4 a niRKER. Editor and Proprietor. TODD aPTCnOSOlV, Publisher . I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Hksbt Cut. TERMS- PER AHT1V17M. 1 1.50 IX ADVANCE. VOLUME 5. rQlB.EOTOHY. ,I9T OF POST OFFICES. . Poii Masters. Districts. Sethel Station Cirrolltown, Chess Spriftgi Conemaagu, Ebensburg. fallen Timber, GalUtzin Hemlock, Johnstown, Lorftto, jlineral Point, Jtunster, piattsville, Hoseland, St. Augustine, Scalp Level, Soamaa, Sammerhill, Sammit, . tfilmore, fan "J-". F.norh Reese Blacklick. Joseph Behe, Carroll. Henry Nutter, Chest. A. G. Crooks, Taylor. J. Houston, Washint'n. John Thompson, Ebensburg. AsaH. Fiske White. J. M. Christy, Gallitzin. Wm Tiley, Jr., Washt'n. I. E. Chandler, Johnst'wn. M. Adlesberger, Lorctto. E. Wis3inger, Conem'gh. A. Drbin, Munster. Andrew J Ferral, Susq'ban. G. W. Bowman, White. Stan. Wharton, Clearfield. George Berkey, Richland. B. M'Colgan, Washt'n. B. F. Slick, Croyle. William M'Connell Washt'n. Morris Keil, S'merhill. CHURCHES, MINISTERS, &c. rrtsbytcrian-KBT. D. IIabbisox, Pastor Machine every Sabbath morning at 10 SX 2 aid? the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab ath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet Inz every Thursday evening at 6 o clock. 'Vet Jist Episcopal Church-. J. S. L n Preacher in charge. Rev. J. URAT, As- Preaching every Sabbath, alternately, it 101 o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the evening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7 CS Independent Rev I. P.. Powers, Ptor.-Preaching every Sabbath mormng at 10 o'clock, and in the evening at o 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 nnd Friday evening, excepting the first week in each month. , , ... .-:..- T.irnA;f Ret. JOHN WlLtlAMS, rastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at .Stud 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at V o'clock, A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening, t 7 o'clock. Society every luesaay etcmg at 7 o'clock. . Disciples Rev. W. Llotd, Fastor.--Preacb-inz every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock. 6.v" . J ... t n.vtn .Tpvittvs. Particular jsapiisis ia.iv. i.- P.stor.-Preaching every Sabbath evening at 1 o'clock. Sabbath School at at I o cloc . , 1 . JX. . Catholic Rev. II. J. Mitchell, Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock aad Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening. EBEXSBIRC MAILS. MAILS ARRIVE. Eastern, daily, at Uf o'clock, A. ..I. Western, " at 1 lj o'clock, A. M. MAILS CLOSE. Eastern, dailv, at 6 o'clock, P. A. Western, "at 8 o clock, P. M. rTh mails from B atIer,Indiana,Strong3 town, tc, arrive on Thursday of each week, at 5 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each week, at 6 A. 31. The mails from Newman's Mill3, Car rolkown, &c, arrive on Monday, Wednesday aad Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays tad Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M. RAILROAD SCIIEOUEE. CRESSON STATION West Bait. Express leaves at 8.43 A. M. 9.D0 p! 3li ! last Line Phila. Express " Mail Train ?' ii i 9.22 A. M. I 8.38 P. M. East Throujrh Express 44 " Fa3t Line " ' Fast Mail " " Through Accom. " WILMORE STATION. West Bait. Expres3 leaves at M Mail Train " . list Through Express " " Fast Mail " 8.33 P..M. 12.34 A.M. .53 A. M. 10.39 A. M, 9 CC A. M. o n p M. i 8 ii p M-. C.30 A. U- COIXTY OFFICERS. Judges of the Courts President, Hon. Geo, Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W, itilej, Henry C. Devine.. Pnthonotary Joseph M'Donald. Rtgiitcr and Recorder Edward F. Lytle. S;.-iJJ0hn Buck. Dutrict Attorney. Philip S. Noon. County Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno. Campbell, Edward Glass. treasurer Thoma3 Callin. Poor House Directors William Douglass, George Delany, Irwin Rutledge. r cor House Treasurer George . lv.iitors Thomas J. Nelson, C. K. Zahm. William J. "Lams, ueorge ij.-iv. iauui. County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan. Coroner. -James Shannon. Mercantile Appraiser Geo. W. Eas Wt. o Common Schools J. F. C( y. Condon. SBEXSBURG BOR. OFFICERS. BOROUGH AT LARGS. Justices of the Peace. David H. Roberts Earrison Kinkead. f"r" James Myers. ickoot Directors Ael Lloyd, Phil S. Noon, ft D' Pa"ish, Hugh Jones, E. J, JUHa. wa J. Jones. EAST WAED. nttable Evan E. Evans Dt- r unci7John J- Evans, Thomas J. J- Wes D W' Robert8 Jobn Tlioppson, D. Rectors William D.: Davie, L. Rodgers. Woe of Election Daniel J. Davis. , AutssoT Lemuel Davis. cntta(l WEST WARD. 31. M. O'Neill. John1? Cuncil R- S. Buiin, Edward GIas, man" Jhn D Tbomas George W. 2ct0rWillim Barnes, Jno. H. Evans o Election MTchael H aeeon. 