U U Raftsman's 'JfonnraL 8. B. ROW, EDITOtt AND PROPRIETOR. CLEARFIELD, PA., APRIL 7, 1858. . Lecomptox is Congress. Last Thursdry, the 1st of April, the bill for the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution was disnosed of in the House of R pnrfspnt.it ives. at Washington. After the w first reading of the bill, Mr. Giddings, of O hio, objected to a second reading, and, under the rule, the question recurred, Shall tho bill be rejected f The yeas and nays were demand ed by Mr. Stephens, and the vote stood, yeas 00, nars 137. The bill was then read a second time, when Mr. Montgomery, cf Pennsylvania, offered the Crittenden substitute, and said he had no remarks to make. Mr. Quitman, (D.). Miss., moved as a substitute, a bill offered in the Senate, being the same as the Senate bill, with the clause allowing the people of Kansas to alter and amend the constitution at any time. Mr. Stephens, of Ga., refused to yield thA flnor and called the veas and nays. The yeas and nays were then called on Mr. Quit man's substitute and it was defeated yeas 72 nays 160 and then Mr. Montgomery's substi tute for the Senate bill was carried by a vote of veas 120, nays 112. The bill as amended, was then passed yeas 120, nays 112. ' The amendment of Mr. Crittenden provides that Kansas shall be immediately admitted in to the Union on an equal footing with the ori ginal States, in all respects whatever ; that the Constitution shall be submitted to a vote ot the people, and if they adopt it, the State Is to be admitted on the. proclamation of the President. If the Constitution is rejected, the inhabitants of the Territory are authoriz ed to form a new Convention and a new Con stifution, which shall be submitted to Con gress in the usual manner. The adoption of the Crittenden amendment, by the House, is a brilliant victory of the anti Lecomptonites a defeat of a pet measure of the Administration, to carry which Mr. Bu chanan brought to bear all tho power which a President can control. The Senate, by a vote of 32 to 23, refused to concur in the House amendment. Mr. Big ler made a speech against concurring, in the course of which he said he "had hoped to see the fraternal sight of two States, Minnesota aud Kansas, one Slave and the other Free, coming into the Union together ! ' Who is "Jim Lask 1" The Washington Union, and other so-called Democratic papers, can scarcely find language wherewith to de nounce the "traitor Jim Lane," of Kansas. Occasionally we hear the question asked, who is he ? We will answer. "Jim Lane" was Colonel in the Mexican war, where he greatly distinguished himself by his gallantry in sev eral battles with the Mexicans. He was pre viously Democratic Lieut. Governor of Indiana and Presidential Elector. Afterwards he was chosen a Democratic member of Congress, voted for the .Nebraska bill upon tho ground of popular sovereignty, and then went to Kan sas to cany out that popular sovereignty by making Kansas a Democratic State. The Utah Arjit, it is feared, is full of trai tors. On the 30th of January a captured Saint, and a corporal in confinement for mis demeanor, escaped from the camp. The sen tinel fired upon them without effect. Scout ing parties were sent out, but failed to find them. A Mormon had been in camp the pre vious day, and probably furnished them horses to secure their safe escape. The sentinel was placed in confinement, and an investigation entered upon. Reinforcements have left Fort Laramine for the army. Col. Johnton urges promptness in the government. A Virginia paper, in the course of a com plimentary article on Gov. Seward, describes one of that gentleman's peculiarities : The most elegant, chaste, and strong passages of Gov. Seward's speeches are spoken with his arms resting on the railing and his fingers playing with his spectacles as if he was in easy conversation with somebody. We never saw or beard of such a man in this respect. It is no trouble to him to talk intelligence, terseness, beauty, elegance, strength, as it all appears to' be in print. Cot. Scmse'r has been acquitted by the Court Martial that tried him, of the two1 char ges preferred against him by Gen. Harney. But the Secretary of War refuses his appro val of the verdict ! This refusal is simply an act of ungenerous, unmanly oppression, and will receive a merited condemnation from ev ery person "possessed of the natural instincts of manhood. Sekatos Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, who has spent the most of his life in a tailor chop, working by the side of nigger "jours," in a recent