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CIiEARFIELD, PA., AUG! 21, 1867.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
TOR SUPREME JCDOB,
Hon. HENRY W. WILLI AMSj
Or PITTSBURG..
' Republican county ticket.
FOR ASSEMBLY-, -
Oapt. JAMES M1 WELCH, of Pike.
FOR SHERIFF,
8AJTS0M B. LINGLE, of Goshen.
FOB TREASrRER.
' "ABTHUfi BELL, of Bell.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORXET,
JOHN H. FULFORD, of Clearfield.
FOR COHMIS8I03ER,
DAVID DSESSLER, of Union.
- FOR JURY COMMISSIONER,
JAMES GLENN, of Fergnson.
FOR AUDITOR,
JAMES IRWIN. Sr., of Lawrence.
FOR CCROSEB,
WILLIAM R. BROWN, of Clearfield.
,.. . The Ticket.
. The candidates presented to the people of
Clearfield county for their suffrages by the
Republican Convention, are eminently wor
thy of a cordial anot hearty support
, Capt. James M. Welch, the ca'ii'didate
for Assembly, enlisted early in the war as a
private soldier in the original Bucktail Re
giment, and was successively promoted for
gallant conduct in action, until he reached
the rank of Captain. He is in all respects
as fully competent to discharge te duties
of the office and represent the interests of
the district faithfully, as his Democratic op
ponent, while his services to his country en
title him to the support and gratitude of
every patriotic citizen.
Saxsoh B. Lisgle, the candidate for
Sheriff, is also a 6oIdier, who lost an arm
in the service. He is a young man of abil
ity and integrity, in every way worthy of
the support of the people, and would make
an efficient and faithful officer. Though
possessed of only one hand, he can" write
legibly and well, which, perhaps, is saying
a good deal more than can be truthfully
said" of the copperhead candidate, whose
chirography is represented" as a literary cu
riosity. Arthur Bell, the candidate for Treasu
rer, is too well known as an old and resect
ed citizen of the county, to require any no
tice atour hands. Every vctcr knows that the
public money would be safe in his hands
from either peculation or speculation,
David Dressler, Esq., of Union town
ship, the candidate for Commissioner, is
well and familiarly known throughout the
county as a first class man capable, honest
and punctual. Place him in the Commis
sioners' office and the people can rest assur
ed that the finances of the county will be
properly disbursed, the business of the of
fice faithfully and punctually done, and the
public interests well attended to in all res
pects. Should he be elected, the people
will never have cause to regret his elevation
to the office of Commissioner.
James OlenV, the candidate for Jury
Commissioner j is the same Janies Glenn
who lost his leg in the battle of Drainesville,
early in the war, and who is now nominated
for this office as an evidence of the grati
tude of the loyal men of Clearfield county
for his services to his country. Each party
being entitled toons Jury Commissioner,
Mr. Glenn will of course be elected. He
will make a good officer.
, John H. Fcxjtord, Esq., the candidate
for District Attorney, is a young lawyer of
great promise, and more than usual ability,
If elected, he will discharge his duties faith
fully, and will soon reduce the criminal cat
lender to such proportions that the civil bu
siness of the people can receive its proper
share oi attention from the Court.
James Irwin, Sr., the candidate for Au
ditor, is well known as an active business
man. well qualified for the position It
Would be only fair, that there should be an
Auditor of each party. Indeed, the law
ought to provide that Auditors should be
elected like Inspectors of elections, so that
each, party would be represented in the in
vestigation and examination of the public
accounts.,., .; " ' '. '
Lieut Wat.' BL BboWn, the candidate for
Coroner, is a soldier who served gallantly
throughout the war, and was one of out
most valued correspondents from the army,
whose letters were always read with interest
add pleasure by our patrons.
Sucli is the Republican' ticket There is
not a man on it, but is eminently worthy of
our cordial support We can vote for these!
candidates with the assurance .that we arc
casting our suffrages for men who wore true
and faithful to their country in the past,
xnd who will cover Lctray it in the future.
At Their Old Tricks.
