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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08


The N, Y. Sun thus properly criti.
cisos the course Of those who were
prominent defenders and champions
Of the course Of A. u. Richardson
II Is not for mortal man to indulge
harsh feelings beside tho open grave.
Albert d. Richardson breathed his
last at about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. Ofno man could IL ever be
more truthmlly said Gle died as
the fool diolh." Aud yet his terrible
offence, and the end il brought upon
him, are chiefly TO be attributed to
the fatal follies of the school Of Free
love philosophy TO which he belonged,
rather than to any peculiar vicious.
ness of character of his own. Indeed,
we believe that, with the exception Of
his unwarrantcd interference with
Mrs. Mcfarland, he had lived an
exemplary and useful life. His card,
published last march, showed obliquity
of PERCEPTION as to the truo relations
between man and wife, rather than
any determination to do what he
knew or believed to be wrong. And
it is not so much on the deceased vic
tim us on the heads of his living aiders
and abettors, and especially on the
clergymen who performed and sane
toned tho hymoneal mummery Of
Tuesday last, that the public ccnsure
must now tall.
Tho moral deductions from this case
probably suggests themselves to every
reader who has been made happier by
this freo.lovo episode T! Isit Richard.
son simscIf-stiff and cold, awaiting
burialy Ho showed courage but
courage in setting at defiance the laws
of God is fool-hardiness. Are bis
doubly orphaned children better off
or happierY Is Mrs. Mcfarland
twice married, but nov forever unhus-
bandcd-happier? Ifpoor Mcfarland
himself had faults, is he now reformed
aud sainted-tell us, 0 yo long haired
sentimental reformers-iG his lonely
cell in the TombsY Are his children
more than fatherless, worse than
motherloss, happicry
Are any Of the actors happier; "By
their fruits yc shall know them"
When the trial Of Mcfarland comes
on, we presume that one point OF
defence will DO that Richardson's
wound might not have proved mortal
but for the i'll lladvised influx of visitors
by whom his room at the Astor House
was flooded, after he was shot.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08
Goes Marching On

The Detroit Free Press, speaking OF
the connection of Miss Kate Field
with the purchase Of the John Brown
farm, says:
What they propose to do with their
new elephant the public is not in
formed, any farther than as Miss
Field says, it is to be made historic
ground and held as an evidence that
there is such a thing as "poetic jus.
tice." Not understanding the differ.
euce between poetic justice and any
other Justice, we are unable TO com.
prehend the real object Of the pur-
chase from the explanation We do
not think there was anything in either
the moral or political character OF
John Brown that should make his
grave an object of solicitude, and there
certainly was not in the manner in
which he terminated his existence.
The evidence given before the Kansas
Investigating Committee, Of which
William A. Howard, of this city, was
a leading member, went far to show
that John Brown, whilo in Kansas,
was not only guilty of horse. stealing,
but Of murder His raidinto Virginia
however much men may differ as 10
tho honesty OF the motives which
prompted it, was as palpable a viola.
lion of law as any man was ever
guilty of and he paid the penalty Of
Virginia, where the offense was com.
mitted, attached to his acts. lie may
have been a martyr TO his conviction
Of duty, but rs those convictions ran
counter to the laws of his country and
the peace and good order of society,
we cannot but deem these efforts to
place his name among those which
should be held as sacred among our
people, as disgraceful TO the authors.
If John Brown conceived il to be his
duty 70 steal horses, commit murder,
disturb the peace of State by armed
invasion Of its territory rs q means of
advancing his political ideas, we sec
no reason why his memory should be
cherished as sacred even by his party
friends.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08
Polite .sTggerisn,.

Grant and the niger representative
of Hayti had quite tussle of polite
ness the other day, tho latter compli-
menling the former on bis rising so
superior to his predecessors in sending
a darkey minister to IIayti, while
Grant assured him that these old
"pejudices of color werc quito obso.
lete in this country now J What a
lrighlful future this debauched and
degraded man thus shadows forth, in
his interview with that perverse dar.
key from San Domingol IfGrants
professed belief were sound-if the
American people could become so ut.
terly corrupted, debauched and lost as
TO "rise above the prejudice of color"
and universally miscegenatc with nc.
groes, then it would only be q ques.
tion of time when the negroes, and a
similar number Of whites, would rot
out and utterly perish from the earth
polluted by such nameless and bottom.
less sin as this that Grant boasts Of.
But it is not possiblc-God has eter.
naly decreed and fixed forever in the
organic structure OF oach-in Grants
and his nigger friend alkc--an organ.
ic necessity TO murder each other
They may become legally equal-eat,
sleep, and vote togethcr-but there is
a stopping place to this Impartial
freedom" and in nine cases out Of ten
there is sufficient virtue left, both IN
the white niger and the black one, to
murder each other rather than to 20
any further. That is to say, nature
revolts at a certain point against the
outrages on her attempted by Grant
4 Co., ard time comes when they
rise up and kill their nigger equal,
rather than advance any further in
filthy and aocurscd sin. But what
future for a country whose chief de-
clares that it has ouigrown its per
ception of the mighty gulf dug by
Omnipotcnce between races, gulf
that, having already swallowed up
million victims, is like TO demand an.
other million before il comes TO its
senscs.--N Y Day Book.
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Illinois In Lime.

