The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-07-28


an inmate of Mount Pleasant Hospital,
Washington city, arrived here last week,
on a brief furlough. His wound, altho'
still painful, is rapidly healing, an1 in a
few weeks doubtless will be quite well.
We hope SO, for the Sergeant is brave
soldier, genial companion, and good
fellow generally. Last week we noticed
the burning of the steam saw-mill of
Mcssrs. Pryce and Griffith, located in
Cambria township. This week we have
to chronicle the total destruction by fire
of like establishment belonging to
Messrs. M. nj. Adams & Co., near Cres-
son, this county. The flames, we under
stand, were communicated to the building
at night, in the absence of the workmen,
by sparks waited from a neighboring
woods on fire. The loss is estimated at
S2,OO0....By htter received here, we
learn that Lieut.. j. Nixon Kinkead, of
20. Nj, 18th Pa. Cavalry, was among the
number of Federal officers captured at
Gunpowder Bridge during the late rebel
raid into Maryland. He succeeded in
making his escape from his captors, how
ever, in precisely the same manner that
General Franklin achieved the same feat,
to wit, by watching his chance and "scy-
ugliEg" when the gray backs were stepped
in slumber. Lucky boy l...AA the work
men in the Johnstown Tribune Office have
enlisted and gone to the wars with the
one-hundred days men, thereby leaving
the editor in quandary as to how he is
going to get his paper out after this
Patriotism, generally speaking, is good
thing, but patriotism carried to the length
of necessitating the discontinuance of the
publication Of as staunch and sound
journal as the Tribune is something the
reverse of good. From almost every quar-
ter We have reports of woods and fields on
fire and burning unrestrainedly. In this
county, the track Of the devouri1g ele-
ment was marked and widespread. Much
damage has undoubtedly resulted there
from. 1t is to be hoped the rain of Mon
day, which SO efectuaily dispelled the
drouth oflong standing affecting US, also
put a quietus on the flames. See adver-
tisenent of Ordinances for Ebensburg
borough in to-day's paper.
ARE You EXEMPT?-Elsewhere in to-
days paper we print an advertisement of
the Provost Marshal requesting persons
claiming exemption from the approaching
draft on the grounds of physical disability,
unsuitablcness of age, or alienage, to come
forward, establish their claims, and have
their names stricken from the rolls. This
is matter that snou!d be attended to, for
IN the proportion that four names are
stricken from the rolls is the quota Of any
reduced one. TO bring the
matter more fully home-the number of
names enrolled for Ebensburg borough is
about 100; one in four of this number
would make our quota under the five hun
lred thousand call 25,N which number
must he forthcoming; whereas if all the
were stricken off now-and they
night just as well be stricken off now as
lot, for they will be rejected after the dra
md the deficiency made up from the
excess drawn-we arc confident our quota
gould not be more than 20. Is not the
abor richly worth the pains?
DRAFT MATTERs-The examination
# drafted men for this county under the
draft of July 6, was made
lere last week. The result may be briefly
ummed up as follows: A majority of the
reported in person; about one
lalf were exempted for this, that, or the
ther; some six or seven were held to
ervice, and the balance paid Communication.
Another supplementary draft to ill def
iencies will be made on next Friday,
18th Inst, when one hundred per cent.
xeess will be drawn.
For One HUNDRED DAYs.-The fol- |
owing are the names Of the officers of the
company which left Johnstown one week
so: Captain, W. j. Jones; 1st Lieut.,
Cd. B. Purcell I'd Lieut., Theophilus l..
Ieyer. This company is known as Co.
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