Raftsman s $tramal.
AC -at "VAVt.
. J. ROW, KDITOR AWBFROPKIETOB.
CLEARFIELD, PA., DEC. 26, 1S66.
The "William sport Dam Question.
The last Clearfield Republican contains
the following item :
"As wk Expected. Gov. Cnrtin has,
fter fooling our Lumbermen completely for
nearly a year, signed ths 'dim boom buL
lie was onlv trying to find out which tide
would bleed the best."
There seems to be a mystery connected
with the passage of the Bill in question,
which, if unravelled, misht prove satisfac
tory to the people of Clearfield county. Can
not oar neighbor, who ought to be posted
in the matter, inform the public how much,
if any, of the Bill wia gotten up or written
by Senator Wallace ? Can he not also say
whether anybody in the State Senate was
likewise "trying to find out which side would
bleed the best?" We are not aware that
anything of the kind did occur, but, aa al
ready intimated, it would be a satisfaction
to learn that the men who are representing
this region in the different branches of the
Legislature have not, as you say of the Gov
ernor, been "fooling our lumbermen."
For our own part, we do not undertake to
defend Gov. Curtin'B course, for if the pro
visions of the Bill are as they have been
represented to us, we think it should notin
Ha present shape, have received his sanction,
if he desired to consult the rafting interest
cf this section. But, still it does not seem
altogether fair that he should be censured,
and that those who either directly or indi
rectly aided its passage, particularly if they
reside in the lumber region, should be
screened by a ''flank" attack on the Execu
tive of the State.
The Case of Hon. 0. V. Culver.
On Dec 12th, the Sergeant-at-arms, of
the House, reached Franklin and demand
ed the person of Hon. C. V. Culver, mem
ber of Congress, who, it will be remember
ed waa arvefttdd suad imprisoned vt tb.e in
stance of Col. J. S. Meyers, and others, on
a charge of having defrauded them out of
larga sums of money in his oil operations.
.The demand was complied with, and Mr. C.
proceeded to Washington, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff C. S. Marks, of Franklin,
and the Sergeant-at-Arms. On Dec 20th,
the House passed a resolution, by a unani
mous vote, declaring "the arrest and impris
onment of Mr. Culver a breach of the
privilege of the House," and ordering the
"Sergeant-at-arms to proceed at once with
the Speaker's warrant, and release Mr.Cul
ver from the custody of the Sheriff of Ve
nango county." Mr. Culver being present,
in charge of the Sheriff, was immediately
released and took his seat in the House.
The Impartial Suffrage Qu.etion.
The Chicago Timet, the journal which
first broke ground in favor of incorporating
the doctrine of impartial suffrage upon the
Democratic creed, has not bern daunted by
the attacks of its partizan cotemporaries
and the sneers of its Southern allies. Il re
turns to the charge in a long article in its is
sue of the 10th Dec, in which it asserts its
new dogma to be an essential element of
Democracy. This declaration is followed np
by showing that it was proclaimed in the
early constitutions of many of the States,
and that originally South Carolina, alone,
prescribed a "white" qualification for suf
frage. The editor contends that it was the
abolition agitation which gradually led to an
extension of the exclusive system generated
on the genial soil of the Palmetto State.and
that in Georgia, where this movement was
not followed, there is no constitutional pro
hibition .of colored suffrage.
TIon. John JIorbisset, Democratic
Member of Congress, and fifteen other
"fast" New YorkerSj trere arrested in that
city on the 16th Dec, oo a complaint of one
Nelson B. Odell, who alleges that he has
lost, during the past tw.0 years, not less
than $35,000 at different lottery and poli
cy shops kept by Momssey and the oth
ers named in his information. It is not
stated in what sort of temper the Honora
ble M. C. takea the matter, but as
'No rogue e'er felt tbe baiter draw,
. . With good opinion of the law,"
we are led to infer that he docs not relish it
as well as he would a fame of "faro,"
"Hraw-ruikor or anv other of thnaA mvl-
t r w..
em accomplishments for which he is so just
Jy celebrated.
Ieatfy all the gold mining companies jup
the Potomac River are represented to be
doing welt One company luaa tract of
500 acres, adjoining the sreat falls, on the
Maryland side.from which fiae specimens of
gold-beanng quartz have been sent hither.
Some of them on assay, yielded $2,400 to
the ton. Some of the companies are arreting
machinery, while others are in full operation.
