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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

A CoRREcr Vmw.-From an ex.
change we CLEAN the following facts
and figures, which do not present O
very hopeful view to those Republicans
who think that tho onward march Of
the Democratic party to complete con.
troll Of this country can be stopped OF
stayed, II they revert TO the political
record since 1906, they will be remind.
ed that in thatyear they had "a major.
ity in the Senate IN 1869 they had So
In 1871, So In 1873, 80; in 1876, 10,
and nov they have but 2 and are sure
to DO In minority next year. OF the
five successors already elected, two are
Democrats, and Of the fourteen Rcpub.
lican Senators whose successors arc
still TO DO chosen, six are certain TO be
Democrats, and the others are In
doubt. The Senate, after the l4th Of
March next, 10 certain TO be Democrat,
ic by at least ten majority. Their
prospects for regaining control Of the
House are not very bright. Fifty.
three scats in the House are held BY
majorities Of less than one thousand,
and Of these thirty.f four are Republi.
cans and nineteen are Democrats, and
Of those who went in by lcss than Ave
hundred majority, sixteen are Demo
Gratis and nineteen arc Republicans.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

"THE Color LINE."-The Selins
grove Times man says the black Re
publican State Convention sustained
its old prestige for things that are dark
by nominating for Secretary of Interna
Affairs a man named Aaron X. Dunke
(DdrkD But the Democrats clear
outdone them by taking for the sam,
Office Africa himself
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05
GEORGE B. GooDLASDra, Editor.
MAxims Foa THE DAY.


No man worthy the office Of President should
be willing to hold II II corntcd In, or placed there
by any fraud. U. s. GRAM,
I could never have been rcconcilod to the ele-
vatien by the smallest aid Of mine OF a person,
however respectable 10 private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp OF fraud
first triumphant In American history. No sub
sequcnt action, however mcritorious, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CHARLES fRANois ADAMS.
Under tho forms Of law, Rutherford d. Hayes
has been declared President Of tho United States.
His title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates Of the returning OH
GERS acting couuptly, and the decision Of a com
mission which has refused TO hear evidence Of al
legged fraud. For tho FIRST tim are the American
people onironted with the fact Of y fraudulently-
elected President. Let It not be understood that
the fraud will be silently acquiesccd In by the
country. Let no hour pass In which .be usurpa-
tlon Is forgotten.
ADDRESS or DEMocRArIc M. C's.
Que hundred years Of human derravity accu-
INFLATED and concentrated into n climax Of crime.
Never again In five hundred years shall they have
an opportunity to repeat the wrong.
DAxIRL W. VooRnEEs.
| would rather have the endorsement Of a quar-
ter Of a million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, or Of the Com
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on a technicality.
THos. A. HEHDRIcKs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Orr ron BRAzIL.-The Philadelphia
Record says: "Thrce hundred colored
laborers leave the city of Washington
next week for Brazil, to work for the
Messrs. Collins on the railroad they
are building, under the guarantee Of
the Brazilian and Bolivian govern.
mcnts. As the dcath.rate. OF the negro
population of Washington is greater
than in any other city Of. the country
these laborers may not find a change
to the malarial regions near the cqua.
tor Of any particular disadvantage
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

SroRrINa.-The de fac,q Vice Prcsi.
dent, Wheeler, and Mrs. Hayes, have
been on a Northern fishing excursion
tho past ten days. A telegram fiom
Malone New York, on the 3lst ultimo,
says; "vice Prerident Wheeler and
party left Prospect House, Upper sa.
ranac Lake, yesterday afternoon, for
Paul Smiths, thence TO Malone today.
Mrs. Hayes caught magnificent trout
yesterday morning, weighing fifteen
pounds, which was sent to the Presi.
dent" She should send the next fi.
teen FOUNDER to the Mrs, Rutherford
B. Hayes Temperance Society" and
thereby cngraft herself again into the
affections ofthat humane organization,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

EXACTLY so.-Thc editor of the
Bellefonte Waterman crucifes the Rad
ical GROWERS in this way "If Senator
Wallace raj the Pittsburg Convention
as the Radical papers allcgc he did
the Democracy Of the State have only
this to say that they are thankful To
him for giving them 80 strong a plat
form and 70 popular a ticket, and tina,
he is deserving Of all praise for having
the wishes Of the Democratic massc,
faithfully and tremendously executed
If our Radical friends are right, IL only
proves Mr.. Wallacc's fitness for the
leadership they accord him, and that
the confidence reposcd In him by the
Democracy CT the State is neither mis-
placed or misused."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05
BLOODY SHIRT TwAppLE.-Tbc Rad

