Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-07-24
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Buckalew's majority will not be less
than $4,000 in October.
A. L. Kapp has been offered $780,
O00 for his farm at Northumberland.
1t contains 500 acres.
A five hundred pound steer was
roasted whole and fed to the masses at
Wilkes Barre on tho Fourth.
Gen. Joe Hooker offers to bet $780,
600 that DR., Horace Greeley will be
elected President in November.
Grant talks about bringing suit
against the Cincinnati Convention TO
recover consequential damages"
The Democracy of the Fifth district
have united upon Nathan G. James,
Esq, of Doylcstown, for Congress.
Among tho soldiers of tho war of
1912 who paraded at Sunbury on the
Fourth was Major George Prince, of
Harrisburg.
A Connecticut sheriff says; If any
man doubts the Bible doctrine of hu.
man depravity, only ask him to be
sheriff of this county for one year.
Hon. Alexander Johnston, of West.
moreland county, father Of exGover.
nor VIM. +. Johnston, died on Tues.
day evening last, aged uinety.ninc
years
Emanual Shaffner, who was found
guilty of numbering his wife, by pois.
on, in the Court OF Dauphin county,
at Harrisburg recently, was granted
new trial by the Supreme Court
A young man who called on his
sweetheart rather late one evening
was edited when Bridget camc down
stairs to say that Miss Blanche had
taken Off her hair and could not ap
pear.
Judge Linton Stephens, brother of
Alexander IL. Stephens, for many
years prominent lawyer and politi-
clan of Georgia, died at Sparta, in that
Stale, on Sunday, of congestion Of the
brain.
Hon. d. W. Voorhees,, Of Indiana,
the most prominent opponent OF the
nomination of Greeley by the Balti-
moro Convention, has declared bis
purpose to take the stump for honest
old Horace.
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun, of Saturday says !;
"a conscience stricken individual in
York, Pa, sent 1915 to the Secretary
of tho Treasury, TO be added TO the
conscience fund"
John Russell Young OF Now York
STANDARD "decms it prudent and sen.
sible" to temporarily suspend its pub.
LEGATION, because he is unable to col
Iect more than one.third Of tho stock
subscribed. Young was printing a
Grant organ.
A trial is going on in Northumber
land county, in which school di.
rector testified that he received twelve
dollars from candidate for County
Superintendent of Schools, TO bo d..
vidcd among the other directors, in
payment of their votes.
Senator Bayard, of Deewarc, who
opposed the nomination of Greeley,
has written letter in which ho nc.
quicsccs in the nomination, and after
q few weeks sojeurn in Europe, where
he has gonc for his health, will return
and take. the stump for Greeley and
Brown.
Ar WoRK-Thc Philadelphia Age
says "The Greeley men are being
hunted down with remorseless fury by
the Grant henchmen in the Custom.
house, Post-oilico, Mint, and Navy
Yard Of this city, OF course they are;
don't the Government belong to
Grant, and what right has an Office.
holder to call his soul his ownY
Civil service reform this, with n
vengence.
BY AUTHoRIrY.--The Philadelphia
Bulletin seems to bo the official Grant
organ of this state. At least notice
its articles on tho situation are copied
by all the other Grant papers as ii they
were "by authority" This is especially
the case with its argument to show
that Pennsylvania Must be carried
for Hartmnft or il will bo lost to
Grant in November. This articnl we
see copied at length in the "organs."
1t is probably paid for.
MusIo.--A Philadelphia telegram
says: Galusha A. Grow, as well as
Andrew Curtin and his Secretary
Coficy, are coming home TO stump for
the Greeley ticket. x.Presdent John.
son will make two or three Greeley
speeches in North Carolina, replying
especially to Secretary Boutwell,.
Among others, it is reported that A.
L. Stewart has given $50, 900 to aid in
the election Of Greeley.
Mr.. Stewart is tho gentleman Ia
whom Grant rendered n Cabinet Office
How IL THIS IA Grant Rcpubli
can objects to Greeley because, al.
though an honest man, be "has sold
himself to tho Democratic party" and
q Bourbon Democrat objects TO him
because "bc is and always has been a
Republican" Which is rightY
PETTY SpITE,-Tbo Post Oflico a,
Uniontown, Union county, named
, Slifer in honor Of Eli Slifer of LOWS
burg, has been changed TO Cairo
Was this done because Mr.. Siicr Il
not cordial supporter Of Grant and
: Hartranft 7
D PENNSYLVANIA and Indiana arc tho
. turning points Of the coming fight
Let the people elect Buckalew and
5 Hendricks in October, and that will
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