Claw Jactiouaaesa and its Effect. ,
The favorite hobby of the Democratic
party, ajs the U. S. Gazette, during the
whole period of its domination in our na
tional affairs, was disintegration. For this
purpose State rights were incessantly held
np as the essential principle of American
liberty. For this purpose the idea wa3 con
stantly inculcated that this was not a nation,
but a cengeries of independent sovereign
ties. For this purpose the dangers of cen
tralization were magnified and held up as
bagbeara. With the apostaey of Johnson,
he and all his new-found friends renew their
tale cries, and resort to all the old dodges
of the school of nullification.
However excellent a measure proposed in
Congress may be, we are warned that it
should not be adopted, because i induces
centralization, and thus rather than allow
our acknowledged evils to be remedied, we
are to suffer them to continue, lest we should
do good in a manner that some tender soul
might fancy to be unconstitutional. It is
somewhat strange that the same influence
that is thus used to nullify or thwart con
gressional action on the plea of State rights,
&a, can find no objection to the usurpation
of the most autocratic powers by the na
tional Executive, but on the contrary ap
plauds it.
There is but one consequence of this in
creasing opposition, this unreasoning and
inconsistent obstructiveness, and that is to
render the national majority more firmly
united, more determined to carry out their
principles, and more resolutely bent on
blocking up every avenue of return to the
old order of things. TLc temper now ex
hibited by the entire South is such that if
we were to argue ourselves blind, deaf and
dumb, we could never convince the mis
guided people of that rebellious section that
what we desire to do is wholly for their own
good. It is truly remarked by the London
Spectator that no aristocratic or privileged
class was ever yet convinced merely by mor
al suasion that it ought to grant reforms de
manded in the interest of lower classes, and
this great truth seems now to be too little
recognized in American politics.
We are dealing with an aristocracy at the
south fully as powerful as any in Europe.
It has been able to wage a war that proba
bly no aristocracy elsewhere could have done,
and having now once mere firmly entrench
ed itself behind the great defences where
fur half a century it was able to laugh at all
attacks, it fancies itself secure, and will
agree to nothing whatever but what it
chooses. This aristocracy has forfeited all
claim to our respect by the bloody and terri
ble war it cost us. As for going back again
over the same long, wearisome pathway of
political agitation to induce this class to do
what we know it never will, we say at once
is out of the question.
We hare ended the war victoriously. We
were not conquered, though President John
son appears to think we were. We hold the
Southern States not by their voluntary sub
mission, but by the absolute right of con
quest,and it seems tous to be tolerably impu
dent in these representatives of a beaten ar
istocracy to think that we hold our constitu
tional powers and rights by their permis
sion. For the sake of conciliation wc were
willing to be liberal to them ; but they chose
to misinterpret our concessions fur recogni
tion of their exploded State sovereignties,
and all the present, troubles have arisen in
consequence. The time has come to teach
them what they are, and what the national
government can and will do with their windy
abstractions.
"Alas. Poor Yorick."
The editor of the Clearfield Republican
appears to have a sadly distempered imagin
ation. There is always something to dis
turb its placidity,. Once it was "unconsti
tutional war," "military despotism," and
"arbitrary arrests ;" then a "Rump Con
gress." "Greely Reformations," "Political
Preachers," and all that sort of thing ; now
the vision of a "decapitated loyalist" writ
ing editorials for the Journal, is haunting
hi? brain and giving him fitful slumbers.
We really pity him, and feel inclined to ease
his mind in reference to the last cited cause
of disturbance ; but as he would probably
at once seize upon some other illusion, we
do not see that by so doing we would con
tribute in the least to a permanent relief of
his chronic malady, and hence refrain. We
trust, however, that Time, which has the
reputation of curing all things, will soon ex
ert its ameliorating influences upon our
neighbor, and restore liiui to a healthful
train of ideas.
a a
It seems that Gen. Sherman has with
drawn from the Mexican mission, as the in
structions given him wet e discretionary, and
that he accompanied Minister Campbell
merely in an advisory capacity. At last ac
counts ha was on his way to Washington,
which city he has, perhaps, reached ere
this. Later advices state that Mr. Camp
bell hag also arrived at New Orleans.
The Democratic iournals now snnnortintr
m r
Johnson, indulge the old spirit against the
aaministration of Abraham Lincoln. The
Lewistown True Demount fl nnnA
characterizes Lineola's administration as a
military despotism. beeans W .i .w-
- 11 UJU
people to beat traitors. Such censure is the
highest commendation which coul.1 rw in
ferred on any patriot.
The ffold ahd Silver (Vkinao-a nP V. TT-ti. J
states since 1793 amounts to $987, 500,000
of which the gold coinage was $ 3 1 5,50o!ooo,'
Political Juries.
