The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-03-08

Average temperature lor the week, 5lO.
SoTE.-Tho5e marked thus =, are below 0,
c. Zero.
MERE MENTIoN.-Non est-our Edi-
,orial Notings this week.-Read the
o-ioipal tale on our outside.-Thes sec
oDd paper of the History of Cambria
County appears elsewhere.-We notice
tbe store-room of Shoemaker & Sons is
being enlarged and otherwise improved.
a project for establishing a female
seminary at Hollidaysburg is on the tapis.
-Bennett's Monthly and the Farmer
and Gardener, for March, are on our ta-
BE. They are both good magazines
The weather for some time past has been
very springish, and people are already
taking the initiatory steps towards gar
dening-James W. Moorhead, ESQ,
has retired from the chair editorial of the
Indiana Ltdependaat. He is succeeded by
his brother, VIM. MOorhead, Esq.-The
nevly-elccted constables for the different
to-oughs and townships in this county
we're sworn in on Monday last-The
attendance at Court this week is small,
and, as a general thing, good order is the
order Of the day-very few skrimmages
having as yet occurred.-If YOU want
1 go.l pictures, 90 to Kratzer & Stincman's ;
gallery, above Evans & Sons store-
Tie individual who lost Il small leather
tgocket-book on the street last week is re-
lnested 10 call at this Office and prove
property, pay charges, and take it away,
otherwise We shall keep it.-Local items
ths week, ike angels visits and cash
|Eagiug subscribers, are few and far be-
|tTccn,-The aggregate of the contribu-
hons to our Washington Monument Box
HP to March 1st, was sG,66. Pretty good,
that, but not 50 good as it should be.
Il The LITTLE JoKER-A fricnd.of ours,
very ingenious individual, by the way,
pho IS proprietor Of store down town,
having nothing particular on hand in the
|Tay Of business, not long since, amused
himself by attaching a dime to the inside
F'a pane of glass, in his showcase, in such
manner that, unless on very close exam
Haauon, 1t appeared as if lying on the top.
u took a seat, and waited for customers
n.er Alr. O'Flahcrty, from ''the branch"
n t1ey yez got ony good smokin' -tebacky,
l-i;her:' Plenty saidingenious friend,
f-o forthwith proceeded To make a sale
|f' the amount of FIVE conts-cash.-
Y the interim, Mr.. OF. chanced to per-
f@ye the coin on the glass, but, on account
II the close proximity of the proprietor,
'aauna5le successfully perform the "grab
game" To remedy tkedifiiculty, he resor-
r. to 4 subterfuge: "Hev yez ony smoke
Pc" "a superabundance, was the
fsg.y and while ingenious friend was en-
easclln obtaining the desired merchandise,
II y +. made lunge for the dime; but,
Ae his countryman's flea, it wasn't thar!
oTgrlse was plainly depicted on his coun-
taance for short time, as he gazed at
leEyerse representative Of our currency,
i ne soon saw through it, Cthe sell, not
r 9'me,) and taking the pipes, took oc-
@'oR to unceremoniously "pipe out"
AoYING-DAY.-The first of April-day
.sestIye Of washing, rubbing, scrubbing
u securing, of wlite-washing, painting
T. p'astering, Of broken quecnsware and
-ched furniture, Of cold victuals and
~ SleepIng-places, of, in fact, everything
-1nS to Inconvenience and discomfort
coming! However greatly the men-folk
!! aiiectto dcspise this particular occasion
women like it-love it. For is it not
j F'E Prerogative to ''set things to rights"
''' DAY and do they not glory in
'LS the best use of it while those
n ~ ION like it can leave it. From pres
'Dulcatlons, we would Judge that the
GI Will, as heretofore, be rigidly ad-
~ % n this place. The most potent
"A 'eIor calming the perturbed spirits OF
-, ''e portion of those families who are
,'0 with this mania for knowing" that
I'd lave any EnouloJ,. ,.o &c - - ..-o..-.