The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-11-25
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

tanning the moon, and hndlng her the "heie-
withal to shine away as she does of night !;
and from his being obliged to keep such fami-
ly of stars besides. The moon is feminine be-
cause she is constantly changing. just as snip
is blown about by every wind. The church IS
feminine because she is married to the state,
and Time is masculine because he is trifed with
by the ladies'"
rsa-An Irish journal gives the following
strange obituary notice died, ut Bel'fghy,
on the st instant, Rachel Mccartney, aged six
ty-seven. Through careful dealing and wretch
edly penurious habits, she managed TO save a
considerable sum of money. A short time be-
fore her death she swallowed fifty notes Of one
pound EACH and also some sovereigns. Rarely
has there been such an instance of the duyi sacrd
flames, of the ruling passion strong in death.
In her wretched pallet and ON her person were
found, after death, large sums of money"
sFg-A writer in the Journal of Commerce
says that there are more specimens of 1.-THE poor
devil in California than in any State in the
confederacy. Among his acquaintances there
are no less than four dry goods merchants who
peddle CLAIMS for living, and ministers
I of the gospel who tend bar. According TO him,
the only men who thrive in California, are the
rough, tough, and go-a-head. The mere gem
tleman stands no more chance on the Pacific
than the mere idcr. People who set a value on
soft hands and soft living, will please notice.
! s4-The Louisville Courier states that l8
:. German emigrants from Bremen, died on the
steamer Norma. while at Paducah, on their way
up from New Orleans, a few days ago. They
ate freely of wild grapes, and refused all medi-
cine. They were well off as to money. On the
steamer Sultana, 8; on the Bride, 10 and on
the Die Vernon, Il German passengers died Of
cholera last week between New Orleans and the
mouth of the Ohio river
Rea=- The swell mob of London do perpetrate
robheries with the most singular ingenuity and
address, and appear to be ut fault. la
dy alighted at the bank, ascended the steps and
entered the vcstibule, and presenting cheek to
the paving teller received very large amount
of bank notes, which she deposited in her purse
and returned to the carriage. Just as she had
taken her seat, gentleman came down the
steps Of the bank without his hat, wearing spec
Madam, we have forgotten to take til. num-
Der Of those notes; will you allow me to take
them off, She handed him the notes. and he
ascended the steps of the bank and entered the
building. The lady having waited som- time,
iually returned 10 the bank, and soon ascertain
I'd that no person had been authorized to ask
for the notes.
aaa-Among the latest items oe intelligence
from Mex'cr, are accounts Of an insurrecton in
Vera Cruz, another ia Michoacan, another ia
Guadalajnra. another in Guanajnto, and in 9TH
er parts of the republic there are disturbances
in abundance, al Of a revolutionary nature
/ Meanwhile the Central Government talks o;
If doubling the direct taxes Of the States Al
as. for neighbors
Ea-The fires on the praries in Minnesota
and Wisconsin have been destructive. Between
saltwater and the Mississippi river and on tn,
/ Wisconsin side of Lake St. Croix, many fel ii e
districts have been swept of houses, harus
grain, and everything combustihle A CORES
pondent Of the GaIena Advertiser says that the
valley of Kinikinite, with its fourishing settle
ment, has been totally swept by the flames
| ez%The first Wednesday of December, is the
time appointed for the Presidential Electors OF
| IPennsvivania. and other States TO assemble mt
the capitals O their respective States, and give
their votes. which viii be sent under seal to the
President OF kbe L. S. Senate, at Washington.
and on the second Wednesday ofFebruary next,
they are opened in the presence of both Houses
of Congress, and the result officially declared.
asa- Eight or ten cases of cholera occurred in
brunswick, Mo, last week. They were all ia
one family of Emigrants, named Steward, FROM
Owen county, Ken;uck., going to Daviess couE
ty, Mo. The mother. and Il son and "A daugt-
er Of - and / had died uP to Friday: the "a .
ther it WAS thought would die, and probsbly
others. The Brunswicker, of Satur,!ay, sys
that the town was very healthy, and tat
spread of the disease was not feared.
Ez7g~The Siamese twins, Chang and Hg, are
the owners of "a large number of slaves, North
Carolina. and are said to be very sesre task
masters They are married, and what's sinSu-
lar Chang Is said to be Pierce and Eng Dem
ocr:lt, and Eng something of Hale :1oiitionst
Both are married, the former having six chill
dren, and the latter five. Eng's *ite weighs
30 pounds, the aggregate weight |the twins is
but 2l9.
rsAz The Equestrian Statue of'ackson rap
idly approaching to completion. The horse has
for severai days past been opend to the inspec
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