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a. J. ROW, RIHTOR AB PROPRIETOR.
CLEARFIELD, PA., JAN. 31, lSf6.
THE NEWS.
Congressional, Washington, Janua
ry 25. In the -House yesterday, Mr. Up
son (Mich.',) from the Committee on Elec
tions, made report that Alexander H. Cof
f roth, who has the ccrtifi cate of election
From the Sixteenth Congressional District
of Pennsylvania, has prima facie the
right to the seat from that district, and is
entitled to tate oath of office and occupy
the said seat without prejudice to the con
tenant. Wm. II. Koontz. Mr. Paine
(Wis.,) from the minority of the committee,
made a report that Wm. II. Koontz is pri-
. ma facie entitled to the seas. Both reports
propose that the contestants serve on Mr.
Coffroth, within fifteen days after the pas
sage of the resolution, a particular state
mem of the grounds of said contest, and
that Mr. Coffroth serve on Mr. Koontz, an
answer thereto, within fifteen days thereaf
ter, and that hoth parties have sixty days
to take testimony in support of their sever
1 allegations. The reports lie over for fu
tare consideration.
Sanfrancisco. Jan. 25. Advices; from
Mexico, to the 5th inst., state that the Lib
eral General Carona holds a position within
forty miles of Mazatlan. Although a strong
force of the French was at the latter place
Carona remained undisturbed. He does
not attack, knowing that he could not hold
the place if he took it. Much distress exis
ted in the country and iamine prices for foo
prevailed in Chihuahua. All is well. The
Liberal Government was again establishes
at Chihuahua, and need fear no further mo
lestation from the French. Durango was
atill in the hands o? the French and
traitors, but the Liberal forces were encir
cling the city in considerable numbers, and
a fight was looked for soon.
A parcel of coal lands, containing 1053
acres and 150 perches, lying on the east side
of George's creek, in Alleghany county, just
above the lands of the George's Creek Coal
and Iron Company, was sold at Baltimore
this week, in one lot, at SI 00 50 per aero,
making a total of $105,900. A. II Stump,
President of the George's Creek Coal and
Iron Company, was the purchaser. The
greater portion of this land originally form
ed part of the Commonwealth tract, is in a
large degree underlaid with the fourteen
feet vein of coal, and is on the line of the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
The tract was first offered in two lots.but no
bid was received.
Some steps have been taken in Congress
for the taking of an extra cencus during the
present year. We hope it will be done, at
least so far aa the number of people is con
cerned. The other details usually embraced
niiiiht be postponed for the four years yet
remaining before the regular decennial enu
meration. lhprc are important questions
and some of considerable difficulty connec
ted with the number of the population
And there would be in this case agreat many
Bad reflections Suggested by the compari
son of numbers in ti e proposed census and
that of the year before the war.
On Friday three respec tably dressed wo
men were detected at the Executive Man
sion, Washington, clipping pieces from the
curtains of the East Room as souvenirs.
They were arrested and taken to the Police
Station-House. Such thefts have been of
euch frequent occurrence that an officer is
constantly in attendance to restrain such
larcenies.
The New York Tribune, is hard on Titus-
ville. Alluding to the alleged intention of
the vigilance committee to 'rid the place of
all incendiaries, robbers and other scoun
drels," it remarks that, "if they do, we are
safe in predicting a very considerable de
crease in population and decline of house
rent at Titusville.'"
Montgomery Blair presided at a conven
tion of ex-rcbels and seecessionists recently
held in 3Iaryland,the object of which was to
procure the repeal of the law of that State
which disfranchises rebels. That is where
Blair is now with the disloyal and against
the loyal men of his State.
The Governor of South Carolina has ad
dressed a letter to the President, strongly
urginging the transfer of all the lands now
in possession of negroes to the late owners
of said lands.
A correspondent of the 3finer's Journal
states that within the last three years over
one hundred murders have been committed
in Schuylkill county.
For the fiscal yar ending June 30, 1865,
the mint and branch mints of the United
States coined $32,819,243 64, in gold, silver
and copper. .
