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BY SAMUEL J. ROW.
CLfeAkFiELD, PA.. APRIL 15, 1863.
' THE COHDTJCT OF THE WAE.
"The joint -Committeo of Congress on the
Conduct of the War, of which Hon. B. F.
Wade was chairman, has completed it report
on the operations ot the Army of the Pofo
- mac, from its organization under Gen. Mc
Clellan until the time of Gen. Buroside's dis
missal after the battle ot Fredericksburg.
The committee, though composed of men dif
fering widely in their political viewa-and per
sonal sympathies, are unanimous in the con
clusions at which thej huve arrived.
No man can read the report ot this com-,
ruitfee, though so guarded and carefully wor
ded, and ' evincing only the anxiety of the
members to cme at the simple truth, without
being forced to the conclusion that Gen. Geo.
B. McClellan was "either totally incompetent
to command the magnificent Arm; at the bead
of which he had been placed, or that he did
not desire its success. t His repeated disobe
dience of the most positive orders his utter
inability to give' any good reasons for his
coarse his unparalleled laches, never moving
until be was absolutely compelled to do some
thinghis disgraceful blunders oh the Penin
sula and at Anietara his absence from the
field during nearly every engagement all
force the reader irresistably to one or both of
tlie above conclusions. For our own part, we
do not wish to be understood as distrusting
his integrity to the' Government, but as be
lieving that he was unfitted for the responsi
Lie position which he too long occupied for
the good of the conntry.
In July, 1861, Gc-n. McClellan was appoint
ed commander of the Array of the Potomac.
For nearly six months its time was consumed
in .' perfecting its organization and equipment
and being well armed and disciplined it be
came eager ior active operations. The con
solidated morning reports, furnished the Com
mittee by the Adjutant General, showed that,
exclusive of the command ot Gen. Dix at Bal-
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timore, the Army, of the Potomac consisted
of iabo'ut lbo.000 men, ThCde tense of Wash
ington, according to the estimates, did not
require more than from 50,000 to bO,OO0 tuec,
. leaving at least 100,000. for aggressive opera
tions. The Kubels, at this time, had not over
70,000 men at Manassas, and the strength of
thefr fortifications were greatly overestimated.
Nothing, , however, was attempted to be don
by Gen. McClellan, during the winter. , .....
Ia the meantime, the Rebels blockaded the
Potomac.. ,, The Xavy was eager to wipe out
this disgrace, nsking the co operation of. only
4,000 men to hold Maththi :s Point. After
rt-peated suici.aiions, Gen. McClellan prom
ised to furnish these troop, and Capt. Craveu.
commanding lhj l'otoruac flotillwus on band,
witU, boats, at the time agreed upon.. But no
troops t canii Gen. McClellan assigned as a
reason for not seuding them that bis engineers
were of tio opinion that the troops could not
be landed at the place named. Assistant Sec
retary of .War Fox, replying that, the land
ing of the troops was the business of the Navy
Department; the requisite number were prom
ised for the next night. ' Capt. Craven was a
gi!aready wUh. his flotilla, and again no
troops came, the reason given this time being
that it might bring on a genera! engagement!
Capt.' Craven, justly incensed with such shilly
shallying, asked to be sent to sea, saying that
by remaining he was only damaging bis own
reputation, as the blame for permitting the
Potomac to remain . blockaded would be im
puted to him.' And so the blockade contin
ued until the. Rebels voluntarily, evacuated
their batteries in the mouth of March. . ,
, On the 19th of January, 1SG2, the President,
as Cominauder-in-Chief of the Army and Na
vy, ordered a general movement of all the ar
mies of the United States, which resulted in
the capture of Forttlcury, Fort Donelson.&c,
which, sent a thrill of hope through every loy
al man's heart. - On tbe 31st day of the same
month the President ordered Gen. McClellan
to move, on or before the 22d February, and
occupy, with nil Army, a point on the rail
road south-westward of Manassas Junction.'
McClellan objected, proposing to go by way of
the Rappahannock, and leave the Potomac
blockade unbroken. The President replied
pointedly and conclusively : wbereuoon Mc-Clellan-called
a council of. war, composed of
twe We Generals, who decided by a vote of 8 to4,
ia favor of the Rappahannock route, and the
President j4elded ; but before any tiling was
done, the Rebels evacuated Mauas&as, and
tbr Gen. McClellan ordertd a general move-;
ment of his array in the direction of the po
sition ' lately occupied by the enemy, a small
f'rce going as far as Manassas and beyond the
line' of the Rappahannock.2 He again chang
ed bis purpose, and, after resuming it, a sec
ond time abandoned his Rappahannock plan.
