MMWMMMMMnaMMBnBW ' " I " I ai....a I . Aflt 1 ..... .. ottt. THE MANSION HOUSE. Corner of 8eod and H arkat Strt CLEARFIELD, PA. THIS aid Mid onnodloti Hotel bu. daring th put tiiUrRad U donbl It turner eapaolty for tb onurtainmut of atraa gar aid gacata. Tbt whol bat tiling ha been Mforalibed, and tbt proprietor will para pats to rtndtr kit gutaii tomftrtabit whU flaying wlib bin. pvtn 'Maaaioa Bwn" Omolbni rant to and from tbt Dtpot oi tbt arrival and depart Of taebtrata. W. C. CARDUN, July 11-TMf . Proprittof LLKGHENY HOTEL. Market atreet, Clearfield, Pe. Wi, S. Bredley, fortaorlv proprietor of the Lwnard Hoaaa, having laued tb. Allegheny Iloll, tolioile e .ban of pubil. petroeage, Tbt Hctaae hM beea thoroughly repaired aud aewly furnlabed, and gnoeu will And it a plvuent .top. ping plant. anything la tba Derail. Al Iba bar Th. labia win ba auppuaa wiib wi uMt of ...rvthin. I will bafonnd Iba bait win.e aad liqoore. Hood tabling attached. VYM. 8. DKAULKY, May 17, in. Proprietor. SHAW HOUSE, (Cor. of M.rk.t A Pront rtreela,) CLEAHPIELD, PA. Tba and.rela:n.d having tk.a oharga of thii Uetl, would raapaotfullv eollolt pubiia patronage. l.bl,'I. R. NEWTON bHAW. rpEMPERAKCE HOUSE, NEW WASHINGTON, PA. II. D. ROSE, . . PaoraiBtoB. liaali, lie. Maa and koraa ov.r eight, f 1 M. Man aod two bortaa over Bight, $l.e. Tba beat or eoootanodatloal for sal and betel. Uai. ,'; If. WASHINGTON HOUSE, NEW WAHIilNOTON, PA. Tbla now aod wall faral.had baeae baa beat takett by the aniaraignad. Ua faall eonBdeet ot baing abla to randar aatiafaatloB to theee wbo aaaj favor bim with a aall. Ma; 9, 197 J. 0. W. DAVIS, Prop'r. LOYD HOUSE, Main Rtrtat, r PHILIl'hliURCl. PKNN'A. ' Table alwav. aapplled wltb tba boat tba market afforda. Tba traveling public ta invited to oan. ) l,7. K01IKIII LOYD, County National Bank, OF CLEARFIELD, PA. ' T 1 OOM In Maaonlo Baildiog, ona door north el J. V C. D. Wataon'a Drug Mora. Paaaaga Tiokata to aud Trooi Llvarpool, Quaaal town. Ulaaaow. London. Porta and Copenhagen. Alao, Drafta for aale oo the KoyeJ Bank of Ireland and Imperial Uank of London. JAMBS T. LEONARD, Prea't. W. M. SHAW, Oaahier. J.nl,'7T DREXEL & CO., No. 31 South Third Street, Philadelphia BrfJTKERS, And Dealers in Government Securities. Add Heat ion by mall will rtetlrt prompt attaa ttoD, aod all Information obMrfullT furniibtd Ordart lolloude April 11-tf. r. k. inaoLO. v. aritold. i. a. arholp F.K.ARNOLD & CO., Hanker and Itrokers, Reyiioldivllle, JelTeraou Co., Pa, Money reoelrod on dcpoitt. Diieonnti at no- dert rati. Kuttrn and Fortlta Bxohofrtal war on band and ooUwtloni promptly Aadt KojDoMtvllla, Doe. 1, 1874.-1J JfntijJtrjf, J L. R. nEICIIHOLD, Surgeon dentist. 9radaat of tbt FtnanTlratiU Collero of Dtntal VarnvrT. Offlot la rtaidtota of Dr. HilU, oppoilt tha Pbnw Houit. mob 18, Ta-tf. DA. (Office la Bank Building,) Curat onavillo, Clearfleld Cos Pa. aaeb 11 '7 if. J. M. STEWART, SURGEON DENTIST, CLXARPIILD, PA. (Offlee m realdeooe, Soeeed atraetf Kltroaa Oilde Oaa adraialiterad for tba pain eta aatraaiioe of teeth. Cl.ar4.la. Pa., Ma; I, HtMr- QHOEMAKIKOI bereb; Inform at; pa- U irona, aod ataaklBd la goetral, that l Bava removed my aboamaking abop te the room in Graham'e row, over 8. 1. Bnyder'e Jewelry atere, and that I am prepared to da all kinda of work IB my lloe ebeeper tban any etaer anop ia towa All work warranted ae oood aa eee be done Bay. where el... Pooillrelj Ihia la the ehrapeet abop la Clearueld. 4ua. u. vaaninu. Dee. 11, 1871-tf. MEAT MARKET. F. M. CAKDON 4 BEO., Oa Marktt 8t, at door wait tf Maniloa Bomao, CLRARFIKLD, FA. Oar arraaRfrntali art rf tba mo aomplat tbaraottr tor furalibiDg tbt pablit wltb Froth Mtu tf all kind, and tf tbt vtrr btit qualitj. W alao dtal ia all kinda or Agrtoalnral implt Btt, wbtob wt kttp on oibibitioa for tbt bn ofit of tbt pabht. Call Monad wbta In towa, and takt a look at thingi, ar addrtii 1. 11. CAKDON A BEO. Cknrflold. Pa., July U, 187 ft-If. New Ufarble Yard, Tbt nadfrflgntd wonld inform tbt pablit that kt kta optatd a atw ktajbla Yard ta Third itrttt, tppatttt tbt Lutbtraa Cbnrh, whert bt will ktep toaitaatlj ta bind a itoek of varlotM kiadi af tibia. AU kind, of TOMBSTONES, MONUMENTS, PomIb for i'tmtltry Lot$f and all othtr work la bit Hat will bt promptly oitcnted ia a atat and workmanltkt maantr, at rtatonabU raloa. lit (uaraoiMi tatliftf tor; work and low prist. Gift bim a call. J. V LAUAHTY. Ottarflld fa., Marok JT, 18TS-if. READING FOR ALL 11 BOOKS A STATIONERY. Market RU, Cleerleld, (at the Peal trltt.) TH 1 BBderalgaed b.ga Ueve te aaaoaae. te tba eitlaeaa of Cl.art.ld aad vlaiaily, that b. baa tiled ap a room and baa Jeet rataraed from the eity with a lerge emoant ef readlag attar, eoaaiatlag ia part of Billet and Miscellaneous Books, Bloek. Aoroaot aad Peal Boeka ef every de aariptioa ( P.p.r and Envalepoa, FraBob pr.ad aad plain P.na and P.aoilai Bleak Legal Papera, Deeda. Morlgagea Judgment, Etemp. taoa aad lromlaarv boihi White aod Parch, meat Brief, L.g.1 Cap, Haeord Cap. aad Bill Cap, Sheet Maela, for either Plaae, Plate or Violle, eonataalty oa haad. Aay booha er atatiooary deeirad that 1 may aot bav. oa bead, will bo ordered by tret eipreee, aad eold at wbeleeale M retail to aalt eaatomera. I will aloe kMp periodleal Mteralare, aaeb aa Magaalaea, Nawapaoen, Ae. P. A. UA I LIN. Clearteld. May 1, IMi-lf The Bell's San Woolen Factory Feaa Uwa.blp, Cleerleld Oe, Pa. VII1D OVTI (WT OI BURNED UPI Tboaabaariberakave, at great aipeaae,rbatHa Beighborhoed Boeeaalty, Ib tba ereotioa ef e Bret elaaaWoaloa Maaaraolery.wllb all Iba aiodera ImprevameaU attached, Bed are prepared to aaahe all kraaa af Clothe, Caaalmaree, Batlaetto, Blaa. bMa, Flaaarie, Aa. Plaaty ef goeda ea head to tapply all oarald Bad a tboaoaiid bow eaatomera, whom wo oaa aa ooajo aaa aaaaalBe er ateea. The baaiaaoa of CARDINO AND FCLLINO will raoolve ear eapeelal atteatlea. Proper arraagmeata will bo made te receive ead deliver Wool, to aalt eaatomera. All werh warreated aad doae apoa the ahortoat Botleo, and by atrtat attaa. Hob to haaineea w. bepe to reallae a liberal abare ef pablic petroaege. 