iltt gupn&nran. GEORGE B. GOODLANDEH, CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY MOHNINU, MAY 8. 13TI. Will he Jump Off It looks now ns though Gon. Grant would back off tho trnck before tho rhiliulolpniacon vention meets. Alarmed. It is aid thnt nAor Rmnt heard of tho nomiimlion at Cincinuali he telegraphed his old n oca to 1 10 convoniion -uui us nuvo j peace ! Sn am Brut." Tho Meclianlcsburg Journal, a Radical organ of Cumbor land county denounces iianraniia nomination for Governor. "Shameful and disgraceful." An International Ponitontiary Con grass win assomDio at iuu city ui ijuh don in July next, for the purposo of exchanging notes on prisoners and prison discipline. Williamspobt. Tbe debt of this Infant city Is 8714,934.71. " Popula tion, 16,00(1; or, about 845 for ovory soul in it. What a "nationul blessing" they bavo down thoro, anyhow ! Its no wondor tbey are saucy. A short timo ago Anna Dickinson was praised by every Radical journal ist in the hind. Now the Grant or gans aro unstinted in their abuse). "Sich" is lifo. We suspect that "gon tlo Anna" has been telling tho truth about somobody . e i XuR Iron Famink. The present liigh price of iron has produced great esuiteniont among the dealers of thul 'Commercial commodity. Pig iron, which not orer six months ago sold slowly for $35 por ton, now brings '850 to 855 per ton ; while nnlls have advanced 81.50 to 82 per keg, and everything manufactured out oi iron has advanced nearly 50 per cent. It is said that an iron ftiniino has sot in, not nnlv in this eountrV but in Eu rope, and that it will tuko soverul years to settlo prices permanently. Those therefore who aro in tho busi ness had belter keep their eyes open. Defeated Andrew Armstrong, a t'rrtnRtnp" rif ilia LniriHlaturo from Lancaster county, prosecuted the editor of a newspaper called Father Abraham, -for slander. Tho Intelli gencer states that tho suit was triod lust week and resullod in n vordict for the defendant. In his chnrgo to the jury, Judge Hayes took a broad and liberal view of the rights of newspa per publishers, holding that frco criti cism of tho acts of public officials was gittrranteoJ by tho bill of rights as a sacred privilege. If all our judge would ao interpret tho law, editors would bo furnished with a cudgel by which "roosters" would be sent to the Penitentiary in stead of the Legislature. General Conference. All the Moth lodietsinlho World are just now repre tiented in tho General Confcronco, which has boon in session In Brook lyn, New York, tho past week. And for the first time in tho history of that denomination lay delegates par ticipate in tho affairs of that body. It Appears thnt tbo vote polled In the several Conferences on this .question stood, for lay representation, 4,915; against, 1,597; more tliun two thirds. Tho vote of the Conference was, yens, 279 ; nays, 5, vii : Dr. Curry, N. Y. ; Drs. Dobbins and llill, X. J. ; Dr. .Godfrey, Li.; Dr. Jacques, Maine The liny delegation consists of 129 mem bcrs; 7 of whom aro Ex-Governors, 7 Judges, 7 Bankers, 23 Morclinnls, 28 Luwyors, and tbo rost Vurniors nd Mechanics and ono United States Senator, (Harlan, of Iowa) tho hoad 'of tho Indian ring at Washington. ' Bkao it Again. ltudicula and the rest of mankind should believe the loaders of tho Radical party whon they tell tho truth, espocially whon tho:r allegations criminate themselves. Three weeks ago wo published the report of tho Legislative Committeo, relating to the Evans robbery. A majority oi thnt committeo were Kadieals, and every man who is op posed to boing rol bed by officials ought to read it nnd noto carefully this scntonco: The SUto officii,)! knew Ihla fuel thnt Emm collected $181,11.8.31, uid retained the whole for three jean before It became public, nnd their no- gleet report me triinaactton to the l.rgiltufe te regarded by ui at iuu.'' l gro-l dorr Itrtlon of uutetal John F. Harlranfl was ono of tl.cso officinls, and it was his special duty to seo that all collecting officers and agents mado prompt settlements. Cut during all tho llirco years heio spoken of by tho committee ho hud 87,000 of Eruns money In his pocket Ho never uttered a word in his re 1ort to tho Legislature, or othorwiso, about tho defalcation, until tho news papers oxoosed the villainy. Now he wants to bo Govornor, probubly tha he may pardon his good friend Evans, 'llns would bo-quito natural after 'Evans bofrlondod him for threo years with 87,0U0. Pithy. Tho Administration, tli tlartford Co urn if acknowledge. Inn committed 'errors of tho head, not .of fche heart." Adds tho Tribune: That's it ; let nelinve a change of head. jL'.hango of heart Is a euro for original iti (perhaps ft ctiotigo ol head will bo jl i'(t(' ii ioti for political errors .I'"'. LIIJP 1 ...J- - - Vlrkttn are .Wiilflpu'"- Tho Radical Rofbrmers whonsajm- bledatCinoinnuti on tho 1st Inst , liavo placed another tickot for President and Vice Trosident In tho Bold mnk- inn tho third for tho season. Two moro may bo cxpoctcd by tho 4th of July. Tho "brood nnd butter bri gade"' will of course prcsont Grant nnd somebody clso no bettor, whllo tho Democrats will probably prcsont iha last and of courso tho best, bo volors cannot possibly muko a mis tuko (hit fall In voting tho wrong tickot, if variety is a preventive Tho Labor Rcfuimora hnvo present od David Davis, ono of the Judgos of tho United States Supremo Court, and Jool Parker, now Governor of New Jersoy. Tho Tcmporanco Advocntos tubmit tho names of Jamos Itlitck, of Lancas ter, in this State, and Austin Blair, a prominont Michigandor, to the friends of total