the mrreiiJWB mmmi
Raftsman's fmioml.
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S. B. ROW; Editor asd Pboprixtor.
; CLEARFIELD, PA., JULY 23, 1857.
ISHATICAL.
TI"nf o irord will most likely be the excla
iiiation of nearly every one whose eyes may
happen to fall upon the heading of this article.
What a word say we also, for we believe no
lexicographer has yet introduced it into his
vocabulary ; but that is no reason why it should
not be placed ' among the seventy or eighty
thousand words now nsed in the English lan
guage. There are so many new-fangled ideas
and schemes generated in this age which are
designated isms, that it is hardly possible to
keep pace with them. At various periods, we
have had Toryism and Federalism, Radicalism
and Conservatism, Abolitionism and Niggcr-
ism, Americanism and Locofocoisra, Fourier
ism, Spiritualism, Eloomerism, Free-loveism,
Mormonism, and a hundred and one others that
might be named. Why not then use the word
we have manufactured, when sneaking of, or
concerning any, or all of them.
Bipedal asininity prevails to some extent in
the world, it is said ; certain it is, at least, that
there are individuals who speak of some Main
or other in the most derogatory manner, with
out comprehending the meaning of the term,
or its applicability to the ideas propagated or
the position assumed by their advocates. They
make no efforts to inform themselves by read
ing understanding!-, but merely reiterate the
slang epithets and balderdash that have been
used instead of argument against a principle,
by bigoted and prejudiced sectarianists or un
scrupulous and knavish partisans, who are
less apt to suffer from a superabundance of
brains than from inordinate egotism.
Commou respect should induce ever- one to
allow a man who is the projector or promulga
tor of a policy or princixle, to explain and de
fine what that principle or policy is. This is,
however, not always tha case ; least of all, is
it the practice of a certain class of venal scoun
drels who manage to place themselves at the
head of a political clique, in order to ruaS
money out of 5t by attempting to sell the par
ty to which they pretend to belong to the en
emy. These political Benedict Arnolds, are
constantly endeavoring to "put words into the
mouths of others." For example, we frequent
ly hear some of these gentry assert that the
Americau-Republicaas are 'abolitionists,' &c
and this crv is immediately taken up br the
wiseacres alluded to in the preceding para
graph. We are not aware what meaning they
attach to the wont "abolitionist" ; but one of
two things is certain, they either do not com
prehend its signification, or thev assert what
they know is untrue wilfully '"bear false wit
ness against their neighbor" for every intel
ligent and well-informed man must know that
we do flf advocate the ubolilion of slavery in
the Stales, Bnlthat we oppose its extension info
the Territories ! o"hat is the whole of it and
that is the position David Wilmot ocenpicson
the slavery question. That, too, wc believe
is the position of a large majority of the peo
ple of Pennsylvania, no matter what party they
adhere to, and that is one roason why they
ehonll give their snpport to a man who may
truly be said to be the embodiment of this
principle. "So mote it be."
W have a pro-slavery acconnt of a serion
trouble at Doniphan, Kansas Territory,on Mon
day, the Cth inst. Jt appears that two promt
rent individuals, ono of each party in the Ter
ritory, got intoapeisonal difficulty, tried to
fight a duel, bnt were prevented, that the ex
citement spread and arrned men gathered, that
Gen. Jim Lane was about and caused U. S.
arms to le seized, ihat for a time a bloody
onflict buemed inevitable, but that there came
a sober thought, suggested by Lane, and that
an ontbreak was avoided. There are danger
ous elements hirnuieririg iu Kansas.
..ne hi. fronts v timer at. or the ttn,
publishea advices from Kansas, stating that
Gov. Walker has i?sucd a proclamation decla--
iing his intention to put down all opposition
to the Territorial laws, by force. JIo warns
the citizens ot Lawrence not to organize under
the Topeka charter, and censures them for ad-
vising other towns to do so.
It is rnniorcd that seven hundred troops
were summoned to march against Lawrence,
and that it is the design of Governor Walker
.to retain an army in Kausas, and break up the
Utah expedition.
-
Tns Or ed Scott Case. Messrs. Greeley t
JlcElrafh, y w York, have issued a pamphlet
or 101 pages, containing the full opinion of
Chief Justice Taney und Justice Curtis, and
abstracts of the opinions of the Othei Judges,
with an analysis of lhi roint ruled, and annia
concluding
observations, in the Dred "Scott
case.
Pr'Ce. 2" c.m.. r. r... i .
rer dozen; $15 Iier hundred. . - .
f ange hasTeu vUce in the editor
ship of tha UeaftfcU lUpuUu, Mr. Moore
has letired, his recent appointment prevent,
ing him from giving his attention to the paj,er
and Jss. II. Larrimer. Esi., a.,1 R P w '
Jr., his place. We hope they may find it
Pctxax'b Moxthvt, for Augnst, is fo hand
It contains a number of superior articles, 8jvI
eral well cm bo!! '.tied, and is altogether an io
. aercsting numlttr. 'Putnam' occupies a high
position arcor sr the periodicals of the country.
TYEOSi: 4j CLE AEFI2LD EAIL30AD."
Letter to the editor of the "Raftsman's Journal."
PHiLirsBCRO, Juiy icoi .
