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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

WAR IN FAcr.-Thc government at
Washington has atlength been notified
in practical way, that war exists be-
tween Russia and Turkey. On the
I'd OF juno the State Department re.
ccived official notification of the Turk.
ish blockade of Russian ports on the
Black Sea, and also that the direct
mail service between Vienna and Con.
stantinople, through Rustchuk and
varna, has been suspended by reason
Of the war operations on the Danube,
The bloekadingof free seas, rivers, and
ports of entry, and the stoppagc Of
mails is such an embargo that only q
state Of war can impose
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

They GRIN AND BEAR.-The Cham.
bersburg Vdlley Spirit says "To do
them justice We must say that the Re.
publicans in this section are doing
their best to swallow Hayes Southern
policy. 1t is a hard job and they must
be excused for gagging a little, Rye
mush would go down a good deal easier
besides being gentlcr purgativc, but
a politician would have to die young
If he succeeded in getting through this
vale of tears without swallowing
something roughcr than rye mush.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

APArRIor's VIEw.-Gov. McCreary,
of Kentucky, in alludlng to decora.
ton day, writes "Brave men can
afford to shake hands when the battle
is ended, and good citizens can with
proprety decorate the graves of all
brave and true soldiers, no matter on
which side they fell. have on my
staff officers who served in the Conied.
crate army and officers who served in
the Federal army, and in our personal
association and official duties we OK.
cmplify the practical mingling of the
blue and they gray
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

IT SrAeGEas TnEm.-It puts a Rad
ical to his study, for "cop" to in
quire of him why his party friends ia
Allegheny, Bradford and Lancaster
counties, refused in their county con
ventions to endorse "the government
Those three counties, which gave
Hayes nearly 10000 majority last No
vember, now "boot" him out of thoil
respective conventions. The loyalst,
in those localities should be looked af
torbcforc they become too independent
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

RADICAL THuNDER.-Ii itwasnt that
we never could depend upon what a
Radical paper said we would put some
confid nee in the Cincinnati Gd.qte
"That if another election was now to
be held in Ohio, the Republicans would
not carry single county in the State.
so overwhelming is the opposition to
Hayes Southern policy among the
Rndienls.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

SAD NEwsl-A Washington tele.
gram states that Ex-Governor Cham.
berlain arrived here from South Caro-.
lima. He says that while Hampton is
doing better than any one in keeping
the pledges which led to his establish.
ment in power, the Democratic party
are disregarding the pledges entirely
His late visit satisfied him that nothing
more is to be expected from the Re.
publican party in that State. What
apity
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

"rnE REBEL GOVERNOR. Governor
Wade Hampton is expected to visit
Auburn, N. Y, on the goth of this
month, TO attend a reunion Of the
Shield Guards of that city, n military
organization named after General
Shields, who commanded the New
York volunteers and the South Caro-.
lima Palmettos in the Mexican war,
and who was an intimate friend Of
Governor Hampton's father.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Postmaster General Key had the
floor long enough the other day to an
nounco that he is still a Democrat,
Well, that may be SO; but he keeps
mighty queer company for Demo.
crat. 1t would be of doubtful proprie.
ty for virtnous man to lounge about
an assignation house for any length Of
time, and then proclaim that he is vir-
tuous still
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

A ToRNADo.-A tornado passed over
Mt Carmel, Illinois, on Monday last,
killing over twenty persons, and de.
stroying half a million dollars worth
ofproperty. At the latest date twenty.
five persons were missing, and an equal
number are seriously and some fatally
wounicd Four OF the killed were
burned up. The Presbyterian and
Methodist Churches and two large
school houses are among the property
destroyed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Gen. George W. Morgan, who Las
been named as tho probable candidate
of the Democrats for Governor OF Ohio.
thinks the Democrats will easily carry
that State; that in theirplatform they
should demand the silver dollar, com.
mend the President so far as be has
carried out a Democratic policy and
denounce the theft Of the Prcsidcnry
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Senator Christiaency, of Michigan.
says that the terms democrat" and
Republican" are abstract desiena
tons" and Metaphysical entities.
Senator Christiancy was of like opin
ion when the Democrats elected him
to the Senate against Zach Chandler
but during the discussions over the
electoral commissions and similar sub.
jccts Senator Chris,iancy voted the
ticket with the abstract designation
Republican" every time.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

