Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-01-31
81. ROW, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CLEARFIELD, PA, JAN. 81, 1866.
THE NEWS.

son Mich from the COmnllltee on Eiec-
tions, made report that Alexander H Cot
froth, who has the ccrtif cate of election
from the Sixteenth Congressional District
of Pennsylvania, has prinaa .facie the
right to the seat from that district, and is
entitled to take oath of Office and occupy
the said seat without prejudice to the con-
testant, VIM H. Kooutz Mr.. Paine
wis, J from the minority of the committee,
made report that VIM. H. Koontz is Tri-
ma tdcie entitled to the seas. Both reports
propose that the contestants serve on Nr.
Coffroth, within fifteen days after the pas
sage of the resolution, a particular state
ment of the grounds of said contest, and
that Mr.. Coffroth serve on Mr. Koontz, an
answer thereto, within fifteen days thereaf-
ter, and that both parties have sixty days
to take testimony in support of their sever
al allegations. The reports lie over for fu-
ture consideration.
SANFRANcIsCO. Jan. 25.-Advices from
Mexico to the 5th inst, state that the Lib
eral General Carona holds position within
forty miles of Mazatlan. Although strong
force of the French was at the latter place,
Carona remained undisturbed. He does
not attack, knowing that he could not hold
the place if he took it. Much distress exis-
ted in the country and famine prices for food
prevailed in chihuahua. All is well, The
Liberal Government was again established
at chihuahua, and need fear no further mo-
lestation from the French. Durango was
still in the hands o. the French and
traitors, but the Liberal forces were encir-
cling the city in considerable numbers, and
fight was looked for soon.
A parcel of coal lands, containing 1858
acres and $50 perches, lying on the east side
of Georges creek, in Allegheny county. just
above the lands of the Geo rge' Creek Coal
and Iron Company, was sold at Baltimore
this week, in one lot, at 500 so per acre,
making a total of sl05, 900 A Fl Stump,
President of the Georges Creek Coal and
Iron Company, was the purchaser. The
greater portion of this land originally form
ed part of the Commonwealth tract, is in
large degree underlaid with the fourteen
feet vein of coal, and is on the line of the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
The tract was first offered in two lots, but no
bid was received.
Some steps have been taken in Congress
for the taking of an extra cenc us during the
present year. We hope it will be done, at
least so far as the number of people is con-
cerned. The other details usually embraced
might be postponed for the four years yet
remaining before the regular decennial emu
meration. There are important questions
and some of considerable difficulty connec-
ted with the number of the population
And there would be in this case a great many
sad reflections suggested by the compari-
son of numbers in TIE proposed census and
that of the year before the war.
On Friday three respectfully dressed wo-
men were detected at the Executive Man
sion, Washington, clipping pieces from the
curtains of the East Room as souvenirs.
They were arrested and taken to the Police
Station. House. Such thefts have been of
such frequent occurrence that an officer is
constantly In attendance to restrain such
]arcenies.
The New York Tribune is hard on Titus
vile. Abiding to the alleged intention of
the vigilance committee to rid the place of
all incendiaries, robbers and other, scoun-
drels," it remarks that, ''if they do, we are
safe in predicting very considerable de-
crease in population and decline of house
rent at Titusville.
Montgomery Blair presided at conven-
tion of ex-rcbels aud seceessionists recently
held in Maryland. the object of which was TO
procure the repeal of the law of that State
which disfranchises rebels. That is where
Blair is now-with the disloyal and against
the loyal men of his State.
The Governor of South Carolina has ad-
dressed letter to the President, strongly
urginging the transfer of all the lands now
in possession of negroes to the late owners
of said lands.
A correspondent of the Miners Journal
states that within the last three years over
one hundred murders have been committed
in Schuylkin county.
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1865,
the mint and branch mints of the United
States coined $50, SIC. .24s "a, in gold, silver
and copper.
Hon. Alexander Cummings, Governor of
Colorado Territory, has written letter to
Hon. Charles Sumner in favor of negro sui. |
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