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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16
Pa Vols. Third Rcgt., Col. MINER,
Company F, Capt. Linton,
Camp Scott, York, Pa.

HocKING OCCURRENCE: 4 MAN CUTS
-@ owN THRoAT-On last Friday, a
named Andrew STUDY, who resided
'afFoll township, about two miles from
Village Of Carrolltown, committed sui
: by cutting his throat with razor.
cause assigned for the rash act is said
'' Peeuniary losses growing out OF the
''ansement of business affairs. The
'ased was about so years Of age, was
'"ed, and had several children. He
~S'ly resided at Number Six, this
NY, and prior to that time, we believe,
Holidaysburg.
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i 'Olunteer company has been organ
b, - Philadelphia, of which George w.
y captain and Richard II. Jones
h lieutenant. These gentlemen were
"'Hlerly residents of this place. The
T. E'ps has been accepted, and is attached
's Scott Legion.
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NOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE

THE
PROTECTION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
Amt property Insured as per third
annual REQ TT, sl5a,259 %
Amt property insured since third
annual report, 27,67s 65
Total amt. property insured, $3.50, 1887 81
Amt. premium notes in force
per third annual report, sl6,loo Al
Amt. premium notes taken since
third annual report, 1879 So
Amt. additional notes taken since
third annual report, loo So
Total amt premium notes in force, SIS, ,I86 II
No of Policies issued as per third
annual report, l52
No of Policies issued since third
annual report, 81
Whole No. of Policies issued, l89
STATEMENT SHOWING THE OPERATIONS
OF THE COMPANY AND IT'S PRESENT
CONDITION.
Amt reed. on premium notes since
third annual report, Sl48 80
Amt reed. on additional alnotes since
third annual report, 8 33
Balance in Treasury as per third
annual report, 81 80
$50 Oa
Amt incidental expenses
of past year, S3i 80
Amt compensation of Of
fcers, agents, &C, 10 90 Sl49 30
Bal in Treas and in hands of agents, s 80 81
Add amt. yet due on premium notes, 1928 SO
Total assets of the Company, $I6,2 o3
r. L. JOHNSTON, President
A C. MULLdN, Secretary.
Ebensburg, January II. 1861.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

ELDERSRfDGE ACADEMY
AZ The twenty-ninth Session of this fnsti-
tuition Will open on "Wednesday, the first day
of May next. Any person desiring further
information, will please write for Al Circular
TO 4. DONALDSON, Prin.
Eldersridge. April 4, 1861.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

BARGAINS
Ae SELLING OFF AT COST
ID. J. Evans & Son offer their entire stock
of goods, consisting OF Dry Goods, Clothing,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Notions, Hardware
and Qucensware, at cost. for cash, as they
intend to quit business, and are determined
to sell. Persons wishing bargains win do well
to call
II. B.-An persons knowing themselves in
debted to the subscribers are hereby urgently
requested to call and make immediate settle
ment OF their respective accounts
d. j. EVANS & SON
Ebens burg, April 4, 1861.
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mo THE LADIES'

If you want nice collar, go to Jones,
If you want a nice pr mitts, go to Jones,
If you want fancy belts, go to c r Jones,
If you want fancy hair pins, go to Jones,
fl you want paper collars, go 10 Jones,
If you want paper cuffs, go to G Il Jones',
IF you want cord and tassel, go to c r Jones'
If you want magic rufies, go to Jones',
If you want hair brushes, go to r Jones
IF you want round combs, go to G r Jones,
If you want cotton stockings, go to Q Il Jones ,
If you want nice CATERS, go TO r Jones',
IF YOU want chiliren's shoes, go to @ Jones,
IF YOU want any kind of shoes, go to r Jones
fsNO THE GENTLEMEN
If you want a fine hat, go to Jones'
If you want a fine cap. go to Jones,
If you want fine pr boots, go TO c r Jones,
If you want fine pr shoes, go to G Z Jones
If you want fine shirt, go to r Jones,
If want a fine under shirt, go to c Jones',
If yon want fine drawers, go to G r Jones',
If you want nice necktie, go to c K Jones',
If you want pr suspenders, go to G 4 Jones
If YOU want n fine coat, go to r Jones,
If you want q fine pr pants, so to & Jones
If YOU want a fine vest, go to Jones',
If you want cotton half hose, go to G Jones
If you want collars, go to G r Jones',
If you want gloves, go to Jones,
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

