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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-20

teres'iGy Particulars Of the floating OF
the Leviathan.
FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

fhe same sudden chSnge in The wes,ber which had oc-
rrc in England had also been experienced in Ireland
the country white with snow.
ne Swiss Federal Council received, not note, but
ogie verbal Communication cf despatch addressed by
Minister Of Foreign Afasrs Of France TO the French
CATION. In substance says that If Switzerland, as
ura State, entitled 10 the kind consideration OF the
wers she has sAo international duties to fulfill and in
rtcular, she cannot permit the refugees who reside in
territory eoncoct Vaccinations calculated TO disturb
tranquility Of neishboring countries The hope is,
erefore expressed that the Federal Council will be kind
cugh 70 take measure Cor sending the refugees
ppng at Geneva into the interior The whole despatch
drawn up IN very moderate terms.
|Ssomon Heine h Co. and the North German Bank have
ned prospectus Of per cent Swedish losn to
Ie amount of nine millions of marc banco, which has
zen taken by them, and which is repayable in 1855
The transactions in the funds in London the I'd inst.
not important, but they gave tone of nrmness to
sed and was impossible that the bank directors could
Aan the rate At four per cent when the terms in the
Tn market not above three per cent Large sup
YES of gold were expected both from Australia and
merca in the OF the next two three weeks.
ade gradually improving, but there appeared little
,Foepec. Of activity.
II seems from circular signed Isaac Ironsde, Free
Office sheffield, ,, that Lady Bulwer Lytton in urgent
stress and has nothing to hope from her husband She
been advised to have to legal proceedings
zanst him, and Mr. lronsde socs subscriptions from
|er friends To defray the expenses of the suit
Mgr. Prince Lucen Bonapare, who lately received or
nason from the hands of the Pope has just ociated at
ome on the occasion OF 7e Deum celebrated there for
be of the lives Of the Emperor and Empress
the Fresch. at Venice, the church of Santa Maria
Ormosa where thanksgiving service WAS performed
be occasion scarcely large enough to contain
be crowd wbe, in addition to the civil and military
|utborites aocked there 10 be present.
The Paris correspondent of the London Globe writing
he 3lst ult, has the following paragraph
Al the American meeting on Friday ex-member of
hngress presided ana the United States Consul,
encer attended TO congratulate the Emperor but Che
[al,er Count Jones could not get hearing.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
Turkey RanidIv Decavinr.

Notwithstanding the terrible sacrifices of
the Crimean War, Turkey has not been saved.
She is now rapidly approaching dismember-
ment. and her utter annihilation is already
reasonably prophesied. The signs of dIsolu-
ton are everywhere to be seen i'll her terri
tory The Sultan's power is but nominal.
and he holds it by the suferance of the people
as much as by the aid of the Western Pow
ers He is a tool in the hands of the Paris
Conference, and that England and Austria
attempt to rule, France works with Russia,
and they are supported by Sardinia. France
wants Egypt and Syria, and Russia, Constan-
tinople; and Prussia would thwart Austria,
though~a close ally of England. This una
| nimity of interest and intention has induced
the representatives of Russia, France, and
Sardinia to countenance a rebellion now exls-
| tent in Candia-and the opposing policy has
driven the British to refuse to have anything
to do with them The revolutionary party
| are chiefly Christians they are much more
numerous than the Sultan's army, and if the
contest continues, the latter must certainly
succeed, unless the Sultan Is supplied with
material foreign aid. The action of the re-
| spective representatives of the different West
ern Powers toward the insurrcctionists must
come before the Paris Conference There
| Russia and France,-the antagonists of the
| Sultan, can accomplish whatever :hey will.
The rebelIious province is indispensable to the
preservation of vitality m the Turkish Gov
ernment. Gambia has but foil, we suit tc
Montenegro, and Brozina and Herzegovina
will carry on the work speedily. La the East
too, on the borders of Persia, the subjects ot
| the Sultan are uncomfortable. French & Rus
| sian forces are ready to overawe the Sultan
and England dare not go to his relief. The
dismemberment will progress rapidly. Will,
this is in process of accomplishment, we may
safely predict, the prestige and power 0
Turkeys great ally. England, in continen
tai affairs. will be irretrievably broken down
This strange aud significant consequence
should teach Great Britain not to interfer,
with the disposition Of international affairs o
the progress of the United States on th
Western Continent, The extension of Rus
sia is inevitable-so also is that of the Unite'
States. True Press.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21