abstinence and the rest of mankind. Tho third and last ticket presented for consideration Is that of tho Radi cal Ruformors, who acem to havo pinned their faith to Horaco Greoloy, tho groat farmer and editor of tho Now York Tribune, and B. GrnU Brown, of Missouri, now Gorcrnoraf that State. The gentleman named aro nil Radi cals, oxcopt Mr. Pnrkor, tho associate of Judge Davis. The general upheav ing of tho political elements seems to bo wholly confined to tho Radical wigwam, which, (if those who havo escaped from it loll tho truth,) scorns to bo a chuldron boiling over with corruption and iniquity. Democrats can, under those oiroum- stancos, afford to "ceep kwiot,"as tho "lamcntod Covodo" used to write it, until thoir own convention speaks from St. Louis or sorao otbor oity at no distant day. Providcnco seems to bo on the eide of tho people in tho approaching cam paign, and it looks -now as though ovory "ring" -or corruptionisls, Stale and National, would burst, and restore to the pooplo of theso once more United Stnics a republican form of government, so essential to our indi vidual happiness and general prosper ty. This all but demagogues and men controlled by mercenary motivos desire, but it can never be obtained through tho agents now in power in the State and Nation, llonro, tho duty of patriots is plainly marked out for them by tho corruptionisls. Tho latal rock that lies in tho political channel is "official corruption," and must bo avoided, or our craft will go to the bottom with all on board. Com m hm Ira ltd. Clkarfi tji, May 6, 1872. Mr. Editor: On the 80th of this month tho Democracy of Pennsylva nia will assemble, through thoir chosen representatives, to nominate a oandi date for Governor, who shull redeem tbo Stale from tho misrulo of the last low veal's and establish her ancient good credit, which has been soshumo- ully prostituted by the reckless rini thnt has been gorging on tho people's money and sporting with tho people's honor, long since regarded as a pur chasable commodity by Simon Cam eron and such liclors uf his as Hurt ranft tho latter lately nominated to do tbo corrupt work of the Cameron ring, tor winch oven many Jtepubli- cuns are manifesting a proper disgust. Now, Mr. Editor, with due regard for tho cminont fitness, patriotism and noncsiy ot tho man named by you lor cuudidato, in former issues of your paper, permit mo to express what 1 believe is the preference ol every voter who has ever gone down this river ou a rait, aud of nearly every man who Knows A. U. jNoyea, of Clinton county. Col. Noyes, as he is familiarly known, (allhouKh not an omancipntor), o- sosscs all tbo elements requisite lor success honosly,slcrling Democracy, unquestioned patriotism und a sincere regard for the honor and welfare of tho Stale, lie is of the typo of mon that bolons do tho old Snyder and Shunk school, and if elected Govornor (and it nominated no possiblo conlin gency could defeul him) would clevnte llio standard of tho office to tho high position it held in tho days of Simon Snyder nnd I rancis u. Miuiik. If tho Reading Convention nomi nates Noyos and it scorns to mo they cannot well do anything else tho victory is secured almost without oontest. No man In this section of tho Slato would fur a moment doubt his oloclion, and with llarlrnnfl us his opponent, the result cn only bo a tri umphal election ot an honest rcpro scnlulivo of tho pcoplo. lours, so. buccEss. Of.o Land Marks. Tho West flies tor Jrff'ersonian says: Tho old Foun. tain Inn at L'urkcsburg, is one or tho historic land marks lelt us, and around which cluster vivid associations of the Revolutionary War. This building was tho stopping pluco of General wasinnglon,aiid thoro aro other relics attached to bis visits to that place yet in the possession of some of tho resi dents, among which is nn old chair, cups, saucers, Ao. the hotel is in a good slato or preservation, and will, ii mo restless nnnu oi in an spuros us walls, long remain u monument of thoso days, dark in our nation's his tory, yet bright in tho momory of those who struggled in its defence The Tidal Wave Tho West Ches ter Jcffursonian says, "Straws show winch way the wind blows." ilm adago was verified on Saturday even ing last, in L'hivnixvilie, in tho cilort to orirunizo a llartrunft Club for the Gubernatorial Campaign. Largo post- era woro conspicuously displayed call ing tho meeting, and wo aro informed from reliable sources thnt but three persons aeceptod of tho invitation, and they elected themselves officers and adjourned. Huoh demonstrations be ing mado nt this early stnsa of the .contest go to show, in their unmia- takublo way, (hat something is roll on in Denmark, and the pcoplo know it. A Sweet Bite. Colloclor Cnscy of iNow Orleans, ono ol urnnl a lortunato bralhnis iniuw, has received a moiety of 1:12,000 for confiscated Migar. This money really belonged to a poor widow, but tho brother in law being nearer tho ithrouo got tho "swii. How ploftsnnt it is to be a brother in Inw to , tho Presided, Jlu Wodf or $loelnr. "For ways that aro dark and tricks Hint aro vain" tho Radicals are about as peouliar as tho "henthen Chlnoo." Not only do they present bills to the Govornor for signnluro that novor pnsscd the Legislature, but thoy voto othors by not presenting thorn nftor hnvlnrr tmssod 1 an irresponsible olork thus as effectually vetoing an act of tho Legislature as tho uovornor Him self can do It! Oh, Rudical rascality 1 is nut thy name legion f Is ihero a villainy that you do not practlcof A few yoars ago a law nuthorlcing tho election of an additional law Judgo in tho Tiotra