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CLEABFIELD, PA., APSIL 13, 1864.
THE WAR NEWS.
An expedition of Union forces sent against
Mount Elba and Longview, Ark. , returned
to Pine Bluff, on the Arkansas River, on
the 31st ult. Mount Elba and Longview
are 25 and 50 mile south from Tine Bluff,
on the Washita River, in South-Eastern
Arkansas. At Longview the' destroyed
the pontoon bridges, burned a train of 35
wagons loaded with eauip and garrison equip
ments, ammunition, quartermasters' stores,
tc, and captured 320 prisoners. On the
30th they engaged Gen. Docking's force of
2,200 men, fro n Monticella, routed him,
and pursued him ton miles, with a rebel loss
of over 10Q killed and wounded. Our men
captured a large quantity of small arms, two
stands of colors, many wagons, and over 300
horses and mules. Our loss will not exceed
15 in killed, wounded and missing. Several
hundred contrabands were brought in.
By way of Cairo we have New-Orleans
news to the 29th ult. The election for dele
gates to the Lousiaua State Convention re
sulted in favor of the Free State party by a
large majority. The Rebel ram Tennessee
was struck by a squall April 1 , while lying
near Grant's Pass, causing it to keel over
and sink. But two feet of Ler smoke-stack
now remains visible. Her armament will
prove a heavy loss to the Rebels. It con
sisted of six 100-pouruIer rifled Parrotts,
and nearly as many small pieces. All is
well with Our fleet.
It is reported that the Sixth Illinois Cav
alry, Col. Marsh, about 600 strong, had a
fight near Somerville, Tenn., on the 30th
ult., with about 1,500 Rebel cavalry, sup
posed to be part of Gen. MeCullough's
command. Our forces, after fighting three
or four hours and finding themselves largely
out numbered, fell back, leaving seventy or
eighty killed aud wounded in the hands of
the Rebels.
The Confederate Steamer Alabama was
at the Cape of Good Hope, on the 19th of
February, with thirty of her crew sick with
yellow fever. The news was brought by the
English brig Sea Nymph from the Cape.
Two steamers left Fortress Monroe on
Thursday to bring away from Richmond all
the Union officers and soldiers confined there
as prisoners. They are said to number a
bout 1,000.
Gen. Meade denies explicitly that at the
battle of Gettysburg he contemplated or is
sued at any time during the action an order
to retreat to Tarrytown, or to any other
point.
The Nashville Times mentions the capture
of the notorious guerrilla Sam Moor, who
had committed depredations in the vicinity
of Pulaski, Athens and Decatur for months
past-.
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
, The loyal men of Pennsylvania, compris
ing the National Union party, will meet in
State Convention, in the Hall of the House
of Representatives, at lfanisburtr. at noon,
OX THURSDAY, APRIL -STH, 1SC4.
Kach district will le entitled to the same
representation it now has in the State Leg
islature, and the delelgates will be chosen at
such times and in such manner a shall be
directed by the respective' county commit
tees. The State Convention is called for the
purpose of placing in nomination1 an Elec
toral Ticket, selecting delegates at large to
the National Convention of the Union Par
ty, to be held at Baltimore on the 7th of
June next, and taking such action as
it may deem proper in reference to the ap
proaching Presidential canvass.
The selection of the district delegates from
Pen'nsylvan'u to the National Convention
is left, where it properly belongs to the peo-
te asscmijiea in tneir county conventions ;
ut the different countv committees are
earnestly requested to adopt such measures
us will procure a full attendance at their
respective conventions, and thereby secure,
in' the choice of delegates, a full aud fair ex
pression of the will of the people.
The committee cannot forbear to congrat
ulate all lovers of liberty and the Union up
on the recent triumphs ot the good cause iu
New Hampshire and Connecticut, and to
express the hope, shared- by all loyal men,
that they are only the forerunners of more
splendid victories soon to le won in the
Fame cause alike by the bullet and the bal
lot In behalfof the Union State Central Com
mittee. Wayne McVeagh, Chairman.
Geo. W. Hamersly, 0 , .
W. W. Hays, Scc
The horse contractor mentioned a having
been arrested and committed to the Old Cap
itol prison, is Mr. John Spicer, of Chicago.
He was arrested at the Occidental Hotel, on
Fourteenth street, Washington, by one of
Captain Dolan's detectives. He is reported
t be very wealthy.
Dean Richmond, who is head wire-puller
of the Albany regency, eays that the Dcm
orats won't nominate McCIellan for the Pres
idency, but will take a man whose name
ha.'nt yet been mentioned in connection
with: that office.
TAXES, ETC.
"Straws show which way the win-Is blow."
Scraps of conversation in and about the
Commissioner's office, and among its at
taches, indicate, pretty plainly, the intention
to levy a tax sufficient, not only to pay the
interest and a part of the principal of the
debt for bounties, the coming year, but to
pa' a very large part, if not the whole of
the principal. Now, we were in favor of
the Commissioners offering a bounty, and
thus filling up the quota of our county, and
we ar in favor of laying a moderate tax, to
pay the interest and a portion of the princi
pal, each year thus securing. the gradual
and eventual extinguishment of the whole
debt. But we are opposed to levying a very
heavy tax, expressly for the purpose of en
abling certain parties to complain of the
Government, and point to the "onerous
taxes" as a reason why the people should
withhold from it their support. We are
opposed to any such scheme to make capital
for the Presidential election. Of course the
Natioual Government is not responsible for
the local tax levied for the purpose of filling
the quotas and exempting certain localities
from the draft. It is purely the act of the
local authorities, and the people themselves.