S. B. Row-: Esq. :' Mv Dear Sir: If has af
forded me much pleasure to learn that the late
'excursionists" over the 1 yrone ana uiearneia
Railroad, have expressed themselves higniy
pleased with the progress of the work npon the
Division now under Contract,' and, further
more, that "ocular demonstration" has con
vinced them that this short unit in our great
enterprise is destined shortly to become the
of a grand unbroken cnain tnrougn me
North Western portion -of ur-itAte to the
Lakes. No one can doubt that the principal
tVtr.t of the successful cempletion of this ap
parently sb'rt section of our road, will be its
nimcaiate continuance on us unurukeii comae,
aud its permauent establishment as Pennsyl
vania's great diagonal route to our inland seas.
It 13 impossible, for us to ovoriooK trie laci
that this first link, now so far advanced in con
struction, embraces the entire work upon tiie
Alh'g'ienr mountain, from its eastern to i.s
western baseband that'with the completion of
this division, this great barrier is safely und
successfully passed, and our road awaits only
tiie energy ami enterprise of our people to ex-
lend it oi ward in its course towards its natu
ral terminus.
A due consideration of the vast importance
of this subject to the growth and prosperity of
our country, has induced me to call your seri
ous attention to the many interests involved, as
well as to the necessity of adopting the proper
measures to consummate the ends we have in
view. I am very anxious npon this subject at
present on account of the progress of certain
movements in the i.ast, hearing directly to
wards the prosecution of our enterprise, aud I
sincerely trust that all those who desire to wit
ness the rapid rise of this section of our State
to the position to which its great natural wealth
entitles it, will embrace the present opportune
moment of securing the completion of our
great artery to the Lakes. My reasons lor ur
ging this upon your attention, are given in the
following remarks:
A few days since, the Committee of the
Board of Trade of Philadelphia, to whom was
referred the memorial of the Sunbury St Erie
JR. R. Co. asking for additional capital, etc.,
made a lengthy report in reference to the con
dition and atfairs of that company, and concln
ded by recommending most strongly that suf
ficient means be obtained at owe to complete
the Eastern Division to Farrandsville, and the
Western Division from Erie to Kidgway ; leav
ing the middle or mountain Division, embra
cing 106 miles and the most expensive part ot
the road to be finished whenever the necessary
amount could be raised for that purpose. You
will observe bv the above data, that there
con Id not possibly have been a more favorable
resolution passed iu behalf of ourroai, or one
that" could accommodate , itself better to our
wants and interests. The Western Division of
the S. & E. U.K., from Erie to Kidgway, may
be considered the Western Division of our own
road, as both routes are identical, and conse
quently this link becomes an extension of our
own route to Lake Erie. In considering the
above action on the part of the Board of Trade,
therefore, we mav justly congratulate ourselves
upon the prospects ot a speedy completion of
our iresfcru link. 1 he completion of the above
division, with that of our first link to Philips
burg, would leave but a srirp of about 70 miles
r so to be completed by our own company to
lurnish a route with an unbroken gnago from
Philadelphia to Lake Erie.
On the other hand, the distance to be closed
bv the S. & E. II. R.,. to enable them to open
a connected line, amounts to one hundred and
six miles, exclusive of the distance yet to be
completed to Farran Isvilie, attended with an
estimated cost of over S 1,000.000. It is not
possible to predict where sullicient capital can
be raised to authorize the completion of such
an expensive piece of work. I do not wish to
be understood as opposing that road; on the
contrary, mv best wishes have always been
its behalf, for I regard it as necessary to de
veloe a section of our State, abounding in
mineral and forest wealth, and as a favorable
line of communication between the East and
West. Its favorable grades and aligunicnt
must always recommend it as a first class im
provement. But my principal olject in this
letter is to prove, that, by adopting certain ex
pedient measures, communication with the
Lakes can be permanently established in less
time, and with one third the expense, by uniting
in the immediate prosecution of the 1 yrone &
Clearfield Railroad to Kidgway. there is am
pie room in our wealthy old Commonwealth
for all these roads, and time alone will prove
that their construction has been delayed too
long alreadv. In scanning the man ot our
State, I am always brought to the conclusion
that the Tyrone He Cleartield Railroad is one of
the grandest enterprises of the day, and that
it the proper interest was manifested in its
construction, very little time would suflice to
cnablo ns all in this country to realize its ben
ctits. If the S. & E. R. U. is an important
work demanded to develope the wealth o
the country traversed by it our own road i
none the less so. Its course lies through the
very heart of the bituminous coal basin, and
for TO miles traverses through forests of the
most magnificent timber.
