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, 1876-06-11

Mr.. KNOTT, Chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, seems to have come to the same
conclusion as thAt to which Mr- HoAH gave
voice On the day the bill repeating the iron
clad oath was reported in the House by that
Committee. Mr.. KNOTT probably thinks
that the repeal Of this oath might possibly
be unpopular with the few among his con-
stituents who would prefer to keep profess
Eional Ku-Klux from the jury-boxyet while
longer.
, 1876-06-11

There Is an orchcstrion, harmonfcon, colossal
hand-organ, or Whatever It may be, pcrambu.
1ating the streets daily, for the purpose Of ad-
vertising cheap shows, that ought to be sup
pressed by the police. There is not day that
itdoes not frighten horses, and q day or two
ago lady was nearly killed BY horse scared
by it. Apart from the danger of the thing, it is
apublic nuisance that ought to have been sup
pressed long ago.
, 1876-06-11

Greenbacks 1t the New York Exchange on
Saturday ranged at ss3@sS4 cents on the
3n11sr

The bill authorizing the issue Of twenty
millions additional silver coin was passed in
the House yesterday under the operation Of
the previous question Strenuous efforts
were made by the inaationists to attach to
the measure provision repeating the Re
sumption act but the move failed entirely,
md the bill went through without division
, 1876-06-11

ATTENTION SIR KNIGHTs:-sPec1al conclave of
St Betnard Commande5y No S. T. T.: ~ Msdnfsaey Sa
Order Whiting Str knights are eourteousy invited
, 1876-06-11

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER. NO. 2 T. A.N.-Hal. =
MoErpc-xt- Stated Cunyocatjon Monday evening" June
II o'clock for business and work BY order OF the
IL r. l.. n. TuChEis- Secretary.
, 1876-06-11

Regular Conyot:at1ou Moaday evening, June = nt
O'Clock, Work. ltoyal Arch Degree: prompt and
, 1876-06-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

Unity Church.
North Dearborn street. opposite washington FA1k'
EaCrrd Caurert Ut ?. ILL.,
New Chicago Theatre.
Clark street, between Randolph and LAKE 6enent
II f1t Rooney
, 1876-06-11

VAN RENSSELAER, GRAND LODGE OF PERFEC.
TIOS-The1e Will be I regular assembly en 1nnraoay 5
evening next Work On The Sth Ana lqth dsg1esa' ny
trdcr Of f. +. GALIs I'f-tJs n.
Ed GOODALE Gr Sec'y.
, 1876-06-11

nLA1R LODGE, no. sos, A. F. 4 L. M.-Regular
eommunIcation Monday evening, June Il Work on
sne Third Degree Visiting 9setafen fT7te33sS IN
r IT O'DDNNELIu Sec
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
The Oregon Vote Cast.

SAN Francisco, December 6-Accounts
as yet received hero concerning the
electoral vote of Oregon are conflicting.
The Daily Stock Exchange extra this
evening prints the following from Port
land dated the 9th Gov. Grover to-
day issued certificates to two Hayes elec-
tors and one Tilden elector, Cronin.
The two Hays electors declined to meet
with Cronin, whoreupon the latter, who
held all the certificates, appointed two
republicans to act in their places. The
two whom he appointed met with him,
received ther certificates and then all
voted for president-two for Hayes and
Cronin for Tilden.
The Bulletin has the following special
from Portland: a dispatch from Salem
says the secretary of state has given
Cronin, the democratic elector having
the highest number of votes, n certificate
The two republican electors refused to
act with him, and assembled and sup,
piled the vacancy. The republicans
voted for Hayes. Cronin appointed
two democrats to act with him, and cast
WV Nobc VI Oiit STATE LOT iliuti
A Post special from Salem says that
at noon to-day the secretary of state de
livered to +. A. Cronin, the democratic
candidate for clector, contesting the seat
OF }. W. Watts, postmaster, certifcat,
OF appointment as elcctor, which is evi
dence that Gov. Grover has ousteC
Watts. The six electoral candidates
then assembled in the committee room
of the senate chamber. After half al
hour one of the republican electors, W
II. Odell, came out and went to the Office
OF the secretary of state to demand 4
certified copy of the certificate, for il
seems the certificate included the name
of Il. A. Cronin, democrat, and W. II
Odell and J. G.. Cartwright, republicans
and the latter demanded to see and hole
the certificate, and as Croi il refused tt
let them have it, nothing could he done
About this time Cronin let the room
where the electors were assembled anG
took stroll around. The story further
goes that when the eleett r. were met,
Odell and Cartwright refused to act
with Cronin, whercupon Crouin declal
ed a vacancy, and elected s. l.. II. Mil
Ter and IL. Perks to ill the places o
electors, and u vothe being taken, Gro
min vytcd for riden ann Hendricks, and
the two others for Hays and Wheeler
Cartwright and Odel first accepted the
resignation of elector Watts; then elect
cd him to fill the vacancy and cast the
vote of the state for Hayes and Wheear
Great excitement prevails and republic
cans are indignant at the governor.
action.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
EFThe Philadelphia Telegram,
republican paper, says

