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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

X7ANTED.-A single gent!ss!aa3sIv IN pr
w obtain FURNISHED. RoOA ", = the j}s'
vate house, without boards Apply y y 25-~33tt'
zAtte office stating terms, &c'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

Us. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday
hi)} was introduced to establish navy yard
aud naval depot on the Delaware river. ne
death Of NJ. Loveioy was formally announce''
after which the Senate adjourned.
r. the House Of Representatives the bill TO
change the national bank bill Was amended 50
that banks With a capital Of not less than 500,
c0o MAY. with the appreciation Of the Secreta-
~ Ct the treasury be organized III any town OF
not more than 5000 inhabitants a blII was
PASSED providing that persons between the
ages CT twenty. six and thirty may be appointed
Pavmasters IN the Navy, and also that stu
dents examined for admission into the raVal
Academy shall be between fourteen and elsh-
teen years Of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

GOOD CHANCE.-Any person havia::'
r nice and large garden to let III me tTo y
part of the city, will 90 well 70 G. GaI ~ ~ ~
1872, King st. II. - L "-'"A
NH 3O-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

JOHN T. COOKE. ,,7,p
CHEAP FAMILY EhO1SI11lF PITT.
lG6 PRINCE STREET, COkH Il II hand. CO.
\ GOOD assortment Away 80 sep - -
n and see me-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

There was heavy gale of wind yesterday
and last night. It was probably severe on the
coast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-03-30

The new line Of steam ferry boats, between
Washington and Alexandra, it is sad, VIII
commence running early in April. They will
run until Il 0 clock at night, aud IN conjunc-
ton with the Washington city street-cars.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
EBENSBURG. H.,

found. All retired again, but were soon
startled by the old mau's cries for help
and lights, as if he was holding something
with all his strength. John went to him
thinking he had nightmare, but to bis
surprise found him wide awake, and hold
ing something under the covering with all
his might. After searching under the
cover, it was found to be snake on the
inside of the tick among the feathers. 1t
was pulled out asc found to be quite
strong and active, and about seven feet in
length. Now, the question is, how did
this snake su5sist among the feathers. as
it must have been there for six yea,s
without food Of any kind, or water? The
ticking was new when the hole was torn,
and there never had been but the one
hole in the bed until the one was cut to
pull the suake out.
The mystery aud dread attaching to the
snake family has, in al! ages, been source
OF apocryphal cxaggeration. Most of the
American woodsmcn with whom I have
met iu my wanderings have vague faith
in reptile called by them the hoop snake,
which, according to obscure authorities
quoted by them-for they never have seen
one hemselves-revoves itself into a
circle when about to attack, and, holding
lis tail in its mouth, trundles itself like
hoop upon the iotruder. They will tell
you even, how the bold hunter will
sometimes pass his deer-knife quickly
within the circumference of the hoop as
it wheels past, so that the snake cuts itself
N two upon the blade by its own rash
act. 1t if needless TO say that this variety
of the serpent tribe is purely imaginary.
None of The American naturalists make
note Of it; nor is the story of the wheel
movement worthy of any more credence
than the theory surmised by many ancient
fishermen about the salmon, which, they
tell us, achieves its wonderful acrobatic
leaps by catching it's tail in its mouth,
and suddenly letting so for spring.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
CHURCHES, MINISTER'S, sc.

pr.sbyterian-REv. D. HARRISON, Pastor
Preaching every Sabbath morning at lO3
o'clock. and in the evening at E CLOCK. SAP
rath School at O'Clock, A. NJ. Prayer meet
inc every Thursday evening at 6 o'clock:
Hctkodist Episcopal Church-Rsv: j 5: LEM
WON, Preacher in charge. Rev. W. ID. BRIDE,
Assistant. Preachingevery alternate Sabbath
morning. atIO3 o'clock. Sabbath School at
o'clock, A. NJ. Prayer meeting every Ihursda
evening, at o'clock.
WeLch Independsnt-REv IL. R. POWELL,
Pastor.-Preachiug every Sabbath morning at
20 O'Clock. and in the evening at 8 O'Clock
Sabbath School at l o'clock, 2. NJ. Prayer
meeting on the first Monday evening of each
month and on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Triday evening, excepting the first week in
each month.
CrIviaisiic Methodist-REv. JOHN WILLIAMS,
Pastor.-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2and o'clock. Sabbath School at II O'Clock,
AN PRAYER meeting every Friday evening,
At o'clock Society every Tuesday evening
st o'clock.
DiseipLes-REv. W. LLOYD, ,Pastor--Preach-
NO every Sabbath morning at 10 O'Clock.
Particular BdptistS-REv. DAVID JENKINS;
Paster-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
3o'cI0ek. Sabbath School at at o'clock, L. NJ
ClthoIic-gfy VI. J. MITCHELL, Pastor
Services every Sabbath morning at l o. o clock
end Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
CRESSON STATION.

