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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-08
STATE NEWS.

The Machias Republican Gays Mr.. Waite,
Wsterhouse OF East Mschlas, was in Machias vi
lsge at a late hour on Wednesday evening in a
state of into,icstlon lie had tied his horse nea,
the stable of the Eastern Hotel. Itwould seem
that W Warehouse, not knowing what he was ahont
starred for home on loot, leaving his horse where
he had first fastened him. On Thursday morning
he WAS found drowned near the causewav of the
bridge, between the ship yard and the west end nj
the bridge. Dir. Waterhouse was a youny man
and leaves wife, aad probably children.
A young Pembroke gentleman who accomna.
MED young lady home the other evening mar.
rowly escaped drowning. A hogshead of waite,
being set 10 the ground near the Young lady's res
ideDee, it WAS not observed by the Young man. if
being very late and very dark, and into it be
| went, but succeeded in crawling out in sad con
dition.
Sunday was great day among the Methodist.
| OF Bangor. Bishop Merrill and Chaplain Nc.
Cabe d. d., were both in the city, and their ser
| mons In the different Methodist churches DIRE "
crowded houses, many from other denomination,
| being IN attendance. Bishop Merrill preached ip
| the forenoon at Pine Street Methodist church
and 10 the evening at Union Street chui CHI Chan
| lain McCabe preached In the forenoon at UnioI
| Street church, and In the evening at Pine Stree
church. The sermons of these eminent divine,
| were among the best discusses ever delivered 10
| IN that city.
Although the sweet fern factory at Machiss i,
closed for the present, and its doors locked it i,
| thought contract will soon be make for the sal,
OF the tannn extract, and that sweet fern will be
| AGAIN in demand.
| Schooner Msunaloa of East Machias, at Rio
Janero, lost all her crew by yellow fever, except
| ing Captain Chisholm and one man.
An Auburn young lady, on dark night las
week, was taking walk tor her health with {
young gentleman. Seeing a white post, and fee l.
| ing quite tired, she gave the post one close EN-
brace to rest herself as it weic and continued OF
her way. When she arrived home she asceItained
that her dres. and the post had been newly paintec
| white.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07


TnE PENNSYLVANIA SERFs.---The
ofiiceholding part Of the Radical party
is SO completely under the control of
Cameronism, as TO be virtually their
seris The Old Man abdicated and
put his senatorial toga on his eldest
born son Don in true baronial style,
and with it went his serfdom. This
fall are to be elected men who are
to declare that transfer unrepLblican
in spirit and contrary to tho will of the
people, or they will give their consent
to the proceedings by re-electing the
son of the Old Man. Men grow AFRO.
giant by long continuance in power,
and become bold and defiant in their
acts. In the days of the ieudal system,
the seris of some masters wore collars.
Sir Walter Scott introduces charac-
ter in lvanhoe of one that wore the
badge as "born serf of Cedric the
Saxon" The only difference between
that poor devil and the Camcron's
serfs il, that while both are collarcd,
and equally under tho master, the
badge of the latter day seris are worn
concealed. There ought to be enough
independent men in every county to
break up this serfdom, that has do
bauched its politics, and is widely
known to the diseredit of the other
wise honest fame OF the Keystone
State. This fall is the time for such
men to act by voting with the Demo
Gratis Clinton Democrat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

In THE LINE OF Promotion. The
Philadelphia Times says They have
way Of clecting their candidates for
Governor in the central Susquehanna
counties. Simon Snyder, Of Selins-
grove-then in old Union, but now in
Snyder county-was thrice elected to
the Gubernatorial char James Pol
lock, OF Northumberland, on the oppo.
site side OF the river, from Union, was
elected Governor by 10000, and Wm.
f. Packer Of Lycomng, the Susque-
hanna county Immediately above Nor
thumberland, was chosen Governor by
a majority equal 10 Pollock's. The
little county of Union is the only one
of the line Of the central Susquehanna
counties Of Dauphn that hasn't had q
Governor of its own, although il was
entitled to claim Snyder, and now Dill
proposes to oil up the gap. The can.
didatcs for Governor OF the Northern
Susquehanna region have been uni
iormly unfortunate. Judge Wilmot, OF
Bradford, was beaten by Packer; Judge
Woodward, of Luzcrne, was beaten by
Curtin, and Judge Packer, of Carbon,
was beaten by Geary. Hoyt and Dill
can look the matter up and sec whether
or not there Is anything in this to in
huence the future.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