district was passed, as thoro is not business enough thoro to keep ono Judgo omployod, tho oxtra becumo a nuisance a diii passcu uom Houses at tho Into session repealing the law authorizing an additional Judgo, thus saving about 85,000 to the pooplo. . But boforo this bill reach ed the Govornor, aftor having boon passod by tho Legislature, somo Rad. stole it, and consequently it cannot bo como a law I The Judgo unfavorably HfTocted by It is our ex-Congressman Wilson, a particular friond of a dis tinguished citizon of W illiamsport who is supposed to have presented a bill to Iho Governor for signature that bad nevor passod! It really looks as though this Cfcsnr of ours not only passes bills for tho Legislature but also vetoes such as do not suit him, by withholding them from Iho Gover nor! Willi amaport Standard. Xo, Sir! Will Goneral Hurtrana withdraw f This question is being Sissod around, so wo will nnswor it. o, sir, ho will not. Why should ho? If over a Govornor was fairly, square ly and enthusiastically nominated, General Hurtronfl is that nominee Ho stands before tho people upon his record. A ttood citizen beforo tho war, a valiant soldier all through the war, a faithful civil officer Binco tho war to this very day, why should ho with draw ! The duty of the ionoml is plain, Ho is tho nomineo of tho Re publican party for tho Governorship of tins Slato. lie has the opposition oi somo of tho members of that party. Tho lattor soy if Ilarlranft runs thoy wtil boat hiia at all hazards it they can. Now if tho pnrtv is defeated in Oc tober, the responsibility is not wilt Uartranll, but with those tnui aro ins implaoublo foes, and wilh thorn he should leavo it. we writo inus do causo we aro satisfied that tbo only quarter in which -tbo withdrawal of Goneral Jlarlninlt m seriously consid ered is whore tho wish is the father of tho thought. VhiladclpMa Post. Don't Pay His Bills. It is said that Wendell Phillips will not lio. If so, what will Orunls temperance backers say to this. Wendell says : ' Keccnliy, while on n visit to tnc West, in tho vicinity of Grunt's form er homo, I askod a Iriund of mine, at whoso liouso I was stopping, what tho pooplo there thought ot the President, nnd ho rcpliod that they had a very poor opinion ol him, they did not think lio was an honest man. My friend asked mo to ride around within the neighborhood and bo would show me at leuAt five grog shops where the now President of tho United States has yet whisky bills standing against him, the score not having boon wipeu out." Prince Fred and Princess Nellie. Tho bold Britons are receiving tho President's daughtor, MNs Nellie, as if sho wore a princess. J hey decora ted tho railway station at Leamington (a noted wntennjr plaoe near war- wick Castle, and arlso near blratlord, tho birthplace of Shnkcspearc) with American and hnirlish nuizs, and cheer ed tho young lady as they do thoir own luir pensioners, evidently miss Nellie is to have a royal progress in Europo ; and the triumphal procession of Lieut. Fred. Giant, escortod by Genorul Sherman, through Russia, is about to 'begin. This is all vory nice, but is there not rather too much of it? Cincinnati Commercial. Or Course I Tho HarrisburK State Journal couples Horaco uroeluy and John W. I' orney together, denouncing mem ootn as enemies iu mo ju-iuuu can party. Tho truth is thnt Iho Re publican party in Pennsylvania has ceased to exist for any other purposo than to register tho decrees or Camer on and to koop in place the rroaturcs who composo tho Treasury Ring. Any man who has suiticicni mnnhooa to ai-serl his independence muet CKpcct to oo rcaa out oi too party. Siiuveus Sentenced. Clinton Men ges, of Muucy, Lycoming county, son ol the notorious John JUcngos, olcoun terfeiting fame, has been sentenced to tho Western rcnitcntinry for soveti years for following in tho lootsteps of his lather, loung Alonges r.nu boon in tho shoving business for a number of years and hud served a short time in the Slate prison of Ohio for tho crime. This notorious family has been engaged in this nefarious busi ness lor over lolly years. Ciianiib or Tune Loss than throe yenrs ago, tho entire Kudicnl press pronounced Goorgo Wilkes ono ol tho ablest nnd bost men of the country. llis paper was the oraolool the party, and ho was President Grant's most confidential friend nnd adviser, and his intimnto personal companion, lo day ho is denounced as a "sport" and tho "bottle holder to prizo fighters." 1 Ins sudden change- ol expression Is entirely owinir to tho Tact that Air. Wilkes is opposed lo Grant'a re clco lion. A Heavt Contract. Tho Pitts. buriih (lazette suys that JJartranfl must have 18,000 majority in 1'liila delpliin lo get through. This will put Mur.n, Kemhloand llunn under a heavy contract. After tho unhappy failure ol liophcr Kill, tho I'.ducutod llog and the other noble upholders of tho Jto publican inslilulnns, in tho Fourth district election cuso, the loyal leaders in Philadelphia have begun to despair. Like detected conjurors thoir best trick fins bcon exposed, and thoir gamo is up. A Phoiu.ku. If it only took tliroo years for tho carpet bagger to add two hundred millions ot dollars lo tho funded dobl of the Southern Stales, how long will it take them to make tho debls greater than nil the proper ty personal and real ? Here is an ex cellent opportunity for tho mathema ticians of our cotcmpornriea to dis play thoir talents. So, Sol Forney is still sobbing over tho nomination of tho candidnte of tho Evans gang for Governor, and quotes from his files boforo the nomi nation In whudi he says: "If utterly reck loss politicians aro allowed to rule in Stato and city, orey tho Grant lo .coniuljvo will Slojl." Pi-onlilniii Grunt was fifty years old on tho 27th nit. H llv0 llllry' years yot in perfect obscurity. Tho Philadelphia and lionuing car shops, at Rending, make ono passenger car and ton freight enrs por wook. Goneral Kane, of "Uucktall" fnmo, announces himself as a candiduto for a seat in the Constitutional Convention. Tho "Pup Suckers" is what thoy cull tho ollioo-holdors who are to nom Inato Grant In Philadelphia in Juno next. A Texas editor contonds thnt a mombcr of Congress from Ihat Stale hut. n rlirht to his fCHt I'OCIIUBO "ll ..... . -r,--- bouuht it. Ir. wnn a Radical doleeato to HlO Siin Convention that dubbod Hart. Fill, I'l. 