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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


Three months after
the occasion, the Pittsburg Post finds
fault with the Democrats of this Sena.
torial District Tor having sent Senator
Wallace us q delegate to the Demo
cratic State Convention. Such stuff
We hope the Democrats of the
XXX1Vth District will give the Bars
and their Post q wide berth in the fu-
ture, unless they behave like other
Democrats, under similar circumstan.
Ger. VIZ now serve a notice ON the
parties aforesaid, that the Democrats
of this District will, as heretofore, elect
whom they please, without consulting
the Post men or any other outsiders.
More The fact that Speaker Randall
left his chair and went to Pittsburg,
and there consorted with the drift.
wood of the Convention, was so out.
rageously out of place, that no mar
who possesses common sense, and
wishes the future success of the Dem.
ocratic party, can defend bis conduct,
1t is Just such Internal crookedness
perpetrated by the members of our
party, that keeps US in the background
Again The individual who is always
after an office is unfit to edit q party
journal. School boys know this fact
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

ENTIRELY TOO VERpAST.-A Phila.
dclphia exchange says; "a short
time since two men, styling themselves
a delegation, waited upon Hon. Henry
NJ. Watts, and in behalf OF the Repub-
lican Club Of the First Congressional
District, invited him TO accept a nom.
nation for Congress. They told him
the voters were enthusiastic for him,
and exhibited letters from eminent
political leaders requesting him TO
stand. He consentaj, and contributed
$40 toward the rent of a club room.
A few days later the same men brought
him a bill of $500 for q banner. He
gave them s27O, and subsequently as.
ccrtainod that he had been swindled
by sharpers." Should Nh. Watts hap
pen to turn up in Washington a year
hence as a Congressman, he would
make a good subject for Mrs. Pinkston
or jerks to operate on. The ancient
composer Of the same name could not
have been defrauded in this manner.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

A SAMPLE LABoRER.-Jobn Siney,
one Of the "labor party" leaders in the
coal regions, was q prominent actor in
the convention of the Nationals. lie
made several speeches, in n of which
he said "there are but two parties in
this country, the skinners and the
skinned, the robbers and robbed
The Pottsville Standard, published
where Siney lives, and, therefore, a
comp tent witness, in rcmarking upon
the declaration, "feels called upon to
say, for the information of the general
public, that there isn't a more perfect
specimen Of q skinner in the State Of
Pennsylvania than this same John
Sincy." This Is about the length and
breadth of Il, no donbt. 1t was this
same rcformer that headed the dis.
turbers Of the public peace in our coal
region In 1875.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

GROSSLY UNFAIR,-ln 1874, when
the Radicals apportioncd the State into
Senatorial and Assembly districts, they
literally defrauded the Democrats ont
of forty members. To illustrate our
meaning, we cite two facts; In Phil.
adclphia, the Democrats poll 5l,317
votes, and the Radicals 57,075; under
this apportionment, the Democrats can
onlp elect n out Of eight Senators in
Philadelphia, and only nine out Of
hirty-eigh Representatives, while in
Allegheny county 1t enables the Re-
publicans TO elect all of the four Sena.
tors, and all but one OF the fourteen
members of the House. The Demo.
Gratis poll 1886 votes in Allegheny,
and the Radicals 1891. 1t will be
observed that it takes 51,3l7 Demo.
Gratis in Philadelphia to elect Senator,
while s,l5i Radicals can make their
point.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31
ADJOURNED
ORPHANS COURT SALE.
OF
REAL mSTATHr.
OF
WILLIAM BELL, Decd.
WILLIAM BELL, Deed.