Misrepresentation seems to' be a perma
nent article in the Copperhead creed. Re
cently the Patriot and Union, and other
leading Copperhead papers, published an
article purporting to be an extract from the
Salem (Mass.) Journal, in which Pennsyl
vania is stigmatized as a "poor, ignorant,
"stupid old Dutch State," in the hope of
influencing the Germans to oppose Hon.
Henry W. Williams. The article in ques
tions was at once Bent to the Salem Regis
ter, m hereupon that paper declares that no
such paper as the Journal is published in
Salem, and that no such article ever appear
ed in a Republican paper in. Massachusetts.
But no sooner was the above falsehood ex
posed, than the leaders of that party con
coct another, to wit, that Mr. Williams was
an advocate of repudiation in Allegheny
county, some years ago. The Pittsburg pa
pers have promptly exploded this falsehood,
by denying the truth of the statement, and
challenging the Copperhead papers to furn
ish the proof of their assertions. A more
honorable citizen and upright Judge, than
Hon. Henry W. Williams can not be found
in the State ; and no meaner and more ma
licious forgery and falshood than the above
was ever attempted to be palmed npon an in
telligent and confiding people. But, let the
Copperhead papers and leaders continue to
falsify and misrepresent the Republican can
didate. S ich falsehoods will only recoil
upon their authors, when exposed, and in
stead of injuring Mr. Williams, will have
the effect of largely increasing his majority
in the State, in October next
Genuine Copperheadism.
C. Chancy Burr, a notorious Copperhead,
has been lecturing in New Jersey, before
Democratic associations and receiving their
countenance and approval for his poltical
sentiments. He edits a magazine called the
Old Guard, which is exclusively patroniz
ed by the Democratic party. In a late num
ber of this vile publication, Burr says : '
"We think we are safe in saying that
there are more intelligent white and black
men and women in this country to-day, who
respect the name of John Wilkes Booth,
than there are who respect the name of A
braham Lincoln."
He also used the following language in the
same paper, in speaking of Mr. Lincoln :
"It is a year since Old Abe was taken
suddenly sick in the private box of a thea
tre, on Good Friday night, with Booth on
the Brain." '
And he opens his editorial comment i n
his last number with these words JJwnl
God I still boast of my disloyalty P' This
man is the chosen spokesman of the Demo
cratic party and an acknowledged exponent
of its views. What right has such a party
to complain when we charge them with dis
loyal sentiments 7
Commending Treason. ....
The, Clinton Democrat, an outspoken
Copperhead organ which advocates the
election of Judge Sharswood, because he
boldly essayed to cripple the power of the
G3vcrnment by attacking its credit, describes
Admiral Semiues, the rebel pirate, as win
ning "honorable fame in an honorable
cause!" Semmes, in the name of treason,
committed more piracies of greater atrocity
than were ever laid to the charge of captain
Kidd. Semmes despoiled the merchant
marine of the North to the amount of mil
lions he insulted and trampled on the flag
of the Government, and engaged with our
ancient enemies for our defeat For doing
all this a Democratic newspaper published
in the State of Pennsylvania, vociferates
that Semmes won honorable fame in
honorable cause I Certainly this is reaching
the remotest point of Copperhead audacity
in approval of treason.
Change of Commanders. The Presi
dent has prepared and sent to Gen. Grant
instructions to issue an order assigning Gen
bhendan to the command of the Depart
ment of Missouri, Gen. Hancock to the De
portment of the Cumberland, and General
Thomas to the Fifth (Sheridan's) military
District The order was to be issued on
Monday, unless Gen. Grant shall suggest
the substitution of some other names in
place of Hancock and Thomas. In that
case Sheridan may be assigned to some oth
er command than that of Missouri, but cer
tain it is, the order relieves Sheridan from
the command of his district The Presi
dent had determined to assign Hancock to
the Fifth, but he has concluded to give that
position to Ihomas.
1AMANQ0, a Japanese port, has been
opened by the government of that country
to foreigners. The duskey know-nothings
are gradually giving way. We suppose,
l. li 1J. iMl t. 1 nr-
uuwcvur, it woum suu dc a nuge onence in
those far-off isles of the sea to run forjudge
without having been born in Japan. The
copper-colored Democracy of that land
would denounce it terribly."
