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S. J- BOW, EDITOR AKD PROPRIETOR.
CLEARFIELD, PA.. SEP. 22, 1869.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOB ootebhor:
JOffS W. GEARY, of Cumberland co.
roa judos 6r icpreb cockt:
HZSET W. WILLIAMS, of Allegheny co;
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
FOB TREASCRKB. .
r. K. ATLTIOLD, of Luthersburg.
FOR COBUISSIOXEB.
r-. JOHH MAHAFPET, of Burnside.
FOR AUDITOR.
EDWARD McGAEVET, of Zarthans.
' The national debt will be reduced anoth
er ten millions during the present month.
' The good work goes bravely on.
' Young man, if you intend to vote at tb?
eotninir election, on age, hive your name
. put upon the llat of voters by the Assessor
otherwise you may lose your vote.
Gov. Geary will positively address the
Republican Mass Meeting next Wednesday
evening. We hope our Republican friends
will give him an enthusiastic reception.
The time in nhieh you can be registered
is drawing to a rlose. Mate it your person
al duty to see that your name is on the list
Do not trust this matter to any one else.
Our friend of the "Pittsburg Commer
ciaF has "the Camerons" on the brain very
bad just now. You had better follow Gen,
Grunt's example, Brigham, and let them
alone. ' -
- ' "Victory is only won through vigilance
and activity. Then, Republicans, work !
Work from now to the day of election, and
glorious triumph will be the reward of
your efforts.
President Grant visited our State last
week, and remained several days with a
kinsman, W. W. Smith, Kg!., of Washing
ton, Pa. He was everywhere rejeived with
the most unbounded euthusiasm.
The New York Sun is editorially dis
gusted with the result of "interviewing"
Packer, and thinks the enterprize did n't
pay. It concludes that "Packer is ignorant
and stupid, a man really without mind or
force." The Sun has hit the mark exactly.
Asa Packer, by trying to evade the pay
ment of his taxes, has justly earned the ti
tle of "Artful Dodger." He cannot, how
ever, smart as he may be, dodgo into the
Gubernatorial chair. A patriotiu,honest man
will continue to occupy that for three more
years.
We urge every Republican in the county
to cxamiue the li-t of voters to sec if his
na-ne, as well as that of his neighbor, is
thereon. Only a few more days remain in
which you can be registered, to secure your
vote at the October election. Attend to it
at once.
Gov. IIoFruAN, to the intense disgust of
his Democratic supporters, has, at last
certified to the State Department at Wash
ington, tho ratification of the fifteenth a
menJuient by the New York Legislature.
Nothing remains for the Cops, but to read
the Governor out of the party.
JrooE Williams was def sated in 18G7
by the coffee-pot naturalization papers. Let
every Republican see to it, that justice is
done by his election in 18G9. He Is an or
nament to the bench, an honor to his State,
and should be kept in the judicial oiLce for
which he is so preeminently fitted.
Repcblicans, be not deceived by the ap
athy of our political opponeuts, for they are
working quietly and will have at the polls
every voter in the State. Then be active iu
securing a full Republican vote for Geary
hd Williams on the Second Tuesday of Oc
tober next, and victory will be certain.
"TnE doctoring and changing of names
and squabbling over their city ticket, by
the Philadelphia Democrats," says the New
York Ilrrahl, "are signs of a broken leg."
Aod it will be very likely to end in a broken
head; for Mc5!ul!in's roughs are not dis
posed to submit to the usurpation of the
"respectables."
The Democrats of the South having ceas
ed their opposition to negro suffrage, and
the same party in Wisconsin and Massachu
setts having acquiesced in the fifteenth a
roendment, their leaders in Pennsylvania
will either have to join them in the progress
they have made, or abandon the struggle al
together. 0.1R neighbor, Goodlander, seems to be
somewhat annoyed at the allegation of the
Journal, and other papers, that Asa Pack
er "bolted" his party nominations on sever
al occasions. After referring to the fact, he
says:
"They (the Republican papers) are won
derfully exercised about it, and in fact seem
to look upon it as a crime."
If it was not wrong in Packer, why is it so
wrong in Early? In the same paper he says :
-should he iDr.Karly) be fooiUh enough to
" aain allow himself to be made the c:n
jd;date of the opposition, he will find hirn-
self the best abused and the worst used
' up man that ever come out of a political
" contest ?" Surely, Democratic loSic is a
queer medley.
