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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-15
NHIS WAY FOR LORETTO, CHEST
NEW TAILOR SHOP.

NJ EW TAILOR SHOP
L The undersigned having opened out "a
Ia'foriug establishment over the store room
formerly occupied by Evans & Son, respect-
fully informs the public that the business
VIII there be carried on in all its branches
All work will be done in the latest style,
with neatness and dispatch, and on the most
reasohaole terms. - D j. EVANS.
Etensburg, Nov. 5, 1863
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IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS During
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, Sd, 4th, 5th, 9th and 7tb Oc-
tober next, the semi-annuai meeting of the
Cambria County Teachers Institute will
be he'd at Summitville, one mile from
Cresson station, p. RR. 1t would be well
for all teachers throughout the county to
be in attendance, inasmuch az there will
be good corps ef drill-masters and lectu-
rers on various educational topics present
Duriag the sitting Of the Institute, an
examination of applicants for professional
certificates will be held The applicants
Will be such, and only such, as hold GER
hhcates averaging one and one-balf or
better. Besides the more usual branches,
the examination will embrace the rules
fer Spelling, Phonetics, Principles of Ell
Ocution, Punctuation, Theory of Teaching,
and Physical and Mathematical Geogra-
ply. The County Superintendent is ma
king commendable effort to increase the
standard of both provisional and profess
sOnal certificates, and should. in this
effort, receive the support Of all right
minded people. -
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ErcH1Nas.-Last week the Dem. 6 Sent.

