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l a. ~ NoiiC S.-Notice Is here
~. =, 49, 'ua' 'ne Iplo~ing accounts have
sis5 AZ sao,S = shu NJ pssseS oy me- and remain
heirs. lepatee'. creJ,ors an5 a,i a,h 81
and viii be- presented "a tbe next e1rnbans' 60,
Of Clearaeld county. 40 be hsl5 ~ ~ Sr, ouI,
House, in the borough Of Clear6eld. commencine .
on tho fourth Monday being the 2eth davl II
September A. d. 1851 -
Final account of Samuel uenas,,o, G,,.si.. .,
Robio I Esnh.,, i.'uaytsVu, ss,s, Vuarulah Of
sart. late Of oleardcld county. Pa. deceased
Final account of Ls,,i. Fo, Ad,nt,i.,..,.- -,
sarah Q, Dnle. laie ~ cl.s,s,id sna.,,' o'
deceased. ''''' ''7
Flnnl ae.ount Of wpBam I. p,o,,, o...,,.-
Lucv Z. Bloom mo- I.a"v NJ, ou"'u,an o.l .,
The children and heirs cf D.yiS Sse s.n %
Bloom, late Of Pike township. Clearss'd oomn-
", Pa, deceased.
Final account Of c. NJ as,,Bno ,rap o,u,
land, Administrators Of the estate of a sor,. /.
llerilinc, late Of Rarth aus township. Cleassola
county, Pa, deceased.
Final account Of Samuel Hsndsrsob. Guardian q,
Elmer ~ L'Hsphart minor child Of NJ. Y. Ken.
hart, laie Of Clearheld county pa J.,oa,aS
Final recount Of Nathan Moore. Execute, of ,b,
estate Of Mary wrigl,swOrih, Of Penn town.
ship, clear6eld county, Pa, deceased.
Account Of George n Walk, Adminis,r.,o, og ,h,
estate Of Richard Walk, late Of lhe borougb ~
Cufwensyille, Clearacld county, Pa. dscesssd
Final aeeount of n : e,.u.., o.-.,',--
n. Graham, minor child of lanes q GrsSsa
late OF Clcsraeli nounty. Pa., deceased
Partial Account nj Csor,o u.,,,.,a,..
Of Daaiel Joseph, Nora, OrrilI. ana Mshia
lIelcbel children and heirs Of Mary Hsiebsl.
late Of karthaus township. Cleafeld oouoty'
Pa, deceased, V""'''
Partial account Of f. /. Gnliland, Guardian of
Lydia end Clara Gillhand, children ana bs,,.
Aashne eilliiand, late of karhsus towa-
SNIP Viesthold county, Pa, deceased.
Final noeount Of c. Kratasr, Guardian of sp..n
NJ. Rowles, minor child of Andreu Po,,i.s ~
o' Viea'held county, Pa, deceased.
Final account Of W. J. Hotter, Trustee Of the m.
iaio o Joseph Yothsrs, late Of Karthaus town.
SNIP Cleafbold county, Pa, deceased.
Account Of ]. Ross Bloom, Admiulstr.te, Of An,
estate eof :. Linn Hoover, late o. PIKE 10 own,hip.
Oleara''i county, Pa deceased.
Account Of !. p. Fry, Trustee Of ibo ..,,,. .,
Fredsrick Frhilay. late Of Cloargell conn,s
Pa, deceased.
Account Of George c. Kirk. Admi,ls,rator or IN.
estate Of Joseph Postlcthwait, late Of Br.dv
township, clsAr6eld county. Pa, deceased.
Final account Of zachatiah McNauI and MARY
nnsneoes' Adm'ni,'raior' Of the estate IT John
o',, eouI's' r''' deceased
,.a, s, aoSopot s o. !0he p.'len Executor Of The
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31


WHAr Is KILLING THE PRESIDENT. -
A Washington correspondent OF the
Pittsburgh Dispatch says the solicitudC
on the part Of the public for the dis
tinguished sufferer al the White House
has obscured for the time being the
petty chickering's and disgraceful quar-
rels Of the doctors. ! shall be very
much surprised, however, II, when il
is oil over and Mr.. Garfield is well OF
dead, the particulars Of the most dis.
gusting medical wranglc on record do
not become public. Human nature
never appears TO worse advantage than
when pickering over corpse, or over
the person of a dying man. In the
exact ratio o. the public esteem for
the unfortunate object of their wrang.
ling is the public disgcst The ooa'
duct of the doctors in the c.ssc Of The
sick President is enough to maze
well man sick and make sick man
die.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
ARTHURS ALLEGED DISA.
BILiTY.