speech in the Senate said : "I do not care whether you call it slavery or servi tude, the man who hat menial offices to perform it the slave or the servant. I care not whether he is white or black. Servitude or slavery grows out of the organic structure of man. Peach Prospects The result of extensive examinations by several gentlemen who are interested in the production of this delicious fruit, in the regions near the lake in Ohio, Is an opinion that tbe buds are injured beyond remedy. This is the common report every winter, but our connections by rail and other- .wise unite ns to so vast an extent of country hat we can scarcely be disapointed in a fair f apply of poaches. Lujaio Ccmr ' A TEIP DOWK THE SUSQTJXHAHJTA. Everybody, we presume, is aware that Clear field is ono of the greatest lumbering counties in the State, and that a large proportion of our population depends mainly upon that busi ness. The entire community, consequently, teels a deep interest in the prosperity of the i business, and, men of all classes are seen "go ing down the river" in the spring. The spring freshet usually conies in the latter part of March or in the beginning of April. On Saturday the 20th March, we, the editor, left this place on a raft, in company with as good and jovial a crew as ever pushed an oar i The raft was provided with a "shanty," which answers the double purpose of kitchen and bed-room, and is an arrangement which we re- gard as essential to a pleasant trip, as it en- I ables a cre.v to have their mealsregular and to stop where they please. On Saturday af- ternoon we passed through Irwin's schutc, the I left guard wall of which was torn out by the ice, and which made it, as Tom K. would say, 1 "rayver ruff sleddin'," though our raft fortu- nately sustained but very little damage. Mr. Irwin is now busy repairing the schute. We proceeded that evening as far as Plum Island, where we "tied up" for the night. The after noon of the next day was very stormy and we had a good bit of hard pulling to keep in the course. Still wo managed to reach Moore's landing about sunset. Alter we had disposed of our supper, in com pany with one of our crew, we paid a visit to "Mother Moore," who is a somewhat famous character. Her appearance is certainly calcu lated to make a lasting impression on a stran ger's mind. She is a large, muscular woman, weighing, we were told, over 200 pounds, and is rather abrupt in her address. It is said she can land a raft equal to any man, land asks no odds in handling a rope to "snub." Be this as it may, we have no doubt that many a hun gry and weary riverman has thanked his stars that he had been able to procure shelter and food in her house, and there is no telling how warm a heart beats within that herculean frame, what kindly emotions towards "mankind in general actuate her, or how much of a ben efactress she has proved to be to tho raftsmen. "Long may she wave." On Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock, wo reached Lock Haven, and remained there till nest morning. The number of rafts which had reached this place was comparatively small. Business was dull no buyers no mo ney and no hopes of either coming soon. A lew rafts, we understand, changed hands after wards. In the course of the evening, we called upon Dunham of the Watchman. Dave is in the f nil enjoyment of good health and fine spirits, as bis corporation and actions clearly indicate. He is death on Locofocos and well, it matters not what. Tuesday morning we left Lock. Haven. The day was calm and pleasant, as was also the next. Tues day night we staid in Muncy Dam, and the next we passed 5 miles below Selinsgrove. The scenery along the West Branch of tho Sosquehanna is varied and attractive. In the mountain region the hills, in many places, riso almost perpendicular from the water's edge-, to the heighth of several hundred feet, and run ning along its windings, are abruptly termina ted by some short bend in the river. In oth ers, one hill after another rises in succession, until in the dim distance they fade from sight. Lower down the hills are less rugged, and the valley widens out into rich and productive fields. There is no section of onr State that presents richer or more imposing scenery to the eye of the artist. Thursday we experienced high winds, which however were rather in onr favor. About 12 or 1 o'clock we passed through the "Lazy man's Gap," and finding we were moving a Iong smoothly, all hands but two entered the shanty to eat dinner. Whilst thus engaged, the wind gradually rose and beat steadily a- gainst