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Andrew J. Rhey,: Editor.
EBENSBURG, PA.
ThnriUrt February 24, - 1853.
To Our StLb:cribers.
' For more than two yen rs we have edited th
Sentinel) n w dunned you very' seldom. Mm)
pers ns have not paid us a cent during that
time ; now. we really need money, and would
bo much favored if they and all others owing us,
for subscriptions and advertising,' wou'd pay
their accounts on Court-week. We have paper,
and labor, and our press to pay for, which can
riot be done unless the small-amount due by
each person is paid us. We shall loo! for you.
Surveyor General.
Our cotempoinry, tlie Democrat, publishes a
communication recommending Gen. Totts of
Hollidaysburg, for Surveyor General. He would
be' ah excellent and popular candidate.' Like
the Standard, we believe that the present wor
thy and efficient officer, J. ,. Porter Brawlet,
Esq., will come in for a second heat if not. we
Jtnow of no man in t'ne State it would afford us
greater pleasure to support than Gen. Potts.
Democratic State Convention.
.This body assembles in Ilarrisburg next Tues
day. It is generally conceded that Gen. Banks
and Gen. Brawley will be re-nominated f-r the
offices of Auditor General and Surveyor Gen
eral, both having performed their.duties in an
able and highly satisfactory manner. For Ca
nal Commissioner the most prominent are Col.
IleiiryS. Mo)t, Hon. Thos. S. Forsyth, Hon.
John A. Morrison and Hon. Joel B. Danner.
They are all good men, and the nomination of j
either would be triumphantly endorsed. The con
test howpvpr. wo tako to be between Col. Mott
and -Mr. Forsythe, the chances being favorable
to the former. His nomination would be hailed
with delight, and needs only be made to insure
a total rout of the Whig forces in October next.
: ' Ths ndg3.
The Whig State Convention assembles at Lan
caster, on Thursday, the 21th of March. For
Canal Commissioner the following gentlemen are
named: Wm. M. Lloyd, Esq., of Blair, H.
Jones Brooke, Esq., of Delaware; .Moses Pow-
nan anu jonn oironm, wq., oi i.ancasier; ami
Cot. Wm. T. Wilson, late of the Clinton Tribune.
For Auditor General, Col. A. R. McClure, of the
Franklin (Chambersburg) Repository, is spoken
of. The "old whig spirit," so the whig papers
say, is aroused, and though somewhat discour-
. aged at the result of the late Presidential elec
tion, the whigs are determined to fight on, fight
ever. We are pleased to record it; two parties
are needed in this country, and although you
were a lectle lad licked last fall, '-twill never do
' to give it up so." Let the tocsin be sounded,
gentlemen, up and at us, we can't all think uud
. Tote alike.
The President Elect
; Gen. Frank. Piehce, accompanied by his pri
vate Secretary,
Sergt. O'Neill,
Siinev Webster, Esq., ami
arrived in Philadelphia,' on
TLursday t-vmirg b;st, at i;J o'clock, on his
Wav to Washington. His landing was unaccom- -
ranied with any denunatr.ition. Unon an i vino-'
v X C
at McKibben's Merchants Iloiel, he retired to
Lis room and received no visitors. On Friday
morning he held a public reception and was vis-
jted by Gov. Inglcr, Gen. bickcl and a number
of others. We had the pleasure of an intro-
ductioii to Gen. Pierce. He is smaller in size
than we expected to find him, being about 5
feet 10 inches in height ; is broad-shouldered,
and has a large and liuely developed head. He
is hiokitH' I'ufliir Tt:i!e Jini! r-nrp.wi.rn fiti .t.....ttnt
... . . , . - . !
cf Ins recent sevu e affliction, but says he feels
better than he has for months, lie converges
Cuintiy, is a j.i,tliii.nii of tl. gaging manners,
adniiiaiJe address and affable deportment. He
remained in that city oer Sunday, and attended
Dr. Clarke's church in the forenoon and Dr.
Boardiiairin the afternoon. On Monday af-
1
tcruoon, at 2 o'clock, he left for Washington ci-J h.n as the hearts of men respond to the princi
ty, where it is tube hoped the olfice-sewkers' lts M " "ntue, Liberty and ludepemleuce,"
Willlet him alone, keeping at a respectful dis
tance, o ns to allow biiu that rest of body and
peace of mind which are so necessary to his
Loaith and comfort.
Senator J. Clemens.
The best speech we have read upon the "Mon
roe Doctrine," and concerning the island of Cu
ba, was delivered in the U. S. Senate, on the
7th of February, by Hon. J. Clemens, of. Ala
bama, vlt is the nustscii.jibleand argumentative
speech that has yet came under our notice, and
no matt i r what antipathy is entertained towards
it by tL'e" "fiiil.utttius" and "fast democracy"
of the large cities, we are confident that the views
ns expYcs5ed by the talented nd honorable gen
tlemen.' meet with a hearty and unqualified en
dorsement from the unswerving democracy of
the "rural districts," throughout the Uuion.
i . .i , t . t
me -Oouc aim sinew oi ine jiouuiaius, we
have no doubt, endorse ita every word ;. we in
tend publishing this excellent speech, for the
purpose'of placing these momentous questions
iu their true light before our readers.
Meagher's Lecture.
