MOUNTAIN 1NT1NEL. EBENSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1850. SENA TE. THOMAS C. M DO WELL, Of Blair County. Democratic dominations. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM T. MORISON, Of Montgomery County, FOR A UDITOR GENERA L, EPHRAIM BANKS, Of Mifflin Connty. FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, J. PORTER BR AW LEV, Of Crawford County. FOR ASSEMBLY, DR. VM. A. SMITH . . . COMMISSIONER. JAMES SKELLY, Of Summer hill Township. FROSEC UTING A TTORNE Y. MICHAEL HASSON, Of E bent burg. COUNTY SUR VEYOR. THOMAS M CONNELL, Of Summer hill Township. AUDITOR. JOHN BEARER, Of Susquehanna Township. EP"Owing to the great length of the Sheriff's Proclamation, and the press of of other advertisements, we are unable this week to give our usual variety of news. We hope to do better in our next. Godey's Lady's Book, for October has been received in advance, and it is a most splendid number. The embellishments are of the most magnificent and beautiful character, and are alone worth the price of the work for six months. lr- B. Palmer'1 s Almanac, for 1651. is already out. It contains a gieat variety of important and useful information on al most all subjects Commercial, Mercan tile, Manufacturing, Mechanical and Ari cultural and is emphatically a "Book for he People." It should be in the hands of every man. Price I2 cents. M. D. Magellan Esq. Wc are happy to learn that Gov. John ston has appointed this gentleman one of Aids-de-Camp, with the rank of Lieut. CoIohcI. Consider our beaver tipped Col. Win. II. Stokrs. We sec by a notice, in the "Grcensburg Argus" that this gentleman, now of Greensburg and formerly of Philadelphia declines being a candidate for United States Senator, for which he had been spoken of by his friends. If the ennobling qualities that adorn a statesman and a gentleman would be a passport to that preferment, there are few would deserv e more, and few would do more credit to Pennsylvania than would Mr. Stokes. fol. Thomas C. IT Dwell. It will be se"?n, by reference to our ad vertising cohifti.ns, that our former fellow townsman, Col. I'ijoj's C. M'Dowell, has consented to run as" a volunteer candi date for State Senator to xepTPsent this district. As the democrats art. in a glori ous minority in this district, jhey will make no regular nomination, and wfi are happy in being able to supply this dei?- -iency in our ticket by hoisting the name of Mr. M'Dowell. Wc have done this not only because we admire the man, but because we feel confident that he will re ceive the support of a very large majority of the people of this county. From a long acquaintance with them he is known to the people here as a gentleman of very con siderable ability, either as a lawyer, a de bater, or as a writer, and if elected will be an honor to the district. Owing to the dissatisfaction existing in the whig ranks, in consequence of the nomination of Mr. M'Murtrie, we are disposed to regard Mr. M'Dowell's elec tion as certain. As an evidence of this disaffection. Sheriff Iliggins, formerly a Representative from Blair, has received sufficient encouragement to induce him to onae out as a volunteer candidate in op position to the tegular nomination this be ing the case, who can doubt the success of ir friend Col. M'DywcII. ouojcci 10 mc v "!'Zseniai,tilXras lhe reSultof a concerted ELvThe last Johnstown Echo is brim ful of wrath, in consequence of tbe nomi nation of John Snodgrass, and froths and spits at every body within its reach. It makes a tremendous effort to induce its readers to believe that it feels awfully in dignant at the termination of a contest in which the clique which controls that sheet have taken such an active part. But the ruse wont work. The people are not so blind as not to be able to see that the nom ination of SnoJgrass was effected by the very men who were the devoted friends of Gen. M 'Donald at the Johnstown Con Terence. A great fuss was made by the Echo in favor of Gen. M'Donald because his nomination was advocated by Messrs Shannon and Shell of Bedford, and Dr. Cantwell of Westmoreland, at the Johns town Conference. And now, Mr. Loy, who was deputed by Mr. Shell, Mr. Shan non and Dr. Cantwell all voted for the nomination of John Snodgrass. The Echo is perhaps better able to give a sat stances oHhe cae, it inUst be admitteti that it lors sjsnjeious. and is sufficient to muuco any candid man to believe that it scheme. Since the nomination of Snodgrass was brought about by the avowed friends of Gen. M'Donald, we think the Echo will find it a difficult matter to convince the people that its masters had no hand in it. Whig Nomination. The whig representative conferees