GlOP.01 B. Goodlandkr, Editor. CLEARFIELD, Pa. WEDNESDAY M0KN1N0, JI NK 11,1181. Raad.r, If yoo want to know what la folnf on la tha boaln.aa world, Juit r.ad our adv.rti.lnf .olamna, tha Spttial oolamn to particular. The now J udicial Apportionment bill paused finally in both branches of our State Legislature before adjournment, and it now awaits tbo action ot Gov.'r lioyt. We would not bo much sur prised to bear ol tbe bill being vetoed. A Stalwart J!abcal. A clork in tho Curaden, (N. J.) postofTico was ar rostod tbo oilier duy by postolTloe do toctivos and over fire bundred stolon letters wore found on bis ponton and in bis trunk. Tho thief will have an opportunity of clerking in tho peniten tiary in tbe near future. Primary Emotion. Tbo Demo cratic Primary election will be bold this yoar on Saturday, Soptcmbor 17th. It will, therefore, bo in order to publish tho names of candidates on and after tho 10th oi August. All candidates will please tnko notice. Might m Mistaken. Judge Hob- crtson, tho Collector of the Tort of Now York, is reported as saying that "Providonce is running Garfield's Ad ministration." This declaration may rattlo well on tho ears of the President and his chief backers ; but we bold it will be hard on Proridonco in the end. SoMEiniNQ New. It is hardly worth while to mention it, but for fear somo persons will not find it out, we an nounce the adjournment of tbo Penn sylvania Legislature. It occurred on June 9th. May tho Lord bavo mercy on thoso mombors who so vulgarly compromised thoir constituents. Harmony. Brady and Pitney are only small specimens ol tho rascals who marred the publio sorvico during the Hayes Administration. It was hardly expoctcd that heads ol Departments and Government employes would feel called upon to servo the public honest ly when they saw a man in tho White Jlouso who owed his elevation to down right fraud. "Fred. Like." It is stated that Fred. Grant has not rcsignod as Lieu tenant of tho Fourth Cavalry, but only his position on tho staff of Genoral Sheridan. Now what tho people would liko to know, is, how Fred, manages to engage in business and yet draw bis salary as an army officer. To tho avorago citizen this looks very much like a fraud and a swindle A Bold Homiery. A robbory of be tween (90,000 and (100,000 in bonds from tho Erie Company Savings Bank, Buffalo, has just como to light. Tho bonds were taken from tho Treasurer's desk, whero tboy had been placed without any suspicion of danger after a number of coupons bad beer, cut from them. Several ot Die stolen bonds have been traced to Baltimore. Sold Auain. An exchange says: "Two young mon, unmarried and hav ing some money to squander, promised to give a Ladios' Sewing Circle, in Frankfort, Ky., $10 if its members would keep absolute silcnco at its meet ing for the space of ono hour. Tho ladios took ten minutes to express, all togothcr, their opinion of those young mon, and then resolutely set to work and actually won tbo money." Tur. Death Struoole. Tbo war be tween the stalwarts and half-breeds still holds out at Albany. The ad ministration is using all its powor to orush Conkling, but has so far failed. Tho Yoto in tho Legislature remains about tho eamo as at tho beginning. The Jtepublican party is dying by inches, and it matters not how this oontest ends. I)oroocrats can afford to look on with tho greatest complacency. A Family Uiiowned. A family named Staub, living on Glen's liun, near Wheeling, W. Va., wore swept away by tho flood during Tuesday night of last week, tbo mother and fivo children being drowned and tho father carried on a log to tho bead of an Island, where he was found tho next day in an insonsiblo condition. .Tho bodies of tho mother and two of tho children have been recovered, but tho others aro supposed to have been car ried down the Ohio river. A Flaorant Outraiie. Contrary to tho oath that the Senators and mombors of our Legislature took last January ,that body has adjourned with out apportioning tho Stnte into Sena torial and lioprosontativo districts as required by the laws of Congress and tho State. We aro glad that the Dem ocratic members bad no hand In this miserable affair. Cameron, Conkling, Logan, etc., aro the managers. Tn Yankee IIorsk Tho great English Derby horse race last week was won by an American horso bred on Chestnut Hill, in Philadelphia. This is the first time in the history ol Derby that the chicl honors ever fell to a Yankee. Mr. I.orillard't winnings are said to bo enormous as his horse, Iroquois, sold in tho pools for from nine and oven ten to ono. A risk of two bundred thousand brought to Mr. Lor rillard's purse two millions. A big day for the Lorillards was last Wednesday. Sudmn Ieatii. We notico by tho Ilarrisburg papers that Wm. Buehler, one ol the most prominent citizens of the State Capital, was lound dead in his bed on Sunday morning last, in the 74th year ot bis ago. Cause, heart disease. XlowaslhofoundoroP'fiuoh- ler's Hotel" in former days, and after wards "Bolton's Hotel." He was an excellent gentleman, highly connected, and aa a merchant, hotel koepor and insurance agent, was always pronounc ed "the noblest work of God" an hon est man and he died without disturb ing friend or foe. Of tho latter he had cry few. Peace to his ashes I NO (iUII.TY KSCAPK." MAN Such was tho telegram President Grant sent to tho United Suites Dis trict Attorneys ut Clneinnull, Chicago and St, Louis seven years ago, when the notorious Whisky lling frauds were uncovered. That gnng robbed tho Treasury ot million of dollars, nnd Gen. (mint's sinliimnl was good, bin it Was not carried out. Instead ot hundreds being sent to the peniten tiary for committing theso frauds, only a few reached tho .o quarters and they were toon pardoned, anil tho officers who convicted them were removed and' nono of tho stolen money was covered back into tho Treasury. Itccently, a new field of iraud has been developed what they cull tho "Star routo" mail contracts through which tho heads ol tho Postofllce De partment and a gang ol outsiders bavo plundered tho Treasury of millions of dollars. Tyner, Iirudy, and a few others havo resigned because of their notorious guilt. President Garfield had not buck bono enough to