The Democrats have won an uncx-
pectcd victory in tho late election for
delegates to Constitutional Conven-
tion to revise and amend the Consltu-
ton of that State. The Chicago Tines
counts forly.three Democrats and for.
ty-two Republicans, giving the latter
two Republicans who were elected by
Democratic votes against the regular
Republican nominees. Tho extent Of
this triumph can be judged from The
fact that Grant had $1,000 majority in
that State, and Logan for Congress,
$4,000, he being chosen from the State
at large. In the Legislature the Re
pnblicans had seventy-two members
to the Democrats thirty eight We
would hardly have supposed that the
Democrats would have carried more
than ono-thrd of that body. The
Times says they care not only numcr-
ically stronger, but have a heavier
metal intellectually"
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SheriT's Sale.

Df virtue Of q writ Of Fieri Fasiai, ii.
ID sued out Of the Court Of Common Pltn u
Clenteld county, aud to me directed, there
will be exposed to PUBLIC SALE, at the cosri
House IL the borough Of clearheld, on THURSDAY
the 9th day Of Deeembtr, 1859, at oseei, P.
NJ, the following property, to wit
Two certain tracts or parcels Of land, situate In
Bloom township, Clcarheld county, Pa, bounded
and described as follows. via: Beginning At =
stone on the south side Of the SusQuehanna and
Waterford Turnpike road on Fearon's line Theme
north sSl degrees east along said tuupik, tlI
pcrches to stone thence still by said turnpas
road north 81 degrees, east sol perch,s to s,on, i
thence south llO pcrchcs to post; thence south
81 degrees west 4oi pcrchcs to a hemloek; thence
south ssl degrees, west 81 perches 10 hemloek i
thence by fearon line, north no perches to the
place of beginning; containing 6S acres ln
perches, and the usual allowance Of six per cent.
The other piece Of land beginning at hcmlo,f,
corner Of No. 56sl thence by line Of Nc. sSgN,
east lol s-lo pcrches to a post thence ny The
south side Of the Waterford Turnpike and The tu;
above described piece Of land, south 81 degrrsi,
ives, 40 5-lo perches; thence south Ssl dcgrcsi,
west 81 pcrchcs 10 a stone; thence by Ne. 1851
(Joscph fearcnl. north 20 $40 perchcs to ihel
piace Of beginning containing 30 acres, let
Perchos, and allowance Of six percent The sbo',
tracts being the same premises conveyed by Jam,s
Bloom to 6aincr =. Bloom in one deed. Seiied,
taken In execution and to be sold a. the property
Of Gaincr P. Bloom.
ES-Bidders will take notice that IS rsr
cent Of the purchase money must be paid WIG
the property IL knocked down. or II will be pat|
mp again for sale. WILLIAM TUCKER,
SHERirF's 0rrcE, Dept shsna-
Clearfeld, Pa, Nov. II, 1869.
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CLEARFlELD ACADEMY.
Rev. P. L. Harrison. A. NJ, Principal.

THE SECOND SESSION Of the present ,shs-
Il lsstic year Of this Institution will eonnsass
on MONDAY, the 27d day Of November, 1893.
Pupils can enter at any tine. They will 10
charged With tuition from the time they sntsf,S
the close Of the Session.
The course ofinstruction embraces every thlrg
included In thorough, practical and Aeeen.
phshed education for both sexes.
The Principal, having had the advantage o.
much experience in his profession, assures pa
rents and guardians that his entire ability and
energies will be devoted 10 the moral and men.
tai training OF the youth placed under hi, sharT,,
TERMS or TUITION.
Orth ogrsphy, Reading, Writing. and PriHify
Arithmetic, per Session m wseks) ss
Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, and
History ttet
Algebra, Geometry, Trigonomstry, Men
suratiOn, Surveying, Philosophy, Physi.
ology, Chemistry, Book Keeping, Botany
and Physical Geography nu
Latin, Greek and French, with any Of the
Above Branches .si;u
MUsIC-Piano $50 lessops)- SIT 90
eS-N No deduction will be made for sbssts,.
ess- Fer further particulars inquire Of
Rev. Z. L. HARRISON, A. NJ
Feb. 4, 1859 H. [s;2sl Principal
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