BLOODY SHIRT TwADDLE.-Tbc Rad
icals IN their State Convention made
the following plank the cornerstone
in their platform, and expect TO i'm
pose it upon the masses us 3 reality,
as follows:
That we are now "a ever opposed 10 the pay.
uicnt Of claims from The National Treasury 10
those lately engaged In or sympaihiEing with
the rebellion. No oonq ieror should be forced TO
pay indemnity TO conquered, and the presents.
ton Of bills. demanding ovar three hundred
million Of dollars at tho present session Of the
Democratic House Il a Warning 10 the country
Of the cost AID danger of retaining 10 power a
party whose chief aim Is to make reprisali on the
taxpayers for losses eAieA The criMc Of irsasoH
brought upon the Southern people.
Now, the fourth section of the Fur.
teenth amendment TO the Constitution
Of the United States, which cannot be
changed by Congress, %recites, Neither
the United States, nor any State, shall
assume or pay any debt or obligation
incurred in aid of i~nsurrcction or re-
bcllion against the United States, or
claim for the loss or emancipation of
any slave, but ALL such debts, obkigd-
tons and claims shall be illegal and roid.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Thar QuEKR sus.--Tbe Pittsburf
Telegraph remarks because the Dem
o%cratic Convention last week declared
against any attempt at interference
with the little Of President Hayes, the
New York Sun has become a Cameron
organ. If anything were still neces
sary 10 insure the defeate Of the Can,
cron candidates, that lack is fully sup
piled by the course of tho Sun"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05
ALL RIGHT

The Lancaster InteHigencer ably re-
marks: Persons who find il necessary
to define their own position regarding
the impending political campaign in
this State, need have no uncertainty,
and have no occasion to give currency
to any misrepresentation, regarding the
attitude of the I~ntelhgenceT. Having
never skulked in its tent nor remained
for a moment Indifferent to the issue
of a struggle Of the Democratic party
with its opponents, our readers know
that the hteligencer and its editors will
be found where they have always been
found, in the forefront of the battle,
and striving to plant the victorious
Democratic standard on the ramparts
of the enemy. In this cause it wei.
comes the aid of its old companions-in-
arms as well as Of those who, having
been long Indifferent to the result, and
stragglers in the rear, are now inspired
with the enthusiasm OF the hour TO
lend their aid in achieving Democratic
victory.
Mr.. Dill has been in the receipt Of a
continuing ovation from his friends
and neighbors at home since his NOM
ination, and the words Of solid sense
which he speaks 10 those who Assem-.
bic to do him honor, fulfill the cxpecta-
tions Of all who pressed his nomination,
and realize the full measure of Demo-.
cratic demands everywhere. The en-.
thusiasm created by the local demon
strations spreads to every quarter of
the Commonwealth, and there is but
one echo in the call for a vigorous,
Incorporating prosecution of the
campaign.
The high praise of Mr.. Buckalew re-
garding the Democratic candidate, is
fifty met by Judge Blacks emphatic
declaration that MI. Dill is a perfectly
good nomination for Governor. He is
a mar of fine talents, remarkable pru-
dence, pure morals and great political
integrity" More than this can be
neither said nor asked of any man who
is named for political honors, and it
could not come from sources OF greater
authority, nor that will command more
respect than Mcssrs. Buckalew and
Black.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

lSvEsTIoArE.-A writer in the st
Louis Times declares that the real par
ty aimed at by the Potter invcstiga
ton is General Grant. Tho Demo
Gratis expect to show that the fraud,
committed were within his knowledge
If this a be done It is supposed the
most formidable Republican candidate
for the Presidency in 1880 will be laid
upon the shelf.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Potter, POTTER The editor Of the
Harrisburg Patriot, makes an excellent
point on Congressman Potter, in THU
way
In his letter to a New York clergyman on th,
objects Of the electoral Investigation, the Hon
Clarkson N. Potter, speaking Of the menace o
civil war preceding the count Of the votes fol
President, says THE whole thing was, as
think, a gigantic giant In which we held the card
and the Republicans bluffed us" How Is a cler
~ man to understand those naughty figures Of
speech, borrowed from the gambling room, o.
"holding cards," and getting "blufsd." fie. Mr.
Potter.
What does a preacher know about
high, low, jack, and the game" or q
right bower from a queen It's too
Latin.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

