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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH

According to the New Orleans Delta Il,
State OF Louisiana had in the field on ,I' %'
25th ult. 1850 men, besides 1900 in cam' m
awaiting orders, and 5,0D0 armed and
quiped for home protection.
Col. Van Dorm has by letter informal
a committee Of the citizens o! Corno,
Christi that at an early day he will n',0s
troops on the Rio Grande frontier for II,
ample protection.
-Four steamers passed Vicxsburg on ii.
23rd, with confederate t.oops from Nrs
Orleans for Fort Smith, Arkansas 10 h.
commanded by Brigadier-Genera. Ran
McCulloch. wv
The convicts in the Virginia peniter.
tiary are now employed in making PUN.
CARRIAGE, wagons, axes, picks, hannsl
shirts, cloth for uniforms, army shos,
tents, wheelbarrows, and litters for tho
wounded.
Tie ladies ofGoliad, Texas, have oruan.
lzed company TO practice the use Of
Of firearms.
Col. Gains, of Brazora, offers 10 bo oDs
of twenty TO raise $4,000 in land, 10 hs
given to the soldiers from that counr
Who may be engaged in any battle for The
Confederate States.
IL is stated that a vessel (the Eliza Ron.
lllhas safely arrived at Savannah, from
Europe, with rifed cannon
The Noble Tribune is informed ,hs,
an agent of the French government, i, nGv
IN that city for the purpose CT ob.aining
facts relative to the condition o. ,hs
South.
ne government clerks at Mont tgomery
received orders to prepare to remove to
Richmond on Wednesday or THURSDAY
of this weak
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NOV EMENTS OF FEDERAL TROOPS
IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.

We find in the Wheeling Intelligepc cer
further accounts of the movements Of the
fedora! troops, under Col. Kelly, from that
city to Grafton, Va. The lntelligencer is
strong republican paper, and its state
ments by no means free from party bias
II has a letter from correspondent who
describes in glowing style the reception ot
the troops at every stoppage. They are
represented to have made triumphal
march, while the secessionists are said to
have been scattered, hunted down and
arrested everywhere. We make the fol-
lowing extracts from the letter
ARREST OF sECEssIoNIsrs-oNE KILLED
AND ANOTHER WOUNDED.
Hardly had the soldiers been taere five
minutes till they had arrested aud uader
guard as many secessionists, namely -
q tavern, keeper named Wells Mr.. Knots,
q merchant; Charles Matthews, superins
terdent on that section Of the b. o. X. r.;
Br. Grsnt, tefested secession candida te
for the Legislature, aud one Snodgrass, n
These men all seemed to ex.
pect immediate execution, right on the
srot They we're srraigned before Col.
Kelly, who released Wells, Knots and
Grant; on their taking the oath of fidelity,
but retained Matthews and Snodgrass.
The trains soon after moved on down to
The first burned bridge, where the men
iisemborked and pa-adod in meadow.-
Col. Kelly then detailed six companies
and started for Pennington, some three
miles below, froin which it was said the
men. who burnt the bridges had come, ara
where itwsS reported some so armed SO.
,esslon troops we're stationed, Meanwhile
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

lSE A raudoaa shot, which we SAt con-
strained to discharge at the Wide Awakes,
in our issue of the 22d ult, inteade sole,
ly for home consumption, it seems actual.
ly hit, and almost kin, the editor of tie
Jefferson Star, and thus threatening the
fetal destruction of the School Depart.
nent Of our sister county. of which hs "a
Superintendent, However we may regret
this misfortune, we see no help for it. If
he vas off 10 the war, where he ought to
be, and where he 70, doubt many times
swore he would be an opportunity offer
ed. when ornamented with his "cap, cape.
and lamp" he would have been beyond
the rangeot our prp g,o,, instead Of furn-
ishing practical proof of the correctness of
our remarks; and we now give him fair
notice that unless he makes some exertion
TO redeem his fighting promises made last
fall. abandens his home and business, surs
renders the ease, the comforts, and luxu-
rics Of his office. and marches to the field of
suffering and strife, we shall bring cut our
~ sho9itr and totally demolish him So,
be of in double QUICK time
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL
Il Great Man Has FU7eal

