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11DUHTAIH SENTINEL.
ANDREW J. RIIEY, EDITOR.
EBENSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Xovember 13, 1S51.
, THE "SEXTIXEL." has much the largest
emulation of any paper published in this county
Md as an advertising shut offers superior induce
ments to merchants and business men generally.
Those desirous of making use.ot this medium for
intending their business, can do so by either sending
thtir notices direct, or through the following agents.
John Crouse. Erg., Johnstown.
Y. B. Palmer Esq., Xew York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore.
JOB. PRESIDENT OF THS UNITED STATES,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
or parasYLVASTA.
Conferee Meeting.
The democratic conferees from the counties of
Cambria, Bedford and Fulton, Trill meet at the
house of Major Samuel Davis, in Bedford, on
Tuesday, November 18th, 1831, at 8 o'clock, a.
m., for the purpose of selecting two Represen
tative Delegates to the next Democratic State
Convention. SAMUEL BROWN.
Nov. 4th, 1851.
tST The proceedings of a Court Martial, held
in this borough on the 18th of October, will be
found in our paper to wbieh we refer the officers
of the Brigade and members of the Court for
information.
JJaf" The Canal Boat containing nearly all the
goods belonging to Mr. E. Hughes, merchant,
of this place, was run into near Columbia by a
coal flat and sunk. Mr. II. had goods on board
valued at near $3000, but we presume any loss
he may sustain will be made good by the owners
of the line, Messrs. Binghams we believe. He
has gone east to purchase another stock for his
fall and winter business.
Jas. I. Barr, Esq., one of the editors of
the Pittsburg Chronicle, is a candidate for the
office of Sealer of Weights and Measures of that
c;ty. He is the very man for the situation, and
9 Diddle of the American has grown fat on the
spoils of said office, we hope he may be deposed
and a better and worthier disciple of Faust ap
pointed in his stead.
Pittsburg "Post."
John Layton, Esq., has disposed of his interest
in the above paper to Thomas Phillips, Esq.,
formerly one of the editors of the Tost. Lecky
Harper, Esq., is quite fortunate in his connection
with so vigorous and able a writer as Mr. Phil
lips, and under their supervision the Tost will
continue to flourish. We wish them every suc
cess. Mr. Lnytou upon retiring from the Tost
has our fondest hopes for his prosperity in any
business he may in future bo engaged, and we
notice with much delight the complimentary sup
per given to him by the compositors of the Post
establishment, a tribute of respect to a clever
and obliging gentleman, an ardent and enthusi
astic democrat.
Xew Advertisement.
We refer our readers to the advertisement of
t. K. west, Esq., Superintendent of the Portage,
Railroad, for the furnishing of Horse-power,
Wood, Coal, &c, on said road.
Evans & Hughes have received a new stock of
ciotiing for rail and Winter which they offer at
a bargain. See advertisement.
P. Shiels, Esq., of Loretto, advertises a new
stock of goods for 6ale at reduced prices. Call
and see him.
Evans, Harr & James offer Leather, Shoes,
and Saddlery, of their own manufacture, at
. moderate prices. Remember them.
Clark & Craig have received new goods, which
they will sell at low prices. Don't forget to call.
The Latest IVews.
The result of the late election in New York
is not yet known. In Mississippi, Gen. Foote,
late Dem. U. S. Senator, has been elected Gov
ernor over Jefferson Davis, by a small majority.
In' Maryland, the Democrats have carried every
thing. In Louisiana, the Democrats elect three
members of Congress, the Whigs, one. In Vir
ginia, the Democrats thirteen members of Con
gress, the Whigs, two. The steamer Buckeye
State was burned at Buffalo on Monday evening.
The U. S. Steamer Misssssippi has arrived at
New York with forty-two Hungarian refugees
on board, being all who embarked except those
who went to England with Kossuth. . Capt. Long
denies that any misunderstanding existed be
tween himself and Kossuth. . Negotiations are
now pending between the Secretary of State
and the Spanish Minister, for the release of the
American prisoners xn Spain. The returns of
.the election in Massachusetts indicate heavy
losses to the Whigs, and there is evidently no
choice for Governor by the people.
From Europe.