Packer has been 'interviewed.' An en
terprising reporterof the "New 1'orkSun,
has been on a pilgrimage to Mauch Chunk,
to see "the golden calf,' ' has heard its bleat
ing?, and duly recorded them, with much
additional matter of his own, in two columns
of solid type. He thus goes into extactes
over the home ol the "twenty millions :
'While the home is in MauchChunk.it is
distinct from Mauch Chunk as distinct i
from the town as the green oaais on the
broad, sandy plains of Sahara, is from the
de.-ert itself. The home is the abode of ele
gance, refinement, luxury and ease.. It
monopolizes a commanding point on the hill
side, whert tcealth hits dugout a plum, and
built terrace and planted rare jlowers, and
cultivated clioire Firibbery,Kmi in the midst
of this garden h-AstTeured a princely mansion
and adorned its interior with cosily furni
ture, capacious shelves lined with bonks, ele
gant pictures, and frescoes, statuary and
other works of art. This is the home oj Am
Pucker, located in the town of the coal
miners, yet contrasting in every respect so
conspicuously with the homes adjoining anu
surrounding it. And here Asa 1 acker 8
family lives."
Yes, the family lives there, but- where
does Asa live? That s the question the
Government Assessors and Tax Collectors
would like to have answered. In Mauch
Chunk, surrounded by "rare flowers and
shrubbery," or at the Merchants' Hotel in
Philadelphia, surrounded by Copperheads,
trying to cheat the government out of his
taxes? Couldn't this interviewer find out?
How Mauch Chunk must feel compli
mented, by his enthusiastie description of
the Packeronian home. It "is in Mauch
Chunk," but "is distinct from Mauch Chunk
as distinct as the green oasis on the broad
sandy plains of Sahara, is from the desert
itself!" The "contrast" "with the town of
the coal miners" is very "conspicuous"
Mauch Chunk is the desert, the Packero
nian residence the oasis. The "coal min
ers" are the uncivilized Arabs, the Packer
family the representatives of "refioemftnt,
elegance, luxury, and ease?" The Packer
mansion is the only decent house in Mauch
Chunk, and the Packer family the only de
cent people ! The rest of the houses are
not worth looking at, and the rest of tho
people are only "coal miners 1" Poor dev
ils ! how it must delight them to be per
mitted to live within the shadow of so
much "t-legance, refiucment, luxury, and
ease?" The nabob might get another '"in
terviewar," up there, and tell hiin how some
of these "poor devils," chucked him into
the Lehigh in 1843, and how he got the
money to erect Lis "oasis" in the "desert'.'
of Mauch Chunkv by grin ling the poor,and
speculating in the sweat of other men's
brows. It would make far more interesting
reading.
Col. JonN LAWSHE.'was- doubtless the
choice of the Clearfield county Democracy
for Assembly ; but as Mr. Lawhe would
uot be pliable enough to answer the ambi
tious purposes of Mr. W. A. Wallace, the
fragrant W illiam managed to have-Johnny
Hall, a pet of his in Elk county, nominated
for the position. The object of Hall's' nom
ination is so transparent that the respecta
ble portion of the party are determined to
resent the outrage, and it is accordingly an
nounced that Dr. Early will be in the Cold
as an independent candidate. This, in turn,
has stirred u;i the bile and wrath of the
"coffee-pot" branch of the party to an a
mazing degree,aud our neighbor of the lle
publicun has opened up a terrific fire upon
the offending Doctor, and threatens to "de
"velope and dissect his political career in
"such manner as will neither prove creditable
"to himself or his friends." What the Doc
tor will do, with these "dark clouds lower
ing" upon him, we don't undertake to say ;
but we immagine he is too old a "rooster"
to be scared off by the piping crow of a Clear
field bantam.
The "Buffalo Express" sa-3 that a zeal
ous Democratic citizen of Buffalo, who in
termingles politics with the dispensation of
congenial beverages, lately got iuto trouble
with the inquisitive officers of Uncle Sam
uel's revenue department by conducting his
trffiac in neglect of the formality of a Gov
ernment license. Ho was placed under
arrest and taken before the grand jury of
the United-States District Court at Albany,
where, in default of bail, he was committed
to the Albany jail. Yesterday a letter was
received from the gentleman by some of
his friends here, in which, after sundry bus
iness directions and details,he exultingly ex
claims : "Thry are every one Democrats
in this jail sheriff, jailor, prisoners and
all." So our fellow citizen is comfortable
and happy iu the society of his political
friends, as he would no doubt equally be iu
any other jail within the State.
Champagne Charlie," in the Fif
teenth District, is having a gay and festive
taue trying to g t ba:k to the State Senate.
The Democratic organ in Montour county
flics theChalfant flag, and denounces Buck
alew. Chalfant claims the nomination in an
article under his own signature, and he is
backed by the Montour conferees and by Mc
Nich, one of the Columbia county conferees.
Most of the Democratic papers in the dis
trict Northumberland, Columbia,Montour,
and Sullivan counties have hoisted the
Buekalew flag, bat there is evidently wide
spread di-isatisl'action iu the ranks, and
Charlie's prospects are just a little gloomy,
for which we are exceeding sorry. There is
such a cordial affection between him and
"our William" that we should like to see
them together next winter. There would
bo fan.
