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CLEARFIELD, IA., SEPT. 22, 1858.
- FOR. JCDCE OF SUPREME COURT,
JOHX M. HEAD, cf Philadelphia City.
: - TOR CAXAI. COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM E. FRAZER, of Tiyaio Co.
. . . FOR COXGRESS,
CHAPIN IIALL, of Warren County.
WHAT IS INVOLVED
There is more involved in the election of
Congressmen this year than may, perhaps, ap-
pear at first sight. The people or Kansas uav- 1
ing rejected the Lecompton Constitution by J
an overwhelming majority, they will present a
new Constitution to Congress, and ask to be
admitted as a State, cither the coming winter,
or at Litest the following one. Consequently,
the members who are elected this fall, will
be the ones who will vote npon the question ot
admission, and therefore it is all-important j
that they be good men and true men in whose
integrity and moral honesty their constituents I
can refy, and wjw carry ohi i nesenumenis
and wishes of those who elect them. We be-
lieve the people of thi district are opposed to
giving up Kansas to negro slave labor we be-
licvc they arc in favor of having the Territo-
ries settled with, and the soil tilled by free,
white men. Xo doubt can be entertained on
this point; and such being the caso, let them
choose a member of Congress who will not
wantonly violate his pledges, but who will be
faithful to those he represents, and be proof a-
gainst the bribes of a corrupt Administration
This is, however, not the only question of
vital inportance, upon which members elected
this year may bo called to act. It is contend
cd by the South, and the opinion has been ex
Dressed by Mr. Buchanan himself, that Slavery
exists in the Territories under the Federal
Constitution. Findingthat the peopfe of the
Territories the soveieigns-could ntH he as
readily controlled as was supposed, the South
now evidently designs to change its factics m
regard to its fixed policv of extending slavery,
fcy operating directly on the Representatives,
instead of on the People, and have Congress
pass a cod's of fatts regulating slavery in the
Territories, similar to those applying to the
District of Columbia. A number of Southern
journals are openly advocating the passage of
such a code of laws, assuming that as slavery
exts in the Territories, Congress should pass
laws regulating it. The direct tendency of
this would be to give the South control of the
Territories, and increase their influence in the
General Government, by securing their admis
sion as- Slave States. The importance, there
fore, ot having Representatives who will stand
by the North, must be apparent to every one
who will give the subject proper consideration.
THE PB.OSPECT.
The yrospeet of electing Chapin Hall, the
People's candidate fur Congress, is very good.
In every county in this District where our par
ty is in the ascendancy, he will have largely
Increased majorities. On the other hand, Gil
lis is daily losing ground. In Venango county,
three weeks ago, the Anti-Lecompton Demo
crats held a meeting and repudiated him. The
week following, a similar meeting was held in
Clarion, and resolutions passed against Gillis,
and in favor of supporting Hall. Last Wed
nesday night, we were present at a meeting
held in Brookvillc, by the Anti-Lecompton
Democrats of Jefferson county. It was large
ly attended, and the proceedings throughout
were marked with enthusiasm. Mr. Nicholson
who recently represented the Democracy ot
that eenvtty in the State Legislature, presided.
In the resolutions, they say they "cannot and
will not support James L. Gillis," and ihey
boldly declare their determination to support
Mr. Hall. These demonstrations of the Anti
Lecompton Democrats in the western counties
of the District, cannot fail to affect a material
change, and Gillis and his friends are 'alarm
ed" at the prospect of his certain defeat.
The friends of Chapin Hall feel confident
that Warren county will give him at least 1000
majority. Making a low estimate for McKcan,
Forest, Jefferson and Venango, he will have
1700 or 1800 majority in the five counties
named. On the other hand, we heard that a
distinguished friend of Gillis claims but 1400
majority for the latter in the remaining conn
ties of the district Elk, Clarion and Clear
field. If these estimates approximate near
the result, Gillis is rta used up man."
Judge Gillis had.Senator Bigler to accom
pany him on his retent electioneering pilgrim
age through the District. Having, however,
faired to make a Big strike in the other conn-
ties, they will rjaostjikely direct their efforts
to Clearfield; but we are much mistaken if
they meet with any better success here. .
Chapis TIall, our candidate for Congress,
was in town on Monday, ami formed the ac
quaintance of many of our citizens. He made
a favorable impression, and we are sorry that
he could not remain longer. Wo regard Mr.
Hall's election certain.
Withdraw!. We have received a letter
from Wm. A. Nichols, Esq., of McKean coun
ty, authorizing us to announce that he will not
b caadkUtc for Assembly at th a coming
election. . - . - .; . . I :;-..' . .:
THE STTPEEME JTJDGESHIP.
