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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-02
NEW SERIES--VOL. 90, NO. I3

with the fumes of powder Petrifet
with terror, but mechanically urged
on by the imperious necessity of es
cape from this hell, 1 kept advancing
stepping over bodies, slipping in tht
gore, brulsing hands and knees against
the obstacles that beset my path, and
more terrified still by the thousand
noises around me. heard the distant
cannonading from the Cemetery Of
Pere Ia Chaise, where the Commune
made its last stand; the angry voices
Of the soldiers, who with lanterns were
seeking, and sometimes finding on this
field Of death the body Of friend
hollow groans that seemed to come
from wounded men buried in these
graves built up Of human corpses
Stumbling and bruised, at length ]
reached the farther side Of the fount.
ain; there | saw the soldiers with
torches coming, going, hurrying Ia
and fro. Walking as in a trance and
staggering in my fright, ! drew neal
and looked.
At the corner of the Rue dc Bondy
and of the Rue du Chateau d'Eau is O
small square, which | have before
mentioned, surrounded by an iron rail
ing. In this enclosure they had duga
wide, deep trench, and they were pll-
ing in the bodies grathered from the
Place, | listened to the dull, heavy
thud as they were thrown in one upon
another, and the rattle Of the earth
shoveled over them. | saw borne be-
fore me the hideous faces Of the dead
pale and grimacing, grimed with blood
and powder in the fitful glare Of the
torchlight their features seemed to
change and their lips to move. fell
upon my knees, completely overcome
and my strength exhausted. AS ] lay
stretched upon the ground huge
black cloud seemed TO fall from cut
the heavens; | heard the clang of iron
striking the pavement, then loud ex.
plosion that swallowed up everything
around me in its fearful roar, and
lost all consciousness. A shell thrown
from the Cemetery Of Pere la Chaise
had fallen and burst at my feet.
When came back to life ] found
myself in one of the dark, low rooms
OF the barracks, surrounded by soldiers
who were chatting my hands, while an
old sergeant was bathing my face with
brandy. The explosion of the shell
followed by the frantic shrek | utter
cd as fell had guided their steps tc
where lay, and they had brought me
to the barracks, thinking me dead !
had fallen near heap OF bodies, and
they, by Gods mercy, had served as q
protection from the bursting shell, but
its fragments, tearing and cutting up
the dead, had covered me with the
bloody wreck. | was mass OF gore
from head to food pieces of flesh were
clinging to my clothes my face, my
hair, my hands werc reeking with
blood. My mind had given way un
der this dreadful shock, and when
came to life | could see nothing, hear
nothing, understand nothing; TO the
questions | could answer nothing, only
my lips, in convulsive trembling, kept
repeating, "Maman, Rue du Chateau
d'Eau."
The soldiers understood they car
ried me home on a litter and for three
davs I vas dalirious-fnr n month
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-02
A CLEAN SWEEP.
REMOVALS IN ORDER.


Monday, March 24th, was as lively
a day in the United States Senate as
they have had since the close OF the
session previous, although it was q
Radical funeral. 1t was the time set
by the Democratic caucus for the cleo
tion OF the new officers of the Senate,
and Senator Wallace, at the beginning
of the session, moved that tho Senate
proceed to the election OF the new
officers. Upon this Senator Anthony,
who is regarded owing to the length
OF his service, as q sort oil father oil inc
Senate, arose and made q very pretty
speech in Communication OF the OLD
officers, some OF whom have been IN
office from the time CT webster, while
one came into the Senate as a page
when Andrew jackson was Senator.
Senator Anthony deplored the evident
tendency OF the Democrats to make a
wholesale removal, and he spoke with
great feeling and created good deal
OF sympathy.
From this speech debate arose
which lasted until about six o'clock in
the evening 1t was wholly useless,
as the Democrats intended to make
the changes and the Republicans dld
not hope TO arrest them. during the
debate II was shown that the Republl-
cans had rarely removed ofiicers IN the
Senate for political reasons, and atten-
ton was called to the fact that there
was large number OF Democrats now
on the Senate rolls Mr.. Wallace, IN a
brief speech, said that there was no
occasion Tor the expression oil any
great sympathy ~ was Just ana
proper, and according 70 the usage
that the Democrats should appoint
officers IN accord with them poIiticaily
Mr.. wallace, CHAIRMAN OF tne Dem
ocratic caucus, offered aresoiution tha'
the Senate proceed 10 inc eiec'ion ol
secretary OF tne senate on'ci Oierh
and Sergeant'atArms.
/ MT Anthony said that notnlhg n'
could 40 would prevent tne ioregon'
conclusion OF tne majority 70 mahe
sweeping change OF omcers, no' % ,
cause ~ was demanded py u9'y' oa'
because part'sansnip demanded ". ~
one VINO held - respect, u not not rever Ns.a,
ence, the preceuents ana usages OF ' .n'
Senate, ne desired 70 enter MS pro'es'
though unaVsilng, agaihs, the person.,
inconvenience 70 whlch they woula al
be subjected and the disturbance OF th'
order oil the business Oh tne oenat' %
which would occur py the aorup
change Of oincers Inc senate, apar
, from the judiciary, was the most con
} servvatiy,e part Of the government, am
mike .he House (Which continues onil
/, two years. tho senate never dlet
. Since l7S9 there have been only 81,
Secretaries OF the Senate, A kepuoll
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
Psssa~ ~anse Co~aemnct,.

