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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-23
Democrats, are you Assessed

This is important and demands immediate at
tention. REMEMBER, that unless you are as
sessed TEN DAYS before the election and have
paid State and County tax within two years,
you will be denied one of the highest privileges
known in free republican, government-THE
RIGHT TO VOTE. SATURDAY, the End day
of OCTOBER, is the last day which you car
he assessed
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-23
Fatal Accident.

On Wednesday morning, September 16, Mr..
John Carroll who was employed as hitcher at
the foot of Plane no. was killed. While he
was hitching unhitching to the wire rope, a
ear loaded with pipe-logs, one of the logs rolled
over the side of the car, and falling upon his
breast, so injured him, that he died in half an
hour. He was young man much respected
whose sudden death is a severe afliction to an
aged and widowed mother.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-23
The Maine Election.

On account of the disorganization of parties
in the State of Maine, occasioned by the agita-
ton of the Liquor question, the friends of GEN
ERAL ScorT expected TO make something out OF
the recent election that would revive the droop-
been doomed to disappointment, as will be seen
by the following extracts from independent
exchange on the Maine election
This election has swept over the State OF
Maine somewhat like small tempests, upsetting
everything in its course, producing vast amount
of confusion.
1t has baffled the calculations of the politicians
and driven them to sea without chart or COM
pass. Let us see if we cannot gather some
thing valuable from the wreck. In the first
place we learn that the Whig party have been
utterly demolished in the storm. There were
four candidates for Governor, and the result is
as follows
Crosby, (Whig) I6,90S
Hubbard, Dem. and Maine law 25,312
Chandler. Dem and anti Maine aw) I4,513
Neal Dow (author of the Maine law) 692
1t will be thus seen that the Wings have been
cut root and branch in this election
The two Democrats have between them nearly
40, 900 votes, while the Whig vote amounts to
nearly II 900. These figures of course settle
the Presidential election vote in November, as
the whole 40, 900 Democratic votes win then be
given to the Democratic candidate there being
no collateral issue or disturbing causes to effect
the result Even if Neal Dow's 692 votes should
be given to the Wings, it would not do them any
good, for out of the 81, ,425 votes polled, the
Democrats have SO. $780, which will give them a
large majority. This is the political aspect of
the Maine election.-P Pcnnsylpanian.
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L
Democratic Congregational Conference.
The Conferees from the several counties COM
posing the 18th Congressional district, met at
the house of Samuel j. Renshaw, in Johnstewn,
on Wednesday the 18th inst The Conference
was organized by calling S. j. Renshaw to the
chair, and appointing William X. Piper, Esq.
Secretary.
The following confeTees presented their ere
dentials, members of the Conference
Blair county-Wm. X. Piper, James Moore
house. and William M'Farlane Somerset-Pe-
ter Levy /; Huntingdon-not represented Cam
bria-Samuel j. Renshaw, G.. Nelson Smith and
C. L. Pershing.
On motion, the Conference proceed to ballot
FOR a candidate for Congress at the ensuing
election.
Mr. Piper nominated John Cresswell Jr. ESQ.
of Blair; Mr.. Pershing nominated Col Eman-
uel Shaffcr of Cambria.
The first ballot resulted as follows :-Cress-
we'll votes-Shaffer votes.
On motion of Mr.. Moorehouse. The nomipa-
ton OF Col. Shaffer was declared unanimous
Mr.. Pershing, offered the following resolutions
ResolUed, That we hail with pleasure the eyi-
dences OF the triumph of the Democratic party
at the approaching election. In FRANKLIN
PIERCE the Democracy have candidate whose
purity of character, great abilities and eminent
public services, afford sure guarantee that his
will rebound to the honor of the
whole country. "knowing no North, no South,
no East West under the Constitution he
will carry into the administration of the gov
those great Democratic principles, in
the advocacy of which he has been as
Constant as the Northern star;
OF whose true, fix d and resting quality
There is no fellow in the frmament.
Resolved That in WILLIAM r. KING of
Alabama, We recognize Democratic statesman
whose services in behalf Of his country abroad,
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pSE-The Chambersburg, Pa, Whig, of the
itself afresh in that place, in form more viru-
lent and malignant than characterized its first
prevalence. Fifty-two deaths had so far oc-
Cured from the FIRST appearance of the dis
case.
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MASS MEETING OF THE DEMOCRACY A.
sUMMITvILLE, CAMBRIA COUNTY, OF
FRIDAY, OCTOBER l, 1852.

