.MOUNT AIM SENTINEL. Andrew J. Biey, Editor- EBENSBURG, PA, Thursday, July 8, 1853. FOR GOVERNOR IN 1854, WILLIAM BIGLEIt, Subject to the decision of the Democratic State Convention. Tor Slate Senator, Cyrus I. Pershing, of Jolinstown, Svlject to the decision of the Senatorial Conference. IJE3IOCR ATIC TICKET. For Canal Commissioner, THOMAS II. FORSYTH, of Philadelphia County. Tor Auditor General, EPIIRAIM BANKS, of Mifflin County. Tor Surveyor General, PORTER. BRAWLEY, of Crawford County. J. County dominations. For Assembly, THQHAS COLLIXS, of Summitville. For Treasurer, EHEY, of Ebensburg. A. J. For District Attorney, T. L. HEYEB, of Johnstown. For Commissioner, JOHN 31. DOUGLASS, of Clearfield. For County Surveyor, TH02IAS H'COJTNELL, of Summerhill. For Auditor, JOSEPH HOGE of CarroU. The Northwestern Railroad. Any suggestions -made as to the propriety of selecting a different route from the Blairsville one for this highway, seems to appal our neigh fcors in that section. Some weeks ago, there was published in tlu3 paper, an article in refer rncB to the above roid. which was originally a communication in the North American, written by "Coal Burner." To the route, as shadowed forth in the article alluded to, our friend of the Apalachian takes exception, whether, with some. what of an envious disposition or not, we cannot state, but presume as much from the manner m which that journal is disposed to treat, what it unjustly styles, the "idyllic outpourings" of the person advocating the Summit route. Did we desire to drag into the merits or demerits of this route any thing so foreign to the issue as insinu ating quotations from Madame Pulsky's Book "Red, White and Black," we might embellish the subject by reference; to Mrs. Trolloppe'stra- vcls, but are contenthat the surveys should be I made, and, if the Blairsville possesses superior advantages over the Summit or Allegheny Tun nel route, we &hall cheerfully award to it a gen erous acquiescence, and cry, hold, enough. There is truth in the saying that Nature nev er lies. Nature, in this case, protests against any usurpation of her rights, and her face, from the Allegheny Tunnel, Cambria county, to Cleve land, demonstrates that a Railroad to connect the two points is not only practicable but inevi table. Sooner or later it must and will be made, being the most direct route between the Lakes and Philadelphia. Here, nature presents no eerious obstructions to the enterprise ; no impen etrable mountains rear their giant heads; no deep valleys forbid the onward march of steam Elevated land, (of course, not perfectly level) formed of ravine, hill and plain, neither of vhich, however, are of such stupendous magcitcde as to present any formidable barrier to the road's construction, i3 the line of the road by tliis route. You cross the head waters of the streams that flow into the Conemaugh from the north ; you avoid the windings that necessa rily result in following streams of any magni tude, you lessen the distance and the gradient by pursuing this route. By the other, you plunge down from the Summit into the low country at Blairsville and Freeport, and then up, up, until you reach Cleveland, chasing the Conemaugh through all its contortions, lengthening the dis tance and increasing the Gradient. It is short ness of distance in a railroad, not the length. that in these days lends enchantment to the view. Surveys may be made, lines may be run to agree in curvature and distance with the val ley of the Conemaugh, so as to force the eastern terminus of the North Western road at or near Blairsville, but. Nature's great features never will submit without some recognition of their claims. Give us, then, a survey from the Alle gheny Tunnel to Cleveland ; let the merits of the various routes be fully tested ; let us have all the light we can upon the matter, and if the Summit route loses by comparison with any oth er, it bhall not be entitled to our respectful Consideration. The survey, and nothing else, will satisfy U3. 8sJohn Prick Wetiierill, Esq., died tu:i.ii-.u:- e..j ? j in m. uuauci yiiiBLt vix ouuuaj morning, ageu i years. He was a prominent member of the .Whig party ; had filled numerous responsible stations in the city, and at the time of his death was rresident ot the foeiect council. The im mediate cause of his death was an illness con tracted in New York during the visit of Presi dent Pierce, lo that city. Col. W. was the Chairman of the Committee of Reception ap pointed by the City Council? of Philadelphia ; and after he had discharged the duties of hi position there, he accompanied the President to New York, and there also took a prominent part in the ceremonies. The fatigues aud excitement were too much for him, aud he died, it may be Raid, a martyr to his efforts in the discharge of a duty that