remove thoso scoundrels, and the Postmaster General and tho Attorney General aro receiving tbo credit for forcing a res ignation. Since then the Radical press has raised tbo howl: "Let no guilty man escape." Hero is a sample in substance this article appcurcd in tho samo journal seven years ago, during tho Whisky King crimes. Now, wbon the "Stur routo" exposures staitle tho country, tbo Philadelphia Press sets up tho yell as follows: Much narvoua anilaty waa delayed to know what tbt adraloi.tration waa going to do about it. Tbara wore Iboaa who profaaaad to bell... (hat, becaua. anna well-koown and active Repub lican! wen under atrotia; auaploion of guilt, tliere woald bo no bonoit and buaiaffi-lik .Sort to foMow 1L criminal! to jmtico, Thcra waa h-aa doubt when Mr. llradj wal urgentlj tnrilod tn rtiign. Mr. Meflrew bai been a.kad to go tho aama way, and thli Hill further raaaaurca unbo lievori. It ll citaMiibcd now bavond tbo abadow of a duubt that tbo war ia to be carried into the heart of tba .nuiia'a oamp. Nothing that tho Govern ment eon do will bo left undone to bring down the oon.piratora. Tbe fighting will be foroed all along the line. A guilty man may have held a high place in tbe Republican party that will avail him nothing, lie may have been on terma of p.raonal intimacy with the Praaid.ot. the At torney (leneral, the Poattoaater Ueneral that will not lave him. That abitld did not pro teet Brady. It will proteot no eneelae. The Re publican party and tbe men who undor iu ban ner have been called to adminiatrative nlaoea mar bare been deceived In their truata and their friendabip. ; their confidence may have been be trayed; that waa their miifortune. They will not add tbe griovoua fault of obatructiog tbe eourae ofjuitlco. Quietly but alcadily the admlniatration haa been at work ia at work now. A aearcliing In voatigation la going on. that nothing may be lacking to the oompfotcneaa of tha eaae when it ahall be laid before the Grand Jury which ia to be drawn on the turn tnitent. It la believed by tbe Poatma.ter U.ueral and Ibe Attorney Uen eral that indiotmente will aurely follow upon the convincing evidence wh oh liaa been gathered. Meanwhile tbe Poaroaat.r Ueneral ia purauiug a policy of retrenchment and relorm which io three montba baa yieMed ftuit to the value of tnree-quartere of a million of dollara on the an nual eipenditurea. Jle baa Inquired into the awindling ronlracta and put bia ottielel foot upon the wor.t of Ihem, ao that tl.ey will never more plague the Treaeury. He haa not fioiahed tbe work of retrenchment, but be baa eeeotnpllahed wondera linoe be began. All thia haa been done without in any way iuipairing the general effi ciency of the eervlce. There are fewer empty mail-bagi paaalng to and fro between far-diatant ptaeea, but no publio intcraat whatever ba! mf fared. The Poilmaater Generate intelligent and en. thuaieatic efforte have not only aaved money to tbe government; they have ahown tbat it waa neceabary for a atrong tnna to alep in and end tho roguery; they have ahown that there are roguea to be punilbed ; and they will contribute largely to tbe detection and oonvirtion of the orimtnala. Thla Star-mail Iniquity will be avenged, and the awift judgment will atand aa a warning for all time. We predict if Postmaster General James and Attorney Goncrat Mac- Vcagh prosecutes thoso publio rob bers, that they will both bo turned out of tho Cabinet and mon put in their places who will tako a part of tho plunder and drop tho prosecutions What happened during Grant's and Hayes' timo will bo carried on undor Garfield. Ungues rulo tho liadieal party. Tho men who take Tyner and Brady's place will bo compelled to adopt tlioir tactics or leave. Ouserve Tin Difference. A con temporary remarks: "A Democratic official who fails to perform his lull du ty to tho public, or indulges in grabs or steals, commits a much graver of fenco and doscrvos much severer pun ishment than doos his Republican brother for tho samo offence, for tho Democrat violates bis parly principles, while tho Itcpubliean doos not tho Democrat goes into oflico pledged bound and obligated by ovorything hold sacred amongst men to bo honest upright, and faithful to tho interest of the people, whilo tbo liadieal is labelled promoter of personal profit and public plunder. Thoso aro tho eminent char acteristics of tho respoctivo political parties of tho country, and it was upon this fundamental basis that both wero formed. Tho Democratic official therefore, who is derolict in duly bo trays his party and docs it groat injury and it its members sevorcly denounco bim be will bo receiving only what is his due. A party that is honestly do voted to tho public good will demand to bo fairly represented by those it placos in offices. Toe Personality in Politics. An ezchango says : "It is remarkable that tho proscnt crisis threatening tho Re publican party's dissolution arises en tirely from a potty quarrel over tho distribution of patronage In 1872 a largo nnmbcrof tho ablest mon in that party separated themselves from it en questions of high principle Mr. Grco- Icy differed from its majority on tho mattor of nniversM amnesty, Sebum and Charles Francis Adams on civil sorvico rolorm, Trumbull nnd Chase on tha relative powers and rights of tho States and General Government, and Sumner rebelled at tho corrupt personal domination of the rings that sprang op mushroom like in tbo rotten soil of Granlism. That it survived thoso defections and threatens to split on tbo New York colloctorship proves that its tio was tho cohesive power of public plunder." Tin "Moral Idea" Secretary. Dorsoy, tho Star routo swindler, has departed from Washington city, and it is given out that ho has gone to New Mexico to live on a cattlo rancho. Ho couldn't find a moro appropriate time for disappearing, but tho Secretary of the moral Republican party should not withdraw himself entirely from the sunlight of civilization. His council is nccdod at headquarters, lor, according to the best information, this is a crisis. The Supreme Coert ot Teonecaee haa decided that Memphie cannot repadiata Ita debt by ear rendering IU Charter. Aa a reaull tha pilv will nave to pay oomo wuif.ooD or lodebtedneaa