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S. B. ROW, EDITOR AND rm.eiUKTOR.
CLEARFIELD, FA., DEC. 20, 1858.
FREE TRADE.
The Democratic party is the avowed advo
cate of "progressive free trade," which, it is
contended, is the policy that our country
should pursue, if she desires a wholesome sys
tem. As long as the free-traders confine them
selves to theorizing, they make out what ap
pears to some a plausible case. When, how
ever, they como to put their doctrines into
practice, their fallacy is at once apparent.' It
will do well enough to enunciate their views
at political meetings to humbug those who are
not sufficiently acquainted with the subject ;
but when their policy is put to the test, it wiil
be found that its effects are pernicious, and
- avill inevitably prove destructive, to a great
extent, to many branches of home industry.
In truth, one of the best evidences that free
trado is not adapted to a growing country, and
that its advocates are not sincere in their pro
fessions, is found in tho fact that when they
are in power, they never venture to put their
doctrines fully into operation. They have re
peatedly trifled with the Tariff" by reducing the
rates, and then left the evils they have pro
duced to be remedied by the protectionists,
who have thus, on several occasions, saved
, the country from rnin. If the doctrine of
free trade is what its advocates claim it to be
if it is calculated to restore to prosperity
and advance the manufacturing, mechanical,
agricultural and other industrial interests
they have at the present time a splendid op
portunity of . illustrating its efficacy. The
President, and a majority ia both branches of
Congress belong to their party, and conse
quently they have no reasonable excuse for e
vading a trial. Let them try it now, when they
can, or "lorcver hereafter hold their peace."
The Purchase or Ccba. The President
speaks so confidently of purchasing Cuba that
many persons have been induced to believe
that Spain is anxious to enter into negotiations
without any delay. A writer in the Xalional
Intelligencer, however, ridicules the idea that
the latter government would consent to part
with Cuba one of the wealthiest and most
important dependencies. He says we might
as well asfc Great Britain to transfer Gibraltar
to us, or France to cede Algeria," and remarks
that under no circumstances that can possibly
occur, in no possible contingency, would
Spain censent to the transfer. The President
has evidently talked the matter over to him
self without stopping to reflect what Spain
might have to say in the matter. He argues
that Cuba is a valuable possession, but chuck
les over the idea that the Spaniards are not
awaro of that fact, and imagines that they
would sell the island for a mere sons.
The GkSessle Farmer. W'c have before
us several specimen numbers of this old and
well conducted weekly Agricultural journal,
published at Rochester, Xew York, by Joseph
Harris. It is ono of the best papers of its
class in the Union, and enjoys, as it deserves,
a wide-spread popularity among intelligent
farmers. A new volume will commence on
tho first of January next, and the low rate at
which it is furnished to subscribers, places it
within the reach of all. It is printed in a sui
table form for binding, and makes, at the end
of the year, a volume of three hundred and
eighty-four pages of valuable reading matter.
Terms fifty cents a years, in advance ; five
copies for $2 ; eight copies for $3, and the
person who gets up the club is presented with
that beautiful book the Rural .Innual for 189,
eent prepaid by mail. Address Joseph Harris,
Publisher and Proprietor, Rochester, N. V.
State Finances. The receipts and expen
ditures of the Commonwealth for the fiscal
year ending on the 30th Xovember, have been
published. The receipts into the State Trea
sury during the last year have amounted to
$4,139,778, and the expenditures to $3,775,
857, leaving an excess of receipts of $363,921.
The expenditures included the item of $421,
377 85 of loans and relief notes cancelled,
which is so much of the State debt paid. A
balance of over $300,000 remains in the Trea
sury. Among the items paid in, is a bond for
$100,000, redeemed by the Pennsylvania Kail
Road Company, and $224,535 62 for tonnage
tax paid by them, so that if we have lost the
raaia line, we are deriving a revcuue Irom the
Company reaching nearly a third of a million
of dollars, subject to an annual increase.
T oiks disposed to grumble about hard fare,
should read Capt. Marcy's account of his Xew
Mexico expedition. He says for fivo days
himself and 40 eo had to crawl on their
hands and knees in snow five feet deep on an
average. The mules finally had nothing but
pine leaves to eat, the rations for the men gave
out, and they wro compelled to eat the mules.
AH .this was done cheerfully, and without
Insubordination.
"What aee we Coming to. The Rer. Fath
er Boyle, of St. Patrick. Church, opened tho
nate the other morning with prayer, robed
ia the full priest's dress with surplice and
cassock. Thish the first session since the
foundation of the Government when the en
tire vestments of a Roman Catholic clergy
man havo been worn in such services iij either
Chamber of. Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Dec. 20. Congress Toted to-day to adjourn
over the Christmas holidays. Mr. Rice intro
duced into the Senate, a bill which was refer
red, pi oviding for tho organization of the Ter
ritory of Dacotah. Mr. Crittenden gave no
tice that he would call up the French Spolia
tion bill on Jan. 6th. Mr. Vilsovoffered his
Facific railroad bill. Mr. Foster moved an
amendment to the bill before the Senate, which
required the road to be built of American iron.
This gave rise to a discussion between Messrs.