had been confided to him by his'fel - low citizens. Sirs. Stowe Abroad. . i The excitement in England and Scotland upon the arrival of the Authoress of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was evidently "immense", judging from the tone of the journals across the water. But, alas! poor woman ! she has been taught to teel the truth of the poet's words, "we know what we are, but Know not wnat we may oe. one Lad banquets given her by lords and ladies of high renown, where toasts were offered her, to which Ler husband responded; compliments were showered upon her by the literati; the suffering needle-women ot'Londonhad subscribed their hard earnings to present her with some testimonial of regard ; she ras "the observed of all observers ; when, suddenly, the Queen refused to receive her at court ; then "in the snapping of a gun," as the Bowld Soger Boy would say, her clamorous friends disappeared. Lo, how are the mighty fallen. The Philadelphia Bullet in has the following sensible article upon the rise and fall of Mrs. Harriet Beecher (S)toe, since the writing of which she has left Paris for Genoa to recruit her shattered nerves and health. Letter had ehe come to the moun tains. ''The triumphal progress of Mrs. Stowe abroad appears to have shared the fate of such ovations elsewhere. What Dickens, in fact, experienced here, she has experienced in England." Both, to use a trite, but apt simile "went up like rock ets, to come down like sticks." The author of "Oliver Twist" was welcomed, at New lork, with a ball, where the huzzaing equaled that of Tammany Hall, or a Westminster hustings; but a very few weeks subsequently he left the coun try, "solitary and alone," with not even a news boy to cheer at his departure. Mrs. Stowe has met an even more rapid eclipse. In the case of Dickens, a satiated public curiosity, combined with some disgust at the under-bred manners of the visitor, led to the sudden collapse from heat to cold. In the case of Mrs. Stowe a similar satisfied curiosity has contributed to the same result. But a main cause of her rapid decline, if the whole truth must be told, lies in the fact that Queen Victoria not only refused to receive her at court,' which at once put her out of the pale of fashionable society, but censured Lord John Russel for having, while a minister of the crown, appeared at the Stafford House levee. The frown of royalty seems to have extinguish ed the Stowe furore at once. From the day of the fatal levee, or rather as soon as the exclusion became known, the eulogistic notices of Mrs. Stowe, and even almost all account of her move ments, suddenly disappeared from the London press. In an hour, as it were, the authoress of "Uncle Tom fell from popularity to insignifi cance. At present she is quietly residing in Paris, the guest of Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman, formerly of Boston, a Garrisonite of the most zealous school, who, like many others of the 'tip top aristocracy of this country, thinking her daughters cannot be educated in America, has gone to the French capital to 'polish them off" in that moral and religious city. So little notice was taken however of Mrs. Stowe's movements, after the fatal rebuff from the Queen, that we should have been ignorant of her beiDg in Paris, but for a private statement to the editor of a New York journal. The visit of Mrs. Stowe abroad should e a lesson to those, who like the eon whom Noah cursed, rejoice in exposing their father-land to shame.- w hether it will be, however, is another question. But surely the spectacle of Dukes and Duchesses performing ko-tou to Mrs. Stowe, because she abused her native land, yet aban- doning her the moment she became unfashiona ble, because not received at court, is a sight that ought to teach wisdom even to the most stuboorn. The President in New York. When Gen. Pierce visited Newlork, two weeks ago, he was welcomed on the part of the city by Mayor Westervelt, to whom he replied in an eloquent speech of some length, the closing part of which we publish to-day. It will be no ticed that the President speaks out plainly, in reference to the welcome to be given to those who come from "the Grey Old Nations of Eu rope," to find a home of contentment and peace in this land of Freedom, ne assumes the posi tion which it should be the delight of every American citizen to advocate ; he invokes the enslaved millions, who toil on and toil ever un der despotic sway, to come here where "there is room enough for all." He occupies broad, Na- tional ground, and his language will meet with la hearty response from the hearts of many cit- iens ot Lamoria, who cannot but admire the emphatic declarations made in the following remarks by a man recently the successful can didate of the Democratic Party. The President said: - Mr Mayor