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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
Military Rule in Columbia County.

We take from the Columbia county pa
pers, the following. ltspeaks for itself:
NEcK,PuLIlNG IN JACKSON,
Columbia County .SS:
Leonard II. Cole, Of Jackson township,
in said township Of jackson, and is six
teen years Of age. That on Saturday al-
ternoon, November 9th, three soldiers
came to my fathers house and searched
it. They then went to the barn, and de-
poncnt started to the orchard near it to
drive out the sheep to another field. One
of tho soldiers stopped him and took him
to the stable in the barn. Two of them
were there They said they would make
me tell where my father was. | told them
| did not know that he had gone on
Monday week TO the mountain, up West
Creek gap, to hunt, told them the way
there. During the examination they put
a rope around my neck and threw it over
n NOW pole and drew on it. One OF them
held the rope and the other had bool;
10 set down what said. The one with the
book directed the other to pul! harder =
lie said my father had been there two
hours before, there was no use in denying
it. | denied he had been there. The
rope was pulled until my heels were
drawn oil the floor, and was blinded and
unable to speak. Ny mother and Eliza
beth Robbins approaching, they took of
the ropo and staggered out of the stable
Ono Of them had a rope with him ant
they obtained another piece in the stable
and tied the two together to draw me up
had answered the ouastiOns they had
asked me and had not given them any
uncivil language.
do not know the names Of the soldier
in the stable, but would know them upoi
seeing them. The third ono was Ephrain
Kline, of Benton township. He was n
tho corncrib, between the house and barn
LEONARD K. COLE.
Sworn and subscribed before me. No
venlbsr OH 1851. j. COLEMAN,
Prolhonotary.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

BGy On Saturday last our unusually
quiet town was visited for the first lime,
which caused no little amazenent, by u
troop OF horsemen numbering about thir-
ty, under command of Capt. Lambert,
and accompanied by Capt. Silvers,, Dep
uty Provost Marshal, from Bloomsbury,
Columbia county. Their mission was to
arrest all drafted persons who had not re-
ported ard convey them to headquarters.
whore their respective cases are 10 find
adjustment. They rode good horses, were
well armed, and orderly In their behav ior,
while in the place. We understand that
rendezvous is to be appointed at Dushore,
where 200 men are 10 be stationed, and ril
conscrpts who have not reported them
selves are to be ferreted out an. mee,
with their Just dues - ,SpDcqR co. Don.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
Philadelphia New York.

Is Philadelphia Government work
shop, Or why is il thai Now York is con-
-r1ngs'to 'PhiIadelphiaa We have watched
this matter for years and We DOW kaoic
that the movement in tho direction above
indicated is about TO take fresh start,
and one which, il not checked, will leave
Philadelphia high and dry as q Ecu bur
ban" city, as the New Workers call her.
Country merchants can always buy to
better advantage in New York, or even in
Baltimore before the war, than they could
in Philadelphia but the advantage in
transportation was in favor OF Philadel-
phia. Now, however, for some reason or
other, this is changed, and New Workers
ace assuring the merchants in this sec,ion
that goods can be delivered at Tyrone
from their city as cheaply as they can
from Philadelphia Aud if they can be
delivered at Tyrcne we know of no point
west OF Harrisburg where they could
not be.
There must be a cause for this. What
is it5 Philadelphia is more inland than
New York. But the port and custom
charges are no greater, and rents are
lower in Philadelphia than they are in
the former city. Is New York more of
free city, and less of Government work
shop, than Philadelphia Or is this all
the result Of tho discrimination Of the
freight charges of the Pennsylvania rail
road against the internal trade of the
S,ateH Philadelphia capitalists bnilt this
road, and they ought TO control il. But
the capitalists of Philadelphia are not her
merchants, AT all events, if tho mer-
chants of Philadelphia do not look TO
their own interests in this mttlsr, i, will
be but short time until their ambition
will not aspire beyond that Of successful
retailers and Shop-keepers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
From the journal Of Commercel