The American steamship Baltic, arrived at
New York on Sunday morning, bringing news
'Om Liverpool to the 29th October. Kossuth
had arrived at Southampton, England, and been
publicly received by the Mayor of that city. At
a banquet given him at that place, he made a
forcible and eloquent speech. He paid a visit to
London of a strictly private character, conse
quently there was no public demonstration. He
remains in England ten days, and then leaves for
the Lnited states, and will arrive at New York
next week. Lord Palmers ton has intimated that
be is readv to trrant him an interview, nnn-ffi
ial, should Kossuth desire it, and that he would
r tther see him than otherwise. A new ministry
has been formed in France. The London Gazette
of the 25th says : A rumor was prevalent last
evening in Paris, of the death of the Pope, but
no intelligence f the. kind had been received in
official quarters. By advices from Italy, how
ever, we find that the state or his health had
caused much uneasiness. The papers are filled
with .occounts concerning Kossuth a reception
No other new of Interest. . -
i . tF We larn from thja Penn.n!vanuin, that
-Mr. Joseph Gtccubb, J., the freat contractor,
died at his residence, near Lancaster, on Satur
day Jast, of typhoid, fever. -: He was extensively
'kaow a and everywhere respected- "
" Save Me From My Friends !"
In the Harris burg Keystone of this week we
find a leader headed as above. The article re
ferred to, is doubtless . intended to chastise us
for expressing our honest opinions, and at the
the same time calculated to insult the defeated
and persecuted Judge Campbell, as well as to
injure the Party in Pennsylvania, by insinuating
to the country that there are a number of pro
fessing Democrats in this State who would vote
against the Hon. James Buchanan, in the event
of his nomination for the Presidency by the
National Democratic Convention.
We are young, very young in the editorial
chair, but we cannot be driven into silence by
the Trio who control the Keystone. For stating
that which we are confident is correct we have
subjected ourselves to their displeasure. Unlike
them, we have never said one word, never writ
one line, never published one paragraph derog
atory to the character of any aspirant for the
Presidency, nor have we sail aught against the
honest portion of the Pennsylvania democracy
who favor the nomination of Qen. Cass. Those
persons whose course in the late contest we ob
jected to were particularized, and the Keystone
wrongs us by copying a portion of our remarks
and suppressing entirely the explanatory parts.
We gave that paper great credit for ho neatly
sustaining Judge Campbell until the last nam
ber reached us, but the covert insult contained
in it leads us to Buspect that there is "something
rotten in Denmark." Come out openly Mr. Key
stone and refer not to the "moral to be drawn
from the recent election" in reference to nomi
nations "forced upon the party," and say that
any person whose nomination is not sanctioned
by Cameron, Cummings & Co., must calmly
await his fate. We speak from no authority,
but for ourselves and the people whom we rep
resent, and if the above is to be the case give
us an upright democratic minority, rather than
success through an affiliation with those who in
troduce into the political theater the elements
of a religious bigotry to influence an election
We do not imagine for a moment that any in
fluence that could be brought to bear would de
feat Mr. Buchanan in this State : fortunately
for himself he is not an Irish Catholic; his fame
and actions are everywhere resplendent, and no
one can, with impunity, eharge him with incom
petency.
As to the fact, that Judge Campbell ran be
hind the ticket in Lancaster county, we can only
say, that had the State Improvements been in
the dands of the friends of Mr. Buchanan, "the
returns would have fchown a widely different re
sult," and the same remark is applicable to the
county of Philadelphia. We believe the nominee
of the National Democratic Convention will
carry Pennsylvania, unless he places himself
under the peculiar charge of those whom we
have named. Our cordial and earnest support
shall be given him. We do speak " ex cathedra
when we say, that Mr. Buchanan, if nominated,
will be elected, for " a nomination, to be suc
cessful, must spring from and be ratified by the
hearts of the people." The people choose him,
and the saying will be verified.
Hay Father Mathew left New York, on Satur
day last, in the steamer Pacific for home. Miss
Catharine Hayes, the " Swan of Erin," gave a
concert some days ago. the proceeds of which
she generously presented to him. His farewell
address we publish, and the advice he gives his
countrymen should be cherished in their "heart
of hearts."
