MOUHTAIH SE1TIBEL.
Andrew J. Khey, Editor.
EBENSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Eecemlrer 16, 1852.
Our Xtw Sheriff.
On Wednesday of last week, Austin Durbin,
Esq., was sworn In as Sheriff of this county for
the next three years. Thus far he hns transac
ted his business in so excellent a manner as to
give assurance that he will make a valuable of.
ficer. He lias appointed Kecs J- L,03'd Estb llis
Peputy, to whose care most of the duties of the
fvicc will be assigned: we ere confident a better
election could not have been made, as Mr. Lloyd
poescssesnll the necessary qualifications to ren
der a good account of the trust reposed in him.
Orr late Sheriff, John Brawley, Esq., intends
locating himself at Concm-uigh Furnace, Indiana
county, where we hope he may do well. He
leaves behind many warm and attached friends
Tbo will be glad to hear of his prosperity and
welfare. He performed his part well and to the
entire satisfaction of all persons : in parting with
him we lose one of the best officers our county
has ever bad. Success attend him.
Admitted.
Last week Ciiasles Ai.Er.7nnT, Esq., was, on
motion cf Hon. Henry D. Foster, admitted to
practice as r.n attorney in the sever? I courts of
this county. Mr. Albright is a native ol tbe
State of Berks," and cr.me to this village near
two years since to study the Law. He is a
graduate of Biekinm College ; is a young man
cf fine talents, good oratory, and admirable ad.
dress : r.nd we desire him much success in hi1?
profession.
Much Xffdnl.
A Station house at Jefferson on the Central
Kailroid. We hope the company will seethe
necessity of constructing such a house, as it isa
matter of fact that the travel with that section
of the county, has, since the construc tion of io
plank road, largely increased, and must contin
ue to do so. There should be a depot for pass
engers and freight at Jefferson, and whilst it
would a'M to the convenience of the people "f
this county and the travelling portion of the
community, would also be a source of revenue
to the company and enable it to transact busi-
13 to much better advantare.
Hxtetifl-vc liobfcery.
Mr. Eotchor. who lately kert a hotel at the
head cf Pl.-.ne N". 1, in this oovnty. win rol -bod
of abort S?.i.rr.O. on a boat at Cinr-'rnati a short
time s:nce. The mrrey was taken out of his ;
carpet bag in Ids stateroom. dur'n$r his abnee. j
RUM II Iii:ii'.IM in Ji" t v j
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we nave noi if'r'riifu, out w ui uunsu u.vli us
ccn as received.
Inlerestlnp; from rl!fornl.
We have been favored with the perusal of n
letter written from Grass Valley. California, un
der date of 8th November, bv John TondiTisor,
t. ir:n t
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Eq. I5e cays '.hat tue recent l.ro v ncraTTrn
to city caused Flour to advance from T"2 t:?'"0
per barrel, within six hours after it? occurrence.
.ml other prov.sions in prcporTion. mmoer ,
from SCO t.i f H.iO rer thor.nd. I
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onirnciS ier new i i.nui:ip itp m.-tut; m t j
xne cia rnt ? were rm inn;:, .ii.m i;i rrnnu in
Btflnces contr icts were made for new bouse? ere
those standing had taken fire. So much for tbe
go-aheaditivenrss rf the people of that interrs
tlng country. It was the greatest rlestrvcticn
cf property by fire yet eTperienced in that State
Tie says the peoy.le of California live upon ex.
citemcnt, it being part of their existence, and
it is owing to this one fact that so many return
from the States, there not being sufficient ex
citement for them there and life to them is n
Toid without it. Such is tho force of hnr.it.
Grass valley is an enterprising and flourishing
Tillage, 73 miles above Sacramento: is situated
in the centre of one of the richest mining dis
tricts of the State ; it bids fair to become a place
of considerable importance, and already num-
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bers four thousand inhabitants. When prrsors J
become acclimated they are generally hoalthv
in California, but nine persons out of ten are
sure to get s:ck on their arrival and many are
Tin able to wdergi the change and fall victim
to the climate. The valleys nnd low-lands are
remarkably productive, vegetables grow to an
normous size, and the soil is well adapted to
nil kir.ds of gr:iin exropt corn, which prows to j
sn enormms height, but almost destitute of It will be a splendid building. Capt. Jas. J.
er. This is owing to the scarcity of rain. I Perry, who was so severely injured by the ex
Where lands have been irrigated corn has grown j plosion of the Geneva, above St. Louis, of which
abundantly. At the Sarrnmcnto Agricultural
Fair be had seen corn stalks which measured
2G feot. no uncommon growth. Pine timber is
plenty in the mountainous regions and grows to
an enormous size. Other kinds of timber are
far inferior to those of the States. I'e had been j
eicic
1'.- a. lkir-.tr iimn !. I.nit rnArfri..! nn.1 tt '
re pleased to state that he is doins well with
every prospect of a centlmwr.ee. Tlie letter is
in interest-re one, and we hope the writer wi1
favor us with an occasional scribble from tlie
"Modern Ophir."
