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BT SAMUEL J. BOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., OCT. 9, 1861.
TO THE PUBLIC.
In one of oar issues in May last, we intima
ted that we would not reply to charges of
'treason" or "ToispTisoo of treason" which the
Clearfield Republican might choose to make
against ns, or to any snch articles as had for
some time previous appeared in the columns
of that paper, hoping thus to avoid all such
acrimonious controversies as subsequently
marked the political campaign which has just
dosed. Persisting, however, in their unjust
attacks cpon, and gross misrepresentations of
the National Administration and its meas
ures, to aoch an extent that "forbearance
ceased to be a virtue," we felt ourselves com
pelled, in self-defence, and as a duty we owed
to truth, to repel those attacks and make such
corrections as seemed necessary. This our
amiable neighbors of the Republican, whenev
er they found themselves placed in an unen
viable position, referred to as an evidence
that we were guilty of falsehood, with a view,
perhaps, of withdrawing attention from their
own misstatements. Whatever advantage
they may have derived by such a course, or
by calling us a "scoundrel," or asserting that
we "would not stop at any act of villainy,"
they are welcome to enjoy. It is not for us to
sty how their veracity, honor and honesty
will compare with ours. We leave the pub
lic to judge and determine for themselves.
Now, however, that the election is over, and
wo cannot be accused of attempting to make
political capital in this way, we have deemed
it due to ourself to make the above explana
tion, at the risk of having it pronounced un
called for and unnecessary.
ANOTHER LETTER TROM COL. KANE.
We regret that the following letter did not
reach ns in time for our last issue. We, how
ever, give it place in our columns to-day, as
it sets forth the sentiments of those in the ar
my in reference to the war, and the opinions
they entertain of those who sympathise with,
and advocate a peace with armed rebels.
Kane Rifle Keg., Camp Tenallt. )
Tenally, Sept. 30, 1861. J
Col. A. I. Wilcox, or Bear Creek Elk Co :
Dear Sir: I have yours of the 24th. I
wrote you on the 19th. I hope none of my
friends will be kept in ignorance of my senti
ments. Tbey are shared by my entire Regi
ment. I will have no political fellowship
with those who are shortsighted enough to
believe or pretend to believe that there is an
other road to Peace than the vigorous prose
cution of the present war. We cannot ex
pect peace while we allow the nations of Eu
rope to dispise us ; we cannot hope for peace,
real or durable, before teaching the South,
sincerely to respect ns ; and this, with God's
blessing, is what we are nw endeavoring to
do. The men who seek meanwhile to tie our
hands ; who toll us there is no patriotism in
the sacrifices we have made, and that we shall
go down to our graves the champions of an
unholy cause these we may pity, but we shall
not vote for them !
Respectfully Yours, Thomas L. Kane.
. Fiiied for Shooting on Sukdat. It is evi
dent that sucker magistrates have no respect
for foreign dignitaries, for it is recorded that
Dr. Russell, special correspondent of the Lon
don Times, has been arrested and fined just
as any vagrum man would be for gunning in
Wilmington, Illinois, contrary to the laws, on
Sunday the 29th September. Whether this
matter will be made a subject of diplomatic
correspondence between the representative of
II. B. Majesty and the authorities of the tucker
State, has not yet transpired ; but it is to be
hoped that nothing more serious than discbar
ges of ink will result from it. . The civilized
world will acknowledge that, if Dr. Russell
has no respect for the Sabbath, the magis
trates of Illinois should have no regard for him
The Sch Going Oct. It is said that there
are now more spots on the sun than have been
seen for many years ; some of these are visi
ble through a smoked glass to the naked eye
Several stars some of them of great brillian
cy, which from their ascertained distance
must have been as our sun have totally dis
appeared from the sky ; and the question has
been raised by astronomers and scientific men
generally, whether the light and heat of the
sun are gradually fading away. As this would
be accompanied by tbo destruction of all the
plants and animals on earth, it is rather an in
teresting question. The sun's light and heat
are diminished by the dark spots at the pres
ent time above one per cent.
- How Louisville Escaped. It is stated as a
fact, by the Cincinnati Commercial, that Gen.
Buckner, with 8000 men, was proceeding to
Louisville, by railroad,while the people of that
city were unconscious of their peril. At
Green river, a young man became aware of
Bnckner's purpose,and ran forward to a switch
a short distance beyond Green river, pried it
open and ' so allowed the train to plough its
way into the earth. This detained the rebels
twenty-four hours, and meanwhile the people
of Louisville became aware of their danger
and prepared for it Buckner remaining at
Green river instead of going forward to the city.
The New Orleans Delta says : "No media
tion of any Power on earth will be entertain
ed by the South which looks to a reconstruc
tion of the Government as it.existed on the
4th day of last November," and no scheme of
any party or faction in the North "can ever
gain bring together. the broken fragments of
the ooce powerful United States."
' Broadway in New York is said to be as gay
aa ever in spite of the many dry goods and
jewelry stores tnrned into gnn shops verita
ble 1 arsenals. Carious sights truly cannon
for sale where hooped peticoats used to be !
Corn is selling at Chicago at twenty-five
cent per bushel. '. The freight, insurance and
othar charges to bring it to the East, advances
the price to about fifty centi.