This Empire city, and this Empire State, are the living exemplifications of the tal ismantic word adopted as your motto. Has it never occurred to you, sir, that the hand which inscribed "Excelsior" upon your Coat of Arms, must have been guided by a prophet's vision? This spectacle teaches all of us a valuable and significant lesson. May God, in his wisdom, make you sensible of the blessings conferred up on you, ana uuring my term or office mv he strengthen me in my sincere and anxious pur pose to aid you in all your honorable and patri otic enterprises ; for who can estimate the events of the future ? who shall say to your great char acteristic, and to the spirit of our whole country,' Thus far sualt thou go, and no farther." As you advance in your majestic career, new duties, new responsibilities, are imposed on you, and as your conquering example manifests itself on all hands, new conceptions of still further triumphs will arouse and stimulate your exer tions. - '- The Old World caught the inspiration from the New. Nations, closed to civilization . for hundreds of years, arose from the sleep of ages, to stretch out hands to their inquiring spirit which is constantly gathering strength for new victories over time ana space on these shores. Who will set limits to your just ambition when the Atlantic is bridged with Bteamers to the shores of Europe, and united to the Pacific by the great throughfare that will eventually bind these States together as with, hoops 7 And. sir, with all these advantages with all these privdeges with all - these benefits of pre sent, and these anticipations of the future- and let me say, with all the invocations of the past how can we fail to welcome those who come to us from the Grey Old Nations of Europe. , Let them come there is room enough for j room in the hearts and in the homes of tho American people ; and there is work and food enough for all. - The moment they enter iuto the brotherhood of American freemen, they cease to be citizens of other countries, And they bear their share of the burdens and enjoy their share of the bless ings common to all in this happy Union. It is this great truth that invokes us against all schismatic organizations, not btrictly Aincri- can, and that destroys the claim that ours is a nation governed by men of one race alone. No single race of men can boast that to them alone is humanity indebted for such a country as this it is a fusion of all nations into one, that has given to us that attitude we now occu py, and that has crowned our enterprises with success. ' Your own experience is proof of this all the races have contributed to the popula tion who now, crowd your ships, build your cit ies, sit in jrour councils, educate your children hardy sons of New England and descendants of your own pioneers, mingle with those who flow in from other nations, until all characteris tics disappear before the progressive and cour ageous epirit that animates our own citizens and our country, and protects our free institu tions. And now, my fellow countrymen, once more I than you for the brilliant and extraordinary reception of the tribute which you pay to the government of your choice, and attention to our heaven-favored Union, in the person of your re presentative in the Presidential chair. The President, during his speech, was fre quently interrupted with the boisterous applause of the audience, and at times, particularly when he referred to our commerce, the cheers were almost deafening. FUTTJBE OF "WOMAN. . In an article with this caption in a late num ber of the Christian Inquirer of New York, we have found a number of observations which, as they seem the product of uncommon judicious ness and great maturity of thought, are well entitled to the consideration of parents, and of all who take an interest in the reformation and amelioration of society. We subjoin a few of the remarks which have appeared to us peculi arly interesting and suggestive: " "We feel no disposition to limit the sphere of woman. We would not speak harshly even of those who have over -stepped the ordinary limits of retired duty. Remembering the Miriams and Deborahs of old, we cannot join in the hue and cry that is always raised against any wo man who feels moved by a genuine purposo to be as the prophetess of the time, and bear wit ness against predominating sins. Let the field be open, and genius and piety bo shackled by no fetters. Yet with all allowances for remar kable cases, we must look to more retired scenes for the true sphere of woman. The home, the school, the church these are the spheres of her best influence, and that, too, without viola ting the instincts of her nature. "It is enough to sadden any thoughtful mind to know the deplorable ignorance of so many young women as to the essential dignity and utilities of