Hon. Alexander Cummings, Governor of
Colorado Territory, has written a letter to
Hon. Charles Sumner in favor of negro suf-,
The Bribery Case.
In another column will be found the re
port of the Special Committee, appointed
the last session of the Penn'a Legislature,
to investigate an alleged attempt to procure
certain Railroad Legislation by corrupt
means. William II. Witte, George Nor
throp, and Albert R. Schofield, three lead
ing "Democratic" politicians, figure rather
conspicuously in the report.
Mr. Witte, it will le recollected, wa3
the "big gun" at tLe Copperhead meeting
held in this plavc during the Presidential
campaign of 1S64; and is now prominently
mentioned as the nominee, of the Copper
head party, for Governor of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Northrop wili be remembered by some
of our readers, as the "crack speaker,"
and defender of Judge Woodward, at the
Copperhead meeting, at the Court House
in this place, in 1S63. And Mr. Schofield,
is an ex-member of the Legislature, from
Philadelphia the man who,, when he was
asked to record his vote in the House of
Representative", in-lS62, for U. S. Sena
tor, declared he "could not be bribed to vote
for Simon Cameron for one hundred thou
sand dollars."
According to the report of the committee
these men occupy rather an unenviable po
sition in the bribery case. A trio of "puie,"
undefiled, and incorruptible" Copperheads
leaders of that party which has railed so
lustily about "corruptions" in our National
Administration, during the last five years.
But, it seems, their cry of "corruption"
was only the old "stop thief" game, re-pro
duced, to cover up their own infamous
deeds. The report is an interesting docu
ment, and should be read by every-bidy.
Important to Newspaper Publishers.
We observe, there is a proposition before
Congiess to compel newspaper publishers
to pay the postage of all papers which leave
the office for subscribers. Such a law will
break up most of the publishers in the
country towns throughout the United States.
The manner in which the business of pub
lishing newspapers is conducted, the coun
try press has to compete with the large es
tablishments in the commercial cities under
many disadvantages already, and it will on
ly require the success of this measure in
Congress to . bankrupt more than one-half
the country publishers. But this is not
the only effect of the passage of such a law,
The closing op of the country nev spaper
establishments, would have a very pernicious
influence upon the general intelligence of
the masses of the people, as tens of thou
sands of persons are enabled to take their
county papers because they can pay for them
in their home products, who cannot afford
to pay the money for a ' city paper. We
therefore trust, that our members of Con
gress will ponder well- the effect such a law
would have upon the community at large,
ere they give their assent to its passage.
Constitutional Amendment.
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction,
consisting of Six Senators and nine Repre
sentatives, have agreed on the following
proposal of a Constitutional Amendment,
which was reported to the Senate by Mr.
Fessenden of Maine, on Monday, Jan. 22 :
Article -r. Representatives and Direct
laxes shall Le apportioned anions the sev
era! States which may be included within
this Union according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole numberof per
sons in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed ; provided, that whenever the elec
tive franchise shall be denied or abridged in
any State, on account of race cr color.
al! persons of such race or color shall be
excluded from t he basis of representation.
This amendment virtually remits the
question of Black suffrage to the several
-States, requiring only that each shall abide
by its own decision, and not count as a basis
of political power in the Union such portion
of its population as it shall deliberately de
prive of power and exclude from the body
politic. In other words, it savs: "Account
your Blacks men or brutes ; butv if you ac
count them brutes, do not ask other States
to regard them as men."
The Copperhead State Committee.
We see it stated that the Copperhead
State Central Committee, in a body, called
upon the President of the United States on
Saturday, January 20th, to offer him their
support. Doubtless, the committee thought,
by this "subtle cob-web cheat," to entrap
the President into some recognition of them
as "Democrats," and in the hope of mak
ing a point for a comfortable placa in his
bestowal.. But they were disappointed, for
Andrew Johnson at once asked them
"whether they came' as partisans" thus
giving them to understand that he compre
hended, their true object. He well knew
that not a man on that committee had voted
for him, and that they all opposed him be
cause, as they alleged, he had proved recre
ant to their party and was "unfitted by na
ture to rule." To have seen these men,
(some of whom a few years ago refused by
their votes to let him speak in the Senate
Hall of Pennsylvania,) cringing before the
President, must truly have been a humilia
ting scene.
