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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

The Senate of the United States ON aud after
March 4, for the next two years will be cousti-
tutcd as follows-Republcan in roman, Dem
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

LET Congress so to work instantly and
increase the clerical force of the Pension
Bureau.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

DO NOT waste your money for every new remedy
advertised to cure n cough, when you know that
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has stood the popular test
for thirty years. Price, u cents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

residence, No. 1894 Eighteenth street northwest, In
the stat year OF his nge JOHN 4, WR1oHr
His funeral VIII take place from Union Bethel a.
NJ. r. Church, NJ street between Sixteenth aud SeY.
enteenth Streets sunday next February 2 1879, ut
II o'clock a. IN. The body VIII be rested In the church
at aOclock q. m, and those Wishing to view the re-
mains will have opportunity OF doing 80 before the
commencement Of the services.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31
To Find ~ Bourbon.

IInuIanapOIIs JOurnAI.J
ii you will scratch the hide of the fellow who has
much to say against "Grantism,' ten to one you
will wake u Bourbon"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

the most infamous political criminal of the
age, he is truly a representative Democrat,
with all that the term implies.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31
LOST AND FOUND.

G7E REwARD.-sToLEN FROM THE UN.
tp ~ dcrsgned on the 10Th instant, II gold hunt
ing-Case stem.winder repeater stop Watch Mono
gram q. w. G. side of he case the other side
plain; the chain of heavy, short links, and large
iocket, with monogram in raised letters. The above
reward Will be paid Tor the return of these articles and
no questions asked q. w. CLARK.
jRn20tf Riggs House.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31
IIOR RENT-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
L property for rent JOHN SHERMAN co,
jy3.ly 81. Cloud Building.
q r A N T'S r Q w
FOR RENT.
BOARDING.

ROARDING.-FOR RENT, WITH FIRST-CLASS
- tahisooard one south Room, nicely furnished.
at go New York avenue northwest, Jan2I6tf
nNE LARGE, PLEASANT, FURNISHED ROOM
~ south front, with board, at SOJ @ street north
west, ja2j-Jtf
17G PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTH
~ west.-Flrstclass Board, with large. airy
Rooms, from % TO $40 per week. transient, Sih0 per
day baths and gas MRS. q. o. HOWARD.
10 connection With ne Ho,pu,d House
les ly
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

1T was recorded a few days ago that
JEFF DAVIS had voluntarily retired from
public life again. But here he comes poking
his nose into public affairs as usual, just at
the time when his more discreet partisan
allies were congratulatiug themselves that
ho had subsided for good and all. The
Vicksburg Herald says
Ex-President JEFFERSON DAVIS has writ
ton letter to tho jackson Clarion to prove
that u State Legislature has right to instruct
the States Congressman.
Can it be possible that the "ex-Presi-
dent" has personal interest in the sub
iect-matter of this letter? Senator BRUcrs
term expires in 1881.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

DEMOCRATIC economy, so called, has been
illustrated latterly in many ways, but in
none so clearly as the parsmonious appro-
priations for the execution of the pension
laws. Everybody knows that the Pension
Bureau is behindhand with its work, and
now that the CUMMINGS pension act is
about to go into effect everybody knows also
that an increase of the number of clerks in
that Bureau is emphNtcally demanded by
the requirements of the public service. Win
any Democrat come to the relief of the pen
sioners now with proposition to increase
the strength Of its clerical force?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

wAsHINGToN. JANUARY 81, ls7g.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31
I,EFT-OFF CLOTHING,

JEWEI4RY, SC, go.
Can be sold for the highest cash prcea dents cloth,
ing especially desired. for which the extreme yalna
WI 6e paid by calling on ar addressing Hbloe Sos
Orders promptly attendedto TO. mRr2S
DREPARE FOR FALL AND WINTER, AND
Il sell your Cas.om clothing To your own nd
vantage, al JuSrhS OLD STAND, No GlO ID street
northwest branch store, 4OS oth street northwest
n, h-FQr FIRST CLASS SECoND.HAHp
CLOTHING extraordinary high prices viii be paid,
I make n speciality of lhenl
NOTES ny MAIL Will RE PROMPTLY. AZ
TENDED no se.iu
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31
FOR SALE.

