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8. B. BOW, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CLE AH FIELD, PA., JULY 20, 1850.
PEOPLE'S STATE TICKET.
FOB AUDITOR GENERAL,
THOMAS E. COCHRAN, of York.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
WILLIAM H. KEIM, of Berks.
A SUDDEN CHANGE.
The naturalization question continues to be
discussed by the newspapers, "and though the
doctrine of Gen. Cass as set forth in the Le
Clerc letter was rather obnoxious, the Dem
ocratic prints found themselves forced to
swallow it. For a while they tried to mystify
the people, by specious arguments and all sorts
of explanations, as to its real character, but
failiDg to create the desired impression, they
next attempt to divert attention from the point
at issue by charging Webster and Everett, du
ring Mr. Fillmore's administration, with en
tertaining views "less favorable to the policy
and right of interference in behalf of our a
dopted citizens who voluntarily place them
selves within the jurisdiction of the govern
ments of their native countries, than Secreta
ry Cass." In this they are laboring under a
decided mistake; though they impliedly ac
knowledge, in the sentence quoted, that the
opinions of Gen. Cass arc unfavorable to "the
policy and right of interference." But let
the views of Webster and Everett have been
what they may, they do not alter the posi
tion of Mr. Cass and his apologists on the ques
tion. Their doctrine, that a naturalized citi
zen under certain circumstances cannot be
protected by the United States government,
remains unchanged.
Whilst the Democratic editors have been
thus engaged, the "noise and confusion" that
Cass's letter produced among the Irish, Ger
man, French and other foreign-born Demo
crats, reached the ears of President Buchan
an, and filled his soul with terror and dismay,
and with deep solicitude to save hi already
shattered party from complete destruction.
Thus moved and thus actuated, what docs ho
do but go immediately about straightening up
matters and applying a remedy for the mis
chief done. Accordingly a counter-irritant,
in the shape of a despatch from the Depart
ment of State to the LT. S. Minister at Berlin,
was prepared on the 8th July. This despatch
has reference to the case of a naturalized citi
zen of the United States, who is a nativo of
Hanover, and who, when he left his native
country, was neither in actual service in the
Hanoverian army nor had been drafted to serve
in it, but who, upon his return to Hanover,
Las yet been seized and compelled to do mili
tary duty. In this document the position is
taken, that our laws confer npon a naturalized
citizen "all the rights, privileges and immuni
ties which belong to a native-born citizen, in
their full extent, with the single exception
that, under the Constitntion, 'no person ex
cept a native-born citizen is eligible to the of
fice of President;' with this exception, the
naturalized citizen, from and after the date of
Lis naturalization, both at home and abroad, is
placed npon the very same footing with the
native citizen ; he is in neither a better nor
a worse condition." Should he return to hia
native country, he returns as an American cit
izen, and in no other character ; and in order
to entitle Lis original government to punish
Lim, the offence must have been committed
whilsthewasa subject and owed allegiance to
that government it must have been complete
before his expatriation, and of such a charac
ter that he might have been tried and punished
for it at the moment of his departure.
This is a complete turn round of the Ad
ministration from the doctrine enunciated in
the Le Clerc letter ; but, as a cotemporary re
marks, "it is so extraordinary, so awkward,
and has so little of the grace of a real repent
ance, that we can only wonder at the weakness
of the error and the blundering manner of the
recantation." Whether this eleventh-hour
repentance, forced upon them by an outraged
and indignant public sentiment, will have the
effect of restoring to the Administration party
the respect and confidence of that class of cit
izens, whose claims to protection they were
willing to partially overlook, remains to bo
seen.
