JBaftsmait's Journal.
. J. BOW, lITOBi.DPR0PSIT0a.
CLEARFIELD, PA., SEP. 15, IH69.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
por gotcrsob:
J0H5 W. GEAEY, of Cumberland co.
rOR JCDQS OF CCPBEUE COCRT :
HEHRY "W. WILLIAM3, of Allegheny co.
The Cuban patriots are haying the best of
it. The Spanish troops are making no head
way. Does Asa Packer endorse Alderman M'
Mullin's threats of club law and niardcr?
The people would like to know.
For Supreme Judge of Pennsylvania two
things are absolutely requisite a lawyer and
a loyal man. In either capacity, Cyrus L.
Pershing is a miserable failure.
There is to be no Nisi Prius Court in
Philadelphia during September and Goto
ber. The naturalization mill" can't run.
Poor SharswooJ's occupation 's gone.
SlSCE the Democrats claim to have car
ried Tennessee, her bond have gone down
in the market about sis per cent. Democrat
ic success is uttterly fatal to public credit.
The Republicau candidate for Delegate to
Congress from New Mexico, has been elect
ed. His nmue is Chavez. At the last
election he was defeated by the Democrats.
It is seriously doubted whether Packer
can consistently claim to belong to the
"great unwashed," since his immersion in
the Lehijih. It is strongly suspected that
he is a "hard shell Baptist."
Things have come to a pretty pass in
Philadelphia, when one of the Aldermen, in
his official capacity, is suffered to threaten
murder and riot without molestation. The
wretch, M'Mullin, ought to be arrested and
punished. Why is it not done?
The Belmont fight waxes warm. Tam
many met on Saturday niht and denounced
the Belmont faction as knaves, to whi;h the
"World" replied by denouncing Tammany
as "a fink of corruption." They bespatter
each other bravely. At present Belmont
has the beat of it. The Jews are ahead.
Persons desirous to contribute t i the re
lief of tho widows and orphans made by the
Avondale disaster, can scud their money to
George II. Stuart, Philadelphia, or toT. P.
Hunt, Wilkebbarre. We trust there are
many persons in Clearfield who will respond
to this most touching appeal to their sym
pathies. Vermont is true, and has faithfully ful
filled all our just expectations. Her light is
never obscured. Gov. Washburne and the
rest of the State ticket, have over 20,'JOO
majority, while the Legislature is unani
mously Republican. Id four weeks the fif
teenth Amendmeut will be ratified. AH
hail Vermont 1
Hon. Henry W. Williams is one of the
most distinguished judges iq the State. He
has made a judicial record, which forms a
part of our proudest history. But what
has Cyrus L. Pershine ever done as a lawyer?
Where is his record? What great or impor-
tanfease did he ever try?
legal nonnentity.
He is simply a
Asa Packer must be mean in proportion
as he is rich. Though worth Twenty Mil
lions of Dollars, he manages to pay taxes to
the amount of Eight Dollars and Ninety
Five Cents. He professes to have no in
come, and the United States Assessors can
find only one or two gold watches on which
to levy an as-essment.
Till Packerites of the McMullin stamp
are playing the bluff game in Philadelphia.
It won't win. The Republicans who fought
and conquered rebels iu the South, are not
disposed to yield to rebels at home. If Mc
Mullin inaugurates club law and murder, as
he threatens, he will get his own head
smashed in short order.
Let every soldier remember that while
ho was in the field fighting lor his country,
Cyrus L. Pershing was in the legislature at
Ilarrisburg, steadily and consistently voting
against him, and against the country. Ev
ery measure for the faithful prosecution of
the war, for the support of the country, aud
lor the credit of the nation, leieived h's
earnest and untiring opposition. Could he
be elected to the supreme bench ail the cop
perhead malevolence evinced by his vote--,
would crystalize into judicial decisions.
Nothing can be more important, than to
save the Commonwealth from such a catas
trophe. It will 1 worse than the pesti
lence more to be dreaded than fire or fam
ine. TOE growth of crime in Philadelphia is
becoming alarming. It is to be attributed
almost solely to the character of the police
force as constituted under the Coperhead
reeime. Tho few men it contains who un
derstand the artifices of the dangerous crim
ina'sol the day,occupy subordinatj positions,
and though their assistance redeems t he de
partment from absolute imbecility, they are
powerless to direct Rascals of all grades
can count confidently on gaining time for
escape through the ignorance, connivance,
or blunders of men who have been entrusted
with duties which they are unable to dis
charge. It is a fearful thing for a great
city to get under the control of its thieves
and groceries, but it invariably result-
from a Democratic victory.
Col. John "As: .Ncxes ' passed , through
our town on Monday, on his way to Brook
ville to address' the Republican meeting
there on Tuesday evening. . Col. Nur.es is a
mofct eloquent and entertaining speaker, lie
gives a good account of the canvass, and
teels confident of the re election of Gov.
Geary by a greatly increased majority.
O.v the 10th inst.. Gen. Geary visited the
scene of the Avaondale disaster, and partic
ipated in the funeral excercises. lie also
entered the mine and examined it with a
view to recommending to the Legislature
he enactment of laws for the better pro
tection of the miner?. . The men received
him cordially, and listened attentively to
his speech of sympathy.
