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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

AGooD NuMBER.-Wo are not much
Of a judge in such matters, but we
think this number of the REPUBLICAN
is one of tho best we ever issued. Our
first and fourth pages contain large
amount OF select and useful reading
matter, while the inside is filed with
local and political information. Next
week VIC propose to lay before our
readers the great speech of Hon. Dan.
iel W. Voorhees,, u. s. Senator from
tho State of Indiana, on the financial
question and as this question effects
the interests Of all, all should read hie
speech
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30


The aggregate Of the cspendiitrss IN excess Of
receipts from these ports aiaountiag 10 - thous
nnds Of dollars. And Il being evident that econ q
omy demands rrtrenchmrnt aud reform IN thi.
branch Of the Geyernnen with a view the re-
iuet'on Of these unsarauiahlr expenditures.
Therefore,
BE Resoirsd, That the COMMITTEES on Way.
and Mrans be-, and are hereby nque TO inq are
into thr management Of all .uch ports as il ap
pears are an expense to tho O yernmsut, with a
view TO report to this House such bill or measure
rs may be found to be necessary In the premises
1t will be observed by this that at
one port alone, Secen Radical States
men drew out of the U. S. Treasury
So, 1900, and divided it among them.
selves, while they only collected eight
dollars and eightyfrc cents. Suppose
a farmer or mechanic were to con
duct their business on this Radical
plan, how long would they be able to
stand IL?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

PnILADELPnIA's BIu Snow. Their,
is still some hope for Philadelphia's big
show. The Exhibition Company seem
to have gained new life, and its mana,
gers feel confident that they will, in u
very short time, arrange with theiI
creditors in accordance with the plan
proposed BY the committee of stock
holders and creditors, as reported at
the annual meeting that is take The
stock of the company in payment for
the claim, and OF the largest creditors
representing one.fith vfall the amounts
due, as well as number of others rep.
resenting large amounts, have already
agreed to the settlement and not one
who has been asked has as yet refused.
One creditor in addition has presented
the company with 500 of Centennial
stock, By series of cheap excursions
to Philadelphia during the Summer
season, our citizens have come to
regard the Permanent Exhibition with
a sort OF local interest, and we are sure
they will feel gratiticd TO hear of this
encouraging state of affairs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

TRUg VETERANS Hon. Asa Packer
and Wife celebrated their golden wed
ding at Maurh Chunk on Wednesday.
Over one thousand invitations were is.
sued. Among those present were Rev
Mr.. Marks, the elergym an who mar.
ried Mr.. aud Mrs. Packer fifty years ago,
four or five persons who were present
at the wedding, aud David Thomas and
wife, of Catasaqua, who recently cele-
brated the sixty first anniversary OF
their marriage.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

uNGoDLY INTEREST Tho Commit
tee of the United STATES Senate. OF
which Hon. Henry G. Davis, Of West
Nirginia, is Chairman, and which has
been making an examination of the
system Of Keeping The books of the
Treasury, has sesHed statement oi
the premiums paid, expenses of Ma.
tlonnl loans, and the cost of rvfuudIng
the debt. II amounts To the enormous
sum Of s95 2fs. 1896 Ofthis amount
$50 73s, 1918 were premiums paid /;
s32.45S, ,462. 37were for expenses of Ma.
tional loans and SO OSl 500 96 Tor re.
funding the public debt. Since 1850
there has been net increase OF the
debt Of s2,Sl5S49, ,973.s7, and a net de.
ersse of sGlOOls 5sl77; while the
total interest account from that time
TO the present has been sl,00S $40.
49.92-exceeding more than ehalf
the principal of the debt The total
debt at the close OF 1877 amounted to
s2,2O5 3Ol 392 10 showing an in.
creasc during that year of s24, ,9O6,.
32f95.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

JusrloE, PARTLY. --Jaoob and John
Ilunlsingor, President and Cashier oi
the exploded bank, at Pottsvillc, BY
which fraud they stole nearly u mill.
ion dollars, were sentenced on Tuesday
last to pay fine of $500 each, and
serve two years at hard labor in the
penitentiary, and refund to ThomsS
Kerns, the prosecutor, tho sum OF
$4,000 aud bis costs 10 the case. Bank
Presidents and Cashiers, when they
rob their creditors, should Just be
treated like horse thieves.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30
THE EASTERN IHAR.
LONDON, JANUARY 25.

