, evidently insane-he would
lie in bed for about a week, and then for
like period keep on his feet most of the
time without exhibiting any indication
of vicious habits.
On Monday last a young lady who
teaches a private school in this Borough,
at the earnest request of a number of her
pupils, visited the Poor House, accom-
panied by some twenty of her largest
scholars. The Steward, Mr.. HAMMER,
accompanied the lady, and her school
children through portion of the building
when he was. called into the Office on
business. The lady visited the basement
of the building, and in the long hall met
/ DENNIS, who showed evidence of excite
ment at the ehildren--he appeared to
want to shun thom-rubbcd his hands
and SHE'D off to one side. After passing
the children he proceeded to the hall door
where the child aged between one and
two years wae --'ting. He stared at il
a moment, then took it by the feet and
struck its head with all his force on the
door sill, knocking out its brains and kill
ling i. instantly. Another insane man
named MILLER, who was near at hand
sprung at him to seize him, but failed to
secure him. DENNIS then ran out of the
yard, met one Of the male inmates going
towards the house, struck him on the
head with a stone inllicting severe
wound. He ran down the road neal
where some inmates were chopping wood
Mr.. HAMMER who was in pursuit hallooot
to them to stop DENNIS. They attempts
ed 10 do SO, when he ran violently agains
one of them, throwing him down ant
breaking his collar bone. Before DEN
MS had recovered his feet, Mr.. IlAMMgI
caught him, struggle ensued, HAMMEr
fist, when assistance arrived. The mur
derer was secured in chains.
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Hon. Paul Leidy.

AZ it is possible that the position Of
our Congressional Representative, Hon.
Paul Leidy, may not be fully understood,
o. may be misrepresented because his
name does not appear among the votes
on the proposition of Mr.. Harris Of H., to
refer the Presidents Kansas Message to
q select Committee. We deem it due to
him, to ourselves, and to the party, to ex-
olain that Mr.. Leidy, in view Of coming
home to attend Court in Danville, had
agreed to pair Off with Mr.. Reilly ol
Franklin County, who had already left
Tor home.
Mr.. Leidy, is decidedly and clearly
with the national administration, OIL this
question was in his seat when the vote
was .aken, and at the call of his name
arose and stated, that, but for the agree
mont with Mr.. Reilly, he would have sc
voted. There was no lodging on hi'
part, and he stands fairly before his con-
slituents on the side of Buchanan, and
representing fairly the sentiments of the
Democracy of his District.
We are glad to assure him that he needs
only TO continue his straight forward
course, to be sustained by the whole
body of the party, which is sound to the
rarg.
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ssa If there is as much CRYING for me

nsA-If there is as much crying for mer-
cy below, as there is for money here on
earth the description of the awful weep
ing. and wailing and gnashing of teeth,
in the former place, is not overdrawn by
the sacred writers. And if it is as utter
ly useless in the first case, as the expert
ence of most of us has found i'll the second:
then indeed may those who enter there,
abandon hope.
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SHERIFE,S SALES


by virtue oi writ Of ier ficas to mc directed win
~ be exposed to public sale at the Court House in
inst ut O'Clock NJ, the following Real Estate 10
wit ~ ''' !"
AL ,ha certain lot or piece of land. situate in Jer
sc!'o""i 'olumOa county, containing
Onc-Fourth of an Acre,
More or less, bounded on the North bv n road 10, d
irom sad town TO Mvic; on the South by Iot nf
ihe WIDOW Welhver on the East by William Bnrher,
erected S% 'S Tws wssS otS Oy pa of Meal
with the appu:tcnanccs "' '''''
sezed taken in the property Of Phineos
Mtver uecea scd in the hands Of his admi strator
NcAon Wellver.
by virtue of several writs of pendon trponas TO ma
directed will be sold, at thH time aud place nil
lha certain lot or piece of land, situate in Espytown
scout township, Columbia county containing In width
thirty seven FEET be the same moro or less and in
depth one hundr ed and n more OF less bou ndcd
of sud the east by lot of The Lutheran ebnrsh
aud on the west by lot OF Prcscus g. Bomboy on
is erected a Two Story
Frame Dwelling House,
a.stabc. with the appurt enanees
Jane Abbott, deceased, in the hands Of George W
Abbott Administrator OF Jane Abbott, deceased.
ALSO,
Al the same time an place all tlat ce rinin In, n,
piece Of land, situate in Wedsetown, ncmloek Town.
SNIP Columbia county, cont aiming
One-Fourth of an Acre,
BE the same more less bounded on the North by an
W est ny II FONu uIng from BlOOnIsburg
10 Jerseytowh on the South East by n road; whei ecu
/ 's erected one and half story
Frame Dwelling House,
a Frame Stable a good Wen Of Water, with tn, mp.
purten noes.
Seized, aud taken in execution as the property Of
Baltis Girtun.
ALSO,
AT the same time and place, all that certain TWO
contiguous lots pieces OF Lnd situate in The borough
OF Berwick Columbia county, containing
One Acre,
Be the same more or less, bon ndpd on the Northern
side OF front street OF said borough Berwick on the
East by lot formerly of Robert MCurdy the North
by SECOND street the West By other iot formerly
oi Robert M'Curdy and the south by Front sii,et
being together ninety tcrt Front street and ipud
ing back one hundred and ghtyUpe and half feet
to second street aud being numbered 50 and in the
sad borough of Berwick with the nppuftenances.
Seized aud taken in execution as the property Of
! Thumas Baker.
STEPHEN II. MILLER.
Sherih's Office, Sherig
I Blonmsburg Feb l3 1858.
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RESUMPTION.

