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Tho old frauds by which the Philadelphia City
Ring las 30 long kort itsolf in power Soro re-
pestel at the recent primary elections In TINT
city, In QUO Of tile central wards, tho number
OF persons voting In eaoh precinct was counted,
and it was found tllat 489 votes nero cast. In
the returns for this ward l, ,29a yotoa wore given
to the ono candidate (the Ring) aud 1888 to tho
other, showing IN inereaBo Of $50 In the legal
vote. In procinot Of another ward whore
but a1ty-sik yotes wcre cast, tho Judges
declared that the Ring candidate for
gheriff had 400 votes and tho other oan-
didata nonel In addition to such Infamous
manipulation Of the ballot Us this, tho Judges,
contrary to law. failed to announce the voting
by procinots, and announced it by wards, for tho
faaaoo that 1t IL moro difficult to traco frauds in
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ASSURANCES have becn already rocoived from
somo foreign nations that tlloy will corporate
In honrty mannor. Tho King Of 8wolen has
lntlmatod TINT ho will mako arrangements to
havo tho Industries Of hin Kingdom properly
rcprehontod and will also send his son. Tho
presont tour Of tho st,nli Of porsta through
Europe will be moro than eo1ipaod by tho jour-
noy Of tho Mikado Of japan, who will probably
break tho bholl OF Japanese oxoluaiyonoss III
ordor to bo present. 1t Is also probable TINT
tho French Prince Imperial will DO III attond-
ancc, a letter having boon received from t4o OK
Empress Eugonio, stating that, ut tho tilne
named, tho Prince will dooido whether lo wishos
to visit America.
It Is as got rather premature to discuss tho do
tnils Of this Exhibition, but thore aro two mpor-
tant points connected with It which should not
be overlooked. It haa n double Significance, boz
ing at onco patriotic aud IN industrial ocoa-
aion. It will celebrate tho hunltedth btrthday
of. tho nation, It will bo tho part Of wiadom ii
tho ceremonies Of tho occasion Bhall havo rafor-
once to tho future welfare Of tho country, rather
than to wllat has boen accomplished in tho past.
This ia to bo IN international Exposition,
and foreign nations will take pnrt In 1t,
and will havo their representation hero.
Tho usual Fourth of July fustian will be oxooot1-
ingly silly to them, as well as tirosome to moBt
Americans. The boat national ugo which can DO
made Of the Exhibition will DO to moro firmly
unite all sections Of tho Republic and to pro-
paro tito way for its future progross BY romov-
Ing all tho obstacles which arc now blocking up
that way. Tho eecond point is to mako the In
dustrial representation Of this country complete
and interesting. This will make aone oompon-
sation for our disgracotul representation
at Vienna, which has given us bad
namo tho world over. Every section Of
tho country should DO encouraged to con-
tribute its quota in ovory department Of arts,
sciences, manufacture, aud soil aud mine prod
ucts. jealous ind peaceful contest like this
would OF ltHolf bind tho difforont Boctions Of tho
country moro oloAoly together. Lot the Conton-
nial Celebration in fact be q guarantee for tho
Future rather than elori1cation Of tho Past
cvon II tho American Eagle has to loao his M
nual panogyric for once.
, 1873-07-06

in public capacity or to my other mnttor proper for
public investigation or Information, Hha bo rrivl-
legged, md no recovery or conviction ehal 10 had or
sustained IN any suit prosecution, civil or orimlna
for tho publication thoreof otcopt whore hca papor
hhal1 hhyo bcon ralfcoua,y published, md aiico shall
not bo presumed from tho fact Of publication.
ThiB tho Convention would not adopt. Tho
advocates Of reform therefore proposed lilo fol-
lowing:
All rnpers relating 10 tho conduct Of officers or mon
In public carncity to hny othor httcr proper pub
lie investigation or information, sall DO privileged,
aud recovery conviction shall bs had in any suit
or prosecution, civil or criminal, for tito publication
thcroof whcrc lilo fact TINT such publication waa not
maciousfy mato Bhnl he established to tho satlsfac-
lion Of tho Jury.
Upon this, Which merely gives to tho pub
1ishor tho privilege given to tho murderer Of dis
proving tho presumption OF malice, tho Conyen-
tion haa Aeeitatcd, and action has boon post
poned. Tho friends Of freedom and justlce In
tho Convention aro untitled, howovor. to tho
thnnaB Of tho country for their efforts. Tho
real and only thing that ought to bo punished in
libel ia tho malico in tho publication. There aro
thousands OF things published Of mon and
womon which, though true, and, therefore, not
actionablo, arc not proper for publication, and
should bo punished because malicious. II malico
waa made tho vital point in libol, 1t truth was no
longer dcfcnso for malicious publications, thon
there would be reform In tho matter of scan-
dalous statements concerning tho private affairs
Of private porsons, which ought nevor find thoir
way into public journnls. Tho truth Is not al
ways Qualification Of libel, though tho law
makes it 30; tho wnnt Of absolute truth
in statements concerning public ofllcers is
rarcly evor criminal, and moro rarely malicious
tho true of1enao which tho law slonld punish ia
tho malicious publication Of scanda1ous matter,
not OF public concorn, whothor truo or falso.
, 1873-07-06

