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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-15

I'm ertract from the nai5aastee Of Specia
Meeting Of Highland DiUasion No. "a
Sons Of Temperance, held IN Highland
Hall, on Thursday eUe,aing .4ugu8t
| Sth, 1850
On motion, John Lloyd, NJ. s. Harr
and James S. ClaIk, were appointed a
committee to draft resolutions, expressive
of the feelings of the members on the de.
mise of Hon. RICHARD LEWIS.
The committee reported the following
which were unanimously adopted:
lnasmuch as it has pleased Almighty
God in his infinite wisdom and righteous
ness to remove from our midst, our much
beloved, and highly esteemed brother,
Hon. RICHARD LEWIS. Therefore,
ResOiUed, That we sincerely lament this
the first loss that Highland Division has
sustained from the hand of death. but,
whilst we regret his loss, we are consoled
by the reflection that our loss is the eter-
nal gain of our brother.
ReS0iUed, That we deeply sym qathize
with the afflicted wife of deceased, and the
poor of The neighborhood-the wife hav-
ing lost an affechonate husband, and the
poor a faithful friend.
1tCSOECCU' L nat we VIII dtteuu Ill
body, with the usual badges of mourning,
the funeral of the deceased, tomorrow, at
IL o'clock, A. NJ.
ReS0tUed, That as q token of our es-
TEEN and respect for the many virtues of
the deceased, thatthe Hall of this Division
be hung, for The space of sixty days, with
emblems of mourning, and that each broth
er shall wear, for that time the usual
mourning badge.
Res0iUed, That these resolutions be
placed on +he record of this Division ana
that the r. S. furnish the afflicted widow
of the deceased with a copy of them.
On motion, ReS0tUed, That these pro-
ceedings be published in the papers of the
county.
WM. r. HUGHES. r. S.
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divisions, when we'll directed fire from
our guns sunk several of their boats, killed
and wounded many of their men; they
succeeded in getting under the bows, but
such was the bravery Of the crew, not one
got foothold, but paid his life the forfeit
for his presumption. We could plainly
hear them cry no quarter foi the Yankee
rascals. Our men, you may be sure, gave
them none. The pivot gun, loaded every
time with 100 pounds of ball, swept them
off like hail. The fight continued with
great bravery about forty-fve minutes,
when they went off, having lost five boats
and about 900 men, most of whom were
killed, among the latter the Ist and Sd
Heutenants of the frigate. The brig COM
ing IN the morning, we gave her a dozen
broadsldes, when, finding further defence
useless, we deserted, scutled, and set fire
TO our vessel sooner than let the English
have her. They boarded her with great
caution, but finding her of no use TO them,
left her to burn. This was the end Of the
General Armstrong. In one boat | took
possession Of, they had al first forty men
when | took her there were seventeen
on board, eleven dead, four wounded, and
two uninjured. By this you may Judge
what havoc we made among them. 1t is
without doubt the bloodiest battle that has
been fought this war-at any rate it is an
honor to the nation, for they neither took
Us nor our vessel. We were maintained
by the American Consul, who got a Por-
tuguese brig chartered to bring us 10 Anne
liza Island, where we landed yesterday,
thank God. Yours, &c,
WIN. II. WATSON.
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Later from California.

.ArriOal ofths CalJornia-Goid az .QJus-
da11t as EUer-.4H Quiet ia CaliforDir
NEw YoRK, Aug. 6-7 P. NJ.
The steamship Cherokee, with date.
from San Francisco 10 the Ist fJuly, hsz
just reached her dock.
The Cherokee brings III passengers
but the amount of gold is not stated.
The steamer California arrived At p.
mama with one million seven hundred
thousand dollars in gold OIL freight. The
Panama Echo says she has three million.
in all.
Everything is represented as benz
quiet at San Francisco.
Gold dust is as plentiful as ever, if nc.
more so than formerly.
The markets in California are rather
languid, and no improvement in prices
has been manifested.
The Cherokee brought the immense
amount oftwo millions nnetv-four thous-
two hundred and ninety-eight dollars and
sixty cents, in gold on freight, and fouy
hundred thousand in gold in the hands
Of the passengers.
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Southern Caucus.
WASHINGTt

