Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-03-20

to-ctnt tlltnNnH. 70 cutphuort.
81 benches. $500 crimson plush sofas.
Straw beds. Sponge mattresses and
81 chairs. Oriental pillows.
81 pine tables. $50 plush Gothic chairs
25'cent hat peg'. $50 library tables.
IS desks. $50 hat racks.
$40 office desks. $50 desks.
5O-cent coat hooks. $50 to Sl75 of % desks.
Cheap mating. 500 wardrobes.
Clay pipes. Body Brussels Competing
Cheap whisky. Finest Havana cigars.
"a looking glasses. Champagne.
~ window curtains. 5000 looking. glasses.
- %cprnices. 5000 brocatel curtains
lambrequins, &c.
$50 walnut and gilt cor.
nices.
A bare enumerlion Of the kinds OF
costly articles which figured in these
accounts would fill a column and leave
much untold. When it is said that
such articles Of feminine attire as are
known or guessed at by the names Of
" bustles,' extra long stockings
" chignons," "palpitators," "garters,'
I" chemises," boulevard skirts" and
" parasols,' are found in the same list
with mules, horses, wines, coats o farms,
axe helvcs, dictionaries, diamonds, jugs,
cuckoo clocks, cradles and collins, some
thing may be lett to the Imagination.
From a column list OF Particles furnished
under the head Of Legislative supplies
these items are extracted as indicative
OF the tastes Of the carpetbag and
negro robbers
Vince ond Liquors -Heidsieck, Green Seal,
Vim Imperial, Nervenay and Meet and Chandon
chhmpsgnes; seuppernong, Sparkling Moselle,
Catawba, Chateau La Rote claret, Chateau LATTE
c%laret, Imperial pale sherry, best Madeira Port,
Malaga aud Blackberry wines finest Otard, Du-
puy and French cognac brandy finest Baker,
cabinet, rye, bourbon, nectar and corn whistles
Holland gin, Jamaica rum, cases Of Hostetter's,
Indian, hefr's, Russian, Baker, santo Domingo,
and Inc bittcrs Congress water, hest bottled
ale, lager and porter sarsaparilla, Curacao and
Marasehino-all by The eask'
Farninue.-Finest walnut Office chairs and
desks, Continental chairs, wash stands, uardrobee,
hat racks, msrble-top wash stands, library tables,
marble top sideboafds, book cases, hair-seai rock.
ing chairs, large and small easy chairs, marble.
top bureaus, saloon tables, bedstcads, opera chairs,
leather-eeat chairs, cane-stat chairs, stufed back
chairs, studcd-back arm-ehairs, commodes, UNI
brella stands, large and small library book cases,
oval library tables with carved legs,i red and green
rep lounges, finest plosh velvet tete.a tetes, hnest
walnut fancy rep tete. a-tetes, large and small
Gothic chars. Prescott arm chairs, extra large
striped rep chairs green reps, French lounges,
large thelf.hack maible-top washstands, counter
desks, bat stands, marble-top tables, crimson
plush sofas, large looking glasses, superior re-
frigerators, large willow chairs, towel racks. fold
ing chairs, fne coffin, fine cradle bed ~iouuges,
fancy Gre screens, extra large and heavy cotton
mattresses, feather beds, feather holsters and
feather pillows, double spring mattresses, cots
and mattresses, sponge pillows, holsters and mat
tresses, gilt mantel mirrors, finest English tapes
try, Brussels carpeiing, fines, English body
Brussels carpeting, finest three-piy ingram car
peting, English velvet rugs and door mats, Eng
fish thread door mats, English velvet oil cloths
and velvet h~assocks, cocoa mats and mating,
rich heavy eornices. lnmbrequins, window shades
and fixtures, large cords and %tassels, brocatel cur
tAins and trimmings. gold bound shades and
spring rollers, gimps, white and checked mating.