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A terrible state of affairs prevailed on
election day in West Tennessee. At Jack
son a mob of ex-rebels gathered around the
polls and compelled negroes to vote the Con
servative ticket At Gibson county there is
an organization of ex-rebels pledged to
drive every Union man out of the coantf;
t year the Democracy had occasion to
rejoice over two Bignal victories the massa
cres at New Orleans and Memphis. ThU
year they are equally fortunate in the rebel
triumph in Kentucky, and the acquittal of
Surratf.- ' '
The Murder Case. .
, COMMONWEALTH VS. LENA MILLER.
The case of Lena Miller, now under sen
tence of death in this county, for the mur
der of her husband, Xavier Miller, by means
of poison, is at end so far as the courts are
concerned. The. opinion of Judge Thomp
son, of the Supreme Court, which we sub
join, disposes of the case, and the record
now goes to the Governor for final action.
Piior to 1860,'criminal cases could not be
removed by Writ of Error to the Supreme
Court for revision, but the Act of Assembly
of the 31st of March, 1860, authorized the
Supreme Court, or a Judge thereof, on
cause shown to allow a Writ of Error. Ac
cordingly the counsel of Lena Miller applied
to Justice Thompson, at Philadelphia, for
an Allocatur, or in other words, to allow the
writ to issue for the removal of the case to
the Supreme Court The motion was ar
gued by Messrs. Wallace and M'Cullough,
two of the counsel, and was refused by
Judge Thompson, who filed the following
opinion:
The application for a'writ of error in this
case made under the provisions of the crim
inal procedure act of 1860, is founded and
rests mainly on an exception taken to one
point in the charge of the learned President
of the Court. It is true, there are one or
two other reasons assigned of less apparent
cons quence. For instance, that the docket
entries in the case do not show that the bill
of indictment was returned to the court by
a grand jury. If, according to the utmost
strictness, tbis'was objectionable, it is mere
ly formal and technical, and was waived by
pleading and going to trial without objection.
Sec 53, of act of I860. Itwas not objec
tionable, however, for the indictment and
the return of "true bill," signed by the
foreman, is part of the record in the case,
and proves the finding and return by the
grand jury.
That the Court heard objections to the
testimony of the witness, who proposed to
swear to confessions by the prisoner in the
presence othc jury, and also counter tes
timony to exclude it, was not made the sub
ject of an exception, and we do not know
whether it was likely to affect the prisoner
injuriously or not, for we do not know what
was said or done on the occasion. We can
not, therefore, say or presume there was
error. Indeed, I see not how a Court could
do otherwise than was done in this case, viz :
to hear and determine objections as they
rose in the presence of the jury. The dis
cretion of a Court is to be presumed suffi
cient protection to the prisoner in matters
pertaining to the mode of conducting the
trial. e have no reason or ground to fear
that it was not so in this case, or to appre
hend a wrong done to the prisoner.
We see no inadequacy in the charge to
the requirements ot the case. It was full,
cautious, and well considered, and not a
word appears in it of which the prisoner,
in view of the testimony, could justly com
plain. That portion of it embraced in the
exception is as follows, and is. to te found
near the end of the charge, thus : If, then,
after a careful examination and comparison
of all the evidence in the case, you are con
vinced, and believe, first, that the deceased
came to his death by poison, and secondly,
that the poison was voluntarily and crimi
nally administered by tbe prisoner, it is j our
duty to render a verdict of murder in the
first degree." The statute expressly de
clares that the voluntary killing by such
means shall bedeem'ed nfurder in the first
degree. Was it not, therefore, the duty of
the jury so to find if the facts established a
wilful and criminal administration of the
poison, and that it produced death? No
one will doubt this, nor consistently doubt
the right of the Court to advise them so to
find.