Jt We herewith publish the proceedings of
a meeting held at the Court House, in the Bor
ough of Ebensburg, by which it will'be se?1
how Mr. John C. O'Neill is respected by those
members of the Democratic party in this county
who have grown grey in the service, and by
those also, who although young, are neverthe
less firm and unflinching democrats. For
some time we have borne with the assaults
of his eneuies, and in the hope that they
would cease their attacks did not nubliah
these proceedings last week, but our "forbear
ance nas ceased to be a virtue," and we are
pleased to have so favorable an opportunity to
do him justice by giving the people some light
on this subject.
Democratic 3Ieetlug.
Ia 'pursuance of previous notice a very large
and enthusiastic meeting of the Democratic cit
izens of the Borough of Ebensburg and vicinity
was held at the Court House, in said Borough,
on Monday evening, November 3d, for tho pur
pose of expressing their sentiments relative to
the proceedings of the County Convention which
had assembled on that day. The meeting .was
organized by the appointment of the following
omcers: resident Hon. PHILIP . NOON, of
Ebensburg. Vice Presidents James Murray,
James Myers, George Ilarncame, D, C. Zahm,
George Wilson, and M. McCague, of Ebensburg ;
Stephen Lloyd, Sr., and M. S. Harr, of Cambria;
Wm. W. Harris, of Jackson; James Burk, and
Jacob Pringle, of Summerhill, and John Egan,
of Conemaugh. Secretaries Geo. C. K. Zahm,
J. P. Barr, Lewis Beynon, and Arthur Noble, of
Ebensburg.
The meeting was addressed by Andrew J. Rhey,
James P. Barr, Esq., Charles Murray, and Wm.
W. Harris; and on motion of S. C. Wingard, Esq.,
a committee of seven persons were then appoint
ed to draft resolutions, via: S. C. Wingard,
Dr. Wm. A. Smith, James M. Riffle, John Braw
ley, John Kinports, Edward J. Mills, and John
A. Blair, who after having retired a short time,
reported the following which were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, a number of the members of the
late Democratic County Convention re-assembled
ia Ebensbvrg to-day, and have passed resolutions
denouncing the appointment of John C. O'Neill
as Supervisor of Repairs upon the Allegheny
Portage Rail Road, and asking (he Canal Board
to remove him from office, we deem it but just
ana ngB as members or the Democratic party j
to. assemble together and express ur views
briefly,' that the truth maybe known, and these !
a i . . .
resolutions not considered as the voice of the
party in' Cambria County. Therefore "
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Resolved, That wt look upon the course pur
sued by the members of the Convention, as un
precedented in the. history of this County, as
arbitrary and ' unwarranted, and calculated to
disorganize the party. That the members of
the Convention were elected in June last for the
purpose of forming a county ticket, and that
there their duties ceased. That the passage of
a resolution by that body continuing themselves
in power for one year, and under which they
pretend this day to have assembled, cannot be
justified, and any acts done under it has no
binding force upon the party.
Resolved, That a full Convention in which all
the Boroughs and Townships are represented
consists of thirty-two delegates, and on the
present occasion only twenty-six were present,
of whom eight were substitutes. That only six
teen of those present voted ftr the resolution
derogatory to Mr. O'Neill, which would not have
been a'majorityhad the Convention been full of
bona fide delegates; and that of those who now
censure Mr. O'Neill many are known to have
voted for Whigs since 1842, and some of them
at the last election.
Resolved, That the course so far pursued by
Mr. O'Neill since his appointment meets our
approbation, and so long as he evinces a dispo
sition to do his duty to the Commo nwtiVth as a
public officer he will be sustained, as well as the
Canal Board.
Resolved, That so far from Mr. O'Neill deser
ving censure, we think he deserves the thanks
of the Democratic party throughout the State
for his energetic and fearless exertions in favor
of James Campbell, and that Judge Campbell's
increased vote in this. County is in a great mea
sure to be attributed to those exertions, whilst
some of those who now censure Mr. O'Neill
were, to say the least, lukewarm in his support.
