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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-05-31
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The undersigned having erected, during the
past summer, large and comm odious store room
is now engaged in filling it up with a new and
select assortmentof Fall and Winter goods which
he offer. TO the public at prices to salt the times
Hisstock of Mems and boys clothing is unusual
ly extensive, and is offered to customer. at from
$40 to $50 for 3 whole suit Flour Salt and Gro
csries, of every kind, a complets assortment;
Stoves and Stove-pipe, heavy stock; Boots and
Shoes, Hats and Caps, in great variety: Ladies'
dress goods, furs, and other fancy goods together
with an endless assortment Of notions too tedious
to enumerats, always on hand, and sor sale very
cheap. Prints at 10 cents a yard. and other goods
in proportion Now is the time to buy.
Country produce of every kind, at the highest
m market prices, will be taken in exchange for
goods; and even Greenbacks will not be refused
TOR any article in store Examine my stock be-
fore you buy elsewhere.
October 30,IS67. HSwAN
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-05-31
FIRE! FIREM FIRE J.!

The undersigned takes pleasure in announcing
to the citizens of CIenr6eId county that h. has
opened INSURANCE OFFICE, in CIearfeld
Ia, where all may avail themselves of First Class
Life and Fire Insurance. The following Conpa-
mics are represented
HOME, NsW YORK,
NORTH AMERICA, Ph,isI.iyAis,
FRANKLIN. PhiIadeiphia,
ENTERPRISE, Philaad,ha,
HANOVER, Nsp York,
NORTH AMERICAN, N.D York,
REPUBLIC, Nso York,
SECURITY, Neo York,
WYOMING, Wilkesbarrs, Pa,
WILLIAMSPORT FYRE, WiLiansspor., Pa,
LANCASTER FIRE, Lancaster, Pa,
ALPS FIRE, Erie, Pa,
LYCOMLNti MUTUAL, Muncy. Pa,
GUARDIAN MUTUAL LIFE, Nsw YORK.
would warn all TO bowaTs of Travelling Agents
representing Fire and Life Insurance Companies.
as you may easily be deceived and if you do have
a loss, will be unable to fad the Agent who in
sured you or the Company you are insured in.
WM. TUCKER, Esq. i, connected with me in
will be promptly attended to.
Office opposite the JOURNAL Office over Harris
wick & Irwin's Drug Store
p5,7l-yJ JOHN H. FULFoRD. Agent.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25
LCASlC ERUPTION.

Enr,bqaaks in Java and Outbreslk Of ehs
e Ternatc Volcano.
The Batavia Hdasdetsbl0d OF the 18th OF September
publishes the following particulars OF volcanic
outbreak at Ternate:- I'll ~ eesae
On the afternoon Of the 7th OF August violent
earthquake was iett OF which the exact direction
was unknown. me Terrat0 mountain mad from
nine A. NJ. caused O dull rumbItnR sound to Dc
IN the course OF the DAY to cast out srreams OF lava
rho sky oSed Ozark. and the Whole country round
about was darkcned by tile dOwS-cOming smoke
clouds. Luckily, y s0utherty wind sprung up.
which rave another direction 10 the glowing lava
streams moving landmarks. and let Tho IRE iu
4 This Irigntfui natural phenomenon held on during
the night between the 7th and SIN. Tno
thinking tileir island To De doomed, cuuld not
sleep. and passed the night outside their houses
LOOKING up anxiously at the furious volcano which
seemed TO threaten them all with certain dcstruc-
still; the pOpuHtl0n began to ny TO the iBandg OF
TidCre and Halmaheira All the Tid0reso or Ter
nate ned back 10 their island, accompanied NY th0u-
sands OF other runnwayS Tho Ohlncse were Nc
first TO sock their safety III ignt The castlng 0ut
OF lre and Stones held on for about twelve days,
after which IL became iess The damage caused 70
houses and plantations ID enormous, but mas not
been as vet accurately AaCcrtainod. Mss
The JaUd H0ae Of the 10Th OF september stetos
that this outburst was the most Violent known ~
Ternate within the memory OF man. The wnoIs
island shook from the underground motion. A mo-
ment OF rest was followed by another explosion
which shook tile houses 10 their foundations. There
were, luckily, niiy some slight earthquake SHOCKS
felt. The Chinese, In neeing, followed the example
set them BY slle Europeans 8M ye3 sl9e9l 14- .
rest, ~ least SHly small cloud was seen c0ning
Inc crater. ff..slW4
The New York herald., 1871-12-25
The New Hampshire Election Next March.
from the Exeter IN. H. News Letter republican,
NMW -egAlI3 48N1l Dec. 90 9e1
THE HUNTERS POINT BIBLE WAR.