BY virtue Of an order issuing out Of the Or
phans' Court Of Clearhcld county, there will be
exposed to Public Sale at the Court House 10 the
Borough Of Clearheld, on
Tuesday, August 40, ~, at I O'Clock p. IN.
the following described Real Estate Of WIN. Bell,
decd, 10 wits
No. l. A certain farm situate 10 Greenwood
township, Clcarhcld county, Pa, bounded and
described a. follows On the norsh by the west
branch Of the susquehanna river on the south
aud west by other land owned by said VIM. Bell,
decd, and on the EAST by land Of Reed A Owens,
containing tive hundred and eighteen acros, about
sixty acres Of which IL cleared and under good
cultivation, having thereon erected a good log
dwelling house, a large new bank barn and other
cutbuildiags, and a bearing orchard. Therc 10
also on the premises n valuable mill scat, and
considerable oak, pine and hemlock timber.
No. 2. Another tract Of land situate In said
township Of Greenwood, lying on the South bank
Of the Snsquehanna river, containing 400 acres,
about 10 acres Of which Il cleared, and the balance
is we'll timbered with pine, oak snd hemlock.
No. 3. Another tract Of land situate IN said
township Of Greenwood, on the North bank Of
the susquehAnna river, containing about 200
acres. moro or less, about u acres Of which 1.
cleared, aud the remainder has upon Il a ION sid
cradle quantity Of piGs, oak aud hemlock timber
TERns or SAN ,-0ne third In cash on conhr.
nation Of sale, and the balance 10 one End two
years, with interest secured on the premises.
fRAMPT0N BILL,
T.. l.. HOOVER,
Power. July B.. 1sfs-4t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

THOMPSON OvERBoARD.-He vas the
man who accompanied Harry White,
and did the hard swearing, when Hayes
appointed Scofield. Colonel Samuel
b. Dick was nominated by the Repub-
lican Congressional Conference at
Meadvillc, on Tuesday afternoon the
23d inst, On the twentieth ballot. AZ
ter the nineteenth ballot Mr.. Thonp-
sons name was withdrawn, leaving
only Dick and Mcdowell in the field.
OF course, the next ballot meant bust
ness, and resulted in Dick receiving
five votes and Mcdowell four. The
shelving of Mr.. Thompson and the Ger,
tainty of the defeat of Nipple Mitchell,
by the Oregon Legislature next win
ter, disposes Of both members OF the
law firm Of Thompson & Nipple. The
nomination of Conlonel Dick Is veto
ry for the Cameron dynasty, but Simon
and Don are not so anxious about Con-
gross as they are about getting the
right sort of men in the next Legisla-
lature. Unless there is super eminent
stupidity in choosing a candidate in op
position to this Cameron set-up, Col.
Dick will be easily defeated in No
vember.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

PHILANTHRopIo RoBBERs.-No class
or race Of human beings were ever so
hugely plundered as were the negroes
around Washington, by General o. O.
Howard and his band of Philanthropic
free. hooters. The individual who many
years ago travelled from Jerusalem to
Jericho, Jared far better than Sambo
has at the hands of the freedom-shriek.
ers. An exchange says: at cost more
than thirty-eight per cent. to collect q
dividend of 20 per cent. on the Freed.
mems Bank. Over two millions of the
hard earnings of the colored man were
deliberately stolen by his friends and
brothers, white Republicans No won
der they hesitate in voting longer with
a party that so numerically fleeccd
them" 1t is amazing when one looks
back and secs how outrageously the
present generation, white and black,
has been plundcred by men who as
sumed to be, if not loud protesting
Christians, or at least claimed to be
philanthropists. You may read about
the Pharisces and bypocrites of old,
but their success was but meager when
compared with imitators during the
past decade.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

MONDAYS EcLIPsE.-Reports from
all over the country show that in the
most important places where the
eclipse was total, the weather was
favorable for observation. At Little
Rock, Arkansas, Fort Worth, Texas,
and Pixies Peak the observations were
entirely successful. At Fort Worth
five photographs were taken. At these
and other places in the southwest
corona cuspis, moon limbs and all con.
facts were dolly noted. During total
eclipse, artificial lights were necessary.
A halo ringed the moon, the surface Of
the latter looking like blush steel.
The animals, such as dogs and cats,
seemed undisturbed by tho eclipse,
and remained during the darkness ly-
ing in the shade where they had been
when the eclipse began, and the cattle
continued TO browse quietly in the
fields. In most Of the places in tho
east, where the eclipse was only partial,
observation was hindered by the clouds.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


jerks STRIPED STOCKINGS John
Seymour, of New Orleans, was one of
the witnesses before the Potter Com
mittcc at Washington, and in a letter
to the New Orleans Tines. no thus oil.
ludes to an incident:
while Agnes jerks was on the stand, nothing
could keep away the strong minded women Who
correspond for New England newspapers. There
was always a dozen or 81 Of them In the room
taking notes. For three days he was cooped up
in this place with Mrs. jerks and other witnesses.
Agnes was very extravagant. One day, when
DR., Mary Walker. n strong. minded female, nam.
cd Roberts, and two handsome Yankee literary
girls were 10 the room. the jerks said something
she thought very funny, and was so overcome
with II that she Jared back, kicked up her heels
and showed her striped stockings. Forthwith
out came the notebooks from the belts Of the 70.
male Journalists, and with eager pencils thoy
took down this new display Of her versatile tai.
ents. The unhappy outsiders who pccped In when
the door was opened evidently thought the Lou.
isiana witnesses had u harem all TO themselves.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

