vrfffl rrr?V 4 tp i? p t s. -00 PER AWSVM. T0II HCTCUIXSOX, Publisher. I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Hesry Clay. ii ii ii ii ill ii si me i 11 i ii ii v ;i i k a i ww i i ft i w v Zl I I I II aim W.M H L U VOLUME 2. DIRECTORY. jsEPARED expressly for "the alleghaxian.'' 'lis! of POST OFFICES. Post Offices- Post Masters. Districts. r nn!3 Creek, Joseph Graham, Yoder. n!thel Station, Joseph S Mardis, Blacklick. rlrrolltowa, Benjamin Wirtner, Carroll. fhe3 Spring?, Danl. Litzinger, Chest, treason, John J. Troxell, "Washint'n. Ebensburg. Mrs. H. M'Cague, Ebensburg. "illea Timber, Isaac Thompson, White. Gillitzia J Christy, Gallitzin. Hemlock, Wm. M'Gough, Washt'n. Johnstown, II. A. Boggs, Johnst'wn. Loretto, Wm. Gwinn, Loretto. Mineral' Point, E". Wissinger, Conem'gh. Munster, A. Durbin, Munster. perilling, Francis Clement, Conem'gh. piattsviUe, Andrew J. Ferral Susq'han. Ko'seland, G. W. Bowman, White. St. Augustine, Wm. Ryan, Sr., Clearfield. Scalp Level, George Conrad, Richland. Sonman, B. M'Oolgan, Washt'n. Summerhill, Wm. Murray, Croyle. Summit, Miss M. Gillespie Washt'n. R'ilmore, Andrew Beck, S'mmerhill. ClllTftCIIES, MINISTERS, &c. Presbyterian Rev. D. Harbisos, Pastor. Preaching every oaooain morning ai ivj o'clock, and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab bath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet ing: every Thursday evening at 6 o'clock. thodist Episcopal Church Rev. S. T. Show, Preacher in charge. Rev. J. G. Gooley, As listant. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately t 10J o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the trening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock. Welch Independent Rev Ll. R. Powell, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at M o'ciock, and in the evening at G o'clock. Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer meeting on the first Monday evening of each month ; and on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening, excepting the first week in each month. Calcinistic Methodist Rev. Johs Williams, raptor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 2 and C o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening, 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Diseiuhs Rev. W. Lloyd. Pastor. Preach- in? every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock. Particular Baptists Rev. David Jenkins, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 3 o'clock. Sabbath School at at I o'clock, P. M. Cathi'ic Key. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning at 1 0 J o'clock and Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening. EOE.SniRG 31AILS. MAILS ARRIVE. Extern, daily, at 12 o'clock, noon. Western, 44 at 12 o'clock, noon. MAILS CLOSE. Kistern, daily, at C o'clock, A. M. Western, 44 at 6 o'clock, A. M. Cf The mails from Butler,Indiana,Strongs town. &c, arrive on Thursday of each week, at 5 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each week, at & A. M. E,The mail3 from Newman's Mills, Car rolltown, kc, arrive on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays ndSaturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M. IS?" Post Office open on Sundays Trom 9 to 10 o'clock, A. M. RAILROAD SCHEDULE. WILMORE STATION. West Express Train leaves at 8.33 A. M. " Fast Line 44 9.07 P. M. " Mail Train " 8.02 P. M. last Express Train " 3.42 A. M. " Fast Line " 7.30 P. M. " Mail Train 44 9.45 A. M. The Fast Line West does not stop. 3 COUXTY OFFICERS. Judges of the Courts President, Hon. Geo. Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W tasley, Richard Jones, Jr. Prothonotary Joseph M'Donald. Register and Recorder Fd.vard F. Lytle. Sheriff. Robert P. Linton. Deputy Sheriff. William Linton. Diitrict Attorney. Philip S. Noon. County Commissioners. Abel Lloyd, D. T. Storm, James Cooper. CUrk to Commissioners. Robert A. M'Coy Treasurer. John A. Blair. Poor House Directors. David O'llarro, Hichael M'Guire, Jacob Horner. Totr House Treasurer. George C. K. Zahm. Poor House Steward. James J. Kaylor. Mercantile Appraiser. II. C. Devine. -iuiitors. Henry Hawk, Jahn F. Stull. JolinS. Rhey. Cou.ity Surveyor. E. A. Vickroy. Coroner. James S. Todd. Superintendent of Common Schools. James Swank, fcHEXSBFRG IIOR. OFFICERS. Juxtkes of the Peace. David H. Roberts, "arrison Kinkead. Jtarpm David J. Evans. 