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. J. BOW, DITOROPOPr.ltTOR.
CLEARFIELD, PA., JAN. 11, 1871.
Hon. E pli rani Banks, first Auditor Gen
eral elected bv the people of Pennsylvania,
died o n Friday morning last, at Levbtown,
at an advanced a.
Troy (N. Y.), with a Democratic county
and city administration, in sweating and
groauing under a burden of taxes amount
ing to $IS l'or bead, counting men, woiueu
and children.
The monthly debt statement for Decem
ber, shows a reduction in tlie last month in
ISTOof $2,240,700.90. The total amount
of the national debt, less caoh ia the Treas
ury, is $2,332,007,792.75.
General Schenck on Thursday resigned
his fetal as Ilepresiiiitative.froni the Third
DUtrict of Ohio. Mr. Orth, of Indiana,
was appointed to fill the vacancy in the
Committee of Ways and Means. The
Chairmanship of that Committee will fall
on Mr. Hooper of Massachusetts.
According to the report of the Stato Su
perintendent of Schools, there are now 2,002
school districts in the State, a gain of 31 ;
14,212 schools, a gain 276 ; 2,892 graded
schools 13,100 directors; 7S superintendents;
171,612 teachers, an increase of 470, and
829,891 pupils, a gain of 13,133.
Last November the Democrats elected a
ruemW of the Legislature IVoui Detroit by
a majority of ninety-two. An election to
fill the Tacancy occasioned by his death has
been held recently, and a Republican elected
by 425 majority. The Democratic; party
raise no shouts over this backward progress.
Kentucky, it is stated, is desirous of re
vising the State constitution, and making it
accord with that of the eountry. This is a
piece of progresMea which doe3 credit (o
Kentucky, but which we had not expected
to see in this generation, and accordingly
hail it as a sign of the better day breaking.
The Sultan's troubles are increasing fast.
The active military operation of Russia, aud
the concentration of troops in the couth
western part of the Empire, continue;
Roumania absolves its allegiance and sets
up an independent power ; and now th old
dispute of the Viceroy of Egjpt upon the
same question is renewed.
A recent letter in the Missouri Republi
can, Democratic, favoring the election of
Frank Blair a United Stales Senator.show.
what a remarkable revolution has been ef
fected in that State. "From association
with many Confederate soldiers," ays the
writer, "I am confident that a large majori
ty of them prefer General Wair." Loyalty
must be at a discount in a State whers the
preferences of Confederate soldiers deter
mine the election of a Uuited States Sen
ator. Complete returns from Florida prove
that the late election in that State was a
Republican triumph. The Republican ma
jority on the State ticket is over six. hun
dred, the Legislature Republican on joint
ballot, the Senate being a tie, and the
House Republican by four majjritj. The
entire vote cat f.r Governor was 23,72S, of
which Hon. Samuel T. Day, Republican,
received 12,445. Far Congressman the vote
was 24,251, of which Hrn. JoMah T. Walls
received 12,439. This is the vote as an
nounced by the canvassers, who despite
Democratic threats and intimidation, had
the courago to count the returns.
The internal revenue bureau furnishes
the following exhibit of the receipts from
internal revenue for the last uVeal year of
6ome of the principal cities of the country :
New York, 19,831,845; Chicio, $3,395.
131; Philadelphia, $7,693,097 ; IWton, St3
lS0,9t!l; Brooklyn, $4,860,290; Baltimore,
$4.6')7,9il ; St. LouL', $4,590,339-; San
Francisco, $3, 1 51, 998 ; Sew Orleans, $2,
750,063 ; Richmond, $2,379,190; Bufalo,
$2,315,449; Newark. 152.8S2; Pittsburgh,
$2,042,129; Dotn.it, $2,015,976; mckit.J
an aggregate for fourteen cities of $72,966,
694. The cost of assessing the internal rev
enue for the fiscal year was $4,1 18,201 .
The result of the Georgia election is (still
in doubt, although the telegraph has been
claiming a Democrat ticfory for the past
two weeks. The Atlanta Aew Era of the
1st says that the returns are still incomplete
but enough is known upon which to base an
intelligent opiniou as to the general result.
Jt thinks that iu ell probability the Repub
licans have carried four of the seven Con
gressional dis! riots two of these districts,
the Third and Fourth, ate certain. Al
though the Legislature is Democratic, a
majority of the members-elect are in favor
of accepting the situation and enforcing the
laws.
. There is at present in this country, as
near as can be ascertained, some 20.000
"heathen Chinee." The information is
furnished that from January 1, 1862. to
September 1, 1S70, 41,110 Chinese arrived
in San Francisco, and during the same pe
riod 18,940 returned to their native land.
