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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
Proceedings of the Columbia
County Agricultural, Horti-
cultural and Mechanical As
SOciatiOn.

county Agricultural, HOrJ1-
cultural and Mechanical As
sociation.
Pursuant to public notice the Associa-
ton met in the Court House, at Blooms
burg, on Saturday, May 10th, 1860.
The President, DR.. John Ramsay stated
the object of the meeting 10 be the election
of officers to serve during the ensuing year;
to propose amendments to the Constitution,
and to hear the report of the Secretary as
to the financial condition of the Associa-
ton.
The secretary being called upon, read
proceedings of last meeting, and also full
and complete report Of the receipts and
expenditures of the Association for the past
year which exhibited the fact that Fee
Hundrci ami Eighty Dollars had been
paid for fencing the grounds of the Asso-
citation, erecting sheds, pumps, &c, &c,
which were now the property of the Asso-
citation, leaving a nett balance in the hands
of the Treasurer, of 1i0o Hundrci and
1Ht,ky one DOlAUS and Eighty -Four cea,tS.
The meeting considered the financial
condition Of the Association, was very fat
tcring to its success, and thought the Exc
cutive Committc would therefore be war
rantod in offering much higher rates of
Premiums for the next annual exhibition
to be held in October.
After some discussion, OH motion of Col.
L. i. Tate, the Third Article of the Con
stitution was so amended as to read One
Dol'or instead of Eyly Cents, for Admi5
sion to membership.
On motion of Wm. Neal the Association
proceeded to the election of President.
Caleb Barton jr. nominated DIR j. Ram
say.
VIM Neal nominated Caleb Barton, ir.
After some discussion the name of Mr.
Barton was withdrawn and DR.. j. RAM
say was unanimously elected President.
On motion of DR.. =. John the Associa
ton proceeded to elect four Vice Presi
dents. The following persons were nomi-
mated, and there being no opposition, were
unanimously elected ID ohnson Ikcler
Greenwood Elias Dictorich, Montour
Gilbert Ii. Fowler, Centre Benz. +. Fort,
ner, Franklin.
On motion, Elias Mendenball was elect.
ed Treasurer A. j. Sloan, Secretary; l.
w. Hartman, Librarian; and Caleb Bar.
ton, jr., j. w. Hendershot, and William
Neal, additional members of the Executive
Committee.
On motion of VIM. Neal, it was unani.
mously Resolved, That the Secretary be
allowed Fifty Dollars, annually, for his
services.
On motion of Col. L. L. Tate
REQ ved That the thanks of the Asso-
citation be rendered to to the Board of Off
GERS for the faithful, and satisfactory, per-
tormanco Of their onerous, and responsible
duties, and that they are cminontly cnti-
tied to the respect and confidence Of said
Association.
On motion, the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in all the papers Of th'
county. JOHN RAMSAY, PteSt.
y. J. SLOAN, Scc'y.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
Log Floating-A Man Drowned.