INTERESTING WAR NEWS.
From Bank's divisic n Battle in Kanawha valley
Gen. Wool and the Mutineers Prises captu red
Merchant Vessels fired at From Kentucky
TenneFeee-Richmo nd-Army orders-Battle near
Cheat Mountain Late fromLexisgton Fortress
iiiuiiiuB xner upper i oiomac. .
The Kanawha correspondent of the Cincin
nati Commercial, says that five companies of
the First Kentucky, four companies of the
Thirty-fourth Ohio, and one company of the
Fifth Virginia, under Lieutteiiant-Colonel E
royhast, surrounded and attacked the rebels at
Chapraanvilk, and after a short engagement
completely routed them, killing sixty and ta
king seventy prisoners. The rebels in escap
ing, were intercepted by Coloi el Hyatt, who
killed forty and took a large number of prison
ers. The country between Charleston andGuy
andotte River is now freed from Secession
power. This is the most effective blow given
the rebels m this part of the valley. When
tbe correspondent left Charleston there were
reports of a battle going on between Cox and
Foyd & Wise, at Sewell's mountain. The
rebels were getting the worst of it and falling
back upon their entrenchments at Lewisburg.
Passengers by the boat from Fortress Mon
roe report that General Wool addressed the
prisoners at the Rip Raps who has been sent
there by General McCiellau, on the way to
Tortugas. He told them tLat had Gen. Mc
Clellan shot them on the spot for open re
bellion, in tbe face of tbe enemy, he would
bare been perfectly justified. He, however,
bad a proposition to make them, all who
were willing to place themselves in his
bands should step forward three paces ;
those who refused, would proceed to Tortu
gas. Tbe entire one hundred and fifty Zou
aves then stepped forward with cheers.
Many were so affected that they shed tears of
joy and expressed a desire to be placed where
they could best retrieve tbe stigma that their
acts had brought upon them. The whole
number were immediately taken to Newport
News and mustered into a New York regi
ment. Oct. 8. Tbe attack upon our encampment
at the Great Falls (Banks div.) was by six reg
iments of rebel infantry, a body of cavalry
and a batallion of artillery, all in transitu
for tbe upper Potomac. Tbey fired about
forty rouuds of shot and shell, doing consider
able damage to the houses, hurtiug slightly
but one person. Another was hit in the should
er by a rebel picket at an earlier hour. The
guns used by the rebels were seven in number,
six and twelve pounders, the latter being
rifled and throwing projectile) of the Sawyer
pattern. At the commencement of the can
nonading Lieut. Col. Suiter and the Adjutant
of tbe Thirty-fourth New York regiment rode
to the falls, ten miles distant, and found the
regiment on guard there widely scattered,
they having no artillery to respond with. A
Union battery subsequently arrived at the
Fall and threw several shells into the suppos
ed position of the enemy, but obtained no re
sponse, tbo rebels exposed seven guns in their
attack. The rebels, it was thought, were on
their way to Leesburg or Point of Rocks.
The steamer S. B. Spaulding returned from
Ilatteras Inlet, bringing the latest intelligence
and the remnant of the naval brigade. A few
people from the mainland were still coming
in to take the oath of allegiance. The United
States frigate Susquehanna had taken twopri
zes which bad unsuspectingly approached the
inlet. They were both schooners from the
West Indies loaded with salt, sugar, &c
The gun boat Cambridge has been enforcing
tbe blockade off Beaufort, .North Carolina,
and has taken four prizes, viz : the Louisatfues
from Lunenburg with a cargo of fish. Tbe
Revere from Yarmouth also loaded with fish,
the Edwin from Barbadoes with molasses and
the Julia from St. Johns withtin.medicines.&c.
At Potomac creek eleven merchant vessels
were fired upon by the rebel battery in that
vicinity, but all the shot full short.
Oct. 4. From Kentucky we learn that
Gen. Buckner bad gone with a portion of his
troops through llopkinsvillc, Greenville and
other places, and had taken arms whenever he
could find them ; the troops at Bowling Green
believe that 30.000 additional troops are daily
waiting but an hour's notice to come into
Kentucky. A Mississippi regiment recently
came to Bowling Green expecting to come
directly through and occupy Louisville and
remain there. Some mercenary unionists are
finding army employment for themselves and
servants and a market for their produce and
give unmistakable evidence of yielding to se
cession.
Tbe Nashville Tennessee papers of the 29th
ult., and Richmond papers of tbe. 21th, have
been received. 250 federal prisoners were
sent from Kichmond to New Orleans, mclud
ing Capt. Mclves of the New York 69th.
Lieut. J. B. Hutchinson of the 13th Pennsyl
vania, and Lieut. Welsh of the 1st Minnesota
One hundred more federal prisoners bad ar
rived at Richmond, 68 of whom were taken
by Gen. Lee's command, 20 taken near Mun
son's Hill, and the remainder captured by
uen. iioyd. Lieut. Merrill ot U.S. Engm
eers is among the prisoners.
Over 12,000 rebel soldiers are in the hospi
tals at Richmond. Minister Daniels has been
appointed an aid to Gen. Floyd. Senator
Benjamin is still acting as Secretary of War.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
worth of tobacco belonging to August Bel
mont had been confiscated at Richmond.