The Banks of Philadelphia are now
paying out specie for their notes. The
Banks of Baltimore, Georgetown, Wash
ington City aud Pittsburg have also re-
sumed. So also have the Bank of Ches-
ter county, Bank of Danyille and other
country Banks, and general resumption
may be expected before the first of April.
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key- Sprained Ankles and Wrists

SeS- Sprained Ankles and Wrists can
be relieved of all swelling and pain in to
80 minutes by the free use of DuvaU
Gatoanic OIL. 1t acts by imparting Elec-
hicltg to the part affected-starts up q
new action in that part, and q cure is at
once obtained.
Sold by G. NJ. HageDbuch, j. R, MoyeI
and B. T. Lutz, Bloomsbury, and Country
Merchants, generally.
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For The Columbia Democrat.
Mr.. EDIroR:-
The local department Of q

MIR. ED1rOR:-
The local department of q
newspaper is, in every way, an interesting
one, and to many readers the most so Of
any page Of the paper; but the interest
continues only so long as the information
given is new and reliable. When it ceases
to have these qualities it becomes at once
nuisance and pest. l invariably turn
to the local column of the Columbia DEM
ocrot before l read the marriages and
deaths, the tales and anecdotes, or even
the learned political disquisitions of the
senior editor or his able assistant. But I
confess that,lor some time past have been
disappointed in my reading
There seems to be in many cases great
carelcssness in composition and great in
accuracy in facts-two things against
which local, paragraphing editor should
sodulously guard. - Let me point, out in
your local column of Jan. 3Oth, some ex-
amples of the faults l mention.
Rog" We are exceedingly hard up for
local news. We should like very much tc
have our friends keep us posted in local
news, provided always, they can find soma
The construction of that whole para
graph could hardly. be worse, and we shall
not point out any particular fault.
sa- We are pleased to SEQ the indivi.
dual improvements going on in Hopkins
vile.
Why indtumual' Is somebody chang
ing and amending his mode Of life Th'
word individual would indicate something
of the kind. Why Hopkinsville Doe
the local editor not know, that by act o
, Assembly that place has become part o
g Bloomsbury, aud should be SO spoken of
f Call it East Bloomsbury, if you will, bu
4 not Hopkinsville.
f pes- Scarlet .PeHicoats.--Red petticoat
are coming in fashion.
d Why not say into fashion Or bette
e perhaps say, Red pet'icoats are coming t
be the fashion, l will not stop to inquir
: how the local editor knows that to be th
G fact. If it is really SO, am satisfied.
Q only want to be sure.
Lock UP Your HOUSES Frequent
s we hear of petty instances of theft in dill
l.. faront ceotions of the county
Why not say eve frequently hear q
} instances of petty theft, &c" Doubles
+ that is what the editor intended to say
There is difference between "petty il
8 stances of theft" and Instances of petit
t theft" There is, I believe, in the Law
petty larceny and grand larceny; and it
: the former kind, to which we presume tn
local paragraphist- referred.
), ns- Is Friday an Unlucky Day7-Th
Q year 1858 begins and ends on Friday
January, April, July, October and DE-
cember, end on Friday. There are fft
/. three Fridays in the year. We trus
however, that it will not prove more disas
= trous than 1857.
The negligence that would pen th'
! paragraph ought to be cracked over IL
knuckles. 1t is true the year begins an
ends on Friday. But the month of Jal
uary ends on Sunday, July ends on Sa
urday, and October ends on Sunday.
y Sy-
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sss-Blackwoods Magazine, for Janua,

sDrBlackwoods Magazine, for January
1853, being the beginning of new vol
ume is on our table. Its leading arti-
Gle is a most excellent one on "Hunger
and Thirst" 1t contains Part VIII
of Bulwer's new story. The bells o.
Botreaux, legend. Beranger--and also
some articles on the Indian mutiny.-
Now is the time to subscribe, Leonard
Scott & co., 81 Gold street, New York
Three dollars per annum in advance.
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For the Columbia Demo,
ROCK PAINT.
Col. l.. L. TATE.

