The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-31
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

THE DEATH PENALTY Assembly ~ IT..
consin has passed bill abolishng the nen.i.-
of death for the crime of murder and subs,i,HS-
ting Imprisonment for life. The vote stood o.
in fav II. aud % opposed. The friends ~ ,to 90
bill ars nfGent Of majority in the Senate
nGy- The Cincinnati Atlas of the 2etb s,r,
''Last evening, Alexander Duncan, ex-merhs.
of Congress, left his home, in Madison, with
load of lumber toh his farm, about three mTs,
distant from the town. No intelligence bs:ss
received from hifn, a member of his family vor9
out in search of him. and found him lvingor ,ba
road, insensible and covered with blood NJ
horses and Wagon were standing near hin,
When our informant left Madison the pbvsicior,
were examining his wounds, and had come -
the conclusion that he had fallen off the WAGON
and the wheels had passed over his BODY, ",
has since died of his wounds.
ESE~ We are authorized, saws the P;t,e,r.-
Gazette, by Gen. VIM. Larmer, 10 state that Ls
is not, and will not be, candidate for uomin,.
tion for Governor before the next Wing Convau
ton. He is truly grateful for the numbsrlass
testimonials Of public favor he has received and
for the fattering expressions of the press in ra-
lation to candidacy for the Gubernatorial CIoir.
hut he is at present engaged in work of ,npcb
importance to Pittsburg and Southwestern penn
sylvnnia, which will require his undivided atten.
tion for some two or three years to come.
a SAD SUIcIDE.--A Paris letter ta the Tos,on
Journal says The young Count Cameratr
killed himself On Frida; morning Ay blowing ont
his brains. lie Is the son Of the Princess Bac-
ciochi, who in turn is the daughter of Eliza
BOnaparte eldest sister of Napoleon the First,
The Count Camerata was therefore n near lela.
tive of the Emperor. 1t was at first attempted
tn explain the suicide by that standing expana.
ton OF all such events, temporary mental de-
rangement, brought on it was said by brain fe-
YER But rs tits known that he leftall his affairs
ii the incest order, there is no doubt that this
self murder was the result Of deliberate deter.
mination formed some days previously. Rulnos
now ascribes it to gambling, debts, and a love
affair.
ia IMPUDEHT.-A subscriber who has beea
taking our paper from the commencement, with
out ever paying for it, hal the audacity few
days since. TO write us letter postage unpaid)
to change hiS paper TO another ofice.-ErehaHg,
Paper.
CHEvALIER WIKoFF has been liberated from
prison ut Genoa, where he was confined on a
charge of attempting to force young English
lady to marry hi N. He has since made his ap-
pearance in Paris. His adventures and trials
have made quiet hero of him. II is rumored
chat the Chcvalier has written n history Of his
courtship, in the course Of which he makes al
sorts of revelations.
IRoN TURNPIKE.-Iron will be a great materi-
al for almost everything al the proper time.
company IS being organized at Cincinnati, Ohio
L ave the turnpike from the head OF Western
avenue. 1T Brighton, 10 Cumminsyiflc, Spring
Cove and Carthage, with iron plates. The sides
Of the road viii he filled in with dirt, and orua-
meuted with shade trees.
EARLY Horns FOR PARrGEs.-They have be-
come decidedly the fashion. Go At eight-sup-
per "a ten-Carringes at eleyen-pillows by
twelve-dreams by quarter past. Such are the
present degrees of custom. The change is uni
versaly approved of, and people wonder why 1t
not effected sooner. The Lay Of the last
!Ieadache" would be q timely poem.-Aome
JoraaI.
WITHOUT \ MATE.-The census of Lexington,
Ky, d'sclcses the fact that there Is one female
there in most depIorable condition males
2.754; females 2.755. Showing that there is
a poor feminine creature over there without
mate. and without the means 10 obtain mate
unless some fellow wanderS into town sOon, or
She cmigrates to some other point. We predict
thatif she isn't attended TO soon, she will slope
for Salt Lake, the Mormon city of the Saints
IL Australia. If one of the diggers enters
b,kcr's shop. to purchase wedding cake which
costs forty dollars, he throws down a fifty dollar
bill, and takes handful of doughnuts in change.
It's something to be n baker out there.
Knee 6reehes and buckles shoes, silk stockings,
tight small clothes, waistcoat with lappels
velvet coat with a standing collar, cooked hat
and sword, form the new French costume.
One Cent a lHle Railroad F1res.-The State
Eng'nr and Surveyor, M'Alpine, in his report
To the Legislature of New York in 1852, says
',An important fact is also established, which,
up to this time, had been doubted by most men
conversant with railroad transports, which IS
that passengers can be transported at an ex-
pcnse Of less than one cent per Daile This result
is obtained as rule, when the average 4oaos
are ninety passengers each mile run"
Lass Of life in the Ka6ir War.-A private
soldier in the rife corps, writing home from
Kafirlnnd. on the 9th If December last, says
-.'S;nce the commencement of the war we have
lost | 400 white men. that is TO say English,
and the number of Cnflirs killed is l6,OOO. be-
sides 40 chiefs, but still there is wonderful
many ofthem living yet-too many for what
good they are but those that are living are
very badly off know they would all like to
give themselves up to the British, but they are
afraid To do so, for fear of being shot rebels
or transported as felons."
Death of Revolutionary Soldier.-On Satur-
day morning, Peter Bonneuil, Esq, died IN
Philadelphia, at the age Of ninety-six. He was
in good health until the morning of his death,
and ate hearty supper after y o'clock on FRI
day night-the fast of Good Friday then beng
over-about O'Clock he expired. Mr.. Bonneu<
H. came TO this country with Lafayette. he being
at that time but nineteen years old. lie serVea
during the Revolutionary war and pariiclpateu
in the active struggles of that contest. Inc
old French citizens knew and respected HIM:
lie was the associate of Grard Blennon, ana
other worthy men, who were known and respect
ed during former years. For the last thirty
seven years MIR Bonneuil has been blind. he
was beloved by n large number of our citizens