mmn SEHTIHEL.
Andrew J. Kfcey, Editor.
EBENSBUKG, PA.
Thursday, July 33, 1852.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President,
riMXKLIX riCKCE,
of New Hampshire.
For Vice-President
WILLIAM R. lilA'G,
of Alabama.
For Canal Commissioner,
TI'lLLIAM SEAIMCIIT,
of Fayette Co.
Count)' IVoiMinatloiis.
For Assembly,
IHOMAS COLLINS, of Washington.
For Sheriff,
AUGUSTIN DTJRBIN, of Washington.
Commissioner,
JACOB E. STTJLL. of Richland.
Auditor,
JOHN A. K'CONNELL, of Clearfield.
Coroner,
CAMPBELL SHEBIDAN, of Johnstown.
The first number of a new Democratic paper,
the Mountain Democrat, published in this village,
reached us last week. It is edited and put -lished
by R. "White and II. C. Devine, Esqrs.,
and judging from the number before us will be
well conducted. "We wish them full success in
their undertaking.
Rlpplngnpthc Planks."
The editor of the Johnstown Cambrian ha3
turned his attention, in his paper of the 9th Ju
ly, to ripping up the planks of the Tlatform of
the Baltimore Democratic Convention, ana en
tertains us with two and a half columns of an
exceeding able and well written dissertation up
on that subject ! It is a great pity, so it is,
that the talented and eloquent body of demo
crats that met together at Baltimore and nomi
nated Franklin Pierce and Willi am R. King,
should have committed so many errors in the
eyes of our brother of the Cambrian, as to al
low him to become their "Sir Oracle," and the
Censor" of their acts and resolves. We fear
their reputations as men will 6uffer materially
when the fact coes forth to the world that the
editor of the Cambrian has determined to write
them down, and establish beyond dispute the
fallaciousness of that creed which they pro
claimed to the world. We see nothing in his
whole article worth noticing except his opposi
tion to the fugitive slave law, a part of the cel
ebrated Compromise ; and he "deprecates the
slavish cringing manifested by northern mem
bers of the democratic party to the interests of
the South ;" and thinks the bill for the rendi
tion of fugitives from service is a finality in the
way of emancipation ; "is not in accordance
with the spirit of the age ; has nothing to do
with the spirit of philanthropy ; knows no ob
ject but blind idolatry to the institution of Sla
very, and an equally blind subserviency to
Southern dictation." We have no hesitation in
stating that our stand is upon the Baltimore
Platform of the democratic party and we are
for Tierce and King C3 the warm and devoted
friends of that Platform ; that we are opposed
to all attempts at renewing the agitation of the
blavery question, here and everywhere ; and
this position we are prepared to maintain.
How is it with the editor of the Cambrian f
He S;i3 s he is opposed to the fugitive slave law
and is therefore opposed to the compromise
measures as they are, because the fugitive law
is part and parcel of these measures. The
Whig National Convention endorsed the Com
promise, with a contingency ; we therefore in
fer that the Cambrian takes Scott, as Horace
Greely does because he is Scott, and at the
same time "execrates" and "spits vjon the plat
form." Will the Cambrian endorse the resolu
tions of the convention that nominated Scott ?
Are you in favor of the compromise measures
as they are, the fugitive slave law included ?
Are vou in favor of the two extra rlanks added t
to your platform by Gen. Scott in his letter of
acceptance ? are you in favor of a revenue Tar
iff with discriminations for Protection ? Will
you please inform us where your platform came
from, and tell us if the whigs were guilty of any
"slavish cringing'''' to Southern dictation by its
adoption ? Who originally reported it, and from
what state did it emanate ? And do not north
ern whig journals despise it, spit upon it, and
execrate it ? What have you to say in exten
uation of Gee. Scott's Native Americanism ?
Do you admit he was in favor of it in 1811 ?
You can answer the above at your leisure and
we hope you will not evade the responsibility.
