The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-22
OUR .JoHNSToWN LETTER.

MAN KILLED ON THE RAILRoAD-THE ''sTRIKE" |
OF THE HEATERs--PERsoNAL, &C., &c.
JoHNsTowN, March 10, 1866
A brakeman named James Wilson was
Instantly killed on the Pennsylvania Rail
road near Hillside, on Wednesday last,
by falling from the deck of freight car |
while the train was in motion. A num- |
Der of cars passed over his body, mang
ling it in terrible manner. His remains
we're brought to Conemaugh for interment,
where a wife and family are left 10 mourn
his sudden death.
The strike Of the heaters at the Mill
is still in progress, and only portion of
the works are in operation. The "Hea-
ters' Union" claim to have $4,000 in
their treasury, and they declare that they
will not resume work until their alleged
grievances are satisfactorily adjusted;
while on the other hand, the managers
appear determined to "run the machine
without the assistance of the heaters.
Quite number of employees are thrown
out of employment by the existing diff
Guilty.
Capt. S. B. Bathurst, whilom school
teacher in this place, but for the past
year doing duty in Texas as Captain of
the 1O5th Colored Infantry, paid our
town a brief visit last week. The Capt.
has been in service over three years, enlist
ing as private in the 54th, and promoted
as above. His many friends in this 10
caEty were glad to see him.
St. Patrick's day-the Irishman's 4th
of July-passed off quietly in towr. The
weather was bitter cold, aud consequently
the sons of Erin were compelled to cele-
brate the day within doors. Rev. Browns
lecture came off in the evening, and was
we'll attended. ~. II.
ETcHINGs.- The Pittsburg papers state
that the reward of $500 offered by the
Commissioners of Cambria county t>r the
arrest of Buser and Houser, the murder
ers of Misses Polite Paul and Cassie Nun
day, has been paid over to Chief of Police
Hague, of Pittsburg, who was mainly in
strumental in effecting the capture of the
two men The "Mansion House" build
inc in Altoona was burned to the ground,
with It's contents, on Wednesday last.
Last week, on Wednesday, we made men
ton that the weather was warm and
pleasant, and that the voice of the robin
and 5luebird was heard in the land
This week, on Tuesday, the ground is
| covered with snow to the depth of several
inches, and the sleiging is excellent,
! Four prisoners made their escape from
the Indiana Jail a few rights since. Col.
Robt y M'Coy, of the Executive Depart
ment at Harrisburg, was in town on Mon
day....A pauper named Patrick Collins
| died at the Poor House on Sunday He
was aged about so years. The "fitting"
customary at this season of the year has
commenced. Mr.. Thomas Callan, Of the
| hotel on the southwest corner of the Dia-
mond, removed 20 Loretto, with his house
hold effects, on Tuesday. ID ames Morris,
convicted in the Cambria county Court of
rape six years ago, and sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the penitentiary,
has been pardoned by Gov. Curtin.
SENTENCED.-Jacob Blackjack, con-
victed at our late Quarter Sessions on the
two charges of bigamy and riot, was SEN
fenced by the Court, On Wednesday last,
to do penance for his crimes by paying a
fine of FIVE dollars and the costs of prose
cution and undergoing an imprisonment in
solitary confinement, at labor, in the
Western Penitentiary for the term of one
year, for the first offence, and by paying a
fine of five dollars and the costs of prose,
cution for the second. Sheriff Myers
removed the prisoner to his new quarters
on Monday.
"CREDIT"-Did our readers ever no.
| tice that the letters composing the word
"credit' constitute the initials, in regu-
| lar order, of the words, "Call Regularly
Every Day-Pll Trust p j. NJ. Thomp-
son, of the P. o. Store, Ebensburg, does
| not do a credit business, but sells exclu-
| sively for cash By buying large stock
of goods in the city at time, and paying
| for the same cash down, he is enabled to
sell, for cash, considerably cheaper than