On deducting the departures from the ar
rivals, it will be found that there are not
over 22,000 Chinese now in this country, it
being borne in miud that nearly ail come by
the Pacific route, and land at San Francis
co. The degredatioti of our free labor, the
jeopardy of our democratic Government,
and the raenance to our civilization from
the barbarous Asiatics, is distant, if tbeae
figures are io be relied on.
The Legislature.
Our State Legislature met at Harrisburg,
on Tuesday, January 3d. A great crowd
was present, and the liveliest interest was
manifested in the proceedings. Owing to
thedeplotable fact that the first Senatorial
district went Democratic iu the late special
election to fill the place of Watt, deceased,
the D-niocracy, for the Cist time in a long
term of years, was in the ascendency in the
Senate. Hon. Win. A. Wallace, of Clear
field, was elected Speaker, notwithsinding
the fact that Buckalew had declared that he
wouldn't vote for him. As is usual on such
times and at such places, Mr. Wallace made
a little speech, in the course of which he
said that the objects which would govern
him during his official career, and not him
only, but the Democracy in general, would be
"to guide our much loved State in such a
channel as to increase and develope her re
sources; tocause heritable places to resound
with the hum of busy industry ; to give
equal and honest representation to every cit
izen ; to retrench in her expenditure; to pay
her debu; to check the tide of special leg
islation : to banish corrupting and debasing
influences from the scat vi' power." This
is a big programme, but we hope it will be
cat tied out to the letter, though we fear it
will not.
Huti. James H. Wsbh, of Bradford, was
elected Speaker of the House by a party
vote. He is a 1'epub'ican ami and an able
lexi-slator. lie likewise made a speech and
said that matters and thingn would be at
tended to properly. Thus, so far as prom
ises are concerned, we arc going to be all
ritjht this winter, and the oft threatened era
of honest legislation wiil begin.
Jacob Zeigier, of Butler, was elected Clerk
of the Senate, and Selfridgs was rc elected
Clerk of the House.
The political complexion of the Legisla
ture is: Senate, 17 Democrats, 16 Repub
licans; House, 55 Rjp'jblieam, 45 Demo
crats ; Republican majority on joint ballot, 9.
The Governor's Message.
The annual message of Gov. Geary, which
we furnished to our readers in an extra last
weok, wus transmitted to the Legislature on
the fourth instant.
The Gof crnorgives a general review of the
affairs of the State, and touches upon a num
ber of important topics connected with the
public welfare. In regard to the finances of
the State the Governor makes a satisfactory
report. He says that every demand upon
the Treasury for ordinary and other expen
ses hasboen promptly paid, and the public
debt materially reduced, so that a public
confidence in the securities of the Common
wealth has been iuspired which enables them
to command the highest premium in the
market. The reduction during the year end
ing November 30, 1870, was $1,702,879 05.
He favors the calling of a convention to
revise the State Constitution, and make such
amendments as an enlightened public senti
ment demands.
The prosperous condition of our common
school system is alluded to in the message,
aud a number of suggestions for its improve
ment are offered. A satisfactory exhibit of
the affairs of the schools for soldiers' or
phans is also made.
In regard to the question of protection
for home industry the views of. the Govern
or arc sound, and he advances some unan
swerable arguments against the free-trade
hereby that wecouituer.d to the noticeof the
io-ca!led revenue reformers.
The message, although it is an intermine
b'e lung document, is an able and interesting
one, and our readers should give it a careful
p::u:-a'.
The Legislature of Ohio is so I'ivided as
to require every Republican member of
either body" to be in bis scat, should a part'
measuie be before it. In the Senate there
Republicans U and Democrats IS, and in
the House 57 Republicans to 56 Democrats.
No bill can become a law in Ohio without
wilh'Hit the assent of the majority of the
whole number elected. In other words it
requires 57 votes to pass a bill through the
Houe, and 19 votes to pass a bill through
the Senate. Under this condition of af
fairs it is scarcely probable that sny appor
tionment of that State ean be agreed upon
by the pres-nt Legislature.
Those bilious indiviJuals who have been
prophesying the elect io; of a Democratic
Senator from Missouri as a consequence of
the republican split and the resignation
of Senator Drake and among them is Sen
ator Drake himself will be vastly cheered
by the news that th? two wings of the Re
publican party have met, shaken hands,
made up and agreed on an organization.
A special to the St. Louis Democrat says
the Democrats are greatly troubled at this,
and that the united Republicans are confi
dent of a majority on a joint ballot, and of
a tvorking majority iu the house.
The Democrats in the New York Legis
lature prop se to repeal the registry law of
that S;te. A they have a majority, and
are anxious to get the State "so completely
under their control that nothing short of a
revolution vi!l ever accomplish its redemp
tion, it is probable that the only safeguard
that the ballot has in New York will be re
moved. A Democratic writer complains because
Genral Grant 'actually showed himself On
the streets on New Year's. Is this parti
san complaint caused by the fact that the
President and Vice President, drove over to
Arlington and spent part of their New
Year's afternoon visltiug the graves of the
10,000 soldiers buried there?
