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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
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The Greensburg Argus contains the
following item: david Bates. alias
Myers, alias Martin, who is nearly, if
not altogether seventy years of age,
was taken to the penitentiary on Sat
urday last, being sentenced for term
of six years aud nine months on a
charge of stealing horse from Henry
Wineland, Of Unity township, in June
last He was captured in Ebensburg,
Cambria county, soon after, and com.
mtted TO the Jail Of this county, but
his trial was deferred from time to
lime in Consequence Of Judge Buflng.
toms inability TO hold Court. Bates
has served at least twothirds of bis
life within the walls Of various iails
and penitentiAries- one sentence alone
covering twenty two years-and when
taken 10 his present quarters in Ale
gheny City, was at once recognized
by the Warden, his wife and family,
who seemed glad to see him, from
their previous long and close acqnaint.
apceship, and kindly welcomed him
back TO their fostering care. lie had
with him some presents for the War
dcn's children, and displayed much
affection toward them. 1t is alleged
that he has thirteen wives, all but two
of whom are living. He is certainly
a most inorrigible scoundrel, little fear
Tag visLe. 49, ia,,s Or God or nan,
having long since attained that degree
ofdepravity which is beyond all means
Of amendment"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A venerable couple in Scott county.
Iowa, recently received q lesson IN
practical chemistry by accident. The
old lady took drink of lyo in mistake
for vinegar and, being uncertain
whether her tasto was perverted or
she had got hold of the wrong Jug, she
gave her husband a swig Of the same
to get the benefit Of his opinion upon
the subject Presently their throats
and months began to burn, when thcy
discovered that il was lyo they had
been drinking, aud swallowed som g
oil to allay tho pain. Tho oil comb.
ming with the lye formed soap. which
stimulated the salivary glands to cx.
cesslvo action, causing a flow Of foam
ing soap suds from their months that
was as alarming as it was disagrooa
bic. A physician who happened to
call while this process was IN full opc.
ration, relieved them by the applica
ton of proper remedies; but II was
several weeks before they we're able
TO enjoy their food again.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

Tho most dishonombe and culpablc
net vet committed by President Grant
was reported in our columns by our
correspondent at Cincinnati
Can't. II. G. Stoms was an Assessor
of Internal Revenue In that city He
was appointed by Andrew Johnson,
and after several other nominees to
the Office had been rejected by the
Senate, be was confirmed, because he
was a satisfactory Republican When
General Grant became President,
Stoms was retained in Office, as Jesse
r. Grant, the Presidents father, gave
out, by his influence. Through the
action Of Stoms q certain gaugcr lost
his situation because he was found to
be uniaithful Jesse r Graft urged
Stoms to recommend this gaugcr for
restoration to his place, saying: "He
has offered me $500 for rc-nppoint-
mcnt as gauger He is n rascal but
If you piH recommend him ! lCiH tdke
his money and gire you one hdt"
Stoms refused to do this; aud then he
was waited upon by the Rev Mr.
Cramcr, the Presidents brothcr.in law,
whom Gen. Grant has recently ap-
pointed Minister to Denmark. Cra.
mer also earnestly endcavorcd TO per.
suade Sloms to restore the dishonest
-gauger, telling him that If he did not
comply with this request he could no
longer count on thesupport of Jesse
r. Grant at Washington
This base proposal was also made
by Jesse r. Grant to the father Of
Capt Stoms, who was urged TO induce
his son to accept the offer and to
secure a place for the gaugcr already
mentioned and another one. Grant
said that he knew these gaugers were
rascals, and that for that reason he
would take their money and divide
with the Assessor if he would secure
the appointment for them. Grant
also told Mr.. Stoms, in the presence
Of Hon George Crist, that il his son
did not comply with his wishes he
would soon be punished for il. Soon
after this President Grant turned
Stoms out of office, as Jesse r. Grant
had threatened.
The first duty of the new House oi
Representatives should be to impeaeh
President Grant for his share in thii
transaction.-NeD York Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
Radical COrrnmcnt nfthe South