home. Not to-be harping always upon household labors, let us take what may be called a higher view. What is the chief grace and or nament of home ? what is the crowning accom plishment in the mistress of the home, the queen of the social circle? Is it dress? no: for few care for showy apparel except she that wears it, and ribbons and laces have little to do with making home graceful or happy. Is it beauty ? Even that soon becomes an old story, and is insipid enough it on the surface merely and not in the mind. The chief gt ace and ornament of home. the crowning accomplishment in her who should be the arbiter of the social circle, is conversa tion conversation apt, sensible, kindly, and when need requires, brilliant and beautiful the words fitly spoken, far better than any painting or embroidery, and like apples of gold in pctures of silver, come women there are, the splendor and wisdom oi whose conversation makes their presence a benediction, and men wish that harp ana piano snouia cease, that they might epeak. But generally the power of conversation is en tirely neglected, left to mere chance ; and we will leave it to those most concerned in the mat ter to decide what are the chief topics of femi nine conversation. Yith a liitle more care and discipline, the conversation of women would be worth more to their husbands, a thou sand times over, than all the music and dancing and drawing that were ever nourished forth from the academies. "Alas I that scarcely an hour is ever given to its culture, and no place is assigned to it in our systems of education. Let woman understand its power, and although a few shallow fops might deride her for eclipsing, by her apt, and good sense, their foolish words, she would have a pow er in the home and social circle that would save the most brilliant of the sex from desiring to stand at the bar or in the pulpit. New graces and charities would surround the family fire side, and society, no longer a crowd of vtry ju venile persons, who come together to dance and laugh and eat and drink, would be a centre - of refinement, intelligence, high thought, exalted sentiment. To rescue society from its degrada tion is the office of her who is its great arbiter. To go to the rescue, the Gospel bids her, for a low tone of society is both Jtlie cause and the consequence of a low tone or morals and reli gion. "Home is the great school, and woman the most powerful teacher therein. Let us not be thought assuming, then, in saying a word of exhortation to parents, teachers and all, who have the care of those who are to be the women of the rising age. Do you not habitually place before them a very false and artificial standard of character and reputation ? Are you not educating them for creatures of sunshine, instead of making them equal to either fortune for the dark as well as the bright day ? Are you not wrong in making no adequate provision for those reverses of fortune which are so common in our country, and which so often make those who have not learned self-dependence, obliged to take care of themselves, or else be cringing guests in homes not their own, or the partners ot men whom not love but money has made their husbands, in an adulterous although a legalized connection? In many a home where fashion sits supreme, and capricious maidens are indulged in contempt of utility, disregard of parental control," ridicule of those who cannot live in their idleness and dress in their gorgeousncss in many homes such as this, are you not thoughtlessly planting the seeds that must bring forth a harvest of woes? Is not female education, as it usually is, one of mo uuiei, u nut jus cuici aouse oi mo age: There is tome promise of a better day. Heaven speed its coming, and join beauty with utility, grace with wisdom !" B,Mr. Hamilton, in his Fourth, of July speech at Tarrytown, New York, related a stri king anecdote, which he had heard from Talley rand s own hps : "When Talleyrand, having been compelled to leave France, was, subse quently, also obliged to quit England, because he was suspected - of being a spy, he went to Portsmouth to take passage. While at the hotel there, he was informed that there was an Amer ican gentleman in the house, and he immediate ly sought an interview with him, to obtain some particulars of the country to which he proposed emigrating. At the close of the interview, Tal Icy rand told the stranger that he would fee! pleasure in bearing to his friends in America any letter or message he had to send. The an swer was, 'I am tho only man in tho world who has no friends in America.' On subsequent in quiry, he ascertained that other than Benedict Arnold the stranger was no LOCAL AND EDITORIAL ITEMS. j EJ,Shasta city, California, was destroyed by fire on the 14th June. BgFrom thirty to forty deaths from yellow fever occur at New Orleans, daily. . JGjThe number of exhibitors why display their wares in the New York Crystal Palace, is six thousand. ggj Wm. B.IIudson, of this village, offers for sale his house and lot, and the stock, &c, of his Watchmakers shop. IIox. Dayii K. Atcheoon, Senator from Mis souri, is stumping the State. The war between him and "Old Bullion" rages with increased fury. - JGSGraham's Magazine, for August, is a worK oi great merit ana interest, llie engra vings and literary matter are of the choicest kind. ' . 