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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

To THE PoIsr-The editor of the
Philadelphia Times, in discussing mob
rule, closes an article on that subject
with these words; "The laborer who
fails to be the unfaltering supporter of
law and order, is false to his govern.
ment, false to his homo and false to
himself" A more complete truism
cannot be couched in the same mum.
Der of lines; yet how many who lay
claim even to godliness, and moro than
ordinary intelligence, ignore this fact
in practice. wsll, the old sdage has
IL; "Men will be fools in tho midst Of
colleges and schools"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

THE PRICE OF MOB La w.

The people OF Pittsburgh, will no
doubt, long remember the terrible
scenes enacted in that city, on Sunday,
July 22. Those who on that day, and on
Friday and Saturday previous failed to
discharge their duties as becomes good
men will be compelled, in addition to
having their manhood heavily dis.
counted, to pay a heavy penalty in
cash tor their gross negligence. The
editor of the New York World in al.
ludlng TO the question says;
"The people of Pittsburgh who stood
by and allowed whole trains OF freight
cars TO be broken open and plundered
of property belonging to their fellow
countrymen all over the country may
expect to be compelled to make good
those losses Of private citizens as well
as those Of the railway corporation
whose buildings and whose stock they
suffered 10 be destroyed. 1t is proba.
bly, u moderate estimate to put the to-
tai OF all those losses at $1,000 900.
The assessed valuation of Pittsburgh
is sl72, ,000, 900, and it contains q pop
ulation OF 100000 persons, many Of
whom, Of course, have been thrown
out OF employment or subjected to
losses and inconvenience by these
scandalous events. The city, therefore,
will have TO submit to levy on its
valuation roll Of 1851 in 500 Of taxa
BILE property, or rather more than one
iortleth OF the total amount This is
equivalent 10 fine OF s32.l5 laid upon
every man, woman and child in the
city to compensate the injured parties
or to an annual impost OF 1925 per
capita TO meet tho interest at seven
per cent. Of bonds issued to clear the
Indebtedness. II must be obvious TO
the mcanest capacity that II would
have been much cheaper, even as a
simple question Of immediate outlay,
TO preserve order and enforce the laws.
Now that the mischief has been done,
however, ii would be cheaper for
Pittsburgh to execute herself at once,
raise the money and do justice without
lawsuit than TO incur the suspicion
Of being unwilling TO make it safe for
American citizens to expose their
property within her limits. And it
will be well for the Taxpayers of other
States to take warning in time and
save themselves thereby both expense
and shame"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

The railroad employees who sup
posed that mob could be managed as
easily as a locomotive, or a train Of
cattle cars, have recently learned the
reverse. Where one railroad employee
engaged in the recent strike FIVE free.
hooters chimed in TO ply their voca
ton. The result wo have seen, and the
lesson should not be forgotten soon.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

PIoMIEs FOR OFFicERs.-The Pitts
bureh Post, in discussing the calamity
which beiell that city through imbecil-
ity and mob rule says: "The Sheriff Of
the county seems TO have lost his head,
and what little brains there is in il,
early in the troubles. The Mayor
was fussy, inefficient and at ono time
seemingly Indifferent, on plea that
his authority had been superseded by
the State and county officials. A few
skilled detectives under his order could
have spotted the dozen drunken lead
ers of the mob, before the Union Depot
Hotel was fred. Ifthe Mayor had had
a little Of the hero in him he could
have cbarged'at the head of fifty po-
licemen and dragged these wretchcs
away and broken tho backbone Of the
riot in the hour Of its greatest power.
In ordinary times we float along with
any sort Of government over US, but
when the dire occasion arrives that tests
the capacity and calibre Of men, how
woiully wanting these pigmies show
themselves in all the requisites Of high
station"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Tba ang;near or our tra;n had not
a,.anroro5 ,ho Mo, hut NJ tha .ignaI
y, ,bo commandcr of tho troons bad
sIa,ad M h;s scn,,;no Inn, moi sud,c;ent
i" ~ aver, ,be acciden, en,irclv The
,y.,,,;,c - fender and Ave cars three bag.
',as,a and two nassongor left ,he ,rarl.
sc ,ha sw,,ch ma Canine In contact
i'm ,he hr;ck car wore ;erkcd' and
twisted from aida 10 side. Tearing nm
hath ,ies and rails An I've cars wore
Gnallv niled in ons mass of rnins The
ho,,om If one car resting nm The roof
y sS..-s-. sss--- ~ srD.,,.
! -: 49, -s HeR,'sue
crnshcd and snIintered tonned the nile.
Coloncl Jobp Hamilton First limited
States Artillerv was seriously burt in
~ s;de ana 6ve or six sold,ers werc
hadl,, hr,;sed
TSo sold;ers than tbrow ont niolsets
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Turns UP AoAIN.-Tbc Williams
port Sun says; "Ex-Sccrotary of War
Bclknap is reported to be at Washing.
ton looking after a foreign appointment.
Some people might call this presump-
tion on the part Of Belknap but when
one reflects that it is quito as wrong to
steal Presidency as to accept bribe,
II must be confessed that in this case
tho presumption may be only "icllow
feeling" This may be novel idea.ofthe
matter to Mr.. Hayes, but it Is not no
cessarily an incorrect one. We shall
await the result of the Generals mis-.
sion with unusual interest"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
SENA TOR JpdLLACES views

