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CLEARFIELD, PA., JULY 8, 1857.
SPECULATION IN THE WEST.
Speculation is running wild in the West,
and will undoubtedly produce sad results.
"Lands Lave reached a price far beyond their
value, and money briDjjs from 50 to 75 per
cent, interest. We know of individuals who
went ont this spring to purchase lands, that
found it more profitable to put their money out
on loan, Some idea of the state of affairs may
be formed from what is related by a correspon
dent of the Ohio State Journal, who writcs
from Omaha,' Nebraska Territory, whither he
"had journeyed through Iowa. lie says that
Iowa is a grand theatre of speculation; that
the towns are all from ten to a hundred years
ahead cf thc eonntry ; that they are mere pa
per inflations blown up by shrewd operators,
and that this spring there is moie emigration
from Iowa than immigration to it. Lots in
the town of Fort Des Moines, the capital of
Iowa; are offering for higher rates than lots in
Oolnmbusi the capital of Ohio ; yet the latter
is a large city and has railroads and canals,
w hereas Fort Des Moines is a small place with
out any such - facilities. Of Nebraska, the
writer says that all the country on the Mis
sonri river, from north to south, is laid out in
towns, and sometimes they join for ten or fif
teen miles at a stretch. Omaha and Florence
are twenty miles apart, and the whole distance
between them islail out in building lots !
The excessive speculation, which; it will be
thus seen, prevails iu the VTest, must sooner
or later iroduce a crash. It is on a "lair way
'now. There are too many speculators, and
too few farmers ; and as soon as the large sup
plies which have been carried thither, are cut
.short, a reaction will take place, property will
depreciate in value and be sacrificed at mere
nominal rates, and ruin and bankruptcy will
cBsue. This may happen sooner than is anti
cipated, for . we- notice complaints of "hard
times" ia the east now, and if they continue,
by next spring we may witness a crash. : "Well
informed business men lock, for it- .
The Ilonesdale Democrat says that Mr. Da-
rid WHmot has invited Mr. Wm. F. Packer to
meet lira on the stump, and disctiss the prin
ciples cf the parties they severally represent,
and the issue before the people at the ap
proaching election. It remains to be seen
whether Mr. Packer will accept. Tbe plan of
bavirg the voters of both parties assemble in
the different counties, to be addressed by both
the candidates for Governor, is one that will
cercmed itself to dispassionate men." In the.
present instance no substantial objection can
k raids t its -adoption ; for the candidates
are men of about equal experience, tact and
ability as speakers.
The Philadelphia Sun of the Sd says, that
Mr. Thompson, the President of the Pennsyl
vania Eai'.roid Company, has declared himself
in favor of offering for sale to the highest bid
der tho main line of the canal, both Eastern
aai Western Divisions; as well as the Portage
Railroad, keeping merely the Columbia liail
Toad, so that the Pennsylvania E ail roil Com
yny shall own a continuous line of railroad
rcTu Philadelphia to Pittsburg, audit feels
confident that he speaks the sentiments of the
Company which be o ably represents.
Cot.. Forset is determined to be bell sheep
or -none. His latest move is an attempt to
force Mr. Tlice, of the Pennsylvania a newspa
per, to sell out. If his offer is not accepted
during the coming week, Mr. Forney will com
mence a new Democratic journal in Philadel
phia, with a capital of $75,000 to s!art with.
The ostensible 'difficulty is in relation to the
"Main Line' The Locofocos are opposed,
as a party, "to the sale ; the Pennsylranian, fa
vors it. A nice family muss," that is.
E7"We see it stated that his Honor Judge
Woodward, has stopped hU subscription to tbe
'Pennsylvanian' because of its advocacy of
a sale of the Public" Works. He happened
however to be about fire years in arrears, and
the editor is more pleased with securing this
t old score, than chagrined at losing so backward
'' subscriber. The "Pennsylvanian" Is still
printed. - - - .
Tho ichabitants of LTtah do not exceed 50,
00,' two-thirds of whom are women. They
are principally English foreigners, and nnac
'customed to the use "of arms. The Govern
ment anticipates no "open" conflict with the
United States forces, . The weekly train frcm
Calif ornia to Utah would afiord reinforcements
if necessary. " "J, " .
Tbe movement for a new Southern party has
: been, initiated in Louisiana by a public meet
ing. It is to be called the "Constitutional
- part s,''and disclaims sectionalism that is, It
Is Intensely Southern. , !
, . . -'.-!
-4 no. Wx. L. Mact, ex-Secretary of State,
"died atBallrton. Tew York, on "the 4th,' at
noon. Ha sppearedto enjoy usual ' good
ieaUli ia the moraing. J m' '
The Americans 'and Republicans of Massa
chusetts have nominated the Hob". NatlianUi
I. Bankslate Speaker ol the lower House of
Congress," for 1oTernor. ' : - - ' .
n e near complaints oi t&e scarcity oi mon
ey, from all quarters.