The following article from the Chambers-
burg Repository, relative to the manner cf
selecting jurors, will be perused with inter
est by our readers generally. The Reposi
tory says :
"The Republican journals in a number of
Democratic counties, such as York, Berks,
.uontgomery, ocnujiu4.Kuinii uu.iuuu
amnion, com rjlain that their juries are pack
ed bv Democratic Commissioners and Sher
iffs, and that it is impossible to obtain jus
tice in the courta when any political preju
dice can be brought into a case. We do not
doubt that these complaints are just, and
earnestly hope that the proper remedy will
le applied. But we beg our Republican
friends not to repeat the fatal mistakes most
of them haTe hitherto made by demanding
special legislation. It is due to truth to say
that reform in the selection of jurors in the
counties where political prejudice controls
them, has been defeated for several years by
the refusal of the Republican -legislators in
many of our strong counties to assert to the
proposed reform.
"Special legislation is ever objectionable
when general enactments will reach the case,
aud especially in everything pretaining to
the admi tistration of justice should there
be uniformity in our laws. If any particu
lar law will secure justice in a Democratic
county, it will perform the same office in a
Republican county. It may be true that
Republicans do not abuse their power as
Democrats have done: but the verv fact
that such abuses are possible in courts of
justice, is a conclusive reason in favor of a
change in every county. J here can be no
rational objection to a Republican and Dem
ocratic Jury Commissioner in every county
in the State, unless it is designed to exer
cise political control of juries, and men of
every political faith who desire justice should
favor the change.
"In our county we nave never heard com
plaints as to the character of our jurors, but
our people would cheerfully assent to any
measure that proposes to render it impossi
ble to prostitute our juries to the control of
political prejudice. We hope that, for the
sake of those who are suffering injustice
from political juries, a general law will be
enacted placing our juries entirely above
and beyond the power of political managers."
The Supply and Price of Coal.
A correspondent of the Pottsville Miners'
Journal, discussing the coal question, says :
The Schuylkill region is only furnishing the
coal which the other regions cannot. Pro
ducers in Lehigh and Luzerne are able to
work to their full capacity, but the Schuyl
kill county operator is only able to send to
market three-fourths of the coal he could
take out, thus increasing the cost of what
he does send. The production- this year
has been 3,452,095 tons up to November 7.
To-night it will have reached more than 3,
500,000 tons. This has averaged $5 per
ton at Philadelphia ; for while some of the
large sizes, during the year, have sold for a
higher price, chestnut coal has been " a drag
the greater part of 'the time, and has sold at
$1 a ton at Schuylkill Haven. Tolls have
been t- until August 1st, and since then'
$2 25 per ton. Now, at $5 a ton, 3,500,000
tons has produced $17,500,000, of which
about $2 871 a ton, equal to $10,062,000.
went to the operators, the dealers, and com
mission houses, while the carrying compa
nies received $2 10i a ton, equal to $7,437.
500. Now is there any money made at
these prices? It' coal has produced $2 87
a ton at Schuylkill Haven, there must be an
allowance of at least 25 cents a ton for com
missions and necessary expenses, so that the
operator has only received $2 62 a ton,
with which to pay expenses of mining, rent,
and tolls to Schuylkill Haven. If I am cor
rectly informed, the cost of every ton sent
to market this jear will be $3 25 at Schuyl
kill Haven, so that the operators have lost
an average of 62 cents a ton on 3,500,000
tons, making a total loss of $2,187,500.
The Italian Parliament was opened by the
King on Saturday, Dec. 15th. If the peo
ple and its representatives hoped on this
occasion to receive some intimation of the
Solicy of their Government with regard to
lome, they were disappointed. The King
referred to the great question of the day in
terms which were evidently intended to ad
mit of different construction and to satisfy
both the. Italian nation and the Pope. The
Government, he said, would respect the Pa
pal territory, and desired the Pope to re
main independent at Rome, and he honed
that the moderation of the Italian people
and the wisdom of the Pope would remove
difficulties. These hopes and wishes do
not, of course, forbid Italy, in ca.e of a suc
cessful revolution at Rome, to accept the
annexation of that territory if it were de
manded by the Roman people. In the
meanwhile, the negotiations between Italy
and Rome have been resumed. Vegezzi,
one of tho ablest diplomatists of Italy, hav
ing refused to accept the offered mission,
Signor Torelli has, in his place, been sent
to Rome. He has been received by the
Pope. ' "
Internal Revenue. The receipts of
internal revenue IromJuly 1st, 1866, to
this date inclusive, amount to the heavy ag
gregate of $158,700,939, 92.. This is at a
rate of over $950,000 per diem, which, if
continued, would amount to nearly $350,
000,000 for this fiscal year ; but allowance
must be made for the customary reduction
of manufactures, &c, d uring the spring
months, after the market has been stocked.