Godry't iBclys' UooK.
The proprietor of this magnificent and truly
useful magazine seems determined not to be out
done or distanced by any of his contemporaries,
and has issued his programme for IS-o.l, in which J The person whose portrait is to be taken is pla
ne resolves to furnish a work that must please, jeed at some distance oiF. iu front of the lense.
The number for January is deserving of much 'and the operator, while conversion- with him.
commendation, both in its pictoral and literary j pulls a trigger. By so doing a newly inveuteo
department, i.nd elicit universal admiration. jci.p oL'.ututcur) turns on its own axis, and in
No family circle is complete without the "La-jits rotary movemeut allows the light and the
dy's Book." The terms are $3 per year; two j image of the sitter to pass through a hole twic
copies for-?"); five copies f..r.l. Send on j the diameter of the leus. The poi trait is obtain
your names, address L. A. Codoy,No. 113Ches-jed in the fraction of a second, andfor quickness
nut st, Philadelphia
I..OST. We gave a ln.lf barrel Mackerel to
the Captain cf sor.ie coal oars in HoIIidaysburg. j
ubout three weks ceo. who agreed to deliver!
them at the Summit. The Ssh have never been
received; v( presume thej are some place on
,rT inrnifi.-m resoecting thtit whernWits'
rtiil b tbokiu'.'y roc-;teJ.
Tlie "United States Review."
Right glad are we to announce, that hereafter
the democratic party is to have a magazine wor
thy of the party and its principles, an orna
ment to the intelligence of its members, and an
organ in which implicit confidence can be placed.
Of late, we have been surfeited with too much
trash, and low, petty, personal abuse, through
the columns of a periodical which has unfortu
nately degenerated from its former dignified po
sition, and the democratic party throughout the
land has been sufficiently harased by the clas
policy of that journal, iu its attempt to create a
Young and Old American feeling, the effect of
which wouid be similar to the strifes between
factions in the land of Moore. The "United
States Review" is published in New York, at
the rate of S3, per annum. Its edilcr, is The
odore A. Foster, No. 2ol Broadway, to whom all
communications should be addressed. We will
take pleasure in forwarding to him the subscrip
tions of any of our iiicnds, and sincerely hope
he may n.iet with that patronage which the
work so admirably entitles him to.
Grahnm's Magazine,
Graham promises for 1853 a magnificent
Book. He always performs what he promises
and his patrons can therefore, look for an inter
esting monthly. The January number is a rare
work, containing 110 pages of reading matter,
and a number of superb engravings. No lady
should be without so valuable a gem on her par
lor table. The terms arc 3 per annum; 2 cop
ies ft.r $5; clubs cfGfor $10; or 13 for $20,
Snbmile for it. Address Ceo. R. Graham
Philadelphia.
Sentenced.
Charles Sullivan, found guilty at our late
Court of robbing a man of Sjlo-5, was sentenced j
to undergo an imprison i.ent in the Western
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night, and ere this has him safely ensconced
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n.iii uiiuusu liu la kjixit x o cai3 ui
Krfitorinl Xot in
Going off. Tlie snow.
Ai JOrRNKi). Comt, at noon on Tuesday.
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Miu ... .r. . .n IVlH.
m. 1 12 iiii.iu.ui.i3 iu
House. It looks "better as new.
Gone California, lor Pierce and King by
5000.
Excellent The sleighing on the Plank Iload.
Plenty Subscribers who owe us.
Scarce Money in our pockets.
Cold The weather.
V.'antlr A huge turkey for our Christmas
dinner.
All the RACE-Cabinet furniture for Gen.
Pierce.
The maioritv for the Emoire in France will
, -
be nearly ci
it mi.. ion votes. Loui
.ape.C0.1
wouiu be proclaimed Lmperor the Hid, on the:
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d :n.-t. lne Countess ol Lovelace, the solo
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daughtcr ot Lord Byron, is dead. Gen. Cass
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dtuvered an eulogy on the life and character of,
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i.iine i in uMcr in uu c o. .enaie on i uesna
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... ;a .tu tio'.ueiiL u luuif, anivc iioiioi .iioe: io i.io
'-'JJivnig anJ the dead. The State of Tumpico,
Mexi- o. has pronounced ii'rainst Preshleiit Aris-
T. . "
ta. Liifortuui.tc country. Kobeit M. Riddle
Esq., wiil most likely be the candidate of the!
