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News Items,

Hiram Powers is coming to America.
A petri6ed snake, twelve fec; long, has
been found near Petroleum Centre.
Governor Fenton. of New York, refuses
to pardon Ketchum, the young toreer.
Last Saturday the Allegheny river was
nineteen feet high. Great damage is being
done.
There are thirty-ninc sovereign princes
in the civilized world, Of whom the Pope OF
Rome is the oldest.
king Victor Emanuel is confined to his
bed by illness. A despatch from Rome
states that the Pope is also sick
Snow sevcnty.five feet deep in ravinc
two miles from Sylvania borough, is boosted
Of by Bradford county editor. .
The Onondaga salt mines, near Syra,
cruise, New York, it is stated, have yielded
eighty million pounds Of salt since their first
being worked in 1877. -
The skaters ut Eoston are sending out
agents to Wales to procure workmcn TO
work in the quarries there. 1t is expected
that the demand for slate this summer will
| be enormous.
Some weeks ago, Albert Eastburn, Of
Falls township, Bucks county, had cow
which give birth to calf entirely devoid of
fore legs. The calf stands or sits on its
hind legs, like a kangaroo. ..r...
-Govtrnor Fletcher, of Missouri, has
signed the Pacific Railroad bill, and the
company it is understood, will accept it.
The bill provides for the sale Of the road to
the present company for $4,000, 900 cash.
There is q stage driver in Pike county,
named David Starncr, who has driven stage
for the last forty years, averaging thirty
miles per pay, equivalent to fifteen times
the distance around the world, and six hun.
drcd miles over. He is now sixty years OF
age, and is hale and hearty.
There must be some big fish in the mill
dams in the neighborhood Of Kemberton,
Chester county. A correspondent of the
I'heair says: Some days ago, q Mr.. Bar
ker, Of this place, hauled out $50, which
weighed from seven to ten pounds. MIR.
Beckhart also made very good haul, draw.
ing out l5O suckers, which weighed on an
average Elk pounds each. r.o o.sa..a, D.. .
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STARVATION OF TIE ENGLISH Poon.-
On the jth of this month, an inquest was
held in the Holloway road on the bodies OF
two boys, Of five and seven years Of age,
both Of whom had died Of starvation. The
parents Of these children were quite respect
able mechanics. About year ago the faith.
er's health failed him, and he lost his work
as whites,nith, which had brought him in
comfortable wages. But the elder children
earned enough to pay the rent and leave
about three shillings week over. They
had been long living at starving rate
But the whole house was kept by the moth
erin such good order that the parish surgeon
said, "you might have eaten your food
from the boards; everyway beautifully
clean" The boys we're seized with convul-
sions one after another, and after their death
the surgeons made an examination Of their
bodies, and found that their intestines wers
completely empty, and that they died OF
commissions, the effect Of starvation. The
poor laws do not keep the poor from star
wing
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:. HOW TO GET RICH, OR ~
ROAD TO WEALTH -

Jrst Published "A NEW BOOK, by Youur Man,
wh commenced businesa with q capital OF but tis,
and nttainrd, ~ hve years the handsome fortune
Si0 0o0. his book contains Information BY which \
suhiciency Of the worlds goods may Le o6,aiacd ID
fair aud legal manner. II also shows ths other
side side Of the picture--that OF the numeto Gus
schemes and lodges whereby thousands arc yearly
becoming wealthy without labor; t0seth,r with In.
for nation for the manufacture VI articles which meet
win ready sale at all seasons OF the year whereby
secrets 0f busiress. never before published, We
cannot attempt TO give fl description Of The con.
tents but snce say TINT II opens an avenue 10 a
which, II pursued VIII surely lead 10 wealth. Young
man, out Of empioyme nj, don't fal 10 secure copy
Of this work. you viii never regret your inye
Price 81. Address,
Z b. TAYLOR & Son, Meriden, Conn.
ApTil IS, IetjS-3t.
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THE LATE ELECTIONS.
Glorious News for the DemOc.
r0Cy. M