The Statu Convention of the "People's"
party have done a wise thing in nominating
John M. Read for Judge of the Supreme
Court. An unexceptionable candidate was
wanted to properly contest the canvass with
William A. Porter, and Mr. Head is fitly
chosen. A comparison of the merits of the
two men will put Mr. Read far ahead in every
particular. As a lawyer he has a ripe experi
ence, having been admitted to the bar before
Mr. Porter was born. His judgment is sound,
and his intellect brilliant. As an original
thinker, there are lew at the bar who exceed
hhu. lie has alwavs been devoted to his pro-
fession, anil lias never suffered bis experience
to grow rusty by idleness. Calm and deliber
ate in his nature, he has always verified his
opinions by study and reflection. A strong
memory, industrious habits and energy of
purpose, have rendered him formidable at the
bar, and given to his professional judgment
a value which is widely acknowledged. As a
sound and most excellent lawyer, Mr. Read
is to be relied npon as one particularly fitted
for a judicial position in which learning, care,
and a liberal judgment, arc most necessary.
Such a nominee will command respect through
out the State, not only from the personal char-
acler of the man, hut because the nomination
was honorably conferred as a reward of ability,
rn this particular Mr. Read stands before the
people free from the unfavorable influences
which accomplished the nomination of Mr.
Porter. It was not obtained by any low bar
gaining, or by the efforts of a miserable scum
of petty politicians. No pledges were given
upon his behalf to the eflect that he was wil
ling to adopt any, or all opinions, to gain the
nomination. Mr. Read is not an any-piatfoim
candidate, and docs not promise to bo all
things to all men. The nomination has been
honorably awarded to him, at no sacrifice of
principle or unworthy consession. The pco-
pe of the State may now choose between an
independent manlike Mr, Read, and a trick
ster like Mr. Porter. Jt needs the services of
some good mathematician to calculate by
how many thousand votes the latter will be
defeated. Sunday Dispatch.
The Dispatch being a neutral paper, its tes
timony relative to Mr. Read's abilities and
character are worthy of special consideration.
Mr. Row : It is rumored, and generally be
lieved, that tbo Administration Lecompton
candidate for Congress in this District, in com
PanJ' Senator Bigler, had gone east to
'ook t a more congenial District than the
-n ior "im to try his hand in. After the
distinguished Senator and himself stumping it
in Venango, Clarion and Jefferson counties,
'0",ng to cram down the people's throats the
mianious tngiisu swindle, and being rebuked
by the honest portion ofthe Democratic party
in all those counties, and finding their hope a
forlorn one, they on Friday last left for parts
t unknown. Tire Hon. Member, of Congress
om the " lid-cat district, I fear, will have to
resort to the same course he did during the
last session, when brought before the bar of
the House by one of its officers take a fast
hold of old Buck's horns, and hold on until
the freemen of the 24th district give him and
the old Buck both sttch a fatal shot through
the ballot box, on the 2d Tuesday of October,
as will teach them bettor than to violate sacred
pledges given to the iteoplc, so soon after be
ing carried by them into power. Pike.
Douglas and the Cabinet. A Washington
paper says that of the four Southern members
of the Cabinet, it is understood that Floyd,
Brown and Thompson, favor the support of
Douglas in Illinois. Cobb holds out against
them. As to the Northern members or the
Cabinet, they are never spoken of. They are,
politically, d limbics aud nobodies. Opinions
differ as to the ultimate course of the Presi
dent, but the prevailing opinion is, that he
must strike his flag before long, and succomb
to the Southern pressure for Douglas. Of the
general mass of office holders at Washington,
nine out of ten arc already openly for Douglas.
The President's personal organs, however
the t'm'on and Star still continue to keep up
the war upon him.
Immexsk Hebps or Buffalo. A gentleman
direct from Fort Kearney, Nebiaska.says that a
large herd of buffalo, numbering several hun
dred thousand, was in that neighborhood, cov
ering the prairie for miles. The officers and
soldiers of the fort were for having a fine time
hunting and slaughtering the lordly bison.
This is the first time lor many years that buf
falo in large numbers have approached so near
the haunts of civilization. It is supposed
that they have been driven ia by large hunt
ing parties of Indians.
Our people arc iu the habit ot looking with
astonishment at the punishment of editors in
France and Mexico for writing and publishing
matter distasteful to Government. But in
neither of those countries are editors more
promptly punished for the publication of of
fensive matter than the Democratic editors of
the United States arc for opposing the admin
istration'g Lecompton policy.
The Charleston Patriot of the 4th inst. men
a : . . .
nous iour suicides in South Carolina.' Suicide
is, of course, very wrong generally, but we
are half inclined to think that it is a less crime
in the South Carolinians than in any other
people on eartii outside of Ireland. Where
there is no other virtue, perhaps suicide is one.
