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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-06

Two years ago Hold Taylor was fa-
vorab!e to the election of Hon. Z. W.
Reyes, and the following letter said
to have been written during the SEN
atorial fight has been given to the
public:
Hudson, Wis, Dec. 18th, 1873.
ABE: Reyes will do more for the
tate and party than amy man we
can elect. He is worker, and work
is what wins He is smart, too, and
honest | believe he ought to be elec-
ted, and wish you could help.
Yours. &C..
II. 4. TAYLOR.
-Hod now supports Sawyer, the
candidate Of powerful railroad and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-06
J. w. HAMILTON,
Resident Dentist.
BOOT & SHOE STORE.

WADsWoRTH 4 WEIGER Manufacturers
81 and dea'e r in Boots AMI Sh es, Gloves,
Mttens, Hosiery asld every thing usually
kept in irsl-cas- boot and shoe store, at tht
lowest possible privFs. Custom work spec
iaiity. Repairing psomptly and neatly done
Shop On MAN Street first door south oi cam
eron's bakery, River Falls. Wis 2l-35
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-06

These Lands are situated in the Counties
OF Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan, Martin,
Rock, in Minnesota, and in 0sceola, Dickin-
son. Sioux, and Lyon, IN Iowa; and are Offer
ed at low Prices On Long Time, With liberal
discoun. fer cash. Don't purchase home
for the future before you call upon or address
JAS. Fl DRAKE,
Land Commissioner, St. Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-06

Parties desiring to purchase Town Lots fl
any Of thu growing Towns along the line oi
HON. 5. MILLER, Field Aent.
WmthinSoons Aim,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-06

The Company have established Local Land
Agents at Madelia, New Ulm, ST James, Fair
mont, Mountain Lake. Window, Heron Lake,
Fulda, Worthington, SibIey, Luverne, Rock
Rapids, and Edgerton.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

The Harrisburg Patriot speaks al
follows OF a law passed by the last Leg
islature in reference to bribery and cor
ruption at primary elections, and which
we published in full last week at il
an excellent statute, and will no doubt
tend to purify the nominating elections
and conventions of political parties
Such a law should have been placed OIL
the statute book long age. But while
this act will go far to prevent bribery
at primary elections, it seems to lack
one provision necessary to the purif
cation of such elections. ltshould have
prescribed the manner of choosing the
election officers, and fixed a penalty fol
the false counting Of tickets and the
fraudulent certification Of returns by
such officers. In this it fails. The
Legislature evidently believed that
officers Of primary elections will moi
falsify the count or the return unless
they are Influenced to commit the fraud
by bribe. This is a mistaken view
Officers OF primary elections ARE sub
ject to other temptations besides brib
cry Personal friendship for a candi
date or factious interest in the result
9fsuoh. .electinus,. .qflsa iDdRCe tbSse
tray their trust. Still, the act in ques
tion is step in the right direction, aud
we should be thankful for that"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
WHO WOULD BE EMPEROR?

The Emperor OF Russia is the abso.
lutte master of nearly hundred mill.
ions Of people. His vast dominions
extend from the marches of Poland to
the Chinese wall, He can muster in.
to the field an army of two and a.half
million soldiers, At his nod any sub
iect can be arrested and sent to Siberia
or immured in prison without the form
OF trial Yet this seemingly mighty
potentate is a prisoner in his own EN-.
pire. In his dread Of assassination he
has immured himself in his palace on
the Gull Of Finland at considerable
distance from his capital. lie receives
no visits except those of his ministers
and family. lie does not take walk
in the grounds unless accompanied by
an escort of officers. If he ventures TO
ride out he is in dread that dynamite
will explode under the imperial car.
riage and subject him to the awful
fate of his predecessor His palace is
surrounded day and night by strong
detachmcnts OF lis Cossacks. Every
stranger that'approaehes the gates is
seized and searched lest he may have
concealed about his person some infer.
nal machine. Ho suspects the guards
around him and has them changed
every day. The domestics of the pal.
ace are mostly Germans and French,
as he cannot trust his own subjects.
lie eats no food that has not been pre-
yiously tasted.
The latest accounts from Russia say
that this prison lite is telling on the
Gar and that he looks "haggard.n 1t
is added that the Czarina sis quite
broken down" Yet this imperial
prisoner in his wretchedness the other
day perpctrated a dismal joke. He
told one of the Ambassadors who Wis.
tied him at'Peterhoif "that his subjects
in the mines of Siberia had no reason
TO complain seeing that he shared their
captivity, and was at tho mercy of A
master moro bloodthirsty than Cos.
sack" That master is the deadly and
implacable Nihilst who has devoted
himself to the destruction Of tho impe.
rial house of Russia and who will not
permit the present Gar TO breathe the
air OF freedom in his dominions. This
Is a terrible revenge for the millions
of lives that have been sacrificed 10
the ambition and cruelty of this Rus.
sian dynasty, but in the estimation of
those who suffer the most from tho
Calling despotism IL is not adequate.
In his Pctcrhoff prison it might be
supposed that the reigning Emperor
would learn the necessity OF relaxing
the rigor of Russian tyranny. In.
stead of that he is pursuing a policy
lar more despotio and relentless than
that Of his predecessor. This will only
make the pursuit Of the Nihilst con. |
spirators more vigilant and implacable
Than ever. There are some people in
This country who profess to admire
that "strong" kind of government of
which Russia just at this time affords
The most striking example, with the
Emperor prisoner and bis loving sub.
ects cunning for him with dynamite.
Harrisburg Patriot
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