On the 13th of March, Gen. McClellan con
vened, at Fairfax Court House, another coun
cil of war, composed of four-generals, and
proposed t them the Peninsula movement, which
was determined upon, and to which tbe Pres
ident assented, in tbe following directions as
to its execution : , S
, "First t Lesvo such force at Manassas Junc
tion as shall make it entirely certain that the
' enemy shall not repossess himself of that po
sition and line of communication. .
'fSecondi Leave Washington secure..1
Third ; Mora the remainder of the force
down the Potomac, choosing a new base at
F ortress Monroe, or anywhere between here
and there; r. at all events, move such re
mainder ot the army at once, in pursuit of tbe
enemy, by some route.",; ;;
Tbe corps commanders, in their ; re feort, fix
ed, in substance, the number of men required
for tbe defense of Washington at not less than
65,000; and yet, notwithstanding this decis
ion, and -the order of the President, whn
'Gen. McClellan himself left Alexandria for
"the Peninsula, he tent back orders, without
"conference with the commander of the corps,
"for all the corpt of the Army of the Potomac,
'but that of Ge. Batiks, to embark at once for.
"the Peninsula," which would have left only
about 19,000 troops, in and about tbe National
Capitol, for its defense. Gen. Wadsworth.
who was in command of the District of Wash
ington, remonstrated nntil an investigation
was made, when the corps of Gen. McDowell
was selected to remain, and to which, a the
result proved, the nation was afterwards in
debted for the safety of the Capitol. . .
We shall endeavor hereafter to give some
extracts from this interesting and important
Report., , ,. ... -. ... - .. .,, y.,-r .,. ,
LOBS LYOWS REVELATIONS. ' 1
We last week published the letter of Lord
Lyons, the British minister at Washington
to Lord John Russell, bat had not time to call
special attention to it." The letter is re
markable ' for its disclosure of the intrigues
of the "Democratic" politicians Vith him, in
order to bring about foreign intervention, so
as to put a stop to the war, and save the South
from subjugation." The British Parliament,
in calling for and giving publicity to this let
ter, has, perhaps, undesignedly rendered to
the Government and too loyal people of the
United States a very important service. '
The scheme, as revealed, i tt. Is :'- To have
things so arranged, that, at the opportune mo
ment, when tbe people should be worn ont and
weary of war; wheu such commanders as Mc
Clellan, Buell : and Fitz John Porter should
have so wasted our armies and exhausted the
resources and energies of the nit ion, that
peace on any terms might be supposed to be
welcome, then the "democracy " was to give
the signal to Eugland and France, and, if ps
sible, Russia, to step iu snd demand an armis
tice, and an attempt at least at settlement.
What next 7 - Then the Democracy was to get
together its National Convention. And what
was it to do ? Lord Lyons tells us in these
words : ' '' T : ' ' ' . ' ' ''
"The armistice should (they hold) bi fol
lowed by a Convention, in which such changes
of the Constitution should be proposed as
would give the South ample security on the
subject ot its slave properly? and would .ena
ble the North and South to re unite and to
live together in peace and harmony." : ' .
Language fails adeqnatelj to characterise
the meanness 'and baseness of this infamous
proposition to bring this great aiid heroic na
tion, with all its glorious memories, its mil
lion of volunteer citizen soldiers, its' match
less institutions, nnder which it has been pros
perous and happy for three quarters of a cen
tury, to its knees first before the potentates
of Europe, and then before the vilest rebels
arid cut throats that ever cursed the earth
tear up our Constitution, expunge the word
Liberty" from St, and make it a great coffle
for slaves. This is called -"conservatism"
this is "democracy" while to stand by the
Union and the Constitution, and to defend
both, even to the pouring out of the heart's
blood, is "radicalism." '
But even this is not the worst. Lord Lvoss
goes on to say :
The more sagacious members of the party
must, however, look upon the proposal of a
convention merely as a last experiment to test
the possibility ot re union. They are no doubt
well aware .that the more probable conse
quence of an armistice would be the establish
ment of Southern independence; but they
perceive that if the South i so utterly alien
ated that no possible concessions will induce
it to return voluntarily to. the Union, it is
wiser to agree to seperation than to prosecute
a cruel und hopeless war." ;
It is enough to make every ' American who
is worthy of the name lung his head in shame
to read those words, and at the same time to
reflect that they were first politicly read amid
the sneers of the British aristocracy.' Here
is a proclamation, from what professes to be
the Democracy ot America, to the world, that
we are beaten, that the rebels have gained
their point, and achieved their independence,
and that to prosecute the war any further is
"cruel and hopeless."
Now mark the hypneracy of these traitors.'