of) Cambria county, met at Johnstown on Friday last, and nominated Major John Linton as the whig candidate for Assem bly, and pledged themselves to ratify any nomination. For Maj. Linton we enter tain feelings of respect, and have not a word to say against him personally. But in his nomination there is a question involved of the utmost importance to the people of Cambria county. It will be remembered that Mr. Linton was the warm advocate of a division of this county; so much so that he spent a considerable time last winter in the capa city of a borer at Harrisburg in favor of the measure. This is a subject that must and will be looked into. The Major is a resident of Johnstown, all his interests and feelings are centred there, and having already avowed himself publicly as the inena ot the new county, it is important that the people should know it in order that they may act with their eyes open. We do not believe that there is more than one tenth of the people of this county in favor of the erection of Johnstown into a county seat, and what has induced the whig part' to nominate a warm friend of that measure, we are at a loss to divine They cannot certainly suppose that the people of Cambria county are disposed to cut their own throats by supporting an enemy to her best and dearest interests. More on this subject again. EPNever since the completion of the Portage Railroad, has it been under the a 1 i v control oi an otneer more prompt or efficient in the discharge of his duties than is William S. Campbell. No one has been more indefatigable in his exertions to procure the necessary funds to liquidate the obligations of the State to those em ployed on the Road, or more willing in paying it out. On inquiry, the other day, we were astonished to learn that he has already disbursed over ttco hundred thou sand dollars this season. The disburse ment of such a large sum of money has not only relieved the wants and necessities of those employed on the Road, but has beenof immense service to the commuuity generally. PThc editor of the Johnstown Echo, when abusing office holders for exercising iie privilege of freemen, should not forget that Jie is himself a pensioner on tbe State and thaii he holds an appointment from the Board of " Canal Commissioners. In his last number he abuses and villifies Mr. Cotter, Weighraasier at Johnstown, be cause he had the audacity id attend the mass meeting in this place, and seems to forget his strictures on the conduct of Mr. Cotter applies with equal force to himself! But the article in question was evidently written by somebody else, as the hired tool ol his masters, he was bound to father it, notwithstanding it was just as applica ble to his own course as it was to that of Mr. Cotter. PS Since the above was in type, we have received a reply to the article in question from Mr. Cotter himself, which will be found in another column "Susannah" gets a deal of sympathy. The street musicians arc constantly be seeching her to dry her tears. isfactory explanation of the cause which' induced these gentlemen to vtR fnr , "-Vn e co umns ot your paper. r . . . -"vu- article to which I allude, sir. is'as grass man we can; out urnr all clrcum- "7e OCT" We have not yet received the offi cial proceedings of the nomination of John Snodgrass. Esq. (lis nomination was unanimously con6rmed by a demo cratic meeting in Bedford, , on Monda' evening last, numbering some four or five hundred. From this indication of the popular sentiment, we judge that this long contested matter is now finally settled. Should such be the case, and we should recei ve the official proceedings before the publication of our next, we wiil then hoist the name of Mr. Snodgrass at our mast head, and give our warm and hear ty support, in a ccordance with old estab lished usages of our party. Johnstown, Aug. 31, 1850. Col. J. G. Given, My Dear Sir: Find ing in the Mountain Echo of this cty a most slanderous, ungentlemaniy a-J warrantable attack uncn m- f which I send you with ths le,: yVIca 1 e.ter,) I write to ask oi you in iavor of DPrmittinfr : mo in Ko ne-d bc-rore the public of this county, The follows: Impudence of Officials. If there is one thing more than another c?lculated to disgust the community with the officious intermeddling of office holders on the Pub lic Works, in the local politics of our county, it is the readiness with which some ot this class, (and we are happy to say that there are honorable exceptions,) arrogate to themselves the peculiar orivil- age of regulating the affairs of our people. i iiere is one omce holder who has already rendered himself notorious, on accoqnt of his impudent interference. We alltWe to