A Washington TELEGRAM 10 the AS
soo,.,od pross ,,ho 9o1 ortnly ,ivcs
-, n,,,,,'..,,..
'"o 'o'''""s
senator wallace, OF fonhsyIVhhia'
VINO Is now ~ this clty ascrloes tho
present trouble IN that state TO the dc
preston oil business prevalent ID ai
mining mnnuincturlhg ana lulhpor 10
calliies' ne says that lhe depression
is unparalleled IN the history OF fenn'
sylyanla industry, ana most people De-
- - -..-e-.S -. -s- ~, -l-,L
SANSNa
values now gong on. Hallway ~
poratlons ieel the poverty ol business
men ana have experienced the result
ol their lnaolilty TO employ labor
heilher raw materials nor manufdciar'
cd articles are In demand, and compar-
lively little transportation thereof is
needed. The men who stand between
capital and labor and hire both are dis
trusted by owners OF capital The sc.
curity they offer for loans is unsatisiac-
tory. There is no seNled value for
their land and mills, and their estab-
lshed character for integrity and cner.
gy goes for nanght. Under the policy
that lowers the value OF everything
but government bonds no new enter
prises are undertaken and business
long established languishes or is carried
forward by renewing mercantile paper
at higher rates ofinterest. In tho cities
and rich agricultural districts money
is abundant and cheap If frst-class
names or undoubted collaicrals are
gwen IN pledge for its return, but even
then these conditions cannot be com
Piled with by one out OF ten who hire
both capital aud labor, and the anomaly
Is presented OF cheap money side by
side with thousands OF unemployed and
starving artisans. Confidence Is want
ing, ana IN the downward tendency no
risks are taken' Much OF the labor oi
the state cannot ma employ or
It's rewards are reduced or the demands
upon Il arc increased Tor the same com
pensallon, whilst the actual necessities
oil mo DO not cheapen' Incorporated
capital, whether bank, railway, mining,
or manufacturing Is exactlng upon It's
agents shares go downward under
small or passed dividends, ana they are
sought 10 DC increased by bringing ex-
penses down through reduction oi the
quantity or the pay oi the employees.
This policy has brought us to what are,
IN substance, bread riots, and we are
but repeating the experience OF Great
Britain on her return to specie pay.
ment'
SYMPATHY foR THE STRIKERS.
II is undenlable that the cause OF the
strikers has the sympathy of vast mas
ses OF our population, and that very
many OF our business men recognize
results which they have foreseen from
their compulsory inability to employ
labor at its fair reward, and in the poll.
cy which has produced long-continued
and eyer-increasing depression Of our
industries. The struggle in our State
will soon result in the restoration Of
order and the supremacy Of the law,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

RADICAL REsuLrs.-Whilc the gov.
ernment--State and National--aro in
the hands of a party engaged in divid'
ing Credit Mobilicr stock among itt
Congressman, it is impossible to have
union, harmony and peace. Commun
ism is a child Of this marriage, the
heirs of which iatten on riot, murder
and incendiarism. Those who do not
see the tendency Of this corrupt com.
bination arc either blind or prefer an.
arcby, TO "yirtue, Liberty and lnde.
pendence."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