Tf a man worth twenty millions of dollars,
can shirk the Income Tax by paying the
paltry item of eight dollars and ninety cents,
why miiiht it not as well lie repealed? Some
of our Clearfield money-changers have been
regaried as pretty expert in getting rid of
their incomo to as to avoid the tax, but
their aehievments pale before the peeunious
Asa. Tbey had better go down to Mauch
Chnnk and tale a lesson. Asa "knows the
ropes," and they will be apt pupils.
The Democracy of Wisconsin have at last
discovered that they "rejoice in the extinc
tion of slavery." The Democracy of Penn
sylvania have not ret officially expressed an
opinion on this subject, but it is possible
that during the next twenty years they will
gradually grope their way to the advanced
point gained by their' Wisconsin brethren.
Meanwhile, they are still floundering in the
depth.-- of State Rights and secession theo
ries, and disposed to consider the resolu
tions of '98 as the embodiment of Democrat
ic wisdom.
Asa Packer contributed $2500 to the
relief . of the Avondale bereaved. Gen
Geary tave $.j(X, Senator Scott $50, and a
large number of other contributions have
been made. The apparent di.-proportion
between the contributions of Packer and
Geary, is readily understood when we re
member that Packer is the- wealthiest man
in the State, wbiie Goary is comparatively
poor. Packer is worth more millions than
Geary is worth thousands. Both subscrip
tions are highly creditable, and we trust the
example will be fol owed by all the people.
J.HE great contestea election case, in
Philadelphia, which for months has been
dragging its slow length along, approaches
conclusion at last. From the revelations of
the evidence it seems probable that several,
at least, of the gentlemen holding contested
offices, must lose their fraudulently-gotten
berths. So far, so good ; but the meaning
of this case is deeper than the municipal
officers affected. The moral effect of this
decision will reach to the Supreme bench
The frauds ichieh carried in (he city officers
afficltd equally the State ehctiun, aud mere
moreover duplicated in the coal regions.
The lat legislature, at the instance of
the Dennjoia'ic Senator from Luzerne coun
ty, supported by every Democrat present
at the time, rejected a bill providing for the
inspection of initios, and compelling whole
some regulations, which would hnve effeetu
ally avoided such a disaster as that of Av
onJale. These Democrats opposed it, sim
ply because iteutai cd ad-iiional expense o i
the operators. In comparison with this ex
pense, the safety of the men was deemed o
no consequence, senator .turner will have
cause to regret his unfortunate opposition
through which the bill was defeated.
When rogues fall out, the public is al
ways enlightened. The copperhead squab
ble in New York, grows delightfully iuter-
renting : Brick Pomeroy charges that the
editor of the World didn't go to the polls
and vote. To which the editor of thatar
istocratic 'Democratic' journal replies, tha
he not only went to the polls and voted, but
he "saw by what cunning and shameless
frauds such eorruptionists of the Ring as
William M. Tweed and Oakley Hall cu
down below its level the rightful vote of the
electors of Iloralio Seymour."
This is a dead thrust at the Pomeroy fac
tion, and only adds to the "onpleasantiicss.'
The truth will out, and as the fight eontin
ues, we shall have some racy developments,
Consistkncy is said to be a jewel, but
what kind of a jewel Democratic consistency
h, wo are at a loss to discover. It certainly
belongs to the variable kind, and shows a
colors from different stand points. Pledged
to oppose Chinamen iu California and ne
groos in Ohio, but amHatimr with them both
in irginia and Teoiiessee ; supporting re
pudiation in Ohio and Kentucky, aud com
pelted to oppose it in New York and Penu
sylvania; denouncing military usurpation
in Texas, but having a Governor to uphold
in New York for taking military posnese
of a railroad they certainly constitute th
most 'consistent' party the country haa eve
produced. But if they don"t find Jordan
hard roa 1 to travel, under such a load of
'consistency' we rhull be much mistaken
The city of Wilmington, in the State of
Delaware, is the . one bright spot, in that
land of worse than Egyptian darkness.
Euterprisir.g, prosperous, aud happyv it is,
and has-Iong been a Republican city, thousb
the rest of the State has been held aud own
ed ty the Bayards and Suulsburys. This
has been a sore grievance to these copper
Lead proprietors. Accordingly they dcter
mintd to correcL-it, and their little legis-"
lature last winter so re-districted an chang
ed the limits of the city, as to make it cer
tain to give a Democratic majority. They
thought they had a sure thing ot it, and
were eagerly anticipating their victory, and
preparing to rejoice over the downfall of the
only Republican stronghold in their little
state. But there's many a slip 'twixt the
cup aud the lip. The election to their ut
ter amazement and chagrin, resulted iu a
majority of uity for the Republican candi
date for Mayor! They hadn't counted close
enough, and a'l their scheming proved a
failure. The roosters drooped their plumes,
the Saulsburys got drunk as usual, and the
Bayards slunk otf home like whipped spaa
ielshh their tails between th-:ir legs.