An army order is just issued announcing
that all depredators on private property will
be severely punished ; that no remission of
the penalty for such outrages will be exercis
ed, and that the commanders and gnards over
such property will be held reponsible as the
principals.
During the fo&on Wednesday morning the
Resolute ran cfulte close to the batteries at
Aquia creek and was firod upon with shell.
Sao one was injured.
A gentleman from Sarcoxie Missouri says
Judge Chenault had hung nine men for loyal
ty to tne union.
Oct. 6. On the morning of the 3d., at 1 o'
clock.a portion of Brigadier General Reynold's
brigade, consisting oi three Ohio regiments
the 21th, 25th and 32d and portions of six
Indiana regiments the 7th, 9th, 13th, 14th,
15tb and 17th together with detachments of
Bracken's Indiana, Robinson's Ohio and
Greenfield's Pennsylvania cavalry, and detach
ments of Howe's regular, Loom is' Michigan
and Daum's Virginia artillery, numbering in
all 6,000 men, left Cheat Mountain to make a
reconnolssance in front of the enemy's posi
tion on Greenbrier river, twelve miles distant.
Colonel Ford's Thirty-second Ohio was sent
forward to hold an important road, the occu
pation of which prevented the enemy from
flanking onr main column. The expedition
arrived in front of the enemy's fortifications.
At eight o'clock their pickets retreated after
firing an ineffectual volley. Kimball's Fif
teenth Indiana was immediately sent forward
to secure a position for Loomis' battery. Am
min's Twenty-fourth Ohio deployed as skir
mishers on the south side of the mountain.
Loomis' battery getting in position, support
ed by tbe Seventeenth Indiana, regiment,
opened the battlo. The shot was immediate
ly responded to by an enemy concealed in the
bush, but who were soon routed by the Four
teenth Indiana, with a loss of seven killed, a
large number wounded and taken prisoners.
Howe's battery, supported by the Thirteenth
Indiana, then moved forward, taking a posi
tion three hundred yards nearer the enemy's
fortificationi, openio; a brisk fira. .Tbe firing
on both sides was almost incessant for one
hour, our artillery doing execution, judging
from the lamentable shriek of the wounded.
Tbe enemy's battery did comparatively little
miury, their guns being too muco elevated.
Our gnns effectually silenced three of their
guns. While observations were being made of
the enemy's fortifications, occupying three
more hours, an irregular artillery fire was kept
up, occupying the enemy's attention. Liu ring
this interval, the Twenty-fifth Ohio and Fif
teenth Indiana 'regiments rendered efficient
service in scouring the mountains before
the close of the reconnoissance, which was
most satisfactory. The enemy received
heavy reinforcements from their camps near
Monterey, making their strength about 15,000.
Although this reconnoissance partakes more
of the character or a regular engagement than
any previous battle in Western Virginia, onr
loss is but ten killed and eleven wounded. It
is impossible to ascertain tbe loss of the ene-
my. it win noi, noweyer, tan snori oi ouu
killed and wounded, as our artillery did ter
rible execution. Their camp was situated on
the slope of the mountain, supported by a
number of guns. We captured thirteen pris
oners from tbe enemy, and also a lot of cattle
and horses. The reconnoisance proved en
tirely successful, affording information relative
to the enemy's strength, which could not be
ascertained from scouts. Our troops acted
nobly. General Anderson and Colonels John
son,Jacksonand Oliver commanded tbe rebels.
The steamer Emilie arrived at Jefferson
City with the wounded from Lexington. A-
bout one thousand rebels remained in Lex
ington on Tuesday morning. Mr. Prescott, a
citizen of Lexington, who was in Mulligan's
fortifications during the seige contradicted
tbe report thatSturgis had arrived there. Mr.
Prescott says he heard Price tell Rains
and Parsons, that now was the time to fight,
if they ever intend to. He heard them dis
cussing the propriety of falling back to fortify
Rose Hill, in Johnson county, fifteen miles
west of Warrensburg. He thinks, however,
that their real intention is, to retreat south
ward, or to the Aakaosas river. Since the
surrender, they had raised two cannon at the
foundry in Lexington, which increased their
field pieces to thirteen. They also hud two
mortars. Col. Mulligan was taken south with
Price. Most of our army have gone forward
well appointed, and likely to do splendid
fighting. Gen. McKinstry's division, under
Lieut. Col. Lotton, moved west to-day and
will encamp to-night eighteen miles out.
Capt. Able and Henry Store, who were cap
tured a short tirue since while carrying dis
patches from Gen. Fremont to Gen. Lane,
and were confined fifty hours in a dungeon at
West Port, came down on the Emilie, having
escaped from Lexington.
Oct. 6. Tbe boat from Fortress Monroe
brought up a number of ref ugees from Norfolk,
including some released crews of prize vessels.
Col. DeVilliers, the instructor of Col. Ells
worth, who was taken prisoner by Wise in
western Virginia, came up in a boat, having
escaped from prison and made his way along
James river to Newport News. He escaped,
along with twelve others, who were arrested
and taken back. He alone, by disguising
himself and affecting lameness, succeeded in
eluding tbe vigilance of his pursuers. He was
compelled to swim the James river three times,
and after much suffering, and being twice fired
at by pickets, reached Newport News. He
describes the suffering of prisoners as great,
and their treatment as barbarous. One of
them having been shot from tbe street by a
woman. He has gone to Washington with
much important information gleaned on his
journey down the James river.