On Monday evening tiie Musical Fund Hall
. says the Phila. Pennsylvania!!, was crowded to
excess,-to hear the Lecture of Thomas Francis
Meagher, the Irish patriot and exile. On h s
being presented to the audience by that veteran'
of John Binns, Esq., he was greeted with
prolonged and 'deafening shouts. The subject
of the discourse was "Grattau, and the Volun
teers of iJ2. ihe sui-ject-niatter was exceed
jnzlv interesting; and as clx'ective and impress
ive an orator as MeauIIER, we have not. listeneu
to for a long time. He appeared to sway hi.
audienceat his will. One-moment, at the reci
tal of Ireland's wrongs, all was silent as tin
'grave; at another, his description of the self
sacrificing devotion of the immortal Gkattan
to his down-trodden country, inspired his- Celti.
Audience with a wild enthusiasm tint shook flu
Hall to its very centre; and the American citi
rem f.- li hiji it i in iii'dnr iirniinu ana ulnnii
bim, iu giving vent to Jjiij feelings, appeared
JlUxmior IJibcrnis ipsis,
ITEMS.
The "gny and incomparable" Standard says :
Sheriff Bees lias left the naming of his new
hotel to us. . What shall it be ? Who can sug
gests striking .and forcible name ?"
We can. Call it the '-Torn Hyer House."
'The contract entered into .between Bingham
& Dock and the JVnn. Railroad, is reported to
be quashed by the Canal -Commissioner's.
i ' :
Col. McCandless..of Pittshurg, we are pleas
mi to learn is rapidly recovering from his recent
severe indisposition. '
Our museum No. 1. An article written with
a quill plucked from one of the wings of love.
The weather is intensely cold about six in
ches snow on the ground the sleighing quite
good. Buffalos and Bell es in demand.
This ix St. Matthias' Day. If the weather
make, ice, the saying is that we shall have the
mouth of March cold and a late Spring; if it
breaks ice the weather will be mild and the trees'
bud early. We calculate ice is forming to day
an inch thick per hour. Thermometer at 10
uo 've zero.
The Passenger cars going west, were detain
ed seven hours on Tlane No. 9 on Sunday night.
on account -of the wri.-t of the stationary engiue
breaking while drawing them up the Plane.-
They also run off the track twice on the Summit
level.
Court commences on Monday week, the 7th
of March. continuing two weeks. Several im
portant Commonwealth cases will be tried.
Much of the Lumber that heretofore reached
the railroad at the Summit, is now taken to Jef
ferson on the Plank Road, the sledding being
better on that road than on the turnpike, and a
two-horse team on the plank road being able to
draw as much as a four-Lorse oue on the turn
pike. The selection by Gen. Pierce of Sidney Web
ster, Esq., as his private secretary, is univer-
j s'1 co,n"cnded.
We have seen Mr. Webster,
be a scholar and a gentle
Le is a nephew of the late
and believe him to
man in every sense.
Daniel Webster.
The Standard suggests a Cabinet for General
Pierce composed entirely of Pennsylvania Edi
tors. We are put down for Secretary of the In
terior ! ToAruii, yon can take (keep) that hat.
Geii. P. in Philada. never said Cabinet to us,
you can therefore be well assured that
our
ohances are slim, in fact very slim. We would
uld
be 0,,,;geJ to Jrtrje the situation, if proffered
it. Ctiulj ot conscut t0 ..play sccon(l fiJJle to
xt,,,,,,.,,,,. ' f m:..i1:0 n..rTt..,t
Traich did not include Gen. Bowman, of the
Gazette, in forming that Cabinet. As the situa-
tions are all tendered, we suggest his name for
Chaplain of the Senate. Bye the bye, friend
Traugh, as you did not recommend any person
for Secretary of the Treasury, permit us to urge
your name. Galphius and Oardiners would fare
but poorly under your regim. Our influence
shall be so directed as to obtain an office for
our mutual friend of the Blair County Whig;
seeing that he was -disappointed in Harris
burg" that of '-Superintendent of the Bureau
to keep the flies out of the big Tunnel." Edi-
tors, you know, are Diessca wuu patience aua
perseverance. ' - - . '
On Saturday afternoon, nt the Court House,
the Stockholders of the Ebensburg and Susque-
,,,,I,n i 1 ,:,nK lk"a company, elect a rresiaeut,
Treasurer, and five Managers of said road.
Nothing is definitely known as to the Cabinet
of Gen. Pierre. The newspaper statements are
mere eucsncs. We truess that Marev. of New
York ; Guthrie of Kentucky, Jefferson Davis, of
Mississippi ; and - Dobbin ot North Carolina or
Com. Stockton of New Jersey, will be selected.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania are deeply
engaged in considering acts of incorporation for
various Railroad companies. The Kailroad ma
nia is on the increase everywhere.
The Caloric Ship Ericsson reached Washinc-
to clty olltlle liJter u tedious voyage from
New York.
H3-Thc 22nd of February passed off in this
county without an, demonstration. The birth
day of Washington should not be suffered to
1 pass away without some proper and befitting
. n iiiciiibrauce .f its importance tons. How
ever, it is not foruottcn. nor will it ever be. mi
lieipieathed to us by that, master-hand of the
i Revolution, and immutably fixed u ou the in
stitutions of the Republic.
f&3
A
Mass.-udmsetls
Yankee is manufactu-
r.ng pupiar woou iiit- mattresses
,i.i
'. . T . "l'1 1 Uu
i purpose. lhc
wiiicii lie lias liiventeu I r the purp
lugs are firat sawed, and utter the bark is strip
ped off, they are placed in a machine which re
duces t.ieiu to very fine shavings. It must be
conducive t "popularity," that sleeping ou a
poplar bed.