James Brooks, the Government Detec
tive was shot iu Philadelphia, while ex
amining the books of a store on Second
street, and dangerously wounded. The as
sassins are still at large. A reward of $6,000
is offered for their arrest and conviction. It
is believed they were hired by the 'Whis
key Ring' to murder him. It was done
eliberately, in broad daylight, and the
liscreants escaped in a chaise prepared for
the purpcie. lie may possibly recover.
The Democrats of the Fifteenth Senato
rial district, are having an elegant tight.
They held their Senatorial conference at
Northumberland last week, and by a vote of
seven to five, nominated Ihomas Lualtant.
Before the chairman announced the resu.t,
Chalfant and his delegates left the confer
ence, when the chairman announced there
was no nomination made. Buckalew s
friends, who remained, theu nominated him
or State Senate, and the famous Charlie
olds on to the nomination. He has had
a public teat in his mouth so long that he
. , . . , , i. p i
can t let go. Ana as lie can i sue. a uom
one any longer, he is willing to go it on a
hind teat.' Like the renowned Asa, he
las an ambition downwards. From the U.
S. Senate he is willing to come down to a
very "dirty state legislature." A copper
head's thirst for office, is like a sheep's
hankering after gra.-s never satUCed.
WlULK the Packers, Woodvards, Biglers
and Wallaces, of Pennsylvania arc dream
ing about "nigger equality," "States rights"
aud other obsolete issues, the Democrats of
the great West are fully alive to thj fact
that the world moves, and that if they
would not be crushed out, they must move
with it. Accordingly the Democratic State
Convention of Wisconsin, which met last
week at Milwaukee, adopted a platform, the
greater part of which loyal and sensible men
can heartily endorse. Among the resolu
tions, wc commend the following to the es
pecial consideiation of the Clearfield fossils :
Resulted, That the Democratic party of
Wisconsin rejoices in the extinction of slavery.
i'l the prompt and general acquiescence ol
the Southern people in the results ot the
war, in every well directed cffoit for the en
lightenment and elevation of oppressed h'u-
inanity at home and abroad, una in every
measure compatible with nood tjovrrnmvnt
anil public order, to broaden the oasis of
suffrage, and extend the blessings ot tree
institutions to all classes ot the people.
It wou li seem that Gen. Grant, while
rusticating at Kane, in company with some
friends, went trout fishing on Tuesday, Au
gust 17th, and caught one dozen of the
'speckled beauties" iu violation of the act
passed by the last Legislature forbidding
the taking of trout after the first day of
August. The Copperhead editors rolled up
their eyes in holy horror at this grave in
fraetiou of law by the President, and made
so much ado about it that Gen. Kane took
the responsibility of the deed upon himself.
In a note to the M'Kean Miner he says :
"'A remark of Senator Cameron's about
the Game Laws,having made the President
decline to eat venison, I had not the heart to
tell him of our passing the act last winter
which forbids catching trout alter the urst.
Grant looked forward with so much pleas
ure to fon?ettinr his Washington cares, one
day at least, fishinir up Straight cre-.k, that
I said to myself.as 1 did when I was joungcr
ot the fugitive fc-mve Law, 'JJreak the law,
but break it openly, and pay the penalty.'
I remitted the fine through Co!. Wilcox,
myself assuming the honorable part of in
former. And I have thus paid the price of
$2,50 a piece for the smallest trout yon ever
put in your basket ; thirty dollars, that is to
say, tor about a pound.
The President having been duly fined
although there was no intentional violation
ot law on his part and the amount of the
penalty paid by Gen. Kane, we hope the
wrath of the Copperheads, who were so loud
in their denunciation of these same brave
men during the rebellion, will be mollified,
and th.it they will manage to inculcate some
of their very high respect for the enact
ments of the Legislature into the minds of
such men as Alderman McMullin, who not
only openly threaten their violation, but
give warning that murder and bloodshed
willeusue if they are enforced.
Bellf.fo.nte is disgraced with a wretched
apology for a mau that goes by the name of
P. Gray Meek. He is intellectually an
physically, infinitesimal, and possesses but
one faculty that of lying. Ilis little brain
is forever busy in the creation of false ma
licious, and filthy slanders. No man is too
high, none too pure no institution too be-
nifkent no public officer too honest to be
beyond the reach of Lis prurient and vulgar
imagination. The latest emanation from
the vile brain of this professional liar and
calumniator, is the story published in bis
paper of the 3d inst., that Geo. S. Twitch
ell, the murderer of Mrs. Hill, is yet alive,
that he is iu Montana, and has a pardon
from Gov. Goary sieued on the Cthot April
last. He asserts, that on the night previ
ous to the time fixed for Twite-hell's execu
tion the cotj.se of another convict uraa jdaced
in Jus ctll, and TiritchAl allowed to fO free.
tliejiitse iinprcxsion Leu. a conveyed that the
corpse teas Tuitchef" s ami that he had com
tnitied suuide, and that for a price, he ob
tuned iroin uov. Ucary aa ur.cunuituna
pardon !
