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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

CONGRESS. Although this body has
been In session over two weeks, noith-
sr branch seems disposed to do any
thing until after the usual holiday
recess. In the meantime, business is
piling up to such an extent that in all
probability but little else than Cabi-
nct-making will receive any attention
during the winter. 1t makes little
difference, however. The less Con-
gress does, the better for the country
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

CoSvIoTEp.--The trial of Miles G..
Cole, John +. Ferguson and A. y.
Gamberlin, at Williamsport, charged
with the murder Of john X. Smith, at
Jersey Shore, on October IL, 1872,
which has been in progress since No.
vember 30, ended on Friday. The
jury found the defendants guilty as
follows: Ferguson, murder in the
second degree Cole and Gambcrlin,
manslaugbtcr. The prisoners were
remnnded 10 jail 10 await sentence.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

BANK FAILuRE.-The examiners iD-
to the affairs OF tho Waikiki National
Bank, OF Middletown, havo nearly
completed their labors, and the cx-
hibit shows a terrible state of affairs,
gives every evidence Of collusion be
tween the president and cashier. The
delcation will amount TO over s. 100, 900.
The president, William NJ. Grahum,
was arrested aud taken in charge by
the United States Marshal on the
charge of misappropriating the bank
funds.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

A Postmaster GENERAL Losr,--
Colonel Forncy says that shortly after
Mr.. Lincoln's election in 1860, he
wrote to him urging the selection Of
Mr.. Greeley as Postmaster General.
Mr.. Lincoln replied that, having SO.
locted Mr.. Seward for the Department
of State, he could not take another
member OF his cabirct from the State
of Now York, which hc deeply re.
grcttcd
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

NAVAL SQUASDsRINos. - Twenty.
eight draft steamers woro built dur.
ing the war, Mt cost OF sixteen mil
lion dollars, which never fred gun
and now bill is pending before the
House of Representatives, appropriat-
ing sS,000,000 for building ten sloops
Of war The management of the
Navy Department, under Grants nd
ministration, has been most inefficient
and extravagant.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
GEORGE B. GOoDLANDER,
EDITOR Ann rnoraisroR.

ORioINAL--Tho editor of the Clari-
on Democrat is becoming quite sharp,
.as witness the following conundrum,
which he gets off on the Radicals of
that county: "Why is tho Democrat
like grass' Because all tho asses in
the county are nibbling at it,"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

Mrs. Mary II. Longstrcth, relict Of
tho late Hon. Morris Longstreth, who
was tho Democratic candidate for
Governor Of this State In 1868, died
At the residence Of her son-in-law, Mr..
J. II. Tomlinson, in Esston, on Sunday
last. Her remains were taken TO
Philadelphia for intermcpt. 1f
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
bribery Ia the Philadelphia
f'Onfacifx.

Tho investigation Of tho chnrgclo OF
bribery made in regard to members Of
Philadelphia city councilsrcsulteda as
such examinations arc almost certin
to do of lato years, in failure to rs
ten blame upon any particular perscs,
That there was wooden pavcmni
ring is not questioned, that somc Of
its agents offered TO buy the votoi OF
members is not denied, but tho rcnlt
of the investigation is merely smoh.
oring up OF tho truth. Somehow il
seems to bc Just simply impossibleto
secure an honest and impartial cxani.
nation into such matters. 1t has bon
tried in congress and in State lcgi.a-
turcs with result similar TO thatin
philadelphia councils Tho holrst
men in such bodies do not scemto
have firmness sufficient TO enable tISm
to do vigorous battle with corruplbn,
and tho consequence is that venaIty
goes on unchecked. Tho pcoplo Of
Philadelphia despair of being abld
correct tho abuses TO which they IRE
under the present system, OF
elections. The city government is
seized upon by tho dishonest men md
run for their pccuniary benefit 1he
taxpayers see this and feel the cftct
most sensibly in the drain whicI is
constantly made upon their pocl5ts,
and yet they make no proper effort to
free themselves from such rule, 1he
truth is that The good people of ,ur
commercial metropolis have snbsiied
into condition of dcspairihg apathy.
Whom Now York. was reduvei 10 ABB
jection by n corrupt ring tho people
rose up without respect 10 party and
hurled the whole gang from power =
Why can not the people Of Philadel.
phia rise to the demands of the oeta-
sion and do the same thing p Lancrs-
ter InteiligcncT.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
REs,osrp Tho everlasting Go,

