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A Locomotive struck by Light
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On Friday lost, during the hail storm that
visited this section, the train bound east on
Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw Railway, George
Boies, conductor, and q. A. Martin, I'm.
gneer, had just left FL Paso when the storm,
struck it. When abouta milo and hall
east Of that city, the lightning struck a
telegraph pole. Instead Of shattering il
and going to the ground, it burst the insula.
tor, making blaze. Of light, passed on the
wires to the next insulator, and burst that,
with another blaze Of light, as intense, q
looker.on informs US, as thousand gas jets,
and 50 on for five poles. It then ran down
one pole and leaped to the track, and ran
back without doing any damage until It
struck tho engine. It ran up one Of the
drivers, and burst q section of two feet out
Of the solid tire, and passing along the boil
or, without doing any damage, it reached
the lever and went upward with a blaze oi
light similar to that on the telegraph wire,
and with detenotion like small cannon.
So intense vas the light, and so violent was
the shock, that the engineer was nearly
blinded, and almost stunned. Our infor-
mant says that the appearance Of the light
on the track was brilliant beyond conception.
1t looked as if there was an immense lake
Of fire ahead, into which the train was
about to plunge, and the contrast between
the light and the ordinary daylight that
followed seemed as great as that between
the brightest day and the darkest night
Peoria (W) Paper .- ,7 .I'
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MARKET REPORT.
MARRIED.

On the 2sth ult., by the Rev. William J.
Eyer, BENJAMIN II. Harman, to Miss Cath
arine Mensinger, both Of Main township,
Columbia Co., Pa. 'o1 fr' .l'H "i
In Williamsport, on Faiday last, at the
residence of the BRIDES father, A. Howell,
Esq, by DR.. Lincoln, Mr. s. NJ. Kimble tc
Miss Sallie j. Howell, both Of Williams
port.
BY Thos. J. Morris, ESQ.,, Freeman Cole.
man. Of Rupert, Pa, to Mahala Dreidlci
Of Bloomsbury, Pa. --.. ...s,
By the same, Sanford Pegg to Sallie Gel.
ger, both Of Bloomsburg. ,- .t.
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4 Murderer Three Times Sem
fenced 10 be Hung. 81.

In March last, the Court Of Appeals in
this city affirmed the judgement Of tho Oy-
er and Terminer and the Supreme Courts at
Poughkeepsic, which condemned Tomas
Fitzgerald to death for the murder Of Ellen
Hicks ut White Plains, Wcstchester county,
in August, 1866. Fitzgerald had twice be-
fore been sentenced to death for this mur-
der, his life having been saved by appeals
and stays of proceedings. In view Of the
Judgment of the Court Of Appeals, Judge
Gilbert on Monday sentenced the prisoner
to be hanged on Friday tho Goth day of
june next. When the prisoner stood up to
receive the sentence, the only evidence of
emotion were slight flush of the face and
a tre,n or of the lower lip He was then re-
moved to his old quarters at the White
Plains Jail whence he is certain to go to
the scaffold unless the Governor intcrferes.
The circumstances of this murder are re-
vived by the Poughkeepsie Eagle. Son the
ID Of Agust, 1866, five or six soldiers sta
toned at Throg's Neck proceeded to small
town in Westchester county, and made a
call at bakery there, kept by man named
Eliot. While there an alteration ensued
between Eliot and his visitors, which result
ed in fight during which Eliot's arm was
broken. The soldiers retired, but late in
evening returned to the scence, accompani-
ed by Thomas Fitzgerald, one Of their COM
radcs, who was DUNG picket duty..at Throg' s
Neck. Eliot seeing them approach his
house concluded that trouble would ensue,
and prepared to vacate his premises. BY
this time the party had surrounded the
house. Eliot seeing that his chances were
desperate, jumped out Of the second story
window, in the rear of the building, his
broken arm in sling. Only one Of the as
saiants was in the way. He grappled with
Eliot, but getting the worst Of the fight
Eliot made good his escape. '-.
The soldiers turned to go off, when they
observed two young girls, about eighteen
years of age each, standing in the door of a
dwelling near by, watching the proceedings.
One of,hc girls was Ellen Hicks She stood
with her arm about the waist of her com
panion, when Fitzgerald deliberately raised
his musket 1.-THE whole party being armed.
and fired, the ball penetrating the body o
Ellen Hicks, and she fell to the threshold
a corpse. ALBANY Argus May 18th
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Death Of Ex.ISreSlllent James
buchanan sr....

