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11IGHTOR WROXG.
tniX RIGHT, TO BE KEPT BIGHT,
WHEX WROXO, TO BE PCT RIGHT.
ERBXSIIIRG.
THURSDAY;
. People's J'arty Xuiulnatioii.
FOB O0VERS0B :
AXDRGW G. Cl'ItTIX, of Centre Co.
People's electoral Ticket.
At a meeting of the Cambria County
Agricultural Society held ic pursuance of
published notice in Ebeusburg, on Satur
day, the 21st of April Inst., the following
proceedings were had. On motion the
Koports of the Managers and the Treasu-
i rer elected at the lust annual meeting
weie read, which were as follows :
REPORT OF MAN AUEKS.
Our annual meeting Las been postponed for
the purpose of having a complete settlement of
our account, in order that we might be ena
bled to prehcnt to the Society a full and relia
ble btatemeiit of its affairs whilst under our
control. ly the report of the Treasurer will
be seer. a very explicit and satisfactory exlnb-
:::::::::AIlt 2G. it ot the amount of funds, which came into his
hands, and for what they have been disbursed.
That the pecuniary affairs oftle Society are
not in as good coii'lition as could be desired is
tractable to s everal causes. Among these may
be meutioned the following, to wit Owing
to the disastrous frost, which is:ted our Cv.uu
ty last spring, and, at ouo fell swoop, destroy
ed the prospVcts of the whole agricultural
community, there were but few articles to be
exhibited at the last annua) Fair, and, as a
natural consequence, little interest was mani
fested by farmers. The great scarcity of
money, the want of which has been so severely
felt by this community in every enterprise,
great aud small, was a very serious drawback
to tho exhibition. These things were appre
hended by the managers, and the propriety,
or rather expediency, of holding a Fair was
freely and seriously discussed nt their melt
ings. Upon consultation, the advantages and
disadvantages having been duly considered, it
was thought udtisable to hold a Fair. There
are many expenses which must be borne by
the Society whether a Fair is held, or not
such, for inslauce, repairing the fences,
grouuds, &c. By holding a Fair, these ex
penses and all other dcMs contracted have
been paid, and the sum tie Society is indebt
ed forpiemiums w hich were g -anted aud nave
not been l.tted by the Treasurer is believed
not to be greater than it would have been for
other expenses had no Fair been held. The
importance of keeping up the organization.
WbS, u'so, duly considered aud it w .s thought
this could be much better doue by having iu
Exhibition.
During part of the time of holding the Fair,
the weath-r was very unfavorable, which, of
course, could not have been foreseen, or pre-
vented, and which is believed to have been a
I great loss to the Society.
Uu the last day ! the rair a t-ircus exmoi
ted near the grouuds of te Society aud your
managers are firmly convinced, that a very
A meetlnfT of the OUtside members of I considerable sum went into the coffers of that
traveling liumoue, wuicii otherwise wuuiu
William Davis, '
John Griffith,
Abel Lloyd,
Mrs. & Miss Tibbot,
William Tibbot,
David Powell,
Wm D. Pryce and family,
Miss Libbie Roberts,
Phil M 'Donald,
R. B. Davis,
John Evans, (Smith,)
Thomas W. Davis,
Ben Williams,
Mrs. S. Weakland,
Lewis Iiodgers,
?.O.o ! miles from its mouth. In return, the
3.TJ0
4.00
4 50
1.00
. 9.00
,14-50
T 50
3.00
2.00
50
2.50
1.00
4.50
lit District Edward C. Knight.
2d " Robert P. King.
3d " Ileury Burnm.
4th " Robert M. Foust.
5th " Nathan Hills. ,
th " John M. Broomal.
7th " James W. Fuller.
8th Levi B. Smith.
9th " F?aucis W. Christ.
10th " David Muraina, Jr.
11th u David Taggart.
12th " Thomas It. Hull.
13th " Francis R. Penniman.
14th " I'lysses Mercury.
15th " George Iiressler.
16th " A. B; Sharpe.
17th ' Daniel O. (iehr.
18th " Samuel Calvin.
19th " Edgar Cowan.
30th " William M'Kennan.
2lst " John M. Kirkpatrick.
22d ' James Kerr.
23d " Richard P. Roberts.
34th " Henry Souther.
35th " . Johu Grier.
ELECTOB3 AT tAUCE.