But this fact will le very carefully ignored
by the politicians, and the sum-total will be
charged upon the National Administration.
Heuce the desire to swell the amount as
large as possible.that they may excite dissat
isfaction and murmuring among the people.
There is no necessity whatever for a heavy
bounty tax. It is only necessary to la- an
amount sufficient to insure the final payment
of the whole debt. This is ail that the bond
holders require to make their investment
safe and profitable. Any other course will
be justly liable to the suspicion that it is for
partisan purposes.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
A Glorious Triumph in Connecticut.
Buckingham, the Union candidate, has
been elected Governor of Connecticut hy
5,042 majority. The Senate stands 18 U
nion to 3 Democrats, and the House 150 U
nion to 1 2 Democrats. A glorious victory.
At the election, on Monday the 4th, in
Leavenworth, Kansas, the Radical Union
Mayor was elected by about 600 majority.
Mayor Anthony issued a proclamation clos
ing the polls at noon on accouut of riotous
proceedings. The polls were seized by a
mob in the interest of McDowel, and the
Caney and Copperhead candidate. Mayor
Anthony and many of his friends were
knocked down and brutally beaten. Armed
men took possession of the polls early in the
day and defied the city authorities.
The election iu Maryland has resulted fa
vorable to the free State cause. The State
has declared, by about 15,0oo majority, for
a Convention to amend the State Constitu
tion, and a decided majority of members e
lected to said Convention are in favor of un
conditional and immediate emancipation.
The Union ticket for charter officers was
elected in Princeton, N. J., on Monday, A
pril 4th. Hezokiah Mount, the candidate
for Mayor, has about 30 majority. Last
year the Democracy had 30 majority.
The election in Louisiana, on the 28th
March, for delegates to the Constitu
tional Convention resulted in the complete
triumph of the Free State party.
The Rhode Island election has resulted in
favor of the re-election of James Y. Smith,
the Union candidate for Governor, by a
small majority over his two competitors.
At the municipal election in St. Paul,
Minnesota, on April 4th, the Union candi
date for Mayor was elected by 300 majority.
In St. Louis Mayor Thomas' majority is
over 2,500. The new council will stand 13
Radicals to 7 Conservatives.
The whole Democratic ticket was elected
in Milwaukie, Wisconsin, by about the usu
al majority.
The Union candidate for Mayor of Den
ver city, was elected on Monday the 4th inst.
TuE division among the Democrats by
the deflection of the Germans to General
Fremont does not promise to be as great as
it at one time did. The Cincinnati Volcs-
frauiJ, which a few weeks since caused such
a commotion in the Democratic camp by de
claring for General Fremont, soon after re
turned to its alliance and supported the
regular party nominees at the Charter Elec
tion. :'Itwasa duty," it said, ''to rally
again under the Democratic banner and pre
sent a solid front to the enemy." This ex
ample and counsel are worthy of iniitation
by Unionist. While it shows how furtile
it is to rely on divisions among their oppo
nents, it points out the only path of safety
aud duty.
During the past three days the National
Banks in Chicago have received more than
$100,000 in supscriptions to the uew 10-40
loan. One of them took in $45,000 in two
days. It is believed that very large sums
will be invested by the citizens of that place
in this security, which will have an excel
lent tendency towards restricting wild and
hazardous speculations in all sorts of things,
and keep many men from eventual loss or
ruin.
The crop of maple sugar at the North for
the present year will reach 25,000,000
pounds, worth at the low estimate of fifteen
cents per iound $3,750,000.
The Indians on the Snake river are com
mitting ravages. They are armed with rifles
and shot suns. . !
THE BOUNTY LAW.
The following if the Bounty Law recently pas
sed by the Legislature. It will be seen that it
covers every form of proceeding adopted by the
people to raise bounties, and legalizes every meth
od they may have agreed upon for refunding
snch subscriptions by taxation . It is entitled l,An
Act Relating to the Payment of Bounties to Vol
unteers :"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Honst
of Reprtsentatives of the Commontrealth of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met, and ii ts here
by enacted by tltr authority of the same. That
ail Donas, wariantg. or certificates of indebt
edness, issued by the Commissioners, or Com
missioners and Controller, of any county, or cor-
porateutnorities ot any city, ward or borough,
or the School Directors, or Road Commissioners
or Supervisors, of any township of this Common
wealth, for the payment of bounties to persons
. '. . . . .i .
