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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

The Cambria freeman notices the
death of James Ross, who died a few
days since in the Poor House of that
county, and says that his career cha!
lengcs a more than common obituary
notice In early life, some fifty years
since, deceased married Miss Brown
Of Miffiin county, and upon the death
of his father-in-law, administered up.
on his estate. Among the papers
found were a number ofunIocated land
warrants. With these in his posses.
sion, in 1885 Mr. Ross moved TO Cam.
bria county, and for time settled al
Munster. While here be became. i'm.
pressed with the idea that there was
sufficient vacant land along the Clear
field creek in the northeastern por.
tion of Cambria county, to Gil his
warrant.
Acting upon this impulse, in 1887,
and 1888, he procured Mr.. Jacob Lev.
ergood, the then DEPUTY Surveyor OF
Cambria county, to locate large num-
Der Of these warrants, which were re-
turned TO the Land Office and accept
cd. He afterwards removed to these
lands, took possession, built sawmills
and sold to others; and continued to
exercise ownership without molesta-
tion until lS44.
1t seemed from the sequel that these
lands had already been, appropriated
by body Of warrants known as the
Barton warrants, and that the title
had became vested in William A Bay
ard and Henry Barclay an ejectment
TO try the title was commenced in 1874,
for the interest of Henry Barclay
Mr.. Bayard having previously died.
In this action the plaintiff succeeded
and the ease went 10 the Supreme
Court, where the Judgment was af.
firmed. Then an action was brought
for the whole body, and the title thus
litigated until about 1861, when the
last case was finally decided. During
this period there were some seven or
eight verdicts-it was thrice in the
Supreme Court-tried once in the u.
s. Circuit Court, and removed to the
Supreme Court, where, however, it
was not tried.
During all this litigation, Mr.. Ross
bore himself with singular constancy.
Indeed, his sole existence seemed TO
be centered in this land. Though he
had able and eloquent counsel, he pro-
cured the necessary papers, had the
surveying done and attended to the
details of the preparation in person.
He had impressed great numbers of
intelligent men, including even law
yers, with the feasibility OF his title,
and at one time n jury could scarcely
have been found in Cambria county TO
render a verdict against him.
An old mar when the litigation end
ed, his mind was somewhat impaired.
Poverty, too, followed, until finally he
became an inmate of the poor house.
Yet he never, to his dying day-in
prosperity or adversely, in success or
defeat, whether sane or insane-for
moment doubted his right to the land
which had been the subject Of litiga-
ton.
His expectations and their results
show the vanity of human undertake
ings. Litigating for some twenty
years the title to whole townships of
land, he died without enough for his
grave. At the time of his death he
was in his cightieth year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

PuRE, PERFECT PoETRY. What is
poetryi A smile, a tear, a longing af.
ter the things of Eternity. 1t lives in
all created existenccs-in man and ev-
cry object that surrounds him. There
is poetry in the gentle influences Of
love and affection, in the quiet brood
ings of the soul over the memories of
early years, and in the thoughts of
glory that chain our spirits 20 the
gates of Paradise. There is poetry
in the harmonies OF nature. 1t gilt
ters in the wave, the rainbow, the
lightning and the starts cadence is
heard in the thunder and in the cata-
ract--the softer tones gurgle sweetly
from the thousand voice barps of the
wind, and rivulet, and forest-the
clouds and sky 60 floating over us TO
the music OF melodies-and it minis
ters to Heaven from the mountains of
the earth, the untrodden shrines of
the ocean.
There's not moonlight ray that
comes down upon stream or hill, not
a breeze calling from its blue air
throne TO the birds of the summer val
leys, or sounding through midnight
raines its low and mournful dirge
over the perishing flowers of spring;
not cloud bathing itself like an an
gel vision in the rosy gushes of the
autumn twilight, nor rock glowing
in the yellow starlight, but is full of
the beautiful influences of poetry.
Earth and Heaven arc quickened by
its spirit, and the heavings of the
great deep in tempest and in calm are
but its secret and mysterious breath
ings.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Mrs. Betsey Baker, daughter OF
Joel Metcalf of Providence, r. l., and
who braided when twelve years old,
the first straw bonnet in the United
States, having as a model and a guide
only n bonnet imported from England,
died at West Dedham, Sunday week
aged eighty-eight.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

The most awful event of this centu.
ry is the great famine in India. In
Oriso, il is reported that two millions
five hundred thousand people have
perished within the last five months
with starvation. Before this terrible
calamity even our awful war seems
insignificant.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

