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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-08-27
A Squirting Jury.

dwrlt iu the town or 49, I'm OII ENGLAND A
remark kabll-rddity. IN the per-on or ap attor.
nc,.at.Iuw. who although NOT fair In look up.
on, (f,r hr was In truth one Of the bomeIie.t
specimeus Of humanity over beheld by NOR.
tai mani vas withal q person of sound iudp-
mrnt, great bcucyolcucc. varied learning. q
poet. painter. aal a uil of no moan order.
Il so happcucd that the aforesaid grntelman,
. CT C., ESQ, was appoipicd high ,hcr-
.rT Of the town Of -. lie wns man of
fortune, aud had kind heart. as many "a
poor prisoner could testify who parrook Of
the good chcci with which rhoprisoncrs were
ibcully supplied IT Christina and other
wr'' known icsit'as from tho private house
OF the h'Sh sheriff.
Twas Of course the duty u lhe high shcr-
. id tIsummou o grand and petit iury, TO ui-
tend 90 the qnartcr sessions, Of which the
recorder mayor aud alderman Of the borough
composed the court In the performance Of
hituil,oNl duty iu summoujng the petit jury
our high sheriff INDUCED in some Of the
s'wnPr'i and drDl.e't ncphs rlut have proc
badly ever been heard Of ju auy other town
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sheriff. Ou consequence, il wnS said, ot some
hint from the recorder TINT there should be-
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could find In the borough ana when they
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-08-27

"Siy boy" said his father, "vhy did you
keep II 80 seeletF Did you not suppose tlat
We would al approve aRd commend u p
"Yet, father, but I remembered shat YOU
read 20 ~ thai moIuing ~ the iruoH Of tho
day 20
"lake heed fhn you DO not you nlms be-
fore mem NJ be- seen ~ them oihrrniss ~
hove no reward of your Father NA.eh rs 10
Heaven
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-08-27

O. Writing to decline an invitation to
lecture before the Boston Mercantile Library
Association, Gov. Wise says 60
81 have no time for literary or any other
composition. am a bad shot at the best,
nod / am not going TO BostoH to shoot at
game on the wing. would like to bag you,
II ! could Oh it I couid bug BosiyH the
whole nation would be safe then. Yes
always loved old Bus,on--she was the saloon
of the Tea Party. And some Of THESE days,
God willing, ] viii ny 10 see what il tho
r'-tief ~i''' h-f lhas she dou't-throw tea
her sulL"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
"MR. JOHN CLAIR"
ArrtvaI of the Overland Mail

ST. LOUIS. July 31.-The Overlrnd mail
arrived last night. The reports indicate the
election of Major Dodge, as delegate to Con-
gress from Carson Valley.
The loss by fire at Waverville on the 5th
amounts to 500, 900.
Much excitement prevails at Nevada and
Eldorado counties in consequence of exten-
sive gold discoveries.
Walker is now east of the Sierra Navada.
The barke Messenger Bird, which left Rio
Janeiro mysteriously, some months ago, was
at Tahita on the middle of May, whence the
captain shipped 100000 lbs. of coffee to San
Francisco by the ship William, which was
seized by the sheriff on account of the real
owners. 1t is reported that the captain had
already realized $4,000 on the cargo en-
trusted to his care. 1t is not known when
the Messenger Bird proceeded from Tahita
The sloop of war Warmer. left San Fran
cisco on the 9th, for the Creeks and Cherokee
Indians are in open hostilities, in consequence
of murders committed by the former ; 400
Creeks are awaiting the movements of the
Cherokees.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

@5- Last week through some inadvertance or
OVERSIGHT, we published ridiculous paragraph
which had been going the rounds Of the papers
headed, "attempt upon the life of the Emperor
of France" The whole story is SO supremely
ridiculous, that of course sensible person would
tor moment believe it. 1t is nothing but the
shallow concoction of the brain of some would be
sensation writer. The assertion that on good
Friday all good Catholics partake of the holy
communion, don no other day of the year, is SC
lar wide OF the truth, as to be unworthy of con.
tradiction On the contrary, it is the only day
OF ali the year on which they seldom receive
communion.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
Death of am Old Citizen.

