The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-09-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


/ 10 The spring 10 imbibe, the sight OF nei
/ aoundering ia the water with her pei dog
creaied some CONSERVATION.
THERE must be more than 200, 600 men
yet in service,-there are about $4,000 IN
| in and about Washington, is 600 10 Virgins
! ia, 20 600 ia North Carolina. 10 600 in South
Carolina, so 900 in Georgia and Flonoa, 80,
! 600 in North Alabama and Tennessee, 20,
600 in Missouri and Kansas, and 10000 IN
Texas, and others dispersed in other qnar-
ters.
TIE total number of free niggers in the
District OF Columbian charge of the Freed
mems Bureau on the 3Isl of August, was
IS. .74S, of which number 772 are receiving
medical treatment. On white men, don't
you like to pay the taxes.
In the Shoddy Convention OF Susquehan-
nah county Galusha A. Grow made a speech
denuncialory of President Johnsoa's resto
lation policy, asserted that the worst dau
gers were yet 10 be met, and that the equal
ily Of all colors was the true policy
A VIRGINIA paper says that the supply oi
game in that Sale is extraordinary. The
woods swarms with squirrels, there are
crowded settlements of rabbits, while the
parridges are SO numerous that they come
up TO The very doors ofthe farm houses aud
take "poi luck" with the farmers chickens
DR. NATHANIEL BATcmELDER of Eppiug,
New Hampshire, has commenced a suit
against Ex-Governor Barry, of tha, State, Tor
i'm prisoniug him in Fort Constitution, lay
ing his damages al ten thousand dollars.
NEGRO cut open a white mans head on
a canal boat al Albany, the other day, with
Sig cndgel. The while man was a hand
sent in the morning 10 wake him up. Some
words ensuing, the negro, as 'sihe superior
race, ~ chastised the white iDsolance. Pres
dent Johnson has not been appealed to, as
he wonld have been had white man struck
a negro down South.
The Democratic papers of Kentucky are
themselves that at the Term
OF the Circuit Court for Campbell county
held last week al Alexandria, being the first
since the recent election, his Honor, the
Judge, in accordance with the requirements
OF the law having charged the Grand Jury:
and called their attention specially to all In-
fractions of the election law OF the State,
that body on Friday last repotied upward of
oae hundred indictments Gguiast military officers
and Others concerned in uterrupting the free
exercise Of suffrage al the recent election
This is good aud timely news.
NEGRO woman who was bsplised, few
Sundays ago al Huntsville, Ala, came .orth
from the water shouting Freed from sla-
very, freed trou sin bless God aud General
Grauti"
THADDEus STEVENS recently made
speech in Lancaster, in which he said that
the vefy existence of The Republican party
depended Dpon the rebel States being KEEP
,ut of tue Union for while"
JoHS P. REED, JR indicted for The alleged
murder of Grouse al Bedford, Pa, has been
eeased on ball. His connsel wished 10 go
with The trial, bot The prosecution succeed
ID in obtaining postponement.
WYowING CousIY.-The Democratic con-
'ention which meta few days ago nominal i
ID a local ticket endorsed The platform and |
candidates of the Safe onveOiion, and ap-
pointed Charles Fssset senatorial and Dr. ]. 4
4. Smith representative delegates 10 the
lexr State convention, instructed 10 favor
he nomination OF Hon. Hester Clymer for i
Governor.
AN interesting trial took pl ace in Raven
IA, last week, under the ONO liquor law
returned soldier named Greer while in a
late OF IntoxIcaIiou, was robbed of Sl02 by
70 me unknown persons. His wife brought
utt Aot Oub SOo AbO odiOOn hOCPCI |
Vho sold him tile liquor and obtained
erdict in her favor OF SI40
THERE is fatal disease raging among
lorses 10 some parts oil The Stale. AT FIRST
here is swelling of the throat, followed,
owsrds the last stages, By swelling OF the
cad and limbs, which proves fatal.
FHE merchants OF Boston have addressed
leirer TO the President urging bim 10 delay
ne restoration in lAe South, on the ground
bat the country is not yet prepared 10 act
II The questions Involved particularly negro
uffrage.
TIE Washington Circus, that has been
wing tree exIbiiions TO the negroes iG the
ouih and the intelligence aud wealth of Ihe
.aslern States, for The past three months,
nder the supernlenjence OF that expert
laBaeer, Chief Justice Chase, has again re-
lrned 10 that city, where il will exhIbit in
ie future, for The benefit OF Tree Diggers,
I'D The party made mp OF ;'great moral
Ieas."
SPECIAL act of Congress baving remov-
all disGuaiifications on account of color
} carrying the mails, the PostmasIer-Gen-
raj Today made the first contract ever
Iade with a colored man-with Richard
rrack-io carry fhe mails from Lees5urg
} Winchester, Virginia,sand intermediate
ations, twice a week al the sum OF five
undred dollars per week. He was the on
: man who proposed the service.
The United States barracks at Pottsville
as been sold for want of use The numer-
Us political bastiIes and dungeons through
Ut the country should be disposed oi iE The
lme way.
SHALL Gen. aariranst be beasenin his ma
We county of Montgomery !-Herad and
zee Press.
We rather think he wiH-by several hun
Register.
LUzERnE COUNTY The Democratic con
anton met on Tuesday last and nominated
anley Woodward for senator and Anthony
rady, DanielF. Seyberi aud David S. Koon
r representatives. A series OF spirited res