'tho Evans duo bill candiduto for Governor." Tho Philudulnhia Piwf cive advice to Domocrats about supporting Ihe Cincinnati tickot. Not a good source to sock advice from. Tho Easton Free Frr is the only Ropublicnn papor in the Eleventh ton .rruHsionul district of Ponnsylvnnit that gives Hartranft an unqualified support. Tho proporty of Emanuol schafinor, tho Dnuiihin county wifo poisoner, vas sold on Thursday by the Sheriff for !5,60O. Goorgo sciianncr. was ine purchaser. j A man InOrOxron has Suod to recover 85,000 from his pnrcnts-in-law fur ro proeoiitlng his wifo strong and houlthy. wuon biio nas turned out sicmy ami poevisb. . Tbo "Gon. Grant" Is iho significant namo of a boat which collided with another boat on tho ennui near Wil liamsburg, Blair coutty, lately, ahd wns nearly destroyed. Tho official vote of Connecticut civcs Jewell', tho Republican candidnte for Govornor, 28 mujontj over the wmo cratie, temperance utd labor roform candidates combined.- '' The Charleston Xcwl says thnt the effect of the Ku-Klux arrests in South Caroii na has been to render 500 ploughs idle in Laurens county ulono, and pro vent tho cultivation of 10,000 acres. Mrs. David R. Porter, wifo of ox Govornor Porter, and mother of Gen eral Horace Porter, iho President's privsto secretary, died in Uurrisburg, on Wodnosdity night, at an advanced aj;o. Forty six "patriots" announc them selves in Mercer dounty as willing- to have honors thrust upon them at the Republican nomination, and about half Ihe townships havo not ycl been heard from. Tho Republican Stnto Convention of Mississippi mot on Wednesday. A.a. Morgan, a white muii having a negro wife, presided. The delegates wore ubout equally divided bolwoen whito and bluck. C. 11. Puareo, Bishop of the African Mclhodibt Church, member of the Florida State Senate, and u Radical politician, has been sentenced in that Slato to six months in tho county juil lor bribery. Col. Rush C. Hawkins, a mcmborof tho Now York Legislature, bus re signed because ho is disgusted with lite villainous conduct of tho House. Hot li branches aro Republican, and so it Hawkins. A irrcal joint stock company U lo bo formed lo pay tho expenses of the centennial. As everything in Phila delphia is run by rings, it will bo sur prising if this docs not full into tho me control. Of tho 357 olcctornl votes to be cast in tho eoniinif l residential election New Engbnd and the Middle States will havo 100; tho Western states, 102; the Pscifio State, 12; and tho Southorn Slates, 134. The California delegation to tha Philadelphia Convention have been in- structcd lo voto for Grant and Wilson. This is a sad disappointment lo Mr. Colfax, who leuned trustingly upon tho oto of tho Golden Slato. Tho Pittsburgh Dispatch thinks that the Cincinnati Convention is "a sweet morsel to the starved Democracy." It will prove a dose of strychnine to bloated nnd diseased Radicalism so there's Iho difference 'twixt this and that. Swift justice wns Rioted out to a man named McKulls in Philadelphia last week. He hud committed an as sault wilh tho intent of robbing, and in seventeen hours thereafter lio Was committed lo tho Penitentiary for sev enteen 3'cars. j Tho Florida State Senalo huR decid ed to set as a high court of impeach ment for tho tnul f tho carpet bag Governor, who has robbed snd dis graced the Slato. Should he bo con victed, ho will, no doubt fleo tl D Slato, -as did Uoldon, of North Carolina. It scorns to bo conceded on all hands thut Hon. James Thompson, the pros ent Chief Justice of tho Penury Ivnnin Supremo Court, will receivo l!io noiui-. nation lor hupiomo Judge from tho Domocratio otulo Convention at Head ing. No better nomination could be made. His eminent fitness for tho place is universally acknowledged Tbo St. Louis Chrittian Advocate si evidently unfit for circulation In the Fifth district.- It say i "We do not pretend to account for Satan. . We Can not understand Iho propriety of his existenco any moro Ihsn wo can thut of General Benjamin Butler: bat both are facts in tho woild, which we receivo iiiiiin competent testimony." Uotton Advert iter. ,, . Tho enlightened Radicals and Know Nothings are again ridiculing thu Gcr mans. If thoro bo still any of thai nationality stupid enough to hung to Iho Republican zebra's caudal, they descrva no bolter treatment than Ihey urn getting. If our German citizens delight in eating dirl from tho Radical spoon and onjny tho kicks they ret at every draught, they are not to be pitied at ull. John P. Brown, secretary and dra goman of tho American legntion at Consta nliimple, who died there, on Iho zxth ult., had been probably longer In ofllco thnn any olhor member of tho diplomatic service, having rooeivud his first appointment nnder President Jnckson's administration, in 18110, as dragoman or interpreter. Ho was so conversant with tho language and