Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-18
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elected. The contest will probably be somewhat
animated. The regular Wing City Convention
has made its nominations for City officers. Dur
ring tsdeliberations series of resolutions, strong
ly denuncatory of Know-Nothingism We're in
troduced but.having been laid on the table TWEEN
ty-two delegates withdrew, and expressed an in
tention of making separate nominations. The
Democratic City Convention was held a few days
since Before it was thoroughly organized objec
ton was made to the admission of certain dele
gates, on tie ground that they belonged to the
Know Nothing or American party. A committee
of investigation was appointed who reported that
they should not be admitted unless they would
declare under oath their innocence of the charge.
The accused offered to swear they had always
voted the Democratic ticket, but they declined
taking the oath prescribed by the Committee,
they were not allowed to participate in the pro-
ceedines of the Convention.
The Old Pine Street Church is about to be ex-
tensively repaired. This ediice erected in
1850. and is interesting from revolutionary asso-
Citations. During the occupancy of this city by
the British troops III the War of Independence it
was used by them at time stable and at
another as a hospital 1t has had pastors some
of the most distinguished divines which the coun-
try has produced, one of whom DIR. Dufield,
one of the ChapIisins of the Revolutionary Con
gress, DR.. Ely, and DR.. Alexander, afterwards of
Princeton.
A woman up town was burned to death recent
" in shocking manner. No one was in the
house with her but two or three small children,
and tits supposed that she sleeping before
the fire, whea by some mischanee her clothes be-
came ignited. When she was scarce awakened,
she rushed to escape, but in her fright, apparent
v istook the door leading the cellar, for that
leading to the street. About the time her hus-
ban,i come home and seeing some evidences of a
coniagration, broke open the door, and although
his wife was then still alive he was unable to
tinguish the flames in time to save her.
Lager bier has become one of the lest estab-
lished institutions of our city. Numberless saloons
have been established. all of which appear TO be
doing a good business The love Of lager not
only enchsins the souls of our German popula-
ton, but the citizens generally. and it is with
very many of our American citizens favor
ite beverage In = nun er of rooms it is ven
sied in enormous quantities nightly in conjunction
with sometimes little good, good deal differ
ent, and much bad music. a species of combined
enjoyment appropriately styl led Lager Bier Opera.
BY a despatch from Nova Scotia, it appears
that the Legislature Of that Province, has just
granted charter to facilitate the construction Of
a transatlantic Telegraph Line, uniting Nova
Scotia and Ireland. 1t is said that the capital
has been subscribed, and tie parties confident
of having the line in practical operation by the
fall of 1858. 1t is.s grand project, and may sue
coed, but 1t will probably require years Of expert
menting and great expense, before reliable line
can he established over great an evpanse of
water.
Many of our Firemen even those who belong
TO accepting Companies. refuse to serve under the
present Ordinance; and in the event of serious
fire. scarcely more than one third of our recent
fire organization would be engaged in subduing it.
One of our newspapers in an editorial calling
public attention to beautiful painting Of bull
attacked by four dogs, which is being gratuitous-
ly exhibited at the store of one of merchants,
sravey cautions visitors against taking their dogs
with them. as on recent occasion one of the ami
mails who happened to Leholdi it, Immediately few
10 the assistance of his canine friends upon the
canvass, and was only prevented from doing Sc
rious injury by being caught by his master The
that after 1t became a few months old it obtained
the odor of sour krout, must have been greatly
inferior to the artist of this new work
One of our enterprisng manufacturing firms,
which has two establishments in the city a mile
or two apart, has recently made arrangements for
the erection of a magnetic tclegraphic line be-
tween them, as means Of communication for
the numerous messages which are constantly
passing between them. 1t is probably the first
private telegraph erected in the country.
The large and valuable lot opposite the Grard
House, in Chestnut street, upon which Welch,s
Circus and the Chinese Museum were burned
down nearly a year ago continues to be covered
with unsight1y mass of ruins, and no arrange.
ments have yet been made to erect riew buildings
upon 1t is owned by man of wealth residing
IN New Jersey, but he seems disposed for the pre-
sent to indulge in the "Dog in the Manger''
policy, and neither build upon it himself nor sell
the -ot 50 as to allow anybody else to do so. In
the very heart and centre of the most fashionable
Pof'ion Oh The city, it IS great eye-sore in its
present condition.
"itnin the last few days number of signs
have been blown down from the tons aud frorts
of houses, and in several instances bave
serious if not fatal wounds upon persons nass;no
at the time In the town of Progress in Now
Jersey, few miles up the river, glass factory
has also been blown down, and some seven or
eight persons killed, and twelve or fifteen serious
ly wounded.
Our markets have not recently undergone any
important change. Beef cattle sell at the exhorbi-