NEWS: The Alleghanian; 26 Feb 1863; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ The Alleghanian Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, 26 Feb 1863 Volume 4, Number 22 NEWS Local and Personal We have received a lengthy communication concerning an exhibition held by the scholars of a school in Cambria township taught by Mr. Richard W. Pryce during the past winter, for all of which we cannot find room. The substance if of it, however, is that the exhibition was a very nice thing and that the scholars under the admirable tuition of their preceptor, acquitted themselves creditably. We are glad to hear it. We notice that the borough authorities have had the foot walk from the Academy to the Railroad Depot laid in tan bark. Inasmuch as this somewhat extensively traveled thoroughfare has hitherto boasted of a surface formation of nothing but mud – deeply, darkly, beautifully muddy mud – we are at a loss for words to express our gratitude. However, thanks to whom thanks are due and may the next heavy rain storm fail most effectually in precipitating the entire tan bark- ular fabric to the bottom of the hill, the sides of which it now adorns, as many conversant with the laws of gravitation are of opinion. Personal Lieut. R. M. Jones of Co. A., 11th Penna. Reserves is here at home on furlough. He was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run, last August, since which time he has languished in a hospital at Washington. We are rejoiced to learn that he is recovering, slowly but surely, and will doubtless ultimately be enabled to regain his wonted health and strength. Success to him. Sergt. John N. Evans, of Co. F, 133d Penna. Vols., has arrived home, he having been honorably discharged from the service by reason of physical disability. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, since which time he has been suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism. He looks somewhat bleached as to personal appearance but in other respects is a "good as new." Robert E. and David Jones, residents in Cambria township, the former a member of the 12th U. S. Infantry and the latter of the 145th Penna. Vols., have each received an honorable discharge and come home. Robert was wounded in the hand at the battle of Malvern Hill from the effects of which he was so unfortunate as to lose his right index finger. They look as if soldiering had agreed with them. Capt. James C. Burke of Co. A, 11th Reserves is now in town on brief leave of absence from his command. He looks "fine as silk" and appears to bear the burdens of military life bravely. There are few better men in the world than the Captain. Ellis R. Williams of Co. F, 133d, was here on brief furlough during the week. Those "boxes" we spoke about last week as having been sent hence to the boys were taken safely to their destination by Ellis. He returned on Tuesday. A good boy is "E. R. W." Joseph Owens of Co. A, 11th Reserves is also at home on furlough. He complains of excellent health and reports the balance of his comrades, what is left of them, in the same enviable condition. Lieut. F. M. Flanagan By reference to the letter of army correspondent, "E. R. W.," printed on this page it will be seen that Lieut. Francis M. Flanagan has been elected Captain of Co. F, 133d Penna. Vols., by a unanimous vote. He formerly held the position of Second Lieutenant in this company with the circumstances attendant upon his resignation of which our readers are familiar. This is a handsome compliment to a deserving man – a compliment that will only be the more appreciated because unasked for. Lieut. F. stand high in the respect and esteem of his comrades and he has shown himself worthy of all the confidence they may repose in him. Co. F has won an enviable name