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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
COUGHED UP BULLET

General William J Bolton, of Nor.
ristown, on Friday a week coughed up
q bullet which ho had carried in bis
body for seventeen years, 1t was rc,
ceived on the SOlh of July, 1864, the
day OF the famous mine explosion at
Petersburg. Ile was then Colonel of
the Fifty.frst Pennsylvania Veteran
Volunteers, which had been detailed
as forlorn hope TO lead an assault
upon fort to the left Of the crater,
From that time until Friday, May
Goth, no carried the bullet in his neck,
where it caused him considerable pain,
especially in damp weather, and oblig.
ed him always to sleep on the left side.
About two weeks ago the pain became
worse and be could feel some sharp OBJ
ject cutting ITS way through the It's.
sues toward the throat. One evening
he was compelled to close his store be
fore the usual hour aud 90 to bed,
whore the foreign substance felt, to
use bis own expression, "like q fifty
pound weight" Still il did not occur
to him that the bullet was working
out, His idea was that somo irag.
ments of his shattered jaw bone had
detached themselves, and tho thought
that they were cutting into his throat
alarmed him. Mrs. Bolton also be.
came uneasy, and yielding to her per
suasions he determined to consult a
skillful surgeon on Friday.
About the middle Of the afternoon,
while waiting on q customer, he had
occasion to stoop and was seized with
fit Of coughing which nearly stran.
gled him, Instinctivoly he placed bis
hand over his mouth, and to his great
astonishment the next cough drove
out the bullet and il fell into the palm.
II was somewhat stained with blood
and was covered with mucous, but its
dislodgement was not followed by any
bleeding and caused him immediate
relief When the bullet was washed
off it was found to be somewhat cor.
roded with rust, which had covered its
surface with sharp ridges, sufficient to
account for the pain it produced as ii
worked its way through his flesh. In
spite Of the loss by rust it still weighs
273 grains. The General intends writ.
ing to his friend, DR., Sherlock, that
the prediction of seventeen years ago
has been fulfilled.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

OvERBoARD.-Wo notice that Mr.
McGrew, tho Sixth Auditor of the
Treasury, and his Deputy, Mr. Lilley,
have stepped down and out, on a polite
invitation from Secretary Window.
The Sixth Auditor is the officer who
adjusts the accounts of the Postoflice
Department. Secretary Window re-
quested the resignation of McGrew and
Lillcy at the instance OF the Attorney
General who regarded them as obsta.
oles to the investigation Of the Star
route frauds. 1t is thought that whom
the books of the Sixth Auditors office
shall be overhauled important devel-
opments will be made in the Star route
matter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

"ABouT BUsTED."-The machine that
has been running the Republican party
for these many years must go TO pieces
soon. Garfield has concluded to with.
hold the oil of patronage from it and
without that lubricator the thing won't
bulge. The wheels are creaking now.
And without machine, what is to be.
come of the party2 A barrel might as
well try to stand without its hoops.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
OUR VICE PRESIDENT.

The Chambersburg Spirit says "We|
tried in every way we could to con
vince our Republican readers before
the election last November that Gen.
eral Chester A. Arthur was not fit
man to be chosen Vice President Of
the United States We called their
attention to the statement Of John
Sherman that he was not honest, and
TO the affirmation Of the late II. B.
Hayes that in an important position
to which Arthur had been appointed
he had failed to perform bis duties in
accordance with his oath of office.
But our Republican friends nearly all
refused to read these those who did
read said our comments were not justi-
fed by the facts and that Sherman's
and Hayes statements were exagcra-
ted by the Spirit. Arthur was elected
Vice President and on the fourth Of
March inaugurated amid Republican
huzzas. But we knew they would
open their eyes eventually to his imper-
fectons, and here before three months
of his term have elapsed they COM
mence pounding him where we left off.
Last week the bitterest Republican
paper in the United States declared
that he was already neglecting his du-
ties and had 'defiled the commonest
considerations OF official decency.' 1t
asserted that he had visited Albany,
New York, TO assist in an effort to CO.
cree, cajole or corrupt enough mem
bers of the New York Legislature so
that what is known as 'stalwart Re.
publican might be returned to the Ma.
tional Senate it insisted that his ac-
tions if persisted in would cause him
to receive four years of public con.
tempt aud the business in which he
is engaged would become "a National
scandal The fastidious gentlemen
who had to hold their noses last Fail
when talking of old Bill English may,
possibly, still enjoy the perfume of
Chester Arthur's reputation"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

