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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

A COOP ScHooL--Grant's Philadel-
phia Pension Agents have adopted the
Pilgrim plan of increasing the list ol
voters, by adding new names and the
names of persons long since dead tc
the Pension and Bounty rolls until
they have increased it 30 per cent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

= The NEw SPEAKERsnIP.-Although
Pennsylvania, failed to secure the
Speakcrship,in the new Congress which
met at Washington on Monday, the
very next best thing happened Hon.
Michael G. Kerr of Indiana, the
Speaker elect, Is native of this State,
and brother of Col. James X. Kerr,
of Pittsburgh. Mr.. Kerr was born in
Titusvillc Crawford county in 1927
and removed to the State of Kentucky,
where be studied law at the University
of Louisville, where he graduated with
high honors, soon after which he
moved to New Albany, Indiana, and
entered public life in 1886, since which
period he has spent ten years in Con
gress. His brother, Col. James X.
Kerr, was the Democratic nominee for
Congress in this district against Gen.
Patton in 1857, and is well and favora.
hly known to many of our readers
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

Governor Hartranft is becoming as
great a tramp as Grant. He can sell
dom be found at homo any more, ex-
cept at the close of the quarter, when
he goes for his $4,000 "divy."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

How FAST THEY Go.-The late Vice
President Wilson took his scat in the
United States Senate, in February,
1855, Charles Sumner presented him,
and Jesse D. Bright, Of Indiana, ad-
minIsterod the oath to him. Mr. Ham.
lin, of Maine, is the only man now lv.
ing, who was in the Senate at that
fio.o
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

The Presidents Message not having
been sent to Congress until Tuesday
~ n, we are unable to say what he
recommends. Thc members of the
kitchen Cabinet say i is = scFy long
one and the Spanish portion Of il has
been written over. several times
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

e Or CouRsE.--Thc spcctacled builoon
employed by Simon Cameron to write
for the Philadelphia Press, in the alb.
sencc of the editor, says
We see, therefore, IN the squsbble for the
epeaker,hip the behavior Of the Dtmoerati,
party 10 very important light.
Yes, It's a match for the eight
thrown around the ST. Louis Whisky
Ring-Grant, Baboock, Mcdonald and
Avery. A continuous line of bribe
takers from the Presidents parlors al
Washington and Long Branch tC
st. Louis Such "bchavior," thicvcry
bribery and robbery And still loyal
How remarkable
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

The NATIONAL TuEvEs--lt ap-
pears that tho Pension swindlcs will
even exceed the "crookod' whisky
robbcries A Washington dispatch
states that at least SEVEN out of the
THIRTY millions of dollars appropri
ated by tho government for Pensions,
have been stolen annually. The schcme
is a systematic one, with headquarters
in every large city, if not in the Capi
toll Although ten years have elapsed
since the close Of the war, and thous'
ands of Pensioners have died, the list
is just as large as ever, and the Depart
ment has never noticed this fraud un
I'll now. This IL . remarkable dis
covcry
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

TnE ANINALs-It is announced that
Perc Hyacinthe, the renegade Catholic
priest, will be on exhibition during the
Centennial. Well, if this godly man i,
to make up a part of the caravan
he and Beecher should be put in the
Rink together, so that both the elephant
and the lion of "truc inwardncss
could be seen for the same price and
at the same time. We hope the Cen
tennial managers will not overlook
those two beasts in human shape.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

WuLLrAMspoRr-LIKE.-Thc Thanks
giving services in that model city were
closed with a prayer for tho business
men of the place Tho other fellows
were allowed to drift with tho tide.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

fxcLuavKsssa "A very important
decision was reached by the General
Council Of tho Evangelical Lutheran
church, which met this season at 0ales.
burg, ILL.,, In relation 70 pulpit exchange
Il Yves Expressed torsely In tho follow
ing formula; "Lutheraa palpl,s lOs
Lutheran commupioapts only"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

