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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

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affections of the party which we shoul,
not otherwise have had"
lie was reminded that long bcfor
that he had been Speaker of the As
sembly and Governor Of New Yorl,
and statesman OF recognized infu
ence. He answered: an those early
days ! was not leader but one Of Ia,
young men on whom the leaders be
slowed some marks Of their favor
The caucus which named me fol
Speaker OF the Assembly was very
closely divided between the Hunkers
and Barnburners. Tho Hunkers adopt.
cd me because | was the only one OF
their number in the Assembly who had
any legislative experience. Ircceived
three or four more votes than the can.
didate OF the other faction, and, as we
had all agreed to abide by tho result.
that settled it. WhenI was nominated
for Governor in 1850, it was not my
triumph but the triumph of Marcy,
and Beardsley, and Bronson, and their
friends. They fought for the control of
the Convention and when they gained
1t they thoughtit would be good policy
to put comparatively unknown man
at the head of the ticket, and they
happened to select me. This led to
my denomination in 1852, when | was
elected. During my term the prohibi.
tion legislation came up, and the ex.
citement which that engendered com.
PEELED me to make another canvass in
1854. But by that time new changes
had occurred and my old friends
Beardsley and Bronson were against
me. They differed from me on the
question OF nominating William l..
Marcy for President in 1852. But if
Mr. Marcy had been the choice of the
Democratic Convention, the civil war
would have been svcrtod. He would
not have gone TO the extremes that
Pierce went; he would have built M
better feeling between the North
and South. Marcy was q statesman"
Gov. Seymour's devotion to Gov.
Marcy's fame and memory is note.
worthy. 1t was as a member of Gov.
Marcy's staff that Horatio Seymour,
then young man, first appeared in
public life. To the end of Marcy's
ife the friendship and affection be.
,ween them never cooled or ordiminished. |
This is the reason, perhaps, why Gov.
seymour treasures and often repeats
me of the last remarks that Marcy
made TO him ;'"'Tbe most difficult duty
hat politician has to perform is to
etire gracefully from the stage of pub
lc life when he is too old to be OF any.
urther use" Gov. Seymour adds
Approaching the truth of this re.
mark, | resolved to retire early and,
onsidering my broken health and ad.
anclng years. my friends have no
'ght to find fault with this decision
As Horatio Seymour stood before
ie, tall, graceful, erect, his dark eyes
Inning, his voice ringing and reso.
ant, | could easily understand whyIthe
Democrats of New York were so 10th
, relinquish his leadership But from
his decision there is no appeal.-Ne,c
FORK Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

kEruRsINo.--Homesickness is tell,
ing on the negroes who emigrated to
Kansas, and ST. Louis steamboat firm
offers to take them back to the South
free Of charge. Philanthropy to live
upon sets as hard on the negro as the
white man.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11
TRUTH FOR ALL THINGS.