Lord Lyons says: ' : ' '
"I listened with attention to the accounts
given me of tbe plans and hopes of the con
servative party. . At the bottom 1 thought I
perceived a desire to put an end to the war,
even at ti e risk of losing the southern states
altogether; but it was plain that Jt was 'not
thought prudent to avow this desire, indeed
some bints of it, dropped before the elections,
were so ill received that a strong declaration
in the contrary sense was deemed neccessary
by the democratic leaders. At the present
moment, theref ore, the chiefs of the consercu
live party call loudly for a more vigorous prose
cution of the war, and reproach the government
with slackness as well as with want of success in .
its military measures."- i .v
. Can the loyal meu of the country any long
er doubt as to the real o'jject of the Copper
head leaders We think not.' We now have
their schemes fully presented to tbe world by
authority that cannot be disputed. In fJtt,
from tbe general tenor of the letter, there is
reason to infer that Lord Lyons is to some de
gree in sympathy .with the rebels' and with
tbejr "democratic" or'"conservative" friends
in the North, and hence" a competent witness.
If this were not so, would they have ventured
to make such disclosures to bira 1 : We ask
all loyal men- (6 read and ponder these facts,
and we think they will be convinced that the
enemies which the Government has had to
contend with in tbe rear have been more for
midable than those in front that their pur
pose Is either to destroy the Union, or lajr the
government, dliaomflted and dishonored, at
the feet 6T ita rebel enemies. 4 ,; '
Could those politicians, of whom Lord Ly
on speaks, bo Idontifted, they conli be triad,'
convicted and subjected to ignominious pen
alties, under the law of 1799, enacted for the
punishment of those who "carry on any inter-
course with the agent ot any foreign gov
' ernment," with a view to "defeat the meas
i ures of the Government of the U. States."
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
The Administration Nobly Sustained.
Union Majority nearly 3,000.
Connecticut bas nobly responded to Rhode
Island. Buckingham, the Union candidate for
Governor, has been elected by a majority of
about 3.000. Three ot the four members of
Congress are favorable to the Administration.
The poll was a heavy one, considering the
number of voters absent as soldiers Buck '
ingham receiving about 41,000 votes and S-y-mour
abont 38,000. The Union- men also e
lected fifteen State Senators, and the' Demo
crats six; snd tbe House ot Representatives
is largely Union. The friends of the Govern
ment worked faithfully and dealt sturdy blows
at falsehood and deception,' and they have a
chieved a most glorious victory in favor of
the Union and the cause of freedom notwith
standing the efforts of the copperhead gold
speculators, who used their money freely to
bring about a different result. ; All bail, to
Connecticut, and may she be nobly responded
to by other loyal States. ' '
-, GREAT BEACTIOA IN. OHIO. ,
In Cincinati the Union candidate for Mayor
was selected by a majority ot 1.302 against a
Democratic majority last fall of 155. , The
whole Union city ticket is elected by major
i'it s ranging from 900 to 1,300. There is a
Union majlfrirv iu the Council of eleven.
Chillicothe gave a 'Democratic", majority
last fall. At this election the whole city tick
et was carried by the Union fen except May
or, who has only 36 majority.. ;,
In Steiibeitvillc the whole. Union ticket is
elected. A gam of 4'JQ siuco last fall.
, London, (J, Union ticket by, 40 majority. .
In cohimbus the Copperheads cairied their
ticket by 800 majority a reduction of 500 on
their majority fast fail. A h ird place.
Troy, O, Union by 150 majority. ;
These are but the first drops o the shower.
- . THE NEXT CONGRESS. :
The next House of Representatives, so tar
as elections have been held, stands, Republi
cans 85 ; Democrats 74, giving the latter Roi ,
litis (Conservative Union) of Missouri.
The following Mates have yet to elect : Ver
motit 3, West-Virginia 3, Calitorr.ia.S, Mis.
souri '(vacincv) 1, and Maryland and Kentuc
ky. The indications are that the Administra
tion will have a handsome working majority
in the next Congress, which will be a gratifi
cation to all true Union men.
BREAD HI0T3 IN THE S0UIH.
Late Richmond ' papers give accounts of a
rather serious bread riot in that city on the
2d of April. It appears that a large number
of men and women, for the purpose of saving
themselves from starvation, congregated to
gether and broke into st res, bakeries, etc.,
and earned olf such articles as Uiey desired.
In fact, millinery, dry goods and fancy stores
suffered as much as those containing necessa
ries of life. The magnitude of the outbreak
has been suppressed from pubTcation, but it
is said that the entire city was for a time at
the control Of the rioters. The authorities,
however,finally succeeded in quieting the mob,
tiy making liberal distributions of bread, etc.
The Suffolk correspondent of The BiiLimore
-? meric-m writes, 7th inst., as follows ; -I am
just informed by a deserter that on last Wed
nesday the women of Petersburg", soldiers'
wives and others, rose en masse, and. visiting
the stores Of the mercenary speculators who
have been enriching themselves by holding all
necessities ot life at as enormous price, help
ed themselves forcibly to what they wanted,
pitching out goods to tbe poor and needy as
they went. My informant left Petersburg on
Wednesday, and, sick of the war, is trying to
get to a land of peac-- and plenty. , He is in
telligent, and s.ivs that tbe great mass of the
people of .Virginia) soldiers and all, are heart
ily sick of the war."