We are again called upon to record
another painful accident, which occurred
about four miles from this place, in the
Loyalsock, on Friday of last week. The
heavy rains which fell during the week,
swelled the waters of the rcek to great
extent, and on Friday a gang of hands
were sent to the stream for the purpose of
plunging in and floating a large quantity
oflogs, ,wh' oh had been rreviousl tied to the
shore. The work was under the supervis-
ion of COL JAMES DEEGAN and EDWARD
b. STEVENSON, who, with a boat, foated
down the creek. The stream was very
high, rapid and rough, and many dangers
were encountered by the whole party. At
one point, known as the ebay stacks" y"
where the bed of the stream is full Of pro-
iecting rocksD "jam" occurred, and u
large number of logs lodged While at.
tempting to pry them off, the whole mass
started, and one man, MARTIN MoRR1ssY
was carried over the falls and down the
stream full three quarters of mile before
he could reach the shore. lie clung to a
large root which Glanced to be near him
at the time he started, which undoubtedly
saved his life. 1t was indeed IL miracle
that he gained the shore alive.
About an hour after this occurrence
STEVENSON and MoRRIssY attempted to
cross the creek in boat, and before they
had got ten feet from the shore, the boat
overturned prccpitating both irto the wa
ter. The boat logged for moment on a
projecting rock. MonRIssY chng to II
log that was also lodged near by and sciz-
cd STEVENSON by the hand. A man
named WILSON, who chanccd to be near
seized MoRRIssY by the hand, and thus
the three struggled for few seconds,
when the water whirled the boat, which
caused MoRRIssY to rclinqlti,h his grasp,
and Mr.. STEVENSON was carried down by
| lilC CuII tHt' IlC WAS SCcu W IlSc " IIt
surface twice, but all attempts to rescue
him were in vain. lie foatcd about a
quarter of mile down the creek and lodg-
ed on the point of an Island among some
Hogs. lie was an excellent swimcr, but
being dressed in u heavy overcoat, was un.
able to reach the shore. Search was i'm
mcdiutely made, but to no purpo C. On
Saturday, large portion OF the town pco
pic turned out to make search for the body
During the night the water fell about
four fest, and he was found as above state |
Sheriff Genscl, with IL jury, held an in.
quest upon his remains, and rendered q
verdict in accordance with the above facts
The body was inferred at this place Oh
Monday.
STEVENSON was young man, of about
% years of age, and much respected by
all who knew him.
-iSoTnEn-We under .tand that Il lad
some ii or 10 years old d,named WILLIAMS
WAS knocked off a raft, between Forksyilc
and llillsgrove, on the same day, and wa.
drowned. We did not learn the particu
lar3.-SuNtUaa Dem0crui.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
.EMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR;
HENRY d. FOSTER,
OF WESTM0RELAND.

Dsg~ Hon. HENRY NJ. FULLER, deliver
cd telling Speech at the Union Ratifca-
ton Meeting, last week in Philadelphia
which We think of laying before our rca-
ders through the next Columbia Demo
CTHf
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
n.y. Gen. A. l.. ROTTNFopT hos roe;o,

B5S" Gen. a. L. RoUMFoRT has resign.
ed the Supcrintendency of the Eastern
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
which he has held ever since the road was
opened, and the duties of which he has
discharged with rare energy and fidelity
The Company will not easily supply his
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
Assistant United States MarshaIs.

Hon. JAMES G.. CAMPBELL, U. S. Mar
shal for the Western District of Pennsyl-
vania, has announced the appointment of
the following Assistant. Marshals, for
the purpose of taking the eighth Census
duties to commence upon the first day of
June, wiz
For CelumJie County.
LEVI L. TATE, of Bloomsbury, for the
townships Of Bloom, Scott, Briarcreek ,and
the Borough of Berwick, on the West side
of the Susquehanna River, and for the
townships Of Cattawissa, Franklin, Locust,
Roaringereek, Conyngham, Main, MiHiin,
and Beaver, (olD on the East side of the
said Susquehanna. And
ISAAC DE WITT, of Rohrsburg, for the
balance of the townships of Columbia coun.
ty, on the West side of the Susquehanna
River, viz :-Geoenwood, Benton, Sugar
loaf, Fishingcreok, Orange, Madison, Pine
Jackson, Centre, Mountplcasant, Hemlock
and Montour.
Ebr Nontour O. unfy
DR.. L. f. Caldwell, of Washingtonvillc
For LU5cyue County.
Mai. John Sturdevant, Willics-Barrc
DR. A. Davis, Scranton; Edward Dolph
Pittston; Edward Mahon, Dunmore; Pc
ter Walsh, Archibald; William Shirley
Conyngham; William S. Monroe, Muh-
lenburg; II. Davenport, Lake.
k0r Ly,omi"g Co"ntH
j. r. Coolbaugh, John Piatt, and Il.
Maxwell
4 FJr N0y1humdeyLnM C07nty.
j. II. Mccormick, Perry Goarhart, and
Mr.. Il. Elliott.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
Biography of Hon. Henry d
Foster.

y BIOGRAPHICAL sketch Of the Hon.
Henry d. Foster, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Pennsylvania, has been
printed at this Office and is now ready for
delivery. 1t is very well written and gives
concise and very accurate account of the
public history of the gentleman who is dcs-
tined to occupy the Gubernatorial chair of
Pennsylvania, as also the Democratic State
Convention which placed him in nomina-
ton lnterspersod here and there through
out this sketch are appropriate comments
upon the public acts of ofGencral Foster and
upon the different questions of policy or
principle that divides the political parties,
the whole forming an interesting and very
readable pamphlet, 1t contains forty-cght
pages of closely printed matter and will
be furnished at the following rates, viz;
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

