davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
JOHN A. SMULL.
HIS SUDDEN DEATH IN PHILADELPHIA

me- ctRbGt RhAtb 'f~%'
John A. Smull died suddenly Of ap-
oplexy, at the Girard House, in Phil
adelphia, on the 10th inst,
Additional particulars Of the sudden
death of John A. Smull, the we'll
known resident Legislative Clerk,
show that he left Harrisburg on
Wednesday for Asbury Park, in CON-
pany with his niece, Miss PAUL, and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. IL. Taylor, of Cham
bersburg, intending to stop few days
in Philadelphia. He retired appar-
emily in good spirits about 10 o'clock,
and was not seen again until discover
ed in his bed in the morning dead in
the Girard House, having died some
time in the night of heart disease. His
remains were taken TO Harrisburg
John Augustus Smull was born Sep
tember lat, 1882, and was nearly forty
seven years of age, and in the prime
of life. He was the second Of the
three sons of John Smull and Harriet
PAUL, who were OF German ancestry,
The father, at the time Of his death,
was proprietor of the Washington
House, which stood on the site now
occupied by the Jones House, and was
SO called because General Washington
had spent a night under its roof
John A. Smull received public school
education, and in his fourteenth year
was apprenticed TO the printers trade
in the office OF the Harrisburg Tele
graph, having declined to appointment
of midshipman in the Navy at the dc
sire Of his parents. AT the age of II
he succeeded TO the position OF Page
in the House of Representatives made
vacant by the death Of his brother lie
van, and became the sole support O.
his mother. The appointment wa'
made by the Clerk of the House, W
d. Jack, OF Westmoreland county
From this position he rose to be Bill
Clerk, Bill and Petition Clerk, ant
at length created for himself the posi-
tion of Resident Clerk, an Office which
has now become a necessity to Penn
sylvania Legislatures. This position
he filled with marked ability and sue
cess until his death, save during th,
session of ls75-76, when Major Elbridg'
McConkey occupied the desk. No
the least considerable work of Mr.
Smulrs life was the yearly compilation
oil "Smull's Legislative Hand Book"
remarkably clear, condensed, yet ful
r manual Of all that pertains to parlia
mentary law and the business of tn
> State Legislature. Mr.. Smull was 70
! many years prominently identifies
: with the Masonic fraternity of tn
Q State and held q number Of position
4 of trust and responsibility. He wa
also one of the founders of Rober
Burns Lodge, No. AGA.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

UNFOLDING Corruption. N.-Marshal
James N. Kerns swore before the
Wallace committee that "as far as the
appointment Of supervisors and deputy
marshals for the city Of Philadelphia
is concerned the city could do very
well without them" and the Wallace
committee proved the character of the
men he did appoint to be of the worst
the city afforded. 1t was the bill To
support this miserable stealing Of pub.
lie funds by the appointment Of unne.
cessary officials, and corrupting of the
ballot box by their rascally presence,
that Hayes demanded should be pass
cd, and stuck to it so hard as to veto
a bill to pay regular marshal only
because il failed to provide for the pay.
mcnt OF these Infamous political agents.
These fellows got FIVE dollars per day,
and in 1876 there were 5,f94 appoint
ed in the principal cities.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

A HIRELING SHEET.-The Republi-
cans are running vigorous campaign
paper at Okolona, Mississippi, styled
the Estate 1t processes to be an ex.
ponent of Southern sentiment and con.
tends for States rights, secession, the
repeal of the Constitutional amend
ments and for "the Planter Republic
of the Fathers with all the revolu-
tionary JUNCTION that the Stalwarts pay
tor. OF course, it is not supported in
the South, but is literally paid for by
the Republicans to furnish revolutions
ary articles for the Northern speakers
and organs, but the reputable Northern
organs have ceased to quote it or in
any way to sanction the fraud. 1t is
chiefly edited by Mr.. W. II. Herman
a carpet bagger, who once rotated be.
tween Ohio and Indiana. The editor,
ials Of the State are a cross between
Brick Pomeroy and Dr. Lands, and
are so palpably idiotic that II is dead
waste Of money for Zach Chandler to
keep it alive. If the Democrats of the
North were TO employ Brick Pomcroy
to publish Republican organ, they
would get about even with the Repub
lican 0kolona experiment, and both
sides would give fresh proof that fools
and their money are easily parted
Times.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16