No sane man would publish, much less
le'ieve, such a story. Moreover, if anything
of the kind could have bceu doue, it would
have to be with the cousjut and conniv:, rice
of Gen. Peter Lylo, the Democratic Sheriff
of Philadelphia, who had charge of Twitch
ell, and whose duty it was to execute hiui
When little Meek concocted the lie he for
got to plan a way for the escape of Sheriff
Lyle.' It is a common fault with liars and
perjurers to overdo the thing, and Meek has
overdone it. f he story bears its refutation
on its face. When Gov. Geary signed the
death warrant, and transmitted it to Sheriff
Lyle, his duties were ended. If the Dem
oeratic Sheriff permitted his prisoner to es
cape, the responsibility must rest upon him
and if he chooses to submit to the infamous
accusation, he is at li'jerty to do so. The
friends of Gov. Geary are satisfied that no
man will be foolish enough to believe so ab
surd a story and where its author is known
everything lie says is re eived as jirima facie
false, until it is proven to be true by persons
or circumstances worthv of belief.
' 0BITUAEY. - -v-
secretary ravflixs. -In
our last we announced briefly the death
of Gen. John A. Rawlins,SecrUiy'of War.
on Monday, Sept. 6th, at 4.12 P. M.', from
hemorrhage of the lungs, superinduced by
by a severe cold contracted in 1SC3, while
iu the army.
He was a lawyer by profession, and a res
ident of Galena, where, pricr to the war, he
was a bitter Democrat, aud wielded consid
erable influence in the councils of his party.
A few days after the firing upon Fort Suuip
ter, a large meeting was held in Galena, of
which Gen. Grant, then only a private citi
zen, was the president. Rawlins was called
upon to speak. He advanced aud made a
speech lasting half - au hour, and ending
with these words:
"I have been a Democrat all my life; but
this is no louger a question of politics. Ir
is simply country or no com try. I have fa
vored every honorable compromise: but the
day of compromise has passed. Oiiiy one
course is left us. We will stand by the flag
ol our country, aud appeal to the God of
battles.
When Grant went into the service, he
procured Rawlins the appointment of As-
istant Adjutant General, with he rank of
aptuin, aud fiom the 15ih oi September,
CI, to the 4th of March. 18C9, when he
was commissioned snd confirmed Secretary
of War, he was constantly by the side of
Grant, following him through all his cam
paigns and being present with him at the
battlo of Belmont, Fort Ilencry, Fort Don
elson, Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, theTallahach-
ie expedition to Oxford, Mississippi, Port
Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion's
Hill, Big Black, the crowning victory of
Vickiburg, Chattaiiooga, the Wilderness,
North Anna, Paumunkey, Toloobatomoy,
Cold Harbor, and the front of Petersburg
and Richmond. General Grant was soon
led to repose the mo.t unlimited confidence
in his judgment and executive abilities, and
n November, 3 S'ClI, appointed him to tin
position of Lis chief of stuff, which ho re
tin Led until his indue tiou into the office c
Secretary of War.
The circumstances attending his death
were of the most distressing character. In
his last hours he asked repeatedly for the
President, whose departure from Saratoga
had been delayed by the contradictory nature
of the di.-patches piecced'.ug the one which
at last announced that Lis faithful friend
and comrade in arms was beyond the reach
of human skill. His first wife, by whom
he had two daughters, both still living, died
in the summer of 1 SOI, just as he was about
entering upon his military career. During
the Vicsburg campaign he made the ac
quaintancc of Miss iluilbut, his second
wife, who became a aiothcr scarcely a week
before his death. In his last moments he
uttered these touching words "my chief re
gret in dying so soon is that I leave my
family paupers." But they have reached
the hearts of the whole people, aud large
amounts have everywhere been subscribed
for the widow and her children.
His funeral, which took place on Thurs
day, was the largest md most imposing since
that of President Lincoln.
WILLIAM l'ITT KESSENDEN.
This distinguished man who died last
week, was born at Boscawen, New Hamp
shire, October 16,1806; he graduated at
Bowdoin college is 1 Sti-t, studied law and
was admitted to the bar in Portland in 1827,
where he continued the practice to the pres
ent time. He was a member of the Maine
legislature in 1S32, and was redacted in
1810. He was a representative in Congress
from 1S41 to 1S43, and declining further
service, was again in the State Legislature
iu 1845 and I 4 3, and re-elected in 1853 and
1 854. lie w as elected a Senator in Congress
for six years from March, 153, serving as
a member of the Committee on Finance,
and in 1856 was re-elected for a term of six
years, serving as the Chairman of the Com
mittee, on Finance, or the Library Commit
tee, and also as a Regent of the Smithson
ian institute. He was a member in 1832 of
the' convention which nominated Henry
Clay for President, and also of the conven
tion which nominated Generals Tavlor and
Scott. During the summer of 1S5S the de
gree of L. L. D. was conferred upon him by
Bowdoin College, of which institution he
is a Trustee. lie was also a member of the
Peace Congress of 1861. In July, 1864, he
was appointed by President Lincoln Secre
tary of the Treasury in the place of S. P.