The objection, however, is not to the ac
curacy of the instruction, but to its charac
ter, because it was thought to be a binding
instruction on a matter solely within the
province of the jury to find, to wit : the de
gree. By reference to the charge, it ap
pears that the learned Judge, almost in the
outset distinctly told the jury that they were
constitutionally the judges, both of the law
and the facts, and that bis duty consisted
solely in advising them as to what the law
in such a case was, and he proceeded to state
the degrees of murder as defined in the
statute, and what constituted murder in the
first and murder in the second degree. The
instruction was, in my opinion, only advisory,
its form being considered, and most certain
ly so, by reference to this surrender of the
law to the judgment of the jury as well as
the tacts. .My brother Agnew, to whom I
submitted the point, agrees with me fully
herein. The case of Rhodes vs. the Com
monwealth, 12 W., 396, is not in point in
this case. There the indictment was not in
form at common law. It was under th
statute, and did not allege the means bv
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wmcn me uiuraer was perpetrated. The
Court, seeming to be of opinion that the
killing, if done by the prisoner, must have
been in the perpetration of the crime of
robbery, charged the jury, that it they be
lieved the prisoner euilty of the murdor.
they must find him guilty of murder in th
first degree. 1 his was clearly a binding in
struction, and we reversed the judgment.
It was a very different instruction from that
given in this case. Indeed, m this case,the
Judge has scrupulously followed what we
said, in that, to be the duty of a judge in
such trials, viz : "to advise the jury of the
distinction between the degrees of murder
to apply the evidence, and to instruct them
to which of the degrees it pointed." The
entire propriety of the charge in the partic
ular referred to will strike the mind more
readily when it is remembered that the in
dictment charged a wilful, malicious, and
felonious murder by poison, and there was
was not a syllable of evidence to show that
if the prisoner administered the poison, it
was riot designed to result in the death of
her husband, as jt did. Not a word was ut
tered by any witness to found a hypothesis
for a verdict of murder in the second degree.
The act of the 31st of March. '
n'uires cause to be shown bernm tha Pn
or a ju'dse is authorized to allow a writ of"
error. . There must be grounds of possible
error committed bv the Court in the trial
in the record shown'. If anything" had been
shown in this case to raise & doubt of th
accuracy of the trial of the correctneiw of
Judicial action in it, I would certainly allow
me writ oi error Dut i cannot aouot even.
Cjfuse not having been shown, I anr there
fore obliged, in obedience to the statute, to
refuse the allocatur prayed for. Allocatur
refused.
The -case, as we have said, now goes to
the Governor, to be disposed of in one of
three ways, viz : He may sign her death
warrant, in which event she will be execu
ted on the day therein appointed ; or he
may refuse to sign it, in which case she will
remain in jail under sentence, it being the
same in effect as to commute ker sentence
to imprisonment for life ; or, thirdly, be
may pardon her. Whatever may be her
fate, her counsel can rest under the con vie
tion that they have faithfully discharged
their whole duty. She was zealously and
ably defended, had a most fair and impar
tial rial, and was only convicted because of
the overwhelming evidence of her guilt
Her case is but another proof that murder
cannot be perpetrated with impunity how
ever secret or insidious the means, but that
the avenger of blood is both swift and
certain.
The Copperhead Address.
The editor of the Clearfield Republican,
having last week referred to the remarks
of the JV. Y. Tribune, in proof of the tone
of the Address of the Republican State
Committee, should now be honest enough
to give the Tribune's opinion of Mr. Wal
lace's address to the Democracy of Pennsyl
vania. The Tribune says :
"The address of the Democratic State
Committee of Pennsylvania has one merit
it is short But, brief as it is, it contains
almost as many false assertions as sentences,
and is a specimen of the very worst kind ot
political trickery. All the evils of the war
the loss of life, taxation, debt high pri
ces, paper currency are enumerated as the
direct work of the Republican party. Not
a word is said of the Rebellion. We won
der what stuff a Democratic State Commit
tee can be made of which' gravely submits
such an argument as this to the people.
It is true that we have a' (treat debt
which bears as heavily upon Republicans as
on Democrats : it is true that we are severe
ly taxed to pay it ; it is true that price's are
high, that the currency is depreciated. All
this we know and lament ; but it is also true
that we owe these evils, first to the Rebels,
and second, to the Democratic party, and
wholly to their combined efforts to destroy the
Union. It 6eems almost absurd to repeat
these truths, tor no ingenuity will ever con
ceal the great lact that the south rebelled,
that the Democratic party sympathized
with rebellion, and that the Republican par
ty directed and maintained the War for the
Uuion, and brought it to a triumphant end.