Resolved, That in common with our Demo
cratic brethern throughout ouz good old State
we rejoice at our triumph at the recent election,
regarding it, as we do, as a tnumph of truth
and principle over error and demagogueism,
vindicating the policy of our party, and proving
to the world that Pennsylvania is now as she
has ever been opposed to all sectionalism, and
ready at all times to sustain and uphold the
constitution, compromises and laws which bind
together eur glorious Union. ;
'Resolved, That the course pursued by some
professing members of the party, to bring about
the defeat of one of our candidates for the Su
preme Court merits our utmost condemnation,
and although our victory is marred by the defeat
of James Campbell yet it ouiy endears him the
more to the Democracy of the State, and will
enable the party hereafter to protect itself more
effectually from the treachery of his assailants,
who are well known throughout the State.
Resolved, That Cambria County has heretofore
invariably expressed her preference tjr-t&e fa
vorite son of Pennsylvania, James' luchanan,
for the Presidency, and that in again raising
our voice in b'S behalf, we do so feeling satisfied
that he is in every way competent fr that ex
alted station, and hereby instruct our conferees
to rote for no man as delegate to the next 4th of
March Convention unless he is know to be an
unwavering friend of James Buchana.
Resolved, That the Editor of the Mountain
Sentinel is hereby requested by the Democracy
of Cambria County to pursue the sama honest,
unwavering, and consistent course that he has
done in not allowing the name of any Democrat
in this County to be malignantly assailel through
his paper, the organ of the party in this county.
Resolved, That we sincerely deplore the diffi
culties which have heretofore existed in the
party in this County, that we had hoped ere
this to have seen' an end to them, that we know
un'?u aQd harmony" to be desired by the mass
of the iTy na 1 at 1re Bre 81111 r,11,ng to
hold out the olivS brand!? or peace, being pre
pared to sacrifice much pCrons! feeling for
principle, and bury in oblivion the p2st 80 a?
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again to unite the party.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the officers and published in the
Mountain Sentinel, Pennsylvanian, Bedford Ga
zette, Pittsburg Post, Carlisle Volunteer, Har
risburg Union, and other Democratic papers of
the State.
The Murder at Middle Fork, v
Col. Meredith, the CaUforuij . correspondent
of the Pittsburg Post, in. his letter . gives
some further particulars of iha kfcray at that
place, on the 10th of SepteiuVv 1 between
Mr. Henry Gompers and M.'.j. Goo. V. .Spotts
wood, (formerly. of Indiana i.uui.ty, I'er'ua., and
partners in a mining claim.) ia .which .liie latter
was killed. Gompers was rj.'.-J t y : c ajniittee,
found guilty of a preinedita i n.wrcv'V, and ex
ecuted at 4 o'clock on the so 1 n v- previous
to his execution, he appoint i i w:"t to set
tle his affairs and send what Is lr(t oi hi", father
in Blairsville.
F. Boone, Esq.: i -
The above named gentleman haa numerous
friends in this section, and we copy the follow
ing favorable notice of him from the Philada.
Pennsylvanian.
' This gentleman, a popular member of the
Administration Party, sailed from New York on
the ith inst., for Nicaragua, Central America,
to enter upon the duties of the post of American
Consul, at that port, to which he haa been ap
pointed by the President. Mr. Boone will make
an agreeable, intelligent, ana energetic repre
sentative of his country at that highly important
point, and we wish to him health and prosperity
during bis absence.
Bloomerlim In Paris. '
A Paris letter to the New York Times says :
"Three Bloomerites made their appearance
last . week on the Boulevard de la Madolaine,
and in the' neighboring streets; they attracted
a large crowd, but were not subjected to any
rudeness. 'They certainly "do these things
better in France." A paragraph in the jour
nals haa been the only record here of the new
phenomena. : The papers across the channel
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have filled column after column with long edi
tcrials, in which they treat Bloomerww with i
lahaMe seriousness, as though it wereaioues
tion of ethics and of. h$ir busioess-rth map.
milliners.
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FATHER kATHEir S FAREWELL ASDBES8.