prominent republican paper, says:
"We desired before the election to see
Mr.. Hayes made the choice ofthe nation
for the position of chief magistrate, and
we sincerely hope now that fair can
vass Of the votes will show that he has
been elected. We do not, however, des-
ire to see Mr.. Hayes become president
through any jugglery, and we feel salts
fed that if he is put into the White House
by any dubious action in either Louis
lana, South Carolina, or Florida, death
blow will be given to the republican par
ty. The republican party cannot afford
to have Mr. Hayes made president by
any other than perfectly fair means, and
if the verdict of this Louisiana return
ing board, decided on in secret session,
makes him president, it will be imposs-
bic for tar-mnded not to believe that,
although the forms oflaw may be obeyed
that its spirit has been most outrageous.
ly violated"
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
Ia~ HORACE WHITE a leading republi

Ia~ HORACE WHITE a leading republi.
can and formerly editor of the Chicago
Tribune, says:
If the republican party is ready to ~.
dopt intimidation as AN element in poll,
tics, and to substitute the Judgment OF
reterning boards in place of votes legal
ly polled, it is worse party than sup
posed when ! joined the liberal move.
ments in 1872. do not think so-badlv OF
il as this. think that all the present
fuss is due to the anxiety of office hold
ers for their places, for which the great
mass OF the party have no sympathy, but
on the contrary, a well grounded con.
tempt Accepting its defeat in manly
way, if it is defeated by true count OF
the votes legally polled, the republican
party has fair prospect of returning t.
power four years hence. AT all events,
it will be in position to take advantage
Of the errors and shortcomings of its ad,
versary. But crawling into the presi
dency over the ruin and subverson of tho
processes of popular elections, it will be
annlhilated. 1t has already. received
such harm as its wisest leaders can with
difficulty repair.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
The Brooklyn Theatre Destroyed by
Fire.
Over Two Hundred Lives Lost.

NEW YORK december 6,--At ! 80 last
| lyn, took fire from gas ignitng the wing
The house was crowded, and the flames
spreading with lightning rapidity, a fear
tul SCENE ensued. The smoke soon be
esme suifocating and women fell faint
ing in the aisles and mere trampled over
Numbers jumped out of the windows
and were severely injured Dresses
were torn from ladies' while living in the
aises and on the sidewalks. The thea
ter people escaped, except the fly man,
named Cumberson, who is fatally in
jurcd.
1890 p. m.-The number of bodies
thus far recovered from the ruins is
about seventy-fve, and it is believed
that as many more are still in the ruins !;
they are mostly those of occupants of
the family circle The names of eighty
six persons missing from their homes
have been registered.
The courts adjourned this morning
without transacting any busines. There
Is intense excitement in the city, and
business is partially suspended. The
Park theater has been closed for the
week. a meeting of the theatrical pro-
tession has been called for Thursday to
concert measures for relief Hon Hen
~ G. Murphy, a distinguished citizen Of
Brooklyn, and well,known throughout
the country, is among the missing.
The Brooklyn Eagle says the worl, Of
identifying the dead will be difficult, for
most Of them are burned beyond recog.
milton.
New ioRK, December The exhum-
ing OF the dead from the ruins of the
burned theater continues. Up to noon
to-day 3l5 bodies have been recovered.
The terrible calamity casts deep-seated
gloom over the entire city, and business,
to a great extent, is suspended. The
scene OF the fire and the morgue continue
to be crowded with anxious friends and
relatives of the dead and the scenes that
are enacted on the recognition of lost
loved ones beggars description. 1t is
now thought that there were fully 400
persons who perished in the flames.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
s,S- The House of Representatives has
appointed South Carolina, Floriday
and Louisiana committees of investiga-
ton