The election In Connecticut on Monday Of
last week resulted in the reelection Of Gov.
crnor Euslish by 1871 majority, Democrat,
gain Of 794 since last year. Hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars were spent by the Rad.
icals in support Of their cause, and the sue.
cess Of THE PEOPLE IL therefore the more
significant. The verdict Of the people
against the corruptions and tyrannies Of the
Radicals is made up. They have been tried
and found guilty Of "high crimes and mis-.
demeanors" in the discharge Of their official
trusts
An election was held in Michigan on the
same day for two Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and Constitutional amendment 10
the Constitution establishing negro suffrage
was also submitted. At the last election In
Michigan, for Justice Of the Supreme court
in 1867, the Republicans carried the State
by 24,Gs4 majority. The negro suffrage
amendment is defeated by from 10000 to
$4,000 majority, showing change Of nearly
G0,OOO since tho election last year. The
Republican candidates for Judges Of the Su
preme Court are elected, but by greatly re
duccd majorities.
In Cincinnati the Democrats elect por
ton Of the city ticket, making large gain
since last fall.
Atchison, Kansas, elects o Democratic
Mayor by 81 majority.
Kcokuk, Iowa, elected the Democratic
municipal ticket. Last year il. was Repub
lican.
The Democrats carried Columbus, Ohio
by about l,0Oc majority.
Sandusky. Ohio, elected the democrati
ticket by 200 majority.
St. Louis, Missouri, elected the Demo
cratic city ticket, and a majority ofthe war;
tickets. In 1866 the Republican n.ajorit
was over 10000.
Milwaukee,, Wisconsin, elects the Demo
cratic ticket by 1900 majority.
La Cross elects o Democratic Mayor b
100 majority.
Evansville, Indiana, elected the entir
Democratic ticket.
Leavcnworth, Kansas, elected Demo
cratic Mayor by 400 to 6Oo This was tn
first time the Democrats put up a ticket.
On Tuesday the Democrats carried tn
election in Kingston, New York, by an ave-
age majority of l2O This is the first tim
Kingston ever gave Democratic majorit
at contested charter election.
Rome, New York, elected the Democrat
municipal ticket by 500 majority.
The Democrats elected portion Of the
ticket in Schenectady, New York.
Accounts form all parts, East and Wes
North and South, show sweeping Democra
ic victories. Keep the ball rolling unit
November, and the country will be rescue
from the dangers which have threatened IL
;. life of the nation.
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Terrible Lakc Disaster.

Burning 9fe Stesner and hoss Of One
Hundred Lires--Only Too Persons ISav.
ed. \. M & VI e|
CHICAGO, April "a terrible disaster
occurred on Lake Michigan at an carly hour
this morning. E 3
The steamer Sea Bird, large boat owned
by A. f. Goodrich, took fire between six
and scvcn o'clock, while about thirty miles
from this city, and was totally destroyed.
A number Of lives are beloved TO have
been lost A ~ N' o. H.. ~ 49, \
CHICAGO, April 9.-The steamer Sea
Bird belonged to the Two Rivers, Manito.
voc and Sheboygan line. She had made
four trips this season, and was on her fifth
when she met with the terrible disaster re-
ported to-day. Whcno Waukegan. about
$50 AM, fire was seen issuing from pile
Of miscellaneous freight, stored around the
afterguards, outside tho ladies' cabin, and
in ten minutes time the entire stern Of the
boat was wrapped in flames ID. 4t
From the statement Of one Of the resci-
ed it appears that all on board became de-
moralized, even the officers, and no effort
was made to lower the boats. The only
survivors as far as known are @. A. Cham
berlain and Edwin Hanneburg, passengers
from Sheboygan. The latter makes the
following statement ......
There were in all about one hundred per-
sons on board, including eight or ten ladies
and seven or eight children. I saw smoke
arising from the deck below the ladies' cab
in. There was lot of straw and some
tubs laying near by, and the fire got among
them. l cried fire, and the crew and pas
sengers rushed from their rooms. There
was great confusion, and the fire spread 50
rapidly as to convince me that it had been
burning q long time. Within five minutes
the after part of the boat was in flames.
don't think that all Of the ladies had time
to get out of their state rooms and some Of
them and the children must have been
burned to death. An effort was made by q
portion Of the crew to reach the small boats
but it failed.
Mr.. Chamberlain states that about G.3(
A. NJ, he was looking over the sides of tht
steamer, and saw porter come out OF the
ladies' cabin with scuttle Of Goals and ash
es, and going to the bulwarks, near where
quantity Of miscellaneous freight was, throw
the contents overheard. In about fltecl
minutes heard the alarm Of fire, and say
the flames issuing from this pile Of freight
1t seemed not more than ten minutes befor
the whole after part Of the steamer was ii
flames. In his opinion, when the porte
threw the Goals overheard, the wind drov
some back inlo the freight. He heard n
explosion, and thinks if the fire had caugh
from a boiler explosion, it would have bee
discovered sooner.
Captain Yates, of the steamer Cordelia
states that when off Waukegan he saw
burning steamer. lie was distant from he
| four or five miles, and bore down and rescu
cd two passengers He thinks it is not po:
sible that any others were saved.
We learn from one Of the survivors tina
after the steamer took fire below, the hell
was lashcd hard aport, causing her to viii
round and rand, as long as the engine
worked. The Cordelia did not leave tn
wreck until it was burned to the water
odoe
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" "llllpcaclllnent.'