A FIRST CLASS CIGAR STORE: BEST LOCA-
"A tion in city: good trade establish satisfactory
reasons for selling. Address S2J street northwest.
Must lie sold this week. Jnn3tT
INOR SALE-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST Oh
II property for sale. JOHN SHERMAN & CO., 81.
Cloud building. Real estate and loans ly3l-ly
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

Largest legitimate morning Circu-
tdtiOn ilt the District.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

$40 Broadway, New York.
dli our Grand Extraordinary DrdlOilps nfe ulder
he supervision and management AZ GENEHAlS q, II
BEAU REGARD and JuBAL 4: EAItIIG: lanl1
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31

A sPLENDlD OPPORTUNITY TO WIN 4 FOR
IA TUNE. SECOND GRAND DISTRIBUTION,
CLASS b, AT NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY,
February ii, lS1D-l0jth Monthly Drawing.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-31
WANTED
ROOMS FOR RENT.

on second and third floors handsomely furnished for
rent with board; S23. Vermont avenue, opposite Ar
ugton Hotel. Reductions to parties making perma.
nent arrangements. oc3N
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

The Committee find that for tho in
dcbtedncss of the Navy at the time
the investigation began, and that Tor
the unlawful sale and disposition OF
l,rge aiaoaa.s o.. property belonging
10 lhe Government, and the unlawful
disposition Of large sums OF the public
money, appropriated for the Naval
service, George NJ. Robeson, late Sec
rotary OF the Navy; w. W. Wood,
late chief Of tho bureau of steam on.
gneerlpg Isaiah Hanscom, late chief
Of the bureau OF construction and re-
pair, aud chiefs OF the bureau OF pro
visions and clothing, from 1872 TO
March, 1877, are chiefly responsible.
But the late chief Of the bureau OF
provisions and clothing, Paymaster
General Watmougb, IL is said, being
acting chief alone during the greater
part OF this time, felt bound--without
contrary instructions from the head OF
the department or the real head OF the
bureau, Paymaster General Bradford
to pursue the policy of his said chief.
This, beng so, would tend greatly To
relieve him. The Committee recon-
mend that the conduct OF Chief En-.
gineers Stewart, Fithian and Hender.
son, and Paymaster Russell be inquired
into.
The report concludes by declaring
that it is the duty of the House to
mark its condemnation Of the illegal
practices of these former officers of
the Navy Department, and to invite
the attention of the Executive Depart
ment, upon which rests the responsl-
bilty of further action in the premises.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19
SheriTs Sale

Dy virtue Of writs Of Lsvari Raeio.. i,,o.a
ID out Of the Court Of cormon Pleas Of clsS,'
held county, and to me directed, there .in
be exposed to public sale, at the Court Uou,s
In the borough Of cloar6eld, on THURSDAY. m,
18th day Of March, 1879, at O'Clock, D, n.
the following described real estate. to wit,
A certain plank frame house situate ia North
HoutIdale, ClsaIhed county, Pa, on lot No, VA
In the general plan Of said town, bsginnine AT 4,
post on the northwest corner OF Reed And
retauniek avenue; tbencc So degrees so feet IA
postj thence south s7o west $50 feet to Weasel
alley thence along alloy north 81 degrees west 80
feet to post thence north "a degrees eas, 100
feet 10 the place OF beginning. Size Of house, IA
by 20 feet, 10 feet high. Seized, taken Ia sKesu.
tion and to be sold az tho property Of Jno Max.
we'll, owner or reputed owner, aud Patrick Shan.
non, lerre-tenant.
TKRns or SALE.--Ths price or sum at which
IN property shall he struck oil N ust be raid at the
time of sale, or such athcr Arrangements made A,
will be approved, otherwise the property wiil be
Immediately put up and sold again at the expense
aud risk Of the person to whom II vas struck Cd.
and who, In case of deficiency at such re. sale
shall make good tb. same, and in no instance
will the Deed be presented in Court for confirm.
tion unless the morsy Is actually paid to the
sheriff ANDREW PENTZ, Jr
sHKRirr's Officg, Sheriff.
cieardoId, IA, Feb. 10. 1879
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