The Revenue Commissioners will recom
mend the abolition of the tax on watches,
carriages, plate and other articles in schedule
A They disapprove of the substitution of
a tax on sales for the present income taxes.
General Crawford is not in Washington,
but is confined at Fort Jackson, by order of
Genera Sheridan.
Protection to American Manufactures.
The question of protection to American
manufactures is again looming up in Con
gress, and, from present indicati-ns, is like
ly, as in years past, to become a prominent
one in American politics. Owing to the
heavy premium on gold during and since the
war, and the high taxes and rates of labor
and living generally, our manufacturers, in
all branches of industry, find themselves
utterly unable to compete successfully with
foreign producers even in our own markets,
to say nothing of those of the rest of the
world. Thus, in the Book trade, for exam
ple, we are assured in a recent article in Hur-
ptrt Weekly, published by the leading Book-
House in the country, the American publish
ers are already as good as driven to the wall.
That paper asserts that no less than fifteen
distinct tax rates are required to be paid up
on every book published in the United States,
which, in addition to the high rate of labor,
swells the cost of production so enormously
that English books,after paying the duty up
on importation, can be sold in this country
at a much less rate than American publisher
can afford them. The article of paper can
be manufactured abroad, and imported and
sold in this country, at a rate very much be
low what our own manufacturers, with all
the advantages of machinery, can afford to
make even an interior article. Large quan
tities of priutine paper, made in Belgium,
are now imported and sold to the leading
publishers in our large cities,and as for books
the British publishers are now supplying
the trade in America to a very larg? extent,
and it is probable, if the Tariff is not raised.
even our School Books will be printed and
supplied to American book-sellers by Brit
ish publishers. An American book that
is a book printed and bound in America, of
American materials, will sojn be a curios
ity, unless the requisite protection is affor
ded to the trade in this country.
The same state of affairs exists in every
other branch of domestic manufactures.
Iron, the great staple of Pennsylvania, can
now be manufactured abroad, and shipped
to, and sold in the United States, after pay
ing the present rates of duty, at a price con
siderably below what it can be manufactur
ed for in this country. We are assured that
the Iron manufacturers of England, Scot
land and Wales, are over-run with orders
from th United States. The better discrip
tions of Cotton and Woollen goods can also
be made abroad and imported and sold in
our markets much cheaper than they can be
afforded by our own manufacturers. In a
word, there is scarcely a single branch of A-
merican industry that does not feel the pres'
sure of foreign competition. Another year.
without additional protection, will close up
nearly every manufacturing establishment
in the United States, make us dependent
for our supplies, upon British, French and
German importations, and spread ruin and
panic throughout the length and breadt h of
the land.
What is needed to prevent so disastrous
a result, is an early and thorough revision
of our present Tariff Laws, to meet the ex
traordinary exigencies of the present crisis.
The United States has ji si passed through
a terrible war. The Union has been saved
at an immense cost of blood and treasure
a cost, by the way, which probably no other
nation under Heaven could have met suc
cessfully, and which we can only recover
from by wise legislation. We carried the war
through by relying entirely vpon our oicn
resources. We can pay off the Debt and
avoid bankruptcy only by a continuance in
the same course. The nation which, in its
intercourse with foreign countriesbuysmore
than it sells which depends upon foreign
nations fr its wares and merchandize, al
though it may be able to pay fur them for a
brief season, must ultimately be Leggared
The United States has, within itself, ample
resources to sustain itself. Let Congress re
solve that, as we did not pay tribute to Eu
rope in our great trial, we will not do it now,
but, controlling, as we do, the great staples
of cotton, gram, and tobacco, we will make
other nations pay tribute to us. Let us have
fair export duties upon cotton, tobacco and
grain, and large import duties upon every
article of foreign production that can be
manufactured in the United States, and our
Country will continue what it is now ac
knowledged to be. the leading and controll
ing power of the cvilized world.
