PROFESSIONAL CARDS
. A T T OR H B T. AI LA W .
lock ha mr, , PA:
SOUTHER & WILLIS.
A t . .
-.ruey s at jjaw, Ridgway llk cou
ty ja., will attend to all profession
vuBiuess promptly.
CIIAPIN A WILBUR.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Cffio
l vnpin'IockT Ridgway EH Co. Pa
Particular attention given to collections
and ali monies promptly remitted.. Will
,But,u' m ""joining counties.
JP.II.N G, HALL
ATTORNEY AT T.ATtr
Ridgvyay, Elk County Penna
LAURIE J. BLAKELT,
.ATTORNEY AND COUNSELREL
AT LAW.
StMarj's, Elk County Pennsylvania
'DZk.,W. JAMES BLAKELY
St. JMary's Elk huny Pa.
Tin., w. vtr sir aw
Practices Medicines fc5urgery
- uentreville RlKUo. l'a.
DR. J. S DORDWELlT
Eclectic Physician,
(Lately of irarren county Pa.)
Will promptly answer all professional
alls by night or day. Residence one
door East of the late residence of Hon.
J. L. Gillis.
DR. C. R.
Co.,ra.
night or day.
Karlet, Kersey Elk
Will attend to all calls
Jnj 21, 1861.
HOTEL CARDS.
FRED. KORH'S.
Eagle Hotel
Luthereburg, Clearfield County To.
82Fredrick Korb Proprietor, hav.
iug built a large and commodious house,
is now prepared to cater to the wants of
the traveling public
Luthereburg, July 16th 1S6I. ly.
LUTHER SB URG HOTEL,
I.utlierbug, Clearfield Co. Pa.
WILLIAM SCHWEM, Proprietor.
Luthersburg, July 27th 1864. tf.
" i i i i ..in , i i . . i i , . , a -m
NATIONAL HOTEL I
Cornerjof Peach Street and
. the Buffalo Road.
ERIE, FA.
ENOS B. HOYT, Proprietor
"This House is new and fitted up
with especial care for the convenience
and comfort of guest, at moderate rates.
JfcfilOOD tTAILIla ATTACHCDtd8
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
Ridifumy, Elk county Pa.,
DAVID THAYER, Prop'r.
a.Tuis bouse is pleasantly situated on
tae bank of the Clarion, in the lower end
or the town, is well provided wnh house
room and stabling, and the proprietor will
pare no pains to reader the stay of his
guests pleasant and agreeable.
RiJgioay July 28, 1860.
HYDE HOUSE
Mrf E O- Clements,
Proprietress-
Ridgvray, Elk County Penna
Boot-jack Elk County Pa,
H. B. SlION-S, Prov'r.
Ridgway Nov. 28th 1863.
CLEARFIELD HOUSE,
corner or Market and Water Sx's
Clearfield Pa
GEO. N COLBURN, Proprietor
ST MARY'S HOTEL-
Br. Mary's Elk County Penna.
M. WELLENDORF, Prop'r.
LOCK 1IAVEIV , Pu.
E. W. BIGONY, Proprietor.
Omnibus running to and from the Depot
free of charge.
WOOL
Lock. Um, CLINTON COUNTY 1 A.
EAttusin I'Jour, uratn ana
J Feed near the Passenger Depot
MOORHEAD HOUSE, Main S
Rrookville Pa., C. N. Kretz. Prop'r
'Sliis house hasbccQ refitted and furnish
cd in a neat style, and is every way
kdapted to the wanta of the pMt.
Ridgway Markets.
(Jorrected wceekly;
"vlliH S I N E S S CARDS
--- - r iit i i - r i rr 1
Apples, (dry)' bushel ... 3 50
Buckwheat . u . . . 1 00
Beans, " ... 4 00
Hutter " lb . . 20
Beef . 57
Board M. 10 00
Corn " bushel ... 1 60
Flour ' bbl. 12 00
Hides " lb ... 08
Hay " ton - . 30 00
Oato ' bu: ... 1 00
Wheat " ... 2 50
Rye ... 1 25
hingls " M. . . . 4 66
JJ!V ' " dojeq J . 20
P.W.BARRETT Editor
VOL 5.