When thy received the news of Packer's
nomination at White Haven, on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, large placards were hung
out at all the groggeries, announcing
"Packer Whiskey Free !" Whether the
Packeronians are still giving their whiskey
'without money aud without price," we
snow not, tut it is evident that the moral
and christian Asa, understands perfectly, its
importance as a Democratic electioneering
agent. e
Glorious old Maine, notwithstanding
there was a third ticket in the field, has gone
Republican by 10,000. Chamberlain is re
elected the Senate stands 27 Republicans
3 "Democrats, and 1 doubtful,and the House
consisU of 126 ReDublicans and 25 Demo
crats. Three cheers for Maine !
Tue Mauch Chunk Gazette, published at
Packer's home, gives "chapter and verse"
to explain how the artful Asa managed to
dodge his taxes. It seems that the Judge
brought his carpet bag from Connecticut to
iViaucn Chunk in 1833, aul that has ever
since been his "home" the legal, usual,
actual and ouly residence of himself and
family. When the war made a heavy bounty-tax
necessary for that county, and also
largely increased the "poor-tax," for the
support of the families of the living and
dead soldiers, in July, '67, Mr. Packer was
duly notified, by the proper officials, that
the following sums were due fiotn him :
For State Tax 1,S32 71
For Special State Tax jjo7 9o
For Borough Tax 5,767 17
For School Tax 9,258 88
For County Tax 9,'- 88
For Poor Tax 5,76 17
Total $33,382 77
His assessment, at that date, at Mauch
Chunk, was upon $1,128,385 personal prop
erty and $25,050, real estate. He positively
refused to pay, saying that "he had got
himself, assessed in Philadelphia, and should
pay his taxes there." lie continued to re.
side at Mauch Chunk with his family, as us
ual. Going occasionally to Philadelphia, he
registered himself always at the Merchants'
Hotel as, "Asa Packer, Mauch Chunk."
Threatened with distress warrants for his
delinquent taxes, he finally paid on the 5th
of February, 'CS, the full amount. Out of
this, the county and borough had to pay
$2,002 84 for lawyers' fees and other expen
ses of collection.
lie did "get himself assessed" at Phila-
dalphia. Worth $20,000,000, and Used for
over one million of dollars at home, this ex
cellent Democrat procured himself to be as
sessed in Philadelphia, thus :
Mortgages $0,000
Monies on Interest 8,500
Salary as Vice Pres't L. V. R. R. 8,500
Two Gold Watches 200
Total $16,500
Thus giving in but the one-hundredth
part of his substance at Philadelphia, he at
tempted to get out of all taxation upon the
other ninety-nine hundredths at Mauch
Chunk.
No statue at the time exempted stocks
from local taxation in Philadelphia. If
there had been, his correct valuation should
have been returned for State purposes.
His Philadelphia assessment did answer
its intended purpose. He not only cut down
his valuation from overa million to a paltry
sixteen thousand, but he has nt paid one
cent of tax on that in Philadelphia, nor since
the tax of '67 not a mill of personal tax in
Mauch Chunk. For 1868 and 1809, this
twenty-million Democratio candidate has
dodged his personal tax altogether. What
do the people think about it?
That miners work at the risk of their
lives, will no longer be denied since the Av
ondale disaster. That they are generally
imposed upon by operators, we have long
known. If they refuse to work at the rates
fixed by the owuers, they are "black-listed"
in other words, lists are sent to atf
the operators throughout the country so
that they cannot get employment. They
are thus ttnii tiled, when ttarvatioo
threatens their families, to yield to the de
mand of the operators.and work for whatev
er they are pleased to give. tIf they organ
ize to assist each other, they are indicted
for conspiracy. In short their lives, their
labor, their wives aud children all are at
the mercy of the operators. It is high time
these things were brought to the notice of
the public, and that proper laws were en
acted for the protection of these men, who
at the risk of life,develope the vast resourc
es of our Commonwealth, and furnish the
people with light, and heat, and comfort.
Gen. Geary will recommend the enactment
of such laws, to the next legislature. lx-t
the people everywhere sustain the Govern
or and demand their legislators to vote for
them. It ii a matter of simple justice, to a
much oppressed class of our citizens.
The following paragraph is taken from
fbe St Mary's (Democratic) Gazette, of
September 9th ;
"The Legislative Quf.stion This
qu(ttio ve.cat ri must be settled by the peo
ple. To them belongs the privilege of de
ciding whether they, or a few malcontents
are to name the candidate for Assembly
from this District.
The quarrel in this county was not sought
by the candidates at the head of our col
umns ; by the delegates who nominated them
nor by the Democratic citizens who elected
those delegates.
