The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-07-22


The Blair eoun ty Jail will be com
pleted in a few days.
R9There were nearly one hundred
deaths from cholera infantum, IN Brook
lyn, last week.
Re- An Illinois gentleman, who has
farm of 10000 acres, has 5,0O0 acres In
corn, and 5000 acres in wheat, all IN
very fine condition.
Hg- An individual named Richard
Loucks has been creating a sensati on In
Lancaster and Harrisburg by personating
Geu. Lorgstreet, of Confederate fame.
Fl was wiued and dined and ARE sted in
both places. On Monday he was dis
charged from prison at Harrisburg, after
PRAYER in his behalf by clergyman
present in the police court. Loucks prom
ised to reform.
E2- The Democratic Convention whict
met in Butler on the 9th of July, nomina-
led the following ticket: Assembly, w. G..
Bryson, Of Sunbury, and e. A. Imbold, !,
OF Saxonburg; Prothonotary, George II
Graham, OF Fairview township; Sheriff,
Harvey Osborne, of Penn township; Regis
ter and Recorder, Arthur J. Turner, of
Jefferson township; Clerk of Courts Fer
dinand Reiber, of Butler borough; Com
missioner, Andrew Barclay, OF Middlesex;
| Treasurer. Eli S. Fleeger, of Clay township;
| Auditor, Hiram w. Mcclure, of Worth
| township; Coroner, DR.. Benjamin Pearson,
/ of Centerville.
nsa. The Ohio State Temperance Con-
ventIon met ar Man> field and nominated a
full State ticket. j. 4. Ineersoll was
mated for Governor by acclamati0n
for Lieutenant Governor, Or. Wardsworth,
OF Cincinnati; Judge of Supreme Count,
referred to State Executive Committee
Treasurer OF State, Thomas Edmundson,
of Clark county Attorney General, j. A
Sumner, OF Summit county; Member oi
| Board OF Public Works, l.. b. Silver, oI
Colum biana. All were nominated by ac
ciamatiou. After the election OF dele
gates to the Chicago National Conv eution
the Executive Committee, &c, the Con
vention adjourned.
s9 Tulare Valley, in California, il
famous For It's foe productions. A loca
paper says 'We have long boasted ol
having the largest tree in the world,
live one of the Eashiagton Giydmttca spe
cies, measuring over forty-two feet in di
ameter, and would turn out over 1900,
600 feet Of lumber without cutting ava,
the limbs aud a fallen one partly decay
ed, that according TO the best calculation
sould have measured fifty odd fee :, wAeI
green. In addition to this, we now claim
20 have the largest oak tree In the State
measuring three feet from the ground
twenty-eight and one half feet in circum
ieToc,e. The tree stands near the roat
leading from Farmersvl,e to Tule river.
ra- Pollard's History of the War
just published, is a highly enteraiDin:
work, end gives as complete an insid
view of the GoufedeTacy end Of the mer
who ran and ruined /, as oon:d be desired
Perhaps the most interesting point which
Mr. Pollard's book really contributes t
prove is that the whole rebellion was the
work of few pirators, who establjshe'
, a despo,ism at Richmond, aud who uset
all the resources of tyranny to mantai
| themselves and to carry On the war, bu
silhout the hearty support of the people
The rigor Of conscrip'ion vas incompara
blv more severe and more necessary a
= Richmond than at Washington Th
people were driven into the army by force
and the very Gem nsander-in-C Chief, Gen
eral Lee, carried on the war colGly as
= painful matter Of business, regarding SO
l cession rs i mistake from the beginning
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