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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-07-24
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, JULY "a. 1872

On motion of Mr.. Madigan of Maine,
II. Q. Perrin, of New York, was unani.
mously chosen reading Secretary of
the Convention.
Afler some preliminary business the
States were called to present their del.
gates and credentials. The following
is the lis. of the Pennsylvania delcga,
tion;
SENATORIAL DEiEoArEs.
William A. Wallace, Clearield.
George W. Cass, Allegheny.
samuel J. Randall, Philadelphia.
Philip Collins, Cambria.
CONGRESSIONAL AT LARGE.
l.. A. Maokoy, Clinton.
CharIss W. Carrigan, Philadelphia.
James s. Wilson, Beaver.
Henry O. Smith, Lancaster.
John II. Brinton, Chester.
CharlesE. Boyle, Fayette.
~ ccsanEssIosAL ny DrsrRicrs.
I. William MMullin, Samuel Josephs, Phila-
dclphia.
Z. Thomas D. Pierce, William NJ. Reilly, Phil
adelphia.
3. Daniel NJ Fox, l.. d. Ladnor, Philadelphia.
4. Isaac Leoch, John Campbell, Philadelphia.
o. Lewis Q. Cassidy, Herman Yerger, Philadel-
phia.
0. Ephrnim L. Acker, Montgomery, Edward J..
Albright, Lohigh
I. Robert Il. Monaghan, Chester, George IL.
Armstrong, Delaware.
s. J. Lawrence GetE, d. Y. Boyer, Berks.
.. Henry Carpenter, Robert Crane, Lancaster.
10, William NJ. Randall, schuylkill, Cyrus d.
Gloninger, Lebanon.
II. Isaac S. Case, Northampton, Charles
KleinE, Monroe.
~. Charles L. Lamberton, LuEerne, A. r.
10. Victor Il. Pioleti, Bradford, William NJ.
Piatt, Wyoming.
IA. Jacob Leiscnring, Northumberland, William
X. Wilson, Dauphin.
10. John S. Cuswell, Cumberland, Joseph h.
Dunbar, Perry.
10. Alexander II. CoiIroth, Bedford, Augustus
Duncan, Franklin.
II. james Burns, Miflin, r.. Milton speer,
Huntingdon.
IS. Edwin Perks, Centre, Mortimer y. Elliott,
Tioga.
~. Herman Kretz, Elk, D. W. Hutchinson,
Erie.
20. p. J. Pierce, Mercer, william Hasson,
Crawford.
81. William IL. Playford, FOyottc, John Latta
Westmoreand.
22. james p. Barr, John II. Baily, Allegheny.
20. David Campbell, Armstrong, L. II. Win'
ston, Allegheny.
20. james A. J. Buchanan, Greene, D. S. Nor
is, Lawrence.
The delegation met at their head.
quarters in Baltimore on Monday eve
ming, and chose Hon. w A. Wallace
Chairman, with authority TO cast their
votes in Convention.
A committee was then named TO re-
port the officers for permanent orga
nization. A recess was then taken
until 4 o'clock.
APPOINTMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The following Standing Committees
were named before the recess was
taken.
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LANES G. BARRETT.

Justice Of the Peace and Licensed Conveyanccr,
Luthersburg, Clearfeld Co., Pa.
5zss- Collections rcmittances promptly made,
and al kinds of legal instruments executed on
short notice. mayi,70tf
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sTArrs ! rEns. vior PRESIDENT. srcnnrAnrs.
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Cards.
GEORGE c. KIRK,