TETRoLgCn.-Seven years ago, Nenango
county, Pennsylvania, was regarded as
one OF tho poorest, as it is one of the
smallest counties in tho State Of Penusyl-
vania. More than one third Of its entire
surface could have been purchased for
less than three dollars per acre. It's best
improved farms would bling little if any
thing'over thirty dollars per acre, and its
entire industrial products did not exceed
three hundred thousand dollars
Choice oil lands sell now. readily OF from
three hundred to five thousand dollars
per acre, and they have sold as high az
iorty-ive thousand dollars per acre.. The
yield Of oil from the county during the last
year was over fifty millions of dollars, or
greater than the entire coal and iron trade
of the entire State of Pcnnsy lvania, and
should the present price of oil be sustain
ed, the product will be nearly eighty mill
ions OF dollars the coming year.
That oil, as an article cf commerce and
exncrtaton, is to become OF the first impor-
tance is very certain. Its uses every
where are daily multiplying. and the de-
mand for it augmenting in the same Pro-
portion, II is rapidly displacing other
substances rs a lubricator. As an illumi-
nator outside of the cities and towns,
where there is no gas, it has taken the
Place of everything else heretofore employ
ed for that purpose. In time the same
will be true OF Europe. Predictions are
made that it will be extensively con-
'umed in the production OF gas, especial
ly in towns remote from the coal mines, as
there will be great saving in the differ
ence OF the cost of transportation. Nor is
Il all unlikely that it will be applied to
generating steam in ocean navigation.
There need be no fear Of the failure of
.he supply. The extent Of the oil-bearing
territory and tho richness Of the deposits,
Is such that it may be considered mex
laus,ble. Since the original discovery
in Pennsylvania, oil has been found in
Western New York, Western Virginia
md Ohio. Fine surface indications are
Ilso said to have been discovered on the
Fac ilic coast. Il
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

NAUTION.-All persons are hereby caution.
" eNnga INST taking an assignment Of prom
isssEy VOTE given by the undersigned to Hugh
ConHway, now deceased,) dated about the 27th
day Of February, 1864, and payable three years
after date. with interest, M said note has been
paid in fall to Charles Conawsy. sep.. the fnihor
- .,ii ,--' ss-.-~@ % hUciIiJShEl.
Nov. 80, lS6l-ll.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
Foreign News.

LONDON, Nov, l3.-The treaty of peace
has been finally adopted by both houses of
the Danish Legislature.
Captain Semmes was on board the new.
Confederate cruiser, Sea King. when she
received her crew from the Laurel, off
Madeira. lie explained To the men what
ne expected them to do in the rebel SER
vice. a considerable row then ensued,
and ont of about 100 men, ihiriy.six de
clined to 90.
Pans. Nov, l3.--The Pa,ri' asserts that
England has called upon the Great Pow
crs to protest collectively against the
seizure of the Florida.
The Rentes closed at GGf 20c.
The London Morning Star says
Although the Federal accounts Of the
seizure of tho Florida have not yet been
received, there can be no doubt that o
very gross violation OF neutrality has been
committed, and il hopes that the United
States Government will repudirte tho
transaction and offer salisiactionno Brazil
1t adds "rhc American nation IL strong
enough to wait for the capture Of these
cruisers in due form. The triumph o
the Kearsage lost none Of its eclA from
the previous career OF itsvictim, and We
know of nothing which could 30 raso the
reputation of the Government Of the
United States among its friends in Europe
as a prompt oler of reparaiion to Brazi
for this unqucstionable and objectionable
Outrage"
la France announces that Brazil ha.
broken off all friendly relations with the
United States on account OF the seizure o
the Florida.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
Tho Great Obstacle to Re. Union.

