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CEEARFIELD planning MILL
ALL RI G III T.

MEssns HOOP. WEAVER CO. Propristor.
would respectfully inform the citizens of the
county that they have completely reftted and
supplied their planning MILL. in this Borough,
with the best and latest improved
WOOD WORKING MACHINERY,
and are now prepared to execute al, orders in
their line of business, such as
Flooring, Weatherboarding,
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Brackets, and
holdings, of all kinds.
Thsyha large stock ofdry lumber on hand,
and will pay cash for clear stuff, one-snd-a-haI'
inch pannel plank preferred NoF 6. 81
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Businsaa directory.

4 W. WALTERS, ATTORNEY LAW
"A. CIearfeld, Pa. Office IL the Court House
WALTER BARRETT, Attorney atLaw. Clear
w field, Pa. May i3 1868.
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JOHN II. FULF0RD, Attorney at Law. Clear
eD field, Pa Office on Market Street, over
Hartswick i Irwin's Drug Store Prompt attention
given to the securinsofBounty claims &c..and to
all legal business. March 2T. 1867.
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T II E X Id N Il Y S .

The Kidneys are two in number, situated atthe
upper part of tb loin, surrounded by fat and
consisting of three parts viz the Anterior. the
Interior, and the Exterior.
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TT F. BIGLER 4 Co., Dealers in HARDWARE
Ill. and In manufacturers of Tin and Sheet-iron
vare, Second Street, Clear6eld, Pa. Mar 20.
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IT f. NAUGLE, Watch and Clock Maker, and
IL. dealer in " stches, JeweIry, &c. Room in
G raham' s row, Marketstreet. Nov. 10.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
sE The Fort Smith .New Era of I'll

EE The Fort Smith New Era of the
goth inst, in classifying the votes cast in
the House for U. S. Senator, puts Mr.,
NEAL and PErrIGREw, of this District, as
=" skulking." IL the editor will turn to
the published proceedings Of the House,
.as they appear in his own paper Of the
same date, he will find that Mr.. PETIT
GREW voted for Judge ENGLISH. There
was no test of political faith in the vote
for Senator, as it stood at that time--and
even If he had been absent it would not
have been to his discredt; as the result
shows that his or Mr.. Meals vote woulo
not have changed the result at ALL TIL,
Democracy of Crawford have no com
plant to make on this score.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

A DENocRArIc Rooster New
York Hsralds Concord IN, H. CORES.
pondent, giving an account Of the Demo.
cratic rejoicing In that city, says:
A live rooster was one of the comical
features on the platform, and Just as the
president OF the meeting commenced his
address the huge bird advanced to the
front, tapped his wings and gave crow
which echoed again and again through
the hall. The incident had the effect to
produce round after round Of applause,
and the speakers all took occasion to al.
lude to it as a favorable omen for the
cause Of Democracy.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
Sxr A cnrrpspnnlpnt of the Cincinnati

ET A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial Republican paper, writing
from Little Rock, under date of the 18th
ult, arraigns Gov Clayton, for all the
troubles now existing in the State, clos
ing with the following paragraph:
"The Murphy government OIL SCI and
1865 cost the people about Sl69,0Oo
The government (rebel democratic) OF
1867 and 1868, less than 100000, and
the Clayton government, dating two years
from reconstruction, cost the people The
sum of Sl,900,000, and besides have is
sued bonds to railroads, etc, to the
amount of over SS,00O,OOO, all in two
years time. The democratic admins
tration, during period Of forty years.
run the State in debt about S3,OOO,OOO
The taxable property of the State was
only S70,000,000 in 1869, and the high
rate of taxes bear heavy upon hepeopie'
No wonder that the people have at the
last moment aroused against the cupidlty
of Clayton and his gang and it is not to
be wondered that the radical wing Of the
republican party and the democrats have
formed a holy alliance, as against COM
mon enemy Clayton held out every in
ducement to the democrats, and made
promise following promise, to secure
their alliance to further his dirty work,
but the democrats were not to be pnr-
chased so. 1t was the firm resolve of
Clayton, by means Of his supreme court,
under the operation Of an old law long in
existence in this State, regardless of any
rights or justice, to remove the State
Auditor the Treasurer, and the Superin
tendent of Education, and fill their places
with his own appointments, servants OF
his own, to serve his purpose His plan
was deep laid, but has failed. 1t was his
wish to have the Legislature adjourn i'm
following his election as u.
S. Senator, but he failed, The house was
awakened TO the danger of adjourning at
this time; so they still remain with the
government, to protect the liberties of
.be people. These are facts
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

