Raftsman's journal.
. J. ROW, EDITOR ASD PROPRIETOR.
CLEARFIELD, PA., JAN. 29, 1868.
Protection to Home Industry.
Mr Moorhead (Republican) of Pennsyl
rania, has introduced a tariff resolution into
the House, and sent it, with, instructions.to
the Committee of Ways and Means. There
never was a better time for action on this
subject, and the people should insist upon
its immediate consideration. What the
country wants, is not such a merely tempo
rary device as the repeal of the tax upon
manufactures, but a permanent system,
which will elevate and sustain all its indus
tries. Everywhere in the land large num
bers of skilled workmen are out of employ
ment. Mills are idle, and such as continue
to run have reduced wages from twenty to J
mircy per cent, as tne cost ot living nas
not correspondingly declined, laborers must
suffer ; and there is, and will be, a growing
discontent that will make itself felt in the
coming elections. Unfortunately, even the
present rate of wages cannot be maintained, t
for England is striving to effect a reduction
of thirty, per cent with good prospect of
accomplishing it, and the old inequality will
be maintained, with all its disastrous conse
quences. It is to be hoped that Mr. Moor
head's resolution wiil be passed at an early
day, and thus afford the necessary protec
tion to home industry.
Election Frauds.
In another column, under the heading of
"Harrisburg," we publish a letter to the
Pittsburg Commercial, written by its corres
pondent at Harrisburg, giving an account of
the evidence being taken in the contested
election case from the Twenty-first Senato
rial District Captain RobLkn,-of Juniata
county, contesting the seat of Mr. Shugart,
of Centre county. Thi evidence, so far as
taken by the Committee, according to the
Commercials correspondent, develops the
fact that gross frauds were perpetrated upon
the ballot-box in the neighboring town ot
Philipsburg, and that said frauds were en
gineered by citizens of Clearfield Borough,
to wit : by Hon. W. A. Wallace, of the
, State Senate, and Rev. Father Tracy, of the
Catholic Church in this place. But, as our
object is merely to call attention to the let
ter in question, we refrain from any com
ments on the case, at this time only pre
mising.that in the future we will publish the
evidence, or such parts of it as may be of
special interest to our readers.
"The Great Pardoner. "-HSuch is the
appellation applied to Gov. Geary, by the
Copperhead papers in this State. But, to
show that he is not entitled to that appella
tion, we append the record of the last four
Democratic Governors, to wit : David R.
Porter, in six years, pardoned 584 persons,
or over 97 a year Francis R. Shunk, in
three years, 275, or over 91 a year Wm.
Bigler, in three years, 303, or 101 a year
and Wm. F.' Packer, in three years, 209, or
over 69 a year. And Gov. Geary, 52 in one
year. Now, we ask these Copperhead wise
acres to scan the record and then tell their
readers who is "The Great Pardoner!" Not
Geary, surely !
Delegates Chosen. The Republicans of
Northampton county met in County Con
vention, inEaston, on January 20th, when
on motion the Hon. II. D. Maxwell and Wil
liam Shuman were chosen delegates to the
State Convention. The conferees chosen
are favorable to CoL W. H. Armstrong as
delegate to the National Convention. Res
olutions were paosed indorsing the course of
Congress, and strongly instructing for Grant
and Curtin for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency.
Republican State Convention'. At a
meeting of the Republican State Committee,
hold at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, Janua
ry 22d, after a full conference, Wednesday,
March 11th, was selected as the day, and
Philadelphia as the place, for holding the
State Convention to nominate candidates
for Auditor General and Surveyor General,
and to select four delegates at large to the
National Republican Convention.
More Delegates. The Republicans of
Susquehanna county have elected W. II.
Jessup and W. J. Turrell delegates to the
State Convention, and passed resolutions in
favor of General Grant for President, and
Galusha A. Grow for Vice President.
Colonel A. K. McClure, who for several
cooeths has been rusticating in Montana,
has returned to Pennsylvania. He comes
in good time to lend his influence to give
50,000 majority in this State for Grant
for Preiident.
The exports of Great Britain have fallen
ff 4,000,000 pound Sterling during the last
year.
