ff;el afeman'z ouxnd, gfearfMb, t, ffiopemfier 25, 1868, Raftsman's $0iintaL . J. BOW, BOIT1K M rcrrrBTcii. CLEARFIELD, PA-. NOV- -V Twenty-first Coiirsiocal District. By the published proclamation of Gov. (eary.we ce that bo has refused tj accredit member of Congress from the 21st dis trict the returns from that district being so incomplete that the Governor is unable to decide who was duly elected. Two sep crate certificates, one certifyin:: that Hon. John Covode ia elected, and the other that Hon. Henry D. Fuster is the laxly man, have been issued ; hence the Governor has very properly thrown the responsibility of deciding the case ttpim the members of the Forty-first Congress, who will have the evi dence presented to them. The reason giv en for the iisuing of errtifioates of election to both candidates, by the return judges, was the alleged informality in the holding ol the elections in several of the dii-trict, in Fay ette county, an 1 the receiving of a large nunibsr of illegal votes. A late liarri.Lurg dispatch in referring to ti.ii subject says, "that in tho investigations ir. the Twenty first Congressional District (Hon. John Co vode's) made since the election, it has been discovered by the friends of Mr. Covode that a large number of the SoovcJen natu ralization papers, all dated the 9th of Octo ber, 1869, and within Jonr days of the clec tion. were voted upon by parties in Fayette county, and by parties who have not visited Philadelphia during the year. When it is known that it requires the presence of the would be voter to be in Philadelphia when the certificate is issued, the fraud is made more glaring, and the course of Hon. Jud'e Read meets with merited praise." If these fraud can be sustained, thj Hon. John Covode will retain his seat in the next Con gressif not, then the Hon. II. D. Foster will be the next representative from the 21st district. The Insurrection in Cuba. The insurrection which broke out in Cu ba recently, progresses as though it was xo ing to be succestul, notwithstanding the as surances of Lcr.suudi, the Captain General, that the insurgents hal boon dispersed and the insurreciion ended. The Cujuaiu Gen eral's statement, however, has little weight, with thor-e who remember that it wasaceonj panied by an appeal foraiJ trow the Uni ted States in the shape of arms. Late.t ad- j vises Btate that a part of the G nvrntn -at troops had sur.en hied to the insurgents, aid that the latter hell n- irly all ih; eo;,try from Puerto Prin.-ipe to Santiago dj Cub.i. j If this be so, the efforts of tha insurgents j have been marked with greater -ueeessthan i was anticipated, and to all intents ar-.d pur- j poses they control the larger cities. The el- ! forts of the Spanish Government to i,f,.lu.,, i the impression that the insurgents were wholly composed of the lower classes, dis contented people, criminals and slaves, have proved unavailing. The assurances are giv en that they embrace every class, from the lowest to the wealthiest and most influen tial people of the island, while their contin ued success, and the inability of the govern went to meet the exigencies created by their efforts, prove conclusively that they are thor oughly organize and disciplined. From present appearances, it is extremely doubt ful whether the Spanish government, in its present unstable condition, .will be power ful enough to crush the insurrection. Thus fir, all we have learned of the straggle leads us to believe that the Island is upon the eve of a change, with a decided leniency to wards pure Republicanism. Tur. President's Salart. Some very disinterested individual, last week proposed a increase of the Presidents' salary to $UK.- o.tnenexiress-noaouDtthtnt-.n in this way to gam for himself the gjud opin ions of Grant. But he was mistaken in his calculations, as it is already announced that I : , . . . . t . , iraui-ui uracil aoes not. regard me meas- i urc wua toe least aegree oi lavor. iuis lor- a i mal announcement of Gen. Grant's disap- j proval of such a proposition was not necessa- - nr. as his habtu of economv, and his well known purpose to insure retrenchment and honesty in every branch of the Government, left no room for doubt on th it point. TflB ELKCTOa.lL Mefti.xu. Gov. Geary i has issued his official proclamation anuoun t cing the election of G. Morrison Coates, Thomas M. Marshall and twenty-four other citiieus, the Republican nominees, for duty as Presidential Elector, and notifying them to assemble at Ilarrisburg on the First Wed oesday in DeeemUr next, to cast the Elec toral vote of the Commonwealth, agreeably to the Constitution and Laws. The majority for Seymour in Louisiana is only 55,19 .'. Forty thousand negroes voted the Democratic ticket. The Suffrage Question. During the late political 'contest, much was said on the question of Suffrage, both pro and con. And piDee the election a more decided expression in favor of impartial suf frage has prevailed, than at any former pe riod. Slany vbo have heretofore manifest ed entire indifference on the subject, now are among its stro.'igt-'nt advocates. Thi3 being the ca.