We arc advised by the Pittsburgh
Dispatch ofScsterday, that the Hon,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS died At
Chicago, H., at 0 o'clock on Tuesday
morning, the I'd inst.
His remains would be taken 10
Washington city for intcrmcnt, where
bis first wife, and one or two children.
are buried.
His death was not unexpected
having been seized with malignan,
fever on reaching Chicago some weeks
ago, and for several days the teIe.
graphic dispatches have been indica.
ting fatal result.
Mr.. Douglas was really great man.
Intellectually, he had no superior, as
is demonstrated by the many official
positions he has so conspicuously fill.
ed, as well as by the position he has
so long occupied before the country
The nation may well mourn his loss.
Says a.cotemporary: ale was lib.
eral to fault-indeed reckless in pc
cuniary cxpenditure--and although
at one time reputcd to bcvcry wealthy,
it is stated that he leaves his second
wife and her child in pcnury.' lie
was about fifty years of age.
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THE WAR NEWS!

The Marlboro Gazette states that a
company of the federal troops entered
Port Tobacco, Nd, on Saturday or Sum
day last and intended camping there.
jSome OF the citizens of that county are
suspected of having requested the Govs
ernu,ent TO send the troops there, on the
plea that they were required for the pro =
lection Of the Union men. [The compa-
ny referred to blythe Gazette probably
consisted of men FROM the L. s, cruiser
Freedom, which arrived Off Fort Tobacco a
few days ago.
Nearly one hundred regiments have
thus far been accepted for the war from
the States of New York, Ohio, Illinois and
lndiln The contingents from the other
States will bring livery near two hun
dred.
A general order has peen issued from
the War Department, granting 10 the
volunteers now enlisted in the service of
the United States the same money ALLOW.
ances for clothing for the regulars.
An elegant ana substantial dress sword
is to presented 10y the members of the
Kentucky Legislature to Col. Robert An
derson,
All vessels Of the United States in the
Port of New Orleans were seize on
Thursday last by the authorities.
Eighty thousand troops will, it is said.
rendezvous at Cairo for an immediate
movement upon Memphis.
One Of the rifle companies from Arkan-
sas now in Virginia, is commanded by
Captain Crockett, a grandson of the fa-
nous Davy Crockett. The company carry
banner upon which appears the inscrip>
tion: "Be sure you're right : then 20 a.
head"
FROM OLD POINT COMFORT.
The steamer Adelaide, Capt. Cannon,
reached her wharf from Old Point yester-
day morning She reports all quiet in
that vicinity. The steamer Georgia on
Wednesday landed the lst. New York
regiment at Fortress Monroe. The reg
lment consisted of 900 rank and file.
Most of the troops have left the Fortress,
and on Wednesday afternoon were en-
camped between llamton and Newport
Newspoint.-Among the passengers by
the Georeiana, was Major Fay, one of Gen.
Buffers staff lie was bearer of dispatch
es TO Washingtea.
THE PRIZES At THE WASHINGTON NAVY
YARD
The prizes brought up to the navy. yard
at Washington, on Wednesday, are val.
ued at $50, 472-the British schooner Tro, |
pic Wind, laden with tobacco, worth $50.
l72. and the schooners Gen. Knox and !
Virginia, laden with timber each 10 the |
amount Of $4,000. The former was cap
turGd down in IIamton Roaos, and the
two latte: down at the mouth of York
river. Thej are now at the yard awaiting
the order OF the District Court Of the
United States.
A TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER EXECUTED.
The National Patriot learns from
private letter that Taylor, of the First
Tennessee Regiment, who killed Lieut..
Davidson, of the same corps, at Lynchs
burg, Va, few days ago, YVES tried by a
at Richmond, and sentenced
TO be shot. The sentence, il is said, was
executed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

