1 11 i " i. l 1." r'. I i i ! r. -Snnnrraf nnb rniinri; :chahd whitb::::::::::::::::::::::henrt c. dbtink VT7IIIE & DEVISE, Editor and Proprietor!. EBETJSBURO. WEDNESDAY MORNING:::::::::::::JULY 3. fOB rRESIDEXT. IMA MAN OF PENNSYLVANIA. FOB VICE PRESIDENT, John o. bri: 1 OF KENTUCKY. .if- Canal Comnilsnloner: GEORGE SCOTT, . " (O? COLUMBIA COUNTY.) Auditor General: JACOB FRY, JR., lft . , (OF MOJJTGOMEAY COUNTY.) PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. SENATORIAL. Charles It. Buckalew, Wilson M'CanuSes. DISTRICT. 1. O m e. 4. 5. . 7. 8. 9. 10. U. 12. Geo. W. Nebinger, 13. Abraham Edinger, Tierce Butler, 14. Ileuben Wilber. Edward Wartman, Win. II. Wtttc,. John McNair, Jehu N. Brinton, David Laury, Char'. Kessler, James Patterson, Isaac Slenker, I. Y. Hughes. Tlios. Osterhout, 16. Geo. A. Crawford,. 16. James Black, 17. H. J. Stable, 18. John D. Roddy, 19. Jacob Turnej, . 20. J. A. J. Buchanan, 21. Win. Wilkiua. 22. .las. G. Campbell, 23. T. Cunningham, 24. John Eeatly, 25. Vincent Fhelp. Delegate elections. f Democratic voters cf the several election JL districts in the county of Cambria, are re el nested to meet on Saturday the 26th of July, inst., at the peaces designated by law for holding the general elections, and then and there elect wo persons to represent them iu County Conven tion. The delegates will meet In Convention at the Court House, in the Borough of Ebensburg on .Tuesday the 29th da? of July, inst., at 2 o"cloc in .the afternoon, and place in nomination candi dates for the several offices to be filled at the -ensuing general election, and to transact such .ether business as the usages and interest of the jb arty require. Tiie elections, for delegates, are to be opened at 2 o'clock, P. M., and to be kept open until 6 . 'clock. RICHARD WHITE, Chairman. Ebensburg, July 9, 185G. Democratic Meetiag. JL meeting of the Democratic citixens of Suin luorhill Township and vicinity will be held at ths house f John il'Coyin Jefferson, on Satur day evening next the 26th inst., for the purpose of forming a Buchanan and Breckinridge Club. Several f peakers have been invited, and are ex pected to be present aud adJiess the people. . Freemont Club. - meeting of the Black Republicans of this j.!.os was held at the Court House on Monday :veiiin last, for the purpose of organizing a Club 1 3 aid the el it-tioa of Fremont and Dayton. As a week's notice had been given of the intended meeti jg, we expected to see a gwieral turn csit of the"wovly heads," but found it Very sliruly at tended. Afur adopting a constitution, a call was made upon those present to come forward and sign it, when eleven persons all toid, were all that ccutd be found williog to do so. As it was found rather an up hill business to get up an enthusiasm for the ticket of the Disunionists in this quarter tt present,' the officers of the meeting held a con sultation, and finally concluded to adjourn to a future day. Our friends abroad may ret satisfied that all 5s j .gh: iu Cambria, and that the efforts of the abo ;uioa fanatics, or Kbqw -Nothing demagogues to obtain a foothold in our mountain county will Anally fail. Our people are too patriotic and intelligent to be seduced from their duty to sup jort the constitution asd cniojj, and a majori a f at leaht one thousand may be looked for at the November e'ection tr the patriots and ttates ;ccn Buchanan and Breckinridge. ' . ' Congress. The resolution from the Senate fixing the day of adjournment was taken up in the House yesterday, and amended by inserting the 18th Mav of August as the dav of adjournment. In 'this shape it passed by a vote of yeas 123, nays 51 . This will no doubt be concurred iu by the Senate, aud we may therefore look for tho dispersion cf this body at that time. .. Murder is Cambria County. We are infor med that ou Wednesday last, a man named Mick l;ne kiil.-d another peron in Cambria county, by striking him on the head with the but-end of a g-in. and afterward tnutilatiug his body by beat- ' :ng it with the same weafon. It is said the act was premeditated. 'Mickline is confined in the jail at Ebcnburg. , ' We clip the above from the Pittsburg "Union' t f yesterday, which has occasioned no little sur prise in our community that this news should come to us in such a roundabout way, but when you want to kuow what is going on at home it issome- : timc3 best to go abroad for news. In sobei truth, we te'l our friend Keenanthat no such occurrence ;s ubove alluded to Las taken place in our com 7 mumty, and that be must have been hoaxed by eorae one desirous of seeing this marvellous para ' f;raf h in his paper. . . ' , i i . Cheated the Gallows.