the raft broadside. Directly some one remarked that we did not seem to be moving forward. All rushed ont, when we found that we had been driven ashore, and that onr "cap tain" had coolly tied up, and was lying on the beach engaged in conversation with an old codger who lived close by. The wind being too high to admit of pulling out, we remained thero till nest morning, when we took a fresh start and reached Middlctown, our destination, about S o'clock in the afternoon. Every kind of business was dull there, and poor prospects of speedy improvement. After tearing down our shanty and "break ing up house-keeping," we put up at-' the Washington House, kept by Mrs. Catharine Grifiee. Mrs. G. keeps an excellent hotel. The accommodations are good and the eating excellent. There is a comfort and tidiness a bout the house that is calculated to make one feel quite at borne there. The bar-keeper, Jerry Horner, is clever and attentive, and has a smile for everybody. This house seems to be a favorite stopping place for many of our lumbermen. Ramond & Kendig, at the Kailroad, also keep a good hotel. We dropped into the Davphin Journal ofBce, and found the editor, Mr. Stofer, a pleasant and allable gentleman. After remaining in Middletown a fewdays, we proceeded to Marietta. "Wc judge that of perhaps 200 rafts that passed Lock Haven, less than half that number reached Marietta. A- bout GO. we understand. ar tip! nn in hamrt- bin nam tha rest ar ,ait.rMi i W4W " ou"" " .., tuc alCr Having fallen so rapidly as to render running unsafe. Thrt market is verv dull in fact. tw h,,n no market at all. and nothing will hJ . a done until after the 15th of April, when the hank rpsnme snecie Davments There is a large quantity of lumber wanted, but the banks o refusing to discount, the eastern dealers are , , unable as vet to procure funds, ana conse- nm-ntiT wnn't hnv. A four rafts, we believe. were disnosed of. but nnon what terms we can- - - not state at all events; the number was , so small as to amount to little or nothing. Very little will be done in tho wav of selling for at least a month, erci If another freshet should come sooner and the entire stock of lumber be run to market. After the 1st May, we are dis posed to think, times will brighten up, and prices will be reasonably fair. During our stay in Marietta we stopped at the Donegal House, kept by Lewis Houseal. This hotel is large, commodious and well fur- j ' a u r . - . - - nished, and the fare choice. An air of com- fort pervades the house, that is really refresh- ing, and wo have no hesitation in saying that it is one of the best hotels we know of in any I country town. - f We formed the acquaintance of Baker, the editor of the Maritttian. Fred is a clever, a- greeable fellow, and as he has lately formed a matrimonial alliance, we hope there may be many more Bakers, who may neither be "for- saken, nor their seed begging bread." Oa our way home we stopped a day at Uar- risburg, .and took a peep at "the assembled wisdom of the Commonwealth." 'Such "fan- tastic tricks" as these men cut, are "a telling commentary upon the much vaunted ltitalh- gence and morality of modern times. Legis Lition is a mere figment a sham a farce and seems to be an article of barter, to be dis posed of to the highest bidder, THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Senate. Washington, April 2, 1858. The business transacted during the morning hour was of an unimportant description. The Kansas bill from the House was ta ken up. The amendment was read, whereupon Mr, Green (Mo.) said that, without further expla nation, he would submit his motion to disagree with the House. Mr. Bigler took the floor. Mr. Green (Mo.) submitted a motion, with out comment to disagree to the House amend ment to the Kansas bill. Mr. Bigler considered tho amendment as a clear violation of the Democratic principle that Congress would not interfere with the right of the people of the Territories to gov ern themselves. Under that principle, he had hoped to see the fraternal sight of two States, one Slave and the other Free, coming into the Union together. He was against the amend ment, because it sets aside what the people of Kansas have already done. The amendment provides that; if the present Constitution be voted down, the people of Kansas call a Con vention to frame a new one, on which the Pres ident rflay admit her by proclamation. She thus becomes a State without coming before Congress at all. What guarantee against a- buse is there in this 1 Who knows if tho Constitution that may be framed will