Raftsman's journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, May 26, 1869, Image 2

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Raftsman's Smmral.
S. 1. BOW. KHITUR 1SK PROrBIBTOB.
CLEARFIELD, PA., MAT 2C. lsf.9.
Important to Grocers. The Internal
Jieceaue Record say.s that a number of gro
cers in different parts of the country have
pot into trouble through inattention or igno
rance of their obligations under the revenue
laws with respect to articles liable to stamp
duty. For the information of growers we
would state that sardines, anchovie.,prppar
ed mustard. Fyruns in bottles, jams, jellies,
meat and fih, sauces of different kind?, co
lognes, cosmetic, and other articles are lia
ble to stamp duty, whether made in the U
r.ited States or imported. The stamps must
be affiked on each article offered or exposed
far salii. Sardines, anchovies, sances.syrup.s,
prepared mustard, jams and jellies, are sub
ject to stamp duty according to'thc weight
of each package ; a one cent stamp if the
package does not exceed two pounds in
Weight, and a stamp of an additional cetit
for every pound or fraction of a pound in
excess of two pounds in weight. The pen
alty of each offense is $10. Dealers should
bear thin in mind, and if they are not posted
should send and get a copy of the internal
revenue regulations, thus saving them much
trouble and expense.
Good Friday. An exchange says that
the Legit-la ture, by some unaccountable ini
pule, declared Good Friday (a moveable
feast, observed by Roman Catholic, IVotest
ant Episcopal, and partially by Lutherao,
German Reformed, and some other German
denominations), to be a public holiday.
Grateful as the enactment may be and will
be to large bodies of our Christian citizens,
it is clearly in conflict with the genius and
theory of our political system, and betrays
on the part of the legislator, an utter igno
rance of our history and institutions. If
these denominations may have Goad Friday,
or Holy Week, declared a State holiday,
the Presbyterians, Methodists, Congrega
tioualista, and other lesser denominations,
embracing an equally large and influential
body of Christians, arc entitled to the polit
ical recognition of their sacred festivals.
The fact is, these days are ecclesiastical, not
po'i'ical creations, and their observance
should be brought about by the force of pub
lic opinion, not by statute.
The Gkouoia Murders. President
GrauL, dispatches say, has ordered a thor
ough investigation, through military com
manders, of the murders in Georgia. This
is no more than the country, and especially
the loyal men of that State, had a right to
expect. If the reports forwarded by corres
pondents are erroneous, it is time thnt they
should be exposed. If they are correct, it
is the duty of the government to use its
power to proteet the loyal people, white or
biacic, Northern or CHiutncrn by Mrth, in
the enjoyment of every right. The time
has come to stop these outrages, and to
teach the asyisMiis that men have a ripht to
think and to speak as they please iu this
couutry.
IIomk Indistkt. On the first page of
to day's paper will be found the resolutions
passed at a meeting of the friends of Home
Industry in Philadelphia, on April 20th.
These resolutions contain many thinss of
interest to the friends of protection, and will
be read with interest by all. The question
of adequate protection to American manu
factures is one that will enter prominently
into the coming political content for Govern
or in this State, and hence it becomes the
friends of that measure to be on the alert,
an J prepared to discuss the principles in
volved in the issues of the campaign.
I. O. O. F. The Graud Lodge of Odd
Fellows of Pennsylvania, met in the House
of Representatives at Harrisburg, last Tuea-
iay.and elected the following officers: Grand
faster, Samuel F. G winner; Deputy Grand
Master, John I. bpnnger ; Grand arden,
Alfred Stack; Secretary, James B. Nichol
son; Grand Treasurer, M. Richards Muckle;
and Representative to the Grand Lodge of
the United States, J. Alexander Simpson.
Hon. J. Lawrence Gelx, of Reading, receiv
ed over TOO votes for Grand Warden, and
was third highest. Over 3,000 votes were
polled.
Tue PaosEOF the Thing. Ceremony is
one thing and business another. After the
silver bound tie was laid and the golden spike
driven in the Pacific Railroad after they
"had got done prayimr," and bff'me editors
east and west had fixed to their satisfaction
wnat tnese emoiamacic articles represented.
the tie and the spikes (there were two of
them) were quietly taken up again and de
posited with Nevada's silver hammer in a
car aad sent to San Francisco, while a com
mon wooden tic was substituted and the
"last rail" secured to it by a common iron
spike.
Swetary Boutwell has determined to put
bis gold-selling plan to the severest test.
Sales of $2,000,000 per week insteal of one
an first intended, have been authorized. If
any one doubts his ability to do this, let him
inquire the extent of the surplus now in the
Treasury, and then consider that in five
days (from the 10th to the 15th inst.) the
revenue from customs exceeded $3,000,000.
Ex -Gov. Curtin was honored with a grand
serenade at Harrisburg, on Monday a-week.
The Governor responded in an eloquent and
feeling speech, bidding his tends farewell.
He starts on Lis mission to Russia in a few
days.