volunteering 10 eiaer me (military or naval ser
vice of the United States, under any reouisition
heretofore made by tha President of the United
states, be ai.d ibe same are hereby legalized
made Talid and binding upon such counties, cities,
wards, boroughs and townhipsas if full and le
gal autnonty nad existed tor the issuing and mak
ing of the same when they were issued and made;
and that in all cases where any special commit
tee, commissioners, or an individual or individu
als, of any county, city, township, borough or
ward, shall have subscribed and paid, or become
personal! v.liable for the payment of money. for the
purpose of paying bounties to volunteers, under
the late calls of the President of the United States,
who have been mustered into the United .States
military service, and credited to such county,
cuy, lownsnip. warci, or oorougn. with the uaier
ptandinjj. or Bzreement, that a law would be en
acted to levy and collect a tax upon such county,
city, township, borough, or ward, for the payment
of such advancement and liabilities, all subscrip
tions, to paid, or money borrowed as aforesaid,
snail ne gool and valid against such county, city,
township, borough, or ward, as if the same had
been subscribed or borrowed by the cornorate
authorities of the same, under the provisions of
mis act ; ana it shall be the duty of the Coinmis
sioners, Supervisors, Councils, or School Diree
tors, as the case may be, to proceed to levy and
collect a tax upon such countv. citv. towushin.
borough, or ward, sufficient to pay the principal
oi an sucn claims, witn interest tnereon until the
aay ot payment, together with the eost of collec
tion thereof.
Section 2. That all payment of bounties to vol
unteers, entering ibe service of the United States
as aforesaid, by the Comm. ssioners, or the Com
missioners, and Contoller, of any county, or the
corporate authorities of any city, ward, or bor
ough, or by the School Directors, or Koad Com
missioners, or Supervisors, of any township of
iuis v.ommonweaiin. ana ail loans made by said
authorities, for the purpose of in&Jfring such pay
ments, be and the same are hereby legalized and
made valid.
ffBi-Ttos 3. That the authorities aforesaid are
hereby authorized and required, to execute and
complete, all agreements, and oontracts, heret o
fore made by the aforesaid authorities of such
counties, cities, wards, boroughs, or townships, for
the payment of bounties, as aforesaid, or for re
funding advancements made for that purpose by
any committee, special commissioners, individu
al, or individuals, on condition that they shall be
reiunueu, accoruing 10 me true intent ana mean
ing of such agreements and contracts ; and for
that purpose the said authorities are hereby au
thorized to borrow money, and isi-ue bonds, war
rants, or certificates, in the name of such county,
corporations, or townships, with or without inter
est coupons attached, payable at such time and
place as may be agreed upon, and to levy such
taxes as may be necessary to meet the payment of
me piiui;i(iui auu luieresi in saia oonas. warrants
and certificates, as the same shall become due;
which taxes and levies shall be assessed, and col
lected, as other county, city, ward, borough, or
township taxesare assessed, levied, and collected :
Provded, That in all election or enrollment dis
tricts, not having any constituted authorities, as
contemplated by this act, competent to lew and
collect said tax, the board of election officers of
such district shall be authorized to levy, and pro
ceed to have said tax collected in such districts.
Section 4. Tha' all assessments heretofore made
of taxes for the purpose of paying bounties, as
aforesaid, be and the same are hereby legalized
and made valid : Proridcl, That the property of
non-commissioned officers and privates, in actual
service in the United .States army and navy, from
this Common wealth, or who died, or were per
manently disabled in such service, or hav
ing been in such service for th space of
one year and six months, were honorably dis
charged therefrom, and the property of widows,
minor children, and widowed mothers of non
commissioned ofilcers and privates, who died in
such service, shall be exempted from any taxa
tion under the provisions of this act: Provided,
That the provisions of the Brst, second, third and
fourth sections of this act shall be so understood
as to have reference only to such agreements and
contracts as have been entered into by the author
ities aforesaid, subsequent to the 17th day of Oc
tober, ISfi.l.
Sbption5. That all the provisions of the four
teenth section of an act to create a loan, and pro
vide for arming the State, passed the loth dav of
May, ISfil, which authorizes the Associate Judges,
and County Commissioners, of the several coun
ties of this Commonwealth, to constitute a board
ol relief for the families of such volunteers as
have been, or shall be, enrolled and inustsred in
to service from their several counties, are hereby
extended, and applied, to the families of men who
have been, or may hereatter be, drafted or con
scripted, and mustered into tbe service of the l'
nited States, and credited to tbe quota of said
counties respectively ; and all arrangements
made by the several counties of this Common
wealth .for the support of the familiesjof volunteers,
militia, drafted or conscripted men. mustered in
to the service, and credited, as aforesaid, are
hereby legalized and confirmed; and full and
legal authority is hereby given said County Com
missioners to borrow money for tbe payment of
such expenses, and lor the extension of sueh re
lief to tbe families of all private soldiers and non
commissioned officers, who have been mustered
in, or may hereafter be mustered into, the s-'rviee
of the United States, and credited as aforesaid, in
pursuance of any requisition made, or to be made,
by tbe President of the United State, or by any
law of the United States now made, or hereafter
to be made, or by tbe Governor of Pennsylvania,
or aay law of said Commonwealth now made, or
hereafter to be made.