-e, we will endeavor to present some of the arguments that may bei'.rged against, as well as in favor of. t,e passage of an amendment to oar National Constitu tion extending tb'j elective franchise to all ettixous of tti United States. Ths theory of our instlturions has been, that the regulation of the qualifications of the elective fraimhUe vested in the several States. The late rebellion, and the subse quent defiant attitude of the rebels, howev er, seems to have forced upon I trge num bers of oar citizens, if" out on a Majority of them, a conviction of an incorrectness of the theory heretofore maintained, and hence theyexj-ress themselves as opposed to en trusting the regulation of the right of suf frage any longer to the respective State composing the Federal Union. Cut that right having heretofore been conceded, the question arises: Has the time come when the- States tdiould reliiiqui&h that privilege, and the National Government ba vested with full power to declare who shall and who shall not be included in the body of e lectors? This question will have- to be met and decided, in a few years at farthest. The main objections that can be urged against this transfer of authority from the States to the General Government are, that it wouM enfranchise many who are not quali fied to cxcrci.se intelligently so great and momentous a privilege-, and that some States might have forced upom them restrictions and extensions of the suffrage to which they might Le unwilling to accede. This may be so; but, will any one pretend to argue that all who are now invested with the elective franchise exercise it intelligently, or that all the Slat . -s accede cordially to the restric tions now in force? On the other hand; the argument in favor of vesting the regula tion of the franchise in the General Gov ernment is, that we should thereby gain uniformity. And why ought the Rtbels to vote in one State, and not in another? Why should manhood suffrage prevail in one State, and not in another? Why should the ability to read and write, or the pay ment of taxes, or the possession of a free hold; be a qualification in one State, and not in another? The late political battle was fought and won for the maintenance of impartial suffraee in the Southern States. During that contest the opponents of the principle contended that if it was to be upheld in the South, why should it not be made uniform throughout the whole land? Then, if the principle is to prevail in all the States, why should it not be se- ! on. 1 I.T- ( '.,., i 1 , But there is another, and a more import- ant view of ,his su!j. Many of the late R;'!jL",s !abr under disabilities, the sequence f tVir .tri-a,- Tl'ey sought to be freed ,Lese di'lililies. "i were anxious to rtca ,heir fet,ers ',on the colored people, l'crW'inS they would fail in this (as tht'-v 'bey changed their tactics and pr.-vlaiiticd that their object was not to di vest the colored men of the franchise, but to obtain their own rights. It is a mooted question whether it is advisable to insert manhood suffrage in the Constitution of the United States, against the wishes of nearly one half the electoral population of ths U nion. Such a course might be deemed un wise at;d inexpedient, before it was ascer tained whether it was approved by a decided maioiity or the people. Bet if the oppo nents of manhood suffrage would assent to the incorporation of a provision into our National Constitution, which would at once guarantee the right of the elective franchise, so far a to participate in the choice of mem bers of Congress and Presidential electors, to all men in the Union, regard loss of color. creed or past condition, and that they on'y forf.'it that right in case of future rebellion and treason, or for crime against the laws, we might fit. d in such an amendment an ad justment of al! controversies. The Cousti- tulion3 of St.veral of the Soutbern Slalu8 contain provisions deemed necessary in order to protect the Freedmen and punish trea- i son. Could that protection be secured in another wav by remitting the penalties im- 1n.l . .i 1'Oseit on treason, and, at the same time, es- tablihing malillooJ ;Q M lheStates woud it ilt treferable t0 d(J 80 ? An1 uow. havinf, . pretty fully and fairly, we submit it to the careful consideraion of our readers without expressing our convictions in reference to it u y rewat" at we are not prepared tC a,lroca,e l"e adopting of any proposition j which shall not be accepted as a final settle ment of all controversy on the question, un til it is apparent that no cordial adjustment can be secured. If the Northern Democra cy, however, are de'ermined to contest still farther the principle of Equal Rights, we presume, the fight must go on. But as their Southern allies have expressed a willingness to maintain the Freedmen in their rights, would it not be better to incorporate the principle into the Constitution and thus for ever end all our dissension-?? Seport of Quartermaster General The annual report of the Quartermaster General has been submitted to the War De partment. Tho balance of the appropriation to the credit of the department uadrawu Ju'y 1, 1S67 was $19.0X,00-J ; the de2 ciency appropriation f r th fiscal year of lb67 was f 12.X)!.