Mr.. John Glass, one of the Pioneers of this
ship, near Loretto, on Thursday the 2Sth ultimo,
in the 81 year of his age. He emigrated to this
County some time during the year 1901, four
years before the organization of the County, and
a short time after Rev D. A. Galitzen commen-
ced his settlement at Lore:to. The territory
now included within the limits of Cambria Coub-
ty then contained only few hundred inhabitants
scattered over large scope of territ ory. They
encountered all the privations to which the
first settlers OF the Western portion of Pennsyl
vania were subject. But few of the present in
habitants of this County, can properly apprecl-
ate all the trials, privations and dangers, which
its pioneers encountered and overcame. Mr..
Glass settled Oh tract of land near Loretto and
by his own unaided exertions, succeeded in open
ing what is now one of the largest and most pro
6uctive farms in Allegheny township. He was
strictly honest man, good neighbor and a
sincere but unostentatious Christian. His re-
mains were followed to their last resting place.
by a large concourse of his relatives and neigh
bors, who long had loved and esteemed him. Ol
him it might with truth be said that
ellis youth was innocent; his ripper age
Marked " ith some act of goodness every day,
And watched by eyes that loved him calm anc
Faded his late declining years away,
Cheerful he gave his being up and went.
To share the holy rest, thar waits a life wei
SPENT"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
Total
From Kansas.

Sr. LOUIS, July % The Leavenworth
Times has interesting private advices by the
arrival of the Express, last night, FROM
Denver City, with dates to the 30th.
The mines continued to yield well /; new
leads constantly developing. A good many
miners were compelled to quit work, owing
to the scarcity of water company had
commenced the construction of flows eleven
miles long, to convey water TO the neighbor-
hood of the mountains. City tunneling has
also been commenced.
The Kansas Constitutional Convention has
nearly completed its labors. and will prob
ably adjourn tomorrow. The Constitution
is radically anti-slavery, but differs from the
Leavenworth instrument, inasmuch as it does
not extend the right of suffrage to negroes
The State Legislature consists OF seveuty-two
Representatives and twenty-one Senators =
The business Of the Convention has been dis
posed of with tolerable expedition, and ques-
tions of appointment and temporary capita
being the onlv measures which offered seriOu,
obstacles Topeka was selected as the tenn
porarv capital, Lawrence being her competi-
tor Tue efforts of the partizans of bott
places revealed considerable corruption in
side and outside the Convention One o
more of The members are implicated will
bribery The indications that the ratih
cations Of the Convention will Le vigorouSl,
opposed 10y the Democracy. as strong meas
ures of annexation of the Platte districts, tn
exclusion of free negroes, prohibition of oanl
issues, the preservation of the present western
boundary, which includes the gold regions
have all been defeated
Sr LOUIS, July 30 "A special despatch
to the Democrat, SAYS Ehat three men arrivc'
at St. Joseph. bringing Sl2,500 in gol,
dust. These parties disposed of $4,000 z
Omaha, making total of S20,500 from tn
Kansas mines.
The Kansas Constitutional Convention ad
journed sine die tonight. \ constitution
was adopted by vote of 81 to IS, all tn
Democrats voting against, and refusing t
sign it.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

GT While in Johnstown last week. we 'sput
up'' at the ''Foster Houce," kept by Col. George
Enslebach, and Jared sumptuously during our
soiourn. The Col. is one of the best landlords
we have ever met during our travels, being al
ways desirous to promote the comfort and hap
piness of his guests, and although be has recent
ly been commissioned as Colonel, by his Excel
lency Gov Packer, he bears his honors meekiy,
and is as unassuming in his manners when
he was nothing but private citizen If you are
fond of good living, and desire comfortable
room when you viset Johns town, stop with the
Colonel. We also while sin town. called at the
Marble Works of Mr. John Parks, and were
shown through the establishment by the gentle
manly proprietor. His stock of the finest Italian
and other Marbles is very large, and he has on
hand several monuments which really chaste
and beautiful. He has constantly large num-
Der of the best workmen employed, and is pre-
pared to fill orders for Monuments, Tombs, and
Grave Stones with promptness and at low rates
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
,s5- The Kansas Constitutional Convention