There is not a point ou the middle division
of the a. Ac r.. It. II. that cannot be made tri
butarv to our own road. Every one who is ac
quainted with the topographical formation of
the countrv along our proposed route, know
that its centre lies along, or parallel with the
ridge that forms the watershed of" the union
and that, consequently, lateral lines could be
easily made to branch out from the main stem
to afford outlets to the wealth of every town
ship. Xow, my dear sir, you will agree with
me that with a knowledge of the above facts
and ligures, some steps should be immediately
taken to bring the subject clearly before the
capitalists of our State. Onr citizens do not
yet appreciate the many advantages we pos
sess, or .knowing theiu, are indifferent to their
realization. We have now every inducement
to encourage us in making one more effort to
consnmmate this truly great undertaking. We
nhould not overlook the fact that the Pennsyl
vania It. R. Co. are now the owners of the
Main Line of the Public Works that the Co
lumbia Railroad is hereafter to form the Eas
tern division of their own road that upon the
completion of our road to the Lakes, .all the
freight and produce shipped at Lake Erie for
the Eastern markets, must necessarily pass
over 217 miles of the great Central route, and
that consequently the revenue of that company
will 1m groatly increased and the stock en
hanced in viilue in proportion. Philadelphia
i Infge stock holder in that company. How
Is it Msillo then to doubt that our road must
oonrr or later become the f ivorite, the ac
knowliiged route to Lake Erie, or that we
cannot obtain assistance from those who are
certainty no deeply Interested, -
Now, my dear sir, in consideration of the
above facts, I cannot too strongly .urge upon
you and upon all those who are interested in
this matter, tlw importance of striking while
the iron, is hot. No time should bi lost in
brinzinir this matter, before the people both
East and West, and in aronsing them to a full
swnse of its importaticfl. AH that is now neces
sary Vu secure this "cousumruation so devouUy
to be wished,'.' is to demonstrate that this Road
from Philipsl.urg to Kidgway can be built for"
a sum kss than t, 000 .000, the estimated cost
of the middle divjslou'bf the- Sunbury ft Erj
ioi The eBtirs cost'of our first link to Phil
irauurg, including jraduation, superstructure,
watering stations, complete,-will net reach
$20,000 per mile. Double tins turn even, ana
ssiime the distance as .u nines, aim e
even then the total cost of ovr middle division
52,800,000. This I hold to be over the mark,
and so confident am I that it is a large margin,
that I do not hestitate to say that it ccum oe
built for a much less sum. But this could be
ery easily ascertained and should be at once..
In conclusion, my dear sir. lot me express
the hope that you will arouse some action in
behalf of this measure. a mass meeting
should be called at once a preliminary survey
run through with all possible despatch, to ob
tain certain data to act npon, and a committee
appointed to bring the matter before the Penn
sylvania Railroad Uo., ana the councils oi ine
city of Philadelphia. Abr, is beyond doubt,
the time to move, and I hope there will bo no
hesitation about taking advantage of it. I
have.been lengthy on this subject, but knowing
ts great importance, I am willing to undergo
censure for the offence, if I succeed in awaking
the citizens of our country to a full apprecia
tion of their present claims. -
Hoping you will pardon me for imposing so
much upon your time and paticr.ee,
I remain, my dear sir,
Very truly and respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Jas. E. Montgomery.
Policy of tue Frek-State Mem of Kax-
sas. The Chicago Tribune says.- Ihc I ree-
State men of Kansas have chalked out a bold,
straightforward programme, and are inflexibly
resolved to follow it out to the letter.
In the first place, they will pay no taxes to
the usurpers, nor recognize the validity of .any
of their acts. .
In the next place, a census will be immedi
ately taken of all the inhabitants and voters in
the Territory.
Thirdly : An election will be held on the first
Monday of August, under this census, for Gov
ernor, State officers and Legislature, as provi
ded for by the Topeka Constitution.
fourthly : Free-State men will attend to the
polls this Fall, at the Territorial election, and
secure both the Legislature and the delegate
to Co"hgrcss; which Legislature, when it as
sembles, will immediately repeal, repudiate,
wipe out and obliterate every vestige of the
acts and appointments of the bogus Legisla
ture, from the day ot the first invasion down
to that time, and commence anew.
Fifthly: Said Legislature will submit to a
vote of the People the Topeka Constitution,
which of course will be ratified bv an over
whelming majority. This document will then
be forwarded to Congress, and admission ask
ed into the Union.
Sixthly : If the Constitution about bein;
framed by the Border Ruffians be submitted to
the people, it a ill be quietly voted down ; but
if none be allowed to vote upon it but just
those who have been registered, the Free-State
men will refuse to vote, just as they have done
at the receut election. Then the two Consti
tutions wilt come before Congress one of
them the work of Pro-Slaverv lillibusteis, the
other embodying the will of the vast majoiity
of the boiia fide settlers of Kansas. And fur
thermore, the latter will have the stamp of
"regularity' upon it, because of its having
been submitted to the people for ratification,
by a Legislature created bv virtue of the or
gauic act Douglas's own bill. There can be
no rejecting it on the ground of irregularity.
The Indians in Florida all told. men,womcn
and children, hardly muster CU0 in number,
while the men able to War arms are less than
half a hundred. The country which they oc
cupy is a miserable swamp, the larger part of
it several feet midcr water, and its chief pro
ducts, as it has been facetiously said, some 50
bushels of frogs to the acre, with alligators e-
liouzh for fencing. Ibis statement, however,
leaves out the muskctoes, which have as fair a
claim as either the frogs or the alligators to be
enumerated among the staples of this misera
ble district.
