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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-18
THE PIEBALD CONVENTION.

On Tuesday of last week, Convention
composed of Know Nothings and Black Re
puolcans, convened at the Court House il
this place. In the last number of our paper
we briefly announced the result of the delib
erations of the Convention, but had not time
TO make any comments OF course a great
many things were said and done in the Con-
Ventlon, which did not attract our attention;
but We will now endeavor to notice its most
important acts il order to show how the har-
n'0n'0us % opposition getting along in
their efforts to triumph over the Mountain
democracy.
AS most of our readers are already aware,
the principal contest in the Convention was
for Congress. The delegate elections were
held on the Saturday previous to the meeting
Of the Convention. A. Kopelin Esq and
George King, Esq. were both actively
engaged for some time previous to the dele
gate elections IN canvassing the county, for
the purpose of securing the election of dele
gates favorable to their respective claims, to
represent the people of this district in the
halls Of Congress. AS the day of election
approached the contest waxed warm. and
much feeling was manifested on both sides.
The delegate elections in all the Southern
districts, with the exception of Richland, re-
suited tn the election of King delegates, and
Abraham found himself on his native
heath like Thomas III. Benton Oh a memo
raoie occasion. SOLITARY and alone" In his
wrath at the result, he at once determined 70
sxterminate his enemy, and prevent him from
boasting that he had triumphed in Cambria
county. He forthwith repaired to Ebeasburg
and ascertaining that he and Mr. Blair had
carried nearly all the delegates in the North
ern districts, he at once determined to with.
draw from the contest, and set over and
transfer his delegates to Mr.. Blair AS
neither Messrs King, Kopelin or Blair had
a majority of all the delegates, the object
Of this movement could not be mistaken. Mr..
King arrived in town on Monday evening, ac-
oompanied by his two 6otcers, Bowman and
Swank of the Tribune. He was sanguiue of
success when he arrived, but We think felt
not little disconnected when he heard of the
withdrawal of Mr.. Kopelin in favor of Blair.
On tuesday morning the delegates began to
arrive in town. and considerable electioneer-
ipg wac carried on among them by the friends
OF the different candidates. At about two
o'clock the Convention was called to order
and John Willisms. Esq. of this place, an.
pointed President. Forty niuo delegates ap-
peared sud took thcir seals. .,Th, co,ve,-
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The Isle of Perrin.

Among the items by the Niagara, is one
to the effect that the Porte had addressed to
Sir ii. l.. Bulwer, the new English Minister
to Turkey, remonstrancc against the con-
tlnUed occupation of the Island of Perrin.
This, says the New York Ecening Post, :. is
significant. When the French presses were
clamorlng two months ago for England's re-
lease of the island, the Times saucily replied.
This is none of your business When Tur
key complains it will be time enough for us
to consider the subject and the English have
gone on strengthening their position there.
commanding the Red Sea, and preventing
the construction of the Suez Canal. 1t seems
that the influence of France and Russia has
at last succeeded inducing Turkey to resent
the occupation. What reply England will
make remains to be seen. 1t is not impossi-
bic or Improbable that she will deny Turkeys
ownership of the island The temper of
Turkey IN the matter may be inferred from
the present rcmonstrance, and the manner in
which the Turkish Ambassador at London
resented the quiet assumption by Lord NAL
mesbUry, that the Porte would not act in the
matter without the consent of England NJ.
Musurus informed the English minister that
tne forte never intended to fetter its freedom
of action. or to make the question as 70 tbc
piercing of the Isthmus of Suez dependent
on the consent of any English cabinet. It
not Impossible, now that Lord Palmerston is
removed from power, whose violent opposition
has hitherto prevented the trial of any Suez
Canal project, that the Sultan may Grant
the necessary firman for NJ Lessep's scheme"
E See advertisement of DIR Sardfora,s
"Liver Invigorator"
Es Plenty-blackberries around this 10.
caiity.-snlg cents a quart
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AT IT AGAIN.

