Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-05-18
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Visit to PfttSburg.

Business OF importance occupied out atten.
ton during the first two or three days of last
week, and prevented US from briefly noticing
our recent visit to the Iron City Although
| perhaps now too late, we hope we will be
| pardoned for saying few words on the SUBJ
ject this week. We have never, we believe,
since we took charge of this paper, bored our
readers with accounts of our occasional jour
neys from home. A trip from this place to
Philadelphia or Plttsburg is seldom attended
with any incidents worthy of notice, and the
editor who undertakes to give minute ac-
! count of every little circumstance that chan
ces, during his journey, to arrest his attention
is not likely to elevate himself in the estima-
tion of his readers. But still, we think, an
editor may occasionally be permitted to forget
politics and the news of the day, and have a
little sociable talk with his readers, as with
old friends assembled around the freside on a
winter evening, and thu almost literally full
fiji the hope so pathetically expressed by
Goldsmith in his beautiful poem entitled the
Deserted Village" The description of
humble life, and the appellation s,cains, will
not apply to the hardy yeomanry of little
Cambria; yet we are sure all our readers will
thank US for quoting the following lines, and
agree that at least the one italicized is appro-
pirate to our subject e.
I'm all my wand'rings round this world of
care,
In all my griefs, and God has given my share,
l still had hopes, my latest hours to crown,
Amid these sacred bowers to lay me down,
My anxious day to husband near its close.
And keep life's flame from wasting bv repose
still had hopes for pride attends us still.
Amid the swalns to throw my book learned
skill
Around my fire an evening group to draw,
ARd feH Of all felt and all 1 saw,'
But doubtless, kind reader, you are already
weary of this long preface, and feel ready to
lmpatiently exclaim, PRAY come to the point
at once" Well, then: Having been sum-
moned by the U. S. Marshal to attend the
U. S District Court as a petit juror, we, on
Monday morning of week before last, seated
ourself in one of Blair & Palmer's Hacks.
and were soon safely landed in Jefferson. A
short time after arriving at the station, the
locomotive came wLizzing along, and we
forthwith entered one of the cars, aud found
ourself speeding towards Pittsburg at rate
exceeding 2.40 on the Plank road A few
miles this side of Greensburg the cars were
suddenly stopped, and on inquiring of the
Conductor the cause of the detention, he in
formed us that accident had occurred. To
a few moments the ears were again IN motion
and soon scene of horror was presented to
our view. A locomotive and several cars
were lying in the valley ABOUT thirty feet be-
low the level of the Railroad a complete
wreck. The accident was caused by the ex-
ploding of the boiler of the locomotive. The
dead bodies of three men who were on the
locomotive at the time the explosion occurred
were just being removed Twas a scene in
our estimation, calculated to suggest to the
mind, thoughts of more serious nature than
those which usually occupy its attention
A short time after beholding this scene, we
found ourself comfortably ensccnced in one of
the rooms of the St Charles, and received the
kind greetings of several of our friends and
acquaintances. On stirring abroad. we soon |
found that we we're not the only country edi- !
tor in the city. Among the first persons We
met were Traugh, of the Hollidays6urg Stan
lard, SAMSON, of the Fulton Democrat Kee-
nan, of th" Greensburg Democrat, and Brady |
of the Brookville Jefersoaian We found
them all kind hearted and sociable gentlemen,
and we sincerely hope-that a kind Providence
may mete out to them during their Journey
through life, larger share of happiness and
than generally falls to the lot of |
those who sit astride of the tripod and scrib-
ble editorials for living. On entering the
U. 5. Court-room, we were at once struck |
with the dignifed appearance of the District !
Judge. Hon. Wilson M'Candless He is
certainly every way qualified for presiding
in the place where Justice is judcially ad-
His appearance indicates intel
ect and energy of character, and all who
gaze on him are compelled to exclaim,
There every God doth set his seal,
To give the world assurance of a man."
James Campbell Esq. the U. s. Marshall for
he western district of this State, is very
ltfable gentleman, and is evidently at homc
n the position he occupies. The confidence
Mr. Buchanan reposed in him when he ap-
pointed him to the position of Marshall, was
lot misplaced While in the courtroom, we
we're introduced to Hon Isaac Hugus and
zen. Coffroth, of Somerset county. They
ire both gentlemen of ability, aud we sin
'erely hope their shadows may nsver grow
ess. We found our esteemed friend, John
Raileu ESQ form orlz