JJS ,j ff l t A. A. BARKER, Editor and Proprietor. J.TODD UUTCIIINSOIV, Publisher. I WOULD RATHEil BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Henry Clay. 'BRUS-5200 PER AXISUM. I 1.50 IN ADVANCE. VOLUME 5. DIRECTORY. jbtST OF POST OFFICES. nmcta Foal Master. Districts. Befhe Enoch Reese, , Blacklick. Srolltown, Joseph Bebe, Carroll. Kess Springs. Henry Nutter, Chest. Kmah, A. G. Crooks, Taylor. SI J. Houston, Washint'n. PhVnabure. John Thompson, Ebensburg. K Timber, Asa H. Fiske White, r allium. J. M. Christy, Galhtzm. lock Wb Tiley, Jr., Waiht'n. RtartSwn.- I.E. Chandler, 'Johnst'wn. Toretto M. Adlesberger, Lorctto. "eral Point, E. Wissinger, Conem'gh. Vaster A.Durbin, Monster. PllnsvUle, Andrew J Ferral, Susq'han. Wd G- W' bowman, -White. St luustine, Stan. Wharton, Clearfield. br1' Wl&onneliw-n. Sre, MorrisKeil, S'merhill. cnuncnES, ministers, &c. Prtsbyterian-V.zr. D Haebisok, Pastor. teaching every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock, and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab oath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet ing every Thursday evening at G o clock. Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. J. S. Lem fios, Preacher in charge. Rev. J. Gray, As-. liitant. 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 o'clock Welch Independent- Rev Ll. R. Powell, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at lOs'eiock, and in the evening at 6 ocIock. Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer meeting on the first Monday evening of each nonthfand on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening, excepting the first week in nch month. Calvinistic Methodist V.zx. Johx Williams, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at land 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at V o clock, A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening, i. 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening t 7 o'clock. -n't Disciples Rev. W. Lloyd, Pastor.--Prcach-ine every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock. Particular Baptists Km . David Jenkins, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at I o'clock. Sabbath School at at 1 o'clock, P. M. Catholic Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock lad Yesper3 at 4 o'clock in the evening. r EIJEXSBUIIG 3IAIES. MAILS ARRIVE. Eastern, daily, at ll o'clock, A. M. Western, at U o'clock, A. M. MAILS CLOSE. Eastern, daily, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Testern, " at 8 .o'clock, P. M. t-The mails from Butter,Indiana,Strongs town, fcc, arrive on Thursday of each week, t 5 o'clock P. M. Leave Eb'ensburg on Friday of each week, t 6 A. M. BThe mails from Newman's Mills, Car rolltown, fcc, arrive on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays ad Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M. RAILROAD SCHEDULE. CRESSON STATION'. "Wen Bait. Express leaves at 8.43 A. M. 9.50 P. M 9.22 A. M. 8.C3 P. M. 8.33 P. M. 12.34 A. M. 6.58 A. M. 10.39 A. M. " Fast Line " Phila. Express " Mail Train it East Through Express " " Fast Line " u Fast Mail " " Through Accom. " COUNTY OFFICERS. Judges of the Courts President, Hon. Geo. Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W. Easley, Henry C. Devine. Prothonotary Joseph M'DonaH. Register and Recorder James Griffin. Skerif John Buck. District Attorney. Philip S. Noon. County Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno. Campbell, Edward Glass. Treasurer Isaac Wike. Poor House Directors George M'Cullougli, George Delany, Irwin Rutledge. Poor House Treasurer George C. K. Zahm. Au-iitors William J. Williams, George C. S. Zahm, Francis Tierney. County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan. Coroner. --James Shannon. Mercantile Appraiser Patrick Donahoe. Sup't. of Common Schools J. F. Condon. EBEXSRURG ROR. OFFICERS. AT LARGE. Justices of the react David II., Roberts, Harrison Kinkead. Burgess A. A. Barker. School Directors Ael Lloyd, Phil S. Noon, Joshua D. Parrisb, Hugh Jones, E. J. Mills, David J. Jones. EAST WABD. Constable Thomas J. Davis. Town Council J. Alexander Moore, Daniel Evans, Richard R. Tibbott, Evan E. Evans, "UHam Clement. ' . htpectort Alexander Jones. D. O. Evans. Judge of Election Richard Jones, Jr. Assessor Thomas M. Jones.