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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-12
TERRIBLE Collision lTSEA!
LOSS OE THE
Steamship Arctic!!!
FOUR HUNDRED PERSONS DRoWNED!a

NEW YORK, Oct. IA rumor is ahoat that
tt steamer Arctic ran into propeller steamer or
wreck near Cape Race and immediate sunk
All on board but 80 were lost; eight of those
saved are said to be on board the Union now be
low at Quarantaine The Arctic had 200 passen-
gers one Of whom is said to have arrived IL town.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The story Of the loss of the Arctic is too trlie.
George II. Burns, of Phla lejphia, is the bearer of
dispatches per the Arctic, and is authority for the
statement. She had 256 passengers and a crew
Of TO- She ran into the Propeller Sun on the
9th ult., near Cape Race. The Propeller sunk
in four hours.-The Arctic remained afioat awhile
longer. The hfe-boats were got out and RATS
rugged. The latter capsized and only 81 Of the
whole number remained to tell the tale Burns Is
at the St. Nicholas and registers his name as be
longing to Adams Express as well as bearer Of
dispatLes.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The collision occurred on the 9th at noon dur
ing dense fog with propeller bark rugged, Of
iron with black hull and salmon colored bottom,
wh"h had colored boats, and is supposed to be
the Charity of Montreal bound for Liverpool
The Arctic was going at the rate of Is knots and
upwards. Two hundred persons were seen on
the Propeller.
The Arctic commemorate render assistance bat
soon discovered her own leak which gained fas.
eXtinguishing the fires.
and few pass seugcrs. a raft was constructed
and sudden panic occurring on the Arctic,
numbers got the raft and in the sixth boat.
ald in three minutes after the Arctic sunk. All
in the boats Were saved, but only one out of y
the raft escaped.
At 5 o'clock. ?. NJ, on the 28th, the Bark HUI
ron fred rockets, hung out lights ana kept horn
blowing al night of the 29th in hopes of falling
IN with the remaining boats, which efforts were
fruitess. On the evening of the 29th spoke the
Ship Lebanon, Capt Sterritt bound for New
York, and transferred Is passengers who reached
this city in the Pilot boat Christian Berg.
The fate Of the Propeller ana the other five
boats Is not certainly known.
On the morning OF the 2Sth the Huron saw
singular looking craft which it IS thought might
have been tie ProIelior.
The following is list Of those saved and taken
to Quebec on the Huron.
James .hyoy, ships Cook, Luke McCartnie, Jos
Clnnell, Richard Maxim, Thomas Con, JAS Con-
nor, John Driny, Christian Moran, James Ward,
Christopher Galaher. foreman, Thos. Wilson, as
sistant engineer; Robert Brian, David Berny, E.
Miller. watersr
The following arrived at this port in the Leba-
non.
Edmund Bryan. Patrick Mahan, Thomas Gar
land, Pat Catsoy, Patrick Tobin, Dobbin Carua-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-12

s%The official term Of Gov Brigham
Young. of Utah Territory, expired on the
29th ult. His successor has not been agreed
upon, and the appointment of one has been
found matter of considerable difficulty
Young will not be re-appointed.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-12

1.-THE next Legislature win be composed
of Wings, Democrats, Know-Nothings, and
Free Soilers Neither party alone will pro-
badly have majority on joint ballot.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-12

For Governor Benjamin Rush Bradford
had votes in the county, viz : ? in Susque-
hanna tp., 1 in Cambria, and / in Johns
town
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-12