REsIoNED,-Tho everlasting Gen.
Horace Porter, ono Of the Presidents
sup's, has resigned his commissions
aud left for New York, where ho is
going into the palacc.car business. He
has for four years past been drawing
pay out of the United States Treasury
as a General of the army, and $4,000
as private Secretary Co tho rrcSidcut,
contrary TO all law and common de-
eeney. But then, he is loyal
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

FoR HENDRIcKs.-Tho Electoral
College OF Tennessee met at Nashville,
December 9th, and cast their votes
for Hendricks, of Indiana, for Prcsi-
.zent, and B. Gratz Brown for Vice
president. Resolutions Of regret and
sympathy for the death OF Horace
Greeley were adopted.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

HoRAoE GRkELLr.--The Hartford
Times saysl We $50 it stated that
Horace Greeley died, after all, a rathi
er poor man, II is said he will not
leave over $4,000. His lifelong gen.
crosby dispensed alike to those who
were deserving, and those who wero
not, was one among many causes
which united to dcplcte his property.
The prevelant belief has been that he
must have accumulated In his busy life
independent OF his property in tho
Tribune, at least 500 600 or SPOOL
900; but during the past two years
he has been careless in his attention
to pccuniary matters in which he wis
personally involved. The farm a,
Chappaqua is said 10 be under a con!
siderable mortgage, aud il ia to be
sold.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
Election Proclamation.

W. HEREAS, by an act OF the General Atscm.
w bly, OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
approved The 77,h day Of March, A. d. 1874 ,n-
titled can Act 20 permit the voters Of this Com
monwealth 10 vote every three years on the ques-
don Of Gganting Licenses TO sell Intoxicating
lliQroft,
GStcc Is thcNforc hereby given, that an clcc.
tionl nlwill DO held in tho several borpughs and
toWlhpa IN CicAThcll county, on FRIDAY, the
2Tthlay Of December, 1872
ri Rsrons. ], JUSTIN J. PIE, High Sheriff
Of Clarified county, In pursuance Of the duty en-.
joiu{ on mo by the Act above reierrcd TO, do is
sue tiis, my proclamation, giving notcc 10 the
cleclis Of the county Of Clcarhcd, to meet in
thei several election districts on the day indi-
catoI and express their views by ballot either
for 4 against license And that the several
judd, inspectors and clerks, who shall have at
tcnd y at the preceding general election, are rc
quiiii to attend and perform the alike du,ios and
he ject TO alike penalties for neglect Of duty
or ufconduat as they shall be liable at said Gen
eral Election. l. lHA
eicr the first section Of tho Act Aforesaid IL
bee tcs the duty Of the judges aud inspectors Of
tho lection to receive tickets, either written OF
printl from the legal voters, labcled on the out
tido p.icenso' and on tho inside "for License
or "lfainsl License" rs tho voior may elect and
depot the saii tickets in box provided for tha,
parTfe by said inspectors and judges, as 10 no
qnlrd by law In case OF other tickets received at
said dcctiou, aud the tickets SO received shall bo
council and return Of tho same made TO the
Clorl lof tho Court Of Quarter Sessions Of the
pesc' pi this county, duly certified as Is required
by hf. . f..tf .,
GINlN under inv hand and seal at Clearfcld,
go Penn, this eleventh day Of December, In
[L.S the year OF our Lord ono thousand eight
hundrel and scventy-two, aud Of the indie
pcndcncc Of tho United States the ninety sixth.
I
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

CuicAeo ENTERPRlsr.-Thcrc is no
end to tho enterprise Of Chicago
There is no known limit to the things
that are possible with its tradosmtn
For instance, West Virginia oil Of IS
deg. gravity is quoted by producers at
,hirty-seven cents at Petroleum STA.
tion In West Virginia, and cannot be
bought under tbirty-fyc cents, and
yet We have before US a handsomely
printed circular, from an oil house IN
Chicago, Offering this very oil in that
city at thirty-fvo cents per gallon.-
To buy oil in West Virginia at thirty
Eve cents, transport it hundreds oi
miles, handle it from depot to ware
house, pay for insurance, leakage, ard
all the etcotcras Of business expenss,
and then sell at the same price, re-
quircs business shrcwdncss which
the merchants Of few cities can boast
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
an 10. Iss5 ch,.,nul 81. pnILApELpHIA.
C,bEARFIRLD co. INSTITUTE,