Coolihan, the new Democratic Sergeant-at-Arms
of the State Senate, is a useful
fellow. He lives in Schuylkill county, on
the borders of Columbia, and brags that he
spends the one half of election day in each
county. u t
The Republican State Committee of New
Hampshire met at Concord on the 4th inst.,
and passed a resolution declaring that the
Republican party must establish and en
force a system of the national education.
The Nevada Legislature organized on the
3rd inst. The House has Republicans 21,
Democrats 23, and Independents 2. A
Peutocrutic Speaker was chosen.
"Washington City Gosip.
It would seem as though Congress was
determined to endow the nation's heroes
with homes in the great West. In the
House oa Friday Mr. Julian's resolution
was adopted, instructing the Committee on
Public Lands to inquire into the expedien
cy of providing by law that every officer,
soldier, or sailor who served ninety days in
the war for the Union, and was honorably
discharged, shall receive 100 acres of pub
lic land as a homestead, his actual term of
service to count as part of tho five years
required by the homestead act of 1862.
A special message from the president is
to be sent to Congress, accompanied by
d ccumentary evidence, bhowing the pres
ence of an insurrectionary spirit at the
south. The president thinks Congress
should take action on the subject. If, then
a general amnesty is delayed, it is not diffi
cult to find the reason. The bad spirit of
the southerners is their worst enemy.
The bil! reducing or repealing the tariff
on various articles, which went into effect
at the beginning of the present year, illus
trates very clearly the financial policy of the
republican party, which is to take the tariff
off from articles of general use, and thus
free the masses from burdens, while it col
lects its reveuues from such articles as can
best support it. Thus it entirely frees from
tax on importation not less than two hun
dred aod one articles, most of them drugs,
dyes and chemicals, while it reducesthedu
ties on sixty others, including sugar, tea,
colfee, pig and (east) scrap iron. Besides,
it cither admits free or reduces the duty on
a large number of articles which have no
special rates, white it increases the duty on
a small su tuber, including steel rails, flax,
flaxseed, linseed oil and watch materials. It
wiil reduce the revenue about fifty millions
anuually.
The President has wisely, W3 think, ve
toed a bill giviug indemnity to various per
sons for losses sustained during the war. If
the door is once opened in that direction
there will be na end of demands.
Mr. John H. Surratt is about as despica-.
ble a creature as slavery ever spawned and
mock chivalry nourished ; but free speech
is nevertheless precious and not to be lore--gone
on whatever pretext. We would walk
a good mile to get out of hearing of the
miscreant's stupid "lecture" on Booth's ex
ecrable business ; but we think that Surratt
should be allowed to speak wherever he can
find willing hearers. If he breaks any law,
punish him according to the law; but do
not let the sacred right of free utterance be
outraged in his unworthy person. If you
are doing God's work, reject the devil's
weapons.
Of eight hundred United States consular
officers in the world, it appears that more
than two hundred and ninety tuaka the re
quired returns of fees received. Of these
latter, Paris returns the largest amount, be
ing over fifty thousand, London thirty
eight thousand, and Liverpool twenty nine
thousand.
One who is well informed says: "The
biggest lobby ever organized in the United
States is now being fixed op to get the sub
sidied corporations released from their ob
ligation to pay interest semi-annually on the
United Slates bonds iisued to aid the con
struction of the roads. They are bound to
swindle the Government if it is a possible
thing."
Spain. The assassination of Gen. Prim
is. no doubt, part of the great conspiracy
to destroy the enemies of the Spanish Re
public. Hjw little sympathy there may be
for the deceased, is almost conclusively pro
ven by the fact, that at the time be was shot
at the corner of a Plaza, where a large num
her of citizens and srjldiers were gathered.
It would seem almost impossible that the
deed could have been perpetrated without
the full knowledge of those standing there,
aud the failure to discover the guilty parties
at once, indicates a desire to protect them
from punishment. True it is asserted that
the members of the Ministry of War are in
actual possession of proof sufficient to iden
tity the assassins, but the fact of their not
having been arrested, induces the belief that
the report is a mere idle rumor. It is not
saying too much to assert that there is no
human being in Spain, whose death would
have been such an irreparable injury to the
future welfare of King Amadous, as that of
General Prim. Admiral Topete, to whom
the Spanish Cortes, at once voted full pow
ers as 1'iiiu s successor, was a prominent
opponeut of Atuadcus, and was iu favor of
the Duko of Moutpensier.
Democracy certainly deserves a bright
leather medal for manliness, as exhibited
during the elections at Atlanta, in Georgia.