C. B. Cotter, Weigh Master at Johns town Weigh Scales. "This man Cotter fell down among us, some few months ago, with a commission in his pocket as Weigh Master. To this we had no objections; but he had scarcely taken possession of his post, and, even before he removed his family herefrom the wilds of Potter county, than he com menced to "swell out" considerably as a politician. "Now, the democracy of -Cambria do not recognize in this man Cotter, the pos session ot intellect or political principle to such an extent, as to induce them to bow to his opinions or to recognize his author ity to intermeddle in our local politics What interest has he in the local interest of our democracy, to warrant his setting himself up as leader in our midst? If we are to have imported captains, we want them to possess at least brains to enable them to act, and a sense of the virtue of truth to guide them. "We believe that the public interest re quires our particular attention to the man Cotter. In accordance with this convic tion, we shall, Irom time to time, serve him up" for the information of our read ers. We are cognizant of some " Yankee tricks played on, which, when added to a large collection of "Mairnchausen" ; stories, relatire to the omnipotence of his political influence "ot in Potter county;" enaoung win to mate Judges, heal dis sentions, &c, will make an inteterestins history of a very great man .vho was born "down east," afterwards migrated to "out in Potter county,11 and now in the ser vice of this Commonwealth, at the patri otic sacrifice of a business worth four thousand dollars a year, lor the petty re muneration oi hve hundred. In the above article I consider there are but very few points worthy of notice be fore au intelligent community; the rest being but vituperation, abuse and scurrili ty, will only, when properly considered, serve as a chastisement upon the author. Now, in the very first instance, I en tirely agree with the ostensible Editor of the Echo, and heartily join in the repre hension of such an act, especially where the person has no right to do so. But, happily for myself, I am in no wise euiltv of such censurable course; but, again, as a cj :.u : f r n . . ur. cimiii i inspector oj cargoes, ana that "upon the public works," and has not only his person, but a press, "regula ting the affairs of our people," I am fear ful he occupies the position of the dishon est fishmonger. It is a source of extreme gratification to me to learn that Mr. Smith had no ob jections to my "falliug down" here, or .! 1 '. .1 . 1 r m-mr . uiscuarging me unties oi weign 3laster. Butybcr instead of assertion that I was thus guilty, would have been far more creditable to Mr. Smith. In reply to the first sentence of the third paragraph: I am fearful we all place a higher estimation upon ourselves than the public does, but as to "political prin ciple," I do not ask, (though I would ever be happy to have them entertain a good one,) "the democracy of Cambria" to entertain any opinion of me, of any na ture, much less to "bow" to my "opin ions" and I am fearful Mr. Smith, (aside from the semblance of egotism in me,) would not come off favorably in a con trast of our course, mutually. As to the "interests" I may have in the "local interests" of this county, I have none further than those common to a well wisher of the cause of Democracy; and while I deny "selling" myself "up as a leader" the right I would have to do so is the one conferred upon me in common with the Freemen, not only of Cambria, but of our Republican Government; but a conviction of the fact that the Democracy of Cambria, like other sister counties were capable of attending to their own affairs, hiis not only restrained me from enter taining the feelings of a factious aspirant, but has induced the reflection in me that C-itkr and Blair arc doing their Captain and teacher sons an injustice by not "cal ing them home" wheu not "properly ac knowledged" by the Democracy of the count' now sought to be controlled by men too, who have too much modesty to acknowledge that they were but a short time priority "imported" and who mani fest more feeling for the dear Democracy than the Democracy does for them, so far as appearances indicate. The good sense of the people will do me ample justice in as much as they are aware I had no hand in the formation of the capacity of my cranium; and a violation of a love of truth would confer far more credit upon Mr. Smith by the act of pointing it out, than the mere charge of my recklessness. In conclusion, the latter paragraph came from the pen of no gentleman. It so strongly portrays the scurrility cf m?r.d of its author, I feel in 6 w'lSe" bound, at