7W Council Evan Griffith, John J.Evans, illiara D. Davis, Thomas B. Moore, Daniel u- Evans. Merle to Council T. D. Litzinger. trough Treasurer George Gurley. Weigh. Master William Davis. School Directors William Davis, Reese S. lloyd, Morris J. Evans, Thomas J. Davis, uHb Jone3, David J. Jones. Treasurer of School Board Evan Morgan. Constable George W. Brown. a Collector George Gurley. Ju 'ge of Election Meshac Thomas. '"Vectors Robert Evans, Wm. Williams iuettor Richard T. Davis. r"K Alleohamax Sl.30 in advance Select Pocttji. m i .i Tii Rainy Day. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. The day is cold, and dark and dreary ; It rains, and the wind is never weary ; The vine still clings to the mould'ring wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark' and dreary. My life is cold, and dark, and dreary, It rains, and the wind is never weary ; My thoughts still tling to the mould'ring past, But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary. Be still, sad heart and stop repining; Bchinde clouds i3 the sun still shining ; Thy fate i3 the common fate of all : Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. m m m HOW CUSHION-LACE WAS INVENTED. It was the winter of the year 1564, and the mines of Saxony, being no longer con sidered productive, were closed. Hun dreds of men were, in consequence, thrown out of employment, and amongst them one Christopher Uttman. He had a wife and two infant children, and his heart was fil led with despair on their account. "With a heavy heart he returned to the lowly cottage, the interior of which the care and tasiefulness of his wife had rendered com fortable, nay, even beautiful, and placing in her hands his last week's wages, he exclaimed bitterly, "Barbara, what shall we do? I am not to return to the mines any more. They will all be closed next week, and will never be reopened." Barbara had heard before her husband had returned home that the pits were abour to be closed for an indefinite period : she was, therefore, in some degree prepa red for the tidings, and replied cheerfully, "We shall, no doubt, do very well. We shall seek God's guidance ; lie will direct us. We are young and strong, and heal thy, and need not despair of being able to provide for our little ones because the mines of Saxony are shut up." Barbara had been in the habit of assis ting in the muintainance of "her little: household by embroidering muslin veils. At first she worked only for the mine owner s wife and daughters ; but so imag inative and delicate were her skill and taste in this art that her fame had lately reached more than one of the German courts, and many a noble dame had availed herself of the graceful product'ons of Barbara's needle, and added to her heavy brocaded dresses the elaborately-embroidered, yet light and tasteful, muslin train and ruffles. The care of her infant twins, however, with many other domestic duties, had hitherto afforded her but little time for the exercise of her art; but now, tho' these cares and duties were rather in creased than lessened, she determined, without neglecting or omitting one of them, that by the labor of her hands should her family be supplied with bread. ".My husband toiled for us," she mentally exclaimed, "and now I will work hard for him." The next day after the closing of the mines, Barbara arose with the dawn, and having put her house in order, and pre pared the morning meal, she commenced her work. Steadily she wrought on hour after hour, never moving from her low scat near the window, except when obli ged to do so for the fulfilment of some household duty. A little girl, the daugh ter of a neighbor, was sent for to look after the children ; and Christopher contrived to find useful employment in the little garden which separated his cottage from the road, and which heretofore had been Barbara's care. In the evening he assis ted in preparing the supper, and thus the first day passed away hopefully and hap pily. Three months thus rolled by, and Barbara looked with justifiable pride on the production of her artistic skill a veil which far excelled anything she had ever before attempted, in'its singular beauty of design and elaborateness of embroidery. With a happy smile, eloquent of joy and hope, she lett her home the next morning, carrying the veil ia a curious basket cov ered with richly embroidered cloth. . Arrived at a certain castle at some leagues' distance about noon, she was at once admitted to the presence of its fair mistress, with whom Barbara was a favor ite. Having replied to kind inquiries for her husband and children, she looked consciously at her little basket. Her heart beat almost audibly, and her cheek flushed to a deeper glow than even the unusually long walk would have caused, as