SUBSTANTIAL SYxrAruY.-The man
whose sympathy was with the mob
during the recent strike is going 70 rc-
move to Pittsburgh, so as to help that
community pay the damages the riot
ors ontailcd upon the taxpayers Of that
city.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

The Philadelphia Record saya that
tho Pennsylvania Railroad has reduced
all the sections on the Philadelphia
division in length from three to two
and q half miles. q change which will
increase the number of foremen and
also the working forces. The sections
as formerly were too long for proper
supervision.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

STILL HAYEsING TnEM-"Thc gov.
ernmcnt" has again carried grici into
the departments at Washington, by
declaring that tho usual extra vaca.
ton OF two or three weeks to go home
and vote will not be granted in future
to tho clerks. IL has been customary
to give each clerk 80 days vacation
and extra leave OF absence at election
time, but in future the election ab.
scncc will be taken out of the 30 days,
if IL is taken at all.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

ONLY ONE LErr-lt may be sad
truth, but we want "tho loyal millions
oil the North" TO know il, that all but
one member of the Executive depart.
mont OF the South Carolina State Gov.
ernment are indicted for cmbezzlc.
ment, bribery or perjury. That is the
reason Gov. Chamberlain and his rob
Der band have exiled themselves. The
same state Of things exist in Louisiana
and Mississippi. The late Office hold
ing broods in these States have left in
docks just as wild geese leave the
northern lakes in the fall, so as TO miss
being housed in a pcnitcntiary.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

IMPORTANT TO PENSIONERS. Here.
toforc eighteen counties In the State
drew their pensions through the Office
of Major McGregor at Pittsburgh. In
structions were transmitted from
Washington city that hereafter all
pensions either Of the army or navy,
must be settled through the Office at
Pittsburgh. Following are tho names
of the forty counties, those marked
with star having heretofore been pat
rons of the Philadelphia Pension
Office "Adams, Allegheny, Arm.
strong, Beaver Bedford, *Blair, Cam.
bria, *Cameron, FCentro, Clarion.
FClcarfcld, FClinton, Crawford, Scum.
berland, *Elk, Erie, Fayctte, *Forest,
Franklin, *Fulton, Greene, sllunting
don, Indiana, Jefferson, |Juniata, Law.
renee, +Lycoming, FIcKcan, Mercer
FMifilin, +Perry, Potter, Snyder
somerset, +Tioga, FUnion, venango
Warren, Washington and Wcstmorc
land, Total, 40.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Miss Ella Sherman received q crown
aud gold medal at the Georgetown
convent for euniiorm" excellence of
conduct. That comes of being sol.
dicr's danghter
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

PRAcrIcAL. - An exchange says I;
''whon Pittsburgh comes to pay eight
millions Of dollars for tho property do.
stroycd by the mob, the pscnDiary
value win 10 understood"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

PosTPoSED.-Tho Democratic State
Convention has been postponed for
two wecks-from August sth to the
22d. This will give our friends ample
time 70 select Senatorial Delegate.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Blair County has four living Elk.
Congressman; Hons. Samuel Calvin,
5. $. Blair, Archy McAllister and John
Reilly. The first two are Republicans,
and the latter Democrats.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

be exposed to public sale, on tho premises. on
Saturday, IHgWsf 25, 1877.
Of 2 O'Clock =. ne, the following described real
estate, situate in Chest township, Cloarhei Co..
Pai Al that certain farm aud wood land, lac
property Of Hugh Gallagher, dee'd, BOUNDED on
the east BY land Owned or lately owned by WIN.
n. Wngoner, on the north by lands Of Josepb
Shook, on the south by lands Of Rainey, waeonsr.
and others. and on the west by land Of Wm. II.
Wagon cr and Chest creek. containing i32 acres
and75 pefchcs more or less, aud known o. tho
Simon horabaugh farm, fescrving and excepting
from the above described premises about one. half
acre, sold aud conveyed to the Chest school dis
triei. About oue hundred acres Of the lad .
cleared and under cultivation, with a good bear
ing orchard, frame house and log barn thereon.
The unimproved part IL iimbered with pine, hem
lock aud other timber. The property IL advan.
tageonsly situated aud il in desirable neighbor.
hood.
TERMS OF SALE:
One third cash At confirmation Of sale, and ths
balance in two ,qual annual payments With in-
teresi, TO be secured by judgment bond ana
mortgage gu The premises.
CIV. GALLAGHER,
Chest, July p, lsT7-5t. Adminifiraior.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Col. George II. Butler late Of Dead
wood, threatened 10 lick all the para
graphcrs that have spoken lighly ol
him, The Colonel must he In iickcI
again. BOSTON Post.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
NsSnSASVSAaey--sH