present, to further notice of it, than to ask the verification of the charges so made. My "wild" Potter home is still dear to me, and I shall take pleasure in returning to it. I have lost none of my affections lor her united Democratic sons whose well-told vote, while others I may be pro voked to name were traitorously support ing the enemy, has won the applause of the gallant freemen of our noble State. My home is no factious home it is no home of indolence, and while its voters do their duty, its Press was never recre ant to the same sacred obligation and I challenge scrutiny, while this is their characteristic at home, it is the same fea ture with them abroad. With the request that Mr. Smith will give this, as it is, a respectable insertion in his paper, for the present I close by subscribing myself, Very respectfully, yours, C. B. COTTER. Eieention of Dr. John White Webster at Boston- Boston, Aug. 30. This morning. Professor John White Webster suffered the extreme penalty of the law, for the murder of Dr. George Parkroan in the Boston Medical College, on the 23d of November, 1849. Te execution took place in the yard ofthe Leverett street Jail, in presence of about three hundred persons, who were invited to attend by Sheriff Eveleth. Long before the time fixed for the ex ecution, the streets in tbe vicinity exhib ited an extraordinary excitement, and thousands congregated on the roofs and in the windows of all the buildings in the vicinity, in the hope of getting a view of the prisoner, either as he stood upon the scaffold, or as he passed through the yard to it. Premiums were freely offered and given for choice places where thescaffold might be viewed. strangers poured into the city by thous ands, and vied with the citizens in exer tions to get a good view of the last sad scene. A large awning was erected over the scaffold, which to a considerable ex lent obstructed the view. It was an nounced that the execution would take place at nine o'clock, though the persons admitted were notified to be present at eigt o'clock. Among those admitted to the jail yard were several reporters for the press of this and other cities. The prisoner was attended in his cell, before the execution, by Rev, Dr. Put man and few others, and appropriate and deeply affecting religious services were held. Considerable time was consumed by these and other causes of detention. The prisoner was at length conducted from the jail through the yard to the scaffold, walking firmly and conducting himself with the composure that he has all along exhibited. He ascended the scaffold, the rope was adjusted by Sheriff Eveleth, and at pre cisely twenty minutes before ten o'clock, the drop fell, and he was swung intoeter nity. He died without a struggle, and after being suspended for some time, the body was taken down and carried into the prison again. Professor Webster's bearing up to the time ofthe execuution was firm as ever. He expressed the deepest penitence for his crime, and his sense of the full justice of his sentence and execution. No new confssion was made, as was re ported would be the case, and no new statements have come to light as yet, since the execution. The report that he left any other statements, to be opened after his death, is not believed. In compliance with one of the last re quests of the unhappy man, his body will be laid out in the prison, and remain there unil to night, when it will be removed to bis late residence iu Cambridge, from whence it will probably be interred pri vately at Mount Auburn. Mrs. Webester und her daughters are as yet unacquinted with the fact of his execution. Their last visit to the prison was on was yesterday the usu al day for their visits, and as they always parted as if they were never to meet again, nothing unusual occurred to indicate to them that the day of execution was so near. The sad intelligence will be communicated to them as quietly as possible, to-day, to prepare them, in a measu re, for the reception of the corpse to-night. Evening Bulletin. An Inveterate. Mr. Paine, the great shot at the recipient of explosive cigars, and the well known maker of cas, now gives as a reason for not explaining the "whole thing" about his new light, that experiments are in progress with respect to it of far more importance than its ap plication to light and heat! Mr. Paine goes ahead, most invemerately. FOREIGN NEWS. The steamship America arrived at Halifax on Thursday last. Annexed will be found an abstract of her news: England. Among the important bills introduced by the Ministry, which hare fallen through, is the Jewish Emancipa tion bill, tbe Savings liank mil, and the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland abolitition bill. At a concert given at Liverpool, on Fridav. bv Jennv Lind. the house was crowded to suffocation, and tickets sold at a high rate of premium. She is said to be more beautiful and accomplished than ever. France. Accounts rom the Provinces state that ie weather is exceedingly wet and uniavorable for harvesting, in conse quence of which there had been an ad vance of 2s 6d the sack. The commerce of Paris still continues to pro gress favora bly. The manufacturers nave sufficient orders on their books to occupy all their hands, while some branches find a diffi culty in procuring operatives tosuply the demand. Denmark and the Duchies. One ac count from head quarters represents that a slight engagement had taken place on the 8th. It was a mere affair ot outposts, though at first it was supposed the whole Danish line was in motion. The attack on the part of the Danes was precipita ted on account of an explosion of the lab oratory of the artillery of Gen. Willisen, by which there was great loss of life and property; 91 persons killed by the explo sion have been buried, & 3o were wound ed, some severely, and 11 put down as missing. Many bodies were so mangled that they could not be identified. Twen- ty-two cadets of the Artillery ccnooi are among the killed. Scarcely a house in town has entirly escaped faorn the con cussion, iheenectsoi tne caiasiropae on the public mind had been very depres- About noon on Thursday, tne day on which explosion took place, the Danish General advanced large bodies of men to the very verge of the right wing ofthe Schleswig Holstein position. The latter retreated to the main body, behind the bridge, and a sharp struggle ensued. which gradually extended itself along the right wing to the eastward as far as- the Davens'.edt. It lasted for some hours. The Danes outnumbered the Schleswig Holsteiners, but the latter advanced upon the Danes with fixed baybnnets, and with loud hurrahs drove them from their shelter. The Danes fled in such a hurry that they left behind their killed and wounded, which is, with them, a most unusual circumstance. Dates from Hamburgh, of the 13th, state that it has been determined to re move the Department ot War from Rul to Renssbunr. Intelligence from the seat of war is to the effect that a cessation of hostilities has taken place between the bel - . ligerent parties, ana inai negotiations were on foot at Schleswig, between the English and French and Russian Envoys, n .r-Aay ,i mi an anil In the o fTn ci nr Cif blood. From Copenhagen, it is stated the King of Denmark, amid all this Droit & trou ble, has been pursuing his usual amours and dissipations, and that a denouement has been his clandestine marriage with a lovelv and fascinatiner dress-ma.ker of that city. llussia. From St. Petersburg and Cracow we learn that the population of these places were actively engaged in re pairing their respective cities from the effects of the late conflagration. The demange done has oeen found to be greater than was at fist reported. Austria. The news fiom Austria pre sents little cf generd interest. The Court of Vienna appears to be struggling how to gain a preponderance in German, aflairs, but as yet without much success. The butcher Haynau has retired from the Anstrian dominions t join the trai tor Gorgey in his exile. Spai.. The Cortes nas been dissolved, and new elections will take place. Lord Howden, the English Minister, has been well received by lhe Queen. Her Majesty has completely recovered. 7tai. It is said that the whole ofthe great powers recommend the rope to grant a constitution to the States of the Church on the model of that one Austria given to the Lombard Venilian King dom. We have nothing new rom Portugal or other parts of the continent. Letter from Geo. Cass to Gen. Garibaldi. Washington, Aug. 14. My Dear Sin I welcome you to this land of freedom. May it always be the land of hospitality to the unfortunate ex ite, driven by the persecution of arbitrary power to seek refuge in the new world from the tyranny of the old. General, you possess the regard and the sympathy of the American people, and you well merit this distinction. You raised the standard of liberty upon the Capitohne Hill, and history will do jus tice to your noble etJorts to maintain it there; to revive the spirit and freedom of ancient Rome, amid the monuments of her power and glory. It is not success that hallows ? cause; it is the principle in it. You yielded to an overwhelming' force; to another cescent nf the Gauls upon Italy. But you preserved your own high cheTacter, and you preserved also the respect of every believer in the rights of man thoughout the