Sentenced. Benj. F. Taylor, a clerk in
the Cleveland, Ohio, post office, whose ar
rest in November -last, f:r stealing certain
ltfrAM .. I... O TJ T A a r-
'tittio i'uv up vj u. a-. jvuw, jigein oi me
Post Office Department, which we noticed
at the time, was arraigned two weeks since
before the U. S. District Court for the of
fence, when he pleaded "guilty," and was
sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the
Ohio Penitentiary.
In New York city, where the Democracy
are in the ascendant.nine-tenths of the time
corruption has become so rife that no effort
is deemed available to correct the eril
The tax-payers there content themselves
with footing all bills and keeping perfectly
quiet.
The Louisville (Kentucky) city council
have passed a resolution offering the State
$300,000 for the erection of public building
if the capital is removed to that city.
The Tennessee Legislature has passed th
bill, givinar the negroes the right to testify
in Courts of Justice. It will undoubtedly
receive the Governor's signature.
THE BSIBERY CASE.
Mr. LowKV presented a report from a
special committee appointed at the" last ses
sion to investigate a charge relative to an
improper attempt to secure the passage of a
certain bill, which was read as follows :
Report of the Committee appointed by the
Senate to investigate an alleged attempt
to procure, by citrrupt means, the passage
by the Legislature of an act entitled An
act supplementary to an act regulating
railrwid companies, approved February
19th, A. D. 1849.
Your committee, appointed at the close of
the last session of the Legislature, to inves
tigate an alleged attempt to procure, by cor
rupt means, the passage of an act entitled
An act supplementary to an act regulating
railroad companies, approved February' 1 9th,
a. D. 1849, beg leave to submit the follow
ing report :
On the 23d day ot March, A. D. 1S65, a
bill originating in the House of Representa
tives, numbered 1349, and entitled as above,
was called up in the Senate by the chair
man of this committee. The object of the
bill was to authorize the execution of a mort
gage upon the Atlantic and Great Western
railroad for the security of its qreditors.
We understand that the liegislatures of
New York and Ohio, through which States
this road passes, have enacted laws of simi
lar character. The bill seemed to be of
vital importance to the creditors of the road,
and was. of itself, unobjectionable, and just.
It would have passed this Legislature with
out opposition or delay had it not been an
noum ed on the floor of the Senate, by the
Senator from Washington ( 31 r. Hopkins,)
and the Senator from Wayne (Mr. Beards
lee,) that they Dad reason to believe, and
did believe, that money to the amount of
twenty-five thousand dollars had been
brought to Ilarri.sbura; to be used im
properly in procuring the passage ot the
bill in question. Upon this revelation be
ing made, the chairman ot the committee
deemed it due to the character of the Sen
ate to ask for the postponement of the con
sideration of the bill, and tor the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate the mat
ter. The bill was accordingly postponed,
and a committee of investigation (whose
names are hereto appended) was appointed,
with power to send lor persons and papers.
It will be remembered that this was on the
day preceding$the last, on which, by the
rules of the Legislature, legislation could be
obtained. The salutary effect of th ap
pointment of the committee was at once
made apparent. It appears by the testi
mony of Mr. Ward that Mr. Northrop, of
Philadelphia, on learning the action of the
Senate, proceeded, to get the money from
the parties who held it in their possession,
and handed it over to Mr. Ward lor the
purpose of Leinj. returned to Mr. Jackson,
the agent of th'. company. After the return
of the money the committee advised the
passage of the bill by the Senate, inasmuch
as it was entirely proper of itself, and there
were parties deeply interested in its passage
who had borne no part in the base attempt
to pass it by corrupt means. It accordingly
passed and became a law. The committee
met before the adjournment of the Legisla
ture and examined two witnesses, ' whoe
testimony was immediately submitted to the
Senate. The time being inadequate to con
clude the investigation, leave was given the
committee to sit during the recess of the
Legi.-lature. Sessions of the committee
were held in Phiiitdclphia, on the 13th of
Ap: il and on the 3d ot Ma
The following facts seem 10 le clearly cs
t (Wished by the testimony thus far obtained,
viz :
1st. That thirty thousand dollars were
sent to Ilarrisburg during the last session of
the Legislature, to be used in procuring the
passage ot the bill in question, or, as stated
by one of the witnesses, to "pay necessary
expenses incurred in getting it through."
