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S. J. ROW.BPITORASnPKOPKIBT'lK.
CLEARPIKLD, PA.. NOV. 13, 1867.
!. The Eouiaii Question.' ; '
'" Elsewhere wo publish au account of the
!-defeat of Garibaldi's forces, by' the Papal
army, and of the capture, of Garibaldi and
his pons, besides tho greater portion of the
invading" army ; The defeat of Garibaldi
puts an end to his efforts at national unity
and liberty at this time, but the Italian com
plication still remains. It was evident, from
, the commencement of thi3 last movement of
- Garibaldi's, that ha relied mainlyupon the pri
vate assurances of the Italian government, or
that the ent husiasm of the Italian people for
the possession of Rome would force the gov
ernment in concert with his action, that he
undertook the enterprise. But it seems he
was disappointed in- his anticipations, for
the government did. not-voluntarily rush
" to his aid, nor , did the peopla "' evince
snch intense desire for the consummation of
.. the much desired end as to bear their rulers
- onward against their inclinations. What
ever may have been Garibaldi's expectations,
it is now evident that he led a forlorn hope,
' and that he has signally failed in leading it
to Yictory; xThe sympathy evinced -.by the
- Italian soldiery for the dofeaUd "Garibaldi
ans," upon their arrival at the ' Italian fron
tier, however, shows that the heart of the
nation beat in unison with the enterprise,
and leaves little doubt ae to the final ending
of the Italian question ; for the government
of Italy has found Unnecessary to give the
"nation new pledges of its loyalty to the na
tional c iuse and hence, the present expe
dition to Rome, can scarcely be lobked upon
as anything but a temporary failure, that
. will ultimately lead to Italian freedom and
Italian unity. -
." . '" The Vice Presidency. .. , j
' On this subject, the Pittsburg Gazette says
that ,"many Republican journals are', insist
ing, thu early, upon the necessity tVat ex
ist for tfie next National Convention to se-
,lect a candidate for Vice President in whom
the most .uudoubted confidence can be re-
posed.1 It stands to reason that no man
will be taken for that position' who has not
proved by years of steady and unflinching
conduct his complete reliability. Cut it
should be remembered that Mr. Johnson
'has turned out no worse than some individ
uals who were trusted to a pre eminent de
gree by the Republican party, and whose
antecedents for more than a quarter of a cen -
' tury justified the trust placed la them. Mr.
Johnson's defection is no more Sigrant
, than Mr. Seward's ; perhaps it is evert
less." 1 With the. utmost caution it is possi
We to, be ,deived aud cheatod. Still wo
join in. the demaud to iil't the character
and conduet of all the aspirants whose claims
may be presented: Whatever may betide,
let it not be said with accuracy that the Re-' i
publicans discarded the sagcetians of ordi
nary pcudenee, and by ' their own reckleWs
ness exposed themselves to ires'u disasters
and humiliations." - . ..
- Again Enlarged. The Pittsburg Ga
zette, last week, added four coiumns to it.;
size. It is now the largest daily published
in Western Pennsylvania, if not the largest
in the State. The Gazette is an able expo
nent of the principles of the Republian par
ty, gives a large amount o(s. Sonera! new,
besides a resume of - the markets in va
rious parts of the country, thus making it a
welcome visitor to 'all classes of readers.
The Daily will be sent one year for $S six
month for 4 ; and three months for 2
payment in advance. The pru of the
Weekly is $1,50 in advance. Address Pen
niman, Reed & Co., Gazette Building,
Pittsburg, Pa. ,
.The official vote of the State, for Su
preme J udge, was counted at ilarrisburg on
Tuesday, November 5th, whereupon Judge
Sharswood was declared elected by a major
ity -of 937. Gov. Geary issued his procla
mation announcing the result
Rebel Rejoicings. Upoa the receipt
of the news of the recent election, at Liber,
tytown, Frederick county, Maryland.the reb
el flag was flung to the breeze by the rebels
of that place. So much for the Democratic
victories in the North.
Southern rebels accuse Johnson of lack
ing courage to punish the men who beat
treason on the battle-field. What the trai
tors now ask of the President is to degrade
loyal men.
A terrible accident has befallen the town
of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, the
town being nearly destroyed by a tornado,
and 500 lives being lost.
In Ohio there is a whole family 5n tha
penitentiary for burglary the father andiILas i?,creased 474,436. The statements
.1 mi . , ., . 1 of the General completely refute all tho
of that family.
vvkmo jauill"
Defeat of Garibaldi.- -v
A cable dispatch from Koine, dated No
vember ju , iao.,.ays: .