, ''I', l.'r'j . .iv.T ; l.nr silver
nierc'ianis receive uiuo, --
and good old Mexican dollars ; which lat
ter are taken to New Orleans and there
recoined. The export duty ou all moneys
leaving the country is 5 per cent., and as
the import duties are very high, of course
smuggling :s carried on to some extcut.
The ladies are not exempt from it, and
some of the fair senon'to of Matamoras
have been seen returning from Urowns
Hesfectfuli.y Submitted.
A. C. 31ULLIN, Treasurer.
On motion the Suciety then proceeded
to the election of officers and Managers
for the ensuing year, when the following
peisona were duly elected : .
President, Maj John Thompson ; Vice
Presidents, Daniel J. Morrell and John
A. Ulair; Treasurer, J. C. Noon ; Sec
retary, 11. A. M''.'oy ; Manacers. Geo. J.
llodgers, II. C. Devine, A. Kopelin, Pr.
John Lowman, and John Fenlon.
On motion adjourned. V
John Tiiompkon, Jr . Vice Pres't.
P. S. Noon, Secretary.
Thi liinrn-irhin!' (rhnnl r n as me Slaves 111 Liu k.i.uc.....
vent ion. The cultivation ol the lanu is very nine
attended to, as the horse? and cattle never
In a former number we alluded to the K. -Tn 11V r;lT. an( f.orn enounh for
1i v v t. j t; -
bread only is raised. The want of rain
to Ow oil jmraliai lUe ; whyh icas ran Jrim
Khtanniwj.to the .West Branch of biuyue
Jtunn Uioer; and along the said line to
the said West Branch ; aud down the
same to the mouth of MoshaDnon Creek,
and alenz the remaining Lnesor boun
daries which now divide the county of
Bedford from the counties of Northum
berland, Cumberland, and Franklin to the
place of beginning." (The above bound-
. . ... .1 ".,. f..r.,Y,ri Pnnntr
ville with their proportions considerably aries so mr a inc-y j,
are designated uy jruues
enlarged.
The Mexican Sta:e of TamauVpas,
which adjoins our southern border, and on
which the eyes of a great many of those
adventurous spirits are looking, (some oc
cupying high positions.) is rich in its
herds of horses, mules, sheep, goats and
,.! 11 1 l....ts) .r i f rTQ !
cattle, anu nas iaigu wuuiu l..T.vw.
who have their poux or f-laves, and who
render their accounts to the Alcalde of the
town or district in which they TesWe.
Thee Mexicans are sold for debt and the
rule generally is "once a w, always a
jienn." Their condition is nearly the same
James Pollock.
Thomas M. Howe.
Tlse Cambria County Itar.
THE OUTSIDERS IN COUNCIL.
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS.
reduction of the salary of the County Su
perintendent. We then stated that a re-
duction would not advantage the Districts
in this County. We have been shown a
communication from S. B. M'Cormick,
is a ercat drawback to this country, but
notwithstanding this fact, two crops of
corn can be urown in one season on the
same ground ; and if it receives any rain
whatever, the yield is abundant, and with
Esq., the present County Superintendent, bufc ht(, cultivation. A Mexican
the Cambria County Bar was held at Scalp
Level, Blair county, Pennsylvania, on
Tuesdav evening", the 10th inst. It was
REFOItT OF TREASURER.
A. C. MULL1N, Treasurer of the Cambria Co.
A'jrxcuUural Society, in account with said
Society, DK.
1859.
T o proceeds 216 Members' Tickets,
$1 ea $280.00
21 Servants and Ap
prentices' Tickets .50 ea 10 50
" ' 242 Single Admission,
.25 ca C0.50
Sale of Oats, Ac, 5.25
Cash from J. D. l'arrish, at gate, 50
Andrew Lewis, 2.50
" U. Gore, Entrance Fee, 2.50
Whissell, Rent, 5.00
" ' Couuty Treasury, lOo.oo
have reached the treasuiy of the Society.
Had it not been for the iast two mentioned
unforeseen, unavoidable and unfavorable cir
iiuistu.iics. w- entertain no doubt, that, not-
Onranized by Calling m. h. jolly, ESQ., to withstanding the fuil-ire of the crops audleth-
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the chair, and appointing COL. r. milton EJ . "
v ' " Leim. iecuuiarilv. a creal success.
