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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
THE REFORM GOES on

The Lancaster Intelligencer says,
"Another point for civil service reform
has boon made by the President Col.
Wharton, United States District At.
tornoy for Kentucky and former
partner of ex.Secrctary Bristow, has
been removed without notice to him
either from the President or the de.
partmcnt. His summary official de.
cspitation Col. Wharton attributes to
tho influence of John ID. White, n Re.
publican member of Congress from
kentucky, who once sought and failed
TO obtain Wharton's assistance in so
curing the pardon of some of his con.
stituents who had been convicted of
whisky frauds. In his appeal to Whar.
ton on that occasion White said aThe
oticnses for which pardons should be
granted, If granted, are those Of minor
lmportdnce-viz., for making and sell.
ing whisky unlawfully, and for unlaw-
fully dealing in tobacco IL yon can
do 50, Ill be obliged to you il you
would furnish mo tabular statement
showing tho names, residences and Of
lenses for which indicted, of those of
my district who may be indicted at
Louisville or Covington.p White, who
seems to have regarded these oiIcnscs
against the Government as of aminor
Importance" was going into the mar.
don business wholesale. Wharton re-
gardcd his letter as impcrtinent and
did not furnish tho statement desired.
This angcrcd White and Of course he
had not much trouble in convincing
drant that Wharton should be rcmov.
I'd. Such are Grants oimmcnsc ser.
vices in times of peace" that Hayes
,ndorses
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
ORpHANs' COURT SALE

By virtue Of m order Of the Orphans Court Of
Clcarheld county the undersi gncd administrator
of the estate of Wm. X. Wrigiey, deed, will sell
at public sale At the Court House, Ia clcar6cld.
Pa, on
Saturday, september I'd. 1916,
at o'clock p. ~, the undivided one half interest
Of said WIN. X. wrigIey. in the following de-
scribcd real estate, situate In Pine township,
to wits Beginning at pitch pine corner. being
the south west corner Of warrant No. 1859 thence
north 29 degrees east along tract line between
warrants Nos 42bl and 1881, lf6 perches to post
and stones thence south s7l degrees east alon z
tract line between warrants Nos. 4250 aud Ass /,
l25 pennies TO stones; thence south "a degrees
west l76 perches to stones thence north 81 4 de-
grees west las perches along tract line between
warrnuts Nos. 1850 and 1853 to pitch pine aud
place Of beginning, containing $50 acres and al
lowance. being west end Of warrant No. 425O.
The land Is well timbered with white pine and
hemlock timber. The purchaser Of Mr.. Wrigley's
interest in this property, can, II desirable, par-
chase the balance Of the property upon the same
terms under which the interest Of said Wrigley is
sold
TERas.-one-thirl Of the purchase moaey cash
on day Of sale. one-thirl on the frs day OF June,
ISL, and onethird on the hrst day OF Jane,
lsis, the two latter payments with Interest, TO
be secured by good real estate security.
J. u. WRIuLEY,
y. Z. wRIGLEN,
Clearheld, Aug. v, lS164t. Admin istrafors
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

BELKNApIsM.-The recent vote in
the United States Senate, demonstrates
the fact that majority of the Radical
members OF that body approve of the
crooked ways of Grants Secretary.
The technical dodge of aNo jurisdic-
ton" is so thin that even Champan-
zee monkey can see through this Joke.
The editor of the New York Sun, in
alludiDg to this defeat of Justice, says
."The Republican party, as represent
cd in the Senate, is thus directly and
indisputably responsible for the escape
Of this guilty man. They must defend
and justify this iniamy before the peo-
pie, who will not be satisfied with the
subtcriuges by which justice has been
defeated
"Many OF them, doubtless, .elt that
they could not convict Belknap, with
out injuring the Republican party as
much as it would be injured by his &C.
quittal. Not few OF its other high
officers and leaders, including members
OF the Senate itself, have been guilty
of offences like those with which Bel.
knap stood charged, His conviction
would have been an assault on Grant
himself.
"rhe guilty Secretary has escaped
conviction in a pitiful way; but no
man who has read the evidence can
entertain any doubt Of his criminality.
In his acquittal, both the Republicans
and the Democrats of the country are
furnished with spectacle OF dishonor
which may well set them all thinking"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
SheriT's Sale.

