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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

Read tie fokiOtotg list Of goods G7la profit h5srebg
C;%eap FOR THE LADIES. Ioogs
S5p Always on hand large stock of La Googs
GLeoft, dies goods-such as Coburg Cloth, ;rooSs
CHeal Aipaeas, ne lanes 1lhg halhs' lGoO1s
TIc1rt Prints, Chntz herchiefs, Nu- EooJe
Tbe,i bies BonDets, Gloves, etc. GoodS
ChsgF FOR GENTLEMEN, Goods
heqplAiways on hand Black, Blue, Brown Goods
CheayI and Grey Cloths Fancy and Black Goods
Che9pl Casim meTos, Sattinets, Cassinets, Goods
Cheapl Tweeds, Plain and FancyVest- Goods
CheaD ings. Shirting, ETC. etc. etc. Goods
CRegp READY-MADE Goods
CheGp Such as Goats, Pants, Vests, Under Goods
Cheap shirts and other Flannel shirts, Goods
Creep Boots Shoes Hats, Caps, Neck Goods
Cheap ties Gum Boots and Shoes and Gooas
Chs9Pl variety Of other articles tJoodS
CC.h4e@P HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Tl Toogs
C@e4P such as UnbIeached and Bleached Iooys G,
G5s1pl Muslins. Colored MusIins. Linen GooIS
GHHs"P and cotton table cloths Oil cloth, ~J
C,%IeoPl Linen and hemp fowls. car GS S"ogo
SS5ssGPl pets, curtains fringe, etc GS oo5s
GJeapa HARDWARE, sc. GooJs
Cheof, If you want Walls or spikes Manure Gods
CbeGpi or other forks, Saw-mill or other Goods
CIennl saws Smoothing irons, Locks, Goods
Ir6eaTai Hinges, etc, go TO Mossops Goods
CLeont where you can buy cheap. Go0ds
ChSapi If YOU WANT Goods
CheG, Knives and forks Butcher Knives, Goods
CheaDi ShO and Stove biacking Manila Goods
Cheap and hemp ropes. Ink Paper Goods
Ckeqpi Pens, Powder, Shot or Lead, Goods
Cheap etc, buy them at Mossop's Goods
Che@p IF YOU WANT Goods
Cheap Shoe Last or Pegs, Palm Fancy 5oo9S
Cheap Soap, Starch, Wall Paper or Win Sroo@S
Cheap dow Shades, lamps, Lamp tubes tTo0GS
Cheap or Wieks, coal oil, etc go TO LSoGS
Cheap MossoPs cheap cash store tToozs
C6tse@p IF YOU WANT GoJs coodS
GtIH1t@l tI1l G. ood extra family Flour, White or GoJs
S,Is-s' brown sugar, hams; shoulders or GoodS
SSITt0"P sides coffee; Imperial, Young go.
Sfe"P ~ Hyson or black tea, buy them GooSs
S1IsP GIe@P at Mossops cheap for cash Goods
GGsgpp SJSsop IF YOU WANT Goods
C5ea5I TalIow candles fine Or coarse salt Goods
.r,e1,l Syrup or molasSes, cheese, dried Goods
GIeani apples or peaches, water or So Goods
S5oos,l do crackers, call at Mossop's Goods
TbeaaI where you buy cheap. Goods
Cheapl If YOU WANT Goods
Cheap Port wine for Medical,or Sacramen- Goods
Cheap tai uses Sweet wine. old Monon- tToo9s
Cheap, gahela or rye whisky, Cherry aoo@s
Cheap and COgnac brandy, buy at Loeas
Cheap Mossop's cheap cash store Gooas
Cheap IF YOU WANT Gts 1oogs
Tbegfn halsehs' a,5s' 1 uiies ~ "a I.aeu - Goods
ChedPi ground nuts, candies, Liquorice SooJs
CheGpi or Liauorice root buy them GolSs
CC4SeapI at Mossop's cheap and good GooIr
CIsap I,Lsa IF YOU WANT Goods
ITO buy any other article cheap be Goods
S6o,t,i TO go to Moss0p, tor he selis Goods
C6eoni cheaper for cash than any other Goods
SrIeo6t person in Clearheld county Goods
CLe1ni November y, 1861. apzi o9 Goods
Approvsd eoantry produce Of svery KIND taAen5 at
the usual raaSEet prices IN exchange for gooas.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

