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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-11
oy-There are three papers in New York whicl

eo-There are three papers in New York which
are particularly down on the g ID furri-
ners'' of all kinds-the Albany Stale Register,
Rochester american, and Buffalo Commercial Ad-
rTtiser, and yet strange to say. the leading men
of these pappers are Of foreign extraction. Lacy
one Of the propetors Of the Register, was born IN
England Mann, Of the Rochester American, was
born in Scotland, and until he was IA years Of
age, peddled itch ointment around Edinburg.
Parmlee Of the Buffalo Commercial-the man Of
the sc twenty five dollar character" was an Eng
lish soldier, and left the army one day under the
escort of one drum ner and two rope-ends. These
are the men, who are now 'rallying round the
constitution" and who insist that foreign influ-
ence will yet undermine the liberties of the nation.
Queer people those Hindoos. So says the K',iek-
er5ocker, and so say we.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-11

Co Tyneside emigrant, writing home from
Melbourne, says: Oa our casting anchor in Hob
sons Bay, newspaper reporter came on board
and furnished US with copies of that mornings
Argus; and the first thing which caught my eye
was report Of meeting of g the unemployed,' -
which had been held the previous day on Flag
staff Hill, and attended by about 500 of the
working classes OF Melbourne. Very aereeab' e
news, this, to men who had come l6 900 miles in
the expectation of selling their la or to advan-
taget
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-11

TIE CoURT OF CLAIAs.-A Washington let
ter says that the act establishing the Court OF
Claims, provides for three Judges, but onits to
designate the mode of appointing the Chief or
Presiding Justice 1t Is indispensable to the eff
cheney of the Court. that it should have Chief
Judge. as in the organization of the Supreme
Court. The thee Judges were all nominated at
the same time, and were confirmed at the same
time, so that no seniority of appointment can be
referred to as designating the Presiding Judge
The Judges can dispose of the question by lot.
The extent of tie business of the Court will soon
become SO great as to require an increase Of the
number of Judges to at least as many now con-
stitute the Supreme Court.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-11

The following is a copy of one Of the two thous-
and letters applying for bounty lands under ths
law of the last session of Congress, which were
received yesterday, at TIE Pension Bureau. The
frog sticker'' referred to which was sent along,
carefully dune up by way of circumstantial proof
of the applicants service as claimed, is an old
fashioned hall-butcher's knife and half cut-and-
thrust sabre, and looks as though it may have
gone throngh all the wars Of our country, from
the old French war to the last encounter with the
sionx on the great overland route to Oregon
Star.
WAsHIseros, March 9th.
Mr. Commissioner Of Pentions -
] send youmy freq sticker- was in the war
al bladens burg, and used this saber like true
soleer. want yon to give me land, as tley say
you am the man for that bisiness, and want you
to send by land to me by the rale rode, so that
can gs il. and want you to give the frog-sticker
to the Congress Of America. for see that old
president jackson had his sord give to to that be-
nevolent asilum. or you may give it to the Vasi-
ingtou monument Your friend,
ELTON BRENT.
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Posr OrrIcE.

HAREIsBuRe. April 4. 1855
To tie Honorable Speaker and members Of the
Senate IF Pennsylvania.
GENTLEMEN IL am directed by the Post
master General to say, that :. the State of
Pennsylvania having provided by Legislative
enactment for the payment of postage upon
all mail matters sent to or from the Executive,
or to or from the members of the Legislature,
and these facts being known to the Department,
all letters addressed to said parties without the
-posta ge being paid at the mailing Office, should
not be classed as unpaid letters, but must be
Jared with the proper amount of postage. to
be paid at Harrisbarg, where provision for
such payment has been made
Respectfully. your obedient servant.
JOHN Ell. BRANT, Postmaster.
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Ieeislaitve Prepaid Postage.