printing of Sheriff Roberts, who is Repub-
lcan. a few words viii probably suffice to
explain the cause of Philips arrah on this
subject. A firm and devoted friend of Philip
and the Mountaineer, and a man of undoubt-
ed veracity, informed us on the day of the
meeting of the County Convention. that
he was we'll convinced, Sheriff Roberts had
given some kind of ar assurance that Philip
would receive his patronage, and that it
was expected; that he thought the Sheriff had
acted wrong III thus blighting the hopes he
had called into existence, and that he had
taken occasion to tell him so few days pre-
vious. Was it the hope of obtaining this
patronage, which induced Philip to make
common cause with the Black Republicans,
and play second fiddle to the Johnstown
Tribune, for some four or five months, and
was it the disappointment of not obtaining it,
which caused him to bout ship so suddenly,
and come out in favor of the English com
promise BILL BY the way, we believe it
was about the time the Sheriff s sales first
| appeared in the Democrat 6 Sentinel, after
we took charge of it, that Philip made that
tremendous effort to somerset himself into the
ranks of the Buchanan Democracy, ignoring
all he said the week previous; the golden
dream of patronage had fed, and Philip in
| his acrath, determined to do something calcu-
lated to astonish the natives There was nc
use in acting with the Black Republicans any
longer; it wouldn't pay. Wenever asked for
or solicited the Sheriff. S patronage. Sheriff
Roberts, on handing US the first instalment
of Sheriff sales, remarked: ''You are rather
hard on our party, but you are consistent.
sometimes think the Moumtaineer is on oul
side, but it persues such an inc0nsisten
course 1t is here to-day, and there tomor
row. have no faith in them" Inasmucl
as the Sheriff used the word them, we presume
that he referred to the Stockholders, who haC
been boring him for patronage. OF course
Philip is too dignitied to do any mental ser
vice of that kind He issued the orders anC
the aids executed them.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
General Cass.

The Washington correspondent of the
North american pays the following well-de-
served and graceful tribute to the llustrio1s
statesman who is now at the head of the State
Department. Speaking of the probable sat
isfacory solution of the right of search ques
ton, he says:
Nor should the occasion be allowed to
pass, whatever difference of political opinion
may exist, without a just and becoming trib-
ute to the able, resolute. and patriotic course
of General Cass, If there be one question
more than another, to which he has especially
contributed the efforts, the zeal, the investi-
CATION, and the uuswerving purpose, Of the
last twenty-five years of his public career,
seconded by all TIE influence of his command
ing character at home and abroad, It has been
clearly this right of search Indeed it has
come to be considered in some degree as his
peculiar province or speciality And when
his instructions to Mr. Dallas come to be
scanned by the impartial judgment of men
diseni ibarrassed by all party ties, 1t will lie
seen how much the country Is Indebted tC
him for the settlement which at once relieves
our diplomatic relations of their most veXa.
tons and threatening aspect 1t is crafty
ing 10 me as political opponent, to have th,
opportunity of expressing these sentiments
This is a great tr
umph in every sense, and nothing but mos
narrow and bigoted partizanship can deny
those who have achieved it the high cr-di
which they are entitled to claim from a gen
! erous public"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
A Terrible Fall.

On Thursday forenoon, William, son Of
Hamilton Leacock, proprietor of the Dia-
mond Exchequer, was shocklngly mutilated
by falling down a fight of stairs in his father S
house. The boy is about eight years of age,
and while leaning over the bannister of a
winding staircase, he lost his balance and
fell The first thing he came in contac;
with, was the bannister below, upon which
his under jaw was broken. He next fell
upon the lowest step, head foremost, and cut
a terrible cash in his forehead, tearing ur
the scalp to the length of three inches, and
fracturing the skull. DIR. John Dickson at
tends the little sufferer, aud notwithstanding
his seyero injuries, hopes are entertained o
hi. ultimate recovery.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
Burglary in Observation-Disclosures Three
and Four Hundred Dollars Stolen.