THE WAR NEws.-It seems apparent
from the present NOV ements of the Fed,
eral troops that an attack is intended up.
on Harper's Ferry.
Maj. Gen. McClelland has concentrated
about $1,000 Ohio and Western Pennsyl,
vania troops in Virginia his destination
no doubt being IIarper's Ferry.
Maj. Gen. Patterson is concentrating
large Pennsylvania force at Chambersburg,
who, II is presumed, will proceed to Har-
per's Ferry by way of Ifagerstown. Al
the same time Gen. Mcdowell Is muster.
ing q large force in Virginia, opposite
Washington, as If intending to proceed to
the Ferry 10y way Of Manassas Gap, for
the purpose Of cutting of o retr eat wber
the forces a. the Ferry shall be attacked
by the commands of McClelland and Pat
terson.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
From the Pittsburg Dispatch June Srd)

WASHINGTON, June |, 1861.
Capt. Dahlgren forwarded dispatch to
the Secretary of the Navy, stating that the
battery at Acquia Creek opened fire on
U. S. vessels Waterwitch, AEacosta and
Freeborn.
The military headquarters has informa-
ton that one of the Fire Zouaves was kill
led and another wounded near Alexandria
last night.
Acquia Creek is Fifty five miles below
Washington, and flows through Stafford
county, Virginia, into the Potomac. il,
is the terminus of the Fredericksburg and
Potomac Roilroad nndi is on the direct line
of commune, ton with Richmond. Its
possession is, therefore, OF the greatest i'm,
portance to the rebels, and it will proba>
bly, not c relinqlished without stubborn
resistance
The Richmond papers of Thursday give
the details of jeff Davis journey from
Montgomery to Richmond. jeff. Davis,
accompa: led by his aid, Col. Wigfall and
lady and Robt. Toombs, of Georgia. left
Montgomery by the cars on Sunday even.
ing last. They made no special stoppage
on the way, and owing to previous Sc.
we're ind spos,ion OF jeff. Davis, it was
desirable that his trip should be as private
as practicable,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
WAsuiyGToN CRY, June 2ud.

W Olltt tuut <W'i.
From messenger direct this mornin ,
at ten o'clock from Acquia Creek 10y the
steamer Anacosta, the following facts were
obtained relative to the contest yesterday
at Acquia Creek: The engagement CONS
menced oil Friday as heretofore stated,
and lasted two hours. Yesterday il was
renewed and continued twice that length
OF time. The lower or beach battery,
wEicli had been SO essentially damaged
the day previous, had in the meantime
been rei,sired by the Confederates; in
force about two thousand strong. The
Freebo7c, yesterday approaching to about
two miles from the shore, early in the af.
ternoon iSed four or five shot e, when
the Pawnee entered into the conflict, tax,
ing position aear to the land.
e For the first two hours the fire from the
shore batteries was very trisk, but was
returned with more expedition by the
Pawnee. During the engagement she fir.
ed lS0 sheds, one of which was seen to
explode Immediately over the heads of
the Confederates who were working the
battery. The observer thaough the tele>
scope saw a number OF bodies of them car
ried away in wagons. During that time
the shore movements were exceedingly
brisk. The Freebora lodged three shells
IN succession in the beach battery, percep>
.ibly amaging the works, which had the
effect of greatly diaainishing tine FIRE.
OF A VIRGINIA MERCHANT.
a gentleman who had done his buisi-
ness in Norfolk for four years past, and
Who has lived there much OF the time for
.wenty years, left that city on Saturday,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
Names of Officers and Privates Of
The Raftmeu Rangers.