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vhi t fop M; f vlttih r, aiul John 15. !
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viuiiiiie, i.s.j., present lncumoent, tue Lemoerat
ic Can.
Late. A ciose contest is apprehended. :
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1 lie I nncess asa is to be marrie d to Lou-'
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is Napo.eon, and wid be Empress of I ranee.
.
, C00 votes were polled in the city of San
1 J
Francisco at the late election. The lower!
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-"b''cvu
ting a new subject the Tariff. Better let w ell
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euuugh atoue. Eight tons of oysters are dai-
ly sent westward from Baltimore, by Adams &
Co's express. Sixty watches were stolen from !
the shop of II. K. V.'elch in Clearfield, Pa., two
weeks ago. David Jewell, who was tried in
Pittsburg last week, for the murder of Samuel
Mitchell on the 5th of July last, w as found guil
ty of murder in tie first dijree and sentenced to
be hung. Mess. Gaw and Cochran, accused of i
being accessories, have been acquitted. Crime
is wofuliy on the increase in that city. The I
steamer Magnet blew up on Tuesday mornin
on the Ohio river 55 miles below Wheeling.
Abuer Long, pilot, was killed and four mortally
wounded ; among them Capt. Beck of Pittsburg,
and the clerk, Mr. Chalfant, of Wheeling 1
Booth, the eminent Tragedian, died on board a
steamboat on the Mississippi river ten days ago.
Alas, poor Yorlck. The second story of the
Custom-House in Pittsburgh, has been finished.
vessel he was commander, died on Sunday morn
ng, December 5. lie was a highly esteemed
gentleman and obliging officer. At the late
election in Bullock county, Georgia, 237 votes
were polled for Pierce and King, and not one for
.Scott and Graham. TLe Whigs should roast
that Bullock in Bensinger township, Elk county.
Pa., where Pierce and King had 170, and Scott
ir.d Graham none. Prince Frederick William
heir cf the l'rnssian crown, it is said, is betroth
ed to the Princess Royal of Eug'.and. Jle is 2J,
and she 12 years of age.
Instantaneous Portraits.
We learn from the Scientific American that
instantaneous portraits can now be taken on
collodion by a very ingenious French inventioi
can only be compared to electricity. It is bu;
justice to the inventor of the coldodon (Mr. Bert
6ci4 t0 6tate tLat t,je rapidity is owing to it;
extveme .-ensitivencss, which rendered it neces
'sary to use the above instrument By the ordin
! metLod tLe Cfcllodiu .. , . .
t -w UillVl tj bl I
3iSbt' Il0Wever skilful the manipulattr, before
the portrait could b taken.
FROJI CALIFORNIA.
Arrival or tlac IIHnoIs.
$2,500,000 in Gold.
Th Tire Im Sacramento Clt v, San Fran-
viitu auu -narj-svlile,
HIQHLT INTERESTING NEWS.
New York, Dec. 12.
The etcanship Illinois, with the California
mail of the ICth, andolO passengers, arrived at
this port nboutT o'clock thi morning. She
has on freight $2,139,400 Z1 in gold, and $100,
000 in the h ands of passengers, making a total
of over two and a half millions.
The Illinois sailed from Aspinwall on the eve
ning of the ."2d, making the entire trip through
from San Francisco in 2G days, besides a delay
at Aspinwall for baggage. Her passengers came
down to Tana ma by the Golden Gate.
Left at Asp in wall, steamship United States,
waiting the arrival of the Winfield Scott, which
ship was to leave San Francisco Nov. 18th.
The U. S. will consequently bring two days la
ter news.
The Illinois f topped at Kingston, and brings
dates from that p ort to the Cth inst. Anion"
the passengers in the Illinois are Hon. J. II.
Clay Mudd and A ugustus Elliott, Esq. of Elli
ott's Express.
Our dates from l?anama are to Dec. 1st.
The steamer Nc r Orleans sailed on the 24th
for San Francisco rith 00 passengers.
The rainy season on the Isthmus had closed, I
and the heat was ve ry intense the thermometer
standing at 85. t j
The auniveisary of the Independence of the'
Isthmus, was eclet r ited on the 27th, by a grand
1 recession and orati on
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iue i tu vi'i'iinifn n I'.rnminr on vr niuJ:..: i . . ... i i p i . -. in
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'Ecuador. The Naui. in il Legislature of Ecuador '
n,,,!,,,,!,!.,, iw;.i . ..,
m v . v iv.'iULiit uviiuif jiiiuj
j i j.... in.. a as not ii i.-uie lor us participation in
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the Expedition of Gn i. Flores.
The Sacramento Union states that the fire in
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I1.lt I.l'n a n. ..1 unit 1 1 .,'..1r..l. At. lit. . .. . . . .
