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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

TEMPEST Tossed FRANCE. - II seems
that the recent election in France has
resulted like ours in 1876. The Royal.
ists were defeated BY large majority;
but Gen. MacMahon is utilizing himself
in a similar way to that of the plan Of
the Louisiana Returning Board-the
Democratic element is being counted
out and tho election set at naught.
Who would have supposed that the
American lesson in election frauds,
taught by our "Christian Statesmen"
would be initiated so soon In Europe,
or, indeed, anywhere else. But it's a
fact. The French people are being
counted out by set of political cut
throats who stand far higher, in a
personal and moral sense, than our
knavcs who did the same thing. But
they may succeed in binding the yoke
Of dcspotism upon the necks of the
French people for a generation, while
our rogucs are all on the road to the
penitcntiary. and our people are IA free
as ever within ono year after the huge
wrong was committed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

The defeat Of 20 excellent man and able juri,t
as Judge sienctt u a public calamity Ahoo~a
Tribune.
Oh, dcarl do not take on 80. Cor.
rupt as this generation has been rem.
dcrcd, there are thousands Of men
within the borders Of tho Keystone
who are just as excellent as Judge
Sterctt, and those who personally
know both Judge Sterrott and Judge
Turnkey, declare the latter to be far
ablcr jurist than the former. We hope
our brother Of the Tribune will dry up
his tears and not produce another "pub'
lic calamity" during the year A. d,
1877,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
FAMILY Y IA RS.


Although they stole the Presidency,
and seem TO have everything their own
way at Washington, as fully as they
have had for the past seventeen years,
the Radical family is nevertheless un-
happy and the article stolen-liayes
seems to give the leaders ofthat par
" more trouble than all else. The
HsFs-S.s.,.Ssss...,a,S a,Ss.ls Z I..1AS'.'s ~sn
z S,anTftas'. nft ~ M qsiposj--' '5sffidsdsl
about reconciliation between Hayes
and that body, but tho thing does not
seem to work well. Tho GAZING fea
lures OF Hayes programme is his
Southern policy and the occasional ap-
pointment ofa Democrat to Office This
is bitter pill, but it seems that Hayes
still holds the Fort, notwithstanding II
has been vigorously bombarded for
over four weeks The Washington
correspondent OF the Philadelphia Re
cord, in alluding to the breach which
must eventually occur between Mr..
Hayes and the leaders Of his party in
the Senate, says "The meeting be-
tween the committee of Senators, np-
pointed by last Saturdays caucus, aud
the President was quito unsatisfactory
to tho gentlemen Of the committee, not
more 80, however, than the report which
they will make TO the body by which
they were selected They found Pres
ident Hayes calm, courteous and aticn-
tive, but bc did not weaken befire this
august committee which represented
to him, IN part, the sense of the party
caucus. Five Of the seven committee
men were Radical Republicans, known
to be antagonistic to the policy of the
Administration, and the President was
not surprised by the criticism upon his
policy, which, however, were entirely
respectful. The burden Of complaint
was against the appointment of Dem.
ocrats to Office, but that was a matter
which the President had, of course,
carefully considered previous to taking
action, and he has found no good rea.
son Tor taxing the back track. lie
has appointed only about dozen Dem.
ocrats all told, aud he is convinced that
hc did wisely in making those selec
tions. The Southern policy was not
discussed at great length, that subject
having boon left for future considera-
ton. 1t may be said with positive
moss, however, that II, as represented,
the committee went TO the White
House with belligerent feelings and in
tentions, they came away without hav.
ing given vent to tho one or carried
out the other"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
Che 4rpublifan.
CLEARFlELD, Pa.
MaxlMs FOR THE DAY.


No man worthy the Office Of President should
be willing to bold II if counted in, placed there
by auy fraud. u S. GRANT.
/ could mover have been rcconciled to the ce-
walton by the smallest aid Of mine Of person,
however respectable In private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp Of fraud
6rst triumphant in American history. No sub
sequent action. however meritorious, eau wash
away the letters of that record.
Under the forms Of law, Rutherford d. Hayes
has been declared President Of the United States
His title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates of the returning off,
GERS acting eouupty, and the decision VI a com
mission which has refused to hear evidence Of al
legged fraud. For the first tine are tho American
people confronted with the fact Of n frauducntly-
elected President. Let II not be understood that
the fraud will be silently acquiesced in by the
country Let no hourpass in which The usurpa-
tion Is forgotten.
ADDRESS OP DEMOCRATIC NJ. C.s.
One hundred years Of human derrayity accu-
mulated and concentrated into a climax OF crime
Never again In Eve hundred years shall they have
an opportunity to repea, the wrong.
DkNtrL W. NoonunEs.
CHARLES fRASofs ADAMS.
/ would rather have the endorsement Of a quar-
ter of a million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, or Of the Com
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on technicality.
THos. A. HESpRioEs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