1805
18G
I1ILADKLPIHA & ERIE RAIL-
ROAD. This great Knc traverses
the Northern and Northwest counties of
Pennsylvania to the eitv of Ti!r!i in
Lake Erie. '
It has beon leased by the Mm -
a Rati Road Company, and is opera -
1a
cd bv them
Its entire length was opened for pas
senger and freight business, October
111,
TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS
AT RIDGWAY.
Through Mail Train 1 53 p. m.
Accommodation a.m.
Through Mail Train 12 S3 p.m.
Accommodation
l'asscnger cars run throuf?h without
change both ways between Philadelphia
....
ami fine.
ELEaENT Sl.EEPINn nnann P.vnrnc.
m
obtu'i.u iAR8 on rizprcss z . .0- ..wUUU .cave, De
ways between Williamsport for" receiving tbo notice.
ro, and Williamsport and Arrangements were made by the citi
t. wis to have the full amount of men fur.
1 rains Doth wi
and Baltimore
Philadelphia
business applv at the S. E. corner . 10th
x ui iiuuruiauon reanentino i'aoanncrr
and Market Sts.
l oi.
And for Frsiylit buainenanf tho Pntn.
pany'a Agents:
a. If. Kingston, Jr. Cor. 13th and
Market Sts. Philadelphia.
t rtr ' i .1.1-
ff . itejruuius June.
J. M. Drill. Aeent N. C. U U Hat.
timore.
II. II. Houston,
Gen'l. Freinkt A n't. PkiPn
II. W. GWINNER,
Gtn'l. Ticket Agl. PhiVa.
Jos. D. Potts,
General Manager, Wm'tp't.
TMOKTNSnv On TV A TFTJO
J Merchandise Provisions &c, on the
Keacty py tyitem, at prices much to
the advantage of purchasers.
Dealer in
Clothing, Hats, 4 Men's Furnish! na Goods
Lock Haven, Cmntok Co.,
FRANK XENZ
Centre ville, lElk county Pa
A DOL.PH TIMM.
Centreville, Elk county Pa.
General Manufacturer of Wagons,
BuersricS &0.-ALSO Knrni tlll-A filinn urn
Bureaus. Tables. Stnnna 1?f,atQ0.
Chairs. All kind of ReDairin don nt
reasonable rates.
BOOK STORE,
ST. MARY'S, ELK COUNTY PA.
In the room formerly occupied by
Doct. Blakely.
COUNTY DIRECTORY,
"President Judoe.
Hon. R. G White, W'ellsborough.
Associate Judges,
Hon. V. S. Brockwav. Jav tD.
Hon. E. C. Schultze. St. Marv'a.
Sheriff.
P. W. Havs. Ridffwav
lrothenotarv . Rea. and Ree.
George Ed. Weis, Ridcwav
District AUorntv.
J. C. Chapin, Ridgway
Charles Luhr. St. MaTy's
County Surveyor,
George Walmsley, SL Marys
Commissioners,
CharlesWeis, St. Mary's
Julius Jones, Jienczett
Joshua Keefcr, Jones
Auditors,
R. T. Kylor, Fox
Henry Warner, Jones
II. D. Dcrr, Benozett
CPfTCEIshereby given that
there will be amcctinc of the Stockhol.
ders of the Clarion River Navigation
" 1 .1 11 . . f WW
company, at tne uouse 01 win. Jt.
0.1. ". i 1 :n o.....i. 11 .
ounrain, urucKwuy vino on oaiuruay me
17th day of December next, for the
purpose ot organizing the company and
the election nf a l'rfsi.lnnt and fnnr nmn.
. .
N. B. LANE,
A. I. WILCOX,
J. 8. HYDE.
GEO. DICKINSON,
N. M BROCKWAY.
Commissioners
Ridgway Not. J4tb im.
INDEPENDENT. ; TERMS-$1 25 per Annum if paid in Advance
Ridgwat Elk Count? Penna., Saturday December 31th
51iLK ADVOCATE
T'cd'f bul " Truth, Liberty and Lcm,
?laIir,wWraMn fc"r tl,M "'""
Published"" EVery Saturday
.. r. J
I " ' "ARHETT.