The Boston Journal is perhaps the most
authentic representative OF the old Fedor-
al, or Strong Government party now
liviag. In very few words it presents the
demands that are to DO made upon tho
South before peace can be thought Of,
which present insurmoun,ablc obstacles
to settlement. The first is the abandon
ment Of the theory of States Rights"
and the second, slavery" The last
amounts TO nothing. 1t is embraced in
the former; and before the South gives
that up they>hnd better accept Buffers
Observation-Disclosures and We might
add the Northern States ALSO The result
would inevitably be monarchy. If this
Union is ever 10 be restored it must bo
10y clear and undisputcd recognition of
the rights and sovereignty of the States :;
and tho sooner the Democracy, and all
other men who desire restored Union
understand this. and act accordingly, the
better for all concerned. But hear the
journal.
ave SEQ no serious objection to the
proposition, which has found favor in
some quarters, to offer the rebels terms OF
peace, provided the prosecution of the
war is not interrupted for moment. We
doubt whether the rebels are yet in suiii-
cently s,raitened circumstances to sub
nit 10 the government, but there Is no
la, ;,,n nlF ,,;,
cially if the suggestion Of Gen. Butler is
adopted, and the rebels are plainly IN
formed there will he n sharper prosecu.
tiOn of the war if it is not accepted. The
loading terms which the government
would naturally offer to the rebels are few
and simple. They are embraced in the
Presidents celebrated letter "To whom il
may concern" as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANsIoSA
WAsuINGToN, July IL, lS6h
70 lsiom / mag coRcelW:
ANY proposition which embraces The
restoration of peace, tho integrity of the
whole Union, AND tho djaH(ormc,a Of SEaccry
ondwhich comeB by and with an authors
ty that can control the armies now at wal
agains. tho United States will be received
and considered by the executive govern
ment OF the United States, and will bt
, met by liberal terms on substantial art
collateral points; and the bearer therco
shall have safe conduct both ways.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
This letter and the Baltimere platform
embraces the policy upon which The Pres
ident went before the country, and i y
The policy which has been approved anC
indorsed by the people. 1t requires o
the rebels two sacrifices: |. Tho theory
OF State rights and secession. .. Slavery
We ask them nothing to which we our
selves vii, not submit. We neither pro
propose to hold slaves, nor that each nor
them Stale shall be sovereign. We pro
} pose that republican freedom shall reigl
in every State, and that the general gov
, crnment shall have all the powers whicl
legitimately belong to the government o
a nation such as our fathers intended I,
establish. We can meyer live in peace an,
yquiet-we can never again become rospec
ted and feared until these two primo
Pics are established.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
Sru advertisements.

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-Eotico is here.
IL by given that Lettors Testnmentary on the
estate Of JOHN MCPHERSON, late Of the Dor
Ough Of Clearnsld decoased, having been taken
out by tho undersigned, all persons indebted Il
said estate nro requested to make immediate Fay
mcnt, and those having claims against the same
will present them duly authenticated for sottlc
mont. REUBEN MCPHERSON,
Nov. 30 Gt.pl Executor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
The Columbia Co, Political Prisoners

The Columbia Co, Political Prisoners.
The S.ar ofMe North speaking OF Elias j.
MclIenry, one OF the Columbia Co. Politi-
cal prisoners says;
The subject OF this notice was ono Of
the For, Mffln prisoners, who was dis
charged on Tuesday, the Sth inst, and
has since arrival homo in Fishingcreek
tp., Columbia, county from whence he, with
forty-five others, was SO summarily taken
on the 3lSt day Of August last. We un-
derstand that quito number oil these po-
litical prisoners arc held in confinement
at Harrisburg. under the pretence OF an
darsoing q trial, and tho balance ye. re-
main in rort Miflin. These men have
bocn incarceraled nearly eighty days, in q
damp unhealthy cell, which is dripping
with water from the arches over them,
and its sides kept almost constantly wet.
They ARE fast being ruined in health-he
coming insane, deaf, End so afflicted with
rheumatism as to be crippled for life. No
man, however sound in health, could long
undergo such ireatment.-These men have
done nothing that they should receive
such runishmcni. They should 10 treated
as innocent persons until they are proven
otherwise Then, if at all,it is time to sub
iect them to such brutal and disgraceful
treatm ent. We would rot be guilty o
treating dumb brutes as these men are
treated j. sgrpggiiiPR 4 that the these .iqst msn
ment at tho hands OF this administration
Mr.. McIlenry was released on the ground
that the Government had nothing against
him"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

GAuTioN.-The public arc hereby c,utit,
~ cd against buying or selling, or ia nny ~,
modelling with certain RAN Of Timber NAV
lying in the woods in Lawrence township. naa,
by George AughiLbOugh, as the same i nv r ma.
perty. r..
Nov. 2, 1861. JOSIAH VI. THOMPSON
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
u ELIEE NOTICE.-The sosri a, Rs,ie,

LspbF NoifCE.--Ihe HOsrl uf Relief
~ for the county Of Clcarheld. Will meet q, n q
Commissioners Office, on Wednesday aud Th-rs.
day, tic 2sth and .9th days Of Docembcs, 1864.
The Board havo directed thst NIL new nnpl
cnnts must appear before the Board and produce
their sworn statement detailing nrmo Of soldier,
regiment aud company when enlisted the
number Of children, with ago and sex OF cneb ;
the township in which they resided at tho time Of
enlistment, and their present residence; aud that
she is without the means OF support for herself
and children, who are dependent upon her.
Two witnesses of cresiibility from the township
in which she resides, must also be produced
whose certificate, sworn TO before the board, must
set forth that the applicant is the person she ep
rcscnts herself 10 be; that the statemment oTthe.
number and age of her family is true TINT sbo
Is in destitute circumstances and her family in
actual want and that all the facts set forth in hcr
application are just and true.
Forms containing those acquisitions can DO oh
tanned at the Office of the Board Of Relief when
application is made and tho Witnesses appear
Nov. 80, 1864. W. s. BRADLEY. OK.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