~ for the present year, will be held in the
Court House, In the borough Of Cleariri. com
mencirg on Monday, December "a, 1872, and
closing on Friday, December 20. Teachers,
School Directors aud oil frieuds Of education are
cordially invited to attend. sufRcisn, help has
been obtained from a distance, and also from our
own county, to make this needing n source Of
great improvement TO the teachers who may be
present. The exercises during the day sessions
will consist prineipally Of eass-drills in the
branches taught - common schools, lectures,
essay. aud d-L~..e. Daring the evening sessions.
a number Of valuable lectures will be delivered BY
able speakers. Prof J. W. Shoemaker and Prof
r. II. Barlow will favor the Institute with
number Of public readings. Preparations have
been made 10 have good music, both instrumental
and vocal Boarding will be given at Hotels for
81 per day, and ni Private Boarding Houses for
rs cents, to those attending the Institute. Dur
ing the week there will be speliag contest,
when nuthbcr Of valuable prizes will be awarded
to the best spoilers. 1t i earnestly hoped that
mono Of the Teachers or Directors Of our county
will absent themselves from the meeting, but that
all will como prepared to work together and make
this another meeting Of our County Institute
grand srcc,fs. JNo. A. GREGORY,
County Superintendent
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

A safe, pure, pleasant and health giving Tonic
IA strictly vegetable, and manufactured from
the most pure and choice mAterials-is not spirit
drink nor Substitute for whisky, bat scientific
compound, for the protection Of the system and
the cure Of disease, made from chemically pure
spirits, entirely free from fus oil or other rr,a.
ting properties. and will not disagree offend the
most delicate stomach. A long private expert
cnce has attestcd It's
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

A MEXICAN WATCHES. If you
IA are In need Of Watch, put Cd the purchase
until you visit Snyder's Scwelry Store, 10 Clear.
field, aud sec his hno assortment Of American
Watches. lie also keeps an assortment OF Swiss
and other Foreign Watches. His prices arc fair,
and he will warrant his goods. docil
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11
asw advertisements.
Tn THE ORPHANS, court OF CLEAR.

Il Geld County Pennsylvania.
MJriica Liyergool1 Notice Is hereby given to
the above parties that by
Elizabeth Flegai. virtue Of tho above men
toned writ Of partition an inquest will be held
and taken, upon tho premises therein described
on the, i,h day Of January, A. n. ISf3,-nt ~
o'clock NJ for tho purpose Of making partition
at va luation and apprasement Of tb, said real
estate in The said writ required; al which time
and place said parties can attend II they think
proper. JUSTIN J. PIE, Sheriff.
Sherin's Office, Clcarleld, Pa, Dec. II, Is72
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-11

INVESTMENT BONDS.-Wc are
IL selling At par and interest. and recommend to
careful investors, tho First Mortgage Seven Thir-
" God Bonds Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. Tho special attention Of Investors is
called 70 the ample Land Security on which these
bonds rest In addition 70 the usual guaranty OF .
6rst mortgage on the Road. its Equipments and
Earnings The lands of tho Company thus far
sold have realized 1921 per acre. Tho Compa-
ppr pile. JAY COOKE Coz
dc6i1-4t t rU Philadelphia, Ps.
bonds for sale In Clsarheld by the County Ma.
,icnai Rank aud the First Nstonsl Dpnk,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27
Horace Greeley, Chlrosraphy.

A short time since an Iowa committee invited
hr. Greeley to come out and lecture for them
He answered to the effect that OF all places in
the Great West he would most like to lecture to
engagements were such as to make it impossible
for him to do 80 the present season. He hoped
ere long, however to meet them all at some flu
ture occasion, and in the meantime begged to
remain their friend and humble servant. Now,
the committee receiving the answer could not
At first read it right off smart. They knew it
was from Horace for III. O." was plain enough
at the foot, and New York Tribune at the top.
Whether it was letter of acceptance or not,
they could not tell. 'Twould not do to advertise
the lecture ON the strength of that thing. Not
often! After sweating, wrangling and swearing
over 1t amongst themselves, they invited the
postmaster. a couple of bankers and cock
eyed man. They were no good. Finally the
whole town got together, but no man, woman
or child, was able to make out what it said
They photographed it /; they copied it on black
boards for school children to peg away at they
CREASED reams Of writing paper and traced fac
nimileH on sheets from it they cried over it
and prayed over it, and begged it to speak. No
body was exactly willing TO make their affidavit
Az to just what it said Anyhow, declphered in
sUme shape it must be, and after a weeks hon
est labor and intense excitement the following
Was resolved upon as the closest version Of the
letter that it was possible to get
Gum shoes on the mantle piece Gravestonei
boiled in old hats are the only safe, fit thing fol
so contemplate lot of lOng-sared, sow-resemb
hing Bunderbusses as whose letter lies like thu
devil before me. Hawk, boost and gabble, bu
no pud-muddle artist with split tooth woulC
trust your mothers as far as a toad can whis
tie. II. G..
The Iowa Committee now swear that il eve
II. q. comes within q Thousand miles Of Shack
town they'll harrow his bald head, and plow ou
his back bone and show him what they know
shout farming
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27
LrrERAruRE AND JouRNALIsM.