EXAMINE TUE REcoRD.-Alwayslook
before you leap. The Democratic par
ty in Congress llbcralized the financial
policy of the government as much us
Jay in is power 1. gave The cnuptry
the saiest saver bill possible under the
circumstances, In The house il re-
pcalcd the resumption act and made
legal-tendcr notes receivable for Gus
toms duties. 1t cannot, therefore, be
said that the Democrats have not 70.
spccted what they believed 10 DO the
popular wish. Those who are ready
to join new political organizations be-
cause OF the financial question, should
first examine -sas ponder tho record
of tho Democratic Congress.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

A HUMAN DEvIL.-An exchange
says: "Peter Bresnaham, now confin.
cd in Camden IN. " jail for the muir
der Of Daultbier, last Spring, and who
was hung on July 26th, confessed to
the crime on July 9th. He afterwards
made a supplemental confession, stat
ing he committed three murders pre-.
vious TO that of Daulthier's. The first
was an Indian, who claimed an undis.
putcd right to hunt where he was
operating. In 1851 no killed q Scotch.
man named Duncan McCameron, with
whom he was buying furs near Big
Epionga Lake. In 1861 he killed
Michael Crowley on Shad Lake, near
Bonesbirc Point, Canada. Crowley
was supposed to have money. He kill.
ed M'Cameron because they had trouble
about the division of q stock Of fsrs
He also confessed to other minor
crimes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

UNHAPPY SoULs.-The Bars of the
Pittsburg Post indiscrcetly ccnsurc
Senator Wallace Tor appearing at the
Pittsburg Convention, and in effect
laud Speaker Randall for turning up
in the LOBBY at the same place. Tho
difference in the occupation of the two
gentlemen indicated, is just this The
Democrats ofthc XXXIvth Senatorial
District elected Senator Wallace as
their delegate to represent them in
that body, and right well did he serve
his constituents. On the other hand,
Speaker Randall left his chair and
turned up at P~ittsburg more in the
capacity OF a vagrant than a states
man, and the men who decoyed him
there, mortified over their joint defeat,
naturally resort to the fish woman's
way Of proclaiming her chastity-by
denouncing her virtuous sister as q
harlot. We want the Post men TO un.
derstand that Senator Wallace was
the representative Of the Democrats
in Centre, Clinton and Clcar6cld. Who
did Speaker Randall representa- The
Bars onlyf or himself personally !
The result would seem 70.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

"PARTy AuTocRATs."--Such is the
title OF a very malignant article which
appeared in the Pittsburg Post, of the
23d. The article is evidently conceiv-
cd in the interest OF Don Cameron, and
uttered and disseminated through the
malice the Bars bear towardsa all Dem
ocrats who do not bow to the dictiem
OF a Barr. The brothers indicated
annoyed the Democratic party Of this
State for fifteen years. Office office |
is their annual request And If some
body else possesses the intelligence and
discretion to obtain q recognition on
the part of tho people, all tho Bars
get mad. Why they are allowed the
columns of a party journal to iulmi-
nate their personal spleen is more than
we al understand these warm days.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

How CONSISTENT l--"Down with the
Corporations y is the cry OF the Ma
%tionals. Following this, says the Phil
adelphia Record of the Odd, should be
tackled to their banner, Consistency
thou art a jewel" To-day the State
Committee of the Nationals begin q
session at Crcsson, On the Allegheny
Mountains. The members of the COM
mittee from this city marched up to
Col. SCOTS Office, and instead of pay.
ing their fares, accepted free passage
over the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
meeting to-day is for the purpose Of
laying the plans for the fall campaign,
and distributing funds to push the
work forward.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