Private W. L. Myers, of the New York
Twelfth was recently tried and sentenced to
be bhot for desertion by the general court mar
tial, but from the evidence it appears that he
was on his return to the regiment when arrested,
and that be was overtaken by liquor, causing
him to be absent longer than hispermit allowed.
The members of the court therefore unani
mously recommended him to mercy upon his
solemn promise never to drink any intoxicating
drink. Gen. Banks commuted the sentence
into a forfeiture of five dollars per month of
bis pay for one year, and the gratified culprit
was yesterday returned to his regiment.
The U. S. steamer Pawnee has returned from
Hatteras Inlet ; she reports the loss of the
propeller Fanny on Tuesday night. She was
on her way from tbe Inlet to Chicamaconica,
the encampment of the 20th Indiana Regiment,
and was captured by three Rebel tugs which
put out from Roanoke Island. Two rifled
cannon, twenty-five of the Indiana Regiment,
including Quarter Master Ira W. Haett.several
of Col. Hawkins Regiment, and a cargo of
commissary stores fell into the bands of the
rebels. The captain of the propeller and tbe
crew alone escaped.
A Young Gibl Shot Dead by Her Cous
in. A shocking affair, the thought of which
causes the blood to flow back upon the heart,
and seems too horrid to be real, occurred in
Bristol, R. I., on Thursday evening last, the
particulars of which are thus stated by the
Providence Post : Wni. James Tilley, a son
of Mr. Benjamin Tilley, about 16 years of age,
was standing in the yard," with his father's
gun in his hands, which he had taken up for
the purpose of snapping some caps. His
cousin, a young and beautiful girl of 15,
daugnter or bylvanus jf ease, Lsq., of Eager
town, Mass., who was on a visit to Bristol, and
passing tbe afternoon with Mr. Tilley's faroi
ly, was standing in the house at a window.,
witnin a lew met or mm. lie raised the gun
and deliberately aimed it at her head, remark
ing playfully that be would shoot her. Aw
ful to relate, the gun was loaded, and the
charge took effect near the temple, passing
through her head. She fell to tbe floor, and
breathed about three minutes only, showing
no otner signs of life. It seems Mr. Tillev
had loaded tbe gun with shot, a few davs be
fore, for the purpose of shooting a neighbor's
cat that annoyed him, and most unfortunately
left it loaded in his house. The boy knew
nothing of this, and supposed it empty, as he
bad frequently played with it in a similar
manner before. Mr. Pease left Bristol onlv
the day before to return to his home in Ed-
gartown. Who can imagine, or what pen can
describe tbe anguish this thoughtless act has
inflicted! When will people learn to be care
ful in the use of Are. arms?
A Remarkable Couple. In the town of
Hillsdale, N. Y., reside Mr. Conrad Decker
and wife the former in his 100th year, and
the latter in her 99th. They have been mar
ried 77 years, and are both in comparatively
good health. They keep bouse by themselves,
and have no neighbors within a quarter of a
mile. Mr. Decker cultivates his own garden,
and saws his own wood ; while Mrs. D. does
her own housework,withont thinking of "hired
help," although she complains occasionally
that she "can't go about tbe house as spry as
she used to." We have read many accounts
of "remarkable couples," but this instance has
few parallels in the present age.
A Daughter Shot by her Father. The
Sunday night before last Mr. Frederick Rese
cher, who lives near Bethany, Mo., going to
his door saw what he ' supposed to be a dog,
and taking his gun fired, and was horrified to
find he bad shot bis own daughter, aged 18
years. Three buckshot entered her left arm,
ana one her crease, penetrating her lungs
Her recovery is Tery doubtful.
THE LATE FLOOD.
From the Elk Co. (Ridgway) Advocate.
On Friday evening last, the waters of the
Clarion river and Elk creek rose far above
anything in the remembrance of our oldest
settlers. The rain began toward evening of
Thursday and continued to fall in large quan
tities until about 1U o'clock r riday evening,
having fallen unceasingly for over twenty-four
hours. The hillsides were alive with dashing
streams making their way to the valley below.
The streets of our village looked more like
rapid streams than highways, and tbe water
stood in large pools all over the town.
In the afternoon of Friday the Clarion and
Elk began to raise rapidly, and at 2 o'clock at
night the water had attained a bight of four
teen feet above low water mark. It rushed in j
one vast stream all over that part of tbe town
bordering on the river and covered the valley
beyond, sweeping away houses, bridges, boards,
shingles, logs, fences, and everything that
offered to impede its fierce career. Tbe night
was very dark, and it was only now and then
a glimpse of the angry flood as it surged along
eould be obtained; yet the mad boiling sound
as it rolled by together with the crash of the
many articles borne on its rapid tx-som spoke
but two well its fearful doings. From their
respective courses the streams came roaring
and foaming down and joining their strength
overflowed their banks and spread out their
angry tides all over that part of the valley
through which the river runs. The Elk tore
away the boom of Messrs. Souther & Willis's
mill sweeping away four hundred thousand
feet of boards and five hundred logs. Mr.