Correspondence cf the "Baftimaa't Journal.",
' Sr-iaiT Lake, Iowa, Jcse 17,1857.
Mb. Eow i Dear Sir I write you these
lines to inform my Clearfield friends that 1 am
in my cabin on the East Lake shore. This
lake is one of the most beautiful sheets of wat
er that I have ever seen ; its length is abont
four or Ave miles and in breadth it is on an
average near one mile wide. This lake con
nects with auother lake of about the same di
mensions, and both lakes discharge their wat
ers at the south end of their connection.which
fcrrus tLe head 'waters of Little Sioux River.
Spirit lake tbe longest of the three is only di
vided by a narrow isthmus of twenty-fiv.e per
ches from the last named lake. It is about
five miles north and south and four miles east
and west. There is. less timber around it.
The two first lakes have more than double the
quantity of timber that is found on. the last
named. The difficulty in the way of settling
all Western Iowa is the want of timber. Of
all the lands advertised at the Fort Dodjre
sales on the 4th pf last month, from my own
observation and information that could be de
pended upon, I presume there was not one sec
tion of timber on the whole of it that was ac
tually for sale ; what little timber there was
had been preempted.. And in this District, as
far as I have travelled over the country on my j
way to this place from Fort Dodge, except in j
small lots of timber on the West Branch of the
Des Moines Eiver, there is nothing to be seen
but the Prairie, which is generally good, and
parts of Clay and Dickenson counties, are e
qual to any irairie lands in the State.,
I arrived here on the 12th of May, after a
tedious journey, having to encamp out at
nights, without" good accommodations for
camping, the weather mostly cold and high
cold winds. ...
There is sufficient timber here for fifty
farms, if the timber was equally divided be
tween them. . The prairie is somewhat Lroken
and rolling, not as much so as in other parts of
the State, or in Kansas or .Nebraska Territo
ries. Lime stone is abundant by opening qrar
ries on the Bluffs, and on the Lake shores.
Ia most places there is any quantity of hard
stone ready to hand, to wall cellars, or even
build fences. The winds here on tlie prairie
seem cold, but when in timber land not any
colder than in Clearfield. There has not been
any frost here since the 19th of May last.
Pasture was good by tho first of June. . Pea
Tine, of which cattle are very fond, is in great
abundance on the prairies. On the like shores
there is but little mar&a or swarup laud, and on
the lake where I am now, there is none.
Where the bank is not too abrupt veil can ride
into the water and out again without soiling
the leet of the horse. These lakes abound
with choice fish Pike, Pickerel, Bass, Cat.
Buffalo and other fash. I could take with a
common hook and. line two hundred pounds
in one day. Sow- of the largest taat I have
caught weigh from tea to eighteen pounds,
none under three lbs. I have not the means
of cooking them. Butter or. lard, there is
noue to be had here, and pork is not plenty
with us. Game is not here in great abundance.
There are some Geese and Ducks, but not ve- I
ry great numbtrs of them at this season of the
year. Prairie Chickens are scarce. Pigeons
arc now coming into the timber. There are
bat few wolves here; I have seen one or two
foxes. Rattle-snakes arc not found here, and
few snakes of any description, except the
small Garter snake.
I Lave taken possession of a hantUomc situ
ation on the bank of West Lake, and a more
handsome place I have not seen. I have sev
eral, springs of good, water. - This country I
am confident, is as free from fevers and agues
as is Clearfield, and I should suppose more
healthy. I have not had a cold nor felt the
Rheumatic pains since I left Clearfield, and I
have done some tall wading in snow and water,
before and siuce Mr. McEnally returned.
Sometimes I feel lonesome here, alone in a
cabiu, two miles from any one. I am not
much afraid of the Indians ; although they left
everything desolate in March last. There was
none left in the settlement to tell the particu
lars. There were thirty-five men, women and
children murdered here, and two married and
two unmarried females taken off with them as
prisoners. One of tbe married women, Mrs.
Marble, is said to be recovered from her cap
tors by tho agency of some of the friendly
Sioux. Mrs. Thatcher is dead. The two girls,
of the ages of sixteen and seventeen, have not
yet been recovered. This is from reports that
have reached us by way of Minnesota.
Truly your friend,
Allxaxdeu Irvis.
. 'Lake Okaboji. Spirit Lake has no outlet.
.. Tows-lot Specclatioss tre West. The
following letter," addressed to M. A. Frank,
Esq., Clearfield, Pa.i may be of interest to
those who have been making investments in
western "cities'? that most probably have'no
other existence than the paper on which the
"propositions'? are printed : . . .
t . Corscii. BLrrrs, Iowa, June 8, 1857.
