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NEW GROCERY, WINE, AND
~ TInITnU STnpur

l. r..
The subscriber begs to inform has frisads and the
public, that he has opened NEW STORE corner
OF 18th street and Louisiana avenue, where he in
tends to keep constantly on hand large and varied
assortment of Foreign and Domestic WINES IL
QUORS, CIGARS, and FINE GROCERIES,
consisting of Fine Teas, Sugar, Coffee, Flour Soap
Olives, Raisins, Figs. SarGnes, Anchovies. Otard,
Hs. Harrstt Co., Pi1st 4 Co. and Col. ChshsTd'i
maica Rum, SheIries, Madeira, PORT of various de-
soriptions, 81 Julien Claret, Chateaux Margaux in
cases, Champagne Cider, Brandy Fruits, r ey nod's
Edinburgh Ale. Annsette, Msasohin9. CuIso9a,
Abeynthe, Champagne, and a large and varled de-
scrlption of Havana Cigars.
Also, Stoughton Bitters, and Fever and AEue
bitters, Porter, Ale, and Cider.
Families are particularly invited to ca and cyan
Inc the stock before purchasing elsewhere. Mem
beIs of Congress also informed that their ORDERS
viii he promptly attended TO- ana delivered NJ then
residences at the shortest notice.
A general assortment of fine Havana Cigars, i'm
ported direct by the subscriber. at wholesale and
tai.
produce taken in exchsnge.
LEWIS Old Whiskey, constantly on hand, OF 1870.
Country orders punotualiy attended to, and coun
try produce Of ell descnptiens received on copsign
msnt. JONAS p. LEVY,
jes-f No. 654 Twelfth street.
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Pianos, &c.
NUNNS Il CLARKE'S

NUNS cLARKE's and Ga
CELEBRATED, PIANO F0RTES.
Constantly receiving and for sale only by
JOHN r. ELLIS,
SOC Pa. av., between 9Th and 10th SITS.
Purchasers will find 1t to their interest to examine
for themselves the superior qualities Of the above
hand. I6-tr
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nU POINTS GUNPOWDER
- am all times supplied with all the various kinds
Of DU POINTS SGUEPOWDER, and am pre- pared
TO supply the same quantity to parties wanting
on the most favorable terms.
w. ALBERT KING,
Agent for the District of Columbia,
No. s. High street,
NAV iz-n lntel.dS states Geor rgetovn. ID. G..
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Vocal and Instrumental Musio,

NEW. HENRY PALMER'S SPIANOFORTE
Nl SLASSES are daily adding new members Per
sons deslrous OF avalllnK themselves of Mr.. PAIN
services are requested to enroll their names as
This Class system Ia more advantageous for the
OF Children, than any other sy stem OF
most brilliant performers.
TERMS IN ADVANCE.
Urinary Class SIS per quarter. Advance Classes
Sio Al! applications TO be made to Mr. w, H.
PALMER, at his residence. 2o0 street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth
III Georgetown Glasses meet every n,adsy nd
town Fema lie Seminary sc ~
MI, MUSICAL CARD.
NlR. GEORGE Nj. AR TIL begs leave To snooun,a
to his trends of Washington, GeorFetown' ~
snd Ale,xfandTIs that be ls new prepared tokk$
furnish Nj HSlC Tor Balls, Private Pariies and $2x
Sources. From one to any number of Musioisns To
be had at the shortest notice.
orders can DC left al the Musical Depots OF John
r. Ellis or w. g. Metzerott, or al lis rssIdenos
corner 9Th and q streets, Navy Yard. oo a-Sms'
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A SPECIMEN BRICK.

From sphynx's Great Tragedy Of . Fiat Bur.
glary, or the AtrociOus Villian''l
ACT V, SCENB7.
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r 0oK AT ELLIs's STOCK OF PIANOS
IL before purchasing elsewhere, ms
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DEPARTnENT OF INTERIOR. nlay 3, 1855.
From natural defects and the unequal range of INV
eyes, have been compelled to glasses for seve-
raj years. I have tried different opticians without
obtaining glasses perfectly fitted TO my eyes. -Four
months since Mr.. Tobias made two PAIRS especially
for me, which have Sound tn serve me perfectly
By the use of his optometer he Is enabled TO adapt
glasses most minutey to the eve. ] most cheerful
glasses, and bear my testimony as to his skill as
an OptIclan. HENRY r. BALDWIN,
se25 Asst Sec'y TO sign Land Warra,ts
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WILMINGTON, N. c., June l6, 1854.
To persons who have had the sight ofther eye so
impaired as 10 require the use OF Glasses, would
recommend Mr.. John Tobias a suitable person
from whom to obtain such Glasses as they may re-
quire, he has suited me with pair of Spectacles
for a far and near sight. NV sight has been impaired
very much by service of years in the Post Office
Department, which berth required me to be on duty
from IL O'Clock at night till after day, during which
time used but one light. w. A. WALKER
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Clearield. October q. 1857.
ORPHANS COURT sALE.-Under aud


