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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
GEORGE B. GooDnAsDxn, Editor.
MAxlms FOR THE DAY.

No man worthy the Office Of President should
be willing to hold 1t II counted in or placed there
BY auy fraud. U. s. GRANT.
/ could never have been reoonciled to the ele-
vatien 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
soquent action, however meritorious, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CHARLES fRAsois ADAMS.
would rather have the endorsement Of quar-
ter Of a million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board or Of the Com
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on technicality.
THos. A. HErDRoKs.
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
GERS acting conuptly, and the decision Of com
mission which has refused to hear evidence Of al
legged fraud. For the first time are the American
people oonfronted with the fact Of fraudulently-
elected President. Let II not be understood that
the fraud will be silently aoquiescod In by the
country. Let no hour pass In which the usurpa-
tion Is forgotten.
ADDRESS OF DEMOCRATIC M. C's.
One hundred years Of human depravity sccu-
mulated and conoentratedin into a 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, 1880-02-04
TIE ouRTYM YocuM cAsR.


A Washington telegram of the 29tb
ult says "The decision of fthe Election
Committee of the House TO report on
and dispose OF the Alabama and Flori-
da contested cases this week will pre-
clude the consideration OF the Curtin
Yocum contest in time for the proba.
bic vacancy TO be filed at the Spring
election on the 18th of February. 1t
is hardly possible for it to be reached
this week now, and as Monday uext is
the last day upon which the Governor
could issue his writ for special cleo
ton on the 18th of February, the peo-
pie of the district will be put to the
trouble and expense Of an election for
the sole purpose of electing Congress
man. The counsel of ex. Governor Cur
tin have earnestly pressed a decision
of the case in time for an election to be
held at the regular Spring election,
which would impose no expense or in.
convenience on the people; but Mr..
Yocum's counsel have resorted to
every expedient for delay, and, thro'
the minority of the Committee, have
demanded such delay as will throw
needless cost and loss Of time upon the
voters of the district. II has been evi.
dent for month past that Mr.. Yocum
cannot retain his seat. His own case,
as presented to the Committee, proves
that he is not entitled TO il and be
has delayed action on various pretexts
until he has made a special election
necessary, but q few weeks after the
regular Spring elections, merely to en-
able him to hold a seat few days Ion.
ger that he knows he is not entitled
TO-" Later advices are to the effect
that Congress would take up the case
N Committee of the Whole yesterday,
tuesday. This will be too late for the
February election.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04


VIM. Ermentrout, Sr., father of State
Senator Ermentrout, died at at his
home in Reading, on Wednesday, tho
2lst ult, in the 6lst year of his age.
In politics he was a lifelong and con-
sistent Democrat, and during his ac.
tive days took a prominent and influ-
ontial part in the counsels of his party.
For many years be engaged in the
mercantile business at Reading, and
earned high reputation for strict in.
tegrity in all his dealings, He was
the iathcr of a large family, seven sons,
all Of whom arc now living, and all Of
them men OF prominence.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

SOLID FoR KERNs.-The Altoona Sun
ssys. "Sonatar Wallace IL entitled 10
the thanks OF every respectapIe citIzuu
of the Commonwealth for bis bold and
outspoken opposition to the confirma.
ton of Marshal Kerns, of Philadelphia
None but miserable fraud like Hayes
himself would have insulted the intel
ligence and moral sense Of the people
by such q reappointmcnt But as a
Republican tool who had played a big
hand in the game of fraud, Kcrns po-
culiarly commended himself TO the
kindly sympathles of Hayes, himself
the creation OF fraud, and hence his
reappointmcnt. As before stated, the
Sun is gratified to notice that Senator
Wallace is likely TO cbeckmate the
outrage bypreventing Kcrns' confrma.
ton"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
Auditors Certificate.

