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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-14
Wheat, No. 3. e1,1o.

iln street IN B0lcom'S addition, OF Mrs. s.
L. Davidson. They will divide the land
equally into two building lots. A pleas.
ant location.
DIR. G. N. Gordon has been spending
the past week In the city, the guest of DR..
A. Mcdonald. He left the latter part
oflast week for trip through the northern
part Of the state, with view to q perma.
nent location.
We hear, yes, we hear the faint
juggling of wedding bells, and not very
far distant. It is expected there will be
good stock of groceries on hand, and an
abundance of the best of -four. Let the
bells ring on.
Mrs. Bell Arnold returned the early
part Of the week from her Minneapolis
visit, and herself and sister, Miss Julia
Dettelbach, will leave Austin for Mrs.
Arnold's home in Davenport the latter
part of the week.
Prof. A. NJ. Welles, formerly Of
Brownsville, in this county, but for the
past two or three years teacher of the
Faribault high school, has recently &C.
copied the super.ntendency of the St
Cloud union schools.
Mrs. Charlie Coats has been called
to Blue Earth City by the illness of her
sister. She took q freight train at Ram.
sey Sunday, expecting to reach Wells the
the same day and 60 through to her des
tination by private conveyance.
Mrs. John Richardson of Usage
Iowa, with her daughter, Nellie, has bee,
in the city the past week visiting daugh
ter and sister, Mrs. D. N. Thompson
They departed Monday for Albert Lei
where they will visit Corrie Richardson
and the Ransoms,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
POLITTCS TO-DAY.

90,
since the last Presidential election
change has oyerspread the political or.
ganizatlons Of the country. The de.
ieat OF tho Democratic party, after the
universal belief that the nominee Of
the Cincinnati Convention would be
successful, has awakened the masses
to a serious inquiry as to the causes
which produced that disaster. In New
YORK John Kelly, the great Tammany
eh'eitalD, has been dethroned, and a
vigorous eiiort Is now being made in
Democratic circles to reorganize the
broken fragments OF the party upon a
oasis that VIII promise Democratic
success IN the future. In Pennsylva-
ma the hepuoilcan forces, notwith-
ing tne victory OF November, are rap.
idly becoming demorallzed. A large
number oil Republicans have separated
themselves IRON the machine organi-
zalon, ana, IN refusing to go into the
senatorial caucus, have openly defied
inc leaders There is loud cry for
reform III 'he republican ranks in
fhlladelphia, aud a bold movement is
now on loot IN that city which indi-
Gates good and practical results. The
meaning of all this is so plain that the
wayiarlng man, though foo, need
not err IN reading its significance. 1t
clearly points out the fact that the
Gays OF machine politics are numbered,
ana mat the people are breaking away
from the old leaders and intend here.
@ter 10 40 their own thinking and
acthg For a long time the masses of
ooth parties have been governed and
controlled oy a lew bold and skilliul
leaders' The only consideration that
animated them was personal interest
Inc pnohc good was always subordi.
mated to private aggrandizement Mr..
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

CONSCIENCE IN MoTIoN.-The Lew.
town Democrat remarks "The growth
OF conscientiousness among public Off
cials is positively encouraging. Close
upon the resignation of Senator.elect
Coke, who could not take tho oath Of
Office because he had treated some
friends TO oysters in the late campaign
and indulged in other expenditures not
in accordance with the letter of the
law, is the action of our own noble
Senator, Mr. Smiley, who withdrew
from the late party caucus in obedi-
enoe to the dictates of his inward mon
itor. The people Of this district are to
be congratulated on having u Senator
who is a Republican and at the same
time confesses to the possession of q
conscience. Still another case, and one
Of striking infrequency: The keeper
Of the Chester county prison has peti'
toned the County Commissioners for
II reduction of his salary on the plea
that the service he renders does not
warrant the pay awarded it, This in.
dicates that the new year is starting
out remarkably we'll, and we are
awaiting some more prominent devel.
opmenls from conscience. stricken office.
holders. We may even anticipate that
the President.elect will return to the
heirs of Oakes Ames the 1929 borrow.
ed of that gentleman in 1873"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