It was hoped that before this time the
minority would have yielded their preten
sions, aud submit; but the determination
to carry out the Uklgwayring is too apparent,
since the Tionesta Conference; and there
fore, as the organ of the Democracy of Elk
county we have but one mode left to vindi
cate the party, and compel the cliques and
rings seeking to control ttforecer to quit
their mad attempts at disorganization. Con
fident of the rectitude of our course, we
hereby announce the Hon. Charles II. Ear
ley, of Elk, as an Independent Democratic
Candidate for Assembly, and pledge the
overwhelming vote of the county to him."
Til c Democracy of Philadelphia are sadly
"out cf joint." Last week, S. Gross Ery,
their caqdi.late for City Treasurer, with
drew his name from the ticket, for reasons-4
which reflected upon the reputation of the
bala nets, and this has been followed by an
abandonment of the rest, and the nomina
tion of an eutire new ticket Never before
has a party shown such extreme demoraliza
tion, and this action of the Philadelphia De
mocracy must satisfy Mr. Asa Packer, that
his chances of being elected Governor are
"growing email by degrees and beautifully
loss." .
"Have you heard the news from Maine?"
10,000 Republican majority ! Did you hear
the thunder from Vermont? 20,000 Re
publican majority 1 Have you heard the
shout from Nebraska? Everything swept
by the Republicans! Did you hear the
echo in Colorado? A Republican Legisla
ture and Delegate to Congress 1 Thus the
ball rolls on. Pennsylvania will swell the
mighty reverberation. and economy.honesty,
liberty and progress will have gained anoth
er mighty conquest. "Let us have peace!"
The receipts from internal revenue on Sat
arday were $320,225.
Peter Gray Meek's unmitigated lie
about the pardoning of Twitchell, has been
short lived. The following letter from the
Democratic Sheriff, and affidavit of the of
ficers of the prison, effectually explodes it.
This exposure will not stop Meek's lying
however. He will lie as long as he breathes.
He has become so accustomed to it that he
couldn't tell the truth if he wanted to. His
little carcass, instead of being a casket for
brains and vital viscera, is symply a walking
magazine of lying slanders. Whenever he
opens his mouth out they fly-like the ven
omous reptiles from the wicked sister in the
fairy story. But to the 'documents' :
Sheriff's Office. 1 .
Philadelphia, Sept., 14th, 1869. J
To- Governor Geary:
Dear Sir I have just received your fa
vor of the 13th inst., together with the pub
lication contained in the Bellefoute newspa
per of Sept. 3d, iu relation to the case cf
George S. Twitchell. Mj attention had
bieu called to this publication neverai uays
since, but I paid no regard to it, and looked
upon it as an idle story. There can certain
ly be no doubt whatever that George S,
Twitchell committed suicide on the morn
ing of the day fixed for his execution. I
went to the Philadelphia county prison on
that morning at 9 e'clock, together with a
jury of-12 citizens selected for the purpose
of attending his execution, and we entered
the cell of Twitchell and there found him
dead in his bed. I was familiar with his
features and person. and had uo difficulty in
identifying him. and I am very positive as
to his death. I made a return to the bee
retary of the Commonwealth of these tacts
under oath, eudorsed on the deat h warrant,
which you may refer to on hie in that lie-
Dartment. lhe Coroner also neia an ln-
auest on the bodv of Twitchell on the same
day, and his report should be conclusive as
to the death.
I certainly never received any pardon
from" vou in 1 witchell s case, ana never
heard such a thing spoken of until it ap
ieared in the publication leferred to. I re
gard tho publication as an idle story, with
out any foundation whatever, aud wholly
uuworthy oi any behet or notice.
1 have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, yours,.&c.i
Peter Lyle, Sheriff.
City of Philadelphia, st:
Personally anneared before me, the sub
scriber, one of th Aldermen of the city of
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1'JiilaJelpliia, V m. li reiK:ns,Bu;ennienu
ent Philadelphia County Prison, 11. Yale
Smith, M. D., Benj. I. Uutcuer, M. V.,
tihvsieians of said prison. and Patrick Cassi-
dv.oue of the keepers of the same : also An
drew Fleming and John Clayton, who had
especial charge of G. 11. Twitchell Jr., who
was sentenced to be hung on April 8th, 1868,
on the charge of murder of Mrs. Hill, who,
being duly nualitied according to law, do de
pose and say, that they have seen an anony
mous letter dated Fort Shaw, Montana Ter
ritory, August 21st, 180'J, addressed to 1'.
Grav Meek. Evi.. and published in the
Bellefonte Vatchman,in which it is alleged,
anions other thincs.that Geo. S. Twiichell,
Jr., the murderer of Mrs. Mary E. Hill, is
still living and was seen by the writer at
that place.
This statement is absolutely false. Geo.
II. Twitchell, Jr., committed suicide in this
prion on the morniug of the sin ot April,
I860, aud a post mortem examination ot his
body was niada by Dr. Shapleigh in the
presence of Messrs. Mann, Collis and O'
liyrne, the couu.sel who had defended the
prisoner, and also in the presence ot Vr. 11.