The Gdsette devotes hall column
10 considering Vice President Artnur's
ineiigibilily TO the Presidency, because
OF his alleged being born ia Canada.
"Even il the letter OF the Constitution, "
says this profound oracle, "were against
Arlhur's succeeding its spirit would
necessarily devove tho office upon
him" There is second Daniel for
you, The Constitution says without
qualification "that no person except u
natural born citizen shall bo eligible to
the office OF President" That's the
letter oi the law aud the spirit too,
unless The Gd-ette construes the spirit
Of an affirmative to be It's negative. A
Radical on Constitutional law is equal
to that however Accepting as cor.
rect the basis OF the Gase'ie's argument
that Arthur was born in Canada, ii
unfortunately he should succeed to the
President and buckle fortune on his
back the first act would be TO commit
perjury in taking the Constitutional
oath that he will "to the best of my
(his) ability preserve, protect and de.
iend the Constitution of the United
States at the very time be was set.
ting aside one Of lie planest provisions.
Nor would the alternative as the
Gazette says be "anarchy" if Arthur
be disqualified "by mere legal lic-
tion,' which is its indecent characters.
zation of as specific and imperative
command as the Constitution contains.
The Senate could be brought together
in week, and q President pro tem.
elected who would succeed to the
Presidency, until a new election could
be ordered. In fact the report reaches
us from Washington on good authori
~, that Secretary Blame has call
signed by tho President, for special
session OF the Senate, ready to be issued
whenever the emergency warrants il.
The main purpose Of the special ses.
sion would be to elect a President pro
tenn to meet the contingency Of Ar
thurs disability or some sort OF an
accident" which was 70 loudly threat
ened few weeks ago that he was put
under police guardianship
The Gdsette should not have at.
tempted to cross the fence OF Arthurs
disability until II came TO IT, Its idea
that Arthur's elevation IN dread
emergency is more important than the
Constitution is Radical logic pure and
simple hut as thin 10 common sense
as it is wanting in patriotism - Pits.
bur5h Post
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
Sheri0'S Sale.

DY virtue Of wrlts Of Lsrari Faeios Issued
ID out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of Clear.
fold county, aud to me directed, there will be
exposed to PUBLIC SALE, at the Court House
In the borough Of Clesrheld, ou
Thursday. September 22d, 1881.
Al / o'clock P. NJ, the following described rea
estate, 20 wit i--
Two certain framo buldingu, One Dwelling
house lsx9s feet, built on lot No. 40, snd ID,
other being q frame shop, 25K5O feet, on lot ad.
Joining and lot No. IS, both lots and building,
being situate in the village Of Wallaceton, Clear.
leld county, Pc,
Seized, taken 10 execution, ani 10 he .nii se the
property Of i. G.. Guihue.
TERMS oF SALE.--The price or sum al which
the property shall be struck oG must b. paid at
the time Of sale, or such o.heT arrangements
made az will be approved, otherwise the property
viii be Immediately put up and sold again at
the expense and risk Of the person TO whom il
was struck of, and who, Ia case Of deficiency at
such resale, shall make good the sane. snd In
no instance will the Deed be presented in Court
for confirmation unless the money is actually
paid to tho sheriff. JAS. MABAfFEN,
sHEmFr'S OFrfcK, sheriff.
CleGracd. Pa. Aug. 81, 1881. I
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

A Coon LIoK,--Tbe ST. Louis Re.
publican, in alluding to the recent bold
robberies, remarks: "With the Law.
renee train robbers of Kansas, the
Williams boys of Wisconsin and the
McKeesport outlaws of Pennsylvania
to apologize for, we suggest that our
Republican friends might as well re.
frain from any invidious comparisons
about the James boys, of Missouri" b"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

JUDICIAL VExATIoS.-It is stated
that Justice Hunt, of the United States
Supreme Court, is said to show nc
signs of improvement. lie romans ia
about the same condition that he was
several months ago, and will never be
able to resume his seat upon the bench
again. Not having been on the bench
long enough to entitle HIM to be re.
tired il is not expected by his asso
ciates that he will resign until Con.
eress passes special act TO meet bis
case. With Justice Hunt too much
disabled 10 attend to any official work
and ono place on the bench vacant
the court is crippled in lis circuit duty
and next Winter will put the court
still further behind in deciding pend
ing case.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
Ieaa, advertisements.

