Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-02-01
81 M MARY OF NEW S.


oo-The latest advices from Harrisburg leave no
doubt of the election of Gen. Simon Cameron to
the q. S. Senate.
es-Col Doniphan, one of the heroes of the Mex
ican war, was thrown from stage near Jefferson
City, Missouri, few days ago, and SO badly in
jured as to render his recovery doubtful.
DU-A young man named James Gallagher. was
caught in the rollers at the Great Western Iron
Works, above Kittanning, one day last week, and
drawn through them. He is probably dead.
eu-Local politics run high in the Western coun-
try candidate for county clerk in Texas, offer
ed to register marriages for nothing. His oppo-
nent, undismayed, promised to do the same and
throw cradle in.
0o-Brigham Young, the present leader of the
Momons, is native of Oxford county, Maine.
ou-Robert G. Simpson, late County Treasurer of
Philadelphia, who was indicted for enbezzlement,
has been acquitted by verdict of the jury.
ou-A s.Matron of Virginia." appeals through
the Richmond papers to the ladies of that State,
asking them to petition the legislature TO contract
for the purchase of Mount yerncn, reserving TO
itself the title, but allowing the women of Ameri-
ca to pay for it.
eo-Hon. John Slidell was few days ago elected
IT, S. Senator by the Legislature of louisiana, for
six years from the 4th of March next,
os-Hon. John S. Wells has been appointed u
S. Senator, by the Governor of New Hampshire,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr..
Norris.
CrThe Regular census of the Philadelphia
Almshouse, shows population of 2,543, being
an increase of APT over the same time last year.
JThere is gentleman living in New Haven
aged A years, who is the youngest member of a
family of ten children, all of whom are living
The Oldest is sc years old, and their united ages
amount to $50 years.
c+During the year 1854 no fewer than 76, ,6s7
persons died in London out of population of two
millions and a half; 4765 more than died during
the disastrous cholera year 1849.
eo-The prohibitory liquor bill has passed the As
sembly of New Jersey, by vote of 35 to %, three
members being absent. has yet to be acted on
in the Senate, and if successful there, will be sub
mitted to the people in October next.
UA landlord in New York city, who sued his
tenant for house rent, has been non-suited, be-
cause the house overrun with reaches.
W-A few years back, according to the Lynch
burg Republican, the Wing party claimed to have
all the intelligence of the country. Now, they
are satisfied to be Kaoso NoLhings.
0u-H is said that the people of Greytown are
under the impression that the English government
still protects them, and it is generally received
idea that the British Commodore on that station
is the executive magistrate of the place.
UThe contributions to the Washington mon
ument during 1854, amounted 10 $a1,763,93. all
of which was expended, with the exception of
$272,62.
eS-The St. Louis Intelligencer publishes the
names of jury, who, after they had acquitted a
man tried for murder, adjourned to his cell, hav-
ing been invited to do SO, where they INDUCED in
regular carousal, one half of them becoming
beastly drunk.
es-Commandcr Jolly, of the British war scoon-
er Bermuda, the same who protested against the
bombardment of Greytown, is dead.
o5-Hon James Miles, of Erie, has offered to do
nate to the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society,
ohundred acres of land situated in Girard town.
ship, Erie county, provided the organization To-
cate agricultural college on said land.
DTThe New Hampshire Know Nothings hold
another Convention the Both inst, to nominate
candidate for Governor. the Rev. Mr.. Moore be-
ing Ineligible.
eo-There is six feet of snow in the Northern
towns of New Hampshire.
0u-A bill has been passed by the United States
Senate appropriating 100000 towards extend
ing the edfce of the Post Office Department in
Washington.
8o-A bill for the relief of the heirs of Baron De
Kalb, passed the United States Senate on Friday
last.
information of the death of King Kamehameha,
and that his son had been declared the successor
to the throne.
0s-Petitions are in circulation in the neighbor-
hood of Pottstown, for the repeul ef the School
Law establishing the Office OF County Superin-
| tendent.
eo-Corns may be cured by simply walking away
with them. To make the cure permanent, don't
come back yourself.
oo-A returned Australian objects to the mode
of sleeping in that country. He says for sleeping
three nights on bed stuffed with clam shells and
broken crockery, he was charged $l3.
osNot correct-the statement that all letters
have to be prepaid since the first of january
The bill of Mr.. Olds, containing such clause,
passed the House but was lost in the Senate.
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