IN LUcK.-One day last week, our
friend, c. T. Roberts, of the Ebensburg
Jewelry Store-than whom few better or
more whole-soulcd fellows are ''put up"
presented US with a magnificent silver
pencil and gold pen. These articles are
of peculiar value in the sanctum, as all
know. Our friend c. T. has our thanks,
coupled with the sincere wish that he live
forever. BY the way, it may be proper to
say in this connection that Mr. L. has on
hand splendid assortment of clocks,
watches, jewolry, etc, all of which he will
sell cheaper than the cheapest. IF you
need anything in his line, give Cham a
call
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EOR RENT
E The large and commodious Store md
Ware Rooms, formerly occupied by VIM. II.
Gardner Il Co, situate on Railroad street. in
he borough of Wilmore. Location for bust
ness is the best in town. Rented for one or
more years. Terms moderate.
LLOYD & HILL.
Wilmore, Feb. I, 1867.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

WELSH PoErRY-"AR RUFEL.'-
Mr. David NJ Davis, of the township and
county OF Cambria, Gin whose integrity we
DO much confde,) doth herewith expose
to publication one Welsh poem, composed
by himself expressly for tie AEcghontaa.
The title of the poem is contained in the
quotation marks above Read:
Mae'r march coch al garDaU trumion, un
gweruru ein gwlad,
Gosod flocdd drieined, lawr orwedd I'm eli
gwaed
Y mae gwaedlud hull fuddinocdd un gwasgaru
poem Draw.
Md ell atal ei cundunrwydd, ond ur Holla-
lluog law
Maer c1aegrau mawr un rhuo, nosgant raj
CT teiau teg,
Gaur nj chliwur gan swuddogion, heb eu llwon
mawr au rheg,
/ mae ufern un ei theurnas, rhwng bwledi
dur ar tan,
A phod rnalldod guda meIldith, draw un rhedeg
un ci faen,
Daw' march Gu sathru gweddill, egnr hwnw
burth u bedd,
Bod goruwchaf an gwaredo, &C a roddo in
nj hedd.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

now enabled To offer to the American public,
the above justly celebrated and world-re-
nowned article.
THE STIMULATING ONGUENT
is prepared by DIR. c. z. BELLIHGHAM, an emil
nent physician OF London, and is warranted to
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WHISPERS OR y NUSTACHE
in from three to six weeks. This article is
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The subscribers are the only Agents for
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HORACE l. HEGEMAN & CO,
Druggists, &c,
d William street, New York
March 81 lS6I-6m
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

THE CAMBRIA GUARDs.-This compa-
ny held special meeting on Saturday
last, and decided to offer their services to
the General Government, through Gov.
Curtin, under the three years requisition.
Lieut.. R. A. M'Coy and Sergeant r. NJ.
Jones left for Harrisburg ON Monday, to
carry out the wishes Of the company. We
have as yet had no return Of their success.
A meeting of the managers of the Cam
bria County Agricultural Society is called
for Saturday, June lst. Let those who
are interested take notice.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16

THE Posr OFFICE AGAIN 1t viii be
remembered that two months ago or
thereabout, Maj. John Thompson received
notice that he had been designated as
Post Master for Ebensburg borough under
the new Administration. Although his
commission did not como to hand, it was
generally supposed that the appointment
was fixed fact, and that the Major was
to be 'the man" But-as we have here
tofore noticcd-about three weeks ago, Mr.
NJ. S. Harr, another applicant, received
Official notice frorl the Post Office Depart
ment that he had been assigned the po-
sition. Mr.. II. Immediately filled out the
necessary bonds and returned them to the
Department And we thought, OF course,
that this settled The matter, and that the
coveted commission would soon arrive
But there's many slip 'twixt the cup and
the lip and we may add, to suit this par
ticular case, that
You amt sure OF your posish,
Until you get your commish.
For, last week, Mr. Harr received another
p. 0. document notifying him that his
appointment was revoked.
1t may be pertinent to the occasion to
state that Mr. Thompson has not yet re-
ceived his commission.
The question now is, not "Who struck
Billy Patterson 2" but 'Who is to be our
Postmaster 2"
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
u1r CAMBRIA COUNTY COURT
WILL CONVENE ON

MONDAY, JUN 3, l 8 6 |
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The subscribers take pleasure in announ-
cling to the citizens of the United States that
they have obtained the agency for, and are
now enabled to offer to the American public
the above justly celebrated and world-re-
NOV cd ;cTa
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-20
Loss and Gain.