The June number Of Good Words, reprinted
in this country by Lippincott & Co., opens with
three additional chapters of Trollope's new nov.
el OF 1.-THE Golden Lion Of Granpere," which
continues to wend its slow course with a verv
faint ripple Of interest. Mrs. Oliphants serial
"At His Gates on the contrary increases III
interest Of character and incident. The other
articles are, as usual, solid and valuable. Proc
tors article upon the Late Solar Eclipse is az
Interesting as scientific. The poetical contrib
utions are not equal in value to the pure arti-
cles, but are equally we'll illustrated.
The Sunday Magazine for June, also Lip
pincott's reprint even more than usually serio-
religious this month even Macdonald's novel.
"The Wears Daughter, gives preaching instead
Of narrative. 1t is excellant Sunday reading as
It's name denotes, but for week days a little more
stir of life would be acceptable.
The Lddy's Friend for July appears in a snit
of sober brownish hue, replacing the pretty blu,
which for some time has agreeably diversified
our heap Of "black pamphlets and white, brow
pamphlets and grey" Why this relapse int
friendly plAinness No corresponding change i
visible in the contents. Mrs Woods novel, tn
grand feature of this years issue, continue
poems by Miss Douglass Mrs Moultsn, Mis-
Donnelly, and other well-known writer's agreea
bly, fill the pages while the fashion department
is as full and as practically useful and ornsmer
tai as uaual
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27
WILMINGTON. DKh
Thursday Afternoon, June ~.
THE aLoCAL OPTION LAW.

The decisions Of the Courts in Pennsylvania,
do not seem to agree to the constituionality
Of tho Local Option" Law. In Philadelphia,
the question comes up before full bench of
the Court OF Common pleas, it being in issue
whether the act passed by the Legislature estab-
fishing the Local Option rule in the And Ward
was good. The Court, four Cudges concurringD
decided that it was, and consequently no licen-
ses for the sale of liquor have been granted in
that Ward this year
On the other hand, two Of the Pennsylya-
MIA Courts have decided the law
constitutional. Judge Junkin, Of the Cum
berland County Court took this view, upon a
case argued before him, and quite recently,
Judge Ross of the Montgomery and Bucks dis
trict gave similar decision, declaring section
In the charter Of the borough Of Hulmeville un-
constitutional, because it gave permission to the
voters to decide whether liquor should be sold in
tue borough The vote had been taken and a
large majority dec Jared against sale tavern
keeper in the borough appealed to the Court,
and asked that a hcence be granted him, at
usual, under the general State law. ThelCourt
rejected the work of the Legislature and the
consequent action Of the people, and granted
the license applied for.
The decisions being now so different, in thu
inferior Courts, a case will no doubt be taken
very sosn, to the Supreme bench of the State, g
that an authoritative decision may be had. Wha
Its character may be, we do not presume, o
course, to say. II it should decide, also, ,agains
Local Option, as it may very probably do, (upo
well-estabhshed principle that the Legislature
which is the only power created by the Stat
Constitution, with authority to make laws, car
not delegate its authority to other parties,) tn
whole effort of the temperance people in beha
Of local prohibition will be thwarted and rendel
ed unavailing This will be great disappon
ment, for the Local Option plan had the cons'
qusnce OF putting it within the power Of a stron
temperance community to entirely forbid IL
liquor sale in their locality, which - to them
was as good as total prohibition, by general laV
The ultimate effect, no doubt, will be to mai
the temperance movement still more earnest
its spirit and less disposed to any compromise
measures.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27
The RaltImere ConrenlIon.

