Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-20

Nrl, That the otder ZOE The withdrawal Of
the troops from Port Sumter vii bo ofi.
cially announced In fow days
Tho worst dilemma tho administration
ha, had TO encounter yet, Is the reception
and countonance Of "lralors" from tho
Southern Conicdetacy In tho capacity Of
commissioners. Tho Pubs ordered cold
Buck" to hang them but now the boot Is
on the other foot, and tho present Com.
M issioucrs to Washington will no do1ht
go unhung.
NEw HAMrsuiRL. - The late election In
this State, for Governor, members OF
Congress, and State officers, has resulted
as usual in favor Of tho Northern Dis-
unionists however, by greatly reduced
majority. The majority for Mr.. Lincoln
last November, was 9,OS5 over Douglas,
Breckenridge, and Bell combined their
majority for Governor at the late election
is 4Ol9, which is n loss to the Republicans
in four months OF 5000. One moro eloc'
in New Hampshire will enable the De-
moraoy to annihilate every vestago Of dis
unionsm, whether it IS termed Abolition.
ism or Republioanism.
DEMOCRATIC VICToRIEs.--The Democra.
cy of Reading have elected Joel B. Wan
ner Mayor of that City, over Keim, Re
publican, by 664 majority, and tho b"l-
ance of the city officers by nearly the
same majority. One'year agothe Republi'
cans succeeded by nearly 200 majority
causing a change Of S44 in poll Of 2,902
votes.
In Harrisburg, NorristoYn, West Chest
or and Phoenixville, the same signitieaRt
change has been brought about, the stiff
backed Republic ms being smoked out BY
the friends Of the Union.
TnE MRs. GAINES CAsE.-On ThurGday
last the Supreme Court of the United
| States announced its decision in the lon NJ
pending case Of Mrs. Myra c. Gaines. -
| The Court decide that she is tho Only le.
gitimate child of Daniel Clark, and hi
universal legatee under his last will and
as such entitled to all the property, rea
and personal, or which Mr.. Clark died
possessed and the defendant (HcnnipgI
having purchased csFtain property with
ru' notice of the Rul!ty of the title un'
der which he held it. she is entitled &c
| recover immediate possession Of it, with
| thersnts and profits. The Court said
that immediate measures would be taken
to enforce the decree, The amount in
yolyed amounts to millions.
! NORTHERN PATRIoTIsM. - Commodore
Stockton is reported to have said in the
Peace Congress, that for every regiment
raised in the North for coercion, two
would be raised to defend it at home. lie
even goes further and says, unless itt
Abolitionists offer Cancellation and com
promise before conflict, he will head orc
Of the home regiments in New Jersey, anC
stand pledged that no foreign regiment
shall pass over her consecrntcd soil
Princeton and Trenton battle ftIds-t,
fight the countTymen of Washington, VIII,
stood upon them and there bled for Jer
seymen.
Forts Moultria md Sumter came pres-
ty near exchanging cannon ball compl:.
Iments on Friday last. Early on tina
morning between six and seven o'clock
while cleaning out the guns at the iron
battery, Cummings Point a ball contain
ed in one of the guns struck near th,
gate at Fort Sumter. Major Anderson
Immediately opened his battery on tha
sidc bat boat being despatched to ex-
plain the Gil eumstahGe as unintentional
: nothing further resulted from the accidon
tai discharge.
The ONO FAT BoY.-Tho body Of ' an
tile Mack, the celebrated Ohio Fat Boy
4 who died in New York, while exhibiting
at Barnum's Museum, passed through
PittsburG on Thursday, by railroad.
; was marked, agent Ohio Fat Boy, Dar
ington Pennsylvania" !" and was dcscriJcc
, on the bill OF lading as follows: Fat Bo!
dead Double first class passengc
freight Weight coo pounds. Freigh
$3.50. The weightas given above, in
cludes the colin and box.
, A reckless fellow, smoking a c,gal
t while making cartridges, at jackson, Mis-:
| OH the 18th ult, dropped the ashes int
t an open keg of gunpowder, which explo
] ded, blew up the place, and nearly i<ille
3 four men.
New ORLEANS, March l5.-The Calves
ton Ciulian, Of the Ilth instant, says th
= surrender of Fort Brown was agreed upo
quietly, between the Texas Commission
!, ors and Captain Hill on the 9th instant.
The Aboltionists that threatened "dI:
solution" when Texas was admitted int
o the Union, now clNmor for civil war
, keep her in.
=. The British Minister has recognized tn
! constitutional Government of Mexico
Gen. Uraga has accepted the mission t
, 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 military salute.
4 The Srhuylkill NayiVation was onrne