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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-25

n9~ The Susquhanna Conference of the
Ey. Lutherap Synod of East Pa. will eom-
mence on the 3rd of February next, in the
Lutheran Church of this place. Preaching
by the members, may be expected each
evening during its session. All business
will be transacted with open doors. The
public generally and the neighboring min.
istcrs especially are invited to attend. A
conference is the smallest ecclesiastical
body in the Lutheran church and is a
Subordinate branch of the district Synod
which again, is Subordinate to the Gene
raj Synod of tho U, s, This conference
contains sixteen minister.
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GG- The Reading AoIer commenced its
sixty, ,Si1th year, week ago. We are
very sorry We cant read the .4dIer, But
then we arc in the situation Of the Deacon;
who, when a stranger preached, kept wide
awake and watched him narrowly; but
when the old domino himself was in the
pulpit, went to sleep, because he knew the
doctrine and application would be all right
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TRAVERSE JURORS.

1, Btoom-Andrew Crossey, Martin Rupert, Leonard
. Rupert Joseph Weaver. William Bowman
BedUer-Conrad Erwine, Moses Schlichef
Brtdrcr6ek Augustus u Pearce
Cdttdwissd- John MartL, Jehn Ritter
Centre-l lanes Warden
Congrgham William Rohrback
EranAin-Jeremah Fahr.nger, William Mensch
Greenuood- Samuel Bogart, Jacob Evans
Hertoek--Iames Emmit, Levi Wrghts
JaeksoR-Michae Remedy
ans
.naine-NiChae Grover
.MWia-John Heller, John Masteller
~ Pedsant-Jacob Goho, Erie keller
.hddtsoa--Conrad Kramer
Ordnge-Isaac Yocum Jamns IIarm,n
PiHe-George Welliver
juCh 'eS
SSagdHogt-William Mosteller, Josiah Fritz
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sas- The small Pox is prevailing in
Honesdalo, Wayne county. Care should
be taken that the travel between this and
Washington city where it is one of the
three most prominent diseases may not
bring it among US.
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lS- The Atlantic Monthly for Februa
ry is on our table, Lowell has another
"Biglow'' paper--Prof Agassiz paper
"A story of today, is continued. Several
poems and prose articles of merit fill up
the number. Ticknor & Fields, Boston,
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EJ" TIE Proceedings of the last Teach.
ers' Institute have been crowded out, until
supposing they have lost their interest, we
shall not publish them We regret the
necessity, but could not control 1t.
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SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY IS, 1909.

Bag" Tomorrow is the third Sunday af-
ter Epiphany.
John j. Audo bon died, January 81,
1851,
Sir Francis Drake died, January 2s,
1896.
George III died, January 90, 1890.
Charles l beheaded, January 80, 1919.
The celebrated cold Tuesday of Janua.
~ 81, 1915.
Lorenzo Dow died, February / 1884.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-25

LATER PARTICULARS OF THE
BATTLE OF SOMERSET,

A Decisive Tic,o,y-Ingloyoous retreat
fMe rebels opturS of all their Ay-
tilery, Amntuaitjoa, Horses, Wogones,
&c. IlCo Huadred Dead Rebels found
on Me FSeM--ZoAico6er's Body
Found in a Hagon,
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GRAND JURORS,

FOR FEBRUARY TERM, 1862.
Bioom-E Jackson Thornton, Stephen H. Miller
Briarerok Josiah Thomas, Levi Rinard, Daniel
Martz
Bcdrer-John Snglpy
Bont0a-JacOb WcVct
ftShiRgcre-Joscph Runyan
GrocHuOod-Francis Ewes Matthias Kline
HemiockC Charles Neihsrt Aaron Smith George Dries.
bach
LoouSt-George Mowry
MRm-Lewis Eckroth, Charles Klngaman
lains-Wm Longenberger Daniel Yetter
.NoRtour-John Quick
M Piedsant-John Rucke
Ordnge-Samuel Beidleman
=, @HgariOGt-Wiam Hess, Emanuel Laubaeh, Samuel
Fritz
Jan |, 1861
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psS~ The Chambcrsburg Talby Spirit
has changed hands, Mr.. Geo H. Men
gel retres and the paper is continued by
Messrs. P. S, Dechcrt, B. Y. Hamsher.-
No other change will be made, Indeed
We do not see how the paper can be i'm
proved, editoriaNy.
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ps- The "Winnebago Chief" having
somahawked and scalpod the "Woolly
Horse has been himself laid out by the
Grail Splitter"
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kss> The Farmers Almanac for 1859
by the Lodi manufacturing company, is
received. Send for ono to No. 66 Cort-
landt Street, New York, gratis, and see
what it is all about.
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LIST OF CAUSES,
FOR FEBRUARY TERM, 1862.