5-Godey's "Lady's Book," for August, is an, admirable number, containing much useful information in its literary department, and em bellished with beautiful engravings. X3?"Four parties are now in the field sur veying routes for the great railroad to the Pa" cific. "The Pacific Railroad,'-' say the prophets, "is to be the topic of the next session of Con gress." JC" Angelina asks, "Why is a belle like a lo comotive ?" Because she sends off the sparks, transports the mails, says to the tender, pine Knot, is oiten iouowed by a train, and passes over the plain. JSgfCertainly you want your likeness taken, do you not? If so, call upon Fetter, at Jeffer son, who can furnish you with as good a Da I guerreotype as you can obtain in the wide, wide world. Everybody takes them. tg,Robert Lytle intends sending a beautiful cherry plank, and Col. R. M. Lemon intends sending a large piece of bituminous coal, both the productions of Cambria county, to the World's Fair in New York. Death Warrrnt. The death warrant for the execution of Jewell, under sentence of death at Pittsburg, for the murder of Mitchell, was re ceived there on Thursday. The 22d of Septem ber is fixed for the execution. Jg Samuel II. Keller, son of Jacob Keller, farmer, Yellow Springs. Blair county, in jump ing off a load of grain, on Wednesday last, his foot caught and he fell head foremost, breaking both his neck and back, causing instant death. JKay A man named Horn, Keeper of a board ing sbantee at the foot & Plane No. 9, died sud denly on Monday evening, 18th inst., in bed. Late at night his wife got up. to let some per sons into the house, lit a candle and found her husband dead. 5gk,Sig. Evans, whose concert we attended last evening, sings and plays well. The audi ence were highly pleased with the entertainment, and after the performance was over, a company of ladies and gentlemen "tripped it on the light fantastic toe," the Signor playing for them sweet music. Marshal Wtnkoop was arrested in Phil adelphia on Saturday for contempt, having de clined to bring the body of Fisher an alledged fugitive slave, into tourt on a writ of habcut cor pus. The circumstances created quite an excite ment. The Marshal was released, and has con veyed the fugitive to Maryland. J5j An Extra from the ofiicc of the Fulton Democrat gives us the proceedings of the County Democratic convention, which met on Saturday last. After nominating a County ticket, resol utions endorsing the administration of Gen. Pierce, in favor of the re-election of Gov. Bigler, and approving of the Legislative career of Hon. Wm. r. Schell, were unanimously passed. Messrs. McDermit & Todd have on hands a large supply of bureaus, sideboards, chairs, wasiistanas, beausteaas &c. &c, manu factured of mahogany, rose-wood, walnut and cherry, at their wareroora in the upper story of R. Davis & Co's. new house. Thev can suit the taste of every one and can Bell you as good and splendid furniture as can be purchased in the cities. ggThe Hollidaysburg Standard says, "they talk of erecting water works in Ebensburg, at an expense of 15,00 only." A slight mistake, neighbor. Should be S1500, for which amount the town could be supplied. Cheap as dirt, you know, but our folks are so busy about Plank Roads that we do not hope to have the- Water Works in operation until the village is burnt up. After the horse is stolen, lock the table. JBgyWhcn the late Major Geueral Riley went to Mexico, he was only a Colonel ; but burned for a chance to distinguish himself, that he might obtain higher honors. . He is said to have used the expression, ''Major General Riley or death." He got both ; the title, as a reward for his bril liant achievements, and death in consequence of hardships and exposures. He died at Buffalo on the 11th ult. B,Col. John P.