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And 1t Is further demonstrated, that practi-
eally, there was more efficient sinking fund.
before the act of the 10th of April. l849 passed.
than since that period Although admit that
there was no sinking fund, 60 RoRlJ,e, previous
to that act.
The question is not how much was maid du
ring Gov. Shank's or Gov. Johnston's admins
tratIons for old canal and railroad debts or old
debts for repairs similar debts large sums
were undoubtedly paid for those objects during
their administrations, and several preceding
ones; but the question is, hOtc much of the debt
acknowledged, dscertained and reported 5v the
se0erdt State IreosuTeTs-bas been paid-tolg much
is Il diBlinished2
1t is said that there is about half million
of dollars in the sinking fund. The fact sta
ted in my former letter, and gave credit for the
amount. But does it follow, of course that be-
cause there Is certain sum in a sinking fund
that the debt is paid pro tanto? If it is So it is
a happy discovery. All that is necessary to be
done hereafter, will be TO appropriate largely to
the sinking fund
Mr. Pitt, believe, was the author of this
system; at all events he established a sinking
! fund and kept up the credit of Great Britain,
when he was, IN point of fact, increasing the
public debt every year,
have nothing to say against the establish
ment OF a sinking fund, far from it [ earnest
ly recommended it in my first report TO the
Legislature on the Finances of the Common
.hhdt ouJecI Is, that Mr.. Johnston
should claim credit for creating the revenue
which made 1t certain that we should gradually
pay the debt, when he was practising law in
Armstrong county. And further, that he should
claim to have created all the money now in the
Treasury and Sinking Fund; and alleges that
he has paid half a million of dollars of the
! public debt
That portion of the public debt which was
PAID IN 1916, lS4I and 1913, was the part pay
! ment OF the loan of the 4th Nav. IS41. by the
cancellation of the relief notes. the redemption
OF portion OF the per cent funded debt. and
payments to domestic creditors.
IN answer 10 an inquiry on that subject, can
| only state that have no means at present q,
ascertalnlng the exact amount of State bonds
cancelled IN each year embraced in my state
| ment, except the year 1916 l received that
year and cancelled State bonds to the amount
of S23, ,SS3 OF.
Ii is something new and shows that we live
IN an age of progress, for the Wings to complain
that payments were not made in gold and silver
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-25
a Cure for Poison,

If person should be stung by bee OF other
insect, rub some spirits of turpentine on the
place, and the pain will cease in a moment. 1t
l. said that the pain arising from the bite of q
copper-head snake may be arrested IL few
minutes by the continued application OF this
article; and from my own knowledge of the
effects in other cases have not the least doubt
of it The effect of all poison is to contract the
blood vessels and prevent free circulation; the
natural consequence is pain and inflammation i'm
mediately. Spirits of turpentine, by their pene-
trating and expanding qualities, soon overeom e
the diticulty.-FarR,er's Cabinet.
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THE ABOVE IN VERSE.
BY GEORGE P. NORRIS.

She heard the fight was over,
And won the wreath of fame
When tidings from her lover,
With his good war-steed came:
To guard her safely to his tent,
The red-men of the woods were sent.
They led her where sweet waters gush
Under the pine-tree bough!
The tomahawk is raised 10 crush
'Tis buried in her brow,
She sleeps beneath that pine-tree now.
Her broken hearted lover
In hopeless conflict died!
The forest-leayes now cover
That soldier and his bride,
The frown of the Great Spirit fell
Upon the red-man like a SPELL
No more those waters slake their thirst
Shadeless to them that tree.
Der land and lake they roam accurst,
And in the clouds they see
Thy spirit unavenged, McRea!
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Another.

in recording the death of Mr.. Loyat. at Phila-
delphia, few days since, from the bite of a pet
rattlesnake, and remarking upon the fact that
all efforts of physicians in his behalf were una
vailing, IS Yet authentic statements have
been published that the poison of the rattlesnake
has been overcome by drinking ardent spirits
quart or more, in a short time; and that even
by bathing the wound IN olive oil, and swallow
ing every few minutes as much as could be got
down, bitten man has been known to recover
1t is said that no quantity of brandy viii intox-
icate person bitten by a poisonous reptile: that
the poison does not act in the blood. but affects
the same nerves or vessels near the surface of
the skin, through which ardent spirits pass off,
and that there the combat between the spirits
and the venom is carried On, and the latter over
come. After a few hours sleep, the patient thus
treated has been known to rise wel as before
the reptile inflicted its bite
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-25
THE OUTRAGE IN cHRIsT1AEA.
THE yyHIsKEY REBELLION.