,dsh or ready pay Boots shs sIoss ir al iiiss
AND siylfs-thc hasi and cheapest IN town.
have removed my shop 10 The lover eud Of
town, W Taylor's row, oa Reed street, near ,bs
depot, who're will 10 found at al times. waiting
", customers. Al work warranted good and
cheap.
Also, all kinds Of Leather and Shoe Finding,
Tor sale.
The citizens Of clearheld and vicinity are
respectfully Invited to give me a call.
JOS. II. DEERING,
Clearfeld, Pa, July II, 1871
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Arrogant impudence Unbearable
tyranny. Why, it has come 20 this
that labor is servitude that a poor
man must delude himself TO satisfac.
ton at the thought of starvation re-
specially at pittance called "wages -
The millions must stand off, die smil-
ingly and look pleasurably at the out.
stretched arms of few like Tom Scott,
grasping, robbing, paralyzing, crush
ing our industries-even our lives.
Capital has raised itself on the ruins Of
labor
The laboring class cannot, will not
stand this longer The war cry has
Been raised and has gone far and wide
IL will not contine itself to the narrow,
nor even the long stretch of the iail-
roads. Labor will assert itself il
must have its equality, and that il will
soon or later amicably, it is desirable
forcibly, If necessary. Certainly, re.
bcllion against lawful authority is never
lawful, but the principle that freed oui
nation from foreign tyranny will free
labor from domestic aggression.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
NeM Advertisements.

CAuTION.--Ali person. arc hereby caution.
" cd against purchasing or ln any woy meJ
ding with tho following property, now In the
pofsoss9n of himon Bunehbafger, of Kaox tosn.
ship, viri One two.hofse wagon and the gny
mare, a. the SANE was purchased BY me at Con.
stables on the 2ai day of May last, aud s eft In
his poiscsiiou subject to my.ordcr at any time.
Tnos. L. LORD,
New Millpoh. July 26, 1877 80
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

Bob Ingesoll says hc learned to say
mean things BY reading religious pa
pcrs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

The foregoing reads like a business
document, and we have no doubt, il
the headquarters car" is molestcd by
a mob some heavy work will be done
because the Governor has over two
thousand regulars under his command
and the sympathizing members of "the
National Guard of Pennsylvania" and
the rioters had better subside as the
car approaches where the parties indi'
Gated have bivOuacked, for week pre-
vious. We hope the Governor will moi
be compelled to abandon this special
car programme as suddenly as on O
recent occasion.
Order No. 2. is the best mob sup
pressing document that has appeared
since the outbreak commenced, and we
have no doubt but that the Governor
will carry it out to the letter should i
not be needed by the mob.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
HEADQUARTERS IN SPECIAL
CAR.

Gov. Hartranft took charge of the
affairs of State, on the 26th ult., and
issued the following
HEADQuARrERs OF NATIONAL GUARD or PsSSA.,
ApJurAsr Generals OFFICE.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1871.
General Order, No. 2.
First. During the existing emergency in all
cases troops are to be moved in compact bodies,
and under no circumstances Is firing to be per-
mitted except by order Of the officer in mmedi-
ate command.
Second. All other means Of quellng riot and
restoring order having FIRST been exhausted, the
oficer commanding the troops shall notify the
rioters that they will be fred upon unless they
promptly disperse. The order to FIRE will then
be deliberately given, and every soldier will be
expected to FIRE with effect The 6ring will con-
tinue until the mob disappears.
Third. Officers In command Of troops will re-
port to these headquarters the names OF all citi-
rens who have attempted or may attempt to dis
suade members OF the National Guard from the
discharge Of their duties. All such persons
should be arrested II possible.
Fourth. Headquarters, after o'clock p. m. to-
day, will be in special car on Pennsylvania
Railroad. All communication will be addressed
accordingly.
Fifth. General officers willpublish these orders,
not only TO the troops, but to the public gener
ally. J.F. HARIRAsrr,
= + r N m.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