Tho War Not Yet Over-Tho Noiincadon Of
4, ~, the Trustees To he Disregnrded.
Mr. Seiberg tho Principal OF Hunters Point
school. which has caused 80 much excitement Ia
The public mind, was served by the trustees, on
Thursday, with . notification that hereafter the
public school premises, buildings and property
shall no longer he used or occupied in anI
Esyo during ,seaoe! hogys for the apur.
pose Of rciis,oasals exercises. practices. AZ.
strnctlou. reading 81 tAs Scriptures Qr tho
rec,tations Of religious prayefa Mr, Fqseph Fiesel
Secretary OF tine Board Of Trustees signed the noti
f:auon In the absence Of the principal; copv wae
also seutit0tAe teacher In the school, Authority
over the bui,dInx 1s1 claimed by the trustees and
although they nave not the power toadecide ON tina
regulations OF the school, which Is vested only IN
the school COMMISSIONER, yet they have the right
TO close the seho0l building, which they will 40
unless the reading OF the Bible Is discontinued. Mr.
Feise after serving the notice Thursd attended
the school during tho morning exercises, and waS
present ut the reaaing OF the Scriptures by the Pn
cipal. Notwithstanding The notification on FRIDAY.
Another trustee atlende With him for the purposs
OF witnessing the disregard OF orders aud rules.
The Board Of Commissioners rs deny the right OF tho
trustees to interieretn any way either with the
school discipline or property. They Gay THAI the
Boards that the duties 81 the trustees are limited %
the fnnnciai matters OF the district The Commls-
OF the document ana TO continue the reading OF the
Bfblo IN the schools as usual The document has
been passed over 70 Corporation Attorney Stevens,
ana in all probability action viii be o0mmenCeo
against the trustees for interfering In the duties OF
tine school. The Cathoic pop uatOn are very bitter
against Mr. Seiberg. 1ney claim that he broke
faith with them; that the settlement for
the dlsc0ntinuance oil hOsttlities was made
as reported In the papers. This iss also cor.
roborated ny Assistant District Attorney Burnett.
who dsincty states that he understood the arrange
ment TO have been made as reported. and not as
claimed by the principal his note to the press.
Although there have been no open hostttes the past
week the feeling among the parents and the resi-.
dents OF Long Island City Is more intense than ever.
There will be no school during tho holiday weeks,
but AOsstlcs VIII PROBABLY commence on the re-
assembling OF the school after the lst or January.
In compliance with tho request the Board OF TrUs-
toes has granted the Tree Of the public schO0a
building all religious denominations Tor religious
Instruction to school chitdren. " Is understood that
the Catholics propose to organize q class for relt-
kious INSTRUCTION after school hours.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