- Hugh Corrigaa. cr,n ; ictedin Westraorelaod county of the murder of his wife.and burning her bodynd under scnte&ce cf death, and which was to hare taken place on next Friday, committed suicide on last Saturday night, in the Jail at Grecnvbcrg. It is suppoeH he j.vl' "l!e ckl. wm Horements of Old line "Whigs. It is a fact, says the Detroit Free Press r that three of the Whig candidates ia Michi gan for Governor, since 1843, are now zealous supporters of Buchatian and Breckinridge, Zina Fitcber, 1 ownscud E. Gidley, and Ste phen Ytckery. And it is a further fact that the candidate for Governor of the Whig and Free Soil coalition in ,1841) is also a zealous supporter of Buchanan and Breckinridge, E. J. Littlcjohn. The cream of the Old ..ine ' Whigs throughout the State have joined themselves to that party, which carries the flag and keeps Btep to the music of the Union. The Ohio Stutesman states that Duke Ward, Esq., an old line Whig, and formerly a member of the LegisIoAure, is out for 31 r. Buchanan. Mr. W?ird. iu -.a letter, says : " I have been a WThig, as you know; but I cannot go after Niggerisoi or Know Noth itgisni, whi;h have suceeded the dissolution of that gallant, old party. It seems to me that Low no friend of the Constitution and the Utiion can find a place where he will fd at home except in the Democratic party. 1 shall give myself up to the campaign with ar dor and with vigor." The National Democratic party, which goes for equal rights for all, is the only party now fit for constitutional men to act with. The fewer of tbo Whig party are letting the world know this." The following ia from tho Alhany Atlas and Argus: " Out of a list of sixty-six subscribers for or campaign AtUts and Argus sent us from a single tow-a iu this State, thirty were- old line Wbigs. The men of this class, are favorably inclined to go with the only national party remaining in the field. There are many thou sand Whigs in this State for Buchanan in preference to Fremont. They .cannot be ab olkionized.' " Henry B. Graves, of Litchfield Conn., a prominoat leader in the opposition party, can not go with it any longer; and in a letter manfully cuts the cooneciion. He writes: " I do, therefore, uereby renounce and ab jure all allegiance that I may have acknowl edged to any party in the Iat ten years, ana avow that in the future 1 will act with the Dem ocratic party and that what little influence L may have the coming canvass for President of the United States shall be given unhesita tingly ior Bchaaan and Breckinridge. This conasionias cot been hastily formed, but upoa the aaest serious and deliberate rejec tion . Retribution'. A Tale or PassioS. We have been favored with a prospectus from the popular house of T. B. Peterson, No. 102 Chestnut street. Philadelphia, of the above work from the pen of one of the most gifted and popular writers of her day, Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth. This work promises to be one if thrilling intertbt, and will command a large and ready sale, Complete in one large duodecimo volume, neat ly bound in cloth, for one dollar and twenty-five cents; or in two volumes, paper cover, for one dollar. CO-Copie- of the work will be .ent to any part of the United States, free of postage, on . remit ting the price of the edition they may wiih, to the publisher, in a letter. Godet's Ladt'S Book. The Augubt number of this popular magazine made its appearance with its usual punctuality, and has been xinon our table for some days. It contains one hundred pa ges of reading matter, two steel engravings, one a colored fashion plate; forty-seven engravings and mxty-f'Ur contributions. Now is an excellent time to commence a sub scription to God e?y, as Jrly commenced the 63d volume, and a great variety cf new ly illustrated articles will be given ia the succeeding . numbers. New Stock. Stahl 4 Roberts have added a large and varied assortment of Jewelry, Wutchcs, Clocks ic, to their present stock. The jewelry in point cf finish and elegance is not to be sur passed by any similar Chtablishtnetit in the coun ty. The show case presents a beautif al appear ance, which draws crefwds of lady admirers to purchase but our decil insinuates that it is the agreeable