- Assistant Assessors David E. Evans,, Wm. ADavis. . . WEST WABD. Constable William Mills, Jr. Town Council John Dougherty, George C. Zahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Shoc ker, James S. Todd. Inspectors G. W. Oatroan. Roberts Evans. . of Election Michael Hasson. ,l' James Murray. U r Assessors William Barnes, Dan "l v. Zabra. ... . " .- ' TRUTH STRANGJERTHAN FICTION. In the autumn of 1817, while the woods were bright with the variegated hues which follow the light touches of early frost, a mounted traveler was pur suing his way through a dark, broad, lonely forest, in the western part of the State of New York. He had ridden three miles since seeing a human habitation,' and he had yet two to go before he could get sight of another. lie was descending a hill into a gloomy looking valley, through which flowed a shallow but swift-running stream ; and on reaching the water, he permitted his thirsty beast to stop and drink. At that moment a man came out from a cluster of bushes into the road, or horse-path, on the other side of the stream. This man was dressed like a hunter, and carried a rifle on his shoulder. In hid general appearance there was nothing that indicated hostility or a wicked design. He was of medium size, compactly built, with intellectual features and a certain air of .gentility seeming rather as one abroad from some settlement for a days' sport than a .professional hunter. All this the mounted traveler carefully noted before he crossed the stream to continue his journey, and when they cams near together a ideasant salutation was exchang ed. "Fine weather for traveling, sir!" re marked the man with the gun-.. "And for hunting also, I should sup pose 1" smiled the other on the horse. ''Yes, there is game enough' returned the other; "but 1 am not a good hunter, aud can only show one bear for my days' work thus far, and that is almost useless to me, because I have no means to takelt away. . I would willingly give a dollar for the use of a horse like yours for a couple of hours. If you could spare five minutes or so, I would like you to see the bear. It is only back behind these bushes, some two huudrcd yards from here." "I will nof only look at it," replied the traveler, dismounting and laitenitig his horse, "but, if not too heavy, I will take it along for you, seeing I am going vour way." The hunter thanked him in a mo?t cordial manner, and then, as it to make himself agreeable and keep up the conver sation, inquired where the other was from, whither journeying, and so forth; aud learned in reply tlut the latter resided iu Albany, was a merchant in good business and was traveling parti for his health, and partly with -the view of making an extensive land purchase for future specu lation. "Well, here we are!" exclaimed the hunter, as the two emerged from the dense thicket, through which they had slowly forced their way into the more open wood; "here we are ! and now I will show you as line ana lat a oeast as you t y t , r - a ever saw. unserve wnero a point my rifle!" ; Ue stepped back some eight or ten feet, deliberately raised the piece to his eye and pointed the muzzle directly at the head of the traveler. There was a flash, a loud report, and the victim fell like a log, his face covered with blooil This might, or it might not have been the firjt crime committed by the man with the rifle. Butasthc traveler fell, the rifle slipped from his hands, and he shook violently from head to foot; yet he ran to his victim,, and hurriedly robbed him. of a purse, a pocket-book, a gold watch and chain, ; suine curious seals, a diamond breast pin, and a diamond ring, which he fairly tore from his finger. Then he dragged the body into the thick et, picked up his rifle, plunged madly through the bushes to the road, mounted the traveler's horse, and dashed away from the awful scene. We must now suppose a lapse of twenty years. . In the spring of 1S37 there lived in the city of New York a banker and a million aire, whom we shall call Stephen Ed wards. . He owned a palatial mansion, splendidly furnished, in the very heart of tho town, aud he and his wio were among the leaders of the fashionable world. "They had a beautiful daughter, just turned of sweet sixteen, who was about to be married to a foreign nobleman, and great preparations were making for the happy event. One day, about this period, as the great banker stood conversing with a gentleman from another city, who had called to see him. on business, he . observed the latter suddenly turn very pale: and begin