- Anderson, of Huntingdon, made a narrow escape at the Monntain House, on Saturday evening last. He attempted to jump on tne cars, wnen in motion, missca nis footing, and fell between the cars and the plat form. He grasped the beam, was dragged for some distance until relieved by several gentle men, and escaped unhurt but much frightened. fcefl.Ex tensive preparations are in projection for the reception of President Tierce, who will visit Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Portsmouth and the Navy Yard. He will leave Washington it is said, in about ten days. He will be tho guest of Com. Breeso. The U. S. steamer Engi neer is fitting out, preparatory to being placed at his command. ' - - XtSk-Rcv. Rufus W. Griswold has presented to Mr. Linus Benedict, of Norwalk, (who saved the life of his daughter, at tho Norwalk calamity, after she was supposed to be drowned,) a very costly gold watch and appendages, as an evidence of his gratitude and that of the family, for his extraordinary aud successful efforts on that oc casion. ' ' " EgiThe. Standard says that Hutchinson, re cently escaped from prison, passed through Hol lidaysburg on Tuesday last, and was recognized by three or four persons with his head out of the cabin window, of aboat taking, probab'y, "a last fond look'' of "those scenes enchanting." The State Democratic Convention mep-s in Ilarrisburg to-d.iy, to nominata a candidate i T1 . r. ior juuge oi me supreme Court. Judge Knox, we hope will be nominated by acclamation. A man named Fou.?t was killed at Jefferson, this county, on last Thursday, l,y being thrown upon a pitchfork, caused by a. load of hay up setting. The prongs cf the fork catered his side, producing death in a short time. fcaTOn Thursday last, 21st July, the Carroll township School House, one mile south of Car town, caught fire and was consumed. The Law Books, 'Dockets, and papers of Jacob Luther, Esq. ; the account books of the Catholic church, and promissory notes, amounting to over cue hundred dollars, the property of Mr. Yost, were destroyed. The loss is, therefore, a serious one and cannot be replaced. The accident was oc casioned by a small boy setting fire to a pile of shavings contiguous to the building. BgMessrs. Mullin & Albright, of this place, design publishing a Whig paper in Ebensburg to be called The Alleyhanian, commencing on the l.thof August, next. Then, there will be no less than six journals in this county, viz: Three Democratic; two Whig, and one Religious. The Sentinel, at one time, stood solitary and alone, but now has five companions. There is room for all and some to spare. The question is not, who will, but who won't start another journal, for there's luck in odd numbers. g.According to a correspondent of the Tri bune, tne LMPEEoit of Japan is "a grave man, au'a icii uiuuuui ilia uijrLUiy. uc hen, some time hira n present ago, the King or Hollaxd sent in the form of a preciou3 service of plate, his a3 surely as if they had beeu deprived of need Imperial Majesty received it very ungraciously. ful sleep ; for every vital function becomes tor lie was surprised that the Kin of Holland lif. ctoiu i : - should presume to place himself on the same level, and to make him a present. Accordingly he accepted nothing. As a token of his grace, however, or rather as a sign of his continued toleration, he sends regularly every year a dozen oi nis silken mgut-gowns to the Governor of java. as soon as tne gowns arrive at llatavia they are sent to the auction room under the name of 'Imperial night-gowns.' " Cambria County Medical Society. A stated meeting of the Cambria county Med ical Society will be held at Johnstown, ou Tues day the Oth day of August, at 2 o'clock P. M. WM. A. SMITH, July 28, 1833. Recording Secy. Translated from the Drych Mirror) ly G. R. Melancholy Occurrence at Ebensburg. On Tuesday, the 21st of Juue last, five or six boys of this town, between 7 and 8 o'clock A. M., went to bathe to John Williams' mill-dam about a quarter of a mile froni the borders of the town. Among these boys was William H. Batesian, between seven aud eight years old. (a son of Wesley and Jane Bateman.) They stripped and went into the water; thus they amused themselves in the water for some time, when Bateman took a piece of a board that he rouna in the place, set it on the face of tbe wa ter, and went on it and rowed backwards and forwards near the shore for some time, then he ventured further by little and little, became alarmed, and appeared to , wish to come back, but was unable to accomplish his desire, and by separating uimseil troin the board he cried to his friends that he would be drowned except they could help him, and down he went, not one of the boys being able to do anything to assist and save him, not one of them being able to swim, and they saw him no more until they saw his dead body. The boys cried out ; to give the alarm one of them ran to town to the house of the parents to inform them of the sad catastro phe. The news spread like lightning through the town and in a few minutes there were hun dreds at the water side. N. J. Roberts and Daniel Davis stripped and went ir, but could not find him because the water was muddy. In a minute J. W. Roberts and A. J. Rhey, two good swimmers, arrived. The spot was shown to them where the poor boy had sunk; llhey