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CLEARFIELD, PA., AUG. 5, 185T.
f. KB. WILKOT'S CHALLENGE.
A few weeks since, it was stated that Hon.
David Wilmot, the American-Republican can
didate for Governor, had written to Mr. Pack
er, the. Democratic candidate, proposing to
canvass the Stats in company with him. The
Democratic papers contended that no such
proposition had been made. The following
' letter will set the matter to rest :
. Towaxda, July- 14th, 1857.
. ' nos.TVir. F. Packer: Dear Sir: I purpose
to spend some time, during the summer and
fall, in canvassing be lore the people of the
State, the principles and issues involved in the
pending State election.
Party meetings bring out only that portion
of the people to whom the call is made, and
the addresses are necessarily all on one side,
whereas it is desirable that the whole people,
so far as may be, should have both sides fairly
presented before them at the same time.
If it t-huuld meet your views, I propose that
we -canvasses much of the State as is practi
cable, in company, addressing alternately the
same meetings. Should this meet your as
sent, please so inform me at yonr earliest con
venience, so-that we "may arrange the times
and places of meeting, order of speaking, &c,
&C. cry respectfully, your b t servant,
- ' -' D. WjXMOT. '
t W are not aware that Mr. Facker has acce
ded to this proposition. It remains to be seen
whether he will meet the challenge. J He can
make no reasonable objection to this mods of
canvassing the State, more especially when his
friends claim feat he is an excellent speaker.
We think it is the proper way. Let the can
didates speak for themselves, and let the peo
ple hear for themselves. Mr. Wilmot is wil
ling to have it so." - W will wait anxiously to
eee whether Mr. Packer will accept cr back out.
"'After the above was in type, we found the
following in our daily exchanges, which shows
that Mr. Packer backs out.. What becomes of
the boast of the Democratic papers that Mr.
Packer was ready to meet his compctitor,who
ever he might bo 1
WiniAMsroRT, Ta., July 27, 1857.
TIon. D. Wilmot: Dear Sir. Yonr letter
of the 14th inst., was duly received; and as it
proposed a plan for conducting the Guberna
- torial Campaign which -bad never hitherto
been adopted in Pennsylvania, and as the in
terests of other candidates were involved in the
result, 1 did not feel at' liberty to accedo to
your proposition without first consulting the
State Committee to which the Democratic Con
vention bason its part specially confided the
control and management ot the Canvass.
Yon will receive- herewith a copy of my let
ter to the Committee, as also their reply, by
which yon will perceive that your .suggestion
does not meet their approval, and that, for
reasons stated at lengt'j, I ought not to accede
to yonr proposition. It is therefore respect
iully declined. I am vours, tnilv, .
Wm. F. Packer.
Okoah GaixDEBs. What a queer "institu
tion" one of yonr hand organs is, which wc
nee carried through our country by lazy Ital
ian vagabonds and lewdBohemian girls ! An
organ of this sort, with all its appliances, au
tomaton figures and monkey, dancing and
frisking about, passing' through all manner of
hop-step-and-jutnp performances and varying
positions, so long as it will pay, is, wo con
ceive, . a fair type of a - somewhat notorious
clique of politicians in Pennsylvania, com
monly known as the '"side-door" leaders.
These "low fellows of the baser sort" are great
sticklers for Americanism, pretending to be its
advocates, and this is the nicrchecn? on which
they grind. -Like tlte street organists, so the
political ones have monkeys taught to frisk
about for the purpose of gathering in the
"dimes" for the benefit of those who turn the
crank. The designing tricksters, who are at
the head of the clique alluded to, have pushed
forward Isaac ITazlehnrst a3 their principal
monkey, and we have no doubt, if the pros
pect for jnaking it a paying concern is fivor
able,thes political orjjan-rinders will travel
all over the f.tafe,"dancing, and frisking, and
twisting, and turning, and acting the monkey,
and "laughing in their sleeves" at such as
may happen to be fooled by their humbnggery
and tomfoolery and pretence all of which is
calculated to aid the Locofocos in electing
"Bill Packer." If at any time wc should hap
pen to witness any of their performances, we
will give our readers the benefit of a descrip
tion. N.B.'We have just learned that the
collection of monkeys belonging to this "man
nigeery" is rare and unsurpassed.
" P. S. , We learn by special express that a se
ries of exhibitions have been determined on,
to commence at Ilarrisburg next week.
The Mai Ltxk. The deed conveying the
Main Lino of Public Improvements to the
Pennsylvania . Railroad Company has been
signed by the Hon. A. G. Curtin, Secretary of
the Commonwealth. This will be good news
to the honestly disposed citizens- The State
has, as is well known, spent a large amount of
of money on these improvements, and .lost
largo sums by mismanagement.
-'On Thursday last, the 80th of July, the State
debt was reduced, by the payment on the part
of the Company of seven and a half millior.s
of dollars that amount having been paid in
cash and bonds to the State Treasurer, and the
money is to bo immediately applied to redu
cing tha State debt. The Company will of
course pay interesf on'tbe bonds, which will
rduco the interest on the State debt to that
feet. " ' ' ' ' ; : vs
IMPOSTAirr FROM EAIfSAS.
a .nrrmnni1ent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
inrr from Lawrence. Kansas, under date of
July 24th, 1857, says -.The recent and last in-
vasion of Lawrence oy uuu
troops, led on by Governor Talker,.has and
will continue to cause considerable excitement
in Kansas. The people do not nnderstana tue
movement, for the Governor, in his famous
"Proclamation to the citizens of Lawrence,"
announced it as his intention to prevent the
nrn-oTiizatinn of the citv 20Veri.ir.ent. Our
Mayor, Mr. Blood, informs me that the Board
has organized, and commenced the business of
municipal legislation has elected city officers,
provided fw the watering of the streets and
cleaning of the same, in fact, done no more
nor less than would have been done If Walker
and the troops had not come.