Clingman and Iverson Ju opposition, and
Messrs. Seward and Bigler in support of the
amendment, which was finally carried, by a.
small majority. The House adopted a resolu
tion instructing the Committee on Ways and
Means to attend to the Eighth Census. In
Committee of the Whole the Pension bill was
discussed.
Dec 21. The Senate passed tho bill making
appropriations lor the St. Clair Flats. The
Pacific Railroad bill was then taken tip, when
Mr. Seward made a long and statesmanlike
speech in its favor, urging the immediate con
struction of the road as a matter of public
policy. Mr. Ward, of Texas, spoke for the
Texas route. Mr. Wilson moved an amend
ment locating the road between the 34th and
43d parallel. Mr. Seward ottered a resolution
of inquiry as to the necessity ot further le
gislation against the slave-trade. It was an
nounced that the new Senate. Chamber would
be ready to be occupied after the recess. Af
ter a short Executive session the Senate ad
journed. In the House, several appropriation
bills were reported. Mr. Kellogg of Illinois
strove in vain to introduce a bill providing
for the election of local officers in the Terri
tories by the people, and for the forma
tion of a State Constitution when the popula
tion becomes sufficient for one Representa
tive in Congress, such Constitution to be sub
mitted to the people for ratification. Mr.
Cavanaugh introduced a bill to organize tho
Territory of Dacotah. In Committee, the
enacting clause was struck out of the Soldiers'
Pension bill, which then came before the
House, where a substitute, offered by Mr.
Savage of Tennessee, giving pensions to all
who served sixty days or moro in the War of
1812, was adopted. Pending the question
upon the amended bill, the House adjourned.
Dtc. 22. A large number of petitions
seeking protection to American industry were
presented to the Senate. Mr. Seward intro
duced a bill authori.ing the removal of the
United States Quarantine buildings. A bill
to appropriate a million acres of land to Free
Public Schools in the District ot Columbia,
introduced by Mr. Wilson, was referred. Af
ter a long executive session, in the course of
which Senators Toombs and Mallory had a
short colloquy, the Senate adjourned. The
IIousc passed the Tension bill, which has
been under consideration for some days. Tho
Military Academy bill coming up, Messrs.
Giddings and Lovejoy opposed appropriations
for the purpose of "teaching men how to
fight." Mr. I'belps offerred a resolution re
fering the President's Message, by parts, to
the various Committee. Mr. Comins com
mented on the Message. Mr. George Taylor
discoursed of Central America and the Mou
roe doctrine. Mr. Morris explained his new
Territorial bill. After a rambling discussion,
the Committee rose. The House passed the
Invalid Pension and Military Academy bills.
Mr. Davis of Mississippi strove to introduce a
resolution authorizing the President to take
possession of Cuba until satisfaction bo given
for past insults.
Dtc. 23. The session of the Senato was
opened with prayer by a Catholic priest in
full canonicals. A bill was introduced by Mr.
Crittenden to regulate the election of United
States Senators. Mr. Stuart of Michigan
vainly attempted to bring up tho bill which
grants public lands to the several States for
the benefit ot agriculture and the mechanic
arts. A bill giving a pension to the widow
and family of Col. Turnbull, g ive rise to an
animated debate. A memorial from the
grandson of Gen. 2Jat. Green of Rhode Islaud,
asking fur aid in the publication of his grand
father's memoir, was presented. Numerous
bills were introduced into the House. Among
'them was one giving the President a hundred
million of dollars wherewith to conelude a
treaty with Spain, settle all difliculties, and
procure the cession of Cuba tho sum to be
borrowed, if it be not in the Treasury at the
time fixed for payment. Another of the bills
introduced contains provisions regulating the
duties on imports. Another authorizes Loui
siana to impose tonago duties, the proceeds
to be devoted to tho improvement of the
Channel of the Mississippi. One repealing
the English act, and another authorising the
the people of the Territories to elect all their
officers, were referred. Mr. Bingham intro
duced a bill abolishing the present system of
mileage, and allowing members their actual
traveling expenses only. Mr. Morris of Illi
nois introduced a bill admitting sugar and salt
free of duty, and Mr. Washburne of the same
State, a bill establishing a post route from
Leavenworth to Pike's Peak. Mr. Farnsworth
of Illinois vainly endeavored to introduce a
resolution looking to tho adoption of further
measures for the suppression of the slave-trade,
and Mr. Blair of Mo. a resolution declaring
tho Dred Scott decision extra-judicial, illegal
and void. The principal appropriation bills
wero reported by tho Chairman of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. Mr. Sherman of
Ohio moved the reference ot the Navy Ap
propriation bill to the Committee on Naval
Affairs, with a view to a more careful exami
nation of the items than can be given by the
House. Mr. Ferguson of Minnesota introdu
ced a Homestead bill. After laying out a
good deal of work for the residue of the ses
sion, Congress adjourned till tho 4th of Jan
uary. A recent dispatch from Washington says it
is thought now, that no modification of the
tariff can be effected this winter.
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.
PREPARED FOR TUB "RAf TSMASS JOCRJtAL."