FOR FEBRUARY TERM, 1862.
l Cyrus Barton vs. Hiram o Fowler ct al
. SOL liathiel Eckroat Eliza Eckrote.
3 Townsend w kahier, VS. Daniel Neyhard
4 Andrew Creyeing, VS. Andrew Mellick, ct al
S Philip Wlntersteen, vs. Valentine WinleTsteen.
Isaiah Shuman,admr. VS. Jacob H. Shuman.
: James Shields, ct al vs. Isaiah Shuman.
s Richard H. Mcnagh, vs. John Gigger,
Hugh Thompson ct al Augustus B. Penrce, ct al
10 Daniel +, Soybcrt, VS. A. b. Pearce, ct al
II Henry Wells, vs. George Kney.
IL Wilson Ager VS. Joseph alton.
IL Michael u. brown, at al vs. James j. Dull, ct al
II Clinton b. Herring, ct al We Daniel f. SeybeT
Is Michael Fogle, ys Peter Campbell
l6 Thomas RobisOn, vs. William Fausoy.
II Thomas q. Robson, VS. William Pausey.
Il Thomas Robson, VS. VIM, FauSey.
10 Samuel Whitaker, vs. Margaret smith.
20 Nathan Tayer, ct al VS. James Lake
~ Frederick Dudy, vs. Leonard Adams.
- Chrres Tomlnson VS. the Executors and heirs OF
B. Wilson's admT,
% Henry Traush, VS. the West Branch Insurance Com
pany.
"A Jacob Berninger, admr. VS. John Osnan.
- Samuel J. Bealer, vs. Abraham ", Robins ct al.
2G Jacob Eyer VS. Abraham klaze,
- Abraham kazC Us Jacob Eyer,
% Jesse w. Merrill, vs. Henry Ale,
- David w. CLARK Ct al VS. Lackawanna and Blooms
burg Il X Co.
30 Frederick Nicely, VS. Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
Company,
81 Danit Ki,ters Ex. VS. Jacob Kistler, ct al
80 john X, Merrill, VS. samuel W,GarTtson.
30 David Lee, qt al vs. Samuel l.. Bettle.
"a Sylvester Purscl, vs. Lew H. Tato,
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Rsr Simon Cameron was confirmed as
minister to Russia the vote starding IA
TO "a. Several republicans opposed him.
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nS- The New York World saws it costs
sllo per day to keep the prisoners at Fort
Warren.
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SHERIFF's SALE.

I virtue Of several writs of uen.latiint
t1ponas issued out of the Court of Common Plea
OF columbia county to me directed, Will be exposed to
public sale, at the Court House on MONDAY THIRD
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1862 al o'clock in the after
noon. the following real estate to wit
All that certain tract of land, Situate in Sugaroaf
township Columbia county, bounded and described as
follows To wit On the North lands Jacob Fritz on
the East by lands Of John Lewis and David Lewis
the South BY lands Of Ezekiel Cole on tn. West by
lands Of Ezekiel Ooe and Andrew Iauhach containing
two huudt ed and forty -four be the more or
Less About one hundred and forty Of which is
cleared land, WhcrGc1 erected q Two Story Lpg
dwelling house two story plank dwelling house a
large franz bank barn, frame wagon shol stone
spring Lse, ana other ont buildings, also other
one and half story frame dwelling house frame barn
ana Thcr ont buildings also large number Of fruit
trees with the appurtenanGcs Seized taken in execu.
tion ana to be sold us the property OF Frederick Lau
bach
ALSO, at the same time and place, all
that certain tract or parcel ofaud sitsate Sugarloa
twp. Columbia county, containing Seventy Three
Acres about 20 acrcs cleared land, bounded and de-
sCrlbed as follows TO wit ON the North 10y Hands Of
Miles Sltiih, on the South by lands of phrondry Her
rng0n, on the east by the County line of Lu2crne and
Col Counties, ana on tina West by Il. q. 4. stevens
whereOu are ere Cted a Story Log Dwelling House.
log barn with the aprurtonanccs Seized taken in ex.
ecuuuh ana 10 be sold as tho property OF Oren Parks
ALSO, at the same time and place, all
that certain lot Of ground, situate in Espytown, Scott
township Columbia county, Pa hOUndGn on the North
by Vain street Of Said town, The by lot of B G.
DOan, on the South by North HraHch Canal and the
N'sl by loOt John containing one tlrd of
Acre be the same more Or less, WncreuH erected
two s.Orv frame dW cling house with Kit hen attached
- il. frame stable frame carpenter shop and other
uutbuidIngs with the appurcnanCes. Seized taken in
execution and to be sold Is the property OF George Van
sickle,
JOSIAH H. FURMAN,
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RECEIPTS FOR DECEMBER
40 THE
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.

