Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Il
/ ec- The Illinois Democratic State Convention
viii be held in Springfield on the lst day of May
next.
e. The Greek government has paid the Rev.
DIR. King $4,000 as a final settlement of his
CLAIMS.
ANs OLD GIaL.'-Miss Jenny Campbell, aged
rs years, died in Orange county, Virginia, on
the 9Th inst.
Gss- TIE Pennsylvania Legislature viii assemble
at Harrisburg, on Tuesday the first day of Jan
uary.
o-The Democratic State Convention of Ten
nessee viii be held in the city of Nashville, on
the sth of January.
9s- Tie State Paper. printed at Harrisburg
urges the denomination of franklin Pierce for the
Presidency.
MINISTER TO ENGLAND.-S Senator Toucey, of
Connecticut, is spoken of as the successor to Mr..
Buchanan.
o5- The total number of hogs slaughtered at
Louisville. up to the 18th inst. was 1872, ,694, and
S6.4l9 remained at that date in tie pens.
| eG- Horace Mann has proved that throughout
all England more than one-half Of the adult pop
ulaton cannot write their own names.
o. The X. Ms have been soundly whipped at
the late Massachusetts municipal elections, in
Lowell, Worcester, Nesburyport and Boston
ec Judge Douglas has written to his friends
that though sliffsring severely from an infamed
throat, he expects to be in Washington early in
January.
90 A Washington correspondent Of the New
York Mirror, says that Col. Fremont is likely to
be brought forward as the Republican candidate
for the Presidency.
90 The Democratic Convention of Floyd coun-
ty, Kentucky, which met On tie 2eth ult-, in
structed unanimously for the Hon. Linn Boyd,
| as the next candidate for President.
&C. During the year 1854, one hundred apd
sixty five men were hung in the United States for
murder. Of this number only seven could read
| and write. What lesaon
Gs The Johnstown Echo will be edited by c.
L LPershing, Esq. during the absence of Mr. Smith
at Harrisburg this winter. Mr.. P. is sound
Democrat and vigorous, pleasing writer.
c. Democratic meeting, he'd at Blairsville.
Indiana county, on the 18th inst, adopted res
olrtion recommending the Hon. Augustus Drum,
as the next candidate for Governor.
Or There have been one hundred and twenty
vessels launched at different points on the Lakes
this season, with an aggregate tonnage of 46 .567
OF which 9,055 were Of steam and ,s41 sail.
o. The report that the original copy of the
Declaration Of Ihdepeulence has been stolen from
the Patent Oaice and counterfeit substituted, is
untrue. It has been there fourteen years.
&C. The Legislature of Missouri adjourned sine
de on the 18th inst This leaves Missouri with
only one representative in the Senate of the Uni
ted States during the present session Of Congress
oo- General washingrcn's original commission
is now in the possession Of Mr.. G. W. Cinlds, Of
Philadelp plla, he having received it as present
from the late Amos Lawrence. of Boston.
e5- Aivices from St. Louis, of the 10th, state
that the trouble at Lawrence has been settled ami
cably, and that the Missouri volunteers have been
disbanded and returned home. We are glad to
hear it.
60 During the present year. up to the 10Th
inst, the total number of foreign immigrants ar
rived at New York was 129,s03, against a03,9le
to same date last year; thus showing decrease
Of l74.l .l15.
% 1t is stated in letter from Washington,
that shonld the President refuse to recognize the
Walker government of Nicaragua. Col. French
VIII tfOCtSu ~ liSutS, ses> ti4S
recognition Of the new Republic there.
~ The first shad Of the season was caught on
the 7th inst, by Charles E.. Smith, in Savannah
river, and sold fsr forty five dollars. An ancient
proverb seems applicable to the purchaser: A
fool ana lis money soon parted"
LoSsExITT IN CH1LI.-The director OF the sta
tistical Office in Chill publishes the names and
ages of n1ne persons-the youngest of whom Is
Ils, and the oldest 133 years of age. One of
them, who is I20 years old, recently married a
widow Of only SO years.
o. The Rochester Union says that a white wo-
man was at the police Office in that city a few
days since endeavorng to establish her claims to
tho hand and affections of a black man, who, it
appears, had deserted her, and taken to his bosom
another of the same color.
ny- President Rivas, the head Of the new gov
crnment of Nicaragua, is said to be mere prison
er in the hands of Walker, who signs his name to
documents only by Walkers order. the penalty
of death at all times hanging over him for refusing
to obey the commands Of those who hold him in
custody.
THE OFFICIAL VoTE IN New YoRK.-The
votes cast at the late election in New York
have been officially canvassed. and the Al
bany Argus gives the following summary of
the result
Average Known Nothing vote, 1852