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speer secretary.
MAJ. george raymond, COL. j. m.
swank and GEN. o. a. traugh, all being
present, and sound on the goose question,
.' irere, on motion, admitted to sea's as re
porters. . Soul-stirring addresses were then de
livered by all present, and the following
" important proceedings were had :
Whereat, at a recent meeting of the mem
bers of the Bar of Cambria County, they adop
ted for their future guidance, as memoers of
. the legal prefessiou, Ue following rules and
regulations, that is to say:
.1, That they -.vill hereafter take charge of
no suit, or proceeding in law or equity, with-
- out the express understanding that they ae
to have no coile3gue ia the same who resides
-.'outside of Cambria county :
2 That ia all ciscs heretofore brought, in
which counsel residing outside of Cambria
county are concerned, the relations vrith them Jacob Myers,
. shall remain ai heretotore ; but that, in all Beam,
mch cases where a resident member of the James Parrish,
Cambria county Bar i3 earliest upon the re- John Fritz,
cord, they will iusist -upon his controlling the George Fritz,
trial and argument of the case : Joshua D. Parrish,
3. That before any member of the Bar of Andrew Lewis,
Cambria county shall become engaged in any Robert Litzinger,
cause, he shall endeavor to ascertain from his D. C. Zubni, "
client, whether the client ha3 refused to em- Bollinger ic Hutchinson, "
ploy any other resident attorney iu couse- . S. Haen, "
quence of his compliance with said rules ; and Same, "
- if it should transpire that the clieut has done Bowman & Swank, "
bo, then the attorney last spoken to shall ab- Smith &. M'Pike, "
" solutely refuse to conduct the cause. Ebeusburg Brass Band, Music,
4. That, as an earnest of their compliance Thomas Todd, Hauling Water,
with said rules, they thereunto subscribe their Ezekial Hughes, Oats,
names: Murray Morris, Labor.
Ami uhercis, also, we, the outtide menbers I Lewis Rodgers,
ci tue isar ot tamuria county, arc uisposei 10 e Uoberts,
- do tno very oest we can under tne circum-
which confirms our previous opinion
It is the construction and practice of
the School Department to first deduct the
amount of the salaries of all the County
Superintendents in the State from the State
appropriation, aud then divide the balance
among the Districts in the State in pro
portion to the number of taxables. There
are (according to the last Report of the
State Superintendent) a fraction over six
plough, and its operation, witnessed by
some of the sturdy farmers of your county,
with their mind's eye filled with a modern
plough and a pair of horses that Cambria
knows how to produce, would excite a very
strong fit of laughtor. Imagine a pole
about 14 feet long, elbow-shaped near one
end, and armed with a piece of iron, and
attached to this plough a mule or ox, and
a Mexican at the other end holding with
hundred thousand taxables in the State, hands; and then commences the op-
of which only six thousand are in Cambria
County. It will thus be perceived that a
decrease or increase of salary would only
effect this county to the amount of one
hundred dollars of such decrease or in
crease. When Directors take this fact
into consideration, we apprehend little or
no effort will be made at least to decrease
the present salary.
Qualifications of Couuty Superintendent.
CONTRA, CR
By amount paid
Henry Gore,
Pringle & Co.,
C. Bumgarduer, 1
Premium,
Hay,
Premium,
Gate-keeper,
Printing,
stances: Therefore, be it most emphatically
Jluolvtd to wit:
.-i. That we will hereafter take charge of no
. f tiit or proceeding in law or equity, in the court
cfCarubri county ; for the simple reason that
we do not expect to be asked to do so.
2. That in all cases heretofore brought in
th5 courts of Cambria county, in which coun
sel residing in said county are concerned, our
. . relations with them shall remain as hereto
fore ; with this trivial exception, to wit: that !
where a resident member of the Cambria
County Bar is earliest upon the record, we
-reserve the right to occupy a back seat:
- 3. That before any outside member of the
Bar of Cambria county shall become engaged
ia any cause, he shall endeavor to ascertain
from his client whether the client has em
ployed any inde member of the bar of Catu
brU couuty; and if it should transpire that
. the ciit-Ut - has done so, then it will be quite
tinncccssjii-y for us to have aaythiugto dowith
. thecause, from the fact that the tmide mem
Imrs of the CKnibria County Bar are perfectly
qualified to attend to it themselves; and as a
ceueral thing tl wind their own business :
4. That, a'an ."urnest of our compliance with
the above rules,' we hereunto subscribe our
names: m. h. jolly,
r. railton spcer,
and others too nu.troii to mention.
