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the expense and risk Of the person to wSam h,
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such resale. thall make good the same, ap3 ~
no instance will the Deed be presented In car', =,
for confirmation unless the money 1, ao,nsiis
paid to the Sheriff. ANDREW PFNTy 4,
SHERIrr's 0PricE, sh..,s
cl"arkeld. Pa. Feb. 10. 1879
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COMPETENT RoGuEs. Bellefonte
Democrat, in alIuding to passing politi-
cal events, says minister Seward, oi
the China mission, would not show his
books to the Congressional committee
charged with the investigation of his
crookedness, to clear his skirts of the
grave charges against him. He has
therefore been declared contumacious
witness and summoned to the bar q
the House for treatment. What this
will be, or what will be gained in the
way OF reaching the information desir.
cd, Of course has not yet transpired, II
he were not guilty, he would embrace
the opportunity TO make bis innocence
manifest. II looks bad for Seward
and Mr.. Hayes had better be looking
round for competent rogue to supply
his place. Corbin will do, or If not,
John j. Patterson was relieved on Tues
day and will not again be needed in
the Senate. We can recommend him
as fully competent to Gil the highest
expectations Of any rogue In America
or China"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12


sPREsuMED CRInR.r--Political god.
iiness has received severe blow from
tho editor OF the Lancaster Intelligca.
cef, who goes,for that especial class in
this ay;i'NIf Federal Judiciary do.
cides in Virginia that a violation Of
the civil rights law Is to be presumed
as inflicted. wherever a Judge tries a
case without anegro on the jury the in
quiry shouldbepursuedi into the North.
InLancastcr county only one negro has
'erer served upon jury" Here ia
good opening for a high.tonod Radical,
who esteems the African race above
the Caucasian, to enforcc their peculiar
idgas 10 Lapcaster county Dare they
do ltf qs q. ilbso-. to-
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PENSION FRAuDs.-The statement
has come from an official source that
there are ten thousand fraudulent
pensioners on the rolls, the Senate
Committee on Pensions has recon.
mended that sisiy surgeons, skilled in
law as well as surgery, shall be ap.
pointed to revise the lists and make o
thorough investigation. This certainly
ought to be done. In the haste to roll
out money 70 soldlefs and claim agents
during the past ten years, Congress
has paid little attention to looking
after tho genuineness Of claims for
pensions, and the result has been that
fully s5O,0Oo,OOo or 100000 900 have
been paid out TO frauds.
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A BULLY REpREsENTATIvE.-.A black
guard, named Petroff, is one Of tn,
members sent to the Lower House of the
Assembly by Philadelphians, and the
Harrisburg correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Times made some truthful
remarks about him as Legislator
The latter metthe former in the rotunds
of the Capitol tho other day and as.
saulted him violently. Friends inter.
fered and parted them. This fellow,
Petrol, was expelled from the Legis.
lature In 1875, for bribery and corrup.
ton; yet philadelphians persist in
sending him to the Legislature. His
immediate constitgepoy evidently need
a missionary or two and "frce schools,
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7777-T77777 777777777 77777
THE NATIONAL GUARD ROB,
BERS