The Mayor has .delivered his address to the
Board of Aldermen, which is well known in
town, and must certainly have reached the ears
of the Territorial Governor, and up to the
present time he has done nothing to prevent
the contiauance of. such "rebellious proceed
ings," only to remain in camp, reading news
papers, and denouncing certain men in and a
bout Lawrence.
We have all along considered ex-Governor
Shannon's administration of aiiairs in Kansas
the most contemptible, on account of his
drunkenness and imbecility. His very name
has become a reproach and he has been hissed
and despised by all parties. But his .most in
sane act becomes respectable when compared
with the threatening and last great act of
Walker. 1 roops quartered among ns in the
time of peace for the purpose of intimidating
the people, and to prevent the carryin;; out of
the much vaunted principles of "squatter sov
ereignty." But notwithstanding the threaten
ing aspect of Walker's armed lorce, the work
of organizing towns and cities still goes on.
The people accept the issue, and are determ
ined to vindicate their constitutional rights.
Mr. Walden, of Quindaro, editor of the
Chindowan, called upon his Excellency a few
days since, and informed him that it was the
intention of the citizens of that town to organ
ize a municipal government for themselves.
The Governor's reply is oue characteristic of
the man, and his failure to execute his threat
is another. "Mr. Walden, if Quindaro or
ganizes a city government, they will do it In
opposition to the whole United States army."
I understand that our sister city will soon
have a Mayor and other city officers, elected
by the people, and we shall see whether Gen.
Ilarney'a artillery is to destroy the town or not.
Walker's conduct is regarded here as so sin
gular that even some of the most ultra pro
slavery men in and about Lecompton express
their astonishment that any man who pretend
ed sanity should be gniltv of it.
My opinion is, that Walker's intention is
(in making this great military display) to pre
vent our election in August forlteprosentatives
to Congress, State olhccrs, members of the
Geueral Assembly, aud the re-adoption of the
Topcka Constitution.
' The work is rapidlv . going forward of pla
cing Kansas on a military basis. Gen. James
II. Lane has already flooded the Territory with
""General Orders" Nos. 1, 2, &.C., and with
"A Card " "A Proclamation" to the Free
State men, all of which set ont with or recapit
ulate the resolution of the Topeka Convention
apiHinting James II. Lane to organize the
niilitu of the Territory.
These orders establish Divisions and Bri
gades, and appoint Superintendents of Divis
ions, &c If General Lane don't get Kansas
thoroughly organized it will not be for the
want of orders and proclamations. .Enough
on this subject.
. The Territory is to be thoroughly canvassed
by fifty of our best speakers, and a large vote
is expected in the August election. .
Squatter Sovereignty Repudiated by Be
ciiasa.x. The Hon. Albert G. Brown, of Mis
sissippi, is a candidate for re-election to the
United States Senate, and is canvassing his
State as such, which is all right. He voted in
the Senate against Alien Sutiragc in Minneso
ta, and makes capital ont of this in his speech
es. The chances seem strongly to favor his
re-election. From a synopsis in The 'Yazoo
San of his speech at Yazoo Court-house, on
the 4th of July, we extract the following :
From Minnesota, the speaker passed to
Kansas affairs, in the discussion of which,
Walker s course met with the severest repro
bation at bis hands. He did not believe that
Mr. Buchanan would sutler Walker to retain
his place as Governor of that Territory, but if
he did, the South would rise up and denounce
him as false to. he great principles of the Kan
sas bill, aud a traitor to her best interests.
He, for one, would do so, and as would every
true Southcrnor. lie had heard it from the
President' own lips, that this thins: of Squatter
Sovereignty teas one of the most damnable here
sies that was ever broached to this or any other
country, and thai he (the President) would leave
nothing undone to throttle it. Mr. B. had told
the speaker this in all sincerity, and he be
lieved him. lie had mo doubt but that Walker's
appointment would be canceled."
"Squatter Sovereignty" was always a hum
bug and a juggle, for which we could feel no
re!iect ; bnt we object to seeing it "throttled"
by Mr. Buchanan. Men should speak well of
the bridge that carried them safe over, and
this Squatter Sovereignty, rickety and tnm-ble-down
as it is, did for Mr. Buchanan.
"What can be fairer than to let the People of
"a Territory accept or reject Slavery as they
"see fit ?" was tho triumphant and reiterated
inquiry of his partisans in the Free States
throughout tho canvass. It was in vain that
wc asked, " What people 7 The first five set
filers in a Territory 7 the first fity ? five hun
"dred 1 five thousand 1 please define the
"people,' so that we may know first what you
"mean." ;This they were determined we
fhould not know, ami they succeeded in keep
ing tho eyes of. thousands so full of dust that
thy could not or would not sec that "Squat
ter Sovereignty was a' snare and a delusion.
