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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
FENTTON.


Tuesday, September 18th, 1877, being
the day designated for holding the
County Convention by tho rules gov.
ernlng the Democratic party Of Clear.
field county, the delegates from the
several boroughs and townships con.
vcned in the Court room for tho pur.
pose Of pomlNating crd u tire cnurt
- .sG. S.~~rAS
TIC Convention was called 10 order
by Chairman Test, at hall past o'clock,
p. m. The first business in order was
the calling over, in alphabetical ordcs,
the names Of tho several election dis
tricts, for the purpose of nscertaining
the names and number OF the delegates
present. The call Of the roll being
completed, it appeared that the repre-
sentation was full-77 delegates an
swering to their names. The seats Of
none were contested. The names Of
tho delegates were as follows:
burnside Dorough--J S wst1si, A II shaeaer.
Clearhold Borough-Thomas Reliey, W II Mo
Pherson, u Walters.
curweusylle borough D Thompson. wm P
Chambers.
Iiouirdalc Dorough-frank Bolger, Geo. II
Woodin.
Lumber City Boroush--Jamss r cupples, Ell
llile.
Newburg Dorough--H l. Miller, Il X Rose.
New Washington Borough-S I Michel, Adam
Hreth.
0sccola orough-George NJ Dhsbln, John X
White
wallaeeton Borough--Frod Campman, George
W Emigh.
Beocaria Township-Philip Dots, Thos Wash =.
burn.
Bell Henry Breth, @ NJ Ferguson.
Bloom-George Weber. John Smith
Boggs-David Meas, George Merritt.
Bradiord-Mark Taylor, John II Stewart
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

MCCLURE ON THE SET. UP.-The cdi-
tor of the Philadelphia Times, puts Gov.
Hartranit on tho lookout IN this way
Cameron will now trade for Hartrann's g
political iack.knife. Rutan announces
in the Beaver Argus that Hartranit
doesn't want to 60 to the Senate that
he is unanimously in favor of Gamer.
ons reelection, and that Cameron will
insist upon Hartranit's nomination for
the Presidency in 1880. An outsider
would just have thought as much on
hearing the speech of Major Norris IN
the late convention, and on seeing Ad.
dicks ierked away from Kemble in the
contest for the temporary chairman
ship of Judicial Convention. If Hart
rant wants to have any jack-knifc left
by 1880 be had better keep it ont Of
sight in the meantime.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

TnE GRowLER.-To growl seems to
be bread and butter to some people.
Here is an example,
by some strange oversight plank was omitted
from the Democratic platform, denoucing treasu
ry mistnanagement That omission should be
fully supplied by Col. Noyes lsttor Of acceptance
and his campaign.-Laaeasferi iaisiiisenssr aud
Philadelphia Commonwealth.
Now, tho fact is, that the head and
front of both these establishments were
at the State Convention and were par
ticularly engaged in the platform bust.
ness and were ovcseeing our party al
fairs generally. And, yet; they allow
cd this oversight" to occur If we
mistake not the representatives from
both concerns went there with full
platform in their pockets and any
number Of planks. This we do know ;
No other ten establishments in the
state gave more dip on that subject.
Still, the Treasury mlsmanagement"
was overlooked by them and they now
call upon Col. Noyes to supply what
they omitted. Pretty leaders, to allow
a"strangc oversight" like this to occur,
and then turn around and rblab" about
it in the face of the enemy. If sol.
dier would perpetrate trick OF this
kind during battle he would certain
ly be shot. More 1t makes no differ
ence what Col. Noyes might say now,
these men would not be satisfied. Their
hobby is growl, snap and snarl
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

Political HEREsY.--The boldest de.
lusion every saddled on thinking
people, is that of tariff. To make
men rich by taxing them for what
they consume, is a wonderful discovery.
The Danville Intelligencer, in alluding
to this humbug, says "Thc old tariff
rider as usually comes in at the tail Of
the resolutions passed at the Radical
State Convention. What insutferable
cant this is. Here for sixteen years
the Radicals have had control of the
government and could and have passed
such tariff bills as suited them, and
what is the result Depression ap.
palling and want and wretchedness
unexampled in all the history Of this
government. The fruit OF Radical pol
icy. Is there a workingman who can
be deluded by such bald hypocrisy as
the tariff resolution mentoncd2 None,
unless he is demented."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