" by virtue of order of sale issued out of
the Orphans Court of CLARIFIED ceunty, there will
be exposed to sale at the Court HOUSE /. Cie4r-
field borough, on Monday, Noyember I6th. tbs
following described Real Estate OF zmes sharp,
deceased, to wit
NO. l. Beginning at a white pine on r. north
east of the tract surveyed fer John Brown thence
by William Browns land, north 81 deg. east So
perches to witch-hazel, thence by Jacob Kings
land south 46 deg west 13S perchcs TO post,
thence by Jacob Missencopp's land north 81 deg
west B perchcs TO stone-heap, and thence by E
Browns land north 55 deg. east l3S peTchss to
place of beginning containing 30 acres and Ito
perches
No. 2 Beginning at white pine thencc 80 n
81 deg east Al perches 10 maple, thence by land
of \. keaggy, deceased, south % deg east 30 per-
ches to hemlock, south - deg. east i0I ps-chs.s
to white pine north 56 deg east 6Si nerehes to
white pine, thence by land Of William Brown
north 81 deg west 2S9t perehes to tta aiidfls Q:
Clearfed creek, TIA ence up the fS,oa .ng the
several and distances thereof to the place
of beginning containing one hundred sd tcr s.
cres, &c. Nos and ,, teirg the s1.s.e premises
conveyed by John Patton by assignments enccrs-
cd on deeds recorded II deed book Q, paEes -
III. to the said Green K Sharp IA tes
NO. 3 An interest in common with said Green
in certain piece of land sold by John " Wight
under articles Of agreement dated pcto.Qr --th-
1853 and described therein as follow One tract
of land in name of john Brown, containing ora
hundred and ninety-fye acres. more or less stu
ate in Becearia township, adjoiIi-y lands O. 4
BRAN 5. keaggy. George Glenn. John Straw and
others, with Clearfeld creek on the south.
TERMS-onc-haif cash on conar ton Of the
sale. and the balance in one year with interest
sss-R e-r. John PATTO1-,
Administrator of James Sharp, deceased.
October 81 1857.
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The WAY TO DO IT.-The country is now.
commercially, at a stand-still. There is no
movement, and until there is, there can be no
life. There must be a beginning, somewhere,
and that beginning cannot be made in better
way than by the payment Of the small debts
which the people of the country owe to one a.
mother. The country is full of grain and pro-
duce of all kinds, and the cities are nearly
empty and ready to purchase freely. Many
farmers are indebted in small sums TO country
storekeepers, and are probably waiting till
money is plenty, to pay them. There is no
need to wait. Let every farmer so indebted
gather up enough -four, or grain, or other pro-
dnce, if he has it to spare, sufficient to cancel
his debt, and pay it, instead OF money, to the
Storekeeper. The latter, without doubt,
will be glad to take it, for it will enable him
to pay his debts in the cities where he deals,
his city creditors win be able to meet their IL
abilities, in turn, and so on, until one debt
cancels another, and that another, and that
another, and few thousand bushels of grain
thus put in motion will carry relief to many
who are now groaning under load too heavy
for them to carry. Mechanics and others can
be paid in the same way and there is scarcely
anybody that would not gladly take produce
of some sort in payment on accounts.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-21
HI-Ho FOR SALT RIVER.

