The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-24

were the fresh recruits from the Summit who having
been transferred from the county seat to Altoona the
Portage Railroad and having mated the transfer
nation, had taken passage on the Pennsylvania Railroad
on their return to The Summit 1t which pont-the
mil Of the tunns and 2s5 feet below the sur
face-we debarked the newly fedged demo sracy OF
Blair, greatly TO the comfort OF the more
quiet and more divided politicians that constituted the
residue Of the passengers. Having reached Johnstown
early examined its locale and environs and now
ward you the summary Of our inquiries local and
political Situated in the valley between the Allegheny
and Laurel mountains apart from its scenery
s but little to impress the stranger favoraby its general
contour being rude and mono.onous, only here and
there building exhibiting any decent approximation TO
city civilization and refinement.
Situated the Of western division a the
Pennsy Canal and connected with tn Junsta by
the Portage Railroad with the stony Greek aud Cone
maugh rivers either sde Johusown transacts very
considerable forwarding business in grain bacon coal
and iron.
Its entire population. embracing Kernvle and Cone
maugh, its subnr Dan precincts AMI appendices will emu
merate nearly quite nine thousand Inhabitants who
manly engaged in the coal and Of its
immediate vicinity, some Of which conducted upon
more extended scale than any similar establishment in or
out OF the Stale.
The iron works Of Wood Morrell Co., located on it's
outskirts, constitute its cneet attraction and they
mammoth scale, took especial pains to
tain the correct data having been conducted through its
manifold departments by Its intelligent and
OF exceedingly rich deposit Of iron and coal in
compact body, and has been improved by the erection
thereon of rolling mill thirty double pudding fur
twelve heating furnaces, eight blasting furnaces,
one machine shop, and one foundry, and a sufficient
number OF plain substantial residences for the comorta
BILE commodaton Of the operatves-lhe outlay outside
OF the actual purchase OF the land ITSELF being nearly
quite million Of dollars. its operations re-
stYic,ed 10 the manufacture Of railroad iron
the several processes tor making which, from the dig
gng OF the 10 the hpment The rails operate
on the most enlarged and approved styles giving contn
traA
mechanics ana aborers Some OF the various manipula
tons through which the is IN the formation Of
the rail- very interestug-and some quite anus
ing, especially when the heated metal is committed to
the Burden squeeZer TO give the proper euacty aud
shape in which, coming 10 contact with cold water,
constant cannonadDg is kept up and together With the
accompanying discharge OF continuous torrent OF heat
ed particles Of iron. presents no very smude to
The stormng operations OF army, many OF which
have been less Ia numbers than the operators IN these
The aversge weekly product OF these works Is four
hundred and nifty tons OF rails and the demand continues
to be greater than the means Of Us supply
The operatives divided to nationality, az follows,
viz Welsh. 900; Americans, 500; Irish, in0; Ger
man. 200. could not forego the Inclination TO ascertain
their several political party predectons and rs no OBJ
caused census to be institute VITA the following results
Welsh, all for Fremont Americans, all for fusion, with
few exceptions who were Tor Buchanan rish with some
six eight exceptions who Professionals all for Blu
chanan and Germans one third for Fremont, and two
thirds for Buchanan
Further inquiries into the political complexion OF the
county resulted IN the following data which send you
d reliable informalon:-
Cambria has been and still is democratic in its party
eat! ons In 1852, in the Presidential contest Pierce
poled 2,t35 votes, and SOFT l46l. In 1855,
Notwithstanding the Introduction AMI spread Of
Know Noihingsm, which organized ten councils
IN the twenty two election districts OF the county
composed of an aggregated membership OF l,a6o "a per-
feet absorption Of the entire wing vote) the result
not varied particle the benefit If any, resulting 10
the democracy The record Tor that year was, demo-
cTats 2oe3 American, l43'. L,ok TO the result in No
vember.
No meetings Of the american Councils have been held
since the last fall and their present strength Is based
purely upon the data OF the last election II being gene
rally estimated that but few objections have occurred
from ranks Fusion Is here popular, and will assuredy
reconcile al the elements Of opposition the democracy
II viii make vigorous and valiant light but the county
will be lost By majority varying from three TO i've hun
dred. Al the late Court hundred and sixty one
foreianers chiefly Irish naturazed, and hun.
dred and nineteen declared their intentions to be sub
mted 10 the process. All this shows the necessity
OF activity the part OF the Fremont party. Go TO
ana redeem the county. Keep with the State.
Three weekly papers are published here to wit, the
Mountain Echo, democratic with Issue OF GA; the tn
t1ne, american, with Of $40 aud the JoLnskwn
Beo5dchisT, German democratic with issue OF 600
The weather continues TO be pleasant. The early
morning is cool enough for IRE, which Is not uafre
quenty be with in these regions