Rich men and great men seem TO be
cursed through their progeny as frc-
quently now as in the past. A short
timo ago, Cornelius Vanderbilt, ir.,
grandson Of the afiluent Commodore,
offered check for $4,000, in pay.
ment for goods purchased, on bank
in which he had no money, and got
the Hon. Horace Greeley to endorse
the paper Mr.. Greeley will have to
pay the amount, il is said, and will
lose il all, as this young spring of
New York aristocracy has contracted
debts to the amount Of $500 900, and
Commodore Vanderbilt says no will
not be responsible. Young Vanderbilt
has just been bailed out Of Jail by one
IF his creditors, who thinks he has
lost enough by the misbehavior Of the
youth, without paying his board in
prison.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08


The editor Of the New York Sun,
Mr. Dana, who by the bye, was
Assistant Secretary Of War, during
the days of "thc late lamcnled," has
published a complete list Of the naracs
of tho subscribers and contributors
to the Grant and Sherman Gift
Enterprise. Wo arc compelled to
forego publishing the long list of
names, but clip the following extract
together with the letters from the Sun;
"Our readers will find below com
pletc lists Of the gentlemen who sub
scribcd sl06,0 900 as present to Gen.
Grant, and 100000 as present to
Gen Sherman. As these lists have
never before been made public, we are
confident that they will be examined
with great interest
"When Mr.. A. r. Corbin first caused
number Of prominent citizens TO be
called together at The Fifth Avenue
Hotel, for the purpose OF raising money
to pay for the thirty thousand dollar
house which he had persuaded Gen.
Grant to buy, several of tho parties
present objected to the proposal
Among the rest, Mr. A. r. Stewart,
urged that such n donation should be
made by Congress, and should not
bear the character of q pecuniary
benofaction conferred by private per-
sons. This objection had great
weight, though it was overrulcd. At
the time, however, we arc assured
that Mr.. Stewart could not have
anticipated that such munidcent oaer-
ings would be made n reason for
beslowing high orfice upon any OF
their sirers.
"Some of tho most intellig gent and
conscientious subscribers to both of
the great funds have told us that they
regarded themselves as entirely ex-
cluded by their donations from the
category of those to whom Office
could properly be given by President
Grant; and we are happy to believe
that many Of these gentlemen would,
from q commendable sense of dclicacy,
decline all honors of the kind should
he protfer them Certainly, the fact
that these presents were originally
inspired by patriotic and honorable
feeling in most Of the subscribers,
suggests that the same feeling should
now obligo them to refuse all places
of power or profit that President
Grant might be disposed to offer them
in return. 1t is also certain that in
all the history Of our country there
has been nothing so demoralizing as
the example which has been set by
General Grant Of appointing men to
Office in consideration of money
given TO himself"
NEw YonK February TO- 1s66
DEAR SIN; have the pleasure TO enclose you
ifae-siniis) copy Of Lieutenant General Grants
acknowledgment Of the testimonial to which you
a contributor, also list Of the subscriptions
and copy Of the correspondence.
In furnishing this information TO contributors
am requested to ask that no copy Of these docu-
mcnts may be allowed to be printed, rs many sub
ssriptons were made with that understanding.
Please consider this my receipt for your subscrip-
ton. | AIN, very respectfully, your, &c.,
DANEL BurrEHFIELD.
(Plcase aeknowledre1
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Din You EYrn g-Eyer whntY

Why, when the good old Democrat.
ic party was in power, did you ever
hear of spies nosing among your pri.
vato goods to see if you have complied
with the provisions OF an unknown
law 7
Did you ever hear Of stampsY
Did you ever have to swear as to
how much money you madel
fla manufacturer, did you have to
make monthly report TO some lazy
official at five or ten dollars per day 7
Did you ever hear men (as you do
now advocate policy of paying the
laboror with paper rags and the mon.
ey showers with gold
D,I you ever hear Of tax on every
thing you cat or wS.:, in addition to
u State, County aud municipaI ta-
Did you ever hear of a President
riding about in a steamboat wholly for
bis own use at the expense of the peo.
pie, when nc was receiving salary
of 25,0 600 per yearY
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08
Democratic BOSTON.

