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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04
Now and Then.

In 1854 the politicians who nominated An
dy Curtin for Governor at the Republican
Convention at Harrisburg few weeks since,
and who are now urging him upon the voters
of the State, were secretly forming Know
Nothing lodges, in which foreign born cit
izen was not admitted. but on the contrary
the natives who were adm tilted were sworn to
prescribe every Irishman, German, English
man. or Welshman, from all participation In
the honors and emoluments of office. These
honest politicians were so much afraid OF
''forcign influence" that they basely deserted,
and helped to consign to an ignomInous defeat
a candidate for Canal Commissioner who they
had previously nominated for the sole and
only reason that he first drew breath and saw
light in Ireland. Andy Curtin himself was
one of the men who did this That was six
years ago! And what change has six years
brought. Andy Curtin is a candidate for
Governor and the votes of the Irish, German,
and English born citizens of the State are
necessary to his electioni Is he traversing
the State, as in 1854, forming lodges, and
contriving ways and means to prescribe his
foreign born fellow-citizens! Not hel That
humbug has had its day! Some other dodge
must be tried! And forthwith his followers
bethink them that Curtin is an Irish name,
| and that, Gin the days we went gypsying," :"
the O'Curtins were famous family, and that
Andy himself is a direct descendant of a
wonderful poet of that name in ireland!
Wonderful discovery! "Our Irish fellow cit
izens, as the Gazette affcctionately calls them,
will doubtless feel themselves highly honoredl
Whether they will vote for him under the
pressure of this ''bit o. barney" we can't
say, But if they do, won't it be absolutely
necessary to secure the other foreign vote, ="
that his biographers ascertain to demon
stration, that his mother was German, his
aunts French, his uncles Welsh, his cousins
a mixture Of Hottentot and Chocktaw, with
a cross of Chinese? And that's the differ
ence between 1854 and 1860, in party with
out principles. Observer.
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Democratic state Committee.

The President of the late Democratic Con-
vention, by authority vested IN him by the
has appointed the following State
Committee:
WILLIAM III. WELSH, CHAIRMAN,
(by resolution of the Convention.
First District:-City Of Philadelphia.
John Hamilton, Jr., Vincent l.. Brad
ford, J. Henry Askins, Benjamin Ii.
Brewster, VIM Morgan, III. L. Linder-
man, Charles. w. Carrigan, Robert McCay,
Edward ID. Cleary, Hugh Barr, Geo. w.
Irwin, John z. McFadden, 4. G. Cetti,
Henry Dunlap, Stephen ID Anderson. c.
nj. Donnavan, Isaac Leech, Z. p. McGee,
John r. Shadwick, Geo. Link, L. c.
Mitchell. Dan'l Solomon.
Second District-Charles 4. Manley, Rob't
f. Monaghan.
Third District-Geo Laurer, j. H. Hub
bard.
Fourth District-Stokes L. Roberts, John
Davis.
Fifth Dissrict-O. H. Meyers, Nelson Wei
SER
Sixth District-Dr. Charles H. Hunter,
Howard L Miller, DIR. FL. Muhlenberg,
j. Lawrence Getz, DIR. E. E. Greisemer,
Reuben Z. Brown.
Seventh Oistrict-Bernard Rely, Saml H
Eighth District-H. b. Burnhsm, Jackson
| Woodward.
Ninth District-John T. Means, Wm. C.
| Ward.
Tenth District-E. b. Chase, d. r Ran
Eleventh District-H. A Guernsey, S. c..
Hyde
Twelfth District t-Henry L Dlefenoach, w
Ii. Blair
Thirteenth District--Peter EDt, j. Woods
Brown, John Cummings, Reuben Kel-
ler.
Fourteenth District-John B. Bratton, 10
seph w. Parker.
Fifteenth District-A. l.. Roumfort, Thos
q. Mcdowell, VIM. III. Miller, Philip
Dougherty, j. Monroe Kroiter, VIM. ID
Boas, George W. Bowman, Joseph Gleim
VIM. Ii. Eckles, John IL. Zeigler.
Sixteenth District-Frederick Pyfer, DIR
Samuel Parker, Jas. w. Clark, DR.. a
S. Bare.
f Seventeenth District-Peter Mcintyre, A
Heistand Glantz.
Eighteenth District-Heury J. Stable, j. y
SAMSON.
Nineteenth District-B f. Meyers, r
Bruce Petriken.
{ Twentieth District-Robert L. Johnston
Israel Test
Twenty first District-J. Alexander Fulton
Joseph NJ Thompson
Twenty second District-James G. Clark
Thomas b. Searigbt.
, Twenty-third District-George W Miller
! A. a. Purman.
: Twenty fourth District-Andrew Burke
: John w. Irwin, John W. McCloury, VII
, liam III. McGee, Hiram B. St. Clair, Ed
$ ward Campbell, Jr', f. NJ. Hutchinson
o James p. Barr.
Twenty-ifth District-Thomas Cunningham
John Graham.
Twenty-sixth District-Thompson Graham
James w. Kerr
Tweuty-seventh District-W ilson Lairt
> James E. Mcfarland
> Twonty-e:ghth District-William I. Alexsr
j. der, Joseph S. Hyde
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