and fame for heroism and endurance and under the leadership of Capt. Flanagan its future history will decorate as bright a page as its past. We congratulate all hands on the happy result of the issue. From Our Volunteers Letter from Co. F, 133d Penna. Vols. Near Stoneman's Switch, Va. February 22, 1863 A great many items worthy of note have transpired since I wrote you last, prominent among which I may mention Burnside's defeat by the elements, our removal to a new camp, etc. etc. We were participants in the former grand fizzle. They marched us about eight miles up the Rappahannock when the flood gates of heaven were opened and the rain commenced to pour down upon us. I went to bed that night, as usual, and next morning on awakening, I could have almost sworn it had been raining mud all night! It was an utter impossibility to proceed further, consequently preparations were at once made for a retrograde movement. We were all obliged to fall to and construct a corduroy road so as to enable the artillery and transportation wagons to return in which work we were engaged for two days. We then returned to our old camp. Ten days ago we received orders to pack knapsacks and proceed to our new camp, two miles nearer Falmouth. The whole regiment have built comfortable quarters and are now receiving better attentions than ever since. "Fighting Joe Hooker" has assumed command. We have fresh bread three times a week – a luxury greatly needed by the boys. Our paymaster, Major Taylor, paid us a welcome visit the other day, distributing to each member $36.40. He promised to call again in a few days, to settle two months further of our pay, which operation will square our account with Uncle Samuel up to the 21st December. Our Colonel, F. B. Speakman, has left camp on account of sickness. Lieut. Col. M'Cartney commands in his stead. The latter has been with us only a short time, but I assure you the brief acquaintance existing has already developed itself in a flame of never dying friendship on both sides. The Quartermaster of the regiment, J. B. Castner, has resigned on account of ill health. He was a good man and kind friend, and we were loath to lose him. O. N. Ramsey, formerly Quartermaster's Sergeant, has been appointed to succeed him. An election was held in our company last week for commissioned officers to fill the vacancies caused by the ravages of war. The result was as follows: Captain: Francis M. Flanagan, elected without opposition. First Lieutenant, Samuel W. Davis. Second Lieutenant, John O. Evans. They will all prove worthy and efficient officers. During a recent visit to Washington I called to see my friends in Co. A, 11th Reserves, encamped at present on Minor's Hill, four miles above Georgetown. Their measure of fame is full; their deeds will live upon the pages of history when the tombs that mark their last resting places shall be moth-grown and obliterated by the hand of time. The general health of the company was good. In this connection I deem it a mere act of justice to return my thanks to A. J. Rhey, Esq., of Washington city, but formerly of Ebensburg, for the many little kindnesses he has showered upon our company since our debut on the "sacred soil." Cambria has given birth to many excellent sons, but none better than Jack Rhey. Kind, courteous, generous and chivalric – a true and tried friend of the soldier – a man in every attribute of the word – may he live forever! Our company enjoys excellent health and spirits. [Signed] E. R. W. Destructive Fire On Friday evening last at about midnight the extensive planing mill establishment of Mr. Ben F. Williams, in the western end of town by some means caught fire and in a short time was reduced to a smoldering mass of ruins. When discovered the flames had made such headway