Now that the contes't is over and Mr. Buchan
an installed irt the White House, we have In
augurals, Dred Scott Decisions and Presiden
tial conversations, all scouting "Squatter Sov
ereignty," and denying to a People of a Ter
ritory, so long as they remain such, any pow
er or rigtt to exclude Slavery. A good many
who were deluded have been surprised by this
short turn, but we are not among them. :
A Womax as is a Woman without Hoops!
There resides in Uollidaysbnrg a lady whom
all our readers must admit to be a full woman,
entire and complete, independcLt of cotton,
crinoline, hoops,, or any such shams. She
weighs only 2Si ionnds is 37; years of age
has been 16 years married, and has 18 chil
dren J having, borne Jwins twice; .She is in
fine health, strong in proportion to her weight,
and can carry a cargo npon her"hcad that would
break down the shoulders of half the men we
meet. We believe eho is a native ef Wales.
Register. " , ' . . . : . . . , .
Horrible Trageoy is Iowa. A most hor
rible tragedy took place in Johnson county,
Iowa, on tho 17th July a drunken, shiftless
fellow named nurt having Utterly cut bis wile
to pieces. The family formerly lived " in the
northern part of Ohio, where Hurt some 15
years ago, killed a neighbor in a drunken fray
and fled to Canada. The family remained in
Ohio until about four years ago, when Hurt
wrote to his wife that he had land in Michigan,
and wanted her to sell out aud join him. Her
children beine anxious to come West, she did
Hurt was in debt for grog .ma board bin
when she found him. She paid it, for she had
about $1800 with her. She liought a place
here, and not seeing any reformation in the
man. siie secured ine Hue m er vwu jiuuiv.--r
They lived together as man ami wife but a
short time, He c-inio ngn Killing tier some
two years ago. She swore her life on him,
and applied for a divorce, lie lms been living
in the lamily ever since, a terror to tneni an.
Hearing that the divorce had been granted,
Hurt went to the city on the 17th. to ascertain
the truth of it. " Finding it true, he came home
a little before sun set, went to the well, got a
drink, then picked up an ase and drove his
wife from tho house. Overtaking her in the
vard, lie struck her with the axe in the back of
the head. She fell to the ground, ana lie men
hacked her up in the most shameful manner;
cut her right arm nearly off, and sunk the bit
ol the axe several times in her back and sides,
lie then left her for dead, aud took after his
mother-in-law, who was running through the
field to one of the neighbors. She had got so
far ofT that he left her, went into the house,
took some fire, went up stairs and set the beds
on fire. In half an hour the house and every
thing in it was in ruins. Two of his sons,
young men, were present at the time, but
dared not make the . least resistance. Wnle
the house was burning, Hurt was seen going
through the field toward a thicket. About
dark, some thirty of the neighbors collected
around the burning ruins. Mrs. Hurt was
found in a potato patch, senseless. She was
carried to a neighbor's house, and it was ar
ranged to meet at day-light the next morning
to hunt for Hurt. The search was short. He
went about twenty rods, to the edge of a thick
et, and stabbed himself twice with a pocket
knife. He-was heard moaning and crying all
night by some of the neighbors, lie had lost
his knife in the grass, and had no other weapon
with which to finish the work of self destrnc
tion. One man was despatched to the city for
a doctor. He had a double barrel shot gun
with him, and in leaving for the city he left
the gun standing under the shed. Hurt left
the thicket in the night, came to the house,
or where it stood, pulled off his right boot.
fastened it to a pole with his handkerchief and
got water from 'the well to drink. As soon as
it was light he saw the gnn, and placing the
muzzle to Lis left car, he discharged the piece,
as is supposed, with bis toes. ' He was iound,
lying upon his back, with his left arm around
the gun. ' His wife was a hard-working, indus
trious woman. The familr were left without
shelter or a change" of clothes. Mr?. Hurt
had lived in constant fear of her life for the
last four years
Hos. Wm. Stroko. The Hon. Wm. Strong,
ot Jicrks, who was lately- nominated tor Su
prcme Judge by the Locofoco State Convene
tion, appears to be anything but. the proper
man lor tne place. A mechanic of Heading
sends the following statement to the Philadel
phia Times, and Us reliability is vouched lor"
by men who know all about the transaction :
"In 1851, a mechanic of Beading was pos
sessed of a patent right for an invention which
his skill had devised. He became' embarras
sed, and was induced to make an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. He had not
intended, however, to assign his patent. He
knew that under his direction more could be
realized from it than if it passed into the
hands of others." , Designing to realize-, thns,
as much as possible, not only for such of his
creditors as might" not be able to get .under the
assignment everything their claims Called for,
and alspto support his familv, he reserved this.
He sold it, for $50,000. Of this sum $12,500
had been paid previous to the assignment. -
Wm. Strong was the attorney for the assig
nee. -As an attcrney he' discovered that the
assignment gave a color of title to the assignees
in this patent right. He, therefore, took the
deed of assignment to the patent office inWash
ington city, and had it recorded. . He returned
to Beading and had the patent sold, and
bought it lor $U! ! !