The Gettysburg Swindle. m
If we did not know, says the Morning
Post, that there are people who have a down
right passion for being swindled, we should
think the Gettysburg lottery shop would
close its doors to-morrow in despair. But
the accomplished diddlers who manage the
concern know the public too well to be light
ened by the exposure of their schemes. Mr.
Van Wyck's report to Congress, several
days ago, tells the whole story of the
swindle. Yet, we 3uppose, there are persons
capable of reading it, and then starting off
to buy a ticket, in the firm belief that they
will draw a farm, or $40,000, or a set of
diamonds. There is in the very nature of a
lottery evidence of fraud to any person of
sense, so that the enterprise from the first
depends solely upon the fools for support.
The people who buy lottery ti&ets, there
fore, are not easily convinced by facts. Each
fool will admit that everybody else will be
swindled, but alas ! for the self-esteem and
credulity of mankind he is firm in the com
placent belief that he will escape the gener
al fate. People of this kind are not to be
frightened by Mr. Van Wyck's report and
so the Gettysburg lottery shop may safe
ly continue its pleasant little game.
But the facts reported by the House com
mittee ought to be the basis of immediate
action by the authorities. Mr. Vaa Wyck
says that the concern is formally under the
control of three professional lottery gamb-lcrs-Messrs".
France, Edgarton and Dickin-
son,
and they are to be the supervisors of
the Asylum ! Hut let nobody be alarmed a
boirt the orphans of our soldiers, for the
Asylum will never be built. These opera
tors so cunningly framed their charter that,
out of the $1,21)0,000 they propose to whis-
tie out of the pockets of the people,, but
$10,000 will, in all human probability, ever
go to the benefit of the proposed or,
rather, the unproposed Asylum. We do
not wonder that Gen. Meade indignantly pro
nounced the project a swindle, or that the
Postmaster General, who was at the firt in
duced to recommend it, now withdraws his
approval, discovering it, rather late in the
day, to be a fraudulent scheme. We are
sorry that Collector Diehl does not get off
as luckily as Mr. Randall, and that he can
not be acquitted of helping to establish this
monstrous imposture. Mr. Jones, of the
New York Times, appears to be in the same
boat.
There is one paragraph in the report which
ought not to be forgotten. It touches the
very root ot the matter. "All lotteries are
swindles. Yet by far the most dangerous
lotteries are those where vice is made attrac
tive, where a sense of the crime is deadened
and consciousness of the guilt removed, by
the pleasing delusion that honorable names
endorse, and a pretended good end justifies,
violations of the law."
"Labor Reform Associations."
It seems our article on Labor Reform Associa
tions, in onr issue of January 15th, had the effect
to stir up the bile, in the stomach of one "An
drew 'Wilson," tremendously judging from the
amount of filth he ejected through the columns
of the last 'Republican. Now, as Andy professes
to be a RepuDlican, and says he "addressed the
first meeting in the county on the subject of the
rights of labor," and virtually admits that Cop
perheads are connected with the association, and
as his character for truth and veracity is above (?)
suspicion in a court of justice, we have no dispo
sition todoubt his statement and hence it is un
necessary for us to notice his "billingsgate," nor
have any future controversy with him on the
subject. So, good-by, Andy '. and if we should
happen to say anythingabouf'labor reform asso
ciations" hereafter, and thereby disturb youfr
turbid stomach, just take a small dose of Ipecac,
for that will relieve you much more readily than
an effort to eject it through the columns of the
Republican. So, once more, good-by, Andy !
Senator Casserly, of Califronia.
The California correspondent of the Chica
go Tribune says of the new Democratic
Senator from that'State:
"Casserly is an out-and-out Union man,
who declared for the Union of the States, and
gave liberally of his ample means in aid of
the Sanitary Commission. He is not a rad
ical by any means, but his election is a deci
ded triumph of the Conservative Union sen
timent over both the Radical and Copper
head elements. lie is a native of Ireland,
but long a resident of the United States, a
lawyer by profession, and a man of tar more
than ordinary ability; in fact, a first class
man, and entirely unobjectionable cn every
point, go far as his habits and moral char
acter are concerned. His election is a bitter
pill for the secesh Democracy.'