Hon. J. L. Gillis, the Lecompton candi
date for Congress, has for a day or two been in
this county, trying to arouse his friends to ac
tion. He is alarmed at the way the Auti-Le-comptoa
Democrats are taking a stand against
him in Jefferson, Clarion, Venango and his
own county, Elk.
We give in another column an article from
the Pittsburgh Gazette, headed "Corrnptness
of the Administration," in which Judge Gillis
appears in ail unenviable light. Can he ex
plain the matter satisfactorily I
JEFFEBS02T C0U2TTY.
The Anti-Lecompton Democrats of Jefferson
County held a meetiug in Brookville on the
evening of the l-3th inst., (Court week.)
Robert J. Nicholson was called to preside;
Thomas Dougherty, John Ramsey, John Tay
lor, John Hindcrliter, and David Haney acted
as vice Presidents; and Augustus Beyle, Si
las J. "Martin and S. M. Tinthoff as Secretaries.
On motion, John Dangherty.Charles Ilorton,
of Elk, Lorenzo Haskill, John E. Carroll and
B. J. Reid were appointed a committee on
resolutions.
. Mr. McCormick', of Venango, then deliver
ed a speech which was received with frequent
cheers.
The committee reported the following res
olutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Wuereas, in the great contest of 18G,
which resulted in the election of James Bu
chanan to his present high position, the De
mocracy throughout the Lmon stood united
to a man, upon the fundamental principle of
popular sovereignty, as embodied in the Cin
cinnati Platform, and enforced with so much
earnestness and so much success in every
democratic press and from every democratic
stump in the larrd.
. And Whereas, the universal interpretation
of that doctrine, as applied to KAnsas was
that the people there should have guarantied
to them the sacred rigTit of shaping their own
institutions in their own way, and of admit
ting or rejecting slavery according to their
own sovereign will, freelv, fully and fairly ex
pressed, without force or fraud, or any outside
interference or dictation whatever.
Asd wueeeas, it is self evident that if the
Democracy had held any other doctrine than
this in 18oG, or had put any other interprcta
tiou upon it, we would have met with meri
ted defciat at the ballot-box, and James Bu
chanan would never have been our President
Thereforo.
Resolved, That what was Democratic doc
trine then should be Democratic doctrine note
and that as democrats, sincerely anxious for
the weiiare ana permanent success ot our
party, we declare our unalterable resolution to
stand by our principles and pledges of 1S-5C,
let who wiil desert or betray them.
Result cl, That we cordially approve of, and
endorse the administration of James Buchan
an, the President of our own choice, except
only so far as regards the Lecompton constant
tion and English bill ; and as to these we can
not but regard his policy as an unfortunate
departure from the fundamental princip.es to
which he aud all of us stood commuted in
IS-jC.
Jieioicea., l hat in 1 resident iiaclianan s in
augural address and instructions to Gov
Walker, we recognize the sentiments of an
enlightened patriot and true democrat. In
these we behold the wheat without the tares,
the spoutaueous expression ot his genuine
first impulses before the evil counsels of false
a IviS'-TS prevailed over his better judgment
and induced him to assume the new and start
ling position disclosed iu his pecial message
ofthe second of February last, in this, we
behold the tares which threaten to choke the
good seed, and devoted still to the President
we all labored so hard to elect, we can only
say, more in sorrow than in anger "some en
emy hath dome this."
Resolved, That the course of Gov. Wm. F.
Packer, at the head of the Executive depart
ment of our State-governmont, commends it
self to our hearty and unqualified approval.
He has proved himself on i'.ble statesman and
true democrat.
Resolved, That in Stephen A. Douglas and
John W. Forney, each in his own sphere, we
recognize democrats and patriots or great abil
ity and heroic devotion to principle. And in
the fierce assaults made upon them by paid
presses and time-serving politicians, merely
because they stand firm and true to principle
when others falter ami prevaricate they have
our, cordial sympathies, and must command
the respect even of their traducers.
Resclved, That the democratic members of
Congress, who, with their eyes open and their
senses about them, voted for the enforcement
of the Lecompton constitution upon an unwill
ing people and when foiled in that, followed
U up by the even more odious iniquity of the
Engli h bill half bribe, half threat more in
sult thin injury to Kansas discriminating in
the most uncalled for manner in favor of slave
ry and against freedom did so in violation of
their express and implied pledges and the well
known principles of the party, and have there
by forfeited their claim to the confidence and
support of their constituents.
Resolved, TJiat the re-election of those mem
bers of Congress by the democratic party of
their respective districts, would boa ratifica
tion of all their acts, and a direct endorsement
of a fundamental wrong,froiu the consequences
of which, we. as a party, never could escape
for impartial history would record it end bring
it up in judgment against our posterity.