HARD ON THE SnERIFPs There are
now two Sherifis one a Democrat,
from Butler county, and tho other
Radical, from Armstrong county, in
the Western Penitentiary, for violating
the Constitution, in paying out money
to voters to secure their election. The
crime to steal horses is no greater, and
the penalty about the same il the
party is detected. A cotemporary in
alluding to the last case says; "Sheriff
g. A. Williams, of Kittannipg. who
was convicted at the December term,
1878, for perjury in oath OF office and
using money for election purposes, was
sentenced by Judge Boggs to twenty
five months in the penitentiary and to
pay a fine of three hundred dollars.
Coroner j. Il. Willis was appointed
Sheriff by the Court for the present,
and conducted the prisoner TO cell'
There is great sympathy for Will
Jams, who was elected by the Republi-
can party and who has been in office
since January, 1877 He had hosts Of
warm friends"
But his friends amounted to nothing
when he really needed friends. The
trial and convection of these two men
should be q warning to oil others.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

FRAIL MAN.-The frailties of the
race is conceded, but why the "stal-
warts" of certain party should be
more afflicted than others is puzzler.
For instance When Blaine was TO be
investigated on the Credit. Mobllier bu-
siness, he was sun.struck and compell-
cd to leave Washington Tor his home
in Maine, and has not been called yet.
1t will also be remembered that in
1876, after Mr. Conkling's feathers
were cut at the Cincinnati Convention,
he was seized with an affection of the
eyes. He was unable to enter warm
ly into the State canvass and New
York went Democratic, as Maine went
for Governor Kent on a memorable oc'
casion. The treatment which Mr.
Conkling is receiving about these days
from Sherman and Hayes may bring
on another attack of sore eyes in 1880
1t is observed that when Mr.. Conk
ling goes blind thR State always goes
Democratic. SO it is with Blaine. The
sun-stroke secured a Democratic Gov
ornor for Maine, something that bai
not happened tor twenty years Sore
eyes and sun.stroke are not SO bad il
the right fellows are afflicted.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

STARTLINd.-During short debate
in the United States Senate, last Fri
day, the startling admission was made
by the Commissioner of Pensions that
twenty per cent of the pensions paid
were iraudulently paid. This astound,
ing fact makes it still more impossible
TO calculate with any certainty how
much money will be required to carry
out the provisions Of the arrears of the
Pension law. We have no doubt but
that there are thousands Of persons
now drawing pensions, who are no
moreentitledt to the money than Hayes
is to tho Presidency. But the thing
goes on. The defacio draws his $50, 900,
and the hospital hummer draws his
bounty, while Tilden and the true sol.
der earn their bread by the sweat Of
their brow.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19
ORPHANS SCHOOL.

These schools have proved the most
expensive luxury ever entailed upon
the taxpayers Of tho State, and we
are pleased to notice that there is one
man, Hon John & Freeze, of Blooms.
burg,) who has courage enough to
allude to this piece of robbery in be-
coming manner He says;
"The report of the Superintendent
of Soldiers Orphan Shoots for the
year 1873 is before us. Inasmuch AS
the war ended in April, 1865, the lcgis
lation admitting children Of soldiers
sick and otherwise disabled, born since
January, 1866, seems TO be pushing
the thing to an extremity. IL seems,
too, that this change in the law admits
children not orphans, and has incrcas.
ed the number of children in the
schools largely. They now number
1926, and we are told that at least
three tourths Of the children now in
school could not have been admitted
under the original system. That state.
ment is sufficient to show that there is
somewhere in the present management
considerable quantity of "sugar +"
dealt out to somebody. Under the old
system tlco schools would now suffice
for all the soldiers orphans. But un.
der the present one we have thirteen
schools and eieUen houses And for these
schools for the year 1879 there are re-
quired $3.50, 100000 for the general ex-
penses, and sl0,000.00 for erpenses of
The department. Now large amount
Of this money can be saved, not only
without detriment TO the children, but
with q positive advantage to them.
In addition to the above $500, 900 20
there has been appropriated for some
years annually the sum of 1000 to
enable the graduates from the orphan
schools who show an aptitude for teach
ing TO enter Normal school and there
complete their education and fit them.
selves to teach.
There are, we believe, now, ten
Normal Schools in operation. They
nced the assistance Of the State and
have been receiving it. The sugges-
tion is, toabolish these Soldier Orphan
Schools entirely, and distribute these
1926 children among the ten Normal
schools; and then you get foi them
better educational advantages, and at
a greatly diminished cost to the State.
By this you get clear of $4,000 de-
partmental expenscs--you get clear of
the principals, teachers, maids and ma
irons of tioentyJfre distinct institutions,
with an expenditure Of, say 100000,
at the least--and other matters to
which we need not call attention. This
plan will benefit the State and the
scholar, and ought TO be adopted.
The Normal Schools could receive
them all without any additional out
lay or expense. And an empty Treas
ury, a cry for economy, and professions
of reform bring this man up for prompt
attention,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19
MAKING Fun.