Indian customs, Buch ns painting thofr
facos, woafing earrings, and othcrwiuo decking
their persona, but VIC fear TINT the Indian Ohiofa
would find thom aomewhnt moro oxacting than
rod wives. Thoy would probably want edo-
aadl1cs whom they should rido out on tho hunt
Thoy would domand NIL tito aoalps iakon M their
exclusive property, to mako up cl,ignonB,
nwtclos, and natural ourls. They would not DO
satisfied with sun-bonnota and paranolB for
wearing apparel, aa tho rcd womcn woro
whom tho gentlo Quakoroasos sont them thopo
articles, but thoy would ii,aist on boing sup
piled with orinolino, bustlos, skirts, drcsscs,
sacqucH, sleeveless Jackets, rcdingosos, panlers,
Da1briggan hose, high-hooled boots, Louis
Quatorze alippors, and Normandy hats. They
would noVor conBont to sling papoosoB over their
shoulders, but domand perambu]ators and baby-
jumpers, rattles, and Airs WinsloH's soothing
syrup, wet-nuraca, aud dry-nurscs. They would
want aowtng-sooloty to keep up that inter-
chango OF thought and observation which ron
dcrs soolnl ufo go piquant. Some OF thom might
undertake to wear tho brcoohos,-thoro have
boen instances OF 1t whoro they have had white
huabands, s,-anddo manifold othor things unhoard
Of In well-rogulatod Indian society. They would
10 constant puzzlo, II not torment, to tho
simplo-mlnded, untutored savage, who would
probably devote tho groater part Of hts timo to
blowing up the India-rubber bustleB, and thon
Sitting down on them suddenly, with good deal
the same result ns whom Humpty- -Dumpty sfts
down on tho baby In tho pantomimo* Thoy
would bo protty suro to intorforo with the FREQ
and unconstrained personal habits Of Lo; would
insist on bis coming homo car1y in the even
ing; would protest ngainst being disturbed
in their morning maps by his early rilo-praotico;
would read Mrs. Caudlo to him when ho should
tako friendly drink with an Indian trader and
soil his WHO'S best dross for an ancient flint
lock. Altogether, VIC con conceive that whito
wife might make 1t very uncomfortable for red
husband and wo believe that II will bo good
policy for the Chiefs, WARRIORS and braves to try
to keep the wives thoy hare rather than fly to
othors they know not Of.
, 1873-07-06

largo ward than IN d small precinct. Mean
while, tho noformors nro actlyo1y working to
check thcso outrageous swindloa porpotratcd by
tho Administration party, although tho impru-
don't action Of the stato Constitutional Conyon-
tion in adjonrning until October noxt, before
amending tlie Registry Inv, with I'M oloction
ponding, has placed aerious obstacle in tioir
, 1873-07-06