1t will be seen by the following that letters can
be sent to members of the Legislature and the
Executive without prepayment, as heretofore:
In the Senate, on Thursday, April 5. 1855,
the Speaker laid before the Senate the follow
ing letter from the Postmaster at Harrisburg,
which was read
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THE CASE OF EsrRAMpEs.- Washington
Union noticing the execution of Estrampes
says 80 Thus was sacrificed American life
in the person of q young man ofexcellent char
acter aud noble impulses. Whether he was
tried conformably to the seventh article of our
treaty with Spain, is for our government to
determine. The mockery of trial to which
he was subjected, called forth an earnest,
solemn protest from our acting consul at Ha-
vana; and it should also be horne in mind that
Estrampes was tried for an offence committed
before martial law had been proclaimed by the
captain-general. The execution of Estram-
pes has caused the most intense excitement,
not only in Havana, but throughout the island
Mr.. Thompson. our commercial agents at
Sagua, had not left Havana.
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g5-The population of Geciong, in Australia. in
isa1. ives ze4 ; in 1854 it was 10000.
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Or The Inlian Appropriations made this year
by Congress amounted to $2.277 500. The larg-
est payment to any tribe is that to the Mis-
sissippi Sioux. being s2o5.s 500. If this money
.conli ever reach the In.hans it would do them an
immense quantity of good-but it does not. Ac-
cording to Senator Houston, sixty cents out of
every dollar voted to the red man is eaten up by
the government agents. We cheat the Indians
till they become desperate when we declare war
and rob them of their lands.
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e3- The following pretty fair specimen
of the way they do business in California r, bh
of the Tocn- Talk, San Francisco, thus replies te
would-be antagonist:
{" We nave received fighting note from gen
tleman who finds fault with some of the contents
of our paper. 1t may be proper to state for his
information that the lighting part Of the editorial
business of the Tosrhs-7all, is done at present by
the proprietors themselves-they cannot afford to
pay these hard times, for taking charge Of that
branch Of the Office. When any offended party
gets through with them, If there is any little bal
injuries remaining uDsatisfed, out of friend
ship for them, we will endeavor TO wipe it OUT
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I Eg The Chanbersburg Repository and
Whig has been :. brought up standing" by a
learned subscriber, as appears by the follow
ing from that paper:
A SUBSCRIBER OVERHEARD 1T is well for
Editors to be 9 brought up standing once in
while by the more discerning of their sub
scribers. 1t brightens their ideas, refreshes
their Difference for public sentiment; and
enables tlem to correct the errors into which
| they are SO liable 10 fall For the life of us
we never knew until the following delectable
epistle gravely informed US of the fact, that
we have been building up either the foreign
or catholic interests-indeed we have been
laboring under singular hallucination that
we have uniformerly leaned the other way but
| it is evident that a gentleman so thoroughly
versed in our language-so liberal and enlight-
ened in his views, and patriotic in his aspira-
tions. cannot be mistaken; and we defer as
complacently as we can while we affectionately
commend him 90 the more congenial rays of the
| Transcript. We omit the name for the sake
of the writer's children:
MERcERsBURG March %
| mr.. A. K Mcclure Dear sir at the close
of my subscription for your paper which is the
| 6rst of may wish it TO stop as don't wish to
| take it any longer at present as your course
of late in the American reform does not meat
with my appreciation hope you wount call
this prescription because l cant help your to
to pull down the american party and bid up
the forran and romancathlick party.
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p0- Subscribers to the Democrat & Sentinel.
who changed their residence on the first Of April.
will please notify US, SO that their papers can be
properly mailed
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The gentleman is probably opposed to the
English language because it is Of forran
origin
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Know Nothine oath.