General Pope estimates the number Of Indians
now living In the United States aS follows Civ
ilzed, 100 900 semi-cyilized, l35,bOO barbar
ous, $1,000 --Eschange.
lfPopc knows no more about th'
Indians than he did about the war
when he put his hindquartcrs in th'
saddle, near the Rapidan, on certain
occasion, he cannot be relied upon
However, he may succeed as statisti
clan; but he never will go through as
soldier except on pay.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

At least two millions. OF gallons OF
crooked" whisky have been traced to
Chicago, and when Bristow is through
witt those s.. Louis fellows, Orville
and Babcock, Dent, etc, he proposes
paying his respects to them, and il the
Administration doesn't interfere, to
straightcn mp matters.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

John surratt married a Virginia
lady last year and IL now teaching
school at . village In Maryland, AbouI
twenty miles thence. Miss Burratt mar
ricd Treasury clerk, but Immediately
ailer the R1ptals he was dismissed
from the department.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

Tho Lecture Association have secured tho
services of Vice President ColIax to lecture here
this winter.--ia Indiana Messenger.
We presume the subject will be
"Credit Mobilier Stock or "llow to
enjoy a $1,000 check at the breakfast
tahlen
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08
A pMINIsTRAToRls NOTICE.

Notice Il hereby given tia, Letters Of Ad'
ministration on the setate Of PHfLANDEh
SMITH, lsae Of Lawrence township, clcsrheld
county, Pa. decd, having been duly granted 70
the undersigned, all persons indebted to said
eotAis will please make immeiiate payment, aud
those having claims or demands will present
them properly Authcnticatei for setilcmcnt with
out delay. A, C. TATE,
clsarheii. Dec. $, 7S.st Adm'r.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

PASSED FROM SIGHr.--Ths editor Of
the Danvillc Intellgcncr very appro-
priately says; "lIolt, Judge Adyo.
cate Joseph Holt, he of Mrs. Surratl
memory, and one of her murderers,
has once more forced himself into pub.
lic notice by having himself retired
from office ut his own request. No
doubt impeled to do so in view Of the
assembling of Congress composed Of
a Democratic majority who might eject
him from the position where bis dark
and malignant spirit time and agaiL
has wroaked its vengeance on innocent
blood. Of all the rencgades that left
the Democratic party after power
passed from its hands and it was una
bic to feed their appetite for Office,
Holt was the meancst and most ma
lignant Of the lot, For years past he
has skulkod from public observation
and now appears only for a moment,
like some foul and obscene bird Of night
to startle us with its croals, then to dc.
part and be heard of no more forever.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

There is every reason to believe that
the Democratic strength is more this
year than it was in 1872, but supposing
the relative numbers of tho two parties
to be tho same, It will be seen that
enough Democrats neglected TO vote
to have defeated Hartranft and leave
10000 to spare. Let this be lesson
to dilatory Democrats TO attend TO
their duty in future. Observer
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08
gushing author finally winds "
his auditory leader in this manner;

For some time past thore has boen persistent
attempt to prevent the retention ia oacs Of Maj
D. X. d. Nevin. the efficient disbursing agent Of
the Pension Department hero. whose vigilance
and scrutiny Ia the discharge Of his Official trust
has become natter Of public record and fame.
With less waichfui officer the career Of tho
criminals at least would have been safer.
A friend. who ought to know, in
forms US that Nevin wrote the forego.
ing article himself. We believe that
to be the TACT, but he is a brother of the
Colonel, who is one Of the Press
writers ltmakosvery little difference
to us which of the Nevin's wrote it. 1t
was evidently penncd before the Com
missioner of Pensions locked up the
Philadelphia Pension office.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

NATIONAL CRIME.-A recent decision
rendered by the Supreme Court OF tn,
United States, relating TO the Union
Pacific Credit Mobilicr) Rail Road
shows that tho directors of that com
pany have as completely subsidized
that Court, as Oakes Amcs and Coliax
had bribed Congress The court in
question has just decided case inyoly,
ing eight millions Of dollars in frror Of
the company, just as Ames, Brooks
Colfax & Co., would have done were
they all alive When will this National
thicvcry stop, and when will our su
prem Court return to the decisions
and walks of Marshall aud fancy?
IL seems TO us at this distance that
majority of that court could be ne
gotiatcd for price to render decisions
just like 50 much coal, lumber or cat
tie, When will that tribunal assume
ordinary integrity?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