WAsHINGToN, August 9.
Hon Charles NJ. Conrad, of La, has
been rendered the War Department, and
is said TO have accepted.
Hon. r. NJ. +. Mckennan, of Pa, has
been rendered the Department OF the lnte-
rior.
The Southern members of the House
met last night in caucus, and appointed a
committee of Is, consisting of Toombs,
Burt, Hilliard, Thompson Of Miss, Cabal
Howard, Johnston of Ark, Seiden, Morse
Green, Clingman, Thomas, Mclean, and
Houston,-to propose measures for action
IN the South respecting the slavery and
territorial question.
A committee of nine appointed to pre-
pare report, which will be submitted to
an adjourned meeting of the caucus on
Monday night.
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= The most efectualIy useG-up sci of
men we have heard of are those who have
been figuring SO extensively before the
public in the way of certificates, afidayits,
SC, relative to the late County Conyen-
ron, and who IN effect acknowledged
their statements were not true almost as
soon as they were published, by acting as
Delegates under the authority of that
Convention. By such conduct, without
a parallel in political tergiversarion, the
people have learned to place the proper
estimate upon their statements, and will
hereafter be disposed to regard any thing
;hey may say as SO much CANNON. Ii
was certainly one of the most simple tricks
OF which such men could be guilty. To
say the least of It, II has placed them In
position before the public far from being
enylable, and shows at once how little
regard they have for truth and yeracity.
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The TrGuhln af Cane Nav.

As this matter has created much excite
ment IN our city, we have obtained the
following account of it from gentlemen
OF Baltimore, who was present and wit
Messed the affair.
On Wednesday evening a difficulty oc-
Cured between negro waiter and gen.
tleman from Mary land, in. the ball room
of the Atlantic House, in this way: On the
gentleman attempting TO take 4 glass of
wine from the tray for lady, the negro
rudely repulsed him, and at last dared
him to take it, making at the same time
some remarks against id southerners
and striking at the gentleman.
A person who was by, took sides with
the negro, and the matter here rested until
after the ball. Then the gentleman went
up to the negro who had insulted and
struck at him and told the negro he meant
to punish him.
Upon this the negro drew back to strike
the gentleman but received from him Sc
we're blow. Immediately the fight became
general between the southerners and ne
groes. The southerners were nearly all
Baltlmoreans.
In the melee, chairs, tumblers, &C., were
iiSSiy uoCd, out tlc hoSioCo "CtC SUM ui l.
ven from the ball room. Immediately how.
ever, they rallied in front of the house
with clubs, knives, &c, uttering the fer
cest oalhs and threats against all Southern
ers, and daring them to come out. Finally
the negroes withdrew.
The next day the negroes, excited by
certain persons on the island, held &
meeting, and resolved TO be reVenged
upon the Baltimoreans.
The night, in order 10 preserve quiet
and al the request of The ladies Of the house
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Yene without having their powers renewed
By the proper authority. If q renewal
OF delegated authority IS not necessary,
we do not see why they may not convene
as often as suits their own convenience,
and make a new nomination at every ses>
sion, perfectly regardless of the wishes of
their constituents. We know of bnt one
or two instances in which the same body
of men re-assembled after having ad-
journed sine die. This was done we
believe after the death of Mnhlenberg,
when Skunk was nominated, but even in
this case the Delegates were again called
together by the State Central Committee,
who claimed and exercised the authority
of renewing the powers OF the Conven-
ton.
In order TO avoid future discussion and
future difficulties, and TO restore harmony
to, and render the action of the Confer.
ence binding on the party, we would res
pectfully suggest 10 the Conferees of our
sister counties the propriety of having
their authority renewed. This course
would place the matter beyond cavil or
dispute, and may save US as party from
a vast amount of trouble. We trust that
this suggestion will be taken in good part,
and that our sister counties will see that
no neglect can be attached to them that
would contribute to, or result N the defeat
of our party.
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A Voter for washington.

