Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-14
MrWs AND MISCELLANY.

We know Of no man who deservedlt more
r. Simon Creeulcaf. formerly Professor of the
Law School. at Cambridge, and author Of several
7-o-Es on the same profession, died suddenly IN
,I.,t CITY. on the 7tI inst.
-. The tobacco crop Of Virginia is said to be
seriously injured Icy frost. Look oct, then, for
rise in the pr.ce OF q smoke"
IL Mayor Riddle has issued proclamation
prohibiting the sale Of liquors, in Pi;tzburg, on
Sunday. The papers say that the last Sabbath
vas a very Dig day, and that rot few yisitants to
saloons turned away from tue front doors crest fa-
len.
II It IS rumorcd that Swan, whose trial, for
the murder of sprigg, at Cumberland. Nd, has
been progressing for some time atHageEstoWn, has
been acquitted.
lzg- Forrest, the great American Tragedian, is
playing at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadei-
phia.
u Gen. James keenan,, Of fGreensburg, sails to-
morrow from New York to Hong Kong, to which
latter post he has been appointed Consul. May
good luck attend him throughout his residence
among the Celestials.
II The Broad Top Rail Road is said to be pro-
crossing rapidly. Measures will be taken TO have
it extended to Bedf.rlnext summer.
rea- The health Of New Orleans is almost entire
" restored The inhabitants Of the city, who fed
before the destroying reetii--~-' "re rapidly re
/ turning
I Hay-Phe Womans' Rights Convention, At Cleave
land, lately was n spicy assemblage Some of the
speakers objected to the Church and the Press be
caase the men controlled them. Wonder If they
won't try to get up fetaale Heaven next?
rsa- Mobile is still suffering from the ravages o..
the Yellow Fever.
say- On Tuesday morning, the gas mauufactory
/ belonging TO the St Nicholas Hotel, in New York
and situated in the rear of that building, exploded
+ with tremendous crash, completely demolishiug
/ the building the cistern, and also the reservoir
containing the gas generated for the Of the he
tel. No damage was done TO the hotel
/ II It IS stated that tine commissioners: the gen
eral land Office has decided against the Saut Canal
Company the question of their right to about 90
/ 600 acres of mineral lands selected by their agent
before tue approval Of their contract by the Gov
crumeut, and which lands had been pre-emptcd
and entered by other parties.
1zy- On one Of the branches Of tie Colorado, in
( Texas, falls have been discovered about I30 feet
in altitude, and nearly lC0 feet wide. The water
falls perpcndicularly in unhrokeu sheet. These
falls were discovered by Mr.. Wm. II. MagiIl, who
IS an old settler in that State, ard heard f
them before
Gzlg~ The Newark, Mercury says that single wo-
. men, who were freeholders, voted in New jersey
as late theyear 1900 In newspaper Of that
date IS a complimentary editorial to the female
tiers. for unanimously supporting john Adams for
/ President, in opposition TO Mr.. Jefferson.
/ pea- The election in Westmoreland, for Sheriff
may yet prove almost astonishing as that Of A.
/ legheny county. Coulter, the Whig candidate
leads Welsh, his Democratic competitor, at last
accounts, some sixty votes. The two townships
yet to hear from can hardly more thau overcome
that majority.
ae2- The Hon. Caleb Gushing Attorney General
delivered address on last Monday evening IN
Baltimore, on the occasion Of the opening Of the
Mechanics Exhibition. The orarion is said t. have
been a most finished and powerful one"
Bag- The construction Of the Louisville and
/ knoxville Rairoad, is fully determined upon The
estimated cost of the road, including outfit to the
State line, is about -, ,ooO, 600, or $40 600 pr
mile.
! II The nutmeg tree grows on the south side Of
the Consumes river, in California and bears fruit;
superior, it is said, to that which grows on the
spice Islands.
SAKE gives the following advice 10 the r:sins gen
Grafton:
In going to parties, just mind what you're at
Beware Of your head, and, take care of your hat,
Lest yen find that a flyorite son Of your mother
| Has an ache in the one aud a brick in the other.
The origin of the honey moon is to he attributed
( to a custom prevalent among the aucent Germa,rs
! They drank methegIin, liquor made ofhoney, for
thirty days after marriage.
/ The application Of one James Thomas. for an
innkeePcr's license, at Liverpool was urged on the
ground that he had thirty four children, FIVE Of
which were born in two years.
MIR. De Graft, the great Western railroad con
tractor, has donated s. eco towards the compile
ton Of the Clay monument
Two parties Of 80 men each, left Amherst, Mass.
one day last week, a squirrel hunt one part,
killed !, ,455; the other SOS, before night.
Written after going 30 Law.
The law they say, great natures chain connects.
ihat cause ever must produce effects;
All nay Elects lost by a a, sfngfe sing 5f Cause
CLosING OF ruE CRYsTsL PALAcE.-The Managers
Of the Crystal Palace have fixed upon the LIST o.
December as the period of terminating the Exhibi-
ton
Mr. Smiths carriage cushions were in Mr. Jone-'
buggy, which stood in Mr. Clarb's barn, when Mr.
Robson's hen laid egg on them. Question
Whose egg was it:
The option of sewing machines in clothes M
king viii give rise to an extremely interesting
problem If it take nine men to make tailor