0- The Kansas Constitutional Convention,
adjourned sine die on last Friday. All the dem
ocratic members voted against the adoption of
the Constitution, and refused to sign it. All the
aspiring politicians in Kansas were in attendance
during the setting of the Convention, for the
purpose of superintendng the apportionment OF
the State in a manner to suit their aspirations
for future political honors. The selecting of a
place for the capitol of the State, excited the in-
tensest interest and feelings among large num-
Der of spectators in town lots. Topeka was f.
nally selected as the temporary capitol. Law
renee city was her principal competitor. 1t is
confidently asserted that money was used to pro-
cure the location of the capitol at Topeka, and
several members of the Convention are implica-
ted in the charge of bribery
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

and to place themselves in the position of the
special friends of the aspirant whose claims they
urge, so that if he is successful in 1860, they
will have the right to claim the Lions share of
the spols when the patronage of the new admin
istration comes to be distributed after the 4th OF
March, 1861. This is certainly disgraceful ex-
hibition in American politics, but unless we shut
our eyes we cannot fail perceiving it. The over
zeal of these political mcuntebanks will most
likely injure the prospects of the aspirants whose
claims they urge, and will, probably, as in 1914
and 1852. lead to the nomination of man who
was never named in connection with the Office,
but who being both honest and capable, will be
certain of leading the Democracy on to victory.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
FROM MENICO.

NEW YORK, July 70
The Times Washington correspondent says
the draft of treaty. Just sent hitber by Hon.
Robert M'Lane to be submitted to our Gov
crnment, contains provisions of the very
highest Importance to this country. | am for
tunately enabled to furnish you with sum
mary of its more striking stipulations. which
are as follows:
l. Rights of way across the northern States
between the Rio Grande and points on the
Gulf of CALIFORNIA, with the guarantees for
their protection and safety.
2 Rights of way and valuable privileges
of transit secured to the American company
hoI ling the Isthmus of Tehauntepec.
s. The privilege of erecting and maitain-
ing warehouses at the termini of the several
transit routes
f. The right of Transporting troops and
munitions over such routes. and send troops
to protect them, in default of Mexico fulfilling
that duty.
s. Free entry and transit of goods belong
ing or consigned to American citizens in Ar
izona, through the ports of the Gulf of Gala
fornia and across Sonora
g. Entire and questionable freedom of re
ligious opinion and religious worship through
out the republic.
7. A clause Indicating the willingness o
the Mexican Government to accept modlh
ed form of protect crate at the hands of th
United States; in other words, to solemniz
another treaty in form of one alliance often
sive aud defensive, but IN substance creating
a protectorate, whenever the United State
shall signify its willingness to enter into sucl
engagement.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

PRESIDENT BUcHANAN.-The Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia american
Opposition paper) in announcing that Presi-
dent Buchanan will return from Bedford
Springs early next week, thus speaks of his
untiring industry and regular habits:
Few men could haze stood the wear and
tear so well during the last two years, and
but for his excellent habit whioh some of US
envy, of sleeping given number of hours,
whether the Union was safe or not at night
fall he must have fallen victem to his high
office, as others have done in my day, He
works harder and more constantly than any
drudge in the public service. and pursues
details even to their triAing conclusions 1t
might be asserted with some degree of conf
dence that all the Presidents in twenty years
have not read as many papers, or heard as
many causes as he has done. and, what is
more, appears to have gained strength by
| it.
Such is the manner in which the high
toned opposition Press of the country speak
of Mr.. Buchanan while such one-horse
concerns as the Tyrone Star. and Holidays.
burg Wing, are constantly styling him 6
| traitor, and hoary headed dotard.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
F.,ONi CALIFORN MA.