(KK;; the amount credited to appropriations on sceount of various sales was $5.(.UX0, making a total sum .subject to. the requisitious of the Quartermaster General of $37.OJ0,Ovk. The expenditures have been $.10,51)0,000. leavinjr, with the balance of aporopriat ions lor 1863 and the appropriation fur IsQ'J of 1 3.000.UX). nearly $15,0000,000 available for the fiscal year of 1S6'J. The present number of officers in the Quartermaster's corps has been found whol ly insufficient to discharge its duties, and the Quartenu-ister General argues that true economy would lead to an increase, as the duties are such as reqube officers of exoeri enee iu the varied business of the depart menr. The opperations connected with the settlement of the Southern railroad accounts are treated of at length. The total debt of these roads for material purchased and inter est upon it is $S, 500. 000 The payments to September 30, IsoS, had amo'jntelto lessthan $4,000,000. Sixteen railroads have paid in full. The report treats of the national ccmeteties. Their number is now seventy two and reports have been rece ved from three hundred and twenty local posts or pri vate grounds. The total number of grave is 31S.233.of which the occupants of 145 764 have been satisfactorily identified. Tie amounts expended for sites, care, transpo tation and all purposes connected will; li e work to June 30th, ISO, was $2,000,01)0 The estimated expense for the next year it $500,000. The Quartermaster General rec ommctids the employment of bisabled sol diers for superintendents and all other .ser vices about these grounds. He thinks that the States should not be applied to for mon uments, but that the government should consider the whole care as a t acred trust. Fifteen rolls of honor have been published. five are in the hands of the printer, and six more will complete the number. They con tain a list of graves of nearly two hundred thousand soldiers, with the record of the place whi.ro the remains where found, and a list of nearly one hundred thousand graves. which are as yet unknown, but which exis ting records may identify. Careful records of everything found with each body and of all that could serve to help ideulify have been preserved. The wooden headhoard.- are fast decaying. Stone, the Quarteimas ter General regards as too costly, and he rec ommends hollow rectangular blocks of gal vanized iron, filled with eariao.- cem ;at. Report of Adjutant General The annual refort of the Adjutant Gen eral has been made to the Secretary of War. On the 30:h of September, there were 43, 741 men in service, besides 4,34'J men in the engineer, ordnance, and other special tran ches of the service. A large nmnber of dls charges were granted during the year. Re cruiting for infantry and artillery was sus pended April 3, 1JC8, except in cases of old soldiers desiring to enlist; and on the 2-lth of July, 1S6S, instructions were issued prohibiting all enlistments or re-enlistn ents except as musicians, of any men in cither of these two branches. It i added that to still furtherreduce the expen.-c sard strength of the aiilitarj establishment, the detach ments at the recruiting depots Lave been reduced as much as possible and the schools of instruction have been suspended. No re cruiting of any kind but for cavalry has been going on sin-?e the end of last July, anil there are only five stations for recruiting in this arm of the service. The regiments on the Pacific oast have, as far as possible, to avoid expanse of ttansporta-i:in, been sup plied with recruits obtained in California. The ftieiiK"h of ail the colored regiments in the service is nearly up to tlie required stau dard. The Adjutant General renews the recommendation which he made last year namely, that the men be etil.stcd for five in stead of three years. lie further recom mends that Congress authorize the enlist ment of boys over twelve years, as aiusicians. with the consent of their parents. The must now be sixteen, and are too old to be gin training, especially for drummers. To meet a conringeucy wiiieh he regrets has of late several times arisen, he recommends that the PlC.