to tremble. "xdy dear sir," he said, in the usual tone of ofl-hand sympathy, "what is;the matter? are you' ill V ' "A little. faint, sir, but nothing to cause iiorm!" rr.lind the other, hurriedly. "I 1 am subject to similar spells. If-yon will EBENSBUHG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL be'kind enough to excuse me for ten min utes or so, I will take a short walk, and return ir. better condition." -In ten minutes he did return, reported himself quite weJl, calmly proceeded to finish hi3 business with the banker, and then respectfully took his leave. It was, perhaps, a week after this that, one night, the banker wa3 sitting before the fire in his library, when a servant same in and presented him a letter. He took it with a yawn, opened it in the most indolent and indifferent manner possible, but had not read a dozen words before he came up with a start, turned deadly pale, and trembled so that the paper rattled. He finished the note for it was rather a note than a letter worked one hand ner vously at his throat, and with the other clasped his forehead aud temples. For a ruinute or two be seemed to be choking into calmness, by an iron will, some terri ble emotion, and he so far succeeded as to address the waiting servant in'an ordinary tone. ' "James," he said, "who gave you this letter?" "A man, sir, as said he'd wait for an answer." "Then I suppose he is waiting?" "Yes, sir." "Very well, show him iu." Soon there was a light tap on the door, and the banker said "come in," in an ordinary tone. x The servant opened the door, nshered irrthe stranger, and immediately withdrew. The latter was a man verging on sixty, cf rough appearance and coarse attire. He wore an old gray overcoat, buttoned to the throat, and a pair of green goggles, and his whole dress was saturated with rain. "Take a seat," said the banker, pointing to a chair near the fire. "NTo, thank 3'ou, I'll stand," was the gruff reply. "You got my letter, and, of course, know my business," he added. "You allude to this, I suppjse," replied the banker, producing the letter which had caused him so much perturbation. "Yes." "I do riot understand it; you must have made a mistake." "2To; no mistake at all. I was present twenty years ago, come the tenth day of October, and saw you. Stephen Edwards, shoot the man, and if you go for to deny it, I'll have you in prison before morning. IVe laid my plan?, and got everything sure, and if you go to playing innocent and refusing my terms, I'll take care to see that you die stretching hemp." The banker, iu spite of himself, turned pale, ahuddered, and staggered to a seat. "What do you want V he groaned. "A hundred thousand dollars not one cent less." "I cannot give it it would ruin me." 4Just as you say," rej Dined the other, moving towards the door, "you know what will follow if I go this vay." 'Oh, stay, you must not go yet !" cried the man of crime, in terrible alarm. lie argued, urged, pleaded, implored for mercy at a less fearful cost. In vain. At last the banker seeing ruin, disgrace and death before him if he refused agreed to the terms. He also agreed to meet the stranger, with the required sum, on the following night, in iront of St. Paul's Church. Uoth were punctual to the fised time, and bills and checks to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, changed hands. A month later there wa3 a tremendous run on the bank of which Stephen Edwards was the principal owner. It was soon broken and closed. Then the sheriff was set to work by eager creditors, and all the real estate and personal property of the late millionaire was seized and sold, leav ing him a beggar, and the just claims unsatisfied. Fashionable friends deserted the family, and the proud nobleman re fused the hand of a ruined banker's daughter. 