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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30
The SpanInrds in st. Domingo.
THE ABANDONMENT OF TIE WAR OF STAIN IN ST.

From tho London Tines Jan. Ia
Marshal Narvaez has given new proof that he n
capable aud resell to minister Even those opposed
principles with which his been associated
will not de.y that at this important OF the Affairs Of
spain he has the wisdom ~ what Is the ght policy
aud the strength Of character TO enforce H. The crcum
stances und which he took Office were, indeed,
enough TO make any man prudeut yet we have u
many a m mister sot out with good intentions and
yield nhor time 70 tho preludices OF COURT the
snpHenesS OF mis- Colleagues the ntrgucs OF those
who ben ted by lie public profusion, else DO
carried away by the generous, though mistaken
impulses OF national honor and lary glory. Marshal
Nsrtaez has chosen policy and adhered TO IT, lie WAS
brought Into ONCE party Is snid through the desire OF
the Court 10 encct q family arrangement which tho
lato ministry was opposed 10 or afraid TO
sanction; nut Tho main reason was, beyond n
doubt that Spain was moving inevitably aud hope.
lessiy 70 inanc al rul. II nay well be imagined that
II d "a not take little 10 Brighten Spanish politicians
In this respect People who by nature AID habit
are " Of pTic and pom to and jealousy suscept bic
Vic them year after year with he utmost indier nee,
must have very vague Of the sanctity Of public
obligations The Spanish government would never have
beer alarmed at TIE prospect OF not bon abe TO pay s
debts AS long as Cast liam profit and glory could
have been extract from the purses OF foreigner,
no SET of ministers would have thought Of giving
imposing ornaments and romantic expedilions--much
lets % resgnins thcr Offices But there ,s point ut
Which tho most extravagant have their o. Of economy
Thc man who can contemplate a ruined creditor With
perfect canness Is rather shaken at the prospect OF hav
ing no money mse. This IL SPANS case. The
ma ion has exhausted is credit and It's most capable
Ia know thai II must rctrench Is not
waiter Of choice bat N neccssttg BY desperate ck
pedenh. by pavin nobody whom u s possible 10 de-
neud aud w placing fresh np0sts on IN ovcfburdenet
pal son Tho pleas d aggression on foreign nations
might lasted ~ few years longer. kut ,his course
requires union O. sudacity AMI aiity which Spanish
m III tiers fort natcly no oostg In short the ex
tray agancc IS tne last feW ycar al bad lesson VIII
Spain had lc@n. from I've ncghbor end moael The French
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Our Paris Correspondence.

FuoVs
Sonora 20 b Made French Jrovincs-Iors Episccpdl
Iyoter,-The Empsrovs LVs ~ Cdsar--Ths american
Lsoaticn--Hv and FRA <y9ssfus Frsler6 ThisfS
@~aite- Meyerbeey's <fricasnS do.
The designs Of the Emperor upon Mexico are becoming
rnore plainly developed IT'S stated In political circles
snd generally believed THAI orders have been sent 70
hsrsha Bazane 70 occupy the province 81 Sonora In tho
name OF France and that this portion Of Mexico shall be
held a. plsdse until the entire stipulated indemnity
snail 30 paid up Once taken possession Of by
'Fr-nce you can res, assured that Sonora will
fas.S be voluntarily abandoned The Emperor
las 'ong had his eye upon this rich prov Ince
All ss long ago ss 1854 Intriguing TO or.
tain poss sssIon OF H. The ~ starred expedition Of
Count Raou yet dc Boubon encouraged By NJ Dill.
jcn, then rrsn, Consul at San Francisco until was
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McBRfDr. --On Sunday, January 20, OF oonsumptk
THoaAs MCBRIDE native Of Colon, county Louth,
land.
Tic friends and neiehbors are respectfully invited
attend the funeral from bis late residence, No 10 RI
rnond street, Brooklyn, on Tuesday afternoon, at !
O'Clock.
[For ONE DeaRs See Second Paesl
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

The Noravian Outward Bound.
PORTLAND, Jan 20, 1905
The Moravan sailed At forty eve minutes pas. ten
night for Londonderry aud Liverpool.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