and winning ways of the Junior part ner that draws the lady customers. Well, any thing to draw'custom Chalmers. Dkcksh's Dancing . Academy. This gentle man has opened a schwol at the Eoenhurg IIHi;e for the purpose of teaching all the fashionable ball room and parlor dances. Mr. 1)., is a perfect master of his business, and brings i his pupils with astonishing rapidity. See advertisement. New Clothing Store. We are requested to state iu advance of an advertisement, that Mr. S. Berner will open on the first day of Angust text in "Colouade Row," one the largest aud most fasUonabJc stock of Ready-Made Clothii gevcrie foreope;y:d in the borough ef Lbcnsburg. : Mcbdeuous Apsallt. We learn from thellol lidaysburg Register, that en Thurobay last, ia Altoona, a colored barber named Dennis made a murderous assault with a razor on another coloied man by the name of Johnston, cutting an awful giih ia tho side of his face and neck, exposing the jugular vein, but fortunately not .severing it. Ho was lodged iu jail. Still Thev Come. R. S. Blackwell, Esq, of Chicago, has written a long and able let ter, in which he declares himself for our glo rious nominees, Buchanan and Breckiuridge. Mr. Blackwell is well known as a talented and influential Iawyet, au able speaker and a pop ular man. He was one of the Scott electors of Illinois in 1852. and was tho Whig candi date for Congress, j . Tom Cobwim Against Fhemont. The Cincin nati Enquirer states that Mr. Corwin confciders the nomination of Fremont as 'not fit to be made,' and ridicules his pretensiens to the Presidential chair. - lie supports Fillmore, ! ' (Sr They find hard work to get men ' to run as Fremont electors iu Massachusetts." ' Amos Law rence has declined the distinguished honor, nd corn out strong for Fillmore. Letter from Elartin Van Bnren. ' In answer to an invitation fr)m the Tamany Society to celebrate the 4th of July with them. Ex-PresiJent Van Buren has written a long and able letter, giving his views iu relation to the Presidential election and the political questious connected' therewith. He was op posed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise-, but argues that its restoration now, if practicable, could effect no good purpose. In relation to the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, he save: f 'I n . ', , "Mr. BucbaDan, in his letter of accep tance," pledges himself to the people, should the nomination of the Convention be ratified by the people, that all the power and influ ence constitutionally possessed by the Execu tiveshall be exerted in a firm conciliatory spirit, during the singla term he shall remain in office; to restore the same harmony among the sister .States which prevailed before the apple of discord, in the form of slavery agi tation, had been cast into their midst." He. knows that this pledge can be redeemed in but cne way, and that is by securing to the lonnfde settlers of the Territory, if matters should be allowed to remain as they now stand, the full, free and practical enjoyment of the rights iutended to be granted to "them by the' organic act. including that o fnee suC.Trva, and uo one will understand better than he, that nothing short ,cf the substance of those j rights would answer the purpose, or satisfy tho excited and vigilant scrutiny of those who w ill watch every step that itakn iu the mat ter. Doubts were :it ono time thrown out I know not from what quarter in regard to the power of the Executive to give this secu rity ; but affairs now iu pngress show that these doubts, if th?y ever existed have been dispelled. The Constitution tuakes it the ex press duty of the Federal Executive to see that "the laws aie faithfully executed.' and he is clothed with powers adequate to its per formance. " Will Mr. Buchanan, if elected, redeem his pledge? " I believe he will, and therefore I will cheerfully support him. All that can be aski-d of him is to do equal and exact jus tice to every section of the country to exer cise the high powers with which he will be in vested to secure the object in view, as well because it will be right to do so, as because there, may be reason to fear that the existence of the government its-.lf may depend upon LL securiug it So much has been said in re gard to the dangers with which the U 'ion is threatened, as to n quirc no inconsiderable ef fort on the part of an earnest man to touch upon tho soiemn theme, for fear he might be suspected of a