by virtue Of sundry writs Of Fieri Facfas is
sued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of Clear.
field county, and TO the directed, there will be
exposed to public sale, at the Court House. in 'he
borough Of Cleerhcld, on Saturday, the 26th d,y
Of August, 1916, Mt | o'clock ,. M, the fol.
lowing described real estate, 10 wit:
certain tract Of land situate In Brady town.
ship, Clearhed county. Pa, bounded aud de-
snribed as follows; beginning at walnut +;
thence north Us petcees to post thence south
seventy degrees east 2li perches to a beech at the
creek thence south twenty degrees west s2l per
ches to hickory thence west a2l perches to the
place Of beginning, containing l6l acres more or
less, bounded on the north by lands Of DuBois A
fuller, ON the east by Garrison A Fuller, on the
south by Jesse Lines, on the west by land of
Andrew Liddlc, with a two.s story house 3Ox2l
feet large bank barn, nearly nov, and other
outbuiltings thereon erected, also, a good Young
orchard. Fifty acres of the land IL cleared and
under cultivation. aud the residue Of the tract il
timbercd and supposed TO be underiaid with coal.
Seized, taken In execution and to be sold as the
property Of Libbius l.. Ogden.
TERns OF sAln.- The price or sum at which
the property shall be struck of must be paid at
the time OF sale, or such other arrangements made
as viii be approved. otherwise the property will
be Immediately put up and sold again at the ox
pense and risk OF the person to whom Il was
struck OF, and who, 10 case OF deficiency At such
resale, shall make good the same, aud in no
Instance will the Deed be presented in Court Tor
confirmation unless the money is actually paid TO
the sheriff. W. h. MCPHERSON,
Susmrr's orrIcR, sheriff.
Clcar6eld. Pa, Aug. 3, 1875.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. = On
Thursday last, Mr., Bccbc, On. W
chairman of the committee on expcn.
diturcs in the Navy Department, sub
mittcd the majority report OF saldcom-
mittec, together with three resolutions,
as follows;
Resolved, That Isaiah lIanscom. Chief Of the
Bureau Of Construction and Repairs, Navy De-
partment, Il unworthy and incom petent to hold
that position, and that the interest Of the Bureau
the Department and the Government requires his
removal.
Resolved, That by reason Of the negligence of
George M. Robson, Secretary Of the Navy, and
his order to pay the firm Of Tilton wheeiwright
A Co. the claim presented by them Ia January,
1874, the Government Of tho United States was
defrauded by said Tilton, wheelwright 4 Co. of
the sum so paid, to wit sS2,0lg. f
Rssoired, That copy Of the annexed testimo
ny, together with the reports Of the majority aud
minority Of the committee, and Of these rssolu-
tons, with notice Of the action Of the House Of
Representatives herein, DO laid before the Presi.
dent Of the United States by the Clerk Of this
House.
This report was signed by four of
the five members Of the Committee,
and adopted by the House. The frauds
committed in the Navy are as huge as
those brought to light in the War De-
partment, but the Radical Senate hav-
ing refused to impeach Belknap for his
crimes, there is no use in placing any
other Radical in the pillory, because no
ono can be convicted under Grants
Administration, and the cash expenses
Of a trial may as well be saved.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
COURT PROCLAMATION

yXyHERRAs, Hon. c. A. MAYER, President
w Judge Of the Court OF Common Pleas Of
the Twenty -hfih Judicial District, composed Of
the counties Of Clearfeld, Centre and Clinton
and Hon. wrLLIAr O. foLEY and Hon. JoHS J.,
READ, Associate Judges Of clearGeld county.
have issued their preeept, to me directed. for the
holding of a Court Of Common Pleas. Orphan
Court, Court Of Quarter Sessions, Court Of Oyer
and Terminer. aud Court Of General Jail Dcliy.
cry the Court House at rhcd In and for the
county Of Clearheld. commencing on the fourth
Monday. the 25th day Of september. 1916,
and to eoutnuc two weeks.
NOTICE is, therefore, hereby given, TO the
Coroner, justices Of the Peace, and Constables,
IN aud for said county Of Clearheid, to appear in
their proper persons, with their Records, Rolls,
Inquisitlons, Examinations, and other Remem-
breuces, to do those things which TO their Offices
and In their behalf, pertain TO be done.
by an Aei Of Assembly, passed the sth day Of
May. A. d. 1854 II is made the duty Of the Jus.
iccs Of the Peace Of the several counties Of this
Commonwealth, to return 10 the Clerk Of the
Court OF Quarter Sessions Of the respective
counties, all the recognizlnces catered into before
them by any person or persons charged with the
eomnission Of any crime, except such cascs as
may be cndel before Justice of the Peace. IN.
der existing laws,a at least ten days before the
eomnence aent Of the session Of the Court 10
which they are made re,urnable rspectiyely,an
IN all eases where any recogniaauces are entered
into Ices than ten days before the commencement
o. the session to which they are made rotnrna-
BILE, the said Justices are to return the same IN
the sano manner az il said act had not been
passed.
dlVKN under my hand at ClcarGeld, this 9th
day Of August 10 the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six
aug atc W. r. MCPHERSON, Sheriff.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

