J LI f iSlli Fiftf.sivrer'.n a.- irTCIIIASO'Y. I WOULD RATIIER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Heney Clay. . VOL. 1. ALLEGHAMAN" DIRECTORY. LIST OF POST OFF1CLS. Vu.it OjTu-es. Post Masters. Districts. Beau's Creek, Joseph Uraham, Yoder. IJethel Station, Joseph S Mardis, Blacklick. Ciirrolkown, Benjamin Wirtner, Carroll. Chess Span;", Dual. Litziuger, Chest. I'ressun, John J. Troxell, Washint'n. Eluusburg. M. C. M'Cague, Ebensburg. Fallen Timber, Isaac Thompson, "White, tl.illit.'m. J. M. Christy, Gallitzin. Glen Council. J jseph Gill, Chest. Hemlock, v.i. M'Gough, Washt'n. Jolinstowu, H. A. Boggs, Loretto, U'm. Gwinn, iliiu-ral Point, E. Wissinger, Minister, A. Durbin, Johnst'wn. Loretto. Conem'gh. Munster. IVrshing, Francis Clement, Conem'gh. i t;niiiie, .vnurew j. r erra! rtusi ban. liDSei.inu, o. . Uowman, rt. Augustine, Joseph Mover, Sc i'.p Level, George Conrad, Soiiuian, B. M Colgan, Simiuierhill, Wm. Murray, White. Clearfield. Richland. Washt'n. Crovle. .Siiminit, Miss M. Gillespie Washt'n. Y.'ilinore, Andrew Beck, S'nimerhill. CIU'RCIIES, MIXISTEUS, &c. J'rts'jiftrinn Rev. D. Harbison, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at 10$ o'i lock, and in the evening at 2 o'clock. Sab !u:'u School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer meet in;,' every Thursday evening at 6 o'clock. ( t!i'(li.t Kpiscopal Church Rev. J. Shaxe, Pr.ai her in charge. Rev J. M. Smith, As sistant. Preaching every .Sahbath, alternately a; lu o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the tvi-mnir. babbath bchool at 9 o clock. A. M. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Welch Independent Rev. Ll. R. Powell. I'aitor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at I' o'clock, and in the evening at 6" o'clock. S.ibliath School at I o'clock, V. M. Prayer wi-etiiig on the first Monday evening of each mmth ; and on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday eveuing, excepting the first week, iu each month. Calvinistic Methodist Rev. John W1LI4AMS, Pa.itor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 2 0 o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. . triples Rev. Wm.Lloyo, Pastor PreacU la? every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock. Particular JiaptistsRKY. David Jkskins, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 3 o'clock. Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Catholic Key. M. J. Mitciikll, Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning at 10$ o'clock anJ Vespers at 4 o'clock iu the eveuing. EREXsssnir; mails. MAILS ARRIVE. E.istern, daily, at 12 o'clock, A. M. U,t.Tii, " ut 12 J " A. M. MAILS CLOSE. K.i'terii, daily, at Cj o'clock, A. M. Ur.-t.iu, at tj " A. M. SCVThe Mails from Butler,Indiana, Strongs ton ti. Ac, arrive on Tuesday and Friday of -i-h week, at .r o'clock, P. M. Leave Kl'ensburg on Mondays and Thurs days, m 7 o'clock, A. M. KJThe Mails from Newman's Mills, Car rolltown, &c., arrive on Monday and Friday of cm h week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebenabur? on Tuesdays and Satnr- !.vs at 7 o'clock, A. M. Post Office open on Sundays from 9 to lu o'clock, A. M. 1iAiLR0.il stiBi:niLi:. WILMORE STATION. Wen Express Train, leaves at 9.45 A. M. Mail Train, " 8.48 P. M. fi.24 P. 31. 10.00 A. M. C.30 A. M. E.v;t v Mail Train, ' Fast Line, ,.. - , 11 11 COIXTY OFFICKRS. Judnes of the Courts. President. Hon. Geo. Taylor, Huntingdon ; Associates, George W. 'iiey, uicnara Jones. Jr. Prothonotary. Joseph M'Donald. Clerk to Prothonotary. Robert A. M'Coy. Register aud Recorder. Michael Hasson." It'PuUl Reaister and Recorder. John Scan- Inn. Sheriff. Robert P. Linton. I'eputy Sheriff. George C. K. Zahm. J'ttrirt Attorney. Philip S. Noon. Countu Commissioners. John Bearer. Abel Lloyd, David T. Storm. Clerk to Commissioners. George C. K. Zahm. Counsel to Commissioners. John S. Rhey. Treasurer. George J. Rodgers. Poor House Directors. William Palmer. David 0 Harro. Michael M'Guire. Poor House Treasurer. George C. K. Zabm. Poor House Steward. James J. Kay lor. Mercantile Appraiser. Thomas M'Connell. Auditors. Kees J. Llovd. Daniel Cobaucrh. Henry Hawk. lounty Surveyor. Henry Scanlan. ' oroner. l'eter Dougherty. Superintendent of Common Schools -S. B. M'Cormick. tni:sniR iior. officers. Justices of the Peace. DavM ir i!ni.i.ric Harrison Kinkead. ' Hurgest. John