2d. That Mr. "Catlow Jackson, of Phila
delphia, agent for Mr. James M'Henrv, a
large creditor or tiie Atlantic and Great
Western railroad couinanv. procured from
Mr. Samuel Wann, another agent of Mc
Henry's in New Yoik, at least twenty-Sve
thousand dollars of this money, and that he
sont the said twenty-five thousand dollars to
li irnsburg by the handot his brother, Mr
John Jackson.
3d. That Mr. Albert R. Schofield, of
Mihauelphia, was instrumental in inducing
Tatlow J ackson to believe that the employ
ment of money was customary and necessary
in procuring legislation at Ilarrisburtr ; that
the said lul could not be passed without
the employment of money ; and that at least
twenty-five thousand dollars of the said
money was placed in his possession.
4th. That upon the exnosure mad a hr
Senators Beardsjee and Hopkins, and the
immediate appointment ot this committee
of investigation, the said twenty-five thou
sand dollars were returned in tact to Mr.
Jackson.
5th. That the additional five thousand
dollars were retained in the hands of Mr.
George Northrop, and subsequently divided
among Messrs. Northrop, Witte and Scho
field, and that no part of it. the said five
thousand dollars, was returned to Mr.
Jackson.
6th. That the Atlantic and Great West
ern railroad company, as such, was not, so
far as now known, lesponsible for any part of
this transaction, nor does any blame attach
to the company therefor.
And 7th. That none of the money was
paid to. or received by any memlier or of
ficer of either branch of the Legislature or
of the GoveriTinent.
The committee subpoenaed seven witness
es in all. viz :
C. L. Ward, John H. Brimner, Tatlow
Jackson. John Jackson, William II. Witte
George Northrop and Albert R. Schofield. '
.Messrs. ard and Brimner are not only
without blame in the matter, but their con
duct in the premises was eminently proper
and praiseworthy. They learned for what
"bae uses ' this money was obtained, and
manfullyexposed the wrong.
Mr. Witte, in answer to our summons,
appeared before the'eommittee and testified.
His testimony will be found to conflict, nr.
certain points, with that of one of the other
witnesses, to tvhich attention will be here
inafter directed.
Mr. Tatlow Jackson's connectinn vcith L&
affair is a very peculirone. Thmiod, ;n
of an unlawful and highly reprehensible act,
neseemeu 10 nave neon quite as much
"sinned aiminsr. a sinning " :
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dently made a victim through th misrepre
sentation of designing men. Your com
mittee take this occasion to pmross th
hope that the exposures of this investiga
tion wilLhave the salutary effect of disabus
irg his mind of the delusion that the employ
ment oNmoney is either legitimate or re
quisite to procure the passage by this Leg
islature of just and wholesome laws.
Mr. Northrop appeared before your com
mittee, while sitting in Philadelphia in May
last, and declined to testify Upon the
meeting, however, of the present Legisla
ture. Mr. Northrop notified the committee
of his widingness and desire to submit bis
testimony. He was accordingly sworn and
examined. His testimony will be found to
conflict with that of the other witnesses, to
which your attention will be hereinafter
directed.
Mr. Schofield declined to appear before
the committee, and submitted a letter con
taining his reasons therefor, of which the
following is a copy :
"r im.ADELPniA, May 3, 1SC5.
Dear Sir With ail due deference to the
honorable committee of which you are
chairman, I regret, from professional rea
sons, which must be obvious to your mind,
that I am not able to testify as requested in
your letter of the 14th ult.