1 In the very midst of this disgrace and tribulation Stephen Edwards encountered the man who had turned so pale and be come so agitated in his presence a short time bfefore. . ; "I rather think you do not know me, sir," said tho gentleman, with a formal bow. - ' ' ' ' "Your face seems somewhat familiar, but yet I cannot place you," returned Edwards. ' "Permit me to bring myself to 3'our recollection, then, as I wish you to know me. - A little more than six weeks ago, I was talking with you on business, and you observed that I turned deadly pale, and became agitated ?" --! "Ah, yes, I remember you now." "Let me tell you why I was thus affect ed. My eye had just chanced upon a curious watch seal which had belonged to a merchant, named Philip Sidney, who was sliot in the western part of this State, fiome twenty years ago ; and on looking at your features closely, I knew yoti to be tho villain who had perpetrated the foul deed!" "Merciful God!" exclaimed tho banker, with a blanched face and quaking form. "Yes, I knew you," pursued the other; "and a week after, I disguised myself and had an interview with you in your own mansion. You remember that, of course?" "But," gasped the trembling wretch, "did I not pay you your own price to keep my fatal secret?" "Yes, and with, that very money, and what other I could command, I was ena bled to buy up enough of your own bilb to make that run upon your bank which broke it and forced ruin upon you." "And what wouldyou, now that I am ruined ?" inquired the other, with the deadly calmness of desperation. "Now thai I have had my revenge, I want you to know that I, myself, am the man you attempted to murder, and did rob ! am Philip Sidney I Behold the scar where the ball struck and glanced !" and lie lifted his hat and showed it. "God be praised !" ejaculated the other, "God be praised that you are still living!" aud unable to restrain his emotion, he burst into tears. "Oh, sir," he continued, "you have taken a load off my conscience a weight from my soul ! Though pov erty, beggary, disgrace and death are staring me in the face, I am happy in the knowledge that 1 am not guilty. of murder happier than I have been for twenty years, with all the luxurious surroundings of wealth. It was my first and last crime, and I have never been able to tell haw I was tempted to to outrage my nature as on that fearful occasion. .Now, sir, do with me what 30U will only, I pray you, be merciful to my innocent family." "I forgive you," returned the other, extending his hand. "I forgive you. You have been fearfully punished already. And as God ha3 seen proper to preserve us both and bring us together, let us hope it is for our present and future salvation, and let us endeavor So to live as to deserve the blessings we receive. I will restore 3'ou enough to place you and 3-our family above want ; and for the rest, I trust we shall both remember we shall soon have to render an account of our stewardship in another world." " Philip Sidney kept his word ; and with a fresh start iu the world, and now an easy conscience, the still enterprising Ste phen Edwards accumulated another re spectable fortune, much of which he spent in charity. Philip Sidney died in 1847, and Ste phen Edwards in 1S51. Is not truth indeed strange stranger than Action ! ArSemzis Ward's Adventure. I must relate a little incident which happened to your humble servant on his return home from the wars. I was walk ing along the street, lookin' so gallant and gay in my brass kote an' bloo buttons, and other military . harness, when an excited female rushed out ova house, throwed her plump handles aroun' my neck, which part I did'nt mind much, as they ' were round ones and exclaimed : " , "IVo.l behold thee once again ?" "You do an' I think you are holding me too fastly," scz I, trying to release the excentric femail's arms. "O. hev you come back hev you come bask !" she wildly cried," hangin' tighter to my neck. . "Certainly I've cum back," sc-z I, "or else' I wouldn't be here. But I don't think I know you muchly." "Not know mc your own Clarctta Rosetta Belletta she who has net sot her e3'es onto you for more'n two 3'ears ? Yes.' she continued, placin' her hands onto me shoulders, an' lookin' up into my face like a dyin', hosi-fly "3-es, I see my own Alfred's e3-es,his nose,hisears, his " "Madame," sez I, "excoosc me, but allo'V mc to correct" you. Ef I air not mistaken, these earses an' noses an' eyescs belong to myself iudividorally. an'. your Alfred never owned 'em scarcely." "A way with this farce,'' scz she. "You cannot deceive your Clarctta ; cum into the house and see your little son, Lincoln Burnside M'Clerinan Beazor." It was evident that the femail was mis taken that ic was not me, but another man, she wanted. "IIow old is hd ?" sez I. ; "Which?" sez she. ; :- - "Theni- little sons, Lincoln Burnside M'Clellcn an' so4th." ." ,-: : : -"He's just six, month the darling." ""Well madam," sex I, "ef little Lincoln M'Clellen an' so 4th, is only six months old,' an' you 'liavn't sot ev-es onto your Alfred for more'n two