10KrO POUNDS WOOL WANTED I We will pay lb. blghaat m.rk.t priaa far Woe and cell eer maaafaatared geode aa lew ea almllar geeda eaa be beagbl la theeeaaij, aad wbaaaaaa we fall to reader raaaoaaala aatloBettea w. eaa ederaye ba faaad at keaae ready la eaaae prapm aapmaaliia, ettaer IB poreea ar ey lamer. dtmmm ujuaovai avaa, airluiif p. a. E. M. THOMPSON, Ul5rrllanrous. 1 f1(tp.i.. rwrelB,Vw,it.r.rhui"". fh,.lt. I'U ' I' t.rm, MM T Bmf. 1 AaV -J a a 1 ,r Per ut)U.W. Uitlu, dwareeld, J.H.LYTLE, Wholeial & Bet&il Dealer in Groceries, TBI LARGEST and BEST SELECTED STOCK IN TUSC0UNT1. COFFEE, TEA, SUGAK. QUEENSWARB, TUBS and BI'CKETN, DIUKD FJRUITS. CANNED GOODS, SI'ICKS, BROOMS, FLOUR, . FEED. ' BYRDP. MEATS, PI8II, SALT, ' OILS, Count j Agent for LORILL4RDM TOBJCCOB, Tbeea ceeda boarbt for CASH la large Iota, Bad aeld at aim oat eitj frloee. jam&b u. til li.B, Cleerleld, Pa., Jaae I, lfa-ly. WJETPASTE. ALWart imv ft v 1TQYT tout. r-M it. area POUH Waa HaaraaB HEHRT S. ZIEGLER, Sola Maaufacturff, Hll, IN a e-ha MfapeM, I REMOVAL ! James La Leavy, Tlarlajt panbatad tba tatira atoak tf Vnd. Haoku, Dtrta; firaa nonet tati at i moTta lato tba room iMtlr tetaskd ibjr Rtad 4 Hantrtv, oa Ktoond atrtat, wbtrt bt ia. prepared to offer to ut puout COOK STOVES, PARLOR STOVES, of tbt latttt imprOTtd patttrai, at low arlttt. HOUSE FDMISHINQ GOODS, Gas Fixture! and Tinware. Roofing, Spooling, Plumbing, Oaa Fitting, and Hepatrtag rampo B apoelajtj. All work warntBted. Aoylblaf ia By Ilea will he ordered apeelal If OjOalred. jab. j. bait Proprietor. FRED. SACKKTT, AgeaL Olearled, Pa., Jaly I, H7 It GEO. WEAVER & CO., SECOND BTRIFT. CLEARFIELD, PA., Have epoaod ap, ba Ike atere reoaa lelely eeaepled by Weaver A Bella, oa Seeoad alreat, a large aad wall eeleeted ateab of , Dry - Goods, Groceries, BOOTS AND SHOES, Qt'EENSWARE, WOOD A WILLOW WARE, HATS AND CAPS, FLOUR, FEED. SALT, 4c. Wbleb tb.y will dlapoae ef at neaoaabla ratea for aaah, or oaehaage lor eoaatry predBoe. OBOROE WEATE1 A 00. Cloertald. Pa. Jas. . llTt-tt NEW FIdOVU, FDp AND GROCERY STORE. JOHN F. KRAMER, Reoea He. , ne'e Opwtn Hew, ClearCeld, Pa. Kee(iaeeBataaUy ea bad 8TJ8AR, COFFII, TEAS, SODA, coal on I ; BTRtJP, ALT,' SPICES, OAF, Oamed Bad Dried FralU, Tebaeae, Clan, Oem dlaa. Older Tlaegar, Batur, Igga, Aa. ALSO, EXTRA B0M14IADB Wheat and Buckwheat Flour, Cora Meal, Chop, Feed, &., Al af wbleb aril be eee ekes, Bar eaea er la JOB P. KRAMER. Caaartald, lot. la, inav-aL VTOMrTM rwj eedy-Bw-we. It. wyWaJf Mawtly reaaaatetrev iwa.Nie.im taeWtfWKim THE REPUBLICAN. CLEARFIELD, PA." ' WIDIf BSDAT MORNING, MARCH. 16, 1179 PRESIDENTIAL FRAUDS. AnRTR ACT OF THE MAJORITY RE . .PORT OP ..THE . POTTER COMMITTEE. BOW TILUEN AND HENDRICKS WERE COCNTED OCT A CLEAR AND CON CIBB REVIEW OF FRAUD. PER PETRATED IN FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA. WAtHiNQToN, March 2. On Satur day, Mr. Potter, Chairman of tha Jn Tosligatiog Committoee, aubmitttid a report which ha had prepared, to the Committee, and it was adopted by a vote of aix Democrat to three Repub licans, Goncral Butler being absent The three Republicans, Measra. Ilia oock, Cox and Reed, will prepare a minority report. Mr. Stongor, th Cemoeratio member oi tha Committee, wbo was Chairmaa of the aub-conv miltee in Louisiana, will not make a separate report, but will a4d an ex. preaaion of bia views apon certain points in tha testimony to Mr. Potter's report. Mr. Pot ter'a report ia neces sarily long, a It deala with all tha points that bate been before) the Com. mittea except tbu cipher dispatches which will be mado the subject of a separate report and will be presented to the Committee to morrow. Potter'a report is regarded by Democrats wbo have perused it as singularly impartial and judicial. They aay it ia entirely devoid both of Thelorital ornamenta tion and vituperative denunciation, and derives its lorce solely from a close and logical deduction of the facts pre sented to the Committee. Some of the Democrats regard it aa wanting in color or not as strongly expressed as tha facta warrant, and it ia not unlikely that soma members of lbs Committee belonging to that party will present an additional expression of their views. The report of Mr. Potter, in opening, sots forth what it was proper for Con- grasa to investigate and what not, and tlio difficulty of conducting an investi gation into conspiracies which bave been successfully carried out while the suoceasiul party remains in power. It admits that the confession of the con spirator who have become dissatisfied is worth little, but points to a fact not generally understood, about the essen tial features of the oluction and canvass in Florida and Louisiana. There is no substantial dispute before the Commit teo, the Republicans having called no witnesses in Florida and a few in Louisiana except aa to the conduct of visiting statesmen and incidentally about intimidation, It dismisses en tirely the testimony of Anderson, Jonks, Mrs. Jenks, Weber and that clans of witnoases, and doala with the case npon general and controlling facts alone. Tha report Is divided into three parts, the first of which relers to Florida ; tbe