Some SIX or eight weeks ago the Editor OF
the Alounfatneer appeared quite anxious 10
conslgn tue Lecompton controversy '.to the
tomb Of the Capulets." No good, he asser-
| ted. could result from continuing the contro-
vcrsy. and it should, therefore, at once be
! abandoned. But, a change appears to
have come over the spirit of his dream, re-
cently-no very remarkable occurrence with
him. In the last mber of his paper.
he raises shout of exultation over the
determination recently expressed by the 2eo-
pie of Kansas, not to come into the Union 3
the present time. This he claims as 4 great
victory, and is fortunate enough to be again
sustained by the Johnstown Tribune, Blair
County Whig. and the entire opposition
press of the country. They also claim the
result as glorious triumph for their sec
tlonal party. Our neighbor is extremely for
tunate in always managing to get into good
company on occasions of this kind.
We deny that the result Of the election in
Kansas ON the 1st inst. can be justly regar
ded as a triumph over the National admins
tration The preamble to the English Bill
acknowledged the legality of the Lecomotou
Constitution, and that it was framed in nur-
suance of lawful authority; thus fully endor-
sing the views expressed by President Bu-
chanan in bis far-famed Lecompton message.
The Administration did not interfere in anv
way IN the late Kansas election. The con-
test for the admission of Kansas into the
Union Is now localized, and will no LONGER
engross the attention of Congress and the ma
tion. This was all the National administra-
hon and the Democratic Party desired
" hen Kansas contains sufficient popula-
ton to entitle her to a representative in Con-
gross, she will be admitted into the Union
but not until then. In the meantime, the
Black Republicans must hunt up new issue
Bleeding Kansas stock is now below par.
Our nelghbor then goes on to observe that F..
no man or set of men have right to erect q
particular political shrine at which all the
party must worship Certainly our neighbor
Is right in this. John w. Forney & Co. |
have been actively engaged during the last /
eight months in endoavoring to erect sucs n |
shrine. with but limited success. The nr;n-
eiples OF the Democratic party compose the .
shrine politically speaking, at which all true
members of the party worship. This is the
rue test of Democracy; consequently the
men who' few months ago, made common !
'ause with the Black Republicans have but
slight grounds on which to ask to be recoe.
lized as the embodiment of the true Democ-
acy of the country
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The Atlantic Telegraph-All Going on Right

ST.. JOINS. N. F.. Aug 13-The electri-
clans at Trinity Bay report the cable all
right, the signals passing satisfactorily to aud
from the Telegraph House at Valentia. The
arrangements for the recording instruments
into operation are not yet complete.
TRINITY BAY, Aug I3 Mr. Whitehousc
aud bis assistants decline to give any irfor-
nation respecting the electrical operations on
the submarine Telegraph, excepting that sig
nails are constantly passing through the cable
All rumors to the contrary are unfounded
We hazard little, however. in saying that
1t has as yet been found impossible to work
Nh, Whitehouse's Recording InStrumc Mt sue
cessfully. No doubt is entertained, however,
that the Hughes Instrument, when ready,
will overcome all difficulties
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--latest flom Europe.

Sr. JoHN's, n. F. August I6.-The Rov-
al Mail steamship Europa. boand for Liver
pool, came in collision, on Saturday evening
with the itoyai Mail steamship Arabia, from
Liverpool, bound to New York The Arabia
nistoOk the Europas lights for the Cape Race
lights The Europa arrived here to-day.
having lost her cutwGter and stem. and being
otherwise damaged. She will be repaired
here. The Arabia lay by the Europa for
some time and then proceeded OIL; she was
not much damaged. The dispatches for the
Associated Press were not put on board the
Europa, but only few Liverpool papers;
hence the following impeIfect dispatch
The adyices OF the Arabia are to the 7tb
inst, being one week later than the last in
tellIgence
The rebellion i'll Central Iudia had been
etiectually crushed. Lord Cummings proc
lamatlon says there are no hopes to be enter
tanned OF the pardon Of persons immediately
concerned IN numbering British subjects.
1t was rumored that the Paris Gre lit MobI-
Ter was about to wind up and fuse with the
Bank Of NJ De St Paul.
Advices from Vienna Say that % 900 Aus
TRAN troops were concentrating on the Danube.
IN South Hungary. at points nearest Turkey.
1t was reported that Barnum had engaged
Piccolomini.
a number OF troops had gone TO India.
ID Dlsraeh fayors the repeal of the paper tax
1t che Chancellor of the Exchequer will spare
the amount.
The Atlantic Gable success was received nj
London with glorious enthusiasm, and the
declaration that the electric union of England
and America will lead to the unity of all na-
tions. :.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTFE

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
THOMAS MCCONNELL, Esq. of SulDrnerhill
Chairman.
Allegheny, James NcGough.
Biacklick, Joseph Mardis,
Cambria. Thomas O'Connell,
Carroll, John Buck,
Csrrolltown, Henry Scanlan.
Chest, Washington Douglass,
Chest Springs, Montgomery Douglass.
CIearheld, Edward r. Donigan,
Conemaugh, David Williams,
Conemaugh Borough, John Brawlsy.
Croyle, VIM. Murray,
Ebensburg, I P. Fenlon.
Gallttzin, John Trainer.
jUhnstown-
First Ward. J. F, Barnes.
Second q g. Nelson Smith
Third - I. L. Heyer.
Fourth " Nathan W. Horton.
Loretto, James O'Donnell,
Munster, John Thomas,
Rchland. George Orris.
SummitVille. Games ". Condor.
Susqueh2nnah, Charles Wcakland.
Washington, Joseph Burgoon.
Taylor, George Kurtz,
White, George Walters,
Yoder, d. B. CIamer. ..
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ES- 1t is due to the ladies who have labor
ed so patrioticly for the purchase of Mount
Vernon, that the stories circulated about Mr..
Washington, his intention TO romoye the re-
mains of the Father of his country" etc. =,
should be stopped. They are grouud.ess, and
II such intent existed it could not be executed,
ana what is more to be considered; they must,
where believed, have the effect to induce a
reluctance to contribute means which are to
go into the hands of Mr. w.
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A Dog Blowing a Mans Brains Out

The Cincinnati Commercial of August
10th, tells the following:-Te Testerdav morn.
ing, little before o'clock. S J. John
furniture dealer, % East Fourth street, re-
siding near College HILL arose, aud opening
the front door, and seeing o hawk fying
about the barn, he called a servant girl, the
only person about the house, to bring him his
gun, which she did Having asked her if il
was loaded, she said thought not, when he
requested to go to his room and get a box of
percussion caps. During the girls absence
he raised the hammer of the gun and was
about to blow in the barrel, when a favorite
dog came bouding toward Mr.. J., his paws
striking the trigger just as the weapon was
raised to his face. The gun. which was
loaded, with cap on the tube, was dis
charged, the shot tearing off portion of his
skull and dashing out his brains. The 10.
mestic screamed, and the various members of
the family sprung from the couches, and
rushed agonizingly to the horrid scene. The
husband and father lay dead upon the floor,
his head and shoulders being across the
threshold; the blood was streaming from his
face and head, and clotted masses of
brain were dropping in splotches from the
ceiling to the floor. The fatal charge tore
away part of the left side of his face, striking
under the eyebrow, took a somewhat oblioue
direction backward and perforated the skull,
carrying with it almost every particle of brains
in the brain pan. The left side of the upoer
lip and the left nostril were also burned bv
the ignited powder into a crisp. He must
have been killed so suddenly and quickly as
to have been unconscious of the least pain or
even OF the cause of his destruction,
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the Congressional nomination % Messrs. X ing
kopein and Blair were nominated. Imme-
diately after the closing of the nominations,
A Z. Niullin, Esq, arose and read the fol-
lowing letter:
EBENsBURs, August 10, 1853
A. G, MULLIN. Esq-Dear Sir: IF promo
sed in the Convention assembled here to-day
| as candidate for Congress, will you do me
the favor of withdrawing my name. In thus
Withdrawing from the contest. it is hoped that
the convention will, in the exercise of their
camest judgement, select some gentleman of
ability and worth upon whom not only my
friends but the entire Opposition may unite.
Looking alone to the success Of the Union
movement IN this Congressional District, in :
dlvldual aspirations for preferment, as we'll as
personal likes and hates, should have no favor
shown in your body. For myself. I can as
sure you, sir and through you the the Con-
vention, that whatever my chances might he
for nomination, I cheerfully surrender
them, rather than, in the slightest dcoree
hazard our chances of success in the District
at the October election. I am, therefore no
candidate Respectfully, yours, &c.
A. KoPELIN.
Ihls letter IS quite curiosity in its way.
1t does not betray the broken hopes and ar
dent desire for revenge, that oppressed and
agitated the mind of its author when he pen
ned it. His desire for the success of the
union movement, is so ardent, he is such
devoted admirer of Know Nothingism and
Black Republcanism, that he is willing to be
offered up as living sacrifice, in order to
accomplish the defeat of the rascally locofo
Goes. That will do to tell the marines. The
sincere desire of Mr.. Kopelin to prevent the
nomination of Mr.. King, was the true secret
of his withdrawal, He succeeded in his
efforts, and we presume, left town highly de-
lighted Immediately after the reading of
the above letter, the Convention proceeded
to ballot. Mr.. Blair received 90 votes. and
Mr. King p, $50 Mr.. Blair was declared
the choice of the Convention for Congress.
The Tribune is quite indignant at the result,
and hints very plainly that bribery was used
in order to induce certain delegates to oppose
Mr. King.
The Convention then proceeded to place in
nomination County ticket, and encountered
but little difficulty in discharging this part of
is duties. The aspirants for a glorious
'hreshing next fall were like. ngel visits, few
md far between. The ticket is composed of
respectable and worthy men; but it is by no
means strong ticket. Messrs. Proudfoot
md Campbell are not popular men in the true |
ense of the term, and will scarcely receive
he entire vote of their party in this county.
They will both be defeated by at least 300 |
# majority.
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A n ORDINANCE.-Bs ii ordained :,
IA Burgess and 7otcR Council Of The oo'o,s, ~ =.
tdrro'ttotCR, and it is hereby ordained 0y -, -
thority of the same, that hereafter, no per-.
persons shall be allowed to hitch any Go.'I h.
or gcldinS, or any other animal, within el7.:.i
of the outside limits of the street, on either p.
sd r4s a'isss sesa9 e sf that t9f1rSSi any S or p
erect haciing posts for the porpose oi I.,: r,s:,
horses o. other animals eight feet from the
of said street. and any person or persons ,'. .nt
.he provisions of this ordinance shall % oO.a-ip.
TO fine of fifty cents. 10 be recovered '.l..r,b5
to the provisions OF tho several acts OF al I mo
relative to horougbs In such cases mace ,Lo ~. tsr
vided This ordinance to take effect VII TIC
days from the time Of publication of the '''''
according 10 law. ,s-ss
Attest: JouS E. MAroHEs, C'efs
Angus 4th, ls5s.-5s;
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Departure of the President from Bedford