To the Citizens of the United States :
Dearly Beloved Friends: My mission
amongst you closes to-day. I cannot take my
final departure from the shores of your great and
prosperous country, without publicly recording
my aeep ana gratetul appreciation of the gener
ous sympathy, the delicate attention, and the
unremitting' kindness which I have experienced
in every section of this vast Union. The noble
reception which you have spontaneously tendered
to a stranger, known merely as an humble mis
sionary in the cause of moral reform, proves the
devotion of your people to the interests of hu
manity, however feebly championed, and has en-
deareu America and her people to me by a
thousand ties too sacred for utterance. Though
the renewed attacks of a painful and insiduous
malady, have rendered it impossible that I could
(without imminent danger to my life) make those
public exertions which were never spared by me
in xne aays or neaitn ana vigor, I yet tnanlc
heavear have been instrumental in adding to the
ranks- of temperance over 600,000 disciples in
America. 1 have been much cheered during the
past week, by the receipt of letters from all parts
or the States, bearing unimpeachable testimony
to the strict fidelity with which" this voluntary
obligation is observed.
I need scarcely add, that virtue, and the duties
which religion inculcates, together with peace,
plenty, domestic comfort, health, and happiness,
nave everywhere followed in its train. I cannot
omit this opportunity of bearing my grateful
testimony to the generous and valuable co-opera
tion which I have received, in the prosecution of
my mission from the public press of America.
W hatever may be tho party or sectional differ
ences that separate- those influential expositors
or public opinion, all recognized, in the simple
principle which I enunciated, a common ground
of paternal union; and acting- in that Christian
spirit nave with scarcely an exception, ever
freely tendered their valuable support and advo
cacy to the cause of temperance, emphatically
the cause of virtue, patriotism and morality. If
the affectionate sympathy and kindness of the
American people have at all times been generous
ly extended to me during my tour, how much
more intense has this noble feeling become as
the period approached for my departure ? How
can I find language to thank the generous, the
high-souled, noble Henry Clay, my distinguished
advocate my dearly cherished friend.
How can I express the measure of my obliga
tion to the benevolent Wm. Corcoran, of Wash
ington? to the public spirited and philanthropic
Henry Grinnell! to your merchant princes, E.
K. Collins and Robert Kermitt ? to the amiable
and gifted archbishop of New York, whose deli
cate and unremitting attention will never be for
gotten by his honored guest ? to the host of kiad
friends , in this city, in Philadelphia, Boston,
Albany, New Orleans, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and
through the Union, who have responded to Mr.
Clay's appeal, and in their farewell present have
furnished a memorial of gratitude and generosity
too highly appreciated by the object of their
sympathy and solicitude too deeply engraven
on his heart to be acknowledged in the hackneyed
phrases sanctioned by conventional usage.
There are emotions of gratitude too intense
for language to convey ; were it otherwise, glad
ly would I attempt to give expression to my pro
found thanks to my gifted and amiable country
woman; Catherine Hayes. Never will I forget the
sympathy felt by that noble minded lady, or the
spontaneous generosity (to characteristic of her
Irish heart) which prompted her reoent grateful
and substantial compliment. Never will this
noble act be forgotten by Father Mathew, and
when his earthly pilgrimage is over, when his
stewardship ceases, and he is called to a state of
future existence, where even the envenomed
shaft of the slanderer cannot reach, long may
her honored name be pronounced with gratitude
find respect by the sons and daughters of that
beauteous ifle which she loves so welL To my
own beloved countrymen I most affectionately
tender a few words of parting advice. You have,
my dearly beloved friends, relinquished the land
of your birth, endeared to you by a thousand
fond reminiscences, to seek on these distant
shoi'es that remuneration for industry and toil
too often denied you at home. You are pre
sented here with a boundless field of profitable
employment, and every inducement held out to
persevering industry. You are received and
welcomed into the great American family with
feelings of sympathy, kindness and friendship.
Aftor a few years you become citizens of this
great republic, whose vast territorial extent
abounds in all the materials of mineral agricul
ture and commercial wealth; the avenues to
honor and fame are liberally thrown open to you
and to your children, and no impediment (save
of your own creation) exists to prevent your at
J taining the highest social and civic distinction,
f. A .'l you any loneer permit those glorious
gle
opportunities o pass unimproveo, or, rauier,
will von t. hv stuping self-respect, and ac
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quiring habits suited ijjocr new position, aspire
,fl.t hnnnr uv cm lami of your birth
and of your adoption ?
