Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-06
NEWS ITEMS.


Supreme Court involving the title TO
quicksilver mine in California, estimated
10 10 worth SlO,O0o.OOO. Mr.. Walker is !
the proprietor of one-fi.h Of this valua-l
Bile mine. aud WAS offered not long agol
900 600 for it provided the Court should
ci, favorable decision. That decision
mas now been given, and Mr.. Walker. whoj
was, 10 use his own words. "a beggar inl
the morning." went home TO his dinner al
THE IIoXr SQUADRON AT PESsAcoA.-At
the mouth ofPensacola harbor, on the 9th
instant, appeared the Macedonian, Brook
I'm, Sabine, St. Louis and the PowhatSsn.
The Wyandotte went up 10 the city On
the 9th instant, the Pioneer Guards. from
Alabama, numbering 70 men, arrived. 1t
ia said that five thoLsand men could not
take Fort Pickens. 1t is supposed that it
was reinforced in tho night. Lieutenant
Slemmer admits no strangers now.
The legislature Of New Mexico has pas
sed an act for the election of delegates to
form State Constitution, which is TO be
held in Nay next. The delegates are to
meet il June to discharge the duties
which will thus be imposed upon them,
ard the Constitution they form is after
wards to be submitted to the people, for
ratification or rejection, at a general cleo
tion to be held in September.
II is said that Ex>Secretary FLOYD is
preparing lengthy and elaborate defence
Of himself and his official acts. He will
take the ground that his acts were justified
by precedent and the necessities of the
Government; that the business Of the
Department could not proceed without
some oxpedieu. to relieve the Treasury,
and that the Treasury Department and
Congress are at fnul. ilrnot properly ro,
yiding for the fulfi.mcnt of the contracts
Hon. Horatio King, now Postmaster
General, entered the Department over
which he now presijcs, vixen twenty. five
OIL six years OF age,with an appointment as
copying clerk, and II salary of $1,000 pei
annum. He was called to the First Aso
slstant Postmaster Generalship on the
death of Gen. Hobbie. He began his
public career as conductor OF a newspaper
at Paris, Me-, having Hon. Hannibal
Hsmlin, now Vice President elect, as his
partner in the business.
terrible TRAGRpY.-We have been in
formed OF the outlines ofa terrible tragedy
which occurred in Sumter county, near
Adamsvile, on the 18th inst. A man by
the name of Andrews, who was, until re-
Gently. Methodist preacher, killed, on
that day, two persons, Messrs. KcClellnn
and G. NJ. Condry, and wounded two
Others, Lang and Clyalt. lie WAS imme.
arrested and hung on the following day
-FlorioHm.
A largo number of influential citizen
of Kansas have published card warning
the people not 10 credit the stories of want
and starvation recently published b.
Thadd,us Hyatt. They say about one
fifth of the people Of Kansas do need as
sistance, but that none have starved or
are likely to starve. They also say that
the contrib dtons coming in are quite
equal 10 the demand.
MRs. DoUGLAs IN A Flx.--A newspaper
contemporary says that the beautiful and
accomplished wife OF Judge Douglas made
n wager of 500, prior to the late election
that she would sleep with the next Pre'i-
dent of the United States She has ei"
ther got 20 fork over, or have homely
and most uncouth bedfellow. We think
the Judge sill prefer to advance the mon.
ey and pay the wager.
One of the largest cotton planters in the
South has written letter to John Covode
believing him to be in the confidence OF
the President eject, IN reference to our
national troubles. John writes to him
that the future of New Orleans is gloomy,
and that he had better move up North
Weare not advised of the intention of the
gentleman in question.
A Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, says that .he AdministrO-
ton is satisfied, from official channels OF
information, that none of the foreign
Governments sympathize with the seces
sion movements in the South; but on the
contrary, express the utmost solicitudo for
the preservation of the entire Union.
$50. .000,-lt was currently reported at
Harrisburg, during the past week. that
SEVENTEEN SENATOR'S had formed q
ring" and demanded the sum of
500, 900 each to put the Sunbury and Erie
.nI pa,n.,lyon;o D.;i.1sJ In.