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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-02-19
Last Myths Null

The news of the capture of Fort Dom
elosn on Sunday last is fully confirmed,
$1,000 prisoners, including Gems. Sidney
Johnston and Buckner, were taken. II
is also reported that Savannah, Ca, had
been taken. The loss on both sides at the
taking of Fort Donelson is supposed to be
very heavy.
The news was received everywhere with
the greatest manifestations ofjoy, and OK
travagant predictions of closing the wal
in 30 days, &C., are being made. The Con.
federates'were believed to have evacuated
Bowling Green.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-02-19
C,TRIKING TIMES IN PHILADEL

C1TRIIGING TIMES IN PHILADEI,
= PPIA! Tremendous Excitement among th
Masses !-ENCITING FOOT RACE between
the Philadelphia Police and the notorious FeV
ger and countorfeiter, ia nes Buchanan Cross =
Cross Recapturcd lit seems to be the genOr-
al opinion in ClearReld, that if Cross had worn o
pair Of Frank Shorts French-calf Boots, that he
would not be taken yet. However Shorty is,
not much put out at missing his custom but
would announce to all ByecknriRge, Dougla,s
Limcolm and Bel men, and women and children,
in Clearfeld, and Sinnemahoning IN particular
that be is prepared to furnish them with Boots
Shoes and Caters of any style or pattern, stitch
ed, scwod or pcggcd, (and as he is short fell
low on short notice.
All kinds of country produce taken in cx-
change, and cash not refused. Repairing done
in the neatest manner and charges moderate, as
tho Short Shoe Shop on Second Street, opposite
Reed, Weaver 4 Co.'S store, FRANK SHORT
n. b, Findings for sale Sept. 20, 1860
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ElAeudeo' ,fon,nac,ciaiEoA

y.,HIS INSTITUTION, which was cstab-
lishod in 1914 and is now consequently IN
tho eighteenth year of its existence, numbers
among its graduates, hundreds Of the most sue
cessful Merchants and Business Men ofour coun-
try,
TuE OBJEcr Of tho Institution is solely to afford
Young men facilities for thorough preparation for
business.
THE Branches TAUGHT are Book keeping IS
applicable tc the various departments Of tr0de;-
PExuANsurp, both plain and ornamental Con-
MERCIAL Law, MATHEMATICS, NAvGo ATioN, CIVIL
EvGINEERING, DRAwING, PHoNOGRAPHY, and Mon
ERS LANGUAGES.
THE SYSTEM OF ISTRoDUCTIoy is pccular no
classes or set lessons are made use Of, but each
student is taught individually so that he may
commence at any time, and attend at whatever
hours are most rJnyenient
CATALOGUES are issued annually after the loth
Of April, containing names Of the students io' Ine
year, and full particulars Of terms, &c, and may
be obtained at any time by addressing the Primer
pal,
| IL EXTENSIVE ACCOMMODATIONS, widespread
reputation, and the lengthy experience oil tIg %
Principal, this institution offers facilho' superior
to any other in the country for young men "lsu,
ing to prepare for business, and 10 obtain A' 'u'
same time DIPLOMA, which will prove recom-
mendation for them to any Mercantile House.
Psy~CRITrENpENsS sSeries of Treatises on BOOK
KEEPING, now more widely circulated than ani
other work on the subject are for sale at the Oo'
, lege. e.a,,, ,,rrrrr,-nrN
Attorney atLaw,
Philadelphia, jan, % 1862 ly. PRINCIPAL
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7 ATTEST OPENING Ar SMITHS!