Res. Iced, That as the principles of our party
are far above its mere machinery, and as the
true and lasting interests of our party are par-:
amount to the hopes or interests of this or
that man in it, our fidelity to those principles
and those par im.mnt interests requires oi us,
if we woull be true to ourselves and to our
party, to repudiate at the polls those who com
mitted the wrong. It is only thus, by repudi
ating the wrong and its authors, that we can
vindicate the party, restore its integrity, and
save it from ultimate and total defeat.
Resolved, That for the foregoing reasons we
cannot and wilt not suppoit James L. Gillis,
the present Lecompton member of Congress
from this district, now a candidate for re elec
tion. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the "Brookville Jefferso
nian" and all the Democratic papers in this
Congressional district, and in the Philadelphia
"Press."
Clarion Coustt The Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton
democrats of Clarion county
had a regular struggle on Tuesday night a
week. Both tried to get possession of the
Court House, to hold meetings, and the Le
comptonites succeeded. The Anties, however,
held their meeting outside, and it was fully as
large as the other, as well as more respectable,
The following resolutions were adopted by
them :
Resolved, That we cannot support any man
for the National or Stato Legislature, who
agrees with or has supported the Lecompton
policy of the present administration or the
English Bill. .
Resolved, That we are in favor of such a
change of the Tariff as will secure more pro
tection to American Industry.
Resolved, Ti at we will support Cbnpin Hall,
Esq., of Warren, for Congress, R. J. Nichol
son, of Jefferson, lor State Senator, and Dr.
M. B. McDowell, of Clarion county, for As
sembly. Chapin nail and Dr. McDowell are the Peo
ple s candidates. The Anti-Lecomptonites
bad previously nominated B. S. McCormick
lor Congress, but have withdrawn him. Gil
lis, the Lecompton opponent of Hall, will
bo beaten. Bigler is btuicping the district
for binj. :
COBBTJPTXESS OF THE ADISINISTBATI01T.
From the Tittsbnrg Iaily Gazette
That the English bill was carried through
the House' by the use ot direct briberv was
generally believed at the time ; but tire parties
bribed were not distinctly pointed out, and in
most instances they could only be guessed at.
There were a few, however, whose identifica
tion was by no means difficult to decide. Tbo
following paragraph, for instance, point? to
the modus operandi by which one vote waa se
cured :
"The brother of Hon. J. A. Ahl, member
of Congress for the Cumberland, York and
Perry district, had contracted to supply the
army with 300 mules, at S173 each, making
$52,000 ; also an order for 200 from Russel &
Majors, Government contractors, at the same
price, amounting in all to $87,000. The kind
of mules dehverd could be bought raadiiy at
$120 each. It is unnecessary to add that Mr.
Ahl voted for Lecompton, and is a candidate
for re-election." -
In connection with this mule contract, there
is now transpiring a trial at Leavenworth City
which shows to what a depth of baseness the
administration has descended. Capt. 'Van
Vliet, U. S. Quartermaster at that point, has
been court-martialed for aUeged disobedience
of instructions Jn the matter of mule purcha
ses. The public on hearing for the first time
of the proceedings at Fort Leavenworth, would
probably suppose that the Quarter-Master is
suspected by the Department at Washington
of having acted in trollusion with the mule
contractors, to the detriment of the public
service and the national exchequer, as well as
to his own standing as an officer in the
military service. Not so, however. The
boot is on the other leg. The issue between
the Secretary of War and the Quar'er-Mastcr,
is that the latter has been too exacting in his
dealings with the contractors; that in several
cases he rejected mules which they allege
came up to the specifications of the Depart
ment, and that the price ho set on those which
be accepted was below their market value.
He is also accused of partiality to a few of
the contractors, but the gravemen of the
charges against him is that lie refused, as the
agent of the government, to ncccpt all the
mules which were offered to I.iiu by some
contractors, and also abused the discretionary
powers with which he was invested by paying
them prices, which, though in reality exorbi
tant, were below the calculations of their cu
pidity, and the promises of those politicians
in nashington who procured for them the
the patronagij of Secretary Floyd. It is not
for the laxity, but the rigor of his conduct
that Van Vliet is brought to the bar. The
St. Louis Democrat savs:
"He drove too hard abargain with those in
jured innocents, the mule men. He had no
thoroueh appreciation of the necessities, the
. laterality and munificence of a government
wfHch subsists by the judicious distribution of
spoils, and which has spoils to the amount of
ninety millions to distribute, lie was unso
phisticated enough to think that the doctrine
of equivalents should te maintained to some
extent in transactions between the government
and individuals. Hence, it the mule was be
low the standard height, under or over the re
quired age, broken dowu, diseased, or other
wise radically defective, he refused to pur
chase it; and if it passed inspection in all
particulars, he bought it with the rest of the
drove at a price which left only some twenty
or thirty dollars a head net profit to the con
tractors."
