Man- 3 THE JODRML. - CLEARFIELD, FA.," SEPT. 16,' 1857. W are requested to state that fir. Litch and Elder Himes will not preach in this place at the end of this week, as heretofore announced, tbey having delivered sermons here on Mon day'and Tuesday evenings. -' J. 'i CLIPPINGS AND SCRIBBLINGS. y .Scare o- locnl items. -- ; "; V' '.OTPlcnty "hen fruit.'.' JZggs-Adttj I J3clippery eels and politicians. ; tSrBrightening WilmOt's prospects. tyRongh the road to Sinncniahonirig. : fe " LjBCool tho atgiosphere for a day or hro." , tyDown in the mouth tht Backer organs. CgT'Appears another letter from 'Dundee.1'... r ijiTwo and a half, million feet of pine Inmber were used in making 'clocks in Connecticut last rear. : - f&'At the Wcstboro, Mass ; show, was exhibi ted a Holstein eow, Jenny Lind, with a big calf by her side, named Barnutn. . . - .. .. .. .- .. t . : . CTo eairy a Collins steamer from Xcw York to Liverpool requires eight hundred tons of coal enough lo keep an crdinary family forty years. ' t5rJustiee King, of Chicago,'has decided, on an application for a warrant, that to spit in a man's face, knock him down and kick him, is not an in tuit. .. .-. r3"Yhat a world of gossip would be prevented if it was only remembered that a person who tells you of toe faults of others intends to tell others of yours. ". s - ' ' i jryit is said that tho Southern Pacific Railroad is being graded at the rate of two miles per week. More than' five hundred hands are 'employed on tb work. ' r .- ' ' tjA farmer atOxford, Mass., hung hi3 vest up- On the fence, a few days since, with $205 in one of the poekets A pet calf came along and ato up the pocket, money and all. rPAn old, experienced editor says that there are throe things which effect a man's spirits : a dull day, an empty pocket andjbeing in love. .We know by experience that'enc of these will. 'f ESTHabits are as easy caught as '"yaller birds." Let a circus arrive in town, and in less than a week half the boys in town will be throwing somersets, andbreaking their necks over an empty mackerel barret.' ROir. Henry String, of North Carolina, adver tised, last month, that a gay yonng fel low had rnn Off with his two daughters. - This is the most rep rehensible instance of two strings to one heart we ever heard of. " - - ; '. "" " GTDr. S. F. Reynolds was bitten on the thumb, at New Orleans, a few days ago, by a young rattle anake. He immediately seized a hatchet and cut the thumb entirely off, before the poison had time o extend. ,. tSThe Yellow fever is said to be prevailing very seriously in Havanna. Some three hundred of the "officers apd crew of the Spanish line of bat tle ship Isabel Teguanda, are understood' to have fallen victims to it . ' '. '.-''. ' -. ? i . - . . ''...- ... ; C3fhe Utiea. Telegraph has an article headed, "Why Old Maids Multiply." This is something naw-. ltbas always beea understood that they are gust the ones who. do not "multiply, and re plenish the earth.' . .--- tiTLe Richmond Examiner very pertinently propounds the question, "whether it is best for the South to secure Kansas by a swindle, or to secure the whole Democracy of the North by the honora ble observance of her plighted faith ? ; Of"The potato speculators are busy at Bangor, Me., buying op potatoes at the rate of fifty to six ty cents per bushel. The Mirror says much has been as id about potato rot, bnt it is not thought to be genora I enough to seriously affect the-crop. ' tWlt appears, from the census of Great Britain of 1S51, that in that year there were in the coun try nearly six millions of women above 20 years of age of whom one million seven hundred and sixty-seven thousand were unmarried, and seven hundred and ninety-five thousand widows. - jr"Pa, didn't yon whip me for biting Tom my ?"v " Ves, my child, for yon hurt him very much." '-Well, then, pa, you ought to whip mamma's- innsie teacher too;- for ho bit her yesterday r:gnt in the mouth ; and I know it hurt her, be cause she put her arms around his neck ann tried to choke him."'-. CS'Tlie' nail clinched. Last fall we asserted thateertiin parties expected to make something handsome by keeping np tho Straight-out move ment. . If any cue doubts the correctness ef that declaration, they are requested to read the able and ingenious defence of a notorious political trickster in the last Clearfield Republican. It has been somewhat truthfully said that "birds of a feather -flock together." - "' ...;.- J " Ms. Philip Clark, formerly of Iowa city, re turned to that placo a week'or two since, from California, after an absence of eight years.. lie left a wife, children, and a valuable farm, when he went to California. He finds, on his return, that his wife has long since married, having first secured a divorce and a decree giving her the farm for her support. The farm has been sold,'and is now in other hands, and his former vrile is in some other part of the country. Some two months ago, while a substitute was acting for the paying teller of the Bank of Baltimore, a young man of rather genteel appearance presented a check for $-5000, pur porting to have been drawn by a responsible firm in that city,- which keeps its accounts in this ' institution. " Tho money . was paid, and though xm alter the forgery was discovered, all efforts to find the guilty party have proved fruitless. ; . '-' ! ' I- ' " i it" : .-4 ? A merchant of Kew Tork; who was on the ergo of bankruptcy, took a walk one day with his cashier,- who had grown rich and built everal line bouses on a fashionable avenue. In his' pride of heart lie.sb.owed bis employer his palatial dwellings, and asked triumphantly, "What do you think of that ?'