The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-12-05

Aus7hanian Office, Nov. %, 1851.
INTERESTING EVENT !-FiRsT ARR
VAL ON THE EBENsBURG AND CREssON
BRANCH Our Railroad q Myth no Lon
oer, Jm Cheering Realty And so on,
ad dfnitun,, in strains of Resplendence
and Glori6cation, to TIE end of the chapter.
"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick,"
they say. All Of which asseveration we
heartily endorse y have been there
ourself, and are posted. Listen: Five
years ago, or thereabouts. the project Of
Railroad hence to Cresson-an artery 10
connect US with the great throbbing heart
of the Nation-was first currently broach
ed in our midst The project, TO use an
expressive term, ''took" amazingly. Ev-
erybody said it was just the thing, and
everybody favored it accordingly. So, iii
due course of time, the initiatory steps in
the matter were taken. Just then, how
ever, when the enterprise was in its lncip-
lent stages, and before it had assumed
we'll defined shape or torm-just then the
Great Financial Crisis Of 81 burst upon
US. This of course knocked Our Railroad
into cooked hat, m2taphorically speak
ing, for the time being. But by and by,
Confidence became in 4 measure restored,
and the wheels of Enterprise began once
more to revolye, throughout the length
and breadth of the land Again was the
matter taken hold of-in earnest-and
pushed on-on--on-ultimat to COM
pletion. 1t took time to do this-days,
and months, and years-and Legion was
the name of the difficulties and mishaps
that had to be encountered. 1t is unnec-
essary to here go into detail as to what
these draw backs may have been suffice
it that through their influence we were
allowed for a very long time to alternate
between the conflicting emotions Of Hope
and Despair One day we were sure that
Our Railroad was eventually To Be;
another day, that it had irretrievably fall
len through,
Bat the ball bad been set rolling, and
nothing was allowed to altogether stop its
progress. 1t kept on its way, slowly but
surely, and now - - - -
- Our Railroad is at Our Doors
Hurrah Huzza! Glorissimo. So
much by way of unburdening ourself of
surplus and overpowering HiShiariousness.
Likewise Of demonstrating that, although
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, all's
well that ends we'll.
On last Monday morning, the I'd inst,
at precisely the hour of 11.15, the Iron
Horse made its grand entree into Ebens-
burg for the First Time. Attached to
the aforesaid Iron Horse. was car, filled
to overHowing with passengers. Since
then it has made two round trips per day,
each subsequent trip giving evidence that
the Road will meet the fullest expecta-
tons, both financially and practically, of
all concerned.
Jubilante Our Railroad is actually in
full tide OF successful operation 1t IS an
Institution 1t smiles blaudly on us, anG
heckons us forward TO more extended
fields of Usefulness and Prosperity. What
more need we say? Nothing at present,
for We can add nothing to the above glo-
rous fact.
Mr.. A. B. Scott, an attache Cf the
Pennsylvania Railroad, is acting Corduc-
tor Of the train. He is Il gentleman in
every sense of the word, and will do honor
to the responsible post to which he has
been assigned. Success to him !
In this connection, We beg leave TO sug-
5est that the thanks of our entire commu-
mty are due the Managers and other
offcials of the Road, to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company: and to all other indi-
'idaals who may have directly or indirectly
lent helping hand, for the efficient man
aer IN which the enterprise has been
brought to a consu1nmation. May they
al reap their rich reward
IHANKsGIvING.-This day, wo are
nappy to note, was tolerably well OBJ
served in this community. Business, as
general thing, remained suspended, and
puohc service was held in the several
''urches. Those who were the fortunate