Attut ;
james m. swank,
' . george' raymond,
e. a. tYnttgl.
On motion, tho following Resolutions
were adopted :
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
.ing b published ia the blair county whig, the
.1 democratic standard, tsnttyrone star, the nun
tingdoa union, and the cambria tribune, and
v .that each outaiae iiieuiiior paste u copy mere
of in bis hat or cap. (as the case may be.)
fietolueJ, That a duly attested copy of these
THroccedtcsrs be- alio, turnishea eacu inside
member of the Cambria County Bar to be
disposed of by him as lie shall think meet.
Oa tact-OS, adjourned.
Siscd by the Offlccrs
u
Mdse,
Premium,
Wm. Reichter
J. A. Maguire
M. C. M'Cague,
Benjamin Lloyd,
R. Rowland,
T. P. Davis,
George Gurler,
R. Tibbot,
Rodgers t Roberts,
Dr. R. S. Bunn,
E. Shoemaker,
Owen Roberts,
Mrs. Rhey, '
P. S. oon, bec y. 8 Salary,
Treasurer's Salary,
Postage,
Police,
ii
Seats,
Mdsc.
Rent &, Mdse.
Premium,
RECAPITULATION.
Total amount Receipts,
" " JxjienUUures,
$25.00
2 00
4.00
5.00
2.00
17.42
15.00
15 00
5-50
5.50
37.50
20.25
23.00
36.00
1.25
1.50
1.50
50.00
8.25
8.25
21.00
2.00
.50
2 00
1.00
1.32
3.00
3.00
3 00
3.00
3.00
18 00
2.04
50.C8
2 50
1.50
50 00
25.00
S473.12
476 21
School Directors, who contemplate par
ticipating in the selection of a County Su
perintendent, should "book themselves
up" as to the requirements of the law, in
reference to the qualifications of the per
sons who may be elected to that office.
The qualification of ' experience in the art
of teaching" will confine the choice to such
as have been engaged in the profession of
teaching. None other will be Connuis-
s oiioi by the State Superintendent.
Our Correspondence.
To the Editor of The Allechaniax :
Recentevcnts occurring on the Rio (Jrande
have fuggested to me that a few notes on
that region of country would not be unac
ceptable to your numerous readers.
Brownsville, which has been made no
torious by Cortinas and his band, is situ
ated on the Rio Grande river, about 30
miles from its mouth, and nearly opposite
the Mexican town of Matamoras Port
Brown, whose guns left their marks on
the town of Matamoras during the Mexi
cau war, is contiguous to the town. The
garrrison that occupied it was removed,
eration of ntotiixj the ground. If some
ingenious Dan Rice-of a-Yankee could
teach the sharp nosed hogs to root up a
field in conceit, it would be an improve
ment in the Mexican mode of ploughing.
The preparation of com for food, is also
conducted in rather a priii-iiive manner
The corn is steeped in water for two or
three days, and then taken out and slightly
boiled. A Mexican woman then gets
down on her knees before a stone shaped
like a washboard, and with another stone
shaped like a rolling-pin, commences the
operation of grinding and converting it
into a paste or dough. This constitutes
their mill, and after going through this
mdling operation, it is converted into thin
cakes and baked (as buckwheat) without
salt. 1 hey arc called TurtiL'as. Without
them no Mexican meal can be complete.
As there are not very many facilities in
the way of accommodations, travellers re
sort to camping out. 'lhey do their own
cooking on the road when travelling, and
when night comes on, they select the best
place for grass and water, two essentially
necessary things to all travellers in that
country. It was this quality in the Texans
that gave them f-ujeriority as Rangers,
over the soldiers of a more northcrn'elinic,
in the Mexican War. More anon.
MUSTANG.
Baltimore, April 22, 18C0.
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C?,xxx"fc37ict County.
CHAPTER IX. yf
3.03
Balance due Treasurer,
In submitting this statement to the So
ciety, the Treasurer would remark that, in
disbursing the funds in his hands, prefer
ence was given to such orders only as had
l ; i i . . t i.
ueeu isbueu ur.on claims otner tnan lor
premiums. The expenses being first sat
isfied, orders for premiums were then paid
as presented, uutil the funds were exhaus
ted.