which it had attempted to get rid or In thia dia repntabh) way. fie aaya the Philadelphia Pntt, and yet thia paper la eraty In lie aupport of the Mabona Repadiatore of Virginia. "Circumetaa eea alter eaaee." fndiaaei OrmtHnt. Villains, all I Hit them again 1 1 The Stato or corporation that refuses to pay its debts, sbonld bo classified with com mon rogues. How is that Garfield, Riddlebergcr, Mahone, Blaine A Co.? "t.KT A LAST WOltn AllOUT MIL MURK V. The proprietors and editors ol Truth were some months ago indicted in con nection with a certain mysterious gen tleman names Morey, to whom a let ter wus supposed to bo addrersed by Junius A GiirtlcM on the ('hint-He qucs lion. This letter wus declined to be a forgery by Garfield and others. Truth, which published it, believing it to be genuine (ex-Speaker ltuniloll, Senator V. 11. Barniim, Abrum S. Hewitt, and other Doinoerulio statesmen having told us so), published an editorial arti cle headed: "Lying and stiekiug to it," in which it was protly clearly averred that Garfield was not worthy of belief undor oath. Proceedings wore started ugainst us and we wero Indicted not for tho pub lication of what wo subsequonlly, and in tho lace of overwhelming testimony, acknowledged to bo a forgery, but for culling Gaifluld a liar. We beg to bo indicted again on tbo same ground. Wo again say, as plain ly as tbo English languago can say it, that James A. Guificld i' a liar. Wo base this accusulion on tho follow ing stutumouts from tho Tribune and Times. Tbo Tribune about Garfield : To accept from the Crtdlt Mobilltr valua ble allotment of abnrei at a merely nominal price ; to lie and abullle and prevericato about the traniaotioo ; to concert wild a wituree in tbe manufacture of teatimony; to tcitlfy finely un der oath; llivae are ofleoaea which abould ruin not only those who commit, bnt tboac who apol oglae lor thcta. Again the Tribune : Jamea A. (jertlelil had ten lliarre, never paid a dollar, received f:i2, which, kher the inveetl gallon began, be waa anxioua to have eonildered aa a loan Irota Mr. Auiee tu blraielf. Ill the Times we find this: Wa d.m't agree with tbe oominlttee in ita len ient aaeuuiption tbat auch knoiedge waa not noa. aaeaeu ny the (.oogreaameo who piircheied the I atock. If they did not know ita character tho? uiuet bavo been curioualy deaf and blind ea to what waa going no about them. Of the membera thua referred to, Ueaare. Kelly and Garfield pre eont a moat dialreeaing figure. This whole matter is therefore a qnostiou ot veracity, not bctwoen our selves nud General Garfield, but bo tween that person and tho proprietors of tho jyiuiie-and 77i. They should havo bocn indicted, not us. in Garfield's recent career wo can find nothing to make us retract our former opinion of it. For tho first time in American history there is a notorious, corrupt urn! shameless liar in tho White House. Why not indict us again? Truth. Seeking Federal Endorsement. Tho RcadjusterH' Muhone Conven tion ot Virginia, tor tho purpose ol nominating a Slate ticket, assembled at Richmond on the 2d inst. Tho bal- lotings resulted in tho nomination of W. E. Cameron lor'Governor, and John T. Lowis, Republican, tor Lieutenant Governor. The liroceedinL'S wero har monious, but oxciled little enthusiasm, as tho repudiation of tho honest debt is already looked upon as dead dog in old timo honored Virginia. Several of Mahono's friends who wero in at tendance at the Convention, it is stated, subsequently called upon Presi dent Garfield and urged hint to recom mend tho Republicans of that Slate to unito with tho Readjustees but tbey arc said to havo rccoived no counte nance whatever. As Conkling and Gorhnm havo united with Mahono, it is not nt all likely that Garfield will coalesce in tho movement to disrupt tho Republican party of Virginia for the benefit of Muhono, and in such company as Roscoo Conkling, his bit terest and most formidable foeman. Ob, no; not if Garfield knows himsolf. "jSip and Tuck." An effort has been made to have the remains of, William Tenn brought from England to this country j but it seems now that the remuins of tho founder ot Penn sylvania are not to be brought to Phil adelphia after all. Tho following let ter trom Mr. Littlcboy, ot Bucking hamshire, to tho London Times would seem to indicate that tho Legislature and Governor of this Slate havo been a little too previous: The Intimation In your eorreipondenoe from the Lnited Stelae relative to the removal of the boooa of William Penn from their reitlng-plaoe at jornana, in nucningnam antra, to America, takea me by aurpriae. A a a trnatee of the burial ground I may any tbat tbe trnateea have received no application on tha oubject, and if made it would not be entertained. TruMing that thia may receive pablicily la your eolumna, I am, re- apecttnlly, R. LirTLiaor. Well, John Bull has snubbed us on I'cnn's hones, but wo walloped him at tho Derby horso raco. Tbat was a matter ot cash and our fellows got away with it. The Lions and Asses "Hoofing, An exchange, says : "Tbo lion must bo sick indeed when tho jackass goes up and lets fly at him with both heels. Ono hardly realizes tho extent ol tho fall of Roscoo Conkling until R. B. Hayes began to bray at him. Hayes, who, whilo Cunkliug Was iu power, trembled at tho mere mention ot his nnmo, now soys 'Mr. Conkling is a monomaniac on tho subject of his own importanco.' Ho goes on Boriously to inlimato that Conkling is crazy with oxcoss ol vanity. Now this may bo all true. But it was just us truo a year ago us it is now; and Hayes would not havo dared to say so a year ago, or ovon a few weeks ago. Roscoe has indeed fallen when so paltry a crea ture as R. B. Hayes con insult him with impunity." All Unhappy. "Tho Government" is still trying to elect two Unitod States Senators at Albany, Now York, to fill tho vacancy causod by the resignation of Conkling nnd Piatt. Ab tho caso now stands that great Commonwealth is without Senators and it looks as though tho cuso would not be settled for some timo. Conkling and Plntl aro both trying to got back, but by tho direct interference of President Gar field and Secretary Blaine, neither can command votes enough. Tho Demo crats aro taking things cool, casting about