Judges of the Courts-President, Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George w.
Easley, Henry c. Devine.
Prothonotary--Joseph M'Donald.
Register and Recorder-James Griffin.
Sherif-John Buck.
District Attorney.-Philip S. Noon.
County Commissiomers-P Peter j. Little, Jno.
Campbell, Edward Glass.
.Tredsurer-lsaac Wike-
Poor House Duectors-George Mccullough,
George Delany, Irwin Rutledge.
Poor House Treasurer-George c. K. Zahm.
Aulitors-William j. Williams, George G.
K. Zahm, Francis Tierney.
County SurUeyor.-Henry Scanlan.
Coroner. William Flattery.
Mercantile Appraiser-Patrick Donahoe
Sup't. of Common SchooLs-J. F. Condor.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
The Davenporis OuidOne.

A correspondent of the London Morning
Post says that the Davenport "manifesta-
ton" of tying and untyiDg is an old trick
among the Indians of the northwest coast
of Am-rica. He was travelling in Oregon
in 1S44, and met a certain Thomas NJ
Kay, who had been in the Hudson Bay
Company's service This NJ Kay told the
following story of an adventure of his
some years before =
"Ihere was a camp of the Nisqually
Indians near ours, aud among them was a
famous medicine men, or conjuror as you
would call him. That chap could tell
everything that was going to happen for
hundred years to come, believe so
Mr.. Ogden determined to consult him
Well: we all went to his lodge, which was
made the same as the Sioux made theirs,
with poles covered over with buffalo skins.
the shape of a sugar-loaf, about twelve
feet across and twelve feet high, and at
the top of it he had got parcel of bells
hung. There was nothing in the lodge
when we went in, only him squatting In
the middle OF it, and bundle of buffalo
robes lying against the wall Of the lodge
These we afterwards lifted up, and we're
sure there was no one hid under them
Mr.. Ogden told him we had come TO con-
suit him as great medicine man about
something that we wanted to know. He
was almost naked, having nothing on but
an old buffalo robe over his shoulders and
a cloth about his loins
"After Mr.. Ogden had spoken, he went
Al Ia 1P
which he called making medicine : and
then, although it was perfect calm, not
& breath of wind moving, the lodge COM
menced rocking violently from side to
side, at times almost lying prostrate, as if
it we're blown down by gale Of wind,
and then rising up and going down on the
other side, and all this time the bells
changing and clashing and making te--
rible row; then all of sudden everything
became perfectly STILL aud he told US to
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17

had for many days been anticipated, but
when actually accomplished, the remain
der OF the class were surprised and cha
grined.
This triumph greatly encouraged the
boy Daniel, and ho renewed his efforts
with his books. He did not doubt that
there were many boys in the class as smart
as himself, if not smarter; and he looked
with some anxiety to the next quarter
The day arrived, the class was mustered,
and Mr. Emery stood before it. The
breathless silence was broken by these
words: "Daniel Webster, gather up your
books, and take down your cap"
The boy obeyed, thinking he was about
to be expelled from school, but sorely
troubled as TO the cause cf such calamity.
The teacher saw this, and soon dispelled
the illusion. He said:
"Now, sir, you will please report your.
self to the teacher of the first class and
you, young gentlemen, Cunning TO the
Glass; take an affectionate leave of your
classmate, for you will never see him
again"
That teacher is still living, is a man of
distinction, and was ever a warm friend Of
his distinguished pupil.
In his fifteenth year, he was permitted
to spend some months with one Of the
more prominent clergymen of the day, the
Rev. Samuel Woods, who lived at Bos-
cawen, and prepared boys for college at
one dollar week for tuition and board.
During his stay with DR.. Woods, he was
apparently very eelectful Of his academic
duties, but never failed 10 perform ali his
intellectual tasks with great credit. On
proper to give his scholar Daniel scold-
ing for spending too much of his time on
the hills and along the streams, hunting
and fishing, but still complinented him
for his snIartness. The task assigned to
him for his next recitation was one hun
dred lines Of Virgil aud, as he knew his
master had an engagement on the follow-
ing morning, an idea occurred to him,
and he spent the entire n ght poring over
his books. The recitation hour fually
arrived, and the scholar acquitted himself
of his hundred lines, and received the tu-
tors appreciation.
''But have few more lines can re-
cite" said Daniel
w ell: let US nave tnem, repled tne
doctor; and forthwith the boy reeled off
another hundred lines.
''Very remarkable" said the doctor
'tyou are indeed smart boy"
But [ have another hundred" said
the scholar, ''and five huodred, if you
please -
The dactor was Of course astonished,
but. bethinking him Of his engagement,
he begged to be excused, and added
"Dan, you may have the whole day for
pigeon shooting"
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
Daniel Webs(er'S Childhood.

