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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-17

son of the celebrated warrior and st,,ns,
man of the Revolution, has recently Wi,
ten lcttert tc Mr., Clay, in which he
MAINTAINS the right of the South to an
equal participation in the territories. and
that the boundaries of California are TOO
large for single State. We hone This
lianothcr evidence that the master spir.
Its ot the North are resolved to pcrpc,uatc
!he Onlon upon the only basis on which
us worth preserving, viz. that Of Justice
ana cquallty.-Richmond Enquirer.
Go IT WHILE YOU ARE YouYG -
Somebody says wit great pith and pa
Youth is glourious invention
While the girls chase the hours, and YOU
chase the girls, the months seem to Ounce
away with down upoI. their feet What
Il pity our summers so short! Before
you know ii, lovers become ucacons. and
romps grandmothcrs.
correspondence of the Charleston Courier
WAsnlNGroN, May 5.
nocoSsa.,. ,i,,, T ''''So 'o',ocr@d IL very
,,,oa, muSs'1y .nnI ., congress should find some
,'.''"S ,'n, VI se''nn$ tnc boundary dispute
between New Mexico and Texas. The
latter has Santa Fc district by force: and
the civil and military Governor of New
McA'co' co' ool' Monroe, h@s no authority
~ "c' on 'he SuoJr't' The President has
cNP'cSS'y occ''hrd any interference in the
tW',o'I,S!' ,;nn - In 'G,,lnS ,Nc boundary qucs-
,hn ,o'' o. w. "u ,|Stcu Oy Congress or by
sh.,li " '|lae,,'o n,ll'' oour', after New Mexico
".'';. ueco''c ,o'a'e. There is much
nconln ~ NS,. a. Az no Su0J,ct among the
1i 1n,iIm - r. nI.'h t" 1"'A'co' 'he whole popu-
nm I" ,ho ~ ".,s, ;I nIn 'N''PI ten thousand, is
",' " ..'c e'SC s'or oil thc no Grande. The
thityiour or Il,ir,y.lwn ~. "V P'''''l'c' 'S OF
boundary Of 7rxas WV "' '''c northern
The Naval Committee of t,o H.,
have m;,c their cypccrcI ronor, @ touSr r'''','
of incorroratirr thr nI,icnrs r. 49, ~ r ,'Nor
Navy into the United S,ato1 N.Y. S"o exam
All. WoL,,.m,. ''''uS Navy
was timely and useful III. smoanh Is'''s y,
his rcccntion is ono or H., p.eIl "'
i lltlU he mas COnluprpI tb,a 4
Massachusetts would onncpr FEW, ,,a W.
vote taken in the Lcoislonnc tw, ,I"' ',,,o ,','
ter his arrival-a vote or1p2 toI7 f..
icc,ng the resolution olrrod w. a"e r IT,
soler, instrucline Mr. Webster 70 ro,o
for the Wilmo, n7ovisn ''''' - 'o'c
On Friday last, Mr. WiImot made ,;s
speech on ,6c Clirorn;, ,','o' maze ms
throughout, it was an onncnl ,o Lo o.,N "'"
sions and prciudices Of The Nor,h n[,.'m,t p",
the South was very ol,J 90 .a5 ',sV ~,
Winthrop take the floor 10 ronIv ~ r;n, m
MIR. Winthrop will be hcor,, rs @ snon ,s "ti,, th,
House resumes the subject lie smoonI, 80 o',L
will, it is said, sust,,in Mr ynhS,oI Spvocn ,,.
fully. ''''o' very
a VILLAGE on Inna I,i,I "I' u'PoP""'eo
retired ship.mns,cr. ',,'", n,nn '''',"olIeu 'I oy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-17
NO So

and the mother escaped with the other,
and thus the whole family were saved"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-17

WoMEN's CoNvENrloN.-Thc call of a
Convention to frame new Constitution
Tor the State of Ohio, has aroused tke
buckeye women TO IN effort to secure for
themselves equal rights with man in ma
king and administering the laws by which
they are to be governed. A Convention,
composed of four or five hundred of the
sex, has Just clr ed session Of two davs
Salem, OhIo. Men took no part what
ever in the proceedings, but attended in
great numbers as spectators. The whole
subject of woman'S position, political so
clal and intellectual, was pretty thorough
Iy canvasscd, and that, too, with an abili-
ty which would have done no discrcdit to
elevated and enlightened minds of the
other sex.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-17