Justice of the Peace, Surveyor and Conveyancer
Luthersburg. Pa.
All business intrusted to him will be promptly
attended to. Persons wishing to employ Sur
veyor will do well to give him call as he aatters
himself that he can render satisfaction. Deeds Of
conveyance, articles Of agreement, and all legal
papers, promptly and neatly executed. st25mar72
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Alabama A. Walker, Jacksonville.
Arkansas-s. r. Cockrcll, Pine Blua.
Caliiornis-frank McCoppin, San Francisco,
Connecticut--Wm II. Barnum, Lime Rock,
Dolawarc-Charlcs Bcaston, Oiepa.
Florida-Charlos Il. Dyke. Tallahassee.
Georgis,-A. X. Wright, Augusta.
lllinois--cyrus II. McCormaok, Chicago.
lndiana-Thomas Bowling, Terro Haute.
lowa--M, NJ. lIarne, Dubuque.
Kansas H. Eaton, Lcavcnworth.
Kentucky Henry d. Mcllenry, Hartford,
Louisiana Henry ID. Ogden, New Orleans,
Maino-L. u. NJ swctt, Portland. ~
Maryiand-A. Leo Knott, baltimore.
Massachusct,s--Fred.O o. pruise, Boston.
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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AGENT ron
Chickering's, steinway's aud Emerson's Pianos
Smiths, Mason 4 Hamlin's apd Peloubets
Organs and Melodcons, and drovsr'A
Bakers Sewing Machines.
ALSO TEACHER ov
Piano, Guitar, Organ, Harmony and Vocal Mn.
sic. No pupil taken for less than half a term.
- Rooms opposit Gulichs Furniture Store
clearaeld, Nay ., isee-tf.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Convention re.assemblcd few
minutes after 4 Z. NJ.
Mr.. Delos DeWolf, of Now York,
from the Committee on Organization,
reported the permanent officers OF the
Convention as follows
For President, Hon. James II, Doc
little, Of Wisconsin. Great applause
and long continued cheering on the
floor and in tho gallaries
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
manded, for Clinton's signature, say

manded, for Clinton's signature, say.
ing:
"We cannot spend our time in con.
versation. This paper must be signed
or proceed"
q will not sign any paper on the
subject" said Clinton, with firmnesS
and dignity. 81 have no animosity a.
gainst Mr.. Swartwout. Twill willing
ly shake hands, and agree to meet on
the score of former friendship"
The fourth fire took place, when
Clinton's ball struck his obstinate an
tagonist in the left leg below the knee.
care you satisfied, sir ?" the wound
ed man was again asked.
Standing firmly at his post, he an
swered:
'1t is useless to repeat the question.
My determination is fixed, and [ beg
we may proceed"
While the surgeon was extracting
the ball from the opposite side of
Swartwout's leg Clinton again detlar-
ed that he had no animosity against
Swartwout; that he was very sorry for
what had passed, and was willing to
60 forward, shake hands, and bury the
circumstances in oblivion. Swartwout,
however, standing erect at his place,
insisted upon the written apology. A
fifth time they fired, and Clinton's ball
struck his antagonist in the same leg,
a little below the former wound.
care you satisfied, sir" asked the
second. ...
81 am not, sir" replied Swartwout;
'proceed."
Clinton then left his station, threw
down his pistol, and declared that he
would fight no more.
Whereupon Swartwout, turning to
his second, asked what he should do,
to which the second replied:
''There is nothing further left for
you now but have your wounds dress
ed"
So the combat ended, and the two
parties returned in their barges to the
city.
Such was Clinton at thirty-three,
when he had already been a member
of the legislature, and was about to en-
ter the Senate Of the United States.-
He was brave to rashness, and ambi-
tious beyond measure; but he lived up
to the standard of his day, and acquit-
ted himself of every trust with honor
and distinction
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
A Kentucky Anecdote.

It was customary in former days for
all the ladies of the best families to at
tend the prominent barbecues, and this
was especially the case in the contest
between Mr.. Breckenridge and Gen.
Combs, in 1910. Out of one of these
affairs grew the authentic story of the
incest widow in the bluegrass region.
Not far from the Forks of Elkhorn
lived the pretty little widow Fauntle-
roy, and one of her nearest neighbors
was Gen. Peyton. The General had
looked upon the little widow very much
as he looked upon his blooded horse
Powhatan. ''The finest horse in the
bluegrass region
Thepretty Mrs. Fauntleroy had been
a widow more than a year; while the
General having a great regard for eti-
quette, had waited patiently for that
time to elapse, in order to declare him
self. But the widow with her woman's
art, kept her lover at bay, and yet kept
him in her train.
He had escorted her to this barbe-
cue, and when returning had express
ed his satisfaction at the prospects of
Gen. Combs, and the success of the
Whig party.
The widow took sides with the De-
mocracy, and offered to wager her
blooded saddle-horse Gipsey, or any
thing else on her place, against Pow
hatan, or anything else she might fan
cy on the Generals place.
The Generals gallantry would not
allow him to refuse the wager, which
he promptly accepted. By this time
they had reached the north Fork Of
the Elkhorn, and were about to ford it
(bridges we're not plenty in those days,)
when John Peyton the Generals only
son and heir, came up at a sharp gait
behind them.
The widow turned and bowed to
John, and rode into the stream, but a
little behind her companion. The east
bank was very steep, and required the
horses to put forth all their strength
to reach the top with their loads.
AS luck would have it, good or i'll,
GHe WluoW glrGn pIohe JUST aC Une
commencement of the steep part. The
lady, still seated on her saddle, slid
swiftly back into the water, while her
horse went up the bank like an arrow.
John Peyton leaped from his horse,
and in an instant caught the floating
lady and saddle, and before the Gene
raj had recovered from his astonish-
ment was at the top of the bank with
his burden. The little widow was e.
quail to the occasion, for she begged
the General to ride on and stop her
horse which had now begun to under
stand his part in the mishap, and was
beginning to increase his gait toward
home.
The General did as he was bid, and
soon returned with the horse. In the
meantime John Peyton had secured
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
The CObbler's Secret.