LONDON, JANUARY 25.
Reuters dispatch from Constantine.
pie dated to-day says
The Porte having yesterday accep.
ted the Russian conditions, peace Is re.
garded as virtually concluded.
The Russian conditions have not yet
been officially made known here, but
il appears certain that they greatly OK.
+.,ssiRSyxSvAalnyQasx~ - x~'-'-'--
s'-n,s and payment OF war indemnity.
The peace conditions are stated on
excellent authority to include the fol-
lowing
Seryla To be independent without
compensalions; Montenegro TO receive
Antivar, NIcsirs aud Spuz, and por.
Ton OF tho property bordering on Lake
Scularl Russia to bold Batoum. Knrs
and ErzerOum until war indemnity
u twenty million pounds is nsil the
's-h,ls,a = - ~5i,N,.>,a 10 Hiesian
met-ni.@ar; Bulgarian autonomy To
he cohredcd rather on the principle of
The Lebanon than on the plan Of the
o"l'lah'in"ple conference, and Turkey
10 nominate u Christian uovernOr Tor
Il long term m years, suhJrct to rntiii-
eaton by the powers; Bulgaria not
u"ueIS'o,d To include ihrace, but only
10 extend to The line oi the Balkans /;
I"'t o' 'he h,'HSlaii army to embark at
Oo.slA"t,horie i"r their return home,
az" 'hu n''al treaty OI leace To be Sign
.o at N"i'slartlhople by the Grand
huke Nicholas.
nus arrangement will satisfy Rus
s,l'' "'',''"Iy h"ipr without involving
'"o oc'upati"" oi ConSlnntInople.
LATER VERSION or Tng TERMS
The Daay Ne,es pubIisbes wbni !,
believes T., bc substantially tb, terms
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30
up sooner.

The Doylestown Democrat brings
forward Judge Henry P. Ross for the
Supreme bench and says: ave need
not remind local and State politicians
that Bucks is only held after the hard.
est struggle and that Montgomery is
wholly unreliable. 1t is necessary to
carry both these counties next fall to
secure the Legislature, and with Judge
Ross on the ticket there will he no
question of IT,"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

A PRErrY Coop TESLA motion
was made in Congress by Mr.. South.
ard, on the 22d inst, to suspend the
rules and take up the bill which pro
vides that on and after the lst day Of
January, 1879, legal-tcndcr notes or
greenbacks, 1ball be received at par
for all custom duties. The vote stood
yeas, 1854; nays, 96 /; dodgers, AZ. Not
quite two-thirds having voted for the
suspension Of the rules, the bill went
over under tho rules. 1t will be noticed
that il oil the dodgers vote with the
nays, the bill will pass still.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

GREAT ON EXPECTATIONS The AL.
toona Sun remarks. The Radicals are
death on "rclics," Thoy abolished
slaveryI have grappled with polygamy,
and are now preparing for an onslaught
on hell. Where will the arch con.
spirators who stole the Presidency and
defeated the will of the people, get
their just rewardY
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

ELECTION FREAKs..-Wben both
Houses Of our Legislature met in joint
convention a few weeks ago, for the
purpose Of opening the returns and
counting tho votes east for Auditor
General and State Treasurer, it was
discovered that Mr. Schell, our nomi.
neo for Auditor General, had received
70 votes in Armstrong, and "a votes in
Carbon county, tor State Treasurer, and
Col. Noyes, our nominee Cor State
Treasurer, bad received the same nun.
Der Of votes for Auditor General.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

THEJuD0EsulP.-rhe people Of Craw.
ford county will have a Church for
Judge in the future. The tribunal to
which was submitted the judicial con
Test between Church and Henderson,
for the Common Pleas Judgeship OF
Crawford county, decided 1t in favor
Of Pearson Church as lawfully elected,
the contestant Withdrawing his peti.
tion. Church was the Democratic
candidate and was returned elected by
a small majority, when Mr.. Hcnder.
son, the Republican candidate, con.
tested. The Court, from the records
of the election in the Prothonotary's
Office, declared that Pearson Church
had received the largest number Of
votes, and the certificate, signed by
all three Judges, Wetmore, Galbraith
and McDermott, was at once forward.
cd to the Governor. The contestant 3
counsel gave rs their reason Tor with
drawing from the contest that they
did not wish to take the responsibility
OF delaying the business OF the courts
until the contest was decided"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30
TIE PLUNDERED NEGRO.