The United States, not content with the six
or seven millions formerlv spent on these In
dians, to little or no purpose, since they main
tain themselves in spite of all ellorts to drive
them out, arc now spending some hundred
thousands ' more- it may, by careful nursing
count up to a million or two bv way of con
tinuing this bad job. . The power of the Uni
ted States Government is found quite insuffi
cient to cope with these 200 odd Semiuoles
and State assistance has to be called in. Be
side large detachments of regular infantry and
artillery employed in this service, the State of
Florida has been and still is called upon to fur
nish additional troops. At the last accounts,
Captain A. D. Johnson s company of mounted
volunteers was being mustered out of the ser
vice, their term of enlistment having expired,
hut to supply their place Governor Broome
has been authorized by the War Department
to raise ten companks of mounted volunteers,
aud a boat company 4 strong was also bein
mustered into the service. Meanwhile, .it is u
long time silico ne heard of anylndians killed
or even of any squaws or papooses captured.
notwithstanding the high price set upon them
"Law and Order" Democracy. The De
mocracy's love for "law and order" is govern
ed entirely by the circumstances with which
thev are surrounded.
The latest intelligence from Minnesota fur
nishes evidence of the respect for law and the
legally expressed will of the people, entertain
ed by the branch of the sham-democratic fam
ily located in that territory. It will be remem
bered that at the receut election held there for
delegates to a convention to fcrm a State Con
stitution, the Republican party succeeded in
carrying a fair and effective majority of the
delegates fifty-nine out of the hundred who
were elected. The democratic miuority, who
on other occasions, have claimed to feel such
a holy reverence for the vox poputi, not- only
refuse to meet the majority in convention, but
actually propose to get up a separate and dis
tinct organization, and thus expose their hy
pocrisy and double-dealing in its proper Ught
Their deprecation of the "higher law' doc
trine their professions of love for the Consti
tution and their much vaunted respect for
the voice of the people, wherever manifested
are as hollow and unsubstantial as any of the
other high-sounding pretensions, by means of
which they have been too long permitted to
impose on the American people. How long
will the people submit to the rule of this dan
gerous party ! Surely the day of deliverance
is at band.-
What the Mormons Tuixk. Brighara
Young's 'organ, the Deserct News, thinks that
the Dred Scott decision sanctions polygamy as
well as slavei v, and we incline to the belief
that it is right. It says : ,
"The Supremo Court of the United States
has decided that the act of Congress known as
the Missouri Compromise j about which politi
cians have harped 60 much, is unconstitution
al, and thetefore null and void, and that Con
gress has no power over the question of polyg
aaiy. ' Those "twin relics of barbarism"' rSla
very and lolygamy 'can nato flourish wherever
the people will tt any of the J errxlorves of the
United Slutts, and Uncle Sam can attend to
his own legitimate business without troubling
himself any further auout mem."
, GUnder instructions from the land office
ho pre-emption cau be allowed ou land, claitnod
on a settlement made' within fomr month alter
the receipt of the instructions, in Minnesota,
pn the railroad, grant lands. ... . -... ;..
tUILDEB, MOST FOUI.. ,
From the solemn hanging of a horse thief j
by a band of regulators, or the shooting of a
political opponent for an offensive expression
of opinion, -to-the killing of two old persons
for the sake of a little money, is, says the
North American, a considerable descent in
crime, though, perhaps, not so great as an un
reflecting public may imagine. There is al
ways some incentive to the sacrifice of human
life whenever it is taken by violence. -The
atrocious act of killing a man in a political
dispute is excused by the perpetrator as done
in an ungovernable rage, and under provoca
tion. The robber, on the other hand, who
breaks into a farm house, kills the aged farmer
and his wife, and steals the money so carefully
hoarded up, is stimulated by the appetite for
plunder. In either case a murder is commit
ted ; and, as there are few robbers who desire
to kill their victims, while there are many
gentle! brawlers who stand ready with a load-
d pistol or a bowio knife to inflict mortal
wounds on slight provocation, perhaps-, after
all, the latter is more of a nuisance than the
former.
But there Is something revolting in a mur
der committed for nv.-re plunder, and however
we may reason ou the subject, human nature
stands aghast in horror of it as the deepest
ttrocity in all the dark catalogue of crime.
More especially incases like the murder at
M'Keesport,. Allegheny county, do we shud
der to tiud relatives ot the poor victims con
spiring io the fatal plot to ohtain a little money
at such a dreadful cost. The telegraph in
formed our readers on Monday that the three
wretches who were arrested as the murderers
of the Wilson family, have been convicted of
the deed. It is so rare to witness the execu
tion of a woman, that possibly the female,
Charlott Jones, who is among the , convicts,
may escape in this case ; but such mercy is a
great wroug Cpon the community. If ever a
criminal deserved hanging, she certainly does;
and we hope that no maudlin sympathy will be
invoked in her behalf to secure her immunity
from punishment. She was the niece of Mr.