Brooks, jobber on the mill, bad part of his
dwelling which stood near by washed away;
his family escaping with considerable danger,
the water raising so fast obstructions above
gave way so as to surround the house in a few
seconds. The creek tore through the embank
ment of the P & E Rail Road, and joining
the Clarion helped to carry on the scene of
grandeur and listrnction it was enacting.
Board piles and shingles from Mr. Hydes mill
situated in town were carried away and landed
in the fields bordering the river. The bridge
across tbe Elk was carried off and landed on
main street near the residence of Vanorsdall.
The river bridge was carried away and Messrs.
Dickinson & Cu's store was floated across the
street and landed in tbe field, below the road
a perfect wreck, one corner resting in a deep
race.
Another house belonging to John A. Boyle,
Esq., was floated off its foundation and carried
down stream several rods. The water came
into the dwellings of Messrs. Vnnorsdall,
Coven, Thayer, Boyle, Gillis and Dill to such
a bight as to oblige them to leave with their
families, being nearly six feet deep in Mr.
Thayers dwelling on the ground floor. The
scene Saturday morning in our village was
gloomy enough, and although the water had
fallen some four feet during the latter part of
the night it still occupied the dwellings, and
covered the adjoining lots and fields, over
which were strewn many of the articles that
had been swept from their places. No bridge,
could be seen except the one washed from Elk
creek, and that was across the street. Houses
and barns washed from their places and tipped
partly over, fences gone, flood wood all around,
the ground washed away in some places and
heaped up in others, all couspircd to make up
a sad and gloomy sight.
A gentleman by the name of William Rhyan
living at Johnsonburg was drowned. Heto
gether with his family tried to escape from his
house to the hills, but were cut off by the
water flowing over a low piece of hind near
the bill. They managed to get to the house
again ths lower part of which was now filled
with water. They ascended a tree near by
from which with the exception of Mr. Rhyan
they gained the chamber. Before he could
get in the tree was torn down by tbo flood and
he was lost. We learn that between fifty and
seventy-five thousand feet of boards were
carried away from the Eagle Valley Mills, as
also lrom the Wbistletown Mills Judge
Dickinson lost all his boards at his mill below
town, and also a large quantity of logs. The
goods in his store were very badly damaged,
the building ruined and his fences around his
dwelling spoiled, and his yard covered with
logs and flood wood. We understand be esti
mates his loss at $10,000. One million eight
hundred thousand feet of boards were carried
away from the Portland Mills, and several
thousand logs. It is with regret that we have
recorded the entire loss of tbe Beach Bottom
Mill property ,of Messrs. Corbett & Co. Three
million three hundred thousand feet of boards
were lost, the-mills carried off, barnes swept
away with two horses in the stalls; also all
the dwelling houses, with the exception of the
boarding bouse, which is all that remains of
this once valuable property. The Messrs.
Cobbs and their families together with those
employed about the mill passed a terrible
night in a canoe holding by a rope to tbe re
maining building, which was - nearly covered
with water. It was a night to them long to be
remembered. Had the house went off, or
their hold upon it given away,they would have
been borne down tbe rapid stream with the
night so dark that nothing could be distin
guished, and they must have been lost. As
they sat in the canoe with the water raising
and roaring around them, and flood wood
covering tbe stream and crashing by, no one
spoke, except as they hallooed to a person on
the distant shore to know if tbe water rose o
fell. One of the number Alex. Williams bad
fallen from the canoe and found a landing upon
the top of Mr. Barrett Cobb's house, and as it
floated off, borne swiftly away in the gloom
with him upon its top, a new horror settled
down upon the party ; but when at last the
joyful news came through the angry dash of
the stream that it was falling, and they knew
they were safe, a glad shout arose to tell of
their deliverance. The house with Mr. Will
iams upon it struck the shore about two and a
half miles below, when ho jumped off. He
arrived safe the next morning. The loss is
estimated at $ 125,000. Messrs. Powell & Cha
pin have also sustained quite a loss. As near
as cad be ascertained the Toby creek has swept
boards, logs, dams and all movable property
along it, from tbe Ilellen Mills to its mouth.
We learn from Sheriff Head, who has just re
turned from the Sinnemaboning, that the flood
there was not as great and tbe destruction of
property far less.
In the present state of our country, and
especially in a lumbering region like this, this
ts a terrible calamity. With the man draw
backs and discouragements our lumbermen
have met with in the past year this blow will
be a severe one indeed. It is to be hoped
that considerable of tbe lumber washed away
may be found along the stream and recovered,
and we have no doubt that those who find tbe
property of others so unfortunately borne from
their possession, will cheerfully endeavor to
preserve it and restore it to its lawful owners.
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
At Lock Haven the water rose with astonish
ing rapidity, and deluged parts of the town
with such celerity that the inmates of some
dwellings were obliged to fly for personal
safety, without stopping to save their movea
bles. The streets of the town on Saturday
morning were represented as being three feet
under water. Other villages along the river
were more or less inundated. In some of tbe
bouses the water was up to the second story;
and most of them near the ceiling in the first.
A great many light buildings were carried
away, together with bay stacks and fences.