We desire to battle with you upon principles,
and if you have any questions to ask concerning
Franklin Pierce, his conduct, or the platform on
which he stands, when you reply to the above
ia extenso we shall answer you fully and expli.
titly.
Accident. The lady of Gen. M'Donald, of
this place, met yesterday with an accident which
had well nigh proved fatal. In preparing to
mount on horseback, her foot slipping from the
stirrup, the fell, and her head striking a curb
stone, she received a very severe wound in the
forehead. During some time she was uncon
scious. Doctors Lewis and Smith beiDg called
in, bestowed upon her every care and attention.
She is now, we are happy to learn, in a fair way
oT recovery. JL'oufm Dmiotrat.
Letting.
On Thursday last the letting of the remain
ing portion of the New Portage Road took place
at the Summit, in this county. The crowd of
people in attendance was unusually large, com
prising contractors from all sections of the State
and country, and several members of the late
Legislature and present Senate of the State ;
among the number Col. M'Farland, of West
moreland ; John S." Rhey, of Armstrong; J.
Ellis Bonham of Cumberland ; Addison M'Kean
of Bradford ; Col. John Eean of Cambria ; J.
M Anrtprson of York, and others. Gen. Clover
and Col. Painter were also present. Proposals
were received for that part of the new road ly
ing between the western end of the proposed
tunnel at Sugar Run Gap, and Hollidaysburg ;
in all amounting to twenty seven sections, a
reat part of which is very heavy work. The
allotments will be declared at Ilarrisburg this
week, and we but hope that the work will be
placed in the hands of men whose known expe
rience and energy in the construction of public
works will be a guarantee for the early comple
tion of this road. The interests of the State
demand that the road should be finished as soon
as possible.
Section 101.
In company with several friends we visited
the above section of the Pennsylvania Railroad
a few days ago. This section is immediately
west of the Tunnel, at the top of the Allegheny
mountain, three miles north of the Summit, and
is undoubtedly one of the heaviest on the whole
line of road. The contractors are Messrs. Me
Grann and Reilly, two of nature's gentleman,
and they are progressing rapidly with the work
Thev emnlov about 300 men and 80 horses.
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There are three thorough cuts on the section, all
heavy, one of them 1100 feet long and greatest
denth about 75 feet. The embankments in the
same proportion. The section of M. Burke &
Co., on the Portage Road, runs parallel with
section 104. and is a heavv piece of work. The
contractors are rapidly completing it. We in
tend to be along the route of each railroad soon
and take notes, when we will be able to give
more full and extended account 01 their pro
gress.
Mr. Toombs Speech.
We direct attention to the excel1 ent speech of
of lion. R. Toombs, Whig member of Congress
from Geororia. and ask for it a careful perusal
from members of the whig party. In it they
will find the reasons for the non-support of the
South to Gen. Scott. Let every democrat read
this speech and when concluded there can be no
doubt that he will be more strongly opposed to
Wiufield Scott, than before its perusal. We
would state that Mr. Toombs is one of the lead
ing whigs in Congress,'and has the confidence of
his party in hisown State, to such a degree that
he has been elected to the U. S. Senate for six
years from 4th March next.
t'onrcrtioui.
Our young friend Roddy, of the Somerset
Visitor, having statpd a few weeks Bince that
several whigs in that county would not support
Gen. Scott, and the Herald and Whig presuming
to doubt the statement, he replies in the follow
ing words, and we express the wish that he will
continue to pour his broadsides into the ranks
of the enemy in the same style !
"J.11C Urral'i ana M tit g ot last week, copies
from us an assertion that several prominent and
influential Whigs of Somerset County would not
support Scott, and calls for names, insinuating
that the whole thing was a trick on our part to
make capital away from home. We can only
reply at present, by giving a few of the names
but hope very soon to be able to extend the list
until our contemporary will begin to think of a
fire in front and rear.