D. ITughes. town Council. Andrew Lewis. Joskiia. D 1 arrish, David Lewis, Richard Jones, Jr., M. S. llarr. Clerk to Council. James C. Noon. P'lTouijk Treasurer. George Gurley. Weigh Masters. Davis & Lloyd. School Directors. M. 0. M'Cague, A. A. Ijarker, Thomas M. Jones, Reese S. Llovd, t-lward Glass, William Davis. Treasurer of School Board. Evan Morgan. Constable. George Gurley. Tux Collector. George Gurley. Attestor. Richard T. Davis. J" -h of A7rr,Vn.l)avid J. Joneo. David H. Roberti, Daniol O. EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1860. OBIGIWALPOETRY. Written for The Allegiiasiak. Tlie Old Wooden Church. Half hidden it stands, that old frame church, Decaying, ruined, alone, Where the wild birds 'mong the green leaves perch, Where the mosses for years have grown. Great cobwebs creep o'er the windows low, And broke is the quaint brown door; While shadows creep o'er the clanib'ring vines, And sleep on the dust- floor. But pastor and people where are they? The grave stones answer you, "passed away." The tall grass waves o'er the woodland path, And the wild flowers bloom as lair As they used to do, when the worshippers thronged Up to that house for prayer. The stand where the Bible once had lain, Is a home for the flying bat, And the high-backed chair is-covered with mould, Where the good old pastor sat. And the sentinel oak that guarded the door Has goue like the rest, forevermore. Ten years ! ten years ! seems a long, longtime, Since I sought that grand old wood With a burning cheek, and a wandering eye, In that oh, frame building stood. I remember the lightning's blinding flash, Aud the thunder's threatening roar And the heavy fall of the sentinel oak, That guarded the old church door. I remember how frightened I Avas that day, When the storm swept part of the wall away. 'Tis past I both the storm and j carshave passed, But that building frail and old Still keeps its place on that vine-clad hill, 'Neath the poplar's wealth of gold. To a splendid church on the village green, The modern worshippers go ; While over the olden villagers The long fringed mosses grow. Half shadows creep round the graye-stones old, And each coffin for years has been wrapped iu mould. There's the same for us ail there's a f pot of ground, ; There's the coflin, the bier, and the shroud; Alike for the peasant, alike for the peer For the gifted, the brave, and the proud. How can ye dance on o'er the yawning grave, While but green turf covers your tomb, And the sexton stands to throw it aside He cares not how, or for whom ? Dance on dance on ! ye thoughtless and gay With the nest fleet breath yc niaypass away. O, to think, to think how the worms will crowd By hundreds into our bed, How the bright dark eye that sparkles with mirth, Must close with the sileut dead How the brow will pale, and the eye grow dim, When the dread king adds to his sheaves. Aud they'll carry the form to the grave-yard old, And lay it beneath the leaves, Where the violets whisper 83 they grow, Ye must sleep like the rest of the dead below. January 12, 1CC0. Jennie. SrKCiMEXS or I-loquexce. As a spe cimen of Yankee eloquence, take the fol lowing speech made by a famous Tulip Seminary orator, who, referring to the land of the bowie-knife and the repudia tor, asks : "filiall Arkansas somnambulate in drea my indifference, her fertile soil, her flow ing rivers, her diversitied minerals, beck oning onward, aud crying out iu mute muniliecnce, progress and advancement ; while above and beneath her the roar of mighty nature, struggling in the potency of her omnipoteuey, bids onward, and around her everywhere the noise of the hammer of enlightened advancement trum pets the onward ami the upward march of the world ? Echo of course cannot but answer, No !" Another speaker asks in the course of his speech in the Missouri Legislature : "What do gentlemen want? Is corn so dear and hoecake so sweet as to be pur chased only at the price of having the State garrisoned by our enemies? Forbid it, Jeremiah ! Po you want the institu tions of your State reduced to the condi tion of affairs away down iu Georgia, where a plantation consists of two over seers and one nigger ? (Applause.) As the poet says, "I'd rather be a long, man my, strange, yeller dog, with a bob tail, and bay at the moon," than not to say, this is me own, mc native State. (Great applause.) And I will defend