Sf.ctiom That the Commissioners of any and
every county in this Commonwealth are hereby
authorized to borrow such sum. or sum of mon
ey as may be sufficient to pay to each and every
nin-commissioncd officer and private soldier who
volunteered from such county, and entered the
military or naval servioe of the United States, on.
or after the 17th day of October, A D. 1A ; and
to each and every non-commissioned officer and
private soldier who may hereafter volunteer and
enter the service of the United States from such
county, and be credited to the quota thereof, in
pursuance of any requisition of the President of
the United States,orany law of the United States
now made, or hereafter to be made, a sum not ex
ceeding three hundred dollars: Provided howev
er. That in that part of any county where School
Directors, or Koad Commissioners, or Supervisee,
of any trnsbip, or townships, or where the cor
porate authorities of any city, ward, or borough,
or any committee, special commissioners, indi
vidual, or individuals, have paid, or have now
commenced to raise a fund for the purpose of pay
ing such bounties, it shall be lawful for such
School Directors, or Koad Commissioners, or Su
pervisors, of such township, or townships, or the
corporate authorities of such city, ward, or bor
ough, to borrow such sum, or sums of money as
may be required to pay to each volunteer from
such district, a sum not exceeding three hundred
dollars; and it shall be lawful for such authori
ties of said townships, cities, wards, or boroughs,
to issue bonds of said townships, cities, wards or 1
boronghs, for such sum. or sums, ot money, and
in such amounts as may be njcessary to pay the
authorized bounty to each volunteer required to
fill the quota or quotas of suck township, city,
ward, or borough : And provided farther. That
such townships, cities, wards, and boroughs, as
have filled their quota, or quotas, under any call
or requisition heretofore made by the President
of tha United States, as aforesaid, without aid
from the county, city, or borough, for the pay
mcnt of bounties, or for the payment of any bonds
issued by said county Commissioners.city, or bor
ough authorities, for the payment of bounties to
T-Manteers to fill the quota aforesaid : And provi.
i ded further, That no county, city,ward, township,
uuivugu. ur viuer uiMiioi, wmcn snau nave a
greed, or offered, to pay as bounty to each volun
teer credited to each county, city, ward, town
ship, borough, or other district, a larger sum than
three hundred dollars, shall be subject to the lim
itation as to amount prescribed in this act; but
any payment made, or to be made, or obligation
given, or to be Riven, or liability incurred, in
pursuance of such offer or agreement, is hereby
ratified and declared to be lawful and valid : Arid
providetl further. That in case the Commissioners
or any county, or the Commissioners and Control
ler of any county in this Commonwealth, shall
neglect or refuse, to take the necessary step to
raise, or complete the raising of bounties in town
sbips, wards, and boroughs, not having raised, or
commenced to raise, bounties at the time of the
passage ot thw act. then, ana in that case, said
township, ward, or borougk, by their authorities
aforesaid, shall have power to proceed and raise
oounues as iuny and ettectuaily.as if done by the
county authorities.
Sectios 7. That the said county Commissioners,
or School Directors, Koad Commissioners, or Su
pervisors, of any townships, or corporate author
ities of any city, ward, or borough, are hereby
authorized, (for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act.) to borrow money, and is
sue bonds, or certificates of indebtedness, no
bond, or certificate, to be less than the sum
of twenty-five dollars, except when the bounty is
less than twenty-five dollars, in tbe name of such
county, township, city, ware, or borough, with. or
without, interest coupons attached, payable at
sucu iimes. anu in sucn manner, us may be agreed
upon ; and to levy, and assess, on ail property,
professions, trades and occupations.subjcct to tax
ation, for State and county purposes, and collect
such taxes as may be necessary to meet the prin
cipal, and interest, of said bonds and certificates,
as they shall become duo; and payable ; whch
taxes shall be collected as coui'ty, city, ward, and
borough taxes are now levied and collected, in
cluding a prr eapita tax of not more than one
dollar, on ail taxable male inhabitants : Provided,
That only jne vir capita tax shall be levied in
anyone year : Provided, That in all cases where
any person or persons, liable to draft, have, for
tbe purpose of raising the sum requisite to pay a
bounty to the volunteers, required to till the quo
ta of any county, city, ward, borough, or town
ship, stipulated, in writing, to pay a sum greater
than the amount of tax which would be due up
on the assessed valuation of their real.or person
al property, it shall and maybe lawful fer the
corporate authorities of such county, city, ward,
borough, and township to collect the amount so
subscribed : Provided, that no bonds, or certifi
cates, uiued under any of the provisions of this
act, shall be for a longer period than ten years :
Provided further. That in all cases where a bor
ough and township have seperate boards of
School Directors, and are embraced in one dis
trict, for tha purpose of the military draft, the
Directors of said districts ate hereby authorized
to act jointly in carrying into effect the provis
ions of this act.
Sr.i tiox H. That in all cases where the county
Coinuii.viioners of any county, the School Direct
ors, Koad Commissioners, or Supervisors, of any
township, or the corporate auchoritiesnf Huy city,
ward or borough, have levied a pr ciftitn. tax up
on persons subject to draft, or military duty, the
action of said corporate authorities be and the
same is hereby legalized and made valid
Skction t. That iu any case where a part of
the bounty, authorized by this act. has been paid
by any ward, township, city, or boruugh. and raid
ward, towuship, city, or borough authorities as
aforesaid, shall neglect, or refuse, to pay such
part as remains unpaid by the terms of their
agreement to pay bounties to volunteers, then the
difference between the sum so paid, ai.d the full
amount ot tne bounty promised, (not exceeding,
in the whole, the sum of three hundred dollars
to each volunteer) shall be paid said volunteers
by the county authorities, in which sai l ward,
townships, cities, or boroughs, are located ; and
the county Commissioner, in which said ward,
townships, cities, or boroughs, arc located shall
assess, levy and collect a t.ix on such defaulting
wards, townships, cities, or borough-!, us other
ward, township, city, or borough, taxes are lev
ied and collected, in such amounts as may be re
quired to pay the balance due the volunteers, as
aforesaid, from such defaulting township, city or
borough.