I implore you, as I would with my ujufe
breath, to discard forever those foolish divisions
those insensate quarrels those factious broils
(too often, alas, the fruits of intemperance) in
which 'your country is disgraced; the peace and
order of society violated, and the laws of heaven
trampled on and outraged. Oh, how painful is
the contrast between the feelings which generate
those foolish local animosities amongst the com
mon inhabitants of a country, the entire area of
which would but form an inconsiderable section
of some of the larger States of this Union, and
that broad and comprehensive spirit of patriotism
which makes every inhabitant of this mighty
republic from the Atlantic to the Pacific from
Maine to California glory in the title of an
American citizen.
Friends and fellow countrymen I now bid
you a reluctant, a final farewell. A few hours
men win wputt me rrom tbe Hospitable anorea
of America forever. 1 carry with me, to "the
poor old country," feelings of respect and at
tachment for its people, uat neitner time nor
distance can obliterate. . Citizens of the United
States I fervently pray that the Almighty Dis
penser of human events, in whose hands are the
destinies of nations, may continue those blessings
and favors which yon have so long enjoyed that
your progress in every private and pubno virtue
may keep pace with your unexampled prosperity
that you and your children's children may be
ever true to the great destiny that awaits you,
and to the spirit of these institutions under the
fostering care of which you have so rapidly pro
gressed. May your country still extend the
hand of succor to the helpless exile, afford an
asylum to the persecuted, and a home to the op
pressedand thus inseparably connect her fu
ture destiny with the interests of universal hu
manity.
Citizens of the United States, and beloved
countrymen again adieu! May heaven pour
its choicest blessings on your favored land, is
the farewell prayer of your devoted and affec
tionate friend,
THEOBALD MATHEW.
The New York Evening Post says: We have
seen a letter from a distinguished ' American
statesman, now in Europe, to the effect that the
despots of Austria and France are makinir a
combined and desperate effort to defeat the re
ception of Kossuth by the free people of England
a ad America; and the writer to whom we refer,
expresses the wish, that tha Americans will res
cue the noble hearted Hungarian from, bis per
secutors anu pureuero.
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From Our Exchange.
Sixteen clergymen belonging to tho Presbyte
rian Church have died within the last six months.
An exchange paper says, that when David
slew Goliah with a sling, the latter fell stone
dead, and of course quite astonished, as such a
thing had never entered Ms head before.
The Hon. Howell Cobb, was inaugurated as
Governor of Georgia, at Augusta, on the 6th
inst. His address was strongly constitutional
and in favor of the Union Compromise platform-
At a recent meetincr of the Presbytery of
0 - m .
White Water, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, there
were present the father, brother, four sons, one
son-in-law, and a nephew eight in number
all preaching the gospel.
Agricultural Fair. The Lancaster Union,
says it is in contemplation to hold a county
meeting in Lancaster on Wednesday, Nov. 12th,
for the purpose of making arranirementa for
holding the next State Fair in that city.
CraiosiTiEs. A wag says, that Barnum has
recently enriched his musuem with a lock of
hair from the head of steamboat navigation,
also, a bush from the face of the earth, and ten
yards of the eqainoxial Ene.
A New Paper. Thaddeus Stevens, Esq., of
Lancaster, Pa., is engaged in collecting the
funds necessary to establish in that city a Whig
(Abolition) paper, to be called the Independent
Whig. The stockholders were to meet the 11th
of November.
It is stated that, as the result of a correspon
dence of the Governor of Ohio with the Gover
aors of the different States of the Union, rela
tive to a uniform observance of the annual
thanksgiving, twenty-eight of the thirty-one
States have fixed npea November 27.
Worship or Wives. A man who has traveled
some, saysr ia one of our exchaages, that there
is no country in the world where wives are more
worshipped than they are in France. He regrets
to say, however, that all the adoration comes
from somebody else's husband.
When Gen. Twiggs got married at Pensacola
the other day, a few of the b'hoys of the place
saw fit to give him a charivari for the benefit of
the poor of the place. The General promptly
handed over the amount demanded, $100, which
sum was immediately distributed to the needy.
The Quebec Chronicle says that the ground
is covered with snow to the depth of three inches
on a level, and that the cattle are all housed.
Many farmers were taken by surprise, and much
of the turnip crop, and many potatoes are still
in the ground.
We & ;i ;,d story going the rounds of the
papers, ;wuut ri.u rarmington canal. An ex
change says uiai it is the most unprofitable pub
lic improvement ever heard of in this country;
having yielded twt one dividend, and that was
the summer the directors mowed the towpath
and divided the hay !