John G. Davis (Dem }, the present member
In the Tenth District, VIM. Petit (Anti-
Nebraska) is elected by 1900 majority over
Harlan Oem.), the present member. In
the Fourth District, Crumbach (Anti-Neb-
raska) is elected by $50 majority over Col.
Lane (Dem.) the epresent member, In the
Fifth District, Holloway (Anti-Nebraska) is
elected by $50 over w Buckles.
Ohfo.-The returns from Ohio indicate
the success Of the Whig and amalgamated
ticket by q large majority. The following is
the result in the several Congressional dis
tricts named:-1st District--T c Day,
Whig and anti-Nebraska; 2d-J. Scott Har-
rison. Wing; 3d-Lewis d. Campbell Wing
by $500 majority; Sth-Benj. Stanton,
Wing by 5000 majority; 12th-Samuel
Galloway Whig, elected over Edison B. 'Olds,
Democrat, by 1900 to 1000 majtrity; 21st-
Bingham, Independent, chosen. The returns
from Hamilton county show an average ma
jority for the amaigamated ticket OF 00C
votes
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-12

ssa- Sometimes words wound more than
swords
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-22
THE war and Its Causes.

A foreign correspondent of the Wash
ington Globe thus briefly sketches the
true causes of the war between Russia
and Turkey: Sup to recent date the
Greek church has had the first position in
Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and very many
thousand pilgrims visited the holy places
every Easter from remote parts of the
Russian empire; so that it was of some
Importance to retain this position, as ex.
ercising strong moral influence, through
these votaries. in favor OF the government
itself and the Emperor. On the other hand
the present Emperor of France, with the
object. doubtless, of streng ngthening his hold
not only on the Catholic clergy, Latin
church. but on the population Of France
succeeded in getting from the Sultan the
keys ofthe Church of the Holy Nativity
in Bethlehem for the Latins, and thus
placing them on perfect equality with
the Greeks; and as this appeared in direc
contradiction of old usages subsequently,
confirmed by firman, but not carried
into effect, the Gear has sought to coerce
the Sultan into a reinstatement Of the
Greek Church of its old privileges.
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Sects in Russia.

The Russian Church affects liberation
OF the vast population Of fully 10000, 900,
only about $4,000, 900 are members OF the
regular Church; $780, 900 are dissenters or
heretics to that church itself; 3,5o0,OOO
Roman catholics are found throughout the
wide domains of the Gear; and fully $780,
900 Armenians. The Prctcstants Of the
Augsburg Confession OF Faith amount to
1000 600; those OF the Reformed Church
to $4,000. There are 10000 Moravians
while no less than $500, 900 belong to the
Mohammedan creed. The Jews are 60O,
900 in number, and the followers OF thai
mysterious potentaie, the Grand Lama o.
Thibet, amounts to no less than halt that
amount. But there are certain creeds
still more extraordinary throughout the en-
ormous tract of territory which constitutes
the Russian empire; 10000 are addicted
to the disgusting practice of Fetichism
worshipping bats, cows, and every un'
couth specimen OF brute, as representative
of the divinity of heaven.-National MIS-
cellany.
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Civilization among the Indians.