How A REPUTATION TELLs-The Hon.
William Mack, speaker Of the Indiana
House of Representative tells the fol
lowing: "A distinguished gentleman of
Terre Haute informed me that one eve
ming last summer, when he was at the
house of a prominent Republican of the
city, he witnessed number of little chill
dren, from seven to twelve years Of age,
amusing themselves by playing charades.
You are familiar with the mode of play
ing, The company divides, few go out
of the room, select word, return, and
act it by syllables. so those in the room
may guess it The word emigrant was
selected Well, after they had made out
en- and i, Il syllable was left which
chanced to be the name of the President.
A little girl entered, and after bowing to
a little boy seated in the room, and hand
ing him package said: Here's pres
ent worth $4,000; don't open it Then
came little boy, who says: We have
just bought for you a very nice house. ,
Then came third, not more than eight
years, leading big Newfoundland dog,
almost as tall as himself, and says: Il
have brought you nice pup, and want
to be postmaster AT this a dozen
voices shouted Grant, Grant Grant,
: Emgrant. - -Deiacare State Journal
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

The YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE House.
The Little Rock Gazette Of the 22d,
pays the following high compliment to
the two Members from Boone county.
Mr.. WATSON, with his father, lived in
Van Buren, tor many years, and it will be
remembered by many of our citizens:
"The youngest Member of the present
House of Representatives is Hon. +. I.
Watson, of Boone county, who has but
recently passed his 22d birthday. a
Democrat in politics, the people Of Ar
kansas have had no truer friend in the
present General Assembly. He always
votes right, and has no hesitation in rep
resenting things just as they are. Per
haps but for his manly defence the peo
pie OF Boone county, whose citizens were
disfranchised by the wholesale at last
election, would have had their County
Seat put at place which nine-tenths Of
that people opposed Mr.. Watson is
quick to discern the right, and never hesl-
tates in casting his vote that way.
" Perhaps, in this connection, 1t Will
not be out of place to allude to the col
league of Mr. Watson, Hon. G, j. Crump,
who has been equally true to the people
of his County and District and the peo-
pie Of Arkansas He is also young
man, but true as steel. But for the infa-
nous registration in that District, the
Conservatives would have elected by an
overwhelming majority their whole tick
ct, But the Governor wlled it otherwise,
giving us but two Representatives. Wei
think in this, Hat they have been true TO
their people andehe people of Arkansas,
which cannot be said of the other two
members from that District. "
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
~ The Election Committee in G.

@ The Election Committee in Con
gress on the 2lst, in the case of Gen.
JOHN EDWARDS, NJ. c., rs, Hon. THOMAS
BoLEs, from this Congressional District,
decided in favor of Gen. Edwards. This,
with the three new Members from New
Hampshire, increases the Democratic
strength to l0l in the House. Three
more are expected from the Connecticut
election, two from California, and two
from Texas, which will make the House
stand at the next session l35 Republicans
to los Democrats. AS there are 243
members, and majority is l22, the Dem
ocrats will then only lack 10 votes to
control the House.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
THE LHGISLATURE.

The Legislature adjourned on Satur-
day. Hadlcy's registration bill passed
the house, all the democratic and con
servative members, except Mr.. Neal, of
Sebastian. voting against it. The Sen
ate passed Mr.. Meals bill for two Courts
in Sebastian County. All the radicals,
but two-Dell and White-voting for it
and all the democrats against it
If any thing has been accomplished
for the good of the people, we have yet
to learn it.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
A CARD.
VAN BUREN, Ark, March 2l,71.

