Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-02-08
SU NJ M AIRY OF NE W S.


population of the South, free asd slave, in aid of
the suffering people of New York.
0U-The amount of the public debt of the Uni
ted States is near forty-two millions of dollars.
Mr.. Kelnger, of the Pennsylvania Senate, has
offered a resolution, instructing the Committee of
the Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of
disbanding all foreign military companies.
0o-A letter in the San Francisco Times, says
Lola Montez lives quiet. cozy life, surrounded
by birds, dogs pigs, goats, turkeys, sheep, and so
forth. She does not cowhide an editor more than
twice year.
0o-Henry Case, lad Ia or 16 years old, lately
set fire to the almshouse of Hayerhill, Mass, and
also to two barns, saying he did it because he
liked to see fire. A fragrant case.
GrGapt Roger Glapp, who came to this coun-
try in 1890, had several Children the names of
whom were William, Elizabeth, Experience, Wait
still, Preserved, Hopestill. Wait, Thanks, Desire,
Thomas. Unite and Supply.
GTAdycrtisements in the Illustrated London
News six cents per word Next to those of
the News are the rates of the London Times.
ortFrance lately sent eleven prelates to the con-
vention at Rome. The United States, England,
and ireland, six each. None from Russia.
o. 1t is stated in the Catholic Telegraph that
Father Matthew is at Madeira, in very poor cir
cumstances, and want of means 10 pay his board.
His right hand is paralyscd-
DCTThe London Christian Spectator thinks the
American theological writers more learned and
better reod than those of England
0o-The Sons of Temperance, of Hamilton, in
Canada, would not accept of Mr. Barnum's offer
of delivering a temperance lecture, saying they
did not want to have connection with one who ex-
posed himself as humbug
ez-A clergyman of New Hampshire urged his
congregation to abstain from work on Thanksgiv-
ing day. He invited them to his house on that
day, where they would be welcome and may, if
they pleased, help him to move his barn.
Go-A young lady once said that she was care
less of her dress in going to the theatre, where
people were too attentive to the play to observe
what she had on; but in going to church she was
very particular, as everybody goes there to look
around and see how everybody else is dressed.
Go-GEN. LARIMER, of Pittsburg, has made an
assignment Of all his property real and personal,
to Thomas Davidson, of East Liberty, and Thomas
Mellen of Pittsburg in trust for all his creditors,
without preference to any. The liabilities are
estimated at about $500, 900. The heaviest items
those of the Pittsburg and Connellsville Rail
road company, which claims $120 900 or more,
and the Ohio g. Pennsylvania Railroad about
$40, 900.
0a,-Mr. Coleman, of the Burnet House, Gncin-
natl, has been sentenced to fine and twenty days
imprisonment, for violating the recent stringent
liquor law of that State.
eo-There is petition now before the Delaware
Senate asking for law to prevent salt water ter
rapins being caught between the lst of March and
the 1st of October.
GCrGreen peas, corn, fresh turnips and straw
berries amongst the regular fares at the hotels
in Florida
ors-One of the suspended banks in Cincinnati
contained SOS of the savings of newsboy, aged
II years.
oo-A telegraphic despatch from Halifax, rccei-
we'd in Boston, reports the loss of the British brig
Ann, Capt. Mercy, from Boston for st. Johns, n.
f. She was wrecked on Cape Cabaras, Jan. Is,
and all hands were lost.
0o-A strictly religious man laid by, for Sunday
reading, an article he found in nis New York Mir
ror, headed g The Rise and Progress Of St. Paul.
But ON taking it up to read, found it was an his
torcal account of the business progress of ST. Paul.
Minnesota.
EX-SENATOR Houston attracts great attention in
the Senate chamber by writing with an enormous
quill in full feather, probably taken from Amer
ican eagle.
eo-The new Depot of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, at Pittsburgh, has been finished
at a cost of $4,000. 1t covers one and two
thirds acres of ground.
gS-The Philadelphia North American of Satur-
day, in an article on the Sunbury and Erie Rail-
road, says of the President, Hon. Jas. Cooper -
ss BY the unanimous report of committees in both
branches of Councils, Mr.. Cooper is shown to be
wholly unqualified for the post ho fills, not to
speak of graver matters of inculpation." This is
rather severe on the man who aspres to the dig
nifty of being elected U. S. Senator for second
term.
eo-General Henry F. Wilson, who has been
chosen to succeed Edward Everett in the United
States Senate, is to serve till March, 1859.
eo-The new bill, toiix the compensation of MEM
bcrs of the Pennsylvania Legislature, allows $500
for the session. 1t has passed the Senate in Com
mittee Of the Whole.
D5-Rev William Capers, D. D., one of the Bish-
ops of the NJ E. Church, South, died at Charles
| ton, S. c., day or two ago, aged about sixty
four He was one of the most eminent and useful
Ministers in the Church.