The DIFFERENoE.-An exchange re-
marks awhile New York is suffering
from tramps more than ever this Sum-
mer Connecticut is enjoying an immu.
nifty from their ravages such as it has
not known for years. The severe law
passed by the last Legislature fright.
oned the fraternity 50 thoroughly that
they generally cleared out before il
went into operation, and there has
been hardly any occasion to enforce
the penalties provided in the new stat
ute. Indeed, the first case in New
Haven county has only Just been tried
the offending individual being sent Ia
State Prison for four months" IL Il
the old story. An ounce of preventive
is worth pound Of cure. The law in
our State is somewhat defective, but
it was not enacted too soon, and can
be properly amended when practically
tested To prevent begging from be
coming profession the Tramp law
must be enforced, or we will have more
tramps ten years hence than laborers
Let us encourage industry--not loafng
and larceny.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

We HopE So.-The Philadelphia
Times says: ''The pleasing announce
ment is made that Mrs. Fassett's i'm
mense oil painting of the Electoral
Commission has mysteriously disap.
peared. 1t was the work Of wife of
a Washington photographer who inef.
fectually importuned Congress to buy
it for ten thousand dollars. She and
her husband managed, however, to
mortgage II for the amount And now
comes the mortgage, who says il can't
be found high or low somebody has
spirited it away. The joy over this
news will be tempered by the well.
grounded fear that the picture will be
found again and Congress forced to
take it and put it on the walls of the
Capitol to perpetuate bad art and an
event that was in its issue national
Disgrace
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
RADICAL HISTORIANS.


As manufacturers OF history, the nv
erage Radical male and female exceeds
all others. As Sunday school educa-
tors, they have no equals on earth in
misleading the young mind. To illus
trate our meaning, we clip the follow
ing "Gen. Beauregard, under date of
June 2S, addresses letter to the Lou
isvillc Democrat to refuto the SANDER
upon his record as soldier, which
was published in the Children's Cen
tennial history, referring to Col. James
Cameron's death at the battle Of Bull
Run, July 81, 1861. The statement of
the historian is, that, after Col. Cam.
eron's death, soldier secured from
his lifcless body the miniatures of the
Colonel and his wife but, though an
earnest appeal was made to General
Beauregard to give up his remains, to
be buried by his family, that officer,
with the want Of humanity which has
characterized him, refused to give up
either the body or the miniatures.
Gen. Beauregard's letter states that
there is not word Of truth in the
story about the miniatures, as he never
saw them nor heard Of them until now.
As regards the refusal to give up the
body of Col. Cameron, his statement is,
that, shortly alter the battle of Ma
nassas, he believes an application was
made by Hon. Simon Cameron, thea
Secretary of War, for the delivery Of
bis brothers body but il was address.
ed TO whomsoever it may concern,
and Gen. j. Il. b. Stuart, who com.
manded the cavalry outposts, return
cd ii with the endorsement that there
was no one OF that name in command.
Subsequently, two parties crossed the
lines, as they said, for the purpose Of
recovering tho body, but, not being
supplied with the proper papers, they
were arrested as spies and sent to
Richmond. Gen. Beauregard further
states that he was not in command OF
the united forces at Manassas at that
timc, but will remark, in conclusion,
that ho had the grave Of Col. Cameron,
near the stone building AT the inter
section of the Sudley road and War.
rcnton turnpike, marked, that his body
might be delivered TO his friends when
ever properly applied for "To whom.
soevcr il may concern is so Camera
nian, and recent developments make
it conclusive, that the stalwart in the
Sunday school book Is false in every
particular.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16


The OLDEST PARTY. "A Green
hacker, in order to prove that he be
longs to the Oldest party organization
known to history, calls our attention
to the following, found in /. Samuel
XXI. chapter and lst and I'd verses
I. David therefore departed thence, and e.
capped to the cave Of Adullam, and when all hii
fathers house heard It, they went down thiihsr
to him.
2. And every ono that was in distress ans
every ono that was In debt, and every one tha
was discontented, gathered them selves into him
and he became a captain ever them, and thor,
were with him about four hundred men.
That is pretty conclusive that the
Adullamites of the Bible are the Green
hackers Of to-day. To show wha. III.
Bible Grcenbackcrs did, we call the
attention of our correspondent to th,
XxlI. chapter, 18th and 18th verse.
Of Same book. When will the scalp
ing of the Priests begin ? or, has tn,
time not been fixed9
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

Rev. DIR. 7. De Witt Talmage preach.
ed at Agricultural Hall, London, on
Sunday afternoon, the 9Th inst, to two
congregations of 10000 people each.
Thousands upon thousands OF persons
thronged the streets leading TO the
Hall for miles, almost blockading the
passage of vehicles and pedestrians.
The press comments deal with him
daily from various points of view as
preacher or lecturer, but all admit his
power and originality Talmagc, like
PIT. Barnum and Henry ward Beecher,
has his field of operations. They are
all humbugs-if not criminals of the
worst class. They are not horse.
thieves, but they are as useless to so.
ciety as Judas was to the eleven.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

A Coon SELECTION Judge Me-
Kenna, of the United States Court, has
appointed Capt. William Mcclellan, Of
Pittsburg, Commissioner, under the
new Act of Congress, changing the
mode of selecting jurors in the Federal
Courts. The law will be found in
our next issue Captain Mcclellan
was Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee two years ago. No better
selection could have been made. Here.
after Democrats will stand some chance
Of being selected as jurors in the Cir
cult and District Courts sitting at Pitts
burg, Erie and Williamsport. Little
by little Democratic laws arc being
placed upon the Federal statute books
and take the place Of the war measures
put there by the enemies Of the Re
public.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

THAT Fool BIspoP.-The Cincin
natl Commercial has always defended
the peculiar rawlings of Bishop "Gi
Haven" until recently. The last lth
of July oration was too much for th,
editor of that Hayes organ. Hear
him: "Bishop Haven's idiotic raving,
over Grant as one greater than Wash
ington and Napoleon are being gener
ally copied with wonder marks. They
do not help the boom. Something
should be done for Haven, and that
quickly" If the Bishop didn't gel
drunk on the 4th Of July, he is certainly
dcmented with ianatical proclivities
How the Church can stand such howl
ings we cannot understand-cxcept OF
the Beccher plan-that great preach
err can violate two.thirds Of all the
commandments and still be pettcd and
fondlod like poodle dog, by an an
cicnt maiden, who has nothing else L
play with.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16


YES, PARTY SALvATIoH.-George Ii
Williams was Grants Attorney Gen
eral, and when Chiet Justice Chase
died, the "second Washington" with Q
full knowledge of Williams unsavory
reputation, insultod the country and
the Senate by sending his name to that
body as Judge Chasc's successor
Grant was driven, however, by the ir-
resistible force of public opinion, pro
claimed by the American press, to with.
draw the nomination in order to pre-
vent its overwhelming rejection. Will
Jams, who still lives in Washington,
appears in a recent interview as say.
ing; 81 am satisfied, however, as
have been all along, that Grant does
not seek, neither will no accept tb,
nomination, unless convinced that II IL
for the salvation of the party, or of tn,
country" A few like George IL. Will
ans expressing his solicitude for th,
salvation of the country through {
third term of Grantism, ali Of which he
saw and part OF which he was, reminds
one of DIR. Johnson's celebrated apo
thegm, that patriotism is the last
refuge OF q scoundrel.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16


A THIN DEFENCE The New York
Tribune chuckles over the fact that
none of the high officials in Washington
who are charged by Glover with in.
competency and pcculation have even
deigned to read his report. As a mat
ter of fact, Republican officials every.
where have been charged with rascal
ity so much that they have grown &C.
customed to it. 1t is only when they
are convicted that they manifest the
slightest feeling or interest. Under
the Grant reign few members Of his
party took offence at the sale OF trader
posts by his Secretary Of Bel
KNAPP and crimes perpetrated by Bah
cock, the private Secretary, but Hayes
Pinkston, jerks, Sherman Il Co., came
in as reformers, and promised their
party friends and the people that crime
committed in high places should stop
Yet, we are today in possession Of
documentary facts which go to prove
that Hayes 4 Co, have committed
more crimes in two years than Grant
4 Co. did in four years.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