This mechanic anxious to carry out his a
grecmcnt with the previous purchasers, and
desiring not to have them embarrassed with a
law suit, offered first $200, then $500, and fi
nally $900 to Mr. Strong to withdraw all claim
that Mr. Strong believed he had under this
"bogus" purchase. He sternly refused to do
it. When the mechanic in person requested
him for the sake of bis family to take the $600
Mr. Strong replied with an emphatic "No !"
Mr. Strong afterwards sold this "bogus"
claim to the speculators for $10,000. Thns
he speculated npon the skill enterprise and in
genuity of a mechanic, and made $9,970 by a
quirk or quibble. The mechanic lost thus $37,
500. Now, fellow-mechanics, what think of
such a man ? Will you vote for one for so res
ponsible a position as Supreme, Judge who
thus speculates npon the sweat and blood of
yctir class? If you do not put faith in my
statements, I refer .you to the Hon. John
Banks, and J. Glancy Jones for their truth."
C27""The Philadelphia Sun whose honest A
mcricanism no one who has ever read that pa
per will doubt, gives the following political
sketch of Isaac Hazlehurst, which we coiu
tiTend to the ' attention of that portion of our
readers who believe that Mr. llazlchnrst is sin
cere in advocating "straightoutism." Tho
Sun says :
"Isaac Hazlehurst the nominee of tho Lan
caster Convention for Governor who when a
candidate for City Solicitor, became at the
"eleventh hour," a member of the American
Order for the purpose of securing their votes ;
who, after being elevated to position, deserted
those who had most befriended him ; who dur
ing the last Presidential campaign (as has been
charged on several occasions, and tho allega
tion has not been denied,) "received a letter
from Mr. Fillmore, leaving it within his dis
cretion to withdraw his name from the contest
in this State, 6r empowering him to uso it in
any way which would insure the defeat of Mr.
Buchanan in Pennsylvania," suppressed the
letter and entered into a conspiracy with Lo
cofocos and recreant Americans to give Penn
sylvania to Buchanan and succeeded I"
CyThe ttteamer North America, arrived at
Quebec, brings Liverpool dates to tho 15th
instant. The mutiny in India had spread to
twenty-three regiments of the native troops.
Still it was believed that the crisis had pas
sed, and that the British power would be re
established, though at a loss to the Bengal arniv
of 80,000 men.. Jn Parliament Lord Palmor--i
stun haJ pledged the British government to
adopt effectual means to secure the suppres
sion of the slave trade. "' -
Joun . K. .Calhoun, of Armstrong and G.
Nelson Smith, of Cambria, members of tho
last Houso-of Representative who bolted the
Forney nomination and supported Foster for
the Senate, have- been nominated by the dem
ocrats of their respective counties lor re-election.,1
Tho. democratic people seem to sympa
thize with these "traitors."
PEHNSYLVAXIA ITEMS.
Centre .'County. A horse was stolen from
the stable of. P. S. Bierly, in Ilebersburg, on
the night of the 24ih July, $50 reward is of
fered tor the apprehension ot tne norse ana
thief, or $25 for either. .... Thomas McCoy,
Esq., of Potter, township, met with quite an
accident a snort time since, lie' was carrying
a scythe, and, while in the act of climbing a
fence, the rail underneath him'gaye way, pre
cipitating him to the ground. In his eager
ness to disconnect himself from the scythe,
which he threw some distance, he fell with
considerable force, breaking his right arm.
We are informed that he is a Wo to be about,
but, as a matter ot course, can as yet, make no
use of tho broken limb. .... On Saturday,
he 2ith, as George L. Kline, of Centre Hill,
was crossing the .Nittany Mountain to Belle-
fonte, ho espied a huge rattle snako, some 3
feet in length, crawling steadily across the
road. With perfect coolness, he picked him
up, placed him in his handkerchief, and delib
eratelv tied him np. His snakeship wag bro't
to Bellefonte and presented to D. G. Bush,
Esq., at whose ofhee he is now on exhibition,
being conhnea in glass, lie is uveiy anu ap
pears to enjoy his confinement well. Mr.
Kline has acquired some reputation as a "Ser
pet Tamer," having spent some time South, in
catching them, and studying their nature.
Westmoreland Coitnty. The corner stone
of the new German Keformed and Ev. Luthe
ran Church, at Hills, in Franklin townsliip,will
be laid on Thursday, the Cth of August, with
other relicious exercises. . Addresses will be
delivered in the German and English langua
ges. .... A tremendoes hail storm passed o
ver a part of Burrell and. Allegheny township
on Monday, the 20th tilt. At one point along
its path, a few miles north west of Murrysville,
some of the hail measured 7 inches in circum
ference. The storm appeared to bo about two
miles in width, and all along the centre of its
path, everything of vegetable kind was totally
destroyed ; many renters will have nothing
left for their labor. , . . The barn of Wm.Boyd,
of Allegheny township, was struck by . light
ning on the 20th, and burned to the ground.