rsg-The st. Louis Republican says
a good deal of surprise is exhibited that
President Grant, instead of maintaining
an impartial attitude in this Presidential
difficulty, should make himself SO con.
spicuously the partisan of HAYES. Per,
haps the following paragraph from the
Globe Democrat will explain the matter:
'If Gen. Grant could be persuaded to
put in a third term in the war office, il
would be good thing for the country"
"lf Gov. Hayes is wise man he will
at once consult Gen. Grant about being
secretary OF war under the new admin
istration. A little 'Grantism' is good
thing to have at all times about the wal
department"
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
abCThe Little Rock Gazett of Tn,

nlb0-The Little Rock Gazett of Thurs
day says;
On the 5th inst. Gov. Garland issued
certificates ofelection to Gov. J. ID. Walk
eY. N. L. Bell, Foindexter Dunn, d. W
jones. b. j. Brown and s. II. Whitthorne.
who had been daily elected presidential
electors tor the state of Arkansas, and
those gentlenen on yesterday assembled
" the state house and proceeded to cast
tue si4 votes Of Arkansas for Tlden and
Hendricks. Col. Poindcxter Dunn was
elected messenger to carry the result OF
the vote 70 Washington.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

~ In the Louisiana troubles Gen.
DeTobriand elected members from the
Legislature; now, in South Carolina,
Bulldog Ruger keeps them from going
in, and this in the Tooth year Of Ameri-
can so-called liberty.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
pg-The Saint Lonis Republican of tn,

Dg~The Saint Lonis Republican of the
7th says; ....
1t is SAID that ia the cabinet session on
South Carolina affairs last week Secre.
taries CAMERON and CHANDLER were
strongly in favor of sending all the
troops in Washington to Columbia and
dispensing the HAMPTON Legislature. Mr.
FISH and Atty.-Gen. TAFT opposed this
and the president yielded to them on
Mr. fIsH's threat TO resign if the violent
counsel Of the other two was adopteti.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

96- 1t is again rumorcd, and with
much probability of truthiulness, that
Gov. Hayes will decline, if he should be
counted in, believing that Tilden' was
honestly elected President of the Unit
ed States"
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

e6- The bust of Horace Greely, cree
ted by the contributions of the printers
Of the United States, was unveiled in
greenwood Cemetery, on the 5th with
appropriate ceremonies. NM --
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

~ dispatch from Columbia, South
Carolina, Of the 4th, reports two Houses
OF entatives--democra and re-
publican-in the same hall. Constables
were in attendance, and to avoid blood
shed the democrats adjourned to Carroll
ha Hall. The democrats have a quo
rum.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

~ Senators Edmonds and Ingalls, in
troduced resolutions looking to the ap-
pointmcnt Of an investigating commit
tee
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