The Raleigh (N. C.) Standard, '-of Mai ch
25th, contains an accoutit of a bread riot in
that city-. A company of women, mostly sol
diers' wives, went to tbe store of Wui. Welsh,
at High Point, and rolled out several barrels
ot molasses and divided it. The Standard
says: "Welsh is a great war man, and favors
general impressment of supplies by the ar
my," and, then remarks, "Bread riots have
commenced, aod where they will end God on
ly knows."
'Another riot also took place at Salisbury,
N. C. A number of women, mostly soldiers'
wives, and led on by hunger, armed them
selves with hatchets and congregated at the
depot, where they forcibly rolled out ten bar
rels of flour, and several bags of salt. They
then went to the store of a Mr. Brown, who, to
satisfy them, rolled out ten barrels ot flour
a Dr. Ennis gave them three barrels to pre
vent molestation, and Sprague it Brothers a
half barrel of molasses, all they bad. The
rioters then repaired to the market bouse with
their booty, where they divided the sp'oila a
tuong themselves. :
, Other. accounts of similar outbreaks are giv
en by Southern papers as hairiug taken place
in different sections. Thesj riots certainly
show a deplorable state of things in the South;
and wilt have a great teodeucy to force tbe
leaders of the rebellion, sooner or. later, to
succumb to the National authorities. ' . .. .
Much ado is made about 'the emancipation
Proclamation by some of thu' small-fry Cop-7
perbead politicians,1" which thev represent
as a "measure of the Republican party." Such
is not the fact ; The proclamation is not & pol
icy of that party it is simply a war measure
of the President, which, at commander in
chief of the army and navy, be bait just as
much, right to issue as any other war order
that isusccsry to criuh out the reWTlion. '
CONSPIRACY IS PENNSYLVANIA.
A Secret Treasonable " Organization ,
'-: ,V Exposed. i y
It extends all over the South, and ma
ny places in the .West and North, v
. Signsr Passwords and Grips. 'f:.
The President of the United States
to be Abducted.
The Draft to be Resisted by force of
r: r " t Arnw, ,u neqessarr. rr iT ;
A North-western "Confederacy in
Coiitemplatiorir"
The Philadelphia papers of tho 10th con
tain lengthy accounts of the hearing of Philip
Huber; Dr. ugustus F. Hlig, Gabriel Tilbert,
and Harrison Oxeneider, who were arraigned,
on the previous day, before U. S. Comm ission-
er Heazlett, on a charge of conspiracy. The
prisoners are citizens of Berks county,' and
were arrested by William Y. Lyon, a Govern
ment detective, snd now deputy provost mar-
shall at Reading, Pa. John P.' O'Neill, Esq '
appeared as counsel for nutier, and Hon. J,
Glancy Jones, ex-member of Congress, for II-
lig, Tilbert and Oxeneider. ; ",
Mr. Lyon was the principal witness examin
ed, from his testimony it appears that there
have been organized, in various parts of Berks
county, seditious and treasonable organiza
t. .- ... .
nuns, iouge, or societies, wnicn meet in
barns, evidently acting in communication with
a higher power, professing to have associa
tions in all parts of the' country, and having
for its avowed object the abduction of the
President of the United Slates, armed resist
ance to tbe law, and the overthrew of tho Gov
ernment. It is possible that Mr. Lyon mag
nifies some circumstances and places too much
importance on others, out thnre is a s,ad and
wretched truth running through his story,
which is enough, to excite the serious appre
hensions of every loyal man in the country.
He describes a meeting.fhit took place on the
21st of March, 1863. ja a barn of Jacob Zel
ler, In Marion townahip, Berks county.. Mr.
Lyon, having obtained inform ttioo of the
meeting,' secreted himself in the barn, under
the straw. About one hundred persons were
present. Iltiber was the leading spirit, and
did the talking. He direcfed the barn to be
searched, to see if there were any spies con
cealed in it, and for this purpose a hay-fork
was thrust into the straw. Pickets were then
thrown outside'of the barn to guard agiinst
intrusion and surprise. , Huber then deuounc
ed the war as unholy and unjust ; said that the
society was a million strong ; that it was first
organized iu tbe South ; that it had signs,
grips and passwords ; alter which he adminis
tered the obligation to eighty-Uiree persons
who joined "tin this'occasion. .They declared
themselves in favor of ''the abductiou of A
braham Lincoln, by' force, if necessary;" ih
favor of a North-western Confederacy ; " in
favor of resisting the. draft or' the Conscription
Act." Each member paid in, at his initia
tion, one dollar. At this meeting $83 were
collected. Uuber was the treasurer and took
the money. , He said the. money was raised to
fee lawyers if any one ot the members were
arrested ; lso to try the constitutionality of
the conscription act, and if this would not do,
they would use force I Two other witnesses cor
roborated, in part, the statement of Mr. Lyon.
