The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-04-01
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ted in the Monument to Washington
Bsg~ The Governor of Massachusetts has ap-
pointed the sth day of April to be observed as
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. The
Governor of New Hampshire has appointed the
same day for the like purpose.
gsg~ The Maine Law has passed the Mineso-
ia Legislature, with proviso for submitting il
to direct vote of the people. The vote through
out the Territory is to be taken on the first Mon
day in April and if favorable, the law goes in
to force the first of May.
nsaA The first printing press used in the Uni
ted States, was brought to Cambridge Mass in
the year 1859, by the agency of the Rev. Jesse
Glover, one of the Professors of Havard College
Since that time this mighty engine has accom-
plshed much in this widespread republic.
Bas~ John Randolph Benton, only son of
Col. Benton, late U. S. Senator from Missouri,
died at st. Louis on the 18th inst, in the Odd
year of his age after two days illness.
Bs5" There is now living in France, an old
soldier with a false leg, a false arm, a glass
eye, complete set of false teeth, silver nose
covered with a substance resembling flesh, and
a silver plate, replacing part of his skull He
was under Napoleon, and these are his trophies
Bey@ Jenny Lind Goldschmidt and husband.
the Boston Transcript states, on the authority
OF private letter received in that city, con-
template sailing for Europe in May next 1t is
rumored that they intend to return to the Uni
ted States and reside permanently at sRound
Hill, :" Northampton.
gaS~ Within thefve years which have elapsed
CO, no less than thirteen American Generals have
departed this life, viz Taylor, Worth, Mason,
Brady, Kearney, Hamer, Hopping, Belknap.
Duncan, Croghan, Brooke, ArbuckIe, and Whi-l
ting.
BaS@ Mrs. Sinclair Qate Mrs Forrest. is at
present fulfilling an engagement in Philadelphia,
and is pronounced by those who have witnessed
her as being very inferior actress but peri
sonally, very beautiful. Although very taIen-
ted woman, she is represented to be totally unfit
for the characters which she assumes.
BE- 1t is said that Louis Napoleon has pro-I
hibited the cultivation of certain kinds of vece-
tables in France. He is decidedly opposed to
any more t"rn-u7's among the people, lest they
may cabbage from him the power he has usur-
ped but he is greatly in favor Of the growth |
of mushrooms.
BsS@ The late news from Honolulu notes the
failure of attempt to take a swarm of bees
from Boston around the Cape to the Sandwich |
Islands. On entering the tropics, the wax melt
ed and the bees perished. The introduction of
the honey-bee into the Islands has long been
deemed matter of great Importance
Esg~ a lady in Louisville Ky, was robbed |
few nights since, by a fellow who secreted him
self in her chamber until she had retired The i
boxes containing her rouge, and jewelry, were
just alike, and the thief took the wrong box
She looked pale on discovering her loss, but her
color came again the next day.
nsa- Judge and a joking lawyer were con-
versing about the doctrine of transmigration of
the souls of men into animals. ssNow,' said
the Judge, suppose you and L were turned in
to horse and ass, which would you prefer
to be ?" The ass, to be sure" replied the
lawyer. ''Why ?" rejoined the Judge s.Be-
cause, was the reply, 81 have heard of an ass
being Judge but of horse-never."
u.s. Mrs. Mowatt, the actress was seriously
injured at Boston on Friday evening. She was
returning from an excursion when the horse
she was riding reared and fell upon her so that
she was taken to the Winthrop House. insensi-
BILE. Two or three ribs are said to have been
broken, but it is thought that she will recover
nsa. John Strohm of Lancaster, has been
nominated to represent the Wings of that coun-
ty in the Federal National Convention, s.and in
structed to go for Scott from first to last" Saws
the Lebanon Adrertiser:-''Its pity no one could
induce him to go for our poor starving army in
Mexico several years ago. Then he went against
furnishing them with bread from first to last ,,
gsls@A clumsy correspondent in New York
State, in writing to his friend, who was famous
for his favOrite specimens of white and black
pigs, discourses thus:
'sREsPEoTED SIR; Iwent yesterday to the
Fair at Nj found several pigs of your spe-
cies there was a great variety of beasts, and
was very much astonished at not seeing you
theren'
Bsae Webb, of the New York Courier g. En-
quirer, the man who gave the name Wing to his
if nominated for President, from seventy to one
hundred thousand votes. The Republic Mr..
Fillmore's organ, sneers at this opinion of Webbs
but Webb says the Republic knows the truth as
well as he does only the special organ has not
the independence to admit it.
psae The treaty of November 1915, between