A fair -estimate has been made, which shows
it not extravagant to expect an aggregate
for the fiscal year, of $320,000,000. Add
to these figures the receipts from customs
and other sources, and the entire revenue of
the Government for the year will probably
reach the enormous sum of $565,000,060.
Reverdy Johnson asserted in the course
of a recent speech before the Senate, that
the Executive had granted fewer pardons
than his predecessor. President Johnson
said, in one of his St. Louis speeches: "I
reckon I have pardoned more men, turned
more men loose, and set them at liberty
that were imprisoned, I imagine, than any
other man on God's habitable globe."
A Democratic naner sara that "inJ.
. r j-
.lAhrtcnn id ft man nr etvAntr t ! .
" 1 " - Olivia wu tuiions.
The Norwich Bulletin thinks he's much
stronger on paraona. .
to pay that little account you owe me."
"U, indeed I ell, 1 didn t think it was
nu ptj laic
A Beggared Millionaire.
Last week a brief item chronicling the
sale of the Steele Farm, on Oil Creek, for
taxes due the Government, started on its
voyage on the sea of newspaperdom. The
paragraph will doubtless be read by many
without a second thought, but these few
lines might easily form the text for a dis
course as lengthy as the moral law. It is
hardly an exaggeration to state that wherev
er petroleum is known, the name of "John
ny Steele," the young prince of Venango
county, has been beard, while the accounts
of his apparently boundless wealth and reck
less expenditures, were, told in hundreds
of papers, from the New York Herald
down or up. Soon after the sale of the
farm, the closing act, a brief history of the
same may not be entirely without interest,
which the Crawford Journal thus narrates :
This farm, more generally known "on the
creek," as the widow. McClintock farm, is
immediately opposite the flourishing little
town of Rouseville, and was among the first
of the oil producing farms of the valley.
Early in 1663. the Van Slyke well on this
farm, was struck, and flowed for some time
at the rate of 2.500 barrels per day, and sev
eral wells yielding from 200 to 800 barrels
were struck at subsequeut periods. Beside
these, there were many smaller wells, and
the territory, though sadly mismanaged, is
still regarded as among the best in the oil
region. In 1864, K-idow McClintock died
from the effects of burns leceived while
kindling a fire with crude oil. At this time
the average daily income from the landed
interest of the farm was $2,000, and by her
will the property, with all its possessions in
money was left, without reservation, to her
adopted son, John W. Steele, then about
twenty years of age. In the iron safe where
the old lady kept her money, was found
$150,(XX, two-thirds of the amount in green
backs and the balance in gold. Mrs. Mc
Clintock was hardly cold in her coffin before
young Steele, who appeared to have had
nothing naturally vicious in his composition,
was surrounded by a set of vam pyres, who
clung to him as long as he had a dollar re
maining. The young millionaire's head was
evidently turned by his good fortune, as has
been that of many an older man who made
his "pile in oil," and he was of the impres
sion that his money would accumulate too
rapidly unless it was actually thrown away,
and throw it away he did. Many of the
stories concerning his career in New York
and Philadelphia savor strcngly of fiction,
and would not be credited, were they not so
well authenticated. Wine, women, horses,
faro, and general debauchery soon made a
wreck of that princely fortune, and in twen
ty months Johnny Steele squandered two
millions of dollars. Hon. John Morrisey
"went through" him at faro to the amount
of $100,000 in two nights; be bought high
priced turn outs, aud after driving them an
hour or two gave them away; he equipped
a large minstrel troupe and presented each
member with a diamond ring and pi a, and
kept about him besides two or three men
who were robbing him day after day. He
is now filling the honorable position of door
keeper for Skiff and Gaylord's minstrels,
the company he organized and is, to use
a very expressive but not strictly classical
fjhrase, completely "played out."
The wealth obtained by those who worked
so assiduously to effect Steele's ruin, gave
little permanent benefit to its possessors.
The person mot brazen and chiefly instru
mental in bringing about the present condi
tion of affairs, was the notorious Seth Slo
cum, who hung around the city several
weeks last summer. He was worth at one
time over $100,000, which he had "cap
tured" from Steele, and lard abide for a
rainy day, but when thS latter's money van
ished, this amount soon took unto itself
wings, and he is at present known among
his old associates as a "dead beat." At
last accounts, S locum was incarcerated in
the jail of a neighboring county for various
breaches of the peace, and was unable to
obtain bail in the sum of $500. Exemplifi
cations these of the old adage, "easy come
and easy go," or of the other, "fools and
their money are soon parted."