swam to the place and down he went, the other three searching to the utmost of their power. But as llhey was longer than was expected before he appeared they began to be alarmed about him, and J. W. Roberta swam to the place where Rhey went down, but as Roberts went down Rhey made his appearance having fouud the body but unable to bring hira up with hira. He oreatneu ior a snort time ana went down again . with lloberts, ana between them broug up. There were two skillful physicians among the crowd that was present ; they tried all the skill they possessed in endeavoring to bring him to life but all in vain, the vital spark had fled to return no more. This melancholy occurrence has caused much uneasiness to parents, fearing when their dear children are out of their sight that they have come to the same end. The next day the inhabitants of the towu and vicinity collected to accompany him to his long home. I never saw such afuucral in this place, not only on account of the number assembled, but ou account of the good order, the decency, the seriousness that was visible in every coun tenance. The proceedings at the funeral were as fol lows: The Rev. Mr. Morton, a Presbyterian minister, and Mr. Powell, a Congregational minister, officiated at the house aud at the grave. The procession was formed at the house; the R.evs. Morton and Powell foremost ; then the corpse carried by eight young men, appointed for the purpose, on a nice little bier ; next, the mourning relatives in carriages; next, the fellow scholars of the deceased, neatly dressed, formed iuto a procession two and two, about fifty in number, accompanied by their teacher ; follow ed by the children and ladies of the town, and then the males who were in attendance. Gene ral sympathy with the distressed parents was manifested in their sudden and unexpected trial, by the almost universal attendance of the inhab itants of the town ; the stores and shops being nearly all closed in a manner that was becoming on such an occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Bateman are religious people and have acted under the present severe trial with prudence aud patience. Considering that it was the Lord that gave and took aw 113', they acknowledge that it is their dutv to bless His holy name. K. 1. V. July 27, 18G3. Dear William he is laid below, Tho coldish clods where all must go; , To lodge and slumber in tho clay, Until the great and final day. Let's all prepare in day of grace To 'rive iu peace that gloomy place; With full belief in Jesus love, As we can join the saints above. There to remaiti in endless bliss, With full enjoyment before His " High, splendid, everlasting throne, 1 Where sin nor sorrows are not kuowu. How Much Sleep ? "Show us a man who sleeps twelve hours says a cotcmporary, "and we will thow TOu blockhead." The meaning of the writer as ! gather from the rest of his article, is that four or five hours' sleep is sufficient for any man This, however, is an error. Differences of con stitution require different quantities of sleep f0P while one person is healthy on five hours another requires eight. Generally speaking inl dmduals in whom the nervous organization pre dominates need the largest' amount of sleep tbe wear and tear of brain being so great, while they are awake, that a proportionate excess c rest is demanded. Overtasking themselves' without adequate sleep, is to such persons pre mature death ; for neuralgia, if not insauty i3 sure to intervene, followed eventually by loss of life. For this class of individuals to endeavor to do with as little sleep as those differently con stituted, is like expecting a cistern, fed by pe riodical rains only, to yield as inexhaustible supplies of water as a hydrant supplied from a public aqueduct. It is like looking for crops, when nothing is put on the land. It is exhaust ing vitality, in a word, and allowing no time for recuperation. There are some persons, fortunately constitu ted, who, with a high nervoua organization, yet require comparatively little sleep. Brougham is a li ving instance. Snpoleon was a still more remarkable example. The great Emperor rare ly slept five hours. In trntb, he owed his won derful success as much to his capacity to endure lacuc u3 10 ins genius, lor he could outwork two ornary men, if not more, Yet, after peri- ods of immense and protracted exertion, he wo'd eieep ior nearly a aay. Bourrienne, his secre tary, relates that, after Napoleon returned from Russia, he slept eighteen hours, without waking. Very few intellectual men. however, could hav i performed Napoleon's quantity of work, at anv umc, bo mue sieep. L.aoonng with the brain is even more exhausting than laboring with the muscles, and consequently demands as much repose for purposes of recuperation. Nevertheless, there are persons with whom i