Alfred Newlon Esq., of Addison Township
a man of character and standing, well known
throughout the county. As an evidence that
his popularity and influence in the county are
very great it is only necessary to say that a
large majority of tho whigs of the county last
year preferred him to the regular nominee for
the Assembly, and would have elected him if he
had consented to be a candidate.
Peter Rhode.'?, of Stony Creek, a prominent
and influential Whig, and one who has ever been
active in his party's service.
Dr. S. R. Litton, a Physician of acknowl.
edged ability and possessed of consi Jdrable pol
itical influence, in the South of this County.
There friends, are three good names, and true
and did we not fear, you might be overcome by
the shock, we would mention a case in point
here in our Borough. A Whig, prominent and
influential beyond cavil, who has publicly decla
red his intentions, and in your hearing, but you
seem to have forgotten the matter entirely."
More of Tbcin.
The New lork Evening Post gives the names
of Hon. F. S. Martin, of New York, and Hon
A. M. Schermerhorn, of New York, as two whigs
who are "opposed to Scott, and will do what
they can in an honorable way to accomplish his
defeat."
This extends the list of members of the House
of Representatives who have heretofore been
whigs, but who are now opposed to Gen. Scott,
to seventeen nearly one-fifth of all the whi
members of that body. It is rather a ghastly
outlook for the General and his friends. The
list, we believe, is as follows :
. James Abercrombie, of Alabama ; Charles
Allen, of Massachusetts ; Edward C. Cabell, of
Florida ; Charles J. Faulkner, of Virginia ;
Meredith P. Gentry, of Tennessee ; Joshua R.
Giddings, of Ohio ; John W. Howe, of Pennsyl
vania ; nm. t. Hunter, of Ohio; J as. Johnson,
of Georgia ; Horace Mann, of Massachusetts ;
Alexander II. Stephens, of Georgia ; Robert
Toombs, of Georgia ; Amos Tuck, of New Hamp.
shire ; Alexander White, of Alabama ; C. II.
Williams, of Tennessee ; Frederick S. Martin,
of New York ; A. M. Schermerhorn, of New
York
This does not includa either Hon. Mr. Mar
shall, of Kentucky, or Hon. Mr. Outlaw, of
North Carolina, whose position is not, we be
lieve, at this moment considered free from
j doubt.
Arrival of tine Steamer Asia Three Day
Later from Europe.
New Yofk, July 15.
The 6teamer Asia, bringing Liverpool dates
of the 3d instant, and sixty-five passengers, ar
rived this morning. The steamer Hermann ar.
rived at Southampton 011 the 1st instant.
ENGLAND.
Parliament was prorogued by the Queen on
Thursday until the 2d of August, in a speec"
longer and more flowery than usual. She states
that Britain has received the most friendly as
surances from foreign powers. She touches on
the late difficulties, now adjusted, in Schleswig-
Holstein and Egypt, and deplores the unfortu
nate necessity that torced .Lnglanl into a war
with Burmah. She mentions that a treaty had
been formed with the African King of Dahomey
to suppress the slave trade; and ends the first
section by expressing her satisfaction at the pas"
sage of the Militia bill.
The speech then goes on to thank the Com
mons for supplies ; alludes briefly to the gold
fields of Australia, and also to thct reformation
of law practice ; and to the subject of extra-mu
ral interments. She winds up w?th the usual
avowal of intention "to promote tie happiness
of my people." ,;
A dreadful riot occurred at Stockport on Wed
nes(iay night between the Protestants and R,o
man Catholics. Sixty persons were carried
wounded to the hospital, and one person was
killed. Several houses were torn down ; the
Catholic chapel was sacked, the organ and altar
furniture being burned. Nothing was left stan
ding but the bare walls of the chapel. The mil
itary were called out, and finally succeeded in
restoring peace. The town is now occupied by
the cavalry, it being reported that a Catholic
mob from Manchester and other towns intended
to retaliate. The riot grew out of ill-feeling en.
gendered by the Queen's recent proclamation
against Roman Catholic processions.