WE, the undersigned Auditors Of clear6elf
w county, in the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania, having met At the Court House, In the Dor.
ough Of CloArdeld, on the hrst Monday Of Janu-
ary, A. d. 1885,, being the hfh day Of the month";,
aesording to law, aud, having examined the sew
eral sccounh and vouchers Of PHILIP D0TTs,
Treasurer Of said county, for the year 1879, do
report that we hnd thom a. herein stated The
Treasurer Il indebted 10 the eounty 10 the sum OF
seven thousand seventy three dollars and ninety
three cents (sT ,0ss.ps), and indebted to the Road
fund 10 the sum Of enc thousand two hundred aud
seventeen dollars aud seventy three cents (sl,-
7iTfs) and 10 the Poor fund n the sum Of one
hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty -four cents
(silaS4l; aud amount due the County from Un-
seated lands unoolkcted "a twenty eight thousand
and hfty eight dollars and seventy cents (s1s.-
05s7o); and amount due the Road fani from Us-
seated lands uncollectcd 10 thirty fvc thousand
eight hundred and ninety -four dollars and eighty
three cents 1881, ,sel es), and amount due School
fund from unsested lands 10 twenty -four thou
sand two hundred and forty Eve dollars ind slx-
tive esAs (s2t,74s.e2)i apd amount due the Poor
fand from Unssatod isnds unsolicited 10 ten
thousand seven hundred and any -dve dollars aud
twenty csnts tsio,7S5.2ol.
In testimony whereof. We have 90, our hands
this ninsteeath day Of JanuAry, A. D. 1850.
.N..I JOSEPH 0fLLfLAND,
J.s NORRIS,
..t.u wM. v. WRIGHT,
l Attest l.t Auiiiora.
A. W. WafTrss Clerk
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

LOCAL AND ANCIENT HIsroRY.-The
Bellei0nto Demoarrt. in alluding TO cur
rent events, says "Another revolu.
tion in Maine" is what it may be called.
Backed by the opinion Of q partisan
Court Blaine has got a substitute into
the Governors chair at last. Among
the spartisans, thicving was practice
morally good and honest. Among the
Maine Republicans, thioving and bri.
berry are morally good and honest
practices when thcy want to possess a
Legislature.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

STRADDLED IT.-The Radical leaders
in this county straddled the fence last
week when they instructed their dele
gate Tor Blaine for President, and
Lemon for Auditor General. The lat
tor is Cameron's man, while the former
Is his enemy and unless Blaine comes
down handsomely, he will be treated
Just as he was at Cincinnati in 1875.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

UNDER A CLoUD.-The Blaine
"boom" is not so apparent since last
Saturday, when Dauphin county, the
home of the Camcrons, sent four dele.
gates to the Radical State Convent ton
instructed for Grant, and Allegheny
county sent score of tho same kind.
The vote in the Conference stood two
TO one for Grant over Blaine
Our Clearfeld RAIDS instructed for the
wrong man. This they viii learn after
the State Convention, IL not before.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

LECTURE, OF CoURsE.--We see il
announced that the Rev. MI. Hayden,
the Connecticut minister who has been
released on bail for murder because
the jury couldn'tag proposes to go
on the lecture platform. II he should
draw large houses in New England-or
any housesat all-won'tit be about time
for stalwart editors to pause III their
work of writing up Southern barbar.
ism ? This man Hayden belongs to
the Bcecher school of religious teach.
ers. These human devils do more to
corrupt and prostitute society than
Old Nick himself and yet they are
all bigh.toned dmoral idea" instructors.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
dlfW Advertisements.

A UDiTOR's NOTICE-In the Orphans
IA Court Of Clcarheld eunty, Pa. In the
matter Of the estate Of willisn 3. Dickey, decd,
late Of Beccarla township, Garfield county. Pa
The undersigned Audito appointed by tho
Court 10 distribute the process o. tho real ssts'
account hled In said estate, will attend to the
duties Of his appointment At his onice In Clear.
field, on FRIDAY, the 10Th DAY Of FEBRU.
AIRY, 1854, at o'clock p. N. whom and whore al
OSCAR MITCHELL.
Clearhelj, Pa, Feb. 4, lsO-st Auditor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