AT the election on Tuesday, the End
ultimo, Boston gave Adams, a Demo
crat Of the strictest order, majority
of 1920 over Cladin, Republican. So
that the hub Of the universe, the head
centre of New England, the chandc.
lcr in which burn all the brilliant
luminaries, whose cffulgence Is sup.
posed to be tho means Of saving the
land from total darkncss-is more
Democratic than even the "rebel
States of South Carolina, North Caro-.
lima aud Louisiana.
An exchange remarks We can't
tell what has got into Boston. Nearly
all the leading papers are Radical,
nearly all the leading "people" there
are supposed to be Radical It is the
mitrdileus that is eternally springing
tho land with Radical ideas in the
original packages. Yet thereis Boston
going over TO the "rcbel" Democracy,
with drums beating and colors flying,
and with $500 majority-and that
too in spite Of the writhing expostu.
lations of Wendell Philips, tho sonor-
Gus sentences Of Charles Sumner the
reproachful silence of the "Cradlc Of
Liberty" and tho cold grim memo
ries Of Plymouth Rock adjacent. How
are We to account for this phenome.
nony Is it what the Radical press
call "apostacy p Greensbarg Dan.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

Hon. John Cessna and family arc
"doing' South Carolina. Exchange
Mistake. "lIon. John Cessna and
family" are "doing' Bedford. John
started for tho former place but got
only as far as Washington, where he
discovered that somebody else had
gobbled all tho "contcsted election
funds" and his infant loilty being of
the kind that requires good deal of
financial "pap' TO keep it alive, he
turned his back TO Washington, with
its treasury, and camo home.-Bed.
ford Gdreffe.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

BLACK JURoRs.--A Washington tel
egram says: at has been discovered
that two.thirds OF the grand petit ia.
rics summoned in this district are ne.
groes, and that half of them cannot
read and wriio. So outrageous is this
proceeding that even tho radical Re.
publican comes out in protest sgainst
it, and demands a change. The pco.
pie hero look mildly on and seem to
think such exhibitions will add 10 the
prosperity Of Washington, ard prevent
the removal of the capitol"
More fruit of Radical rule-ncgro
jurors who can neither read nor write
have control of the administration OF
Justice in the Federal Capitol.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08
Reports received from i,6iS banks

A JUDGE ADvooATE.-Major Henry
Goodfellow, U. S. A., is announced as
having entered on his duties as Judge
Advocate of the Department Of the
South. Major GoodfclIow is a native
of Philadelphia, an attorney.at.Iaw of
the courts Of that city, and entered
the army as Second Lieutenant, 10Th
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
U. S. A., on April Is, 1861. lie was
formerly clerk in the United States
District Court Of Philadelphia, and
served with DR.. Kane in his celebrated
Arctic Expedition.
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PrOpOSaIs!

rINHE School Directors Of curwcnsvilic, Pa, will
receive SEALED PROPOSALS IN to Janu-
ary !. lsso, fr building one SCHOOL ROOM on
northeast corner Of school lots. Said building 10
be 4oA20 feet IL feet from aoor to ceiling, with
two rooms sKlo, and entrance or hall Gas feet In
front end Of building. Five doors and eight win
dows. The entire building TO ac finished in style
aud manner as the one on said lots, except there
Is to be no cellar projection or belfry. The build
ing TO be completed by September /, 1870. Pay
monts will be a. follows; 0ne-third when all the
material for missing, closing and roofing l. on the
ground ouc.thifd when raised rooted and en-
closed the balances when the building is com.
pletcd. II Is required that the contractor give
security for the completion OF the same. For
further particulars inquire of the Secretary
u. u. THOMPSON, SccrrtArv.
Curscusyillc December g. 1879 AZ
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08


The FUss,-Thc attentive news
reader has no doubt noticed that a
certain Gen. Tate, has been creating
quite a sensation in high circles at
Washington, for several weeks past,
and that Gen. Grant, for once, made
aspeech when presented to him. This
fellow Tate, isa nigger Plcnipotentiary
from the niger Island of Hayii; and
Grant 4 Co., are trying to palm him
off for regular nigger. In color and
looks he is such, but ho was sucked
by Boston Abolitionists and educated
in England, hence his apparent smart.
ness was infused into him by "white
trash and not by those Of his own
olor, besides, in feeling he is about
much an American as John Bull
his Sistor, Massachusetts,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