The following are the receipts to the Office
of the COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, during
the month of December, 1861
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DIS s 0 L U T 10 n.

NOTICE is hereby given that ths partnership here
~ tofore existing between the subscribers under he
rn ofCRITk SNYDER, in the Milling Business m the
Locust Valley Mills in Locust township, Columbla
county was dissolved, the llth Of October iebl by
mutual consent All persons indebted 10 the la!9 hthl
requested 20 make settlement win dm0s SHyeeT re-
siding az the Mil nd by whom all debts Of the late hrhi
viii be settled The Notes, Bonds, Book accounts &c
are in the hands Of said Snyder for early payment
NOAH ARPrZ,
- AMOS sNYp
Octobef a. l56i FIN
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-25
Third Annua! Report
OF THE
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
OF MIDDLE PENNA.
ofaioe In Dsnvillo, Moniour County, Pennsylvan,a.
Capital S94, ,SJ2 5J

Amount Of property insured Jan. g. 1861 nj sco aso
T''" '"Euieuhe past year. 452, lao
Amount surrendered the past year, ds99
Total amt insured Jan. 9, 1861 eI757 oso
Amount or premium notes in force Jan, sth,
1861, ~ "' co 20, no
Amount Of premium taken past year s3'05a 0S o.
-
Amount Of notes cancelled past year, a52 az
Premium notes in force January 9th '6s, 3e6 ~
6alanee III the Treasury, and amt loaned
January Sth, 1861, l5s5 r.,
To amount Of premiums collected ths past
year, oio 4,
To dmouni of interest collected past year, s5 "a
10 amount of interest due and unpaid, 10 so
10 amount due from agents. l0l 60
o,, 1901 80
BY los. Of Hoffman G. Co, damage by fire e7 00
ny Directors Executive Committee and Pres.
. idents compensation, 81 20
ny amount paid for printing report, Blanks&c AZ 30
ny amount paid for stationery, postage fuel 30 %
By amount refunded, M
By amount of Once rent, 50 90
By amount paid for adjusting claims, as
KY amount Of Seeretary's compensation, 926 SO
ny Ireasurers commission, 26 30
by amount ct interest, balance in the Trea.
sury and amt due 2,525 ~
~ s3oO5 II
400
s3Osl SO
AasSTs OF THR COMPANY, JAsuLRY 9th 1862
Amonn, loaned at interest l,72s 40
due from agents, lOl 60
inteteh que and unpaid, l6 so
Balance IN ths Treasury, 6s5 a.
Surplus ,P, fund, g,s25 II
Amount Of premium notes, in force Jan 9th
A,udsS; lsU?' o.,. ~ 90 1926 7s
proofsafe' 200 90
,, 95,O5s 5s
Amount of oflabilities, aud unjusted claims, 1893 90
DIRECTORS:
Northumberland County--Wm. Folmer, Es1.. Ab,o.
Isacc Bdlespach ~ anu
.uontoer Couaty--Abraham Wagner, William Yorks.
Tohn ncWiliams, John Vought IT. and Jesse Gresh
Columbia County Emanuel Lazarus NJ /. Appleman
DsVid w Clark D. A. Bowman, aud Samuel Snyder
OEFICERS
President--WM. FOWLER, Esd
Vice President-WM YORKS, Esq:
Secretary-P JOHNSON
Treasurer SAMUEL YORKS.jr.
The Directors of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Of diddc Penn sylvana take pleasure in pre
senting their Third annual statement, to the members
OF said Company
Operation, with perhaps less loss than any other Com
pany IN the state in proportion to the amount of prop
erty insured,
While many stock Companies have been cornpsled
70 advance their rates for insurance. and mutual Com
pahles' having town and manufacturing property IN
sured have made heavy assessments to their
es, the Farmers Mutual of Middle Penna has been in
ereaslns IN business and capital, and able to all
liabilities without sments and each year shows
an increase Of surplus funds.
The Company is mutual and confnde by its charac-
yer TO Tue exclusive insurance Of country property
therefore Offering to the farmer, and others owning
county property safe and reliable insurance at rates
only corresponding to the risk
The Directors feel confident that under ordinary cir.
cums,onces the Farmers Mutual will meet the expec.
WM. FOWLER, President.
2. JOHNSON, Secretary.
Danvile, Jan. 9Th, leG2-3t.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA TELEGRAPH
FOR THE
LEGISLAIITE SESSION,

