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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
Disastrous Floods In Northern
Scotland.

LONDON, January l.-Heayy rains have
occurred in the northern part Of Scotland
during the past four days. The rivers
have been swollen, and large tracts Of
land inundated. Lochearn river has
oyerfowu to an alarming extent, and the
mills on Its banks have all been compelled
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03

Assistant Quartermaster General
Thomas, on the retired list since 1873,
while walking yesterday afternoon near
the Treasury Department, was seized with
n severe paralytic stroke.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03
GRANT PARISH CASE.

The Supreme Court will resume It's
session tomorrow, when it is expected an
opinion inithe Grant parish case, involv-
ing the constitutionality Of the enforce
ment act, will be delivered.
LEFT FOR IOWA.
Secretary Belknap left Washington
last night for Iowa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03

MEMPHIS, January 1.-The day has
been an unusually quiet one. Business
was almost entirely suspended. The
weather is warm and showery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03
COLUMBUS INVESTMENTS.

The following is summary OF monies
invested in Columbus during the past
year: Public improvements, S90S,9O0;
manufacturing, $4,000; business houses,
S246,600; miscellaneous improvements,
Sl45,6OO; dwellings, Gl4,s5O; grand total,
So. 500. $50.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03

LITTLE Rock, January 1.-The bells
throughout the city were rung at Il
o'clock last night, in honor OF the New
Year, and to-day the national flag was
displayed from various public and pri-
yate buildings,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
LOGAN,.S LAMENT.

Somewhere, in school book we re.
member, but not having copy on
hand we cannot cite it, there is written
tor children TO memorise and recite
what was called "Logan's Lament
Possibly we are in error MS 10 the title,
but the pathetic words are said to have
been spoken by the celebrated Indian
chici @Logan." The words wc quote
"Who is thorc to mourn for Logan
not one" como to important use just
now.
In the Federal Senate sits one Lo-
gan. He is Radical. lie is ever
ready TO defend Grant, the GRANTEES,
and any other party abomination that
needs TO be made worse by his defense.
This Logan has been saying unSind
things Of the newspapers, and the New
York Tribune, noticing his remarks,
thus replies
Mr.. Logan eau stand up in his place and, at
least with physical impunty, call gentlemen who
are 10 every way his equals, vampires and liars
but what tornado there would b, u some jour
nalist should 30 far resent these cisilitics as to
knock Mr.. Senator Logan down. or evea retaliate
IN kind Nei five would find really irrespon-
sible hlsckssard We mast look fqr him In Com
gress.
When the Tribune calls Radical
Senator by his title, things look ugly.
Wo have only to add in the language
oited above, "Who is there 10 mourn
for Logan--not onc."--INiid Com
monwedhh.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29


CnEAr.--lt is easily said, eLct no
guilty man escape" even II he should
be the President of the United States.
A special dispatch TO the New York
Ecening Post, Republican, says that n
letter was written to Henry Clcws by
Secretary Boutwell, sin September,
1872, directing Clews TO send 100000
to the Republican State Committee Of
Pennsylvania, for the purpose Of secur-
ing the success OF tho Republican tick
ct In that State, at the election which
was to occur in October, and promis-
ing, on the authority of the President
to reimburse him by early secret infor-
nation Of sales Of gold 10 be made by
the Treasury Department, by means
of which Information, he could gamble
securely and successfully in the gold
and stock markets in Wall street p
Here is another chapter of Addition,
Division and Silence, "Ict no guilty
man escape The man who ordered
this robbery Of tho Treasury for the
purpose of corrupting the voters Of
Pennsylvania, is now one of the sena.
tors from the godly commonwealth Of
Massachusetts.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
Jr.H. u. SCOTT. ESQ.

Tho unrrisburr Patriot in alluding
to the selection of the gentleman named,
saws. "Asin the case of tho Chairman
Of tho State Central Committee the
Joncostor Convention assumed directly
the mower of selecting the Pcnnsylva.
mia member oftbe National Democratic
Executive Committee. Though this
is a departure from the recent custom
of the marty in both instances no one
will be able TO successfully dispute the
power of the Convention in the prem.
ises. The selection of wm. l.. Scott,
esq. of Eric. was fortunate in every
respect and will give general satisfac.
tion tothe marty. Mr.. Scott was strong
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