We wonder what thoso firm friends of Bu
chanan and Cass, Iho Lccompton editors will
do now that the Administration Las in effect
renounced me aoctnno contained. In the Le
Clerc letter. Will they stick to their posi
tion, qr will they change fane and also back
-down declare that this is just what they were
after that 'the despatch to the Minister at
Berlin contains the right doctrine, but that,
being a little careless, or 'obfuscated,' or
something of that sort, they perhaps did not
heretofore make matters quite as clear as they
might have been, and consequently were not
properly understood by the people 1 We con
fess that we should like to know ; and have no
hesitation about acknowledging that we are
especially curious to see whether the editor of
the Clearfield Republican will undertake to in
struct the faithful how to "turn about and
wheel about" on this occasion, or like the
man who testified to a horse being sixteen feet
high, say last what he said first.
The July No. of that independent, plain
spoken, fearless, and highly interesting quar
terly, The Scalpel, has been received at this
office. It is a welcome visitor, and we trust it
aiay flourish many years, and receive what it
deserves a liberal surport.
DOUGLAS AT WASHINGTON. .
The "little giant" is.at Washington, keen-!
fng himself '-calm as a summer's morning,"
it not as "cool as a cucumber." A correspon
dent writing from there says he takes things
very easy, ana talks quite unreservedly with
those who call to sec him. He is much enter
tained with the wriarjrlin;: and squirming of
those who feel that his late letter has pinned
them to the wall ; and especially with the at
tempt or the Government organ to read him
and Wise out of the Democratic party ! That
attempt is funny. Mr. D. has set down his
stake "squatter sovereignty," or the Cincin
nati platform as construed by himself and he
means that the Democratic party shall either
make fast to that, or go over the other side of
the stream and "take a turn" round "Con
gressional intervention to protect slavery in
the Territories." Here, he says, are the two
alternatives, and tho party must take one or
the other it cannot take both, nor go between.
The candidate nominated at Charleston must
represent one or the other of these principles
fully, fairly and squarely, so that every man
called npon to vote must know what principle
he is voting for. Now this being t be case,
cither the South must "back down," or the
North surrender, or the "great national Dem
ocratic party" split asnnder. Meantime, both
sides appear to be very determined to stand
their ground, and are diligently preparing for
the great Charleston battle. Suppose the
Southern wing carries the day there, and nom
inates Wise representative of "Congressional
protection cf slavery in the Territories, tLe re
opening of the slave trade, and the acquisi
tion of more slave serritory" will the North
ern wing take their stand upon that platform
and support him or will they bolt, and nom
mate Douglas 1
see."
"We shall sec what we shall
Mr. Robert Tyler, in his address, as Chair
man of the State Committee of the Pennsylva
nia Lccompton Democracy, repudiates Squat
ter Sovereignty, and takes ground pretty
squarely for a slave code in tho Territories
Mr. Senator Bigler in his letter to the Tam
many Society says he is emphatically opposed
to a code of slave laws, and contends that the
people, and not Congress, shall legislate for
the Territories, though it is not too clear what
he means by this when taken in connection
with his remarks about slaves being property,
that such property can be held in the Territo
ries, that the Judiciary will protect the owner
in its cnjoyment,&c. This brings him and Kob
ert into direct antagonism on a point or two,
and evinces a disposition on the part of the
distinguished Senator' to get a little "weak
at the knees" on the Lccompton question.
We wouldn't be surprised to hear of his friend
Buchanan, when he reads the Tammany let
ter, "wincing" considerably at the symptoms
of "heresy" manifested in that epistle.
The Sickles Tragi-Comedy. The New
York papers announce that Sickles and his
wife havo harmonized their little difficulty
a difficulty ever existed between them and
arc again enjoying each others refined and el
evating society. This does not take us by
surprise. We anticipated such a result. Per
haps the christian influence of the clergyman
who manifested such a deep interest in Dan
iel's welfare during his incarceration in Wash
ington and his trial for tho murder of Philip
Barton Key, has kindled in his breast the spirit
of charity; or the music of the young jury
man's violin may have reawakened those ear
Her sentiments of a flection which had been
temporarily paralyzed by the supposed "dis
honoring of his bed." The only regret that
tho public will havo is that his vengeance
proved so fatal, and that Mr. Key is not alive
to witness Mr. Sickles' restoration to sanity,
and his full condonation of his wife's indis
cretions. . She confessed all, and her husband,
it appears, has forgiven all.