This is the substance of the evidence. . The
phraze about testing the constitutionality of
the conscription act, and failing before the
courts, is familiar as coming from men more
powerful than this Huber or his associates, and
goes far to show tho sympathy that unites the
enemies ot the c uintry against the Adminis
tiation. The time has come at last when ev
ery good citizen must stand up unconditional
ly for the United States Government, or run
the risk of being classed with those who meet
secretly in barns and hidden places to coun
sel anarchy and rebellion. Mr. Uuber may
have made a mistake in estimating the num
ber of his treasonable organization at a mil
lion ; but that he is the representative, or in
strument, of a dangerous and, perhaps, pow
erful combination of bad. men, is not to be
doubted.
After a consultation with their consel. the
United States Atterney agreed to hold Til
bert. Illig and Oxeneider, in each Others re
cognizance, in the sum of $3,000, for another
bearing on the 4th of May. .Huber was re
quired to enter bail in the sum of $4,000.
THE PEACE PARTY.
" There never was a war in which there was
not a Peace party. ' Some' men want peace on
any terms. Some want to aid the enemy in
their designs, and others are "discouraged a
bou 'success. ; In the Revolution and in 1812
15, there were large Peace parties- But, the
Peace party of tbe Revolution terminated in
an extensive emigration to -Nova Scotia and
England. The Peace party of 1812-15. cul
minated in the Hartford Convention, and the
subsequent exit of all ita leaders from public
trust aod confidence. If the present Peace par
ty carry out its designs, the people will give
them rewards equally striking and instructive
. Query? Do the "snaiks," that lie around
the Copperhead den in this place, know any
thing about the secret, oath-bound, traitorous
organization. for 'he overthrow ot tbe Govern
ment, which has been exposed in 'old Befks' ?
The Supreme Court of New York has deci
ded that marriage nnder an -assumed name ia
legal and valid, and that the offspring of such
marriage ialegitimato and heir at - law to the
estate 61 the father, wrho assumed the name.-
, Brown county, Indiana, from which the cry
of heavy Federal taxes comes, pays under tbe
U. S. revenue law, tor' the first three months,
tbe enormous, crushing, stupoodous and tre
mendous tax of jnst 22 cenr.s !
' ' " - - ' -' . 'i i .i
' In ottering a great thought,' nsa -no word
that doesn't weigh a'pobnd. " :' ri- .'I ' :.S
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ATTACK UPON CHARLESTON. '
Official. Account of the'Bonibardnient.
Fort Sumter Badly Damaged.
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. Official despatches," in reference to the at
tack upon Charleston, Cave been received at
Washington, from which wo condense the fol
lowing particulars. Od the 7th at If p. m.,
tbe fleet got under way and passed the Morris
Island batteries without being fired upon, and
kept right on towards Sumter. Fort Moultrie
opened first upon the Weehawken, which was
Within 500 yards. Fort Sumter, aod Cuhi
mings Point and othr batteries now opened,
and the action became general and terrific.
The Monitors replied vigorously, but pushed
on toward Sumter until they were stopped by
obstructions. Three "lines of obstructions hol
ding torpedoes were .discovered, -one of which
exploded. The. Monitors were hit from 50 to
60 times each, except the Keokuk which re
ceived 90 shots, and was penetrated at the wa
ter mark 19 times. , The Patapscot'a 200-poun-der
gun was disabled and tbe Passaic'a turret
was bent. . The Keokuk sunk the next morn
ing on the bar with her colors flying. Two
men were killed and 11 wounded. , There are
11 large holes in the side of Fort Sumter ap
parently running through the wall, and one
gnn was dismounted on Moultrie. The result
of the affair is our fleet entered the harbor,
ipade a successful recoonuisance, fought the
rebel forts three hours, damaged Sumter seii
oiisly, lost one vessel, and Charleston is not
taken. . The rebels bad at least ten guns to
our one iu the engagement. ,
A severe engagement took place at Frank
lin, Tenn-, on the 10th, betweeu Gen. Gran
ger's forces and Van Doru's. Tbe rebels were
repulsed with a loss of abont 300 killed and.
wounded, and 30 prisoners. Our loss is about
100 in killed, wounded and prisoners.
: Gen Foster is at Washington, N. C, and lit
erally sarronnded. Reinforcements had been
sent forward from Newbern, but were driven
back, with a loss of 15 men. Fears are enter
tained that Foster will have to surrender be
fore he can bo reinforced.