The editor oi the Cambria Freeman
very properly calls the attention Of the
taxpayers Of the State 10 very i'm.
portant fact. That q standing army
is being insinuated into our system Of
government, there is no doubt. The
editor in question says
"Ihe maintenance OF the National
Guard of this State in all the pride,
pomp and circumstance Of glorious
war, has assamed the form of raid
upon the public treasury Of the most
alarming proportions. The report Of
the Auditor General for 1878 shows
during the year the amount OF money
paid out of the State Treasury for mi
litia expenses, was sl6O,6s7.74. And
now n bill is pending in the Legisla-
ture, and actually passed the House
early last week, appropriating the sum
Of one hundred and sirty thousand dol
lars out Of the Treasury, to be expend-
ed by the Adjutsnt General in puichas.
ing for the National Guard such uni.
forms, great coats, blankets, knapsacks,
and accoutrements, as may be neces-
sary to complete its equipment, after
the style and pattern of similar articles
now in use by the United States army.
Shortly before the Legislature met,
Mr. Wickersham, the Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, stated in a pub
lie speech that II was useless for him
to draw his warrants for common
school purposes, for the reason (thsnks
to the Republican Legislature of last
year, that there was no money in the
Treasury to meet them. With this
disgraceful state OF affairs staring the
Legislature in Its face, the members Of
the House, by vote 124 yeas to 62
nays, found no sort of difficulty in en-.
dorsing this huge and extravagant ap-
preparation TO the National Guard.
Mr.. Doyle, Greenback member from
Huntingdon county, made quite spiri-
ted and vigorous attack on the bill,
mainly on the ground of the present de-
pleted condition Of the State Treasury,
and also because Of the inefiiciency Of
the Guard, charging il with being d.
rectly responsible for the Pittsburg
riots. The Adutant General, however,
and his brigadiers who were on hand
lobbying for the money, had their
forces well organized, and rushed the
bill through by the vote we have stat
ed. viii the hopes of the people for
legislative retrenchment and reform
ever be realized 2 Candidates tor the
Legislature are always very loud and
emphatic in their profusions Of reform
before the election, but when they go
to Harrisburg they appear to think
that the only, or at least the chiet bu-
siness OF a legislature, is to vote away
the peoples money. Whether the tax
payers Of the State will quietly submit
to this extravagant waste of the public
funda for military purposes, is ques-
ton which they themselves must an
swerir
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GEoRoR B. GooDLAsDER, Editor.
MAxlMs foR the DAY.


No man worthy the Office Of President should
be willing to hold II II counted in, placed there
by any fraud. U. S. GRAsr.
could never have been reconciled to the ele-
vstien by the smallest aid Of mine Of person,
however respectable In private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp Of fraud
hrst triumphant In American history. No sub
sequent action. however meritorious, can wash
away tho letters Of that record.
CHARLES FRAscis ADAMS.
l would rather have the endorsement Of quar-.
ter Of million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, OF Of the Com
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on a technicality.
D! llt TBos. A. HEsDRIcKs.
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 off.
qers acting corupuy, and the decision Of com
mission which has refused to hear evidence Of al
legged fraud For the frst time are the American
people confronted with the fact OF frandulently
elected President. Let II not be understood thai
the fraud will be silently acquiesced In by the
country. Let no hour pass In which .hs usurpa-
tion Ia forgotten.
frl ADpREss or DEMocRAfIo NJ. C.'s.
One hundred years Of human depravi,y sccu.
mufatcd and concentratedinto 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, 1879-03-12

Dos SrccEssruL.-Ex.Goy. Pollocl
lsa victim to the sly management o
the adroit young Senator from Penn
sylvania. The committee failed to re
port the nomination Of Governor Pol
lock TO the Senate for confirmation. In
consequence the appointment fails, and
Heistand, the faithful Lancaster bench,
man of Cameron, remains in possession
Of the Naval Office. The appointment
Of Gov. Hartrant and the removal Of
Gov. Pollock, are two Of the smartcst
things that have transpircd latsly In
politics. Hayes was defeated 10 both
instances. The junior Senator shows
more Adroitness than the polished Conk.
Ling did with bic New York appoint
menta sf -isI
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

He SEES 1T. Hon. Charles Foster,
one of the brightest Republican states.
men in Ohio, declares that the politics
of the near future depend upon the re-
suit of the Ohio State election this year.
A Democratic triumph presages the
nomination Of Thurman as the Demo
cratic candidate for President; a Dem.
ocratic defeat in Ohio throws the Dem.
ocracy back upon Tilden and hard
money. "The solid South says Mr..
Foster, "will 90 for either. They desire
only power, knowing that either fac.
ton will be their tools" He 10 unfair
toward the South. If they do get the
power and do not WELD il more hen
estly than Fosters party has, they will
not keep II long.
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''.l. ZIG FARMING.