years, I think there's a mistake somewhar' an' that I'm not your Alfred, but another man altogether." , The woman shot into the house, like forty, an' that was the 'ast I saw of hef, but I pity her poor Alfred. : 21, 1864. Coiievlieati l'erplexilfes. Next to the rebels, wo know of no class whose dilemmas are more numerous or dsplorable than those of the Copperheads. We give a sample: 1. Unless they cau pass for Democrats they have no party, but 2. If they try to pass for Democrats the party won't have them. 3. Unless they can combine with the rebels, neither can succeed, but 4. If tho rebels succeed they can no longer combine with them. 5. So long as the Union cause triumphs they can never rule the country, but 6. "When the Union 'cause fails there will be no country to rule. 7. Before fighting they would seek a disunion peace, but 8. Before getting a disunion peace they must fight the Unionists.. . 9. Peace to them means peace with those who are fighting against the Union, and war with those who are fighting for it, but 10. They find it costs more "knocks" to fight the country's friends than it wo'd to subdue its enemies. 11. They believe in all the rights of man, especially in his right to own men, but 12. They oppose "woman's rights," particularly tho right of a black woman to her chastity and her children. 13. They favor the largest liberty, to wit: the liberty of a State to secede, in order to promote slavery, but 14. They oppose insurrection and re bellion, especially the rebellion of the Federal Government against the suprema cy of the slave States. 15. They sympathize with the conser vative efforts of Jeff Davis to preserve the "Union as it was and the Constitution as it is," but 1G. Thc3' believe all the acts which Abraham Lincoln has done, can do, or ever may do, to maintain the Union, are unconstitutional and revolutionary usur pations. : 17. They would colonize all soldiers of color, but 18. They do not believe in colonizing the Vallandighams who desert their col ors. 19. They fear abolition, least it may lead to amalgamation, but 20. They like slavery because it com pels amalgamation. 21. They believe that God has made the negro theit inferior, but - 22. They fear abolitionism will make him their superior. 23. The3' know M'CIellan to be opposed to the war, or they would not nominate him, but 24. They want him to carry on the war, because he is opposed to its being carried on." 23. They pretend to believe that M' Clellan made war on the rebel-!, but 20. They republish his official report as a campaign document, to show how successfully he made war on tho Admin istration. 27. To require rebel to swear to sup port the Constitution and law?, before voting is to infringe the right of suffrage, but . 28. To prevent volunteers who are fighting for the Union from voting, is to sustain the right of suffrage. 29. They deny that the civilization of the North is superior to that"bf the South, but 30. This involves the admission either that bad as arc the rebels, the Copperheads are no better, or else that the Copperheads enjoy no'harc of Northern civilization. 31. The above facts tend to show , that this is a contest not between States, communities, or institutions, but between all the depravity of the human heart, on the one side, and what the Seeesh organs openly scoff at as "God and humanity," on the other. Chicago Tribune. : ; ' . flow a Cat is able to see in the Dark. The pupil of the eve of a cat is of an oval form, the transverse diameter being parallel to tho nose, aud cits have the power of contracting or dilating the pupil at pleasure. It is always contract ed in the sun or before the fire. This prevents a painful sensation which would be occasioned by a number of rays of light falling On the pupil. But when a cat sits in the shade, or in the dark, she fully dilates the pupil, which enables her to see and seize her prey rather by surprise than by hunting it down. . JCST tittle Charlie came to the tabjc very hungry., and he had his fork in a potato, and the potato transferred to his plate before he thought of the usual bless ing. Looking up at his father he says : "Pa, you talk to Heaven while I smashes my potato." His hunger made him wish to improve every rcoment. NUMBER 80. Our Boys. BT LOUISE B. V1CKKOT. Our boys! I sing our brave, bright boys, That blithely rushed to meet the foe ; . When dastard h inds were raised to striko At Freedom's shrine the