The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-26
EDITORIAL ErCHINGs.-By the Johns

EDITORIAL ETCHINGs.-By the Johns
,oxn papers, we have fuller particulars of
.ba ipfauticide case we mentioned last
rosL a. having occurred at that place
1t appears that woman residing in Mill
y;Ile borough discovered the remains of
female infant in the privy vault on her
nreuises on Friday morning of week be-
fore last. A coroner's jury was summoned
70 hold an inquest, and a post EbeHa ex-
animation Of the body was made, in the
course of which, pretty direct testimony
nointcd to one Matilda Colbert (not OVENS
4, the guilty parent. She was Immediately
arrested, and subsequently admitted that
she vas the mother of the child, but says
that it was born under circumstances
which prevented her from knowing wheth-
er it was living or not at the time of its
birth She is now in Jail, to await her
trial at the next term of our county court. !
The cellar Of VIM. Davis, Esq, in
the eastern end Of town, was broken into
on Friday night, and quantity of bread,
butter pies, and other eatables, extracted
,herefron Louise F. Vickroy,
former resident ef JcAustovn, and poet
ess not altogether unknown to fame, re-
Gently delivered lecture On "the Poets
and Poetry of America" before q large
audience in Richmond, Indiana. 1t is
said TO have been complete Success
Potatoes are both plenty and cheap in our
market this spring-orders being filled for
any quantity at thirty-seven and half
cents per bushel-The whole number
Of schools in Cambria county at present is
i50--A bank is about being established
in Clearfeld, under the Free Banking Law.
The editor of the Standard, in pro-
Tsionaily accepting our iehthylogical in
vitation, wishes to be considered as being
in for two chances-one at the trout, and
t'other at Bitters. With regard to the
arst chance, he may count himself perfect
ly safe; but shoald he attempt to serve our
fritRG Gitters any scaiy trick, he will NEST
likely only get himself into ga pretty ket-
tie Of fsh." APrQpos: several very respec-
table sized strings of the speckled
BEAUTIES were admiringly displayed in our
stEeets last week by some of tho-e strongly.
cOustitutioned disciples of Ike Walton,
Esquire, who are Lot deferred from we'll
doing by high water or low, muddy roads
or dry.-The editor of the ClearfelC
Journal, commenting on the singularity o
4 thc fact Of there being female Sons O
Temperance ia Ebensburg, expresses
desire to see specimen Of the lusus nature
!, As it is altogether probable that tn
mountain will not go to Row, would it no
4 be good dodge for Row to come to tn
mountain, then 2-Chapter TX of tn
History of Cambria countyis continuation
Of the various acts of Assembly whicI
gave the Mountain County name anon!
The preparations for the juvenil
Aay-party 60 bravely on. The weathe
permitting, quite a turnout Is anticipate
a On the occasion. a number Of th
q young men of this place, who were for
short time away on ar experimental raftin
8 expedition down the river, returned las
week, and report themselves highly please
With the trip.-We are informed by on
who ought to know, that it il confdentl
8 anticipated that FIVE hundred visitors wi
i spend the coming summer at Cresson,
q this county-The Cambria County A!
ncultural Society held its annual electio
ior officers on Saturday last. For parti
u!ars see another column.-Our me
Chants generally have returned from IL
i eastern cities, whittier they have bee
Purchasing spring goods. A busy time
oelng had by the clerks in opening o'
and marking the documents The rail
0' Saturday and Sunday caused a materi
'lse 10 the waters again, and several
our citizens left for s'the river" with ii
Intention Of running their RATS down
markeS--a thing which many had failt
70 accomplish during the other freshe
because Of the sudden subsiding of Il
Fater--Wc see by the Tribune, tn
'ae Mcssrs. Hawes, proprietors of Il
"1ohnstown Pleasure Grounds" inter
ooiding fair in the aforesaid enclosu
some time during the coming fall. T
exhibition Of the Cambria County Ag
CULTURAL Society will also most likely