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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
NUiBER 80.
Oregon.

A late number of the Oregonian says that
from numerous letters received there from the
States, there is ground TO expect that the immi-
grafton into Oregon this summer, scross the
plains, will be larger than that of any previous
year. This territory is one of the most valua-
ble|oelonging to the United States, and posses
ses facilities for settlement aud industrial enter
prise not enjoyed by any other country The
operation of the land 3oEations-the Govern
ment giving tracts Of one mile square TO each
family of settlers, before 1850, and half that g.
mount between 1850 and 1853-has had re-
markable effect upon the country, securing its
rapid settlement by trace ofhardy and enterpri-
sing men. The demands of California fer Ium-
Der, grain and stock give great impulse to pro-
duction. The country is rapidly filling up Ia
Dor is high, and this has repressed manufactures,
but there is q steady demand, and high prices
are paid for the products so that there is Oh
improvement even here. Machinery, it is said
by those residing il that country, caa be oper-
ated at greater comparative profit than at the
East, in most Of the leading manufactures
The enormous prices paid for iron in all its forms
Of machinery on that coast will justify the high
est price ever paid for labor. The price Of four
mill in Oregon ought to reimburse its entire cost
of construction in two years. The agriculturists
Of the Western States seem to be the only class
at home who have just appreciation Of this
country. They must, in good time be followed
by manufactures, ship builders and capitalist
Oregon can supply the Pacific coast, the islands
and much Of the Chinese and Indian coasts with
lumber, breadstufTs, and manufactures to an in
definite. The mines Of metal, more valuable
economically than gold, of which there are
every where indications, viii be developed and
the skill Of the world will be here concentrated,
to supply the increasing wants of the people OF
all coming time.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
The Chnncea orEtHe.


Among the interesting facts developed 10y the
recent census, are some N relation to the laws
that govern life and death. They are based up
returns from the State of Maryland, and
comparison with previous ones. The calculation
it is unnecessary to explain, but the result is
table from which we gather the following illus
tration
10,26S infants are born on the same day and
enter upon life simultaneously OF these / ,24S
never reach the anniversary Of their birth o.
OBS commence the second year, but the proper
ton of deaths still continues so great that at the
end OF the third only s. 1S3, or about four-filths
of the original number, survive But during
the fourth year the system seems TO acquire
more strength, and the number of deaths rapid
iy decreases. 1t goes on decreasing until twon-
ty-one, the commencement of maturity and the
period of highest health; 1924 enter upon the
activities and ndresponsibilities of life-morc than
two-thirds of the original number. Thirty-fve
comes, the meridian of manhood $500 have
reached it, Twenty years more, and the ranks
are thinned. Only 4, 4,727, or less than one half
of those who entered life ffty-fve years ago,
are left And now death comes more frequent
Every year the ratio Of mortality steadily in
creases, and at seventy there are not n thousand
survivors. y scattered few live on to the close
Of The century, and at the age of one hundred
and six the drama is ended. The last man il.
! dead
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
The Ohio.

The name Ohio, is derived according Rev.
John HeckewelderT a well known missionary
among the Indians before the settlement of the
very white (caused by froth OF white caps en-
the water.) Ohio phanne, very white stream
Ohiopeckhanne, very deep and white stream,
from its being covered all over with white
caps.) Al Of these phrases we're used accord
ing as circumstances required. The early tra-
ders, with more eye to business, than earfor the
descriptive, abbreviated them into the ''Ohio"
and 'HHio'' for short Since then, the name has
become naturalized, and now designates the
third state in the American Union, and as noble
q river as graces the world.
The same author gives US the derivation Of
the name Wheeling 1t comes from Wihlink
the place of the head. This derives its signif-
cance from the fact that a prisoner taken by
them in some of their wars had been there put
to death, and his head stuck up on a sharpened
pole. The Indians in giving names, always took
into view characterising natural features, and
thus made them TO serve as descriptives well
as simple appellativcs The whites, following
after them, either adopted the Indian names
without attempting to their spirit by trans
latinG, but so nutilated that not even the lndi-
ans could recognise them; or with a lamentable
poverty Of invention gave purely arbitrary names
adopted those Of the old country with the prefix
of new, or else those of ancient or modern celeb
rities-sometimes whimsically and unappropri-
ately enough. \ catalogue Of american names,
would embrace words from every language
known since Bablc, and the appellatiOn of eve
~ celebrity from Jupiter Anmon to Jim Grow.
WtlKslrrQ UcrNll
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GOFECE.

