The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-02-04

lately SnOI IN MlInln county. It measured
eight feet and six inches from the nose to
the end of the tail, and weighed 500 lbs.
Isaac Morrison, convicted of numbering
a man named Higgins in saw-mill in
Clearfeld county, has been. sentenced to
imprisonment for seven years and six
months in the Western Penitentiary...
rat set house on fire in Lewistown some
days ago by nibbling matches. Mr.. Ed
ward Dever died near Blairsville on the
9th ult., after having attained the extra
ordinary age of log years. Hon c. L..
Pershing, of Johnstown, is popularity spo-
ken of as the next Democratic candidate
for Governor. They couldn't speak about
better man. &C w Easily, late the local
editor of the Altoona Vindicator, has gone
to Erie, to take charge of the local depart
ment of the Observer newspaper of that
city "A newspaper, called the Ne,os, has
been established at Mount Union, Hun
tingdon county, .Ex-Sheriff Higgins, of
Blair county, is dead. 1.-The Republican
committee of Blair county last week ap
pointed delegates to the next Republican
! State Convention, and instructed In favor
of Governor Geary for denomination. The
! Lewistown Gazette says that woman IN
that town lately gave premature birth to
FIVE perfectly formed and one imperfectly
formed children-all dead....Wm. Dent
the conductor charged with causing the
death last summer of a young man on the
Hollidaysburg branch railroad, was last
week tried for manslaughter by the Blair
county Court and acquitted. The wealth
er has been extremely cold for several
; days...A man and two women were arres-
ted in Altoona on Saturday last, charged
with stealing the sum of 1000 from
parties in Indianapolis, Indiana. man
named Bodge was run over by the cars at
Perrysville few days ago, and was killed.
The present number of The AUeghnniasa
concludes the first half of Volume g.
LEGIsLATIvE.-The bill introduced in
the Legislature touching the salary of the
Commissioners and Auditors of Cambria
county makes provision for an increase of
the pay of those officials to So per diem
Perhaps this increase is necessary, but the
prevailing impression is that the Commis-
sioners and Auditors are now well paid for
the work they perform.
A bill has also been introduced regula-
ting the costs of justices of the peace in
cases of appeal
! CAMBRIA County FIRE INSURANCE.
Co.-The newly elected board of Directors
of the Cambria County Mutual Fire Insu-
rance Company met on Tuesday evening
and effected the following organization:
President, John Williams
Secretary, Reese j. Lloyd.
E!cecuti0e Committee, Edward Roberts,
Isaac Crawford, John Lloyd ae-
agents, John E. Roberts, Ebensburg
Evan Roberts, Johnstown
DIED-On Saturday last, at the resi-
dence of his father, in Ebensburg, Mr..
James Collins, aged about 46 years The
deceased was well known throughout Cam
bria county and other parts of the State,
and wherever known was greatly esteemed
for his amiability and sunny, genial tenn
perament. His memory will long be kept
green.
FLoUR.-Ourreader in quest of good
article of -four, will find their wants amply
provided for at the cheap grocery of M.
l.. Oatman. He claims to be doing the |
largest business in this line in town. He
keeps none but the best.
LEOPOLD Il Bro, at the Oak Hall |
Clothing Store, Johnstown, are now offering
their large and superior stock of overcoats |
at 20 per cent. cheaper than the same can be |
bought elsewhere in Johnstown. Remember |
you may lose bargain by not visiting this
establishment first.
PEOPLE are beginning to see the advan-
tage of buying their groceries where grocer
les are made speciality,-thus getting not
only the cheapest but the best the market
supplies. NJ. L. Oatman keeps the best and
only frst-class grocery in town.
Dry GooDs.-The cheapest dry goods
store in Johnstown is kept by L. Mayer, on
Main-st., Opera building. The attention of
those who desire bargains is directed to this
cheap store. One price to everybody.
TIME-Time waits on no man-unlike
our up street neighbor, G. T. Roberts, who
takes sneciaI delipht in waiting on any and