A new machine capable Of making
10000 perfect bricks per hour, at the
cost of about one guinea, has recently
been exhibited by the Mcssrs. lIarts, en-
gnerra, of London, and was highly ap-
proved OF. -
WOMEN VS. LADIES What laundering
miserable work folks make, oft, when
they cndcavor to elevate things bv Civ
ing them new, or affecting titles! What
vulgnily is equal to the thrice sodden
vuIgnriIy of refinement? We think it
was Dickens who complained that there
were no longer ady boys in all England
that the boys went out with Gcorre
the Third He have no longer anv
womcn--o least, no acknowlcd speci
mems of that interesting portion of the
human race. The women have ponc.
extinct (accordmg to the popular phra-
s"ology) and have been superseded by
ladies dlack-a-day for the change!
we regard woman as the noblest work
of God; but lady at her highest pitch
ot perfection, is only the noblcst work of
French mllncr. just apply the term,
for example, as well to the highest as to
lowest grades of the grnllcr sex, and the
!udlcrouS abSurdity ofits use will make
YOU chary ofthc word forever. A per-
son wishing toscc the female wards in
prison, was answered by the jailor, 'Lir
we have no ladies here at pro- Mt A
clergyman discoursing on the religious
lnclma'Ions of woman, inquired, with
much emphasis, who were at the cross?
Ladies'. Who were the last a, the scpul-
chre? Ladi,s.' Ladies? God forbid
Boston Post
W. copy 'hc above for lis excellent
sense Above al rhiacs we dest that
financial feeling which rejects the name
OF woman and adopts in its place that OF
lady. Yet The prcfencc is not unfrc-
qucntly sympiomatic of those who make
it. The fashionable female who is so
Mortified 10 be called a woman, has really
few of The noblcr qualities of the sex; but
is mere machine of convcntionalism, n
fabrication of the boarding school, ball
room, and milliner. 10 dress, to dance,
to lisp affected Y, to llrt her fan at par
/ ty, to spend her fathers or her husbands
income, to neglect her children, and to
grand the faces Of her servants in order
to find money for selfish purp scs, this
is the crcauture who is usually called IA
fine lady, and would consider herself
insnlted if denominated woman
Phil. Bulletin.
In Edgartown, Mass. the support of
the poor is let out to the lowest bidder.
Mr.. William Vincent got the job at 81 ,l75
OF course lie goes into the matter a srec-
ulation; the nearest the recipients Of this
public charity come to starving the great
cr the profits of the speculation.
"Ma, that nice young man, Mr.. sof-
tung, is very fond of kissing"
"Mind your seam, Julia; who told you
such nonscnse?"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-17

Numerous thrilling incidents are re-
lated which occurred at the burning of
the steamer Belle of the u est, on the
Ohio ,iver. The Louisville Journal gives
the following;
"A fine bra We boy, twelve years old.
leaped into the river, and whilst swim
ming towards the sho c, saw his mother
upon the boat struggling to make her
escape, overburdcned by the weight of
two little children. Lifting his light hand
from the wster he beckoned her to throw
one OF he children to him. and she did
so. He swan with the child to the shore
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
The Next Speaker.

Quite a number of names have been
mentioned IN connection with the Speak
ership of the next House of Representa-
tives, but public opinion, III this section
at least, is fast settling down on JOHN S.
riley, Esq. of Kittanning. Among the
number of gentlemen who have been
brought forward as candidates for that
honorable post, not one is better qualified
for the station than Mr.. riley He was
generally acknowledged to be one of the
ablest and most efficient members of the
last House, and his intimate knowledge
of Parliamentary laws and usages emf
nently ht him for the station in connection
with which his name has been brought
forward. He is an eloquent debater, a
close and cogent reasoner, and being en-
dowed with sound common sense and a
correct judgment, he is capable OF presi-
ding over the deliberations of the popular
branch of the Legislature with signal abil-
ity, and of deciding any knotty questions
that may be brought before him, in the
capacity of Speaker, with singular prompt
ness. Being, in addition TO all this, a
good democrat, kind and urbare IN his
manners, we would be glad TO see the
choice of the House fall upon him for
Speaker, feeling confident that it could
Eot fall upon better man.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Central America.

