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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03

"Er DoRApo."-Tho Day Book gives the TO-
lowing a the origin of.tilis terln:--1he carly
Spanish explorers of South .7mcrca brought
back among other wonderful tales, story Of
country IN tic interior Of Guiana, where gold
was snid to be SO plenty that the only dnN$ Of
the king was thick layer Of the precious meta!
"A real "bods coat;''-''skn tight" put on
without measuring, or cutting, or stitching; but
thus His majesty IS naked carcass was carefully
smeared every morning with an unctioGs sub
stance, End was then heavily powdered with
gold dust until no more would stick to it; and
he was then in full dress, mnkinga very brilliant
and dazzling appearance when the sun shown
upon tile sparkling surface. illus Gas the story
goes) was all scraped otfcvcry night, and thrown
away as ''old Clothes" not being valued where
there was so ,onch gold that wasn't at all greasy
THIS distinguished parsonage and ''cminently
shining character was properly called by the
Spaniards "1he Gilded One" viii CHI is, in the
Spanish language" Ell DokApo'' (El the"
Dorado 'gildcd, +" or "glh.'') And the fabulous
country was known in Europe as "lhe land Of
the gilded one, and was much tslAed of and
believed in by the English, that the sage Sir
Walter Raleigh once fitted out anexpcdllion to
go TO it: bot not happening TO find it. consoled
himsclfby piracy and robbery on the Spaniards
for which lie was bchended many years after
wards and very unjus,ly, by the king who COM
missoncd Kim 10 do it.
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Enron OF EARLY fNTELLEcTUsz-TRA'

Error OF EARLY fNTELLEcTrssATRA'"
tHG.-N ben we are considering the
health Of children. il is imperative not
TO ,o0it tn" importance of keeping their
hrAins taliow. as it were, Tor several OF
the first years OF their existence. The
mischief ncrpetrated by contrary course
in the shape OF bad health, peeviSh tenn
per, end developed vanity, is incalcula-
be. It would not be just 10 attribute this
altogether to the vanity OF the parents;
they are Influenced by natural fear
lest their children siiould not have all
the advantages of other children Some
infant prodigy which Is a standard Of
mischief throughout its nrishborhood.
1nisca1s them Bat parents may be as
sured that this early work is not by any
means all gain, even in the way Of work.
T suspec! i, is loss: and that children
who begin their education late. as it
would he called, will rapidly overtake
those who have been in harness long be-
tore them. And what advantage can it
be if child knows more at six wears old
than its compecrs, especially if this is 10
be earned by a sacrifice Of health which
RAY never be regainpd! There may be
some excuse for this early book work in
the case Of those children who are to live
by manual labor. Ii is worth while
perhaps 10 run the risk of some physi-
cal injury to them, having only their
early years in which we can teach them
book knowledge. The chance of mis-
chief, too, will be less. being more likely
TO be counteracted by their after life.
But for child, who is to be at book-work
for the first twcnty-one years Of his life,
what folly 1t is to exhaust in the least
the mental energy which, after all, is his
surest implement. -F'icnds in Council.
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TEitAN Vv3s4F,.

Mike Walsh is the only living member Of his
family. His father was an opHlsnt man, and
once poss 'sscd a fortune over $4,000. lie
owned two frrs in New Jersey, on one of
which was mill, valued with its machinery
and stores at SIS ,0G0. This had been in5,reL
FOR Thirty years AMI on the day ofthe expiration
of this policy, he had made arrangements 10 90
f. Newark Ia rcnow it. The business Of Il friend
winch involved endorsements TO the amount G,
So 100 detained Tim for 4 day. That night
tic mil! burned auwn, and every dollar cf its
worth YVES lest.
The friend for whom TIE endorsements had
hcan made subsequently proved nsolvent, and
tbs, with tn law expenses, and other emhnr-
r7ee'ucnts, swallowed up the remainder of Mr..
y ai-ls property. and left him pennylcss. He
shortly after died broken hearted man. The
children, consisting of four brothers, Of whom
Hte was the Youngest. and n @H', scattered in
all directions. tie later a lone Staying with the
mo;hcr. A s.ngu|at fatality pursued thnm all
One of the .,rothcE, fell ~ the sid" of Gro ckett
at the n tes4crc II the Alamo; another WITS shot
in a ddnl across table in the south; the third
was bnrat in the Zen Sherroi, and the sister
perishcd in tho i'll ihed Lexington And vet,
God Is above ali! The mother soon followed
and lof. him, Ike Logan, the last Of his lace.
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MS=LiE, is strange avennc ortrces and
flowers lis beginning is edged with vo!cts, a
little put' Of la"ny grass and soft 10 tiny feet
Dark shadows soon hover among aulumns mel
low tints; tie soil grows damp; the air is chill;
night cometh on space.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03

