Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-12-09

printed. TO escape justice, Sweet put
the secret service upon the track of
the parties with the counterfeit plates,
in fhct led them to the liar; but under
the mysterious distribution of immuta-
bic justice, us dispensed by the secret
service detectives, Sweet finds himself
awaiting trial, with the doors of the
penitcntiary open TO Welcome him, and
his principles, who furnished him the
money, covered in their work Of crime
by that justice that is said to be blind,
and which certainly is when the coun-
terielter Is able to 'come down TO the
tune of ten thousand dollars.
One thing l have noticed in connec-
ton with this sort of justice, and that
is it is generally very clearsighted
until the grccnbacks are seen, the
binding effects ofwhich arc immediate,
for nothing or nobody is "seen" after
that but the detective.
The death of Mrs. Cattell, wife of
Ex-senator Cattell, took place during
the week, at Merchantvilc, New Jer-
sey. She was an cstimable lady, and
highly respected by Philadelphians for
her llberality and generous acts of
personal kindness to the poor of our
city. fi al fmaF qr
John Miller, Chairman of the DEM
0cratic Committee, IL TOO modest q
gentleman to ask TO be made chief
clerk of tho IIousc Of Representatives
of this State, yet IL the honor is thrust
upon HIM he will not only refuse to
decline il, but will accept II with grat-
itudc, regarding it as full rccompensc
for the duties Of the campaign just
closed. "Republics are ever migrate
ful, and less deserving and less
modest man may I'LL the place, N "a
JAY COOKE 4 co. 1n Nlf1
In my letter of June 9th last said
that the Z per cent. dividend declared
by the trustee in the bankruptcy case
Of Jay Cooke 4 Co. would be paid
hereafter; that is, it will be paid here
in Philadelphia, after many legal ques-
tons have been disposed Of 1t has
not yet been paid and at the meeting
of creditors, held December LIST, that
dividend was revoked 200 M aA
A Report, of 90 pages, pamphlet
form, was submitted ut this meeting,
which compressed, simply shows that
the Indebtedness of the firm is S10,-'
8O4, ,S4S. The available assets, includ-
ing cash in hand, may be set down at
half a million dollars, The claims
against individual members of the firm
amount to s2,5O0,O0O, which, under the
bankrupt act the individual assets
must be applied to the payment of the
partnership debts. The cash in hand
that can bc applied to a payment Of
dividend TO general creditors, amounts
to s49l ,915.O4, and for the payment Of
individual debts TO the members of the
firm, is 1921, ,0lS.O5 just when a
dividend will be paid is conundrum |
give up, and yet II is due to Jay Cooke
to say that he is not responsible at all
for this delay. Everything long ago
passed from his hands to the Trustees.
Col John W. Forney having revoked
the sale of the Press to Col. A. X.
Mcclure, it is now probable that the
Age, a Dcmocrrtic daily, will be pur-
chased by Mcclure. The Age is a
member Of the Associated Press, has n
fair share Of advertising, and its circu-
culation is not much behind that of
the Press. 1t is said that McClurc's
financial hackers are Major John o.
James, of the firm of James, Kent,
Santec 4 Co. and City Treasurer
Widener. 1t would be difficult to find
more reliable or more capable business
men. That Philadelphia presents a
rich field for q first-class newspaper is
evidenced by the fact that Chicago has
three daily papers-TriJune, Times,
and Inter Ocedn--each as large as the
New York Tribune, and scarcely less
national in their influence, while this
city has no daily as large as the Tribune.