A pamphlet copy of Col. A. X. Nc.
Clure's address before the Alumni As,
sociation of Lehigh University, on
Wednesday last, has been received
The subject of his remarks was, Take
the Sunny Side" and its language is
beautiful and inspiring. He advised
his hearers to take the sunny side OF
the present; the sunny side of their
country; the sunny side of home; the
sunny side of toll; the sunny side Of
faith the sunny side of religion, and
the sunny side of death. Those who
were favored with the hearing of this
address will doubtless be better and
stronger men, and we trust it will have
a wide circulation. Everybody who
reads 1t will be benefited by its cheer.
iul spirit. Its length prevents its pub.
lication in our columns.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
PROSPECTS or THE PENN
SYLVANIA WHEAT CROP.

The State Board of Agriculture
which has its correspondents in every
county in the State, has recently been
making inquiry concerning the grow.
ing wheat crop and have received the
following information as to prospects
"The counties of Butler, Clarion, Elk,
Franklin, Huntingdon, Lackawauna,
Montour, Snyder, Susquehanna, We.
mango, Warren, Wayne, Westmore.
land and Wyoming report wheat in
better condition than at the same time
last year, Beaver, Cambria, Craw.
ford, Cumberland, Forest, Fulton, Law.
renee, Lebanon, Mexican, Philadelphia,
Pike, Schuylkill and Somerset report
its condition about. .th9ussDaness qe,
port falling off varying from 21 per
cent, in Adams to per cent. in Co.
lumbia, Fayetto and Greene. When
the unusual condition of the crop Of
last year is taken into account, there
is no reason to look for less than fair
average crop. Compared with the av.
erage crop Of five years past, the crop
of 1881 is reported as better in Beaver,
Bradford, Butler, Cameron, Carbon,
Columbia, Cumberland, Elk, Erie, Fay.
cite, Forest Lawrence, Montour, Sulli.
van, Susquehanna, Venango, Warren,
Washington, Westmoreland and Wyo.
ming Armstrong, Centre, Chester
Clearfeld, Crawford, Franklin, Indiana,
Jefferson, Lackawana, Mercer, Per.
ry, Philadelphia, Potter Schuylkill,
Snyder, Somerset and Wayne report
the indication Of the crop Of 1881 as
equal to the average OF the past five
years. Other counties report falling
of, varying from 20 per cent. in Adams
to 2 per cent. in Northumberland
Several counties report damage done
by ice, frozen snow and sleet early in
the Winter; but little damage from
fly is reported, and this little mainly
in early sown wheat. Owing to the
partial failure of the grass upon the
wheat stubbes of 1880, many Of them
were plowcd up again and reseeded
last Fall. This fact causes an increase
in the acreage of iorty.fve counties,
varying from | per cent in Forest to
2 per cent. in Bradford, Carbon, Indi-
ana, Lebanon, Susquehanna and Wash.
ington. But four Centre,
Clcarfeld, Philadelphia and Pike-re.
port falling of in the acreage of the
crop of 1881. When compared with
the average of the past five years,
iorty.two counties show an increase in
acreage varying from 10 per cent in
ELK and Forest to ! in Bradford. BY
the same mode of comparison Pike
alone shows a falling of, and all others
report the acreage as stationary"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
PROPHECIES FULFILLED.