Chase, resigucd, and soon afterward receiv
ed from Harvard Uuiversity the degree of
L. L. D. Iu 1801 he was re-elected a Sen
ator in Cougress for the term commencing
in 1805 and ending iu 1871. He resigned
his position iu the. Cabinet and again took
his seat in the Senate March 4th, 1865, and
was again placed at the head of the Com
mittee of Fiuance. At the succeeding ses
sion of Congress he was made chairman of
the Special Joint Committee on Reconstruc
tion, so culled, and wus the author of the
of the report cf that committee recom
mending an amendment to the Constitution.
He was also a member of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and again of that on the
Library, and was Chairmau of the Commit
tee on Public buildings and Grouuds. Ot
late years Mr. Fessenden has been a con
stant sufferer from dyspepsia, and his phys
icians think he was poisoned at the celebra
ted National Hotel Banquet in Washington,
during Buchanan's administration. He died
at the age of nearly sixty-three.
IION. JOHN BELL.
Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, died on
the 10th inst., at his residence at Cumber
land iron works, aud was hurried on Monday
in Nashville. He was in his seventy third
year. He entered Congress at the age of
thirty, and served in the House of Repre
sentatives fourteen years uninterruptedly.
Appointed Secretary of War by President
Harrison, he resigned when Tyler succeed
ed to the White House. He was chosen to
the Senate in 1847, and remained in that
body till 1S50. The following year he was
nominated for President by the "Constitu
tional Union" party with Mr. Everett for
Vice President. When the South seceded
he was strongly disposed to stand by the
Union,, but went off when President Lin
coln called out the troops. Since that time
he has lived in comparative obscurity.
During the war he lost most ot ht-s property.
A Little of Everythini
New York want'! noiher World Fair
The low Democrat have family fight. . .
The Great Eastero U to be painted white. .
Attending gtriotly to their biz the niQJqoi'o'
To get out of debt, pay up ; to keep out, pay
down.
tien. Fhcman ha been commissioned a See
retary of War.
Fifteen cent is the price of baabel of toma
toes in New York.
Andy Johnson ia atill at "Nashville laying pipe
forth Senaturship.
John Allen, once the wickeJest man.now keep
a temperance grocery.
Th Dot party in Mississippi 1 called "Con
federate Republican !"
Kate Field has fifty engagements in New En
glandto lecture, mind.
There are nearly four thousand unlicensed li
quor shops in Philodelphia.
Chase says ke is sicit of politics. He ought to
be. Politics is sick of him.
More than twenty-two millions of eigars were
made last year in Baltimore.
Jenny Lied haa become quite poor. Iler hus
band has squandered all her money.
Wien Forney is one of the editors of the Belle
fonte National. He is a forcible writer.
A correspondent Fays that in boarding houses
'hash Is a great leveler of a proud spirit."
A man who has been continuously drunk for
six years was recently arrested in Minnesota.
A chap iu Kentucky says he is a son of Anna
Dickinson by her first wife. He is a lu initio.
Tiie virtuous William delivered his essay on
' Roosters and Pinchers,', at Clarion, last wetk.
Three ladies have reoeired the degree of Doc
torof Medicine in Paris one being an American.
A son of John Tyler is reported as a drunken
inmate of a charity ward in a Washington hos
pital. A wealthy German merchant in Indiana has
insured his life for the benefit of the poor of the
town.
Extensive preparations are making for the
State fair to commence on the 2Sth inst., at list
risburg.
A little son or S. S Iichl, of Bedford, was re
cently poisoued to death by un overdose of worm
lozenges.
Mrs. MuSessays it is "dre'ful" hard to lose a
hufbund. She never got used to it until she lost
her fourth.
A Lerlin clergyman boxed the eat of a bride
whose demeanor didn't suit his ideM of propriety
and be is now in jail.
The Kew York Exyrtss thiiiks it is about time
our r-outhtra brethren had got dune receiving
that "first bale of oolton.''
-Unripe fruit is dangerous," faid n old maid
to ber joutg ceice. "So is decayed fruit, aunt,'"
replied the impudent hu-pey.
The oil region has been under water from the
overflowing of th Allegheny and it tributaries.
Much dama-'e has been done.
If we shonld have another war, we want a Gov
ernor who will not run off to Europe with his
sons, as Packer did a few years ago.
The bridge over the Ohio, at Louivillo. was
completed last week. It has a span three
hundred aud seventy feet in length.
The Brooklyn Union thinKs that lights give
dandy legs "the general effect of a pair of trussed
drumsticks on a good sued gobbler.
We think the paperi do wrong to diseourage
Mrs. V. by saying the Commodore is '-well pre
served aud gnod for twenty years yet."
It is said that that the widows, orphans and
others who were dependent on the miners killed
at Avondale number near one thousand.
It is said that the Japanese clergy pauso every
fifteen minutes in their aiscourres and say to
their congregations, "Let us take a smoke."
Mrs Evans, one of the sufferers by the Avon
dale disaster, loics eight of her fam ily her fath
er, husband, three sons, and three brothers.
A foitune wrang out of the sweat of otlior men
does not carry with it any great merit, however
it may be in buying Democratic conventions.
