The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-10-22
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
JoHNRTowN April II, 1869.

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To the Editors of The ALeshaniaa
--latest telegram, hip hip hurrah ! the
Governor has signed the court bill" were
the words legibly inscribed, in unmistaka-
BILE characters, and large proportions, upon
the bulletin board in front of the tele-
crap Office in this city, few evenings ago;
with rapturous JOY we read and re-read
this brief but comprehensive, to US and I'M
portant sentence Our hearts were thrilled
to their innermost recesses, as we grasped
the friendly hand offered to US, congrstu-
lating each other and Ill the world, npon
the final success of our project. We are
| to have court, was the language, which
gently flowed from every lip, and conscious
of our greatness, and the magnitude Of our
triumph, we retired to our couches, and
were soon oblivious to all surroundings |
1t is true, Messrs. Editors. that we as
pired to higher. and more prominent meas
ures, that of being the county seat. but we
cheerfully agree to the truthfulness Of the |
old saying, ''that half loaf is better than |
no bread" We accept the situation for
the present, and when the auspicious hour
arrives for opening and organizing the
said court, we shall usher it in. with sound
ing of trumpets and Examinations in honor
of the event, SO that all the world may
know we have a court.
Much of the success of the bill is un-
doubtedly due to the untiring energy, in
fuence and eloquence of our various COM
mittces who had charge oft. Their efforts
may never be fully appreciated or reward
ed, yet the consciousness of having accom-
plished work so great and against so
much opposition from your citizens, will
be its own reward, and the toll endured,
the sweat freely poured, the sleepless nights
riding on the rails, the dollars spent
and frequent disapointments, will all be
forgotten in the contemplation of our bright
future.
With all these pleasant fancies in our
' minds, there arises thought within US,
t that tends to mar our joys, dampen the
fervency of our rejoicings, embitter our
, cup of pleasure, and detract from the glo-
f ry and greatness of our triumph; it is this,
that all our labor ended in receiving or OBJ
r tanning only what the citizens of Ebens-
# burg were willing to grant US, and some
o uncharitable, sober sided, unaspiring old TO-
o gies go SO far as to say. that the strong op-
h position, powerful fees, weighty arguments
?. and influence looming up before our eyes
# were purely imaginary, that our court is
d but crumb thrown from your table. This
may all be true, and have learned as
corroboration of this fact, that one of your
N citizens while on a visit to the State Cap
y itol, simply asked the bill postponed few
days for consultation, it was done. after
'e which it was permitted TO pass. Who know:
/ if he asked its defeat, it would also bt
OF done
Now, Messrs. Editors, you cannot con
ce ceive how it rorries us to think for mo
IN ment that your village, with population
of about thirteen hundred, paying a loca
tax OF about six hundred and fifty dollars
equal to fifty cents each, should absolutel'
a. control cur city, with a population o
a twelve thousand, paying local tax o
~ twenty-five thousand dollars, equal to tw,
dollars each; can you not see that loca
. taxation should give us a pre-eminenc
'; over you? This may require an effort on M,
~ part, to show you, that in the end ma,
prove truitless; hence I will not attemp
al it.
40 AS the end of all things must come, s.
ed must the end of my correspondence, will
N. this simple announcement-We are t
err have court. Yours, PYTHIAs.
r. CoMING.-A fresh and elegant stock O
:. groceries will be opened the latter part O
10 this week at NJ. i. Oatman's cheap store
> Go and examine prices and quality.
LEOPOLD & BRO, of Johnstown, keep
great variety Of
eh Clothes to fit the little boys
he Aged from three 20 ten
Clothes to fit the bigger lads
And clothes for gIown-up men.
he Clothes to fit the short folks
To- To fit the lean, the tall;
And clothes to Fl the corpulent
lS. At the GREAT OAK HALL.
gh JoHNsTowN.-Of all the dry good
to stores in Johnstown, none compare wit
bt. that of L. Mayer, who, by the way, is one
T. the most clever and accommodating men
deal with that we know Of The great q,