no" roenllas oas'.
In 1ne course o. Suuge Lon glass 8 g admlraoie
sPeecn Deiofs lne democracy OF nacnmond,
va, ~ luesuay sssnlug las'. ne gave tne .1l-
lowing naPpy anu .o.cloie appilcaton o. tue
events connected Win the rash oatn OF Herod
to the swearing made necessary u order TO
.become a Nothing -
In conclusion my frends' II any OF you'
under iaise aiiuremenis' nave, at an uniucky
nour entered the hnow-N otning Cauncn ano
assumes Us oOnganons, let me eon)ure you, as
you reyerethe Constitution and love the union'
instantly 70 withdraw your allegiance from
Counci. whose forms oi proceeding ana Prane,-
pies OF pohncal action are inconsistent WIN
your param0unt duty to your country Let
no false scruples IN regard 70 the binding obli-
CATIONS o. uniaWiui oatns-no tlmid dread OF
the resentmenfs q id1e. hiiDerais ana unworthy
associases. tH PEI you ~ "afu ~ . iine oi col-
duct Wnlcn your consciences cannon approve.
take Warning 1rom= Tue PIC o. nefoo' as
recorded m the holy scriptures That mon
arch. ve are toid. IN the pIenfltude OF ms
power ana nus Prioe a. ieast IN nonor OF
ms Dirtn-day. became enamored WITH the
charms ane uancing o. the oauSnter OF ms
wi1e py ner urst husband. IN the fuiiness OF
his near.' ana sne oeieraum OF ms passions. ne
sara 70 Tue aa"sei ASK 2. me whatsoever
you may cnoose' anu !. sna,s De givel, un'o
you, even 20 the exten. OF oHs-haii OF my Ming
DOM AND as an evidence OF his sincerity
ana desotion, ne amrmed nis promise Dy an
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saia 70 ,oo' WIZ .nae you give me W
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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-15
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

benefit of ourselves and posterity. We are
all young, scarcely entered upon the verge of
manhood and behold the broad and inviting
fields of knowledge and enterprise are before
us. Let us enter, and use every endeavor to
explore their remotest corners, and become
familiar with the treasures which are now
obscured from our view This will be no
idle task, to be taken up and laid aside al
pleasure. 1t will require years Of earnest
effort honest toll, uncompromising assidui-
ty, and inflexibiIity Of purpose. Let not the
magnitude of the task discourage or dishear-
ten us. Let us remember that those who
have ascended to the topmost round in the
ladder of fame, and those who have penetra-
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creation, have been the most determined in
their efforts and the most unyielding iii lheir
pursuits. Let us endeavor TO initiate their
example, emulate their virtues, and drink
deep from the fountains of knowledge which
they have prepared for the generations which
come after them.
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Wood County Probate Court.
PETITION TO SELL LAND.

John Webb, administrator of the estate of Elijah
Huntingdon deceased, against Susan Huntington,
Sarah Olney, Edward Olney, Celia Huntington,
Huntington, and Judson Huntington.
TIME said defendants notified that have this
i day filed petition in said probate court ask
ing for order from said to sell the following
real estate of the said Elijah Huntingdon deceased,
to pay debts OF the deceased to w.t. 5-6ths of inlot
l3D the whole of not lGG, 3-Sths of 3l4, whole OF
1873, 400, 7-24ths Of 4G3 and 464, 1340ths Of 473,
18th of 474, whole Of Gl5 5-Sths of outos 80, /
9TH of So 724ths of 10S, 13-40ths of III, 100 and
1872 in the town Of Perrysburg, Wood CO.. Ohio; al
the west half of the north west quarter dissection
eleven and the south half of the south west quar-
ter Of section twenty one both of town six, range
twelve in said county also, the north west quarter
of the north east quarter of section twenty three.
in town six, range eleven, county aforesaid; and
that said petition will be for hearing the 7th day
of January 4. D. 1856. By S. JEFFERSON,
Nov. 10, I855.--28W6$3.92 Atty for Pet'r.
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Wood County Common Pleas.

George Lasky 4 Co. against Peter Dull.
TEIIE said Peter Dull is notified that plaintiffs,
l. George Las!iy s. Co., filed their petition in
said court the first of October \. d. 1855,
against him, setting forth that he is indebted to
plaintiffs by note Of hand in the sum of four hun
dred dollars, and interest five hundred dollars,
from the 9TH day of August 4. ID. 1854 to the 14th
of January, 1855, and interest on the said four
hundred dollars since the 14th Of January, 1863;
and the said note is secured by mortgage on the
canal boat New England, and for which sum of four
hundred dollars, and interest aforesaid plaintiffs
ask judgment against him, and for order of sale
against said boat; and that unless lie appears and
answers on before the first day of the next term
of said court said petition will be taken as confes
sed and proceedings had thereon accordingly.
S. JEFFERSON, Atty for Pet.
Dee. 8, S55,--3OwG$3.20
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BLINhS
for Justices Lawyers, and business men, always on
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SCHOOL BOOKS.
Webster's Elementary Spelling Books, by the case
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Wood County Probate Court
PETITION 10 SELL LIND.

