Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-20
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feet, that the order for the withdrawal :
the troops from Fort Sumter will be off
oially announced in few days.
The worst dilemma the administrators
mas had TO encounter yet, is the reception
and countenance of "traitors" from, III
Southern Confedcracy in the capacity O
commissioners. The Pubs ordered "ol
Buck" to hang them but now the boot i
on the other foot, and tho present Com
m issioners TO Washington will no doub
go unhung.
New HAMPSHIRE The late election i,
this State, for Governor, members @
Congress, and State officers, has resulted
as usual in favor of the Northern Dis
unionists however, by greatly reduced
majority. The majority for Mr.. Lincoln
last Novem DER, was 9,0S5 over Douglas
Breckinridge and Bell combined; their
majority for Governor al the latc election
is 4,ol9, which is a loss to the Republicans
in four months OF 5,066. One moro elec
in New Hampshire will enable the De.
moeracy TO annihilste every vestapo of dis.
unionism, whether it IS TENED Abolition
ism or Repubicanistn.
DEMOCRATIC VIcroRIEs.-The Democra.
cy of Reading have elected Joel b. Wan,
ner Mayor of that City, over Keim, Re
publican, by 664 majority, and the bal
ance of the city officers by nearly the
same majority. One.year agothe Republi,
cans succeeded by nearly 200 majority
causing change of S44 in poll of 2,9O2
votes.
In Harrisburg, Norristoyn, West Chest
er and Phoenixville, the aa,ne significant
change has been brought about, the stiff
backed Republic MS being smoked out by
the friends Of the Union.
TnE MRs. GAINES CAsE.-On Thursday
last the Supreme Court of the United
States announced its decision ip the long
pending case OF Mrs. Myra G. Gaines.
The Court decide that she is the only lie.
gi:imate child of Daniel Clark, and his
universal legatee under his last will and
as such entitled to all the propesty. real
and personal, o. which Mr.. Clark died
possessed and the defendant iiennincl
having purchased Gertain property with
full notice of the nuliity of the tile un,
der which he held it, she is entitled 10
recover Immediate possession of it, with
the r-nts and profits. The Court said
that immediate measures would be taken
to enforce tho decree. The amount in
volved amounts to millions
NORTHERN PATRIOTISM. - Commodore
Stock ton is reported 10 have said in the
Peace Congress, that for every regiment
raised in tho North for coercion, two
would DO raised TO defend il at home. He
even goes further and says, unless the
Aboljtionists offer coneliation and com
promise before conflict, he will heal ore
of the home regiments in New Jersey, and
stand pledged that no foreign regiment
Princeton and rrehroa battna" 'fal alGGAto
fight the countrymen of Washington, who
stood upon them and there bled for Jere
seymen.
Forts Moultrie md Sumter came pref
ty near exchanging cannon ball compl-|
ments OH Friday last. Early on that
morning between. six and seven o'clock,
while cleaning cut the guns at the iron
battery Cumm;Rgs' Point ball contains
ed in one of the guns struck near the
gate at Fort Sumter. Major Anderson
Immediately opened his battery on that
sides but boat being despatched to ex-
plain the circumstance as unintentional,
nothing further resulted from the accidcn-
tai discharge.
THE Quo FAT BoY.-The body Of VAN
tile Mack, the celebrated Ohio Fat Boy.
who died in New York, while exhibiting
at Barnum's Museum, passed through
Pittsburc on Thursday, by railroad. 1t
was marked, agent Ohio Fat Boy, Dar L.
Iington Pennsylvania" and was described
on the bill of lading as follows: | Fut Boy
dead. Double first class passenger
freight Weight coo pounds. Freight
$3.50. The weightas given above, in
cludes the colin and box.
A reckless fellow, smoking c,gor,
while making cartridges, at Jackson, Miss.
on the 10Th ult, dropped the ashes into
an open keg of gunpowder, which explo.
ded, blew up the place. and nearly killed
four men.
NEW ORLEANS, March I5.-The Calves
ton Ciuilian, of the Ilth instant, says tn,
surrender Of Fort Brown was agreed upon
Quietly, between the Texas Commissions
ers and Captain Hill on the 9th instant.
I The Aboltionists that threatened "dIs'
solution" when Texas was admitted into
tho Union, now clOmor for civil war tc
keep her in. . ..
The British Minister has recognized the
constitutional Government of Mexico
Gen. Uraga has accepted the mission tc
the United States.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March Is Vice Presi
dent Stephens has passed through this cit,
on his way to Washington. He was re-
ceived with a military salute.
The Schuylkill Navigation was openct
for the season on Monday last, an'
boats since then have been regularly pas