The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-17
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


die Of artist. recently. eho ras engaged up
on picture of a boy aiia dog. "Ah, SAYS th'
unfortunate, show do you get along with ths
hog and doy,' Then he lets the BAT out Q
the Gag" for ..Cnt out Of the Bag," md then h'
reads the .'Pilgrim's Eunyan, by John Pro-
gress-" Quite rs the disconnected chap IN ST
Paul. on Christmas. whom &c met on Third St.
going down to C-'s after glass OF ''Jon and
| Terry" and then another who inquired ,t Fab
ne-sOck's If they had any Perry Chcc,cral.'
sI- The Bedford Gc-s,te records the death
of Jonathan Cessna, esq. Of Cumberland valley
Tp. in the ninety third year ofhis age. He was
I the oldest man in Bedford County, and the first
of the white race born iu the town of Bedford
Destruction of Human Life by TIGERS in In
dia THE annual loss of human life from ii
gers. at Singapore" says Captain Keppls '.chief
" among the Chinese settlers, is perfectly fear
full, averaging no fewer than three hundred and
sixty or one per. diem. Great exertions are
still making for the destruction of these animals
which is affected by pitfalls. cages, halted with
dog, goat, monkey or some other restless animals
and by sundry cunning contrivances.
4 Block from the Fa7mers Of Lancaster Co7tn-
ty-C. VI. Howell of Lancaster has Just com
pleted block for the National Monument at
Washington, to be presented by the farmers Of
Lancaster county. Ii is of red hard sandstone
and bears the simple inscription of Lancaster
County" with sheaf of wheat and other agri-
cultural emblems. The letters have been beau
tifully gided by John L. Keffer. No more ap-
propriate contribution TO this great national
work could have been presented from that great
agricultural garden"
Tico females, residents of Bryan county, were
returning home on horseback, from Savannah
short time since, and while crossing Ogechee
Swamp, they were accosted by negro, who
drew pistol and demanded the horse of one Of
the females, with threat thai he would blow
her brains out if she did not comply. The lady
braNely refused TO give up her horse, and wa.
therefore forcihly dragged off, when she drew
knife from her pocket and stabbed him in tire
side. Ii is believed that the wound will prove
fatal.
INCREASE OF THE PAY OF CABINET OFFIcErs
In the Senate Monday, the Civil and Di-
pOmatic Appropriation bill was considered and
various amendments were adopted Amongst
others the salaries of the Vice President and
members of the Cabinet were raised TO So 0OUl
per annum. An Assistant Secretary Of State
at SO, 900 per annum was also provided.
Elk, PA-Six full-grown panthers were cap
tured and killed in the Eastern part of the coun-
ty. two or three weeks ago, by Messrs. Erasmus
Morey and Peter Smith. The largest measured
thirteen feet from tire point Of his nose 10 the |
end of his tail They are supposed TO be the
last of their race in this county.
kEs-On Friday week two freight trains came
into collision rear Huntingdon breaking the
engines considerably as well several cars
No one inju
On Sunday following, the locomotive of the
express passenger train struck COW on bridge
above Spruce Screek, at least 80 feet above the
river, and after dragging her few rods fortu-
nately threw her over.
4 freight train ran off the track, Friday llth
below Perrysville, tearing up the rails for some
distance. The past week has been truly an un-
lucky one. -.
TAKING ALL TO THEMsELvEs.-The last Jcf |
fersonidn, printed at Brookville, in this State.
gives the following account of a township elec /
ton recently held in that county =
1--WE have been preparing list of the officers
elected in the severa! townships III this county,
and will publish the sams soon all the re
turns are received. While engaged in thisduty
We across return from township
which is too good to be lost as it shows the de-
sire for office to be exceedingly strouH The
whole number of votes cast SfI ; the board
consisted of fire persons and the offices TO be fl
led were eighteen. These the board distributed
ms follows: Electng the Judge TO the office OF
Justice of the Peace, School Director, Town
Clerk aul Assessor. One of the inspectors was
elected Constable, and the other SuperTisur-
One of the Clerks received the Offices of Schoo!
Director. Township Auditor. and Judge of the
Election the other, Justice of the Peace
School Director aud Inspector The remainder
Of the officers were disposed OF. two 10 one man.
one each To three others hut the worst feature
we see in the whole thing is that the Individual
who voted without being of the board, re-
ceived nothing"
ChevaliCr ifusem1ln l.ae presented laS creden-i
tials to the Secretary of Stare nn,f baen receiv-
ed the Charged Affairs Of the Emperor OF
Austria to the Government of the United States.
negro undergoing an examination at North
lmpton. Mass, when asked ii his mister WAS Il
replied-''No, SIR, he's IL member of
Congress"
The depfh of the Ocean.-The British Pacific
Surveying Expedition reports suundings to "A
depth greater than previously ohtaned.-
A position midway between Tristan d'Accuna
and Cape Horn, they reached eight miles and ;
three quearters. or forty-sx thousand two. hun
lred and forty feet.
AN IMPORTANT DIsCovERY.-A Cuban CORES
pondent of the Raleigh StandarF says, that DIR
F,nley, an English practitioner of long expert i
ence i'll Cuba, and graduate of Paris, has dis {
covered in the course of his practice in cases
Of small pox. that vaccine virus, after having {
once passed through the negro's system, be-
comes useless as prophylnctic to the white
race. This fact may in some degree explain |
the rapid extension and fatality of that disease
Whenever it visits that Island. DIR. Cartwright .
an eminent physician of New Orleans, who has
published elaborate essay, in which he ar
CUES the origin of the different races of man.
k ind has seized hold the fact developed IN
the prsictiee maintained by him. Il
GOLD CoIS-The " y. Journal of Commerce
gives the following state of the gold coinage of