The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-02-23
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psa- protracted meeting is now being
held in the NJ. E. Church. Of this place
Asa-- sleighing party from Johnstown Wis
| tied our village on Tuesday last.
Dn. a fixed fict-that a rolling mill is to
be established at Holldaysburg.
BGy- We have received another exquisite
poem from Jennie, which we will lay before
our readers next week.
nsA-A Poore appointment-Be Perley
Poore has been appointed Clerk to the House
| Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ee2y@ Lent commenced yesterday, and Eas-
ter VIII fall on Sunday, the Sth of April-a
fortnight earlier than usual!
gzS~ \ man named Nicholas Peiehtal was
run over and instantly killed by a passenger
| train, near Huntingdon, one day last week
eSs2- The Order of Sons of Temperance To-
Gated at this place is steadily increasing 1t
numbers at present about $50 members
BE-" y bill is now before the Legislature of
the State, to exempt property to the amount
of 81, ,oGO from levy and sale.
sGg- Yesterday, the 22d, was the anniver-
sary of the birth of 1.-The father of his coun-
try''-WAsHINGToN.
gsg@ 1t is generally conceded that the
GroundHog saw his shadow on the I'd inst.
as we have had some very wintry weather
since.
Hsg~ Cooley for March is on our table. It
is full to oyerfiowing with the infnitesmal va
riety of good things for which Cooley is so
famous. Success to the "Book !"
H4y~ The machine shop of the Pittsburg and
Connellsville Railroad, at ConncllsvilIe was
destroyed by fire on the 4th instant Four
locomotives were destroyed by the fire.
BSz5~ box containing the leg and two feet
of a human body, was found in a ravine near
the railroad depot at Scranton, on the even
ing Of the 18th inst. Suspicious of foul play
have been excited
ssZs- If our friends throughout the county
will furnish US with lists of the lately elected
officers for their respective boroughs and
townships, we Will take pleasure in publish
ing them.
GSA- meeting was recently held in Mis-
sissippi, at which it was proposed to expunge
parts Of the Bible, on the ground of their being
incendiary. The motion was lost by only
three majority.
Es2D young man named Alonzo Ross, of
CurwensviIIc, ClearGcld county, while labor
ing under mental aberrstion, committed sui
eide on the 4th inst, by cutting his throat
with 4 razor.
ES3" The Cambria county Courts commence
on Monday, March 9th. individuals in attcn-
dance VIII enjoy lattering opportunity to
roll IN and subscribe for The -4EegAcnian.-
The more, the merrier-plcnty of room left.
ESs~ All the roge-Sleighing parties, for
some time past.
The coward may prate of the sweets of home,
And the firesides grateful ease:
GIVE US Ger the whitening hills to roam,
And to sport with the mountain breeze
fs1- Our thanks are due Hon. s. s. Blair.
of Congress, Hon. Louis Hall, of the Senate.
Hon. r. J. Proudfoot, of the House. and T.
H. Cremer, Revenue Commissioner for Hun
tingdon, Blair and Cambria counties. for
numerous favors.
rfa- Henry Pritts, indicted fer the murder
OF Eli Wearler, in October last, was recently
put upon trial IN the Somerset county court,
and convicted of murder in the first degree.
He has made a confession, in which he ac-
know!edges that he shot Weamer, but saws it
was done accidentally.
GE.22~ \ great many spcculotions have been
as to the why and wherefore of nu-
merous candidates not having been elected to
fl! borough Offices Friday. The most sat-
tisfactory solution of the mystery we have vet
heard, is,-because they didn't get enough
votes.
B&H~ So Blanche, don't forget us.-Dem. & |
Sent.
Our friend Bitters saith the above injunc- |
ton is totally unnecessary, for that he is of |
hclally informed that Blanche will certainly oe |
run out of manuscript when she is for getting |
you.
Esa- On Tuesday morning of last week, the
Jail, courthouse, and city hall of Carbondalc |
Pa, were set on fire by a prisoner named |
higgins, and totally destroyed. Higgins. al |
though very anxious to leave for other DIG
gins, was unable to effect his escape. and |
perished in the flames.
I@@g~ The newly-electcd Burgess and Town |
Council, and other officials of our borough.
were inducted into Office on Tuesday last. and |
have assumed the reins of government. From
the well-known energy of the various MEM
oerS' we are inclined to think they will make
capital officers. The outgoing "Fatbersn bavo
'he 'hanNs OF our citizens generally, for the
r 0fain