Syvanus jefferson, administrator Of the estate Of
Johanna Buhsa deceased, against Lewis Meiher,
William Meiher, and the unknown heirs Of Jo-
hanna Buhsa, deceased.
TTIE said defendants, Lewis and William Meiher,
l. and the unknown heirs Of the estate of Johan-
ia Buhsa, deceased, are notified that have on this
day filed petition in said probate court asking for
order to sell the following real estate of the de-
cedent to wit, The south part of the north five
sixteenths of the north west quarter of section
twenty y-fve in township six north. of range twelve
east, in Wood county, Ohio containing twenty-five
acres and the said petition will be heard on the 7h
day Of January, A. D. 1856.
SYLvANUs JEFFERSON.
Nov. 10, 1955.--2Sw6$2
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Valuable Farm for Sale.

yETE offer for sale, on very reasonable terms, ri
w yer tract So, containing 1917 acres river
tract 50, containing 1876 acres, and the west half of
south west quarter of section IA, in town3 U.SR.,
containing 50 acres, all in Wood county. All this
land lies III "a body within about miles of Perrys-
burg. The farm is well watered, and has upon it
a fine orchard and over 200 acres of well improved
land, the greater part of which is bottom land Of
the very best quality. For terms, inquire of
Nov. II, l855--27tf MURRAY g. DODGE.
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The weather is again rainy and horrible
When, oh when aoAJ it be a " long dry spell
The next editorial convention of Ohio is
to be held at Columbus on the 9th of Janua-
ry, 1886.
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CCH0OL EXAMsNERS.---T board OF
- School Examiners OF Wood county, will meet
at Freeport at o'clock A. NJ, the second Tues
day of January 1856, fer the examination of teach
ers. T. HOLLENDECK.
Dec. i, 1S5j.--3lwI
RTEN WANTED.--Two or three good men
VI wanted to chop logs and work iii saw-mill
miles east fPerrysburg, stone pike for which
good wages will be given. ii. L. WOOD.
Dec. 6. 1S55.--3Ow4t
The Trinity times., 1855-02-24

for blankets, &C.; we gave them some to-
bacco.
There is some good lahd here. The Indi-
ans raise coin, wheat, pumpkins, &c.
Left camp at S A. NJ, camped on the Rio
Virgin at 5 P. NJ.
The road to-day has been bad, there being
some very steep hills. An empty wagon
would be load enough for four mules.
Distance to-day twenty-five miles without
water.
Friday, Dec. l5th-Started this morning
at 4 o'clock. We have followed the Rio
Virgin up to its source. Camped at six p.
NJ: road fair. Distance to day 80 miles,
The Muddy river emptes into the Rio Virgin
and the latter into the Colorado.
Saturday, Dec. 15th-The road for the
first fifteen miles has been gradual ascent,
and the last ten uneven and bad. No water
to-day.
Camped on the Santa Clara river Twelve
miles below us, the Mormons are building u
house.
The Indians have three corn fields on this
river, about twelve acres in all, one Of which
we are encamped in.
There are few cottonwood trees on this
river, which is tie first timber we have seen.
Sunday, Dec. 17th-Camped at the Noun
tain Springs, which is also called the Rim of
the Basin. The road to>day has been bad
being quite rough. Distance thirty-tiv miles,
without water. The land in this vicinity
would produce well if there was water to lr-
rigate it with.
Monday, Dec. 18th - Camped at Iron
Spring. distance to day 43 miles. No water
but plenty Of ice.
Tuesday, Dec. l9th--Arrved at Cedar
CITY, on Coal Creek, this morning, the first
Of the Mormon settlements.
Here iron ore is found, and the Normons
expect to manufacture iron in about month.
Coal is also found here.
This place is surrounded by an adobe wall,
ten feet high aud from two to three feet thick.
There are about one hundred families here
whose farms are three ortour miles OIL which
are said to produce corn, wheat oats, barley,
&c. the land being irrigated. All the timber
here is few small cedar trees
From San Bernardino to Cedar City, there
IL probably not 900 acres OF good land, all
in one body; sIl there is is situated on the We
gas, Muddy and Santa Clara rivers; and
there is no timber except few cottonwood
trees on the Santa Clara. There are no
streams that require bridging. The road
from the Rim of the Basin is splendid--trom
the Vegas to the Rim of the Basin is quite
rough, that is it is up and down.
We came through with nine mules. Mr..
Leach is of the opinion that wagon and six
mules would have come through easier
You will see by what I have already writ
ten, that there are stretches Of thirty to fifty
miles without water. -Four or five artesian
wells would probably be all that would be re-
quired. We crossed small mountains almost
every day, through canons.
If this route should ever become much
Travelled, it would be difficult to find grass
for animals, for this whole country ID nearly
all desert, producing nothing bat little
sage brsh or grease wood.
BY next Express will finish copying my
diary, but in the mean time would remark
that the road from Cedar City to this place is
a very good one, about three streams requir
ing bridges.
Yours, truly,
FELIX Tracy, JR.
The Trinity times., 1855-02-24
Great Events from slender Causes.
FELIX Tracy, JR.