world. But such efforts as those of the Roman people though unsuccessful are not useless. The battle of freedom may be lost once and again, but it will yet be won, and man restored to the rights which God has giv en biuir I thank you. General, fw your kind letter, and for the enciosare from i. au, though you need no introduction i i. .iiu. vf gisnwj exertktfcs followed by misfortunes, boraa w.th eta nimity, are a passport to the nearta knl homes of my countrymen. I should be happy to see yoa ;n Wiia. mgton, and to express y3u in pithu those sentiments ofrespeaand t6i:i which 1 must now put coldly on ppef and with which I am ever truly tui affectionately - Your friend and serrint. LEWIS CAS?. Gen. Gariballi. State Senator. Wf are authorized to incoane Cat. C. M'Dowkll, as a Volunteer CtndidaU U: tbe office ot Statc Scxatok, to reprtosm i District composed of tbe counties of tlx'.t, Huntingdon and Cambria. Attention CAMBRIA GUARDS !! YOU will assemble on your uiuii parade ground on Friday, u,. 13th day of September next, at M o'clock. P. M., properly armed atj equipped for drill. By order. B. M'DERM IT, 1st Ser?':. Aug. 22. 1850. Anniversary Ball! THE Anniversary of the taking of Chepal. leoee will a r-rUrml.A tr , I " " W4 UUUfQ 01 B. M'lrmit. in I ha RnmKi.'K t ri i on the evening of Friday, tho 13tfi daj of r - w. s ftUiiiiarv and civic Bill will bo given. Every arraope- lucuh wuj ujauB uecosttary 10 ma comfort or couveni ence of those who may be io attend ance. The military and citizens generally are resDectfullv reaoeated la . . . v ft I t "c iestivitiea of the occasion. rr"Valley Wreath" and KchoM will p!eile copy. ANDREW DONOUGHE, Justice of the Peace and Scrivener, Borough of Summitville, WILL attend promptly to collection! er business entrusted to hiai. Lezal instruments of writing dnvrn nl. accuracy and despatch. Sept. 4th IS5U-3in. STRAY COW. CAME to the residence of the subscriber in Allegheny township, about the first of Jjly last, k CUili'DLE COW. about six year old. no particular marks, the owner is requested to come foi ward, prove property, pay charges'snd take her away, otherwise she will be disposed of according to law. P. SHIELS. -Sept. 5, 1950 4i-3t. SALE OF Town ILofs! fTfl HE subscriber will offer at public sale, in JL the Town of Carrollon, Cambria counij. Pa., on the 17th of September, inst., 30 LOTS OF GROUND In lhe Town of CarroIIton, nine miles norta of Ebtnsburg. The Town im rapidly improinj, and will eventually be a place of considerable importance, and thoee wishing to engage in almost any branch of business, wiil find it aa excellent location. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock on saiddij, when conditions of sale will be made knows. J. P. URBANT. CarroIIton, Sept. 3, 1850 43.-td. TAMERS COME & SEE IT! FOR the subscriber will sell or rent h.i well kno n TJLN adjoining the borough of Ebensburg-, on the east, lying between the turnpike and the Loreilo rd with three acres vf land Jon which the follow ing buildings have been erected, vif: a food two story frame dwelling hcuse d frame sta ble, and excellent buildings well ad a pled for a tanner's shop. All the apparlen&nccs necessi. ry for carrying on the tanning trade are in ex. cellent order and can, if required, be enlarged. There is also a large supply of good water both at the house and tan yard. Terms of sale will be reasonable. Poi$ sion will be given at any time. JOHNSTON MOORE. Angust29, 1850. 17-tf. DISSOLUTION OF Partnership! THE partnership existing between the sub scribers aa the firm of John Ivorv & Co-. was by mutual consent dissolved on the 7th instant. Persons indebted to the late firm will SAVE COST by making payment before the first car of October next. This is the only notice tbit will be given before placing our books in tin hands of an officer for collection. JOHN IVORY. EDWARD SHOEMAKER Summit, Ang. 26, 185047. In tbe matter ofthe account" In the Orphtni of Jane Todd and Thomas Court of Csm. M'Connell, administrators of 1 bria Coonty, David Todd, Jr., deceased Pennsylvania, who was surviving Executor of July Term, of David Todd. Sr, dec'J. j 1850. And now, to wit the 5th day of July. A.P 1850, M. D. Magehan. Esq., appointed m Auditor to decide and report upon the eietp tions filed to said account. By the Court. CAMBRIA COU.NTK, SS. ... Extract from the record of slid SrfStfL& Court. Certified this S3 J day of ZreJu'. A. D. 1650. sfasM: Win. kit tell, mzP 'clerl- T will atten d to the duties of the sboe ap pointment at Ud otic. .f I.I;n & Hs0 on Saturday the 21st day of September n at two o'clock ; P. M. M. D. MAGEHAN Aug. 23, 1950. 47. LUMBER, Lip end Joint bingld. Locust Posts for sale by G. W.TODD &C0.