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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
From Washington.

WAsH1NGToS, April, 1.-The Navy De-
partmcut has named the new third class
steam ers as follows:
That at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. the
Mochican; at Boston, the Narroganset; at
Brooklin, the Lrog,toiss; at Norfolk. the Dd-
catch; at Pensacola, the Seminole; at Marc
Island, California; the Sdginow.
From the officials advices received to day
it appears that the steam frigete Minnesota
reached Bombay on the 10th of January,
having on board ex-Minister Reed, who left
on the 25th for Suez. The frigate Minnesota
had visited Singapore and Penang and sew
eral ports in Ceylon. She occasioned ex-
pressions of surprise and admiration, as she
has ever doue in the East. In a few days
she was to leave for Muscat, in Arabia, pas
sing from there to the Cape of Good Hope,
touching at Zanzibar.
A letter from the Commander of the ,Sa
uoppoh, dated at Vera Cruz, March 1 11th,
confirms the former reports of the defeat of
Miramon, and the success of the Cons ti.ution
alists in tie interior, well as their advance
Oh the city of Mexico.
1t is probable that Ex-senator Jones will
withdraw his declination of the Bogota Mis-
sion.
There are at least twenty applicants for the
an Affairs, which will not be decided On for
a week to come.
The non-arriyal of the British steamer
C0,acco. with Lord Lyons, excltes addition
al fears for her safety.
A despatch from Charleston, S c., says
the Courier of that city, contains a telegram
from Washington stating that the war in Eu-
rope has actually commenced, and that
George Sanders had brought dispatch to
that effect to the President. Hon w. Por-
| cher Miles, member of Congress from Char
lesion, telegraphed back that Lord Napier
knew nothing about the truth of the report.
! The Courier fails to be convinced
| Our vessels will, it is said, be concentra-
TED at the most exposed points, for the pro-
I lection of the persons and property of Amer
| lean citizens, within their reach. TO proceed
| to the inte ior of the country would be an
act Of war; which will not be committed But
! there is no doubt, from what has recently
traDspired, the President will exert to the ut
most extent, all the powers conferred upon
him by the Constitution and the laws
The Interior Department. today approved
! of the bonds Of Capt Peter T. Wilson, e. S
! Receiver and Disbursing Agent at Omaha,
/ Nebraska Territory. The Captain is also
constituted Depository of Public Money
and the amount of the bonds filed is $3.50,
/ 600
! Definite arrangements have been made to
accord to the District Attorney acceptable
aud efficient aid in the trial of Daniel L
! Sickles
Benjamin Furgison, of Wisconsin. has
/ been appointed Register of the Land OfEce
| in the district of lands subject to sale at Su-
perior, Wisconsin.
The Navy Department is officially advised
of the taking possession of an island BY Licut
j. NJ. Brooke, estimated to contain - coo
tons OF superior guano. The island lays in
lat 230 45N, and lon. 1862 30N west
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
CurtaiIment In the Post Office de-
SartmeDt.