V uson and his aged sister, these two poor
old persons have given her shelter at their farm
house many a time ; and only a few days be
fore the murder she had been staying there,
having no where else to go. She it was who
found out the fact of her uncle having saved
np some hundreds of dollars which he kept in
the house, the left his hospitable root to con
sort with robbers, and aid in their desperate
scheme of plunder. She appears, from the
revelations made upon the trial, to have been
an utterlv abandoned wretch. Her brother
was in the gang and saw her practices. The
murder was deliberately planned, as she has
conlessed. In pursuance of the arrangement,
she went with her horrible associates, fit the
dead hour of midnight, to her. uncle's house,
knocked at the door and sought, admission
Uusiispt ctingly, the old man descended and
et her in. She has told us that there, under
the roof to winch she was welcomed, she stood
bv and saw her uncle and aunt murdered be
fore her eyes hy the men whom she had guided
there to conimit-Thetleed. She showed them
where the money was concealed and shared it
with them, and -then they all escaped. Sus
picion was fastened upon her as soon as the
murder was discovered. It was known that
she had been staying at the house, and her
reckless character and destitution of means
supplied the motives. She was met going in
a different direction to that she had indicated
when she first left her uncle, and her contra
dictory accounts of herself increased the sus
picion. She was arrested, and her accomplices
were also soon taken.. She confessed her par
ticipation and told the story. If ever a set of
criminals deserved hanging, she and the two
men who have been convicted with her, do be
yond all doubt. The atrocity of the deed ex
ceeds anything of receut date.
David Wilmot. The Berks County r ess of
a late date says : It is not cur purpose to-day,
to go into a lengthy argument to establish the
superior merits and claims of David Wilmot
over his competitors for the office of Govern
or. It should suffice that he is a disciple of
I nomas Jetiersoii, and being such, if no other
consideration could be advanced, that alone
ought to command for him the suffrages of ev
ery freemen of this "grand old State" of ours,
lint there are many others, and foremost a-
mong them is his sterling iategritv his trans
cendant abilities his irreproachable character
as a man. VY e have the honor of an acquaint
ance and know ledge of -himself and his histo
ry running back to early boyhood; and wheth
er as a laborer on tiie Erie Canal, as a law stu
dent, as a member of Congress, or as Presi
dent Judge of the Bradford district, there are
few men now living whoso career has been as
brilliant as his. x roin a poor bov, unaid
and unassisted, he has risen step by step, to a
position In the annals of our countrv, which
men like him, and only like him, can attain
David Y ilmot is the laborers friend. All
the efforts in his life have been spent in behalf
ol the interest ot the masses, lie doc-s not
believe in the centralization of power ; he is
opposed to the establishing of an aristocratic
oligarchy on the free soil of this republic ; he
is a law-abiding citizen, and holds that the
Constitution is the same to him as the Bibl
is to the Christian.
It was charged against Gov. Walker that he
went to Kansas as the agent of a giant land
speculation. The "wca" land sales took place
on the last of June.-'-The Leavenworth cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Times in notic
ing the sales, says :
"Gov. Walker and suite have been present,
until within the last day or two, and it is re
ported that ho, iu connection with ex-Gover.
nor Bigler, of Pennsylvania, has bought twen
ty thousand acres of timber land in that vicin
ity, of the Indians, subject to the approval of
the authorities at ashington. Gov. Reeder,
as you will remember, was removed, ostensi
bly for speculating In lands; and we shall now
sec whether what was sauce for the goose is to
do sauce for the gander."
Illinois Democracy. According totheDe
troit Free Press, the Democracy in Mr. Dong-
las' State are not in a situation to boast of the
purity of their skirts. The leader of the Bu
chanan forces has been arrested in Chicago for
some unvirtuous deed, and is now breaking
stone in the Bridewell, together with other
Democratic officials. The Council has been
deprived of its Democratic representation by
arresi, anu imprisonment oi one of its mem
bers; the board of supervisors ditto, and i
Democratic county or Congressional Conven
tion could not now be called unless a notice
should emanate from the Bridewell, where its
chairman is serving out a 6 months sentence !
Gor. Walkek, it seems has at length taken
a stand in favor of the bogus-laws of Kansas.
This action was evidently taken under the in
struction of thfl government at Wasnington,
aud should cause the scales to drop off the
eyes of those who voted for Buchanan, on the
assurance that his Sympathies; vrere with the
free-soil men of Kansas. .
ET7"Miles Darden of Henderson county,
Tenn., died on the loth of June. He was be
yond question the largest man in the world.
Ilis height was scrtw feet six inches, two inches
higher than Porter, the celebrated Kentucky
giant. His weight was a "fraction over one
thousand pounds ! He measured around the
waist sis feet nine inches.
PENNSYLVANIA ITSMS.
- Centre Cocsty. The weevil is making sad
havoc in the wheat in the neighborhood of Belle
fonte. . . .A negro man, one day last week,
driving a pair ot horses in a cariage through
the streets ot Beilefonto- carelessly, run over
a small child of Mrs. Keafs, fortunately it was
not injured. The negro was somewhat saucy
v.hen reprimanded about it. He should have
been punished for jeopardizing the life of a
child and there are others that deserve to be,
for similar recklessness. . . .TV bear, weighing
400 pounds, and measuring ft feet 6 inches in
length, was killed in Greens Valley, alker
township, on the 7th inst., by James Fulton
and Jas. R. Bathurst. The "Varmint" was an
old offender, having ranged the mountains for
a number of years, committing depredations,
but always escaped, though several tunes
wounded. Two old bullets were taken from
under the skin of his neck. . . .Three hegrocs,
two mules and one female, ere arrested in
Halfrnoon, on the 14th, on a charge of stealing,
and in default of bail were committed to
prison.