It is notorious that the Rebels depended
for aid upon the Democratic party ; that
the official action ot that party was hailed in
the South as an encouragement to persist
in rebellion ; that it it had not been tor Dem
ocratic opposition the w-ir would have en
ded years, perhaps, before it did, and that
the debt ana all our. national evils would
now be immeasurable less. There is noth
ing plainer than that the Democratic party
next to the itebels is responsible for the
war and the misfortunes that have followed
it We repeat therefore, that to compare
the rate of taxation in 1 860, with thd rate
in 1866, in proof that the Republican party
has mismanaged the finances, without a
word of reference to the war. is simply the
meanest kind of political trickery,and certain
to damage the cause it was meant to help.
This address is insulting to the intelligence
ot the reader, and a slander ot the .North,
for the Republican party and the North,
throughout the war were one and indivisible.
It is all the loyal States that this Democratic
Committee accuses or tyranny, and hatred,
and corruption. "
.What General Meade Thinks.
Major General Meade has been at Long
Branch. A correspondent says he has had
"a pleasant chat" with him, and that the
General gives hia views with a moderate
sort ot freedom that is simply easy in man
ner The General has little confidence in
politicians, as such r he thinks the Presi
dential nomination is being manipulated at
present with a considerable amount of
shrewdness, that a class of men are now
pitting General Grant forward npon one
side and General Sheridan on the other,
and when they have sufficiently pitted these
two popular military men against each other
tney win pom ne dropped and secretary
Chase be tafcen up as the third man,
being a civilian and supposed to be availa
ble. He agreed with us that the position of
lieneral Ixrant is a better one than the
Presidency y- but though the time would
come.when Grant would naturally desire to
retire from public life, and it would be
more desirable to do so from the White
House than from the head of the army. He
conceives that the friends of Chase will
leave no means untried to secure the nomi
nation. .
The Democrats ot Conewago township,
York county, belong to the "progressive"
branch of the party. Last year in collecting
the school tax, the. Democrats paid $1 per
head, and those who voted the Republican
ticket $1 20 per head. The rule did not
work well, and the tax gatherers fearing they
might get into trouble, are now engaged in
refunding the extra twenty cents to the Re
publicans. The Copperheads are anxious for com
pensation for the failure of the slaveholders'
rebellion, and believe they have been par
tially compensated therefor by the political
victory in Kentucky and the disagreement
of the jury which tried Surratt. If they
can now disgrace the military governorship
f the rebel States, t.hn
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joy will be brim fulL
TtlA MHentififl mill lif-orartr mom if TCaVi.
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mond are concentrated upon an effort to
prove that a war of races is inevitable. It
can't be a worse' war than the late one, which
was not a war races, but a war against
treason and rascality. -
Taking Care of .Thkb Sons. Presi
dent Johnson's son Robert is his chief Pri
vate Secretary. Secretary Seward's son is
his principal assistant Secretary .Welles'
eon is chief clerk of the Navy Department
OnA rviiint.v in OK in Kan o wrhnl nrrr f nia
year of four hundred thousand "pounds;
Benublican County Committee.
H. B. Swoope, Chairman, Clearfield.
Samuel Hegarty, Beccaria tp.
John W. Bell, Bell township.
Algernon Holden, Bloom township.
Day'd Adams, jr., Boggs township.
Wilham Hoover, Bradford township.
' Dr. R. V. Spackman, Brady iown'p.
Jack Patchin, Burnside township.
Louis J. Hurd, Chest township.
Joab Rider, Covington township.
Col. E. A. Irvin, Curwensville Bora
. James Albert. Decatur township.
Luther Barrett, Ferguson township.
Alexander Murray, Girard township.
H. H. Morrow, Goshen township.
J. Lucien Ward, Graham township.
G. W. M'CuIly, Guelich township.
A. Lucore, Huston township.
William Thompson, Jordan town'p.
Edward M'Garvey, Karthaus town'p.
Abraham Walker, Knox township.
Milton Lawhead, Lawrence town'p.
G.' H. Lvtle, Lumber-city Boro.
Ed. C. Brenner, Morris township.
. Dr. S. M'Cune, N. Washington Boro.
Alfred Shaw, Osceola Boro.
Elisha Fenton, Penn township.
Allen Hoover, Pike township.
Benjamin Harley, Union township.
J ames Stott, Woodward township.