THE LADY, FRIEND Another beautiful
steel engraving opens the MARCH number
Of this favorite periodical, just received.
The engraving has no title other than the
two simple lines
.Oh 7 soc them sinking, sinking slowly
Those oIden dreams 50 pure and holy.
The disigh and execution Of this engra-
wing are exquisite. The steel Fashion Plate
of this month is a double one, and as usual,
admirably engraved We need hardly al
lude to the usual number Of wood engra-
wings, devoted to the illustration OF the
fashion, &c The music is ''Those Laugh
ing Eyes, a ballad Among the literary
contents we note AUNT Hester's Story, -
"a DeathScenc, - Tracing resemblance,
"a Story of Household, Ny Angel in
Disguise Bitten, "a sad story relative to
the famous ''lii3d Stone Of Which story
the leading facts are declared by the author,
a phisician' wife, to be true, -Four Birth
days" 'Alone, I Yet Not Alone, Passion
Flowers The Mansion at LessiDgton, !"
Novelties, Editorials, &c, &c. Price So 50
2 copies $500; 9 copies $1,000; q copies
$35. 90. Specimen numbers will be sent to
those desirous of making up clubs for 10 cts
Hheelcr d, IPils0n celebrated .SesciRg Ma-
chimes are furnished as Rientitnas hd-
dress Deacon & Peterson, 3i9 Walnut street
Philadelphia.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

Wit is brushwood, judgment is timber.
The one gives the greatest fame, the other
the best heat; and both meeting make the
best fire.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

Obituary notices, oUer fee lines, inserted tre
of charge; Al oger fire lines, at te7a cents per line
The cash 1sUst aceompany the notice, fHUarfaHy
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MOTTO E.-Estate of James Comfy, late of Penn
tp., Clearfeld dec'd dan persons interest
cd are hereby notified that personal and real es
tate to the amounti in value of two hundred and
ninety-nIne dollars, has been approved and set
ont to the widow, Ruth Comfy, under the law
known as the $500. which appraisement was re-
turned to the Orphans Court of Cearfeld county
at January Term, A. D, 1865, and will be co nfrm
ed by said Court absolutely at Mare Term. a. d
1865, unless exceptions fled and sufficient
reason shown against said confirmation
/. G. BARGER,
February I5,iS65. Clerk OF o. c.
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U. S. $40 Six per cent.
GOLD-BEARING BONDS.

These bonds are now worth premium of nine
per cent, including gold interest from Nov. which
makes the actual profit on the 7-3O loan. at cur
rent rates including interest. about ten per cent.
per ennum, besides its exemption from State a',d
municipal taration, aohicjs atds from ons to three
per cent mare. according to the rate levied on O.
ther property. The interest is payable semi an
nually by coupons attached to each note, which
may be cut off and sold to any bank or banker
The interest amounts to
One cent per day on $50 note.
Two cents per day on a 500 note.
Ten cents per day on $500 note.
20 cents per day on a $1,000 note.
81 per day on $4,000 note.
Notes of all the denominations named will be
promptly furnished upon re sept of subscriptions.
This is
THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET
now offered by the Government, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that its superior advantages will
make it the
Great Popular Loan of the People.
Less than 100000 600 remain uusold. which will
probably be disposed of within the next so or 80
days, when the notes will undoubtedly command
premium, as has uniformly been the case on
closing the subscriptions to other Loans
In order that the citizens of every town and
section of country may be afforded facilities for
taking the loan. the National Banks, State Banks,
and Private Bankers throughout the country have
generally agreed to receive subscriptions at par.
Subscribers will select their own agents, in whom
they have confidence, and who only are to be re-
sponsible for the delivery of the notes for which
they receive ord ers.
JAY COOKE,
Subscription Agent. Philadelphia.
Subscriptions viii be received at the
First National Bank of Clearfeld.
First National Bank of Curwensville.
EIyLOUR.-A large quantity Extra FamiIG
Il Flour, in Barrels, Sacks and Sacks for
sale by Feb. 22 1851 w. f. IRWIN.
ENOUR az good draugbt horses for sale by
z a IRWIN, Curwensvilie.
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Over % of each of above, at proportionate rates
The above rates were agreed upon, by the uu-
designed, on the Sd day of December, 1854, and
will be strictly adhered to during the present
high prices of all kinds of printing materials
D ". MOORE.
Publisher of ''CIearfeld Republican"
J. ROW,
Publisher of "Raftsman's Journal"
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r-ore and clearfeld Railroad
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anditor's notices, each, 30
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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