Some of the Indian tribes in the Indian
country, are making considerable progress
in cultivation. The following interesting
particulars in relation to the Navajo tribe,
communicated by Captain Dodge, their
agent. to the Santa Fe Gazette:
"They number about eight thousand,
Of whom near two thousand are warriors.
They are good deal inclined to agricul-
ture, and this year they raised sixty thou.
sand bushels of corn, five hundred bushels
of wheat, five hundred Of beans, besides
large quantity of pumpkins, melons,
peaches, wild potatoes, &c. They man.
ufacture large quantities Of blankets, stock
ings, ETC., all their wearing apparel, and
make their own weapons, such as bows,
arrows, etc. They are all brought up TO
work, and men. women and children are
constantly employed. They own 100000
sheep, $4,000 horses, and $50 head oi
horned cattle. One hundred men in the
tribe own as many as fifteen thousand
horses, and one hundred thousand head
Of sheep. Some of the Indians have forty
or so persons attending their herds. They
treat their women with great respect, and
the modern doctrine OF 'woman's rights
seems to be fully carried out in practice
among the tribe. The women own all
the sheep, and the men dare not sell them
without their permission, nor do they ever
make an important trade without consult.
ing their squaws. They admi, women to
their councils, who participate in delibera.
tons, and often control them. They rarely
kill, but consider theft great virtue
They worship women as their Great Spirit
and believe she starts the sun every morn.
ing in its course. The agency is hun.
dred and eighty miles from Santa Fe, in
the heart OF the Indian country.
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and wounded, acts and words Of encour.
agement, and personal heroism, contrib.
uted greatly to the success Of the expedi-
ton, and to the comfort of the party.
During the siege Of Encinada she was
constantly at the post Of danger, loading
and passing the arms to the men, and re-
peatedly firing upon the enemy through
the loop-holes. Her bravery was such as
to astonish those who were best acquaint-
ed with her daring and resolute character.
Colonel Walker is a native of Ohio. and
graduated at Frankfort, Kentucky, at an
early age.
The party embraces men of every pro-
fession, among them some surveyors, who
are engaged in surveying the town of En-.
cinada, with its harbor and approaches
laying out the ground in streets and
blocks, and experimenting the repairs
Notifications, and buildings erected by the
new Government.
The defenses at the port Of Encinada
are now so far advanced that It is deemed
impregnable to any force Santa Anna, OF
any body else. can send against it. Tn The
supplies for the troops are abundant, and
are we'll protected. so that even siege
could be resisted with success.
| Numbers of the rancheros are furnish
ing cattle, &c., and receive the bond OIL
scrip of the new Government in payment
Colonel Walker, in his proclamation
calling upon the inhabitants to recognizs
The new Government, says,
"To render property secure. and tc
guarantee every man the possession o
what he earns by the sweat Of his brow
and, therefore, we shall endeavor to pro
tect you from the wandering robbers whom
the Mexican Government has not only
failed to punish, but has actually reoog
nized as its agents and accomplices. I'm
der the new Republic, no bandit will be
permitted to disgrace our flag by placing
it at the head OF his plundering band; ant
the severest punishment will be reserved
for those who seek impunity for rapins
and crime under the pretenses Of royalty
and patriotism"
The proclamation concludes by offering
protection to property, liberty of person
and respect tor the religion Of all well.dis
posed persons.
A letter from Mazatlan says: eth,
general opinion seemed to be that Lower
California had been lost to Mexico forev
err" AS stated yesterday, however, three
Mexican vessels, carrying 800 troops. hat
sailed from Maza,lan to attack the inva
ders, and vessel with 400 more was t.
have left San Bias for the same purpose
A letter, dated Mazatlan, December 7
says:
San order has arrived from the British
Minister in Mexico. for the British men, of
war to seize the Caroline wherever she b.
found, and the Amphitrite immediatel,
lifted anchor to act in compliance. !
Mexican schooner just arrived reports Il
have seen the Caroline and another Amer
! lean vessel off Lobos Island.
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Appalling Shipwreck.