A collision had occurred in the Thames be
tween the steamer Duchess of Kent, having on
board 200 passengers, and an Antwerp steamer
The former was sunk in eight minutes, and it is
thought some few of her passengers were lost.
There have been five arrivals from Australia
this week, bringing over G0,000 ounces of gold,
valued at 250,000. Advices from Australia
are to April 3, and for the most part are favora
ble.
FRANCE.
An extra Morning Chronicle announces that
during Thursday night fourteen persons were
arrested in a detached house in Rue Reine
Blanche, Paris, and these arrests were followed
up by many more. The affair at first was en
veloped in mystery, but it has since transpired
that these conspirators were engaged in the con
struction of an infernal machine with which to
kill Louis Napoleon. The machine contained
fourteen barrels, capable of containing each a.
bout twenty bullets, and their firing in a wrong
direction was a matter of iinposibility.
The French war-steamer Charlemagne lias
been permitted to pass the Dardanelles, contra
ry to treaty stipulations.
ITALT.
lue Lnitea btates steamer tan Jacinto was
in the harbor of Naples on the 23d of June, and
would immediately sail for the East.
Mr. Morris, the United States Minister at Na
ples, has returned from Greece.
Fresh troubles have broken out in Africa.
Disgusting Atrocity.
We find in the New Orleans Delta, some de
tails of a fiendish outrage perpetrated upon the
bodies of the unfortunates who were lost on
Lake Pontchartain, by the explosion of the
steamer James. A band of rovers upon the
Lake, having not only robbed them, but mutili
ated their remains in the accomplishment of
their purpose :
"A personal inspection of the male corpses
showed that such of them as had on outer gar
ments, had their pockets turned inside out.
Counsellor J. M. Wolf, one of tho drowned, was
said to have had upon him a gold lev r watch,
and over seven hundred dollars in bank bills
and other money. Several others who were
known to have been sitting up at the time of
the catastrophe, engaged in a game of cards,
and consequently with considerable sums about
them, were afterwards floating, with their pock
ets completely rifled.
One ycung lady with a chaplet of sea weed
twined in her auburn hair, had several of her
fingers tsplit from knuckle to nail. She had
worn rinprs, and the red ruffians had split her
fingers to reduce the swelling of the flesh in or
der more readily to wring from them tho gar
nished gauds the rings 1 Another had her
arm torn and gashed in the same manner, that
a bracelet might be pirated from her stiffened
yet bcautuul limb ! Another aye, another
showed the marks in her lacerated ears whence
tne ear-arops naa been torn with avaricious
haste by the cormorant fiends, too, peradven-
ture, tugging for the prize.
And shall we name a fourth ? Yes, a fourth,
had been encountered by a monster mere impa
tient of spoil, who, to secure from her hand two
plain gold rings which she was known to have
worn, had severed the fingers, flesh and bone !
What more of outrage what more of fiendish
revel was there perpetrated on the floating char
nel surmise, delighting in the horrible, has ven
tured to declare ; but as the charges are too
revolting for fancy the most gloomy and Satan
ic, we decline to make a note of them."
The captain and crew of a suspicious looking
fishing schooner, had been arrested on suspicion.
In possession of the captain was found a pocket
book, supposed to have behn pirated from one
of the bodies.
jgyAmong the passengers in the steamer Af
rica, which left New York on Wednesday, for
Liverpool, was Louis Kossuth, Ex Governor of
Hungary. His name was not in tho list of pas
sengers published, and it is said that he went
on board only a few minutes before the vessel
departed. Various surmises have been Btarted
as to the cause of his sudden departure.
j&Gen. VcSa of Mexico, is on a visit to
Niagara Falls.
Tho Steameoat Eiploniou near KewOr
leans Further Particulars.
The New Orleans papers contain the particu
lars of the explosion of the steamer St. James
on the 5th instant, on her return from the watering-places
with a 4th of July partj number
ing about seventy, exclusive of a crew of thirty.