A BLAINEIsM,--Thc Harrisburg Pa
triot says Senator Blaine, it appears
takes friendly interest in tho Sena
torial contest in Pennsylvania. This
doubtless is due to the fact that Mr.
Blaine is q native Of the State. But
what is surprising in the matter is that
he is decidedly in favor of the election
Of Mr.. Oliver. Less than q year ago
the men who are now revolving against
tho Cameron caucus were engaged in
desperate struggle to give Blaine the
delegation in the National Convention
for President of the United States
They did not succeed in carrying fol
him the delegation, but they defeated
the purpose of turning it over solidly
to Grant. 1t is true that James Nc
Names, one Of the Blaine leaders, has
joined hands with Senator Cameron in
this contest, and this may account fol
the apparent change in the position oI
Blaine. Finding Cameron and Nc
Names once more united, Blaine shakes
off his old friends in Pennsylvania with
the versatility Of an accomplished poll
tician. But Mr.. Blaine will discover
that the election of Oliver is too heavy
contract even though he bring bii
peaceful influence to the aid OF the ma
chine. He cannot help Oliver, but hi
can fatally compromise himself by in
ter.moddlinga at this crisis in the politics
of Pennsylvania"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

PRESIDING 0FFIcIALs,-As a matter
of public information and interest, we
give the following condensed sketch Of
the two gentlemen called to preside
over the Senate and House at Harris
burg. We are pleased to state that
they are persons of character and
ability, and we trust that in their high
and responsible positions they will do
nothing TO reflect upon themselves, OF
bring dlshonor upon the Common
wealth
William |. Newell, Of Philadelphia
was born in that city, October 9, 1885
educated at public and private schools
and studied navigation he has beer
commander Of several sailing vessels
is now in the ship chandlery business
was school director in Philadelphia
member Of the Senate in lS77-7S re
elected for term commencing Decem
ber, 1873.
Benjamin Il. Hewitt, Of Blair county
was born June 4, 1888, in Petersburg
Huntingdon county, Pa. educated IN
the public schools and Tuscarora and
iollidaysburg academies; graduated
at Princeton college, New Jersey, 1854
studied law, admitted 1856, and now
engaged in the practice of bis profes
sion District Attorney of Blair county
ls5! to 1869 commissioned paymastei
Of United States in 1862, serving unit
the close OF the war; member of Hous,
OF Representatives 1871 and 1879 fisl
commissioner 1873 to 1873.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
now ViRTUOUS THEY TRY
TO APPEAR NOW

Because General Plaisted the peG.
ple's choice for Governor In Maine, has
been permitted TO take his seat, there
is a chorus laudation from the whole
organic choir. Behold tho virtue Of
us, they proudly cry. We could have
counted our man in, but we refused TO
do il. Says one of the organs; "Leav'
ing out Of the question the intent of
the voter, which the committee were
not bound to consider, the Fusion can
didate did not receive u majority OF
the votes, and under the letter Of the
law was not legally elected" This is
the doctrine in Maine in the year OF
grace 1880, but il wasn't the doctrine
that carried the day in Florida and
Louisiana in 1876. The intent of the
voters, who gave Tilden 5000 MAORI
ty in the latter and 200 or 300 in the
former State, found no advocate in the
committee that adudicated those elec.
tions, 1t is, on tho whole, novel ex'
hibition--this felictating over the seat
ing OF a man not legally elected. II
Mr., Plaistod be not legally elected, 0
crime has been committed in ioisting
him into the Office of Governor, and il
he be a law.abidlng citizen he will
scorn to take the place, But the ar
guments of the organs are not of Q
piece The Fusion claim to the Office
at the previous election was based upon
other than technical errors. The Flu
sionist was entitled to the office, as hi:
parIisans claimed, because OF wiIliu
frauds on the part of local canvassing
Boards, frauds which recently publish
cd documents of Ex-Governor Cham
berlain go to prove established In
the matter Of fraud, subornation and
perjury the organs would do well tC
maintain silence, which will bo more
than discretion while 8 to 7, Anderson
and Louisiana are still fresh in The
memory Of men.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