Loss OF Four HUNDRED LIvEs-THRIL-
LING NARRAT1vE.-"The ship Tayleur left
the Mersey on Thursday last, having on
board about 66O souls, including crew and
passengers, of all ages. The ship made
fair weather of it for some hours until she
got of Holy head. when the wind headed
her, and she struggled against an adverse
gale during the whole OF Thursday and
Friday night. The Captain, despairing
of getting down the Channel against such
a gale, determined 10 try the course North
about, and accordingly the ships head
was got round, and she stood on amid
thick and heavy weather from daylight on
Saturday morning. Owing to the dense
fog, and. perhaps, some error in the reck-
oning, the ship was found at about 10
o'clock within sight Of land. which was
first, seen by man at the wheel, and in
half an hour after the lookout man at the
bows cried, "breakers on the starboard
bow!'' The ships course was altered,
but inass than twenty minutes after, she
struck with fearful violence on reef of
| rocks on the east side of Lombay Island.
The terrible consequences of this catas-
trophe will be best gathered from the sub
joined accounts. In short. out OF the en-
tire number on board this i'll fated vessel,
1880, including the crew. only 282 in
dividuals have been rescued, many OF
whom are severely MANNED and injured.
The shore of the creek where the ship lies
wrecked. and the coast adjoining, were
strewn with corpses, some of which, we
regret to add, are said to have been strip
ped naked by some miscreants. The ship
lies in about two fathoms of water. None
of her spars seem to have been carried
away, but there appears at present very
little chance Of the hull or cargo Of the
vessel being saved.
One Of the passengers saved thus de-
scribes the scene:
"A raft was constructed. on which great
numbers Of persons embarked; but it was
drifted against the rocks and upset, when
all on it perished. A rope was then con-
veyed on shore, by one Of the swimmers,
and about one hundred attempted to gain
the rocks by clinging to it, when the ves-
sci suddenly fell over on her side, which
slackened one end of the rope, and caused
the entire Of them to let 60 their hold
The whole Of them were drowed. The
captain. whose name was Noble, was
saved, but the only part Of his dress tha,
he landed in was a flannel shirt. The
surgeon Of the ship, who had his wife and
child on board, attempted TO swim on
shore with his child on his back, and sup.
porting his lady with one arm, while he
swan with the other; the three, however
unfortunately perished. One lady had
f3,OOO in bank notes sewed in her stays
she offered $4,000 to any one who woule
save her life, but in vain. She also wa:
| drowned. A child Of FIVE months old i.
saved, and both parents are drowned
A German emigrant rescued this child.
life by bearing it in his teeth from the
wreck to the shore. Only seven womer
are saved; the rest, one hundred ane
ninety-seven in number, are drowned
There are now upwards Of sixty deat
bodies on the island, and two hundred
survivors,
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Price of Newspapers.

The Mt. Vernon Democratic Banner
has the following article on advancing the
price of newspapers:
We observe that many of the newspa-
pers that heretofore reduced their terms
below So 90 per annum. have returned to
the old subscription price, in consequences
oil the advance in every thing that is bough;
with money. During the last six moths
printing paper has advanced in price 25
per cent. Flour during the last year has
nearly doubled in price, and every artical
of produce has Witnessed similar rise.
1t is impossible to publish good weekly
paper, at the present prices Of produce and
labor, for less than $500 per annum.
The man who attempts it will either be ou,
of pocket or run himself in debt, before
he knows what he is about.
Cheap papers may obtain large cir
culation, but somebody must suffer loss
in the end-it is inevitable. No man
who is fond of reading, and values good
newspaper, will consider $500 per annum
as too high price to pay for it. There
are some papers which ere high at any
price, and there are others which are
"above price''-invaluable. Cheap liter
ature is too often the dearest literature
that man can buy. The Shilling novels
with "yaller kivers," have been sold BY
the cart load. because they were cheap
while very often it takes an eight shill
ing book to extract the psisonous seeds
implanted in the mind by the cheap novel
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How the Continentals stood in Arms

To a man, they wore small clothes
coming down and fastening just below the
knee, and long stockings, with cowhide
shoes. ornamented with large buckles
while not pair of boots graced the com.
pany. The coats and waistcoats were
loose, and OF huge dimensions, with colors
as various as the barks of oak, sumach
and other trees of our hills and swamps
could make them; and their shirts were all
made Of flax, like every other part of the
dress, were homespun. On their heads
were worn large round top and broad
brimmed hats. Their arms were as va.
rious as their costume. Here an old sol.
dier carried Queen Ann. which had
done service at the conquests of Canada
twenty years previous. while by his side
walked stripping boy, with Spanish fu
see not half its weight Of calibre, which his
grandfather may have taken at Havana
while not a few had old French pieces
that dated back to the reduction of Louis
burg. Instead ofthe cartridge box, large
powder horn was slung under the arm
and occasionally bayonet might be seen
bristling in the ranks. Some OF the swords
of the officers had been made by our prov
ince blacksmiths, perhaps of some farm
ing utensils; they looked seryiceable, bu
heavy and uncouth.
Such was the appearance of the Cont
nentals, to whom a well appointed army
was soon to- lay down their arms. Aftel
a little exercising on the old Common
and performing the then popular exploit
of of.whipping the snake" they briskly filed
up the road by the foot of the Kiddel
mountain, and through the Spafford Gap
towards Peterboro', to the tune of "Oyel
the hills and far 2way."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-22

