The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-05-24

dVS BOOK, loE uie, "hi0h VIC i"'c ic-
ooived. is as usual charming and high
toned magazine. 1t is emphatically tie
ladies' guide in everything appertaining
.ofshion.- sum of $50 was realized |
for the benefit of the Papal Fund, by col
Ioct;on. from the members of the Catholic
church in this place, on Sabbath before
I,st-Tom Buckley, the "Limerick
Boy," is to perform his prodigious feat of
walking plank 10 feet long, 3 feet high
and 3 feet wide, for one hundred consecu-
tive hours, without rest or sleep, at
Johnstown, during this week. He was to
commence operations on Tuesday, and,
according to the present division Of time,
will conclude on Saturday. He success
fully performed the same feat short time
AGO at Altoona.-Court will commence
on next Monday week. From the number
Of cases down for trial, it would be safe to
count on throng session.-We learn
from the Tribune, that the station house
on the Pennsylvania Railroad a. Johns
town was to be removed to the new foun-
dation erected for it on the other side Of
the canal, the weather permitting, on
Sunday last-that being the only day on
which it could be done so as to not inter
.crc with the running of trains.-FOr
anything in the newspaper or periodical
line. 20 to Evan F.. Evans depot, He is
always in receipt of the latest >and most
interesting publications.-The Cresson
Summer Resort is to be opened by VIM.
s Campbell, Esq, the popular proprietor
Of the Philadelphia St. Lawrence Hotel,
about the middle of June. Next to Eb-
ensburg, we ksow Of no place whore WE
would sooner pass the dog-days than there.
Three ice-cream saloons are already
in full tide of successful operation in this
place, and we have cheering prospects Of
the ultimate establishment of two more.
People should certainly be able to keep
cool this summer.-Mai. s. s. Jamison,
Of Indiana, has been awarded the contract
for carving the mails between Ebensburg
and Indiana, yia Clay Pike. According
To- the schedule, only one mail per week,
3 instead of two as heretofore, will be allow
ei-Wc are panied to be under the
necessity of informing the Standard that
4 the praise-worthy custom of new y-married
couples accompanying their wedding no.
tees with gold dollar, for the use and
!choot Of the printer, has not become gen
eral in this county, bat is confined entirely
to the southern portion thereof We
wouldn't object to having it introduced
up hereby no means-and as mere
psttcr of justice, it Should be-
''Six dollars to printer and priest
No sensible man can refuse:
Five dollars to render him blest,
And one to publish the news
But where's the lucky couple that will
make the first move in the matter? We
shall sce.--The heavy rains with which
We have been favored for a couple of weeks
past have sadly interfered with corn and
lotato-planting operations. However, II
We are to have any such frosts this spring
Is We had last year, the later will be found
to be all the better.-'' Surprise parties
have become very popular in this section
ot country lately. \ number have come
of with much eclat and great acceptance,
but as the secret generally leaks out be
ioTehard, the surprise part is often knocked
Pm the hcad-A collection for the ben
eht Of Father Chiniquy's colony, in Kan
Aakee county, Illinois, which is represented
= being in a suffering condition in conse-
foence of the failure of the crops, &c, was
i'Aen up in the Presbyterian church on
'ab6ath last, and the sum Of $50 realized
-Chapter XIII of the History of Cam
'''a county contains some very interesting
'u'uS statistics regarding our mountain
t'me. 1t gives the population of the diff:
ieTent boroughs and townships, as shown
I! The census returns of 1850, correctS
I NE glaring errors, and endeavors to sci
: right generally on the record.-A A
J Jung girl named Hopkins, thirteen year:
age, while hunting COW not long since
y benshoofs hill, near Johnstown, be
nc bewlldered and lost her way IN the
"ei. She wandered about for twenty
III Aours before finding her way out
We particularly desire to make the loca