Gorgcy, who bears the odium Of having be
trayed his country, and whose name, in oonse-
quence, has been execrated throughout Europe
and America, is engaged in preparing a book for
the purpose of setting forth his acts during the
Hungarian revolution. 1t is but common justice
that he should be heard in his own defence The
following extract from Braces Hungary, shows
the estimation in which he is held among his
countrymen. The incident Of his contributing
SO promptly to the relief of the poor soldiers
shows either rcmorse, or q better heart than he
is supposed topossess. Men are not all bad -
''To say that he is hated in Hungary, is to
express feebly the feelings of the nation toward
him. The consecrated bitterness of the people
trodden into the very ground by the oppressor,
is poured fourth the man to whom they in
trusted all, and who betrayed them
II give one instance, in an occurrence which
happened this Spring in Klagenfurt. Two Hon
reds-common soldiers-were returning from the
regiment, in Italy, in which they had been draft
cd, TO their homes, on furlough. They had Just
pay enough to be able to reach Klagenfurt and
there, were utterly at a loss what to do-in a
strange town, stripped of everything, and with
out any means Of raising money. Though it
sorely offended their Hungarian PRIDE they at
last resolved to beg. One said that he could not
begin and the other offered to commence, by
trying in a coffee house, near by.
The very first gentleman whom he asked
gave him several silver zagqnzlgers. Surprised
at such Overaowing generosity, he went out and
showed his gains to his comrade, Ind told him
TO 60 in and try, for if he had as good luck,
their begging would be at al end. The other
went in, and came out soon, joyfully, with his
zwanzigers. They were counting their gains
when Hellner, (waiter) happening to step out
asked them if they knew who had been so gen
erous to them No., they said, we DO not
| That is Goyyey, the hungarian Generel."
Both the soldiers rose up without saying a
word, strobe into the cofIee-house, dashed the
money on the table before Gorgey, HScoundrel
rather die of hunger than take q kreutzer from
you.' and then left the cofFee-house. The affair
however, was soon noised about in the hotel, and
handsome purse was made up for the two beg
CARED soldiers, with which they safely reached
Hungary, where they told the occurrence. 1t
shows well what even the poorest Hungarian
feels
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
The Two Dromfos In the Rhode leland
Legislature.

The coincidence Of two twin brothers, of the
name Of Potter, of opposite politics, as fellow
members of the Rhode Island Legislature from
the city Of Providence, has been noted before.
They resemble each other so closely that one
cannot be told from the other, except by near
inspection. The coincidence has been carried
further, and with singular result Last year
the democrats appointed one Charles II. Mason,
Of Providence, democrat, notary public
He desired to ''keep in and spoke to Americus
Yespucias Potter to help him along. Providence
also boasts Of another Charles H. Mason, a whig /;
and he, being out, wanted to be in, and for that
purpose applied to Christopher Columbus Pot
ter to get him appointed as notary.
When the Legislature was in grand committee
making the State appointments, Anericus arose
and nominated Charles II. Mason. The wings
had determined not to allow the democrats any
notarics, but they made no objection, supposing
that it was Christopher who made the nomina-
ton. The democrats, having no power, did not
care much vino was appointed and Christopher
thought it was all right, because the nominee
was Charles IL. Mason-the very man he wan
ted to get in. So the appointment was unani-
mously made. Both Masons claim the Office ;
but the democrat being the one Americus in
tended is surely entitled to it The Providence
Journal proposes to give commission to each,
but that would be as bad as Solomon's decision
between the two mothers.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
AComnrontse rIonunent