Clearfield County Agricultural Fair.
tTJLJ'S AND BEGULATIONS.
amily Tickets, : : : : : : : SI 00
Single Ticket daring Fair, : : 50
Single Admiseion Tickets, : : : : : 25
Children under 10 years old, when accompanied
by their part nts or guardians, free.
Children ander 10 years of age not admitted
unless accompanied by their parents.
Checks will beeivan at the door to narsnna da-
siring to pass out daring exhibition, bat will not
aamit toe bolder to any other exhibition each
half dav counting an exhibition.
The number and class, and the number in the
class, with the name of the article will appear on
the card attached ; but the name of the exhibit
or will not appear.
Premiums and diplomas will be paid on and
after the first Wednesday of November, and until
the 1st daj of January, 1868. after which all mon
ey premiums unclaimed will be considered as a
donation to the Society. The officers of the So
ciety and members of the Committee of Arrange
ments will wear a badge designating their office,
and it will be their duty as well as pleasure to at
tend to the expressed wishes and wants of exhib
itors and others, if it is in their power so to do.
A seleot polioe force will lie in constant attend
ance for the preservation o'f order and protection
fjproperiy.
The trotting'eourse is lerel, well graded, and
one-third of a mile in circuit. Ample arrange
ments will be made for the convenience of spec
tators. Every person wishing to be enrolled as a mem
ber of this Society must apply on or before the
fint day of the fair, and on the payment of one
dollar to the Treasurer shall receive a certificate
of membership containing the name of the appli
cant and endorsed by the Secretary.
Every person becoming a member as above sta
ted shall, on , the presentation of bis certificate,
receive a ticket which will admit him free during
tbe fair. Any person complying with the above
regulations and paying 310, shall become a life
member, and shall be exempt from all contribu
tions, and shall annually receive from the Secre
tary a free family ticket.
All persons must be provided with tickets,
which can be had from the Executive Committee,
Treasurer, or Secretary, or at the office on the
ground. Persons acting as judges are expected
to become members of the Society. Persons from
other counties can become members by complying
with the above rules. Ladies can become mem
bets by making application as above, and paying
into the Treasury fifty cents when they will re
ceive a ticket to admit them free.
Exhibitors mugt become members of the Soci
ety and have their animals and articles entered
on the Secretary's books on or before the 1st day
of October; and all animals and articles, except
horses must be brought wi'hin the encl sure as
early as Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, M.. and all per
sons entering animals and articles for exhibition
will procure cards from the -Secretary with the
claps and number of entry of said articles, pre
vious to placing said artieleson the ground. 11 ay
and straw will be furnished gratis for all animals
entered for premiums, and grain will be furnish
ed at cost for thoee that desire tovurcbs?e.
No horse shall be entered or allowed a prem
am unless be is free from disease. Horses will ba
received until Wednesday noon, but must be en
tered previously. All persons who intend to ex
bibitborses, cattle. sheep, or swine or who intend
to offer stock or any other article for sale, should
notify the Secretary of such intention on or be
fore tbe2ith of September, and have with him a
list and full description ot the same.
Persons intending to exhibit blooded stock must
produce authentic pedigree, and are earnestlv
requested to furnish the Secretary ,-by the 26th of
Sept'r, with a list of their stock .and the pedigrees
of each, this will facilitate the preparations of
entries ana in eacn case oi deficient pedigree, will
afford the owner time to eerrect the same.
Ikstructioss to Judges. No animal to receive
an award in more than orie class.
Judges are expressly required not to award pre
miums to over-fed animals. No premiums are to
be awarded to bulls, cows, or heiffers. which shall
appear to have been fattened, only in the class of
iai came, me ooject or tne Sxrctety being to have
superior animals of this description tot breeding.
Fat Cattle. The judges on tat cattle will give
particular attention to the animals submitted for
examination. It is believed all other things be
ing equal those are the best cattle that have the
greatest weight over tbe smallest superficies. The
judges will require all in this class to be weiehed
and will take measures to give the superficies of
. . . . ,1 nHki:v . i. i. r . i . ,
v.u, nuu (luuiiDu iuq icsuu wilu ineir reports.