Washington. Feb. 22. Gen Pierce kept his
room in the toretioou, declining to see any com
p.my. Jii the afternoon he was closeted with
Mr. Marcy, Judge Douglas, and Mr. Guthrie,
'io-moriow morning, Mrs. Pierce leaves Boston
for Washington. Mr. Hubbard, P. M. General
was slapped iu the face several times to-day by
Hon. .Mr. liriggs, ami did not resent it.
BLAIR COUNTY AFFAIRS.
From the Standard we learn that at the Dor
ough election in Hollidaysburg, the following
I persons were elected., democrats in italic:
Jttdat: John ..McLlure ; Inspectors Mm. Hart-
nock, J. W. Thompson ; School Directors David
Watson, John Hemphill', Town Council Alex
M.- Iloliiday It. M. Lemon; Justice Jos. Bald-
ridge; Constable Jesse M. Lindsey.
Grail. Lloyd & Lemon, on Saturday last, dis
posed of their stock of goods and real estate to
Mess. Learner and Lemon.
At Altooua, on Friday last, Mr. Jacob Wago
ncr, employed iu the Machii e shop of the Penn
Railroad company, was considerably injured by
a large beam tailing upon t; c back ot his neck.
Mess. Stone and Sellers commence next "Tues
day to run a market car to Baltimore, and will
make weekly trips, supplying the citizens with
had, oysters, vegetables, &c. Send part of
your caigo this way.
Col. . G. Murray intends to remove his store
ipposite the Post office, and will sell his stock
it auction next week, and buy an entirely uew
iuppiy. -
Thirteen thousand dollars have been subscri
ed towards the Hollidaysburg and Altoona
i'iauk Road.
POST-OFFICE APPOIXTMEXT.
We learn just before going to press from the
Pittsburg Dispatch, that Frederick Kittell,
ins been- appointed Post-Master for this place
vice Mi'itoj Roberts resigned. '
Congrciiloiial.'
Feb. 1G. Senate : Message relative to Nicar
agua affairs was referred to Committee.-; . :
The Army Appropriation bill was reported
with amendments.
The bill granting right of way to the George
town Railroad Co.. was passed.
The Pacific Railroad bill .was taken up and
debated. Mr. .Toucy objected to that portion of
the bdl creating a corporation ami providing tor
the construction of, the road within a State.
Mr.-Douglass r.' l ed and Mr. .Toucey rejoined.
Mr. Underwood spoke infavo'r of the: bill.
Messrs. Phelps and Petit opposed 'tlu billon va
rious (-rounds. Mr. Geycr proposed an amend
ment confining the corporation to .the territo
ries, which Was agreed to. Mr. Weller's motion
striking out the liJth section, incorporating the
contractors,' was agreed to. .. : -
The bill was then amended in other particulars,
so as to make the particulars, conform to this
change Cass Fpo'ie in favor of the bill generally,
b t des'md to confine the road to the Territories.
Mr. Dodge moved to amend by providing ' that
the Eastern terminus shall not be south of St.
Louis, which was lost. Mr. Shields moved to
ins rt a proviso that no portion of the money
appropriated by the bill should be expended in
the construction of any road within any State
of the Union : and so much of this road as may
iie within the limits of any State, shall be con
structed under the authority of said State as
expressed by legislatures thereof. It was adop
ted. Mr. Cass advocated it. Mr. Rusk said the
bill was effectually dead ; no road would or
could ever be built under it. Mr. Gwyjn said
in order to allow members time for reflection he
would move an adjournment, hoping some one
wou'd move to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr. Weller gave notice that he would move a
reconsideration on Monday.
The Senate then adjourned.
House : The Civil and Diplomatic Appropria
tion bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole ; a provision was inserted for- the out
fits of foreign ministers, to enable the new ad
ministration to change ministers abroad, should
it see proper. ' An amendment was inserted pro
viding fer-a f dl mission to Peru ; another for a
minister" to Central-America, and one creating a
chargeship to Switzerland..
Twenty-five thousand dollars were appropria
ted to refurnish the President's house, after a
long debate and many amendments. The com
mittee rose and reported a bill t the House.
The main question was ordered on the bill and
amendments, when the House aojourneu, alter
a session of eight hours.
Washington, Feb, 21. Senate z Motions were,
made to take up the Army Appropriation, Home-j
stead, and Pacific Railroad Bill. The latter;
came up as amended-on Saturday. Mr. Rusk
contended that the amendment was equivalent
to the defeat of the bill. Messrs. Shields and
Douglass argued that the amendcient by provi
ding that none of the 20,tX
000,000 appropriated
should be expended in the States, removed only
a constitutional objection to the measure ns
;(,,a1tt rtrnriACOil Thpro Willi . flfitv )i fi a
mui'ii lanu iini iiioncj iiMii-ii,iimiui iui c i .
in the territories, ns there was before provided
le also adot't-
Vacific Rail-
'n move I
for to construct the road. The vote
ire Mr. Shield's amendment to the
j n:ii : l 1 l W..ll I
I mill nun v . v", i . -.v.