TnE DEBTOR TuRK.--If the Turks
hsd their debts paid, the arrangement
effected for them by the Berlin Con.
gress might extend the life OF their
Government indefinitely. The jealous.
les of the Great Powers would continue
TO be, as they have been for the past
century, the best guarantee of an un-
disturbed possession OF the territory the
Turks now occupy in Europe and
Asia. Unfortunately for the future
prospects of the Porte the Power
which has undertaken to maintain the
inviolability Of the boundaries now set
for Mahommedan power IS also the
chief creditor of the Nation it puts un-
der new obligation. 1t is manifest
the Turks will never pay their debts
except by territorial indemnity of some
kind TO England. 1t is equally certain
the English will never surrender their
present advantageous position without
obtaining full equivalent, not only
for the Turkish bonds owned by Brit
ish subjects, bat for all Government
outlay involved in tho political manage
mcnt of affairs in the Levant.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

AMUSING THE OLD BoYs.--Thc news
papers are amusing themselves with
getting up Senatorial side shows
Since the Columbia Spy introduced
Governor HartranIt, the Lancaster In
quirer has put Edward Mcpherson on
the track with some nice remarks,
while the Germantown Telegraph feels
as though Galusha A. Grow is exactly
the man for the position now hold by
the young Cameron. Harmless specu.
lation Of this kind will do to keep the
boys alive through the Summer days,
1t might just bc possible by the time
the next Legislature meets the Demo
Gratis will have word to say in the
making Of the next United States
Senator.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

SHAMELESS THIEVER Y,

The audacious recklessness that has
characterized many OF the stealings OF
our Republican State officials during
the last dozen or more years is simply
astounding. II is not TO be doubted
but that If the vouchers of the men
who have served as State Treasurers
since the war were to be carefully gone
over, there would be developed evi.
dences Of expenditures aggregating
hundreds of thousands of dollars made
without the faintost tinge of authority
in the law To be sure there would be
but little to be gained by entering into
an investigation Of the kind at this
time. The indications are clear that
the people have decided 10 have no
more Republican State officers in Penn
sylvania and of but few Of the rascals
could anything be recovered, no matter
how plain the proofs of their guilt
might be made The exposition would
simply put us, as a people, in a still
more mortifying position before the
country and the world than that we
already occupy.
We have in our possession copy OF
receipt in the handwriting Of OK
Treasurer Rawle, for travelling ex-
penses during my term, $500" This
money he paid himself on the 4th day
Of May last, just three days before the
law required HIM to vacate for Square
Timber The law is explicit. 1t al
lows State Treasurer s5, 900 per year,
and nowhere in il can be found excuse
for the payment to one occupying the
position of another penny. 1t is true
that each department is provided with
contingent fund, and that out Of said
fund, under certain circumstances,
travelling expenses might be paid. But
Henry, despite the fact that be IS a
wealthy man, took $500, out of moneys
in the Treasury "not otherwise appro-
priated," and receipted for it on the
tenth Of sheet of ordinary foolscap o
himself, when there was but little
over IS left in his contingent fund.
In just such shameless way have
millions of the money of the people of
Pennsylvania been appropriated by
their officials and their officials friends.
1t is good thing that they have re-
solved upon a change Of rulers. 1t
would be almost impossible for any
change to be other than an improve
ment.-Lu=erne Leader.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07
THE RAPE or THE BALLOT