The Patriot states that somebody
has remarked that Mr.. Cameron Is
getting so mixed up in the manage
ment of his Pennsylvania affairs that
he will be compelled to put himself
into spiritual communication with the
departed Robert Mackey. But the exi.
gencies Of Mr.. Cameron's case will not
require any such unorthodox assist
ance. The Blaine boom in this State
is not as dangerous as it seems. The
delegates to the State Convention in.
structed for Blaine will not number
twenty per cent. of the whole body,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

A Coon "SPIKE" TEAM.-We no.
tice that the Huntingdon County Dem
ocratic Committee last week elected
r, Milton Speer Senatorial and John
$. Miller and Harry McAteer Repre-
sentative delegates to the Democratic
State Convention. Here we have a
combination of lawyer, hotelist and
farmer, who know all about IL.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

MEDDLERs.--A Washington letter.
writer says "Four sermons were de.
livered here on Sunday in favor Of the
bill pending before Congress providing
a Territorial Government for Alaska.
The spectacle of ministers posturing
in the role of lobbyists is not a pleas.
ant one.' We have no doubt but that
these political sermonizors all have q
cousin, or some other relative, which
they want to billet on the Treasury.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
A SLANDER CASE.

Gen Bovuton the Washington cor
nos,o.aon. 90 ,ha c,no,nna,i ca-s,,s
o'Po"' " Wv " c,, "-''
mas Drought SUIT LOT siahuoi against
General Sherman. This case IL at
tracing widespread attention. The
PHILADELPHIA Times, in alluding to the
oasa ..r,arLs
'A1,,
h'erypouy WIN au'h,rc tno l''uoh,
70 say nothing oi lne u,gnlnou anu
business iiho manner ~ "nicn ueno,n'
poynton goes 70 work 10 vlnulea'e s ms s
cnaractes aga'ns' tno asPeIs'ons VI
ushera' % l. on.rhan, ~ was " nis s powea ,ss
70 INV o,DuSns .no " pe,;oo 60 ~ '.o ~
army " 'no pai ~. VI oIo a,a Soa't y, ~
ansmel ~ Io' ,i .no anosvu u4, co. Sl,., pui
", w'.n SUM- voh'''oia''o" a s,., M on.ia a,u ~
onerniap nign pos'',onn my ~. 'no
lnanLn' nus, nas ,'s's'1u WIS eo.nP'a''on
wn,IS ,S sna o, UNI ,usenso'd' oSnaSnS ,,u' Gan
,', wouiu nnvo eagoliy enprn1eu' uoh'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

RuDE.-The Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican, Radical organ OF the Stall
wart persuasion, in alluding to our
young Senator, remarks; POSSIBLY,
Don Cameron,you may have read some.
where of young man who succeeded
q father much wiser than himself but
who sot ont to boss things to that OK
tent that his little finger was 10 be
thicker than his fathers loins. A bolt
followed, and the Judean machine was
smashed forever. There are some
signs that something Of this kind may
happen at Harrisburg, Feb. 4tb.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

oRrHoDox.-Mr. Moody told a 81.
Louis reporter, the other day, that
"there isn't ray of hope held out in
tho Bible that hell will be otherwise
than endless" This announcement on
the part of Mr.. Moody will, no doubt,
alarm Beecher; because, Il the former
is right, the latter viii 20 up as high as a
kite.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

A UDIToR's NoTICT.--ru the Orphans
IA Court Of Clearneld punty, Pa In the
matter Of the estate Of John Van Brabandt, deed,
late Of il>s,on township. clearesld county, Pa.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Court to distribute the balance OF money In the
hands Of Luciep Bird and Charles Robaeker,
bondsmen Of Aided scoAeld, Administrator Of said
estate will attesdt to the duties Of bis appo ointment
at his office In cearheld, on TUESDAY, the 2iTH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1850. ut 2 o'clock P. M,
when and whse all parties interested may attend.
OSCAR MITCH ELL,
Clearfsld, fa., Feb. 4, Isso.St. Auditor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

MOVE SLow.--The hole out Of which
General Grant may be showed after
all, may be filed by General Garfield,
1t is true Garfield comes from Ohio,
but Republicans are not SO sick of Ohio
men that they couldn't stand another
one If Doctor Cameron so prescrbes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

Butler township, LuEerne county,
had family consisting of Charles Cor.
don, two daughters and one son. On
Christmas morning all were single,
That day one daughter and the son
married out Of the family. On Now
Year the ether daughter followed suit,
and few days after the father mar.
ried TO keep up the family.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
EHACTL .