A negro boy was driving mule in
Jamaica, when the animal suddenly
stopped and refused to bulge. "Won't
you go, ehy" said the boy. "Feel
grand, do your Is'posc l you forget
your fadder was a iackass."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18
y gricuffuraf College aud Erpc-
rfmCnfnf Farms,

Whereds, The Trustees Of the Ag-
fienllural College Of Pennsylvania,
rom the want of adequate funds, have
rcierred the establishment Of the ex-
PeHmenlal farm contemplated in the
'fglnal plan Of the institution and,
Whereas, The farm is essential to
e success of the College; and,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Bishop Whitehouse of Illinois, who
has just returned from Europe, says
that at least $4,000 Swedes will emf
CRATE to the United States during the
present year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

April with her tears and smiles,
with now and then a chilling scowl, is
as natural as life. The grass starting,
the buds swelling-but who has found
a violety
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

II costs nineteen n-twontieths Of the
laboring men of the country the best
part OF two weeks wages 10 buy a
barrel of -four.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

The salary of the Governor Of the
little province Of New Brunswick is
$4,000 in gold, or practically about
three times that Of the President Of
tho United States.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Chicagohas the largest lumber trade
Of any place in the world The sales
last year were 676,000,000 feet.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Belle Boyd has got back to Mar
tinsburg, Va.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Cherise your best hopes as n faith,
and abide by them in action.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Sumner does not consider the Mill
tary Bill a fnality. His idea Of "fnal
i;y" is dcspotism.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

Low as the grave is, you cannot
climb high enough 10 sec beyond IL.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18

IN ArT ROPES o. al ares, for sale Al
n Dee. 10, ises. MEsRELL A BfeLER.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
Condso alton and determination.

Tins feeling entertained by some of Presi-
dentiJohnson's government officials, for the
people OF Arkansas, can be judged by the fol-
lowing. which we copy from the proceedings
oiihe Union State Convention held Oh the "a
NJ Little Rock. .ui. 10 .-rtsur ....
Ham, the u. S. Attorney for the Western
District Of Arkansas, speaking on a motion Of
DrrGranger, for a conciliatory spirit TO be
shown towards the great mass of the people
ofthc State, said: H0
rlic,had heard Of conversions as late as the
dessnta hour, but he considered this the
tYeifth, and he wanted no new converts from
tic rebels. lApplause.l Ifit was in his power,
hewof fl give Arkansas the exact consttn-
ton which Missouri has. He was in favor OF
con cation and disfranchsement." a.
Ge6 MS. Stevenson, an imported, holder of
t'rp hceof Assistant Assessor for the 81 Dis
,riet Of Arkansas, expressed himself in the
following vindictiye style; 5ys
"lol. Stevenson wanted to offer substitute
giving no expression of opinion rs to conlis-
ci.loil. He believed that it would come, and
hedd not desire the convention to commit it.
safagInst it. lie wanted to see Ii come, ard
zee the. rebels despoled Of their property and
ground to dust" ....5.'. ...
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
Money Matters.

few days since George Francis Train,
while attending the New York Gold Room,
was called on for a speech on the finances
and expansion Of the currency. After refer
ring to the great prosperity in 1850, in all the
departments of business, aud based ON cur
rency Of two hundred and fifty millions; and
to the present depressed and almost bankrupt
condition of the country, on an expansion OF
one thousand millions, he says
The next war is to be financial Land and
labor against banks and bond-holders--and
the former own the notes. The South had no
debt; the West little. The greenback age
wiped oil their mortgages and placed the load
on the back OF the bond-holderS. The debt
rests uneaSily on the sea-shore. and in Europe,
and the shadow is on the wall Paying gold
Why SO? Nearly all the States have done il,
New York taking the lead The iinality OF
all the recent Congressional legislation may
be stated In two words Lontscation in the
South and population in the North. The
Chicago papers have already sounded the toe
sin. We are growing poorer every day. The
S20OoOO0O0O debt only cost Sl,2J0,00V. .0OO.-
Hence bond holders ask specie payment. The
people who did the lighting hold no bonds
and ask for legal tenders. The rich arrange
to have their bonds free from taxation. Hence
the rich man. with his millions of untaxed
Governments, sends his children to the same
school where the poor man, with no bonds
sends his. Hence the poor man is obliged IL
pay for the. education of the rich man,
children as well rs for his own. But enough
of tlls Nou have asked me for speech, and
you have got It, Iou asked the remedy
RetrcnCl NOU have hprn Clanciup for fhf
five years aud the fiddler demands his pay -
/ When The candle i lighted at both ends you
had better sell il short. You innst stop your
imports. develop your mineral resources,tinisl
the Pacific Railroad, cut down your cx-
penses, smoke one cigar less, drink one glas;
| OF whisky less every hour in the day, and keei
all your pockets as full aS you can of legal
tenders, rs they will he the handest thing yor
can have about the house.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
NOTICE