Mr. Boyd's loss is estimated at $1,000, there
being no insurance- on the property. .... A
short time since some fishermen in Burrel tp.,
found a fish fast on the hook of their night
line, with its head protruding from the orifice
of a human skull which rests upon the verte
bral columu ; its body being in the skull and
too large to allow its escape therefrom. Jia
ther Fifhey I
. Cambria Col-sty. We see by tlie Cambria
Tribune that two men were drowned in the
Feeder Dam, about two miles from Johnstown,
on Tuesdav, the 2lst ult. That paper s:iys t
"A party had gone out Brush-Netting' in the
morning, and were progressing in their sport
down the stream. One of the pat ty who was
in the water John S. Rose was-trying its
depth by sinking down and rising Aip again, ex
claiming "so deep here.". At last It was dis
covered that he was struggling, and those on
the bank shoutedJJiaCJiS was drowning, when
a companion clostf by Joseph Edson went
to his relief. .' .He. grasped Rose, and endeav
ored to roscue him, when the latter seized his
friend, and both sank to a watery grave. I'.f-
forts were Instantly made by others of the par
ty to save the drowning men, but all in vain.
- India va County-. One day. last week as Mr.
James M'Lain, and Mrs Woodward were pas-
Sing through Indiana, in a carriage or bug
gy, the horse attached thereto, when near the
Post-office became frightened and ran off. Mr
M'Lain got- out of the buggy for the purpose
of stopping, the horse, and escaped uninjured.
'Mrs. Woodward remained in however, until
after the biiggy was capsized and was injured,
but not seriouslv by the operation. ... A man
named John M'Curmick, of Brushvallcy town
ship, was brought to Indiana an Sunday the
26th, and lodged in jail, charged wr.h shoot
ing a dog when said animal was in the midst
of and surrounded by a family of children.
He was released on Monday on a writ of habeas
corpus gave bail for his appearance at court,
and went on his way rejoicing
Blair Co. It .appears that young Rocsch,
or Uuss as his name was given before, who was
found dead on the Railroad, and was siippos-
ed to have been murdered, met with his death,-
by being run over uy the Jt ast rassengcr tram,
on the 18th. .... At the recent session of the
lilair County court, lyrone city was mcorpo
4 rated into a Borough
A man named Pen-
nock was tried for passing counterfeit monev
He was in jail since last court. When brought
to trial, it was proved that he was not the man,
and his father, an aged Quaker from Chester
county, testified that he was at home during
the entire month of December, at which time
tho money was passed. A hard case, indeed,
but he has no redress.
. Beaver Couxtt. On Sunday the 2Cth nit.,
at about1 2 o'clock, a son of Mr. Jacob Stahl,
aged about nine years, a member ol the Econ
omy Society, was accidentally drowned while
bathing, in company with others, in the Ohio
river. ... A little daughter of Capt. A. Reed,
of Big Beaver township, abont 10 years of age,
while gathering berries on the JUth nit., was
bitten by a snake supposed to have been a
copper-head. 1 he poison manifested itself al
most immediately, by producing strong con
vulsiro symptoms. At last accounts the little
sufferer was in a fair way of recovery.
Lczedne Cocxty -A littlo son of Charles
Shronk, of Wilk-6barre, fell into the canal on
the 14th and was drowned. .... A young man
named George Sanderson, of Plains township,
was bitten by a rattlesnake on the 14th July,
on the fleshy part of the finger, ne cut the
part with his knife, put on onion and salt, and
has suffered ho particular inconvenience from
the bite.
we publish as a great curiosity the following
cnaractcristic letter, rcccivea bji ourinend. Dr. J
C. Ayer, of Lowell, Mass.. from the "Rebel chief.'
or usurping Kmperor of China, in acknowledg
ment for quantities of his Cherry Pectoral and Ca-
inaruc ring, me iiocior sent him as a present.
To ln. Avkr in America tie srtat enriiuf Bar-
bajian of tlte ouUiilr country : Your present of
sweet enring secus (1'ills) ana fragrant curing
drops. (Pectoral) of the Cherry smell, hits been
nrought to Hugxen-Isenc tbe mighty Emperor
(Kwangto) of the terrible stout Ming dynasty, by
the graco of heaven received alter an interval of
ages Prince of Peace (Ta-ptnsc-wang) of China,
the central flowery land. lie directed his power
ful Mandarins to give them to the sick according
to what the Interpreters read from yonr printed
papers (directions.) lie profoundly happy. O wise
Barbarian ! for I, Yang-seu-Tsing. gay it.' Your
curing seeds and curing drops were given to the
sick in his Army of tho Winged-Sword, and have
made them well. Be profoundly happy while you
Hve for this is known to the Mighty Emperor of
China, who approves your skill, and permits you
to send more of your curing medicines for his
fierce armies of myriads of men. They may be
given to Chiang Lin, Chief Mandarin of tho Ked
lintton at Shanghai, who wilj repay you with Toa
or Silk or Ooltl. The hih MandariC3 of China
have heard of yonr great knowledge, surpassing
all otber Foreigners, even aspiring to equal the
keen wisdom of our own healing teiichers, who
make remedies that care instantly. We are glad
to know you bow in trembling terror before oar
mighty Emperor. Written by
- - - . - YAXj-SEt.--Tsro, -Minister-in-chicf
of the restored Imperial Ming
. Dynasty, destined by the. heavenly wisdom to
rule in China. ' ' ' ' '
(Translated by tbe American - Consulate at Hong
i .Bong, China, 3d May. 1855.) - , . . ; . ,
: 'The Cleveland Herald notices the arrival at
that place, of Mr3. Cunningham, of New York,
with her family, including young Snodgrass.
She intends to locate In Ohio.'
