The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1859-12-15
EDITORIAL EOT!kGS

tS--f7 SCOA icOiiliitSS.
EsAs Ditto--the evenings.
n:zA- Coming into yogue-mufTs and opera
hoods.
rsa- Read the proceedings of the People,
Party Convention in another column.
DsA- The Chinese navy consists of two YES
sells, mounting in all ten guns.
BE- Bayard Taylor made $4,000 in lecturing
six weeks in California.
Elg~ Attend the lecture to be delivered by
R. c. Lewis, Esq, at the Town Hall, ON Fri
day night.
psa- Refreshing-the controversy now GO
ing on between the Huntingdon Globe and
Union.
nGA- The National Democratic Convention
will be held at Charleston on James Buchan-
ans birthday, April 23d.
ess@ The term of Gov. Wise will expire on
the first Monday of January, when he will be
succeeded by Hon. John Letcher.
RS" Nothing has transpired in Washington
with regard to the Presidents Message Who
cares2
Rs" Fernando Wood, Mozart Hall Demo-
crat, was elected Mayor at the late municipal
election in New York city.
HGy@ That reading circle referred to by us
as having been established ut Johnstown, has
been christened "The Ingleside"
BSg~ The Junior Sons of America will hold
convention ut Williamsburg, Blair county,
on Wednesday and Thursday, the 10th and
30th of this month
BGg- The Pennsylvania Central Railroad has
carried, in the past two years, over two mil
lions OF passengers, without the loss of sim
gle life
BGA- a married lady residing in London,
Va, is said to weigh five hundred and fifty
three pounds. Her husband is a great lady
man.
Bs5@ Since the late cold 'isnap," the ska
ting has been excellent, and Young America
is in his element. 1t is a healthful and invig-
Grating sort of exercise.
Bss@ A lady in Brewster, Mass, gathered
this fall from about three acres of ground, two
hundred barrels of cranberres, for which she
received over two thousand dollars
Boy An immense pigeon roost is now es-
tablished in Chenango swamp, Crawford CO.,
Pa. The pigeons are numbered by millions,
and the hunters are Staying them by thous-
ands.
Bsa- The Post Master General has ordered
of the contractors a further supply of the new
self-sealing stamped envelopes, upon an i'm
proved pattern. The new edition will appear
some time in January.
rsa- A new half dollar has been gotten up
at the United States Mint to be submitted to
Government for its approval. 1t is said to be
much more durable than the old one, and
a great deal handsomer
BE- Our pavements and streets for the last
few days have very smooth and slippery-oc-
casioning some very funny displays of agility
by gentlemen who are weak in the knees, in
their efforts to retain perpendicular.
nEa. George P. Burnham, late liquor agent
of Massachusetts, has been arragned before
the superior court of Boston on the charge of
adulterating the State liquors. He plead not
guilty, and was held in $4,000 for trial
b. Gold diggings have been discovered in
Brown county, Indiana, said to pay from 81 90
TO % per day. Quite an extent of area in
that region is thought to show signs of gold.
but not in sufficient quantities as yet to excite
much interest.
ssA The Grand Jury of Carson Valley have
presented the whole Mormon Church for ina
KING and unmaking laws, ad libitum, and for
committing murder and the highest crimes
IN defiance of the United States authority, and
in contempt of the law"
nsA- Those who have been scared bv Faith
er Mlller's prophesies about the approaching
destruction of the world, may now calm their
fears, as a scientific French Sayant NJ Victor
Mennjet, has ascertained that this world of
ours will not be destroyed until the expiration
of 6200 years! The Millcrites may now hang
up their ascension robes"
BsE" Mr.. John A. Washington has sent to
Mr.. John W. Riggs, the treasurer of the
Mount Vernon Association, an order for ST.
226,25 as his contribution to the Mount YER
non fund, being the proceeds of the Mount
Vernon steamboat trips for the last year
which, though payable to Mr. Washington.
he has generously caused to be made over to
the Association.
Bszs~ Splendid-The sleighing to-day. The
merry jingle of the bells is heard at every
corner, and individuals owning horses and
sieighs are in demand. Those who are not
possessed of these articles, but still have de-
sire for sleigh-riding, should adopt the fol-
lowing substitute, which is said to be similar
IN many respects: Put your feet into a buck-