VAN BuREN, Ark, March 2i,'7l.
EDITOR PRESS In looking over your last
issue, notice that Col. James =, King, the
arena. has again got himself into the papers
with one of his characteristic grand flourish
es, on Snipe Shooting. His friends were not
aware of his recovery before, from the fright
given him last spring by Parson Northcut.
and cannot account for this last indiscreton
of his, on any other hypothesis than an in
ordinate desire for unmerited notoriety, un-
der the influence of repeated shots of rifle
whiskey. Colonel King, although gallant
soldier. In the late lost cause, was always sub
iect to fits of centre gastratgia, and when in
tensihed as the fits often are by the use of the
above potent drug. his memory becomes bad
and he often forgets how to tell the TRUTH.
about past sporting scenes, etc, etc. and even
when there are older liars on the ground than
himself He Is so forgetful Of common pro-
prety. rs to render himself arogantly rude
and often cannot be restrained by his friends
from contesting for the first honors with the
oldest liar in camp. Now what shall we do
with this Baron Munchauson, Knight of the
Trigger? lie had before challenging learned
that Parson Northcut solemnly refused to
shoot for a wager, even though such wager
was put up by his friends, and that Thrus-
ton was positively disabled from shooting
with a felon on one of his fingers Of the right
hand. and that therefore there could be no
risk of being taken up this time, as there was
no other gentleman in Van Buren, Ito which
he is very particular to confne his challenger
rs he seems 10 have supposed that made any
pretentions to the art OF the trigger. But the
Colonel not only stultiteS himself by ilaun,-
ing in our faces challenge through the Press
under the above circumstances. and on be-
ing remonstrated with by Northcut for chal-
longing him on a wager. He further humil-
iates himself by declaring that he is after
Thruston dione-thc old wounded vetran.
These are the unkindcst cuts of all: that one
who has proven himself SO gallant and
worthy OF the glittcring blade of the Foer-
man In the string scenes of the past should
let himself down to the manifestation of a
desire TO shoot at one whose physical dsa-
bility precludes the possibility Of his return
ing the fire, Is so unaccountably strange that
must be generous enough to attribute 1t
to an emnation of brain almost demented
bv the too on repeated doses of that same
potent drug OF which we have spoken above
1t is to be regretted il there should be no
chance of gratifying the Colonel's inorlinatc
desire for match at Sntpe, this spring tive
in hopes. dear Colonel; | still have hopes.
Tho season Is not gone yet.
iw Il,
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EE A Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer, under the date
of the 10th, speaking of the effect of the
New Hampshire election, at the White
House, says;
The news from New Hampshire Gre
ated CONSERVATION at the Presidential
mansion yesterday morning 1t seemed
as though the hour had come, so graph
cally described by the historian Of
France, who says that "when the morn
ing sun arose there was no king in
France. His Excellency the President,
who sleeps very soundly, was up bright
and early, and the dscouraging intelli
gence settled like blight npon his spir.
its. Strange as it may seem, it happened
that Senator Patterson had made an en-
gagcment to call upon the President that
very II orning to lay before him the claims
of young man named Eli Burgers, of
Concord, who was dcsirous of being ap-
pointed Assistant Secretary of the Berlin
Legation The New Hampshire Senator
was promptly on hand, and, after passing
the Dent ordeal, reached the room sacred
to Ulysses, AS soon as Ulysses saw him
he seemed to fill with rage. With voice
still husky with the matutinal cocktail, he
sail: "Well, Senator, you Yankees up
in New Hampshire are cutting a nice
figure | admire the quality ofyour Re
publicanism. 1t is very encouraging in
deed, | think we had better not bother
much about the distribution of patronage
in that State to-day, You had better
speak to Sumner. Damn me, if haven't
half notion to ask Butler to introduce
bill in the House to suppress Ku Klux-
ism in New Hampshire. " The Senator
from New Hampshire took his departure
not altogether satisfied in his mind that
he would call again,
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
DIE D