George Wilkes, of New York, is said to be the
werson selected to succeed J. Ko.'S Urowr e a
Minister to China. Wilkes is now in Europe.
A young lady in Clearfield suffering from the
car-ache, was completely cured by a young man
whispering a few words into it the other evening.
A young phytician asking permission of a la
dy to kbs ber. she repliod, "No, sirl'I never
could bear to have a doctor's bill thrust iu my
lace."
A letter came to the Evansville, Indiana. Post
Office last week addressed, "To the good and kind
man, Jesus." It is to be feared he was not a res
ident. Mrs. Eliza F. Janney, a Virginia lady, distin
guished for her brav loyalty during thewar.ha
been mad Chief Clerk at the Omaha Indian
Agency
The miners of Nevada designate the members
of the Cincinnati commercial parjy as "them fel
lows who have to grease their legs, to get their
breeches on."
The late Democratic convention in Mississippi
oontained sevonty-five"niggor" delegates. That
much -'wool" would choke all the Copperheads
in Clearfield.
The Cop call Packer ' The Prido of the Val
ley." The last time the Pride was before the
people he was beaten for town councilman by
fifty majority.
Aa Arkansas editor says th temperature in
bia sanctum lust week rose to 11 degrees. This
accounts for hot-tempered editorial firing the
Southern heart.
Mutchler hadn't announced himself, 'ffe miss
Sweet William s Napoleonic bulletins. Mutch
ler runs it on the sly. But sly or utherwiso. he'll
run it into the ground.
St. Louis -claims the champion slecpist and
jnorift. He sleeps four days at a stretch, and
snores at such a r:e that people in the vicinity
think it is the puffing of a steam engine.
' The Pennsylvania Railroad officers have deci
ded to remove their shops from Patterson. They
will be closed after the 1st October. It will be a
serious loss to the lown,and to Juniata county .
A drunken man in Dayton, a few days ago,
made a desperate effort to keep on the side walk,
but failed At last fc started out into the street
saying, "There now, go in the street if you want
to."
Th most lucrative office in Luzerne county is
to be given to one Jimmy Kyan.a whisky seller,
who can neither read nor write. He ia th nom
inee of the Democracy, of course, and the office
is County Treasurer.
The New Yora Democrat makes a disgraceful
attack on Bishop Simpson, asserting that he can
vas, el Virginia for W'elU. and calHog him "a
Methodist bloodhound of Zion, who cares more
for the nigger than for Christ."
J.Y. M. Mason. ex-Senator from Virginia, the
great high chanoellor of rebellion, the man who
delared he wouldn't live five minutes after the
subjugation of ihe Confederacy," ha bought aa
estate near Alexandria, Virginia. James has
changed his miad.
AU the blowing the Boston Jubilee could do,
including the concussion of the "big drum."
Couldn't shake the walls of the Coliseum. But
the 'big blow' last week, demolished it drum and
all. It was an appropriate finale that the "ele
phant" should be literally blown away. The
Eostoniana have reason to rejoice
The Chapter of Accidents.
THE AVONDALE CALAMITT.
The most heartrending calamity that ever
occurred in this country happened on Mon
day of last week, at the Avoudale coal mine
on the N'orth Branch, near Wilksbarre.be
longing to the Delaware Lackawaua and
Western Railroad Company. The oniy en
trance to th mine was by a shaft on the
hill-side. Over the mouth of this shaft, was
erected the building coutaining the niar.hine
ryScc.,a!l ot wood, as dry as tinder, two
hundred feet long and oue hundred feet
high. The mine was ventilated by a fur
nace at the bottom of the shaft, and it is
supposed the fire from the furnace commu
nicated to the wood work of the shaft, and
from thence to the buildings, which were
tpeedily wrapped in flumes, burning so
quickly that the engineers and others had
barely time to fly. The whole firery mass
fell into the shaft, closiug the only avenue
of escape to the men in the mine, aud the
only source of ventilation, so that every mau
and boy in the dark chambers beneath was
smothered to death.
An entcrancc was attempted on Monday
evening by which Thomas Williams and
David Jones lost their lives, thus adding
two more to the frighful holocaust. On
Wednesday mornim: the chambers were
reached. The first body discovered was that
of Mr. Steele. Further on and iu the most
remote chamber an appalling spectacle pre
sented itself to the explorers. There iu a
heap and in all sorts of positions iu which
their last agonies had placed them, lay the
bodies of the dead men, not a vistige ot life
being visible in the couuteuauce or form of
any of the unfortunate men who had met so
untimoJi' and b r.ille a death.
The wildest excitement prevailed at the
entrance ot the shaft, and the shrieks of
the friends of the dead, as the bodies were
brought up were deafening. Xothiag can
approximate to a description of the scene;
no pea can portray it: the cit up grief of
those who still hoped against late, went
lorth iu wails of heart-breaking agony. The
gangs working in the mine found a barrier
packed around with coal. This was cleared
away, and proceeding a little further anoth
er barrier was met, nearly completed and
constructed as the firat. One man was
found on the outside, where he had been at
work laying up the walL All was cotnple
ted except a small aperture sufficient to ad
mit the passage cf a human body, and it is
inferred that he had just completed his task
and was prcparingto join his companions on
the opposite side by crawling back. This
barrier was removed when the whole force
of miners were fouud congregated and piled
upon one another and dead.