> hereby given that at the April term OF
L the Probate Court Of Crawf ford county, the
following named Administrators filed their
account currents for settlement, to-wit:
b. j. Brown, administrator ofthe estate OF
jeremiah Malone, deceased. Aleliza j. Mont
gomery. Administrative of the estate of Joel
a. Montgomery, deceased
Jerry r. Kannady administrator Of the
estate Of Thos. Quesenbury late administrator
o! the estate \. J. Cline deceased.
Now therefore, AL persons interested in the
settlement Of such Estates, are hereby notified
to come forward and file exceptions thereto,
ifany they have, on or before the vi day OF
the next term Of said court or they viii be
forever barred froM excepting TO such ac-
counts or any item thereof
Attest, ED, A. SCOTT. Ci'k,
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
Connecticpt-Its Antecedents.

The Gazette SAYS "that Connecticut has
been since 1860 the nearest given over to
fogyism of any Northern state We
have right to conclude, from this, that
the Gazette considers fogyism' some
thing different from Democracy The
Democracy have not carried Connecticut
in fourteen years. They have been uni
formly beaten there every spring during
time they have carried, even since 1860,
4 number of important Northern States,
such as New York, New Jersey, Penn.
sylvalia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wis.
consin We carried every one Of these
States in 1862, but we could not then
carry Connecticut. At the last Congress
sional election, two ycars'ago, the Radi-
Gals elected every Congressman in Con
necticut, and had 1900 majority for
Governor in q poll of &c, ,000vot which
would be equal TO 10000 Radical major
ity in Ohio. Yet in such State as this
the GazeHe endeavors to create the i'm
preston that, if not Democratic previ-
ously, it was very nearly so.-- Cincinnati
04 '#..
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

llF General Butler has accused Mr.. Bing-
nam and the court martial Of hanging an in
nocent woman. The New York Times retail
ates on Gen. Butler in the following terms:
General Butler is man who stabs in the
oark, IN the war he hung one man. who was
unarmed, detenceless and wholly in his mower,
without 4 trial or scmblance of one, lie i'm
prisoned and Tortured, under false prctcxts,
an amy chaplain for not inventing, orassert-
lns when he had it invented for him. a false
statement about 4 brother officer. And he
now seeks TO infuse into the public mind. bv
cowar'ilr insinuations, an infamous calumnv
against the President of the United States. =
Inc connlry will treat itand him as they both
deserve
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

e b. a gentleman, from Fayetteville, we
learn that an outrage against law and order.
and humanity, was committed in Washington
county, on Tuesday last. 1t seems that two
citizens of Washington county, named lib
bcr, and Ragsdale, arrested two men for horse
stealing, and while on the way to Fayetteville
WafEeTrney 'Kil1cd one Of them by shooting
him in the face and the other by drowning
Thc.name of the man drowned was unknown
and the other was named Lack. The Williams
are now In custody, having had an eXamina-
ton before a Justice of the Peace who refused
to release them on bail. .. ... #
What the politics are of the parties, under
arrest are, we know not, neither do we care
but We do know such acts are an outrage on
civilization, and deserve the condemnation of
MI good ineH. E. .r...
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
Abuse OF Presldent Johnson.