she raised the lid, and shaking out the delicate veil threw it over her extended arm. Never before had she displayed such a specimen of her skill, and never before did so much depend on its being EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1861. duly appreciated ; both her purse and her little store were exhausted. The joyful hope, however, with which she had left her home and entered the lady's presence was fast leaving her heart, as the sudden exclamation of delight and approval which she had expected fell not on her anxious ear; and a strange, deep dread was find ing its way in, and rolling heavily in the room of the departed guest. "It is very beautiful," said the dame at last, still without reaching her hand to touch it, "very . beautiful, truly ; but could your skill only accomplish something like this, Barbara, I would purchase it from you at any price j it is so lovely and so uncom mon. She had opened a drawer while speak ing, and handed the sorrow-stricken Bar bara a border of rich Brussels point-lace. Barbara let the veil fall into the basket, and struggling hard to subdue her emo tions, took the border into her hands. She had never before seen Brussels point, and she now eagerly examined the fabric. "It is very lovely," she said, in a low, sad voice; "my work cannot indeed compare with that." For a minute she continued her careful examination, and then return ing it with a low obeisance, took up her basket and departed. She turned her steps homeward it was too late then to seek another purchaser and traversed slowly the same shady al leys which she had so lately trodden with an elastic step. After a while she sud denly stopped, aud, sinking on the soft, green sward, exclaimed, "Let me think." She placed her little basket beside her, aud covering her face with her hands, once again muttered, "Let me think." Mute and motionless as we learn from Barbara's own narrative she continued to think and pray ; and more than an hour elapsed before she lifted h'cr head, and once more started on her homeward path. It was late in the eveuing when she re turned ; her children were at rest in their little cot, and her husband wa3 standing at the door watching for her return with a look of heedful and anxious love. She raised her eyes to his ; her face was glow ing with youthful though matronly beau ty, and seemed illuminated by some pow erful new-born hope. "Husband," she said, as soon as the first greetings were over, "I shall want you to be very busy for me ; I require a dozen nice round sticks, not thicker or longer than your middle finger; and I shall want you to give them to me as soon as possi ble." "With pleasure you shall have them, dear wife," he replied ; and accordingly, as soon as they had partaken of a frugal supper, he set to work. Meanwhile, Bar bara was occupied in making a small, hard, round cushion. The covering was of green stuff we are told and it was filled with hay. By midnight the task of each was completed. Next day Barbara shut herself up in the iittle inner room of her cotfage. She had the sticks and the cushion with her, and she only entered the outer room when her presence was absolutely necessary. The second day she again absented her self, and likewise for the three following. Her husband, with rare tact and delicacy, neither asked her questions nor suffered any officious neighbor to intrude upon her." On the evening of the fifth day she rushed from the closet, and throwing her self into her husband's arms, she exclaim ed : "Chistopher, beloved, thank God with me ! See what He has enabled me to ac complish I" and she showed him a piece of lace which she had made on the cush ion, and which resembled what we know under the name of "quilting." This she afterwards richly embroidered ; and as she looked on her beautiful handiwork, she believed that she had, unaided by human intervention, discovered the method by which point-lace was manufactured. In reality, however, she had done much more : she had invented a new article of equal beauty and greater utility the lace at present so well known as "cushion" or "bone lace." Barbara Uttman's name soon obtained a world-wide reputation, and her invention was spoken of as tho most wonderful of the age. Thousands of yards of her rich bordering lace3 were ordered, not by jri vate individuals, but by merchants from every part of the globe ; and in order to supply the demand she employed all the poor girls in her neighborhood. In a very short time she removed to a large and comfortable house in Dresden, and for many years after, both she