. During the past tew days, General Gan-
t-u: i- '.. i l.:. h
uaiui concentrated ms lurces- aruuuu uia
former position at Monte llotondo. Yes
terday afternoon (2d) Siguori Corte Crinpi
and S?vaident, supporters of his cause,, and
forming a deputation from the revolutionary
society, begged ofliitil to withdraw, stating j
that tire Italian troops had crossed the Iron- tu1v igefi, together with a brief biosraph
tier. Garibaldi refused, saying "he did tut . -', , . , c .., . i ::,i041
iifo ;,, .vl w anl.-l ical sketch of her life, tyher spiritual advi-
dier OMs-ht n:.t to count the number of his !
enemies, fcisnon Uorte renlied : A
A i
ueuiMai .-hould.
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J by deputation then eft j
the camp. Una uiormnt (3.1) l.mnbaiui,
W5rl, i,,....,..;i A .
Lwua iiUjiii tiaee tuouoauu of hi- commaua.
having two guns, moved for Tivoli, to join j
Nicatero, w.s f his oificers. In the meaa- i
iuk, had' taken Tivoii'at ...the point of the and consisted of two upright pieces,, six by
bayonet. Garibaldi's force, did not know j.cigaUu'ehes, and about twelve feet , high,
this, and were inarching towards th same w;tli a cross - beam at the top, of same di
point. When they arrived at Milona they - - The pl.ltforu)j or fioor, wa3 5ve
were furprtsed oy toven battalions of the , j i . j
Papal ai mv, supported by twelve guns,: who I feet s niches from the ground, and rested
attacked' them ia front aud on both tiauLs. ! on four smaller po.; is, connected by cros.-.-Ihe
buttle ground was among tho hilisr wuh j jje yi,e flvor was iu two pieces dividing
a councry road running on both sldos. .The j ;n ;he , centre, and eaoh halt hung upon
ngiiang continued fiercely for o'.er an hour. , . , ....
In the hottest moment of the engagement i eilL3r fule 0R the tranMerse tics.
Garibaldi had to bo-. dragged away from tho I A bar extended benrath the floor (p.r iahi to
battle. His troops traffe.ed much loss, and jhold'it'ia a hoi izouul position 't one end'of
retrentea towards iUon e notonao pnreuaa
Dy me soldiers or cue rope, liere tne agnc . . , , , . ' ,v
was renewed and continued for over an hour, J tie- and tl-e other ; on a spnnS on .he op
when die Garibaldian retreat became an ut- i'poflito tie. Tas; sprina; worked on a pivot,
ter route. It is believed here- .that Gen- A knob was attached to one ,'ead; of the
eral Garibaldi had nine hundred men killed, Lprjn:r an(i pased to the otlter side of the
one thousand prisoners taken, and a great j, ,. , , t u .
many wounded. Menolli ' Garibaldi was front. t!e' a,,d ufon the knobabt,n.
.wcuaded slightly in the leg. The' loss of inward the spring was removed from beneath
Ui3 ,rapal torce was not so heavy. Arrived
at 'the Italian "frontier, the retreating Gari-
baldians gave up their arms, except weap
ons v. uicn were tneir own private properly,
to the Italian regular troops. ,
Garibaldi left this morning Nov. 3d, by a
special railroad tram Tori; lore nee. Uc madrt
no parting address, and looked old, haggard
and disappointed.. The revolutionary in-
surrection movement is broken down all o
ver the territory. There were no French
engaged in the fight, with the exception of
a few ; who went in as . volunteers, though
some of the Garibaldians, deceived by the
resemblance of the- uniform of the Pa
pal soldiers to that worn by some of the
French regiments of the line, say they were
beaten by the i-rench soldiers. :' The Italian
troops, stationed on the frontier, behaved
with; great judgment in the emergency.
Many of the wounded Garibaidians are here
and some at Monte llotondo.
A Turin dispatch of Nov. 4th says:
Hundreds of wounded men are arriving here
from the scene of the late engagement, be
tween 'the Garibaldian3 and.; the Papal
troops. They are eonveyed by special rail
road trains. The Italian regulars act in a
very kindly manner to all, assislm; in car-;
rying thcta from the taticnlto where they
are laid, weeping like ".vomen on beholding
tne sai spectacle, -father avazzi . ha
charge, of the hospital. . ' ;
'A dispatch from Lieanolc, dated the 4th,
says: When General Garibaldi rear-h ml
' here this morning, the Itaiian officers on du
f tJ.l' D,ro ne nflst & to bJzzia- , arl"
faiui urew a revolver, saying he won 1 -rnt
p ' willingly. Tha Itaiiau Soldiers ther!