4 correspondent of the Baltimore Spa, re-
ferriEg to the omission bv Congress to make
appropriations for the carrying on Of the
Post Office Department, says:
''In consideration of extraordinary labor
thrown upon many of the post offices br the
extension Of the railway system of the coun-
try, or by radical changes in the mail ar
-sngements. the Postmaster General became
invested by an act of Congress, approved
June 22d, 1854, with discretionary power to
grant relief IN cases where additional duties
has thus devolved. Special allowances were
from time to time accordingly made from the
pOstages collected until the number of Offices
reached seventy-seven, IN various States of
the Union In view of the failure of Con-
gress to make any appropriation for the sup
port of the postal system during the next year
Postmaster General Holt, finds it to be his
imperative duty to cuctail in every practical
BILE way the expenses of that important de-
partment He has therefore issued his order
that all orders heretofore made by the Post
master General allowing to the postmastcrs
at the Offices referred TO any sum or sums OF
money out of the postages collected at said
Offices. be and the same are resinded from and
after the 31st day of March next, being the
close of the current quarter. This, [ under
stand saves the department. about S21 900
| a year. The head of the department, direct
| ing his attention to another branch of the SER
vice, has discontinued seventeen of the thirty
one special agencies, thereby reducing the
anual expenditures some sixty thousand pei
auum'
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-TheS Supreme Cour.
now in session at Philadelphia. rendered its
decision on Wednesday Of last week, in he
case of Powell VS.. the Pennsylvania Gailraai
Company. The plaintiff shipped valua6a
mare from Pittsburg for the East. over tie
defeudaTf = Tcsd. ard the straw used as bed
ding for the auia,.! taking fire on the trp
from a spark from the locomotive. 81, Eas
horribly hnrnc3, 80 mach 50 fhst she w.
rendered valuelceS Mr. Powell. cuDten. In.
shat 1t VS. negligence on the part of Il
Company to permit straw to be used 10 zgA
close proximity to the engine, brought nj
against he road for the value Of his mare
The case was tried IN Philadelphia. aud exc
ted good deal of interest among Irovers au
others at the time Il wassgiven- in eyiiers
that Nr. Powell asked for tan as bcdGin, IA
his mare, and that the agent not only nl
him hc could not have it, but directed hi-
where he might get straw, which be sal
would answer we'll He stood by while ,ts
straw was being put in the ear, and made r
objection 10 its use It was shown FOR tts
lefenc that the plaintiff had signcd rei5s,s
OF the Company from any ana all claims o'
damages for injury to his stock while On barl
the train, and that TIE agent '.musi7 hare
told b; m that if be used straw he should dot
at his risk The Court below. upon ttsss
facts, refused to charge the jury that theH
was negligence on the part of the Co-FlI!
in permitting the straw to be used. ard tie
jury found for the defendant The case tbG
went to the Supreme Court. aud on WedDs-
day, Judge W oodward delivered an opiai1,
in the matter, reversing the Judgment Of ths
Court below and ordering the case to be tris
! anew. The decision establishes tue princir5
that when the Company, through its agans
! permits that to be done which endangers ts
safety of stock passing over their road, ttl
are liable, should injury ensue, even if ta
owner should have signed release.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
Peace or War in EnrOpe.

The European news by the City of Wash
ington steamer is as late as the ID oil
month. The newspapers speculate upon 70.
chances of war, but it is evident that Engllll
has no such apprehension, for she is aetna-I
reducing her military force, and Lord DsEsF
Lord Malmesbury, aud Mr. DIsraeli have di'
clared, in Parliment, that they have no NJ
son to believe that the Emperor Napolca1
about breaking faith with England bY aidl:
Sardidia. to attack Austria Lord C0SF
the British Ambassador to Paris. has bel
sent to Vienna on special mission to u
Emperor of Austria, to attempt TO puTsa,.l-'
him in fact, to treat his italian subject SS'
humanity and justice. ...
If war in Italy should take place, Engi..'
will endeavor to avoid being dragged INTO ].
We should not be surprised to fDd hn''
joining against Austria, privately if no, oIe
ly, on account of the maaner in Which A..
tria behaved to the late Gar, during .
Crimean War. We do not believe. with ~.
ofour contemporaries that Europe Is dIhl-i
IN to general war At least We 90 =
think that Napoleon viii precipitate su'1 :
event.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
HOTEL VILLA NARDI, SoERETo,
February IL, 1859.


My Dear Sir.-The enclosed letter would
have been sent from Caprie had not commu-
uication with the main land been interdicted
by wind and waves As soon as the sea be-
came quiet we embarked for this sweet and
picturesque place.
1t was pleasant to fiud here letters and pa
pers from home awaiting our arrival My
satisfaction. however, in reading the papers
was somewhat marred by certain paragraphs,
which impute sinister political motives to my
friends and myself, iu connection with my
protracted absence from the United States.
The suggestion that my voyage to Madeira.
and subsequent sojourn in Europe were
prompted by any object except the one known
to the public. is under the circumstances, pc
culiarly wanton.
1t would be difficult, as [ believe have
said to you enclosed, to convey you an ade-
quate idea of the extent to which | have en-
joyed the repose which, for the first time in
twenty-four years, it has been my privalege
to command For Mrs. Pierce, exemption
from care, and exciting causes of solicitude,
| is indispensable.
l cannot speak with any certainty as to the
period of our return, but, whether it be earl
ier or later, you may be quite sure that
shall shall uader possible circumstance
consent to the of my name in manue
calculated to disturb the tranquil pursuit
which alone pertain to the life of privat
| citizen.
Your friend, FRANkLtN PIERCE
Hon. B NJ. FRALEY. Hollis, n. II.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