Hard on Hancock. The New York
Day Book, one of the most 'radical' of the
Copperhead prints, is very severe on Gen.
Hancock, and repudiates him in toto as a
Presidential candidate. The Day Book
says :
Hancock wa3 the hangman of Mrs. Sur
ratt. He was one of Holt's bright and
shining tools in that illegal and murderous
business. If he were fairly and justly tried
by the law, he would be hanged for that deed.
It was a revengeful, malicious murder. Nor
did the form of military trial reu'der it any
less murder, according to laio. Gt3. Han
cock cannot execute the order of a bai:d of
assassins, and then excuse himself by siJ.y- i
tng that he, individually, had to malice, i
lue law knows no such excuse as that.
"A Conscientious Soldier" has sent to
Governor Geary the sum of seventy-three
dollars, which he nays "belongs to the State
Treasury." -Governor Geary has handed
over the money to State Treasurer Kemble.
Railway iron is shipped from Pennsylva
nia to the Rocky Mountains, without change
of cars, for tha pacific Railroad, which is
the railway to do that sort of thing.
HARRISBURG.
The Twenty-First District Senatorial Con
. test Gross Fraud3 Proven Senator Wal
lace Implicated. '
Special Correspondence of Pittsburg Commercial.
Harrisburg. Pa., January 23, 18GS.
The Committe drawn in the Senate to try
the case of Captain-J. II. Robison, of Ju
niata county, who is contesting the seat of
J. T. Shugart, of Centre county, the sitting
member has been in session this week. Orvis,
of Bellefonte, and Mayuard.of Williamsport,
are counsel for Shugart, andH. B. Swoope,
of Clearfield, and John Cessna, of Bedford,
are counsel for the contestant. The Com
mittee consists of Senators Fisher, Landon,
Jackson, Liuderman, Taylor, Ridgway, and
Cowles, live Republicans and two Demo
crats. The principal ground for contesting
Mr.Shugart's se-t is, that quite a number
of Irishmen had voted on false naturaliza
tion papers, find others had been brought in
to the district and keut there ten days prior
tn the election, for the express purpose of
voting. Mr. Shugart's majority was only
twenty-two votes, and it was alleged that
there were near one hundred illegal votes
polled in one place in Centre county. It
appears that there was a railroad being made
from Philipsburg.in Centre county, to Clear
field, an.l there wera last fall about forty
rods of light work to be done near Phillips
burg, which could have been done by twen
ty men in five or six days. However, an ar
rangment was made with an Irishman, nam
ed O'Mara, a boss on that work, to bring a
bout one hundred Irishmen on that part of
the work, which was in Centre county,' ten
days before the election. This he did, and
as soon as the election was over they wero
sent away. When it was ascertained that
Shugart had oniy twenty-two majority, in
cluding the hundred illegal votes at Phillips
burg, and that Robison was going to coutest
his seat, the leaders ot the democratic party
concluded that the Iiirh boss, O'Mara, who
knew all about the importation of voters and
the fraudulent papers upon which many of
them voted, must be sent out of the State.
For that purpose they employed Catholic
priest by the name of "Father Tracey," to
induce O'Mara to le-ive. Shortly before
theLeei.-Iature niet,Fai.herTracey visited O'
Mara and stated to him that the Legislature
would soon mees,; that Shugart's seat would
be contested ; and that his (0' Mara' s) teti
monj' would be very much against the Dem
ocratic party; that it would be best for him
(.O'Mara) to leave the State ; that he (Tra
cey) had soiuo money which he was author
ized to cive hfui (O'Mara) if he would go
out of the limits of the State, &c, etc. O'
Mara asked two thousand dollars for taking
his family out if the State never to return.
Father Tracey said he was not authorized to
pay that much, and could not do eo until he
would write to Philadelphia. After several
inteviews bet ween the priest and O'Mara, the
lormer at last told the latter that William
A. Wallace said that "a hundred dollars per
month waseuough to pay forgetting him to
leave the State."