LovEJOY's INHUMANITY.-Tho Bureau
County Democrat, published at Princeton,
the residence of Owen Loycjoy, says that
during his boistcrous and abusive speech
the other day, he referred to the killing of
his brother at Alton, few years ago, and
declared he would be avenged. But, adds
the Dsnsocrat, he was very careful not to
mention how he defraudcd the disconso-
late widow of his brother out OF the small
estate left her by her husband, leaving her
dependent upon the cold charities of the
world. The sister of the unfortunate wild
ow is also an inmate of the Lee county
(Iowa) poor house. Notwithstanding the
destitute condition of this woman, this
boisterous hypocritc is constantly prating
about his charity to the runaway niggors
that he takes in and protects, and cxult-
ingly proclaims that the hungry shall me-
Yer be turned away empty from the
philanthropic doors of his home. This
NciJ generous anu CArlStiau man is TOO
great to smile or look upon the poor objects
related to him by the ties of consanguini-
ty. To help them might elicit angel
smiles, but it would not carry him to Con-
gress where he can preach the most often
sive abolitionism, and boast of his niggcr
stealing operations under the plea of hu-
manity and love to the race. His sole aim
being Office, he is willing to ride any hobby
in order to acquire it, while his poor sister
in-law may pine in want without attract
ing his attention, or receiving any of his
boastcd charities. Out upon such villain
Gus hypocrisy by political clergyman.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

DEMOCRATIC EICTORIEs.-In Greens
burg, the home of the Hon Henry D. Fo,
TER, the Democracy on Monday last elect
ed their entire ticket for borough officer
In Chambersburg, heretofore strongly Og
position, the entire Democratic ticket wa
elected by about fifty majority.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

CALL For HAGMoNY.-An address
the National Democracy, urging the St
ceders to return to the Baltimore Conyo!
ton, has just been published in the Was
ington Constitution, with approbatoI
remarks by that journal. 1t is signed !
eighteen Congressm en-.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

HANNIBAL HAMLIN-The Black Re-
publican nominee for the Vice Presidency,
Mr.. HAMLIN, is regular Free Trader.
What do the Tariff men of Pennsylvania
think of this Is that the feast to which
they were invited-we mean those of them
who have heretofore been acting with tho
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
ID 4 a. Id

In Centre township Columbia county on Sat
we ~ o. May inst Of the Palsy, Mr. BENJANS Ia
IN The list year of his age
In liughesviile, Lycoming CO., Pa. on the 18Th in'
MI FRtnERIoK STICK. father Of Rev. ID. stock, OF ti
caster city ana Rev. J. Sl,ek, of ChanbeTsbufg ~
about GU ycars.
Blessed arc the dead that due IN the Iort"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
TRUE,-We do not pretend to say that
there is much poetry in the following, but
that there is truth in it all will agree -

The sweetest flowers that on earth doth beHr,I
Fade, wither and decay;
Fen though they're watched with tender rare,
And watered evsry day
The highest joys that earth doth give
To since Adam fell.
Are those, alas, which shortest live,
And with W. seldom dwell.
For all of which an article is found
and value received, by those who exchange
their money and produce, and get Cheep
Goods at Bettle's New Store in Light
Street, " 20 per cent. cheaper than the
cheapest"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

Hon. Geo. ". Scranton, NJ. of G., h,
our thanks for three neatly bound volum.
of the Presidents Messages and accomp
nying documents.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

CHARACTERIsTIc.-David Wilmot, the
author of the Wilmot Proviso, which was
the commencement of the dissensions, not
only of the Democratic party, but of our
whole country, was the temporary Chair
man of the Black Republican Convention
at Chicago. Fit representative is he Of
the party. Discord, disunion and ruin
was his object and the effect of his labors
in Congress. He is fit leader and rep
reSentative of party whose object, end
and aim is now, ever has been, and ever
will be diseord, disunion and ruin.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
VI "A Ee Ee he ID .