sleep has become a disease. They rise late, 1 doze after dinner, nod in the evenintr. nm 5n doze after dinner, nod in ( fact, may be said never to be . more than half nwnkfi. M ninnit;nthimci.. i, the victim. r vmm The above from the Philadelphia Ledger is sensible. The same amount of sleeo will rarplv answer for any two persons. It is, therefore, r J xn error to fix a certain number of hours slceo as the needful amount in all cases. Peculiari ties of constitution, as well as the employmei.t in which a man is engaged, will always make a difference in this matter. Portage Investigation. The Board of Canal Commissioner?, .on tie 7 th, commenced an investigation into the causes which produced the recent strike among a por tion of the operatives on the Allegheny Portsge railroad. Their sessions were held along tie line of the road. The investigation will be continued at Ilarrisburg on the 2Cth instant. During their session on the Portage the Board adopted the following resolutions : Retoleed, That the superintendent of the Phil adelphia and Columbia, and Allegheny Portage railroad, and the supervisors of the several di visions of the Pennsylvania Canal, be directed in the disbursement of money for the payment of. debts, in all cases to fnyjirtt those creditors who have performed the labor nd in no citf to pay any check roll or other evidences of debt in the hands of second parties, until all the debts in first hands shall have been fully paid. Resolved, That the superintendents and super visors be also directed to draw from the Trea sury, at the earliest practicable moment, as much money as may be necessary to pay all back debts due to laborers, engineers and otber hands in the employ of the Commonwealth, and that hereafter said parties be paid monthly, so long as the appropriations for that purpose may last. The Elections in August. Elections will take place next month in the States of Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Ala bama, Texas, Tennessee and North Carolina. In the two latter States the clction will be held one Thursday, the 4th of August and in the others on Monday, the 1st of August. In Kentucky and Arkansas, members ofCongres ? and of the State Legislature are to be choBen ; in Missouri and North Carolina members of Congress and in each of the StatC3 of Alabama, Texas and Ten nessee, a Governor, Legislature, and members of Congress ore to be chosen. We notice that the Board of Managers of the Washington Na- j tional Monument have issued a notice requesting I that boxes, to receive contributions forthe mon- I ument may be put up at the different polls tions hereafter to be held. Died at her Mothers Fcxerau A death occured at the western termination of Grace street yesterday afternoon, under very peculiar and distressing circumstances. A large company had assembled for the purpose of performing the last sad ceremonies of conveying to the grave the body of Mrs. Thomas. While in the act of removing thejeorpse from the house to the hearse at the door, followed by its mourning friends. Mrs. Green, the wife of Andrew Green, and daughter of the deceased lady, suddenly fell and expired at the moment the coffin was placed in the hearse. The consternation and distress oc casioned by this aClicting event can better be imagined than described. Mrs. Green was in the prime of life aud leaves two small children. I Richmond Inquirer, July 1 8. A Considerable Verdict. The Coroner's in quest into the deaths caused by the fire of the military, in Montreal, during the Gavozii riot. have returned a verdict, in which they disclaim intending any reproach upon the military, cu recommmend that in the next riot where their services may be needed, the interval between, the order to fire, and the discharge of gnn9, shall be "long enough to allow all persons exposeui the fire to pet safelv out of reach." This is v7 considerate and humane on the part of the in quest, but if the troops are not to fire till every body gets safely out 01 tne way, wouia n for economical reasons only, be better to save the gunpowder by not firing at all ? Completed. The great iron railroad briJfr across the Monongahcla river about one vau above Fainuount, was completed last week- is said that it cost four hundred and ninety-1 thousand dollars ! It is a splendid structure. and is considered to be the greatest Rauro' Bridge in the United States. Wheclinj Intern- jencer. The Czar of Russia has through his rr5vs'" secretary, ordered eight blocks of the Verraoni. marble, weighing six tons each. The areuesity ed fr the erection of a mouument to Kictfleu , who is supposed to have beeu the originator the movement for firing Moscow, ou the advam. of tho French army. Egy-Mr. Buchanau, Minister to EngUnd leave ou the Cth of August. ill
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