From the west we learn that the Vazoo riv
er exped idion had returned to Helena that
seven-viron-clads and some transports were
ready to run the blockade at Vscksburg and
that Gen. Otterhaus, had Yeached tbe Missis
sippi at Carthage, 30 miles below Vicksburg,
with a large orcewhich indicates active op
erations in that quarter. ' "
That man only is truly brave who fears noth
ing so much as committing a mean action, and
undauntedly fulfils his duty, whatever be the
dangers which' Impede his nay. ''
N-EW ADVERTISEMENTS. '
Ajlvrrti fDLents set i h targr. Ivoe. aits, oro tit of usual
sty I will br charged double price for spare oecnpisd.-
To ins are attention, tbe CASH must aecomca-
ny notices, as follows: All Cautions with SI.
Strays, .$1; Auditors' notices, $1,50; Admini
trators' and Executors' notices, $1,50, each ; and
all other' transient Notices at the sam rates.
Other a .vrtiaements at $1 per square, for 3 or leas
inae.uous. iwetve lines (or less) count a square.
TO THE SCnOOL DIRECTORS OF
CLEARFIELD COUNTY. Gentlexe : In
lursuance of the 43d section of the Act uf 8ih.
lay, IsM. you are hereby notified to meet 'in
Convention, at the Court Hoara. in Clearfield, on
the first Monday in May. A. D. l$6.t. brine the Wth
day of the month, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
aod select, viva voce, by a majority of the whole
number present, one person of literary and scien
tific acquirements, and of skill and experience in
the art of teaching, as County Superintendent.
for the three succeeding years; determine the a-
inouniot compensation tor the same ; and certify
the result to the State Superintendent, at HarrU
burg, as required by tbe 39th and 40th sections of
said act, -, CHAS. B SANOFOKD.
April l..lS53-3t. Co. Sjipt., of Clearfield Co.. .
A D.UlSilSTKATOR'S NOTICE. Letters
ljL of Administration on the estate of Uuh Rid,
dle.: late of the Borough of New Washington,
Clearfield county. Peon's, , deo'd. having been
granted te tbe undersigned, ail persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate
payment., and those having claims aeainst the
same will present them properly authenticated
for settlement. JAMES GALLAUER. a
March 18, !Sfl3-6tp. Administrator.
CLEARFIELD HOUSE, CLEARFIELD,
PA. The subscriber bavins: purchased the
furniture and interest from U. il. Morrow, in said
House, is now prepared for the reception of tran
sient nnd permanent boarders. Every depart
ment connected with his establishment will be
conducted second to none in the county, lie res
pectfully solicits a snare of public patronage.
July 11, lbisu.-y. UtU. Ji. COLBURN.
SIIERI FF SALE Ay virtue of a writ of T'st
Pi. Pa., issued out of tbe Court of Common'
Pleas of Centre eonnty, and to ma directed, there
will be exposed to Public Sale, on the premises.
on the 18th day of April next, A D. 1863, the fol
lowing described Keal tstate. to wit :
All the right, title and interest of J. J. Lins-le
in the town of Osceola, situated in Decatur town
ship, Clearfield eonnty, being the one undivided
three-sixteenth, bounded and described as fol
lows Bounded on tbe South by the Big Mnshan
non ereek, and on the East, North and West, by
lands of Andrew G. Curtin, Daniel Stone, John
M. Uale and David I Prnner. Containing abont
Eighty acres. Seized, taken in execution, snd to
be sold as the property of J J. Lingla.
tUWAKUTEUKS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, March 18, 1863.
1863. LOOK HERE. 1863:
New Spring Goods.
THE FIKST OF THE SEASON,
. J. P. KIlATZEIl,
Bas just received another general assortment of
; , Dry-Goods, Dress Goods, ..
Dry-Goods, Dress Goods,
Bonnets & Shawls, Bonnets k Florence,
Boiinets & Shawls, Bonnets & Ribbons,
; ; Trimmings, Trimmings,' ' Y.V
Etc., Etc., Etc.,' Etc.,
Clothing, Hard-ware, Qneens-ware and Tin-ware,
Clothing, Hard-ware, Qaeena-ware and Tin-ware.
, ? GROCERIES. 1 - - : i -
Tea, coffee, molasses, sugar, salt, candles, rice, to
baooo, Hour, baeon. fiah crackers, vinegar, etc t
HOUSEHOLD GOODS. , .
Buckets .tubs, brooms, oil cloth, looking glasses,
churns, wash boards, wall paper, window blinds,
eoal oil lamps, umbrellas bed eords, crocks, bair
for mattresses, brnshes and every thing of For
eign and Domestic manufacture, which will be
sold on the most reasonable terms, and the high
est market -prices paid for grain, wood and all
kindsof produce. ... J V. KRATZEK,
- Front St., above the AciidMny. Clearfield. Pa.
TERMS OF THE Joi'RAL.