stepped forward and lifted him into -the
cars. 111 sons would not cro with nun. -
A Florence dispatch of the 5th say? that j Culloufh or
the English Minister and Embassy have re- ! j a i
nntA Kin.r Vint ,.,nni i' and she waL
ibaldi leniently. It is said there will be no i steP' k6upirg her eyes steadily on the floor,
collision between the French and Italian i leaning on the arm of Rev. J. G. Archer,
troops. Italy is qniet. ' " j ana followed Ly Rev. P. L. Harrison, her
l here are rumors anoat here to the effect 1 1 i 3 .l- 1 t
that Garibaldi's mind is affected. i BPintuaI ad"ser8' and in th,f
Garibaldi, and his two sons; are reported -ft $ siei's on tn ihfi M w"01"2 the
as prisoners at Varaguna. i prisoner was seated on a cuair ; after which
The Italian Government has complied Rev. Archer offered au earnest and affecting
n?fl?re,n!C?ptiniVUI!J, rlled ! Praver in behalf of the prisoner, commend--troons
troiM the Papal territory. The nia;a : , f ,
point of the French, demands having thus j ?"5 h-r ' "V creJ oi
been rranted. the French troops have hern ; Mr. Archer then said: '".The prisoner wishes,
withdrawn from the City of Rome to Orvi- j through me, 10 excess publiely her thanks
eto, a town of the Pontifk-ial States, about. ; to the Sheriff ktid liis v:iTe for their kind-
60 nile? from Home. Active negotiations '. ness to her during her imprisotiiaenl, aDI
on the f;-r of thft l'nil StifAc nm in th.. rrv saw th-it shs rMtnf'c-ses this "renc si-.t
meanwhile, harried on. I f the Italian Gov-.
ernment, has art intention to act aaain'st
i-n; .;.as tao faithfr-1 cxponen. of the n i-
tional will L it. is careful at present not to
'' it, it nas, thcn:;.;.ie. o.Tk.-wiHt Uisa-
vowed tho inanifetatimi: which, in n-.-m
places -t the Stat -. 'f the '
:arch 1;avc ta-
ken place in fivor of annexation
out Ata. Maw, in-.u
Garibaldi w.is victorious ar Monlo llotondo,
nntil the Papa? army was reinforced by Uv
trench.- .
,-r-,
Brjtek 1 ham Rase Ball. Friday, lo-
vember Isr, a great contest of wood, sawino-
tain amount of Wu.nl tn t )io nrir if f ho .i..iii
bers of the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion would taw it gratis. To make the
thing interesting as well as charitable, an
other lot was given for the lloosier Base
hail mne to saw. The example was conta
gious and other lots were given and oilier
nines volunteered. In all thirty-six
cords were given nnd four nines, namelv the
oung Men's Christian Association rime,
the Base Ball nine, the Fenian nine and the
Independent nine entered the lists, each
nine iiawu- mue coras 10 saw. i. ne saws,
saw-horses, &a, were all given, and after
wards sold at auction. The participators
aud their friends marched to the place in
procession, with a band. The sawing be
gan at 25 miuutes aftr 10 all hands rested
30 minutes and lunched at 12 o'clock. The
Independents completed their last stick in
three hours and ten minutes. The Fenians
got through next. Then the Base Ball
players, and last the unmuscular Christians.
I he contest was the occasion of much fun
and good humor, and, ihe poor of that city
gam a substantial benefit.
It 13 not so. It having been charged
that the colored vote in many of the South
ern states where elections were held far ex
ceeded the colored population, Gen. How
ard has written a letter to the Wtuhingtoa
Chronicle, in which he gives facts to dis
prove the allegation. He shows thai-in
stead of the negro population having de-
creased since the emancipation of the Uvoa
nhariJrns fr-m,l . 111,,., tn h-tTn tna I
in the votes of the-black mn.
came o.i at yiayette, Indiana, for the the Sheriff descended from the scaffold, and
benefit of the poor of the citv. which i . . 1 . . .-. 1 . r.v 1 .
does great credit to th partici-iacts. A I icaiiicd tueioocoi me rp., nu ioucu-
citizeu of that place offered to cive a cer- ' ed tho tr spnnir, the drop foiL v.n-l the
:ecutiott of leea mules,
on' November 13th, 1S67, -
For the of her husband, Xavier
xor.ue t i loae
- Millar, in Jnlv. lfiOD. -
Miller, in July, 1866.
Below we publish an account of the exe
cution of Lena," Miller, in the jail-yard of
this place, to-diy, for the poisoning of her
husband, Xavier. Miller, in the month f
sere, and - her' confession or the crime for i
which she was executed, r 1
Th: wai tMiteiewfeoa thai has ever
, , . n. ,.,
taken place m Ciearfie.d county
THE GAl.I.OWS.