M. A. FgA3K,EsQiI have, received, from
different quarters, with letters" of inquiry, a
circular headed ."Fort Pawnee City, Nebras
ka," signed by Evan Shiply, Columbus, Ohio,
and would embrace this method of siying that
I know nothing of Mr. Shipley or his town. I
have made inquiry and have as yet heard of no
such town. . I would add that a , large propor
tion of the towns in Nebraska are held by
mere claim tenure. , There arex however, ma
ny flourishing towns in the Territory, in which
investments may be safely made. My advice
to thos wishing to invest is, to visit the coun
try and examine the various points in person
bafore purchasing. . I have heard it stated that
persons are engaged in selling Nebraska town
lots, through, the eastern and middlo States,
at nominal sums, ranging from oce to five doU
lars. Most of these operations are mere swin
dles, and have no real existence. . ' , 7
. : ; Tuomas II. Betray, Jc.
At the' celebration in Boston on the -4th, a
shell rocket mortar burst, killing four persons.
H0RR0ES 0E I3JDIAN CAPTIVITY.
The Rescue of Miss Gardiner Murder of Mrs.
Xobles Indian Council Speeches, etc De
tails of Miss Gardiner's Rescue.
On Monday evening, Miss Gardiner, who
was taken prisoner at Spirit Lake, Iowa, in
March4ast, by Irik-pa-du-ta's band of outlawed
Indians, arrived in this city, from the Yellow
Medicine Agency, accompanied by Mr. Rob
inson and the Interpreter at the Agency, and
Ma-za-in-te-mani, or the man who shoots
metal as he walks, Ilo-ton-wash-te, or Bcauti
fut.Voice, and Che-tan-maza, or the Iron Hawk
the three Indians despatched last month by
Agent Flandrau to effect their release. Upon
the arrival of the steamer, and ' it" becoming
known upon the wharf that Miss Gardiner was
on board, considerable excitement was created,
and her appearance was greeted with hearty
cheers. Miss G. was placed in a carriage and
driven to the Fuller House, with her escort.
Miss Gardiner is a native of Seneca county,
New York, and at the time of the massacre
was living with her parents at Spirit Lake.
Her father, mother, and the remainder of her
family, were all murdered at the time of the
attack on the Spirit Lake Settlement, with the
single exception' of an' elder sister,' who re
moved to the more densely settled portion of
Iowa a few days preceding the massacre. This
sister has since married, and is now living on
the Des Moines. ' Miss Gardiner is a healthy,
pleasing, intelligent looking girl, of but fif
teen years of age.
' On Saturday, the 23d of May, the party left
the Yellow Medicine Agency in a two horse
wagon. On the 29th, following up the trail,
they arrived at a recently deserted camp,
where they found tho dead body of Mrs.
Nobles. The body was terribly mutilated ; it
was apparent that she had been most cruelly
outraged, not only- before, but after death.
Three bullet wounds were discovered in her
head, and on her limbs and arms the traces of
brutal cruelties were visible. Tho ludians
wrapped her body iu a blanket, and interred it,
Ma-za-in-to-mani, a Christian Indian, perform
ing thosa religious services over the grave of
the unfortunate victim, dictated by his crude,
yet earne&t oeiiei in tuc Christian religion.
Leaving this place the next day, the party ar
rived at another deserted camp, where they
found lying upon the ground Mrs. Noble's
hair. It was collected by the Christian In
dians referred to, with tLe intention of bring
ing it to the Agency, where it could be scat to
Mrs. Nobles' friends or relatives.
On. the next day, the 30th of May, the party
arrived at an encampment of 100 lodges of
Yankton Sioux, and three lodges of Ink-pa-du-ta's
band. On their arrival bero thev ascer
tained that Miss Gardiner and Mrs. Nobles had
been sold by Ink-pa-du-ta, to a Yankton war
rior, named Wam-dus-ka-iham-ke, or the End
of the Suake t and that a few nights after the
sale, a son of Ink-pa-du-ta came to the camp,
and demanded that the white women should be
turned out of the lodge where they were kept
by their purchaser. Upon his refusal to com
ply, Mrs. Nobles was forcibly removed, out
raged beyond all power of language to des
cribe, and then brutally murdered. -Miss Gar
diner was only saved by the bravery uf the
Yankton who purchased her ; he placed her
on his couch, beside his squaw and declared
that his life and that of his squaw, would be
sacrificed, before harm- should como to Miss
Gardiner. Intimidated by this bold course,
Ink-pa-du-ta's son -and his confederates re
treated. -
But to return to the Christian Indian and his
associates. Upon arriving at the Yankton
camp, tliev ascertained that Miss Gardiner was
at the lodge of The end of the Snake. They
immediately opened negotiations to obtain her
release. One Yauktou chief objected to the
surrender of Miss Gardiner, on tbe ground that
they could do better by conveying her to the
Missouri, and selling her to the military offi
cers there that they could thus get a large
amount of powder and tobacco. - Miss Gardin
er was accordingly - snrrenuerea. ine price
paid for Miss Gardiner was two horses, seven
blankets, two kegs of powder, box of tobacco.