Floating thirty miles on cake Of Ice
The Green Bay Adoocote relates thrilling
ice adventure
Henry Martin and Isaac Gagnon, one with
a load of hay, the other with load of corn
meal, were travelling on the ice of Little Bay
de Noquet. About o'clock, P. NJ +. they
discovered a crack which cut them off from
the shore, and that the ice on which they
were was floating them out into Greer Bay
towards Deaths Door. They embarrassed
their horses and let them go, and took the
box off one of the sleds to use in case they
got into the water. At midnight, being ex-
hausted. they layed down to sleep under the
lee of hummock of ice. In the morning, at
s o'clock they saw land, which proved to be
Washington Island, and they landed outside
of Deaths Door. They had thus been driv-
en- thirty miles across the bay in one of the
heaviest gales that ever blew.
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Greeley on a Government Printing
Omce.

Greeley does not like brother Gurley's plan
for a government printing Office. He thus
closes long article on the subject.
"a government printing Office would in
cvitably become national infirmary for b-o-
ken down, rum sodden, rheumatic, gouty, di-
lapidated or inveterately lazy editors and
printers from every part of the country
Every member would have his quota of par
tisan invalids to provide for, and would Shut
his eyes to the general abuse, so that his par
ticular proioyes should be provided for. Such
hospital of incurables-a refuge for the
lame, the halt and the lazy-as that Govern
ment printing Office would soon become, the
world has hardly seen. We trust Mr.. Cur
ley's bill will be knocked very stiff before ii
reaches third reading.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

Iilrasion Of INecico By american Troops
Brownsville advices have been received at n
Orleans by the Arizona. Two companies of
Texas Rangers. under Captain Ford, and two
companies of Federal Cavalry, under Cap
tain Stineman. crossed the Rio Grande on the
10th into Mexico in search OF Cortinas, who
had returned to the frontier. The troops ap-
preached his encampment at night, drove ia
his pickets- and took thirty prisoners, who
claimed to belong to large body of national
guards. They also searched for Cortinas the
next morning, when large Mexican force
approached. claiming the prisoners as theil
rear guard. Afterwards it was ascertaIued
that these forces had been watching the Amer
leans. that CortiDas was with them and esca-
ped on the first alarm. Our troops remained
encamped on the Mexican side above Brown.
vile, determined TO capture Cortinas.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04
CONVENTION.

a convention of Iron-Masters of Pennsyl-
vania was held at Philadelphia on Thursday.
with reference to the amendments of the Tar
iff act now pending in Congress, at which the
following resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed
ResoEred, That this meeting approve and
commend the bill recently introduced into
the House of Representatives by the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, proposing to substi-
tute specific for al valorem duties upon for
eign iron and other articles imported into the
United States.
ResolUed, That we regard the seventh sec
ton of said bill relating to Iron and the man
ufacture of iron and steel. as satisfactory and
fair to all parties interested in the manu- fac
ture and that the duties fixed upon the prin-
ciple items in the section do pot vary materi-
ally from 80 per centum of their average val
ue during the last six years, ending June 80,
1856, and are therefore based upon a fair
revenue standard.
ResolUed That the enactment of this bill
will enable the American manufacturer to
compete fairly with the foreign, and that it
will tend 20 prevent those enormous huctua-
tions in the price of iron, which have, under
the ad valorem system, been so disastrous to
our home industry, in initiating prices by in
creasing the duty when least needed, and de-
pressing them by reducing the duty when
most required.
Resolved, That we urge upon our Repre-
senta.ives in both branches of Congress Il
use all honorable means to pass the same
without delay; it being in accordance with
the views repeatedly expressed by James Bu-
chanan, President of the United States, in hi:
annual message to Congress.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

