The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-08-30

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EsA Cool-the weather lately
psg- Gen Sam Houston has withdrawn his
name as candidate for the Presidency.
Ra~ Suggestive of two in a bed and ''spoon
fashion''-the nights lately.
RAg- Attend the mass meeting and torch
light procession on next Tuesday evening
u.s. Thaddeus Stevens has been re-nomi-
mated for Congress in the Lancaster district.
asA. William B. Astor, sor of John Jacob
Astor, of New York, is said to be worth at
least S25, 100000.
re- 'Let me kiss him for his mother" is
the song of the girls where the Prince of
Wales is staying.
BSg~ Can anybody inform Us ?-Has ]. B.
gone to the Bedford Springs for the purpose
of taking the water?
m.a. Snow fell at Quimper, in Brittany, and
at Lyons, and other places in France, during
the beginning of the present month.
nmp Gel. J. Buchanan Cross, the forgcr,
has been sentenced to five years imprison-
ment in the eastern penitentiary.
g3~ An exchange says that the Virginians
who chopped down the Republican pole lately
must have been troubled with the pole evil.
R95@ There are, it is said, about four thous-
and divisions of the Sons of Temperance in
the United States, with nearly l5O, 900 mem
bers.
rFA Lady Franklin, the widow of Sir John,
has arrived at New York. She is at present
the guest of Mr.. GrinnelI, and purposes ma
king a tour of the United States.
na- Why is Stephen \. Douglas like
little boy who disIikes to learn the alphabet?
Because he is afraid of the ABE he sees
{ \. B. C.s-)
Esy- y good man in affiiction, who WAS ask
ed how he bore his sorrows so well, replied
at lightens the stroke to draw near to Him
who handles the rod"
plap John W. Ellis, Democrat, is elected
Governor Of North Carolina by majority of
about four thousand. This is Democratic
loss of over twelve thousand votes since 1888
ga Col. Forbes, who obtained considera-
BILE notoriety by his connection with the Har-
per's Ferry Raid, has turned up in Sicily.
where he is high in command under Garibaldi.
gagp \ highly interesting account of the
inauguration of the Republican Wigwam at
Philadelphia will be found in another column.
We shall be pleased to hear from "Alpha"
often.
gsis~ Prentice says that between a Douglas
fever and Breckenridge sweat, office holders
have hard time generally. Their feelings lie
on one side, their bread and butter on the
Other.
nsap The capital invested in the coal lands
of Pennsylvania is said to be nearly S342, 900
900. The canals and slackwater contained
within the anthracite coal trade, measured s >
miles in length and cost $40, 900.
sksgn Two distinguished Hungarian officers
of high rank have offered their services
through Ex-Governor kcssuth to Garibaldi
and with the assistance of friends of the cause
in Glasgow, leave Immediately for the seat of
war
re-. The Loco-Focos have already begu' to
find Jordan hard road to travel, and they
will soon be in the condition of the traveller
out West, who found that the road he was fol-
lowing ended in a squirrel path, and finally
ran up a tree.
BsEg| Btters says that great many people
Will doubtless be in town during the first week
in October-some to see the fair, and others
to see the ftirest of the fair
Between the two, he thinks we viii have n
pretty good turnout,
Rgg~ 1t has been decided by the department
! at Washington that deputy postmasters are
not required to distribute newspapers, sent to
| one address, among members of club, from
| postage is paid in advance.
| &c. The Prince of Wales, otherwise the
Baron Renfew, intends going from Canada
across the lakes to Cincinnati. He will re-
turn by way of Pittsburg, Johnstown, Will
more, Cresson, Harrisburg and Baltimore, to
| Washington city.
9EaH Somebody has named his latest born
in honor of the editor of the Huntingdon
Union. Whereupon that editor threatens to
stand the entire cost of at least one pair of
! boots for the youngster-
| To all of which we would merely remark
| go it boots.
Bsg~ Talleyrand said ofcertain ladies dress
that they ''bcgan too late and ended too
soon If he could look in upon the fashions
where the long trailing robes are so much
worn, he would be apt to remark that the
dresses begin so late that they don't get thro'
/ in any kind of season.
bssy~ The original cost of the Great East
arm was S4,50O,0O0. She stands charged