We learn from the New Orleans Crescent that
VIM. z. Ferrett, an esteemed citizen Of that ci-
ty, projects the construction of handsome Uni
on monument, at some point in Canal street,
New Orleans. The monument is designed to
pcrpetuate the memory of the Compromise Sc
ries of measures, to typify the solid and noble
national harmony they restored, and to foster.
by its visible teachings, the love of unbroken
and enduring Union. This is a noble and pa
triotic idea. The Crescent states that as ''a
whole the monument will be excellent speci-
men of the composite style of artichtecture.-
From q base of about 46 feet in breadth and
Is feet in height, rises a graceful Corintlian
shaft AZ feet high, upon the beautiful capital
of which rests block of masonry on which viii
be inscribed the names Of Webster, Cass, Coop
er, Downs, Phelps, Mangum, Bright, King, Dick
inson, &c; above this again there is place fol
"a town clock, and above all, standing on a pc
destal, will tower statue Of Henry Clay th'
large-hearted old statesman, of whom to-day
in all human probability, there is left only hi'
memory and his imperishablo fame.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
Trial OF a Kew Rife.

a new rifle, the invention of Mr.. J. Marston,
of New York, was satisfactorily tested by
number OF gentlemen of Newark, on Friday af-
ternoon, near the Plank Road Landing. The
popularity of the rifle consists in its being load
cd at the breach instead of the muzzle. The
charge is made in the form of a catride, with
conical ball at the top, and leather wad at the
bottom of the powder. This is laid in box, in
the continuation of the barrel, whence at slide
moved by lever, transfers it to its place, and
a slight touch of the trigger discharges the load
leaving the wad at the bottom, TO be forced out
by the succeeding charge, thus keeping the bore
clean. The rifle may be discharged with aston
ishing rapidity, and seems to have further
reach than the best rifles of other descriptions.
Philq .Stsa
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17
EBBNSBURG, THURSDAY, JJNE II, 1852.
General Pierce,

We clip the following from an exchange pa
per relative to the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency
He was born in ITillsborough, New Hamp-
shire, and is now about forty-six years of age
Fiilsborough county is the birthplace of sew
era. eminent mention. Daniel Webster, Gen
Cas- Hon. John \. Dix, sc.
Fsai-k Pierce was brought up to the profession
Of the law, and he distinguished himself in it.
being man Of a clear head and a sound under
standing. He now follows the legal profession
and It is estimated that he realizes by it about
So, 900 year. He resides at Concord the cap
pearance, he is Of middle height and size, and
of good address. lie is modest, and perfect
gentleman in his manners.
He was elected a member Of Congress on the
Democratic ticket in 1888 and was reelected in
1835-thus serving four years in the House of
Representatives while quite a young man
namely, from 1888 to 1887. He had previously
been member of the Legislature of the State,
and Speaker of the lower House While mem
OF the House of Representatives in Congress,
he was elected member Of the United States
Senate for the term Of six years, commencing
in 1837-but resigned in 1912, the fifth year Of
his term, and returned to the practice of the
law. His colleague in the United States Senate
from 1887 to 1041, was Henry Hubbard, who
was succeeded by the late Levi Woodbury.
Willie in the Senate, though the youngest
member Of it, he acquitted himself in manner
to secure himself the personal favor and esteem
of all with whom he was associated the admi-
ratioI and appreciation of his constituency, and
high position among the statesmen and orators
Of tip nation. Mr.. Pierce has always been dis
tingushed at home for a feryid and impressive
eloquenee, and has attained personal popular
ity, ftr that reason, hardly less extensive and
UNIVERSAL than that which everywhere attaches
to HIN by reason of his popular manners, and
the universal propriety and amenity which at
tend tlis Intercourse with all classes of society
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17

Iry~It is observed that the most censorious
are generally the least judiciOus, who have no
thing to recommend themselves, will be finding
faults with others. No IN an envies the merit of
another who has enough Of his Own.
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" c.aderrn4 cave in California.