THE Undersigned Executor of the last N-
and Testament OF Thomas Croyle, l.ie al Cr-yA
township, Cambria county. deed, hereby Eso
notice. that IN pursuance Of an Alias Orle
said Court, and t. him directed he vi E
THURSDAY the 2i;h day # MAY next al D
O'Clock A. NJ Of said day. expose 10 Public Sss
on the premises. IN said township. the full9gE-
descr lied Real Estate OF said deceased beng tE
same piece or tract Of land. amongst other lals
mentioned and described IN Writ u Il-s-
tiOn or Valuation issued out of said Court AZ
duly returned by the Sheriff of said County. Uz
Allotment No. 4, containing Tt0o HHRcrei9 9rs
Ticeilfg-Oae icreS and allowance, with about s.Z,
acres cleared, no buildings erected thereon. a.
Joining lands Of Isaac Paul and William PTl-ss
There Is q valuable Coal Bank opened on S-
land, about one hundred rods fiom the Fen8--
vania Rail Road, with vein four Feet thick, 81
which has been successfully worked for two -
sons. On the sane allotment there are f4Tl-i.
bic symptoms of Iron Ore
Terms Of lSqle.-One third Of the puTCl1z
money on confirmation Of the sale, and tie j--
ance in two equal annual payments thera4tE-
with interest, 10 be secured by Bond and Mcz-
! gage
SAMUEL CRO1LE, Eze-ut-
ADrIi 4 1Sgn-1Q-5t
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

A Stage Burned. Friday morning of
last week the coach carrying the mail from
Lock Haven to this place took fire between
Lock Haven and Bellefonte, and was entirely
consumed, together with the mails and the
baggage belonging to the passengers. The
accident occurred through the negligence Of
one of the passengers throwing a lighted
match into the straw in the bottom of the
coach. In an instant everything was envel-
oped in flames. 1t was with difficulty that
the passengers escaped from the stage unhurt,
and to make matters worse the horses took
fright and ran. Before they could be stopped
the coach was so much burned that neither
mails nor baggage could be saved. 1t was
fortunate that no ladies were on board, as
they could not have been rescucd-the flames
spread so rapidly. We doubt whether there
is a similar accident Oh record. Tyrone Star.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

State Agricultural .Socisty,-The regular
quarterly meeting Of the State Agricultural
Society was held at Harrisburg on Tuesday,
the 10th inst. a. o. Hester, OF Dauphin,
was reelected Recording Secretary, and Geo.
II. Bucher, of Cumberland, Treasurer. AZ
ter full discussion, the Society selected Wy
omiug. in Luzerne county, as the place for
holding the next State Fair, and fixed upon
the 24th. 25th, 26th. and 9th of Septem-
Der as the time Wyoming is situated in the
beautiful valley of that name, and is six miles
north of the thriving town of Wilkesbar-e,
and eight miles south of Scranton. The ex-
ecutive committee are to meet on the second
Tuesday of j une, in Wilkesbarre, to arrange
for the Fair.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

FEyEEs.-Fever, ike every other form q Il
ease to which the human system IS liable. On
sed by impure humoTs. This being csusel !,
the more rapid action Of the blood strlssf,.,
with nature, in en6eavOring 10 cast ont oF -
body the corrupt matter which Is deadly crr-
sed TO health. Hence the good ard bad huIrI-
are at war with each other, and the conrDo-i-
which follows causes fever and heat. The zv,7-
toms of fever various; causing heaviness Is-
guild. difficult breathing eyes dull and le.rv
anxiety, signing and yawning, alternate E. Il
heat and cold After which the patient CON-
plains of paine in the head and back great tl--..
NAUSEA and sickness, fulness about the stO--sa
and sometimes vomiting bilious matter. D-
Morse's Indian Root Pills are Acknowledged !,
be strengthening and delightful melicine IN
all kinds Of fcvers. They not only cleanse ~
stomach and Sowels from all bilious matter. Tn.
they open the excretUry yeSssls. causing them /
T.our cOpious cffTsOns from the blood into n
bowels, after which the corrupted mas Is tr1--
out by the natural passage Of the bJdy. a Ia
is required, in urgent cases of fever, viii be 4
take large doses In order TO have them o.
ate thoroughly by tn bowels, take from thrsB
/ five, night and morning, until the fever en1r,
( disappears. After which from two 10 four eve
evening, until well, and yon viii be conyings
that this Is the best way 10 check fever, lecaus
/ they drive out al inflammation. and restore Il
I body to a state Of sound health. And the Boz
and other fluids VIII be so thoroughly pur6s
that disease in any form will bc utterly iInposs
| bic.
CTSee advertisement Of DR.. Morse IN auo;i.
/ column. Suld by Thomas Devine-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04
FOR GOVERNOR,
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF WESTMoRELAND COUNTY.