1 .jQgway, x a, Dec. 31 18C4
1 S- W- 1'ETTENGILL & CO,'
ADVERTlSKINO AnVMC.V
11 V Nassau St., New York
and 1 O Rtntn Sr Ttncfnr.
S. M. PETTENGILL & Co., are the
agents tor tne HjLk Advocate and the
most influential and largest circulating
NewsnaDers in the United Rtntna nn,?
the Canadas- they are authorized to con
tact ior us at our lowest rates.
Trouble Ahead. Oui
1 1 ox townsnip, wore at the last call lor
Kl 1(1 I II III wha. W.n.J J . 1
300,000 men, drafted, and the greater
portion 01 tnem notihed to that effect
lew caving taken "Irenoh leave," be-
nished to clear tho township. But by
.t.iuiu, ajul uy
801116 mislnke or new arrangement, the
I men were not nnt intn tlin nJ
men were not nut into thn sorrino nr,A
consequently those drafted are now held
to peisonal service, not giving them the
right to furnish a substitute.
We have no legal right to express our
opinion with regard to the matter, but
can not help sayingthat in the first place,
something must be "lotten in denmark."
And in the second place, we hope our
friends in Fox. mav meet with htn
success than they anticipate, from tb'el
laci iaai mey snouia De treated as
ers have been.
nr u 1 . 1
m o wuuiu most certainly ft our
pan, aavise one aua all, to ccm-., prompt-
ly and report, and B&V6 tlA 'WnnkU
expense of arrest. A portion of the
Board seem to thi;ak that, under the
oircumstances 'it ,yA.
gards Fox towasb.p, by proper exertion
nn (ham tnMk 1 " . .
p ...... raVlf maj De revoked, and give
to those who wish to do bo, tho chance
Hv a BUDstituto.
We have been informed that a'hin
dig" came ot at the TTvdn TTm
last evening (Friday 30th) in memory
flf tlm mami.Al.1. ,1 . .
- Jcur, wuica is aDOUt
passing away, and of the bright and
glorious prospects of the incoming year,
We have no rieht tc iud
intimate, that any thinj; was lacking, to
make the whole thing agreeable, but
we have the right to say, that few par
ties Come Of as thev tllnnl.l An roViora
the Printer is not patronized by way
of having a few hundred tickets prin
ted. To Whom It May CoxcERN.-For
the benefit of our readers and all others
interested, we publish tho following,
banded to us by the proper authorities,
to- to it.
"We are authorized to state that the
people of this Congressional District,
have now an opportunity to correct their
iinrollment lists. In view of the com
ing draft, this is an important matter
and should be attended to at once.
Persons claiming exemption on the
grounds of Alienage, over age, under
age and physical disability, should pre
sent their claims to the Board of Enroll,
went, who will attend to buch cases
daily until Feby. 1st 1865. Persons
who have recently movod into the dis.
trict should have their names placed
upon the lists, thereby lessening the
"i f
drawn.
Attend to these matters without de
lay and thereby save much trouble and
complaint when the draft is finally made.
Found Dead. On Saturday night
the 24th iust., the dead body of a man
named Peter M'Quirk, was found 1) ing
on the tract of the R. R., about one
mile east of Rathbun's station, the back
part of his head was torn away, the
scalp was found lying on the tract, about
, ...
ISO Fort frnm thft hndv. I hA prnvcl trmn
o
brought the body to St. Mary's, same
night. On Sunday, Justice Vollmerheld
i .1. t. .
UQ DqUeB gyer iub reuiains, me jury
an inquest over the remains, the jury
fonnn'.flpftfh from the effect of a blow
1
or fall, which tore away the back part of
tho head, cause unknown.
It is supposed that he was struck Ly
the Freight Train, as he was seen to
leave Rathbun's and go cast shortly be.
fore the train arrived.
JSaS-Since- the oil fever seems to bo the
prevahng epidemic, it would be well
ior our property lioldicrs, to look closely
to what kind of contracts they make
with strangers, ns many engaged in
purchasing leases or wrighls tooppcrate
upon, are without capital. We copy'the
following scnsiblo article from the
McKean Miner, wbioh should ln unffi.
cent to nut each nnd cverv nnrsnn nn
their guard..