(TThe commonest mind is fail Of
thoughts, some worthy Of the rares1; and
could it see llem fairly, i! would wonder
at lis wealth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-03

rs.'It is fact, snys an exchange, and every
publisher ola paper will agree with US, that ono
adrdnee paying subscriber is wort. dozen who
nerG pay.
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H. How small thing is father 10 the great
or. A blade Of grass takes fire IN tho sun, and
the prairies are burnt to the boTzoa.
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From tic Y. 7 Tribune,
The Days Of Childhood.

A soNG-pY C u. STUART.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
DrTnOfFatS, RcHarPi

We have heard quite number Of unfoundcd
reports about the different members compo sin q
The Democratic ticket OF this county, which
have been industriously put into circulation
among tie people by the wings. with view OF
iniuriDg the success of tbe dem ocratic cause.
From The game that is now being played, we
feel confident that the wings are disposed to
confne themselves to secret iooTk and under
handed means TO effect their objects in October
next, and that every Old story and many add
tionaI new ones, no mglter how false OF disre
putaJle TO the fparty that uses them, will be
trumped up for the purpose of sustaining their
sinking cause. We then say, Democrats, be
ware. Be on the lookout for every scheme and
trick which the ingenuity Of 'tbe wings can in
vent. They viii endeavor to influence your
votes By appealing 10 your prejudices. by bring
ing forward subjects which should never bt
thought Of in political campaign, and by
every variety of cock and bnlI'' that may sui
the occasion.
II is believed heweyer. that your attachmen
to the democracy is too strong to be influence,
by any such base trickery, and that you vii
treat every such attempt as it deserves with
uuqu alified contempt. Nevertheless it is your
duty to be active and vigilant and that you ust
a Il honorable means 10 secure the election OF
your ticket, and advance the glorious cause
Unless you do this, The wings will get ahead Of
you. There is nothin more certain to bring
about the defeat of your party, than your OWL
supineness and inactivity, and we hope thai
msfortuues of former years will be sufficient Il
proven, repetition from The same cause.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
Military.

We arc Pleased to learn that military sPir
II is abroad in Allegheny township, and that
the young men of Loretlo and vicinity have
succeeded in forming fine volunteer company
i is called the "Allegheny Infantry" and The
following are the officers:
Captain-Honry Schn etberg.
Ist Lieut.-August:ne Little.
2nd Lieut.-Anthony Myers.
The young men in Clea-held township aP-
pear to have been equally successful. They
have also formed fine company under the
name OF the "C!earfield Iufantry," and electoi
the following officers:
Csptain-Peter Kaylor.
Is, Lieut.-David Mills
2nG Lieut. David Watt.
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erty and civilization, and not one Jew is
to be found serving under the Austrians
(although there are myriads of Jews in
Austria proper, GaIlicia, Bohemia, Mora
via and Pennsylvania
Society and Morality IN California;
One who has 'seen the elephant writes
home to the Tribune: San Francisco
is God-iorsaken place, nearly given over
to gamblers, professional idlers and tipplers.
They seem "a band of outcasts, met in
brotherhood of woe Daily arrivals OF
fancy and sporting men; pugilists, genteel
loafers and abandoned women from the
states, are rapidly swelling their ranks
S. V. Merrick, Esq, has resigned the
Presidency of the Central Railroad Com
pany. w. G. Patterson, Esq, has been
elected in his stead.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
North RPnlrh Canal.