? y I think," said the merchant, after a pause, "that you had better take my business,-and let me act as cashier !" . . . . . , . . A wedding took place on the lightning ex press train of the Michigan Central Railroad, 27th ult. The happy couple were Mr. W. II. Webster, of Otsego county, N, Y., and Miss Kmclme C. Beach, of Guernsey county, Ohio. The courtship trU done in the short space of tonr or Ave hours, while ridinj at the rate of tTHrty-tTT miles an hour. Marccs J." Faceott, the Free . State candi date for Delegate to Congress from Kansas, is a South Carolinian by birth, and a graduate of Talc Collegcdle ,Tvas raised, in" Ohio, where bis parents now reside, and was a mem ber of the Legislature of that state in 1854. lie went to Kansas a mtiWr of the Democrat ic party, bnt could riot sustain the Pierce-Buchanan policy, and was driven into the Repub lican ranks, lie is a gentleman of fine talents, an admirable speaker, and said to T)e the best lawyer in the' .territory! " He has 'engage ments to meet, the- people at variousTpoints from September 1' to October 3. The elec tion will take place in the latter named month. .Nothing.hut Border Ruffianism keep him out, .; - .1.1 , v ... ,.-AU.ri-i In the most .mountainous part of Sullivan County there are said to be- three desperate outlaws heavily armed who make hasty visits to country houses to levy provisions upon the terrified farmers-and their families. , They seem to have the spirit of the Black Knights of the oldGemian Walds in 'romance, except that they' are rnde and brutal. " One of them is supposed to be Kuluff, who brutally killed his wife and child at Itljica, New York, some months ago. They roam in a region close akin that where McKim was captured. TnEBE is a very , active intrigue on foot in TTashington to banish Secretary Toucy of the Supreme Court 'bench and 'give' his place to Nathan Clifford, but. old circumlocution holds out bravely, withliis face still turned to the White House,, ' ' Ose firm in New York will - sell, this sum mer, S80,000 to; $100,000 worth of blackber ries. The. trade in small fruits is immcuse, and deserves to be more fullv noted. - Marhieu In Carlisle, on the 3d inst., by Rev. R. D. Chambers, Mr. Axdrew P. Moore, of Cleorh'eld county, to Miss Saraii A. L.at shaw. of Carlisle. New Advertisements. HAUVEST nOME.-A Harvest Home will be held on Saturday the 2'ith inst., in the grove on the opposite side of Anderson Creek from the town of Curwcnsville." Several addresses will be delivered. A Brass Hand wrl 1, also, bo in at tendance, i A dinner will be served at 2 o'clock. ' September IS. ' STEl'IlEX GRAFF. - TVOT1CE TO THE STOCKI10LTKRS OF TUB 11 PlUiRIMS PROGRESS MUTUAL BC1LD-IXG- AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. A letting of tho funds of the Association will be held at the house of Jacob Mock, in Kylertown, Morris town ship, on Saturday, the 3d dav of October next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. VM. L. SilAW, Goshen tp., f-ept- 18, 1857. Secretary. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU TION : PROCLAMATION. . ; Whereas, 1 have been directed by the Cover nor to give notice that a joint resolution, propos ing amendments to the Constitution of this Com monwealth, has been agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each House of the Legis lature, at two successive terms of the same, and that it is provided by the Constitution, that any amendment so agreed upon, shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection. There fore, for the. purpose of ascertaining the Kense of the citizens of this Commonwealth in regard there to, I. JO.SIAH K. REEU, High Sheriff of the coun ty of Clearfield, do give notice and proclaim to the qualified electors of said county, that an elec tion will be held in each of the townships, wards and districts therein, on the Sreonti Tiirilatf of October, A. D. 1857. for the purpose of deciding upon the adoption or rejection of the said amend ments, or any of them ; which said election shall be held at the places, and opened and closed at the time at and within which the Ucnoral Elec tions of; this Commonwealth are held, opened and closed; and it shall be the duty of the Judges, Inspectors and Clerks of each of said townships, wards or districts to receive at the said election, tickets either written or printed, or partly writ ten and partly printed,- from citizens duly quali fied to vote for Members of the General Assembly, and to deposit them in a box or- boxes to be for that purpose provided ' by the proper officers; which tiekets shall bo respectively labeled on the outside, "First Amendment" Second Amend ment," "Third Amendment," and "Fourth A ment," and those who are favorable to said A inenrimcnts, or any of them, may express their do. sire by voting each as many sepcrate written or printed, or partly written and partly printed baj. lots or tickets containing on the inside thereof tu0 words uFor the Amend ment" and those who are opposed to such. Amendments, or anyr or them, may express their opposition by voting each as many seperate written or printed, or partly writ ten and partly printed, ballots or tickets, contain ing on the inside thereof tho words, "Against the Amendment." - -... And further, I do heroby give notice, direct and proclaim, that the election on the said proposed Amendments, shall be opened and closed at the same time, and in all respects be conducted, as tho General Elections of this Commonwealth are now conducted, as well as respects tho qualifications of voters, the timo and manner of making returns, as in all other particulars. Given under my hand and seal, at Clearfield, this ninth day of Scpromhcr, A. 1). 