POSTAL CARD CoNTRAcr.-The con.
tract for supplying the government
with postal cards during the tour years
commencing July |, has been formally
awarded to the American Phototype
Company, of New York, they having
complied with all the preliminary re.
quircmcnts Of the advertisement, and
satisfied the department that their ar.
rangements are adequate for the
prompt fulfllment of the contract.
The cards are to be furnished to the
government at the price Of GO 56.10O
cents per thousand. They will be sub
stantially of the same style and color
as those which arc now in use. Well,
that is a pretty fat contract for the
government Paying loss than seventy
cents por thousand, and selling them
for ten dollars, is slicing II pretty thick.
Let us have few more such contracts
and then apply the profits TO the pay.
ment Of the National blessing
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Hayes has again been imposed upon.
lie appointed a fellow named Ander-
son to a Cadetship, as he supposed,
from his Ohio home, but now it turns
out that he is Maine-Louisiana car.
pet-bagger of the very meanest type,
and had served term in the penten.
tiary, at that. His commission has
been revoked. We hope "the govern.
ment" will keep its eyes skinned for
such fellows as Butler, Anderson & Co
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06
RATHER SARcAsTIc.-The editor o
tha pL;toI.inhs, Via,,.. -

RATHER SARcAsTIc.-The editor OF
the Philadelphia Times says:
The Pres Is overjoyel q, the resul, Of the New
York Custom House examination. This aged
apostle Of civil reform never expected to live to
SEQ 80 far into the promised land.
The two eminent journalists indica.
ted have recently become rivals at the
White House, and are now trying to
bull-dozc "thc government" in the dis.
tribution of its patronage, As neither
ever engaged in the subsidy business,
their motives must necessarily be pa.
triotic If those two Colonels-Mc.
Clurc and Forney-are not patriots.
there is no use in breeding the stock.
What a group Tor an a.tist-Hayes,
with the two virgin titled veterans in.
dicated on his TANKS Life sized por.
traits of this trio should be taken and
placed IN the Permanent Exhibition"
grounds, or IN some cage in the Zoo.
logical Gardens.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