The sro.llows was coftstrueta-lofwhitopiiio,
the bar re?tinff i a notch: iu the rear cros
; the bar, and the drop allowed to tall.,
. . ToVvi-nrw vir ; :
At nine o'clock, the ppiritnal advisers of
the prisoner were admitted to her cell, and
continued with her nearly the whole time
i ... Sh wa An in
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long black dress, with a pieceof whitecambnc
neatly folded and pinned around her neck.
She had slept but little the night previous,
and ate very little for her breakfast. She
appeared perfectly calm and self-possessed,
Jboutrh her face presented rather a saddened
and downcast expression, and there was ob
servable a flight nervousness (during the
forenoon) which she relieved by smoking.
She conversed but little, and seemed rather
absorbed in her own meditations, in a full
realization of her condition. She, howev
er, answered promptly all questions, and
firmly "maintained her trust in the mercy of
God, and her willingnegs to die. About 11
o'clock a bowl of oysters was brought to her ;
she ate about half and paid "she could not eat
any i:i.vvs." " !Aa n aavte? oefor'.-?' 1 o'clock,
f a hymn was sung at her rviuest,and a pray
. er offered :in- her behalf byll-v. Harrison;
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At 1 cioeKvhnenff laust appeared in the!
cell atd .announced "to her "that the hour
! had coinc." Vrithout "the. least 'apparent
excitement she- arose .im mediately, and the
i Cu 3. i v 1 11
She? fiened 0('er h he.a,1
' enng,-which was, on the scaffold, drawn
over her face j. he. blienit and l. J. Ale-
is. of her eocnfiel, kd the way,
ed tbwn' the stairs with a lirm
for which sh'i . suffers, :'iid trusting in the
forgiveness of God she is willing to die."
j After this -watt-merit, the ShoriT, , r.r.d
tllos0 vho u3Ce,lca the fcaSold with him,
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took taeir leave r.i the cnemtied, -and ail
re!,ir-..d esc.-pt Sheriff Faust,
i, Th -cheriff, alter havtag pinioned the
; prisoners feet, directed her to avix-., waan
j i.e tied her hauls behind bor b:i"k, and
; then adjusted the nooue, with the knot
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! ou tne ielii nice oi toe l ead, an t drew tho
i over her face. At 10 miaatcj past
! one o'clock, every tiling being in readiness,
prisoner was suspended between heaven
aud earth. There were but a few convulsive'
movements, wiiicii did not last more than
three minuteswhen the .-pint of the con
demned had fied to the presence of its God.
In the fali, the knot iff tho noose drew a
rouud to die back of her head, and after re
maining suspended, in this manner, for 25
minutes, the physicians, Doctors llai tswick,
Burchfield and Fetzer, examined the body
and pronounced life extinct, and ten min
utes thereafter the body was taken down
and placed in a neat coffin.havini remained
suspended 35 minutes. Upon examination
it was found her face was not at all distorted,
and presented a perfectly natural appearance,
except a slight discoloration of the lips.
Sheriff Faust deserves great credit for the
manner in which everything was conducted.
There was no disorder or confusion. Be
sides the jury, vury few persons were admit
ted inside the jail-yard ; whilst the idle cu
riosity of those who would mount the top of
houses and sheds was thwarted by an effi
cient military company, secured for the oc
casion. ,
The following 13 the statement and con
fession of Leaa Miller, a? furnished us by
Revs. Archer and Harrison :
PRELIMINARY" STATEMENT.
As the spiritual advisers of Mrs. Miller.
.1.; : o.,, -,k. -J
hUing that we should give to th public
some account of her former life, as prelimi
nary to her confession of thecriine.V
' hkr yoRMnt ufk. , ..
Mrs. Lena Miller was (as she told us)
about 40 years old. She was born in Hauo
eri Germany. , Her maiden name was Lena
Fadden. Her parents both died when she
was. very young rhaving no recollection of
either of them. She was raised by her half
brother, who, when she was nine years old,
put her out to the service of strangers, who
treated her badly tcoui pulling her to work
hard, and giving her no education or reli
gious instruction. When about til teen years
old, she sailcdor America. , Ilerreasop fur
this, 4 ahe',. f tates,rwas on account !of; her
desire toa&fry a taan who' came' "over with
her, by thu.-Daxue of George BarretU she
being under the marriageable age, and not
pos.scs.3ig the requisite amount of property
which. -the flaw jn .that country requires.