her insti tutions as long as grass runs aud water groM's." (Renewed applause.) S5u Mock turtle calling a husband my deur in public, and you brute in pri vate. fc SELECT TALE. A Sew Year's Story, "A happy New Year to you !" had been repeated over and over again. The costly presents, always exchanged upon such oc casions, had been duly admired, and the family of Mr. F. sat at the table in the el egaut breakfast parlor, the very picture of home enjoyment. Everything within the mansion bespoke immense wealth ; while one could not fail to perceive that each purchase, aud every arrangement, had been directed by what is still more desirable, but, alas, more rarely found than wealth a pure artistic taste. The table service, though tar less showy than that used by many of their neighbors, was, to the glance of the connoisseur, worth five times the amount of that which others imagined made their table so resplendent. The father, though past the prime of life, had a heart-warm smile and a beaming eye, which never could grow old ; while the mother (he affirmed) had grown more beautiful during each succeeding year of their married life. Two daughters and two sons graced the side of the table, such "olive plants" as any one might feel pride in seeing shoot up beside him. In the in tervals of eating, the elegant annuals, which were amftng the New Year's gifts, were examined by some of the part-, while the others discussed the arrangements for the day, and commented upon the expec ted callers. "Sister, I know one gentleman who is coming here to-day," said George. "Do you ? who is it V inqired Blanche, and in spite of herself the color deepened on her cheek. "Mr. Chamberlain." "Pshaw !" was her involuntary excla mation. ''Of course he will be here ; he always does come when we keep open house." . "She was in hopes you would have said 31 r. St. John," cried Willie, laughing; "but I guess he will come too, siss, for he never took his eyes off you at the concert the other night." "You stupid tease," retorted Blanche, "what do I care who looks at me ?" A loud ring at the door startled them. "Can it be time for calls?" and "how we look !" exclaimed the two girls in the same breath. "Don't run, it's only the carrier with the New-Year's Address," said George, peeping through a window. "Fudge! he need not come here; we don't want any of his trash." "O, yes, let us sec what he has," said the father, "and at all events encourage the boy by bu ing some of his addresses ; tell them to bring him, in here, George." The young ladies tossed their pretty heads when the printer's boy came, and his coarse dress and awkward manners con trasted strangely with the elegance around him ; but his frauk, open countenance greatly pleased his host, who bought a copy of his little tale for each member of his family, saying, as he passed them around, "Another New-Year's present for you." The piece of gold which he passed into the boy's hand caused a thrill of pleasure not to be mistaken. "You must be cold, my lad," he said ; "take a seat here by the fire, and taste some of Mrs. F.'s cakes and coffee. A happy New-Year's to you. Be always industrious, honest in word and act, and you may become a dis tinguished man, and arc sure of being a lioppy one," was Mr. F.'s parting advice to the little carrier. "I guess he never saw such a room as this before," said Ellen. "Yet you may live to see him the own er of a liner establishment than ours ; as strange things as that have come to puss," said the father. "Father, why is it you seem to take a deeper iuterest in New-Year's carriers than in any other class of the communi ty?" "I not ouly seem to, but I really Jo feel a warm interest in them. I suppose it is because I happen to know a story about one, which is rather romantic." "A romantic story of a carrier; what was it, father?" "I'll tell it to you all this evening, after the bustle of receiving visits is over. Your sisters are anxious to get to their toilets, now, for I see a knot of spruce young gentlemen coming this way. Who ever gets here first in the morning is the most ardent admirer, isn't he ?" But the girls were not there to answer his raillery, having fled at the first announcement that company was in sight; for, shockingto tell, but what truth compels me to admit, their beautiful hair was still in curl papers. It was scarcely arranged iu graceful ringlets