~ The corps of Engineers engaged in loca-
ting the projected branch Railroad from Cresson
to this place are progressing rapidly with the
work. They have, thus far, succeeded in loca-
ting a route which can be graded at very slight
expense. From Mr.. Noon, one of the engineers,
we learn that the grading from Cresson to Mum
ster will not, with one or two exceptions, cost
more than thousand dollars a mile. Work on
the road should be commenced as soon as the
route is located and all the citizens of this place
and vicinity should be liberal in subscribing
stock. The following gentlemen compose the
corps of Engineers engaged in the survey of the
Road Geo. w. Leuffer, Principal; James C.
Noon, George Barrett, T. P. Feplon, j. T. Rob-
erts, Samuel Davis, D. Evans and j. H. Jones,
Assistants.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
A Voice for Italy.

Mazzini and others have published sa..
laration in the London DAILY Ners Eso
which we copy the following:-
That between the combatants for T,.r
liberty and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is .19 s"S9
gulf impossible aod eternal-the boa5 ai'l !,
Rome.
That where the cry is not "Out Will i
foreigner, "but only "Out with the An.t.;.~N;; q;
the war is not, and cannot become nat;o.'I'
That war undertaken in allianco a.,
Louis Napoleon Bonapartc and for Ii, 1.@
poses, canrot have for its object the un;t- F1',
Italy-an object directly opposed to bis ~ '
bilious views, and By him declared imna.l: ~
ble
That an insurrectionary war by ono 8.
tion of Italy on its own. behalf, leari7, 'S'' -
rest prey to tyrany, misgoyernment .+5
ismemberment, would be treason at on.s4 s44
honor, to our country, our oaths, and ort 6.
tire.
That an alliance of the PiedmoDtsso
archy With Louis Napoleon Bonapar,e ,rool, r-,ol,
at once produce an European coaii,ion."so;a-'Nai oa'a
the cause patroaized by him for his oTS ,,us' ar5
and at The mere probability Of such an ,I-' M
auce has already lost to italy much of a.
sympathy with which all Europe was dis
ed to regard her cause.
These things taken into consideration ..
undersigned declare
That. if no italian war be instituted -,
patronized by ouis Napoleon Bonap,,,s
they shall deplore the event, and abstain f,,,.
all participation therein
That. as regards the Pie !montese mo,,..
chy. the question of to-day is not, in tIs,
eyes, question of Repubicauism, but Of ~.
tional unity and independence.
That, reserving the right Of voting and &
pacific propagandism, they are ready to-is7
as they always were. to sacrifice the imne5.
ate triumph Of their individual faith 70 as
we'll being and the opinion of the maioriiy
and viii follow to the field of action. the Pi:sj
! montese monarchy, and will promote. with
all their might, the success of the war, If IN.
dertaken with distinct intention in favor q
the national unity of Italy.
That, as they have participated in tu.i
past, by their aid, their counsels, their arm;
in the Italian war against the dominion usIr,
ed by Austria on italian soil, wherever tber.
is fighting to 5e done for italian libertv. tbsy
will fight; but that. having been BETRAYED i.
1913 on the very grounds. then solemnl7 a.
cepted, Which are now again proposed 70 then
they have The right to hold themselves fs.
in their political course, and to under,tapt
no obligations. other than those of the conn
/ try generally, till they have some umistaks
/ bic pledge to the conduct ofthe government.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

More of RUNS Doings The body of a
man named James 0Harra was found in the
One Mile Dam, about four miles below Johus
town, on Sunday forenoon last. O'Harra
had been induigiug freely in strychIne whis-
key for some time past, and short time ago
he had an attack of dettrun, tremens Being
missed from his boarding house for several
days, party of bis frieuds set out on Sun
day morning in search of him. They traced
him down to the railroad, and met with a
watchman who had conversed with man
answering his description the evening pre-
vious near the place Indicated, to whom he
had declared the intention of drowning him
self Proceeding in their search, they found
shirt which was recognized as his, and
traced his footsteps in the soft earth to she
margin of the stream, and about twenty
yards below .his they found his body in some
five feet of water Information was instant.
ly conveyed to Esquire Purse, who summon
ed jury and proceeded to hold an inquest.
A post mortem examination of the BODY was
held by Drs, H. and A. Yeagley by dii eceion
of the coruner, who found the Usual evidences
of death by drowning, with no MARKS oi
! violence or external bodily injury-An ex-
animation of the internal organs Indicated a
healthy condition, except the stomach the
mucus membranes of which were much in
famed. The stomach contained quantity o
water, mixed with whiskey, or other alcoholic
liquors. The jury returned a verdict of sui.
eide by drowning O'Harra was widower
about 3S years of age, and leaves a SON about
years old. He was native of Ireland. =
| Tyibune
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
An Editors Defense