The publisher OF the PESNsyLvApIA TpLEGRAPu mas
made the most ample aud complete arrangements by
the engagement of an experienced corps OF
give the public complete synopsis eli the proceedings
of the Legislature, embracing all legislation that will be
oc general character and such private business may
have effect or influence on the public interest Ad.
ded these reports with the reports, Of the Heads OF
Departments, the debates will all be published when
they are OF character involving questions in which the
people are interested, These features regularly aud
carefully conducted and supervised by experienced
porers reports of the proceedings of Congress
the approaching session the current events in the pro-
gress Of the war together with such doest and for.
tign news as shall daily occur and como within our
reach will make the PENNSYLVANIA TELEGRAP ofths
valuable and interesting newspapers in the Couu
try.
TERMS
The DAILY will be published during the session of the
Legislature for 81 90 per copy
THE o. WEEKLY viii also be published at the low
rate of 81 90 for the session.
The WEEKLY is printed On veIy large sheet AZ the
low rate Of 81 O0 per yeaE'
Address, -
GEORGE RERGNER,
Hapisburg Fsnn'a,
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We appeal to readers in the present crisis of our
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Dloomsburg Ian. l5, IsG2.
PROCLAMATION.

[J1 IIEREAs, the iIoS. AARON X PFcEHAM, President
w Judge At the Court of oyer and TermnGr and Gen
era Jail Delivery, Court of Quarter Sessions of the
Peace and Court of Common Pleas and Orphans Court,
the Goth Judicial District composed Of the counties
Of Columbia, sullivan and Wyoming, and the Hon John
MCRcynUlds stephen Badly Associated Judges of Culum
ba couy have issued the precept bearing date the th
day of Dee in the year Of our Lord thousanG cgh
hundred and SIXTY Onc aud TO directed for holding
Court of Oyer and TcrmIner and General Jail delivery
General Quarter Sessions Of the Peace, Common Pleas
and Orphans Court in BIoomsburg, in The county Of
Columbia, the first Monday, (Dcing the ID day Of
February, next, and 10 continue one week.
Notice hereby given, to the Coroner the Justices Of
the Peace and Cunstabgs Of the said county of Columbia
that they be then ana there in their proper persons
10 o'clock in the forenoon Of saidday with their records
inquitions and other remembrance to those things
which 10 their Offices appertain to be done. And those
that bound by rcCognzance 10 prosecute against the
prisoners that may be in the Jail of said county OF
Columbia be then and there to prosecute them shall
b. Just. Jurors requested to be pmctua in their at
tendance, agreGuby 10 their notices. Dated Blooms
burg the day necGmbar the year OfOur Lord
thousand eight hundred aud yune and in the eighty
sixth year of the Independence Of the United States Of
America. God save the Commonwealth
JOSIAH II. FURMAN,
Shcrif's Office, Sheriff.
RioOmsburu, Jan, / ISG2
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FANCY FURS FANCY FURS
Thirty Men Needed

I'LL AL IL ~ tOOAOh
THE undersigned having been detached by Adit Ger
Thomas for the recruiting service, has TO Colum
bia Co for that purpose The recruits will be attached
TO BATTERY +. (or Matthews Battery,
FIR ST PENNA. IILLERY,
row under the command of Mai Gen. Banks and doing
duy on the Upper Potomac 1t has already extended
reputation ana has seen much service We number six
gus l20 men, and have all the equipments
One section is composed of the celebrated steel rifed
Parrot Guns, capable of doing execution four miles,
The recruits thcy desire be lac ID reserves un
I'll they attain tht necessary proficiency, Those who
prefer going as drivers can do Gen Mcclellan has
declared that this is to b. war Of artillery" hence
Is con sidered the most important the SERVICE
The drill is lively and Interesting In action while
cavalry and infantry waiting for, moving towards
the enemy, we can plough their ranks or storm their
iortfcatiOns wrh shot shell and canister. ARTILLERY.
men never stand guard duty appear daily
nor travel on foot. While the idfantry are poddinp
along with heavy knapsacks and gun equipments, can
noneers can ride along pleasantly and at "A comp ara.
lively fast rate. The objection heavy artillery is that
the men are always cooped up in narrow forfcatons
and doing nothing is soldiers abomination. The
chances tor promotion i'll this double that OF anv
other service.
community only need refer the threatening attitude
Of England Do rot let her find our men backward when
she threatens
Pay is due from enlistment. For particulars cnquire
at the office of f. H. LITTLE, Esq, when generally
be found. Recruits will be promptly cared for upon
their arrival.
LIEUT.. C. B. BROCKWAY,
Recruiting Officer, Battery i LET Pa Art'y.
bloomsbury, Dec. II, 1861.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-10
Nominations in Vermont.