"Lookout for them. Our town
has had many visitors of lato who aro
leasing up all tho bottom lun Js in thia
vicinity fbr oil speculations. Many of
tneso pcopte are sdarpers who have
neither monev nor influence. TIipt rrM
long leases, at a trifling cost, hoping that
before their leases expire, oil will be
found in this locality nud they will be
able to sell out at a bic ficure. Wp would
advise our people to lease to nostiangers,
nor even 10 acquaintances, without
compelling them, in the lease, to com.
mence operations within 90 days, which
is time enougn ior Dona lide operators
to get on their machinery and eo to
work. If oil should be discovered in
these valleys, which is not atallinmrnh.
able, many of our people will regret
having given leases which never mm.
peis tne lessee to commence operations.
1
From tn Erie Weekly Dispatch,
Fatal Accident. Au accent
occurred at the Lake Shor'jR.. Depot
about 2 o'clock jcsto.rdac afternoon.
which resulted in the instant .death of
George S. WWUll: Eso.. of this eit.
The accident 'nappened while the engine
of the Cleveland and JErie branch, was
barling up towards the Western engine
oonse, after having been disengaged,
rrom the train just arrived from the
west. Mr. Whitehall, who is very deaf,
came upon the track at its junction with
Sassafras at-, and stepped before the en
gine at a distance of not more than ten
feet froir it. The engine was 'instantly
mereed, but it was impossible to check
it in time to save him. He was pushed
along in the rear of tho engine for several
feet, when he tell upon the track and
was rolled and crushed into au almost
indistinguishable mass, the wheels finally
passing over his arms and legs and sepa
rating them from his body.
Mr- Whitehall was about 50 years of
age, and had been employed at the Wes
tern Freight Office for tho last two years
as a book-keeper. He was a strong,
vigorous man, with no infirmity save an
almost total deafness, whioh had afflicted
him for many years, and has at last
caused his death. He was held in the
highest estimation by the Company, for
the neatness, accuracy and facility with
which he performed his duties. He was
well known' throughout the city, and
his singularly genial and social nature
had won lor him hosts of friends. The
death of no man in his sphere of life
could have been moro deeply rcgrcted.
Mr Whitehall having no family.
resided with Mr. Charles Shirk, whoso
wife was his sister. Tho remains were
conveyed to the residence on Ninth
Streot, at which place tho funeral ser
vices will be held at 10 o'clock to.mor-
row morning.
THE WAR IN CLEARFIELD CO.
The Capture of 19 Bounty Jumpers
anu deserters.
A Desperate and Bloody Attack on
r . x-.
Reserves.
THE NOTORIOUS TOM ADAMS KILLED.
fjo Murder of Private Cooper.
Such is thTtfrrUy important news
furnished tho publie by tt&IIarrisburg
Te leoranh of Friday last, anduct- i4t0wniLlP' wcre al
f i ; i.:t. :. ,, r..:..i.
cd. Tho Telroranh then prooeed to
give the startling details in tho following
language :
From information received by Major
Dodge, A. P. M. G., we learn that the
troops dispatched from this post in quest
of bounty jumpers and deserters in
Clearfield couuty, came in collision with
a party of these desperadoes, and after a
desperate fight succeeded in killing
their leader, the notorious Tom Adams,
and capturing nineteen of the cut.
throats who fought by his side.
It appears from the information re.
ooived here, that Capt. Southworth, Co.
C, 16th Kegiineut Veterrn Reserves, on
Monday evening was proceeding on the
road to Osceola, and, when near Phil-
lipsDurg, ascertained that a largo party
r A, . . i.j : . 1; " 1
! near by. Capt S. at once made the ne.
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NO 21
ccssary arrangements for the capture of
these rascals, and proceeded immediate,
ly to surrouud the place of their conceal
ment. On discovering tho presence- of the
troops, the deserters at once opened a
fierce fire. Tho action, however w.ia
short and the notorious bounty jumpei,
was instantly killed, nineteen of Ins n
socintea being cnnturerl. Tli
our side amounted to killing ofono man.
rnvaio. Uoopor, tnrmorly of the Gth
Regiment. New Hampshire Yolun.
tcors.
