The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-10-22

The boys of the Assistance Fire Compa-
ny have greatly improved their engine
room, on Washington street, lately, by
adding a wing of about twenty feet square
to the main building, and by erecting
belfry and hose tower. Taken altogether,
it presents very neat appearance.
l take pleasure in announcing that Mr.
L. Mayer, proprietor of the renowned New
York Dry Goods and Millinery Store of
this place, has returned from New York
He not only brings with him large and
choice stock of dress and millinery goods,
but has also made arrangements to have
regular supply of goods direct from the
leading houses of New York during the
season. On Thursday last, there was
grand opening of these splendid goods at
his salesroom, in Parke's building, Main
st. The display of goods surprised all who
witnessed it. Do.
LETTER FROM OUR UBIQUITOUS CORRESPONDENT
HE DESCRIBES MIDNIGHT COUNCIL
EBENsBURG, Oct. 19, 1869.
To the Editors of The AHeghdnian
The Happy Family seem to have set
tied down since their late labors, in the
north of the county proved SO disastrous
to the principles they advocated. Should
| they resume their unfinished feats OF
craftsmanship, the Republican party will
have no trouble in carrying the county by
an overwhelming majority for Grant and
| Colfax
/ vas much amused, after the late cleo
ton, to hear of midnight council held
in Ebensburg by the Family. The H
s., surrounded by his posse, severely lee
tured his young and sapheaded statesmen.
Said he ''F-, you were drag on US all
over the North. 1t was utterly impossi-
BILE for us to persuade any sane man to
vote for you. The Democracy certainly
made mistake in nominating you" F
got in bad humor at this, and replied !:
''You knew that if you didn't nominate
me, you would have to nominate the other
F., and that, you know, would be worse,
| if possible But 1 think we had more
than this to contend with. Here was
G. abusing everybody, and talking eter-
nally of the finances of the country, of
which he was as ignorant as sucking
dove He made fool of himself wherev-
er he went" c. insisted that they had
no right to blame him. ''The great trou-
ble," he said, "was this, that the people
did not like the way in which certain Co.
Offices are managed, and the present in
cumbents thereof were drawbacks to the
success of the party. 1t would have been
better to have left the D. and the c.
at home" The D. all lJWed that if the
Chairman of the Co. Com. had done as he
promised, viz, controlled the South of the
county, and the s., as he promised, had
controlled the North, all would be well
but it would have been better if majori-
ty of the Family had stayed at home and
left the whole campaign to be managed by
the people. Then again, L. was not
very much of a favorite he wouldn't
spend any money, nor treat, nor anything,
and the impression was general that il
there was any chance for an election, he
would not have been nominated.
In this plain way of reasoning, the
Family whiled away the greater portion Of
the night, and after the council broke up
am outsider would not have imagined that
a single wave of trouble had crossed their
peaceful breasts. REX.
| Song nG the EEannV Family