The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-07-05
sition whence she frs. touched salt water SO

siuon whence she hrss touched salt water so ,
long ago.
Horace Greely, Esq, editor of the n. York
Tribune was thrown from his carriage while |
riding with his wife and child on Friday last. |
All were hurt, but recovered.
The first literary magazine in America was
by Franklin. published in l74l.
The Odd Fellows had very large and bril-. |
I,ant pal ade in thu town Of onsboro, Md, on
on Saturday last There were three bands of
music in attendance, and tho town was crosd d. |
ed with people.
Some of the Democratic papers in Missouri i
Iowa. Illinois and Michigan, have ho.sted Col
Ben.on's name Cor President in 1852.
The Baltimore Republican says that the
State Reform Convention, which is to be com.
posed of all friends of Conventional Reform,
irrespective of party, will meet in th1, city on
| the 25ih of July next.
! On dat at Washington that Senator Benton's
youngest daughter VIII soon be es2oused toI
Signor Sanchez. young Mexican.
Eleven young ladies. IN company with Gov.
Slad. have gone toni inesota for the purpose of
establishing schools that Territory.-They
are sent out by the board Of National Popular
Education.
The editor of the Racine Advocate winds up
a long article to The ladies. VIII word TO the
Islords,"--'.A word 10 married men. Renem-
Der TO be polite 10 your wives, for if you are,
not, others will be-
The Ne1U Orleans Picay uae Of the Doth inst,
announces tie final closing of Sauve Crevasse,
through the skill and unremItting exertions of
Messrs. Dunbar and Surgi, the Iesident survey
ors. The people are congratulated this
happy consnmma;ion.
An immense iron water Wheel sixty.six fee:
; in diameter and six feet wide has been compile.
ted AT the Unon Iror Works. Patterson, N. j.,
for cotton factory in Mexico.
SAD ACCIDENTAL despatch from Pough.
keepsie IN. Y y states that embankment of
! earth which had been allow ed to project over
the workmen 10 shield them from the sun, gave
way on Friday morning, and buried large
number beneath it. Four had been taken ou.
dead and men were digging away the earth to
ascertain if more were buried.
Gen. Harvey has arrived Ut San Antonia Tex
as, under orders TO fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death Of Major General Worth, late in
command of the Stil Department United States
troops.
a fire occurred al the Montour Iron Works
at Danvie. on the 24th. which destroyed pro
: perty 10 The amount Of $4,000.
SECURITY LIFE IN CALIFoRNTA.-A letter
from Cafo mia, received at Nantucket, says
"a mans life here is worth about Fl fly cents or
the dollar"
The Pennsylvania says the coinage Of golc
dollars has been suspended at The mint solely
. on account of the demand for other hard mon
ey- One hund4ea Thousand gold dollars &c OIL
hand at the mint.
The Hon. Thomas III. Benton, of Miss on ri
/ Hon. John II. Dix. of New York. and Nathan
u el Hawthorn, of Massachusetts. were electee
: honory members of the New Hampshire His
p torical Society, al It's late annual meeting.
Ar extra session of the Legislature of tn
p State of Illinois has been called by the Cover
| nor, in the month of October. at which Il
States Senator will be chosen. There are fou
democratic cand dates, viz: Messrs. McCler
% land, Shields. Wentworth and Breese