A TIDAL WAvE.-Thc New York
World, in alluding to the nomination
of Gen. Mcclellan, says; "Tho action
of the New Jersey State Convention
was determined by one Of those rare
waves of feeling, which sometimes
sweep over public assemblies, carrying
before them all petty passions and
small intrigues like chips and drift
wood. No sooner was the name of
General Mcclellan mentioned, than a
sound Of acclamation arose like that
which used to greet his coming along
the lines Of the great army of the
Potomac, which he called into being as
a disciplined host and fashioned for the
saving OF the state. The enthusiasm
shown by the Convention undoubtedly
prefgures the nature and the result OF
the canvass. 1t will be canvass of
the people and not of the politicians
swift, vigorous and vicious
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
mAxims FOR THE DAY.


No man worthy the Office Of President should
he willing to hold 1t II counted in, or placed there
by auy fraud. Y. 5. GRANT
could never have been reoonciled to the ele-
walton by the smallest aid Of mine Of a person,
however respectable in private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp Of fraud
first triumphant in American history. Nd sub
sequent action, however meritorous, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CnARLrs FnAScfs ADAMS.
Under the forms Of law, Rutherford B. Hayes
has been declared President Of the United States.
Ills title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates Of the returning OH
cers acting couupdy, and the decision Of a com
mission which has refused to hear evidence of al
legged fraud. For the first tint are the American
people confronted with the fact Of fraudulently-
elected President. Let Il not be understood that
tho fraud will be silently aequieseed in by the
country. Lot no hour pass in which .he usurpa-
tion is forgotten.
ADDRESS or DgMocRATio NJ. C's.
One hundred years of human derrayity nceu-
mulatcd and concentrated into climax Of crime.
Never again IN FIVE hundred years shall they have
an opportunity TO repeat the wrong.
DASIEL W. VooRnEEs.
would rather have the endorsement Of a quar-.
ter of 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 q teohnealily
Tnos. A. HENDRICKS
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
TO THE UNNA TURALlzED.


For your information the following
requirements are pnblishedi
First Malepersons who have served
In the army and been honorably dis.
charged, are entitled To their citizen
papers upon proving one years resi-
dencc in the Uuited States anc, ~ the
Nnln0oa. Ssssx-- Ss1 ~sT&. -,
= - - n lf-7-'~ y -9'F.-.ss-s+'
Second-Male persons who came 20
the United States undor eighteen years
of age, have been in the country fivo
years, and in the State ono year in the
five, aud are twcnty-one years old, up.
on producing citizen who will swear
to the same, are entitled to citizenship.
Third-Male persons who have de-
clared their intention TO become citi.
zcns in n Court of record, two years
before making application for citizen
ship, when they have been in the
United States five years Conc of the
five in the State, and arc over twenty
one years old, aud producing a citizen
who will swear to the same, arc en-
ti.led TO citizenship.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

A HUGE AssuMprIoS.-The writer's
in tho Philadelphia Commonwealth, by
their tone, assume to bo the owners OF
Senator Wallace, and also lay claim to
the proprietorship of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania. We would
like to see the title papers that cover
this claim or investment. Their pre-
tense is amazing. The ringmaster may,
for sport, assume to be proprietor OF
the circus, but he only docs it for the
purpose OF amusing the spectators at
fifty cents a head. Just how the Com.
monpedlih men will get their pay, We
cannot see.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

Too BADl-Reader, think of it. One
hundred and sixty acres of the best
land the sun ever shonc upon, can be
bought for fourteen dollars. Only
fourteen dollars for one hundred and
sixty acres of good land And the
country full of tramps and beggars
What in the world is the mattcr2 Who
has entailed this misery upon us2 Has
another serpent entered our garden
or is II only caused by Radical misgov-
erhmcnt? Reader, think over this
matter and apply the remedy. Try a
change Of rulers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