: II will be observed that tho lowest
average in the boroughs' occurs in
Ncwbure. shi and tho highest in
Clcarficld, s97. Tho former Is 70 per
cent. below the standard, and the lat.
ter 60 per cent. above. The assess.
mcnt in the townships is still worse
Tho average in Chest is fixed at eos,
aud in Girard at $40, making q differ
ence of over one hundred and ftcelre per
cent. Now, by putting the same mum.
ber of mills on botl,--say five--the oc.
cupation tax in Chest would be forty.
nine cents per capita, while 1t would
only cost the taxpayers in Girard
twenty cents. Under these circum-
stances il becomes tho duty of the
Board of Revision to pass over three.
fourths of the duplicates, and change
the Assessors work on, perhaps 5000
names, and thorcby produce equality,
and fix tho tax on all at about THIRTY
CENTS. II will be observed by the
above table, that by dividing the num-
Der Of taxablcs-7, ,260-into hcaggre-
value, si35,60s, that an average is
reached and verdict rendered by the
thirty.fvo Assessors, for 500
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

SEcoR RonEsoSs RIcnss,--It Is re.
ported in Wall street that when Secre-
tary Robeson went into office, be bor-
rowed $1,000 to make n prcsentable
appearance, and to-day he is worth
not less than s2,00O,000. II is the
firm belief of those who know what
they are talking about, that millions
upon millions have been pquanderpd
upon iavorites by tho Navy Depart
ment over since tho commencement oi
the war, and that the squandering OF
plundering is still in pleasant opera
ton. Let mo cite briefly ono case -
A contractor who has had hold of the
navy teat for years, and who, two
years ago, lived in 81 900 residence,
now lives in one that cost, with It's
surroundings, s250,000. Tho palace
was built for himself by days work,
and was nearly three years in course
Of erection. Tho fdrhitupc IN II came
partly from Paris, and cost $50, 900.
The stable, built ncar the residence, Is
valued at $4,000. But this Is not all.
Said contractor, in addition 10 the
above, has become tho pwner, since
bis connection with tho Navy Depart
mont, Of hundreds of acres Of land and
valuable buldings and stores, which
hc hns either erected or purphsspd,
Indeed, ho IL ranked as tho wcalthicst
man in tho country In which ho residcs
and that IL not.an hours distance from
the city. These arc the facts, and
they carry their own commcnts.--Boi.
fimorc Sun. Ns
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

TnE BLACK HiLLs PARADISE Fur
ther news is received concerning the
situation at the Black Hills. The rush
thithcr Of men aud boys continues, and
the hotel keepers and merchants along
tho route naturally do their best to keep
it up. IL is u Bonanza for them. Mean
while tho Hills are full OF men, most OF
whom seem to be making nothing and
many are already destitute. Numbers
are working their way back, and the
Indians arc organizing for grand
movement against the intrudeis ia the
early spring. An old miner, returning
from the Hills, was asked at Fort Lar.
annie whether there was any gold out
there. He replied: "lf there's any
gold in the Black Hills il is so deep IL
the bowels Of the earth that the men
there will never find it. In my opin.
ion, all the gold that will be taken
from the Hills will be in the pockets
of the store-keepers. who have swoop.
cd down on the place like a lot of vul-
lures. This is magnificent harvest
for the hotel-keepers and merchants in
Chyenne and Laramie, and they keep
up the excitement" The same letter
from which this information is derived
adds; "Nearly all who have returned
from the Hills seem satisfied that they
have wasted time and money" The
very fact that they return should be
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
INTERIOR DEPA R7.HENT
ERA UD,S.

Th.t old scandal nbout nm nt,,mnt
To rol, tho Osavo Indians of their re.
scry,,lands IN Kansas has been revived.
The com,nittce on cxpcnditurcs in the
Interior Dspartmcrt bayc bccn lookinr
INTO ono phnsc of II which involved tle
uaymont uf s35 900 u parties In Wash.
instor,- fyr the phrpose of getting
through n clnim for $4,000. Colonel
W. r. AJnir and G. n. Vann. who act.
od as o,torneys for tho Indi,Sns in tho
matter ut first secured "A contract by
which tbcy were TO have onc-half The
amount thew might save the tribe by
getting n swindling treaty revoked.
AtterwarI thov consented 10 accopt
soaO 0o0 for t6eir services and when
tho noor bumbugpcd Indians finally
r.s,,..d nav b,s excrb;,ant s,,m. III,
Ia owv.rs m, I, a I'M for s50 000 and
h hv :o,ein,, or sharr pr,c,ice MANAGED
~ ,,e, ,hat amount mid bv the ,sov.
cr,Sne., : " 41f' rT y irlI9gi
Th;s hus;ness aeems tn bavo bccu
n.rno.,eJ will fraud and Col Ado,r
wos called Lefore tbe commjt,,o TO tell
how Lo got Tho claim tbrouyh ile
coniesses 10 having na,d s35 0t1O of the
sso 00o 10 sacnre ~ owarJ ond states
thai AZ oOo u il went 40 Mrs. Dent IN
fnlGlIment of an agreement made with
her bnsband Jndgo Lonis Dent before
bis dcoih Judge Dent was emnloycd
h,, Ali, ond xFonn "a ,,a. III. pr.s;-
dent n withdraw Tho ,reaty from the
senuia at n critical lin, when IL wonid
otLerwisc have been ratified, He sue.
cce,leJ and tho treaty was withdrawn.
Anoibcr large sIice--sl0 00O-wen,
10 tho Temnlc n claim aren't who had
influence in lie Interior Deparlment,
The remaining s22 900 all of which
wns paid out IA Washington, the wit.
ness fails to account for, and the com
mittec are still anxious to know what
became OF il. Cowen. tb. lato A ssist.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
BUTLERS CONSPIRACY USE.
LESS.