and other articles with which the Indians had
been provided by Maj. Flandrau- From the
Agency, Miss Gardiner was brought to St
Panl, in company with M r. Robinson, and the
Interpreter, together witk the three Indians
? Miss Gardiner from the time of fcer separa
tion from Mrs. Marble, led much the same life
as she did prior to Mrs. Marble's release. She
lodged with the son of Ink-pa-du-ta, and was
treated with comparative kindness on that ac
count. " She was compelled to carry a heavy
pack. Skunk Lake, where the Lac-qui-Parle
Indians fonnd Mrs. Marble, is about one hnn
dred and fifty miles from the Yankton camp
on James river, where Miss Gardiner was res
cued. It will thus be seen that Miss Gardiner
was compelled to walk that distance after Mrs
Marble bad been ransomed. . ;
In reference to Mrs. Nobles, Miss Gardiner
states that sTtie seemed much dejected and des
pondent from the time she was taken captive
until death released her from her sufferings.
At times, she would sit for hours, bemoaning
and crying over her sad fortune ; , and again
she would rou6e herself, and treat tho Indiana
with the indignation natural to a high spirited
woman subjected to tbe most degrading out
rages.' t ;
In regard to the treatment , these tinfortu
nate women received at tbe hands of the In
I dians, we. refrain from particulars j but we
question if American history can furnish anoth
er instance of where females have given way
as in the case of Mrs. Thatcher' and Mrs'. No
bles, under more brntl cruelties ; or have sur
vived, like Mrs. Marble and Miss Gardiner,
greater outrages, exposure and fatigue.
Misa Gardiner is "now stopping at the Fuller
House. A very liberal sum of money has al
ready been subscribed, and it will be increased
We understand it to be the intention 1 some
philanthropic inlividualrtb place her in a sem
inary, where she will receite a finished educa
tion. ; " ' '
" At ten o'clock Tuesday morning, - the three
Indians who' succeeded in ransorainj-Mias
Gardiner, had an interview with Gov. Medary
Agent Flandrau and Superintendent Cullen.
At two o'clock on Tuesday, the Indians, with
their Interpreter and Agent, again assembled
in Gov. Medary's room. The sum of $1200
as paid to the Indians, as a remuneration for
their services in effecting Miss Gardiner's re
lease. The outfit cf the Indians, when they
tarted on the expedition, cost about $600.
Over $3000 has been expended, we believe,
nder the direction of the Governor, in secur-
ng the release of Miss Gardiner and Mrs.
Marble. Tbe Indians accompanied by their
Agent and Interpreter, left last evening on the
Frank Steele. Snperintendent Cullen also
went up to attend the Sioux payment. SI.
PaitZ Democrat. .
LATER FKOM XAffSAS.
The Chicago Tribune, of July 1st says:
We had the.plcasure, yesterday of seeing Win.
M.'Arney, direct from Kansas of which Ter-
ritorv ho has become a citizen. Fiom him we
learned several items concerning affairs in the
Territorr.
The whole number of votes cast by tho Bor
der Ruffians, alias the "National Democracy,"
for delegates to the Constitutional Convention,
will not exceed 1500, out of a population of
full 20,000 adult males. The bona fide Free
State men refrained everywhere from voting.
The other side are split into two factions
moderates and' ultras fbe latter headed by
Striiggfellow, Calhoun, St. Matthews, Jones
& Co.j the other by Gov. Walker, whoso fac
tion is in a minority In their party. The point
upon which they divide is on the policy ol sub
mitting the contemplated constitution to a
general vote of the people for ratification.
A new question has sprung up to perplex
matters. 1 he usurpers say tnat none s:iail ue
allowed to vote this Fall for delegate to Con
gress, and for members of the Territorial Leg
islature, save the few who have been register
ed. This is done to prevent four-filths of the
Free State men from voting. A., committee
had waited upon Gov. Walker, to.ascertain his
opinion as to who were entitled to vote, but he
had declined to give au opinion.
Trouble was brewing. The Free State men
are bound to vote at that election, at all haza
ards. Crops look well iu tho Territory , and
the prosiect of raising a supply of bread
stuils was flattering. Emigration continued to
flow into Kansas in an unabated stream. Spec
ulation and enterprise were making long and
rapid strides. .--'"
The Free State men were taking a careful
censns of tne population, setting forth, 1st
The number of voters who had been residents
for six months.. 2d. Voters ia the Terrttory.
3d. Women and children. 4th. Colored per
sonsfree and slave. In the county of An
dtrson, in which Mr. Arney resides, there
were fully 000 voters. Six months ago there
were not a dozen. . Tho county seat Hyatt
contains two hundred and fifty voters.