The Lancaster Intelligencer says: In
Tennessee body of lazy negroes get
up what they call State Convention
to complain Of outragos aud TO declare
that wages are low. They end by
asking Congress for protection If
they all 20 TO work they can protect
themselves by honesty, sobriety and in
dustry, What is seen in Tennessee is
seen in ono-halfofthe Southern States,
and it is this class OF people and their
white allies, who make politicians of
them. who send out one.half the com.
plants we hear Of as outrages. Let
us pause for moment to give evi.
dence as to the real cause aud source
of most of the outrages at the South.
Take the evidence given in tho i'm
parchment trial Of Gov. Holden, Of
North Carolina. hucien NJ Murry
testifes, at Raleigh, that be was tied,
manaeled, shot at, hung up and pulled
down, and then hung up and pulled
down again, and man named Bergen
tcstifes that he was acting under the
orders Of Gov. Holden. William Pat.
ton tcstGos to having been hung up
by the neck. A pistol was put to bis
head and threats made to shoot him il
he did not tell who killed Outlaw.
He was Brought to Raleigh, and made
a confession that he might be relieved,
George Rogers, a young man, next
called. lie testified he was hung up
three several times by the neck
These facts are gathered from the
testimony Of two days proceedings
| neauCI, ionceti
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

OBITUARY, The Rev James o. An.
drew, the senior bishop of the South.
crn Methodist Episcopal church, died
on Thursday last at Mobile, Alabama
lie was born in the year 1874, in the
State Of Georgia, and entered the
conference Of South Carolina in 1912.
lie was ordained deacon in 1914.
and two years later became an elder
in the church. lie was first ordained
a bishop by the general conference
which met in Philadelphia in 1889. II
At that time the Methodist Episcopal
church was united over the whole
country. The marriage Of Bishop
Andrew TO wealthy southern lady
who owned a number of slaves was
one cause which was instrumental IN
producing the disruption OF that re.
ligious body, which has ever since con.
tinued He was then ordained a bishop
of Sic southern section of the church
lie was strong aud eloquent preach.
er, pure in character and faithful in
the performance of duty.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
NOtice 10 Creditors.

UTHEREAs, in pursuance Of an act Of Gen
w eral Assembly Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania, an attachment hath been granted
by the subscriber one Of the Justices Of the Peace,
In the said county Of Clearheld, at the instance
Of a certain John Unison, Of Brady township,
Ia the county Of Cleagheld, against a certain
Geo. W. Lloyd, Of the township Of Brady, in said
county, whcrcop certain goods, ehaiiels and other
effects Of the said George W. Lloyd have been
attached and are nov in the custody Of James
Miles and +. X. Arnold, Of the said Townshp.-
This Is, therefore, to give notice to the creditors
OF the said George W. Lloyd, 10 sppeaT on satur-
day, the 1lth day Of March 1871, at the Office Of
the subscriber, in the village Of Luthersburg, Pa,
then and there to discover aud make proof Of
their demands agreeably 10 the directions Of the
said act GEO. c. KIRK, j. p. LIS
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

Sr. PArRIcK's DAY.-The anniver.
sary Of st. Patrick's day-one ever
dear TO all loyal Irish hcarts-will
occur on Friday, the 18th instant
The patron saint Of Green Erin, accor.
ding to the national annals, was born
in 373 and died in 493, living TO the
good old age Of l20 years Bishop
Butler says he "forsoOk his family,
sold his birthright and dignity, 10
serve strangers, and consecratcd his
soul to God, to carry his name to
the end of the earth" No saints day
is so generally celebrated as st. Pat.
rick's. All lrishmen keep il in religi.
Gus remembrance, and regard it as a
solemn obligation to observe IT, Who
has not heard the familiar song:
"s,- Patrick was jintlsman and came Of dac,nt
people,
lie builia church in Dublin town, and on it put
stoeple;
His father wa, wolaghan, his mother an
oGmdy,
lIis aunt she was Kinaghan, and bis wife
widow Brady.
Och the Antrim hills arc mighty high, and sos
the bill Of Howth, too,
But there's hin more higher still, more higher
than them both too.
Twas on the top Of that high hill 81. Patrick
preached his sarmiui
Aud drove the frogs into the bog' and murdered
all the varmiuL"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A BUTLER. "A joint Convention Of
the two Houses of the Nebraska Leg
islature, was recently held, TO hear
the report Of the Investigating Com.
miltso on the charges Of corruption
against Governor Butler and other
State officers The Committee re.
ported that, from sworn testimony
taken by them, it was proved that
Governor Butler, ox Secretary Ken.
nard and other officers were guilty OF
corrupt and criminal practices. Gov.
Butler sent in a message protesting
against the manner Of procedure nv
the Investigating Committee, aud
asking that u new Com mittc be ap.
pointed This was denied, and the
House has voted for Impeachment
Governor Butler is one of the model
Radicals Of the Wcst lie walks in
the footsteps Of his illustrious name.
sake in MASSACHUSETTS, When he secs
a chance he embraces it-Agc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

AGRAD-Tbe Pittsburgh Post says;
Mr. Washburn, of Wisconsin, has
managed TO get bill passed through
the House providing for the appoint
ment Of three commissioners ~ five
thousand dollars each per annum, for
two years, to collect aud report
upon the claims of loyal men who
suffered in the South during the re
bcllion. How many hundred millions
this will take is not settled, but that
here will be claims reaching that ex.
tent offered, we have no doubt An.
other chance for Grants relations
Brothers in law to the front
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
The Experiment.

