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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20
CLEARFIELD Pa WEDNESDAY, 1872 NEW SEREs-voL 49,

paper live exponent of correct po.
litical ideas and a reliable chronicle OF
all important events; but be should
not give up too much of bis space to
politics, even in the midst Of heated
campaign. Ho should aim to make
his paper complete compendium Of
general news, and by 80 doing no will
steadily increase the circulation and
the influence Of his paper and put
money in his pocket. If country
newspaper is sickly and pays poorly,
as a general thing II is the publisher
who is to blame. The people arcrca-
py and willing to give liberal support
70 newspapers which meet their wants.
II all who are attached to tho Edi-
tprial Association Of tho State should
oetcrmine 70 INT tho politics OF this
commonwealth TO q higher and purer
P'aae OF thought ana ac'lon, ana should
Ntcailiy adhere 10 such a resolve, they
couio soon remedy the evils oil winch
lne P'opie complain. no aouse could
stano Deiore 'heir comoihed assaults
DISHONEST ana mercenary politlc'ans
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20
Death in the Mines.

The statistics furnished the State
Government by the Mine Inspectors
in the anthracite region are almost
complete for tho year 1871, and are of
a more than ordinarily interesting
character. The death record in these
statistics furnishes most powerful
proof of the fact tina. the Mine Venti-
lation law is not enforced as il should
be, or the list OF deaths for 1871 would
not, and could not, be so great. We
present IT here rs nearly correct as il
is obtainablc at the time;
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

Brantome thus enumeratcs tho quail
itics Of female beauty: "Thrce white
attractions, the skin, teeth and eye
lids; three rod, the lips, chcoks, and
nails three long, tho body, hair, and
hands; threc short, tho tcclh, ears,
and feet; and three broad, the chest,
forehead, and space between The eyes
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

PREcocITY. .---"What would you do
II mamma should die 2" asked a lady
with whom we have tho honor Of an
intimate acquaintance, Of a little three
year old girl that we wouldn't take n
hundred dollars for. "Well, mamma"
was,,,hc melancholy response, al 'sposc
| should have TO spank myselfW
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20
RAMS HORN.

A spiral root, that emerges sudden.
ly from the figure he'd of the masku-
line sheep, and ram fies until it reaches
the tip end. Rams horns are always
a sure sign of battle. They are used
tow butt with, but without eny ros-
pckt to persons. They will attack
stun wall or a deakon Of an establish
ed church. A story is told ov old
dcakon Fletcher, Of Konnektkutt
State, who was digging post holes in
ram pasture on hiz farm, and the
moshum ov biz body was looked upon
by the old ram who fed in the lot asa
banter for fight.
Without Arranging emmy terms for
the fight, tho ram went incontinertly
for the deakon, and took him the first
shot on the blind side of hiz body, just
about the meridian.
Tho blow transposcd the dcakon
sum eighteen feet with hecls.over-
head moshun.
Exhasperatcd tow point at least
ten foot beyond endurance, the deakon
jumped up and skrcemed his whole L,
voic = "yu id old cuss "
and then, all at once remembering
that he waz good, Plus deakon, he
appologized by saying--"that IL, if /
may be allowed the expresshun."
Tho deakon haz mi entire sympathy
for the remarks made tcw the ram.
WHISKY HORN.
This horn varys in length, from
three TO six inches liz the favorte size.
1t IL different from other horns, be-
ing ov fluid natur.
1t iz really moro pugnashus than
the ram horn six inches ov it will
knock n man perfectly calm.
Whom il knocks man down it holds
him tharc.
1t is either the principal or the seek
ond in most OF all the iniquity that is
travelling around.
1t makes brutes ov men, demons Of
wimmcn, and vagrants of children.
IL has drawn more tears, broken
moro hearts and blited more hopes
than all the other agencys of the devil
nut together.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

A young lady, about to be married,
insisted on having certain clergyman
TO perform the ceremony, saying:
"He always throws so much feeling
into tho thing; and | wouldn't give o
fig TO be married unless IL can be done
in a style Of gushing rhapsody"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

The investigation in the Mcclure
Gray contest has revealed the fact
that the ring election officers counted
only one third of McClure's votes for
him, and the other two thirds they
counted for Gray. Such is the fruit
of the infamous registy law and Radi-
cal corruption.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

Now, when tho Cabling member
docs present himself 10 his loving con-
stituency, and says, Behold, l have
made your tea free, let him be con-
founded with the above simple table,
wherein he can see that he has be.
trayed the interest of his constituency,
the interest of revenue, and all to tho
interest of fell monopoly and class
legislation.-Pictoria Taxpayer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20
Josh Billings on Horns.
DINNER HORN.