The most serious effect of the flood.howerer,
is the destruction of tbe booms at Williams
port and Lock Haven, and the escape of logs
valned in the aggregate at about ne million of
dollars ! The floating logs reached HarrUburg
about 12 o'clock ou Sunday, and for the first
two or three hours, so profuse was their num
ber, that they appeared to1 cover almost the
entire surface of the water between the islands
and this shore. This effect was the same also
as tar as the eye could penetrate up and down
the river nothing but logs packed close to
gether, as if they composed one immense
moving raft. Of cours it is impossible for us
to estimate the number of logs in this immense
flotilla we can only measure them by the mile,
and accordingly estimate, from the swiftness
of the current, say seven miles an hour, that
from the time tbey first appeared here up to
nine o'clock on Sunday night, that the flotilla
extended a distance of fifty-six miles below
this city with an average breadth of one hun
dred yards.
From the Pittsburg Gaeetto.
At Pittsburg, at about 12 o'clock on Saturday
night, when tbe rise ceased, the depth was
thirty Jeet nine and a half inches. The water
was only nine inches below the memorable
inundation of 1852, and about three feet less
than tbe "great flood of 1832" tho greatest
ever known to the white inhabitants. .
The present flood happened at an unusual
season of the year, and was not anticipated by
many hence the destruction ol floating prop
erty was greater than it might otherwise have
been. Immense quantities of lumber, includ
ing sawed timber, logs, shingles, etc., have
been swept from the Allegheny river and its
tributaries, most of which will be entirely lost
to the owners. Among the articles observed
hurrying down with the current, were barns,
sheds, out-houses, sections of bridges, broken
rafts, bundles of shingles, and pine logs innu
merable. All these loot up a very heavy loss,
though it be divided among thousands of own
ers. Judging from the endless number of
pumpkins and squashes which floated gaily
down this stream, our worthy farmers on the
river and creek bottoms will lack "some pump
kins" this winter.
The destruction along Clarion rivi-r was very
great. Nearly all the lumber on that stream
was carried off, and numerous saw-mills were
swept away. Five saw-mills were counted
near the mouth of Clarion river, at one time,
and the lumber enteted the Allegheny in a
perfect gorge. Our informant states that he
aaw at least 1,000,000 feet ol lumber pass down
the stream in a short time being principally
in broken sections of rafts.
On the Kiskiminetas river the destruction
was also great: The bridge over this river at
Leechburg, Armstrong co., was swept away,
and much other damage was done.
This was one of the most destructive floods
that has occured for many years. It is almost
impossible to give an estimate of tbe loss sus
tained; but we presume it will amount to
millions of dollars.
A toad was lately found in a coal-pit, two
hundred yards deep, in one of the English
collieries, embedded in a lump of coal, ne
was alive, and breathed. Ha caused consid
erable speculation among 'the geologists.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Advertisements set tnlarge type, cuts, or out of usual
style, will be charged double price forspaceoceupied.
To insure attention, the CASH must accompa
ny notices, as follows :-nA 11 Cautions with SI:
Strays, SI; Auditors' notices, $1,50; Adminis
trators' and Executors' notices, $1,50, each ; and
all other transient Notices at the same rates.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Letters
of Administration on the estate of Aaron
Pierce, late of Chest township, Clearfield county
Pa., dee'd, having been granted to the undersign
ed, all persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment, and those having
claims against the same, will present them prop
erly authenticated for settlement. WM. FEAT 11,
New Washington. Oct. 9. 1S61 -6tp. Adm'r.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
The partnership heretofore existing between
Sykes & Henry in the Woolen Manufacturing bu
siness, at Union Factory, was dissolved on the
30th day of September, 1861, by the withdrawal of
William Henry. WM. HENRY.
Oct. 1, 1861-Oct. 9,-3tp. LAW SYKES.
N. B. The above named business will be con
tinued by LAW SYKES.
APPEAL FROM THE TRIENNIAL AS
SESSMENT. Notice is hereby given that
the Commissioners of Clearfield county, will meet
at the following places from 10 o'clock A. M. un
til 4 o'clock P. M., of each day for the purpose
of hearing Appeals from the Triennial Assess
ment, to wit:
Goshen township at the school house in said
township, the usual place of holding elections, on
Monday the 11th day of November A. D. 1861.
Girard township at Congress Hill school house,
on Tuesday the 12th day of November.
Covington township at the house of Jaoob
Maurer, on Wednesday the 13th day of Novamber
Karthaus township at the house of B. D. Hall
k Co., on Thursday the 14th diiy of November.
Morris township at the house formerly occu
pied by Thos. Kyler, on Saturday the 16th day of
November.
Graham township at the house of Jaoob Ru
bier, on Monday the 18th day of November.
Bradford township at the house of Wm. Hoo
ver, on Tuesday the 19th day of November.
Hoggs township at the house of Edward Al
bert, on Wednesday the 20th day ofNovember.
Decatur township at Centre school house, on.
Thursday the 21st day of November.
Woodward township at the house of John
Whiteside, on Friday the 22d day of November.
Guelioh township at the school house in Janes
ville, on Saturday the 23d day of Novem ber.
Beccaria township at the house of Samuel M.
Smith, on Monday the 25th day ofNovember.
Knox township at lurkeyllill school house,
on Tuesday the 26th day of November.