second to Louisiana and the third to forged electoral certificates. THE FBACDS IN FLORIDA. Beginning with Florida it citea the law directing the Presidential electors to be appointed by votea cast, and claims that tha Tilden electors, having received a majority of tha votes cast in this 8tte, were thereby neoeeearily en titled to ba declared elected, and that tha canvassing board, by rejecting without warrant of a law a portion of tha vote, so aa to show a majority for Hayes, unlawfully counted Tilden out It states that canvassers delayed their announcement until tha day electors were to meet and vote, so that, although action waa instantly taken to oust Hayes' electors, no decision could be bad until tbo Hayea electors had met that aame day at noon and voted. Tha report then recites the judgment of tha Supreme Court which subse quently decided that the i lay ease tbor itics war. not elected nor entitled to cast tha vote of the State, and that the Tilden electors were, and alao tha judgment of tba Court in tha action brought by Crew, tha Democratio candidate for Governor, to obtain a ra canvaaa, and decided that the canvass ers, in relusing to count tba votes cast, bad delrauded Drew nod unlawfully scaled Btearns. A BECAN VASS SHOWS TILDEN ELECTOBB CHOSEN. Tba Legislature of the State there upon directed a recanvasa of tha elec toral vote in acoordanoe with tbia dec), sion ot tbe Supreme Court, tba jndgea of which were Republicans, and a recan- vass showed tha Tilden electors chosen. Tba Governor then issued his certifi cate to tha Tilden elector aa tha true electors, but tbe Electoral Commission refused to oaaaider the judgment oi tha Court, tha action of tha Legisla ture and tb. certificate given by the Governor in favor of tha Tilden elec tors, and held that it could not take notice of any aetion of tba Btate alter tba 6th of December. DANGER IN FOTURR ELECTIONS. Tba report draws attention to tba fact that such a wrong might be re peated in any 8tate at any Presidential election by canvassers withholding the announcement of tba result of the election until a day fixed for the meet ing of tha Electoral College, and when declaring persona who had never bee voted for at all to be electors, when, according to this decision, each electors wonld ba entitled Irrevocably to cast tha vote ol tha State. It therefore recommends a law providing that where there ia a dispute aa to who were tha real electors of the Bute, the judgment of its court of last resort, 11 certified to Congress before tha meet, ing of th. two Houses ot Congress to receive and count tha electoral vote shall ba aonelnsive as to tha right ol disputing electors, and tba vote of tba State shall ba counted unless tha two Houses of Congress ebalt otherwise agree. . Tha report .then nrgea that tha ac tion of tha Canvassing Board waa not only illegal but fraudulent, and citea many instances in which they rejected Democratio votea. It deals at longth with the claim ol Republicans that they were entitled to the vote of the Stat, on the lace of tha returns by reason ol tha Dngger fraud, by which a bogus return from Baker county waa furnished tha Canvassing Board which they first rejected, bat which after they war. Ordered to aonat th vol. aa oast, Ibajr IraudoiaaUy took la plaoa of tha return. It then deuls with the conduct of tbe visiting statesmen and particularly that of General Noyes, as contrasted with that of General Francis C. Barlow, whoa, fidelity to all his obligations, and integrity, independ ence, faith and truth, the report erpoial ly commend THE LOUISIANA FRAl'US. In regard to Louisiana, the report begina with a reference to the anoma lous power HWStiaed by tho Returning Board, whicb, it says never before ex isted elsewhere. Under it, electors and returning officers hsld the grossest power over the receiving and counting of votes. Under tbe pretext that the color line divided political parties, they bad used this power to fraudulently count the Slalo for the Republicans, and bad been exposed by the Republi can committee of the Forty-third Con gress which bad reported that tbe whites and blacka oi the State being equal, and some of tbe blacks and all the whites having voted for Democrats in 1874, tbe Slate had necessarily been carriod by them, although counted for Republicans. Hereupon, Republicans aet about a false eonsus in which tbey made it appear that there wero 25,000 more black votes In tha State than white, and aa illustrating the fraudu lent nature of tbia census the report refers ta the fact lb at while this census reported but 57,0(0 colored men, wo men and children in Now Orleans, it made out of them nearly 25,000 color od voters. It then instances fraudu lent registration that was based upon this fraudulent census, "hereby it was made to appear that rcgitlered Repub lican voters exceeded nite voters in tbe State more than '3,000, while, ac tually, there were r j moro, and the re lusal of the authorities to correct Ibis false registration in cases where its falsenoss was pointed out. From this report recites tho direction of the Re publican authorities to Supervisors of the parishes, requiring them to return votes according to tbo census ; that is, stating tbe colored adults, by that census, In their parishes were so many, and they were expected to return a Republican vote corresponding to that, if they ever expected any reward or preferment. Notwithstanding this organized fraud, says the report, when tbe elec tions were over, Democrats had a ma jority aa returned by Republican elec tion officers of some ten thousand, tno vote polled being the largest ever poll ed