Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-11-27


40 votes In 1910 Martin Van Buren,
running for reelection as President,
had but so votes. In 1852 General
Scott had AZ votes. In 1864 General
Mcclellan had but 81 votes, and 10
1858 Horatio Seymour had so votes
In 1868 the popular white vote for
President Stood as follows:
Grans-..."..,... 1000, ,c69
Majority for ,OO5
At the latc election this majority Of
373,0 ,0O5 on the white vote has been
changed into majority against hin,
The gain is nearly hall a million Let
all remember this fact Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Gen. James Shields, formerly Of
Illinois, subsequently of Minnesota,
mcre recently Of California, and now
OF Missouri, Is favorably named rs a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate. Gen. Shields was elected TO Con
grcss two years ago, but was cheated
out Of his seat by tho prevailing
practice OF the day.
What agonies must that poet have
endured who, writing to bis sweet
heart, asserted in his manuscript that
he "kissed her under The silont star" I"
and fonnd that The printer had set tho
type so as TO make him say That he
clicked her under the cellar stairs T"
The current of air created by the
flames in tho Boston fire was no great
that fragments of paper we're carried
sixteen miles away. Leaves Of check
books and ledgers were founi at
Quincy, Hanover, and East ycy.
mouth. Cinders fell in Arlington,
Hanover, and Pembroke. A cbsrred
$50 note was picked up at East Abing-
ton. The glare Of the conflagration
was seen at Concord, N H., aud the
light was distinctly visible ninety
miles at sea, and was also noticed of
the Isle of Shoals.
Morton, the most contemplate, as
well as most audacious and dangerous
political tricksier ofthe Radical pirty,
has received the unanimous Caucus
nomination for reelection TO the
United States Senate by the Legsla.
turc ofllndiana. This is fitting fuit
of a victory achieved by force, fraud,
and tho unstinted use of the public
money, Cameron, tho unscrupunus
counterpart Of Morton, will ccmc
next, with an endorsement of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
The official count of the vote in
New York shows that the negro Fed
Douglass ran largely behind the r,si
OF the Grant electoral ticket.
Tapicr is the name of colored g,n-
tleman who has been elected to Cn-
grcss in Alabama; after being nnc
years in its State Prison.
Judge Bond, OF North Carolina, ins
sued the Wilmington journal for cill-
ing him n scoundrel, and wants he
editor put under bond not to do 30
any more.
Jay Gould was arrested in New YGk
yesterday, on ailidavits charging BIN
with unlawiully appropriating to iis
own use, while in control Of the Etie
iiaiIroad, s9,500 900 belonging to ihe
stockholders OF that road Hc gate
bail in 81 900 900
Judge Black and Woodward and
Ex-Governor Curtin were among those
invited by Mr.. Meredith, the Presi.
dent Of the Constitutional Convention,
to private consultation regarding
the appointment Of committees and
other matters.
Texas is again ''lono STAR They
elected full Democratic delegation Ia
Congress, and her Legislature ia
largely Democratic We advise Demo
cratic young men, who design emigra.
ton, to 20 TO Texas. Aside from
its politics, It u better country, any.
how, than many Of the Western
States, for cmigrapts.
Fred Douglass truly says that
Grant would have been beaton with.
out tho negroes, therefore the Negro
element must be recognized and re.
gardcd.
There are ninely-6ve lawyers ia
the Constitutional Convention and
only one editor, our amiable, good.
looking bachelor friend Harry G.
Smith, Of tho Lancaster Inteliigeacer
being the one who is playing IL alone
As Harry is used to going It alone
however, We presume he don't mind
II much.
In tho thanksgiving proclamation
Of Gov. Edwin McCook, Of Colorado
one Of the causes enumerated why the
whole people Of the Territory should
givc thanks 10 the Almighty God /,
tho fact that "tho people have vouch
safed to us another four years Of Re-
lpubliean.govcrnmont." MoCook Is sur,
Of his Govcrrorship for ar Igdefnit,
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