...... .,ivv om, ... -uui ii o t-iee t on njtf ijiiii
of November 2d and was first discovered in a
milliner's shop, situated in the heart of one of
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tllO most. P(illl!illt:l Of. w. .!.,.
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uia was u.ow.ng :i f;a,e at the time, and the
fiarnes spread with fearful rapidity. In the
short space of thn e hours, sixteen hundred
buildings wre in as ln;s, and with them an im-
mense amount of gee is.
The total number of 1 uildings burned was
-w. J-.piit or ten iiv es were also lost.
Within the nine days previous to the sailing
o! tue steamer, CoO houses liad been rebuilt, and
iUn,riJa of Others V-rf l-illliitU- ernintr nn
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i he contributions from the towns and cities
t, . - -t - ,
,n the v.cmity, in a.d t the suutrcrs were libe-
w. ,. - , r-
ral fcan rrancisco alo i; B subscribed i-li'J.OOO.
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block. itiT.iiviti.-T n l.iv . S:1)i (il'.li
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n-: . -
'r at oau i ran
sco was confined to a
single half block, boun ded by Kearney, Mer-
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chant. Clay and ?.ioi.t gomtry streets. Les
aiJoUt 100 000
t- . v-. ' .- i i . - . .
due i re.iaentml eleci ion passed off with spii-
ss
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lt' About ( O.OOJ votes
n .1 f ii . I . . . ' . -, . 1 . . .
t.-..cv on v. n.151111.
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weie poneu. i itrce s
m.ijority was between four ami fiv thm.ir.i
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me euurc wt'iiiocwtic Mate ami Congressional
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t'cet had iUMj been cle ct ?d, but by a reduced
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majority. Ihe next Leg isl.iture will be largely
i..,ww..
LCallOCIatlC.
.n ,
ihe rainy season had s in with copmus
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dry diggings were expected tojield rich re-
.
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The Indian war on the Cc dorado has ceased,
j and a treaty of peace secure .1.
j The emigrants were arriv ing in good health,
and reported little trouble from the Indians.
Improvements throughout the State were pro
I gressing rapidly.
The line of telegraph Let ween San Francisco
and Marysville has been commenced, und a
company has been organized for the construction
of a road between Benicia. and Marysvil!
Hev. Joseph Harrington, of lloxbury, Massa-
-
chusetts died recently iu
n iv.,r;-.,
can rrancisco.
IiATEU mor I ElKOPE.
Further News lv the Niagara.
NewYokk, Dec. 11.
A ship arrived from Port Philip with one hun
dred and fifty thousand ounces of gold ami near
ly ill, (00,000.
A committee of tlie Turkish bond holders in
London has resolved that the Turkish jrovern-
ment is bound for the rcent loan, and propose !
to take steps to enforce the payment of the
claims through the action of Parliament.
Mr. Bright, in his remarks on Mr. Villiers'
motion, said that when Gen. Pierce conies into
power, England might look forward to recipro
city in trade.
In the House of Lords, on the 2oth, tlie Earl
of Malmesbury stated, in reference to the Fish
eries, that Mr. Webster's letter arose neither
from tie government placing anew construc
tion upon the order regulating the Fisheries,
nor from the use of improper language in the
negotiation, but probably from circumstances
occurring to the American government at the
rime of the Presidential election. lie assured
ihe House of the most friendly relations between
.he two governments, and that with the excep
tion of that ene letter, everything tended to the
iiost satisfactory conclusion.
The shippiug interest is making strong oppo
sition to granting a charter to tbe Liverpool
ind London Transatlantic Steamship Company.
Fuance On the vote for the Empire the pub
ic and private accounts agree, that without a
how of enthusiasm, the returns will give a lar
:er majority than any jrevious appeal. Ilc
urns from eighty-three departments, including
he Army and Navy, are yeas 7,200,000, nays
:00,000. About one-seventh of the votera of
Paris abstained from voting. An official procla
mation of the Empire is expected on the 2d of.
Pecemhr.
It is reported that Napoleon will address one
manifesto to France and another to Europe,
both essentially pacific. He has already sent a
message to the Legislature siating that the gov
ernment will undergo no change except in name.
The King of Sweden is convalescent. '
Vienna correspondents state that Mr. Web
ster's death will restore the relations with the
United States, and that Mr. Hulseniann will re
turn to Washington city.
A treaty guaranteeing the Indepor d-ncc of
j Greece ui.d.r a prince of the Gr,,k fait-,, has
been signed in London by the Ministers of Eng
land, France, Prussia and Batavia.
From the Cape of Good I2o?.
Tlie War In SoutU Africa.