I LTCHINGS.-LastW week the Dena G Sent
could find room to print full FIVE columns
OF intensely stupid endorsement of the
Chicago Convention and sLittle Mac"
and couple of other columns on indiffer-
ent subjects, but we search It's length and
breadth in vain for word of cheer to those
brave men who left this place two weeks
| ago in Capt. Litzinger's company for the
| wars Indeed, the bare announcement of
their departure does not even appear =
How is this? Is the Chicago Convention
OF more moment to the readers of the
Dem. d Sent than the going-out from
among us Of many of our best citizens?-
Was the failure to give "the boys the
benefit OF paragraph cut direct to both
them and the cause wherein they engaged,
and intended as an insult? Or was it all
an unintentional omission on the part of
the Dem. d Sent. ? These are questions
which those readers of the Dem. cc Sent.
having friends in the company will do
well to ask themselves. Miss Martha
Taylor, daughter of Hon. George Taylor,
died at Shade Gap, Huntingdon county,
on the 29th ult., in the 25th year of her
age. Hon. Louis w. Hall, of the Blair
district, was nominated for reelection to
the State Senate last week The Altoona
Tribune says that Mr.. Johnston, the Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress, is ga very
clever and agreeable gentleman, with
philosophy enough in his composition to
take defeat in the proper spirit, as un-
doubtedly such fate awaits him." That's |
the latest news from away from home....
The majority of the visitors at Cresson |
Springs, taking exception to the extreme
ly cold weather we have been enjoying
here on the mountain of late, have depart
ed to their respective homes. That gay |
retreat will soon be a banquet-hall desert
ed, its lights all fed, its garlands dead,
and all but the landlord departed T.. The
Dem. DC Sent. thinks it would be wise
arrangement to change the relative posi-
tions of Mr.. Settlemoyer and Mr. Barker
oa the Union ticket, and run the former
for Congress and the latter Cor Poor House
Director. Thank you. Itwoud scarcely
be a wise arrangement in the Democracy
Of Cambria county to trade off Col. Hasson
md get veritable jackass to ''run" the
Dem. 6 Sent, for a jackass of necessity
must eat hay, and hay this winter is going
% be $50 per ton-much dearer in pro-
portion than the bread the Col. will eat.
)n the score of economy, if nothing else,
he Col ought to be retained, at least
IN ti1 sprino
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The immortal j. n Free writes Ms
''as ne will visit Ebers5urg to-day (Wed-
aesday,) and Wilmore tomorrow, to expa-
aase on "Truth and Union" He should
N welcomed with outstretched arms.
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For CoNGREss.-RL l.. Johnston, Esq,
OF Ebensburg, was nominated for Congress
On the first ballot by the Democratic Con-
ference of this district, at Huntingdon, on
Thursday last. Like Abraham Lincoln,
Dir j. is a self-made man, and has "hoed
his own row" through life, and his NOM
nation, like that of Mr. Lincoln, is the
spontaneous recognition by his party
friends of that great worth and ability
which has SO distinguished him and raised
him above the level of the masses. An
other marked resemblance we discover be-
tween Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Johnston con-
slsts in that both are most inveterate
and determined punsters and story-tellers.
Personally, Mr.. j. is fine fellow: social
y, he is good fellow; intellectually, he
IS rare fellow; politically, he is an il
Inherent fellow. Personally and socially,
ne would grace any circle into which he
night be called upon to enter intellect
uaIly, nc is fit for Governor; politically
well, he voted for Woodward last tall,
snd will most likely support the Chicago
a.omlnees, platform and all, this campaign.
we bespeak for him hearing.
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NUrs TO BE CRACKED.-By reference
to the printed proceedings of the Dem
Co. Convention of Blair county, held al
Hollidaysburg On the 1st INST, we find
that resolution was 'read and unani.
mously adopted" to the effect that the
said Convention do regret that "private
business" compels Hon. A. MAllister,
representative from this district TO Con-
gress, to withdraw from pubic life" In
other words, they regret that Mr.. MA.
refuses to become candidate for nomina-
tion and reelection, in which case we
are led to inter he would have been &C.
statically declared the choice of the Dem
.ocracy of Blair county. Was this resolu-
tion offered and adopted as a direct. insult
to r. L. Johnston, Esq, who was subse-
auently declared the choice of the Con-
yention? Then why this attempt to make
him play Hsecond fiddle" to Mr. Malls
ter by putting him before the people as
"the next best man 2" BY the way, when
We are on this subject, less than three
months ago the Johnstown Democrat vio-
ently assured its readers that Mr. MAl-
lister was no Democrat, in that be invari-
ably cast his vote in Congress with ''the
infdels of New England in their every
effort to destroy the Union and Constitu-
ton," but, on the contrary, that he was
an "Abolitionist" What does the DEM
ocrat think of this endorsement by his i'm
mediate constituents Of Mr. M'Aflisters
"Abolitionism 2" And ought not the
Democracy of Blair county to be ashamed
Of themselves to go and endorse hale
fellow well met of the New England inf
dels and destroyers of the Union and the
Constitution? An early answer is respect
fully solicited.
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THAT MEETING.-The Democratic
mass meeting held here on Tuesday was
small in Plumbers but great In enthusiasm.
About three hundred Of the ''unterriieG"
only were present. The speakers were
Messrs. VIM. II. Witte of Philadelphia,
Potts ofJohnstown, State Senator Wallace,
r. L. Johnston of Ebensburg, ard Cyrus
L. Pershing of Johnstown. The purvey-
ors of gingerbread and small beer did a
good business throughout the day.
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A ToRNADo.-Jackson township, this
county, was visited by a most terrific
storm, accompanied by rain, on Saturday
night last. Trees were uprooted, fences
blown down, and the corn and other stan
ding crops leveled to the earth 10y the
ferceness of the wind Our informant
says he has seen no storm of equal vio-
lence during a period Of many years
Strange to say, no other section of the
county appears to have been visited by
it. Here, distance of four or five miles
from Jackson, we experienced none Of the
effects of it beyond slight shower of rain
lasting only few minutes.
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Not to mince matters, he keeps a
I FIRST CLASS COUNTRY STORE.

where anything or everything person NAV
need or desire can be obtained
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~ STATIONERY
WHOLESALE AND RETAyL
The subscriber invites the attention of N.
puo!ic, and of Country Merchants especially
TO his large assortment of -. - 1870
SCHOOL BOOKS, 8
WRITING & LETTER PAPERS
ENVELOPES
BLANK BOOKS,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
STATES. and 5.
STATIONERY of all kinds.
A complete assortment of MIJSJea ROOFS
caa only be found in the city at the subscri.
ber's. # o"S0ii-
All goods sold at the lowest wholesale cash
rates. III - - S'"Nte tte SHSn SSaSn
80 Asg Can ana ID, examine before buying else
where. CHARLES C. MELLOR,
81 Wood ST.
Bet Diamond Alley and 4th St.
ausf ~ oo4-on J. - g-fr- q. -PITTSBURG
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SAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT-PERsoNAL-o soL-
DIERs-THE PICNIC-DEDIcATIoN OF cArHo
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-15