They landed in New York and went imme
diately to Wiliyinisburg, in the vicinity of
New YorkiWliere they lived together as man
and wife, though without being really mar
ried, for about a year. .When sotier, Barrett
.was quiet, orderly,. and good-hearted; but he
drunk, excessively, and as both worked out,
he would draw both her wages and his own,
and spend their money for intoxicating
liquors ; and when drunk, he was very noisy
and abusive. , She often threatened to leave
him unless he behaved himself, and as he
did not mind .hef, she did "leave him one
evening in 'the hbuse drunk," and Us never
h&u u or nun -since. She then went to Potts
ville,; Penu'a,; and worked two months;
thence to Sehusgrove, where she remained
three months; and then to Sthweinfords
town, where she lived one year. From the
latter place she went; to - Lewistown, where
she. was taken sick with Typhoid fever, and
stayed at the hotel of M r. Moyer four months;
thence to Potter's Bank, in Centre county,
where , she lived with Henry Fero, , three
years; and thence to Rellefcnte, where she
worked one year with Mr. Ben. Bennett.
Here he met Xavier Mi'ler, who was also
working for Mr. Bennett. They were mar
ried in Bellefonte and went - immediately to
Snow Shoe, and after one year moved tq
French ville,. in the neighborhood of which
place they lived until the time of the mur
der about fifteen years. The only incident
worthy of note, during the time they lived
there, until the murder, was the burning of
their "Shanty,1' with all its contents, whieh
she herself set fire to. " "' '
Her geueral appearance was that of a large;
strong, well-developed woman. Her face
was rather masculine, her mouth expressive
of determination; with dark skin, high cheek
bones, deep-sunken eyes, of a brown color,
and hair of a grayish tinge. Her mind was
a remarkably good one for her advantages
She spoke both German and English, al
though she could read but little and that
only in the German, yet, during her impris
onment, her improvement in reading was
marked and rapid. Shecouldconver.se well,
and comprehend- easily and clearly the in
struction" given her ; especially the . great
truths of the pTii of Redemption. As to
her disposition, she was sullen and revengeful-under
provocatiomcunning and deceitful
iu ber, purposes, stolid and indifferent in
almost every phase of her circumstances,uutil
the last few days previous to her execution.
Her habits of life were tho fitting prepara
tive for her, monstrous crime., She was ad
dicted to falsehood, vulgarity, and profane
swearing,and possessed a slavish appetite for
strong drink. Nevertheless, she professed
a sincere repentance for her wicked deed, as
a great sin against God and man ; and we
commend her to the mighty grace which
was able to save a' penitent thief, and to that
blood which cleanses from all sin.
With these remarks, we give her confes
sioa substantially as she related it to us :
". HEit rONKf.S8ION.
I first thought of murdering my husband
iu the sumiaet of 1SC5. - I tried first to poi
son him with tea made of Laurel leaves and
the filings of al brass buckle. Then with
the Quicksilver. off the back of a looking
gla :s. Then I gave Vim, in two doses, a
bottle of Laudanum, which I got from Dr.
Potter forth -cramp. Then some indigo.
Then, bno day, going after the cows, I killed
a small, green, grass snake, which I boiled
and gave to him in coffee. All these things
were given either in tea or coffee, according
as one or the .other tvasu-ud at meals. None
of them had the least effect upon him did
not even make' him sick. The ' time occn-
fid in giving them all, was about four weeks,
then gave.it up, because I did not know
of anything which vou'd kill hi.n. But I
thought of it every day, and could not get
it ortt of my mind, trying to think of some
thing to poison him w ith. At last I remem
bered that son-..; of the neighbors had got
f-nmt -thing at tiie store to poison rats with.
The next time I went to Mr. Crauston's
.stor, which was iu the latter part of June,
(icGG), I asked for "rat poison' The first
he gave me. upon my aking him, he said
would not kill a man but would make him
very sick. I then asked him for something
stronger, and he gave me the Arseuie and
told me how to use it. (Miliar never told me
to get any . "rac poison," and my little girl
swore to that because I told her to do so. ) I
took ;t heme, but, in a day or two. Miller
went to the Horse Shoe, and was goue until
Saturday, and I had no opportunity to give
it to him- He came home on Saturday, at
uocn.( J une 30th), aud at supior I put a tea
spoonfui in some rice and set it at his plate.
He took two or three knife-fuls, and then
got up from the table and went out on the
porch, where he commenced to vomit. The
vomiting continued more or less frequently
until bed time, when he told me he felt bet
ter. The next morning, I gave him what
you could hold on the point of a pen-knife,
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in nit; cuuee. xuis maue mm sick, again.
Then I gave it to him again at night ; and
so on, in about the same quantity, two or
three times a day the number of times de
pending on whether there were strangers at
the house or not until the 10th of July, the
day Dr. Litz came first, when the paper ran
out; I had given him all. On the 11th of
July, after dinner, I went to the store to get
some vinegar to mix a mustard plaster with,
for his breast, as the Doctor had told me. I
could not get rid of the thought that I must
not give it up, and so I bought another pa
per of the same kind of "rat poison" as I
got before. I left the store about 3 o'clock,
and got home about four. Miller was much
worse. I could hear the "death-rattles,"
and knowing then that he was about to die,
I did not give him any more. I went and
told some of the neighbors that they must
come over, that he was going to die that
night. He did die the next day. I never
opened the last paper of poison which I
bought, but put it in the cupboard, where
it remained for three days after the funeral.