Whatever may have been the rcla-
tioLs of Mr.. George IL. Pendleton TO
the Belknap family, and however spicy
the disclosures about the Kentucky
Central Railroad, we don't think they
can be made to answer the political
purpose contemplated by Cen. Ben
Butler.
Butler went to Washington with
Mr.. b. G. Jayne as his chief Of staff,
and Mrs. Benton and Mrs. Coles as the
right and left wings of his forces No
doubt those two ladies', u they were to
make clean breast oft, could report
great deal of scandal, descending
from Republicanslikc Grant and Demo
Gratis like Pendlcton down to gentle
men In the lower strata Of speculation
and adventure. But that is not busi-
ness with which the public can now be
permanently occupied thcrc is more
serious work on hand.
Very likely Butler is inspired by
personal malice against Pendleton ;
but his great object is TO divert atten-
tion from Grantism, and TO turn the
committee from investigating further
into the rascalitics of the Republican
Administration. He is following up
the attacks on Mr.. Clymer, the charges
in regard to Marsh's fight, and the
dramatic exhibitions Of Mr.. Blaine and
his associates in the House. They
hope in this way to divert the indigna-
tion excited by the corruption in the
War Office and in other executive de-
partments, and to fix the public eye
elsewhere. But this cannot be.
Mr.. Pcndleton is q private citizen
holding no Office, and no party is re-
sponsiblc for him. lf he were guilty
Of all the crimes forbidden by the dec.
alogue, his guilt would not palliatc
tho frauds and robberics Of the Repub-
licans in the War Department, The In.
terror Department, the Navy Depart
mcnt, the Office Of the Attorney-Gcn-
cral, and elsewhere.
To these departments the Ropubli-
can party appointed the men who have
committed these crimes, and it has
kept them there after their guilt had
become public and notorious. They
have got rich BY plundcr of the Treas
ury, and no scandals about private citi.
zens, no matter how reputable thcy
may hitherto have been, ought TO check
the exposure and punishment of their
official misdccds.--N y. Sun
Benjamin Franklin Butler, upbraid.
ing George II. Pcndleton, partakes
largely Of Satan rcproving sinners
Why, if the latter had stolen the Ken
lucky railroad, he still would not have
one penny for thousands the former
has pocketed right out Of thp National
Treasury, to say nothing about the
spOOns. clio.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
cHA MBERsBURG oUTRA0E.



CnAMBEuspund, March 25.---A dur.
ing attempt was made last night 10
rob the First national bank Of this
place. a man giving hls nas,Io us Nd
jor Rollins, claiming Now Orleans a.
bis residence, and representing himself
as u man of wealth, has boon boarding
here nj ono ofthc leading hotels for
nearly year. Beinga person Of good
appearance and perfect gentleman in
his manners, he succeeded In forming
the acquaintance Of u number Of the
leading citizens, among them tue cash
ier oi tho bank, q. II. Messorsmith,
osq., aud was IN the habit Of visiting
Mr.. Mcssersmith Mt bis residence, which
is connected with the bank, md through
his atlable manner secured the conf
dcncc OF Mr.. Mcsscrsmith. He repre-
sonted to him that hc had n wealthy
friend by th' name OF Johnson who
wished TO purchase a farm IN this vicin-
ity aud Mr.. Mcsscsmilh was endeav.
oiing to assist him in tho purchase.
Last evening about T.30 he called with
his friend johnson 10 soc Mr.. Mcsscr.
smith, but, hc not being at home, stated
he would call again, which he did IN
abont an hour aitcrward, and after q
very pleasant aud entertaining conver-
sation with him for some time, stated
that bis friend johnson had package
of s3OO,O0e which ho wished TO place
in the bank until morning. Rollins
and Johnson accompanied Dir. Mcsscr-
smith to his room IN tho bank, when
he told them he could not open the
vault until morning but would place il
in bls private sale, as he had pack
ago to put there himself nnI while
taking memorandum OF their pack
ngo thcy seized Mr.. Messcrsmith and
n struggle ensucd, and they succeeded
in gagging him, and as they were pass.
ing out of the room he succeeded in
tearing the gag away and giving an
alarm, which was heard by Mr.. Kind.
line, who was up stairs and who camr
running down and locked the front
door. Rollins presenting pistol com.
manded him TO open il, which he re-
fused TO do, causing them to retreat
by rear door. Johnson escaped but
Rolling, stumbling over step tell, and
u colored man who was in the back
part OF the building jumped on his
back and held him until assistance ar.
rived. Rollins had succeeded in get.
ting package containg thirty thou.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