The heavy hand of the Government
has at last fallen on tic Rebel States. and
their mails are stopped. This will be
blow whose force We cannot appreciate,
because ve have never felt its coDse-
quences beyond the blocking of rail-
road By freshet or suow-storm, when
the interruption OF even few days oeca-
stoned the most vexatious embsrrass-
meuts. Bat to the South its conseq1en-
ces will be Of the most serious character.
All correspondence With the North is en-
ded. Loyal hearts will suffer in cowmOd
with those who caused this ruin. Busi-
ness men vail suffer even more, aud mer-
camille circles ct the North must expert
ence share OF this inconvenience. The
sham Post Ofice Department can do lit
tie to supply the regular Eails thus sud
denly stopped. They may be carried on
the railroad routes but the interior towns
will continue victims of this postal block
ade until the Gosernmont re-establishes
its authority. The interdct is sweeping
and sslutary. The Southern people do
not constitute reading community, nor
letter writing one. The Government
has always carried their mails at loss,
and hence they cannot maintain the mail
service themselves, even at double post
age. Last year it lost the fcllosiDg suns
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-20
Making a Traitor Useful.

Gen. Prentiss, the commander Of the
U. S. forces ct cairo is one of the best Of
6cers 10 the service-pronEt, energetic,
and never disconnected. A good story
is told of bis recent treatment of traitor,
which is deserving OF a wide circulation.
1t is as follows:
Mr.. James D. Pulley, member of the
Illinois Legislature, from Williamson
County, was arrested at home on the Sd
inst, and brought to Cairo under militia
~ guard. He was charged With active.
ly fomenting treason; aiding in the for
u alton OF Compsny of 80 men, who left
Williamson County a week ago, to join
the Rebel army, and making strong
speech of encouragement to them just be-
fore their departure.
Mr.. Pulley admitted the speech, but
denied expressing Secession sentiments in
it, and in fact clsined that he was u
nion man. He evidently expected that
his case would be Immediately disposed
of by administering to oath of allegiance,
and then setting him at liberty. But
Gen. Prentiss, after hearing him patient
IL, gave this verbal decisiou: From ev-
idence on file in this Office there is stroug
reason to believe that the charges against
you are true. | beg you to understand
that nothing gives me more pleasure than
the arrest of domestic traitor. We
have bad trouble enough with men OF
that class; and it is time for them to learu
that no treason will be tolerated 10 the
State of Illinois. When the witnesses
are procured, you will be placed on ex'
animation; all reasonable facilities for &C.
fense will be afforded you, and il guilty
you will be handed over to the proper au
thorities, and punished as traitor to
your country. In the mesntime you are
prisoner, and will be employed upot
our Notifications. Guard. take this maI
to the guard. house, supply him With
shovel and wheel barrow, and keep hin
at work upon the redoubt. As a mar
of intelligence and positions leadin:
spirit--Mr. Pulley was evidently the righ
person to make an example Of Ii vii
have a healthy inhuelec upon the few
but active traitors who still ibfcst South
ern Illinois.
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What we Hate to Learn.