Two old men, upwards of 70 years of age
each, amused a crowd of spectators in Provi
dence the other day, by a grand rough and tum
ble ficht, and finally ended by rolling one an
other in the gutter until separated. And all
this, not in consequence of liquor, but from
that "green-eyed monster," jealousy.
Java CorrKE we learn from the Milton,
(N. C.) Chronicle has been successfully grown
near tnat town. It was produced by a shrub
only two years old, which sprouted from a grain
of coffee planted on the north side of a house,
and the trait is described as looking tn all res
like the imported article.
The Pensacola Gazette informs us that an En
glish countess, young, rich, and blooming, has
taken up her residence at San Augustine, Flor
ida, for the present, while a suit for divorce
from an antiquated husband is pending. Sev
eral of her distinguished friends of the Irish
families of Montreal and Quebec are expected
to visit her in a yacht and spend Christmas.
The Judges elect of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, are to meet at Harrisburg on the
14th inst., (to-morrow,) to draw lots for their
spective terms. Certificates of the result are
to be iui"11 w me oecreiary oi tne com
monwealth, ii'liei; be new Judges will be com
missioned. The firsi fessn of the new bench,
in banc, will be held in Phible1p!?V first
Monday in December next.
A very singular meteor was observed passing
over the west part of. the city of Schenectady,
on Sunday evening. It appeared to emit itself
perpendicularly from a dark cloud, expand and
contract in size, and withdrew again in the
cloud. The color was an intense bluish white.
A young gentleman directly beneath it received
a sharp electric shock. No report of an explo
sion was heard.
From Havana ire learn that Mr. Thrasher,
late editor of the Faro Industrial, was, on the
28th nit., committed to the fortress of Punta,
and placed in a dungeon in solitary confinement,
charged with receiving letters in cipher, and be
ing connected with the late invasion. He denies
all knowledge of the letters, and it is currently
reported at Havana that he had been tried, con
demned and sentenced to the mines.
The following beautiful comparison we find
floating like a waif upon the waters:
The American Constitution. Like one of those
wondrous rocking stoues reared by the Druids,
which the finger of a child might vibrate to its
center, yet the might of an army could not move
from its place, our Constitution is so nicely
poised that it seems to sway with every breath
of passion, yet so firmly based in the hearts and
affections of the people, that the wildest storms
of treason and fanaticism break ovor it in vain
We learn that Miss Catherine Hayes will give
her first concert in Philadelphia, at the Musical
Fund Hall, on the evening of December 6th
She will sing only three nights in that city, and
then proceed on her way South. She will be
assisted by Mr. Braham, and several other vo
calists and musicians of high character. The
success of Miss Hayes in New York and Boston,
has been, of tho most gratifying character.
Ex-President Tyler has written slettertotT
Spanish Minister at Washington, soliciting
intercession for the release of all the Cnl 4
prisoners. Mr. Tyler says that sacrifice enon'J
has been offered up to deter others from tf
commission of a similar offence ; and tUt tfc'
restoration of the small number now ineust
to their friends and homes, would speak a
effective tale than would ever issue trojT
dungeon or the gibbeL .
A Cincinnati paper says that quite a fascia
ting young lady, attired in full Bloomer costume
came through on the cars, last Saturday f
Cleveland. She created considerable sensation
among some of the passengers by descanting
the advantages of the Bloomer mode aboTe
others. Her remarks were exceedingly p;
and amusing, frequently interspersed with qu'
tations in both poetry and prose, sustaining fa
position in favor of Bloomeriam, to the totiL
annihilation of long skirts, &c.
A bigger bridge than was ever yet construct!,
ia now contemplated to cross the SeTera ui
connect Monmouthshire and South Wales vita
Bristol and the West of England. It is to U of
granite, 140 feet wide, with arches of 824 fm
span and 120 feet above the highest spring tides
so that the largest ships will be able to sail ttB!
der. On each side of the bridge will he sLopit
the rent of which will pay a good part of the
interest on the cost. There will be rooa for
double railroad track and a carriage road, t.
sides covered colonnades for foot passengers.