4r-Georg Onrlev. EBENSBURG, PA , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1863. Select Joctrji. Over the River. 1 caught a radiant glimpse to-night Of the golden city out of sight, Throned on the purple hills of light Over the river. I saw the dazzling sea of glass, And'shining shapes that o'er it pass, I saw their golden cymbals, flash, Over the river. ' I saw them there, that martyr band, Whom patriotic fires have fanned, To perish for their native land, Over the river. There phalanxed 'mid the sons of light, In stainless uniform of white, They stood in armor dazzling bright, Over the river. I heard the roll-call loud and clear, And each new angel answered here j Then triumph paeans swept my ear. Over the river. Oh ! rarest country ever known In any clime or any zone, Native to angel feet alone, Over the river. You have lotus vales, where the weary rest, You havjs isles of balm, for the distrest, And groves of spice, for the earl blest, Over the river. I saw my fair dead mother go Thro' fields where milk-white roses blow, And strike her golden cymbal low, Over the river. My heart beat wild, but tenderly, She fixed her mild blue eyes on me, And drew me in, sweet ecstacy J Over the.river. I walkedtlie gardens of the bleat, . J My weary head upon her breast, And I felt the touch of her light caress, Over the river. Ohl groves of spice, oh I isles of balm, Oh ! soul-life passing grand and calm, As the flowing of an organ-psalm, Over the river. THE GHQST-RAISER. My uncle Beagly, who commenced his commercial career very early in the pres ent century as a bagaian, will tell stories. Among them ho tells his single ghost story so often that I am heartily tired of it. In self-defence, therefore, I publish the tale, in order that when the good, kind old gentleman offers to bore us with it, every body may say they know it. I remember every word of it. One fine autumn evening about forty years ago, I was travelling on horseback from Shrewsbury to Chester. I felt tol erably tired, and was beginning to look out for some suusr wavside inn, where I mijrht pass the night, when a sudden and violent thunder storm came on. jiy norse, terrified by the lightning, fairly took the bridle between his teeth, and started off with me at full gallop, through the lanes and cross-roads, until at length I managed to mill him ur, just near the door of a neat-iouKing cuuimy iuu. "Well " thoucht 1. "tliere was wic in vour madness, old bo-, since it brought us f tn thia comfortable refuse. And alighting, I gave him in charge to the stout farmer's boy, who acted as hos tler. The inn kitchen, which was also the guest room, was large, clean, neat and comfortable very like the pleasant hos telry described by Izaak Walton. There were several travelers already in the room probably, like myself, driven there for shelter and they were all warming them selves by the blazing fire, while waiting for supper. I joined the party. Pres ently, being summoned by tho hostess, we all sat down, twelve in number, to a smoking repast of bacon and eggs, corned beef and carrots, and stewed hare. The conversation naturally turned on the mishaps. occasioned by the. storm, of which every one seemed to have his full share. One had been thrown off his horse ; another, driving in a gig, had been upset intoa muddy pike; all had got a thorough wetting, and agreed unanimously that it was dreadful weather a regular witches' sabbath. "Witches and ghosts prefer for their snbbath a fine moonlisrht nisht to such weatfcfsr as this !" These w"0r(3 were uttered in a solemn tone, and with grange emphasis, by one of the company. He was a ,lall, dark looking man, and I d hira down in my own mind as a leveling merchant or pedlar. My next neighbor was a gay, welMooking, fashionably drce 7S man. who bursting into a peal of latter. """Li . .