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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27
Important to All,


The following letter, from Provost Mar
shall Campbell, was received a few days
since, and as it alludes to matter in which
our readers generally are interested, we
printed it for their information:
HEADQUARTERS OF PRovOsT MARSHAL.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT OF PENN'A
WATERFORD, ERIE Co. July 10Th 1864.
S. j. Ro1o, Esq, Cleayfeld, Pa.
DEAR SIR As the President of the T.
nited States has issued a proclamation or
dering draft, for 10000 men, to take
place within fifty days from date of order,
it is desirable that in order to have a just
assignment of quotas under this call, those
of this Congressional District who are en-
rolled as liable to military duty, and who
have good claims for exemption, should pre-
sent themselves to the Board of Enrolment
for examination and have their names strick-
en- from the list
Many persons are probably enrolled who
will be exempted for manifest permanent
disability, over age, &c. If they present
their claims now, and be erased from the
enrolment, it will lessen the quota of the
Sub-District to which they belong.
1t is the privilege and duty of all interes
ted to give this matter immediate attention
Very Respectfully, your obedient servant
I'll. ). CAMPBELL, Provost Marshal
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

''Our neighbor announces that he has
printed tickets for the amendments" to
the Constitution to be voted for on the Cd of
August next but not a word about tickets
for 'tother side. ''-Uearfeld Republican,
July Goth.
Just so, neighbor We are for the a.
mendments-you are against them We
printed tickets for the use of such of our
friends as will vote with us, in extending
the elective franchise" to our brave soldiers
while in the military service of the coun-
try-you are at liberty to supply yourself and
such of your friends as are opposed to grant.
ing that privilege to our Nations Gefen-
ders. Besides, as we furnish the tickets at
our own expense, we are not aware that we
are under any obligations to furnish the op-
pOReats of that amendment with the means
Of further depriving our soldiers Of the
right of free suffrage" " A Pennsylvania
coter is white freeman-hence, as Penn
sylvania 5 soldiers are free men we desire
that they should share freeman privilege
Do you understa nd that, neighbor?
n. B. If any persons are desirous of yo-
ting against either of the amendments, we
will print them tickets, provided they pay
for the same
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27
"All the Amendments" !"

Under the above heading we publish, on
our outside to-day, an article copied from
the Le,oisbnrg Chronicle, which will. per
haps, give our readers a better understand
ing of the importance of the Amendments
to the Constitution-especia of the Sec
ond and Third amendments it being pre-
sumed that they fully understand the impor-
tance of the First-upon which they are tc
vote on Tuesday next, August I'd. One Of
the editors of the Chronicle held an impor,
tant position in the last Legislature and
having closely observed the doings of that
body, is well qualified to give correct o.
pinion as to the Importance of the Amend
ments he more particularly refers to- We
hope our readers will give his article care
full perusal.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

why is not the same privilege extend
ed to them Pennsylvania soldiers) that is
extended to the soldiers of other States -
--Cleorfeid Republican,, July Goth.
That is just the opportunity" that the
people ,oW ertend to our brave boys by a
dopting the FIRST proposed amendment, on
Tuesday next ''Other States" hare passed
la,cs extending the right of suffrage" to
their soldiers while in the military service
of the country, but Pennsylvania will extend
the privilege to her brave sons by Consti-
tuttonaI amendment.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27
THE RAFTsMAn's JOURNAL.
Rebel Atrocities.

The barbarities practicd by the guerrillas
In Missouri have probably no parallel in any
war on record. They appear to act more
like fiends from hell than men in human
forms and with human impulses Some of
their atrocities are most horrible to relate
A young man named Hart was murdered in
St Francois county, under circumstances of
the most revolving character When found
after his capture by the bushwhackers, he
was suspended from tree in such way as
to have produced a lingering and excrutia-
ting death, his hands being tied behind his
back by hickory thongs passed through holes
bored in his wrists. Other marks of aggra-
waited torture were found upon his person.
Another case of extraordinary atrocity was
the killing of an old Methodist preacher
named Morris, in Platte county, man sixty
years of age, whose eyes were first put out
and then he was shot. Numerous other
cases almost as bad have come to our knowl-
ledge. The shooting of innocent, unarmed
citizens is thing of daily occurrence. The
victims are nearly always Radical Union
men. conservatives are rarely disturbed.
Both Hart and Morris We're peaceable citi-
zens, but unconditional Union men.-.St.
LOHis Democrat.
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FOR THE AMENDMENT.