DEATH OF A SENAroR.-United States
Senator Lewis V. Bogy died at st.
Louis on the 2lst inst. The Senator
had been afflicted with malarial fever
several months, and lately an abscess
of the liver was discovered, which has
tened, perhaps directly caused, his
death. There was n touch of romance
in the career of Senator Bogy. Forty
five years ago he placed in the hands
of his mother q letter declaring his
purpose to work till be was sixty years
Of age to secure the United States SEN
atorship from his native State. He
worked hard, and in his sixtieth year
be was rewarded.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

The LIE NAtLED.-Thc Radical or
gan st Pittsburgh started the story
that Daniel o. Barr and his friends
were opposing Col. Noyes, But the
delegates from that county to the
Democratic State Convention publish
a card saying; "reiterating as we did
in convention, our personal reference
and friendship for Daniel 0. Barr, as
arguments why he should have been
nominated, do now appeal to the
Democracy of Allegheny county, as
well as the entire State of Pcnnsylva
MIA, to lay aside all feeling, social, local
or religious, and support with their
well known ability the nominees of the
Democratic Convention, Turnkey,
Schell and Noyes."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

The MONUMENT AT PAoLI. - The
dedication of the monument, at Paoli,
Chester county, on Thursday last, took
place in the presence Of an immense
throng Of people, and the ceremonies
were of the most impressive nature,
worthy Of the memorable occasion
which they were designed to commem.
crate Among the distinguished visit
ors present and participating in the
ceremonies were Governor Hartranit
and staff The Hon. Wayne McVeagh,
the orator OF the day, delivered an elo-
quent Grafton. The auditors had the
horrors Of the massacre brought vivid
" before them and were thrilled with
that memorable watch-word of "Mad
Anthony Wayne when he sounded
the assault on Stony Point in 1779;
"Remombcr Paoli !" Words which
stceled the arms and nerves of his gal
liant columns to WIN victory that
electrified the rcvolutionist and sent
dismay into the ranks of the British
armies, The events Of Thurday, Sep
tember Goth, at Paoli will be one OF
the most interesting in the history OF
our nation while it exists as free and
Independent nation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
EcIsrER,s NOTICE.

IL Notice is hereby given that the following Sc
counts have been examined and passed By q and
remain filed Of record in this Office fo- tao in
spocton Of heirs, logatees, creditors and 40 olhers
interested, and will be presented to the aext Or
phans Court Of Ccarheld county, to be held at the
Court House, in the borough Of Cleardcld, com.
mencing on the Alb Monday lbcing the 2lth day,
Of September A. d. 1877
Partial account Of John NJ. Riddle and Hugh
Riddle, Administrators Of the estate Of James
Riddle, late Of Burnside township, Clsar6cldl
county, Pa. deed
final account OF Jesse Williams, Guardian OF
Elizabeth Leonard, (new Elizabeth Miles,
Mary klen Leonard, (now Mary Ellen Youngl.
hobt Leonard and John W. Leonard, ,chiljmnor
Jncob Leonard, late Of BeccAri a twp, clearield
equity, Pa, decd, as filed by kdmond Wtl-
linms, his Administrator.
Partial account Of John Hebcrlins, and Ahraha,
llcberllng, Executors Of the estate Of Ig .oh
llebeIiing, late Of Brady twp, ccaraeld o. iu,y.
Pa, deed.
Final account Of J. N. Smith, AdminiI ratio, Of
The estate Of Jnmts Gill; late of Bee ,arla twp.
clearteld county, Pa, doc'd
Account of George Q. Passmore, A6 ,inistrator of
the estate Of WIN. Mcknight, IA, q of Cleardeld
borough, Clearaeld oouniy, Pa. dos'd.
Account of W. J. Jacks san, Adu inis,rator of tho
estate of Holmes 0. PhiIlipy {. late Of Decatur
township, Cleardold eouaay Pa. deed.
Final aecoun, of Daniel Bes ms, Administrator Of
the estate Of George Bea as, late Of the State Of
Missouri, deed
Final account Of A Is. shaw, AdniaissrAt Of
the "s'ate Of Susan Ky Ter, late OF Goshen twp,
VleAffeld county, Pa des'd.
LII MORGAN,
aug ]V'~ Register A Recorder.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