YEyREES! TREES 1.-THE subscriber having
Il been appointed agent of the Marietta
Nursery in Lancaster county, would respectful
ly inform the citizens of Clearfeld county, that
he is prepared at all times TO fill orders for every
kind of Fruit Trees and Shrubbery, at proprie-
tors prices NORMAN L. ROBINS, agent.
Clearfold, Pa. Dec. T. lS64-2m.
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DEATH OF \. 4. BRApIN, ESQ.-It is
with regret that we announce the death of a.
\. Bradin, Esq, of Philipsburg. Mr. Bra
din was for some years confined to hisroom-
having been afflicted to such an extent, by
rheumatism, as to be almost entirely help
less At the time OF his death he was an
acting Justice of the Peace, which position
enabled him to earn livelihood for himself.
He was a man of no ordinary ability-was a
ready writer as his letters over the sigma
ture of ''Leroi," which appeared in the
journal within the last year, attest. He
was a man of good disposition, kind and
accommodating. His many friends will deep
ly mourn his death.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

a DEMONSTRATORS NOTTCE.-Letters
"A of Administration the Estate Of Jos.
SIawson, late of Burnside town'p CleaTfeld coun-
ty Pa. deceased, having been granted TO the un-
dersigned all persons indebted to said estate
are hereby required to make immediate paym emit
and those having claims against the same will
present them PROPERLY authenticated for settle
ment. ASA GOSSMAN-
Feb l. IS65-Pd Administrator
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the RAFTsNAn's JOURNAL.

NOTICES hereby given, that the final account
l of q. l.. Reed, trustee of the estate of Sam
uel Reed, lunatic, has been filed in the Court of
Common Pleas of Clearfeid county for eontirma-
ton at next Court and is open for the in
spection and examination of all parties intereste d.
d. T. ETZWE1LER.
Feb % 1866 Prothonotary.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

Ar HoME-We had the pleasure of meet
ing James Ross and George NJ Donald, on
Tuesday last, as they were on their way
to their homes in this county. They for
raerly belonged to company X, Old Buck
tails, and were taken prisoners in August
last, on the Weldon railroad. Ever since
their capture they have been confined at
Salisbury, Nc, until they were exchanged
Il short time since. Both look pretty we'll
at this time, and expect soon again to re-
turn to the front.
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u. s. 7-3O LOAN.

By authority of the Secretary of the Treasury,
the undersigned has assumed the General Sub
scription Agency for the sale of U nited States
Treasury Notes, bearing seven and three tenths
per cent. interest, per annum, known as the
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

SALTi SAITH SALT !!i-A prime arti-
- Gle of ground alum salt. put up in patent
at IS 25 per sack, at the cheap cash store Of
November 81 4 M0SS0P.
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DIED.

In Burnside township on Friday morning
February oath, 1865, EMMA Owens, daugh-
ter Of Robert and Susan Owens, aged about
II years The deceased was a fine young
lady, much esteemed by ali her acquaintan-
ces. She leaves a large circle of friends to
mourn her sudden death. Peace to her re-
mains. Nj.
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COMMISSIONERS sALEoF uNsEAT-

v ED BANDS.---IH Pursuance of an Act OF
Assembly passed the 23th day of March, 1915. en-
titled an Act to amend an Act directing the mode
of selling unsested lands for taxes, and for ether
purposes
The Commissioners OF Clearield county. Pa,
will dispose of the following lands, at the Court
House. on TnesdaY the 9Th day of March 1855
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dissolution OF PARTNERSHIP

nISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
~ The partnership heretofore existing between
the subscribers in the banking business as Leon
ard Finney & Co., is this day dissolved by mutu-
al coucent. The books pUpers and assests ara left
in the hands of James T. Leonard at the office of
the firm, aud all claims due 10 and by the firm
will be there settled by him. All overdue paper
must be forthRth settled. JAS. I. LEONARD,
A. C. FINNEY,
Dec Goth 1864. W. A WALLACE
The business is TO be continued by JAS I Leon
ard, as Leonard & Co
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SEVEN-THIRTY LOAN.