Kossuth's movements seem to be involved ia
some doubt at present. One current report,
professedly based on the authority of a letter
received frem an officer of the United Stw
steamer Mississippi, states positively that tie
vessel will remain at Gibralter till November 5
to give Kossuth an opportunity to visit South
ampton, from which place he will return to
Gibralter, and the nee proceed to this countn.
Another rumor is, that the Mississippi U not to
bring him over at all, bat will return without
him.
Santa Anna. There is a concerted movement
in Mexico for the restoration of Santa Anna and
the overthrow of the Arista Administration.
This famous chief remains at Trubacco, a town
in New Grenada, but he is evidently, waiting
anxiously for the moment when he shall be
called from his retirement by his active parti
sans in Mexico. Then we may look for another
pronunciamento, a triumphant ovation for tie
one-legged hero, and unless M. Arista is Terr
wide awake, he will have some trouble to Letp
his head on his shoulders.
The exportation of Staves from New Orleani
to Europe is an item of some importance. Twd
firms loaded twenty ships for France and Spain.
Eight ships leave that place freighted with
staves as their sole cargo,, and tweaty v,t
carry staves as the principal part of their Toea
The staves come from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiani,
Tennessee, and Missouri. Sent to Europe, they
are manufactured into casks and filled with the
foaming and sparkling vintage of the sunny
slopes of France and Spain, and return to the
New World, the forests of which are felled to
procure them.
Silver ix Montgomery. A mineral whica
is fouud to contain a mixture of silver and cop
per, has been found in a vein of beautiful qtur t
rock in the lime quarries of Mr. Wm. A. Craw
ford, Plymouth township, Montgomery county.
It is not yet found in large quantities, but tfci
indications are that the deposit ia large. Tci
formation, according to the Montgomery Herald,
is similar to that of geld bearing district, and
that paper would not he surprised if gold as well
as silver would be found in- the same vicinity.
A new Reform Bill, to be introduced by LcrJ
John Russell, appears to have become a settled
fact in English politics. The suffrage is to be
extended, and even the adoption of the. ballot i
talked of as by no means improbable. Bearing
in mind that within less than half a dozen rem
Lord John Russell pronounced the existing
representation bill 44 final," his pending scheme
may well be hailed as an involuntary tribute to
progressive principles.
The New York Tribune says : " We under
stand that two Hungarian officers, feeling them
selves personally injured by a letter abusiig
Kossuth generally, and especially with reference
to his behavior on board the Mississippi at Mar
seilles, lately published in the Herald, proceeded
to fhe office of that journal yesterday afternooti
and flung down their gloves before the editor,
defying him to settle the matter by the duello,
according to the principles of honor and of war.
We believe the challenge was given i verba3j,
but at any rate the challengers were its bearerf.
the challenged party peremptorily declined hid
ing anything to do with such principles cr
practices."
tt Miss Catharine Hayes, in company i
Gov. Seymour, while in Hartford, visited w
various State benevolent institutions, which f
located in that city. At the Ketreat for th
Insane, she sung " Home, Sweet Home,"
about 50 of the unfortunates, collected is
parlor. At the Asylum for the Deaf aftd P
she was delighted with the progress oi " r
pils, and the cleanliness and comfort which p
vaaes ue enure enauusaurak v - -
room in which Mr. Weld was teaching
he made a sira ta them of the Quality of u
visitor, when each girl turned to her blaek-hoj
and the name of " Catharine Hayes " "j?T
seen upon each, accompanied by some flsM
allusions to the sweet singer. ,
tar The locomotive engine to be FPV
by the action of powder instead oi a..
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delphia Inquirer,) is the invention of Mr.
power is obtained by regular explosions W'j'fc
charges of gunpowder. A working ,
operation is estimated to consume t0"
ounces of gunpowder per mile intb th P' jt
uonaie weigni oi iour or b j.
can be used on common roads,
tn common roaas, FF" n0jK
s, and is said to be Prfectj
mon carnages, ana is saia w w Ky -f! sue
less in its operations. n n em '
cesaful tests have been made in the pres
two or three scientific men and
that Mr. Lee, Superintendent of the i Jw
Providence Railroad, thinks ftwi"hjetl
vention, "and has eonsented to ly
befors the Directors of that rosdv
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