government except through the Board OF
Aldermen, and tho most stringent rules arc
drawn to protect the funds and credit Of the
city even from that body. Tho powers Of
removal of heads of departments are some
what less simple and direct than they should
be, but the Mayor is to be removable by the
Governor for canse In the manner provided by
law in the cases Of sherifs and county clerks.
On one point the Committee Of Seventy
make, We believe, . great blunder. They
adopt the principle, first advocated by the
HERALD, Of requiring publication OF all
amounts expended, contracts made, resolu-
tions and ordinances passed, &C., by every
public department at short, stated periods
but they defeat the whole object of the reform
by establishing another edition of the Tran
script Job, under the name Of Tho City Record,
in which these publications are to be made.
This probably may be designed to save the
city the expense Of newspaper adver-
tising, but it is penny wise and
pound foolish" policy No person cares to
look in any such sheet for city doings, and
not one citizen out of every ten thousand
would ever see q copy of the Record. 'sPub-
licity" is the only object Of requiring these
detailed statements Of their operations from
the departments, and this cannot be secured
by printing them in job concern such as
the IkNnscrips was, and such as 1t is proposed
the Record shall be. The people desire to
see what their public officers are doing.
They know that had the policy Of publishing
weekly statements Of all bills paid, contracts
made and liabilities incurred, prevailed during
the rule of the Tammany Ring, NO such frauds
as have been perpetrated against the city
would have been practicable. Our citizens will
not begrudge the money expended in laying
before them the information they desire, and
no parsimonious idea Of saving few dollars
should prevent this most valuable feature Of
publicity from being fully engrafted on any
new charter that may be enacted. Whatever
amount might be used in the publication Of
TIE CITY Record would be thrown away. and
the people have had sufficient experience 10
the Transcript swindle not to desire to see the
experiment revived. We shall have more to
say Of the committees proposed charter here
after, but the blunder Of this proposition is so
self-evident that we do not suppose there will
be any attempt to adhere to it. OF course the
rough draft now published has yet to be re-
vised and completed, and there will come
the question Of its acceptance by the
Legislature. As it is not as much as
II might be in the interests Of the
republican majority at Albany, we do not
think its rejection at all improbable. The
Legislature win, no doubt, have views Of Its
own to carry out in connection with our future
municipal government. sA3 asaoJ
The New York herald., 1871-12-25
SUICIDE ON A BUSINESS BASIS

~ ST. LOUIS, NO., Dcc. 2A ISIL
A man named N. u. Pierce, who, II seems, waa
Sherirof Fond du Lac county, wisconsin. WAS fOunA
doad In his bedroom the Union Hotel here today.
with pistor-shot wound In the left breast ana sht
pistol lying OH the noor letter To the landlady or
tho hotel says:-"D0 - you please with my romains,
hut my Wish II that You take my effects
me covered up undcr snow and frost.
Nv eneots will cancel all expenditures. for all
want II y box and hole. am Sheriff oil Fond lu Lac
county, Wisconsin, and want to be buried beioro
you communicate with my friends. NY REASON fOr
dong this II the business OF nobody but myself.v
Another letter, addressed to his deputy, Robert
COsgrovc desires the latter to settle ms affairs as
best he can, and to do al Tor his wife and babies
ters from which II IL inferred that Pierce was IN
pecunlaiy trouble In consequence Of which lie may
have lett home hc had beon here sInc0 tho 0th
inst OulT sixT ceata were found amonG nA
effects,
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