This villainously corrupt government, it
will be seen, instead of sustaining the officer
who stood up for its interests, court-martials
bim for standing between it and the fulfillment
of its corrupt bargains, and will doubtless
cashier bim. ile seems to have been a partic
ular obtuse man, or he would have seen that
it was not mules the government wanted, but
the opportunity to hide bribes for Congres
sional votes under the price paid for the worth
less animals which he was .Marplot enough to
reject.
-- Some weeks ago the Grcensbnrg Herald, of
this State, published a paragraph stating that
a I'cnnsyivania member or Congress had offer
ed in this city for sale two drafts for $2,000
each, drawn by Majors ic Knssell, on the War
Uepartment, and received the money on them.
We have mislaid the paragraph elxe ire would
republish it. We did not publish it at the
time, because the individual alluded to in it
was not, until within a few days, a candidate
before the people; but as Iio l!a lately been
re-nominated for Congress, it is proper to say
that the person spoken of as having offered
the drafts for sale, is Hon. James L. G illis. the
Lecompton candidate for Congress in the 24th
district.
Mr. Gillis was a mcmbcrof the last Congress,
and when the Lecompton bill was brought lor
ward, he was generally counted among its op
ponents; but when the House was brought to
vote upon it, he voted with the Administration
aud tor Lecompton.
In order to make the development of the
Urecnsburg Hcralil complete, it is necessarv
to state a few facts, and leave the task of ex
plaining them to Mr. Gillis.
Messrs. Russell & Majors, of Leavenworth
City, were the contractors for supplying the
army sent out to Utah. Their contract amount
ed to millions eight or nine millions, if we
are correctly informed. It might naturally
be expected that men obtaining so large a con
tract would contribute liberally to the financial
wants or the political managers of the admin
istrati.-n ; and rumor says that they contrib
uted a million in the shape of small drafts
mostly in sums of $2.000 on the War Depart
ment. At any rate, drafts of this nature were
plenty about the Capitol during the pendency
of the Lecompton bill ; and as members of
Congress are not generally gifted with a super
abundance of money, it is not probable, to
say the least, that tbey were hawked about
there for the purpose of being cashed. We
are not able to say that any member of Con
gress was bought with them ; but we are able
to say that Mr. Gillis, on his way home from
Washington City, after the adjournment of
Congress, offered two of them in this city for
sale, and we are informed that he raised the
money on them.
It is not at all probable that Mr. Gillis bought
these drafts at Washington City, elseMvhy
should he wish to sell them here so shortly af
terwards 1 The money that would buy them
there, would have been of as much service to
him here, as the money he could get by sell
ing them, and hence it would be a very siliy
business transaction. If,-however, he got
them honestly, he can show it withost difficul
ty. Let him vindicate himself if be can.
The belief was current at Washington that the
drafts of Majors & Russell were used as cor
ruption money ; we have traced two of them
into the hands of Mr. Gillis, who was first a
gainst and afterwards voted for Lecompton ;
and now the administration and Mr. Gillis both
have the opjortunity of showing, if that be
possible, that it was all right and honest.
. ' A piece of black web silk, nearly a yard
long, in a perfect state of preservation, was re
cently discovered in North Troy, imbedded in
a solid pine log. The wood had apparently
grown over the silk, as there was no crack
where it could have been thrust in.
We once looked with awe upon the Ken
tucky giantess, eight feet high, Licking two
inches. She was about the only woman we
ever saw that wasn't in danger of marrvinz
beneath her.
.PEJTlfSYLVANIA ITEMS.
PREPARED tOR TUB "RAFTSJl AS'S JOI RXAL.' !
Lancaster CoiNTr.Mr." Tobias Hoover,
residing near Donesal Church, committed sui
cide on the 13th, by throwing himself into a
well, near the back diMr of his own residence.
He was a bachelor between 4U ana tw ears oi
age and lived with three maiden Sisters. They
owned some property between them and were
all highly re5ieeted. Mr. Hoover conceived
an idea that they would come to want in con
sequence of a very poor crop this season,
which so completely unsettled his mind that
lor some days previous the sisters observed
that he was very melancholy and did their ut
most to dispel the delusion. Esquire Auxer
was called to hold an inquest verdict suicide
from mental aberration of mind. .... Several
burglaries were committed during last week
upon some of our neighbor ot Columbia. The
counting houses of J. G. Hess, B. F. Appold,
the Adams Express and Telegraph office and
the residence of James Hunter were entered
and articles stolen On Monday the Gth
instant the body of a negro was found lodgeu
on the rocks outside tlie raft channel at Tnr
kcy Hill Falls near what is known as Shad
Rock. From-the appearance of the body it
bad been in the water a coule of weeks. He
was unknown.