fifty votes on each ballot for Jacobs and Kornon, who were regu larly nominatod, whilo tho Conkling and Garfield factions have not been ablo to mako a nomination, but keep on voting for a half dozen candidates. "KznEL" Hospitality. Wo see it stated that for the first time tho Union society of tho Army of tho Cumber land will meet South this year, at Chattanooga. If Uluino, Conkling and other Radical orators told tho truth, tho pcoplo down that way would bo storing tho Chattanooga cellars with dynamite On tho other hand all tho ex -Confederates for miles around, thou sands in number, are preparing to glvo their foes tho most cordial welcome, and to show them tbe beet attonlion. Pretty Paity. The Jluhono ring of the Republican paily is up in arms against Garfield for wilhdinwing the ('tinkling names anil refusing to with draw that of lloherlson. In the Wash ingtoii Republican, a journal edited by George (' Gotham, the. special pot ol tho Virginia Repudiulioiiists, we find in IhoMihjoincd production, that Muhone, Kitldlebergel and Got ham tultc it hard. Just rtud what the editor has to suy, when speulting of President Garlicld : "This is the man who wus hastily caught up by a defeated combination of candidate at Chicago ill Juno lunt, unit nominated to bo President of tho United States, upon the protenso that unless tho pocked galleries there wero allowed to boot down Grant tho coun try would drill into Imperialism. From the nettle G rant we plucked tho flower Gut field ; tho result is before us. The now President, intoxicated to the vorgo of delirium by tho power which is safe only in hands of tho truly groat, is engaged in a puenlo effort to dic tate to tho Republicans of Now York Stato who thoy shall honor as a leader. Thero is no danger that tho New York delegation to the next nominating con vention can bo molded by mercenaries and oflico holders, hut the attempt by iho President nt this early day to pro paro tho way for such a result is an offenso which no parrot cry 'Garfield is President' can conceal. It is as fla grant an abuse of tho appointing power as ever disgraced any administration. It is a tyrannical effort to tear down a Stnto organization which cannot be used to aid in tho scheme of the suc cession. It is a crimo against iho peo ple ol tho whole country, who havo a right to a freo choico in 188 1, nnd who will not tamely submit to havo offi cials set up over them to harass them into obedieneo to a President dictator." Democratic Manaoejient. An un usually lurgo reduction of the public debt was made during tho month of May ll,I.riO,71.87. The cosh on , , .,., ., , ,, "ttlld, now (J.l(i,49fi,088, IS larger thnn it was May 1 by (2,700,000, notwith standing the disbursement of $10,181, 000 for fivo per cent, bonify redeemed under tho call of last February. .The noxt debt statement will not show the reduction of six per cent, bonds which has already been virtually effected, because about (10,000,000 of tho bonds will become payablo after Juno 30, whilo Iho rest will then bavo been ex tended as three and-n-halt per cents., to date from July 1. In liko manner the reduction of tho fivo per cents, will not appear until after tho middle of August. Virtually no part of the 5 or 0 per cent, debt now remuins outstand ing, otherwise- than nguinst cash or three and a half percent, bonds pro vided for ita extinguishment, except ing less than $100,000,000 of tho fivo per cents., of Inch the greater part will undoubtedly bo continued at tho desire of holders before July 1. This is rather a pleasant rehearsal of facts, brought ubolit by tho people electing a majority of Democrats to the two Inst Congresses. Provious to that wo wero compelled to pay 0 and 7 per cent, interest on our enormous Federal debt ; now it is taken at 3 and 4 per cent. That's tbe difference. A Sample. Our Radicul neighbors over in Indiana county are, ol course, "loyal to tho core," and do everything right. They held their piimary elcc lion over there last week which goes to show how patriotic they are. There wore thirteen able-bodied men who wanted to bo mado Treasurer, as lot lows: John T. Uibaon sfil II. K. Dilta I Stewart IM Work M Harney '....J Id A. J.T. Crawford ISJ Smith Wachob 120 J. A. Blakely 141 Robert W. Allitoo 41! II L. Kinter 147 Noah Lohr Iain T. 1'. tttephene mill J. O. DeLanoy 110 Total 3,432 They uso "the Crawford System," and it will be observed by the footing that over 3,400 voles wero cast tor Treasurer, and yet, tho man nominated received (801 votes) less thnn one fourth, whilo three fourths ol the voters aro really disfranchised. One would sup poso that after a party had controlled all tho Federal and Stato offices for twenty yours that it would bo almost impossiblo to get up such a flock of candidates for local affairs. A Radical Adviser. Tho Phila delphia Press gives timely warning to tho Republicans ol Pennsylvania that in order to mako next year's import ant elections suro lor tho party they must win in Iho struggle this year tor Stnto Treasurer. Tho Press reminds tho Independents and Regulars, who are really the anli-Catneron und Cam eron forces in the Stato, that their troubles must all bo healod beforo the convention takes place. It is all very well for tho Press to thus cordially in vito tho stern belligerents in its party ranks to mutual concession and frater nal intercourse, but wo imagine it will tako somolhing moro than editorial appeals to wed tho contending forces and smooth out tho sorrow that is up on thorn. As Govornor Hoyt said not long ago, "thoro's a big fight coming and Iho Regulars will havo to whip tho oilier fellows out of their boots." The Repitiator's Ticket. Ma hono's rcpudiators, or readjustee, as they call themselves, hold a Conven tion In Richmond, Virginia, last week, and nominatod tho following tickot, vis : flnveroor William E. Cameron. , Lieutenant (lovernor John K. Lewia. Attorney Ueneral Frank S. Blair. Tho Convention wus a vory boister ous and unruly ono, and tho ticket is composed of vory weak material, oven for rcadjustors. It is mean enough whon men repudiate thoir privnto debts, but for men who aro acting un der oath, to lead off and advocato tho repudiation ol a Stato or public obli. gntion, is