nr The Democratic National Convention
will convene iu Charleston on the 23d inst,
We learn the delegation from this State have
chartered vessel to take them to Charleston
and intend boarding on it during the session
of the Convention. The Convention will con-
tain masy of the ablest Conservative and pa
triotic men in the country. We hope there
will be sufficient number of then, to res
train and control the Hotspurs who will en-
deavor to disturb the harmony of the Con-
ventlon, and prevent its action from uniting
the party All that the American Democra-
cy ask aud expect of the Convention is. that
it reaffi-m the Cincinnati Platform, and place
in nomination, honest able and patriotic Dem
ocratic Statesm en- for President and Vice
President. The National Delegates should
initiate the example Of the Pennsylvania
State Convention, and repudiate the discus
sion of all abstraot issues, calculated to dis
turb the harmony of the Party. Patriotism
and common sense is all that they will re-
quire for the proper discharge of their high
and responsible duties. They should remem-
Der that while man is but the creature of a
day, principles are eternal, and they should
not therefore sacrifice the party or its princi
pies, in order to crafty the pride or ambition
Of any man or set of men.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04
Locomotive ExpIosiOn---Four Men
Injured.
EAsToN, Pa, Mar,


The locomotive Excelsior burst her boiler
bere about o'clock this morning just as
she was starting up the Lehigk Valley Rail
road with traiaurpf cattle cars George
Winters, engine and William Pharoah.
jackson Bilman and William BilmaE. train
hands, were hurt, but none of them seriously,
and they are expected to recover.
The engine is total wreck-bloEn into
hundreds Of pieces. One piece of the boiler
weighing over half ton was thrown dis
tance of quarter of mile. The bell was
found in graveyard still further off 1t is
a miracle that no lives were lost, as, besides
those on the train, there were eight OF ten
persons standing near the engine at the time
Of the explosion.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

OR j. Haldeman Esq, has resigned
.he Editorial chair of the Harrisburg ''PatJ-i
OF q, Union" 1t will be hereafter conducted
by o Barret aud Thomas G. MDowel, as
Editors and Proprietors. Mr.. Haldeman as
Al Editor proved himself to be an able writer
and fearless champion of Democratic prin-
ciples. His successors. Messrs Barret and
M'Dowell, will doubtless continue to render
the paper worthy of being regarded as the
central organ of the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr. MDowell was long resident of
this Coun ty, and We can truly say that here,
the name of his friends is legion. As a law
yer, editor and orator he is hard to beat
Success attend the Patriot d; Union.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

GENTLEAIEN:-In pursuance Of the 43i =
ton Of the act Of Sth May, 1854, YOU are hs-el
notified TO meet in Convention, Al the ca
House, IN EbenSburg, on the first Monday z
May, A D. 1860, being the 7ai day ot the Eaor.i
at l O'Clock in the afternoon, and select, "a
rOce. by majority of the whole number Of Z
Directors present, one person of literary and :
entiiic requirements, and of skill and expe-l.1
in the art Of teaching. as County Superintenl5 e
for the three succeeding years; determine 2
amount Of compensation for the same; and ca--'
the result to the State Superintendent, at Ha--
burg, as required by the seth and 10th sso-s
of said act 5. b. MCCORMICK.
County Superintendent ot' Cambria Cas-
Johnstown, April 4, 1SG0.-19-St-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

~ 1t would seem that the disciples of
] ohm Brown were not discouraged by the
disastrous result OF the Harper's Ferry raid,
or the ignominous death of their master
James Redpath the biographer of Brown.
and prominent abolitiontst, recently stated
in ah address which he delivered in Ashta-
bula county, Ohio, that another expedition
similar to the Harper's Ferry raid, is now
being organized The following is portion
of his published remarks.
Aaron D. Stephens is dead. His brave
life was choked out of him for presuming,
without asking Senator Mason's permission,
to believe in the Declaration ofIndependence, of
and, thus believing for still further daring,
(to use his captains word, "to put that thing
through" or, in the words of God as rem
dered by Isaiah, for attempting to proclaim
Liberty throughout all the land unto all the
inhabitants thereof" Many of you knew
him; shall he die in vaiu and unavenged?
To those of you who are friends of the
slave driver have nothing to say-my duty
| is with men whose hearts are to large to be
suffocated by the dust raised by party noun
| tebanks, and whose gaze is too steady to be
dazzled by the glare of the false and fata
splendor of the Despot's Court. To those
of you who are ready to initiate Stephens
this only need be said: ''Be prepared; bid'
your time; ere long you will be called" Fol
| tell you, men of Ashtabula, that tn,
strangliDg of John Brown was not the deatl
of his cause; and that, ere many more moon!
revolve, the slave will be offered succor again
Six months before the blow at Harper's Ferr.
I stated that it would be made, and even in
dicated by whom; and again, gave the slav
driver solemn warning to set his house il
order for his doom is pronounced-"he shal
die and not live. Money will be needed t
execute these plans of liberation. Those c
you who approve it may aid it by your mon
ey.
This is cettainly bold language. bat it
more than mere braggadocia. Redpath an
his confederates are certainly bent on mis-
chief They should be closely watched an
promptly punished if they attempt to carr
out their reasonable schemes. Unless th
, is done it will not be long until no America
citizen will have any security for his life lii
: erty and property.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