The tickets are to be so folded as to en-
close the words For the Amendment, y
leaving on the outside for perusal as the bal
lot is distributed to the boxes, the words
First Amendment, etc. Persons opposed
to either of the Amendments will vote a
similar ticket, with the words AGAINST
the Amendment" on the inside-the out
side being the same as above given. Each
voter will deposite three seperate tickets.
The FIRST Amendment relates to soldiers
voting, and will give them that privilege
while in the army shnnld the amendment
he approved by the people.
The Second amendment, if adopted,
will prevent the Legislature from passing
any bill that contains more than one subject
except appropriation bills.
The Third amendment, if passed, will
prevent the Legislature from passing bills
on subjects where powers have been extern
ded to the courts, to grant such privileges
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Don't be Deceived.

The Copperhead Democracy in various
Sections of the State are doing all they can
to prejudice the people against voting for
the amendment allowing our soldiers in the
field the privilege to vote The latest mis-
representation circulated by them is, that
the adoption of the first amendment" will
also give the negro soldiers right to vote
Now these men are either stupidity ignorant,
or their enmity to the gallant defenders of
the old flag impel them to the most base
falsehoods. The proposed amendment, if
carried, will only extend the elective fran
chise to ''the qualified electors of this COM
monwealth who shall be in any actual
military service, etc A qualified elector
according to the Constitution of Pennsylva-
MIA is ''uhtte freeman Of the age Of tUch,-
ty-one years. Then, according to our
Constitution negro can not vote, as he is
not white freeman-neither does the pro-
posed amendment contemplate giving them
that privilege. Any assertion TO the contra
ry Is only barefaced Copperhead misrepre-
sentation, without the first bit of truth in
the story. Read the first amendment pub
lished on our 4th page) carefully and Judge
for yourselves and don't suffer these semi
traitors to deceive you by such base and ap-
parent falsehoods
See article 3, section / Pa. Con
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

THE CRoPs.-The Greenburg Herald of
July Goth, gives the following encouraging
item in reference to the crops, in that sec
ton of Westmoreland county; 'The wheat
crop hereabouts is shocking up beyond the
expectation of everybody; it is an average
crop. The oats, now nearly ripe, will be
perhaps more than an average of the past
three years.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

The Indiana Banner says that woman
residing near Terre Haute, put out the eye
of her son to save him from the draft. She
was the mother of seven sons, one of whom
had died in the army, and another had suf-
fiered the amputation of his leg To save
her next Oldest son from the draft. she held
burning coal close to his right eye, while
he slept on lounge, and the optic nerve
was destroyed without more than momenta-
r, pain. He has since become entirely blind.
The mother is supposed to be partially de-
ranged
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

QUERY ?-As Val, the traitor, martyr
and exile is losing notoriety by being per-
mlted to run att large unmolested, would it not
be well enough for his Copperhead friends to
revive that dime subscription, and ask him
to go back to Canada for fear of arrest, as
the order of his bannishment has not been
revoked?
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By Tuesday Evenings Mail.


The latest from Sherman army is to the
effect that he occupies one part of the city
of Atlanta while the rebels still hold the
other side The rebels made most des-
perate effort, by massing their forces against
Sherman, on Friday, TO drive our army
back, but they were repulsed with a most
fearful slaughter. The enemy's loss is be
tween 1000 and 5000 killed and wounded
Our loss about 2, 500 in killed and wounded
The great slaughter of rebels is owing to
the enemy having precipitated his whole
force on to one point. Gen. Mcpherson
was killed by a rebel sharp shooter, while
making reconnaissance on Friday
Gen. Smith has also gained a great vic
tory over Forrest-having whipped him
five times within three days. The rebels
admit loss of over 1000, while our loss
does not exceed 500. Gen. Smith also
took 1000 prisoners.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

The Louisiana Constitutional Convention
having completed its labor, the new consti-
tuition will be submitted to the vote of the
people of that State on the first Monday in
September. 1t provides for popular edu-
cation, such as was never known in South
ern State, and by it this State will be relieved
of slavery. Its adoption is predicted, with
appears to have exercised also legislative
power, and to have authorized the expendi-
ture of considerable amounts of money for
the purposes of civil government.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-Twenty one men
were killed at Phoenix Colliery, near Schuyl-
kill Haven, on the 23d. They were coming
out of the mine on slope car, and when near
the top the chain broke, and the clr ran
back distance of 600 feet with such force
as to kill every man.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