a compound wrong, and ono that no pretending moralist can do fend. Lariiir Game. Rolutivo to tho chargo of corruption in tho Treasury Department at Washington, it is as serted that one of the officials Implica ted intormcd tho investigating com mittee that persons higher in author!, ty than himsolf, wero responsible for all tho crookedness done by him. It is believed that a number ol removals will be recommended, and will soon follow. An Answer Wanted. Tbo Thila delphia Record remarks: "lias talll tudo anything to do with General Grant's capacity forspoocb T At Now Orleans ha was as chipper and commu nicative aa a canary ; at St. Louis ho was as cold and costive as a clam." TKHlimr.K FI11K .V QUKHIJC AN ESTIMATED LOSS or 2,000,000 FIF TEEN HUNDRED FAMILIES HOMELESS A WRETCHED INEFKIflENT FIRE DEPARTMENT. (jUEHEC, Juno 0. Ono of tbo most disastrous fires ivor experienced in this city commenced bete about 11 o' clock lust night. Open robberies were committed, and for a time polico and fire department seemed demoralized. SI. John's church valued at (100,1100 was completely destroyed. The tiro burned fiercely down St. John street on both sides southward, dywu Jupiter street to Iterthlot market place and Gabriel anil St. Patrick streets, wher. ever there wore buildings to be do. stroyed. A lower field alone stayed the progress of tho tire. At Scott street the fire ran upwards toward Grand Alice at a terrible rate of speed, tlicro being no water, men, hoso nor other appliunceu to stop it. Only a gap caused by the recent conflagration hero stopped tho total destruction ol tho whole street. It is impossible to de scribe tho spread of the (lames on overy side Briefly summed up the streets consumed aro, running cusl and west, Richmond in part, principally thesouth sidu, Lalourollo, St. Oliviere, Richelieu, Duquillon and St. John's ward in Mont calm, St. Gabriel, Novuello and Bron ton. Running north und south ; the prin cipnl streets woro Sutherland, Dcligny, St. Clnir, St. Mario anil St. Genevieve, wost sido; besides Jupiter street in M ontoolm ward, also west side. A mong tho proporly destroyed on John street woro a largo number of handsome buildings used as stores and private residences. "Ilallory" was tailed out and rendered efficient aid in suving property and keeping order. It is computed that there must be a loss of (2,000,000 between tho buildings, stock and furniture. Over 1500 funii lius aro rendered homeless by the con flagration ; al least 8110 buildings have been destroyed. Jt is impossible to give a full ami correct list of sufferers, and insurance losses ut this moment, but all tho insurance companies doing business in tbe city will probably be heavy losers. Tho fire brigade and apparatus was quite unfit to copo with such n. fire, and to its weakness and the wretched water service tho wholo disaster is duo. A Good Law. Tho Legislature has passed and tho Governor has approved: An act to prohibit the aale lo any peraon under lifeenyeare of r.ge, of deadly weapona, gunpow der and explnaite eubitancee In Ibe common wealth of I'ennayh-auia. That any person who shall know ingly und wilfully sell, or causo to bo fluid, to any person under sixteen years of ago any cannon, revolver, pistol or other such deadly weapon, or who Bhall knowingly and wilfully sell, or cause to bo sold, to any such minor any imitation or toy cannon, revolvor or pistol bo made, constructed or ar ranged us lo be capable of beinit load ed with gunpowder or other explosive substunce, cartridges, shot, slugs or balls and being exploded, tired off and discharged and thereby become a dan gerous or deadly weapon, or who shall knowingly ana wiltielly sell, or cause to bo sold, to any such minor any car tridge, gunpowder or othor dangerous and explosive substanco shall in every caso bo guilty ot u misdomeanor and upon conviction thereof shall bo sen tenced to line tine not. ttvceoiliniv III, reo hundred dollars, . Approved tho tenth day of June, a. d. 1881. Henry M. Hoyt. This is an excellent law. A twelve- year old boy had no moro right lo curry a pistol thnn a flask of whisky, and parents will do a good thing lor themselves, their children and tho pub lio to assist In enforcing this law. Treasury Crookedness. Tho Wash ington Star prinU tho following, tho index finger of which would seem to point to ex Secretary, (now Senator,) John Sherman : "Tho committco in vestigating tho Treasury stealings is hard at work away down in tho base ment of tho building. Several now dovelopements have been reached, but the committco is very reticent as to its doings. One of tho matters that is be ing looked into is tho myslorinus get ting away of SflOO. That amount c! inonoy was paid out for filo holdors, but no file holders camo in. Thoro is no traco of their having boon received, and bow tho money went is what the Committee is looking into. It is al leged that it was paid out for campaign printing by a Republican candidate ut Iho Chicago convention. Radical Thieves. Every day un covers ono or more of them. Tho Philadelphia T'inif remarks : "Jim" Tyner, who has been hidden in the smoko of tho Star routo fire, was final ly discovered. "Jim" had resigned so soon us tho .scales begun to full off Postmaster Gcnorul James' oyos. Ho has been trying to mako his salary of (3,500 a yonr cover his expenditures of $15,000 nt the Capitol. "Jim" was ono of tho stutesmcn who know how to settlo down in Washington and ac cumulate a bank account of half a million or more, drive fust horses and live liko a nabob on (;1,500, Per haps John .Sherman taught him tho trick, and Brady and Dorsoy finished tho lesson. In no Danoer. Thero havo been rumors in regard to tho conlompluled prosecution of "Star routo" Brady, Such a turn of affairs need not be ex pected. Brsdy has too much power in the Republican party to suffer for his rnscnlily. Ho was a party to tho Mahono purchase, stole tho volo of Florida from Tildon, owns tho Wash ington National Republican which Gor hum edits, and is very vnluublo to tho Republican organisation. Under tbeso circumstances ho might rob tho gov. crnmcnt to tho extent of twico tho swag which ho and Horsey havo pock otod nnd still escape prosecution. Star Routi FRAuns. Washington