bo re publican in form, or may not contain inadmis sable features 1 There were many insidious features about this measuro of the House's which pleased the public eye, but he trusted that we were near the close of the Kansas tur moil. The agitation of Slavery was spread ing like a upas, poisoning the channels of in tercourse between the great parties of the Union. He had hoped that the Slavery feud would have been set at rest by Kansas coming into the Union under the Senato bill. Mr. Dquglas (111.) had hoped, with the Sen ator from Pennsylvania, that the question would have been settled in accordance with those Democratic principles which had been the rule of his (Douglas's) life. He thought that if the amendments were concurred in by the Senate, it would be tho triumph of those principles and bring peace and quiet. The Senators on the other side urge as a reason for the admission of Kansas, that it will bring peace. Why not then admit her ? We can do it in an hour by assenting to this amend ment. Concur with the House, and the action lsnnai, ana Kansas is in the union, witn a right to make a Constitution to suit herself. Let men of all parties and sections then unite in settling the contention After replying to Mr.-Bigler's opinion that this was a violation of Democratic principles, Mr. Douglas referred to tho President's Mes- saSe, anuumg to ransaa aim. xeuraih.a, ana asked if the President had abandoned the Democratic party. The object of the refer ence of the Constitution to the people is simp ly to ascertain if it is an cmbodient of their will, if it is their act and deed ; and it is the duty of Congress to see that it is the embodi ment of their will before making it their fun damental law. The Senator from Pennsylva nia had cited the case of Florida. Florida was no precedent, and proves nothing except to engraft on tho action of Government the principle that there is no need of a Constitu tion to be the will of the people. Such reas oning strikes, at the root of all free Govern ments strikes the propsfrom all partics.Dem- ocratic, American and Republican. The House had amended the bill in such wise that it now accomplishes two great points one, that it settles this Kansas excitement ; another, that it recognizes the right of the people of Kansas to frame their own institutions. ' "Why, then, not all unite and vote Jbr the amended bill, and thus settle the Kansas question 1 Vote I for it, and the right of the people is recog- nized ; vote for" it, and State rights and sov- ercignty are preserved ; vote for it, and there I is peace m the country. Mr. Pugh (Ohio) Explained the reasons I which would influence him to vote against the House amendment. No other Senator offering remarks, Mr. Green's motion was adopted by Teas 32, Nays 23. Nays Messrs.Broderick.Cameron.Chand- I l ri i. 1 , . . , i lot- fltirlr CnllitmAl-- f!rtttfnt1f'n hirnn T) rtn- little, Douglas, l essenden, foot, foster, llale, Ilamlin, Harlan, king, Seward, Simmons, Stuart, Trumbull, ade, H Hsons Absent-Messrs. Bates, Davis, Durkee, Hen- aerson, ueid, oumner, xoomos. The Senate was crowded, but not much ex I citement manifested. After several calls for Jhc yeas and nays, made to prevent Mr. pong- I In frnm falrinr iir h finna(, ,;il thn .mm V ... uf . .vxtulIDVll, ll t L , UV Senato adjourned till Monday The Onion is a superior di3infective Two or thr.ee good-sized ones, cut in halves, and placed on the floor, absorb tha noxious ef- fli & which are generally in the sick- room, in an incredibly short space of time. They should be changed every few (say six) hours." - FEfflfSYLVAiriA ITEMS. PREPARED FOR THE "RAFTSMAS'S JOCRKAL." Berks Cocstt. On Sunday 28th ult., two shirts were discovered near the scene of the murder of Miss Adajine Bavor, in the woods, at Mohrsville. which may open a clue for the detection of the murderer. The articles con- ist of a white linen scirt, stained with blood, the sleeves and bosom, and also an under- . . . worn bv Dersoil. cnlr,ioyed on the rail-road.' These pieces had been stutled- into a hollow tree, through a hole near the ground, iney were louna i?y Doys, wno were passing iiirouga me nine wuuus in which the deed was committed. "Murder wm out wju Tet be verified in its application to this awful and mysterious homicide, ana these articles may yet be made to play an ini- Thnrsd 25th inst., a barn on property of jaCob Shild, in Alsaco township, two miles North-east of Reading, was set on fire by an incendiary and totally destroyed. A. horse fell a victim to the flames. The barn contain ed a lot of bay