These figures show that Haftranit
has l2,03O votes more than Pershing,
and that Rawles majority ia 9,725 over
Piollet' Taking the Democratic and
Prohibition vote together, both lar-
tranft and Rawlc are in minority, the
first by l,2l4 and the latter by 2,743
Hartranft runs ahead of Rawlc 1900
votes, and piollet exceeds Pcrshing
l,00b votes. Outside of the city Of
Philadelphia, which gave Hartranil
l7,2S2 majority, Pcrshing runs ahead
Of bis competitor $500. Compared
with 1872 the figures stand as follows,
taking the vote for Governor rs the
standard
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

Coon Lucx. - Threoofthc prominent
candidates for Speaker of Congress-
Randall Kerr and Wood--wcrc all
Pennsylvania born.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08


Losr "A man named Richardson
Of Massachusetts, one Of Grants but
ties, who played the "bull in tho China
shop" for awhile, as Secretary Of the
United States Treasury, and after
demonstrating to the world that be
was an ass, resigned that position, and
was appointed by Grant ono of the
Judges of the Court of Claims. Soon
aftor he started with his family west
ward on tour Of the world. lie OK.
pectcd to be back by the ist Of Novcm.
Dor, but up to this time his Associates
on the Bench have not heard a word
from him since hc left, although The
newspapers mention bis arrival In
China carly in the summer months
We hope the fellow is not lost, and
will be enabled 10 return and draw his
salary as Judge. sasa ieie1
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

The Radical Congressional caucus
nominated the old officers Blaine, Me
pherson etc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08
THIRD TERM ,sTRA Ws.

One of the deputy editors of the
Philadelphia Press has commenced to
work up the third term in earnest, and
he begins in this way
President Grant has been most fortunate In the
National appointments for Philadelphia. III,
eppoinices as whole have had tho rare merit Of
commencing themselves at once to the community
and holding IL respect aud confidence BY theil
efficient aud honest administration Of tho Offices
Indeed, We may say that the exec llent corps
Of National officials In this city was Que Of The
things which carried the city for n Republican
party at the recent elections, and carrying Il
saved the State They upheld the honor and
churacicr Of the party, and gave 1t strength and
credit with the people
Now, if that Is not the nice way to
say II, we know but little about puff
cry, especially when we take into con
sideration the 'croolsod" Pension busi
ness, which has just broken out in that
city, on the same plan that the st
Louis whisky Ring has been doing
business,
This disinterested writer, after Civ.
ing list Of tho names Of the heroes
indicated, proceeds as follows
To these excellent names and record. may b,
properly added the United States Pension Agenc,
for widows and orphans. under The managcneni
Of Major d. r. d. Nevin. for although strictly
country appointment the deld Of the once cx
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

7HE STATE YOTI

The vote Of Pennsylvania, as pro.
claimed from the officers of the Secre.
tary Of State gives the following totaIs
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08
ASSOCiA TED PRESS LETTER
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4. 1875.

THE CENTENNIAL.
Inmy Judgment the greatest i;,ature
of the Centennial Exhibition viii ne
the display of live stock ,yb;rb r,r
horses mules and asses viii beyin Sen.
tember lst and last for fiifecn DAYS
for horned cattle from sent 9Oth IN
Oct 5tb for sheen goats dogs and
swine from Oct 10ih 70 o,,b snd e.
poultry from October 2slh 10 Novcm.
ber 10Th. This exhibition oflive stocls
will embrace a world widc collac,;nn
from the powerful and rapid percberon
draurht horse Of France 10 The swif,
footed Arabian runner and on mn IN
Goldsmith Maid and Lnlu of ,his
countrv. the svmmetrical beau,;ea win
muscles touch and hard AZ iron cord. .
from the sacred bnll of Buddbn m ,hc
bloodhound of skinner tho hr,cber
andtrom the silk haired GOAT of Ansora
TO bristly Chester county norker In
order 10 keen Ills nor,;on of axh;h;,s
within reasonable limits s,r;rce,,oo
ditions have been imnoseJ Tins
Animals IN bc ol;gibIo c,r adn,;ss;on
must oe of such pedigree that ,hc ex'
bibitorcan furnish satisc,c,orrsr sr;J.n.,.
to the Chiet Of Bureau thai.
As applied 10 thoroucb.bred hor.e.
AZ I'm. back as the t;tth gsnara,io, oi
ancestors on both s;des ,has 49, Of
pure blood and arc of ,be same ide,,i
cal breed
As 10 short-borned ca,,le ,hav oro
registered in either Allen,s Alsvon,ler,s
or in the Enclisb Herd pooks
Asto uolsteins Uaretords Avrsh;rss
Devons Guernscvs Bri,tannvs Korrvs
and other puro breeds thev are e;tbsr
imported or descended from ,mror,ed
animals on both sides
As to Jerseys. they are entered in
the Herd Register Of the American
jersey Cattle Club or in that OF the
Royal Agricultural Society Of Jersey.
AS to sheep and swine, they are i'm
ported or descended from imported
animals, and that the home-brcd shall
be OF pure blood as far back as the
hith generation.
The Emperor and Empress OF Brazil
have officially given notice Of their
coming. ltistobe hoped that they will
bring the little princes and princesses
with them, and ascoir or two of dukes
and duchesses.
II may be source OF qualification to
the young ladies Of Bcllefontc whom
the Gray and hees editor Of the Watch
man has led to expect the Grown
Prince OF Germany, to summer at that
place, to know that Prince Hammer
herr Won hegermann Lindercrone has
made his appearance as the pioneer of
the Crown Princes party; he is now
the guest OF Herr Won Schlltzer.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES.
The funeral ceremonies extended hv
our State ana CITY authorities N ~,
dead Vice President were Grand and
imposing. During the Ave bours tha
body Law in state IN the old ball Of In
depcndence. IL. 900 pcrsons vicwad i,
The front of the building was heavily
drapcd and fcstooned. the draperv ex.
tending in loops its entire leatb from
the windows silk ;sua were iisplaved
and tho n.llsrs of The doorway werr
drapcd in doep mourning inter,vincl
with the American colors
The display in the interior of ,ha
hall was proNise. In the centrc of Tho
room. supportcd bv Tho four n;llars
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

aBAB" ON THE WAR PATn.-Gcn
Orville T.. Babcocls is President Grants
private secretary. He has been un-
fortunate in getting himself into sew
cral dirty scrapes lately The last be-
ing in the st. Louis Whiskcy Ring
Ho goes off in this way
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

To The PrciIdent
We hope this hero who has been
drawing the pay Of a Colonel, and a
salary rs Secretary, and shareholder
in various Ripgs will got an opportu,
nifty TO vindicate bis high character.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08
II UMBER WANTED,

From one million TO lao 900. .o09 feet cf No
and pine boards, u, "a aud 10 feet In length,
70 be delivered BY ran or ears to Pittsburgh.
psnen, to be made ~ follows, Part cash and
part In good city property, n may We agreed
upon. Bids to be addressed to
MELLON BROTHERS,
Lumber Yards
iAh Ward. Pittsburgh, Pa.
or Al our hAnh. ils smithheld street
Dee 9, lsf5.3m
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

NAhHlNhloFf wv - 100
Sin : -0n the 2eth ultimo, 10 the trial Of W. o.
Avery before tho United States Court st Il. Louis
Mo, one of the prosecuting attorneys, Hon. J, II.
Henderson, introduced certain telegrams, alleged
to have been sent by me tc Msssrs. Mcdonald and
Joyce. recently convicted Of completely In the
whisky frauds, aud Ia reported in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat as having used the following ian-
guage tIlcrc follows the language Of Mr.. Hen
dersou to the olect that he intended 10 prove that
General labcock was in the King) Upon being
informed OF this charge ! telegraphed 10 d. p.
Dyer. United States District AiltrBey al St. Louis,
on the 3Oih ultmo, rs follow
~ am absolutely innocent, and every telegram
which sent will appear perfectly innocent tho
Llament | can be heard. demand hearing be-
fore tho Coua, When can testify"
Aud received upon The Bilnc day the following
telegram, signed by David +. Dyer, District At
t0rncyi
"The evidence In the Avery case Is closed. The
mex, case, inrovng the question Of conspiracy, Is
set for the 18th Of Deecs1ber.'
The opportunity to answer tbs charges con.
tainci In The above speech have been thus denied
me, and being left without any opportunity TO
vindicate myself, ! respectfully demand Court
Of inquiry and request that Immediate investiga-
iion be ordered
lam. air, very respectfully your obi. servant,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-13
Astronomy.
London Athenaum.l

London Athen9um.
A new observatory has been lately
erected at Vienna on a scale correspond
ing with the modern requirements of as
tronomy, which are so different from
what they were e century ago. The
former establishment, indeed, which was
built in 1853, was never we'll adapted for
its purpose. Extensive alterations were
made to it by the elder Litrow (who took
the direction in 1919, after filling the
chair of astronomy successfully at era.
COW and Kasan) but its situation, in the
heart of the city, was greatly against 1t
as a place for observing work. The
present Director (born at Kasan in
l8ll) who succeeded his father on his
death, in 1910, soon began to agitate for
the erection of new observatory, though
it was nearly thirty years before the first
practical step was taken toward carrying
it out; nor did the actual building com
mence until last year, the plan having
been approved in 1873. 1t was, above
all things, important 10 select a suitable
site, removed from the close proximity
of the town, and at somewhat greater
elevation. Such was found at a place
known as the Turk-enschanze or Turk
fort, ridge or hill on the northwestern
boundary of Vienna, famous historically
as the scene of the victory gained by
King John Sobieski, of Poland, over the
Turks in 1858. The hill on which the
new observatory is built is about
two hundred and fifty feet above
the level of the Danube, and commands
fine view over the whole city and sur
rounding district the atmosphere is
usually free there from mist, and DOS.
sesses that clearness and transparency
which are so necessary for the observa-
tion Of faint objects. From a copy Of
the ground plan and elevation which
has been sent us, the arrangement of the
observatory itself appears to be well
adapted for the prosecution Of observa.
tions of every class, and its establish.
ment will make a new epoch in Austrian
astronomy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-13
The euburbs or DnhlIn.

Charles Warren Stoddard writes from
Dublin: Phoenix Park leads on to the
open country, and from its further edge
you drop into rustic ravine through
which you enter the pretty little village
of strawberry beds. This ravine is lite
rally choked with querulous beggars.
They assail you the moment you alght
from your carriage, aud, in fact, before,
for their hands are thrust in at the win
dows; queer old heads, done up in
clumsy, weather stained hoods, with
queer old faces buried two inches deep
in ruflss. When you descend you are
embraced by half score of poor wild.
dies, who burden you with Lords bless
.ings and long life and top o the morn
ing until you are hopelessly in their
debt; but, fortunately, single sixpence
effects settlement 1t would be well
enough if this were the end Of all, but it
isn't; they send you on your journey
with smiles and tears, and courtesies
and good wishes enough to swamp any
single gentleman, and these | suspect
are not wholly gratis, but merely on ac.
count; they like to get the best OF you in
some way, these beelosked and befrilled
and barefooted widows. A long lane
winding under the steep slope of hill
and by the margin of stream is the sole
thoroughfare Of the famous strawberry
beds. A0ue-story store cottages, white
washed without and within and hay
ing the. small square windows full Of
geraniums and nasturtiums, line each
side of the road. All the land that lies
open to the sunshine-and how little