Lycoving Corfr. On Tuesday morning,
the 14th, about one or two o'clock, the citizens
of Jersey Shore were aroused by the cry of
fire. On repairing to the spot it was found
that the stable of Gen. Tomb, on Allegheny
street was on fire, and the flames bad pr
grcsscd so far that nothing could Ik: saved.
There were in the stable a horse arid two cows,
but the horse and one cow succeeded in get
ting themselves out, considerably singed. The
other cow was tied, and so perished. The
stable contained a large quantity of hay, a car
riole, sluigh, harness, and many other articles,
nil or which were destroyed. From the stable
the fire communicated to the rosidrnce of F.
T. Carpenter, Esq., and soon reduced it to
ashes. The hor.se occupied by Mr. Rcnbcn
Calcboof, adjoining Mr. Carpenter, was partly
burnt and partly torn down, and by removing
some other small buildings the further spread
of the fire was prevented. The air was quite
calm, !cnrce!y a breath of wind seemed to be
stirring. Mr.Carienter lost considerable house
hold furniture, clothing &c, but we believe,
it was covered by insurance. We arc not in
formed as to Mr. CalehoofFs loss. Samuel
Hatfield lost some fifteen or twenty dollars
worth of tools which were in Mr. Tomb's stable.
Cextre Copxtt. A dreadful accident oc
curred on the Snow Shoe Railroad, on the 3th
inst., on the contract of Fearon & Co. A
workman named Thomas M'Nama-a was en
gaged in starting a blast, and after having
touched the fuse attempted to make his es
cape, but was unfortunately seriously injured
by the scattering stones. His shoulder-blade
was fractured, and four ribs, penetrating the
pleura injuring the lungs in a very dangerous
manner. At ouriatest accounts the wounded
mau was doing as veil as could be expected.
. . . . William Burns, a workman on the Snow
Shoe railroad, Fearon & Co's section, had his
arm broken below the shoulder, on the 6th inst.
by a blow received during a struggle with a
notber workman. The broken limb was set
by Dr. Potter. .... Hon. James Burnside in
tends, after Court has adjourned in Clinton
county, making a tour to the South, visiting
particularly the State of Kentucky.
Clinton County. On Saturday, the lit b.
while a drove of cattle were crossing the canal
bridge on Main street, Lock Haven, the bridge
gave way, precipitating one man and about fif
teen head of cattle some fifteen feet below in
to the canal. Fortunately, the roan and the
rattle escaped without injury. Workmen are
already engaged, and ere many days elapse a
new bridge will tie elected in the place ofthe
old one. .... A laborer, whose name wc did
not learn,-employed on the Sunbttry & Erie
Kailroad, at Queens Run, while in a state of
intoxication, on The 12th, attempted to cross
the river in a boat, but before proceeding any
distance the boat npset, and the unfortunate
man was drowned before any assistance could
be rendered.
Clarion Coi xty. A man waa arrested near
Clarion, on the 17th, by Maj. J. B. Looniis, on
a charge of stealing a horse aud buggy. He
was fully committed for trial Kichard
Dunn, confined in the conntv jail on a charse
of horse stealing, was convicted or the crime,
and sentenced to one year in the Western Pen
itentiary. SheriRTnrneVjleft with the prisoner
on .nonaay morning last, for bis destination
ArB Ain of riiv It is well known th.it Bigler is
airaiu to meet torncy. l'lcca nothing causes
him to get "weak in the knees" quicker than to
learn of bis being at hand. Bigler was to speak in
CI arion on Court week; it was reported also, that
Forney would answer hiin. V. hen Bigler reached
Brookville cn route for Clarion, he sot out of the
Mage 10 Mieaa to n lew irienas. '- as lie gotn" to
U-larion that night f ' "le?, gome on." ' lid
you hear that Forney is to be there ?" "Fornev?"'
almost shrieked the ex-dovernor and his trepita
tion grew intense. -Fonicy. did von sv' DH
ver bund out my baggngs, I will not goon to
night." Jle was hunicd into priTatc room. hi.
nerves were strengthened with a do.o of ran rte
fie. and n a short time, the tremors had loft hi
body, and the-'snppliant hinges of his knees'
grew gradually stronger next day. under cover
ot an escort, lie supped into town but poor fel
low, the terrible fright of the previous day had al
most unmanned him and he made but a poor
snow Deiore me icw locotttcos woo Uad gathered
to bear him. Liarton lianner.