I then took it and put it in my pocket-book,
and carried it two days,-when, one morning,
going over to Mrs. Pretetts, I found it in my
pocket,' out of the pocket-book, ith my to
bacco; aud fearing that I might poison my
self I threw it away, where I said I had done
it ; but as I was noticing 'especially those
who were with me, and not where I was!
throwing it,-1 could not tell exactly .the spot. ;
Besides, tho ground was covered with lau-'
rel, and it had rained in the mean time and '
as the run (small stream) is there close to
the road, it may have fallen in that, so that
it could not be found. The powder which
was found on the clock, was the one left by
Dn Litzi, on the to be given him that
night'; but as lie diedjoefore that, he never
got it. ,The powdcrthev came out in the
kitchen to get, and gave him the night be
fore he died, was a powder left by Dr. Litz
on his first visit. I gave him all the medi
cine the Doctor left, just as he told me. '
My motive for killing him was, because
he treated me badly and ' abused ' me so.
He made me work h ard QUt-doors, on the
farm. He would some times get mad and
knock me down, and the marks of abuse
could often be seen upon my body. . I could
not live with him any longer,, and could not
leave him, because I could not bear to leave
my children, whom I loved dearly. As soon,
however, as I iw he was dead,I was alarm
ed and sorry that I had done it. I 'could
not bear to look at him ' after he was dead,
and, after the funeral, was restive going
all about and afraid to stuy in the house on
account of "spooks." ' :
I know and feel that I haTe committed a
great ski, and acknowledge my punishment
to be just ; - but I look to the mercy of God,
and trust that he will forgive me. ;: "'
How the Tribune Managed "New Tork.
As the AW York Tribune was so captious
in reference to the management of Republi
can interests in the late Pennsylvania elec
tion, insisting on the right to find fault, de
preciate and even ridicule the; manner in
which the Republicans of, the Keystone
State managed their, affairs, we did expect
that the astute scribe who dictates political
actions through its columns would ;set us
"dumb dutch" an example in their manage
ment of the New York election which we
might hereafter ' follow with profit. , We
looked to the TrUtane to give us agreat vic
tory in New York on the oth of November.
It had puffed itself to its greatest capacity
in egotism as to its influence, and we rzaliy
did think that the Tribune might effect
some good. The result in New York is
now before the country. The Tribune has
had' its' full sway. It has, by fits and turns,
bellowed at Grant, blabbed about New Jer
sey, hectored New York, dabbled in Mas
sachusetts, talked ."woman" to' -Knni-as,
and professed to have performed wonderful
things in all the Sutes where the elections
were held on the oth. We give the Trib
une joy at the wonderful effects of its uecro
mancy. Republicans who love the cardinal
truth of their principles, and who were nev
er disposed tt sacrifice those for the isui
which are constantly bursting from Massa
Greely's brain, can now see how they were
defeated. .When the Republican party is
left alone to battle for what it wa organized
to eeeure, namely, the safety and honor of
the ,t.j-overuraent, ir. has always been victori
ous. But . when demagogues and pseudo
philanthropists have impiously sought to
wield its strength for the furtherance of
im practicable projects it has been - defeated,
simply because Republicans will not be led
against their judgement to favor tho vaga
ric: of pny man or set of men,
. We have no disguises for our defeat, nor
apologies to offer . for those whom we know
brought it e.bout. Iuded it is. better that
our defeat should be exposed in all its na
ked deformity, that wo may profit from its
lessons. What we must do, and do quick
ly, is to repudiate the men who want to car
ry the Republican party in their breeches
pocket, in this way, and by sticking to our
principles, we may repair disaster. Uar
rixbiirg TtlffrajJi. . . -
A Good One.
The Gr?enbur9 Jlera hi of November 6th,
telh the following story, on one of Andy
Johnson':'. anpo'.Ll'ees in' Westmoreland
county, which is too good to be lost :
"Jo t !: '.southern pai r of this county there
is a Dcniocrut holding tha position ot whis
key Inspector under Andy .Johnson's style
tf running the Government (that beiug to
allow two-thirds of the whisky to escape
t.avmentof tax.lr Well, in the performance
of the arduous and burdensome (?) duties of
his position this Democratic official called
at one of our first !ass distil!eries to "in
spect" what was to be inspected. Two
bottles filled with what was presented to
him as "Beer"' ready tor the still, wa han
ded him to pass 'hw'" judgment on. They
were both pronounced a first-class article by
him. Now the distiller, having no confi
dence in the iudgment or competency of this
Democratic official, -had filled one of the
bcttles with ordinary still slop, from the re
ceptacle of- the hog feed. et this Demo
crat, who is put there to protect the Gov
ernment's interest, did not detect the cheat,'
but pronounced both alike good beer."
