Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-12-23
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last week near pittston.
lit is paid the next Muisc Legislature
will abolish Capihl punishmcnt.
| "a thrco million Catholic cathedral is
being built in Canton, China, and another
in pckin. IL -
'...Inger- -bcerish new stylc Of gents
hats. Look as though they had boon
punched on top with brick.
...Onc swallow doesn't make summer,
but young mon should remember that too
many aoallo,os are certain to make aJaM
There is revolution in tho State Of
,ramaulipas, in Mexico, and that bloody
butcher, Escobcdo, has been we'll thrashcd.
Negro boys in their teens voted at Lit.
Ito Rock. Gray headed whito men, tho
pioneers Of the State, werc denied the right.
...Ja,nes N. Marks has been nominated
by tho President as the SUCCESSOR Of Mr..
Cake as Collector Of tho Port Of Philadcl-
phia.. .....e,.... :.
I ...Asa Packer offers to build railroad
between Montrosc and Tunk hammock, if the
people along the route will grade it.
...Mcnard, tho negro Congressman, has
received his certificate from Gov. Yarmouth
as member elect from Louisiana. =
The libel suit against tho editors Of the
"Clinton Dcmocrat" Mr.. Poorman COM
plainant-tried at Lock Haven last week,
resulted in a verdict Of ac1uittal.
The Cameron county Independent ad'
vocates the claims. Of l.. A. Mackcy, Of
Lock Haven, Us the next Democratic candi.
date for Governor.
William Dcrr was almost instantly kill.
oil; one day last week, by being caught and
crushed in the betting and machinery at
Billmycr, Nogle 4 Go. 5 steam saw mill, in
IIcwisburg. ..... tt.
Wendell Philips says the greatest dan.
ger to the country is peace with the South.
Peace il as great an enemy to such rascals
as Phillips as Righteousness is to the devil.
...Approaching 'antiquatcd maidcns are
hereby notified that Leap Year, with its
privileges, will positively close on the 3ist
Of the present month. .'.
lin the lunatic asylum near Toronto
there is a man who has been an inmate for
fifteen years, and during all that time he has
not been known to speak word to living
soul. lie is not dumb either.
Col. Wynkoop, the Indian agent, has
resigned. lie says the late Sand Greek
fight was nothing but cold hearted massa'
Gre on our part Of friendly Indians.
...IIon. Daniel Agncw, Of the Supreme
Court. was seriously injured by fall, few
days since, at his residence in Beaver, which
will prevent him from taking his scat upon
the Bench for some time.
Tho Presbyterian church at louisville
require total abstinence as a condition o
membership. The pastor and oil the mem
bcrs, numbering three hundred, have signet
the temperance pledge.
Washington is literally swarming will
ofice-scckcrs. There arc ut present at til,
national capital larger number Of appli
cants for clerkships in the various depart
mcnts than ever before known, and the or!
is still they come.
...Thorc isla town In Ohio where the pco
pic have lived SO long on pork that they arr
beginning to contract some Of its habits =
When ncighbor dies, they lay him out a
they do hog, with corn cob in his mouth
...IIcnry Ward Becchcr had the check t
ask one Of the Allentown church congrega
tions $500 for ono evenings lccture-s2O
in advance. Bully for Henry; and bullie
for tho congregation in refusing to cngag
him.
There are twelve criminals in the Stat
Prison of Maine under sentence Of deatl
for murder in the first degree. If the!
were in Mississippi VIC should have pro
tractcd Radical howl over the prevalence O
crime in the "rcbcl" States.
THE Sunbury Gd=c.te says that Patric
Purscl, who was arrested and committed I
5 jail in Sunbury on suspicion Of being i'm
, plicated in the Rca murder, has been dis
charged, there being no evidence agains
{ him.
William Reed, Of Milton, was run owe
and killed by the cars on Monday Of las
week, while walking on the track Of the I
& +. road, near Lcwisburg station. II
was upwards Of IS years Of age.
...On "Wednesday morning last, before da,
light, an attempt was made to rob the Fir
National Bank Of Northumberland. Th
, burglars entered at one Of the windows, on
, attempted to blow the lock of Of the vaul
, but wcrc unsuccessful, and had to retrea
: without pay for their trouble.
i IA man named Joseph Martin, res
dent of Brooklyn, New York, committe
0 suicide at the State Capitol Hotel, Harri
g burg, week before last. He was . carper
I tor and builder, in easy circumstances, an
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