HUMAN AFTER ALL.--The Berlin cor
respondent of the New York Herald
alludes to the following incident which
occurred during the sitting Of the Eu.
ropcan Congress. "Prince Bismarck
received a rebuff from an unexpected
quarter during the Congress. 1t was
his custom to govern the assembly
much as a schoolmaster governs an un.
ruly class. One day the Turkish Pa
shas were comforting in an undertone,
when the Prince commanded silence
with a peremptory "Hush." A Pasha
at once replied "Your H,ghness, the
representatives of the Sublime Porto
are not here to bear with your i'll hu.
mors."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


A PARDON EDIcr.-The Baltimore
Gazette says Gov. Hampton, of South
Carolina, has authorized the announcc
ment to be made that all citizens of the
State accused of offenses under the
Kuklux law, who have left the State
on accounted prosecutions against them
pending in the United States courts,
may now return with safety to their
homes, where they can reside without
fear Of further molcstation, upon the
single condition hal they be peaceful
and law-abiding citizens. This is a
liberal proclamation, but unfortunately
IL does not cover the case Of Senator
Patterson, and he will be deprived for
some time, we fear, Of the pleasure Of
mingling with his constituents.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

A WoRD TO CANDIDATEs.-Gentle.
men, while you are canvassing the coun-
ty, ~ostenslvly in your own interest, it
would be well enough to see that all
our party friends are registered in due
time. All not registered by the 4th Of
September, will stand a good chance
to lose their vote in November. Again :
There is a large class of voters very
negligent about paying their taxes.
The tax must be paid not later go
days before the election) than the 4th
of October. This easy duty will not
take much time and will be of consid.
cradles 'ice to the party. viii you
do il. ct.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


DEspERATIoS.--The editors OF the
Pittsburg Post are laboring v~igilantly
to get up a i%actional fight between
Senator Wallace and Speaker Randall,
and the editors have the audacity to
sandwich our nominee for Governor,
Mr.. Dill, in between them. This is
decidedly the dirtiest job We have ever
known tho editors Of a party journal
to adopt, at this stage OF tho canvass.
This would be a legitimate field for the
common enemy to occupy, but for a
confessed Democrat 1t looks q little
like the military career of Benedict
Arnold-square treason-and mako
the most OF it if you desire.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


A Coon FLrSo.-The st. Louis Globe
does not allow a day to pass without
urging the claims of Grant to a third
term. 1t is the property Of an ex-pen-
itcntiary convict, a member Of the dc.
fanct whisky ring of that city. The
Pittsburg Dispatch says the advocacy
Of Grant by such men does not help
him any with decent people. Mckee,
the editor Of the Globe, vas the head
centre ofSt Louis whisky ring had
stolen thousands Of revenue was con
victcd sent TO the penitcntiary, and
pardoned out by Grant.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

MISTAKEN SoULs.-A Radical news.
paper lays the ~flattcring JUNCTION to
its soul that Hayes administration will
leave no jobs for the party to carry.
The Republican party will find, how
ever, despite its efforts TO slide from
under by disowning Hayes, Sherman
and Matthews, that the fraud by which
Hayes holds the Office of President will
be the heaviest job any administration
ever put on the party. Grant was
loaded down. with Credit Mobiler jobs
and whiskey rings, which were inta.
nous enough it is true, but the load Of
ignominy was not half SO great, in q
personal or party sense as the theft Of
the Presidency.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


WASHINGTON b. c., July 2G.-The
following Telegram was received at the
War Department to-day from General
MenSwsn
The following dispatch has been re-
ccived from Wheaton "Last night the
U~matllas, with Colonel Forsyth and
cavalry column, struck tho camps OF
the hostiles about two and . hall miles
from Sharkic's rancho, in the vicinity
Of the east fork OF Birch creek, killing
seventeen warriors and capturingab about
twenty women and children and sixty
or seventy heac Of stock. Loss o fthe
Umatillas, two ponies. Tho Umatillas
had previously killed Egan and thir.
teen warriors and captured from two
hundred and fifty TO three hundred
head OF stock. The hostiles are do.
moralized and breaking into small par.
ties, with the intention, as reported by
captured squaws, to go into the Weis
er country and mako their way to the
Bannock or buffalo country
SAN Francisco, July ga Baker
City dispatch says that a courier from
General Howard reports that the Ban.
nocks and Piute have separated. TIL,
former are fleeing the country, while
the latter are Supposed to be making
for their agency for the purpose ofsur
rendering Two companies OF tho
Eighth Infantry passed through thi'
city to-day en- route to the overland
road beyond Boise, which is now
threatened by the hostile Bannocks re
turning TO the Camas prairie and Tia,
buffalo country. A Silver City, Idaho
dispatch says thore r indications tha'
tho hostilcs are returning in that di
rection.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31
TREASURER MOVES.

