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CLEARFIELD, PA., NOV. 25, 1857.
A WOBJ) ABOUT THE TIMES. .
For a couple mouths past, everybody has
lu..n r.n.r,lainin4r of "hard times." and there
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lias been ample grounds ior 11. Aimubi me tjhere is a consistent disregard of the peo
general gloom which is yet pervading all clas- pe manifested, a cool resort to trick, and an
aea of community more or less, it is gratifying
to see some signs of improvement in various
quarters. Large sums ot specie bavc within
a few weeks been received from Europe and
California, and more is coming. It is con
tended that, for all practical purposes, there is
an abundance of money in the country ; cer
tain is it, at all events, that those who have
been hoarding, are beginning to look around
for soma safe opportunity to invest it. The
New York city banks last week held nearly
$17,000,000 in specie, which is a much larger
urn than they have had for many months ;
tocks are rapidly advancing ; several large
manufacturing establishments that had sus
pended are about renewing operations; and
the West is beginning to pour her immense
srain crop into the eastern cities. The re
ceipts of wheat at Buffolo alone, for the eight
days ending Nov. 14, were 1,500,000 bushels.
The receipts at Chicago averaged 100,000 bush
els a day, w hich is being shipped to the east
as fast as possible. This is the most favorable
circumstance that we see mentioned. There
is one thing, however, to be feared, and that is
a too rapid advance in stocks. An excessive
Inflation of stocks cannot fail to be followed
by evil results, and it is, therefore, to be hoped
that speculation in them will cease. Still,
take them all in all, the signs aro cheering,
and we hope soon to see the industrial in
terests of the country restored to a healthy
xand prosperous condition. In the meantime
let all practice as much forbearance as possi
ble, assist each other wherever they can, and
be charitable to the poor and necdy
New Vobk Crrr is a perfect Sodom of a
place. Murder and crime of the most horri
ble and brutal character prevail to a frightful
extent. On the night of the 17th, a man
named Vincent, the keeper of a drinking sa
loon, was killed by three foreigners, in an at
tempt to rob him. On the I9tb, two Spanish
or Italian sailors entered a dance house on
.Fatcr street, and drawing dirks, killed in
stantly one man, mortally wounded another,
named Kichard Barrett, from New Jersey, and
a Scotch girl named Susan Derupsey, assault
ed the keeper ot the house, and slightly wound
ed another man. A man in the Bowery was
btabbed by ruffians whilst defending Lis own
house. In the upper part of the city, four or
five ruffians drugged a young girl named Hosa
Martin, dragged her into a lumber yard, vio
lated her person, beat her insensible and left
her for dead. A woman was stabbed by a bur
glar, and another robbed on the street, in
broad daylight, of her reticule, containing a
?50 cheok, and some other valuables.
' The Times axd the Printers. The pre
vailing hard times are effecting the printers
very seriously. During the past week we see
mention made ol five or six newspaper sus
pensions in different parts of the State, and
others arc expecting lo do so. Tho cause of
this is very apparent. Quite a number of ma
nufactories have stopped, which has produced
a scarcity of paper. Not only has the price
advanced, but the dcalersand manufacturers
require the cash with the orders. On the oth
er hand, the printers arc receiving but little
from delinquent subscribers, and the result is
they are out of money, and cannot therefore
get any paper. So stop they must. The pub
lisher who will stand it through these hard
time, must bs possessed of more than an or
dinary "back-bone," and it should bo placed
in s. museum as a vertebral curiosity.
Tuk Apmixistbatio asp the Walkers.
The course of the Administration in condemn
ing Gov- Walker, of Kansas, for throwing oat
the fraudulent Pro-Slavery vote, whije it con
nives at the tscaps of CUibuster Walker, who
it about to renew his piratical attempt to con
quer and introduce Slavery into Nicaragua,
shows a degree of consistency worthy of ..11
praise. The two acts ot mal-administration,
overt and covert, serve to illustrate the poten
cy of the Federal Government, under the rule
of the Black Democracy, for evil, and its im
potency for good. It is an all powerful des
potism in frustrating the cause of Freedom in
the Territories a rope of sand, when the slave
Oligarchy sends forth its lawless bands for
conquest.
Teb Next Conckess. The elections for
members of the House of Representatives are
now over, and the result is the choice of 128
democrats, 02 Republicans, and 14 Americans,
As the House consists of 231 members, 118
constitute a majority. The democrats have a
clear mojority of 22 over both the the other
parties, which will be increased to twenty-five
at an early period of the session by the ad
mission of three democratic members trom
the new State of Minnesota.
Wisconsin. The official and unofficial re
turns from all the counties in Wisconsin elect
Randall. the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, by 45 majority accotding to the Milwau
kle A"ir, the democratic organ,' and by 219
according to the Republican count. ' The Re
publican also elect most of the State ticket,
sd hive both branches of the legislature.
PL A IU TALK.