Tho Cold snap and tho storms Of This
Down to the day before Christmas we have
had this time the naughtiest December through
out the United States Of many years. The
heaviest SHOWS for December within the
memory Of the oldest prairie hunters and
mountain trappers have fallen this season over
all the vast expanse of country extending from
the Mississippi River to that lofty range Of the
Sierras Nevada which look down upon the
plains Of California. With al their appliances
for working through snow drifts the Pacific
Railway trains between Omaha and Sacra-
.nento have been detained by these obstnc-
tions from ten to twenty days beyond their
appointsd time. Ia Utah the gnoV Is reported
70 be ten feet deep on the level, and in the
mountain Ii = rsvinss, o. o. 'soanyons,W from
twenty to thirty feet. From the Atlantic
coast to Nevada meantime the intensity Of the
cold takes the premium for Dec cember. y 55sss
u The breaking up Of this s'cold snap, /" too.
has been % rsmarkabls % the snap ITSELF
The 23d of this December, asa Christmas
shopping day. will long .bs remembered from
this city over an area extending hundreds, of
miles in every direction, as cne'of the rainiest,
slushiest and most dismal ana disagreeabe
shopping days ever known But out West this
same storm waaus December hurricane. tear
ing down and dismantling buildings in Chi
cago, and 80 on from point to point, TO st.
Louis. In Kentucky 1t Is described as a
terrific tornado. doing considerable damage,
and In Memphis it was gale Of great severity,
blowing the steamer Phil Allen across the
river, upon sand bar, where she was sunk.
But directly following this terrific eommotion
in the ssatmosphere we had yesterday the warm
sun and the soft and balmy air OF bright
May morning. Within the short space Of
three days we had here q touch Of December,
such rs they have ON irog sGT .ysau-ge1 lo
aes hre The pitiess coast Of labrador. nsou.i
taste OF the wintry climate Of Mr.. Stewards
beautiful Alaska, Il u" 81
Y. eo.. Where It rains and SHOWS always,
and the visitation of soft and sunny Decem-
Der morning, such as they sometimes boast of
in Florida when we are shivering here in our
freezing nor 'westers. We hope that this visit
Of the genial airs from the Gulf Stream will be
prolonged for many days, although we fear that
they came in too good to last. aai 9s1g7s
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

A few nights ago woman, about thirty ave
years OF age, whose name was subsequently learned
to have been Mary Farrell, was found partially In
sensible In stable in West street. under cIrcum-
stances strongly Indicating that her person had been
outraged BY ru1lans. There were marks Of violence
ON her arms and lower extremities. After being
taken to the Ninth precinct station house Mary
removed to Bellevue Hospital, ana there died on
saturday. John Beach, N. D., yesterday made .
DOst- -mortem examination on the body, which
showed that deceased nad been OF very Incorporate
habiss. the MARKS OF violence were only super.
nom arsen1O poisoning. No further information
could be obtained cOnceTniug deceased. 3f ts
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

mas Day. n Christ 30 loved o. We cusht sIsc
GLOVE one another. s'Will you value man
for his money" asked the preacher, land yet
hope to be saved by the life Of poor manS'
This was . pertinent question, and struck
right at the root OF anti-C Christian customs
which prevail ell around us. 6syis8s
Two only Of our city sermons reported did
not touch on the great event Of the day.
Father Grimm, in st. Stephens Roman Catho-
lic church, gave some excellent suggestions
which all would do well to heed, and to
amend their ways 10 the particulars condemned.
The Rev. Professor Pottgeisser, formerly OF
Fordham College, delivered an admirable lee
ture, in the Assembly Rooms, on God as an
absolute and Omnipoten Being, and on the
nature and characteristics Of faith in Him. \,
Mr.. Becchcr, while taking up the general
theme OF the day, treated his subject differ
emily from some others. It was not the
coming Of Christ that interested him SO much
as the growth and development Of "the
Christ principle" in individuals and nations
And he thought that we might very
properly say that Christ came In every genera
ton, and the time will come when even gov
eruments win be conducted according to the
spirit of Christ. We hope that day is near,
but Appearances do not SO indicate. The Rev.
H. M. Gallagher illustrated the relation which
Ohrists birth bears to the future life, and by it
enforced holiness Of heart and life, which
brings peace and happiness here as well a.
hereafter. DR.. . Newman, In Washington,
thought that John the Baptists ideas concerning
Christ were not thoroughly orthodox at first,
and he explained why they were not. and, pre-
sumpdvely. why many others in our day
stumble at the Same stumbling stone. And at
the dedication Of new Presbyterian church
In Brooklyn, yesterday DR.. Duryea called the
attention Of the congregation away from the
temple made with hands to themselves made
temples Of the Holy Ghost; and to It and the
other discourses printed in the HERALD this
morning we invite the attention of our readers,
to every one Of whom also we wish "A Merry
Christmas" .E e7.g-c
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