That Mr. Raymond, in the New York
Times, should be found supporting Mr.
Stevens's North Carolina bill as a proposi
tion that could not "be more generous or
more conservative,'.' answers to one of those
eddies in tbe swift current of politics that
quite confounds one and impels him to ask
what next? The Times defends the bill and
Mr. Stevens the one as containing not a
single characteristic which may. be justly
called ferocious ; the other as conservative
and forbearing !
In his report upon the condition of South
Carolina, General Sickles relates that in one
case, where a freedman was murdered, the
two men who killed him sat upon the Cor
oner's jury, and united in the verdict that
"the deceased came to his death by causes
unknown." There is a sort of savage hu
mor, which amuses while it makes us shud
der. When a criminal puts on the robes of
justice, and in her name decides against his
victim, surely impudence can go no further.
About thirty Senators and Representa
tives met at the Capitol last week, and or
ganized a Congressional prayer meeting,
with Senator Foster as president, and Rep
resentative Dodge as secretary, to be held
once a week. Remarks were made by Sena
tors Wilson, Foster, Willey and Henderson
and Representatives Patterson, Dodge,
Mainard and Grinnell. The meetings are
to be held without regard to denominational
distinctions.
A few days since it was stated in Congress
that Henry Miller, a Union spy who served
under Gen. Sherman. 'was now under sen
tence of death in South Carolina, and that
a Union soldier of Tenncsse has been indict
ed for murder, by a Palmetto court, because
he killed a man in the performance of his
military duties. That is the way the chiv
alric South Carolinians havb been "recon
structed !"
The Unitarians, nf CharUsrnn S n
in trouble. Some months ago they dismiss
ed their nastor. P Mr .v.v.;n r
- x t kjiuuiii j i mu
Boston, on the charge of Jbeing a Yankee.
They have since made several "calls" in
different directions. Knf tkm,
- - aj a aivrj wv vr B w u
a l ankee, and Unitarian clergymen don't
. i t, . , , . . . .
grow in me ooutn, tnese poor Ubarlestonians
t . 1 n
are iu a -uciaucuuiy ox.
On Dec. 18th, refined oil was selling in
Pittsburg at 28 cents per callon, with ' a
downward tendency - - :
PennsjlTisia Items.
Jefferson Cocmtt. The dwelling of
Win. Peck, cf Clover township, with all its
contents, was destroyed by fire on the 12th
Dec The fire originated from a defective
flue. Loss about $1,000. ,
Yen anoo Cocntt. Mr.J.A-Kilpatrick,
tax collector of Irwin tp., when returning
"home on Dec 6tht was stopped in the road
by two men with revolvers, and robbed of
$500, No clue to the robbers has been ob
tained. Mifflin Cocntt. On Dec 12th, Mr.
Geo. Galbraith, of McVeytown, died sud
denly of heart disease, in Hollidaysburg.
Being ill, a doctor was called in, and whilst
srtting and eneasred in conversation with sev
eral persons, Mr. G. said: "Doctor, I am
very sick ;" his head dropped, and he was
dead ! Truly, "In the midst of life we are
in death."
Wash'SGTON CorxTT Mr. Augustus
Wells, of East Pike Run tp., died a lew
days since, from the effects of poison ad
ministered to him by a Mrs. Mary E. Crum
rine. who was the adopted daugntcr of the
widow Gregg, now the wife of Mr. Wells.
What motive instigated the murder is not
known. Mrs. C. was arrested and commit
ted to jail to await her trial.
Blair Cocntt. The residence of Chris
tian Plowman, with most of its contents.on
tbe Brush Mountain, was destroyed by fire
on Dec 13th. Being a poor man, Mr. P.
and his family are dependent on their neigh
bors for shelter from thewinter'sstorms. ...
On Dec. 13th, Survey Duma line, a French
man, was killed in the Lanigan Ore Bank
under the following circumstauces : Having
put in a blast, he lighted the blow-match and
retreated to a place of safety,when he heard
an explosion and returned to his "room"
just as his blast went off the report which
he heard being in an adjoining room. He
was killed instantly. His four children are
thus left orphans in a strange land their
mother having died some time since. ... A
boy named Penlo. on Dec 12th, entered the
store of Mr. C. C. Price, of Hollidaysburg,
and stole sixteen dollars from the drawer . . .