The Free State party were united and har
monious, and sanguine of success on tuc nrst
opportunity they could obtain to show their
strength.
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.
Plair Couxtt. Elias Baker, Esq., is con
slructinga Railroad from his famous "Alle
gheny Furnace Ore Bank" to intersect the
i enn a Railroad at Blair I urnace, which will
greatly, lucrease his facilities of getting the
Mineral to nis furnaces A carman nam
ed J. P. Onslow, was run over by a "train t-f
coal cars, on tho Portage Railroad, at No. 4,
on Monday last. Iho tram approached him
unobserved, knocked him down and ran over
his arm crushing it horribly from the wrist to
the elbow A voung man named Joseph
iviliiams, ot llolliauysuurg.- engaged iu haul
ing iron ore to Wataou, White & Co's Fur
nace, had one of his iect run over by a loaded
wagon, on Monday a-weck, which injured it so
severely it had to be amputated. ... On Sun
day the 28th June, while a little boy and girl,
children of Mr. J. 1. Mathias. cf Tyrone I or
ges, were playing in an outhouse, the-boy lit
a match which accidentally communicated fire
to the clothes ot the little girl, and before it
eould m extinguished, she was so badly burn.
ei that she lived but a short time. Mr. Ma
thias, the father, we understand, was absent
attending the funeral of bis father .at the time
of the sad occurrence.
Ce."tke Coi'xtt. On Sunday morning, the
2th June, a rumpus was kicked up bv a lot ol
paddies in a groggery in Belletonte, which
was kept up for an hour or more. icc busi
ness that, for Sabbath A man' named
Samuel Gardner had his pocket-book, con
taining about one hundred dollars, stolen one
evening week tefore last, while stopping at
the xranklm House, in Bellefonte. A jour
neyman shoemaker, a stranger, who had been
iu town but a few days, had been very intimate
with Mr. Gardner daring the evening, and in
the morning following, upon examination, it
was found that both the money and shoemaker
had disappeared. A warrant was issued and
search made for the -thief ; but his where.
bonts have not been discovered.
Cambria CofsTT. An Irishman named Mi
chael Masterdon, was found muchintoxicated
along side the Somerset road. IJe had been
exposed all night, and soon after died. ... In
formation is wanted f Geo. Campbell, late of
Blacklick township. lie was last seen ia Jack
eon township on the 20th of April. It is fear
ed he lias been murdered... ... A Welch mi
ner named John Thomas, was killed in a drift
neat one of the Cambria Iron Companv's Fur
naces at Joust own, last week, by the elate roof
giving way 1 he Postmaster General has
appointed James Carroll, of Carrolltown, Cam
bria county, Route Agent on the Penn'a Rail
road between Altoona and Pittsburg, ia the
piace or ivou James iiney, resigned.
Bedford Cocst v, A tremendous rain storm
visited a portion of the county, lying along
Bush Creek, during the past ' week. Beside
the damage dope to the growing crops, which
were m many localities entirel r uestroved, fen
ces, houses, mills, barns, subles aed other pro
perty were washcl away. Bush Creek is said
to have risen to an unprecedented height, and
the flood bore. away everything that impeded
its angry march. Two -families were carried
off in their houses, and as! nothing has been
heard of them since the catastrophe, they are
supposed to have been drowned. -. ,
Warbes Cocxtt. $300 was stolen from the
house of Mr. Lindsav on JacRson Run, recent
ly. John Chase . (not the proprietor of the
Spiritual Springs) and his son have been sua
pected. The old man has been arrested, his
son bad gone down the . river on a raft. Of5
eera have gone on to bead him at Pittsburg.
Cla&ios Cocxtv The bridze across the
Clarion near Calleosburg, was carried away by
me recent treshet. . . . .The new' dwelling of
1 J. T. Cox," of Stratteavilia, was burned on the
June, it was set fire to. Loss f oOO.
THE STATE ELECTION.
The Philadelphia Sun has recently been ad
dressing itself in a series of les to its A
raerican friends; showing that no true friend
of the cause can consistently or conscientious
ly withhold Lis support from Mr. WHmot and
the rest of the American .Republican State
ticket. In it issue of the 21th June, the Sun
savs :
"We well know that in Mr. Packer and his
colleagues upon the Locofoco ticket, we have
enemies to our party and our cause the most
nveterate and embittered. We know that we
arc opposing.the foreign Pro Slavery parly of
tho country the party that both openly and
secretly opposes every effort made by the con
servative patriotic men who once composed
the Old Whig, and Native American parties,
who seek to redeem the administration of the
country from the corruptions and depravity of
a wicked, selfish and time serving power ; and
who are earnestly determined by every honor
able and honest impulse to drive that power
from the present authoritative position it oc
cupies in our municipal and national govern
ment. These our objects ; they arc the great
ultimate purposes for which we shall labor,
and it is the end that every American who is
sincere and honest in his principles desires to
see accomplished.