Mr.. Buchanan died OH Monday last, ut
his residence, near Lancaster. His name is
eminently historical one and by his death
the nation loses one more Of the old and
genuinely patriotic class. .
In haste wc write this, but more fitting
tribute will be paid to his memory in our
next .-.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters Of adm ministratiou on the estate Of Jacob
Markie, late OF Fishingcreek township, Columbia
County decd, have been granted by the Register Of
said county to John Winner residing in the township
and county afore said. All persons having claims or
TO present them the for set
tjement and those Indebted 10 the estate will make
nav ment 10 the undersigned forthwith
NJ JOHN WINNER, Admr
Fisbingcreek, May q, 1865. r.
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ls.Es,AnnnClllMent.N ..

AS more matter Of form, and not be-
cause the Intelligence will be fresh to cur
readers, we announce that impeachment is
DEAD, We are happy to add that there
was no particular ripping Of the entrails OF
the Nation attending the process Of death.
.
The Republican patty is dying off at n
rapid rate since the impeachment farce.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AUDITORS Notice.

In tho Orphans Court for the County Of Columbia,
Estate OF Joseph Steele deceased.-Thc auditor ap.
pointed by the Court 10 distribute the fund ~ the
hands Of the administrator Of said deceased will
meet the parties interested for the purpose Of his
appointment on Friday the goth dav OF June 4. ID.
ls6s ut 10 O'Clock A. NJ mt his Office In BloOmsblrg
when all persons interested must present theiI
claims or be debarIea from coming in for said fund
l,...t.., "t e. r. KELLER, Auditor. a
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice Is hereby given to all thse indebted TO
Wesley Bowman. Of Oranseville, either on note Of
Book account, to come forward and settle their ac.
counts. lie having met Wild a heavy loss in the de.
struct0n OF his mill property be must have his out
standing accounts payed up to enable him TO rebuild
By needing this notice costs and trouble will ba
saved,
Orange, June ID ls65-4w.
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AUDITORS Notice.

The undersigned, Auditor appointed BY Orphans
Court Of Columbia county. to make distribution OF
tho fund IN the hands of Wesley Fiemmin2, surety
of the administrator Of Charles Stewart late Of said
County dccease TO aud amo ng the pcrsens entit ed
according TO law TO receive the same, will proceed
10 the discharge OF his duties at his office in blooms
burg Snlusday. tbs 9Th day OF June 1860, at 10
o'clock in The forenoon, when and where all pcrsons
will present their claims before said auditor or be
debarred from coming IN for share Of said FUND.
WESLEY WRIT, Auditor
June I'd, is6a.--4w. .tI .. b.. f-
U-Rrpubcaa please copy So
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The Coming Man.