The explosion occurred between two and three
o'clock in the morning, when all the passengers
were asleep. Many who escaped death from
the steam were crushed by the fall of the boil
ers and machinery, which were made a complete
wreck It is supposed that about twenty were
killed and as many scalded.
Killed. Judge Isaaic T. Preston, a native
of Virginia, and brother of Hon. William C.
Preston, of South Carolina ; Mr. Richard Turn
er, late commissionary of the fourth ward, sec
ond municipality ; J. M. Wolf, a member of the
bar; John Molloy; Nicholas Read, a member of
prtection Fire Company, No. 19 ; Mr. Shed, of
the United States branch mint ; James M. Jones
mate of the boat ; the watchman of the boat ; a
servant of DrPeuuiston ; a boy of Captain Tuft;
Mr. Taul, engineer ; a free colored boy, name
unknown ; John, (a colored man, second stew
ard of the boat ; Mrs. Asher, her daughter (aged
about sixteen) and two young clfcldren ; Robert
Smith, the steersman, and S. Forrester, who
died since; Henry Clay Bolion, (a native of Wil
mington, Deleware,) since dead. Mr. Gachet
Delisle, who got on board the St. James at Bay
St. Louis, is supposed to be be lost.
Missing. John McNeill, clerk in the firm of
McGhee & Kneas; Henry Maxwell, assistant in
the office of the tax-collectors of the first dis
trict Grace Featherson, a little girl eight years
of age, from Louisville, Kentucky, under Mrs.
Asher' 3 care ; J. F. Gomez, cotton-weigher, sup
posed to be lost; Mr. Gitts, supposed to be lost;
Mr. Welsh, of Shreveport.
Scalded. Captain Wright, owner of the boat,
and Oliver Ront, engineer, severely ; Col. II. W.
Palfrey, slightly ; Wm. Cyllins, engineer, badly;
Frank Bolton, scalded and wounded ; James
Bell, sen., clerk, scalded ; Captain Clarke, woun
ded ; J. A. Webb, John C. Jones," and several
others, slightly.
It is stated that Captain Clarke, who was a
sleep at the time of the explosion, rushed on
deck, and, with Samuel Henderson, the pilot of
the boat, took possession of th.i yawl, and, kee
ping back the crowd who were rushing to it.
handed on board Mrs. Asher and-her three chil
dren, Mrs. Shed and another lady who were
near by, and Robert Smith, (steersman,) who
had his arm broken. The yawl put out, but,
unfortunately, was struck by the California a-
nother steamer which was just ahead of the St.
James when the explosion occurred, as she came
up, and was upset, and those on board, except
Mr. Shed, were drowned.
Capt. Clarke's two little sons and a son of Mr.
J. M. Wolf jumped overboard and swam to the
California, and were picked up. It is said that
young Wolf a boy of some nine or ten years
being in his night-clothes, had the coolness to
hang his clothes on a stick before he jumped 0-
verboard, and thus took them with him, and
that as he was picked up he secured his gar
ments, and on getting on board the California
leisurely dressed himself. His father, who could
not be prevailed upon to jump overboard, was
lost.
Congressional.
Washington, July 19.
House. The House met and resumend the
consideration of the bill to amend the Postage
law. The first section containing the provisions
as forwarded a few days since was amended,
with the proviso that newspapers and periodi
cals not weighing over two ounces, when 6ent to
actual subscribers in the State where they are
published, shall be entitled to the reduction as
provided for in said section. The other section
of the bill was then agreed to as follows ; Sec
tion 2d. provides that books bound or unbonnd,
not weighing over four pounds, shall be deemed
mailable, and all printed matter chargeable by
weight shall be weighed when dry. It permits
publishers to exchange free of postage, and to
send to subscribers, enclosed in their publica
tions, bills and receipts free of postage ; weekly
newspapers to be sent to subscribers within the
county where published free. Sec. 3d provides
certain rules how papers and periodicles are to
be purchased for mailing. The other provisions
of the bill are unimportant.