INTIMIDATION The Radical leaders
in the United States Senate are resort
ing to every scheme known to dema-
gogues, to alarm or bull.doze Hayes.
But their daily caucusing thus lar has
not amounted 10 anything except
modification. Blaine having received
another sun.stroko, has hauled of to
Maine for repairs and will remain
there until open war breaks out be-
tween Hayes and the Senatorial lead.
ers of his party, headed by Conklin,
who, since the death of Morton and
the exile of Blaine, becomes "cock of
the walk" and he will not be slow in
giving Hayes a black eye II he does
not stopappointing Democrats to Office.
1t is just as likely 10 mix water and
oil as to reconcile the contending fac
tons lead by Hayes 4 Co. on the one
side, and Conklin 4 Co. on the other,
Neither will surrender to the other,
but both will become moro jealous as
time passes away, in their effort to
overthrow each other, which they will
do most ctiectually within the next six
months.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

No Go.-Tbe action Of the Supreme
Court in dismissing the attachments
against Governor Hartranft, Secretary
Quay, General Latta, and other State
officials and the militia commanders,
for contempt of the summons from the
Pittsburg Grand Jury, was not acqui.
esced in by Judges Agncw, Woodward,
and Stcrrctt, and, according TO the
latest dispatches, they will read their
dissenting opinion at the next meeting
Of the Court in January next. This
leaves the Grand Jury without further
employment in that line. The name oil
Judge Sterrett among the dissenters
is a curious confirmation OF the Dem.
ocratic campaign charge that he wai
shaky on the question, and that his
sympathies would bias his opinion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

Too MucH BossINo.-Tbe editor OF
tho Philadelphia Dispatch, one of the
local Radical organs, blurts out in this
way:
II has been said by rome Republican papers
that the cause Of the defeat was apathy Any
Why has there been apaihy1 Simply because
there has been too much "bossing," not only In
city politics, but In State and national affairs
too much Csmeronism too much fault6pding
with President Hayes aud his policy, too much
dictation on the part Of leaders,and too little def
erenco to the sense and Judgment Of the people.
The Sunday Transcript, another or
gan OF the same faith, puts it in this
way;
The Constitution Of the Cabinet was an insult
to every loyal Republican, because 1t was made
up Of political traders mercenary adventurcrs,
rebel representatives and apostate Democrats
bent upon the destruction Of the principles and
existence Of the Republican party.
We hope those "loyal fellows will
not upset "the government As Grant
remarked, "Let us have Peace"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
.THE GREA r FRA UDr AGAIN

On our first page will be found
Judge Blacks reply to Mr., Sloughton,
for which We bcspeak universal read.
ing. The Philadelphia Times, in al
luding to the Judges reply, says
Judge Black has opened the flood
gates of his wrath upon Mr. Il. W.
stoughton, and to say that there is
r4s>A<Srssst. ,.sgs4 :. ..4--.<SAT.a,
IL ii t,it i,i,iss d -tgcrs-, avo --- nj. :
lowed this voluminons correspondence
on Thc Great Fraud Is to put the
case mildly. Mr.. Stoughton must have
wanted foreign mission very badly
indeed to get in the Judges way, and
now that he has got it he must be sor-
ry enough that he did not rest his
chances simply on his services to Mr..
Hayes in Louisiana and before the
Electoral Commission. Never were
the credentials OF Minister Plenipo-
tcntiaryand Envoy Extraordinarymorc
dearly bought. The Black rejoindcr
to the Stoughton article makes thir.
ty-six page pamphlet that must be
read in broken doses to be thoroughly
appreciated. Tho most people who
know Stoughton's calibre, that is those
who know him at all, the wonder will
be that game so small was worth SO
much fire and birthstone, and Judge
Black anticipates this surprise by the
statement that he replies simply be-
cause if he did not Il would be just
like the ponderous Stoughton to i'm,
agine that his socalled argument was
irresistible. Divcsted of personalities
which are decidedly the most spicy
part Of it, and which are excusable be,
cause invited, Judge Blacks paper /,
n trenchant presentation Of the now
notorious and generally accepted facts
in regard to the pervcrsion of the ecc
toral votes of Louisiana and Florida
from Tilden to Hayes. The perpetra
tors Of the fraud, according to his the
ory, were the Returning Board and
the visiting Republican statesmen, on,
of tho latter now being Secretary o.
the Treasury, another Senator OF the
United States enjoying the confidence
OF the President, another our Minister
to France and another our Minister tC
Russia. Mr.. Stonghton is specifically
charged with wiIfully breaking the
ninth commandment, but in grade o.
guilt is charitably placed a little below
bis associates in the conspiracy on Tho
ground of mental imbecihty. As t.
the Electoral Commission il is consid
cred as political, not judicial, body
whose acts are fairly amenable to crit
iclsm, and its reputation for judicia
integrity is calmly left, as Bacon left
his, TO foreign countries, to future age:
and TO mems charitable speeches. In
cidentally high tribute is paid to Mr.
Tiden, in response to Mr.. Stoughton'.
'monstrous falsehoods although the
writer considers that the attempt ol
our Russian ambassador to deiame him
is in itself decoration Of character
1t is TO be hoped that for the sake Of
our common country this pamphlet
will not be translated into Russian,
for il it be the Gar may throw Slough.
ton back on our hands,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

SENATORIAL DREAKDows.-AW Wash.
ing,on correspondent says that while
Senator Maxey, Of Texas, was speaking
in the Senate, on Wednesday, Senator
Davis, Of Illinois, who wants to hear
everything that 10 said and see every.
thing that is done, lcft his own seat to
get nearer the Texan. Forgetting
himself, he took the rick Of sitting
down in one of tho ordinary Senate
chairs. The result was that the cane
seating, as well as the logs, oftho chair
gave way, and the next moment four
hundred ppunds of solid Senatorial
flesh were gently dumped on the floor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
THE BRIBED LEGISLATORS.


Some of Mr.. Pattersons transactions
In the South Carolina Legislature, bro
set forth In the Charleston Courier as fol-
lows "Thc following is list of mem
bcrs of the Legislature who were brib
ed by Patterson TO vote for him for the
United States Scnatorship. These
names all appear IN the indictment
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Z ssss!...i = ri 4, Ss'5C' = e s77,...i!.
ort, Representative, Richland, $4,000 7;
II. B. Artson, Representative, Charles.
ton, $500 Everidge Cain, Representa-
tive, Abbeyillc, $3.50; ). G. Gilmore,
Representative, Richland, $3.50; A..
Dannery, Representative, Orangeburg,
siOO; J. A. Barker, Representative,
Edgefeld, $1,000; J. f. Myers, Repre-
sentative, Orapgcburg, $500; Paris
SimkIns, Representative, Edgefcld,
$1,000; +. Adamson, Representative,
Kershaw, 800; r. S. Tarelton, Rep
resentative, Colleton, s75; J. d. Bos
ton, Representative, Newbcrry, $3.50 I;
J. G. Wilson, Representative, Sumter,
$500; J. Young, Representative, Lau.
rcns, $500; r. NJ. Smith, Representa-
tive, spartanburg, $500; Ii. J. Max
well, Senator, Marlborough, $1,000 ;
q. d. liayne, Senator, Aiken, 81, 1000 ;
VIM. r. Jervey, Senator, Charleston,
special agreement; Joseph j. Grant.
Representative, Charleston, special
agreement W. A. Grant, Representa-
tive, Charleston, special agreement
n. 7. Spencer, Representative, Charles.
ton, special agreement" 1t will be
noticed by this schedule that the fees
varied from $500 TO s75 This was
the Legislature that Grant 4 Co. nurs-
cd with bayoncts What a revela-
tion Such are the golden or green,
back fruits Of Radical reconstruction
The like Of this was never known in O
civilized State. And, yet, the mer
who elected and protected these rogue-
are dubbed Christian statesmen" We
wonder whether the devil could put
up better job if he were lot loose
upon society," We doubt it
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

SnooTs MS WIFE IN A CnuRcH.-
PHILADELPHIA, November 1S.-Dur-
ing the services at the Church OF the
Ascension, Lombard street, above
Eleventh, this morning, Alexander B,
Sayers walked up the aisle, drew a
pistol and shot bis wife Elizabeth, who
occupied q pew several feet in advance
of where Sayres had been sitting, The
bullet entered her back near the shoul.
der and she now lies at the hospital in
o dying condition. Sayrcs was prompt
ly arrested. Both parties were rcgu.
lar attendants at the church but have
been separated for two years. The
husband has already served term in
prison for breaking her arm.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