TnE FAMOUS TRorrER, SMUaoLER.-
The Dayton (0., } Journal, says: "Smug.
gler, the great trotter, and winner ut
the Cleveland races, recently, was orig
inally from Franklin county, being
raised by Mr.. Morgan, Of jackson
township, about six miles from Colum-
bus. Mr.. Morgan came TO that coun-
ty from Virginia Just before the war,
bringing the damand sire Of Smuggler
with him. When Smugglcr was two
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

DEMOCRATIC MEETTNo.-In accord,
ancc with the adjournment on last Fri
day evening, meeting OF tho Dcmoc.
racy will be held in the Courtroom on
Friday evening next, for tho purpose
OF permanently organizinga TlLDEN
AND HENDRICKS Club, in this bor-
ough. Let there be a full turn out on
that occasion. United States Senator
Wallace, having rcturnedhomc, has con.
sented to give us talk. Israel Test,
VIM. M. Mccullough and others will
be present to address their fellow-citi.
zens.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

RATHER PRAcTIcAL.-The best rc.
source is reduction of expenses Of the
Government below its income, for that
imposes no new charge on the people.
This is Gov. Tllden's idea of getting
out of debt and resuming specie pay
ments without increasing taxation.
How doyoulikeit2 Again he remarks;
"What you want to do now is TO cut
down your expenses and live within
your income. | would give all legcr
demain of finance aud financiering |
would give the whole of it for the old
homely maxim, live within your in.
come" How does that sound2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
MIT7EE MEETING.

In accordance with the call issued
by tho Chairman, VIM. NJ. Mccullough,
Esq, the Committee met in the Sheriff s
Office on Tuesday, August sth, 1876.
After being called to order by the
chairman, and having acertained that
quorum ofthc members were present,
+. |. Thompson moved that Mr.. Sloppy
of Knox, be admitted as substitute
for Mr.. High, who was unable to be
present. Not agreed TO.
NJ. l.. Gill, of Bradford, having sent
in his resignation as member Of the
Committee, ii was unanimously ac-
ceptcd and Samuel P, Wilson, appointed
in his stead.
The Chairman, Mr.. Mccullough in
formed the Committee that having
concluded to become candidate, he
therefore rendered his resignation as
Chairman. DR.. Blandy, moved that the
resignation be accepted. Agreed to-
Mr.. Brown then moved that Israel
Test, Esq, besclected TO I'LL the vacancy.
The motion was unanimously agreed to-
On motion of Mr.. Park, John W.
Howe, was elected Secretary to the
Committee.
After making some preliminary ar.
rangements for conducting the cam.
palgn, the Committee adjourned SINE
Die
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
DEMOCRATIC cur MEETING.


In accordance with previous an.
nouncement, number of Democrats
met in the Court room, in Clearfeld,
on Friday evening last, for the pur.
pose of taking proper steps to organize
n Tildcn and Hendricks Club. The
meeting was called to order by Israel
Test Esq, Chairman of the Demo.
cratic County Committee. Af,or the
Chairman had stated the object of the
meeting, Geo B. Goodlander moved
that John +. Weaver act as President
ofthc meeting The motion was unan.
imously agreed TO. On motion of Clark
Brown, Cyrcnus Howe and Jos. Shaw
were elected Vice Presidents, and on
motion of John A. Mcbride, Clayton
johnson and Fred Carbon were elect.
cd Secretaries. Mr.. Test moved that
Thomas A. Hoover, of Curwensville,
be made an additional Vice President.
Adopted. On motion OF ID. w. Moore.
John T. Dale, one of the Oldest Demo.
Gratis IN the county, was added to the
list OF Vice Presidents. William NJ.
Mccullough, Esq, moved that J. +.
Mckenrick, be made an additional
Secretary. Agreed TO. The meeting
being fully organized, Mr. Test offered
then following
Rs'o,red, That the following named gentlemen,
Or. j. =. Burchheld, Abram Humphry, William,
Porter, d. II. Fullerton, John A. Mcbride, A. ].
jackson, Mile. Read, Thcs. Riley and A. 0uinr-
burg, be, and they are hereby appointed a Com.
mittec TO repert tho necessary names for officers
prescribed by the rules Of tho Democratic STATE
vommit'ee for the organization Of Democratic
Club 10 this borough, and that when this mcct-
ing adjourns, Il adjcarns TO meet on next Friday
evening al o'clock, and the Committee hereby
appointed report their proceedings 10 the prom.
''es to that meeting for further action.
The resolution was unanimously
agreed to. TI7-
At this stage of the proceedings, OK.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

