The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-02-16
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| that the income of the Sheriff of New York il
at least 100000 per year!
ssA- The Republicans of Connecticut have
nominated William \ Buckingham for Gov
ernor, and Julius Catlin for Lieutenant Gov
crnor.
s9- Several stingy taxpayers are grum-
bling about the express charges which the
Commissioners had to pay the last invoice
of blanks from Johnstown.
Eas- 4 gentleman asked his friend the 9TH
er day, Glow do you like the minister ?'
He replied, Observation-Disclosures NEEDLES with
politics or religion"
Gag \ bill was finally passed in the House
of Representatives, last week, fixing the STAN
dard weight of clover-seed at 60 pounds per
bushel, instead of as before 64 pounds.
gea- Bitters finds fault with US for spelling
Mordicai with two is. Damphool, however,
says our orthography is correct, and insists
that there two eyes in Mordicai.
gsr Ex-Gov. Chase, Rep, has been elected
TO the United States Senate by the Ohio Leg
islature, in the place of George E. PUgh,
Dem, whose term expires this session.
Bsa. If we may credit our neighbors of the
Cambria Tribune-and why not ?-,ur good
friend of the Democrat & Sentinel was :.smi-
ling" the last time he was in Johnstown.
Eay~ There some very good citizens on
the Loco-Foco Borough Ticket, but our pri-
vate impression is, that that fact will not save
them from an inglorious defeat on Friday next.
ksa5~ II is said to be in temptation for
the Legislature of Massachusetts to invite the
Legislatures of Maine, New York, Pennsylya-
MIA, Maryland and Virginia, to visit Boston on
the 22d of February.
asaA There is a couple residing at High
Bridge, \. J., whose united weight is 1900
pounds-the husband weighing 700 and the
wife 600. They respectively 45 and 10
years of age, and keep hotel.
EsY~ Damphool assures US that the Com
missioners have determined to receive propo-
sails for the transportation of blanks from
Johnstown to Ebensburg. We presume bid
from the Express Company will be in order.
Esas In some towns they have got to held
ing what they call ''five-cent sociables''-be-
ing an indirect way of promoting benevolence
by connecting it with the pleasures of social
every conner donating five cents
to charity.
sk:A-At the request of number of citizens
of Blair County, without distinction of Party.
Hon. Samuel Calvin has consented to deliver
a series of lectures, in Hollidaysburg. on
American Labor and Homo Market" No
man in Pennsylvania is better fitted than Mr..
Calvin to do justice to the subject
ss.s~ The right to lay down and operate pas
senger railroads in the city of New Orleans.
has been sold by the city, for thirty years, for
the sum of $40, ,o0O. Baltimore, it is said.
Will receive under the present grant, not less
than Sl,ooo,oo0 in thirty years, for the same
privilege.
&c. The lottery system in Maryland will be
broken up by the ''new code " adopted by the
Legislature. The fact has caused. it is said
general rejoicing in Baltimore Delaware ap-
pears to be the only state which braves pub
lc opinion in this matter, and there gambling
3 encouraged to build churches, though il ru-
ms families and prostratcs industry.
sEs~ The gold coinage of the United States
Mint for January, 1860, was 81, ,O24.563. nearly |
he whole of which was in double eagles. and !
nothing less than three dollar pieces. The /
silver coinage for the month was So. 900 /
III IN quarters, dimes and kalf-d!mcs. The !
'oinage of cents, which IS n profitable specu- |
alton on the part of the Mint, reached the |
-ery large number of 400, 900.
esa- We have been credibly informed that
me of our County Commissioners, in recent /
conversation relative to The -fHcghaa;an. call |
ed it "a mere ephemeral concern" We have
10 doubt in the world that The remark was
made whilst the Commissioner was in a mas
ion-most likely at time when his gall had
rome up several degrees above Fahrenheit-
We trust now that, in his more sober mo-
nentS, he Will endeayor to make amends for
he almost irreparable injury which his i'll
dvised observation may have done US.
E=D- We stated two weeks ago that We had
Understood that The 4Ueghqniaa had nut in
ne lowest bid for the County Printing. and
allied upon the Commissioners to explain why
hey had awarded the contract to another
arty. We have not seen our statement de-
led by anybody, nor have the Commissioners
fered any explanation whatever. Our infer
nee ls-and we have no doubt the people will
bree with us-that our statement was cor
ect' and that the Commissioners can't explain.
%" say you, gentlemen guilty. or not
unity Standing mute will convict vou.
esls- \ bill has been introduced into tho
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