The Democracy of Cambria, Blair, and, Bed
ford and adjoining counties, and of the State,
will assemble together at the Summit of the AL
legheny Mountain, Cambria county, on FRIDAY,
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On saturday, October =. 1852.

Let all who are in favor of the Patriots and
Statesmen, PIERCE and KING, ard the demo-
cratic STATE TICKET, meet i'm council and
strike terror into the hearts of the enemy.
Opponents of Abolition Whiggery and Gal
phin Frauds, assemble, and declare your disgust
of Whig corruptions.
The committee of arrangements have forward
ed invitations TO a number of distinguished
Democrats, and among others confidently expec-
:ed, is the brave Gen. Shields, of Illinois, Gov.
Vania
Come Democrats with music and banners and
push on the column.
Holidaysburg September %, 1852.
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very respectfully, yours, &c.
Charies Shaler, James May,
III. ). Magraw, 3 Jones,
III. Hepburn, John Anderson,
Herman Gross, J. B. Guthrie,
j. Roth, Samuel w Black.
VIM. Rothacker, j. +. Sabita,
James &. Richey, Charles Bilharz,
ii. Nlerheller, J. III. Cassiday,
Jas. Blakeley, Bernard Burns,
VIM. wilkins, David Campbell,
Jas. Gray, 4th street, Geo. II. White,
Thomas Wynne, Andrew Burke,
Daniel Rogers, Edward NJ Stanton
Ihos Blackmore, John Mccarthy,
Eli Burford, Joseph Barnes,
Thos. Barnes, NJ G. Milligan
Jacob Barnett, Charles Purneu,
William Craig, James r. Snowden
Th. Umstaetter
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-23

ssa- DR.. John Mccullough the whig candi-
date for Congress, was in town on Monday and
Tuesday.
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From the PatsJurg Morning Post
CHARGE OF NATIVISM REFUTED,


Dear su The undersigned, members of the
democratic party, beg leave TO call your atten-
tion TO certain charges now frequently made by
the Whig presses against you, in regard to your
views upon the naturalization laws and alleged
hostility 10 the rights of naturalized citizens
We are aware that you may justly regard your
LIE and conduct in the high station you have
occupied, and the boundless confidence Of the
Democratic party which YOU enjoy, as a sufi-
cient answer to such calumnies
But the charges are intended TO operate on
and mlslead persons TO whom the truth is un-
known We would, therefore, solicit from you
an expression Of your views on the subject. If
your time will permit, not doubling that every
candid mind will thus be satisfied, that by no
act of your life have you been Justly chargeable
with having entertained men or measures fav-
orlng lliberal or proseriptive policy towards a.
dopted citizens, on account Of the place OF their
birth or their religious opinions.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-23
Hon. Georpe W. Woodward.

The Slanderers and maligners of the candi-
date of the Democracy for the Supreme Bench,
should read the letter herewith and blush for
shame. They have traduced, slandered and viii
lihed Judge w. until forbearance has ceased to
be virtue. In publishing this letter the Pitts
burg Daily Union very justly remarks:
Here we have candidate for judicial of
ice, who has always been Democrat and al
ways acted with that party in support of the
foreigners rights; who, in the Reform Conven-
ton, declared his opposition to the Native prin-
ciple; who might have been Senator of the Uni
ted States, if he had yielded one iota to the Ma
tives, but refused to hold that office on such
terms,-assailed every morning as being Ma
twist And by whom? By the organs of that
party which raised the Bible and Flag stories on
Skunk, and at every important election has been
associated with the Natives in opposition to
Judge Woodward and the rest of the Democratic
party,-by men who clasped the bloody hands
of the rioters, fresh from the slaughter of the
Irish-men, women and children-in in 1914, and
Joined them in the crusade against Judge Wood
wards party,-by men who are at this moment
supporting a man for the Presidency scho claimed
to be the founder of Natipism!
What does this mean? 1t looks strange, GER
tainly, to see Wings charging Democrat with
an offence of which they themselves are openly
and avowedly guilty. But the mystery is east
ly solved. The object is to detach the conf
dence of Democrats from their true friends, and
thus induce them to trust to the tender mercies
of their enemies 1t is the wolf accusing the
watchdog of unfaithfulness, because the wolf
would have the watch-dog's post, not TO guard
but to deyour
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W ASS MEETING OFTIEE DEyIOC-
EsACT, AT H0ELkDAYSRsR RG
SATURDAY OCT. 2. 1852.