One of the boldest burglaries that we have
ever been called upon to record, was perpe-
tratcd in the borough OF Birming ham. on
Friday night last, or at an early hour on
Saturday morning. The Office attached to the
lumber yard of Duncan & Bro !, situated on
the bank of the Monongahela, was entered,
and between three and four hundred dollars
in money carried off,
The proprietors and employees, it appears,
left the Office locked up as usual on Friday
evening, and on returning Saturday morning,
found the door ajar. The lock was uninjurod,
and the suppositiou is, that the entrance was
effected by means of skeleton keys The
hinges of the safe were broken, and the doors
tor,,~eff with crow bar OF the money
sloten. there were one fifty dollar bill Oh the
State Bank of Indiana; - twenty" dollar
note on the State Bank of Ohio, and ;
twenty" on the Southern Bank of ofKentucky
The remainder, amounting to about two hun
dred and sixty dollars, consisted of . iives,
:. threos'' and tens" on Ohio. Virginia an'
kentucky banks, and gold pieces of variou
| denominations. Information concerning tn
robbery ives conveyed to the various poles
Offices on Saturday, and tits hoped that ever
effort will be put forth to bring the peI7e
/ traitors of the bold deed to justice
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
The Caae Of James II. Kelly-New T1ial
Granted

We learned on Thursday, that the Su-
preme Conrt, now in session at Harrisburg,
recently delivered opinion upon the writ OF
error in the case Of James NJ. Kelly, under
sentence of death in our Jail, for the murder
of Conrad Weissman. The Judgment OF our
Court below has been reversed, and new
trial awarded-but upon what particular
point the Supreme Court reversed, has not
yet transpired, as the opinion has not been
made public. The point upon which Mr.
Howard, the prisoners counsel principally
relied for a reversal was that the charge OF
Judge Mcclure, as delivered to the jury,
bore improperly and unfairly against the de-
fendant-all the leading circumstances against
him having been pointed out and dwelt upon,
while nothing was said about the facts in his
favor The opinion, however, will be made
public-and the ruling of the Court given a
/. length. .-PiHSburg Press
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
The Ticket and its Prospects.

We are pleased to observe that the excite
ment and feeling incident to the formation of
ticket by the late County Convention, have
died out, and that disposition is everywhere
manifested to extend to the nominees Of the
Convention. a united and cheerful support
This is as it should be Candidates for Office
should remember, that when they submit their
claims to the Nominating Convention of the
Democratic party, they tacitly consent to be
bound by the action of that Convention, and
if unsuccessful neither they nor their friends,
have q right to % kick in the traces or en-
deavor to bring about the defeat of their sue
cessful rivals.
The ticket which now stands at the head OF
our paper. was fairly ard honestly nominated
AS we said last week, it is composed of good
men and reliable democrats. 1t should, anC
we have no doubt will, receive the vote o
every democrat in the county. What ha.
any democrat to hope FOR or expect from ele
vating Know Nothings or Republicans tc
office? They will, of course, use all their in
fuence against US. The defeat Of Democratic
nominees always has all inevitable tendency
TO weaken and distract the party and tC
strengthen the opposition. Let us all then
adopt as our watch-words, g Union anu II ar
uony," and labor faithfully and seaIously fnl
the SUCCESS Of tbs whole ticket
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21

Ucnlock, July 10, 1858.
H. a. DoGGs. Esq., Chairman Democratic CouH-
ty Convention
Respected SIR-Anong the resolutions adop-
tel by the late Democratic County Convention,
over which YOU had the honor TO preside. find
the two following, imposing duty upon myself,
the candidate for Assembly, nominated by that
Convention
Rcsolred, That our candidate for the Legisla-
ture be required to give written pledge that he
will oppose the repeal Of the tonnage tax, which
has been wisely imposed upon the Pennsylvanla
Railroad Company-that he will use his best ell
orts to have said tax increased to its original
amount, and will also advocate the passage OF a
law to prevent the Railroad Company from impo'
sing upon the citizens Of Pennsylvania by high
charges on local freight.
ResoLrej That sale pledge be given TO the
Chairman of this Convention, within ten days
and published in all ths Democratic papers IL tn
County.
Being convinced that the resolutions requir
nothing but what is just and right. cheerful!
pledge myself that will, If elected to the otfic
for which am the Democratic nominee, carr,
out the instructions contained in the above reso
Iutions. Respectfully,
Your ob't servant,
THOMAS II. PORTER.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
The Great Rains cf 1853.