, DEMONSTRATORS NOTlCE.--Notico
"a il hereby given that letters Of Admnstra-
ton have been granted to the undersigned on
the estate of ENOS SHAFFER, late Of Brady
township deceased. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment without de-
lay, and those having claims against the same
will present them duly authenticated for settle
ment TO me. ELIAS SHAFFER,
Brady tp,, Jan. 20, 1892 Ct. Admir-.
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49, " '''
Tho wm nova h again ur the moot mi
lotcsing character The account OF lho
taking Of Roanoke Island ON the coast Of
North Carolina which will bc found In
the odiaccnt columns, is taken from the
Richmond papers. The official report Of
the capture by Gen, burnside. has since
been received, differing but slightly in The
main facts, but very widely rs to the num'
Der Of killed and woundcd-boiug just
about the re yorse Of that stated by tho
Richmond papers, The death o, Jen.
nings Wise is positively stated by General
Burnside.
From Kentucky and Tennessee the
news is Of the highest Importance, though
at this present writing, quite contradlcto,
ry as to the final result, Fort Donelson,
situated on the Cumberland river, was at
tackled on the 18th inst, by six or seven
gunboats supported by upwards of $4,000
men under Gen, Grant. The fight con-
tinued throughout Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, when the Fort surrendered. This
is the account furnished by the Harris
burg Telegraph Of Monday last. The Fort
was said to have been defended by $4,000
Confederates under Generals Johnston,
Buckner and Floyd.
On the other hand we have the Pitts,
burg Post of Monday morning, with des-
patches from s.. Louis and Cairo up to
Sunday evening, related by passengers who
left the Fort on Saturday evening. BY
these accounts all the gunboats except
one, had been disabled and left up the
Cumberland river. The fighting on both
sides seem to have been of the most dess
perate character. Commodore Foote, in
command o: the gunboats, was twice
wounded, though not mortally. Swartz's
battery which was captured by the enemy
was re.taken by our men. We lost two
Colonels wounded and two killed. The
loss is heavy on both sides. BY the latest
despatch to the Post, the news from the
Fort was up 20 Saturday at five o'clock
?. NJ, which stated that the upper
Fort was taken at four O'clock, and
the Union flag il now floating over it.
From one OF our citizens, who arrived
night before last, we are informed that
there was report at Tyrone when he left
that the Telegraph reported that the reb-
els had been re-iT forced by $4,000 men,
and our side by 10000, and that the figh I
still continued.
From Missouri the news is also impor-
tant. Gen Curtis had re captured Spring
field, Gen. Price retreating as the Union
army approached that place. \ strong
force had been sent in pursuit Of the re-
treating Confedeiates, and some slight
skirmishing had taken place, resulting in
the capture of few prisoners and some
munitions of war.
From the upper Potomac we learn that
Gen. Lander was advancing towards VIM
chester, and had an encounter with de-
tachment of jackson s forces on the 18Th
instant, killing l3 and taking IS prison
ers, with a loss of two men and six horses
at the first. fire Landcr's force consisted o.
400 cavalry, but no infantry.
But among all the news the following
is not the least important.
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bayThe bill authorizing the issue OF
SI5O,OOO, GOO in treasury notes, legal tender
clause and all, passed the Senate on Thurs
day last, after being amended so as to
allow the notes to be funded in two years
bonds bearing $40 per cent. interest -
This will take it back TO the House, but
ws presume it Is a | aw by this time,
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~ hI " Hh'WW % HMHM IIBN
OliN uIliCil ni Tho bUuurh of r'..., ~
~ laY Winho rrophfedbt h'ltimts is No., =.
No any business ln iha above Hbs Il, IN y
notice, md in wottmhnlite manner. uj, s,,ii
ei business is At thc ola shop on ibo nottb M.
Market street. ai door cbsl ol Third "a ..u
opposite Tho old jew store vhec be viii NY
constantly on hand = large assortment Of N,p
hogony and Cane Bottom Chairs and c.,sia
Wnrc Of every description, which bo vn tiolh't
ofon ne reasonable terms AZ tho soms w. pose
can bc had elsewhere in the county ''"''es
HE stock OF Chhiu't Ware now ON b,r5
sists In part Dressing and Common nv, con
Sofas, Sewing and Washing Stands. Dost. Vaus
Book Uasos, French and Field Posi- nod., t9d
Dining, BrenkHst, Centre, Gard and nv Pi'VSrs ~
bles, &c. Colins manufactured and do,ir.... IA
any place desired. '''sa a.
February Q, lsJo,-[no I, vol. iv.1
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Washington Items,

WASHINGTON, Feb. lj.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Times
saws that Hamilton Fish and Bishop Amcs
returned to Washington to-day and made
q report to the Government of their mis-
sion to relieve the Union prisoners in the
South. They repaired to Fortress Nom
roe and made known their commission 10
| the confederate authorities ut Norfolk, by
whom the matter was referred 10 Rich
mond. a reply came, refusing the Conn
missioners admission to the confederate
territory, but expressing readiness to ne>
gotiate for the general exchange ofPrlson-
ers.
Our Commissioners opened negotiations
which resulted in perfect success. An
equal exchange was agreed TO, but the
| Confederates haG 500 more prisoners than
we. With commendable magnanimity
they proposed 20 release these also, on pa
lrole, If our Government would agree to res
lease 800 of their men that may next fall
into our hands. The noble commission
OF Secretary Stanton, therefore, has its
ample reward.
A general jail delivery of our dear boys
will occur throughout the South, and vii
soon be rejoicing in liberty regained.
We may add to this that the Secletar!
Of War, Mr.. Stanton, has issued a mani
festo discharging all political prisoner
now held by the Government, except thos
against whom there are actual charge
made upon oath, &c. They are first re
qured to take oath not to give aid ant
comfort to the enemy. 1t now remains t
Z be seen whether the Postmaster Genera
will act in the same spirit, and rescind hi
: unlawful order forbdding the transml'
sion Of certain newspapers by the mail
All vessels of war belonging either t
the Federal or Rebel states, are prohibite'
on and after the 9th instant from entering
, any British Port, except to take in water
coal or provisions to enable the vessels t
reach the nearest American port.
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The Capture of Roanoke Island.
HIGHLY INTERESTING DETAILS.
Accounts from Richmond Papers.