-idci t be empowered to drop from the rolls of the army any officer who deserts and cannot be arrested forcoui t mar tial within three months of the time of de set tion. It is also recommended that the superintendents of the national cemeteries be placed on the footing of enlisted men. D3partrr.cnt of the Cumbei'laiid. General George II. Thomas has made his annual report to General Grant, a fine syn opsis of which we Gnd in the Pittsburgh Commercii!. The General rebukes the rail-road companies in his department for not paying their debts, and urges strincent measures. He states that Stale and local law do not protect citizen, torn violence. In Teniiessee, where a majority of the late reb els are disfranchised, they and sympathizers with them havea hatred fortheStateauthor ities which is unconceah d and agiriessive. In localities where the disfranchised element i strong, a spirit of persecut i hi towards those in sympathy with the authorities, those who recognize ti e political rights of tin eniran chised negroes and negroes themselves es pecially, shows itself in utter contempt of all respect for 1; w. Violence is openly talked of. The editorials of the public press are such as to create the most intense hatred n the breast of ex-rebels and their sympathi zers. The effect of this is to cau-e distur bance throughout the State by inciting the ruffianly portion of this class of citizens to murder, rub and maltreat white Uuionists and colored people in localities where there are no United States troops stationed. The local authorities often have not tha will, and more often have not the power to suppress or prevent these outrages. We do not no tice in the report any recommendation of measures to protect citizens frooi outrage. Official returns f-om New namp-hire showsa majority of 7.153. The proposition "or calling a Constitutional Couvt.ition is j defeated by 1,127 votes. The Condition of Spain. The procrastination of the Government of Spain is submitting the question of its future character to the immediate decision of the people has been productive of evil. The latter have baeome inpatient, suspi cious an J restive,. -A poli'ical procession paraded ihe streets of MaJril three wees sirice bearing an immense placard, upon which was inscribed "Respectful Appeal to th? Provisional Government, Remonstrance to General Prim. Question of the End." This state of affairs does not necessarily foreshadow peril and blood.-hed, but it is in dicative ot a distrust of the leaders, and tin less a decision is speedily arrived at, the golden opportunity now presented to the atter to buiid the Guveruiuctit upon a per manent basis will have been lost forever. Notwithstanding the fact that the mass are iu favor of a Republican lorm of Govern metit, it is not improbable that they will ac qaiesee in the establishment of a constitu tional monarchy, provided their ruler is ta ken from the ranks. The claims of Espar- tero appear to be recognized by the Rcpub l.eans. It is uot impossible, therefore, that they will be disposed to regard the propor tion already made to make him king with t'avoi, rather than submit to the rule of a loreigu prince. The history of Esparteto coutaius nothing that would warrant the suspicion that he would betray his coun try men. Indians Freedmen. I ne report of General Eaton, Commis sary of Subsistence, for the year ending J une 30th, contains many points of moment. His discussion ol the cheapest means ol procuring supplies is interesting. lie lends sanction to the oft-repeated sentiment that the completion of the Pacific Railroad will giearly reduce ; lie pi ice of the supplies if the armies ou the Plains. An important improvement is suggested in the arrange meut of military posts in the Territories. The present plan of plac.ng them remote from one another should be abandoned. No men will be required for Kanison purposes if the number of posts were doubled or even trebled so as to bring them within easy sup porting distances of each other. Stores of every kind could be transmitted quicker and cheaper, and the presence of the national troops would then lead to settlements of a permanent character. The army would thus become a civilizing agency. Figures are also presented respecting the freedmeu' Bureau, which answer effectually all the -danders of its enemies, In 1G7-0S rations were issued on its account to ihe amount of $1,515,4131, of which it has repaid to ihe Govei nm nt i 1,0-lS.fiCl' ; that is, the cost of the institution to the Government for two years' rations has been only $400,792. PosTOFFtcK DEFiriENvr. The deficiency in tne Postolfice Department, as appears from the report of Mr. Randall, is about 4.0UO,000. It appears that the cost of tar rying the mails in the States of Virginia. North and South Carolina, Georgia, Flori da, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Ar kansas, Louisiana and Texas, for the pa-t year, has been 2. 