Ciixtos CorsTY. The trial of Elias Harter,
charged with the murder T Theodore Rice, a
negro, came off at Lock Haven, veck ' before
last. The case was given to the jury on Friday
afternoon, and next day they returned a ver
dict of not guilty. The verdict was received
with grtat applause from the spectators. Our
readers will probably recollect that on the5 9th
inst., Rice came to the public house of Mr.
Harter, in Mill Hall, and being refused liquor,
became abusive, but Harter succeeded in get
ting rid of him. In the evening he returned,
commenced a second disturbance, and threat
ened to kill Harter, or be killed himself. Har
ter, o exjiel him, picked- up a" billet of wopd,
and struck him on the left side of the head.
On the Saturday following " he died. It ap
peared in evidence, that some days before this
occurrence, -the negro had been struck on the
right side of his head with a gu, and although
no. fracture ot the skull was found, yet a pint
of blood, from a rupturtl artery, was found
in tlrerigW side; of the head, raising a doubt
as to the primary ,wi4y,yf dfiatUt.and.niajiing
it difficult to diitintujUjhc individual of
fender. . -
Somerset CousTr.r-Mr. Geo. Ileflley. of
Berlin, recently killed-a, hog Which weighed
six hundred and seventy pounds. It Mas but
17 months and 2 weeks old. .... A fire broke
out in the Union School House in Somerset
borough, on the 22d inst., but was extinguish
ed before much injury was done. Nearly 200
pupils, many of them under 10 years of age,
were in the various rooms. They were all
taken out without the slightest accident. . . .
On the night of the 20th, the Banking House
of John T. Hogg, in the town of Somerstt.
was burglariously entered. The window-shutter
on the cast side was bored and unlocked,
and the sash forced up by means of a chisel.
The burglars got very littie for their trouble,
however, tho efficient cashier having deposited
the money of the establishment, except about
70 cents, in coppers, in the ssfe, which they
were unable to unlock or break open. These
were taken.
Armstrong CorsTT. On the 15th inst.," a
fire broke out in the large stable of the Inn
owned by Mr. Absalom Reynolds, in Kittan
ning. The stable, with 20 tons of hay, was
destroyed. The loss is estimated at $1,500.
.... A instructive Hood occurred in this
county on the 14th. The sawmill of Alexis
G. Bonnett, on Gtade Run in South Buffalo
township, was swept away, and Mr. B., and
Jaines Dunlap, in attempting to dislodge some
drift, were carried down the stream on the
building. Mr. B. managed to swim ashore,
but the young man Dunlap was drowned.
Elk Countt. On the 15th Dec, Mr. James
M'Clure, whilst engaged with some others in
repairing the mill-dam of Judge Dickinson,
fell into the water and was drowned. The
body had not been recovered at the last ac
counts from there. Mr. M. was an industrious
man, and what renders his death the more dis
tressing is the fact of his having been recent
ly married.
Sarza. We have long supposed this cele
brated drug, had come to be an exploited hum
bug, but we are assured by those skilled in
the healing art, that not the Sars.iparilla itself
is to be blamed for this conclusion, but tho
miserable worthless preparations of it, that
have been palmed of! upon the community
preparations which contain about as much ot
its virtues as they do of gold dust. It is a
commercial fact tli.it almost all of the Sarsa
parilla gathered in the world, is consumed in
the old countries of Europe,whcre the science
of medicine, has reached its highest perfec
tion, and where they know tho best what to
employ for the mastery of disease. Hence
we are glad to find that we are now to have a
compound of this excellent alterative, which
can be relied on, and our community will not
need be assured, that anything Doct. Aver
makes, is worthy of their confidence, lie
has been for years engaged in eliminating this
remedy (see adv'g cols.) designing to make
it his "car d' vuvre" which should add the
crowning glory to his already enviable reputa
tion. Jlmerican Celt, A. 1",
Fkox Utah The West Chester Republican
publishes a letter from a native of Chester
county, dated at Fort Cedar, Utah Territory,
which says :
"We are living within five miles of the army
and have stirring times. Money is plenty and
wages good. A laborer gets $10 per month,
carpenters $3 per day hay is $30, and straw
$18 per ton. Wheat and oats $2 per bushel,
potatoes $1.75, com $2, butter i)0 cents per
pound, eggs 50 cents per dozen ; chickens $1
to $1.50 per pair, sweet milk and butter-milk
25 cents a quart, coffee and sugar 65 cents per
pound, molasses $1.25 per gallon, dried apples
75 ceuts a pound." These are pretty round
prices, made by the wants of Uncie Sam's
soldiers.
From New Mexico. News from Santa Fe
to the 21st of November has been received,
by which we learn that the Indians are exceed
ingly troublesome. The first mail on tho
route near the 35th parallel has been cut off by
the Camanches, and Mr. Hall, the conductor,
and a Mr. Ferguson, of Santa Fe, were killed.
It seems that the party which left Albuquerque
on the 15th Instant, for Naoshe, had some of
their animals stolen by the Indians, which the
party, however, pursued and recovered. Tho
Indians, thereupon, largely reinforced them
selves and attacked the mail party, which, af
ter several repulses.they eventually succeeded
in overpowering. The entire party was mas
sacred, and all tho outfit, including the mall,
was destroyed.