The whole number of bodies taken out
was one hundred and eight. They were
removed to Scrantoti, Plymouth and Wiiks
barre aud buried.
The spirit evinced by the surviving miners
has beeu exceedingly bitter, and their grief
is not in the least assuaged by offers of assist
ance and contributions that have been flaw
ing in from every side. They feel, justly,
that the proper precautions for the safetyof
human life, hail not been taken by the op
erators tf at the mines were managed at as
littlt expense as possible regardless of the
danger to the underground workmen and
that they are no more iu the eyes of their
employers than so many cattle hired for
their benefit and advantage. If the miiu
had been properly ventilated by other
shafts, the catastrophe coul 1 not hare oc
curred. It isnotatrauje tnat tne miuc-s
should fetl as they do. Too little regard
has been paid to their safety, while they aie
from time to time oppressed and defrauded
by the compulsory decrease of their wages.
ANOTHFIICOAI, MINE ON FIRE.
The Warreusburg coal mines at Carbon
bill, Mo , caught tire in tho ru tin shaft ou
Monday hist, while fifteen men wore in the
mine. &:ven ot tlu men sujcjeel iu get
ting out by cliugiug to the ropes of au as
cending car although the they were badhy
burned, but the remainder were forced to
remain in the mine until the fare was ex
tonguished, when they were rescued in a
more or less injured condition. The fore
man, Mr. Ilalvey, will probably die.
ACCIDENT BY AN SREOLITE.
On Wednesday morning last, as the reg
ular freight train from Mcadville, with two
extras stopped at Cochrantou, where they
had to wait half an hour, one of the cars
was struck by what appeared to be a ball of
fire, descending fVoin the ht'aveus, causing a
report like the discharge of heavy artillery,
destroying the car aud injuring a brakeman
so badly that he canrict recover. Th j engi
neer and fireman both distinctly saw the
ball of ' Ere descending. It was probably a
meteorolite.
TERRIFIC STORM.
On Wednesday last New England was
visited by a hurricane, which continued from
five until eight o'clock, the greatest force
being from six to seven. The sad lost casu
alty reported was the death of Granville M.
Cook, Treasurer of the Adriatic Mills and
the Lancaster Quilt Company. He resided
near the Coliseum, and hearing that a boy
was buried in the ruins of that building,
started to render aid, when a tremendous
gust tore up the plank side walks, which
struck him with such violence as to fracture
his skull and .he died within an hour. He
was 38 years old, and was a brother-in-law
of Eben C. Jordon. Several others were
injured, but none fatally. Among the more
prominent buildings damaged was the old
Methodist Church in Hanover street, stee
ple blown down ; the Broadway Methodist
Church, South Boston, almost entirely de
stroyed, involving a loss of $40,000; the
Coliseum was unroofed, and the walls part
ly demolished ; Dr. Todd's Central Church
badly damaged by a portion of the steeple
falling through the roof; Dr. Garuett'a
church partially unroofed ; roof of Hartford
and Erie Machine Shop partly blown off;
Old Colony Machine Shop damaged; new
Normal School erecting on Newton street
badiy damaged; portions of the Skating
Kink were blown away, aud many buildings
in process of erection in aW sections of tho
city were more or less damaged. On the
commons, and in all parts of the city.strong
trees were twisted, split, or t'jm up by the
roots. Ths old elm survTved the galo
the loss of a few branches. CamLt! i
Chelsea, and other laces
fkre-d in rn.
l'v: null w nil j-iaslAn Ark t.-. , i
to shipping is reported. 1 he ; j,,
ton and vicinity is estimated at ov-rl J."
000. - ' v ,;
PiuonTFt'L ilil::iadim
A terrible taiiroad accident
-TEH. s
u ednesday night, lour miles
east f cEnj.
bridge. n the Central Ohio diiii, n f
Baltimore railroad, iu which thre lv
l.v... . I ... 't'r
urn nun mu persons norriL'ly uiatuju 1
The accident occured by the eollidir..
of the passenger train and a locjiuutkc
which was sent out from Cambridge Uti.)B
The collision occurred in a heavy f ,
Leatherman was instantly killed ; Guthrie
wassob .dly injured that he died at30".
lock yetJiday morning; Wiedmaii ,.u
taiued a fracture of his right lev;,betwet n tl,J
knee and aukle joiut. These three men.to
gether with Jessa Georg.j, wlm wx-i hrA.
man ou the passenger train, an 1 wli)w1(
injured to such au extent as to rcn l ;r4 u.
putatiou of both legs necessary, arj citiz IH
of Z nesvilli!. An unknown nian.who.to -void
payiug, had taken passage on the La,;,
gage car platform, was instantly killed aud
torn toatoma. From papers fouu J in5jis
valise, his name is sup.o?cd to be Tumor
The Cambridge tunnel on the Ualtiainrc
aud Ohio railroad caved in on WeduoJi.
ANOTHER RAILROAD M IT. UK It.