108.459 neariy double the cost in 1S00. which was $1,0S6,527. The excess -of the pi ice of contracts over the re ceipts in the same States, is about $050,000, and to this amount mut be added the sala ri'3 of postmasters and assistants to got the aggregate ol the burden which the South ern mail service imposes on the country. Tlie excess of the contract prices over re ceipts of the service to California, Oregon and the territories, is not less than $2,300, 000. Presidential Patronage. The offices at the disposal of the President number more than one hundred thousand. Thcv embrace every nook and corner of the land, and every grade between the postmaster of the Confederate Cross Roads and the Presi dent's Cabinet.. These figures possess con siderable weight in the argutnentsadvanced for a reformation iu the civil service. An army of one hundred thousand office hold ers under an ambitious, unscrupulous man is dangerous, to say the least. In inaugu rating a reform which will prevent thepossi biiity of the evil consequence growing cut of the p.cseut system, the Republican party will crown its success with a iusne that will last as long as the nation exists. So TlittN ! It is asserted as an explana tion of Rjverdy Johnson's singular course in Englau 1, that he is acting under private instructions given by the ''resident, with whom, it issaij, he corresponds, regardle-s of Mr. Seward. The report is that, under the impression that the Democrats were going to carry the country, the President instructed our Minister to pay his court to the Tories and shun the Liberals in a word, to meet the Confederate sympathisers as good fellows ; all of which, it must 1 e con lessed, Mr. Revcrdy Johnson has scrupu lously observed. The First Greenback. Mr. Ellis, pro prietor of a saloon in Cincinnati, says an exchange, hag in his possession the first greenback issued by the Government. It is No. 1,A series.signed in Chase's own hand, and is in a good stale of preservation. It Was received the other day in payment for goods, by a merchant in that city, who pre sented it to Mr. Eiiis. Mr. E. has since refused $50 for it. Some curiosity collect ors would pay a big price for the first green back, but there are those who would give much more to see the last one. Defaci.no Ballots. A correspondent writes that the late Democratic Legislature of Ohio Laving enacted that no device of any kind should be printed on the ballots nothing but the bare names of the candi dates and the offices for which they were supported and the Democrats of Monroe county headed tbeir tickets -The White Man's Government," the State canvassers have been constrained to reject them all, re turning the Republican candidates as elect ed in the Democratic strontrhoid, A Vacancy. The late tx-Gov. Tod, of Ohio. had just been chosen one of the Tres idet.tial electors of that State, Tne varan cyinthe Coll ce will be filled bv the re u.atning tkctors, pursuant to the Federal statute. - A Little of Everything. Still scarce good butter. The best head go ahead. In demand thanksgiving turkeys. The best timber for sleigh runners slip pery elm. They say that Bonner has given "Dexter" to Grant. General Early still wears his gray uniform in Canada. Suspended the work on the Presbyterian church tower. Philadelphia has raised about $1,500 for the Swiss sufferers. On the decline provisions, everywhere except in Clearfield. Greenbacks are very scarce in San Francis co, but gold is plenty. Amusing to see one drunken niau lifting another out of the mud. A submarine cable is proposed from San Francisco to Hong Kontf. Wisconsin Indians have inaugurated trial by jury among themselves. Ilarrisburg claims to have doubled its pop ulation in the last five years. Espartero made $400,000 of his great for tune by gi-mbling in Turkey. Two towns in Maine hate been na:ned Grant and Colfax respectively. Very nearly a million postage stamps are used daily in the United States. Several letters by Martin Luther have lately been discovered at Marburg. Isabella's personal fortune is said to be on "y 20,000.000 francs. Poor Isabella. . People are married in New York at Ihe rate of one pair and a half per hour. A curious person a.-ks what is the relation between a side -o7A- and a roiit-gait ? American riSes are very popular in Cuba, loth with soldiers and the insurgents. The girls who make Manilla cigars in Ma nilla receive sevcu cents a day wages. Without CDUtiting Alaska, the United States has l,500,0'jJ,000 acres of land. Had to walk back the young lady who was driven to distraction. We pity her. Impolite for little boys to snowball a gray headed man. Remember this, boys. A Democratic exchange says Grant's Sec retary is in Badeau-dor with the office seek ers. Independent the chap with the ring streaked shirt, wheu he has a cigar iu his mouth. Iu Nevada mahogany is so abundant that it only costs $3.50 per ccrd, and is used for firewood. Lucky the chap that shot the deer, on Saturday Lst. Wouldn't mind to have a piece of it. In bad condition some of ourstreets.just now. Jack Frost, however, will soon im prove them some. The latest myth which has been demol ished is the Maelstrom, which it seems has no existence iu fact. Gen. Sheridan says he saw a few weeks ago a herd of buffulos ninety-five miles long and twenty-five miles wide. The presents at a fashionable New York wed ing last week were worth three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The