-i "Vou must know tne manners anu cus toms of ghosts very well, to be able to tell that they dwlxk getting wet or muddy' The first speaker, giving hiin a dark, fierce look, said : . "Young inaa, speak not so lightly of things above your comprehension." "l)o you mean to imply that there are such things as ghost3 V "Perhaps there are, if yoahad thecour 'age to look at them." "That taunt should cost you dear, if it were not sueb a foolish one' "A foolish one !" exclaimed the mer chant, throwing on the table a heavy leathern purse. 1 "There are fifty guineas. I am content to lo3e them, if, before the hour is ended, I do not succeed in showing you, who are so obstinately prejudiced, the form of any one of your deceased friends j and if, after you have recognized" him, you will allow him to kiss your lips." We all looked at each other; but my young neighbor, still in the same mocking manner, replied : : "You will do that, will you V "Yes," said the other, "I will stake these fifty guineas, on condition that you will pay a similar sum if you lose." Al ter a short pause the young man said, gaily: "Fifty guineas, my, worthy sorcerer, are more-than a . poor college sizar ever pos sessed ; but here are five, which, if you are satisfied, I shall be most willing to wager." . " The othev)k up his purse, sayins in a contemp tone : - - "Young t. Msh to draw back." "I draw K imed the student. "Well, if 1 1 icas, you should seewhether 1 taw back !" "Here," said Iare four guineas which I will stake on your wager." No sooner had I made this propositron thaa the rest of the company, attracted by the singularity of the affair,sanie .forward to lay'down the money; and in anu or two the fifty guineas were eubC -.rfc The merchant appeared so sure of wiunwtg' that he placed all tlie money in the stu dent's hands, and prepared for his experi ment. We selected for the purpose a small summer-house in the garden, per fectly isolated, and having no means of exit but a window and a door, which were carefully fastened, after placing the young man within. Wo put writing materials on a small table in the summer house, and took away tho candles. We remained outside, with the peddler among us. In a low, solemn voice he began to chant the following lines : "What riseth slow from the ocean caves And the stormy 6urf? The phanton pale sets his blackened foot On the fresh green turf." Then raising his voice he said : "You asked to sec your friend, Francis Villiers, who was drowned three years ago off the coast of South America ; what do you see V "I see," replied the student, "a white light arising near the window; but it has no form ; it is like an uncertain cloud." We the spectators remained pro foundly silent. "Are you afraid ?" asked the merchant, in a loud voice. "I am not," replied the student firmly. After a' womeut's silence, the peddler stamped three times on the ground, and sang : . "And the phantom white whose clay cold f.ice Was once so fair, Drie3 with his "shrond his clinging veil t And his sea-tossed hair." Once more the solemn question : "You, who would sec revealed the mys teries of the tomb- what do you sec now ?" The student ansvcrcd in a calm voice, but like that of a man describing things as they passed before him. "I see the cloud taking the form of "a phantom; its head is covered xrixh a long veil it stands still !" ' "Are you afraid ?" "I am not !" We looked at each other in horror stricken silence, whilo the merchant, raising his arm a above his head, chanted in a sepulchral voice: "And the phantom said, as he rose from the wave He shall know me in sooth; I will go to my friend, gay, smiling and fond, As in our first youth 1" "What do you see ?" said he. "I see the phantom advance ; he lifts his veil 'tis Francis Villiers ! he ap proaches the table.! ho writes ! 'tis his signature ! " "Are you afraid V A icarful moment of silence ensued; then the student replied, but in an altered voice : "I am not." "With strange and frantic gestures the merchant then sang : "And the phantom said to the mocking seer, I come from the South : wit thy hand on my hand thy heart on my - heart ; Thy month on my mouth." "VThat do you see V "He come3 ho approaches me he pursues me he is stretching out his arms he will have me ! help 1 help ! Save me "Arc you afraid now ?" asked the mer chant, in a mocking voice. ' Apiercing cry, and then a stifled groan, were the only reply to this terrible ques tion. "Help that rash youth!" said the mer chantbitterly. "I have, T tbankyou, won the wager, but it is sufficient for me to have given him a lesson. Let him keep