The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-11-07
HEAVY sronM-We were favored with

did not overtop, its great predecessor of a
month ago. The rain commenced falling
on Friday evening, and continued without
intermission until Monday at noon, when
the war of the elements moderated some
what. The atmosphere, however, has worn
q moist, watery tinge ever since. just
such another disagreeable rain, we venture
to say, has never before been experienced
in this latitude. Not mild, steady show
er was it, neither fierce, rushing tenn
pest, but one of those demnition driz-
z1es, in which an incalculable quantity Of
cold, penetrating and very seet moisture is
| dispensed to unwilling mortals. No um
brella could successfully withstand its as
saults, nor the thickest soled boots or most
voluminous overcoat altogether protect
from its malign influence. But patter
patter, drizzle! drizzle! it continued,
with the most tarltalizing Indifference to
human comfort or patter
driznle for three mortal nights and days,
during which time the soul of man was
troubled and his sole in vain sought a
resting place Thus, in fact, until, in the
over-fullness OF our heart and the language
of a celebrated author. we were ready to
exclaim, "Clerk OF the Weather. for
heavens sake, dry up.....the fish Will al.
be drowned if you don't =
The various streams throughout this
county were swollen to an unusual height.
The trestle- work of the bridge over the
Conemaugh, near Wilmore, was swept
away, rendering the structure useless for
the time being Wagons are now obliged
to cross through the water. Beyond this,
we have heard of no damage being done.
LARCENY EXTRAORDINARY One |
night last week, some wicked individual,
not having due fear of the law before |
his eyes, did feloniously effect an entrance
into the domicil of Mr.. Richard Owens,
resident about one mile cast Of town. The |
circumstances would seem to in6icatefhat |
booty was the article on which he was
intent; but it also appears that he was
very moderate in levying his forced con-
tributions. The only valuables missed by |
Mr.. o. comprise quantity of County |
Orders, one pair of scissors, and clock |
key We hardly thought there was a
man in this section SO intensely needy as
to be obliged to steal-and especially to
steal County Orders The thief must
certainly have been insane, and but a
small modicum of method could have en-
tered into the composition of his madness
No arrest has been made.
THE JoHNsTowN CoUNTERFEITERs.-
During the past couple of weeks, a con-
siderable portion of the time Of the Z. S.
District Court, now in session at Pittsburg,
was occupied in the trial of the Johnstown
counterfeiters. The case Of Elijah Full
Ter consumed some three days, and was
brought to a conclusion on Thursday,
when the jury returned a verdict OF not
guilty. The case Of Daniel Goughenour,
who was found guilty at the last term but
obtained grant for new trial, was con
tinued until next session. The only re-
naming case of the batch-that of Joseph |
Shoemaker-was indefinitely postponed, |
by reason of the fact that the Defendant
is non est comeatible. He has enlisted in |
Capt. Williams company, and is now
probably in indianapolis.
CAMBRIA CoUNTY.-It gives us much
pleasure to inform our readers that our for
mer contributor, Jonathan Oldbuck, of
Monk barns" has consented to resume the
production of his History of Cambria
County for these columns. The subject
will be taken up where it was broken off
last spring, and will probably be carried
through to completion without another
break or interruption. The publication
of this series of papers on our local history
at one time formed one of the most inter-
esting features of our journal, and we are
sure our readers will thank the talented
author for their continuation. The next
chapter will be forthcoming during the
present month.
INDIANA COUNTY ITEMs-Mr. Adam
Weir, the man who was recently ridden