A few days since, some kind friend in Phil
delphia, no doubt fully satisfied with our in
disputable right to navigate Salt River, sent
us ticket for a trip on the schooner s'Molly
Maguire.'' The ticket is pretty one, and we
set much store by it; and we would certainly
be ungratefrl if we did not express thank
fulness to our friend for his attention.
AS our voyage up the famous saline stream
is likely to occupy some time, we thought
might as well say s'good-bye' to our more for
tunate political acquaintance before our de-
parture. They will, doubtless, find plenty to
engage their attention during our absence.
In consequence of a reduction Of the tariff,
under Democratic rule, our country has been
brought to the verge of rnfn-manufacturies
have been stopped-thousands of laborers
thrown out of employment-the drain of gold
to pay excessive importations has produced
panic, causing banks to suspend or break, and
paralysing all branches of business. With the
Federal and State governments under their
control, majority in the Legislature and
Congress, the Democracy will have fine OPP
portunity Of testing their boasted ability to
legislate properly for the common veal and
tp lCStOiC lliC COuhttg W prosperous tOilhi-
tion. We can quietly look and see how
they manage matters and if they perform any
thing worthy of commentator, we shall viii
lingly give them due credit.
We have not fully determined what we shall
do during visit. AS matter of course,
we will take things as easy as possible; but at
the same time we shall keep eye on the po-
ltical sea, and inform our friends of any un-
usual movements OF the waters, and of the
relative position of the various squadrons.
Asw shall, in all probability, have some
| leisure time whilst remaining in the noted re-
treat of unsuccessful parties, we shall be hap
py TO attend to consignments of Wool or Ha-
zlenuts, that any one may desire to make for
that locality. As it is likely that there will
large business done in the first named arti-
Gle, we trust that some system will be adopted
which will prevent US from being crowded. 1t
will make no difference about the Hazlcnuts,
as their number will be so small that they will
be little trouble attending to.
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s.B. ROW. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
cLEARFIELD, PA, OCT. e1. 1857.

. TIE ELECTION IN PENSsyLvANIA.-Well the
election is over. The returns show that the
American Republicans are badly whipped
i"community," and that the Molly Maguire
Slave Democracy are. the victors.. Packer, in
all probability, viii have from 0,000 to 10000
majority. As a eotemporary remarks, if there
is any consolation in being well whipped, We
have it in this State. Besides this, the vote
FOR Wilmot will be splendid one 10 gain on
in future-plenty of room to spread out in.
This result is another evidence of the I'M
certain aud mutable nature of politics. 1t is
only three years since William Bigler, the
Democratie candidate, was beaten nearly
40 900 votes in the State, and now that party
comes out of Gubernatorial contest with
that much OF a majority.
Tie Legislature will be largely Democratic.
That party having the Governor and Legisla-
tnre, they will be responsible for the bank Ie-
gislation which will be demanded the ensuing
winter, and with both National and State gov
ernments in their hands, shall see what
they will make ont of the financial deraBge-
ment, ald how they will open and put in ope-
ration the now closed workshops and restore
the common prosperity, which is suffering so
severely at present.
The few thousand voters who were misled
into the support of Hazlehurst, by few po-
litical charlatans, who were. so to speak,
"wearing the livery of heaven to serve the
devil in,'' can now take time to reflect upon
the error of their course, and come to full
realization Of the pretensions and objects Of
the "side- door" leaders. We do not wish to
be understood as censuring those voters who
we're sincere in supporting him-they only ex-
cite our pity.
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to the middle of Clearfeld creek, thence up the
same to place Of beginning, containing 1io acres.
No. A. a tract in the name of join. Brown. con
tanning I95 acres. adjoining lands a 8. Keaggy,
George Glenn, John Straw ct ~, with Cieariel3
creek on the south, having Is acres cleared ana a
house thereon erected Seized and taken in
cuton and to sold the property of John
Green and J Harris Green.
ALso-A certain tract of land called Boy s lot.
situate in Bell township, north side of West
Branch. beginning at post thence 80 deg.
81 per to a white oak. n 10 dog W 75 to q white
oak, S5 deg. W IA p to maple, 5 10 deg 81
p. to hickory, 5 deg W p D. 10 black OAK,
thence down said branch ITS course and distances
$50 TO place of beginning, containing 207t
Seized. taken in execution and TO be sold SIS the
property of Ira 4. Sabns.
J. r. REED. Sheriff
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BANK SusPENsIoss.-The suspension of mo-
MED institutions has spread all over the Union.
The banks of New York City, Boston, Port
land, Cincinnati, st. Louis, New Orleans,
Washington, and other prominent places, have
within the past week yielded to greater or
less c1ten. to the pressure, and many of them
are now in state of suspense. Even Uncle
Sam has united in the general movement so
far as to stop redeeming its funded debt. The
surplus in the Treasury has been reduced,
since the 1st August, from near s2O. 900 900
to 50 900 600, and the excuse is that between
the rapid redemption OF stocks and the slen-
der receipts of revenue, the Treasury was be-
ing fast depleted, and our worthy National
relative would soon be as poor as anybody.
The first general bank suspension in the e
nited States was in 1914, dnring the period of
The war with Great Britain, and was immedi-
ately produced By the measures of government
tage. This suspension, by depreciating the
exchangsable value of bank notes, caused spe-
Gle to disappear rapidly, as individuals inya-
risbly hoard that which is the most valuable.
There followed Immediately a most pestifer-
Gus crop of irredeemable paper, issued by pri-
vate bankers and by individuals, and common
Iy known s.shin plasters.'' AS there was
no check upon the issue, of course this kind
of paper increased to an unlimited extent, un-
I'll its credit was entirely broken down. The
Losses TO the community were very large, for
probably not one half of it was ever redeemed.
The notes of the banks suffered, during the en-
tire period, depreciation of nearly one-fifth
their nominal value. Contraction being forced
upon the banks, after much suffering in the
business community and numerous failures
specie payments were resumed in 1877.
The next suspension was in 1887, when al
the banks in the country repudiated. Thi:
suspension led to another flood Of shin plas
.eas, and brought into existence the Sub
Treasury system-a system that caused Martin
Van Buren to be defeated in 1910, and yet il
Is thought to be the best monetary arrange
ment ever connected with the finances of the
Nation. 1t acts check to our banks il
speculative times, and comes to their rescue
during panic. . a-
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PURSUIT OF SPECIE UNDER DIFPIcuLTIEs-
A Cincinnati asserting broker visited bank
in Lafayette, Indiana, with 81 200 of bills, de-
manding specie for the same. The teller. on
the presentation of the notes, offered to liaui-
date the bills aforesaid, one at a time. in ten
cent pieces. The fellow wanted gold. and Of
tered to discount but the bank officer was in
exorable; so Mr.. broker gathered up his notes
and departed in disgust. At Laporte, in the
same State, similar attempt caused mob, as
will be seen by this paragraph from the Lafay-
cite Courier:
ssWe learn from a gentleman who left Michi-
gan City this morning, that there was mob
and great excitement in Laporte Yesterday
growing out of an attempt by some Cincinnati
brokers to make run on the Branch of the
New State Bank in that city. The bank and
the whole square in the vicinity was blocked
up by large crowd of excited citizens, MINI
bering over one thousand. The brokers were
notified to leave town immediately. The
President of the bank expressed his ability
and Willingness TO pay, but the people would
not allow it,
---------
The SEPoYs.-The history of the Sepoy re-
volt, still reeking with blood and full Of hor-
rors, brings us down to the middle of August.
Ar that time, out of about 100. 600 native sol
diers in Bengal, but nineteen regiments OF in
fantry and six of cavalry remained true to
their standards These amounted to about
$4,000 men. All the rest had either revolted
or been disbanded for Observation-Disclosures
latter a strange way of reducing rebellion. 1t
appears more like hinging loose into the excl
ted mass OF the popnlace the very seeds which
the British are striving to eradicate The
English power in India seems to have gone;
to have fed away like dream or an exhala-
ton, and with population of %, ,000, 900 fierce
and fiery people to serve as a source of future
supply to the native army,a terrible war lies
before the Britons to conquer back what they
so speedily lost.
We observe in the London papers notice
of two predictions or legends which have at
tanned general circulation in India that tbe
British power in that country would terminate
with the end of oBe century from the time of
its establishment, and that the possessJr of the
Kohinoor diamond holds fatal treasure that
shall bring destruction in the due time set a.
part by the gods. The battle of Plassey was
fought by Lord Give in 1851, and the fatal
kohinoor diamond is among the royal Jewels
of Great Britain. These two events serve as
stimulus to the dreadful exertions of the Sc
poys, and in fulfilment of the dread degrees of
their deities blood and desolafion only sweet
en- the terrible vengeance which they consider
it religious duty to take upon the people of
hated race and adespised religion. Pitts
burgh Gaseffe.
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The REPREsENrArIvE CoSTEsr.-The follow
Ing is the vote in three counties of our Dis
trict. We have not yet heard any thing at all
from Mexican county.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-21