The members OF the County Com.
mittee having been selected, Mr. Wal
tiers submitted the following:
Resoired That Matthew MeAieer, Of Hoatr
dale, Thomas II. Forcey, Of Graham aud Johns
ton Hamilton, Of Brady, are hereby appointed
Senatorial ConieTecs to meet like Coufcrces from
Centre and Clinton, for the purpose Of eleciin q
Senatorial delegate to the next State Convention
and II either are unable to attend the Conference.
that they have power to appoint substitute.
Mr.. Brisbin then offered the follow.
ing Tor the consideration Of the Con
vention.
Rs'oirsd, That the Chairman Of the County
Committee be, and IL, hereby Instructed to call a
Convention Of one delegate from each township
and borough in the county, for the purpose Of re-
vising the rules for holding primary elections.
aud that said Convention be instructed to meet
and report at as early day as possible, that the
change In the rules may be put in practice at the
next primary election.
After the resolution was read and
submitted to the Convention, Mr.. Wal.
tiers submitted the following amend
ment, and after being read, Mr.. Brisbln
accepted the amendment, and tho res
olution, as amended, was adopted, and
reads as follows.
Resolved, That the Chairman Of the County
Committee be, and is, hereby authorized and di.
rected TO call County Convention consisting Of
the Committee man in each district, for the pur-
pose Of revising the present system Of holding
primary elections, and that said committee be re.
quired to report within six months from this
date, which report shall be submitted for accent
ance or rejection at the next primary election.
The Convention having completed
the duties for which il had assembled
Chairman Test was called ON for a
speech, which he made in his usual
able and happy manner, thanking the
delegates for his reelection as Chair
man for the ensuing year.
On motion the Convention adionrn-
ed sine die.
II will be observed by the tabular
statement that no votes are tailed for
any OF the candidates in Burnside
township or Osceola borough, and
from the latter no list of voters was re.
turned, thus ignoring rule ninth. which
reads as follows
. y nav" "oetiuh uoAfd shali Keep IN accurate
list OF the names Of all persons yotiag at such
elections which list Of voters together with a
full and complete return Of such election, con-
t.ining an accurate statement OF the persons
elected delegates and all instructions voted. 81 all
be eertiaed BY said board 10 the Couay Con ven.
tion, upon printed blanks to be furnished BY the
County Committee.
The return from 0sccola was SO
grossly informal that it should have
been thrown out.1
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
THE EASTERN WAR.

The alternate victories and defeats
with which the Turkish and Russian
armies have encountered on the plains
of Bulgaria, leaves the result to flow
back and forth like the tides of the
ocean, while thousands OF men are be-
ing killed on both sides every week.
The desperation now displayed by both
commanders, is to obtain a substantial
victory before the winter campaign
sets in. The country for twenty-five
miles around Plcvna is one vast battle
field. Not less than 10000 soldiers
and ono.third as many horses and
mules are buried within that circle.
The latest (up to the 2ith) news
from London and Vienna, are to the
effect that fighting for the last ten
days has resulted in a stand off, and
that within the next fortnight some.
body will get an awful licking.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26


STEAMERS BuRNED.-ST. LOUIS, Sep.
tember 2O.-The steamer "Grand Re.
public" the largest and finest steam.
boat on the western waters, took fire
about l2 o'clock last night and burned
nearly to the waters edge. The flames
communicated to the steamer "Caron-
dolet,' lying alongside, and all her up
per works were destroyed. Her hull
is of iron and was therefore saved, but
her machinery was badly damaged
Both boats were lying up at the foot
of L'Esperance street, about two and
a-half miles from the centre of the city
The loss is over 100000 insured for
100000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

NEARLY A RUMpUs.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the New York
Tribune says that the gossip about the
war department is that Gen. Howard's
short and somewhat impudent dispatch
to Gen. Sherman was occasioned by a
dispatch from Gen. Sherman to Gen,
Howard in which the former directed
Gen. Howard to push the Indians to
the wall and clean them out but, if he
could not do it, to turn his command
over TO some younger officer. 1t ap-
pears that Gen. Howard has given
some dissatisfaction to his superiors
by leaving his department several
times during the campaign to seek a
place of safety. So long as Gen. How.
ard remains within his department
limits it is not in the power of Gen.
Sherman to remove him, as he is ap.
pointed to his position by the Prcsi-
dent, but If he gets outside his limits
Gen. Sherman couldappoint some other
officer to take his place.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