~Lonisiana dispatches of the 5th,
count in all the RAIDS and Hayes, and
make the legislature largely republican.
The lowest Hayes elector has 3,437, and
the highest, 1867. The same state tick
Ut given $500 majority.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12
ak1E~ River Oor.oad at Ctarnpdala,i Z VI

ssy~ River gorged at Carondelet! Yes
terday morning at 10 O'Clock the wig
gins Ferry company reeei7ed telegram
warming that the Mississippi river was
blocked by ice at the foot of Stein street,
Carondelet Every exertion is being
made 10 keep the ST. Louis harbor
open.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

city missionary was asked the cause
of bis poverty. Principally said be,
"becsuse | have preached so much with
out notes
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

~ Samuel J. Randall has been elec-
ted TO fill the mcxpired term of Mr..
Kerr, as Speaker of the House.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

A4sy"fhe Odd Fellows of Fayetteville
have a grand MASQUERADE Ball on the eth.
inst. -.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

T. S Cold weather, North, and naviga.
tion suspended above Cairo, because of
ice. Ai F'
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

~ K Twin Adams is now living in
and not dead as reported.
The Van Buren press., 1876-12-12

Sr The Mississippi river is blocked
with ice at Carondolet. ..
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-26
THE la TIE DIR. HOW WE.

-, =, 4,
Samuel uridley lowe, M; " VINO
aled IN Boston on SUNDAY ias,' was
porn IN that Guy IN iooi studied med
ic'ne, ana AZ the outbreak OF 'he creek
war ior inoepenoehce was one oil the
enthusiastic young men VINO went 10
iehu thelr mu 10 tho struggling cause
BENG q man oi great energy and ca,
pacity no was placed AZ inc mead OF
the surgicai service Oh the ureeS forces,
when ne completely organized when
iamine followed war nc came nome to
OBTAIN assistance ior the ureeks' re
turning, ne established q colony on the
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-26
aW1LD AFRICA"

l. T.
Monday oyepinp in the Swedish Evan.
gelical I,utbern Church of Gustayus
&doInbus Nav York tho subject be.
inr aWild Africa D A large man of
Africa formed the BACKGROUND of the
nlatform.
Mr. Du Cbaillu began his lecture
nnrrating how Lc sot sail for A africa in
4 littlc schooner when he wosonly eigh.
teen years Of acc When he landed,
bo fmynd n strect about two miles long
as marrow as A street in sweedon.--
Then ho was taken 10 n large building
tbe only ono In The VILLAGE and the
KIM yas sent for who onneared in A
swallow tail cont OF n ee,iple of cen
tnries old and shirt that had been
upwashed for n couple Of years. The
Kino asked him II he had come to buy
slaves or cold or ivory or oil. But he
said no mat he wanted 10 kin ant
mails and birds and butterflies. The
King nromiscd that Ne would protect
ali ihe goods in The schooner and
would allow him ali the peopIe he
,.',a,,d c,L;. ,,,,rrrsos TLo ~, ,rer
% nnn'uu ',a, ,vi ~, n's pu, ooVo ,ioosam, descrn
.no" "'nsv' ~ So ps"I"ns pI ..I';ei selNI
S so, =, sn's " s,"o' y, naa 'a o'., E 80 ,,sn
io.i wv ~ .nieo uesl0ee .y,'n sv."o 49,.
~ 'nigv u'aves ,.aI syI'" nmnirod ~ W m;ies in
In'J"uS ,J nE se,uia .',' -" n"U hoas,s - % hu,don
mn ,nu 1 1',1 ~ VIZ ,L nO ,,oIin, Do9s H. IoJ 20 ha
Ian, rse' a"J ~. ~ 'Ty III a,ss ,.ana % nn,oher
ee e"e ,,;Las ga wv vi sD.h,;n', w. o,a;ns, ,ha
o,he, ~ 'Do Ia ,a n"nh bsd a. : d;esrent
g.ns, an' esa,rno,"I,, a. & 'o hou'a,or cor
%Snass, ,a;p;na dni', a ea," ,.nrds as a yocabu
~, TIa haa, and ,ho on;n;ne and
a.: ~ CO., ~ ,,o,a ns~ snrco u Wy The Snrests
nv w. ,e,,o,.aS ~ MIN souors tbo snear
cone v,e ,sos oW s;ld and here was tbe home
20 III ~ "as a'' "nS' ~ sha ,ronds polyaomy
" "a Wv ,o,,aIn.oa | ~ ,naua @ H ;os,;,r,;ons - ~
'p,. 'pa "..'" M. oidor n,"n ,reu ,be
vrns 49, :, ;;,,os H. ,san,ed and ,Le mora
,,;,,es mUv "oo ,ho No., ~ s,ares .nd ,be more
slaves tha moro wives W;,cbcraft
- ..-,,.l
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-26
MURDEROUS RELIGIOUS EN-
ra NIFTY. ntf