before the door-bell was heard again, and, from that time till night, there was no cessation of its sounds, any more than there was rest for the servants, who repaired the attacks made upon the re freshment table, and served up steaming oysters and fragrant coffee ; or for the young ladies who must have something new and brilliant to say to each successive round of callers, and must look pretty and smile sweetly all the time without letting any one dream how tired they were. "We are free at last," said Blauche, throwing herself into au easy chair. "I began to think the visits were never to end," said Ellen. "What lovely cape jessamines; where did you get them, Nell ?" But Ellen bent over the list of calls, and pretended to be too busr counting to have heard the question. "What an uncommon amount of heat this coal throws out," remarked Georsre mischievously; "just look at Ellen's face, it must be nearly blistered, from the color of it." "Father, didn't j-ou promise us a story to-night V she asked abruptly. "Hadn't you better take a scat nearer to papa, before he begins ?" inquired her brother. "Why ?" she asked quite innocently. ''Only because, as your hearing is rath er bad to-night, you may lose some of the story." "We shall lose it all if you don't keep quiet there ! Please begin now, father." "One New-Year's morning, more than forty years ago, a little boy like let mo think, where is such a boy ? well, he had blue ey es like our Willie's, aud browu curls ; but they were not soft and glossy like his, for they never had been brushed around the snowy fiugers of a fond sister, and his mother was too feeble a consump tive to attend to them. Weil, this little boy gut up when the first streaks of dawn were visible through the chinks of his garret, and, putting on his ragged clothes, which had either been made for a smaller boy than he, or for him a long time ago, took a package in his arms, and saying, "never fear, mother, I'll bring home some thing worth while to-night," started out to sell his New-Year's Addresses. For months he had looked forward to this day, hoping then to gain what he could never spare fiom his scanty earnings, enough to get him some decent clothes. Hope was in his heart, and that made his step light; for his little papers, which he had prepa red so carefully, were laughed at, and pronounced not worth a penny. Now and then he sold one, but O, how different were the stray dimes, which thus found their way to his pocket, from the silver day-dreams which had cheered him onward iu his hours of toil ! Cold and weary, he at last stopped at a large house which had the name of Howard on the door. I don't think he will ever forget that name," Mr. F. said, with a twinkle in his eye. "He was shown into a handsome parlor, where sat the master of the mansion, in a larcje crimson arm-chair, with books and peri odicals scattered about him, while a young girl, who was more like the boy's dream of the angels in that Heaven of which his mother talked to him, than any earthly being he had ever seen, was sitting on a low seat beside her father, singing a new year's chant. The girl opened her large brown eyes in wonder on their ragged lit tle visitor now, that I think of it, they must have been something like your eyes, Blauche but the gentleman received him very kindly, and, having talked with him some time, glanced over his "address," and asked who wrote it. "I did," was the reply, "but my moth er helped me to compose it." vAnd to his further inquiries the artless story of his father's death, hastened by in temperance, and his mother's ill health, was almost unconsciously revealed. It was so long since the boy had been spo ken to in tones of kindness by any one save his mother, that he could not help opening his heart. "You have some talent, my boy," said the gentleman in conclusion ; "continue to be industrious, and be always strictly honest in speech and action, and I hope to see you a great man yet." He put a piece of money into his hand, which, in the dim light, the boy supposed was half a dollar; and, thanking the gen tleman in words for the money, aud in his heart for the kind encouragement he had given him, was about to leave the house, when the brown-eyed little girl, who had slipped out of the room a while before, called him back, and forced upon him a basket containing cold turkey, cakes, and some nice jelly