The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-02-14
IocaL AND PERSONAL.

yv!,,t ,ya knea l-oce1 tS5uH. SugTeS-
I'd ~ companion to ''what we want.
Tho o;l fever has broken out IN IIolh
daysburs.
Was nlaced in nomination. Loco-Foco
borough ticket last night.
The present session of the public schools
p this borough will close with public
examination to-day
Today is Valentines day-the occasion
when. according to tradition, the birds
choose their mates for the coming summer.
Reli ..Yo 'er's'' Johnstown correspon-
dorca It contains all the news from that
o,r.ter. and is interesting throughout
Tbi. weeks instaiment of Jonathan
0lb,cts history of Clmbria county has
racarsnce to Jolnstown. Read 1t.
Cs,bcart confined in the Clearfeld
county Jail under sentence of death, re-
Gently made an unsuccessful attempt to
kill himself.
We forgot to notice last week that the
house of llr Michael O. Skelly, Of Sum
MERRILL township was burned to the ground
., the !st inst. The loss was large.
The uoliidaysburg Register says that it
IS in bad taste for persons to make enlg-
mas of their own names. and adds that II
Young ladies' desire to see their names IN
priut they must get married
horse attached to sleigh ran OF
through Centre street on Monday. The
occupant, Mr. William Richter, was thrown
ont and dragged a considerable distance.
bu. was not seriously injured
An Abolition preacher, named y. NJ
llilli.an, was recently burnt in effigy III
the vicinity OF Eldersridge, Indiana CO.
Oar young friend, Mr.. Ellis Williams,
formerly typo in his place but latieriy
Of Cincinnati, is home on a visit.
The .Staue!ard, after mentioning our
large donation for the relief Of the Kansas
sufferers, asks if the citizens OF Ebeusburg
have no Greeks at their own door. We
are happy to say that we have not--un-
less, indeed, you would call such as are IN
the Crease business by that name.
GoIey's LaIy's Book for March is al
ready % hand THIS is undenlabiy the
5.st fashion magazine now published
indeed. We cannot see how the ladies get
a!,n. without it. One noticeable fact
ia Connection is this: all the unmarried
ladics that subscribe for and read Cooley
become 80 cultivated and refued that they
are sooner OF later picked up as heipmeHtS
by sensible yoarg men. Which is u great
indu,e,uent for other young ladies to send
three dollars to the publisher and become
members Of The happy sisterhood.
We are moved even unto tears and
grieyed deepy TO be obliged 10 say that
Our excellent sleighiag-tilat friend o.
many days-is no more From various
causes, the chief OF which were several
colious rains IN Sunday and Monday and
swarn sun ever since, the hills ind :al-
eys have been divested of their mantle of
white and the streets metanlorphosed into
vast mud pudlles It is much too early
70 think of Spring beginning her mild
la.sn, so We would suggest the propriety
Of not becoming too elatc over the de-
tarOnement Of the frost kiuy-.or the end
hnot yet.
1t gives US much pleasure to present to
cur readers this week another poem from
the charming pen Of Miss Louise L. Vick-
10y. It will be found Oh our first page.
Thursday OF last week was decidedly
the stormiest and most disagreeabie day
We have been favored with this winter
The wind blew perfect hurricane, piling
'Ae falling snow up in great drifts, and
making it almost impossible TO venture
out Of dours. On Friday morning the
thermometer stood at 200 below zero
'ae coolest snap since "the winter Kossuth
Vas here" when, we believe, the ther-
lometer stood at 220 below zero.
We learn by private letter that Col
James NJ. Swank, junior editor OF the
'ohnstown 7,lJunc, has been appointed
Superintendent of the Common Schools of
'ai county, vice Thomas A. Maguirc,
i-N. resigned This is frst-rate ap-
Pontment, and one that will give general
satlsfaction.
90 \ y Ior hon