and straw, and a nnmbcr of cows. The cows were saved by great 'exer tions on the part of Mr. Shild. No insurance. . . The bedy of an unknown white man was seen floating in the water, below the Popular Neck Bridge, two miles below Reading. He had on a' black summer cloth frock coat, check shirt, two pair of overalls, one blue the othef striped, coarse pair of boots, his hair was of a dark color, and in person stoutly built. Noth ing was found that would lead to his identity. . A young girl in the employ of Mr. Al bert Miller gardener, of Reading, was so shock ingly injured by the exploding of a fund lamp, which burned her person so dreadfully, that sho survived but a short time after the occur rence. This is another warning to persons using this deadly material. Jefferson County. A short time since, at the steam saw mill on Mahoning creek, a man named Alexander Duff was badly injured by a large metal wheel falling oa htm, dislocatin the ankle bone, lractunng the bones, and oth erwise injuring him ffli S. Bishop, of Brookville, was killed on the 2-Jd ult., on a raft, at Bethlehem dam. The raft ran against a pier, and threw a stick back, which struck Mr. Bishop, causing death in a few minutes. The smoko house ol Mr. Johns , of Brookville, was consumed a short time since A large quantity of bacon was also burned . . . . Some muslin, in Mr. llarshbargers house took fire, during the absence of the family sev eral days since, which was consumed and some of the carpet burnt off the floor The house of Mr. Reed, in Bootjack, Warsaw tp was consumed by fire, a week ago, together with the contents. Blair 'County. The barn of John Wysong, of Union tp., was consumed by fire, ten days since, with the contents, consisting ot hay, straw, windmill, horse gears, ice. .... On the 20th ult., some petty thief or thieves, broke into the smoke-house or 'bquire Uorley in Hollidaysburg, and stole therefrom four hnnyi and two sides all the bacon the old gentle man had A lot of chickens were stolen from Mr. Hill, near Hollidaysburg, and on the same night another lot of chickens were stolon from'widow Ross, at the Gate near Hollidays burg, on the same night A son of John Harnish, of the Loop, accidentally slipped and fell from the hay mow, head foremost, on the barn floor, a distance of 15 feet producing a severe contusion of the brain The Wil liamsburg Furnace has stopped operations, and will not likely resume again until after harvest. Cextee County. Last week a horse, be longing to Mr. Edward Brown, fell into an open tan rat, on the property purchased by Jhe Allegheny rail road company of the Hays estate, and was Killed. I tie horse was a valu able one, and Mr. Brown intends institu ting legal proceedings to recover its value from the Company Just as we are going to press, says the Bellefonte Watchman, we learn that the allotments of the different sec tions on the Allegheny and Bald Eagle Rail road, were as follows : The whole of the East ern division, 10 sections, to Wm; Fcaron and Daniel Welch. The. first two sections of the Western division, to Jno. M'Dermot and Chas. M'Cafferty the remainder of the Western di vision, o sections, to Geo. Graham, Jas. Gilli- land and P. O Laughlin Mifflin County. Some two weeks since, a colored man was discovered dead in room So. 2 of the Odd Fellows' Hall, in Mifilin. Tho room was occupied as a barber shop. He had taken a quantity ot opium, which is suimosed to have caused his death The body of a new born infant was found near Jack's creek, on the 21th ult. It is said to be the child of a girl namedPretty leaf, who is not right of mind. Washington County. A largo Bald Eagle was shot, near the borough of Washington, a suort t5mc sinc- It measured 7 feet from tip T'r' CaUnlburg? bT-naS" Kaynard was caught, owing to a gap in the lines The house and contents of Capt. Pallock, of 1 hompsonville, was consumed,by fire a few days since. Lycoming County. Some two weeks since four men escaped from the jail inWilliamsport, by digging through the jail wall info the yard and then scaling the yard wall. They left a note addressed to the bhenff ; thanking him for his kindness, and expressing a hone that the step they had taken would cause him no inconvenience. Cool that, we should say. ISOETUIJIBERLAND COCNTY. On the 24tll ult., a little girl aged 18 mouths, daughter of .ur. n imam Haas, ol fcunbury, while left a lone in a room lor a short time, got to plaving witn tne nre in tne stove and ignited its clothes. She was so severely burned that she died in a short time afterwards Don't Like It. Some of tho