for his sick mother. The tears stood in her eyes when she gave them to him, so the boy was not ashamed of those which sprung to his. That last call was worth more to him than all the rest; so, in telling his moth er of his adventures, he touched but light ly on his disappointment, and gave quite an animated account of the, kiud gentle man and his pretty daughter. When ho took out his money to count it, he found that the. piece given him last was gold, and not silver, sis he had sup posed.. "How liberal he was V said his mother, 'but, then, I expert he is so rich that it is nothing to him.". . "No, mother, I don't believe that he meant to give me gold, he has made a mistake, aud I must carry it back to him." "Perhaps he meant to give it to you, and what a nice suit it would get you !" "I should not dare to keep it without being sure he nieaut it for me," and away he ran. "I think you made a mistake, sir," he said, rushing breathless into the old gen tleman's presence, "did you mean to ive me gold ?" "Gold ! I gave you no gold !"' "I did not know it until I got home, sir, and then I found it was gold instead of silver." "The money I gave you I took out of my dressing-grown pocket, aud I did not know that I had anything but silver iu it you must have got it from some one else." "No, sir, I kuew it came from you, be cause you gave me the largest piece of r 1. -1 money 1 received to-day. "Well, you have not much worldly wis dom, for you might have kept it, and I never should have known my mistake ; but I believe you will sleep the sounder for having restored it. Why did you come back this cold evening, though ; why not wait till morning ?" "Because 1 was afraid if I kept it over night I should be tempted to keep it long er," was his ingenuous reply. "That was right, to put the temptation out of your reach. Here is the half dol lar I had intended giving you; preserve your integrity, and. however poor you may be, you will be happier than many who are rolling iu wealth. I know some per sons who have gold enough to purchase all they want, except a clear conscience, who would willingly become you, if they could thus gaiu yrour innocence." "But, father, did he really let the poor boy go away without the gold piece, when he had been so honest as to bring it back ?" "lie did." "I think it would be as little as he could do to have given him that." "He was not content with doing 'as lit tle as he could;' next day he went to the office where the little carrier was at work, and having received a good character of him, he touk him into his own emplov ment, with the offer of such wages that the boy could scarcely believe his ears, for he was connected with a large pub lishing house. Before he introduced him to his office, he took him to a tailor's, and made him a present of au entire suit of clothes, costing at least four times the amount of the gold piece. Nor did he ever lose sight of the boy who was thus strangely intruded upon his notice ; and through whose kindness he was enabled to rise from type setter to editor, and final ly to become one of the publishing firm, from which he has realized a handsome fortune." "And what become of that pretty little girl? Did lie ever see her again ?" "There she is," he replied, pointing to their mother. "Why, Father?" aud were you the rag ged little carrier?" "Even so ; is it any wonder I feel an interest in the boys who carry about New Year's Addresses ?" s -saiJ of the Marquis of Towns end, that when young and engaged in a battle, he saw a drummer at his side kil led by a cannon ball, which scattered his brains in every direction. His eyes were at once fixed on the ghastly object, which seemed to engross his thoughts. A supe rior officer observing him, supposed he was intimidated at the sight, and addressed him in a manner to cheer his spirits. "O," said the young Marquis, with calm ness and serenity, "I am puzzled to make out how any man with such a quantity of brains came to be here !" A clergyman in a New Hampshire pulpit, having with great eloquence urged his congregation to abstain, ou Thanks giving day, from all labor and all business pursuits, and to attend xrhurch in the fore noon, concluded with this touching ap peal : "If any of the brethren are at leisure in the afternoon, I should be pleased to sec them at my house, as I intend to take that opportunity, should friends enough