. : !. l 1 : !.... .
io xii'iiv ( iy ie;iui uui uin j-.-ii i .tiiiuiiii:,
the work in the States to the exclusivecontrol of
the States. Mr. Geyer took the same view,
Mr. Gw'na opposed it ns fatal to tiie bill., Ihe
question was taken and the amendment rcjec -
ted. Mr. Brook moved a substitute for the whole
bill which was ordered to be printed. The Sen
ate then nd.iourned. . -. -t - ' , ' -'
House. : The Civil and Diplomatic Bill was re-
sumed. Seventy amendments were reported
from committee of the wbole and concurred in.
Among the amendments was one appropriating
S87.74o for a Custom House at Cincinnati, and
imq Ann v. ....! v.titK
appropruuina- -?i,vrv o.....i. ....
a minister to Central America. The hill .then;
passed. After some unimportant business
Ilouje adjourued. - .
Senatorial Conference. I
The meeting of the Senatorial Conferees, of )rerurn to j,-s f,, residence. His son. t.ie Presi
Blair, t'aml ria, and Huntingdoa Counties met ! ,i,.,.t's Private Se retary. we understand, will
at the Exchange Hotel, iu Hollidaysburg, on the
12th of February, 18-3o, to elect a Senatorial
Delegate to the next State Convention, to meet
at Harrisburgon the 1st of March, 18-j.
The following Conferees presented their cre
dentials as members of the Confeieuce v-
B'.air John M. Gibbony, Adam Moses, and
Saml. S. Barr.
Cambria George Murray, R. P. Linton, and
W. W. Ivory.
Hun tiny dun Geo. W. G arret tson.
On motion of It. P. Linton, Esq., the Confer
ence was organized by calling John M. Gibbony
Esq., to the chair, and Geo. W. Garrettson Sec
retary.
On motion of R. P. Linton, Capt. Richard
White, of Cambria County, was unanimously
elected Senatoiial Delegate.
Ou motion the Conference adjourned-
JOHN M. GIBBON V, Prest.
Geo. W. Garreison, Sec'y.
Representative Conference.
Bedford, Feb. 14, 1553.
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Cambria .x. Fultou Counties, met at the House of
.....
-1.1J. O.lllll. 1iOIS.
11. C. Devme, Esq., P. S-.ields, and Rolit. Stu
art, appeared lor Cambria.
John I'essua, Joim 1'. Reed, Esq'rs, uud Ma
jor SnUli. Davis, appeared tor BeUluld.
Jas. li. Sansom uud Jouu Litem, appeared for
Fulton.
Ou motion Mr. P. Shiels, of Cumbria, was !
chosen President, and John 1. Reei, Esq., Sec
retary. - ,
Uu motion J. B. Sansom, CoV John Kean and
John Cessna, Esq., were chosen Representa
tive Conferees tor this district to' the coming
State Convention.
Ou motion, adjourned.
1. SHIELS, President.
J. P. Reed, Secretary.
Movements of General Fierce His Arrival at
VvasoLigiou.
Baltimore, Feb. 21.
General Pierce did not stop here tuis evening,
but passed directly through to v ashingtou.
Washington, Feb. 21.
General Pierce arrived here in ' an express
tram from Philadelphia this evening. He got
iuto a rear car al Lattimore, iu company with
Sidney Webster and Messrs. PiersouuuJ iiutier,
but no others, lie reached here at b.K o'cioct.
Mayor Maury was at the depot, but dm not dis
cover the President elect, who passed through
the crowd unobserved, and before the cars bad
fairly stopped, he was off to Williard's Hotel iu
a carriage.
Ihe llou. Jefferson Davis has not yet reached
the city, nor is there yet any intettigeuce of his
departure from Mississippi. .
Mr. Marcy appeared in the Senate Chamber
to day, and attracted much attention.
Notwithstanding the preseuce in the city of
several distinguished geutlemen named in con
nection with the Cabinet appointments, much
uncertainty still exists.
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New Advertisements. "
Blacksmiths' meeting, rise of prices Valua
ble Property for Sale in Jefferson, Pa.r by Hugh
Dugan, Esq., -Appeal Notioe.
TROTS. OTTR EXCHANGES
A Droeheda paper s ys that the labor of re
moving so ponderous a column as Cleopatra's J Xapoleon's Marriaje Ample Detail of ihe Crre
needle t Old England, will be-the most costly j mom, Ma inillant An-praranceoJ Tarii-r-Dia.h
needle-work ever heard of.
At the first concert given by Kate Hayes, in
San Francisco, the enormous sum of 1,150
was paid for the first choice of seats. The name
of the gentleman who thus forked -over . was
Green. , . - -, -
: IsArocBATiox. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Comnanv. with its usual liberali.v. will issue ex
cursion tickets to those persons who may wish
to witness the inauguratio u of President Pierce
on the 4th of March.
Wm. W. Corcoran, the opulent Washington
banker has given to the Metropolitan Mechan
ics' Iustitute, recently organized at Washington,
fm condition that Congress will incorporate jt,
$15,000 for a building, and $10,000 for a libra-
BajJUELOBS IN Ixpiaka. A bill is pending in
the legislature to compel old bachelor.-.
of thirtv vears of ace to many or pay fifty dol
lars a year into the county treasury, to go to the
first lady who shall marry after the 1st of Janu
ary. The provisions of the bill apply to wid
owers of one year's standing.
There are at present thirty churches in
San Francisco. This is about oue to each thou
sand inhabitants, and which, judging from other
cities, is perhaps about a fair average. Toe
Methodists have four ; the Episcopalians. Pres
byterians ami Baptists, two each ; th'e Congre
gatioualists, Iloumn Catholics, Swedcuborgiaiis
and Welch, one each. (
The Vice President's Health. A despatch
from Washington says Senator Clemens to
day received a letter of recent date from Com
mander Murray of the steamer Fulton, at Ha
vana, announcing the improved health of Col,
King. He takes exercise on foot daily, and
hopes, to return to Washington by the 1st of
April.
