Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-05-28
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The Grand Jury of the District of Columbia
have ignored the bill against Rust for his assault
and battery Horace Greely.
Boston has gained one-sixth in population
since the census of 1850. There are fiffv-three
foreigners in every hundred of its population.
The immigration of foreigners to this country
Is rapidly increasing. On the 20th inst. 1857
landed at New York, from five emigrant slips.
Ex-Governor Bigler, Of California, accompanied
by his family, arrived at Philadel phia on the
18th instant.
Wisconsin is likely to get million and a half
acres of land for her railroads We shall soon
be rid of all valuable public lands.
The Post office Department has caused to be
prepared new stamp with the head of jefferson
of the value of five cents, expressly tog ,renav
postage on foreign letters.
Hon. jeremiah S. Black has consented to deliv-
er the Annual Address before the Literary Socie
ties of Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, in
the Fall
The Lebanon Valley Railroad is nearly COM
1iN'NN, anu DIAOAO iiiiiy HtuhtuS Tue IRON horse
will be travelling over it from Harrisburg to
Reading.
Judge M'Loan is out in a letter in which he
takes the ground that Congress has tie power to
prohibit, but not to establish slavery in Ter
ritory.
Its anticipated that forty or fifty thousand
persons, military and others. Will visit CHICAGO
on the occasion of the grand encampment there.
from the 1st to the 9TH of July.
Three OF the persons accused at Elmyra, New
York, of Being connected with the horse thief
gang, in this State, have been released on bail
and two Of them have since died.
The Democrats of North Carolina, viii send
delegates 10 the CINCINNATI Convention to vote
for General Pierce for denomination, and Mr.
Dobbin for Vice President.
The experience of European railroads shows
that collisions between trains going TIE same di-
rections more disastrous than those where
tr aims meet.
One man in Philadelphia holds million of
dollars of the Texas bonds, soon to be paid, which
he bought from the United States Bank, at the
rate of fifteen cents on the dollar.
The Iowa City Gazette says the arrival OF emf
grants that State, in that city alone, arc from
two hundred and fifty to three hundred persons
each day.
Kid Gloves are to a great extent. made out of
rat skins, and the price Of rats in New Yorl, is
going up rapidly. One writer says that rat
breeding viii yet be profitable employment.
David Jackson, of Conewango. in this State, late
Iy shot a swan which measured seven and half
feet from the tip Of one wing to the tip of the
Other.
The Norwegian population of Dane county,
Wisconsin. amounts to 6,628 persons. They
constitute the majority of the inhabitants in sey-
eral towns and are industrious and good citizens.
Since its constellation with the Ohio s. Penn
sylvania Railroad, TT. Wayne s. Chicago Railroad
bonds have risen, in the Philadelphia market,
from seventy-fve TO ninety-and viii go up five
per cent, higher.
Great Britain pays thirty millions year for
the expenses Of her. civil government, one hun
lred and thirty-three millions interest on debts
for wars in days past. and one hundred
and eighteen millions annually in preparation for
war.
Gov. Pollock has appointed Major Peter Fritz
Of Philadelpbia, Quarter-master- General of the
State, with the rank of BrigadieT- General. The
act of Congress under which this appointment
has been made. although imperative, has not been
acted upon in this State for many years.
On Sunday morning the 18th, SAYS the
Hampshire Gazette, the wife of G. n. Sew
mour, of Whately gave birth to son and
daughter, and few hours thereafter the rev.
erend gentleman edited his congregation by
preaching from the text ''Sufler little chill |
iren to come unto me, and forbid them not.'
In Backs county, Pa, a fearful riot took place
ately between two Irish factions at the North |
Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel near Sellersyilc, in
which many shanties were torn down, and sever
Il men were so badly beaten that their lives are |
ilspaircd of. Forty were beseeed in the upfin |
she'd tunnel by four hundred others. until reliey-
a by a civil possee, and SIX of the rnaleaders
The Grand Lodge Of the I. o. O. f. conmenc-
d its annual session at Philadelphia on the Goth
nst, at Philadelphia. The attendance was quite
arSe New members were admitted. and the
otes for Grand Officers canvassed. The Grand
iaster declared (under strong protest from
many members) tie following officers elected for
he ensuing year; NJ ". Grand Masfer-Francis
'onde; r. w. D. G. Master Robert A. Lam
'erton; Il. W. c. Warden-Elias Wildman: r.
v. G. Secretary-Willam Curtis; r. ". G.