Father Tracey then struck a bargain with
Mr. O'Mara to leave for five hundred
dollars, which were paid over to him, and
afterwards counted by a young uiaajn Clear
field, and accordingly left, and took up his
abode inElmira, New York. But his where
abouts became known to the counsel for the
contestant, and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate was sent to Elruira a few days ago,
where he found Mr. O'Mara, and brought
him to this city. He was brought before
the Committee last night, and upon his oath
testified to the foregoing facts, and in addi
tion, he stated that another boss on the
work above referred to took the fraudulent
naturalization papers and colored them with
coffee, so as to make them appear old. Is
not the foregoing, which is sworn to by ah
Irish Democratic railroad boss, a disgrace to
any party, and, especially, does it not show
what measures the rebel sympathising Dem
ocratic party will adopt to carry elections
and thwart the will of the majority of the
bona fide citizens of the country? And yet
to hear these hypocritical demagogues talk,
you would suppose that they are the only
guardians that the Constitution of the State
and the Constitution of the United States
have. I suppose it is in strict accordance
with the Constitution to forge naturalization
papers and to color them with coffee, and for
aliens to vote on such papers ; provided al
ways that they vote for Democratic candi
dates ; that it is eminently proper for such a
man as Father Tracey to become the pay
master of the Democratic party, when a wit
ness who would have to testify against that
party, should leave the country, and no one
would dare to d ubt the constitutionality of
the rijht of the Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee to fix the price to
be paid to such a witness for leaving. "Oh !
consistency, thou art a jewel!" There is no
doubt about Robison getting his seat. The
evidence so far makes out a clear case of any
amount of fradulent voting done by aliens
and imported voters. . . . Junius.
The Tribune on Grant. The New
York Tribune of Thursday thus poaks of
General Grant's action in transferring the
War Department to Secretary Stanton up
on receipt of notification of the Senate's ac
tion in refusing tocoticurin his suspension :
"General Grant's surrender of the office of
Secretary of War ad interim, in obedience
to the Senate of the United States and the
laws of Congress, and in defiance of tha
known desire of his Commander-in-Chief
that he shoald hold it by military force in
defiance of the civil power, is one of the
most admirable examples of the subordina
tion of the military to the civil power which
the history of America or the world affords.
Surely the President, who is so fond of ex
pressing his admiration of the great princi
ple of subordinating the military to the civil
power, will send in a special message to Con
gress recommending a national vote of
thanks to General Grant for his disinteres
ted patriotism. Will he do it right off ?"
The rebels and Copperheads have em
barked in a new warfare upon Gen. Grant.
Under the inspiration of Andrew Johnson
they seem determined to destroy him in the
Sopular confidence if they can. Go on,
Iessieurs ! You never did the cause of hu
man libtrty a greater service not even when
you attempted to make "treason honora
ble," as the endorsers of Andrew Jackson's
treachery, and so proved your continued de
votion to the cause of the rebellion.
It is proposed to make foreigners reside
ten years in Virginia before they can vote.
There never was a better
logging
season
in Blaine than this has boon.
Washington City Gossip. .
The Committee on Banking in the Uoue of
Representatives, has not taken up the subject of
National Hanks at any formal meeting, but the
general talk of the members of this Committee
leads to the conclusion that a majority are in fa
vor of taxing the banks and depriving them of a
portion of their circulation. The committee is
not in favorof any hostile legislation, and while
the proposition alluded to might be carried if
brought to vote, it is not likely that the committee
will report any measures looking in the direction
indicated for some time to come.
Arrangements are being made for a strong
speaking force from each party represented in
Congress to tie part in the New Hamsuire elec
tion. The Democrats have secured Voorhees, Doo
little and Hendricks, and are negotiating for At
torney General Stanberry. The Republicans have
an equally strong detachment. Great interest is
taken in the contest, as the first State election of
the Presidential year.
The Senate has ratified a commercial treaty
between Nicarauga and the United States, which
was originally signed in 1859. The treaty guar
antees to citizens of the United States the rights
of transit between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
through Nicaragua, and permits the transporta
tion of merchandise over the same free of duties.
The United States is also permitted to transport
troops and monitions of war and mails over the
route. A modification of the treaty with China,
recommended by Minister Burlingame, has been
ratified by the Senate. It requires masters of mer
chant vessels arriving in Chinese ports to report
their arrival within forty hours or be subject to
the same penalty as British shipmaBteis are who do
not report themselves.