157 JOPIAH R. HEED. FheriflT. TO MECHANICS, INVENTORS AND MANUFACTURERS. 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' v It is the aim of the editors of the Scientific A- merieaH to present all subjects discussed in its col umns in a practical ana popular rorm. - 'iney will also endeavor to maintain a candid fearlessness in combating and exposing false theories and practi ces in Scientific and Mechanical matters, and thus preserve the character of the clcnttno American as a reliable Encyclopaedia of Useful and Enter taining Knowledge. - - Ecpeciwen copies will bo sent gratis to any part of tho country. , t -' MUNN & CO., Publishers and Tatent Agentsj - j No. 12i Fulton street, New Yoxk. IN- THE COURT OF COMMON" PLEAS OF CLE A RFTEI.I COUNTY. - - ' ' - ' --. In the matter ef the application ! of theCurwens ville' Methodist Episcopal church for incorporation. ' - And now, August 21'st 1SA7 articles of associa tion filed; and en motion of I.. J. Crans. Esq., atly. for petitioners, publication directed."-' ' a . ' , - ; J flEo. W.,tebs Proth'y. - All persons 'in tierested will hike notice that the above application for ineerpoTatien has been made and action will be taken thereon at November Term. - -' k -r. J. CRANS. eep2" ' y Atty. foi A-pplicaots. ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE Letters of Administration on the estate of-James M. Kliy, . late of Glen Hope, Clear tied county, Pa., xleceascd, having been granted to the subscri bers, all persons indebted to the said estate, are re quested -to make immediate payment, and those having claims or demands against tho same, will present them -properly '-authenticated tor settlement.- t MARY KELLY. Bell tp. t. -; . t: v.- -:-. JESSE liUTTON. Ruroside tp' itri. -August 19. 1857-Ct- ' m ' ; Administrators-rW THE 10 AND $15, SINGLE AND liOLiiLE THREAUEU. EMPIRE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. An Agency for the sale of these machines, for this and the. adjoining coon tics, can be secured by a personal application to the subscribers. 6th k Arch streets. Philadelphia. 2io one need apply without capital sufficient to conduct the business properly, and without reffer. eneeg as to reliability and capacity. , --.--. - We positively assert that these machines, for all purposes of family sewing, are in every respect superior to any Sewing Machine in market, (no matter at what, prices -they maybe- held.) -and wherever they are offered for sale they must com mand a ready and unlimited demand.'' ' . ... JOHNSON & GOOBELL. Philadelphia. Augnst 19. 1357. ryUIE ' T R IT T II ABOUT KANSAS 1 A GOV. tlEARY'S ADMINISTRATION IN KANRAS. Lftrs-c- 12o 4,S ptsy WITH A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TllE . TERRITORY. UNTIL JUNE. 1857 Embracing full account of its diioovcry. Geography. Soil,- Climate. Products, its organization as a Territory, transactions and e- vents under Governors Rceder andShanuon, polit ical dissensions, Personal Rencounters, Election frauds, battles and outrages, with Portraits of prominent actors therein, ail fully authenticated by JOHN H. G1HON, M. !., Private Secretary to Governor Geary. Carefully compiled from the Of ficial documents -on file in tho-department of State At Washington and other papers in the possession of tho Author, with full account of tho IN VASiON OF KANSAS FROM MISSOURI ; the capture, tri al and treatment tf the Free State prisoners, the character and inovemonts of the Missouri Border Ruflians, the murder of liuffuni and others. Tho Controversy between Governor Geary and Judge Lccompte. - The proceedings of the Territorial Lo gislature, of the Pro-slavery convention, and the organization of the Nntional Ilcmocratio. Party, with a Sketch of Kansas during the early troubles nndcr Governors Recder and Shannon.! Its Inva sions, Rattles, Outrages and Murders. 1 A copy will be sent to anv part of the United States, by mail, free of postage, on the rccciptof retail price. A liberal discount to the trade." 13" 1000 Agents wanted Price in Cloth SI. Paper, 58 cts. - - CHARLES C .RHODES, .. Publisher, Inquirer Ruilding. - ' July 29. 1857-Im. Philadelphia, Pa. GENERAL ELECTION PilOCLAMA TION. Whereas, by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled '-An act to regulate the general election within this Commonwealth," it is enjoined on, the Sheriffs of the several counties to give public no tice of such election, the places where to be held, and the officers to bo elected ; Therefore I, JOSI- A1I R. REE1), High Sheriff of Clearfield county, do herebv give public notice to the electors of the county of Clearfield, that a GENERAL ELECTION will be held on the Second Tuesday of October next, (being tbe thirteenth day of the month,) at the several election districts in said county, at which time and place the qualified voters will vote For tho Amendments, or . ' ? . - -r Against the Amendments, and will elect '; One person for Governor of this Commonwealth ; Two persons for Supreme Judges of this Common .wealth; .-.