Am9ngthe proceedings OF the convention at
Little Rock on the 2l,wc find the following
RESOLUTION offered by Mr., Kinds
That the course ofAndrewI Iohnson,the cor.
rapt politician and fiithless President. In the
prostitution OF the public Offices and public
moneys to encompass the defeat of the public
will, in order to establish my policy" merits
the condemnation of every true patriot and
honest man. ''. ".
This part of the State was represented by
Delegates who by the good will ofthe Pre:-
dent are holding Offices Of honor and t,ist
lat not a word of opposition or objection was
made 70 this unwarranted insult to Mr.. john
son, and It was referred to committee on reso-
iutlohs. We did not suppose they would en-
'dorSe the Presidents plan Of reconstruction
neither did expect, the Presidents friends $50
callcdl would sit quietly by and hear the foul
cst abuse of Mr.. johnson uttered, and not
raise, at least feeble opposition to lis rcceiv
ing the countenancc of the convention.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
tE The TT. Smith Herald

tBN The Ft. Smith Herald of the 10th re-
ports a street fight, on Saturday last. between
Mr. VDell. Editor Of the Nete Era and Frank
Adams the late Postmaster, all growing out
OF the removal of Mr.. Adams from oiilce.-
Neither party was hurt much. except in their
pockets as they were arrested and brought
before the Mayor and fined s5 and COSTS
Both parties belong to the, so.callcd, loyal
party. +s''',' q o." ..''.@ '.'
Hareattention Of Maj. Gen. Ord, is called to
the dangerous and unsettled state of affairs in
our sister city Let!tnot be claimed hereafter,
that lhe lives Of loyal men are safe in the
South hereafter 's
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
Cd GREENE. Assist. Adj't. General.
HEADQUARTERS iTu MILITARY DIST, !
mississippi ANp AREISs.s

ly
(MlssIsSIPPI AND ARKANSAS
LitHe Rock, Arks., Apra 6, 1867 \
General Orders No. 3.
l. This Military District Is hereby divided
into the sub-districts of Arkansas and Missis.
sippi. .. .I- -"
The sub-district of Arkansas will be under
the command of Col. G. IL. Smith, 18th U. S
Infantry, Headquarters at Little Rock, Arkan-
sas.
The sub-district Of Mississippi will be under
the command of Brcvet Major General A. G.
GLEN, Colonel Hth I. $. Infantry, Headquar-
tiers at vicksburg, Mississippi.
Sub-district commanders Nil select neces-
Sary staff officers from their commands.
III. Officers Of the General staff Corps not
on the staff Of the District Commander. will
report to, and receive orders from the sub
district command within whose limits they
may be serving.
III, Regimcntal and Post Returns and Re-
ports heretofore required to be sent direct to
department Headquarters will be sent to sub
district headquarters and there consolidated
for District Headquarters.
~. Commanding officers of posts on the
white, Mississippi, Ouachita, or Red rivers,
VIII report to. and receive orders direct from
district headquarters on matters of import
ance, requiring immediate attention.
ny command ofBrevct Major General L. O.
o' ID GREENE, Assist. Adj't, General.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
TRENTON, n. a.. April 10

"''''''F' IV,-
In the House, to-day, on the question
to strike from the Constitution the word
" white to allow colored people to vote,
the vote stood 20 in favor of, and 80
against striking it ont Thirtcca Rcpub.
llcans voted against IT, This ends the
question FOR tn, session
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
The Victory in Dnglish's
Majority over l000-Good enough
for one day.
The following is the total vote OF Connect.-
Majority for English, Democrat

WVJUIIll TOT LIIEIIsII' D'IIIUNIHt IfV-y'
We have not carried Connecticut before in
fourteen years, and two years ago we were
beaten IL 900 votes, and lost all of the four
Congressman. Now we are successful by over
1000 majority.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

'tF' We learn that Gov Murphy has ap-
poinsH 4 gentleman by the name Of Story,
Judge ott'e Judicial circuit composed Of the
counties Of Washington. Benton, Madison.
etc. to I'll thevacancy caused by theimpeach-
ment OF Judge Harrall. Mr.. Story Is Il law
partner Of Laftyette Gregg.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

20 ifyeii want to place n standing army
over ten millions fpeople, every one ofwhom
Is more iogdl to the Constitution to-day than
tle Radical candidate for Governor in this
state vote for llawley and the African ticket.
Wee Haren tConn.) Register.
The people responded in Connecticut on
the first Monday of April and voted not to 90
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

~ ACCEPTING, lT.n--The Radicals cry out
that the South will accept" the Military
Bill. This Is adding insult to injury. The
law Is force bill. 1t is peremptory. It Or
ders elections-it makes military commanders
uie registrars, inspectors of elections, Judges
Everything. The people have nothing 10
"aoccPi. They are only making the most
OF the thing-as the traveller does when the
highwayman puts pistol to his head and
S,ys' loar money our your life."-Nen
Hdren Conn, Register. .....
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
General Department Orders.
HEADQUARTERS 4rH MILITARY DIST.
(MISSISSIPPI AND Arkansas