citoment that could be produced in any town or
village at tho North some ycars ago, when it WAS
known that porBonB from the South were thero
from slavery. Something lko this excitement
prevailed in indianapolis last week, when 1t was
known that two citizens Of Kcnsucky, armed
with legal papors, we're in TINT city to arrest and
carry of Thomas Langsdalo, who is accusod OF
having. in 1866, murdered John Lllard, noar
esting. At tho beginning Of tho war, Langsdale,
who then lived in Gallatin County, Ky., though
kooping Hilent WAS discovered to 10 strongly in
favor Of tho Union. and 1t was also discovered
that his fami1y agreed with him. Local porsecu-
tions soon followed. Langsdale tlon entered
tho Union Army aH q scout. at tho oloso OF the
war It wau understood TINT ho had rendered
most efficient service, and tho enrnity OF his old
neighbors was very bitter. John Lillard, who
had been Colonel in the Confederate sorVico,
WAS especially incensed, and Lis threats to shoot
Langadalo wore repeated to tho lattor, who,
therefore. avoided him. In 1866, they met on
e1oction-day at tho polls. I,angslao voted, md
started for home; he was followed mud orortakon
by Lillard, who was on horseback. Lard drow
navy royolyor, declaring his purpose to shoot
Langsdalc, but the lattor, without saying
anything, drew Ills pintol and saved lis
own life by shooting Lillard. Knowing tho
stato Of public feeling i'll tho noighborl1ood, he
at ouco loft Warsaw and took up his residence
at Indianapolis. In tho meautimo, the Grand
Jury Of Gallatin County indicted him for tho
murdor Of lillard, but tho people Of Indianapo-
lis assuming that if ho was sent back to Ken
lucky ho would be killed by mob, have taken
him under their protection. at various times
formal acquisitions have been made for his rom
dtion, but tho Executive of Indiana mover issued
any warrant for his arrest. Last wool, however,
warrant was issued, and Langs1ale was arrested
by tho Chief OF Police. A writ OF ha6eds corpus
was suod out. Tho Court hold that tho Chief OF
Police WAS not the proper officer to make on ar.
rest under auch warrant. Aa soon aa this point
Was sottled Langalao walked out Of court, and Is
not to DO found. About tho same timo GOV.
Hendricks and his Secretary had pressing busi-
ness elsewhere, but whoro is not known, and no
other warrant could be or has boon issued. The
capture, therefore, Of Langadalo is postponed, il
not dofoatod. It Is intimatcd that tho people Of
Indianapolis, while haying no sympathy what
ever for murdorers OF aaBassinB will not consent
to have this man sent bnck to Kentucky, and the
reanon iB that thoy hayo no assurance that ho
will be fairly tried, or that he will oven hare
any trial at all. On tho other hand, tho people
Of dallatin County Ky., .aro clamoriug for
the surrender Of Langsda1o thoy assume that
his guilt is beyond all question. Though soven
yesrs have gone by they have not abatod in
their desire to have the man delivered into their
hands. IL not this caHo morally, though not
legally, included in the general amnesty aud uni
yoEsM oblivion of all matters growing out OF tho
war?
, 1873-07-06

4 now use hnB boon discovered for kerosene.
Hitherto people hayo contontod themselves with
using 1t to start kltehen-aros, aud burning them-
selves up. A 1enlouB woman In Michigan, tho
other day, utilized the inaammublo stuff by
lighting hor husband with It, She 1rat saturated
, 1873-07-06

him with It, aud then not fro to him. Whether
tho unfortunate man aurvrotl tho application Of
this heroic remedy no aro not advised. Tho
Michigan woman WAS evidently put out, ovon II
tho husband waB not.
, 1873-07-06

tie 6p3flL oI I0E anu TEhHztu luAt CtHIuFujky WILL
His will which We told should be tho aim OF
being horc, aud which believe will be tho lof.lsst
attainment of our life herenfter.
Tho bounds Of human knowledge, Mr. Greg
thinks. woro established ut tho earliest periods
OF which re havo any record. Nobody has
pushed them auy farther than Job, folomon,
wG h' ho s fMs 1n9y'dgo e ea By wS sys not
thorofore that stlo problosn of Mans Whero-
foro, Whence, and Whittier was mennt to ba
insoiuble." It rou,aius ony for ua to follow tlle
highesinBtinctH Of our nature to live yirsuously,
to DO ~ much good al possible to our fellows. :.
Tho concluding chapter, entitled "Ehowhcro,"
is tho only controversial Quo III tho book. II is
an attempt to controyort tho orthodox bolcf IN
physical aud perpetual torment. II cannot be
said that the chaptor contnins much that IL now,
hut as atatomont of all the arguments opposed
to that doctrine, thoao which eau bo found in tho
llgh dogroo Of interest both to tho evan,eecal
anll tho n0s,-oyaugclical reador. Mr. Groga nnain
argument ia tflat for purposes Of either
bs % is see1mss hh''Fyaiof F. aaoior that ue s
by lalo Of tiro aud brinlstono can hc accou,-
plis!,ol moro ofroctually without IL. For p,r-
posos Of punishment no other loll is required
Than TINT OF II disen'bodoa OWL spirit shut up
within ITSELF, condemned to ts own society.
This sort Of boil Ii exactly adaptol to every
shade aud grallution Of OWL 1t III eoif-meaB,,r-
Ing punishment. It avoids tho necessity Ut
turning tho nan WHO commits crime and tho man
who nakos mistako-tho murderer and tho r1,-
bolioyer--into tho same pit. For purroaos
OF rcformatioll, tho salne theory holds
good. Tho soul Ii rs 1t is. II it IL capable
of reformation, tho amount Of suffering 1t must
undergo in order to be reformed and rendered
capablo Of happinosH will bo determined by ita
own stRto, ato.
blr. Orog'a book Is tho most finished product
Of English lsationallBna, OIL Duoclnor'a 7sForco
and Mattnr IL tho most lluiBhod product OF
German Materialta,n. Tho chapter OH "Non,
Survival Of the Fittost iH ont Of harmony with
tho remainder. Excepting this, tho tendency
aud tono arc vorV high.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-17
Gambling on the Rail.