Toinsure attention, the CASH must aceompa-
ny notices, as follows ALI Cautions with 81 e,
Strays, 81; Auditors notices, S1,50; Admins
traitors and Executors notices, 81 so, each and
all other transient Notices at the same rates
Other at 81 per square, for or less
insertions. Twelve lines (or less count a square
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

An entire family, consisting of husband,
wife and two children, named Hunregute,
were murdered near Denver short time
since by the Indians. They were scalped
and their throats cut
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

A subscription book was opened few days
since In Cincinnati, for subscribers to the
fund to secure representative recruits, and
Immediately 81, 400 were subscribed by nine
teen gentlemen not liable to draft.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

EceFy day, Sundays ercepted Il priae
for ,ererybody Apply Immediately to
the proprtetors, Ktrk d' Spencer,
at their NeU Chedp Store,
IN Lumber City, Penn'd
The fact can be no longer denied-the people
have said it, the people know it, and everybody y
believes it, that the new store is the place to buy
cheap goods to buy new goods to buy fashiona-
The summer stock, now opening at Kirk Spen-
GERS, is the largest, the best assorted-and best
that ever came to the place.
Ladies can find delaines, alpacas uerinos
cashmeres, French and American ging ghams lawns
plaids, nankins, berege,cambrics, mnslins balmo-
raj and hoop skirts. silk and cloth mantles wells
edgings lace, braid nets corsets belts, eollaretts
hosiery, gloves, ribbons, bonnets hats, trmm g.
| bobinett null and swiss muslins, shawls, com bs
wristlets, linen handkerchief toilet articles, &C.
Gentlemen can find coats, pants vests, boots,
shoes, hats, caps, collars neck-ties, suspenders
| shirts, handkerchiefs, perfumery &c.
Children can find toys in great variety, candies.
nuts, &c.
1t is the place to buy your dry goods your gro
ceries, your boots and shoes, hats, caps and bon
nets; your notions your hardware, scythes, forks,
shovels, hoes, rakes; your brooms cedar and will
low ware; your clocks and looking glasses your
stone and queensware; your -four, fish and bacon
your glass, putty, paints, oil and yarnish your
| nails and spikes in fact anything you want II
you wish the highest cash price for your produce,
your butter, eggs, grain. hax-seed. rags timber,
boards and shingles ii is the place to exchange to
the best advantage to yourselves Any article not
on hand will be ordered on short notice Ladies
wishing bonnets dress goods can have them or
dered by calling at Kirk Spencer cheap store,
| as special arrangements have been made for that
purpose.
We do not wish to wound or seriously hurt any
body, but viii do our utmost to maintain the rep
utation we have won. of selling goods a little
lower than anybody else
sRally ronnd the counter, boys and be CEN
vinccd Of the truth of assertions
Lumbercity, June 81 KIRK SPENCER.
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Look out for spurious SOS, SOS. and
zoos, greenbacks. An extensive mill is in
opperation turning out bills ofthese denom-
nations, which are being disposed of to deal
ers in counterfeit money at fifty cents on the
dollar.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

The First regiment of one hundred days'
men, or the One Hundred and Ninety-second
Pennsylvania volunteers, was completed at
Camp Curtin on Friday, under the command
of Colonel James Nagle
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

An Irish girl at play ON Sunday being ac-
costed by the priest, Good morning, daueh-
ter of the Evil One, )" meekly replied.
Good morning father
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THE WAR NEWS.