The following list exhibits the unpaid
orders issued for premiums:
Richard Edwards,
T. M. Jones,
Same,
William Day,
T. L. Jones,
William Kaylor,
Wm. Hutchinson,
John Evans,
Joseph Davis,
Dr. II. Yeagley,
Scott Jones,
Daniel Davis,
John T. Hughes,
$5.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
10.00
4.00
50
2.00
1.00
10.00
50
5.00
8.00
History.
In 1787, an Act was passed "for erect
and the fort dismantled by the orders of ingpartof Bedford into a separate county.
the Secretary of War, which gave great This Act stipulated. ''That all and suigu-
dissatisfaction to the people, as the soldiers lar the lands lying within the bounds and
were in the habit of depositing their loose limits following, shall be, and arc hereby.
change freely around town ; and of course erected into a separate county by the name
it was essential that the fort should have of Huntingdon County ; namely begin-
a garrison to protect the town and its in-1 ning in the line of Bedford and Franklin
habitants. Consequently, any news from Counties, where the new road, (by some
there in regard to the depradatious of called Skinner's road.) leading from Ship-
Cortinas aud his band of horse thieves, pensburg to Littlctou, crosses the Tusca-
must be taken with a considerable share rora Mountains ; thence in a straight
of allowance. t course or line, to the gap in the Shade
Brownsville, like most of the far west mountain, where the road formerly called
and south-west border towns, contains a Potts' road crosses the mountain ; thence
great number of brave, reckless, adventu- in a straight line by the northerly side of
rous spirits, ready at the shortest notice Sebastian Shoub's Mill, on the Raystown
aud on the slightest provocation to take Branch of Juniata ; thence on a straight
up arms cither for the purpose of revenge line to the Elk Gap, in Tussey'.s Mountain ;
or conquest. The inhabitants of Browns- computed to be about nineteen miles above
villerare mostly composed of persons who or Southerly of the town of lluutigdon,
were connected with the army, in the late (formerly called the stand ipy-stonc,) and
war with Mexico, embracing also a large from the said Klk Gap, in a straight line,
number of Mexicans. The Spanish lan- to the gap at Jacob Stevens' Mill, a little
guage is in frequent use by nearly all the below where Woolery's tuill formerly stood
inhabitants. . . . 1 Mnrrinnn'g Pmc ; thpnrrt in a straight
A large trade 13 carried on with' the in- line by the Southerly side of Jilair's mill,
ttrior of Mexico Traius of goods aro at the foot of the Allegheny Mountain;
continually leaviug loaded with uiercbao- thence across the said mountain, in a straight
disc and provisions. Large quantities are line, to and alonn the ridoes dividing the
also sent by steamboat up the river, which, ' waters of Conemaugh from the tcatcrs of
By this line, about one third ot what
now constitutes Cambria County, was inclu
ded, while the remaining portion still re
mained in Bedford County.
In 1795, "an Act for erecting part of
the County of Bedford into a separate
county." was passed ; by which the Coun
ty of Somv.rset was erected; embracing
"all that' pal t of Bedford County, lying
and being to the Westward of a liiie to be
drawn along the top of "the" "Allegheny
Mountain, from where the line of Mary
land crosseth the same to where the line
of Huntingdon County crosseth the same
mountain."
We now come to the period of the for
mation of Cambria County, which occur
ed on the 2G'.h day of March, A. D. 104.
About this time every portion -of the State
was, at least partially settled, and it.-, whole
area was divided into counties by distinct
limits. The same Act of Assembly to
! which Cambria County owe her existence
gave birth to Jicc other Counties, to wit :
Jefi'erson, M'Kean, Potter, Clearfield aud
Tioga ; and though Cambria County . was
last mentioned in the Act, s-he has, with
the exception of Tioga, outstripped all the
others in wealth and population.