Yen' respectfully, your.ob'dt servant,
Albert It. ScnrFrELD, Att'iatLaw,
No. 1522 North Twelfth Street.
Hon. M. B. Lowrt.
Upon Mr. John Jackson, the officer in
charsreof the subpoena failed to serve person
al notice, but left t copy of the same at the
house of his brother, 'l atlow Jackson, which
we have reason to believe he received, but
he did not appear before the committee.
Your Committee desire to direct attention
to the following, which appear among other
conflicts of testimony :
Mr. Tatlow Jackson testifies that he sent
the money to Harrisburgon the "advice of
Mr. (Jeorge Northrop more than thatot any
other person." Mr. Northrop, on the con
trary, testifies that Mr. Schofield told him
that Mr. Jackson had promised him (Scho
field) "certain payment for services in con
nection with the bill ;" that he wished him
(Northrop) to "say to Jackson that he
would require twenty-five thousand dollars;"
that he (Northrop) replied that "he knew
nothing about the matter," and "as far as
he was concerned desires no connection with
a matter of money ;" that on his return to
Philadelphia he reported to Mr. Jackson
the request of Schofield," informing Jack
son at the time that he (Northrop) did not
see the necessity tor money. Mr. illiam
II. Witte testifies that he "never spoke to
any member of the Senate or of the House
or to any person on the subject or the bill
that be ' has no knowledge of what means,
it any, were used to influence any person
with reference to it" that he "rendered
no service to Mr. Jackson" and that 'hc
did not hear anything said about the use of
five thousand dollars to procure the passage
of the bill through the House." Mr. Jackson,
on the contrary, testifies that Mr. Witte
"knew he (Jackson) sent the money," and
that he (Wite) "was willing to assist him
by his personal influence." And Mr. G.
Northrop testifies that he wa-i reauested by
.Mr. Jackson to "communicate with two
gentlemen whom ho (Jackson) believed
would assist him in the matter that after
reachin? Ilarrisburg. Mr. Jackson sent him
a check for two or three thousand dollars
"by one these two gentlemen" that "after
the bill passed the House, he returned to
Philadelphia. and one of these gentlemen who
had leen to Ilarrisburg, acting in behalf of
Mr. Jackson in this matter, and who had
known of his having the money and the
amount of it, asked payment cut of it for
his and the other gentlemen's services"
that he asked for three thousand tw hun
dred and titty dollars, which he paid him"
that Mr. Jackson afterward "approved of
wuat lie had done and that the said two
gentlemen with whom he conferred, and to
one of whom he paid the money, were "Mr.
Wi'linni II. Witie and Mr. Albei t It. Scho
field." ..
Your committee have reason to believe
that Mr. Alnert It. Schofield, Mr. Willi; m
II. Witte and Mr. George Northrop were
ot one mind in this matter, and they
combined to extort thirty thousand dollars
from Mr. Tatlow Jackson by false and mis
chievous representations ; and that, after a
pretende t olficiou.Miess around this capital
in aid of his bill, to which biil no one was
opposed, they intended to divide the money
I e: wean thein-thattheynever intended to pay
any part of it to any member of either
branch of the Legislature that they did so
appropriate to themselves five thousand
dollars, and that, but for the exposures in
the Senate and the appointment of this
committee, the balance of the money, to
wit: twent five thousand dollars would
have been likewise retained and divided
among them.
Your committee would express their re
gret that one of the principal witnesses has
declined to testifiy in the case, thus render
ing the testimony somewhat defective, and
placing himself in no enviable attitude in
relation to this matter. While 3Ir. Tatlow
Jackson, who employed this witness as his
attorney, has come forward, and, with a
candor which does him credit, freely gives
his testmony, this witness has, as we think
very improperly, sheltered himself under
the pretext of professional duty. It is for
the Senate to say how far he shall be pro
tected by this excuse.