Tho philanthropists, who, during the
war and since, had charge Of the col
orcd race and its political and personal
interest, have robbed tho African about
as badly as the white race. Tho pools
formed By Christian statesmen Ia
the erection Of the Frcedmon's Bu.
reau, Freedmrn's Bank and the How,
ard University, for the purpose of rob.
bing our National wards" is q cri,se
Z. A.r.a 44..,s : %a IS, !. -, =
as the trader post sales made by the
Secretary of War-Gen. Belknap and
yet, not single Radical official, or
politician has raised his voice against
this great outrage, and when the Dem
ocrats in Congress took steps 10 ex.
pose the rogues, every Radical mem.
ber voted against an investigation.
A Washington correspondent says;
Further developments OF the system.
attic plundering of the government at
the expense of the poor colored people
are promised by the continuation of
the examination into the mismanagc
mcnt Of the Freedmcn's Hospital.
Patients have been put on starvation
rations because they dared to preach
against the yuturee who have boen
preying upon them by stealing or mis-.
applying the funds appropriated to
sustain the institution. This is worse
case than those of the Howard Uni
versity and Freedmen's Bank, because
in this not only has the management
been scandalously bad, but coupled
with that mlsdemcanor is the crime of
cruelty TO tho patients placed in the
institution for care and treatment.
Secretary Schurz will thoroughly
overhaul this concern, and ii IL not i'm
probable that the Howard University
will again come In for a share of fnmi
CATION, the necessity for which will be
shown by the investigation into its
management which is about to be
made.
Among the many other things it is
charged that the managers OF the
Freedmen's Hospital are in colusion
with the officers of the Howard Uni
versity, situated near by; that an en-.
gineer is paid out Of the hospital funds
10 pump water up to the University
building, and that University students
board at the hospital and draw pay as
nurses therein without really perform.
ing duties. The colored doctor Par.
Wis, ward physician in the hospital,
says of Secretary Schurz; "The damn.
I'd Dutchman has been making trouble
over since he came to this country"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

We are informed by an exchange
that "eighty.threc murderers were
hanged in the United States last year,
oil of them men of different colors and
nationalities. We didn't know there
were cighty-threc colors in the United
States
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

STUFFED AwAr.--A Washington tele
gram says: Senator Cameron of WIS
consin, has abandoned the idea Of max
ing any report 10 Congress of the in
vestlgation which he conducted OF the
South Carolina election. A report was
prepared from tho evidence taken BY
the clerk of the committee at Gamer
nn's direction. This report was mang
led aud garbled in an atrocious man
ner, sensational headlines were inter
sperScd throughout the document, and
parts Of evidence disproving some of
the worst campaign stories ever circu.
lated for election purposes in South
Carolina were omittcd from the report
When this document was presented to
Senator Christiancy he read it and
declined TO sign it. Senator Merri
mon, the only Democratic member OF
the committee, was never shown the
report Mr. Cameron. after Mr.. Chris.
tisncy's refusal to sign the report, wise.
ly concluded not to attempt to present
it to Congress.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

iotal'.,...'... .............ssiOOOVuO
The best feature about this ncgotia-
ton, is the fact that 1t was taken up
because il cost the taxpayers Of the
State sir per cent interest, while the
new loan only bears frc per cent, But
wo believe that if an opportunity were
given to-day, ii would be taken NJ four
Dcr cent
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30
MARRIAGE BELLS.
WEDDING OF THE KING or SPAIN.

In Madrid, Spain, at high noon on
the 23d, King Alfonso was married TO
tho Inlanta Mercedes, daughter OF the
Duke of Montponsier, At s o'clock
a. IN. all the bands in tho capital beat
the reveille. Tho front of the city
hall was hung with crimson and por-
traits OF their majesties were placed
@x-4-ss sr,s - - 81 Sass 81. - !.
had taken up her residence at Arau.
guez, set out this morning for the
church OF Atochs, where she met the
King, who had come from the royal
palace.
AZ midday the marriage ceremony
took place at the Baslica Atocha, the
royal procession returning by the
Pasco of Atocha, Botanico, Prado,
Gale Alcala, Puerto del Sol, and Gale
Mayor, to the palace. Immediately
on their arrival there was q grand mil
itary parade and march past, which
their maiesties witnessed from the
palace windows. During the night
there were general illuminations. The
theatres were thrown open to the peo'
Pile and there was grand serenade in
the Plaza dc Almonia.
Extraordinary preparations had been
made in Madrid, and no effort spared
to make the festivities as brilliant as u
page from the Arabian Nights. The
council of the city fathers decided that
the festivities be continued during five
days, and in order to carry out this
programme the munich
pality of Madrid voted the enormous
sum of 100000 reals (abont 81 ,260,
OO0)
The second day was devoted to the
official reception, and in the night
there was a grand display Of fireworks.
The third day was set down for the
national amusement Of a grand bull
fight, without which no Spanish fes-
.ivity could be considered complete.
The fourth day was devoted TO
Dorse-racing, and in the evening there
was a royal performance in the Thea
,ro Real, admission being by invita-
ion.
A grand tournament in the Plaza
le Toros, or bullring, was set down
or the fifth day,
A banquet was given to 1000 of the
Door of Madrid in the Prado, and there
we're historical professions in the Pla-
"a de Toros. the mobiles of Spain be.
ng invited to take part in the caval-
iades. All the children born on the
I'D are to be lowered, and $4,000
presents are TO be distributed among
he poor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

The Radical bloods of Philadelphia,
who whistle Cameron tunes while the
Hayes troupe performs, gave Senator
Don. a huge reception on las, Friday
night. Itwasapcrfoct "icast of reason
and flow Of soul from beginning to
and
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

Somebody once wrote 10 that good
knowing old hrmcr-Horaco Greely-
inquiring II guano was good to put on
potatoes Hc said might do for those
whose taste had become vi,latcd with
tobacco and rum, but he preferred
gravy and buttor
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

The estate of Mrs. Harmar Denny.
the aged lady who died in pittsburg n
few days ago, is valued at about 81, 600.
600, The property is divided equally
between her six surviving children, and
the widows OF two deceased sons.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

Col. Jas. F. Miliken, late District
Attorney of Blair county, has boen
heard from in Egypt, where no claims
to have gcod prospects for a position
under the Khedive, or some other dive.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

TlIs FALLS TIcKEr.-The voters
in this county will bo called upon this
fall to elect men to Gil the following
offices
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Judge Of tho Supreme Court.
Secretary of Internal Affairs.
One Member Of Congress.
One State Senator.
One Member OF Assembly.
County Treasurer
Three County Commissioners.
Tbrcc County Auditors.
The November election will be one
OF the mos, important that has been
held in this State for some time, and it
bcboovcs every citizen TO cast about
for tho best men.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

srrrLsp, The County Commission.
ers Of hiiilin cousty, have been wrang
ling over the appointment Of a Mcrcan.
tile Appraiser over since Christmas
The deadlock has boon broken by the
Court making tho appointment.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

CLosED.-The Postoflice fight, which
has been raging at Williamsport for
three months, is over. Robert Haw-
ley, who has held the office for nine
years, has been commissioned for four
years more, to the utter dismay of the
rotationists
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

RiGHr The Committee on Indian
affairs, recommend Congress to pass a
bill transferring the Indian Bureau to
the War Department. That is the on.
ly way to get the common thieves out
of that bureau,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

VARIETY. An exchange says; "Mon
treal and Chicago are the two cities
most conspicuous for failures. Boaton
and Philadelphia for sneak thieves,
Cincinnati aud Louisville for whisky
thieves, Washington and Richmond
for 'lgant Americans OF African dc.
scent, Now Orleans aud Charleston
Tor cotton, San Francisco and 81. Louis
Tor Cinnamon, Baltimore and Norfolk
for oysters
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

a DEATH BED CONFESSION John ii.
Robinson, who died recently at New
Market, New Hampshire, confessed
while dying that he murdered n man
named Jewell at Gambia, in that State,
twenty years ago.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

John Morri-sey's health continues
to improve. Obituaries If the Dying
Gladiator" prepared by enterprising
newspaper editors, may as we'll be re.
turned to the pigeon holes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

RoDBED ny FRIENDS. o. Horace
Greeley's kindness of heart is recalled
by the discovery of 100000 in worth.
less promissory notes among his as.
sets. Thirty thousand ia due the es.
tate from young Cor" Vanderbilt,
who is an heir to millions.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