A New Featcre. The enterprising officers
of the State Agricultural Society havo mad
arrangements to have a Donkey race, tho last
iu to win a silver cup. There will be rare
sport. V, c have little doubt the competition
will bo lively. The rules of the race are. that
no owner shall ride his own animal; that no
one who starts shall turn back, or stop, an
that the last one at tho goal shall be considei
ed the winner. Of course, it is for the intei
est of every aspirant to urge on the Donkpr
on which he rides, so as to keep ahead of His
own, ridden by another. "
EicnT lies eded Sheep Poisoned. Mr.Bird
farmer, at Burton, England, has sustained ;
heavy loss in a singular manner. He had i
flock of 8G7 sheep, which were recently "din
4
ped" in a chemical solution used for destroy
ing ticks, ace, and turned out to grass. It
supposed that this solution was washed off" the
sheep by a shower of rain and fell upon the
grass, which, being eaten by the sheep, poison
ed them. Only twenty-six out of the flock
867 remained alive.
of
Some of the points of resemblance between
the Austrian Government and the Buchanan
administration are, that Anstria expends
hundred and fifty millions annually, and c
a
'X'
cceds her income by one-sixth ; tho great b
ur
dea of Austria is her 500,000 soldiers ours
is the army of office holders and contractors.
One of the differences is, that Austria squelch
ed out "popular sovereignty" in Hungary,
and Euchanan tried to do it in Kansas, and
failed.
Are you all assoascd t See to it.
Goixo to the SpkixM. It becom'ir.z v-rv
fashionable for married people, who are anx
ious to be "blessed with an heir," to visit th
springs. We heard of the following incident
a few days ago, and relate it for the benefit ot
the public: A Southern gentleman, who bad
been married for several years, and yet bad
no children, resolved to visit the springs in
company with his wife and colored servant.
They went, and in dne course oi lime, tho
gentleman and his wife were blessed with a
fino yonng daughter. He lelt disappointed,
because be wished for a son. Two years after
wards, be told Sambo to make the necejisary
preparations for another trip to the spring,
at the same time asking Sambo how he would
like to have a ronng master. Samlo reH-f,
-Dis child would like it f us rate, Massa, but
taint no use goin' to de springs, dat gc-c-l la-Ming
clerk ain't dar note .'" .... . . ... . .
The Mabcu op Freedom. Senator Seward
was not far wrong when he declared that tin
slavciy contest and the struggle between tbo'
or th and the South for supremacy in the L -
nion was practically decided 1n favor cf the"
former'. There is a large and increasing Frcu
State emigration into Missouri; in Delaware
People s party has been formed, adverse !
slaverv, which succeeded within tdeven vote
of carrj-ing the city ot Wilmington in a re
cent election; and even in Virginia there I
w an antl-slaverv candidate for Gover'nor,-
Mr. Henry Abram, who advertises in the Rich
mond patters that he proposes Virginia shoubf
obtain her share of the public lands from tli
r ederal Government, and apjdy the proceed
to the purchase aud liberation of all the slave
in the State.
Recent advices from Utah state that the Mor
mons continued to arrive in Salt Lake citv
from the South, and were, entering upon their
usual avocations. Brigham Young still keep
himself concealed, and lives in conatant fear1
and danger of the vengeance of his own peo
ple, who have become greatly incensed atX'io
unveinng of bis numerous frauds. One com
pany of troops had left Fort Bridger for Ore
gon, and others would leave soon.
Jim Lane, of Kansas, has lieen whipped.
we learn from the St. Josci h rawrs. The
whipping was done by a lawyer named Quigley
and occurred in one of the border towns of
Kansas. Lane was dissatisfied w ith the thrash
ing and sent a dhallcnge to Quiglev. It waa
accepted, and a duel was expected. m
Nothing remains so long in the memory as
rong deeds. Thev are nettles that cannot be
ploughed out ff sight, but will spring up with
fresh stings with every new cause or matter of
disturbance.
The deomcracv of '-Old Barks"' hai !rnt inta
flareup about Congressman. Mr. Muhlenharg
head the opposition to Jones, and rocs in for m.
tariff candidate.
. - - . ... -""'. . v.i..-m.,
advertises for sale a Yoke of oxon mil n n.
gro boy ! Comment is unnecessary.
KEW ADVEETISEHEHTS.
F .'R PALE. A yoke of good ami large Oreo
hy WM. IRVfV
Curwenvill. September 22 l.SS.
4 SET OF BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS. wi)j bt
JM. sold at the sale in Curwenvil! on Satnrdav
the 25th tfepiember, or at private sale hrf-re thai
time. JACUit niKTHl II -
Sept- 22
CAl'TlOV All pernos are hereby eiutione-t
"gainst pnrehasing or meddling with Oct
Dark Brown Jlorw. 4 year old, past, ia tho po-s-ion
of Thomas Dixon, of Bogs township, a
the same beloogs to me. J'.HIX M.CUAsE.