stato affairs of Turkey that his ser vices were doomed essentia! bv the su(wive ministers. He was a nativo oi Uhio. On the Fence. Some of Hnrtranft'a frionds claim that he would doclino tho nomination tur Governor only that ii wouiu oo ciaimod as an acknowl etigcmcnt thnt Ihe clisrc-es against him concerning tho ftvant business were truo; nnd Unt he now has the en dorsomont of his itartv and it would bo bettor to bo defeated boforo tho poo y'e, Ihnn to "Bfknowlcdgo his guilt." Ilrad Out. ki n rKiriihii-lv called meotinirof tho pothouso politicians of Philadelphia, hold In Spring Gurdon Hull on Mon day evonlng last, for tho purpose of organizing mo uauov om nmuuin im ropoaters for service in tho approach ing campaign, me lonuwwjs ii' was passed i Htwltl, That w look span till Soul dopwtum brynnd tln Hum of tha lltipublioan parti of tha nn'llilKal mi-rtiunarlca hoadod bjr A. K. MuCluri apiiilivoblculti. Tho samo mooting vory appropri ately endorsed Hangman llartrunft and "Rooster" Allen as follows : HnuM, That wa heartily emloraa tha ilckat placed in noinluatiun bj the lata ttcpublkaa Mate I'unveutba, aud wa will fivo II an un.rgU'n lup- P" Wo must condolo wilh Mr. MoCluro upon tho loss of such vuluublo politi cal friends: and hnpo thnt tho associa tions ho may form wilh honest citi zens may nssuago his grief. Of courso it was his impudent courso in expos ing the ballot box stuffing, repotting and perjury in the lute Hpociul Elec tion in the Fourth Senatorial District, that has so aroused tho virtuous indig nation of those members of the pup feeders' ring and cnusod Iho alionnlion. IJYsrcrWcr Jrffcrsonian. Epigrammatic hut Trutuful. Hon. Cnssius M. Clay mado the fol lowing speech upon tho Occasion of Presidency at a mooting of the Liberal "cpublicuna of Kentucky In Cincin nati previous to tho Convention : "I think thero aro two or ibroe great ele ments upon which all, tho putriotio nemdoof this county can' avree. That is that . tho pooplo of the Slato shall govern tbo Slulo; that the National Government shall come back to its normal state, standing upon tho Con stitution ; thul character and honesty and fidelity in office shall be reinstated; lor whon ihe .treasury ol the country can not be preserved, no form of in stitutions can long exist. Fuiluro must be tho conooquonco. "Let us have Peace." Tho follow ing resolution was voted "down with a storm of hisses," by the "pnp feed ers" in Iho lulo Radical Convention : "Rrroi.vrd, That thia Convention do earneetly rreommend onr Mrnatorl and Kt-prcarntatirei la Cnngreei to Vote for the Ipeedy paaeejre of an net of t'oogreu attending pardon and general araneity to all pereoue eogafrd in the late retwllioa." Grant cries : "let us hare peace," but insists upon his followers in and out of Congress opposing amnesty or any other measuro looking towards peaco. Ho proclaims himself in favor of civil service reform, but secures its defeat in Congress. Endorsers. It Is said that the Ohio Radicul Stato Convenlion which recently met in Columbus lo appoint Grant delet;ntos to tbe Philadelphia Convenlion, was composed entirely of rural post masters, revenue assessor and whisky gaugcre. Of courso they endorsed Grunt. "Too Thin." Tho.Chicago Evening Post suggested thut a couplo of jack asses be sent lo Cincinnati to givo "tone" to tho convention. The Mem phis Avalanche replied that this effort of ihe cdilor of ihe Post to get an in vitation was too thin. gnv gtdwtisrrarntiJ. mil BLAl'KMMITIIMt WANTBD by a X young nan of li yeara experience la the above braot-h of bunineiir a r-ltuatioo. Apply to AMOri KKNNAHI), Clearfield, I'a. X he tooth fide of Market itreet, aaat of Third street, now occupied by Mn. I'lendt-rgaft, la for tlo on moderate tcrine. Apply to WA I, LACK A riKLDINrt. Clearfield, Mar S, H7I-3t. V T l'e man of aober habiti to run a law mill. Muat ouuie well recommrmleil. Ctll immediately M. M. 1 IMOI.I.NO, ay8-4t Burniide, Clearfield Co., I' w TASH1NGTON IIOUSK, NBVY WASIIINdTOS, PA. Thil nrw and well furniihed bouro haa been Inkrn by Ihe nnJcreiraed. He feoli confident of beta, ehle to reader aatitfactiun to thoio who may favor him with a eall. Way S, I87J. O, W. DAVU, Prap'r. YVMMOI.17TION NOTH'lv. The firm of II Waple A llartman wai thil day dinolved by mutual eoneent, and the booki and aeeounta of tbe late firm will be aetlled by tbe nnacrllgned, who will elan eontlnue tha noiinaea, and deeiree to thank tbe ouatomen of Ihe lata firm for their palronnre, and bopci to ttill hava their euatom. tojrether with the ouftom tff all wlio desira good warei at reaionabla pnoea. Brary aiertioa will be pat forth to accommodate and plea. r.. U. HAMMAX Oaeeola, Pa., llay S, IS7J 31. RI'.POHT of Ihe eendilion of Iha KlItST NATIONAL BANK of Clearfield, at tha oloee of buiineei oa April IS, 1872 : naaof ni-aa. !.oanl and Diaoonnti..H.....M..M.. IS.l&l 03 Orerdrattl 3.7SS 31 V. 8. Itundi to aeeura eireulation lon.OOO DO Pue from redeeming A reaerve ag enla S.A47 0 Due from other National llnnki 1,71 0.1 Due from olher llanki and llankeri... i,4S2 0 Koinlture and Kiiliirea l.Inn SO Current hxpemei A-1B f)0 Taxei paid (2.1 SS Cnr-h llcina, (including itmipi).H l.IVS 4S Bill! of olhue Rational llanki 7U oo Fractional Currency. (Inolud. nlokali) SM 81 Speeie.vilt eoin........ 32 70 Legal Tender Notre T.SOO 00 Total a75.Bt4 00 LUllMTItl. Cuillal iloea paid In 1100,000 00 Surplui fund 18,O0 00 Inlereil l'mnt and Lou I.0M i National Unnk eireulat'n outetanding, 8l,7il 00 Oiv i end! nnnaid ou us Individual Xtipaiill St.KOD OS line to National llanki a,4U 02 Due to other llanki and banker! , 631 17 