in the State, and larger In propor tion to population tban that of othor States. Tbe Republican Officers made returns of tbe vote accordingly, and doclared that the election was period- ly poacoful and fair. The Republicans in order to oveicomo this majority, then usurped the powers not given to tbem. In support of thii, the report cites tbe finding of tbe Hoar, Wheeler and Frye Committee that tbe Return ing Board had no power to discard votes where protests, aa required by law, bad not accompanied returns, no instance of which existed at this elec lion. Notwithstanding this, tbe Re- turning Board decided to discard the necessary number of Democratic votes. As a pretext lor this usurpation, they obtained protests from certain parishes hich tbey picked out as parishes in hich to pretend intimidation bad taken place. The parishes were all largely of the negro population which Democrats had easily carried, i TRE QUESTION OF INTIMIDATION. The report then deala with tho ques tion of intimidation and argues that it was impossible for Democrats to gain anything by it because tbe Rotoro ing Board bad been created on purpose to neutralise any suoh action by throw ing out votea in localities where it would prevail. It recites tbe out rageous conduct ol tbe same Returning Board in that respect in 1874, and how its action had been condemned by the Forty-third Congress, giving instances where tbey bad counted in officials without color of right, men whom tbe Congressional Committee bad causod to be turned out and thoir places given to Democrats, tbe Democrats knowing that tbey could gain nothing by in timidation, but thoy coald only hope for aoma show ol justice by avoiding anything which might be made a pre tense tor alleging it. The report then recites efforts that were made throughout the State by Democrats to conciliate tbe black vote, showing by the evidence oi Republi can witnesses, as well as testimony of gentlemen of character like Governor Whitfield, bow planters combined with negroes to get up clubs of both colors and referring to promises and assur ancca made to negroes even to equality in care, theatre, etc., lar oat-running Republicans. Tbs leaders having join ed tba Democrats the whole mass of negroes came in and became quite en- tbuaiastic supporters, and thus tbe vote ia aoma of tba ao-called bull-doted parishes waa the largest aver cast As to tb. conspiracy ia Kaat Folcci- ana parish, tbe report elates that, after tha Democrats bad conciliated tba n. groea there Kellogg wanted Anderson, wbo waa Supervisor, to bava no elec tion, and Andctson fraudulently ran away with that view, to furnish an el cuse to throwing tbe parish out as Grant parish waa thrown out, because the Supervisor ot Registration absented himself on election day ; notwithstand ing this tha officer held tba election nd made ona return of tba vote. Tbe Democrats in Kaat Felioiana, knowing that they bad captured tha negro vote hired Anderson to go back and hold an election. Tha Republicans tbea hit upon a new plan and directed their friends ia th. parish to vote so as to pretend intimidation and exclude tba parish. Tbey sent out word to their followers not to com. to th. polls, re fused to permit any tickets to be print ed or circulated, eiercieed their influ ence to withhold their own vote en tirely and 1,800 registered votea were cast, and 450 more, which bad Andor son prevented from being registered made about t,300 votea cast, all Dem ocratic j but not ou. Republican would vote, though urged to do ao. Tbe whole vol. of tb. pariah at previous elections, both aidea had not exceeded 2,500. Tho Republicans wbo withheld casting any vote at all subsequently made claim that tbey bad been intimi dated and could not vole, and tha lie turning board on thia pretext, purpose ly pre-arranged, excluded tha vole of tba parish. Tha report then refers to auppla- wntary paper obtained from Antler. aon and Dan w eber, ootii ol niiou, were known by tbe Republicans to be for sale. That these Supervisor bud made returns that there wcro no vio lent) In their parishes tbey were in duced to makaaupplementary protests, and that tbey both confessed they did this because of reward. In other par ishes where officer bad seen and cer tified to a perfectly fair election, Kel logg, by pressure, exacted like false protests. MANOPAOTCaiNO EVIDENCE. ' The report then goes on to stale bow the Returning Board, having got pos session ol such uulawful protests, pro ceeded to take evidence of United States officers and money being used to bring ignorant negroes from inter ior fields into a grout oity wboro they were herded together, taken before officials and hadafll davits written down for tbom to which upon making their marks, tbey received their Iocs and wero sent home. Tho process of man ufacturing these affidavits is sot forth to show bow worthless ibe affidavits were. As an illustration of how ut terly reckless the returning board waa in considering evidence, it polntH out that in East Feliciana only twenty-six winesses to any kiud ol dieturbanoea to which tbey testified had arisen from cotton seed and other tbefla by ne groes; their suppression whicb bad been conducted by leading Republicans purposely refused to vote as shown by 1,200 witnesses, and although four fifths of the negroes in the pariah ac tually did vote with tbe DomocraU, the Returning Board threw out tho whole vote. Tbe report poinla out a great many other instances of what it styles tbe fraudulent outrages and des perate character of the Returning Board, and shows the Impossibility of their considering testimony before thorn as they bad more