These Notes are issued under date of August 18th,
1854, and are payable three years from that time,
in currency, or are convertible at the option of
the holder into
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

There is a man out West whose memory
Is so short that it only reaches to his knees,
he never pays for his boots.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-08

EOUR t4) good draught horses for sale by
II EA IRWIN, Curwensvilie
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ELOUR.-A large quantity Extra FamilG
IL Flour, in Barrels, Sacks and Sacks for
sale by FEB. 22. 1861 WI IRWIN.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31
From Grant.
OrtS Steadman and Haskell Attacked
TIE REBELS HANDSOMELY REFUSED,

TIE REBELS HANDSOMELY REFUSED.
CITY POINT, Va. March Is.
Hon. Euwm ~ Stanton, .cec7eta,v Of
Var The following dispatch of Gen.
Parke is received from Gen. Meade.
L. S. GRANT. 1t. Gen.
The enemy attacked my front this morn
ing at about 400 A. NJ. with three divi-
sions, under command of Gen Gordon.
BY sudden rush, they seized the line
held by the Sd brigade, 1st division, at
the foot Of the hill to the right of Fort
Steadmar., wheeled, and, overpowering
the garrison, took possession of the fort
They established themselves upon the hill,
turing our guns upon us. Our troops on
either flank stood firm. Afterwards, a
determined attack was made on Fort Has
kcll, which was checked by part of Nc
Laughlin's brigade, Wiicox's division, and
was repulsed with great loss to the enc
my. The first bri gade of Hartsutf's d.
vision, held in reserve, was brought up.
and check given TO any further advance.
One or two attempts were made to re-
take the hill, and were only temporarily
successful until the arrival of the second
brigade, when charge was made by that
brigade aided by the troops Of the first
division on either flank, and the enemy
We're driven out of the fort with the loss
OF number Of prisoners, about sixteen
hundred. Two battle flags were also
brought IN. The enemy also lost heavily
in killed outside Of our lines. The whole
line was Immediately re-occupied and the
guns retaksn uninjured. Iregret to add
that Gen. Mclaughlin was captured in
Fort Steadman. Our loss otherwise was
not heavy. Great praise is due to Hart
sutf for the gallantry displayed in hand
ling his division, which behaved with
great skill in this its first engagement.
JOHN G. PARKE, Maj. Gen.
REBEL LOSSES IN KILLED AND WOUNDED.
CRY POINT, Va, March 25.-I am
not Yet able to give the results of the day
accurately, but the number of prisoners
captured proves larger than at first re-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31
The Decay Of the Rebellion.
IT'S FRIENDS FALLING OFF.

An evidence of the rapid decline of the
of the rebellion: noteworthy if not of the
highest Importance, is seen in the sudden
conversion of "Druid," the secesh Balti-
more correspondent of the New York
World, to belief in the speedy and COM
plete triumph of the Union cause With
in week he has prophesied the defeat of
Sherman and Grant in detail. the invasion
of the North by Lee, and the general
sweeping success of the rebels. In let
ter OF the 18th he changes his tone COM
pletely. Now he says the rebel armies
are falling to pieces; more than half their
soldiers have deserted: the material re-
sources OF the South are no longer avail
able; their munitions of war are giving
out since the loss of their ports and the
destruction wrought by Sherman and the
bubble of foreign Intervention has COM
pletely exploded. Druid says Lee still
maintains an unconquerable spirit, and
the p'ople of the South are unsubdued,
but they are convinced of the futility of
further resistance to the North.
Richmond papers Of Friday last furnish
additional evidence of the fact that the
rebel leaders have little hope left. They
hold now only to the vague possibility
that something may turn up to improve
their prospects. The Examiner admits
that there is no chance of confederate i'll
dependence unless France shall make war
on the United States. The Sentinel begs
earnestly for more earnest efforts to obtain
negro recruits: it sees no other resource.
The Enquirer says dismally that Gen. Lee
will do all that man can do, ''but his
means are SMALL" and the negroes do not
come forward freely; ''they need encour-
agement and persuasion" The Dispatch
pathetically entreats deserters from the
confederate army to come back. MIR.
Trenholm, secretary of the rebel treasury,
issued an appeal on the 22d to the banks
and private capitalists, for the three mill
ion dollars in coin which the congress au-
thorized him to borrow. for which 80. 600
bales of cotton is 10 be hypothecated as
collateral security al twenty cents per
pound, with the privilege of expectation.
This would be a tempting offer if there
were any chance TO export the cotton.
Such are some of the embarrasSments and
shifts under which the confederacy is kept
along towards final exhaustion.-.Spr1ng-
feM Repubhcam.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31
Remember Our Soldiers.

