The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-10-16
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had been rocked on the bosom of the ocean.
The copper mines in Adams county, Pa, are
said to be worked very successfully at the pres
ent time. A new mine has recently been open
ed about eight miles from the town of Gettys-
burg, which promises well
beautiful Rifle is to be presented by an
agent OF the Swiss Government to the o. States
Government at Washington, 1t weighs, inclu-
ding the bayonet, about twenty pounds, and it
is said it viii kill at distan ce of one thousand
yards.
\ calculation has been made by some curious
person who has nothing better to do. that if
every article in the Crystal Palace were to be
examined for three minutes, it would occupuy
twenty-six years to examine all
a Liverpool paper says that vessel, recently
arrived at that port from New York, had as
portion Of her cargo 400 irkins of butter, the
produce Of the United States! This is the lar
gest importation of butter into that country ever
made at one time
The young ladies of Pendleton District, S. c.,
are about to organize themselves into a mount
ed corps s.in defence of South Carolina" and for
mortal war upon the rest Of the United States.
They are TO be furnished with Eight earbines''
by the commander-in-chief Of the army and
navy of the puissant republic.
There are three religious newspapers publish
ed in this country in the Welsh language. The
Cyfail, (Friends,) under the auspices Of the
Calvinistic Methodists in New York; the Cen
hadron, (Alissionary,) Congregationalists, at
Remsen, \. Y, and the Seren Orllewiaol, ives
tern Star,) Baptist at Pottsville, Pa.
As an illustration how easily life may be sus-
tanned in the Polar latitudes, Surgeon Kane
mentions that he fell in with Dane over seven
ty years Of age, who had spent fifty-fye years
Of his life north Of % degrees subsisting during
that period entirely on birds, fish, bears, and
other animal food, He hap not seen vegetable
the whole time.
The LOUISVILLE Journal OF the 1st inst, says:
The pigeons have commenced their annual fight
for the South in good earnest. Yesterday NOR
ming they passed over this city in vast numbers,
beginning with dawn, they continued passing
for some hours in an almost incess&nt stream,
being apparently much more numerous than at
any former season.
The Ohio State Journal gives an account Of n
huge specimen of humanity, giant, which It
AYERS IS a giant and one Of the greatest living
curiosities extant. He stands about eight feet
high, weighing ever four hundred pounds, with
good proportion, and yet he is q beardless boy,
and is still growing. Hei a sight worth seeing
as it is only once in an age that such a person
is permitted to grow.
Jenny Lind is about to giverconccrts at Buff
falo, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati AMI
Cleveland. She viii return to New York about
the middle of December, when she viii give sew
eral farewell concerts in that city. She VIII be
accompanied by Burke, Salvi and Goldschmidt.
It is not true that she is TO appear in Opera in
this country. She has not the most remote idea
of the kind, and has not had The proceeds OF
a concert at Buffalo, are to be paid to the suffer-
rers by the late FIRE in that city.
Catharinc Hayes the Irish songstrcss, better
known as the s'Swan Of Erin has given her
seventh concert in New York, and with complete
success. She is said to be very handsome
much more so than the engrayings represent
her. BY some persons, she IS considered supe-
rior 20 Jenny Lind, as a vocalist. She IS ia the
26th year Of her age, and IS quite rosy in COM
plexion. She has a much pretticr face than the
Nightingale" and her eyes, though small, are
laughing and expressive. She is now giving
concerts in Boston.
Louis Kossush has left Turkey in the Z. S.
Steamer Mississippi for America. Heis expect
Cd at New York this week. The Councils Of
Philadelphia have EXTENDED to him the hospital
tiles of the city. The President has caused or
ders to be issued to the various naval stations
to fire saIutes and extend al the military honors
to him on his arrival and passage through the
country. 1t is expected he VIII proceed frem
New York to Washington, where grand dinner
viii be given MIN at The Presidential mansion.
Mr.. Owen, the Z. S. Consul at Havana, has
been recalled. His recall is accompanied by a
letter from the President informing lin that
his defence is wholly unsatisfactory Whilst he
is so deservedly punished in this manner and
universally despisod throughout the country,
| for his heartless conduct towards the american
prisoners, we notice thata proposition is foct,
| ut New Orleans, to raise fund to purchase
suitable presents to present to the British Con-
sal at Havana, and his worthy Secretary, a.
mementos of their noble and praisoworthy con
duct towards the American prisoners, when de
serted by their own Consul.