Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-11-11

out Of it by saying it was the Election
Board" that did wrong Bah.
CoRRECrroN-In the Court proceeding
as published in our paper Of the lgtl
October last, the report Of the case Of tn
Commonwealth vs.. Joseph Amcs, 70
Fornication," &c, should have been JgrG
instead Of Joseph Ames. rho parties ar
in no way related to each other, Tn
mistske was entirely accidental on GU
part,
Sworn tx Amos Read, Esq,, the Count,
( Commissioner elect, was sworn in Office
on Monday last. snd entered upon ia,
discharge of his duties.
Mr. Read, takes the place Of Samuel C.
Thompson, Esq, who has discharged the
duties Of Commissioners for the past lhres
years, with honor to himself, and the
bes! interests OF the public
HARD Ur-The Post Office Department I
refuses TO Jake ia own shin-plasters unless
at discount Of ~ per cent
We presume the forthcoming report OF
the Post Moster General will give glow
ing description Of the revcnues oi that
Department. Why should not the rcgen.
ues he enormous when the department |
orders the deputy Post Masters, to collect
from 40 to so rsr scut more postage for
letter9, from tbs people, thgu tho Law
exectsi
Wha, would be said Of al individual
guilty Of similar acts ?
G5- A glorious opportunity is now
offered to the loyal braggarts wh,o have
been Boosting Of their excessive loyalty
to tho Government" for the rust two
ior three wears
4 Gov. Curtin, now adgerliaes for 35. 2GS
iof those fellows The Governor wants
none but loyal citizens" 10 fall in, and
.fl up the ranks, but we ieal this test will
rroye that the people Of our country,
prs all dsloyaL az we can find no one
willing 10 volprxeer We hope the men
who, previous TO the late election, Sere in
.fwor Of Curtin aud no draft. will now
5 volunteer. Turr out ye bra>ting loyalists
and practice what you preach.
PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAILROAD The !
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad was formally
opened on the 9th instant, to Empoiiu NJ
the county seat OF Cameron County. The
rails will he lSid, during the ensuing
month, as far as ST. Mary's, twenty miles
beyond Emporium. From the vest,
the rails will probably be laid to
Beuns Vista, which 10 twenty-three miles
from st. Mays. Thus will be completed |
from Erie TO Buena Vista, eighty-fye
miles and from Sunbury TO ST. Mays,
one hundred sSd sixty miles, leaving only
. gap OF tweniy-three miles unfinished be-
tween Erie and Philadelphia. Those
tWenty-Ihree miles are nearly all graded,
and al no very distant day will be ready
for the rails. This great enterprise may,
therefore, be regarded as fixed fact,
BLEcTIoS FRAUDS IN 0mo.-A dispatch
10 the New York HSdld from Hamilton,
Dhio, charges that the mos; gigantic frauds
Lsve been perpetrated in Ohio during the
Iecent election. Highlai d county alone
ryes Brough majority Of $50 votes more
ban the male population Of the place. 1t
contains population Of $3.50 males, in
cludiug the unnaturalized and soldiers in
Ihe arOy.
Revelations regarding the great major
llies recently given Ia Brough are daily
coming 10 light A Methodist minister
Nas arrested at Hamilton last weak upon
! charge Ct Illegal yoting He was brought
np before the Mayor, aud was bound over
p the sum Of Of FIVE hundred dollars 10 ap +,
pear at the next session Of the Court Of
Common Tless.
Ihe people or Ohio, although expecting
y were startled upon the receipt Of the
,ews Ct these frauds, and are now putting
heir heads together rs 10 the propriety OF
ppointing investigating Committees.
Rsg-The President has replied sffirma
iyely to Governor Gamble's application.
Or protection from apprehended violence
! the hands of radicals who are making
HAT is called tho Missouri troubles" over
be emancipation of slavery He says
nong other things, that he has no cause
Q suspect the Provisional GOV eminent of
issouri of disloyalty, and will protect it
hen OCCASION requires, TO the same extent
: any OF the regularly installed loyal
tate Governments, lie approves that
ar oI The Governors recent proclamation
vhich asserts the right of The naonlo 10
hauge or alter the State Government in
be mode pointed out by the Constitution
nd otherwise. The reply of the Pre.i.
ent substantially meets the requirements
f. the Missouri Conservatives, and will!
opblless displease the Radicals.
CryL LAw.-We clip the following ex.
ract from Judge Wilkins letter to the
Ne Democratic mass convention at Pitts
nlgb Would TO God that il could reach
nd sin& deep into the heart of every
nerjcan citizen
i'And lastly, in all the strife, changes