that any attempt to stay their ravages would have been utterly futile; so the many spectators were obliged to stand idly by and see the property of an enterprising and respected citizen resolve itself into nothingness. We are assured there had been no fire inside the establishment for one week preceding the casualty. From this, it would be safe to infer that the fire was the work of that vilest of all vile- beings, the incendiary. Besides the planing apparatus, the mill also contained a flouring-mill and corn- cob crusher, rotated by steam, both of which were destroyed. Carpenter tools to the value of about $200, the property of Mr. Thomas Rodgers, also fed the flames. Mr. Williams' loss is estimated at $5,000, insured for $3,000 in the West Branch Insurance Company of Lock Haven, Penna. Borough Election The election of officers for the municipality of Ebensburg came off on Friday last. No excitement whatever was manifested in the premises – indeed we do not remember to have ever seen an affair of the kind pass off quieter and with less flow of "spirits." Following are the names of those who succeed in making the landing: Borough at Large Burgess – James Myers School Directors – Able Lloyd Phil S Noon Joshua D. Parrish East Ward Constable – Evan E. Evans Town Council - John J. Evans Thomas J. Davis John W. Roberts John Thompson D. J. Jones Inspectors – William D. Davis L. Rodgers Judge of Election - Daniel J. Davis Assessor - Lemuel Davis West Ward Constable - M. M. O'Neill Town Council – R. S. Bunn Edward Glass John A. Blair John D. Thomas George W. Oatman Inspectors – William Barnes Jno. H. Evans Judge of Election - Michael Hasson Assessor - George Gurley License Notice The following named persons have filed Petitions in the office of the Clerk of the Quarter Sessions of Cambria county for Quart and Tavern License. To wit: Tavern License Peter Soley, borough of Cambria John Coad, borough of Cambria R. Durach, 3d Ward, Johnstown James B. M'Creight, 2d Ward, Johnstown Anna Mari Kurtz, 1st Ward, Conemaugh borough Francis Dashner, Allegheny township George M'Gough, Clearfield township Henry Foster, Ebensburg, West ward Samuel S. Paul, Croyle township Michael Kearns, Croyle township Frederick Veigle, Washington township Joseph Cole, Carrolltown borough John Moore, Richland township Daniel Confair, Taylor township Ellen Masterson, 3d Ward, Johnstown Quart License Tudor & Jones J. M'Donald, Clerk Office of Clerk Quarter Sessions Ebensburg, February 19, 1863 Register's Notice Notice is hereby given that the following Accounts have been passed and filed in the Register's Office at Ebensburg and will be presented to the Orphans' Court of Cambria county for confirmation and allowance on WEDNESDAY, the 4th day of March next, to wit: The partial account of John F. Barnes and David Copelin, administrators of John Gontz, deceased. The second account of Francis Devlin, administrator of Patrick Cole, deceased. The account of Peter Earhart and Nicholas Shank, administrators of Henry Kollis, dec'd. The second account of Samuel Douglass, guardian of the minor heirs of Daniel Huber, Jr., dec'd. The final account of Samuel Douglass and John Zech, administrators of John Zech, dec'd. The account of William Berkstresser, administrator of Thomas Adams, dec'd. The account of Elizabeth Stahl and H. Kinkead, administrators of Jacob Stahl, dec'd. The first account of Joseph Custer, executor of the estate of Sarah's father, dec'd. The account of George Rushaberger, administrator of Mary Cupp, dec'd. The account of Isaac Reighard, executor of William Reighard, dec'd. The account of John F. Gibbons, administrator of Michael F. Gibbons, dec'd. The account of Joseph W. Pringle, executor of Lewis Paul, dec'd. E. F. Lytle, Register Ebensburg, Jan. 21, 1863 List