Departure of the President from Bedford.
BEDFORD SPHINGs, August l3 The Pres
ldent, accompanied by Miss Lane, Miss
Bright. the daughter of Senator Brig ht, and
Sir William Gore Ousely and his family. left
the Springs this morning for Washington via
Cumberland, and then proceed direct to VAS :
ington. Se?eral personal aud political friends
OF the President, including Colonel O. c.
iiastlcy, of Texas, Judge Dough Mcssrs.
Myers and SPaug, Major Watson. and others.
OF bedford, accompanied the party as far as
The health of the President
has been greatly benefited by his sojourn at
Bedford.
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gFm aOuertisenlrnfs
NALUABLE FARM F0R a.

v dersigned offers Lis farm fitE,-, .'Ets
township, Cemkria county. for ,sS. d
one hundred and thirty acres. abor; = ca
are cleared, and having thereon -. -vG 1
two story frame house. a Iaroa b,rI Ic's1 !
othe- outbuildings. There is H. 1@Ta, I
OF young fruit trees on the pren,ises -''9 e ed,
cidedly, one Of the most d,Firsb1aIS.. diIs n, :,
county for a country residence iTI' ~ .l1s i,
pleasant, ana the sol productive. i ',,' at q
ie@dIng II 70 oummeFhill station, 6rftbc Ps sOA =
MA Rail Road, passes through The f1- az e-12
about q miles. It's in the ueirbJn+S-oSS -i,.S 'i Z
Camel coal tract, belonging 10 1T l'2oo q;
and is supposed to contain Canns1 'I q b1'sh d,
For further particulars iuourr If :.
signed ON the premises. y ''s md
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Cherbourg.