GcU Forney, in his new Democratic paper,
The Frets, is down "like a thousand ot brick"
on the Kansas Constitutional Convention. We
commend the following article from a recent
number of bis paper to those who have hereto
fore so vociferously denounced the Republi
cans as"FreedoruShrrekers." :'. Wonder wheth
er they will denounce Forney as a "shrieker"
also. "We shall see what we shall see.
m. ,
"The Last Xuws from Kass
as. tne arm
of all the news from Kansas, by mail and tele-
graph, shows conclusively that the so-called
pro-slavery Constitutional Convention, like
otner oo.ues 01 wuom we uavc icuu, auv.uw.
formidable instance of the adage that "whom
r- ,- r5Sn ...Mor.t.,l . to that I
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engaged in it had entered into a contract to
mortgage the new state to their own mama-
ual interests for a century to come
utter shamelessness, which altogether make up
a satire upon representative bodies such as we
have never before had the luxury to enjoy
The leadiug spirit in this Constitutional Con
vention seems to bo a person called "Oenerai
Calhoun." who. we regret to say, was appoint
ed from the free State of Illinois, by General
Pierce, as Surveyor-General of Kansas and
Nebraska, and who in all his actions indicates
a desire to imitate rather the character of a
member of the French Senate employed to
carry cut the designs of Louis Napoleon, than
the representative or an honest American con-
stituencv. We give in another column some
of the doings of this Convention ; and have
only to say, that if the Constitution fabricated
by thi3 body is sent to Congress, we trust that
short work will be made of it. It deserves
nothing but contempt. If it has a single merit,
it is its consistency with the fraud and wrong
which it is intended to perpetuate, and from
which in great nart it has grown. The idea of
a set of men chosen as delegates to this Con-
venlion, attempting to bind posterity to their
work, and daring to nullify in advance the will
of the majority, is so monstrous that wc won
der the outrage did not excite the whole peo
ple to civil war. The usurpation becomes the
more amazing when we reflect that these very
men who are trving to fix upon the Territory
the rule of a minority were vociferous in de
nouncing the Topeka Constitution, which set
out with asserting a similar principle, and was
repudiated bv Congress and the country,
"In speaking of doings like these, we feel
that it is idle to mince phrases, and we sincere
ly hope that if the Constitution of Kansas is
anything like the instrument it promises to be,
from the intelligence we lay before onr read
ers this morniDg, it will, when presented to
the Congress of the United States, be thrown
out of both branches by a unanimous vote
At any rate, we trust that the -Senators and
Representatives from Pennsylvania will boldly
and at once put their feet upon il, and spurn
it as it deserves to be spumed
Special Methodist Protestast Cosfer-
rxcE. A special convention of delegates from
the various Annual Conferences of the Metho
dist ProtestantChurch, North and West, met at
Cincinnati last week, when the following pre
amble and resolutions, reported by a commit
tee, w here adopted, viz :
Whereas, We have received satisfactory
information that an entire freedom' of disens
sion on the subject of slavery cannot be njov
ed in Lynchburg, and
Whereas, we do not feel under obligations
to meet our Southern brethren upon other
ground tbm terms of equality, therefore,
Rtsolvtd, lhat it is inexpedient, as well as
unnecessary, for the representatives ot the
North and West to attend the General Con
ference to be held at Lvnchburg, with a view
to secure a redress of the erievancos which
we suffi-r.
A memorial was also drawn un. addressed to
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" vv,tlv,Cl mui, a,mu; lI,cr
things, says, "It is our earnest desire to per
petuate a union with the General Association,
but we must, in Christian frankness, state that
insuperable impediments prevent the contin
uance of that union:-that the traffic with
slaves, and the voluntary holding ot slaves,
conflict with the rights of humanity ; and we
regard it as our bounden dutv, as ministers
and members of the church, to oppose the
said practice, and have determined that the
word "white" shall be struck from our con
stitution. The memorial was adopted.
TnE ew Iork Election'. From the tone
of the leading Republican journals of that
State, before the election, we felt satisfied that
they cared little about carrying New York this !
fall, as by leaving it go against them they
would throw the responsibility of the required
bank and tax legislation upon the Democracy,
who have always made capital out of their po
sition on those questions. The following par
agraph froni a recent number of the Trilunt
shows that our conjectures were not unfounded ;
"We hear the result of our late election gen
erally spoken of as disastrous to the Republi
cans, but we do not so regard it. True, we
lose by it, or rather, we fail to gain the man
agement of the Canals, which has been a curse
to ns whenever we have had it. Had we com
pletely, unquestionably lost the Legislature
also, it would have been a piece of rare good
fortune. Let us only be fairly rid of all local
responsibility anil power, and we shall bring
distinctly into view that one great National is
sue on which the understandings and tha
hearts of the People are overwhelmingly with
us. Had we lost the Legislature and the Ca
nals last year, we should have carried the Stale
this Fall by an ample majority. As we are
now stripped for the contest of T8r.8. hPn
have a Governor and Members of Congress to
eieci, we are morauy certain to triumph."
ioxrad iiorsE, XJELLErosTE This well
tnnu'n li rfi 1 lino hann ninnll.f t t t
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,-.4o, 4H., .v,..44..j v. j.eno opnngs, who
has refitted and otherwise improved it, and it
bear the reputation of being one of the best
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'".vmuii-uu iv ""i "w'"u uremia
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nuu ujav uajipen 10 visit ieueionie, and
they don't receive the best of treatment, and
find Jerry Butts one of the cleverest fellows
alive, then those who hare recently visited the
bouse are no judges that's all.