The total issue of national bank notes to
date, amounts to $3H,SOS,OC1, and the ac
tual present circulation is $299,810,135.
Indiana and the Fifteenth Amendment.
The muddle in the Indiana Legislature
overthe ratification of the fifteenth amend
ment is rather trying to the understanding
of outsiders. It will bo remembered that
the Democratic members, some months ago,
defeated the ratification by resigning in a
body, with a few exceptions, so that, as
three fifths of the members are necessary to
a f,noru;n in that Legislature, no vote coulJ
betaken. The resigning members were re
elected almost without any contest, and re
sumed their seats with the alleged under
stating that the amendment should not be
called up before the 14th instant. On the
morning of the 13th, however, the ratifica
tion was moved in the Senate, which was
negatived. On the meeting of the afternoon
session the Democrats had again sent in
their resignations ; but it not appearing that
the resignations had been officially received,
the doors were closed, absentees brought in,
a quorum thus affected, and the amendment
ratified by Republican votes. In the House
things did not go on so smoothly. Forty
one out of the forty-three Democratic Rep
resentatives resigned, and word was bro't
to the House that the resignations had
been received at the Executive office. No
thing further was done that day. On the
14th, a motion having been made to adopt
the joint resolution ratifying the amend
ment, a Democrat objected that a quorum
was not present, but the Speaker decided
that this was in the nature of an appeal,
whereupon the decision of the Speaker was
sustained, and the joint resolution was adop
ted by Republican votes.
This is a succint history of the whole af
fair. There are some other things possibly
connected with it of an incidental nature.
It is said, for instance, that a bill of claims
for $400,0:X), growing out of Morgan's raid
during the war, was voted for by the Re
publicans most of the claim holders being
Democrats with the hope that the Demo
cratic members would retain their seats till
after a vote could be had upon the amend
ment. The essential facts, however, are as
we have stated above. The question of the
genuineness of the ratification under the
circumstances will probably go into Con
gress for final decision.
Defeated by Fraud. The Alton (111.)
Telegraph declares, upon what it considers
reliable authority, that reconstruction in Mis
sissippi was defeated by fraud of the most
atrocious stamp. The end was accomplished
by means which any party but one 'utterly
shameless and destitute of every honorable
i. i) pulse, would scorn to use. The Repub
licans, to prevent the colored voters from
being deceived in consequence of their ina
bility to read, had tickets printed in Chicago
in a peculiar style, viz : Upon the back of
the ticket was lithographed the national flag
in colors, the stripes running lengthwise
with the ticket. Upon the reverse side were
printed the words : "For the Constitution,"
and, following, the names of the Union can
didates for State offices. Through some
mismanagement on the part of the Union
men, the tickets were circulated a little too
soon, and some of them fell into the hands
of the rebels, who at once saw their object,
and immediately set about getting up an im
itation, with the difference that upon the
fac simile the words "Against the Constitu
tion," together with the names of the Dem
ocratic candidates for state officers, were
printed. These ballots were got into the
hands of the unlettered freed nun by thous
ands, and deposited by them with the idea
that they were voting '"for the flag."
Proohess of Republicanism. The
Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pa., Repub
lican, in an editorial on the progress of the
Republican patty, admits that "the perform
ances of some of the men who have been
elected to public trusts, have disgusted and
disheartened many good and true Republi
cans. But the people are after these scurvy
fel!ow and will take care of them. They
are known and appreciated." It concludes
as follows :
"The Republican party is of course des
tined to re verses, but these will purify rather
than destroy. Stupid and presumptious
managers, whose corrupting wealth or crawl
ing servility, has purchased them the places
due to worth and patriotism, will disgust the
true men of the party, and weaken the efforts
of many, but the end is not yet. These clogs
and drawbacks, together with the temporary
lassitude that follows the lubor of a great
success, will probably give some States to the
disciplined and vigilant Copperheads iu the
skirmishes next fall, as in 1S67. But when
the whole people are again arrayed in a na
tional contest, with principles broadly de
fined, and the disturbing elements of local
squabbles over appointments to office are
scarcely to be recognized as the small dust
on the balance, then comes the Republican
life out of seeming death, and the Copper
head infidels will stand aghast at the unex
pected resurrection of the just. The Re
publican party is not "played out."
From Cuba. The steamship Columbia,
Captain Van Sice, arrived at New York on
Weduesday, May 19th, from Havana, bring
ing the important intelligence that the re
public of Cuba has been fymally establish
ed by a congress held at Guimaro. a small
town of the Central department of the island.
, I about twenty leagues east of Puerto Princi
pe. I'on Larlos Manuel uespedes was elected
President of the Republicand General Man
uel Queseda, commander in chief of the
forces. Don Francisco V. Aguilera has been
appointed Secretary of State and war. Pres
ident Cespedes issued a proclamation urging
the Cubans to devote their nil to the cause
of Cuban independence, and the establish.
ment of a republican form of government.
