Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-02-09

COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT I
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Saturday. February 0, 1851.
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
Tha Annual Meeting OF the "Pennsylvania Editorial
castor on MEDNEsDAY, til. Goth of February next at
81 O'Clock P, NJ Important business will he tan sacted
The inombss,and Editors generally throughout the state.
An election will be held for officers t the ensuing
MORTON McMICHAE1, President,
J. H. PuiEsToS, l.. II. DAVIS Secretaries.
sEG- Hon. ALLISON WuTE, Ex. NJ. of
G. from Clinton county, paid flying visit
the pnst week to Bloomsbury
TnE Store of Greasy & Co, at Light
Street, Is well stocked with choice Goods,
and are always to be obtained on the most
favorable terms.
PETITIONS from New Yorl, City alone
in favor Of the Crittcnden Compromise,
with over sir-three Mousond signatures,
have been presented to Congress
YOUNG ARMSTRONG was convicted in
Philadelphia during the past week, for the
murder of Crawford. A motion for new
trial has been made.
PRINCE ALFRED had arrived ut Ply !
mouth for the purpose of embarking on
board the St. George to join the North /
American squadron.
Mrs. MARY MOTLEY, of Milwaukee has
recovered $1,000 from the La Crosse
Railroad, for the death of her son, killed
by IN accident on the road last year.
JoHN S. JACKSON, Esq, proprietor of
the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript, died
in that city on Thursday morning last,
after protractcd and painful illness.
ALABAMA FAER NEGRo BiLL-Thc
Senate Of Alabama has passed n bill re-
quiring all free negroes to leave the State
by the lst of January, 1862, or be sold
into slavery,
WOLVES RETURNINd-It is stated. as
singular fact, that for the first timo in
twenty years, wolves are now showing
Themselves in the Aroostook region, Maine.
Previous to 1910 they were very abundant
there.
We call the attention of Farmer to th1
Card Of The Lodi Manufacturing Co., No.
1870, South Wharves, Phila lphia, of the
celebrated Fertilizer, PouDRErTE. 1t is
worthy the attention of all Agriculturists.
Read their advertisement and send for a
Barrel.
GoLn AND SILVER dcpo.itcd in the
Franklin Saving Fund, No. 1876 South
Fourth street, below Chestnut, Philadcl-
phia, since January LIST, 1851, will be re-
paid in gold or silver, Bank notes de-
po.itcd repaid in bank notes. Deposits
received ana payments made daily with
interest.
sss- Gen. Tom Taup, the "Origins'
natural Curiosity will exhibit on th'
Second Of March, in tho Nout House, a
Bloomsbury. His heighth is 81 inches
weight % lbs and age 23 years Gu
citizens should not fail to avail Themselves
Of this last opportunity to come and Sc
the nollc little funny General
TIE population o, Columbia County 70
1850, is enormously stated in the Auditor
Generals Report, 1t i. there put down 4
24,GO3. The number of inhabitants Of on
County, as exhibited by tAe Marshal,
Schedules, is 25, ,l2l--a difference of jus
52l souls.
lf5y. Rev. D. j. WALLER, the able di-
vine Of the first Presbyterian Church
Bloomsbury, delivered an interesting ser
mon in the Presbyterian Church of til
Borough, on Sunday morning of last week
Mr.. Waller,is rightly considered one OF tn
most eloquent pulpit orators in Northcr
Pennsylvania.
Alr. Z. D. ADAMS, of Briarcreok towl
shin, was ordained Elder, on the occasio
Bero.ck GaceDe.
TIE WEATHER AND Crops IN TEXA
-Adyices from the interior of Texas 1t
port delightful weather. In some pIac
the fruit trees have begun to blossom, al
tho farmers and planters have commence