The Washington Republic contains an able
article on the recent outrage in Christiana IL
describes 1t as act of treason against the L
States, under the clause Of ..levying var against
tAe StAtes NsSEc'I Sde Constitution defines to
! De treason. The first Congress pa ssed an act
! to carry out this provision of the Constitution
declaring that the crime of treason shouId be
punished by death. The same law also provides
that
% II any person or persons, having kgloyledp-o
OF the commission Of the treasons aforesaid
shall conceal, and not, as soon as may be ,5;s-
close AID make J1aotrR tie same to the P-aSida-t
OF the United States, or soIae eHe,of the iudoes
thereof, or to the President or Governor of a
particular State, or some one of the Judges or
justices thereof, such person or persons, on con-
Ylcuon, shall be adjudged guilty of misprison of
treason, and shall be Imprisoned not exceeding
seven years, and fined not exceeding one tl,Cuo
sand dollars"
The Republic shows how the Whiskev rebel
Lon vas treated in Pennsylvania, when in 1891
an nsurrectlon took place in the four western
counties OF Pennsylvania, to prevent by force
the execution of two acts of Congress:
'Figol was indicted in april 795, for high
treason IN levyIng war against the United States
on the charge. of resisting and preventing by
force the execution Of the said acts; and was
trleu al a circuit court held in Phila aielrtis
Judges Patterson and Peters on the bench
The overt acts being proved by two witnesses,
lut td6T Was SlO1lllteQ 70 the Jury without
gument, under the charge of the court, whicg,
was delivered by Mr.. Justice Patterson"
FigOl was sentenced TO death, and afterwards
PardOned. We quote again:
a few years afterwards Congress passed al,
act (l79S) providing for a valuation of lands,
&c; and in the same year an act laying direct
tax. In the year following an insu-rectiou tooI7
place in the counties of Bucks and Northampton.
IN Pennsylvania, to resist the execution Of these
acts. Fries was arrested and committed as one
Of the ringleaders IN the insurrection.
Fries was brought 10 trial at a circuit court
held in Philadelphia in April 1899, before
Judges Iredel and Peters. The facts alleged
N the-indictment being fully proved, Lewis and
Dallas, the able counsel of the prisoner, rested
his defence on the points of law
After full discussion, the principle estab-
ished in Mitchell's case was reaffrmed, sthat.
20 resist or prevent by force the execution of a
particular law of the United States, did amount
to leyying against them, and was therefore
treason
There are other examples of like import and
leading to like results.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-25
Old AenfuCki

Major J. c. breckenridge, a young democrat
of fine talents and promise, who an officer
of one of the Kentucky Regiments in Mexico,
has been elected over the notorious Gen Combs
of Lexington, Ky, and the ashland district flies
to the democratic banner. Henry Clay's State
and district have at last returned to the faith in
menced his brilliant political career. Apostacy
from the republican faith has at last met its
retribution and brought upon him the bitter
modification of witnessing the desertion of his
own State and his own vicinage. from his side.
The way of the transgressor is hard.-Riehalona
VA Enquirer.
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a shower OF Flesh in california.