They will also, before awarding any premiums,
require the manner and cost of feeding, as re
quired by the regulations of the premium list.
When there is but one exhibitor, althourh be
may show several animals in one class, only one
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premium win oe awaraea, mat to tne first, or
otherwise as the merits of the animal may be
judged.
The superintendent will take every precaution
in his power, for the safety of stock and articles
on exhibition after their arrival, and arrange
ment on tbe grounds, but will not be responsible
for any loss or damage that may occur Tbe So
ciety desires exhibitors to rive oersonal attention
to their animals and articles and at the close of
tne lair to attend to their removal as the Society
cannot take further care of them.
Rules or Plowing. The name of the plowman
must be given as well as the kind of plow to be
used, at the time of entry.
Tbe quantity of ground to be plowed by each
team be acre.
. The time allowed to do the work will be three
hours. The fdrrow slice in all eases to be lapped.
The teams to start at the same time and each
plowman to do hia without a driver or other assist
ance. . .
The premiums offered by tbe Society will be
awarded to the individuals, who, in the judgment
of the committee, shall do their work in the best
manner, provided the work is done in the time
allowed for its performance.
Each plowman to strike his own land, and plow
entirely independent of the adjoining land.
Within the one-fourth of an acre plowed each plow
man will be required to strike two back farrowed
lands, and finish with the dead farrow in the
middle. .
Any information reauired in regard to matters
of tbe Society can be gained by addressing the
.AvouuTa vvuimittn or ine secretary, who win
be pleased to give any information in their sow
er at any time.
Any article not enumerated in the above class
es and placed on exhibition, if worthy of notice,
win w luiiaoiy awarded.
The Executive Committee reserve a discretion
ary power to award diplomas in any ease for 2d
best articles, or for articles not entitled to premi
ums by the rules.
All articles may be entered free of charge- ex
cepting horses for pleasure, and for the trotting
premiums.
SHABSW00D OffLEGAL TEJJDEEs
Extract from His Opinion in the Case of
Borie vs. Trott.
ny the ho,e, fn 1 am of opinion
that the provision of the act of Congre cf
Febrnary 25th, 1862, declaring the &
sued in pursuance of that act to be la.fi
money, and a legal tender, is tincoS!
"This renders h unnecessary that I ghon!,?
made, as to the effect of the special
ment to pay in lawful silver money of
United States. I am in favor of enteriM
judgment for the plaintiff, but as a m,;
tyof the court are of a different opinion
judgment for the defendant "Copied Lt
the Philadelphia Age of February 23 igjf
where the opinion is published in full '
It may also be found in the Legal httlli'
gmcer of March 18, 1864, page 92.
In the same copy of the Age is a carefully
prepared eulogy of the Judge n4 t
opinion, in which is the following :
"J udge Sharswood reasons upon and de-"
cides the case as if he were some lofty spir
it sitting far above and out of the conten
tions and strifes of the world."
Will not the holders of greenbacks and
Government bonds consider the judge u
quite too elevated and etherial fur Buck
earthly honors as a seat on the Supreme
Bench.
Ml
AiiverttsrmenUiet tnfargttyp, cut, or oil of plain
ttyU will be charged doubU pritf for tpaet occupy
DR. A. M. HILLS,- DEJJTTST. jf
Office corner of Front and Market fffG
streets, opposite the
'Clearfield Houee.1
Ulearneld, Penn 'a
Ju!yl.7-
TTORSES FOR HIRE. Th? subscriber
11 has a few HORSES, BTJUGIES and
CARRIAGES, which he will hire at reatonabl.
JAMES L. LEAl'V.
Clearfield, August tl. I8fl7-2in.
2 RAPE VINES FOR SALE. All ths
' V leading hardy varieties of first quaJitr.
Orders solicited as soon as convenient and tiled
in rotation, by A M. HILLS.
Ang. 31, '87. Clearfield, Ps.
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
T COLLEGE. Next Term opens Wed
nesday, September 19. Apply to the President,
Cooonsburg. or to the Vice President, Wartinc
ton, Penn'a. (Aqgnst zl,'67,-it.
fOTICE. The Registrar in Bankruptcy.