NEW oRk, july Ii
The Mail steamship Moses Taylor has
rived, with the California mails of the .
inst
She 5rings So. 145. 900 in gold.
The II S frigate Roanoke was at Asp
wall.
Much excitement had been occasioDed
the Isthmus, on account of golden images 81
coin in the Indian graves. in the CHING
District. Many hundreds had gone thltS
to prosecute the search. and already se7'
thousand dollars worth bad been received
Panama.
The Moses Taylor left Aspinwan Oh !
10Th inst.
A serious disturbance occurred at AsE,
wall on the 2d of July. oceasioned by 81
rilous article published in the Little Nsr
sheet published in that place, refectiDg
some of the railroad employees. The PHl
ing Office was attacked by the mob, and
presses and all the printing materials throi
iuto the sea. During the disturbance
proprietors of the newspaper attempted %
fend their office, and several shots we're d
upon the assailants, resulting in killing
man, and wounding FIVE others. HoratI5 L!
the proprietor of the paper. and three r
ters, named Field; Sewey, and Miller, q
arrested
CosTA RIcA.-The advices from Costa D
are to the Sth inst. Nothing of special
portanee had transpired. The harvest
over. Coffee ruled at II to 13c.
SoUTH AMERICA The adyices from !.
paraiso are the 10th, aud Callao to the .
of June
The new French ship Mosambique,
been wrecked on the Aramancon coast, Oh
18th of May, The Cap, eight sailors
one passenger persisted. The entire c.
was plundered by the savages-
The accounts from Peru state that the :
olu.ionary movements of Col. Zeballos v
still continued. Castillo had issued &c.
al amnesty to all soldiers and private Pal,
engaged in the revolution. provided the!
port themselves ready to sustain the aus.
ties by the end of July. Castillo hfd
determined to declare war against Ecus'
and proposed leading his forces In person
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

T The harmonious Opposition Party in this
County, seems to be in bad way just now. The
Anti King men Indignantly repudiate the entire
County Ticket nominated by the late Republi-
can County Convention, and openly declare that
they will not vote for Colonel Campbell for State
Senator, if the district conference should place
him in nomination. They also denounce the
Johnstown Tribune in strong terms. and say they
will no longer recognize it as their organ. They
are particularly severe on the Junior Editor of
that paper, and evidently believe that he has
been the .'dreful spring of woes unnumbered," 7"
to the Republican and Know Nothing parties in
this County. As we are always delighted to see
'sbre thren dwelling together in unity" if we
thought it would do any good, we would say to
our Republican and Know Nothing friends in
the words of that good and pious old man Watts.
"Cnildren, you should never let,
Your angry passions rise,
Your little hands were never made,
To tear each others eyes"
The discontented spirits have gone so far to
make arrangements for publishing Republican
paper in this place. The first number will prob
ably appear next week. A. C. Muln Esq,
we understand, will be the Editor, and w. II
Gardner the Wllmore, and A. Kopelin Esq, tic
Johnstown Correspondent. Its principal object
during the present campaign, will be to prevent
''the Campbell from coming" and to break down
/ King-ly power in this County.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

EE Professor G w. Huey. of Pitts5urg,
has been engaged for several weeks in in
structing class in Vocal Music in this place
ming. by public concert, which was WE'LL
attended, and all present expressed them
selves pleased with the singing. and were
astonished at the progress all the pupils had
made in SO short time. The Professor we
are pleased to learn, has already secured
another class in this place, and will COM
mence instructing it IN few weeks. He
certainly has few superiors as teacher of
Vocal Music in the State
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

~ Mr.. j. F. Campbell, of the Blairsvlle
Record, has been prosecuted, (persecuted VIC
presume would be the better word) for Libel
by Read, the late editor of the Blairsville
True An,ericon AS Mr.. Read commenced
and carried on the controversy with Mr..
Campbell, he has now no right to complain
if he has had the worst of it, or to ask that
the strong arm of the Law shall assist him in
vanquishing his enemy. We hope Mr..
Campbell may have safe deliverance
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

o. During the confagration of Canton, caused
by the bombardment of the British, the extensive
medical warehouse of our countryman, DIR. J. G.,
AVER, of Lowell, (the depot of his Cherry Pee
toral and Cathartic Pills. for China,) was totally
destroyed. He now makes demand upon our
government for indemnity from the loss of his
property, and hence will grow another nut to
crack with our elder brother Johnny. Stick to
it, Doctor ; and if our Government maintains our
rights wherever your Pills sold, we shall only
be unprotected on tracts that are very barren
Ref0rmer, Trenton, NJ j.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