WIPE YouR WEEPING EYEs.-Tb,
New York Tribune, alluding to those
"tcariul Jercmiahs who were prophecy.
ing that everything would go to ever
lasting smash in Louisiana and South
Carolina as soon as the troops were
withdrawn" says they can wipe thcil
weeping eyes. In Louisiana the State
bonds have already shot up from sixty
to eighty cents on the dollar, and arc
still buoyantly raising toward par, and
in South Carolina the tax rate has
been reduced from twelve mills to seven
mills on the dollar.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The New York Tribune gives Cover,
nor Hampton credit Tor talking wisely
and kindly about the negroes; Hc says
il is the true policy to conciliatc and
educate them, rather than to opprcss
or intimidate them. lilo believes equal
appropriations for the education Of
whites and blacks should bc made, but
he Is opposed to co.cducation because
.--ssc,ox "a ui6df1r'.ylaI,,
tuaI planes ana &c not study u ,ether
advantagcously IN the same classes.
He thinks the young negroes aie more
precocions than the whites, but as they
grapplc with advanced studies thcy
have, as $40 59osoys SAY; h-9laying
power Hc has no objection TO negroes
occupying any position for which thcy
are fitted, but thinks the north must be
convinced that as legilators in South
Carolina they are more than failure.
He said that he knew them through
and through, had always been their
friend and they knew it, and, while
they made excellent laborers and skill.
fnl mechanics, he had yet to SEQ the first
negro who ever originated or invcntd
anything.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Nu""e'anu feBioni nu ssss'itoo2,Ool @iSaz,Ud
1t will be seen from the above figures
that the business in the Clearfeld re.
gion shows handsome increase over
last year, while in the Brord Top and
Cumberland region there is a pretty
heavy falling off in the trade. The
anthracite tonnage last year was 2l,.
436,637 tons and the total production
Of bituminous coal, in all the States,
for the same year, is estimated at 49,.
OO5,'3s tons. In this estimate Penn.
sylvania sputdown at IL 5000 tons;
two million tons being allowed for the
production not given in the above
table.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The city Of Pittsburgh is the only municipal
corporation in peunsylyanla that has defauliod
on its securities. The semi annual interest duo
April |, last, on W $5,OOO,OOO Temporary loan
bonds Is not yet paid, aud there seems to be no
disposition to take any measures to provide for
the arrear interest or that falling due in October
next.-PLiiadetpAia Press
Yes, and It's affairs have been regu.
lated by the present Radical leaders
for twenty.one years 1t is one of the
most "loyal' cities in tho Union. and
contains more what thcy call "Chris.
tian Statesmen" than any other city
OF its size on this continent The cd.
itor in question in allnding to "the
Indifference Of the municipality of
Pittsburgh to the credit and honor of
the city is as incomprehensiblc as it is
disgraccful." He adds also:
at teaches one other leason, and that l.. the
government Of grea, cities can only safely be
entrusted to the most honorable aud upright eli.
liens, with solid interests at stake in the good
government Of the municipalities to which they
belong"
That is as true as the needle is to
the pole, and the Democrats invariably
nominate men of that character but
they seldom succeed in elccting them.
because the Radical leaders prefer the
rcpudiating, plundcring class.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

IMPORTANT ARREST. Pittsburg, May
2o.-E. d. Robbins, Superintendent Of
the st. Louis distillery when the crook.
ed whisky operations took place in
which M'Kec, Joyce and others were
implicated, was arrested yesterday at
st. Petersburg, Clarion county, by a
detective. Robbins was the most i'm.
portant witness of the government and
forfeited So, 1000 bail His whereabouts
was only recently discovered. lie was
taken to st. Louis last night.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

A Bit OF lRoSY.-The SelinsgrovC
Times man in alluding to the material
for candidates for the State Offices this
fall, edges in in this way: "Clinton,
Centre, Allegheny and Erie counties
can furnish all the candidates the Dem.
ocratic party needs, and the Democrats
in other parts OF the State need not
trouble themselves about hunting up
candidates. In case these counties
cannot meet the demands ofthe market,
few Others might be counted in, say,
Clearfeld, Montgomery, Columbia, Lu.
zerne and two or three Others. But
Clinton, Erie and Allegheny we Judge
will suffice"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06


The York Daily says "a gentle.
man from the lower end OF the county
informs us that several nights ago q
party of five or six young men in dis.
guise entered the house OF colored
man by the name of Charles Hartman
and took from bed a woman named
Eliza M'Cinlcy, who was keeping
house for Hartman, and dragged her
out Of doors and disrobed and tarred
her. In attemptingto protect her Hart.
man was knocked down with club,
and the Williams made their escape
The woman wore a white skin.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

A SPECIAL from Norfolk, Va. says the
town Of Creswell, N c., was totally de
stroyed by fire on Friday night last.
All the United States mails in the post
office were consumed. There was bat
little insurance held in the town by tic
property holders, and the greatest dis
tress prevails.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

A New VERsroN.-It has been uni
versally conceded that the Louisiana
Returning Board and Bradley and
Strong, foisted Hayes into the Presi.
dental chair. But some Radical Pil.
grim has taken trip down South and
there met that "bloody handed rebcl'
Longstrect, and ho informed the gen.
tleman from Iowa, that Providence
did il Now, if the General tells the
truth, how can the case be reached by
writ of quo wdrrdHto, or any other
preccptg Gen. Longstreet's story put
new face on the case, but ii will
not cover tho fnam by shifting the
responsibility.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