A motion was made to lay the billion the ta
ble, which was not agreed to. Pending the a
mendment to the bill, the House went into Com
mittee on the Deficiency Bill, when the Senate
amendments were agreed to, giving additional
compensation to the Collins Line of Steamers.
Ayes So, Nays 73. The Committee rose and
reported all the Senate amendments to the House,
when, without acting upon them the House ad
journed. Senate. A resolution was ordered to be en
grossed, authorizing the authorities of Chicago
to excavate portions of the public reservation,
with a view to improve the Chicago river.
After other business of minor importance, the
Senate adjourned.
What will Fulton do 1
This is a question whichis propounded by the
last Republican. We have consulted several of
our Democratic friends about the matter, and
give their view of the question and probable re
sult. All agree in saying that little Fulton
county, will "do" something handsome for
PIERCE & KING ! but the precise majority
is not known at present. Some of our friends
put the majority at oOO, and others at 200 !
Our own impression is that it will be over the
latter figure considerably. The sterling, honest
and hard-working Democrats of the different
Townships are on the alert, and their activity
promises a splendid triumph in October and No
vember next. Our candidates are men to be
proud of men worthy of our glorious princi
ples, and who will uphold, ably and fearlessly
the interests and honor of the United States !
No Democrat will fail in the performance of his
duty not only vote himself, but to work hearti
ly for the euccess of our cherished principles.
Fulton Democrat.
E3 We copy from the Westmoreland Intelli
gencer the following article which will be, no
doubt, interesting to our readers :
A Pleasing Incident.
The ladies of Hill-Side, Westmoreland coun
ty, on the 3rd inst., presented to Capt. Charles
B. Seely, a magnificent wreath of flowers, as a
token of their respect and esteem. The pre
sentation was made by a young lady whose
name we were unable to learn, and was respon
ded to by our modest and gallant" friend, the
Captain, in a few brief and appropriate remarks.
He said :
"Ladies : Never Save I been placed in so
fTnlmrrflssinr n. nosition. I think, should a
time of trial come, I could face almost any dan
ger of an ordinary character oould even on the
battle-field bear nivself "as becomes a man.' or
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meet any of the common occurrences cf life
without shrinking. But here, where I am sub
jected to the artillery of woman's bright eyes
I confess I am at a loss for adequate words to
express my feelings. In your pleasant society
most of the happiest hours of my life have been
passed your smiles and kind encouragements
have prompted me to make myself, if possible,
worthy of your regard, and all that I am, all
that I hope to be, will be owing to your gener
ous kindness and encouragement.
Ladies : I will cherish your beautiful gift as
the brijrhest memento of my life and this hour
as the proudest one.
Never shall it pass from my possession, and
I trust that I will not be deemed presumptuous
when I express the cherished the long cherish
ed hope, that one of the beautiful faces before
me more beautiful even than any of the sweet
flowers which adorn this magnificent wreath
will, before the next anniversary of our Inde
pendence, allow me to bind her in that 4 silken
tie which binds the willing hearts" and greet
me with a bridal wreath of orange blossoms.
Ladies : I again thank you fur your kindness
for this token of your regard, and can only
add, Adieu."
To the Members ofthe Several Democrat
ic State and County Committees 1
The Democratic resident committee, appoint
ed by the National Democratic Executive Com
mittee, under the authority of the last Demo
cratic National Convention, have now in course
of publication a number of valuable documents
for the coming campaign. In order to complete
their lists of names, already large, but not as
should be desiied, the resident committee re
spectfuiiy ask the chairman of the different
Democratic State and county committees, and
all active Democrats throughout the Union, to
forward at their earliest convenience such lists
of names in their respective .localities or dis
tricts, with post offices attached, as may serve
to promote the good ofthe cause.
WM. M. GWIN,
Chairmain of the Resident Committee.
A. D. Edgsrtox, Secretary.
Washington city, D. C.
Mr. Clay's Will.
Cincinnati, July 1G.