We have a few further items of news from the
Cape Town Monitor of Oct. 20.
"A public meeting had been held at Cape
Town to consider what steps should be taken to
obtain a democratic constitution at the hands of
the English Government.
The Monitor, which appears to be in the in
rerest of Government, in alluding to the procee
dings, refers to what it calls the threat of one
the speakers of resorting to "further proceed
ings," which it says aims at "anarchy and reb
eliien." The ground taken by those who resist
the present course of the Hume Government,
wih regard to the colony is, that bei"g a por
tion of the British empire, they are entitled to
the privileges and liberties of tlie English nation,
and are not to be taxed but by their common
consent ; r.nd that the colonists cannot be law
fully taxed for the benefit of the Home Govern
ment, unless they are allowed 'representation ;
j and thev refer to the resistance of America iu
i like circumstances, as a case in point, where the
iMiureii iiinv - eooh. ine irtM-eioui oi uoiii li.i
. , .
;J"-"ce- oice was oppo.ta ioi,rce, ..mi i..e
wr0i:g uoer was eieteate.l." Une ot tlie opposi- j kUU1 L.j a s..r:it- vh;it fcrmM.-.Lle n-r.ct
tion naccrs hints that if the nest news from!. .e ........ ? V,'
: .
t.iiai!u is it luvorablc to their w;srcst
there
' frnn.ent raners call ti e "rebel Democrats "
.iii.,uii J.IJIU3 e.i.i .1.1 ie.oe.1 eu.oLniia.
Thus it appears, that with a savage rebellion j
around them the Colonists, or a larce portion of!
i tlicm a re n ssiiin i ii " a Ii os 1 1 i a ii X ti t uue a "a in s 1 1 u e
j Home Government, which may lead to serious
i results hero-iftcr
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inenewsastotneKamrwar is tnr.t tue re-
j cs yre almost subdued, and are craduallv
giV-
jing.wav'. Such as survive death en the battle!
j fit.!d, or the more fearful death of starvation,!
will probably be driven into Central Africa, and j
j their lauds confiscated to the English Govern-
; ment.
,n account is given of the murder by the reb-'
p!s cf Cunt Ifonm.. twn ti...i. nf 1-tl. V.o-
ment, and Chief Constable P.eilly. They were
all shot by an ambushed foe.
Travellers from Central Africa speak of the
war between the two hostile tribes, the Nama
quas and the Damaras, for the last two years,
as resulting in horrible atrocities. The Nama
quas are charged with the commission of most
of.these. It is stated that they uumcrcii'ully
kill ull the men eaj tored, ripping ..pen with
ll..i Ir.iivon t!:f linwtf-l f.f . Iii'ipii ni.il I'ni'lli
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snd .tjttiiii' off tbo b.-inds and lf-rs f womt'ti.
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some oi ine laiier oi wnom a writer in a v. aoc
some of the latter of whom a writer in a Cape
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, Tow n rar er, lias seen hmr mir about in their
mutilated condition. In one case thev beat one
;p tl.f.v l.'lt li.l
e u.ev Lt.u one
t'lf ir l nd j. ti.1
tiicir lana, ana
of the missionaries stationed in
afterwards lired into his Ik. use.
EsyA book entitled "The Hundred Boston
Orators," has just been published in Boston.
the following picture from it of the famous iohn
Ilancoe k. will doubtless interest the reader:
Pees-onal Appkaranci: of John Hancock.
One who saw John Hmeock iu June, 1782, re-
lates that he had the appearance
of advanced
age. I le had been repeatedly and severely af
flicted with the gout ; probably owing, in part,
to the custom of drinking punch a common
practice in high circles in those days. As re
collected at this time, Governor Hancock was
nearly six feet in height, and of thin person,
stooping a little, and apparently enfeebled by
jdiscase. his lace had been very handsome.
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1,rcss :vllC'1 'lusie "S mncn .
as uselul. (..entiemen wore wigs wneu auroau,
and commonly caps when at home. At this time
about noon, Hancock was dressed in a red vel
vet cap, within which was one of fine linen.
The latter was turned up over the lower edge of
the velvet one, two or three inches. He wore a
blue damask gown lined with silk, a white stock
a white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satin
small clothes, white silk stockings, and red mo
rocco slippers. It was a general practice, in
genteel families, to have a tankard of punch
made in the morning, and placed in a cooler
when the season rtouired it. At this visit,
Hancock took from the cooler standing on the
hearth a full tankard, and drank first himself,
and then offered it to those present. His equi
page was splendid, and such as.'s not customary
at this day. His apparel was sumptuously em
broided with gold and silver and lace, and other
decorations fashionable among men of fortune
of that period ; and he rode1, especially upon
public occasions, with six beautiful bay horses,
attended by servants in livery. lie w ore a scar
let coat, with ruffles on his sleeves, which soon
became the prevailing fashion.