By the arrival of the steamship Wcscr we
arc put in possession of two days later mtclli
gence from Europe. The news from the seat
of war is of moment, mainly as confirmatory
of what was previously known or generally
inferred. The Austrians bad fallen back to
Verona, and Garibaldi was endeavoring to get
the command of Lake Garda. in order to iso
late that fortress from tho Tyrol. The news
from Germany is highly important. Field
Marshal Prince Windischgratz was expected
at Berlin from Vienna on a special mission.
The Federal Diet had unanimously acceded to
a proposition from Prussia to place a corps of
observation on the Upper Rhine, and an ex
traordinary Diet had been convoked for the
11th inst. to raise money for war purposes.
This does not look much like "localizing"
the war. Kossuth had been received with
great enthusiasm in Italy.
Bennett, of tho New York Herald, boasts
greatly of bringing out Presidential candi
dates,. Speaking of bringing out George
Law in 1856, it says, "we trotted out George
Law, rubbed hira down, currycorabed him,
brought out his best points, got him into con
dition, and then trotted him back again into
stall, not backing him finally for the Presiden
tial race." To this the' New York Mercury
pungently adds : "There is in the above con
fession a single omission, which we beg leave
to correct. Bennett did more to his nag than
rub him down, currycomb him, and trot him
back again. Ho bled him profusely !" Ben
nett is rather distinguished as a phlebotamist.
Appointment ow Judge. On last Friday,
it was announced that Gov. Packer had ap
pointed Hon. James Gamble, of Lycoming
county, resident Judgo of this District, to
fill the vacancy occasioned, by tho death of
Hon. James Burnside. We know little of him,
so far as our own knowledge goes, except that
he was formerly a member of Congress from
the Centre district, but aeo that, while some
" - 'ivoni mm in aj
ramcr uuiavoraoie iigni. Aiterhc shall have
presided here, we will be belter able to judge
whether his capacity and qualifications fit Lim
for the position.
A Court House Blown Up. On the morn
ing of the 1st inst., some villain placed a keg
of powder beneath the court, house at Port
Gibsou, Miss., and igniting it blew one-half
the building to atoms, and then robbed the
sherifl's office of $10J00. Damage to the
building S12J09.
CASS ON NATURALIZATION.
In the shape of a dispatch to our Minister
at Berlin, Mr. Cass publishes in The Washing
ton Constitution an apology for and defense of
the doctrine announced in some recent letters
of his, which have given so great a shock to
our adopted citizens. This document begins
with denouncing perpetual allegiance as a rel
ict of barbarism. It fully admits the right of
expatriation as having been engrafted into the
Constitution of the United States, by - that
clause of it which confers upon Congress the
power to establish a uniform rule of naturali
zation. It alleges that from and after the date
cf his naturalization (with the exception that
be cannot become President of the United
States), the naturalized citizen is placed upon
the very same footing, both at home and
abroad, as the native citizen. Still Mr. Cass
justifies the opinion which he gave in his Le
Clerc and Hofcr letters, on the ground that he
had in view in those letters only tho cases of
naturalized citizens who, at tho time they left
their native country, were already under ob
ligations of military service, by having been
already drafted into the army. lie sets up a
distinction between these cases and -that of
those who at the time of their emigration were
subject only to a liability to future military
service.
The distinction, however, between these
two cases docs not by any means seem so clear.
There is room to apprehend that, in his nego
tiations with tho Governments of Germany,
Mr. Cass may find himself very hard pressed
by the concessions he has himself made. Ho
compares the case of a German subject draft
ed into the army to that of a British or Amer
ican soldier who has voluntarily enlisted.
He seems to regard the evasion by a German
subject of a forced and involuntary service as
standing upon the ground of a breach of con
tract. In the case of a voluntary enlistment,
the soldier is personally and individually bound.