An act was introduced into sne English
Parliament in 1770, "that all women, of what
ever age maidens or widows, that shall, from
and after such act, fniposo upon, seduce and
betray into matrimony ; any of his nnjesty's
male subjects, by the scent, paints, cosmetic
washes, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish
wool, iron stays, hoops, high-heeled shoes,
bolstered hips, shall incur the penalty of tho
law now in forco against witchcraft and like
misdemeanor, and that the marriage, upon
conviction, shall stand null and void."
Mr. Hickok, State Superentcndent of Com
mon Schools, recently removed Mr. Krewson,
tho County Superintendent of Schuylkill
county, "for neglect of duty and incompeten
cy." Mr. Krewson, not being satisfied with
this course, and failing to eecure an cxplana
tian from Mr. Hickok, has applied to the
Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill county,
f or a writ of quo-icarranio against his succes
sor. This will lead to an investigation of the
whole affair, and being tho first case of the
kind, will excite some interest.
-Faox New Mexico An officer at Fort Bu
chanan writes Dec. 5, that rich deposits of
gold have been found on the Gila River for
160 miles on both sides. Six hundred and fifty
men are at work, and 590 are on their way from
California.
TO CLEARFIELD, CURWENSVILLE AND
THE EEST OF THE FOLKS.
. I understand that our Solons say there must
be a new Court-House, worthy tof the great
state of Clearfield. . And I further learn that
you, the borough of Clearfield and the borough
of Curwensvillc, are applicants for the honor
of having the public buildings in your midst.
As wo live in a free country, I have conclu
ded, though with great diffidence, to lay in my
claims ; and as I desire to act with perfect
fairness, I shall first endeavor to examine into
yours, and then bring forward my own. If I
should omit anything, I trust you will set me
right, as I would not for a little world do you
injustice.
r I suppose you would Hke to know my name
and place of residence. I am sometimes
called Lurabcrville, but my right name is
Limber City; and I may be found ou the
turnpike leading from Tyrone to Packerville,
31 miles North of Tyrone and 14 South of
. Lnthersburg, and five miles above Curwens
villc Call, gentlemen, and you will find me
alive and kicking.
To b?gin with Clearfield. What are your
claims ? ' Von any, 1st, that you are near the
geographical center; and, 2d, that you are
on the great thoroughfare from Tyrone to Eric,
by way of the Snow-Shoe arrdPackervillcTurn
pike ; Cd, that some of the public buildings
need not to be re-built for many years yet to
come; and 4th, that you have laid out a great
deal of money to accommodate your friends
genteelly when they visit yonr borough.
As to your first claim, 1 shall not consider
it until Curwensvillc comes in, as she makes
the same claim. Your 2nd I shall postpone
for the same reason. Your third claim, I ad
mit, has some weight, so far as the Commis
sioners' and the other officers arc concerned ;
but as the Court-House has to be built, and
the Jail willliold no person that wishes to get
out, it will also very soon have to be re-built,
and as in all probability those buildings would
have to be torn down to make room for tho
new ones, they would in a great measure be
lost ; whereas, if they were sold as they stand,
they would bring a sum that would buy a situ
ation at some other place, put up the ofiicifS,
cover the net value of tha old materials, and
perhaps be something left in the treasury.
Your 4th claim is worthy of some notice ;
but as yon hove had the honor for near half a
century, is it not right that somebody else
shall have the privilege t I hope yon will not
now be selfish ; we do not wish to take any
thing from you that is fairly yonr own, but
only what belongs to the state of Clearfield ;
and even all the public-buildings we will allow
you to have into the bargain, provided you
will give more for them than any body else.
But there are some serious charges made a
gainst you. It is said, that since you havo
had the direction of public affairs, you have
permitted the great state of Clearfield to get
all out of balance, or what is called lopsided,
which occasions a great jir in the running;
and that although you got twenty thousand
dollars lrom the U. S. Bank, which was ull put
in the light side on the Snow Shoe and Pack
erville turnpike, which does not go near either
point named. And that, besides this, you
have annually drawn a very large sum, in the
form of SherilTs.and other fees, court charges,
&c, from the heavy side of the state, which
you have deposited in the center, for yonr
own benefit ; but it is still far out of balance,
so that in the opinion of good mechanics, no
remedy is left but to remove tho gudgeon
towards the heavy side. Some are even so
uncharitable as t allege that you laid out that
$20,000, besides a considerable sum of your
own and other peoples money, with the espe
cial view of cutting off intercourse through
the heavy and aspiring side of the state, and
that you have permitted most of said turn
pikes to beconio useless, and in tho language
of a late orator, to be "little moro than a wolf
path," and that for these considerations it is
no more than justice, if your property should
become somewhat dejreciated in value.
Now comes Curwensvillc What are your
claims? You say, 1st, that you are very near
tho geographical center of the State of Clear
field, and that you are six miles from Clearfield
borough towards the heavy side of the State,
and that you are unquestionably in the com
mercial center. 2nd, that you are on the great
thoroughfare from Tyrone to Erie ; and, 3rd,
that you possess a very valuable water power,
and may at some future time engage in manu
factures, and that you will also probably erect
gas-works, of which the public buildings could
have tho benefit, if you were well paid for it ;
that you were talking of building a first class
hotel, so that the sovereigns of the great Stato
of Clearfield might be propeily accommodated
when they visited your Borough ; and 4th and
lastly, that yon will pay down in ctnh, to the
good people of the State of Clearfield, 25 to
30.000 dollars for defraying the expense of the
public buildings.