correspondents say that tho Star routo frauds wero considered at tho Cabinet meeting on Friday a week, and that Attorney General MacVeogU referred to tho crowded condition ol tho courts and said ho did not think it likely that any of tho cases against persons im plicated in those frauds would be tried boforo September next. This will bo koeping tho villains in snspenso dur ing tho hot weather. How Chanoed. It is rather a cold day with liisscoo Conkling sinro lust September whon tens of thousands ol Republicans yelled at bis hools liko howling dervishes as he mado his tri umphal march through Ohio, Indiana and Now York, Whero aro thoso roaring Republicans now ? The Twain.J-As botwecn Blaine and Conkling a strong point In favor ol the lutter is that while his fortune has not been improved by his political oppor tunities his opponent has mado himsolf rich thereby. At this Juncture the contrast furoes Itself upon the attention of men, LET TU KM hi CUT. Never in the history of tho Itepuh licaii put ty has thero been such an ut ter lack oi harmony as at the present. The greed fur oflico has accomplished wbut no other force has been ublo to effect. Tbostrugulo to keep out Rebel llrigudifm is over. The enemy bus been whipped, und now eomt-s tbo di viiou of the spoils. Gurfic-hi siurled out with the deign of plcat-ing both tbo SinlunrU and the Independents, but while nil this wus to happen he was to keep the lion's share lor him sell. This wus eutisluctory to some, but not to all. Senator Conklini wus ol the opinion that ho ought lo run tilings. Jlliuno und tho rest, strange lo sav, wero struck with the same original idea in regard to themselves, anil ttio result was, that Garfield con cluded to help thoso who ho thought would help In m tho most, und thut purty was not Conkling, thereupon Oonkling rugoth. Ho swears, he struts about, ha pulls bis curl, and in lact, no nets decidedly bad. Garfield must come down or the devil will bo to pay. Garfield doesn't como down and thereupon Conkling makes tho ureat- est stroke ot his lilo only to find that Garfield hud scored one, while ho (Mr. Conkling) was making tho home base. Tho fight still continues. Conkling finds that tho iroveriiinent pap, which Garfield controls, changes his friends to enemies and that he has played a losing card. But tho end is not yet, no mailer Whether Conkling is elected or not, ho can and will bo of incalcu lable damage to tho Republican party. As a goon liemocrat, wo teel like throwing up our but and hnrialiing lor tho split winch lias happened in the parly that had a Dorsoy for its Na tional Secretary in tho last campaiL'ti nnd mi Arthur for its citndiduto for Vice-President. Let the country re joice und bo glad thut tho corrupt par ly, which has ruled for tho last twenty years is about to fall to pieces. Will- utmspon oanner. I ruts op Cities in Pennsylvania. Thoro are in Pennsylvania twonty eihgt cities and towns with a popula tion in excess of 7,500. Tho indebted ness of theso cities and towns is given in a census bulletin just issued. The net debt and its per enpita nro as fol lows : JVef Dthl. Ptr Pnmta. Allentown Allegheny City t 4DI1.44H f!S S 1,:.,4!D iii :ti 850,0110 17 7.'. o.nr.1) 1 23 SS1.0S4 l.i st 15 1, SHU IS 23 ' 17S.707 22 5 2IV,vl9 IS 40 I.I4S.72U 41 4.1 l,uos,:tuu at u .17,000 4 42 401,142 18 02 , 30S,7WI 36 17 110,1110 14 911 77,01111 8 77 Allooua Carbondale u Cheater Columbia . Danville Karton Krle Ilarriaburg Jotioatown Lauoaeter L-banoo n Me Kesrport Meadvllle New Cattle Norriitown Philadelphia I'iltatiurg I'otlaville Readinir r-orantun Shamokin Hhenandoah Tiiuavillc Wilkoa.llarre Williatnaport Yolk 72,024 8 S.1 SI, 200 0 23 it.'.'3,e41 01 Hi 14,134,0 VO .') 10, It J 8 15 ouu.noo 23 08 235,203 7 OV 37,OHQ 4 611 72.SOO i KB 32S.207 30 2S, Oi.lH'O 4 UT 051,273 34 40 33,000 2 30 Accordinglo thisstotemcnt Carbon-' dulo and Yoik should ho hoppy. But poor misgoverned, plundered Pitts burg has a load ol (00.30 per enpita lo shoulder. SurN Political Baiiciains. The Fusion Sentinel remarks : "We don't liko to hoar Democrats talk and want to actus though tho future of tho Dcm ocrntic party depended on its ability to foster the factions of the Republican party. The advantago to be thus gained aro exceptional and delusivo; to be picked np if they como along, hut not worth any special effort, or 'bargain.' Tho future of tbo Demo cratic party depends on its capacity, usefulness and trustworthiness. These are not to bo cultivated or obtained by flirtation with eithor wing ol tho Re publican party. Both wings aro our all-timo Iocs. If wo can engage them in combat by detail, well and good ; if not, wo must defeat them by direct as- suult all along tho lino." Tho Demo crats can afford to fight a square bat tle, r.d it is P" nao lo bo shinning in another direction. Does no Harm. Tho war going on in tho Radical wigwam seems to dis turb nobody oxcept thoso who want oflico. It is odilying to sco bow littlo effect tho bitter nnd exciting contest botwocn tho leaders of tho Republican party has on busincBS affairs. It nec essarily has a profound influonco on tho politics of tho country. Yot not a single business intorest is affected by it; not a stock rises or lulls in conso quenco of it; not a merchant or capi talist or manufacturer cares ono whit it, except for tho disgrnco such a quar rel entails. When nnothor Presiden tial election is held, it is not likely that business men w-ill show their former alucrity in subscribing to Republican campaign lunils. A Taoriii.tn Family. Tho rumor is that the Star ronlo prosecutions are lo bo put off till a luter season, for po litical reasons. It is thought tho dis closures to bo mado will havo a very damaging effect upon tho prospects of tho Republican party if they arc brought lo light before tho Novcmbor elections. It is assorled that Mr. lllainc insists upon delay, and that the Postmaster General and Attorney Gen eral find themselves between two fires in their anxiety at tho samo timo to sorvo tho country und tho party. There is certainly an ominous halt in tho investigations which is not suffi ciently cxplninod. A Skly-Madr Man. Senator John C. Jacobs, who is voted for by tho Democrats of tho Now York Legisla ture as