Mn. EDlToa wv hat Democrat does
not to-day rejoice that in spite Of the
most diroful prophecies Of ruin he cast
his ballot last Fall for that grand man
and peerless soldier, Winfield Scott
Hancock And what Republican with
Il grain of common sense but is asham.
ed Of the present deplorablc plight Of
his partyy Last Summer in what
seemed fit Of suicidal despair the Re.
pubicans nominated for President Gen,
James A. Garfield, man on whom
the most questionable transactions had
been fastened by his own party. For
the second highest office in the land,
Gen. Chester A. Arthur was nominat-
ed--a man who had been removed
from Office with severe rebuko for
improper conduct. This was the ticket
for which votes were asked, even by
such papers as the New York Tribune,
which, in 1873, declared that Garfield
cut a most distressing figure.
But the Democrats nominated Han.
cock, and it was soon evident that he
was tho peoples choice. Hence, the
pure John Welsh, the spotless Dorsey,
the immaculate Brady, and the other
leading patriots made up "purse'
and bought Indiana outright The
Lathario Adonis Apollo Belvidere Of
New York, Roscoe Conkling, who had
been sulking in his tent, came forth,
and putting his manly shoulders To
the wheel of the Republican chariot,
pushed it out Of the slough of despair,
and James A. Garfield was landed in
the White House,
Then the patriot prophets arose and
declared that the "Rebel Brigadiers'
were defeated that the protective
tariff would bless our people, and that
an era of good feeling would como to
our land.
Woll, four months have passed since
Mr.. Garfeld's Inauguration, and these
prophecies have been fulfilled. Oh
yes they have(2).
First, the "Rebel Brigadiers" have
been baked haven't they2 | see the
most unrepentant rebel of all (Mahone
of Virginia, who expressly declares
that he is not sorry for his rebellion)
controlling with his vote the organiza
tion of the Senate, and presented with
compliments and bouquets by his ad
miring Republican co-workers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE WEsr PENN.
RAttRokD.-k sariona aecidant ncnnr.
red at Freeport, Pa, on Tuesday after.
noon Of last week. A west bound
freight train on the West Pennsylvania
Railroad ran over COW near the Buf.
ialo Creek bridge, throwing the en-.
gine off the track on the bridge, caus.
ing the structure TO fall, and precipi.
tating the engine and ten cars into the
creek. James Il. Repine the engineer,
and james DIETRICH, the fireman, wore
killed. Major Snowden, of Freeport,
a passenger, was also killed The three
bodies have since been recovered. That
of theengineer was found wedged in the
timber. A brakeman named Gallagher
made a narrow escape by jumping
from box.car. Repinc aud DIETRICH
lived at Blairsvile, Pa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
THE BRIBED LEGISLAToR


The bribery investigation at Albany
has ended. The administration journ-
ais with singular nnanimity affect
disbelief IN the charge of attempted
bribery preferred by the Stalwart
Bradley against the Halfbreed Ses,
sions in the New York Legislature.
They pretend that the allegations OF
Bradley are simply part of iou plot
conoocted by the Conkling party to
defeat Mr., Depow. But they have
only the denial of Mr.. Sessions before
the Investigating Committee as proof
of the correctness Of their theory. On
the other hand they are confronted by
the detailed statement of Mr.. Bradley,
by the fact that Mr.. Sessions has u
rather mal.odorous reputation, that
Depew is the attorney Of the New
York Central Railroad Company and
Is backed by anderbllt, that Sessions
himself corroboratcs everything in
Bradley statement except that money
was offered for Bradloy's vote. An
other witness, one William ]. Trimble,
representative from the Twenty.frst
Assembly district of New York city
has testified before the investigating
Committee that he was offered money
by notorious lobbyist Conkling. This
witness confirms the general effect Of
Bradley's statement which is to induce
tho belief that the opponents of Conk'
ling have rcsorted to corrupt methods
to accomplish their purposes. 1t must
be admitted that thus far the admins.
tration managers at Albany have been
thoroughly worsted in the bribery in
vostigation Both Bradley and Ses
sions have shown themselves to be un.
reliable and dishonest The investiga
ton closed on Thursday.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
Friday. July 22d, 1881,