FORMIDABLE IN NuMBERs.-The New
York Methodist gives the following
figures showing the number OF that
denomination: methodist Episcopal
church, 1,743,0OO; Methodist Episco-
pal church South, s2S,3OO; African
Methodist Episcopal church 215,OOO
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
church, 191, ,OOO United Brethren in
Christ, 1871 7s0Oi Methodist Protestant
church, 113,4OO; Colored Methodist
Episcopal church, 112,SOO; Evangeli.
cal Association, 112,2OOj American
Wesleyan connection, $4,000; Free
Methodist church, 1900; Congrega.
tional Methodist church, 10000; Prim.
tive Methodist church, 5000; African
Union Methodist Protestant church
$500 Union American Methodist
Episcopal church, 1000; Independ
ent Methodist churches, $500 total
3,52l,600."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A FINE SUBJECT FOR A ETo.-The
Harrisburg Patriot says; One of the
objections of Governor Hoyt to the
pension bill for soldiers OF the war with
Mexico is that the revenues of the
State will not justify the expenditure.
No doubt the revenues OF the State are
running very low, though one would
not think so from the profuse expend.
itures Of all sorts that are recommend
ed. But since the old soldiers of the
Mexican war must 60 without their
bounty on account of the condition of
the Treasury there are other ways of
saving money that might be suggested.
There is for example bill before the
House that will cost, if passed, about a
hundred thousand dollars for militia
picnios next Autumn. This bill would
afford fine subject for veto, though
the House may relieve the Governor
Of that necessity.
Yes, so we gol Spending s25O,OOO
a year on the ornamental, or Sunday
soldiers, entitled "National Guards"
and then veto the bill that gives the
true Soldier his long withheld dues
may be genuine radiealism, but it lacks
common honesty and is therefore a
disgrace to tho Commonwealth.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A Bro SUccEss.-"My wife had been
ailing long time with dyspepsia and
nervousness, and was in bed two years
with complication of disorders her
physicians could not cure, when / was
led by reading circular left at my
door to try Parkers Ginger Tonic.
Having been so often deceived by
worthless mixtures, nothing but my
wiie's dangerous condition could have
led us to make any more experiments,
But it was a big success Three bot
ties cured her, at a cost of a dollar and
fifty cents, aud she is now as strong as
any woman, and regularly does her
household duties.-R, D., Buffalo. See
other column. T61.4t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08


AN INDIGNANT MoTHER.--An OK.
change remarks "Jamcs Abram," re.
marked the Presidents mother to him
yesterday, "whep rode all the way
from Mentor to Washington with you
in those new tangled cars and heard
the crowds cheering you at the stop.
ping places | was proud of you. When
| heard you telling all about peace and
unity and prosperity and happiness
and general delight from the steps of
the Capitol on Inauguration day | was
delighted but now James, when see
all the trouble that you and Blaine are
kicking up, I'm disgusted, profoundly
disgusted I'm ashamed of you, so
am, and I'm going back to the farm"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

CAMERoN's ANNEx,-The junior
Senator from Pennsylvania, has writ.
ten letter to friend IN Williamsport,
defining bis position in the Garfield.
Conkling fight. He says
Dear Sir, Your latter Aaoords with all have
received on the subject. have never doubted
the propriety Of sustaining the President In this
contest. lie Is battling for liberty in political
management, and In asserting the right Of tho
President to nominate without fear Of Senatorial
dictation he is but defending tho Consultation Of
our country. Therefore my course has never been
In doubt among thosewho know me. Yourstruly.
JoHS I. Mitchell
We wonder how the senior Senator
stands on this question-Conkling or
Garfeld2 Speak
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