Indiana Coisty. On Friday evening, the
10th, a horse attached to a buggy, in which
were Dr. Davison and lady of New Alexandria,
commenced kicking while opposite the Indi
ana House and bioke the shafts and dasher.
The animal was secured by the bridle by seve
ral gentlemen close at hand. The Dr. anil his
lady escaped without serious injury.-. . . Mr.
Samuel Daymond, of Montgomery township,
harvested a held ol wheat on l.st 1 uesday, the
17th inst., being probably the first that has
been cut in Ibis county the preseut season.
So says the Register.
Vexanoo Cocxtt. A Hail storm passed
through the northern part of this cou:ty on
Friday last, injuring the crops considerably.
One perhaps more destructive, passed through
Sandycreek township on Saturday last. We
have not heard of its extent, but wjiole fields
of grain to our knowledge were entirely des
troyed. Robert Martiu, for one, had a held ot
Rve thirteen acres ruined and corn and other
grain much injured. Mr. Stroman's growing
gram, was slso much injured.
York County. Last week, in Spring-gar
den township, a young girl, named Loy, was
gored by a vicious cow, the horn entering her
mouth, tearing her face in a shocking man
ner. . . . OnWednesdav, a voung girl, daughter
of Mr. Solomon OIp, residing in Spring-garden
township, was bit on the arm by a spider.
Shortly after, her arm swelled to an enormous
size, causing her intense pain, and she now
lies in a critical condition.
Lancaster Cocxty. A small child of a Mr.
Rice, master of a canal boat at Lockport, was
burned to death on the I'th, in a bed w hich was
accidentally set ou fire. Mrs. Rice was trying
to destrov bed bugs with camphene, which ig
nited. In attempting to save her child, her
clothes cauzht fare, and she only saved herself
by jumping in to the canal, though her recov
ery is doubtful.
Catholic Patriotism. The Roman Catho
licSabbath School, paraded through the streets
of Danville, on the 4th of July, with all the A
merican Flags reversed, showing it i pside
down. What did it mean 7 Can anybody tell
what these better citizens intended bv the move
ment ? Can anybody read the political lesson
impressed upon the minds of the children on
that occasion ? Can either of their apologists
in this place inform the public ? bother it
was through ignorance or design 1 We pause
for a reply. American.
CF"Bayard Taylor is about to le married to
Miss Matie Hansen, a daughter of the eminent
German astronomer of that name. The wed
ding will take place at Gotha, the residence of
the bride's family, in the Autumn, after Mr.
Taylor's return from the North Cape. The
happy couple will spend the next Winter at
Moscow. This event will not prevent the ex
ecution of Mr. Taylor's plan of an exploration
of Central Asia previous to his return to this
country.
Good actions are the best sacrifice.
Hew Advertisements.
UPERFIXE
FLOUR for
sale at the "corner
WM. IRVIN.
store by
Curwensville, July 2
18.'i7
7LOrR.Extra Family Flonr. for sale bv
V ju!22 RICHARD MOSiP.
M
ACKEREL. A lot of superior Mack-erel for
sale at july22 WM. F. IRWIN'S.
II
ERRING. To be had at the "Chean Goods"
tore of jaly22 WM. F. IRWIN.
C
"CAUTION. All persons are cautioned against
meaannj w;tn Uie roliowin" uronertv in the
possession of HIus Solly, to wit : One yoke of ox
en, one cow, one log sled and chains, as the same
belong to me. Also, five acres of wheat.
LEWIS J. KURD.
Neuburg, July 7, 1857-jul22-cit.
C CAUTION. All persons arecautioned against
J meddling with the following property now in
possession of S. L. Coble, of Ferguson township, as
the same belongs to ine and is only left with the
sail Coble on loan: Two brindlo cows, a year old
bull, three sheep, one cook stove, and five liogs
HIRAM M'CRACKEN.
Jnly 16. lS57-jul22-.1t-p.
-A D.MIXISTR ATOR1S XOTICE Letters
A. of Administration on the Estate of John t'ho
walter, lato of Decatur township. Clearfield co.,
Pa., deceased, having been granted to the under
signed ; all persons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and those
having claims against the same will present ihcin,
properly authenticated for settlement.
R. D. SUOWALTER, Adm'r.
July 22, 1857 0t Decatur Tp.
,4 I'CTION
OF STORE cotms
IX. ON i
MONDAY OF COURT WEEK. IX THE
R0R0UGII OE CLEARFIELD
rMTDG ndersigtied has on hand a largoabMJ.nf
Caudles. Ac. Prints, Delaines, CaIicoesIeiPTy--niade
Clothing, and a number of other articles,
which ho will soil at public auction, on Monday
the 17th day of August, (Court week,) at his store
room in Clearfield.
In the meantime, he will sell any of the above
articles at auction prices.
Here's a chance for good Earrrain9.
k july22 RICHARD MOS30P.
REGISTER'S NOTICE. Notice is here,
by given, that the following acconnts have
been examined and passed by mo, and remain filed
of record in this office for tho inspection of hciro,
legatees, creditors, and all others in any other wav
interested, and will be presented to the next Or
phans' Court of Clearfield County, to bo held at
tho Court House, in the Borough of Clearfield,
commencing on the third Monday of August, 1Sj71
for continuation and allowance: .