"When men rote, and lphea their chosen
c6'cers meet TO conduct the affairs of hei,
political Governments, no soldier can in.
terfere. This limit to their antaqonism,
no political party can safely pass"
So said William NJ. Evarts, at mass
meeting of the people of New York. a
dozen years ago, when as yet he had
never dreamed of linking his political
fortunes OF the then unknown man
Hayes.
"An armed force in the neighbOraood
q the polls is almost Of necessity men,
ace to the roters and an Interference gith
their freedom and independence"
So said George W. McCrary, in his
book on elections, before he had lent
himself to Hayes"
"Cira liberty and a standing ARM for
the purpose Of ciuil police haze neuer vet
stood together, and neper can stand TO-
gether."
so said William Ii. Seward, speak.
ing with the same wholesome abbor.
renee OF military interference with the
rights Of the citizen which led the
founders of our Government to circum.
scribe within the narrowest limits both
the size and the functions of the reeu.
lar army.
But we now sec Hayes, in his veto,
marching beyond that limit in party
man@uvres which Mr.. Evarts once dc.
clared unsafe to pass; insisting on that
right OF using troops at the polls which
Mr.. McCrary declared to be a menace
to the independence of voters and in.
tending to make that use OF a stand.
ing army as police which Mr.. Seward
declared to be Incompatible with the
continuance of liberty.
Inc chiei ground on which Hayes
refuses to sign the bill entitled "An
act to prohibit military interference
at elections" is that it makes election
day and the place oi voting exceptions
to the general rule Of times and places
in which the employment of troops is
permitted to the Federal Government
II these exceptions are made, they are
exceptions that the people of England
have enjoyed the benefit for more than
! hundred and forty years. A statute
'f George H., re-cnactcd under Vic.
'oria, and still in full vigor, roads as ,
ollows:
"SEc 2. And be Il enacted, That on
very day appointed for the nomina.
ion, or for the election, or for taking !
he poll for the election of member /,
II members to serve in the Commons
iouse OF Parliament, no soldier within |,
wo miles of any city, borough, town, !,
= place where such nomination or =
lection shall be declared or poll taken 1
ball be allowed to go out of the bar. !
Ick or quarters in which he Is sta. : :
oned, unless for the purpose of mount. : !
'g or relieving guard, or for giving
is vote at such election; and that
very soldier allowed to 90 out for any
ich purpose within the limits aforc. en-
I'D shall return to bis barrick or quar-. re
RS with oil convenient speed as soon pl
his guard shall have been relieved th
vote rendered" N
But Hayes says that election days be
ust not be made different from other *
'ys, in regard to restrictions upon on
oops. He would make voting In di'
'public less free than under Mon. th
chics. pc
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

A bank official at Honesdale, Pa,
is said to be defauter to the extent
OF sl,4oO. A few years ago he took
II into his head to improve his breed
of pigs and paid $4,000 for an imported
Bershire boar. He now lays his dis.
grace to his unfortunate hog specula.
tion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

WHAT HAYES wASrs.-A ST. Peters
burg correspondent says; An iron
clad carriage, surrounded by 400 horse
men, is one of the appliances used b,
the Emperor of Russia to protect him
sell from bis beloved subjects. Their,
is nothing so lovely as a 0strong gov.
ernment."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Your candidate l cannot be-" is
what Horatio Seymour again says in
erect to the party of prominent Dem,
ocrats who informally nominated him
for for Governor of New York. While
exceedingly grateful for the compll.
ment, he desires it distinctly under,
stood that under no circumstances will
he again accept public office
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

The Emperor of Austria rises at Eve
and retires early, being unable to at.
tend opera every night, as he would
like to do. Hc likes neither English.
men nor their literature. lie has a
soft, musical voice, and is fine dancer.
good horseman and crack shot
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

LHE LAST JoKE.-when a man in.
vltes another, at Harrisburg, to take a
drink of liquor, he says, twill you
take a'dispatch," and if the invited
party takes the drink he says, "it's
all a joke
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Every Alabama Congressman wa,
a Confederate soldier, but there. are
mighty fcw Pennsylvania Congress
mon who were Union soldiers. Mos,
OF them are Republican stay-at. homes,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Miss Virginia Hicks, young lady
OF Wyandotte, Indian territory, was
thrown from her saddle by her horse
the other day. She struck on her
head and a high tortoisc.shell comb
which was in her hair was driven into
the brain, causing almost instant death.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Charles F. Kuhnle, Superintendent,
Oh the Lutheran Orphans Home, a,
Philadelphia, has been arrested ior
outraeously whipping Mary Naglc,
an inmate OF the Home.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Down in West Virginia, when COW
gets on the railroad track the engineer
stops the train, gets off and throws
stones at the animal until she gives
him the right Of way.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

General Hancock is said to bc tho
wealthiest general officer In the United
statos army, and he is certainly the
wisest and bravest.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11
GOOD FLOUR,