Z. A. IRWIN, Captain.
w. r. HARTsAoRN, LIST Lieut..
JAMES NJ. WELcE, I'd do
Adaleman, William Littleiield, s. Frost
Bard, JohnP Mover, John
Bard, X. J. Mckee, Peter G..
Bloom Coytez McCracken, II. u.
Bloom, Enos Mcdonald, Il. b.
Bloom, Isaiah McClosky, n. A.
Baily Zach Mccullough. David
Billis, James G.. Mel oaald, Isaiah
Clark, C. NJ. Morrow, Ephraim
Conner, Arthur Montonya, A. !.
Cupples, A. j. Mortimer, Samuel
Curry, L. NJ. McCrum, Chas. X.
Conklin, Thomas McClelland, Hiram
Chatham, ID. b. Mason, Z. p.
Cummings, VIM. s Norris, John II.
Coulter, John II. Pettingll r. Is.
Carson Abrpm Piicr, Peter
Dale, d. c. Ross James +.
Dunn, Manning Reed, Samuel
Ennis, Levi Rex, X. j.
Frautz, A. II. Rlsh, John
Freeze, Israel Robertson, Alex.
Glenn, d. NJ. Riley, Thomas
Granger, Bunton Smith, Porter
Hoover, Lewis Spencer, VIM. ii.
Haney, VIM. Smith, Philander
Henry, James Spencer, Jos. j.
Henry, Joseph r. Straux, d. L.
Has ket, John W. Shaver, Danl.
lille, Lorenzo ID. Shirk, Joseph
Hall, III is !. Scott, G. 7.
Honister, Thomas Shai 60, Peter
Hill, James Thompson, T. j.
Hoiconb, Edward Taylor, q. W.
Kratzer, J. +. Wilson, VIM. +.
Kratzer, John Wilson. John Ii.
Lemon, John Williams, ID. +.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
ALEXANDRIA, June lst, 1860.

ALEXANDRIA, June Ist, 1860.
A sentinel at Clouds Mills, on the out
skirts Of Alexandria, was shot and killed
lust night. and another wounded-it j.
supposed by rebel scouts.
Further and more definite particulars OF
the skirmish in Virginia last night have
been received. 1t appears that Il force:o I
Federal cavalry and infantry, the former
commanded by Lieutenant Tompkins, and
the latter by Lieutcna:t Gordon, attack
ed the rebels at Fririax Court House at
day break. The infantry force consisted
Of only forty five men. Our troops me,
the picket guards of the rebels at a point
about four miles this side of the kill. aud
made an unsuccessful attempt to secu: e
them. The pickets fed and and conveyed
The alarm to the rebe, camp. Our cavalry
then charged into the town encoun tering
a vigorous resistance. They were fired at
from houses on both sides of the streets,
and from all quarters Of the town,
Lieut.. TompKins' horse was shot under
him, and in falling beneath the animal
the Lieutenant's ankle vas sprained. The
cavalry were finally completely inclosed by
4 company of rebel infantry, who beset
them in front and rear, and poured in
volley after voiley upou them. Lieut..
Tompkins and his men finally fought
their way out, Bringing with them no less
than seventeen rebels as prisoners. All
OF these except five afterwards escaped,
but the five were safely brought in
Some of the staff officers of the Fifth
Regiment of New York were with the
Federal troops, and several were wounded
but non" mortally 1t is reported on the
authority of Lieut.. Tompkins that not
less than thirty of the rebels were killed.
The force Of the rebels at that point
was about fifteen hundred men. This
feat of arms is considered very gallant,
and the conduct of TompkinS is highly
praised.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

Bse~We have no further war news
by last nights mail. Both parties
are evidently preparing for despcr.
ate struggle, and from the indications
the country will not wait long.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
A Bankrupt Law.