A Trojan, says the Troy Times, who
came up from New York on one OF
the fast trains few days ago, relates
to us tho following gambling opera
ton: In about the centrc-of the car
sat well-dressed gentleman, who ap-
pearcd 10 be retired merchant, rc-
siding short distance, probably, out
side Of New York City. Just in front
of him was respectfully dressed
man, whose speech would lead ono to
infer that he was n Western man; in
fact, he claimed to be, and as soon as
the ears left the New York depot he
engaged in conversation with tho re-
tired merchant, informing him that
ho was resident OF u Western State I;
that he was in the cattle business and
that he had been East with lot Of
cattle, some of which he had disposed
of at Buffalo, and others he had taken
on TO New York lilo told how he
had been invciglod into playing cards
with some New York gamblers, and
had lost 5000 by the operation 4; and
then be took three cards from his
pocket, and began TO show how the
thing was done, in tho usual monte
style. Just then third gentlemen
came along with u lamp in hiS hand
looking for n ticket that he pretended
To have lost, and IL was very convc-
Mont for tho Western man to stop him
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-17
Stories About Rings.

Ring stories have knack OF run.
ming in ono groove. Hcrodotus tells
us how Amasis advised Polyerates, as
charm against misfortune, to throw
away some gem be especially valued !;
how, taking The ADVICE, Polycrates
went scaward in boat, and cast his
favoritc ring into the ocean; and how
few days afterwards, fisherman
oaught a large fish, so extraordinarily
fine that he thought it fit only for tho
royal monarch, who ordered it to be
dressed for supper; and, 10 when the
fish was opened the surprised cooks
astonished eye beheld his mastar's
cast away ringj much TO that masters
delight, but of advisers djsmay for
when Amasis heard of the wonderful
event, he Immediately dispatched a
herald to break his contract of friend.
ship with Polycrates, feeling confident
that tho latter would come TO an i'll
end, "as hc prospered in everything
even finding what he had thrown
away" The city of Glasgow owes
tho ring-holding salmon, figuring in
It's armorial bearings, to legend
concerning its patron saint, Kent-
germ, thus told in the Acta Sanctorm:
"A queen, having formed an improp
or attachment to handsome soldier,
put upon his finger precious ring,
which her own lord had conferred up. |
on her. The king, made aware Of |
the fact, but assembling his anger.
took an opportunity in hunting, while
the soldier lay asleep beside the Clyde,
TO snatch off tho ring and throw it in
10 the river, Then returning home
along with the soldier, be demanded
OF tho queen the ring he had given
her. She sent secretly to tho SOL
dier for tho ring, which could not be
restored. In great terror, sho then
dispatched q messenger TO ask the as
sistance of the holy Kcntigern. He,
who knew the whole affair before be.
ing informed Of il, went to the river
Clyde, and, having caught a salmon,
took IRON tho stomach the missing
ring, which he sent to the queen. She
oyfully went with it to the king who,
he had wronged her, sworc
no would be rcvenged upon her accus-
'rs, but she, affecting torgiving tenn
per, besought him TO pardon them, as
'he had done. AT the same time she
confessed her error to Kentigern, and
olcmnly vowed TO bo more careful OF
Ter conduct in the future" In 1859
merchant and alderman, named An
lerson, handling his ring as he leaned
'ver the bridge, dropped it in the
Iyno. Some time after his servant
fought salmon in the market, in I
whose stomach the lost ring was found;
Is value enhanced by tho stranoc ro- J
overy, 49, "lng became an heirloom,
nd was in possession of ono Of tho !
Ildermans descendants some forty |
ears ago. A similar accident, end .
ng in similar way, is recorded to
ave happened to one of the dukes of I
.orraino. -Erchdnge.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-17
Race for q Province.