An exchange says; aGeo. Brisbin.
U. ). A., says of the resources Of Mon.
tana; The yield Of grain is prodgious.
Mr.. Forbes raised field of wheat OF
twenty acres, which yielded him SO
bushels per acre. Mr.. Raymond, Of
Lewis and Clarke county, raised 1O2
bushels on each Of a number OF acres,
Mr.. Burton had a field OF barley which
cut ll3 bushels per acre u field of
oats lOl bushels, and a patch Of land
npotatoes on which'he dug 6I3 bushels
per acre. The largest yield Of wheat
in Montana on single acre of land
was ll3 bushels. These figures are
not fancy estimates, but sworn to by
disinterested parties, and the produc.
ton is an actual fact. The figures will
seem astonishing, Il not impossible, to
Eastern farmers, but they are true,
and can bo provided If necessary. The
average yield Of wheat is thirty eight
bushels per acre. The root crops grew
enormously, and have had o good op-
portunity to observe them in our fine
gardens at Ellis. Peas, beans, toma.
toes, cabbagos, cucumbers, melons, po-
tatoes, beets, parsnips, turnips, onions
and squashes attain remarkable size
and favor. We have had potatoes
weighing four pounds each, and ruta-
bagas seventeen and quarter pounds"
We are not Granger enough to swal.
low General Brisbins story. Let the
public have the documents. Locally,
we wish to inform our readers that
this is the same Brisbin, who, in 1860,
wrote TO Gov. Letcher, of Virginia,
stating, that with seventeen negroes
and cow, he could irighten every
rebel out OF that State, if allowed TO
march through II. Brisbin was not
hurt during the war, but he succeeded
in getting Brigadier Generals CON-
mission in the regular army after the
war was over. He belongs to Belle.
fonte. His western grain stories, we
suspect, are on par with his war re-
cord-rather fashy
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sherirs Sale

Qy virtue Of writs Of Lssarf rsoia. issacd
~ out Of tho Court Of Common plsas q Clear.
lslt eeupty, and to me directed, there viii
p exposed to public sale, al the Court House
10 me borough Of oiear6sld, on Thursday, III,
lsth Day Of March, 1872, a. 1 o'cioct, p. M
tho following described real estate. 70 VII
a certain Plsnt frame ,ouss situate 10 North
10 the general plan Of said town, beginning At ,
post on the north. west corner of Reed and
Isssupiok ayynuei thsass "a degrees 30 fss, 70 !
eley; thence along slley north 81 dseress vsst 50
iest % pest; th<scs nsssh 81 dsfrssSn east iss
~ y Ne plses ef begisHins she II kouus, "a
y ~ fsst 10 fsst high. Seized, tsk,n 10 ssscs-
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A LETTER FROM KANSAS.

We have read many letters, and pub.
llshed some written in the West, Civ.
ing tho bright side. A prominent bust
ness man in this county has handed
us one bearing on the dark side of the
case. The writer left Clearfeld in the
Spring Of 1874, with $4,000 in cash in
his pocket, purchased farm in Iowa,
event through it," and then left that
State, because il was too cold, for Kan
sas. We will allow the writer To
tell his own story, because we cannot
abridge it in fairness TO the writer or
the public. 1t is as follows;
BARTON County, KANSAS, !
February 2sth, 1879.
Mr.. - -, SIR:-I wish To
drop few lines to you, to know wheth-
er you will do favor for me to save
my life and family. / suppose you
have heard that | have lost all my
property in Iowa. came to Kansas
with the expectation of getting my
little inheritance from home, 10 that |
could build up again, but so far it has
proved failure. | had written to
Mr.. - TO loan me little money
but he says times are very hard. |
received his letter on the 18th inst,
s.l n N
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A UDITOR's NoTICE--In the Court Of
IA Common Pleas Of CIearnell county No. 55
june Term, 1870. VI. fs., No. 2S2, Sept. T., rs.
John Irwin A Brothers to use ". W. q. Arnold
and Alex. II. Irwin
The Auditor appointed by the Court to dlstrib.
ute the proceeds arising irom the Sheriff sale Of
the real estate Of W. c. Arnold and Alex. II. IT.
vim under the above writ, win meet the parties in
terested for the purposes Of his appointment, on
FRIDAY, the 18th day Of MAhoH, 1879, at 2
o'clock p. NJ al bis Office in Clearheld, when and
whore all parties interested may attend
OSCAR MITCHELL
. Feb. 20, ls7g-ai. Auditor
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