VI ainsrent brands, always on hand, and will be
sold At the Iowsst possible figures.
q a. Mcciain's Medicines, Jayns's Medicines
hsststter's and Hoesasds Bitters.
5000 pounds Of Wool wanted for which the
msnet price will be paid. Clovsrsesd on hand
Ans ior sale at the lswsst market price.
~ Aifo, Agent for strsttenvirs sad Curwenville
Ihrsshins Machines.
osll and see for yourselves You will Gsa
everything ususliy kept In retail store.
L. M. coUDRIET.
ffsnehvliis P. o., August 10. 1874.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Justice Miller says that in the hero.
aflsr the prairies will produce thu
great law judges Justice Miller Is
from the prsiries himself.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11
TROOPS TROOPSii


The notorious Fraud in the Whit,
House still insists on sending troop
into Pennsylvania for the purpose o
controlling elections. There is claus.
in our State Constitution like this:
"No body Of troops in the army Of the Uniiet
States or Of this Commonwealth, shall BE- pressn,
either armed or wnarm,d, at any place Of elecfio,
eifhin fhis Commonwealth during the time Of slec
fion."
The editor OF the Butler Herald, in
alluding to the Washington Fraud
says "That is the law of Pennsyl.
vania, passed too, by a Republican
Legislature in 1869, and Mr.. Hayes
wants to keep in operation United
States law to give him chance to
send his military satraps over here
during elections on pretence of keep
ing peace at the pools But the peo.
pie won't stand any of bis nonsense
The day has gone by for that kind of
work. The States are able to keep
the peace at their own election polls
and any interference by the General
Government will be resented. Mr..
Hayes and Blaine, Chandler and that
whole crowd of bloody shirt warriors
may as well make up their mind TO it
now as again. When the people of
this country become so demoralized
that United States troops must be
stationed at the polls, the sooner our
form of government is changed the
better. No use talking about liberty
when we are no longer fit for it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

Kit Carson, son of the famous
scout, and avery witty and intelligent
person, 1t is reported Is making tenn
pcrance speeches. HIl
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

STATE RoBBERs.-On Monday nigh
a week, says the Harrisburg Patriot
when the bill appropriating sl73, ,OOC
to the Norristown Insane Asylum wa.
before the House, Messrs. Fenlon. .Sher.
wood and Hewitt opposed it with
arguments that could not be answered
by ITS friends. Mr.. Hewitt's remarks
were especially appropriate and con.
vincing. He declared that 100000
had already been appropriated for the
erection OF this building, a sum suf
ficiently large "to complete any asy.
lnm,' and that the expenditures of the
Commission had exceeded that 5000.
ooo Tor which not single voucher had
been filed to show whore the money
had gone. Mr.. Hewitt said very logi.
cally and forcibly that "if these Com.
missions willfully violate the laws they
should not be encouraged by putting
more money in their hands with which
TO experiment" 1t is a good sipn
when those who shape and control
legislation set their face against a repe.
tition of the lavish appropriations
which formerly drained the treasury.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

The CASE SETrLED.-Chief Justice
Sharswood has just delivered decision
of considerable Importance, relative to
the sale of liquors on election days.
Since 1876 there has been a law pro.
hibiting the sale of liquors on election
days, but it has been the custom among
tavern keepers to open their bars after
the polls were closed. An inn.keeper
of Norristown was tried for violating
the act, in selling liquors after seven
o'clock in the evening, and convicted
the Court holding that the "day"
spoken OF in the act meant day of
twenty-four hours, beginning at mid.
night election morning, and ending at
midnight election night. Another
question was raised in the Court below,
to wit that the jury were judges Of
the law and the facts. The lower
Court refused to affirm the proposition
that the jury wore judges of the law,
and the case was carried up for review.
The Supreme Court say that the Court
below was right in its definition as to
what constitutes an election day, but
wrong on the second point, and the
Judgment is therefore reversed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-11

MAKkET STREET, NEAR P. o.
The undersigned begs leave to inform IN. e,t,.
sens OF olearheld, and the public generally. that
ho has on hand fine assortment Of Furniture,
such as Walnut, Chestnut and .Painted Chamber
Suites, Parlor Suites Reclining and Extension
Chairs, Ladies' and Gents Easy Chairs, the Per-
forated Dining and Parlor Chair, Cane Seats and
Windsor Chairs, Clothes Bars, Step and Extcn-
sion Ladders, Hat Racks, scrubbing Brushes, &c
MOULDING AND PICTURE FRAMES.
ooking Glasses, Chrcmos, 4c., which woala
suitable for Holiday presents.
decioTs JOHN TROUTMAN.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
The New Secretary Of War.