The STRIKING BUSINESS. ss.-The Phil
adelphia Ledger, in alluding to strikes,
says: That is very important as
well as interesting suit brought by the
wife OF puddler against the officers of
a trade organization in Pittsburgh, that
drove him from a situation and pre-
vented him from getting work because
he didn't belong to their union. The
wife and children of such a man are
parties at interest quite as much as the
employers, or the union or the man
himself This fact is very generally
forgotten or ignored. No one ques.
tions the right Of workmen to consult
together, to lawfully combine and, II
need be, to strike for higher wages,
but when they go any further than this
and undertake to prevent other people
from exercising the same right of do.
termining what wages they will work
for or when or how or when, as in
this case, they dictate the discharge of
a man, their right to do so may be
very wellquestioned, and the best place
TO question IL is in court of law.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

RATHER NATUaAL.-Carl Schurz has
become editor.in-chiefo of the New York
Evening Post. sassociates are eHorace
White and Il, Il. Godkin. Schurz's
most prominent first article was culogy
Of the Hayes administration, which, in
tho light of late developments, had bet,
ter been left uhsaid. How natural one
fraud bgets another, Schurz and Hayes
are true indexes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

Nor so BADLY PLUNDERED AFTER
ALL.-It turns out that Gen. Grants
"solid silver" toilet box, of which he
was robbed, was only plated. The
value of the stolen 'jewels" has also
been exaggerated. Pccuniarily, the
theft did not amount TO much but the
fact that the greatest soldier of the age
was its victim, gives it a certain re.
feoted magnitude.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

"BIG 1SJuNs."-Tho word "stal.
wart," applied to one faction of the
Republican party. in contradistinction
to the terms independent" and "half.
breed" is derived from two Saxon
words, sidel and icert, which signify
,cOrth stealing. "Stalwart, then, should
only bo applied to those statesmen who
will steal anything that is worth steal.
ing. A friend suggests that, if this
definition is correct, the term includes
two.thirds of the Republican party.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

Too RUDE.-Tho Philadelphia Rec
ord strikes u iellowman in this way
"Ex-Prcsident Hayes seems to be la
boring under the delusion that his opin
ions of public men and measures are
still matter Of interest to the Nation
1t would be pity to disabuse him
He is so absolutely retired from the
attention or the care of his fellow
countrymen that any little solitaire
game be may indulge in should not be
rudely interrupted"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

No IMPRovENENT.-Th The Hebrew
Messenger is of the opinion that such a
time-honored prayer as "our Fa-
ther who art in Heaven" it would
seem, has entered too deeply into the
hearts and minds of Christians, and is
too closely identified with the tender
est phases of family life, to permit OF
even the slightest verbal change. ODE
liver US from the evil one" instead Of
Deliver us from evil, will not be q
welcome specimen of the work Of re.
vision.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

NEw.s,-An exchange says: "John
@. New, of the indianapolis Journal
a friend of General Grant, says the
General will never allow his name to
be again used as that of Presidential
candidate, and that no true friend of
his will eyer wish it to be used. True
as to the last part, sure as to the first
well, thore are doubts"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

scALPERs.-It is predicted by the
Missouri Republican that when Gar
field and Blaine got through with
Conkling they will devote themselves
to the demolition of the political
houses of Cameron and Logan. Third
term scalps seem to be wanted at the
White House just now and there is nc
telling when this wild hunt for stal.
wart hair may stop.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

PRIMARY ELECTION The Demo;
cratic Primary election viii be held
this year on Saturday, September
18th. 1t will, therefore, be in order
to publish the names of candidates on
and after the 10th Of August. All
candidates will please take notice.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
THE LOWER HOUSE.