Commissioners. Gov. Pollock has appoint-
ea James l. Uale. Lh.Slifer and Jacob C.
uontDorger, Commissioners tn ini-nsf !nt the
condition of the Bank of Pennsylvania: the
President aud a majority of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Philadelphia Bank having certi-
tied to the Executive their apprehension that
mie iU5tiuiuon is in an unsafe condition.
nitorv would disgrace a despotism, others Bal 1 Mu, y..j o
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merely riaicuions, wnue tue wnoieanair " . , , .1 V - 1 . - ' .,.
ks to us, at this distance, as if the parties appointed by the Legislature or the county
vivti: rnx-cTTTtlTTOW. .
From the XT Y. Tribune, of Nov. 19th. " I
ttt. l - i,.t t vm T unAnintnn I
WCililVU UUi Iiaiiuo liurn iji-vuiuiiuu
r,o Qth int. c-ivinir the elosinar scenes of
.w ...x e. ..o -- o - - - 1
h i,iurna rv.i.ri.T.tir.n . anrl from Lawrence to i
th 1 1 th o-irinir further interestinz advices. I
Wc have now the Constitution and Schedule
in full and their purport is given below.
origin and proper force of this infamous pro- vided Congress can be induced to accept tins I down a pair of atairs in bis bouse that arc un
cee'din': - - - Constitution. And the calculation evidently f protected by a rail, made a mis-step and was
T Th nnnctilnlinnil I .onvpntion. WlllCll I
.. ai.i,.,rnr.1. was called bv the last
j . . T ' ", lu a
lermonai iegis.aiure u,cu a3
October ot last year by a-light -vote of the
the Pro-lavcrv faction and their Missouri
allies alone the Free-State , men denying the
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vaiiuity ot iu suiuoiitjr "'-""--'V"
rjrdo'red tbatl
. IX. . '1 HO. DOgUS Aiegiiaiure lumc v"i'iii
v rr- . t 1 . l. I t.
ii,.. !-.,;.. i-niii rif the Tpr
41 4t 4: .1 . A4...1 a Anno. .a ( lh.
llie tlUIIVtiUllUU, UirCCICU 4 LCUua vi .i4.
. v ..I.' -.!.!, . i,f tV, To.
ruorj iu ire idini, niiu...,, v.
otlicers created thereby.
III. Said Census was but partially tanen,
many strong Free-State counties being utterly
llCglVClUll or Ulllllltu i "UHt wn, a.vw..,. -
so made as tD contain but few names besides
those of known Pro-Slavery men. Even the I
Mayor of Leavenworth. Henry J. Adams, one
of tho oldest and best known residents of
Kansas, was not registered, and hardly a pre
tense of registering in Xawrence, xopewa,
Osawatamie or any of the Free-State strong
holds. IV. The law contained no provision by
which those who were purposely or heedlessly
omitted in the registration could compel the
registering officers to place their names on the
list. The orie-inal purpose of forming a list
of registered voters in which a Pro-Slavery or
National Democratic" majority should be
certain, was hardlv disguised.
V. The censes and Registry, such as they
ivere. being nnisned, ana an a 1 wuruuuiutni
of Delegates made thereon which rendered a
rro-SIaverv triumph certain, tne r ree-atate
men adhered to their original resolve not to
countenance the bogus L'.-gislsture nor any of
its fruits, and took no part in the oogus xiec
tion that followed. Of course, the vote polled
was very light hardly 3,000 in .all there
being no inducement to bring over great num
bers from Missouri and the 'National Demo
crats" elected the whole sixty Delegates.
This election took place in June last, but the
Convention was not to meet till August ; and,
when it did so meet, it merely apportioned
its labors, appointed Committees, and adjourn
ed over till the third week in Uctouer
VI. Meantime, earlv in October, the regu-
larTerritorial Election recurred, and the Free
State men were induced, by the advice of their
f riends in the States and the fair promises and
professions of Gov. Walker, to waive their
Free-state organization and lane part in tins
election. To accomplish this end, uov. n
spoke from place to place, assuring the people
that they should have a fair election, 'and
that, should any attempt be made to force
a Constitution upon Kansas without submit
tinz it to a direct vote of the feople, he
would secure its rejection." '
VII. This Legislative election resulted in
a decided Free-State triumph, the actual vote
cast standing more than two Free-State to one
National Democratic." By it, Marcus J
Parrott. Free-State, has unquestionably been
chosen Delegate to Congress. But the ""Na
tional Democratic" taction attempted to up
set this result as respects the Legislature by
reiurning over fifteen hundred votes as cast
on the second day at the little precinct ol
Oxford, Johnson County, where no poll at all
was held on that day, and no votes tuen UKen.