A systematic effort was made to prevent ne
groes from voting. "A crowd of roughs,
while pretending to keep the way to the
polls clear, prevented negroes from deposit
ing their ballots. A plan Irad evidently
been duly arranged. Two lines were form
ed, one for wTite and one for colored voters.
The line for the wbjte men was not inter
fered with, and the voting progressed finely,
but it was impossible for the negroes to get
to the polls, blocked as they were with
roughs and ruffians. As a little mild inci
dent of the day, we are told that one manly
Democrat spit in the United States Mar
shal's face, drew a revolver, jumped on a
box, and shouted for the riot to begin.
Take it all out and out, it was a nice exhi
bition of Democratic honor and manliness.
A colored lad flanked Lafayette, Ind.,
savings bank neatly. He presented his
check for seventy-five cents, sayiag that was
all he needed. The cashier refused the
check for less than two dollars, and the
black boy drew one for that amount, but
immediately deposited the one dollar and
twenty-five cents.
The Merchants' Union Express Company,
of New York, advertise a reward of five
thonsand dollars Tor information that will
lead to the arrest and conviction of the par
ties who robbed and attempted to murder
their messenger, while crossing the railroad
bridge at Albany, on Friday evening Jan. 6.
The royal "carpet-bagger'
call the new King of Spain,
is what Ihpy
Foreign. War Gossip,
It is asserted that the citizens of Alsace
are deeply embittered at the Prussians.
The women wear mourning for the national
humiliation, and the men have given up the
Alsatian patois and speak only French. The
children hoot the German soldiers, and
taunt them by singing the Manaillt. This
does not look muc h like consenting to terri
torial annexation through cession.
Should the army of BorJeaux fulfil its
announced programme of marching "direct
ly on Paris." we may expect the early part
of this year to witness one of the most san
guinary struggles of the war. If the two
divisions of tho army of the Loire are able
to occupy Prince Frederick Charles, and the
Duke of Mecklenburg, there is some possi
bility of the newly organized levies from
the south and west having the opportunity
of co operating with the garrison of Paris
for the relief of the city. When the Freuch
are not deterred by the rigors of an unusu
ally severe winter from attempting military
movements on a scale so extensive as those
now in progress, it is pretty clear that the
nation has a large reserve of determination
and energy to draw upon.
So Far as can be gathered from the daily
telegrams, the French are really gaining
rather than losing in the contest around
Paris. It is now evident the supply of food
in Paris is much larger than has been re
ported, and that the French are active iu
their assaults on the Prussian investing for
ces. Still there is nothing in the news that
indicates that the scie will be broken, or
that Paris will escape the humiliation of
surrender.
At last a cry has been raised against Tro
chu. He is accused of feebleness, which,
io the estimation of the French people, is
nearly as much a crime as treachery. It is
not possible to know what difficulties may
have surrounded the French general in his
defense of Paris, but certaialy'no remarka
bly vigorous sorties have been made. A
curious rumor is curreut to the effect that
the Prussians, in the event of a satisfactory
treaty of peace uot beitig agreed upon, will
hold France as conquered territory, by hold
ing the forts s round the city and keeping
up a lino of military communication with
Prussia. This necessity will hardly arise
we think, or be submitted to, eveu if it
should occur.
The Freuch under Bourbaki are reported
to have commenced a march toward Ger
many. The bombardment of the forts to the
south and east of Paris has been renewed
with great energy. Whatever may have
beeu the result of the battle between Faid
herbe and mantenffel, Von Moltke is evi
dently de'ermincd to run no further unnec
essary risk of interference from armies of
telief. Paris must be taken, and the three
hundred thousand troops now Leseiging it
must conquer the yet unconqucred territo
ry. . ... .
A Swindled Governor. The Hallow
ell Gazette says an ex-Governor of Maine
has recently been on a trip of business and
pleasure to Omaha. Ou his way home he
fell io and traveled with a pretended fur
dealer from the Rocky Mountains. After
he bad secured the confidence of the Gov
ernor by telling him many pretty stories, the
"skinny" gentleman was presented on the
train by a bogus expressman, with an ex
press bill for $500. Unfortunately this "ven
der of the bear skins" did not have this
amount of available funds with him, but
had a check for $3,500 on a bank in New
York. The Governor, "just to accommo
date him," loaned him $250 until they ar
rived in Albany. Having completely pulled
the fur over the Governor's eyes, and skin
ned him of $2,50, the sharper disappeared,
leaving tha Governor to travel alone to his
rural home in Maine, a firm believer in total
depravity.