- y- One person for Canal Commissioner of the Com- 'monnealth ; ' . Two persons to represent the counties of Clear field, Jefferson, Eik and M'Kean in the House of . Representatives of this Commonwealth ; One person for the office of Commissioner of Clear field county; ' - - - . ' One person for the office of Treasurer of Clearfield " county ; ,V ... -One person for tbe office of Auditor of Clearfield county. - ' ' The electors of the connty ef Clearfield will take notice that tbe 6aid General Flection will be held ut the following places: At the Court Hoaic in the Borough of Clearfield for Lawrence township. ' At the house of William Hoover Tor tho town ship of Rradford. At the honso of John Goss for tho township of JJccatur, , At the house of Samuel M. Smith for the town ship of Beccaria. At the houe of Isaac Bloom, jr., in the Eoro of Curwensyille, for Pike township. At the house of Jacob Maurcr, for tho township of Covington. At tho house formerly occupied by William C. Foley, for Rrady township. At the house of Kaniuel Smith, for the township 'of Penn. At the school house near Simon Rorabangh's, for the township of Chest. . At Congress Hill School house, for the township of Girard. At the house of Thomas Kylcr, for tho township of Morris. At the house of John Young, for the township of Curnside. . . - - - At the houso of Aseph Ellis, for the township of Roll. . - . - . . .. ; . At the school house in Ansouvillc, for tho' town ship of Jordan. - ,. At the house of Jesse Wilson, for the township of Huston. : . , At the house of .Thomas C Davis, for the towa ship of Ferguson. ...... .. . - : - : At the house of .John L. Bundy, for the town ship of Fox.. , , At tho house of John Whiteside, for the town ship of Woodward.. . At the public school house for the township ot Goshen. s . . , , , - At the house of B. D. Hall & Co., for the town-, ship of Kartbaus. - - ; At the house of R. W.Mooro, for the township of Union. ,. . - ...... - . At the house of George Turner, for the township of Rog.-s. . , ......... , ,, At Xurkey Hill school houso for the township of Knox...- , ; - , ; At the house of Jacob Ilublcr, for the township of Graham. - , .At the Court House for tho Roro' of Clearfield. : At the houso of Isaac Bloom, jr., for tho Borough of Curwcnsvillo. - ' . . T s NOTICE IS FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, That ull persons, except Justices of the Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of trust, under the government of. the United States or of this State, or of any -incorporated, district, whether a com missioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent, who is or shall be employed under .the Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments of this State or of the United States, or any city or incorporated district, and also that every member of Corgrcss and the State Legislature, and of the common or select council of any city, or eomuiis- ; sionerof any incorporated district, are by law in capable of holding or exercising, at the same time, the office . or appointment of Judgo, Insneotor,or. clerk of any election of this Co'uuu on wealth ; aud -that no inspector, judge, pr other officer of any, such election, shall be eligible to any office voted for.-r ----'. "5 ' f ' ""' '. - And the Return Judges of tho respective dis tricts aforesaid are requested to meet at the eonrt house, in the Borough of Clearfield, on the l'irt Friday next after the said Scoond Tuesday of Oc tober, then and there to do thoso things required of them by law. - ' -" - GIVEN under my hand and seal, at Clearfield. this ninth day of September, in tbe yenr of our Lord one thousand eight hnndred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of th United. States tho ci"htv-firit- J. K. REED. Sheriff BY 'AUTHORITY.' RESOLUTION PROPOSINti-AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OK THE COMMONWEALTH' Resolved, bv tluSennte and lions of Represen tatives of the Com monir-ralth of Pennsylfania. in Gejcr.,1 Assembly mtt: That the following amend ments are proposed to the constitution of the com monwealth, in accordance with the -provisions of the tenth article thereof. " ; FIRST AMENDMENT. " ; There shall be an additional article to said con stitution to be designated as article eleven, as fol lows:. ,. ;'. ;C . - 1 - J.. - ... . - , ' ; Annri.E ti. " '';..'. OF PUBLIC DEBTS. ' :Serrto IrThe State may contract debts, to sup ply casual deficits or failures" in revenues, 'or to meet expenses not otherwise, provided for; but tho aggregate amount of such debts direct and eon tingeut, whotber-contractod by virtue of one or more acts of the general assembly, or at different periods of time, shall never exceed seveahundred and fifty thousand dollars, and tbe money arising from the. ereatiou.of such dubts, shall be applied to the purpose fur which it was obtained, or to re pay the debts so contracted, and to no other pur pose whatever.;... -. ... ,. .. .-: '.- - A . . - - . Skctios 2. In addition tj the above limited pow er, thcStato may contract debts to-repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in war, or to redeem the present outstanding indebtedness of the State ; but the money arising from the con tracting of such debts, shall be applied to the pur-, pose -lor which it was. raised, or to repay such debts, and to no other purpose whatever.. ' SscrtOJt 3. Except the debts above specified, in sections one and two of this article, no'dobt what ever shall be created by. or on behatf of the State. , Ssmox 4. To provide for the payment of tbe present debt, and any additional debt contracted as aforesaid,- the legislature shail, at its first ses sion, after the adoption of this amendment, create a sinking fund, which shall be.sufficicnt to pay the accruing - interest on sueh debt,, and. annually to rcduco the principal thereof by a sum not