1t is mortifying to us, that we are
compelled to confess that we have nov
er looked upon such bad behavior in
the ioloer House at Harrisburg as
during the past session, although we
have annually looked into the publish
cd proceedings OF that body, aud per.
sonally visited it for the past twenty
years. An exchange, in speaking Of
the composition OF the present Legis.
lature OF this State, and the incapacity
and immortality of its members, sums
up its opinion as follows:
Our Legislative halls are packed with rowdies,
proianers and the scum Of teapot house political
schools. Men who can scarcely define tho differ
enoe between inees and arson are elected to make
our laws, and II Is stated on authority, that not
ten men can be found In the House that can
frame a statute. Every day violence Is done to
parliamentary usage, and even the rules of com.
mon deeeney are set aside. Profanity Is u sed
without rebuke from the Speaker, while men reel
into their seats fresh from the beer saloon or
bagnio.
This is severe, but true, More
And by associating with the members
and observing their department fol
several days, we came TO the conclu'
sion that from his personal behavior
and close attention to busines, the
member from Clearfeld, GAS. Flynn
discharged his duties in every sense
He was always in his scat and voted
right every time $50 far as we under
stand public afiairs), and we have nc
doubt but that the rest of his constit
uents will thank him for not compro
missing them during his stay at the
Capital. If he has done anything oI
the kind 1t has escaped our notice, and
we will thank any taxpayer that will
bring politicul sin of omission OF
commission Of his to our notice.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

LovELY.-Tho Confederate Briga.
adicrs" in Virginia, under the lead
of the Observation-Disclosures Gorham.
Garfield & Co. Readjusters Conven.
tion, nominated ono W. =. Cameron
for Governor of that State. This will
be another joke on President Garfield,
who assumes to be an honest man ;
bat in this instance he is bedding with
repudiators-men who refuse to pay
their honest debts. How is that for
Christian statesmanshipi' Could
common rogues do any worse2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

An exchange remarks; "The ever.
lasting ecclesiastical case of Stack w.
o'Hara is al the Supreme Court again
from Lycoming county and it would
not be on wilIiamsport list if the
HCrdics and Lycoming Fire Insurance
Company were not on il as litigants." "
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

QUEER CoMFoRT.-The West Ches.
ter Record, the organ of State Treas.
urer Butler, thus speaks of Chairman
Cessna "Hon. John Cessna doesn't
believe in the nonsense about letting
the office seek the man, but exactly
the reverse. He wants to be Judge
and advcrtises the fact strongly whcrc
he thinks he can make votes. If the
Bedford county people have any sym
pathy for the balance of the State, they
will put him on the Bench and he will
afflict us no more"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A GOOD RIDDANoE.-The notorious
General Tyncr, First Assistant Post
master General, has been removed
they say "he has resigned" He is SO
walloped in with his confederate
Brady in the Star route bids, that
if they get their just dues they will
both land in the penitentiary, together
with q flock Of other fellows who have
plundcred the Treasury of millions of
dollars during the past ten years.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

AaRICULTURALIsT AN exchange re-
marks: "Mr, Tilden has abjured poll.
tics and the frivolities of Wall street.
He is devoting the powers of his train.
cd intellect to the cultivation Of Jersey
heifers.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati
Gazette, says of Col. Thomas A. Scott
"Somc Of his campaigns, if written out,
showing the brilliancy of his combina.
tions and the successive strokes by
which his end was reached, would
show as admirable generalship as Ma
poleon in Italy or Grant in Mississippi,
and bis personal history, faithfully rc.
corded, would be fascinating as a ro-
nance"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

SEEK ON.-Cbandler wants to be
vindicated If the New Hampshire
Legislature will only elect him Uni
ted States Senator his battered reputa.
tion will be made whole again. The
Legislature might do worse than to
choose Chandler-but not much worse.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
THE GREAT TRAMp.-Grant is cor