a correspondent ofthe Calaveras Chonicle fur
nisLes the following account of a wonderful cave
in that county;
Calaveras county. seems to abound in natural
curiosities, as there are many caves well worth
visiting in this part Of the country. The great
prevalence Of limestone in our ranges OF hills
will naturally account for these Interesting in
formations Lately I availed myself Of the Of
fer Of kind friend to conduct ne to one Of
them and was much pleased with my visit, al
though, / am sorry to say, that visitors seem to
emulate each other in their zeal to deform and
deface what should be most carefully guarded
and protected The cave to which l allude is
situated about q mile from the town, on the
south bank of the South Branch ofSutter Greek.
The entrance is through small opening in the
hill, Just sufficient to admit mans body. The
descent is easy, the many projections of crock
affording ample means for safe footing.
Neither is it of very great depth, the top of
the platform not being more than ten feet from
the entrance, whence it slopes gently down till
the centre is reached, forming a chamber of a
bout 20 feet high and about so long. The floor
is composed OF octagons of calcarcous formation,
along which. in q narrow bed, silently glides
crystal stream, rising from spring IN one OF
the lateral chambers. The roof is divided into
! compartments, the centre being large circle,
from which suspend clusters of stalactites Of eY-
| cry variety, some crystalline others opaque
while some again partake of a varicgated hue
as If tinged by coloring matter in the rock
! through which they have porcolated. The groin
ing Of the roof is perfect rs if moulded by the
hand of art, terminating in massive pilasters,
with richly adorned capitals, strongly remind
| ing one of an ancient Gothic cathedral. From
the main chamber branch two galleries, leading
into small apartments, rich in groups of the
most fanciful petrifaction, varying from the
massive rock to the most delicate and finely
! pointed crystalline needle.
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nsapA gentleman popping his head through a
tailOrs shop window exclaimed-Whato o'clock
Is 1t by your lapboard upon which he lifted
mead, answering, " it has just struck one."
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4 Compliment to the Crqf.-The following is
from letter written by John C. Rives, of the
firm of Blair and Rives
81 have seen the manuscript writings of most
of the great men in this country during the last
twenty years, and ] think / may say, that no
twenty of them could stand the test of one
half the journeymen printers employed in my
Office.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-17

The Whig State Convention re-nssemoles a.
philadelphia on the 10Th Jrne next.
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Bs4T1A ROUND BLL.-Tom presented his bill
to his neighbor Joe, for service rendered. The
latter looked it over and expressed much sur
prise at that amount.
''Why, Tom, it strikes me you have made out
apretty round bill here, eh ?"
'Tm sensible it's a round one," quoth Tom
''and have come for the purpose of getting it
squaredr'
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OIA tEAc Death OF Thomas Moore.
by MRS. ANNA MARIA FERGUSON.
''We've fallen upon gloomy days;
Star after star decays;
Every bright name, that shed
Light DER our land, is fed ''-MooRE.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-02

~whefeupon. Mr.. Adams addressed tbs Con
veBtion a. iollows
aHe Or Brookel had Bet changed has
hith-he vus aiH a tohig-but i elecsed
20 the Senate, he would be bound 70 repre-
sem what he understood 70 be The will OF
The stats. In the Presidential caavass, II
both c~oudilates were eqvaliy souiI on the
slavery question, he could support ne
SAie."
Mr. Alcosn confirmed the statement o.
Mr.. Adams. aud after exploring how deci'
ded a wing he (NIr. Alco'n) had always
been, declared with great emphasis
Sir, Mr.. Brooke is as good a iehtg as
I am :"
These explanations shut the gate upor
all excuse for democrats who voted Tor TIN
two-faced whig-and henciorth, they mus
be regarded as "servsnts Of hire" to th'
whig party.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-02
s,aasess democracy !