Yale Smith and Dr. Beni. F. Butcher ( phy
sicians of the prison). Dr. Richard J. Levis,
Dr. Aloiizo L. Leach, Dr. T. 8. Butcher aud
Dr. Aller, all ot whum were familiar with
the prisoner's appearance in his lifetime,
and knew the body to be none other than
that of Geo. S. iwitchcil, Jr. His re
mains were also seen by members of the
press, who had been present at the trial, by
his father, and by the officers ot the prison,
ailof whom kuew tho body to be that of the
man who had been tried and convicted of
the murder of Mrs. Mary L. Hill (his moth
er-in law). Atthe postmortem examination
his bra'n.herrt, ana intestines were remove
from the body aiid the trace of prussic acid
discovered. This was done in the presence
of the counsel and physieiansabove mention
e hand lhe bottle containing the remainder o
the acid was found by Dr. cShapleigh in the
identical boot ot the deceased lwitchelt
His remains were handed to his father and
rceognized bv l.im, and were interred under
the care of Mr. Bringhur. t, undertaker
and further deponents sath not.
Wm B- Perkins,
H. Yale Smith, M. D.,
B. F. Butcher, M. D.,
Patrick Cassidy,
Ankrew Fleming,
John Clayton.
Sworn and subscribed before me this the
14th day of September, A. D. I860.
Jesse S. Bonsall, Aiderman
Nasby is coming to Pennsylvania. He
inteuds making a raid ou "Mock Chunk.'
His letter is as follows :
Peppers Tavern, Holmes Co., Ohio
Sept. 1, JC-C9. I bed paiehelly prepared
an appeal to the Democracy uv Main, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania, but lest ez I wuz a hnish
in uv it up that infamous wretch, Pepper,
came in with his bill for board. 1 can
liquidate it, and am preparin to be ejected
laom tho premises, fcz 1 know trom expe
ntnee what method will be adopted tu r
move me from the house, I hev stufled the
theets lroin ui7 bed in the seat uv my pant
aloons. Thus eeuius mitigai es evils wich it
cannot altoir'jther nvoid. The sheets will
ease the kick, and kin be sold for enuff tu
pay ralerode fare. Let lViiper come, 1 am
prepared.
I six ! co to Mock Chunk, Pennsylvania
Asa Packer, our irlorious standard barer,
hez twelve millions uv dollars, and I want
to git in afore its all goue. Ez the leaders
uv the Phlladelf'y Dimoeracy hev hed full
swing at him for over a month, I must make
haste. In the general bleedin the old man
hez subjected hi.-ielf tu, it would be an uila
mous shame of I don't set a few drops. O.
that Pendleton was old, and rich, anxious to
be governor. (). how 1 envy those 1'enn
sylvania Diwoerats who have Packer in
hand ! It's better for eu. than a gold
mine. But I hear Pepper's steps on the
stairs. Adoo. Petroleum V. Nasby,
(Wich wuz Postmaster.)
For a first-rate opinion of two Democrat
ic candidates, a3 expressed by a third, we
refer the admirers of Messrs. Packer and
Pendleton -to the following extract from the
letter of General Rosecrans to the Ohio
Legislature iu 18C3 :
. I am amazed that any one could think of
"peace on any terms." He who entertains
the sentiment U fit only to be a slave ; he
who utters it at this time is, moreover, a
traitor to his country.who deserves the con
tempt and scorn of all honorable men.
Cyrus L. Pershing, the Democratic
candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court,
has never had any experience in law except
in the pleading of a few local causes. Judge
Williams, on the other hand, has been on
the bench since 1851, and will bring to the
performance of his duties the ripe experi
ence of nearly twenty years of labor as a
jurist.
A Little of Everything.
The new Mrs. Vanderbilt is a Mthodist.
Two burglars have escaped from the Erie jail
The Republican majority iu Vermont is 20,631.
The Avondale Belief Fund will reach $200,000.
Colorado has gone Republican by a large ma
jority.
There are 2i0 Jewish Synagogues in the Uni
ted States.
The lumber in the Boston Coliesum is valued
at 615,000.
- Locust bark poisons horses. Be careful where
you "hitch."
Clara Mills is to make a bust of the late Sec
retary Rawlins.
Fail-mount park, in Philadelphia, will hare an
area of 2,5UG acres.
Nebraska has given a largely increased Re
publican majority.
Packer is said to be the champion euchre play
er of Mauch Chunk.
Henry Claji's cradle was a dough-trough on
rockers, instead of legs.
A heavy vein oi fine black marble has been
discovered in Lancaster cduuty.
Isn't it most time for the Clearfield '-monkey
show" to start on its annual trip f
Herdic's National Horse Fair, at Williamsport,
in October, promises to be a success.