The obligation has nothing to do with his citi
zenship. It is in the nature of a debt which
he has himself contracted, and which he may,
whenever found within the jurisdiction, and
whatever changes of citizenship he may mean
while have undergone, be reasonably enough
called upon to discharge. But in the German
military service there is no enlistment. The
individual, as an individual does no act and
contracts no obligation, lie is called into the
army, and kept there merely by the tie of his
allegiance merely by the fict that he is the
subject of such or such a State. Now, if it
be true, as 3Ir. Cass alleges, that the moment
a foreigner becomes naturalized.his allegiance
to his native country is severed forever; if,
to use Mr. Cass's figure, he is born anew, and
if, in consequence, a broad and impassable line
separates him from his native country, how is
it possible that an obligation to render military
service which had no other basis, except the
mere fact of his birth within that country,
and hia allegiance to the sovereign of it, can
survive his new birth and the total extinction
of that former allegiance 1
The entire extinction by the act of natural
ization of allegiance to any foreign state or
potentate would seem to carry with it the sim
ultaneous extinction of all the consequences
or results of such allegiance among the rest
the extinction of all obligations to render
military or any other service, where no perso
nal contract exists, and where the service was
merely an incident to the allegiance.
What difference in fact is there and this is
a question which the German Governments
will bo likely to call upon Mr. Cass to answer
between future liability and a present lia
bility to military service, when both the one
and the other grow out of the mere fact of
birth, independent entirely of any consent or
co-operation on the part of the individual lia
ble 1 If a new birth, a change of citizenship
does not extinguish the one liability, as Mr.
Cass seems to admit that it docs not, it will
perhaps riot be easy to convince the German
Governments that it extinguishes the other.
It is very unfortunate, in view of the tena
city lamented by Mr. Cass with which the
German Governments cling to tho military
service of those who once owed allegiance to
them, that Mr. Cass should himself have put
an argument into their mouths of which they
will know well how to avail themselves. It
would have greatly simplified matters, and
probably have hastened a final arrangement of
the question had our Government taken the
plain and simple ground that all obligations
to military service were extinguished simulta
neously with tho allegiance out of which those
obligations arose. But that was too much to
expect of the blunderheads of our Democrat
ic Administration. If it had been a question
of ''niggers," they would have had clear views
and a distinct purpose from the beginning ;
but as it is only a matter of white men, and
these of foreign birth,therc is no telling when
they will come to a rational understanding of
the subject. JV. Y. Tribune.
A few weeks since, II. B. Swoope, Esq., de
livered his lecture on the "Literature of the
Bible," in Huntingdon, Pa. It appears that a
Mr. McDivitt of that place claims that about
one third of it was taken from a speech for
merly delivered by him before a Teachers' In
stitute. Mr. Swoope happening to be in Hun
tingdon a few days after, called upon Mr. M.
with a friend, and asked him to compare the
two manuscripts and point out wherein the
plagiarism consisted. After doing so, Mr.
McDivitt, finding, (as seems by the correspon
dence,) the resemblance to be only in tho re
cital by both of the prominent events in Sa
cred History, furnished the following letter:
II. B. Swoope, Esq : Dear Sir : On a care
ful examination of that portion of your Lec
ture on the "Literature of the Bible," alleged
to have been taken from a lecture cn History
delivered by me some time since, I am free to
say that though the portion alluded to is very
similar as regards the order, style, and lan
guage, yet I have no hesitation in exempting
you from all charges of plagiarism, the resem
blance being nothing more than what might
easily take place at any time under similar
circumstances. I am truly sorry that the sub
ject has been referred to, and hope this expla
nation may prove entirely satisfactory to all
parties. In haste, yours truly,
Huntingdon, July IS, '59. R. McDivitt.
A couple of the Huntingdon papers speak in
very flattering terms of M. S.'s lecture.