The latest Richmond papers contain
many additional and highly interesting
particulars of the desperate engagement
on Roanoke Island We subjoin the fol-
owing extracts:
Account of the Battle.
Correspondence of the Richmond Exnminer.l
No,toik, Feb. 10, 1862. AFTER the close
Of my dispatch yesterday evening, much
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-27

AN All making appropriations for the sunno,+ Of
tlc MlLilafy Academy Tor the yeareudn o. the tLir
neth OF June, eighteen hundIe ed and sixtvtj,ren
~ ~ enaetea oy the senate and house of renre
sehtallVes OF the United States of America in dnn
gress assembled, That the following sums he ma H.
sShle are hereby appropriated, out of any nouo, T.,
Iie treasury not otherwise appropriated for fbc az,
port OF me Military Academy for the venr on J;,p
three: 9 """uieu ana sixty
or pay of officers, instructors. cadets and mn
9iGldnS' one hundred thousand dollars
~ cuhhlutatlon of subsistence four thousond
oile nuhufed and sixty zone dollars
fOr forage for officers horses ono tbouso,l Co.,.
INJURED ana forty dollars. ~
For pay in lieu of clOthiuo, IN oo;oou., .
sixty dollars W oncers' servants,
or current and ordinary expenses. as follows.
IepaiIs ana improvements, fuel aud apparatus To-
IISJ' pus!ueei stationery transportation, printing
SielhS, miscellaneous and incidental expenses and
lars. ~ ~ ''"'u uoi-
a., For gradual increase and expense of library one
thousand dollars. ~ '"'
ForeNpenses of the board of visitors, one tbou-
sand five hundred dollars. "
thousand dollars 10y "''''S' HNe
For supplying horses for artillery and covol,,
practice one thousand dollars '"''S
For repairs otoflicers' quarters onc tbors.,, a.
hundred dollars 1' V"' 'nousahu, hNe
t0r targets and batteries for artillery exercise
one hundred and fifty dollars N>'''ise
fGr furniture for hospital for cadets one hundred
or annual repairs of gas pipes and retors, three
for warming apparatus or academic and otber
p'ululngs' three thousand dollars
dollars. null one Thousand
dollars ''"P s'ouhui one thousand
Approved, February 10, 1862.
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d0lurresttr QaiIp spg


