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Ross. Just how II is possible for these
brigands to communicate with tho
boys father through tho newspapers
and not be apprchendcd 10 q mystery
] cannot solve, j begin to regard tho
whole business upon all sides with
suspicion.
Somo ono has suggested that a gon,
oral contribution on tho part Of tho
citizens be mado TO secure tho return
Of tho stolen boy. Tho demand for
$780, 900 from q bankrupt for the rc-
turn Of his stolen child has n signi6-
cameo that to my suspicious notions
Of such things is difficult Of solution.
A reward Of $4,000 having been Of.
fered by tho Mayor for the apprchcn.
sion of the child stcalors, / regard
their arrest as very propable within
week.
The creation of sort of Jayne.
Sanboin commission TO determine up,
on the disputed claims under the Go.
nova award Of s15,O00,O0O Alabama
claims, and Cotton Claim Commis.
sion TO refund the 100000, 900 revenue
taxes paid on cotton, upon the plea
that its collection is unconstitutional
Senator Thurman is now in Wash
ington at work upon speech--thc
keynote of the Presidential campaign
-and which will bo delivered in Ohio
during September
Senator Jones, Of Nevada, gave
Miss Nellie Grant wedding present
Of check for $4,000, and now the
President has just presented Jonci
with fifty rustic chains made at thu
soldiers homo in Augusta, Maine
with the Executives compliments
dated at Long Branch. Jones is wortl
six millions in gold, is young, gooc
looking and q bachelor. We know o
a deserving young lady in search o
Just such bachelor.
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WE CANNoT DO IT.

A New York advertising firm has
annoyed us monthly for year past
insisting that we advertise the "Public
Library of Kentucky" swindle for them,
and assist them to swindle our patrons
out Of thousands of dollars. Wcpreier
some other plan Of making our living
than by robbing our ncighbors We
prefer civil life to brigandagc, though
the latter is becoming rather fashiona-
Bile in commercial point of view.
Another firm has annoyed us with
Rev. Wilson's card. We win assist
the firm, if 1t desires our assistance, to
send the clergyman-swindlcr to the
penitentiary, but we must be excused
from publishing his infamous card
Whenever we feel like violating all
the laws Of God and man, we will turn.
horse thief in all probability, because
there is at least some romance about
that business, while Wilson's occupa-
ton possesses no cmbelishment of the
kind. He makes his money by the
cheapest and stupidcst kind Of larceny,
and those who advertise for him aid
and abct him for a very small compen-
sation. .-- - IN.
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aAs I'VE 60 MARcHING ON


We have shown in previous articles
how the great political revolution 20
ing on in this country has turned Legis-
latures topsy-turvy and is cfecting
changes quite as remarkable in the
houses of Congress We have still an
other illustration in the list of the Gov
ernors Of the thirty-sevcn States of the
Union. In 1870, only four years ago,
there were bnt six Democratic Gov
crnors in office, viz Haight of Califor-
mia; Salisbury Of Delaware Stevenson
of kentucky; Bowie Of Maryland !;
Randolph of New Jersey, and Holman
of New York. Those were the days
when it was sneeringly said that the
Democratic party was dead" To-day
thore are seventeen Democratic Gov
ornors, not counting Booth ofCalifornia,
and Baxter Of Arkansas, who may be
classed among the opponents of the
regular Republican organization. The
Democratic officials are lngersoll Of
Connecticut, Ponder of Delaware,
Smith of Georgia, Hendricks OF lndi-
ana, Leslie of Kentucky, Groome of
Maryland, Woodson of Missouri, Brad
ley of Nevada, Weston of New Hamp-
shire, Parker Of New Jersey, Allen Of
Ohio, Grover of Oregon, Brown Of
Tennessee, Coke of Texas, Kemper of
Virginia, Jacob OF West Virginia, and
Taylor of Wisconsin. In 1870 the list
stood G Opposition TO 81 Republicans.
In 1874 in stands 10 Opposition to II
Republicans, excluding Kellogg of
Louisiana, who was not elected Gov
crnor and who exercises power now
only by the protection of Administra-
ton bayonets And yet the so-callcd
independent papcrs babble about the
Democratic party being dead. The
Republican papers have got over that
hallucination
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IT,. Tf,.m .T,.T m, ,,.,I|"
NE vhsAr oNANpAL.--Iho lilton-
peeener MANY now pelng developed
by these bright ana shining stars in
inc moral armament, viii make sad
havoc OF their utoplar, iamc, and falls
uponsoelety like athunderbolt Amer
iea has never been so gigantically dis
graced before. If what these two
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now MOSES RECRUITS HIS
RANKS.