of Letters Remaining in the Post office, Ebensburg, Pa., up to February 15, 1863: Mrs. Rachel Breech Mrs. Emma Bryan Mrs. Ann Baxter, 2 Mrs. E. S. Burn John A. Bradley Abraham Brown John Coke Miss Rosanna Caine John D. Davis Thos. Davis Sarah Davis Daniel Davis Mary Jane Davis Thos. Davis Robert R. Davis Sarah Evans, 2 Maggie C. Evans Evan P. Evans Wm. C. Evans Maggie Evans (north) Thos. E. Evans David E. Evans James Ferrel Rich'd. Gittings Samuel Gittings Griffith Griffith Wm. W. Griffith Agnes George Margaret Glass, 2 Sue Gallagher Joseph Heiner Josephine O'Harra Rev. D. J. Irwin Mary E. Jones Hannah Jones Thos. James Wm. Jones Daniel J. James Mary D. Jones David D. James Jr. Rich'd. Kaylor Wm. A. B. Kelley Abram Longnecker James D. M'Kinsia Joseph D. Myers, 2 James Gooney Wm. H. Makin Robt. A. M'Coy Bridget M'Cullough Mrs. Morgan Provost Marshal Cambria Co. Peter Noon Isaac Paul Mary Jane Reese Samuel R. Reese David Rowland Abram Ribblet Jane Roberts Catharine Donovan Amos W. Rowland Mary Jane Reese James M. Spalding Emmanuel Sultzbaugh Thomas J. Shumate Wm. Stonebraker Ephraim Sand Charles Sherland James Thomas John Wilkinson Hannah Westover Daniel Wiley Doc. Robert Young Frederick Yingling Persons calling for the above letters will please say they are advertised. John Thompson, P. M. Ebensburg, February 19, 1863 The Resources of Pennsylvania The committee appointed to confer with the Auditor General in relation to the publication of a map showing the railroads, canals and navigable waters, coal fields, iron factories and oil districts in Pennsylvania have reported that the State has twenty-five thousand miles of railroad and about a thousand miles of canals, ten thousand square miles of bituminous coal land, four hundred square miles of anthracite, affording nine and one-third million tons of anthracite and sixty-seven million bushels of bituminous coal of the tonnage of 1860. Her improved lands, cash value, was six hundred and sixty-two million, fifty thousand seven hundred and seven dollars; agricultural implements, twenty-two million four hundred and forty-two thousand eight hundred and forty-two dollars. Of the total products of iron ore in 1860, in the United States, which were two million five hundred and fourteen thousand two hundred and eighty-two tons of iron mined, there were one million seven hundred and six thousand four hundred and seventy-six tons mined in Pennsylvania. The total product of bar iron in the United States in 1860 was four hundred and six thousand two hundred and ninety-eight tons, of which two hundred and fifty-nine thousand seven hundred and nine tones were made in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania contains ninety- three anthracite furnaces, one hundred and fifty charcoal and coke furnaces, one hundred and ten refining forges and ninety-one rolling mills. List of Jurors, March 1863 Grand Jurors Michael Leavy, Foreman, Farmer, Allegheny twp. Ager, Andrew, Farmer, Washington Burns, John B., Farmer, Susquehanna Bowman, John M., Printer, 5th Ward, Johnstown Brown, Peter, Smith, Wilmore Barns, Charles, Wagonmaker, 1st Ward, Johnstown Brindle, Albert, Mason, Conemaugh Boro Campbell Henry B., Farmer, Blacklick Davis, Rowland R., Farmer, Cambria Donoughe, Patrick, Farmer, Washington Dunmoyer, Daniel, Farmer, Croyle Gardner, Frederick, Farmer, Conemaugh Glass, Edward, Founder, West Ward, Ebensburg Gageby, R. B., Farmer, 3d Ward, Johnstown Helfrick, Baltzer, Farmer, Chest Hess, John L., Farmer, Croyle Hess, David R., Grocer, Taylor Lantzey, John, Farmer, Chest Myres, Anthony, Farmer, Allegheny Mardis, Joseph, Farmer, Blacklick Nutter, Walter, Farmer, Chest Plitt, Charles, Butcher, 1st Ward, Johnstown Tiley, Wm., Jr., Merchant, Washington Weaver, Christian, Tanner, Richland