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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25


country. An atmosphere ct dispdrage-
mem surrounds hiDl ~ erery mt''d. His
party having abandoned either vlndi-
cauoh OF acionsc OF MS ute, are al
ready augued WIN excuslng ana apol'
ogisihg ior the iact OF MS ihcumoehcy'
inc most dlsrepu'ao'e sarreteer IN the
reu'o'cs, corner o. 'he inhu' can m
scrt 'nree i'ne NC, IN tne most o.
scuro paper, 70 inc erect ,nat proceed
,ngs 70 a'sll'le inc freslden. are con,
'eniP'a'eu, ana the entlre .ao'net ana
80 efnsII aISSssS1B,..s,k-ssesSEc 80 >>ssv
,,l'; ;s.JF = - - -, i,,'h' ~ ~
soio'hh'y ieiute the report Congress
10 waved oacK IRON meeting 10 date
as distant as Possiole' inc Executive
Depar.iheh. ihht was not elected lear
ing even tne contrast wnich the as
Schoiagc oi inc Legislative Depart
iheht whicn was elected VIII provoke
IN mems MINDS, ana iearlng most OF all
the restlessness q the party aatranded
IN the election and the revenge OF the
party ueiraaded since. All TINS has
become TACT IN the United States with
IN less Than three months since the in
anguratlon. -Four years OF this rccip-
rocai operation OF the Government
ana the people upon one another, in
these sensitive and anomalous circnm-
stances, remain. Noperson with pity
IN his breast can speculate on the de
gree Oh progressive punishment which,
III ,na' uihe, inc retributlon, already
worklhg 80 ieariully, will indicl No
prophet with complete knowledge Of
inc Gays 10 come, u he were also o
patriot' or even a man OF common hu-
NANNY, would have the heart to an
nouhce the variety and extent of the
lot IN reserve Tor the emoes-fers OF this
government ana Tor those TO whom
'ney transferred II. IL Is doubtless as
merciiui that the inture IS concealed
m ''s !. - certain tnat inc laws oi justice,
sioia''u ,io' " 'nc Jaws oi men, WIZ VIM
u'oa.o themselves ~ IT,
as pa''loI, mr; iiiuen was incapa-
w pio u supcr,mpos'ng upon the sure
pIos'.ss " .1 Vi .l .no resentment ana rePris'
- ~ VI ,"o . S,o'''',lou ' people any oollga'
w" " lou'ess' Ninuiva.ioh OF revenge,
~ io,9u' ns philosopher, ne wen
u1 nn1" ~, ',a. y :. ,, was unnecessary 10 40 80,
"eu 'na' ~ "ouiu oe an INFERIOR cholce
~ rsneu'es , W 10 So AS q statesman,
no - Aaew sna' tne people would not
na,o " wal. ior n's polcy-as the re-
suit ou,s ""s 70, 'u9wn--ana c lnat polcy Sc,
oa.eu, ''1 ueirauueu exponent ana
isnuu' I,u IAvou'''o 'l couiu walt ms
;ae' LAY a"a a.. o'aln wou,u oe accorded
nun y VIZ veru'ct Oh history, HIS
vnoiov " .ne pooPie ana the nuiiltca-
'i .,Vn 1i .na.cnolceCy ,, Jraad were events
mn'en wouiu no. pe UNDERSTOOD even
~ 'no Juusnent ol his OVID genera
s'on, mu"e Pos.erity would pass that
COMMENT aln upon nun ana ms competitor
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25


Two Limbs OF THE LAW ON TIL gIn
MuscLE.-A correspondent ofthe Pitts.
burgh Post, writing from our noighbor
ing town Of Indiana under date Of
July 9TH, gives the following account
of little set-to between Gen. Harry
White and J. A. G. Ruffncr, Esq,
practicing attorneys at the bar of that
county. The correspondent says
The usual quiet of our town was
somewhat disturbed yesterday alter.
noon by an encounter between cou.
pie Of attorneys. Lawyers generally
fight with words, but in this instance
It came TO blows. A case in which
the Indiana County Bank Is Plaintiff
and Of which General White, our Con
grcssman, is President and half owner
was being heard beioreJudgc BLAIR q,
Chambers. The case involves large
amount, and the different interests
were represented by several lawyers
The Defendants allegc payment and
claim credit for some eight or ten
thousand dollars illegal interest. Sew,
eral legal gentlemen were present
arguing the case, and among them
General White, for Plaintiff and J. A,
9. Ruffner, Esq, for Defendants. The
General, who, since his return from
performing voluntary services IN Lou.
isiana last fall, imagines that he has
the whole government upon his
shoulders, and that every knee should
bow TO him, did not relish some Of the
points made by counsel for Dcicndants
and in regular pugilistic style struck at
Mr. Ruffncr who promptly replied in
the same way, aud had not the Court
and those present in;erfered, the Gen.
eral would probably have received a
severe castigation. No officers being
present tho gentlemen escaped a term
in Jail. General White rotrcated To
the strong walls of his bank, and now
appears on the street with 0 stout
walking stick. II is thought by many
that the end Of this affair is not vet
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25
ALL SORTS or ITEMS.

MISS Lake, Nowburyport soprano
Is noted for her liquid notes.
Bold Benny says that sheep iarm il
Colorado is a buck-ram story.--Bosto'
Post.
zgn~11NsonK' - stssA1Rr
t-mn the man who keeps school, thi'
weather.
Mary J. Happy of New York, has
been made Sad by marrying a man oI
that name.
X. b Hayes, LII. d., strikingly re
sembles s. Colfax, LII. d., in many
respects.
Bayard Taylor has declined the Rus.
sian mission, owing to his literary en-.
gagements.
George Francis Train now calls him
self "Tbe Stormy Petrol of the Slxcp
tical Ocean,
Some how or other everybody objects
to having q smallpox hospital in bis
ncighborhood.
-
istration are now driving away dnll
care in California.
Alder is taking the place OF hemlocb
in the tannin business. Thought birch
was more used than Boston
Post.
!.
,''o.o ''nPoran,' III lhe opihioh
oi 'he boston Herdid, that Hayes have
successor.
,.o,a, nn envn",sS e".'a suggests = remeuy ioi
NO., aOssI fas,- eas' a"u ~. WI pioua'y 'cn us
noeloS o H., az s"n mn"' 10 soo' 'or T" nose
Tha No,u v,,. TIA.
N. III m.,.os s ., aoA a. aI'ga"e says Una,
LII i, m"s 20 - ,.'y v tr ~ auVance ol
pug,,o .nIn s,n.''henS ronin ies' IN accepting q
''o''" '''u'"'y'
Navigation of the Danube is prom.
;s'u :;, ~ 'no ,i uIns as iar US uiris, where
h,s WI Piooao'y Pp'y W s'oppeu oy tne
o'o' DO''O" iO'''
The Burlington (lowa) Ha,okeye
thinks that if Grant were nominated
in 1880, he would probably carry all
VI ''"' D'"'h' except Ireland
1t is said that Mrs. George Rignold
uses the love letters that her husband
receives to curl her hair. If she is a
jealous as some women we'll bet that
it curls.
"A ghost that will not down. is the
comment Of the New York Sun on the
Wells Nemesis. 1t is Just possible that
this ghost is the Banshee giving warn
ing Of the political death Of Mr.. Hayes.
All ,bo newsnonor. 80 m.i,;n
Of Gov. Hartranft for sending a eush.
ing dispatch to Grant ain care Of Queen
Victoria The New York Times de.
votes a column of fun and satire 10 bis
case.
Tho c, I.o,,. Jy.... -,
the two esnobs . CRAM and pierrenon,
one Is not las much entitled to wear
Uniform as the other" An act Of Con-
gress permits 1rant to wear his uni
rert'nent query from the New FORK
Sm "Wlll ex-Judge Hilton exclude
jewish women from the unfinished
nome ior working Women, upon
whlch Alexander 1. Stewart expended
80 much money z
Hayes southern policy moves the
Chicago Inter. Ocean 10 ask once more
in despair. Are we a nation ora leagne9,
We shall settle this point for the l. o.
when W we discover whether j. Madison
"eiiS Is "a Vassal or a peer
Boss Tweed wants an Eight bv Seven
Commission appointed in bis oase
That sort of arrangement is good
enough to get man into the Presiden.
cy, but it does not follow that il would
opV" Tue uoors OF iweeds prison.
Next year Nevada will elect Uni
ted States Senator to succeed Jones,
and there is disposition in some quar-.
ters to elect resident of the State, IL
those who own Nevada and live in San
Francisco will consent to the arrange.
ment.
Three hundred delegates and five
thousand visitors were in attendance
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25

Who is "bigger man than old
Grant" nowi Tho johnny Bulls are
making q fuss over him, as Americans
did over the Prince Of Wales some
years ago aud for no better reaaon.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25
THE GREATFRAUD.

The Baltimore Suns Washington
correspondent, referring to the indict-
ment of the Louisiana Returning Board
says; Thereisan undoubtful conscious.
ness pervading administration circles
that the situation Is exceedingly grave,
and is within the range of probability
that the outcome may be the voluntary
retirement OF President Hayes from
the White House.
Although the two colored members
ofthe Board have been included in the
suit il is well understood that there is
no desire to punish them for the
wrongs in which they were no more
than passive accomplices, and it is
thought the opportunity may be offer.
cd them to turn States evidence
When the evidence that the Electoral
Commission would not treceive il is given
tothe world INTELLECTUALLY produces II
sensation. There is no authority for
the rumored proposed indictment of
Messrs Matthews and Sherman. Such
is the current gossip in New Orleans
and Washington, but there is no such
purpose at present entertained. No
one familiar with affairs in New Or
leans from the 7th of November until
the day when the electoral vote was
declared could possibly have any doubt
that Wells and Anderson were upheld
in everything done by them, and in
numerous instances actually advised
by Messrs. Matthews and Sherman.
These two gentlemen were equally re-
sponsible, morally and legally, as
Wells and Anderson. They went 10
New Orleans for no other purpose
than to do their part toward taking
the vote of Louisiana away from Til
demand it is history how faithfully they
kept to that purpose. Notwithstand.
ing this, no good object could be sub.
served by indicting them, and the legal
authorities OF Louisiana doubtless un-
derstood this very well. The exposure
Of their completely with the greatest
political crime of all history will be all
that is sufficient, and the outraged
people Of Louisiana can well afford to
let them rest on the pillory Of indigna-
tion on which they will be suspended
by the whole conntrv
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22
SATURDAY. SEPT. %, 1877.
The international Rifle Match.

1t would be a piece of affectation fol
any American to pretend that he does
not feel pleased that his countrymen
have beat the British in the interna.
tional rifle match. The British did
not exactly inaugurate this style of con.
test. Shooting matches have been com
mon in other parts of Europe from time
immemorial, but they gave it Il promi'
and an eclat which no other
nation had ever done. The camp al
Wimbledon common was the result OF
the great volunteer movement which
swept over Great Britain in 1858. Since
young Edward Ross, son Of the great
Scottish deerstalker, Captain Ross, OF
Rosie, took the Queens prize in 1859
or 1860, an annual gathering has been
held at Wimbledon, wherein men from
all parts Of the kingdom have partici-
pated. A love for the rifle, and a de-
sire to excel in its use, has therefore
grown among all classes of the British
people. The team which we have
beaten constitutes the representative
eight of that people, their picked men,
men who have vol their spurs, and
carried Off trophies from many a well
contested field. It is something to have
beaten such experts, and to stand for
the present virtually at the head of the
worlds marksmen. Chicago Inter
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22

An eminent British statesman is
said to have traced his own ems of the
sacredness of n promise to a curious
lesson he got from his father when he
was a boy. When home from the holi-
days, and walking with his father in the
garden, his father pointed to Il wall
which he intended to have pulled
down.
.'Oh," said the boy, 81 should like Ia
see a wall pulled down."
"Well, my boy, you SHALL" said his
father.
The thing, however, escaped his
memory, and during the boys absence
a number of improvements were being
made, and among them this wall was
torn down and a new one built up in
its place. When the boy came home
and saw it, he said:
"Oh, father, you promised to let me
see that wall pulled down."
Instantly the father remembered his
promise, and was deeply panied to think
that he had seemed careless about his
plighted word.
my boy" he said, ''you are right,
l did promise, and 1 ought not to have
forgotten. 1t is too late now to do just
what l said 1 would, but you wanted to
see a wall pulled down, and so you
SHALL"
And he actually ordered the masons
up and made them pull down and re-
build the new wall, that as nearly AS
possible his promise might be made
good.
1T cost mt twenty pounds he said
to a friend who was bantering him
about it, ''but, :" he said, ''if it had cost
a hundred, I should have thought it a
cheap way of impressing on my boys
mind as long as he lives the Importance
that 4 man of honor should attach to
his plighted word"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22

An Kasslriss Iisnesotisa Gets sKsswl-
edge o. Tsbaecs Making Processes. :

A Minnesota man, who, by the way,
halls from Dodge Center, writes a letter
to the Chicago Inter-O Oceans knowledge
box, enquiring, "sHow is tobacco
cured, when ripe, for making cigars;
also, how is fine cut manufactured;
also, black plug tobacco?" He gets an
answer which is probably definite
enough for all practical purposes,
especially if he is 4 of the
weed. The l. o. says there is nearly
as many ways of preparing tobacco for
cigars as there ale brands. The tobacco
is put through a sweating process, then
sprinkled with solutions Of saltpeter,
urine and other substances to give it a
flavor and make it burn nicely. As to
chewing tobacco, the Scientific Ameri-
can says it is prepared from the leaf
by soaking in cheap rum and molasses,
with the addition of ammonia and inter
and pressing it; but it is, we believe, a
common practice to first soak it in
urine and then molasses water, &c.
Common smoking tobacco is prepared
from the wet pressed leaf, the waste OF
cigar-making, and stemssimilarly treat
ed, dried and broken or cut. 1t is usu-
ally thought proper to i%mprove(?) 1t
with various quantities of safi"wer,
rhubarb, potato, cabbage, c%oltfoot, dock
leaves, sawdust, malt combings, medi-
cinals and sand" in plug tobacco,
the leaf is pressed after being moistened
with molasses, licorice, uiine etc. We
have often seen workmen in the factor
les chewing tobacco and splitting juice
upon the tobacco they were working at.
We suppose it added to its flavor. st.
Paul Dispatch.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22
A Tramp's Max inns.

In the hip pocket of an old vagrant,
pulled in by the police the other night,
was n memorandum book full of his
own writing with pencil, and some of
his philosophy is good enough to be
preserved. His first paragraphreads:-
drinking bad whisky because it is
offered free is like getting in the way
of bullets purchased by an enemy
A second reads
Honesty is the best policy, but some
folks are satisfied with second best. 1t
is hard to be honest on an empty
stomach"
A third runs:-
"a dry plank under Il rainproof shed
is better than n feather bed in jail, and
one isn't annoyed by the jailer bringing
in a square breakfast
A fourth says
"Pay as you go. If you haven't any
thing to pay with, don't go. If you are
forced to go, record every Indebtedness
and let your heirs settle the bills"
LIN HlIl Captains.
1--WE should have charity for all.
| When the winter winds blow cold and
dreary we yags should pity the poor
fellows in India who are having red hot
weather"
A sixth is recorded
"Politeness costs nothing, but it is
not expected that you will wake a man
up at midnight to ask permission to go
through his hen house. 1t is more
courteous to let him enjoy his needed
repose."
The seventh and last one was noted
down rs follow
"When you pick up an apple core do
not find fault because it is not the apple
itself, but be satisfied with the grade of
descent. Do not be ashamed of your
occupation. We cannot all be lords,
nor can we all be Migrants. AS l can
not be n lord ! should not lament ut
being n vagrant. Be truthful and out
spoken. That is tell 'em you are Il
Chicago fire sufferer. Keep seasonable
hours or some other vag will get your
plank first. BE hopeful, cheerful and
good natured. Growing won't cnre a
sore heel. "lDetroit Free Press.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22
Teaching Children The News.

Miss Mitchell, teacher of the first
grammar grade in the Washington
School, Pittsburg, Pa, has introduced
a new and brilliant feature in her
school exercises. 1t is a discussion of
the news of the day between the pupils
and the teachV, the first half hour of
the morning being devoted to that ex-
ercise. The words "The Bulletin"
are drawn on the blackboards in large
German text letters, and Immediately
below, in newspaper style, are head
lines similar to those employed by daily
papers in giving the points of the most
important news, and then each head
line is taken up by the school, and a
general interchange of views takes
place between.the teacher,and the pu-
pills. The Bulletin is the daily paper
of that room, and an editor is elected
by the school every month, whose duty
it is to examine the Pittsburg papers
every morning, and write down on the
blackboard, before school hours, the
points for discussion, to give a head
line resume of the news of the day, as
it were, and if the editor exhibits ca
pacity for the work intrusted to him he
is often reelected to his high position.
OF course the discussion does not take
in news of every description, but only
of the most interesting character. 1t
includes foreign news, editorial topics
local news, etc.
This exercise is regarded as a part of
their school work, and is entered into
by every pupil with the greatest posi-
bic interest, and many of them whose
parents can afford to purchase a news
paper every morning and study its con-
tents Just as they do their grammar,
their geography and arithmetic. BY
means of the Bulletin every scholar
learns the important news of the day,
and is enabled to understand the vari-
GUS great questions which agitate the
public mind. The value of an exercise
of this kind is beyond description, and
1t is hoped that it will become an estab-
lished custom in every public school in
this country.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22

@Aduertisers sciu make note Of the fact
that THE LEADER has a larger circuld-
tion than any paper published in Wyo-
ming. -
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22
Commercial Job Printing

OF every kind neatly, cheaply and expedi.
tiously executed. Cards OF every shape and
Kind, Bill Heads, Letter and Note Headings,
BLANKS OF every kind, Posters, etc, printed
On sho-. notice. Having n new lot of Type
and presses, We can do handsome work nj
low prices.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-22
The Foe OF Pam.

The friend of suffering humanity-the
enemy of disease, and the SdlrdtioR of
the patient brute, is MEXICAN Mus.
TANG LINIMENT. There is no sore it
will not heal, no ache or pain it will
not Danish. For accidents in the fam
lily, such as burns, scalds, sprains, cuts,
etc, it has no rival. 1t has saved
more human lives, and restored more
horses, oxen and other cattle, to useful
ness and profit, than all other liniments
put together. may21-d3tawaw6m
, 1877-02-25

The Chicago produce marketswere generally
dull Saturday, and most of them tended down.
wards. Mess pork closed 25c per brl lower,
at S14.25 for March and S14.473@14.5 50 for
April. Lard closed 2oc per 400 lbs lower, at
S9.67t for March and 50. 9.s0@9. s24 for April.
Meats closed a@4c lower, at Sc for loose
shoulders, SC for short-ribs, and stc for short
clears. Highwines were inactive, at 81. .05a
@l:0G. Flour was quiet and weak. Wheat
closed Sc lower, at $1.e6 cash and Sligo
for March. Corn closed Sc lower, at 414c
for March and 454c for May. Oats closed
easy, at 33!c cash and 33{c for March. Rye
was unchanged, at 65@65Ac. Barley closed
steady, at 4sac for March and 46c for April.
Hogs were in fair demand and steady, Mt
s.. 100000 for common to choice. Cattle
were in fair request aud firm, with sales OF
poor to good grades at $3.0o@6.oo. Sheep
were quiet and unchanged. One hundred
ao}lars in gold would buy S1o4.s74 in green
backs at the close.
, 1877-02-25

| they could cling to. The episode has been
chiefly useful in showing that Gov. HAYES
has no personal organ; and, if any newspa-
per or individual sets up as an embodiment
of his views and interpreter Of his prospect
i've policy as President, TINT newspaper or
individual may be justly set down as busy
body not entitled to any credence.
The determination reached yesterday by a
union Of the Republicans and conservative
Democrats in the House of Representatives
not to take recess, but proceed with the
count of Oregon without unnecessary delay,
forecasts the complete discontinue of the
Desperadoes. The effort to use an article
printed in a comparatively unimportant
newspaper as means for violating COM
pact between the two Houses of Congress,
and bringing about special Presidential
election which would cost the country un-
told millions of dollars directly and indirect
II, is about the last, as it is about the most
puerile, trick to which the Desperadoes can
resort. They will have to cultivate some of
the fortitude and magnanimity of Mr. HENRY
WA1TEnsoS in succumbing to the inevitable,
and for u time turn their attention to some |
more honorable pursuit than that Of Office
hunting through tho agency of fraud, cor
upton, intimidation, and &C buIldozing."
, 1877-02-25

The Democratic Caucus on Friday night
adoptedthe policy Of delay, but the caucus
failed to have its authority recognized. Yes
te1day, when the House met, a motion to
postpone till Monday the joint meeting Of
the two Houses to receive the report Of tho
Commission on the Oregon question was
rejected. Motions to postpone till later
hour were also rejected The two Houses
then met in joint meeting, and the report on
Oregon was read Objections being made.
the two Houses separated, under the Law.
and IN the Senate the two hours debate vas
at once begun. In the House the debate
was also begun, and lasted for two hours.
The vote Of Oregon was then counted for
HAxEs- The next State On the list Was
Pennsylvania, and, an objection being made.
the two Houses separated. The motion for
recess till Monday was renewed, and, thena
being p1otestations that there was no Dur.
pose to defeat the counting, the motion for
recess was carried by small majority. The
objection to Pennsylvania will be orer1uled
on Monday, and then South Carolina will be
reached, which is the last State that can ba
referred to the Commission.
, 1877-02-25

Ar. DAVID Dudley FIELD betrays all the
malignlty Of conspirator, and has attempt-
Cd to eRgraft on the legislation of CONGRESS-
and the proceedings of the House, the sharn
and questionable practices for which he has
become notorious as lawyer in the trial of
CRIMINAL cases. His latest exhibition il The
preparation Of two bills founded On the as.
sumption that the House Of Representatives
shaH refuse to permit the counting of the
vote to be concluded. These bills pro-
vide: ~ That new election for President
b6 ordered to take place in Nav.
and in the interval the President OF the
senate shall be acting President of the
United States. (e) That the defeated can-
d1date for President shnll be authorized to
institute proceedings in quo .earranto, and
to bring an action to recover the Office in the
Supreme Court Of the United States, He
made the attempt to have the Democratic
caucus commit that party to the support of
these bills; but, SO far, the Obst1 uctinnists
hsVe not Obtained strength enough to GROW, |