Friends Of the UNION. the CONSTITUTION,
and the COMPROMISE, a GRAND MASS
MEETING will be held at Hollidaysburg,
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EUROPEAN NEWS.

VIM. K. PIPER, Secretary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19
A Singular Relic.

Capt. D'Auberville, of bark Chieftain,
of Boston. writes to the editor of the Lou
isville Varieties, that he put into Gibraltar
on the 9th of August to repair some dam
ages his vessel had sustained, and while
waiting, himself and two of his passengers
crossed tie Straits to Mount Abylus, on
the African coast, to shoot, and pick up
geological specimens. Before returning
the breeze having freshened so much as to
render it necessary to put more ballast in
lhe boat and one of the crew lifted what
he supposed to be rock, but from its ex-
trcme Gghtness and singular shape was in
duced to call the attention of the captain to
it, who at first took it for piece Of POM
ice stone, but so completely covered with
bamacles, and other marine animalculp,
as to deny that supposition. On further
examination, he found it to be cedar
keg. On opening it he found cocoa
nut, enveloped in a kind of gum or resi-
nous substance ; this he also opened, and
found a parchment covered with Gothic
characters, nearly illegible, and which nei-
thcr he nor any one on board was able TO
decipher He, however, found on shore
an American book merchant, who was
said to be the most learned man in Spain,
to whom he took it, who after learning
the circumstances of its discovery, offered
800 dollars for it, which Capt. D'A. de-
clined.
lie then" says the letter. "read word
for word, and translated it into the French
as he read each sentence-a short but
concise account of the discovery of Cathay
or farther india, addressed to Ferdinand
and Isabella, of CASTLE and Arragon, say
ing the ships could not possibly survive
the tempest another day that they were
between the Western Isles and Spain;
two like narratives were thrown into the
see, in case the Caraval should 90 to the
bottom, that some mariner would pick up
one, or the other of them. The strange
document was signed by Christopher Co.
lumbus, in bold and dashing hand" 1t
also bore the date 1893, and consequent
ly has been floating over the Atlantic for
35S years.
The letter closes with an assurance from
the writer that he would guard his trea-
sure safe until his return to the United
States, which would be in April or May
next.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19

A gentleman in ireland, who had a
farm on lease for twenty years, and had
greatly improved the place 6y planting
trees upon it, was ast6nished, on applying
to the owner for renewal of his lease, to
meet with blank refusal. Determined.
however, that the landlord should reap no
benefit from his expenditure upon the pro-
perty, ho sent word to his friends to come
and assist him, and on the following NOR
ming there came about two hundred and
fifty men with saws, axes, etc; to his as
ssistance, also number ofgrinding stones.
They began, and before night there was
not standing tree on the whole dcmesne
that was not removed into another adj
joining estate. 1t is estimated that be-
tween two and three hundred thousand
trees were cut down. After the work was
over, the gentleman invited the whole
troop to dinner, at which they consumed
four hundred pounds of bacon, five hun
dred weight of oatmeal bread, and thirty
gallons of whiskey; and then went peace
ably home. On leaving the premises, he
demolished the house, pulled up the fem
ces, and laid the whole farm waste.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19