IoHN FANHoosER lives in the county oi
Tenn, and he voted for Gen. Washington
for the Presidency. He is in the I22d
yeal of his age. Until recently, the Knox
vile CEenn.) Register tells US, he was in
the habit of walking to and from that
town on calls of business a distance of
five or six miles, without experiencing fa-
tigue. He is a German by birth; but emf
grated to this country about one hundred
years since. He was in several battles of
our Revolution. He voted for General
Washington, for President of the Unite d
States. We understand that recently one
of his daughters, lass OF eighty years OF
age, paid him a visit, and found the old
gentleman i'll his usual health. We doubl
It another such case of longevity can be
iouno IN the United States.
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- Since the declination of Evan Rob
erts, Esq, as candidate for Assembly,
there appears to be quite diversity of
opinion among the wings as to the man
who will succeed him. The Johnstown
Ners, the organ of the wings in this
county, proposes Maj. John Linton as the
candidate, and the Hollidaysburg Uhig
says 1--WE do not know upon what author>
ity) that John Fenlon, Esq, will be the
man. For our part we do not care much
which runs, as they are both a little too
well known 10 the people as politicians,
10 render either Of them dangerous to the
success OF the democratic candidate.
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% We are really afraid that Israel
Painter, the able and efficient member Of
the Canal Board from the west, will be
compelled to resign, because the Holli-
daysburg Hhig, the editor Of which has
such an erfeaSice opinion of himself, is
out against him! We think however thai
this awful catastrophe might be avoided,
and this dangerous quarrel hushed up, il
Mr.Painler would present this formidable
opponent with few bottles of perGumery
a nice cane, a pair Of sheepskin gloves,
and subscribe for his paper. This would
reconcile the difficulty, and the business
Of the State would be permitted to pro
gress as usual. If Mr.. Painter does not
see proper to adopt this result, we fear
the consequences.
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august y, 1890.
From the above 1t will be seen that the
Conferees Of Bedford and Westmoreland
have appointed a time and place for re-
assembling, and that this call is made by
the old Conterees. This action on their
part may be we'll enough, and without
wishing 10 be considered cap,ious, we
must say that We doubt it. These Con
ferees have already met in Conference.
and after tranSactlng the business as they
ecvcrally thought right, they adjourned
sane die. and We are disposed to doubt
whether they can again convene under
their own authority for the purpose of
acting for the party. When Convention
adJonrns sine die, the members surrender
the power with which they were clothed,
and VIC do not think they can again con.
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TO THE ITALIAN COMMITTEE.
HASTINGS, 9TH August, Is

HASTINGS, Ilh august, IS0O.
GenUemeg1-I regret being obliged TO
announce to you that my continued i'll
health will forbid my participating in your
proposed demonstration of Saturday next.
The slowness of my convaescence, and
the uncertainty as to the time when | may
recover, will also put 1t out of my power
10 fix any day when | shall be able TO
meet you, in compliance with your kind
and very fattering invitation. l hope you
will allow me to repeat TO you more ear
nestlv, if possible, than before, The wish
that | have often expressed, that the pro-
posed demonstrations may be altogether
abandoned.
No such public exhibition is necessary
to assure me of the sympathy of my cOun-
trymen, of the American people, and all
true republicans, in the mlsfortunes which
| have suffered, or in the cause out OF
which they have flowed.
Though public manifestation of this
feeling might yield much qualification 10
me, an exile from my native land, severed
from my children, and mourning the over
throw of my country's freedom by means
of foreign influence, yet, believe me that
would rather avoid it, and be permitted
quietly and humbly to become q citizen
of this great republic Of freemen; 10 sail
under It's flag, to engage in business which
may enable me to earn my livelihood, and
await more favorable opportunity for the
redemption ofmy country from foreign and
domestic oPpressors.
Next to the cause TO which | have de-
voted myself, l value nothing SO highly
as the appreciation of this great people,
and | am convinced | shall enjoy that
when they become satisfied that honestly
and faithfully served in the cause of free
dom, in which they have themselves set
so noble an example to the world.
G.. GARIBALDI.
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who were, of course. terrified at the Up
roar of the previous night, many OF the
southerners left the house.
All manner of reports of this matter, OF
course greatly exaggerated, are IN circula-
ton. The above is a plain statement of the
affair, as we received it from the lips of
the gentlemen present.-Bah. Pat, .4u
o9Lst D.
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North CarOlina.