The Raftsman's Joihssl is published oa W,
nesday at Sl.oO per annum i advance Adv
tirem cnts inserted at 51.00 per squar. K, "A?"
orlessineeruoas-Twelv. ino. orW, countiaT!
square. For every additional insertion 2o c,
Ajieduetion will be made to yearly advert!,,"
' ,- -; COlf.NTV mRECTLfRY
TIMK OF HOLDING COURT.
2d Monday in January. I 3d Monday in Juce .
M " in March, j 4th " in S.p,vr
Of each year, and continue two weeks if n.jesgVj
COUNTY AND DISTRCT OFFICERS.
Prvs't Judge 11 on. Samuel Linn, Bellofonts
As'te.Judges ilon. J. D. Thompson, CurweuiU,
. Hon. James Bloom, 1 Forrert
Sheriff. . . . Edward Perks. . . . Clearfiela
Prothonotaiy, D. P. ctsweiler.. - -Reg.
ft Ree. . Isaiah G. Barger . "
District Att'y, Israel Test, . . .
Treasurer. .- Joseph. 8haw,. -. .
Co. Surveyor, H. li. Wright, . . Glen Hat,,
Conimiss n rs, s$. C. Thompson, . Morrisdal
. Jacob Rants, . .: Luthsrsbnr.
. Thos. Dougherty, . G. Ilina. "
Auditors. . . B. C Bowman, . . Clearfield
Cba Worrell. . . N.Wasa'tW
H Woodward, . . Pennfield
Coroner. ... J. W. Potter . . Leconles Mill
Co.Superind't Jesse ISroomall, . . CurweniTilU
LIST OF POST-OFFICKS.
Townships: NamrsofP.O. Namt of P.fi
Beocaria, - - Glen Hope, - - Wu.S. Wright
- - Utahville, - - - Theodora W.l.l"
- - Hegarty'aX Roads Samuel BfcartT
- - ' Bower, - - - W M Craekcn
- - Chest, - - - Thos.A. M Uhee,
- - - Cuh. - . - - J. W Campbell.
Ostend. ... - H.L.Henderson.
- - Forrest. - - - - James Bloom.
-Bell
Bloom,
Bog&s. -Bradford,
Brady, -
- Clearfield Bridge, - Jas. Forrest.
- Williams' Grove, - Jas. E. Watson
- Lutbersburg, - R. H. Moore.
- Troutvilie. - Charles Sloppy.
Jcfftrsoa Liue, . John Heberlin.
- NewWatfLingtOL) - James Gal lab er.
Burnskle,
- Hurimide.
W. C Irvin.
- Patchinville,
Jack Patchiu.
- J aoob Boioe.
- G. Tutor, Jr.
- Wm. MoGarvey.
S ' A. Farber.
- -M. A. Frant
P. A. Gaulin.
- J. F.W. Sohniirr
Chest, - - - - Ilurd. - .
- MoGarvey. -
- Westover.
Clearfield. Clearfield. -
Covington, Frenchville.
" ... Karthaus, -Curtretiitvillf
CurwnvtllA
T. W. Fleming.
. - - - ... - -
Decatur. - rhilitialmtir. r.Milmiu.nntv Pi.
- - West Decatur, - - Sophie Radabaa,
- Osceola Mills, . - T. X Boalieh.
Ferguton, - Marron,' Edm. Williaiu.
Fox, --- - Helton Post Office Elk oounty4 Pa.
UirarJ, - - - Leconte's Mills, - C. Mignot.
" - - - Bald Hills, - - - William Carr.
Goshen. - Snawsville, - -Graham,
- - (rahamton,- -Guelich,
- - Smith's Mills, -....
Mauera, - - .
Huston,, - - Tyler. - - ' -
" - - - Pennfield, -
Jordan,' - -. Ansonville, -Karthaus.
Sclt Lick,
Knox, - - - New Millport, -Lawrence,
- Hreckenridge, -Mvrria,
- ? Kylertown, - -
. - - - Morrisdale. - -Penn.
- - - Lumber Citv.t -
- A. B. Shaw.
- Thos. H. Forces.
- A. G. Fos.
Chas. J. Pussy.
- David Tyler.
- II. Woolward.
Elisa Chase.
- Geo. Heckadora
- M. O. Stirk,
- J.W.Thompson'
, - Jas Thompiou,
- J. C Brenner.
11 W. Snirecr
- - - - Grampian Bills,
- A. C. Moore,
1 ike, - r - - (..urwensville. -
- - - - l;ioomingviiie, -
T. V . Flomioj.,
- Bcnj. F Dale.
- D. L. Bi-ubukcr.
Luiou, - - - nockton,
V'oodwurd. Jeffries.
James Lockett.,
. ...
i This Post Office w-H do for Chest towuchip.
Will answer for Fcrgi son township.