L, ol th' lth inst, by Rev. +. Gearhnrt, Mr.. II
burg, Pa.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
A Word of ENCOURAGEMENT.

1t must be peculiarly gratifying to the
majority of the Pennsylvania Delegation
in the Democratic National Convention, to
see the staid and reliable papers in our
old commonwealth cordially sustaining
their course Those papers which for
three years have battled the combined for
ces of Douglas and the black republicans,
are now as then clear and explicit in Their
opposition to this new abolitionizing pro.
cess. They have not forgotten that in s56
every republican in the land, proclaimed
himself Douglas democrat, and aband'
oning the congressional prorogativo, asser-
ted the territorial.
If National Convention had assembled
about that time whilo his apostacy was
recent, and the republicans loud in their
praises of him, how many votes would he
have received as democratic candidate
Not one In what particular has Mr.
Douglas changed since then? What her.
esy has he disavowcd? He is the same
man with the same sentiments as when he
led the black republican cohorts in the
Senate, as when he assailed the positions
of the Supreme Court, as when he pro-
claimed that territorial legislature had
more power than congress itself.
Why then shall Douglas be nominated
Shall John w. Forncy avow that he will
support no democratic candidate but Doug
las, and for what reason? Is it because
Douglas is better democrat than any 9TH
or man, or because John W. Forncy is a
worse one? No person who has watched
the late course of the two men, can fail in
a correct answer to that question.
The solid, substantial, reliable portion
of the democratic party is with the ma
jority of that delegation, Here and there
is paper following Forney--onco in a
while man of easy virtue, in position by
suferance, permits his inordinatc vanity
to overcome his judgment, and botrays his
constituency.
And in this connection We should like to
inquire of Col. Wright, a delegate from
this district, how he can square his conduct
at Charleston, with the spirit and tone Of
the letter he wrote the Democrats of Phil
adelphia on July lst, 1859, one sentence
of which reads as follows. The demo-
cratic creed is broad enough to embrace
the whole Union, and the democratic plat
form of Pennsylvania should be SO framed
as to meet the views alike of the party men
of Massachusetts, and South Carolina" II
being well understood that Col. Wright
assisted so to narrow the platform, that
the party men of South Carolina could no,
stand thereon.
But where are the men and tho papers
to whose guidance, in sunshine and il
storm the party has for years looked to
trusted and followed? As one man against
this hcrcsy. While Cameron, and Wilmot
and Reeder and Hickman and Foruey, are
acting with the common enemy; while en-
deavoring to foist upon our party the her
esy, for holding which they were kickct
out.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

New POSTMASTER AT N. Y.--Ifon.
John A. Dig, has been appointed Post
master at New York City, in room of Mr..
Fowler, removed
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

POPULAR soyERETGNTY.-Tlis express
sion is very common among politicians just
now, but We doubt if its origin and its
meaning are well understood. 1t is used
in reference to slavery in the Territories
Of the United States, about the govern
ment of which there is 50 much diversity
Of opinion. The Republicans assert the
doctrine that Congress has entire power
over the subject, and may lcgisatc slavery
into or out of any Territory. The South.
crn men and some Northern Democrats as
sert that Congress has 10 such power, that
Territorial Legislature, established by
Congress, cannot have any higher power
than Congress, and that consequently there
is no power to affect slavery within Ter
ritory until State Government is being
formed. Senator Douglas and his friends
agree with neither of these notions. They
say that Congress has no such power, but
that Territorial Legislature has the pow
cr and right to do SO, and this they call
Popular Sovereignty, while by its oppo-
ncnts it is nicknamed Squattcr Sovereign
ty. In the Drcd Scott case, Chief Justice
fancy, in delivering the opinion of the
Court, did decide that slavery was in the
Territories by virtue of tho Constitution,
that Congress had no right to lcgislate
about it, and added sand if Congress
cannot do Mis-if ii is bcyomM The pome,s
conferred on Mc Eelfrm GorcrRnlent-at
'0'H be odmitteo', 1ce presume, thM ii could
not uuttori,e TrgritoriaL Government
10 ere'cise Mem.' The opponents of this
doctrine insist that, as that was not the
point expressly decided, they are not bound
by the views of the Court, and that a po-
litical platform need not be controlled by
judicial decisions, This is the brief, vet
full statement of the question of Popular
Sovcreignty,-Phila. Ledg'r.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Merriment at a Funeral.