Papal Nuncio at Madrid is said to have acknowledged that by the revolution in Spain, Rome will lose $0,400,000 a year. Two million five hundred thousand acres, more than half of the improved land in that St:ili. nrA fifTi.r,',? f.w tififo in SrtntJ, f.i.1ir,.i Torchlight fi siting is said to be successful in Massachusetts. This is one way in which the recent political torches can htt put to further use. The citizens of Ilarrisburg and the towns upon the Susquthanna river above that city ar i making arrangements to stock the river with black bass. The cause of Train's protracted imprison ment is a disagreement as to the terms of his release. John Bull wants $15,000 atid Train offers $5,000. Belligerent several railroaders, on Satur day last. Cause; the free use of the eon tents of a jug. A little more "jugging" wouldn't Lave done any harm. The daughters of the late Chief Justice Taney, it is sai l, earn their living in Wash ington, by copying reports and papers for the Secretary of the Interior. The Council of State of the Canton of Obwald, Switzerland, has forbidde all per sons under eighteen 3-ears of age to smoke. A heavy fine is the penalty for the con-observance of this law. A little boy of thirteen, having placed a pMiny on the railway track at Brunswick, Maine, to ses the locomotive crush it, one of the train hands threw a stick ot wood at him and he was instantly killed. . Mr. Seward denies that Great Britain has given up possession of the Island of San Juan, in the Pacific. He also denies that the President of Paraguay has put Ameri cans to torture as has been reported. If the top of a carrot be cut off, at this season, or later, and placed in a saucer of water with a few bits of charcoal to sweeti n it, it will form a radiated feathery plant, by no means unworthy to grace a lady s table. A letter from Mr. Colfax, dated Nov. 14, is just published in the New York Tribune, pronouncing the speech a'leged to have been delivered by him in 1854 or ls55, against foreiguci s.as "a wicked and malignant libel." "The newspapers have you married as well as chosen Vice President," said a friend to Speaker Colfax, the other day. "Elected, but not sworu iu, in either case," was the reply. He was sworn in, in the first ca;e, on Wednesday last.the bride being a niece of Senator Wade. The Bangor Whir tells a remarkable story of a man down at Tennant's Harbor, who, being out in his dory, fell overboard, and, cot being able to swim, conceived the idea of striking the bottom and "footing it" ashore. Accordingly, shutting his eyes and teeth firmly tocether, he struck out for the shore, until, believing he must be near the land, Le opened his eyes and found himself in the middle of a corn field. A new calculation upon the theory of sound has been made by a French writer. Sounds reach the ear at these rates : Praises attain a speed of 4,921 feet per second ; flattery is still more rapid, 5,900 feet per second ; good ad vice only 49 feet, and bad advice 4,101 feet per second ; merited reproaches,65 feet ; slander, which is fleeter than the wind, is C,o62 feet per second ; false hoods, traveling with the same speed, also 6,5C2 feetjWhile truth and appeals to charity only attain 6 feet per second. Within a period of less than eighteen years the Rothschilds have furnished in loans 200,000,000 to England, $50, 000,000 to Austria, S0,000,000 to France, $50,000,000 to Naples, 25, 000,000 to Russia, 12,000,000 to Bra zil, and many lesser sums to some of the smaller States. James Rothschild was the last of the head of the famous house, and the last of the five brothers. His death throws the responsibilities of the house upon the third, fourth and fifth generations of the family. There are about one hundred and fif ty thousand teachers in the United States, of -whom one hundred and twelve thousand five hundred are fe males. The city, of Boston has five hundred and fifty-three female to sixty two male teachers ; New York city, two thousand two hundred and six fe males to one hund.-ed and seventv-six males; the State of Ohio, thirteen thousaud two hundred and twenty fe males to eight hundred and thirty-four ra ales. The theory that volcanic eruptions are directly connected with earthquakes has been strengthened by the phenom ena witnessed by a large portion of the world within the last three months. The recent eruption of Vesuvius and the earthquake at Bucharest seem to be intimately connected. Supposing the theory to be correct, what is science going to do for us 1 It might as well attempt to check the Sow of the Rhine or the Mississippi as to cork a volcano. The immense business transacted by the PostofSce Department may be judg ed by the statistics cf the foreign mails alone. During the last postal quarter 93,111 letters were received from,and 1,003,050 letters were dispatched to, foreign countries, making a total of 2,001, 7G1 letters having reference to the foreign correspondence with