Some twenty-five segar makers, one of
their number bringing up the rear with a
musket, marched to the office of the Asses
sor of Internal Revenue, in Lancaster, Mon
day morning, to make a return of the num
ber of cigars made by them during the last
month. Of course, the carrying of the
musket was done as a joke.
Boston is suffering from a lack of dwell
ing houses, and a Boston paper says that so
great is the demand, that, when a wheel
barrow of bricks, passes along : the streets
the progress of the vehicle is checked, until
a curious crowd has elicited from the pro
peller thereof where the house is to be built,
and its probable rent
There is a prospect ot a funny fight be
tween the President and the Democratic
leaders. lie claims "the honor" of the late
Democratic victories, while they insist he
had no influence on the result. These lea
ders are now for repudiating Johnson, pre
suming that they can do without his pat
ronage. Poor Andy. .
It is alleged by old trappers and hunters
that the Indians-who- have lately signed
treaties with the Government did so to gain
time for a campaign early in the spring.
The red man is not prepared for war in the
winter. He will be ready to fight in the.
summer.
The Late Elections. .
Below we give a brief eynoprij or the electint
held on November 5th : -
&ta8saebuetta give abont 27,000 Rpoklicaa
majority, and eleeU tbe whole Republican Sut.
ticket. The legislature is largely Republican.
WiteoDrin giree a Republican majority of bo,t
4,000, and electa tbe whole Republican State tick,
et. The legislature is Republican, which leearei
the I). S. Senator.
Minnesota is Republican by but 4.000 mr.
itj, and has chosen the Republican State ticket
The Radicals have a majority in the legislate
thus securing a U. S. Senator.
Kansas has; fh.-seu)a Radical majority in tht
legislature", and 'gives a Republican majority 0f
about one thousand.,, ..,m...
Illinois baa pretty generally chonn Republi
can county officers no State officers were elect
ed this yeariV , 1 .yt c
Michigan has adopted a new connitution em
bracing a clause in favor of impartial suffrage
New York has gone Democratic by about 4S,ooo
majority. The Democracy hare a majority of two
in the legislature,-on joint ballot.
New Jersey gives a Demberatic majority of -bout
12,000iThe legislature is largely D.
eratie. ' ' ' - - -
Maryland gives about 43,000 Democratic major -ity.
The rebel State Constitution was thui fully
ratified.
The Copperheads of Ohio announce that
all thoughts of contesting the election of
Hayes has been abandoned. The rnajoritv
was rather too large to be got rid of even by
a Copperhead Senate.
. A bread riot broke out at Exeter and Ax
minster, England, on the 1st. . The milita
ry was called out to quell the riot.
Situ? adwrtfetmrnfe
Adverttemettsrt tnrargrtyp,ettti,arout of plain
tt-yUtoillb eharged doubt pric forsparrocruyird
"pSTRAY. Strayed away from the suL
scriber. in Chest township, on or about
the 20th of October last a two-year old sorrel eolt,
with one white foot and a dim star in tbe fore
head.. Any person giving information, as to its
whereabouts, that will lead to its recovery, will
be liberally rewarded.
Sowbarg, Nov. 13-'67. ; LEWIS J. iilRD.
A GENTS W ANTED throughout the
State of Pennsylvania, for the
0N1TE1STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
, - of New York.
' ESTABLISHED IN 1858.
Capital Assets.; a&sut $2,500,000.
Apply t" ' O. BARDENWERPER,
. . . General Agent for Peon's.
Nor. 13, 2mp. 422 Walnut it.. Phil s.
CHERIFFS SALE. By virtue of a writ
of At. Levari Facia, issued eut of
the Court of CotnmonPleas of Clearfield county, tod
to me directed, there will be exposed to sale at
the Court house in the borough of Clearfield,
on MUNDAY.the 23d day ef DECEMBER. ltJ7,tte
following described Real Estate, to wit:
All those certain two tracts or pieces of land
situate in Clearfield county, one of the 111 lurrey
ed in pursuance of a warrant granted to John
Buyer, dated the 16th day of May. A. !., 1793,
beginning at a post, thence by JNichoUon survey
S. 3y degrees. W. 2t0 perches to post, thence by
land of Nathaniel Donald. 3. 40 decrees, E. 2n
er. to poet, tbence ry vaetut land, A. 3a degrees
I. 260 perches to post, and tbence by Christian
iettinra' land, N. 40 degrees W. 2s0 pereliei. te
the place of beginning, containing 4if acres el
1 1 perches and allowance, be the same more crlesj.
