Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-26

Legislature, Mcclure contested and
on drawing the committee, which Is
usually done on the principle Of "draw
poker" Mcclure got 4 Democrats aud
3 Republicans and in n short time
thercaltcr Gray was unseatcd. II
n MClnrc ut that time regarded Gcn.
Grant as a good Republican, and his
lncccptnncc Of a pcmocratic nomination
was done to ovinco his hostility to the
President; the Senator now looks upon
Grant as rapidly going over to the
Democrats, and in order to be consist
cnt the Mcclure circumvolved in the
opposite direction until he landed
plump in the camp of Kcmble and
Mann.
expect TO see as the result of this
arrangement the reelection of Mann,
as District Attorney of Philadelphia,
and Mcclure us State Senator, the ap-
pointmont of Kneass Ms Solicitor for
the Pennsylvania railroad company,
the election Of J. Don. Cameron as
Senator--if he desires it---in place Of
Hon. John Scott; Mcclure and his
Liberal Republican followers joining
hands with General Cameron In sup
port Of Governor Hartranft for Cen
tennial President--if advisable, and il
not then Speaker Blnine-and in the
event Of the election of either, the Cab
met appointment Of Mcclure as Secre-
tary of the Interior
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.
"She is just the woman l would 60
/, to for n good pattern of a flannel un-
dershirt' is how the lubricious George
Alfred indignantly makes public his
opinion Of Mrs. Tilton. Had the sym.
metrian writer, George Alfred, only
added "and Susan b. Anthony, Victoris
Woodruff, Anna Dickinson, Tennit
Claflin, lucy Stone and Cady Stanton
the other women mixed up in thii
aiiair--are the ones | would 90 TO as
certain if the Tilton pattern Of tha
under shirt sets well,H he might have
made the whole group Of factionistl
notorious, even though il, or they
knocked the new pattern Of the flame
shirt "higher than kite
Col. "romn Florence-he will OK
cuse Us for the familiarity for few know
him, comparatively, by Hon. Thomai
B. Florencc-has a big libel suit oil
hand We hope the gallant Colonel
who is as poor in purse as he is prouC
in spirit, or large and warm Of hear
viii win his cause. If there is n news
paper publisher in the world wh'
+ scorns TO do injury to his fellow man
: that person is Col. Florence of th,
, Washington Gazette. The fellow VIII,
thinks he was libelled is Congress
! man who dristed South during the wa
and turned up in Congress soon after
wards.
The gentlemen most largely interest
ed in the management of Jay Cooke
, Northern Pacific railroad company ex
press great confidence in their abilit,
TO secure a government guarantee o
lprincipla and interest ON sufiicien
bonds of the company to complete th'
! line In order to secure the govern
ment, the Northern Pacific compan,
J are willing to surrender to the govern
ment the company's lands at the rat
of $3.50 peracrc for the outlaying land
, and the more valuable grants at sucl
I prices per acre as may be determines
upon. The amount of money requires
TO complete the road is estimated a
sl35, 100000, and a government gual
: antee of that sum, if properly HANDLED
+ would probably secure to Jay Cook
& Co., ten million dollars. The bill
to be presented early in the winter SCI
{ sion, and the most influential corps {
y lobbyists that ever swarmed aroun
! the balls of Congress will be on han
! TO put the bill through
! Twelve locomotives made by Amer
= can worbmen, of American matera
and shipped TO Russia week ago,
the profitable evidence presented b
! the country of the Car in favor Of th
! cheapness and superiority of America
skill in the construction Of stear
! engines