Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-05-18

! " Over one thousand human lives have Been
lost by disasters at sea, during the past four
months, and several vessels are yet to be heard
| from which supposed to be lost.
| " Every American citizen who is going
abroad, and who intends especially to travel on
the continent of Europe during these stirring
times, should be careful to provide himself with
passport.
| ~ Mr.. Gadsden, the ncgoeiator of The trea-
| ty with Mexico, has left washington for Vera
| Cruz. He will proceed Immediately to the city
of Mexico, to procure the ratification of the
amended treaty.
| NEBRAskA-Few persons have any idea of the
extent of this territory. Its boundary is three
thousand miles in length; its area five hundred
thousand square miles, and it will form twelve
states, each as large as Ohio.
The Crawford County Court of Quarter Sess-
ions has resolved to give no license for the pres
ent year. and try the experiment if public houses
cannot do as well without selling liquor.
John Hancock, nephew of the John Hancock.
who so boldly signed the declaration of Indepen-
dence, was seriously injured by falling over an
iron railing in Boston.
The London Lancet records three cases of
serious illness among physicians, occasioned by
the inhalation of poisoness gas, the escape from
decaying corpse in grave yard, that is required
to be inspected.
The supplement to the act incorporating the
Cash Mutual Insurance Company, of Harris
burg, intended to give the said Company, bank
ing privileges, which passed the Legislature
some time since, was vetoed by the Governor, on
Saturday. The matter was afterwards brought
up in the Senate, and the veto sustained by the
unanimous vote of that body.
Court will convene on the first Monday of next
month. Persons attending Court would do well
to call and subscribe for the Democrat and Senti-
mel.
u Marriage between persons ofthe same age
is an institution of God. Marriage between an
old man and young woman is an institution
OF man. Marriage between An old woman and
young man is an institution Of the devil
~ So The Washington Union says that if
the rumors prove true that Spain refuses salts
faction to this government for the Black War
rlor affair, 1t VIII advocate the immediate block.
ade of all the ports in the island of Cuba Humph,
W Inc letting OF The work on the North
Western railroad took place at Butler, p, last
week. The whole work was let TO Messrs. Ma
lone, Painter, Gonder and Clarke, company OF
reliable and responsible contractors who will
push II on vigorously. The first thirty five miles
from Blalrsville to Freeport, are required to be
done by the first of May, 1855; the whole road
will be completed by tie Ist of May, 1856
DEATH OF FATHER MArrnEw.-Tbis g,e.t
Irish temperance apostle, died in Washington
City, Sunday, the Both ult His funeral took
place at St Patrick's Church, in that City. on
Monaay iast. The funeral procession is repre-
mum Der OF priests, who headed the procession,
clothed In sacerdotal robes, chaunted the service
o, the dead as they passed along the streets, fol-
iowed by hearsedrawn by white horses fol-
lowed by large line of men, women and children.
bishop kendrick officiated and preached the fu-
neral sermon.