Nor THE PLAoE.-We notice that
Senator Hall has introduced bill in
the State Senate, fixing the sessions OF
the Supreme Court to bo held perma-
nently in Philadelphia. This is all
wrong. The sittings should be at a
fixed place, we confess, and quit this
thing of lugging the Court from one end
of the State to the other bat the State
Capitol is the spot-right by the side
Of one Of the best libraries in the coun-
try. If the Judges want to live in
Philadelphia, or Pittsburgh, or else.
where, all right; but the Court should
be held at Harrisburg. There is bad
enough in the Quaker City, while the
State Capital can stand little more,
and besides it will make the location
nearly central.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

BE PATRIoTIo.-Young men who
are ambitious to acquire distinction in
the public service Of their State and
their country could hardly ask tor a
more promising opportunity than now
offers itself in popularizing the Demo
cratic party. The Republican party
has grown fat and corrupt on the
spoils Of Office; it now staggers under
the demoralizing influence of long and
continuous possession of power and
it has shifted the grounds on which it
rests from high principle to low expe.
diency. Serve lofty personal ambi.
tion, and your country as well, by
joining and pushing forward the Dem
ocratic party.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26


a NICE THING FOR A LAZY MAN.
A Pittsburgher named James Black
who don't like getting up early in the
morning to build the FIRE, has con.
trived machine which does the work
while he sleeps. lie has contrived an
alarm clock with weights which he
connects with q piece Of wire, piece
OF sanjpaper and some matches, pa.
per, wood and coal are put into the
grato Of his cooking stove, and tea
kettle with water, aud having a tiny
whistle fitted into the nozzle Of the
kettle, is placed on the stove. By set
ting the alarm in the clock be can have
u fire at any time be wishes. When
the alarm in the clock goes of, a
weight fails and hits the wire; the
wire moves and scrapes the matches
fastened TO 1t on the sand paper; the
matches light the paper in the stove,
the paper fires ths wood and coal aud
soon the fire is under way. In little
while the water in the icakettlo boils,
and then the tiny whistle gives the
note OF warning that everything is all
ready and 1t is time to get up.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

\ New FEATURE.-The Altoona
Tribune has the following Owing TO
the enormous increase OF the mail car.
ried over the main stem of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, between New York
and the West, the postal authorities
have revived the consideration Of the
expediency OF placing on this route a
train made up of entirely postal cars.
They believe that with high rate Of
speed and large iorco OF clerks, the
present facilities of quick transporta.
ton can be increased Under existing
arrangements the accommodation are
inadequate, relief is carly demanded
from the accumulation OF mail matter
at both ends OF the limo. The direct.
ness of the route, and the completeness
of the facilities have made the Penn.
sylvania line by far the greatest mail
carrying route in the country,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

PLAIN TALK.-The Philadelphil
North american, the Oldest and most
conservative Radical organ in the coun
try, in abiding to the Senatorial ques
ton the other day, remarked
The Ind,psnden, Republicans will throw them
selves into the contest with an Aruor that Is nsnt
the less active, and that Il Is not born OF persona
vanity and ambition. Their power has been suf
feiently demonstrated to make of value thei
claims TO fight. And fight they will. Far bet
ter, they believe, and every honest minded oiti.
sen with them, that q Democrat should Gil th,
high place to be disposed Of hext week than tba
a Cameron monSirosity should be the accredited
Senator Of Penpsylvania, We have not Away
agreed with Senator Wallace, nor do we endors,
many Of the principles Of his party, but we would
far rather have him s0nt back for another term
than that mushroom Senator Of Mr.. Cameron 1
choosing should be sent 10 add one more to tn,
seryilo efigies the "machine" has implanted upor
this country. The beginning Of the end ha
come not only to the influence Of Mr.. Cameron
but to Mr.. Cameron himself. The petty despot
ism Of his personal ambitions can no longer b,
tolerated As the price Of his continuance in power
The people elected him, and the people expected
something more than insult, and something bet
ter than degradation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