TnE DrrrERESoE.-An exchange
says; "If man is murdered north Of
Mason and Dixon's line it's o murder
but i man be killed south Of that
line, then it's nm assassination, And
every man of intelligence knows there
are ten murders in the North. to one
in the South. Bnt of course, when a
murder in the North is committed the
Republican editors don't raise the
bloody shirt. That's the difference.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

a JURoRs REPoNslBILITY.-R Recant
ing jurors may learn something tC
their advantage by reading Judge
Halls opinion on that subject Many
persons suppose it is a trivial affair fol
q jury not to agree to a verdict, or one
or more to recant after verdict has
been agreed upon. Those who want
information on that subject will find it
on our first page.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Bishop Coke poetically remarks.
down shall the cursed Crescent 90
trum OF the Lord, hear it blow" We
hope he took pains to assure himselfit
wasn't an amateur cornetist in tho
hext house. Ht
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

TRUE.-George W. Curtis, editor Of
Hdpe's Weekly, comedies that the
Democrats will have "a solid South
in 1880, and it makes no difference
what policy Mr.. Hayes may pursue
The fates have regulated and settled
that question.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The new postoflicc at Harrisburg is
to be built upon the site of the old
State Capital Hotel. The lots ncccs-
sary for the building have been bought
for sl2o. 600, leaving $40, 900 of the ap.
preparation over. This will bo used In
beginning the erection Of the building
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The NEwScuooL. Ex-senator Cam
oron has recently written letter
which has been made public, in which
he calls the "ncw school of politicians
Hayes and his Cabinet, Stanley
Mathews, and others of that crew
"men who indulge IN modish sonti
mentalism and cowardice, calling that
craftsmanship" The old man is mad
at these fellows, who, he says, "go
about snoerng at obsolete courage and
political conviction calling them Radi.
calism." But this language doesn't
read much like tho old mans, though
there is no doubt he has a hearty con.
tempt for the new school, and if he is
responsible for it, we suspect the Pa.
triot (which thinks he didn't write it)
is correct in thinking he only put his
namo to it alter it had been written
by one of "them literary fellersw
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The BIrUMISoUs Coal TRADE
From a copy of Saward's annual com
pilation Of the coal trade of the United
States, we gather the following stats
tics showing the extent of the bitumi
nous coal business for the two pas,
years.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

THE EASTERN QuEsTIoN.-We have
no particulars about the European
war. 1t seems that the preparations
are going forward so that when the
foes do meet, the slaughter must be
awful. The Turks have made the
blockade of the Russian port on the
Black Sea as oheetual as possible, and
have notified all nations of the fact.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

"G'LANo."-The rivalry between the
editors of the Philadelphia Times, and
the Press, to become "thc government
organ in that city, continues with
unabated vigor. We hope the ware.
fare waged on the part of those two
valiant Colonels will be as bloodless in
the future as it has been in the past
II four years war waged while both
were in the prime of life, and both
favored and demanded that it should
be vigorously prosecuted, extracted no
blood from their veins; il is quito
likely that the present conflict, al.
though not as "iirepressible" as the
former, will in a personal sense, bo
equally as bloodless as the former.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The scandal about General Harrison
Allen, late Auditor General, and his
wife, is having a good run in the news
papers. Both had better go and hide
WITHDRAW from society, or "go west"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

FIXED.-Tho Radical State Commit
tee met at Harrisburg on Friday last
and fixed upon Harrisburg, as the
place and Wednesday August Goth as
the time for holding their State Con
r-nniinn
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The Ohio Democrats are about the
best feeling fellows now, without ap.
pointments, Our party friends are de.
termined to carry the Buckeye State
in October.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