less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which sinking fund shall consist of thenct annua! income of the public work?., from time to time own ed by the State, or the proceeds of the sale of the same, or any part thereof, and of the income or proceeds of sale of stocks owned by the State, to gether with other funds, or resources, that may be designated bylaw. The said sinking fund may be iuvreacd, from time to time, by assigning to it any part of the taxes, or other revenues of tho State, not required for tho ordinary and current expenses of government, and nulessincn?eof war, invasion or insurrection, no part of the said sink ing fund shall be used or applied otherwise than in extinguishment of the public debt, until the amount of such debt is "reduced below tbe sum of five millions of dollars. . Section' 5. ' The credit of the commonwealth shall not in any manner, or event, be pledged, or loaned to, any individual, company, corporation, or association; nor shall the commonwealth here after become a joint owner, or stockholder, in any company, association, or corporation. ' Suction S.'Thc commonwealth shall not assume the debt, or any part thereof, of any county, city, borough, or township; or of any corporation, or association ; unles? such debt shall have been con tracted to enable the State to repel invasion, sup press domestic insurrection, defend itself in time of war, or.to assist the State in the discharge of any portion of its present indebtedness , J: Tio5 7. The Icgislature'shall not authorize any county, city, 'borough, township, or incorpora ted district, by virtue of a vote of its citizens, or otherwise, to become a stockholder in any compa ny, association, orcorporation ; or to obtain money for, or loan, its credit to, any corporation, associa tion, institution, or party. ':"- SECOND AMENDMENT. There shall bo an additional article to said con stitution, to be designated as article XII., as fol lows 5 . . , -' ' 1 - AfTTICI.R XII. ' - -'. ' OF NEW COUNTIES. -- " No county shall be divided by a line cutting off over One-tenth of its population, (either to form' a new county or otherwise.) without the express as sent of sueh county, by a vote of the electors there of ; nor shall any new county be established, con taining less than four hundred square miles. . THIRD "AMENDMENT. - ' From section two of the first article of the con stitution, strike out the words, 'of the city ofJ'hi larelpfiin, tnul of each coientif respectirrjy ;" from section five, same article, Strike out the words, "of I'hihuldphia and of the. several 'comities ;" from section seven, same article, strike out the words, iliuirficr the city of Philadelphia u or any" and insert in lieu thereof the words, and. no ;" and strike out section four, same article, and in lieu thereof insert the following : Section 4. In the year one thousand eight bun dred and sixty-four, and in every seventh year thereafter, representatives to the number of one hundred, shall be apportioned and distributed equally, throughout the state, by districts, in pro portion to the number of taxable inhabitants in tbe several parts thereof; except that any county containing at least three thousand fire hundred taxablcs, may be allowed a separate representa tion; but no more than three comities shall be joined, and no county shall be divided, in the for mation of a district. Any city containing a suffi cient number of taxablcs to entitle it to at least two representatives, shall have a separate repre sentation assigned it, and shall be divided into convenient districts of contiguous territory, of equal taxable population as near .as may be. each of which districts shall elect one representative." At the end of section seven, same article, insert these words, 'the city of Philadelphia shall be di vided into . single senatorial district", of contigu ous territory as nearly C'ual . in taxahle pop:ihilion. as possMe ; but uo xourd shall' be divideit in the formation thereof "." , The legislature, at its first session, after the a doption Yif this amendment, shall divide the city of Philadelphia into senatorial and representative districts, in the manner above provided ; such dis tricts to remain unchanged jmiil the apportion ment in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. - . .,- ; .. FOURTH AMENDMENT. ' There shall be an additional section to tho first article of said constitution, which shall be num bered and read as follows ; . Sectios 25. The legislature shall have the pow er to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incor poration hereafter conferred by, or under, any special, or general law, whenever in their opinion it may be injurious to the cilizeusof tho common wealth ; in such manner, howovcr, that no injus tice shall be done to the corporators. :-, . t ... - , '. j,'. ! Is Sesatk, March 27, 1S57. " ' Resolved That this resolution pass. On the first amendment, yeas 24, nays 7 ; on the second amendment, yeas 23, nays 8; on the third amend ment,, yeas 2-1, nays 4 ; on the fourth amendment, yeas 23, nays 4. , - v ... . -, v (Extract from the Journal. . - 'J" , , GEt)v W. HAMERSLY, Ceri. ; , '. Is tiib'Housg of Repuksextatives, , , - - April 2'if lSi7. - Raxvlvfl. That this resolution pass. On tho first amendment, yeas 78, nays 12 ; on the second amendment, yeasi7, nays 31;. on the third amend ment, yeas 72, nays 22; ou the fourth amendment, yeas 83, nays 7.- - . , . .. : ... . i Extract from the Journal J " , -:;. JACOB ZEIGLER, Cirri: , 1 Filed in the Secretary's office, May 2. 