AA@'@' ftffs
The extraordinary spectacle ia pre-
sented in South Carolina of Judge on
the bench publicly dcnouncine the
State executive for an abuse Of the
pardoning power. Mr.. Moses. Jr. who.
thanks to the suffrages of the debased
majority of the people. occupies the
scat of RutIedge and 'Hayne. has been
pardonine the convicted Radical thieves
ont of iail almost a. fast az thev have
been pnt in by the authorities. He ia
candidate for the regular Republican
nomination for Governor. land ia likely
to ret il, too, we are told. and the par
doning power i. one of the cards he
PLAYS for tho discontinue Of his com
petitors. But 40 frightful has this
abuse become. 80 ovor.run il the State
with Jail birds carrying Moscs's ticket
Of leave. that a Republican Judge of
Supreme Court. in passing sentence on
a negro for firing a house and burning
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BnAzEs IMpuprscr.-Thc Radical

BRAzEN IMpuDENoE,--Thc Radical
Address issued by the National Con
gressional Committee contains less
truth and more falsehoods than were
ever embellished in similar document.
1t has not one word TO say touching
the Presidential and Congressional sal.
Iary grab, the Sanborn contracts, the
Jayne moiety robberies, or the District
of Columbia frauds. All the real
issues of the day arc left in the dark,
and a few columns Of lying and point
less platitudes spread abroad to deludc
the people once more. Knowing, as
they do, the foul corruptions that per.
meate their party no wonder the Com
mittcc say that it is desirable TO have
aparty with alofticr aspirations, ewiser
Methods and ''bolder endcavors" in
behalf Of honesty and good govern
mcnt. The people regard such party
as 80 very desirable that they intend tc
elect honest mon to Congress this year
They do not consider IL necessary tc
form any now party TO efiec. reform
The Democratic organization is amply
able and fully willing 10 do that, and
the people so believing, viii elect !
Dcmocratic majority to the mex. Hous'
; Of Representatives. nd .swa4
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ORPHANS COURT SALE
VALUABLE PINE TIMER LANDS.

by yirtuo Of an order issued out Of the Orphans
Court Of Clearhcld county, Pa, and 10 me direct
Cd, tbeIe will be exposed TO public sale at tho
Court House, In the borough Of Cloarfeld, on
Friday, the 2ist day Of August, 1874, at
o'clock, p. M, valuable tract Of Pine Timber
Land, the estate OF John McCuily, deceased, late
Of Ghost township, to witi
Ono Hundred and Forty Acres, more or loss,
situate In Chest township, Clcarled county, Pa,
being a part Of tho John Gundakef" survey.
This land is one Of the most valuable timber
tracts now In tho market, being advanta ageously
situated for removing the timber thcrefrom, and
having large amount Of tho finest quality OF
pine, oak and other kinds Of timber thereon.
Tnnns op sALE.-Ten per cent. Of the purchase
money at sale, onehalf Of balance at confirmation
Of sale, and tho remainder in one year thereafter,
With interest, to DO secured by bond and mortgage
on the premises and by good collateral security
and TO bc approved by the Court. .tra
HEBECCA J. MoCULLY,
JOSEPH PATTERSON,
Marron July 2a.-3t Administrator.
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THE NEGRo IN coNGREsS.