pAn. ~>~~>~-~---s..>------>--~- 1852 tt ~
1-Advertisemenfs. asg .s.s a,.5.h..s.s .'ef rsg
H-AdverusemcntS. sfe8 aa .ltg. n
3-1ho War in Mexico: The Greatest Revolution
2lt that Ever DesOlated the Unfortunate Repub-
a7g 10; The Best Generals Rev0lting; Murder and
-fn4 and Lynching IN Tennessee-Viows Of the
past-fhe ku Kiux Trials: Full DcmonHtra.
uon OF the Political Character OF the American
~. yehmgerichte. -'as isgHt sa3 KS -S
4-Edttorials Leading Article, Christmas
Progress and Power OF Christianity
and Vtews-The Hunters Point Btpe War
9al volcanic EruptAon-Suicide Business
0A Basis-The HERALD and Dr. LivmgstOne--A
t's Somewhat Suspicious Case-Amusement An
nouncemeniS g ~1a 4a t4 an lwGG
0-vermanv: The Emperor william Likely to visit
Heah-Weather Report-1he Tornado TrRv-
VI eliing-The International Federal Council
SmOthered to Death-NeWs from washington
"A Trap Gun Tragedy-GCOmy Gotham.
'sl The Upper Portion or the City Stiil ShrOuded
1909 In DarKness-A Canntbalistic Femaie-Nls-
ceaneous Telegrams--Business Notices.
0-Rellgions: Sermon and S0nR In the Sanctuaries
Et3 Ci the City Yesterday; DtscoufseS on the Ap-
preaching Holy Festlyal--The Death OF Caihar
rine Cahlll. 81 ,.lt0f u .f4Nsti tel Npgu
a-The City Charters Draft Of the Proposed Charter
or the Committee or Seveuty-News OF Dr.
Uvingstone-Flrc in EldridGe Street-Finan-
cia and Commercial Reports--Cattla Market
Domestic Markets-Dry Goods Markets Ad-
vertisements. So 9N ~ 4N F# HIHA9H rs rL
O-Cnrstmas: The Religious and Social Aspect Of
the Christian Festival; Choral Music at the
Churches; The Care OF Pfous Charity for the
by the Germans; Midnight Services at st. Al
pans Church and st. Mary's, HopOKen--The
Grand Duke Alexis Shipping Tntcigencc--
Marriages and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sl cb
The New York herald., 1871-12-25
THE HERALD AND DR. LIVINGSTONE.

From the Trenton IN. ~ Gazette, Dec. 2al y
The New York HERALD has Just given another evi-
dence Of journalistic enterprise that throws in the
shade any OF its former great achievements. Some
two years ago II despatched an agent on q news
expedition, which was 70 conclude and end win a
search for the famous African explorer DR..
Livingstone. This agent has just been heard FROM
the HERALD of yesterday publishing nve column
account OF the progress which he has made In his
search after the Doctor, and the adventures and
prvarions which he has encountered In the wds or
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

40 Noxe Fresidentinl Contest from . RadE-
L-GgI tL&N \ eal View. fyafr4st tt7
lFrom 'ne hocnester Democrat republican, Dec. II
we give below = table based on the electoral vote
OF the States as provided under the new Apportion-
ment bill. In dividing the States into ..contested"
and "uncontested," we classify as contested"
those which have been carried By each party, IN
turn, during the last four years. ana as ..uncon-
tested" those which have uniformly voted on ono
side, no matter how spirited the contest may nayo
been. The arrangement as between srepublican ana
democratic" il based, OF course on The latest cleo
lions In the respective States The following Is the
tanio.-
The New York herald., 1871-12-25
ALLEGED DOUBLE MURDER.