Official figures show the receipts of the Post
Office Department during the past year' to have
been, in round numbers. $14,000,000 while the ex
penditures have reached $18,000,000. Ohio ran
behind S 1,000. The committee on Appropriations
have now under consideration a request from the
Department for an additional appropriation of
$2,500,000 for Southern service
The following is a copy of the anti-contraction
bill as it goes to tha President : "if it enacted,
etc., That from and after the passes of this aot,
the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to
make any reduction of, tho currency by retiring
or cancelling United States notes shall be and is
hereby suspeuded ; but nothing herein contained
shall prevent the cancellation and destruction of
mutilated United States notes, and the replacing
of the same with notes of the same character and
amount."
The appendices to the report of special Revenue
Commissioner Welles, compiled by E. B. Elliot,
and just issued, contain some valuable statistics.
showing the expenditures of the United States
Government at different periods. The average
annual expenditures, the expenditures pr capita..
the aggregate sales of merchandize, including
liquors, by wholesale and retail dealers, for the
year ending June 30. 1367; also a paper showing
the workings of the revenue systems of Great
Britain, France, and Northern Germany. It esti
mates the av3rage population of the United States
for 1806-57, ending June 30, at thirty-five millions.
Gen. R. E. Lee declares that the course of Gen.
Hancock was "the first dawn of hope he had seen
for the people of the South since the termination
of the war." Gen. Hancock has stood a good
many hard shots from the rebels, bnt this we
think is the hardest of them all. and entitles him
to the commisieration of his countrymen.
Advices from the South, in regard to the Con
gressional plan of Reconstruction, make things
here liok hopeful. S. W. Conway reached here
direct from New Orleans. He has been making
a tour of' four months in the Fifth Military Dis
trict. lie brings with him a petition from men
bers of the Louisiana Convention. asking Congress
to remove Hancock from the command of the
Fifth Military Distriot, for the reason that he is
an impediment to Reconstruction. Mr. Conway
says that the Louisiana convention will finish its
work within another week, and tha Stato ticket
that has been nominated will be elected at the
same time the Constitution is voted for. The reb
els of the State are thoroughly organized, and are
determined to make a big fight against the rati
Bcation ot tne constitution. I hey nave chosen a
committee, with rooms at tho St. Charles Hotel
and have already collected $50,000 to aid in de
feating Congress.
The Kusaian Government has made a claim of
ten thousand dollars against oar Government for
telegraphic dispatches sent and received by Sec.
retary Seward during the time the negotiations
were pending for the purchase of Walrussia. Mr.
Seward refuses to pay the claim, and has sent it
to Congress, where it now is.
The Secretary of State has been advised of the
execution of a treaty between the United States
and the Republic of Columbiafor the construction
of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien.
Mr. Hooper, Mormon, is to have his seat in the
House of Representatives contested by Mr. M'Gro-
ty, Gentile The papers in the case cover the
whole ground of the legality of the Government
of that territory as administeied by the Mormons.
The evidence taken is of a novel and interesting
character, and as it is the intention of the parties
who have undertaken the case to push the ques
tions involved to a decision in the House, the at
tention of the whule country will inevitably be
directed to it before it is disposed of. It is the
first time that the whole question of Mormon laws
and authority has been so fairly brought to the
attention of Congress, and it is believed that the
Coram :rtCB will meet the questions in a manner
to command the approval of the moral portion of
the country.
In view of the postponement by the Supreme
Court of the MoArdle case.Gov. Sharkey, of Mis
sissippi, has left for home. He says that be con
siders the postponement of the case until March
as a clear indication that the Supreme Court in
tends to shirk the same, and he shall accordingly
go home and abandon the case, as next summer
will be too late for a favorable ' decision to avail
the South anything. There were in favorof pro
ceeding with it, Justioes Davis, Fields, Clifford,
Grier, Nelson. For a postponement, Chief Justice
Chase. Justices Swayne and Miller.
The House proposes to retrench the expenses
of Congress, by providing that no Senator or Rep
resentative shall be entitled t any newspaper
except the Congressional Globe, at the public ex
pense, or shall receive over $125 worth of station
ery during each session. It is hardly possible
that the Senate will agree to this amendment.