According to Orvil Grants testimo-
ny, his brother. the President, was in
the habit of notifying him when post
traderships were vacant; brother Or
vii would then apply for and get them.
Having no cash capital, he would find
partners to put up that essential, he
contributing TO the firm his 'inhuence
with the PRESIDENT TO manage such mat
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
THE STA TN CONTENTION


The Democratic State Convention
assembled at Lancastcron "Wednesday,
tho 22d inst. Senator Walhcclwas the
Senatorial dclcgaieffom this XXXlv)
district, and Israel Test, Esq, whohad
been elected Representatives delegate,
substitutcd Mr.. Gco. NJ. Bisbin, OF Os-
ccola. Hon. Vim. II. Playi6rd, of Fay
cite county, was elected temporary
chairman, and Robert f. Monaghan, Of
Chester county, was clcctcdpcrmancnt
chairman. Mr. Wallace was made
chairman OF the committee on resolu.
tions, and, after the committee Assem-.
blcd, a motion was made and carried,
to appoint subcommittee of fivo, who
we're authorized to report a platform,
Mr.. Wallace appointed Messrs. BuclSa-
lew, Rockwell, Cotirotb, Robinson and
Potter. The subcommittee thcn ad-
ded Mr.. Wallace, making him also
chairman of tho subcommittee. On
the re.asscmbling of the convention,
Mcssrs Wallace, Clymor, Dill and
North, were elected MS delegates at
large to the National Democratic Con-
vention. The delegates from this (XX)
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

ANOTHER HOLE IN ruE wALL.-Con,
grcssman jerks, who is at the head Of
the Pension Committee, has just dis
covered how ono Of Grants chiefs, q
clerk In his Bureau and three lawyers
fobbcd about fow hua9red Movsdad dol.
lars cash belonging to the Pension fund.
They did it in this way; Over 1900
bounty land warrants for 1850 acres OF
land each had accumulated In the De.
pariment, beng the warrants Of per
sons who bad died or forfeited them.
These wore gobbled W and sold for tho
benefit and bchoof Of the Radical par
.y, for the purpose of carrying clcc-
tions. 1--WE don't rob the dead sol.
dierl' No inSeedll
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
THE MONGOLHN AMONG Us


1t is a proyerb in the western coun.
try that II is good augury for the
business prosperity of any place to sec
the Jews focking into it. They arc
the people who know where money is
to be made. The same thing may well
be said of the Cinnamon, who, IN con
siderable numbers, now begin 10 be
seen on the streets. They seem TO
have the ntuitive sense which directs
them to the spot where money is or is
to be. IL is therefore with pleasure
that we note the fact that whereas
three years ago the appearance on
Pittsburgh sidewalk ofthequecr blouse,
baggy pants and sallow face Of ono of
these Mongolian strangers was tho
signal for a great crowd of men and
boys 10 form an inquisitivc and i'm.
pertinent procession around and be.
hind him, to-day not evon the small
boy looks up from his marbles, and no
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