In conclusion, your committee beg leave
to report that they have examined all the
witnesses in the case that it was in their
power to reach, and to recommend that the
Speaker issues his warrant for Mr. Albert
R. Schofield, who has evaded the committee
by refusing to testify, and that he be brought
before the bar of the Senate, to answer such
interrogatories, touching the subject of this
investigation, as tnav 1 propounded to him.
3 1. B. Lowrt. Wm. M. Randall,
W. Wortuixgton, Committee.
Harrisbcro. Jan. 23. 18G6.
On motion ot Messrs. Connell and Lowry,
the report was laid on the table, and five
thousand copies of t he same ordered to be
printed for the use of the Senate.
In
tluntsville. tM-pnf. iAtitiitinn w:i - j
the relief of both whites and blacks by the
State or National Onrnman :
-..viuuj,ui io luuiapeU"
Beniamin Finnpv'W nrorn r
ok port, 111.. was recently poisoned to death
with strychnine.-by his fifth wife, a pretty
girl, whom he married six weeks ao.
The Jew nf Ynm i . -i
tet 59,000 for their widows' and Orphans'
unio proDOses to provide a pension for
ber disabled eoldiers.
1
The Kentucky Legislature has postpooed
the election of United States Senator.
Mississippi is going to furnish her maim
ed Kebrl fcoldiers with artificial lees.
Advertisement trt tnfarg-e type, cuts. oront ot p!
ittftwill be charged double priee for spaetorrupm
To intare attention, th CASH mait acceapi
oy notices, aa followr All Cautiona md Str?i
with $1,10; Auditor', Administrators' bad r.
ecntors' notices, S2,'0, each ; Disaelutiott, t2
all other transient Notices at the same rreV
Other aivrtisemen's at Sl.SO per square, for 3rr
less tcset tions. Ten lines tor less) count asqsa.-
NOTICE An Election for Direetossof t!i
Madera i Osceola TurnDike and PUiik lt,..i
Company, will be held at their office at Oeceola
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Tuesday,
ij, February the 13th. at two o clock P M
Jan. 31.
W. J. LONU.Scc y Trckj
TITK.XPIKE ELECTION. -The StockhoM.
era of the Philiptburg and Susquehanna
Turnpike Koad fo.. will take notice that an Eleo.
tion will be held at the office of said company
in Fhilipsburg. on Moodr y the 5th day or March,
Itffifi. to Elect ore managers for the ensuing jeir'
By order of the board. B. HARTSHORN
Jan. 31, 1S65. President.
THE CONFESSIONS AN l EXPERI
ENCE OF AN INVALID. Publib4
for the benefit anKas a CAUTION TO YOl'X'l
MEN and others, who euffar from Nervous lebili.
ty, Premature Decay of Manhood, Vc, supplying
at the same time The Means of Self-Cure, liy
one who has cured himself after undergoing con
siderable quackery. By encloning a postpaid ad
dressed envelope, single copies free of charge may
be had by the author.
NATHANIEL MATFAIR, F.rq ,
Jan. 31, 1866-ly. Brooklyn. Kings Co. N. V.
ip II E N E W YORK
WEEKLY XAGAZIHE
or
48 PAGES, 48 PAGES,
Is published in season to be received iu nearly
all parts of the United States Eat of the Rocky
Mountains, on every Saturday of its date. It
will bo devoted to Popalar Literature, Science
and Art
It will contain the best Popular Ta'es, the best
Domestic Stories, the best Sketches of Travel, ths
best Papers on Popular Science, the best Mx.rl
Popular Esajs, the best Poems, Biogra pbies, Ac.
It gives More and Better for the Money than
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tions embrace the best articles from Dickens
Chambers The Cornhill and other leading for
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of each steamer, and a great variety of original
matter by the best authors. Was begun Jan IS,
H.w I JIade a Fortune in Wall Street,
and How I Got Harried.