ei sNHA sh lqs ERrE, Fa., Dec. "A, 1s1L
, A correspondent Of the Erie Despatch says hor.
rible tragedy occurred az Kane Pa, ninety Jour miles
east Of mere on the PhadephIs and Eric road on the
night OF the 2oth inst The wife and ohd Of Patrick
Burns were found. dead Thursday morning under
barn near their hossse. The physlcians who exam
ined their bodies say there n no dOubt that both
were murdered tho wife having been ssrangsed and
Burns has been Committed TO jail to await the re.
suit Of the cOr0nefss inquest. NV teii
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

MIsPLAoRD INDIGNATIoN-The Indignation
Of the people of California In failing to get the
destructive storm which they had been looking
for. Let them be patient; they may get It
yet. and as much as they want. The Clerk Of
She Weather has lately had his hands full with
hIs late storms In the East; but now, We think,
be win be able TO attend to California. tll
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

t f0 srr CoLUMniA, 3. O., Dec. "A, 1871.
In the United states Court yesterday the jury In
the case Of Mitchell and whitesides, after nearly
tventy-four nours, consultation, returned verdict
OF guilty on the second and fourth counts Tne do-
fence moved for new trial.
The Court then took recess ull WEDNESDAY
next
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

C0MNa To IT AT LAsT.-1he Bank of
France is TO be authorized to increase its cir
oalation to the extent of twenty seven hum
dred millions Of francs and to issue small
nOt0a. la
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

CHICAGO has just discovered that she has .
city debt of little over four hundred thousand
dollars. Pooh! mere bagatelle. New
York oan see that four hundred thousand and
70 nearly q hundred millions better.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

TEE ExPERoR OF GERMANY contemplates
visiting the Czar Of Russia at an early
moment next spring. So we are specially
Informed by cable telegram. The compli-
mont will be quite natural, ia The way Of .
friendly family greeting.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

GREAT RELIEF-The relief which we
experience from the adjournment of Congress
till after New Year. Thanks for this great
mercy. And all tue people will say Amen!
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

DENTISTS In CoUScI.-Look out for jaw
cracking speeches when the present contro-
versy among the dentists comes into Court.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

TnR GRAND DUKE, instead of spending bis
Christmas, as it was supposed he might, in
hunting down the buffalo, has been hunted
down by the Buffaioes, and will devote the
day to Buffalo.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

THE FIRST CARDINAL.-K the report We
have from Rome on the subject i correct
Archbishop McCloskey has been promoted to
the red hat Of Cardinal, and he Is the first
cardinal Of Mother Church chosen from the
blergy Of the United States. AT all events he
deserves the honor, and IL appointed he Will
b an important accession to the College Of
Cardinals.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

A "TEMPEsT IN TRAPoT''--The rebellion
IN Pennsylvania against Grant. t..e ..'.il,.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

TUE DEMOCRATIC papers in California. as .
general thing, deprecate the passive
n 30 soon am 10 he done FOR
wonder what WAS begun FOR.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25


New Hampshire VIII proDably revert to the ro-
publican column next spring.
From this table II requires 179 votes 10 elect Tho
republicans have tAus only to retain the States they
have not lost since 1858, and either California;
Connecticut or Louisiana ito say nothing OF New
YORK, to insure their triumph On the other hand,
the democrats must add the enJIre contested"
vote, republican as well as democratic. to their own
to insure success.
The New Hampshire Eic Next March.
From the Exeter IN. H. News Letter republican,
NeW sf- -3N0 Dec. 90 .e8
sIf our conventions are conducted fairly there IL
chance for victory but on the other hand, II they
are to be managed by men hired ana pledged TO
particular aspirants II public opinion is 70 W
manufactured by political emssares and ma nipuis-
tors, II independent republican voters are to 10
called upon to cast ticket containing the names
OF men whom they dc splse or OF whom they know
nothing, ana who misrepresent the preferences and
views Of the party then we shall ai. and ought 70
fail, to carry the election" N4
The Speulkership Of the New York Assembly.
Mr.. strahan, of orange, is being pushed for tho
Speakership or the New York Assembly.
The New York herald., 1871-12-25

s'SPlRrB DrvME"-The spirits In Henry
Ward Bceoher's church.