Theatre, and took seats in q private box.
The box was soon filled by other visitors,
but Maggie paid no particular attention to
them. After remaining in the box until
O'Clock, the door was opened by Mitchell,
who inquired of the girl: II am going to
York-will you go with mes" She re-
piled, in half sporting manner, $ don't
know"
Mitchell then putting from his pocket a
revolver, aimed it at the girls breast, ex-
claiming: "Then Ill be the death of
YOU" The ball took effect in the girls
breast. She screamed, but the sound of
her voice had scarcely attracted the atten-
ton of the audience, before a second ball
entered her head, and the girl fell from
her chair dead. A third shot was fired,
but it did not take effect.
There were ten persons in the box at
the time, but the whole affair was over be-
fore any one could interfere. Officers sta
toned in the building Immediately ran to
the box, and officer Sparks, who first en-.
tered, encountered Mitchell, with the pis-
tol still in his hand. His first exclamation
was-"Kill me-she is dead!"
Mitchell was at once taken to the Gen.
trail Station house, where he stated that
his family lived in WilmingtOn-that his
name was Mcguire, and then turning sud-
denly to an officer, he inquired is she
dead ?" Some one replied, emo" His
response was, swell, l loved her as l
loved my own life, and for her die-tel-
egraph to my father
Although under the influence of liquor,
Mitchell was evidently aware of the full
force of his language and the character of
the deed he had committed. The by
ISLANDERS prevented him from making any
further admissions while in his somewhat
excited state, and he was placed in cell.
The body of the deceased was also
brought to the Central station. As before
stated, she is German by birth, although
no indication of her parentage can be OBJ
served in her face. She has no relations
in this city She is said to have come
from Schuylkill county, where her parents
reside. Upon her person was found the
following letter, addressed her by the
prisoner:
PHILADELPHIA, March 80, 1861
My Dear Maggie:-I embrace this oppor-
tunity of writing you, to inform you that l
lcdNc lOT OOluulOuS tO-InOTTOW. 1 WOulu uOC
wrote until left in York, but met one of my
friends at the depot, and send money by him
until get home. had not time to get down
to give to you, as thought l would write
letter, and enclose money in it.
Don't let any of the heiffers around there
know any of yours or my business. Keep
everything to yourself As soon as arrive
will send you the same amount. l direct the
same as you told me. So be sure, go every
day to the Post Office
l have nothing more TO say. only be -
sure you drink nothing strong. for you know
I am opposed to that more than anything else.
Accept the love and best wishes OF your most
ever-lOving and most faithful friend,
WIN. HOWARD MITCHELL.
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sion of Pennsylvania takes place. it is in.
tended by the Oonfederates that their ar
my shall remain in that State for some
time; and not only live on the fat of the
land, but also make use of systematic
measures for obtaining at least ten thou
sand of the best horses in the State.
1t may seem strange that such expecta-
tions are held by the rebels, but l know of
what speak, and events will show that
these plans have been thoroughly matured
and the most desperate efforts will be
made to put them into execution.
HOW THE REBELS GET NEWS FROM WASHING
TON.
l need not tell your readers that the
Confederate authorities at Richmond con-
tinue to receive early and accurate infor-
nation of all that passes at Washington,
and this too, not merely with what is open
and public, as the doings of Congress and
the movements of troops, &C., but also
with regard to what is secret, and in re-
gard to matters that are studiously kept
from the knowledge of the loyal people of
the North. 1t is positive fact, and as
sad and shameful as it is certain, that the
decisions that are arrived at in cabinet
meetings, and the plans which are decided
upon at the White House are in many cases
known in Richmond within three days after
they are matured. Through what chaos this
news passes it is not for me to say, for I
could only conjecture. But know now
that all the ccntraband goods, medicines,
papers, and letters, which certain female
recently took into Dixie's land, under the
flag Of truce, did not do one-half the harm
to the Union cause, and were not one-half
as valuable to the rebels as something else
which she carried, something which was
impalpable to the senses, and which would
have escaped the vigilance of the most
lynx-eyed official, even if she had been
searched at Fortress Monroe. True or
false, the rebels boast that the secrets of
the White House are no secrets to them,
and never have been. What plans of our
generals have miscafried and been rem
dered abortive, at the expense of the USE
less sacrifice OF thousands of brave soldiers!
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FROM HILTON HEAD.