Governor Biglcr made his appearance
in the Courtroom, and on motion OF
DR. Boyer, he was called upon to nd
dress the meeting, which he did ut
some length 10 his usual able manner.
This spccch will appear at length In
our next ISSUE, and will richly repay u
studied pcrusal.-ED. Rsp.] At the
conclusion Of the Governors remarks,
Mr.. Humphrey moved that wm. M.
Mccullough, Esq, address the assem-
blage. Carried unanimously. Mr.. Nc
Cullongh At once proceeded To review
the crooked wayso Cameron. Bclknap,
Babcock, Hayes Il Co. At the close
OF his remarks; Mr. Test moved that
the meeting adjourn until next Friday
evening. Carried
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16


ANOTHER HEARD From. - Charles
Francis Adams, in q letter to III. H.
McDermott, Esq, of the Jersey City
Herald, under date of August 9th, says
am one Of the class now deuominated Inde-
pendents, asking no favors and voting for the
best man without regard to party lines. pro-
pose to retain my position. But as TO the choice
offered to me between Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Haye,,
though having 10 prepossessions against either,
do not hesitate to say that the former Is far the
most fitted to meet the emergency In our politics
in my opinion, and intend to vote for him.
Mr. Adams was Minister Plenipo.
tentiary to England during Mr.. Lin,
coins last and Grants first term but
finding the company he was compelled
to keep, he resigned and came home,
and Grant sent General Schenck to
take his place, who has just been sent
adrft by a resolution of censure pass.
ed by Congress,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

OSTnE SruMP.-Morrow b. Lowry
for many years Radical Senator from
Crawford and Erie, has taken the
stump for Tilden and Hendricks. lie
is using sledgc-hammer arguments and
will demoralizc the enemy considera-
bly, in the Northwestern portion of the
State. His revelations of the deep
seated corruptions within his party,
are as damaging to it as those of Nc.
Parlan bearing on the MolIie Maguires
Mr.. Lowry has been the ablest cham.
pion our opponents have had in that
section of the State since the death Of
the Whig party in 1856.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

A Bro THINo.-Tho largest Mort
gage ever entered of record in this
country was filed at Albany, New
York on the 7th inst, 1t calls Tor
thirty-two millions of dollars, s3O,OO0,-
900 to bear seven per cent interest and
s2,00O,000 at six per cent, given by
the Central and Hudson River Rail
road Company to Cornelius Wander
bilt, Jr., and VIM. IL. Vanderbilt
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16


FACTS AND FIGURgs.-Senator Wal
lace gave the Radical plundcres and
counterfeit staticians u broadsidc last
week, before leaving tor home. For
"bottom facts and as a campaign docu-
ment itIcclipscs the sophistries of Nor
ton, Sherman a Co., although they
were backed and assisted by the chief
of every Bureau and their clerks, while
he was compelled to hunt and compile
his own figures. Tho Philadelphia
Times, of the 10th in alluding to tho
Senator's speech says; "The speech
of Senator Wallace yesterday, like all
the efforts of that gentleman, was forti-
fed by on arrany Of facts and figures
which presents remarkable contrast
to the wild partisan harangues which
have occupied the attention of the
Senate for several days. We shall
lay the speech in full before our read
ers in q week or two, and give the out
side world view of the inside rob
berries that have been pcrpctrated
upon the people by Grant and his con.
fcderatcs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