Dry ~Goods.-finest French y%elvets, extra fine
large hair cloth, silk damask, linen diaper, table
and wine cloths, Irish linens, billiard table cloths,
linen towels, wooden blankets, linen doyleys and
napkins, imported dannels, insertions and edgings,
finest dress goods Of all kinds, heney-comb quilts,
Marseilles quilts, shawls, linen shee,ings, pillow
casing and ~shirting, cotton shifting, sheeting and
pillow casing, imported hid gloves, ladies' satch-
els, mems white and brown hosiery, linen cambria
handkerchiefs, ladies' hoods, c~ambrics, ribbons Of
all qualities, hpe plain goods, extra long bath
towels, pieces Of Grape, scissors, skirt braids aud
pins, baire, spool cotton, prints, tooth brushe o.,
heavy combs, nax, buttons, whaleboue, gin CHAINS,
hooks and eyes, " boulevard skirts" 'extra long
stockings," " palpiiators," chignons, garters, I'M
der yests, cbemises, parssols aud sun umbrellas.
Cioihing-Fine oyercoa,s, panis, vests, coats,
shirts, undershirts, drawers, socks, boot, sus-
penders, CELLAR, shoes, slippers, hats aud caps.
Jsreiry ard Fancy Good. Gold watches aud
chains, rich sets Of gold jeweiry, diamond rings,
dia mord pins, gold lockets, charms, finger rings,
necklaces, pencil cases, pens, brca 81. pins, ivory.
minded knives and forks, pocket and peh knives,
tea and table spoons, call. bells, table forks, extra
fine table %castors, rich toilet sets, pocket pistols.
japanned tea-trays.
Stock Pine hOrse =, mules, carriages, ouggie,,
and harness.
Under the heads Of " Printing Mat
ter, Tobacco and Scgars,'" Crockery
and Glassware Stationery" "Gro-
ceries and Dellcacies," a list of articles
as long again as the above is given.
During one session the State was
charged with 367 new locks-for l64
desks. One thousand cords of wood
and 1920 tons Of coal were charged
for. Not n wood stove was in use.
The wood wal furnished by Mr.. Crews
directly to any member who asked for
1t, and by Mr.. Maryant to Senators
Whitsemore, Maxwell and others
Thousands of dollars were spent annu.
ally for stoves for " committee rooms "
and the committee stole the stoves after
each session. Thousands were spent
for soap, bair.brushes and towels. The
State officials, legislators, clerks and at
tendants were supplied with the daily
papers free, and with novels, law and
other books. (The schools were closed
from poverty Besides furnishing the
committee rooms" (which were bed
rooms), the State paid rent for them.
Scott got the "rent Of a cottage" for
one year ont Of the State-an amount
larger than the cottage could be sold
for today. The private bills of State
officers, Senators and members Of the
House, referred to in the evidence Of
Woodruff and Jones, include the names
Of those who zero the recipientso of sup
plies, and are as follows
Lieutenant Governor Ransier, Lieutenant Gov.
eInor Gissrss Senators O. P. Leslie, LLwimhash,
Frank Amin, u. X. Hsyne, d. r. whittemore,
II. j. Maxwell, 0. n, Hayne, Y. T.. ?. Owens,
W. u. johnson, J. M. Allen, J. Holiingshead,
Robert smalls, ". u Nash, s. A, swailt, George
=. McInyre, Y. s.. J. Hayes, James A. Green,
John Lee, ]. B.. Green Representatives. james
A. Bowley, Tin Hurley, Joseph D. Boston, J. d.
Dennis, Q. II. Sperry, S. I. Lee, ?. simkins, Y. n.
Rivers, W. M. Thomas, W. II. Jones, FL. Moers,
Benz. Byas, Nelson Davis.
myths" AND "AND OTHERS"
To enumcrate tho bills designated
by MI. Jonesin his evidence as myths
and "queer accounts" would fll hun.
drcds Of pages. A few arc are inserted
10 illustrate this manner Of robbing the
Treasury. The original are submitted
In this evidence, numbered as follows I:
No. .. A. washburne.............s 700 90
No. IS. james stebbins .....-.. ....-..- ssb is
No. 81. A. L. stingum ................ s,b64 ~
No. 81. Wm. Hall ....-. -...... ........ 1000 90
No. ~. j. \. J. Gilman .........- l,iC5 90
No. ~. Simon p. simples ..,. ........ 500 90
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