The Judges of Election at that poll took good
care not to be sworn, and do not appear even
to have written down the names of the pre
tended voters at Oxford, but in their Missouri
homes, just across the border. The names of
those bogus voters were copied, seriatim, iron,
a Cincinnati Directory, Gov. Salmon P. Chase
being one. These fifteen hundred votes, if
counted, would have reversed the result in
the great central district composed of Dou
glas and Johnson counties (Johnson having
been tacked on to Douglas for this very pur
rose an1 thereby giving a ationa. Dem-
I OVIUtlV IUH Willi ihivvi -.
irislature. Like frauds werJ committed in
gislature
McGce, Marshall and other Counties, nut they
did not r.fl'ect the result.
VIII. Gov. Walker, having been formally
apprised of this Johnson fraud, went pcrsona
ly to Oxford, accompanied by Sec. Stanton,
found the evidence ol wholesale villainy un
mistakable, and rejected the return, thereby
insuring a Free-State majority in the new
Legislature, which is to meet on the 1st of
January next. Uc says in his official reasons
that he does this, though it turns the scale
against "our party ;" and he was very active
and officient in securing a "National Demo
cratic" triumph in Leavenworth County, by
means of Missouri votes polled at Kickapoo.
IX. Under these circumstances the consti
tutional Convention reconvened one month
since at Lccompton. John Calhoun, U.S.
Surveyor-General for Kansas, was its Presi
dent. Many members hung back, and it was
with difficulty that this body, elected by a
handfull of votes in opposition to the known
sentiment of Kansas, conld obtain and keep a
quorum. Yet that Convention proceeded to
frame a State Constitution for Kansas, and
concluded its labors on Saturday, the 7th inst.
TheConstitution so framed embodies the stron
gest kind of a Pro-Slavery article, not only
recognizing Slavery as legally existing in Kan
sas, but denying to the Legislature or People
power ever to abolish it.
X. By a ''Schedule" appended to the Con
stitution, it is provided that the Constitution
so framed shall not be voted upon by the peo
ple, who (should Congress accept it, as the
President and Cabinet have already done) have
no possible escape from or power to modily
tnis uonsmntion prior to too; nor uiercaner
iinlpsD two-thirds of tho. mpmhi'rs nf both
Houses of the Legislature shall agree to sub-
mit the call ot a Convention to the People;
nor even then unlss "a majority of all the
citizens of the State" (not merely a majority
of all who actually vote) shall ratify the call.
Practically, therefore, no change can ever be
made in this Constitution so long as any portion
of the Inhabitants desire to have it remain as
now fixed.
XI. A Constitutional Election is to bo held
on the 21st of next month, but not to deter
mine whether the people approve or disapprove
this Constitution. On that point, they are
not allowed to vote are allowed no voice
j whatever. They are allowed to vote only for
tno ''Constitution triA Slavery" or "Consti-
tution vithout Slavery," as they may see fit
But, should a majority vote for the "Consti-
I union vitnout slavery mat ae$ not abolish
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it l or expei slavery, au me staves already in
Kansas, with their offspring, are to remain
slaves forever, and both the Legislature and
the People are forbidden ever to pass any act
or make any change in the Constitution which
shall "affect the right of property in the ow
nership of slaves.'?
XII. The Legislature already elected bv
the People of Kansas is stricken dead by this
I Constitution. The power hitherto ' vestirl in
the Governor to receive and canvass the voto
of the People is taken from him and . ves-
ted in "the President 'of this Convention "
John Calhoun." He is to appoint County Com
missioners, who are to appoint judges of elec
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inn fnr on.-!, m.ll. which indtres are to annoiiit I
thexlciks so that the people have never a 4
chance from mat to last.- J onn irainonn a ay-, i -
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pointees mane meir returns to jonn vamouu, i
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no iauv;j iutuj oun uv.... ..........
chance is left for such a slip-up ' as in the
case ot the detected frauds at Oxford, &c:
MnuJ poasiu-e twoiaidj in-.... i
that' the Free-State then will refuse to
countenance this villainy iy voting unaer u.
under
so that the "Constitution wit it Slavery
will
be triumphantly earned. .
""F1" ",c w
Representatives reject tins Constitution, Kan-
saa is lorever ensiavea : v in you nui arouse
and let your wishes be known -"-
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Official dispatches from the Utah Expedi
tion, which have at length reached Washing
ton, more than confirm the wort intelligence
heretofore received from that quarter. Not
only have a number of the supply trains been
destroved not only
is ColAlexander's de
tachment in danger of being cut off; but the
country between that and the main body of I
troops is so infested with Mormons that Col.