The door of W. Carlton's tailor shop, in
Gaysjort, was forced open on the night of
Dec. 11th, and articles valued at $100 stolen
therefrom.
Armstrong Cocntt. On Dec. 14th, as
Mrs. E. Hall and two daughters of South
Buffalo township, were seated at a table sew
ing, the lamp suddenly exploded, and scat
tered the burning fluid in every direction.
The clothing of the daughters was immedi
ately ignited, and in an instant they were
enveloped in flames. Mrs. Hall rnhed to
the assistance of her daughters, and endeav
ored to extinguish the flames, but was una
ble to do so, and in her efforts she was
shockingly burned about the hands and face.
Some few minutes after the explosion, Mr.
Hall returned home, but was too late to res
cue his unfortunate children. Their cloth
ing was almot entirely consumed, and their
bodies burned in a shocking manner. Death
ensued in a few minutes after he reached
home. Assistance was speedily summoned,
and Mrs. Hall's injuries attended to. She
was able to speak, and related the particu
ulars of the sad casualty. Her injuries were
found to be of a more serious character than
at first supposed, and her recovery is con
sidered impossible; The cause of the ex
plosion remains a mystery. The lamp was
sitting on the table, and had not been mov
ed or handled for some time previous to the
explosion. The force of the explosion shat
tered the lamp into fragments.
Mr. Thurlow Weed has been admitted a
member of the Manhattan Club, one of the
Democratic hubs of New York which fact
the Citizen thinks, "indicates that the sepa
ration of Weed from the Republican par
ty is final." It is to be hoped that this in
ference is the correct one.
Adwrtiem etitrttn ttt rpr type, cut t, or out of plat m
ttyltidi.il be cliarged double prictfer tpactorcuptt't
RANK NOTICE. The stockholders of
the First National Bank of Clearfield,
will hold an election tor President and Directors,
at their, banking house in Clearfield. 01; the eve
ning of 'Tuesdaj the 8th day of January. 1867
.Dec. 19 66 . A. C. FINNEY, Cashier.
C: TRAY. Ci.me trespassing on the prera-
ises of the 8ubsriber in Guelich town
ship, about the 1st of July, 1363, a red and white
steer, supposed to be two years old. The owner
is requested to come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take him away, or he will be sold as
the law directs. JOHN BEYER.
Gaelich tp , Dec 20, 1868.
AUTION. All persons are hereby cau-
tioned against purchasing or in any way
or manner interfering with the- goods and furni
ture, late the property of Dr. D. D. Kline, of Os
ceola borous-b, now in possession of Catharine
Kline, to wit: I cook stove, 3 parlor coal stoves,
1 bureau and looking glass bedsteads and bed
ding, tables and ebairs. set'ees and lounges, cup
board. c, Ac , and the books, medicines, and
fixtures in the Doctor's office, as I have purchas
ed all Doctor Kline's interest in the same, and
have only them with tbe said Catharine Kline on
loan, and are subject to my order at any time.
Dec. 28, 1S66 DANIEL J. KLINE.
Q9H REWARD. Was lost, in t he bor
ough of Clearfield, on Wednesday
afternoon, Dec 5th. a large sited black pocket
book, containing between $130 and $140 in bank
notes, mostly National currency. The above re
ward will be paid to the finder upon- leaving the
said hook and money at the Journal office, or re
turning the same to me at Woodland, Pa.
Deo. 12, 1866. HENRY ALBERT.
T ICENSE NOTICE.The following nam
ed persons have filed in tbe office of the
ctera of the court of Quarter Sessions of Clearfield
co ,their Petitions for License at the January Ses
sion. A. D.lsrt 7, agreeably to the Act of Assembly of
March 2th. IStitt entitled. "An Act to regulate
the state of Ittoxicating Liquors," Ae :
" C. O. Shoff, Tavern, Woodward tp.
A. J. D'aucker, Tavern, Curwensville bor.
MiloHoyt. Tavern, Osceola borough.
G. N. Colburn, Tavern, Clearfield bor.
Isaac Rickets, Tavern, Utahville bor.
A. S. Holden, Tavern, Bloom tp.
Henry Ooss, Tavern, Osceola bor.
Iaaac Dennett, Tavern, Burnside tp.
. T. S. Waihbnrn, Tavern, beccaria tp.
John Stone, Tavern, Boggs tp.
Philander Smith, Tavern, Chest tp
Lewis C. Cardon, Tavern, Morris tp.
JohnMulson, Tavern, Covington tp.
George knarr. Tavern, Brady ftp.
William bchwem. Tavern, Brady t'wp.
""CHJUrTIia L1CE5SKS.