The Democracy of Mississippi have nomi
nated John J. Pettns, of Kemper county, for
Governor. One or the Mississippi papers
speaking of this man say he is a "clever gen
tleman, but loo tloxo a cock for a Mississippi
Governor." It says, "he has not got fire and
brimstone enough in his composition to meet
the combustible present and ominous future."
It seems that in the fearful State of Missis
sippi where great men like Jeff. Davis and A.
G. Brown abound, not only fire but brimstone,
is an important article in making up the com
position of a first class Democratic politician.
Original Return. Tfco sheriff of Rey-
following return on the back of a capias, is
sued against Alexander Satterfield, o aa in
dictment for burglary :
"Alexander Sattcrfield.oitMrf,
"Alexander Satterfield, taken.
"Alexander Satterfield, escaped through the
green corn before I catdd lay my hcuii on Aim."
. A SINGULAR AFFAIR.
The Albany, New York, Standard, of July
14th, relates the following singular story :
Some fifteen years ago a man, named George
Bristol, left this city for the . shores of the
Pacific. At tho time he left be had a wife
and one child, the latter only three years old.
They resided in-tho town of Westerlo. At
that time his wife and child were living with
her father. Some two years after the father
and mother of tho woman died, thefr estate
was disposed of to satisfy mortgages, and Mrs.
Bristol and her child were thrown upon the
cold charities of the world for a living. She
was very feeble in health, and of course was
unable to take care of herself
5 Tho mother came to Albaay, where they
lived for some five years, at tho expiration of
which time the mother died and the girl was
left alone in the world, to do as best she could.
Being now about ten years old, and a smart,
active, good looking girl, she soon found a
situation in a respectable family. Here sho
remained till she was fifteen years old, when
she bound herself out to a milliner. She
served three years at that business, and had
become mistress cf her profession. Now, tho
strangest portion of this revelation is to be
told. The girl is over eighteen years old,
and a perfect model of her sex:
During this long interval it must be remem
bered that the girl lost all trace of her lather.
Her beauty attracted the attention and admi
ration of'a sprcuc looking gentleman who met
her on Broadway. He was a man of about
forty years, but his appearance did not indi
cate that he had ever seen over twenty-five
Summers. An acqnaiutance was made be
tween her and the gentlemau above alluded t,
and a final engagement entered "into for mar
riage. The day was set, and all the necessary
arrangements made for the ceremony.
On the appointed day the pair, accompa
nied by their respective friends, met lor the
purpose of having the plighted ones joined in
wedlock. Just before the minister commen
ced the marriage rites, an old couple entered.
They were formerly neighbors of the Bristol
family, and had watched tho girl grow up
from infancy, and were now anxious to soc
the choice she had made in a partner for life.
Imagine the surprise of all about when the
old couple above referred to recognized in
the "man of the girl's heart" her own legiti
mate father.
For a moment all was amazement and sad
ness, but on the state of things being fully re
alized, the scene turned to one of joy. An
absent father had recovered a lost daughter
and the assembled throng of friends were
highly delighted that the aflairhad resulted as
it did. The love that had before burned so
brightly between the twain, had now become
a flame as inextinguishable as the fires of Ve
suvius A queer world, this.
The War and Russia. Who has gained
most by the Italian war, thus far ? The French
have driven the Austrians back, but they have
beaten thorn only at a very heavy loss'of men,
and those, be it remembered, of the very
flower of their army. The elite of the Aus
trian troops, it is understood, are the reserve,
which has not yet taken part. Mr. Raymond,
in his letters to the New York Times, shows
that the Zouaves are terribly cut up and dec
imated. To us it looks as if Russia was the
only power that had been benefitted, thus far.
She is avenging herself on Austria for her in
action during tho Crimean war, by holding
Germany in check. She is punishing France,
by luring Napoleon into a war which has al
ready cost him many thousands of his best
soldiers. She is humiliating England, by ap
pearing to awe her into neutrality. Herself
exhausted by the Crimean war, she is suc
cessfully striving to weaken every other pow
er, in order that hereafter, when she has re
cruited her own resources, she may step in, as
autocrat and mediator, to dictate the terms of
arrangement.