The Secretary of the Navy has rejected the
application to build another war stamer by
contract.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-21

In Ohio, Chase, American Republican, it is
thought is elected Governor.
Iowa has probably gone Democratic.
The Republicans have carried Maine by a.
bout l., ,0oo majority.
In Minnesota, Ramsey, Republican, Is elect
ed Governor, and the whole Republican State
and Congressional ticket has been successful.
We have bat few Official returns of the cleo
tion in Pennsylvania, but expect to be able to
give them N full in our next paper.
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The chances are that Wilcox and Spyker,
the Democratic nominees, are elected. Spy
ker is beyond all doubt.
We intend to have something to say on this
question, at another time.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-21

nesday has news from Quindaro up to noon of
the Saturday previous. 1t gives the following
summary, which it says was s.made upon off,
cialor reliable returns on Saturday at Quin-
daro - --..4-..-.s- -s---
For the Council, the Free State party have
earried Fourth district, 2; Fifth district, 1 /;
Sixth district, g.; Ninth district, 2; Tenth
district, making in all nine couneilmen.
The Pro-Slavery Democrats have carried !:
First district, 3; Second district, 1-makine
IN all four coHBcilmen. ----
For Representatives, the Republicans have
carried Doniphan, 5; Jefferson, 1; Calhoun.
L; Douglas and Jefferson, 8; Shawnee, . !;
Anderson and Franklin, 8; Lykins, 2-making
in all twenty-five representatives.
The Pro-Slavery Democracy have carried
Leayenworth, (by fraud) 8; Atchison, 8 /;
Lynn reported as gone for the Democrats, 3
making in all thirteen.
Counties sending four representatives, to
hear from. All probably Republican.
Parrots majority between 5000 and 1000.
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26o2 1889 81
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-08-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