L. M. Coudriet. Covington township.
Joseph H. Jones, Morris township.
A. Leoonte. Oirard t'wp.
D. F. ETZWEILEB, Clerk.
Dec. , 1866. : .- -. .
BUFFALO ROBES and Sleigh bells.' just re
ceived and for sale cheap at M0MOF'S.
TOTICE- AH persona indebted to ,v
firm of Harley k Son,. tUYA
boalneaf, in the boroagh of C earfield , k J
by notified that the aeoaoU here bee's . t
John W. Shag-art, Etq .tot tueBJtt. TitJIi
tereeted will gorern themeelvee woriin!
Dec. 19. late. HARLEYAsfry,
Q ACTION. All persons are hereby
y fied not to pnrchase or in any waT K J
die with the following property, now iB t'h, ,
cession of Charles H. He Dial, ofMader. p4
Three log eled, log chains and hoitt juk u 'i'
tame belong to me, and are only left witi kin
loan aabject to my order at any time
Dec. lth, IsM. SAMIEL HEJA&TT
""J ACTION. All persons are hereby tta.
tioned against purchasing or in inv
ner interfering wiih any of the goods or fnnT"
tore in thft f'lemrfirM Hdnu ,k. k.. f1-
urn.
shor
Philipsbarg. late the property of MootwL?
Brewer; aa I have purchased all said Brte
interest therein, the same now belongs to tssiJ
is subject to order at any time.
Dec. , 1366.-d 19.p. DAVID J0H5S05
QlOft REWARD. Thursday eteT
f AU" Dee, ISth.amangivingmsnS
James Chestnut, hired a mare from tht aBd!
signed, to ride i miles, to Kit Bloom's. in ti, '.
county, to return tbe next morning btfort'o'
clock, which he failed to do. The said Chtj
is about five feet ten inches high, dark compel,
ion, and wears heavy black whiskers, asd had J
a long black overcoat, black pants, aod 3r, "
cap Tbe mare is a dark chestnut sorrel, wj-i
white face, and one fore foot white, and7 j
old. Tbe above reward will be paid for thrj
turn of the mare and thief; or S SO for the rttin
of the mare, and HO tor the appreheuiioa cf ti.
thief. d 19 GEO. W. tiEARHART
rpO DIRECTORS. There ha, rerhp,
-1- been no time since the establishment cf
the Common School system, when a mee;icr
Directors of the county, waa more needed thaa
present. It has. therefore, been considered prt.
ticable, to hold a Director's Convention, on To,
day evening of January Court, at the offlee of I
J McCullough, Esq., for the parpoae of iastr.
changing views and opinions upon educa.'tal
topics. The school system has reached a cr.ia.ia
this county, which we can in no other way to tt
fectually meet. It is hoped that all Director it
tending Court, and as many others as can make it
convenient, will be present.
Deo. 19, '56. O. W. SNYDER. Co. Pnp't.
CHERIFFS SALES. By virtueof sud-
dry writs of Venditioni Exponas, ihsutj
nt of tbe Court of Common Pleas of CltarSdd
county. and to me directed, there will be expwed
to public sale, at the Court (loose, in tbe bor urh
of Clearfield, on MONDAY, the UTH DAYtf
JANUARY. 1S67, the following described W
Estate, to wit :
A certain tract of land situate in Beccariitp,
Clearfield county. Pa . bounded on the i tj
land of Joseph Haines, on tbe south by Sia,al
Spanogle. west by John Ligbtner. anil co ttt
north by Adam Henderson, containing ttjtv.y
seven acres and one hundred and one perehci.'i
bout fifty-five acres cleared, and having a two
story house and large frame barn erected opoi.
same premises above described. SelsM. takes
execution, and to be sold as tbe property of Jacck
Myers.
Also A certain tract ef land aitnate ia F
guson tp., Clearfield county. Pa., bounded on ih
east by land of Orange Tharsoa. south by Mar
tin Nolan, west by Joseph Straw and north ft?
George Williams.containing ninety-fire acrct.tU
having a small frame house and WhU eree'tJ
thereon. Seised, taken in execution, and to U
sold as tbe property of Peter Summei.
Also A certain tract of land situate iu Jraa
tp- Clearfield county , Pa., Lonnded vn rhe ta.t
by land of John Hunter, south by J P Jordan,
west by Robert H enter and north fcj Samuel
Mitchell , containing about fiy-ix aerrt
aoouc six acres Cleared, and baring a siaaa l-i
house and stable erected thereon. - Seized, takar
in execution, and to be sold as tbe prororyi
James Sml th. ' .