IL thus appears, says tho Cincin.
natl Enquirer, in these great Common.
wcalths, which have moro than one.
third of the population of the Union,
that there are 10000 moro Democrats
than Republicans. This is allowing
the majority they got in Indiana last
year, which they cannot get again
Had the State voted this fall il would
have given us 10000 majority. This
does not look as il the Democracy
were either dead or in a dying con.
dition.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

THE ELEcrloSs.-Grant's bayonets
belonging to the United States, carpet
boggers and niggers carried the clcc-
tion on the Both ultimo, in Mississippi.
Aieom, late Confederate General, but
now a reconstructed Radical, is elected
Governor by large majority. What
wonderful strange stuff il takes 10
make a modern loyalist.
The old "Union Savers have car.
ricd Texas. Hamilton is elected Gov.
ernor over his Radical competitor
Davis, BY large majority.
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HOUSE AND LOT,
New Cabinetl

Nj osnANN0N LAND AND LUMBER COW
vi PANY offer for sale Town Lots in ID, h.,
ough Of Oseeola Clearheld eounty, Pa, and M,
lots 10 suit purchasers outside the limits Of ~
borough. Oseeola is situated on the Msshsppss
Creek, in the richest portion Of the county AZ
clcardcld, on the line Of the Tyrone A Clsart,J
Railroad, where the Moshannon and Beavsr,o,
branch roads intersect. II is also in the b.ar n
the Moshannon coal basin, and large bodiss :,
white pine, hemloek, oak, and other timber su,.
round Il, Ono Of the largest lumber uanuiaetu,.
ing establishments IN the State is located in N.
town, while there are many other lumber aIs
shingle mills around II. The town is but seen
years old, and contains population Of one tksu.
sand inhabitants.
R0- For further information apply at the oss.
Of tho above company.
JOHN LAwsHR.
aprl4 Superintendent
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

SoLD.-The magnificent government
property at Harper's Ferry, Va, has
at last been sold, and will hcnccforth
be used in the interests of peace
The grounds, dams, canals, buildings
and water privileges, are known to
be the finest in the country. The
ladiesCD who bought John Browns
farm, for a memcnto, should have
kept this property from barbarian use.
They should also go to Charleston,
and secure the gallovs upon which
the old murderer and horse thief
expired, and dedicate the whole,
"sacred to the memory Of "the
sainted Brown whose soul is said TO
be marching along.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

How NATuRAL.-A Washington cor
respondent, says: "The city is filling
up with Senator's aud Congressm en-,
and the Treasury and Postoflicc De
partments with women. Quite a
number of members have one or two
lady friends besides their wives, whom
they billet upon the Departments"
This is modern legislation. What
"old fogies" We did have in this
country before tho latc lamentcd
took hold OF the "machine."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

The DoDoERs.-To fully expose the
hypocrisy of Grants Administration,
we need but allude to the conduct OF
Secretary Boutwell,, on Thursday
last, when Gold ran down to 12l. As
soon rs the interests of the people
were being reached he stopped the
sale Of Gold, and in fact refused to de-
liver millions he had sold at that fig.
urc, because as he alleged it was get.
ting too low, and therefore the labor.
ing classes might be benefited while
the interest Of the Bond holder would
be reduced.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08
HOUSE g. LOT FOR SALE
IN LuMBER CITY.

IN LUMBER CITY.
FINlIE undcrsigned offers at PRIVATE SALE
Il the following described Real Estate;
A certain HOUSE AND LOT, situate on Main
street In said borough, adjoining lots owned hy
James Crossley aud John fergulon-near the
Methodist Church. good STABLE and other
outbuildings on the premises.
5es- Por particulars apply to james P. Farwell,
Esq, at Lumber City, or the Subscriber residing
a, huri ?. o., Clearhcid county. Pa.
dccs.3m ANDREW ADDLEMAN.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-12-08

AnnbernD. Tho great silvcrwarr
dealer, Ben Butler, was arrested in
Baltimore last week and put in SIS, 600
bonds for robbing the house Of a widow
lady in New Orleans, of $1,000 worth
of silvcrware, while be was in com
mand there. The lady is a niece OF
the late Gen. Twiggs. Ben at the
same tine carried of gold sheathed
sword, which formerly belonged to the
General. The Beast would-never have
bothered that sword while in the
hands of live man.