Traverse Jurors – First Week Ames, F. N., Farmer, Jackson Baxter, Charles, Tailor, Jackson Bennett, John, Farmer, Carroll Canby, Timothy, Farmer, Clearfield Colbert, Charles, Laborer, Millville Cooper, Philip, Farmer, Clearfield Culler, Wm., Carpenter, 3d Ward, Johnstown Criste, Daniel, Farmer, Summerhill Boro Cogan, Ephraim, Farmer, Taylor Douglass, J. H., Farmer, Clearfield Dodson, Wm., Farmer, Clearfield Dunegan, Patrick, Farmer, Clearfield Denny, Peter, Farmer, Chest Davis, Evan M., Farmer, Summerhill Eighensayher, G., Farmer, Taylor Fronheiser, Jacob, Merchant, 3d Ward, Johnstown Farren, Patrick, Farmer, Cambria Fend, Jae., Baker, 4th Ward, Johnstown Fockler, A., Merchant, 5th Ward Johnstown Gates, Isaac, Farmer, White Glosser, Geo., Farmer, Chest Kring, Samuel, Farmer, Richland Kenly, S., Smith, 3d Ward, Johnstown Kane, Matthias, Farmer, White Kurtz, G., Butcher, 4th Ward, Johnstown King, Geo. S., Gentleman, 2d Ward, Johnstown Kerney, J. D., Sen. Constable, Conemaugh Layton, Wm., Smith, 3d Ward, Johnstown Lehman, David, Farmer, Richland Mentzer, Joseph, Mason, Conemaugh Mannion, John, Farmer, Susquehanna M'Creight, James, Inn Keeper, 2d Ward, Johnstown Pringle, Jacob, Shook Maker, Croyle Pate, Morris, Butcher, Ebensburg Pringle, John P., Farmer, 3d Ward, Johnstown Pringle, John, Farmer, Wilmore Paul, Samuel S., Sawyer, Croyle Rutledge, Irwin, Justice, 1st Ward, Johnstown Stutzman, Abraham, Farmer, Yoder Suttlemoyer, Geo., Farmer, Summerhill Sharbaugh, Jacob, Farmer, Carroll Sharp, Allen, Farmer, Croyle Trefts, John, Butcher, 4th Ward, Johnstown Todd, Thos. Constable, Ebensburg Tomilson, Joseph, Farmer, Allegheny VanScoyoc, Thos., Farmer, White Wagner, Jacob, Farmer, Jackson Weakland, Samuel, Farmer, Carroll Traverse Jurors – Second Week Amigh, Christian, Farmer, Richland Blencher, John, Farmer, Chest Buchanan, John S., Merchant, 2d Ward, Johnstown Berkeypile, Geo., Farmer, Richland Bell, James, Roller, 1st Ward, Johnstown Berkstresser, Wm., Farmer, Susquehanna Braniff, Michael, Farmer, Summerhill Burgoon, Jacob, Farmer, Washington Cramer, Joseph, Farmer, Allegheny Detrich, Matthis, Farmer, Chest Donoughe, Patrick, Farmer, Allegheny Downy John, Farmer, Allegheny Davis, Timothy, Farmer, Jackson Elder, John, Miller, Chest Farren, John J., Farmer, Cambria Fisher, Lewis, Farmer, Richland Fox, Francis, Farmer, Richland Glass, Henry, Farmer, Allegheny Goughenour, S. D., Farmer, Jackson Glasgow, John, Farmer, White Hunt, Timothy, Smith, Yoder Harshberger, Samuel, Farmer, Yoder Harris, W. W., Farmer, Jackson Harr, M. S., Saddler, Ebensburg Horle, Caspar, Cabinet Maker, 4th Ward, Johnstown Jeffries, Cyrus, Merchant, White Luther, Jacob Jr., Farmer, Susquehanna Logh, Jos., Smith, 5th Ward, Johnstown Lucas, David, Sen. Clerk, Conemaugh boro Moran, Patrick, Smith, Loretto Marbourg, Frederick, Merchant, 2d Ward Johnstown M'Dann, Patrick, Farmer, Summerhill M'Ateer, Peter, Farmer Allegheny M'Gough Geo., Farmer, Clearfield Miller, Joseph, Farmer, White Noble, A. C., Constable, Wilmore Pringle, John, Farmer, Jackson Pickworth, John, Farmer, Conemaugh, Parks, John, Marble Cutter, 4th Ward, Johnstown Pringle, Jason, Farmer, Summerhill Scott, Thos., Puddler, Millville Shoup, Daniel, Bricklayer, 1st Ward, Johnstown Singer, Jacob, Farmer, Conemaugh Shute Jacob, Laborer, Conemaugh Troxell, Perry, Farmer, White Wilkinson, John, Farmer, Jackson Walters, Joseph, Farmer, Allegheny Weakland, Simon, Farmer, Allegheny Eulogy The eulogy of R. L. Johnston, Esq., delivered on Monday eve to the memory of Major George W. Todd, Richard M. Jones and others of Cambria's noble sons who have fallen by the bullets of Traitors was a glowing tribute to departed worth. He did entire justice to the subject and was listened to with marked attention by a large audience.