A Great Woks. President Swann announ
ces that it is his intention to run a train on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad through front Eul.
timore to Wheeling, on the 31st instant. The
cars will leave Baltimore on the evening of the
31st, so as to rea-h Wheeling at 4 o'clock on the
1st of January, according to the pledge here
tofore given that the whole road should be com
pleted on the 1st of January, 1803.
Richmond Inquirer.
' The Secretary of State.
We learn that the nomination of Hon. Ed
ward Everett as Secretary of State was yester
day (Thursday) communicatee! to the Senate;
and that the nomination w as unanimously con
firmed, at the instance of distinguished gentle
men of both parties, without the usual formality
of a day's delay and s reference to a committee-.
rir'rr.
EOXOEA AND THE FRENCH.
Koro Armexation-A Strange Rumor.
We have a rumor by way of New Orleans,
that Gen. Blanco, a Mexican officer, has been
defeated by the French Count Boulbon, and that
the conqueror has proclaimed Sonora indeden
dent and annexed to France. This is impor
tant if true ; but we incline to the opinion that
the story will be found an exaggeration. With
in the last year we have had various conflicting
ren.ors, in relation to French and American Ex
peditious from California, for the conquest of
Sonera. In one ease, if we remember aright,
the Americans suffered many hardships and fin
ally abandoned the enterprise. In the other
case, a large number of French adventurers in
California, went in detachments into Sonora
where they formed an Expedition. About two
mont-is ago, we had a rumor to the effect that
Senora had been declared an independent State
and the news of Saturday seems to confirm
that intelligence via Mexico for it was then
said that Sonoran independence was accomplish
ed chielly by French and Americans. But the
additional report, to the effect that General Bonl-
of; Uu Las annexeii this Mexican State to France,
- win ctrt.lhliy re tire further and more detailed
- j ,.CC0UIlt!jf Ltft,re we c;m give it our u,,rcst.rVed
belief.
It should be remembered, however, that this
Expedition, so far as the facts have transpired, '
ua u purine uuair, auu vmu-.oui any c&i;-i:s:o.e
sanction by the Government of France. Never-
theless, there were rumors at the tiiue, that the
movement had probab'y originated iu Paris, and
was approved by authority. It is at lea.-,t ccr-
tain, that for some time past, the French Gov -
enuuent lias encouraged the emigration of a
large number of daring, not to say dangerous
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t;:lt WltLiu tnt last year the movement has as-
They
rwusiBltu 1,1 ,'vlcta fcJ1" uu'1 cl-1:c "unuteu
j ult.M vrcre divided into ti.rt e coiiipai.i.s, unJ'of the c-tnarts, only answered. "I i..ua have t'n
1 VyUil LUU KIUIJ. L.iV i 1 lit L!Jf I'i I'l .1
, ' i .
i uabio mine, and was S'jrodtj d la lis ni-if-n.
u.-ible mine, and was suppc-ru-d in Lis p;-etvn-
fcU(IiS l y tilt. rlVneh Minister. The Mexican uu-
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adventurers, and this farce, as has been seen,
has been delected. The Commander of the
i r.u.w.l, ; v... ..fl". ,.., ..1 ;.. ... .... ..
1 lllll.ll III . wnvi UII.V.i.HlU !U .Ulll.ll .19 iui '1-
t:ctl. hl tllC Frcuch Arm v. and with considerable
ami witn cousiierable
buccess. lie is said to be bold, reckless and ' taehed to her ili fated partne r, who w.-n eijrL
ambitious. ; teen years eddor than herself: and to.-titio 1 h-.r
Sonora' is one cf tl e most valuable of all the ' affection f-r his memory by remaining unmarried
provinces cf Mexico. It is located ou the east until !. r death, which h;;j pened lweiity-L;L
side cf the Gulf ed' California, comjries an arcir years ai'ieri.is executiin. .Vr.'y.
of l'J, 1-1S square leagues, and contained Soiiie
years since 1-1,VW inhabitant-. It is divided!
into the Districts of Sonora. Ciioiloa. and Ostiu-
ury.
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. C I li l.li'S (if Cii'iI tllifi. .:, ,. ...... 1 t .1 r.
by the Sj.aniards as long ago us 1771. The caj - ;
ital is Arispe. It is inimediately sout'n of New!