and her hus band devoted their earnings to mental im provement How well they succeeded may be gathered from the fact that Chris topher became a wholesale importer of the valuable fabric which his wife had invent ed, and that he managed, to the. perfect satisfaction of all parties, the complicated details which his business involved. As for Barbara, f'her children called her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her." Beloved and respected, she lived to a good old age, and on the evening of her death there were sixty-four children and grandchildren assembled in the house. The simple principle on which Barbara's lace is made i3 thu3 described by Dodd : ,mi i i , i 1 1 vine lace-mater sits on a stooi or cnair, and places a hard cushion on her lap. The desired pattern is sketched on a piece of parchment, which is then laid on the cushion, and she inserts a number of pins through the parchment into the cushion, in places determined by the pattern. She is also provided with a small number of bobbins, on which threads are wound; fine thread being used for making the meshes, or net, and a coarser kind called gimp, for working the device. The work is begun on the upper part of the cushion, by tying together the threads in pairs, and each pair is attached to one of the pins thrust into the cushion. The threads are then twisted one round another in various ways, according to the pattern, the bobbins serv ing for handles, as well as for store of ma terial, and the pins serving as knots or fixed points, or centres, round which the threads may be twisted. The pins insert ed in the cushion at the commencement are merely to hold the threads; but as each little mesh is made in progress of the working, other pins are inserted to pre vent the threads untwisting, and the de vice on the parchment shows where these insertions are to occur. Tlic Traitor's Child. The energies of the American troops stationed at Fort Washington after their evacuation of New York, were fully taxed to repel the many sorties made by the enemy against them. It required a con stant and careful watch upon the part of the Commander-in-Chief to prevent a sur prise, and the more surely to effect this, a system of observation was maintained along, the road, so that information passed from point to point, was sure to reach the camp before the British could carry out their designs. The majority ot persons living on the line from the city to Kings- bridge, gladly aided in this plan of police, and thus rendered essential service to the cause. One of this number, however a Mr. Jenning, at last took umbrage from some order of Washington or his subordi nate,' and with a reprehensible cunning, determined to abandou the Americans aud serve the interests of the foe. So secret ly were these plans concocted aud carried out, that no one outside ot his own family supected his disaffection. ihe British General accented the offer ed services, and pledged himself to pay largely for them. It was proposed that a number of his troops should march as far as his neighbors, who would, of course, communicate their movements to Jenning who in his turn, instead of passing the warning, was to conceal the forces until reinforcements could arrive, and a formi dable demonstration could be made against the fort. "And for this service, in any event you shall have a thousand pounds," said the British General to the the traitor. "Should it evenuate in the entire overthrow of the rebels, the sum shall be trebled, while oth er rewards shall be freely bestowed. You are certain that you have confided the mattter to no one '!" "Not a soul save those of my own fam ily know it," Jenning replied. "Of whom does jour family consist?" "My wife, who is an invalid, and an on ly daughter." "How are they affected by your change ?" "I know not, nor do I care. But of course they will follow my wishes, which have ever been law to them. My daugh ter is the only one who would think of a difference of opinion, and even she would never dare to "give it expres siou. "I have heard that the majority of your American females have imbibed a sort of romantic attachment to George Washing ton, which might lead them to sympa thize with him, but of course you are sure of your child, and can answer for her." "With my life !" "Suppose you allow me to invite her here. It would be a safe thing, and at the same time remove her from the suspi cion of collusion, should you be discov ered." "I cannot part with her sir ! She has aided me heretofore and can do so again. She is very obedient, so we need not fear