Total... ...7i.0!4 00 Lotaaf reaeeefraan, rearet I I, William II. Pill, Caohicl Cvaele. SS t icr of tha Fire! National llank of Clearfield, do eolemnly iwear that Iha above ftatement ii true t the beat of my knowledge and belief. WM. II. DILL, Caihier. Hnhaerlhcd and iworn to before mn tble Sd day of May, IS72. WM. II AIIKHACII, N. P. Coirect Alleil: Klt llArlll MllNSOP, A. C. FINNKY, P. O. NlVMNtl, May 3, 1871. Director!. RI-.I'OHT of the eondlllnn of the CO I' NT Y NATIONAL DANK of ClearlMd, at tha clou of buiincii on Friday, April III, 1072 1 ur.loir.rll. Iiam and dlacounll.. JIU.59I 07 Overdralte , 8.714 U. 8. bondi to aecara cirnulaliun Una from redeemlne; A reserve agent!, Pol from other NntloneJ llanki Due from Htafe llanki and Bankeri.H Furniture and fixlurei. ...... Curreul expeniel M Taxei paid Cadi tteuii, inoloding itampi. Mill! af National Itankn. Fractional currency, Including nickcli, Hpecla, liilvcr) Legal-tendor notci , Jj.OllO 00 0.031 li 1,107 It 4..S4J t I, .17 as tM 71 OHO SI KOI 01 0.MI0 00 170 4 4 SO 14,07 00 Total t.uilLirtll. Capital Hock paid In Hurplm fund , Kxchange Intereit , Profll and lou Circnlilion oulilanding . Iiiilivldual dcpniili Due to National Hankl Dua to Btete Baaka and Banker!.. ..(S.IO.OJO 10 ..liofi.ono oo ,. 7,000 0 13 HO .. i,iu.i is WH 01 ,. tiMi 00 .. KMI 46 110 7K .. 1,07 70 Total... ..2SM20 0 I, W. M. (thaw, Caahler ef Ihe Counfv National Bank of Clearfield, do eolemnly iwear Ihit tho above etatcment ii true to the heat or mv annul. edre and belief. W. M. 8IIAW, Caihier. Ptthacrlhed and iworn In before na thli Id day or Uir, A. 1). 1H7J. JOHN W. WRIOI.KV, N. P. Correct Alleit i JAME8 T. LEONARD, WM. A. WALLACE. WILLIAM I'UHTER, May , Ii;:. lireclorr. tw dwtisftiunts. 1 A I'TIO N. A II periimi are hereby caul limed ainnt puri-liaRlng or In any way nieddllnir wilh two BA IKIIISKj, now iu poaaeaelon at N. 11. Malm, of llradford lownibip, ee tha lame bo long to no and ara luojeot to my order. T. II. KORCKY. (Irahamton, May I, 1S7J SI. Kl'.f; I T Kit' NOTH H.-Nollr.eii hereby given that the following aooounti havo been examined and panned by me, and remain filed of record In thia olhee for tha Impaction of belrt, legatee!, ereilitori, and all othera in anyolher way hitoreitod, and will na preaented to the nest Or- thana' Court ol Clearfield county, to ha held at tin ourt llouiie.Jn Ihe borough of Cleurheld, ooin menelng on Ihe lit Monday (being tho 3d day) of June, A. 1. IS7!. Final account of Samuel RholT, adminlatratorof Chrlitian rjhofT, Jr., Into of Woodward lowmhlp, deoeaaed. Final account or William McNaul and A. C. Tate, esecutrl of fleorge Willon, deocuKi, T lie admioiitmlioa account of laaaa JlcNial, adminialrator of Laneun Hoot. KauiiTin'a Orrn i, I A. W. LKK, Clearfield, I'a., May I, 1872 le.J ltegiiter. pAltDO!.-Nollca li hereby given that an I anulication will ba made to the Kxecutlve lor tho pardon of llaaa Morrlion, who wal oon vioted at Iba January term. IS00, snd aenlanccd to levon yeara and lix monlhi impriaoniuent in tha Wutcra 1'onitrnliary. may I St IN THU C4)I;hT Of OM VIO I'LUAtl of Clearfield eonnfy, Pa. Whereaaan apphdafion hai been male (by pe tition filed) anking laid oourt to graul a obarter of Incorporation lo I. H. flood, J. A, Ulattenber gcr, L. O. l.lngle, T. K. Illamly and othera. nn.lrr tne name, ifyio and title of the "Oaeeola buildiug and Loan Anoelation.' and if no luffleient rcaaon il ibown lo tha ooutrary it will be graoted at the Juna term next, in aeoortlanoe with tha Aot of Awembly approved tha l.'tb or April, l"sv. A. C. TATB, May 1-31. Prothonotary. QURWEN8YILLK! SPRING & SUMMER, 1872! FAUST & GOODWIN Are now receiving, in addition lo their fine itock on band, freah mpply of NKtV UOODS from tne t-ait. A run line in DHVtiOOD AND OREtuj COOD I Latcat itylell DOLLY VAKDSNrl, TRIM.MIMIS, LADIES1 II ITS, NOTIONS, STATIONERY, SOOTS AXD SHOES, DHUUS, PAINTS, OILS, Ac, IIARDWARK, Ql'EENSWABK, WOOD AND WILLOW WARE, Groceries, Bacon, S. C. Ilam, Fish, Salt, dc, Ac. Bpaolal attention bi baeei given to our le lec tion ol Ladiea' Dren Oooili and Trimming!. Having purchaaed at tha very loweit eaah price, we ara prepared to offer Inducement! to oaah buyen, and wa invite all to eall and exam ine before pureuailng elaewhere. Our thanki are exUnded to our euitomerl for their liberal patronage In the pait, and we hope to me.-it a oontinuanca. FAl'ST A OOODWIN. lCur.cn.riHc, April II, 1872 3m. rpoWNSHIP AUDlTOltS' SET- L TLEM ENT. Report of tha Auditor! of Pike tonnibip, for A. D. IS7I : John Bloom, Abram Bailey and John Norrii, (for two dirtricta) Superviiori of Pika townrbip, in account wiin i no noaa tuniti ol aaid lownibip JOHN BLOOM. Dn. To ami. of tax levied, $411 50 fo J. I UliMim overwork, 4 (J To unaeated otdar, S) 00 Toca.li rec'.l l.Cnld well, 1 1 (JO lo bal. due Jon. Hloont. as per order on Hup. C 79 C. By work by ciiiir ni if lup. 432 70 Hy exuneialiom, 10 05 By r ctutnge, 0 0U $4'.3 M $4l.1 35 AHRAM BAILEY. Dn. To ami. fax levied. Ib71, $lf6 35 To upicaled order, 37 50 To cash ree d 1. Caldwell, U 00 Bal due Bailey, s per or der on Supervisor, 0 03 Ca. By exonerations, 1 75 Ily work by citixena, 183 3U By Supervisor A willing, 4100 Hy iercentago, 9 "3 Ily lax not worked and tranaf U to next Super. 