Johnston doubts his ability to communicate
with Col. Alexander. Brigham Voung has is
sued a manifesto which means war. He or
ders the troops out of his dominions, but will
feed them till Spi ing, provided that they will
give up their arras and ammunition. The cool
impudence of the latter proposal is quite equal
to that which has characterized Gen. Walker's
proclamation from lime to time. That the ad
vance of the expedition is in imminent danger
is evident. No wonder the Administration is
anxious concerning the 'result ot a campaign
which it seems to have planned fn disregard
of the ordinary maxims of prudence.
By the explosion of a steam boiler in Taige's
foundry at Griffintown, Canada, on the 20th.
the building was blown into ruins, one man
killed and eight others injured.
The steamboat Cataract burst her boiler at
Lisbon, on the Missouri River, on the 17lh,
killing five, and scalding fifteen persons.
The State of Georgia was visited by a kill
ing frost on tho 20th inst.
Navigation north of Dubuque, in the Mis
sissippi, is closed for the season.
A private letter from a gentleman at the
South, who is believed to be well posted in're-
gard to Gen. Walker's intentions, intimates
that in case he is headed off from landing in
Nicaragua, he will next be heard from atllay-
ti. The information is not considered strictly
reliable, but there may be some ground for the
assertion,
The Hon. Esbon Elacknor, an ex-member
of Congress and a well-known citizen of West
ern New York, committed suicide on the 19th
Inst. at his residence in Newark, Wayne Coun
ty, by drowning himself in a spring or shallow
well in his cellar.
One of Uncle Sam's Speculations is lhat of
the Military Asylum 'at Harrodsburgh, Ken
tucky, which was offered for sale a few days
since, without however getting a purchaser.
This property was bought by the Government
from Dr. Graham, seven years ago, for $100,-
000, but was not probably worth over $20,000.
A public reception was given to the Hon,
Neal Dow on Thursday evening at the Fre
moat Temple in Boston. The hall was filled.
The Hon. Henry Wilson presided, and the ven
erable Robert Ranloul, father of the late Rob
ert Rantoul, jr., was among the Vice-Presi
dents.
E. T. .Nichols, charged with forging the
name of P. T. Barnum, who is his cousiu, as
acceptor of drafts to the amount of S -10,000,
was arraigned at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 17th
inst., upon one of several indictments, and by
aavicc ot counsel pleaded guutv. Sentence
was deferred.
A letter from Rapides, Louisiana, says in
that and the adjoining parishes, sugar planters
are all rolling now, and both the quantity and
the quality of the article are thus lar satisfac
tory ; but the tremendous decline in the prices
of both cotton and sugar is a sad drawback on
the schemes of expenditure which were enter
tained by the planting interest.
The Utica, N. Y., Observer says at Genesee
the. buckwheat crop is still unharvested, owing
to the scarcity of help, and that the probabil
ity is that the crop will remain unharvested.
At New Michigan the same state of things ex
ists, and this while there arc thousands in the
city of New York clamoring for "work or
bread."
The Philadelphia Evening Jonrnal prints an
extract from a letter from England received by
a gentleman of that city, which states the num
ber ot Sepoys slaughtered in the storming and
capture of Delhi at ten thousand .
The Niagara brought SlOO.OOO iu specie, the
Ariel $400,000, the Ilammonia 593,000, and
City of Washington S7o,000 all from Europe
jne English papers are evidently alarmed at
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xne. i. I unes says mat becretary btan
ton, of Kansas, has forwarded his resignation,
to take efi'ect on the Gist of December, when,
Prf.sitll!nt sunnosea. ,h St at GovPmn,..,,t
will be fairly in operation. .
. The London Times urges a suspension of
the export of specie to India, and thinks India
rich enough to be left to her own resources.
There are at the present time 7,312 persons
receiving aid in New York city from the Gov
ernors of the Alms-Uouse.
. Latest from Europe. The Atlantic arrived
at Xew York on the 22d. The capture of Dol-
hi, in India, is confirmed
The King of Del
hi surrendered himself to the English, who
spared his life. His two sons, however, were
shot. Several heavy failures have taken place
in England. Heavy banK failures have also
occurred in the Kingdom. The stringency in
the money market continues unabated. The
Atlantic brings .26.000. in specie
The Memphis, Tennessee,' Eagle, savs that
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siuucuia i ku iiuttiuuij. nan .V...CV o"-
jects are to ue naa every morning at tne ueaa
bouse'. Accomodating people In Memphis !
PENNSYLVANIA ITE2I3.
trtprzd fob thb 'RAFTSMA!rs jocbnai..5'
TF,PP,i,wrAi ,Tr. Hears ar. saia-to DC
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,mte numerous about bropkvuie, ana one or
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lwo nave oeen k.m.u lh mc -j.u
was discovered swimming across Tin lot's dam
jn Brookville, and : secured : aliv as 1 came
out i me naier. .... u ouunft n.v.,.i"'s,
precipitated lr"-m the. top-of the flight 'to the
floor beneath, the injuries received irom me
fall are so severe as to confine him to his bed.