ipg thereon erected tvo.story frame house and
amall stable.
scisod ussn iu execution, and ~ he odd o..
The property Of David II. Gearhart
repSs or sALE.--Ihe price or suui At which
the property shall DO struck Oh N lsi be paid the
tiuis Of sale, or such other arrangomsnta mad, as
will be approved, otherwise the property will be
Immediately put up and sold again At the expense
and risk Of the person 70 whom IL vas struck on,
nad who, la case Of deficiency ~ such sale,
shall make good the same, and in no instance
will the Deed be presented 10 Court for confirm
ton unless the mopey Is actually paid to the
sheriff JANIS MAHAFFEY,
sHERIFF's OFFIoE, 5hrrt
uieafdald Pa Aug. 50, 1881
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

RATHER Too DEoIDED.--DistancC
lends enohantment to the view, and
the Presidential election Of last year il
so far back that the New York Trib
une speaks Of it as ian overwhelming
defeat" OF the Democratic party. We
advise the Tribune to take Webster:
Unabridged and its own political alma
nae and see whether last years victory.
which a matter OF 10000 votes in New
York could have changed to defeat
can be properly squeezed under the
dictionary definition of "overwhelm,
ing
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

A MEETIYd.-We learn that the
State Committe onrules, appointed by
the Democrats, will meet at tho Gil
rard House, Philadelphia, on the 14th
of September. The Committee con
sists of Dill Chairman, Wallace
Randall, Whitman, James P. Barr
Hense and Barger
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

DEvILrRY AND DEcENoY. Tho New
York World remarks The Albany
Journal, after admitting that Senator
Stockton, of New Jersey, was ruled
out of his seat because be was "de.
clared elected by plurality vote of
the New Jersey Legislature" and ad.
hitting also that Mr.. Warner Miller
has just been 'eleoted by u plurality
vote of the New York Legislature,
observes that il would SAVIOR more Of
"deviItry" than OF "decency" were any
one to interposo any objections to the
seating Of Mr. Miller "for even q day"
Did II savor more Of "decency' than
of "deviltry" to keep Senator Stockton
out of his seat not for day but for all
timer
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31


We sre authorized to announce the name Of
REUBEN STRAW, of Jordan township, a. a
candidate for the ofies Of Auditor. ,ubjooi to the
rules governing the Democratic party.
Postohee address, Ans0nvills, Pa.
We are authorized TO announce tho name Of
BENJAMIN KLINGER, Of Chest township, as
o candidate for ne Office Of County Auditor. sub.
jeet 20 the rules governing the Democratic party.
Postoides address, McPherron, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
FRANK !. THOMPSON, Of Curweusviie bar-
ough, as o candidate for County Auditor, subject
to the rules governing the Democratic party.
Poaoiice address, CurWensvile, Pa.
We are authorized to snuounoe the name Of
J. BISHOP SHAW, Of Lawrence township, A.
candidate for County Auditor. subject 10 tho
rules governing The Democratic party.
Postoibco address, Clear6ela, "a.
We are authorized to announce the oaue Of
JOHN W. HOWE, Of Lawrence township, o. q
candidate for the Office Of County Auditor, .nbiect
to the rules governing the Democrat, party.
Postofics address, OlsarGnld. Pa
We air authorized 10 announce the name NJ
JOHN d. MILLEh, OF Newburg borough. a. =
candidate for The ofloe Of County Auditor, subject
10 the rules governing the Democratic party
Pododice address, Hurd, Pa.
We are suihorigei 70 announce ihe name Of
CHRISTIAN BROWN. of Cogingt1n township
asa candidate for the Office vi County Auditor. suh.
iect to The rules governing tho Democratic party.
Postolhoe address, Karthsus, Pa.
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Farm for Sale.

The undersigned oasrs for sale bis farm, ,itg.
nted 10 Lawrence township, on the east bank si
the susqusbsnna river, where the Railroad bride.
crosses the river The land IA river bottom All
10 a good state Of cultivation, having been ihof,
oughly ierlilled. A good aud well-furui,bs5
house with nine rooms all plsstered, painted ant
papered, With ice house, milk house aud o,tr,
outbuildogs attached. good bank barn, aud
q young orchard Of l65 trees Of choice fruit. 81
out upou H. VIII bo sold al fair price and On
reasonable terms. Possession given At anv tin,
o. X, BARRETT
Cleafacli, Pa August 81, lssi.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

We SECOND THE MoTIoN.-Tbe odi,
tor of the Clarion Democrat, in allud.
ing to the reconstruction Of our State
Central Committee, and the adoption
Of permanent rules to govern future
conventions, says The new rules
should make the manner of choosing
delegates uniform and definite so as to
avoid the yearly contests. 1t should
do away with the Senatorial delegates,
useless, unfair and troublesome mise.
IectiDg and unsatisfactory in action in
the convention. II the convention is
to be larger double the number of del.
egates fiom each county, the num-
ber of delegates should be changed 80
as to proportionately represent tho
Democratic voters Of each county, and
not according 10 the unjust Republican
appointment Of the State in Legislative
districts. For instance Lancaster
county with a Democratic vote Of 10,
S9,and Republican majority of about
$500, has eight delegates under the
present representation, while Berks
county, with a Democratic vote of 16,.
$50 and a solid majority of about T.
800, has only seven delegates. Other
districtsare equally disproportlonates so
that the minority districts really con.
troll the convention while the others
are expected to do the work in the field.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

Another CoNvERr.-J. Milton Tur.
nor, another colored man who has been
travelling in the South has had his
eyes opened to the persistent and ma.
lignant Radical misrepresentation Of
the relations of the races there. lIc
found the blacks much more prosper.
ous than he expected, and the whites
far moro patriotic and liberal to his
race. In Nashville twenty-five negroes
are worth over 100000, largely owing
Il to white patronage. By all means
he thinks the negro sboule stay South
whore his real friends are.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

THE CELEBRATED CADEr.--The Phil.
adelphia Times remarks: "Lieutenanl
Fhpper, the only colored officer in the
army who is West Point graduate,
has been arrested for embezzlement,
as Acting Commissary at Fort DAVIS,
Texas. His arrest and the search OF
his quarters seem to have furnished
conclusive evidence against him, and
at last reports he was in close confine.
ment. He has been very generally
trusted as q man of integrity, as it is
shown by the responsible position he
occupied, but he has proved that the
black man is no more proof against
temptation than the white man-that's
ALL" Whitaker, the car clipper, closes
out the race at West Point. General
Howard, the negro bureau robber, still
has position in the concern. Flipper
and Whitaker (colord), and Howard
(white)! What a combination--oi
raseals
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
Let every Democrat IN Clearteld county
zee At ONCE that his name is On the Reg
fntrV
ANEM TINE

The majority of the Radical or gans
arc always full Of political music.
Those OF Phihdelpbia are particularly
musical on "the colo line The Pa.
trtot states the case in this way
In discussing Mayor Kings recent
appointment of aolorod policemen the
EreHiag Bulletin Gays the great mass
of tho negro population "are ignorant
and debasod," that they are "easily
led by ahy cry" and "as impressiona.
able as they are purcbasable." There
is something wrong when Republican
newspapers Of Philadelphia begin to
use this plain language in regard to
their colored political allies Proba.
bly, the negroes are beginning TO show
signs OF a disposition to break from
the control TO which they have sub.
jected themselves ever since their en-.
franchisement. But while holding this
opinion of tho colored voter the Bulle-
tin has evidently no objection TO see
Virginia and other States of the South
brought under the political domination
OF people whose mass "are ignorant
and debased" In Virginia the color.
ed voters, comprising nine tenths Of
the Republicans of the State, are the
party OF tolerance, progress and liber-
ality" in the familiar cant of the Re
publican organs Of the North, but in
Philadelphia the mass of the same race
"lie far down in the scale OF human ad.
vancement and are as "impressionable
as they are purchasable," according to
the confession Of the Bulletin. Ii is
strange that there should be such a
difference. But ii is very plain that
there is screw loose among the color.
ed voters of Philadelphia,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

a CAPITAL lDEA.-TheA Altoona Daiiy
Sun says "rhe great destruction by
fire Of fencing, grass and hay staclcs,
bridges and even depots by locomo
tives, consequent on the long drought
has become alarming to railroad men.
An improvement relating to causing
locomotives and fire and portable or
stationary engines to consume their
own smoke, consists in placing on top
OF the stack or chimney a valve or
damper which can be shifted so as to
open or close the entrance TO the pipe
which connects with the ash-pit, where.
by the products of combustion can be
turned directly into the pipe and be
conveyed back into the furnace or can
be turned into the open air. Scientists
claim that 30 per cent. Of the very best
part of the fuel passes out of the stack
in the present wasteiul practice"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
prominent

Or WITH THEM.-lt is the opinion
of tho New York Sun, clearly express.
ed, that there will be no reform; no
reduction of public expenditures no
examination of the books of the Treas,
ury no exposure of the enormous
plunder during the last fifteen years
no ovcrhauling of the contracts and
jobs, and no publication of the official
atmosphere, until the Republican par.
ty is expelled from power.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