DEATH OF THE Hon. RICHARD RosH-This
distinguished statesman died at his residence
in Philadelphia on last Saturday morning.
in the 10Th year of his age. He was son
of DR.. Benjamin Rush. signer of the
Declaration of Independence. He was for
some time Attorney General of this Sta te,
Attorney General of the U. S., Minister to
Russia, also to Great Britain. and Secretary
of the Treasury under Mr.. Adams. He
filled several other important Offices, and was
one of the first statesmen of his day.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

Esa- We stopped the other day for few hours
in the pleasant village of Sylvana, few miles
east of Johnstown. Its growth has been very
rapid. Although it was laid out only few
years ago, it is now of the largest villages in
the County. We think it contains as many in
habitants as Loretto. 1t contains several excel
lent hotels, stores &c. Many of the inhabitants
are employees of the Pennsylvania Rail Road
Company.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
E2s The news from the Pixies Peak gold di;

Ees The news from the Pixies Peak gold dig
gings continue to be very favorable. Three men
recently arrived at st. Joseph, Missouri, bring
ing with them $12 500 in gold dust. They sta
ted that they had disposed of $4,000 at Omaha
City, Nebraska, making the entire amount $780,
5OO The diggings are probably not after all a
humbug, but we would nevertheless advise the
young men of Cambria, who have comfortable
homes, to remain where they now are.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

~ We would respectfully direct the
attention of our readers to the advertisement
of Mr.. Joseph G Holmes, of Johnstown, in
our paper this week. His stock of Watches,
Jewelry, &C., is we'll selected, ard his prices
regulated to suit the times
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
sE Speaking of the fruit crop. Phila-

delphia letter writer of July 23d says:
There was never greater abundance OF
fruit and vegetables in any previous year, as
shown by the immense quantities brought to
our markets daily. but especially on the two
market days of the week Yesterday berries
were SO plenty that buyers could not be found
at six cents the quart; fine apples sold at fifty
cents the basket, and Catharine pears htty-ive
and sixty cents; potatoes, tomatoes and core
were plenty, and the prices reasonable
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

g- The record of the case of Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines, about to be carried to the
United States Supreme Court at Washington
has been made up at New Orleans, and covers
two thousand one hundred and twenty -one
pages Of manuscript.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

The following letter from the President of
the United States. in relation to the death of
the Hon. Rufus Choate, was recei-ed in Bos-
ton on Tuesday night, having been written
by the President on Monday, before leaving
Wasl gton for Bedford:
WASHINGTON. 18th of July, 1859
"MY DEAR SIR II deeply regret the
death of Mr.. Choate. ! consider his loss at
the present time to be great public misfor-
tune He was an unseish patriot devoted
to the Constitution and the Union ; and the
moral influence of his precepts aud his exam
pie, would have contributed much to restore
the peace and harmony among the different
members of the confederacy.
"In him the elements were so combined,
that all his acquaintances became his devoted
friends. So far as [ know, every party
malevoleDce spared him He was pure and
incorruptable and in all our intercourse
have never known him to utter or insinuate
a sentiment respecting public affairs. which
was not of high tone and elevated ch arac-
ter.
''Yours very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
| .Nf n
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

sea- We were favored in this County on
last Monday, by heavy, but warm and
genial ra:n--the very thing our Corn, Buck
wheat and Potato crops needed. 1t was
worth big pile of money to the farmers of
this County.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

o. B. F. Benford has disposed of his interest
in the Bedford Gazette, to G. w. Myers, who is
now the sole Editor and Proprietor of that pa
per.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03
The wheat Crop of the United
States-.-PrOductfO of 1859.

The wheat crop has generally been harvest
ed throughout this country, and sufi cient is
known to make careful estimate of this i'm
portant staple, interesting for present con-
sideration, and important for future refernce.
This has been done by the New York Courier.
Compared with 1858, the estimate is as fol-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

H DIR. Andrew Porter died on Monda
of last week, at Cape May He was so
of Elk Governor Porter -
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-03

~ Mr.. Buchanan is still at Bedford
He will leave that place for Washington
City, we understand, the present week.