Passanantc, the socialist who endeavored
to assassinate the King of Italy last Novem-
Der, was yesterday convicted and sentenced
to death. 1t cannot be said that justice in
Italy is over-hasty in its dealings with
would-be murderers when one who at
tcmpts the life Of the sovereign is only
brought to trial after delay of over three
months. An effort was made to show that
the accused was insane and consequently
not responsible, but this was set aside by a
medical inquiry; and more ridiculous
effort to reduce the trial to. debate on
"Passanante's principles" was no moro
successful. Though this man is condemned
TO death it Is not certain that he will be
executed, for great pressure is made to in
duco the King to commute the sentence to
hard labor for life. Italy is extremely ''civ-
ilized" on the point Of capital punishment.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
A Significant Verdict.

A New York jury has given verdict in
favor of woman who sued o saloon keeper
for depriving her of the support that ought
to have been given her by her husband, by
supplying the latter with intoxicating
liquor and keeping him in q state of inc
briefly during hours when he should have
been at work. The amount of damages
awarded is only ffty-four dollars-just
enough to carry the costs of the suit-but
the principle established is good one, and
indeed it is said that a much heavier sum
would have been given but for the character
of the husband. This verdict is important
as showing the readiness of a New York
jury to enforce any proper restrictions and
penalties of an excise law and to prevent
the abuse of the liquor traffic by those
engaged in it. It is indeed q most
significant result, in view of the fact
that no jury has yet been found in the city
willing to convict dealers of non-con formity
with the strict letter of our present i'm
practicable and worthless license law. 1t
ought to satisfy the advocates of Temperance
that the popular objection is not to a
cSAAuSSAS ooseuso w PAO'SAo VhO ocuoC Va
the liquor trade, but only to absurd and
inoperative provisions OF law which are not
appropriate and cannot be enforced in a
city. If we had strong, effective excise
law in operation to-day juries would be
always ready to convict when the evidence
in q case proved violation of its provisions.
Respectable saloon keepers would also be
found active in aiding the enforcement of
such statute. No reputable proprietor
wishes the custom of drunkards or encour-
ages them in his place, and the verdict just
rendered will meet with general approval
among respectable liquor dealers. Such
abuses of the trade as that complained of in
this case would not be likely to exist under
an efficient law, and if practised would be
certain of punishment.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Susan B.-Anthony n tho maple sugar Of tho
West.
grandson of Curran win be Chief Justice of Ja-
maica.
Mr.. Samuel J. Randall. OF Philadelphia, is at the
New York Hotel.
General Nathaniel p Banks. of Massachusetts,, 10
st the Windsor Hotel.
Tho Philadolphia CAvosicie says that Kearncy's
mouth is at half mast.
The whitehall Times demands that you due q You
wish to be dunned by.
Captain II. Hamilton Perry of the steamer Britain
mic, sails for Europe to-day.
Chief Justice Sanford Il. Church, OF tho Court of
Appeals, arrived from Albany last evening ut the
Grand Central Hotel.
Henry Clay once said he would "rather be right
than bo President" That is tho reason why 30 few
people willing to run for the ONCE.
The popularity of Lady Duffcrin great
among Canadians that her In st. Petersburg.
whittier she will go with her husband, is said to be
already assured.
Beaconshcld's health is better than IL has been
for years. Recently when asked how long the tories
would remain In power. he replied. .As long as Mr..
Gladstone lives"
Senator Randolph. Of New Jersey. has been
fined to his bed in Washington for nearly two weeks
with severe attack Of pnsumonis. He b slowly re-
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
covering and was out of doors yesterday for short

