The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-06-26
From Our ExChanxes.

the nomination for Governor of Georgia. by
the States Rights Convention
- The Wings of New York city are for
Webster for President, and with them it is au,
Webster, aut Nuaus.
Later accounts state that the discovery
of gold in Maine turns out to be a hoax
In England they talk of electine Ma
cready, the tragedian, to Parliament, in place
of George Thompson, who is at present in this
country attending to every PERSONS business
but his own.
- Reading City, in this State, is improving
fast Besides the two new churches of the
Lutheran and German Reformed denominations
now building, number of private houses,
manu- factories, &C., are being built
a train of cars from Philadelphia left
Newark, N. j., on last Sunday evening for New
York, with one thousand passengers. The
train numbered seventeen cars, which were all
drawn by one locomotive.
- The corner stone of the new Cafholic
Cathedral, at Pittsburg. was l.al .. ssarsasy
10th inst, in the presence of q large asseazn
lage. The ceremony was performed by Bishop
OConnor, and the grafton delivered by the
Very Rev'd DR.. Moriarity, of Baltimore
- The managers of the Washington National
Monument request collections to be made for
the monument throughout the Union ON the
Fourth Of July.
The Mississippi Southern Rights Con-
vention, on the 18th inst, nominated General
Quitman, as their candidate for Governor: hat
a letter from that State says there is no doubt
of the election of General Foote, the Union
candidate.
- The States of Nicaragua, San Salvador,
and Honduras have agreed upon q Federal
Government, and there seems to be no doubt
that new republic will be formed
- The Democratic papers in IIliuois are
generally favorable to the nomination Of Hon.
Stephen A Douglass, Of Chicago, for the next
Presidency.
The steamship 'sCity of Pittsburs," one
Of the splendid propellors which are 10 run
between Philadelphia and Liverpool, was safely
launched at New York on Saturday last She
is said to be beautiful vessel, and viii no
doubt make fast sailer
Tine president Of France, Louis Napo-
leon, is busily engaged in travelling through his
country addressing the people, with the inten-
ton perhaps of making himself sufficiently
popular to be elected in 1852. His opponent
for the Presidency will likely be Gen ehangar-
uier or Gen. Cavaignac, both popular with the
masses.
M de tamartine has written O letter,
| which is published in the s.Pays," Parisian
journal, showing that the only GosersAneSf now
possible in France is Republic, particularly
when there are so many parties contendhg for
the supremacy.
- Eighty-nine Hungarian officers a,d sol
diers have arrived at Southampton, England,
ON their way to the United States They saw
kossuth at Kutayah, on the 9th Mag Hi.
wife and child were with him, and abou, twenty
Ave Hungarians, who are still prisoners The
Turks, per advice Of Austria, promise him his
liberty in September. We hope it ma, prove
true.
The corner stone Of the Jsckso, Monu-
ment will not be laid at Washington on the 4th
of July, as published some weeks ago. The
corner stone Of the enlargement of ths Capitol
| at Washington, viii be laid on the 4th Of July,
by the President. Hon. Daniel webcer will
deliver the address The citizens Of tht United
States are invited to attend
The Knoxville Register says the wheat,
corn, and oats crop in Tennessee win bs plen-
tiful one. The tobacco crop in Kentucky is
very promising.
The Plank Road leading from Httsburg
to Braddock's Fields and Turtle Greek, length
eleven miles, will be completed in two weeks.
- Il has been determined to build Rail
Road from Indiana, Pa, to the Central Rail
Road at Lockport, instead of Plank Road
The engineer, Mr.. Fox, informed us some days
ago that the ground was highly favorsble.
The new costume for Ladders seems to
be gradually winning its way into general favor
and use throughout the States The Lowell,
Mass, ladies intend having Turkish process
sion on the 4th of july, A large paety ts soon
/ 70 be given ip Alaahys n. Y, at vhi6h Sif tie
ladies YIN appear IN the new dress: 66es
Of ladies In Cincinnati. Boston, Bars<.<bie and
tother places, have dofed the petticoaty and put
on the breeShes. We heard the other day that
young Lao " in Hollidaysburg would soon make
her debut in the Oriental custom, as Mrs. Part
ington says. Wonder is it a fact.
1t is recorded as q singular fact that du-
ring the late fire 81 San Francisco not 4 single
house of worship Of any kind waa dustroyed,