Mr. Conkling's successor, is a native of Lancaster county, Pa. Ho was born in 1S38, and when ho was a small child his parents removed to Philadelphia. When about twolvo years old ho left that city and went to Brooklyn, X. Y., nnd there studied law. Mr. Jacob's parents wero poor, and ho is a self mado mnn. An Kven Ci.ii'. Whitclaw Reid was married a few weeks sinco at tbo residence of tho bride's father, on Fifth avontio, Now York, lo Miss F.liiabcth Mills, daughter of D. O. Mills, a mill ionaire, lormcrly of San Francisco. Tbo groom Is about forty-eight and tho bride twenty. Reid bus a reputa tion with age to ofl'sot it, and the brido has money and youth, with no encum brance Reid has tho best of tho bar gain. Rath er Pleasant. Senator Lamar, who is visiting Irionds in St. Loms, told a reporter of tho Post-Dispatch tho other day that tho Democrats ought to bo pardoned for feeling just a littlo bit pleased at tho Republican wrangle in Now York, loeing that thoro has boon so much Domocsatio wrangling in that Stato. CAUSTIC. C'ONKLINIl'S COMMENTS ON Rl.1'11 III.ICA NS. Wasiiiniiton, 1). ('., Juno li, 1881. The Pout to day prints the following New Yoik cm respondence : "1 just cuugbt the lion. Lewis Law rence, ot Uticu ropoclcd to bo the wealthiest mint of that 'III and known to be Ci'likling's iiiost devoul worship el and by u dexterous twist al his egtegious vanity, 1 munuged lo secure u good interview from tho gentleman. Mr. Lawrence said : "'You know thut I know ull about Conkling. 1 was with him at Wash ington ull Iho Winter of 1877, during tho Klcclorul Commission, and dined with him daily. Our inlelcoursu wus of the most intimulo character, and lot mo tell you thul wo learned most heartily to despise the Republican ring-masters who hustled Hayes into uii oflico lo which ho had never been elected. 1 knew us well as Conkling did thut Hayes had never been elected, and alwuys enjoyed his jokes ubout Iho spineless statesmen who wero push ing him into oflico. Ono night 1 was with bim in his room silently smoking while Conkling walked up and down like a raging lion. At last ho broke out: 'Lawrence, I can't keep company with Ibis riff rail any longer. They are rotten with corruption, and, after huving luken everything eUo, they ui'e bound tomeul the Presidency. Sher man recks with plunder. Wheeler is a virtuous log roller. Stanley Mat thews would sell his soul for oflico. As lor Hayes, bo is simply n pious Sneak, ready to give money to tho Pres ident, and to drop on his knees in tears if caught nt il. I haves great mind to get up in tho Senate and denounce tha wholo thing to-morrow, nnd cull on honest Republicans to givo tho elec tion to T'iliten, to whom you as well as I, know it belongs.' 1 told him it would drive him into tho Democratic purty, and ho suid, 'Let il drive; there aro more gentlemen and fewer hogs than with us.' Tbeso were just his words, und us 1 happened to think of Gov. Seymour just then I thought so, too. Tom Spriggs came in soon after, and ho said tho sumo thing, too usk Spriggs about it and wo thought the work wus all done. But anolherinflii enuo which wo could not reach then a lady, I'm nfruid turned Ibe Senator into u noutral. Now, let mo tell you, Mr. Reporter, that a similar deal is going on now. l'vo boon tulking with Conk to-day, and ho has been damning tho Republican parly up hill and down. IIo says and it's truo that ho creo ted tho Republicnn party in this Slate, and himself alone carried iho last four Presidential elections by ins good work at disputed points, und now they have no gralitudo for him. 'They ought to havo ro clectcd him unanimously, and now they hoggla over him like dogs over a bone, lie suid to mo: 'Luw rence, if these curs don't come down and crawl ut my feet, as they always have done, I'll accept tho oiler of Dem ocrulic votes and become an independ ent with David Davis, and, mark my words, that will carry with it the Dem ocratic Presidential nomination for 1884. What will that bo by way of revenge?' I told him in do it. He hns more friends to-day among the Democrats than Iho Republicans Ho ratio Seymour is his brother in-law, nnd every influential Democrat in Central Now York will bo delighted to receive him into Hie parly. I know thut tho community will he startled in a tow days by the announcement that tho Democrats have joined lorces with tho Stulwurts and returned Conkling und Kornun to the Senute. It will be a Democratic team practically. Put thut down for tho next sensation ! " Next ! Blnino, with tho entire pat ronage ol tho wholo Federal Adminis tration nt his disposal, having succeed ed in demolishing Conkling, tho most powerful advocole of tho Grant empire cause, it is suid will soon turn his bat teries upon Cameron, ol this Stato, nnd Logan, of Illinois. After they too, like Conkling, shall havo boon swept from tho board and. trodden beneath his feet, Blaino's way to tho Presiden cy will bo clear, so far as tho nomina tion of his party is concerned. But with MacVcugh's savage warfare upon Government plundoiors, whero is tho money to como from to elect Blaino, if ho gels tho nomination, it beini' con ceded that Iho Republicans can only succeed oy purchaser Jo dillerencc, his work of destruction is good one, let it go on. Clinton Democrat. Frying. An exchsngo soys that Gov. Plaistcd, ol Maine, has ordered a a special election of Representative in Congress to ho held in tho Scoond dis trict ol thut Slate, September 12th, to fill tho vacancy caused by tho election of Mr. Fryo to tho I'nited Stntes Sen- ato. Wo suspect from what is trans piring away down in tho "Pine Tree Stato," that the Democrats will fryc a Democrat into Congress from that heretofore Radical hole, whero tho now Senator Fryo lives. Fryo, Hulc nnd Blaino have heretofore been represent ing Maino, but thinirs havo chatmcd. although ull threo havo boon elevafed, A Bio Sinn-ess. "My wife hud been ailing a long time with dyspepsia and nervousness, and was in bed two years with a complication of disorders hor physicians could not cure, when I was led by rending a circular left nt my ooor to try rarkers uingcr Tonic. Having been so often deceived by worthless mixtures, nothing but tor wife's dangerous condition could have led us to mako any moro experiments. But it was a big success. Threo hot ties cured her, at a cost of a dollar and fifty cents, and sho is now as strong as any woman, and regularly does ner nousonolil amies. K. Jr., llullalo. Sec other column. 