Col. l.. l.. TATE.
Knowing that you are over
anxious to communicate to the numerous
readers of the Columbia Democrat, all
matters Of interest and Importance
whether in relation to Arts, Sciences, or
Discoverics-l propose to add my mite
to the list of gratuitous contributors for
the dissemination of useful knowledge"
Having recently had occasion to test the
good effects of the preparation called
Rock Paint, gotten up and used to some
extent in this neightorhood, during the
last five years, by our enterprising neigh
Dor, Mr.. NATHAN CASE, Of Espy, l cheer
fully recommend it as the cheapest and
best Paint, now extant for outdoor pur-
poses. | have used this Paint in paint
ing my Barn, which is a beautiful light
Brown or between brown and red color,
with the appearance of which l am well
pleased, and think / would be safe in
saying that all who have tested its good
qualities will concur in recommending il
to more general use. Mr.. Case has ta-
ken wise course in permitting his Paint
to recommend itself, as it is now doing
by which means it will work its way into
general confidence, for why should W.
90 abroad for that which is to be obtained
so cheap and found in great abundance
in our own fertile Hills and Valleys
Let us encourage domestic enterprize.
JOHN robson, Farmer.
Scott twp, February l, 1858.
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rea.Thc Democracy of Clearfeld held
meeting in the borough oil Clearfeld,on
Tuesday of week before last, and adopted
resolutions approving the course of the
President and that of Senator Bigler on
the question of the admission of Kansas
into the Union as a State.
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BRIDGE LETTING

PROPOSALS will be received at tho house oe ,,.,.
Dyer, ~ the town OF Catiawiss1 on MonI,v ,n
e'p "hy OF March mex, until O'Clock r. NJ az s.iJ
uhy of building an frch Covered Brdge over t,nt,n
Itcek, near said town. in Cuttawissa towusI,,n
rue hrdge 10 lie l2o feet long between tho nu mani,
Io,re' Win1 IN the clear, aud bui upon the old abut
mrnls which are 10 be raised tour tcnt higher ''
f'aa and specification Of bridge be seen on ,bs
TO be sold ~ "'o o'iuse
BY order ofthe County Commissioners.
,,.,,u,i..,o..,,o- RoBERT e. FRUIT.
pI,om"hm,n NJ, Ii,e,, u",e;, Clerk.
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49, There are known to be ten persons
living, who were at Wyoming at the time
of the Massacree-Asa A. Gore, of Pres.
ton, Ct., Mr.Wm. Brown and three daugh.
ters of Mr.. Gore, in Bradford co., and
four or five in Luzerne county.
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Appointment BY The Governor.

EDWIN G. WILSON, Esq, of Venango
County, to be adjutant General of Penn
sylvania, in place of Thomas j. Power,
Esq, resigned.
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Ef1-We are indebted 10 President BU-
euANAN for copy, under his own frank,
o., N,s ,prcial Message on Kansas affairs.
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Samuel K. Wood, late of Chulasky
Furnace, Northumberland county, died
in Philadelphia on Tuesday last, aged 81
years.
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Another remarkable cure of Dyspepsia

BosroN, July 3, 1851.
GentIemen.-Agreeably to your sugges-
ton, it gives me pleasure to state, that
some five weeks ago, l purchased two
bottles of your Orygcnated BitferS, and
commenced using the same according to
directions, and experienced the happiest
effects.
l had been troubled with dyspepsia about
three years. During the warm season,
and at times, was obliged to give up all
attention to business and although had
the advice of many good physicians, I was
confined for six weeks to the house, and
continued to grow worse, until | took your
medicing; l am now almost cured of every
disagreeable symptom, and able to do
business as usual.
The whole credit of my restoration to
health is due to the O1ygenated Bitters.
Your obedient servant.
ABNER SMITH.
Central Square, East Boston.
SETH W. FowLE & Co., l3s Washington
Street Boston, Proprietors, Sold by j
r. Meyer, Bloomsbury,
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naa. Many people think that it is the
editOr and not the pGper they buy for two
dollars a year.
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SPLENDID GIFTS
AT 439 ca ESTN Ut STREET
PHIL8DELPHiya.
The Only original Gift Book StOrp,