One thing very slowly learnt By most
human beings is, that they are of no earth
ly consequence beyond very small cir
Gle indeed that nobody is thinking or
talking about them Almost every com.
mon place man and woman. in this world
has vague but deeply.rooted belief that
they are quite different from anybody
else, and of course superior to everybody
else. 1t may be in only one respect they
fancy they are this, but that one respect
is quite sufficient. I believe that, if a
grocer OF silk ercer in little town has
a hundred customers, each separate Gus
toner lives on uuder the impression that
the grocer or silk mercer is prepared to
give him or her certain advantages in
buying and selling which will not be &C.
corded to the other SO customers. "Say
it is for Mrs. Brown" is Mrs. Browns di-
rection to her servant, when sending for
some sugar; "say it is for Mrs. Brown and
he will give little better" The grocer
keeuly alive to the weakness Of his fellow
creatures, encourages this notion. This
tea, )" be says, would be four and -sizpense
per pound to a'ay one else. but TO gou it is
only four and threepeuoe. judging 4
from ny own observation, | should say
that retail dealers trade good deal up
on this singular fact, 10 the construction
of the human mind, that it is inexpressi-
bly, bitter to most people to believe thai
they stand on the ordinary level of hu
mapity-that. in the main they are JUS
like their neighbors. Mrs. Brown would
be filled with uDutterable wrath, il it were
represented to her that the grocer troatl
Der precisely ss he does Mr-. Smith whe
lives one side Of her, and Mrs. Snooks
Who lives on the other. She would &c
still more angry, if you asked her what
earthly reason there is Why she should IL
any way bo distinguished beyond Mrs
Shook and Mrs. Smith. She takes 1t fol
granted she is quito different from them
quite superior to them. Human beings
do not ike to be classed-at least, Will
the class to which they belong. To b.
classed at all is painful to an aserag'
mortal, who firmly believes that ther,
reyer was such icing in this world.
remember orc of the sleverest friends
haye-one who assure dly cannot be class
ed intellectually, except in a very smal
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-20
How the New York Volunteers Aston
ished, the Virginians.


At the rkrmish at Fairfax Court
House, Virginia, headed ty Lieut.. Tomp-
kins, several prisoners were taken by our
troops, as has already been stated. An
officer who assisted at their capture says
that they behaved in very unwauly
manner, begging in the most abject style
for their lives, and protesting that they
ooly served 10 the rebel ranks upon com
pulsion. One of them declared If be
could only be liberated this time he would
swear fealty to the Union and never set
bis foot in Slave State again. While
these men we're prisoners at Washington
they we're allowed to write to their fr:ends,
but their letters were examined tefore
they we're sent off, One of tho letters
ran on as follows;--"Talk about fighting!
whew, my Cd! One company OF them
New York fellows can whip thousand
of our ne BY Cd, that's so; I'll swear
it on a bible. You ought to have seen
'em. Look heyar, recon | wanted to get
out of the way. Sare's you're born, they're
just like devils--they dout mind shots.
Lord how tho went down the streets,
where they cut, an sashed, an shot
Our boys run like the dcvil--then J-s
you ought to have seen 'em cut up the
street agaiD--like blue devils it makes
my blood cold to think of it, They shot
overy way--kDocked us from our bosses
took pistols aDd-sabers away-my Cd,
how they fit. Why Sir III swar on a
bible thea South and North Carolina
fellows that's with as aint DO account
They wont obey nobody--no discipline
the blasted Yankees will lick them ev-
cry time"
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deeply ystudded blue eye, broad should
ers, long arms, sturdy legs. feet and hand.
of laborious Development, cooked bat
with blue plume, dark blue frock. with
bright scarlet blanket. tartan fashion O.
yer the shoulder, small sword, you would
have taken him for hero OF Sir Walter,
Faith, had Sir Walter seen him, be him.
self would have taken him. In default
however, of Sir Walter, l make bold to
appropriate him as hero on the present
occasion. Indeed, he was hero, ond
looked like it, every inch of him, leading
that self.sacri6ciDg girl up to the regi.
mental chaplain, with his robe and sur
plice and great book, amid the stare of a
thousand anxious eyes, to the music Of
glorious old Mendelsohn and the beating
of a Thousand earnest hearts!
The music ceased; silence as calm as
the silent moon held the strange, wild
place; the fires seemed to sparkle less
noisely in reverence; and little white
cloud paused in its course across the SIX y
to look down on the group below; the
clear voice of the preacher sounded a.
bove suppressed breathing of the specta-
tors, and the vague burning of the fagot
heaps; few short words, few heart felt
prayers, the formal legal ccreu onial, and
the happy "amen."
1t was done. The pair were man and
wife. In rain or shine. JOY or sorrow,
fo, 49, -. Looo onJ
flesh of one flesh, forever and ever
Amen!
The groom's people formed bollow
square around the newly welded couple.
10 one corner a gateway was left for the
entrance of the men. Then came one BY
one the mem bers of that troop, with a
kind word each, as each touched the bride
lightly onthe cheek. and grasped the
the bridegroom heartily by the hand-of
one the sworn fathers, Of the other the
friends and brother comrades in arms.
Where was her motherl Gone gone
away of beyond those clouds that played
about the moon There she stood, out in
the open night, under the glare of the
flames and the oon. without another fe-
m ale soul near her, lone orphan, far
from home and the compaions of home,
There she stood-a single, brave hearted
girl, fatherless end Do,herless, save in
the hearts of those thousand surrounding
soldiers, who amongst the conflicting e.
motions of the march had not forgotten
their VOWS to protect and cherish her, the
daughter of the regiment. There she
stood by the side of that stout, great bear
ded man. the emblem of womanly faith,
as she was the picture of womanly help
lessness, patient follower of the lives
and fortunes of those brave meu.--
The drums rolled forth again. The
skies glowed brighter than before. The
fires flashed more proudly. Each cheek
glowed with q nobler, purer bue. And
here let the green baize fall on the circle
camps and camp.fres, and brown, Draw
ny heads, and hearts, and hands.
A good time may be coming for them.
Peace sitting, guardian angel. over
happy, restored, and prosperous country.
and tranquil, united people-lose, pure
and unalloyed, out of the fires of hard
ship and danger-and home, sweet with
the blessing of conscience, patriotism and
truth, all this percbance, the smoke Of
battle and the clang Of arms, may glim-
mer for them. Happy time
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NO22