This is the oldest and most sakred
horn there is. II IL set to musk and
plays alone, Sweet Home," about
noon. 1t has bin listened tew with
NOR rapturous delite than even Graf.
fula's gong. 1t will arrest man and
bring him quicker than sheriff's
warrant. II kauses the deaf TO hear,
and the dumb to shout for joy. Clio.
rious old instrument! long may your
lungs last
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

A laundering compositor, in setting
up the toats "Woman, without her,
man would be savage" got the pune.
tuation in tho wrong place, which
made it read, "Woman, without her
man, would be n savagao." The mis-
take was not discovered until the cdi
tors wife undertook TO read the proof.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

Two Chicagoans, unaccustomed to
worship, debated with the sexton as to
whether they would sit 10 the parquct
or balcony OF church.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

A just aud reasonable modesty does
not only recommend eloquence, but
sets of every great talent which o
man can be possessed of.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

"Name the longest day in tho year."
said a teacher to n young hopeful OF
five summers. "Sunday J" responded
the little man.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

October cannot DO considered an up
right month, for il is always found in
the fall Of the year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

Mrs. Sarah J. Halo is still. in her
sith year, at work on The Lddy's
Book, with which she has been asso-
ciatcd during half of her life
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

many VI tnoso VINO sook onco 'or Wy
purpose OF making unlawful galps'
inere are signs OF an awaKen'ng y"
'nls respect M Z f'
In some of our large cities the mpn-
age'nent OF political affairs has 90 eom'
pletoly fallen into tho handfqf tho
worst elements Of society IS V excite
universal alarm. 10 others we SEQ IN.
dications that The reputable men q!
both political parties have determ'nca
70 assert the,r rignt 70 manage poitt''
cal affairs. butit's not 10 cities uione
that reform isimperatiyo'y qemanoeo'
Inc evils eng2HNod oy = ssestsn aGs
nerence 70 party nave spread IKE q
contagious disease al ovos 'ne oou,-
Wy '"o rura' o's'r,o,s 'nero 70
h heeu hb VI ,esenc,ai'on e, ~ wn'e" can on'y
" y,ousns "oou. '"rDugn % 'no agoncy
" 'no rura' PRESS nero "r1 county
rIngs 10 "e,' as c''y rugs. lne Pco-
P'o hnow 'ney nave inc power 70 e'-
,oos q onange' ou' .ncy remain % nc'p-
,o's uo.aus' i, u; .ney ato "o' sauSn. now .s
~ uso 'no, '.'o"sou' s'"e'o news
P"P'oi hs". oo oon,Punou " pay uear
.h, ~ ~ 'vSs ss :, 'uosor'og.s, as,, ior . .nor'
n;'saey "ssu.na on'ss - INp..ss'on '. oP,n.on
~ .oloio"oo W .no 'nc' ahu measures
=, ,ts parry ou. no suc', u''ncui'y
,... Wvu'u ~ opooan'o'ou u '"o eh,'re
pI..,'as p',., pless saou.u rlso " n,gner
P'""e VI 'nougn' anu ac''on incro
can 20 no uouo. aoou. Tue oohgauon
W uo so LUIS 's -" matter wnicn must
,,,s ,ose 'pon .uo conso,cncc Vi overy po'
,.,'1, ca, ea,'ua, anu ."ere gre aro M icw VINO
.an i"n " ,ooosn'.o 'no 'u''cs wnicn
.noy o"o W eoo'''y ""u " govern
''en''
ii we are ever TO have such refor-
mation IN our political affairs as is
devoutly desired by every good citizen,
the impulse must be speedcd by the
powers Of the press. Editors of po-
lltical journals must ceasc to be mere
partizans; they must scorn TO advo-
cate any improper measure they must
sternly refuse to aid unfit candidates
in their eager quest for office; they
must denounce all wrong.doing and
all corruption in their own party as
freely as in the opposition they must
demand economy in every department
OF the government, and they must en-.
force the demand they must do all in
their power 10 cut up by the roots
special legislation, which has become
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