than could be read by a man reading ten hours a day for two weeks. , Tbe report states that the Returning Board would never have so outraged the people but for their encourageinont from visiting statesmen and tho lup" port which they and the troops gave tbom. Then follow details bow some ol' tbe visitors, were deceived by local managers and innocently co-operuted in frauds of the Returning Board, while others did not. It refers very briefly to tho alleged bargains by which Hayes, who got 3,000 votes less than Packard counted in while Pack ard wont out.and mentions Sherman's offer to provcintimidation, but points out that when tbe Committee offered to receive it, tbe ovidenc waa not pro duced, and they wero met by some shameful excuse for not producing it. How they had examined many of tbe witnesses that were before tbe Return ing Board, wbo in almost every in stance ro counted and explained how tbey came to mako such fulso state ments as they mado before the Return ing Board were totally unfounded. THE SHERMAN LETTER. It then refers to tho Sherman letter, in regard to which it simply states the facts as tbey stand, allowing a letter was actually written,, and largely influenced political action in Louisiana whoever signed it, and draw ing attention to the attempt in tbe in terest of Bberman by Mrs. Jeuks, whom husband and brother ar em ploye of th Treasury Department, to induce tbe Committee to produce a forged letter. Tba Florida portion ol the report is followed by a list of persona connected with the election there wbo bav been appointed to office, and Louisiana by a still longer list of persons in that State appointed to office. FoaOED CERTIFICATE. ' Tha third part of tbe report deal with forged Louisiana electoral certi ficates. It toll bow th Vice Presi dent, having refused the first certifi cate, the Republioana secretly manu factured another, antedating and mak ing it in paper and printing to resem ble tba on previously mad. How, having very little time to prepare it, and it being impossible to get all the doctors to New Orleans to sign it within that timo, it became necessary to forge tbe signatures of two absen tees ; that thus there were put to trip licat paper eighteen forged signature whicb were attached on December 29, in a email upper room in tbe State building, then in charge of Conquest Clarke ; bow the making ol tbia seo ond certificate was concealed until it was produced before Congress ; bow, wben it was referred to tb Electoral Commission, it was not read, but order ed to be printed, and tha printing waa changed and the Electoral Commission wore served with two printed copies of tha forged certificate, perfect in lorm, aod no copy of th genuln but lb defective ; how, after the Commis sion was changed ao that th lorged certificate, topics of which were really before the Commission, waa suppressed and a record made to ahow aa if tbe genuine defection, certificate bad been considered and passed upon ; bow this waa not done by accident but by de sign, and that not only in on of tbe published records or proceedings of the Electoral Commission but in both, al though made months apart; bow Re publican managers wore lutormed by Kellogg that there was aom'othing wrong about the second certificate, and bow all tba way through there Ilea a thread of design to impose ft forged certificate on Congress, and then h suppressed It, ao that If dis covered, lb record might ahow aa if it bad never been produced. Tb bur- lesque (John Smith) certificate aent front Louisiana by mail after- tbe forged certificate, and soppresaed from th record cannot be lound. Tba re port regards it aa part of tbe same fraud, its objoct being to mislead and draw off tha attention from the forged certificate. The report then recites how all persons connected with the forgery bav been appointed to offic( aud the suspicious circumstance con nected wltb the same, and particularly cbargea that Kellogg and Clark, his private Secretary, ware privy to th forgeries. Tb report oalls attention to the danger of returning board and tb greater danger of controlling elections and canvassing boards by Federal troops, and above all t tha crowning dangor with which the country ia threatened by reason of the enormous patronage centered in th Presidency, which make tha Presidential office ao great that ia order to control it tbe grossest fraud and violation of law rr.cy xpcHtl or. th part of thoso who desire to profit by that patronage. It concludes with finding that the full effect was not given to the Electoral vote of Florida and Louisiana ; thul Noycs, Shonnun and othors encouraged this result; that tbu second certificate from Louisiana was forged, as to two namos, Kellogg and Clark being privy to it, and that Tilden and Hendricks received a truo majority of the Elec toral vote, and weie the real choice of the people ttf tbe Vakuu 3uU.s l Ibe last election. LEdAIi TENDER TEST CASE. We have no idea that a decision one way or the other, by the Supreme Court of tba United Blotes, as lo tho power of Congress to authorise the issue of legal tender paper, will settle any thing. If tho decision should bo adverse to the power there will bo a clamor for a constitutional amendment, aud the same demand will bo mado should the Court decide that Conrcts bos Iho power. Questions of this kind, political as well as financial, and which bava been hotly contested In debate and at lb polls, can hardly be perma nently adjusted by nine solemn old gentlemen in black: silk gowns, setting in a little back room in Washington City. Tho Dred Scott decision before tbe war, was to setll a great many