The Ebensburg Freeman gets at il
in this way: "The Pittsburgh Post in.
sists that although the delegates from
this county to the Democratic State
Convention were instructed for Han.
cock, the people of the county, and
certainly one Of the delegates, are for
Tilden. 1t is barely possible that the
Post in its blind devotion to Mr.. Tilden,
knows more about the weight of Dem
ocratic sentiment in Cambria than the
Democrats of the county themselves
do. There are good many newspa.
per editors in this State who think
they know all about the preferences
OF the Democracy in any given county
for the Presidency, but they really
don't know anything more about them
than they do abou. the Choctaw Ian.
guage, This paper, for several good
and sufficient reasons, is Tor Horatio
Seymour, but We do not claim that
the Democracy of the county are for
HIM. They may be for Tildcn, but no
living man can speak knowingly on
the subject or they may prefer Han
cock, or Bayard, or Thurman, or
Hendricks. One of the delegates, Mr..
David Humphreys, may be a Tilden
man, as the Post AYERS, and it would
be strange thing If he, like every
other Democrat, had no preference
among the different candidates. But
if Mr.. Humphreys was not instructed,
he has too much political experience
to espouse the cause of Tilden, or that
of any other man, in the State Con
unless he believed that his
nomination was the best and strongest
that could be made. We can say the
same thing, we think, for Mr.. John
Somerville, the other delegate. Nei-
Iher of them will rush to conclusion
due consideration"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

Senator Wade Hampton has never
fully recovered from the illness which
came with the loss of his leg, and, not
being in good health, he has not rallied
from the dependency occasionod by
the death of his son.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

READ lr.-ourfrst page isfilloj with
diverse articles on leading subjects this
week, all of which are open to crit.
cism.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
ORPHANS COURT SALE.

DY yirtu, Of an order issued out OF the Or
I'D phansi Court Of Clearleld county, Pa, there
will be cxpeed TO public Iae on the premises 10
New Washington, on
Wednesday, March I'D. IssO,
At l o'clock P. NJ, all the following described
real estate late the property Of Christian Nef,
deceased, atuato 10 the iorough Of New Wash.
ington, and bounded on the north by lands Of y.
Zimmerman and p. D. Nrh's estate, on the east
by lands Of Il. Neimsn, deceased, and Alex. Nc
Cardle, on the South by laads Of Robt. Dyer, con
tainng 90 acres, more or hss, about 90 acrcs clear
ed, the balaoce woodland with some white pine
and white oak timber thereon, the whole being
undorlaid with coal. Tie said farm Is under
good cultivation, and has thereon erected a
new frame dwelling hQ,te l6x2l feet, with porch
good frame barn Sox6o feet, including large
shed, with all the Necessary out buillngs, dry
house, dc. Also, large, barring orchard Of fruit
trees on the premises, including. apple, peach,
pear, plum, and cherry ,rca.
TEIMs i--0ne-thiri OF th purchase money st
confirmation, and the bilanpe In two equal m.
nual payments thereafter WITH interest. Judg.
ment bond and Sci. Pa. mortgages to be given for
deferred payments.
JOSEPH II. BRETfI, Administrator.
New Washington, Feb. \ issO-4t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

Every page of this paper should be
carefully read.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04
Efgal Embellishments.
AUDITORS REPORT
Receipts an' Expenditures
Clearfeld County,
FOR THE YEAR 1879.