II, says Lamennais, earnest convic-
tions were not obstructed by organ.
lied facts, the world would go to pieces
in a month.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

To oil men, tho best friend is virtue;
tho best companions arc high cndeav-
ors aud honorable sentiments.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20

Thus the loss to revenue would be
about s3,l33,O00. Now for tho gain
to tho people. The family consuming
$50 worth of boots and shoes, saving
thereon 10 per cent. would gain ex.
actly SO. And this is no idle snpposi.
ton or theory, but simple fact
vouched for by 245 master boot and
shoe manufacturers. To sum up this
comparison, it stands as follows:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20
G. H. n AL L,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,

NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
To-Pumps always on hand and made to order
on short notice. Pipes bored on reasonable terms.
All work warranted TO render satisfaction, and
delivered If desired. my25;lypd
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-20
GEORGE G. KIRK,

Justice Of the Peace Surveyor and conveyancer,
Luthersburg, Pa.
An business intrusted to him will be promptly
attended to- Persons wishing to employ Sur
ycyor will do well to give him call, as he hatters
himself that he can render satisfaction. Deeds OF
conveyance, articles of agreement, and all legal
papers, promptly and neatly executed. marSoyp
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-13
GERMANY.
An Old Sore Picked in the Interest Of the
Administration Undressing to
the Germans Of the United
States.

CLEVELAND, August 12.-The Leader
will publish tomorrow morning the fol-
lowing letter written bv DR.. Mier, edi-
tor of the Cleveland AglzieGer, eOnfirna-
tory Of the statement Of DIR. COnesures,
United States Consul at Vienna, to the
effect that Germany sold arms to the
Southern COnfederacy during the war Of
the rebellion.
To the Editor Of the Leader:
DR.. COnesures, who, during the rebel
lion Of our Southern seeessiOnists, was
United States Consul at Vienna, the
capital Of the Austrian Empire, has
given evidence in his recently published
letter to the fact that the Austrian and
Prussian governments sold arms of every
description 10 agents, who forwarded
them to the rebels. Now, at a time
when there is so much talk BY Carl
Schurz ana the Liberals about our
sale Of arms to France, I feel obliged to
say what / know about the sale Of arms
to the SOutherners at the same time, the
legality Of which was never doubted by
the Germans so long as they had a hand
in it themselves. In July or August, 1852,
made a trip from Bremen to Hamburg,
and met in the diligence, or stagecoach,
a person, friend Of mine, a first Lieu
tenant named Siefert, Of the Bremen
Hanzatic battalion, and his brOther-in-
law, Mr.. Borntraeger, a commissioned
Landwehr officer Of Dusseldorf, Prussia.
In the course Of our conversation, they
told me that they We're going to Ham
burg, in order to send a cargo Of muskets,
bought from several Of the German gov
eminent arsenals, to the South
ern States. This fact is still
fresh ia my memory, because
a dispute arose between US over the
question as to whether such a transac-
ton, carried out by military officials,
could be considered a legitimate BUSH
ness, the rebels being no acknowledged
belligerent power.
The last part Of this sale was a
romance; that the above named officers
had the worst of it; that il had met
heavy losses. 1t is, however, beyond my
knowledge whether the secessiOnists
ever received these arms or not. Re
speetfully yours,
DIR HERMANN MEIER,
mn
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-13

TIE NEWrsr LITTLE penaE.