Before cousidering your claims, it becomes
necessary that I should present mine. Yon
must not be too hard on mc, as I am very
young, having seen but nhotit five summers,
yet my beard lias grown and I have received
the charter of manhood, which it required you,
my competitors, near half a century to obtain.
I acknowledge that I am at present out of the
geographical center of onr great state ; but
claim that I am in the natural, and what must
very soon become the great commercial cen
ter. I am located on the north side of the riv
er, at the head of the navigation for full rafts,
where all the rafts from above land to couple
up, thus saviug at least ten dollars on every
raft, which would be expended by running sin
gle to Curwensville. 2nd, that I have more
than two miles of first rate finding on each
side of the river, about equal above and below
town, with a bridge connecting the two sides
of the stream. I am on the turnpike, which
must very soon become the thoroughfare lrom
Tyrone to Erie, being only 31 miles from Ty
rone, whilst Clearfield is 35 by way of Phil
lipsburg, and Curwensvillc is 37 miles direct.
You will thus see that I am 4 miles nearer Ty
rone than Clearfield, and G miles nearer than
Curwensville ; and as it is only five miles to
Curwensvillc, it lollows that the nearest route
from thence to Tyrone is by Lumber Citv.
Thus, to 31 add 5 equals 3G, against 37 by
Phillipsbnrg on the old pike. I also claim
this as being the shortest through route for all
travel from Tyrone in the direction of Erie.
Thus from Tyrone to Clearfield 35 miles,
from Clearfield to Luthersburg 15 miles 50
miles. From Tyrone to Cm wensville, 37 to
Luthersburg 13 making also 50 miles. From
Tyrone to Lumber City 31 to Luthersburg
14 making 45 miles ; Jive miles in my favor
for all thiough travel. Observe that, Brady
friends. You must all see that my claims as
being tho natural thoroughfare from Tyrone
north arc undisputed ; and in addition, at Mud
dy run on the mountain, there is the plank
road diverging to the right to Tipton, thus ac
commodating all travel going westward, saving
5 or 6 miles. You may, if yoa pleaso, sneer
at us, and say that our Turnpike is unfinished,
that it is not passable, we have no stage on it'
&c. But I assure you that wo have a shorter
route ; a much better grade, and not one half
of the hills, and that it will cost one half less
to finish our road to Tyrone, than to place ei
ther the Snow Shoe or the old pike in good
repair, and while your two pikes only pass
through the towns of Pbillipsburg, Clearfield
and Curwensville to Luthersburg, our road
passes through the flourishing towns of Jancs
ville, Glen Hope, Ansonville, LumberCity and
Penusvillo to Luthersburg four to three a
galnst both of you. As to the valuabl water
power near Curwensville I have a water pow
er on the river from Chest Falls down, (which
is bnt a few miles,) from which all your boast
ed water privilege might bo taken without be
ing missed.
The last and great claim set np by Curwens
ville, is Thirty Thousand Dollars saved to the
people. Yes, thirty thousand dollars saved
to j'oniselvcs. and ten times the amount left
as a burthen on your children by placing the
public buildings five to ten miles away from
the natural and what must very soon become
the commercial center, and the great thor
oughfare from Tyrone to Eric. I would not
say one word in disparagement of the liberali
ty of the gentlemen who make the offer; but
I would say Shame to the high-minded sover
eigns of the great State of Clearfield, thus to
shuffle a burthen on your children that should
bo borne by yourselves. -As relates to the
mannfactures, hotel, gas-works, &c, to be e
rected, it may go for what it is worth, only I
think it not advisable to give much'more light
on the subject lest some very bad roads and
dilapidated bridges might le brought to the
public eye. But ono thing I do know, that
the liberal citizens of Curwensville had the
offer of a turnpike from their Borough tiGlen
Hope, thence to Tyrone, on condition that
they would aid in making it, but for causes
best known to themselves they refused to co
operate ; and one other thing I do know, hud
they acceded to the proposition, I, Lumber
Citv, would never have had an existence, ami
that Curwensville would have a lever that
would bring the public buildings to their bor
ough at one hoist.
To our frier.ds of Pine I have a word to say.
I feel satisfied that you don't desire to leave
us ; but good old Clearfield having treated you
so coolly and kept you at such a distance, 1
am not at all surprised that you are di.-posed
to look for other quarters. But are you quite
certain that your Indiana friends will not give
you the slip when it comes to the pinch ?
They have a tr ick leading to the central Rail
Road, and I doubt they are not fully to be de
pended npon. Would it not be safer to join
withr.s? You see we are willing to come
nearly half way, and a pull altogether would
land the public buildings in Lumber City the
first jerk. "
To our friends of Mineral, away over to the
cold north and down east, I feel great compas
sion for you, when I see you tugging upstream
through the mountains, when you might have
your own Capitol at half the distance and dow n
stream at that ; but give us one good hard pull
and thou we will shake hands with you, and
give you a good recommendation to ur
friends below, and treat to some good rider
into the bargain. - LcuiiEit Crrv.