The Pittsburgh Gazette says: "Amid
the excitements of war and the turmoil of
politics the world will take time to take a
lone breath of relief at the news of the safe
arrival at Mozambique of Dr. Livingstone,
the great Christian explorer. No event has
trauspited during the past year of so much
importance to the scientific world. There
is probably no man on the globe, unconnec
ted w-ith its politics, in whose welfare so
much interest is felt. Single handed he hag
forced his way into the heart of the time
sealed mysteries of a mighty continent, and
after unparalleled adventures, perils and
escapes, accompanied by repeated rumors
of disaster, be at last emerges once again
upou the borders of civilization. Like Co
lumbus, he returns with information of an
unknown world, and the enlightened deni
zens of four continents will now await with
impatience the appearence of the new light
which be only is able to shed on the dark
ness of Africa.
We shall, doubtless, soon hear of serious
political troubles in Kentucky. Those fan
tastic midnight marauders, the ku-klux-klau,
are roaming at will- through several
counties of the State, maltreating and kill
ine inoffensive persons. Within six months
they have murdered nineteen individuals in
the four counties to which they have devo
ted their attentions. Tire Governor would
willingly put an end to these outrages; but
as he cannot successfully do so without the
interposition of the militia, he will probably
leave the klansmen to pursue their occupa
tions without, hindrance. For a governor
to check the ku-klux is a henious crime, one
demanding impeaching, as the governor of
North Carolina has learned to his cost.
These midnight assassinations and guberna
torial impeachments are, doubtless, parts of
the extraordinary inducements which Ken
tucky and North Carolina hold out to the
emigrants for whose arrival they are so pa
tiently waiting.
The Fenian prisoners were discharged tn
on the condition ot not remaining in, nor re
turning to the United Kingdom. The Brit
ish Government believed that unless guard
ed by such a condition public safety was not
secured. -
The "Roll of Honor" now makes twenty
five volumes, and contains a record of oyer
333,000 graves of deceased Union soldiers.
Two volumes more will complete tbe work.
A Little sf Everything.
Brisk skating.
Good the sleighing.
Fashionable red cheeks.
A pressing business the printers."
Fruits of the Lolidays indigestion.
San Francisco has a law suit conducted by
270 lawyers.
Our worthy weather prophets promise us
seventeen snows thii winter.
Have the courage to wear your old clothes
until you can pay for new ones.
Promiscuous dancing is denounced. With
out the Miss, however, it will never be pop
ular. f
An ugly old-bachelor suggests that births
should be published under the head of new
music.
A western editor reports money close, but
not close enough to be reached. It is just
so here.
Cincinnati criminals are so dirty that the
police are supplied with tongs to take hold
of them.
A New York druggist drives a sleigh with
four caparisoned horses and four liveried at
tendants. Politeness is like an air cushion there
may be nothing in it, but it eases our jolts
wonderfully.
Fifty nine newspapers in towns and cities
on the Pacific coast have perished during
the preseut year.
The sharp winds nowadays chap faces.
Put a little borax in the water you wash with
and you won't chap.
A few evenings ago, thirty lectures were
in progress within thirty minutes' ride of
the Boston City Hall.
The Waco, Texas, Register notes the fact
that "Our parson'has prudently exchanged
bis shot euu for a revolver."
An Iowa farmer going to market on a load
of hay, enjoyed a smoke. The trace chains
aud the iron work of the wagon were saved.
Sprinkling ashes upon the pavements may
rot meet with the approval of juveniles.but
jt is very conducive to the safety of pedestri
an s.
A guide to Indian music has been pub
published. Now we shall expect to see the
Red Cloud waltzes and the Spotted Tail ger
man. Thd Oneida Community of free-lovers
have received but one new member siueelS67
and decline all further applications for mem
bership. A rural gentleman has discovered by ex
periment that it costs just $169 80 to do up
a letter in a newspaper and put a twoceot
stamp on it.
An Ohio editor hung up his stocking on
Christmas eve aod bis wife put a baby in it ;
upon seeing it the editor taid, "uiy dear,
daro that stocking."
The Borough ordinance imposing a fine of
one dollar upon those who neglect to clean
the snow from their pavements, needs to be
enforced in a number of cases about town.
Look out for it.
The sudden cold weather has awakened
all bachclerhood to a sense of their uofortu
uate condition. Late advices in the mar
riage departments quote matrimony lively
with an upward tendency.
Mr. Lorenzo Day, of Chicksaw county,
Miss., having married Miss Martha Week,
a local poet comments:
"A Day is made, a Week is lost,
But time should not complain
There'll soon te li.tie Days enough
To make the week again."
A Chicago man who read the McFarland
murder trial attentively, has put in a plea of
temporary insanity to the charge of stealing
three pigs. He says he had an uncle that
was that way, and had to becoufined in a lu
natic asylum or peuiteutiary, he don't re
member which.
Snoring is said to be sheet music, and in
church, congregational singing. Wouldn't
the iuterests of this popular art be enhanced
by a general ''Snorers' Convention?" Near
ly all the other ornamental (!) branches of
industry hold conventions ; why not the
somnolent songsters?