Etheridge, Foote, COlyar and the
Banner propose to have little private
party Of their own 1t seems that the
table-the platform-was spread and
cover removed yesterday, and the feast
to which mankind was invited was
exposed to the delighted vision of the
three hungry bon riuants alone, and
jolly good fellows they are-Etheridge,
FOote and Colyar. These three propose
TO set up a nice little party for them
selves. They have named the dan
GERS, counted the cost Of the
fiddlers and OF the two cracked
hand Organs" and we viii yet have a
great srbreak-dOwn" in Tennessee. It is
not John Baxter, of Knox, a gentle
man certainly Of great ability, whom
these three marvellous people would
make Governor, but a very clever, quiet
man. named Edward Baxter. II is pos
sibly the purpose Of these three
to inveigle other innocent people here
and there into the meshes of no-parti-
zan, but they must fail. While Bar
bour Lewis leads consolidated African
cohorts, the very sense of public danger
makes the white race eohere and then,
in what is the Etheridge- te-COllyar
coterie better than any that can or does
exist9
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-13
PAINTING.
Proposals for the Construction
OF THE
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY.

PROPOSALS. viii be received up % me ,. - =. u
October, 1877. st the 0ftce Of tne Ss,q IS1SH NJ
and Pacific Railway Company aI aiit1 sil-l.-'
Texas for the Grading, Bridgtngi ietlis ~ ~ -
Tracklayifiz Of i've hundred otVl titiIts 81 ~ -
Texas and Pacific Railway diViuse in' 'ii0
following divisions: -.,.75,,s, fror,
The Southern Division, eX eXtenI5t,s ,S.s,i iiTI ~
Longview through Dallas TO ForS "Of'l' Leo
I19e Jefferson Division, extending rom Mar
shall through Jeners0n 10 AeAi' eAali-''iiai' %
miles. ..,. ur,-,,,s- Co, ti,,,,,t.l T,s
,,ssioy, erAsnding rom Texarkana 10 the
s,ess5ns 81 the Houston and Texas Central
Rsiirosd near sherman, l56 miles.
s-s,-s vSesf half OF the Trans-COntinental Di-
vision. extending from the crossing OF the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad to Fort
North IS miles.
qrhe csradirg and Bridging will be let In one
mile sections; the Tracklaying by the mile
the Ties BY the one thousand and upward.
Each class of work to be bid for separately 3.
The time Tor completing the Grading, Bridg-
ing and Iieing extends from sixty days 70
nine months.
The Company reserves the right to reject
any or all the bids and in. letting the Work
viii be the Judge Of the respOnsl " Of par
ties bidding; and viii give preference to con
tractors having OUTFITS ON the gronnd ready
70 commence work within ten days after the
date Of contract.
ProhIes, Estimates and speeffcations can be
seen at the Office Of the Company II Marsn@ti
and jefferson, Texas, and at the Eitelhe "a
tional Bank, Council Bluffs, Iowa - i,
Contractors upon striving on tne 5fOnn1
can obtain work mp 70 date OF general letting,
on the 50 miles west OF LongvieW.
Address until September zuth, CouncA BUNS,
Iowa. after mat date Marshall, Texas.
aul3 q. d. DODGE, Chief Engineer.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-13
TELEGRAMS.