Numerous excellent men have been named
in the Democratic press, and have been
spoken Of in private circles, as being each
proper and available candidates for the Pres.
idency. Asall know, each have earnest and
hard.working adhcrcnts The claims ofsome
are urged for what they hare DONE and of
others for what they have not done thus
bringing positive and negative qualities into
the political balance. Certainly the friends
Of GRANT can claim little for him excep.
his ability to lead men into battle. The
salne may be said Of HANCOCK; but moth
ing can be said against either Of these men
as pilots or guides in public civil affairs, for
the very plain reason, if for no other, that
neither Of them have been before the public
in civil capacity giving them any promi-
ncncc. What is wanted, land We sincerely
believe the great mass Of the honest men Of
the country will agreo with us,) is man
who, having sufficiently extended rcputa-
tion throughout the whole country for inher-
ent and acquired administrative ability,
joined with character for answering integ-
rity, can command the respect as ueN as the
rotes of the hard-working, taz-paying pco-
pie of the land.
1t is time that NC should awaken, and
discard the principle that because man,
perhaps Insignificant in every other respect,
has led his thousands to battle, (mayhap he
has brought only his hundreds back, that
for this reason he should be made President
Of the United States Or that because
another has made what was called telling
speech in Congress, therefore he should be
President. 1t is not expected by sensible
people that the man who occupies the White
House at Washington shall wear spurs and
sword or that he shall dance attendance at
serenades, or before selfconstitutcd COM
mittces, to make set-speeches His work
is of practical character, and forwhich a
proper qualification can only be acquired by
thorough intercourse with the people.
The class of men thus fitted for this high
Office, is small, but it is time that their
claims we're asserted. Mere managing pol
iticians, who have nothing but their own
interests in view, may turn aside at the men.
ton Of the name Of GEORGE w. WooD.
WARD, or Asa PACKER, but We believe that
the time is near at hand, when the masses
will demand a chief executive from the class
to which these men belong. The history Of
both these persons is part Of the his
tory of our great State. The first is known
as one Of the most able jurists in the land
the second us man who has more thor
ough acquaintance with the business inter
csts of the country, and knowledge NOR
nearly complete Of its wants as well as Of II
capacity, than, perhaps,any among the 1000
900 four State. Such, qualifications, whcl
combined, with unquestioued integrity, ant
moral character Of the very highest grade
are not to be overlooked. Tho people ar
beginning to reflect, and we predict tha
sterling worth will, at the next election, b.
the standard by which candidates for th'
Presidency will be measured. 81 r'ar
n Ran ~ ~
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NARROW EscApE.-On last Wednesday
a child Of P yer Treas, between two and
three years Of age was playing on the track
Of the Catawissa Railroad when the freight
train coming along throwed the child be.
tween the fire pan and the rail and A cars
passed over it. The child we learn was Sc.
verely but not dangerously injured. Dan
utWe Mteligencer.
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ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.
JEW DENTIST.

Never whit f,r the too,hsehe before you 90 10 the
DENTIST
DR. {. T. CHALPANr, the new Dentist Of Binoms.
burg, wants persons TO- come and get their teeth sx
amined, and be advised how TO taxa care Of them.
Persons having teeih, and bo,iUv,ng tooth.
filling to bo but o little account, no 10 particularly
Persons " antins ARTIFICIAL TEETH. run no
risk in giving him call.
Nitrous Oxide Gas or Ether administered fcf ex'
t.acting teeth without pain.
Office opposite I.owenburg's Clothing store Bloous.
Nay Goth issa
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ONCE Of fhe Lehizh Valley Rail.
-as road Company.

w. 'oo Wunut o., fhtadcphia.
meeting Of 'hc stoct holders Of the i.chgh vsIIsv
iroad company, will he held At the office OF ths
sa'd Company, No. 100 Walnut Street In the civ Of
rh'!adeph,a 90 sa,urda yts thirteenth day OF jane
1875. " " NJ when and where tha Ioint nereem.nt
entered into by the board of directors " the Ishsh
valley Railroad Company and the hoard Of djteeiofs
OF tue !.ohis l.nxerne kni,toad Uonp,sy by vi,,ns
OF An Act Of tho General Assembly of this Common.
wealth. entitled An hst relating 10 Railroad Coinpa.
nlcs; enacted on me 10Th dny Of May, is6s. for lbs
ehigh Lutrrne Raiiroad Company Into ia IsbiSn
vansv hailroal Company, prescribing the terms and
Conditions thersof md manner Of converting Iho
Capital Stock Of tho said l.ehigh Luzerne Rail,ond
Company into the stock Of the ehSh Valley Railroad
Conpany, and confirming a,i such other prnvisions
A. have been deemed Necessary, 20 perfect tnc sa5
consolidation and merger, will w suhIn,,cd 10 nj,
said etoekholdrrs. and vote by ballet in ppvsor q,
BY proxy taken for tho adoption OF roj.ciun Of lbs
same. ..
This notice 10 given in accordance with The ,,a
visions Of III esct OF Assembly.
Nay 81, isSs-2.
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Call for the National Democrat.
lC Convention. |'.