The editor of one of our exchanges. beir 2
charged with drunkenness, thus defends him
self:
''In copying these ISLANDERS our contempo-
raries forget that some of the most celebrated
men of ancient or modern times have had a
weakness for wine. Was not Noah drunk
and hath not ST. Paul said take little for
thy stomach's sake ?'-Was not Mark An
thony given to late hours and his cups Did
not Horace drink Did not Charles Fox
drink Did not Daniel Webster love glass
of brandy and water before breakfast? Is
Kossuth not fond of lager beer ? And finally
was not Senator in Congress reported to
have been drunk a short time since? The
names of all who have been mentioned are
household words. and looked upon with rev.
erence by high and low, but when we are
reported at all elevated. such hue and cry
is raised that one would think the circum-
stance would bring calamity upon the state, y
nM- Soc vertisement of DR.. Sanford
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

eo- Our enterprising neighbors, Messrs. Stahl
& Roberts, have removed their establishment to
the room nearly opposite the store of e. Shoema
ker. where they viii continue to sell the best
quality of Watches, Jewelry, &C., at the lowest
possible rates for cash. They merit the liberal
patronage from the public which they receive
Mr.. Frederick Kittell has removed his Grocery to
the room lately occupied as the Post Office
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

Dangerous Counterfeit "A danger \.
eounterfeit has just been detected al !, =
Treasury Department in Washington ID D : .
shape of a So piece, the exterior of TAJ; 5;..
pure gold, plated upon an alloy, OF Tssi w..
gold seems to be the base The coin coI.., :,
about three dollars worth of pure gold :. !,
is of such really superior execution /.
make it pass readily for genuine 1t W.
tected by the treasury experts in cOnsequiI;; n
of slight fatness at the edges, but W. vs..
would escape uunoticed in its ordinary u
lation.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

'ecf- The Editor of the Hollidaysburg Standard,
after acknowledging that were right in pre-
dieting that Mr.. Collins would misrepresenU the
Democracy of this Senatorial district in the State
Convention, proceeds to ask us few questions,
of which we cannot exactly see the ''point.' OF
course, Mr.. Collins faithfully represented his
constituents in voting for the resolutions adopted
by the Convention, but we do not think he wo'd
have done so if he had known at that time that
the Packer resolution would be defeated. Our
Hollidaysburg friend then makes some allusions
to the Washington township election last fall-a
strong proof that he would ike to be very severe
if he knew how. We never professed to be the
champion of the Democracy Of Washington
township. We know they arc men who are ca
pable of defending themselves. A large majority
Of ..iiem are friends of the National Administra-
ton, and hey not now ,and never have been,
afraid to take bold and decided stand in its
defence Mr.. Traugh enjoys the sacred privilege
of carrying the NAL bags from the Hollidaysburg
station TO the post Office, for which be receives
the nice little sum of three hundred dollars
Pretty good pay we think for his s'milk and
water defence of the President. He showed how
sincere he was in his support OF the National
administration, when he applauded the appoint
ment of Mr.. Collins, the most ultra anti-Lecomp-
tonte in the district as Senatorial delegate to the
State Convention. viii our friend pardon us for
asking him question Are you not aT95y be-
cause Packer was not sustained Come now
| let us have an honest and sincere answer.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
4,aportant to Farmers.

AS the season for plowing has just commenced,
many of our farmer friends will doubtless thank
us, for informing them that they can purchase
cheaper and better plows and plow points at the
Foundry of E. Glass &Co, west end of Ebens-
burg than at any other Establishment in the
County. They have also on hand splendid as
sortment of Stoves, Crate Fronts, s&c. All who
wish to purchase good and cheap articles should
give them call. Mr.. Glass, the business mem
ber of the firm, is gentleman IN the true sense
of the term, and is deservedly popular with all
with whom he transacts business,
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
Ex-Prcsident Pierce.