Democratic papers do not relish the expression which Mr tassiuay maae in ine otaie convention, as authorized by Judge Porter, viz : "That he would stand upon any platform which tbe Con vention would choose- to place him upon." Witness the following which we clip from two of our exchanges : Mr. Cassiday, of Philadelphia, a delegate in the convention, and the close personal and pol itical mend or the Judge, proclaimed in that body, before resolutions had been adopted or the nominations made, that Judge W . A. Por ter would stand upon any platform the conven tion should see proper to avow. West Chester Jcjfcrsonian And in doing so Mr. Cassiday made an ass of himself, and attempted to make Wm. A Porter appear utterly unprincipled. We feel I n4l4inA that f - X-. r , siday or any body else to use the above un ptincipled language. If we thought , he did the name of Porter should not remain at ti. Uead of our columns an hourCarlisle Vol- unteer. ' A Difference with x Distinction. The Union affirms that the i "tot I fnaltv IS not SO DIDCD nOW ft touch stone of party 1 J ' man thinks as how he acts !" Precisely ! A Democrat is at lib erty to remain in the party, and abuse Lecomn I ton as soundly as he pleases, if, when the day of action arrives, he does not waver in support I OI ino men wno nave given tneir influence and votes to tho success of that fraud. He ma7 condemn what he thiuks is wrong but he 1 must sustain tnose who perpetrate it. Char 1 mtng political ethics, isnt it r Fr.onir4 TvniANS. We learn from the ef- I ficient and energetic agent ot tne oreeit inai- ans, Colonel William H. tiarretl, wno passed through our city on Saturday last, that Billy Bowlegs and his warriors, abont fifty or sixty in number, have all agreed to remove, and that Sam Jones and his party, only some forty in nninber being the remainder or tne tnoe, in aJI probability consent to emigrate also. This will nnt a terminus to tho "Florida War" not quite as important,- but almost as long as the Peloponesian of olden times. l ne nrice agreed noon is some $1000 to the chiefs, $500 to the warriors. each, and $150 for the squaws less than the amount offered for their capture by the Government. This method is much more humane and far more expeditious than urging a petty war upon a handful of savages at double the expense and of intermi nable duration. For a year or more, tho Government had leen offered S500 for the capture of each warrior, and $220 for each squaw, and up to the present time nut one naa been taken. Tho negotiation for the emigra tion was conducted by Col. Garrett in person, and exeat credit is due him for the ability and judgment displayed in this delicato business. Montgomery (.2a.) paper. A recent debate in the British House of Commons contains some interesting informa tion in relation to the production of tea in the British Indian Province of Assam. The tea plants were procured from China, several ex peditons having been sent thither, under the charge of Mr. Footman, for that purpose. The colonists who choose to engago in this cultivation have all their land free from rent for three years. At the end of the three years this freedom from rent still continues as to a fourth part of the land, the. other three-fourths paying a rent of about five centj an acre, rais ed the next year to about fifty cents an acre, beyond which it cannot be increased. This rent is paid to the Government, being in sub stance a land tax. The quantity of tea pro duced in Assam in 1854-55 was about 530.000 pounds. It rose in 1855-56 to about 635,000 ponnds, and was estimated for tho next year at 700,000 pounds. It was stated that this Assam tea bears the highest price of any tea impor ted into England. It is not, however, used by itself; but, being of an extremely high flavor, is employed to give strength and flavor to weaker teas. A short time ago, says an exchange, an old man named S. died in Crawford county, Ohio, leaving a wife and children. By his will his estate was divided equally between "the chil dren. The division displeased the eldest son, who refused to take his share of the estate, asserting that he was not the son of the deceas ed S. nor of the window. He claims that at the age of seven he was adopted by the de ceased in Pennsvlvami, and has uvea witn him "ever since. The widow protested that he is her son, and several other women in the neighborhood, who came from the same place in Pennsylvania, testily to being present on the occasion of his birth. At first the heirs were willing to believe him, as it would lessen the number of