The great works at this French channel
port, now so much talked of, were commenced
IN 1886, by Louis Philippe, and are at length
completed by Napoleon III-and they are all
on SO noble scale, that Frenchmen might
be justly proud of such national and usefnl
monuments of COLOSSAL skill. Iu their pres.
ent dry state, the view, looking into each dock.
SO deeply cxcavated, is more imposing than
When all are filed with water De Tocoue
vile, speaking OF them, said:-s'They are the
pyramids OF Egypt, hewn downward in the
earth' instead OF being raised in the air - A
correspondent of the London Ne,cs IN a letter
dated from Cherbou-g on the 25th ult.. has
the following passagc:-''I must here observe.
| however; that contrary to an impression which
L, IN common with many OF your readers. had
derived from exaggerated printed accounts.
the new basin is not a work Differing essential,
y IN chaIa acter from others which were COM
pleted long ago. 1t has nothing to do with
the safety of thu harbor which was insured
IN the time of Louis Philippe by the compile
ton OF the wondrous breakwater planned by
!auban. 1t is merely an additional deck ba-
SIN 1of building, repairing and arming vessels
OF war, precisely similar in kind to the two
already existing, and called the AUant Port.
and the BasSin Flot. The third dock was
during It's formation known as the .4rrferc
Bdss'n, and is now to be called the Bassi,.
Napoleon III 1t is larger than either of the
other two, but not near SO large as both of
them put together 1t is situated further
inland, and the water will ultimately reach it
through two entrances, one leading out Of |
each OF the other docks But on August I. |
the gates leading from the Arant Port will re- |
main closed, add the water will be let in sole |
~ from the Basin q F2ot, which itself is fed
BY the Acant Port. When the two former
basns were inaugurated, the process of letting |
IN the water was very tedious, occupying sew !
eral hours; but understand that on the pres /
ent occoslon engineering science will find .
means to fill the basin in a very short time.
he Aoam Port took ten years to make. 1t
"es maugurated by Marie Louise, when Re-
gent, on August p. 1913, in the presence
81 200 people " 1t is pretty clear, from
this account, that the recently finished work
at Cherbourgis is a vast and deep dock, in which
the ships of war may ride in safety alike from
storms and from hostile shot and shetland
that the ''ncto and tremendous Notifications"
SO glibly referred to, as fit to overawe world
and intended particularly to keep England in
eheck-H not also to launch such devastatino
thunder against the fast anchored isle as
should sweep her into annhilation, have real
y no existence except in the exuberant fancy
IT alarmists, imaginative and sensation wri.
ers.-Phtta. Inquirer.
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How TO DE ECoNoMIcAL!-True economy
consists 10 getting the best of every thing at
a falr price This is true of almost every
thing to be purchased; but is especially true
IN II, the purchase of family Sewing Machine.
nat uRoYER BAKERS is the best for fauli-
y USE is tact that. can not be successfully
u,spu'ed' ana we advise orr readers to pur-
,naSe no other' 1t sews a stronger and more
oeantliu1 seam' Is more easily understood aud
managed than any machine in the market,
and possesses all the Qualities which ,boulJ
recommend it for family use.
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SCHOOL- TEACHERS WANTFN -
~ School Directorsuf Ebeusburg Ba-5.-,i u
to employ -Four Teachers. % male and 'p.a p. 's =
to take charge of the Schools in said R,.I',' sl''
be kept open five months, commencir1 '.'S,' Z. !,
day, the 18th day Of September ney, q, N'a
ing Of the Board vii! be leld on Sa,r,i,-- !, --r
4th day of September next at the S,l,.II4,, e
for the Purpose Of making tie selectiI-, -..,s
cations can be made in the Meantime "a \ u,
ident or Secretary ot-tht Board as n 81 -, =
BY order Of the Boari. NM =
Attest GEO c. X. ZAHN r,...
\. B.-0ne Of said Male Teachers f., + p-
0lf'''. LagslrI
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IHE SOUTH AMERICAN News The altera-
tions OF the Cass-Herran treaty, have been
such as TO ignore the main features which are
desirable to foreigners The object of the ac-
tion is merely to obtain delay hoping finally
to evade responsibility for the wrongs done
onr people, ard the debt due them. CONGRESS
"lll probably settle the question when next it
meets, by sending troops to protect the 18TH
mus route, and by securing to the United
States, indemnity for its pledges to pay those
whom the Government of New Granada will
not pay.
Late reports from San Juan del Norte, re-
celved at Aspinwali state that the Nicaraguan
government was in favor of NJ Belly's canal
plan IN preference to those proposed by Com
modore Vanderbilt, and Messrs. Webster and
Alien. 1t was said that Commodore Wander
bit SlOO, 600 in cash, was not sufficient to
impress the Nicaraguan Cabinet with effect
towards hitu
But the news ofa blockade by United States
men OF war, had startled the government. and
they knew not what to do. 1t was probable
they would continue to hold out, and make
further and more forcible action onthe part of
the United States necessary
Money was very scarce at Valparaiso. and
trade had only slightly improved since last
reports, owing to that fact
The dates from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
are TO the 21st of June The annual rerort
OF the Minister of Finance, shows that the
nation Is fast running into debt, It's indebted
ness on the first of April amounting to 500
900. 1t is said that government loan for
5000, 900, is to be proposed The new crop
OF wheat was very fine, A cargo of guano
from Jarvis Island, had reached, Honolulu
under favorable circumstances.
humor says that government proclama-
ton will be issued in day or two, forbiddinp
the Mormons landing upon any of the Sand.
wich Islands. -,
By way of Panama, we have news from
Acapulco. OF another revolution in the city of
Mexico, and the elevation of Ex-Governor
D uan Jose Baz to the supreme authority.