Ferguson towaship at the house of Thos. B.
Davis, on Wednesday the 27th day ofNovember.
Jordan township at the public school house in
Ansonville, on Thursday the 28th day of November
" Chest township at the school house near Simon
Rorabaugh's, ou Friday the 29th day of November
New Washington Bor. at tbe publie school
house for the Borough, on Saturday the 30th day
of November.
Burnside township at the house of John Young,
on Monday the 2d day of December.
Bell township at the house of Aseph Ellis, on
Tuesday the 3d day of December.
Lumber City Bor. at the public school house
for the Borough, on Wednesday the 4th day of
December.
Penn township at the house of W. W. Ander
son, on Thursday the 5th day of Deoember.
Curwensville Bor. at the house of Isaac Bloom
jr., on Friday the 6th day of December.
Pike township at the house of Isaac Bloom jr.,
on Saturday the 7th day of December.
' Bloom township at the house of James Bloom
Sr., on Monday the 8th day of December.
Brady township at the house of G. W. Long,
now Wm. Reed, on Tuesday the 10th day of De
cember. Union township at the house of R. W.Moore,
on Wednesday the 11th day of December.
Fox township at the house of John I. Bundy,
on Thursday the 12th day of December.
Huston township at the bouse of Jesse Wilson,
on Friday the 13th day of December.
Clearfield Bor. at the Commissioners office in
Clearfield, on Monday the 16th day of December.
. Lawrenoe township at the Commissioners of
fice in Clearfield, on Tuesday the 17th day of De
cember. An appeal from the valuation of Unseated Lands
will be held at the Commissioners office in Clear
field, on Thursday, the 2d day of January 1862,
at whioh time all persons interested must attend
as no appeal ean be taken after that dat-j.
By order of the Board of CommiseioEarg .
WM. S. BRADLEY, Clerk
Commissioners Office, Oct. 9, 1861.
KEW ADVERTlSZgEyig,
CAUTION.-TO all whom ittnavcnT "
Covington and Karthaus tPs. CleirfiT8 '
ty. Some wicked and malicious person C;,la"
sons having fabricated and circulated a f
on the undersigned, that he said aJith.-
crats ought to be hung, all such person ottO
if found out will have to render satisfaction?01
undersigned or be dealt with accordirVtL :
Oct-9, 1881. JOHN A. jjffi'
STATEMENT of tbe Clearfield CoTTT
for the month ending Sept. COih, l&l
ASSETS.
Bills discounted. : : : : $31.07.0 02
Pennsylvania State loans, 24.508 7S
Specie, ::::-::: 4,8il ss
Due from other banks, : i.OM m
Noteaof other banks, : : : 551 00
Checks, drafts, Ae. : 1,91 7J
Furniture. ::::::: 2B4 $
Expenseof plateengravisg.ac. 764 7 j
Lmi and Expense : . : : : y?7 S2
LIABILITIES, '
Capital sfock. paid in, '. i 2.0r0 Of.
Notes in circulation, :; i 23.535 00
Due depositers, : : '. : l.v:.r3:j
Interest and exchange, : : 2.7"53 e.T
JAMES n.ORAliAiTcaS,f
Clearfield. Pa., Sept. 30, 1861. r
CLEAEFIELD AGRICULTURAL SOClzn
COMMITTEE OF AKKASGEMESTS.
A. C. FisaEr, Cn.unMAx.
Horses.
James Leavy,
Joshua Johnson,
Wm. Brown,
Eli Bloom,
Daniel M Weaver.
Sheep iV Swiue.
John Irwin, Sr ,
Peter Hoover,
Martin Nichols, jr.,
Samuel Mitchell,
llobert Owens,
Butter, Cieejte J- Flour.
Kich'dS. Humphries,
Dan 1 S. Mitchell,
Lewis Bloom,
Joseph Goon,
John 11. Larriiaer.
Alerchaiid! ze ir Domes
tic fabrics.
Wm. Radabaugh,
Ed. Stoughton,
Dan'l Faust.
W. D. Eigler,
J. II. Fulford.
Mrs Rachel Caldwell,
Miss Emma Alexander
Miss Emly Forrest,
Miss Mary Foley,
Miss Kate Brown,
Miss If. Spackman,
Aliss t ranees Moore,
Miss Sarah Birch field.
COMMITTEE AT LARGE.
Catilt
Sara'l Clrdf.
Milo Hotl
g. ii. nil,
Andrew Addict
Ianc Oowi,
Field crops rfjf.fai't,.
Archy II. fchaw,
Dan'l Stewart.
Jiio Shaw.cf ltj.....
John W. l;i.ir
Agricultitra .'j v.''
nrousarltrUfSr ffl
W M.McCulioj-H
Ed. McGarreT
Lewis V Lapwte,
Daniel mll.
If eury D.
FWy Drj..:r:mtui.
John G. liail,
W. W. Tetrs.
W. M. .McCulIoujrb,
John Irwin, of this.
Ja. Gsllowiir
Mrs ii. F. Xu-!e,
Mim AniiH hvin.
Mi.4S Lai Graham,
Miss Martha "wre,
Mi lleLrietta lrw'ia.
Miss Sophie McLenl,
Miss Sophie Barrett,
Miss Mary Gallon t.