"Tbe fact is," said an old grumpy wife,
"a man does not know how to straighten up
things. He does not know where to com
mence. I don't wonder," she remarked in
conclusion, "that wheu God made Adam,
He went right to work and made a woman
to tell him what to do."
An Elmira lady gave reading at Flint,
Michigan, and wl en she read "Enoch Ar
den" the Miciiiganders wept to such an ex
tent that a fire-engine had to called to pu;np
out the hall. The lady should be stationed
in some large building to act upon the de
vouring element in cae of fire.
There is a clergyman, and a doctor of di
vinity at that, io Rhode Island, who has of
ficiated five times in a inarrioge of one man,
and all five of the women to whom the iel
low was married are still living. When we
talk about the divorce laws of Indiana it
will be well to ask if the great west can beat
that.
Some Welsh clergymen are holding a love
feast in New York. They spell it (what
they pronounce it gets us) Dy wgydgn Dyrd-
gwylge. Shade of Noah Webster ! If that's
the way they tangle so simple a word, in the
name of wonder, what sort of a looking thing
does the Welsh language make of Nebu
chadnezzar ?
An inventor of patent skates has been
trying to palm off on the public a skate for
girls that is a self fastener, not requiring any
straps at all. This would have proved a se
rious thing to the young men who so delight
to fasten on skates for the girls, but the girls
vow they will not wear them. No, the more
straps you can put on a girl's skate, the bet
ter the boys and girls will like them.
A Mr. Johuson, while prowling around in
an Indiana saw mill in the dark to see what
he could find, is supposed to hare found a
buzz-saw, from the number of buttons and
pieces of suspenders and things found oil the
floor. The absence of Mr. Johnson, and
the fact that the saw was bloody, seem to
corroborate the statement of a neighbor that
Johnson tjhs gone to the Land of the Leal
Miss Yinnie Ream's full length statue of
Lincoln was privately exhibited to a large
number of gentlemen in the Rotunda of the
Capitol on Friday morning last Amonc
them were Associate Justices Davis and
Clifford, Gen. Banks, and several members
of the Illinois Congressional delegation. F.
P. Blair, together with the Secretary of the
Interior and Judge Otto. The work was
pronounced a great t access.
Captain Maury, ot the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company's steamer Oceau Queen, who
has lately arrived from Aspinwall, reports
having experienced a heavy snow and hail
storm when over fifty miles below the Gulf
Stream, iu longitude 72 40 W., latitude 32
N. Such a thing as snow has never before
been seen on the Ocean south of the Gulf
Stream. '
The United States Government has to
lose nearly $12,000 per annum in paying its
diplomatic representatives abroad. On a
payment last year of $8,503 for salary, and
of $575 for contingent expenses to Secreta
ry Williams, of the mission to China, the
loss of exchange was $1,304. Tbe loss by
exchange in paying the consular salaries is
about $10,000 more.
Captain Hall, pf Arctic fame, announced
recently, iu a speech he delivered in New
York, his purpose to start for the Arctic
regions early in the coming spring, and pen
etrate the north pole if it can possibly be
done. This is a generous but rather mista
ken enthusiasm.
The Bellefonte Republican came to us
last week, much enlarged and improved, and
is now the haudsomest and best paper in
Centre county.
Broad river. South Carolina, was frozen
offer on Tuesday of list week for the first
time in thirty-seven years.
Sir w SMvfrtfcemfttte.
AtfvrrtiKfmrvts Jtetn-m itifarjrtt'jf.tretiff itfatn
ttuh, will it charged douHl usual rates. If a i uis
. M. Pittesgill & Co.. 37 Park Row. New York,
andriEO. f. how ill A Co . 40 Pmk ltow, Nsw
York, ara tbe sole agei.ts fur the JuuitKAL in
that city, and ro authoriced to contract for in
aerting xlTertiaemenu for us at our lowest cash
rales. Advertisers in thateitr are requested to
leave their favors with either of the above houses.
JOTICE. Whereas my wife, Elizabeth
Smiles, hatring left my bed and board
without just cause or provocation. I hereby warn
the public not to harbor or trust her on my a-
couut as I will pay do debts of ner contracting.
Jan ll,'7l-3t. JOH SMILES.
REPORT of the condition of the First
National Bank of Clearfield, Penn'a, at
th close of busiaesaoo the 23th day of .December,
1870:
BESOURCCS.