1Sj7 . ! .A. G CUliTIX, .... ,-. - Secretary of the CummoHtcealth.. . , . . '. ; "' ' Secretary's Opfice, - - HARRisntRO. .22r.lt$;7. Pennsylvania, si : : - I de certify- that the above and Foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original -Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth," with the vote iu each branch of the Legislature upon the final pass age thereof, as appears from the originals ou liie in this oflico. - . . ' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set u. 8. my baud and caused to bo affixed the seal of the Secretary's Office, the .day and year above written.. " .--) - . . - . . . , ; -ArO. CURTIN, . . ' Secretary of the Commotnrealth .. :", v i ' In Senate. March 271'1S57.' .The resolution proposing amendments :to: the Constitniion of the CoumunweaUh being under consideration, - - - ? ; " f . .',-' . . -On the question,. ' . - .- . ' Will, the lunate agree- to tho fir?t amend ,met - t- ---v -'-. ." ' ' " ' The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the lol f e- Ve.8 Messrs Brewor. Browne, Coffey, Ely vans. Fettrr, Flenniken, Fraser, Ingram, Jordan, Killinger, bluox, Laubach, Lewis, Myer, ScolieW, Sellers, Shuman, Steele, Strauh. Helsn, huhm, Wright and 'fairgart. wrr 24. Nays Messrs! Crabb. Cresswcll, Finneyt Gregg, Harris. Penrose and Souther 7. ' Se the nuestion was determined ia the affirma tive.- " - - - ' - ' - ' ' ; ' On tho question. - Will the Senate agree 'to tho second amend ment T - ' - " - - - - - - . . i. . Tbe yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol low, vis : ' - . Yeas Messrs. Brewer. Browne, Crceswelt, Ely, Evans, Fetter, Finney, Flenniken," Ingram,. Jor dan. Knox, Laubacu, Lewis, Myer. Sellers. Sha man, Souther,- Steele. Straub, Welsh, Wilkins, Wright and Tasgart. SjtetiMe- 23. - Nil Messrs.. Coffcyi r'Crabb, Fraxerr Gregg, Harris. Killinger, Penr'ose and Scofield 3. So the question was. determined iu -the affirma tive. ' ..- - ..-. ' -i - -' : ' On tbe question.;- i --r -- Will the Senate agree to the third amend-mfnt?i- :-vJ. - - f .- . .:- - "The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol Joir, vis : " ' ; . . ' Yeas 'Messrs. Brewer.' Browne. Crnbb. Cress-' well, Ely, Evans, Flenniken, Frascr. Ingram,. Jor dan, Kiiliuger, Knox, Laubrtch; Lewis, Myer Sco field, !eller4. Shr.man Souther, Stcclef Straub, Welsh, M'ilUins and AV right 24." - ' ,. Navs Messrs. Coffey,, G regg, Harris and. Pon- i rose 4. . . .-. - -, -. . .. . : i So the 'question was. determined in the affirma- tive I .--.:-. . . - ; : - On the question,- .. .- - v - i--:- ; Will the Senate agree to tho' fourth amend- ; ment I . . : - ; ..- . . '- -, The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as fal low, viz - . -. - Ykas Mcsts. Brewer,. Browne, Coffey. Cress well, Ely, Evans, Flenniken, Frazcr, Ingram. Kil linger, linox, Laubach, Lewis, Myer. Scofield. Sellers. Sbutnnn. Souther. Steele, Straub. Welsh. Wilkins and M'right 2:t. - ' ' Nays Messrs. Crabb, Finney, Jordan and Tcn ro? t. " - So the question was determined in the affirma tive. . ' -' -'-.'-"' In tue House of Representatives, - April 2'J, 18j7. - The resolution proposing ameiidineuts to the Constitution ot the Commonwealth being under consideration, . On the question, , . - Will the Houso agree to the first amend ment T ... . - The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol low, vis : Yes Messrs. Anderson.' Arthnr. - Rackhouse. Ball. Reek, Bishop, Rower. Rrown, Calhoun: C.tinp bcll, t'hasc. Cleaver, Crawford. Dickey, Ent. Eys ter. Fausold, Foster, Gibboney. Gildea, Hamel. Harper, lleines. Hiestand, Hill, llillega. Jloff inani (Berks.) Imbrie, Innes, Jacobs. Jenkins. Johns. Johnson, KanfTman. Kerr, Knight. LHsen ring. fongaker, lovetW Manear, Mansle, M'Cal inon.t, M'livain. Moorhcad, Mumina, Mussclmap, Nichols. Nicholson, Nunomacher, Pearson. Pctersl Pctrikin, Pownall, Purcell, Ramsey, (Philadel phia.) Ramsry,. (York.) Reamer, Recti. Roberts, Rupp. Shaw. Slan. Sniith. Cambria.) Smith. (Con trc.) Prcvenon. Tolan. Vail. Vanvoorhis. Vickors. Voeghley, Walter, Wcstbrook, Wbartnn, Williston, Witbcro'w, Wright, Zimmermau and Getz. Speai cr 78. - - ' ' " - Nats Messrs. Backus. Benson. Dock,- Hamil ton, Hancock, Uine, Hoffman. (Lebanon.) Lcbo, Strutbers, Thorn. Warner and Wintrode. 12. So the question was determined in tho affirma tive - - On the question, ' . Will tho House agree to the second amend ment ? " . - The yeas and nays wore taken agreeably to tho provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol low, viz : ' . - - , Yeas Messrs.Anderson. Backhouse, Ball. Beck. Rower, Calhoun, Campbell. Carfy. Ent. FausII, Foster, Gildea, Hamel, Harper, lieines, Hiesfand, ilillegas, Hoffman. (Berks.) Housekeeper, Imbrie, Innes, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson, Kauffman. Knight, Lciienrini, Longakcr. Lovctt, Manear, Mautrlc M'livain, Moorhcad, Musselman, Nietrals. Niehol, son. Nuneinacher, Pearson, Peters, Pctrikin, Pow nall. Purcell, Ramsey, (Philadelphia.) Ramsey (York.) Reamer, Roberts, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan. To lan, Vail, Voeghley, Walter, Wcstbrook, Wharton. Zimmerman aud Getz, Spealcr 57. '..".'. . Navs Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus. Ben son, Bishop, Brown, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford. Ey stcr. Gibbunev, Hamilton, Hancock, Hiil. Iliue, Hoffman (I-liahon.) Jacobs. Kerr, Lcbo, M'Cal mout, Muuiuia. Reed. Smith, (Cambria.) Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson, Strutbers, Thorn. Vanvoorhis, Vickors. Wagonsellcr, Warner, Wintrode, Wilhcr owand Wright 34. So the question was determined in the a Sinn ac tive. . On the question, Will the Houso agree to the third amend ment? -l , ' The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as follow, viz : " ' - ' Yeas Messrs. Anderson. Backhouse, Ball, Beck, Benson, Rower, Brown. Calhoun, Campbell, Chase. Cleaver. Crawford, Dickey, Ent, Eyster. Fausnld. Foster. 'Gibboney, Hamel. Harper, lleins. llic stand. Hill, Hillegas, Hoffman, (Berks,) llofftuanj (Lebanon.) Housekeeper, Imbrie, Innes. Jacobs, Johns. Jobnsttn, Karffuian. Kerr, Lebo, Longakpr, Lovctt. Manear, Mangle. M'Calmont. Moorhead, Muinnia, Musselman, Nichols. Nicholson. Nune inacher, Pearson. Peters. Petrikin, Pownall, Pur cell, Ramsey, (York.) Reamer. Reed, Rupp. Shaw, Sljun. Smith, (Cambria.) Sniith. (Centre.) Steven son, 'folan, Vail. Tanvooihis, Viekers, Voeghley, Wagouscller, Westbrook, Williston. Withcrow, Wright, Zimmerman and Gets, Spead-er 72. ; airs iuessrs. yirtnur. Augusune. i8ckus. itisn op, Carty. Dock, Gildea. Hamilton. Hancock, Hinc, Jenkins, Knight, Leiscnring. M'livain, Ramsey, (Philadelphia.) Robert's Strutbers, Thorn, Walter, Warner, Wharton aud Wintrode 22. ; So the question was determined in tho afCrma tivc. . . . ' . ( On the question, , . . - Will tho House afrcc to the fourth amend ment ? . ... The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as follow, viz : Yeas Messrs. Anderson. Arthur, Backhouse, Backus, Ball, Beck, Bcusou, Bishop, Bower, Brown, Calhoun. Campbell. Carty, Chase, Cleaver. Craw ford. Dickey. Ent. Eyster, Fausold, Foster. Gibbo ny. Gildea. Hamel, Harper, lleins, Ilicstand, Hill, Hillegas, Hoffman, (Berks.) - iioHnian, (Lebanon.) Housekeeper, Imbrie, Innes, Jacobs,.. Jenkins Johns, Johnson, KaufTnian, Kerr, Lcbo, Lciscn ring, Ijongaker, Lovcit, Manear, Maugic. M'Cal- j mout, M'livain, Mumma, Musselman, -Nichols. I Nicholson. Nuueznaeher. l'earson, Peters, Pctrikin, ! Pownall, Purcell,. Ramsey. (Philadelphia,) Ram sey. (York.) Reamer, Reed. Roberts, Rupp. Shaw, Sloan. Smith. (Cambria,) Smith. (Centre.)- Stevep son, Tolan, Vail, Vanvoorhis. Viekers,' Vocebley; Wagonsellcr. '-Walter, Warner, Westbrook. Whar ton, Williston, Witherow, Zimmerman and Getz, Speaker tW. . .- h s-. , . Navs Messrs. Dock, Hamilton. Hancock, Struth crs, Thorn, Wintrode and Wright 7. - - - A So the question was determined in the affirmati-J? C ;- -, ? -i -SErKETARv's Office, i-. Harrisburg, June 22, 13j7. 5 , Pennsylvania; . , -- .. . "" I do certify that tho above and furcsoiris is' i true and -eorrect copy of the -"Yeas" and ?Nays"' taken on the resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of tho Cuuimouweakh. as the same appears ou the Journals of the two Houaos of the General Ascmbly of iuis Gommonwealtn tor tho sessfou of 18j7.- ' . Witness my hand and tho seal of said of A Jit of June, one lb. s.J thnus.-utd ni-rM hundred and" fifl v-seven " - ; - A G CURTIN, '. ' ' r ' " Secretary of the ConitkoiifcetUtk., . -July 1, om. . .. . . - vi2-l . -. 1 a 4 PLASTERINU-The' nndersi-tM-"inS . enUred into e-partnership in Hering Uusic-;in, theiBoroBghT)t'-rwvilMv an ..... k. Tiiihiit that thr are ready to do ay werk in their lino- on U snorcesi nouceua reasonable terms,' at rcspectntlTy solicit i of patronage MSEPlt WHITE, iuly8-4uK A l K- MeCULLOUG werk in their lino- on U snorcesi noueeanoi nesv 1 , I K MfCl 1.11 I'Klt.-?-' provisions of the' Constituttoik and ttere as lo; vi i i'. ' ' ..- . ' - l IJOl'SK ASUJ.OT FORSALWibo4it, I 11- -residence of J. M. Ifonta. ia AnsOnftilc I .Miy b8 bought cheap by imnwiiato application ? ""i - Idecio-lt-l J. rv J r.pi'- AMBROTYPES-p.iCPCRVIANCE.' PnK - feasor of Photographio CactnlMry. Gallery at his residence on 2d Street, one door Courts C Merrell A Carter's Tin-Ware establshjimtla-' field , Pa. : tTsTDaya ' of oporatiot Fri dT ;and, Saturday of each week ' " juhclS'f' 1 ' ii iiii ' i -i ' !l. . . ! t TTOl'S K-A ?i !LOTFOK -SX I.E. Tho XX, botie occupied by J. H. Lor rimer. st ate on the road from Cj.arfiel J to .Cnrvrensvllie, near Welch's saw-mill, "WfTf te soN t loscJ U is taitablcf o a atvrejuid dwrlH- ? for $ pi r to . L. J- CRANft. . ' - ' ' i ; v $ " ' j j -' 171 A R 31 k R i L"0 yK ,"A T Till? t. The undersigned, agent for tie salo of WILSON'S THRESlUNiS MACHINEHi-gio no tice that hoi uit&fd-fcuaupp1y. tho Fru.cr of Clearfield .county. the shrtrtost-fK-tiir.. wb TWO, THREE or FOUR DORSE M.CiU5f! "at the most reasonable prices. Tbee taeBios are? not surpaSjd by any ii the United Matm, ft w.ili' thresh in one day, if properly, alLei. IU, Uvm iJL foJOO bushels. Repairtng done to ordeV .'- -'" . Cleaafield, August 12. ISoI-ra-od. - FOR SALE. The nnder'igned offort for v?;t on resonablt-4rnaSf-hieur-:'terert ! that valuable Saw-mill prove-'. v. iniatrd oa -Lit tle Anderson's crack, ouo and a half mi!i s be'otr Jloore 3 Mill, on thfl road leauir-g iroai" rwanlt. to CittH-cnsville. ' There is ia ttiiOutiQi.W2tk tho; sat--i:ti;!v a j;ood frauio hou?, bank baru. spriu. houi-t iiul other out-builJ:tii:s n the'prcnu'f-i. Por farther partioalars apply ko Uie .sa r.