The National Democratic Committee, by
virtue Of the authority enforced upon them
by the last National Democratic Convention
at netting held this day at Washington,
d. c., voted to hold the next Convention
for the purpose Of nominating candidates
for president and Vice.Prcsidcnt Of the
United States on the 4th day Of July, 1868,
at 12 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-
sentativcs in Congress Of each State under
the las. superintendent.
Each State is invited to send delegates
accordingly.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
FREpRIcK o. PRINCE, Secretary.
Washington, February %, 1868.
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HORSE DROWNED. DIR. Strawbridge, of
this place, had valuable horse drowned on
Wednesday morning last. His hired man
had backed the horse with the buggy into
the river for the purpose Of washing it, but
got into deep watcrand the horse was drown
ed The man made narrow escape from
the same fate. .-Danrilc Mtelligencer.
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MENTAL DEPRESSION. Mental dcpres-
sion is a disease of the nervous system, and,
Of all the ills flesh is heic to, it is the one
that excites the least sympathy. 1t is n
subject Of frequent jests, and is called by
various derisiye terms but, although it is
often laughed at, it is not easy to laugh the
patient out of the belief that his ills are all
real, for it is a real disorder tho general
features Of which are constant fear, anxiety
and gloom. The external senses, as we'll as
the mental faculties, often manifest symp.
toms of arrangement. Noise, as of falling
water, and ringing:in the ears are complained
Of, while black specks and fiery sparks fit
before the vision. Admonitions like these
should not be disregarded, as they may, if
neglected, terminate in insanity. The seat
Of the disease is in the brain and nervous
system, and to control the malady it is ne
cessary to use powerful tonic and Alternative,
which will correct and tone those organs
without infaming the brain. This is the
secret of the success of HOSTETTER'S s
STOMACH BITTERS in cases Of this
kind, for which it is the safest as well as the
best Of restoratives. ....., ,,........,.-.
In fact it is the only pure and reliable
tonic stimulant known. Many nostrums,
purporting to be tonics, are puffed up from
tinfe to time in the newspapers, but the
sufferer had better let them alone. HOS
LETTERS STOMACH BTTTERS has
proven itself, by many years Of rial, to be
in every respect what tits represented to be.
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lsT OF DEALERS
or FCOLUMBIA COUNTY,

For the year ono thousand eight hundred
and sixty::eight, Of goods, wares, n,ercf!an-
die, dlstilleTies, breweriss, merchant mills;
within the County Of Columbia, returned
and classified in accordance with the sevor.
nj acts Of Assembly, by tho Appraiser Of
mercantile taxes Of said county, as follows,
IN wit.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS. A
To the Democratic Voters Of
Columbia County. 3"

FELLOW DENocRATs - Having bee n earnestly sole.
tied by my Democratic friends TO become candi
for the Office OF County Commissioner. after due con.
sideraton and consultation with my friends and co.
workers ir the cause Of Democracy, ! have consent
ed to al low my name TO be used in connection with
that Office, subject 10 the decision Of the Democratic
Convention; and pledge myself, if nominated and
elected to perform the duties ofthnt Office 10 the
Of my ability and TO tho Interests Of the cizsns Of
the County. ..' ... .... ..... ..
sTEPHEN POmE.
Centre twp., May ~, 1865, b. ...
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Centre twp, May n, 1865. i l- .

To the Democratic Voters of
Columbia County: H
FELLOW CITIZENS, Having been solicited by many
of my Democratic friends, therefore offer myself
as candidate Tor the Office ofCOuniy Commissioner
subject to the decision of the next Democratic County
Convention.
WIN. GRIER QUICK.
Montour Township. May, 81 1868
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INcENDIARIEs.-On Friday night last a
fire broke out in the Slaughter House of
Mowrer & Lcnhart, situated on Church
street, near the Railroad. The building
was consumed, together with valuable
horse, two dressed beeves, two sheep, &c.
The whole loss amounts to about $llOO
partially insured. The FIRE was the work Of
an incendiary DanviUe Intellgencer. 81
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s@DR. JOHN, in attempting to enlight-
en- one of his thick headed correspondents,
says: universal suffrage is allowing all
to vote without conditions" How about
the women, DocToR? Have they no
rights you are bound to respect?
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OR ANGEVILLE HOTEL,
COLUMBIA COUNTY. PENN'A.