A storm is brewing in the East. The Sultan
and Viceroy are getting into trouble.
There will be a drooping peacock tail for sale
cheap, in Elk county, after the election.
Let it not be forgotten that the township and
borough officers are to be elected in Ooto'ber.
George Smith, a colored preacher, is making a
sensation in savannah, tie is a "learned blart
Smith."
As-a Packer had a blow out at Towanda, the
other day. Osiy a hundred and fourteen bottles
of cheap champagne!
lieary's majority ovcrClymer in 1868 was 17 123,
The '-golden calf"' will be overthrown by a ma
jority thrice as great.
The Csar won't let his prelates go to the Pope's
great council. The Greek church will have
nothing to do with it
Don't forget that Gov. Gery will be at the He-
publican meeting, in Clearfield, on Wednesday
evening, September 29th.
KentucKj. ttant loyal State, has presented a bill
to the Government, for tolls for the Union army
passing over her turnpike.
The Monk who wrote the note to the Cracow
police, informing them of the noted convent out
rage, died four days afterwards.
A post mortem examination of the body of
Senator Fcsaenden shows his death to have been
caused by perforation of the bowels.
George Peabody is still riving. His last pres
ent is S50.000 to the 11 Peabody Institute-,' making
a total of $200,000 to that institution.
The ill health of Napolean has been produced
by the excessive use of Tobacco. It would kill
the devil if it only had a fair chance.
Mutohlcr finds Jordan a hard road to travel
Asa's tax record don't suit him, and the Registry
Law has plugged up tiiat "coffee-pot."
During the present month there have been four
teen casetof murder and suicide in Philadelphia
What a glorious thing is a Democratio police !
Ex-Secretory Seward has been rusticating in
Alaska, looking at his purchase. lie xpresies
himself aa entirely deligbtea witn tne country
The William sport lumbermen complain that
there is no sale for boards. They are rushing
the thing too stiong. They will have to hold up
or "bust up."
The last dose of Earley's pills has given Wal
lake's man Johnny a severe pain under tb-
vest. He will bo thoroughly reduced before the
Doctor is done with him.
The imported sparrows have all flown away
from Philadelphia. No wonder. Nothing inno
cent could stay in the vicinity of its corrupt and
rotten Copperhead police.
The Philadelphia "Sunday Transcript" Dctn
ocratic called the head quarters at Nijth and
Arch, "a gambling hell." Go in Green, you
ought to know all about it.
The question is, ''What's become ot Mutchler.
the Packeronian chairman; ' Is he hunting up
Asa's old carpet bag that he brought from Con
necticut, to carry his "coffee-pot" in ?
The na'lite's and Earleyiles are having a gay
and festive time. Johnny is not popularwith th
Clearfield Democrats. and will be badly cut Tbey
have an idea that he is entirely "too big for his
boots "
In reference to the great noise the Democrats
are making over what hey call their Californi
victory," an exchange aptly remarks that it wa
nothing but the corpse of the old party turning
in its coffin.
A baby has been sold at auction in Pittsburg
It was a preity little blue-eyed girl a foundling
left on a door step. The'-price'1 has been invest
ed, and is to be given to it when it becomes
age, as a dowry.
The McMullinites, are greatly disgusted with
the change in their city ticket. It is said that
Bill thinks it is hardly worth while to run th
rit-k of getting his head smashed to elect (compar
atively) respectable men to office.
Minister Sickles is making things livoly over
in puin. The Spaniards are much alarmed at
his intimation that our government will soon rec
ognize the Cuban patiiots. They are making
denperate efforts to reinforce their Captain Gen
eral.
Mrs. Margaret Forney, mother of Col. John W
Forney, died in Lancaster, last week, at the age
of 77. She was. in many respets, a remarkabl
woman, and the record of her long and useful
life is one of which her descendeoU have just
reason to be proud.
Nabby, one of Brigham Young's numerous
daughters, undertook to elope with that diitin
guished individual, John Smith. But old Brig
bam was too wide awake. Nabby was 'nabbed
by the 'perlice,' chucked into her old dad's car
riage, aud ignominiously sent back home.
The remains of a Mastodon, the largest ever
discovered, have been found in Salem county .New
Jersey. lis ribs are five feet long. It is two and
a ha'f feet betweea the eyes. What a huge ani
nial it must have been. . How the very earth
must hare trembled beneath its mighty tread.
Democracy is going it on the sly. They are
quietly at work in all the townships, arranging
to get out their full vote without stirring p the
Republicans. But "Covodey" understands their
' little game," and is after them with a sharp
ttick. They'll find Republicans enough at the
polls.
Sixty four miles in seventy minutes was the
time made on the first trip of the new Chicago
fast train, Pennsylvania Central xpad, on the
home stretch. It made the last sixty-five miles
in eighty minutes, ten of which were consumed
in covering the mile of tracK entering the eity.