WAR, HORRIBLE WAR The conflict
that has been going on for the past
eighteen months between the Republic;
OF Chill and Peru, in South America
we hope is about closed out The
latest advices from that continent are
10 the effect that battle took place
on the l7th, in which the Chilians were
victorious, and Lima, the Capital o
Peru, ls now occupied by the enemy
The ferceness Of the battle can be i'm
agined from the fact that only %, ,00C
troops were engaged on the side of the
Peruvians, and they did not surrender
until 1000 were killed, 5000 wounded
and 1000 taken prisoners, This wal
has attracted but little attention in
this country because twas 50 far of
but all civilized governments should
take stops TO bringit to close. 1t is
simply family quarrel between the
leading families Of the two Republics
Nothing more is involved We are
pleased to learn that the plenipoten
tiaries Of foreign nations resident in
Lima have succeeded in securing ar
mistice, and that active hOstilities will
cease for the present, and we hope fol
all time.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

ABSENT FRIINDs.-The editor of th,
Cambria Freeman chimes in on an ole
question IN tHis way. William II
Kemble hrs not honored Harrisburg
with his sresence thus far during the
present Session. This is somewhat
strange,in as much as Harry Oliver
wrote astrong letter to the Pardon
Board n his behalf, baslng it on the
ground that while Kemble had done
wrongin attempting to fleece the State
out of four millions Of dollars to pay
the rio losses, be was justified in doing
so beciuse, according to divers code
of morals, Allegheny county would
then 70 made whole-a kind Of rob.
bing Peter to pay Paul operation
But kemble's time will come yet when
the lew bill to indemnify Allegheny
county for the amount she has paid
for property destroyed in the riots
com,s up for consideration. The sum
whi,h the State will be asked to pay
is $4,000, 900, that being the amount
at which the losses were compromised
and The money paid by the county,
Mr. Quay will then, perhaps, send for
him md again permit him, as he did
two years ago, to make his headquar-
ters il his (Quay's) Office.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

The DEMOCRATS IN THE LEGIsLA.
rURE,-lt is quito amusing to read in
the Radical papers in the various ideas
that prevail regarding the present
struggle of their party over the Sena-
torship question, The Grow organs
can discover no wrong IN what his fol-
lowers have done while the Cameron
editors can find no excuse for the
bolters. Tho Democratic minority
bothers both sides Conflicting reports
prevail that the latter will hedge up to
Grow and elect him, or that they have
determined to rally to the support OF
Oliver and send him to Washington.
In either case the Democratic vote is
alleged to be held in reserve subject to
the best bargain that can be made
with regard to the apportionment
business. So far we have no direct in.
formation that the Democrats mean 10
do anything else than stand by and
vote for Wallace. We have great faith
in the leaders of our party in the Leg,
islature, and we are quite sure that
nothing will be done to compromise its
integrity or effect its record for loyalty,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

"IHOsE REBELS. An exchange
says Ex.Coniederate Generals are
many Of them, achieving fame and for
tune in roster paths than of old. Major
General Marmaduke is Missouri rail
way commissioner and, as bachelor
lives comfortably in st. Louis on d
salary of $4,000 a year General ], B
Gordon as counsel tor the Louisville
and Nashville road, gets salary oI
1900. Major General F B. Cheat,
ham has n handsome farm in Tonnes
see. General rombs practices law
and is very rich General Basil Duke
is a lawyer in Louisville, and has a
good income; General Bradley John.
ston is.also getting rich in the same
profession in Baltimore. All the sons
of Robert E. Lee, excepting one, are
moderately successful farmers in Vir.
ginia. The exception, Cnstis Lee, sue
ceeded his father as President of Wash.
igntonLee University. General Jubal
Early is living quietly at Lynchburg
in comfortable circumstances. General
j. G. Pcmberton has become a resident
of Philadelphia, is an invalid, and has
written a book on Vicksburg.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

THE NAKED TRuTH.-Four years
ago a number of political burglars
highwaymen and "Christian States
men" q stole the Presidency, and put
a man in that position who was never
elected-because Tilden was elected
and was too modest to claim the place
or to swear out a warrant to recover
the goods stolen from him and the
people. Hence a man named Hayes
an Ohio man, has drawn 100000 Out
of the Treasury as a salary during tn,
past four years, Notwithstanding h'
was not elected. What a spectacl,
for frcemen to gaze upon
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