A waggish cobbler once, in Rome,
Put forth proclamation
That he'd be willing to disclose,
For due consideration,
A secret which the cobbling world
Could ill afford to lose:
The way to make in one short day,
A hundred pairs of shoes.
From every quarter to the sight
There ran thousand fellows
Tanners cobblers, bootmen, shoemen,
Jolly leather sellers
All redolent of beef and smoke,
And cobbler's wax and hides;
Each fellow pays his thirty pence,
And calls it cheap besides.
Silencel The cobbler enters
And casts around his eyes,
Then curls his lips--the rogue then frowns,
And then looks wondrous wise;
'My friends" he says, "t tis simple quite,
The plan that propose;
And every man of you, think,
Might learn it if you chose.
A good sharp knife is all you need
In carrying out my plan --
So easy is it, none can fail,
Let him be child or man.
To make a hundred pairs of shoes,
Just go back to your shops,
And take hundred pairs of boots
And cut off all the tops ~
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
5electe1 Miscellany>
De Witt Clinton's Duel with Jno. Swart-
wont


won't.
If you wish to know what manner of
young man De Witt Clinton was, you
have only to read the official report Of
the duel which he fought in 1902 with
John SWartWout, at Westhawken.-
Clinton was then opposing Aaron Burr,
and SWartWout accused him of being
actuated in his opposition only by per-
sonal and selfish motives.
"He is a liar, a scoundrel, and a vii
lian!' exclaimed the hot-headed Clin-
ton.
A challenge followed and duel was
fought. lsuppose that it was the most
remarkable affair of the kind that ever
occurred out Of Ireland. The first fire
doing no harm to either antagonist,
one Of the seconds asked SwartWout:
care you satisfied, sir?''
''I am not" said he, with more blunt
ness than courtesy.
They fired a second time without eff
feet.
care you satisfied, sir % asked the
second.
"Non thundered SWartWout.
The men fired the third time with
out effect, when the same gentleman
again politely asked Mr.. Swartwout if
he was satisfied.
81 am not" was the reply; "neither
shall | be until that apology is made
which [ demanded. Until then we
must proceed"
Swartwout's second then presented
"a paper containing the apology de-
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25