"Sr3k. California paper saj-s:
"U e have heard of towns in our State called
by such names as One Dog Town, Muggii.sviile,
Mad Bull Town, Pumpkins-viUe-. Jackass Gulch,
Shirt Tail Cannon, etc., but of all the execrable
names that have yet come down to us from the
inter-or, we back down to 'Ground Hog Glory.'
It is the sublime of the ridiculous."
1 he Legislature is ensacred clueny on special
I legislation, opening judgments, and changin
the venue in sundrr civil cases, altering piaces
of holding elections, authorizing b irougus to
dig wells, cities and corporations to subscribe to
railroads, altering names, divorcing ill-assorted
couples, &c. Sac
We trust that Kinff Veto wiil
givetUeuia touch nelore they get through.
JC?a5f The first book ever printed in the New
Worid. was in the city of Mexico. It was prin
ted in the Spanish language in the car 15-14.
I and was entitled Doctrma Christina preo los
The first publications made in Eug'ili,
in America, were tlie rreeman s (jam, au-i an
-',n:lU:,c ,or 1' uearly a hundred years after
publishid in Mexico. In 1GJ0 w
' published the first book, entitled the Bay Psalm
j .
lOOK
j
j -fA country editor is "giving boots" to a
.rival tovii, an I aut i-tg otii-.r snuy tilings s ys
that it "takes Several of their pigs to puli a
! blade of grass; and thev are s poor that tin
foremost seizes the spear in his mouth, the bal-
ance havinc taken each other by the tail, when
thev all give a pull, a strong pull and a i ull to
gether, and if it breaks the whole tumble to the
ground, for want of sufficient strength to t-up-iort
them. It takes three or four of them to
make a shadow.
XS?" President Fillmore and Ida Co-biiiet ltv
. , :.. i,. ,i. i '.., i '.,
" ' ' Z V 7, " p" "
dent's return from his Southern tour, which it
is supposed willl be about the middle of April.
Tlie l'resident will rrft ir.l t hi. I d n'c le. a
heat unostentatious and quiet city home, on his
soon open a law office at Buffalo.
NoRTii-Wi-FTF.r.N Raii.eoai. Thebill to incor
porate the North Western railroad company to
make a railroad from John-town or IJIairsville
to the Ohio State Line, iu Reaver or Lawrc-nue
county, has finally passed, and the gentlemen
(interested assure us that this road will be mule.
If it i. it will be an important feeder to the
Pennsylvania works, and will aid in bringing a
trade "through the interior of Pennsylvania that
has gone in a different direction heretofore.
JCgyEx-Presidcnt Van Buren, it is said, will
start for Europe next mouth. He .will accom
pany his son. Martin Van Buren. jr., whose im
paired health, it is thought, will be benefitted
by the European tour. Mr. Van Ruren. him
self, retains all his vigor of mind and body, and
his constitutional cheerfulness. I he Ex-President
will be the only -nc of the Chief Magis
trates of the Republic, we believe, that cvir vis
ited Europe after his rctirenunt from ollice.
An iNor.Niors Arab. Mr. J. R. Giiddon re-1
bites, iu his lectures on Egyptian Archaeology.
! reported iu the Archa:oloricat Journal of the past
and present mnth. that "an Aran nseoverei
the northern air-channel of the Great P ramid
to be open from top to bottom, by placing a cat
at the outer orifice, and her kittens at the other,
shutting them in with stones. The mother soon
found her way down through the pyramid to her
little family ; thus proving that this hitherto
mysterious passage communicated with the out
side. Previous to the c:earii-g of these passa
ges, the air in the Pyramid was quite suffoca
ting. , .
Lcgislativa Proceedings.
Senate : the fepeaker laid before the Senate a
communication troni the Canal Commissioners,
iu reply to a resolution of the Senate calling
upon thera for the bids in ide for wor on the
Allegheny Portage Hoad, and theprices at which
the same was allotted.
On motion of Mr. McMurtrie. the bill for the
relief of R. M. Lemon, was considered and
passed finally.
House : The following bills were passed fi
nally. A supplement to an act entitled "An
act to revive the militia system and to provide
for tln more effectual orirauizatiou of tlie vol
unteer force."
An act authorizing the Pensylvania Rail Road
to run their cars over the railroads beioiigiug to
the Commonwealth.
-The bill to incorporate the citizens' Deposite
Bank ot Pittsburg, passed the Senate finally.
The Senate bill, entitled a supplement to the
act creating permanciitly thecthce Mate 1 rioter,
passed vouimittej of t te wuole, in the House,
on Friday.
The charter of the Ebensburg and Susque
hanna'Plank Road company has been extended,
and the capital stock increased to $ 3d,0dJ.
The place of holding elections in Rlacklick
township, this county, lias been changed. (We
believe to Re.sano.)
Mr. McConnell, in the House, presented six
petitions of the citizens of Cambria, Clearfield
and Indiana comities, praying for the new coun
ty of Pine;- .
The General appropriation Bill passed through
committee of the whole, with trifling amend
ments, in the House; on Wetjnosday lmt.
FURTHER FOREIGN ITEJC.S BY THE 8TEAU-EE3.
of Lord XdLourKe.