-Four years ago Congress conferred
the right of suffrage on the negroes in
the District Of Columbia, and through
them the National Capital has been
governed To show that the "loyal
millions are already sick of their ex-
pertinent, we need but refer to the
fact that by late Act of Congress the
District of Columbia is transformed
into Territory, endowed with Gov
ernor, Legislature and such other Of
fcers as complete the Organization
all appointed by the President. This
has been done TO get rid of negro 20.
ting and negro officers. To get back
to first principles, and to further de
ceivc the negroes, Congress is compel
led to disfranchise all the white citizens
residing in the District. Thus no
property holder or resident in the
National Capital has any voice in the
future regulation Of that municipality.
The administration has been compel.
led TO overflow and ignore popular
government in order TO rid itself Of
the negro element. In doing so, the
villainy of the Forty first Congress is
fully established for the hundrcdth
time. That a two fold fraud has been
prepetrated upon the white and black
man, besides ignoring representative
government, is as visible as the sun
at MONDAY
Had Georgia, or any other State
where the negro is large element,
attempted a similar method to get rid
of that class of voters, this very same
Congress would have pronounced il
treason and pitched the State out OF
tho Union.
That negro rule has proved failure
wherever attempted astonishes no one
except fools and fanatics, but that the
eafrdnchisemeHt OF that race should Sc
soon bring about the disfrdachisement
of the white man, is a revolution Of
such magnitude that it should arouse
= the feelings of all white men who
favor popular government to fever
heat. What safety is there for the
liberty of the citizen, or property
while our Congressman undergo revo'
lutions of this kind every four or five
years? Why not send statesmen to
represet us +? such as we had previous
to the advent of the "lato lamented
failure. Restivercss and unstabenoss
on the part Of tho representative soon
begets disorder, outrage and wrong
among his constituents, which lead "a
results alike fatal to both
Have not demogogues ruled THE
country long enough? ? should be the
question every voter should ask Of
himself and bis neighhor before he
deposits another ballot
- --z-.-es-------
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A New Orleans correspondent Of
the Atlanta Constitution has ibis:
You know that Louisiana has suf
fcrcd wofully from Radicalism. Negro
equality has been ferociously pushed
In order TO keep Cuffcc from the places
Of amusement, the following rule is
resortcd TO, Tho following little Ger
tidcate is given to purchasers Of tick
cts 10 the opera for instance: "Opera
House Of New Orleans, parquelto-
No. ll5. Contract between the Opera
Association Of New Orleans and the
holder Of this ticket. IL is agreed
that this ticket is sold with the under.
standing that the comptroller shall
have the right to refuse admission to
or expel the holder thereof, upon re.
turning the regular price Of the same"
You will observe that tho pleasure
seeker buys the ticket under contract
that he shall be put out on the refund.
ing of the money at the pleasure of the
comptroller Of the place ofamusement
In this way no law is violated, and
the unwelcome Sambocs arc excluded
by their own consent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A SouNp RADIcAL,-A convict in the
Indiana penitontiary asks a pardon
for the following reason:
at is true have only IL months
longer to serve, but ii is now thought
from the way the election went that
our present superintendent will be re-
moved and Democrat put in his
place, consequently we fear we will
have hard time under a Democrat
superintendent, rs tho convicts are
principally Republicans" We sup.
pose Senator Morton will see that his
Republican constituents arc pardoned
before the new superintendent is
placed in position.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

