Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-01-13

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A REMlNIscENcE.
Sometime during the administration
Of President johnson, there took place
in this city q great wigwam gathering
Of those who approved his reconstruc.
ton policy. Tho wigwam In which
the convention was held was erected
especially for the purpose, and was n
very costly affair." being built TO ac-
comodatc ten thousand persons, Aitcr
the great wigwam was torn down and
the big Sachcms who gathered there
were scattered TO tho four winds, mn
ugly deficit ofs3, 900 put in its Disagree
able appearance, for which sum the
committcc-a limited number of gen
tlcmcn Of this city were responsible.
II was far more than they were able
to pay, and while they were gricving
over their misfortune u man OF means,
who had long aspircd to paymastcr.
ship in the army, proposed to pay the
bill II the committee would obtain for
him that appointment. One Of the
committoc--a sincere friend of the
Exccntivc-huriicd off to Washington
and truthiully stated the case TO the
President The esteem in which Pres.
ident johnson held his friend caused
him TO listen to the proposition made
in behalf Of the paymaster in prospect
i've, after which he walked to his table
sat down and wrote check for the
amount, and walking back to his friend
tho President remarked: "I understood
you TO say that $4,000 are yet due up
on the wigwam, and that few gentle
men are responsible for the amount
here is my check to cover the dcfcicn-
cy, and Gencral-l bid you good morn
ing with that the President left the
room and the General, a brave soldier
and gentleman Of. education and re-
iincment, was left to reflect what an
ass he made of himself in his effort to
liquidatc debt by disposing Of Pres
idential appointment,
AS this incident has never appeared
in print | furnish It with the assurance
that can personally vouch for its
truthfulncss.
NEW YORK AND rur cESrryNtAt
philodelnhiaps ara bi,blv o,n,;eod
at that norton of (;ovcrnor Tr;lJen,s
inaugurnl messaoe wherein he reters
to the Centennial Exhibition As the
State of Now York has now gone
earnestly 10 worl, in the matter + me.
eurs IN me that a similar Loa,,l ~ oon,
missioncrs onobt to Le onnoin,ed hv
eocb STATE onT Te,,;,o,,' y, ,ho Ifn;os
Believing that vonr raade,.s will ho
nIe.sod 10 know What tbc neyy coro,n
nr of Nav yorl, savs ,no, ,l,;s snl,;on,
II herewith submit his remarks mon
the Centennial IN inlI aTho celcbro,
tiop of ,hc Centennial ann;versary a,
American IndencnJcnce Mil occnr IN
the wear 1870 Hinder the ous,;ces of
the General Goverument ON In,o,na
tional Exhibition of arts monufac,uros
and natural products viii hc hcId ~
the civ Of pbilodelnhia pror;sion
has already becn made lor Tho annoin,.
ment of board of five commissioners
TO reprosent tbis Stnte who ar. 40
serve without comnensation rocor.
, mend moderate augmentation Of
money. which will he rconirc1 10 do.
fray the necessary expenses Of tho
commission. and enable this STATE 10
take such part in the exhibition as will
testify our sense of the greatness of
the event commemorated and il snit.
able to the dignity of our common.
wealth"
LrgALIzrp popnrny
Our Cioy Passenger Railway Com.
panies are now engaged payinp their
Semi-Annual Dividends The Union
\ Line have declared 81 per share, and
the Citizens 81 per share. This is 40
per cent. dividend per annum ON the
amount of capitol paid IN on the Union
Company, and 45 per cent dividend
per annum on the other mention
this more particularly for the informa.
ton of Pcnnsylvanians, whose Leeis-
lature chartered these robbing corpora
tions, and for which no other consider
alton was ever received than the stock
given to each member of the Legisla.
tnre,
As our City Government has no
control over these Passenger Railway
Companies, the present Legislature
| will be asked to pass a bill giving
jurisdiction; and here let me remind
the reader that it is byithese Passen.
ger Cars that vialtolH othe Centennial