his money and be wiser for the future." He walked rapidly away. We opened Ihe door of the summer-house and found the student in convulsions; A paper signed with the name '.'Sraccis Villiers," wasjjn the table. Asjoans th4a4s senses were restoretfTiie asked vehemently where was tho vile sorcerer who had sub meet ally subjected him to such a he-"" Me ordeal he would kill him I He , iit hira throughout the :dd in vain ; then, with the speed ot a madman, he dashed off acrcss the fields in pursuit of him and we never saw cither of them again. That, children, i3 my Ghost story ? V"And how is it, uncle, that after that you, didn't believe in ghosts V iaid I, the first time I heard it. "JJseause, my boy," replied my uncle, "neither the student nor the merchant eycr returned ; and the forty-five guineas, belonging to me and other travellers, continued equally invisible. Those two swindlers carried them off, after having acted a farce, which we, like ninnies, believed to be real." Kotes from liilalelp!ila. ' Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 18C3. Correspondence of The Allcghanian. -ThanksgivinGT, with all its attendant pleasantries, is over. Takinjr it a!toreth- er,'it wa well observed. The day" was elear and beautiful the sun shone fortli brilliantly the ' air, although chilly in the curly morning, became genial by noon. The joys of the day were eahaneed by the glorious tiding of victory from tho West. In honor of this event, flags and banners were thrown to the breeze, and it was with nlore than usual admiration that many a sparkling eye fondly gazed upon tlie ex pressive colors. The various churches were well atten ded, and.heart3 swelling with joy and thanksgiving praised Him for the many mercies vouchsafed unto us. At the general hospitals in and around the city, the hearts of many sick and wounded soldiers were gladdened by the untiring energies of the fair ones in their behalf. The hospitals were all tastily decorated, and at the Turners Lane, M'Clcllan, and a number of others, sump tuous repasts were served up for the in mates. There was also the usual fun and frolic. One manner in which the soldiers in camp amused themselves was by partici pation in a pig c7ia.se. The pig, weighing from fifty to seventy-five pounds, was put in proper trim by having its tail shaved and well greased or soft-soaped. Who ever could then catch the animal by the tail and lift it from the ground was the lucky man and the winner of an X. It was well attended, very animated, but unsuccessful so far as catching tho pig was concerned. On Thursday morning last, Mr. Levi B. Short, a resident of this city, dieJ after a few hours illnecS. He was th6 inventor of the celebrated "Greek Fire," which cf late has been .such an unwelcome visitor to the people of Charleston. He had made many improvements in the terrible agent since its first introduction, but it failed to entirely meet the expectations of its invlntor and supporters. The memory of 2Ir. S., however, as a citizen and patriot, will long live in the hearts of his countrymen, aud some genius may yet perfect that which he commenced. Ou Wednesday, the 2d regiment U. S. colored infantry, from Washington, passed through this city, en route for Texa3. Strength, 1010. They made a decidedly fine appearance, and looked as though they might be able tostop bullets quite as well as white men. The 8th regiment U. S. colored troops is filling up rapidly, and requires but sixty men to complete the quota. This regiment was organized and recruited in this city. - The rebel rain Atlanta, which has been for some time on exhibition here for the benefit of the Union Volunteer Ilefresh ment Saloon, has been removed from the Washington street wharf and placed upon the dry dock for repairs. As. one views the dark and silent monster, it is with deep indignation he thinks of the much boasted but fallacious promises of English neutfality. He is also reminded of the devotion of the misled women of Savan nah, whose enthusiasm caused them to give their gold and jewels to purchase the armor for the vesscl-a vcsrel whoe mis sion it should be to disperse the federal bloekadicg fleet, capture the monitors, and destroy Philadelphia and Xew York. Alas for their hopes! the Atlanta was itself captured by the Wcehawken. The detachments from the different Penna. regiments here at present are under the command "of Brig.