The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-02-13

Chief Clerk IN the Land Once at 11dIfls-
burg, was in town from Saturday till
Monday. The Eb. & Cresson Railroad
was showed up for few days, lately, but
is now in full tide of successful operation
along its entire length. Patrick Duggln,
husband of the woman killed by the rail
road accident at Mill Greek, has died from
injuries received in that disaster....The
town of Altoona has become city- At
special election held on Saturday last,
the qualified voters of that place annufled
their borough charter and declared IN ia
vor Of city corporation....AV vocal and
instrumental concert in aid of the new
Catholic church of this place will be CIV
en- in the Court House, Ebensburg, on
Monday evening, March 2d....Mr. Chap
man has severed his connection with the
Teachers AdUocate, and is succeeded by
Mr.. A. G. johnson, principal OF the
Johnstown schools. The freeman favors
the nomination of Messrs. Davis and Lin
ton as the Democratic candidates respec-
lively fox Auditor General and Surveyor
General These names may possibly be
recalled as belonging to the unsuccessful
candidates for the Offices named two cleo
tions ago. The Freeman does not say SO,
but we infer that it is believer In the
theory that eels become used to being
skinned.
MURDER TRIAL.-The trial of Samuel
Hull for the murder of Charles H. Par
ker was commenced before the Westmore-
| land county Court on Thursday OF last
week, and was concluded on Tuesday OF
this week. 1t will be remembered that
Parker was conductor of the JohnstoWn
accommodation train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and was stabbed to death by
Hull, who was passenger on the train,
at Ninevah station. The jury: after an
absence OF about six hours, returned a
verdict OF "guilty of murder in the second
degree" The murdered man, with his
family, lived at Conemaugh. The muir
derer is said also to have resided in the
southern part of this county.
IMPORTANT ARBITRATION.--1he case
of Mr.. John W. Easily and others against
the Building Committee of the new Cath
olic church of Ebensburg was arbitrated
at Cresson on Saturday last, before Messrs.
Reese Jno. Lloyd, j. Alex. Moore, and
E. J. Mills, arbitrators. The suit was
instituted by plaintiffs to recover wages
claimed to be due them for carpenter work
| done on the new Catholic church edifce.
Claim contested by defendants on the
ground that the work done was imperfect
and not up to contract. After a full
hearing of the case, the arbitrators award
ed plaintiffs judgment for $4,000.
~ WILL Nor Be UNDERsoLD !"-
These words constitute the business motto
of Mr.. 7. W. Williams, proprietor of the
Ebensburg Stove and Tinware House,
If anybody imagines that he does not live
up to his motto, let him give him a call
when he will find that Tom means all he
says, end more-that he will not only not
be undersold himself, but that he will
undertake to undersell ali others in his
line os business. Try him.
| n. Y. TRIBUNE-1S68.-Those wish
ing to subscribe for the New York week
ly Tribune will find it to their advantage
to subscribe through Mr.. G. T. Roberts
who is raising a club for the same. The
subscription price is s1,20 per annum
including postage. As an evidence of Its
excellence and popularity, We may here
say, that some seventy copies are received
and distributed by Mr. R. every week.
BLAIR COUNTY CRIMINALs.-The
Sheriff of Blair county took the following
delegation of criminals to the Western
Penitentiary last week: Wash Isett
sentenced to eight years Imprisonment
for rape; Edward Simms, sentenced tc
: four years Imprisonment tor larceny anc
assault; and John Williams, sentenced
to one year and three months imprison
ment for larceny.
THE ELECTIoNs-The borough anc
township elections come off tomorrow
Freemen, are you prepared to do you
duty at the polls? Are you naturalized
Are you assessed 4? Have you due appre
citation of the tremendous issues at stake