covering and out of doors yesterday for short
time.
Senators Blaine. of Maine. and Jones. of Nevada.
and Representative G. b. Loring. of Massachusetts
are in Richmond. Va. to look after the proposed
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad. in which they
are Interested.
Professor Rudolph yirchow has delivered lecture
before the Medical Society of Berlin on the Astra
khan epidemic. which he declares to be the genuine
Eastern plague and that it is contagious. but not
more dangerous than cholera.
John Bright refuses to support law for the re-
preston Of Juvenile smoking. He thinks England
has 'rather too many laws already. and prefers to
leave the matter to parental supervision. TO public
opinion aud the effects of better education among
the working classes.
DR.. John Hutton Balfour. F. r. s., professor OF
botany at the University of Edinburgh since 1s45.
has resigned that post for reasons of Ill health.
being above seventy years of age Among the can
didates for tho succession OF DR.. Balfour.
Professor W. II. McNab and Professor Alexander
Dickson. OF Glasgow.
Evening Te,egram:-" Hit him twice. Freddie told
you to hit him twice. This is telegraphed as the
remark OF Clara Morris to MI Harriet. her husband
who immediately proceeded to pound tho gentle
man on the railroad train who according to the &C.
tress. had insulted her. But why twice? Why not
Ave or six times? All. we have it-she wanted her
husband to givo him the deuce"
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
swim Fed Cattle from tho w..t.


Another contribution to the history Of
the progress of Western cattle from the
Plains to the seacoast is given in the letter
from Chicago which we print to-day. 1t
will be noted that it repeats with some am
pier details the story given in the letter on
the same subject from ST. Louis which we
printed on thursday. In the account
given of some particular features of the
cattle trade in these two great cities the
public interested in knowing the truth on
this subjeot-and an exact knowledge of the
truth is the first step toward the discovery
of remedy-will see clearly established
that connection between swill stables VIII ere
pleuro-pneumonia certainly exists and the
great cattle-breeding Plains where the ami
mails are certainly healthy. Our veterinary
surgeons and our cattle breeders and sellers
have denied the existence Of this malady
in marketable cattle as strenuously as the
English officers have declared its existence.
and these denials were made precisely be-
cause our surgeons and dealers were unable
TO comprehend that there could be any pos
slble connection between the healthy cattle
from the Plains and the cattle stewed for
months on fattening process in the foul
hot air of swill feeding pen. How puny
specimens OF the healthy cattle are sold
cheaply on the way, fattened in these pens
and sold again as healthy cattle from tho
to those most interested to find q remedy.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
The Afghan Revolt.

Our despatch from Tashkend gives o
glimpse of the condition into which Oriental
kingdoms are apt to tumble when the King
dies. Shere Ali's agony was scarcely ended
ere triangular civil war was on foot for
the possession of the vacant throne. It in
spires some respect for the orderly dis
position of the Afghans to reflect that these
fierce claimants even waited for the mon
arch's death since, with the prince o
fugitive and the enemy in the coun-
try, his capacity to resist attempts
against his throne was reduced to the
vanishing point before his death-and
his death, indeed, made the case different
more in its moral than its military aspect.
But the civil war blazed up and burned out
rapidly, and the short work that YAkoob
Khan appears to have made of it gives good
augury for the vigor with which he will
rule his people. II the assertion that this
prince has fed to Herat is verified it will
be evident that oil the reports by way of
England of his readiness to treat with the
Indian authorities were fictions, for this
movement implies an intention to hold out
to remove himself to q point where the
English cannot reach him without con-
tinuing the war on q grander scale than
they intend, and there to bide his time and
wait an opportunity-confdent that one of
these days the Russian protectorate will be-
come the inevitable.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