desire to prostitute it to com paratively petty pui poses. But all must ad mit it to be certain that there never was a period in the history of this E,epublic when sectional animosities were so rife, or had, to so great an extent, inflamed the masses of the people. If the Confederacy shall prove strong enough to withstand these torrents of bitter waters, it will afford the best evidence that the love of Union is as deeply impressed up on the American heart as its most sanguine friends have iuirn.igiued it to be. I see good grounds for hope that such may be the hap py issue out of our present alarming condition, in the prospect of Mr. Buchanan's election. He is ueither an uutried man or one of ordi nary stamp. He has for a long time been fa- vraoiy Known to tne public service, and comes before the country with a character already fjrmed, and a mind thoroughly trained in the school of experience. In re'gard to the fu ture action of such a man, his constituents are not left to conjecture and hope, but may form positive opinions. He has established a foreign reputation, in regard to which lie can not fail to be solicitous. He has, with char-, acleristi? good sense, relieved himself from the imputation of being influenced bv a desire to conciliate any special or partial interest, with a view to a re-edection, and his acts from misconstructions, which the suspicion of be ing so infiueirctfd might engender. . That a mau with such antecedents, aud occupying such a position, acting in a matter of suffi cient interest 'to attract the attention of the world, and in the presence of - a free and in telligent people, among whom he was reared and expects to spend the evening of his life cau fail to perform his entire duty when the path that leads to it is so plain that " the wavfaring man, though a fool, could not err therein," is a ' cousumation that I, am very certain can never be realized." A CARD. To Wm. S. Caioiian Sir: TtU with reluctaiice aud regret that we find ourselves compelled to address you through the columns of a public print. . We have however, a stern duty to perform, and one which reverence for the memory of the elead, will not permit'usto decline. " We hardly need ask the public or yourself, to recollect the details of a distressing event w hich occurred : sometime since. That event left a melancholy upon the public mind, aud we feel quite sure, sir,' that you ' will not soon forget, it. : ' ' You were apprise I through public journals, that the public mind was uot satisfied ; you were directly informed that all was not right; that there was a fault, somewhere, aud that in all probability, a wrong had been committed, and you, in your capacity as a public officer,, wcic called upon to investigate the circum stances. . I : Did you make tuch investigation ? Did you give the occurrence sueh attention and examination, as its fatal result would require ? ', We have no evidence that you did. Two weeks ago.'j-ou published over your own sig nature, a card in which you assume the re sponsibility ; You become . the defender aud apologist of none, and you throw all blame upon others. You' have seen "lit to defend the living, and to find fault with the dead.- Since the publication of your card, ample time has elapsed for , the investigation, which you coul not help but know was demanded, and which was necessary for your owu sake. It would eeeni. however, that you ' have de termined that the mere say so of a 'man who is in office is potential to stifle the demand for right aud justice. . ,. You have chosen your part, we arc therefore compelled to take ours. .. Without investigating the facts, you have deemed fit to cast all the blame upon the vic tim. We caunot but see that you have at tempted to blacken the memory of, toe dead As to the manner in which you perform this liemllike work, we do uot now wish to speak : we do not at present wish to Say anything in regard to the harshV' cruel language in which your publication is couched,' of the cold blood ed malignity of your insinuations, and of the mockery o' sympathy with which you have seen fit to insult the friends of him who is no more. ' . . . ; If , you have any sense of feeling, ; you surely could not expect .