Loans and Discounts. : ; : : : 511-75179
Overdrafts. : : :::::::
U. S. Bonds deposited with U. S Tr.
to secure circulation. : : : : :
Due from Kedeeming and Re
serve Agents :::::::::
Due from other National Hanks : :
Due from other Banks and Bankers,
Furniture nod Fixtures ::::::
Current Expenses, :::::::
Taxes paid. :::::::: :
Checks and other Cash Items. : : :
Kills of other National Banks : : :
Fraciional currency (including nickles)
Specie. ::::::::::::
3.321 23
100,000 00
12871 05
: 4 3fi4 h
3 32 17
lS 68
: 63i 17
: 745 64
: 1 57 5(
; 189
: 3tf 79
: 31 30
Legal Tender Notes : : : :
Total, ::::::::
: 8.400 00
S2s3,74929
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in, - -
Surplus Fund
Discount - - - -
Exchange
Interest - - - - - -
Profit and loss ------
Nat. Bank Circulation outstanding
Dividends uopai i. - - - - -
Individual Deposits, - - - -
Due to State Banks and Bankers,
Total Liabilities .....
81 00.000 00
12.000 0
- 3.51 1 3s
. 37 54
3.8i8 00
47t5 07
t,ts 00
. . 60 00
. 44. .".03 70
- 2 270 6t)
- 5253.749 29
I. Wm. H. Dill. C?hier of tha First National
Bank of Clearfield, do volemnly swour that the
above statement is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief. WM. 11. DILL, Caih.tr.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th
day of January, A.I 1671.
W. RAUtBlCC.2, N. P.
Attest:
JOS. BoYKTOX, )
Kirnitin Mossop, VDi
A. 3. FlSHET. ! )
rectors.
Jaa.ll, '71.
SPKCIAL NOTICE FOR 1S7I. Drs. HILLS
& SH AW desiretoannonr.ee to their patients
that having succeeded in getting a material re
duction in tbe Patent License far this year, they
will put up artificial teoth en Rubber base at
much lower prices than they could heretofore.
Jan 4 71-3c-ara.
CAUTION. All persons are hereby cau-
tinned against purchasing or in any way
meddling with one bay horse, one red and white
cow, one red and white yearling heifer, one-horse
wagen. plow, harness for two horses, bureau. cook
stove, beds and bedding, household and kitchen
furniture and a half raft of timber, now in pos
session of Christian Bennett aad Mary Bennett,
ef Chett township, as the same belong te me and
are subject to my order at any time,
Jan. 4, '71-St. L J. IIURD.
T
H E GREAT AMERICANS ASH BAL
ANCE, is far superior to weights ami
pulleys. Owing to the simp'icity. it can be at
tacbed to any window, and costs less than one
fourth the price of Weights and Pulleys. Econ
omy alone will compel people to discard tbe
weights, and substitute the "New American Sash
Balance." in their place. This Balance requires
no reaching up to operate either Sash, and so
easy done that any child ean do so, if desired.
For cheapness durability .and usefulness, it stands
without a rival. A single trial will prove iu
usefulness, aad discard all ethers. Slate and
county rights for sale by J. C. M. HAMILTON,
Patentee erJ.C H AMILTON. Shaver's Creek Pa
J. JKVIN M'liKIDK. Agent for Clearleld CO.,
Jau. 4, '71-3t p Clearfield, Pa.
-l Kf) REWARD. STOLEN ! froraC.
VlouC. M'Cielland, at Round Island,
Clinton County. Pa., oa tbe night ot the th day
of December, 1870, a large Dun or Cream colored
Home, eight years eld. with blaek mana and tail.
d legs dI.j black nearly to the knees, with a
little white en one hind foot, and feet small for
so large a horse, the horse is rather stylish and
has a small bunch under the throat which only
shows when he is eating with head down. Also,
taken at the same time a saddle with black quilt
ed horn with leather warn ff on top with armv
stirrups.
The above reward will be raid for the recover
of tbe property and the arrest and conviction of
we their; erSlOO will be paid for tbe hirsealona
Jan 4,'7t-3m. C. C. M'CLELLASD
MISS II. S. SWAN'S, Schoolor Girls,
Clearfield, Pa.
The Winter Term of Fourteen weeks will com
mence on Monday, Janrary 2d, 1171.
rasas or tcitioic.
Reading, Orthography, Writing. Primary
Arithmetic and Primary Geography, per
term, (of 14 weeks), 6 $T 00
History, Local and Descriptive Oleography
w,t.b,Mp Drw'ig, Grammar, Mental
and Written Arithmetic, f ot
Botany. Geology, Physiology, Natural Phi-
.-";, ueograpny. Algebra,
Rheiorie. Etymology and Latin,
Oil Painting. K2i lessons),
Monochromatio Drawing,
Crayon,
Pencil Drawing, (no extra eharrel.
IX 01
12 tt
10 tt
tt
Instrumental Music (30 lessons). It tt
rr.x r lowers and Fruiu, with materials, at
teacher's charges.
For full particulars send far Circular.
QJLEIOHS. Twelve good SLEIGHS, also sever-
k ml TIMRfc-R Kl ITT.j i .i : Tnriu
.j u j mu torev pair i n 1.1
bLEDS for aala by E. A. IRVIN CO .
