Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-20
Mus 1tems.

- An Expressman in Califo,ni. :
chased by eight wolves on the Doth of VI
ary; he dropped his letter bag, ran 10 OaaC
stump. and set it on fire, the wolves 70. Pa
the mail bag, eat the expressnan's 5;e q
and then being frightened by the blazo ,Iae' ~
pine wood, ran away. This is takins - q q
stump to some advantage. 'a'
Zg The Hon. c. V. Wilton. Cbios
tice of the Supreme Court of Wiscone;n y :! .
at his residence in Janesvilie, at bsIf elea
twelve O'Clock on Monday. F''
H The freight house Of The vi.r
Central Railroad Company at Dee,t,,. -,'Dgai
entirely consumed, together with It's con.I'- W.
on Tuesday morning at about two o'cIo.i' GnisAa
H The anniversary of Henry c.-,
birthday, April 18th. was duly celebr.,01,5Il. Ia
New York Among other marks ,of 80. 60 10
to the Chill boy of the Slashes. was ''T's' ~ =.
play of flags on the shipping, on tho an.,: rs
buildinss and even at Old Tamauy. F1'"'
ng- The old State depot at Johnston, -.
frsd by an incedInary, on Wednesday MOI. :
and the wood work entirely DESTROYED T.,
had just been purchased by the German O. =.
olics, from the Pennsylvania Railroa3 :, g.
for 1862. 1t contained eighty tbor,.-t
brick. and two hundred dollars worth of -.
stone, which the purchasers designed p.;r,
in extending and improving the church eli
fee.
EE 4 -Nurderer's Confession A fen 5.-.
ago. we noted the burning of a house At t..
in Maine, in which lady named Pot er. tr,
sons, and two rephews were supposed to hsr.
fallen victims to the destroying element A.
other son was believed to have escape3 h
Jumping from a window. Subse0ueDt ~.
eumstances attracted suspicion to this sop :,
connection with the fire. and he was arreste5
He has since confessed that he murdered n
the above parties. and set fire TO the bo1,s
he says he killed them with a shingjs mani
and that be was Induced to do so on aceour,
Of threat to turn him out of doors.
1s- \ man named Byerly. residing rs,,
"ungsfown, Wes' morland county. Ea9 o.,
arm terribly lacera.ed or Saturday last b,
beiag caught in a clover huIler. The am
could not be saved, and it was aceoriinsr
amputated.
G@ ImpoTtGnt 10 tie Ladies-U Under,
flaming caption, the New Yo.k Herald an.
nouIces the receipt of advices from Its psrs
correspond .sthe Empress E1,s,a
Is preparing an entire revolution of toe dress
fashions"
asa- During the year 1858. one hundred
and twenty-sevep thousand three HUNDRED s,3
fifteen tons Of freight were shipped over 4 +.
Indiana branch railroad.
IE During thunder storm On FCi-y
last, while the family of Mr Jacob ShaF
near Columbia, Ohio. were eating dinner The
Tightening struck valuable COW in his bar,
killing her instantly; and the same fash br .kf
into pieces every plate on the table. Efers
the family was eating. and actually meltss
some Of the softer metal upon the table u;ri.
out In the least Ipjuring any person present.
EE Burned to DEATH. IA woman. af4c.
ed with paralysis, was burned to death Iss,
week at the house Of her brotner-iD-law San
uel Hammond, of RostraYer. township. Wes
moreiaDd county. She had caught fre asi,
supposed. from spark issuing from the graf
and being unable to move, was burnt to
death
- -Four Baltimore murderers -Gamlri
Crops, Corrie, md Cyphus-ware exeea.si
on Friday last The revolving exhibition
was witnessed by at least 80. 600 people.
hree OF the criminals protested Innocence 70
The last
- cn Saturday last the faurinc ndlsni
D. Loech Il &C.. at Leechburg, took IRE. and
we're soon reduced to ruins The extent Of
he ioss IS as yet unknown here, but il nus;
be large.
- The Cincinnati Gazette saws tba. 6.
80 a'iyentcrnrs have PASSED through thai
1ty this season, hy river alone. for Pixies
Peak
- AssistantP Postmaster General Kim
as decided that marking a paper with Den O
eacll for the purpose of attracting the ere
ocs not subject it TO letter postage Tbisp
n important and satisfactory decision.
- The War Department has issued o.
ers. discontinuing the recruiting sarvies
areughcut the United States. The ranks o:
be army are now not only full for the fr:
me IN twenty years. but there is = corsiisr-
bic surplus of recruits from which TO fn u
lre vacancies
a colcred desperate named Henri
fierce, on the 31st ult., fred into oans.
oat flied with hoatmen. near Marietta. Ian
astcr county He was seized By the iadls-
ant boatmen, after he had discharged ever
arrel of his revolver, and so severely beats'
nat he died soon after
= The St. Paul Pioneer says that may
the settlers upon the public lands IN Min
sofa. advertised for sale in April; are aban-
oning their claims: They have no none!
make good their pre-e ptious, and it ,an-
OF be procured. as in more prosperous ius'
y mortaging the land. In some instances,
ard-working men, with families dependsD;
pon them for support. viii be compelled 70
'ose the fruits of one or two years labor up'
n their farms.
- A Needle extracted from chllds
cart. Margret Honver. little girl, residing
Philadelphia, six years of age, whilst loaz
g at her father planting roses, lost her foo''
g and fell against fence with such VIC