Steamer Blown Up by Rebel Tor
pedO.-Four Men Drowned and
Baggage of Three Regim ents Lost
$50 Loyal FlOrida.''
NEW York, April - The steamer
Western Metropolis, from Hilton Head the
9th, arrived this afternoon.
The Palmetto Herald has Florida adj
vices of the LIST.
The steamer Maple Leaf, while returning
from Jacksonville and Pilatka on the 1st,
struck rebel torpedo, which exploded,
tearing off the steamers entire bow, and
sinking her in ten minutes. Two firemen
and two deck hands were drowned. The
passengers, sixty in number, were safely
landed. Baggage all lost, including that
of two or three regiments.
a reconnaissance On the I'd on Jackson
vile road resulted in a skirmish with rebel
pickets, five miles from Jacksonville.
The enemy retiring captain of Geor-
gia regiment came in and took the oath.
Loyal Florida was being organized.
Dates from Pilatka Sd state that ten of
our pickets have been captured, but all
was quiet there.
Eleven men of ''eOrgia regiment and
thirteen horses were recently captured
above Pilatka.
The Maple Leaf was owned in Boston.
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THE LATEST
WASHINGTON NEWS.
S"fe Oh Ten-FOrties...The Florida
~s'er.--GillmOre Responsible...
treason Debate In the House.
BY TELEGRAPH.

S"Ho Va Aen.FOrttes...The Florida
Dlsaster---tsillmore Responsible...
treason Debate In the House.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Tha sales If
the ten-forty bonds exceed all expecta.
tons. The recent demand reaches the full
capacity Of the Department to supply them.
Tie amount of sales reported to the De.
partment to-day was $4,000, $50. The to-
tai amount reported during the last fonr
days was 81, 100000.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE report of
the Committee on the Conduct of the War
in reference to the late Florida disaster
says that on the 18th of September last
Gen. Gilmore addressed Gen. Halleck,
proposing to send force to operate in that
State, in order to recover her territory, cut
off the rebel source of supplies, and in
crease the number of colOred troops.
On the 22d Gen. Halleck replied, au
thorizing him to undertake such operations
as he might deem best.
On the 22d of January Gen. Halleck
wrote: "The matter is left entirely to
your Judgment and discretion, with the
means at your command. If it Is expected
w SiVO al OuClOU W COCCOu, VI plOLuOto JllO
enlistment of colored troops, it may result
in advantages sufficient to justify the ex-
pense; but simply as military operation,
l attach very little importance to such an
expedition"
Gen Gilmore urged in reply, occupa-
ton, afford an outlet for cotton and other
products, prevent the rebels from obtain
ing supplies of beef and establishing Rail.
road communication elsewhere by seizure
and use of the rails of the Fernandina
IL St. Mary's Railroad, obtain colored
recruits, and inaugurate measures for the
speedy restoration of Florida to the Union.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The interest in
the treason debate in the House intensi-
ties, if possible. A vote will be taken to-
day, and the Republicans will sit late to
attain that result. 1t may, however, go
over to Monday.
There is great military activity in this
vicinity. The weather is fine. @
The Tax bill will not be reported till
Thursday, owing to the fact that the House
does not sit tomorrow.
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Congressman Voorhees, and Governor
Seymour.
A STATEMENT BY THE FORMER.

WASHINGTON D. c., April L. 1861.
TO the Editor of the Cincinnati Commercial.
My attention having been recently called
to an article said to have first appeared in
your widely circulated paper, making a
very serious charge against me, addressed
letter to Governor Seymour, of which
the iollOwingis copy:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
march "a, 1864
Hon. Horotio Seymour, Coye,nor of New York
DEAR SIE-The Cincinnati Commercial in
its editorial columns, has gravely charged that
l visited you some time ago for the following
purpose "TO bring a pressure upon him
(you) to take the lead in northern insurrec-
ton, but was exceedingly disguised because he
% did not find MIR. Seymour ripe for rebel
Will you be kind enough to state whether 1
ever. directly or indirectly approached you in
connection with such a subject.
Pardon Inc fU. troubling you. but the author
itative form in which this calumny has been
put forth, seems to demand attention.
Very truly your Obedient servant,
D. w. VOORHEES,.
To this have a reply, of which the fol-
lowing is copy:
STATE OF New YORK, ExEcUrIvE DEp'r,l
ALBANY. March 30, 1864. {
24!h, in which you state that it is charged that
you visited me for the purpose OF inducing me
to take the lead in a northern Instruction.
l cannot imagine what could have given
rise to any statement SO absurd and unfOunded,
as We never had any conversation or cOmmuni-
cation of any kind, direct, or indirect, relating
to such subject Truly yours,
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
Hon. d. W. VOORHEES,, Washington, d. c.
Will you do me the Justice to publish
the foregoing correspondence, and thus, as
far as it now remains in your power, cor
rect the very injurious mistake into which
you have been led? If your charge was
true, would be an unfit person to live in
this government, aud would leave it with
out delay. Would it not be we'll for the
editors OF papers of such extensive inhu-
ence as yours to be somewhat careful in
making unfounded statements which mar
rowly concern mans lite, liberty and
honor? Your Obedient servant,
D. w. VOORHEES,
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

