The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-03

made to procure special tram to bring
up the Johnstown delegation, and that
Gen Harry White, our candidate for State
Senator, will be present and address the
meeting.
LOCOMOTIVE LOOSE ON THE Noun
TAIN.-The Altoona Tribune of last week
says: On Saturday last, as one of the en-
gines which had assisted in taking an Ex-
press passenger train up the mountain,
was returning down the mountain, at reg
ular speed, the break chain of the tender
gave way, whereupon the engineer revers-
! ed the motion of his engine, and In doing
so Knocked out the cylinder heads, thus
leaving tie nachine without any means of
checking its speed Being freed from all
restraint, on a grade of 50 feet to the
mile it gained velocity at each revolution
of the wheels, and soon attained momen-
tum of sixty miles an hour, at which time
the engineer and fireman bid the concern
good bye, their action being accelerated by
the fact that the engine was rapidly near
ing the rear end of a freight train, and
there was every prospect of q smashing
time. When the engine and train collid-
ed, some three or four of the freight cars
were badly damaged, as also the engine
Had the freight train been standing still,
instead of moving at ullspeed in the same
direction as the engine, the destruction
would have been much greater.
JOHNSToWN ADVERTISEMENTS
direct attention to the advertisement on
this page of Messrs. Wood, Morrell & Co,
Johnstown This firm has the largest
mercantile establishment in Western Penn
| sylvania outside of Pittsburg, and does a
most extensive business Country dealers
can buy there at wholesale probably as
cheap as in the large cities.
Mr.. W. T. Altfather, Main ST., Johns
town, is manufactures of and wholesale
and retail dealer in cigars, tobacco, snuff,
&c. We have sampled his stock, and
know it to be A. 1. Dealers in these ar
ticles in Ebensburg are recommended to
give him trial. See card.
The card of the First National Bank of
Johnstown is printed in this paper. This
is an old and reliable banking house, and
does a heavy business. Mr.. Ii. j. Rob
erts, formerly of Ebensburg, is Cashier.
BURGLARY-On Monday night, the
p. r. r. station-house at Cresson was
broken into and despoiled of number of
books, quantity of cigars and tobacco,
and some other articles-the property of
the news agent at that point. Two men
were seen in the vicinity at late hour of
the night, under suspicious circumstances,
but they made off before the fact of the
burglary had been discovered, and have
not since been heard from.
The GRANT CLUB.-An enthusiastic
meeting of the Ebensburg Grant Club
was held in the Town Hall on Saturday
evening last. The assemblage was ably
addressed by Geo. NJ. Reade, Esq. The
next meeting will be held at the same
place on Saturday evening of this week,
and will be addressed by Samuel Single
ton, Esq. The Club is gaining new mem
bers every day.
The PITTsBURG COMMERCIAL.-Thi
journal came out on Monday dressed in a
new typographical suit from top to toe-
The Commercial is the largest and most
enterprising daily in the State, and as good
a vehicle of news as any paper in the coun-
try. We wish it continued prosperity.
DR.. JOHNSON SAID: 'Young man
study while you are young" We advise
all Young persons to get an education.-
You can get more for your time and money
at the State Normal School at Edinboro
than at any other institution known to us.
OYsTERs.-Mr. r. R. Thomas will
serve up the first oysters of the season at
his saloon, on High street, this (Thurs-
day. evening, They will be fresh and
fat, and the public are invited to call pay
their respects to them.