Woodward, t-ept. S. ISaS ept22
COMMERCIAL IIOTEL, No. M. South
Sixth street, between Market acd Che:iu:.
Ftiiladelpbia. has beeu reeenttr opened for lb
accommodation of the public. The house it ia a
central location, and has andergnna extensive re
pairs inecnarge per day is S!.2i.
?ept- 12, ltJ."S.
D. BLAIR. Art.
MOl-.VT VERNOS IIOTEL. Mo 117 and
119 2nd Street, above Arch. TLiielpbia.!'.
Ibis Hotel h 'S been refitted, and i. "now agala
opened for the accommodation of the traveling
public. It is located in a pleasant part of the eit v.
and p"ery effort will be made to make goe-tseo
IU1 i.utc.
Trjr the boue. Boarding SI. ii per day.
A. M. UOPKIXs, rroprictor.
ber22.ls:3.
Scpteni
M . Brookvii.i.e, Sept. 7th ISoS
E.SSUS EDITORS : Please announce my
name in the -'Raftsman Journal.'' as a can
didate for the office of Ainbl v. for the district of
Jefferson. Clearfield, Elk and McKcan. at the ea
suing October election. 8. C. ARTIli r.S.
pLOVER liri.LEKS.The.uWcriber, take
7A ,j mcthwl f informing the Fanners of
ncarSeld county, that they manufacture at their
shop in Mill Jleim. Centre eountv. Pa., the cele
brated iwiwV ImprortA Prrmi:,m Clover
llHlUr. Ihese Ilullera can be attached to anr
power for citner 2 or 4 horses, or water power in
mills; are warranted to work well, and with good
see J will clean from 5 to Zfi bushel perdav Anr
person wishing to see one of these maehi ne'. and
lln irrjrl?1'? UJ r-tio1wi.l p,eaSe
" e ',. m-. """s laruier, 3 miles a
v.urcivue, woo purchased and had one
use layt season. .Machines will be drliaj
t. urwcr.EYilic. if desired. F..r r,...i..
inquire of Wm. A. Reed, CtortH P O " or
subscribers. s 4 s j 'i-t
-vLLJAII orders promptly attended to.
T1 A KE NOTICE '-TAVERN KEEPERS
sale Grocers Canal Street Wharf. Harrier
have on hand a large lot of Liquors .t reduced
priees. by the barrel or otherwise, to su't pUr
chasers. conitin ..r r..n . ru
.Pure Brandies.
- "O t.lllUKlQ.,
New I'' n fr I . . .1 T ..
Old Rye Whiskey,
I'omcstic Brandies,
Jlonongahela Whiskey
Blaekberry Brandy,
Peach Brandy,
Lavender Brandy,
-Cherry Brandy,
Scotch Whiskey.
Lisbon ine.
Pure Holland Gin
Kectified Pitts.Whiekey
Port Wine.
Maderia Win.
Pure Holland Gin,
Domestic Gin,
And other Liqnori.
.-v,,, testers Pure Champagne, ic.
IrOrdcrs promptly aUande.I
AC, i
OR0SS Jfe KrXKEL,
Canal in..., t . WholeaIo Grocer
W "etween Mnlr.ut and
Stata
. x.urrisuurg. ra. MarlO
S-ly.
SnES.Byyir,eofa
writ of
,7 J'-rpoira issued out of the Cnn
of Common Ple f i! ,.! " lnwtt
t- , . vitumnu eoumy. and tnn
directed there will be exposed to public , ale
the Court House in the horoueh of ClearfiJl ?'
THLRSDAY SEPTEMBER 8X fo W
ing described real estate, to wit- lo.low
A certain tract of land rituate in Fenraum ln.
fhip, theCrst beginning at a beach trf i 3"
of T. B. Pavis, X HI d Vit, i - ,,D't
lands of John Fcrgu S cJ VT -? 1 b-V
post thence by lam!, of Mate w Bloo.ST i"
tV: sex tot, b?teA':
E. 72 perebe; to plL of bel;nnW0J X' 4
100 acres and with .bt 401?LfSBt"i? "
bouse, barn and blacksmith thZ udl?
1 he eccond beginning Vt . .1 P t.h,ereon erected,
of Matthew ElSoS Xuth l
beach, thecco by lada f J K 103 P6""
W. 100 perches to belh t eTuson X" 21 d
P. McClayX fiO d W v 7 ds of Wm.
W. 42 perehea ' i? Perches to birch. S. 50 d .
acre; tiZf r!?hgimi""namM' ,Sf
vi. as vet LTa tl r!?'?M TeTb T. B?Da-
312,Wnu,eCwrv -
and to be sold as KKSjr
ncaiSelJrScPt.lURRFh
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