The Washington correspondent of
the New York Times, leading Radi-
cal organ, in abiding 10 the appoint.
ment of Ex-Governor Hartranft, as
Postmaster says;
"The Pennsylvania members are in.
dignant at the appointment, not that
they have any hostile feeling toward
Hartranft, but because they regard tho
appointment Of the man who was twice
in succession chosen Governor of their
State to be a Postmaster as a degrade
tion of the high Office he lett two
weeks ago and humiliation to the
people of Pennsylvania. Gen. Hart
ranit is deservedly populara aramongPenn.
sylvanians. He is preferred, if not a
favorlte son of that State, but this ap,
pointment of Postmaster takes him off
the high pedestal upon which he stood
and places him upon level with tho
mere place hunter "Why,' said a
prominent Pennsylvania member OF
! the House, in speaking of the appoint.
ment, "Hartranit, until to day, was
an available candidate for President Of
the United States. He received on
one ballot at the Cincinnati Conven.
tion twenty more votes than Hayes.
He. was rising man, and now to sec
him put away in u Postofiice like a
mere ward politician, after his long and
honorable service in the Executive
Chair of Pennsylvania, is disappoint-
ment and o humiliation which will be
keenly felt by the Republican mem
bers of our State" II is said that be-
fore the appointment was made Hart
ranit was consulted and signifed a
willingness TO accept. There is no
doubt about his confirmation"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19
GroRor B. GooDLAsprR, Editor.
CLEARFIELD, Pa,
mAxlms FOR The DAY.


No man worthy the Office of President should
be willing to hold II II counted in, or placed there
by any fraud. U. 5. GRANT;
/ could never haze been reconciled to the ele-
vation BY the smallest aid Of mine Of person,
however respectable in private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp Of fraud
first triumphant in American history. No sub
sequent action, however meritorious, can wash
away tho letters Of that record.
CHARLES Francis ADAMS.
would rather have the endorsement Of quar-
ter Of 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 techuicality.
THos. A. HEsDRIoKs
Under the forms Of law, Rutherford d. Hayes
has been declared President Of the United States.
His title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates of the returning OH
GERS acting conuptly, aud the decision Of a com
mission which has refused to hear evidence Of al
legged fraud. For the first tim are the American
people confronted with the fact Of 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-
tion is forgotten.
ADDngss OF DEMOCRATIC NJ. C's.
One hundred years Of human deprayity accu-
mulated and concentrated into climax Of crime.
Never again in Eve hundred years shall they have
an opportunity to repeat the wrong.
DANIEL W. VooRHEEs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19
1]fw advertisement.
.dDJOURT'ED
SALE
or VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE I!