TiiJ deaths of Viscount Melbourne f.t.d tj
Earl of T. rconnel. with that of the Karl f OU
for I, lu.ike no less than three peerages tint Inure
become extinct in Great Britain within a fort
night. The London Gazette of the 31st ult, an-nou-jces
the death o I 'Lord Mo. bourn.
IKANCE.
Xarri.iyc r f AVros, a HI.-
-The civil or state
ceremonial n ihe. m.n r:ae -l tnv r.mperor oi
France took place on Saturday evening, the 2'Jth
u't. at the palace of loe Tuiiiciies.
A few minutes before eight o'clock the grand
master of ceremonies, accompanied by n in .bter
of ceremonies, left the Tuiieries with two carri
ages, and proceeded to the Elysec, in order to
conduct the aliianced bride of the Emperor tj
the former palace.
At the entrance of the first saloon. Prince Na
poleon and the Princess Mathilda received Mad
emoiselle Montijo, and conducted her t- the
Emperor, in the talon de fa mill. There were in
attendance upon the Em-aJ-or, Prince Jerome
and several other members of the imperial fami
ly; the c iruinals, marshals, and members of the
cabinet, the officers and grand otlicers of the
household, and the foreign
ministers at present in Pans.
ambassadors and
The ceremony was performed in the tallede.
Hiurecltaux, where a piatlorui nau teen erecieu,
upon which were placed two laut. uiis, boih n -
nke, the one at thy r-glit for the Linpeior, und
th.it at the left tor tlie Eiupret-S.
The Minister of State received the declaration
of ins Imperial Majesty Napoleon III, ly tiie
grace of God and the will of the naiioii. Emper
or of the French ; and also that of Mademoiselle
Eugenie de Montijo, Countess of Teba, and fin
ally declared tluin muted in maiTirge. I he
Presiden; of the Council of State then uiesenttd
the j.en to the Emperor, and afterwards to the
Empress, whose signatures were followed bv
those of the Countess de Montijo, ( mother of the
Empress) the Si-anisU Ambassador, the Imperi -
al prii.ces and princi ssess, and other witnesses!
appointed by his majesty.
The Empress was shortly afterwards recon
luc ted to liti residence with the same formali-
ties that had been observed ou her arrival.
N'otw.thstaiidiiig the gloomy state of the wea
ther, great crowds had assembled in the vicinity
of the l'uilerics and the Eiysee from the hour of
seven until the return of the Empress. Her
M iji sty was received with respect, out certain
iy lint with the enthusiasm wlii h generally
characterises Frenchmen; thero was lut-e more
interest manifesto t th in tli.u of orli.i try c iv'.oi.
ly. ti e geuvral attitude of the peop.e be;iig o.uiii
lat'n-r tiiau indifferent. There were, it is n ue.
cr.es of Vive l'lmeratrice ! utiered iron t.uie
to time, but as for tUniu-tuous excl uu itioits, or
earnest hearty hurrahs, iherrf was nothing of
th.it kinl. Her Maj- sty gracefully bowed her
.icku-iw.elgeiiiv'Uts fur tne ciieers tn.it were giv
en by the crowd, and in iiaifan hour alter tiie
cortege bad quitted the gate of the l'A s.'tf, Par
is resumed its wonted .Satur Jay evening s aspect.
Tiie Ji'-hiious Cereiftiti al Yotre Dame. As
e irly as nine o'clock ou Jru.id ay morn ng, crow-Is
eousist.ng m stly if wti..mci mi l woineii, b
gan to collect ab tut the Tuiieries, too Eiysee,
and the I'iace du CarroUs.il. Tiie oucriers here
an I there might be hear t indulging iu lively
and humorous commentaries upon the great
event of tiie day; while the other sex. more cu
rious in their way, c ist w.alful looks at tae p..l
ice ; an 1 au Lbly expresse i th.-ir w inder wh
night b.i the pjrs uis lint now aul tlifl preseii
ted themselves at tho d-t-n-s or win lows. Chit
Iron in arai or piek-ab:. k, waiting with m-.r-tied
impatience !.r the coining cortege; wilt
okiug -jaiitms. ro -sting on neigl: r.ng leuoes
or tree-., snorted long U-ar-ls nX smoked shori
jKpes ; whiie the inf-ttttry and gi ir i deployed
iu the sjiacious avenues, or hurried. y marciied
past to take up their appointed pos.t otis.
The exter.or appear ucV of Notre- D ime wa
tru y magnificent and imposing, and the interi
or maguihceiitly decorated, and resplendent with
the light of a myriad candies, presented ill as
pect of splendor surpassing 'description.
The choir was illuminated by about 15.000
c-iudies, shedd.ug a whole 11 od of light over the
building, and heightening the effect of the sceoe
oeyoud description. . .
On each si-le of the cuiGee was suspended ban
ners bearing the names ot the departments.
I'ne columns were encirelcd with red veivet,
euibr-udeo with gold.
As the hour ai-pr iacheI for the Empress and
lo?r suite to leave tne E.vsue, throngs of ieopie
were seen sireauiing down tlie Boulevards, tiie
fvue Kivoli, aul all the other principal thor-
ou-lit-irc- until the whole ueighn -riio i l of tne
Palace and tiie varinii streets through wh.ch
tne Imperial procession wa t-i pass, from the
l'uib-rit s to he Cathedral, presented one deu.-e
muss ot' hum an lite, the omy vacaiu-y b-wig the
nii'id.e ot ttie streets ri-sci'veil for the process
ion, on each side of which was a -iou'i'.e line of
troops of the army and the Nation il Guard, ex
tending tiie entire distance.