and elevated elass-telling bow mortified
be was, when very clever boy of six-
teen. at being cls>sed ct ALL He had
told literary lady that be admired Ted
nJson. YES" said the Lady, II am not
surprised at that; there is class of young
men who like TeDuyeon st jour sae."-
1t went like dart to my friends heart.
Class Qf going men, indeed Was it for
thiS that outstriPped all competitors at
school, that | have tecn faneying myself
a unique prenoueuon in nature. different
at least from every other being that lives,
that | should be spoken of as one Of
class of young menl Now 10 my friends
hall. playful reninisccnce | see the exem-
plifcation of a great fact in human no
tufe-AUaAtic Nonttly.
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The Military Circle around Washington

The Military Circle around Washington.
The forces that have hitherto been pro-
tectiDg Washington from within. are DOW
guarding it from without. On the heights
which surrounds the city, there is nov d
chain of camps forming a great circle Of
fifty miles in circumference. They are
at distances from each other varying from
half mile TO three miles.
Standing on the dome of the Capitol
and looking around on the Maryland
side, the observer will zee a succession Of
groups Of wbito tents dottipg the sides
and submits OF the hills-on George
town Heights, an Kslorana Hill, on the
heights facing the Presidents House. on
Meridian Hill. on Seventh Street Park.
on the hill at lexington, % the hill at
Soldiers Home, on Capitol Hill, at the
Navy Yard, aud on Asylum Hill. Cast
ing then his eye across The River to the
Virginia shore, be will see the sane cir
Gle continued and prolonged by success
sive camps pear Aexandris, at -Four
Nile Run, at Roach's Spring, on the hill
overlooking the Long Bridge at Airing
ton House, and two or three more at in-
tervals aloug Arlington Heights, thus
carrying the circle clear round again to
Georgetown.
The enemy who advances a step inside
of this circle falls into q trap. A sigeal
gun from any one of the camps will be
instantly taken up aud repeated around
the entire ring, and the whole can De uu-
der arms at ten minutes notice. Besides,
being an advantageous arrangement for
the defence of the city, tbi. is euineutly
healthful for the troops. These cool and
airy Heights are salubrious all sumner
long, and are the favorite locality for the
touptr, seats of citizens. Many hith-
erto quiet rural residence is now sur
mounted By the flag and echOiug to the
drum, having been by the fortunes of
Sar suddenly turned into a reginental
headquarters.