Mr.. Ramsey, the new Secretary of
War, was born ID Dauphin county, near
Harrisburg. Ia tbs State, on SePtem-
Der s, 1873. He learned the carpenter
trade, worked as jourDeymau, read
law, became an aspiraut Tor otflce. The
first position which he held was CLERK
shlp ir the Cffice of ibe Register of
Daupbin county; in 1910 he was chosen
Secretary Of the Electoral College of
Pennsylvania, and in 1911 was elected
Clerk Of tae State House of Represen-
tatives. Two years thereafter he was
elected from the Harrisburg district to
the lower House of Congress, in which
be served two terms, retiring in 1871.
In 1919 be was appointed Governor of
the new Territory Of Minnesota by
President Taylor. aud continued in that
Office until 1858. Nr RAJ sey was
chosen Mayor OF 81. Paul in 1855 and
Governor of the State of Minnesota in
1858, continuing in that office until
1862. when be retired ouly to take his
seat IN 1868 10 the Senate of the United
States. In 1869 be was renominated
for the Senate by the Republican legis-
lative caucus on the first ballot and
served second term in that body, re-
firing in 1873. In the early part of
that year there was protracted strug-
gle in the Minnesota Legislature over
the succession to his seat, which result
ed in the choice of s. j. Il. Mcmillan,
independent Republican. While not
one of the most brilIiar. men in the
Senate, Mr.. Ramsey was > faithful
worker, attentive to his dniies and gen
orally sound in his views on public
measures. For some time he served as
chairman of the Senate committee on
POST Offices and Post Roads. Since
his retirement from the Senate in March,
1875. Mr.. Ramsey has not held any
public position. ="
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
Foul Murder Discovered After
Twelve Years.

A horrible twelve year old murder
case has come to light at Lockport, n.
Y, Mrs. Adeline Hotchkiss, a widow
has been indicted for murder 10 the
first degree, the victims beng her hus
band, George G. Hotchkiss, who died
III December, 1867, aud her son Holly
&. HOtcbki.s, who died in January,
1869. Dr.. Hugh NJ. Wilson has beer
indicted a. an accessory. George C.
Hotchkiss was rich and lived a, \ oung-
stoyn, on the Niogara, when he wa;
..takea sick" Mrs. Hotchkiss wouldn''
let any doctor give hIin medicine, 6ui
doctortd him herself.
He died, and DIR. Wilson, who fire
quently visited Mrs. Hotchki,s in a
suspicious manner, gave out that /:
was acute gasritis. Then size and her
son moved tn Buffalo. followed by vii
son. la 1865 one OF young Hotchkiss'
paternai uncies died, leaving him $40.
600 and some real property. In Janu
arg following the young mau was taken
strangely i'll, aud died. Suspicion,
we're aroused then, but nothing was
done, Mrs Hotchkiss aud " ilson disap-
pearing. Recently they returned, aad
the Coroner at Lockport quietly dug NJ
George Hotchkiss' body after nearly
twelve years, aud found proofs of ar
senic poisoning. The evideuce inns
tha, Holly H0tcbkiss had been poison
ed With stry chime, Mrs, HotchSlss anC
Wilson will BE- tried at the February
term of the court.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
One Preacher Outwits An
other.