This Act provides, (among other things)
"That so much of the Counties of Hunt
ingdon and Somerset, included the follow
ing boundaries, lo wit : Beginning at the
Southeast corner of Indiana County; thence
a straight line to Canoe Place, (Cherry-
Tree,) ou West Branch of Susquehanna ;
thence easterly along the line of Clearfield
County to the Southwesterly corner of
Centre County, on the heads of Moshan
on creek ; thence Southerly along the Al
legheny mountain to Somerset and Bed
ford Counties about seventeen miles, until
a due West course from thence will strike
the main branch of Puivt creek ; thence
down said creek the different courses
thereof, till it empties into Stony creek ;
thence down Stony creek, the different
courses thereof, to ti c mouth of Mill
creek ; thence a due West line till it in
tersects the line of Somerset and West
moreland counties ; thence Northerly along
said line to the place of beginning, be and
the same is erected into a separate county
to be called, "Cambria :" And the
dace of holding thi courts of Justice
for the said county shall be found by the
Legislature at any place not a greater dis
tance than seven miles from the centre ot
said county, which may be most bene-
ficial and convenient for said county.'
The-subsequent sections ot the act re
ferred to, provided for the organization ol
the county for legislative and judicial pur
poses ; and also tor the appointment of
trustees, three in number, to receive grants
of land for the purpose of erecting the coun
ty buildings, A.e.
Cambria county was annexed to Somer
set county, for Judicial purposes ; "until
it shall be otherwise directed by law."
On the 29th March, lSi!5, "An Act to
establish and confirm the place for hold
ing the courts of Justice, and to provide
for erecting the public buildings for the
use of Cambria county" was passed, by
which the seat of Justice was fixed at Eb
eusburg ; and John Horner, John J. Ev;.ns
and Alexander Ogle were "appointed trus-
yo tee Etro?,cr T . AutBim'.
In' consequence of the inclemency bftL
weather, the Dalloon Ascension which
have taken place in Lock Uaven on Tuesu,
the ten.h inst ,. was postponed until theFr.d '
following. ' The day was clear and cool
rather wi.dy for such purposes.
The spacious yard back of the Fal'.o" He-
was the place fixed on for filling the ballot
This yard is so encircled by this elegant l
tel and its appurtenances, that a sigbt of p.
balloon, and the modus" of its inSation ,
almost impossible, except by access to .
yard through one of the hotel docr3, rh '
always stood ready to swing ojjta for
smallest urchin or largest hoops. prcvHcd
way s nevertheless that you deposited a ''Hjay.
tcr" with the courteous doorkeeper ai u
earnest of your good behaviour '-aui Et..
there were who entered therein,''
The three large .and commodious lalcoi .
on the snle of the hotel next the balloon
crowded with anxious spectators
As the day advanced the crowd incrtauj.
and but a small portion of the people ciulifc
accommodated'. The rosy" girls aad lorstss
the country, with their "'-bran new go
auious- tA'ee, and not afraid to look; ty
fair lassies of this embryo city, anxious tea,
;-nd be seen; their daddasand manmii, ft-,
country and toxvn. half ashamed to ont:;v
curksityj"all commingling together, serin-
rV.oit convenient observatories. Thtij.
fp:thnt. river, which fiowS at tne tick ui
oj-rv. ;r.d of the Kallon. llonsc lot. trascoTf.
-v . a v r..,t, r ... ,
liatioa. The roofs. of the adjacent housu C
forded the desired facility for masr:
nv ny betook themselves to the ' proBits
bills on the opposite side of the r'.ur. 1
Cbkhester, the present cb!e m.3 tli;
manager of the gas works of this toa, hi.
on the previous day attached a pipe
led to the balloon to, the main gc p;p ni
ning under Water street.
W hen the destined hour had arriveJ. is
gas wag turned on, and immediately tfcti-i
shapeless canvass began to heave up. onesc
'like a bisr loaf of bread lull of-rui?; sm:
another, 'dike an elephant gettintiti to d-i,
or iu the more classical language of.snoiis
'like a Phoenix, arising from Jac. Letosi.-'
ts." (If '-Damphool". had been preset'"";
think he would have concurred in this !.t
idea, a? J. G. Lebo, the abit landlord o: r
Fallo'w if oiise ; has teen emptying Lis um
there fos s". vera! years. )-
When the-balloon was about twe-- ,
full, some, disarrangement of the g?-:-;-:
occurred, vrhich rendered it impossibl u
ish the inflation before the un -went izrz.
Mr. J. A. Light, the nctrve and fern'-essr
naut. tried severl times to" ascesd, b..::
force of gravity was too strong ior tu m
tendencies of the balloon, aud to tt? d'.J?