[From the Chicago Tribune.
GALrsBuRa, I'LL, Dec. 25.--The Rev.
Oval Perkey, President of Abingdon
College, was to-day reported assassin
ated at Abingdon, o small town nine
miles southwest of the city. Abing.
don College is an institution Of the
Campbellitc or Christian Church. For
many years the college had been under
the control of. NJ. Butler A faction
was formed against him which led to
bis dismissal in March, 1873. The fol-
lowing August, President Perkey was
elected. Butler was called to a like
situation at Santa Rosa, California.
The feeling Of the Butler party was
very bitter toward Pcrkey, and no
pains were taken TO conceal their ha-
tired. Efligies of Pcrkey and his ad-
herents among the faculty and towns
people were suspended in different
parts Of the town. Their dwellings
were defaced, and insults were heaped
upon them while walking the streets.
The press of the place tcemed with in
cendiary articles. AT the June meet
ing of the college trustees, arrange
ments were made by them for an cleo
tion to gil vacancies that would shortly
occur. Upon the day appointed, the
trustees met at the usual place and
filled the vacancies in the board, thir-
teen in i.ll, and completing a full board
of thirty.two. The Butler party met
on the same day, and, styling thom.
selves donors to the college, claimed
the privilege of electing board OF
trustees, which they did. The Porkey
party being in possession, legal steps
were at once taken to oust them, but
owing to lack of time the case has not
como up for trial Shortly after the
removal of President Butler, measures
were taken by the Christian Church
TO expel from the Church Prof. Thomp.
son who had been instrumental in the re.
moval of Butler Their success in this
attempt resulted in the withdrawal OF
ninety-nine Of the members, and the
formation of the Jefferson Street
Church.
With this knowledge Of affairs VIC
are ready for the tragedy Of last night
The Jefferson Street Sunday School
were giving a sociable in the upper
hall of the college building, the Butler
party holding another on the lower
floor While in the midst of the even.
ing's entertainment, disturbance in
the corridors attracted the attention
OF the party. President Pcrkey step
ped from the ante-room near the stage
into the corridor, and there met three
boys, Lomax, Lamplxin and Gabrielle,
who are now under bonds. The boys,
evidently intoxicated, were requested
by Pcrkcy to step into the hall and
enjoy themselves They refused, and
were then asked to step down stairs,
They replied iusultnglye Upon this
Perkey took Gabrielle, the one who
had insultcd him, by the shoulders, and
when he had turned to lead him down
short flight of stairs, Lampkin raised
his hand and struck him. The Prosl-
dent fell Immediately, and the halls
were instantly filed with an excited
crowd A nervous twtching Of the
muscles were the only signs of life, and
he was carried into an ante-room, and
from there TO his home. 1t Is not yes
known as to the weapon used In the
attaol<. but LamDkin Ia known 10 have
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-26
A MAN.EATING TIGER.