9 52 $243 KH i43 88 JOHN N0RRIA, lit D Uriel, Dn. To ami. tax leved, 1871. J199 C5 To untested order, 47 50 To cub from 1. Caldwell, 10 80 Ca. Hy exonerations, 35 By work by eilixeni snd Supervisor, 237 42 By per cenlage, 9 97 By oaah lo 1. Caldwell, ' 21 ?2I7 95 $247 95 Id Diilricf, Da. To ami. of tax levied. f 422 14 To uniesled order, 37 50 To ca-h from 1 Caldwell, 31 00 Cn. By work by eiliteot snd Sup. wilh per ceniai e, 477 08 By reo'la for cnih pd. wit neeiet on bridge at Cur weniville, 9 16 By csih to i. Csidn-ell. 4 40 $4'.I0 1 1490 04 ISAAC CALDWELL, Dn. To caib rre'd from Co. Treat, for bal. of uoieat- aU lax for lKiiM and 'O'J, 233 SO To cub J. Noiru,iup.'7l 4 01 Ca. By rrc't a. B. Swoop. SO 00 Hy refl'tJ. K. Krsixer, 25 64 Hy Bopert.a tec ii for ie7U: A. Hborl, lfi5 IH) J. V. Daltt, 3t C8 I). Miller, S 0:1 Levi Bloom, 4 O'J 70 23 Dy Uuperv.a' rco'U for 1871: A, Bailey, fll 00 J. Nonii, 21 HO J. IMooiu.jr. II 00 43 80 Dy loo t ot John Norrii, - la ny on brulgn, CO 00 By cnelt piul lor making duplicaiva, olllcw rani finger boardi 0 40 Dy caib pd.T. Humphrey, 6 00 Bal. due) lowmnip, 14 IS 238 11 238 II D. I). RITTER, Oveneer of tha I'oor for l'lke towmhip, la acoonnt with laid townihip for in, ii Dr. To bal. from lail yitr, $17 80 To rmh from K. Uweni, 10 00 To bal. dua from R.Uweno on Uit year, 9 35 To oaah from Curwenivilla bor. for 1800, 70 7 1, 130 00 Ca. By raah paid lor auppoi l of Nanoy Kennalt, 120 52 By overaefln' Wagea, 10 O'J Bal. duo lowmhlp, 30 C9 $167 21 $107 21 We, tha underiiirnrd, Aaditort of Pika Iowa ihip. hava examined Ihe aooounti of John Illoom, Jr., Ahrant llailey and John Norrll, Pnpervimri Iiaan Caldwell, Treaiurer, and II I). Kilter, titer, eer of tha I'oor for aaid townihip for 1871, and find Ihcin aa abova alated. JAMF.fl C. HLOON, M. L. C. KVANK. ISAAC CAI.UWt-.U,, April 21, It;;. Auditon. ttccilj, &t. On Friday, April 2CI.I, 18727 Mm. T. E. WATSON Returned from Philadelphia wilh a largo and aleiriiat aiiorlmrnt of MILLINERY and FANCY UOUDM, aod will havo all tha ncweit Spring and Summer Stylet OP BONNETS, HATH, FLOWKHH, KIBDONB, fivena i ni .n in i nun, nujij.n, JEWELRY, Ao. Theas Uoudi will ba lold at graatly reduced Krlcei, and will be from tlie uiort faililouable uuaei Iu tho lily. JlllH. n ATSO.V, April 11 Jt. Next door to new P. 0. HATS & CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES, (iEMS1 HRXISIim GOODS. CALL at L. PLEIIAL'8 new Store, oppoilte El-dov. Bigler'l reildrooe, on Second a treat, Clearfield, Pa., aud examine bit fine atock of BOOTS & SHOES, HATS & CAPS, GENT! Fl'R.NlSHINO GoODS, T HUNKS, VALISES, ie., Of which b onitantlyiveelvlng UrtMDrt man. uf th very Utcft and bt$t Hk. which he Will UlfptiM 61 M Astonishingly Low Prices! LA DIES, I htv on bund a largt Dt welt rlet-ltul nlock of those ool.hmtfj bftnU-Mweil MOROCCO nnd (JA1TKK.S, whirb I oin iflr recommend to bt the b.st in tbe mar ket. Call aod ciuuoioe tUcm. OEXTtKMF, in itock uf FarniTiii.g Ouodi l oomnlele. I bare all the norrlijrs in ficnrfi Tie i, Crarale, Jiamikrcbirf, Uoderwear, Suf pctnleri, Cullarg. (Jlovra. lluiiery, 4o.t together with a complete aMortroent of nbita and Cloth Shirt. I hare on baal a lurja aoj well selected itock or Halt and taj.i of tha Very Latest Styles I Alio, Trouk. Valifca, Railroad Puffe, Vmhrella, Caoei, and many other articlri, both uieful and ornamental, which will be fold at fair ratci. plrTh oitiirni ef Clearfield aod vicinity are rtetpectfullj Invited to call and ei amine my guodi oeiure pure baaing ti amber. LEVER FLEGAL. Clearteld, Pa, Feb. 7, 137. W COOllll Xcw Firm nt WaHaccton, Pa. JOHN HOLT & SONS Have bought the entire itoek of gnodi from P. Oallagher, and are receiving a general aeiortnient of new good i from tbe Eaatern citi.f, each aa LRY GOODS, CLOTHING, GItOCEKIES, QUEEXSWARR, HARDWARE, BOOTS & SHOES, HATS k CAPS, 13ACOX, FISH, SALT, FLOUR, FEED, 4o., 4c, 4o., To rxchanjte for Coantrj Produce, Railroad Tiel, Lumber or CA8U. October 18. 1871. 1872. 1872. SPRING GOODS! J. M. KRATZF.RIi juit raaeivinc a lar and attractiva itock of hpring wood. DllY CJ00DS, PRESS 000D8, B11AWLS, CARI'KTS, LADIE8' A CUll.URKN'8 SHOES, WALL PAPERS, Ao. Clearfield, March , 1871. DOWn I Down 1 1 THE LAST ARRIVAL AND OF C0UR8B TflK CnRAPESTI A Proclamation against High Prices 'XYTB ara now opening up a lot of the heit and IT mmt aeaannalkla tiiMMla and Warea ever offrred In thil market, aod at pricea that remind one of the good old davi of cheap thing!, Thoae who lack faith npoa thil point, or deem our alla gaiioni luperfluoui, need but Cfatz. r oik sToni:, Corner Front and Market itreeta, Where they caa eoa, feel, hear and know for them aelvea. Ta fully uadenitand what arecheap goada, tbia muat ba done. Wa do no da wan tt neeeeaary to enumerate and itemine oar itock. It la awoagh for aa to auto that We have Everything that is Needed and eonmmed in thia market, and at pricea that aatoniah both old and ronng. doo20 JOCK I'll FIIAW A SON. BAIIOAINS IX MUSICAL IX STRCMKNTS I Orgam, both new and iceond hand, at Ihe Muile mora next door to Flrit Nallonal Rank. All permni Inlrreited ara Invl ted to eall and euro Ine a new llyle of Organ now on exhibition. Khrel Muiia and Mualc Rooki cnnilantlyon hand. aplJt TJif D U. E. M. SCIIEUIJER, HOMtKOPATIIIC PUYS1C1AK, Offlca In Haaonie Building, April 14, liri. Clatrflrld, p(. I?fTRAV COH',-8trayedrroratbepremla jt the mhicriber, an Laurel Rnn a large light red cow, about t or I yean old. Iha Uit heard of her iha wai aeon at or aear Iha reeideae of A. L. Ogden, in Lawrenoa townihip. Any In formation of her whereabout! can ba left at thli ofaoo, aad tha pervoa taking her vp will be anita bly rawarded, (all 3f A. 5ciitisti'5j. A N N OU X C EM UN T O TUB 0RBAT ts . REDUCTION OF PRICESI nr h. ivuni H mMiv,D.i., IMPOHTANT THCTIISi Having euraeeiled In tettim a lirtitnr ur;. material, henvo tbo torn and modern! ebar r partial and full it of Teeth. I uie tl,J 1 maniifartura of teeth and other naterlil. All omrailone rt-jfintw-Jd aud warranted to gWt Mr vine end PatM'.