her." "Enough ! manage the matter yourself, I am content. Now for your plans. To morrow at dusk a company of Capt. Tre vor's command will be got in motion, and arrive about midnight at your house. You will conceal them and await the others. When they are all gathered together you The reb- els being off their guard will be an easy prey : So far as the intentions of the British officer was concerned, the meditated plans were carried out. A number of picked men were concealed at the house of Jen ning aud at a proper time marched to wards their destination. Under cover of the night they had proceeded to the next station on the road when their advance was suddenly checked. A sharp rattle of musket balls which seemed to have been designedly fired above their heads, brought them to an immediate halt. A secoud discharge gave them to understand that their further progress would be dangerous. Captain Trevor who was in command, immediate ly gave orders fcr a countermarch, and in less than ten minutes the whole body were in a retrograde position. We can hardly venture to describe the feelings of chagrin entertained by the original plotter of the expedition, when informed by Trevor of the unsatisfactory result. As that officer handed him the gold which had been promised, he threw it to the ground wiih a violent gesture and with an oath swore that he would murder the informer, whoever it might be, that had thus defeated his hopes. In vain the king's officer strove to calm him; the darker passions of his nature were aroused aud would not be exorcised. "While he was thus storming and invoking maledic tions upon the head of the culprit, a fair girl entered the apartment. There was a look of intelligent firmness upon her pale countenance, as her eyes met those of her father, and quailed not: "Come hither, Hester," he cried. "Do you know aught of this matter? Can you tell me who sent word to Washington, re specting this expedition ?" Hester cast an appealing look upon the officer, who, however, did not interfere be tween them. "Did you hear my question ?" roared Jennings. "Tell me, do you know aught of this ?" "I do !" replied the girl, in a low tone. "I thought so. Now tell me the person's name." "It was I !" "You! Serpent! You betray me !" "Father, hear me. I did send word to our general that the enemy were to make an attack on the fort, but your name was not mentioned as being a party to the ex pedition. No harm can come to you. I know how long and arduously our country men had struggled against oppression ; how nobly they contended against superi or forces ; how true was their devotion to the cause in which they were engaged, and I could not look quietly on, and see their destruction attempted. I sent word of this, but in saving them I did not be tray jou!" "Enough that you have come between me and my revenge ! . This be your re ward !" He drew from his pocket a pistol and deliberately aimed it at his child. She moved not, did not even tremble, but Tre vor, shocked beyond measure at the horror of the meditated deed, sprang toward the wretch and raised his arm. The ball grazed her head and was buried deep in the wainscot. "Shame on you, man !" cried the officer with indignation. "Would you have her blood on your hands ? of what are you composed? Is she your child: "No !" cried Hester with a startling emphasis. "I am not, or at least shall not be for the future. I will not own a pa rent, who to the crime of treason, can add that ot murder. I did expose your vil- lainv, and would do it again. Na, you may frown, I fear you not. This last act has frozen the natural current of my heart." Then in a calmer and more feelinjr tone she continued : "Father 'tis the last time I shall call you so I bid you farewell forever. Your maledictions way be hurled against me, but never again will you look upon' my face. Ere another day has passed, Wash ington shall know of your treachery. lour only safety is in flight. In hing'and you may enjoy the fruit of your baseness, but here you cannot remain, rarewell, forever ! She passed from the room, as the tears which she could no longer control, coursed rapidly down her cheeks. She repaired at once to the bedside of her mother, in whose soul the last flickeriiigs of life were fast failing. She knelt beside her and even as she prayed, her worn spirit was released from bondage. "Alone ! an orphan! God help me!' she exclaimed, as she pressed her trembling hps to those that had so often met hers m love. Jennine lingered not lonjr. . Soon after he was on his way to England, where he lived, aa traitors