His senses returned to him at last,
but alas! far better that he had died!
His hair was cut as closely as prison
convict's, and his "killing" moustache,
which it had cost him three years to
nurse and care for, had been ruthless
ly sacrificed.
Landlord, what means it? I'll have
Justice! I'll wuin this hotel for life!
Pm mad enough to bweak every bone
in your bodyv'
'"Themeaning's plain--sarting," said
the landlord. "You asked for Char
lotte to be sent up, and Lord, sir, she's
made you look like new man! We've
allus employed her at this establish
ment. Men ginerally like her better
than they do the niger barber down
to the corner. Didn't cut ye, did she?''
"Cut me!'' cried Augustus, in such
tone of reproach that the landlord
withered and withdrew, taking Char
lotte along with him.
Augurtus bolted the door, and threw
himself, dressed as he was, on the bed,
to mourn over his irreparable loss.
Morning found him somewhat calm.
His hair and beard would grow again,
and if, by chance, any Of his creditors
should come to Northford, he'd defy
them to recognize him.
So he comforted himself, and smok-
ed his cigar on the portico.
While thus employed, lady in black
passed by. Augustus was on the look
out for ladies in black, having made
up his mind to marry rich widow,
before his return to town.
His heart beat high. Mrs. Selwin
was a widow, worth cool ten thous-
and, without encumbrances, and resid-
ed in the brick house across the way.
The very chance!
Augustus retired to his room, and
spent the day in planning the best
method of getting into the widows
good graces.
He was a fine singer, and he would
serenade her that very night.
AS day drew to a close, our hero was
excited fearfully, but he never faltered.
He was bound to win.
At nine o'clock precisely, with his
guitar, he knelt beneath the lighted
window of the widow Selwin, and
sounded the first faint premonitory
note of a fashionable air.
"Good gracious!' cried feminine
voice from within-s.if there amt
Thompson's old Tom cat again-I'll
fix him this time! I've rod in pickle
for him this long spell"
And simultaneously the boiling hot
contents of tea kettle descended from
the window on to the freshly-shorn
head of our hero.
"Murder! Thieves! Oh, scissorsv'
cried Augustus, and blinded by pain,
he set up an unearthly howl, and fled
down the street, closely followed by a
dozen boys, as many dogs, the widow
Selwin, the landlord, and everybody
else who had not retired.
Augustus spied woman coming up
the road. He flung himself into her
arms without ceremony, crying:
ooh, save me! save me! Don't let
them touch me!''
The woman did not cast him off. =
She held him close, and when his pur-
suers came up, few words from her
sent them back again.
She introduced herself as Miss Pink
ham. She took Augustus home with
her. She had never been married.
She wanted to be.
A week afterwards, she had hus-
band, and Augustus had a protector.
And at last accounts they were hap
DIV and prOsperOus.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
GIN amusing gtury.
Being Brief Account of Sentimental
Young Mans Soiourn in the Country.


Augustus st. Stephens, to use his
own expression, was completely weari-
ed and soul-sick of the city.
He longed for the sylvan shade of
the country, and the gushing rills of
the wooded uplands.
His business, which consisted of
holding up street corners, and slipping
ice in fashionable saloons, had kept
him confined through June and July,
but as the August heat and langour
came on, Augustus pined for change.
His divine Marie Seraphine, the lone
star of his existence, had played him
false, and eloped with big-whiskered
italian music master, and, as in duty
bound, Augustus was heart-broken.-
He tore his hair, clenched his hands,
and would have taken few grains of
arsenic, if he had not stood in mortal
awe of stomach pump.
His friends advised change of scene,
and Augustus inclined that way him
self. He was heartily worn out with
lodging around corners, and exploring
vulgar alleys, to avoid meeting his tai
lors, boot-makers and washerwomen,
who impudently persitted in thrusting
their little bills under his nose at every
opportunity.
Augustus had fondly hoped the Ma
rie Seraphine's fifty thousand dollar
papa would have assumed the respon-
sibility of settling these insignificant
bills, but Marie had dashed down the
sweet delusion.>
To the country, then.
But where was he to go?
He looked on the map, but got no
light on the subject. His friend, Paul
Armont, recommended New Hamp-
shire. There were rocks and lakes,
and other romantic objects there, he
said.
So New Hampshire was to be hon
ored.
s'My dear fellow" said Augustus to
Paul, as the two smoked their Havanas
on the piazza of the Revere, cit will be
SO charming! I shall lie at noontide
on the clover grass, and see the lambs,
and calves, and things, all awound me,
and hear the grasshoppers and birds
of ofparadise and nighting gales singing in
the twees above my head. Altogether
it will be heavenly. And the straw
berries and cream-weally, I am afraid
| shall eat myself sick"
"Not on strawberries at this time of
year" observed Paul, knocking off the
ashes OF his cigar on the heel of his
boot.
Sand then such gwand fiirtations
as a fellow can havep'
Paul winked rehectively, but said
nothing, and the next morning Angus
tus started for the land Of promise.
The steam cars took him hundred
miles on his way, and the remainder
of the journey-sixteen miles-had to
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
1l0ehU.
<sTHERE'S A SILVER LINING TO
EVERY CLOUD.o
BY ELIZA COOK.