State of Clearfield Dec. 24th. 185S.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
CAUTION. All persons are hereby cautioned
against purchasing or meddling with the fol
lowing properly, to wit : One yoke of black Oxen,
both with white faces; 1 two-horse wagon. 1 red
and white spotted Moily Cow, 1 red Cow. I two
year old Heitfer, 0 bend of Hogs, now in posses
sion of .brahara Shallcnberger, of I'nion town
ship, as the same belongs to lac, nnd is subject to
my order alone 1. K. Blil'UAkKK
Xeceralcr 2lth. K.S-dec2'J-;im
AVER'S SAUSAPARILLA, a compound
remedy, in which we have labored to produce
the most effectual alterative that can he ina.lc. J t
is a couccntrated extract of Pnra Sarsiipnrilla. so
combined with other substances of still greater al
tetatire power as to afford an effective antidote for
the diseases Sarsapnrilla is reputed to cure. It is
believed that such a remedy is wanted by those
who suffer from Strumous com plaiuts, and that one
which will accomplish their cure must prove of
immense service to this large class of our afflicted
fellow citizens. How completely thiscompound will
do it has been proven by experiment on many of the
worst cases to be found of the following complaints :
.Scrofula and Scrofulous complaints, Krnptions
and Eruptive Iliseascs, Ulcers, Pimples, notches.
Tumors. Salt Kheum, Scald Head, Syphilis and
Syphilitic affections. Mercurial Disease, Droppv.
Xenraljria or Tic Douloureux, Debility. Dyspepsia
and Indigestion. Erysipelas, Rose or St. Antho
ny's Fire, and indeed the whole class of com
plaints arising from Impurity of the Blood.
This compound will be found a great promoter
of health, when t:tkn in the spring, to expel the
foul humors which footer in the blood at that sea
son of the year. Uy the timely expulsion of them
many rankling disorders arc nipped in the bud
Multitudes can. bj tho aid of this remedy, spare
themselves from the endurance of foul eruptions
and ulcerous sores, through which the system will
strive to rid itself of corruptions, if not assisted to
do this through the natural channels of the body
by an alterative medicine. Cleanse out tbo vitia
ted blood whenever you find its impurities burst
ing through theskin in pimples, eruptions, orst.res;
elcunso it when you find it is obstructed and sluj.
gish in the veins; cleanse it wheneexit is foul,
and yourfeelins will tell you when, ilrcn where
no particular disorder is felt, people rrjoy better
health, and live lonper, fur cleansing the blood.
Keep the body healthy, and all is well: but with
this pabulum of life disordered, there can be
no lasting health. Sooner or later something
must go wrong, and the great machinery of
life is disordered or altogether overthrown.
tjarsaparilla has. nnd deserves much, the repu
tation, of accomplishing these ends. Di:t the
world has been eregiously deceived by prepara
tions of it, partly because the drug alone has
not all the virtue that is claimed for it. but more
because many preparations, pretending to bo
conccntrrted extracts of it. contain but little of
the virtue of Sarsaparilla. or any thing else.
During lato years the publis "hare been misled
ll V Kern KrtMlna n.ntn n.l in r. tn A.. .
."i j - - J i - i-1. 1 1 in i
by largo bottles. pretendiii!r to rive a nnrf of l
tract of Sarsapariila for ono dollar. Mot of these
have been frauds upon tho sick, for they not only
contain little, if any, Sarsapariila. but often no cu
rative properties whatever, llence.bittcr and pain
ful disappointment has followed th use of tho va
rious extracts of Sarsapariila wLieh flood the mar
ket. until the name itself is justly despised, and
has become synonymous with imposition andcheat.
Still wo call this compound Sarsapariila. aud
intend to supply sueh a remedy as shall rescue
the namo from the load of obloquy which rests
upon it. And we think we have good ground for
believing it ha virtues which are irresnstahlo by
the ordinary run of tho diseases it is intended to
cure. In order to secure their complete eradica
tion from the system, the remedy should be judi
ciously taken according to directions on the bottle
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayr Co.. Lowell, Mass.'
1 nee 1 per Bottle ; Six ISottles for
AVER'S CHERRY PECTORAL, has won for it
self such a renown for the cure of every varie
ty of Ihroat and Lung complaint, that it is en
tirely unnecessary for us to recount the evidence
of its virtues, wherevor it has been employed.
As it has long been in.eonstant uso throughout
this section, we need not do more than asurc
the people that its quality is kept tip to tho best
it cvorhas been, and that it may bo relied on to do
for their relief all it has ever been found to do
AVER'S CATHARTIC PILLS, for the cure of
Costivcnesa J aundiee, Dyspepsia. Indigestion.
Dysentery, loul Stomach. Erysipelas. Headaehc,
1 lies, Rheumatism, Eruptions and Skin Diseases
Liver Complaint. Dropsy. Tetter, Tumors and Salt
Kheum, Vlorios, t,out. -Neuralgia, as aXinner Pill,
PuS,iy.l? th0 Wooa- Tbey a sugar!
coated, so that the most sensitive ean take thctu
riH Jrf tbcy are,,,eh't aperient in the
world for all tho purposes of a family physic
iTiee 2j cents per Box ; Five Boxes for'si.OO.