questions, aud among tbem the right ot th negro to American oitiaenship and the constitutional protection of slavery in the territories. . But it set tled nothing and only added fuel to tho existing flames of sectional discord and jealousy, until they culminated irt a great war. Tho Court said the ne gro couldn't become a citir.cn under the Constitution. The people kicked the decision aside and allured tba Con stitution so as to mako the nogro a citizen. They acknowledged by this the Court was legally right but morally wrong. Those were the days of eenli racntal politics. There would be no necessity in go ing to the Supreme Court for a settle ment of this question, bad not Grant, at the instance of this class wbo now set themselves up as the special advo cates of " holiest money," packed the Supreme bench by the appointment of Bradley and Strong, in order to reverse the docision of Chase, Nelson, Clifford and Field constituting a majority ol the Court that Congress bad no pow er to declare Government paper a legal tenderact. Grant's Attorney General, Hoar, wont before the Court and de manded a re argument of the question Tbe minority of the Court, reinforced by Bradley and Strong, allowod the ro-argumcnt aud then by live judgos o four, (the four above named,) re versed tbe douision in the Hepburn case, and decided the power of tbe Federal Government was without limit as to the past, present, or future, in making greenbacks a logal tender. - It is generally believed Ibere was a big speculation in stocks and bonds, hidden away in this decisiou, and that the Grant crowd made a big thing ot it, but the details bav been kept with extraordinary closeness. AlliheagUation and discussions tbat bav taken place the last half dozen years, on the legal tender or greenback question, would bava been avoided bad Grant permitted th decision of Chief Justice Chase in tb Hepburn case to stand. It merely went to the power of Congress to make greenbacks a legal tender for dobts contracted be fore tb legal tendor act, and denied tbe existence of such power. Tbe justice of this decision can hardly be disputed, Tor any other ruling would abrogate tho validity of contracts ; but tbe Court as Grant packed it, did not stop at trifles, aud concedod to Congress the most extraordinary pow ers in making legal lender paper money. In view of the somewhat crooked record ef th Court in th past, in deal ing with this legal tender question, we hardly think th Justices will be in a hurry to render judgment on the bun dle of abstract questions General But ler and Congressman Chittenden pro pose to cook up for their delectation. Thoy will be more likely, a an emi. aent lawyer in New Turk ba sug gested to see collusion in the agreed upon case, and dismiss it, and so avoid rendering a decision which would con firm an odd notion with many people that the 8uprcme Court has come to be a mere football of political contro versy. Aud then no matter what may be their decision, is there any guar antee that Grant if elected President (which Heaven forbid I) will not re constitute lb Court in lb interest of an adveise docision. There might bo millions in it. PiUtbunjK Post. A Good Illustration. The Phil. dolphia Kccora dabbles but little" in politics, but when tba editor makes a flank movement in that direction, he always succeeds in saying something sensible, as witness th following: " Tb clamors of tho Republican or gans on what they are ploasod to oall " the rolura of tho rebel leaders to power" ia on a par with th reply ot lb late Senator Morton loan able and exhaustive speech of Senator Gordon, of Goorgia, selling forth tbe cumber some and expensive methods employed in collecting the internal revenue. Il was evident that tba Georgia Senator, alter having studied tb subject with an eye aingla to his country' good, bad ventured in a Republican Senate to anggeat improvement in tb law. To hi statesmanlike utterances tba Senator from Indiana insolently plied that tha Senate did not Deed any advio from M ex-rebel. Th continu ance oi tbe policy illustrated by Sena tor Morton's insolent reply baa result ed in tba return of Senate bavins Democratio majority of ten, counting David Davie as a Democrat ) II th Southern Congressmen prove to be ar rogant and dictatorial Ihere is abun dant ground for criticism, but to hurl epithets and charge or rebellious in ten lions la neither here nor there." Tbe St. Louis dtobe, which, by some sort of dispensation, has com to be re garded a tbe esstodtan of Grant Presidential hopes, say that it is tbe intention ol tba "boomers to com! nat L'lyaeca in IR80 by acclamation as wsa dona in 18US and 1872, and it offers to bet thai John Sherman's Stat ol Ohio will instruct it delegates to vol for him. If all tha old Grant ringslera, Southern carpetbaggers ani partisipanta in tb Pretdnlial pardon ing power can be brought together in convention nxt year, It la not alto gethsr likely that Ulysee. Will be piaeed fa nominate) by a new system lo b known aa Adoration. ....... . &tiirHM!tatt. . our fwi avrniwnrm. ,- ? iwrrnairrai. ADMINIUTRATOH'U NOTICK-NeUee I. hereby given that Letlora of Ad.aiait i.tloo oa Ibe e.lalo or JOSIU A WOOD, lata' of alorria town.lilp, Cl.arl.ld Co., Pa., deo'd., beving b-en doly graalod to lha ondor.lgued , all poraoae tndht.d lo aaid aete. will pleaae make immediate permoat, aud lhaaa ha.lag .lalaia er d.mauda ag.ioat tba aama will preaoot tbm properly Bulbeatieeled for ..tllem.nl wliboat d.lay. WILSON HOOVER, Admieialrator. KylerlowB, Pa., Feb. It, lim it. F R BALK. The aadmliwed will Mil priraH aale al) Ibat treat ar parcel ef land sltaale ia Decatar