EDWARD EVEEETT, PFo!Tiet0f'
Would respectfully in form his friends nd pnbiis
In general. that he has la'sy taken crga Of this
kept by Samuel Everett ESQ. and that this House 10
in complete order for tho aeeo mmodation Of boarders.
and for the entertainment Of travelsrs who mny
fee disp0 sed 10 favoI him with their custom. No
pains and expense hnvo been spared in repairing
and RETURN shing this Hotel for the mem Of
guests and nothing on tho part OF the Prorrieso,
will be left undone to minister to their personal
wants. His Bar will lways ibe furnished with tho
best and mostchoiee liquors. and his table with the
bosi The market Affords (Uyi3TS
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Congress-.

IT IS about time the Democrats commence
organizing for a lively campaign in this
Congressional District, and look up their
hest man for the Congressional nomination.
II las not yet even been limited who will DO
selected for that position from among tho
many good and competent men in tho Dis
trict. What the Democratic party want in
this District is sterling Democrat and o
gentleman in every way qualified for the po.
sition; and in the event Of such nomina.
ton, VIC feel confident that tho Democracy
would make manly, noble fight in defence
Of the great principles Of Jefferson and
Jackson. The question to DO decided by
tho people this fall at the polls is, whether
they are in favor Of supporting by taxation
the indolcnt negroes Of the South, or whcth-
er they, the negroes, should do as all poor
whito men are compelled to do, starvc, or
earn their own support. We need have no
fears Of tho result in our District il the is.
sue be fairly made and met. Mr. Mercur,
who will be rc-nominated by the Radical
party, has made for himself record on
this negro question that can not be misun-
dcrstood by single man in tic District
This county will be expected to express her.
self in favor Of somo suitable person for
Congress in our next County Convention
which will meet on the 25th Of July next;
and in view of that the above suggestions
have been made. The editors Of the press
in the District have voice in the selection
Of candidates, and it is their duty to make it
head. The nero fact that man edits or
owns paper does not sacrifice his individ-
uality in these matters. He has just as
much right as "any other man" to say who
shall be his representative in the Halls Of
the Nation. Make good judicious nomin-
ations and all will bo well. The changes
will be great this fall. The people have
gotten their eyes open. They are utterly
disgusted and dsheartened at the reckless
and extravagant mismanagcment Of the
Radical Rumpites, and nothing short Of n
complete overthrow Of that party will salts
fy the country. We have great deal in
our favor while the Radicals can use little
or no argument to our disadvantage.
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Z" Poor Toms a'cold. I"

{ ,' 10 .... 81. IOOr LON cOiu. .-..'
How warm soe'er the genial sun.
NAV look in kindness on the earth,
In Tom Jones' veins no cheering warmth
Dispels the gloomy sorrow Of his soul. n
Dyspepsia,, like goblin, hunts him down,
AgMe, grim chamberlain, lights him to bed.
While Dullness, Vertigo and Headache dire.
While flercer aches combine to make him
iat groan. ~ . nlt .'fr Iu
l. Harken, Thomas, to instruction: RI
For oil thy ills remedy is found, ,
A Panacea. certain, pleasant, sure,
A wonderous Tonic, made by Dr.. Drake. p,
VS. presume g Poor Toms case is not
worse than hundreds who are cured daily by
this wonderful medicine.
MAGNOLIA WATER. "A delightful toilet
= 4 ~
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DEAD.--Gcorge Derr, son of our esteem
ed friend David Derr, Of Philadelphia, and
formerly Of this place, died ofconsumption,
on the 2lst inst, and was brought to this
place for burial. He was a young man
highly esteemed by all who had the pleasure
Of his acquaintance. 1.8y h7idl err 1870
On the arrival Of the remains at the de-
pot large concoursc Of our citizen, friends
Of the deceased had assembled who follow
cd them TO their last resting place. Dan.
uNc htcl'jaenccr,
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tJune Sd '65-4w
~ w. SAMPLE s. CO., %
HInChinisis & Engineers

MAIN ST. 4 J.. & Il. R. n, b. BLOOMS1URG, "a.
Are prepared TO furnish all kinds Of Machine work,
STEAM ENGINES, b" ''-
Boilers shafting, Pu,eys, Hangers, Couplings Mill
gearing Saw mandrs, ETC., iage cocks, Pet cocks,
Steam, pipe together with al kinds Of steam fittings
constantly on hand. frr-...Ii LF..
Tbreshing Machines aud Horse Powers made to
order. All kinds ofAgicultural Machinery repaired.
June Sd, Io6e. .' ...-.