The democracy achieved a glorious tri-
umPh i'll this State on the Ist inst. They
have elected their Governor and have a
majority in bolh branches of the Legisla-
ture. This old State may now be set
down as Democratic.
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= Robert Farls, Esq, has been ap-
pointed by the Canal Commissioners,
Engineer to survey the route for Rail
road over the Allegheny Mountains, to
avoid the planes of the Portage Railroad,
and to be Superintendent of the Western
Reservoir.
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- A priest was once called upon 10
pray over the barren fields of his parish
toner's, He passed from one enclosure to
another, and pronounced his benedictior.
until he came to most unpromising case,
He surveyed lis sterile acres in despair.
''Ahl' said he, ''brcthren-no use 20 nray,
hcre-thls needs manurc!"
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COUNTY
MASS MEETING.

Tie Democratic citizens of Cambria county
are requested 10 meet at the Court House in
the Borough of Ebeusburg Saturday, the
2ith day of August, at O'Clock ?. NJ. for
the purpose Of selecting three Congressional
Conterees to meet like COulcrees from the
counties Of Bedford aud WcstmoTe land
BY order of the County Committee,
JAMES MURRAY, Chairman.
August Z 1850.
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Letter Of General Garibaldi,

With the modesty which naturally ac-
companies true merit, General GARIBALDI,
the gallant champion of Italian liberty,
during her briefhour of existence, declines
the honor of a. public reception in this
city. His letter, which we publish below,
will make deeper impression on mems
minds than the most pompous ceremonies
of welcome which could be devised. 1t Is
beautifully expressed, and reads like an
epistle written by one of Plutarch's great
men.-N. 7. Post.
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a Long Nose-A Paisley manufactu'
rer having got. by some accident, severe
cnt across the nose, and having no court
plaster at hand stuck on his unfortunate
probocis one of his gum tickets, on which
was the usual intimation-"warranted 37o
wards long"
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The Claims Oh Portugal.

The ATTACK ON THE GENERAL ARM
sTRoNG.-The attack onthe General Arm
strong during the last war, out of which
the present claims against Portugal have
grown, is acquiring new interest from
the present relations between our govern
ment and that of Portugal Many differ
ent accounts have been published of this
affair. The following account, with which
we have been favored, is from the Captain
of the General Armstrong, in letter to
his wife. II is very interesting:-
ST. MARY's, Nov, 1914.
DEAR -, We arrived in Fayal afte r
II days passage and had not anchored
more than five hours, when the Carnation,
kings brig of twenty guns anchored close
to us, and about o'clock attacked us
with four boats and seventy men, which
we easily beat off, killing and wounding
upwards of thirty men-we had one killed.
We then warped in shore, under the guns
of the fort, they being joilred by the Plan
tagenet seventy four, and Rota Frigate of
thirty-six guns. At 2 O'Clock on the 26th
of October, in the morning, they came
and attacked us under the guns of a neu-
tral fort, which did not assist US in the
least, Except to rob u.s. with fourteen
armed launches and boats, and upwards
of 800 men armed, They divided into
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@The death of the President was
announced IN the Canada papers with
the usual marks of mourning adopted By
the American press.
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Nobility IN the WTIds.-A correspon-
dent of the st. Louis hateWgencer says
that Lord CaIthop. Lord Cook and some
other English mobiles, are encamped with
a swarm of California emlgrants of Coun-
ell Bluffs, Nebraska Territory, on th!er
way to the land of gold, all By way, OF "a a
Summer pleasure jaunt, Perhaps they II
have enough of it eforrhey getthroHgh'
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EThe other day Mr.. NJ. invited the
doctor TO dine. As dinner was being
served, beautiful little blue-eyed girl
exclaimed, "Oh, am so glad when you
come to dinner. Doctor" "Iou are very
fond of me, then. child?" inquired the doc
tor. "Oh, no; but we always have PIE
when YOU come"
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Meeting of Congregational Coaferees.