New York complained of very hot
weather yesterday.
A Washington dispatch says Senator
Sumner left that city yesterday for New
York.
Three sunstrokes occurred in New
York. Sunday, one of which was in
stantly fatal.
Hon. Samuel Shellabarger addressed
Republican meeting at Springfield,
Ohio, last night.
Dispatches from Havana say that the
financial affairs of Cuba are rapidly ap-
preaching crisis.
The Italians of New York city win
celebrate the anniversary of Italian
unity with picnic soon.
Advices from New Hampshire say
that Greeley was rendered a grand ova-
ton st Lancaster, in that State, yester-
day. .Et,.. ...s...
Lyman Munger, a prominent and
wealthy citizen, and one of the earliest
pioneers of Western New York, died at
Rochester yesterday.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee of New York meets at Saratoga
to-day, and will call State Convention
to meet at an early day. -s
Tom Murphy, according to a state
ment of the New York World, will be
a candidate for Congress from the New
York city district at the next election.
Bernard Arequo, well-known bro-
ker of New Orleans, was found dead in
his room in that city yesterday. He is
supposed to have died Of heart disase.
Two eolored boys named Gray and
Kittrige, aged about seventeen years
each, had fight yesterday in Franklin,
Tennessee, in which the latter was killed
with knife. The murderer was ar
rested. @ Cr aG.ii 9u aa
Al man named James Dunn was fa-
tally stabbed IN New York, yesterday,
in attempting to prevent four ruflians
from Outraging an old woman in the
presence of her family. The brutes were
arrested. $3.50
A misplaced switch at Dardennes,
Missouri, on the st. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern railroad, yesterday, caused
the wreck of an express train and the
death Of a fireman. Several others were
seriously injured. 5-i @ H.
Delegates from the Orange lodges re-
ceived Mr.. Johnson, member Of Pariia-
ment, in New York yesterday, with an
address, and the lodges will attend q
lecture of Mr.. JohnsOn's tonight, at
the Cooper Institute. Il
Fred Douglass (colored) attempts to
contradict Mr.. Summers statement in
reference to Mr.. Grants treatment of
Thim Douglass), by saying that he " ex-
pressed bis regret y at not being invited,
but never said that he Afelt it keenly.P
Rev. Thomas Tracy, Unitarian, died
at NewburypOrt, Massachusetts,, last
night, aged ninety-one. He graduated
at Harvard in 1906. There are no near
relatives, and it is thought that several
public institutions are benefieiaries by
his decease.
The executors of the late Prof, Morse,
have sued John p. Lindsay, for eleven
hundred dollars, a balance OF the SUM
of twenty-five thousand five hundred
dollars, intrasted to Lindsay to purchase
the effects Of the. LiPprat Silver 5late
Engraving Company. Inc Hlends Qt
LINDSAY saw that this Is q counter-suit
10 the one begun against the executors
by him for twenty-five thousand dol
lars. The Tribune asserts that the suit
against Lindsay is the result and at
tempt Of certain politicians to injure
him, and that among the instigators Of
the movement Is an editor of morning
paper.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-13
GENEVA.


NEW YORK, August IA special
from. Geneva says the Tribunal of Arbi-
tratiOn required argument on three
points: First-Due diligence as the prin-
cipal of law; Second-What was the
value of commissions held by COnfed-
crate cruisers, and how far did they en-
tail responsibility upon England when
they entered her pOrts2 Third-HOw far
did the cOaling of cruisers in English
ports make England responsible for
their acts? These points have been
elaborately argued BY ROUNDED Palmer,
Messrs. Evarts, Cushing and Waite.
The fact that the Tribunal analyzes the
case as seen by these points, is astrOngly
favorable indication. LTN LEz.lFE
GENEVA, August 12.-Cohen, the Eng
lish barrister who prepared the case for
the Crown on the subject of American
claims for losses to the mercantile ma
rine of the United States, has been sum-
moned here from London. This gives
rise to the conjecture that decision has
been rendered upon the general question
Of England's esponsibihty for the direct
losses claimed by America, and that Co
hen is called in to assist in arguing upon
the amount of damages 10 be awarded.
In the debate IN the tribunal upon the
question of the use of due diligence by
Great Britain, Gushing strongly urged
the point that the same, diligence upon
the part of the British authorities which
afterward served to detain the Confed-
crate rams would have been equally ef-
feetuRl in preventing the escape Of the
cruisers, had 1t been exercised,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-13
MURDER BY MEXICANS.
COrtinas's Men Committing Depreda-
tiOns in Texas-TWO Citizens Way
laid-0ne Killed-Exeitement
Among the FrOntiermen.

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, August r.
Another atrOciOus assassination occur
red about forty miles above here yes
terday. Mr.. Alexander and Mr.. simeon,
two prominent frontier merchants, left
here in a carriage last evening for Rio
Grande City. About daylight three no
torious Mexieans passed them, one of
whom followed and fired into the car
riage, killing Mr.. Alexander instantly.
Mr.. Simeon escaped by leaping into
the bushes. The assassins have fled to
Mexico. Great excitement prevailed
on the corpse being brought into town,
when an inquest was Immediately held,
the verdict being that Alexander was
killed by an officer of COrtinas's despa-
radOes. A strong feeling was manifested
to organize a force and pursue these
Mexican murderers. The DepredatiOns
Commissioners were all present at the
innnnGt