heirs. The yonng man one dav presented a bill of services from the age of thirteen, the amount of which would swal low up the whole estate, lhcy then were nerfcetlv willintr to acknowledge him as a brother. A suit on the claim nas ueen com " . . . . menccd. Robert J. Griffin who was arrested at Paris, Ky-, a few davs ago, and confined in the Bourbon county jail, to await trial on charge of having been engaged in setting fire to barns in that vicinity, was taken out of tail at s o - clock Monday morning bv a mob and hung by the neck until he was dead. One end of the rope with which the unhappy man was mur dered was fastened to 'a cross-tic m the lofty trestle work of the railroad bridge, wine crosses the creeK on the northeast siae oi Paris, and he was dropped through. The bodv hung there until alter daylight before i was cut down, and the ghastly spectacle was wit nessed by many unused to scenes of horror The mother and brother of the deceased, who are quite respectable people, reside inPfris When Teh, the Viceroy of Canton, was ta ken prisoner by the allies, they overhauled private papers, and found among them to thei surprise the original ratifications of the trea ties with r ranee, America and .Lngland. "Had they never been sint to Pekin, then V "O, no, certainly r.ot. Why should the Em peror be troubled with such trivial docu meets about a matter so extremely insignifi cant?" This fully illustrates the Mandarin policy of tho Chinese hmpire. Too Goon to ee Lost. A gentleman from Buffalo says he has ceased to hate the dough faces in Congress who support Lecompton, and only pities them. To their supporters at home, who are under no obligation thus to de grade themselves, and have nothing to gain by it, he applies the exclamation of Dumas when he caught another man kissing. bis ugly wife: "Good heavens! and without bein obliged to." The Reading Out Process. At a meeting of a number of persons, said to be Democrats in Milwaukee, last week, Hon. James Buchan an, 1'residentot the United suites, was unani mouslv read out of the Democratic partv.' The A". O. Bulletin is glad that by any means the Democrats are being made to learn to read, New Advertisements. A NEW Two Ilorso Waggon, for sale at the cor Xsl. ner, Curwensville, by ' WM. 1RVIN TWENTY BUSHELS OF CLOVER SEED sale a the "Corner Store" of for Curwcnsville. April 6th, 1S58. WM. IRVIX JOSEPH PETE US, JUSTICE OF THE J I'EACE. CL K ENSVILLE. Clearfield Conn ty.Pa., One Door b.ast of Mouttliusi? Ten-Eiici tlore. All business entrusted to him will be promptly attended to. and all instruments of writ- mg done on short notice. April 7. 1856. 1 J)LiA! 1 1.llIiM. The subscriber bavin? lo A cated himself in the Borough of Clearfield would inform the public that he is prepared to d work in the above line, from plain to ornamental of any description, in a workmanlike style. Also whitewashing and repairing done in a neat man ner, and on reasonable terms. April 7, ISaS. EDWIX COCPER. COURT PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the Honorablo JAMES BURXSIDE. Fsnnir. President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the twenty-hltu Judicial District, composed of the COUUUOS oi viearucia. centre and Clinton and the Honorable William L. Moore and Bcni amin linn. sail, Associate Judges of Clearfield county, have men- precept, 10 me airectea, tor the hold ing of a Court of Common Pleas, Orphan's Court f . C t o : r. . - . - vTicr sessions. v.oun ot vyer & J ermi ner. auu oun oi uenerar Jail Dehverv. at Clear field, in and for Clearfield Co., on the third AToi (lav, the 16th day of MAY next. KOTICE IS, therefore, herebv sriven. in ihn Hnt. oner. Justices of the Peace, and Constables, in and for said county of Clearfield, to appear in their own pn.per persons witn their ltolls, Kecords, Inquisi tions, Examinations, and other Rcmpmhram- tn do those things which to their offices, and in their behalf, pertain to be done, and Xurors and Witnes ses are requested to he then ana thore attending. and not to denart with nut leave, at their noril GIVEN under my band at Clearfield, this 7th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand cigoi nunared and fifty-eight, and the eighty first-year of American Independence. JOSIAH K. REEP. Sheriff. New Advertisements. "JVOTICE. All persons knowing themtelrei fa il 4pbted to thn firm of Dowler & Ake, late of New Washington, are positively forbidden to pay Jna. Dowler any monies doe said firm in any man ner whatever; but to make payment of tie tarn to Samuel Sebring, Esq., to be applied to tis d macds against the firm, by my direction. JALU1J U. aivc, oi laid Drrn. New Washington, March 31. 