| BRrTIsH OUTRAGE ON AMERICAN CITI-
IzENs.-The schooner Mana, Capt. Green
lief, OF Newburyport, arrived here yes
terday morning from San Juan de Nicar-
aqua, which she left on the 9th of Sep
tember-
We learn from Capt. Greenleaf that the
day he left, Capt Ellery, of the American
steamboat Orus, was in his private room
on shore, paying off his men, when he and
his mate were arrested by party of po-
lice offic ers and carried off TO the guard
house. They had hearing before one OF
the authorities, when the mate was dis
charged and the Captain remanded.
The police officers, it is said, were in
search of some seamen who had run away
from British man-of-war, and the only
charge against Capt. Ellery was, that he
insulted hem-hoW, we are not told. He
was dragged off so suddenly, that he was
obliged to leave his money and valuabIes
exposed. The steamboats, Orus and Di-
rector were up the river, but could not get
ever the bar.
The above is a simple statement of this
latest British outrage. 1t has been COM
mitted at a port where England and her
police officers occupy he position of
usurpers and robbers. The English police
force, we understand, at San Juan, con-
sists of snail band of Jamaica niggers,
and these are the gentleman whom Capt.
Ellery, forsooth i1aSufed!t
Under the present Administration, the
Stars and Stripes afford no protection to
American citizens. There is no outrage
however henious, no insult however gross,
that England may not with impunity, in
fiict, under the Webster regime, upon our
country and our citizens. How long
must this be endured! Answer us Amer
lean .citizens.-NeU Fork San, 5th in
sfaat.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21

ing anything 10 its provisions, the British
agents were never before so arrogant and
exacting. Our people are much excited
in consequence, and we are placed in a
most embarrassing situation. If the treaty
means anything, il seems to us that it is
the duty of your government TO ask i'm
mediate explanation of Great Britain.
For if we are to be left to take care of
ourselves as we best can, we wish TO
know it.
''We have been solicited to send a
Minister TO Washington, with a view 10
act i'll concert with the agents of the two
governments (that of the u. s. and G. B J
and Notwithstanding our poverty, we shall
make an effort to do so.''
The letter referred TO in the foregoing
extract was addressed by Mr.. Chatfeld to
the Minister of Foreign Relations in Mic
aragua, in which he has the audacity to
assert that the Clayton and Bulwer treaty
expressly recognizes the Musquito King
dom, as setting aside the rights which you
pretend Nicaragua has on the coast.
PiHsburg Chronicle.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21

tation TO compose herself for an interview
with her husband.
As she sat rejecting upon her situation
she resolved TO make an appeal to the gen.
crosby of the Count, TO beg and entreat
him to release her from her thoughtless
vows-if that failed, TO affect resignation
until the first chance of escape, and then
go forth wanderer she knew not whith-
er. In a few minutes the Frenchman
entered. She did not look up, and he,
seating himself by her side, said, bon joaxr
madame; am very much delight dat you
come.
At the sound of his execrable voice, De-
hlah could repress the feelings of passion
ate resistance 10 which she was tempted,
and the word Monster inyoluntarily
broke from her lips.
All, madame, you pronounce dat word
wrong, but shall learn you 10 speak de
French pius perfaitment. Monsieur is
lie proper
A pause ensued. Delilah averted her
head, and the Count very coolly divested
himself Of his wig, whiskers, moustache,
and green spectacles. This done he lald
his hand upon her arm, and dropping his
assumed dialect, said-'Perhaps, Delilah,
you may find me neither Monsieur nol
a Monster.
At the first tones of the altered voice,
Delilah started from her seat, and ere he
had finished the sentence, overpowered
with joyish emotions she had thrown her
self, with a scream of delight, into the
arms Of her own Walter. Half an hour
afterwards, when the Doctor entered, he
found his niece cheerfully laughing over
all she had suffered. How does the
Countess Delilah de la Phinstank like the
Homeopathic dose in alopathic proportions
now!' asked he in a tone of afecuenate
railory.
1t was cruel jest. but perhaps de
served it, replied the laughing bride; a,
any rate / am SO happy in beirg unde-
ceived, that cannot feel angry at the per-
petrators.
Delilah became 10 Walter a cheerful
devoted, and amiable wife; but from that
day forth she eschewed practical Joking
She has, doubtless discovered by this time
that there are other and sufficient
modes of amusing ourselves, and enjoying
ourselves and enjoy ing life, without sport
ing with the feelings or doing violence to
the prejudIces of others.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21

through the gardens, and TO the doors OF
the dwellings, where it is used for culina-
ry and other purposes. The ground
whereon the city is built is sloping, which
affords great fall for the water, the cur
rent through the bitches running at the
rate of about "four knots an hour" and
keeps up continual. supply of fresh water
from the mountains. The valley where
the city stands is quite handsome, running
east and west. The city is situated with
in twenty-five miles Of the Great Salt Lake.
Its population is about five thousand; that
of the valley ten thousand, exclusive of the
city. The Mormons are now building a
neat stone State House, two stories high,
and its dimensions are forty by ninety feet.
Most of the city is fenced, every hall
square mile being under one enclosure,
| almost every foot of ground Except where
the house stands) being occupied in grain
and vegetables. There are several stores.
Mechanics of different trades are busily
engaged"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
4 Great HOLIDAY Pictorial.