Now Zealand is an English Prov.
incc. How II became 80 aud narrowly
escaped an attachment to Franco Ia
told in the following incident: Ono
evening, somewhere about tbirty-two
years ago, two ships of war lay at ans
chor in the safe and magnificent Bay
OF Islands; one was French cor.
vette, tho other an old British ten-gup
brig. The two countries represented
by these vessels were on friendly
terms with each other, and the usual
courtesies were observed between tho
two commanders, although in their
zeal each vicd with tho other in order
TO achieve tho object which their no,
spectivc governments had in view.-
The two vessels, at sunset, lay at
anchor short distance from each
others but long before sunrise tho
next morning, tho Englishman, antici-
patiDg the movements OF bis rival,
hadduring the night eyaded his vigi,
lance, set sail, and gono 10 sea without
being peccivedj when day dawned,
the Frenohman looked, but looked in
vain for his rival, and in the bitter
ness of his disappointment, no doubt,
felt as il ho Ind lost rose from tho
wreath of his chaplet. No time was
lost, bowever, in getting his ship un,
dar way, and putting TO sea, with cv-
cry sail set the corvette could carry.
Such was the start in tho race of 700
miles between those two ships of war
- ,aoo bvtwcon France aud Eugiunu
tor the sovereignty of the South Island
of New Zealand. The English shin
reached Akeroa harbor at Banks PEN
insnla in the South Island, landed,
took formal possession OF it in tho
queens name, hoisted the rcd cross of
St. George, aud the Union Jack on
Tho flag staff, and fred . salute of
Iwenty-one guns in honor of tho
event, before the French corvette, al
.hough in sight, could come to anchor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-17
The Ashantee War.

Ono of the causes OF the Ashantcc
war by England is thus told: Anoth.
er of the causes which have helped TO
bring about the present state of af-
iairs is the capture of somc missiona-
ries, four years ago, by the Ashantees,
These warriors had made q raid and
met with some resistance from the
Aquapims, who mado q stand at de-
serted mission house. From tho fact
of the mission-housc having been
used, the Ashantees declared that the
former occupants had assisted their
enemies, and accordingly summoned
the missionaries at the next station to
their camp. These men refused to
fly, saying they were not fighting
men, and had nothing TO do with the
war. Notwithstanding this protosta-
ton they were taken prisoners to Coo
massic, the Asbantee capital. Mr..
Ramseyer, head OF ths mission, bad
unfortunately his wife and child with
him, and they shared all tho sufcrngs
to which he and his two companions
were exposed Some months ago the
Ashantees agreed To relieve those cap.
tivcs. They first demanded $4,000
as ransom, but subsequently reduced
their demand to gl,000. This sum
was lodged in the hands of two mer.
chants at Cape Coast Castle, and the
eaptivcs were marohed to tho Prah-
~. All thought their release certain
when two merchants appeared on sue
cessive days, each saying the staff he
carried was the Kings stick, (thc mes
sengers in this part Of Africa always
carry staff, dagger, or some recog.
nized emblem Of Office TO show from
whom they Gomez and that be was
the proper man TO receive the ransom
money. As there could be little
doubt that whichever IL had been Civ
On to would havo been declared TO be
the wrong man, tho Government de-
ciSed 10 give II to neither tiil they
were certain Of fairer dealings. The
Ashantoes were very angry at their
want Of success, and marched their
captives back to Coomassie, treating
them with every indignily, compel
ling tho wifo of tho missionary to
march divested OF every article OF
dress. Sho was indebted 10 one moro
compassionate than tho rest for a
country cloth to wrap around her,
Her child died for want OF proper
nourishmcnt. II should te stated thai
the guard in charge Of Mr.. Lawson,
a black man, who escorted the
black chief Achampong, were dotain.
ed prisoners at Coomassie. When the
present war broke out Mr.. Lawson
was compelled to carry the war-drup
upon his head, two men beating it to
summon tho people TO arms. Two Of
the guard were sent back with letter
dated February %, addressed TO the
Governor, and setting forth the deter
OF tho Ashantees TO gain their
point. Tho letter was signed by all
the missionaries TO show that all werc
alive The messengers woro two
10 performing six days jour
ncy from Coomassic TO Cape Coast.-
II was then reported that tho chiefs
had taken solemn oath to remain
three years in tho Fantcc country,
which oath they wonld cndenvor to |
tho utmost to keep, as il is certain
death TO those who break it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-17

MAKING CoMBs OF SKATE STRAPS. -
A bird that spends much of his timo
on factory roofs tells us that folks arc
beginning to make buttons, combs,
door knobs, cups, canes, and all sorts
OF things out Of leather. They chcm-
icalize it, he says, chip it up, and dis
solve il in certain fluids till il is a pulp.
Then they mako it into a useful arti-
Gle by pressing it into moulds of tho
required shape. When they take it
out of tho moulds i: is hard and tough.
Then they polish it's surface in some
way, and tho articles arc ready for
sale. sU
SO, my dears, you may comb your
hair with your skate-straps, button
your clothes with your boots, drink
out of old pocketbooks, and use 0
worn-out harness for your walking
stick. qItf
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-17

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