Great numbers of Clergymen, Physicians" States-
men.and eminent personages.have lent their names
to certify the unparalleled usefulness of thes rem
edies, but our space bcro will not permit the in
sertion of them.. The Agents below named furnish
gratia our Amrtcun Alumnae, in which they are
given ; with also full descriptions of the above
complaints, and the treatment that should be fol
lowed for their cure. Do not bo put off by nn
pnnciplod - dealers with other preparations they
make more ptofit on. Demand Arm's and take
no others. The sic want the best aid there is
Jor them, and they should hae it.
All our Remedies are for aale by C D. Watson
and M. A. Frank, Clearfield ; E. F. Brenner, Mor
mdale : C. R. Foster, Philipsburg ; John Biuz
Vaionrdle: aud bycllPniggUts. . TccIDj"
TVTJTICE. A meeting of the stockholders cf
1 1 the Phoenix Lumber Company will be held it
their office. No. 2 Forrest Place. Philadelphia, oii
Monday. January 3d, 1S59. at 12 o'clock. M.. at
which time and t'lace an election will be held for
officers to serve the ensuing year.
X. W. HAKKNESS. 1
Phil'a. December 14. 1 aSS-d 22-3t.
sec y.
Cli:akfii:ld academy stockhold
ers will meet at tho office of James Wri;
ley, (Register and Recorder.) at Clearfield, on Mon
day the 3d day of January. 1859, at 2 o'clock. P.
M., to elect a Board of Trustees and other oCioers,
for tho ensning vear. The stockholders are re
quested to attend" J. It. M'ENALLY. Sec.
Dec. 1 j. ISjS. of the Board of Trustees.
fit A K E A OTI CE 'TAVERN
KEEPERS
A t
and the public, that Gross & Kunkel, wholo
sale Grocers. Canal Street Wharf, Ilarriiburg,
have on band a large lot of Liquors at reduced
prices, by the barrel or otherwise, to suit pl-
ehasers. consisting of fie following :
Pure Brandies.
Xew England Rum,
Lisbon Wine.
Pure Holland Gin.
Rectified PitU.Whuiej
Port Wine.
Maderia Wine.
Pure Holland (Jin,
Domestic Gin.
t'ld Rye Whiskey,
Domestic Iirar.dics,
Monongahcla Whi-kev
Klaekberry IJmndy,
Peach Brandy,
L-i vender Krandy,
Cherry Brandy,
Scotch Whi.'kev.
And other Liquor.
ifesler'n Pure Champagne, ic
Ao., J
.y UKers promptlv attended to.
GROSS 4 KUXKEL.
Wholesale Grocer.
Canal Street Whsrf, between Walcnt aud S;ata
Streets. Harrisburg. Pa. Marl0-'5S-ly.
SHERIFF'S SALES By virtue of sundry
writs of enrlitioii KrjMniaJt issned out of the
Court of Common Pleasof Clearfield Co., and to uic
directed, will be exposed to public sale, at the Court
House in the borough of Clearfield, on MONDAY
TDK 17TH DAY OF JANUARY. lSOtf, the fol
lowing described real estate, to wit:
A certain tract of land, situate in Decatur town
ship, Clearfield eonnty, and Rush townfhip. Cen
tre county, beginning at a hemlock sapling clo.e
to a white oak in the lino of Thomas Biliingtcn
survey, thence by lands of A. Go.s north 30 d. tut
1 ili perches to a post by a small rnn, thence south
40 d. east 1 j'J pen hes to a post iu the dividing Hlc
of i he tracts of Andrew Allison and John Libley,
thence south .'0 d. w 80 per. to a small beech un
the west branch of the Moshannon creek, tbeuco
s. CS J d. w. ITS perches to place of beginning, con
taining 10'3 acres 71 perches being part of Thoiua
Edmonson and John Sibley surveys, on vwhicb.
there is a siw-mill erected. Seized, taken in ex
ecution, and to" be sold as the property of Orsiruu
Irish and Irvin P. Hinds.
Ax.su a certain tract of land, situate in Burn
side township. Clearfield county, containing low
acres, bounded by Linds of C. llorabaugh,
Bowles and others, with log house and barn and
about 80 n-.-res cleared thereon ; and a young or
chard thereon. Seized, taken in execution, and
to be sold as the property of John Ryan.
Also certain lots of land, situate in Curwenf
ville. bounded by Filbert street on tho west, au
alley on foath and east, and George street on the
north, having thereon erected a dwelling house,
tan house, and o:hcr out-houses thereon. Seized,
tnken in execution, and to be sold as the property
of Samuel 15. Taylor.
Also a certain tract of land, situate in Morris
township, Clearfield county, containing 103 acres,
bounded by lands of John Price. Frank Johnson
and I'eter Rbaborn, with about 3 acres cleared,
with a bouse and barn thereon. Seized, taken iu
execution and to be sold. n the property ot" Hen
ry Sraeal.
Also a certain tract of land, situate in T-u'A
township. Clearfield county, adjoining land vf
Geddcs A Marsh, Agnes Miller, and others, con
taining about '100 acres, with 25 acre cleared
thereon. Seized, taken in execution, and to bo
sold as the property of Jesse Weaver.