Sprague and the Tariff. Senator
S prague is still capable of saying a sensible
thing. He has astonished nearly all of his
new made friends the Democrats and Free
Traders who poured those letters in upon
him at Washington, by making a powerful
speech in favor of Protection at the Mem
phis Convention. The speech was "well
received," we are told, which would seem
to indicate that Free Trade is not so rampant
in the Southwest as it used to be.
The great tunnel under the city of Balti
more, for the use of the Potomac and
Northern Central Railways, is to be put un
der contract forthwith. It will ross from
the western boundary of the city to Jones'
Falls.
Free Trade and its Supporters.
Many months ago a Western newspaper
charged the Free Trade League of New
York with receiving subscriptions from for
eignand partcularily from English man
ufacturers or their agents in this country.
The charge was denied with a vehemence
which argued guilt, and the howl sent up
by the Free Traders reminded us that the
dogs must have received a telling kick to
set the the kennel in such commotion.
Thereupon the New York Tribune offered
to print a list of the subscribers to the funds
of the Free Traders whenever the officers of
that organizatioa should furnish a certified
copy of the names, either sworn to or veri
fied on the honor of the officers of the
League.
The agitation of the Free Trade League
of New York was natural enough, and the
off :rcd opportunity to disprove the charge
that it was supported, in part, by the ene
mies of American Mechanics was not only
not improved, but the Tribune was vigor
ously assailed for offering to publish a refu
tation of, what they called, "a slander." It
is always easier to abuse the Trilnme than
to answer it ; and with its usual and con
spicuous determination to return to the con
test. It now in turn demanded the list of
subscribers. It taunted the Fre Traders
to give the list. It held on with such te
nacity and pressed its demand w ith such
biting sarcasm that the withholding of the
list became a positive injury to the League,
and no longer possible.
At last we have them unearthed. The
list is published in the Tribune of the 18th,
and is a rich document. It is signed by
Charles M. Marshall, Treasurer, and
Mahlon Sands, Secretary. It comprises
the names of subscribers and the amount
given since April 10th, 1865, to May 18th,
8fi9. It will be found both amusing and
instructive, and, to some extent, uncandid.
The whole list shows the number of sub
scribers to be 696, and the cash total to be
$40,443 93, and in these particulars the list
is a proof of 'weakness which we were not
prepared for after the pompous threats of
those whose aim is the destruction of Amer
ican manufactures, and the reduction of the
wages of our mechanics to the British stand
ard. There are many things connected
with this list of considerable interest, and
some of trifling import The number giv
ing one dollar is 159 ; and 165 persons give
two dollars each. These givers of mites de
ducted from the whole number liave 372 on
the list. Fully three fourths of these give
over fifty. These last therefore contain the"
milk in the cocanut, and of them we desire
to say a few words.
Of this last number of subscribers, whom
the list shows give the great bulk of all that
is given, we find the following of persons
and firm? : William Kemeys, Francis Cot
tenet, H, Boker k Co., J. k H. Anchin
closs, C. Kuttcr, Ball, Block k Co., E.
Hincken, S. Mendelson, Manuel Valder
Yurrn, F. B. Jacobus k Co., Robert S.
Menitiero, George Moke, Christian Bors,
B. L. Solomon & Bro., Olerichs k Co.,
Dennistown k Co., Ea Le Roy, J. J. Stop
fer, Baltzer A Taaks, Fleilman k Co., S.
Windmuller k Rollher, n. Heneguin k Co.,
F. Butterfield, Jacobus k Co., Kutler,
LuchmayerA, Co., H. Rudolph Marsang,
Sorhun, Allian k Diggelman, F. Victor k
Achelles, P. J. Joachimssen, Kepler & Co.,
and Rechnapi & Co.
There 1 If anybody will admit an honest
doubt of the charge made by the Protec
t'onists,that the present effort to destroy our
Tariff comes from foreigners and import
ers, after reading these names, we will give
np the whole argument. While making
this offer to give up the contest on what we
have shown ,we have not yet touched on the
most suspicious part of this precious list
Among the subscriber we find "The Liver
pool and London Insurance Co." $106,
"Cash" $1,008 80, "C. n. Marshall," the
Treasurarof the League, $5,400, and "Mah
lon Sand," its Secretary, $5,525. Would
it be considered hyper-criticism if we were
to suggest that the London and Liverpool
Insurance Co. is in any way inimical to
American interests? Or that "Cash" fig
ures too prominently in a list which ii only
given to disprove the damaging charge of
foreign support? Or that the Free Trade
League of New York is singularly fortun
ate in choosing Mr. Marshall, who gives
$5,400, for its Treasurer? Or that it is
blessed in the possession of a Secretary, Mr.
Mahlon Sands, who gives $5,525?
But enongh I The very life-giving prin
ciple and motive of Free Trade is the build
ing of foreign industry on the ruins of
American Labor. The charge of foreign
aid when first made was known to be true.