TIM TRUE rEw.-The Cincinnati En-
quirer in abiding to P. NJ. General
Keys impudont letter remarks "Mr.
Key, in abusing Northern Democrats,
shows his lack of sense. Instead Of
abusing the men Of the North he should
only have appealed 10 tho good judg-
mont of his own section. II Key was
taken us a representative Southern
man, the President has made a mistake.
The only avenue open for Mr. Key is
his resignation. His Southern country
will repudiate him."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Two MoRE.-The Second National
Bank of Scranton closed up on the
31st ult., and tackled the following
card on the door. circumstances com.
pei us to suspend Tor the present
That's laoonio. The First National
Bank of Dallas, Texas, suspended the
same day. The liabilities cannot be
ascertaincd at present. There is due
to depositors s22, 900. The nominal
assets are $4,000; capital stock au.
thorized, 100000; paid up, $4,000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

A CoSrNDnuM.-There V not a hull
in the United States navy that wal
built or repaired during the reign Of
Secretary Robcson which has remain
cd at sea forty days without develop
ing some grave defects necessitatinp
immediate repairs. What would have
become of the human family IL Robe
son had been Secretary of the Navy ia
Noah's time, and had the opportunity
Of letting tho Job or making tho con
tract for tho construction Of tho AJAX
-PHsb,ug Telegraph.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

The Knoxville Tribune recently
printed a statement in a Washington
letter to the effect that Senator Burn
side was lately seen in conversation
with a car-driver in Washington Tin a
state of cxhilaralion,' thus intimating
that the grave and reverend Senator
was drunk. IL now does the fair thing
by saying that the person referred to
was not General Burnside but some
one who looked like him. AS il any
one cyer did look like the hero Of
Fredericksburg
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05
ORPHANS COURT SAIL
-0F-
REAL 1STATE.
WILLIAM BELL, Decd.


By virtue Of an order issuing cot OF the Or
phans' Court Of Clearheld ooasty, there will he
exposed to Public Sale at the Court House In the
Borough Of clearheld, on
Tuesday. June rs, is7s, at I O'Clock p. m.
the following described Real Estate Of VIM. Bell.
decd, 10 Wit
No. l. A certain farm situate In Greenwood
township, Clearheid county, Pa, bouu ded and
described MS follows On the north BY the west
branch Of the susquehanns river on the south
and vert by other land owned BY said VIM. Dell,
decd. aud on the east by land Of Reed a Ovens
containing tive hundred an d eighteen acres, abou,
sixty acres Of which Ia cleared and under good
cultivation, having thereon erected a good log
dwelling house, a large new bank barn and other
eatbuildiags, and a bearing orchard. There Is
also on the premises q valuable mill scat, and
considerable oak, pine and henlock timber.
No. 2. Another tract Of land situate W said
township Of Greenwood, lying on the South bsok
Of the Snsquehanna river, containing zoe acres.
ahou, ! aacres Of which Il cleared, and the balance
Is we'll timhersd with pine, oak and henlock.
No. ,. Another tract Of land situate in said
township % Greenwood, on the North bank Of
the Susquchanna river, containing about 200
acres. moro or less, about 70 acres Of which "
cleared. aud the remainder has upon II = consid-
cradle quantity Of pine, oak and kemlock timber.
TEnss or SALE ;--0ne third In cash on confr-
nation Of sale, and tho balance In one and two
years, with interest secured on the premises.
fRAMpT0N BELL,
T.. l.. HOOVER,
Administrator.
V.... NJ % IQnc A
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

REsioNED.-As soon as MIR. Dill re;
turned to Harrisburg after his nomina.
ton for Governor by the Pittsburg con
v%entlon, he resigned his seat in the
State Senate. He was elected in 1876
for four years, and his term would ex-
pire with the session of 1889. Mr.. Dill
would have been justified by precedent
in retaining his Office, but his prompt
resignation was the proper step for him
to take, and will be remembered TO bis
credit.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

This is news Cameron's paper, The
Harrisburg Telegraph, through some
occult source, has found that Senator ant
our next Governor, A. IL. Dill, was op
posed to crushing the Rebellion i
was a queer way to exemplify that OPP
position, going into service in the Un
ion Army. But these Cameron organs
with their Kickapoo flavor, always
know something nobody else ever car
find ont. Next fool.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05
Dill, Ross. FcrNg and Africa! dill, Ross, FertIg and Africa!
ELECTTNG FUTURE PREST.
nEyTc--.

