Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-06-30
Democratic State Ticket,
THE NEWS.

news OF importance, IhlhEs IN EchelaI
remain in soh, glo.
The steamship New York was wrecked
on the 18th June, on the Scottish coast
when one day out from Glasgow.
Nothing further is known Of the Allan
tic telegraph expedition. The allegation
that the undertaking was expected toproye
failure is denied, and the entire success
of the affair predicted.
The Liverpool cotton market was dull
and prices lower Breadstufs were dull
without change. The money market was
without material change since last advices.
The news from Santa Fe are not so ia
vorable. Capt. Marcy's train was caught
in a snow storm on the 10Th of April, and
six of his men frozen to death, he had also
lost $50 mulesa and large number Of sheep.
The civil war in Mexico still RACES. The
American Minister has demanded and re-
ceived his passports The liberal party
seems to be gaining strength, while Zeulo0-
60 had to seek refuge in Tamnico,
letter writer from Washington says
that the national capitol instead Of being
deserted, as is usual after the adjournment
of Congress, is still crowded with visitors
from alllpmts Of the country,
Advices from Utah to the 5th June are
furnished by the mails Gov. Cumming
and the Peace Commissioners We're about
returning to Salt Lake City from Camp
Scott. Gen. Johnston would proceed to
the Mormon capitl as soon as he was
joined by Col Hoffman and Capt. Marcy's
commands. Provisions were plenty at
Camp Scott.
A Reform Convention is now in session
in Rutland, Vt. Their subjects Of discus
sion are the institutions of marriage and
slavery. Mrs. Julia Branch introduced
resolution setting forth that the degra-
dation Of women proceeded from the in
sttuton of marriage; and that by the
marriage contract "woman loses control of
her nrme, personal property and labor,
affections, children and freedom" In re-
gard to slavery, one J. S. Foster said that
"sooner than one slave be held in bondage
down with the urion, the constitution, re-
ligion, the church and the bible, Let all
90 to hell and damnation."
TheMoses Taylor from Aspinwall arrived
at New York on Saturday last. She brings
important news and Sl,8O0OO0 from Cali
forna
There is a great excitement about the
gold recently found on Frazer's river in
the British possessions north of Washing
ton Territory. That precious metal prom
ises to be as abundant as ever it was in
California The Hudson Bay Company
claim the exclusive right to trade on Fra
zer's river, and collision between them
and the miners is not improbable.
\ detachment of U. S. troops from the
command of Col. Steptoe, under Lieut..
Col. Casey, had an encounter with body
of Snake Indians in Simcoe Valley. The
former were driven back with the loss of
four officers and fifty privates A general
commencement of hostilties by the In
dams in that region is apprchended.
The statements of the Mormons leaving
Salt Lake City are fully corroborated by
the California mails. A few still remain in
the northern part of Utah for the purpose
Of harvesting their crops.
The waters seem to be abating in the
west, although the amount of damages
sustained is almost incalcuaJlc. And what
is still more melancholy, many lives have
been lost.
The prospect for crops in the west i.
said to be unusually promising. In oul
own State however, in many places the
weevil has commenced its depredations
but the extent of the injury cannot be as
certained until the harvest is gathered
Heat now seems to have taken the place
of moisture, and the complaints of hot
weather are as general now as those Of wei
weather were some weeks ago,
MAYOR NodH edIu 'hdJ AUdll ullu IsNc
when they were married had nothing bu
love and Eden" These oughtto have beer
enough. Give us those when we get mar
ried, and we will try to be content.
The Circuit Court for the Western Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania, was in session a
Williamsport last week, Hon. Robt. 6
Grier, of the Supreme Bench of the U. s.
presiding.
The thermometer indicated 960 fahren
heit in theshade on last Saturday, in Phila
delphia
MARTIN kozrA tho refugee, who va,
rescued from the Austrian authorities. In