The poet or priest who told us this
Served mankind in the holiest way;
For 1t lit up the earth with the star of bliss
That beacons the soul with cheerful ray
Too often we wander despairing and blind,
Breathing our useless murmurs aloud;
But it's kinder to bid US seek and find
ga silver lining in every cloud.'
May we not walk in the dingle ground
Where nothing but Autumn's dead leaves
are seen;
But search beneath them, and peeping around
Are the young Spring tufts of blue and green.
'Tis beautiful eye that ever perceives
The presence of God in Mortalityis crowd,
IT'S saving creed that thinks and believes
''There's silver lining to every cloud"
Let US look closely before we condemn
Bushes that bear nor bloom nor fruit,
There may not be beauty in lea yes or stem,
But virtue may dwell far down at the root
And let us beware how we utterly spurn
Brothers that seem all cold and proud,
If their bosoms were opened, perchance we
might learn
s'There's silver lining to every cloud.''
Let US not cast out Mercy and Truth,
When Guilt is before US in chains and shame,
When passion and vice have cankered YOUTH
And Age lives on with branded name;
Something of good may still be there,
Though its voice may never be heard aloud,
For, while black with the vapors ofpestilent air,
''There's silver lining to every cloud"
Sad are the sorrows that oftentimes come,
Heavy and dull and blighting and chill,
Shutting the light from our heart and our home,
Marring our hopes and defying our will
But let us not sink beneath the woe,
IT'S well perchance we are tried and bowed
For be sure, though we may not oft see it below,
"There's silver lining to every cloud"
And when stern Death, with skeleton hand,
Has snatched the flower that grew in our
breast,
Do we not think of fairer land,
Where the lost are found, and the weary al
rest?
Oh the hope of the unknown Future springs,
In its purest strength Ger the coffin and
shrOud,
The shadow is dense, but Faiths spirit-voice
sings,
"There's silver lining to every cloud.''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25
The Constitution of Matter.

Matter, as we conceive it, is inert,
that is to say, is unable to change of
it's own accord it's condition of motion
OF Of rest. That which is capable of
communicating a movement is known
as force.
There are several forces of which we
have knowledge-heat, light, electrici-
ty, magnetism, attraction of gravita-
ton, life. For many centuries these
various forces were considered as so
many distinct entities, but in our age
it is understood that they are merely
different manifestations of a single
force. In fact, these forms are con-
verted one into another with the great
est facility. When we heat an iron
bar, it lengthens, mechanical action is
produced, heat is absorbed. If we
could reduce the bar to it's original
size by compression, the mechanical
work produced by the heat would be
destroyed, but the heat absorbed would
be set free. When we pass an electric
current of certain intensity through
fine copper wire, the wire becomes hot;
and at the time that the intensity of
the current diminishes, electricity is
converted into heat. The identity of
light and radiating heat has, moreover,
been distinctly demonstrated, as well
as that Of electricity and magnetism.
It may be considered certain, then that
but a single force exists, manifesting
itself to us under different aspects ac-
cording to circumstances.
At the time when the different man.
Iifestations of force were thought to be
so many distinct entities, the disap-
pearance of heat, of light, and of cleo
tricity could only be accounted for by
assuming a total annihilation of these
agencies. On the other hand, since
heat, light, and electricity are always
everywhere found in Nature, besides
their possible annihilation, some were
led to conjecture the possibility of their
creation and to seek for perpetual mo-
ton. We have passed this period of
errors; mathematical calculation as
we'll as experiment demonstrates that
force can neither be created nor des-
troyed. A constant everything force
exists in the universe, manifesting it
self sometimes in one way, sometimes
in another, but the sum of which is
absolutely invariable.
Should we then preserve these enti-
ties, force andsmatter, as having dis
tinct existence? [ think not. Force
and matter: these are abstract ideas
serving to assist our comprehension of
that which exists under two-fold as
pect. Actually, then, we should ad-
nit but one thing, matter endowed
with motion.
All these forces with which we are
acquainted are but the resultant Of the
motions of matter, and differ from one
another only in the nature of this mo-
ton.
Finally, then, minute indivisible
particles or ultimates grouped in at
oms, molecules, and tangible bodies,
each endowed with motion capable of
being communicated from one to an
other without the possibility Of the
quantity Of matter or motion being in
creased or diminished-such we hold
is the grandest conception of the uni
verse.-Naguet, IN the inner. Chemist.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-10-25

There is good story. of the man
who had to ride in a carriage with his
mother-in-law at his wife's funeral,
"Must l." said the broken hearted
mourner, s'must I ride with that awful
woman?'' '1 think you will have to-"
answered the undertaken. "Well, if I
must, [ must" said the stricken man,
sFbut to ride with her destroys all my
pleasure on this occasion.