VOLUNTEER ADVICE. Tho conduct
of recent Conferences in passing polit.
ical resolutions and volunteering adj
vice TO the Executive and Congress
looks as though tho"Curch and State"
alliance was being prepared. And it
is beginning to attract considerable at.
tention. The Boston Post, in alludinp
to the conduct of the New England
Conference, says;
at Is now the turn Of the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Conference 10 offer assistance In the
government Of the Southern States. Tho propo.
sition Is TO send Committee to the white House
with suggestions concerning appointments In
South Carolina, @ eorgia, Mississippi and Louis.
lana, and also concerning the action of the Ex-
ecutive 10 the matter Of Marshal Douglass. The
Methodist Church Is one Of the most numerous
wealthy, respectable and Influential religion,
bodies in this country but II has yet TO appear
that the National Government has need Of the
advice Of Its conferences, able as they are in po.
litical matters."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

"The Wiokedest Town in America,
by Eli Perkins, found on our fourth
page is good reading for parents who
have sons who intend to "go Vest"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Hayes has removed A. W. Wyman,
as Treasurer of the United States and
appointed in his place James GilRlan,
of Pennsylvania, the present Assistant
Treasurer, stationed in Washington.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The Turks are so busy in CONSTANT
nople that the American horse MARINES
over there have to go clear to Genoa
to get their blacksmithing done.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

In A HoRS-A week ago the tele
graph was burthened and the Radical
press electrified over the news of the
political assassination of p. Laws, q
prominent colorcd Louisianian, by Q
large Democratic mob" rhc bloody
shirt mourners were as usual, too pre-.
mature in their expressions of holy
horror, etc. Messrs. o. McVeagb
Judge OF the 9th District in that State
and d. j. Tedge, Parish Attorney
have officially informed Gov. Nichols
that Law was killed by one man-no,
n band of men-and that the tragedy
was the result of a family fcud grow.
lag out of a divorce suit between Laws
and his wife. The murderer is in iail
and will be justly punished for bis
crime.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The broeches of the Republican par
ty are widening so they win be large
enough for Senator Davis to wear af.
ter while.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

General Butlers friends say that be viii re.
ply to the letter Of Wayne MacVeagh, which
was provoked by the sarcastic let ter Butler wrote
Marsha Pitkin - Erehapge
Well, we have no doubt but that
Mr. MacVeagh counter on the hero Of
Big Bethel
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

DEAD--ALL CONE Fletcher Harper,
the last Of the four of the famous pub.
fishing firm Of Harper & Brothers,
died in New York, on Tuesday the
goth ult., aged scventy.two yoar. The
publications of the firm are pcruscd
wherever the English language is
studied.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Chamberlain is rather glad Hamp.
ton won the Governorship. HIS land
ed property in South Carolina Is rising
in value.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

81 WouLD RATHER NoT-Nowa-
The intervicwers are having good
time with the leading Radicals in ex.
traetng views from them on the boil.
cy Of "the government" Such Leaders
as Judge Taft, Of Ohio, and Senator
Wilson, of Iowa, when approached for
information, reniged, and both give o.,
the caption of this squib. There is
craftsmanship for you
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

The Chicago Tribune is pleased that
one man has been found-Wayne Mac.
Veagh-who is not afraid to talk to
Ben Butler
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06

Do not fail to read our first and
fourth pages this week, as well as our
second and third
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-06
GLASS and PUTTY,

Foo, aud Chain Bolts. Carriage, Tire aud Barrel
Bolts. Bed Cord, Sad Irons, Horse brushes and
Curry Combs. Grind.s,ons fixtures. Gam, Hemp
and Soap stone Packing, Cable Chains, etc.
They will also keep on hand full assortment
Of Tinwarc, and general stock Of House Furnish.
ing Goods, which they will sell At prices n sait
the times
Persons wishing anything In their line are In
vited ~ call aud examine their stock before
purchasing. REED A HAGKRrN.
clearheld, May 80, isTT.iv.