Pot. :3-:m, Curwen.vUla, p.
n SAWS! SAWS!!
DISTON, CROSS CUT,
AND CIRCULAR SAtTS,
PATENT PERFORATED, LWHTMI!" -"
dI)I8T0V8SAW,.VaIlkf.IaViW,
for sale by
H. T. BIO LIE A CO.
WHOLESALE
WINE & LIQUOR STORE.
I. L. REIZKNSTIIN,
IALBB m
WINES AND LIQUORS,
MAKKET STH.IKT, CLIAEFIILD, Pa.
A gee aaaertmeat far medical parpeaa aje.r
a baad.
April 6. 187t-af.
JAS. T. BRADY & CO.,
(Suect'ttrt It S. Jtnea s CV,)
CORKER rOl'RTH AND WOOD STEEIT1.
PITTSBURGH. PA
BANKERS.
Sr 111 SELL ALL (MBS Or
GOVERNMENT SECURITIK, ;
Gold, Silvtr and Coupon.
Pii percent, iaterest allcwcd ea deaesiw ab
ject tc check.
Mcney leased ea SeverBmsai Beads
Bonds registered free of charge.
July I. 187t-ly. JAMES T. BRADT A CO.
LOOK AT THIS !
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Bibles aad Miseellaneeas Seeks; Sheet Mask"
far Piano, Flute and Ticlin;
Blank Aeeoaat aad Pass lacks, of every dc
scriptien; Paper aad Eavclepes. Preack
pressed aad plain; Peas and Pencils;
Deeds; Mertgsges; Jndgacat. Ixb alien aad
Premisery Xetcs;
Slack Legal Paper; TTaile aad ParchaisBl
Brief; LegMl cap; F.ererd cii sad
Bill cap, etc.,
Will he acid at YThelerale er Keiail ky
r. A. O A IT L IK.
At ike Pest eSce, en Uarkel Street,
Clearfield, Pa.
May J, 1UI
T O U T II S'
AND EOT fc
CLOTHING.
The aadcrsigned having recently astee.
READT-MADE C LOTS IX 9
tc his farmer business, wculd repe."tlul
selicitaa exaeaiaatiea el Lis stock. Seise
a practical Tailer he flatters himself
that ha la aula ts efer a atttee
class of ready-made wctk
Ik aa k as keretcfeie beaa
bieagat te tkia mar
ket. Aayoae with Ir s; te bay geee's la this Wme -weald
save mcacy by ealliagal kia stare,
asd raaklag their sclcctioat. A us,
a fall supply cf Ceats'fcreirliirg
goo is alwajscB hand.
Paella j thaakful for past favors he wauls1 re
spactfally aclielt a ceotinaaBee af tie
tame.
April Ji. taf. H. ERIDGB.
C. KRATZER & SONS
art) receiving gdtdid etock af
carl'its and oil clotb3,
llcl curtains, vtindow smal'is,
counterpanes an'd quilts.
liten tabli cloths and xafki,.
Ladies silkcoats and oVRsi:its,.
elegant suawls and lack roikts,
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S TRIhtmO
HATS,
DRESS GOODS AND TRI MM1.VSS,
BIST KID GLOVES LADIES', GtSIL
MEN'S AND CniLDREN S,
SLACK AND FANCY SII KS,
FINE BLACK ALPACAS,
UNEQUALLED STOCK LADIES' A'"
CHILDREN'S SHOES AND GAITEIS,
MEN S CALF AND TRENCH KIP B00TI.
HEAVr CALF BOOTS, e.
MEN'S AND BOTS FINE AND MA1
SHOES,
BEST STONE TEA SETTS, J,
CASSIMERIS VERT CHEAT.
GROCERIES, FLOUR AND PIOTHIOB1
AT LOWEST RATES,
LIBERAL REDUCTION TO THOSE BCt
ING IN QUANTITY,
vTOOL, MARKETING AND COCWTST
PRODUCE WANTED.
Clearfield, Jin SO, ISO.
B
ACON.Hama, Bidet aad Shoulders aired see
prieec. at MOur j.
BOOTS 100 cases Richard on s Flmira Beats.
just received at C. KRATZER S. Op Ja-
LADIES' SHOES Kid. Turkey Mcroeee.aa
Goat Balmorals, Calf and Goal Sheet, alas,
assortment Cbildrcns' Shoes, at
C KKATZER S, Opp- the JaiL
SHOES, Ladies' and Children's custom made
Lasting Gaiters. Kid and Carpet Slippers, M""T
eo and Ulovc Kid Balmorals. Children's Colercc
bhecs, cry cheap Oppcaita the TZBj
N
AILS A SPISJa UcckpMMkcar