The fury of the Free Traders, when the
charge was pushed, give abundant evi
dence that the arrow went home. The
taunts of the Tribune became unbearable
because they clearly threw the League into
a defensive attitude. The only defense was
the list of subscribers. The true list would
have utterly destroyed the Free Traders be
fore the People. And the list now given is
so barefaced a swindle, in crediting its Sec
retary and Treasurer, and "Cash" with
$1 1,933 80, for more than one fourth of its
entire proceeds since its organization), that
no protectionist will notice it ; no inquirer
after truth can be hnmbugged with it ; and
no honest Free Trader will read it without
confusion and shame, as lame, dishonest
and damagingly weak effort to escape the
stigma of Foreign sympathies and Foreign
support
The Democracy of Pennsylvania have
joined issue with the Republicans on Pro
tection to American Labor. So be it 1 On
the one hand we have every instinct of Pa
triotism, every impulse of National pride.
every interest of material developmentand
the Rights of Labor ; and by these signs we
shall conquer.
In Toronto the Royal Canadian Bank has
failed, and spicie is a drug there. In New
York bankers fail because they are short of
gold. By parity of reasoning, they fail in
Canada because they are long in silver.
The Wrightsville Star, says that the fish
ermen a short distance below the Columbia
dam, in the Susouehanna, were, unusually
successful in their catch last week. Thous
ands were caught at each fishing place.
' More Barbarism. The "barbarians"of
Delaware, on Saturday a week, "cracked
their whip iu the face of civilization," at
New Castle. The new whipping-post and
pillory were duly inaugurated. Three pet
ty offenders were successively exposed in
the latter, and several others, whose grade
of offense was higher, received respectively
from ten to thirty lashes at the former ; and
all this barbarity was exhibited in the pres
ence of "a gaping crowd of men, women
and children." What'manner of people are
those Dclawarians? Surrounded by civili
zation, having constant intercourse with
civilized and Christian people, how comes
it that they are neither civilized nor Chris
tians? Such an infamous exhibition is a
blur npon our free institutions, and outside
the State which tolerates it, it is universally
execrated. Let us hope that the custom
which neither a sense of decency nor re
spect for Christianity seems able to over
throw, will soon fall before the might of
public opinion, never to be revived, and to
be remembered only with shame and regret.
The Harrisburg Patriot, the organ of the
Democracy of this State, on the 18th, came
up gallantly to the defense of this barbarous
practice of the Democracy in Delaware.
Perhaps, the leaders of that party in Penn
sylvania intend to put a "whipping-post and
pillory" plank in their platform this fall,
which will account forthe Patriot's admira
tion of that "peculiar institution" of tho
"Democratic State" of Delaware.
Ireland. Disturbances, particularly in
the counties of Tipperary and Westmeath,
continue to be the order of the day in Ire
land. There is no occasion to believe that
these are connected with or resulting from
Fenianism, though, undoubtedly, the Fen
ian feeling is very prevalent through the
greater part of Ireland The trouble has
arisen out of the miserable laudlord-and-tenant
system in that country out of absen
teeism, which takes away capital, in the
shape of rent, to be 'expended in foreign
parts out of tho insecurity of tenure and
the enormous rate of rent for land out of
anger, poverty, oppression, neglect, niisgov
ernmeut, and hopelessness. Mr. Gladstone
must deal, speedily and stringently, with this
tenant-right question, which is real and
pressing and not a sentimental grievance.
Never had statesmen a better field for do
ing good, nor a more difficult game' to play
for a nations benefit.
Good Advice. There is excellent sense
in what a cotemporary says, and we trust
that those to whom it is addressed will have
the good sense to follow it ''The Democ
racy," remarks our brother of the quill,
''ought to cease abusing the colored people
of the South. True, they are not doing
quite as well as born Yankees, but, consid
ering the quantity of Democratic blood that
flows through their veins.they are doing un
commonly well better than could have been
expected. When that, bad blood is thor
oughly worked out, they will no doubt be
come perfectly respectable and well-to-do
citizens.
The question of liability for town scrip is
sued in nearly all Southern towns during the
rebellion has received a final settlement at
the hands of Chief Justice Chase, He de
cides that the authorities under which it
wa3 Issued being a de facto government, the
towns would have been reliable for its re
demption if it had been issued for ordinary
purposes. But it was put out to aid the
rebellion, and its redemption cannot there
fore be ordered by the Government it was
designed to subvert. Judge Chase gave
this decision in a case that came before him
at Richmond on Monday last
Perfidious Brigham is aping the formali
ties of civilization. Amid ceremonies he
has broken ground upon the Utah Centra
Railroad, a branch connecting Ogden with
the City of Saints. What a monster he
roust be to let in the barbarian upon his
faith 1 But, perhaps, he is preparing a
means of escape from his wives and other
chattels ; or, having grown princely rich, it
may be he is willing to sacrifice a few relig
ious dogmas for the sake of dwelling in
peace under his own vine and fig tree
The Young Democracy don't like their
old fogy candidates for Governor Packer
and Cass each of whom expects to buj the
nomination, They have been fishing for
Hancock but as the General won't bite
they have thrown out a line to Hon. L E.