REvu1s1ox OF DEMOCRATIC BENr1MHNr AGAINST
aRRELxS.
The Baltimore ASp4icdR, Of this morning. re-
views the political situation with reference to
the Baltimore Convention, as follows:
The contest at the coming 9th Of July Con-
ventiou seems now to be narrowed down to
the question OF nominations or no nominations
Though a vast majority of the State Conven-
tions have very decidedly inclined towards
Greeley and Brown. none have absolutely COM
mitted themselves to their support, but up to
within a very few days the impression has pre-
vailed in Maryland aud elsewhere that the pro-
per thing for the National Convention to do
was to meet adopt the Cincinnati PLATFORM re-
commend it's choice to the Democrats OF the
country, and by resolution declare that it is in
expedient for the party to make nominations at
present. Many very prominent Democrats,
however, are now beginning to regard this
course as fraught with danger to the party, and
to prosage not only defeat in November, but
the utter disorganzation nf the party thereafter
They claim that the nomination of Greeley
and Brown by the July Convention will make
them the candidates of the Democratic party
and that thousands Of Democrats who would
without this recognition follow the lead OF
Voorhees,. Of Indiana. and other prominent lead
ers, aud refuse point blank to vOte for Greeley,
would Immediately fall into line. and that thus.
with the aid of the Liberal Republicans, Greeley
and Browns election in November would he
longer remain matter Of doubt
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27
TIE NKW YORK PRRss.
Edltorlal Extracts From the Great DAlnsl

DISGUST THE ONLY BARRIER BETWEEN THE DEMO-
Gratis AND GREELEY
From the N. Y. World
As between bad Republican and a bad Dem
ocratic nomination, Republicans and Democrats
will alike prefer the bad candidate OF their own
party; and il we should, this year, be shut up to
the debAsing alternative OF q choice between
Grant aud Greeley, such Democrats IS can so
far overcome their disgust to vote at all, will
be likely to vote for Greeley.
THE PROOF OF THE GREELEY TAMMANY COALITION.
From the N. Y. Tlmesl
Sweeney is working actiyly for Greeley, and
has certainly held consultations with some OF
Greeleys friends. Sheriff Brennan is enlistiug
his "Ciubsp on the same side. Gov Hoffman has
a good understanding with Greeley's managers
Even so respectable a man as Congressman
Roosevelt accepts Tammany nomination only
two years ago, was elected by Tsmmany infiu'
ence and Tammany money, and is now franking
heaps of "Greeley documents" (ineluding trade
mems circulars) in pursuance Of the same line
Look reund this City, and you will find all the
old Tammany machinery in motion for Greeley
These are undeniable facts-you can only say
you do not see them by carefully shutting yom
eyes Then what does it all mean? Are these
men using Greeley, or is he using them, or are
we to believe that Sweeney d Co. have given NJ
all thoughts of plunder and are now intent upol
pure government and reform?
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27
In the Spring of the Year

In the Spring of the Year
Many persons, particularly those whose occupation
liz sedentary, suffer very much from general physical
prostraOn loss Of appetite distaste for food want
of energy, languor paeness, emanciation, &c., for
the relief OF all suoh cases would cali especial
attention TO the
PHosPHo-FERRATED ELIXIR OF cALIsAYA
BARK.
(TrOn, Phosphorous and Cdlis0ga)
AND BITTER WINE OF IRON,
made by z Bringhurst Co. These elegant prepa-
rations palatabe and grateful 10 the TASTE 40
eeptable to the stomach and uniform In strength,
possessing decided tonic and antl-perodio proper
ties They improve the appetite assist digestion,
increase the strength and relieve the exhaustion
and fatigue arising from excessive mental physi-
cal labor, and are particularly suited for the Of
convalescenta, dyspeptics, delicate females children
and tnvalds generally. Prepared by
r BRINGHURST d CO., ApotheCariea,
cor Sixth and Market streata
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-27

A call was issued in New York city, yesterday,
by James R. Flanders and John f, Allen, and
addressed to all Democrats who are opposed to
the nomination Of Horace Greeley at Baltimore,
land who will not support him if nominated. Vt
inviting them to attend conference in BAlti-
more on July sth, ''to take such actien as then
may be deemed advisable" A confidential cir
cular has been quietly distributed among Dem
ocrats and Liberal Republicans in Cincinnati fCi
signatures. 1t is substantially call for con
vention of Democratic 'bolters, in the event o.
Mr.. Greeley endorsement at Baltimore.