w The exhibition and examination of Mr.
Henry Ely's School on last Friday and Satur-
day was well attended by our citizens, all of
whom pronounced the exercises highly inter-
esting and instructive. The attendance on
Friday evening was SO large that it became
necessary to adjourn to the Court House
Where all acquitted themselves well. it would
perhaps be lvisous TO make distinctions, and
designate those who in our opinion, merited
special praise. On Saturday morning brief
addresses were delivered by L. i. Johnston,
p S Noon, NJ. D. Magellan Esqrs and
others. which were well received. Mr.. Ely
is sn excellent teacher and merits the thanks
ofhis pupils and their parents.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

On H,Rd e, Shoemaker g: Sons, have just
received and opened, one of the largest stock
of Dry Goods aud Groceries that ever was
brought to this town. As you are passing
along Main Street, cast your eyes to the two big
doors, then just walk in, but do not be so dumb
struck at the brilliant display of goods that
you can't price them, but walk up to the coun-
ter, and there is Doe and Harry to wait upon
you all smiling. We do say if you don't get
bargains we dom. know anything.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

rA- We were astonished to find in late
number of the ''.State Journal" low and
scurilous attack on Gen. Henry d Foster,
written by its travelling correspondent, and
dated from Greensburg. We are sur prised
at the Editor of the Journal for allowing
such billingsate to appear in the columns of
his pal er. If we may judge from Mr.. Cur
tins remarks at the recent Republican Mass
Meeting in Philadelphia, be will not thank
him for so doing. We of course do not know
who the travelling correspondent fthe .'Jour
nar' is, but we do know, that Tom Thumb
attempting to WELD the club of Hercules,
would not c1t more ridiculous figure than
he does, in his effort to assail the character of
Gen. Foster. Cease viper, you gnaw at a
file.
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Repuaican Procession Insulting q

d Republican Procession Insulting a
Catholic Church The Chicago Times says
that, on the night of the election in Chicago,
the procession which was celebrating Re-
publican triumph, and bowling for Long John
proceeded to the neighborhood of the Ger
man Catholic Church on North Avenue, where
they erected gallows and proceeded to
hang thereon an effgy of the clergyman of
that Parish. The exultant Republicans then
INDUCED in fight. when the police arrested
John Richie, Peter Fries, Joseph Wallner,
and Christopher Ritz, who are in Jail await
ing hearing which is set down for the 18th
inst The Times says: To show unmis-
takably that this outrage was not aimed at
the clergyman for any offensive act he has
done, but for the religion of which he is a
minister, the wretches dressed the efigy in
the sacerdotal robes, and thus exposed it to
| the jeers and insusults of the mob, who pei
| ted it with brick-bats. sticks and mud.
s@The Legislature adjourned sine dis
yesterday.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

~ On last Sunday, the ground was COW
cred with snow, and the air was quite cold.
On Monday, the snow disappeared almost en-
tirely, but on yesterday morning, the weather
clerk furnished Us with a frtsh crop Of
about four inches 1t is very iDsolent on
the part of old winter, to be thus obstinately
lingering in the lap of Spring. We are GER
tain the maiden does not love him, and he
should therefore take himself off at once.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

"A Mr.. Amunn. late from India. has ar
rived in London with parcel of diamonds,
for one of which he asks 81 500, 900. The
Hartford Times learns that customer is
waiting for him to get three more just ike it,
when he proposes to purchase the lot for a
set of sleeve buttons.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-04

The GeneSSee Fdrnaer.-The April num-
Der of this well known journal is on our ia
ble-flled, as usual, with valuable informa-
ton to everyone interested IL agriculture or
horticulture. No farmer or fruit-grower
should be without it. 1t is only fifty cents a
year. Published By Joseph Harris, Roches-
ter, n. Y.