Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-03-14
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
GALE nations hare tLs.. ,upsr5si lions,
and that of Cur people is the Cnnstitu-
ton" HO1ace Greeiy.
AN important treaty between the
Greek nation aud the United States was
signed on Saturday al the Office of Indi-
an Affairs.
The parole Of Captain semmes. of TIE
Alabama, has been declared valid hy
high legal authority, and the probability
is he will not be tried.
The Presidents Veto Of the Negro
poor house bill, saves the taxpayers for
ly millions of dollars annually or about
one dollar head for every man woman
and child.
AN exchange says, their is a negro in
PhiladeIp p hia, whose fooi measures twen.
ty ore inches in leDgth. 1t is suggested
that it would make a good republican
PLATFORM.
THE expense Of lighting up the ball Of
the House OF Representatives at Wash
ington with gas is one hundred and fifty
dollars a night and the cost of heating is
twenty five dollars additioua!.
The Rump Congress, on toe 2lst voted
el even States out uf Ibe Union, in less
than diieen minutes Just what tue Con-
fedcrates tried 10 DO for over four years.
Then it was considered "treason," now
it is ''loya'ty."
BRUTAL ACr-We learn that sho ri
time ago, some wretch laid an infant
two weeks old, across a rail on tie
Northern Central railroad near the How
ard tunnel, this county when shortly
afterwards train passed over the little
babe, cutting it in TWO pieces.
The Montreal GCzeUe saws that il has
news, believed to be Trustworthy, tha, the
acees sion of New Brunswick TO the pro-
posed North American Consideration
will soon be al accomplished fact.
THE Virginia legislature has appoint-
ed three commissioners TO proceed 10
West Virginia to negotiate to a reunion
of the two states aud the adjustment f
the public debt.
THERE are great complaints made Of
the idleness, improyIdeuce, and insoIcrce
OF the freed negroes of Virginia. Il is
estimated that for want of labor three
iourtLs of the land in that State will re-
main uncullivated during the year.
The New Bedford (Mass) Mercury
states that the ship carpeniers of that
city are now charging thirly-fve cert,
an hour for their labor. Work upon
two ships was suspended On Monday, il
consequence Of this advance.
TIE Galena Qn) Gazfue says
"Many of. the people OF Warren aud
/ other towns in the eastern part Of the
county are using corn for fuel. We had
a conversation with an intelligent gentle
man who has been burning it, and who
considers it much chaape than wood"
THE New Hampshire republican state
committee have made the following es,;-
mate of The result of The gubernatorial
canvass: Smyth (republican), SO .364
Sinclair (democrat), 81 500 doubtful
/ l,s33 At the last Presidential election
Mr.. Lincoln had 1850 majority.
THE French troops in the northern
and western Mexican States have been
driven ignominiously to the coast, and
are hemmed in a few port towns. Ma
zatlan is besisgei, its streets barricaded
the liberals under Corona pressing close
upon it 10 the rear. Fighting has occur
ed, 10 which the liberals, aided by amer
leans recently enlisted, have been victor
iOus.
LExINeTox, KY, MARCH 3.
/ The election to-day resulted in the re-
turn of the entire Democratic Conservs-
| tive ticket. No opposition was presented
by the Radicals, except fog the ofice o!
City Attorney, and for that they ran a
/ candidate uoder the name OF lndepen-
dent, to whom they quietly but persis-
tently gave all their support.
On Wednesday night last, says The
Harrisburg Patriot, about % clock
while respectable young lady was re-
turning home on Short street, she wa.
1 assaulted by negro, who undertook tc
outrage her person. Her cries brought
friends to her assistance, when the ne
gro took to his heels and could not b
overfaken Tho escaha NJ Tho rv.atok !;