TnE OFFSET. For many years the
counties Of Berks and Lancaster have
been used as an Offset against each
other, in a political sense. The majo-
rity of tho former being largely Demo.
cratic. and that of the latter Radical.
Last year Berks gave Tildcn 1892,
majority and Lancaster gave Hayes
7.7s7. This year tho Democratic ma.
joriiy in the former county is G,25S,
and 10 the latter i,772 for tho Radicals.
Thus Berks walks of with over four
teen hundred this year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

UNCLE SANS SSUB.-The expenses
of the lato Sitting Bull commission
are expected to aggregate 100000.
This is pretty fair price to pay for
the privilege OF being snubbed by an
outlawed savage. 1t is said that the
turkey buzzard sometimes gets the
advantage of the eagle. Uncle Sam
has been fooled in a similar way by
the two Bulls.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

The WHITE House. DEFICIENCY. -
The Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Ptaindealer gets off the fol
lowing Hayesy joke. lie says: "On
Tuesday Mr.. Rogers, the presidents"
private Secretary, appeared before the
House Committee on Appropriations,
and stated that the last Congress, in
its desire for economy, bad cut off sew.
cral minor appropriations that had
formerly been made for the White
House and adjacent buildings Mr.
Rogers was before the committee more
than an hour naming the items, which
included s2 600 for extra clerk hire,
$500 for horses, 1926 for repairing har-
ness, and 500 for horse shoes, and
current expenses amounting to between
$4,000 and $4,000. Mr. Howitt's
joke on this subject will bear repetition
A correspondent asked that gentleman
what Mr.. Rogers was doing before the
committee, and Mr. Hewitt replied
He came about a deficiency bill.
Cor-where is the deficiency
Mr.. Hewitt-ln the White House.
Cor-Has it existed long2
Mr.. Hewitt.--Only since the ilh o.
March last.
Cor.-Is it large2
Mr.. Hewitt.-Well, no | should say
about the size of Samuel ]. Tildcn.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
A CRASH.

Three banks closed their doors in
Reading on Friday last Bushong &
Bro, the Reading Savings Bank, and
the Dime Savings Bank. The deposits
Of the Reading Savings Bank, though
they bad fallen Off s7OO, 900 during the
past two years, amounted to nearly
81, 100000. No statement is gwen Of
the total liabilities but the officers say
the assets will be sufficient to pay all
claims. For their payment the indi-
vidual property Of the stockholders is
liable, as well as the assets of the bank
The bank was Incorporated in 1858.
with an authorized capitol Of 100000.
A. +. Boas is President, and Il. p.
Boas Cashier. The failure is attributed
to the shrinkagc of values, depression
Of business, and general distrust As
soon as the suspension was announced,
the banking house Of Bushong 4 Bro,
and the Dime Savings Bank of Boyer
& Sellers closed their doors. Busbong
4 Brother had deposits amounting, il
is SAID, to s35O,OOO They have been
in business very long time, and have
always enjoyed the fullest confidence
of the community. The house sus.
pended temporarily in the panic Of
1873, but opened its doors again after
a very short time, its assets being then
largely in excess of liabilities. The
depositors want about two millions out
of the three concerns. What the stock
holders will realize is not known. The
excitement is very great in Reading.
The Sheriff of the county had s25, 900
deposited in the Reading Savings
Bank.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

A vKrERAS.-0nc Of the most re.
markable little old men in this country
Is General James Shields, now Adju.
tant General Of Missouri. lie went
through tive wars, and has represent.
cd two States Ia the United States
Senate, and was q member Of that body
whom Daniel webster, Henry Clay,
John @. Calhoun and Tom Benton
were there. He Is lecturing on those
characters now.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

A QUEER REFoRMER.-We notice
that John J. Patterson, Of South Car.
olina, has been placed on the "COm.
mittee on Civil Service and Retrench-
mcnt" IN the Senate, under the Hayes
dispensation. 1t looks like a joke, but
Senators may have supposed that
"honest John" might be improved in
a moral point Of view by placing him
on this Committee.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

WHERE LIGHTNING SrRuoK.--Last
year Allegheny county gave Hayes u
majority Of 0,4sl. This year sterrett,
the Radical candidate for Supreme
Judge gets 6,192, and Passmorc, their
nominee for Auditor General, has but
2.l60, while tho Democrats elect their
President Judge, Baily, by several hun
dred majority. Tho Democrats elect
cd the Treasurer in Tioga county. al.
though tho Radical State ticket rccciv.
cd over 1,400 majority.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

ASMoKE STAoK,-An exchange says:
"a Bucks county man has smoked
seven cigars day for sixty-seven
years" lie is certainly a liberal sup.
porter of the government. His tobacco
tax for the past twelve years is not to
be sneezed at.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

AN IMPROVEMENT WANTED. The Lew.
istown Gazette, the Radical organ of
Mifflin county, gets of this growl
Hayes 10 President de fseis and de- Jars, and u
he don't soon improve bis Republieanism We don't
care where he goes"
Tho editor says also that il Judge
Strong wrote that letter, he is entitled
TO a largo pair Of mule ears. This is
an intimation that onc Of the celebrated
eiqM IL n beast. That's too Ind,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

That venerable agitator, Wendell
Phillips, says "the Pennsylvania elec-
tion foretells the utter defeat and rout
of the Republican party and the trl.
umph of Democracy, when the coun-
try will be ruled by solid South as
before tho war" We hope 1t will be
so, because when the Democracy ruled
the country we had good times, plenty
Of work, plenty of money, and every
thing prosperous.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

HIS PHILosoPHY OF IT.--"Gath, the
rowing correspondent of the Philadel.
phia Times, coniesses as follows; "The
sense of Republicans appears to be that
the Presidency wasn't worth the
dodge played in getting it. We are
punished for stealing it, as Paris,
Prince Of Troy, was punished for run.
ming away with Menelaus' wife, Helen.
lie enjoyed Helen, such as she was,
but Troy was bcsieged and turned into
a stable for the Trojan Horsc-that
Civil Service horse filed with Greeks. "
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
NOTICE IN nANKRUprcY.

Dlstric, Court Of the Unl,ed sta,ss, for tho
Western District Of Pennsyiv ivapia
This 10 TO give notice that on the sth day Of
Ncvsubef,A d. 1877, Warrant Of Bankruptcy
was issued against the estate of0eorge W. pickey.
Of Hcutsdaie, In the county Of CIearfeid, and
State Of Psnnsyivanis, who has been sdjudge I
Bankrupt upon his own petition that the pay
msnt Of any debts and delivery of any property
belonging to such Bankrupt 10 him or for hii use,
and The transfer Of asy property BY him arc for.
biddea ~ Law that . meeting of the creditors Of
at Ceart Of Bankruptcy, 10 10 holden at the
Leonard Houss," In Cissrasii, Pa before q. n.
wootruh, Esq.. Register, 90 the 3p DAY or Dr.
csspss, A. ID. 1877, at I O'Clock ?. n.
JOHN HALL,
U. 2. Marshal a. Messenger
Pi''sbarsh. Ps., Nov. ?, isT7.et.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

UNcoMFoRrABLE.-County Treasurer
Robinson, of Batavia, Ohio, whose safe
was rifed OF $4,000 has been driven
insane by the robbery. His predeces'
sor in Office was q deihulter, and his
own anxiety about the safety of the
public money was increased by the in.
tense feeling against the old Treasurer
He had morbid tear that the safe
would be robbed, and himself accused
of the crime. lie now imagines tha,
he is under suspicion, which is not the
fact.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

Tue VoTE OF PHILApELpHTA.--The
official vote of Philadelphia presents
an interesting and instructive chapter
for the study of all classes Of citizens.
The aggregate vote for the Republican
and Democratic candidates Is as fol.
ioxva.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

PROSPEROUS BANKING,-Wc notice
by our exchangesthat the Montgomery
National Bank, ofNorristown, declared
a semi-annual dividend of seven per
cent. for the last six months.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

RATHER ORTHoDox.-One ofthe pas
tors of a prominent church in Potts
vile, last Sunday, gave notice to his
congregation that he would not oflici
ate at any Sunday funerals unless they
had the certificate of the attending
physician that it was not safe to delay
tho interment. Orthodox, like bigotry
encumbers rather than expands the
mind, and, therefore, dwarfs the crea.
turc and yields no fruit to the creator.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21
4 DEMONSTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice 10 hereby given that Letters Of Ad-
ministrstion on the estats Of WIN. shIMMEL,
late Of Morris township. cleardeli county !,
Penn'A, decd. having been duly granted 20
the undersignsd, all persons indebted 10 said
estate will please make immsdiats payment, and
those having claims or demands will present
them properly authenticated for settlement with
out delay. J. II. SHIMMEL,
JACOB MOCK,
philipshufr. Pa. Oct. al. ,I1-6te Admir-