-, Ss1 !. q. IS stated by New York papers
t.a. lhe stale would have gone from len
70 twenty thousand majority for M,Ciellon
aud seymour had not so many soIdier
votes been delayed in the mails and oil,
erwlse. In some counties as high as Two
hundred proxy soldier ballots for Tho
democratic candidates have come TO hand
through the mails since the election. The
time VIII come when the Shoddy leaders
will suffer for these tricks, at the hands
ot their own party.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

g&Dr Deputy Marshal A. II. Head left on
The eastern train to-dey for Harrisburg,
having in charge one Harry Fisher, ar.
rested os deserter from the regular SER
wee IL appears on investigation .bat
tlSher Is rather slippery chap; his own
statement lsrather uniavorable. The last
charge is FOR desertion from the Water
tord camp, after being received as sub
stiiute for Sheriff Perks, of Clearfield. -
EIk County Adrocate.
Was this the result of the teachings of
leaving coprerheads Of CleaffeldY Will
our Jaeobin neighbor disown his esteemed
'leha' Harry as good and true Lincoln
man!
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
HlAIIPT & Co.

HAVING leased the Foundry and MttLhd
III Shops ut Milcsburg, known as GREENS
FOUNDRY" are prepared to mOnuiatur and
repair Steam Engines, sweep and tread power
Throshing Machines, New World and Hathaway
Cook Stoves, Wagon SpindlcS, PlowS, and Cast.
ing' u all kinds ut short notice. They alsohve
both at Bcllcfonte and Milcsbuig (, a variety d
Cook and Parlor Stoves for soft coal, of Pits.
burg manufacture. Call and sec for yourselves
ISAAC llAUPT is agont for the York, Wyou.
ing and Columbia Insurance Companies.
jy2O,6tly
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Licensed Auciionccr.

VNyM. VI. BLOOM, Of Pike township, de-
w sires t61nform his friends and the public
generally that he has taken cut License as On
AUCT lONEER, and viii attend to the crying
Of sales in any pnrt of the county at the shortest
notice, and at the most reasonable charges M.
dress, either personally or by letter, either at
o., -,",'.s,iiio - DIvvnl'iiic. Apurb %, II.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

DlED--ln this place, on Sunday evening last,
ut the residence CT her son, VIM. Porter, ESQ,
Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, in the S5th ycar.f her
n0O.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
4 FARM FOR SALE.

WE subscriber Offers for sale on reasonable
tberms, u Farm in De,caria township, ono
mile South Of Deccaria Mills, 1t contains Fifty
kuA Acres, with Forty Acres cleared, -
E& franc Dwelling. house, Store house, M
log Barn, and OtheT oat buildings, and grcTi1r
Orchard Of thriving trees. Tho title is unli,pu.
table. For Terms, apply to the undersigned.
in Lawrence township, Clearield county, Pa,
sep2l -3n-pd j. r. READ
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

B=a5- The Democracy Of Wisconsin have
m, made gain of li,0O0 votes over last year.
lhe majority for Lincoln on the home
vote Is small Michigan and Wisconsin.
rave pave done better than any other Western
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
ESTIiAY.

EOUND:--On tho road between Curwerls'
II and Logan's Mill, on the 29th OCTOBER lIss ss,
a TRAVELLING BAG, containing, among oe,.
things, several articles of clothing. inc ownu hr
by calling upon the subscriber and PAYNE yT''
gos, can have his property. ). Bbhi"oi'
Lawrence tp., Nov. v, 1861. -----
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30
NURSERY

CLEARFIELD NURsERY-en- =
~ Home Industry.-Thc undcrs ,~oafage
e Established a Nursery, on the w 'snea hayas
way between Clcarfcld and CursorOs',a1,oO ABOUT bali
is prepared to furnish Ill sin5s T'tnle Of pr. %''',
STANDARD and Dw"dl Gvcrgroens sb,.,S.,' ;r. S..'
erape e..I oiu.s' "":ebctries, LawtOn Blnckbs,,n,
Sttd"o0rtS SIt ar! Raspberry vines. AlsO, Sibgi,
t,"P ees, Ounce and early scarlet Rbou6,I1
o. Orders promptly attended to- Adires
}. ID. WRIGHT, C,r,cMngt
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Attempts 70 burn New Yerh en,rh, :,