II I ester, of Lancaster, with a view of mak
ing him their candidate either for Governor
or Supreme Judge. Isaac is a good man,
and has the advantage of having once been
a Whig. He will do to beat about as well
as any man the Cops, can trot out.
The Presbyterian Synod of Texas adds
its testimony to that of Gen. Sheridan in re
gard to the spiritual condition of the Lone
Star State. That ecclesiastical body, in its
current report, avers that although the
Presbyterian Church haj existed there thir
ty years, not a single young man of Texan
birth, or even bringing np, has ever entered
the ministry of the Church. As the result
of such a condition of affairs and growth,
Texas is to day strongly Democratic, John
sonite, and unreconstructed.
The higher gold rises the cheaper Secre
tary Boutwell can buy up bonds. Of course
he purchases for gold, and with gold at 141
for a million of dollars he can buy about i
million and a quarter of bonds. JNow is his
opportunity. Let him take not one millio
but as many as he can pay for. It is an ill
wind that blows no good, and the Govern
ment may as well profit by the roanipula
tions of the gold-gamblers as any one else.
Col. Andrew Gregg, one of the oldest and
most respectable citizens of Centre county,
died at his residence in Central City, on
Friday, the 14th inst. His remains were
followed to the tomb, in the Bellefonte ceni
etcry, on Saturday, by a large concourse of
people his admirers while living his mour
ners since dead.
The warfare hetween the Metropolitan do-
lice of New Orleans and the adjoining city
of Jefferson was suddenly brought to an end
by the intervention of the United States
troons. Pprliaiw this will afford a new nr.
gument to -Democrats in favor of an absolute
withdrawal of the army from the couth.
A Little of Everything.
Michigan hu a female State Librarian.
Fifty-five ladiee are postmasters in Texaa.
Tioga eounty hat only one licenaed hotel.
Andrew Johnson is said to be worth S7S ,000.
The Indiana call Gen. Custar "Creeping Pan
ther." "
When did Moeee Bleep five in a bed? When he
slept with his forefathers. '
The "Grand Army of the Republic" ha 1,056
posts in the United States.
The Boston Post says just at the trees on the
common leave, the loafers eome.
Bedford rejoices in fonr velocipedes, four organ
grinders, a monkey, and a game rat. f
Prom New fork to Sacramento the fare is now
$193,35, and the time aboat one weeK.
The Richmond Enqninr i.dvises young; men to
give op the velocipede and turn to the hoe-
In Troy, New York, there is a peannt vender
who returns an inoome of (2,600 per annum.
The Rhode Inland Legislature is urged to ask
Senator Sprague to resign. It uay.but he won't.
A New eJreey father whipped his son to death
to mke him confess to the suspected theft of ten
dollars.
An exchange saya that England is actually
afraid that Sumner will declare war against that
nation.
A snake with two heads one on each end -was
recently killed in Bedford county. So ays the
Inquirer. -
A man who gives his children habits of indus-
try, provides for tbtm better than by giving them
fortune.
Two brothers-in-law quarreled in Texas last
week about thirty cents, and one finally killed
the other.
An English clergyman identified his Bible in
court from the marks of its having been used as
a raior strop.
Imitation meerschaum pipes are now made of
stale bread. which hatdens,and, it is said,' colors"
equal to the genuine.
Isabella's head still ornaments Spanish postage
stamps. It gives her rebellious subjects an op
portunity to punch it.
The London Telegraph says that the new En
glish court dress is a copy of the favorite sostume
of George Washington.
The Alleghanian says a good many of tho tront
np that way will weigh a pound. Don't doubt it;
but how many of thein?
In San Francisco there is .now on exhibition a
revolving rifle capable of being fired off five
hundred times a minute.
Most of the boys in Corsica are christened either
Napoleon or Paoli. The Democrats prefer the
latter name for their sons.
A new dictionary defines hash as a boarding
bouse confidence game; and quack as a doctor
whose science lays in his bill.
The New Yurk Exprets says that in the incomes
of business men of that city, '-those who adver
tise make the largest returns,"
In Lima, Ohio, "confidence" men have their
beads shaved , and a eoat of tar and feathers ap
plied to prevent their taking; cold.
A man in Connecticut has invented a new ma
chine, with which, it is said, one man can sew six
hundred pairs of shoes in one day.
A Portuguese inventor has recently presented
to the Cabinet of Lisbon a m urderous little engine
firing eight hundred ehots in a minute.
The moat auecessful speculators in United States
bonds at the FranKfort-on-the-Maine Bourse are
Jews who lived a longtime in America.
It is aid that in 756 libel suits now pending' a
gainst American editors, the aggregate damages
to oharaoter are estimated at 947,500,000.
Prentice says the office holders down his way
are greatly exercised with the apprehension that
they may be swindled out of the right to steal.
An infant was found a few days since,at Altoo-
with its throat cut from ear to ear. From ap
pearances the child was not more than a day old.