On Thursday Mr.. Curtis opened the case
on behalf Of the President in a speech
which lasted during the whole Of that days
eession, and part Of the next. 1t is ad-
mitted byall, including the Presidents most
bitter adversaries, that his arguments were
most mastery, and the friends of johnson
consider them unanswerable. Immediately
after Curtis closed, the examination Of wit
nesses on behalf of the President was COM
menced. General Thomas was first called
to the stand and testified to the fact Of his
appointment as Secretary Of War, &c
Some of the facts respecting that raid of his
upon Stanton to obtain possession Of the
War Office were rather funny. 1t will be
remembered that the country stood with
bated breath, expecting to have borne W on
the breeze, from Washington, "the clash of
resounding arms"-the horrid clang of the
battle.blade of the blood-bedabled Thomas
upon the protecting shield of the mild.man.
nered Stanton. Here is the actual scene,
Us depicted by the valorous Thomas before
the "IIigh Court Of impeachment" to q
question Of the Presidents counsel, Thomas
answers: a ....
Witness--Mr. Stanton turned to me, and
got talking in a very familiar manner with
me; said, The next time you have me
arrested please don't do it before / get
something to cat" Laughter, ~ have
had nothing to eat or drink to-day. Con-
tinued laughter. Hc put his arm around
my neck, as be used to do, in familiar
manner, and ran his hand through my hair,
and turned around to General Schriyer and
said: "Schriver, have you got q bottle
here? Bring it out" Roars Of laughter.
Schriver unlocked his desk and took out q
small vial the Secretary then proposed
we should have al spoonful Of whisky; l
said would like little General Schriver
poured it out into tumbler and divided it
equally. He took the glasses up this way
tindicating) and measured them with his
eyes; presently messenger came in with
full bottle Of whisky, and the cork was
drawn and ho and took drink together.
@. Was that oil the force exhibited that
day2 A. That was all.
@. Have you at any time attempted to
use force to get into the Ofice2 A. At no
time.
Our fellow citizens will see how narrowly
they escaped dreadful danger! Old Bour.
bon has doubtless many sins to answer for,
but it il pleasant to think that he kindly
stepped in as peace.maker on this occasion,
and obviated the necessity Of "buckshot
aud ball." .1ug
But few witnesses have Us yet been exam
ined on the part Of the President, and every
impediment possible has been thrown in the
way of fair examination Of these few.
Butler and the other managers seem dis
posed to treat the Senate OF the United
States as pcttifogging lawyer would treat
tho most ignorant and soft beadedjury' lie
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The Impeachment.

The Impeachment case was resumed on
Thursday last. On behalf Of the Impeach-
ers, disappointed ofice-seeker, and sus-
pended Office. holder, gave their versions Of
conversations held with the President. Mr..
Benjamin r. Curtis then rose and opened
the case for the defense. This gentleman
is lawyer Of great ability and experience.
a leader of the bar in Boston, Of which city
he is native. He was the lawyer Of his
day who most enjoyed the confidence Of
Daniel Webster; being his associate in his
most important cases, as well as his intimate
friend. In 1851 he was appointed Judge
Of the supreme Court Of the United States
by President Fillmore, and he was on the
Bench when tho bred Scott case was dcci.
ded. Judge Taney delivered the opinion Of
the Court, in which Judge Grier, Wayne,
Nelson, Daniels, Campbell, and Catron con-
CURED. The other two Judges, Mclean,
Of Ohio, and Curtis, dissented. The dis
senting opinion Of Judge Curtis was very
long, learned and elaborate. It gained for
him unbounded applause from tho political
party that assailed the Judgment Of the
Court. He resigned from the Bench in
1858, to return to the practice of the law,
and he almost instantly resumed his high
place and extensive practice in the profss.
sion. We do not know that Mr.. Curtis
ranks himself with the Democratic party
but of late years he has openly opposed tho
destructive and unconstitutional measures Of
tho Radicals.
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Call for the National Democrat.
ic Convention.