Bayard Taixor, writing to the Trilwnr from i
London, has the following in reference to
Charles Sunner : Mr. Sumner is here, tit
Manrigy's Hotel, in Kegent street. I have
not yet seen him, but some lrienas ten me ne
is looking very well. iNo American lias ever
been more popular in England than Mr. Sum
ner, and ho is at present floatiug o;i the top
wave of London society. I heaid the other
day a good story of his arrival here. He en
tered bis name upon the bock as simple'-.Mr.
Sumner, Boston," ai.d was accordingly set
down by the host and his flunkies as an ordi
nary traveller. The next moruing one of the
lattr came to Mr. Sumner's room in some ex
citement, and said : "Lord Brougham is down
stairs, sir, asking for yon." To the waiters
amazement, Mr. S. quietly said, without ex-
hibitinff the least surprise : V ery well ; show
bim up." Not long afterward the former came
still more excited : "Sir the LoriChief Justice
has callod, and ho asks for you !" "Show him
up," was agamthe cool reply. Alter insL.ora-
ship had departed the waiter ame once more
bewildered and, a little aggravatea : "Mr,
sir, the Lord Chancellor cf England has called
to see you!" "Show bim up," repeated Mr.
S. These astonishing facts were no doubt at
once communicated to the landlord, for the
next day's Morning Post announced the arrival
of "His Excellency the Honorable Mr. Sum
ner" at Maurigy's Hotel. : .
-An Historical Parallel. The Richmond
Enquirer. referring to tho Presidential elec
tion of 1860, says, "Southern men of all par
ties arc as tilte to the institution of slavery as
was ever knight to his lady, or mother to her
child and that "to the Democracy of the
North they look, as Napoleon looked to Grou
chv at Waterloo," to give - them the victory.
Let ns hopo that the idea which this compari
son suggests may be realized. J apoleon loos
ed in vain for Grouchy, who came not, and
was beaten. It may be added that Gronchy
had been placed by Napoleon in such a posi
tion that he could not go to Waterloo, and just
so have the Northern Democracy been placed
by the slaveholders, they can't help theSouth
any more, for the lack of means, that is of
votes. Boston Trar.
A Pettv postmaster, in Wirt conrty, Vir
ginia, refuses to deliver the Pittsburg Dispatch,
notwithstanding the instructions of the late
Postmaster-General, Mr. Campbell, to do so.
no refuses because two Justices of the Peace
told him it was incendiary. So two petty
Justices in the Old Dominion thus set the
whole power of the Federal Government at
defiance, when they conceive the interests of
slavery to be touched. Yet the Republicans,
for opposing the extension of this aggressive
and revolutionary institution, are denominated
as sectional ists and agitators! Bah!
Speaking of the ravages of the grasshop
pers in Minnesota, the St. Paul Times states
that one f armet at Avoka has one hundred
acres of.wheatand corn so badly eaten by them
that not a dollar's worth of good grain will bo
gathered ftom the tract. In the same neigh
borhood there are four hundred acres in the
same condition. In many fields not a vestige
of the crop . remains ; in others, the stalks of
tbe grain only remain, while in all of theso
the destruction is complete.
" It is estimated that the production of wheat
this year in the West, will be 20.000,000 bushls
greater than it was ic 1850, which shows an ad
vance in production of about fifty-five per cent.
Population has increased about thirty-five per
cent, which will allow about twenty per cent,
more for export than in 1850. The increase in
the corn crop is ouly about equal to the in
crease of population.
It is said that inflammatory rheumatism can
be cured by the following simple method which
we extract from a medical publication, naif
an ounce of pulverized saltpetre, put it in half
a pint of sweet oil. Bathe the p-rts affected,
and a sound cure will immediately follow.
CP""" Ah!" said Scnphinc Angelico, speak
ing on some subject i l. which her feelings were
warmly enlisted, "how gladly I would embrace
an opportunity !" " Would I were an oppor
tunity!" interrupted her bashful lover.
A Fat Salart. Mr. Moran,thc new Presi
dent of the New York and Erie Railroad, com
bining, to a great extent, the duties of Presi
dent atulGeneral Superintendent, is to rcceivo
a salary of ?2o,000 per annum.
C7"A little dilnted liquid ammonia, says the
Scientific American, poured upon a hot iron
plate, in a green house, has a wonderful effect
in developing flowers and leaves.
r -
TCA lady fixed the following letters in the
bottom of her flour barrel and asked her hus
band to read them : QICUR51T.
nFWhy are country girls cheeks like well
printed cotton ? Because they are warranted
to wash andkeep the color.
. New Advertisements.
BIBLES FOR SALK. Bibles and Testa
ment, of any description, can be had at the
Recorder's Office, in Clearfield. Those who wish
to purchase, will be supplied there at first cost, by
tbe Clearfield liible Society. au;5-'57 -
TVOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS fF THE
ll riLliBIMS PROGRESS MIT UAL BUILD
ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. A Letting of
the funds of the Association will be held at the
bouse of John Ueisli, in Hoggs township, on
Saturday, the 5th day of September next, at 2 o'
clock, P. M. ISAAC S. SiUREY,
Peasant, Hill, Aug. 5. 1357. Secretary.
rilO THE DIRECTOIIS OF THE COM.MON
X SCHOOLS OF CLEARFIELD C0UNTV.