-Gen. Gib bon, who was severely wounded at Gettys burg and has not sufficiently recovered for field service. There were upwards of three hundred drafted men and "subs" sent from here within the present week to 3Ier.de and Gilmore, leaving about sixty in ths barracks. It was quite a relief to have them sent to the lront. After a. number of them hs. ve ben to gether for a tiuie, their plans are o nicely arranged that it is almost impossible to prevent escapes. To give you an idea of the vigilance required, I shall' relate the particulars cf one of the iuany plots re sorted to, which occurred last wek : One of the subs,irith a rabst-en treating coun tenance, applied to Major Falls, comman- ior permission squares to see r to cro uuaer guard a few a sister- who was about dyics;, he said. ' He? also had a lady go to the Major's headouarters and intercede fur him. The Major, although an old soldier of the Mexican and Florida wars, could not refuse so humane a privi lege, so a guard accompanied the sub to a hou;-e on the banks of the Schuylkill. Ou returning, and just after reaching the pavement,-they were met by,a party of a half dozen citizens, who without ceremony disarmed, the guard, threw his gun ioto the river, and gave him a jolly old bcat ingyrj"heyvihen left, taking with them the sup, who has not been heard of since. Of "course, the Major, upon hearing the facts connected with the- case, became deeply enraged, and. he forthwith sent -a guard to the house to arrest the olfenders, which wa&iiaiuul to. -be inhabited bT coula.".of .aged, women only. Tt tanuTd" out rather a good joke on the Major, for a few dayjf previous he had placed a party of officers' 4inder arrest for ai'owing eight subs to escape, all of whom were on the third day following found concealed iu the cellarwaiting an opportunity to make tracks. X. A Curious Chapter ou Food. The diversity prevailing in nations in reference to articles different of food seems to confirm, in its liberal sense, the proverbial saying that "'one man's meat is another man's poison." Many an article of food which is in high esteem in one country is regarded in others with abhor rence, which even famine can hardly surmount. In the Shetland Islands, it is said that crabs aud lobsters abound, which the people catch for the London Market, but refuse to eat even when halt starved ! Tne John Dory is reckoned by epicures one of the choicest of fish ; but in Devon shire, where it abounds, and also in Ireland, it used to be thrown away as unfit for food. There seems to be some super stition connected with this, as it is said that a Devonshire cook flatly refused to dress it. Eels, which are abundant and of rood quality in Cumberland and We?t- morelaud and also in Scotland, are regard- ed by the people there with as much dis gust as snakes. Skate, which is in hih estimation in England, in Ireland is hardly ever eaten except by the fisherman. Scallops, on the other hand, which are reckor.ed a dainty in Ireland, are hardly ever eaten in England ; and although they are abundant on many of the coasts, few of the English have an idea that they are eatable. The cuttlefish, (that kind that produces the iuky fluid,) although found on our coasts, is not eaten by us ; but at Naples it is highly esteemed, and travelers report that it tastes like veal. Cockchafers are candied, and served up with other confectionery by the Italians. The hedgehog no oue thinks of eating in England except the gipsies and some who have joined them, and who report that it is better than rabbit. The sailors in the English and Dutch whale ships do not eat the flesh of the whale ; but those in the French whalers (with their well-known skill in cookery) are said to make a palatable dish cf it. But by almost all the lower classes in England, venison and game ot all kinds are held in abhorrence, and so are fresh figs. By the Australian savages frogs, snakes, large moths, and grubs picked out from the wood, all of which the English settler turns from in disgust, are esteemed as dainties ; but they are shocked at our eating oysters. Milk as an article of food (except for sucking babies) is loathed by the South Sea islanders. Goats have been iotro- NUMBER 11. duced into several of the islands, but the people deride the settlers with using th unlit, and ask them why they do not