Our philosophical friend Ground the
corner in q late number Of biz Trib.
uae. pitches into General Banks for
leading OF in the Yinnio Rcnn BAN.
boozloof $4,000, the other day 1t
seems that the pretty sculptrlss has
'iseulpod' osome purpose, boihabroad
and at homo. Miss Ream went of 10
Italy with "dismal image o clay
of Old Abe Lincoln, who was 50 ugly.
looking in life that the very dogs
howled as he passed along tho street,
and she brought back worse boxing
calamity in marble, that she said was
the old Joker himself, no mistake and
the exchequer OF the nation mast pay
for the trouble She had been at, tho
hacking away ut the marble, and
"totin this Cardiff giant from classic
Rome to Washington Winnie needed
friends at court to push the swindlo
through. and fastened her pretty eyes
on poor Banks. He caved, went in
for the shocking gougc on her &C.
count, and the spoonics OF the House
not able to resist her touching sighs
for the grecnbacks, followed suit
and the strong box at Washington,
filed by the sweat and toll Of six mil.
lions of white working men, was rob
bed to pay for this scarc-crow image.
The handsome editor Of tho Tribune,
philosopher Greely, chagrined and
mortified that he has not, like Boss
Tweed, been asked TO strike an atti
tude for some beautiful sculptress to
copy in marble, is dreadfully down on
Banks, and Winnie, and the rest O
them, out of pure envy. The spruc'
street philosopher is mistakes wher
he says General Banks knows nothing
Of tho "art." He taught the "art' 0
dancing in .Waltham, Massachusetts
twenty years ago, and had a high repu
tation for emitting "pigcon wings p
aart' indeed IN y. Day Book.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

There is nothing like economy and
enterprise, as will be seen by the fol.
lowing item from the Boston Posi- !.
BY frugality and economy, the negro
SENATOR Revels, has succeeded in buy.
ing n twenty thousand dollar planta.
ton from his salary, and the proceeds of
his lectures, besides giving his sister
IN the New York poor house half a
dollar.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

The Committee In the Senate ap.
pointed to apportion the State into
Senatorial and representative Dis
,ricts, mado their report to that body
on Friday last. The bill provides
that until the next septennial enumcr-
alton there shall be thirty.threc Soma
tors and one hundred Representatives.
Philadelphia is divided into four Scna-
torial and nineteen Representative
districts.
Ssnoforiai Di,irian.- Philadelphia.
/. First, second third, fourth, seventh, eighth
and ninth wards. l.
II. Tenth thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth,
twentieth and twenty-ninth wards, l.
Ill Filth, sixth, eleventh. Twelfth, sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth wards, !.
". Nineteenth, twenty -drst, twrniy-sccond'
twenty third twenty fourth twenty hitA, twenty
sixth twenty seventh aud twenty eighth wards /.
Y. Chester and Delaware, /.
vi. Montgomery, L.
VII Bucks and Northampton, ].
VIII. Berks, |.
TX. Lancaster, |.
" Schuylkilli !.
XL Lehigh and Carbon, l.
XII Dauphin aud Lebanon, l.
Kill Luierne, Monroe, Pike and Wayne, 2.
XIV. Bradford, susquehanna aud Wyoming, |.
XIV. Columbia, Lyooming and Sullivan, ].
XVI. Potter, Tioga, Mexican and Cameron, ],
XVII. Clinton, Union, Northumberland and
Montour l.
XVIII. Blair, Cambria clearheld and Elk, l.
XIX. Cumberland and York, l.
XXX Adams and Franklin, I.
XXI. Huntingdon, Bedford and Fulton, ].
XII. Snyder, Juniata, Mifiin, Centre and
XIII. Allegheny, 3.
XXIV. Indiana, Jefferson AMI Armstrong, l.
XIV Somerset aud Wesim9relanl, /.
XXVI Tayotte Greene nud Washington, !.
XXVII. Beaver, Lawrence aud Butler, l.
XVIII. Clarion, 'Ncnango, Forest and
Mercer. 1.
XXX. Crawford, Erie and Warren, ?.
Represcntatirs Dis,ricis.--Adsms and franklin
2; Allegheny, z Armstrong, Beaver, Bod
fora and Fulton, Bcrks, Blair, Bradford
Sullivan and wyoming, p Bucks, ?; Butler,
Cambria. Cameron and Clinton, Carbon,
Chester, 9 Centre and Cloardeld, ?; Clarion and
Forest, Columbia, ] Crawford 2 Cumberland
I Dauphin, ? Delaware, | Erie, p klk and
Jefferson, Fayelte, Greene, Huntingdon
1 f; Indiana / Juninta, Minlin aud Perry,
Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lohish
IA Luzerne aud Monroe 5 Lycoming, Snydel
and Union, 2; Mercer, Mexican and Potter,
Montgomery, 2; Moutour and Northumberland, ,
Northampton 2 Pike and Wayne, Sehuylkill
2; Somerset | : susquchanna, Tioga,
Yeuango, I Warren. Wostmoroland p York
Washington, Philadelphia, 10.
This to our mind, is the faircst ap
portionment bill ever reported to the
Legislature Although the committee
like the Senate, is Democratic, this
bill makes that body stand as nov
organized, IL Democrats, and l6 Radi
Gals, while the House stands 81 Demo
Gratis to 80 Radicals The Radicals a
the last apportionmcnt gave them
selves majority in the Senate anC
o in the House, making II on join
ballot.
The Radical committee in th,
House has made no report yet, bu
when it docs come look out for fron
twelve to eighteen on joint ballot in
stead Of three
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A Philadelphia Judge has picked up
somewhere the absurd idea that wit.
nesses are not criminals He rcbukcd
lawyer for badgoring one in late
case, and laid down tho astounding
proposition that a witness should bc
treated in tho same manner as any
gentleman would treat a visitor to bis
house. The lawyers talk Of having
him impeached or sent TO a lunaiic
asylum.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A CANDlpATE ToR LYNcn LAW
We have already recorded two at.
tempts to throw the trains off of the
track OF the Phila. & Erie r. r., at
LoBeouf, and now have a still more
bold and wicked one to announce
On Monday evening, the bar and bolts
at the switch were removed, with the
evident intention of wrecking tho
freight train which left Eric at half
past six o'clock. This is the same
train that the Instructions were pre-.
pared for before, and il is fortunate
that in each instance the rascally de-
sign was discovered before any mis-
Nsi.r vas uUue. SVmuUVdy Is prepar-
ing himself for summary punishment
for if the perpetrator of such an in.
famous deed is discovered, as he will
cortainly-be if he perseveres, he would
undoubtedly be hung TO the nearest
and highest tree, within the benefit Of
Court or clergy. The railroad com
pany offers a reward of $3.50 for the
arrest and conviction Of the would be
murdcrer-E1e OjSerrer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
Real Estate for Sale,