the United States. The postage received for-these letters amounted to 260,399. It needed but one Ukase,from the Czar, to abolish personal serfdom throughout the Russian Empire. His edicts were accepted and obeyed, quietly and abso lutely, in all his dominions. The Au tocrat has now attacked the great na tional sin that of intemperance un dertaking to suppress its public indul gence by his subjects. It is not improb able that the imperial authority may encounter, herein, its severest test. At Fayetteville, Texas, a few days ago, a singular phenomenon was seen in the heavens. The sun shone brightly and in its direction, at the height of several hundred feet, were to be seen floating in the air, innumerable sub stances somewhat resembling stars in appearance though of a bright silvery cast, and also thousands of long silvery threads, fome of them seemingly ten or fifteen feet in length. Mr. Tarker, of London, has just completed one of the most powerful lens ever made. It is three feet in di auit'ter, three inches thick in the centre, and weighing two hundred and twelve pounds. In the focu3 of this powerful lens the most refractory metals are al most instantly fused, and dissipated in vapor, while yielding stony substances are as readily vitrified. Gross cruelties have existed for a long time in the exportation of boys from Italy for itinerant musicians. It is reported that among the first bills that will be brought into the Italian Chamber after its opening, will be one to prevent the exportation of boys for such purposes. It is a disgrace that the miserable traffic has been allowed to go so long unchecked. A man in York county predicts that we are to have eighteen snows this win ter, including the two that have al ready fallen, and that two of them will be very deep. The same prophet es tablished his reputation last winter, he having predicted twenty-three snows, and there was just that number. Mr. John Seiberling, Postmaster at Lynnville, Lehigh county, now eighty five years of age, has held his office for an unbroken period of forty-eight years. The Allentcwn Democrat claims that Mr. fce.berhng is the oldest postmaster m the United States. The fossil remains of an immense crocodile have been found at the end of the Pacific Railroad. The entire length of the skeleton is 125 feet. Ariverttfrmtnt tnvp Mttirrrtyy.aauft ttylt, mil if ehargtJdoubUuul tat. X, , Q ACTION. All persons are hereby m,. iionej aeainsc purcnasme or in anv in, oc.iuuuK wua iwra uiva i u'jnstS", now in b. , . w. , 4UWt.t Not. Z-i-Jt arlr. A. B SHAW QTKAY IIOG. Came trespassing on thv premises of the subscriber, in Hint r',' jowDnbip. about the latter part of September Un' a white and black bop. supposed to be about ..lc year old- Tba oit is requested 10 some fr ward, prore property, pay charges and uke it away, or it will be sold a the law directs Nut 2A-3t. ALEX. IKWIX The New York Observer Is now pcblishicg a new serial Story, to u throogh a large part of tbe next Tolume, cota.'t i "MR. BROWNING'S PARISH." All new subscribers will get tbe story complete We seod Grorer and Baker's 555 Sewing M chine fur IS new subscribers. la order to introduce the Onscr.voa to ntw readers and new circles of influence, we make tke fuliowing liberal odors for NEW SUBSCRIBERS: We will seDd the Obskktob for one year to 2 subscribers, one or both being new. for 5( Ctt 3 subscribers, two or all being new, fer S oa 4 subscribers, three or all being new, for $10 00 Or. to any person tending as fire or o.ore sew tubscribcrs, we will allow one dollar commission on each. Send by eh'Crf, draft, or Post office order. Sample copies and ciroulars sent free. Terms $3.au a year, in advance. SllNtY E. MORSE. Jr., A CO . Nov. 2i-3t j 37 Park Row, New York. U7 T. G1C30N. Practical Ocitist, bu,g , permanently located in tLe town of J Iber ville, tendeia his professional service to ihe peuplo of that place and Ticinity. All work en trusted to bis care will be doue in tbe most tat'.i factory manner and highest order of the prutu Mnn Nov. 18. ls8S-ai POSPECTUS OF THE Daily andWeekly Telegraph. Prepare for the Gubernatorial Campaign. The Republicans of Pennsylvania acLieved a glorious victory in October and November, by looting their Stmto and National candidates, not witbiaudig the Immense frauds commuted ty our I 1 ! tical opponents It now remains with the people to see that the standard bearers of our glorious party are properly sustained in their ef fort? to establish confidence in the stability of our institutions, renewed activity in all branches cf imlujtry. and the restoration of amity and jruod fellowobip with all the people of our common country. That the TtlenTtrpk has contributed its full shnre to tbe glorious victories reoently gain ed will uol be deuied. even by our political op. ponents. Look at Ihe result in cur own county, u-hei e the faitor Inbored night and day dunr'g the citiviei. through tbe paper and pemonal vis its to our Repulican friends