"Old Square Timber" whom the
people of Pennsylvania commissioned
last fall to take charge as tho State
-~-S. 2IsdseSsvIsr
lection OF bis public duties. The peo-
pie OF the State generally believe that
the Treasury Department at Harris.
burg is a perfect cesspool of crime and
plumber, and they will not 'let up" on
this point until Treas. Noyes shows
them the inside of tho State Treasury
pocket book. The following resolution
is an indicator of what may be ex-
pected if Mr.. Noyes fails to fulfill his
pledge, given 10 the People hast fall
Resolusd, That In the name and on the behalf
Of the 1851 Democratic voters Of Lehigh county,
who east their vote for State Treasarer Noyss on
November A, 1877, we call upon him to make good
his several promises to the voters Of this Com
monwealth, as contained aud set forth In his let
ter Of acceptance of date September 20, 1877, to
give to the taxpayers Of the State the actual con.
dition Of the State Treasury as he found Il upon
taking possession OF the office on the first Mon
day OF May last past, in the shape Of n published
statement over his own official signature, and
thus practically refute the charge made against
him OF being in the Cameron ring.
We think that our lIehigh friends
are a little too hasty in this matter,
Mr.. Noyes has not been in Office three
months, and it is hardly possible for
him to have passed upon everything
found in his Department during this
period. There is no doubt but at the
proper time he will develop tho facts
in the case. We are almost willing to
guarantee that Mr.. Noyes will furnish
the public with a statement, setting
forth the true character of the State
Treasury, before the month of August
passes around. W. are not revolutions
airy enough to attack him yet, but if
if he delays too long in giving the peo-
pie an answer, we will lombard him
as vigorously as Lehigh.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31
u PET BARRER.

There ia q colorcd man named Howe
connected with the executive mansion
In whom | have taken n great deal OF
lnsgyrs! durjng toe past ten years qy
moro. lie Was f0nfi t,lcrc 6y john
son when he came IN. Johnson found
him to be a good barber and kept him.
He then shaved Grant and Babcock,
and accompanied them in their Summer
ings at Long Branch. Mr.. Hayes lik-
cd HIM and kept him, and he still calls
at the White House ovcry morning
with his razors, combs and brushes, and
attends to anything that is needed In
his line. All of these years no has
drawn pay as n f~irst-class olerb (sl,2O0
per anniml in the Treasury Depart
ment but no has rendered no service
in return, except shaving or shampoo
ing those connected with the executive
mansion, which does not take II hour
in the day. Recently there was an ex-
animation for a vacancy in u second
class clerkship (s1,400 per annum) in
the Third Auditors Office.
The Auditor recommended n disa-
bled soldier for the position, but Mr..
Hayes went one better and put his
barber in his place. OF course the dis
abled soldier felt bad about it, but that
does not interfere with the barber draw
ing the salary just the same. And now
this condition of things appears A
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31


MORE MUNICIPAL CRooKEDNEss.-
The Erie Observer says; "a startling
rumor is ahoat 10 the effect that an
ovcr-issue of $4,000 in city bonds was
made during the administration Of
Mayor Rawlc and late State Treasurer,
for which there vas no legal warrant
at the time, and for which no provision
has been made since. 1t is alleged that
ono Of the officers concerned in the
matter has appealed to City Treasurer
Hartleb to pay of the bonds out Of
money in his hands, but was refused
on the ground that other more pressing
claims demanded attention"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31
mAxims FOR THE DAY.

No man worthy the office Of President should
he willing to hold 1t If counted In, or placed there
by auy fraud. U. ;. GRANT,
/ could mover have been reoonciled to the eie-
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
frat triumphant in American history. No sub
sequent action, however meritorious, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CHARLES FRAscis AnAms.
Under The forms Of law Rutherford II. Hayes
has been declared President Of the United States.
His title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates Of the returning OIL
GERS acting corruptly, 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 con ronted with the fact ola fraudulently-
elected President. Let II not be understood that
the fraud will be silently acquiesced In by the
country. Let no hour pass In which The usurpa-
ton is forgotten.
AppRrss OF DEMOCRATIC M. CTS.