-jib r. sitlin in Penn township, one mile soutli"CSat of. Pennville. Clearfield county. AuS5-'57-.".m.' " SAMrTT.'TTRIvMrRE. TVOTICI2 All pereons -indobtwl to Samuel J.1 Riss, by note, bond or.boti aocount, art se-, quoted to make immediate payment, and persen.'T with unsettled accounts will call and Settle- befur? the 10th of November, and sate costs: HuleawiiL, betaken in pavment at the highest market price ' SAMUEL BISA N B. AH businewi frow tbiadate wilt be trr- " acted in tho name of S. Bias 4 JcjkkL YfeaakCnl for past favors., they respectfully fi-li:t a.t)or.U uance of custom. Cash paid for hi lej. " " New Washington. Aug. 20. Ij7 3n ? ' J r A L U A RLE TAHM AMI SAW-TOLL l'ROPERT Y FOR SALE.Tbe snbeeribet of fers that valuable proprrty-on which he now re sides, for sale, on reasonable terms. Tho property is situate 2 miles above Clearfield on the Susquc-, hauna river, comprising 270 acres cf land, of" which 7l acres are elcared and under good fdboev' having thereon two orchards, a good fnwno two-, story dwelling house, also aucither Smaller, dwe- ling house, on excellent bank barn d0 fct y 4ft feet; also, ir Saw -and Lntlr Mill. with good water power. The balance of tho land is wood land ut which a considerable portion is well tiiuLcted. . . y Apply to J. B. McEnally. at Clearfield, or to the subsoriocr on the nreniists "-- -' - - '.' " ' . septa 3m -. ' ; PHILIP ANTES.-' .' N1 EWS FOR BAREl'OOTEtt FOLKfS.- THF. SUBSCRIBKRS WISH TO INFORM THEIR FRIENDS and the PUBLIC UENF.RAL--LY, that they have bought out Frank Short ef Ue ' "SIIOIIT SHOE SHOP,". in Shaw's Row, and mean to-continue the BOOT! and SHOE making business, as hcretofo. -'"rs-tomers wishing to be suppried -with 'Substantial work, if they will give ns a call before purchasing elsewhere, win find it to their advantage- All kinds of ready made work on bsnd. or made toor-a der on short notico. Repairing done a short ma-i tice. likewise. All work sent ont from onr estab lishment is warranted Bot to be superseded by wr jr in the country, be they Yankee or any bod v Vlso. . J. McCABE, ' - 3- " GEORGE NEWSOf.: i' . Clearfield. Pa., Augnst 2S. 1S57. ' -- - i 1 . . . ; ORPHANS' COURT SALE. Under and by virtue of an order of sale issued oat of the Orphans' Court of ClearfiJd connty. there will be exposed for sale, on 'the pretriss in Penn town-J I ship, Clearfield county, on 'lhursdav. Sopteiaber 2tUh. 1S57, at 2 o'clock p. iri.. the f..Jloain.dfe- seribed real estate, late of Wni. Clearer, deceased, vir : A certain tract or piece of land, mtnate Ja Penn township, Clearfield county. con taiwrgab seventy-five acres, bounded as follows:, on the north by land of Eliia Rusfcll, psst by land of1 -Andrew Moore, suih by land of ffn. ?. Johnson;, and west by land Of Win. F. Johnson and Andrew Moore. The farm is in good condition, has a gooJ house, barn, necessary out-houses as-.-I an ore ha r 4 thereon. Terms, one-half on eoufirmation of aalj balance in one year. - JOHN RUSSELL, J, . . . . ' . . : MILES J. S PEN CER, .. scp2 it ;'-. - - .Executors. IN THE ORPUANS'.COURT OF CLEARFIELD". COUNTY. In thc: matter of the application of IfhomaaW. Cleaver for a decree of specific pctfurmanee of contract for sale of land made 'Uetween Ifcoxai W. Cloaver and AVilliam Cleaver, deceased. ' - And now, August ISth. 1S57. the Court .fix the first day of next term, (Nov. ICth, lSa7,) for hear ing, ic. s. , , Jag. Wir.Lrr, Clk. O. C. ' To Mrs. Louisa Cleaver, idow.' John Russoll: and Miles Spender, Riecntor mui Calfb 7uj. and lsaac Kirk, guardii;ns of miner children of Wm. Cleaver, dee "d. and all oibcrs-interestd.. You will please take notice, that tho a love ap-, plication baa been made -and day axed for bear-, . ini;, and that testimony U be read on the earing; will be taken before M..A. Frank, Esq., at hU of ' fice in Clearfield Borfugh ?n Mondnv, ScUrwbr 21st, 18 Jl. between the hours of 1 oVb- aad T o'clock p. ni. : - 1, J, CRAX3, sep2 3t - - Alt, tar Apptiewt - T O T H JZ 1 K O p L E A NEW MAI? 71 Li E "WOEK3 IN - . BEI.LEUONTE, PA. .. S. A. GIBSON CO., arc now fully prepared 1 furnish the. People of Clearfield couuly, k uh. aJL kinds of Marble work, at a. uiuoh lower rate than can be bought at any other e-itablbbmenr in this part of Feuiifvlvania, nnd of a. i AR ii.PERI'.ri; STYLE OF WORKMAN.IUFr ' ' ' . . M R.WILLIA M G A II AG AN. cc c of the ii rm, may be found at the public honse'of DM. Weaver, tn Oil Town, during each Court, f tho f.urr-o;e t re ceiving orders, and will ali pas ettry fw weeks through a!l the different parts jf the eouuty. Persons Tn want of r.ik, will do wil to retafn their orders until called npou. or nd the in by mail. . , , . . . The woik will be deli rare I to any part of the county, free of freights Auarcis, . ' - ' , - i i-i.-i S-A Gifisos & cty.. - ; '. ' Eellefonta Jlsrl irork?. , May 13, lSirf-m.'. ' . Belief joU l'a" Moirell A QarterCIearfifhl. and LevLipesoe; CurwcnsviUu, autLoriicd aacnli for ihis coatv' j" will fill orders promptly ' r- ;' .- ' - - O II IS S ' EX P. EC TO R A ST' .. . . - . . '-..,. - COMTOCND STRUP OF WILD CHERRr." r - itr . 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It is a c&mbmatkm. of ejipeot-- rant remedies, simple in their .eliaraeter miLad, bv every educated phyteMtia, - It ia ea rtWffocta' produces no naueea orthtr tuts vef- aud give almost immediate reined ool4s ao fro-t on.inmg ciimaw, wrore onl death, no ftuailr quentlycnl in cnsumptrji ccre - ??b?iWii!h:0Ut thdow i theak of thVrSiK It would be ea--lU0 nl ,ouUipW cwtiticate j!".J ''occasion, r toimaulous Wft ;hut no saeh Lui'oaa d eoesary. iau.iooi aolog " jUijVreparatiwi to. the publie. .; IU Value tr failing cueceas, in aocompliohing ail promis . ed for it, cannot, bufgive it a wide circulation, and recommend it to all ttwe afBietrd with tttnOaee for which it is a remedy,- .Pare $1 'i firnts-verBfrf' ' Prepared xerwryT h - - - 1 f - ::- ' THOMAS' KOBiNS-pTugsiH.- '5 Jfarch 4, la"7.-tf - i- Clearfield, Pa.' B RICK, on hand.and for Sale ty W5t: ttLjTEC Curwcasvinej Sept. 9, 1SW: