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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
IN SESSION AGAIN.

ro,oss .0.r a c,r,,;yb,'s ad,ourn.
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can,,ol on ,ho h,h inst and at once
proceeded n business vigorously. How
iopo /, will last we aro not preparcd to
sav nj ,bis Tina
In IN, House some rood resolutions
,vor. mn, nm ,he hoards and n.ss,d
Among them was tho following
by Mr.. Douglass tvs.)-A resolution for ,h.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
THE CHICAGO WHISKY RING.

II the proportions of the Chicago
whisky ring are anything like they
are limned in an article in the New
York Sun, its exposure will scarcely
be secondary in dramatic interests to
the developments in the st. Louis opcr-
atoms. The chief actors in the Chi
cago ring seem TO have been of the
most notorious character, thieves aud
gamblers by profession and though
occupying no social position, coa-
manecd the most extended political in
Hucncc. Hand in glove as they were
with the associates of tho President
and with his old friends about Galcna,
upon whom be showcrcd his newly
acquired political iavors, they were
enabled TO form together u combna-
ton very influential in the politics of
the Northwest They were able TO
resist almost any ordinary attack upon
their neiarious operations and threw
insurmountable obstacles in the way
of every effort to investigate their
'crooked' conduct. Ii is believed that
since they have come to recognize the
futility of such future efforts they have
succeeded in destroying many books,
papers and other records which would
have thrown light upon their past
frauds and disclosed their partners at
Washington and the elocal governmental
service. In one ease the notorious
HJake" Rehm, being summoned to
produce the books OF one Of his concerns,
swore that they had all been burned
"for want Of room to keep them. -
Nevertheless there is still said to be
forthcoming sufficient evidence TO lay
this gauge as low as their contcmpo-
rarics at st. Louis, and aftcr Babcoek's 5
taial, which will soon take place, pub
lie interest will center in the revela-
tions at Chicago. Many regulations,
il is threatened, will be destroyed in
that great city and the exposure TO
come will shake the business circles to
their circumference.--LdacdSier htciE.
gencer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

The Mosaic CoMMAND.-After all,
the strongest argument in favor of cap.
ital punishment is that which is i'm
planted in the religious element Of our
nature. Legislators who provide for
executions, and arcct tho gallows, con-
sidor that they are only carrying out
the Divine will, as promulgated amid
thunders and lightnings from Mount
Sinai: Whosoevers shcddeth mans blood,
by man shall his blood be shed. This,
also, is the argument of clergymen,
who prop up the gallows, and maintain
that one of the most acceptable ways
TO do God service is TO put out the
lives of his guilty children. In answer
to this, it may be asked, il this pan OF
the Mosaic code "a tp be preserved,
why not also It's kindred provision
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth9 And il
may be said il these are to be main.
tanned, then Christian churches may
rs well be razed TO the earth, because
they are wholly at variance with the
sentiments Of Christianity, and with
i.s rrooopt Whosocvcr smitcs thee on
the one check, turn to him the other
also. 1t seems little strange, a little
inconsistent, that Christian ministers
are usually found among the strongest
advocates OF capital punishGopt. Yet
while they &C. upon an cyo for an eye
and tooth for a tooth. and the old
Mosaic code, they preach to the doom.
cd victim awaiting execution the mild
and bcnignant doctrines Of the Now
Testament, forgiveness of epemiaa and
good for evil Whst must he think Of
their consistency AN, Y, Sap,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
9Mosr RreHrEous JUDGE. We

A @Mosr RrGHrEous JrDdE. w,
record with great pleasure, the crafty,
ing fact, that on Saturday week, Judge
Sterret, of Pittsburgh, very sensibly
set aside the cxorbitant verdict Of
$4,000, rendered in June last, against
James p. Barr, ct. al, of the Pittsburgh
Post, in the alleged libel case of one
W. d. Moore, and granted the editors
a new trial. The jury who awarded
that unjust judgment, if any Of them
arc yet about, ought TO hide their faces
in shame and quit business. The press
of the country, and sensible people
everywhere, viii be pleased with Judge
Sterrct's righteous decision.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

oSg HEARD FaoM-This is what
the Pittsburgh Presbyterian thinks
about II; "lf the Republican party,
undor tho leadership oiv6nnt, or any
other man, proposes to enter a cam.
paign on the platform of taxing Chris
tian churches out Of existence, and
hcathenizing our public schools, 1t will
bc buried under an svahLche hotter
and heavier than over rolled into the
Alpine Vallcys,~ = Bishop Haven will
please mako a note Of that.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

VERY APPRoPRIATE.-One of the
happiest Centennial thoughts is that
of the Irish Catholic societies which
have determined to make no parade on
st. Patrick's day March nth, rcserv,
ing their celebration for the Fourth Of
July. 1t is especially fitting that IN
the coming year all differences of ma.
tionality should be forgotten in the
rcjoicings of united people, and the
members OF these societies have done
well in giving this evidence of Their
patriotic feeling. 1t is not that they
love ireland less, but that they love
America more.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

AFTER THE LADIEs.-Tho Spring
fed Republican is after the ladies in the
following stylc-we don't know wheth-
er he is a crusty old bachelor or not.
"Therc Is kind of assumption that
woman is neater, cleaner, more sen
sitive and more refined creature than
man. 1t may be SO but a lady viii
do many things which a gentleman
could not bring himself to do. There
is no gentleman in Springfield, for in
stance, who would walk through Main
street dragging part of his raimcnt
on the ground after him. Any gentle
man would consider himself defiled by
such n performance, and probably
would soon find himself in the hands
of the police and arraigned before a
commission de iundtico. No gentleman
would care to parade the streets in
such attire that one hand was con.
stantly occupied in reefing the slack
Of his breeches, after the manner Of
holding up skirts, ut the present time.
American gentlemen attach the char.
acter of gambler to a man who wears
many jewels and rings, and recognize
cognate vulgarity in the lady who
similarly overloads herself on occasions
when personal adornment is not in
keeping. What we mean is that there
is modesty and sobriety of attire aud
even of bearing among recognized
gentlemen which the recognized lady
has not yet attained" What vulgar
fellow that editor must be.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
TIE ROGUS REF0RliERS.

A Miller and Durham sometime
ago announced u State Convention Of
rciormcrs at Tyrone, and further stated
that Gen. John B. Gordon, Of Georgia,
and Hon. VIM. d. Kelley, OF Philadel'
phia, would be present to address the
multitude. The veracity Of the afore'
said may be called in doubt about the
matter by the gentleman named above,
as they were never called upon to ad'
dress "the meeting much less con-
sented TO come.
The aforesaid assemblagc was made
up of about twenty-five brokcn.down,
ring.boned and spawned, political hacks
from Centre and Clearfeld counties
who want office, but the voters in the
communities from which these reform.
ers hail have no confidence in these
roosteis to put them in position in the
usual way hence, they get up local
meetings and organizations, in the bor-
oughs especially, in this and Centre
county, and swear men to vote for
them and nobody else, so that they
may succeed in being manufactured
into Squire, Constable, and other fat
offices, through secret oath-bound
Order
Freemen, such an organization is no
place for you Slavery has been abol.
ished, and small demagogucs command
no higher price today than they have
in the past.
Although the meeting had energy
enough to announce to tho world, by
telegram, that there were present
one hundred and thirty-two delegates
from this aud other States, the
hotel registers at Tyrone bore the
names OF only twenty-five patriots
sixteen OF whom were from oiearheiu
and Centre counties.
Reader, just contemplate the leaders
in the Tyrone movement. What have
they done for themselves, their neigh
bors, or the State? Had the Creator
granted the laboring men the same
privilege He has given to tho bees,
these droncs would long since have
been taken to the mouth Of the hive
and pitched overheard. But il is other
wise. The. industrious, laboring par
ties must still support them, although
they (tho apatriots") do not furnish
the hive with one drop of honey.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

The profits of Babbitt, the great
soap mOpalaciurpr must be enormous
The discovery has just tcon mado that
Charles r. Bcckwith, Babbitts conf.
dcntia! clerk, cashier and book.kecpcr,
has fabbpd him of over half million
dollars by . sericV Of Frauds csiePdlng
from 1865 to 1879, when Rcckwiih
wps discharged ffom the soap kings
employ. 10 was arrpatod on the
charge in New York . few days since
and committed 10 prison,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
PICRINGS AND S7EALTVGS
ARONT THE CAPT.

WAsnIN0T0N, DECEMBER 27.---ln the
interval elapslng between the adjourn.
mont OF Congress on the 4th Of March
last aud the assembling OF the Forty.
fourth Congress, thcre seems to have
bccn more general cleaning out than
usual OF tho furniture Of tho committee
rooms. A clerk just appointed to one
OF the committees reports that on tax.
Ing possession OF his committee room
hs iaund that 1t bad been stripped oi
nearly everything portable oil value.
II hns Tor many years been considered
perfect, legitimate foremployo around
the House wing Of the capitol to carry
of ut tho end Of Congress anS thing
that tllcy can lay their bands upon.
To supply the loss ,occasioned ia thu
manner over 81, 900 has been expended
under the head OF siurniturc- aud 10.
pairs" la the last five months. llc.
tween twenty-five and thirty thousand
dollars is thrown away annually on
the capitol police. if % Nf 20
The Clerk of tho House pal OCT
since the Both Of June last up 20 Do
ccmber l, 1885 for pockct.boolss aud
carJ-cascs, and si,573 for gold lcir
and pencils. Such u large purchase oi
these articles could only haze heel
nccessitatcd by the total abstraction d
the old supply on hand. Between two
and three thousand dollars worth ol
pocket-knives were also purchased fol
the new members. II tho Democratic
House is sincere in lis desire for econo
my II cannot do no bcttcrthan by begin
ming the work Of rctrcnchment in II.
own household. II would DO difficult
for any member to allogc any reason
except that OF precedent, why be should
be furnished at the public expense with
costly Russia leather pocket-books,
gold pens and pockci.knives. Nor Is
there any shadow of right in provid.
ing members horse-car tickets ut the
public expense. One Of the most cry.
ing abuses under the House is the hire
Of horses and carriages. This is per
quisitc enjoyed and very improperly
too, by Officers Of the body. Many
thousand dollars are annually paid on
this account, and in many inetance:
more being paid every month for the
use Of q horse than his entire value
Under the law every member is allowed
sl25 worth per annum of stationery
and newspapers, or his allowance il
money. At least nine-tcnths Of The
members draw all the stationery they
need, "a very comprehensive term,
from the general allowance, and ther
the sl25 in money. An end should
be put to all these things, and to vari
Gus other abuses which it is not neces-
sary to specify At least 100000 pei
annum can and ought to be saved il
the expenses Of the House OF Repre-
scntatives. The Democratic majority
in that body cannot do a more popular
thing than by APPLYING tho mucl
talked of pruning knife to the looping
off of its own useless and unjustifiabl'
extravagances.- Baltimore Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
GroRaE B. GoopLANpEa, Editor.
COMMITTEE MEETING.


pEuooRArIo srArE CownirfEr OF PESNA
wlLKrsBARHr, Pa, Jan. l, l776. }
Tho members Of the Democratic State Commit
tee arc requested to meet at Bottoms Hotel har'
risburg, on Thursday the Goth day Of January
1875, at twelve o'clock, m for the purpose o
fixing u time and place fer holding Democratic
State Convention, to elect delegates TO the Dem
oeratic National Convention, to nominate candi'
dates for President and Vice President Of th'
United States.
HESpRcK Il. wRionr, Chairman.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

The Board Of Pardons, at n meeting
on Wednesday last, recommended the
pardon Of tho schuylkill County Com
missioncrs, who were imprisoned for
malfcasancc in Office, the pardon ia
take effect at the March meeting of the
kqald- IN tbe saee of n9rney NcOpp
Of LycoAing county, sehlciced 10 I'D
hanged, the Hoard recommended thai
his sentence be commuted to imprison.
mcnt for life.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

UP Sur GoEs.--Thc yennngo Spec
tdtor, of last week, says; "Thcro was
a ahealthy excitement in the oil market
on Tuesday, and prices went up. Las,
year the price of crude January 4 wa'
97l cents per barrel at Oil City. Oh
the corresponding day this year crud,
brought for immediate shipment, OF
cars. 81 80 10 l.a3l.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

EDITORIAL MEErINe.-The Pennsy

EDITORIAL MEETINe.-The Pennsyl
vania editorial association will meet
for the transaction of business in the
Senate room, at Harrisburg, on Wed
nesday, January 10, at 10 o'clock, a. m
As this will be the day following the
governors Inauguration, and the day
before the meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee, there will
doubtless be present a large represen.
tation OF tho journalists Of the State,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

TIE RIGuT PLAog.-ElIorts are be-
ing made at Washington 10 have both
the National Democratic and Repnbli-
can Conventions to meet at that city
this Centennial year. II is good idea.
Thousands Of persons could .hcn make
it suit to visit the Ccntppnial grounds
at Philadelphia, slip over and sec the
National Capital and attend the re-
spcctivc Conventions all at the same
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

Last weeks issue Of Frank Lesiie'
Illustrated Newspaper was accompanied
by an excellent bird's-eyc view ofPhila
delphia, from a hypothetical point over
Camden. All the principal buildings
and the Centennial grounds are shown
in proper position.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

TnE sAMpAIeS.--The political cam
paign of 1876 may be said to have
opened on Wednesday of last week, the
9th inst, when the Republicans of New
Hampshire held their State Conven,
tio2 and renominated Gov. Cheney
New Hampshire leads off in the spring
elections, and the usual Republican
majority is small enough to give the
contest some interest. The Democrats
of Texas also held q State Convention
on the 9Th inst, but they have thing'
pretty much their own way, and are
besides, 30 far off that their declarations
are not likely to convulsc the country
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

The newly elected Sheriff of Ale.
gheny county, who was inducted into
ofiics on Monday, the 3D. inst, had to
perform the duty of hanging two men
three days after donning the official
robes. so to speak.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

A PoINT on TnEM--Mr Samuel
Bowles, who says awiully cutting
things sometimes, doesn't think the
clergy who criticize the press are any
better than that institution itself, and
puts il in this way:
With all It's imperfcctions On its head, there Z
tas much at least to be said for the honest Amer
can newspaper, that il is tying, with the bes
lights It has, to do ts duty, and that Il Is accom-
piishing resulie. If II reverend critics can i'm
prove unon It's methods VI 10 work. the field Il
open and example 10 alway. saoss to the point
than precept.