Mexico, east of Chihuahu i, uud west of Lower
California, hum which it is divided by the Gulf
of Caiiforiiia. It has a fine range of sea 'citi.-;t,
and the north west corner touches the southern1
j boui. Jarv of Upper CalilV.rnia. If the French
j he ..hlo tj m.yua.lht ther 6t.lIuJ CtlUse.j
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j quence'S oi tue most important character may j
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on in t.ai.roraia, i
and Great Eritian one in Australia France is
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ugu :luX)ous to be on the same auriferous plat-
! -
j U1..al This annexation, if confirmed, possesses
the more importance, in connexion with the ru-
mor published some days since, that a French
- .. iion oi ceuiaun, itjio.ro ia- a. i.irge auei increasing party :u uie-oouu.,
ul:lU iftl;U,,! he-longing to the Domincan Eepub- j and in the North West, who are in favor of ac
!ic of St' V.'hat the question may j .jui, ,,- Cuba, and bringing it into the Union I
""Orally be asked-does all this portend ? , think it not impossible that the secessionists
Are tLe r't"-1. nUr the Government of Louis and al.oitionists may yet combine in a new fiii-
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' N:'Po'0"n' ready endeavoring to obtaiu a foot -
hold or an influence iu this part ot the world ;
or, are these movements w ithout any serious
concert or design? The forlorn condition of
Mexieo, and her evident decay as a nation, arc
well calculated to stimulate the cupidity of oth -
er Powers, especially in connexion with the vis -
ions of gold and gold regions, that have been ex- j
cited by the recent discoveries in California and I
Australia. It is therefore onitn v.ossil.lc tbnt
l v . ii- i i .i
Louis -Napoleon and his advisers have ouu-tlv
encouraged Count Boulbon and his troops; am
that now that annexation so-called, haslieen de
clared a Mil' more serious demonstration w ill j
be made, with the object of robbing M xico of;
one of her fairest and richest Provinces. 1'hila.
Inquirer.
CThe Journal of Commerce says "There J that it has won its way to almost every firesid
is some reason to suspect that the "clerk of the jef the American Pec-pie.
weather" lias committed a blunder, and got the) 1 1
seasons mixed un. W.; notice in our exchanges
that a fine shad, weighing five pounds, has been
caught near the steamboat landing at New Ha
ven, that trees in Maine are putting out buds,
and that a sprig of young clover, in b!osso"u has
been plucked in the streets of Hartford. (Math
er tough.) In some of the flower gardens in
this city vegetation has taken a fresh start.
Flies and mosquitoes have come out of their hi
ding places, though not in large numbers, nnd
appear to be none the worst for their suspended
animation. We observe, however, thatthemos
quitoes do not sing , which is a great loss to the
lovers of music."
C2)uThc Lily, (Mrs. Bloomer's paper) says:
"At the late election in this town, a woman ac
companied her husb ind to the polls, a rid stood
by him till he deposited his ballot. She of
course, knew she could not vote, but as her hus
band was her representative, it was but right
that she should satisfy herself that he perform
ed his duty faithfully. Sue dare not trust him
to go alone, for knowing his weakness she fear
ed that some evil person would fir&t steal his
brains, and then steal his vote aud so she
would not leave him till all was safe."
C'.A Western editor complaiuing that he
could not sleep one uight, summed up the caus
es: "A wailing babe of seventeen days dog
bowline under the window cat right iu tho al
ley a colored serenade at the shanty over the
way a tootb-achs and a pig trying the back
door.
TUe Mormons.
The following letter, bearing date Salt Lata
City, July 25tb, from a Wisconsin overland tnT
eller, the Milwaukie Xeict says, is addressed i
the mother of the writer, and has been turnip .!
for publication to that paper:
Brighain Young is the prophet, seer, reteV
tor. and head of the church. He is assisted I
two counsellor, twelve apostle, and tobMlf,
The Prophet, (and under Whig rule,) tht '
vernor, was present with some or his wives t9
come and went in a large elegant open curia
He has living with him in the city, in one Lou,,
sixteen wives and thirty children. Each wf
with Lcr jrogeny, lives in her separate furnish,
ed apartment, and spins, sews, weaves, iJ
All this is true. I went over the premises uk
a view to entertain you for an hour, aud
lisve saw pretty much everything.
The person I board with has two wives, fcr
Richards, a counsellor, has six, and id! of tht-ia
good looking and healthy women. Thus ju
see poh gttmy is openly allowed and supported
by these Mormons. A man bavins a rid,t . .
! in
any wives as he can find and support take
fancy, goes to a ju.-tice and sweurs !,e is uMe to
support her, an 1 the marriage cuiiics offai
due ceremony, and so it goes on, as ho growi
richer, without limit.
Ladj- liaJt-ilj.
The gallant Sir Walter IlaUih, in daily
pectation of being executed, ei.rm-Mly endeavor.
t ..
e t to j reserve ins estate ol Shi'rborne, to hj
wife and child. To Carl, Earl of Sunn rset, wLj
'hnd begged it for himself Mid who w;ts the rij.
i:i; f.ivorite of King .L.ines I, Sir Walter tj.
