Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-05-16
SUM M AIRY OF NE W S.

OIn Lancaster, where the know -nothipgs Q
lected their candidates, year ago, by over SOC
majority, the fusionists elected their ticket, thu
other day, by ISL majority. Keep the ball mo
wing.
The Rev. ]. f. Sackitt, (sfethodist,) of New
York State, has, ,upublicly withdrawn firm tho
Know Nothing Order.
The Know Nothing State Convention, of Cali
fornia, rejected from their platform the religious
test directed against Catholics.
DIR. Tinsley, of Cuba, claims to have discovered
that vaccine virus after passing through the sys
| tenn of negro, is valueless for the white race.
The Lancaster Eaaminer and Herald, whig
organ Of that city, speaks rather freezingly Of Gov
ernor Pollock's administration,
es-Dr- Peck, recently imprisoned in Cuba has
| arrived in New York.
At recent election in Indianapolis, Ind, the
Cayenne and Temperance ticket was beaten, by
dealers
The State Fair in September will come of at
Harrisburgh, Pa, the people there having contri-
buted the fifteen hundred dollars required to Sc
cure it.
eJ- The Scientific American cautions its readers
against the of painted pals, and says the OK
ide-of lead, with which pals painted, is dan
gerous poison, and has been known to be produc-
tive of evil in many cases.
e5-Several accounts have recently been pub
lished, showing that gold is quite as abundant in
the Republic of Honduras as in California-nay,
even more
eo-Late adyices from Paris state that Mr. Ma
son, the American Minister at Paris, had left for
Nice, where it was hoped his health would be
perfectly restored.
UThe expense of the excursions Of the Msssa-
chusetts Legislature, the present session, has been
thus far 81 900 96. Oh, Sam
oo-The Illinois Central Railroad Company have
received the Contract from Government for car
rying the river mail between Cairo and New Or
leans, at the rate of $lso, 900.
G1-Potatoes to the amount of seven thousand
dollars, were entered free of duty at the Boston
Custom House ON Monday.
eo-The New York Times states that the city
has expended 81 s0s 20 within the last six months
for killing dogs 1t closes its paragraph with
the earnest inquiry, "What is the price Of sau-
sage ~
eo-The U. S. brig of war Dolphin sailed from
Norfolk on Wednesday for the coast of Africa
eo-Frederick Douglass is about to publish
narrative of his fife.
eo-A Colored Graduate of Obcrlin College,
of the township in which he resides, viz: Brown
helm, Lorain county, Ohio,
eo-The U. S.. ship St. Mary arrived at San
Francisco, CAL, from Mare Island, on the 7th ult
At Vallejo, she received on board Maj. Gen. Wool
with the usual salute.
c5-In Mobile, Ala, a few days ago, a Malay
charged another with assault and battery, exhibi-
been struck on the head. The club was quite go
~, and the declared it was stained with
-'blood out of my own body" 1t proved to be,
however; compound of turpentine and red ochre
The magistrate dismissed the case.
eo-A train of cars recently passed through
Michigan, containing 954 paying passengers, and
525 babies, all bound to Chicago and the west
GA pair oflovers ofthe ripe age OF 20 and 65,
were married few days ago. at Louisville, Ky.
eo-There are now in the United States thirty
two insane hospitals in active operation
e5-Copper has been discovered upon 100 farms
in Franklin county. Va.
eo-Messrs. Stuart & Holeman, of Witheville.
Va, had their travelling bags cut from the stage,
a few days ago, between Grecnsborough and Hills
ville n. c., and robbed of nearly two thousand
dollars
oo-A large gold mine is said to have been dis
covered on the head water of the Arkansas river,
about 500 miles west of Warsaw, Missouri
eo-There are now at Milwaukee, ready for ship
ment, 20 900 barrels of -four and 800 900 bushels
of wheat.
eo-The ship Java arrived at San Francisco,
California, on the 7th ult, with 5s7 Chinese. from
Hong Kong.
05-The remains of Martin Van Buren, Jr..
have arrived at Kinderhook from France. He
was AZ years old.
eo-Twenty-six hands lately procured from
gold mine in Columbia Cunty, Georgia, in nine
working days, 1850 worth of gold from surface
ore, some of which had been thrown aside for fif-
teen years.
ey-The following invouted advertisement ap-
peared in a recent number of the London Times !:
ssWanted, a man and wife to look after farm,
and dairy with a religious turn of mind without
incumbrance. 4"
Go-A Clergyman was hung in efiigy at Lag
range, Tenn, for selling poor mans note at auc-
ton.
Arrow Root, equal to the best imported, is said
to be raised in Macon county, Florida.
There are nearly five millions of sheep in the
State of0hio.