The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-07-29
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Bishop John ]. Chance Catholic Bishop
of Natchez, died at Frederick, Maryland, July -
Governor Foote, of Mississippi, has called an
extra session of the Legislature, to meet on the
4th of October to district the State, replenish
the treasury, and to consider various internal
improvement projects
| SINGULAR HISTORICAL FACT.-Sir Walter Ra
leigh was the first to discover the value of the
potato as food for man. He cooked the ball,
and found it unpalateabe. One day he ordered
a lot of dry weeds to be collected and burnt
Among the was lot of dried potato tops, attack
ed to which were several potatoes. After the
bonfire, these potatoes were picked up, thoroughly
roasted. Sir Walter tasted and pronounced them
delicious. By this accid ident was discovered a
species of food which las saved millions of the
human raer from starvation.
A person being asked the other day whether
he was in favor of the Maine liquor law, re-
piled, partly go for the liquor, barring the
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LEAHEY IN New CHARAcTER.-It is said
that Leahy, the notorious monk, whose lectures
have raised so many broils in different places,
is to be tried for wilful and corrupt perjury, at
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CooL.-One of the steamboats, that runs from
Portland to the Penobscot, advertises that the
boat will leave Friday, sto go as far as the nee
scW Permit!'' A Northern railroad still adver-
tises its ''Winter arrangement" People who
desire cool retreat during the prevalence of
intense heat, should take one of those routes
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Rossineaut, employed in the New Edinburg
Mill, near Raleigh, n. c., In attempting to light
his pipe from the gas light Immediately over on
of the circular saws, slipped and fell upon the
saw. In moment he was ghastly corpse
the saw, in single revolution, exposing the
poor mans heart and lungs to view
We learn from the Boston Bee that Mr.
G. C. Halpine, of that city, has now in his pos
session manuscript Bible of the 18th century
very richly illuminated with gold and colors, and
once in the possession of Pope Leo the 10th,
whose handwriting occurs in marginal notes in
various places throughout the volume. The
work is clasped with silver, and is altogether
gem.
The New Orleans Picayuqe relates an anec-
dote of a man in that city, who, being seized
with dangerous symptoms, was advised to take I
ounce of brandy day, but not having scales /.
in which to weigh it, he luckily recolleeted that
drains make ounce, and accordingly took
eight stiff horns, and told the doctor he felt
much better.
A Washington despatch to the New York Her
aid says s:-'There is nothing settled for a GER
tainty yet as to the free soil candidate for the
positively that Chase will be nominated and
others, equally prominent, are just as sure that
Hale will be the Probably neither will
receive the nomination. The Pittsburg Cenven-
ton alone can decide which. The candidate for
Vice President will, of course, be selected with
referl nee to the nemin alton made for Presi-
dent
Connecticut is as sure for Pierce and King as
the day comes. The Democratic majority over
the whigs in this State, at the last election
was about 5000, on full Uete-and if the Wing
cause has been strengthened in Connecticut by
the nomination of Gen. Scott. we have got some
cut as sir for Pierce and King.-Nelc HaUera Re
gister
Died, on Sunday, July 1lth, at his residnnce
in Hartford, Oxford county, Maine, Seth Sturt-
evant, in the 92d year of his age. He was with
Washington at Valley Forge. and was in the
battles of Saltwater and Monmouth. He was
perfectly well on the day of his death he arose
from his seat, wound up his clock, reseated him
self and fell asleep, and the first intimation the
family had of his death was his unusual silence.
He died while sleeping on his chair.
despatch from Frederick, Md, announces
the death, near that place, on the Goth inst, of
Bishop Henshaw, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Rhode Island.
j. P. Benjamin, whig U. S. Senator elect from
Louisiana, has written letter stating that Scott
cannot carry that State.
Accounts from Virginia state that the grow
ing corn has been very much improved by the
late rains, and that there is fine prospect for
good crop.
Hon. Humphrey Marshall, federal member
of Congress from Kentucky, lately said ofScott:
-..He cannot obtain the vote of Kentucky, any
more than he can command the pOacer Of Heaven"
The Boston Atlas calls the Webstermen who
oppose Scott and Graham, 'Jfshy wings" All
who refuse to vote for Scott, then, says the
Times, will be a net gain for Pierce.
Mantle Ciocca was poisoned at ST. Louis,
few days ago, by eating some peaches which
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