Skctios lit. That the money eo borrowed by the
county Commissioners, sh.iil'be paid over to the
Treasurer ot the proper county, who shall pay to
each non-commiioned officer, or private soldier,
who volunteered frou, and h.us been credited to
the quota of. such county, and has been mustered
into the service of the United States, or has been
honorably discharged therefrom, the sum of mon
ey to which such person ball be entitled, under
the provisions of this act, on the warrant or or
dcr ot the Co:nini?i;oner. drawn on him f jr that
purpose; and sail Treasurer shall not receive
more than one-half of one per centum on anv
money so paid over to him.
Section 11. That the monev so borrowed bv the
School Directors, or Koad Commissioners, or Su
pervssnrs of, any township, or the corporate au
thorities of any city, ward, or borough, shall be
paid over to the Treasurer of said city, ward,
borough, or township, or when such officer doei
not exist, to a perron duly appointedVbv said au
thorities of said township, city, ward, or borou"h.
who, upon giving sufficient bonds, for the faith
ful pcrfoi mance of bis duties, shall
pay to such persons, in tbe manner directed bv
the tenth section of this act. and shall bo allow-
ed the siuie per centagc as is allowed to thecoun-
ty Ircasurer, by the tenth section of this act;
Provided, That the compensation allowed to anv
collector of taxes under this act, shall not exceed
two percentuui.
Section 12. That in case anv veteran oliliej
who have re-enlisted, and have not bean credited
to any special locality. ohall hereafter h rrnrtitod
on the present draft, to the locality from which
they originally volunteered, such veterans shall
be paid by the local authorities, whose duty it is
to pay bounties, such bounty as under the provis
ions of this act, shall to paid to volunteers from
said localitv.
Section 13. That if anysoldicr, or nou-coinmis-
f ioned officer, or private, who would have been en
titled to reeeive the said bounty, shall have died
before receiving the money, the proper authori
ties shall pay the same to such person, or persons,
as by the laws of the United States would be en
titled to receive the bounty of deceased soldiers.
Section I-t. That all accounts of the reinn
and expenditures of the bounty fund, arising
from any taxes that have been assessed, or that
may be assessed for the purpose as aforesaid, shall
be audited in like manner as other countv. town
ship, city, borough, or school district, accounts are
audited
Section 15. AH bonds, warrants, certificates of
indebtedness, or loans issued, or to be issued, un
der the provisions of this act, or of any special
act heretofore passed, or hereafter to be passed,
authorizing partichlar cities, counties, wards.bor
oughsor townships, to borrow moneys and pay
bounties to volunteers, shall be exempt from all
taxation.
On the 7th ult. there were one hundred
and eighty German soldiers at Liverpool
ready to sail for Boston and fight for the U-
nion, and one thousand more were coming.
The troops originally volunteered for the
Prince of Aucu.tcnbur?.
As WOman Nbnnd nrnnnrl Phricr nnr! nrl-
mired him for his thrillingly holy precepts.so
Christianity has stood around woman, and
has elevated li 11" into t Vi A franmill nrrin r$
domestic admiration and equable regard.
It was Robert E. Ijcc. then a Colonel in
the Federal service, and now the distin-
Suished rebel General, who captured John
Irown at Harper's Ferry, and handed him
over to the Virginia authorities.
. Men. who ba
do not understand what suffering is. Most
rwrsrna imoorina 1 1, o,-o t ltaavcQnAaoftnA,,!.
; " v .ci JHUWJCIIOUU
trom their own hearts, without going into
tne wona to near tnat or others;
A FaMILT consisting of
elderly persons, in Wolcott, Vermont, made
six hundred and sixty pounds of butter
from two cows last year, and sold it at a
good figure.
"Wonderfully Exercised.
The editors of the Clearfield Republican seem
to be in a very 'bad way' about an item which we
published on March ISth, to which they recur a
serond time, in fish-woman style, and ask for an
explanation As thei'rmeraory appears to be some
what rusty it may be well enough to refresh it a
little by briefly stating what we published on a
former occasion. In our issue of August 23. ISfil,
we printed the following item :
'To Correspondents. The following commu
nications were crowded out this week : The -affidavits
of Wm.F. Johnston. and 'Lines by J." etc
. . . They will, however, appear tiej-t wcel."
On September 4th, 1861, we published Mr. John
ston's "affidavits" as promised, and, to our sur
prise, the "affidavits-' also appeared in the Repub
lican of the same date, and headed l-b'orthe. Raft,
titan's Journal." and before they could have been
copied from our paper prefaced by some remarks
of doubts as to what we said in our item '-to cor
respondents." We replied to their doubts on
September 11th, and in conclusion said :
- One other thing. Win. F Johnston addres.-ed
his communication to the 'Raftsman's Journal.'