In this city the 23d inst of scarlet fever ANNA
LULA aged years and half Also, on the 2ith inst.
of scarlet fever, VIRGIL CARLTON, aged : months,
daughter and son of Mr.. Benton j. and Mrs. Kate
Brown.
Thus, in the space of twenty-four hours, fond pa
rents are called to part with two lovely children.
Truly their cup Of sorrow is full The sympathy Of
the whole community is with the bereayed parents
in the sad atiliction they called upon to meet.
with silcncd ally as their bencdicton.
Gods angels, ONE,
Where, In tbs Z ,do~ of great affection.
The soul is MA.
Our Fathers siwill
Calling to him the dear ones whom he loveth,
In mercy still
Not upon us, or ours, the solemn angel
Hath evil wrought,
The funeral anthem is u glad avangel,
The good die not.
God calls our loved ones but we lose not wholly
What he has given,
They live on earth, in thought and deeds, as
As in Heaven"
In Van Buren,. on the 10Th inst, GEORGE, infant
son of Edward and Harriet Dickinson, aged Is moths.
LITTLE GEoRGIE.
His ransomed spirit found
home upon the shore,
And partings more,
But weep, thy tears may soOthc
The aching of the heart,
While deeper SORROWS prove
That here all loved ones part
Yes mother, weep, for Jesus wept
Above the silent tomb
OF the loved one who slept
Within his narrow home.
All yes pour out thy grief.
In the eloQuence of woe;
There is balm to give relief.
To mournegs here below.
Thou'lt find it if thou'lt seek,
Upon the wings of prayer,
And up in Heaven meet
The lost one, shining there
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
ET To wind up the impeachment fare

ET To wind up the impeachment farce
of Chief Justice Mcclure, in the Senate,
after sustaining the demurrer
Martin moved that the sum of $4,000
be allowed as counsel fees and taxed as
costs in the case. On the vote being ia
ken Mallory said he regretted that the
amount was not put at $4,000, Torrans
thought as this prosecution was in his
opinion frivolous and malicious the State
ought to be made to pay for it. The
motion was adopted, only three voting in
the negative, to-wit: Senator'S Dufie,
Frierson and Rilsy The impeachment
court then adjourned.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EF Says the Washington Patriot OF
the 7th: The general physiognomy OF
the House OF Representatives has greatly
improved. On Saturday, when the car
pet. baggers, scallawags. and negroes who
claim to represent the Southern States
the Africans being by far the best of the
lot-appeared to be sworn in, there was
a general expression of disgust, even
among the Radicals, who are to be asso
ciated with this tribe as colleagues. But
when the Democratic and Conservative
members from the South--the real rep
resentatives Of tue people--presented
themselves at the bar, the contrast was
so striking and impressive that involun-
tary applause testified the appreciation
froom the floor and galleries.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

ET Governor CLAYRoN, u. S. senator
elect, Gen. L. NJ. Bowen and Col. ii. L..
McCoNNELL, left Little Rock for Wash
inyton, on the 18th inst. 1t now remains
to be seen what the boasted obstacles
are, that the Hon ak. MCDONALD will
throw in Gov. Clayton's way, to keep
him from taking and occupying his seat
through the term.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
Ey- On the 23d in New York, cotton
was l5t-demand fair

The EMEUTE IN PARIS The terrible
scenes in Paris seem to be the commence.
mcnt of series of revolutions which
may restore the monarchy in France. The
rapidity with which the emeute has spread
over the principal part Of the city; the
fraternization of the troops with the in
surgents and the helplessness of the gov
ernment, give them almost the signif-
cance of an incipient and terrible civil
war. The insurgents have already over
stepped the defensive. They seem to be
the aggressors, and by the execution of
two superior officers they have destroyed
the bridges behind them. Their pro
gramme is yet unknown. 1t has prob
ably been made up by those reds who
left the assembly at Bordeaux, after
Theirs was elected president of the new
government Should they succeed in
driving the troops from the left bank Of
the Seine and occupying the southern
part of paris, we shall soon see Victor
Hugo, Louis Blanc, Rochefort and Gam
beta forming a provisional government
This would signify the rule of the social
lists They would declare null and void
the late peace arrangement; abolish the
publ c debt; expel every clergyman from
the French soil, and declare France in a
state Of permanent revolution. Their
programme has been known in France for
more than twenty years. They would
for short time rule by terror and the
aid of the heated passions of the unedu.
Gated classes, until they perished under
the debris of their own audscous work.
They evidently could not waste their inn
patience, or they would have waited until
the Germans were further otf.-St. Louis
Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
fE The Memphis Ledqer of the 1911