nection with il. Thurman has stood forth
as the leader of his party in forcing this
new and exciting issue, and if it should
years elections Thurman will naturally reap
the benefit of it by the right of authorship.
Even if Ohio should be lost on that issue
and New York carried the success in New
York would inure to the advantage of Thur
man as its leading representative. But this
speculation ventures upon ground not in
cluded in our interviews. Taking the in
terviews as they stand they show that Mr..
Thurman has at present o much larger
democratic support than Mr. Tilden in the
country at large.
1t will not escape the notice Of readers of
these interviews that the democratic Con-
gressmen are nearly unanimous in the
opinion that General Grant is the inevitable
candidate of the republican party. If the
same unanimity existed among the repub-
lican members General Grants nomina-
tion would be already as good as secured.
But even the universal opinion of his
political opponents that Grant is the
strongest republican candidate is o strong
point in his favor. His chances, whatever
they may be, will be increased if our poll
tics in the immediate future are to turn on
the revolutionary threat of the democrats to
block the wheels of the government if they
cannot repeal the federal election laws.
The republican party will be apt to con-
slider Grant az tho man, above all others, to
deal with such situation.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

THE WEArHER.-The barometer is highest over
the lower lake regions, the South and Middle At
lantic States, the depression which was over the
St. Lawrence Valley having passed into the
ocean off the Nova Scotia coast. In the West,
however, n large disturbance is moving east
ward and will commence to affect the weather Of
our district this evening. The pressure near its
centre is falling steadily, and to judge from tho
present indications, storm is likely to be dcvcl-
opcd over tho lake regions and the central val
icys. Tho winds Increased considerably On the
New England coast after the centre of the dis
turbancc passed eastward, and snow fell in
nearly all tho northeastern districts In the cen
tral valleys the rainfall was slight, the
precipitation being limited to the Lower Ohio
Valley The winds have been brisk in the
Northwest, the Middle Atlantic and New Eng
land States. In tho other districts they have
been generally light. Morning fogs prevailed on
the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf coasts. The
weather has been cloudy in all the sections of
the country except the extreme Southwest. Tho
temperature rose in the West, but fell in nearly
ell the other districts. Cool weather will con-
tinuc until this evening, when the temperature
will commence rising attended by general
clouding. The weather over the British
Islands il fine, but indications point To
the approach Of ~ depression which will
disturb the meteorological conditions very con-
siderably. A storm predicted by the HERALD
Weather Bureau ON the 9TH is nearly due on the
English coast. Further reports from California
state that tho rain storm was very severe, par
ticularly in Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties,
where great amount of damage was done by
foods. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be cool and fair, followed
toward night by increasing temperature and
threatening indications Tomorrow it promises
sn he warm and cloudy, with rain.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

There is no country where the assassin's
knife is piled SO freely, no country where
the people in their rage respect life SO little,
and no country where there is SO much
parade of respect for life in the administra-
tion of Justice This sentiment may very
likely save Passanantes life.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY.

The following additional subscriptions to The
Seventh Regiment New Armory Fund reported
+. Aug. schermerhorn second subscription). $780,
William H. Osborn. s1oo;' Bates Read Cooley.
500; John Slade N Co, 800; whittemorc. Pcct.
Post Co.. 800; Jacob Wendell. xlUU; II. Il. Auch-
muty (second subscription). 500; John Il. Ford,
$1O0j @. q Gunthcr's sons. Sl00; w. H. Webb, S100;
John W. Hamornley. S1OO.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

THE MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK expects to
resume payment next week. 1t is not stated
whether or no it will also resume the old com
bnation and leave it where thieves can take
possession of it,
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

undesiraby prevalent and likely to continue 81
while the air remains mild and the streets filthy
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMAN does not strike
all men as a settled fact. One man yesterday
had to look for thousand dollars bail for swear
ing to the ownership of thirty-two building lots
which really belonged to his wife.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

THE ANXIETY of the uptown wards for rapid
transit facilities Ia shown by their protest. in
mass meeting assembled, against even q reduc
tion Of fares After this the companies will be
ungratefnl indeed If they do not work night and
day until tho extreme northern limits of the city
are reached.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

THE ASSEMBLY SUBCOMMITTEE on Commerce
and Navigation listened yesterday to new set
of complaints against the Brooklyn Bridge.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

WILL SOME of the az" road directors, partic-
uarly on Third avenue, step into one of their
own trains during the busy hours of the day and
sample the air! They would do well to perfume
o handkerchief before trying the experiment.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
A RESIGNATION FROM THE SOCIETY AND rrs
CAUSE.