TINE undersigned offers for sale bis lsrn, IT.
uaie in Bradford township, near MsiatI
school House, containing 20 ACRES, Is ,sru
Of which are cleared and under fence. The il.
provements consist Of log house, Jog t.Abls,
spring house, wood house, and other neesutu
outbuldiugs, and adjuins lands Of Wm. HiisA.
ings, Henry Grsfius, John Gmfdus, and oihsfi
There Is \ young orchard on the premises, ard d
therefore very desirable property.
J. II. FoRcET
Bradford tp., FEB. S, 1871.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
Important to Lumbermen.

WE respectfully make this announcement to
w inform the lambermen that the Moshannon
Hotel situated on the river bank opposite the
mouth Of Moshannon Creek, will be IN full blast
tho coming spring, for their accommodation.
The proprietor has spared no pains or expense in
making ample provisions for the comfort Of bis
guests.
The "big river rock TINT heretofore has been
a great hiudrance 10 RATS landing bere, has been
removed, which makes Il safe and convenient
landing. WM. sCHNAhks-
y. B.-A road bas been opened along the river
from the Hotel TO Karthaus, which makes Il very
convenient for those that wish 70 return home
by the way Of tho mouth Of Moshannon.
March ]. ls1l-4t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A SMALL DEFICIENEY.-The com.
mittoo on Appropriations in the House
of Representatives brought IN bill a
few days ago asking for slS,00O,00O
to cover "dofcioncics' for the present
fiscal year They try TO make us be
ieve that they are running the gov
ernment economically and reducing
the public debt, and think they eau
blind the people by making an ap.
preparation for "dofciencics That
they are deficient" in every respect,
there can be no doubt and the people
will 80 "record it' in 1872.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08

A proposition to amend the Consli.
tuition Of Rhode Island so that natural
lied citizens can vote without owning
real estate, has been defeated in the
Senate Of that State, which is decidedly
Radical The Constitution OF Rhode
Island permits negroes to yoto with.
out owning real estate; not so, how.
ever, with Germans, lrishmen and
other naturalizcd citizens,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-08
LutherSburg Marble Yard /!

fINllE subscriber rcspeetiully announces 70 ths
Il community snd the public generally thsl hc
is now extensively engaged In the manuiactur, o'
Monuments, Head and Foot stones Stand Table
and nurcau Tops, etc. No higher tribute can os
paid to deceased relative OF friend than The trc;
tion of an enduring slab as n witness 20 unborn
generations where they have laid him or her,
have engaged Mr. Jchn W. Gahagau as ny
agent to ssll, and 20 whose workmanship and ikiu
many can bear witness. Orders soliched ana
promptly nned. Work delivered wherever desired.
n. II. MOORE.
LuIherthsss. November 30, 1870