Children are very apt to forget two
things. They are apt to forget that all
great men were once children, aud that.
while they themselves are young, they are
laying foundations for the iuture. 1t is
exceedingly interesting to look back upon
the history of suc!r men as Daniel Web
ster, and see what he was about-what he
was thinking of, wha. he was doing, how
he was occupying his time-when he was
a schoolboy. The first time Mr.. Web
ster's eyes fell upon the Constitution of
the l nited States, Of which he was said
to have been the chief expouLder aud de-
fender, it was printed upon cotton pock-
ct handkerchief, according 10 the fashion
of the time, which he chanced to stumble
upon in country store, and for which he
paid, out OF his own pocket, all the money
he had-twenty-fv cents; and the even
ing Of the day he obtained this copy was
wholly devoted to its close and attentive
perusal, while seated before blazing fire,
aud by the side Of his father and mother.
What dreamer on that night, in the wild,
est fight of his Imagination, could have
foreseen the result of that incident, and
marked out the career Of that New Halnp-
shire boy!
When Daniel was abou: seven years
old, his father kept house of public eu-
tertainment, where the teamsters who
travelled the road we've in the habit Of
obtaining dinner and feeding their hor-
ses and it is said that the incipient ora
tor aud statesman frequently entertained
his fathers guests by reading aloud out of
the Psalms Of David, TO the infinite delie ut
Of his rustic listeners. Indeed, it was
customary FOR the teamsters TO remark, as
they drew up their horses. before the
Webster House, "Come, lel's go in aud
hear Psalm from Dan."
a few days after Daniel had entered
Exeter academy, he returned to his board
ing-house in the evening ir desponding
mood, and told his friends that the city
boys were constantly laughing at him be-
cause he was at the foot of his class and
had come from the back woods His
friends endea7ored to cheer him by ex-
planning the regulations of the school,
telling him that the boys would soon tire
of their unhandsome conduct, and that he
ought to show himself above their foolish
ness. Mr.. Nicholas Emery, who was the
assistant tutor of the academy, was also
made acquainted with young Webster's
troubles, and as he had the management
of the second and lower classes, he treated
his desponding pupil with marked kind
ness, and particularly urged him to think
of nothing but his books, assuring him
that all would come out right. This ad-
vice was needed, and at the end of the
first quarter, Mr.. Emery mustered his
class in line, and formally taking the arm
of young Webster, he marched him along
from the foot to the extreme head of the
class, exclaiming, meanwhile, that that
was his proper position. Such an event
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17

nA- The problem o. suspending life by
freezing seems to be accumulating data.
Perch and mullet have been carried from
Lake Champlain to Eastern cities, frozen
perfectly solid, and on being put into tub
Of water have come to as lively as ever
A female convict in Sweden is in ice on
experiment. A man was found lately in
Switzerland, who gave signs Of life after
being frozen for niue mouths. The pow
er of stopping while the world goes on
may be the next wonder. Ice houses may
soon be advertised with comfortable apart
ments for skipping an epoch, or waiting
for the next generation.
DdT A young pupil il the non-resistant
school of philosophy was once elected to
the Legislature, Of course from one of the
interior counties. True to his principles,
he drew up bill abolishing all punish
ment for crime, and then prepared anoth
er prohibiting people from committing
crime!
g@ A policeman, on night duty, says,
"1t seems to me that with many young
men the most approved method of wind
ing up the night is reeling it home"
nA- The coal fields of Pennsylvania
have yielded on an average, two hundred
and thirty thousand toas of coal per week
for the last three months.
r@- Capt. Speke, the traveller, is said to
have been accidentally shot in September
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
EBENsBURG BOR. OFFICERS

