Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-09
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ed, whose claims for damages were adjusted
for 1,217.
j Jacob Faust, formerly of Holidays |
burg, was tried at Erie city, during the past |
week, for the murder of Alfred Dinsmore,
and, after the absence of the jury for twenty |
four hours convicted of murder in the first |
degree.
Louis Napoleon is now said to possess |
a navy that IN effective strength, Is not lnfe-
rior to that of England whose boast it has
always been to maintain the sovereignty of
the seas.
- The balloon in which Mr.. John La
Mountain proposes to cross the Atlantic the
coming summer, is to be built at Lancaster
by Mr.. Wise, the father of seronants. 1t is
to be completed in May. The trial trip will
be to Chicago and back,
ES- The Interior Department is in receipt
of letter from John II. Clark. SupcriDten-
dent of the Commission to survey and estab
lish the boundaries between the Territories
of the United States He says that the par
al!el, from which the survey commences, has
been fixed approximately, aud the party are
now at work on the base line, and he hopes
in few weeks to be able to advise the De
partment of the establishment of the initial
point and the tracing and marking of the
boundary as far as il can be done from the
valley of the Rio Gfaudc.
- The French army, it is said is COM
posed of 621 600 fighting men, of which over
500, 600 are available for foreign
- George W Wood, member of the
Legislature from Philadelphia, died in that
city ON the 23d uIt., oged % years.
a man named SkiTIings, an oyster
dealer in New York, died suddenly, few
days since He weighed six hundred and
seventy eight pounds. The physician max
ing the post nortem weighed some of the in
ternal organs-the liver weighed sixteen and
half pounds, the heart two pounds seven
ounces. The fat on his abdomen was six
teen inches in depth, and Oh his ckest sever
inches.
/ - An exchange says that piece of cop
peras dissolved in warm water, is sure rem
edy for frozen limbs, ETC.; soak the finger or
feeet. or rub we'll cn the nose or face,
Election Of State Treasurer by tie People,
| Mr.. Schell has introduced in the State
| Senate bill to make the Office Of State Treas
| urer elective by the people-the lirst election
| for said officer to take place at the general
election, on Second Tuesday of October next.
and the Treasurer then elected to assume the
duties of his office on the first Monday IN May
ensuing. The existing laws in regard to du-
ties, penalties, &c. are to remain.
- The President has selected the circle
in Pen3sylvaiua Avenue, near Georgetown,
as the location for the equestrian statue OF
Washington, in the completion of which Mr.
Clark Mills is now engaged.
- n Baltimore; on Tuesday night,
Miss Stratton attended ball, and on her
way home, accompanied by her brother. CON
plaiLed of being unwell; and sat down on
doorstep, while he ran for assistance When
be returned, she was corpse.
| - In the city of Chicago, including po-
lice duties. there was paid for salaries during
the past year the enormous sum Of 1922 ;.
900.
- An unusually large number of Anne,
leans said to be spending the winter a
Havana.
- BY the Apportionmcnt Bill which
passed the Legislature of Kansas at its late
session, that body will in future consist o
fifty-two members-thirteen In the Senate
and thirty-ninc in the House.
~- Philip Barton Key, who was killed
in Washington on Sunday last was a son 0
Francis s. Key. author of the famous ma
tional ode, The Star Spangled Banner"
= nephew of Roger b. Taney, Chief Justice o
the United Stat Supreme Court, and
, brother-in-law of the Hon. John A Pendle
ton, of Ohio Daniel E Sickles was orgi
naliy a journeyman printer, but last lawyer
. He is about forty years of age. Mr.. ke
thirty-nine. and Mrs Sickles twenty-five.
Col. Alexander, of the Clarion Dem
baip for
f ination for Auditor General, at the Demo
cratic State Convention.
c - The receipts in the United State
: Treausury last week. were 81 1886 900;
mount on deposit, $S,3I2; balance, S4,
SO7
- Over six thousand places exist
= New York where intoxicating liquors al
: sold, contrary to the law, without hcence
: The milk that exudes from the sun
, ach, when limb or leaf is broken off. max.
;, n the best indellblc ink that can be used
r a short time it becoms jet black, and ca
y never be washed off.
al "A gallon of strong lye put in barr
to of hard water will make it as soft as ra
ID water.
ST - The Ohio Legislature has repeal,
e, the ten per cent, interest law, restoring ii
e. rate again to six per cent
-, !" Queen Victoria takes such an intere
y. in public affairs that the leader of the Hou
of Commons is expected, on any importa
debate, or when any public business of uu
sual interest is transacted in Parliament,
-. aa send short report of the same to the Que
- the same night. This dispatch is gen eral
:: written In the Minister'S room and sent {
-, rect from the House of Commons to the p;
" ace.
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of ST I,oUIs March a Ioayanwor,b 4.