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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.
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