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EBETJSBURO.
WEDNESDAY MORNING:::::::::::::JULY 3.
fOB rRESIDEXT.
IMA MAN
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOB VICE PRESIDENT,
John o. bri:
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OF KENTUCKY.
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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.
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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.
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. 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.
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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
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