Also A certain tract of land situate in 0.
borough, Clearfield county. Pa.. bounJ-J Kui
by Curtin street, west by H. H Kepbart. e-irth bj
Aaron Boalich and east by Yooog. with a ltrfi
flame house and stable erected tUerco;. Se'?d.
taken in execution, and to be sold aj tbaprapif;
of Essiugton Kepbart and II. H. Kepbart.
Als. A certain tract of land situate in W on
ward tp.. Clearfield county. Pa- bounded on tet
east by Mary Canby, south by W. B. Aivxatidn.
west by Samuel Mitchell, and north by Foai A!,
exander. containing ninety-one aores excised. la
ken in execution, and to be sold as the prnptty
of James Alexander.
Also, by virtue of sundry writs of L-r'i V
n'o-a the following described Real Estate, to ait:
A certain tract of land situate in Beccsris ,
Clearfield county. Pa., beginning at an imDa,
thence south 89 deg.. east IS3 perebes to f ii
wood, thence north 1 deg east 72 perch ej to
hemlock, thence west 16a perches to a wbittoti
thence south 4 deg. west to the place of begin
ning, containing TtJ acres and allowance, bei'.f
part of a larger tract, surveyed in the tame J
Wm. Hall, beixed, taken in executiun, and tut
sold as the property of Jacob Myers.
Also All that certain saw mill situate on Three
Runs in Kartbaus tp., Clearfield eoun:y, Pt. be
ing fifty feet in length and thirty feetinwidA.
and the lot of ground and curtilege spporieceri
to said building. Seised, taken in execau'oa.ui
to be sold as the property of Edward Mdtirre;.
Dec. 19 ISfig. . JACOB FAUST. Sherf
T3 EGISTER'S NOTICE. -Notice is her.
by given that the following accounts ti
been examined and passed by me. and remaia M
of record in this office for the inspection of hein.
legatees.eredttors.and all others in any other
interested, and will be presented to the sextOr
pbans' Court of Clearfield county, tobhe!al
the Court Home, in the Borough of CleirJ!.
commencing on the 2d Monday of January I'
Partial account of James Hegarty, onorf '
executors of the last will and testament of &
Hegarty, late of Guelich tp., Clearfield eo.- dete
final account of Frederick Kohler,adtninitr
tor of all and singular the goods and chattel,
rights and credits, which were of CsrolisslrfU'
wine, late of Brady tp . Clearfield eoonty. dot
Account of John Witherone, guardian of Ly'
Hegarty one of the heirs of R. B. Hegarty, U
of Guelich township. Clearfield county dec"
Account of John Witherone, guardian of 7
W. Hegarty. one of the heirs of R. B. H'S'
late of Uaelich tp.. Clearfield county,
Account of John Witherone, guardian of ssra
A. Hegarty, one of the heirs of R. B. HeraT
late of Guelich twp., Clearfield county. dee
Final account of Michael Shafer, sdBiii
tor cf all and singular the goods and "J
rights and credits which were of Frederick
fer. late of Brady tp .Clearfield county, deceai
Final account of John Owens, adminiitr"' "
all and singular tbe goods and ehatteli.rigWPJ
credits which were of Peter Owens, 1' 01
borongh of Lumber-City .Clearfield eoonty
of all and singular the goods and chattel, nj .
and credits which were of Henry Crowell.1--.
Bradford township, Clearfield county.
The account of John F. Rote and M- TfTZ
executors of the last will and testament ol
ham KylerJate of Goshea tp., Clearfield eo
The second partial testamentary account '
L. Read, and James B. Graham, exu"
Henry Lorain e, deceased i (.
The final account of James B. Graham
L. Read, Trustees of Martha E. Carlisle.
the will of Henry Loraine, deceased. , g
The final account of James B. Grb,ffl,f. -jfl
L. Reed, trustees of J. O. Loraine, under tfit
of Henry Loraine, deceased. trf
The account of Thomas Campbell -the
last will of J. H. Smith, late of Be" k
ship. Clearfield eoonty, deoeased, filed BZ
W. Campbell, the administrator of said
Campbell, executor.
Pec. H, '66.- I. O. BARQKRJRfjlS?--
BREAKFAST SHAWLS, Sontags. flo'' 5'
bias, scarfs, in great variety, at
Dec. S, 1868. J- P- KRATZE
BUFFALO OVER SHOES.M pairs.beit W"
just received and for sale at J n ftXvi.
December H, 1866. Jivxw
1A BARRELS New Dried '"jl'j'iT
IU sal at . WRIGHT FLAW'