AT LARGE.
Justices of the Pedce-David H. Roberts
Harrison Kinkead.
Burgess-A. A. Barker.
School Directors-Ahel Lloyd, Phil s. Noon,
Joshua D. Parrish, Hugh Jones, E. ]. Mills,
David j. Jones.
EAST WARD.
Constdble-Thomas j. Davis.
1o1cn Council-J. Alexander Moore, Daniel
u Evans, Richard R. Tibbott Evan E. Evans,
william Clement.
mspectors-Alexander Jones. d. o. Evans.
Judge of Election-Richard Jones, Jr.
Assessor-Thomas NJ. Jones'
Assistant Assessors-David E. Evans, VIM.
D. Davis
WEST WARD.
Constdbte-William Mills, Jr.
loun Council ohm Dougherty, George G.
a. Lahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Shoe
~aker, James S. Todd.
Mspectors-G. w. Oatman, Roberts Evans.
1udge of Eection-Michael Hasson.
assessor-James Murray.
As'tstant tAssessors-Willam Barn es. Dam
sC, Zahm
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17

An ODD REvELATIoN.-Int the rebel
papers appears a proclamation from j eff.
Davis, as President of the Confederate
States, recommending the people of those
States to celebrate the annual festival of
thanksgiving on the 10Th inst. This is
fer no particular event connected with
the war, but is stated in the preamble to
the proclamation TO be in accordance with
custom, which renders it proper Hthat the
people should from time to time assemble"
&c This festival of thanksgiving is a
purely Northern institutions emanatiue
from that hated New England which JEFF.
and his followers want so badly to leave
.:out in the cold.' Yet here we see the
rebels themselves, shut out from all asso-
citation with the. North, and warning des.
perately for separate nationality, paying
homage to the force of Northern customs.
President Lincoln issued his proclamation
lately, fixing Thursday, 24th inst, as the
usual day of thanksgiving, and no sooner
was it received at Richmond than JEFF.
by issuing his proclamation.
fixing Wednesday, 10th inst, for thanks.
giving He could not exactly coincide
with President Lincoln, of course, but he
came as pear to it as he possibly could
The people of the North ought to Be
proud that the cavaliers of the South thus
copy after and initiate their ''customs."
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
8.
The Sisters.


They were two sisters: one was fair,
with yellow lights in her waTy hair.
The otter was dark, and in her eyes
Lurked the sultry fire of Southern skies.
They both had lands, these sisters two,
Broad IN extent and fair to view.
With towns and cities. on hill and plain.
And rivers which flowed to greet the main.
The fields of the one with wheat and corn
Swayed In the breath of the wind at morn
Her sons at the plow aud anvil stood,
Ut welded the ak in the shady wood.
She built great ships, that over the seas
Sped on the wings OF the ocean breeze
Fleets of these in her ports found room:
Her rae orles hummed with the busy loom.
Ihere men and women. early aud late,
Labore0 to earn the bread thev ate
Her children flocked to her schools TO learn
knowledge profound and Wisdom stern.
In the autumn months, she stood in the field.
Laden with fruits OF the harvests yield.
Ia granaries built thro' long years of peace.
ohe gathered the wealth OF the earth's in.
And the winds which blew from her snowy
hills
Were not more free than her peoples wills.
The swelling slopes of the Other shone white
with cotton blooms IN the hot suns light.
Under the shade of ancestral trees
Her sons and daughters lived at ease.
The dusky bondman, stalwart and strong.
Toiled in the fed the whole day long, 80
Hard an sinewy were his hands,
His muscles were like to iron bands.
A modern Samson il strength was he,
Shorn Of his glorious liberty.
Sometimes patient song of toll
Fell from his lips as he titled the soil.
Sometimes at night his yearning ewes
Turned to star in the Polar skies.
And hungry longing for Freedom gave
Wings to the feet of the dusky slave.
Eut pltiless bIood-hounds on his track
With their deep mouthed bayings drove him
back.
In the foul nlarket-place he stood,
The bondman sullen and stern of mood,
And like chattel was bought and sold
A human being, for so much gold
Dozen the ricer :-afar on its wave,
What are wife and child to the slayet
III.
Then rose on the air a sudden cry.
l. ke thunder rolling along the sky.
From the burning lips of the North it cams.
Eebuklng her sisters sin and shame
Stronger the dread tornado blew.
Darker the gathering tempest grew.
la senate chamber and halls of state.
Loud and long was the hot debate
IL
A man for his prudence noted wide.
But she of the South with fierce replies
Flashed defiance out OF her eyes.
Then shouts of War on the winds went
WAR from the South, and War from the
North.
The trumpets blew, and the loud drums beat:
The dumb earth quaked with the tread of feet.
To-day the cannon thunder loud
And; yonder, see the battle-cIoudI
To-day earth's altar-steps are red
With the precious blood of heroes shed.
Look on those swelling mounds that rise
They are ii nations sacrifice.
May it atone in Gods just sight
And wash our garments snowy white
And kiudle in the East a ray,
The dawn of a broader, purer day
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17
ERENSBURG Nj AILS.