Tiie weather was exceedingly fivorible. Ou
the first appearance of Ihe Empress the liveliest
furiosi t Mas exhibilt d by the t ToWiis who ores,
.. i e .. ' i .i ... -i '
i.-j im n..ni, jui-i a laras me vigiiani guaru,
woiiid allow them, to obtain a s.ght oi ta ir Em-'
peror's choice, resjiectmg whose beauty the
whole thousand tongues of rumor have of late
been incessantly occupied. Cries of Vivel'Im
peratr.ee." were vociferated, to which the Em-j
press, apparently joniewhat agitated, rep. led by
two or tnree very graceful bows, as the imperi
al carriages moved onward.
Although the entire line of route from the pal-
ace to the i-athedra! was so strongly guarded,
the double line of military had hard service in
keeping the eager crowd w.thiu their prescribed
limits. Every window, 1100k and corner com-
man-ling any kind of view was cr.m:nel with
spectators, who greeted the imperial bride and
bridegroom with repeated --vivas and waving a woiiiman begins a sayin that men are a seta
of handkerchief's, which were nckuow. edged deceitful creatures, an at shoo w odd ant be botb"
gracefully by her Majesty, and graciously by ered we wun for all t'wurld. that's a symptom.
the Emperor. Vet the impulse appeared to be W hen awommai; begins a changin hur shoes
mainly that of gallantry overcoming the h ibitu- ivvery t.me shoo cum intu liause after a wank,
al coldness and indifference which mark the re- that's a symptom. When a womman begins ber
ception of the Emperor by the Parisians wi en- in a little oog trottin after hur, that's a ymp
ever he appears among them on ordinary occ-i j W lieu a wouiman begins hevin a cat sat at
sums. Now and then a hearty cheer might be hur cIImiw at meal times, and gies it sweetni
heard along the line, and the Emperor frequent- milk, that's a symptom. When a womman begins
ly bowed very affably, seemingly well s i tinned ta shame ta lack off hur lionnit e gentleman's
with the popular reception of the partner of his company becos shooze no cap on. that's a symp
throne. ' torn. When a wo.iunan begins a hevin a toppio
The foreign ambassadors and ministers, and box passid backads an forads tut hair-diesser t
all the public functionaries of distinction, were shop, that' s a symptom. When a womman be'
conducted to seats which had been specially res- gins a ttayin nt a servant lass hez no biinass t
erved for them. The tout ensemble now became hev a sweetheart, that's a ejfmptont. When
strikingly gorgeous. The splendid attire of the ! womman begins a rubbiri bur finger over t'chair
ladies, ami the rich uniforms of ull services, to.
gether with a brilliant array of fo eigu civilians ;
of note, and many officer of the English army, j
gave to the scene a mag lificence that can only ,
lie realized by the privileged spectator.
Ou the aiiiiounceineut of the En peror's ap-
proach, the Archbishop of Paris, attended by
his clergy, proceeded to the grand entrance of,
the cathedral to receive their Majesties. The
great door buddenh opened, aud the Emperor,
apparently in the best of health and spirits, con-
ducted hiir Majesty to her seat on the throne
near the altar ; ami it was remarked that the
L' i... Ia.iL-a.I oi.r Kniiiif il'nl ah shn took liir 1
seat bv the side of her imperial husbaud.
. . . - . - . :..t t. .. t i I
Ths A rob bisb op Laving saluted their Majes-
ties proceeded nt once to the ceremony Cftl
mnrriare, wmcti was -conducted m all rest.
ccor ling to the solemnities of the Roman c7k
o'iff Church, and accompanied by n
of iinrverial prestige and roynl tradition. - ttP
At the conclusion of the Te Deum, the Emn
and Fmpress descended from the thron
or
the impci ml cortege, having formed sinthe0
der of rr'val. their Majesties returned to u
Tuibr'es I v tl e Rue d'Arrole and O,...: -
leon. to the PI ce de la Concorde.
Passintr t.. .i
-
palace by the garden entrance. The ArclibiaL
op cf Paris also accompanied their MjPg':
and conducted them to the door of tl,e TuiWi1,
the return, ns bad teen the depnrinre l,e-
celebrated by the roll of drums, the fl..nrisl,D
trumpets, the roars of the artillerv. the t,...
-.- ..it, mi lit, ii., mime nMj (
WtL
ioom oi tlie bourdon, or great bell
Dime.
Teb-jrraphic despatches were immediately f r
w ir'ed to '! the chier towns in France. inMruI
tinr the Prefects and Mayors to make ki own t
the inhabitants the completion of the relieinn
ceremonies of their Motifs nvirrinee, ,?
their safe return to the Tuiieries, amidst tLetn.
thnsisic greetings of the people.
Madlle. de Montijo, from motives of delicacy
declined to receive the diamond necklace im-fi!