No woiider that the delighted Chicagoans gath
ered en mat- e to hail tt entree.
Meek, the Bellefonte- liar, has got up another
pardoning story. He says that Gov. Geary has
pardoned the negro Cain Norria convicted of rape
in Franklin county. It is utterly false. As fast
as one lie is nailed, the little wretch has another
concocted. His facility in lying is remarkable.
He far excels Baron Munchausen, and all the
other famous liars of history. Like Captain
Kearney, in Peter Simple, he will die with a lie
in his raouih.
St. Mary's Church Trenchville. Laying the
Corner Stone.
Covington, Sept. 17, 1869.
Kditor Journal: I will thank you to
record the laying of the corner stone of the
new church at i rencbville. It was a proua
dav not merely for the zealous, hard work
ing Panor and his well-taught congregation
but even the whole country may rejoice.
The beautiful and impressive ceremony ol
avinir and Ulessiutf the corner stone was
performed by the Right Rev. T. .Mullen,
JiiMiop of Erie, assisted by Fathers Berbi
gier, Oberhofer and O'Cranigan, and was
witnessed by a large number of people. A
square cavity cut in the htone a small zinc
box to nt it, (made by Messrs. iuerreii ana
Dicier, of Clearfield ). holds a class bottle,
sealed with the pastor's seal, and which con
tains a latin description ol I his glorious event.
the names ot the rulius powers spiritual
and temporal the present Pope, the Bish
ods of this diocese, the President of the U.
S., the Governor of Pennsylvania, the cler
trv assist inir.and the managers or committee,
are mentioned in this document ; a copy oi
each of the county papers is also enclosed in
this box. Rev. Oberhofer sang- the mass,
aud very well ; the choir was, also, very ef
fective. The Bishop preached a most ap
priate discourse. replete with good sense,
and most hatinv in his illustrations scrip
tural and historical. No demonstration could
be clearer than his argument for the true
worship of uod public as well as private.
The dimensions of this splendid structure
are: 90 feedlonc. 45 feet wide; thetranscept
is fully 70 feet ; height of side walls to be
4 teet, and a lolty and stately tower wm
crown the dome ot this cruciform edihee.
SPECTATOR.
gnu g.torti$fmfnt$.
Advertisement xetn itilarettum.aT out f
style, will be charged doable ttsumi rate. Jiutl
A DMIXISTRATEIXS' NOTICE. Let
ters of Administration on the estate of
Jacob S. Cole, late of Lawrence township, dee d
bavmg been granted to tne unuereicned. notice is
hereoy given that all persons indebted to said es
tate are required to make immediate payment,
and those having claims arrain.it the same will
present them, properly authenticated, for settle
ment, to B. A. UU1E,
ept. 23, lSo9-6tp. Administratrix.
FALL OPENING!
ARNOLD & HARTSHORN,
Curicensville, Pcnria.t
Have just opened a largo and most complete stock
OF DRY GOODS,
XOTIONS, ,
HATS AND CArS,
UOOTS AND SHOES,
HARDWARE,'
QUEENS "WARE,
GROCERIES,
BACON, SALT, kc.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AS TO
QUALITY ANDPRICES.
All kinds of Lumber and Produce taken in ex
change for goods.
Give us a call before purchasing else
where.
ARNOLD k HARTSHORN.
Curwar.sville, Sept. 22, IS89.
NEW FALL G00BS
JUST Ol'ESED AT THE
BANNER SHOE AND HAT STORE
OF
J. K. P. LI GUT CAP,
JUarlet Street. Clearfield, Pa.
All grades of coarse boots for Men,
Youth anil CHildren.
All styles of Hats and Caps for every
body.
Ladies work made a speciality in this
store.
Call early and be suited.
OUR MOTTO:
Q U1CK SALES dr SMALL PR OF1TS.
riace : Next door to Adams' Express
OfHcfi.
Clearfield, Sept. 22. 1P69.
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPARISON.
Arivxntageji of the MUTUAL. Plan over th
Return Premium PImh of
STOCK CO MP ANI E S:
RATES.
Mutual
Plan
S32 00
37 30
47 00
59 40
Return. Pr'm
Aire. Plait
40 $40 65
45 54 20
50 75 50
55 109 35
Different Tearlu
on Sl.OOOeu $10,000
S 65 S3A 0
18 90 169 CO
2t 50 285 C
49 95 499 50
On the ages named the rates of the Stock Com
pany are trom Z) to b4 percent, higher th-n th
Mutual rates.
RESULTS.