Gentlbmes: Tate iV'''-- You have imposed
on me the duty of teaching a Normal School, two
months in tho year; you are therefore requested
to close all pHblio schools, thnt are open in your va
rious districts, during said school, to afford " the
Teachers an opportunity of attending it. See no
tice of Normal School. L. L STILL,
augo-lSo7 Connty Superintendent.
FOU SALE. The undersigned offers for sale,
on reasonable terms, hu entire interest in
that valuable Saw-mili property, situated on Lit
tle Anderson's creek, one and a half miles below
Moore's Mill, on the road leading from l'ennvillo
to Curwensville. There is in connection with the
saw-mill, a good frame house, bank barn, spring
house and otber out-buildings on the premise.
For farther particulars apply to the Bubscriber, re
siding in I'enn township, one mile south-cast of
Pennvtlle. Clearfield count v.
Aug.i-'a7-3m.
SAMUEL WIDEMIUE.
TAKE NOTICE. Tho Fubseribers to the
Baptist Church, in Clearfield town, are noti
fied that our wauls are very gront, bcin in thj
height or our expenses for material and workmen
We very much need onr woneby next Conrt
wock, August r7th. , The subscription book will
bo at Ttiomas Tvobins' iu Clearfield town, and a true
copy of it at Rev. Brother Samncl Miles, Sr., in
Jordan Township, whioh will bo crossed out or re
ceded when paid. , Please call. nd pav it in.
Yours truly, MARTIN NICHOLS. Sr.
rpEMPERAXCE MEETING. The Wash
. mgtonians will hold their quarterly meet
I?',the Conrt House, on Monday evening tho
17th day of Aaust, at early candlo light. It was
urged at our last meeting, that tho old good prac
tice ff singing Temperance songs bo renewed,
which will be attended to. We kindly invite the
public to favor us with their presence. -
O. PHILLPP GUL1C1I, President.
CAUTION. All pefsons are cautioned apaict
, meddling with a certain Cow. kw in p03?e
sioe of Henry Shell, in Union towirhip, as tho
sair e belongs to me and ia only left with the said
llenrv Shull on loan.
July 24 , l-jul29 J. H. CL0USE.
A DJIINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Tetters
J. of Administration on tho Late ef 'ieorgo
Ellinger, lato of Brady township, Clearfield coun
ty. Pa., deoeased, have been granted to tbe ub
scribers; all persons indeed to th said eiaro.
are requested to make immediate Tcynient, and
those having claims against the same will present
them duly authenticated for settlement.
. R. W. MOCilE.
G. B. GCODLANDFR.
Luthersburg, July 11. 1857-6 Adm'ri.
NOTICE. A NORMAL SCHOOL wiil be o
pened in. Carwen ,-.ll, en. Tuesday the. llt'u
day of August next, io continue a term of ei?t.t
weeks, for the purposo of qualifying those wish
ing to teach Common Schools, for that profess'' on.
Those who have taught, as well as thosa who i.r
not, but who design to teach, may find it to their
advantage to attend this schooi. as wo wish to'
make the'systcm of instruction in onr Common
Schools as thoro' as possible.
The Tuition will be free of charge. Those whtf
attend the school are requested to come oa Mon
day, the day before the commencement of tho
school, to sec-are boswding places, and be present
at its opening on Tuesday. L. L. STILL.
julyS County Superintended!.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
CLEARFIELD. JULY. 23, 1857.
NOTICE TO JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Tho
Justices of the Peace of tho County of Clearfield,
"are requested to mako IMMEDIATE returns ac
cording to law, of all ca?cs of binding over to An
gust term, to my office.- The law requires sneh ca
ses to be returned TEN days before tho commence
ment of the term, aud committing magistrates are
earnestly requested, as far as possible, to comply
therewith. THOMAS J. M CULLoUGU,
Jnly29-'57. District Attorney.
AUCTION OF STORE GOODS.
XJL ON MONDAY OF COURT IVLEK, IN THE
BOROUGn OE CLEARFIELD.
The undersigned has en hand a large stock of
Flour, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Rice, Fib, Bacon.
Candles, ic. Prints, Delaines, Calicoes, Ready
made Clothing, and a number of other articles,
which he wiil sell 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 Bargain.
july22 RICHARD MOSOP.
rrmiAL list, for august term, i8J7f
. . n a w. .
jl - (commencing ja juonaay, nia aay.)
V. A. Wallace,
vs It. J. Irans,
va AVm. Jones,
vs Williams,
vs Couiaford.
vs Engle's adm'r,
rs J. Reams et al,
vs S. Tozcr et al.
vs Miller t Smith,
vs (iaines,
vs - Blanch ard,
vs Mehaffey, . .
vs E. Carson,
v B. Hartshero,
vs Brook3,
vs (ioes.
v Dunbar,
vs Pennington,
va Go33, .
vs Lawrence township,
vs Bloom.
M. Shirk,
Wilson,
MEnally, ,
D. Adams,
Philips' Executors.-
Mitchell & Mehaffcy,
Hood Miller,
McGonigal,
Irwin Jc Hyman,
. Wilion,. . ,
Thomas Carson,
John Draucker,
Rurtop, -.
Lyon .t Co., ...
- Hughes A Lloyd.
. Mitchell Si Mehaffcy,
ltillington Trustee, ,
Clearfield borough,
Tiloom,
' - CEO
WALTKltS, Proth'v.