The National Democratic Committee, by
virtue of the authority enforced upon them
by the last National Democratic Convention
At melting held this day at Washington,
D. C., voted to hold the next Convention
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for president and Vice. President Of the
United States on the 4th day Of July, 1868,
At l2 o'clock NJ, in the City of New York.
The basis Of representation, as fixed by
the last National Democratic Convention, is
double the number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress Of each State under
the las. superintendent.
Each State is invited to send delegates
accordingly.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
FREDERICK .. PRINCE, Secretary.
Washington, February %, 1868.
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NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.
NOTICE,TO EVILDEGS.
NOTICE TO COLLECTORS.

NOTICE 10 hereby given to the Collectors 81 State
and County Taxes tor the Iounty OF Columbia, 10
nav into the Treasury Of said County the balance oi
thri is duplicates on or before IN, next May Tenn o
curt of proper legal proceedings will have to be
JOHN 7. FOWLER,
MONT COLE,
DAVID YEAGtR,
A.,cs,. wm Kriekbaum, Commrs.
Autii rs. IcDS,
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SEVENTEEN YEAR LoCUsTs. This is the
year for the temperance Of the seventeen
yearl ocusts. These insects made their first
chronicled appearance here in 1899, and re-
turned every seventeen years after that time.
They last appeared in 1851, of which many
of our readers doubles have 4 distinct recol-
lection.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate of JOHN MHtnry, T., late Of Ben
ton to,enship, Columbia county deed.
,,,or. ,c cs,ameu,ary on the cstnte Of John McIIcn
nv. sT., Is.c of Rcnton township Columbia county,
d.ccasrd have been granted ly the Register OF saiu
county, to Rohr Mchcnry, Of bcn'on township, and
Lawson ,iushcs. ur Hughcsvil,c, l.ycoming county:
All ptT sous having CLAIMS against tho estate wh'
them duly authenticated to either OF tue *
ccutors for settlement; and those indebted 10 Tue
esiu,e will make immediate payment 70 the under'
s;.".J .,reutors. RoiiR McHENRY,
''s LAWSON HUGHES,
Aprii Is, 1868. LAecu'ors'
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Metallic or Other CoMns,
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

} Estate Of Ed,odrd McHen'y, deceased
Letter. OF Administration on tho estate Of Edward
McHcnry late q Orange township. Columeia county,
decreased, has been granted by the Register OF sal
couniy, to Thou,as Mciisnry and Cyrus NJ Mctlenry,
WIN both reside In Orange township and conn, y
aforesaid. All persons having claims or demands
the estate of the dscedent are requested 10
present them to the administrators without delay.
snd al ersons indebted are reqursted TO- make pay
ment. THO6. NICHE NKY. Adiur's,
TII.-i... CYRUS McHENRY,
Orange township, April Is. le65.--6w. -"
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SEvEN-THlnT1Es. Persons who have
7.SO Bonds, and wish to continue them in
government stock, had better at once have
them changed into 5.2Vs, or they will lose
the premium. 80 t'-
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ARTICLE IA Of the Constitution and the
firing on Fort Sumpter by Gen. Beauregard
both serve to remind us Of the killing Of
Abraham Lincoln. He was shot by some
wicked man, at place not necessary for us
to state The whole country know the cir.
cumstances. His successor in Office is to-day
a,1algned before q court Of impeachment,
almost worse than being shot.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-04-15

"OH! THAT VILE be JOYFUL" When
men and women throw " Physic to the dogs, y
and when triAe out of order, or to 1'rcreat
getting out Of order, take Plantation Bit
tiers. Are you Dyspeptic, Nervous, Jaun-
diced, Hy'ppcd, Low Spirited, Weak, or
are YOU sick and don't know what ails you
We have beer, and was Recommended to
try the Plantation l3itters, which We did
with great satisfaction and entire success.
Delicate Females, Clergymcn, Merchants,
LAWYERS, and persons Of Sedentary Habits,
are particularly benefited by these Bitters.
The sale is perfectly enormous.
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xx1OoLr WOOL! wOOLhI

CLOTH ExCHANG EDITOR WOOL
Tns vstgued will pay th6 highest market price
In exchange for cloth aiiher Of his own
white Deer NILS. wifiamsport, or CITY. Rriny on
vD,e, IA. J. E. SANDS.
eCpy, I, l5G1 -.H.r i.tl .-t.
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OWEN HOUSE.
BERWICK, PA.
r. Bent. Taylor, Proprietor.