a truly extraordinary case is now trying
before one of the French courts A certain
MIR. - died, leaving an express order
to his heirs that he shouldbe buried in church
and a handsome sum paid 10 the priests, on
condition that nobody should laugh while
the service was going on" The intelligent
defunct had observed that undertakers and
priests permit themselves often to take hia.
riouS liberties with death, and he was deter
mined that he should be buried with the
gravity appropriate to the grave. OF course
the odd request got noised abroad all the
village came to the funeral and everybody
keeping an eye on everybody else to see that
nobody should so much as wink, the natural
result followed. A fat priest near the coffin
was the first to break down the choir boys
in the frailty Of their youth, followed the fat
priest; the minor canons, trying to stop the
choir boys, or at least make them laugh out
of the wrong side of their mouths" caught
the contaSion and began to shake their sides
the deacons were off next in a loud suffav:
and finally the cure himself was conquered
and choked in his handkerchief In short
a merrier interment was never Witnessed
1t was the joke of the season. But the heirs
not liking the sport, have refused to pay the
clergy for their roliicking services, and the
matter is now in court, where it will doubt
less cease to be a laughing matter to anybo-
dy but the lawyers.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

C. As Ton Sayers was recently driving
along the Holloway road. near London, the
wheel of his chaise came in contact with that
of cart, whose driver put the whip across
Toms shoulders. This Was too much for the
champion he alishted and promptly hauled
the carman from his cart. The iarvey re.
joined by telling Tom to the ground. Here
upon the bystanders, recognizing Savers.
shouted, "Halloc, Tom, you have got hold of
another Heenan." The sound of Tom Say
ers name was enough for the carman. who
quickly mounted his vehicle, and whipped
his ''dobbin and drove away" evidently con-
scious that ae had caught Tartar, but was
not desirous to investigate farther the pecu-
liarities of his catch.
o. Says the Boston Courier ave pub
llsh this day remarkable story-stranse in
deed-but We are assured true-touchinr a
young man who is bound up in two wills
his father demanding that he should marry
no person whose feet exceed certain size,
and his mother enjoining him with equal Sc
verify that the maiden's hair should be of
certain hue"
q Cork-screws have sunk more people
than cork jackets will ever keep up.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
How a Drowning Boy was Resuscitated

The Watertown Democrat gives the fol-
lowing account of the manner in which boy
named Henry Steinfeld, who was nearly
drowned at that place, few days ago, was
restored. He was taken from the water ap-
parently dead:
"The following treatment was employed in
the effort to resuscitate Henry Steinfeld,
which was successful : The boy was divest-
ed Of his clothing, and was Immediately
wrapped in blanket wrung out of hot wa
ter. Artificial respiration was then used for
short time. He was next placed on bar
rel, the face being downward, and rolled
backward ard forward until large quantity
of water and air was expelled. Warm wa
ter was constantly poured on the blanket,
which soaked through, giving him the bene-
fit Of its heat without the risk of exposure
Friction was also constantly kept up. Arti-
fetal respiration was again resorted to, and
again he was placed on the barrel, and in a.
bout II minutes after the treatment CON-
menced, the first signs of life were noticed.
The first efforts at respiration were so feeble
and far between that artificial respiration was
employed to fill up the intervals until the
breathing became matter of fact, when he
was allowed to struggle for himself"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
The Author and the Umbrella.

A distinguished author was recently over
taken in a shower and took refuge under a
portico at the West End, London. A young
and beautiful lady, after looking attentively
at him for moment, sent servent out with
an umbrella. The next day the delighted
author dressed himself up to the last result
of the problem of what was becoming, and as
the umbrella was an old one, laid it aside as
a soureair and purchasing one of the costli-
est taste, called on the lady to return her
tlattering loan. She received the new UNI
brella evidently without marking the change,
and after listening with curious gravit, to
the rather pressing tenderness of the dra-
matists acknowledgements. she suddenly
comprehended that he was enamored of her,
and forthwith nairely explained as he stood
in the way Of an expected visit from her in
tended, who wished to come and see her un-
observed, she had sent him the umbrella to
get him of her front steps.