WHOLESOME Truth Hon. Thomas
S. Bocock, who presided over the Dem
ocratic State Convention of Virginia
said some very good things in his ad
dress in taking the chair. Among
them was a sentence which is not only
pertinent to the subject of reputation
in Virginia, but applies with equa
force 10 all other political chicanery
"In the long run great results are moi
to be accomplished by tricks, not by
artifces--not by natural alliances
not by corrupt coalitions or other cor
rupt means" When party leaders re
alize the full significance of the truth
and make their actious conform to il
a big stride will have been taken or
the high road to reform.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

A Foolish MISTAKE. Don't make
the mistake Of confounding a remedy
OF acknowledged merit with the nn,
merous quack medicines that are now
SO common, We speak from expert
ence when we say that Parker's Gin.
ger Tonic is sterling health restora.
tive and will do all that is claimed
for it. We have used it ourselves with
the happiest results for Rheumatism
and when worn ont by overwork. See
advertisement Times. Gs.3l-4t
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

We arc authorfcd 10 Announce the name Of
JUN STRAW, Of Ferguson township, a. a
candidate for the ofhee Of County Commlssioner.
anhieci to The rules governing ihe Democrats
party.
rosiof1co address, Marion, Pa.
We are authorized to snuoubec the name Of
JOHN DUNLAP, Of Pike township, as oandl.
date ior the Office Of County CommissilnoF, sub.
teo, TO the rules governing the Democratic party.
Po'ioaee addfes'i Bloomipg,on, Pa
We are authorized 10 annouucs tho name Of
JOHN PICARD. ef ooviagtou township, as a
candidate for the once Of Couoiy oommlssious AZ.
subject 70 The rules governing The DesOen Ia
party.
pes,ofsce sddress, Trepohyiiia. Pa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

A reunion OF the soldiers Orphans
Graduates" was held at Harrisburg or
Wednesday Of last week. Between
400 and 500 were present. A. S. Grow
Of the Lock Haven Journal, (himsel
a graduate) presided, and addresses
were made by Governor Hoyt and
Ex-Governor Curtin, and several other
prominent parties.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

Mrs. Burdette, the invalid wife oI
the Burlington Hdwkeys humorist, has
fallen heir to $4,000 bequeathed by
her grandfather, the late Captain Hall
of Peoria, Illinois.-Erckange. Good
for the Ha,pkeye man and Mrs. Bur
dette.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

MIXING THE RACES. s.-An exchang,
says: Ex-senator A. II. Dill and lady
Representative Charles S. Wolf anC
lady, President Loomis and lady ant
Attorney.General Wilson, of Minnesota
were among the guests at coloret
weddidg in Lewisburg.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31

A Poon CLERoYMAN.--Tbo Rev.
Dean Stanley, who died recently in
England, has had his will probated
by his Executors and il amounts TO
about s45OoOO personally, q sum which
will probably strike olcrgymen In this
country as very large for a divine 10
leave behind him.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
SOMEBODY MrsrAKEN.-A Boston Il


egram Of the 2ith says;
In the cars on the way to Portland. Genera
Hancock was asked his opinion Of General Ar.
thur and With much warmth replied that be wal
an able, patriotic, high minded gentleman, and
In the event Of bic being called to ,hr Chief Mag
isuacy would discharge the duties with but oee
puFpose--thAt Of benehung the entire country,
and that the people might rely on bis judgment
with absolute o0r1dence.
That's not the ticket Secretary Sher
man and Hayes voted when they kick
cd Arthur out Of the Custom Hous,
for being a sconndrel, or words to thai
effect However, the Vice President
may have improved morally since he
was "boosted" out fthe Custom House
and elected to the Office he now holds
We hope so.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-31
Chairman,
W. II. WALLACE, Secretary.
Clearfeld, Pa, Aug. Both, 1881.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION RULES
or CLEARF1ELD CoUNTY-lSSl.


!. The organization Of the County Committee
shall be and remain as nov oonstituiel-that Is
one member for every borough and township and
Chairman, which Committee shall be selected
annually by the delegates aud thcir term At office
shall begin at January following their election.
or rnE DELEGATES AND CONVENTION.
O. The number Of delegates to which each dis
trict i entitled is based upon the following rule,
that tit to say Each election district IN the coun.
~ polling one hundred Democratic votes or less,
shall be entitled TO two delegates absolutely, and
for each additional one hundred Democratic votes.
or fraction greater than ono half thereof. polled
10 said district ut the last preceding Governors
election, an additional delegate, and under this
rate the following allotment Of delegates l. now
made for 1881