Final Decision or a Great Railroad Suit.
Seven years ago Mrs. Shaw, of Boston,
commenced a suit against the Boston and
Worcester Railroad Company for killing her
husband, Three trials have been had and
three verdicts rendered $ 1 3,000, $18,000 and
$22,000 each progressing in amount to cor
respond with the accrued interest and expen
ses. Few cases, anywhere, have ever been
contested more obstinately, and the finest
legal talent in the State was employed on
both sides. Last week the Supreme Court
denied the motion for a new trial, applied for
uy tue uelendants, and the Railroad Company
will now have to pay about $CO,000, costs in
cluded- They were losers by setting aside
the first verdict. Obstinacy does not always
pay, and the price of husbands la Massachu
setts is tolerably high.
Is A Lctizes a Citizex 1 This seems to
be the mooted question, now-a-days, in po
litical circles. Secretary Cass decides that a
citizen is a citizen, unless "circumstances pre
vent." lie is a citizen if he stays at home ;
but ii he goes abroad, ho is not. If ho re
mains in his country, he is a citizen of the
Unitld States ; but if he goes to Paris he is a
r renchman, or to v lenna he is an Austrian.
In fact, as recently constructed, citizenship is
something that a man wears as be does his
clothing, to be taken off by despots whenever
the ht or color does not suit. According to
this logic, a man "whose ancestors were
slaves" cannot become a citizen; while au
other can be a citizen only occasiouly and
conditionally.
New Word. The war is introducing a new
word in our telegraphic dispatches, and into
our newspaper articles, which Webster does
not contain. Tho word is "mobilized," and
means to get armies in readiness to march
Four Russian corps are said to be 'mobilized'
that is, ready for marching. The word is
derived from the French, and through that
language from tho Latin root moveo, to move.
Our word 'mob' is derived from the same root.
Hors Du Combat This expression is
now and will he in constant uso while the
war lasts. Wo therefore propose to book our
readers on its meaning. It includes all who,
being either killed, wounded or missing, aro
pnt out of the battle used up, put under,
done for, knocked down, disarmed, or other
wise incapacitated for further fighting. If you
don't like the definition, give us a better one.
The Wheat Crop or New York. We
have just seen a letter.says the XVtfcttne.from a
person who has recently traveled through
some of tho best wheat counties of this State,
who estimates the. present harvest the best of
five years, at least. The crop has ripened,
and nearly all harvesed in good weather, and
very free from tho ravages of insects.
Lynch Law is Iowa. Doctor Ellis, who
was driven away from Greene county, Iowa,
by the regulators, sometime since, returned a
few days ago on a visit to his son-in-law.
Tho regulators," hearing of his return, assem
bled in largo numbers, seized him, and tying
him to a tree, administered to him one hun
dred lashes.
Rufus Choate died at Halifax on Tuesday
tho 12th July, a few months less tliau 00 years
of age.
Flour in the Pittsburg market was yesterday
quoted at $5,75 super, $Ga$0,23 extra, $G,25a
$G,!j0 family extra, with a. downward tendency.
PENNSYLVANIA ITEKS.
PREPARED FOR THE "RAFTSMAN'S JOURNAL."
Cahbria County. On the 9th inst., a pair
of horses owned by M. Jonas Yoder, of Voder
township, attached to a wagon, .took Jright ia
Conemough borough, ran away, tbfew Mr.