Also a certain lot of ground in the borough of
Curwensville. on the east siue of Thompson strowt,
containing about (0 feet on said street and Iso tu
an alley, hounded on the north by Win. Irvin,
Fonth-east by an alley, and west by Thompaou jt.,
with a two-story house and stahle'thcrcon. Soil
ed, taken in execution, and to be sold as the pro
perty of Joseph Peters.
Also a certain lot in Bridgeport, bounded north
by Erie Turnpike, east by road to Pennsville, voutk
by Joseph Spencer, west by road leading to Jaiue
Spencer s, with a house thereon. Seized, taken iu
execn'inn, and to be sold as the property of Isaaj
Chambers.
Alo a certain tract of land, containing iixt
two acres, bounded by Watts. renwood Mo
Cracken. Owens and others, with forty arrc
cleared, and log house and barn thereon. Seized,
taken in execution, aud to be a-.id as tho property
of John M'Crackea.
Also a certain tract of land, situate in Chest
township. Clearfield county, containing 4t3 acres,
hoard ?d by lands of John MeFerria, Robert Mc
Fcrrin. A. M'U.irvey and otbets. with small houso
and barn, about 2i acres cleared, being the satue
premises bought by R. Michaels of Hugh LeoJi.
Also. 150 acres ia Bell township, with house, barn
and SO acres cleared thereon, adjoining lands of
1. Lee, R. McFaddin and e.xst of Thoma Wilon.
Also, upon a lot in Xewburg, Chest tp . fronting
upon main street, with a large fra:no store housa
and dwelling hous? thereon. Also, upon three
lots of land in the town of Lnmborville. boing the
same premises bought by R. Michaels from !sho
maker. Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold
as tho property of Robert Michael and Charle
S. Worrell.
Also a certain tract of land, situate iu Wood
ward township, with saw-inill, dwelling bou
nnd barn thereon, about ten acres, more or les.
bounded by lands of James McKeo. John Wolf and
others, formerly a part of the Rohert Me ".bee tiact.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold a the
property of John McFarland.
Also a certain traet of land, situate in Chest
township, bounded by Geddes t Marsh, and John
Putton. containing about 4'Io acres, with about 3j
acres cleared. 3 dwelling houses and two log barn
thereon. Seized, taken in cxecntion. and to bu
sold as tho property of B. f. McM asters.
Also By virtue'et a writ of Fieri Facias, the
following real estate, to wit :
Ihc undivided fourth part of all that certain
messuage, tenement and tract of land situate in.
lying and being on the waters of Trout Run and
Moshannon creek, in the townships of Rush and
Decatur, in counties of Centre and Clearfield.
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described a
follows : Beginning at a post near the Moshanncu
(.ff.V t )i ...... 1 1. -.1 1 - a., . .
lock, thence south 63 deg. w. 5.S pert-he to pin
thence n. 1 j deg. west 27 per. to white oak, thenc
n. 2i deg. w. 4s per. to hemlock, thence n. s a,
. "5 ei -o perrnes to hem
cast 6(5 per. to post, tbenee uorth 0 oust 12 per. to
pine stump, thence north 3-5 deg. west 50 per to
hemlock, thence n. 2." deg. w. 50 per to hcuilook,
thence n. 66 J deg. w. 152 per to post bv hemlock'
thenee north 67 deg. w. 47 per. to post bv hem
lock, thence s. 4i d w.tU per. to hemlock stump
thence s. a2 deg east 1 1 per. to post, thenee ti
deg c. 30 per. to post, thenee s. Co deg. w. 22j per
to post, thenee south 121 deg e. 29 per. to a po,t,
thenee s. Sli deg. w. 23 per. to post, thence n. S7t
w. oh per. to post, thence n. 12 deg. w. 9 per to
post, thence south 4f. dog. w. 724 perches to post
by white oak. thence s 68 deg. cast 272 per. to a
beech stump, thence north 60 deg. east 358 per. to
stones, thence 38J east 214 perches to post, tbenee
north 52 deg. south PJt per. to a laurel on left or
western bank of Trout Run, thence down said
steam to its junction with Mosharnon creek and
down cast or righ t back of same by the Course
and distances thereof to southern "line of John
Harrison tract opposite the town Of Oceola. thenee
GO deg. east along said line to place of begin
ning containing seventeen hundred and fire acres
and allowance Also the defendants interrst. it
being one undivided fourth part of the town of
Occola. on Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad, includ
ing within town plot eighty acres and allowance.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold at tb
property of J. J. Lingle.
Also all the defendants interest in a certain
tract or piece of land, situate in Pike township
Clearfield county, bounded bv lands f D.inirl
Brinks' estate, land of William Bonnett and oth
ers, containing about 75 acres, about 50 acre
cleared and having a log house and other build
ings thereon. Seized, taken in execution, and to,
be sold as the property of Joseph Bennett.
-w rfmK1PICK - MILLER. Sheriff.
henfTs Office, Ciearfiold, Dec. 22, 1S5S.
CUGAR.White and Brown ngar to be had a
kj November 25. VM. K. IRWINS
'LOUR, Oats, Rye, ic, for sale at tho cheap
stoie ef . JOHN rAITON.Curaensvitle. .