It is expected thnt this notion will
constrain deserters who infest Clearfield
county to rally and entrench' thnmRi'Iro
soruowhere in the mountain fastnesses of
tho region, and that before tlieso gangs
are brokcu up and brought to justice, a
most bloody fight will occur.
Now, except as to the killing of the
two men nameJ.'abovc. there is snnmnlv
a single word of truth iu tho above.
We have mado evory effort to'gct at the
facts, and whilo they arc different sto
ries in circulation wo believe tho main
facts in the following statement may bo
relied upon ;
The. soldiers are stationed at Phillips.
burg, in Centre county. On Tuesday
night, tho 13th instant, there was a par
ty at the house of Thomas Adams, iu
Knox township, Clearfield county-some
12 or 13 miles from Phillipsburg, and
about tho same distance from Osceola.
This party is said to have given by
Adam3 to a brothcr-in law, who had
just returned from tho war with an
honorable discharge About 3 o'clock
on the morning of tho 14th, a military
officer presented himself at tho door
whero tho party was enjoying them
selves, and demandod a surrender, sta
ting that thev were surrounded. A n
w
Adams immediately ran up stairs and
urcu irom me 101c, toe nousc being nut
a story and a half) killing one of the
soldiers. He then
escaped from the
other end of tho building, on the roof of
a shed, and thence to the ground, aud
was making his way to the woods, when
he waordered to halt, when failing to
do so Gve or six shots wcre firod at him,
only one, of which, however took effect.
These were tho only shots fired.. The
rest of the men 13 or 19 in all sur
rendered without a struggle, were ironed
and marched off to riiillipsburg. Sever
al revolvers were lying upon a bureau
in another part of the house, but their
owners could not, or did not attempt to,
reach them. Adams used a musket,
loaded with buckshot Aftoi- ti e sur
render, a thorough search was'maJo of
the premises, but beside some ten re
volvers, and three or four guns, we
heard of nothing of a warlike" character
being discovered.
During this time the door had been
kept closed, lasting perhaps an hour
and a half, when Mrs. Adams was tho
first to go out, and was the first to dis.
cover tho dead body of her husband
about ten feet from the door.
The only person injured, besides tho
two who were killed, was a'son of John
M. Chase, whose "loyalty," we presume,
will not bo questioned. Some of the
soldiers, it is supposed, mistook him for
the person who fired the shot that killed
tho soldier, and gave him a sevcro blow
across the tcmploawith tho butt end ot
a pistol.
Who were tho men arrested, wo have
not heard; cxeopt that thcro was not a
single eitizcnof Knox townshijHamong
them. A man named Jacob Reed,
whoso "loyalty" is abovojsuspicion, and
one or two other citizens of Woodward
township, were among the captives. The
rest of tho party wcro citizens of ad
joining counties Whether they were
"bounty.jumpcrs," . or "deserters," or
escaped conscripts, or citizens pursuing
their lawful calling, wo aro unablo to
to say. They wcre all marched to Phit
lipsburg'ou Weduesday,,'and we pre
sume, have siuco been scut eastward.
Adams, the "avowed traitor," and
notorious bounty-juniper," was, we bo
lieve, originally from Cambria county.
In 1360, he was among'the most ardent
of Republicans, and was among the first
to volunteer his services. How long ho
remained in the service, nor why he
left it, we are not advised, further than
that his denunciation of the men he
had assisted iu putting into power was of
,Ue ost impassioned character
He
was not a "bouuty-jumpcr,"at least t hi
is the first time wo have ever heard tho
charge made against him.
This, then, is tho sum and substance-
of this "Desperato and Bloody Attack
on Company C, ICtli Regiment Veteran
Keervcs;' this "desperate fight," it
which tho deserters were "concealed" in
a house, and "opetiod a fierce fire !"
Whore our "mountain fastnesses" arc,,
whoro the "deserters who infest Clear
field county" arcto'rally'fand entrench
thcmsolves," we are totally ignorant-,;
but when they are "brought to'justicc,"'
and that "most bloody fight" cimo off.
wc win try and be there to see.