Policy for $5,000 at Policy in the Mutual
age of 32, on the return I Company same age. half
premium plan of t-tock , cash, half note, for SIO
companies, annual pre
mium, all cash. $133 50.
aud no Dividend to be
made. In case of death
at end of 10 years, the
Stock Company will pay
the
Am't of Policy S5,"00
Return Premium 1,395
UU0. will eost in 10 years,
in casn, including in
terest on notes. Si, 505
But the Mutual Compa
ny win pay ma
Am 't of Policy f 10,003
Less Pr'm notes 500
Cash 9.500
and 4 dividends.
$6,395
in Casn.
Showing that for $110 mor Cash Premium
the gain on the Mutual plan to the insured mem
ber's family is fifty Per Cent. Should death
occur at the end ot a years, the comparison would
Cash p'd Stock Co..S97 50-p'd to familyS5,697 50
" " Mutual " J735 00- " 19,500 00
. and dividend.
At the age of 40, the Mutual plan lor SI, 916 40
Cash Premium, will yield S9,3o0 ; whiie the Stock
plan for Si 032 50. Cash Premium, yields $7,032.
50. Showing a gain on the mutual plan of S2,
327 50, and dividend.
INSURE TOUR LIFE IN THE
PENN MUTUAL,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
II. B. SWOOrE, Agent,
Jy-14,'69-tf. Clearfield, Pa.
HW ADVERTISEMENTS.
800. SEPTEMISEK.
NEW GOODS!
BETTER STYLES!
LOWER PRICES!
We are just opening a lar r,.l
plete stock of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY GOODS,
embracing a full line of
. DRE-'S GOODS. NOTIONS,
PAISLEY, WOOLEN AND ZEPHYR SllAWLS,
FISE FLANNELS
for Underwear, Dresses, Capes, ic,
TRIMMINGS, of all kinds,
ALEXANDRES' KID GLOVES,
(superior to Jovins,)
ZEPUYR AND WORSTED,
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S FURXISilixg
GOODS, HATS, CAPS, FURS,
Ac, Ac,, 4c.
Having selected our stxk with the greatest care,
buyers will find a decided advacUe
in calling.
Having made arrangements with our Importitr
House, country dealers will be supplied
with Zephyr at New Tort and
Philadelphia jobbing prices.
WM. REED k CO.
Clearfield Sept. 22, 189.
O N MY OWN HOOK.
Having pnrchased the entire slock at
old ktand ot Kirk fc Spi-ncer, in LumU-rCity,
i inicnu carry mg on mo business us lieieio
fore. MV MOTTO IS TO SELL CHEAP FOB
Thauking our frii-nds and customers for
past patronage I solicit a continuance ol (lit
same.
Sept. 15th, 185a. ISAAC KIRK.
J. M. 6CABAX.
W. SEllAlf.
A. A. OttiBlI.
NEW FIR M
JAS. B. GRAHAM & SONS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DKALEM
in all kinds f
Dry Goods, Foots and Shoes. Had sad Caps,
Notions, Groeeritis. Hardware. Quet
ware. Wood and Willowware, Floar,
Bacon, Fish.Salt etc., Market it.,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
FOR THE LADIES
They have Bonnets Silks Coburgs. Alpteas,
ilerinos. Wool Delaines. Lustres. Oinj
hams, Prints. Poplins, Lawns. Sua
shades. Handkerchief Kid and
other Glovea.Hosiery.Balir.e
rals. Hoop-skirts, and a
genera variety of rib
bon", tri turning',
Buttons. Braids, etc.. at the lowent price.
FOR (JEXTLEMKX
They have Black ani Blue Cloths, Black so
' Fancy Cassimcres,Sattinetts.Twetdi,Ml
tons, Water proof Cloth. Silk. Psiia
and common Vesting, etc., ia
great varirty, and at prices
that" will give general
satisfaction to bsyeif.
ALSO,
A general assortment of Ready mads C18
ing, Hals and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
Hardware and Queensware, a good
Stock, Wood and Willowware,
and a full stock of Groceries.
IX FACT,
GRAHAM A SONS sell all articles that as
usually kept in a well-regulated country
tore, and hence the people generally
will find it to their advantage to
buj goods of them.
Grain and country prodaje tasea
xrhange for Got it-
Jlv 2a-'69 rr
-VTOTICK.-A11 p.rsons indebted toths
jL ber, are requested to come and fJ'Vp
out delay. JL?!r: -
s
PRINO GOODS. Just onealne a sf'sndj
of new goods al
C. KKAl-""r-i
"(URRANTS thS best and tbj"14,J-
t
T ltlEU FKl IT Apples. 1 "'"" ;T-J st
I'ruDc.
XJ Cherries. Currants, Kamns. "--.j
Jnea 8, 1869. J- F. K R A T Xta .
AWN, Hams. Sides and ShouIders-aMred"
PLASTER Nova Feotia Land P"?"tkB8
eined Plaster, for sale at J;PK.1.tJ-
f-AJLS 6PIKES-tbecbtP,;4r?S"7
lis
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