The undersigned Conlerees from West
moreland and Bedford counties, in accord
ance with wha, seems to be the wish OF
the Democracy of the District, have de-
lermIned to reassembIe III Ligonier, at the
House of Philip Miller, on Wednesday
the 2Sth Of ,4ugUsf, 1880, for the pur-
pose of adjusting the difficulty that exists
at present IN relation to the Congressional
nomination. Al which time and place the
Democracy of Cambria county are re-
quested to send Conferees to meet us
properly constituted to represent that
coulty IN said ConfereEce.
JOHN M'FARLAND.
JAMES G.. CLARKE,
+. J. CANTWELL,
s. II TATE,
w. p. SCHELL.
OLIVER Z. SHANNON,
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gPlough deep while sluggards sleep.
And yon'll have corn to sell and keep.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-10-31
MONTPELIER,

not be exhibited if received at London later than
the FIRST of March following. Every package
must be entered on a suitable bill Of fading, and
be accompanied BY certificate from the central
authority Of the United States, attested by the
proper officer approving Of the transmission of
the object therein contained, to the care of the
British Commissioners.
The form of return for an exhibitor is here
unto annexed, in which the amount of space,
vertical or horizontal, is to be set forth.
The accompanying letter under date Of the
5lh of August. 1850, and the circular to which
it relates, addressed by the Royal Commission
10 the various commissions abroad, to which are
annexed the several proposals. made by agents
in the different ports Of England. together with
the information for the use of foreign exhibi-
tors" and the article on the prizes and juries,"
which bears dale july 29h, 1850, will give. it is
all needed information 10 American
exhibitors, in respect to the conditions and cir
cumstances of the exhibition.
In conveying articles from the place of pro-
duction to that OF embarcatiou for England, it is
hoped that steamboat and railroad companies in
the United States will treat American exhibitors
with the same lberalry which has been mani
tested abroad, where goods destined TO the exhi-
bition are conveyed free of charge.
(rhe papers above alluded to will be exhibit
ed Dy the Committee.
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For tho Daily Journal.
VERMONT FRUIT GROWERS
CONVENTION.

We attended last week meeling of those in
terested in growing fruit and fruit trees, held at
the Court House in this place, and were much
surprised 10 find of the best aud must extern
sive collections OF apples ever made in any part
OF the United States.
What surprised and grati6ed US most was to
find apples, and those OF The best SORTS, grown in
this village and in Woodbury., acknowledged by
the committee to be superior to any Of the same
sort grown in Chirlenden county, and to hear it
affirmed in a few rema ks made by the Presl-
dent, that some OF the best varieties of apples
would grow better in Montpelier, and in all the
Northern parts of The Stale, than in the South
ern portion, while others would ne worthless.
We learn there is now bill before the Leg
islature for an appropriation to collect all the
sorts OF apples, OF merit whether grated or seed
lings and have them examined next winter by
the Fruit committee and published with an &C.
count of fruit exhibited In lo4y and so, with
drawings and descriptions OF those recommend
ed for growing In various parts of the State, &c.
&c. We happen to know that this has been
done without the knowledge or consent Of the
Fruit committee on WHOM the labor will devolve,
50 it was no plan oil theirs. Shall zee hare the re-
port?
The general Introduction Of single Seeding
apple in Massachusetts, has brought hundreds
vi thousands OF dviiars ihio that State. May not
an appe be found among our hills which may
DO the same Tor Vermont? We can at least Try
to find II.
BY the way: In the Spring of 1919 we pro-
cured little book, costing % cents, called the
NorIhern Fruit CulturIsi," and have followed
lis directions both with regard to old and young
trees with entire success. In our oplnlou 1t IS
the best book on Fruit Culture yet published for
farmers in Vermont, and we ADVISE all having
trees: 10 buy the book and cultivate agreeable
to directions, and those not having them, 10 buy
both book and trees. The fruit crop may be
made more profitable than any other.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.
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M"1o' i''''y' Hiram Dickerman.
Clarendon, Linsey Rounds jr.
Hartland, Nathaniel Weed.
la Fayston, Merrill Tyler.
~ Ludlow, Martin Perry.
Warren, Isaiah Huntley.
Reading, Benoni Buck.
Lyndon, William McGaffee-
RoyaIton, Charles C!app. -
Windsor, Jason Steele.
FL Highgats. 8. B. Upham. siaA ~
Wesl6eld, Orlando Winslow. 90
Belvidere, Moody Shauuck.
.lo Lunenbargh, John w. Hartshorn.
,uo Grand Ise, Samuel B. Gordon
Isle In Mon. Hiram HnlLsy3 al le
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The popolaiioo of Washington City ? 4g. 90
of that number % 500 are white persons r.
free colossd persoas, and 2il0 Save se I'D a.
population of Georgetown y. C.h 100, -.s =
oxandria $500 1s1 -