New JUDICIAL DIsTRIoTs, The cen.
sus returns show that according to
the New Constitution, the presen,
Legislature will be called upon to
form a number of new districts. The
editor OF the Brookville Democrat, in
alluding TO this question, states the
facts in this way:
"The State Constitution requires
that whenever q county shall contain
forty thousand inhabitants it shall
constitute q separate judicial district
But counties containing less than this
number shall be formed into oonven
lent districts, or be attached to cotigu
GUS districts. Under this reouiremen,
of the Constitution the Legislature
will be called upon this Winter to form
eight counties into separate districts
that have up to this time been united
with other counties in forming districts
These counties are Blair, Butler, Cam
brla, Clearfield, Fayette, Franklin
M'kean and Tioga. In several instan.
ces il will be necessary, probably, after
forming these counties into separate
districts, to attach to some of them
another county for judicial purposes
Green county will have to be attached
to Fayette or Washington, Lawrence
to Beaver or Butler, Potter to Tioga
and Cameron to M'Kean or Clearfield
The question will doubtless arise
whether jefferson county shall be at
lached to Clarion, Armstrong, Indiana
or Clearfeld, or whether it shall be
formed into separate district with
Elk or Forest. Whatever else may be
done, we humbly beseech the Legisla
ture not to attach us to Indiana county
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

PRoPnErIG-Here is Republican
estimate Of Conkling, clipped from the
Cincinnati Commercial alt is lmpos.
sible to run the administration so as to
please CoDkling. He has too many
little ways that are important to him
and too many enmlties and hates and
sneors and prejudices. His great abil-
ity is conceded, but his impracticabili.
ty is still greater. If Garfield had
forty years Of Presidential life before
him it would take him the whole time
TO reward Conkllngs friends and pun.
ish bis enemies. II is not worth while
to spend four years in efforts that
must be Intellectual
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

WELL SAID,-Tho Washington Re
public remarks: 81 would suggest to
Senator Burnside and the other re.
doubtablo champions of "the Monroe
doctrine" that, instead of making them
selves and Congress and the country
ridiculous by setting up such a scare.
crow against Dc Lesseps and the Pa.
mama Canal Company, they would be
much better occupied in turning their
attention to the means to be employed
in restoring the foreign commerce OF
the United States so that, when that
channel is opened between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, we may have lines
OF steamships ready to avail themselves
of the opportunity Of establishing a
lucrative trade with the countries OF
Asia and OF the western coast of South
America"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

\ SooUNDREL AT LARGE.-It is said
that q man by the name OF Fiester il
wanted at the Lycoming county iail.
According to the statements given he
in the carly part OF last week persuad
cd u young lady about sixteen years
old, resident of Hughesvile, to take
a sleigh ride with him. The youna
lady becoming cold asked him to turn
for home, which he reiusad 70 do, and
persuaded her to partake OF some
whisky from bottle which he drew
out of his pocket. He then undertook
to accomplish the ruin Of tho poor girl
and failed, but her clothing was Sc
badly torn from her person that when
she arrived at home she was almost
frozen to death. She has been seri
ously i'll ever since, and the scoundrel
unfortunately, escaped. He is mar
ried man and came mp To Williams
port soon after the occurrence, where
he robbed his iather.in-law of som,
money and left for safer quarters
Gaseiie and Bulletin.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

LEGALLY SErTLED.--John Gerbracht,
a travelling salesman, took orders in
Mercer county for liquors, and sent
them to the house employing him in
Erie, by which house the liquors were
delivered. Gerbracht was indicted in
Mercer county for selling liquor with.
out license, and was convicted. Justice
Sterrett, of the Supreme Court, says
"To constitute a sale Of personal prop.
erty, especially under a penal statue,
there must be transfer of the title for
II certain consideration, Orders for
goods may be received, but until the
goods are transferred or set apart for
the purpose the sale is incomplete.
Delivery, either constructive or actual,
is an essential ingredient in the sale Of
personal property, An agreement to
sell is only executory until the contract
iscompleted by delivery. In this case,
therefore, there was no sale in Mercer
county, and tho judgment must be re.
vcrsed.