The New York Freemen's Journal (Dem
ocratic and Catholic) does not relish the
manceuvers of Gen. McCSellan's friends to
Fut him on the Presidential course again,
tsays: "We beg leave to tell them that,
in the State of New York there are over
30,000 true Democrats who will vote for
Grant rather than for 'very little Mac,' "
Motes from Harrisburg.
The Republican State Central Commitee
met on January 22d, and fixed the 11th of
March as the time, and the city of Phila
delphia as the place of aeeting of the State
Convention. It seems to be conceded on all
hands that Gens, flartranft and Campbell
will be renominated by acclamation for Aud
itor and Surveyor Generals. The State
Convention will nominate four delegates at
large to the Chicago convention, and each
of the twenty-four Congressional districts
will nominate two delegates. An electoral
ticket will also be nominated. Each district
will probably name its elector at the county
conventions to be held for the appointment
of delegates to- the State convention. From
present appeafance3,I presume every county
will send Grant delegates to the State con
venton. There may be some contest over
the Vice Presidency in tha State convention.
Ifitwasnot for the Vic J Presidency the
Republicans need not be at the trouble of
sending delegates to Chicago, as Gen. Grant
is already conceded to be their choice.
Among the Democracy it seems to be ad
mitted that Buckalew is to be laid on fhelf,
and if they have the majority in the Legis
lature of 1869, that Senator Wallace is to
be their man. Gen. McCand'ess' friends
say he has the inside track in 1SG9, for Gov
ernor. I do not believe that either ot them
will be troubled certainly not Wallace in
serving the State in either capacity. The
Presidential election will carry at least twen
ty majority in the Legislature of 1869.
The operations of the Pennsylvania State
Lunatic Asylum during the last year have
been conducted with more than usual suc
cess. Eighty-one more patients have been
treated than in any previous year. An ad
ditional appropriation of $20,000 is asked
for by the managers to defray the expences
arising ironi the enlargement of the Asylum.
Speaker Colfax ca National Affair3.
Speaker Colfax is full of faith and hope.
In his letter declining the Gubernatorial
nomination of the Republicans of Indiana,
he says that the Democracy are not a whit
more confident aud boastful now than they
were in the spring of 104, and at the-immense
Chicago Convention which nomina
ted McCleliau and Pendleton ; and he has
no doubt that they wiil be as badly defeated
in 1S68, as they were at tie second election
of Mr. Lincoln.
Mr. Coifax thinks that all the financial
questions will be settled to the general sat
isfaction, that rigid retrenchment will be
the policy of Congress, and that the rights
or every American citizen, whether at home
or abroad, will be lully vindicated.
Mr. Colfax says that the policy of
contraction was reluetanlly adopted by Con
gress at the suirtrestion of Mr. McCulloch,
but he gives no intimation that anything
more will be done to let up business than
the prohibition of contraction.
Mr. Colfax says he cannot run for Gover
nor, because he is under an implied pledge
to continue in the Speaker's Chair until the
4th of March, 1S69.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, speaking of
Virginia claims of high descent, says : Re
cent investigations show that not twenty of
the old families have living representatives,
and that the men who are now boasting of
their purity of descent, sprang from ignoble
sources. To give a single instance, the an
cestor of the great Henry A. Wise was sold
for one hundred pound of tobacco to pay his
passage money to America, and the bill of
the sale is preserved in a private library in
Washington.
The New York eraAZdeclares that Grant
has surrendered at last to the Radicals, and
calls ou him to retrace his steps, if he would
preserve the esteem and affection of the A
merican people.
A lame beggar in New York is worth
$65,000, which is securely invested in real
estate.
A'tvertt.
rrtisementx xet up in large type, or out of patu
i, will be charged double usual tales. jVo t uts.
ntyle.
rp O WAT E R M E N. The undersigned
would inform the public that they have
opened, for the entertainment of Watermen, the
house at Fulton's Dead water. The accommoda
tions will be good, and the charges moderate. All
who go down the river are requested to give them
a call. Dread furnished at reasonable rates, if
desired SAMUEL LAXSPERRY,
Jan 29. 1863 -3tp. WM. M JUHN SUN.