-. SkUs-nAA.
The terrible strain upon u institu-
tons caused by the last Presidential
election, has awakened in the minds Of
leading statesmen tho necessity of do.
vising some measures to prevent the
occurrence of the dangers that attend
cd the declaration of that electoral
count, and to provide against future
emergencies and complications grow.
ing ont Of the election of Presidents.
Senator Edmaads, Chairman Of the
Senate Committee charged with the
duty, has reported q bill on the impor.
tant subject, which admits the author
ity of every State to decide upon the
correctness OF its electoral vote. This
latter shall be decided by tribunals Gre
ated by the State, and in Ease of dis.
putes arising in the Electoral College,
Congress may have power to investi-
gate whether the tribunal appointed by
the State Is legal, and if it Is, then its
decision shall be considered conclusive
and final. To give time for the full de-
termination Of such questions, the cleo
tons shall be held one month earlier
than now, or in October instead of No.
vember, while the meeting Of the Flee
toral College shall not assemble until
the following January, one month lat
or than at present, thus affording an
interval of three months for the cor
rection of mistakes and a thorough
canvass of the whole case. When q
single return from q State is sent in, its
validity is not TO be questioned, nor can
1t be rejected except by the affirmative
vote Of both the Senate and the House
Of Representatives. Should the question
arise whether the proper State tribu-
nal has decided upon the legality ofthe
electoral vote sent in, or in case OF du-
plicate returns, whether their rcspec-
tive claims have been acted upon, then
the two Houses Of Congress shall act
separately in the matter, and only such
votes be received as both have agreed
upon. These are the essential features
of the bill, although il contains a mum
Der OF other regulations chiefly relating
to the manner in which the joint meet.
ing of both Houses shall be conducted.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

BREAKERS AHEAD Things arc be.
coming disjointed in a political sense.
The Harrisburg Patriot makes return
of the following "straws," etc.
The Lewisburg Cronicie, the Re.
publican organ at the home Of Senator
Dill, refuses to hoist the name of Col
Hoyt for Governor.
The Huntington journal (Republi
cam Is fearful that J. Simpson Africs
will carry that county and pull the
Democratic local ticket through.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

At Charlottesville, VA, last week,
Mr.. John s. Wise, son of the late OK
Governor Henry A. Wise, bought ut
auction the shadwcll farm, the birth.
place Of Thomas Jefferson, for William
and Mary College. The farm contains
800 acres, and brought s14 per acre.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Miss Grundy," the Washington
correspondent Of the N. Y. Graphic, is
always arraigning poor Mr.. Tilden for
not getting married. Mr.. Tildcn does
net marry because he has cold feet,
Now what excuse has "Miss Grundy'
for not getting marricdY
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Dill AT MS HonE.-The reception
~ ~ q. ZLoG1.
ncighbors at his homo in Lcwisburg'
last Friday evening was u greeting Of
which any man might be proud, II
was n welcome 10 which tho whole
people participated linen, women and
children to show their appreciation
of the man, without distinction Of par,
ty or creed. The speeches were cy
c%ellent and to the point. II is rarely
the case that a clergyman mingles in
such demonstrations, but the Rcv. d
81 Monroe, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Lewisburg, could
not resist the general enthusiasm. lie
said
1t affords me much pleasure to associate with
you 10 Offering the highest congratulations to our
neighbor and friend. Ny personai acquaintance
with Senator Dill assures me that he Ia an hon
est and upright man. With you most heartily
congratulate him upon the distinction that hn,
been conferred upon him by bis party, and fee
assured that L elected be viii never reflect dis
credit upon bis party, upon himself, nor upon
tho people whom he represents.
Union county, the home Of good old
Simon Snyder will roll up a vote fol
Andrew Ii. Dill in November that will
attest his popularity at homo and in
dorse the wisdom of the Convention
that selected him as the standard
bearer Of the Democratic party We
MANGO Spectator.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