Mrs Wm. A. Wallace.
Miss Bertha Wright,
Mts. S. B. Row,
Mrs. D. G. Nevling,
Mis G. L. Reed,
Mrs B. C. Bowiun,
Mrs John Patton,
Miss Eliza Reed,
G. 11. Lytle.
Rev. Focbt.'
G B. Goodlander.
Mrs T J MeCuIUji,
Miss Hannah Carer
Mrs D. 11. Moore,'
Mrs Henrietta Sb.
Mrs Wm. Bigler.
Mrs Thos. G. .ajt't,
Mrs lian'l Liricgiu,
Mrs S.J. Row,
F. G. Miller.
Rev. John CJ.,
W. W. Wrizht. '
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED A( KES
OF LAND AT PRIVATE SALE, extending
to the mouth of the Mosbannon. An eligab.a
property; on reasonable terms. Inquire of
II. IiUCIIim SWOOl'E.
Decl9-tf. Attorney at Law Clearfield, ft
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.-Lettffi
of Administration on the estate of Auttia
Brown, late of Huston township. Clearfield cout y.
Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, ail
persons indebted to said estate are rrqueitad to
make immediatepayment and those haTiugcisiBi
against the same will present them dulv authen
ticated for settlement. JOHN M . M A C I'M BER,
' August 7, 1861. -6t. Administrator
P
OR SALE OR RENT. A small farm, con
taining 45 acres of land. 12of which uclearrj
and under good fence ; and having t hereon a pUii
house, stable, and other out buildings. i:a a
young orchard and a good spring of watr thursos.
This property is situated in Guelicb towndbip.aUzt
two miles from Jancsville. and within balf a mii
of a steam saw-mill, where timber can be taw4
on the shares. For terms apply to DAVID SCOTT.
Guelich township, Sept. 4, lSt,1.3tp.
VO. 2, WAKE UP ! The under'nei wouM
XI respectfully inform tho citizens of Clearatil
and vicinity, that he continues to do all kisi'tf
Black? tuithing on short notice and in the Terr
best style, at the Old Shop alongside of the Tv.u
Hall. Edge tools of all kinds made and dre.-s4
in the best manner, and warranted to Rive entire
satisfaction. The puolic will remember, that I
am not in the habit of turning off jobs on accvani
of not being able to do tuein. All I a;k is a (rial,
and tben the public may judge of tbe work (or
themselves. Remember the '-Old ?b p" at th
lowu nail. JAM&sUAir.
Clearfield Pa, August 13. 1861.
N. B. Any jobs that Mr. Pasmore eannot exe
cute, will be done on very short notice.
CHAIRS !! CHAIRS!!! CHAIRS
R 0W IS THE TIME TO BUY I! 2
The undersigned has now on hand, at bis Furni
ture Rooms on Market St., Clearfield. Pa., assort
distance west of Litx's foundry, a lare stuck uf
CHAIRS OF ALL KINDS,
manufactured out of the beet materials, rV'M
in a very superior manner, and which h.? will J
LOW FOR CASH. His long experience in :h
siness make him feel oonfident tLat biil !::'
made in a substantial and workmanlike c-.anr".
and will stand the test of trial. Persons mut'i
to purchase chairs should call at one? and;"
them while they can be had at the loe rt-
Feb 27. 1801. JOHN TKOl'IMAX
T 1ST OF LETTERS remaltiicr: in tut Po-t
,n the 1st, of Ojfiber!:-
Li Office at Clearfield on
Adams Geo. W.
. Antes Mattie Mrj
Boyce Samuel
Brenker F. W.
Bliss A.
Horgh-y Saaiae!
John So a Tbcmai
Ktrwin John
KarltAUi Jao. F.
liooiuis 0. i".
Cathcart Sarah R. Miss M'Ginty Hubert
' klenl Margaret Miss Moore .Whin
Ellinger Jane Miss 3. Piles Sarcf'-I
' Fleming R L. KeetVr Daniel
Gates N. Robifon John
Gearbeart Enoch G. StambaugU -l'.,
Graham Hamilton Smith Mry Ann
Geal Geo. W. Steiner Juendtr
Huver M. Smell Harory Mr
Horn Eliza Mis Spead J7 Wm.
Sauner Thomas
Persons calling for letters in th? fboe I.iJ ':
please say they are advertised.
M.A.FaAXtJL
NEW ARRIVAL AT
H. W. SMITH & CO S
ONE PRICE CASH STORE, SMITH'S COBA'S
, BELOW JUDGE LEONARD'S.
The largest stock of B00U and Shoes in tie w
ty selling low.
Men's Calf Monroes, Men's Kip BocU.
Boy's Calf Monroes, Youth's Calf Monroe
Childa goat Pumps and Boots, child's go1 "T
boots, child's goat Button boots, child f reac-
no heel boots, Women's morooco Jefferson
' heels, Women's-goat Jefferson heels
Women ' Kid Slippers.
ALSO, , i 5
IIoop Shirts, 40 hoops, very cheap, only
UoopShiru, 40 hoops, veryoheap, oniy
and as low ft 80 cent-s of the latest style aci
importation." And umbrellas, just
season, of eommodiona sis, from M 75 c"
September 18, 18!l.-jil;l :