"The great question then is, how can this
best be done f We say elect David Wilmot
Governor of Pennsylvania, and the Locofoco
dynasty both here and in the Union is forever
at an end.
"This is self-evident truth. No man that
looks at the present condition of our political
affairs can disguise it. If Mr. Wilmot is the
Governor of Pennsylvania, the strong hold ol
that party which has so successfully battled the
principles of Whigs and Americans, has' been
taken. And we will onco more see the tri
umph of another principle and another party
in directing Jho policy of this Lniou." ''' -
Clearfield, July 7th, 1&7.T
Ma. Row : Dear Sir : In the "Journal" of
July 1st, we find the report ot the New School
General Assembly given in a way that is cal
culated to mislead those who are not versed in
Church history. The report is given as the
action of the General Assembly of the' Pres
byterian Church at its Session in New Tork,
whereas it is tbe action of only a seceded mi
nority of. that body at their Session ia Cleve
land. The several actions of tbe General As
semblys spoken of in tbe report, up to the
year 1838, was the action of the Presbyterian
Church at that time. The New Scoool broke
off and formed a Church of their own, com
monly designated New School, and it ii this
General Assembly mada the report, and to
them belongs the Presbvterv of Lexington
South, who claim the right from the Bible to
hold Slaves, and the real Presbyterian Church
do not wisli to be charged with holding such
error. Therefore I think it due to truth that
you publish this explanation. Old School.
The error as to the place where the Assem
bly was held was inadvertantly overlooked un
til after the paper was issncd. Ed.
Clearfield, July 7, 1S-37.
Fhiejtd Cavpbell The following rnle,
which is similar to yours, maybe found in
Stoddard's Practical Arithmetic, in the solr
tion of questions in the Square rcAt : '
'; Role : Given, the base and sum of the height
and hypothenuse (altitude) of a right angled
triangle,, to find the height, or perpendicular.
From the square of the sum of the height and
hypothenuse, (altitude-,) subtract the square
ol the base ; divido the remainder by twice
the (altitude) sum of the height and hppothe-
nuse. Yours respectfully,
A. T. SCHKTVER.
On the 4th, a riot occurred iu the Bowery.
New York, among the rowdies. Oiabs, bot
tles, stones and fire-arms were freely used.
Eight persons were killed, and 'about thirty,
including policemen, wounded.
"Nevr Advertisements.
LOST A carpet bug. fmall Rite, marred in
ink-writteu letter. M. H- Fenwick. oa the
leather bottom. It is suppose! to have dropped
from the top f the stajre going from Clearfield to
Philipsburg, last Friday morning. It contained
clothing and S'nue money belon'risr t a young
woman living- in my family. ALEX. McLEOl.
Clearfield. July 8. "
F
OR SALE An Improved Farm, with frood
buildiazs. at Ardrv's dead water on Clcartield
creek, three utiles from the oounty seat of Clear
field. For particulars inquire of A. T. Schryvcr,
who live on the premises. John and Lionel Wel l.
Alt. Pleasant, or Win. A. Wallace, of Clearfield
town. ' JJuly S, 157 3m.
PLASTERING. The undersigned, having
entered into co-partnership in the Flattering
Business, in the Borough of Curwensville. an
nounce to the public that they are ready ta-ttrrsny'
work in their line on the shortest notice and most
reasonable terms, and respeetfollv w.licit a share
of pstmcaec JOSEPH VUITE.
julvS tm L. IwMeCt 'LLOt Gil.
CAUTION. All persons are hereby cautioned
against meddling with a certain yoke of lted
Steers, about six years old. now in po?scsion of
Wm. Roles, aa aid steers were bought by me, and
are in his possession oa loan only.
11ENRY BAUGUM.VX.
Bogg3 township. Joly 6th. lh57--3t
GADTIOX. AH prsong are cautioned agaiust
meddling with the fuHowing property, via :
one two-horse wagon, one eooking stove, one nisa
plate tore, one eow and one bay mare, now in the
possession of John J. MeCracken, of Knox town
ship, as (be wm belong tons and is only left"
with the aid MeCracken on loan.' " '
July S;lS57-3t. CUASEASWAX.
ADMINISTRATOR'S OTICE.-Lecrs
of Administration on tho estate of Henry
Korb, late of Brady township, Clearfied county,
Pa., deceased, having been granted to the subscri
ber, all persons indebted to the said estate, are re
quested to make immediate payment, and those
having claims or demands against th same, will
present them properly authenticated lor setUe-"o'-
. FttEDEKICi: KORB,
JulyS 6t Administrator
TV-OTICE.-A NORMAL SCnOOL will bo o
i' pened in Curwensville. on Tuesday the 11th
if nEn4t C8Xt' to eonti,, term of eieht
waeks, for the purpose of qualifying those wish
Jog to teach Common Schools, for that profession,
those who have tanght, as weU as those who have
not, but who design to teach, may find it to theis
4T"nU,5e to attend this school, as we wish to
make -the stem of instruction -in oar Common
schools as thorn" as possible. L. L. STILL. -
ju,J"s County Superintendedt.