AYER S COMPOl'ND EXTR ACT S n
SAPAKILLA. Mo on rmcd.v uuioru ued
ed in this country than a rclia' AUeiative, but
the sick have been so outragt-uusly cheated by tLa
worthless preparations of Sirapari11a abroaf
t hat they are dingus tel even with the dsido. oi.
the drug cannot be blamed fr tbe iiii,u-ii i,i
from which they have suffered' Most of the
called SarsaparilLas in the iiiarket cuntaiu iitiio
of the virtues of arsapArilla or anyihiug el,i.
They are mere slops inert anJ worthless
a concentrated extraot of tho active variety -f
Sarsaparilla compounded with Dock, Stillinria.
Iodine, etc., is, as it ever a ill be. a powerful al
terative and an effectual remedy.' Such Aver'a
Extraot of Sarsa pari 11a,. as its truly . wouderful
cures of the great variety f complaints which re
quire au alterative medicine have abundantly
shown. Do not, therefore.- discard this invalua
ble meJiciue. because you have been imposed up
on by something pretendiDg to be Sarsaparilia,
while it was not. When you have ncd .yer's-
tbon, and nut till then, will you know the virtui-s
of Saraparilla. For minute partioulars of the
direasvs it cures, we refer you to Ayer's American
Aluiujeac, which the agent below name J will fur
uih gratis to all who call for it.
AvtBS Cathartic Pitts .for the use Cn-tTvenrc,
Jaundice. Dyspepsia, ludigestion. Dysentery. Foul
stoiaauh. Headache. Pilaa, Kheumatisio. Heart
burn arising from Disordered Stomach. Pain, or
Morbid Inaction of the Bowels, Flatulency. Loi
vC Appetite, Liver Couplaiut, Dropsy, Worm.
Gout, Neuralgia. and for a Dinner Pill. . ,
They are ugar-eoated, so that the most sensi
tive eau take them pleasantly, and they are the
best Aperient in the world for all the purposes of
a family phypio. Pnics 2a cents par Box ; Five
Boxes for St. 00 ......
Do not be put off by unprincipled dealers with
other preparations which they make more jiruGt
on. - Demand Area's and take no others. The
sick want the best aid there is for thenu and they
should have it.
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aye A Co.. Lowell, Maw .'
and sold by
C. D. Watson, Clearfield. Wm. Irvinurwens
viile, S. Arnold, Latheraburg. Elita Ch ase Anson
ville. J. C. Benner, Morrisdale. C. R, Foster. Phil
ips burg, and Dealers everywhere. March 4, 1863.
CABINET EMPORIUM!
B. K. SHOPE,
m CABINET MAKER.
Would respectfully announce to the public that
he has fitted up a sb jp on Cherry street, near tb
Episcopal church, and near Kratxer's atore,wber
he intends to earry on the Cabinet-making lui
ness in its different branches. Having served
regular appVcntioesbip to the buaines, and work
ed as a Journeyman over six years, besides carry
ing on a shop for three years, he flatters himself
that be ean render satisfaction to those who may
favor him with their custom. Having located ia
the Borough of Clearfield, be solicits a ahar "f
patronage, and it shall ever be his object to makt
to order, neat and substantial furniture cuch M
French Bedsteads
and common and French
posts Cottage.. Jenny
Lind. and all otber
' kindsof Bedsteads, "
with T e kn e r's Patent
fattening!" and Gard
ner's Patent spring Bed
steads. . Bureaus of dif
ferent kinds. Sideboards,
Wardrobes. Book eases.
Parlor and eentretables.
Breakfast aod dining ta-bles-and
the latent im
proved Extensiontables.
Work stands. Hat racks.
Toilet and Wash stands,
and every otber kind of
furni:ure in his branch.
He will always
prepared tofurnU'bto or
der Booking chair t -different
kinds, aiid
-common and other
chairs.. Me will also &'-
nirb toorder llair.Hufk.
and hair and cotton top
Mattresses. . The above
named snd many otbei
articles will be mads V
orMr for eustorosrs.
short notice, cheap f
cash or exchanged f"
approved country pr
duoe. Don't forget tb
ptae, as I am prepared -to
furnish all articlet
the most reasonable rate
Maple. Cherry. Poplar, Pine. Linwood. and tv
ery other suitable lumber,, will be Uken in1'
change for furniture. Cash will also be paid ff
good Lumber. ' - B. K. SllOFE
: N. B. Coffins of the latest style made to order
on short notice.. . Funerals attended whenever
desirable. , ClearJUtd. Ta- Jan. 21 lt
STOVES 50 COOKING STOVES, of all six
for sale cheap for cash, by , , .;
: Deo. . 18 . ' R. MO5S0P: ClearfiekL
.
WANTED 100 ftoahela' Flax Seed fr
change for Rood, at tbe Cheap St rs M
ll.H. i. l.THMPS"S. rurwr.vil! -r