It was our property. AVe did not give a copy to
any one. He w. then, does it come that Mr. Johns
ton s statement is published in the Republican be
fore ve printed it? Have they not made use of
that which did not belong to them ? Did they
obtain the copy fairand honestly ? We leave the
public to answer these questions for themselves."
In our item of the 16th of March la.st, we had
reference to the above ; aud, as the editors of the
Republican did not at the time explain how they
came in possession of a "communication" that was
written to us, we fairly inferred that they bad ob
tained it "clandestinely." We hope our neigh
bors' curiosity is gratified, and suppose they will
(not) "lie like a thief," (that's their phrase,) to get
out of their unenviable position, at this late day.
The Kjlice force of New York have pre
sented $4,000 to the Sanitary Fair. I
Jrtcir SVtiwtiscincnt.
Ailvertisementxzrttn targe type, cuts. or out of usual
Ktylewtllbe ck-ieged double price for spate occupied
1 o insure attention, the CASH must accompa
ny notices, at follows: All Pinlmr.i ,.,,tl, l
Stravg. SI: Auditor nnti-.p 1 n-
trators' and Executors' notices, 51,50, each ; and
all other transient Notices at the sans? ra'es.
Other aivertissmen's atSl per square, for 3r.r less
insertions. Twelve lines tor less) count a square.
DISSOLUTION OF I'AUTN KKSIIIP.
Ihe partnership heretofore existing between
Samuel Ueuartv and S. llanimrr-ichl.i,- tr.-i,li -
in tbe name of S liegarty t Oo , in the town of
Osceola, ha this day been dissolved by mutual
cunsent The books of tha firm will be in the
nands of llaiumerschlair. who will collect all
moneys due said 6riu and pav nil Ucpts owing
by the same S..V;Ui:i, Hr..iAHTY
April ith, IHdi-pd. S. liAMMEK.SCIlLAU.
E
X ECU TOR'S -NOTICE letters Testa-
J mentarv on the Fstatp nr.nnnol llc,i i-. .
of Woodward township, Clearfield countv. I'enn'a
j , t , ... . '
ua-ciiseu, naving oeen granted to the undersign
ed ; all persons indebted to raid t-stfte are re
quested to make immediate payment, and those
having claims against the same will present them
duly authenticated for settlement.
SAMUEL HEGAUTY, Executor.
Ilegnity's X Eoais, April I.J. KSfi-i-pd.
J'IKST NATIONAL BANK
OF CL'RWEXSVILLE, PEXN'A.
John Pattos. Trcs't. Sam l Arsolp. Cash'r.
directors.
Win. Irvin, John Patton,
11. P. Thompson, Daniel Ilartsock,
Daniel Faust, John M. Chase,
J. F. Irvin, tl. H. Lytic,
F.K.Arnold.
Sell Exchange, Loans money, Receives Depos
its, and will mnke collections on reasonable terms.
Curwensvilie. Pa , April 4:h, H'il-.-n.
Pittsburg Saw Works.
iiuhbakds ami mix;,
Manufacturers of Patent Ground Circulars
warranted cast steel saws of every description.
Mill, Mulay, Cross-cut, (iang and a!) other varie
ties. All kinds of knives and spriugs made from
sheet cast steel. Extra leSncd ltcaper and Mow
ing knives, Ac Particular attention paid to re
toothitig. gumming and straightening circular
saws; togetner with repairing of all kinds. Ware
house and Works, corner of Water' aud Short
streets, Pittsburg, Pa. April 13, 1S'".4-1 yp.
c. w. hi'bbai'.I) : : : : s. n.Hi-Rr.Aiin : : : : s. a. long
STATEMENT of the Clearfield Countv Bank
for the month ending March 31tn, ISri'l.
assets.
Huls discounted, :::::::.$
Pennsylvania State loans. : : : :
Specie. :":::::: : : : :
Due from other banks. : : : : :
Notes of other banks. ::::::
U. S. Demand and Legal Tender notes.
Checks, drafts, ic. ::.:::
Over drafts, :::::::::
Furniture. ::::::::::
Expense of plate engraving. Ac. : :
United States Revenue stamps. : :
Due Commonwealth, (special) : ; :
Loss and Expenses, :;::::
OO.SfiS 91
5.-1.993 41
fi.052 32
12.811 21
o.lU7 CO
1 -1.400 00
2.229 83
US 2'i
: 315 21
74 75
375 00
: 400 00
.'57 on
$2i)o,f0f00
Total amount of assets, : : :
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock, paid in, : : : :
Notes in circulation, : : : :
Due depositors, ::::::
Due certificates of deposit. : :
Due Commonwealth. : :
Due Bauks. :::::::.
Interest and exchange, . : :
Total amount of liabilities. : :
: : S'0.000 00
: 5S.60U 00
: : 77.023 07
10,6l39
: : 490 00
: 2.41109
: 8,751 45
: : 20.-i,l 0S 00
JAMES B. GRAHAM, Cashier.
Clearfield. Pa., March 31. 18o4.