SPECIAL OTICi:. Old Copper. Brass and
other metals will bo taken ia exchange fvr
an vthing in our line.
jalyl MFEUELL A CARTER.
rilllOMAS . SNYDER, MERCHANT. 1-1-X
er in Sawed Lumber. Shingle. Sqtiaxe Tim
ber, et cetera. KYLEUTVWN, Clearfield Co., Tm
July 1, 1S57 tf.
I7OR SALE, AT LOW PRICES, One rood tw
1 horse Cuach, and one new two-hors A ag..n,
well-ironed, h'nnure of
M'JNTELIUS & TEX E1CKE.
junl7-it - Curwent-ville. I'm.
AMBROTY PES. P. C. PLRVIAXCE. Vn
fe&sorof i'hwit.a'raphic Chemistry. OalJery
at bin residence on 2d Street, one door. Sooth of
Merrell Carter's Tin-ware establishment, Clear
field. Pa. lPDaya of operation: Friday ana
Saturday of each week- - janelS'W-
RE M O V A L.
his old enstomrrj
The aiidersigned notifiej
and the public that he hat
removed his BLACKSMITH SHOP to bis new
building a few doors south of tho shop be former
ly occupied, where he is prepared to do on lha
shortest notice any work in biline of bnsines.
April 15. 1S57. JCOB SUUXKWEILER.
OriCE. The Rvoks and Accounts of Kwen
.. Miller, of Cush,- Clearfield County, hav
been as.'1'oed and trancl erred to certain ol bis
creditors to pay his indebtelceis to them, and are
now in my hands for collection.
All persons indebted will save costs by call icj
and- settling &t once. V. A. WALLACE.
Clearfield. June 25. 1S57 jnlyl-3t.
LOOK fiVT ! PAT VP AND SAVE COSTS ! !
All persons indebted to tbe firm of Bloom
Montgomery, Curwecsville. Pa., are urgently so
licited to call and qaare tlteir accounts without
delay, or they will positively be left with an offi
cer forco'leciion. The books are iu the bawls of
the undersigned. - IrAAC ELOUil.
July 1.157 -"t. - J '
SflE RIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of
J-'t. Fa. is.ued ot ef the Cort of Common
Pleas of Clearfield - Coonty, and to me directed,
there will be sold at the Coait House, in the Bor
ough i.f Clearfield, on Monday the 2'Jth day of
July next, at 10 o'clock. A. the following de
criber real estate, to wit . -
A rertain tract or pieee of land, situate in ttos'
en township. Clearfield connty; couUinitl
aeres. more or less. adjc-iiMnj; lands of Johti Sulf
ridge, Ellui Livergood, Kobert Grabainand other,
witu a log hou-e and log stable, and a final 1 lot
desired thereon. i?eixcd, tiken into execution,
and to be sold as the i ropertv of rain el Sped v. '
J.'K. UEE1. SUerifl. ,
Clearfield. June. ;f-. lS57. ' '
VrCTION 1 AUCTION i: auction ::! -The
subscriber will sell at public ale. on Sat
urday. July 11th. instant. t bis resfdenee in th
Borwugh of Clearfield, tbe fullwwiii property, vn :
Cellar, Lining and Kitchen TaoleS. Buieau. five
e? cane-eated anu muor tuairs. nve pirs iu
Bedsteads, wash and s wing .Stands, Bk-cae,
Cooking Stuve with apparatus. Coal and Parlor
gloves, three ITu.-lc Mattresses, fifty yards cf Car
peting, a fall set of Peltns iraprwved Outline
Map for singing Geogr-Jihy-one liugjry wi:h fall
i ii t'p. one Jlorse. riding Bridle and .Saddle, one
set of Harness, on string of Belis ; also disLes.
pots, kettles, and various other articles.
The furniture is all nearly new, and Laving
never been abused, has an rqearnce a!mo-
equal to that when first f.arehased. Persons wish
ing to examine it. r any i-f tbe other projrty,
can do so at any time by calling on tho suS-cril r.
f"ak t comtnenoe at eltk A. M. f sitid-day.
when a liberal credit will be ,givw. nl fenai
made known, by Vf . A. CAMPBELL.
July 1. 157.
T o t h i: i fo i 1:
J m-1 uiunn.i) coimt.
