Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-07-18

Congress of the United States. No man
! Is more deserving cf such honor llo was
born In our county, In the year 1900, and
has .ivod here all his lilc--is man OF
general information sound sense, upright
land honorable in all things. Such man
the Dem ocrncy of this District would sup
lport TO man, ana If nominated in the
| district Convention his success would be
cerlan, and the interests Of the District
have a faithful guardian.
Give us Leonard for Congress, and you
will see TIE up-rver districts roll up mas
jority that will utterly astonish the votaN
ries Of molern Republicanism.
BELL TowSsurP.
July IA, 1860.
OREGON ELEcrIoYs, The latest oflicia!
returns of the late election in this state,
shows that Shiel, National Democrat is
elected to Congress over the combined
Opposition, and a Democratic majority on
joint ballot in the Legislature which Sc
cures two Dem. United States Senators.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovErNor.-E. NJ.
Buchanan, of Centre County, and Jacob
| Robinson, of Luzerne county, to be aids
to the Governor, with the rank of Lieut..
Colonel.
! Cyrus L. Pershing, o! Cambria county,
to be Notary Public, to reside at Johns
town.
Henry c. Parsons and Robert P. Allen,
to be Notarios public for Lycoming coun~
ty, to reside at Williamsport.
John Murphy, Jr., to be Notary Public
for Washington county, to'reside at Can
nonsburg.
Somers A. Smith 20 be Prothonotary OF
Bucks county, vice John W. Fry deceased
George n. Reichard to be Nortary Pub
lie for Luzerre county, to reside at Wilkes
barre.
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-The Democrats Of
this county have nominated the follow>
ing excellent Ticket--Congl ess, VIM. z.
jerks, Esq, assembly, Maj. Z. R. Brady, as
sociate Judge, Henry Freas, Prothonotary
&C., Col. r. r. Means, Sheriff N. Carrier
Jr., Commissioner, j. D. Phillippi, Audi
tor, Henry Crooks.
If the people of this County neglect to
elect this ticket, they will do themselves
rank injustice. With Messrs jerks, Bra
dy, Means and Phllippi we are personal
" acquainted, and know them to be good
men. However, for Congress and assem-
bly, we expect to vote for Citizens of our
own County, (unless the District Conven.
tions order otherwise 1t is but short
time since Jefferson had a Demo-
cratic Congressman, while we have never
had one.
WESTERN ANrIQuITIEs.-A correspone
dent ofthe Winona (Minnesota) RepmJL Lican,
writes that Mr. A. L. jerks, Of that place.
who is prospecting in one Of those mounds
which are so common in that country, re-
Gently discovered, at the depth OF five or
six feet the remains of seven or eight
people of very large size. One thigh bone
measured three feet in leng:h.-The un-
der jaw was one inch wider than any 9TH
er man in the city. He also found clam
shells, pieces of ivory or bone rings, pieces
of kettles made of earth and coarse sand
There were at the neck of one of these
skeletons, teeth two inches in lenth 10y
one half to three fourths of an inch III dl-
lameter, with holes drilled into the side
and the end. polished with a crease around
it. Also, an arrow five inches long by one
and half wide, stuck through the back
l. Lnon ahn1rt a chi
Inches long stuck in the left. breast. Al
so, the blade of a copper hatchet, one ano
a half inch wide at the edge and two long
The mound is some 200 feet above the sur
face of the Mississippi, and it is compose
of clay Immediately above the remain
two feet thick then comes lair OF lacl
loan then another layer of clay six inch
es thick. all so cloesly packed that 1T wa
with difficulty that it could be penetrated
There are'some four or five different layer
of earth above the remains. There is n
, such clay found elsewhere in the vicinity
tl A FIFTH RATE LAwYFR.-Lucky for Lin
e coin that he happened to live in llIinoI
t and had tilt with Douglas, or he neve
/, would have been heard of in the politica
- world. The Chicago Democra,, Went
. worth's paper, and n Black Republican
n sheet, sums Mr.. Lincoln thus:
S "Mr. Lincoln was in early times, amen
= Der OF the Illinois House OF Represents
G tives.He was also member of the Thirtiet
y Con gress of the United States, being tn
d last two wears of Mr.. Folks administra
ton. Beyond this Mr.. Lincon has no of
n ciaL record He has devoted most OF h
: time to his profession, by which he hi
d been enabled to'ba hhle more than SuPpo
,f himself from one gear 10 another
n No experience in Legislation, no claim
s, to Satesmanship. and poor stick of Law
i. yer. What president he would make
Is ooh hobo such a nominee,
.e As Abraham Lincoln of illinois-ee.'
!. "THE METHODIST" is the the title Of