A DISTINGUISHED VIsIron.-Proi. 7.
II. Huxley, of England on his arrival
in the Gcrmania on Saturday a week,
proceeded with Professor Youmans to
the county scat OF Mr.. Appleton, the
publisher. lie will visit the Ccntcn.
nial among other points of interest.
He will attend the meeting of the
American Association of Science, at
Buffalo, New York, on the 23d, and
also deliver three lectures in tho city
of New York sometime during the
month Of September.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

vAoUE.--The Phila'a Press pub.
fishes some letters purporting to be
written by Ben Franklin and George
Washington. They are interesting,
but throw no light on the charge that
John W. Forney pockcted $4,000 of
the Pacific Mail steamship company's
money, or that he received two thou
sand of the three hundred thousand
stolen from our State Treasury by
Evans, Kemble q Co Wade Hamp-
ton never owned a meaner slave than
the one owned by Simon Cameron this
day, who dances to his master at the
head of the Press like parrot forsomc-
thing TO eat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16


The LETTER-The Washington cor.
respondent of the New York World,
who was present in the United States
Senate when Gov. Tilden's letter came
to hand says
"Senator Wallace believes that the letter will
enter into ths convictions Of two-thirds Of the
people Of Pennsylvania and give the Democrats
a fair chance Of carrying that State. Its treat
ment Of the causes Of and the remedy for the ex.
isting business depression would carry II home
to the thousands Of business and laborng people
in his State. While he had been opposed to Gov
ernor Tiden at ST. Louis, he was now thoroughly
convinced that he was the right man in the right
place and would most nssuredly be elevated TO
the Presidential chair, Messrs Goode, Tucker,
Douglas and in fact all the members of the Viz
ginia delegation who are here warmly applaud Il.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, says It would
be impossible to improve the letter. Senator
whyte, Of Maryland, says II has made tho Repub-
lican Senators look serious. Indeed, columns
might be filled with the aattering comments Of
Democrats here, but they will ind expression
more fully and authoritatively In discussions in
Congress or in the active work Of the campaign"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

Too THIN,--Grant and his butties
have put story in circulation to the
effect that Gen. Sherman will resign
his position in the Army at tho close
of Grants term, and he Grant will
be placed at the head of the Army.
When Gen. Sherman resigns for the
purpose Of letting Grant in, ,ce will
take command, The one is as likely
to occur as the other. The fact is /:
when Grants time is mp if he is allow
ed to remain outside Of n pcnitentiary,
he will put the most Of his time in at
Long Branch, with Belknap, Babcock
and the other acrookedp rogues whose
company he has enjoyed for the past
six wears. tII IIfN |NH rH
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

The DIFREREScE.-Ane exchange says
"Hayes was Aippant Tilden reasons
Hayes is waiting for somebody to dc
something for him. Tilden is doing
something for tho people. He gives
thcmideas 30 they can help themselves
Hayes has saddlcd taxes upon the
people OF his own State while Gov.
Tildcn has reduced them eight million,
a year In a greater ratio viii he ro'
'duce expenditures after being inaugu,
rated on the 4th OF March next, us be
lvill be if he lives.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

DO not fail 10 read the remarks Of
Mr. Dana, made at the Tammany meet.
ing, in New York, recently, and are
found on our fourth page. lie sounds
the keynote in this contest, and hav.
ing acted with the opposition for many
years, bis testimony should have great
weight when thrown into the scales at
this critical period in our history.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

A New TuyE.-Thc Radical organ.
lists and other vendors Of "moral ideas, .
were wonderfully annoyed and chafed
over Gov. Tildsn's delay. But now
they wish he had delayed accepting a
few months longer. The "moral idea"
men and post-traders arc hard to please
anyhow, unless they are taken into
partnership
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

STATE FIsHERIEs.-lt is the duty OF
the State to provide, support and sus-
icnance for oil its citizens In every
way possible and 10 make tho Leading
articles of consumption as choap US
possible is the true policy of both the
State and the citizen. "Fcw govern.
ment experiments have been produc-
tive Of greater good than the efforts
for the propagation of useful fishes.--
Through the labors OF State Commits.
sions, il is probable that ere long the
prices Of the finest fish will be Us
moderate and as fixed as is the market
for beef, In the matter of salmon
alone-the finest of the piscine species
they used to be cheap ut sixty cents
a pound, while the price now rarely
goes above thirty in the season, and
has fallen us low as eighteen cents a
pound The legal and proper protec-
ton Of fish and other game by the State
will 60 far to furnish cheap and whole
some food for the citizen and we hope
to sec the authorities exercise full power
in this particular direction.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16

IMpaoyiSo.-0no editor, at all events,
has learned somo law in prison, but he
is still bcrcft OF common sense. As he
never inherited any of that, 1t cannot
be stuffed into him. There are some
"outragcous"lAw somo outrageous
fools, and 1t will be a long time before
society can rid itself Of these freaks.