X1 for the 19th Congressional District, will
be in Clearfield, on September 11 th. 1867. and will
hear any applications which may be made bv
residents of said Distriet. for the benefits of tbt
Bankrupt law. S. E. WOODRUFF,
Aug. 21, '87. Reg, in Bankruptcy.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Trvin A Uartshorn was dissolved onthel7ta
day of July. 1887, by mutual consent, W. K.
Hartshorn retiring
Having associated with me my brother. W. p.
Irvin, the business of the firm will be carried n
as usual, under the name and style of K. A. Irtia
Co- K. A. IRYIS.
Curwensville, Aug. 21. 1867.
WHITE-WINE VINEGAR a saperior article'
ficJUajat JIKKATZKh.S
ROASTED COFFEE. Rio Coffee. Java Cfftt.
(best quality) at J. P KRATZER 3.
CREAM BISCUIT. Jumbles, Family Crackers.
Soda Crackers, received regularly frm tbe
bakery, by J. P. KRATZER
s
ALT full weight fine American alt in put-
em aacas at J. f. kkaixc.iv t.
HORSE MAILS government standard forgii
horse nails ior sale at J. P. KRATZER S.
B
RADY STOXE-WARE-full stock, just r-
eeived, at
J. P. KRATZKK .
rPO LUMBERMEN. A. H. 1W,
-1- Spring Creek, Warren Count)7, Penn'a.
wcfuld inform the citizens of Clearfield county,
that he is at all times prepared to furnith aod fit
up steam saw-mills, grist-mills, etc.. with ali th
necessary Machinery, of saperior quality, onihor;
notice, and liber U terms. For particalari in
quire of Win. W. Worrell, Clearfield, Pa.
August 14, 1887-3mp.
SUSQUEHANNA HOUSE.
Curwensville Pa.
EXPRESS AND STAGE OFFICB.
This well-known Hotel, having been rt-ittei.
and re-furnished throughout, is new open forth
accommodation of a travelers, and the public in
general. Charges'moderate.
WM. M. JEFPRIES.
August 14, 1887-tf Proprietor
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO HOG?.
Bo it rrtaelmd hy tko Burnett and Town Couriftt
of the Borough of Clearfield, and it i hrrf le
aded by tho authority of th tam. Thai :t h:ti!
be unlawful for any swine, shoats, hog., or Pt-;.
to ran at large, in the Borough of Cler.rCiM.
And if any such swine, hogs, shoau, orpi.sa
be found running at large, the same shall br. : for
feited to said Borough, to be sold by tbe iiig
Constable, at Public Sale, who is hereby authori
sed and required to take up such swine, ho?i.
ahoats, or pigs, and make sale of the same, ana
remit the proceeds arising from said sale, after
deducting expenses of sale and keeping said
swine, hogs, shoots, or pigs, to the Borough Te'
surer; said proceeds to be appropriated for Bor
on gb purposes.
In failure of the High Constable to take up
any swine, hogs, shoats. or pigs, found rannioc
at large, any citixen of the Borough is authorised
to take up and make sale cf the same, in maonsr
aforesaid.
The said constable or other persons mai?S
ale of said swine, hogs, shoats, or pigs, hU b
allowed the sum of one dollar for such sale, to
gether with fifty cents for taking up each bog,
sboat or pig.
Bo it alto enacted. That the Chief Burgess mJ,
at any time before the sale, remit tbe forfeitar
of, any swine, hogs, shoats, or pi. Pro''
That on application of claimant he may desa
there is sufficient cause for so doing.
All former ordinances relating to hogs is here
by repealed. This ordinance ft to go into opera
tion on the 12th of September, A. D., 1&
Attest : . C. POTTABF.
WM.PoatBB.gscy. BW
B
EST GROUND ALUM SALT for $J
Aogun 7, is?. it. n. pi"
s airiui I. tl. n.cj".---
s
HINOLES, for i4 00 per thousand, at
"""EST er'aallt tA Print Ui lfa cer yard. s
J3 AtfgBrtT - H. W. SMIIHj.
GENTS Fine French Calf BwU (warra! or
W5,at H.W.6MITH3
"If EN'S Heavy Boots, for 53 09, at
XT J. august!.
H. W. SMITH'S
GOODS selling at less thaa present cityprie
Amgast 7. H. W. SMITH
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