Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-06-09

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" land, under the late act, being insane,
Nc application must be made by the con.
tcryator or trustee appointed by the near
est competant judicial authority.
The rights of q widow of o soldier are
lost in q second marriage, but are revived
again on the death Of the second husband
H. however there be minor children of
the first husband living, they may claim
in right Of their father during the second
marriage
Under the act of 1850 only such were
regarded rs minors as were under twenty.
one years of age at the time the warrant
was issued Under the present act act.
minority is reckoncd prior to the Sd of
March, 1855.
A power Of attorney cannot be executed
until after warrant has been issued.
The only survivors of the bcnefcaries
embraced within the provisions of the act
are widows and minor children.
In computing the time of service, in no
case is mileage allowed.
TmE BELL CREyASSE.-Thc Planters
miss Banner, speaking of the Bell Gre
vase, says 1t has put over forty planta-
tons under water, and destroyed cane en-
ough to make twenty thousand hogs
heads Of sugar. A railroad that cost mil
iions Of dollars has nearly stopped opera
tons. The Texas steamers will for a sea-
son leave our waters, and an immense lot
of plantations between the Lafourche and
the Gulf of Mexico are under wUater. The
Banner inveighs strongly against the care
lessness and neglect whereby crcvasses on
the river occur.
B@-At Piedmont, Va, q day or two
since, the rise in the north branch of the
Potomac was so great as to overflow por-
ton of the town, The citizens were obli-
ged to leave their houses in skif', hog
troughs, or on RATS, and one fellow who,
in spite of the rCmOnstranCes of his neigh
bors, persisted in remaining Mt his house,
was finally compelled TO abandon it by
swimming with his wife on his back. The
fellow came near losing his life by the op.
eration, and was only saved by clinging to
logs and planks which had been sent to
him by those who were on shore.
DEAru OF Al oLD MEMBER orruE PREss.--
Edwin Davies. editor of the New York
SIM, died on Thursday night at his resi-
dcncc at Williamsburg. after an illness Of
seventeen days. Like most of the profcs-
sion, he may be said to nave died with the
harness on his back, as he attended a
meeting of the Board of Counclmen on
the night previous to his fatal attact Of
sickness. Mr. Davies has probably been
conncctcd,with the New York press for
nearly thirty years.
CHARLESTON, June Nothing further
has been received from Pensacola, relative
To the recent case Of visitation and blood
she'd by n British war vessel
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Secretary Cass
tclcgraphcd to the postmaster at Angus
Ia, relative to the report Of an American
vessel being fired into off Pensacola and
man killed. The postmaster to-day re-
plies that lie is unable to learn anything
further than the rumor.
GeA.A young man. on his way to Kan
sas, writes on board of a steam boat, on
the Missouri river, as follows "Emigrants
are pouring into Kansas by Thousands
Steamboats, cannot be made long and large
enough to carry all thatapply for passage.
This boat refused more than two hundred
yesterday, and still they come. Six boats
per day leave st. Louis, with an average of
200 passengers each, for Kansas and Ne
braska."
SETTLED.-Thc young Mems Christian
Association. of Boston, has been for some
time engaged in discussing the question
whether it is consistent with the character
of Christian to play the game of chess
The last account says the matter has been
detcrmincdin the affirmative, providcduo
lager beer is drank durir tie game, and
no pea nuts arc bet on the result.
us9rA letter in the Chicago TiiIuac init
mates that the Mormons did MT burn the
Government trains on the plains last fall
but that the army contractor did, in order
TO realize larger profit. 1t is stated that
all the wheels Of the wagons were first
carefully removed, which fact, if tru is
considered to be strong evidence against
the contractor.
DIsCREDIrrD BANKs.-The following
Banks Of this State are set down among
the list of discrcdited ones. in Pctersons
Detector:-Bank of Crawford county,
Meadville, Pa. Mexican County Bank,
Smethport Pa. Shamokin Bank Shame
kin, Pa; Tioga County Bank, Tioga Pa
Roscoe, H., June A culvert at this
place, was swept away last night, destroy
ing the residence OF the Rev. II. Jesey.-'
Mrs. Jesley and her eight children per-
ished. Considerable damage was caused
TO other houses in the vicinity, but as far
as ascertained no other lives were lost.