The amount of rain that has fallen over
large portion of the United States in six
weeks running from the 1st Of May to the
18th Of June, has scarcely parallel. The
average of observations Will give about 10
inches in May, aud 5 inches to the 12th of
June, or 15 inches in 10 days. These rains
DO not appear to have been locai-but extend
North and South half that distance. No
wonder the newspapers are full Of rains, floods
and disasters. Full one tLird of the average
of the year. crowded into six weeks The
Mississippi and lis tributaries might well ap-
pear to threaten a young Noae4an deluge.
No such rains have been seen since the wet
season IN May 1855-and then they were not
condensed into so small a space of time. 1t
| is said that some rain guages showed 455 in
ches of rain on the 11th and 12th of june
alone. What the cause of these tremendous
rains have been. we are not alls TO say. There
is hardly doubt but that we will either have
an equivalent amoun: Of dry weather or else
some other district of the globe is parched NJ
for want of water This remarkable fact tha
the annual fall of rain is so nearly equal,
balanced, sets at defiance all our notions o
wet aud dry seasons though portions of
year is frequently extremely wet or dry.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21

Of the course OF the Nountaineer? And do
not they endorse our course, in defending the
a ADMINISTRATION of James Buchanan through
good and evil report, in sunshine and in storm?
resolution sustaining Senator Bgler was
also adopted by the Convention. Our readers
are aware that Mr.. Bigler fearlessy defended
the Administration from The assaults of its
enemies, during tie late Session of Congress,
and for so doing, was subjected to indef
mite amount of abuse by the Know Nothing,
Black Republican aud Anti-Lecompton DEM
ocratic press of the State. twill, no doubt,
be gratifying to him to find that the conf
dence which the Mountain Democracy reposed
in him years ago remains undiminished, How
does the editor of the IHountaineer relish the
endorsement of Senator Bigler?
Philip seems to think that it is wrong to
| allade to the past, or to praise or censure any
man for his course during the Lecompton cor
troversy. The Convention seemed to think
otherwise. We'll, We presume the ffty-six
delegates who composed the Convention were
wrong, and Philip. the man of the Noun
tains, right. Lo! hath not Philip said it.
and is it not to be found in the columns of
the last lMountaincer?
Philips twaddle about our boasting of hav-
ing been sustained, will doubtless prove very
interesting to every antiquated old woman in
breeches, who chances to be his admirer, but
we feel disposed to pass it over in silence, but
without either sneer-of scorn, or smile of
contempt. Philip charges us with attempting
to split the party, but produces no proofs to
substaniate the charge. In Philips own
correct and beautiful language. "actions
speaks louder than words" If, like Philip,
we had made common cause with Know
Nothings and Black Republicans. and stood
for almost six months on the platform occu-
pied by Greedy, Cameron, Hale & Co., during
the most trying crisis, through which the
Democratic party ever passed, then there
would be some foundation for the charge; but
we never once in our life, faltered in sustain
ing Democratic men and measures, and while
possessed of the reason, with which our Creator
has endowed US, we never viii. We sincerely
hope, that the past will prove useful lessor
to Philip. and convince him of the necessity o
political consistency, in order to secure thc
appreciation of his own conscience, and The
: approval of his fellow-citizens.
{ Philip, wouldn't you like to force us int
f the position you now occupy? Wouldnt yor
like to coax US to do something that woult
justify you in charging us with being dis
, organizer? But with all yeur shrewdncss
5 you can't come any of your sharp lodges owe
, Us. You charge Us, with having pursued
e vacillating course, We challenge you t
prove that this charge is true; that it ha
f even the shadow of truth to sustain it, Yo
> should not make charges of this kind, with
5 out being able to substantiate them.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
GEORGE G. K. ZAHM. ESQ.