The will of Mr. Clay was presented in Court
on Monday last, and admitted to record. It is
drawn by his own hand, and bears date July 10,
1 80 1. It relates almost entirely to the disposi
tion of his estate among the members of his fam
ily, the only exception being that which relates
to his slaves, providing that children of his
slaves born after the 1st of January, 1850, be
liberated and sent to Liberia, the males at the
age of 28, and the females at 23, three years
earnings prior to their emancipation to be reser
ved for their benefit for the purpose of fitting
them out; and prior to removal they are to be
taught to read, write and cypher. Slaves in
being before 1S50 are bequeathed to his family.
Vshland is left to Mrs. Clay, for her sole use
and benefit during her life, and after her death
to be sold and the proceeds to be divided among
his children.
The only specific devises outside of his family
are, to ir. l). . Dudley, tne gold snun-box
presented by Dr. Hunt, late of Washington ; to
Henry T. Duncan, a ring containing a piece of
the coffin of Washington ; to Dr. W. N. Mercer,
a snuff box said to have belonged to Peter the
Great.
Mrs. Clay is appointed executrix, and Hon.
Thomas 4. Marshall and James O. Harrison ex
ecutors of the will, with a provision that no se
curity shall be required of either.
91 urder.
A most shocking and cold blooded murder
was perpetrated on Shaver's Creek, on Thursday
last. The particulars, as far as we have been
able to learn, are as follows : A young man
named Thomas Steward and another named
Lightner were working in a harvest field, togeth
er with a number of other persons, when a tri
fling controversy arose between them, as to
which could mow the fastest. Lightner said,
"I can mow faster than any Lightner of the
name. I can mow as fast as Tom Steward can
walk ?" Steward said "That is an insult" and
immediately took up a scythe and ran Lightner
through the body. The scythe penetrated his
side about the rgion of the stomach, coming out
on the opposite side a little higher up. He died
in les3 than half an hour. Immediately after
inflicting the mortal wound, Steward, without
waiting to withdraw the scythe ran to the woods
and escaped. He was taken and lodged in jail
on Sunday afternoon. We learn that he is a
young man about 18 years of age !
Huntingdon Globe.
BQ, Col. John J. McCahen has been ap
pointed by Gov. Bigleb, a Commissioner to pro
ceed to England, to negotiate for the conversion
of the present Pennsylvania debt into a four
per cent, loan, for a period of thirty years.
Tho loan is to be free from taxation and with
Col. McCahen's known financial abilities his
reputation at home and abroad, we have no
doubt he will be eminently successful in his mis"
sion. His appointment has given general satis
faction : and we bespeak for him a courteous
reception in England. He sailed from New
York on the steamship Africa, on Wednesday
1 1th instant.
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Destructive Fire in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, July 12.
A fire broke out about half-past G o'clock this
evening in the fifth story of the large brown
stone building opposite the State House, on
Cheuut street, occupied principally bv Sbeak-
nian & Co's India-rubber manufactory. TLe
lower stories were occupied by B. 15. Erowc,
fringe and cord maker; William S. Harrison
decorative articles; O. C. B. Carker's pinto
warerooms: Safford & Cookman's curtain store-
Carryl & Co's curtain store; Bassford's billiard
saloon ; and the Waverly bowling saloon occu
pied the basement.
The fire was principally confined to the op
per stories, though the lower floors were greatlv
damaged by water. Hamson & Mitchell's picture-frame
manufactory was also burnt. The
fire was confined by the firemen to the buildinz
in which it commenced. The loss is heavy, be
ing but partly covered by insurance. O. C. B.
Carter had a large and costly stock of musical
instruments, all nearly ruined, among which
were twenty-four pianos and melodeons.
Death of axJ o. nvdger ruet.
The Washington Republic of yesterday morn
ing, says : We regret to announce the death of
Brevet Major General Rodger Jones, Adjutant
General of the United States army, who died at
his residence in this city yesterday afternoon.