fS The Memphis Ledger of the 18th,
says: "The news continues to accumu-
late with reference to the great destruc.
ton of railroad property by the unpar
alleled food now sweeping through the
country. The Tennessee, Arkansas and
Mississippi railroads have suffered terri
bly,, and we have no trains, no mail no
communication with the outside world
save by river and telegraph. The rains
have been general, and foods prevail
throughout the north and east, and even
In California on the western slope. 1t is
reported that Wolf river bridge and the
long trestle work near Mason's Depot, on
the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, have
been swept away, and the track is under
water for miles. The Memphis and Lit
tie Rock Railroad has become grand
canal. Twenty miles ofts track are
uhder water, over which steamboat
could float with ease and safety.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EE- The New Orleans Times of Satur
day says; " The great event on the land
ing yesterday was the arrival of the great
Natchcz with 5ll7 bales cotton, the larg-
est load brought here since the war.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

~ The New York Sun says "There
never was such family as the Grants. +"
We are all aware that there never was
just such another family. What VIC are
particularly anxious to know now is that
there never will be another Louisville
Journal
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

ET To show with what regularity we
get our mails, we will state that on Sun
day we received .sce numbers of the Bates
vile Times, dating back as far as Janna
ry l4th.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

@ The Legislature of Virginia on the
18th, elected Jno. w. Johnston, conser.
vaiive. for United States senator; los TO
30 fur John r. Poplam, republican.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
REMOVED.

The office Of the VAN BuREN Pass has
been removed to rooms OVER THE
POST OFFICE.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EJ- Deacon Kennison, of Maine, re-
Gently coughed up head of herd grass,
which had been in his lungs thirty-six
years. The Deacon is a descendant of
NebuchednezZar.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EE- Mr.. GRADY comes home with the
Sheriff's commission in his pocket--it
is said, the price of his vote for Clayton
for Senator.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

~ General Magruder leaves son
and daughter, now residing in Italy--the
former physician, the latter an eminent
vocalist and painter.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

~ Winnie Ream is said to have com
menced new work entitled Sadness. -
1t will represent Grant listening to dis
patch from New Hampshire.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

kE Hon. Thomas II. Clay. second son
Of Henry Of the West" died at his
residence near Lexington, KY, on the
night Of the 18th inst.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
rF What is the matter with our es

EF What is the matter with our es-
teemed friend WlTHEBs, of the Ozark
Tablet? Just hear him:
Mrs. Hudner, Miss Mollie Hudner,
Miss Sua Carter, Miss Nelsy Aston, Miss
Louisa Collins, Miss Elmra Collins, and
Mrs. Glenn, have the highest regards Of
our family, for timely and important aid
in time of need Aud in behalf of our
beherhaJ, we here express our gratitude,
"If any young gentleman don't want
his heart shivcred as if struck with light
ming, he had better not fall under the
smiles of these young ladies, for besides
being young, handsome and intelligent,
they
Have winning ways that kill
Also can sew well, and are expert in
quilt making,
"The elder ladies, Mrs. Hudner, and
Mrs, Glenn, are perfect patters Of house
keeper-the former is a widow"
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EF The New York Commercial Ad-
rertiser describes Sumner as " cast out to
champ the corn-husks Of revenge upon
the dreary shores of the Opposition. "
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
fxy- The Hon Members of the Legl

k1- The Hon Members of the Legi :
la;ure representing the district compos-
ed of Benton and Washington counties,
Messrs PITTMAS, OWEN and WILSON,
arrived last night, and left to-day for
their homes. Although they have not
been able to accomplish much in the way
of legislation, they have watch carefully
the rights of the people and done their
best to correct some of the existing
evils, and deserve well of their constitu-
ents.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

EEW We learn that the Legislature, on
the heel Of adjournmet, granted $4,000
a mile State Aid, to the Northwestern
Border Railroad Company.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

In this place. on the 2lst iuss., by j. o. Churchill
Esq, Capt. JOSEPH c. PEEyEY and Miss ARLEA'
BLANCHE ELLIS, all Of Van Buren,.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

eR- The Saw and GTist Mill of Steward &
James on Frog Bayou, was destroyed by fire
on Monday night last-accidental.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28

nRlNkERS will do well to go to BOs
~ TICKS 4 cos for their Brandy and
Whi.key. They keep the best.
The Van Buren press., 1871-03-28
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