more or less, in Beccara township, lying on the
north side Of big Clearhed creek, and within one
mile OF the same. The above land Is heavily
covered with bemlock, white oak, rock oat, and
other hard wood timber, and quantity Of white
pine, said to be half million or more feet.
The ssme Is heavily underlaid with bituminoui
coal, and directly on the line Of railroad leading
from BoutEdale to coalport. Its value Is unknown
There are, also, other valuable minerals on the
same
The above land lies about two and a-half miles
below the village Of Glen Hope, adjoining landI
Of George Groom and others, 90 what is known
as Porters run. The improvements on the prop
erty are good geared saw mill, in running order
a high dam. stone breast, made In the best man.
ner, it for almost any machinery. There is, also
a large frame dwelling house and frame bank barn
thereon, and about forty or fifty acres, more OF
less, Of the land IL cleared. Any person
wishing to invest in property Of this kind will dc
well 10 examine this property. / will sell th,
whole or the undivided half intesest as may suit
the purchaser. The above tract Of land will max,
two or three farms, which will compare favorably
with the greater part Of our county. Price and
terms made known to any person wishing to pur'
chase. For further particulars call in person OF
address the undersigned at Grampian Hills o..
Clearfeld county, Pa SAM'L WIDEMIRE.
ian o. lS7S-ff
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
THE RADICAL CALL.


Hon. NJ. S. Quay, Governor Hoyt's
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and
also Chairman of the Radical State
Committee, has sounded the following
note;
The Republicans Of Pennsylvania and all 9TH
ers in favor u an Honest Currency aud the faith
ful discharge Of National Obligations, and oppos
ed TO Communism and the Restoration TO Power
In the National Government Of the influences
which procured the rebellion Of 1861, are re-
questsd TO send delegates apportoned according
y to their representation In the Legislature, to
Convention to meet at Harrisburg, at ~ M. on
the 23d day Of July paxt, to nominate 4 eandi-
date for State Treasurer, and transact such other
buriness as may be brought before them.
NJ. S. QUAY, Chairman State Committee.
Fine boy, master Quay, step up to
the head OF the class of stalwarts.
Moorish mothers could not adopt any.
thing better to brighten their children
than by reading your call to them.
But let the Reporter have moment to
analyze it: When you speak of an
honest curreacy do you mean that the
bondholder shall bo paid in gold and
the laborer in rag money, as once your
party enacted ?
When you speak of faithful dis
charge of national obligations do you
have reference to the little episode be
tween the Republican State officials
and the parties who had lent the Com
monwealth gold and you repudate the
obligation to pay them in the same
kind of money, and besides that Treas
urer Kemble sent them an insulting
snub for asking you to faithfully dis
charge your "national obligations p
When youspeak ofopposition to Com
munism do you refer to the riots few
years ago which the Republican au
thorities were afraid to interfere will
and could have nippcd in the outstart
but permitted them to spread over thu
country before making any earnes
attempt put them down? You didn'
interfere in time because you wer
afraid of loosing the Communist
vote.
When you speak Of the "Restoratiol
TO Power in the National Governmen
of the influences which procured tn
rebellion" do you mean the appoint
ment to places Of power by your part,
OF the worst rebel guerillas, Moseby
ofthe great rebel military leader Long
street, of the appointment of rebe
General Key as Postmaster General
and of appointing dozens of othe
rebel leaders to places, by the Gran
and Hayes administrations If yor
don't mean that then pray what d
you mean by your bosh P Centre r.
, porter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

SOUND TO THE CoRE.-An exchange
says: ain his recent address before
the joint literary societies of the Uni
versity OF Virginia Bishop Dudley dc.
clared upon his responsibility as a
teacher of religion that he would rot
have any change made IN the policy
adopted by that University as regards
religious training; that he did not be-
lieve in compelling students to attend
religious exercises. This testimony
from Jealous religious teacher is the
more impressive because the Bishop
has been student at the University
and is acquainted with the results o.
compulsory attendance of chapel ser
vices at other colleges and therefore
knows what he is taking about. 1t is
the belief of some people that compul-
sorry attendance upon religious exer-
cises forms good habits it is the opin.
ion of Others they beget an irreverence
and dislike of religion that often lasts
through life. Bishop Dudley's opinion
will carry great weight with it." In
our Judgment compulsory religion OF
education is the godfather Of prohibi.
tory laws, bearing upon morals, bust.
ness, or the social affairs of society
They are intolerable to men of sound
sense.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
THE CURTIN. YocUM CONTEST
The editor of tho csntre Democrat,
in alIuding 70 this case. says