The San Francisco Herald of August Ist
says:
''On Saturday, the Goth ult, n shower Of
meat fell at the army station near Benicia. 1t
was first observed by Major Allen, who was
struck by one of the falling pieces. The show
er lasted two or three minutes. The pieces
were from the size OF pigeons egg mp to that
of an orange-the heaviest perhaps weighing
three ounces. No birds were visible in the air
at the time. Specimens of this meat. which is
apparently beet, were preserved by Major Allen
and the Surgeon of the Post. A piece that was
examined three hours after il fell showed a por-
ton Of small blood vessel. some of the sheath
of muscle and muscular fiber. Ii was slightly
tainted. The ground which the shower fell
was about three hundred yards long and eighty
wide, and the entire amount of meat between
TWO and half and FIVE bushels in bulk. No
pieces of bone were found. strong wind from
the west was blowing at the time and the skies
were clear. This is the third occurrence of the
kind on record in the last six years.
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EBEISBURG. SEPTIMRER &c. 1851

vas ied to believe that they were accustomed
70 regard the notes Of specie paving banks as
equivalent to the precious metals: and vet ann
asked whether paid the interest in gold and
silver. To this | answer as, in nv former let
ter, that paid it in the notes of specie payino
b<sks, and small proportion in that currency
% I1hra~teas ea'iaied on the Celn1u,yIi-
wealth.
Ia answer to another inquiry. | state with
great pleasure that in 1849 the Commonwealth
had SO far got rid OF the relief notes. and the
revenue under the act of the 26th April. 1874
was so effective for no new revenues had been
created) that the interest was paid in the notes
OF specie paying banks, without being oblioed
to resort TO the ragged relief notes. This han
Ply event occurred during the time that Mr..
Ball was State Treasurer, and | was glad to have
an opportunity of congratulating him upon il
when ne came to Philadelphia to pay the interest
And here let me repeat what | said in NV
former communication, that it is as clear as y
sunbeam that we owe all these triumphs. this
glorious reduction of the State debt. and our
happy deiiverance from bankruptcy, and reUu-
diatlon to the Legislature of 1914 And on the
question Of the mill tax we are indebted for its
passage to the members of both political parties.
The revenue yielded by the act last named.
being the tax on real aud personal estate. for
the several years, is as follows:
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-25

LoPEz IN BATTLE.-P. S. Van Vechten, of New
York, lieutenant in one of the companies of
the Ceba expedition, and who has been parSloned
and released by the Captain General, publishes
in the \. \. Herald an account of the expedition,
in which he says that during the engagement
with the Spaniards, Lopez carried no sword,
but erode entirely unarmed over the field,
through the hottest fire, occasionally applying a
red rdt0-hide, with good deal of vigor, to the
shoulders Of such men he thought could be
hurried into hringa little faster :"
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The revenues thus annually collected, in con
junction with the ordinary revenues then exist
ing, have furnished the aggregate receipts which
have enabled the Commonwealth to meet all her
accruing liabilities, and, by gradually paving
the public debt, placed her feet ON solid ground
have deemed these remarks proper, in view
OF the objections to my former statement l
have, | think, answered these objections in a
respectful manner Ny object is to present
facts to tae public, and | shall not travel out of
my way to notice any unkind personalities.
JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN.
PITTsBVRG, Sept. l, 1851.
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MILLERIsM REVIVED number of Millerites
have raised second adventtent in Erie and are
drawing crowds to witness their performances.
The time fixed for their ascension is uncertain
They are all higher-law men, and will go for
John Strohm for Canal Commissioner If they
shouldn't leave before the election.
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THE SALUTE PERsoxAL-In Russia after ,ba
first introduction of gentleman to lady. be
kisses her hand whenever they meet, while She
gracefully returns the compliment on bis cheek
What delicate ecustom-particularly for the
lords OF creation,
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From the Pittsburg Post.