| The Maryland raiders have not been as
| successful in getting away with their plum
| der as was anticipated. We see it stated that
party. in charge of three hundred wagons,
was overtaken near Smoker Gap. a fight
ensued. and the rebels burnt the train to
preyent it falling into our hands Another
train of fifty wagons, in charge of leo rebel
guards, was also burnt. TO prevent it falling
! into the hands of sac Union scouts who sud
denly came upon the train. Gen. Averill
succeeded in oyertaking Early force near
Winchester, and after severe fight defeat
ed the rebels-kiling and wounding over
800 of his officers and men, and captured
cannon. several hundred small arms, and
200 prisoners.
The news from Sherman is glorious Ii
is reported that he is in possession of Allan
ta The rebels came out of their entrench-
ments to attack our advancing heroes. One
column attacked Howard s,the 4th corps, and
was gallantly repulsed-the enemy leaving
900 dead and large number of wounded on
the field Another column made an assault
upon the Goth corps, in command of Gen.
Hooker, and was badly whipped and driven
from the field After the battle Gen. Hook
er reported to Gen. Sherman as follows
Il have buried 400 dead rebels, and 4, 900
wounded are lying on my front The reb
ell loss, so far as known, is over 600 killed
and over 1000 wounded and prisoners in
our hands Our loss was comparatively
small. Sherman had succeeded in destroy
ing all the railroads but one in the rear of
johnson forces at Atlanta. Whether the
rebel General has succeeded in getting off
with his army and supplies, or whether any
considerable part fell into Shermans pos
session is not stated.
The siege before Petersburg is still pro-
crossing favorable The rebels opened a
battery upon our lines on the Goth, and our
boys returned the compliment, by lodging
200 pound shell in their midst, which blew
up caisson and silenced their most formi-
dable battery Several of our officers and
men were wounded during the fight, which
lasted four hours
At latest adyices, our forces before Charles
ton were engaged in bombarding the city
and the rebel forts in that vicinity.
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GALE OF REAL ESTATE OF e. b.

- SMEAL, dec'd.-Notics is hereby given,
that by virtue of an order of the Orphans Court
a. D. 1864 the undersigned will expose to sale at
public vendue or outcry, the premises at Cur
wensville, on Saturday, 9th day of August, A.
D. 1864, at 2 o'clock P. NJ the real estate of E.
B. Smeal decd, being lot of ground with a
house thereon situate in Curwensville Borough
and bounded and described follows, viz : north
by lot of Daniel Faust, on the east by street
ming by Methodist Church to Anderson Creek on
the south by Edward Patton's lot on the west by
an alley, being the same lot purchased from Josh
ua E. Baker. One other piece of ground situate
in same borough to wit on the north by Metho-
odist Church lot, on the east by the above men
toned street, the south by an alley. on the
west by Methodist Church Tot, being about 25
feet square more less, with shop thereon.
TERMS: half cash. and the balance in six
months from confirmation of sale with interest.
July 81, 1864. q. McNAuL, Administrator.
A FIRST CLASS Falling-Top Buggy for
IN sale by T.. A. IRWIN.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

We now hold upward of sixty-two thou
sand rebel prisoners. Four thousand of
these are officers.
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9e,r Aarertisements.

advertisements set tLargs type, eats our 7tsua
be charged double price for occupied
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

Pennsylvania quota under the recent cal
is 81 700.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27
1904 GRAND OPENING OF 1894
SPRING GOODS
AT

G. w. &c H. w. SMITHS
comprising general assortmen, Of
Dry-Goods, Groceries, Queens-ware
Wooden-ware, Boots and Shoes
Notions, &C., &C., &c.
Best quality of Prints, Delaines, Mozamb;Ou..
Linen, Poplins, Balzarines, Lavellas. Giucham.
check, drilling, ticking and sheeting shawls
plain silks, fowlard silks, cassameres cottonade:
jeans, tweeds, satinetts, bleached muslins lat les
than city wholesale prices brown muslins.
HOSIERY, Gloves, Ribbons, Trimmings, But.
tons, lin great variety collars velvet ribbon wells
headnets, EN- broidery, braids, handkershiefs Ia
dies elastic pages, whalebones, bindings, chill.
drens', misses, and ladies' hoop skirts, Quake,
and Corset Skirts,
NEW STYLE BALMORALS.
Sugar Tea, Coffee, Molasses, Spices, &c Oranges,
Split Peas, Lemons, Full Tea Sets, Dishes, com
mon and fine ware, cups, ,saucers preserve Jars &c.
TUBS, Brooms, Churns, Mops, Buckets, Meas,
ures, brushes, combs, wicks fancy baskets, bowls
door-mats, window blinds, cords tassels, etc. etc
Childrens, Misses and Ladies' morocco boots.
shoes, balmorals, and gators
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27
OVER EIGHT PER CENT INTEREST