. They have rcceutly bad considerable
"resurrection" excitement in arsaw tp., in
consequence of a report that a citizen recently
interi-ed. bad been exumed for the purpose of
dissection In Bell township, there is a
stQAm saw mill in process of erection, which
when completed, will surpass any thing of the
kind in Western x'ennsj lvama. Jt wia pea
"gang mill" with about twenty four saws in
the sash, and will have the capacity to cut
eighy thousand feet of boards every twenty
four hours. The mill is to be in operation this
Fall or early next Spring. It is situated on
the bank ol Big Mahoning creek, one half mile
east of Judge Bell's Mills, or four miles east
of Punxsntawnev A suspicious charac-
tcr was discovered tampering with the prison-
ers in the lirooKvme j;iu some trays since.
They closed the doors on him for a few hours,
and w hen released he made tracks at a rapid
rate. .... We gather these items from the
Star. m
Berks Cocxtt. On the 14th inst., the tail
oring establishment of Geo. Ueckman, of Read
ing, was entered by means of a key, and coats,
pants, vests and vest patterns, amounting to a-
bollt $200, stolen there lrom
Oa Sat-
urday, the horse of Charles Simon, of Exeter
tp., ran away with his market wagon, m Head
ing, The horse ran over a Mr. Nagle, who
was dragged a short distance,but escaped with
out injury. Next, he brought up against a
post, breaking the wagon; and llnaliy ne loll
through a grating in the pavement, into a cel
lar, from which he was rescued, by means of
ropes, having received little damage. .... The
supposed murderer of Miss Bavor, was arrest
ed on 14th insf., at Minersville, Schuylkill
county, and brought to Reading, and put in
tail, where he is awaiting a hearing The
Union Bank of Reading, will soon go into op
oration, the officers having been elected on
Monday the 16th inst
Delaware Coixtt. Three cows were sto
len from the pasture field of Isaac Ilibberd, ol
Uner-Darbv ti.. on the Gth inst. Tho thief
drove them to Chester and sold them to a deal
er, who suspected the seller had not got them
honestly, and made an excuse to not pay him
immediately. Meanwhile Mr. IJibberd came
and claimed the cows. The thief made his
escape A sheep lelongi!ig to W. Eyre,
Jr., of Chester, was slaughtered in a pasture
field, the meat carried ott. the skin and head
were left lving in the field James Dicks
of Providenee, sold eighteen acres of ground
for S4.000. or 222 an acre Sheriff Hall
of Media, i aised a cabbage which weighed 22 J
pounds, divested of all its loose leaves
Colimbia Covstv. A week or two since
Mr. James Hand, an old citizen of tho county,
cut his leg severely with a band axe, w hilst en
gaged in hewing timber Times must be
getting hard in Bloomsburg. Iho Democrat
savs a darkev who follows cutting wood, and
does chores about town, has for several days
past a label pasted on his hat, with the words,
'Terms Cash,-"' written thereon. Success to
him Samuel R. Woods, at Red Ban
I'oint tp., has sola his X urn.ice and iron-ore
land for $200,000 Levi F. Irwin, has
been appointed Postmaster at Berwick", rice
Joan J. M Henry resigued.
BEproRD Coustt. The Inquirer of the Gth
says two men were attacked one day tho pre
vious week, on Sideling. Iiill, by a large grey
eagle. Thecagloflewatthotliro.it foncof
the men, who was a short distance from the
other, but the blow was warded off. The ea
gle theu struck him through tho wrist with h
claw, when they closed and fell to the ground
in a fearful struggle. The other man had his
gun with him, but was prevented from firin
by-fear of killing nis friend.. He ran immedi
ately to his assistance and cut the throat of
the eagle. It Pleasured niao feet between the
tips of the wings
Cambria County. A drnnken Irishman was
walking along the tow-path, in Johnstown,
when the wind blew his hat oil. which rolled in
to tho canal. lie stooped to get the hat, when
he lost his balance, and plunged into the water
head foremost. He was rescued by some per
son coming to his aid. . ... I he Johnstown
Echo oT Wednesday last says "Every dnv wc
hear of the shooting and c.'.pturing of bears.
The mountains are lull of them. Five of thorn
were captured last week in pons, near the West
ern Reservoir, and from every quarter around
us we have daily reports of a "bear killed."