Mr., l., Prado, son OF the President Of
the Republic of Peru, accompanied by
Mr.. NJ. Toledo, Commissioner of the
Government of Honduras, paid visit
last week to the Clearfcld coal regions.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30
A GRANGER ON TEA CHERS
LurnERsprna. liam. "a. 1sis

hNiuthobbhoi Jan. ~, 1915.
Mr.. Editor In your issue Of Jan
nary 9th, you had an article ON com
pnlsory education, in which you say
that at the recent Teachers Institute
one Of the teachers made an address
on this subject; and then you say that
the idea of compulsory education was
OF European origin. That is true.
Now, II our teachers want TO ape after
Europeans, they had better educate
themselves first, because not one IA
fifty would be fit to teach "A school in
Europe, as the ease now stands. In
Germany, every teacher has TO prepare
himself at his own expense, like the
clergymen, lawyers and physicians, not
less than three, and often four years
before he can get q school to teach. ln
our country, many young man, if he
attends a County Institute tor one
month, or a State Normal School for
three months, thinks himself fit for a
Professor. think our teachers had
better not 90 too far with our free
schools They now get too much
money from our citizens for the profit
they are TO us. The machine might
stop because it IS being loaded too
heavy with uneducated teachers and
big wages, and if it ever stops, this
generation will newer see it start again.
They also want schools the whole year
round. think five months is enough
In the country, where every farmer
needs bis children at home on the farm
during the summer In towns and
cities where they have nothing to do.
and want to keep them off the streets,
they can have private schools for their
children. Yours Truly,
BRADY.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

An EXPENSIVE BRlDGE.-The Ash
tabula disaster on the Lake Shore 4
Michigan Southern railroad, cost that
company little over s493, 900, which
has all been paid out of the current
revenue OF the year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

A NEWSPAPER SELL.-The San Fran.
cisco Post tells how well known journ.
alist. at present on the staff of the Vir.
ginia Chronicle, put up a job on Hdr.
per'S IPeeLiy The gentleman in ques-
tion, who is known as the underground
poet, is very clever in initiating the
dialect style of Bret Harte. He wrote
a long yarn about an engineer showed
up in the Slerras. dying with bis hand
on the throttle-valve, and sent it on
TO Hdrper's as an original, unpub-
lished poem by Bret Harte. Harte
was then in the height Of his fame. and
the Harper's were delighted to get the
poem for nothing. They went TO the
trouble of having large. inli page cut
made for it, and putt in with flourish
nftrumpets. The most astonished man
east of the Rocky monntians was Bret
Harte when he saw it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

We notice that Beecher's mutual
friend" \ d. Moulton, addressed the
Dairymans Association. An exchange
says hc was the best dairy man and
cheese talker that over addressed the
association,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

The STAMP RBsINEss.- Postmasters
of the fourth class who hope to become
miliionaircs by the sale of stamps may
M well dismiss the fond delusion. As.
Sisiant Postmaster General Hazen has
had prepared bill providing that the
basis of compensation of iourih-class
postnasterr shall hereafter be the face
value Of the stamps actually Cancelled
in their offices instead of those sold by
them. Severe penalties arc aIso i'm
poscd by tho bill tor making false re.
turns and truflicking in stamps.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

John G. Nicolay and John Hay, who
were Mr.. Lincoln's private Secretaries,
are still busiy engaged on thoir joint
life of Lincoln, which they began short.
y after bis assassination,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-01-30

A New MILITIA BILL.-Adiutant
General Latta has prepared q bill for
the reorganization OF the militia of the
State. 1t fixes the pay of privates,
corporals, musicians, ETC., at 81 so per
day for actual time served, and ser.
geants at SO 90 per day, The mum.
Der OF Major Generals will be reduced
to three, and Brigadiers to five. Uni.
forms and equipments are to be fur
nished by the State out of the slOO
allowed each company under the ex.
listing law. All officers will be exam.
ined by a board consisting of a bri.
gade commander and the regimental
commanders, before receiving their
and a board will also be
created by tho bill to examine into
the physical condition of the appli
cants for membership into the differ.
ent companies. The militia ringsters
have o great time in trying to get
themselves billeted on the tax payers
Of the State for their sustenanco in the
future. Why not join the regular
army, If State support is needed.