The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-03-22
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! ted by the Senate.
CSACrOakers are plenty at this season of
the year, especially about the trog-ponds.
nG2- Walter w King, son of Geo. s. King
Esq, left Johnstown last week, for California
b. Damphool says the key to which a
great many set their music last week, was
whis key.
GS5" The Ladies' Mount Vernon Associa-
ton have taken formal possession of the
home of Washington.
BSaA- The erection of Rolling Mill at Holli-
daysburg has already been commenced, with
fair prospects OF its speedy completion.
Gza- Hon. S. S. Blair, NJ G., and Messrs. Hall
and Proudfoot, of the Legislature, will several
! ly accept our thanks for numerous fayo-s
HeAThe Presbyterians of Johnstown have
resolved to erect a new church during the
coming summer, to cost not less than 5000.
| GssA- N. \. Hunter, the Gift Book man, left
this place on Monday last, having sold quite
number ofboohs and distributed correspond
ing number of gifts.
EE:Ap Messrs Smith & Caldwell, of Holidays
burg, contemplate starting, at that place, an
extensive establishment for the manufacture
OF boots and shoes.
rso-Quite effort is now being made to
change the place Of holding the Loco-Foco
National Convention from Charleston to Bal
! timore.
Gzy~ The Washington letter which we pub
lish to-day viii be found unusually interest
| ing. We hope our Bachelor friend viii let US
hear from him often.
NJ. \ man came very near dying in Cali
fornia, lately, by putting pair of clean
stockings and drinking glass of cold water
experiments he had not tried for years
! Hg~ \ lady of uppcrtendom was some time
back greatly shocked reading that male
and female strawberry plants are frequently
found occupying the same bed.
gsa- 1t is said that the Charleston Conven-
tion Will happen on Douglas birthday. Should
he be nominated for President, his GsatA-day
viii happen on the second Tuesday Of Noven-
| Der.
EG5~ The Altoona Tribune says "tae discoun-
| tenancing of the use of wines and other ardent
spirits, at all gatherings, by protesting Chris
tians, would soon bring the practice into
| dispute"
fG~ The Horizon (Wis.) Argus says that
few days ago rub of euchre was pl yed there
between a gentleman of that place and anoth-
er from Milwaukee for $50, 900 worth of prop
erty. The Milwaukee man won.
Bsf~ Stevens a-d Hdzlett, the last of Browns
Harper's Ferry compatriots, were executed at
Charleston, Virginia, Friday last-that is
| to say, they were judicially murdered. ''ven-
geance is n'sne, and VIII repay" says High
Authority.
D&~ Bitters is of opinion, that, on the oc-
! casion of the impromptu sercnade to Gen.
! Foster, last week, instead of sIIail to the
Chief" it would have been much more appro-
! pirate for the band to have played that good
old tune called Jordan am d hard road to
travel"
Re- Corporal Keefr, of the Logan House,
Hollidaysburg, died in that place recently of
| mania potu. He served with distinction in
the Mexican war, and was very clever fellow
To those who indulge in ardent spirits his
death should be warning-but of course it
won't be.
Ca The young prince Of Wales is expected
to visit Canada in June next. While he is on
his tour, We hope he will also travel extensively
in the United States.-E1change.
Bitters would just suggest that, if the young
prince should find it convenient we would be
glad to have him stop few days at Ebensburg
re- Mordicai, in a letter from Monkbarns
assures the public that he viii not be a can
didate for County Superintendent. lie puts
| his declination upon the two-fold ground
that he is too old, and isn't much of i schoI-
ar. We venture to assert that not one Of the
remaining half-dozen candidates for the Office
viii be SO frank and so liberal.
ia Col. Curtin, the Peoples candidate for
Governor, on his return home recently, made
4 speech in which he requested his friends to
avoid personalities in discussing the claims OF
candidates. Had Mr. Foster given the same
advice to certain of his oratorical friends here
before the Ratification Meeting at the Court
House, 1T is quite likely he might have saved
a few votes by the operation.
EsS@ An exchange paper states that fellow
| in Franklin county profitcd in the following
manner by the oil excitement now prevailing
so extensively in the western and northwest
ern part of this State. He bored hole on his
land, poured barrel of oil in it, and then
called his nelgbors to the large yield The
result was, that he sold his land for 50 900 in
! Ira- \