The father of a Cornell student who sent as
an item in his cash account, "Charity. 930." re
plied -'I fear that charity covers a multitude of
sins."
Grant don't want to fight foreign nations, and
is of opinion that "this administration will have
its hands full if it attends properly to the affairs
of our own country ."
If the ladies will "camphor down" their furs,
that Is after the eold weather is over for this sea
son, tbe"wooly critters" will remain undisturbed
by moth until next winter.
"My son," said a man of doubtful morals, put
ting his hand on the head of a young urchin, "I
believe Satan has got hold of you." "I believe
so, too,'' replied the urchin.
The latest addition to the conscience fund has
been a "Webster unabridged," large stse, which
an Illinois soldier appropriated, but found it to
weigh too heavily on his mind.
Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tri
bune, is about to publish In that journal a series
of articles on political economy, designed to elu
cidate the policy of protection.
Mr. Henry Burley, mnte, is the champion veloc-
ipedist in this place, up to the present. He bus
become so efficient as to stand upon the pony 'a
back while under full head way. Tyrone Herald
A Washington correspondent writes that Admi
ral HolTs Cuban dispatehrs lean to Spain because
tbey are the result of '-Gastronomic Diplomacy,"
hu being '-Reverdy Johnsontzed by the Span-
lards." -
A dead man with his throat cut was recently
found in the East River at Brooklyn. At the Cor
oner's inquest a physician testified that " the
throat was doubtless cut by the action of the
water."
Quite a sensation was created in New Tone last
week on account of the arrest of a prominent
ward politician and banker, who is proved to
have deserted from the United States army nine
years ago.
An exchange asks : "What are all the young
men in our country doing? There are none any
where learning trades." They are all playing
ball, riding a velocipede, and spending their dad
dy'a money.
That '-strong feeling in favor of annexation to
the United States." seems to be a contagion of the
most virulent sort. From Canada, at one leap, it
has annihilated thousands of miles, and is now
heard of in the Sandwich Islands.
A festive stone-cutter in Detrioit dra nk so many
times from a whisky bottle that he was unable to
distinguish between tbe mouth of that and the
muixle of his pistol. In attempting to drink from
the latter the top of bis head came off.
me vemocracy, with singular unanimity, op
pose Mr. Boutwell'a common sense proposition to
buy np and retire a million of bonds a week as a
sinking fund This is aa good a proof of the
soundness of tbe plan as could be desired.
The following advertisement appears in a Lon
don paper: "A young lady, who has received a
good education, can read and write, and is versed
in Geography, history, music, daneing, and ele
mentary mathematics, wishes a aitnation in a re
spectable family aa washer and ironer."
Pickles thinks the merchant or mechanic who
goes abroad to get his printing done, ought also
to go abroad for bis customers We think so, too.
especially when he can get the aforesaid printing
done as neatly and cheaply at the Journal office
Some men are great sticklers for "patronising
home industry ;" but, judging by their conduct,
they prefer to have the "patronising" done on the
jug-bandle principle all on one side. We don't
mean anybody in particular, but if the shoe fits
any one they are welcome to put it on.
A Few Plain Questions for Tree Traders.
1. If the present tariff is "prohibitory,"
or, in other words, preventsus buying what
we want from foreign countries, how does it
coma that we do buy about one hundred mil
lions of dollars worth of merchandise more
than we sell them of our products during
this year of Grace 1S08?
2. If the "enormous and grinding taxa
tion" we are now paying to "monopolists,"
or, in plainer terms, the customs now raised
on foreign imports, is "grinding" our people
into "poverty and want," why is it that a
constant streams of immigrants will conic
from nations enjoying Free Trade to our
languishing, tariff-cursed country ?
3. If Free Trade were declared to-monow,
and foreign manufacturers were permitted to
compete in our markets with our own, would
not fabrics made by European workmen at
fifty cents a day drive those made by Ameri
can workmen at two dollars and fifty cents a
day out of the market?
4. When the American manufacturerfinds
himself undersold at home, by those engaged
in the same business in Leeds, or Manches
ter, or Cornwall, in Kngland, must he not
either discharge his hands and close his mills,
furnaces, ka., or reduce the wages he is now
paying to his employees?
5. Must not the mechanics, under thisstate
of affairs, either stop work or submit to the
reduction, or find something else to do?
G. Do the Free Traders want the workmen
of America to work for lower ages than they
now get? Or, if not, do they want them to
give up skilled labor (and so lose the years
spent in learnitig a trade,) and work at agri
cultural pursuits?
7. Will not our country Under Free Trade,
which must inevitably destroy her manufac
tures, become absolutely enslaved to the
countris which furnish us with everything
we need from a fork to a steam engine ; and
will we not, when declaring war against Kn
gland for instance1 or she against us, ex
perience some difficulty in the way of cannon,
muskets, etc. ?
8. How do you propose to pay coin inter
est on the bonds, which we solemnly prom
ised to pay, when you have destroyed the
only source of coin revenue we now have, or
can have until we resume specie payments?
Late Publications.