An -accident occurred on the ltclawre
division of the Eiie railway, about two iui!es
the other side of Fort J.trvis. Eugine2:i5
attached to a freight train, exploded Ltr
boiler, killing four persons, engiuecr, fire
man, flagman and brakeman, instantly.
Three of the bodies were brought to IVrt
Jar vis. The remains of the engineer lu
not yet b en fouud.
The explosion was te:i5c, the engine lij.
ing LIo.ru completely to pieces.
STILL ASirrur.n,
Isaac Illll, of Philadelphia, a breaktusu
on thj Pacific Kxpress cf the Penuylvaai
railroad, was killed ten miles above M'Vty.
town. He fell between two cars ou the
track, k.nd a portion of the train pn-ed
over htm. When fouud life was exiin-t
His arms and lqr were considerably mutila
ted, and bis head was crushed. The de
ceased was about twenty eight years of ace.
His remains were taken to Phi!aJL!j,Li.
WniLK tho Philadelphia Board of Aider
men were engaged in the appointment of
election officers, the notorious li'A L:Mu!.
len, who ought to have been sr it to th
pentteatiary long ago, boldly .,p.ii;y
threatened mob law and tnnrJt r, it tit
board inMted upou its own select Liu of of
ficers for the lourth ward. During the ;n
ceedings the following dialogue t"L !iit:
Alderman McMullin They ai n.-vrr:
mere, i wui U"l ti nuiKlred ioi.a:s ia it
Alderman Jones We will hj
the ward out, then.
Alderman McMullin When
election comes wj will i-rovi-i ifc
rc to mm
t: e ci.v of
I 'a -o wi'.h
men.
The Chair AMerman, you t-houl! la
a hauied ot your.-,.if. i si j.rtl Out
you make threat-.
Alderman Mclu!l!n--Oii oirctK.a h
don't let them gi iu. There will bemurl.-r
if they tin.
Alderman C'ouJ moved th'. the itjo'.u
tion as read be adopted.
A'Jciuiaii McMu'liri f r p-.cu is au s
mctitiicent a lofg list cf tame.
Aloertn.ni Clud u,oved to lay t!; am ul
ment on the taWe.
Alderman McMalliu charactcriicii its
motion as being uu.Vir.
The Chair aid tLe j-j3.iton WiiiKus
batable. Alderman McMullin Well, thsre wZie
trouble there thMi.
The Chair The gentleman buuM
ashamed of niakiug threv'.
Alderiuuu Jones a-ked that t'ue room le
cleared.
Alderman MeMul'iu Yon had letter at
tempt to put them t'u; ; u will ;-t n' jt
you will ji-jt. There will he tiiree or t"'jr
thimviiid men let looe on the dy U
( lection.
The motion to lay uuoa the table
agreed to.
Alderman Jones ca'lcd the tircvionitioj's
tion, which was the adoption of the re.ol
tion. Agreed to.
The resolution, a roa I by the clerk.
thou agreed to. The Cmiir delared t
names as the officers to conduct tho elrci:.:!
in Octor-!r. . .
Aldermaa McMullin You will havecwk
law. then, on election day.
TheCkair It is beneath
make any such threats, or
your di;Mi'T i
Ue ouch laf
gu-ige.
This mn McMullin, who 'husorvtilysai
shamelessly threaten lesistance to la
a delegate to the late Democratic conven
tion, and one of the lou If-t alvoefe if
Packer's nomination. He is a not'no'-
desperado, an associate of thieve? and n
dies, and one of the leading Hgnts of t"
Philadelphia Democracy. Iu fact, l "
the roast." His word is law to tie V"
crats. They can do nothing "ithi-ot liw.
Hence not one Jl their speakers or papers
dare rebuke his proclaimed intention
committing violence
and resorting to mur
der it necessary to prevent the rcgaiar.y
legally chosen officers of election fruni -
rv. .j i, in"!it. BOW
that while he may rule thelViue
y, be cannot rule the CoinuiuDWi;"-
ever,
rtartv.
nor longjr set the laws at defiance with im
punity.' i
A.lvirtMtmrMtt ttt uf tnlerg tyj'-" ""'J-f.l.
tyl,vnll t,ekargddo.U W ''' '
T ISSOLUTION OF PAKTNEB
The partncr.-hip hereicfr exii n ..
twocn the underM;
,!Cned in tne oi' "7 ...
,gbol Lumber C:J d'-"
n ' in tlie Boron;
cd liv mutual consent. l.ndof
The Book. anJ Note are la th
H. w. spencer ior coiietii- ---
8ra.
Knowing inemwiin ,
will please call arid L-ttle wilt-out delr
ISAAC KIR
Sept. 15th, 1869. IKVVfcTLM
QN. MY ' OWN HO OS-
Having parch.sed the entir ' 'c,;,,
old stand ot Kirk & Spener, in low
I intend cirryin ou the business a
fMr MOTTO IS TO SELL CHEAP fuK
CASH. ,j fjr
Thatking our friend ant c"sl" ', tt
past patronage I solicit a continuance
same. , r r'RK.
Sept. 15th, ISA-1 ft-
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