n G. EVANS woud inform his friends aud the
VI public that he has removed his star Gin BuuS
Sture an PublIshtns iluusr the spirntid store j
Browns lion hui ding, All Chcslnut street luura
below Fifth where the purchaser OF eath hook Will
receive Of the D0wing gifts, valued 1T from y,
cts to SOO consisting OF Gold Watches, Jewrlry, &C.
WORTH
$50 Patent English Lever oil Watches, 500 90
5jU rHtrn Anchor do 81 %
iu0 Ladies' Gold Watches,Isk ca,cs as 90
600 Silver Lever Watches, warranted, Is un
hUO PHroT Timepeces, lGuU
800 Cant Sets, lar Drops aud Pins, 10 Op
500 Ladies Gold Bracelets, s. 10 % 90
| 500 Gents Vcsf Chains IU co
| 1000 Gold loCkCts large size, 90
1000 Cola Lockcts, small pizr, 20
| 1000 Gold Pencil Gases, with Gold Pens 500
! 1000 Extra Gold Pens, Cases and II oldrIs, 10 20
| 2JU0 Gold Pencils. LADIES' $50
| GjOH Ladies' Gold Pens. with Cases, so
| 6jUO Gold Rings, Ladies' 90
1000 Gents Gold Rings, 9.5
1900 Ladies Gold Biuas,pin, 9 80
ROO Misses Gold Breasipins, ! SO
| 5000 Pocket Knives,
2CoO Sets Gents Gold Rosom Studs 900
1000 Paris Ladies Ear iirops, sso
| sne0 Ladies Pearl Card Cases, $40
| 5,GOO Cameo Jet or Pins, 500
| $500 Ladies' Cameo Shawl nnh Ribbon Pins 200
| 5000 Fetriige's Balm of 1000 Flowers 50
| EVANS NEW CATALOGUE f contains an the most
popular hooks of the day, and the newest publications
ali of which viii be sold low can be obuined /
other stores complete catalogue ot books free
nv app icalIOn through the mail, by udtrpssinR
| EVANS, 429 Chestnut street, Philndelphia. Agents
wa med in every town IN the United States. Those
desiring so TO act eau Obtain iul particulars by az
dressing as above
| BIN consequence of the money crisis and nu.
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peA-Spring flowers are III blossom in
the gardens of Norfolk, Va,
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CAMBRIA AND BLOOMSBURY
w All. G OAC43 LINE

THE un dersigned would inform the travelling public
l. that he has become the proprietor of the above
named Route and has prepared himself with the hest
KIND OF HORSES AND NEW TROY COACH
for the accommodation of the travelling public HIS
Coach will rum AS heretofore, hi weekly, between
RLOOMSBURG AND GAMBIA,
Leaving Cambria every Monday, Wrdnrsd and Fri
burg hallpast II O'Clock a NJ in lime TO come
with the PHILADELPHIA TRAINS al Rupert Static n
South and w est. Leaving bloomsbury each day Of
the regular trips, the arrival Of the Philadenh ia
Mails, aud arrives at Cambria at half past O'Clock
same eve ming.
Regular stopping place. said Route are as follows
NEW COLUMBUS, ORANGEVILLE Il LIGHT ST.
VI The patronage Of the community is solicited,
assured that II will he the ambition Of The Proprietor
! TO render general satisfaction.
Freight, Baggage &c. carried at mod .rnte prices.
ii r, WHITEMAN.
amI,n nncc
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ree. Green peas and new potatoes arc
said TO be abundant in New Orleans,
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Rf virtue I" wtii Of lier tncias TO mc directed win
- be exposed to public sale, at the Court Honse in
bloomsbury, on saturday, the 27th day Of Febt,larv
wit 20 ~ ''' ~
AZ tnal certain lot OF piece of land, situate in J.r
Columbia nntn inin
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authority, proclaimed himself governor by
usurpation Of the tile, raised his army,
appointed his generals, and is now in
full, open, undisguised rebellion against
his country.
Such is the condition of affairs in two
Territories of the United States, Utah and
Kansas-in open, undisguised rebellion
against law and order. Brigham Young
is the leader in the one, and james Lane
heads the army in the other.
To put down this rebellion the President
has stationed an army in both territories
The army of the United States has beer
found, so far, inadequate to both purposes
1t was sufficient for either, but not lol
both. The President, hoping that return
ing reason and patriotism might dispense
with the army in Kansas, was about t.
order General Harvey and his troops tt
proceed to Utah and Tut down the rebel
lion there but Governor Walker solemn,
protested against it. He assured th
President that he would not be apswerabl
for the peace of the Territory a singl
hour if Gen. Harvey was Withdrawn tha
there was imminent danger constantly tina
a civil war would break out with all it
bloody horrors.
The President, thus repeatedly ant
officially informed of the rebcllous condi
ton of Kansas retained Harvey and hi
forces there, and has been compelled t
ask for an increase q he Tmy to cnabl