Yoder 08 and injured him some, ran against
Mr. Abner Griffith's carriage and upset it, and
overturned a horse and rider. . . .On tho lltb,
two miners, named Abraham and Solomon
Hale, residing in Cambria City, had their fa-
cas. hands, arms, breasts and legs badly burnt
uy tue explosion oi a pan of a keg of powder
which was isuitcd by a spark from a candle
while they were at work in an oar bank. On
the 13th, a teamster at Angus' Mill in Taylor
township, had his under jaw laid open by a
heavy stick being thrown in his face from a
saw frame. ... The harvest has commenced,
and it is estimated that of wheat there will be
an average yield, rye less than an average,
oats above, and hay very light ; the potato
and corn crops look well, but much of the
latter will not mature ; a largo crop of buck
wheat is expected. . . The People's Party have
nominated James M. Campbell for Senator,
Richard J. Proudfoot for the Asscmbley,
Howard J. Roberts for Prothonotary, David
J. Jones for treasurer, John II. Campfield for
District Attorney, Enos C. M'Mullen for Com
missioner, John S. Straver for Poor House
Director, Peter Kaylor, Jr., and E. F. Lytel
for Auditors, Edwin A. Vickroy for Surveyor
and James Purse for Coroner.
Centre Count. On the 0th inst., Furey
Larimer, a son of J. G. Larimer, of Pleasant
Gap, had his face badiy burned by the acci
dental explosion of some powder, which he
found whilst assisting to remove some furui
ture from one routu to another, ... On the
lltb, an Irishman named Francis Saxton, a
stranjrer, who had stopped at Mr. Brown's
hotel in Bellcfonte, was fonnd dead in bed
During Sunday he had complained of suffering
severely with an attack of dysentery, and re
tired the evening weak and sick, and found
the next morning, as stated, a corpse. . . . On
the 12th, Tcrrence Mnqy, who was driving
a team belonging to William Humes, jumped
from the wagon with which the horses were
running away, and broke one of his iegs just
below the knee. Mr. Humes had the young
man removed to his own house, and properly
attended to. . . . inc .uewmown stage was
broken down on the top ol the ScvcnMountains
on the 11th, but fortunately none of the pas
sengers were injured. . . .The farmers arc bu
sy harvesting, nnd the yield of grain is abun
dant all over the county.
Cumberland County. Mr. George Finkin-
binder, of rrankford township, on the fcth
inst., committed suicide by banging himself
in his bam with the trace chains of a wagon. .
Edward Coover, a son of Mr. George V. Coo
ver, residing about a mile west of Carlisle, fell
off a horse in Mr. Cornui.itrs wagon, loaded
with bark, on the 4th. The wheel passin
over him, smashed his arm and crushed the
back part of bis head into a shapeless mass
The head was almost severed from his body
Instantaneous death ensued. . . . On the 8th,
Mr. John Zollinger, of Carlisle with three of
his children, started out to his farm in North
Middleton township. Part of the harness
giviug way, the horse ran away, capsized the
vehicle and throw Mr. Zollinger and children
out. Mr. Z. had his head and face ..bruised
and torn in a shocking manner and one of the
children had its arm so badly9' fractured that
it will probably be crippled for life. The car
riage was totally demolished.
M'Kean County. On the 1st instant a man
named Stockcr was killed at Ceres, by an
Irishman named James Dunn. Three men
found Stockcr lying across a ditch with his
head literally mashed to a jelly, and his brains
scattered mound on the ground. Two heavy
clubs were found near him, both covered with
blood and hair. It appears Dunn had swore
that the deseased should never see the Fourth
of July unless he paid him certain money he
owed him, and that he would beat his brains
out with a beach club. The man started off
in his wagon, and was found dead soon after,
with his head terribly beaten. Dunn was ar
rested, and after an examination committed to
jail at Smcthport.
Lancaster County. The dead bodies of a
man and woman, aged respectively about filty
and forty-five years, were found on the 1 1th
July,on a by-road leading from the Millersville
to the Columbia turnpike, some 3 miles from,
Lancaster city. Three men have been arrest
ed on suspicion of being connected with the
affair. No names are fgiven. ... During a
heavy storm on tho ICth, the barn of Mr.
Benj. Garbcr, near Donegal Meeting House,
was struck by lightning and entirely consum
ed, with a largo quantity of grain J. J.
Sprenger of Lancaster city has been, appoin
ted U. S. consul at Dresden.
Luzerne Couxty. A little son of Mr.