DHILiP DOTTs, ESQ, Treasurer of Clear
IL field county, In thc Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania, in account with the funds Of said
county for 1879.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

Do not fail to read the contents of
our fourth page.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-04

To bal. from Treasurer M'Gaughey....s u Is
To amount due from Collectors. 1896 81
To interest due from Colletors 81 Us
To amt unseated county kx for 1878. II ,e97 n
70 amt unseated county ht for 1879. 1880 sS
To amount Of seated count and State
tax for 1870 via.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
Col. Aiken,

On tho 18th ultimo, delivered brief
but practical aud forciblo speech on the
agricultural appropriation bill, thcn under
consideration in tho United States House
of Representatives. lilo gavo historical
account Of tho formation of cabinet in
this country, and showed how long agri-
culture had no separate head, falling as an
incident upon tho head of some other de-
partmcnt. lilo contendcd that this great
science, tho chief source of our national
prosperity should be put on an equality
with other departments and that its head
should receive an equal salary with others.
In it's present uudcvclopcd condition with
soanty appropriations compared with its
Importance, tho department. has accom-
plishcd much good for the farming GLASS
and many valuable discoveries have been
made, but its usefulness could and should
bo largely extended. He showed that of
the exports from this country amounting,
for tho year ending December 3lst, 1879,
to seven hundred and ll(ty-four million aix
hundred and fifty-six thousand seven huu-
dred aud forty-cight dollars, the sum Of five
hundred and sixty six million three hun
drod and seventy light thousand five hun
drcd and sixty-ninc dollars wcro derived
from tho following thirteen leading articles
tho products of agriculture in its full sense;
to wit: Beef, butter, pork, 1.-Two stock,
cheese, lard, bacon, flour, corn and meal, |,
tobacco, wheat and cotton. Add to these
staple articles, lard and tallow, other small
grain, naval stores, lumber and the number
of other articles Of export produced by tho
farmers, and he estimates that IS per cent.
Of our entire exports arc from our agricul-
tural products. Considering tho largo
amount of money brought into the country by
our agricultural products. Considering
tho largo amount of money brought into
the country by our agricultural industries,
they should have prominent place in tho
Legislation of tho country and liberal ap-
preparations should be made to foster,
improve and develop them. The speech Of
Col. Aiken was slistcncdto to with marked attcn-
tion and at its close he received numerous
congratulations. We hopo in our next
issue to lay the speech before our readers,
both in justice to our Congressman and for
it's real merit and the information it contains.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03

on our first pago under tho caption "wastcs
of liquor" Among other thiugs tho
writer asserts from statistical reports that
the total amount spent in tho United States
every year for education is ninety five
millions Of dollars, for the support Of tho
gospel forty eight millions Of dollars, while
sovcn hundred millions of dollars aro ex.
pended for liquor, so that whilo wo spond
annually por inhabitant for education two
dollars and for religion ono dollar and
eleven cents, we spond seventeen
dollars or eight times as much for liquor as
for education and fifteen times as much for
liquor us for religion. This is enough to
mako our people pause and reflect, but this
is matter Of dollars and cents, and docs
not touch tho real source of objection
to the traffic. In the close of tho urticle
the writer quotes, "tho liquor traffic is
marshallcd against civilization, justice
humanity, morality and religion. 1t pro.
duces poverty, ignorance, crimes of every
degree, idiocy, vico, insanity, modness,
disease and DEATH" Being an admitted
evil it should DO restricted by legislation
within narrow bound.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
From Columbia.

CoLuMD1A, Juno l. 188O.-Tho Democratic
State Convention met to day. Col. j. s. Goth
ran, of Abbevilo was mado permanent chair
man. Mr. Monroe, of Union, offered resolu-
Stion TO 60 into nominations for State officers,
and that tho campaign bo not opened before tho
fret week in September, which was referred to
tho committee on resolutions A resolution by
General Harlcc to recommend holding another
convention on the 10th Of August to nominate
State officers and mcmbors of Congress was
referred 10 the same committee. Senators
Wade Hampton and NJ. c. Butler, Major IT, c.
Barker and General Jno Dratton wcro elected
delegates from tho State at largo to Cincinnati
largo anti third term meeting was held in
indianapolis on tho 3lst ultimo, ut which rcso-
lutions wcro adopted nstructing the Indiana
delegation TO oppose by all.honorablc means the
nomination Of Grant.