DR.. Paris observes. that "the history Of
great effects from small causes would form
an interesting work."
GLOW mcmentous," says Campbell. care
the results of apparently trivial crcumstam-
ces. When Nohanmed was flying from his
enemies, lie took refuge in a cave; which his
pursuers would have entered if they had not
seen Il SPIDERS web at the entrance. Not
knowing that it was freshly woven, they
passed by the cave; aud thus SPIDERS web
changed the history Of the world"
When Louis VII, TO obey the ipjunctions
Of his bishops, cropped his hair and shaved
his beard, Eleanor, his consoft found him,
with this unusual appearance, very rid cuous
aud soon very contemplate. She revenged
herself as she thought proper, and the poor
shaved king obtained divorce. She then
married the Count of Anjou, afterward Hen
ry II. of England. She had for her marriage
dover the rich provinces Of Potou and Gui-
enne; and this was the origin of those wars
which for three hundred wears rayaged
France, and cost the French three millions Of
men. All this probably bad never occurred,
had Louis not been so rash It's 70 crop his
head and shave his beard, by which he be-
came so disgpstful in the eyes Of Queen
Eleanor.
Warton mentions, in his Notes on Pope,
that the treaty of Utrecht was occasioned by
quarrel between the Duchess Of Marlbor-
ough and Queen Anne about pair Of gloves
The coquetry of the daughter OF Count
Julian introduced the Saracens into Spain
"Wh hat can be imagined more trivial" re-
marks Hume in one of his essays, ethan the
Ii n ofl 4
another in horse races? Yet this difference
begat two most inveterate factions in the
Greek Empire, the Prasini and Venet; who
never suspended their animosities till they
ruined that unhappy country.
The murder Of Caesar in the capitol was
chiefly owing to his not rising from his seat
when the Senate rendered him some particu-
| lar honors.
The negotiations with the Pope for dis
solving Henry Wills marriage. (Which
brought on the Reformaion,) are said 10 have
been interrupted by the Earl cf Wiltshire dog
biting his Holiness toe when he put it out to be
kissed by Il at ambassador; and the Duchess
Of Marlborough's spilling bafin Of water
on Mrs. Alasham's gown, in Queen Anne's
reign, brought in the Tory ministry, and
gave new turn to the affairs Of Europe.
"lf the nose Of Cleopatra had been short
cr," said Pascal, in his epigrammatic man.
ner. "the condition Of the world would have
been different
Lutfer might have been lawyer, had his
friend and companion escaped the thunder
storm: Scotland had wanted her stern re-
former if the appeal Of the people had not
startled him in the chapel Of St. Andrews
Castle: and if Mr. Grenville had not carried
in l1G1. his memorable resolution ~ to the
expedioncy Of charging certain stamp duties
On The plautatioug in America, the western