They are about commencing operations on
this important branch of onr public improve
ueuis, in accordance with the provisions of 4
law passed last winter. The Auditor General
has informed the Governor that about 3 so,
600 viii be applicable 70 the prosecution Of the
work, after deduclng i sufficient amount to
pay the February interest. 1t is supposed that
this important canal can be completed in a5uu,
two years without increase in the State debt.
The following are the sections of the law OF
last winter relative TO it.
XXXIV. That the Canal Commission
ers be and are hereby authorized to ap-
point competent engineer and superin-
tendent, TO construct and superintend the
completion of the North Branch, Penn.
sylvania canal.
XXAV. That whatever balance ofmon.
ey remains in the treasury unappropriated
after the payment of the August and Feb
ruary interest in each current year, shall
have been fully provided for, shall, for sc
long period as may be necessary, anC
the same is hereby appropriated toward
the completion The North Branch canal
! XXXVI. 1t shall be the duty of the
Auditor General and State Treasurer, OF
or before the fifteenth day of August il
every year, to report to the Governor tht
amount of money that can be applied tc
the completion of said canal that year, anC
he shall notify the Canal Commissione
thereof, whose duty it shall be to place
under contract corresponding amount 0
work.
XXXVII. That no engineer or super
intendent shall be appointed on the saic
canal, until it shall be ascertained there
will be the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

President is clear. His own letters fur
nish him with platform on which he can
securely stand. Ii is on that platform
alone that he can retain the affection and
confidence of the people of the United
States. Gen. Taylor was not elected as
the candidate of a party. He himself de-
clared that he would never be the Presi-
dent Of party. But how shamelessly
have the cabinet disregarded that great
principle! They have discovered the ut
most contempt for the pledges of the
President, and the success of his admins
tration. There is not single pledge Civ
en- by him that the cabinet have noa viola
ted, or tried to violate. The frankaess of
the President they have returned with
duplicity. His generous confidence they
have repaid by unblushing treachery.-
Look at the manner in which they have
dispensed the patronage of the government!
Look at their disregard of the public inter
ests9 Look at the management of the
| Post Office Department, and the Home
| Department! The inquiry perpetually
presents itself-what is to be done. Blu
one course can avert the danger which Is
ahead. The President should dismiss, a
once his treacherous councillors, and Sc
Iect new ones. The moral effect of tha
decisive step would be electric Throughout
the whole Union.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
The Central Railroad

The Directors of his great enterprise have
finally selected the route they are 10 pursue TO
Pittsburg. The Road will strike the Portage
at or in the vicinity OF No. 4, and keep down
;he same line 10 Johnstown, here it win cross
the COnemaugh, and keep the southern side OF
tha stream TO point nearly opposite Biairs
vile. J. Edgar Thompson, the Chief Engi-
neer has published notice 10 Contractors in
which he states that proposals will be received
from the ! al TO the 18th of October next for the
graduation and masonry of that portion of the
Road east of section No. 54, opposite .Bairs
VILE for distance Of 2G miles, Those desir
ing information are requested to apply to Ed
ward NJ iller Esq, Engineer Of The Western Di
vision, At The Summit Pa. 1t is supposed thai
operations viii be commenced tins fall.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
A Singular Prosecution.

L. Harper, Esq. editor of The Pitt sburg Post
one of the best democratic papers in the State
has been prosecuted for libel by man named
Pemb!eton, for stating that the speech Of Gen
Taylor at that place published in the Pitts
burg whig papers was forgery. This beats
any thing IN the way of libeous prosecutions
that we have ever seen, and must evidently
have no other object than to annoy and crust
Harper. We think that those who inst tituted
the SUI, viii find that they have caught "a Tar.
tar" before they are done with it.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

MORE OF THE CUBA SCHEME:-The
St. Louis Republican of late date says:
al is stated to US that a company of
1900 men IS being enrolled in New Or
leans, who are 10 serve for twelve months
and to be paid one thousand dollars each
for a year. They are told that they are
to fight, but have not been informed against
whom their warfare is to be directed. L
is said that half million of dollars are on
deposit in the Canal Bank, to use in the
enterprise. Nearly the full complement
of men have been obtained, and is probable
that Developments viii soon be made as tc
the design of the expedition"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
The Secret Expedition.

Il would seem from letter received IN St
Louis on the 81 inst, from Round Island sItua-
ted midway between New Orleans and Mobile,
that The secret expedition is not all a hoax
IhIs letter is dated August 18th, and sfates
that one thousand men intended for the secrei
expedition aga inst Cuba, had arrived there and
would sail on the steamship Fanny on The aO,b
of August fo5 an Island 100 miles distant from
Vera Cruz. The writer is d member of the ex.
petition, and thinks that the Sierra Madre is
the ultimate place of destination. The writer
also expresses the opinion that some a5 600
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
STRAY CAIILE,

- TRAYED away from the residence or the
~ subscriber at The Summit, Cambria coun-
ty. about the 25th of July last, red COW
and dunn HEIFFER. Said cow Is eight
or nine years old, and has her tail cut off The
heifier is two years old last spring, having no
particular marks on ner.
Also, abnut the I4th of August last, fres n
mich COW, about four years old, red color.
and has short hoof On of fore feet.
ANY person giving the undersigned Informa-
ton of where the above described cattle ma
be found VIII be literally rewarded
MATTHEW BLACK.
Sept 6, ISI9-46-3.
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REGISTERS NOTICE.