should, in splendid dis will guide them to the attack. NUMBER 51. ci ace. Hester became the wife of a TIpv. olutionary officer, and lived long enough to give to her descendants -the' valuable, example of the christian and the patriot mother. Couldn't Stand That Th rtcf - . - V A U unkindest cut of all the Southern Rebels have vet received is this : Tt is L w WW W most people that there i kept for public reference, in the New York Police Be- 7 pariment, a collection ot photographs of , distinguished thieves, the whole known as ' the "ltogues' Gallery." Among" these ' pictures were placed last wintpr tho nesses of Davis, Cobb, Toucey, Floyd, and half a dozen others who had exercised ' their propensity for accumulation at the ,PiL. I ea.j;uiise ji me uovernment. lne romes a in on 2 whose miniatures thASP nWn raphs were placed bore th infliVtinn ' their presence for some timp. in ciTon Their compeers observed their rrowin" meiancnoiy, put Knew not the reason. At last even depravity could keep them cal- lous no loncrer. A score and a half nf th most noted thieves of the metropolis' o " a.uu lumuai toucmn0' re- monstrance, addressed to the Board of: Police, protesting against the indignity. They say it is hard enough to endure the scorn of the world and the restraints of bolts and bar3, but of this they would not complain ; when, however, they are put . into the company of such men as those whose names they repeat, they feel that, though thieves, they are still men, and they cry out for mercy ! Strok ES OF TIIE SltN. Snn-srrnVv whieh is becoming common at this season ot the year, is due rather to the of the sufferers, than to the malignant in fluences either of the fervid king of day, ' or his reputed fellow laborer in midsum mer, the dog-star. It is occasioned by tho action of the heat upon the system durino- some penoa ot depression of the vital functions. Thus, recently, a member of a regiment died while on his way to Bal timore, "the result of drinHnrr nniniialv of ice-water while over-heated;" and the imbibers ot ale and lager beer are particu larly liable to the same risk. We approve of havelocks, cork inside the hat, wet handkerchiefs, etc., but we insist also 'that; ine true protective against ccnip de soliel, "the heat," &c, consists in the careful maintenance of jreneral hoaltri- Rn 1 tin rr o cs as the stomach is not debilitated, and the heart can maintain its regular pulses, there is hardly any amount of heat, even inside . of an oven, which a man cannot withstand. Intelligence of tiie Lark. A nair: of larks had built their nest in a grass field, where thev hatched a brood of vonno Very soon after the young birds were out oi tneir nest, the owner ot the held was forced to set the mowers to work. th skitA of the weather forcing him to cut his grass sooner than usual. As the laborers ap proached the nest, the parent birds seem ed to take alarm, and at last tho mother laid herself fiat upon the ground with out spread wings and tail, while the male bird took one of her young out of the nest, and oy aint ot pushing and pulling got it on its mother's back. She then flew with her young one over the fields, and soon returned tor another. J. his time the fath er took his turn to carry one of the off- spring, being assisted by the mother in srettinj; it firmlv on its back : and in this. manner they carried off the whole brood 1, - P a! 1 1 v ... uciure me mowers naa reached tueir nest. Official Joking. The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Confederate States in a recent labored report, perpetrated the following excellent official joke: "Our late associates in the Government of the United States have seized the whole of the United States Navy, one-half of which beloiiirs to us. and desie-n usim it acminf: us. ine united estates Uoverument i actually charged with having seized tit own snips. tSF"The ladies of Maysville, Kentucky, recently presented a pair of pantaloon to Miss Lucy Stone in due form.a Miss Lucy accepted the pants, but says she would have done so with a much, better will if they only had a man . inside of them. fi"The latest description of the differ ence between a good soldier and a fash ionable lady is one faces the powder and the other powders trp face ! . "C. S. A." is the abbreviated title of the seceded States. The full designa tion is "Confederate Stealing Association." B S3nonymous Beauregard, no-regard, das-tard, braggard and blackguard. - -'v.. E. Nearly all the cannon at tb.6 South are rifled from the United States. 1
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