A THuSDERrNd REPoRT.-Congress
man Potter being the author of the
resolution looking to an investigation
of the Presidential fraud, has address
ed a letter to the public assigning rea.
son for the examination, Ono clause
of his letter reads this way
Unless the proceedings be exposed, n
outrage wiH be repeated. II an admin.
istrdtion can defrdud Us opponents ouI
Of the results Of an election at uhich thes
had seventeen electoral and three hundred
thousand popular majority, and no e6orI
is made eren 10 inquire into the wrong
there is nothing The merit time 10 prerenI
the same administration cheating heii
opponents euen though tie latter haze for
" electoral rotes and a million popular
majority. And this wiW 90 on time qffel
time, Until The outrage becomes intoiera
bic.
No page in the Bible has max
cd truths strung together than are tC
be found in this paragraph. And yet
the Radicals howl revolution
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

"vicKY" IN TRouBLE,-victoria A,
Woodruff must have acquired a new
character while abroad, as she has
sued the London papers for $500, O0O
for damaging her reputation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

ASornEa--Georgo X. Waterman,
tho defaulting Paymaster of the Pacific
mills, at Lawrence, Mass, who stole
I'll 1000, has been sentenced to twelve
years in the State prison. That Is
partly right but where Is the stolen
cash 2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

The Democratic or Confederate
House, as our opponents love to call it
keeps right on insisting upon economy
in official administration, and the"loyal'
Senate as pe~rsistently IN favoring ex
t%ravagance.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

EXACTLY RreHr.-Some ofour Dem,
ocratic Temperance advocates are of
Tended because the Altoona Convcn.
ton failed to put a Democrat on the
ticket. The four nominees, Lane, Ag
new, Parsons and Shallcross, are all
Radicals. That, in u judgment, is
right, because all the Democratic nom.
inees are temperance advocates, hence
no Democrat need go elsewhere to vote
for a temperance man this fall.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

A Choctaw Indian girl Is learning to
set type in a Kansas newspaper office,
When she graduates she will go to
Now York and work on Indian tales
the hair. lifting, dime novel species, we
presume.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

HERR FOR SPEAKER.-The Radical
members of the State Senate, before
adjourning, elected Herr ofthe Dauph-
in district Speaker pro TEN. The Dem
ocrats all cast their votes for Hon. r.
z. Allen, OF Williamsport. Herr is the
head and tail of the Cameron ring on
the door OF the Senate.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

A Connecticut Yankee has invented
q contrivance for the trisection of an
angle. We have onen wondered why
some genius didn't turn his inventive
powers in that direction. Edison will
have to take a back seat now.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Plymouth Church has quietly drop
ped Mrs. Tilton from its roll Of men,
bers, without trial. Other women who
show signs ola "~quickencd conscience"
will no doubt be served in the same
way.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

The crises is what the Radical
leaders term the approaching investi
cation OF the Presidential frauds. The
sentiment was properly selected. II
will be such q "~criscs' that will bring
rogues to the surface and many of those
now seated in pleasant places will be
~disgraced and sent adrift.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

THEIR BIRTH DAYs.-Senator Dill
was born 18th Jan'y, ls36-43. Judge
Ross was born Dec. 10th, 1863.
Senator Fertig was born Nth May,
1888. Mr.. Africa was born March
10th, 1926, average 43 years.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

Daniel Faust W.. J. L. A J. c. KraiIer. In
the Court Of Common Pleas Of Clearheld county
n. FA. No. 500 January Term, 1878.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by ID,
Court to distribute the proceeds arising from the
sheria's sale Of Defendants personal property,
gives notice that he will attend to the iuties Of
bis appointment at his Office, in Clearneld, Oh the
18th day Of June, 1878. between the hours Of 10
O'Clock q. M and Q o'slock p. m.
W. NJ. MCCULLOUGH,
cleardeld, Pa, May 70, lsTs-st. Auditor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

TO TUE PorSr.-An exchange per
tinently remarks Speaker Randall
finds it a good deal easier to pack !
committee at Washington than a con.
vention In Pennsylvania"