Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-02-07
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includes more than half the territory, and
suppose half the population, of the State.
1t is undoubtedly true that the City Of
Washington is not the direct way hither
from Lewisburg, but we reached here
Saturday, llth Jan. Wishing TO view
the towns, familiar By name, "alOng the
blue Juuiata," we started up, 'tba, foggy
Friday" the 10Th, when everything had
white, ghastly, sickly hue. The River
is smaller, and the Valley narrower and
more rugged, than had supposed. The
large town Of Altoona, where wc stopped,
is a proof of the grasp of the Central X Il
Company, which profits even 10 the sale
Of village lots, aud in the large, irst-ciaSs
hotel, as well as in the avails Of labor III
the mechanism it requires on its road. 1t
seems, indeed, to be a gigantic power, and
does its will in the State.
Saturday morning We had good view
of Altoona aud the wild scenery visible in
winding up the east side Of the Allegauy
Mountains-thc rich, rude, silent, forest
wilderness-the long tunnel at the summit
aud the shorter ones on the west slope
the deserted cabins ou the barren glades,
with the frequent towns aud openings out
to wealthier, buster localities. Remains
of a number of the Old highways over the
mountains, were often in sight-and one
gentleman described to US his cold, slow,
and toisome passage from Pittsburg east
% or so years ago Such contrast
After traversing the romantic bends of
the Conemaugh "a branch of the Allegany)
for some distance, the Railway takes over
TO Turtle Creek, a tributary of the Ioush-
iogheny ('Yo", commonly which falls
into the Monongahcla. About the mouth
of Turtle Creek is Braidock's Field-our
Balls Buff over a century ago-Dear the
site of a struggling village, the battle
points between the Road aud the River.
In thinking of noble Braddoek, | could
not forget the heroic Baker.
Ten miles TO Pittsburg Passing Swiss
vale (once Mrs Swissbem's hOme,) VIII
kius5urg {Wm. Wilkins ueighboFhOod,)
East Liberty, and numerous splendid res
licences, we plunge at once into the leu
ionis section, dark corner, of smoked and
brouzed Pittsburg. The sensation upon
entering is something like that when you
drive into tunnel: A rain fell in the
afternoon, and most Of Suud,y-yet the
spouts run a kind of semi-ink from roofs.
Sun and stars shine clouied in the cearest
weather The soft coal Of the Heighb bOr /.
hood burns readily, and makes the most
delightful Of fires but its ashes fly thro'
the room, covering everything with white 1
powder; while the chimneys send out a
black sediment that returns aud works IN /
at every window aud door opening. You
wash your hands-,be Allegany furnishes
excellent water, except when on a rise as
it nov is-a dozen times day, and find
a reward for Your labor Ladies' dress in
q modest, plain Misunderstanding their
richest, incest fabrics for visits out into the
world The streets are mostly irregular,
aud hard to navigate, the finger boards at
the coruers being rus,ed and illegible. 1t
is questionable whether certain neat danes
we wot of would deem this grim, sooty,
veDerable-lookipg young city, paradise
for nice housekeeping; nevertheless, Pitts
burg is DO dirtier place than | expected
20 find it.
Court met, Monday, in the Us S. build
ing, corner of 9th and Smthfcld streets
Wilson MCandless, Judge; A. Murdock,
Washington, Pa, Marshal; RIB Carnahan,
District Attorney; Henry Sproul, formerly
of Montour Co, Clerk. Among the Jur-
ors found Editor Funk Of Milton, Elias
J. Youngman Of Nippenose, J.R. Cook Of
Jersey Shore, Geo. c. Harvey of Lock Ila-
ven, and Jos Il. Musser of Washington
Co, (from Lewisburg about 1860 The |
sproceedipgs' were as follows:
Two voters were made. a man under |
indictment for counterfciting, asked U. S.
to pay for defending, as well as for prose
cutting, him. The Grand Jury received
charge, patriotic and national, comparing
the Slavery with the Whiskey Insurrec-
ton A decision was given upon a case
heretofore argued. The death of the hon
ored Judge M'Clure, of the County Court,
was announced BY Judge Shaler, followed
BY two speeches. One traverse jury was
impsnneled, but tried nothing. Grand
Jury found two counts of a Bill against
mau for counterfei,ipg, but ignored a third
count of the same Bil-a custor, 10 some
counties tereaways. "Wbereupou, on .
Thursday, to wit, not a case tried-'be
kind Judge thanks the Juries (''sarkastic, /
p'raps," A. Ward would biut,) for their /
arduous labors-discharses them all-and /
(bein' as how they are SO far from their /
anxious families y directs them to be paid /
far ano,ber day Five days for ali this I