By virtue Of an order issued out Of the Orphans
Court OF Common Pleas Of Clear6ed county, Pa,
tho undersigned Administrator Of the late wm.
Glenn, deceased, will expose to public sale, at
the Court House, 10 Clearfsld, 10 said county, on
TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1879.
at o'clock p IN. all that certain farm or trac I
Of land recently occupied by the decd. adjoining
on the east by land Of WIN. A. Bloom and Daniel
Starr, on the south by little Cleardeld creek, on
the west by lands Of Wm. II. Smith, on the north
by lands Of Forester Bloom and Nancy Curry,
containing
1875 ACRES. MORE OR LESS.
About forty acres Of which is cleared aud uai or
cultivation, having thereon erected frame dwol l.
ing house, log barn, spring house and smok Q
houte, together with bearing orchard Of fruit
trees. The unimrroved portion Is covered with
white pine, oak and hemlock timber, easily aoatei
to market
TERMS OF SALE.
One third Of the purchase money must be paid
upon confirmation OF sale. and the balance Ia on
year, with interest, to be secured by bond ard
mortgage on the premises.
FORESTER BLOOM,
New Millport, Feb 10, '19.4t. Admir-.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19
WE SECOND THE MOTION.

The Philadelphia Times alludes to n
very stubborn fact in tins way The
suggestion OF Auditor General Schell
that the Office of Bank Assessor should
be abolished, deserves the unanimous
favor of both branches OF the Ilegisla-
ture. The Office is entirely useless; it
serves no public purpose except to place
banks measurable at the mercy Of reck-
less officials, and the SUN Of over six
toon thousand dollars now paid mainly
to partisan dependents should be saved
to 'tha Ysss,sy The Office .~as ~not
created to meet any public necessity,
but to supply tho wants Of politicians
of both parties who could not be other
wise provided for, and the appoint
ments, as rule, have been anything
but crcditable; the ostensible incum-
bents have generally performed no du-
tics, and the salaries have at times been
divided among men who could not be
named ior any public position. The
State has scores of Just such sinecures,
created from time to time to pay party
expenses and help to pollute elections,
and now that the Democrats have the
Bank Assessor plunder and are taking
a Democratic shindy over 1t, the Re
publican Legislature might got much
credit for little cheap virtue by abol-
ishing the Office"
We have alluded TO this fraud of sl5,-
900 annually tor ten years; but while
the Radicals control legislation, we pre-
sumo the State Treasury will be plund.
cred to that amount. A local Assessor
could do the same labor for nothing,
and the State wonld annually save sl5,-
900 If tho office was abolished, and the
office of Auditor General and State
Treasurer rendered measurably happy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19


A Coop LEssoS.-Governor Robin
son, of New York has formulated q
lesson in the following for men elected
to office that they ought to have al
ways with them, from the humblesi
borough officer to the highest In the
land
The functions which we exercise arc
committed to us as sacred trust. The
government which we control as public
officers is not our own II belongs TO
those who elected US. The laws we
enact do not express our will. The
money which wc handle belongs Ia
them and not TO us. We can only take
it from them for the legitimate ex
penses Of government Moro than this
is robbery. Official generosity Il
Official crime. Every needless tax cuts
some comforts from thousand homes
1t means less food. less fuel, and loss
cheer in many families. ar
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

NONE OF Your DAM NONSENSE
Parties residing on both banks of the
Snsquehanna river, from Columbia up
to the mouth of the Juniata river and
Clark's Ferry, or Green's dam, take a
great interest in having the Columbia
dam removed for the purpose Of allow.
ing the fish to pass along the York,
Cumberland, Perry, Dauphin and Ian,
caster shores. That would be good
thing for the residents of those coun-
tics, and whom they accomplish the
removal of the Columbia dam, at. tho
expense Of the State Treasury, the
shad business will bo played out above
Green's, Shamokin, Muncy dams, etc.
We hope that the up-river members
will not be simple enough TO help this
foolish proposition along.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-19

AN EooSoMsr.-A Washington cor
respondent of the Springfield Gdsette
utilizes his views in this way Tnas-
much as John Logan has no particular
business in Washington now, there is
motion pending to postpone his re.
ception until Zach Chandler is re.elect-
cd and then receive them both at the
same time. 1t has been estimated that
two distinguished Statesmen can be
received Tor very slight advance over
what it costs to receive one and it il
argued that the impressiveness, so far
as the booming of the Grant move
ment is concerned, would more than
make up the difference. With proper
notification we think that Father
Clapp could evolve a speech which
would enfold both Logan and Chand
Ter In the slack Of its eloquencc and &C
far toward restoring the flush times
when Ulysses dealt large hands to biz
favorites and Babcock measured the
improvements"