A NEW MARBLE WOBKS IN
BE LLE FOX TE,-P A .
evA. fllESON CM., are now fully prepared t
furnish the People of Clearfield county, with alt
kin-Is of Marble work, at a mno-k low er rate thi
can be bought t any othw-estabJisbmeBl " ttu
part of Pennsylvania, and of a t'AK .SUPEIUuli
STYLE OF WOBKMANr-n I P.
MR.WILLIAM tiA HAG AN. oaeof the firm. may
be found at thepnblic bene of I.M. Weaver. in'M-l
Town, during each Conrt. for the purpose of re
ceiving orders, and mil also pas every few weeks
through all the different parts of tli county..
Porsons in want of work, will do well t retain
their orders until called upon, or send them ly
mail.
The work will be delivered to any part of ti
count v, free of freight. Add res.
" 6. A. IBtN Jt CO.. '
Beltefunte Marble Work.
May 13. 157-Cm. BcHef-nte Pa
s-
VLES' SALES!! SALES!!! SALES II! 1
BUT NOT SHEUIFr SALES.) -
AT THE "SHORT SHOE SHOP."
FKAXK SHOItT informs b5 friends in genera!,
and all man and woman kind in particular. t!..i;
be has on band a fine assortment of tienti' Oait
ets. I .a. lies' and Children's (jailers. Also, Eng
lish AValkin Shoes of his own manufacture, of
French Talent CaIf. French Calf without the Pat
cut. and all other kinds of fine and coarse work
constantly on hand, and the material toao
anything in bis line from a "eack" up to a lack
strap Boot. Also, Finding of aJ kinds, kit ex
cepted.) Koan ar.d Pink linirz, Thread, Sails.
l egi. IIecl-ba!!s. Bristles and Morocco; Boot Io
tooeo. Ladies dressed and wodresHed Moroe.-,
French Morocco, Kid and Binding of all kibd.
Come one! Come all!.
Give Shorty a Call !
and if rou don't like tbe roods, don't soil them
TERMS. One half CASH when yoa purchase,
and tho other half at tbe same time.
june2t-"57:3ra, FRANCIS SHORT.
I. S. AU old customers indebted to me, are re
quested to eomt forward and settle their accounts
and sae costs, as I am called upon to settle the
other side of my boots by my creditors, immedi
ately. If anid customers have not got the ready
tu,' they can give their notes. This ia positive
ly the last notice. FRANK SHORT.
ORPHANS COURT SALE VALUABLE
SAW-MILL PROPERTY.
Estate o f Packard
Iu pursuance of an order of" the Orphans' Court
of Clearfield county, granted at May Term. 1?."7.
there will be exposed to p tblte sale by eulcry,
ikt prrmtzt., (r IHoiuMtr ike. ISfA drry nf Atteust,
at 2 P. M., all that VALUABLE SAW-MILL PRO
PERTY and TIMBER STANDING. late tbe Estate
of Richard Carry. St,. dec'J, situate in Pike and
Knox townships in said county, Litt.'e Cfear
CreeX aiout we mile Aeow NVk Tillport .
bounded ' and deseriled as follows : Beginning at
a hemlock, corner of Wm. Rex's land, north 1 00
perches ton pn;t cast 131 1-10 perches to post,
north I4 perches to post, east 94 9-9 perches t
post on Fitch t Boyuton's land, south 210 perch
to post and west fcy landa cf Thompson A Sloppy
216 perches tobcginning.containinfc 20a acres an
112 perches and alto waoce. and having Mir-null
in znd rHUt erdttr, nth a- wir dam, and a
small log house thereon, and baring large 9Hx
titjr of -rainahle pine and tr il ti other thereon, w
a part of the land being vn'.ntblt Jvr farming pr
poiet. Also, all lit pin tun her standing oa left
arrft ef trrnd adjoining tie fame, now occupied by
Oeo. W. Curry, bepintiing at sngareorner of Wm,
Rex's land, east .121 1-1A perches by land of Cur
ry's heirs to post, south 140 perches to post, west
121 1-10 perches to post, and south 140 perches to
beginning. Tho title ia indisputable.' . ; .
Tertnj of Sale. One half on confirmation of
lhe sale, and the balance in one year with interest,
to be secured by judgment upon the premises.. ;
J01IS S. CURBAV
WM. REX,
. ' Administrators.
Jnly 1, 1857."
FOR SALE A farm ef 120 aercs oa the river
above Curwensville; - . - , " -
A farm of 64 acre in Penn townSMp ;
A farm of 100 arres in Fernson township';
A farm of 100 acres in Penn township ;
2 farms of 106 acres each, 'adjoining.) in Fergu
son township ;
300 acres timber land in Bell township ;
. 233 acres timber land in Ferguson township.
For description and terms applv to
mar25 - - L. J CRANS. Cloarfiefd
AK IRON and CHAIN PTMPS. for s!a
okoap at the Corner - I ' s M"M."IKVIJf.
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