-ona to tranquilly permit aspersions to oe thrown upon a mem ory which to them ought to be eacred You know well that the limits of forbearance have been exhausted; and it is your own fault, that we are now obliged to tell you, that your insinuations are as false as they - are cowardly, and we hereby call upon, you to make them good, or retract them, as publicly as you have made them. - - j - ,- On behalf of those whose feelings you have so deeply wounded, we could not longer avoid a public notice of your conduct, All that we desire and hope for, is simple and exact justice. This we are eletermined to obtain, and we do not despair of it, because we believe that the laws do not shield men in , official stations any more than those in private. PETER M'GOUGII, WILLIAM M'GOUGH. Portage, July 22nd, 185G. For the Democrat & Sentiuel. -The Exhibition of St. Francis Academy. Messrs. Editors: In fulfilment of my promise I send you the following rough nofes taken on the occasion of the exhibition of the students of St. Francis Academy. I was, indeed, sorry that you could not be present, as I am confident thrt you, in common with all o'her friends of education, would have been delighted. The Academy is beautifully situ ated, about one half mile from the pious and quiet village of Loretto, on au eminence com manding a splendid : view of the magnificent mountain scenery for miles around. Certain ly, no location could be better adapted to the formation of character and the purposes of ed ucation. The students are shut out from the busy world, with its bustle and throng-its pleasures and vices ; they form a society am ong themselves, realizing all the innocent joys and participating in none of the follies or gro velling desires of that great outside world They have as much solitude as the most stu dious could desire, a nd gayety and life suffi cient to animate the most hypochondriac. As regards that greatest of all blessings health no place could possess greater advantages. Nothing more could be wanting to render this place celebrated among the educational insti tutions of our country but competent instruc tors, and judging from the exercises on Wed nesday, these are certainly not among the things needful. The exhibition was held in the ca pacious barn belonging to the farm. On en tering; we were struck with the taste display ed in ornamenting it. The stage was hand somely decorated, and we were gratified to ob serve the coat of arms of our gooel old Com monwealth occupying a conspicuous place. On the outside the " stars and stripes" floated gaily in the morning breeze. .Nor were these manifestations of patriotism in contrariety to to the exercises of the day they fully accor ded with the Bentiments expressed by the dif feient speakers. It was plainly visible that after their duties to their God, the students had been well instructed in the duties which they owe their country. Would that some of the enlightened members of the last Legisla ture, who, so indignantly, opposed the char tering of this institution had been present, to be taught the wise lesson that religion, educa tion and patriotism are not incompatible ele-, ments, but go hand iu hand together in the cultivation, enlightenment and civilization of mankind. But enough., t he Salutatory was delivered by James M'Culloch, of Pittsburg. Not aware of the rich literary feast in which we were about; to participate, we .feared that the kind Professors had selected the best ora tor for the first speech for certainly Master M'C far surpassed our most sanguine expec tations. The next oration was by Henry Ja cobs, in 1'rencn. . JNot being tlessea witu a knowledge of this language, we were, of course. unable to appreciate anything but the graceful eloquence of manner manifested by the speak er. - Master 0. K. Leffler, of Baltimore, next elelighted the, audirnce with an ably written and well delivered oration on "Society " The choice of the next speaker was " Education" a prolific theme, which was well handled bv a gentleman basking under the sonorous name of Murphy,. and springing from Omaha City, Nebraska. The next speaker who ap peared before the curtain, was, as our pro gramme informed, us, J. E. Blaine, of Eliza beth, Pcnna.