At o'clock p. NJ, tAo following described real
estate, to wit g.
All that certain tract Of land situated ia Chest
township, olearfsld county, Pa beginning at a
dogwoodi thence by land Of J. p. Fry south %
degrees west lS6 perches to post near hemlock
thence BY land OF Eason McEWcn and II. West.
over north S6l degrees west 257 perches 10 stone
thonee by land Of Henry Westover north s7l de-
grees east 20 pSrches to cherry north u degrees
west 9l2 perches to post, north 32i degrees west
~ OH perohes to white pine, north 90 degrees
west 10 perches TO pinei thence by land Of Dan.
iel Carson north 55 degrees east lO2 perchcs to 4
white pine; thence by land Of Samuel Snyder
south 20l degrees east lO5 perches to q post
thence north AZ degrees east 80 perches to post
thence BY land Of james McEwen south 2s de-
grees east 90 perches to fallen white oak thence
south is degrees east II perches to n post thence
south sSl degrees east lil perches to a dog
wood and place Of beginning, containing 2gl
acres, strict measure, with about 25 acres cleared
a good orchard of so apple trees, and having
thereon erected frame barn aud frame house
26x30 feet, with kitchen attached, and other out
buildings, and one half interest In a small saw
mill
seiEed, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property Of William Westover.
TERns or SALE.-The price or sum A. vhieh
the property shall be struck of must be paid Al
the time Of sale, or such other arrangements
made as will be approved, otherwise the property
viii be Immediately put up and sold again at
the expense and risk Of the person 10 whom Il
was struck OF, and who, in case Of deficiency at
such resale, shall make good the sane, and In
no instance will the Deed be presented in Court
for confirmation unless the money IL actually
paid to the Sheriff. JAS. MAHAFFEY,
sHsRiFF's OrFIoE, sheriff.
Cleardold, Pa, June 20, 1881.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

A MERMAID IN THz SusQUEHANNA.--
The Marietta Register says: "0ne Of
the Oldest fishermen of that section re.
ports the discovery of one of these rare
nondescript, in the river about one mile
she Dugans run, lie has already
seen it five times always either early
in the morning or late in the evening.
ole says it comes to the surface,
looks about, then gradually sinks
down leaving its hair floating on top
Of the water for q moment or 80 and
finally disappears. 1t has tho face of
a woman and beautiful glossy black
hair but as it only shows itself down
to the shoulders, he cannot tell what
the other end is like.
"He says he could shoot it but is
afraid he might be arrested and tried
for murder, and it would bring him
into trouble. On being asked if It had
a comb or looking-gla with it, he
said, 1T might have had, but be didn't
see it, and supposes it has q cave some.
where in the bottom of the river un-
der the deep water.
"Mr. Henry Loucks, the fisherman
above alluded to, is well known in
town, and he IS considered as reliable
as any fisherman on the river. We
are in hopes that the mermaid may be
captured alive, if possible, or dead, if
it cannot be had any other way. We
guarantee him safe delivery out of
his trouble if he shoots it,"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
Estate of Isaac Bloom, Jr.
NOTICE OF PARTITION


/ N the matter Of the estate In the Orphans
l. Of Isaae Bloom, Jr,, late Court Of Clearfeld
Of Pike township, decd. county, Penn'a.
To Hen1etta b. Elder and Robert Elder, her hus.
band, residing at or near Concord Hancock
county, Iowa Jennie s. Jones and Warren
Jones, her husband, residing at or near Alden,
Harden county, Iowa Hannah X. Lemon and
John Lemon her husband, residing near Ma.
haaey, Clearheld county, Penn'a. Forlne
Pritchard and J. S. Pritehard, her husband, re-
siding a. Or near Belmond, Wright county,
Iowa Maggie Hoover and N. l.. Hoover her
husband, residing at Dubois, Clearleld county,
Pehn'a,i Belle Hunter and W. S. Hunter, her
husband, residing at or near North Lawrence
Kansas Walter II. Bloom, residing al
or near Belmond, Wright county, Iowa I.
Jet. Bloom, residing near Curwensyille, Clear
held county, Penha. Annie Forest and j. c.
Forest, her husband, residing at or near Clear
field Bridge, Cleardeld county, Penn'a. r. J.
W. Bloom, residing at or near Garner, Hancock
county, Iowa, hoirs and legal representatives, Of
Isaac Bloom, Jr late Of Pike township, Clear
field county, deed, and also heirs Of y. Cortez
Bloom, deed and also heirs Of Blaneh V. Bloom,
dec'd, who were heirs Of said Isaac Bloom, Jr.,
deceased
TAKE NorcE, That 10 pursuance Of writ Of
Partition to me directed, will, on SATURDAY,
the seth DAY OF JULI loei hss ia s 5sgsss,
Of Isaac Bloom, Jr, late Of Pike township, Clear.
held county, Pa, deceased. The Inquest will
assemble at the late residence of said decedent
IN PIKE township, C9aaty aad State aforesaid, at
10 o'clock A. NJ. Of said day.
SnERiPF's OFrIcg, JAS, MAUAPFEY.
ClearGeld, June 20, 'sl-St. sheriff.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