The following letter from ExPresident
Pierce puts the question of his denomination
entirely at rest He will not again be can
didate for public Office under any circumstan-
ces This is equally true so far as Mr.. Buch
anan is concerned He also positively and
peremptorily declines to allow bis name to be
used in connection with the next Presidential
campaign. The letter of Gen. Pierce is as
follpIUS.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

~ Any of our readers afflicted with SCRoFU-
La or Scrofulous complaints, will do well to read
the remarks in our advertising ,lunns respec-
ting it. But little of the nature of this disorder
has been known by the people, and the clear ez
position of it there given will prove acceptable
and useful. We have long admired the able and
searching manner in which DR.. AVER treats ev-
cry subject he touches whatever has his atten-
lion at all, has great deal Of it; he masters
what he undertakes, aud no one who has par
ticle of feeling for his afflicted fellow man. can
Ok with Indifference upon his labors for the
sick. Read what he says Of Scrofula, and see
in how few words and how clearly he tells us
more than we all have known Of this insidious
and fata. malady.-,Stm, P"'todelph'a, Pa.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

sEa. The political contest in Connecticut is be
coming exciting. The democracy are confden
of success.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

U large wild Goose, was shot On the pond
above the Catholic Church last Saturday. 1t
weighed something less than fifteen pounds, in
Guiding the feathers.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

gg- The emigration to the Pixies Peak gold
diggings is becoming very large. But few of the
gold seekers will realize their dreams of 'untold
wealth.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

Co. in calling another Convention. They are all
in favor of it, and express the hope that it will be
extensively attended. A portion of their hope
will doubtless be fulfilled-the Convention will
be extensively attended'by all varieties of politi
cal characters in Pennsylvania, except sincere
Democrats.
We think the delegation fr8m little Cambria
to Mr.. Forney's Convention will be small. The
''call," it is true, is signed by Thomas Collins,
the leader of a clique of demagogues in this
county, who have been, up to the present time,
perfectly obedent in obeying and carrying out
his orders but even they feel that he has gone
too far, and acknowledge that he rendered him
self ridiculous by the course he pursued in the
State Convention. After having declared that it
is his belief that the Democratic party will be
defeated next fail by majority of fifty thousand.
what right has he to thrust himself forward as a
man worthy to maintain and re assert the prin-
ciples of Democracy? If he did not recognize the
members of the State Convention as the regularly
appointed delegates of the Democratic party,
authorized to act and speak for their constituents,
why did he act with them and participate in their
proceeding2 If the resolution endorsing the State
policy of Governor Packer had been adopted, and
John w. Forney had said ''AuI. RIGHT" would
not Mr.. Collins and his friends at once have an
nou need their determination to extend willing
| and enthusiastic support to the Democratic State
ticket Mr.. Collins voted in favor of the resolu-
tions adopted by the Convention he voted in
| favor of making the nomination of Wright and
! Rowe unanimous; and yet, merely because Gov
| Packer was not sustained, he is willing to assist
| in disdrganizing the Democratic party in the
Keystone State, and prophecies that the ticket
which he assisted in nominating viii be defeat
ed by a majority Of fifty thousand votes.
The Democratic party is an organization o
fixed principles, and it can be only preserved
from destruction by its members strictly adherine
to those principles. 1t cannot join hands will
its opponents, because its principles are directly
the opposite of those Of all other political partie
| i'll the country. If Mr. Collins rs no longer viii
ling to sustain Democratic men and measures, h,
should at once become a Black Republican. Th'
Democratic party does not recognize hGtt-rG
men as its members, and this is matter which
is now understood. The time is past when mel
while protesting to be Democrats, can sell tn
party for price. All who not for ar
against us, and of course the who give ali
and comfort to the Black Republicans th
enemies of our party and its principles.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

b8- Tho Mississippi river is sala ),
open to St. Poul, and navigation Is Nv
sumed for the season.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

U Leavenworth City Kansas, contains
population of 0,460 souls, 1t is only four years
old.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

" The Legislature will adjourn on the 18th,
inst.