in currency, and are of equal convenience as
permanent or temporary investment.
1t is believed that no securities offer so great
inducement to lenders as the various descriptions
of L. s. Bonds. In all other forms of indebted
ness, the faith or ability of private parties or
stock companies or seperate communities only Is
pledged for payment, while for the debts of the
United States the whole property of the country
IS holden to secure the payment of both primer
pal and interest in coin.
These bonds may be subscribed for in sums from
$50 up 70 any magnitude, on the same terms, and
are thus made equally available to the smallest
lender and the largest capitalist. They can oe
converted into money at any moment and the
holder will have the benefit of the interest
1t may be useful to state in this connection that
the total Funded Debt of the United States on
which interest is payable in gold, on the ID day
of March, 1854, s76S, ,965. 900. The interestoh
this debt for the coming fiscal year will be Si''-
937. .l26, while the customs revenue in gold tof
the current fiscal year. ending June Soth, 1904
has been far at the rate of over SlOOie0VIVV"
per annum.
1t will he seen that even the present geld rev
ennes of the Government are largely in excess
the wants Of the Treasurer for the PaylheA'' u
gold interest, while the recent increase OF the ID"
if will doubtless raise the annual receipts ifOni
customs on the same amount Of importations "
SI50,OoO, 900 per annum.
Instructions to the National Banks acting as
loan agents were not issued from the Ihi''a
States Treasury until March 80, but in the uf''
three weeks of April the subscriptions average
more than TEN MILLIONS WEEK
Subscriptions will be received by the
First National Bank of Philadelphia, "a
Second National Bank of Philadelphia, "a
Third National Bank of Philadelphia "a
AND BY ALL NATIONAL BANKS
which are depositaries of Public money, sna ."
RESPECTFULLY BANKS AND BANNERS
throughout the country, tacting as asen's u
National Deposito ory BanksD will furnish iOi' ~
information on application and agord eVf'sI
ify 70 sU5sertbeFs, May H. l'"'
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NATIONAL UNION NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
ANDREW JOHNSON, of Tennessee.
UNION ELECTORAL TICKET

UNION ELECTORAL TICKET.
SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
MORTON 81 M'MICHAEL, of Philadelphia,
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM of Beaver.
REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTORS.
/ Robert P King, IL Elias w Hall,
2 Geo MorrisonCoates, Il Charles IL Shrner,
3 Henry Bumm. 10 John Wister,
William H. Kern, Is David NJ Conaughy,
5 Bartin II. jerks, IL David w. Woods,
4 Charles NJ. Runk Is Isaac Benson,
Z Robert Parke I9 John Patton,
s Aaron Null. % Samuel 3. Dick,
9 John A. Hiestand. Il Everard Bierer,
10 Richard Ii. Coryell % John P. Penney,
III Edward Holiday, % Ebenezer M'Junkin
IL Charles F. Reed, 81 John W. Blanchard
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NEW STYLE BALMoRALS.
u. S. l0-4O BONDS,

These Bonds are issued under the act Of Con.
gress of March Sth, 1864, which provides that all
bonds issued under this act shall be ezeayt from
taxation by or under any State or municipal au-
thority. Subscriptions to these bonds are receiV-
ed in United States notes OF notes of National
Banks They REDEEMED COIN, at the
pleasure of the Government, at any period not
less than ten than forty gears from their
date, and until their redemption FIVE PER CENT.
WILL BE PAID COIN, on Bonds of not over one
hundred dollars annually and on all other Bonds
semi annually. The interest is payable on the
first days of March and September in each year,
Subscribers will receive either Registered or
Coupon Bonds as they may prefer. Registered
Bonds are recorded on the books of the L. 5
Treasurer, and can be transferred only on the
owners order. Coupon bonds are payable to
bearer, and are mere convenient for Commercial
uses
Subscribers to this loan will have the option Of
having their Bonds draw interest from March lst
by paying the accrued interest in coin-,or in l.
nied States notes, or the notes of National Banks,
adding fifty per cent. for premiuml or receive
them drawing interest from the date of subscrip-
ton and deposit. As these Bonds are
Exempt from Municipal or State Taxation,l
their value is increased from one to three per
cent. per annum, according to the rate Of tax
levies ia various parts of the country.
AT the present rate of premium on gold they pay