The last number of the -N0uatdtncer insIn
yates very plainly, that its editor does not
regard the above named gentleman, as
Democrat, and pitches into US for having vo-
ted for him as a Delegate to the County Con-
vention, at the late primary election in this
place. Now we have only to say, that we
regard Mr.. Zahm, as being just as good
Democrat as the best man the Mountaineer
clique can turn out. 1t is true he violated
the rules of the party last fail. We then op-
posed him. and used all honorable means in.
our power to promote the election of Col
Hasson. But we never considered that he
had committed an objectionable sin Why
should we deal with him more harshly than
with those who offended in similar manner
in days gone by In 1848, Col. John Kean,
the nominee of the party for Assembly was
defeated through the efforts of disorganizers.
! In 1851, William Kittell, the regular nomi-
nee of the party for Prothonotary, Was de-
| feated In 1854, George G. X Zahm, the
regular nominee of the party for Prothouo-
tary was defeated. Yet we never heard of
an effort being made to read the offenders on
these occasions out of the party. If they re-
ceived prompt and unconditional pardon, why
should not Mr.. Zahm also. Indeed we think
Mr. Zahm has beer a better Democrat recent
ly, than the men who now denounce him. He
was one of the Secretaries of the Mass Meet
ing last March Court, over which Gen. NJ
Donald presided, and which passed resolutions
sustaining the National Administration. Gen
M'Donald then recognized Mr. Zahm as
Democrat, and we presume he still recognize:
him as sucn Mr.. Zahm stood by the principle:
of the Democratic party, In the hour that
tried the souls of men," and when th,
l6untaineer clique, were keeping step to the
music of John W. Forney and Horace Greely
They now ask US to deal gently with then
for their past offences; but chow shall the,
hope for mercy rendering none." Gentlemen
don't be too fast in commencing the work o
reading men out of the party, Philip, W
advise you to pause and consider whethe
you are free frcm political sins, before yo'
cast any more stones at your neighbors. Gen
MDonald IS, and always has been Lecomp
ton Democrat We voted against him at th
Delegate election, because he was opposed t
the nomination of William Kittell, Esq, fo
, Assembly Mr. Zahm was in favor of Nj
Kittell's nomination, aud we accordingly vo
l ted for him
e Now word about patronage. Philip il
e forms the world, that patronage is of gres
importance to country Newspaper" an
appears quite indignant, because We do ii
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
CONGRESS.

The late Democratic Convention of this county
unanimously adopted a resolution presenting CY-
RUS L. PERsnISG Esq. to the Congressional dis
trict composed Of .he counties of Somerset, Cam
bra Blair and Huntingdon, as the candidate Of
the Democracy Of this county fol Congress, and
pledging him 1900 of a majority at the election.
Mr.. Pershing is clearly entitled to the nomina-
t.n, Having consented to run as the candidate
of the party in 1856, when the condition Of par
ties precludcd the possibility of an election, he
should not now be compelled to stand aside,
when Democratic triumph in the district is al
most certain. The Democracy Of Cambria ask
and insist on the nomination Of Mr.. Pershing
with one voice, If nominated and elected, he
will make representative in our National Leg
islature, of whom Pennsylvania will nave reason
to feel proud
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-21
Another Cutting Affair.

In Wednesdays Press we noted the fact
that a man named Edward Monroe had pre-
ferred a charge of assault and battery before
the Mayor, against Reuben Armstrong, and
that warrant had been issued for Arm
stroug's arrest. The latter was subsequently
held to bail, and yesterday made information
before Alderman Rogers, charging Monroe
with assault aud battery 1t appears that
the parties were in attendance at a pic nc
held on Troy Hill, i'll Reserve township, on
Tuesday last, and having been on bad terms
for wear back. when thrown into each 9TH
ers company, and while elated by frequent
draughts of beer, came TO high words, which
resulted, we are informed, 10 Armstrong s
| throwing beer glass at the head of his COM
| batant the latter then drew razor and
! slashed away, inficting two severe wounds
! on Armstrong; head and left arm; the one
extending from over the right eye across he
forehead and down to the right cheek bone.
! The wound on the arm was two Or three IN
ches in length and reached to the bone -
A lout year siEce. the same parties had g
difficulty in which Armstrong was cut by ;
knife in the hands of his opponent He nov
institutes suit on both charges. Monroe wa
arrested and committed to Jail for trial, il
default of six hundred dollars bail. Botl
parties are colored and reside in this city
Pits Press.