The GREAT TRAMP.-Grant is com
ing from Mexico to help Conkling
through his troubles. Since the New
York millionaires presented the Ma
tional beggar with a cool quarter mill
ion, he claims New York State as his
home. He says he hopes the LegisIa-
ture will re.eleot our Senators.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A CENSUS MEMORANDUM. The fol.
lowing statement, which will bo OF in.
terest to many of our agricultural
readers, giving the results of the first
count of the cereal crops of ls79.1ssO
in comparison with that of 1s69.1S7O,
has just been furnished by the Census
Bureau
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

BLENDING AFFAIRS. Even Beecher
has been interviewed on the fight for
the spoils. lie says that he don't like
Conkling, but that he is a better man
than Blame. He says that Blaine
would steal II he got q chance
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

The LAST MIsER.-The Mauch Chunk
Democrat says that the dead body of
Thomas Costen, an old miser, was
found in his hut, near Carbondale,
recently, and that search of the
premises brought to light chest con.
tanning $4,000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

DEFEATED.-T The Constitutional
Amendment prohibiting the manuiac.
ture and sale of intoxicating liquor in
Pennsylvania was defeated in the Sen
ate on Thursday last, only receiving
sixteen votes out of fifty members in
that body.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
Ir.s A srnANaE woRLp.-The

It's A STRANGE WoRLD.-The New
York World says 1t is just little
curious that in this supreme agony Of
the great and grand old Republican
party we do not hear one word about
the peril 10 the Union Of a solid South,
not one word about the finance and
the tariff, not one word about civil
service reform, not one word, in fact,
about any subject except the New
York Custom House and the machine.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

MORE STAR RoUTE FRAUDs.-The
Washington EUening Star of June 3D.,
gives list of the men who will be pre-
sented to the Grand Jury for indict-
ment. Among the list is S. b. Elkins,
formerly delegate in the House Of
Representatives from New Mexico and
son.in.law of a United States Senator.
Elkins was intimate with Dorsey when
the latter was in the Senate. A year
or two ago he gave out that be had
made fortune in mining speoulations
and he established himself in grand
style in New York He was a part
ner of r. 9. Kerans, of ST, Louis, in
Star route contracts, Elklns by his
influence got Star contracts and
had them expedited, while Kerans
looked after operating the lines Ex.
Congressman McKibben is another
man mentioned for Indictment; also
J. B. Price OF Missouri. Ex.Auditor
McGrew and his late deputy, Lilley,
will also be presented to the Grand
Jury.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A Coon MoTHER.-Mrs. Betsy Per.
kins, of Taunton, Massachusetts, who
remembers incidents of one OF Wash.
ington's inaugurations, recently cele,
brated her one hundredth birthday by
giving to all of her daughters a one
thousand dollar bond.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

A GooD DEusIoS,--The Supreme
Court Of the State of Maine has decid.
cd that "a church is not corporation
with authority to create debt in erect
ing a house of worship" Ifthis inter.
probation of law were to prevail
throughout the country it would rev.
olutionize the church building bust
ness by putting it on cash basis and
cutting off so much Of it as is now
managed on trust.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

EDucATToS.-Don. Cameron ought
to write n book on "the most APPROX.
ed manner OF causing a Legislative dead.
lock-" A work of this sort would bo
an invaluable handbook to Repubii.
cans in public life.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

1t will be observed that the increase
of all products has been liberal, while
the increase in corn is enormous.
Buckwheat did not make much head.
way,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

REMEMBER THE Primary election
this year occurs on the 18th OF Sep.
tember, and, according to the rules of
the party, all names Of candidates must
be announced at least three weeks pre-
yions
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
GEORGE B. GooDLANDER, Editor.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1851

Reader, II you want to know what is going on
In the business world, Just read our advertising
columns, the Special column in particular.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08
Single Mill for Sale.

A LARGE Buckeye Single Machine can be
N purchased very cheap IRON the undersigned.
The terms will be made easy to the purchaser In
price and time. For further information call at
"Blanehard's Home Camp" in Union township,
or address the undersigned at Roakton, Clearheid
county, Psnn'a. NAPOLEON MCDONALD.
Roekton, May 4, 1ssl-4p.
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