A splendid, original and true story, written ex
pressly for the Nrw York Weekly Magazine, by
a gentleman of great experience, w ho knowa alt
the ins and outs, and wbo will give more infor
mation about the straight and crooked ways of
that celebrated street that has been ever publish
ed To be completed iu a few weeks. A the
Magasine is stereotyped, back numbers can b
supplied at ten cents each. All news dealers
should havo the .Magazine, but when tbey ers
not accessible, we have the following cish in ad
vance TERMS: One copy, one year$4.C0; Oce copy,
three months, $1,(10 ; Two copies, one year. ;
Five copies, one year, and one extra to agents.
S2C.00. Specftiieu copies sent by mail on 'rectil
of ten cecwf '
1&"Its Success. This Maoaiie has so exact
ly met a great public want, that 20 000 Copies are
now Printed, with everj prospect with a vastly
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O. Jl IJ A I LEY & CO..
Ptbl'shebs Y. Weekly MAflAtiva
No. 7 Feeknian St. .New otk.
JEW SKIRT FOR 1 8 6 6.'
The Great Inntion of the Age ia
HOOP SKIRTS.
J. W. Bbadlky's New Patent Dcplkx ELiPTic(cr
double) SiMua Skiut.
This Invention cousists of Duplex (for two)
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braided tightly and firmly together. bd'i toeda.
making the toughest, moat flexible, elastic ai d
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than twice as long as any Single Sprii g Skirt
that ever has or can be luade.
The wonderful flexibility and great coiufcrt
and pleasure to any Lady wearing the Uuplti
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um: '.tt occupy a small plaeo as easily and conve
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A lady iiaviiig enjoyed the pleasure, comfort
and great cutivenierioe of wearing the Duplex
Eliptio Steel Spring kirt for a single day, will
never afterwards dispense with their use. lor
Children. Misses and Young Ladies they are aa
perior to all others.
Tbe hoops are covered with two ply double
twisted thread ami will wear twice as Jong as the
single yarn covering which is used on all Single
Steel Hoop Skirts. The three bottom rods on ev.
ery skirt are also double steel, and twice or doa
ble covered to prevent the covering from wearing
offthi rods when dragging down stairs, stone
steps, ect . which they are constantly subject to
when in use
All are made of the new and elegant cordel
tapes, and are the best quality in every part,
giving to tbe wearer the most graceful and
perfect shape possible, and are nnquestiotia.
oly tbe lightest, most -desirable, comfortable and
economical skirt ever made
West s Braoley i Cart, proprietors of the
.TrJ "o. ' mnnfactnrers. 97 Chambers,
and 79 & 81 Reade Streets, New York
For Sale in all first-class Stores in this City, and
throughout the United States and Canada, Havav
na de Cuba, Meifco, South America and the West
indies.
-Inquire for the Duplex Eliptiefor double)
Spring Stirt. Jan. 31. 1866-2tn A t C
WHISKERS! WniSKERSi-Doyouw.nt
Whiskers or Moustaches? Our Greciaa
Compound will force them to grow on. tbe smoth
est face or chin, or hair on bald heads, in Six
WeeKg. Price. $1.00 Sent by mail any where,
Wat!0?, recPt f Pce. Address,
MKNf AC0-' l3' Brooklin, N. York.
March 29th, 1885.
"PXECUTOR'S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
Will be exposed to Public Sale at the late dw.l
u ?f Geore" w ", deceased, in be
trough of Carirensville, Clearfield county, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 1868,
at 2 o'clock. P M nf a ... . .. . . .
.. . ; : . ' loitowing u-
scribed real estaU, to wit:
wtCLRTAI? JWN o- the north
r"HCfrre' f "d PiD .""els in the Bor-
T. - covaining i acre more or
leis, whereon is erected a well finished lare
three, tory FRAME DWELLING HOUSE g&
. f'1," p wood b? c. with a good selection of
t&n ri Mk PeCh treeg' GrP vines Ac.
aa.n? ,i ThboT Property will be sold p.r
ITa L ? d,rIfe,,on contained in the last will
dUi. Ume,nfof George Wilon deceased. Con
di ions nd terms of sale made known on day of
"bJ WM. MeNAl'L.
Jan. 24th, ma-4t A iL.
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