MAILS AIlIlIf Il
Eastern. daily. at l2l o'clock, A. NJ.
Western. a.. at 124 o'clock, A. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Eastern, daily, at O'Clock; +. ~
Western. at o'clock, ?. NJ.
nag~The mails from Butler, Indiana, ,Strongs-
town &C. arrive on Thursday of each week,
at o'clock, P. NJ.
Leave Ebeusburg on Friday of each week,
st A. II.
aea. The mails from Newman's Mills, Car
rolltown, &C., arrive on Monday, "Wednesday
and Friday of each week, at O'Clock, +. NJ.
Leave Ebens burg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at o'clock, A. NJ
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-25
Islands of Volcanic Origin.

Since the 2Sth Of June, 1881, an island,
successfully graced with the names Of Ferd!-
nand, Graham, Hothan, Nerita and Julia,
has several times appeared and disappeared
off Palermo, and is now on the point OF get
ting above water again. There is no doubt
that this curious phenomenon is attributable
to volcanic agency; nor is this the only in
stance of the kind on record. In the neigh
borhood of the Philippine Islands, and on
other points OF the Chinese waters, small
islands occasionally rise and make their exit
again without attracting much notice. OF
this the Paris Pdtrie relates the following
curious instance:
A German skipper, Captain Hilmachert
who had passed many years OF his life IN
those parts, and knew every shoal and sand
bank within a hundred miles Of the Chinese
coast suddenly, about twenty years ago, dis
covered an island which he was perfectly cer-
tain did not exist on that spot before. He
took his soundings, determined the latitude
and longitude, sailed all round it, and found
that il was from twelve to fifteen miles in
length and breadth. There were several
spriugs of fresh water on il, and it consisted
Of the richest pasture grounds imaginable.
Captain Hilmacher instantly returned to
Europe, recruited 4 number Of German emf
grants, bought all kinds Of seeds, agricultural
implements, poultry, and cattle, set out again
for this new Eldorado, and i'll a couple OF
wears there might be seen on the desert island
a fourishing village, fields waving with cprn.
meadows peopled with oxen, goats and sheep
everything, in short, that might constitute
thriving colony. This happy state Of things
lasted about five years, when British mcr-
chant vessel unexpectedly made its appear
ance. The captain and crew expressed their
astonisEment at finding European commu-
nity in such an out-of-the-way place, entered
into an amicable intercourse with the colon
lists, and gave them quantity Of brandy in
exchange for their produce. This unfortu-
nate circumstance pr owed the ruin Of the
COLONY; drunkenness grew into habit, In
subordination was the consequence, and one
fine day poor Captain Hilmacher. who had
hitherto ruled his little kingdom with great
wisdom, was obliged TO make his escape IN
boat to avoid being murdered. He succeeded
in reaching vessel which took him home
again there he easily obtained command Of
ship, which he took care toproride with
plenty of arms, for the purpose Of Furnishing
his unruly subjects and make them repent Of
their ingratitude. He set sail, bt oun arri-
wing within the latitude where his island had
once existed, he was astonished to hnd the
place empty; not yestige Of land was to be
seen the island had gone as it had come.
Had the catastrophe occurred so suddenly as
to preclude all possibility of escape This
is what Captain Hilmacher never learnt.