We agree with the Philadelphia
Times that the confessions of the Flori.
da ballot thieves who returned the
electoral vote of that State against
Tilden by fraud, are of little moment.
Like the confession ofMrs Tilton, they
come when tho judgment Of the world
is irrcvocably made up as TO their guilt,
and the penitentIal or contract admis-
sions Of those who had already added
perjury to crime, are but repetitons
of the old, old lesson that wrong has
no refuge from just retribution. It is
now, and for months has been, the ac-
cepted conviction of the dispassionate
men Of all parties in this country, and
OF intelligent people throughout the
world, that Florida and Louisiana hon
estly voted for Mr.. Tilden for Presi-
dent that their votes were perverted
by the most deliberate and monstrous
fraud Of history, and that the Nation
bowed to the decision of the Electoral
Commission because it was created in
good faith and gave peace to the Re
public in the namc of law. Already
much of the truth of the fraud in detail
has come to the surface, and from
week TO week there arc examinations
and confessions from the degraded
actors IN the great crime against free
government, which cloud every honest
instinct of Republicans and Democrats
with shame. The decision Of the Elec
toral Commission will stand, because
it gave President Hayes lawful title
untainted by any fraudulent act Of his
own but this Government is moi
strong enough to bear the strain of a
repetition of the Florida and Louisiana
frauds, and unless most carefully
guarded against by just and unambigu-
GUS legislation, the struggles for the
offices and plumber will speedily make
government "of the people, by the
people and for the people to perish
from the face OF the earth. - Baltimore
Gazette.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07
4 YENIAL sINNER AT BEST.

-
The Pittsburg Critic says the Repub-
lican journals continue to point tho
finger of scorn at the deIinqucnces Of
ex.Doossoopo. Polk, ef .he lower
if5ds u Coasryss.i' is-s,h
sinner is such rdrd auis that the
scandal gluttons Of the opposition
almost starve for their !avorite dish.
However, IL is ccnsoling to know that
hs sin was but yenial at best II was
brought to light, condemned and pun
ished by his own party. What a con
trast, however, to the despicable man.
ner which the many ,stupondous Re-
publican malfcasances have been white.
washed 1t was not charged that no
was an cmbczzler or that he stole any
thing. IL would take a thousand
Polks ten times repeated to equal the
sum total of the New York Custom
House frauds under the Leet- Murphy
regime. His oifense exhibited none Of
the f" addition, division and silence !"
recommended by "wee Kemblc 4"
none of the Credit Mobilier corruption I;
none ofthe War Department proHiga-
cy Of Camerons or Belknap. Ilc took
no bribc for his influence he stole
nothing his Punishment was speedy
and adequate.
Unlike Colfax, the Christian states
man, he did not swear that be had not
received a bribc, and then have his
perjury exposed by the production Of
check on the memorandum book, in
which Oakcs Ames kept his Union Pa
cific transaction. CoIiax did all this
when he was Vice President. Polk
has no handsome wife, like Belknap, to
faunt in Washington society the sums
corrnptly drawn from the sales of post
traderships. He did not, like Wells
and Anderson and Cassenave, sell the
Presidency to the highest bidder. He
has not trafilcated in cadetships he
has not dealt in crooked whisky. HIS
delinquency consisted merely in ex.
ceeding his authority in the way good
natured, yielding men of any party
would be liable 10 do at any time. Re
publican journals and orators do invite
public attention TO q trivial oflense,
which is in such conspicuous contrast
TO the enormous crimes perpetrated by
men high in the confidence OF their
own party.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

John A. MacGahan, the well known
and brilliant war correspondent of the
New York Herald and London Daily
Nacs, died at Constantinople, Turkey,
on Sunday, June 8. He contracted
spotted fever in the Russian camp at
San Stefano He was an American,
and in his achievements as a cores
pondent with the Russian armythrough
the war, and in those famous letters in
which he pictured the Turkish butch
cries in Bulgaria, he showed the world
the kind of journalists that we produced
on this side the ocean.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07
THELABORING MEMS CHOICE