OF the six negroes in Congress but
one excited any notice during the ses
sion that has just closed-Elliott, Of
South Carolina, and he only becaus,
of a single speech, which was supposed
TO be remarkable because il did eman.
ate from negro. Better speeches
were made every day by white mer
which provoked no comment. Tho
other representatives of the bleak and
mulatto race in Congrcss-Raincy
Cain, Walls, Ransicr and Lynch
were complete noncntities. We note
this in no spirit of prejudice, but be.
cause the fact has a political and social
value. These six colored men may
properly be supposed TO be the pick OF
their race, the best representatives OF
IFS intelligence and culture. One OF
them is serving his third, and two OF
them their second terms in Congress,
so half of the number have had some
Congressional experience. And yet,
representatives though they be Of a
race numbering four millions of people,
not one has appeared above the dull
level Of mediocrity except Elliott, who
made one speech which occasioncd
notice because, as we have said, il was
made by n negro. Lynch, II is true,
has also made a speech, but II was in a
Republican caucus, in which he cdcclarcd
that no matter how bad the Republican
party may be the negroes viii stick to
II, because IL had given them their "free-
dom" Old Daddy" Cain Is noted
character at home in South Carolina,
wncrc much Of his time is spent in de-
Tending himself in suits brought
against him for alleged corrupt prac-
tees. He is Methodist preacher.
edits a small religious aud political
weekly paper, which is n curiosity in
literature and would drive Josh Bill
lings wild with envy If he should sec il,
and is generally regarded as good
humorcd and amusing old darkey.
Rainey is Charleston cx-barbcr who
abandoned his trade in which he stood
first among all competitors, to become
a statesman without reputation. Walls
and Ransier are plausible, talkative
young negroes, who control the poll
tics Of their respective localities. The
six picked men of the negro race sit in
Congress as mere lay fgures--sit there
on suilerance, nodded at
patronizingly by causal Republican
n. 4
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A WATER Spour.-A dispatch from
Eureka, Nevada, dated the 25th, says
a terrible water spout burst up in the
mountains on that day, and swept
through tho town, killing twenty per
sons and destroying a large amount Of
property. At Wells,in the same State,
about thirty feet of tho Central Pacific
Railroad track was washed out by the
bursting of rain cloud, twenty-eight
miles east of the same place. Carson
City was also deluged on the same day,
causing great destruction of property,
but no lives were lost. '
Pittsburg and Allegheny cities suffer
cred terribly on Monday last The
water rose fifteen feet within half an
hour in Saw Mill run, stream which
passes through the latter city, carrying
away twenty-five or thirty houses and
killing from eighty to one hundred
persons. The losses in pittsburg and to
railroad property is also very heavy
and II is estimated that near two hun.
dred persons have been killed OF
drowned,
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sTARTLEp THIEHES

The Pittsburgh Commercial is alarm
ed by Grants threats TO cut loose from
Moses and the other robbers who have
heretofore enjoyed his patcrnal protec-
ton in South Carolina.
The Commercial is owned BY Bob
Mackcy, the most active manager OF
the Pennsylvania Ring and edited by
Russell Errott, disreputable fellow,
whose imprudcnee is his chief stock in
trade The connection between the
Pennsylvania Ring and the South Car
DINA Ring is found in the person OF
John Patterson, shameless instrument
of Camoron's, who mignted from
Juniata county, Pa, to the new para
disc of thieves, in order to buy Son
atorship.
II is the object of these parasites Of
the Winncbago chief to increase his
personal power by getting into the Sen
ate as many rs possible Of his old pupils
like Caldwell and Patterson. II is their
present intention to make u grand adj
dition to Camoron's Swhs in that body,
by sending the able, adroit, and unscril-
pulous Mackey himself from Ponnsyl-
vania, provided the power to do so can
be extracted from the ballot boxes by
any of tho processes known to tho old
professors Of addition, division and
silence. But the intimation Of the
President that Moses, Patterson, and
the rest have stolen enough in South
Carolina, sounds ominous to their
brcthcrn in Pennsylvania and taken
in connection with his recent refusal
to appoint Dom Cameron Secretary Of
the Treasury-which almost threw
Errctt into spasms--may signify n set.
tied opposition to the whole programme
Of this particular set of brigands.
They have accordingly cast an an.
chor ahead. Mr. Blaine was born and
reared in Pennsylvania. He has al.
ways maintained intimate relations
with Cameron, understands his tactics,
and appreciates his power TO produce
great political results BY unseen aGcn-
cics. Blaine therefore is to be the
candidate Of the Pennsylvania Ring,
He has already, IN pursuance Of the
bargain, made nm issue against FREQ
trade and Canadian reciprocity for
effect in the Keystone State, and Simon
viii sec to the rest, inasmuch as the
hopeful Dom is to sit in the seat OF
Brstow when Blaine IL President But
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7ytw Advertisements.
ORPHANS COURT SALE
ESTATE or MARTIN KLINE, DEc'D.