President GARFiELD's UNCLE KILL.
ED.-On Wednesday afternoon, the 22d
inst, an east-bound train on the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad,
when about twelve miles from Clevo.
land, struck buggy in which were
riding Thomas Garfield, uncle of Pres.
ident Garfield, and Mrs. Alonzo Ar.
mold, sister Of DIR. Boynton and cousin
of the President. Thomas Garfield
was instantly killed and Mrs. Arnold's
skull was so badly fractured that her
life is despaired Of The buggy was
dragged about two hundred feet before
the train was stopped. Mr.. Garfield
was so years old. He leaves seven chill.
dren. President Garfield and DR.. Boyn.
ton were telegraphed to at Long
Branch.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

THE Carr UPsET.-Governor Hoyt',
veto Of the Judicial Apportionmont bill
kills off a large number of amateur
Law Judges and keeps in position a
regiment of Associate Judges. Our
county is, therefore, doubly saddle.bag.
ged by this act Of the Governor. Ac.
cording to the Constitution of the State,
it was the duty of the Legislature to
erect our county into a Judicial Dis.
trict and TO allow us to elect Law
Judge Of our own, and dispense with
the election of Associate Judges this
Fall. But this action of the Governor
will compel our citizens to elect two
Associates this Fall who will remain on
the Bench for FIVE years--no difference
how much larger our population may
become in that time, or how soon the
Legislature may erect our county into
a separate Judicial District after the
10th Of January, 1882. The veto has
proved rather disastrous 10 the schemes
Of persons who block out the result of
games before they are played.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

He OUGHT TO KNow.-Gen. Walker,
Superintendent of the Census, has re.
ceived doleful letter from an unmar.
ried lady from one of the Southern
States, She said her lover left her fif.
teen years ago, taking with him, as a
loan from her, few hundred dollars
that her uncle had left her. She gave
the name of her lover as also her own
and said her lover possibly might be
dead. She had certainly not heard from
him since he went away, although she
had taken great trouble to find out his
whereabouts. She had been waiting
for the names of the Census to be pub.
lished, but she was getting tired of
waiting. Therefore she begged that
General Walker would look over tho
names and tell her where her truant
lover could be found, or If he was dead
to tell her where he was buried. She
enclosed stamp.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
THE STAR ROUTE INYESTI
CATIONS POSTPONED.


As was to be expected, the Star
route Investigations have been post.
poned General Brady, through his
counsel Shellabarger and Wilson, on
Thursday last, made application be.
fore Court, Judge Cox presiding, for
an immediate investigation by the
grand jury Of the Star route charges.
II was stated on behalf of Brady that
he has been subject to bitter assaults
from the press for months, that the
Government agents are represented as
getting evidence against him, and that
the newspapers are continually filed
with charges against him that il was
stated that the grand jury just impan-
neled would take up and investigate
these charges, and now II is announc.
that the whole matter will be post
poned until September, Mr.. Brady
claimed the privilege under the law ol
prompt and speedy trial, and asked
the Court to direct the grand jury tC
investigate the charges Immediately
Colonel Cook, special counsel in the
Star route cases, made speech, say
ing that the evidence was not yet
ready for submission to the grand jury
that not single case is yet complete
and that TO go before the grand jury
in the present condition of the caset
would be a complete failure. He sait
that the cases were being made up and
the evidence collected as fast as posi-
bic, but it will be several weeks, at
least, before any case is complete
Cook spoke of the Importance of the
cases and charges, and said there wai
intention Of prosecution, but the Gov
ernment means to clear itself of all re
sponsibility, if there was wrong. He
said the charges of wrong extended t.
Texas and up through Oregon and al
over the west, and it might be neoes
sary to call witnesses from those far
distant sections. The Court held that
it could not expedite matters by has
tening the grand jury investigation
before the prosecution is ready, and Sc
all the Star route cases finally go ovei
until September, and our opinion il
that this will end the matter. Tn,
investigation will not be made during
| Gartieldls administration.