Tho facrof thepartynt Adanis
seems to have been no "concealed" affair.
B ut it is alleged that information oSlhc
fact was conveyed to the military officer,
at Philipsburg on Monday or Tuesdays
and a guide furnishedj to pilot- thcuv
across the country, crossing"ClcarficU;
creek about tho'mouth of Pott's run.
A letter from Philipsburg, dated tho
15th, and published in tho Telegraph
of the 1 Gth, gives a more truth fulac.
count of this fad affair. jBut the- write
spoils his story by closing his letter as
follows : "Major Gabel, (the officer in
command) is determined to arrest every
deserter, and every disloyal man who
has assisted in fomenting this resi?ta7tcc
to the Government.
M'ho Major Gubel is we knowj not.
We take it for granted that ho is a man
of sense, and understauds his duty as a
military officer. But if we wcre mista
ken in this ; if ho is a second Paine, or
Lew Wallace, and the Jacobin leaders
of this couuty become common inor
mcrs, then some twenty.sevcn hundred
Democrats of Clearfield county must nre.
fpare themselves for seizure and arrest,
lor these same leadors including this
same Philipsburg libeller, who is doubt,
less eome miserable creature subsisting
upon publio or private charity have
time aud again charged every man of
us as being "disloyal," and as "fomcn.
ting resistance to the Government." If
our political opponents shall constitute
themselves judges of their neighbors'
"loyalty," and Major Gabel shall at
tempt to execute their mandate, why,
all wo have to say now is, that that
J .w. uui VVUUIIJ 13
at hand than we had anticipated.
"Dark Day" for our country is nearer .
Brown's Bronchial Troches are offered
with the fullest confidence in their
efficacy : they havo becu thoroughly
tested, and maintain the good reputation
they havcjustlyacquired. For Military
Officers and those who often over tax
tho voice, they aro useful in relieving
an Irritated .- Throat, and will rendnr
articulation easy. To the soldier exposed
to suddcu changes in tho weather they
will give prompt relief in Coughs and
Colds, and can bo carricl in the pocket
to be taken as occasion requires.
Orlf you want any of the following
articles, you have only to call atSchujn
iiif,' & Co., store in Centreville and you
will bo supplied.
Fresh Cove Oysters in Cans.
Airtight Peaches " "
" Tomatoes " "
Fresh Lobsters " "
Pickled " "
200 Bbl's 'AX X X X.Flour iust ro
. a , .
ceivod.
Ladies vs. Gentlemin- Three
things a lady cannot do :
1st. She cannot pass a millinery shop
without stopping.
2d. She cannot see a picco. of lace with,
out asking tho'price.
3d. She cannot sec a baby 'without
kissing it, . .
A lady of ouracquaiutance'turns the
tables on the gentlemen as tollows :
Tbreo thiugi a gentleman canuot do .
1st. He cannot no throno-li tlm 1ini,.
and shut tho door after him.
2d. Ho cannot havo a shirt made to
suit him.
3d. He can never be satisfied with tho
ladies' fashions.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
(gURE CURE FOR D1PTHEIUA !
WALLIS IMPROVED MAGIC BALM.
WHAT THEBALMWILLDO.
Remove Obstructions, nllnv Inflnmntinn.
facilitate PerHtm-atinn find nirnnlAtinn. rA-
duces Enlargements, and ritaliie - and
strengthen weakened parts Ciamp and Bil
lious .('olio, Nervous Headaohe, Earache,
Burns, Freezes, Toothache Sprains, Bruises,
Sic. ; and for Sprains. Bruises. Oalls.
Heaves, Distemper, fo., in horses. Tub
Quickest relief for pain of any l'ain Killer
in uie. Ther If. no i-nmAilf that, wilt n
so proinply in relieving th ills enumerated
.1.- r..: ri i v j
a. iu .11 a 10 naiin, which uegerveg ia re
ceive the favor of the public. It is its own
recommendation, ami r.v tha nrfnrm.ni.
of Bood works, where il is known, now en
joys the highest reputntiou, For sale by
j. roweit, Mouk & M Vean, Kidjway fx.
Wholesale by Carters & Hall, & Warfecli
Irug stores, Erie Pa,