by virtue Of an order issued out Of the Orphans
Court Of Clonrhcld county, 10 tho Commonwealth
u pcnnsylyanin, authorizing and directing the
undersigned administrator, 10 expose and sell the
aforesaid estate, will sell at public sale, at the
Court House, Ia tho borough Of Clcardcld, on
Tuesday, August Ia. 1873, at o'clock D. M,
all that certain tract or piece Of land situate in
the township Of Lawrence, bounded and described
AZ follows; beginning at maple In the line Of
land annexed TO WIN. Ogden thence partly by
same and by land conveyed to zacharlah Ogden,
west 100 porohcs 10 stone heap In the line OF
land conveyed TO John SHAW, Sri thence by same
and land Of VIM. Daniels soulh 5S perchcs, more
or loss, TO n stone honp thence east 100 perches
more or lors to ftonoi thence north by the east
boundary limo Of said warrant 53 pcrchos, more
or less, 10 tho place Of beginning, containing 80
acres, moro or less, having thereon erected a
dwelling house, barn and tho other necessary out
buildings, together with u bearing orchard Of
excellent fruit and an inexhaustible we'll OF good
water, and nearly tho whole Of the land IL under
o good state Of cultivation.
Gsl- TEnms on SALE.--Tcn per cont. Of the
ono-third to be paid on the day Of sale, the ball
ancc Of the one-ihird to bo paid on confirmation
Of sale, and the balance In two equal annual pay.
monts with interest, to be secured by bond and
mortgage on the premises. j. D. SHAW,
Cloarield, July 20, 1874. Administrator
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WHAT A PITY?-It is announced
that the "clarion voice of Beecher''
will not be heard in the pulpit for some
time, and the rostrum will not be en-
bcllished with the manly form of "the
Sainted Tilton" for an indefinite period.
What a pity that two such great moral
lights should be SO suddenly snuffed
out, and the moral sentiments of those
great teachers be lost. What numer-
Gus parlor ornaments, and album en-
bellishments will be confscated if those
two ornaments Of society have succeed
ed in telling tho truth about each other.
We shall wait further events until Mrs.
Woodruff opens her scandal box. She
has been the "chum" Of both for years,
and can tell the uhole truth about them,
unless Plymouth Church bribes her
again to "dry up" and go to California.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-29

How is THIS 2-We notice that one
of the county Commissioners in We
mango county drew s1,0Ss out of the
Treasury the past year as wages
There were but 313 working days last
year, and the Commissioners are al
lowed SO per day in that county, (fifty
cents moro than in Clearfeld), which
would make but s939.OOl Well, We
mango is '1oyal' county, and we pre-
sumo men are paid for Sunday work,
and the balance s149, is no doubt ap-
piled to charitable purposes.
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The AppoRTioNMENT,--On our first
page will be found the apportionment
bill ae passed by tho Assembly last
winter, dividing the State into the SEN
atorial and Representative districts
Those who desire to keep copy of the
bill at hand, had better clip it and
paste it in their scrap books for future
refnrenee
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THE OREGON BEEcHER.-John

THE OREGON BEEcHER-John Hip
pie Mitchell, the 'much married" Unit
ed States Senator from Oregon, signs
an address to the people of the United
States containing words of encourage
mcnt fringed with golden promises O
good behavior for the future on the
part of the Republican party. John
approaches very near "Christiar
Statesman" in the matter of precept
but like the balance, is dreadfully loose
in his practice.
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Nor THE SAME-It is authoritative
ly announced that tho celebrated New
York dry goods Arm Of Fl. B. Claniin
q Co. has no connection whatever with
the noted moral firm of Woodruff K
Claalin, except in sympathy, and the
members of both firms are communi-
cants of Beechor's church, and are of
course advocates of the Beecher-Tilton
theology, now so elaboratoly advertised
in the daily press.
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SYMpATnY-The Buffalo Courier thus
refers to the Congressional grabber
who lost his hold on the public Treas
ury through public clamor:'
How II must kindfe the anger OF those Con-
grcssmen who keep back pay to see Grant the
great grabster, cody pocketing his extra $780,
900, while they are broiling on tho hot GOALS Of
public indignation for their paltry 5000 We
almost pity tho squirming scamps. 1
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O. BANTZ q BUCK,
General Insurance Agents and Real
Estate Brokers. ,

Represent the following reliable Insurance Co.'S
North British A Mercantile Ins Co. $4,000, 600
Washington Life Insurance Co-..... 100000
Fin Asseeiation Insurance Co., -.... a6ooooo
Amazon Fire Insurance Co............ 3,O7si<s
wstertown fire, insures dwellings
and farm buildings only.-.........f $4,000
York, Pa, Stock Insurance Co. Horses injured
against death and thoft.
p. s. Psrties In the country desiring insurance
on their lives or property can have i promptly
attended 10 BY addressing us by letter, or calling
IN person At our ofbcc, In Pies Opera Honse,
Room No. q. Clearfeld, Pa. iln may2sTl
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SHOULD De NoMINATED.--lt gives us
unalloyed satisfaction to know that
Mr. Chester Munson, of Philipsburg, is
before the Democracy of Mother Con-
tire as candidate for Assembly. We
hope to SEQ him nominated and elected.
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THE INSURANCE BUSINEsS.