1t will thus be seen that my statement exhi-
bits exactly the State debt as presented by the
official reports without any floating debt for re-
pairs or any such thing
1t Is therefore demonstrated that the follow
ing amount of the public debt was paid in the
years herein stated:
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04
OTTUMWA, IOWA, JULY 4, 1851.

of the ridiculous, that she could no,
suppress the smile that cured her lips;
a smile that was felt by Tilghman as the
death blow TO all his hopes Of winning
her for his bride. With the subsistence
OF these hopes went his appetite; and
with that he went also that is, from the
table without so much as waiting for the
desert. On the forward deck he enscon-
ced himself until the boat reached South
Amboy, and then he took good care not
to push his way into the ladies' car, a
species of self-denial to which he was
not accustomed.
Six months afierwards-he did mo-,
venture to call again on Miss Walcot-
Tilghman read the announcement of the
young lady's marriage TO Mr.. Walker.
and not long afterwards met her in COM
pany with husband. He proved to be
the travelling companion who had been
81 disgusted with his boorish conduct
when on his last trip to the East.
Our young gentleman has behaved
himself rather better since when from
home; and we trust that some other
young gentlemen who are too much in
the habit of .'taking care of number one'
when they are among strangers, will be
warned by his modification, and cease
to expose themselves to the ridicule of
well-bred people.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04
Decay Of Peach Trees.

A singular fact, and one worthy Of
being recorded, was mentioned a few
days since, by Mr.. Alexander Duke,
of Albemarle. He states that, while on
visit to large orchard, every tree in
which had been totally destroyed by the
ravages of the worm, with the exception
of three; and these three were probably
the most thrifty and fourishing peach
trees he ever saw. The only cause Of
their superiority known to his host, was
an experiment made in consequence of
observing that parts of worm-eaten tim
Der, into which nails had been driven,
were generally sound. When his trees
were about year OLD, he had selected
three of them, and driven ten-penny
nail through the body, as near the erord
as possible; while the balance of the or
chard had gradually failed, and finally
yielded to the ravages of the worms,
these three trees, selected at random,
treated precisely in tho same manner,
with the exception Of the mailing, had
always been vigorous and healthy, fur
nishing him at that period with the great
est profusion OF the most luscious fruit.
1t is supposed that the salt of iron afford
ed by the nail is offensive to the worm,
while il is harmless, or even beneficial
to the tree. e.-Soufhern Planter.
We believe this remedy possesses
great efficacy. butit is by no means new.
having for half century been in prac-
tice in this region, but only, We believe.
as applied to plum trees; and in that
respect il is IN use upon our own prem
ises. We would recommend trial Of
it, however, with the peach tree; for il il
possesses the virtues ascribed to il, it
must prove of great value.-Germaa.
toUn Telegraph.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04
Sir John Franklin.

The case of sir John franklin begins
to assume hopeless aspect. He has
now been absent six years, as he sailed
from Sheerness on the Goth May lS45.
He commanded the Erebus, and the
expedition also consisted OF several other
vessels. In letter from Sir John to
Col. Sabine, dated from the Whale
Fish Islands, esh July, l8i5, after
noticing that, including what they had
received from the transport, which had
accompanied them so far, the Erebus
and Terror had on board provisions,
fuel, clothing and store, for three years
complete from that date, i. e., TO July,
lS4S; he continues as follows:- Il
hope my dear wife and daughter will
moi be over anxious if we should not
return by the time they have fixed upon;
and | must beg of you to give them
the benefit OF your advice and experience
when that arrives, for YOU know well,
that even after the second winter, with
out success in our object, we should wish
to try some other channel. if the state OF
our provisions and the health of the crew
justify it,"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04
Mrs. Crittenden's First and Sec
Ond Table.