The Mig asks
why should il be thought a thing incre-
diblo with tho Republican,, or any body else
that Mr.. John II. Sims, should add his tea
tilncuy to the fact OF Gov. Foote's demo.
cracy
Our neighbor then adds the weight OF Its
testimony IN iayor Of Mr. Foote's democracy,
as follows
ave had the pleasure Of herring him but
once daring the canvass, and we know then
his democracy wat a prominent theme with
him"
The Devils picfy is ga Appointment theme
with him. yet he don't practice what he
breaches. We presume Mr.. Sims and the
Wing have a right to give their certificate
TO FoOte. old DR.. Townsend, or any body
,ise; hat we object to their right to certify
IA TO democratic principles with them
democracy is a "thing read of" not felt
Why could not Foote have got the certi6'
Gates Of democrats I, We did think, and
still think, ii was very funny to see chronic
wings testiFying TINT Fcctc is a Democrat
Alo MIR. Foote's actions prove him a wing
lie holds office on $4,000 wing votes he
%consults with wings on political matters,
aud ~patronizes altogether wing papers. lie
says lie never reads the organ OF the demo
auctic parry Of the State. He traduce'
democrats. sillihes democratic papers, ant
Napoleonizes democratic principles. AL
this may be very democratic. in the eye o
the " lhg, but it's spurious democracy witt
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-02

We congratulate the proprletors OF this
spirited sheet. upon their success in starting
anew. their puper-which our readers will
rccollcct, was destroyed in the c~oulagration
OF Brendon The Republican is wing, TO
ITS, and contains the following second to the
motion Of the Vicksburg Wing, for re-orga.
MIXING the federal party, on old principles:
D~ "Wo notice in the "Vieksburg
Wing OF the ID inst. an article Urging up
Oh the Wings of the State the prop lefty of
organizing Ia the counties, aud sending dele
gates 10 Il Convention OF the party; which
the Wing proposes TO hold in Jackson on
the 25th o(ihe present month, We entirely
concur in the suggestion Of our friends Of
the Whig, and lhiuk that efforts for immedi.
nte organization Of the wing party in this
State should be made. We do not propose
90 Ear as State affairs are concerned to aban-
don or break mp the Union party. They
should remain united, with their armor on,
always ready to do battle in sustaining the
gallant Foote, against the vindictive and nm
Tclcnling prosecutions olhis malignant enc.
mics, aud TO preserve intact our glorious
Constitution aud Union. But the Union
Democrats have already held their Consen.
tiou and nominated delegates to the Balu
more Convention. In,his act they may be
said to have abandoned the Union party,
1t is true they consented to ndmit Union
wings to seats in their Convention, provided
they would pledge themselves 10 support
the nominees OF the Baltimore Convention,
which, us a matter OF course they refused to
do. IL Is a well ascertained fact that there
will be no National Union Conventions
national organization Of the party cannot be
effected Under these circumstances then
it behooves the Union whigs--we say I'm.
ion wings because we wish the Secession
Whigs, the Stewards, Guious and Grays,
10 have neither lot or part in the matter be-
tween them aud ourselves, and 1--WE believe)
all good Uuion wings, a political warfare
Of eternal duration must be woged, unless
indeed they recaut their political h%eresies.
sincerely repent of past misdecds, aud dwell
cot a long season in the outer courts
Then VIC shy if the wings of the South
would have candidates for President and
Vice President, 10 erery seay acceptable
men, true to the Constitution and Union,
opposed in toto to the damnable heresy Of
.Pcaceable Secession, who consider the
compromise measures as a final and definite
4 settlement Of the slavery question, and this
glorious Union. that best heritage OF our
fathers rs a pearl beyond all price. they mus,
be represented in the Philadelphia Conven.
ton, There arc many such in the wing
sr~auks--with them Us their standard bearers
+, aud with such principles In the coming con.
tsst. victory must perch upon our standard,
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-02
GRAND HUNGARIAN
GER r..
Tuesday and wednesday
nights, I'd and Sd.

AT the urgent request of the friends Of
the Hungarian Screnaders, these gem
tlemen have consented to favor the cit.
liens of Woodville and surrounding
country, with a musical entertainment
this evening and Tomorrow evening.
in the hall oftbe Sons of Temperance
The Ladies are particularly invited
to honor them with their presence
and thus gladden. the hearts ofihe exile
strangers.
Doors open at Z 10 O. clock; admission
for adults, so cents, children and serv-
ants half price. Tickets to be had at
the door.
March 2 1852.