GooDl Goopll-The United States
Senate by a vote Of 20 to 30, on the LIST
inst, rcjsctsd . $4,000 appropriation
to pay Mrs. FOssctt for her painting Of
the Electoral Commission. Senator
Beck ssid II commemorAted an cyept
O which tho country was not proud.
The people will remsmbsr that ipfsmy
long enough without painting aud post.
Ing II up somewhere Hl
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12


A KNow-NoTHINo TRrcK.-James
Pollock, Of Milton, was put into the
Gubernatorial Chair, of this State, by
the Know-Nothing wave that rolled
over it that year, defeating Governor
Bigler's re election. He has been in
office ever since. Some fellows of
Washington, played X. N. trick of
on him by getting him to leave tho
Mint, 80 as to put Pollock into the Navy
yard, where General Jack Heistand has
been roosting for some tune. The
Senate confirmed Snowden, and he
walked over and gobbled up the Mint,
tho Ex-Governor picked Up bis hat and
started for the Navy yard. But some.
how or other tho Senate failed to re-
port the name Of Pollock, and 80 he is
out all around--a real Know Nothing
trick again. A contemporary, in al
hiding 10 the ex. Governors misfortune,
remarks "Rx.qovemor Pollock for the
first time in come eighteen years has
been compelled to leave the public crib.
During oil that time himself. his sons
and bis nephews have had 0 soft thing
Of It In drawing eytrsvagant pay for
an infnitessimal amount Of work. The
quid pro quo that Pollock gave for this
favoritism was an annual wave of athe
Bloody Shirt" But It is said the ex.
Governor has in some way offended
the royal house of I.oshlel, At any
rate It's chieftain made no sign In the
Senate, hence Pollocks nomination to
the office to which Hayes appointed
him remains unconfrmed. Exeunt
Pollock to the rural ahsdes Of Milton,
unless, like Micawber, he will still wait
for something to turn up.'r
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

An EXCELLENT BILL.-We motto,
that among the bills favorably report
ed in the Senate the other day, wa,
one making taxes nssessed upon rea
estate a first lien, and providing fol
the collection Of such taxes by action
of debt or otherwise in the proper
Court, with costs, and including rea.
sonable attorney fees, TO bo determin-
cd by the Court This should have
bpen the law long ago. Many o Col.
lector lost his taxes, because the de.
fendant was too poor TO pay the Col.
lector, and the plaintiff or thepurchaser
refused TO pay II in nine cases out Of
ten. Let the bill pass. n,a
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life and reputation.


LET 1T BE SETrLED.-A Washington
Telegram says; "The constitutionality
Of the Legal-tcndcr act, so far as II ap-
plies 10 the issue Of Government notes
in time Of peace having the quality Of
a legal-tender for private debts, is
about to be brought to test by an
agreement between S. B. Crittdhden,
member of Congress for the Brooklyn
New York. district, and Benjamin +.
Bntler each agreeing 10 bear the costs
and other expenses on his side Of car.
rying case through the lower Courts
aud up to and through the Supreme
Court.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

IN TINE,-we notice that no les,
than thIrteen Radical candidates tol
Sheriff and seven Tor Prothonotary arc
announced In Blair county, through
the columns Of the Altoona Tribune
They are evidently In a hurry over
theFe. u wiz bel good joks on the
enthus'astic Rsdicals u the Democrats
capture both oaicss At tho next gen.
srrl elsciIon, --' 'i y 80
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

