The Alleghanian, Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, May 30, 1861 Volume 2, Number 41 Local and Personal The rage: black oilcloth military caps. Mr. Morris Keil has been appointed Post Master for Wilmore, this county. The expenditure per week of the Soldier’s Relief Committee of Johnstown is about two hundred dollars. The “Cambria Guards” have not yet been notified to take up their line of march for the tented field. All the flags in this borough were displayed at half-mast on Monday in token of grief at the death of Col. Ellsworth. The most effectual prevention for sun stroke is said to be to wear a silk handkerchief or a few green leaves under the crown of the hat. Conductors Boggs and Boly, formerly of the Pennsylvania Railroad are now running on the railroad between Annapolis and Washington. Lieut. O’Connell of the U. S. Army was in town on furlough during the beginning of the week. He is now stationed at St. Louis, we believe, as a recruiting officer. It is stated that Governor Curtin contemplates establishing a military camp somewhere between Chambersburg and Pittsburg and that Blairsville is one of the points under consideration. Mr. George Mullin of the St. Lawrence Hotel, Philadelphia, has leased the hotel at Cresson, this county, for the coming summer. This is a celebrated resort during the dog days. Major Thompson has taken possession of the post office in this place and now officiates in the capacity of P. M. We predict that he will make an agreeable and attentive public officer. Quartermaster Jacob M. Campbell of the “Gallant Third Regiment” is empathically the right man in the right place. A few days ago he visited Pittsburg and raised, on his own, individual responsibility for the use of his regiment, six thousand dollars, which he disbursed to his men. He also made arrangements for fourteen thousand dollars more for the same purpose, in case the Government should not make a payment soon. Good for Campbell! Mr. Moses Bell, residing near Indiana borough, has been seized with a fit of insanity, occasioned by excitement upon military affairs. Last week he stopped a citizen of Indiana, who was riding a short distance out of town, and presenting a pistol, demanded two hundred dollars as a military contribution. The citizen directed him to call at his banking house in the evening; but when Mr. B. made his appearance there he was taken in charge of by an officer. He is now in the Insane Asylum at Pittsburg and with kind treatment will probably recover. So says the Barrsville RECORD. It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere that Mrs. Elizabeth Stahl will continue the business of repairing watches, clocks, jewelry &c., at the old stand of Jacob Stahl, dec’d. The mechanical department will be under the supervision of an experienced workman. Our citizens should extend Mrs. S. a share of patronage. The Johnstown Counterfeiters---Disposal of the Parties As we noted last week, Joseph Shoemaker, Geo, Rushaberger, L. S. Montgomery, D. W. Goughenour and Philip Williams, of Johnstown and Elijah Fuller of Maryland, were arrested in Johnstown on Tuesday of last week on a charge of making and passing counterfeit money. The arrest, which was made by the Pittsburg police, was managed very successfully. Information having been conveyed to U. S. Marshal Murdock, to the effect that these parties were engaged in making and passing spurious money, several policemen were detailed to make the arrest. They employed the famous detective Newcomer to visit Johnstown and “lay the ropes.” He accordingly made his debut in that place under an assumed name, and soon wormed himself so completely into the confidence of the suspected parties as to entrap them. Several of the defendants admitted to him that there were in possession of counterfeit money and that they manufactured it themselves. Everything being in readiness, on Tuesday morning, officers Dougherty, Hague, Fox, Pender and Butler were dispatched to Johnstown and succeeded in arresting the above named parties. On them was found a considerable quantity of counterfeit coin and bills. The prisoners were taken to Pittsburg on the next train and committed to jail for a hearing. On Wednesday the examination of Goughenour came up. Officer Hague testified to finding counterfeit coin in defendant’s store and Constable Herron testified to defendant’s acknowledging to him that he had spurious dimes for sale. Held to bail in the sum of $2,000. Joseph Shoemaker was next brought up. Officers Butler and Pender testified to find spurious money on defendant and in his house. Held in $2,000 bail. George Rushaberger was next brought forward. Herron testified that defendant sold him five dollars worth of counterfeit money. Held in $2,000 bail. L. S. Montgomery was next brought up. Herron deposed that he got a spurious $2.50 gold piece from defendant, for which he paid him $1.25. Held in $1,000 bail. Elijah Fuller of Maryland was next brought up. Newcomer testified that in speaking of some counterfeit dimes that defendant showed him, he (defendant) said, “I made them myself, and supplied those men,” (meaning Shoemaker, &c.). Defendant also said he had a die at home. Held in $2,000 bail. Philip Williams was discharged from custody, there being no evidence against him. Subsequently to this, Geo. R. Slick an innkeeper at Slicksville, three miles from Johnstown, was arrested on the same charge as above. He was held in $2,000 bail for a further hearing. Michael Sherer of Johnstown, who was also suspected of complicity in the crime and who had only a dollar and a half in counterfeit money, which he says he passed without knowledge of its nature, voluntarily made his appearance before the U. S. Commissioner. He was released that he might secure bail for his appearance on Wednesday when both will have a hearing. _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008