The Mammoth Brother Jonathan, 70 I
the Christmas Holidays and New Years
as been sent to us by vii son & Co,
the New York publishers. 1t is, indeed
a mammoth sheet, and is filled with
splendid engravings and choice collec-
ton of tales &c. suitable for the season.
Among the beautiful engravings are tthe
Country Girl in New York." General
Taylor's Death -bed.' Dream of Love
and Pleasure" a splendid Portrait OF
President Fillmore, &C., &c, any one OF
which is worth more than the price of the
sheet Ii is decidedly the best Pictorial
that we have yet seen. Price I2 cents
per copy, or ten for one dollar
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Excitement in Boston.

DOSTON, november 10.
Considerable disturbance occurred last
night, at Faneuil Hail, on the occasion
Of the meeting got up for the reception
of George Thompson, an English Aboli-
zionist. Lloyd Garrison and Wendell
Phillips introductory speeches were hoot-
ed off the stage amidst cheers for Daniel
Webster and the Union. Thompson came
forward to speak, but could not be heard.
The noise and confusion was indescriba-
Bile; groans for John Bull, the cheers for
Webster, Gov. Briggs, the Union, the
Boston Tea Party and Jenny Lind, &C.
tually astounded all efforts 10 speak.
Fred. Douglass undertook to restore
order, but was no better treated than his
predecessors. The lights were half put
out, and demi darkness, with a black
speaker on the stand, form ed most pic
ture sque scene. Finally, all the speakers
and officers Of the meeting retired, and
the police officers then mounted the stand
and desired the meeting to adjou rn, which
was done, with three cheers for the Union,
and groans for John Bull and the Disu-
nionists. No personal injuries were sus-
tanned, and no arrests were made.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Reformation in New Orleans.

Il is said that a quite a reformation has
taken place in New Orleans in reference
10 the observance of the Sabbath. The
NsiD Orleans Crescent in speaking Of a
recent Sabbath in that city, says that the
different places Of worship were all
,hronged, and thousands listened, with
deep sollcitudc, 20 the exposition of the
Scriptures. We are happy to mark the
changes which are taking place, from
year to year, in New Orleans, in regard
20 the observance of The Sabbath. 1t is
not long since Sunday was looked upon
as the cest day In the week for the diff
f"rent retail stores, and it was considered
ms much a business day as any other
lis not so now. But few even of the
small stores now keep open on the Sab
bath, aud the custom is looked upon with
SO much ds(avor, that it wiil soon be
entirely abolished. Public opinion is
becoming strongly set against the open
violations Of Gods holy day, which have
long prevailed IN New Orleans, aud they
must ere loug Be numbered among the
customs that were"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Latest from Sir John Ross.

Extraordinary Flight Of Carrier Pig
eO'1s.-We have learned from a prIvsif
source that on Friday last two of the car
rler pigeons taken by Sir John Ross when
he left the port of Ayr, and some of which
were TO be dispatched home in the event
of his either finding Sir John Franklin OF
being frozen in, arrived al Avr. finding
their way at once to the dove cote which
they occupied previous TO being taken
away. The birds, we understand, arrived
within short time of each other; but
neither OF them, we regret 10 be Informed
conveyed anything in the shape Of Letter
or note of any kind. One Of them indeed
which may have had some document a.
tached, was found 10 be considerably M
tilated, is legs having apparently beer
shot away. The time they were iibersis'
by Sir John Ross is of course uncertaIn
but taking into consideration the vel
known powers of flight possessed BY TIT
carrier pigeon, ii cannon have been veT
long since they left our gallant country
men. The arrival of authentic news fTo1
tne Arctic regions will be looked forWaro
to with additional anxiety, tidings may
have been heard of Sir John Franklin
Independent, however, O f the inieEss'
which otherwise attaches TO the sxtraoTdf
nary flight ofthe pigeons, il viii be regaI
ded by natuEailsts as most IenarkaoS
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
The li0rnl0uS.