Mifflis County. John II., a son of John
Ruble, of Granville tp fell from the burn loft
to the floor, and was hurt so' badly that he died
in three davs, lrom the injuries received
A man named John Treastt r, of Armagh tp
has caught .in a trap at a deer lick, this Kill six
deer, two bears, and finally, on the 10th inst.
a panther. Mr. Treastcr fired three shots into
the -'varmint" before he became docile. It
measured 9 feet in length, and weighed 15-3
pounds. The panther had fallen two or three
deer from the trap, previous to his capture
Clarion County. Some thieving rascal or
rascals broke into the gunsmith shop of Mr
Nicholas Shennefelt. in Clarion borough, one
day last week, and s'ole several guns, a .pistol
N:c., worm in an perhaps sixty dollars. . . Ten
or twelve rafts of sawed lumber were startet
from the Guthrie mill at the mouth of Mill
creek, since the last rise in the Clarion. Two
or three millions of feet remain for the spring
rise. This is decidedly the best mill iu tho
county
Huntingdon County. On the 13th Inst
bout two-miles below Huntingdon, the Express
train struck a man named David arncr knock
ed him off the track, and injured him severely
The engineer blow the alarm whistle, but ar
ncr did not heed it ; the result is he had hi
teeth knocked out, his tongue split in three
places, and otherwise severely injured. II
wounds were dressed, and he is doing as wel
as could be expected
Dauphin County. An old German fiddler.
who has been travelling about the streets of
Middlotown for several mouths past, and who
it was said was livingjwith a gang of Gipsie
in tne otirsKiitsxn the town, was stabbed
three places by one of the gang, on the 14i
inst. w ho made his escape. The old man w i
probably die.
Luzerne CorxTr. A fire broke out in Pitts
town, on the 13th inst., and a bouse owned bv
Judge Reddin, and an adjoiuing office, were
consumed. .... A two horse team of Mr. Per
nn ran away coming down tho mountain, nea
the upper plane on the Lehigh road, week be
fore last, smashing the wagon and injuring the
uoraes.
Indiana County. On the 15th inst., the
body of Hugh Wallace, was found between
-Diairsvillo, and bis residence,, which is about
m''e from town. The evening previous he left
I 4 . 4L - CI . . .4- IS . - 1 - 1
"c "nuer tne influence oi u.iiior, wnicn
I IB kllltnAcnd tSh Ka Ih. v.TnM;..Al n.nM. 1 1. 1
aeatu. -iJie waa about 95 years of age. .
Westkokelahd Cocntt. Mr. Jacob Klein
.of Greensbjirg,- bad. his pocket book taken
from' his coat pocket.' - roan named Eli Star
being suspected was arrested, and upon exam
ination be confessed the crime ; but has left
for parts unknown.
Centre Coustt. On the 13th inst. a boy
nanjed Samuel Cook, in Bellefonte, bad ona
of his arms broken while engaged in wrestling
with some other boys. Both bones were br
ken'just above the wrist.
Speculation- in Western lands has about re
ceived its quietus. Those who have bought
np lands at fabulous sums are likely to sutler
for their folly. The speculating mania which
run up prices in .the West, is likely to prove a
curse to all engaged in the business. Tha
prospect' during the approaching winter, is
gloomy indeed throughout the whole of the
Western States. ' .
New Advertisements.
B
RICK, on hand and for sale by
WM. IRVIN.
Onrwenrville, November 25, 1357.
"13 Alt IKON and CHAIN PUMPS, at th Cor-
J-i ne
ner Store in Curwcnsville.
November 25, IS57.
WM. IRVIX.
PANISII SOLE LEATHER for ale, and Hide
taken at the highest prices.
Curwcnsville, Nov. 25, 1857. WM. IRYIX.
c
00KINO AND PARLOR STOVES for sale at
the 'corner store,' Curwensville. by
November 25. 1S57, WM. IRVIN.
JCFFALO ROBES, liorse Plackets, and Sleigh
J bells for sale by WM. IRVIX.
Curwensville, November 25. ISO".
"JL'LLEY BLOCKS of the best make, a superior
article for hauling timber, bv
Curwensville. Nov. 25. '57. VM. IRVIN.
CJ1LKS,
MBRIX0ES. CO-BURGS, DELAINES.
3 Tvitl
h Silk Fringes, Moire Antique, and Velvet
trimmings to match, for sale at the corner store tF
Curwcnsi ille. Nov. 25. 'a7. W M. 1K IN.
A LARGE LOT OF READY-MADE CLOTII
ING. iuclnding Shirts, lirawers, Monkoy-
Jac-ket?. Gum coats, Ac, at the 'corner store.'
Curwenaville. Nov. 25. '57 WM IRA IX.
CI100L BOOKS Sarganfs, Cobba', and San
ders Spellers: Bullion s and Ureen s Gram
mars; Uavies Aritnuietie, te., tor sale at tu cor
ner store of WM. XKAXN.
Curwensville. November 2o. 157. .
IVEW GOOIJS: -XL-W UUOUS!'.
FALL AND WINTER STOCK!.'.
The undersigned lias just returned from the cut,
and Unow opening a new assortment of seasona
ble and fashionable goo-is, at Lis old stand in
Clearfield borough, liis stock consists of a gen
em! varietv of the best and most seasonable
DRY Goo!).-?. GROCERIES. HARDWARE,
QUEF.XSV. AUE, HATS Jt CAPS, BOOTSaSnocs.
and all other nrticlos usually kept in a country
store. Among hii:b can be found the following:
CLOTHS, CASSIMEUES, SATTINETS,
TWEEDS. JEANS. FLANNELS,
GINGHAMS, MERIXOES, CASHMERES,
LUSTRES. CALICOES. MUSLINS,
and all artie'es generaly used by housekeepers.