RADICAL HONESTY. The l,ewistowr
Sentinel says "Thc sincerity Of social
cd Republican sympathy for the color
ed brother as they gushiugly call him
pending an election, was ohsract ctoristi,
cally cxemplificd in LewIstown on the
18th ult. They nominated q respecta-
bic colored man, John T., Griffith, for
Iustics Of the Peace, and while giving
ap average exceeding 100 votes for
their white nominees, Mr.. Griflth re.
ccivcd but IL"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

HIonLr ESpoRsED.-Haycs receives
sopc curious letters and kilograms
The following dispatch was received
at the White House on the 9th ol
February May the King Of Kings
incline the President of the United
States TO do . generous oct and 10
give the postofllce to - -------, Q
Christian gentleman. you win have
Gods blessing and that Of thankful
people" 2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

\ VALUABLE STATEMEST.-ln com
piling this annual statement of the
finances of Reading, the Controller of
that city went to the trouble Of pro.
curing statement from the various
other cities all over the country, show
ing the population, valuation and tax
rate Of each. The returns from the
cities of this State are given as follows. !.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

HALp THRouoH.-Two years, or hall,
OF Hayes term expired on the 4th
inst. We have meyer before written
president Hayes" nor will we do so
again soon, although we daily notice
that our contemporaries use that term,
when they know as well as we do that
he was not elected President. We still
hold TO the old doctrine that the man
who receives stolen goods is a cheaper
fellow than tho ono who steals them.
The former maniiests no courage or
enterprise, while the latter risks his
life. and reputation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

The Cattle Law is before the Legis-
lature again, The bill will be found
in full on our first page, Taxpayers
should read it and then inform our
Senator and Representative whether
they want the law, or don't want it,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

INSIDE INFoRMATIoN.--Tho editor Of
the Greensburg Herald, who is now
Deputy Secretary OF the Common.
wealth under Governor Hoyt, disem.
bowels himself in this way.
If ex-dov. Hartranft will decline the Phila.
aelphia Postofhee and keep himself in the right
position, his chance for the nomin tion for the
Presidency by the neat National Republican Con-
yention is better than that Of any ether man in
the United States to-day.
We wonder who the Greensburger
had in his eye Tor the Philadelphia
opening when he scored that para.
graph
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

Col. Scott, President Of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company, is now
enjoylnga trip up the Nile river in
Egypt, According to the latest ad-
vices his health has been entirely re-
stored.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

SENATORIAL CAuoUs.-Senator Wal
lace, Chairman Of the Democratic Con-
gressional Caucus, has called a meet
ing for the afternoon of the 18th inst,
at Washington, to determine on points
relative to the organization of Com.
mittecs. The change made in tho SEN
ate will, in effect, amount to q revolu.
ton. The "lns" are all Radicals who
have been there, some of them from
their birth, and the Democratic "outs"
want in just to see how the concern
looks.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

Joseph C. Skaden, the father.in-law
OF the late William NJ. Tweed, died on
Saturday in New York. He was 81
years old
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

Mr.. Dane, Of indianapolis, preserved
for many years . pcp With which bis
grandfather wrote q sermon on com.
psroial hpEssiy, end now bis son has
used the same pen 10 forging 0 check
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

L. Spencer Miller, prominent Phil
adelpbia lawyer died suddenly on the
7th inst, Of heart disease.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

Governor Hoyt is very slow me-
chanic, He has not made up that
small Cabinet lob yet.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12

Never before were the ''stalwarts'
--Conkling, Chandler, Blaine "a Co.-so
completely cornered. They refused
to eat their own soup when furnished
to their lips by fair hands. 1t Is the
old adage, "every dog has bis day."
These Radical leaders will be under q
cloud from this forward. Their days
Of plumber and misrule are over.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12


No BLOOD LosT. Senator Burnside
drew the following picture of Conklin
in his recent speech in the Senate a
say TO the Senate and the Senator from
New York, with whom / have served
on committees TOR several years, that
lspeak from personal knowledge when
| say that know of no one who can,
with 80 much readiness aad aptness,
equivocatc and ialsify matters to suit
his views as the Senator from New
York. This remark raised thunder
in the Senate Chamber, but nobody
was struck. They are both "loyal."