DIR. Fayrer caused some sensation by
showing that during one year--1s69-
6,219 deaths from snake bite occurred
in the Bengal Presidency alone, among
a population of something more than
As, 100000 of souls. He now horrifies
us with accounts of the devastation
caused by man-eating tigers, whichoc-
casionally cause villages and even whole
districts to be depopulatcd. In one in
stance, in the central provinces, sin
gle tigress caused the desertion of thir-
teen villages, while 250 square miles of
country were thrown out OF cultivation
before the creature was shot. Another
tigress, in 1869, killed l27 people, and
stopped a public road for many weeks
before il too succumbed to an English
sportsman.
In 1868 the Magistrate of Godavery
reported that that part of the country
was overrun with tigers, no road safe,
and that tiger had recently charged
large body of villagers within few
hundred yards of the civil station. 1t
is impossible to give accurate statistics
for the whole Of SO vast q country as
Hindostan, but Jerdon corroborates
these statements by asserting that, in
the district east of Jubbulpore, in 1856
and previous years, on an average, be-
tween two hundred and three hundred
villagers were killed annually. Tigers
apparently develop into man-eatcrs
when they are old and sluggish, and
the teeth are somewhat decayed. Pre-
ferring human flesh, they find, when
once the awe natural TO wild animals
at the presence of man is shaken of,
that he offers an easy and tempting
prey. In some districts they abound
while in others, as in Dude and Rohil-
cund, one is only heard Of aboat every
six years.
The natives are extremely supersti-
tious respecting tigers, and IN many
parts dread the wrath Of the slain H.
ger'sspirit almost more thanthey feared
the creature when alive. The small
clavicles or shoulder bones which are
deeply imbedded in muscles, are es-
tcemed valuable charms, while every
sportsman, or, indeed, every one who
is familiar with tiger skins, knows how
difficult il is TO save the tigers claws.
The whiskcrs are Immediately placked
out by the sportsman's servants, on the
tiger being shot, before their master
can come up, as they are deemed
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-26
VOL. 5O-WHOLE NO. 2455.
LIT rvtsy ONE syss: SI,,;s 't'oss ME own
"A ParcpArass.)

Do .s heed II. Ao'nsly sd.ss, handed down from from
days OF yorc, ~. h,L.H
ERE yos svssp your nsishbors DWELLING slssr
the rubbish from your door," al n.tlas
Let no 9Th, no rust there ga,hsr-lsaye no traces
Of decay
Pluck up svory weed usslshty, brush the fallen
leaves away .frH.I .ff ia1ifrH
five faithfully have laborcd thus to sweep with
out, within,-- lNiH nHl Ill tiU1.
PlucLsd Up envy, svil'spsskins malice, each
besetting sin,--
Weeds thssby ihs nered portal, Of The Inner
temple grow,--- ll %. .Tf .tN a.
poIsonoa, wssds tho heart dehlins. bearing bit
ternsw and vosi .r,s.f
Then, psrehance, ws nav have leisure DER our
All the work assigned w finished, We before his
door may sweep
Show him vhero the MOSES clinging-toksns
ever Of decay .Hf..Ir
where the thisiles, thichly springins, daily must
be cleared away.
But alasi oar work nsgisctisg, oft We mount the
judgment scat,
With hl failings, his omissions, We our weary
brother greet r.
In some hidden nook forgotten, searching with a
careful eye,
We the springing weeds dscover-some light
blemish there des>ry.
For his slotbfulnes his blindness, We our brother
harshly chids,
Glory In our strength and wisdom, We condemn
him In our pride
Ass not ~hy he has neglected thus before his
door 10 sweep,
Why grown careless, he has slumbered, failed his
gardsn-p plot to keep. .1
On the judgmen. seat still sitting, We no helping
hand extend U..
To assist our weaker brother his short comings TO
amend
For bis weariness his falterins, We no sweet com
passion show .f..
From our store no cordial bring him, no encour-
agement bestow.
But, while busted with our neighbor, urging him
10 ceaseless care
Calling to the thoughte. idiers, to their labor ID
repair l. a.Hll
Lo unseen the dust has gathered. weeds are
growing where Of yore
Flowrets rare aud sweet were blooming when we
swept before our door.
All, how easy DER our brother faithful ward and
watch to keep,
But, alas before our dwelling hard indeed to
daily sweep;
Harder than 70 share the conflict, "by the stuf''
at home 10 stay
Easier far to sit in judgment than to humbly
watch and pray.