| A Bankrupt Law.
We understand that numerous petitions
are being sent all over 'he country, sole
iting signeis, praying Congress, when they
NEE, IN Juiy next, to pass general banks
Irupt lew. This we deem entirely unnec'
essary, having the utmost confidence that
the present Administration wall establish
general bankruptcy throughout the coun'
try without the aid of Congress in q very
short time, If >hey continue tho present
line of policy. The President having es'
tsblisiaed standing army, ard created 4
navy OF eighteen thousand men, without
/ the aid of Congress, he is surely able, by
merely issuing a proclamation, TO the ef.
feet that general bankruptcy prevails, and
that all honest (!) men who desire 10
avail the mselves of this method Of paying
their debts can do SO at pleasure.
We hope that no one viii allow himself
to he drawn into this scheme. Remem'
ter the Act OF lS4l by which 100000, 900
of debts %e.e ignored, yet large mum
bcr of those who took the benefit Of the
Act in 1912 have since became able to
pay those they defrauded out of their just
dues by an act Of Congress, still not one
dollar in ten thousand has ever Deen re-
stored, and the same state ofthings would
exist again if n like act were passed. Ev-
cry moral precept that can be conceived
in the economy ofjusiice is against this
mode of paying just dedts.
GREAT TAKEs-Some Of our readers
will no doubt recollect that Mr.. Seward
asserted, in his speech at the Astor House
in New York, on the ODD of December
last, that in sixty days from that time our
troubles would all be over that about the
same time General Cameron asserted in
the Senate that this buster in the South
was all for politica! effect, and would soot
blow over; and that Mr.. Lincoln in his
speech at Pittsburgh in February last,
said that there was nothing wrong and
nobody hurt" and still later on the Sth
of March, Senator Douglas, in his speech
on tie Presidents Inaugural address, em-
phatically declared that that document
and meant nothing bu, peace,
and he so accepted and endorsed it. Mr..
iipcoln also stated that he would "run
the machine as he found it,"
How is il row? He found the ina
chine" running without soldiers, the rev.
enues uudimiuished, and at least hope
everywhere prevailing that a state of
would soon be restored to the
country. Is now takes $50 600 soldiers
10 run the machine, the revenues down
to nothing, and all kinds Of business pros
tratea, and unreieved by the faintest
hope. From this We must conclude, eth"
er that the country is full OF False Proph.
cts, or that the Engineer. does not under
stand the "machize."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

QrITE A DIFFERENCE. Some time ago
the Secretary of War, General Cameron,
awarded beef contract to number OF
political jugglers, headed by his chief as
sociate, George NJ. Lauman, Of Reading,
for which the governmen. agreed to pay
SS per hundred, live weight-equal to IA
or Is cents per pound for the beef.
The public indignation manifested at
this species OF robbery, it is presumed, in
duced Gen. Cameron to rescind the con-
tract with Lauman & Co, and having ad-
vertised for proposals for furnishing beef
for the Army, wealthy Illinois cat.l
dealer has agreed TO deliver at Harrisburg
all the beef needed at SO 90 per hundred.
Srom tlis it will be seen that Lauman d
CO., must have been realizing over one
hundred pee cent profit, They, howev'
er, sliege that their contract is without
limit, and claim damages, &c. Shameful,
rs this sNindle was, it is no worse than the
operations charged upon persons oonnec,
ted with our State administration in the
matter Of furnishing equipments for the
volunteers and, in view Of the state of the
times, the character OF the men holding
the purse strings, &C., &C., instead OF cons
planning perhaps the people ought rather
to feel thankful that things are no worse,
and that There is solue prospect of its be
ing stopped. But the end is not yet.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