@100 REwARp.-LosT, PoCKBTBO0K 90
PIOO tanning 3 three one hundred dollar bils Al
hundred dollars small bills, and
card ticket pass issued 10 Mrs Colonel Munday by
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail steamers signed By Capt.
Shuey 1857 Tie hook either NJ the ST. Nicho
Hotel or hstween that and wallacks theatre on ssnrd
night Jan IS 1905 Applyto Mr.. Joseph Bell. United stA
pissric. Attorneys omcc, Chambers street,
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CKATING.-pONT FAIL TO ATTEND THE GRAF
- Fancy Dress Carnival and Illumination, or Wednesd
syenng February sylvan LAKE. foot OF Seventh sire
Ifoboken Admission 20 ccnt
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pass wit,1out repnmand n IN Engt A representative.
whssf .er be were An Ambassador y : consuI were 70
vo 4ntser In public despatch v, the minister Of
sher Power bis regret that ~ oss insult had not
oersd the United States - -onN infaIlbiy be re-
called and thai On The very principle lad down y NJ
nate agents cannot be ts.ersted bv soyernment which
respects itself This, aowsver IL entirely question for
their own superior and M Seward does not ZEE che
ntions Of this KID il not Tor u 70 complain Of them
The f., gsss.dsrins el the Blcsh.ds Rum
ming steamer Leila Near Ltverp0Oi.
From the London Star, Jan. I!
The vIrviyors Of the crew Of the blockade running
rom them the only particulars which likely 70 b
kaoxn OF the loss OF the unfortunate vessel have been
ODs tons few
by Messrs Miller Sons OF Liverpool and last week
she made : remarkably successful TRIAL TRIP, a.
She was q slightly constructed vessel built mainly
with an eye 70 great speed, and being long and
she left the Mersey sa Saturday morning last having
board Captain Thomas Brxton skinner tof virginia.
George de Lacy (of savannahl second mate; T. B.
Harrison lof Liverpool third mate; Captain sinclair
q sS .hsa ms. s Sps Cork po
named OBen several passengers and crew, the total
number board being varousy stated at from thirty 70
there being at the time powerful gale and heavy sea-
on Ormeshcad 1t found that the Ere compartment
ieyed (which over the side having been forced by
the seas into the bows and thus made breach in the
compartment Tho steamer was at once reversed, and
put back for the Mersey In about two hours she was
within six or seven miles Of the N. w. Lghtshp; but
then she began to settle down. and being washed by
succession OF heavy seas II became evident that she
would founder Her four beats got out but In the
effort 70 them two stove in Two Of the boass
were got away from the ship eighteen persons being
board Of them and twelve on board the other The
master and Of the loft board and both,
il IL feared would 90 down with the ship The boats
succeeded after great exerons 10 reaching the ihtshp
but the larger boat containing eighteen PERSONS and IN
cuding six or seven passengers was driven under
and swamped The whole Of the persons 1t contained
being drowned This occurrence caused great alarm 20
the occupants Of the second boat four Of whom jumped
overheard in the hope Of being picked up, but were
drowned The remaining eight got board the light
ship and these tho who brought to Liver
pool yesterday. Amongst the persons lost are:-Er
Thomas Miller (son of the buider), the master Of the
Leila, tho three mates Captain sncair two stewards,
the boatswain carpenter and cook. Most Of the men
have left families Nothing further 10 known OF the
men lost from the lifeboat which went from Liverpool
on Sunday to the survivors Of the Leila Seven
Of the crew Of this boat known to be lost Great
quantities OF wreck floating about the mouth Of the
river and the weather is still squaly news Of more
disasters Is anticipated
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the midst OF winter 70 express his gratitude for such
tribe The fact that the Austrian statesmen getting
tired Of their subseienoy 70 Prussia they feel that
their influence In Germany ID gradually escaping them,
and that unless they mako hna stand they will be
p,etely sclpsed by their bold and grasping rival.
Tho secondary States who always accustomed TO lean
upon Austria and to whose cooperation she the
prcponderancc she has hitherto enjoyed In the Gcrnano
Confederation, have lost all confidence In her policy,
and turning their eyes towards France tho only
Power that afford Thorn protection and than
from being swallowed up by Prussia As UT Louls
Napoleon has maintained passive atttude and betrayed
inclination TO conpcaic matters by his intorferonce
but II 10 not 10 be expected that ho will lot fs onbe
opportunity pass add his moral support would
suffice 70 strengthen the coalition between tho minor
States and To produce revolution IN the political reln
tons Of Germany, from which Austria would be the
greatest suGsrcr
Az the nilsson OF Prince Frederick Charles OF
Official nature IL difficult TO say what offers no IL en-
powered make TO the Austrian Cabinet I may
be trusted, however he IA TO propose agreement be-
the two governments on the following bises:-The
by OF Iauenbirg 20 be incorporated with Prussia
conformaby the desire expressed by the estates Of
that little territory the Ouch 81 Of Scheswg and Hosoin
be sophisticated unit the claims Of Tic contcrdrg par
ties 10 the succession are decided upon; their fu
ture sovereign. whoever no may be, 20 con-
sent 70 the revisal Of tho democratic constitution
Of sts the military and International Affairs OF the
hcs 20 be con0dcd TO the administration nf Prussia
Repd sburg TO be federal fortress with prussjan CART
son tho harbor OF Kie TO be declared Prussan naval
station In return for these concessions Prussia under
takes the immediate reimbursement OF Austria for the
expenses which subsequently to be funded In an.
nua payments by the dufhies OF Holsein amt Schesw
THIS would be anything but nm for tho
advantages accruing 10 Prussia, Rnf Y added there
FORE that the courts would enter into engagements
the guarantee OF their respective domiDons proms
ing TO assist each other 10 case OF atsk, with all tho
material and moral forces al their disposal Such guar.
what the Cabinet Of Vienna has been aiming al
yer since the Italian war given by Truss during
uAs Oriental dinaculsy, but iapssd with Mo troaiy
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22
Geld Mountain Oil Company.
CAPITAL 500. .OcO .O4O.