L
Mails Close As follows:
Northern Worcester County, Vermont and New Eanp-
hire, via Worcester Nashua Railroad, at 6e1 a. and
due at 400 p. m.
dale Clinton Lowell, and Nashua, n H., at 600
and 80 D. m and are due at 9l5 and ice
Princeton and East Princeton 81 a0 p n; ana Is Que as
City OF Boston 80 and se9 m, As and 90 p.
and are due at 9.l5 a. M SSe and go P m So.
Maine Eastern New Hampshire, and Eastern Massa
chusets-900 n, and SEQ p m; and are due al sI5
a. m, $50 and 100 .. N.
Providence Railroad $50 a. H. and $3.50 p M and are
due at 40 q. m. and go p.
WAY Mail on Providence and Worcester Railroad 3 80
Western-(AiI towns in Massachusetts, West of wor
cester,l SIS a. m, and are due ST ?; m. -.
ALBANY western New York and Western states II
g. m. and 45 p. m. are due at 30 and le45
Sprincfieid.Sl5 and 245 and are due at g ~
Hartford. ali Connecticut Except windham ana New
London counties sis a. H. ana As p m; and are due
st $50 and l045 p. n.
New London ana Wndham County, Conn.,, 1000 a. m
nd are due at el5 am
New ork CITY ana southern States so a. m, and
andlO.45 m.
Barre, Barre Plains Petersham, Paxton, Dana North
Dana aad West Rutland, g45 a. M; and due Loo
p. m.
Holden, Rutland, North Rutland, Hubbardston, Cold
brook, and Oakham 330 p m, and are due at 500 m
Leicester g45 a. n and 30 and are due at 9VO
Milibury, and west Mnibury, $50 a. n and $50 p IN.
and are due at $40 a. n, and 6.3e p. m,
Shrewsbury, lis p. m, and is due at SOC q.
Grafton, New England Village, and CorJayille, $50
m and are due at 1885, p. m.
birmingham, South birmingham, Hopkinton, Ashland
Woodyille, Westboro' NortnborO', southboro' CoTda
vile, and Grafton LAS .. M; and due at 95 a m
Milford, AIendon, Hollston, Bolton Berlin eco a.
and 500 p, and are due at Sis and ~ p.
mail for New York and Boston and beyond, is close
at this office on sunday at 90 o'clock ?.
Office hours from a. m, TO 500 p SUNDAYS froI
l2.l0to y 40. I. J. NJ. EARLE P. n.
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q.
AN ACT to authorize the president of the United
States in certain to take possession of rail.
road and telegraph lines, and for other purposes
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house of represent
atVes OF the United States of America in congress
assembled, That the president of the United States
W !, IN ms Judgment the public safety may require
~ be ana he is hereby authorized to take possession
OF amy or all the telegraph lines i'm the United Stotes
thelr olees and apurenances to take possession of
any or AZ the railroad liues in the United States
their rolling stock their Offices shops buiidings
and all their APPENDICES and appurtennnccs: To nIe
scribe rules and regulations for the holding usinS
ana maintaining ofthe aforesaid telegram and ra1
road lines, and to extend, repair and comnlefe Tho
same IN the manner most conducive to the safety
anu interest," OF the government; to place under mill
,aTy cohlfol al the officers, agents. and EMPLOYEES
belonging to the telegraph and railroad lines inns
Iaken possession of by the president so that tbey
miita pe as post road and part of the
Giles Of war. wy '"'Vo "nu uIll-
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That NM. n.
tempt by any party or parties whomsnaver ~" NY ~
state or district in which the laws oi the iI;Sa
states are opposed, or the execution thereof oh.
structeu by insurgents and rebels against the Itiad
States, too powerful to be suppressed Inv the ord
Ty course OF judicial proceedings TO resist or intn
ere win the unrestrained use by government ofthe
properly described in the preceding section or nnv
attempt to injure or destroy the property aforesaid
snaiI oe punished as military offence by death or
such other penalty a. court-martial may impose
sec 3. And be ii further enacted, That three com
missioners shall be appointed by the president Of the
United States, by and with the advice and consent
OF the senate TO assess and determine the damages
suffered, or the compensation TO which any railroad
or Telegraph company may be entitled by reason of
the railroad or telegraph line being seized ard used
under the authority conferred by this act and their
award shall be submitted TO congress for their
action. ~ '''Vir
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That fine franz
portauOn OF troops, munitions of war eonin
mrents, military property and stores, throughout IKE
United States, shall be under the Immediate central
and supervision of the secretary of warand snnh
agents us ne may appoint andall rules regulations
articles usages, and laws IN conflict with Ills nrovj
sion are hereby annulled ''' P'''i-
Sec, D. And be il further enacted. Tint tho co,,
pensalOh OF each of the commissioners nfotesaid
snall be eight dollars per day while In actual ser,
wee; ana that the provisions of this net so lor as
it relates to the operating and using said rSiToods
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[PUBLIC-No. 10.l
AN ACT amending the provisions of the second
section of the act of January twenty fourth,
eighteen hundred and ffty-seven, enforcing the
attendance of witnesses before committees of Ell
Their house of congress.
BE it enacted by the senate and house of repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in con
gress assembled That the provisions of the second
section of the act entitled IAN act more efectualy
to enforce the attendance of witnesses on the sum
mons OF either house of congress, and to compel
them TO discover testimony" approved January
twenty-iourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven be
amended altered, and repealed, so as to read as
follows; That the testimony of a witness examined
and testitying before either house of congress or
any committee of either house of congress, shall
not be used evidence in any criminal pro-
ceeding against such witness in any court of
justice: Provided, however. that no official pa
per or record, produced by such witnesses on
such examination, shall be held or taken to be in
eluded within the privilege of said evidence so to
protect such witness from any criminal proceeding
as aforesaid and no witness shall hereafter beal.
allowed to refuse to testify TO any fact, or to pro-
duce any paper touching which he shall be exann-
ed by either house of congress, or any committee
OF either house, for the that his testimony
touching such fact, the production of such
paper, may tend to disgrace him otherwise render
him infamous: provided, that nothing in this act
shall be construed to exempt any witness from pros
ecution and punishment for perjury committed by
him in testitying as aforesaid.
Approved Jan. "a, 1861.
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AN ACT authorizing an increase of the clerical
force in the War and Navy Departments
Be it enacted by the senate and house of represen
tauves OF the United States of America in congress
assembled That in addition to the clerical and 9TH
er force now authorized by law in the war depart.
ment as its bureaus the secretary of war is hereby
authorized to appoint as follows In the office OF
the Office of the adjutant- general eighteen clerks
OF class one, and one messengers in the office of the
laborer; in the office of the paymaster-generaI
eight clerks OF class one, and one messenger in The
Office of the chief of engineers one clerk of class
one; i'll the office of the chief of ordnance three
clerks of class one in the office of the commssary
general three clerks of class one and one laborer
ana the acknowledgement is authorized to employ in
ms once any number not exceeding ten. of non.
commissioned officers, to be selected by him from
the army IN addition to his present clerical force
sec q And be it further enacted, That the Sec
rotary OF the navy be authorized to employ four adj
ditional clerks of class one for that department.
Approved. January o. 1852
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[PUBLIC-NO. l6 |