Godey's Lady's Book for June, 18GC.
Steel Plate, Colored Fashion plate, Crochet
Flower-mat, and an Antimacassar, printed
in blue. The illustrations in the June num
ber of this incomparable magazine arc the
following: The Watering Place. The best
finUhcd steel plate we have ever seen iu a
magaziue. A Colored fashion plate. Six
figures. Crochet flower-mat and an antima
cassar, printed in blue. The large exten
sion sheet, containing over thirty figures of
fashions and useful articles for the toilet.
A page of childrens fashions, and twelve
designs of bonuets, hats, bead dresses, etc.
The work department contains sixteen de
signs of useful and fancy articles. Marion
Harland and other d.stinguished writers
contribute articles for this month.
Arthur's Home Magazine $2,00 a year;
Arthur's Once a Motith-$2,00 a year ;
Arthur's Children's Hour $2,00 a year;
These highly interesting and popular pub
lications, are worthy the patronage of a gen
erous and appreciating public. The June
numbers fully maintain the reputation and
choracter of their predecessors. Address,
T. S. Arthur k Sons, Phil'a.
Ailvertixrmentx xrtfp tn targetyp,o out of vfain
ttiile, will be charged double uenal rate. No cut
y0( POUNDS WOOL WANTED
U j JJJ by the subscriber, which will be
taken on book account or in exchange for goods.
MniKet prices paid for Wool.
Bower. May 2. DAVID BELT.
"PRRORS OF YOUTH. A gentleman
who suffered for years from Nervous De
bility. Ptrmature Decay, and all the tffoet of
youthful Indiscretion, will, for the sake of suffer
ing humanity, send free to all who need it. the
receipt and directions for maktng the simple rem.
edy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing
to profit by the advertiser's experience, can do so
by addressing, in perfect confidence, JOHN B.
OGDEN, So. 42 Cedar at , N. Y. may 20-ly.
pLEARFI ELD COUNTY BOND LOST.
On the night of the 17th of May, the
counting house of K. Bobinson d- Co.. 2ii Liber
ty street, Pittsburg, wax broken into and robbed
of money. Bonds, and otber valuables, among
which was a Bounty Bond, of Clearfield county,
for 9300 dated 20th March, 1S65, payable 1st
July. 1873, Number 163.
All persons are hereby oautioned against the
purchase of said bond, as payment has been
stopped. H B SWOOPE.
May 2S,'69 Att'y for R. Robinson A Co
rpO CONSU.MPTIVES.-The advertiser,
- having been restored to health in a few
weefcs, by a very simple remedy, after having suf
fered several years with a severe lung affection,
and that dread dsseape. Consumption is anxious
to make Kuowu to his fellow-sufferers the means
of cure. To all who desire it, he will send a copy
of tbe prescription used (free of charge), with the
directions for preparing and using the ame,which
they will find asure cure for consumption. asthma,
bronchitis, et. The objeet of the advertise r in
sanding; tbe prescription if to benefit tha ffl;t.i
and spread information which he conceives to be
invaluable; and be hopes every sufferer will try
his remedy, aa it will coiUhem nothing anil m
prove a blessing. Parties wishing the prescrip
lon, will please address Rev. EDWARD A. WIL
SOX, Williamsburg, Kings CO., N.V. may2S-1y
PUBLIC SALE.
There will be exposed to public sale. at the res-
o mo suoscrioer, in lorwensville, on
Wednesday, June 9th, 1869.
A HOUSE ASD LOT. The house contains four
rooms on tbe first Boor, and seven on the second,
with a wash house, coal house and ice house un
der one roof. Water in the kitchen and wash hou.e.
Also one cow. one pig, three bedroom seta, two
bureaus. two parlor and one cook stove, two tables,
two bedsteads, what-not, centre table, sofa lounge,
iron and copper keitles, and many other articles.
Terms one-'hird of purchase money of real es
tate in hand, and the balance in one and two
years: personal property terms made known on
day of sale. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock,
May 28-2tp. WM TEN EYCK.
TfclSTRICT COURT of the United States
tor the H estern District of Peon a :
In the matter of )
DAVID PERSINQ, IN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt. )
A warrant in Banruptcv has been issued airainat
the eitsrte of David Persine, of the oountv of
1 e U J . . - r . . -
ou oiwt or Pennsylvania, in said
District adjudged a Bankrupt, upon petition of hia
creditors, and the payment of any debts and deliv
ery of any property belonging to said Bankrupt to
him or for his use.aod the transfer of any property
by him are forbidden by law. A meeting of
the creditors of the aaid Bankrupt, to prove their
debt, and to choose one or more assignees of hia
Estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to
be holden at C learfield.in said District on the 15th
o?y f June. 1869, at 2 o olock, p at the offioe
of S. E Woodruff, one of the Registers in Bank
ruptcy of said District.
A. MURDOCH,
May 56-3t. U. S. Marshal for aaid Diatrict.