4
MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANsAs,)
Little Rock, Arks., A,Bfi ). 1857
General Orders. No. ,.
|. In accordance with the instructions of
the General int Chief Oft the Army, the Head
quarters of the District are hereby transferred
from Little Rock, Arkansas to Vicksburg.
Mississippi. ss,-s ...F =. ~"
ii. The staff officers on duty at the late De-
partment Headquarters, will continue on duty
IN their respective capacities at District Head
quarters. unless especially directed otherwise.
III. All orders heretofore issued from Head
quarters Department Of Arkansas, and by tie
Assistant Commissioner of The Bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
VIII continue in force in the District until re-
voked or changed by competent authority.
By command Of Br'vt Maj. Gen. +. D. G.
III
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

,kT- The National lntelligcncer says:
what an uniortanate thing for the Radicals
s'atsthe riot on ~. Patriok's day IN New York
had not occurred In Memphis. New Orleans
w some other Southern city." "
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

Es- Gen. T. G. lIndman has arrived
from Mexico, within the last few days,
and is at his old home in Helena.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
II -< -
SYRACI-sE. hnril 10

-|"---- - |-"---- NlNACNFE, AVTII TO,
The Republicans State Convention met
to day, and Hon. John A. Griswold was
appointed as both temporary and pcrma
ncnt President. .r........
The Convention held an evening ses-
sion. Sixteen candidates as delegates to
the Constitutional Convention were nomi-
mated Among them Horace Greeley,
VIM Eyarts, Geo. W. Curtis, and George
Opdyke Adjourned.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
inducements to Advertisers.

Ihe Var Bsren Press offers great in.
dIcei,cnts TO advertisers - having the
largest circulation OF any paper in West
srn Arkansas and the Indian Country
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
Assessors Notice.

ASSESSORS OFFICE L. S. INT'L. REVENUE,
81 DIST. OF ARKANSAS,
- Fort Smith, april 3D., 1867.
NOTICE is hereby given. that all persons
~ who feel agrieye0 in consequence of er-
roneous or excessive valuation, Assessment or
returned in the Annual List of
Internal Revenue for 1867, that Appeal can be
taken to this Office IN writing: specifying the
particular case, matter or thing complained
Of The following times and places are de-
signated to hear and determine such appeals /:
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
ALBANY, April 10.

=
Opdyke. Adjourned .
....... ALBANY, April 10.
The Democratic State Convention met
to-day and was temporarily organized by
the choice of Hon. ID. A. Ogden as tenn,
porary Chairman. The Tammany dele
CATION from New York City was admit
ted to the exclusion of all others until
the various committees were appointed
and recess taken. ...
Augustus Schell, George Law, II. c.
Murphy, II. A, Nelson and d. L. Sey.
mour, are among the sixteen candidates
nominated for delegates at large Ad-
journcd.
New YORK, April 10.
The Heraias Charleston dispatch SAYS !:
At meeting of the prominent citizens Of
the I'd inst, it was unanimously agreed
that the freedmen should be entitled to
run some one of their own color on the
white mans ticket to the Convention and
State Legislature. The meeting was COM
posed, in 4 large proportion, of old Dem
ocrats and Secessionists, Vnd Gen, Hamp.
ton sent IN letter to it, urging the policy
Of giving the negroes representation
MEMPHIS, April II.
The Conservatives held large and en-.
thusiastic meeting last night to appoint
delegates to the State Convention at
Nashville. Resolutions were adopted
asking the colored voters to send dele.
gates also to the same.
Admiral Semmes lecturel tonight to
an immense audience for the benefit ofthc
Fanny Thurston Society Subject" The
Alabama and her course rs viewed bythe
laws of nations"
The Franklin Insurance and Banking
Company of this city failed to. day. The
liabilities are cstimatedat s93, 900; assets
Sl20,000,
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

1t Call and examine my Stock, before
purchasing elsewhere.
WE WILL NOT BE- UNDERSOLD.
Van Buren,, NoG7.
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19
CoLuMpus, O., Anril 10.

Mrs. Maj Green, who resides some.
where South, was killed at the depot here
to-day. She was in the eating room
when train started Supposng it hers,
she rushed on, and tried to get on, but
was thrown Under and killed
The Van Buren press., 1867-04-19

All Appeals will be filed with the Assistant
Assessor of the respective Deyison.
JOHN EDWARDS, assessor.
april l0-2w. 't.. 81