PROPOSED NEW TARIFF.-It is said the
committee of ways and means OF the House
of Representatives will soon report new
tariff bill, which proposes to subject all
imports to duty Of Twenty-Five per cent
ad valorem, except spirituous liquors ol
different kinds, which are to pay 100 per
cent, and except also certain specified ar.
ticles "a pretty long list withaD which are
to be exempt from duty. In the latter
class are included most raw materials
used in manufacturing, and also dye-stuffs
of all descriptions solely used in compo-
sing dye. 1t abolishes all bounties and
drawbacks on nsalted or picked fish. None
Of its provisions are designed to go into
operation until the first Of January next,
and goods in warehouse at that date will
be entitled to the benefit of the new rates
OF duty Wheeling Argus.
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VIRGINIA COLONIZATION SocIETY.-The
report Of the Virginia colonization board,
constituted in accordance with an act
passed in April, 1853, is document ol
considerable interest. 1t presents 10 the
Legislature facts and suggestion which
are of first Importance to the people ol
Virginia. The board has drawn upon the
State Treasury for $500 to pay for the
removal of one hundred and sixteen free
negroes from Virginia TO Liberia. In ad.
dition, the Colonization Society has trans.
ported without State aid one hundred and
twenty-four free negroes; making total
during the last eight months Of two hun.
dred and forty. This number, when com.
pared with the thousands in the State.
may appear to be small, yet it will amply
suffice to prevent the natural increase ol
this population. This is an important
and interesting fact Quietly, and almost
without observation, the agencies now a,
work in connection with the board will
keep down the number, and at the same
time build up new world upon the coas,
of Richmond Bulletin.
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CENTRAL OHIO R. Rat the late meet.
ing Of the Directory at GAINESVILLE, res
olution was adopted to hold the mex
meeting of tha. board at Cambridge, or
w ednesday the 22d of March, at which
time the opening of the road between
GAINESVILLE and Cambridge will be ap,
propriately celebrated. We are led tc
believe that the rail will be laid this way
from Cambridge at about half a mile Q
day, as far, at least, as gainesville.
Wheeling Gazette. Z
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Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1:

SENArE.-The French Spoliation Bill
was taken up and passed, yeas 81, nays 8
Mr.. Stuart presented resolution direct
ing committee to report bill making an
appropriation for the improvement Of Riv
ers and uarbors-laid over
The Nebraska bill was taken up.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ewing submitted a paper
which had been sent to him to lay before
the House, signed by the citizens of New
York, representing that Mike Walsh. q
member Of the House. is not citizen o
the United States by either birth or natu
ralization, but tha. he was born in Ireland
Referred.
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REPORTED INDIAN FIGHr.-The Council
Bluffs Bugle, of the 9th January, says
that serious fight is reported to have ia.
ken place lately between the Omahas and
the Sioux. The papers say:
We are informed that band Of Omaha
braves went up to the mouth of the Little
Sioux river last week and killed squaw
of the Sioux nation, the wife of French
man living there
Reports were rife yesterday morning
that band of Sioux came down on Wed
nesday morning and surrounded band
of Omahas whilst asleep, and succeeded
in killing ten Omahas. Many guns were
discharged, at all events, which were dis
tinctly heard by people coming up the
river We do not vouch for the truth o
the report. Much animosity exists be-
tween them. which will doubtless result in
the determination Of the Omaha tribe, un.
less the Government intervenes to settle
the quarrel. The Sioux are threatening
the white settlers Of Sergeant Bluffs, and
claim to own the Pottawattamie purchase
This is one of the strongest and most war
like tribes in the west, and if disposed
might do much mischief upon this frontier