The proprietor bcgs leave 20 inform the public ,hs'
which has OF late undergone a complete change IN
both It's exterior and interior appearance. 'nasns
the House In every respect more comfortable an',
inviting 10 the travelling public Ms well us It's local
po,ronaps. The present proprietor will spare No
pains to con tnue this Ilousa what II has been, VIZ
a well conducted House Of entertainment Tor the
travelling publc and all others whose business tran s.
actions have made them guests. April Is, lsGs.
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Our PEACE EsTABLIsHMENT.-The ex-
penditurcs of the War Department for the
month of March were about Sl4,0OO,OOO, n
greater sum than the whole yearly expenses
of. the Government under John Quincy
Adams. And oil this money is expended,
for whatp To put the white men Of the
South completely under the domination Of
the negro, when no Northern state will give
him vote Is it not high time this vast
standing army was dismissed, aud peace and
Union restoredf Are We to continue topay
our one hundred and fifty million dollars n
year to keep men of our own race in subjec-
ton to barbarian negroes? What say the
Conservative Republicans Of this County?
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Yankee Robson, the circus rider, has
been sued in Cincinnati by q mother. to re-:
cover possession Of her children, o boy and
a girl who we're trained for the circus,
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An election for Governor and other State
officers was held on Senator Spragues farm
(Rhode Island) on the lst instant. The
disunionists just held their own on Govern
or, by importing large number Of votes
from Bosting and Plymouth Rock, but lost
a large number Of county officers, Senators
and members Of the legislature, which points
indelibly to the decline and fall" Of their
Empire. s-,.e......., ....,. ..sI
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Hon. THOMAS CIIALFANT, Member Of
the Legislature from this District, has our
thanks for public documents Mr.. CHAL-
FAINT has made an able and very efficient
representative and should be returned. 1t
is time this two year rule was broken up.
After man has come to be Of service to
his constituents he is kept at home. That
is all wrong, and can be proven if we saw fit
to elaborate OH the subject. The position, We
are sure, is not lucrative one. We most
likely will have more on this subject.
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Dissolution Notice.

THE eo.partnership heretofore existing between
NJ. NJ. Brobsi and Thomas q. Abbott, trading uader
tl. firm OF N. ~ Br0b.t Cs, 10 this day (Aprii leg
1875 dissolved by mutual consent. The books ana
acrount- in ,ie hsuds Of 81 ~ Brobst lor ast,s-
menl and collection, THOS. g. ABBOrr.
NJ. n. DROBST.
Catawissa, April e, le6s-3t.
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MAGNOLIA WATER. IA delightful toilet
srticie-superior to Cologne and At half The
price, Vi -st.. trti e.' NO. .,
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LATELY OPENED.

THE undersigned would respectfully inform the
citizens Of bloomsbury ami vicinity that he has Just
onrnsd n Shop OH Iron street, between Main ana
Third where he will low the cabinet making bus
;ness In ali lis branches. Orders for
Metallic or Other Cof1ns,
s,,.d with promp,ues g, and despatch. Repairs cheap
iv mn 10 njl kinds Of furniture. including the 70
noiing OF cane battomed chairs. uphosteiing sofas
and sofa bottom chavs. Patterns for cas'i"gs made
si,he; in person OF by mail Picture frames made ia
ord.r at short notice. .,,,rro
BLOOMSBURY, April Is. 1868.
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.10r When our farmers, mechanics and
laboring men make their returns to the U. S.
Revenue Assessors, Of their gains and profits
(which they are now doing and when they
arc called upon to pay them o month or so
after this, it would be somewhat in order to
''bless" the Radical party which is expend-
ing said Income in maintaining q Freedman's y
Bureau and U. 8. Army in the South, and
fooling great portion Of the balance away
In Grcical impeachment trial.
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SHADE TREES There is nothing that
our citizens should feel greater pride in than
having our streets adorned with shade and
ornamental trees, and their lots and yards
with choice fruit trees, which in year Or
two will commence to yield and repay
them ten fold for the outlay. The old asser.
ton that in business streets shade trees are
an impedimept, is falcious. A beautiful
tree is certainly much cooler and moro con-
venient than an unsightly awning. Those
who have not their property thus adorned,
should take immediate steps to plant. !
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TuE Scranton Register came to US last
week printed upon new type-larger and
better than had heretofore been used in its
columns. This introduction Of new and
larger type has greatly improved the ap-
pearance Of the Register, while it is good
evidence Of success. Mr. Hill publishes
q live Democratic paper. -..,t.l.