The nickel one-cont Is no longer
coined, and the two-ccnt bronze piece
was abolished by the act of 1873. The
fact that large quantities OF two.ccnt
bronze are in circulation misleads many
business men. They may be sent TO
the Mint in this city for redemption,
and when they are so sent they are
sent to the melting pot. The bronze
onc-cent piece is also subject to rcdemp-
ton at the Mint, but unless mutilated
or otherwise unfit for circulation, il il
cleansed and rc-issucd. The same is
the case when nickel coin of the dc.
nomination Of three and five cents arc
forwarded for redemption. Ifin good
condition they ARE cleanscd, carefully
overlooked and ro-issucd. The nickel
one-cent goes to the melting pot when
sent for redemption.
Some time ago tho Session OF the
North United Presbyterian Church in
this city, excluded Mr.. I. NJ. Stewart
from membership in the church be-
cause he belonged TO secret society
the Order of Odd Fellows The
pastor Rev. Mr. Kerr, one of the most
useful in the city, was opposed to the
action OF the Church Session, and be-
lieving that his usefulness was at an
end, accepted a call from congrega-
tion in New York The congregation
of the North United Church having
Witnessed with sorrow the disruption
going on in the church, have appointed
a committee to make solemn complaint
to the Presby,ery of Philadelphia
against the action OF the Session Of the
Church, in excluding Mr.. Stewart
Since the exclusion OF Stewart, and the
withdrawal of Rev. Mr.. Kerr, the con-
grcgation has dwindled from 1000 in
number to about 200 persons--and the
disintogration still goes on.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

Too BAD.-The return of Marsh, tho
Fort Sill dealer, from Canada TO Wash.
ington, accompanied by his wife, has
destroyed at least Q thousand Radical
editorials. Besides, these wise scrib.
lcrs must now stop dcfaming the char.
actcr Of Mr. Clymcr, who, in effect,
forced Grant x Co. to return him, to
tell the committee still more Of what
he knows about brides and post-tmdcr-
ships. Mrs. Marsh has aiso been in.
iroduccd to Mr.. Clymcrs committee,
and told what she knows about the
Belknaps Her testimony is withheld
for the present
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

A RApIoAL WATcHER.-A correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Press, who
had found his way into the Democratic
State Convention at Lancaster, in Civ.
ing bis views among other sayings, re-
marks thus: "Still further back, on
this side, we see the representatives
from Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Bradford,
Wyoming, York, Center, Clearfeld,
Clinton and Schuylkill. Tho apostle
of soft-money is not among those from
the last mentioned county. He feels
that the election Of November ended
his career so far as the advancement OF
his views are concerned, and he there
fore absents himself To the right are
the delegates from Delaware, Bucks,
BerlSs, Chester and the majority of the
other counties. VIM. A. Wallace Is
among the number. Ho is closely
watching the preliminary proceedings.
Not a move escapes his keen observa-
ton A debate springs up on the rcf.
erencc Of all resolutions which may be
offered to the committee on Rcsolu-
tons. Light weights are on the floor
opposing such actions, and their unin-
teresting arguments are authenticated.
Suddenly the gentleman from Clear
field" is recognized, and Senator Wal
lace in few sharp rcmarks, listened
to with the closest attention, points
out the true policy of the party. The
convention bows to his will, swinging
around in support of what he charac-
terizes as the custom of half a century
of Democratic usage And now the
appointment of the several committees
called for is undertaken"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

Relics continue to multiply, and they
are not alone confined to old Bibles,
silver coins and ancient almanacs The
Muncy Lvmiaa,y says that Mrs. Mary
Sbipman, of Hughcsvillc, daughter Of
the late Lukins Wallis, has in her pos
session silver cup that was brought
to this country by her grandfather,
Surveyor General John Lukins, when
he accompanied William Penn on his
second voyage thither -I
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

United States Senator Cameron was
II years old on the 18th of this month.
His term expires on the 18th of March,
1879, in his s0th year. He says he
will not be candidate for reelection,
Some of his personal friends wanted
him to eat big dinner with them, but
he postpones the time until 1880.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

"The desolate South, and "Robbing
dead Soldiers are the heading of two
excellent articles on our fourth page
this week. The proof is most conclu-
sive that men in high position not only
rob the living but they prey upon and
plumber the dead for the purpose of en-
richine themselves.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

A CoTsLY lSTRoDUcrIoS.-Mr j. s.
Evans, the post-trader swears that he
paid Gen. 4. W. Rice, OF Iowa, one
thousand dollars to introduce him to
Secretary Belknap. This costly intro
duction put sand into the soldiers su-
gar, and water into his rum no doubt,
for Mr.. Evans got his appointment.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29

A Coon IpEA.-The Philadelphia
Commonreaih says Boss Shepherds
about to make proposals TO the Feder-
al Senate to build Government jail in
Washington. The Radical party are
in want of headquarters for the next
campaign, and the Boss says she secs
millions in it, but he don't say mil.
lions Of what or who. It is likely to be
fully occupied by the honest men OF
the Radical party before Grants term
is out, il the Democrats keep n major
ity in Congress. Let the Boss build.r