Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-11-21
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
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Mr.. Lincoln won't take bis pay in his
own money. Perhaps DR.. Aver don't take
his own pills.
UNDER the benign rule of Gen. Schenck
Baltimore city cast 10000 votes. Under
different auspce, it would cast $4,000!
The BerWict Gazoee says the Berwick
Congregation of that place are holding
series OF meetings.
Mr.. Jesse Rosencrantz, of Slucum twp,
! Luzerae county, killed two Deer at one
shot, while out hunting in that neigbor'
hood, not long since.
AT Berwick, 9Th inst, W. Wickham
Case, late of the University at Lewisburg,
was ordained to the Gospel ministry. lie
serves the Berwick and Briar Creek Bap.
tist churches as Pastor,
BLuNDERINa Burnside has hecn defeat
ed in East Tennessee, his two advanced
positions taken and about 900 OF his men
made prisoners. His resignation has been
accepted.
The largest locomotive in tho United
States, if not in the world, has just been
built for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company. 1t has twelve driving
wheels and weighs more than 100 900.
JUDGE Woodward becomes Chief JUS
tce of Pennsylvania in lieu of Judge Low
rie. The Abolitiouists will find Woodward
more in their way than ever before, when
they undertake TO force unconstitutional
measures upon the people Of Pennsylvania.
THE wind, on Friday week was very
severe in many parts of the country. In
Danvile, the Baptists and Catholics had
each o new house of worship built up to
, the square, but the wind blew down the
walls.
The new postage currency is now out
and being circulated, and greater hum
bug was never palmed off upon "the peo-
ple.'
How unlike the old democratic currency
of Gold and silver.
The great plot in Ohio, prepared to op-
crate upon the New York and New Jersey
elections, and therefore forwarded by tele-
graph has exploded. "No body hurt"
For the Ohio election they had forged
letter from Vallandigham-forged, and it
does not bring blush to their cheeks
Lying, forgery, bribery and fraud is the
trade Of the 'woolyheads."
The State Superintendent has issued q
call for meeting of the Co. Superinten.
dents at Harrisburg to commence on the
18th of next January. 1t is hoped that
the meeting will be a full one and that
much good will result-as it will, if the
members unite harmoniously and vigor-
ously in an effort to that effect.
School Journal.
THE Grand army the Potomac has had
eight commanders in twenty-four months,
viz: General Scott, Gen. Mcdowell, Gen
Mcclellan, Gen. Pope, Gen. Mcclellan
(again,) Gen. Burnside, Gen Hooker, Gen.
Meade. This is at the rate of a now COM
mander every three months.
What man ever successfully, run a saw
mill, or boot and shoe shop, with as many
changes of boss sawyers or forman, this
warf
THOSE drafted men who have already
been exempted for certain physical defects
can consider themselves lucky, for the
Provost Marshal General has just issued
an Order cutting down about half the list
Of diseases and infrmitiss that disqualified
for military service. This order was rem
dered necessary by the great number of
exempts. The Surgeons are also required
to be more strict in their examinations.
The opinion of Chief Justice Lowrie
pronouncing the Conscription act of the
last Congress unconstitutional, is publish.
ed on our first page.
Of course the opinion Of Judge will
have no weight with an administration that
disregards constitutions, laws and courts
but it may have some weight with the peo.
pie, whose rights it endeavors to sustain
against the encroachments of arbtary
power. It should-and we think will be
universally read and studied,
! OFFICIAL LYINa.-The Springfield
| (Mas.) Republican, thinks that there is too
much lying at Washington, it says: "Sec
retary Stanton has from the beginning
made it leading aim to bamboozle the
people. No body complains of the con
cealment of army movements but out
right lying about battles that have beer
fought, admits of no excuse. What mon
strous and futile concealments and perver
sions we have had for weeks as to the dis
astrous repulse at Chichamauga.
Il THE Allentown Democrat publishe:
the following item in its last issue nndel
the court proceedings :-Commonwealtt
VS.. Samuel Frankenfed.- The defendant
an old man II years of age, was indict
ed for fornication and bastardy, on oatl
of Polly Frankenfeld who is the widow
of defendants son. Defendant declared
himself innocent, but tho Jury thinktn,
i, otherwise found him guilty, and the Cour
sentenced him to pay "a fine of S and tht
usual lying in expenses and maintenance
{ of the child.
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