A'sSAlpS?. -S!Ahl Ifth Sccurrsd this
evening at the st. Nicholas Hotel, the La
farge House, and al Barnum's Museum.
Three or four rooms were damaged in
the 81. Nicholas hy fire, and considerable
injury was done TO tho furniture OF TIE
hotel. The Lafasge House was not dem
aged, but great excitement was occasion
ed in tho Winter Garden Theatre for
a while, though it was not attended with
any injury TO life or limb. The business
Of either house will not DO interfcred
with. Barnum's museum was evidently
set on Gre, but the damage to the build
ing was only slight. A panic amDng the
audience took place, bat fortunately no
one was seriously hurt.
The coincidence of tho event OF those
fires creates quite lively sensation.
Neo York. Nov. 90, Il, N-The ST.
James, Belmont, and Lovejoy's Hotels
have also been on fire to night, but no
real damage occurred. Alarms are fire.
quent, and perhaps other hotels will be
fired. All this is doubtless the work of
incendar!es. The fire department is ac-
tive, and nothing serious is feared.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

THE SHADOW OF DEAru.-Gen. Sheridan
has accomplished much in the Valley, hut
at sad expense. During tho campaign
he has lost 35,Sl3 men, and his force is
now reduced to 81, 1856. Siegel lost 5000
men there last May. Hunter lost 10000.
Wright lost about 1900. A total loss Of
nearly 81 900 men in that Valley alone
1t is the valley Of the Shadow of Death :"
Ana now it has to be sub slantially aban-
doned again for the winter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

Bio STkAlNG.-- Philadelphia parers in
Fm US, tEat the faithful Loyal Lsaguers
,np.oyed at the Navy Yard in that city.
nd who are numbered by The thousand =
nave been doing an extensive business in
the way Of stealing government proerty.
The discovery was first made about the
date Of the October election; bnt for fear
that exposure might take fow votes from
Lincoln which he was otherwise sore Of
the affair was carefully concealed, THE
stealing Of course going Oh in the mean
time, until the votes wore all III. Copper
wac stolen by the Ton, and sent 10 New
York; and in one instance a barrNl OF
knives ond forks we're found in the po,,
session of one of the thieves, many Of
whom have been arrested. The operators
rank from the scavenger up 70 officers of
high rapk-and all of whom were among
the most inyeterate "eoppsrhead killers. ;,
.' ---------s
BaSGold, on Saturday last, sold at 2lSI /
to go Why don't our neighber inform
'he "bp's" that Lincoln is elected?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

AT ,ng BEtLEroSrE rOuypRr--CnAsGE
TLACB OP BUyISySs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

ss5' TIE statement, published in some
Of the Abolition papers, that il is impossi-
ble TO give the official majority in Pensyl-
vania n the "home vote" in October lasi
is simply absurd and ridiculous. This an
nouncement is no doubt, based upon n
queer letter addressed by the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth TO lhe New York TTi-
tuHe, in which that officer states the "im-
possibility" Of such a thing, and then
coolly adds, that, as the vote was so close
as 10 require the official returns to decide
it, the fact as TO who had the majority can
never be known, nor officially danomced."
Now, this is all much clearer than it ap-
pears al first sight to the unsophis,icated
reader. II is by no means the 'muddle'
that our Secretary would have the public
believe. The plain truth is, the Deniocra
cy have a majority on tho home vote, an d
the Abolition officials know il; but for
certain veTy cogent reasons these indyid-
uals, who have, it seems, the power 10
play fast and loose in the business. do
not care about letting the people know
the exact truth. Hence the matter is
smoolhed over, and, in fact, summarily dis
missed, with the satisfactory announce
ment, that 10 arrive at the truth is impos-
sible. II the Abolition Congressional tick.
OF had obtained a amajority of the smallest
kind this "impossibie" state of things
would never have occurred, and tho stake
holders OF the numerous bets tending on
the result would, long ago, have
been called upon TO nay the money over
to the fortunate winners Of the ssmo.
That's what's the matter l-Tbr Joc
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-30

So6 Chestnut st., PhilaSn,,,,
:aG Specimens tent gratis, when rna' r,;..
OF. November "a T'R AZ