Q OLDIERS' BOUNTIES. A recent bill
has passed both Houses of Congress.and
signed by the President, giving soldiers who en
listed prior to 22d July. Iritil, served one year or
more and were honorably discharged, a bountv
of Sino. 3
LiC'Bour.tics and Pensions collected by me for
those entitled to them
WALTER BARRETT, Att'y at Law,
Aug. 15th, 18(i6. Clearfield, Pa.
PRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES,
Vegetable and Flower Seed.
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JiURSERVMEN, FLORISTS AND RKEPPMEN,
NO. 112 SMirHFIELD STREET,
Pittsburgh, Pa., opposite the Post Ofllce,
Art prepared to fill orders for Fruit and Orna
mental trees, G rape Vines, Hoses Evergreens, Ac.
Vegetable and Flower Seed of best quality, Onion
Setts, Early Goodrich, Ha-rison nnd other varie
ties of Seed Potatoes. Garden Implements and
Greenhouse plants. We will send by mail when
desired, all orders for seeds to the amount of one
dollar or upwards, except Corn, Beans and Peas.
Catalogues sent on application and all orders
promptly attended to. Jan. 29-3m.
XTOflCE IN BANKRUPTCY. -Tins is
to Give Notice: That on the 10th day
of January, A. D., 1808. a Warrant in Bankrupt
cy was issued against the Estate of Thomas Rals
ton, of the tow; ship of Boggs. in the county of
Clearfield, and State of Pennsylvania, who has
been adjudged a Bankrupt, on his own petition :
that the payment of any debts and delivery of
any property belonging to such Bankrupt, to him.
or for his use, and the transfer of any property by
him are forbidden by Law; that a meeting of the
Creditors of the said Bankrupt, to prove their
debts, and to cbouseoi,e or more Assignees of his
Estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to
be bolden at Clearfield, at the office of H. B.
Swoope, Esq , before S. E.Woodruff. Register, on i
the 18th day of March. A. D 18fi8. at 11 o'clock,
A. M. TUOS. A. ROWLEY. V. S. Marshal.
By G. P. DAVIS, Dept. U. S. M. !ja29,'G3
rj LEAR FIELD NURSERY.-Escora
V ace Home Industry. The undern-
d having established Nurserv. on "1, pfJ1
halfway between Corwensvill.'and Clears.,,'
Borough,, i, prepared to furni.b all kind.of FrJil
bery, Grape Vines, Gooaebrry, LawtcB filk
berrv. otrawberr mil Run)iit .i .?
SibrianCrabtrees.Quince and early Scarlet Rv.
Ang 31,1864. J.D. W'RIGHT Ctnnfi
' fivtuuu aunoucil la. A it A
JEW SPRING "GOODS,
JUST RECEIVED AT
KIR K & SPENCER8,
Lumber City, Pa.,
The undersigned would respectfully infl
their customer, and the public in general th t
they have Just received their 8prine stock f
goods, consisting of Dry Goods. Groceries Boot.
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Fish, Salt. Floor, Bacon
Paints. Oils. Stoneware, Hardware. QaeenVwar.'
Baskets, Tubs, Churns. Carpet. Oil cloth and
general variety of such articles lre '8u.ii
kept in a country store, all of which they will
Sell CHEAP POH CASH. 1
They weuld also direct attention to theit Urre
stock of Ready-made Clotning. which they offer
for sale at a small advance upon eoet.
KIRK 4 SPENCER
Lumber City, Pa., May 8, IS67.
N. E. We also manufacture to order, and con
stantly keep on band, a general assortment of
Boots and Shoes, for men. women and children
KIRK A SPENCER. '
JEW ARRANGE M E X T.
SHAW & SIIAW,
DRUGGISTS,
' (Second street,epposite the Court IienseJ
Clearfield, Pa.