-, who,, with , fluency, eloquence and grace, " held forth" on Public Amuse ments." .We were then entertained for some time, with a speech on the Effects of Union' delivered by J L. Blakely. of Hillside Hall, Allegheny county. Although very young, Master B- displayed a capacity for conceiving and a force of expressing ideas, which would uot have disgraced a much more experien ced : orator. . "Washington was chosen by Mr. J. P. Simpson of Indiana Co., it is suffi cient to remark that the panegyric did justice to the "immortal hero." r-'J . O. C. Ihmsen manifested himself in a speech on "Modern Orators." Mr. L evinced a knowledge Of oratory which surprised is. He ably con- trasted the Moderns with the Ancients and justly claimed for Burke, Sheridan, Pitt, Fox, IleDry and others, positions as exalted, if not more so, as those occupied by Demosthenes and Cicero. Mr. I. is a good orator, but a iiiHcb better dramatist. Mr. James Dunla vy; of. Allegheny county, passed an eloquent and appropriate eulogium on the life and vir tues of that great and good man, "Franklin." The interests of Little Cambria were partly represented by one of ber sons, W M. Levy, and we think he nobly sustained her. His subject, was "Industry" a fit theme for a Cambrian, and one to which he did full jus tico. W. i. Blakely next took the stand and delighted the multitude with a splendid ora tion on "Literature." : He spoke briefly but beautifully of the hardships always encoun tered in the first stages of it, but proved in strains of , flowery reasoning how' much true, solid and lasting pleasure was afterward? to be derived from this, our greatest juv in prosper ity our most sympathising friend in adversi ty,.. He alluded to the glorious sacrifices the Professors of St. Francis' had' made in this noble cause, and trusted that, notwithstanding their motives had been meacly impugned and misrepresented, and their characters grossly slandered, their motto would still be ' Excel sior." The next oration was delivered by M. J. Lawn, of Philadelphia,- on "Public "ta tions.V .. Jle spoke of tho Uessin28 attending a proper use, and the curses which must in evitably follow from an abuse of power. As evinced in the play " Money makes the mare go," Mr. L. can rival Barney Williams a3 a comedian; but there is room for improvement ia his oratory. Cambria was again represen ted by E. F. Burns, of St. Augustin He riiad chosen a phileisophic subject " Political Religious Economy," nor could it have been placed in better hand.-. His was decidedly the speech ef the day.- When Mr. B acquires more force of expression be will certaiuly sbiuc a brilliant star in the galaxy cf American or ators. , The Exhibition was concluded by a pathetic and appropriate 'Valedictory," by J. C. Bigham. In elegant pathos Mr. B. will excel. The whole was -interspersed with music and dialogues. Young Barrett is one of the best vocalists wc have ever board. His voice par takes of all the softness and melody of a la dy's, with more force. It has been tur hap py lot to attend many exhibitions in different parts of the Union, and we must candidly ac knowledge that we were never more pleased than on Wednesday. St. Francis Academy is an honor to our county. Long may its pi ous Professors enjoy peace, contentment and happiuess; Save the riches of literature; wealth is none of their portiou. May they reap iu the roseat bowers of l-tern;ty the reward justly due a well spent life. Yours etc. RAMBLER Fatal Affray. Our community was thrown into paiuful excitement on Sunday morning, by an occur rence of the night previous, the like of which never took place in our town before. The particulars, which we have gleaned from sev eral eyewitnesses, are as follows : On Satur day night, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, Thomas McGee, late merchant of this place, Dr. McKee, and Daniel J. NefT, Attor ney at Law. went into Dannals' Restaurant, and seated themselves at the table, a portion of which was afterwards occupied by Daniel K. Ramey, Maj. George Raymond, David Hewit aud others. Several others joined Nell's party, and alter eating, McGec's party went to the bar room. At the door MeGec met Hewit and demanded of hiai a bill of eighty seven aud a half ccuts. The demand was not made abruptly enough to insult Mr. Hewit. and he immediately drew bis wallet and tendered McKee a 2,00 bill, whereupon the latter wernt out to the bar to get change. Iu his absence, some conversation took place ou the propriety of dunning a tnau in a public restaurant, when Hewit started out after his change. He was followed by Major Raymond and several others, and some wrangling ensu ed, when Mnj. Leet, for the purpose of paci fyiug the parties. handed Mr. Hewit the change which he toO(k. from his own poeket. Mr. Hewit then returned toward thi: dining room, and it was "thought the difficulty was se ttled. It , appears, however, that when . Ilowit reached the room door, Raymond declared thatft was an insult to dun a man for money in company. Hewit remarked iu a jocular manner that it was "rather rouh." but should be overlooked. Raymond declared that it should not be overWked that McGeo had insulted him (Raymond) by presenting a bill, but that when, he had made out his bill, ho had brought McGee out 3,00 in jcCt, aud he meant to have the money. He continued as serting that it was ad d insult and should be resented. This rousinl Hewit, and both started to w here McGee, Neff and others were standing, when Raymrnd'rolled up his sleeves and said h w as " in for two chances." When he came near Mc iee, NefT warded his approach off with his arm. when Raymond staited'for the deor. In the meantime Hewit caught McGee by the coat collar aud shook him. Neff interfered and tud him to letMcGoo alone, as he was a weakly man, Hewit then released his hold on McGee, and struck NelF. when the latter drew from his poeket a clasp dirk knife, aud warned Hewit not to come at him again Hewit advanced towards hioi a second time, while Daniel K. Reamy endeavored to hold him back,' and when near enough, Neff ad vanced a step and stabbed Hewii- in the left side. Immediately afterwards Neff walked to the front door, and Hewit went into the diuing room, where he discovered that he was stabbed. From theDce he went to the office of Dr, Lan dis, who attempted to probe the wound, but faiUng to do so, he dressed it, and Hewit went home. Towards morning internal hem orrhage ensued, and he vomited great quanti ties of blood. During all day ou Sunday be kept sinking until 10 o'clock at night, when he died. Mr. Neff graduated at the office of Mr. Blair, in this place, and was always looked upon as a quit inoffensive young man. His father lives a short distauce below Alexandria. He promptly gave himself up to the Sheriff on Sunday morning. . It may be well here to remark, that the ev idence as to the precise time he drew the knife is contradictory, Some assert that ho drew the knife before Hewit struck bim others sav that he did not draw it until after he was struck.: This is a conflicting poict tq DG je. cided by a jury. . , , Mr. Hewit was about 4Q years of age, and was one of the oldest Settlers in th place having coipo hero about the year 1828, He leaves a wife aid some five or six child' en. "Neff was released on S6000 bail for his ap pearance at court. UoU.idayburg Standard, The Attorney general of Massachu setts pronounces the liquor law an extensive failure, fruitful only in expense to the State, and in the increase of criminal busines. Important from Mexico. AnotJier offer fnnn tJie Unit'd States f Mex ican Territory The Departure cf r Sninis'i FlettTLe Cor.fscution cf tfo Church lyiojerty. We have received by the way of New Or leans, our. correspondence and files ef news papers from Vera Cruz and the city of Mexi co to the 8th and 5th . iust. respectively. Th uews is important. - .- - ,- We learu that Secretary Marcy had sent a proposition to PresiJeutComonforl tf purchase another sliee of Mexico. Mar-w' fr. it .... atteiof latitude fur the boundary line to th . (Itilf of California According to our advices President Comonfort refused to entertain the -proposition. - - - . . .... The war on the clergy' was still continued by President Comonfort aud th liberal party. Congress had reported a new Constitution, which declares toleration of religion and pro hibits priests from holding any civil offices. The President has issued a decree requi ring the church to sell its vaot r- al estate with in three months, and take mortgagts for the purchase money. What then is to bo done with these mortgages? That is th cex ' question which will impoverish the clergy This decree is only a half measure, and, like-' all half measures, it will soon be ibuud not to answe. President Comonf rt, has, by series . cf popular" 'measures","' restored harmony ia - the-" raiksof th liberal party,' and has -thereby : made bjklf extremely popular. - A treaty of amity and . commerce has been concluded with Sardinia, and another has al so been mads with the Uan static ciries. 