COO.fWSf., cfiVred her as a preaent by ,U C' !
of Pari. J e.tj
The mn:cipal cmnril unanimou'T tote-1 tl,
- r.nn fitre . u u.. . . . J . w" 1 ,Utt
; t1,e r00.OO0f. should be ernj.loyed in fouud
hospital in which r-oor pirls may receive a use
e fill e,TCntion. and be maintained till fher ib
( 1 1 e placed out in life. This e.faLlMiment will
: r- 'j r- iu Mnuiitbnwnt will
j '"'" t,,n rnme and Ic ender tlie pntroong of
llll- I III'
The crund' of Sunday has happily passed
off without any puMic ncci-b nt, or even S'-rious
infi-lent, cotisi-brinc he immense a-niblnpe
drawn together. Monday's Moniteur concludes
a Ion? ofni.-il account of the religiou-t ceremo.
n't-9. by Myins that the very lieavens favored
this imperial frfr; for seldom does winter eive
"" po c oar- TT ft temperature so
! Thanks are alo due to those who had elmrpe of
j ,n so'emn'tie : f-r by the perfect execution of
ttlr commands, no accident has happened
1 wlre'i could le .ve a grief on the minds oftU
Parisian population.
1 " PPOl' f rr'JWI,t " in innumerame uironji
on Mon-lav to see the cathedral of Notre Dim.
A small cbarjre was made for admission, whick
the Archbishop of Taris officially notified would
be noproprinted to the relief of the poor.
The Emperor rsnd Empre?s appeared a second
t:me on Sun-lay evening on the balcony of tbt
Tni'rrir-s. when thy were extremely well recei
ved by the pnnle. His mjsty on this acc
pion wori a citizen's dress, -with his decorations,
and the Empress was attired in scailet velret,
with a white lnvnnct.
The private illuminations on Sunday niplit
wore bv no means so universal, nor were th
nct:itors si nu'ierous ns ha-1 been expected.
.VI tae ymbl'c bui'-l'ng. hiwaver. the palaces,
the pot offices, theatres, &c. were splendidly il
luminated. The Moniteur of Monday nrnonnces, that on
the occ.-s:on of his m-irri.tge. the Emperor hu
njirdoned mre than "000 person who were iin
p""c ited ii the evont of D-'ccmlvr, 18"1. With
th-ne p-ir lons. and th" submi-sious already re
ceive 1. there do not remain more than 1200 per
s'l' iwted to exoulsion. Publie opinion, it
i ad led, '9 not alarmed Ht these nnmarmii nets
of -li'vie-icv : for the decree of March. 18-jO,
whVh srave to the government the right of hav
ing recourse to thee measures of precaution,
gave a'so the power t p.-vdor.
rennsylvouia Railroad.
The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Rail
road ('oiiipany was held at Philadelphia on Mon
day, when the following exldbit of the business
ope rations of thf road for the last year was
made x - -
Receipts for frciglij. . . 7P0.59J 19
pHi'ngerf &87.32S 75
44 emigrant, 03.511 CS
- " express, 24.473 75
" mails-. 43,469 94
Uents of foreman's bouses, 726 60
Rent of depot Hth and Market t.r 2,426 00
Rent of Monntain House, IKW OC
$1,043,827 81
J.S-2i;.821 84
Expenses,
Net receipt. JjfJ 17.025 87
Notwithstanding the unfinished condition of
the ro id last year freight and passengers hav
ing been carried on canal bouts, wagons, nnd
s ages for several miles this will make a divi
dend o about six per cent.
It is the intention of the board to doable th
trick from the Susquehanna Bridge, fr-un Mil-b-rstown
to Lewistown. and from Latrobe to'
Pittsburg, during the year, r.nd the remainder
of the who'e line as fast as the ircu can be ob
tained. The o'nnany have fifty-one locomotives on
hand and have contracted for sixty more: C2
p 'ss -ng r car-. 2' emigrant cars, and 890 bur
den cars. "20 additional burden cars are now
in course of delivery.
For the purpo-c of completing connections
westward, tlie company has s:ih-orihed $750,-
000 to the Marietta nnd Cincinnati railroad.
iji
j ' , ...,,
an I
to th" .5rr"n",field nnd Pittsburg road,
.... , . .-
an I s'jisi.t) mi to the tiluo an-1 m-iian-i roao.
Th- following named gentlemen were elected
Directors fr the ensuing year :
John E-?sr ir Thompson, iloorge AV. Carpenter,
Chritian E. Spangler. John Yarrow, Washing
ton Butcher, Samuel Jeanes, John Farnum.
Symptoms cf Old-maid-ism.
In a Scoteli paper we find them humnrou9ly
detailed :1 44 When a woman n 'e Lis a drinkin
hurtea wethaght shugar, that's a symptom.
When a w inuiaii I egiiis a r ad'.n luv stories
bed. that's a sjmptom. When a womuian gies a
sigh on heariu tell ov a weddiu. that's a symptom.
When a Womuian begins n saj-ing at sbooze
ret'us'd luenuiiy a offt r. that's a rtmptom. Whea
an I tables, tit gee if tlmre dusty, that's a tymp"
torn. When a womman begins a goin ta lied w
hur stockings an it fl innil neet cap O", that si
symtom. W hen a womman begins aputtin hur
fingers before hua maath when bhooze tawkia
ta onny buddy, for fear at thay shu-1 see at
shooze loiziu hur teeth, that's a symptom. W bea
a womman begins a tawkin abaght t'rhunuitlt"
in hur knees an elbows, that's a symptom. When
a womman begin ta refuse tellin hur age' that s
a symptom. When a wommau begins a fiadia
f.iit wit scccnin glass, an sex at it duzzant she
t'features reight, that's a symptom. When
wnniimin Ki'i-ins n tawkin Ahactlt coud OraftS,
and stoppin up all't crivises i't doors an wind.
. i n .1 . wi
that's a symptom."