ALL persons interested hereby notified
that the following Accounts have been passed
and filed in the Registers Office al Ebensburg,
Cambria county, Pa, and will be presented for
confirmation and allowance TO the Orphans
Court 10 be held at Ebensburg. in and for said
county. on the 1st day of October next:
The Account of Sarah Reed and Harrison
Kinkead, Executors Of William Reed, late of
Jackson township, decd.
The Account of Stephen Lloyd, Executor
Of David Davis (farmer,l late Of Cambria town
ship, deceased.
The Account of Thomas Galaher, Execu
utor OF Francis Gallaher, late of Alleg heny
township. decd.
The Account of john Williams Administra.
tor cum testamento annexo of John Davis
(cooper,) late of Cambria township, decd.
Wm, KIrTELL, Register
REGISTERS OFFICE,
Ebensburg, Sept 3, $40. (
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ANNTVERSARY OF CHEPULTEPEC.
SeDtcEEab bcr E:s, gS4S.
GRAND MILITARY AND CIVIC
EB & z z !

The undersigned, proprietor Of the Wash
ington Hotel at No. ?, A. P. r. R, would re-
spectfully invite the Citizen Sold iers of Cam.
bria, and .the adjoining counties to attend a
GRAND NILIT4RY AND CIVIC BALL
TO be given at his house on Thursday evening,
September l3, III commemoration Of that vic
tory in VIII ch the 'Cambria Guards" and
" American HIghlanders' were prominent ac-
tors.
The proprietor confidently expects that all
citizens. who love musement, Will join the
veteran TROOPS OF CAMBRIA on the occas ion, and
evince their appreciation Of that gallant
achievement.
The entire arrangement viii devolve upon
the proprietor and his Lady, and nothing shall
be wanting OH their part TO render the whole
affair pleasant and agreeable.
4 CAR will leave Hollidaysburg al 0 O'Clock
A. NJ, and Johnstown p O'Clock P. NJ, for
the purpose of conveying any who may wish 10
attend.
RICHARD TROTTER.
Aug. 80, lS47.
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UA tention is requested to The new adver
tisements in TO days paper.

UWe arc pleased to learn that our old
friend DR.. Thomas c. Bunting, Surgeon of the
2nd Regiment Pennsyivan il volunteers in Mex
leo, has been nomina ted for the office of Reg
,s.sr of wis by the democracy Of Philadelphia
city and county. The Doctor as soldier. bv
lis gallant aud noble conduct gained himself
many warm friends among those who were with
him in Mexico. and VIC ale glad to perceive
that lac stands equally high in the estimation
OF his fel low citizens at home. We have not d
doubt O: his election, aud We know that be will
make an ex ccllcnt officer.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
TaVIOr'S Administration,

Bennett, of the New York Herald, an origi
nal Taylor man. indulges in the following strain
on the prospects of The present admiEistrat ion
He is not the only leading friend of Taylor
who has become disg usted with the manner il
which affairs are conducted at Washington
We predict that before another year the "no
psrty," party will be no party at all.
Dark and dreary enough. is the winter
prospect for the present administration.
What is to be done! The course of the
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
Anniversary Ball.

By referepce TO our advertising columns it
will be seen that our friend TRoTTER, of Wash
ington House at Portage, intends giving a
grand Ball on tie 18th inst. AS Mr.. Trotter
and Lady understand perfectly the art of cater
ing for he public taste and know how TO make
su ch matters .'come off WELL" we can assure
all lovers OF amusement that here is presented
an excellent opportunity of passing an agreea-
bic evening.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
A New Foundry.

