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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

We arc authorized to announce the name Of
GEO. 9 KIRK, Of Brady township, as a eandi
date for the Office Of ProthonotAry, subject to The
rules governing the Democratic party.
Postofice address, Lgthorsburg, Pa.
We are authorized 10 an nounoe the name Of
kLI BLOOM. Of Clarified, as candidate for
Prothonstary, subject to the rules governing the
Democratic party.
Postothce address, clearaeli, Pa.
We Rre nuthsriEed 10 announce the name Of
n. ?. WILSON. Of Bradford township. as a can.
didate for Prothonotary, subject TO the rules gov
erning the Democrats party.
Postoiiee address, Woodland, Pa.
We are authorized 10 announce the name Of
J. LINN SHAW, Of Houtsdale, as a candidate
for Prothonoiary, subject 10 the rules governing
the Democratic party.
Posiolice address, Houtzdae, Pa
We are authorized to announce the name Of I.
g. BARGER, Of Bradford township, as candi.
date for Proihonotary, subject TO the rules gov.
erning The Democratic party.
Postoihee address, Woodland, Pa
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

CAUTIoN.-Allpv persons are hereby cautioned
~ against purchasing or in any way moddiing
with the following property now 10 the possession
Wm, 0'Harra, Of Woodward township, via: One
bay horse and set Of harness, buggy, 5 beds and
bedding, sets chairs, l cupboard, desk. 2
stands, stoves, and 40 yards of carpet, as the
same belongs TO me, and is left with him on loan
only, subject to my order at any time.
PHILIP BoTTS.
Glen Hone. Pa. Ane. 20. ls17.ata
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

Why are three out of every five la
boring men in the country idle2 Ask
the Radical leaders. They have been
running "the machine" for seventeen
years and should know how to handle
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gfw Advertisements.

GAuIioN.--All persons are hereby warned
~ against purchasing or 10 any way meddling
with iour-year old gray colt, aud four year
old dun colt, now In the possession Of J. Irwin
Mckee, Of Knox township, as they belong to me,
aud are left with him on loan only, subject to nv
order at any time. WIN. r. DICKINSON.
MADEIRA, Aug. 20. 1s7f.3t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

We regret to learn that Col. Henry
M. Hoyt Chairman of the Republican
State Committee, had leg broken, on
the 2lst of last month, by the upset.
ting of a stage coach at Denver Col
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

Why is. share of railroad stock
only worth twelve dollars today which
sold for fifty dollars five years ago ?
Ask the eight by seven Commission.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

We are authorized to announce the name Of
L. J. MORGAN, Of Clcnrheld, as a candidate for
Register Recorder, subject to the rules govern.
ing the Democratic party.
postoiIce address, Clearfieli. Pa
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

We are authorized p announce the name Of
SAMUEL +. MeCL0sKY, Of curwebsviile, as a
candidate for County Surveyor, subject to the
rules governing the Democratic party.
PostoiIee address. Cuswensville Pa
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

LOVELY Radical misrule has re-
duced stumpage from eight cents per
foot to nothing and laborcrs wages
from two dollars to sevcnty.fve cents
far dov
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

PLENTY.-The Radicals of Hunting.
don had fifteen candidates for sheriff
before their recent County Convention.
and succeeded in nominating S. n,
Irwin on tho tenth ballot. But they
are not happy yet, over there.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

Why are the saws Of one hundred
saw mills standing still e? The Radical
blight did it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

A CurE REroRr-"You're smart
fellow" snccrcd q lawyer to witness,
the other day, in Brooklyn Court
"l'd return the compliment if wasn't
under OATH replied the witness,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

STATE CoNvESrIoS.-Ful proceed.
ings Of the Democratic State Conven.
tion will appear in our next issue.
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THE sTRU0GlE.


IL has been our er,uno IN wi,uess
tho nrocesdines 80 s,..orol s,.,o 90,
w ,,a.,. ,.,, " 'o'' '"'' ~
'"''o's "0'" Ny ootn parues' anu 10
nave observed the Intense anxiety DO
trayed by the delegates when the bal
lotinrs for candid,,,s was close-onin
and ,ncL - I'M, ,la .aana 49,. ,o.,,,al
-, q, ~ '"0 'oV'' "o 'oo".'
upon "'s' 7" cuheSday nlshtal inc oi"ie
Vapitoi, while the third and fourth
ballots were being taken for Supreme
Judge, surpassed all former spcclacles.
/, wa orona, w., wnr,,, n'
.,r..,.,.s,, =
H. ,,,s, -" w ''"'' "1 '"p
Wv '""o"'ng IRON ms journal In al
luding to the contest he says:
"1'ho Chair finally decided that tho
third ballot was unintollicible ,hot ,Le
floor must be cleared of all intrnders
and let tho Convention settle tho dis.
pute dispassionatolv bv another ballot
This settled the 3isordcr and aonr
half an hour Of see,hing tnrmoil onie,
was secured and ,ho ToII was a.,a;n &
called All the c,ndids,os ,r.,ro dron
pod but Turnkey and Shennnrd ma
the vote between ,Lem ran s;ngnlarlv
even. They were moi Ten votes anart
at any time, thew were exaetlv aven
at SO, apaid at 90 agoin Mt az again
at 100, again at l05 aeain NJ 1Ia
again at IN, again at i2o ago,n a,
l22, and the roll il CLOSED with Trnnkev
1913 and Sheppard 1oa with Ave- nc,.
voting.
Mn srryo,,,s u,,.,, ,.
M. v. G IN :,
~" ~. onowuoh entered the nan
.. anu s',o n's ,o'c ior sheppard. There
,es %as so.sral ouzz ana u call Tor Aelg-
MD, nj o oe '"' Il, a. runsey ,.',y men, ana IN the
Iato oonon'rad " ,de =, "I'V oio"n ~ vi oncie
a dcod ooia' as " i"' w., 49,, nero mas
down ,he ";slo ] nn,iI ~ 's''s'o'y ,, ma,hea n.
oS ,ho ,J doloo,oa o,S MI ~ w sot 70 .nG iroh'
greatost dsI;hcro,iao 'Po~u "''n vns
pros;Ion, Joa",i.~ 49,, s") ''s "r
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What has put out the furnace fires
Radical protection and mis-govcrn-
ment.
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RARnARIrIEs oN norm Sides.

The Times rhcrapia dispatch states
that Mr.. Fawcett, who was sent by
Mr., Layard, the British Minister, to
report upon the condition of the ingi
tives south of the Balkans and to dis.
tribute relief, writes; "Even all that
has been written gives no adequate
idea of the extent Of the misery and
destitution among the refugees, or the
barbarities which have been perpetrat-
ed on both sides. The British relief
committee at Adrianople, after care.
iul investigation, have ascertained that
lO,l50 women and children need relief
at once. OF these 100 are jews and
5000 Turks.
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announcements.
Primary Election, Saturday, Sept. Is.
PRorHoNoTARy

FEEs.- Proihonotary, SIS Register 4 Record
er, Sl5 Surveyor, s.. The fec must be paid IN
advance
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29

HALF AND liALr.--The Radicals .,
Delaware county last tall elected 0. p
Bullard to the Legislature, but b,.
conduct has become so ocrookedp tb.,
at meeting of their County Commit.
tee last week, a resolution was adopted
asking him to resign his seat in ,ho
House Why not let him alone, and
impcach him when the Legislature
meets.
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great attention and from its heit wa.
successful, Lock Haven is rs iull Of
statesmen as il is OF saw mills.
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rHOM NsIIIP STATEMENT

H. Annual Financial Statement Of the School,
toad and Poor Funds Of Chest township, Clear
ED county, Pa, for the year ending April .,
s77.
, 1877-12-15
Party Domination.

There is no more arbitrary
system of government under hui
man organization than that OF
party. Controlled by no law but
the will Of caucus, irresponsible
for its acts; demanding unreason-
ing obedience where no respect
is due, and tolerating no exer-
else of individual freedom of
opinion and action. No matter
how often or how materially the
party may change it's principles
or its policy, its adherents are
bound to support the party or
be tabooed as a bolter," regard
ed by the devoted partisan as an
offender fully as criminal as the
traitor to his country; in fact,
the latter IS more readily par
doned by party politicians than
the latter; political treason may
be condoned; party recusancy is
never pardoned.
The power of King Caucus has
been steadily on the increase for
the last forty years, until it had
become dominant in everydepart-
ment Of the govcrnment-Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial
and is used for defeating the
popular will and carrying thro'
minority measures. All the cor
rupt measures which have Of late
become so common are the di-
rect fruits Of the caucus system.
Every measure of any general
import is passed upon IN private
caucus; a majority Of one in
caucus will carry a measure
which on it's merits would be re-
jected by two-thirds vote. Say
there are 35 Republicans and 81
Doroorofc IN fha Copo<o. 10
votes in caucus control the II
Republicans with whose votes
added to their own, they carry
a measure by two majority which
on an Independent vote would be
defeated by vote Of SO to 10.
What a surrender of popular
government to star-chamber die
tation! No Senator can afford
, 1877-12-15
lynCned.

At Columbia, Tenn, abont
o'clock On the morning of the 9th
ult., Miss Bette Templeton, young
lady about twenty years old. daugh-
ter of the Rev. A. Templeton, pastor
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church here, stepped into the back
yard, about fifty yards from the
house, when she was confronted by
negro ruffian called McGhee. =
The tiend seized her by the throat
and threw her down, but she sue
ceeded in frustrating his purpose.
He then drew large knife and fore
ed her to place her hand upon her
heart and swear she would never re-
veal his attempt to any one. He
then fled, and she was found insen-
sible where the villain had left her.
When she became fully conscious,
she told the story to her father, who
Immediately gave an alarm, and in a
short time hundreds OF armed and
excited citizens were securing the
country in search OF the negro
Suspicion was soon fastened on the
negro named, who had been in town
only few weeks, and had been call
ing himself Crank McGhee. The
description given by the young lady
enabled them to readily identify
McGhee as the offender. Subse-
quently McGhee was captured,
brought into the presence of the
young lady, and fully identified.
and while on his way to jail was
seized by the citizens and hung in
the street. There was not link
missing in the chain Of evidence,
and the universal sentiment is that
his execution was just. Miss Tenn
pleton is q handsome young lady,
and belongs to one of the best fami-
lies in the country.
, 1877-12-15
- Bull BaItS."

The following is an extract from q
communication addressed by Mr..
Bergh, President of the society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals,
to Joseph W. Winans, the president
of the San Francisco society,"
Sir: Ienclose for your perusal, and
1 hope instruction, an account of q
"bull bait" extracted from the San
Francisco Chronicle of November
18th, which took place in that city
within the immediate jurisdiction of
the society for the prevention of cru
city to animals. Presuming that
the statement is correct, you will
easily realize the amazement and in
dignation with which it inspires
every civilized man and woman in
this part of the United States. Ex-
cepting the spectacle Of horses dis
embowelled by the bull, the abomi-
nable exhibition fell to the perfect
level of the barbarions "bull fight }"
of Spain, and was supplemented by
fendish cruelty to q friendly pet
dog, which I believe would have
shocked even the finty hearts of the
matadores of that effete country.
Let me quote from the sickening de-
scription few details. which should
be kept perpetually before the eyes
of your citizens. and, if possible,
blister the sight OF those who so in.
famously insulted the humanities Of
our age as witnesses and principals:
cat this moment a drunken
butcher jumped down into the ar
ena, and, despite the appeals Of the
audience, endeavored to pluck out
one of the bulls eyes from its sock
ct. which he partially succeeded in
doing, the animal the while roaring
with pain.
Blood was now seen oozing from
his mouth and nostrils, great patch
es of skin had been scraped off. and
in order to further divert the atten-
ton of the bull from the wretch who
was clinging to him the dog was
introduced and the infuriated crea-
ture. charging ut it crushed it
against the wall, the report of whose
crunching bones was distinctly
heard !" -D
In the name of morality, national
progress and domestic peace and
happiness, let this odious and cruel
debauchery of the public mind and
conscience be the first and last ever
to occur upon the soil of your happy
state. Hold up the foul deed so high
that its hideous deformities may be
visible all over your favored terrific
ry, and let the voice of every man
and woman who cares for humanity
and virtue be raised in banishing
from within your borders the for
eign wretches who have dared to
tarn:sh your civilization by their
bloody and destroying pastimes.
, 1877-12-15

endorsing and commencing it to
the attention Of foreign capital
lists, without whose aid no rail-
road can now be built in this
Territory.
But the silliest suggestion we
remember to have seen in any pa
per upon an important question,
is the following from the same
source:
If proposed railroad has not vir-
tue enough in it to induce capitalists
to build it, it would not be good
investment for the public funds.
There is not an instance in the
history Of railroads in the Uni
ted States of a railroad with
''virtue enough in it to induce
capitalists to build it," in the
first instance. In the road un-
der discussion, the people occu-
pying the country adjacent to
the line are to be benefited by
the construction Of the road a
hundred fold more than the cap
italist who invests in it solely for
an interest in it's earnings; but
the people have not the money
to invest, and the capitalists don't
care fig for their necessities,
only to wiring "blood money
from them, without which no
rural population ever get a rail
road. Should it be made to ap-
pear that a railroad between Sc
attic and Walla Walla would i'm
mediately add s10,OO0,OOO of as
sessable value to the territory
through which it passes; that it
would add an annual value to
the products of the country
equal to the entire cost of the
road; that it would open a mar
ket for lumber which would
more than double the present
product of Puget Sound, and
thus double the business Of the
the entire country jutting on the
Sound; capitalists might still
think they could do better with
their money than invest 1t in
this railroad; but what idiot will
argue that because capitalists do
not invest in it, it would be a
bad investment for the people
whose whole material possess
ions are to be affected by 1t?
, 1877-12-15

dec3tf
, 1877-12-15

, WV VIA ASS1AO" w ~
institution Of this nature swim
ding those who relied upon
their honesty and ability to pay
back with interest in the time of
need. The officers, after swim
ding the deluded depositors,
continue to enjoy the pleasures
and luxuries Of life, while their
victims are haunted with hunger
and despair that sometimes
rushes them on to a suicides
grave. How often do we hear
Of these savings bank swindlers
being held to atone to the offend
ed law? Not only do they cheat
poor men and women, but they
cheat the law itself, and thus
make cheating successful. In
reason it appears that this style
of swindling should be met, and
the bank swindler made to face
his crime, the same rs the poor
wretch who steals a loaf of
bread to sustain life.
But it must be conceded, after
all, that the most insidious cheat
ing is that which is practised
under the gulse of life insurance.
By specious lying men are in
duccd to insure their lives that
wives and little ones might be
provided for when their protect
ors were gone. With full conf
dence, for years men toiled and
saved that they might be able to
pay premiums for the future
benefit of those dependent on
them. A few companies strug-
gled through a series Of years
and built up healthy business.
Alter the long struggle incident
to establishing a business but
little understood by the people,
but which by fair dealing was
rapidly becoming popular, the
cheats and swindlers readily saw
that this would be good lead to
work, as the money paid IN
would be required in 4 far dis
tant horizon. All at once life
insurance companies sprang up
everywhere, and thousands were
seduced into giving up their
money to them. After a brief
existence the concern collapsed,
and the policy-holders We're left
| to whistle for their money.
There is some satisfaction in
knowing that the ball has COM
mcnced rolling to reach the unc-
tieus sinners that manage these
swindling concerns. Punish
ment will not restore the mil
hons stolen, but it will have the
effect to deter others from pur-
suing the cheating path, and
heartlessly plundering the wld-
ow and orphan.
, 1877-12-15
An Age of SWindles.

The history of the United
States for the past three or four
years is redolent Of cheating,
swindling and sharp practices.
Every device and strategy that
can be evolved in the human
brain for getting hold OF others
property and money, has been
brought into activity, and thous-
ands are now signing for the loss
of that which was entrusted to
the many confidence games
which have been played. For a
long time these barefaccd tricks
for dishonesty getting money
have been understood, but the
desire to get something for next
to nothing has. made bountiful
food for the expert manipulat-
ors of these swindling devices. 1t
is certainly demoraliizng to have
such cheats existing; but the
votarics seem willing to be
cheated, therefore no one pities
them when they are bitten.
Under the title of savings
banks" ''trust companies" and
other seductive names, exists a
species of cheating which has
been extensively worked. In
, 1877-12-15

A Herald reporter called upon
Rose Eytinge, whohas been.play-
ing Cleopatra for some time in
New York, when the following
brief but decisive conversation
took place:
''Can | serve you in any way?"
qucried Cleopatra, calmly.
II read in a paper" he re-
marked, "that when the dress
maker entrusted with making
your costumes for Cleopatra
went to see Picou's painting, to
which she was referred for sug-
gestions, she came away saying
that the whole matter might be
more properly referred to a
ieweller. I have been sent to
ask"
"I infer" said the actress,
"that you are not familiar with
Picou's painting Of Cleopatra
The reporter confessed his ig-
norance, and creepy uncomfor-
table feeling came over him as
the thought entered his mind
that perhaps he had trodden on
dangerous ground.
What-is-the costume? he
managed to say. Why should a
jewcller have been mentioned in
connection with the matter?-
Of-what-does-it- 2"
he blurted out, getting warm.
Cleopatra rose to her full
height and the word came from
her lips with unmistakable clear
ness
GA necklace
The reporter blushingly with
drew.
, 1877-12-15

A New York chemist says he
wants nothing more than three
pals, barrel of old water, and
twenty cents worth of drugs to
make six gallons of just such
champagne as fools pay a dollar
a pint for,
, 1877-12-15

to disobey the behests of caucus.
Samner, Trumbull, Doolittle
and others, occupying leading
positions, tried it, and politically
did not survive the experiment.
At caucus dictation the Presi-
dent has been forced to surren-
der Executive power secured to
him by the constitution, and
Judges Of the Supreme Court to
allow the law to be determined by
caucus vote whenever party
question was at issue.
How principles may be made
subservient to party demands by
the discipline of caucus was H.
lustrated by the strict party vote
by which every legal and consti-
tuition question was determined
by the Commission raised to de-
eide the Presidential election
every State Rights Democrat
voting to review State action IN
the premises, and every Repub-
lican voting to maintain State
sovereignty inviolate in its most
literal sense.
Again, in the admission of
Kellogg to the Senate, principle
had to yield to party necessity,
under caucus dictation; Senators
fully committed against the prin-
ciple when the party ascendancy
was not imperrilled, now stultify
themselves under party exigen-
cies. Pinchbeck, who was ruled
out on q much better claim when
the Republicans were largely in
! the ascendant, says in a letter to
Gov. Nichols: Now l find when
Gov. Kellogg presents a claim
essentially like my own, but
weaker, that the gentlemen who
so ably combatted my claim,
promptly and without hesitation
admit and defend his. 1t taxes
both my credulity and my char
ity to concede either sincerity to
the Republican Senators who so
earnestly opposed my claim from
1879 to 1876, and so promptly
and solidly supported the new
Senator from Louisiana"
In this case as in many others
neither consistency, justice, law.
constitutional obligations or any
other abstract question cut any
figure in determining this ques-
ton. It is but the legitimate
result of an infamous party sys-
TEN of disciplining and dragoon
ing citizens out Of the;r lnde
pendence Of political thought
and action. l. prevails in both
political parties alike, and casts
its baneful influence over the
highest no less than the lowest;
no politician for many years has
been able to stand without its
support. The task Of Hercules
in cleaning the Augean stables
was but child's play in compari-
son to what President Hayes has
undertaken in trying to rid the
country Of this horrible incubus
which is now crushing out its
best endeavors and fairest hopes
or republican institutions.
, 1877-12-15

The grain crop Of the United
States this fall, according to the
careful estimates of the statisti-
can of the New York Produce
Exchange, amounts in the two
principal cereals, wheat and
corn, to 325,0OO,OOO bushels of
the former, and 1,2SO,OOO, 900 of
the latter. That is a vast in
crease over that Of any preced-
ing year in the country.
, 1877-12-15
NOTICE.

The Democratic Central Committee Of King
county will meet at the Office Of the Chairman. in
Seattle, on SATURDAY., Dec. ~. at O'Clock P. r..
A full attendance Is requested. The following
aentlemeu constitute the committee: E. NJ.
suitheIs, II. Butler. Jere briggs. Robert Brown.
G. D. EMERY, Chairman.