The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1865-02-16

Train West.
DAMPHooLs AND RAILROADs.-The
question above all other questions that
used to agitate the public mind was, Have
we a Bourbon among us?" Latterly, this
has given way TO another inquiry, of like
magnitude and mportance-"Have we a
Damphool among us ?" The ''us'' in the
latter instance Of course has especial ref
erence to EDensburg and the people there
unto appertainiDg.
We think we haze Damphool among
US; and, not to be tedious about it, we of
fer as the grounds wEereon We oase this
belief "squib' which appeared in last
weeks issue of the Dem. & Sent. AS
follows
THE BRANCH RAILRoAD.-This Branch
Road comes into town on some Saturday
evenings, and then leaves us and we don't hear
OF its arrival again for some time
The Branch Road" means the Ebens-
burg & Cresson Branch Railroad and
when this Road "comes into toWn," it
comes into Ebensburg. The members of
the f. & c. RR. Company will be glad to
hear that their Road is possessed of the
power of picking itself up and transport
ing itself, at will, into and out of town.
For, should it ever become a aon-paying
institution, which the Fates forbid =
it will be gratifying to know that, through
the exercise of this power, the Road, in
and of itself, will ultimately be able to
nate both ends meet.
sit was kept open these other winters past
without much difficulty
More snow has fallen the present win
ter, accompanied by sevcrer storms Of
wind, than during the entire period Of
existence OF the Road
-"and was getting along very well, but like
every other small institution in our midst, it
had to be made political machine Of
Like the County SuperIntendency, tor
instance, and the Stewardship of the Poor
House:
-"Had the Republican party let the Road
alone, and went in for the benefit of the COM
munity and themselves, would have the
Road in full operation this winter well as
heretofore
This is a bold charge, to the effect that
the Clerk of the Weather is Republican,
and has blocked up the Road at the insti-
cation of his "party." Or does it mean
that he is a Democrat, and has visited this
afliction upon us as rebuke for misman-
agemcnt with regard to the Road?
--''No Democrat interfered with the running
Of the Road
All Then this settles it: the Weather
Clerk is a Republican. As accredited
mouth-picce of the Republican party, we
hereby rcpudiate that parsonage. We
disown him: We take him by the nape
of the neck and the straps of his boots,
and unceremoniously kick him out into
the cold The Republican party cannot
at this late day afford to falsify its record,
and become identified with an attempt to
place an embargo upon any industrial IN
terest:
-"by trumping up charges against employees
on the Road, and having them dismissed be-
cause they did not come up TO their political
standard
The key to this is that an employee of
the Road, doubtless for good and sufficient
reasons, was lately relieved from duty,
and another, Of tie same political 6clief
placed in his stead.
-''Now when the Road is stopped for the
time being, we trust the Republican party of
this town are gratifed.'
Very much gratifed, we assure you!
If the Road had not been "stopped," it is
possible the question whether we have
Damphool among us mightneve have been
fully determined. Now it is settled-we
know we have Damphool among US, and
we further know he is at present editing
the Dem. & Sent. Very much gratifed,
indeed
DISCHARGED FROM ARREsT.-The fin
ding of the courtmartial in the case of
GonE II 81 d.