XT M-POOVE.Whole..aleard Re!.i petl. -JL
. TOBACCO. CVi A RS A ND S '
Urge assortment of pipe cigr cures A, .
aj.ntly on hand. Two do.,,, Kan .'- , f,''n
Office, CloarHeld, Pa. Klv'1
JEFFERSON L I T Z, mD
Physician and Surgeon,
Having located at Osceola. Pa , offers his rv,f
Clonal services to the people of that p'.M aid ?"
round.ng country. All calls proiantlr att,,7 j
to. Office and residence on Cnrtin sfr.it
ly occupied by Dr. Kline May 19 -6 "'
A DMINISTRATORS' NOTICR-J
tersof Administration on theestatPrf
Barbara Chambers, late of CurwensvilU d,i
having been granted to the underlined. aotiT-u
hereby given that all persona indebted to said J!
tate are required to make immediate parm,!!"
and those having jlaim against the lm, ",,
present them, properly authenticated, for tiiJ
ment. to DANIEL CHAMBERS
May 19, 1869-St. ; Administrator.
JAS. T. BRADY & CO.,
(Surceor to S. Jonee 6r Co..)
CORNER FOURTH AND WOOD S1EELTS,
PITTSBURGH, PA..
BACKERS,
BI. V 4MD SELL ALL KINDS OP
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
Gold, Silver and Coupons.
Six per cent, interest allowed on deposits .-abject
to check.
Money loaned on Government Donda.
Donds registered free of charge.
May 19,'69-ly. JAMESJT. BRADY i CO.
AUTION. AH persons are hereby cau-
tioued against purchasing or iu any way
meddling with a team of bay horses, one "set of
double harness, and one two horse wagon, in pot
cession of R. U. Walk, of Morris township. w
the Fame belong to me.and are subjct to my orler
May 1269-310. ASDEHSOX Mt'ttRAY. "
D. K. FCLLERTOX.
W. R. M rilERSnS,
NEW FIRM!
FULLERTOX Sc McPliE RSON
Koep constantly on hand Fresh Meats, such as
BEEF, VEAL. MDTTOX. Etc.,
FRESH FISH,
All kinds of Vegetables, in season,
canned fruits,
BUTTER, LARD, Etc.,
Which they will sell at the lowest market iicoa,
Gash paiJ for Cattle, Butter, etc.
ROOM ON MARKET ST.,
Clearfield. Pa.-May 12 "fig.
A DMINISTRATOR S NOTrCR Lct
tcrs Totamentary on the estate of
Uugh Kiddle. late of Iinrnside t'p, Clearfield coun
ty. Pa., deo'd, haviug bean grunted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to ruake immediate pavment, au l
those having claims against the same will previa
them, properly authentirated. lor settlement.
May IZ. 6S-6tp JOHN KORABAU'JU. Adiu'r.
DB. T. J. BUVKR.
B0 YER fc- SHAW,
(LATE A. 1. SHAW.)
NET AND FIRST CLASS
DRUG STORE!
MARKET STREET.
(A'ljomiuff Soie of li. jI'tiop.)
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Itaving purchased tho above Store Room, ini
refitted it entirely, making it In all respects s
FIRST CLASS DRUG STORE,
we are now opening and offer to tbe public, a fall,
complete and strictly pure assortment of Drugs,
Chemicals, Painta, Varnishes, 4e., ic.
Patent JIcJhuucs,
Dye Stoffa, Tebaooo, Cigars, Confectioner,
Stationery, Ao.
I'itsictaii
Will find our stock of Drugs full and ccmp!t'
and at a very alight advance on Eastern trices.
School Hook.
Teachers and others will be furnished :thelM
ical and miscellaneous books by express, at start
notice.
Stationer,
Consisting of Cap, Flat Cap.FooIfoap.i.crteritf
Perfumed Note Paper, also, a very nest Hoc t
Mourning Note Paper and Eovelores ou hi
Pens, Pencils, Ink. Ac.
JIomekcejM'rs
Will find a full stock of Pufe Fpicei, FoI W
Ash, Concentrated Lye Soap, Ac.
Ladles and (lenthwn
Are requested to examine our stock of Perfo'
ry, Hair Oils, Fine Toilet Soaps. Brushes, Comb.
Toilet Setts, Ac.
Smokers and Chnccr
Will, find a full supply, of prime Chewing ssJ
Smoking Tobacco, Imported aad Domestic Cirir.
Snuff, Fine-cut, 4.
Carbon Oil,
Of the boat hraads, always on hand- ..
Liquors.
The best quality of Liquors always oa hBi for
medical purposes.
Physicians preaoripttonspromptly ana eerefsllj
compounded. pTER.
May 19,1869. A. I-SHAW-
y ERY FINE blankets
sill be sold ee
J. PI1AW
. . - c i.:.rlei
rjlHE b ighest market prices P JJjsoS
ACON.Hama, Sides andhuldarawi".
B
prices, at
DRMy i Vo9IT' red"Cedprfeg-
QUEEXSWARE Tea sets, best jp 5.
pieoea,atS SU at