AN ACT authorizing the secretary of the interio, in
strike from the pension rolls tile names of snch
persons as have taken up arms against the govern
meht, or VINO may have i'll any manner encour.
aged the rebels. N0"i'
be 1t enacted by the senate and house of represen
tatveS of the United States OF America in congress
he is hereby authorized and directed fn strike fran
,he pension rOls the names OF all such persons as
nave or may hereafter take up arms against The gov
eminent of the United States, or who have in snv
manner encouraged the rebels or manifested a sVm-
pathy with their cause > IN
Approved, February T. 1862
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LruDLIo REsoIrrIoN-Nn. o.

hEoOLu lion IN relation to allotment cortia
Haigs OF pay 10 persons held as prisoners of war
~ the socalled confederate states VI war
ai,es OF we United States of America in congress
assemDed' That the secretary of war be aut6orized
~ a. puGuIS rom such officers and enlisted men of
M ny In"eu STATES army as are now or hereafter
may nay ue held us prisoners Of war in the socoiIed
yn states from time to time their respec
C; I1iionenls OF their pay to their families or
to,nd T. cellned by them IN writing and duly at
ies'e9 ~ pursuance OF such orders as may be made
IaI purpose by the secretary Of war, and upon
T,i ~ ceIued allotment the said secretary of war
NeW ORR or Boston, to the order Of such persons
10 whom SAID allotments were or may be made. and
10 remit SAID drafts to the address OF such person as
may De designated in said allotment tickets
Approved, Febfuary6, 1852.
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z9eo Bork Embellishments.
he PARKHURST BURRTNG MA.

TTNHE PABKHURST Burning MA.
Stephen Parkhurst MAY l. 1876 for the "Burring Ma
chine, was on the 18th day OF April, 1859, extended for
seven wears from and after the st day OF May, 1853
Tie inGersiened are sole owners Of said extended
term, and 10 person party has rlht 10 make,
sell the machine without right derived from And,
in order that there may be misunderstood =
hereby give notice that right to the exclusive
joyment Of said invention will be protected by every
proper legal means, and s persons mo make, sell or
use these MACHINES, without right from Us, will b
promptly prosecuted for damage $50 machine, for
inlunetions to restrain them ON further
As the Atlas Manufacturing COMPANY have license
TO manufacture said machines NJ 203 Center street.
in the city OF New York, where it convenient Tor man
uacturers to get them, here no paatine apology
for arrangements upon rights.
Mr. :. R. PARKiURSr is the Agent Of the Atlas Man
utcturing Company, and is generally in attendance at
their Office. FRANCIS NORRIS
CHARLES A BULKLEY,
h23 d3m% R0Bl W. RUSSELL.
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and telegraphs, shall not be in force any longer
than necessary for the suppression of this rebel
lion.
Approved. January 81, 1862.
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sgTe, p. 4. NICHOLS, dealer in

e--~-h..lsAs-S all kinks Of FRESH AND SALT FISH
LoHsltRs OYArEhsi &cu at Wholesale and Retail
az tue fh and oyster Market, No. Foster street. WOr
eester. ~ Families and Partesauppcd with Oysters
at short notice dtf mchl2
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session of the Thrty-seYentll
Congress.