As between Mr.. Dill and Gen. Hoyi
for next Governor, it appears that the
laboring men prefer Mr.. Dill, and
many of such men, who have hitherto
voted with the Labor party, will, at
the coming gubcrnatorial election, vote
for Mr.. Dill. We infer this from the
circumstance that Hon. W. ii. Stanton,
OF Luzcrne county, has recently ex-
pressed himself strongly in favor Of
Mr.. Dill's election. Our readers will
remember that Mr.. Stanton was elected
Judge Of the Courts Of Luzorne county
last Fall, by a largo majority of votes
over both the Republican and Demo,
cratic parties. lie may, therefore, be
regarded as representative OF the
Labor movement, and his views with
respect to supporting Mr., Dill, un.
doubtedly are shared by them embers
of that party, not only in his own
county, but also throughout the State
Judge Stanton regards, we think with
good reason, the contest for Governor
as resting solely between Mr.. Dill and
Gen. Hoyt, and hence concludes that
oil votes which may be cast for other
candidates than those named, are
thrown away. He does not hesitate
TO announce his own preference tc
Mr.. Dill, and believes him better
friend TO the interests of laboring men
than any other candidate in the field
Judge Stanton, in announcing his in
tontion to vote tor Mr.. Dill, says:
IL sat beside Mr.. Dill in the Senate
for two years, and / know him TO be O
good man. There is nothing of the
sanctimonious hypocrisy of some ol
tho latter-day statesmen about him
He is the honest, sincere man that hs
appears. A mans nationality or creed
makes no difference with him. have
heard some politically opposed to hin
call him, since his nomination, cor
poration man. | certainly Away,
found him on the other side. He al
why's aided me with his counsel ant
support in my efforts TO got protective
Legislation for the laboring men. Tn,
measures ! introduced to this end IL
the Legislature went to the root, ant
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

UNDER PAR.--After all the Kcarncy
communists have not elected more
than about one-third Of the members
of the California constitutional conven-
ton. The thirty.two delegates at
large were elected by the non.partisan
organization, showing that a majority
of tho popular vote of the State il
also against communism.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

RATHER TRIcKY. The editor of the
Harrisburg Telegraph, Senator Gamer
on's home organ, when he proposes tc
say somethingrude ofour party friends
frequently quotes the Lancaster Intel
Hgencer rather than to stand on his
own feet This is decidedly mean ioI
man to be so great, and must end in
his discontinue at last.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

Governor Hartranit has issued q
proclamation, fixing the 18th day OF
August next, for holding an election
In Luzerne county to decide on the
proposed division Of the same, and tc
designate the county-scat Of the new
county.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

And Jack Kehoc still languishes in
prison, wondering what will be tho
complexion of his fate, but feeling Ger.
tain that "the old man at Harrisburg
will not go back on him."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

The Cincinnati Commercial says i:
"Thc last Presidential election would
have been utterly lost il it had not
been for the help Of the Liberals" This
is new designation for the " Return.
ing Boards"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

Vermont and Massachusetts, have
recently held their Democratic State
Conventions. Both congratulate the
country on the rctrenchmentand ccono.
my instituted and carried by the House
of Representatives at Washington, and
both approve the Potter Committed
investigation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

An exchange remarks "rhc un-
happy Italians are not so anxious
about Tyrol and Trieste and the en-
croachments Of Austria around the
Adriatic as represented. They only
want a change of Ministry. We would
like to spare them few of our minis.
ters, such as Beecher and Talmage."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

A PosER.-Painfal question by the
sultan Is this Turkey, or is Il
merely portions Of England, Russia,
Austria and other countriesf" f"-Bubdic
Express.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

Madame Bonapartc rs certainly O
remarkable woman. At the age Of 9G
she enjoys excellent health, and il
pleasantly sojourning at the residence
Of her grandson, Charles J. Bonaparte
at Baltimore. She has admirably filled
the role OF belle and heroine.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

Senator Growers comment on the
work Of the last session was short but
to the point He said: at was pow.
crlcss to do good during the past ses.
sion, but it will be different next time
for tho Democrats will have a majority
in the Senate and House, and then We
will rcvolutionize things"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

A LFE PLEDoE.--John II. Snyder,
convicted of murder in Columbiana
county, Ohio, in 1869, and sent to the
penitentiary for life, has been pardoncd
by Gov. Bishop, on condition that he
abstains from intoxicating liquors.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

The ALARMED BUCKEYES. Tho At.
lanta (Ga,) Constitution says "The
average Ohio Republican searches his
house every night before retiring to
see IL jeff Davis isn't concealed under
some of the beds"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

TnE DIFFERENCE. - Whenever O
newspaper says a kind word OF man,
that man never discovers the favor
but II a newspaper handles a man q
little roughly, the man finds Il out by
3 o'clock the next morning.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

Justice Smith, of New York, very
sensibly asked a criminal aWhy did
yousubject yourself TO a trial for mur.
der because Of woman who was un.
true 10 You ?"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

There could be no better proof that
the rural Greenbaekers at Syracuse,
N. Y, on the oath ult., did not know
what allied them than that high.tariff
resolution in the platform.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "John
Bull sitting on tho Island OF Cyprus,
preparing to plant his feet in Palestine,
Is the current Punch and Judea show. 4"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07

When the ofIlcc seeks the man, It
generally finds him when tho man
seeks the Office, be has to find himself
and pay the boys.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07
POISONING THEIR YOUNG.
The West Chester Je6vgoniaa of a

Inc NcSt Snustcr JtUuS0hi"d vi
recent date, relates the following
"About month ago a pair Of robins
sai,; nes, II cao os ,he pretty trees
4, tnc 7a,s jaes o sss =. .,r. ....... -. !.
this borough. In duo course OF time
two lii 10 robins were the pride Of the
parent birds and subsequently, these
way-ward offsprings proceeded to pre-
maturely seek their own fortunes In this
wide, wide world. They however did
not get lar ere they were made the
prisoners OF man--one being caught by
Mr. James Finegan's children and the
other by the little folks composing Mr..
James I. Mullins household, residing
on West Gay street. The youngster ro-
bins were placed in separate cages and
hung ont in the back yards OF the res
pective residences OF the above named
gentlemen. Here they were many
times n day visited by the parent birds
and sumptuously fed upon worms and
cherrics, and the little ones thrived and
grew and gave promise Of soon arriv-
ing at the full zenith Of a birds estate.
Yesterday, however, new and sad
phase came over the scene aud in a
very sudden manner the two nedgelings
almost instantaneously siokened and
died. Upon examination being made
it was discovered that tho last meal
furnished them by the old birds was
composed OF small piece Of poisonous
vine, and the eating Of this naturally
enough caused death.
owe have many times heard II said
that il is characteristic on the part Of
these birds topoison their Gagged young,
when no hope for their liberty is offer.
ed, and il this be so, this circumstance
may be set down as deliberate double
act of inianticidc upon the part of these
distracted and discouraged parents"
"IT is HE'LL, SIR."-A Washington
correspondent says The day after
Anderson laid the worst of his letters
before the Potter investigating commit
tee, Mr.. Hayes arose early in the morn
ing and went to SEQ Sherman before
the Secretary was out Of bed. Imagine
his surprise to find Stanley Matthews
sitting by Sherman's bedside, and the
Secretary of the Treasury sitting up
in bed with his night-cap on Mat
thews bowed and was silent; Sherman
smiled diabolical smile Hayes wore
d storm-cloud on his massive brow, and
he had copy of the testimony in his
hand The situation was intensely
dramatic. "Mr Secretary" said the
President, What do you think of all
this =? +" And Sherman quietly united
the strings of his night-cap, laid
! that useful article aside, cleared his
throat, and replied "lt IS hell, sir"
Matthews, with downcast eye, said :
"They are crowding u.s.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-07
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