We hope none Of our readers are I'M
mindful of the needs of the Christian Com
mission. This association is doing great
work. and needs besides clothing and hos
pital stores, money with which to pur-
chase supplies, medicines, cordials. fruit,
etc, which will be given away to our
needy and heroic soldiers. The spring
campaign has already begun; battles are
being fought and still more deadly con-
iiictS are imminent The call is urgent
viii not the people who stay at home in
comparative ease give as freely of their
money As the soldiers do of their limbs.
healthS and lives! Is the former anv
more precious to us than the other is to
them Are We not under as much obi
CATION to our country as though we had
enlisted III the army? In letter receiv-
ed from private soldier before Peters
burg, among other things ii says: "The
Lord has done great things for Us soldiers
through the agency of the Christian Com
mission"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31
Success and q Fair Prospect all
ArOund.

We now know that Sherman met with
no serious check in tile affairs of the 10th
and 10Th. about which the rebels have
boosted so largely, for his left wing arriv-
ed at Smithtield. half way between Colds
boro and Raleigh on Tuesday last. and
his right wing on the same day had :,
smart fight with 4 body of the enemy at
Mount Olive, south of Goldsboro. in
which the rebels were defeated and driven
towards Ralci Oh, losing many prisoners
On the same day Gen Sehotield entered
Goldsboro, the rebels rctreatns before
him. The Fl ghts near Bentonville on the
10th and 10Th We're doubtless mere skir-
mi>heS with the advance of Sherman :
left wing. At last accounts Sherman.
Schocld and Terry We're pressing on al
ter the enemy. near enough To each other
to hold hourly communication, and R;i-
leigh Is by this time either occupied or
1anked by direct march towards Rich
mond on the Weldon road. The critical
point OF Shcrman's campaign is now pass
ell, and with his combined armies he is
read y either to fight Johnston or follow
him to the last ditch in front of Richmond.
Unusually confident assertions that the
rebels were evacuating Richmond. were
followed by news Of Il rebel attack on Gen
Grants lines on Saturday. Early in the
morning the rebels made a surprise attack
on Gen. Meade'S front, near the Appom-
attox, and got possession of Fort Stead
man. turning its guns upon our troops
They afterwards attacked Fort Haskell
AMI wcrc repulsed with heavy loss. Re
Inducements coming up, Fort Steadman
was recovered, the enemy driven back
and our lines re-established. We took
200 prisoners, and the enemy lost some
5000 in killed and wounded Our los.
was 500, including Gen. Mclaughlin ia
ken prisoner. Our troops fought well,
and the result was largely i'll our favor
The object of the attack may have been to
cover the movement of troops to reinforce
Johnston, or it may have been made in
the hope &c break through our lines and
get in Grants rear. The experiment /.
not likely to be repeated, but it may en-.
courage and hasten offensive movements
in or front.
The movements of the 18th army corps
under Gen. Stanley from Knoxville to.
wards southwestern Virginia has an i'm.
! portant relation to Gen. Grants cam.
paign. Gen. Stoneman's cavalry lead
the advance, and the whole force is some
$4,000 strong, Lynchburg is probably
its objective, Or if it doe. not proceed SC
far, it may break up the railroads south
Of Lynchburg, and make Lees retreat te
the mountains impossible.
a report of the evacuation of Mobile
comes from Memphis. 1t is no doubt
premature, but Gen. Canby's forces are
closing in upon the place, and it must
soon fall into his hands.-SprmgfeM Re
publican.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31
Admitted Failure of tn. Rebellion.

STEPHENS PLAN EOR PEACE
A special Washington letter to the
Tribune gives information on unimpeach-
able authority" which is of the highest
Importance, if true. 1t is stated that
when Vice President Stephens returned
from TIE Hampton Roads conference he
SAID ne was not disappointed at the fail
IRE of his mission, and he was quite sure
of an honorable peace before the first of
May. Mr.. Stephens plan for bringing
about eace is, that President Lincoln
shall issue an address to the people of the
South agreeing to appoint commissioners
to meet commissioners from the southern
states at Nashville or elsewhere, to consult
as to a peace on the basis of return to
the Union and obedience to the constitu-
;ion and laws, to be followed by the cleo
ton of members of Congress by the states
accepting such terms. Mr.. Stephens be-
lieved that North Carolina, Georgia, Flori-
da, Alabama and Mississippi, and perhaps
South Carolina and Virginia, would &C
ccpt these terms.