1853. ESTATE OF GEO. SEBRIGHT. X. tioe is hereby given, that Letters of Admin istration on the estate of George Sebright, late of Decatur township, Clearfield county, Pa . ha? been granted to the subscriber. All persons hav- ng claims against tne estate are requested to mas mown the same : and persons knowing themselves indebted, are requested to make pavment with on: delay. MAHY SEBRIGHT, Decatur tp., April 7. Administratrix. TVORMAL SCHOOL. In accordance with 11 notice heretofore given, I will open and teach a Xormal School two months, in the Borough ot v orwensvillc, commencing on Tuesday, the 4ta ay ot Jlny. ieacbers who design attending it, re desired to make their preparations, to be pres ent at its commencement and to bring such teit dooks as they nave in their possession. Uur de termination is, to make the course of instruction, as practical, and well adapted to prepare Teacher for the duties of the school room as possible. It. L. STILU April 7. 1853 Co. Superintendent LONG LIGIIT ON A SHORT SUB JECT. FKAXK SHORT announces to bis friends that he has removed some of bis stock from the 'Short Shoe Shoe,' on Ebort notice, a short distance from his old stand, to the shop formerly occupied as a Watch and Jewclrr store by R. K. VTelch, dee'd, nearly opposite to lleed & 'Veaver'a Store, where he will be found at all times ready to accommodate his old customers, and as many new ones as mav faor him with a call, and do tbeir work on as short notice a it cm be done else where, and as short accounts make 1 jng friends. will sell cheap for CASH. Home-made work constantly on h.iiid,and warranted not to rip. rare!. or cut in the eye. And as this is Tne time for set tling up, said Short wants all persons indebted to him to come forward and settle up tbeir accounts, and pay the cash or give their notes, and theT will save costs. FRANK SHORT. Clparfield, April 7tn, 180S.-3in. X. B. The person that fund oneVfine boot. No 6, on the morning after the fire, can have the mate of it by calling at the Shoe Shop of iUA.NK SllUiiT. REGISTER'S .NOTICE Notice ia here by given, that the following accounts hare been examined and passed by mc-ond remain filed, of record in this office for the inspection of hcira, legatees, creditors, and all others in any other i interested, and will be presented to the next Or phans' Court of Clearfield County, to be hell at the Court House, in the Uorougu of Clearfield, commencing on tbe third Jionday of MAY, lbo?. lor confirmation ana allowance: Ihc account of John L. Cuttle. Administrator of the Estate of James Bid Jlc Gordon, late of the liorough of Clearfield, deceased. lbc rinal Adminst ration account of John Me- Goey and Mary JleGoey, Adm'r. and Adm'rx. of the i-ftate of fciinon Lynch, late of Lawrence tp., Clearfield county, deceased. I he I inal Administration account of Maty Felt- well, (formerly .Mary Kosc.) Administratrix of Ed ward Rose, deceased. Tbe Administration, account of Joseph Nicho!- son, Administrator ol the .atate .of Samuel S. irholson, deceaced. The account of J. W.Wrigbtand Jesse Williams. Executors of the last Will and Testament of Jacob Leonard, late of Reccaria towchip. Clearfield county, deceased. ihe partial account of David Dressier and E. Iizabcth Dressier Adm'r. and Adm'rx. of the Es tate of John Dressier, late of Union towuhiD. Clearfield county, deceased. ihe partial account of William Fullerton. sur viving Administrator of the tstato of John Ful lerton, deceased. JAMES WR1GLEY, Clearfield, Pa.. April 7, l&iS. Register. GIFTS! GIFTS! GIFTS! GIFTS 1 GifU!! Gifts!! Gifts!! Gifts!! Gzfls!! Gifts!! Gifts!! Gifts.'! Gifts!! Gifts '! Gifts!! Gifts!! Gifts!.' Gifts !! jrtjis:: Krijts:: irijt:: Lrits:: THE BEST FAMILY PAPER PUBLISHED. AXD TIIE REST LIST OF GIFTS EVER OFFERED. 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The person who can raise a list of 300, within at period of three months, will receive a superior Piano, worth Three Hundred dollars For lists of Fifty, with the full price, a beauti ful Gold watch, worth $10, will bo paid The names should be sent each week until the proposed number ts completed, in order that the presents and paper may. be promptly mailed. Address Jlc DONA Li) 4 CO , ... , . 40 Ann St., New York. V e are making arrangements to supply oar La- JoaiVS P?ttern8 Eutbroiier Crochet woik Ao., and a bca-tiful Engraving to aix er PIRESIT BUTTER AD CHEESE, for .! -- by - (mar-h? -TH03. OMS6.
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