IuNrSsr Ono,v. The great organ placed
IN the town hall at Liverpool Is one Of the
maryels OF musical mechanism. IL consists
Of four rows Of keys, sizty-thrce NOTES ana
two os,ayes and halt OF pedals thirty.
notes. There are los stops aud SOoOp'Po''
waving in length from thirty-t~o feet to
,Arr,-si,h,hs Of an inch, ten octayes apart
rAs Grand source Of wind is from two i'm
usp,s bellows, each having three feeders
,lased in the vault below the door Of the
hall These are blown bv steam engine,
consisting Of a pair OF oscillatios cylinders.
There are besiirs twelve other bellows or
reservoirs. each giving It's own appropriate
pressure Of air 20 those stops or pircs which
is,upplies, The Pneumatic lever Is applied
% each Of the MANUALS distinctly, or ssP-
.ra,rly to mansal souplgrs. To The r'tai
or,sn there ia double - of pneumatic
levers. bat the most elaborate use OF this
power Is found in H. application % che COM
bination Of stop,-it being exhibited ga
compound form 70 each organ Individually,
and to the whole collectively, wherc hy vue
operation the player 8. enabled % produce a
combination Of stops uPou the entire iu'iru-
met at 0nce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-08-14
PATENT GALVANIZED IRON
Pc RTABLE OVENS!

rpIIIs Invention, the result 81 practical expert
ence, il now confidently presented 10 the
pnhlic ~ superior In point ol economy sse'y' do.
,sbility, ease Of management, convenience anil
,l,,. ali io the untiyaled maaner ~ which u does
Il. wofk. to any other Invention OF the Kind now
in use.
Hna Ps,f,ci Or,a, doing everything required
of ID IN the most superior manner' 80,
10, roasting meats IL j. ull, cqualt the ODD
pa.b,o,.d Spit, which l. veil Known iohaVc been
a.. ri method ever inveuted. II will roast At
an. .,me time a. many didcrrut kiuds Of meat. a.
an. oven can cont,in, and ca,h piece "'ll u per-
i.,tI, sweet and Tree from the gstscs ansing from
Az, iid.,.,t ,arietics, NJ these gases arc lst %
through M escape pipc At The toy. -.,
For baking bread sul pastry me oven" WIN
out !, rival as the heat is regulated 10y dampefs ~
The bottom aud i. uuior the perfect eon'fol OF The
operator. ,.
Iii. not cScslled in point OF economy a. the
heat r,g,if,d \. generated within the oven The
,,,,.,;l i,,,n ,hirh IL " manufactured helng
n,,.co,5,r,,r. and constructed with a'r.chamh'rs,
,h.,. 4. N, radiation 81 heat nnd asmall quantity
~ G,.l nilI Keen II going Tor hpurs'
The material will neither ru" nor turnout ana
the oven will La, ior ycar.'
E,er, oven - warranted 60 gave 'n''f" s'''I'c'
tion. u-..
f,Y,I, "a, f,r steamers and hotels oi The largest
-. a., manufactured, Nll orders directed 10
,br .,h.r,,L,r., at South Paris, Nillhc promptly
H. :. STEVENS & co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-08-14

ADErEHvrNED Srr~srEE. "What brought
you here 80 aid lone woman, who was
qaits " Illustrated" By an early call from
an old bachelor uJishhor who lived oTro-
site. and whom she regarded with particular
faEOr, '' though she never jaryd 20 tell h.r
love, bui leo c1nogalm,nt Ikea worm iu the
mud. biIo in the flrrov- Of her wriuk,.i
face and chang, Der ska to parchment.
"I eJmg % borrow matches Matches
that. hkslyst5ry Why i'n'tyoumass
, match YOURSELF know what you crms
for, '' cried the cyaspcratol OLD virgin, as
she backed the bachelor Ius1 thc corucr-
"You came hero % k..' mc almost 90 death,
but you .hau't without YOU are ,hs s,ryu-
gsst aud tbo Lord knows You arr '"