trait'rous blow. They put their trust in Freedom's God. t ucmng vneir Dattie blades anon -Their rights were rights their fathers gave. Their land the land of Washington. Onr boys ! our dear, brave boy3, who fell - Asleep ffmid the battle's din ; They left the freest, loveliest homes. That ever childhood prattled in. They loved those homes of honest toil, 'Mid fields and orchards smiling fair j . Ah ! never bondsman's sorrowing tears Shall fall like blighting curse3 there I They loved the school house by the wood, Where rich and pior are taught the tame; No vain ambition called them hence; ". They fought for Liberty, not Fame. Yet, conquering Roman never felt " His soul so thrilled at Glory's call; Such generous valor was not theirs - Who supped with gods in Odin's hall. - And poets of the future time ' Shall set their deeds in glorious verso, And history from age to age, Unwearied, still the tale rehearse.. i Our boys ! our dear, surviving boys ! We'll wreathe their names with laurel flowers, We'll give them words of praise, and aye ' Thank God such noble boys are ours.' O ! bravest of the whole world's brave Are they, the boys with veteran Scars, Who from the Xorthland to the South, Dear Freedom with our bannered stars. Pittsburg Gazette, m m m XYlxo First Armed tlie A'egrocs. The so-called Democratic pres3 is daily asserting that, at the outbreak of tho rebellion, they heartily and vigorously sustained the President in the prosecution of the war, until he turned it into an abolition war, and armed and organized negro regiment3. Now, without stopping to prove the entire falsity of the aboye, we give an extract from a speech delivered in Carlisle, Kentucky, on the 25th of last June, by Col. Bramlette, afterwards elect ed Governor of that State: "You object to negro soldiers. . Who began this business ? Who raised the first negro regiment? Did Lincoln? Don't 3'ou know that in the beginning of this strife, in New Orleans . they . heralded abroad that they had already organized two negro regiments to fight the Yankees with? Don't you know that the first act iu the Tennessee llebel Legislature was to authorize the organization of free negra regiments ? Don't you know it to be a fact, furthermore, that they have regiments of Indians in their service, to tomahawk and scalp our women and children ? And 3'et ncne of you hero assembled, I will venture to say, has heard these constitu tional Union men object to their using negro regiments to fight us with. You ucver heard one of them object to enlist ing tho Indians againpt us. Why is it that youhav3 grown so terribly repugnant to negro aid ? You are willing it should be employed agaiust us, but now that it is being employed to help us, 3'ou are most terribly disturbed. The reason seems irresistible that when they were fighting cn the side you were anxious should win, all wa? well ; but as soon as they are em ployed against that side, you object. "Suppose ono of 3Tou were assaulted by robbers, who thx-eatened to burn your house and murder 3'our family if you didn't give up your money; that your neighbor came running to your assistance, and with him one or two stout negroes with clubs and axes and guns ; that while you aro engaged in a close hand to-hand conflict with one of them, you should see that brawny negro hewing one of them down, would 3'ou stxy, 'hold on, I don't want any negro to help me; here, Mr. Bobber, I am not going to succeed in driving you off by any such aid a3 -that ; you may burn my house and take' my property' is this what any sane man would do ? But it is just in this way N that Southern sympathizers Constitu tional Union men talk. They would have us, because the President does not uic such weapons as t hey . think proper, say : 'Here, Jeff. Davi., take all .we have, and slay us as soon as you please; not another man or another dollar cnwe ive till Lincoln quits fighting with theso thin-s.'"- The famous oak tree undsr which Generals Grant and Pciuberton met at.d agreed upou terms for the surrender "of Yicksburg, on tho 3d cf July last, has been "gobbled up" by soldiers wishing to obtain souvenirs of the remarkable event. Not satisfied with appropriating the trunk and branches, they have burrowed into tho earth and seized every root which could be secured, as relics. Persona having in their possession even a small piece of this wood prize it highly.
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