! dres-d a letter, beseeching him "not to be-ia
j his first building upon the ruins of the innocent
1 not to cut down the tree with the fi uit, ntl
. on kro the curse cf them that enter the field cf
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upon tuo paras te ; and to the s.d c tatioii3 of
i the Lao'y E.iiiogli to the king, upon hvr knot;,
, u:i ner ciu.uron, me vne sovereign, tue Lrjt
1111:11 II '.1 V.'' 1 T 1 t T IT 1 f
is escLMe-tit
I, olv e bt.iine-d tieriolssion to reside with her bus.
i t i
l.idv i-b:
band iu tho t-wer, whero. in the first year oflii
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tiufi is-....i.;viit, D.ie- null ue-r oi'eoiiU soil, en-
t T
i re-vr, a fur a lapse c f ten veins : and share 1 L'.i
! adversity a ml sorrows, during a period of twelv
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J r- 1
uemii. wv te:.utitul : laitlilu.lv at.
' dc:
e'l;:.
,i-r Clemens' resolution to confer
ieutenant general upon Gen. Scott,
the title o
; i.iis i.im ui i i.eueiai ill i uu iiiu , 1'V i.'e'iii-
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ocratio as well us Viiiig journals, as a compli
ment. Tiic lies ton Post says Democrats cua
, heartily join ia this testimonial to an old vetcr-
an, as expressive of the sense ente rt iiiii-d of hi
j patriotism and valor. It was political e-piali'U
which the-y coiitendod against, and u.it t'ue tiiili-
; t.iry es.ee ilenee of General Scott ; and t'l iuu
political duty compelled them to eppose wlt'u all
their strength, the unwise attempt to place L-
; in a sphere lor which, ill their juUgmeut, Ii.l
iPvi "s i.-ainu.g u 1 1 unuueei mm. vei now uia.
the contest is over, they wi:i see with picaur
, .1 Ul Vl U'U I.IJUI 'HUH III, uirv'n.C'1 U.U1 us nun
, . , . ,
) tue united voice ot tue public,
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The AVasliington correspondent of tho New
j York Commcrcal, writes: "It is alleged that
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j bustier party for stealing Cuba. The object, on
j the part cf the secessionists, is to produce n-
I nother sectional quarrel on the slavery subject
j and then to break up the Union upon it. 1 have
: seen strong indications here of this purpose.
j But the project will develope itself fully in th
'course of a few months."
The Mechanics' Institute of Ohio, at Cincla-
S nati, have awarded their Diploma to Ayer's Ciier-
!ry Pectoral, the widely celebrated remedy for
J J .
.....T. 1 iV '11. 1.- Ii..r.i.r
.il! "
, eoiiif. V-.ieiiiiis auu e oiisuuiimoii. a.hj
was richly merited by the Inventor of that in
valuable medicine w hich has secured not only
the above commendation, but also that of tho
most eminent Phvsicians iu this, as well as tho
highest authority in other countries. And what
is a fargreator encomium on its usefulness, ia,
Itcslfttlng the Fugitive Law.
A bill bas rmssed tbro.!rh eomnvtte of tha
whole of tbo Ohio bouo of dolecfte. to protect
fVp r.r1it of persons o'aim.l a 'native Nro".
iTts rrov5iops are somewhat "milr to tb
i
! ou Vermont law. Prooeut:n!r attorners ire to
npnlvfor writs of baea comu vvh"e rprons
are firrto.l. and ir oTthT party ask, n birr tri
ll cVill ho Allowed. &e. From tb minifetft.
ions, it is doubtful whether prch a bill can fi
nally pass.
How 1'olk.a hlutv.
We chew tobacco, the Hindoo takes to limCr
w hile the Patagoniau hnds conteutuicntin a bite
of guano. The children of this country delight
iu candy those of Africa in rock salt. French
men goes his length in fried frogs ; while a
Esquimaux Indian thinks a stewed caudle tho
climax of dainties. The South Sea Islander
ditl'tr trom all these, their favorite dish being
boiled clergymen, or a roasted missionary.
8,Thc steamship City of Pittsburg, des
troyed by fire at Valparaso, was insured for a
bout $350,000, about SSO.OOO of which was ia
Loudon, aud tLe remainder was divided bctweca
Wall street, Philadelphia and Boston. She had
no cargo of consequences beyond her coal. Sh
was owned by the Philadelphia and Livcxiooi
Steamship Co.
The money disbursed by Louis Napoleon in bi
mouth's tour, exceeds thirty-one millions
francf , or million and a quarter rerlmff.
in