The subscribers having entered into partner
ship in the Drug business, and purchased th en
tire interest of Mr. C. D. Watson, would respect
fully inform the citizens of Clearfield cacti,
that they are now prepared to furnish
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
Stuffs, Tobacco. Cigars, Confeetionariei,
Stationery, Ac '
Dye
PIIYSrClANS
Will find our stock of Drugs full and complete,
and at a very slight advance on Eastern prices.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Teachers and others will be furnished with el?
ical aud miscellaneous buokf by exprew, at sWw
STATIONERY,
Consisting of Cap. Flat Cap, Foolscap. Letter and
Perfumed Note Paper, also, a very neat ttoc ot
Mourning Note Paper and Envelopes on hand.
Pens, Pencils, Ink. Ac.
HOUSEKEEPERS
Will find a full stock of Pure Spices. Soda, 6da
Ash,
Concentrated Lye Soap, Ao.
HDIlCS AND GENTLEMEN
Are requested to examine our stock of Perfumer;,
Hair Oils, Fine Toilet Soars, Brushes, Cumb;,
Toilet Setts. Ac.
SMOKERS AND CHEWERS
Will find a full supply, of prime Chewing and
Smoking Tobacco, Imported and Dcmejlie Cigars,
Snuff, Fine-cut, Jtc. -
CARBON OIL,
Of the best brands, alwayi en hasd.
LIQUORS. .
The best quality of Liquors always an hand, for
mi dical purposes. 1
Physicians prescriptions promptly and carefully
compounded. August 7, 1M7.
WM. If SHAW - .- ...--A. I SBAW.
A
NOT HER BIG "FLOP!"
wm. f. johhsos. : : : : : : J. h. BAtttr.
Some two months ago it was formally announced
that Pennville was "Right side up."
Recent events have proven the announcement
piemature. Another "Flop" recently, occurred,
and chief among the improved, "interesting, and
important'' phases presented, is the one portray
ing TBS SEW, LAKtlE, A3 D CoUKODIOCS 6TUK
IloCSE, Of
JOHNSON & BAILEY,
who have just returned from the East with a
targe aiui . are f idly selected stori of teaM
goods of greater variety, and of better quality,
than have heretofore been offered in this -ub
of the county. Call at th New Store
and you will find :
Dry Goods and Groceries,
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes,
Hard-ware. Queens -ware, Hollo w-
ware. Wood and Stone-ware, Drugs, Oik,
Paints and Varnishes, Glass, Putty,
Ready made Clothing, Clocks,
Confectionary, Cheese, Flour,
Fish, and Provisions generally. Our stock of
Hardware will bear iuspcetiou, as it is full and ot
the best quality Our stock of Boots and Shoes
is unequalled in quality aad low prices.
To the ladies.we would say we intend to make
the Notion and Dress department worthy their
patronage Articles not on hand will be specially
ordered, to suit our customers.
The striking feature in the "Flop," and the ene
we would keep before the people is, the tert
LOW PRICES AT WHICH V K A RE SfcLLINO. The pU-
lio aro invited to giie us a oall. Bring on your
Produce, your Boards, Shingles. Grain, Forte,
Butter. Eggs. Dried Apples.Rngs i. Ac Oino110'
'Cheapest A Best. JOHNSON t BAILEY.
Pennville, August 28, 1867
J-EW SPRING GOODS.
C. KRATZER SON,
Are just opening at the Old Stand above the
Academy,
A large and splendid assortment of Spring Ooods,
which they are selling at greatly reduced pncai-
Particular atten tion is invited to their stock of
CARPETS,
(Cottage, common Ingrains, and superior Eng
lish Ingrains, and Brussels.) Floor and Table Oil
cloths, Window Shades and Wall rapers
Especial pains has been taken in the selection
of Ladies' Dress Goods, White Goods, Embroi
ries and Millinery goods.
They have also a large stock of Ready-"
clothing, and Boots and Shoes, which tkey
sell at a small advance on oity costi
Flour, Baoon. Fish. Salt and Plaster, App
Peaches and Prunes kept constantly on handL
Also, some pure Brandy, Whiskey andW'""
for medicinal uses ,i
Also in store a quantity of Urge and m
clover seed.
We intend to make it an object for FarB'$
and Mechanics to buy from us. because w
sell our goods as low as they ean be bouf n
the county; and will pay the very ni.She?.',a9t
for all .kinds of country produce. We "...
exchange goods for School. Road ind County
ders; Shingles. Boards and every kind of
factured Lumber. MayH,