2Jr. Schleiden, the Minister at Washington, wae sent to Mexico to effect this important negoti ation und was successful. Hij short residence 111 the Aztec .capital enabled him to become universally respected for his polished macce;ri and generous hospitality The Sp: nish question has b?e-n postponed. The Spanish Minister has backed out from hij demau'js, and his fleet has backed cut from Vera Cruz. It is evident that Spain is afraid to push matters to extremities with Mexico, as there is a disposition in our neighbor to fight , her old mother country. What becomes of the formidable preparations at Havana for the invasion of .Mexico? Perhaps ; they will bo exp n led on Walker in Nicaragua, Perhap they will wait for the reinforcement's now on the way from Spain, sent out after the uhani- ' mous votp cf. Jue ! rtes to sustain the Queen iu puuishing the Mexicans for their insults t Spanish subjects ; and perhaps they will fcac teu to do something after feadiug the last fil! of Mexican p-apers, ridiculiug thesu warlike demonstrations. Spain. ha become very low. with even Mexico laughing at her. - Wm L. Dayton's. RkcoaD. The people will not have forgotten the fict that Gea Jackson, in adopting measures for the defcucw of New Orleans, found indispensably neces sary to set up the military over the civil au thority ; noi that for performing this duty b was mulcted. in a heavy fiiie by Judge Umll, which he paid out of his own pocket Yean afterwaids, thevoiceof the nation rote up an demanded that this fine be refunded by ta people in whose service it was incurred from the federul treasury Wm. L. Dayton the BUck Republican catijii-late for Vice Presidett i his place in the U. S.; Senate voted sgaice the proposition. : Later wheu a propo-dtien was submitted ia the nnaie to abelith floggli in the Navy. Mr. Dayton opposed it, and declared him self in favor of whipping American Scau.cn at the gang-way like dugs. This will make lit-. tie difference w ith the mass of bis supporters ; but had he voted iu favor of whipping cgrocF, what a muss there would haveX-" an.ong . large class of the fusiosisU. Ztevlfntv.' State Elections. On the first Monday ir August, elections-will be held iu the State's cf Kentucky; Arkansas, - Tcx-s. 'Missouri and Iowa ; and, on the first Thursday cf August iu North Carolina end Tennessee. Ou the first Monday of October, In Geor gia and Florida. On the second Tuesday of of Octuier, ia Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. On Tuesday after the first Monday of No--vember, iu Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey. Illinois and Michigan. DIED, At the residence of Us son, Michael 'in Wash ington township on the" lyth instant. DENNIS B RAW LEY- Stni-.T, at the advanced age of eigh ty seven. - 1 i ' ' The deceased was amongst the tarly settlers cf Cambria county, aud took his full share ia sub duiug the forests, arid clearing 'out the highway of w hat is now, one of the most prosperous por tions of the Commonwealth. - ;l . Until death, he bore with him as honest a heart as ever beat beneath the bosom of an JritLman. Throughout a long life, and amid a variety of phases of fortune, ho hid the reputation ofaa hen est and true man. His life was full cf vicis situdes ; but his character w ts alw ays sound. The jxmng, w ho kccw.fciui, sorrow that he is dead, tUJ old, foul ia hU de.ita the 1 j&a of a broth- cr.r, . - I . . . ' - . . 7- The people cf Cambria county'" will live; long L beloro tney consign to u.e grae a ixtter man innu ucna:s urawiev o Peaceto his a she ! ! Trial List for September 3d. 1355. 1st Weak Trotters, Admistrator . vs Dunlap M'llugh, for uae M'Gough.etal Tiley Weaver, lienahocf Crura Fronheiaer Marlett.et al Owens Tiley ' Kcan&M'FarUni George, et td Frouheiser Dougherty, et al Glats Crums, Admr et ! Movers, et al . Plummer, Johnston .... Barnes, Adminstrators Shaffer , . ' . Trotter 7 Jones - Toylor, for ns ' J Forsyth & 00 -Johnston . - ' Stanly, for use Patterson, for use Browns, etal Bumgardncr -Glovier - : Spring MILTON ROBERTS. Ebensburg, July 23, 1866. - COJIMISSIOXEK'S AOTICC. - THC Comunsaioner. appointed at June Tcrm l&bH, to take the testimony in the matter of the Subpecua of Samuel Flenner to the executor aud heirs aud legal representatives of Daniel Flen ner, deceased, to obtain a decree for the 6pecifio performance of a contract entered into by the said Daniel, in his life time, and the said Samuel, here by gives notie-e, to all interested that bcwiU dis charge the duties of his appoiutmeut at bin offie in Ebensburg, on Friday, the 29th day of Augufct next, t tne one o'clock T. M. A. C. MULLLN, Co ra't. Ebeusburg, July 23, 1866.R9. . J if
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