QUARTERLY REPORT of the First Na
tiosal Bask of Ci:bweskville, county of
Clearfield, aud State of Penn'a, showing its condi
tion on the morning of the 1st day of April, 1S6I,
before the transaction of any business on that day :
resources.
Loans and discounts :::::: $14,051 SI
Indebtedness of the Directors of this
Association : : : : S1337 10
Due from Banks and Bankers : : : 1,251 27
Due from National Banks in the fol
lowing cities : Philadelphia. : : 2.304 73
i-'pecie and other lawful money of U. S. 15 65 00
Cash items and Revenue Stamps : : 313 15
Bills of Solvent Banks $770 00 770 00
U. S. Bonds deposited with Treasurer
of U. S. to secure circulation : : : 40.000 00
Furniture and Fixtures : : : : : 600 00
Expense account :::::::: 253 63
Total Resources ::::::
I.TIHtl.iriPQ
575,659 6i
Capital ::::::::::; S50.000 00
front and Loss ::::::;; 685 47
Due to Banks and Bankers : : : : gQi 73
Due to individuals and corporations o-
ther than Banks ::::::: 795 00
Due depositors en demand : : : : 23,240 05
Amount due, not included under eith
er of the above heads : : : : : 65 43
Total Liabilities : : : : : .S75,669 64
State of Penn'a, County of CletrfieJd, ss :
On the 1st day of April. 1S64, personally came
before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace of
said county, Joh.x Pattox, President, and Samcel
ARitoLn. cashier of the -First National Bank of
Cnrwensville." who being duly sworn, upon their
oaths, say that tbe foregoing is a true and accu
rate statement of the affairs and condition of said
Bank on tbe morning of the 1st day of April 1364
JOHN PATTON, President.
' SAM'L ARXOlD, Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above
r'n JOSIAH EVANS,
April, 13 1S64. Justice of Peace.
" M- IKV1
A lTI?NEER.The unJ.r.itnThT
X been licensed an Auctioneer desire
form he eituensof Clearfield county tb.thi
attend to thecallingof ale,.throughouuhe'""
ty upon short notice. Post-office Id J re , ,u''
BloommgvilleorCurwensville. WM M VfA r
Bloomingville. April 6. 1SU. ' OL"M
EXECUTORS' NOTICE.-LettlrTT
inentary on the Estate f j
late of Lawrence township, Clearfield countv P
dec d, hav.ng been granted to the nndetJi'
all persons indebted to said estate are Moil.. :
to lunka ;ini.,..li.. .......... . 'eHUt!M
claims acainsttbe same will present theti, 1
authenticated for settlement Juiv
March I6tb. IstH. A. C TATE T.x't
PXECUTORS yUTWEZiTi
-LJ inentary on the Estate of Josephs 11 ,
of Beccaria township, Clearfield countv ' p'"
dec d, having been granted to the undersigned '
all persons indebted to said cstat. re reoaV-i
to make immediate payment, and those V,v
claims asjainst the same will present thein
authenticated for jetllcment. W du'-T
ELIZA A. LEE,
4)11. PENN'A CAVALRV.-WANTEn t'
Company "F," 2d Penn'a cavalrv .1 fo'
at VVarrentoV Ya., a few recruiu l?o
of this eteran Organisation attached to -'J i;.
(ien. (iregg'g) cavalry corns. Thi comnin I
organized in Clearfield an.i Blalreounties an.lh
in its ranks some of tbe fin-n youne men i 7.
-etvice.. CLEMENT l"f
1st Lieut, com'dg F company, 2d Pa P.-
, -, - u , 2 BriS 2,1 "'airy corps
April 6th. 1864. Army cf tbeK.0U1L.
C1AKM .roil SALE.-The P,,dw?gnei "re,;.
o.,. u,.- .,, aliunde in S;lla tOKllshir.
ot private sale The farm consist f si a"ri? tl
of which are cleared and in a go.! state of cu't'i
vation. 1 he improvements are a latgew h
and the neces.ary outbuildings. TheWUonii
an excellent one either lor a tavern or store Anv
person wishing to purchase a property or th
kind, would do well to call .-.nd examine the
premises For terms and further information ap
ply to the subscriber residing on the premises, or
address BKKNAKD MctiOVERN
Leconte's Mills.
April 6, st. Clearfield Co. P
now resides, containing twenty-two acres, witi,
a dwelling house aud cabinet shop thereon. The
land is partly cleared, and bason it a thriving
young orchard of choice fruit trees, with a valua
ble youiis nursery of grafted trees ready to !
transplanted. It will make a comfortable hr.tna
for any man in moderate circumstance The
public n.ad from Curwensville to tilcii Ht pe and
New Washington, passes through the property
Sale to commence at 2 o'clock, P. M. Term
made known on dav of sale
JOS EPJl Dl.'NKl. K B A 1 Iti E K
April 31st 18ot
Iil'ISLIC VE.MU E.-Thcre will be i,
ed to sale at Public Outcrv. at the late rt-.-i-dence
of Joshua . I. Tate, deoeisel. in Laurence
township. Clearfield county. Pa.,
On Tuesday, the ll'tli l.Vy of A jri!.