in ths county the unprecedented majority of twenty-cce hundred and ten wua tbe result We point also with pride to the result in our neighboring countierof Perry Lycoming. Union. Snyder and Ncrihurr berlau, where upwards of six thousand copies of the Til cgraf,h were weekly distributed. THE GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST. While personally we desire rest from political turmoil, at least fur a while, we cannot clot OLr eyes to tho fact that our ever vigilant opfXLecis are already preparing for the Gubernatorial con test n xt year; and as we bolieV that iu time "( peace we should prepare fr war, we would exhort our political friends to make preparations fur coming contingencies! once, and CIRCVLA TE THEXXiVSPAPERS among your neighbors. If you have a Republi can paper in your connty that is trueand reliable to the party, it should be preferred to those grim ed iu other counties Alter yen base done thu, and yoa and your friends desire a true and relia ble Republican journal from ahioad, we would recommend to you either the WEEKLY OR DAILY TELEGKAPII. TUey are published at tbe seat of our State Gov ernment, and will contain full reports of the do ings ot the National and Slate Legislatures. They will sustain our triumphantly elected leaders iu the establishment of "Peace" ail over the land with all the power they can command. The TrieziapU belongs to no clique. It of course has its preferences before nomination ur made for 'mee. but when once made, tbe Teit graph has never failed, since it has been u.aust our control, to sustain the candidates preieetrit with the same energy and leal as though iu owu personal friends were on the ticket. TERMS OF THE DAILY; 1 copy- one year, J1 no 4 copies one year.in one package, per copy. 5 en 10 copies one year.in one puckage.parelub. ti e" 1 copy during session of the Legislature. I iu 10 copies during session of the Legislature, 10 1't TERMS UF THE WEEKLY: I copy, one year, ft H 5 copies, one year, per copy, 1 2 10 copies one year, per oopy. 1 tJ Clubs of from twenty to fifty will be furabhed a; Inner rates These terms will hardly pay for the cost ef tLf white paper on which the TtlarapA - is prints'), and therefore the cash most accompany tbe ordsr Addies, GEORGE RERGKER. Not. IS, ISM. Harrisburg, Pa. DISSOLUTION. The Ira of Irwin st Mor-'t-iius, ia tbe Drag b sines. at Curwesstills. was this day dissolved by mutual consent, jss buainesa will be oarried ou as beret-fore bvJes K- Irwin. IRWIN A MONTELIl'a Oct. 11, 19tg-Q.21-3t. DISSOLUTION. The partnership here ttdore existing between the utidiifn- ed in the Lumbering and Mercantile buiae ia Pike town-hip, Clearfceld county, has beea dis solved by mutual consent. Nov.4, lS5S-6t PERRT A BIGSLB. Q AUTIOX. Ail persons are ! tionerl against purchasing or hereby an- mcddling with a pair of Dam "Bay Horses --.ucs, iiUn iu possession 01 j. as. lest, ot u tur township, as tbey belong to me and are only left with said Test on loan, subject to my ordsr. Osceola. Nov. 4. ISCS-It. GhO S PfcKRY. Olt SALE. The property occupied ly Thomas Liddell, corner of Ktvd and" - ..-.....-o jjiuut u, tarrtter Ol JuYU a;.u fourth Streets, Clearfield borongh . consisting t a good substantial Plank House. and tbe lot labat three-fourihsof an aera) is offered for sale Tss situation is close to the Railroad Depot, and inn excellent location for business purposes for terms, apply on the premises Nov. H-lStf Or ICE. Ail persons having friends in terred in the old frraveyard at Curwftis- Ttlle. are hereby aotifled that tbe Boroegs Coaa eil have passed an ordinanoe requiring their re moval on or before December let. next, to the Cemetery, where certificates for lots will begi" without charge This removal is neeesary. i order to open Locust and George Streets, wkiei pass duectly through the ground. as well as bore the bodies reinterred in a suitable inelteare Those interested are earnestly reqaested toai to the matter at once. JOS. 11. IKW15, Burwensville. Nov.' 4 It Secrstsry. NEW MILLINERY GOODS. MIS8 SUSAN REED, Market Street, Clearfield, Pa Has just reoeived a new and splendid seek ef Fall and Winter MILLINERY GOODS, at prices to sait tbe time. Call and see them. Clearfield. Not. 4, . "JJOTICE TO CREDITO RS. In the Or r-1 phan's Court of Cleat field conflty. Fv In the matter of the estate af Henry B Fa"1 late of Graham township dee'd. The nipr'' nient of real estate Set out to Margaret rmeal widow of said deceased, of 45 seres mors or-. and valued at S219 60. was on tbe5tb i7 tober. A.D. IbKH. confirmed. M i by the Cent and ordered that publication be made i newspapers published in Clearfield eounty.i'''0" ing all persona interested that the same will " confirmed absolutely unless snffi.-ient ebj"1" are filed on r before the Second Monday of vember. A.D. 188. Bt the Court. Oct-21. I U BARGER. Clerk of 0 ZtABLE Cits rvc a ..ksnda&a for lata by MERl'.tLL t BI0I.EK.
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