REGISTER'S NOTICE. Notiee " is here
by given, that the following accounts bar
been examined and passed by me, and remain .filed
of record in this office for the inspection of Loire,
legatees, creditors, and all other? in any otber way
interested, and will be presented to tbe next Or
phans' Court of ClearfieM County, to h- held at
the. Court House, in the Horough of Clearfield,
commencing on t he third Monday of August, 1&7S
for confirmation aud, allowance: . - "
The account of Thomas Wain and Jonathan
Wain, Executors of the estate f Jonathan Wain,
late of Penn township, deceased.-
The final account of A.T. Schryver, Administra
tor of the estate of John Price, late of Boggs town
ship, deceased. - -
The final acconnt of William Feath. one of thn
Executors of tbe estate of Thomas Wilson, luie of
Chest township, dcceaicd.- - -
The final account of Isaac Bloom, jr.. Adminis
trator of the estate of John R. Bloom, lata ef tho
Rorongh of Clearfield, deneascd.
The account of Arthur Bell and John Haslet,
Administrators of the estate "of William liaalet,
late of Bell township, deceased.
The final account of Lee II. Turner. Administra
tor of the estate of Wm. R. llarr, late of tha Bor
ough of Clearfield, dcecaed.
JAMES WR.1GLEY.
Clearfield. Pa.. July 22, IS37. Register.
riMIE TRUTH 'ABOUT KANSAS I
X GOV. GEARY'S ADMINISTRATION IN
K A NT AS. Lire- 12f 3H iVr WrTII A
COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE TERRITORY.
UNTIL JLVE. ISO 7 Embracing a fall account of
its discovery. Geography, Soil, Climate. Products,
its organication as a Territory, transactions and e
vents undr Governors Reeder and Shannon, polit
ical .'.Uscnsions, Personal Rencounter. EIotioi
frauds, battles and outrages.-with 'Portraits of
prominent actors therein, all fully authenticated
by JOHN U. GI1ION, M. D., Private Secretary to
Governor Geary. Carefully, compiled from tko'Of
ficial documents on file in. the department? State
at Washington and other papers ia tho poswion
of the Author, with full account of the INVASION
OF KANSAS FROM MISSOUF.I ; the captum. tri
al and treatment of the Free t-'tate prisoners, the
character and movements of the jaiouri Rordor
RuSans, the murder of Unffam ar.d others: T!io
Controversy between Govurcor Geary and Judi?e
Locomptc. Tho proceedings of the Territorial Le
gislature, of tho Pro-r'.-tv;; convention, and the
organisation of the National Deniocratio Party,
wiih a Skotch of Kansn luring the early troubles
under Governors Reeder and Shannon. Its Inva
sions. Battles,- Ontraes and Murders.' '
A copy wiil be sent to any pnrt of the Tnited
States, by mail, free of postage, oa the receipt of
retail prioe. A liberal discount to the trade.
lW 1000 Agents wanted Prioe in Cloth SI
Taper, 50 cts. CHARLES C RHODES,
Publisher, Inquirer Building.
July 20. 1337-tni. Philadelphia. Pa.
OKl'Il ANS' COURT SALE VALUABLE
SAW-M ILL PROPERTY.
p . Kstate of Richard Curry. Sr., Dct'tl.
' ' In pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Clearfield county, granted at May Term, 1357,
there will be exposed to p iblic sale by outcry,
the prem'xc. on Mondiy the 10A day nf Aw-nst,
at 2 P. M., all that VALUABLE SAW-MILL PRO
PERTY and TIMBER STANDING, late tho Estata
of Richard Curry, Sr.. dee'd, situate in Pika and
Knox townships in said county, ct fjttttr Vtear
fiftd Crer.i-X about one : below JrtrJlfiltport,
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at
a hemlock, cornet1 of Wm. Rex's land, north 100
perches toa post, east 121 1-10 perches to port,
north 140 perches to post, east 91 9-10 perches to.
post on Fitch & Boynton's land, south 210 perches
to post and west by lands of Thompson A Sloppy
21( perches to beginning. containing 20 i acres and
112 perches and allowance, and having a saw-null
in eood ntnninr 'order, trith a new dim, and a
small log house thereon, and h anitis; a la tgt quan
tity of rrrlitn'Jc pi and oni titular tltsrro, and
a part of the land being vtl 'nal-le for firming pitr
pos. Also, all tii piue timber tandiii it
nr-res of intul adjnnitis? tit sa.mr, naw occupied by
Geo. W, Curry, beginning at sugar corner of Wnv
Rex's land, est 1 Jl 1-10 perches by lands of Cur
ry's heirs to pot, south 10 parches to poet, west
121 1-10 pcrenes to post, and south 140 perch o to
beginning. The title is indisputable.-
Tervt.i of Ss---One half oa confirmation f
f uo sale, and the balance in one year with is'efest,
to be secured by judgment upon the premises
- J I JOHN S. CUKRY,' :
. , - .... . . ... WM. REX, ,
July 1,137. . Administrators.'
s
TONE-WARE always on hand -at the "Corner
'Store" - .f u .: . . WM.-IK.VIN-..
Curwensville, May 27, IS57. . .
s
ALT. Fino and ooarso Salt just received and
for side by july221 . WM. F. IRWIN.
1LOUR. Extra Family Flour, for sale by "
jul22 - KICHAR1? M06SCT,
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