We have heard several opinions ex-
pressed relative to the existence or nom
existence OF polygamy among that sect,
and find the following statement in rela-
ton to 1t IN a letter from a traveller then
at the City of the Great Salt Lake." ad-
dressed TO the Pennsylvania Inquirer:
''An impression exists abroad respecting
the number of wives which each Mormon
is allowed, and which it may not be amiss
to make a few remarks upon. / have
made inquiry of ,Cho kaot0, and fnd that
each member, as we'll as each head of the
church, is privileged to have as many
wives as ne can oecently support-that is
if all the parties concerned are agreed
and TO each he has 10 be formerly mar
ried in accordance with the law in such
case made and provided. | have not a
word TO say i'll defence of this odious and
demoralIzing feature but merely state the
facts.
"The Mormons, take them as one BODY
L truly believe, are a most industrious
people, and L confess, as intelligent as any
have met with either in the East OF
West. 1t is true, they are little fanatica
about their religious views-whIch is no
at all strange when compared with the
majority OF religious denominations in the
East.
Their city covers an area OF square
miles, and already contains about OOO
houses nearly one story an half high
built OF adope, or sunburnt brick. A fine
stream of cold water rushes down from
the mountains, which is distributed in
bitches through every street i'll the citv
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Singular Will.

A Will has lately been proved at Liver
pool, il England, which will be "wind
fall" for somebody as yet unknown
The testator was a Col. Daniels who
was formerly sojourner. during the sum.
rner months, at New Haven, Connect
cut. In his will is the following clause:
And now, having no other relatives
or friends who need my bequest, | give
to certain bookseller in New Haven
Connecticut, III the L. States of A merica
all my shares in the bank Of Liverpool,
England and Dumfries, Scotland. amour
ting, as will appear by the certificates in
my possession, and by the Bank books
10 four hundred ,hous sand and slxty-twc
pounds, currency. The name OF the afor
ssaid legatee do not remember; but he
kepta a bookstore south Of the Ton:ine
Hotel, and in large four or five story
block, made Of brick, having a bank in
one OF its divisions. And my reason fol
this bequest is, that the said booksellel
showed me many marks Of kindness and
courtesy, and visited me during a scknes:
Of several days. He was married man
member of the English Church, End il
now living, is about 40 years Of age, oil
more.
"Codicil.-lf the above bequest canno
be complied with. for lack of proof, or by
reason of the death Of the legatee, here
by direct my executors to divide the
shares equally between the FIVE parties
first named, IN this nay last will and tes-
tcHsent,"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Failures among Business Mca.

4 WRITER IN Hunts lNdgarlIle emu.
rnerates the following causes OF failure
among business men: |. The leading one
,s an ambition to be nch-hy grssping
700 much. ii defeats itself =. Another
cause is aversion 10 labor. 3. The third
cause is an impatient desire 10 enjoy the
iaxuries Of iiie before the right to them
as been acquired in any way. 4. Anolh
er cause arises from the want Of some
deeper principle for the disting shine
between right and wrong, than reference
merely to what is established as honpra
Die IN ;he society IN which ons hsprcn'
sc Eve.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Proceedings of Canal Board.

The Board OF Canal Commissioners, a,
their meeting in this city on the sth iu-
slant, concluded sale to the Philade!-
Phia and Reading Railroad Company OF
the Railroad Bridge across the Schuyl.
XIII, the line of railroad from the foot Of
the inclined plain TO the city, and the car
house and lot, and Collectors Office, near
Broad street, for S243, ,7GO The act of
IS49, which authorizes the sale, requires
that the proceeds shall be applied to
stralghten and repair the Columbia Rail-
road between Whitehall and Columbia.
10 carry into effect the law, the Board
authorized and immediate survey of ths
entire line, under the direction Edward
r. Gay, the able Engineer, with instruc-
tIons to report at the earliest practicable
date as to all important alterations and
improvements, with estimates for exPen-
ditures. It is believed that some Of ths
heavy grades can be avoided, and many
OK the crooked ways made straight. We
trust that especial reference will be had
to the short and dangerous curve known
as Cape Horn, around ledge Of rocks
near the division line between Chester
and Lancaster counties. as well as 10 the
heavy grade from that point 20 The Gap,
where the road leads over bed of quick
sand, at all times treacherous, and seldom
In proper condition for railroad pu!-
poses. NORTH .4merican.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-21
Portage Railroad.

The following letter of VIM. S. Camp
bell, Esq, Superintendent on the Portage
Railroad, TO G. A. M'Anulth, Esq, of this
city, IS worthy of attention. 1t will be
perceived that the Portage Road will be
closed on the first of December, for the
purpose of making useful and nee essary
Improvements thereon, in order TO accom-
modate business men and the public gen.
orally, with greater satisfa ction. Mr..
Campbell has discharged his ddties as Su-
perintendent in such a manner as to call
forth the praise of all those who have
transacted business OH the Allegheny Por-
tage Railroad: