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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

SPLIT UP.-Wc observe by the elcc.
ton returns that Mother Centre was
considerably tangled, in a political
sense, however adding largely to the
Democratic majority, But, look out
the next time! The combination will
be sure to go the other way For
awhile there were four tickets In the
field, but short time before the cleo
ton the Temperance and '76 leaders
united on one set of candidates for
county Offices, and polled about 500
votes for the joint ticket. The TEN.
perance State ticket received about
600 votes, leaving bnt 200 votes Cor the
'76 organization in that county.
The handsome majority of l,407 for
Pershingis indeed gratifying,and shows
that Mother Centre hAs come back to
the old landing from which she united
in 1ss4-5. We hope the pilots will
keep her there in the future. No "gig.
ing back" now
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

Boyer AND LEMoN.-The Altoona
Mirror, in alluding to the two new
State Senators elected in this section
Of the State, says
Thomas Jefferson Boyer, Democrat. elected In
the Thirty ioirth district (Clearfed, Clinton and
Centrcl, was horn in Befks county IN 1883, re-
cclved an aa alemlcsl education. aud studied the
profession Of me lieine. the practice Of which be
has pursued in c Garfield. lie served In the Leg
lslaiurc 10 1859, 49, 6i and '65, and became con
spei Gus in the Backalew Senatorial election Of
Isos. by exposing Cameron's attempt to corrupt
the Legislature 10 compass his own election TO the
Senate over a Democratic majority A. be bad
done In 1851. He succeeds United States sens-
Tor Wallace. and takes y scat that will be hard to
MI as II has been hped for thirteen ycara
John A. Lemon, Rqppblcan. elected in the
Thirty-hffh district tCambrla and Bair), is q
native Of Blair county, where4e was born in 1854
fIe received fair. ordinary edscstion. and has
dcvskod his life TO contracting. lie hN often
bccn urged 10 accept nominations. but deelinsd
until made a candidate for Senator. 10 1872 be
wac elected wiihoat opposition, hut one vote be-
ing cast agaiin him, IN the old Blair. Somerset
and Bedford district, and on Tuesday be was re-
elected Ia the face of . Den osrAtic majority. lie
y seU popular among his people apd savsd The
disiria 70 the Republicans this yesr by bis pei
sonsl s,rcnsih. lie Is his own ,uccessor.
Mr.. Lemon built the CurwcnsvilIe
extension of the Tyrone 4 Clearfeld
Railroad.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

PARDoYED.-Manton Heard and Rob
crt A. Pearson, who, as cashier and
teller of the Rhode Island National
Bank, embezzled s22O,O 900 of the funds
of that institution and were sentenced
three years ago to nine years impris-
onment, have been pardoned by the
President, and were discharged. 0,
well the poor fellows did not get very
much anyhow. MacEcy 4 Co. have
gobbled up six millions and they are
re elected Its no harm these times
to rob or plunder state, if the robbers
are "loyalw
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

How they do talk says the New
ark Journal. Last year, when an en-,
tire Congress was elected, and Govern
ors and Legislatures in majority of
the states, the Democracy swept the
country. "Oh. but it's an off year"
explained the Radicals. This year,
when the issues are nowhere national
but altogether local, and when there
are no Congressman 10 elcct-exccpt
in Mississippi, where the Democrats
sweep the field again-and when there
are but one or two State Governments
to elect, the Radicals are 10 the main
triumphant. But this, you know, Is
not an "off' year. oh no, it is q
9grand Republican triumph a "mag-
nifcent vindication OF Grantism,p from
in-Dent-ations down to isg-evasions
and IA bitter rebuke 10 malignant
slanderers." More, five are to believe
the Radical presses, il utterly routs
the Democracy and makes II as easy
as swallowing an oyster for Grantism
with the third term on top. Well,
well, how circumstances do alter casesI
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
WHAT UAS BEEN DECJDED

II the election in this State has de.
cided anything, it is that the people
are utterly Indifferent to the manner
in which the State government is ad-
ministcred. lfthe result is to be taken
as an indication OF popular feeling, it
must be interpreted as meaning that
the majority OF the electors desire that
the uncxpcnded balances in the State
Treasury shall continue to be farmed
out for the benefit OF the treasurer,
that large salaries, exorbitant fees and
extraordinary perqnisites shall con
tinuc TO pertain to the public Offices,
and that Republican officials may do
pretty much as they please without in
curing the popular displeasure. The
people of Pennsylvania have dehber.
ately put this brand upon themselves.
Twice fierce battle has been wagcd
ON their behalfhy the Democratic party.
In 1872 it was made plain TO them that
their treasury had been dcspoiled and
that the Republican party demanded
the endorsement Of those engaged in
the spoliatiou. In 1875, the issue
against official malieasance, extrava-
ganec and corruption was still more
clearly defined. Twice have the ma
jority oi the electors laughed TO scoru
the Democratic effort to purify the ad
ministntion of the State Government
lu 1872 the reform movement was
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
THE ELECTION.

The general result of the November
election is not what We desired, or the
good OF the country demanded
Mackey \ Co. must get away with
about SIR millions more Of the State
funds before the people will get their
eyes open. While we have lost Penn.
sylvania we have gained the plundered
State of Mississippi upon which Ben
Buffers. relations and the carpet.bag
fraternity generally have fattened for
years and have plundcred it to that ex-
tent that the State bonds are worth
only t,ceHty cents ON the dollar. Now
the people hand this plundered Com
monwcalth over to the Democrats.
We elect all the Congressman, State
officers and nearly all the county Off
GERS.
The official result in this State We
cannot give at this time, as they are
not done counting the votes in Phila-
delphia Gov. Hartranfts majority
will be about 1000. Outside Of
Philadelphia the State is Democratic
by about 6,OOO majority. The Prohibi.
ton vote will probably reach $4,000.
The official result in this county will
be found in tabular form in this issue
and is as good as we expected in view
OF the weather and roads on election
day, except, the defeat of Mr. Walters
our nominee for Treasurer. Falsehood,
bigotry, misrepresentation and square
lying succeeded, and he is defeated by
Capt. McGaughey by majority of
III votes. This is an outrage that no
intelligent Democrat can defend. Be
cause Mr.. Walters Democracy, integ-
rety and business qualifications were
not questioned. When nominee of
our party possesses these three essential
qualifications he should not be defeated.
Mere clap-trap and bigotry should not
succeed among intelligent voters.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
THE ONO ELECTION

The Cincinnati Enquirer, in alluding
TO the result in that State, says: In
iorty-nine counties there is u gain for
Governor Allen at the late election
over his previous success. The remain
ing thirty-nine counties show gain for
his opponent, mainly in the counties OF
Cuyahoga, Lucas, Hamiston, Franklin
and Ashtabula There is where the
repeaters put in their work. There is
where the false counts were perpetn-
ted, The bulk of the business was
done in Cuyahoga, Lucas and Ashta.
bula counties, convenient to Canada,
where IN few hours there was safety
for the perpetrators of the fraud upon
the hallot-box. Cuyahoga county gave
800 Democratic majority in 1874, 1t
was changed TO d,375 Republican ma
iority in 1875
Docs anybody suppose that this was
done by an honest vote? Is il reason.
able TO suppose that change of seven
thousand would be made in n county
casting less than twenty thousand
votesS Cincinnati is on the frontiers
OF Kentucky and great railroad
centre, and we accordingly suffered
largely from the tampering with the
ballot-boxcs by the Money Power
There were nearly six hundred lhous
and votes cast in the stato, We hayd
not TO excccd two millions seven hun,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10


In the New York Postotiice, ia the
Money Order Department, Superin-
tendent Plumlcy has introduced an in
genious contrivancc TO save the vital
forces of his clerks 1t consists OF an
electric motor driving belt from the
Money~Omer clerks to the cashiers
desks, distance Of over eighty feet.
When clerk al one Of the wickets
issues a check upon the cashier at the
other end of the room, he deposits
simultaneously upon the travelling belt
a duplicate that reaches the cashier be-
fore the man with the original check
presents it, and thus all delays and
mistakes are avoided. The travelling
belt, which the boys under Mr.. Plum
ley call u "rapid transit travelling side
walk runs in u box, enclosed on the
sides and bottom and travels much
faster than n messenger could
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

Az AGED HAMMER.-Mr John Bal
liet, of Lcwisburg, has blacksmith's :
shoeing- hammer which deserves place
ut the Centennial. The hammer be.
longed to Mr.. Stephen Ballet, his
grandfather, and was a'ought by him
from Italy before the Revolutionary
War The hammer has the name of
the grandfather engraved on il and the
date "l770." Stephen Ballet settled
in Northampton county, Pa, and dur
ing the Revolutionary War was sol
der in the American army. This hanf-
mer has shocd General Washington's
horse many times, and nj one time
when the army was in the vicinity of
Balliets residence, his wife assisted at
blacksnithing and put shoes ON the
noble animal which bore the "Fat1cr
OF his Country The wife OF Stephen
Ballet was n Revolutionary pensioner
for fifteen years. The hammer is an
interesting relic.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
THE SCHOOL QUOTAS

THE SCHOOL QUOTAS
The Superintendent of Public In.
struction at length explains in the
School Jownalwhy tits that the amounts
due the school districts since August
have not been paid II is somewhat
remarkable that this explanation has
not been given until after the election,
considering the fact that inquiries
''comc to the department every day
concerning the non-payment OF the
expected appropriation" !" he hopes that
tho statement he now makes "will be
n sufficient answer TO them, That
statement is very simple one; anoth-
er fact which makes II remarkable IL,
that it has been so long delayed. -
There was no money in the treasury,
Mr., Wickcrsham says, and further de-
clarcs that
When informed that money was 90 hand, this
department lost time In sending out warrants to
the dstrictr In the order In which the reports
were received from the county supcrintcndents.
In this manner some six or seven hundred thou
sand dollars Of the appropriation have been paid.
Somc six seven hundred districts, nearly all Of
UhO,c reports are now on hlc, are waiting for
their m6ney. They will certainly get Il but
they may have 10 wait veskf, perhaps months,
before oil Of them receive payment.
That is cheerful news Tor the school
districts that are yet out in the cold.
Mr.. Wickcrsham says the fault lies
with the legislature, in that, while it
made an appropriation of q million dol
lars for the public schools, i. did not
"providc sufficient amount of money
for the prompt payment of the quota
due tho soveral districts As the
State Treasurer and not tha Legislature
provides the money to meet tho ap-
preparations, We presume that Mr.,
Wickcvhnm means that the legislature
did not levy taxes sufficiently heavy
to furnish the treasurer with the nee.
essary supply Of money to meet the
school requirements.
But, as Mr.. Wickcrsham treats tho
State Treasurer with q distinguished
consideration which be docs not show
TO the legislature, we Jock upon bis
statement of facts with muoh ;acred-
ulity. He derives his information as
TO the state Of the treasury from tho
treasurer; he also learns from him that
he has been doing his best to collect
the taxes due the State. The treasurer
Is not entitled to be believed lie has
once sworn 10 . fhlsehood, and il may
be assumed that ho viii eie like
thief" to serve his occasions. Mr..
Wickersham is very tender towards
him. He draws no warrants on him
until Mackcy tells him he is ready to
pay them. Tho Superintendent of
Public Instruction in this did not do
his duty. II IL incumbent on him TO
send 20 the sohpol districts the war.
rants for their quotas wbep they are
due; and il is for the State treasurer
TO provide for them or refuse to do so.
But Mr, wickenham wanted 70 save
the trcasurcr's feelings as vol 20 bic
money until the election was over
snd so he drew no warrants and kept
as quiet as mouse as TO his rcason
therefor aubmissively accepting the
blame to serve the exigcncy Of the
political occasion.-i.'''"cdsfer fnfe'n-
gencei,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

How HANDY. The voters Of Jefier.
son county selected both of their Asso-
ciatc Judges from Punxsutawney,
twenty miles distant from the county
scat. This piece Of jugglcry will cost
the citizens of that county hundreds
of dollars annually, unless tho jppon.
venience IL obviated by the resident
President Judge. If they keep on,
Punxsutawney will be full of Judges
in few years.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

ONE MoRE.-Tho Democrats in the
Thrty-eigbth Senatorial district Gam
eron, Elk, Clarion and ForcsD, have
elected Colonel Thomas, of Tionesta,
to the State Senate, in the room Of
Maclay, Radical. This is n gain.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

The ATTORNEY GENERAL.---This
office has been vacant ever since the
death of Mr. Dimmick, and now that
Gov. Hartranft has been re-counted
into office legal gentlemen are looking
around for the position. A Harrisburg
dispatch to the Philadelphia Times
says. The selection of an Attorney
General in place of Dimmick, deceased,
is agitated by the politicians, and the
prominent names are Benjamin Harris
Brewster, Win. II. Armstrong and
Wayne MacYeagh. Cameron is very
anxious for the appointment of Mac
veagh, but will not be likely to succeed
His next choice is Brewster, and Gov
Hartranft may compromise with Cam.
eron in that way. He was strongly
inclined to appoint Armstrong at the
time he originally appointed Dimmick,
and now would probably appoint him
if left entirely to himself, but Philadel.
phia has strong claims, while Lycom.
ing can have no prctensions on the
score of her large majority for Per.
shing, and either Brewster or an en-
tircly new man will be taken.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
PUBLTC DEBT STATEMENTS.

One Of the most pitiiul methods
adopted TO influence elections Is the
annually recurring statements of large
payments upon the public debt which
find their way into the newspapers
just before election. BY system of
elastic bookkeeping which is usually
called in to prop the credit of bank
rupt concerns the Treasury depart.
mcnt at Washington always manages
to reduce the debt in September and
October. Yesterday we published =
statement Of this kind, which was tele.
graphed to the press of the country.
announcing reduction of the public
debt in October amounting to slO69,-
Ol5 This was intended as a morning
bomily TO the unsophisticated voter
inferentially urging him to hold fast TO
u party which was doing so much for
the country. In 1874 we had state
ment of precisely similar character
A debt reduction was claimed, Nov. 1,
of 50, li9,907. But IN thirty days nf
terward the monthly statement for
December showed an increase more
than twice as great as the reduction of
the preceding month. Whom the fis-
cal year had run round it was found
that the boot was on the other leg
The expenditures of the government
were actuallyigrcater than its receipts.
We were getting in debt in place of
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
Orn Temperance SunnouvpIYos.-

OuR TEMPERANCE SURROUNDING
The election returns show that We
have got SO straight-out Temperance
men in this county, who have discarded
both parties. Centre has about 600 /;
Clinton, -; Cambria, III Elk, s;
jefferson, 45S Blair, ga,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
Majority for DR.. 7. J. Boyer a,li'.

BAD LucK.--While but one of the
Democratic nominees in this county
was defeated, two of the three Radical
nomiocs were thrown overheard. That
is Joke on the "Christian statesman
who superintended that job. There is
evidently another "ring' outside of the
Court House engaged in setting up
business. However, it may only be an
ornamental "ring" after all.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
CAUTION

All persons are hereby cautioned against
purchasing or in any way medding With the fol-
lowing personal property now in the possess ion
Of y. d. Spencer. Of Penn township, via mare =,
cows, yelrling heifer, hogs, all the house
hold goods, hay, stras, cornfodder, acres Of
wheat In the ground, wheat, oats corn and pota
toes by the bushcl, as the sane belongs to me and
is left with him on loan only, subject to my order
at any time. JN0. B. RAFFERTY,.
Grampian Hills, Nov. 10, 1856
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

BELLEroNTE.-The excessive Radi-
cal borough of Belleiontc gave Persh-
ing l6 of majority. That goes to
show how the people will act when
the Curtin is raised, so that they can
see things plainly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
aleu- Advertisements.
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
IA Notice is hereby given that Letters of AZ
ministration on the estate Of R. NElMAN,
late OF New Warrington, Clearhod county, Pa,
deceased, having been duly grantel 10 tho under
signed, all persons indebted 10 said estate will
please make immediate payment, aud those
having claims demands will present them
properly authenticated for settlement without
delay. RACHEL NJ. NEIMAN,
HENRY D. ROSE,
New Washington, Nov. 10, 1865 Admn
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
Gronor b. GoopLANpEn, Editor.

A CLOSE SHAvE.-The Democrats
of Dauphin county came within l6S
votes of elccting their nominee for
Sheriff, although Hartranft and the
Radical ticket had over 1900 majority.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

BOYER VS.. CnRIsT-Below will be
found the full vote for Senator in
this (XXXIVl district, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Senutor Wallace
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

Tcnnic @. Claain, who is now in
Chicago, confirms the report that she
Is studying for the stage, She intends
to make her debut in Chicago-say at
the Academy of Music, with such a
company as can be gathered for the
occasion, She will try LADY Mac
beth" for beginning, and if this easy
part fits hcr we'll she may devote her
selftosomcthing which will make larger
drafts upon her ability.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

The unusual fact of the pastoratc of
a father and son over the same church
for 100 years is reported by the Eng
tish Independent The Rev. Thomas
Toller, of kettcring, an Independent
minister eighty-nine years of age, on
Sunday, September 25, resigned his
charge, after a service OF fifty.fivc years,
His father ministcred to the same
church for the preceding forty-6vc
years. Mr.. Tollcr conducted his fare
well services without any assistance.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

PpAiniR FlgEs,-The telegraph I'm.
dor daio Of October 30tb,, says that
extensive aud disastrous prairie flrcA
are raging in southern Kansas, along
the limo of the Fort Scott Railroad. At
ono plaoe in the Cherokee country the
ties on three miles Of the track wsps
burned. Tho 6rc cauEh... syom locomo.
tives, and ut last accounts had swept
over milesof tho country, destroying
houses, fsnnes and barns. a1,i' "
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

Governor Curtin stumped Lchigh,
Lycoming, Huntingdon aud Centre
counties in the late contest, Lehigh
gave.Pershing 2, 1870; iycoming, l,l53 +;
Huntingdon, SO; and Centre, i,407-.
Pershing's gain over Latta last year,
l,2O0. It's well for Hartranft that
Curtin didn't get very far around the
State, or the other fellow might be the
one wanted at Harrisburg on inauguIa-
tion day Philadelphia Times.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

Hon Alor- u, Stephens is expected
TO be able 10 take bio seat in Congress
next session, having almost entirely
recovered from his serious illness.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10
A DEMONSTRATIONS, NOTICE

~ Netiec is hereby given that Letters Of Ad g.
inlnistration on the estate Of j. N. kRATZER,
late Of Clearfeld borough, Clear6eld county, Pa
deceased, having been duly granted 70 the under.
signed, all persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment. and those
having claims or demands will present them
properly authenticated for settlemcn. without
lelay. X. MARIE KRATZER,
Clearheld, Nov. 10, lS75-6t Admx.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

A SALIY AT THE GOVERNMENT =
A Washington special to the New York
Herald, October Both, says; Joaquin
Miller sent President Grant an invita-
tion TO attend his lecture on Literary
London" His Excellency acknowl.
edged the compliment by sending the
poet note pi thanks, and in the even.
ing he occupied q front sent at the
lecture. Tho speaker, In advocating
the employment of literary men by the
Government, eulogized Motley, but
spoke of his successor as "that man
Schenck,' tho author of very small
book. The poets idea Of a gaid Presi-
dent was literary genius instead Of o
politician, and in the very teeth Of
President Grant he nominated Henry
W. Lopgfellow and ]. Lathrop Motley
as rival Centennial candidates for the
Presidency.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-10

or, has completed his sarycy oi the
subcalhniiicr,us uui crops Of rioga
county, md iS following tacm through
Bradford county. cul0,h,g lh,ln nn the
county niapr aud COLLECTING loesiIs and
and minerals 70 illustrate llis report. |
cxpcct II very lmIporluhl aud interest.
Ing report iioni him this winter.
Geological maps Of my own made
some years ago OF the Towards. and
others Of the Blossburg coal basins,
oAn bo added to t. A spooinl survey
lasting one week, was made of tho
little ontlying coal basin at Renoya, by
Mr. Billin and Nj. Ashburncr, hecau 80
Of its Importance N connection with
Mr. Platts report Of Snow Shoe and
kathaus, and because extra facilities
happened 10 present themselves. II.
PUBLICATIONS.
Tho board adopted ut the outset
the policy of (D publishing results as
fast as obtained (2) publishing district
reports scparately; l3) publishing its
own illustrations with each report a.
stereotyping everything for future use.
Mr. Wrigleys report was published
first IN the SPRING price, paper, 20
cents.
DIR. Genth's report Is. appeared in
the early summer price, paper so
cents.
Mr.. Carll's report, Que of l27 Dagcs
with 2 maps and onc long section
and 7 engravings will be delivered for
sale in a few days; price, paper, 60
cents.
Mr.. Primes report of 20 pages
with ! map, and 0 illustrations, is
promised in few days price paper,
80 cents.
Mr.. Platts report of 300 pages
with : maps, pagcmap, long sec.
ton, ! page-section, and 1873 page-cuts
is going through the press The
book ought not 10 be delayed more
than to the end of this month. Price.
paper, sl50.
Mr. McCreatI''s report NJ. Of about
lib pages, is more than half done, and
may be on sale in u fortnight Price.
paper, 80 cents.
Mr.. Frazicrs report c of over 100
pages-two maps and ten cross sec
tons and several page illustrations and
plates OF microscopic studics-has been
delayed oy the great difficulty in its
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