Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-11-10

st lora. Nov G.r The overland Mail
from sam lmuHauo hbs arrived. bringing
the .lM lrhHUaH. ol thnt ciiy, OF the llth
ull nom which the following summary
of news BE- cleaned, including oll that hos
occurred ol importance since tho sailing
of ihc steamer ol thojth ult
The First Overland Mail nom So Louis
reached San Fmusisco ON the morning of
the 10th ult , quite unexpectedly, being
then only twenty lour days out.
Arrangements were being maic toprop-
crly corcbwtc the event
A telegraph despatch has been received
at San Fmm-isco by the new line to the
summit of the Sierra Nevada.
Ihestcmcr Corlcs sailed from Victoria
ON the 9th msto with only ~ passengers.
Steamers were daily returning to SAN
I'ransisco loaded down with the di,hoalt-
cuod miners, who have been disappointed
in their expectations Of rich yields of gold
from Fa1cr's River.
The total amount Of gold dust from Fra
scr's River deposited at the San l'rausisco
Mint TO the lst o! October, was Sj1 ,OJJ
On the night Of the 9th ult., fire occur
red at jamestown, which destroyed thirty
seven houses and stores causing loss Of
S25OOOO
Business generally at San Fraussco
! since the sailing Of the steamer had been
quiet, but the demand from the country
for goo ds was full.
/ SPRINGFIELD Noy G.-RcJmus from
| eighty-three counties have been received.
/ If the vote ofthe remaining counties snot
materially changed from that Of 1886, there
! is a probability that the Douglas Demo
cratic State ticket will be elected by a
small majority.
[ YEAST oN A "Busr. At Detroit, the
other day, as a man employed in the Office
I of the American Express Company was
sweeping out, key of yeast intended for
IA Dutch brewer, went off with an cXplo-
sion that startled sleepers in the Michigan
! Exchange, and nearly drove the sweeper
on. Of his senses. The keg stood upon
end near a front window, and when it
burst the bottom head flew ont and away
sped the keg up tothe ceiling like a rock
Jet. Striking against beam it tore of
quite strip Of plastering, and then diver
gcd in the direction Of the terrified sweep
er who beat a hasty retreat. 1t ended its
flight by bringing up against the opposite
wall, and was chen secured without fur
ther damage
\ correspondent Of the Fresmoa SAYS
there is a woman now liyingiu Shiptou, C.
f., by the name of WILEY, who has had no
natural sleep for over fourteen years. She
is of Scotch descent, and formerly lived in
Barnet in this State =, she is about seventy
years Of age, The doctors decided some
time ago that the organ or faculty to sleep
was by some means destroyed. She goes to
bed regularly as ever at night, and she Oft .
en- says weorisome nights are appointed un-
to her.
The Commissioners for the removal of
New York Quarantine have given mp all
idea Of rebuilding on the old ground
They propose to construct q series Of basin
in the lower bay, in which doatin5 ho,pi.
tails can lie at anchor as still as IN the Liy-
erpool do-ks. Each vessel used as a hos
pital, is to be in a seperate basin, so as to
keep apart the different diseases. The
| plan Is endorsed by the leading medical
men Of New York, and is believed to be
|PactlceabIe and econmical. so the Sta,
ten Islanders are to triumph.
gzgDA sick man, slightly conyu!esring,
e emily imaginelhimsolr to be engaged in
conversation with a pions friend cougratu-
him upon his recovery, and asking him
who his physician was, hcrcplicd, "Dr.-
LrOurIt ma tbrorrI " ..\, no " snil Li.