The action Of tho jury and hanging committee In
rejecting several important canvases. which the
authors naturally thought should have been hung.
has raised quite disturbance in artistic circles In
fact in ono case 1t led to the resignation on tho spot
Of ono Of the prominent members Of the society,
Thomas Moran, the well known painter. This artist
on arriving the gallery yesterday found that his
large picture bringing Home the Cattle. Coast Of
Florida" had not been hung. though his smaller
landscape had been. He immediately withdrew tho
says that the whole affair is by clique; that he
has seen for time that the members Of IL have
been working againso him, and that this is the cul.
mination. He considers the work OF hfs best. A
member OF the Hanging Committee stated that as tho
picture was large one. and from It's merits they
did not think IL worthy Of place the lino IL
concluded to reject IL rather than hang IL higher.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

ANOTHER CASE of pocketbook snatching from
q lady is reported. When will ladies learn to
keep their money out of sight while in the
street
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
kct was less active, but prices were all higher at
the close than those of the previous day. Gov
ernmcnt bonds were firm, States irregular and
railroads strong. Money on call was easy at
3 per cent.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

WHY Is IT that rum and jealousy generally
work togetherg Women can probably tell, but
some men seem too stupid to find out.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

A MINOR FRENCH BANKER having dcfaulted
and absconded, the news is cabled across the
ocean to America, just as if such stories wero
uncommon in our progressive country.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

AN INTERESTING LETTER from Alaska appears
in another column, but it states nothing that is
creditable to the government.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

RICH VEIN of Spitz dog, rotten enough to be
easily worked, is reported to lie under the win
dows Of the School of Mines, but the Street
Cleaning Bureau has staked no claim as vet.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

New JERSEY is to be examined for diseased
cattle, many of them reaching New York by the
railways terminating on the west bank of the
Hudson.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

KING CErYwAYo has been photographed but
the autograph hunters have not caught him yet.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
MANS PHYSICAL SYSTEM.

DR.. Willard Parker. Jr., spoke last night at Asso-
citation Hall on the pppcr method Of living,
from careful analysis Of the physical sys-
tenn Of man. The human skeleton consists
Of 200 distinct bones, Joined by lieamcnts. When
motion is needed the Iigamcnts cannot eiongate
or contract. DR.. Dslton's daily diet for o Of
average weight referred to. II consists Of six
pounds. of the following materials :-Mcat, sixteen
ounces bread, nineteen ounces; butter. three and
one-half ounces, and water, nfty-two ounces. The
lecturer recommended TO eat slowly to eat ut regular
Intervals not TO drink much while eating and not to
engage in mental or physical work immediately
after eating.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
roop AND DIGESTION.

DR.. Ranney will deliver his second lecture to ath
ictes. Food and Digestion" st Chickering Hall
this evening. under the auspices Of the Msnhsstan
Club.
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY AND EVENING.

NIBLO'S GARDEN-BLAcK Crook. Matinee.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-CoLoNEL SsrLwns Matinee
ACADEMY OF MUSIC--CARxES. Matinee.
PARK THEATRE-EScAGgp Matinee.
LYCEUM THEATRE-HAaLrr Matinee.
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Matinee
FIrTH Av. THEATRE-fI. ). PirAvoxr. Matinee.
GERMANIA THEATRE-JA : SIND Wiz
wALLACK'S rHEArRE-SrriLnouNp. Matinee.
UNION SQUARE-TBx BANHrR's DAUGHTER. Mstinea
rHE A0UARIUM-RKp RIpING Hoop. Matinee.
STANDARD THEATRE-H. NJ. 5. PIxAvoRR. Matinee
BowERv THEATRR-soLoS snnscLE. Matinee.
WINDSOR THEArRE-H. N. s. PIsAronE. Matinee.
GLOBE TIIEATRE-LA CIGALE Matinee.
THEATRE COMlQUE--MuLLlGAs GuaRD BALL Matinee
rIvOLI rHEATRE-vARKrr Matinee.
TONY PASrOR'S-vAmxrY.
MASONIC HALr.-rHK MuDcErs Matinee
AMERICAN observation-disclosures
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs. Matinee
BREWSTER HALL-PEDxsrRIANIsM
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
II RIPPLE SH d e T
NEW YORK. SATURDAY. MARCH S, 1879.

The probabilities are that the sreother IN Nesc
York and its vicinity fo-tiay .eiH be cool and fair,
followed torard night by Increasing temperature
and threatening Indications. Tomorrow il prom
Uses 10 be 'carm and cloudy, ,ciM rain.