CAPITAL SlGO, ,OcO ,O4O.
Divided into 400 ,OOI shares OF $40 each.
Subscription price al par.
$40 have been appropriated for working
capital.
This company own 1000 acres 10 lee
simple, consisting o: Gold Mountain DIa-
mond Run Tract, Rose Bud Valley, and The
Rip Van VII kIe Farm
OtHce-Sunoy Side OF Tow Bl, on the
road 10 fortune.
PoTPrc PALMER, Pres'l.
TIMOTHY EvERsTEAL, Sec.
PHILIP THIEvlkGsAUM, Treas.
This Company was Incorporated under
The great principle of equal rights and The
first law of nature. The rrime movers DO
not deny that their motive in engaging IN
so extensive and profitable an enierPn'e,
was self preservation, al present and ios all
future lime YET to convince the public oil
their good faith in carrying out the great
principie on which the company IS formed, i,
shs managers offer The entire capital stock
of the company for sale. al its par value 10
such as can see prospective fortunes in The
fabulous. rich, rare and racy devsloPe-
.menls, already made and contained IN the
undeveloped poriens Of this immense and
infaIlible source of wealth
The managers have been induced 70
make this offer from the fact, that they Pur-
chased the four thousand acres, nov held
by this company at ten cents per acre be-
fore il was developed, giving mortgage on
the property for S4O0. which constitutes :he
only lien against all the property held by
The company. After asceraining their i'm
mense value and after having been offered
len thousand dollars per acre, cash down by
speculalors, which was refused the man.
ayers sill holding on 10 their original de-
sign OF making this an enterprise for The
.benef, Of the whole community and al
great saerifice on their part, sold out the
entire purchase to this company al $1,000
per acre, which takes only $1,000 900 OF
the original capital stock, and leaves $40
for working capital, except such portions as
may have been heretofore appropriated tor
sncidensai expenses. The managers are
1con0dent tuat tue stocAs "a hiS SOWP Po"J
will advance in the hands of permanent
holders, in the same ratio that the land did
IN tbeirs. The company have met with
some rsversss which we deem il our du:y
30 make public The superintendent OF the
scompap has discovered aI extensive gas
snri6e on Myrue Creek, in a deep and
beautifuI deli, which extends through the
wsslsrn slope Of the Gold Mountain and
was erecting machinery for cOlnpressibg
,b;. Gas into cans. similar 10 those, used for
-,,..erv;no fruif he had occasion to visit
the vorks on chrisimss eve. when the gas
;.,;,sd from lamp he had 10 bis hand,
and terrible explosion took p ace Our
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22
What Mania-a. .POtu is.