..And the other surveyed ou a warrant granted
to Nathaniel Donaldson da'ed the 16tb J :y of
May, A. D., 1793, beginning at a post, tbence by
Nicholson's survey, S. 3H decrees. W. 260 perches
to a post, thence by land of John Binghurst. S.
40 degrees, E, 280 perches to a post, thence by
vacant land, N.39 degrees, E.2G0 perches to past
and thence by land of John Buyer N. 40dgreej.
W. 2-iO perches, to place of beginning, containing
439 acres and 11 perches and allowance, be the
same, more or le.-s: - Seised, taken in execution,
and to be sold as the property of Lewis Jamison
and Loren A. Enswortlr.
Nor. 13: - - JACOB FAUST, Sheriff
TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT AP
A PEALS. Notice is hereby given, that
the Commissioners of Clearfield eounty. Pa., will
meet at the following places, at 10 o'eiock, A. M.
of each day named, for the purpose of bearing
Appeals from the Triennial Assessment, to wit.
For the township of G-oshen. at Shawsiille
school house, on Monday. November 2oth. 16":
For the township of Girard. at Congress Hjll
school house, on Tuesday, November 2 th. lMi.
For the townfhip of Coving-ton. at tbe buuse of
Jacob Maurcr. on Wednesday, NovemDcr 27,ls6".
For tbe the township of Kimliaus, at the house
of R. J. ilaice s. on Thursday, Nov. 2Slb 167-
For the township of Morris, at the house formerly
occupied by J. P. Nelson, on Friday, Nov. Sa.lsfi'-
For the township of Graham, at tbe house et
Jacob Hu bier, on Saturday, November 30th. 16'-
For the township of Bradford, at the houce ot
Jacob Pearce. on Monday, December 2d, Is6"-
For the township of Boggs, at the house of Ed
ward Albert, on Tuesday. December 3d, lw7.
For the Borough of Osceola, at the house ot Mil
Uovt, on Wednesday, December 4th. Iati7.
For the townsbinj of Decatur, at Centre sabosl
house, on Ihursdaj. December oth, ls67.
For the townshiplbf Woodward, at the house ot
Thoa Henderson .oh Friday, December 6th,
For the township of Uuelicb, at tbe school house
in Janesville, on Saturday, December n,
For the township of Beccaria, at the house ot
D. Paulhamns, io Glen Hope, on Monday .Decem
ber 9th, 1867. - , . .
For the township of Knox, at Ames school
boose, on Tuesday, December 10th, 1S67.
For the township of Jordan, t the school hou.
in Ansonrille.on Wednesday.Deeember llth,lo
For the township ef Ferguson, at the house ror
snerly oceupied by Johi. Gregory, on Thursasy,
December 12th, 1867. , .
For the township of Chest, at the sohoo. house
near Simon Korabaugh's, ou Friday, Decemoer
13th. 1S67. . ,k.
For the Borousrh of New Washington, at
school house, on Saturday. December 14th. I6.'-
For the township of Burnside, at the elecuou
house, on Monday, December 16th, 1867.
For the township of Bell, at the election bouse,
on Tuesday, December 17th. 1867. ...
For the Borough of Lumber City, at tbe pnuiis
house of James Carry, on Wednesday, Decern
18th. 1967. ,er
For tho township of Peon, at the bowse of a
Hepburn, on Thursday, December 19th. 1S07
For the township of Pike, at the house of w
Bloom, in Curwensville.on Friday, Deo. 2-'
ror the Borough of Curwensville. at tbe hoB
of Leah Bloom, on Saturday, Deo. 21st, IS"
For the township of Bloom, at the bease ot '
gem on Holdeu. on Monday, December 2-id-'
For the township of Brady, at the houseot "
Schwem, on Tuesday, December 24th, 18o- -
For the township of Union, at the o?0,,
Daniel Brubaker, on Wednesday, Dec lath, iw'-
For the township of Fox, at the house of Jonn
Bundy, on Thursday, December 26th. 167-
For the township of Huston, at the boaV
Wm. Woodward, on Friday, December 27th,
For the township of Lawrence at nc!
sioners Office, on Monday, December 30th. Is6';
For the Borough of Clearfield, at the
sioners Ofifice, on Tuesday, December 31st. is"'-
An Appeal from tho valuations of n4"
Lands will be held at the Commissioners vine
on Tneaday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the
oth, and 6th days of February, A. D.. '
which time sJl persons interested wiU P'ea
tend, as no appeal oan be taken after that aai -
By order of the Board of Commissioners .
Nor. 13, :7 W BRADLEY . Clerk
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