-. fi.q. Frlemli, retlmil that mr eharvei fur tk. u... tlon of artiflvial and tho laving of tbe aataril teeth are now the mont reaMinale iu PennnyUmit, 1'reflerrn your tewlb and you preoerre your health, 1'utliBH uf lb natural teeltt In a healthy, t.r acrvativaand u-eful eonditlon ie made a (itculiy, Dlieaitreand maUurniatl'inieuuimin to the nuath aw and ajfooiata parte, are treated and eorreekd iih fair auooeaa. Jkaauinationi and eoiuiu tlons rnr.n. . It vuuld U veil for natienti from a diftnta t. lot me know by mail a few dayi Uur omiog to the office. It li wry Important that clnlJren lt:nreo the agraof iii and twelia jearl fhonld hare their teeth examined. Anwiihi?tief are adiniuiitcred and Tttth rv no rod without pain. liipottiocii and character are judged bj all the world bjr the expreeiiena of the face, heuee bow verj diiaatroui mmy il therefore be for per. on i te indulge an cipreaaioa of distorted featerei. even apart from a bygiciuie view. Now, teeajoj natural (not artificial) comfort and plrannrei, reftpeot andobet natural iir.plieitiee and Initiuu H. POKTKK HHAW, V. l. 8. Office in New Jdaaonio building, Seeond tr)t, Clcarfi.ld. Pa. fcbl 71 DENTALCA'fiD, "7" d-jt Dr. A. M. IIILL3 CZQUiy VToutd lay to Ma pafienti and the pul. lie pnurnlly, that, having diaiolved pirtnmbie with Ir. Hhaw, he il now doinf the eutiri work of bit office hiimclf, 10 that patient! need not fair being pot under the handa of any aiber operator CItirCiU, March 3f, 1872 tf. J. M. STEWAET, D. D. S., tffn.- Offioa over Irwin'i Drag Btort, . Ct'BWENSVXLLE, PA. All dental operation!, either In tbo mechanical or operative branch, promptly attended te ui fititUctiun guaranteed. Bpecial aitentioa put to tbe troatmvnt of dieeaiei of the natural to eta, gum i a lid mouth. Irregularity of the teeth oeixfully eon-wveted. Twlh extruded withoat paia by the on of Ether, and artificial teeth inerte4 of tbe beat material and warranted to render nt. ifnefion. wpril?ft'71W A Move In Curwcnsiillel J. R. IRWIN, Druggist, CIRWEX3V1LLK. PA. nA3 nmored hit Drug Store to bit lev room i, three doora weft of hii old itani and tahef thli opportouity of thanking fan M eustomeri for their liberal patronage, and bopn by stoeo attentiua. embined with a eeleet Muck of goodf, to merit lit eontinnanca on the part if all bit old runtotneri, and eccure tbatufautj new odci. PIeao give him a eall. J. R. IUWIK. CurwcnevilK March 27, IHTS.-om. WATCHES I WATCHES! Iha aek of AMKIUCA5 .nd SWISS WATCHES, of tba difar U7.J . . .... " aa. gradci, in iron two to mnieoita caiea. I offer thcaa for lale LOW, aai gaaraniaa tbem to jUa tntlra latiifactloa, JEWELEY ! JEWELEY! A food aiaortmeat of Ladlei' and Oitl't Jewelry of Iha latait Itylei! Alwajl (lltiif loatethinf new! I wonld aik Lumbermen and athira who b tea! porchia'rt Watehei to call and leva; itook before goirg to Iha eitiai, ai I ant virt ara I can aall Watebec aa low ai they can bi bought, haildaa the differtnea in dlitanie U tho event of tha goedi proving difietlvi. All kmda of REPAIRING In my Una proapth attenJcd to at tha itora oa Second itreet, eppa- lita tha Court Home. For jour liberal nppon la the put I ana eery thaokfuL 8. I. BNTDER. AprliJJS?. rilUI ATTESTIOHI JUST FOR A MOMENT I Are yon in need of a good act of Harem? An von in need of a rood Saddle or BridU If ao. eall at the Saddle and Ilarnen Sboei'l Jons C. Uaawira, where yoa can get the brat.. the market, lronble and btngla llameai anl u diet' and llent'a Saddle! of luporior workmairku alwavi on baud or mannfaotared to ordrr. eial attention ii called to my itock of Collin w Hamti, wbieh are the beat in nee. 1 alio nirvu anortment of Saddlere' Hardware, which mil a. diipoicd of at raaaonalde rate!. P.epairiii, if a kindi promptly a .tended to. S. P"C t lerfat call before purcbaaing elaewhere. Shop ia Oa I'oat Utnra. Market Itreet, t learlem, ra. ilay S, 1971-lj. JOHN C. UAKW IlK- flMlE CLIPPER l MOWER AND REAPER! JOSEPH II. KIRK, Agent, LVTIIERSBURU, PA. Tbii ia a truo centre-draft mnchin, nil! ": make your horaeV norha or. TbelhteitfltV. the neateit an t the moat durable narniat " world. Thoae ibing to buy a good mow. r mower and reaper combined, will find it tot" ad ten tare to examine thi machine, ftetcripti" pamhlet urnt on application. li HAD TI1I8I FLOUR & FEED DEPOTlf The attanllua of tha enteral of Clclllall ' vicinity il directed to the fact that Huo.lfeHe Son are the agent! or II. Meoe t Co., ana ' juit reeeired a half doaen ear loadi of PlcirW' toed, which they offer at Iha loweit p.wWi arei. A large itock of FLOUR, COKN MEAL, BVCKWHKAT FLOCR, BRAS, Polatoei, Shelled Corn, Corn In ear, An Particular attention la called ta M. KiW Co.'i brand of Family Flour, which il Uil h tha market. Flour and Feed eaa and will be iole " than It caa be obtained eliewhcra ia l""" county. JMr-Btora oa Market Hreel, mil doer Alrxaader Irvia't reiidenct. eOOPFELLOW A SOS. . Janllltr AgwitiforM.NieJli: D AX I EL GOODLAXDEK Lt'TIIERSBCRO, TA., Dealer la DRY GOODS, NOTION HOSIERY A GLOVES, HATS I CAPS aad BOOTS A SI10I& Tobacco, Grocer Im and Flah, Kalli, n"T Quaenaware and Olaaawere, " Uoyi' Clt,thlng, Drng., Piinrt, Oil., flehool book., a large lot of Patent Mcdiclnri, Candle.. Kuta A Dried Pmita. Chceie anJ M en, Rock aod Rifle Powder, Floor, Grain and Potato Clover and Timothy Seed, Pell Leather, Morrwcoa, Lining!, BinHH "1 Thread, Hhoemakera' Tocll a Shoa Finding!. Ho greater variety of good! in any itor" 1 . a u .... rM. Mah or I product at Iha Chiap Coiner. April l"i ( r