REMARKABLE DISCOVERY IN VIRGINIA.
A letter in the Richmond Times states
that few day ago while several men were
engaged in blasting out limestone near
Buchanan, Botettourt county, they disco
vered cave, with an entrance of some
six or eight feet in height, and upwards
Of one hundred long, with two apartments.
In the first they found some earthen ware
and large stone cross on the cross there
was some carving, but was so much defa-
ced by the hand of time that it was scaree/
ly discernable. A number Of citizens, ,'itlt
lantern subsequently entered tbsSecond
apartment, where they found skeleton
seated on huge iron chessNwlth Its back
resting against the wall On opening the
chest they found it tfcontain gold coin,
perfectly smooth 81 one side and a cross
with some ch,Iacters on it, on the other:
The gold j|the chest by weight is worth
seven bt6dred and eighty three dollars:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19
QUEEN sEMIRAMIs.


ramus ait is you love best. None have
charms and graccs like you, and for you
would resign them ALL"
Let the king consider well what he
Fays," replied Semiramis. "What if
NScrc to take him at his word Z"
ado So" returned the monarch "while
'cloved by you I am Indifferent to Others"
$50, then, if l asked it." said Scmira-
mis-, "you would Danish all your other
wives, and love me alone? Ialone should
be your consort, the partakcr of your pow
CT, and Queen of Assyria!"
~ "Quccn Of Assyria Are you not so
ALREADY" said Minus, since you reign by
your beauty over its king?"
"No--no,n answered his lovely mistress:
- am at present only slave whom you
poye. reign not---I merely charm
When / give AN order, you-stfc consumer
before am obeyed.o
And to reign, then, you think so great
nplcasurcr
Yes, to one who hes never cxperien-
rtl it."
!. And do you wish then to experience
"a Would you like to reign few days
tmy places"
"Takc care, o king! do not offer two
sj,uch."
"No, Ircpcat it." said the captivatcd
onarch. "Would you like, for one
hole day, to be sovereign mistress of AS
Nria' II yon would, consent to it."
.And shall all which | command be
ccuted? 7"
"Yes, will resign to you, one entire
-! ", my power and my golden sceptre."
"And when shall this be"
'"To-monow il you like"
az do" said Scmiramis; and she let her
,ad fall upon the shoulder of the king
q e n bcaufnl woman asking pardon for
pmc caprice which has been yielded to.
The next morning Semiramis called her
omen, and commanded them to dress
IT magnifccntly. On her head she wore
crown Of precious stones, and appeared
q us before Minus, who, enchanted with
er beauty, ordered the officers of the pa
CO to assemble in the state chamber, and
is golden sceptre to be brought from the
casury. He then entered the chamber
ar'ding Semiramis by the hand. All
Illustrated themselves before the aspect
4 the king who conducted Semirams to
l.e throne, and seated herupon II. Then
or'cring The whole assembly to rise, he
~ nounced to the court that they were to
saSy, through the whole day, Semiramis
,s himself So saying he took up the
golden sceptrc, and placing it in the hands
4 SemIramis, 2 Queen = said he. 81 com,
aa;s 10 you shs emblem Of sacred power !;
tslcjtraad command with sovereign au-
s3hSity. All hwc are your slaves, and
ny self nothing moro than your servant,
~ the whole Of this day. Whoever shall
e remiss in executing your orders, let him
re punished as il he had disobeyed the
,rinmands Of the king"
Having thus spoken, the king lnelt
kDnn before Scmiramis, - who gave
i'm, with smile, her hand to kiss. Tho
eo,tiers then passed in succession, each
waxing oath TO execute blindIy the orders
= ssRemiamis. Whaa the ceremony was
anisksdy nc king nlaiss her his compli-
s.,s, and asked her how she had man
ea % 60 ihsough Il with 80 grave and
haj.stieai an cir.
While they were promising TO obey
pc.r said Semiramis, II was thinking
sI,at I should command each Of them to
10. I have but one day Of power, and
Fill employ il we'll"
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/ESEHGy-WHAT IT noEs.---We love votir
upright energetic men. Pull them this way,
and then that way, and they only bend but
never break. Trip them down, and in u
trice they are on their feet. Bury them IN
the mud, and in an hour they will be out and
bright. They are not ever yawning away
existence, or walking about the world as II
they had come into It with only half their
soul; you cannot keep them down---you cam
not destroy them. But for these the world
would soon degenerate. They arc the salt
of the earth. Who but they start any noble
project! They build our cities and rear our
manufactures. They whiten the ocean with
their sails, and they blaeken the heavens with
the smoke Of their steam-yessels and furnace
fires. They draw their treasures from the
mine. They plough the earth. Blessings
on theml Look to thea young men and
take courage, initiate their eqsmPle; caieh
the spirit Of their energy. Without kfe
what are you good for, if IL is passed idly
awys We should ever measure thus liis's
empIoymenL
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-19