second in rank in the army, and who had
been the chief founder of the party that
had elected Mr.. Lincoln President, was
simply atrooious; and we shall be sur
prised if he does not yet make its authors
bitterly repent. He may not be elected
President, but he has friends, and is not
without influence. Even Mr.. Lincoln,
when it is too late, may discover that he
has made q blunder, not merely got off
joke. General Fremont is not politically
dead or dying, and he may yet assist at
the political obsequies of the men who
have sought to kill him.
TRUMAN SEYMOUR.
An outcry has been made against Gen.
Seymour for his disaster at Olustee, Flor
ida, and some have supposed he failed be-
cause unsound on the negro question.
Gen. Seymour is, and always has been, a
decided anti-slavery man, as he has as
sured US with his own lips, and is brave
and loyal man, and an able officer. We
shall not blame him till we know better
than we now all the facts in thecase.
BUELL..
Our Generals should have none to fight
but those in front. Great injustice has
been done to excellent officers by outside
criticisms. For ourselves, we believe Gen.
Buell. has been made to suffer unjustly by
unprofessional criticisms. He is a loyal
man and an able officer, whom the service
can i'll spare. He did not carry out the
anti-slavery policy in his department, but
did the administration ever order him to
do SO? or would it have permitted him to
do SO at any time while he was in COM
mand of the Department of the Ohio?
Cannot his failure be explained by other
causes than his disloyalty or lukewarmness
in the national cause? He has, it is said,
southern wife. So has the President,
besides being a southern man himself
GRANT.
We know not whether its expectations
will be met or not, but we cannot see that
government could have acted more wisely
than it has done in placing the whole army
under Lieut.. Gen. Grant, headquarters in
the field, and in retaining Gen. Halleck at
Washington as Chief of Staff If the Presi-
dent will now leave the management of
military matters to the military authorities,
and exert the whole power of the civil
administration to sustain them, and to
facilitate their operations, we think there
is reasonable prospect of success. Let
Gen. Grant be the real, not merely the
nominal, Commander-in- Chief, and let the
President be content to regard himself as
civilian, and the Chief Magistrate of the
Republic. Gen Grant may fail, but, if he
does, let him bear the responsibility We
have great confidence in him, as we have
in Gen. Halleck, who deserves not the I'M
popularity he seems to have. He is where
we wish him, and where he can still render
services to the army and the country of
the highest Importance.
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Pleasing Kelniniscence.

{, GORGE THOMPSON recently delivered an
address at Springfield, Massachusetts,, in
the course OF which he quoted extracts
from the editorial articles of the Spring
field Republican, ON the occasion of his
coming to lecture in 1851, written to pre-
pare the popular mind for his reception +;
also from placard appended to an efigy,
hung for the Sunday edification of the citi-
zens, which was gratuitously published in
the Republican, and which was intended
to carry out the reception ct rstnoDies in
the spirit of the editorials. OF the latter
the following are specimens
Men of Hampshire will you allow an Eng
lish serf to come among you, and create civil
war by continuing agitation now happily dis
posed of by our Government?
Americans! countrymen of The murdered
Emmett, of Mitchell, of O'Brien, turn out and
drive this miscreant from our soil: for your
brothers blood cries against him for vengeance!
Here is the conclusion
,Fellow-citizens, be at your posts. The moral
strength of the community is with us let the
physical be present.
Let your cry be-, America, and home for
oil! Union and vigilance against the machine.
tons Of despots. saf