We hold that the reckless haste of
General Pearson and Gov. Hartranft
makes them the prime ring-leaders OF
what promises to be the bloodiest riot
with which the Commonwealth has
ever been visited. The insane policy
of calling Philadelphia troops to this
city to quell domestic quarrel is rep
rcbcnsible beyond degree.
Hartranit and Pearson have only
added fuel to the flames that may not
be satiated until the lives of hundreds
of militia and citizens are sacrificed.
But while we council peace it is only
the duty Of journalists to fix the blame
where it belongs, and, therefore, we
arraign before the bar of public opinion
Gen. Pearson, Sheriff Fife, Tom Scott,
Governor Hartranft and their aiders
and abettors, for the murder of our
fellow.citizens who were slaughtered
by the Philadelphia militia,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

But as between bread and blood the
prudent citizens will certainly decide
in favor OF bread, and he will have it,
Hartranft, Hayes, Pearson or the Cow
ard Eifa NOT ,uit katandin,,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01
now THE FLAMES WE'RE FED.
ISoESDiARY uTrERANcEs OF A SUNDAY
PAPER,


The most diabolical conduct was dis
played on Sunday by Sunday news.
paper OF Pittsburgh, called the Critic.
All day long IL continued issuing cx-
tras, from one OF which, issued during
the progress OF the riot, we take the
following headlines, printed in huge
black type, and followed by like utter
nnces.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
from Phliaut pnia murder fespcctl0,t'
and innocent citizons in cold blood (;
Sheriff Fife, Gen. Pearson, Mayor Nc
Cartby, Tom Scott, A. J. Cassatt, q.
Clinton Gardner, Davy Watt, Barney
liubie and other railroad ringstefs III
request; Tho worthy strikers arm
themselves, and assemble, thousands
strong, to compel their rights; The
onlypossibilityofcompromiscisa is q return
to decent living wages; Tho entire
population OF the city, even the ma.
tional guard, with few trning cx-
coptions, display practical sympathy
with the strikers; The dirty Black
Hussars Of Philadelphia undergoing o
state of siege; Not one Of the misera.
bic poltroons will 60 home alive !;
What a few determined men can ac.
complish in twenty-iour hours The
National Guardsmen, firing on follow
citizens, deserves no mercy; New
York excited over the strike, but crazy
General Hancock styles 1t "n. e;
Frightful mortality list; Pearson and
his murderous crew of cowardly Phil
adelphians fire again from their plea
yune fortress, and massacre six-one
mortally wounded The firing still
continues-a child murdered in its
mothers arms-tbe fire spreading-no
possible hope for the Philadelphia
iiends.
Following these were such accounts
as these, calculated to stir the mob to
frenzy:
Three o'clock a. m.--Fire is still ex-
tending and raging fercely.
The Philadelphia troops are in u
precarious situation. The citizens
have them blockaded, and intend To
starye or burn them out. The 10000
people only wish that Tom Scott, A.
j. Cassatt, Frank (ftz) Thomson,
Davy Watt, Sheriff Fife, Mayor Nc
Cartby, Bob Pitcairn, Barney Rubio,
and the hundreds Of other thieves,
who have filched their plethora OF
wealth out of tho mouths Of starving
families, were in the lower round
house, so that they could have suffered a
common fate with the devilish Dark
Hussars
pupAn nm uTnnp
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-01

AITENIlON CITIZENS. - The
citizens Of Allegheny county, irrespect-
i've OF differences Of opinion, will meet
in the old City Hall, to-day Sunday,
at one o'clock, p. m, sharp, TO counsel
together touching the cold-blooded
murders perpetrated by the scoundrcl
thugs Of Philadelphia, headed by
Sheriff Fife, Gen. Pearson, A. J. Cas-
satt, Bob Pitcairn, Barney Rubie, G.
Clinton Gardner, Davy NJ. Watt and
other railroad knaves, who have made
Pittsburgh mere way station.
II is necessary at once TO organize a
committee Of public safety,
TWENTY THOUSAND CITIZENS.
P.S.-While the meeting is in pro-
gress hold the fort, and fight it out on
this line If it takes all time.