The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-06-19
From Our Exchanges.

From Our Exchanges.
In the vicinity of Natchez Mississippi, there
has been no rain for three months and the crops
are suffering in consequence.-TheR Railroad
bridge four miles south Of Hartford, Conn,
was destroyed by fire on the 13th inst.--Tha
steamer J. n. Miles arrived at Louisville from
New Orleans ON the 18th inst, having had four
teen deaths on board from Cholera and Ship
Fevef.-The aggregate reosipts at the Crystal
Palace, London, from nn sources, up to juno
1st, were nearly e20O, 900, and m additional
100000 will cover all expenses, when the
building is to be presented to the Government
1t is good speculation, and viii vie in magni-
tude with the receipts at the Lind concerts
speaking of Jenny Lind, she and Barnum have
dissolved partnership, and Jenny is now giving
concerts In Boston,-for one hundred concerts
have been givon and it is said tnat Barnum has
made $500, 900, and Miss Lind $500, GOO, which
is certainly astonishing The City Of Milwau-
kie, Wisconsin, which few years since was
wilderness, is now lighted with gas.-Daniel
Webster has been nominated for President by the
Wings of Boston, and great rush was made to
sign paper to that tefect.-The Lowell factory
girls, it is stated will all adopt the new style of
dress, and organize Turkish battallion.-
Three schoeners arrived at New York on Tuesday
with 66, 900 pine apples, some of which we would
like sent here.-Col Bigler the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, will
beat Bill Johnston the Whig candidate, about
19, 999 votes, en- which we viii bet one of Ash
toms Philadelphia Hats.-The Small Pox has
been making fearful ravages among the Sioux
Indians and other tribes in the northwestern
territory--A military court martial assemblies
at Washington City, the 23d inst, to try Col.
Talcott, on charges preferred by the Secretary of
War The court consists of ten Generals,-viz:
Twiggs, Wool, Smith, Riley, Gibson, Wallach,
Totten, Churchill, Clarke and Childs; Colonels |
Albert, Crane aad Plympton; and Major Lee as
Judge Advocate. Strawberries are selling in /
New York for 3 cents per basket.-A meeting
of the citizens of Washington was held on the
18th inst, to consider the propriety of holding
National Fair, and a committee was appointed to
report at some future day; have a Worlds Fair |
gentlemen by all lmeans.-Alarge fire occurred |
at Uniontown, Pa, on the 10th inst, which des-
troyed 26 horses, the property of Messrs. niece
Tracy, Of Baltimore, and the Good Intent |
Stage Company, also number of Stages, Car
riages, &c.-Some Yankee (of course) has in
vented machine for setting up ten pins without |
the aid of the alley boys; it is done at the head
of the alley by touching spring or turning
crank.-There seems to be a mania for the |
gold mines, recently discovered in the part of
Maine, and several hundred persons leave the |
sea coast for them, weekly.-The man who |
doesn't take a country newspaper was in town |
the other day, and brought his family along in q !
two horse wagon. He believed that General Tay-
lor was still President, and wanted TO know if the
Indians had taken Cuba, and if so, schere they |
had taken it. He sold his corn for 80 cents, the
price being 45) and was paid in three cent pieces
which were run on him. for half dimes Sub |
scribe for the SENTINEL, and you will be posted |
in all these matters and then yea s'cant be taken
in. ."-Biddle of the Pittsburg Americau, says
a young lady proneaaded the streets there with
the new dress on, but he failed to see her. and
therefore lost the opportunity of kissing his
hand to her Never mind James, better luck
next time.-The Bedford Springs, Cape May,
and the Ebensburg Springs are at the present
time the three great places of attraction, and
crowds are on the way to spend the summer
months at these delightful watering places.
RS-We publish the following communication
with much pleasure, firstly, because it is a tri-
butte of respect from young lady to the mem
ory of brave and gallant soldier, one, who,
when his country's flag was in danger, nobiy
marched to the battle field, aided in placing that
flag on the citadel of Mexico, and assisted in
establishing an imperishable name for the
American Volunteer Soldiery; secondly, be-
cause the communication is meritorious pro-
duction, exceedingly well written and Indicative