A LIBERAL "WoRLD."-Tbc New
York World thinks that nothing could
be moro hostile to tho true interests OF
the Democracy than any attempt to
make the creation of the Electoral
Commission the great Republican crime
to be condoned or TO make any faces
over its decision" Mistaken World.
1t is not the creation of the commits
sion to which wc particularly object,
but 1t was its action and the conduct
Of the Radical officials IN falsiiying tho
election returns that constitutes the
great crime that can never be condon.
ed nor wiped out, We doubt the au.
thority for making the creature, but
IL is its conduct we object TO now.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
BROKE JsIL-$iOO REWARD (.

The above reward will 10 paid for the arrest
and return TO the clearield county jan, Of fFrank
Smith aud fnnk Long, charged With horte
stealing who broke out Of said jail on Wednesday
night, September 9Th. 1877. Smith Il abou, q
years old, feet inches in height, stout built,
and had black side wbiskers and rather large
noie. Long is about 20 years old, s fee, inches
in height. stout built, aud smooth face. Fifty
dollars viii be paid for the arrest Of other or one
hundred dollars for both Of them.
ANDREW PENTZ, Jr.,
Clarified, Pa Sent t2 ls77.gt
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26


A BAD STOMACH. Senator Wallace
and Col. Noyes, our nominee for State
Treasurer, seem to be annoying a writ
er in the Philadelphia Commonwealth.
From this assumption, or presumption,
one would suppose that he was the
owner ofthese two eminent gentlemen.
This will be news to their party and
personal friends in tho West Branch
valley. We suspect, however, that
the writer in question has his rest
frequently disturbed by nightmare.
His stomach needs far more attention
than the two prominent Democrats he
assails.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26


Gov Hampton, of South Carolina
joined the Hayes circus at Lcwisvillc,
KY, on his return from delivering an
address before the Rockford, Illinois,
Agricultural Society. His presence
added immensely to the attractions Of
the caravan through Kentucky and
Tennessee. We think II is about time
the friends Of Hayes haul him off his
electioncering tour, if they want out.
siders to believe that "civil service is
not humbug-a dodge, too internal
cheap for "sweat cloth expert to
follow up.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

WITHOUT oRDERs.-ThsTyronc Dem.
ocrdt of Friday says that Isaac Bear,
late an engineer on the Tyrone Divis-
ion, was arrested at Altoona on Mon.
day for recently running his engine
from the Summit, on the Tyrone and
Clear6eld road, into the railroad yard
at this place without orders. He was
taken to Belleiontc and released on
$500 bail for his appearance at the
next term of ceurt
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

The new constitution of Georgia
will bc submitted to the people for ac-
ceptancc or rejection on tho second
Wednesday in December next. Sep.
arate votes will DO taken on the loca-
ton of the capital, at Atlanta or Mil
ledgcville. While energetic opposition
is expected to the now instrument, il is
not anticipated that 1t will be sufficient
to endanger its defeat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

GATH Ksows.--Georgc Alfred Town
send, in letter to the Cincinnati In
qnirg, says "Cbauncy Black gets $4,000
from the New York Sun to abuse the
public men of Pennsylvania He has
gone so far as to read Senator Wallace
out of the Democratic party. But,
then, the Senator, somehow or other,
always did annoy Black, especially in
January, 1875, and again at Lancas-
ter in 1876. Chauncy does up the
heavy work for the Philadelphia Com
monoealth, and tones tho Lancaster
hteliiqencer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

The PATENT OrrrcE BuRNED.-A fire
broke out in the Patent Office, at
Washington, on last Monday about
noon, doing immense damage to the
building and destroying millions Of
dollars worth of models. The origin
of tho fire is unknown as wc write
Tuesday afternoon.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

PIcruRED.-An exchange says: ~.
p. Funk, the counterfeiter, was taken
from bis cell in the Allegheny county
Jail by order of the United States au-
thorities, ard escorted 10 a photograph
gallery, whore counterfeit present
ment was taken, which may be useful
for future reference. lie made no oh.
lection TO the arrangement.