The reporter OF he Philadelphia Press
relates tie following:
A pretty we!l.dressed young man step
ped into the Central Station, Monday AFTER
noon, to enter a conn laint. He appeared
TO be perfectly sane, 5ui il was not long be-
fore we came 10 the conclusion that we
stood in the presence of man who was
laboring under an attack OF mania-a- potu.
"Sir . said he, 81 am very much annoyed
by the Reading Railroad Company. They
have caused 10 be laid double track from
the cellar of my house 10 the roof; one
track goes up one side of my bed and down
on the other side. They run the cars all
night Just as get into doze a locomo>
tive whizzes by, blowing The steam-whisile
and ringing the bell Last night. cir, one
OF the locomotives few off the track, leap
ed adross my bed 10 the other track, and
the engineer grinned al me like devil.
The passengers all looked like devils
some with horns and some with no horns
al all each devil carried a canary bird
which seemed TO sing like a steam whis-
tie" Here the informant paused
"Well. sir, your complain: is just Ws
have already taken measures to- have ihs
railroad tracks removed from your house,
SO that you can sleep without being dis
turbed," was our reply.
The man seemed 10 be grateful that snch
a course had been taken, and as he arose
to depart he said, ..Sr, wish you would
remove that worm from my shoulder. Ohly
a little while ago pulled one out Of my
forehead, and threw il on The pavement.
Just as was about 10 put my foot Oh u,
nearly hundred ran up my leg; and
suppose this is one of them"
We removed the imaginary worm
wLereupon he exclaimed, 4Why, there ars
more Ct them ~ "Wsil moment" said
we; brush was obtained and properly
used. The man, evidently gentleman,
returned his thanks for our kindness, and
suddenly left the office. He was stran-
ger What became OF bin we know not,
but we thought the whole scene a first
class temperance lecture.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22
Where are They I?
Where are the men who marched at night,
About four months ago?

Where are the men who marched al night,
About four months ago
Each with banner or light
grand, ins piring show.
Who chopped to march to Dixie's land,
Each with a usket in his hand,
To slaughter all the rebel land"
About four months ago.
Where are the men who drove fast teams,
About four months ago }!
Who showed their zeal by shouts and
screams,
And making whisky fl w.
Who made their patriotic boasts,
Tha, they would "crush the rebel hosts,
Or die, like heroes, at their posts"
About four months ago.
Where are The men who swayed tSe crowd
About four months ago
Whose speeches were so long and loud,
Aud bright with martial glow.
Who wore small medals on their coats,
And had their pockets full of notes
To buy up Democratic voles,
About four months ago.
The draft is coning-where are nose
WHO Dragged iour months ago
Why don't they march 10 meet their ioss,
And "crush them al blow
Abe calls. but, ah they answer not
They do not fancy beng shot;
Their blood has cooled, which was so hot
About four months ago.
DOyiestown Democrat.
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The State OF the Market.

Dealers IN hardware say they never
found things as hard as now that lin plates
are RaI, lead heavy, iron dali, spades not
trumps, and more rakes in the market than
are inquired alter brass is in demand Tor
Politicians brads are also in reduesi but
holders canno, ne got 10 fork Them ont.
Nails won't 60 by pushing, aud have 10 be
driven
The dry goods merchants say that their
cases ara hard, aud complain that people
prefer the bank rags to theirs
Ia paints every thing looks black though
many Try TO varuish the thing over.
Shippers OF ashes have had 10 add sack
coa;h 10 them-as prices are by no means
peary and prices are going 10 pot.
The timber trade is pining, and holders
have 10 rest upon their oars 10 slave off the
pressure.
There is no spiri, in The rum trade, aGd
holders of vinegar look sour champagne,
however is bri,k.
Rhubarb and SIENNA are quiet drugs, bu.
there is consumption OF birthstone for
matches, macy hasing lately been made.
Holders of Indigo look blue, but those
deep read are not green enough 10 think
that a symptom OF the trade dying.
Starch is stffenig, and paPeris stationary.
In the meal market things are fllowery. but
the milers say tia: The high price OF wheat
goes against the grain-at which the bakers
are also crusiy.
The grocerS have got along pretty ginger-
ly, but some, having tasted piece OF The
times, have become peppery.
There is no life in dead hogs, pu, some
animation in old cheese.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22

Court, made speech al the negro jubilee
in Philadelphia last Friday. John said that
the cry Of "You will want the white women
to marry the niggers YETI, He "knew of no
preiter class OF persons than the ebony race,
traced through various phase to the beauli-
fuI blonde with her delica te tint, likened
unto lne interior of ihe sea shell. What
does John Ihhk of The "chaw -tobacker"
tint He oughtn't TO like that, for il is the
compromise color. and bis Abolition friends
are all opposed to compromises.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22
BIOOMSBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. WEDNESD