assemble, to move my bam !" Xg&m The sea is the largest cemetery, and its slumberers sleep without a monu ment. All grave-yards, iu other lands, show some symbol of distinction between the great aud the small, the rich and the poor; but in that ocean cemetery, the king, the clown, the prince, the jeasant, arc all undistinguished. NO. 21. WITAND WISDOM. PE If a Yankee should meet Death on the pale horse, he would certainly banter him to swap "critters." JEST" Never go back never. What you attempt, do it with all your strength. Determination is omnipotent. ftSi- A skilful political leader can be as despotic as a leader of fashion ; he may change once a month, and his votaries will follow him. A young lady, being asked what was her notion of the Anglo-French alli ance, replied, "English heads and French bonnets." The human heart, like a feather bed, must be roughly handled, -well shak en, and exposed to a variety of turns, to prevent its becoming hard. 2?" A young lady, fond of dancing, traverses in the course of a season about four hundred miles. Yet no lady would think of walking that distance in six months. A down east editor says he has seen the contrivance our lawyers use when . they warm up with the subject. He says it is a glass concern and holds about a piut. ficriu Last winter it is said a cow floated down the Mississippi river on a piece of ice, and caught such a cold that she has yielded nothing but ire cream ever since. Too much ice about that story. "Father, how many days, are there in 1HJ0 ?" said a young hopeful to hia paternal ancestor. "Why 3G0, of course," was the reply. "No there ain't ; forty of 'em are JLeiU." JfcSr "Mr. Conductor, doe the railroad stop here ?" "No inarm, the cars stop here, but the railroad goes right on to Albany." Scene closed with a green parasol pat ting a blue covered book on the back. 3" "My dear, what is the matter with our puss ? See how she swells her tail and arches her back at the sausage I gave her that was left on the plate." "O, that is nothing; she merely scents old Towser in it." We clip the following from ono of our exchanges, which by the way is moro truth than poetry : 'The nymph who walks the public streets, And sets her cap for all she meets, May catch the fool who turns to stare, But men of sense avoid the snare." "My dear," inquired a young wife of her husband, as she reached up her rosy little mouth to be kissed on his return from his labor, "have you seen the mag nificent set of walnut furniture which the Jcukiuses have just bought?" "Hem, no, my love, but I have seen the bill, which quite satisfies me." We once heard a lady say that in walking the streets of a sister city sho heard a man, who appeared to be a for eign sailor, loudly vociferating that this was the most independent country of all others for sailors to live in. "Here," said he, "for four coppers, a man may get drunk and have half enough to get drunk again."' "Well, I know 'nothing about men's hair ; but there is our friend, Mrs. G , of Biddlc Street (the lady who has been just tweuty-nine years old for the last fif teen years), her husband died, you know, last winter, at which misfortune her grief was so intense that her hair turned com pletely hlarh within twenty-four hours af ter the occurrence of that sad event." Eu A witty auctioneer was trying to sell an old hand-organ. To that end ho was grinding out the music, and.the crowd, in sport, began to throw out pennies, when a dandy standiug by said : "Sir, you ought to have a monkey." "My good fellow," said the auctioneer, "S3 I had ; step right up here." The dandy vanished. B At a friend's house one evening, the Sabbath school children met to prac tice singing, preparatory to an exhibition. The next day au elder sister asked littlo Johnny why he didn't go home with one of the little girls. "I should have gone home with that girl that had on a white apron, if I'd had anybody to come back with me" answer ed he, artlessly. &gf "I'm very sorry," said a learned judge to a young woman, who hesitated much in giving some very unpleasant ev idence, "I am very sorry to have to en force such an explanation as this ; it must of course, be painful to any decent person, but the ends of justice require it; and not ouly so, but all the well-dressed females you see on either side of me, have come a long way to hear that which paius you so much to utter." J