We learn that his illness was very brief, and his
death sudden and unexpected. It appears that
on Wednesday evening he was attacked with
cholera morbus, from which yesterday morning
he experienced some relief ; but about five ia
the afternoon he had a second attack, which ia
less than two hours terminated his life.
General Jones was one of the veterans of the
war of 1812, having distinguished himself on
several occasions during that war. He was a
native of the State of Virginia. He had filled
the post of Adjutant General, with the line.d
rank of Colonel, since 1825 ; ami was. brevetted
as a Major General on the 30th of May, 1818.
Cholera in the West.
Maysville, July 14.
A few cases of cholera still cmtinue to occur.
The total number of deaths by the disease since
it first broke out is 95.
Cincinnati, July 15.
Eight or ten deaths by cholera have occurred
at Wilmington, Ohio, and much alarm prevails.
The disease has also appeared in other small
towns. In this city deaths from cholera occur
daily, but there is no epidemic and no alarm.
The quarantine physician reports a great de
crease of sickness-on the river. The Whig mass
convention, called at Columbus on the 22d of
August, has been postponed en aecount of the
cholera at that place.
Whig Giving I'p.
We do not remember anything like the des
pondency and even despair of success iu the
present canvass which leading Scott journals
openly confess. The Boston Daily AdcertUer
closes a long article earnestly appealing to the
Whigs to support General Scott with the follow
ing remarkable declaration :
"We do not conceive the force of this reason
ing to be impaired by the admission which we
have distinctly made, and which we have no
disposition to retract, that w do kot antici
pate A Sl'CCESSFCL RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
Admitting this to be the universal impression,
it should not relax the efforts of the Whigs of
this State to do all in their power to sustain U-
The Xominatious of Cambria County.
The Democratic County Convention, which
met last week, placed an excellent Ticket ia
nomination. Thomas Collins, a true and radi
cal Democrat, was nominated for the Legisla
ture, subject to the concurrence of the Confer
ence. The Sentinel endorses the nomination ot
Mr. C, in emphatic terms, and we have no doubt
but that he will be acceptable to the DemocraU
of the District.
Mr. A. Dmrbin received tho nomination for
Sheriff. Fulton Democrat.
fi3-M. C. Barber and W. V. Abbott, two
thrp shooters of Bradford, Vt, each bhot twica
at a knife blade four rods distant, and pUt thi
ball in the centre every time.
" " irm Mexico.
Baltimoke, Jaly jo
By an arrival from Vera Cruz, the New0
leans papers have received files of the journal
of the city of Mexico to the 19th ultimo.
danger of a covp T ttat appears to he over J.
Tha official papers state that the President "1
not Violate the constitution, though h and !
government should perish. 9
Some difficulty had occurred between the
ernment and the French legation'arising ouuf
a settlement of the foreign debt. The secret
of legation had left for France.
An extra session of Congress i3 about to be
convened.
Senor Robles, of the cabinet, has resigne-1
On the 4th ult., two criminal were execuI
at Saltillo for highway robbery.
The village of Alployea, in San Querrero
completely destroyed by the hurricane o'tl"'
8th of May. 4 tte
By the arrival of the steamship yacLt at X
Orleans Brownsville dates to the 20th uTt anl
Galveston dates of the 2d inst., had beeureceV
ed. The Flag says the lawless hordes of despe
radoes who hold possession of the country above
Brownsville, on the Rio Grande, are still at tber
fiendish work. Two flatboats, which left Browns
ville some time since, on their return to Guer
rero, Mexico, have been attacked, and some of
the crews killed.
The Rio Bravo says that Mr. Waddell, United
States consul at Matamoras, had determined to
interfere in the execution of two Americans
shot by order of Gen. Avalos at Matamoras . an.f
had determined that if the order to shoot them
were given, it must be done through the Ameri
can flag. Knowing th's fact, Gen. Avalos sta
ted, as a reason for changing the hour of exe
cution from 11 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the morn
ing, that he did not wish to be obliged to shoot
the American consul.