The amount of Thomas Wain and Jonathan
Wain, l'xemtotsof the estate of Jonathan Wain,
late of Pen a township; deceased.
lb final account of A. T. Sehryver, Administra
tor of the estate f John Price, lata of Bog-s town
ship, deceased. : ' -
The final account of William Foalh, one of the
Executors of the estate of Thomas Wilson, late of
Cheat township, deceased.
...lhe final account of Isa&o Bloom, jr., Adminis
trator of the estate of John R. ISloom. late of the
Borough of Clearfield, deceaed.
Tho acoount of Arthur Bell and John Haslet,
Administrators of tho estate of William Haslet,
lat of Hell township, deceased.
The final account of Lee II. Turner, Administra
tor of the estate of Win. R. Barr, late of the Bor
ough of Clearfield, deceased.
; - : JAMES WR1GLEY,
Clearfield, Pa., July 22 1S5T. . . Register.
"jVOTICK. All pcr-ons indebted to Camming
11 A laha8'cv. i" K . ahingon. PurnsiUo
township, either un book fwount o- the: ;. w i.l
save costs by luakii.;; in mediate fottlemect of tho
same. tLJit.MIiS MAHAiTEY.
Jew Washington. Jniy 15, lS7-r,t-p.
C1ANVASSEFJS VA ST :. . few com ne
J tent agents wanted for tha OOMl'lti.Tlljy.
SIVE tiEO'JRAPIlY AM HISTORY and
rtodcrn OP TIIE WOftl-l';" by S. O. .-odiich,
(Peter Parley :) har.dsorecly bound and profuse! y
illustrated. Price S3. Sold only by -vjtenu. to
whom rare inducements are ufiered. Auuress,
J. H. CoLTii.V 4 CO.
July 22, 1?;7. Xo. 172 WilMa St., N.T.
CAI-TIO.V. All persons nrftcautioned agMrt
meddling with the following property in the
bands of Charles 'JrafF, to wit: Ot.e store,- one
clock, two kettles, one looking glass, bake pans,
nine chairs, two bedsteads, one stand, fcr tables.
one nllo, wash-tub, a lot of bottles end surer
watch, as thasame belong to me, and aro only in
the hands of snid Charles Graff on loan, fr a pe
riod of sixteen months. STEPHEN l3AFF.
Curwensville, Clearfield co., Pa., July 22, 1857-31.
I!rookville Star copy and charge this office.
Y
o it k tee t h
takp: care of them v.
DR. A. M. HILLS?, desires to announce to his
friends aud patrons, that he is now devoting all of
his time to operations in Dentistry. IhotHi desir
ing hisservices will find him at his ofSce, adjoining
his residence, at nearly all times, aud always ou
Fridays and Saturdays, unless notified otherwise
in the town papers the week before.
!N I'. All work warranted to be satisfactory.
Clearfield. Pa., July 22. 1S57.
rilHE GOLDEX PRIZE. THE NEW YORK
L WERKLY GOLDEN PRIZE. One of Of
Largest aul lirxt Literary Papers of the day.
Terni3 of subscription 2 per yeart And a Gift
wil 1 be presented to each ubscriber.tulraediately
on the receipt of the subscription money.
Each subscriber will be- entitled to a gift worth
from SI to S5G0.OO
TO CLUES. Three copies for one year S 5,00
Ten copies for one Tear, 1C.0O
READ READ READ THE LIST OF UIFTS.
I Package containing 500, in Gold.
10 Gold Patent Lever English Hun
ting Cased Watches, 100
15 .' - " ' 75
2a Gold Watches . - . . 0
100 Goll Watches. ... 59
200 Ladies Gold Watches. . 55
100 Silver Hunting Cased Watches, 25
each
ach
each
each
each
each
200 Silver Watches, 10 to 20
500 Gold Vest and Guar J and
Fob chains. 10 to 30 each
5000 Gold Lockets, 2 to 10 each
Gold Rinsrs, Ear Drops, Broaches,
Rreast Tins, Stud3. Cuff Pins,
Sleeve Buttons, Ac., Ac., Ac. 1 to 15 each
Immediately on the receipt cf tho subscription
money, the subscriber's namu will be entered upon
our subscription hook, opposite a number and the
gift corresponding with that number will L-e for
warded to his or her address bv mail or express,
post-paid. Addross RECKET A CO..
Published, 92 ilofTat's Boildtngs,
July 22. 1857. New York.
SHERIFFS SALES. By virtue of sundry
writs of Fa V Vend. Harp, issued out of the
Court of Common Pleasof Clearfield co., aud to mo
directed, will be exposed to public sale, at the Court
House in the borough of Clearfield, on MONDAY
TIIE17TH DAY OF AUGUST. IS57, the follow
ing described real estate, to wit :
A rertain tract or piece of land, aitcate in oak
en township, Clearfield county, containing 105
acres, more or les3. adjoining lands of John Sulf
ridge, Ellis Livergood, RobcrtGraham and others,
witb a log house and log stable, and a sin'l lot
cleared thereon, t-cized, taktn iato execution,
and to be sold as the property of Samuel Spcdy.