The editor of the cntre Democrat,
in abiding to this case, says
1t was generally supposed and believ
cd that the report and conclusions OF
the above contested election case would
have been reached before this time.
But ii has not occurred, and in order to
answer the many inquiries made con
corning it, we have concluded 10 give
our readers the information we could
gather in reference to it. 1t has been
said by some that on account of the
testimony taken in the case being in
so bad a shape, through the bungling
management Of the attorneys who had
that part of it in charge, that the
committee could not understand nor
straighten out tho mixed up evidence.
This we can assure our readers from
the most reliable source is not the case
at ALL And whoever originated such
an assertion drew largely, for his con-
clusion, upon u perverted imagination.
Mr. Etters, the clerk of the committee,
who has gone over all the testimony,
had no such fault to find with it, and
be is the only person who has cxamin-
ed the entire case. In his preparation
of il for The nrinter he had occasion to
strike ont or rather take from the tes.
timonv n lorge amount of supcrauous
matter in the records and documenta-
ry evidence, which was considered by
tLe committee moi necessary TO be mt
| in the printed couy but which is pre-
served bv the clerk for the usc of the
COMMITTEES II occasion requires il.
The true reason wby the case has
not been disposed of mn TO this time IL.
first. the indisposition of the commit.
Tee to take up apy contest during the
extra session having been called. as is
well known. to pass the appropriations
for next wear. Another reason. and
perhaps the principle one. is, that the
appropriation for public printing for
the year having been exhausted, Mr..
Detrees. the public printer, refused to
PRINT any matter except such as was
] absolutely necessary for the daily use
of the House and Senate. True, the
Iowa cases were before the committee,
and passed upon by the committee, but
the report has not been presented in
the House and probably will not be at
this session. 1t might be in place here
to state that the committee have de.
cded against the contestants in these
two cases and Messrs. Carpenter and
Sapp, two Republican members, will
retain their seats, which shows that
this committee is a fair one, and not q
political machine 10 seat every Demo
, crat who may contest a seat in Con
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

OyERBoARD.-It gives us pleasure
to chronicle the fact that Auditor Gen.
eral Schell and State Treasurer Noyes
have removed the Deputy Supcrintcn
dent OF the Capitol grounds at Harris
burg, and have appointed Daniel E
Weitzel, OF Northumberland county
vice Crawford. The new appointee il
a crippled soldier, and said to be al
excellent man for the place. That is Q
piece of true reform.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

Senator ingalls, was received with
great to.do upon his arrival in Atchi.
son, Kansas, the other night. There
was a grand hambeau procession and
80 on. But several Kansans are light
ing fambeau Of investigation that
Ingalls, may not like as much as that
Of the Atehiscn glim-Erchange, In.
nocent children lack shame but how
Il comes that these Kansas adults fall
into the same error, we cannot con.
ccive. A more noted corruptionist
than Ingalls, does not hold a seat in
any representative body In the United
States.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. remarks,

PArarorIsM.-Anexc exchange remarks;
"Thc New York World has been COM
piling table OF persons who were
killed or wounded on the Fourth OF
July by pistols and frecrackers. The
list already contains the names OF
eighteen dead and one hundred and
seventy wounded, and this was only in
the cities and larger towns A COM
plete record for the whole country
would furnish as long list Of casual
ties as o respectable battle"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

In ORDER-The Venango Spectator
remarks "Bishop Haven, in his Fourth
oil July address at Woodstock, Conn.
alluded to General Grant as greater
than Napoleon or Washington. Now
to make things square, Grant should
got J. Russell Young to writc up Bish
op Gilbert Haven as greater than th'
founder of Christianity Such put
wouldn't astonish Haven q Bit"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

The Democratic State Convention
meets at Harrisburg to-day (Wednes-
day Tor the purpose of nominating q
candidate for State Treasurer. From
the look of the field, Daniel o. Barr
has il all to himself.