.ointment. of the people, and tlic el.:-:.:.
Mr. Light, to w hom the 'slightest llf.c.e :
not cttic"h. everv atteniDt proved fib:?: 7-
to its weights, and the attention of ft
tied and restless crowd was happ.ly
for the bnlance of the evening to a grai:flj
hibition in Scott's Hall, of the encianrer
dispelling and laughter-provoklr.e f":!
Signor Blitz, the great Russian wuirJ
magician, whose slight-of-hand perf&naa-"
were truly wonderful, but whose vtc
quisni is of the opposite quality. rr'&Kl-
most curious and meritorious part oi :-!'
hibition was the military drill and oU.e:i
itiible teats of his learned canary bi:-i
On Saturday morning, Mr Lifiit r
Ills determination, as he had done cntb'
Jay evening beforar to make good Lis ft.
nieut whenever the weather wculi f irsit
a sufficient amount of the sine jt- n;-r f
was furnished him. rlbe inertirg vis T"
inauspicious.' The vind blew quite -gale,
and & pelting rain and snow store
tilt ner.r dinner-time ; when the sun esso
in a most cheering manner, and d:spctL'
snow, dried rp the pavements, aci
life into the whole scene.
The gas-pipe was. again attached toi-'-"
loon, and in less than two hours, our::-
hero mounted his pendant chariot. -j
gracefullv rose into the circumsasrK-'j
and soon was wafted on the wir.p j
Viewless wind above the clouds tnJ h
the mountains, till human eye could c"'-
IOilOW it in Its U'.glll, miu me "-
erutiSe-d "multitude, and the 8u:cu
kerchief aud hat of the Light of tbisc?
Mr. J. A. Light's -balloon c
teis for the county of Cambria, :tud, ' full thirteen thoust'.r.d s-cver bur.
such, authorized to receive assurances
from Kces Lloyd, John Lloyd, and Stephen
Lloyd for the ncccs.-ary ground for the
public buiidiugs ; and to erect the same,
from the sale of a portion of such grounds
"and other moneys duly assessed, levied, :
and collected iu the County of Cam
biia." The Commissioners were further auth
orized to "make such alteration in the
plan of Kbensburg, as shall appear necessa
ry for the advantage of the inhabitants of
said town ;" and it is much to be regretted
that these functionaries did. rot couceivc
it to be their duty to alter the very awk
ward plan of the Borough of - Kbensbur.
JONATHAN OLDBirCK.
Moxkba'kxs. Nov. 25, T853.
EQp-; James K. Pauldinjr, well known in tlic
earlier Arae'rican literature of the country as
a novelist, and later as a politician, died at his
residence atJIyde rrk, oq the Hudson river,
on Wednesday e"voin,be;18th";msfc- ,
tS!U Reports from 'England;-? Americnn,
say taat Heenan and Sayers had been held in
dred
gas ; Lut ten thousand' feet is genera -.
cieut for hira to traei fifty r e " .
miles, and was about the quantity Se
this occasion. He went in a sof.bf '
intend:"? -l
Ltfcss
. ...ht t
He is" small man cf about w ;
pounds weight. He took with bimc; ,
ble ballast in the thape of bags oi - :
of which he threw out before t ' ,
direction from Lock lluvfcn,
nt or near his hoiiie iu Lebanon, I
a.
sight. The Lock Haven Cornet
present all the time, discoursing
Un the rainy season, ia navigable for 500 I Clearfuli and Chat Creeks, to the line o' bail to keep the peace'. -
the sweetest strains of musio.
band is among the finest in
our State. 1 cannot reiraiu
lior hoiv.ro I rlns.' IA the libr";.
manifested b.y Jthe citiicna. of jp
general, and particularly, xo v
to wbow"iutre"tJan af.y.o't - . -'h
debted for fhisde episode ia t -
tine of life." " ----- -'" - yt.df
P. S.i Since Tthe above -..j
Ligiit returned. He landed y '
west i'f Lewisburg, in L'cl0,;cp;
vovage was a pleasant ttnc,, f 'v
iug he experienced from thf ' .pl
time occupied ia making the v.?
of abufnt-torty-five miles R;n;; ' i
fifty.two Wiu.ttte5o Ut-"-:.
from any piac where proper Ji-.
offered. " ' "
i Lock Hxvrs. 14 '"
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