Also A certain tract of bind, situate iu
township.containing 50 acres, being wtli timbered,
and oounded on the east by Barrett, north by John
Green, south by Looker, and weft by Nathaniel
Scott. Seized, taken iu execution and to be sold
as the property of J.ihn M. b"cet.
Also A certain tract of laua, situate in Hoot
ton tp., containing 20(5 acres, more or less, lvinga
both sides of Bt-nnets branch of Siuneraahoniiig,
bounded on the north by survey No. 50S3, on tii
east by Gould A Wilson, on the south by Dubois
A Lowe, aud on the west by Reading Fisher A Co.,
with about GO acres cleared. 2 frame dwelling Lou
ses, store-house, blacksmith shop, a large freice
barn and stablo thereon,wu.h other improvements ;
being same tract conveyed to defendants by Dfbois
A Bro , surveyed on warrant granted to Edward
Rurd. Seized, taken in exccr.tion and to be sold
as the property of Jacob Barr A Valentine !!:Tencr.
Also A certain tract of land, situate in Pik
township, containing 50 acres, being west half of
tract beginning at oiacKOHic ; soa:u e. lo. por
ches to pine; mrcli 64i. east 123 perches t- post ;
north 2ij, west 107 perches to post; south 6-tJ. w.
123 3-10 perebrs to place of beginning; buuuJe l
by lands of Nioklia A Griffith, R.Cochran. I-i-gctts
heirs and Joseph Bennett. Seized, taken in
execution and to be sold as the property of James
Spence. .
Also A eertain lot of land, situate in Mo'.smi
burg. Covington township, containing 103f perches,
bounded west by John Brails lot, last by lot of Le
vi Lutz. sonth by Clearfield road, and north by
Lutz A, Mulson, with a two story frame bouse and
small stable thereon. Seized, taken iu execution
and to be sold as the property of Aniandis Maurer.
Also A certain tract of land, situate in Burn
gide township, Clearfield county, containing 1& a
cres, more or less with log house and log bam
thereon erected. Seized, taken in execution and
to be sold as the property of John Tentico.
Also A certain house and 'ot, in Storsville,
bounded south t-j Erie pike, west hy Joha iilooni,
north by A. Stone, and east by DandriJge." with a
frame house thereon Also, house aud lot ic M-i-rysrille.
Hoggs township.with a frame bouse there
on erected. Seized, taken in execution and to DC
sold as the property of John Miller.
Also Ail defendants interest in a certain tract
of land, situate in Brady township, containing 90
acres, beginning at post 120 perches north of south
west corner of David Sharp's lot on Wriggles
worth's, thence west 120 perches, east 129 ptrcLes
to Sharps A book's lino, thence south to place of
beginning, being part of larger survey in name of
Joseph Ferron, No. 5fiS2. Seized, taken in execu
tion and to be sold as the property of John G. Estes.
Also A oertnin tract of land, situate in Chest
towus-hip.coutaiuingSO acres, more or less, bound
ed by Marklc, Robert Pennington. Pearce and oth
ers, with plank house erected thereon, and 20 a
eres cleared. Seized, taken in execution and to be
sold ns tho property of William W. Wilson and G.
B. McMasters.
At so A certain lot of land, situate in Mulsons-
fcata east by
burg, bounded south by public road, west by Levi
. be i zed. taken in execution
'and to be sold as the property of Wm. Washburn.
Also A ccr:ain tract of land, situa'c in Becca
ria township, twzinningat a white pine in the line
of the Jacob J'.illingt on tract; thence north 3 deg.
wet, lyi pen-lies to a white oak ; south 45 deg. o.
106 pcrehes to hiokcry; tiienco down Clearfield
creek, south 9 deg. west 3 perches; south 3 de.
cast 40 perches; south 42 d. east 53 perches r south
2'J d. east 4I perches to post on bank of said creek ;
south 25 d. west 2l perches: south 25 deg. west 106"
perches, along tfcte line of Philip's A Co s land to a
post ; along A Smith's lice north 52 dvg- west Hi
perches to hegir.idng, abont sij:ty acr ? cTcared
ard stiw-mill and store hone4. dwelling house, two
small houses, a largo frame bam and other out
buildings thciou. seized, taken in execution and
to be sold as the property of Israel Cooper.
Also A certain piece of land, situate in, Penn
township, Clearfield county, beginning at a post,
south Sol. west 85 perches to a post; thcije by S.
Moore's land north 52, east 1 2 perehes o -ist;
thence bv Irvin' land, north Srii, east SI perches
to post ! thence by M. Ow en's laud, north 50, west
120 perches to beginning, containing 60 res,
more or leis, with about 20 acres f cleared lar 3,
a log house and log stable thereon. Seized, ?.ken
in exernticn and to be sold as the property of Da
niel 51 'ICinnuy.
Also Acertaia tract of laud, s'tiate iu Wood
ward township, containing 100 aercs, bound! by
Andrew Ranchman and other lands of Ja.-ph j.
Logan. Seized, takcu in execution, and to be soli
as the property of Joseph E. Logan.
J- RKED, SheriiT.
Clearfield. July. 22. ISS7. :
SALT. Fine and coarse Salt just received and
for sale by U"'j22 VM. F. IRWIN.
BACON.' A lot of prime Hams and Ehonldert
for sale by lly22 WM. F. IBWlif.