The following described personal property, vii :
Twoheai of horses, three cow, thirty-two hcU
of sheep, bees, a lot of good hogs, two sett of
light harness and two ctt of heavy harness, tw.
sett of leather fly nets, two sad Ilea and bridles,
one one-horse carriage and harness, one two-hori
wagon, sleds plows, harrows, cultivator, rannin;
niill. threshing-machine, a lot of carpenter too!,,
grain in the ground, corn rye. outs, buckwheat,
potatoes and dried apples by the bushel, haiusaii l
ihoulders by the pound, bay ly the ton. lcns no
straw, short straw, stovesclocks, boil and bra
ding, carpets bureau, cupboards, dishes, crock -cry.
churn, tubs, meat casks, eider barrels. t-.eih-er
with a large varietyof farming utensils htiuc
hold and kitchen furnilure. to tccuiom to men
tion. Sale to con.mcncc at 9 o'clotV. a 111., f
said day. when attendance will bt given ui 1
terms made know a by A. C. T.VTE. Ex r
A LKO, FOR' R EN'lwf 'he farm of .1-1 -tia.I.
Tate, dge'd. situaio about 2i miles s. uth "f
Clearfield loitr.. and containing 1 011 acre-( tier
ed land under good fences and in a high :ate of
cultivation, a large bearing orchard, and go-"!
and convenient buildings, is for rent for tho term
ef 2 or 3 years, possession to be given nnst of A
pril. 1S)4. For further particulars applv 10 IV.
P. Tate on the premises, or to A. C TATE.
Lawrencetp.. March 30. !8fil. Executor
LI RLIC SALE OF PINE CREEK TIM
BER LAND. IX LY'JOMlNtJ COUNTY.
'Will be exposed at Public sale on TUESDAY,
THE 19TI1 DAY OF APRIL. 1864. at 2 o'clock. P.
M-, t the Court Houe in AVilliamsport .Ly.ominj
county. Seven undivided eighth purls of the foi
lowing described Lumber Pioperty, situate on tbe
wnters of Little Pine creek, at and near Eugli?h
Center. Pine township, Lycoming county Pa. con
sisting of three tracts of limber lands. Steam saw
mill. Dwelling bouses. Log harbors, Rooms, ie.
No. 1. Mill tract, eontaining 13 acres tn ore or
less, located at the western terminus of the Lar
ry's creek plank road, on which is erected a Urga
double steam saw-mill, 50 by 60 feet, the first story
of which is stone, with two gates, one of which
contains a gang of saws, and the other an upright
single saw. and capable of cutting 4.000,(1(10 feet
of lumber annually, with all the modern improve
ments, with lath and picket mill attached rail
road and piling ground for lumber, log harbour,
dams, water-power, bulkheads, booms. &c 'Jo
which thcro is also erected two dwelling houses,
one large boarding hou, barn, and other oat
buildings. No. 2 House and lot in the village of Engli-h
Center, containing one half acre, with unthsh'iy
in addition thereon. 0
o. w limner tract .eontamingabout sot' seres,
being the one half of 1620, on tbe Block House
Fork.
No. 4 Timber tract. No. 1616. containing??"
acre, with the allowance of six per cent,'"
Bounds Run.
I; No. o Timber tract. No 1517, containing W
acres, with the allowance of six per cent, through
which Little Pine creek passes a distance of oa
and one-half miles. The three last named tr'.'-
of timber lands are well located, is easy of acrerf.
with good lumber roads, timber schutes conftrne
ted, flood dams erected, and every facility furn
ished to prosecute the lumbering business with
dispatch and economy, without any furlhcr'X
pense. These lands are heavily set with hi'e
pine, hemlock, chestnut, white" oak, and olhet
hard woods. The pine is a superior quality.
when manufactured, will select largely into the
higher qualities. And. in addition to the timber,
a portion of these lands contain bituminous c .
and the bottom land along the main creek iU
make good farm land. .
These lands are valuable alone for hem!""
timber, the cost of stocking and delivering o !t
bank of the creek will be comparatively '"'!
compared to almost all other localities, the n'n
being so short, and the bark in such qaautiti'.
and at the cost of getting it. offers to "r.""
wishing to engage in the tanning business, ip
duceraents that no other location can preseat 1
the State. Accessible also by the Larry s cree
plank road "
No. 6 Improved tract, near English te"!'.
containing about 50 acres, and SO acres of "'j
is cleared, on which there is a dwelling-B0u.
stable, and fruit trees, with flood dam and
power, piling ground for the logs at the moum
of Bounds Run.
The property is 20 miles by plank road toin
Pennsylvania canal, and 35 miles from the wP
at Williamsport by the river and Pine cree
of which are navigable and public higbwiyi .
Two-eighths of the foregoing tracts will .
as the property of the estate of J. Cbeston. uec u-
Two-eightis as the property of Joan l--
ton. deceased . . p-
Two-eighths as the property of Mrs. r'f
One-eighth as the property of Robert CrB
The terms will be m.de known cn dit c' .
and, if desired, tbe property will 1
rate lots. AMOS BRI o.jN
Executor and Trustee of the Messrs
and Attorney for the other parties-
4 HOME FOR SALE. The undersigned
dm. will expose to public sale, on the premises in
Pike township, near BIoorainrviIle,on MONDAY
.WAV 21. 186 4, the tract of land on whirl, h..'
ir