milk: their cows. On the other hand, dogs and rats are favorite articles cf food with" them. These last, as is well known are often eaten by the Chinese,, who also eat salted earth-worms, and a kind of sea slug, which most -Europeans will turn from with disgust. In the narrative cf Anson's voyage is a full account of the prejudice of the South Americans (both of Creoles and Indians) against turtle as poisonous. The prison ers captured on prize ships warned the sailors against eating i and for tome time lived on bad ship beef ; but seeing our men thrive cn the turtle, they began to eat it at first sparingly and ut length heartily. - . Horseflesh, which most Europeans wo'd retuse to cat except in great extremity, is preferred by the Tartars to all eke ; and the flesh of the wild ass's colt was greatly esteemed by the Romans. As for pork, it is on religious grounds that Jews and Mahommedans abstain from it, as the Hindoos do from beef. But the Chris tians of the East seem to have nearly an . equal -itversiq-. to it, and the like prevailed till lately in Scotland. The larsre shell snail, balled escargot: l a favorite daintv with the ancient Romans, and itill is so in a great part of the south of Europe, though most English men would be half starved before they would eat it. In Vienna the large wood ants are served rip arid eaten alive. Small crabs are eaten alive in China. The guana; a larire species of lizzard, is a great dainty in some of the West India Islands. And monkey and alligator arc eaten in Africa and South America, "and some travelers who have overcome their prejudice pro nounced them to be good eating.- Even when the same substances are eaten in different countries, there is strange difference in the mode of preparing thera. Both we and the islanders use buttex-Lut they store i: up without ealt till.it is rancid and sour. We agree with" the Abyssinians in liking beef, but they would probably object as much to the roast beef of Old England as we should to the half-living morsels of -raw beef in which they deliuht. Maize, the Indian corn of America, has been incroduced into'Xew Zealand by tho mli-lonarics, and the people cultivate and highly esteem it. But their mode of preparing it for food is to Europeans most disgusting. They steep it in water till it is putrid, aud then mas.e it into a kind of porridge which emits a most intolerable ttench. TriE Net Bonnet. Lt Beau Monde describes as follows a new fashion in ladies' bonnets: Perhaps one of tho most remar kable bonnet which have been brought under the observation of the f ashionable world is that shape which has been pub lished within "the last two or three weeks, and which the inventor calls the "resill," (in English the net shape.) The applica-. tion of this namo will be felt true when we say that in each ca?e a fancy and dec orated net is attached to the bonnet, in the placo of the curtain, and so conveniently that the hair can be immediately placed in it, and released upon taking the bonnet off. Doubtless this bonnet ha3 been suggested by the flowing styles of wearing the hair which are coming into fashion. aud which are inconvenient for out door wear. There is a beautiful legend illus trating the blessedness of performing our duty at whatever cost to our own inclina tion. A beautiful vision of our Savior had appeared to a monk, and in silent bliss he was gazing upon it. The hour arrived in which it was the duty to feed the poor of the convent. He lingered not in bis cell to enjoy the vision, but left it to perform his humble duty. When he returned he found the blessed vision still waiting for him, and uttering these words: "Hadst thou staid, I must havb fled." How like beauty is the rose I .For when the south wind courts her gently, how moderately she blows and paints tho sun in her mild blnshes. But wheu the north wind comes near her, rude and ' impatieut, then, like chastity, she 16"ckV her beauties in her bud agaiu, and havi him to base briers. : ' A man named Oats as hau'.ed trp . recently for beating his wife and children: On being sentenced to imprisonment, tua brute, remarked that it was cry hsid a man was not allowed to trash his oats. The traffic in birds' nests in Java., produces the Dutch government a niillior of dollars yearly. - - V. f . i V i : r- , ii, ( i f Tlr ir
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