first stroke our heavy drill broke from lie
fasenings and entirely disappeared in the
bowels of the earth. A rumblng noise
was heard for a few seconds, when pure
refined oil spouied in the air 293 feet and
Al inches. Our tubing was then adjusted
and the flowing capacity of the well, as
ceratned to be &C, 900, barrels per minute.
Our next experiment was in Rose valley,
on the South eastern slope, here al the
depth OF 81 feet and inches, we struck
foot vein of musk, aud at the depth OF
SO feet, highly favored oil, which was
pronounced by good judges 10 be the pure
soto Of Roses" the pumping capacity of
this well, is 200 barrels per day; speci-
mems of this musk and oil were sen, TO
Lubin, the great French perfumer in Paris,
who rented The well at 5000, 900 francs
per year, after the transaction was pro-
nornced by Maxamillian, not to be an in
fringement of the Monroe doctrine. The
managers recommend the stocks of this
company TO all VITO wish permanent in
vestment, and especially to those who have
the custody of widows and Orphans funds
In addition To the high standing OF the man.
ayers for truth and veraciiy, the affidavit OF
our Chief Engineers is hereunto appended
as to the uulhiulness of the statements
herein contained.
Personally appeared before me, JUS
tice of the Peace, in and Tor said County,
L. lar, who after being duly sworn, says,
that he is the Chief Engineer OF the Colo
Mountain Oil Company, and that he knows
OF his own knowledge that all OF the FORE
going statements are true.
l.. lar,
Chief Engineer.
Subscribed and sworn 10, before me this
2nd day OF March, 1865.
Oily CANNON, j. P.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22

THAT "LITTLE SToRY. ."-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Springfield Mass
Republican has The following in references
to how Mr.. Lincoln's famous ''Iittle story"
was told to the rebel peace commission
ers -
When Mr.. Lincoln came back from his
interview with the rebel peace commits
sioner a worthy correspondent from Wash
ington asserted in one Of his letters that The
President told Aleck Stephens one OF his
little drolI stories. 1t was generally cup
posed hat this was pleasant fiction, but
chance 20 know that il was the actual ruth.
Says Stephens Suppose your Constlu-
tional Amendment be adopted by. three
fourtEs of the State Legislatures 2"
"Then slavery will be abolished in ev-
cry part of the country" replies Mr.. Lin
coin.
tAnd what are we to do" asked Sieph-
ems, 'if We are 10 consent to reconstruct
on. know thai negroes will not work
unless forced 10 it, and tell you that we
shall all siarve together. ] his is a suppo-
tious case but il it were a reality, what are
we 10 do !'
Lincoln grew merry eyed at once. alt
reminds me OF story" said he and then
he told The story ending with the sentence
'Roct hog, or die" The moral was this ::
The Southern people can go to work like
honest people, or starve. After a little
while Aleck Stephens told story. "Many
years ago." said he, ga host OF Congress
men were discussing the proper pronuncia-
ton Of the name of your Stale--Iliinois
1t was in the old Hall OF eptesenlalives,
in The lobby where we have both spent
many pleasant hours, and several of the
Illinois delegation were present. Some
members asserted that the proper prouun-
citation was Ilinoy,' others called Illinoise.'
John Quincy Adams was called in 10 de-
eide the disputed point. "lf one were 10
Judge from The character of the representa-
tives in this Congress from that S,ale,' said
the old man, with malicious smile, 81
should decide that the proper way 10 pro-
nounce tie word wonlt be 'All-noise'
The President Acknowledged the corn"
and there was a hearty laugh, even from
the sedaIe Mr.. Hunter.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22

A man coming me late one night,
little more than 'half seas over" feeling
thirsty, procured glass OF water and drank
it, In doing so ne swallowed. small ball
of silk that lay in the bottom OF 'umeler
,he end catching in his teeth. Feeling
something in his mouth and not knowing
what ii was, he began pulling at The end,
and the little ball unrolling he soon had
several feet in his hands and still no end
apparently. Terrified, he shouted at the
top of his voice, "Wiie wife ] say; wife
come down here am uurayelling J"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22

The New York 1ii5uns which has conlr;b-
uIed more than any other paper in the coun-
try o bring about this war, is now warning
lie readers 10 be prepared for the coming
financial crash. 1t says a storm is brewing
and lei those who care TO outive il stand
from under Ii makes use of this language ),
"The time is al hand when question: of
economy and reirenchmeut will be in order
nay, when The weight of public burdens
" i'll compel their consideration. Let those
who care TO ou;live the storm which is
brew wing look well 10 heir record !"
If the Tribune would extend its admoDi.
iiou TO the Government, IN place OF the
people, and counsel the adoption OF more
economical expenditure oil the pnbIic funds,
and prompt dismissal OF the leeches and
punderers that hang around The disbursing
department at Washington, it might do
some good and, perhaps, avert the storm
which is SO plainly brewing, "and which is
to leave our country blighied picture OF
infsmy and min. The Tribune and its par
iy had better ''look we'll 10 their record"