0-1-41. A Si-si-u-teo Oiticer. Garfield's Secretary (Blaine) all through his po litical me bus bad relations with men who livo off tho tillblic. hns been in doubtful schemes, pushed questionable transactions, and lor twenty years neon anything hut a "dead head ' in tho act of geting passing rich on (5 000 a year. By his own acts, Blaino bus sown tho public mind with suspi eion, and has no ono but himsolf tn blame if rumors about him spring tip liko mushrooms whero tho soil is rot ten. Soatterinu. It is very doubtful if tho Republican party will ever auain bo ablo to gather Itscll locether lone enough to volo for a cundiduto for the Prosidoncy. Mistakes, quarrels and onmos havo broken tho tics of brother hood beyond all tho powers of mend ing. A Good Name. Tho Boston Pott says: "Lilllo Muhone is now failed ikn 'Virginia creeper,' but if wo remombcr rightly that is tho vino that alwavs shows a prononcss to go up tho spout." Go On. Tho leatlera of tho Radical party aro doing a pretty largo wrantr- nng Dtisinoss just now. Wo hope they win acep n up. it won't hurt tho country a bit. A Good Tuino. Tho Cleveland ilamdcaler says Conkling ia tho do stroyingangol of tho Republican nartv. Wholhor he is beaten or ro-lccttI, ho is ueau. Hf.n (h'frtlsfmfwts. The Great CLOTHING Emporium! PIE'S OPERA HOUSE, r F YOU want to Btmly votir the above odtablishmcnt THANHAUSER'S I.ARUK AXD HANbfOME STOCK OF CLOTHING, J-ats, Genis Furnishing Qoods, &c., Wh other jruu with to mnk t purnlitia or not, w (l.tll km .atJ at til tiinen U thorn you nur a urtoiDt of gim tf, which will at oooa confine yna thtt tor Styles are the Best, and our Prices the Lowest, Remember, alio, that w have an eh-jfADl itortiui.t of I'lE' K J')0D, of tti Uttil o;Tlliei, )Mialljr iii!Dilti fur MERCHANT TAILORING, And me are (.rupared I.. HAKE SUITS TO(lltIKlt AT SHORTEST NOTIOK. anil ahall m.laaror tniult tbe taata ol tbe inoit faitl'iioua. ALBERT TIIANIIAUSEK, Opera Houso Block, opposito postoffica, CLEARFIELD, PA. WAGONS! WAGONS!! 2 CAR LOADS. 2 The liirL'ost nnd best assortment of wnuonB ever broiii'lit to Clearfield. One car load of CONKLIN wagons, One car load of STUDEBAKER wagons, Which we will sell at factory prices. We buy these wagons by the car load and pay CAtfll for tliom, therefore we are able to sell cheaper than any other dealer in the county. We guarantee these wagons to be first-clans in every respect. Also, a lot of Platform Spring Wagons & Buggies. One cur load of CHAIN DRILLS which we will sell cheaper than ever before sold. Give us n call before buying elsewhere. F. M. CAllDON & BRO.. Clcariilcd. Pa. February 23, 1881-tf. FATTOW Gurnircnsvillcy Pa. N. E. ARNOLD. Wholesale Dealer in DRY GOODS, FURNISHING GOODS, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, TOBACCO, LEATHER, FLOUR, FEED, GRAIN, SALT, OIL, &C. I buy direct from jobbers nnd manufacturers, receive roods ut car load rates, hence can compete phia houses. Also, Dealer in Saw Logs, Lumber, Shingles and Bark. Tarties having bark to haul during the Winter, can contract and receive liberal advances. Also, advances made on Saw Logs. Give me a call. N. E. ARNOLD, Pcpt. , 1880.tf. JAMES L. LEAVY, IHAItKliT thi:kt, 1.I;AHPIP.1.I). PKNWA. All kinds of Caakotg find Coffins kept on linml, and lurninlioil lo order on thort notico, including tho finest as woll as tho cliciipcht Hint can bo manu factured. Our ooiirsiB FHEasnvnn Is tho bost in uo, and will be furni.hcd when required. Funerals attended in any part of the county. Call at my oflico, on Second street, or leave your orders at Troulman's Furniluro Stcre, adjoining tlio Foslollice. J.S. Jj. LEAVY, oct l.'iO.tf. Clearfield, Pa. ARNOLD WANTS 5,000 Rail Road Ties. Ciiraranarllla, Fa. Jan. I, H7S.lt Shingle Mill for Sale. . ALA RUB Buck; Phirjl Mi chin -.q bp fiurohMrri fry oh tap 1mm t). omlf rrigrif-fl. Tb Urn will b maU y Id lb pnrelier in prli and tlm. Kr furtbtT information ml; at "HUnrtaard'i Horn Cmp," In Union town-hip, of add ma tha andoriRnrrl at Ilrtfkton, rii-arflpld oouoty, ftnn'. napoleon McIiosalu. Hoekton, Mj 4, 1SI 4l. BUY AIIOME ! HOUSKS, LOTS AND PAHMS FOR 8ALB I rpWKSTT HorSKH .ml I.OT.1 ClaarS.M X far lala at reaaanatla .iriraa and on aa.T t'rma. Alao, arvaral KAKMS la llra,lf..l .j uraoaa Umaaalpa. A pi.lr WAL. lo ACK A Kimns, i, -so tr. Claarfial.1, Pa. MEAT MARKET. F. M. CARD0N & BRO.. 0. Mark.t St., to. Joor of Masaiai llosaa, LXKAKFIKI.D, PA. Oar affraninanta mrm . .h . . . ... harutar lar foral.hlnir tha nihil, with Pr.li Maat. af all klad, aa. of lh. tar; baat qoalllr Wa alaa daal It all ai.aa af Airl.all.ral laapla. tala, wkl.k wa kn ai aikialtiaa far Ika km It ot tka p.blia. Call atM.nd k.a la teoa, aid taka a look at tblnfta, or add rear aa . . 'CAKDOHABltO. CUart.ld, Pa., Jala U, lm.tr, 2Wie ;adwUsfmfi..s. own intercut, do' not fail to cull m niul cxnmino BLOCIS, with New York and Philadel GURWENSVILLE, PA. ! -7.) A WKKK. tlladayathom.M.I'raia'Ir. V t'a.llr outlll lrt. Aililrraa Tm l A . loidliJ lj-1 Aniruala, Main.. ARNOLD PAYS CASH op TRADE. Canrenarlll., p.., Jan. , 'JS tf. OM;Y TO LOANOa flrrt-flaw tirrtTrd farm prnnnrtT. h th Mutual l-ifi liifura iifuraiica Rumnkitiv ,.t V v..'-b ,,t mir(. I", in utnt from t,0i;0 nn. Fr furihT in- lormallun )tyj U tho u"dfnl(n.l. ni'KXTH AI, W, BMFTH. ClarlWld Ta., May 7th, 1879 tf. Coal iCoal ! ! riMIK at.dtrlftf.cd, fcaTlng ftrnf-urtil i W" ' A ft flrit-alan eoal Ttio, ha oprnfd a nina, and ii now prrparad to furni'b eutmert "h ftrit eUn attiola of eol nn hnrt noti, and at tha notlarata priia of H1X CK.NTS pof tukl All nrlw loft at mj tbop will ha um lit at tended to. WM, H. UltoU N. I'tearflaM, 1'a., Pth. I, lBl-ly. COAL! COAL ALL THE YEAR 1 ! rpilK auV,arrlt.r k.raba jl.r. anllra tkal ka X la an dallT.rlr.. anal of aa .I0.ll.nl quality aad propaac. to oparat. bl. aata. .fl,l SU.H.Tt Kit, lo tk.l b. will ba aa.bl.d to aappl; hi. aa.t I .11 llaaaa wllk od fual. Na lloa. Ordara kjr Ball proiaptlr llltd. R. KM. SIM". ClMrlald, IV, Marrh i, ll -If.