At a recent meeting OF Baptls,
preachers 10 New YORK, the Rev Dr..
FViweii told a story oil an eminent dl.
viIe who "utwItted another emiueut dI-
vIne. Eminent minister = entered tie
church OF eminent minister = Just as
eminent munster > was about 10 au-
nUunce his text. Eminent minister
IrItd to sIt down near the Gonr, bu.
eminent minister spled him aud IN
vIted hIH to come at oBce into the pui.
pit. Eminent minister | could not es-
cape he mounted the stairs and took
his seat by the side of eminent minister
= " You must preach for me this
morning." whispered the preacher al
nome. IL came TO hear you," said Nc
/, "aEd | am going to-" But the other
insisted, aud the stranger finally con
seBted, so No. , took his written ser
mon from between the leaves of the
Bible, where be had placed it when
about to deliver it, and trcked it on a
little shelf under the pulpit. He went
down into the congregation to enjoy his
friends sermon. But No. | simply
pulled the sermon from under the uul-
pit and went through it word for word.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17

be desirable to have Jack here. Take
possession of the prisoners with a
military guard, and convey them in
the first place to Fort Leavenworth.
4 dispatch from Denver, Col, says:
4 dispatch to the Denver Tribune,
dated Los Pinos, Dec. Z, says: To-
days developments proved that the
casting OF his knife upon the floor by
Colorow expressed his vote for war,
but the fact that the other Indians
retained their knives overpowered
his vote. twas noticed that, as soon
as it was certain that no other Indian
wished to follow the example of Col
GROW, two Utes left the council room
and reported the talk to the Indians
outside, who immediately ly mounted
their horses and rode away. They
had evidently been waiting for sig
nal which would call them 10 arms.
and at no time were any of them disl
tant hundred feet from the council
room. Every Ute at the agency car
ried with him more arms than any
two soldiers of the regular army
could muster, Winchester rifle and
two revolvers being about the allow
ance 10 each man. Yesterday brought
out also the fact that Ouray's respect
foy tie President is due to his think
ing that the Great Father is elected
by aud rules over tie whole world.
In one of his speeches he made that
assertion, and 3Ir. Townsend, the in
terpreter, not exactly understanding
what he meant by it, repeated the
question, his answer showing plainly
that he considered Washington the
center of the universe and President
Hayes the ruler of all nations. He
has not been undeceived, and Will
not be by this commission, as it Is
plain thatiis friendship for the whites
is assumed for policy, and he thinks,
if necessary, the armies Of the world
could be called to crush his tribes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-17
STATE ITEMS.

Celia Howe, sixteen-year old girl,
Of Wilkesbarre, has been missing since
Sunday q week.
The Lock Ridge furnaces, near Al
burtis, LehIgh county, two in number
are turning out between 5000 and I >
600 tons of good iron per week.
Ir. John Weaver. large cattle
buyer, who lives in Montgomery coun-
iy, had his pocket book snrtched from
him at Altoona and lost 5000.
The Tarport man who claimed to have
taken poison few days ago because
the course of true love did not run
smoothly with him, 1t is now proven,
took nothing more harmful than q seid-
Iitz powder.
\ Pittsburg paper reports that there
is talk of building ten more pudding
furnaces and set Of three high muck
rolls at the lower nils, Woods Ruo,
Allegheny county.
Howard Piper, 10 years old, of Alex
andr;a, Huntingdon county, was in
stqnily killed by being thrown from his
horse on Tuesday of last week, riding
to school.
4 Pittshurger named Harrison has
been imprisoned in London for carry
ing revolver. That's more atten-
ton than would have been paid him
at nome.
Lancaster is on top now in the mat
ter of sensations. First it was a poi
soning case in which beautiful Young
girl was concerned, and now it is an
/ eiopement of married man with q
miss in her teens.
Will Parks, Of Cass township, Hunt
ingdon county, while engaged with some
young meu IN shooting mark with shot
guns, was leaning forward with his
breast resting on the muzzle of his gun
when one of the young men ran past,
striking the hammer of the gun with
his foot. eansing it to discharge it's cor
tents iu Parks breast and face. The
flesh was literally torn from his should
ard arm. some of the shot passino
through his breast and out at his back (:
his left hand was also badly mutilated,
as be had it on the mzzls at the time.