The republican simplicity of Thomas
Crittenden, the first Governor of Ver<
mont, in his private life, and his high
appreciation of honest industry, were
no less the theme of praise among the
people of his time, than his wisdom and
patriotism in the public station TO which
he was so repeatedly elected.
One day the Governor received a visit
on official business from several gen.
llemen Of the then supper ten of AZ
bany. accompanied by their fashiona-
BILE ladies, who were, of course, consign-
ed to the care of lady Criitenden.
When the dinner-hour arrived, Mrs.
Crittenden, TO the surprise of all her
guests, had all the hired men called in
from the field, and seated at the same
table with themselves.
After the ladies had retierd with their
hostess to their separate apartment, one
of them, in her wonder al such an in
fringement of what she supposed the
rules regulating the proper distinctions
in society, ventu,ed to ask.
"Mrs. Crittenden. you do not usual
ly have your hired laborers to sit down
at the first table, do you!"
"Why, yes, madam" replied the 9th
er, with a ready perception of every
thing the question involved, and de-
termination to rebuke the feelings which
led to it, "why, yes, we have thus far
done SO, but are now thinking of ma
king different arrangement. The Gov
enor and myself have been talking the
matter over little, lately. and come to
the conclusion that the men who do
nearly all the hard work ought to have
the first table, and that he and | who DIR
so little, should be content with the
second. But in compliment TO you,
thought | would have you sit down wirh
them to-day, 1t the first table. ."-GreeH
Mountain Freeman.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04
MISCELLANY.
For the Des Moines Courier.
Welcome TO the Nnngarians.

BY WILLIAM A. SCOTT.
Welcome, thrice welcome to ou land,
Where Liberty alone doth reign;
Yes, that sweet liberty for which
Thy struggles were in vain.
We greet thee, as friends of liberty,
And exiles far away from home;
We extend the hand of friendship,
And bid thee yet to come.
Our hearts did ever beat with thine,
When thou vert in the bloody fray,
And now since all thy hopes have failed
Well welcome thee away.
Yes, welcome with thy heroes bold,
To the land Of the free and brave,
Who fought like thee, for liberty,
And SEQ ned to be slave.
Thy struggles SO near like our own,
Makes us greet thee with heart and hand
Then welcome to the bold and true,
Yes, welcome to our lani.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04

The SCIENCE OF GOING TO BEp.--
The earth is magnet, with magnetic
currents constantly playing around il.
The human body is also magnet, and
when the body is placed in certain rela-
tons to the earth, these currents har-
monize, when in any other position they
conflict. When one position is to be
maintained for some time, a position
should be chosen in which the magnet
currents of the earth and body will not
conflict. This position, as indicated bv
theory and by experiment is to lie with
the head to the north pole. Persons
who sleeps with their heads in the oppo-
site direction, or lying crosswise. are liza
BILE to fall into various nervous disorders.
When they 60 back to the right posi-
ton, these disorders, if moi TOO deeply
impressed upon the constitution. soon
vanish. Sensitive persons are always
more refreshed by sleep when their
heads poiut due north. Architects. in
planning buildings, should bear this
principle in mind.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04

WAGES OF THE WORKING PopULA-
TIoN OF BELGlUM.-A European cor
respondent of the New York Tribune
transmits the following official statement
in reference to the wages of the working
population of Belgium.
MEN.-5342 men earn from So to 78
cents per day, ls0,440 men earn from
80 to 40 cents per day; ll3,95O men
earn from 90 to 80 cents per day.
WoMEN.--l62 women earn 40 cents
and upwards per day; 37,72l women
earn 80 10 40 cents per day; 29,62O
women earn 10 to 30 cents per day; 49,
6l2 women earn less than 10 cents per
day.
BoYs.-5.s9O BOYS earn from 30 to 80
cents per day; 1850 boys earn from
10 to 20 cents per day; 1881 boys
earn less than 10 cents per day.
GIRLs.-l3s5 girls earn from 20 to
80 cents per day; 9.346 girls earn from
10 to 20 cents per day; %, ,53S girls earn
less than 10 per day.
The above figures do not represent
the whole working population in Belgi-
urn. of course; in fact, they exclude the
whole agricultural class, which would
have made the statistics still more mel
ancholly: but they represent withou,
doubt, a fair average estimate of town
wages throughout the Kingdom.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-04

10 AT the meeting of The British, and
Foreign Anti Slavery Society in London,
lately, Horace Greedy, of the New
York Tribune, was one of the speakers.
The speakers generally expressed the
determination neither 10 speak to or as
sociate with Shareholders.
What do the South Carolinians, who
have prolessed such great love for Eng
land, and ever look to tina, country for
protection in the event of her secession
from the Union, think of this cut direct
10 lhem!-Mo. Repubhicaa.