towoehip, ClearSeld eoaaty, Pe., wttbia a abort dl.tenoe of tho Tyrone A Cl.ul.il R. R, aad adjoining laada of Robert Modaoa and alaera, and koowa as the Jaeok B. Uearbart let. Tbe aaid tract ooBtatoina fill aoroa mora or loaa, wltb ! two voioa of valuable eoal Iharoee, baa about 10 aeroa Bleared, aod la tbe key to a large eoay at coal about being developed. Will bo aold lew aad upon aaay terme, For oartlrtilara. apply ta DAVID L. kHEBS. Cleerleld, Pa., July 11, IS7S. 1 GENTS A- -WANTS FOR 1'R GREAT WOBK, HOW IN PRESS, , THE CTDITSTEIAL Ulster) of the I tilled States. Union oomplfil hUtorjr of til tb I m purl tot lidtitiriM or A aerie toeiudinjt A,neiiMrt, MeehkBiotl, llnnff turitig, Mtaio;, Coma,! nrj othtr terpridjJ. Alxmt lOtri) Urg vUva pK aud o(rria. No Work like it ever Published. For leraio A territory apply al enoo to The Henry Bill Publishing Company, , Doc. II, 1S71 NORWICH, CONN JOHN TROUTMAN, dealer in . FURNITURE, ?i ittjii:ssi:h, AND Improved Spring Beds, MARKET ST It EST, NEAR I. 0. fb ttDdcrtlcDtd Wi 1m to Inform th 1U- ttni of OlMrAld, an, ta pablt fMmlljt that a ba oa hand a Im adUortniDt f VaraUor. nob a Walaat, Chaatnat and Fatatad Cbaaibr ouitM, Parlor ttuilai. UsKlialng and Kitaatioa Chair, Ladi' aad Oust' Ratj Chairs, th Par rnratad D la tec ud r trior Vbalr. t'aaa Beau and Windr Chain, Cloth Bar. Htcp aad KiMn lioa laddra, 11 a Rack, BornbbtBg Braahas, t MOULDING AND PICTURE FRAMES. oohlng Ola, Cbromo, at, whiob woaM il table tor Holiday prBt. ttwtl7l JOHN THUDTNAI. A NEW DEPARTURE IN LCTIIERSBVBG. ntrealW. rood will b old for CASH mIt, or la xcbaajr for prodne. No book will b kept la tb futar. All old aeMuat matt b ttld. Thot who antft tafc f, will plaaa bant ot r ur aoia aa CLOSE THE BEC0SD. X am deterralaed to aall my gooda at aaah prioea, end at a diaeoonl far below that aver off.rd la tbia vicinity. Th. diaooaat I allow my eaatomera, will make them rick ia tweaty yearalf tbey follow my advice ead bay tbeir gooda from ma. I will pay each for wheat, oeta aod clovar- eoed. VAftlftb uouvuAfll'tttt- Latherfburg, Jaaeary If, IS7T. Agricultural Statistics. Ta fit CVtfMM Ctwrfld Cbaarjp t Tb aoderaif nod barlnt bB appoint br th DpliBMnt,at Waabiaftta, ariaoipaJ rvportor af ib eicrleeltural BtatUti of CtoavrtVeiid wanty, raapaotfullj nqiMti tb oo-oparatiow of all to aaiiit, by asndiag tb tuMofiw all lb miotbm tioa iboy aaa toarfaf apoa tb follow tag - tioaa, m aa to aoabl biai la aiaka a xro a lUtaatat to th DopartBMoL a pwM.bt i Maw aaaav hor aaa a-4 in roar boroaca ar tw imp, aaa: or what di ). mow m awa aad tal?a. and f what diaaa. Bow tmanv abaMp bar yoa latt. aad af what diaat haw auj kUlad by dori. Mow aoaay boM bar raw, loot, aad af what dltaa. What art rail tag diaa anoagit to poultry, ia ail oa git tM raw. di ad whiob bav haa fbaad to a awoaaa- ful, and in all aaaaa to gi tba aavib Tata of ail took aa nearly aa poaaibl. By tba fttrt.a I oar eittMBB la garal apoa ta tapartaat partieulara, th Agaioalteral rports will aaaotM aa aylopdta l awful iaforokaiioa ta tb pab lio, by aoabl ing lb Dpartnat to pnbli.h tb diMaMa, th loaaea, aod In rndlM urn nava baa foand moU bnflial la aortaia diaM , Aay other .aformaiioa tbat will ba oaaldrd a Dttblie baeeflt. will be thankful.! moivad. Addraaa th eubforiber at tiranpiaa HilU. CkerAeld Co., Pa. BAMUKL WlUbMiKK. Marob le l7-tf. TIN 4 SHEET-IRON WARE. CA'NDIS MERRELL Haa eo.n.d. la a balldlag aa Market .treat, ea iba eld Weelera Hotel lot, oppootle Iba Coarl lloaea ia ClaarSeld.a Tie and tfbeet Iree Maaa leetery aad Stare, where will be feead at all tlaaes a laU liae ef H0TJSE FITOOTSEINCJ GOODS, Hnaat Spoiling and all kinda af Job work, rtpilr- ing, Ao., doo oa abort aotio aad at raaaonabU ratea. A loo, gvl fr tb Singer Sewing Machine. A aapply of Machine, with Needle. ktH al- wuti oa naaa. Terns, atrietly aaah or ftoaatry prod mo. shir of patronage aolleited. v. Mann auia, B apt ria tea deal. Clearleld, April la, 1871-11. 'pERRA C0TTA STANDING VASES, HANGING TASKS, Stove Lining and Fire Brick. kepi aaaataatiy a haad. STOVE A0 EARTHENWARE OP EVERY DESCRIPTION I CROCKS! POTS1 CROCES1 Fisher's Patent Airtight Belf Healing frail t'eaal BUTTER CROCKS, wltb I Ida. CREAM CROCKS, MILK CROCKS, ArrLE 0UTTKH CKOUAB, PICKLE CROCKS, PLOWKR POTS, PIE DUBBS, BTW rOTB, Aad a free! many other tblaga tee aaBaereae aa mi Mow, ia ae aaa at FRED'K. LEITZINGER'S STONE-WARE POTTERY, Corner ef Caarrr aad Third Btraeta, GLIAnriILD, TA. PRIVATE SALE Valuable Real Estate Tba) WDaValn, It fin fmm lam.. Ctar 114 eoaaty, Pa., alert tbe following velnabl Keel citato ror aaJ i . 446 Acreiof Luid. an af lata, Ib eaearin Uwavebrp, lylaf ea tb Bona atae ei aig UMrM eraea. ana: whm ana nlte wf tba mbm. Tb aba land 1 benrtly eoTerad wlib beaitoek, whit nek, reek eat, aad elbar hard frood tlaibar, and a e,aeatlty af white pina, aaid to be half a mlllte ar aare feat. Tba aaaaa I heavily naderlaM with biUailaeaa eoal, and dt really oa tbo line of railroad lead! eg fret UoaUdaietatealport. Itavala taaakaowa. There are, alao, other rateable aiiaeral ea tb Tba abor lend Ilea abewt two aad a-beif a4k below tb villa of (Ilea 11 ope, adjeiaiag laada of tloerg Oreoai and other, ea what I know aa Porter rwn. Tba laprwnt ea tbe prep- tij are a gaoa gee re a aawaiiii.ia rmnniBg n high oca, etoa breast, Med la the beat ner, St for alaieet aay aieebiary. There leal. a large fraai d aet I tag ban and fraaaa bnah ban tbereoB, aad a boat forty a aAy net, let, af Iba land la eleared. Aay wiabiag te tare H nraperty af ibb) bind will da wall la aiaailn tbia prefect y. I will tea. tbe whole) ar tbe awdivad half lataaaat, a ay mi tba penbanar. Tb aH trn4af band wall aaab two or three tow, whiob wlli aiwpefl tVaOwrabty with tbe grantwr pan af tr nafV Pria and mm ftenwa an aay aetraan wtavliing a) fmt- e. ver iirtaw ptaraaew aui m frn eaa tha aadiratamad at araMtan lluia PjO. ClaMeuty.r, BAM It UgHM. atam. n, lera-ah i - - t ' - , . THE REPUBLICAN, Pabliabad every Wedsoaday by G. B. GOODLANDER, CLBARPIBLD, PA., as Us Large at Cure ale Uea af any pa pea- la Rertkweater FemeuTlveabe. Th large and oonstaatly increasing circulation of th Republican, renders it valuable to business men as a medium thro' whicb to reach lha public Termr oi Subscription i If paid in advano, . . . 