We have before us the first annual
report of the Insurance Commissioner
of Pennsylvania for 1873, and we make
the following extract from tho Receipts
and Expenditures of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies Of this Staic.--
The aggregate statement shows that
ninety-six companies have collected
and paid out the following sums of
money;
To amt. received from Policies-.....3l, ,lo6,I42 97
I" Assessments. b33,15t 90
|" other sources 274,439 03
Totnl........-....,...............sl,o2i,9s ,o2i, $3.50 60
BY losse paid..........sl,os7, ,sol rs
By amt. rcturned..... 40,466 81
by salaries a expenses 5li,los 37si, ,6ii $3.50 10
Balance unaccounted for......... s2sS,OoO a
II will be observed that the people
have paid these companies nearly two
million dollars the past year for the
purpose of protecting their property,
while they have received in return less
than twelve hundred thousand dollars
for losses, while s5l4,OOO, (ncarly half
as much rs was paid for losses) is con-
sumed in salaries and expenses, and
$3.50, 900, sticking in the pockets of the
officers and agents.
lfany man viii pay us 500, or so 1000,
or 100000, for the protection of his
property during 1874, or any other
year. we will enter into bonds to pay
him back the one haB Of Ms money at
the end of the year should his house
be burned down. That would be bust
ness, would it not? "Ycs," remarks q
friend at our elbow, "but you charge
to d-n much for your protection; it
is nearly so per cent.l Why, when n
man finds his own capital he would be
satisfied with making half that per-
centage!" Well, friend. this is mutual
insurance illustrated, that's all.
The 66 joint stock Companies col
loctcd slO,557, ,06s, and paid out SO, 1885,
37s, leaving in their hands about four
million three hundred and seventy-fve
dollars, or about 43 per cent
as their profits for the year. Also, a
very good business. Is it any wonder
so many men have gone into the bust
ness when such huge profits are real
lied without investing any capital.
The details of this business we will
examine into on future occasion, and
give our readers IN inside view so far
rs we can CLEAN it from the report be-
ore us.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-29

Tug CHICAGO FIRE.-Among the
losses by the Insurance Companies IN
the Chicago fire we find the Farm
crs' Mutual, Of York, Pa, set down al
$4,000; the Lancaster, of that city
and county, s2i, 400; Iycoming, Of
Muncy, Pa, $4,000, Reading, Of Read.
ing, $4,000. In our judgment Penn
sylvania insurance companies had bot
ter flank Chicago, or our citizens quil
paying the enormous rates cxactcd by
the agents Of those companies who per
sist in insuring property in that city.
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Coon DEMOCRATIC TALK.-The Hon.
NJ. G. Kerr, who was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the lid
Indiana District last week, has given
his views on the finances to a reporter
of the Chicago Tribune On being
asked if he favored immediate resump-
ton, he said u do not but want
the face of the country turned toward
ultimate resumption and the policy OF
the country to be set in that direction,
so that we may gradually, wisely, and
without shock or injustice return to it
in fow years, and especially that we
shall not take one step backward. In
nation would not bring true or honest
relief TO the people. II is not what
they need. They need more capitol,
moro Of the earnings Of labor and the
accumulations of economy, and less
credit, less debts-not more deprecated
currency"
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IN Tho undersigned having bcen Informed that
certain John Mays is travelling over the county
gcldiug stock, and rcproscnting that he was for
several years under my instructions. would
therefore inform the public that he never received
any Instructions from me, and that he knows
nothing Of the business whatever. Those having
stock TO dress arc informcd that 1 employ no one
TO sisif my customers, and that I win attend to
all calls at the proper time o. heretofore.
Pike ip., July east LEWIS l. BLOOM,
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VEACHERs WANTED.

The School Directors of the borough Of Clear.
field give notice that applications will be received
from teachers, for the various departments in the
public schools Of said borough, until August
Goth. 1874. Az lcnst four tcnchcrs will Dc re-
quired. None hat the best will be accepted. The
Principal must be man Of experience, with a
thorough education. and htle to teach the Ian
guages If necessary, Liberal wages will be paid
by order Of the Board,
le-lO WM. NJ. MCCULLOUGH. soc,r.