Courtship is often made up of
the fact, that the girl calls her
beau a noble youth, a hero, a
gsnius-while he calls her q pa
ragon of beauty and gentlenesg
so they keep tickling each other
till they get married, and then
comes the scoldihg.
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BLEssINos.--Blessed is the man that
has two sweethearts; ; for IL one won't hear
him another will.
Blessed is the gentleman who has a
handsome daughter. All tho young men
viii trade at his shop.
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Capt. Dacres kept his state-room till we
arrived in port. About two hundred Of
his men were necessarily ironed, as the
ship was so crowded. Charles Morris.
(now COMMODORE the first officer of the
Constitution, had a ball through his body.
and for several days his recovery was
doubtiul-during which he sent for me
TO come to his room-and well remem-
Der his perfect unconccrn for himself, al
though the surgeon had apprised him of
his danger. Every courtesy and kindness
was by Captain Hull and his officers ex-
tended to their prisoners.
On Sunday, about noon, the Constitu-
ton arrived in Boston harbor. was
sent on shore in the boat. The harbor
between the ship and wharves was now
covered with boats to learn the news. To
the first boat we neared, we hailed, "the
Constitution has captured the Guerricre."
Instantly the two men in the beat took
off their hats and violently struck them
on the side of the boat, and rising, gave
cheer upon cheer. They hailed other
boats, and thus the air was rent with
cheers, and the victory passed along till it
reached the wharf and then spread like
wild-tire all over the city and country.
1t is now nearly forty years since the
transaction Of that day proved to the
Americans, that British frigates were not
invineible. Who can remember that day
without feeling glow of pride, that SO
early in the war, and in manner so I'M
pretending, victory so perfect should
have been achieved! | write this state
mcnt without notes, but believe it to be,
in the main, correct.
In justice to Captain Dacres, I add, that
there was none of the boasting on his part
before the action, which has to him been
as he did not know the ship
till Midshipman Reed announced her name
and commander.-Journdl of Commerce.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11
THE RAILROAD TO THE OHIO.

In less than four months, says the Baltimore Pa
triot, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will be COM
pleed and opened for operation to the Ohio river at
Wheeling. Then we shall commence to realize
to more than realze--all the advantages which its
projectors and founders promised, more than twenty
years ago, when they embarked in the then won
derful and startling enterprise of commencing to
make railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio river.
| In view of the anticipated increased trade, the
Railroad Company have made the fullest prepare
| tons possible to accommodate it. They are now
having constructed large number of cars and loco
motives, so that on the commencement of the new
year, when the road is to be opened, they will be
prepared to go right on with the work.
We publish below a statement of the business of
the road for the month of August Taking the
business of July and August Of this year and COM
pairing it with that of the corresponding months of
last year, and we have the following results
The receipts Of July, 1851 were S94 94S17 for the
main stem, and for the Washington branch 1914 1873
For July, 1852, the receipts the main stem were
S106 922 06, and the Washington branch S2S 66557
showing increase Of 81 973 SO the main STEM and
S4, 5503S the Washington branchthe total increase
being S16,52427
The receipts for August, 1851, we're Sl02 81 on
the main STEM and S4 173 "a the Washington branch
For August 1882 the receipts $l17 2l5S5 for the
main STEM and $50 for the Washington branch
showing increase Of SIS ga on the main STEM and
So 993.54 the Washington branch and making total
increase Of 80, 537.08