Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-11-25
mEWs ANN MISCELLANY.

of J. NJ G. IeScure in the DeRocFdttc Cfiioa, ana /
will hereafter conduct that paper himself. Mr.
NIE<inlev will publish excellent Democrats |
journal.
& r--The elections in Mississippi and Missouri
have gone Democratic, of course. Massachusetts
= is Joined 10 her idols" and those idols are
Wings. Well, nobody will cry over her loss.
rrThey are talking of anncxing the Sandwich
Islands to this Republic. We need them and
must have them, and the sooner we get them the
better.
-BL=We learn that the Presidents Message will
be sent to the postmasters Of the most important
cities in advance, to be given to the newspapers
the moment il is presented TO Congress.
1.-THE applications for new banks to be made
to the next Legislature of Pennsylvania, exceed
in amount Of capital seven million of dollars, and
for re charters and extensions of capital, six
mlIions-together, about thirtccnand three quar-
ter millions ofdollars
z = 4 man and wife who had taken forcible
possession of a certain tenement in the city of
Pittsburgh. and which they resolutcly refused to
vncatc, were provided with lodgings at the cxpen-
ce of Allegheny county few days since. z5rr-
| 7 ? Mt Baker one ofthe Cascade range of
mountains, was in state Of eruption during
last winter, casting forth fire and lava.
u The Liquor Law has been Dictated in
Wisconsin.
u It Is stated that the party who went to
Europe TO negotiate Virginia skies for some rail-
road companies in that state, has written home
that he has propositions for three millions of
dollars from capitaliSts in Paris
u The annual immigration of foreigners to
New York is at the rate of about thousand a
day. What country, besides this, could receive
a daily accession of such population, without
its being followed by revolution and disorder {!
Yet this is only what is received at one port.
u On the hanks of the Miami canal may be
daily seen females Of german descent engaged in
unloading and loading boats They are SAID to
be able to do much work as common laborerS,
and they receive nearly the same waecs-Cia.
Ga-.
Il The Belgian Royal Family are now on a
visit to Cousin Victoria, in England. The royal
party consist ofthe King of the Belgians. their
royal hghnesses, the Duke and Duchess de Bra
bant the Count de Flandrcs, and the Princess
Charlotte, of Belgium.
q \ wag. observing a fellow steal fish and
put it under his jacket. which was too short to
conceal the thief haoed to the pu1loiner to wear
in future, longer jacket, to steal shorter
fish.
GA Ghost % Story IS rife in Wetzel county
Va. The ghost ola murdered some time
ago it is said, has appeared, and demanded ven
gcanCe on his murderer and man pointed out as
the murderer has actually been arrested.
u On a recent trial, an Irishman, with char
acteristic obliquity of speech after scratching his
head Said pleas yy,rrr fUrry,r I,e,
or if do forgot it now"
C5"'' Is them fellers alive now 90 said an ur-
chin to his teacher. What fellow do you mean
my dcar9'' '.Why, Paul and Luke, and Deu-
tcronomy, and them
~ The Pittsburg Dispatch says the employ
men, ofwomen as compositors ON that paper is
no longer an experiment but fixed fact. The
mass of the day work will hereafter be performed
by them. They work about nine hours day,
and receive at present three dollars per week.
rs they improve in usefulness they will receive
more.
u It is stated that the whole revenue ofth
Pennsylvania Railroad during the present year is
likely to be but fraction less than three millions
Of doHa-s. Up to the first of the present month
the rcccips since January ISt, amounted to s.
349, ,g64.
u ThcJohnstown Echo takes decided grounds
in favour of the enactment of prohibitorv LIQUOR
law