COMMISSION APPOINTED. Cur.
tin has appointed Jacob Fry, late Auditor
General Benz. Haywood of Schuyikiil
county; and j G, Abbot late member OF
the legislature from Philadelphia, Coni,
n,issioners to investigate the alleged frauds
connected with the equipment Of the vol,
unteerG from this State.
The competency of these gentlemen
dare not be doubted and we advise all
those having hand in the alleged State
Robbery, to own up and fork over at once,
rs they will certainly be found out and
properly exposed. Their selection is the
best proof tha. Gov. Curtin's hands are
free from stain; and, .or the honor Of the
State, We sincerely hope that the result of
their investigation will establish the fact
beyond aid dopbt or cayil,
If We properly estimate the character
of the gentlemen composing this cnmmit-
tee, and We are sure we are not mistaken
as to some Of them, their proceedings and
report win be widely different from that
Of very recent and celebrated investiga.
ting committee, presided over by that
prince of humbuss, bloekheadS and rum.
skulls, John Coyoae, at Washinston..--
They willis be to affect this or that po-
litical pOrty--out to expose TO the public
gaze, and to just punishment, those who
would dare to rob the honest tax payer.
re- Hon VIM. NJ Meredith, OF Philadelphia
has been appointed Altorny General by Cos.
Curtin, in the room Of s. A. Purviance Esq who
resivnpd ia nreserve his Uselfresnact" ab
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

when the war is over these contra
band negroes will have TO be treated like
other arIisisS coptpsbapd of war, taken
from the enemy. they can never be Civ
en- up to their former owners, nor ever
paid for under any settlement because
everything contraband of war, taken du-
ring the contest, is absolutely and hope.
lessly, forfeited. .. .........
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05

re- Hon VIM. NJ Meredith, Of Philadelphia
has been appointed Altorny General by Gog
Curtin, in the room Of S. A. Purviance Esq. who
resigned to preserve his "selfrespeet" ah /
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-05
FROM CAMP CURTIN.
LETTER From A VOLUNTEER.

LETTER From A VOLUNTEER.
The following letter was intended foT
our last paper, but failed TO reach ms in
time. We hope our intelligent cowespon-
dent will always be sable to report and
never feel tire want Of an inclination to
tell us of The scenes in and about the
Camp. We are sure our readers will join
us in this wish.
CAMr CURTIN, near Har>
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-27
Soldiers Aid Society.

The Ladies Of Warren and vicinity have
formed themselves into IN Association for the
purpose of aiding our sick and wounded sol
diers. The articles most needed are Blankets
Comfortables, Sheets. Pillows, Shirts, Flannel
Undershirts, Drawers. Wooden Socks ,sMittens,
Towels, and Old Linen.
EDIRLEs-Dried Apples, Peaches. Plums,
Currants, Berries. Jelliss and Tomatoes put up
ia cans and carefully sealed, dried herbs and
They would be glad to receive donation.
from any who may feel an interest. also to NEE;
any and all who could spend 4 few hours a;
the office Of q. C. Belden, on the River bank,
on Friday afternoon of each week. where the
ladies are busy with willing hands and cheer,
full hearts in their good work.
The following officers have been chosen
President. Mrs. Heman R.. Harmon; Vice Pres.
ident, Mrs Charles Howard; Secretary and
Treasurer, Mrs. John n. Stull Committee
Mrs. Alexander Mcconnell, Mrs. John Hutch.
ius, Mrs. Frank Leroy and Miss Clara CAlen-
der. By order of President.
FLORILLA STULL. See.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-27
Dress Warm and Dress Wen.

The cold snap which came SO suddenly upon
US, found some Den who had not yet bought
their wiuter clothes. Goldstein, who has q
large stock Of Over coats and other needful ar
Eicles of winter clothing. prescribes warn
clothes as one of the best representatives. of colds
and consunPtions. and he deserves a medical
diploma, for there is no doubt but that one
warm coat Is better than ten bottles Of cough
syrup. Brown thinks q man should not only
dress warm, but dress well. That is true, too,
but if s man is well dressed he need not fee
stuck up" about it; he should remember whar
a says
Don't be proud and turn up your nose
At poorer people, in plsiner clothes,
But learn for the sake of your minds repose
That Wealth's q bubble that comes and goes
And that all proud flesh, wherever it grows
Is subject to irritation.