Charles Hughes of Kingston township, only 3
years of age, recently went to the spring to
get a drink, wheu ho foil in and was drowned.
.... A young lady, daughter of -Mrs. Shoe
maker cf Forty Fort, was injured by her car
riage upsetting on tho bridge,her horse having
been frightened by the whistle of a steamboat.
. . The Wilkesbarrclujc says Mr.Marx Long
has eggs laid by a pullet two months old.
They arc shout the size of pigeon's eggs.
They must have "fast" chickens down in
Luzerne.
Crawford County. Two men named Bates
and Johnson were severely, one it is feared
fatally, injured at Spartansbnrg on the 20th of
July, by the premature discharge of a cannon.
They were both thrown to a distance of twen
ty feet by the force of tho discharge. Bates
had his eye blown out, several ribs broken,
and was otherwise badly injured. It is feared
that he cannot recover. .Johtison had one of
his arms terribly shattered, and received some
lesser injuries, but will most probably survive.
Mifflin County. A frame stable belonging
to Geo. W. Elder, Esq., was burned in Lewis
town on the 7th. . . Edward, a son of John S.
Reed of Jack's creek, was bitten in tho heel
by a copperhead on Monday afternoon in a
grain field adjoining the house. Sweet oil was
applied to tho wound until the advice of a
physician could bo procured, who immediately
recommended copious doses of brandy, and at
last accounts the boy was doing well.
Elk County. On tho 12th, a laborer in tho
employ of Morchcad & Grier, contractors on
tho Sunbury Sc Erie Railroad, about five miles
from Ridgway, was fatally injured by the fall
ing of a tree. . . The work on the Railroad is
progressing. Tho ground has been broken
through Ridgway on the contract of Hon. J.
L. Giilis, and other contractors aro making
preparations to push the work along as soon
as possible.
Adams County. Tho Typhoid Fever, it is
said, prevails to an alarming extent in East
Berlin. Several prominent citizens have fall
en victims to it, among them young men in
tho prime of life. On the 3d, the bell tolled
for three, on Monday for two, and ou Tuesday
for two.
Lawrence County. John Stecn, nn old
and respected citizens or Bridgewater.Beaver,
county, whilst on a visit to his son in New
Castle, walked off the side of a high stairway,
on tho 7th, aud was so much injuiod that ho
died on tho Sunday following.
Montgomery County. Tho bain of Mr.
Daniel Egbert, or Lower Marlon Square,
was destroyed by do with nearly all its con
tents, on Satuiday evening the 8th inst. Mr.
Egbert's crop of new wheat and hav had just
been, housed.
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""Estiito of Abraham Hess, deceased. On mo
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the Court grant a rule directed to the heirs of said
Abraham ilcss, deceased, to wit : .Mary Hess. tLc
widow, Sarah Loudon. Isaac Hess, George Hess,
Alexander Hess. Martha Loudon, Rebecca Ilanoy,
Sophia Askcy, A. C. Tate, guardian of Sarah Hess,
minor child of Abr. Hess, Jr., dee'd., and Robert
Butler, guardian of Abraham L. Hess and Kos;mr.:i
Hess, minor children of Abraham Hess, deceased,
heirs and prrsons interested iu said estate, aud all
other persons interested, to bo and appear before
tho Honorable the Judges of the said Court, at a
Court to be held at Clearfield on Monday the 2ftU
day of September, A. D. ItSO'J, at 10 o'clock, A. M.,
then and there to accept or refuso tho real ejtaio
of said decedent at tho appraised valuation put
upon it by the inquest duly returned.
By the Court, JAMES WRIGLY, Clerk.
TO Mary Hess, tho widow, Sarah iTitidon, Isaac
Bess, George Hess, Alexander Hess. Martha aju
don, Rebecca Hnney, Sophia Askey, A. C Tatr,
guardian of Sarah Hess, minor child f Abraham
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Abr. L. Hess and Rosanna Hess, minor children
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premises at the valuation. L. J. CRANS,
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