Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-04-09

vile borough, which is allowed Que Tavern and
one Restaurant.
~ DR.. v. Il. Backhouse, Of Lewisburg. Pa,
has received the lucrative employment of Consul
at Havanna
o. A IKrY at northampton county, North
Carolina, (Air3. Hawkins died = few days since
from the effects of eating snow.
O. FoRTT-rHREE citizens of Columbia county,
have petitioned for repeal of the Common School
Law of Pennsylvania. A Autographed fac sios1s
of the document should be framed IN every school
room in the Commonwealth.
oS- WIVES of inebriates are, by law, in Wis
consin, allowed to transact business in their own
name, bind out their children, and dispose of their
o.snings .as they may deem best.
oa- The Spirit of the Times says that not less
than nine hundred horses have been killed or died
in New York city ince the g cold term y set in,
over aud above the usual number in any previous
year.
THE GRAIN CRoP OF IILINoIs.-The grain crop
of Illinois is estimated as follows $50 900 600
bushels of Indian corn. 100000 bushels Of
wheat, and $4,000 900 bushels of oats, barley
and rye.
u THE Supreme Court has decided that Cor
oners have the right to employ medical advice in
ascertaining the causes of death, and the county
is liable for the expenses thereof.
GAmBrING-K kentucky follows Maryland in the
common effort to suppress gambling. law has
passed both houses OF the Legislature which pro
hibits billiards. ten pin alleys, &c. The Louis
VILE Journal says there is quite large capital IN
vested in these concerns in that city and the law
will occasion heavy loss to the proprietors.
SARD1NIA.-It is rumored that Mr.. Banks, of
Virginia editor Of the South Side Democrat, and
disappointed aspirant to the C!erkship of the
House of Representatives will be appointed Min
lister to Turin, in Place of Mr.. Daniel, who is
shortly expected to arrive at home.
Co. THE Washington Star states that the off,
GERS charged with the commission have purchased
on account of the United States. nine male and
fifteen female camels, and four male and FIVE fe-
male 1rornedaries. The vessel containing them is
expected to arrive in Texas on the lst April.
O. Ak exchange says: We are assured by
one who has tried the experiment, that potatoes,
water, without previous washing in cold. are as
sweet and palatable though the frost had not
touched them. Inasmuch frozen potatoes are
over plenty just now, many people will have an
opportunity of trying the experiment.
THE BoNNET.-An eminent English Physician
says 50 I have to lament the great increase
among the female part Of my practice. OF tic
dolereux in the forehead. loss Of sight, and great
suffering in the ear, induced, firmly believe,
from the present absurd fashion of dressing the
neck instead Of th5 head. During the past month
l have been in attendance upon two lovely girls
with tic doloreux in the forehead, and several
others with similar complaints. 1t is high time
the frivolous bonnet Of the present day should be
done away with
SALTNEsS OF THE MEDITEERAEEAE.-The wat
ers of the Mediterranean contain more salt than
those of any other large open sea; they arc six
teen times as salt as those of the Black Sea, and
eighteen times as salt as those Of the Sea of Azo
Being salter they are consequently more buoyant-
and this is the reason that vessel leaving Tou-
lon or Marsellais for Sebastopol is obliged to take
a less cargo than one which only goes to Constan-
tinopIe The Mediterranean Sea is also twice rs
salt as the Atlantic, and five times salt as the
Caspian. The waters of the Dead See and the
Great Salt Lake of Utah, however, contain more
salt than those of any other large seas.
EFFECTS OF FRosT-The effect of frost upon
our side walks and buildings were never SO great
at any previous one as they have been this season
We notice in most of the stone sidewalks that
the centre has been raised up and the tagging
broken The sidewalk round the Public Square
has suffered good deal in this way. The fine
entrance to the Masonic Hall building has been
twisted, and the large blocks of stone cracked by
the lifting of the sidewalk. The damage is so
great that it will need great deal of repairing.
The foundations of some of our finest buildings
have upheaved. and the walls in consequence
have cracked very badly Chicago Democrat.
LEAP YEAR.-A petition has been presented
to the New York Legislature, asking that law
be passed making every alternate year leap
year, The petition sets forth that for the past
few weeks of the new year, many more marriages
have taken place, and much more courting been
going forward and they believe that leap year
is needful and beneficial institution, calculated
to do much for 60 woman's rights"
A New RIFLE -MUsKEr.-The Springfield Ar
gus speaks of new rife-musket manufactured
at the United States Armory in that city, which
has just been brought to perfection under the di-
rection of the department, and which vii
hereafter be made for the service. This weapon
weighs about nine and one half pounds. has the
rifle barrel. the Maynard primer, and all the i'm
| provements which modern science has brought tc
to the aid of this branch of manufacture.