Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-11-03
Summary Of Nems.

BoGUs GOLD DoLLARs.-Look out for well
gotten up gold dollar, of the ''bogus kind" the
result of the labors of an ingenious Of ras-
cally counterfeiters in Massachusetts,. Nothing
but strong acid will show the deceit. Not many
of those or any other kind find their way to these
diggins.
u It appears from an extract from the book
of the Mormons that polygamy is positively for
hidden. 1t is an innovation and a corruption of
their faith. 1t seems that Brigham Young pays
no more respect to his Bible than the Republican
party does to the Constitution Of the United
States.
IL The Oympian games, after being discon-
tinued for fifteen hundred years. re establish
ed at Athens, in the Ancient Stadium, by de
cree of the Queen Regent Of Greece.
&C. We learn that the ship Thos. Wattison
and barque Luccrne, the former having eighty
camels on board, and the latter forty, have arr
we'd off the Southwest Pass, and have been or
dered to Galveston. The camels, VIC are inform
ed, are imported by the Federal Government,
and doubt intended to join those already
doing 50 well at Camp Verde, above San Anto-
MIA, Texas,
o. Horace Greely said, in speech before the
Cooper Institute, that ''he was not now, nor had
he been, an inventor" No Of Grcely's
years and inches has ..invented" more or bigger
stories You quite too modest, Horace.
&C. Secretary Hartnett, of Utah, who went
down to Fillmore to visit the state house and
to make the necessary preparations FOR tie next
session Of the legislature, could not discover any
trace of the state house; lie found, however,
splendid printing Office and warehouse built Of
red sandstone. Upon inquiry he was told that
this fine building was, indeed, the capitol, but
it was temporarily occupied the printing Office
of the Dcscret Ne,cs.
Co- Acton, Maine, is supposed to be very
sickly' place from the fact that forty barrels Of
whskcy were recently taken, by population Of
less than 1000, in one week, in the form of do
ses prescribed by regular physicians.' That's
one way Of whipping the devil around the liquor
law, and we presume a common one.
o. Three thousand two hundred and fiity--ne
emigrants arrived at New York last week, ma
king total Of sixty-egLt thousand seven Lur.-
dred and cighty-nine since the 1st Of January Of
the prcseut year, against one hundred and fifty
eight thousand four hundred and nine reported
for the corresponding period of last year.
O. a London jcweler has designed and noun
| ted magnificent diadem for the Princess Wor-
onzof of Russia. 1t Is convertible into a brace
let, and is composed of nine brilliauts of cnor-
nous size, surrounded by smaller stones, the
whole costing over 92O 600 Quite cheap.
o. Charles Collier was recently induced to
make an investment in a grocery establishment
IL New York. After paying in the money, he
! examined the stock, and discovered to his sur
| prise, that the hams consisted Of painted muslin
bags, filled with sawdust; the sugar barrels, the
same material, with thin crusting of the sac
! charinc on top; the brandy bottles, water; all
other packages in accordance. The whole stock
Mr. Collier tcstifcs. not worth more
| than from thirty to fifty dollars,
| o. Mrs. Gardner, convicted Of murder in Tic
second degree, for poisoning her husband, late
postmaster at bingham, has been sentenced +
the House of Correction fYr life.
% The fever in New Orleans is abatng The
deaths during October % were only 25; being a
considerable reduction in the mortality.
Q5- Gov. Packer has issued his Proclamation,
appointing Thursday, the 18th day Of November
|
giving and Prayer. We hope to ste it duly OBJ
| served.
o. An unfaiiing source Of revenue has, it !:
said. been opened by the Mayor Of Portsmouth
Va. He has taken measures for the arrest anl
fning of every person. no'matter Of what raEl
or condition, who is Lcard swearing in the street
DuELIsTs' C,sTUME.-When Charles Asto
Bristed fought his duel with the French AIarqui.
his dress displayed mary white not even shir
collar, wristband or bosom, all was solemn an,
undisting guishable black while the Frenchman
3 as if in defiance, fluttered white handkerche
=, from his bosom, as a mark for the American
ball. But nobody was hit or hurt.
o. In answer to the question, ''What is tn
weight of million of dollars in goid?' an Office
: Of the mint calculates follows: The weigh
of one million of dollars of United States curren
: ey, in gold, is SO, $50 troy ounces. This make
: 4479 pounds, 2 ounces-or nearly two tons an,
quarter, reckoning 1000 lbs only to each tor
AS weighty as this is, we have no debut that,
, the amount were offered to any body who woul
lift it. there would be enough persons found res
z dy to break their necks in the vain attempt
v BRINGING INTO NorIcE.-''Cuffy, why don
S YOU kick that dog?'' .sWhat am the use O
e kicking every what snarIs at you2 Don
: you know dat am de berry way he wants you
II bring him into notice?" Just so, and il an ed
} tor attempted TO kick oil the ours that barked ;
him, he'd not have time to attend TO much els
&C. The latest achievement in chemistry is tt
Il conversion of coal into bread, equal to that mac
:. of the 5cst wheat! SO says exchange. Trul
l. great achievement-or story, we don't kno,
If which.