My former .customers, and the public at lara.
are invited to call and eia-ioe tne goods ana.
judge for themselves of the quality and prices.
Country produce tattn in exenanse lor goods.
Remember the sign of the CliEAlVEST GOODS,
on Market street, is the place to call an 1 buy thesa
hard times, as you will receive a fair equivalent
for your money by doing si.
Nor2--'o7 WILLIAM X. 1K. 11.
TAILS. An as?ortmont just receive 1 at the stoie
of IX21 WM F. IKW1X.
COFFEE. Can be had low rates at the store uf
November 25. WM. F. IRWIN.
s
CJUGAR. White and Brown sugar to'be had at
November 25.
WM F. IRWIN'S
MjHTBS AXD BUCKETS. A varietv just receiv
JL ed and for snle at WM. F.'lUWIX S.
wriLLOW BASKETS A lot on hand and fur
? sale by j Nov251 WM. F. IRWIX
C1ARPETS. A number of pieces of carpet for
J , sale at the sirin of tho '-cheapest goods'' by
November 25.
WM. F. IRWIN.
HARDWARE. A large assortment just receiv
ed and opened, and now for sale by'
November 25- WM F. IRWIN.
TOBACCO AXD CIGARS. An assortment jul
opened and for sale at the store of
November 25.
WM. F. IUWIN.
"TuLASSES. Just received at the sign of the
J.ii '-cheapest roods"' and for sale bv
November 25.
WM. F IRWIX.
CLOTHING. A general assortment of ready
made clothinrr just received and opened at
November 25.
WM. F. IRWIN'S.
SLT. A large quantity of
just received and for sab
fine and coarse Salt
e at the store of
November 2j.
WM. F. IRWIX.
GROCERIES. Just received ahd now oponinj,
a general assdrtment of choice irroeerie.
which will be old at the lowest cash prices at
November 25. M. X . IK rt XN S.
SEX1 EOll IT. The most superbly illustra
ted Magazine ever published in America, ii
the December number of tho "Cosmopolitan Art
Journal,'" containing over sixty splendid engrav
ings, and giving full particulars of the benefits f
the Cosmopolitan Art Association. S2 a year; sin
gle copies 50 cents. Specimen copies will be sent
to all persons who wish to subscribe on the receipt
of five postage stamps, (15 cents.) See advertise
ment headed -Brilliant Prospectus" in this paper.
Address. C. L. DX.UU1 , Actuary C. A.A..
54S Broadwav. New York.
STRAY HOG. Came to the premises of the
subscriber, in Freuchville. Covington town
ship, about the 15th of Octjber last, a white Iloj,
about one year old ; the owner is reqnested tocoiue
forward, prove property, pay charges, and take it
away, or it will be disposed of according to law.
November 25, 1357 JOHN Cl'KLEY. J
A TTENTIO.N REGULARS Yodarebere
XJL by notified to parade on next Saturday, 2Sth
inst.. at 1 o'clock, p. m. By order of the Captain,
Nov25. GEO. W. RI1EEM. 1st S-rgent.
BRILLIANT PROSPECTUS!
FocitTii Year op the CosvoronTAx Art Association-.
The FAMors Di-sseldokf Gali.krv or
PaISTISKS ! ITIUHASBl. ATA COST OF SI 80.000 '. AS
Powers' world renowned statue of the Greek
Slave!! re-purcbascd for Six TnorsAXD dollars,
with several hundred other works of Art. in Paint
ings, Sculpture and Bronzes, comprise the Premi
ums to bo awarded to the subscribers of the Cos
mopolitan Art Associarien, who subscribe before
the 2Sth of January, 1S5S, at which time the a
wards will take place.
Terms of SurscRirnox. Every subscriber of
Three. Dollars is entitled to a copy of the large
and splendid Steel Engraving, entitled '-Manifest
Destiny," also to a copy of the Cosmopolitan Art
Journal -one year, also to a Certificate in the A
ward of Premiums, also a free admission to the
Dusseldorf and Cosmopolitan Galleries.
Thus ft is seen that every -Three Dollars' paid,
the subscriber not only receives a splendid -'Threw
Dollar F.ngraving!' but. also, the beautifully il
lustrated Two Dollar Art Journal, One year.
. Each subscriber is also presented wuh a Certifi
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uable work of Art, in Painting or Sculpture, may
be received in addition, thus giving to every sub:
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Any one of tho leading $3 Magazines is furnish
ed, instead of the Engraving and Art Journal, if
desired. No person is restricted to a single share.
Those taking five memberships, remitting 515, are
entitled to an etra Engraving, anrt six tickets. .
Full particulars of the Association are given in
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