12 00 If paid after thru month, ', 2 60 If paid alter six months. . . 8 00 When papers sr. aent outside of the county payment mast b in advene. ADTBRTI3ING : Ten lines, or less, S times, . li Each subsequent insertion, Administrator' Nolioes, . Executors' Notices, . . . Auditors' Notices, . . . , Cautions and Estraya, . . Dissolution Notice, . . 2 60 Professional Cards, S lines, year, 6 00 Special notices, per line, . . . 20 YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS : On square, 10 lines, . . . 18 00 Two squares, 15 00 Three squares, . '. . . . 20 00 One fourth column, . , . . 50 00 One ball column 70 00 On column, ..... . 120 00 W have always on hand a large stock of blanks ot all descriptions. SUMMONS, - SUBPOENAS, , EXECUTIONS, ATTACHMENTS, ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT, ' v , LEASES, ... . . BONDS, FEE BILLS, CONSTABLE'S BLANKS, lo, : etc., Ac JOB PREfTim W ar prepared to do all kind af PRINTING SUCH AS POSTERS, PROGRAMMES, CARDS, LETTER HEADS, ENVELOPES, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, Ac, Ac, " IN TUB BEST 8TYLE, . AND ON REASONABLE TERMS. ORDERS BY MAIL FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. GeBW. XL OedUnalerp Clearteld, QearfieM County, Fa. ARNOLD PAYS CASH or TRADE. Carwoaavllla, Pa., Jaa, , 'TS-tf. f. eoLics. a. s'eoaau. . . aaiLaaaa Gil, II II. HcCORKLK ft CO8 FURNITURE ROOMS Market Street, ClearSeld, Pa. ' We Baaaofaetara all blade af Patellar, a. Cli.aabara, Iliaiag Reeau, Llbrertea aad Haju If go. waat Varaltara af aay kiad, doa'l ... aatil yoa Me ear I loo a. " ............ ITIVDEItTAKING la all lie branch.., preaipUy etteaM la. Ol'LICU, McCORKLIACO OI.arl.ld, Pa., P.a. , ;. HARTSWICK & IRWIN SECOND STREET, CLEARFIELD, PA., DEALERS III PURE DRUGS! CHEMICALS! PAINTS, OIIJS, DYE STIFF VARNISHES, BRUSHES, PBRPCMERT, PANCT S00DS, TOILET ARTICLLS, OP ALL KINDS, PURE W1XES AND LIQUORS far mediatnal parpooee Traaeea, Bapportert, Seheal Boeka and eHaile. ary, an nil other art I a fee aenalii found ! a Drag Stor. PHYSICIANS' PRRBCRIPTrOKl? CARI- Pl'LLY COblPOUNPKI). Having n large a. C triune In th baa i neat tbey eaa giv aot ire raw faction. J. fl. BARTflWTrK, JOHN P. IK WIN rUertVM. nafUr M. IftTe II ARD TIMES HAVE NO EPPECT IN FRENCH VI LLE I t aa aware that there ar tome pcraona a tittle hard to pleaae, and I aej alee aware tbat Ibe oomplaiBt of "bard tiaaee" la wall nigh eaiverael. fiat I aaa aitnated aaw that I eaa ealiafy tb former and prove eonclaaively tbat "bard Uawe" will not effeet tbo wbo hay their good fro. ., aad all mj patreaa ah all b Inltiatad Into tbe -ret of HOW TO AVOID HARD TIMK8 I bav gooda eaongh ta eapply all th lakahi teeta In tbe lower and af tba eoaaty which I U at iofdiag low rate fro aay awnaaatb atave In MULSONUURa, where I eaa alwaya be foaad ready ta wait npon aall era aad tapply thaai with Dry Goods of all Ilnds, Saab aa Cletha, A .tie. Ill, CaeaiaMrea, Maaliaa Vaklaaa, Llaea, DrUltaga, Callaaaa, Trtaaaaiaga, Ribbeaa, Lea., Ready-eaad. Clothing, Beota aad Sheet, Htta ud Cape ail f tba beat Baeteria! aad aaad. te .rdw- Heea, Beeae, Ulevea, atllteeja, L.eee, niBBoaa, OR0CERIE4 OP ALL KINDS. CoSae, Tea, Sagar, Rlee, Meleaaaa, Plab, Ball r.rk, Liaeeed Oil, Flab Oil, Cerbaa Oil. Hardware, Qeevaaware, Ttwware, Oaetiega, Purer. aad Plaw Coating., Nalla, Stthee, Cera CalUva- wn, view , i..iH mj w a,,, nwae .1 Move. Parfaaiary, Palate, Varaiab, fllaaa. aad a gi.ral aaaortateat el stattoaory, OOOD FLOUR, Of difereat braada, alwaya ea bead, aad wlU ba eold at tea leereet aeeatbla Sgerea. J. H. M.ClaiV, Medtebaea, Jeyaa Btedlalaaa Haautler'a aad UeeSaad'. BMtara, ISM aeaada ef Weel waatad rer wbleb Ibe hlgheit priN will be pat. CtoveraMd M bead aad far aale al tha lewoBtetBrhel prtee. Alao. 1ml for Slratteaville aad Carwaaavllle Tbraabiag Haablaat. SVCall aad eeefee yeanalaea. Ye nulled ererylbiag eaaally b.pl ia a retell atere. L. at. CODDRIIT. Praeabvllla P. 0., Aega.1 11, lite. Wllliwm Powell, srco.iD sr, nimritLD, pa., Dealer In Hear) tni Shelf HARDWARE. IRON, NAILS, PAINTS, OUR, VARNISHES, tlLAraA.ND PUTTY . . K..M eaa.taatly a bead Ibe beat Oaebtag, B..li. ead Park Stoves and Ranges af all daaarlptiea.. Tabta aad Peahet CUary. vereeatera' Teaie, a... aa Bawa, lli.a.u, Reo.ree, Beaeb Sta, Plaae. aad Phvae ; Iraaa, OhlMta, Bilaa, Aewra, Adaei, PIU., HtagaaefaUertada, Lravaa. Setae., Bub Crd, Poll.; a, etc., .te. Farming Uteiiftll, Pbwa, C.ltlv.tora, Do at. ad tlagla Sbevel Plowa, Caltlvator Teatb, rua Vredlea, Seytbn, Saetbee, lleee, tnkt, Rahea, Hay Porka, larai Bella, eta., eta. Hena Same ead Beeae Nalla, arts be aaaba ef Craat-ewt Bawa aad eaea, BrlewMoaoo ead Orladateee PlBlerea, aad averytbtag eaaally St la a Irat-.laal Hardwaie Store. AIm, rail Meek ef House Furnishing Goods, IRl'SNES, LAMPS, CKIMNETS, A A bled. I. ef Tlawere ht aa bead aad aaad. RmBB. aad Bwaetvaf rreaptlP at- is wlabU( aaytktai la Uaa, are U; aH a4 eaaeaia. aaeak a4 f WlLUAat KWBaie, TkMlaa ClaarlalA, Pa. J aaa t, llfl . mm u?$ t.