MONTPELIER, VI, July "a state conven-
ton of those who are in favor of sustaining
the constitution and the Union, and of sup
porting the national administration in the
present crisis of the country, was held here
to-day, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for governor, lieutenant governor, and
treasurer. Stoddard B. Colby of Montpelier
was elected president.
The following nominations were unani-
mously made: For governor, Hon. Frederick
Holbrook of Brattleboro, the present incum-
bent; for lieutenant governor, Hon. Paul
Dillingham; of Waterbury; for treasurer, j..
G. Page of Rutland.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
confscation of the property and slaves OF
rebels, urging the speedy and etfectual sup
preston of the rebellion, approving the gen.
eral policy of the administration, pledging
Vermont to furnish men and money to the
last extent of her ability, rendering hearty
thanks to the brave and patriotic soldiers in
the field, and thanking Gov. Holbrook for the
prompt manner in which he rendered to the
president Vermont's quota of three hundred
thousand additional soldiers.
Another resolution accepting certain special
acts of president Lincoln as pledges, that
the government has cut itself free from all
completely with savery,-was after an ami.
mated debate adopted with few dissenting
voices.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-10
From WashingtO

WASHINGTON, July Capt. w. f. Smith,
of the corps of Typographical engineers, was
to-day confirmed by the senate as brigadier
general. The nomination had been pending
since August last. 1t is known that he has
meantime been acting as brigadier general of
volunteers in the army of the Potomac. The
resignation of Col. Thomas +. Ganet, aide-de-
camp to Gen. Mcclellan, has been accepted
by the president, to take effect the 9TH inst.
Maj. J. Watts Depuyster, Jr., of the LIST New
York artillery, will report to Gen. Mcclellan.
Assistant surgeon Jos. B. Smith will report
IN person to the surgeon general for duty in
his office. Assistant surgeon Clinton Wag-
ner is assigned to duty in Washington, to take
charge of the General Hospital in Judiciary
square. Assistant Surgeon j. c. Mckee will
report in person for duty to the surgeon gem
eral. Brigade surgeon Blackman will report
for duty to the commanding officer of the
army OF the Potomac Brigade surgeon Ed
ward Mcdonnell will report for duty to Major
Gen. Siegel
Brigadier surgeons Charles Allen and
Thomas B. Catlin will report for duty to the
commanding officer of the department of the
south. Surgeon Wiertz is relieved from duty
as member of the army medical board of
this city, and will report thence by letter for
duty to the commanding officer of the depart
HehI Oh lne mississippi. Brigade surgeon
Dorr will report to the medical director of the
military district of Washington, to take
charge of the hospitals in this city.
The recently published dispatch from Capt.
Craven to Com. Farragut mentioned the pre-
parations of the rebels to annoy our fleet by
battery in the vicinity of Ellis Cliffs and Rod
ney, Miss Acting master Croker commune
Gates the particulars of an encounter on the
morning of the 26th, when he says, ''We
were attacked by battery of apparently
two or three six Founders concealed
in the thicket under the bluff Their
first shot from distance of not more than
two hundred yards took effect in the Sarah
Brum, injuring two of her crew severely.
Three other shots, fred at almost the same
defiance, fell short, when a round of grape
from the Sarah Brum and shell from the
Kensington, both of which were dropped with
great accuracy into the midst of the smoke of
their guns, silenced them completely. Both
the Sarah Brum and the Kensington, together
with the rifemen from all the vessels, contin-
ued firing till the curve round the turn
brought them out of range, and enabled the
Horace Beals to open fire with her battery,
which she did with great animation, and the
thicket was shelled until all the vessels were
out of range.