Our onterprising fellow townsmen, Messrs.
buchanan and Davis have completed th5i
Foundry in this place, which has been in pro-
gress of erection tor some time, and now
prepared tc manufacture all kinds of castings
Fou ndry has been much wanted in this
place, and We hope the citizens of our borough
and vic unity will reward the energetic proPrie-
tors by giving them their patronage.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

gJ-Young Francisco Rey, who was abducted
from New Orleans by the Spanish Consul and
sent back 10 Cuba, has returned He has been
confined in prison by his own request, there TO
wait the trial Of the Spanish Consul before
the Supreme Court. He alleges that he fears
bodily injury. and does not consider his life
safe while at large in New Orleans.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
AEl Sorts OF Paragvapns.


gThe New Orleans Picayune says
that the frame work of magnificent hotel,
10 be erected in San Francisco, is now
under construction in that city, which will
be sent forward as soon as completed. 1t
is to have 100 feet front by rs feet depth,
and the fittings up are TO be of the most
superb style.
There is youth is Rusmey Ky,
Is years old, who stands five feet three
inches high; measures six feet round the
waist, three feet six inches round the thigh,
leg, tw feet six inches round the arm, and
weighs five hundred pounds.
~ While party of twelve ladies were
in bathing at Newport, the other day the
horses ran away with the wagon contain
ing all their clothes. How they reached
home can be better imagined than desert
| bed.
%The citizens of Portsmouth, n H.,
adopted city charter on Tuesday last, by
majority of four votes. Our granite
friends do not appear ambitious of chang
ing their town for a city life.
~The corporation ofNashville. Tenn,
have subscribed S50O,0O0 to the Nashville
and. Chattanooga railroad.
wThe track Of the Buffalo and Mag
ara Falls railroad is being relaid with
/ heavy iron rails.
HThe Office of Sheriff of the city of
New y York is said by the Herald to be
worth the clear sum ofS45, 900 per annum.
u Mrs. Fanny Kemble Butler will be
in Syracuse, New ork, during the State
fair, to give readings from Shakespeare.
~A pair of whales were taken off
/ Shrewsbury, \. J., last week, the visiters
at the Ocean House taking part in the
sport.
ISA contemporary says: -Four months
/ of Taylorism has done the work for whig-
gerry. We hope there will be enough left
for them to make respectable contest at
the next Presidential election; but the
present indications are, that we shall walk
over the course.
yThere is a good old maxim, which,
if every body would attend to, a great deal
of trouble might be avoided-'.mind your
own business" If this wholesome advice
was observed, we would not be involved
IN veXatious controversy about slavery.
But, nowadays, people are more anxious
about the affairs of their neighbors, than
their own; the consequence is, neglect oi
important private matters, and the breed
ing ofjealousy and quarrels.-Rarrisbau 9
q Union.
During one of the recent engagement:
: between the Austrians and Hungarians
near Comorn, battle painter named LaI
/; leman was killed by cannot shot while
: he was taken sketch of the fight.
Gravity of manners is thought by some
TO be mark of wisdom-yet the graves
beast is an asS-the gravest bird is an olc
the gravest fish Is an Oyster-and the
gravest man is usually af0Ot.-Bee.
Don't tell sohat your Uorth.-It was
rule with the historian Gibbon to tell NJ
man what he was worth. If il Is much,
he said, i shall excite envy; ifit be little
and | let 1t be known, shall thereby bring
on myself contempt
'Ffty-two thousand Jews saws thC
JeDish Chronicle, ARE now fighting in tht
ranks of the brave Hungarian army for lib
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STRAY HORSE.

HNAME to the residence of The subscriber in
~ Munster, Washington TO ownship, Cambria
county, on Thursday the 3Oth of August, a
sorrel HORSE, four years old last spring, u
white spot on his forehead, and about six teen
hands high. The owner is requested to come
forward. prove property, pay charges, and ia ae
him away, or else he will be disposed of ccor-
ding 10 law. a. DURBIN.
Sept. 6, lS49.-4S-3t
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men " i'll rendezvous at the point near Vera
Cruz.
This is the substance Of the 81. Louis letter,
and readers mag judge for themselves
whether its statements are entitled 10 credence.
There is much in it that srnacks oftae improb
able
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
Meeting Of the Democratic State Committee,

READING, august %, IofS'
The members of the Democratic State
Central Committee, are requested 10 meet
Al the Merchants Hotel, in Philadelphia,
on THURSDAY, the 9th of September
next, as business of importance will come
before the Committee. A full attendance
is Earnestly solicited.
The Democratic papers throughout the
State, will please copy.
]. CLANCY JONES, Chairman.